fj. WJ mUmAU, -aUI)l.l I 'aSlwWaal 'l)llWlWIf' THE MIST. VOL. XVIII. ST. HELENS, OUEGON, FRIDAY, MAIICII 29, 1901. NO. 15. OREGON PROFESSIONAL. S. II. GRU1JER, ATTOliNEY-AT-UW, m' wiiii k. it, mum, T. IIKi.KNH, . I I OIIKIKIM. Will alva brwt iHiruiiml alti-nllnli In all IckiiI n,,i.T. riiliu.iH in Will pimlli-it In all hittln min IJIine'i mnii'i i nun., VV. II. POWELL, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. IIW'l'T I'lHIHU'T ATTOKNKY. T, IIKI.KNH, I ! OilKliON. R. 1 GlIAIIAH. T. Ci.kkhin. Attorncys-at-Law. j id Man)"'" HtilMIn. PirtUn4 Onuoii. ('oliiintila County tilialmta will waive iriiiiit eltrhllull. j. w. KAY W. B. DI.I.AIIIt DILLARD & DAY, ATTORN EYS-AT-LA W OlDi-a ni'il limr hi OViiirtlimiM, HT. IIKI.KNH, (JKKI.IJN, finural i,raa1lt-i III i-iiiirt.ol Orniiiin or Weh liiainii. A Ixlriu niailn illrvutly (ram i-miuly favnril.. Dr. Edwin Ross, Physician and Surgeon. ST. 1IK1.KNS, (tUKCJON. Physician and Surgeon. BT. 1IKI.K.NS, OKKUON. Dr. J. E. Hall, Physician and Surgeon. 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Pittsburg ttreet-ctr men may to oa trlke. Onnenl Puntton b (on In purutt of Agulnaldo. Kruer expecti to vlilt tb United oiaiBi neii montn. The Philippine commlsilon Ii Uklni tontimony In Necroi. Japan enertlcally proteaU acalnit the Ruaao-Chlnuae treaty. The Portunueae fovernment aelred Jeault property In IJabon. Snaln reralvsrl linnnnn tnr h 1.. landi of Cagayan and Blbutu. A tornado did great damage to ahlp ping In Penaacola bay, Florida. Corea removea Brltlah cnllnrtnr nf euMtoma, which cauaea a proteat. Governor Ilornra nf Wmlilnrtnn toed the bill for the aelectlon ot ar hnnl textbooks. Ru8la agreei with Great Britain X) let Von Walderaee arbltrata tha Tim Tain dispute. Mra. Not Inn waa arnrtail (n grotmda of Kansaa soldiers' home to train by police. Orarly Of the Ruaalan aturlant mil. blea Impelled the Czar to call a special meeting ot the ministers. Kaar Janar vlllaa waa A.tmv.4 by burning oil, as the result of the wreca 01 a coai ana oil train. Inaurgenta will be given 30 days' ex tension of time to take advantaie ol the law regulating voting and office holding. General Weyler. Spanish minister ol war, Is preparing eitenslve army re forms. The food of the soldiers will be Improved, and economies will be realited In tbo war budget. "The United Statue government" says the Ixinilon correspondent of tue Dally express, "has refused New Zea land's request to reopen the question ol permitting Hrttlsh steamers to trade between Honolulu and San Francisco." Two hundred girls working In the overall department of Sofford Bros., drygoods factory at Kansas City, walked out. The Arm recently re duced the price for making overalls from 11.25 to 98 cents a dozen. In the bankruptcy court at Burton- on-Trent, England, Lord Waterpark declared hla bankruptcy waa due to the compulsory sale of his property In compliance with the Gladstone act of 1881. He said he had thereby lost 35.000. The liabilities ot the debt or amount to 26,00m, and his assets are 3,000. Great damage has lean done by floods In Andalusia. A hurricane swept the New He brides January 25, doing great dam- age. The condition of Representative Livingstone, of Georgia, who la III at Washington, Is encouraging. Tha cruiser Olympla wua placed In the drydock at Boston to be acraped and painted below the water line. Company t. of the Twenty-third In fantry, stationed at Fort Douglass, will leave for Fort Wlngate, New Mexico. Carlos Roloff, the newly appointed treasurer of Cuba, whose term begins April 1, will qualify with bond ol 1200,000. Shamrock It will have several trials over the Queen's course In tns Solent, and off the Irish coast with Shamrock I. Senator Frye, of Maine, sailed from New York on the steamship Cherokee for Santo Domingo. He la on a Ave weeks' vacation. r-li ..laa Tlnlla la under arraaf al t ,.a inmln. nn a warrant f mm Now. ark, N. J., charging him witn emues- slement and forgery. Klnc Edward has approved the an- nninimAni nf nAnoral Sir Arthur Power Palmer as commander-in-chief ot the forces In India. Miss Pearl Colleasure was shot at charivari at uutnrie, ana ner lire ftaannlrnn' nf. Hhs was hit with a Is ballot while standing on me porcn Tha lower house ot the Austrian Relcharath reported a motion of urgency tn the Bohemian census de bate after a discussion lusting five hours. Creditors of Gaylord, Blessing ft it,. nMnal Arm nf hrnkara In St. i m'lia whn fa.ied recently, filed a pe tition