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Hlatorioa. Bodw , Oregon am An Advertisement . Which bring returns U proof Ibat (I i in the riglt rm Tbe WEST bIDE bring in were, The. Best Newspaper It tho one that gkt Ibe moat and freeneet newt. Compere tbe WEST SIDE wilb any paper in Polk county. 1 VOL. XVII. $1.50 PER TEAR. INDEPENDENCE, POLK Flvt Centi Per Copy. NO. 918. I A COUNTY, OUKQON, 8,VTlHDAYf JULY 7, 1JWJ0. Ilillll From All Parts of the New World and the Old. OF INTEREST TO OUR READERS ComprehenaWa llevtew af the Import ant HapMtil g .f 1M Wevk fulled the Telegraph Column. President Kroger i itill t Maeba dodorp. Japanese laborer of Hawaii art on strike. , rorter'a Cuban tariff schedule must be revised. Sixty pasaeugora from Dawson brought out 250,000. Lord Hoheata is preparing ft the fi lial battle of the war. Japanese fishermen at Stavensoa, B C, are tnid to be arming, Dole was inaugurated governor of Hawaii cn tho Nth inst. Colorado etill niaintaini a quatan ""tlOTKfattnrttn Franelseo. . Penitentiary at Salem baa 130 pria oners less tluu a few years ao, Germany hua ordered 93 big gum for Immediate dispatch for Chiua. Sneaker Heudersou has beeu teuom- inated for congress iu hit district in Iowa. Kuglaud ia making poor head way - with the rebellion iu the UuUi Coast Colony. Boers attacked the Htitinh at t rim kal aud Koodvalaptuit, but were beat eu back. Wilt Larkin, logger, was drowned it Monroe, Or. John ltavnou 'atally Injured at Niagara. Stockmen of Polk comity, Or., have nnited and offer 1iIkt.i1 bouutics lor scalps of wild animals. The steamer Geo. W. Klder, which arrived at Portland, made the round trip to Nome iu 33 daya. David Hell, formerly one of the beit known lumbermen of Cauada, ia dead at hia home iu New Yoik city, aged 71 years. Keuiaina of Reiuhart Brook, of Port land, receutly drowuod by falliuit off the Bailev Oatzert, were found near Kalania, Wash. In Chicago, two slaughter bouses oc copied by llet8 Bros., and liuddy Bros., were destmeu by lire with a loaa of 70,000. Tbe Southern Pacific and Santa Fe road i have perfected a trallio deal that ia designed to control effectually all the passenger business iu C'alifuruia, within the territory of the two com- pauies. The main feature of thia agieeuient are an interchange of tick et to San Joaquin valley points, no Sor ta Fe pasacngHr traiua to Loa Au ttfia and uo rate cutting. Hill sentiment ia worrying Charlet -A.iOwue. Americana and British were the first to break into Tieu Tain. Germany does not yet consider that abe ia at war w ith China. Pear-Admiral,, Watson homeward bound haa reached Suez. The Fast reports many deaths from excessively hot weather. Smallpox haa broken oat in the postoffice at Alpha, Wash. United States Commissioner Ran sua haa been chosen governor of Nome. Allen Cochrane, a young man of Myrtle Creek, (Jr., was dragged to death by a horse. Outbreaks are now expected in Southern China. Indications of upris ings at Nankin and Canton. Toredo-boat destroyer (ioldsliorough made the round trip run between Taoo nia and Seattle in a Unit two hours. An uprising auainst British rule in the island of Paralongn, South Sea, haa taken place, 100 British being killed. China ia said to have immense quan tities of arms and officials assert that ahe will stauger humanity if driveu to it. Governor Roosevelt haa informed the Republican national committee that he will give three solid weeks to campaign work after August 1. Minister Wu Ting Fang is said to be playing policy at Washington being desirous of standing in with which ever aide that wins in Chiua. Two deaths were caused by excessive beat and humidity at Chicago. The thermometer registered 80 degrees on the street, and the humidity was al most at the saturation point. ' A new gold beach has been discovered 65 miles below Cape Nome. Gold is among the grass roots. A thousand men are there and over a million has been taken out in a few weeks. After suffering with Bright's disease for six months, and with all hope of recovery gone, William J. Montgom ery, a well-known mining man of Salt Lake, Utah, committed suicide by firing a bullet through his brain. Montgomery had been a resident of Utah since 1866. Germans naturalized in America are In disfavor in the fatherland. The wall paper trust, one of the earliest and best known of the com binations, has asked for a receiver. Since January 1 174 national banks have been organized. On June 0 there were 8,754 national banks in the coun try. Carleton college at Korthfleld, Minn., has received $25,000 from Dr. D. K. Pearsons, of Chicugo. The oldest living ex -senator of the United States, James W. Bradbury, of Maine, has just turned his 08 birthday. Mrs. Kruger said in an interview that she had 53 relatives in the tield in the Boer war four sons, six sons-in-law and 43 grandsons. With the death of Mrs. T. M. Key worth at Lincoln, England, at the age of 09 years, the line of John Bunyan'i descendants become extinct. No states except Rhode Island and Mississippi require more than one year's residence for citizens. In Min nesota only four months are required. LAI eR NIWS. f wehiy" thousand Chines solders art within Pvktn walls, 30,000 outalde. Admiral Kempfl reports that (h Ore rod ia not iu a dangerous position. The German minister at Pektn haa been killed ami other logatious are uu der selg a aid starring. The cruiser Philadelphia arrived at Astoria to take part