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THE MTST ft, II U 11 X In VOL. XVIII, ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, APBIL 5, 1901. NO. 16. . PROFESSIONAL ATTORN K Y-AT-LA JJ. !. with It. R. whii , Kf, HKI.KNH, ; ! UHKIION. will Kit' '"' utmiiiiiI ill"' i" Inn in nil lenal r tiiniiil "" W ill I'lnulli In all Culled Hiiiivai'mirl.. "vTl I. POWELL, ATTORNEY -AT- LA IT. UKI'l TV IHMTMI.l' ATTOIIKItY. Iff, HKI.KNM. : I OHK'iON. K. P. (iSAIIA. T, J. C'l.KKTltN, Attonieyx-ut-Law. git, Mittiiimn HnlMIe riirUatuI Orrann. O.lnmlila Oiiiily IjiiIiiij- will rvrvlv prompt Bllflltlull, I, nr. DAY W. I), ll'iM.AIIll PILLAR!) & 1.VY, ATTOHNE YS-AT-IA W OnVp ni'ti iifio viiilitii.e, tl'. llhl.ll.VK. OlIKI.ON1. Mfiitml prsotlne III mime f ntHCn or Waah liign.ii Ali.lraia made dlrwily Irum eomily rtd. Dr. Edwin Hoss, Physician and Surgeon. fit. UKMiSH.OUKliON. Physician and Surgeon. HT. IIKLKr,OKKi)N. Dr. J. E. Hall, Physician and Surgeon. mrsKAMK.OKKUON. J STORIA & COLUMBIA RIVER il RAILROAD COMPANY. Ml! DAILY. 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Wlllam.ll. and Yam- hill Klven. a :in. in. Mnn, Wed. Orenn ( lly. Kavtnn, and r rl. ami nay-iaiiiiiiiMi. Snake River. IMnnrln in I.fwl.lon i l.v.l.ow'lon U Ally at H'iHl a. m, A. L CRAIG, GeniTiil Pnanongur Agt,, I'obtIiAND, Ohb, WHITE COLLAR LINE TUE COLUMBIA RIVKft AND I'UGET BOUND NAVIGATION 00. PORTLAND-ASTORIA ROUTE. Steamer Hercules In place ot Bailey Gatzert Landing; fnot of AldiT Hlroet, I'nrtland. Leami I'nrilaiid dully (exropiKiinilnvhit 7 A. M , I. an. II nil Tnli'iMiinp doi k, Antnrln. Wavei Aninrla dully ont Hiindav) 7 P. M, K. W. ClUcirniN, AKenl, WirUaiid. A. J. lAYUitt, Aenl, Aalorlu. mmm crom All Parti of the New World and the Old. r INTEREST TO OUR MANY READER Vimprthcrulv Review id the mpotUM Haf ptnhpcl the PattWuklna Conxkmed form. A Manila Spaniard wai convicted of ireHHiM. MlnlHtar Loomia max be tranaferred to another poet. Anotluir attempt waa made to aa aitHHlnate the cznr. Holnnd l(ed, the actor, la dead at hla homo In Now Yom. A larue amount of Washington r ui't voa la to be opened to aettloment. mn fraud baa been dlacovered In the aubaUtonce dnpartment at Manila. Muih mlKery prevalla at Maraelllea, Frumo, aa a reault of the dock atrlke. Oonoral Fltxhugh Lee aays future of Cuba doponua on native auteamen. A pucklng-houae Are In New York damagsi $200,000 worth of property. Threa thouannd arreata have been made alnce Ruaalun revolutlonUta be came active. A 130,000,000 ayndicate la negotiat ing for the control of the Pacific coaat flailing Indimtry. SocreUry Gage aaya If artificial pricca are aokod for bonda, be will al low treasury funila to accumulate. Commander of the Petrel waa auf forated and 22 ofllcera and men pros trated In a fire on the gunboat Petrel. Ily an explosion of gaa at the fur nace of the Edgar Thompson steel works, five men were fatally Injured. The Thirty-third and Thirty-fourth regiments, just returned from the Ptilllpptnva, will be mustored out at Bun Francisco. Tho president tiaa appointed Wheat 00 to bo a major general and Fuuston and Jurob Smith to be brigadier gen erals of regulars. Peter Karpovttch, the assassin of Do- gollppoff, Russian minister of public Instruction, has been aeutencod to 20 years' penal aervltude, with losa of civil rights. Bl. Petersburg may be placed under martial law. A battle between French and Chi nese la imminent. Floods in New York and Michigan cause much damage. ' Rngland has protested against China making any secret treaty. Morgan will probably prevent a strike In the anthracite region. An Imperial edict prohibited ths signing ot the Manchurlan treaty, Denmark lays down conditions for the sale of the Danish West Iudlea. Morocco will settle the American claim without a naval demonstration. The sultan of Snlu complains that the Americans are violating the treaty. Russians participated In the disin terment of bodies of American ma rines, Thnra are do Indications that the Nebraska senatorial deadlock will be broken. A steamboat line will be established on Snake