OREGON
AXJPj
- VOL. XYI1X
ST. HELENS, OREGON, FBIDAY, MAUCH 15, 1901.
NO. 19,
1ST.
11
UK Of THE IB
From All Parts of the New World
and the Old.
Of INTEREST TO OUR MANY READEKS
Csmprdwnilv Review of th Important lta
penlnti of tha Put Week In
Condensed form.
U Hung Chang 1 again seriously
111.
Wlllapolnt, Tex,, was wrecked by
cyclone.
Ex-President Harrison la very se
riously in.
Dewet, with 400 Doors, hu escaped
to the nortnwara.
Russia assures the power she will
nut annex Chinese territory.
Japan bai ordered new battleship
from England to Yokohama.
Mefler'i cannery, at Brookfield,
Waab., was damaged $15,000 by fire.
It la reported that Kitchener de
mand unconditional turrender from
Boer.
England declines to modify the
canal treaty without a satisfactory
quid pro quo.
General Chaffee refuaea to allow
the decapitation of several Boxer
chief condemned by a Chinese Judge.
Radical Cuban still hope for abso
lute Independence, and that the
United Bute will not enforce Piatt
smeuumentv
Llentenant Qenernl Miles, arconv
panled by his staff, will leave for a
trip to i;uoa. wnere n win make an
Inspection of the principal .military
posts.
The mill plant of the Centralla
Shingle Company, Centralis. Wash
wa destroyed oy fire. The fir Is
supposed to have originated from the
furnace. The loss Is estimated at
about 15.000; Insurance, $,000.
The offlolals of the foreign office
at Copenhagen deny that the negoll
tlons with the United States for the
als of the Dsnlan West Indies have
been discontinued, and they confirm
the statements irom Washington that
so peremptory note has been sent to
ienmarK by the united Btates.
Orders have gone forward from the
navy department for the return of
tht battleship Oregon, which has been
so long a time on the Asiatic station.
to the United Btatns. She will prob
ably tail for home about May 1, to
be replaced by the Wisconsin when
the vessel has finished her official
trial.
Peru la threatened with a cabinet
crisis.
The member of the cnbiuot were
worn In.
The Insurgents In Ccbu are about to
surrender.
Colonel J. P. 8anger has been or
dered to Manila.
Thirty-one rebela were captured on
an Island on Lake bay.
Botha I arranging peace term
with Mlluer and Kitchener.
8agasta ha formed a new Spanish
cabinet, taking the premiership.
William C. Banger will succeed
Melkeljohn as assistant secretary of
war.
Ex-Senator Chandler la to be pres
ident of the Spanish claim commis
sion.
Portia Knight, a 8ulm, Or., girl,
ha sued the Duke of Manchester for
breach of promise.
Bituminous coal miners at Altoona,
Pa., will strike April 1, unlet their
wage scale la agreed upon.
At Glasgow there are 42 fresh
imallpoi casea, and, the total number
of patients In hospitals I 435.
The New Zealand government has
decided to submit to referendum the
question whether It shall Join the com
monwealth of Auitralla.
The Italian chamber of commerce,
of New York, haa reiolved to have a
strictly Impartial analysis of the
lemons of California and Italy.
Relatives of Ml Mary Beach
Totiiey, of New York, will contest bor
will, which bequeathed $1,000,000 to
tollglou and charitable Institution.
To Portuguese government ha
sent a cruller to Oporto, and has or
dered other warships to be In read I
no to go there on account of the
cntl-clerlcal .manifestation.
George Cornwall! West, whose wife
Vis Lady Randolph Churchill, Is lying
Hi at Troon, near Glasgow, where he
hu been lately residing for the pur
Pose of studying electricity.
Over tealou police officer In Ma
alia may be removed.
A Fort Btevens, Or., well-digger was
rescued after being entombed ill
hour. !
The flnt annual convention of the
cattle grower' association opened In
Denver.
The silk Industry of China em
ploys, It la estimated, from 4,000,000
to (,000,000 people.
A writer on modern waterways
ay that In the near future electric
traction will be universally adopted
on canal.
