OREGON
VOL. XXI 1 1.
(ST. HELENS, OJtKCiON, FltlPAV, MAltCU 2, 1900.
NO. 12.
THE
MIST.
NEWS OFJTHE WEEK
Ih a Condensed Form for Our
Busy Readers.
HAPPENINGS OF TWO CONTINENTS
, .Resume Of tha Las Important but
Not Last Intereitl'ia; Event
of thaPast Wk.
Tli deepest anow ( tin wlqter now
curare the Ml JUI West.
The government will try to lirlng
Hermann to trial In March.
Tha Rnaelan national assembly haa
been called to meet May 10.
Klliplnne are aiiiiuua to organise a
volunteer regiment to fight China.
MiMoorl't Supreme court liaa decided
thai Standard Oil man mini diva evi-
War between France and Germany la
declared Inevitable an ai-couutol Ilia
aland ol Kmperor William.
Ihxiaevelt la simpletons ol China, be
lieving tlia official ara trying to lull
tlila country Into lalaa security.
Tlia Cash Buyer union, a Chicago
concern which aold moat ol lla eUa-k to
farmer, liaa failed. Tlia farmer ara
uut $ 1 ,000,000 and mmclianta $260,000.
A special gran I jury at Pueblo, Col
orado, haa returned indictment axatnal
ill Colorado Fuel A Iron company,
the Colorado Supply coniany and Ilia
American Smelling company lor uaing
the "scrip ayalem" In paying their aw
pliiym, In violation ol tlia law.
ItooacvrU lavora tha alilp subsidy
Mil.
All parties in Rusala ara attacking
Wttto'e cabinet.
Forty peisone wara hurt in a street
car imi In PilUburg.
Tha rata hill will aaa tha senst
without tha court review amendment.
f ailure ol tha Moiorcan eonterenc la
now exuvcled. hut War la not looked
..r.
Tha Philippine tariff til! paeaed .y
tha hone will aoon come op lo th
senate.
Tha t'anama canal eoinmlealon wilt
likely lie raducad lioro seven members
to three.
Weal Virginia's governor haa appeal
e.1 lor aid to down tha railroad Iruat in
that slate.
Coal operator have offered a com
proiulan to tha mineri and a sink may
h averttMl.
Hoatia ia negotiating a new loan In
Franca ol 1240.000.000. Tha Interest
will he A por trills
W. K. Vanderbilt. Jr., waa mobbed
and arrested in Italy tor running down
a boy with hl auto.
Tin re hoys were burned to death and
til tin Injured ion ft Are at Kenyon Aim
Ury academy, Gambler, Ohio.
Wltte'e cabinet ia tailing lo place.
Japanese ara aald to ba oppressing
Cureana,
Johann llnrh, tha modern bluelieard,
haa Inn hanged.
Minister Rockhlll says ha fear no
trouble In China at preeent.
Attorney! lor tha Federation officer
have secured habeas corpua wrlta at
llolae.
The drydock Dewey haa had to put
In at !. I'almaa, Canary lalandi, lor
repaira.
Wilson Mlxner, tha yonlhlul husband
ol Mra. Yetkee-M liner, haa agreed loa
separation lor $20,000.
The State department haa taken up
witli the Kuaalan government tlia al
Icgixt holding np ol poalal orders issued
by the UnlU'd State.
Cnngresamanen are receiving many
proleeta againat Ilia Hephurn-lHilllvsr
hill now pending. Thli measure la
practically Federal lenognltioo ol
prohibition.
riilllpplne ofllolala aay tha tariff re
dni'tlon on aiignr will not make any
difference with the producer ol the
United Stales, aa tha product ol the
ialanda will go to China anywajr.
Tail matte three apeechol on Wash,
ingtou'a birthday.
The I.ongworlh'1 received a warm
welcome in Cuba.
Democrat control the sonata com
ml line on the rate bill.
One ol Now Orleans' largest whole
sale grocery II mil hai Differed a lire
lossol $130,000.
The German relchstag haa extended
the most lavored nation tariff to the
United Slates lor one year.
0. A. R. national oltlcers are pre
paring lor a bill time when the national
encampment meats In Minneapolis Au
gustl3. Tha Canadian government has raised
$25,000 worth ol Hour which will be
sent to the lamina sufferers ol Japan
Tha various foreign legations at Fe
kin ara beginning to fear an outbreak
and tha sentries on duty have been
doubled.
