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Bikl St An Advertisement x Wbloh bring returns Li proof thai U to in the riglt place. The WEST SIDE bring mj wen. The Best Newspaper Is th one that give the post and freshest newt. Compare the WEST SIDE with any paper ia Polk county. VOL. XVII. INDEPENDENCE, POLK COUNT V, fUKUON, HATUltDAY, JUNK 2U, HUX). $1.50 PER TEAR. Fire Cent! Per Cop. NO. 016. The Independence NATIONAL BANK Capital Stock, $50,000.00 a. HIMCHBIRO. AIIARAM HKMOK, rraeldetit. Vtca-itidal C W.UVUfi.Caaai. DIRECTORS. . r. Smith. A. Helena, A. If . Mk. . a. tm hnu, J. E. Rhodes, tt. W. Sear, at Ilmkbarf traeuutad; Inaa MM, bill dlaeeaatM, fash kieretatttredlta granted; SeaealU lel M eurrenl aecau.nl tub)Ml le WMl, IMNM M lima SepnMu. ' Comnunced Bnsinets March 4, 1889 1 FIRST Kill m OF INDEPENDENCE, OR. fanlt-tl Stork, Surplus, $30,000.00 10,000.00 J. S CUOPKK, W.W.COLUNB, rreeldent. Vlc-Prldnt M. K. MA.sTKRSON. Caehler. PIKKCTORS. J, 8. Cooper, R L, Durham J.A. Vaneu K. D. Ct iper, W. W.OuUlu A teneral banklnc btuliiea tranuu'ted. Ituvneiid aella excUauga ou tll tiuporlaul ifHlta rwelved .ubjwi to check or OB crrnma cut tiepii. i imeiioua uiau. ottun liuura; V a. m. lo 4 u, lu. Polk County Bank (INCOUPOKA I'ED.) MONMOUTH, OREGON. jiumvur. p.urtwrRKi.u l'rel J-ll. Ire-PrnlerBt. lUtU run IXL. lankier. . Paid Capital . .$30,000.00 DIRECTORS: J. H. Hawley, P. L. Campbell, I. M. biuipsoii, J. li. v. liutler, Jonn H. 8ttmip, F. 8. Powell, ( Joseph Craveu. Transact a Ceneral Banking and Exchange Business. MOTOB LINK TIMtS TABLE Corrected lo data. Leave Independ ence fur Muuiunuth and Alrile. . 7iM a. a. S.JO f. m. Leave) lurteaend rnce fur Mouiuoutli Leaeee Alrlla fur Monaonth aad Independence, 8:O0 a. m. 61 oO p. m. Leave Dalla for Monmouth and In dependence. I OO p. uu. a 30 Leave Honaoulk and Dallae. lliOO a. . 1 1S p. in. Leave. Monmouth fur Indeprudeuco. 8.45 a. m. 1:30 p. 111. i40 a. m. 45 p. a. 00 p.m. Leave Independ ence fur Mounuutli' S OS p. m. for Alrile. 7 00 a. m. S:AI) . in. Leave Monmouth for DalU. It ISO a. m. 7.:iO u. 111. Geo. E. Brey DEALER IN WOOL and GRAIN INDEPENDENCE. OK. W. G. Sharman, UTIOfl Main Street, Independence E.LKetchum.M.D Office aud Residence Corner Railroad Monmouth Btreeta, 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 ness and diiipatcb at rea sonable rates. WE AIM TO PLEASE. rr 1,1 it From All Tarts of the New World and the Old. OF INTEREST TO OUR READERS Cmr henalv Itevlew uf the Iinmirt ant llapieiili ( uf the I'a.l Week CHlletl Kruu ta Telrtrapli rulinniit. A ;eoond-ctaas uaval lUtlon will bs aatabliilieMl at 8au Dlogo, Cal. Churches and rmttlencea- of (orolgusrs in Tien Tsin have ben burtiod. An extra wttmiou ol enngms may be convened owlun to the Chineaa vrar, China will have a heavy bill ol dam ages to pay for the lkner outrages when ortler is again restored. Fire xtestroyed tlie Home for the Friendless children at Leadville, Colo., causing the death of four of the inmates. Francis of Orleans, Priuce of Joiu ville, avtn of the late Louis Philippe, king of the French, is dead of puou niouis, aged 82 years. Three pormms were killed snd II terioutdy injuietl by arolllaion between an express train and a tralu titled with race-goers near Ltmdou, England. G. P. Ruinmeliu, a well-kuowu merchant of J'ortlaud, Or., was mur dered in New York city, presumably for the purpose of mbltery. Ilia tlmml was cut from ear to enr. A native rining has occurred in the Gembia colony, Went Africa, aud two. Brlttah comiuixeioucrs aud sis meiiilwrs of the police have heu killed at Sunn kaudl, on the south liauks of (iaiulila tirer, by Msndlngiwa The party had gone to Sannkutiudi to sottle a nnwtlon ot local admtuirttrniiou, when the Man dingoes suddenly attacked and mur dered thatu. Tb Mexican government, following1 the example set by Texas, has quaran tined agaiuiit San Kranclaoo, and until notice to the contrary U given, all per sons who have bn in San Kraiii"lco withir a period of 15 days will not lie allowed to puss the border until they have remained in quarantine for a iuf nclent length of time to make up the IS days. The Mexican tpm run tins relates to panneugcr ouly. The Umlr authorities have the matter in hand. Journal socials from towns in South west Nebraska toll of vlolnut rain aud wind storms with some hail. At Syra cuse, 5, inches of rain has fallen In 24 hours. Damage to crops is hoary, The Little Nehaiua valley is oue vait lako, and many (mimic nave been compelled to abandon their homes. Freight trains on the lturliugton have been abandoned. Weeping Water creek, at Weeping Water, Cass county, is the highest known for 10 years and Missouri Pacillo trains are delayed. liritinh marines killed and wouudtx) 40 Boxers. Iiobeita' line of communication is again open. General Grant reiiorts the capture of San Miguel, a rebel utroughold. Seven persons were drowued by ths opsotting of a lioat on Lake lteuuott, Alaska. Four people wore killed by the do- traction of a large rocpuruga plant in Brooklyn. Robert's forces had a hard battle wtih General Botha, but did not defoat the Boor leader. Fenniiylvanian" will putdi the candi dacy of former governor Fattluon foi the