The great Bait Lake la said to be In
Imminent danger of drying up, the
drain upon it being due to irrigation
requirement. .
REPORT ON INDEMNITIES .
H Bssn Completed by the Minister'
Commltts at Pekln.
PEKIN. March 11,-Tue minister1
committee ha completed U report,
and the general principles to be
adopted In cute of Indemnities bused
upon law In harmony with the Roman
and English systems. This decision
whs not reached wlthost considerable
discussion, some believing that the
claims of men of good reputation
should be paid In full without further
consideration. On the other hand,
a case was mentioned where a man
of high repute clulms $10,000 each for
his own, his wife's and her daughter's
herve and $20,000 for property de
stroyed, whereas It I known that the
latter estimate I more than twice
the value of all.
The negotiations, Mr. Rockhlll aayi,
are going on well snd be sees no rea
son why they should not be comploted
In two months, with the exception of
the commercial treaties, which will
probably take a long time.
General Chaffee replied to the copy
of General Yin Tschang' letter ent
him by Count voa Waldersea that he
bad given Instruction to the Amer
ican troop when any detachment
were sent against robliera and Boxer
to obtain to the fullest extent possible
the assistance of Chinese officials In
msklng arrests and punishing the
guilty. Regarding Indemnity for
losses sustained by missionaries and
native Christians, General Chaffee
pointed out that his sentiments were
well known to the American mission
aries; that he was opposed to extor
tion In every form, and that he fa
vored strict Juttlre In every case, and
that he would agree quickly to his ex
cellency's proposition that the indem
nities Kir Robert Hart mentioned
should be settled by the diplomat.
Count von Walleriee will leave
soon for Tsln Tsu the trip possibly
extending to Shnnyhal. He says he
expects to return to Pekln temporarily.
It Is asserted that China ha de
cided to delay her answer to Russia
regarding the Manchurian convention
for a fortnight.
The minister of the powers have
resolved to modify the legation plan
so ss to al'ow the Ave government
boards to remain In the occupation
of the Chinese. '
RADICALS IN MAJORITY.
Not a Bright Outlook for the Platl
Amendment.
HAVANA. March 11. The commit
tee on relation of the Cuban consti
tutional convention, to which wa re
ferred the Piatt amendment, I made
ud of three radicals Sllva, Vlllanuen-
da and Guolberto Gomex and two
conaervatlves Tamayo and Queaada.
Taniayo, it Is understood, Is now In
favor of accepting the amendment In
Its entirety. He Intend taking a
firm stand on tills position, and will
send a minority report to the con
vention. If necessary. His political
InAuenco and position are expected to
have a good effect with the other.
Bonor Tamayo 1 chairman of the
committee on foreign relation of the
convention. The committee hold a
short secret session this afternoon
and appointed Gomel secretary.
Political demonstrations have ceased,
and there Is absolute quietness
throughout the island.
The strike ha been settled, the
stevedores, lightermen and carmen re
turning to work this afternoon. The
stevedores agreed to compromise on
(2 60 American money for a day's
work, and $4, for night work. The
Ward line agent agrees to send borne
the American longshoremen.
8truck Gold In Mindanao.
New York. March 11. Frank W.
Reddlna-. formerly of Newark, who
was a member of the Aator battery
during the Spanish war, has, it Is
said, discovered a gold mine on the
Island of Mindanao, In the Fhlllp
nin. A nuantlty of the dust he has
forwarded to his brother, William F.
Redding", of Newark. The latter aent
to the United States assay office in
Now York, and he has received a re
port from the government assayer
that the dust proved to be 897 fine,
and that It Is worth In its crude state
$18 60 an ounce. ?
Exports of American Corn.
American export of corn have aver
aged 173,000,000 bushel a year Ince
1895, an Increase of 264 per cent over
the preceding five years.
Sulelds In Germany.
The number of suicide In the Ger
man empire last year wa 10,700.
FIJI Sunday School.
There are 40.000 native pupil In
the Sunday school of the Fiji Island.
An Unsolved Mystery.
