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8T. ItELENS, OttEGON FRIDAY. MAY 3, 1901.
NO. 20.
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PROFESSIONAL.
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Physician and Surgeon.
ST. HELENS, OREGON.
Dr. II. K. Cliff,
Physician an d Surgeon.
ST. HELENS, OREGON.
Dr. J. E. Hall,
Physician and Surgeon.
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PORTLAND-ASTORIA ROUTE.
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In place of Bailey Gatzert
Landing Foot of Aider Htreet, Portland.
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From All Parts of the New World
and the Old.
Or INTEREST TO OUR MANY READERS
Somprthoulvt R.vkw of th Important Kap
Pnlnji of th Put Week In a
Condctutd Form.
rrraldent McKinley and party hit
left WMhington.
The Cuban comminsiontr hY
itortcd for liomo.
Mnrmullnir ha innroMcd betwo
rckin and Tion Tain.
Turlmlont provincs of South Cama
rlnea, Luion, is nearly pacified.
Cardinal Kampolla hot rcaifrnod th
offico of papal ancrctary of state.
Negotiation for th renewal of the
Dritsbund will be opened ihortly.
Albiana are laid to bo committing
wliolcaule atrocitica la old Borvia.
Ot toman auk help of French U
roaciio ex-ultan from living grave.
LI Hung Chang compliment
American tund on indemnity quea
tion. Dliuiolution of Alatka transporta
tion combine ha caused a big cut in
ruun.
James Callahan waa acquitted of
complicity in the Cudahy kidnap
ping. Kepairs to cost $5,000 have been
recommended tor the Astoria Federal
building.
Enthusiastic meetings were held al
over the country in honor of Grant'
birthday.
Henry Muldrum, of Oregon City,
has been appointed urvcyor genera)
of Oregon.
Von Waldereoo report four engage
ments, in which the Chinese wer
badly defeated.
James Douglas Held, ex-United
State consul and "father of the tel
egraph, " is dead.
Hon. J. C. Trullinger, en-Oregon
legialutor and prominent citizen of
Astoria, is dead.
General Kntterlen reports that th
Chinewi only left Kukuan when they
were forced to do so.
Women members of Washington
ran-Ameriean commission came out
ahead in legal content for expnes
money.
Americans surprised a tilipine
camp, One relwl major wo killed
and several staff officers captured.
The American lost two men in th
(ngngemeiit.
The flood In Cincinnati will exceed
txpectatiuns.
"Billy" 8mith, a noted American
pugilist, is dead.
Afrikanders protest against British
treatment 01 Capo Dutch.
Hay and Pauncefote held a confer
enco on the canal question.
The FAn-Amcrican commission will
meet in Washington shortly.
The new American yacht Constitu
tion will be launched May 0.
English merchants severely con
demn the proposed export duty.
Three Oretron men have been ap
pointed lieutenant in the regular
army.
The remain of Lincoln have been
rilaccd in the new monument at
Springfield, 111.
Dr. McKellopa. one of the most
noted dental surgeons in the country,
is dead in Chicago.
Neighboring state are sending
numerous request to Oregon author
ities for uppIieof Chinese pnea-
anta.
The United States transport Kil
patrick has arrived at Honolulu with
omalloox on board, and is now in
quarantine.
Suit ha been commenced by Ad'
miral Dowoy for the prize money du
him for ship and naval tore which
he captured at Manila.
Two men were killed and several in
jured as the result of a wreck on an
Ohio nuiroaa. a no accutenu n
caused by the rails spreading.
Scottish rite Masons have just cele
Wtfld the 100th anniversary of tl
organiiation of the first supremeo
council in the United State.
Philippine insurgonts to the num
ber of 2,272 officer and men have
laid down their arm in South Iloco
nd sworn alletrianco to the United
States.
Arrangements have been mad
whoroby the Missouri Pacific railroad
system will have a direct outlet to
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the Pacific const and
1 oruuim mi.
be the terminus."