vii.c-presidouey. The money appropriated by emigre for use at the mouth ot the Columbia will be max at once. Two persons were drowned at South Bend, Ind., by the capnixiug of a boat on the river, at that place. Methuen and Kitchener, in an en gagement with Dewet's troops, scat tered the Boers in all directions. Terry McGovern, champion light weight of the world, knocked out Tom White in three rounds at New York City. New York capitalists have seoured concessions from the goverumeut of Honduras to build a railroad in that country. Wood workers of Chicaga threaton to go out on July 1, uuIons thoir wagsi are increused. The strike will involve 8,000 workmen. Two city detectives of Kannns City undertook to stop a street fight between crowd of negro men and women and as a result a man and a woman wers killed. News has been received in New York of the murder of Dr. Edna G. Terry, in charge of the station of the Metho dist Episcopal Woman's Foreign Mis sionary Society at Toting Hua, China. Thomas Lewis, a miner of Tucson, Ariz., has been an-exted on a charge of setting Are to tlie Catelina forHtn, where 5,000,000 foot of timber were destroyed. A miner who was with Lewis claims that Lewis became in censed because the pine needles hurt his feet and set lire to them, caualng the most disastrous forest lire ever known in the Southwout. The tobacco trust has established a virtual boycott on independent dealers doing buHineBH in New Englund. SlatiHtics of the criminal population of the United States shows that only six per cent of the total number ol criminals are women. The Montreal Star claims it has evi dence that the Clun-na-Gael planned the Welland oanul exploHion as a re prisal on Canada for sending troops to South Africa. Benjamin D. Stillman, of New York, aged 95, is the oldent living graduate of Yale, of which his father and grand father were also alumni. He is still a practicing lawyer. The San Francinoo Call states that ex-yneen LUiuokalani has decided to bring suit against the United States government for the restoration of the crown lands and revenues. The navy department is arranging for the fortification of Dry Tortugas, Pearl harbor, Pango I'ungo and Guam. With these, Alunka and Cavite, Amer ica would dominate the Pacific. LAUR NEWS. Two thooud itaud ot arms haa toon given up by the Boers at Pretoria The battle-ship Oregon and S.OOb Amor lean troops will go to Taka ouce. at American ships took no part In the Umilatrdmeut aud svlsure of the I hi ueao torts at Tsku. A special session of congress msy Ik eallod. llutritualiou in the lar Kast soeiue to tUmmud it. Th"M of the forts at Taktt were com pletely destroyed by the homliaidmnnl from foreign shins, and the British ves rolaeaptursd (our Chinese torpedo boats. Mrs. Beverldgo, wife of Cuited States Sonatot Beverldge, of ludUua, died iu a sanitarium at Dausville, N. Y of hour! failure. She had been ill several mouths. . Half of the business poittnnof the oily ot Blooituugttiu, III., lueliidlng live squares of ttie finest business blocks of the city and tlie court bouse, wvre deatettyed by f re, with hisses estimated at f 1,000,000. , 1 Negotiations for a commercial treaty with Franco have been satisfactorily concluded by the Hrnsilliin minister ol foreign affairs at Bio Janeiro. Frauce will grant a reduction of 20 per ceut ou the duty on Braatlian coffee. The Pacillo Oil Works Com puny wax Incorporated at Tacoma, Wash., with a capital of $'.'50,(100, to Uire for oil lu a gulch, almost iu the heart of the city. Sample oil from outcropping in dioate rich deposit. Work will be pi-oaoculed at once. A dispatch from Lord Roberts sent from Pretoria, June It), gives su oiliclal veralon ot an attack ou a British pout at Zand river, June It), by 800 Boers, with three guns. It says thst General Knox, with a mixed force, drove off the Boors, who left four dead and four pris ouers ou the Held. The British low wsa Major Seymour and two men killed aud nine wounded. Tire Freuch g-ivernmnnt will have 4,300 troops at Tsku when the rem force meuts just ordered have arrived there. They will reach Tsku before June 80. The dispatch of a cruiser division, which wss decided Ukui, will give Frauce a strong naval force, consisting of seven modern cruisers hrM ol the Ant-class and (our of the second class four guuboats and a dis patch boat. Princess ftsdliwill, of liussla, was robbed of jewelry worth 10,000 at her hotel in London, June 110. Among the jewels wss her historic rope of 150 larls, each weighing li'-' grslos, and a bracelet ot emeralds, the gift of the Amer of Afghanistan. The princess was about to start to Paris, but while at lunoheou she left the jewel lu their raaoe, lock ml in her wardrobe. On ber return she found them mUslug. All the efforts uf the Scotland Yard de tective hsve thus fur proved unavail ing. Fortunately most of her diiftnouds were in a sale at Coutt's hank. Chinese forts at Taku II rod on foreign vessels, but were soon (otced to sur render. Russia has demanded ot China an In demnity of 60,000,000 tsels for the damage done t) the railroad from Tluti Tsin to Peklu. John Vans, one of the best-known mining experts on the Pscillo Coast, died of consumption at Baker City, Or., aged 