river between Lewlston and Pittsburg landing. Development of the Mount Reuben mines In Southern Oregon la going forward successfully. AaMiIrl nl.In was caDtured by Funs- ton In Isnbela orovlnce. The rebel leador Is now In Manila jail. H Is announced that the Rogers lo comotive works, at Paterson, N. J., have been Bold by the recelvera to a New York ayndt,ate of capltallata, who will enlurgo and operate ths works. Tha anvlnira bank at Riverside, la., was broken Into. The burglars drilled ihrniioh ths steel doors of the vault, but the Inner safe resisted their ef- fm-te Thev secured only a small sum of money from the cash drawer and es caped on a handcar. vira hns started In No. 1 shaft of the Republic, Mich., wipe, and resists .ii ownrt. to Attlnaulsh It. The flames are raging through the abaft, and no estimate of the loss can ire iu". t,.. i,.nn rlosed. throwing duu 1)11 14 U - men out of employment. All ths miners escaped. a nf ami or more gathered at Galesburg, 111., bent upon lynching Ed. Jackson, a negro, who murdered En gineer Charlea Rowe. me mu ...i, n thn tail In a body, but news of Its coming reached Sheriff ..!,,.,. and he smuggled jacusuu out of Jail Into a carriage and drove with him to Monmouth. The Japanese residents of Tacoma, Wash., have organized w,kepP J any disorderly cnarncioie uv country . w, anidamln of dlnh- During " " '."v. H j . 205 theria caaes in a iiwu ..-- , , were treated witn serum, and among these there were un deaths ons In London resulted In , in tavnr nf mit- Wind I tremendou . ... all nnhlln Ittlll- niclptu ties, th ml ownersnip ui - -----thus breaking galling monopolies exlatlng lor ceniuim". KORAN THE ONLY LAW. Civil Government la Impossible In ths Sulu Islands. JOLO, Island of Sulu, March 30 The commission was heartily received at the headquarters of the sultan. Tho residences ot many of the people were decorated with flags, the stars and stripes floating through the town, while thousands of firecrackers were exploded In all directions. It was a beautiful summer morn ing, and when the sultan bad not put In an appearance upon ths ar rival of the last luunch, a cutter was sent with the secretary of the com mission to invite the sultan to visit the ship. They brought back his majesty, clothed In gold and purple, and decorated with Jewels. He pre sented a comic opera aspect as he came on board, followed by his min isters and a score of relatives in mot ley court array. They were greeted with a salute of 17 guns. Commis sioner Taft explained to hla majesty that there was no disposition on the part of the members of the commis sion to Interfere with the administra tion of the sultan's affairs or tbe habits, customs and religion of the people. He said that the only mo tive governing the commission was the prospective prosperity and bap plniris of the people of the Sulu Isl ands, and that tho people of tbe United States expected the treaty to be strictly observed. The sultan then thanked Commis sioner Taft and spoke proudly of the cable and other Improvements Intro duced by the Americans, adding that his best friends were the military of ficials, and that he expected to abide by tbe decision of the commission ers and to follow their advice. His majesty then Inspected the ship. That afternoon the sultan waa re ceived at the American military headquarters and Inspected the troops. Native sports followed, which were witnessed by tbe commis sioners and othera. The Philippine commission sailed this morning for Isabel, Island of Bastlan. Before leaving the commis sion had a long consultation with Ma jor Sweet, the American commander at Gato, and Dhul Karnein, the strongest chief of the Sulua, who usually opposes the sultan. Any measure of civil government In Sulu appears impossible at pres ent. Tbe customs of vassalage, ser vitude and polygamy prevail. There Is no law encept tbe Koran, and that Is not always followed. The Morros and Chinese desire a cessation of military rule In Jolo, but the con glomerate character of the popula tion and the uncertainty as to those without the walls