to declare ine company Dana rupt. ia,in tn th affects of the heavy ..Ina nn on. nf the famous tnarbel quarries at Carrara, Italy, a land slide of 2,000 cubic yards occurred, destroying the railway sianon. The late Margaret Pillsbury. widow .v.Muvnr Dnrsra A. Pillsbury. of Minneapolis, bequeathed $20,000 to Pillsbury acanemy at uwmonua, Minn.; $25,000 to Margaret Pillsbury hospital, at Concord, N. H., and $10,000 to the Northwestern hospital, at Minneapolis. The Baltimore ft Ohio railroad has ordered 105 new engines. Florida Is now thronged with visit ors from the northern and western states. In the United States regular army Spanish Is spoken fluently by 304 asloned officers, French by 224 and German by 136. Besides King Edward there are 7J k.ir. n tha ni-lttnh throne without going outside of the group of Vic toria's direct descendants. LEFT TO DIPLOMACY, sttlsment of the Dispute at Tien Tsln. PEKIN, March 23. Count Von Waldersee, General Barrow and Oenj. eral Wogack have been In consultar tlon and General Wogack has agreed to withdraw the Russian troops from the disputed ground at Tien Tsln provided the British also withdraw. He Insisted also upon a guarantee that work on the railway siding should not proceed until the matter had been diplomatically adjusted Thla proposal and stipulation was satisfactory to General Barrow and waa accepted by him. Consequently the British and Russian troops will be withdrawn at 6 o'clock this morn Ing (Friday), thereby avoiding all trouble at present. Orders have been lasued that no British officer shall leave or even "sleep out" at night or go to dinner without furnishing his address to the adjutant. The marines will return to the ships. Admiral Seymour objects to any of the Australian naval brigade, who volunteered for service on the rail way, remaining. The military au. tborltles say be does not understand the situation, that bis Inference Is uncalled for and uat the Australian marines are just tue men needed, The Russians have ordered a regi ment to proceed from Port Arthur to Tien Tsln. The arrangement made by General Balloud. the French com mander, are regarded as perfectly satisfactory and all danger ot trouble between the British and Russians is avoided. MILITARY TO CIVIL. Tranafer of Government in Philip pines June 30. WASHINGTON, March 23. The transfer from the military to the civil government In the Philippines Is ex pected to occur about June 30, ac cording to calculations made at the war department upon information re ceived from the Taft commission and Oeneral MacArthur. It ia known that even where civil government Is be ing established by the Philippine com mission, the military will be neces sary for some time to support the civil authorities. It la the Intention to withdraw the military as fast as possible, however, from any partlcl patlon In the governments established, and the soldiers will be more of a police than of a military force. Wherever possible, native police wil be organised. BATTLESHIP ASHORE. Massachusetts Runs on a Spit In Pen- aacola Harbor. PENSACOLA, Fla.. March 21. The flagship Kearsarge and the battle ship Alabama, of the North Atlantic squadron, crossed the bar here this morning for a cruise In the Gulf, with Target Bay, Culebra Island, as a destination. The Massachusetts, which followed the two other wai ahlps out, took a sheer, left the chan nel, and went aground on a spit ol sand at buoy No. 7. President O'Brien, of the National Bar Pilot Association, arrived late tonight from the battleship. He snys she Is aground with 24 feet of water under her for ward turret, while there is plenty ol water under all other parts of the ship. It is expected the battleship will be pulled oft tomorrow. Philippine Trade. Waahlngton, March 23. The im ports into the Philippine Islands from the United States during the first eight months of x900 show an Increase of 72 per cent over the amount for the same period in 1899, according to a statement of the commerce of the archipelago Issued by the division of Insular affairs of the war department. For the period stated of 1899, the Im ports from the United States amount ed in value to $780,793 and for the first eight months of last year to 11.340,717. The total value of merchandise, gold and silver, Imported into the Islands from January through August of 1900 the period of time to which the statement relates was 116. So6 684. The exports were valued at $17,808,222, showing a balance of trade