The commission of fivo deleagtes
from the Cuban constitutional con
vention, that was sont to Wasihngton
to confer with the president regard
ing Cuban relation with this coun
try, have arrived in Washington.
Lake Niagara Is the largest frert
water lake between Lake MlcUiga
and Lake Tltlcaca, In Peru.
Minnesota farm land have ad
vanced more than 100 per cent In
value during the past seven years.
The carrying and collection of mall
. m ii i. nfflxiallv decided.
shall be conducted on automobile.
At numerous mine In Siberia, .oog
eni Kr.a-.a nr. llftfld Oil A
men ami ou ' . .
single property to produce gold not
exceeding sz,uuu,vu iiu. ""
EXPLOSION AND FIRE.
Nearly Two Hundred Perioni Killed or la.
jured near Frankfort Germany.
Frankfort, Germany, April 27.
One of the most destructive explos
ion on record occurred this evcoinjr
at the electro-chemical works, near
Greisheim, where smokeless powder
is manufactured. Most of the boil
ers exploded. The noise was so tre
mendous that It was heard at great
instances, including franltfort and
.uuyonce, me lactory ticcame a
mas of flame immediately, and a
northeast wind carried the spark to
nuiKiimii iiik viungcs, wnero several
house were et on fire. Eichteen
cylinders, each containing about a
hundred weight of smokeless powder,
were in the room where the explosion
occurred,
The troops were immediately or
dered to Grcisheim to prevent the fire
spreading to the large benzine reser
voirs near by. Fire brigades from
every place in the neiehborhood hur
ried to the scene, but. owiim to the
dangerous nature of the fire and the
fear of a renewal of the explosions,
the greatest difficulty was experienced
in stopping the progress of the flame.
Only after five hours of strenuous ef
fort was the conflagration to some ex
tent controlled and the danger passed
so a to make it possible to begin the
work of extracting bodies. It is
feared that nearly 200 person have
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wen jtiutHi or injurcu.
Hospitals have been improvised in
the vicinity. The flame spread with
frightful sliced to the adjacent build
ings, and then over the river Main to
Schwanheim. When a second ex
plosion took place the fumes and
gases of burning chemicals made it
impossible to Btay in the vicinity.
The last explosion occurred at 7:30
r. M., and when it was ascertained
that no further danger was antici
pated, the inhabitant were allowed to
return to their home. At 8:30 the
fire was still burning in the center
and the work of extracting the bodies
from the debris was being carried on
by torchlight, gaslight not being ob
tainable. All railway traffic with
rrankfort was stopped during the fire,
except for trains carrying the injured,
hut it has since been resumed. Four
shed for dressing wounds of the in
jured have been erected.
The catastrophe, it is now stated,
originated in a small fire, which ig
nited several receptacles of piric acid,
causing a terrific explosion, The
houses adjoining the factory were par
tially demolished by the violence of
the explosion.
SWINDLED BY EMPLOYES.
WnhlnjtoM Street Car Men Have Bees
Arrested for Frsud.
Washington, April 27. System
atic frauds practised on the lines of
tha Washington Traction & Electric
Company to an extent of probably
$50,000, have been discovered, and
eight of the employes, six of whom
are conductors and two firemen, are
under arrest on a charge of conspiracy.
The eratioii, it is claimed, have
liecn going on for several months.
The punched tickets turned in by the
conductors are checked up at the
office. The investigation that has
been held, it is stated, disclosed that
many of the tickets, inRtead of being
destroyed, were saved and sold to con
ductors at $1 per 101), and that the
conductors who bought them substi
tuted them for good ticket. This
was done by turning in the old tickets
by the company at the close of each
day, the same numlier of good tickets
being retained in the pocket of those
who were in the conspiracy. It is
also alleged that in many cases the
numlier of fares rung up and the
number of passengers on trips have
shown a wide divergence.