40 years. Trouble is rife in the northern part ot the Republic of San Doimngo. Many arrents have been made, iiicludng lead era ot the formor government party. In consequence of the gravity of the situation in China, Knglsud has order ed the Seveulh Bungal Infantry at Simla, India, to proceed to 1 long Kong. J. C. Pardoe, aged 80 years, a brake man on the Southern Puciflu train, who lives in Ashland, Or., was killed at DouHinuir, Cat., by beiu run ovet by a train. Information from Pekin, brought to Shanghai by refugees, says that the city is in a state of panic. Incendiary firos are of nightly occurrence, and 'tores of outrages are reported. Wo r .eu ami children from Tien Tnlu are pouring into Shanghai. The chiuf aanger there is the fact that the native town, behind the European settlement, is fall of bud characters, whose atti tude is becoming every day more iuso leut and menacing. At Needles, Cal., the federal quaran tine inspector has been prevented from molesting passengers on Santa 1'e trains at the state line aud his authority is iguorued by the railroad olliuials. Or ders have been issued to all conductors to take np the pass of the inspector, Mr, Jenkins, if presented, aud collect his fare. Jenkins has wired to Surgeon Kenyoun for Instructions, 'ibe con ductor have also been cr lcro l to ivo the inspector no Information,.; ' 8. J. McCowan, superintendent of the Phoenix, Ariz., Indiun loluctrml School, having been directed ims tiguto the condition of tho Pima In dians on thoir reservation on the Gila river, 80 miles from Phoeuix, who were reported to be siilTuting from famine, states that R.OOO I'imus and an equal numner of I'apiigoes are in great distress. Congress has appropri ated $38,000 for the relief of tho In dians and rations will soon be distri buted. By the death of Thomas E. Miuco in New York six theaters and a large fortune are left to his 15-year-old daughter Edna, his sole heir. A monument to Muj. Gen. John Sedgwick has been set up at his birth place, Cornwall, Conn., and it was dedicated on Memorial day. Berlin postal authorities estimato that no fewer thua 100,000 postul cards without any addrossos at all are mailed in the German empire evoiy year. "Knelpattdeliwnnsdorporsotroplrjuig" is tlie t lemlHh word for automobile Wouldn't that make you stick to the o'd reliable lions? , A balloon house is being built at J'Ctt Myer, near Washington, and ex toHpive experiments are to be made by tho government looking toward the usv of be balloon in warfare. According to a decision of the Ken tDQky CQHi't of appeals, if any one an BP7I ft dog Wilita the animal is eating, f?Hd gets Pitteq as a consequence, the Victim is guilty of contributory negli firycf and. cannot recover damages. The Steamer Alpha Arrive! at Vanoouver, B. C. DID NOt TOUCH AT ST. MICHAEL J Vassal Kroufhl Bark roar ranfere( With a Uaarteraf MIIIUa-Vlals Klflier The lt.uort.d. Vancouver, B. C, June 19. Ths the gtiltl fields of Cape Nome are riehtr and more protluetlve than has yet haul represented, I ths story brought dowl by the steamer Alpha, which arrive! from the North tonight. From aslngh tdaliu, worked by 80 men lu tbsamploj of Jack Brady, 118,000 was taken out lu one week andtWTmrrr yaiit out foo.ouo wumu nmutn, as - sarneat ol Caf tf Ne, ns's oldn pr durtlvenosa, the A', .ha hronght dc' fWO.OOOta goUV dust. ( Tlitte wv five passengers bu boanl. and the du belonged to four ot them, in the fol lowing amount: Jack Gill, of Seattle. $148.0001 J; C; Mongahan, ot Denver, f 40.000; Frank (ireeu, ot Kausus City, 30,OO0: Glen Tlnsley, an old Dawson miner, who weut to Nome last year, 135.000. Unusual internal has followed the Alpha's trip, not ouly liecause she was the first steamer to sail for t ape Pome, but more especially on account of pos sibility of international complications, the Alpha being Canadian bottom aud Home ma) being a sub-port of en tiy. But the skipper had no trouble with the customs regulations, lie sailed from Vancouver on April 8, clearing tor St. Michael, Mo says he was so menaced with icebergs as he approached St. Michael that he pro ceeded directly to Nome, lauding 153 passengers aud their supplies ou the beach ou May 88, and sailing tor Van couver on May 80, The Alpha was carried by the loe to the Siberian coast, aud (or Ave days was packed in the ice unable to move. She finally made Nunlvak Island, where she found the San Francisco whalers, Alexander ami Jeauette, with about 100 passengers each, also trying to reach Nome. After spending three days more in very heavy Ice near Pri- bylofl islands, the Alpha finally made Nome, whither the Alexander had pre ceded her two days. So overjoyed wore the miners at the double arrival of the Alexander sud the Alpha that a clvlo holiday ws declared, aud the Canadian boat was received with sa lutes, all the customs regulations lieljig waived, although as she had cleared front Vancouver fur St. Michael the discharge ot her freight was in direct contradiction ot the cuatoui lav. I. .Some was rather dull during March and April, wotk being entirely sus pended on account of cold v rather. Several times lining the wljter lO h1hmmS Mr'K'.r MliatrfUl , t sttuctlou by Ore All tre buildings