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Cej An Advertiseirent Which brtoKt returns U proof that U ia in the riglt place. The WE8I" SIDE brings m were, The Best Newspaper It tbe on that gives tbe dmI tod freshest nti, Compare tbe WEST SIDE with any paper in Pulk county. - INDEPENDENCK, POLK COUNT V, 'OltEQOX, 8ATUUDAY, , JUNE 2, 1CIJO. VOL. XVII. $1.60 PER YEAR. Fife Cents Per Copy. NO. 913. The Independents NATIONAL BANK CtptUl Stock, 150,000.00 tV BIMCBBIRO, ABlAliM HaUOK, Fre.ld.at. VtrraUl w. taviae. DIRKOTORI. mmllh, A. tttlasa, A. M. .!. . IM nea, J. E. Rked, D, W. Sear, H. llfaeatMCf A sBrel Basking sad uku tHudaea) tra&emoted; loan ede, kill SuuBM4, east. aretaler4lis framed; 4alu raeelved ea currant aenouBI subjeel U SMea. latere! BBM a Urn 4p-iMM. Commenced Business- March 4. 1889 I FIRST mil CO OF INDEPENDENCE, OR. Capital Stork, Surplus, $50,000.00 10,000.00 1.8 COOPER, W.W.COLUNa, PmldonL Vloe-Preeldeut M. E. al.VSTKK.SON, Csauler. DIRECTORS. J, 3. Cooper, R. L. PurbBin J, A. Venae , RUCoiper, W. W.Colllus A general banking budneaa traoiacted. ituynaud hIIi xcUftUg ua tl Important puiuta. ipualu received ubjwi to check or oa rcrilitca eof drpoalU Cllecliou made, imcauuura; V a. ui. to i p. iu. Polk County Bank (incorporated.) monmouth, oregon. J. H. H1WI.KT. P.UUdPBHU PmMrat. Ttce-rmldeat, IK I. POWa'LL, Caalr. Paid Capital . .$30,000.00 DIRECTORS: J. H. Hawley, P. L. Campbell, I. M. Biuipeoo, J. li. V. Butler, Joba it. titurop, F. 8. Powell, Joeeph Craveu. Transacts a Ceneral Banking and Exchange Business. BtOTOB UXI TIME TABLE Corrected In data. Leave Indrpead.j pnre lor Monmouth and Alrlle. 4 7:SU a. at. 1:30 . m. Leave Iodeaend nc for Muuiunulli and Ualla. Hi 10 a. a. 7: IS p. m. Leave Monmouth Leave Alrlle for MoDMeutb aad Indepeodenea. 0.00 a. ia. AlUO p. BO. Leave Ualla for Moniunuth aud la dependruce. 1 Oil p. aa. a 30 - I Leave Monaioalk for ludepriideuce. for Alrlle. 7 80 a. u. 3:5) a. in. Irt-.OO a. m. 1:40 p. in. : p. iu. 0:UO p. . IMS p. 111. Leave Independ Leave Mimuioutli for Italia. 1I:0 a. m. 7.30 p. 111. ence fur Monmoutu' a. 03 p. m. Geo. E. Brey DEALER IN WOOL and GRAIN INDEPENDENCE, OR. W. 0. Sharman, rum mm Main Street, Independence E.L.Ketchum,M.D Office and Residence Corner Railroad Monmouth Htreeta, r INDEPENDENCE, OR J. W. KIRKUND, NOTARY PUBLIC. Real Estate.... Insurance, Loans. Main Ht. Independence, Ore. Dan P. Stouffer. Insurance and .....Collection, Titles Examined, CHARGES REASONABLE. Main Street Dallas, Oregon. Do you need PRINTING ? If bo, give the WEST SIDE a call. Printing of every description done with neat- nees and dispatch at rea sonable rates. WE AIM TO PLEASE. 11 ofi ra From All Parts of the New World and tho Old. OF INTEREST TO OUR READERS Camprvhentlt Itevlew of 1Kb Import ant llappoiil g f tha I'a.t Week Culled I'rom r'i Telegraph Culuuiii. Dick Croker says ha lielievet Bryan Mil beat MeKtuley. lie doi not rou aider Dewey "In It." Tha steamers Oeo. W. Klder and Noma City tailed troui Portland for Capa Noma with 780 paawngen and Urge qnautttiet ot fratght. The necretaiy of war haa awarded tha contract tor tha euuatruetlon ot a breakwater at San Pedro, lat., to the (JalliorBia Ooiitrutioa Ooaipany. at la bid of p,iT,r5.'--,. r...;y. Arthur Rehan, brother ot Mli Ada Rehan and Mra. Oliver 1 Doud Ityron, died In ltinoklyn, aged 8H yean. He had managed mauy ot AuuutUu Daly'i tlteatricul road couivauiea. Timothy D. ltlackatmie, formerly jirwldeut ot the Chloagt) A Alton rail road, and one of the oldent and moil promineut railroad otlloera iu Chicago, died tuddtmly at bU reaidenoe iu Unit city. Captain Page McCarthy, one ot tin priuolpole in the fapiou McCarthy Mordeci duel, ia dead, the rennlt of a long illneaa. The duel, which took place at Riobntoud, Va., iu the xpriug ot 1873, waa one ol the moot culebiated atuoe the civil war. General Wade, who wan directed to pioceed to the Northern Cheyenne ln dian agency, at Tongue river. Muut., and inveetigate the rejiortM that tha In dian had the "Memiah" crate, aud intended to rian agalnit the whitea. haa telegraphel the adjtitaut-geueral that he itmld flud uo reaaon to antiot pate trouble. He eayn the Indiana are in bad ooudition, but peaceable aud well diapttaed. Commiiaioner Hermann, ot the gen. erttl laud ottlce, baa imtued au order in atroeting aoperiuteudeuta of fotent re- aervea thruuiibout the Wont l i1huI uitable aaplinga aud tree where plls tioua of the forenta have been destroyed by lire. He ia alao making arrutige nieuta fur the eateblinhuient of a tele phone tyatem, which ia to eonuect all the foreat atatioua in rertaiu ditrli't u that in the future in rae of a (ire help may be aommouml immediately. Collector of Internal Heveuue Lyucfc ia makiug preparationa to eul)llnh ar office in Honolulu, the Hawallm iilunda having been added to the Din trict ot California. The iuternal reve nue lawi go into effect in Hawaii on June 14. All deputiea at the Honolulu ottlce will be m-1 noted from cltiaena ot Hawaii. The etooke of beer, wiuee, liquorn, opium, clgara and tobacco