render this inadvi sable. Military officers consider the treaty unnecessary and an Impedi ment to progress. FRENCH INFLUENCE GROWING. Activity In Southern Provinces of China. HONO KONO. March 30. It is re ported from Canton that the activity of tbe French la greatly Increasing in the neighborhood of that city. Two steamers ply between Hong Kong and Canton, and gunboats are much In evidence on the Chinese waterways. It Is bIbo reported that two steamers are being built in France to run be tween Hong Kong and Canton, and that France Intends to subsidize the carrying of the malls. It Is also ex pected that a French postofflce will open in Canton about April 1. Objections have been lodged to the plying of the steam launches under the tricolor. Chinese captains now fly tbe tricolor with an addition of three small stara, which are invisi ble a shore distance away, and aa a result, it Is said, the Chinese people Imagine they are atill under the tri color, and conclude that the French Influence Is gaining. It Is also re ported that a French hospital wo opened at Shameen some months back for the purpose of receiving Chi nese patients. All this aids French Influence and prestige. WHY HE DID NOT SIGN. Aceldent to Chinese Mlniater Saved Manchuria. ST. PETERSBURG, March SO. Last Monday, when the world ex pected that the Russo-Chinese con vention as to Manchuria would be signed, the Russia foreign office re ceived word that the Chinese minis ter In St. Petersburg, Yang Yu. had fallen and been seriously Injured. Tbls news waB received at the time with a grain of Bait, but a represent ative of the Associated Press was In formed at tho United States embassy this evening that Yang Yu had not only slipped on a wax floor, bruising bis elbow and leg, but hurt his head and was consequently confined to his bedroom. Yang Yu Is over 60, and fleshy. He has recently displayed great anxiety In reference to tbe con vention, and has hesitated to sign, .inrl alnra ha la In doubt about his reception should he return to China, as ne oeiongs io mo nw party. . Spanish War Claims. Waahlngton, March 29. The Span ish war claims commission, of which ex Senator Chandler Is president, has ..io,i fpnm thn state dODaitment a full list of the claims against Spain growing out OI me insurreciiou in Cuba, which were filed in the depart -,ot ,,n n tha 1fith of the nresent month. These claims are all those of American citizens, for under tne treaty of Paris, the governments ot tne United States and Spain undertook n iu. niolm. nf thnlr own citizens. IU BIIJUD, V. ....... " - " . The grand total of these claims is about I3u,UUU,uuu, ana lncmueu in mo list are five claims In excess of SI,- 000,000. Tho largest single claim Is that of John W. Brock, on account of property losses, estimatea at fi.toi, 814. Mra. Ruiz, widow of the dentist who was killed In a Havana prison, is claimant for I76,uuu. Pioneer Stage Operator Drowned. Oakland, Cal., March so. The Dody inhn illmin a ninneor stuee coach operator of the coast, has been found in the nnrDor, ana it is ueueveu no was accidentally drowned. During. his u fut !,, ha made a business of bidding on almost every mail-carry ing contract in tne west, ana at one time had more government contracts than any otner man engBu m mo business. He was a personal friend President U. S. Grant, nnu aniing that official's administration spent much of his time In Washington. OPrOOIl SfATt HtWS Items of Interest From All Parts of the State. COMMERCIAL AND flN AN ClAL HAPPENINGS A Brief Review of ths Growth and Improve, saeat of ths Many Industrie, Throujh. . 