Pittsburg, Pa., March 11. The my-ndlna-
C. B. Howland, or
HarrUon, the allegea English earl
ho i
died in the Allegheny general nos-
pltal
of typhoid fever yesterday, nas
been solved. The claim that he
irri of Wararave" waa based
not
was
found anions his effeots. In
UU V) v w
rhlnh Via was addressed a Cecil Sher-
on
brooke Beaumont Howland, Earl of
Wargrave.
id w qoy. m
Large Number of the Acts of the
Oregon Legislature.
WITH AND WITHOUT HIS SIGNATURE
Billi That Wre Failed by Both Houies. But
Which Did Not Receive Hit Approval
Until After Adjournment,
Governor Geer has filed the follow
ing acts of the Oregon legislature.
While some of them were allowed to
become laws without his signing
them, most of them contain hi sig
nature: Senate bill No. 76, to require street
I railways to provide vestibule or
weather guards on street cars.
House bill No. 126, to punish kid
napping. House bill No. 183, to provide for
recording chattel mortgage.
House bill No. 237, to fix the bound
aries of Columbia county.
House bill No. 88, to require bids
for furnishing public supplies.
House bill No. 122, to punish tres
pass by cattle in certain counties.
House bill No. 177, to define loca
tion of natural oyster beds In Netarts
bay.
House bill No. 229, to fix weight of
standard bushel of oats at 32 pound.
House bill No. 346, to prescribe du
ties of Attorney General.
House ' bill No. 226, governing re
ports of administrator.
House bill No. 19, to regulate con
struction of telegraph and telephone
lines along public highways.
House bill No. 292, to authorise
construction of Siuslaw and Eastern
railroad.
House bill No. 179, to Ox time for
salmon fishing in Aisea bay, river
and tributaries, and to prohibit fish
traps and wheels therein.
House bill No. 813, to fix salary of
county Judge In Baker county.
House bill No. 172, to amend the
law relating to the appropriation
of water from lakes and running
atreams.
House bill No. 97, to prohibit pub
lic contracts In counties of 60.000 In
habitants, except after publlo bidding.
House bill No. 1, to amend the law
relating to mining claim.
House bill No. 39, to fix place of as
sessment of personal property.
Senate bill No. 13, to fix place of as
sessment of personal property.
House bill No. 200, to Increase com
pensation of deputy county clerk In
Malheur county and to provide assist
ance for clerk in Gilliam county.
House bill No. 44, to aid Oregon
Historical Society.
Senate bill No. 112, to provide
bounty for scalps of seals, sea Hons,
etc.
House bill No. 65, to authorlxe ap
pointment of clerks In state treas
urer' office.
House bill No. 69, to punish poison
ing of domestic animal.
House bill No. 121, to authorise Is
suance of diplomas to certain grad
uates of normal schools.
House bill No. 102, to prevent coer
cion of voters.
Senate bill No. 137, to create office
of county auditor In Multnomah
county.
Senate bill No. 203, to Incorporate
Milton City.
House bill No. 100, to protect union
labels.
House bill No. 5, to Hz time and
place of holding circuit court in sec
ond district.
House bill No. 144, relating to pub
llo presentation of dramatic plays.
House bill No. 20, making legal cer
tain marriages.
House bill No. 311, to fix salary of
county Judge of Malheur county.
House bill No. 249, to Bx salaries
of county treasurers.
House bill No. 146, making It
crime to Interfere with boundary
marks of mining claims. ,
House bill No. 68, to prescribe
method of apportioning state taxes.
House bill No. 24, to provide for
relief of indigent soldiers, sailors, etc.
House bill No. 26, new military
code.
House bill No. 110, protection of
game, forests, wild flowers, etc.
Senate bill No. 201, to provide
more efficient method of assessment
and taxation.
Senate bill No. 177, to Incorporate
City of Wasco.
Senate bill No. 193, to Incorporate
City of Grass Valley.
Senate bill No. 63, to regulate sale
of adulterated food, drink, etc., and
define duties of dairy and food com
missioner.
Senate bill No. 229, to amend As
Large Wine Crop.
Lyons, France, reports that the wine
crop of Franoe for the year 1900 will
exceed 1,721,000,000 gallons, a yield
that has been surpassed but three
times in history. .
Military and Navy Maneuvers.