now in the inland will be innpected aud in ventoried. A.'ter June 14 gooda from the United Status muHt be stamped be fore being sent to the lalauds. Eight hundred lioera iiirrtndered at Vryburg, north of Klmberley. Plague in Honolulu has been effect nally stamped out, uot recording a single case in 46 days. Recent injunction dec in ion have stirred up the labor uuiuui. and they urge concerted action. The auditor of the war de-iartiiioiit finds it a biff task to straighten out the Cuban and Puerto Rlcan "nances. Twenty-two miners, 10 whites and V Negroes, lost their lives in an explo sion in a coal mine near Kuleixh N. C. At Pueblo, Col.; a negro fiend who bad ravished and murdered two girls In an orphan borne, was lynched by a mob. Grand Chief Arthur, of the Brother hrxm ot Locomotive Engineers, was re elected at the convention at Milwaukee, Wis. General Warren occupied Douglas after heavy fighting and without sus taining any loss. The Boers have re treated to the north. The will of the late Benjamin H. Howell, the sanar merchant, o( New York, disposes of an estate valued at $1,500,000, and gives $15,000 to Brook lyn charities. The Methodist geueral conference at Chicago, after considerable discussion, voted to abolish the time limit on pas torates. The result of the vote was re ceived with great applause. Another note regarding the Ameri can indemnity claim has been handed to the sultan's euvoy, Terofik Pasha. It is couched in more precise terms, in sisting on prompt settlement. Considerable California capital has been invested in an extensive mining enterprise in Siberia and Manchuria. Concessions for large tracta ot laud have been obtained from the Russian and Chinese governments, aud the work of development will soon begin. At the Kansas Democratic conven tion, at Wichita, to elect delegates to the national convention, in his opening prayer, Rev. Dubber set the delegates wild by the praying of the nomination and triumphant election of Bryan. The applause lasted several minutes. Gov. Allen, of Puerto Rico, possessei thorough knowledge of Spanish, which ne is said to speak like a native. Jananese nromoters nlan to push the sale of tea by establishing tea saloons in all the big cities in the United States. At a recent election of the school board in Dundee, Scotland, Mrs. Corn law Martin, an independent candidate, polled the largest number of votei amoug 15 candidates. Native Christians are preferred by contractors in India because they do more and better work than the heathen. For the first time in the history of the national census there will be an enumeration this year of animals em ployed in cities and towns. After four years' negotiations the United Presbyterian church synod ol Scotland has unanimously resolved in favor of a unioa with the Free church. Members of the John Brown Me morial Association are collecting Brown's letters tor publication with uiernoh LAI IR NtWt. Many Chluete are laid to to oouilnf aorth from San Francisco. Paulo aud confusion art said to pre vail everywhere in tha Trauavaal. The Northern Paoino Railway baa asked tor a franchise Into llelliughaiu bay. Dolliver, ot Iowa, may loom up promlueuty tor McKiuley's' running mate. The supreme court baa decided ngaiust Dewey iu the Manila bounty ease, Fifty Jaimnese have been denied lauding at Tavoma, the result ot a rigid inquiry, , The steamship Breooushlre arrived at Tacoma trow Yokolioma with 150 Jape none. A bill has been introduced in the house providing lor retaliation against Germany, Republican eongreasmen ait tald to lie fearful ol losing tha bouse iu the fsmi tiaras. .. , , , , Rev. William Heather, Mormon preaolier, blew out tha gat iu Lot An galea aud Is dead. Rear Admiral Keuiplf, commanding the Asiatic squadron, 1 at Taku, ready to protect Amerlcau interests. The steamer Han Rlaa sailed from Seattle for Cape Noma with 510 pas sengers and 1.M00 tons ot freight. One man was killed and several seri ously injured by the collapse ol a cold storage building at Southampton, Eng land. San Francisco's Chinatown will be rigidly quarantined aud no one will be allowed to pane without proper certi ficates. Puerto Rico asks lor a tariff change. She wauta duties on rice and olive oil reduced lor a period ol a year aud a ball. Count de Caxteltane, husband 0! Con suelo Yauderbllt, caused great tumult In the French chamber ol deputies by attacklug the government. Clouds ol wai are hovering ovet China. Russia haa ordered all availa ble gun boat (0 TksJ aud it Is believed the ctar will soon laud 80,000 troops there. Several Belgians and their families were cut off by "Boxers" at Chang Hutu Tien, 10 kilometers from Feng Tai. They are now defending them selves on a hill. The safety ot the Bel gian engineers Is doubtful. Several mtionarles have been cut off at Poa Ting Fu. (hitlaws in Utah assassinated two Ulcers not tar from Thompson. Charles Woodward, a Chicago dia mond thief, is in trouble ia Germany. The health 0 dicers report that new eases ol plague have been discovered. The Boer envoys will come as (ar west as bt. Paul and then return to Europe. 