In the Fourth of Jury celebration there. The steamer Danube at rived at Na naimo, II, C, live days from Skagway, with 40 passengers aud 170,000 Iu gold dust. As a last hope of saving" foreigners in Pekin, the powers may now threaten to destroy the graves of the imperial ancestor. Fire destroyed the large soap r od fertilising plautot the Walker-Stint man Company at Pittsburg, causing a loss of 173,000. A scandal in Klondike. Gold Com itiiaaiouer Seukler is charged with il legal grant to per sous with whom ha waa partner. : - Loa Cramer, of Independence, Or., a pioueer of 1852, committed suicide by hanging himself. No cause is known for tbe deed. The four-oared race between Tenn sylvaula, Columbia aud Cornell crews was won by the former. The race took place at Poughkeepsle, N. Y. At Chester park, Cincinnati, W. A. Rutland F. llausmau, of New Haven, Conn., on a motor tandem, made a mile in 1.S0 4 ft. This gives them the world's record for a cement track. By the burstiug of a reservoir of the city water works of Grand liaplda, Mich., 100,000.000 gallons of water waa precipitated opou a thickly popu lated district of the city, doing dam age estimated at hundreds of thousauds of dollars. The Boxer war is carried iuto Texas, According to advices a light recently occurred between eight cowboys and rauchmen and Chinamou lielouglng to the Pei Chung colour, located iu l)u val countv. Four Chuamen are known lo have been wounded, one fatally. A cowboy waa wounded iu the chest. The timely arrival of a detachment of state rangers saved further bloodshed The strength of the foieign forces at present in China are as follows: Gor- mauy, 44ollirrs and 1,400 men; Great Britain, 184 olll-ers and 1,700 meti; Austria, 12 ollUers aud 137 men; America, "0 officers ami S'.'tt men; France, 17 officers aud 387 men; Italy, seven officers and 131 men; Japan. 119 officers aud 8,709 meu, and Bum-la, 117 officers aud 5,817 meu, with a total of 53 field guns aud 8(1 machine guns. General Botha is showing Increased activity. The Boers attacked Uammouia, but were repulsed. The United States cruiser Brooklyn has proceeded to Taku. Chinese have begun the destruction of missions at Shan Tung. Today and hereafter you can scud letter to Hawaii for two cents. At Angeles, Luzon, General Aquino surrendered to General Grant. Chinese situation exercises depi easing influence on trade in Germany. Many workers in Pittsburg are idle peudiug the adjustment of wage scales, The postofllce at Union, Oregon, was looted by burglars and 1150 was carried away. A weeks scouting in North Luzon re' suited iu 60 re Ms being killed and 40 wounded. One American was killed The Indians on Rainy river, Ontario, threaten an uprising. Three thousand are gathered near the moutb of Rainy river. The great lumber yards, covering half a mile, at Black Rock, a suburb of Buffalo, N. Y., were burned, with a loss of !f 100,000. The steamship Nome City, which made the trip from Portlaud to Nome, rescued 47 people on the way, the crews and passengers of two wrecked schooners. Over $10,000,000 worth of property was destroyed, mnny lives lost, many persons injured and at least 1,500 lives imperiled by a fire on a dock at Jlo boken, N.J. The transport Sumner arrived al San Francisco from Manila with 43 sick soldiers, 70 discharged men, 12 insane patients aud 10 members of the hospital corps. A special dispatch from Shanghai, dated June 30, says that all on board the United States battleship Oregon which weut ashore iu the Gulf of Pe Chi Li, have been saved. There is some chance that the vessel may be floated. Terra Urrea, commonly called Santa I Teresa, the young senorita who, it is alleged, helped to incite the various Yaqui Indian rebellious in Mexico, was shot at Clifton, Ariz., by G. N. Rod- iiguez, to whom she had been married two uays beloie. J he young woman was regarded as a saint, and hundreds ol Mexicans chased Rodriguoz into the mountains, where he was captured, after a hard fight. He w is unmerci fully beaten aud narrowly escaped lynching. The girl will live. An ordinary sight in Manila Is a Fil pino market or washerwoman smok ing a large cigar and clothed in a low ueckeil gown, with flowing sleeves and a handsomely embroideried silk scarf. Partick Sharkey, who died at the age of 83 in Fast Cambridge, Mass., was the lust survivor of the four organizers of the Father Mathuw Teniperence so ciety, the oldest association of its kind among the laity of the Roman Catholic church. Four ship loads of American Chris tian F.tideavorers, 3,000 in all, will at tend the convention in London from July 14 to 18. In the fulfillment of a plan laid out by the late Lieutenant-Colonel James D. Miley. United States volunteers, an American library has been established in Manila. President Eliot, of Harvard, has re ceived fiom several Harvard alumni now serving in the Philippines a large and valuable collection of native arms, ornaments and manuscripts fur the un iversity museum. ID Steamer Portland Brought $300,000 From Nome. THE PROPERTY OF 60 MEN Tribulations In far Nnrlh Afloftl and Aahura- l.lvuUnaut Harrow Katuras Jr'ruiu tha lutvrlur, London, Julv 8. Active Boer guev rilla otajratloue are reported from half a doseu point iu tlw Orange river col iiny. lioer otiieuis rrom niicnauooorp aver that a part of the Hrttiah convoy waa captured June 514 near lutiurg The Umrenco Marques correspondent of the Times says: ' "lloth the burgher