4utOurThrMnjC4)nMnonwealth. Shsrldan Tbe depot at Sheridan Is finished, Coqullle It Is proposed at Coqutlle to organize a Are company. Table Rock The Table Rock Irri gating Ditch Company will soon begin work of cleaning and repairing its ditches. Bald Mountain The new quarts mill of tbe Bald Mountain mine started up last week. Rlttor The floor was blown off tha suspension foot bridge at Rltter sev eral days ago by wind. Hood Rlvsr The prospects of the strawberry crop at Hood River are good, and there Is an Increased acre age. Union A plan for starting a free reading room and library at Union Is being perfected by women of the city. Milton The Offner Fruit Packing Company, of Walla Walla, contem plates erection of a large warehouse at Milton. Klamath Falls The work of clesn log out the Klamath Falls Irrigating ditch began this week. Tha ditch will also be widened. Union A scheme Is under way at Union to erect and equip a two-story brick building for the uso of a town commercial club. Greenhorn It Is reported that tbe Inter Mountain group In the Green horn district has been sold to a syndi cate Of California capitalists. Gold Hill O. Lane will have 25 or 30 tons of ore crushed at Humason & Cheney's quarts mill at Gold Hill. This ore Is from tbe Elsie mine on Blackwell hill. Umatilla An O. R. 4 N. freight train between Umatilla and Wallubi passed over a man who waa lyin; on tha rails and crushed him beyond rec ognition. Granite There Is no public school nearer the Red Boy mine than at Gran ite, and application has been made for a new school district, with Red Boy as tha center. Condon A disastrous "pile-up" took placa at the sheep camp of S. B. Bar ker, near Condon. On a separation of the ewes from the lambs the latter piled up in a ditch, and 88 head were smothered. Sumpter It Is reported from Sump ter that the Golconda mine la showing another rich ore body, and that aa un derground development continues tbe prospects of the mine grow better each succeeding day. Canyon City James Robinson, one of the oldest and best-known citizens of Grant county, died at Canyon City after a lingering illness of nearly 12 years. Deceased wss born in New Brunswick, January 12, 1834. Klamah Falls The Ashland-Klamath Falls mail route and achedule has been changed. It will hereafter be a daylight run, and the route from Parker'a station to Jenny creek will oe over the logging camp road. Cany on vl lie A company contem plates building a flume from Canyon Creek, five miles south of Canyonville, to the mines owned by Lewis Ash, which are aituted about halfway be tween Riddle and Canyonville. PORTLAND MARKET. Wheat Walla Walla, 66 57c; ral ley, nomlnai; bluestem, 69c per bushel. Flour Best grades, I2.80$3.40 per barrel; graham, S2.60. Oats White, $1.26 per cental; gray, $1.20$1.22H per cental. Barley Feed, $16.50$17; brew ing $16.50$17 per on. Millstuffs Bran, $16 per ton; mid dlings, $21.60; shorts, $17.50; chop. $16. Hay Timothy, $121J 60; clover, 17 9 60; Oregon wild hay, $67 per ton. Hops 1214o per pound; 1899 crop, 6 7c. Wool Valley, 14015c; Eastern Or egon, 912c; mohair, 2021c per pound. Butter Fancy creamery, 22 25c? dairy, 17H20c; store, 1012ttc per pound. Eggs Oregon ranch, 1313Hc per dozen. Poultry Chickens, mixed, $3.60)5; hens, $55.60; dressed, ll12c per pound; spring, $4jp6 per doxen; ducks, $5p6; geese $68 per dozen; turkeys, live, 910c per pound; dressed, 1314c per pound. Cheese Full cream, twins, 13 134c; Young America, 134014c per pound. Potatoes 4,5 56o per sack. Mutton Gross, best sheep, wethers, $4.75; ewes, $4 4.50; dressed 6V7c per pound. Hogs Gross, choice heavy, 5 $5.26; light, $4.76 6; dressed, 6 7c per pound. Veal Large, 77He per pound; small, 8H9o per pound. Beef Gross, top seers, $4.60 4.75; cows, $44.60; dresaed beef, 78 per pound. Ths Brussels automobiles are taxi from 80 to 50 franca per annum, i. cording to horse power. The Inter Island Telegraph com pany ot Hawaii Is the first wireless system to be opened for business. The case' of Missouri agalnat the Chicago drainage truatees will be the Brat jury trial in the United States supreme court In 107 years. Professor Shaler, Harvard's geolo gist, says that within 30 years new mining systems will produce an al most intolerable supply of cold. 1,000,000 HOTEL FIRE. Ths Jefferson, at Richmond, Vs., Burned, But No Llvea Lost. RICHMOND, Va., April 1. The Jef ferson hotel, this city, which was erected and furnished by tbe late Louis Olnter at a cost of $1,000,000, was de stroyed by Are. The magnificent structure covered half a block in tha