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Uappenb'e ' th r Week
Called Jreu- the Telegraph CUwu,
Harvard defeated Pennsylvania in a
football game by a score of 1 7 to 5.
A serious trtk of street railway
employes i on iu Jamaica.
A letter written 'iy a private In -a
Mauim hoapifHl : itea that Aguiualdo
It dead. -
v Th cloa of the campaign in New
Tent i'Uv waa .netted by m pared of
' tnlUv.iit'SU- " - - -.-
Tli naval inoiMj. programme for
1U01 involve tho construction of 82
vessel of 151, OOti tout displacement.
Osgood Field, graudson of Samuel
Osgood, the first postmaster-general o(
the United States, died iu Paris, aged
17.
Sensational disclosures which wre
brought out at a criminal trial at iter'
lin ibowed the corruptness of the po
lioe force.
A German force had a hard fight
with Chinese regulars in a pas near
the great wall, iu which the Chinese
were defeated.
The aafe of the Farmer' and Mer
chants' bank at Jackson Center, 0.,
was blown open by desperadoes and
1 5, 500 was secured.
General MacArthnr has cable.) a lint
of casualties during recent engagements
with Filipino insurgents, showing blue
killed and 1 1 wounded.
The steamer Seuator arrived at Seat
tle from Nome with 333 passeugorseud
1500,000 in treasure. She encounter
ed a succession of violeut galea.
The population of Verm int, as an
nounced by the census bureau, is 3-13,-641,
against 333,433 in 1880-au in
crease of 1 1,219, or 8.3 pei cent.
Twelve miners were killed by an ex
plosion in a mine at Berrysberg, VV.
Va. The explosion was the result of
an accidental discharge of dynamite.
Commander Booth-Tucker and sev
eral other officers of the Salvation
Army, have purchased homes in Mount
Vernon, in which city it is said the
American headquarters of the army
will be located.
The navy 'department hits directed
Admiral Reuiey, at Cavite to convene
a court of inquiry to inquire into the
charges of cowardice against Captain
Hall, United States marines, preferred
by Minister Conger at 1'ekiu.
JfSSfa iyftem for the Ch'Jr,
erivoe will mak a favorable recom
mendation to the postmaster-general.
This improvement is expected to bring
about a tevolution in local mail facili
ties. British troops in Alrica have been
ordered to China.
The screen -door combine has been
forced to dissolve.
A census shows that the City of
Mexico, Mexico, has a population of
over 400,000.
. Eight distinct earthquake Bhooks
were felt in Jacksonville, Fla., but no
damage was doue.
The Venezuelan government hs de
creed the resumpion of payment o! iu
terest on all debts and loans from Nov'
ember.
Many people were killed and injured
in Venezuela by an earthquake, aud
railroad and telephonic communication
is interrupted.
The Susquehanna Coal Company, at
William i'enn, Fa., grantod the de
manda of the mineworkers in that col-
lliery and will resume operation..
This is one of the largest collieries iu
the country, 700 men being employed
Official confirmation has been re
ceived at Vienna from Mostar, iu Her
sogovine, of the reports of a collision
growing out of a boundury dispute be'
tween an Austro-Hungary military pa'
trol and a force of Montenegrin sol
dieis. One Montenegrin was killed
and several wounded.
A belated dispatch from Pretoria
tells of the failure of British negotia
tions with General Botha for the sur
render of the boers. Botha received
General Paget's flag of truce courteous
ly and admitted bis defeat, but said it
was impossible to treat for surrender as
long as any burghers wished to contin
ue the war. President Steyn was more
irreconcilable. He refused to even see
the bearer of a flag of truce.
Tb yonng man who for several years
--jshuuj-u l-be"PnMman in Uhloago by
demanding money of them and calling
himself Gustave Pullman, has been ar
rested in New York. He called at the
hotel where young George and Sanger
Pullman ari living and sent his card
np to the former. Pullman had him
ejected and he returned and demanded
$60,000. He was again put out and on
his third visit was arrested.