A BLOODTHIRSTY REBEL.
Caillct Orders the Execution of Eight Amer
ican Soldier.
Manila, April 27. It is reported
that the reM general Cailles ordered
eight American soldiers to lie shot
April 21, the same day on which he
condemned to death Colonel Sanchio,
one of his staff officers, and Senor
Delarostt, a wealthy native who had
refused to contribute to the insur
gent funis. Sanchio escaped. The
others wcrn tortured and then butch
ered. Cailles, who is now lurking in
the mountain of Tayabns province,
Luzon, proclaims himself dictator
and successor to Aguinaldo, ami an
nounces his intention to continue
a war of extermination. ,
Backward About Enllitinj.
Trxlnn Anril 27. The annual re
turns of recruiting for 100 shows a
total enlistment of 08,301, against 42,
too ;.. 1H) Tlio recruitimr for the
infantry is regarded as unsatisfactory.
In spite of t lie impetus oi me war aim
-,,!, ,,-1 inn nf the standard of
heieht, the number of enlistmoiited
infantrymen is neiow tnatonovo, me
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the showier branches of the service.
To Build Into New Oil District.
27. Genera
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Managor Kruttschnitt, of the South
ern Pacific company, lia announced
... ...m.an.l fti ill-nail infn thtt
iliac mu iiiwimiocv. v..
Sunset oil districts in Central Cali
fornia will be built in the immediate
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Santa Fe have united in support of
tho undertaking. The road will be
ou ,;t. i Iniiotli and will connect
with the Southern Pacific at Gossford.
It will coit about ?aoo,uuo.
ORtCOIl STATE HEY5
Hems of Interest From All Parts
of the State.
COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL HAPPENINGS
A Brief Review of the Growth and Improve
merits of the Many Induitrlet Through
out Our Thriving, Commonwealth.
Work has again been resumed on
the Golden Wedge mine, at Galice.
A new irrigating ditch ho been
started at Bly, in Klamath county.
It is not thought that the fruit was
injured by the recent heavy frosts in
Hood River,
The Sherman county court baa
raised the stock inspector's salary to
$300 per annum.
A considerable amount of wheat
was sold at The Dalle last week for
50 cent a bushel.
The Coos county court ha ordered
that the road poll tax be paid in cash,
and that the road supervisors collect
the tax.
T.axt. wofflr whila 3iwlr fflmmoni
wo driving for a load of hay on the
Inncs-Kelsay ranch, near Paisley, a
gust of wind lifted the rack off the
wacon and carried it several rods and
dropped it into a slough.
A Southern Pacific steam shovel
and outfit will immediately begin fill
ing in tho Bice Hill railway trestle
with earth. The switch will be ex
tended, a water tank built, and other
improvements made near Isadora and
BiseHill.
Elgin is to have two new plaining
mills.
The Dalle will spend $1,630.40 for
water pipe. ,
A bath house with a swimming tank
30x80 feet will be constructed at Ash
land. A cougar, .measuring six feet six
inches, was killed on Sweet creek last
week.
Wlmt is known on the Kite nlace.
near Cove, containing 640 acres of
laud, was recently sold for $15,000.
Tim ftranr. crmnrv court has ordered
that the date on which taxes become
delinquent be extended to June 20,
WOl.
The Ashland Meat Company receiv
ed a car load of cattle, from Gazelle
lost week, eight head ot whicn wcignea
1,890 pounds each.
A human skull and bones of a man's
liody were found last week about half
a mile up Butte creek from fossil.
The remains,, which were only a few
inches under ground, on the creek
bank, were exposed by the recent high
water. As the oldest settlers do not
remember of anyone having ever mys
teriously disapeared, the general ac
cepted theory is that 40 or 50 years
ago a white wanderer may have been
killed by Indians.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Walla Walla, 5657c ;
valley, nominul; bluestem, 59o. per
bushel.