In favor of the archipelago. These figures, as compared with the same period of 1899, show an increase of 34 per cent in Imports and 28 per cent In exports. Yhe exports to the United States show a decrease, $l,9&4, 631 worth being sent to this country In 1900, as against $2,547,839 worth In 1899. Panlo at a Chicago Fire. Chicago, , March 21. Fire tonight totally destroyed the large warehouse of J. S. Ford, Johnson ft Co., at Six teenth street and Wabash avenue. The building and everything Inside was ruined, The north, south and east walls of the building collapsed while a number of firemen were Inside flzhtlne- the fire. They were com pelled to drop the hose and run for their lives. Several were badly bruised by falling bricks. A panic waa praRtnd anions' the thousands ot spectators, and In a wild rush to escape Injury Dy tne railing wans many women and children were lrnnolrori anrl tramnlAri linnn. The logs Is $200,000, equally divided among building and stocK. One Cent per Mile for G. A. R. niAniinii n March St. An Im portant meeting of railway men was held in tnis City toaay, ai wnra mo i.Ant.nor.nllA rntn nrnmlsnd for the Grand Army of the Republic National encampment, to ne neta in tiovoumu aaniArnhflr wm fnrmallv nro- UDI v - , mulgated. This fixes the railroad rate absolutely, and finally govers the rate going ana returning iruiu am l.l. In riantral PaaflantrA. AaROCln- njlllia i. . - - - - n. ,i-ltnrv Th rntn will also be nut .... - ,, ; tendered to the connecting llnea and outside territory xor caging purposes. I E! Hems of Interest From All Parts of the State. COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL HAPPENINGS A Brief Review of the Growth and Improve menti of the Many Induitrlei Through, out Our Thriving Cotnmaaw tilth. Ashland Construction of the Ash. land freight depot has begun. Pendleton Young men of Pendle ton have organized a cornet band. La Grande A large fruit cannery win be established at La Grande. John Day The Sheep Gulch mine, near John Day, haa resumed opera tions. 8alem The O. R. ft N. Co., whose docks were washed away, contem plates replacing them. Eugene Many Offers are being re ceived for Eugene school bonds, which the district will sell to the amount of $26,000. 8ummervllle It Is reported that the complete outfit of new machinery for the creamery at Bummervtlle has been ordered. Weston Two quarter sections of fine farming land, one and one-half miles south of Weston have changed owners. The price paid was $13,500. Quartzburg Quartzburg will soon be connected with Prairie City by telephone. The wire has been atretcted nearly the entire distance. Clatsop The Elk Creek toll road In Clatsop county, is almost com pleted, and win soon be open for travel. One bridge remains to be put la. , Gold Beach Gola Beach la now In telephone communication with the out side world. The line has been ex tended across the river from Wed derburn. Eugene A bridge on the Elmlra mall route, about eight mllea west ot Eugene, Is in a dangerous condi tion. It will be rebuilt as soon as the water recedes. Ashland 8. H. Calhoun, of Ash land, has exchanged 160 acres of land near that place for a like amount of land in Klamath county belonging to O. H. Paletborpe. Baker City Mr. C. McEndry. who owns placer claims on Pine creek, on the Burnt river slope, baa been ex hibiting in Baker City a gold nugget which weighs $107. Pendleton Frank Frazler Is mak ing plans for a horse parade at Pen dleton early next May, similar to the one last May. All kinds of well-bred horses will be allowed to take part Ashland Inquiry of lumber dealers at Ashland reveals the fact that while Improvements have been going oo steadily all winter, building will take on a fresh Impetus with the open ing of spring. Milton High water In the Walla Waila river w ashen out the under pinning at the Milton end ot the bridge near Brown s mill, and con siderable work was necessary to re pair the damage. 