California stands fifth, among the
states as an oil producer.
W. P. Bend says European countries
must look to America lor supplies of
coal.
All the street mail boxes Is Tre
mont, O., were broken open and the
contents rifled.
Rev. 8am Jones, the evangelist, is
broken in health. His physician has
ordered him to take an absolute rest
for several months.
One of the Berlin reivews publishes
a calculation on the number of letters
distributed annually throughout the
world. It Rives the total aa lOOO,
000,000. The liea lth department in Boston has
completed a bacteriological test of pub
lic telephones and advises care to avoid
actual contact of the lips with the
transmitter.
Laboring men in Vancouver, B. C,
are urging the imposition of a heavy
tax on male domestic servants, the ob
jeot being to diminish the employment
'pt Chinese and Japs,
LATER NEWS.
Tha ministers at Pektu have agreed
sn tha basis of negotiations.
An investigation ot Berlin's corrupt
ponce force has bean ordered.
k ruger la waking a slow trip to
Europe on acoouut of illness.
Russia baa bo intention of building
another railroad across Asia.
Noma steamer Koauoka, repotted
lost, hat reached Port Towuiaud.
Woodbum, Or., has granted 80-year
franchise for light and water system.
Wu Ting Fang, theChiues ml ulster,
thiuka that wheu allies withdraw from
China railroad construction on a large
scale will bo began there.
The state board of health authorities
of Mississippi, report one case of yel
low fever at Natohes. Tha patieut is
ilia wife of a local Baptist minister.
Isaao Hull Adams, a grandson ol
President John Adams, and a nephew
ol President John Uoiaoy Adams, tiled
at ale boan at (goitley, Mass., aged ST
years. .
The Toronto soldier of tha South
African contingent returned to Toronto
aud were received with tremeudoua en
thosiasm. Traffic was suspended for
hours, and altogether the demoustra
tlon was one of the most notable in the
history of the city.
An explosion took place In the dry
house oonuected with the works of the
Winchester Repeating Arms Compauy,
at New Haven. Conn. The walls ol
the building being blown out and the
windows in the aajacut buildings that
tared. No oue was in the building at
the time.
Vice-Admiral Alexleff has addressed
a communication to Li Hang Chang
asking China's iuteutions regarding
Manchuria and inviting her to resume
the government of that territory under
Rusiaian protection, which, he says,
will be ot "mutual advautaga to China
and Bussia."
The qneen of Portugual, at Cascals,
a fashionable resort, made a thrilling
rescue. She has been staying at the
Palace Cascals. and was on the bsacb
watching Catalo Croora, her boatman,
bringing bia boat into shore. Sudden
ly a huge wave overturned the boat.
Cioom'a arm was brokeu and he was
overcome by the undertow, which car
ried him beneath the wavee. The
queen ia an expert swimmer. 8eeing
that her boatman was drowning, she
sprang into the water before any of her
attendants could prevent ber. With
rapid strokes she swam to the boat
man's side and held him up until per
sons put out in boats aud rescued both
the queen and ber" boatman. Crooin
was taken to tha Royal l'alaoo.
Two men were killed in a railroad
aocideut at The Dalles, Or.
The big Atlantio liner St. Paul suf
fered a serious accident at sea.
Kitchener is to stop pursuit of Boers
and estabish garrisous among them.
The king ot Corea sent the allied
tigarevfei"19 ,8"t ' flonr-,tce "nd
Experiments with storage reservoir!
for irrigation are being made in Mal
heur county, Oregon.
An immense crowd attended the un
veiling of the statue of the late Presi
dent Carnot at Lyous.
Professor Schnrman replies to Slxtc
Lopez, in which be shows it is for the
highest good of Filipinos for Americaui
to succeed.
The suit of the state of Texas against
the Waters-Pierce Oil Company tot
penalties amounting to $109,000, for
alleged violation of the anli-trtist law
of 1 899, ended in favor of the company.