and the foreign era who are arriving nera proiessa strong belief that it will take from three to lis Urouths to suudut the Hoeis." Another dispatch from Lourenco Marques says: "A coti.liiuiiiout of a foreign nrm marked 'Dutch cheese, damaged, proved, ou lauding, to contain army boors (or the Boors. It passed the cus toms, however, with unusual dispatch, aud the British consul is making pre sentations to the Portuguese govern- incut." A rwuw at t.iniiir. London. Julv 8. The war office has received the following from Lord Rob arts: "Pretoria, June 28. Paget reports from Llndley that ho was migaged ou June Stt with a laxly uf the enemy who were strongly reinforced during ti lay. A convoy of stores for the Llnd ley garrison waa also attacked on Juue 2, but after a heavy rear guard action the convoy reached Llndley iu safety. Our catiaalties were 10 killed and four officers aud alx ut 50 meu wounded. The light reported yesterday was uuler Ltautctiaut-C-oloitel Greiifell, hear Drel per. Brabrant came up during the eu gagmnttut. Total casualties of the two colmnus, three killed aud 23 wounded, '"Ou the previous day, near Picks- burg, Doves' brigade was iu action with a body of the entmiy. Our casu. Itles were two officers killed, four men wounded and one mau missing. "Metbuiu found yesterday that the Boer laager neat Yachkop and Spits kop had leen hastily removed iu the direction of Llndley. He found the enemy 12 in lies and raptured 8,000 sheep and 500 head of cattle, which tbe enemy had seised In that neighbor hood. Our casualties were tour men wounded. "Hunter continued bis march yester day toward the Yaal river unopposed. Many farmer aloug the route have sur rendered. "Springs, the terminus of the rail road from Johannesburg, due east, was attacked yesterday morning. Tbe Canadian regiment, which garrisoned the place, !eat off the enemy. No casualties are reported. 'Lieutenant North repotted missing after the stack on the construction train, Is a prisoner of the Boers." ChaflVs t'nrr.i. Pan Fnmclaeo, July 3. The trans- t Grant, which sails for Nagaskl, aud thence, it ia believed, to Che Foo or Take, will carry 600 men of the Sixth cavalry, which, in addition to a hospital corps, made up at the Presi dio, 300 recruits and 200 marines, will constitute the force going to China. The Ninth infantry aud a signal corps from Manila and the marines already In China will complete Geueral Chaffe's forces, making 0,000 to 8,000 in all. Throe surgeons will accompany the hospital corps. Assistant Surgeon John T. Halsell will have charge of the medical department on the trans port. llrncl.ieaim'a I'roliabla Mlitako. Berlin, July 3. Since the receipt ol Admiral Beudunianu's dispatch an nouncing the arrival of the legations at Tien Tiin with Admiral Seymour, the foreiun nlllce here has received no iirther Information either way. While I " admitting the possibility that Admiral I Beudoiiiann waa misinformed, the for-. elgn office assumes the correctness of . lrCM ' ,,eeu ""a" no reponeu his dispatch until the contrary i ! for 5,100 acres. A public meeting was proved. It admits, however, that it is , M ,n MoMinnvilla today, and a tale very singular thut the other powers phone message received here states that imvanntrmnivml nnu similar t.. tbt cabled by Admiral Bendeman. Hurnml by Mulled Copper. Phoenix, July 8. John Markey, employed in the smelting works of the United Verdo mine, at Jerome, was burned to death aud two Italiuus wero severely burned lust night. Markey was a skimmer on a converter. He had poured tbe contents of the con verter into the great ladle and the crane was hoisting it when the pall broke, pouring a large quantity of seething copper over Markey aud par tially over the Italians. Markey's clothing was burned from his body aud be lived but a short time, dying in feurful agony. One fireman wan killed and 11 other firemen injured and nearly $300,000 worth of property was destroyed by fire in the machine ahop of the Best Manu facturing Company in Pittsburg, Pa. Hawaiian Piistofflcos. Washington, June 80. -The follow ing Hawaiian poatoflices have been ad vanced to the presidential class: Hono lulu, salary, $3,200; Kohaln, salary $1,000; lliio, salary $2,100. The postmaster at Honolulu has been ap-, pointed, but those lor the other places mentioned have not been selected. The 1 appointees for offices in Hawaii must be residents of the islands. section windmills wero destroyed and crops blown down. Antl-Forelgn Placards'. Hong Kong, July 8. A river boat which has arrived at Wu Chow reports that it was detained for 24 hours at Wu Chow Fu by order of the British consuls, in order to afford protection for foreigners until the gunboat Robin arrived. It was added that anti-foreign plaoards had been posted at Wu Chow Fn, saying the time had now ar rived for the massacre of the foreign ers. The British gunboat Sandniner. it was further announced, was still be tween Wu Chow Fu and Nj)hau Kin Fu, and could not be recalled, owing to tne wires oeing out ELDER BACK AGAIN. rh tssssl Mad a lUeerd-BraaklMa tUa Trl Portland, July 1. The ate., r.ar Geo. VY. Klder tltd up at the Alnw Jthdook at 8 o'clock Lit nigt:, ator a voysgs of nine days from Nome City, hsviug made the rouud trip, Including Ave dayi lay-over in Dutch Harbor and six days Oisuharglng cargo at Cape Nome, Itt 84 days. She brought 18 passengers, none of whom report that ' they struck it very rich. Her