8umpter The Sumpter Valley rail road will commence work on the re maining three miles of road to the new town in a few days, and trains will be running from Maker to Whit ney soon. Whitney will be the ter minus ot the company at present. Eugene Sheriff W. W. Withers rounded up a gang of 11 hobos in the woods beyond the river opposite Eugene and took them to the city jail. Residents beyond the river had complained that many ot tneir chickens were missing. At the camp ot the bobos preparations tor a big chicken dinner were going on. PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat Walla Walla, 66Vi66tt; alley, nominal; bluestem, 69c per bushel. Flour Best grades, $2.803.4O pei barrel; graham, $2.60. Oats White 44 45c per bushel; gray, 4243c. Barley Feed. 116.500)17; brewing, $16.5017 per ton. Millsturrs Bran, lie per ton; middlings, $21.50; ahorta, $17.50; chop, $16. Hay Timothy, $1Z)1Z.50; clover, $7 9.50; Oregon wild hay, $67 per ton. Butter Fancy creamery, 22U)25c; dairy, 18 20c; Btore, ll13c per pound. Eggs Oregon ranch, 12MiO per dozen. Poultry Chickens, mixed, $3.50 $5; hens, $505.50; dressed, ll12c per pound; spring, $4$j5 per dozen; ducks, $66; geese, $68 per dozen; turkeys, live, 910c; dreasod, 13 14o per pound. Potatoes 455&c per saclt. Mutton Gross, best sheep, wethers, $4.75; ewes, $44.50; dressed, 6Mi 7c per pound. Hogs Gross, choice heavy, $5 m $5.25; light, $4.755; dressed, 67c per pound. Veal Large, 77Hc per pouna; small, 8H9c per pound. Beef Gross, top steers, $4.60 $4.75; cows, $4g4-50; dressed beef, 78c per pound. Hops I2fl)l4c per pound; is'Js crop, 67c. Wool Valley. 14)15c; Eastern Oregon, 9312c; mohair, 2123o per pound. Russian secret police have arrested many literary men, lawyers and stu dents for alleged conspiracy. In consequence of emigration there la a greater preponderance of women In Norway than In almost any other country tn Europe. Congressman LInney, of North Car ollna, is the only republican ever elected to congress who served as a private In the confederate army. BOTH 8IDE8 RETIRE. Troop Withdrawn From Disputed Land at Tien Tsln. BERLIN, March 25. The war office bas the following from Count von Waldersee: "The Anglo-Russian dispute at Tien Tsln has been settled from a military standpoint in a manner satisfactory to both parties at a conference be tween Generals Wogack and Barrow, Both guards and posts have been withdrawn and salutes have been ex changed. The British declare that no offense to the Russian flag was in tended and that the allegeu removal of the Russian boundary marks was neither by the command nor with the knowledge of the military authorities, The work on the disputed land will not be continued until the govern ments have reached an agreement as to its possession or until a special un derstanding bas been attained. PEKIN, March 25. The troops on both sides of the disputed land at Tien Tsln have been withdrawn, and all danger of a fracas is ended. The opinion of the British is that the promptness 01 General Barrow in call ing up the marines from Taku pre vented a collision. The British re port that prior to the arrival of the marines sentries were supplied from the Madras Pioneers, who for several days were surrounded by crowds of foreign soldiers mostly French, who assailed them with all kinds of abuse, calling them "coolies." The Madrasses were becoming restive when the ma rines arrived at night and quietly re lieved them, and it was only when daylight appeared that the Russians discovered the change. WHY BOTHA DECLINED. Kitchener Refused Complete Amnesty to Leaders. LONDON, March 25. The Dally Chronicle, professing to be able to give an outline of the negotiations be tween Lord Ktchener and General Botha, says: "The chief obstacle to a settlement was Lord Kitchener's refusal to grant complete amnesty to the leaders of the rebels In Cape Colony. He offered self-government on the lines of Jama ica Immediately upon the cessation of hostilities, with legislative bodies partly elected by the burghers. The government agreed to provide 1, 000,000 to compensate Boers for prop erty destroyed and articles comman deered by the Boers on commando, provided the signatures of the of ficers who commandeered the goods were forthcoming. He also offered to grant loans on easy terms for rebuild ing and restocking farmsteads. More over, be agreed that children should be Instructed in English or Dutch, at the discretion of their parents. The government undertook to make no claim on church property or funds, or upon hospitals or hospital funds, or upon private Investments. No burgher of either state was to be allowed to possess a rifle, except by special li cense. "General Botha was generally In favor of these conditions, but he dis sented strongly from a proposal to give the full privilege of citizenship to properly domclled and registered blacks. He was also greatly con cerned about the position Jewish cap italists would occupy in the country, and was told that Jews and Chris tians