1 Through "powers ol attorney" all valuable ground at Cape Nome ia said to be located. The movement ot the U. A. R. to re turn captured confederate flags bas been reuewed. General Rmidle has occupied Senne kal, whence the Boers were driven out by a lew shells. The Boer will make their last stand at I'otschefustroom, all their available men having beeu sent there. MnoArthur reports that ait otllcera and 103 men with 101 rides surrend ered unconditionally at Cuyapo aud Tarlac. Katheriuo S. Clark, daugther ol Sen ator Clark, of Montana, was married to Dr. Lewis Rutherford Morris in New York city. A lone highwaymau near Falls City, Neb., robbed the passengers In a sleep ing car and forced tho porter to assist him in the work. Railway bonds have all been sub scribed lor aud Boise, Idaho, is now sure of a lino to Butte, Construction is under way. The steamor Danube is on the rocks near Hospital Point, Victoria. She was bound (or Dawson with a big cargo and many passengers. The vessel has beeu unloaded. The "Boxers" are now marching on Peking. They destroyed a small town aud railroad tracks only 39 miles (rem the cspital city aud murdered num ber of Chinese employes. For the first time on record the Caar ol Russia invited the members ol the British embassy to dinner on the occa sion ol the queen's birthday. This in novation is regarded as ol great polit ical significance. Emily Price, aged 18 years, daughter el a well-known farmer, waa lound dead in a pond near Youngstown, Ind. There were clots ol blood on her lace, and her olothing was disarranged, It is believed aha met with loul play, Scouting, small engagements and the capture of arms and prisoners continue daily in Northern Luzon. Last week's operations by the Ninth, Twelfth, Thirty-third, Thirty-foorth and Thirty sixth regiments resulted in the killing of 40 of the enemy, the taking ol 180 prisoners and the capture ol 800 rifles and a quantity of ammunition. The Seaman's Friend Society has placed 1,008 libraries on American naval vessels. Judge Simon E, Baldwin, o( the Con necticut supreme court, publicly advo cates the whipping post lor petty of fenders. The Brotherhood of Locomotive En gineers, in session in Milwaukee, unan imously adopted areHolutlon expressing disapproval of attaching anything of an advertising nature to the American flag. The wife of Soott MoKeowa, San FranciHco millionaire, will become an opera singer. United States manufactured exports increased in value Iroin 840,000,000 in 1800 to $340,000,000 in 1800. Modjeska, the actress, announoes that she will visit Poland next year despite the decree ol exile promulgated by the czar. Mine Sada Yucco, the Japanese act ress who has been playing in New York, is said to be the first Japanese actress to act in a theutrical company with men. 1 fll Of IB, Air, as Well as the Ground, Full of It. - DISTRICT IN SOUTHERN PART relroleuia Was IMseovarad la Aaeaiaee That Time ISO llava Meea Rank. Tears Walls The air in California, aa well as tha grouud, la lull ol oil. It ia on the atroet, to Ilia lank, in the nlnoe every where. Valuable apace ill the local papert Is dally filled with lurid do sorlptloni of the fortunes that await In vestora lit shaiea ot oil stock, and, lo de. I, remote must be the district aud illiterate the domestic to whom the daaaliug picture ol lmtume In oil lu vestment are not ai (amUmr as a twk. tola t1 An oil I h.i Ji W formed ia Loa AtV"' 'fjotu-ylfsf store room ou the. ptinolpal tet, Hundred ol derrick LXFflw.utiiw'-faraatr llshed ueyoud the original oil liuilw, and day aud night the pumps are un ceasingly pumping oil. ror rugged. precipitous hills, that a lew month ago were worth only a lew hundred dollars, cert I tied checks tor a hundred thousand are now refused and property la leased at (abuloua prices. This condition is not coulluetl to Loa Augeles; from Sau Diego coma reports ol Increasing oil findings. Six years ago an enterprising Individ nal bored au oil well lu Loa Angeles; since thst time 700, wells, each coating 13,0ml, Dave ueen sunk. , vitue eoiu ol these have become, exhausted, great mauy are still running, and new wells are being dug at the rapid rate ol at least 100 a mouth. A proceasloo ol tanks is ever on the move Irom the oil districts to the various city menu factories; electric light machinery works aud railway shops carry tbla val uable fuel, 8 .barrels ol which is equal to one ton ot soft coal. The !ae ol California oil is asphaltato, its average gravity ia about 15 degrees, it la a thick, black oil, and 0110 ol the best fuels yet discovered. Its by-pro duct euter Into the lubricating oil, the painters, printers aud other trades, and the asphaltom, after the oil baa beea extracted, can im used for street pav lnu: Indeed, the ancient Mexican who Inhabited there regions a bundled years ago uced it lor nailing. There Is no surety as to the ooet ot sinking an oil well; a sale average may bo stated at $'.',000. Going through soft sandstone, the borer has a compar atively easy task, unless ha