The war and navy departments are
planting lor joint military and naval
maneuvers In New York harbor next
summer. 1 '
toria charter.
Senate bill No. 207, to amend Sea
side charter.
Senate bill No. 66, authorizing
County Courts to declare unnavlgable
stream highway for floating log.
Senate bill No. 174, to authorize ex
penditure of money for hatcheries.
Senate bill No. 189, relative to bl
ennlal report.
House bill No. 128, for distribution
of laws and Journals.
House bill No. 275, to amend act
creating Southern Oregon Agrlcul
tural societies.
Senate bill No. 138, making owners
of vessels liable for damage to pro
perty or land.
Senate bill No. 190, to amend
Soldiers' Home act.
Senate bill No. 62, to fix time of
meeting of regents of State Univer
sity.
Senate bill No. 29-, to' authorize
Portland to dispose of block 132.
Houie bill No. 62, to consolidate of
fices of Clerk of County Court, Clerk
of Circuit Court and Recorder of
Multnomah County.
HouBe bill No. 21, to punish des
truction of record on publj land.
House bill No. 286, to change com'
pensatlon of certain County Clerk.
House bill No. 149, to punish dese
cration of United State flag.
House bill No.' 76, to amend act for
election of road supervisors.
House bill No. 33, appropriating
$1000 for Soda Springs.
Senate bill No. 162, fixing compen
sation of prison inspector.
Senate bill No. 79, correcting
boundary of Wheeler County.
Senate bill No. 210, prohibiting sale
of liquor within a mile of mines.
Senate bill No. 126, regulating
drawing of State warrants.
Senate bill No. 216, fixing salaries
of certain District Attorney.
Senate bill No. 72, to declare the
Jurisdiction of Justices' Courts.
Senate bill No. 86, to create office
of State Bacteriologist
Senate bill No. 221, to provide for
board to draft a Portland charter bill.
Senate bill No. 232, to regulate
building branch lines to railroads.
Senate bill No. 196, fixing salary
of Superintendent of Wheeler County.
Senate bill No. 23, amending school
law. .
Senate bill No. .142, requiring state
warrants paid to be deposited In of
fice of Secretary of State.
Senate bill No. 234, fixing salaries
of County Treasurers.
Senate bill No. 116, authorising
State Land Board to buy land at fore
closure sale.
Senate bill No. 44, fixing terms
of Circuit Court In seventh district.
Senate bill No. 114, defining elig
ibility of directors of corporations.
Senate bill No. 220, concerning sal
aries of Baker, Malheur and Clatsop
Counties.
Senate bill No. 227, for construction
of ditch to supply water at state In
stitutions. Senate bill No. 87, to amend charter
of North Yamhill.
Senate bill No. 107, to Incorporate
Yoncalla.
Senate bill No. 176, amending char
ter of Cornelius.
Senate bill No. 191, for primary
elections In cities of 10,000 inhabit
ants. Senate bill No. 180, amending Aus
tralian ballot law.
Senate bill No. 202, accepting 1,
000,000 acres under Carey arid land
act. ,
Senate bill No. 10, amending law
relating to jury lists.
Senate bill No. 161, Incorporating
Hood River.
Senate bill No. 209, prohibiting sa
loons within 300 teet of schools.
House bill No. 294, making Van
couver avenue a county road.
House bill No. 334, governing
estraya.
House bill No, 113, defining duties
of surveyor.
House bill No. 208, relating to es
tablishment of public highways.
House bill No. 295, prohibiting mu
tilation of hides.
House bill No. 54, amending Ban
croft bonding act.
House bin No. 61, relating to Incor
poration of cemeteries.
House bill No. 187, for service of
citations.
Senate bill No. 171, the Port of
Portland bill.
House bill No. 280, to annex the
panhandle of Union County to Baker
County.
Senate bill No, 139, the Orphans'
Home bill, appropriating $50 per
capita for Inmates.
Senate bill No. 73, enacting the
Torrens system of public land regis
tration. Senate bill No. 188, ,the primary
election bill.
House bill No. 189, to construct the
County Court of Multnomah County.
Sons of President John Tyler.