Flour Best reades. $2.703.40 per
barrel; graham, $2.60.
flats Whit. SI. 25 tier cental:
gray, $1.201.22X percental.
Bnrlev Feed. $16.50(817: brewinir.
$16.50(417 per ton.
Millstuffs Bran, $16 per ton ; midd
lings, $21.50: shorts, $17.50; chop,
$16.
Hav Timothy, $1212.50; clover.
$79 50; Oregon wild hay, $607
per ton.
Hops 1214o. per lb. ; 1899 crop,
67o. ,
Wool Valley, 1314o.; Eastern
Oregon, 912c; mohair, 2021o.
per pound.
Butter Fancy creamery, 20
22c: dairy. 153l8o. ; store, 10
12 o. per pound.
Ecus Oregon ranch, 13(313 4o.
per dozen.
Poultry Chickens, mixed, $4.50;
hens, $5.50; dressed, 11 12c. per
pound; springs, $3(95 per dozen;
ducks, $5fl ; geeso, $67 ; turkeys,
live. 10l2o ; dressed, lataioc. per
pound.
Cheese Full cream, twins, 13
Mo. : Youne America. 13W14o.
per pound.
Potatoes Old. COoitGOc. Dr sack:
new, 2M2Jio. per pound. ,
Mutton Lambs 10(9 11c. per
pound cross : best sheep, $8 ; wethers,
$5; ewes, $4.50; dressed, 77Kc.
per pound.
Hogs Gross, heavy, $5.756;
light, $4.755; dressed, 7o. per
pound.
Veal Large, 7c. per pound ; small,
88'o. per pound.
Beef Gross, top steers, $55.25;
cows and heifers, $4.60(34.75; dressed
beef, 78)o. per pound.
The only American Indian in the
United States navy Is Chapman Schen
andoah. an Oneida, 29 years old, who
la on the cruiser Atlanta.
Banana flower has lately begun to
be used In making cakes, bread and
biscuits. It Is also used as a child
ren' food and for dyspeptics.
In the present house of representa
tives ot the Japan Diet, there are ISO
farmers, 23 barristers, 12 officials,
26 merchants, 6 newspaper editors,
3 doctors and ,70 members without
fixed professions.
ALASKA TELEGRAPH LINE.
It Will Probably Be Two Years Before It k
in Good Working Order.
Washington, April 29. Were it not
for the great difficulties of transport-
ation in Alaska, the government mil
itary telegraph line from Valde to
the Yukon river and down to tit.
Michaels would probably be in work
ing order by the close of the coming
summer, but under conditions as they
exist it will probably be two year be
fore this line in its entirety will be
working satisfactorily. Work was
not begun in earnest until late in
the season of 1900, when by dextrous
labor the men of the signal corps,
under Major Green, took hold and made
phenomenal progress, with the line.
It is beyond , a possibility, however,
for them to keep up this pace this
summer, owing largely to the diffi
culties encountered in getting their
lines, fixture and supplies to interior
points from which they are working.
Active operations in laying the line
could not be commenced before late
in March or the first of April, and
up to this time no advices on this
subject have yet been reccievd in
Washington.
It is hoped that by the close of this
summer season Fort Gibbon will be
connected with St. Michael, and this
will bring the latter point and Skag-
way within 15 days of each other,
whereas they have been heretofore two
months apart, and oftentimes nearer
three months. This will be a tremen
dous saving in time, and an unques
tioned advantage to the military and
other government omcials.
The question of how the line shall
be constructed along the great bend
of the Yukon has not yet been de
terimned. This neck of land is be
tween 30 and 40 miles wide. Should
the line follow the river it would be
much longer than an overland section,
and could not be reached in summer,
except by a large repair foifce,
which would make it expensive and
difficult of maintenance. During
the past winter an officer has been in
the field to see what can be done
across country between Fort Gibbon
and Fort Egbert. On his report the
department will act. The signal
corps is feeling its way cautiously,
so as not to make the same errors as
were ascribed to the Canadian author
ities, who attempted to build a tele
graph line from the two ends without
making a survey of the route, and in
consequence, at the close of a season,
found that the two ends that were to
have connected hod over lapped each
other for some miles, one going on
one side of a mountain and the other
on the opposite side. And for weeks
neither party knew of the proximity
of the other.