would enjoy equal rights, no dis tinction being maue in the matter of concessions. MUST REFUND THE BONDS. Plna County, Ariz, Will Pay for tn Experiment, PHOENIX, Ariz.. March 25. The territorial supreme court today hand ed down an Important decision in the matter of the Plna county bonds. It is held that the territory must refund these bonds, amounting now, with in terest, to $352,000. Incidentally, the opinion re-establishes the territorial loan commission which the legisla ture Bought two years ago to abol ish. The bonds. amounting to $200,000 were issued by Pina coun ty under an act of the legisla ture of 1883 to encourage the con struction of a narrow-gauge railroad from Tucson to Globe. The road was . begun but never finished, and though these bonds had been, turned over to the promoters, the county re fused to pay the Interest. All the bonds are held in New York. Government Call for Bids. Seattle, Wash., March 25. Quar termaster Ruhlen will tomorrow is sue an invitation to the various ship ping concerns doing business between this city and Alaska to furnish pro posals for the contract to lighter at Nome and St. Michael such govern ment stores as are shipped this sea son by the war department to the military posts to the mouth of the Yukon river and points in thelnterlor of Alaska. Major Ruhlen roughly es timates that tnere will be la.000 tons ot freight on the basis of ship's meas urement to be sent north this sum mer. The bids will De opened March 30. The government win have four ships in the Alaskan service. His Last Raid. Santa Fe. N. M., March 25. Tom Ketchum, famous as an outlaw, the man who terrorized the territory for years, was executed today. "Black Jack" waa the soubriquet by which Ketchum was best known. He was sentenced by the territorial supreme court on February 25. Numerous at tempts were made to stay the execu tion, Ketchum having many friends among a certain class. Although ac cused of several murders and other felonies, Ketchum was only tried for the robbery of a train near Folsom, N. M., the penalty for which, in this ter ritory, Is death. Northwest Pension. Washington, March 25. Pension have been granted as follows: Oregon urlcinal. William H. Rum- ley, Medford, $8; Mexican war sur vivors, increase, Samuel B. Jackson, Eugene, $12: widows, increase, spe cial act February 20, Catherine A. Young, Portland, $12; war with Spain, original, John Dennis, Portland, $12. Washington Original, Thomas F. Mahan, Seattle, $8; Peter Chambers, Port. Angeles, $6; William M. Mat tax, Thorp, $6, v. 11 Consul-General Gunnere Is After . the Moorish Ruler. HE MUST SETTLE UNITED STATES CLAIM Cruiser New York Arrives at Gibraltar, end Will Convey the American Official from Tangier to Maze. GIBRALTAR, March 25. The ar mored cruiser New York arrived here today. The New York will convey Mr. Gummere. United States consul gen eral, from Tangier to the Iseaport of Mazagan, whence he win iiivel over land to Morocco City, tXM political capital of Morocco, there to demand from the sultan an apology for an ap parent discourtesy to the United States, committed by the sultan's grand vizier and hi minister to for eign affairs. At the same time, Mr. Gummere will request tne sultan to settle certain claims of the United State long pending against the gov ernment of Morocco, these claims arose largely from alleged undue in terference by officials of the sultan with American citizens doing busi ness In Morocco. When Mr. Gum mere said be would see the sultan personally on the matter of these claims, be was told by the grand vizier and his minister of foreign af fairs that any such effort would be useless, as the sultan would remove himself and hi minister from their capital, Morocco City if the Ameri can consul attempted to visit them there. This Discourteous statement constitutes the offense for which the Moroccan government has been asked for apology and to secure which apol ogy Mr. Gummere, backed up by the New York at Mazagan, will travel overland to the sultan s capital. The United States experienced some difficulty and delay last year In securing the payment of $5,000 from Morocco for the latter's failure to make any attempt to punish the lead er of a mob who burned and killed the naturalized American citizen, Marcus Ezequl, at Fez, last June, After considerable correspondence on the matter and after the United States had threatened to se.td a war ship to Tangier, Morocco paid the $5,000 in question. ANXIOUS