John 1). Rockefeller la said to have
bnen discovered in his own olllue trans
acting business as usual. Soma of the
best detectives have been trying to lo
CHILE'S TRADE FALLS OFF.
English Tonnage Exceada by Far All
Ulnars Entering Those Porta.
Washington, Feb. 27. Consul Gen-
eral Field, at Valparaiso, In a report to
tha Hlate department, aaya that out ol
a total oN 7,000,00(1 annual tonnage ol
veaaels entering Chilean ports, those
flying the American Hag represented
ouly 11)8,000 tone. Ureal Britain's
Hag covered 8,000,000 tone, and Uer
man ships aggregated 8,000,000 tons.
Tha trad ol tha United Hlatea letl hank
Irom $11,000,000 in 1903 to f 10,000,
000 in 1W04, notwithstanding Clill
greatly Incr.-aaad her purchases.
Tha Chilean government, the coma!
aaya, la planning many new railroad!
and extension. The trana-Andine
railway, when completed, will shorten
tha time between Chile and Kurope 10
or 12 days.
(instil lroy, at Dnrango, writes
that Mexico will aoon Import wheat.
Consul Oeneral Thackeray, at Ber
lin, reports that tha I'nltfd Hlatea pur
chased nearly 1 15,080,000 mora nier
chandlee Irorn Ilia empire taut year
than In IU04, mostly manufactured
goods, but that the salee ol American
manufactured goodi lo Oermany, aside
Irom lard and petroleum, in 1UO0, did
not ual 116,000,000.
TRADE WITH SCANDINAVIA.
United Slalea Sella S20.0OO.000
Mora That It Buyi.
Washington, Feb. 27. According to
a bulletin leaned by the department ol
Com mere and I-abor, the trade of the
United Hlatea with tha Scandinavian
countries, under which term are in
cluded Hweden, Denmark and Norway,
lor the tiara I yVar IWJS, amounted to
132,000,000, ol which $R,K0,000 ll
Import! Irom and ja,0()0,000 ex por U
to Ihoee countries. In IHtlo til- total
trade with theaa countries waa 111,-
Ooo.tKlO. ahowing an Increase ol prac
tically 300 per cent in tha last decade,
white our total foreign traila liai In
creased hut ahuut 70 per cent.
The bulletin aaya that the Hcanilina
vian population ol the Cnited HtaU
lear a larger ratio to tha present pop
ulatlon ol their countriea ol nativity
than any other clia ol our loreign born
population.
Import Irom Haeden in 100S aggre
gated li.tM.oM, and exports to that
counlrv. I7.HI7.171.T
Imivirls Irom Norway. $2,204,680,
and export. $4,420,460.
Import Irom Denmark, $1,008,760,
and export, $14.HHI,Aoti.
CHECK ON CHOLERA.
Maritime Quaranlin Found Effective
at Manila.
Wellington, Feb. 27. A report of
the nuhlic health and marine hoepllal
service, wlilch has just been laaued,
give a summary of the qnarantinable
diaeaaea reported lor the city ol Manila
ilurlim the calendar rear 1U05, ahows
that there were 2!4 caaea ai.d 226
deal ha Irom cholera, 45 caaea and 43
deaths Irom pla-ue, and 27 caaoa and
twn deaths Irom smallnw. The report,
dln aaeing the cholera altuitlon in ths
province there, iiys that, while the
number ol t aa haa remained about
the aame lor aeveral wrnka. their 1
Hon I constantW changing, and adds
that cholera has practically described
an entire circle ol a radiua ol about 25
mile around the city of Manila, IU
ll.-atlna. the renort rays, that
the maritime uuaiautine has been en
tirelv effwtive.
In view ol the very lew cases In ths
clly ol Manila and their sporadic char
acter, the outgoing Inter-island quar
amine placed on vessels has bean con.
slderably modified.
Ordered to Shoot Suspects.
Ixindon, Feb. 27. The correspondent
l tl.e Tribune at 1'ekln aaya that
since the remrted appearance ol the
Chinese handila In Tainwanlao. the
Hermans and French have been kept at
arms at Hhanhaikwan, Tainwanlao anu
Tonosban. while the (jermani ara pa
...ni,, id vlllsiiei with order to
.ot all anaiilcloni Chinaae. Tha fler.
man olllcen, who lormerly dined at the
hotel at Hhanhaikwan. the correaponu
ent adds, are now confined to barracks
alter nightfall.