trip ia the quickest ou record. Two daya before the de parture of the Klder, the Nome City arrived off the beach, and Captain Randall, of the Klder, believes she wilt be ia Portland again in about 10 days. The Klder took op 828 passengers, mostly from Portland, and lauded them with their belonginga safsly on the beach. The O. H. A N. On. had made lightering arrangement. wRWll " abled the Elder to get quick dispatch, and she was much better off Iu this respect than many oi tbe other, ieiu. era. rive snips reached Avion l!rre she did. the Brat of tbsw Wiiii the San Blss. The stampede t J'opkuk the new district where it ia reporter! that $45,000 was taken out, was at it height when the Klder waa in port and auothef And wau reported at Port Clar ence, up the beach iu the direction of Kotaebue souud, Ibe day before the Klder sailed a miner came to Captain Randall aud offered to guarantee him 820 passenger at $30 a head for a run to this new Held. He failed to return again to make good bia guarantee, aud the captain did not wait (or him Money Is plentiful, wage and meals high. Great difficulty was exper ieuced by many of the vessels In get' ting men to handle the cargoes, aud much delay has been experienced ou this aocouut. Many of the crews o the boats ")uinod" as soon as they reached the beach, and here again the Klder was fortunate at alia lost only lour men by desertion three of whom were from the cbin where they were not missed owing to the few pasaougar carried on the return trip. Smallpox broke out ou the steamship Ohio which took up 700 people from Seattle, and she weut Into quarantine at Fgs island. She was still there when the Klder left. Other steamers which were at Dutch Harbor at the same time with the Klder came straggling in after her atrlval at Nome having been d layed at Dutch Harbor by the difficulty of getting coal, The price Is $12 ton which all the captain wers mote than willing to pay, as they could not get along without coal. There Is great abuuauce in the yards at Dutch llaibor but only a limited force of men to handle It. OETS SUOAR PLANT, Industry lias Ha.a N.wb.rs;, Or. aarad far Newburg, Or., July 4. This evening closed the last day of the time given Newberg and lamhlll county to secure the $800,000 beet sugar factory offered by Kastern capitalist ou condition of the pledging of 5,100 acres of sugar beet and the donation of a factory site. This day has seen a great effort put forth, and the result tonight is that 5,000 acres lias been deflntely pledged and the money is ou baud to pay (or the factory. An immense mas mooting was held in Crater's hall this afternoon, which was addressed by Governor Geer. The hall was densely packed, aud crowds went away, suable to get in. The gov ernor gave a very practical and encour aging addtess, which was well re ceived. He dwelt opou the undevel oped possibilities of tbe state aud pointed out the necessity of such man ufacturing concerns as the beet stmar industry for building up the Industrial prosiairlty of Oregon. Such au enter prise, he said, would bring more o pie, aud more ople Oregon must have. Governor Geer emphasised the (act that our country is whoated to death, and our only salvation is diversified in dustry, He referred to the prosperity which exists in the beet-raising sec tions of the East ,and in Union county, of our state, as an example of what this enterprise will do for Newberg, Yam hill and Oregon. Other enthusiastic , , - . 1 I L l'c"s were mnuo uj mem orawrs. " '0" ol the meeting sutiscrlp- "" '" """n worenge. win- several Hundred acres were taken there. The committee canvassing for subscriptions for the site has the total amount subscribed from Newberg 's citizens alone. The sugar factory for Newberg is now assured. The site obtained consists of 60 acres here on the bank of tbe Williamette river. Murdarsrs Santanrad. - Seattle, July 4.The Indians cou victed of the murder of M. and Mrs, llorton.of k'ugene, Or., at Lynn cmuuI, last October, were aentcv'cd at Skag way, June 27. Hanson, who killed I lor ton, will hang. 'VillianiB, who cut Mrs. Horton's throe tr tuulacthrtia,tA of Hanson, was sentenced to 60 years. Kiohitoo also 60 gets years, Another is given SO years, and two others 20 years each, According to Salt Lake City figures, the number of Mormons now in exist ence is 800,000. Family Was Wracked. Kelso, July 4. By au aooident on the Ostrander logging railroad, four miles north of this place, yesterday forenoon a vnnno inn nf Ularlr Wnlfnru was killed, his wife and daughter each had an arm crashed and Walters' shouldei was dislooated, and he was otherwise bruised. Several other pet sons were slightly injured. The University of Berlin will soon have three chain of anthropology and ethnology. , Thraa Legations Undestroyed, Shanghai, July 4. The ' British -ousul at Choe Foo telegraphs tlw aron von Ketteler, German minister it Pekin, was murdered by nutiv troops June 18. Three legations, it Is not stated which, were still undestroy ed June 23. The Amerioan consul here says that Yunh Lu telegraphed June 20 that the other ministers were safe that morning. The situation was desper ate, and he doubted whether the min isters could hold out 24 hours longer, as he and the empress oould not givf protection. si Dock and Three Ocean Steam ships Burned. IAROE NUMBER Of LIVES LOST l-rop.rly .m Keavtias Over le.OOO. wOU-Vaasals lllruj(d Ara aal. 