TO A88IST CHINA. Minister Desire to Put Her on Her Feet. TEKIN, March 26. The British headquarters here report the with drawal of both the Russian and Brit ish troops from the disputed terri tory in Tien Tsln. M. De Giers. the Russian minister to China, believes that everything will be amicably ad justed at London and St. Peters burg, and doubts the probability of further trouble In the matter. Gen eral Voyron, commander of tie French troops, has ordered a new regiment to Tien Tsin to replace the one now here. French officers here think it was a mistake to leave a regiment recruited In a city at Tien TBin. This regiment was composed ol a tough Paris element. At the meeting of tne ministers held this morning, the only question considered was that of policing the legation quarters. A committee of commissioners has been appointed to discover Chinas resources and re port on her ability to pay the indem nity to be demanded by the powers. Many ministers are strongly op posed to China's having to pay to keep an army of from 10,000 to 12,. 000 men here for the next two years. thinking this entirely unnecessary. Even those ministers who were here during the siege were tired of see ing Pekin a military cams- They hope China . will be put on her feet a soon as possible. TO RE-MARK BOUNDARY. United State Expert Will Define Lin In Mount Baker District. SEATTLE. March 25. C. H. Sin clair, a government expert, win leave within a short time to re-mark the International boundary in the Mount Baker aiBtrict. Captain J. F. Pratt, of the United States coast and geo detic survey, stated today that the boundary is not to be changed, but I simply to be re-marked. Obliterated posts, monuments and other land marks will be restored and new ones will be placed, to bring the marks close together and prevent the possi bility of error In the future. The geological features of the expe dition will be conducted by E. C. Ber nard, and will be simply an affirma tion ot records already -made. It Is thought that a Canadian com mission may be present white the Une is being re-defined as a precautionary measure, and to prevent any future difflcuties over errors in the re-mark ing. Father of Mrs. Marcus Daly Dead. Helena, Mont., March 25. Zenas E. Evans, father of Mrs. Marcus Daly and Mrs. J. Ross Clark, wife of the brother of Senator W. A. ' Clark, is dead at Anaconda. He was 79 years ot age, and came to Montana In the early '60s from Pennsylvania. Two Hundred Boers Caught, Bloemfonteln, March 25. The re sult ot the combined movements against General Fourle, near Tha banchu, waa the capture of 200 Boers, 120,000 sheep, 5,000 horses and a host ot cattle. The Boers broke south ward to the right and left. Northwest Postal Order. Washington, March 25. 'the post- office at Ironside, Malheur county, Or., has been moved one mile to the west, without change of postmaster. A new office, known aa Connell, haa been established In Franklin county, Washington, between Judson and Hat ton. Charles A. Joyce &aa been ap pointed postmaster. The office ot Eddyvllle, King coun ty, Washington, will be discontinued March 30, I A RIVER OF FIRE. Flaming Oil Destroyed New Jersey Village. NEW YORK, March 26. A river of flaming oil swept down upon the little $ village ot Glengarden, N. J., while It , Inhabitants were asleep this morning, and reduced 11 buildings, stores and residence to ashes. The conflagra tion was extraordinary in character, and in it origin. The village Is In a valley along the New Jersey Central Railroad. An Immense freight train was coming east at 6:30 A. M. It waa composed of a string of coal cars, and 18 tank cars. High above the village the tracks of the railroad run along the side of a mountain. They descend as they approach the village, but even at the station are considerably above the main street, which run up to tne depot at a steep incline. A few miles west of the village, while coming down the incline around the mountain the train parted. The engineer on the forward end pulled apen the throttle of the engine and tried to race away from the section, which waa Increasing its speed every second. He man aged to keep clear of the racing cars until he got opposite the depot at Glengarden, when the second section smashed into the first. The first sec tion, composed ot the coal cars, was going at a high rate of speed, and none of its cars were jolted off the track. The oil tanks on the runaway section were hurled sideways across the