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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
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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
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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.
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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.