'Bm.a ami Main, Now York, July 4. Over 910,000, 000 worth of projairty was destroyed many live lost, many person were injured, and at least 1,800 live im periled by Ore that started among cotton Imles under pier No, I of the Xittb XlertusO Lloyd Steamship Com lain', in Ilotfkcti. N. J., at 4 o'clock thit afternoon. Iu lea, than 18 utin at 4 tie fames covered au area of oi . tw of a mil lout, extending out t ituUt tint &-! abore line to1 the i biilt r Is, bom 800 to 1,000 feet asy and l.l caugut four great ocean liners and k-wu or more smaller harbor craft fa their grasp. Htorlee in regard to the lose of life re oonllictlug, the number being vari ously estimated at from 60 to 300. Up to midnight 10 bodie had been recov ered, but they were all so badly burned and blackened that ideutlllca tion was impossible. Tli hospitals iu New York, Hoboken and Jersey City are crowded with in jured and meu are being brought iu by ecoiea. Tims who gsthered along the shores of the Hudson river to wituess the great ooullagration saw a spectacle they cau never forget, aud one that will always have a conspicuous place iu the history of New York. River aud bay were eu volopod in a pall of black smoke through which angry flames, bursting as from volcauoe on the Jersey shore aud in lbs water itself, Ieaed like spirit into the air. The surface of the water was covered with floating and biasing masses of freight thrown in haste from the doomed vessels, all un noticed in the mad race to rescue more previous human life threatened or be log sacrillued in the great ships. And through the pall of smoke a great crimson sun, enlarged to thrice it sise by the hsse, glared like an enormuus ye as it slowly sauk iu the west. Such was the tremendous spectacle presented on the am (ace of the Hudson river as If it had lawn some holiday i-agoaut. It was made tragic by the realisation that In that smoke aud be ue til the turbid waters score of lives had been lost or were then In their last dpsiwrata struggles against death. The spectacle was wituessed by thousands from both shores, and by other thousands who crowded upon every ferry boat, every excursion boat npon every river craft that could Im secured for the purpose. The crowd upon the banks of the river was almost a great as that whlcii formed to w it nes the triumphant return of Admiral Dewey, . Two llumlrad Lost. New York, July 4. Hie losses sus taiued in the. fire by the North German Lloyd Steamship Company in Hoboken yesterday, are tonight conservatively placed at nearly 810,000.000. and the loa of life, merely guesswork at even this late hour, will reach tiroDablv as high a 200, and there are over 800 men in the hospitals iu this city, Ho boken and Jersey City, badly burned Up to 11 o'clock tonight 18 bodies have been recovered. Kleven of these wore placed In a row at the morgue in tin city and numbered, this being the only means the authorities have of maintaining any sort of identity over the corpses, as they are so badly charred aud dismembered that identi fication will bo made only by trinkets oi pieces of clothing that weie found about them. The ouly way the steam ship officials have of approximating the loss of life is by comparing the Hat of those reported safe with the liat of the employes on the steamships. Late tonight Gustav Schwab, the gemoral agent of the North Germnu Lloyd line, gave out a list showing what men on each vessel bad been missing up to that hour. On the SaaJe 255 meu were employed, and only 127 of these had been accounted for up to 11 o'clock, leaving 128 men actually employed as officers, sailors, stewards, engineers, coalpassors, oilers and trimmers to be accounted for. Tbe Bremen had 204 men alaiard, but only 127 of these have been found, The Main had 187 employes on aboard at the time, aud of theso only 27 have been reportud safe. Tlan Tain Arsenal Taken. St. . Petershnrji, July 4. Vioe-Ad- mini I Aliexeff telegraphs to the minis ter of war, General Kouropatkine, from Taku, under date of June 20, via on. Arthur, Juno 80, as follows: """ihe arsenal at Tien Tsin, which offered a powerful base of operations for the Boxers, who have greatly dam aged the Kuropean town, hal been taken "TJyr8tua1t.",' . The Imposing buildings of the Gor don Memorlul college, at Khartoum, are almost oomploted, but the prepara tions for putting them to practical ac count are still in their very early stages. American! Win From Frenchman. Paris, July 4.-Tn thj competition for the world's championship for pro fessionals, under the auspioea of the racing club of France, today, tbe American, Shoenfleld, won the weight throwing contest, covering-11.81 me ters. The high jump was won by Sweeney, of New Orleans, who cleared 1.80 meters, with Shoenfleld second, clearing 1.76 meters. Sweeney also won the long jump with 5.00 meters, and Shoenfleld was second with 5.05 meters. Menace to Their Safety. Altoono, Pa., July 8. Farmers of the Cjuemuhoning valley are armed and guarding a point that has been selected for the erection of a dam four miles long and having a depth of 75 feet at the breast. The farmers deolare the dam will be a menace to publio safety and decrease the value of their lands. The property owners below the dam claim they will be in constant ' danger of a repitition of the Johnstown flood. The clash between the civil engineers and the farmers is expected at an time, WORD TO THE FILIPINOli f raelametla Circulated Hearing Jam f Af ulaaldn. hi