tracks, and the oil tank cars be hind were piled on top of It In every way. The first crash caused the oil in one of the tanks to explode, and ignite, and the terrific heat caused tne other car to explode, one after the other. The Incline running from the depot down to the main street acted a a sluice for the burning oil, and it poured into the chief thoroughfare of the Tillage, setting fire to every thing It touched. Houses, fences, trees, shrubbery and barns were reduced to ashes In an incredibly short time. Villagers awakened oy the explo sions rushed from the on-coming flood of blazing oil, carrying children in their arms. Some risked iheir live to free horses, cow and dogs In outbuild ings, but other unfortunate animal could not be reached in time, and were burned. Within five minutes after the first explosion the flowina- river of oil had reached the Masonic Temple in the heart ot the Tillage and ten min utes later that structure was envel oped In flames. Then building after building, all of them frame, took fire as the oil reached them, and within half an hour an area ot 400 feet square wa a mass of flame. From the wrecked cars the oil flowed down the Incline of the railroad track, making a long line of fire that destroyed the ties and bent and twisted the tracks. The loss is estimated at from $60,000 to $75,000. WANT CIVIL RULE. Negro I Ready for Provincial Gov ernment. BACALOR, Island of Negros, March 25. According to expression of ' a large majority of the delegate from Occidental Negros and of a few who were present from the Oriental side. the sentiment of the people is over whelmingly in favor of! succeeding the present governments by provin cial governments in both divisions. The reasons given for tin view are that such a change will effect a reduc tion of taxes and the high salaries of officials, the establishment of schools and the improvement of roads. The speakers alleged that owing to a lack of means ot education, liberty wa becoming license. The military com mander is credited with having or ganized the only schools. They are taught by soldiers. Commissioner Taft assnred the delegate that Ne gro would be supplied with Amert can teacher and he outlined the need of organizing provinces , uniformly with other islands. The announcement of yesterday's surrenders In the Island ot Panay wa greeted with applause. General Harrison' Estate. Indianapolis, March 25. Ex-Presi dent Harrison left $40,000 in life in surance. This tact was announced to night by President Eitel, of tha Union Trust Company which is executor of General Harrison's will. He said: ' 'Our appraisement ot the Harrison estate gives its total value at $380,000. This includes all real estate, railroad bonds, stock in the Union Trust Com pany, the law building here, and other securities. Gale In English Channel. London, March 25. The first day of spring was characterized by a gale and a heavy snow storm sweeping over the channel. A storm has been raging for three days over the North sea. Wintry weatker is general throughout Central Europe. In conse quence of the gale in the channel, more than 300 steamers are anchored off South End. The vessels are so crowding the anchorage that several minor collisions have occurred. $100,000 Philadelphia Fire. Philadelphia, March 26. The West Park ice palace, at Fifty-second and Jefferson streets, waa destroyed by fire early this morning, entailing a loss of about $100,000 on which there was an insurance of about $75,000. The building was used as a skating rink tnd for the manufacture ot ice for com mercial use, and was owned by tne York (Pa.) Ice Manufacturing Co. Earned Hia Pardon. Topeka, Kan., March 25. Governor Stanley today pardoned Convict Floyd Graham, who aided Warden. Tryailtnson in suppressing the Insur rection at the penitentiary coal mines this week. Graham climbed 400 feet up the air shaft and communicated to the warden that the convicts were weakening on account of their de plorable condition. Two Insurgent Surrender. Manila, March 26. In tne province of Cavite, four Insurgent officers, and 63 men with 66 rifles, have surrendered to Lieutenant-Colonel Fran it D. Baldwin, of the Fourth United State Cavalry, and one insurgent officer and 12 men with 16 rifles to Colonel Walter Schuy ler, ot the Forty-Sixth Volunteer In fantry. The attendance at the service ot the Evangelical church in Manila Is not diminished. Protestantism Is spread ing rapidly in the province of Painpan.