Bidi for Mexican Silver.
M.,lnCitv. Fob. 27. The exchange
and cunoncy commission bas received
I.I.I, from both New 1 or anu j-oumm
hankers lor another $1,000,000 eilver
money, In pursuance ol the policy ol
exchanging silver lor gold to expedite
the work ol placing me country on a
hl haala. Go Id money la aireany en
taring Into circulation, though in some
casea neople who do not comprehend
that the change is permanent a.o
hoarding the yellow money. The gen
eral financial aituatlon is reiuamaniy
good.
Will Clean Out Foreigners.
Wlllnnistad. Curacao. Feb. 27. Ad
vices received here Irom Veneiuel are
to the effect that President Castro ssys
he will humble France, to Drea: me
Monroe doctrine, clear out tha French
Irom Venexuel and then start on
Americans, ttogllshmen and Germans,
whom he declares are worse than Chi
nese. He is reported as saying that he
will clear tha country ol foreigners,
lie is very bitter sgainst Americans,
who, he saya, are alter hi country.
Dominion Loie Million.
Ottawa, Ont., Feb. 27. - The Do
minion government loea Is from
000 000 to $1,500,000 by Bra that ragod
in Moncton, N. B., late last night and
today, when the Inter-Oolonlal railway
shops, with 100 cars and aeveral build
ings ol different kinds, were destroyed.
One thousand workmen ara thrown out
of employment. There was no Insurance.
OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
BOOM IN ORCHARD LANDS.
Homesaekere Looking for Locatlona
on Hooa Rjver.
Hood Ulver That Hood River Is
getting its shsre ol the colon hit traffic-
Is Indicated by the fai t that ten fami
lies have arrived here this week look
ing lor land. Tha newcomers ara from
Minnesota, North Dakota, Kansas and
Missouri. Tbey are anxious to go into
applegrowlng, and real estate men are
buay showing them over the valley.
F-acb day recsrds several purchases of
'aid which i now set to apple tree or
will lie cleared for that purpose, and
indication ara that there will be a
still greater demand lor fruit land.
The bomeaeekers who have arrived
aay many mora will come aa soon a
spring opens In the Middle West, peo
ple there being slow to believe that
spring ia so touch earlier here.
Real aetata purchase are not confined
to Kutern people, aa Portland men ara
Investing in apple lands, going as far
aa hack ol Mount Hood. They are re
lying on the effect the Mount Hood
railroad will have on land In the npper
valley. This road is now nearing com
pie Ion, and the first car ol Ireight was
shipped over It last week, consigned ;to
Moro. Much ol the wood lormerly
borned In clearing Irnit landa will soon
be marketable at a naminal expense.
thus reducing the cost of clearing land
Tbe warm wet weather of the paat
lew days has started plant life into ac
tivity and berry growers will aoon coin
nience cultivating.
Room for Settlers in Umatilla.
Pendleton The rapid manner in
hich C mat I lla county is being settled
ha drawn attention ol lata to tha lact
that there ia much good wheat land left
on what was once the I matilla Indian
reservation. A tract ol this land wn
bought by the government in 1R07 and
aold In parrels at low prices to settlers
In many caaea HO acree out ol a quarter
section ara to be found, on different
parti ol the reservation, wnich were
then tbonght useless. With proper at
tention this land may yet become aa
good aa tha land that waa aold. Some
ol the land sold then, near Weston,
Athena and Adams, at from $10 to $20
an acre, grows wheat of the finest qua!
Goes to Brazil a Missionary.
Pcalfic University, Foraet Grove
Miss Grace C. Wood, who has been an
Instructress in Tuslatin academy lor
the past three yean, having come to
Pacific Irom Drnry college, Mo., haa
left for Rraxli to engage in missionary
work, for which she will be peculiarly
adapted. Her position will be filled
immediately by Mr. Zimmerman, from
Riverside academy. Portland. Before
going to Braail to commence her work,
she will attend the missionary conven
tion, which is held at Itathville,
Tenn., and from there she will go dt
reel to Braiil,
School District of "First Class."