Three sons of President John Tyler
are now living. One is a member ol
the Virginia senate, and another is
president of William and Mary col
lege. Present Method of Branding Cruel.
Cattle men in South Dakota are gen
erally agreed that it Is time to abandon
tho present method of branding oattl
as ornel.
OFftnS TO TAQAL5
Prisoners Will Be Released for
Guns Surrendered.
ONE MAN FOR EACH WEAPON RETURNED
Carma Cue Will Be Referred to Wahlngt,
General Trias May Be Induced to
Give up the Fight
Manila, March . Additional In
ducement have been made to the in
surgent to surrender their gun.
General MacArthur ha directed aU
department commander to release
one prisoner for every gun surren
dered. An insurgent who surrenders
hi gun will be permitted to name
the prisoner to be released, provided
no exceptional circumstances require
this man's detention, In which case
another selection will be allowed.
The federalist report that as a re
sult of the negotiations with the In
surgent General Trias, who 1 In
Southern Luzon. Trias probably wlU
soon surrender.
The United States training-ship
Buffalo has completed the exchange
of crew with the warships at Ca
Tlte, and ha sailed to exchange 700
men recently from the United State
for member of the crew of several
American warships at Hong Kong
and Shanghai. Meanwhile the navy
dispatch boat Zafiro has taken 200 men
to the navy vessels In Southern Phil
ippine waters for the same purpose.
The flagship Brooklyn goes to Pe
Chi LI gulf in April to conduct the
maneuvers. The Kentucky, the Ore
gon, the New Orleans, the Albany, the
Monterey and the Monadnock will par
ticipate in these maneuvers. The
American fleet on the Asiatic station
now number 54 vessels.
Deported to Guam.
Washington, March 9. General
MacArthur ha notified the war de
partment by mall that In pursuance
of authority obtained from the depart
ment under date of December 27 last,
he has ordered the deportation of a
number of person "whose overt acts
have clearly revealed them as In aid
or In sympathy with the Insurrection
and the regular guerrilla warfare by
which It is being maintained, and
whose continued residence In the
Philippine Islands Is; In every essen
tial regard, Inimical to the pacifica
tion thereof."
By direction of the commanding
general, the persons named were de
livered to Major Henry B. Orwing,
Thirty-seventh infantry, on board a
transport for deportation to Guam,
where they will be held under sur
veillance or In actual custody as cir
cumstances may require during the
further progress of hostilities and until
such time a normal peace condition
In the Philippine has resulted In a
public declaration of the cessation of
such hostilities.
Subsequently, another batch of In
surgent sympathizers and agitators
were deported to Guam on the United
States steamship Solace, to be held
under the same condition as the
others. The party consisted of mem
bers of the Katlpunan society.
REBEL CAMP SURPRISED.
Thirty on Filipinos Captured on
Island of Tallm. ...
MANILA, March 8. Lieutenant
West, with the gunboat Laguna de
Bay, surprised an insurgent camp on
the Island of Talim, on Lake bay, east
of Manila, capturing 31 insurgents.
Many small detachments in various
localities are surrendering dally. It la
teported that negotiations are in pro
gress for the surrender of all insur
gent on the island of Cebu.
The United States Philippine com
mission is investigating the case of
Senor Mamje, the native Judge of the
court of first Instance In Manila, who
I accused of fraudulently aiding the
administrator of the Enrlques estate.
A Threatening Note.
London, March 9. "The United
States government haa addressed a
note to the Danish government al
most threatening In tone," says the
Copenhagen correspondent of tht
Dally Mall, "to the effect that It would
not permit any transfer of the Danish
West Indies to any foreign power, and
that, in the event of Denmark refusing
to aell, the United States will require
that Island and maritime neutrality
shall be properly guarded , and th
United States sphere of Influence b
respected" '
Northwest Postal Order.
Washington, March 9. The postof
flee at Mlshawaka, Clatsop county,
Or., wlU be discontinued March 15,
mall going to VInemaple.
The name of the postofflce at Bos
ton, Clallam county, Wash., has been
changed to Mora. :
The postofflce at Elk, Spokane coun
ty, Wash., haa been moved two mile
to the northwest, without change of
postmaster. :
PROPOSED BY COLOMBIA.