drop tool or break bla tubing, when tho ooet may be much increased. At Drat the product sold for $3 a barrel ot 421 gal Ions, but went down to 85 centa, at which period the railroad companies altered their engines to burn oil, lor oil at that figure reeultod In vast econ omy to them. Alter the engluea were changed to burn oil up went the price, to that coal alter all proved 111 some casea the cheaper fuel. The prioo la not likely to go over $1.31, aud may, in consequence ol the recent discoveries ol new fields ol almost unlimited ex- tent, go down to a nominal figure again. Large atorage tanks are built In Loa Angeles, containing upwards ol 500,000 bard ol oil. The average dally product In Loa Angeles ia about 5,000 barrels; nearly $2,000,000 pet annum, therefore, Is flowing Into Lot Augeles county today from the aale ol oil alone, and about an eighth ot that is paid to tho workers at the pumps aud haulers ol tho portable tanks. A vast (orco Is engaged In tho manufac ture ol machinery for the oil wells, ami, in quoting these statistics In refer once to widespread benefits ct the oil industry, some odd thousand street oil brokers and dealers In oil company shares must not be forgotten, lor these people subsist, temporarily at least, uhu tho indirect oil output. Due of the most Interesting oil fields la that ol Suinmorlaiid, iu Santa Barbara county, where wells have been dug out in the ocean below high tide, and wharves are run out from the shore upon which the pumping machinery is (,'acod. When we consider the fm t that the export oil trade of the Unite! States ii decreasing; that the total tdilpmeuts of 1808 were 80,000,000 barruls less than those ol !?97, the discoveries ot new oil Holds and the attending excitement In California will be gratifying. It opens up a prospect for the Asiatic trade that this couniry will undoubted ly take advantage of; the Russian and liornean oil will have a competitor in California; freights to tho Oi lent from San Fraucboo will be considerably less than from Philadelphia. Mining and Sciontiilo I'reiw. Portland, May 27.-K. B. (Vaa tells the Oregoulm that pipit, ,J have no fears about the Baki.r count,, mines, as the district has mado bt-tttt returns for the amount so far 'invented than auy niluingTeitnrtnntliriJirrted States. Mr. Cowan spoke 01 n 10-Htainp plant that nets its owners $20,000 a month. In addition to the miuea thi.t are being regularly worked, a vast amount of prospecting and developing Is going on. In all respects the min ing future of KuHtern Oregon is much better than Nome, Mr. Cowan thinks. On a farm iu West Virginia there ii an apple trae which is eight foet Ave Inches around. In 1880, 85 bushels ot apples were gathered from it, and sold at the apple house for $00. The tree is 76 years old and still bearing. A new sboy in North London, Ind., was sentenced to a week in jail for cry ing (alse news on the streets. What would become ol the nowsboya of Chi cago and New York should such a ruli prevail in those cities. One man elected United States sen itor admits that he spout $152,000, ind others charge that he spent several times that amount. Tho era. of high prices hoe reached politics. The million dollar estate which tha late Dr. Keeloy left was conclusive evi lence ol the fact that the gold core was effective against any financial dis tress overtaking the inventor, j Thrift and Prudence Required. I The man who doesn't know enough earn a fortune seldom knows enough 0 keep one. Chicago Demooxaa. MINES AND MINING. sk Oreaesi Mlalag llu.k KebaHge AI- j Moil Kaadv fur Bulaeae. IWlaud, May 80. Th Oregon Mln 'ng and Stock Kichstige ia almost "inly lot business. The rooma will be Inlnlied within a lewdsyt. Properties re listed and brokers are ready. A Ottll Ims been made lor the seooud pay Wilt on stock subscribed. The third Mil wilt lm issued soon, During this week the directors will meet to finally arrange for the opeiilug, Tho new en- arprlse haa been wlilelr advertlNod in Colorado and other gold mining centers. The Oregon lohanue will work along lines successfully lollowed at Spokane and Denvor and a large list ol mining prnpitrilai art ready lor the tint tea- Hon. A ftlliy (or ladles baa been provided in the Portland mbengt. lilvlrfeail Cala, Helena. Mont.. Mr 80. Daring Die latter part ol April aud tip to this thus In May dividends have been paid Montana and Idaho miuea aa lob ewai . .. . . ''JL.' ' MuhTANA. b(rtr A V.mUa a.,.. (00,000 Aiisgouda Copper, ; 2,400,00 r , 1,600,00. r...w;,... 2a,000 'nr. Co 110,000 IDAHO. 