Hslem State Superintendent Acker
man baa gone to Hood River to assist
in tbe campaign lor the -organisation ol
a achool district of the first class ny
consolidating six country districts
Tha oblect ol the consolidation is to e
tahl ah aiaded schools, and a district
high school. Under the law a majority
ol voters in each district, a i they now
exist, must vote in lavor of the consoli
dation It ia thought all the Wasco
district are favorably Inclined fexcept
one, and public eentinient favorable to
co isolidation is gaining ground there.
Logging Road on Rock Creek.
La Grande Work has been resumed
on the Grand Ronde Lumber company's
railroad np Rock creek. A large
amount of the grading and several
tulle of tracklaying were completed
laat year, but work was discontinued in
account of the winter weather. It is
the intention now to continue the work
until the road ia completed. The road
will be used exclusively in briuging
logs to the river from an extensive tim
ber district in the Rock creek territory.
Return Money to Counties.
Btlem State Qupenitendent of In
struction J. H. Ackerman, one of the
promoters of the Educational congress
at the Lewis and Clark fair, has pre
pared hla repwt of-recelpta and expend
iture of the committee. The money
which Mr. Ackerman is accounting for
was donated on his sollcitaiton by the
nnnntlea for axnenses of the congress.
Theieisa balance of $209.80, which
will be returned to tha countlea in pro
portion to the amount contributed. In
all, $1,944 86 waa received.
Building Boom on at Baker,
Baker City The excavation for a one
story stone building at First and Court
streets, to cost about $,000, marks the
beginning ol the building boom for
which the architect have been prepar
ing all winter. In the next six months
more building will be done in Baker
City than during any previous year in
h. hlatorv ol the Place. Plana have
Wm made and contracts let for a large
...mU r hla business uiocks, anu
many fine residences and cottages will
be erected.
v Creamery at Wallowa.
Wallowa Tbe Wallowa Building
association has begun work on the
creamery to be Installed by the Blue
Mountain Creamery company, of La
Grande. The Ice house is to be fin
ished by April 1. The same company
will also have a plant at Enterprise.
Thli will secure a profitable industry
to tha farmers of Wallowa valley,
which Is a perfect dairy country.
PRIMARY LAW CONSTRUED.
Candidate May Run for Office on Two
Different Tlcketa.
flalem That one man may be tha
candidate ol both political parties has
been decided by Attorney General
Crawlord in an opinion rendered in re
sponse to an Inquiry from W. J. Moore,
district attorney at I.skevlew. Tbe
hypothetical case submitted was that
of a candidate who, In the primaries,
waa on both the Republican and the
Democratic tickets and received a plur
ality vote for the office in each instance.
Tbe ruling of tbe attorney general la
that the oflice seeker thereby becomea
the nominee of both parties, and his
name must be so printed on the general
billot at the election in June.
The same would be true if a man
were an aspirant for a Republican nom
ination and bis name were written into
the Democratic primary ballots, there,
by giving him a plurality of the Demo
cratic vote.
Catch Salmon In Closed Season.
Grants Pass Fishermen on Rogue
river, tsking lessons from the cannary
men on tbe Columbia, are doing a b'g
bnaineas even il the season is closed
Last year they shipped from Grants
Pass and Merlin over 200 tons ol fish
to Portland. This yesi the shipments
will amount to considerable more,
they are shipping more than a ton a
day. A aet net on the Illinois river,
abiut 20 miles Irom where it empties
into Rogue river, is daily making big
cetchee of fine salmon. Fishermen on
Rogne river ara also doing a good busi
neas.
Fruit Cannery at La Grande.
La Grande An Eastern syndicate,
through its special agent, George T
Powers, has purchased from the Oregon
Produce company the large stoiage
warehonse No. 2. In sdlition lo the
plant purchased, Mr. Powers left in
structions with bis agent here to select
sites tor a cannery, fruitdryer, a jelly,
vinegar and cider factory. The Oregon
Produce company retains warehouse
No. 1. and will boy and sell, bnt will
not take fruit on storage or consign
ment. It will give possession ot ware
house No. 2 June I.
Elk for Harney County.