ultra-fashionable part of tbe city, and was built of buff brick on a granite foundation. Tha flames were discovered In tha upper part of the Main-street side shortly before midnight, and in a short time that part of the building was a roaringfurnace. The guests who were first driven out of the Main-street portion of the hotel took refuge in tbe lobby on the Franklin-street side. There was much excitement, espe cially among the women, many of whom had retired for the night. Many persons lost all their effects. No one perished in the flames. Tha fire started in the linen room from a defective flue. The Insurance Is about $650,000. All the surrounding bouses are filled with property taken from the hotel. There has been soma looting, and several arrests have been made. There were In the hotel many works of art, Including Valentine's marble statue of Jefferson, which stood in the Franklin-street court This statue was broken. Immediately upon the discovery ot the fire, which was eating into ths celling of tbe linen room, the hotel fire apparatus was brought Into play, but tbe hose burst. Attendants then dashed through the building awaken ing the guests, .many ot whom were sleeping and had to be dragged out of bed. Most of tbe guests on the Franklln-street end of the hotel saved their baggage, and finally the Jefferson statue was gotten out, with the head broken off. Tbe guests in the part where the Are started lost tSeir bag gage, and many of them lost all their clothes. Owing to the height of the building, the fire department waa at a great disadvantage. Tbe fire made an immense blaze, and practically awakened the entire city. There were no thrilling escapes, the halls and staircases being numerous and wide. EFFECT OF CAPTURE. Insurgent Leaders on Luzon Are Ex pected to Surrender. MANILA, April 1. Agulnaldo is no detained In a comfortable room In a wing of the Malacanan palace. He is in charge of Captain Benjamin H. Randolph and Lieutenant Gilbert A. Youngberg, of battery G, Third artillery. When Aguinaldo waa captured he wore, a plain dark blue suit with the coat closely buttoned up at the throat and a wide white helmet with a leather band. He takes hla capture philo sophically. He Is generally cheerful, but sometimes moody. His health during the past year has been very good. It is uncertain what attitude he will now assume. Certain visitors are permitted to see Agulnaldo, but newspaper interviews with the pris oner are not allowed. Since Agulnaldo has been domiciled at the Malacanan palace, persons not provided with special permits have been denied admission to the grounds. General Trias, the commander of the Insurgent forces in Southern Luzon, who recently surrendered to the Amer ican authorities, visited Agulnaldo, and told the latter why he had sur rendered. Trias said that a continu ance of armed opposition to the United States was unjustifiable and ruinous; that the Independence of the Philip pines was Impossible, and that the Fil ipinos had better accept liberty, pros perity and progress under American rule. The capture of Agulnaldo, follow ing the surrender of General Trias, will probably occasion the surrender of the insurgent leader Malavar in Bat an gas province, Luzon; Bellarmlno, In Albay province, Luzon, and Luc ban, In the island of Samar within a month. Many people visited the resi dence of General and Mrs. Funston on the Calle Rell, in the suburb of Ermlta, The general modestly declined to talk. Mrs. Funston was evidently the hap piest woman In tbe Philippine islands. General Funston has been recom mended for the highest practicable re ward. It is believed here that he will receive an appointment of brigadier general In the regttla army. Tha Panama Waterway. Washington, April 1. The conditions under which the Colombian govern ment will consent to tbe transfer of the French concession for the con struction of the Panama canal to this government, should the latter select that route for an Isthmian waterway, are before the state department for Its consideration. Senor Silvela, the minister from