48.000 1 10,000 21,000 , 80,000 8.188 Dt Ulnar Huffs lo Hump Honker Hill. Empire Stale Idaho. New Oregon Mining Cpmpanle. Salem, May 80. Two iiillliuu-dollar milling companies were litcorjKirated the past week the Helium, ot Portland aud the Freolaud Cuuaoli lated, ol Salem, Waahlnglwn Mlnliif Campanlae, Olyinpia, .May 80. The big mining coiiitnle Incorporated In WastTliitrtou during tha week were the New York aud Alaska, ol Seattle, Silver Summit, ol Spokane, and the Hunset, of Spo ksne, the latter caplUllsud lor a mil lion. Looking for f'nal In Oregaa. IVudietou, Oregon, May 80. Coal claims ou Birch creek, 20 tittles Irom here, are being examlued again to de termine uuce lor all whether or not the property will warrant exteuaive devel opment. Klha Will Hoam Mine. Portland, May 80. A spaclal booth for mining exhibits will be a feature ol the Elks street carnival here in Sep lumber. Or will be obtained Irom all cau-pa ol Oregon, Washington and Idaho.' laaau Mine Arrlilent. ItnUe, Idaho, May 80. Two men were killed ami two seriously hurt by no explosion in the ttimia! of tha Flori da Mountain rulue at Bllwr City. Tho men had drilled tutu a missed bole aud the heavy explosion followed. I.aal of I he Nnni Huh. Seattle, May SO.-Ths first roah to iNoine Is over. Up to date 07 boat have left tbla lairt (or noma, cairylng mors than 10.000 piunminer, etumnoo freight tonnage, aud several hundred horses and cattle, Ia tho Klonillk Country. Taooma, May 80. Skagway now lens than two weeks old save tho Yu kon river is ojwo to Dawson City, aud Lake Beunett la also optm. Coal Mine tuht. Ronton, Wash., May 80. Tha coal intua here owned and unrated lor seven veers by a co-oerwtlve company has been sold to Jacob iurth, ol Seattle, fur $1)0,000. 11 roup of Claim. Ilumled, Ptmdletou, Or., May 83. Tbo Olin group In the (ii-eculioru mouutaliia bas been bonded by Joe IhtHler, of tbla city, tu a representative of the Standard Oil Company lor $80,000. If development work now going on proves satisfactory mining will bo done vigorously this fall. Looking for (lulil Mines. Baker City, Or., May 30. A party of Colorado niiuers have sturted from here for the North Powder section, pi loted by O. Dov.dk, who owns copper properties up there. Thny claim to be nut for Denver capitally, to buy any thing offered iu gold minus worth bav lug. Seven ItevlU Mining Country. Spokane, May 80, The Seven Devils mining country iu Idaho will have the Pacific & Northern Idaho railroad built Into tho heart of it this summer, as 00 miles ol extumdou work is plan ned. InimoiiHO ore tralflo ia expected by the geuoral munngvr ol the road, P. P. Shelby. Naw Itoad tn III Mine. Brownsville, Or., May B0. Survey ors iirt running a lino up the Calnpoola (or a new wagon road to the mines, as liinn county wants the trade of that ay At""-. Tho tv-nd will pass through heavy timber country and some new gold locations. "- Af'aitfortlB Oold Outpna. 7nEranBHc67 May 80. Ohailer G. Yale, ol the Sun Francinco mint, says the gold output ol California was $15, 830,081. Silvor $504,012. Placer mines, river bed, barmiues and di edg ing yielded $1,401,880. In all the mines of the state 18,700 mon are em ployed. Vinson on III Feet Again. Baker City Or., May 80. Opera tions on the Magnolia and Little Giant gold mines ia reported (or immediate start, as W. L. Vinton ia said to be on his foot again. Those mines are equipped with modern ton stamp mills. Dlicovtirle Around Oold Hill. Gold Hill, Or., May 80. Some new gold discoveries are heard ot on the eastern branch ol Quartz creek, and Htill others on the west side of Gold Hill. Old Mln Kiting Worked Again. Cottiure Grove. Or.. May 80. Devel opments will be pushed in the old Jos- epn Knott mine, alter 25 years of idle ness. This mine is confidently be lioved to be very rich in gold. Old Miner Dead. San Francisco, May 80. Captain Thomas Moin. an old California miner, who was mixed up in the mining ex citement in the Transvaal, ia doad here. He was arrested and sentenoed to doath by President Krnger daring the Jameson raid, but was pardoned and came back to the United States. OTHY FOR THE BOERS Anglo-Amerlc&n Alliance in the Senate Again. SENATOR WELLINGTON SPEAKS laduilrlal Commission Aeeu.ed of 1 lag a Hepablleaa Cauipalge Machine la la Have Sapor Tll.uof. Wathlugtou, May St. In tha course iif a toticli In favor ot the adoption ol a resolution expressing tha senate's sympathy lor tho lioera today, Walling ton referred to a secret understanding existing between the United States and Great Britain. When Lodge demanded proof that such en understanding ex Uted, Wellington tald that, under the circumstances, it was dllllcolt to pre' sent tangible proof, but be believed the prool could be found In the sac rut arubivsa of state 4spaTae. 'aalge replied thai under our torus ol government no such understanding could exist, aud, as the secretary oi stute had emphatically oenled the ex Interne ot any alliance or understand tug, he believed the country would ac cept his statement as true. The reading ol the sundry civil ap propria! Ion bill was completed, bnt not all ol the committee amendments have been disposed ol. A lively debate was precipitated over the proposition to continue the Hie ol the industrial com mission until October 81, . 1001 Charges were made that the commie slot waa being used aa a Republican campaign machine, aud that important testimony bad been suppressed. The committee amendment, however, was agreed to, This was a dull day in the house, marking the near approach ol final ad journmnnt. The Alaska olvil govern ment bill was passed, and some odds and ends ol legislation were cleaned op, Dalsell gave notice that the anti trott resolution aud bill reiorted by the judiciary committee would be con sldered Wednesday, Thursday and l'ri day ol this week under a special order. WORK OF OUTLAWS. A.