Bums J. E. Wallace has returned
from the southern part of Harney coun
ty, where he went to get an elk pre
sented to the Hsrney County Fair asso
ciation by the Pacific Livestock com
pany. It will be mounted and placed
In tbe taxidermy display at the pavil
ion. Tbe Urge elk on exhibition at
the Lewia and Clark exposition was
sold for $250 before the Harney county
exhibit ot birds and animals waa re
tamed.
Sheep Bfing High Price.
Pendleton About 10,000 head of
yearling sheep have been puicbased
Irom Umatilla county stockmen within
a lew days by John Howard, of D.ikota,
tbe ruling price being $3 a head. Those
from wboir purchases were made are A
Knott. Charles Johnson, Douglas
Belts and Charles Matthews. None
of the sheep were select stock.
Inspecting the Sugar Plants.
La Grande H. T. Dyer, of Ogden,
Utah, general manager of the Amalga
mated augar factories, is in the city on
a tour of inspection. F.G.Taylor, of
L"gn. Utah, accompanied Mr. Dyer
aud will take the place of factory super
intendent at la Grande, succeeding
Charles Woodhouse, wno haa resigned
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Club, 87 ; blnesteui, 6870c
red, 65c j valley, 7172c.
Oats No. 1 white, feed, $2829
gray, $27.602S 50 per ton.
Barley Feed, $23 60(24 per tin
brewing, $24S24.60; rolled, $2425.
Buckwheat $2 25 per cental.
tinyEastern Oregon timothy, $13
14 per tonj valley timothy, $89
clover, $7.608; cheat, $07; grain
hay, $78.
Fruits Apples, $12.50 per box
cranberries, $12.60(814.60 per barrel.
Vegetables Cabbage, l?42vc per
pound; cauliflower, $2 per crate; eel
ery,$4.755 per crate; sprouts, QQl7c
per pound; iquasu, l(ic per
pound; turnips, 90c$l a sack; car
rota, 65 9 76c per sack; beets, 85c(5(l
per sack.
Onlone Oregon, No. 1, 6570c
sack: No, 2, nominal.
Potatotes Fancy graded Burbanks,
6070c per hundred; ordinary, nom
inaU- weet potatoes, 3.i'2Jte per
pound.
Butter Fancy creamery, 27J'3Cc
per pound.
Eggs Oregon raucL, J6l7c per
doxen.
Poultry Average old hens, 1314o
per pound; mixed chickens, ISiHOiac
broilers,2022c; young roosters, 1 2 ,c
old roosters. 10 & lOVc; dressed
chickens, 14915c; turkeys, live. 16f
17c: turkevs, dressed, choice 1820e
geese, live, 89o; geese, dressed, 10(3
12c: ducks, IBM 180.
. Hops Oregon, 1H05, choice, iu
iac; prime, 89o; medium, 78c
olds. 57c.
Wool Eastern Oregon average bi-et
1621c; valley, 2426o per pound
mohair, choice, 80c per ponnd.
Beet Dressed bulla, 23o pound
cows, 8HHo PM pound; country
steers, 45c.
Mutton Dressed, fancy, 89c
per pound: ordinary, 45c; lambs, 8
Veal Dressed, 39 8o per ponnd.
Pork Dressed, 69o per pound.
IRRIGATION BILLS KILLED.
No Leave of Absence or Condemna
tion of Private Land.
Washington, Feb. 20. Tha senate
rrlgatlon committee today adversely
reported Senator Heybnrn's bill per
mitting homesteaders under govern
ment irrigation projects to obta'.n leave
of absence from their entries for six
months of each year np to tbe time
water is turned into the main canal on
and to be irrigated. The Interior de
partment opposed the bill.
The committee voted to table Henatur
Fulton's bill authorising the condem
nation of land in private ownership
when required as part of any irrigation
project. This bill was intended to
permit tbe acquisition of tbe wagon
road land under tbe Malheur project,
but the committee doobta tbe constitu
tionally of tbe bill and is furthermore
deterred by tbe fact tbat the Owybee
High Line Canal company, of Boise,
now proposes to reclaim even more
laud than was embraced in the govern
ment Malheur project. If it be shown
that Ibis company means business the
government will abandon the Malheur
project. "
BULLETS FOR CHINESE.
British Government Sends Munitions
to Fleet.