Colombia, called on Secretary Hay today and left with him a memorandum bearing on the subject. This memorandum, being of a confi dential nature, the minister refused to discuss its features while the matter Is under consideration by the state department. Tho French concession originally expired In 1904, but it has been extended to 1910. Work of a Lunatic Akron, O., April 1. The Diamond pottery plant was totally destroyed by fire last night. The fire originated In waBte soaked in oil placed In va rious parts of the building. A well dressed man was noticed loitering about the place some time before the fire started. Earlier in the evening an attempt waa made to dynamite the pottery of the Robinson-Merrill Company. Tha watchman discovered sticks of dynamite placed in various parts of the main building before the fuses had been Ignited. At other fac tories oil-soaked waste was found in various sections of the buildings. Massacred by Tiburon Indiana. Proenlx, Aril, April 1. It Is re ported that a party of goldseekers was massacred by Ceria Indiana on the Is land of Tiburon, In the Gulf of Cal ifornia. Two weeks ago six Mexican prospectors left Tepopa on the west coast ot Mexico In a small boat and went to Tiburon Island in search of gold. Pedro Fasqulela, one of the party, has reached the mainland In a small boat, and reported a fierce fight with the Indians. He escaped, and believes his comrades were killed. crrccr oh taqais Capture of Aguinaldo Leads to Many Surrenders. GENERAL M8CARTHUR MAKES A REPORT The Insurrection in the bland of Mindense Stamped Out Filipinos Learn That RetUtancc It Uselest. WASHINGTON. April 1. An Im portant dispatch received at tbe war department today from General Mac Arthur, In the opinion of the officials, went far to support the prediction made by General MacArthur yester day that the end of the rebellion Is near at hand. This dispatch chron icles the surrender of a considerable additional number of rebela and mil itary arms, and the important feature of It is that the surrender marks the complete stamping out of the insur rection in the Island of Mindanao, which is, next to Luzon, the largest island in the group. The dispatch is as follows: "Manila, March 29. Brigadier Gen eral William Cobb reports the sur render at Sumulao, Mindanao, of 9 officers, 160 men, 187 rifles and 80 shotguns, Capistrano's command. This ends tbe trouble in Mindanao as far as the Filipinos are concerned. Brig adier General Robert F. Hughes re ports Aiikpali and Ruiz, 34 guns, sur rendered to Captain David Shanks, Eighteenth infantry, at Mamburao; 206 guns, Fulton's command, surren dered to Lieutenant Colonel William B. Scott, Forty-fourth infantry." The following cablegram was re ceived at the navy department from Admiral Remey: "Cavite, March 29. Bureau of Nav igation, Washington: MacArthur tel egraphs: Thanks to splendid coop eration of Vicksburg, I have Aguin aldo securely in my possession at Malacanan. General Funston loud in praise of everything navy did. Entire army joins in thanks to yourself, of ficers and men REMEY." Secretary Long replied to the ad miral as follows: "Remey, Manila: Inform MacAr thur highly appreciate his and Funs ton's generous praise navy, and con gratulate them heartily. LONG." Senator Burton and Representatives Long and Curtis, of Kansas, saw the president after 4 o'clock, when the rush of work bad ceased. The presi dent listened attentively to what the delegation had to say, and said he had under consideration the matter of rewarding General Funston for hla servloes in capturing the Filipino chief. The delegation regard their in terview as encouraging and hope to sea the Kansan made a brigadier gen eral in the regular establishment, but its members were careful to say that tha president gave them no promise nor any ' indication as to his inten tions in this regard. They would not be surprised, however, if considerable opposition to giving Funston a briga dier generalship should develop at the war department. There is no disposi tion in the regular establishment to be little General