HEAD WAS SEVERED.
"Black Jack" Ketchum, Noted Desperado
Hanged. Rope Jerked Head from Body.
Clayton, N. M., April 27. Thomas
E. Ketchum, alias "Black Jack," the
tram robber, was hanged at 1 :21 P.
M. yesterday. The rope broke but
his head was jerked off.
The execution took place in side
a stockade built for the occasion.
The inclosure waa crowded, 150 spec
tators having been admitted.
When Ketehum mounted the plat
form at 1 :17 his face was very pale,
but his eye swept out over the crowd
very coldly and boldly, aa if he had
no fear, A priest stood at his side,
as the rope was put around his neck.
The condemned man had consented
to this at the last moment.
Ketchum declined to make a speech
before the noose was put around his
neck. He merely muttered "Good
by," then said, "Please dig my grave
very deep, and finally, all right,
hurry up." His legs trembled, but
he kept hi nerve. .
When the body dropped through
the trap the half inch rope severed
the head as cleanly as if a knife had
cut it. The body pitched forward
with blood spurting from the headless
trunk. The head remained with the
black cap and flew down into the pit.
Pueblo Teacher Disappears.
Pueblo, Col., April 29. A local
sensation is caused by the mysterious
disappearance of Mrs. Mertie Buerger,
who for 12 years has been a teacher in
the Pueblo schools. Bloodhounds
followed a trail from Mrs. Buerger's
house to and under a bridge over
Fountain creek, a shallow stream.
The Arkansas river, some distance
further on, has been dragged, witl cnt
result.
Nebraska Prairie On Fir.
Valentine, Neb., April 26. Word
received from the southwestern part of
this (Cherry) county is to the effect
that disastrous prairie fires are raging
there; that the buildings of one cat
tle ranch have been entirely wiped out
and that other ranches are threatened.
Details are very meager, and it is im
possible to learn the name of the
ranch which has suffered the loss of its
buildings, which is about 60 miles
from here. The report says that the
fires started about 4 o'clock in the
afternoon.
Disloyal Utterances Suppressed.
Ttlnrnnfontfiin. Oranire River Col
ony, April 29. The provost marshal,
presiding over a court of summary
Mirifuiinl.inn. haA announced his inten
tion of suppressing disloyal utter
ance, lie lias ordered a uritisii sub
ject named Mitchell to be deported to
(Vvlon for ahuaine an armv order to
r.hA effont thAt hniiaphnldiira shall sus
pend a board outside of their doors
giving tho names of all the occupant
of tht particular house.
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Senator Clark's Men Clash with
Nevada Officers.
WORKMEN IGNORE SHERIFF'S ORDERS
Attempt to Prevent Wasjoni Loaded with Sup-
piles from Crossing Disputed Ground
Will Settle It In Court
Uvada, Utah,. April 29. The first
clash bewteen the Oregon Short Line
and Senator Clark' forces for posses
sion of the dispnted Utah & California
grade occurred today when 22 wagon
loaded with ties were driven up to
the right of way by order of Superm
tendent Young. The first team was
promptly stopped by the Clark forces,
Sheriff Johnson then demanded that
the teams be allowed to pass over th
public road, but the Clark force again
refused to allow the teamsters to pro
ceed. The teamsters then attempted
to force their horses through, but tlx
Clark men, heavily reinforced and
armed with shovels and pick handles,
rushed to the horses heads and stopped
them. For two hours the argument
was kept up, several of the teamster
in the meantime succeeding in break
ing through and getting their wagoni
upon the right of way.