London, Feb. 26. Tbe Britiah gov
ernment takes a rather gloomy view ol
the Chinese situation and is preparing
lor any eventuality there. Warships
are being loaded with munitions on tbe
China station and heavy shipments are
being made to the commander ol the
British fleet in Chinese waters, ao tbat
be will be ab'.e to protect British inter
eats should there be any aerious upris
ings.
Tbe missionary societies also have
been warned to bave their follower re
main in touch with the various British
consulates, so tbat tbey can take refuge
there, should it become necessary.
Commercial bodies dealing with Chi
nese trade believe a general uprising in
China is imminent.
On the other band, the Chinese lega
tion here declares there is not tbe
slightest danger of any uprising and
states tbat the disturbance in Booth
China have been due entirely to tbe
efforts of certain discredited leaders to
organize a revolution to take over tbe
throne from tbe present emperor.
WANT EIGHT HOURS ON CANAL.
Labor Leaders Ask President to Veto
Deficiency Bill.
Chicago, Feb. 26. Labor organiia
tions of this city have appealed to
President Rwsevelt to veto the urgent
deficiency bill, passed by congress,
which abolishes tbe eigbt-bonr work
day on the Panama canal. The names
of President John Fitxpatrick and E.
N. Nockels, of the Chicago Federation
ot Lalnr, were signed to a telegram sent
to Washington as follows:
"Organized labor is unanimously
protesting against the urgent deficiency
bill so long as it contain the provision
repealing the eight-hour law or any
part of it, and most respectlully re
quests a veto.
The action of the local nnions follow
ed instructions from President Gompers
of the American Federation of Labor.
In a statement Mr. Gompers asserted
that the law was intended as tbe be
ginning of an attack npon the eight
hour statute as applied to all govern
ment service.
THREATS FROM FOREIGNERS.
Exclusion From Black Hills Mines
Causes Bad Feeling.
Lead, S. D., Feb. 26. As a sequel to
the explosion at the home of a mine
foreman, letters bave been received Dy
Superintendent Grier, of the Home
stake mine, and some of the mine fore
men, threatening bodily barm unless
certain changes are made in the man
agement. The governor has been asked
to offer a reward for tbe apprehension
of the writers.
It is tlaaaght the letters result from
an order prohibiting the employment
of men who could not speak or under
stand English. It ia considered that
the safety of the other miners was en
dangered by the employment of work
men unable to understand tbe signals.
Will Fight Two-Cent Rate.
Philadelphia, Feb. 26. Driven to
the point of reorganising their lines to
meet the 2-cent-a-mile legislation re
cently adopted by the Ohio legielature
and by threats of aimllar action In
Pennsylvania, officials and representa
tives ot many big railroads met bare
today aud perfected plana for fighting
all such legislation, in response to a
call from James McCrea, first vice
president of t"e Pennsylvania railroad.
It is sid that plans were laid, not
only to carry on the fight in Ohio, but
in any other state necessary.
May Postpone Meeting at Hague.
Washington, Feb. 26. Secretary
Root has issued a call for a meeting in
Washington this week of the American
delegates to the approaching Hague
conference, Messrs. Choate, Porter and
Rose, tor the purpose of cohsidering
the program ot the conference and mak
ing the necessary arrangementa for the
trip. It will be impossible for tha con
ference to meet before next iall at the
earliest, aud a further postponement is
probable.
Wealth Limit of $10,000,000.
Washington, Feb. 26. Representa
tive Llojd, of Missouri, by a resolution
in the house today, proposed an amend
ment to the constitution, so as to limit
private fortunes to $10,000,000. When
ever the limit is exceeded the excess
shall be deemed a "public nuisance,
folly or peril," and be forfeited to the
United SUte.
KILL MISSIONARIES
Riot at Nanchang, China, Cause
ot the Massacre.
STORIES TOLD ARE CONFLICTING
Chinese Accuse Priest of Burning
Mission Pekin Government De
nies Cauae for Alarm.
Shanghai, Feb. 27. Somewhat con
fnsed report have reached here of a
massacre of missionaries at Nanchang,
province of Kiangai. As nearly aa can
be ascertained, aiz missionaries were
killed and one child of an English
misaionary wounded.
It ia alleged that after long contin
ued disputes between tbe Catholic
priests and the Chinese magistrate of
Nanchang, the priests invited tbe
magistrate to a banquet where tbey
tried to compel him to sign an agree
ment lor tbe payment of a large indem
nity for tha destruction of Catholic mis
sion property. According to one re
port, the magistrate became indignant
and committed anicide; tbe Chinese as
sert that a priest attacked and killed
him.
