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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
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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
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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-
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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.
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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.