Finally the Clark forces asked foi
an armistice and an agreement wat
reached by which the wagons are not
to be unloaded and the Clark force
are to retire to their second line oi
defense at the barbed wire trocha,
two miles down the grade, pending a
determination in court of the respec
tive rights of the claimants. This
action, it is believed, remove the
danger of a further clash between the
rival forces.
BOER FORCE CAPTURED.
Surrounded at Night by Lieutenant Reid ami
a Small Party of English.
London, April 29. The war office
has received the following dispatch
from Lord Kitchener: "Pretoria,
April 27. Since yesterday the col
umn reports the Boer losses to be 12
killed, 20 wounded, 47 captured and
42 surrendered. In addition to the
foregoing, Lieutenant Reid, with 20
Bushmen, captured southeast of Com
misie drift, Oliphant's river, Com
mandant Schoeder and 41 Boers to
gether with a Maxim. Reid 's men
crept up and surrounded them before
dawn, and opened fire, the Boers im
mediately surrendering."
In a latter message forwarding ad
vices from General Kitchener, his
brother, the commander in chief says:
"General Kitchener reports from
Spardee Platz 18 Boers killed,. 14
taken prisoners and 3,000 cattle and
many wagons captured. "
WON BY AMERICANS.
Pittsburg Firm Will Build Locomotives fot
India.
New York, April 29. An American
concern has secured the contract for
locomotives . recently ordered h" tho
Calcutta port commissioners, despite
active .European competition.
The Indian authorities invited bids
in the open market for nine locomo
tives. The lowest British bid wo
that of Neilson, Reid & Company,
Gloscow. Their price was 1,549,
against the Pittsburg Locomotive
Company's bid of L,d7B for each
engine. The fittsburg company also
offered quick delivery, undertaking
to fulfill its contract inside ot six
months, while the shortest time given
by British builders was nine months.
The Calcutta officials accepted the
tender of the American company.
This is the first contract for loco
motives Americans have secured
abroad through lower prices. Pre
vious contracts have come to this
country because of prompt delivery.
Anaconda Burglars Stole Safe Bodily.
Anaconda ,Mont., April 29. Two
burglars entered the Alaska saloon
early today by forcing the Main
street door. Bodily picking up a 300
pound safe, they loaded it onto an
express wagon. Driving outside the
city limits they broke the safe open
and secured $10,000 in gold. Putting
the broken safe back into the wagon
they started the horse for the city
and made good their escape. . No
clew. .
Robbed Th Exprse.
Macon, Ga., April 29. An express
car of the Central Georgia railroad I
going from Atlanta to Savannah was j
robbed this morning by two men who
boarded the train at Macon. After
the train pulled out of Macon the two
men, who had secreted themselves in
some way, entered the express car
and confronted the express messenger.
They seized and bound his hands and
feet and threw a sack over his head.
They then went through his package
and secured about $350, but left
$1,000 package lying on the floor.
Chinese Cam Back.
Pekin, April 29. The Chinese ree-
ulars who retired beyond the Great
wall have reappeared at another point
within the international area.
Strong representations have been
made to the Chinese plenipotentiaties
in regard to the necessity for their
immediate retirement. The French
force is in readiness to renew the
operations, but has been ordered to
await the result of the imperial
edicts.
BANDS OF ROBBERS.
Depredations of Thieves sad Pirates Increasing
In Vicinity of Pcklt.
Berlin, April 80. Field Marshal
Count von Waldersee in a dispatch
from Pekin, reports that marauding
has increased near Hosiwu and Matu,
and that junks used as transports be
tween these places have been attacked.
Lieutenant Colonel Arnstadt has been
sent from Tien Tsin to the disturbed
district in command of a composite
column. Count von Waldersee also
reports, under Pekin date, as follows:
"Colonel Hoffmeister, command
ing the Fourth infantry and two com
panies of mountain artillery, attacked
the enemy April 23 by the great wall,
10 kilometer south of Hai Shan
Kwan, and forced them to retire with
heavy losses into Shan Si. We lost
four wounded and captured four flags
and four old pattern guns. General
Voyron intimates that he intends to
evacuate the neighborhoood of Shan
Ting and return to Pao Ting Fu.