Funston's exploit, es pecially since the receipt of Central MacArthur'a dispatch giving full credit to Funston, but there would natu rally be opposition to jumping a vol unteer officer 35 years of age into the grade of brigadier general, and the Kansas delegation recognizes this fact. HERMANN IS TO GO. Retention Made Impossible by Frie , tion With Hitchcock. WASHINGTON, March SO. It has practically been determined that Hermann will not remain commis sioner of the general land office. While the president speaks well ol Hermann, he cannot have him a sub ordinate to Hitchcock, in view of the friction that exists. Hermann has been tendered a place on the civil service .commission, but as this is s reduction both in salary and impor tance, he does not like to make the change. The president does not want to dump Hermann out In the cold, and the civil service commissioner ship was suggested to let him down asy. George D. Meiklejohn, ex-assistant secrteary of war, is mentioned as Hermann's successor. He lost his former place in making a fight for the senate, but it is understood he con tributed his full share in the choice of two Republicans; and may be reo ognlzed for his party loyalty. A Dubuque Fire. Dubuque, la., April 1. A four-story trick structure occupied by George Richardson & Co., manufacturers ol shoes, and B. F. Richardson & Co., la dies' shoes, was destroyed by fire to night. Loss, $118,000. Says He Is Heir. Tacoma, Wash., April 1. Samuel Phllby, a Tacoma ship carpenter here, claims to be one Of the heirs to the English estate ot Thomas Holden, mentioned in yesterday's dispatches. Philby's mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Shel ton Phllby, 76 years old, now living at Brazil, la., was the granddaughter of Thomas Holden, through her mother. The claim of the Philby heirs com bats that of the Broadbents, of Balti more; Stambaughs, of New York, and others, who claim inheritance through Holden's sister Elizabeth, while the Phllby heirs claim direct descent. Massacred by Indians. Phoenix. Ariz., April 1. It Is re ported that a party of goldseekers was massacred by Ceris Indians on the Island of Tiburon, in tbe Gulf of Cal ifornia. Two weeks ago six Mexican prospectors left Tepopa on the west coaBt of Mexico In a small boat and went to Tiburon island in search of gold. Pedro Pasqulela, one ot the party, has reached the mainland in a email boat, and reported a fierce fight with the Indiana. He escaped, and believes his comradeswere killed. DISASTER ON SHIP. Commander Roper, of Gunboat Petrel, Suffocated. WASHINGTON, April 2. Tha naTT department early this morning re ceived a cablegram from Admiral Remey, commander-ln-cblef of the As iatic station, giving a brief account of a fire in tbe sail room of the gunboat Petrel, and of the death of the com manding officer. Lieutenant Command er Jesse M. Roper, as a result of a heroic effort to rescue the men below. The dispatch states that 22 other of ficers and men were prostrated, but all are recovering. Admiral Remey'a dispatch follows: "Cavite, March 31. Fire was dis covered in the sail room of the Petrel at 7 o'clock this morning. Roper com manding. After going below once, bo went again against advice, and at tempted to recover the men below. He was suffocated, and died at 7:45. Twenty-two other officers and men were entirely prostrated, but are re covering. The fire is out; damage Immaterial. Will send Roper's re mains by Buffalo. ' REMEY." The department at once sent a tel egram to H. F. Fay, brother-in-law of Lieutenant Commander Roper, at Longwood, Mass., asking that he In from Mrs. Roper of the news. The following expression of sympathy and appreciation was also made:' "With this sad news the department sends to Mrs. Roper deep sympathy in the great loss she has sustained, and the highest appreciation of the gallantry and self sacrifice with which Lieutenant Com mander Roper gave his life for hla fellow men. It was a heroic deed." Lieutenant Commander Roper was born in Missouri, and entered tha naval service June 25, 1868. He was commissioned to