Tbe official fearing to arrest tie
priest, called a pnblic meeting, where
upon the Catholic, according to tbe
Chinese version of the trouble, set fire
to tbeir own premise. The public
meeting of the Chinese developed into a
not. in which, according to one story.
six of the Catholics were killed, though
a later account says tbe number of
Cathol'cs killed was fonr.
H. C. Kingman, a Protestant mis
sionary, and his wife also were killed
and one of tbeir two children was
wonnded. the other being rescued. Tbe
only Protestant mission buildings de
stroyed were those of the Plymouth
Brethren.
Fourteen Americans ecsaped in boat
in safety.
Minister Satow today interviewed
the foreign office officials regarding tbe
masascre. Tbey expressed to bim the
deepest concern and regret, which nn
doubtedly was genuine, tbe government
being particularly anxious to preserve
good relations with foreigners at the
present time. Only last week Prince
Ching, on representations by the Jap
anese minister and others that reports
of anti-foreign movements were currant.
telegraphed to all the viceroys directing
them to repress vigorously any signs of
such a movement and to punish people
who were circulating the rumors. Chi'
neae hostility, to Catholics and other
Christiana has been prevalent in tbe
province of Kiangai lately, as in the
province of Honon and Hupeh. Na
tive papers report tbat tbe Catholic
bishop had trouble with tbe authorities
for issuing appeals lor subscriptions tor
the church, which were written in an
official style, to which be bad no right.
BOUNDARY CONTEST FILED.
Supreme Court Will Try Claim
Jurisdiction Over Columbia.
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Washington, Feb. 27. The Supreme
court today granted leave to tha state
of Washington to file a bill of complaint
against tbe state of Oregon in the suit
Drougni io aeiermiue ma tuuaiiuu u
the boundary line between tbe two
states in the Colombia river, Assistant
Attorney Gensral McDonald appearing
for Washington, and Senator tulton
filing the reply of Oregon. The court
decided that the testimony shall be
closed by August 6.
Oregon will contend tbat her juris
diction extends to a line beginning at
a "point due west and opposite the
middle of the north ship channel
the Columbia, thence easterly up the
middle of tbe widest channel to
point near Fort Walla Walla," but
Washington claims jurisdiction oyer
many islands and fishing grounds lying
south of this line. Oregon will ask
that the boundary be finally estab
lished as described above and aa defined
in the act admitting. Oregon to the
Union.
Four Companies Withdraw
Jefferson Citv. Mo.. Feb. 27. Four
insurance companies have notified W
D. Vandiver, the Missouri commis
sioner, that they would withdraw from
the state March 1. when their present
licenses expire, because of the require
ment that they file an annual complet
statement. The companies are the
Bankers' Life of New York, the Mutual
Reserve Life of New York, the Cos'
raonolitan Life of Free port. 111., and
the Northwestern Mutual Life of Miu
neaoolis. Mr. Vandiver stated that this
saved bim the trouble of ousting them
Two Thousand Killed.
New York. Feb. 27. A cable die.
natch to the Herald, dated Puena Ven
tura, Colombia, says: An earthquake
occurred at 25 minutes to 11 on tbe
mornins of the 21st. lasting about seven
minutes, the movement being from the
north to the south. Following the
earthanake there was a tidal wave,
which waa of no consequence here, but
the reports from the coast, including
an area of 50 leagues to the south, state
that 2,000 were killed.
Yellow Fever on Canal.
Washinirton. Feb. 27. Surgeon Gen
eral Wvman. ot the Public Health and
Marine Hcspi al service, has notified
the various government quarantim
stations of the appearance of yellow
fever at Bocas del Toro, Panama, and
the nsual measnrea of inspection and
detention will b adopted.
SEALERS MAY SUE UNCLE SAM.
ill Allowing Courts to Adjust Claim
for Compensation.
Washington, Feb. 23. A favorable
report waa made today on Senator Ful
ton' bill which permits owner ot
sealing vessels seized lor pelagic sealing
Behring sea to go into tha Circuit
court for the Ninth circuit to recover
from tha government an amount equal
to tha loss they sustained through tha
seizure of their vessels.