are said to be fl msey strucutcnaud no lire piotot'tlotttarrertWiTT The extent of Ibe gold-producing area of Nome seems much grratui than wss at ftist supposed, and all over the conn try men are reported to be washing from 18 to 28 cents to the pan In gold. Golden Gate and. Mascot crook are turning out well. Topcock is the big gets find of the season, where it is con sidered uothlng remarkable for a miner to make :t0 a day on many ot the claims, although the gold is found in Intermittent streaks, it was on Top cock creek that $50,000 was cleaned up in 80 days. Topcock Is 15 miles from the sea, and 80 miles south of Nome, One thousand people are working there uow, and there have I won clean tips from $40,000 to $50,000 on 100-foot claims. Th Colombian Rebellion, Kingston, Jamaica, June 10. The Itoyal mail steamer Don, Captain Davis, which art hod here today from Colon, brings news ot an Important battle fought on Friday lust about 10 miles outside of Panama. According to this information the insurgents forces were victorious and some 200 of tho government troos were killed. It is inferred that Panama may already be lu possession of the rebels. The latter are strongly entrenched at Sau Joaquin, . L'... ,.,.. ..II . near Santa Marta, and all the govern ment troops at'Barauqullla had hem dispatched to Santa .Marta, when i iu Don left Colon. Help From Manila, Manila, June 19. The Ninth i yi ment baa lieou ordered to M imla whence it will proceed to China. Maul'rt, ,To 10. The ponhost Cnu cord, wim lu.utiies aboard, bus si lien uuder . sealol ordein, supposudiy Cbiua." The British crul.ier Buonitw tura has sailiwf Sf Hoi.g K fs triNips and tores for Hong Kouj; i, Tien Tsin. inert in a rining ai'."'' Chicago, June 18. John II. Donlin, a prominent couttactor here, died while sitting at the table in a Chicago & Northwestern dining our 'between Watikcgnu ami KemiHha Wis., lust veiling. Donlin, with two friends, were on their way to Eaglo rlvur, Wis., where thoy inteudod to spend several days (ltdilng. Has Moliin Auilltorluin Hurneil. Des Moines, June 19. The Des Moines auditorium, used for a conven tion hull, which was constructed a year ago at a cost of $50,000, was de stroyed by lire today. It was insured for $25,000. It wus oconpied by the Commercial Exchange and the T. W. P. Chase Amusement Company, the latter holding a lease and conducting a vaudeville show. All the Boats, efteots and scenery were burned, making a total loss, as uow estimated, of $40,000, with $27,000 insurance. Uriiln Iflevutor Hiirnad, Kunsas City, June 19. The big Union grain elevator, located on the West river bottoms, but a few blooks from the union depot, was destroyed by Are this afternoon, caualng a damage of over $100,000. The building was val ued at $70,000, and it contained $80, 000 worth of wheat, all of which was dostroyed. J. K. Davidson, principal owner of the property, states that the loss is oovered by insurance. ' The 0. A. Broukett Cement Company, whose warehouses adjoined the elevator, sus tained a damage of $18,000. Several freight oars also burned. ill ROM CAP ii GALLED TO ORDIR. SpHln( Sea.lun f Heuaullean National L'uavantlutt. Philadelphia, June 81. Chairman llsnns, with a rabbit's foot suspended from a ml nature of McKlnley iu the lapel ot his coat, surveyed an Imposing spectacle when he called the 18th lie publican National convention to order In the exposition building at 18:88 P. M, today, The valleys below hhu were crowded with the 1,800 delegate and alternates and stretching away to ths tour corners of the immense hall were endless vistas of people rising in terraced seats to the walls. He looked Into the (aces ot fully 16,000 men ami women. Opposite, In broad gallery, were massed a hundred musicians, their leader a mere pigs my In the dis tance. The platform on which he stood Jutted out like huge rock Into an ocean of humanity, Below him aud tanking the stage, was an embankment wlili thrTrfrfWenlatlvee ot the press ot the wintry. ' Above was riot el Dags, bunting, angles, shields, U'htde cheua of ti e el borate dec oi t n t.-lintuatiug in a hag portrait Mis'luley neaillog la the graceful (Ids f the American ting, ' About him I vers tb ' working Jaaders of his party, sun twiuim, among the dignitaries sun honored guests of the convention, wers white faced men who had been present M the party's birth lu this city, almost jialf a century ago, . It was uot a riotous convention, there were no wild outbursts of eu tiuslssm, no (rousted partisans ot rival mmlidittes, no entrance ot delegation! with hauliers to set the multitude to cleerlng, no aklimishlng aud clardilug ol candidate managers over rules of pocedure aud contenting delegations. Tie chieftain In the coming battle had already been selected by thentianlmour vuce of the Hepubllcane of the coun trj. The man who had stood at th Iniiu of the ship of state for four yean wis their unbroken choice. The plat fotin was the record of his adtuluistra' tUn. The ouly question remaining for tin convention to decide was the vice presidency, and It was not a sullluleut bone of contention to produce the tu mtltiious scone which usually attend tin assembly of a National convention The