Scheme for the United States to Ac
quire the Panama Canal.
NEW YORK, March 12. According
to a special to the Herald, Senor Sllva,
the Colombian minister to the United
States, has already Informally sub
mitted proposals to Secretary Hay
for the acquisition of the Panama
canal by this government, and ha
been Invited to discuss them further.
Preliminary protocols were entered
Into some time ago with Costa Rlca
and Nicaragua, so that these two
countries during the summer will
probably be merely Interested spec
tators of the moves which the United
States, Great Britain and Colombia
will make.
It Is understood that these are the
essential pofnta which the Colombian
government will urge: A lease for a
term of years, so long a the United
State may desire, not exceeding 200
years, of the territory across which
the Panama canal is being construct
ed; in return for such lease Colombia
is to receive either a percentage of
the tax on tonnage passage through
the canal, or a lump compensation;
recognition of the right of the
French company, which will aeU its
concession with Colombia's consent
to the United States.
IS CL08E TO DEATH.
LI Hung Chang's Life Hang by a
Thread.
PEKIN, March 12. LI Hung Chang
is again seriously 111, and his physic
ian aays his life hang by a thread.
Prince Chlng and Earl LI seem to
think that t7 spreading rumors of the
court's unwillingness to return to Pe
kln, unless this or that thing 1 done,
they can Influence the deliberations of
the ministers of the powers. As a
matter of fact, according to reliable
reports from Sinan Fu, the imperial
personages are extremely uncomforta
ble at Slnan Fu, where they live In
the house of the governor, which I
only a small structure. French mis
sionaries who have Just returned from
Sinan Fu believe that the empress
dowager would bring the court back
to Pekin on the nrst offer of the al
lies, having as a basis the removal of
the troops, except the legation guard.
HARRI80N IS WORSE.
Ex-President's Condition Now Re--garded
as Serious.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, March 12.
The condition of ex-President Harri
son Is serious. Dr. Jameson stated
today that the upper part of General
Harrison's left lung was inflamed.
There Is some danger of the conges
tion extending to the rest of the lung
and to the right lung. Until 3 o'clock
this afternoon. General Harrison was
resting easy, but at that time he be
came slightly worse and Dr. Jameson
was called. He said that he was cer
tain noming was to be apprehended
for the next 48 hours, but the age of
the patient renders all calculations
uncertain. At o'clock this evening
General Harrison was suffering some
pain, but waa resting comparat'vely
easy.
TO ORGANIZE GOVERNMENT.
Philippine Commission Leave for
Lucent.
MANILA, March 12. Judge Tart
and his associates of the United
States Philippine commission, accom
panied by their wives and a number
of prominent Filipinos, embarked to
day on the United States transport
Sumner and sailed for Lucena, Prov
ince of Tayabas, Luzon, where they
will organize the provincial govern
ment. At the time of their departure
the pier was thronged with natives.
The insurgents have surrendered
500 rifles In the Province of Paro
panga, Bulacan and Bataan during the
last four weeks.
The Methodists report 120 converts
In Manila last week, and the Philip
pine Evangelical church claims to
have secured many new members.
Three Persons Killed by Tornado.
Forest City, Ark., March 12. Three
persons were killed and many injured
in this vicinity last night by a tor
nado, and 16 houses, and miles of
fences and many trees were leveled
to the ground. Ten miles northesst
the tornado shattered the house of J.
A. Woody, killing Woody and seriously
injuring his wife and his stepson. Bob
Allen. The other victims were ne
groes. German plantation experts claim
that the Samoan islands have a great
future In coffee, tea, tobacco, cotton,
etc '
The Bell Telephone Company haa
bought for $600,000 a system of self
induction coll which make conver
sation between New York and Lon
don as easy as between near-by
points.
Rich 8trike In Republio Mine.
Spokane, March 12. A well-founded
report from Republic Is to the effect
that $1,400 ore ha been struck In
the Morning Glory- raise. A streak
of eight inches assayed that amount.