-lata Two Offleer Who Are la I'urgitlt-Head Man Unarmed. Salt Lake, May 81. A scial to the Herald Irom Thompson, Utah, says: A cowardly assassination occurred aliout 50 miles north ol here yesterday at noon. Sheriff Tyler, ol Grand county, aud Sam Jenkins, a cattle owner, were shot and iustautly killed by outlaws on Hill creek, about 50 tulles north ol here. The sheriff, Jenkins and Deputy Sheriff Day have been on tho hunt lor cattle rustlers lor several days, In fact, ever since they killed George Currie on April 17. The posse had sejiarated from Sheriff Preece, of Uintah county, aud posae, early ia the morning, the latter being about three miles away when the shooting occurred, The story ol the killing, as .told by Deputy Sheriff Day, who waa only about 50 yards away when the snooting occurred, ia as follows: The officers came upon the outlaws' camp unexpectedly. As soon aa they saw the outlaws they dismounted and advanced towards them. ben with' in a few yards Irom the outlaws, Sheriff Tyler spoke to them, saying, "Hello, Ikjvs." The reply made could not be heard by Deputy Sheriff Day, but Immediately alter it was made, Sheriff Tyler and Jenkins turned towards their horees, supposedly with the intention ol leav lug to gut more assistance. As soon as their baoka were turned, the outlawi shot them through the back, the bul lets coming out ol their breasts, killing them almost instantly. KEMPFF AT TAKU. Near the Sreoe of Trouble to Trotect Anierlean Interest. Washington, May 81. A cablegram received at the navy department today stated that tho Newark had been des iguated to act aa flagship ol the senior squadron commander, aud that the ves sel sailed from Nagasaki last Saturday and arrived at Taku forts yesterday. Bear Admiral Kompff is the senior squadron olllcer described lu the dis patch, aud his visit to Takn, the near out point to Peking attainable for large vessels, has attracted much attention. It is understood that there is already a formidable fleet of European warships gathered at Taku, and since the with drawal of the Wheeling the American fleet has been unrepresented at that point. While prepared to act concurrently with, though independently of, the European powers in the protection of the life aud property of foreigners in China, Admiral Kempff hs not at pres ent any intention of making a hostile demonstration in the Pol-Ho river. It Is believed that he ia at Takn solely lor the purpose of getting as near as possi ble to Minister Conger and the Ameri can legation at Peking. Tha llanoook at Hong Hong. Hong Kong, May 81. The transport Hancock hue arrived here with the men) bora of the new Philippine com mission on its way to Manila. Los Angolos, May 81. Rev. William Joseph Beecher, ' a missionary of the Latter Day Saints, who came to this nity Friday, waa found dead in his room here yeRtorday. He had blown out the gnu, and death from asphyxia tion was the result. Beecher was sent here from Salt Lake to assist in tlx campaign which is being waged ii Southern CulifoirJa in the interest oi Mormonism, and expeoted to remain some months. He was evidently un familiar with the use of gas. New York, May 81. The failure of Seymour, Johnson & Co., has been an nounced on the New York stook and cotton exchanges. The firm was organ ized in March, 1899. Its members were Frederick W. Johnson, Henry A. Seymour and David Webster. The lat ter is said to be a speoial partner for 50,000. Alfred Hayes, Jr., is the issignee. It is said the troubles of the firm are due to the ooinmltmentsjta the ootton market. No information onn be obtained as to the extent of their con tracts, but in the stock exchange they ue not believed to be large, DENIED LANDING. Cry AgBlast tha Jap Hears Krult-R- all of Klgld laqalry. Taooma, May 11,AspeciaI board of inquiry, composed ol Collector W. A, Fall weather, chairman; Deputy Col lector S. Da Lacy and Robert Watch- burn, speoial supervising immigration inspector, is in Taooma from Washing ton lor the express purpose ot inquiring Into the sudden Immigration ol Japan ess to this coast, worksd from 7 o'clock last night until midnight, passing on 71 Japanese who had been rejected by Immigration Inspector Walker on the steamship Glenogl. Out of this num ber the board rejected 50 ol tbem out right. This is by Isr the largest num ber ever rejected out ot a single ship ment to the Sound. Nineteen of tbs remaining 21 came dangerously near being rejected also. They were allowed to laud only upon the Japanese consul giving bis guaran tee that they would obtain employment within the next 60 days. Some of the 50 Japanese were rejected because they had infectious disease. One bad con somptloa. Others were rejected be eaase H appeared ttat ntr wee eost- tract laborers. Only two of the entire 71 passed