convention today was a dignified gathering of the representatives of the ltepubllcau party, to ratify formally tlie wishes of the millions whosr. authority they held. While the crowd' and delegate were funnelling Into tho list! before the hour (or calling the con vention to ordui had arrived, there wets no wild greetings of party leaders. A scattering applause met Mr. Henna as he made hi way to the stage, General (irosvetior, Senator Lodge, Senator For aker, ex-Senator Quay and a few others aroused a fluttering of hntidken htofi sud a round of hsnd-clapplug, but men of national reputation, whose fame has spread aaay Irotti our shores across iHith ocenui entered without producing a ripple. Perhaps most of them were not recognsrtd. It seemed tame, ibar was' only fti'tt Indescribable bust rft dt ratoaol wit wiin u iwijuaa tu a Natiousl eouventtonas the humming of boe Udoi gs to a field of clover is Hummer. -J BLOOMINOTON FIRE. K.tlinalail That th I.e. Mar Hearh T. Mllllun Hollar.. Bliximlugttm, 111., June 21. Half ol the business section of llloomington, including live stiares ot the finest bus! uts blouks of the city and the oourt huuse, erected at a cost of $400,000 was destroyed by lire this morning. The loss is variously estimated at from $1,800,000 to $3,000,000. One death also reeulted from the Are. Robert Schmltt, 19 yean old, died from the shock occasioned by the noise of thi explosion ol dynamite, which was used by the firemen in blowing up buildings to stay the progress of the flames. The lire department was badly ban dicapped by an almost total fuilure ot the watei supply, aud it was not uutil lalo this looming, when the buildings bad been blown up with dynamite, that the flames were Dually gotten undei control. The fire started in the Model laundry on Monroe street, in the blouk east ot the court bouse. A strong wind was blowing at the time and before the firs department arrived, the lire spread to the tour-story brick buildinu? occupied bv B. S. Green & Co.. and thence neadlly eastward. In an hour the en- ..... ... .... .... tire tiiocK, except tne postomoe iiuiui- lag, which was saved by hard work, v n n ruins, in tint oiock was tne old Parley theater, which was being led. The fire worked westward to Greishom's seven-story build- the corner of Main and Jefferson and soon that entire block was flames. From there the fire to the oourt house and thence to nt blocks, he meantime aid bad beau sum- fro in Peoria and Springfield and wit" the ssrlstaoe sof fjre. apparatus .f, vinen, inn lire wu grauUHl- 7 brought tmder the control to ths vest J To the east It was necuisaxx -la use iiynamlte to destroy several builoV logs In the path of the flames . before tne iiro was stopped in that dlreotion. Mildison, Wis., June 21. The entire buHlijeus section of the village of Mid u!r ton, eight miles west of here, wai wlpefl out by lire tonight. The insur ance loss is $75,000 to $100,000, with actual loss much greater. ..' Kioliang-e of Bond. Washington, June 20. The exchange of old bonds under the leoout not ot congress for new bonds bearing 9 per cent interest, today'' passed the $300, 000,000 murk, and so far has resulted in not profit to the goverumeut approx imately of $8,000,000, The exact amount exchanged np to the time for closing tho department today was $o00,179,2Q0, and of this amount $72, 804,800 was received from individuals ami Institutions other than that of uu loual banks. ' LI Hung Chang Summoned. Paris, June 21. At a cabinet council today, the minister of foreign affairs, M. Del Casse, announced that the tele graph line between Pekin and Tien Tsin wag still interrupted. A dispatch re ceived here from Shanghai says Li Hung Chang has been summoned to Pekin from Canton. f Lieut. Col .Webb O. Hayes. Thirty first volunteer infantry, son of ex-President Hayes, is no longer oonneoted with the army, his resignation having beon accepted by the president. I reinoJe across I ing, at '! streets, ' also iju I spretttl ad ii t Ink mwl OPEN Mil Chinese Forts Begin the War With the World. WERE FORCED TO SURRENDER rrtlAeatlons at Taka Oueneit the Cob diet r lb Order af lha Kmur. Haar la Hand af rawer. London, June 20. Chin declared war against the world when the Tsku forts opened Are upon the International fleet. Tlie accounts of whst took place are still unsatisfactory, the best semi oiliclal information being the dispatch received at Berlin from Che Foo. A press dispatch from Che Foo, dated yesterday afternoon, sayai - "The torts en both aides of Tska are now occupied. The Chinese opened Are unexpectedly, The casualties to tie nixed force we follow! v ; - "Killed British, one; German, three; Bussisn, one, and French one. "Wounded-British four; German, even; Kusslan, 48, aud Freuch, oue. "Chinese torpedo boats were seised." The Shanghai correspondent ot the Daily Mail telegraphing yesterday says: "The forts began firing in obedience to the orders from Pekin, conveyed In the personal edict of the empress dow ager, by advice of Kang Yi (president of the minister of war.) .Several war ships were struck by shells from 18 inch gum of the forts. The heavy Kaselan losses were due to the blowing np of the msgasiuee of Mamlshur. ''Four