Manila, July 4. Two rebel doou ments have lately beeu circulated in Maulla tbe most Important of which Is an alleged proclamation from Agui naldo concerning the coming civil com mission. The proclamation warns the Filipino people to beware of the com mission aud its promises of future bene fit, ami begs them never to give up their arms iu the vain hope of thereby enjoying ultimate freedom and bappi ness. The proclamation states that tbe com in li son is appointed by Presi deut MoKlnley, and not by the Amerl can congress; that it has not authority to treat or take any action whatever in the name of the government, and pre dict for the commission headed b Judge Taft the same end as that whlc atteued the peace commission of lust year, which Agulualdo describes are farcical and ridiouloiia, II dwells at considerable length upon statement to how this commission bas no legal ot official landing, and beg, implores and orders tbe Filipino people not to be deceived by tbem nor to give up their arm upon their representations, He then goes on to say that if the com luisaioner visit the smaller towns aud province of Luxou they are to lie re eelved well and with enthusiasm "Ask them for the kind ol municipal govemueut you most desire, and be not afraid to speak boldly to them Remember the dark days of Spanish outrage are past, and that tbe Amerl cans allow freedom of siaiech." In other words, get all you can out of the commission, but put uo faith in them The proclamation ends with cries for Filipino lila-rty aud independence, is sigued by Agulualdo, and dated May 4, ou the Island of Polillo, which il situated on the east coast of Luton This 1 the first lime an alleged p roc la matlon from Aguinaldo has lound its way iuto Manila for over six months, aud many people declare it Is a forgery aud emanates from the Filipino junta at Hong Kong. No proof has been oh taiued to sustain this theory, and there is just as much reason to believe the document is legitimate as to claim that it is spurious. , As far as it effect and influence over the Filipino people are concerned, it is sufficient that it be sigued by Aguinaldo' name to carry great weight with them. the proclamation is very similar in purport to one circulated hero about 10 days ago, printed in Spanish and seut over to Manila from Hong Kong by the junta. These proclamations were con cealed in the aides of shipments of shoes, and were very generally circu lated throughout the city. The other iusurgeut communication referred to is a long letter from Geueral Triao to the foreign consuls in Manila, iu which bt attempted to vindicate the Filipino people from any responsibility iu the recent massacres of Spanish prisoners in the Camarluos province. MURDER OF VON KETTELER Uerntaay Will Avenge Ilia Death ot Ik Mlnlaler. Berlin, July 4. From well-authen tlcated sources the representative ol the press is able to state that today, af' ter the detailed statement by Count von Bulow, secretary of state for for elgn affairs, regarding the Chinese sit uatlon, Kmperor William made up hli mind to insist upon full satisfaction for the death of Baron von Ketteler, for which purpose he resolved to send altogether armed forces approximately as large as those of the other powers chiefly interested in restoring enter iu China. The precise sise of the forces has not yet beeu determined, but It is expected they will amount to a score of thousands. A considerable portion of the German llect will be sent also This is evidenced by the orders issued tonight to prepare Ave new battle' ships for sailing. It ityindcrstood that t'rince Henry ol 1'russia lias requested the emperor to give him command ol this division, but It is doubtful if hi majesty will agree to this. The Chinese legation here is still smilingly suug. Minister Lu Hat II on n told a representative of the presi that he was extremely sorry for the bloody events in Pekiu, but he felt sure that the dowager empress was guilt less. From au interesting chat with him, the point seems worth recording that tho minister took it for granted that the powers will subdue the revolt iu China aud then arrange a new gov eminent. Ninallpos at Nome. Seattle, July 4. The steamer Taoo ma arrived from Nome at 2 o'clock tills afternoon with nine passengers. Her officers report the steamer Charles Nel son added to the quarantined fleet at '.gg island with smallpox on board I'he number of oases ia unknown, They also report the murder of rrauk Luth euer by Bruce Kinwright, June 20. The attack was unprovoked, aud the murderer waa taken into custody. Memorial to the Caar. Helsingfors, Finland, July 4. The Finish senate has addressed a memor ial to the czar, declaring its inability to promulgate the imperial rescript re garding the introduction of the Rus sian language in Finland, the limita tion of the light of publio meeting, and the granting of the right of Russians to carry ou certain trades prohibited to Fins. Labor Troubles In Alabama. Birmingham, Ala., July 4. AU the uuion miners in Alabama, about 10, 000 in number, suspended work today pending the settlement of the wage dis pute between them and the operators. The old wage ooutraot expired yester day and the miners demand e. raise aud other concessions. The operators refuse this demand. When some people lose their posi tions they look around for sympathy instead of a new job. Miner shot In His Tent. Seattle, Wafch., July 4. R. 8. Campbell was