the rank held by him at the time of his death, March 31, 1899, and was ordered to the command of the Petrel November 15, 1899. The Petrel was one of the vessels under Admiral Dewey at the battle of Ma nila bay, when she was in charge of Lieutenant Commander Wood. Tbe latter officer came home shortly after, and Lieutenant Commander Roper suc ceeded him. The Buffalo, on which tbe remains will be sent home, is used for the transportation of troops, and la about to return to tbe United States by way of the Mediterranean. . SIX MONTH8 MORE. Then, General Young 8ays, a Small Force Will Do in ths Philippines. SAN FRANCISCO, April 1. Major General S. B. M. Young, who arrived from Manila today on the transport -Logan, said: "General Funston's exploit was one of remarkaole bravery, and he la de serving of the nlghest recognition at the hands of our government. This talk about 'West Point Influence', is all bosh. If any such statements have been made that graduates of West Point or men who have risen from the ranks will oppose Funston's advancement, it has come from the lips of disappointed officers. No good officer or gentleman would belittle such a brave achievement." General Young, in speaking of tbe effect of the capture of Aguinaldo on the situation In the islands, said he believed the troops would have to be kept there but six .months longer. He did not think it would De wise to bring them all away, however, for there waa a large number of marauding bands throughout the Islands who would have to be kept under subjection. "It will take at least two genera tions," said the general, "to get the Filipinos to understand the meaning of self-government as we understand it. The Filipino idea Is to have the country parceled out among the lead ers, and they will rule the people and get all they can out of them. We shall have to look to the children of the babies over there now to get the matter on a correct basis." REWARD FOR TITUS.' rave Musician of tha Fourteenth May Be Sent to West Point. WASHINGTON. April 1. A petition signed by all officers serving with the Fourteenth infantry regiment has been sent to Adjutant General Corbin, requesting the appointment of Musi cian Calvin P. Titus, company E. Four teenth infantry, the first American sol- -dier to enter Pekin during the recent troubles in China, a cadet-at-large to the military academy. The petition aays: "During his service Musician Titus has proved himself to be a" trustwor thy, intelligent, sober, brave and thor ough soldier. On August 14, 1900, at Pekin, China, he was the first American to scale the wall of the Chi nese city and enter Pekin. On the following day, while engaged in the fight in the Imperial city, he received a slight wound. His meritorious con duct deserves recognition, and it is believed that if given an appoint ment to West Point, and a commis sion upon graduation, Musician Titus will make an excellent officer." . Roughly Treated by Burglar. Pittsburg, Pa., April 2. Mrs. Anna Ward, aged 60, Is lying in a critical condition from the effects of brutal treatment by three masked burglars at her home this morning. Mrs. Ward and her daughter were awakened by the pre , nee of burglars at their bed Bide, each .woman finding a revolver pointed directly at her head. Mrs. Ward undertook to resist, and while the daughter was held in subjection by one ot the men, another knocked the elder woman into unconsciousness, literally crushing her skull. The hus band and son of Mrs. Ward were sleeping on the third floor, having In their possession about $1,200, the booty tbe burglars evidently were after. Rain and High Wind. Dallas, Tex., April 1. A heavy rain storm, accompanied by a high wind, prevailed here this afternoon. The wind damaged roofs and blew down shrubbery and the precipitation was so heavy that it formed torrents In the streets which swept everything before them. Street-car traffic was de layed and a quarter of a mile of track in the southern portion of the city had to be abandoned tor the remainder of the day. The damage In Dallas is estimated at $25,000.