hundred Chinese are reported killed, The Chinese, who were re treating, (ell Into the baudsof the Bus slan land force." The Dally News has the (ol lowing from Che Foo: "Two of the foits were blown np. The 84 warships at Takn aggregated 200.000 tons, and carried wore than 800 guns." TRIP OF THE ELDER. Seconal af Ik Jonrnej Vrvm Portland to Dutch Harbor. Dutch Harbor, June 7. Thus tar bat the good ship Elder, with her en thuslstlo collection ot goldteekers, pro grassed on her way to the land of promise. Uuder lair auspices has the journey been thus fsr, and the light of hoie kindles each eye has the future is contemplated. Many , have suffered from tlie trials which tlie capricious mood of "Old Briny" has Inflicted on them, but not severely; for, to give Old Briny ciedit, thus tar be has been very lenient with us. Our time has been passed lu vlsUing the sick and needy, who, like the poor, are always in evidence on a sea trip, and various social diversions, consisting of enter tainments In the afternoon and song services In the evening. Our worthy ImlwlMif ! Jvulu GalbeaiUt, tuut to blm we are deeply indebted for his many kindnesses iu helping out the programme. We are also honored by having in oar midst a poet, John E. M. Shea, who has been inspired to write a poem aboard, entitled,,, "The Voyage of the Elder." Among the faces fa miliar to Portland people are: W. T. Hume, W. 8. Chapman, Captain Wat sou, George W. flaxen, Joe lieu Lane, Sllvey Stuait, J. D. MuKiunon, Cap tain Lyons. We have but tew ladies board. Among them are Mrs. Gal bruith, Mrs. Hume, Mrs. Tuttle, Mrs. Wilson and Miss Jewell. Captain Kendall is quite popular, nd has won much praise by his gen tlemanly aud considerate doportmeut. Mr. Heywood, the purser, and Mr. Owens, the freight clerk, also deserve special meution for their courtesies. As the days go by and the trials of sea sickness are over, the jollity at meals increases, revealing many original char acters, and there is much by-play ot talk. At our entertainments, too, much of originality is brought out in the remarks made, creating no little merriment. And so, day by day, in our lonely floating home on the track less ocean, we have our simple pleas ores, each hoping in his heart, that Dame Fortune may smile upon his ven ture and that he may return to his friends in dear old Portland a success ful and happy man. Colombian War. Kingston, Jamaica, June 20. Pas sengers who arrived from Panama on boa id the British steamer Don, from Colon, bring details of a battle which was fought June 13 and 14 on Bejuca plain and Anton hill, between govern ment forces composed of three battal ions aud numbering about 1,500 men, and k frfiTof revolutionists under Geu etui Helnsnrolve Parras. it is asserted that 400 Ml Hers and 88 ollloers of the government force were killed aud that the furcut of the government army were divided. The passengers of the Don Justher assort that General Parras addressed a letter to General Campos, the governor of Panama, demanding tho surrender of the city, adding that otherwise the place would be taken by (orc. When the Don left Colon, Jnne 16, General Parras was 15 miles from Panama, with 1,600 well-armed infan try and 600 cavalry. It was believed that General Campos would be com pelled to surrender the city, Mew York Apartment House Burned. New York, June 20. The Miner apartment-house, a Bix-story structure at Madison avenue and Sixty-third street, was destroyed by fire this morn ing. The property loss is $200,000. Only three of the ten apartments in the building were occupied, but so ranidlv did the fire SDroad that many of the persona in the building escaped with dimoulty. several were over nnme bv heat and smoke, and were car ried out of the building by the firemen. 110,000 Damag by Fire. New York, June 20. The Deoonr sey building, a 10-story structure, 676 West Broadway, occupied by several Arms, was damaged, with its con tents, to the extent of $110,000 by firs tonight. ' Tnoson, Ariz., June 20. News, has been received of the destruction by Are of the Commonwealth Mining. Com pany's mill at Pearoe. The loss is estimated at $000,000. ' ' Philadelphia has been selected as the meetina of the Pros bvterian Gen eral assembly in 1901. , , TRAIN IN A HAIL STORM. All Window oa One Sid Ware Brohea ad) Much Damage Dona. 'Kansas City, Jon 20. The Burling ton passenger train from Denver reach ed the Union depot late last night iu a sadly wrecked condition, having passed through one of the severest hail and wind storms which railroad men say they ever encountered. The train ran Into the storm between Falls City and Uulo, Neb., 40 miles west of St. Jo seph, Mo. The railroad men say that at times it seemed as if the care would be lifted from the tracks. The storm struck the train in an open piece of country, and the engineer threw open the throttle in the hope af running away from it. The train was Ailed with people, and in the oars there was great excitement. With all th wind and rain cam hall, Hail stones fell as large as baseballs. Every win dow in the north tide of the sleeper, three coaches and on mall-car was as m shed. Glass flow all over the cars, nd many ot the passengers were eut by