shot and instantly killed in hia tent, atjilainon, Alaska, recently by Paul Gosby. Campbell and Cosby, vho had mining interests in the camp, ad trouble over some claims. Gosby surrendered and was taken in charge by the United States officials. Franc to Hulld an Observatory, Faris, July 4, Ip the chamber ol deputies today the government intro duced a ored it of 1,315,000 francs to ereot an observatory building In Wash. IUgH5, Relief of Pekin Not Ye Accomplished. PRESENT FORCE IS TOO 8 MALL lonlkera fravlare af I'ttlna Are lrad aallr Breaking Away rrom Ik Rue plre-Situation leierat. London, July 4. The allies are not advancing for the relief of Pekin. This announcement to the house of commons by William St. John Broderick, under secretary of state for foreign affslrs. was received with exclamation of as tonishment and dismay, - Sir Kills Ashmead BarUett inqured for any information that bad been re ceived form the legations at Pekin, or a to the ooaposltioAi and oonnand of to relieving force, and of tbe present position, Mr, Broderick read the dis patches received today, and said tbe total allied force available ia now about 18,000, a troop have been rapidly ad vanning, adding: "We do not yet know what arrange ment bat been made locally regard ing the command of an expediton, but it has not yet been thought possible ta attempt a further advance. The con ills have been in communication with the viceroys in tbe Yangste legion and they are quite well aware that support will bo given them by her majesty 'i government In preserving order. It is obviously imiwssible that the repre sentativea of the power at Pekin should be cousulted, as no oommuulca tions are passing between tbem." 'The situation is desperate. Hasten.' These words from tbe message of Von Bergen, a member of tbe German lege' tion at Pekin, countersigned by Sir Robert Hart, inspector-general of cus toms, and dated nine daya ago, are tbe theme of all private comment. They are preparing for new of a frightful tragedy. Nine days ago tbe ammtinl tion of the little garrison defending the foreigners was running low, and their food wa nearly exbansted, while around them waa a horde of Kan Su braves having at their service Krupp guns aud repeating rifle. Pekin was in the hands of tbe revolutionaries. While nothing but sinister news comes from Northern China, Southern Chiua ia seemingly breaking away from tbe empire. All tbe provinces south of tbe Yellow river, whose vice' roys and governors maintain friendly relation with the power through the consuls, nave been informally const! tuted into a confederacy with Nankin as the capital. According to an express cable from Shanghai, dated July 8, the Southern viceroys wholly disavow Prince Tuans1 government. They have practically constituted an independent state, ex tending fiom tbelioang Mo to the Brit ish and French frontiers. Last night St. Petersburg was in formed over the St. Petersburg wires that the destruction ol the Russian railways in Manchuria continues, aud it seems not improbable that Russia will be fully occupied for a time in suppressing the insoriection among it Chinese subjects, and mav be unable to send more troop immediately to Taku. The powers look more aud more to Japau to supply the force necessary at once to grapple with tbe fotmidable rebellion. TROUBLE IN MOROCCO. Idol Basnlted In tbo American, Death of an Tangier, July 4. There is great ex citement at Fes, owing to French en croachments on the Oaaia of Touat. A mob killed the manager of a Fronch concern, who was an American citizen. The British consul haa demanded the assistance of the authorities to protect this house, and the Jewish ghetto is besieged. The legation here is making serious representation on the subject The name of the victim of the mob was Marcos Kssagin. The ontrage oo ourred Thursday last. Eeaagin, while riding on horseback through a narrow street, jostled against the mule of a Morooooan roliglous fanatic and a dii pute ensued, the crowd which gathered iding with the priest. Kssagin, in sell defense, drew hia revolver and fired, wounding a native. This waa a ignal for a general attack upon the American, who received dozens of knife wounds and whose body was burned, according to some, before life was extinct. The rreuoh minister was informed of the crime by a special messenger, and he notified the Ameri can consul. Both the minister and tne consul called upon Sidi Torres, the sultan's minister of foreign affairs, at Tangier, and protested against the out rage. . ' . Shot the Girl and Himself. Walla Walla. Julv 4. In a fit of in sane jeaousy, and because he could not marry tne gin oi his choice, V. A. Alar tin, this afternoon, at 8:80 o'clock, shot and killed Miss Leah Coleman, and shot himself, with probably fatal re sults. Tbe shooting took place in the central offloe of the telephone com pany. Several people were near, but oould not stop Martin before he suc ceeded in bis purpose. Teachers From Cuba. Boston, July 4. The United States army transport Sedgwick, having on hoard more than 400 female teachers from Cuba, being the third of the fleet bringing the instructors to this coun try, for a season of study at Harvard university's summer school, arrived to day. Two more are on the way. Reports to the department of agri culture show a total decrease of 5, 240,000 in the acreage of wheat sown lu the full. Miners Killed by an Explosion. Wallace, Idaho, July 