the examination satisfactorl ly. Tbe Glenogle brought SOS Jspon ese to Taooma on this trip and the per centage ot rejections was unusually large. The Japanese missionary in Tacoma, who makes it his business to rind em ployment for the Japanese immigrants, admitted to the examining board that there are now 800 Japanese in Tacoma out of employment. Inspector Snyder, of Seattle, says there are 400 Japanese out of work in that city. Another thing brought out In the investigation ia that more than three times as 'many Japanese are landed In Victoria aa are brought to the Sound potts. When the news reaches Japan that 60 Japanese out ot a single shipment have been rejected in Tacoma, the next ship that comes will likely onload the entire lot in Victoria, and let them take chances ot crosing the line in small bodies. If they are cangbt they cannot be sent back sny , farther than Victoria, whereas if they are rejected in Taooma, they must go back to Ja pan, GREATLY DISAPPOINTED. American Tlam Ar Obatrneted- Lit lattla Kshlblt Abandoned. New York, May 81. A special to the Tribune from Washington says: The exhibits ot the United States at the Parla exposition will be less com plete and interesting aa well as less valuable in respect to tbe extension ol the demand lor American products in France than would have been the case if so many obstacles had not been placed iu tbe way by the French au thorities. This refers especially to the exhibits of American live cattle, and also ol dressed meats. It la learned from good authority that after every preparation had lieen made (or a large and Import ant exhibit ol live cattle, the applica tion to Install it was either refused out right or the approval ol it was saddled with so many onerous conditions and testrictions that the exhibit had to be abandoned. This was a severe disap pointment to the American cattle in dustry, as well as to the official repre sentatives of the United States in Paris, who strove earnestly bnt in vain to overcome the obstacles thrown in their way by the French authorities, and so that feature of the proposed ex hibit of the United States had to be abandoned. . Such may also be the (ate ot the pro posed exhibit ol American dressed meat and meat products. Tbe United States government officiate also made elaborate aud expensive preparations (or an imposing exhibit ot American fruits aud dairy and meat products. It was not forseen that any obstacles would be placed in the way of a com plete and noteworthy exhibit until the French authorities began to interpose objections and suggest and impose hard conditions which it may be found im practicable fully to meet. One ol the conditions was that fresh dreraed beef, etc., should be exhibited only In the form of whole carcasses, containing the heart, liver and other internal organa of the animal. Inas much as the exhibits were not to be sold or consumed in France without the oonsout of the authorities aud as no such condition had beeu forseen and expected, it at first seemed to be one which could not possibly be complied with, but it is understood that efforts are being made by the United States officials to do so, and with some pros pect of success. Baseball Grandatand Burned. Ciuciunati, May 81. The grand stand of the Cincinnati Baseball Club, Western avenue and Findlay street, was almost totally destroyed by fire at an early hour this morning. Only a part of the stand was saved. The loss was about $15,000. Aa the Cincinnati team goes on a long Eastern trip Tues day, the stand will be rebuilt by the time they return from the trip. Rich Strike About Gran I to. Granite, Or., May 80. In two weeks 200 locations have beon made in this district, some of them very good. J. M. Rose, of Spokane, thinks he has (ound a free gold ledge three miles west of the city on Ten Cent creek that pans high, gome say $111 to the ton. Turkish Offloers Arrested, Constantinople, May 29. Three officers of the Turkish imperial guards have been placed under arrest because found in possession of plans ot the Yildia Kiosk and of the sultan's pri vate apartments. Smallpox is prevalent in 'Iowa. There is scarcely a town in the central part of the state that is not afflioted with a few oases. Other towns have been compelled to suspend business and close the schools and all publio places. Flra In a Mine. Houghton, Mich., May 29. Fire broke out on the 85th level of the shaft Heola branch of the Calumet & Hecla mine this evening. The men escaped, but a force of men sent down in an ad joining shaft to prevent the fire from spreading barely escaped with their lives. One man died after reaohlng the surface, and five others are now in the hospital, more or less seriously hurt by inhaling noxious gas. Treasury agents have unearthed a scheme to defraud the government through smuggling wool from Canada. I- IN CHINA "Boxers" Revolt Assuming Great Proportions. MASSING OUTSIDE OF PEKING The Imperial Troop flo Over to tha la-urgnt-A Oeneral Maaero of foreigner feared. London, May 81. Tbe Daily Ex press bss the following telegram