flying fragments. Water poured in thsoogh the windows, and fsurljr flood en tne , n wait .tw-w-ai.. mall-oar oltmbed up near the roof of the car to keep dry. Much of the mail matter was damaged by water. The damage done the cart and aleeper will mount to about $500. Every window in the engine cab was smashed by the hall. CODE FOR THE PHILIPPINES. Ceiuinlionera Ar at Work On for September. Manila, Jane 20. Judge Taft and his colleagues of the civil commission are studying the different legislative phases ot the situation preparatory to the work of enacting new laws on Sep tember 1, when they will assume legis lative powers. The subjects have been tentatively divided among them as fol lows: Judge Taft Crown lands,' land titles, the church and the civil service, the last-named with a view ot bringing from the United States a good class of government em ploy os, who shall event ually replace army vfllcers in the civil administration. Judge Wright Internal improve ments, constabulary, commerce, corpor ation franchises and the criminal code. Henry U. Ide Banking and currency and the organization of civil courts. Bernard Moses Revenues, taxation and schools. The commissioners have established oftloes iu the same building with Gen eral MacArthur, and are receiving, dis cussing and absorbing the opinions of army and nary men uud of foreigners and Filipinos. The people of Manila seemed pleased with the democratic course of the oomuiissloners. FIGHT TO A FINSH. It. Loul Tran.lt Company Striker.' Offer. eject t;t. Louis. June 20. War to the knife was the slogan adopted by the striking employes of the Kt. Louis Transit Company today. This extreme action was decided upon this afternoon when the proposition adopted by the striking street-car men yesterday look ing to a settlement ot tne . strike was turned down by the Transit Company. President Gompers, of the Federa tion of Labor, called ou President Whittaker, of the transit company, to day In the interests of the strikers and remained in oonfereuce with him and the board of directors for some time. The conference broke up at 1:16 P. M., and Gompers announced that all nego tiations between the striken and the transit company were again off. Whit taker refused to submit the question of reinstatement of the striking employes to arbitration. Whittaker said the best he could do if the strike were de clared off would be to place the strik ers at the bottom of the list, and give them wotk as they are needed. President Mahnn, ot the Interna tional Association ot Amalgamated Street Bail way Employes, made this statemont this afternoon: "This is now a fight to a finish. President Gompers told me this after noon that he proposed to turn the en tire power of the American Federation of Labor, with its membership of 3, 000,000, against the transit company and Aght the issue out it it takes five years to do it. The boycott to be de clared will apply uot only to the tran sit company, but to every person, every business man, every corporation or in dividual favoring thorn in any way." Two Fights With Filipino. Manila. Jane 20. The United States forces had two engagements of import ance last week. The troops under Gen eral Funs ton and General Grant organ ized au advance with part of Ave regi ments and two guns against 600 rebels in a mountain stronghold east of Biaba cota, whore it was supposed Captain Roberts, trf the Thirty-fifth regiment, who was captured last month at San Miguel de Mayumo, was held captive. The Americans operated under many ditlloulties and over an exceedingly rough country; but the rebels retreated, only a few resisting, and the stiong hold was occupied and burned. As a result of last week's scouting, 60 Filipinos were wounded, 200 killed and 240 rifles, with 24,000 rounds ot ammunition, was surrendered. Two Atneriottns were killed. Washington, June 20. The follow ing cablegram was received at the Jap anese legation from the Japanese gov ernment at Tokio: "The situation in North China is daily growing more Be riotiB. The imperial government has consequently, in addition to the Aeet already at Taka, decided to dispatch a military force of about 1,000 men to Tien Tain in order to strengthen the hands of the Japanese minister in China. The latter is in full oonoert with the other representatives of the pi inoipal powers." Iludaou Bay Dividend.. Winnipeg, Manitoba, June 20. The Hudson's Bay Company has declared a dividend to shareholders of 16 shillings per share and a bonus of 10 shillings per share. The dividend and bonus is equal to 9 per oent on the capital Btook, as compared with 7 per oent for the previous year,, , In addition, the company has also set aside 10,000 for the employes benefit fund, 40,000 to the insurance fnnd, and carry forward 60,000, as compared with 42.000 in the previous year. This ia the best bowing ever made, . M ST0RM6 THE CITY Russian Forces Before the Gates of Pekin. ATTACK UPON THE LEGATIONS It Ia Rumored That All the Foreign la the Capital Have Been Ma.aeered impmi Mobilising 98,000 Troop. London, June 21. The Russian re lieving force arrived outside of Pekin this morning, says the Shanghai corre spondent ol the Daly Express, and im mediately began