The deaths from the raitorad wreck
near Keswick, Cal., now number
three,. James Hart, of Charter Oak,
la., died from the effects of bis injur
ies. The name of one ot the other
killed has beeu discovered to be E. J.
Bowen, of Castle Rock, Wash. B.
Woodruff, of Ashland, Or., may re
cover. Suit was filed iu the United ' States
court at New Orleans, by M. F. Mo
Loughlin, of New York, and F. J. Vir
gin and O. L. Loep, of Tennessee,
against the Wells Faigo and Southern
Express Companies for an acooontiug
of the affairs of the Texas Exprest
Company and tor $500,000 damages.
The petitioners state that they held
stock in the Texas Express Companv,
which did business in Louisiana and
which had a workiug arrangement
with the Wells Fargo Company fur
a diviion of receipts of the business
doue in these sates. Tber charge that
the Wells Fargo Company broke faith
and obtained control of the business
themselves.
The latest reports from the ill-fated
mine at Berrysburg, W. Va., show
that 13 are dead and three are so seri
ously Injured that they cannot recover.
Two men were found dead in a part of
the mine which has been abandoned.
The door at the mouth of the mine was
sbnt, and two men weie blown through
the door 250 feet from the month. The
cause of the explosion has not yet been
determined. The coroner s jury rend
ered a verdict that persons named and
others unknown and unidentified came
to their deaths by an explosion caused
by the firing of powder and dynamite
in the south entry of the south mine,
either accidentally or intentionally, by
persons nnknown.
The 88 largest towns of England ant
Wales have a total population of near
ly 12,000,000.
The total number of deserters from
the French army since January 1,
amounts to nearly 7,000.
The Pennsylvania railroad's system
of pensions for employes may be ex
tended to its western lines.
Ramon Reyes, a Filipino, asked the
privilege of registering at Omaha with
the rietv of voting for president.
Mormonisrn is getting a strong hold
among the Maot is in New Zealand.
Bapid growth of American trade in
China is shown by official reports.
American machinery will hereafter
handle the coal and iron received and
shipped in the harbor of Alexandria,
Egypt, with a reduction in the cost
per ton from $1.50 to 60 cents or less,
The National Master Horseshoers,
In session in Milwaukee, Wis., passed
law creating a national holiday foi
the trade, the date being the first Sat
urday after the second Monday of Au
gust each year,
Determined
pose Her.
to De-
CREATION OF INDEMNITY FUND
Other tJu.it Ion Venslitarcd ! the
tliltthiitt f rorolga Ministry la
IMawi of T.ung LI Vaniun,
Washington, Nov. 8. It was statad
today in quarters well vented in Chi
nese affairs, that outside ot tha ques
tion of iudemnity, puulshmenta, eto,,
now uuder negotlatou at Pektn, there
are three vital and fur-reaohing ques
tions to be determined, vls.i First,
tha removal of the empress dowager,
personally and through the Influence of
her adviser, from all participation in
tha -UataMfW governinMtf (aeond, tha
creation ot an iudumuity fund by tha
inoruase of China's customs revenue.
either by tha payment of tha duties in
gold instead ot depreclted silver, aa at
present, or ele doubling the present
silver duties from 6 per cent to 10 per
cent ad valorem, and third , tha estah-
lishmeut of a minister ot foreign at
tain, iu place ol the old aud cumber
some system ot the Tnung li Yaniun.
Ihe demand for tho retiiemeut of
the empreet dowager is said to result
from tha conclusion uow geuerally
accepted that the imperial govern
ment of China was rusoutble for the
Boxer uprising. A the empress dow
ager wa the ruling autnciltr of tut
Imperial government during the upris
ing, this resHnibllty is brought home
directly to her. There is understood
to lie no purpose, however, ta visit
upon her auy personal punishment or
Indignity, but merely so to foim tha
reconstructed governmeut as to ex
clude her from all participation iu it.