from Shanghai, dated Tuesday: "The rebellion continues to grow in intensity, and the gravest (ears are en tertained ol Its ultimate extent. . Tbe foreign envoys at Peking, fearing a massacre within the capital, have de cided to bring op the guards ol the legations The rebels are now massing outside ol Peking, and their numbers are reported to be constantly augment leg. Free!!) continents ot armed mal contents are coming op almost hourly Irom the north, "Tbe impetial troops who were sent to disperse the rebels found themselves hopelessly outnumbered. Several hun dred were killed, and two guns snd many rifles were captured, after which most ol the remaining troops went over to tbe rebels. They are now march ing side by side. It is believed that tbe 'Boxers' hsve the sympathy of the entire Manchurian army in the anti foreign crusade, and there is no doubt that they have the countenance ol the empress dowager and ol l'rinca Chiang. "The Belgian minister, escorted by a strong bodyguard, has gone to obtain an audience of the Tsung-Li-Yamen, a number of his countrymen with their families having been cut off by the rebels at Chang Tsln Tien. "The position of the missionaries is one of extreme peril nnless help is speedily forthcoming. It is feared they will meet tho same fate as their unfortunate converts whom the 'Box ers' are ruthlessly murdering." A special dispatch from Shanghai says it is bellved that Russia is about to land troops at Taku Irom Port Arthur, where 30,000 are in readiness. The Chinese are reported to be send ing large masses ol troops overland Irom Ilu Nanad Kiang, bnt the gen eralissimo refuses to assume command on plea ol sickness. The relief party bas returned from Chan Tsin Tien, bringing 25 persons, inoludng several women and children. ROBERTS IS THERE. Tha British Army In tha Suburbs ot Johannesburg. London, May 81. Lord Roberts is bivoackiug in the suburbs ot Johannes berg, and intends to make a victorious entry at noon today. Judging from bis dispatch, he must have private infor mation regarding tbe disposition ol the garrison in tbe fort, as he does not seem to expect opposition. His dispatch to the war office fol lows: "Gennlston, May 80. We arrived here this afternoon without being seri ously opposed. No casualities, so far as I am aware of in the main column, and not many, I trnst, in the cavalry and mounted infantry, ' The enemy did not expect us nntil tomorrow, and had not, therefore, carried off all their roll ing stock. We have possession ol the junction connecting Johannesburg with Natal, Pretoria and Klerksdorp by railroad. "Johannesburg is reported qniet, and no mines, I understand, have been injured. "I shall summon the commandant in the morning, and il, as I expect, there Is no opposition, I propose to enter the town with all the troops at noon." v NOT A LOBBYIST. Chine Hlnlater Explain HI Vlilt to tha Senate. New York, June 1. A special to the Herald from Washington says: Wu Ting-fang, the Chinese minister, expressed regret that a visit of his to the senate had been misconstrued and that he had been placed in the position of a lobbyist. "I received a dispatoh from the Chi nese consul general In San Franoisco several days ago," he said, ''stating that it would be wise to watch the ap propriation bills, as an effort would be made to attach to one of them a rider of an anti-Chinese character. 'Before making any representations to the state department, I decided to go the senate and ascertain il the report was true. I went to the office of the immigration committee and opened the door. " Sev eral gentlemen there recognized me, and I obtained from them the informa tion desired. . I certainly did not understand that the committee waa holding a meeting, otherwise I would have immediately retired. These gen tlemen displayed considerable interest in the subject and I disoussed the Chi nese situation with them. My action was entirely informal. All the section hands on the Lehigh Valley railroad 'between Sayre, Pa., and Jersey City, are on a strike. They want their wages increased from $1.20 to $1.50 a day. The striken number 1,500. Fir in Mine. Calumet, Mich., May 81. Over 8,000 men are idle owing to the fire in No. S Hecla shaft of the Calumet & Heola mine. The management decided to close down all but the South Heola and Amydolid shafts on account of gas from the fire, whioh has gone to all parts of the Calumet branoh and part of the Hecla. It cannot be told how long the fire will last or how long the men will bedaid off. The fire may spread to other parts of the mines. For St. Louis Fair. Washingtoan, May 81. A few min utes before adjournment this evening the senate added to the sundry civil appropriation bill an amendment ap propriating $5,000,000 forhe Lousiana Purchase Exposition to be held in St. Louis in 1903, on condition that $10,- 000,000 additional be raised by the ex position authorities. The amend ment was offered by Cookrell, and was adopted without debate and , without division. ' Havana, Cuba, bas 20 parka and leven miles of boulevards.