to attack the city on two aides, employing numerous artil lery. The force apparently arrived in the nick ol time, for the Chinese assert that the attack upon the legations hsd been successfully lenewed. The night of Jnne 16 the Chinese troops, under Generals T Ftth tiian , and . Chl-g, attacked the legation dtnd set on ore Ave European uunaings.'"ifoin"' ing definite is known as to the result, exoept that the Chinese were disap pointed, although other reports, utterly discredited by foreigners here, are that the Chinese, infuriated by the destruc tion of Tsku, hsve since massacred all the foreigners in Pekin. A modified version of the rumors re ceived at Berlin is that the French as well at the German minister has been killed. The English at Shanghai think that the Chinese had foreign ad vice in organizing the defense i at Taku, because of the precision with which their attack was delivered. The wires connecting with the harbor mines were cut by the bouts of the warships the night before the bombardment. It is uow reported at Shanghai that it was on board the Bussian cruiser Korietz, and not the Mundschur, that the explo sion occurred, killing and wounding more than 60. It is reported that no fewer than 700 Chinese were killed in the forts. The Shanghai correepondont of the Daily Express says he is officially in formed that Japan is mobilizing 25,000 men for immediate transport. The (British cruiser Undaunted ar rived at Shanghai yesterday, cleared for action and took up a jvosition command ing the Chinese (oris. There are three Chinese cruisert iu the harbor. The new Chinese cruiser llai Hang, built by tho Armstrongs, has been taken into custody at Tsku by the British and Bosnians. At Yutnnun Fn, where the rising has been gathering force for several days, 680 Christians have been attacked at the French mission settlement, many being put to death. The French con sul and three misi-iouariea are still in prison. The disorderly elements have secured the upper hand at Wa 1 1 ai audCzochuan, where the native Christians have been massacred. A thousand Boxers have, gathornd an the nuUkirta of Tien Tsin..., Thre 'Shanghai corraqiondent of the Daily News, telegraphing yesterday, says: "The Chinese officials here assert that they have news from Pekin up to Jane 17. The situation was then very serious. Beyond that they claim to have received nothing, bnt they deny that dispatches have been withheld. "Although I am not willing to adopt the alarmist reports, my impression, gathered from the consuls and Chinese authorities, is that the worst is to be feared in Pekin. Admiral Seymour's column is now in the middle of an arid plain, with no food and no good water, and surrounded by hostile forces." A dispatch from Shanghai announces that the United States transport Thomas, with troops for Manila, was diverted to Nagasaki and haa arrived at Taku with 1,200 mon. Killed In a Train Wreck. Lebanon, Ky., Juno 21 Two men were killod and Ave seriously injured in a wrock this afternoon on the Louis ville & Nashville Railroad at Cavalry, six miles from Lebanon. The killed art: George Mulling, of Mount Vern on, and J. II. Houston, of Pinehill, both bridge carpenters. Thirteen bridge carpenters were at work on the bridge that crosses Boiling Fork River. The passenger train was in tlie center of the first 100-foot span when the bridge gave way and precipitated almost the entire train Jto the bed of the river. The last coach, containing 20 passengers, was left hanging over the abutment, and - was not seriously damaged until after its occupants were taken out. Going to right African Natives. Kingston, Jamaica, June 21. Th West Indian regiment today received orders from the war ottice to hold itself in readiness to proceed to Cambia, Western Africa, to Aght the Sofas. Demarara has offered 400 volunteers ' and a Maxim gun for service against the Ashantees. About 775 men of the Kingston Infantry militia volunteered for tho same service yesterday. Beckham Want Itenomlnatlon. Frankfort, Ky., Jnne 21. Governor Beckham, the youngest governor this state has ever had, and the youngest governor in the United States, issued a statement tonight, formally announc ing his candidacy for the Democratic nomination to succeed himself. Fatal Tenement Home Fire. Buffalo, June 21. Throe deaths have resulted from a tenement-house Are here last night, and a fourth will fol low. The dead are .Mrs. Guliana Milandas and her son, aged 8 years, and a daughter of 5 years. An infant child of Mrs. Milandas was badly burned, and it cannot survive. Bucharest, June 21. The insurrec tion in Bulgaria is spreading. Fifty peasants have beon killed by the mili tary at Duran Lekah. ' Italian Cabinet Crial. Rome, June 21. Signor Saracco, president of the Italian senate, who was summoned to the quirinal yester day after the resignation of the cabinet, has been intrusted by King Humbert with the task of forming a new minis try to succeed that of General Pelloux. Washington, June . 21. Adjutant- General Corbin received a cablegram from General MacArthur, at Manila, today, saying that Captain Orisou Lee, , . of the Forty-tlfth volunteer infantry, was drowned o& the const of Albay the 10th iust.