It Is deemed advlxahle for that rea
son that she should remain pnrmaueut-
ly away from Pekiu, aud that her ad
visers also shoull be kept away from
the seat of government.
The plan of doubling China s cus
toms duties has arisen from tha need ot
finding a source to pay war indemni
ties, which the various powers demand.
THEY QIVE NO QUARTER.
Otriuau Troops In Chin Ob.T IU
Kal.or'i la.lrurtlnna.
Berlin, Nov, 5. Considerable imps
tieuce at the meugeruexs ot the ne
from Chiua is finding expression here.
The inference is that (ierman censor
ship over such information ia very
strict. Letters from privates in China
beg n to fiutl their way into the Social
Democratic papers, allowing that the
German troops give no quarter. The
Bremen Bucrgbor Zeituug publishes a
letter from a soldier in Pekin, who
said be witnessed the following scene:
"Sixty-eight captives, some of them
not yet adults, were tied together by
(heir plgtHils, beaten bluody by tha
gra'vee, wvm;
The 1 1 albcrs tauter "H J.".!",(,, ,
prints a communication from Pekin, iL
which the writer says:
"No prisoners are taken. All are
shot or preferably sabred to save am
munition. Sunday afternoon we had
to bayonet 74 prisoners. They bad
killed one of our patrolmen. An entire
battalion pursued them and captured
74 alive. It was cruel; it was inde
scribable." Kx-Hpfil from Atrnlrna.
Han Francisco, Nov. 5. Throe pris
oners have escaped from the United
States military prison on Alcatras Is
land. Among the escaped prisoners
was Frank Kinuo, who was under
sentence of 15 yenis for desertion and
treason. Kinne was brought here a
few mouths ago In irons from Manila,
lie had desertod his command and ac
cepted a commission from the robel
army. He was caught leadn g a charge
of rebels. In the number cap to ted by
the American troops at the time Kinne
was taken were several American pris
oners. Kinne claimed to be himself a
prisoner of the Filipinos, but tha
Americans who were with the party
declared this to be a falsehood, and de
nounced the man as a traitor and a
rebel. He was tried by court-martial
and sentencod to serve 15 years at Al-
catraz. The others who etonped with
Kinne are C. F. Huntington, under
sentence of 10 years, aud J. M. Potts,
serving five years.
Scsrod Her to Death.
Rochester, New York, Nov. 5. The
authorities of Allegheny county are
looking for the persons who manufac
tured a skeleton out of animal bones
which frightened Mary Oldflu'dot
Karrdale, to death Wednns1?, .Jit.
Mary Oldfield, accompanied i,y two j
fiends, was returning fmn i. Hallo
ween party, where they h ol lh (?uod 1 1 '
gruesome storios until th i ' pi od j
on end. Whun about U
niJt.T tho
woods a rattling of bot.t
overhead, and looking 'np
vhs iwurl
tiioi' - hT
were overcome with horror a seeing a
skeleton of glgautio proportions sweep
ing down on thoin from above. With
a cry of torror Mary dropped dead. A
searching party found a wire leading
from the ground to a tree top to which
was attached a skeleton by a policy.
Sues Anyliim Olllcnr..
Chicago, Nov. 5. Andrew Foisythe,
who was released from an insane asy
lum yesterday by Judge Dunne, has
brought suit against the superintend
ent and other oilicers of the asylum.
He alleges he was illegally detained,
Granted the Increase.
Hazleton, Pa., Nov. 6.Cuyle Bros.,
stripping contractors, today grantod
their men an increase of 10 per cent in
wages.
Made a Poor Giiens.
Chicago, Nov. 6. A special to the
Chronicle from Omaha. Neb., says!
Spearman & Co.'s bank, at Springfield,
Neb., was robbed last night by three
daring burglars, who blew open the
safe and. made away with several hun
dred dollars' worth of postage stamps.
There were two safes iu the bank, one
of which was nsed to contain the books
and the other for the money and nego
tiable papers. The burglars made the
mistake of blowing open the former.