His extended outposts remain at Sin
Lei. I am keeping a force at Ansul
ing pass."
la Pursuit of the Chinese.
London, April 30. A Beuter dis
patch from Pekin says the headquar
ters staff has received a telegram from
a British officer accompanying the
expedition to the effect that on April
23 the Germans crossed into Shun Si
through the Kouk Nau and Chang
Chen Liu passes, in pursuit of the
retreating Chinese, whom they fol
lowed 18 miles, fighting a sharp ac
tion. The French troops remained
in occupation of the passes. The Ger
mans returned April 25, and the
French handed over the passe to
them and returned to their previous
outposts. The Germans are said to
have had four men killed and five
officers and 80 men. wounded. The
Chinese loss is not known.
MEXICAN MINISTERS.
Diplomatic Relations Resumed With Austria
and American Republics.
. Washington, April 30. A complete
reapproachment between the govern
ment of Austria and Mexico has been
brought about, and as a result each
country is about to send a minister to
the other. This terminates an inter
national estrangement dating back to
the days when young Maximillian of
Austria sought to gain a foothold in
Mexico, and lost his life in the ad
venture. A bill has passed the Mexi
can congress providing for a minister
to Austria at a salary of $15,000 an
nually. Austria will take similar ac
tion by sending a minister to Mexico,
and this will close the long and his
toric separation.
The Mexican government has also
taken steps to resume diplomatic
communication with South American
countries, the first move in that di
rection being the appointment of a
Mexican minister to the Argentine
republic. For many years there has
been no diplomatic intercourse be
tween Mexico and her sister republics
on the southern continent, as there
was little commerce between them,
and few political questions requiring
diplomatic representations. Recent
ly, however, Argentina has made a
friendly move by accrediting a min
ister both to Washington and Mexico
City, and Uruguay has taken similar
action. The selection of Mexico City
as the place for holding the congress'
of American republics has had a fur
ther influence in inducing Mexico to
extend her relations with South and
Central America.
THE NEW COMET.
Brightest That Ha Appeared to View for Ovet
Nineteen Yeirs.
Elkhorn, Wis., April 30. The new
comet which was observed this morn
ing at the Yerkes observatory, at Wil
liams bay, is said by astronomers to -be
the brightest that has appeared
for 19 years. Notice was received
yesterday by telegraph from Harvard
university that a comet had been dis
covered at Queenstown April 23, and
observed at Cape of Good Hope on
the morning of April 25. Its position
at that time was about 16 degrees
southwest of the sun. Its position
this morning was some 15 degrees
north of the sun, indicating a very
rapid northeasterly movement.
Nothing could be seen of the celes
tial visitor last evening at sunset, but
this morning Professor E. R. Frost,
assisted by F. R. Sulliavn,-saw the
new comet appear above the horizon.
About 20 minutes before sunrise it
could be plainly seen, although the
sky was quite bright. It was of an
orange color, with two prominent
kits or streamers. It remained vis
ible until 15 minutes or more after
sunrise, when it faded away in the
growing light. It was too low in the
sky to be observed by the 40 inch
telescope, and the sky was so bright
that nothing could be seen with the
12 inch instrument. ' .
The Governnent Will Refund.
Washington, April 30. Commis
sioner of Internal Revenue Yerkes,
in pursuant of the action of the
United States supreme court in de
claring the tax of 10 cents on export
bills of lading unconstutional, lias
informed inquirers that the amounts
paid for the stamjis will be refunded '
on claims of the value of $2 or over.
It is estimated that about $800,000
has been collected under this tux
lince it went into effect, July 1, 18'J8.