Assessments will cease, according to
the directors. The Butte 4k Boston
mine at Republic has 18 lnchea of ore
worth over $200 per ton, according to
a statement of Superintendent Nick
erson. The strike la at a depth of
160 teet
A WEEK'S MM
Cessation of Hostilities of the
Armies in South Africa.
GENERALS KITCHENER AND BOTHA MEET
Arrangements for the Surrender of (he Beef
General's Army Steys snd Ocwet
Do Not Figure In the Deal.
London, March 11. A dispatch
from Lourenco Marques says: Gen
eral Kitchener ha granted General
Botha a seven day' armistice to ea
able him io confer with the other
general.
A special dispatch from Pretoria
dated today says General Kitchener
and General Botha bad a long confer
ence on Gun hill this morning. Gen
eral Botha was alone, and General
Kitchener wa accompanied by hli
aecretary. A dispatch from Pretoria,
dated Tuesday, March 5, evidently
held up by the censor, ha Just
reached here. It says General Kitch
ener met General Botha and othet
Boer leaders at Middelsburg, Febru
ary 27, when the question of the pos
sibility of the termination of hostili
ties wa discussed. Another dispatch
from Pretoria, dated Wednesday,
March 6, say the meeting between
General Kitchener and General Botha
has awakened deep interest, and that
there are favorable expectations a
to the probable outcome.
According to the Sun, the surrender
of General Botha would have been an
accomplished fact before now had
General Kitchener been In a position
to conclude the terms of surrender.
When the surrender occurs, the 8un
adds, It will Include the surrender or
entire suppression of General Dewet,
and will involve the termination of
the war.
TO HELP 1905 FAIR.
Utah Legislature Pledges Aid of Cony
gressional Delegation.
SALT LAKE, March 11. WHUs B.
Dunlway, representing Portland's 1905
fair committee, yesterday addressed
the members of Utah' house of rep
resentatives, and later ; Interviewed
the state senators personally in be
half of the Lewis and Clark centen
nial Today both houses, under sus
pension of the rules, adopted a con
current resolution recognising the ex
position and pledging the help of
Utah's congressional delegation in se
curing the aid of the government to
make it a great Oriental fair. The
resolution authorizes Governor Wells
to name three commissioners to re
port to the next governor of Utah the
amount of money necessary for the
exhibit by the state.
Mr. Dunlway returned to Boise to
day in the interest of the exposition.
WONDERFUL CAVE DISCOVERED.
Abounds In Curiosities and Contain
Remain of Prehistoric Races.
TACOMA, March 9. The town of
Chehalls Is excited over the reported
discovery of an immense cave by H.
F. Forest, of Chicago, In the eastern
part of Lewis county. Exploration
was made a distance of five miles,
revealing strange and wonderful
sight. After entering a lower pas
sage beneath the main cavern, the
explorer came to a subterranean lake.
Upon the pebbled beach were found
boat of ancient and strange make,
some petrified, others partially so. In
one of the small rooms of the first
cavern were found the remains of two
human beings, both giants in aize, the
man T feet 10 Inches tall, the woman
a few Inches less. Both bodies were
reported either frozen stiff or mum
mified. Hammers and drills of brass
were found. The elaborate work
must have taken many years and waa
apparently done age ago by a pre
historic race.
Per Capita Grain Products.
It haa been figured out that the
United States produced 2200 pounds
of grain for each Inhabitant; England
860 pounds.
Floods In Hungary.
London, March 1L The Vienna' cor
respondent of the Daily Express says:
Several Hungarian village ' have
been isolated by the floods. All along
the banks of the Danube and its trib
utaries great damage haa been don.
The lower part of Budapest is flooded
to a depth of five feet. The bitter
cold is driving4 wolves from the Car
pathian mountains to the villages be
low. They have killed 12 people
during the last four weeks.
8oldlers Ran the Town.
Chicago, March 11. Two hundred
soldiers of the Fifth Infantry, at Fort
Sheridan, created a panic last night
In the little town of Hlghwood, which
adjoins the fort. The soldiers were
on leave, and after first visiting sa
loons, many of them became drunk,
and fight were numerous. Two sa
loons were wrecked, and the residents
of the village were compelled to keep
oft the streets.