4. JohnDube, ged, 40, and Matt Sherer, aged 80, ere killed by au explosion in the Tiger mine yesterday. Both left fam ilies, Dube a wife and five children, and Sherer a wife and three chil dren. Fever on Isthmus of Panama. Kingston, Jamaica, July 4. Pernio- iouB fever is prevalent ou the Isthmus of Panama, among the victims reported being the son of United States consul Cobb and the prima donna of an Ital ian open company, BRAOSTREET'S REPORT. the bl.trlbetlte Trade la Hull. eaeoaably Bradslreet'sssys: Distributive trad la dull, seasonably o in moat in stance, and pi ices of manufactured product are generally weak, but ex ception to the former are found where crop condition are exceptionally prom ising and in Ibe clase of price where tlie readjusting movement baa beeu overdone ou tho down side. Tbe upward rash of wheat price culminated at the close of last week and the reactions and the irregularities ince, mainly due to heavy realixiug, would mainly point to the movement having been temporarily at least over done. Advices from the North are of little more than balf a crop of wheat, but estimate as to the outturn in bush els vary accordingly as the government reports of 816,000,000 bushels, or the commercial estimate of 200,000,000 bushels In yield last year in tbo three state are used as a basis. Soger is at the highest price reaobed at thia time tor 10 year past, owing to tho active canning demand and tbo strengthened position of raw. Tbe war in China is chargeable with the advance in teas, not only from the former country, but from Japan, some interruption in trunsiiortation being apparently looked for if tbe Asiatic trouble increases. Heavy rains are complained of In the entire cotton belt east of the Mississip pi river, and the crop is generally "in tbe grass." Reports from the iron snd steel trade are as pessimistic as ever. Nominally quotations at Pittsburg are unchanged. Wheat, including Hour, shipment for the week aggregate 8,184,144 bush els, against 4,015,180 bnshela last week. Failures for the week number 186, at compared with 107 last week. Failures in the Dominion of Canada number 18, as compared with 28 last week. PACIFIC COAST TRADE. Seattle Market. Onions, new, Un'c. Lettuce, hot bouse, $1 per crate. Pnffatsuui naif 1.. Beeta, per sack, K0c (3$ I. Turnips, per sack, 75c. Carrots, per sack, $1. Parsnips, per sack, 60 75c. Cauliflower, California 00c $1. Strawberries $1 per case. Cabbage, native and California, $1.00 1.25 per 100 pounds. Tomatoes $1.60 per case. Butter Creamery, 22c; Eastern 83c; dairy, 1722c; ranch, 1617o pound. ' Kggs 19c Cheese 12o. Poultry 14c; dressed, 1415o; spring, $3.50. Hay Puget Sound timothy, $11.00 12.00; choice Eastern Washington timothy, $19.00. Corn Whole, $23.00; cracked, S33; feed meal, $23. Barley Rolled or ground, per ton, $20. Flour Patent, per barrel, $3.15; blended straights, $3.00; California, $3.26; buckwheat flour, $6.00; gra ham, per barrel, $3.00; whole wheat flour, $3.00; rye flour, $3.80 4.00. Millstuffs Bran, per ton, $18.00; shorts, per ton, $14.00. reed Chopped feed, $10.00 per ton; middlings, per ton, $20; oil cake meal, for ton, $30.00. Fresh Meats Choice dressed beef teers, price 6c; cows, 7c; mutton 8c; pork, 8c; trimmed, Be; veal, 8 10c. llama Large, 13c; small, 18; breakfast bacon, 12jc; dry salt aides, 8c. Portland Market. Wheat Walla Walla. 670 58c; Valley, 58c; Bluestem, 60o per bushel. Flour Best grades, $3.35; graham, $3.85; superfine, $2.10 per barrel. Oats Choice white, 85c; choice gray, 83o per bushel. Barley Feed barley, $14.00 15.00; brewing, $16.00 per ton. Millstuffs Bran, $13.50 ton; mid dlings, $10; shorts, $13; chop, $14 per ton. Hay Timothy, $1011; clover,$79 7.50; Oregon wild bay, $6 7 per ton. Butter Fancy creamery, 8540o; store, 25o. Kggs 16o per dozen. Cheese Oretron full cream. 18c: Young America, 14c; new cheese lOo per pound. Poultry Chickens, mixed, $3.00 4.00 per dozen; hens, $5.00; springs, 2.504.00; geese, $4.005.00 for old; 4.506.50; ducks, $3.004.OO per dozen; turkeys, live, 1416o per pound. Potatoes 40 50o per sack: sweets, 82io per ponua. Vegetables Beets, $1; turnips, 76o; per sack; garlic, 7o per pound; cab bage, IKo per pound; parsnipa, $1; onions, I Ho per pound; carrots, $1. Hops 28o per pound. Wool Valley, 1618o per pound; Eastern Oregon, 1016o; mohair, SS per pound. Mutton Gross, best sheepwethen and ewes, 8o; dressed mutton, 7 To per pound; lambs, 6o. Hogs-Gross, choice heavy, $5.00? light aud feeders, $4.60; dressed, $5.006.60 per 100 pounds. Beef Gross, top steers, $4.00 4.50; cows, $3.60(84.00; dressed beef, 6K 7o per pound. Veal Large, 67to; small, 8 8o per pound. Ian Fraaoiseo Market. Wool Spring Nevada, 1816o per pound; Eastern Oregon, 10915c; Val ley, 1820o; Northern, 1012o. Hopee-1809 crop, ll18o per pound. Butter Fanoy creamery 1 8 1 Oo; do seconds, 11 c; fancy dairy, , 17c; do seconds, 15 16)0 per pound. Eggs Store, 13 Ho: fancy ranch, 17o Millstuffs Middlings, $17.00 80.00; bran, $13.5013.60. Hay-Wheat $6.5010; wheat and oat $6.009.50; best barley $5.00 00; alfalfa, $5.006.00 per ton; straw, 25 40o per bale. Potatoes Early Rose, 60 65c; Ore gon Burbanks, 8Oo0O; river Bur banks, 8565o; new, 70c$1.35. Citrus Fruit Oranges, Valencia, $3.75 8. 25; Mexican limes, $4.00 00; California lemons 75o$1.60; do choice $1.752.00 per box. - Tropical Fruits Bananas, $1.60 .60 per bunch; pineapples, nom inal; Persian, dates, 806 Mo per pound.