Years ago, when Pehring sea waa
held to be a closed sea, the United
State claimed Jurisdiction over tba
east half and Russia over tha remain
der, and sealing was prohibited. Many
sealing vessels were captured by tha
wo government. Tba Supreme court
subsequently held Behring sea to ba an
open sea and denied tbe jurisdiction of
this government beyond the three ma
rina league limit.
Following this, British sealer wboaa
vessels were taken by American reve
nue cotters sued and recovered from
the United State, and owners of Amer
ican ships taken by Rnasiana recovered
from that government. But tbia gov
ernment baa never paid tba claim of
American sealers whose vesaela wara
Uegally seixed by the American gov-
irnment. It is to pay theaa claim
that tbe bill is pressed. In tha aggre
gate it ia not believed tha claim will
exceed $1,000,000.
TWIXT HOPE AND FEAR.
Morocco Delegates Doubtful of Sue- '
cess of Conference.
Algeciras, Feb. 23. Although tha
Franco-German deadlock remain un
broken, tbe opinion of the delegate to
tbe Moroccan conference fluctuates aa
to tie result, the view today being
rather more hopeful that some solution
is possible. Tbia is due largely to tha
German attitude that an adjustment
eventually will be reached. Tha
American delegate also continue con
fident, despite tha French and British
pessimism. Some of tbe delegate ex
press the view that some conciliatory
movement will ba made directly from
Berlin.
At the afternoon session the con
ference settled a few minor point on
tba bank question, including tha adop
tion of a gold basis.
Tba Italian delegate are discucsing
the possibility of tba appointment of
a number of tba conferee a arbitra
tor for the settlement of the contro
versial points of tbe French and Ger
man project should agreement rela
tive to tha majority oi tbe detail ba
attained.
Ambassador White persist in hi
optimistic view of tha ultimate result
of the conference.
RUSSIA WILL BRAND COWARDS.
Officer Who Surrendered Without
Cause To Be Disgraced.
St. Petersburg, Feb. 23. Unprece
dented regulations to purge tha army of
officers accused of cowardice and sur
rendering during the war for no reason
able canse were announced today by
tbf military organ, the Bussky InvaUid.
Captive officers returning from Japan
will, unless they were wounded whan
captured, ba tried before court of
honor, and unless reinstated by the
unanimous decision of their fellow
officers, will be dismissed in disgrace.
"Contasions," a frequent excuse lor
surrender, will not be accepted.
Tbe higher officers who were respon
sible tor the surrender of their organ
izations must secure a vindication from
a conrt of honor and tha minister ol
war. Such case will be submitted to
the emperor individually.
The troops which composed tbe gar
rison at Port Arthur are exempt from
these provisions, the responsibility for
the surrender of that fortress falling
upon General Stoessel.
Men Wont Let Women Talk.
Washington, Feb. 23. Discord in tha
congress for uniform divorce law be
came so great this afternoon tbat Misa
Fannie Leake Cummings, the sola rep
resentative of Washington state, with
drew and left for her home. Her reas
on was "the man won't let the women
talk." Ol these offenders, she said,
minister were tbe worst. It was earl
ier in the day, while she was making a
speech on the "Real Causes of Divorc-
" that V. Larue Munson, oi rniia-
delphia, asked her to cease, because ha
considered her remarks "nauseating."
Drydock Dewey Adrift.
New York, Feb. 23. According to a
dispatch to tbe Herald from Las Pal-
mas, Canary islands, . the drydock
Dewey broke adrift tbrea time and
was picked up with difficulty by tha
fleet which ia towing it. This is re
ported, the dispatch says, by tha tug
Potomac, which recently reached la
Palmas. The fleet and drydock ara
now 480 mile west of the Canaries, tha
dispatch says, and everything is going
well. - -' '
Condemns Export Tax on Coal.
London, Feb. 23. The British ex
port tax on coal apparently is alatad for
removal in tbe forthcoming budget of
Chancellor of the Exchequer Asqulth.
Mr. Asqulth informed a deputation
today that, while be declined to make
any declaration in regard to tha taxa
tion nntil he presented the budget, ha
considers the coal tax vicious and un
necessarily injurious to an important
industry He raid tbat tha members
of the deputation would Una him anx
ious to remove it.
cate biro.