Had they guessed right their loot
would have amounted to $80,000. The
burglars escaped.
Powers
NEW EMERGENCY RATION.
saerltNant aa Tri l Aetlve rvlea
In Ihe field.
Fort Beno, O. T., No. T.-The
board ot officers detailed by the war
department to find, If possible an emer
gency ration that will meet alt tha re
qalremeuts of troops engaged iu active
warfare, while away from their bits
of supplies aud in a hostile country,
where provisions are scarce, leit here
yesterday with a detachment ot 88 men
from troop A, Eighth Cavalry, for ex
perimental purposes. The men will
observe the same routine as if they
weie engaged to an active eampalgu
against tha euemy. The members ot
Ilia board are; Captain W. Fountain,
Eighth cavalry, and Captain 8. W.
Foster, Fifth cavalry. Captain aud
Assistant Surgeon J. D. Poiudextor,
stationed at Fort lUiioauwrcvai''
the xepdittou. A single ration is sup
posed to contain enough (mxl to Knataln
man a day, and in its pa ikegn weighs
slightly more than a poum:. , i . .
The board has two different emuf
genojr !ttoni, wltn whlv .wt rf-
perimout. Tha first is a mti' ii pre
pared by tb board after n extiuiina
tlon and analysis of the f o I prepara
tions nsed Iu nearly all tha Kurojn n
armies. The board's observations aud
conclusions are eintxnlied iu the ration
which . was manulavtured uuder its
supervision. The aeooud is a ration
produced by a compauy at Passitlo, N.
J. The New Jersey ration iHiuslsts of
tea iu place of chocolate, and a combi
nation ot meat aud breadstuffs, com
pactly arranged. Tha board's own ra
tion consists ot two cakes of pure sweet
chocolate, three cakes of a combina
tion ot meat nd breadstuffs in com
pressed form, aud small quantity ot
salt aud pepper for seasoning. Cap ln
Fountain, who is president ot tha
board, said of the experiments
"Our expedition will leave Fort
Bono just as If it had been called sud
denly away from its base ot supplies to
tight an enemy in an unknown and
hostile country. The routine dully Ufa
will approximate as closely as possible
the conditions of actual warfare. Five
regular field ratlous aud five of the
board's emergency ration will l issued
to each man at the start.
"For two days the men will live on
the regular army ration. On the third
day this fluid ration will be abaudoued
and the men pat on the emergency
ration, which will be their only food
for five days. The test will be as rig
orous as.possibla so far as food Is con
cerned. The result wilt form the basis
ot Ihe board's report to the war depart
ment. "At tha end of the seveuth day w
will leave reach Fort Sill. The men
will still have a three days' supply ot
tegular Held rations, wbffh will be
uiough to take them back to Fort
Ueno."
COLLISION AT SEA.
The Cunaril Liner snnlii Cats 1ob
the thoonr Marjr Mo.qultu.
(jueenstown, Nov. 7. Tho ' Cunaid
liner Saxooia, Captain Pritchard, from,
Boaton.Or " 87, which arrived h'i'
.vis 1KI ug, biv-". f
the crew of the Ashing sc mm, r 7
!JJ
wary
fkT?;r.Lr ' man emla-rol the crew
was drowned
The Cuuarder was not
damaged.
Dr. Bond, of Chrilsea, Mass., one of
the Saxoula's passengers, made the fol
lowing statemeut regarding the acci
dent: "We were proceeding at reduced
speed iu the log and blowing the
whistles about 6 P. M., wheu the loot:
out reported a sail ahead. The engines
were stopped but the steamer's way
carried her into the Mary Mosquito,
making a big opening amidships un l
flooding the schooner. The Saxouia's
crew worked vigorously aud got out
two boats. Into these 15 of the crew
scambled and" put off from the fast
sinking vessel. Fortunately the sen
was smooth. All the men are Portu
guese. Oue of (hem unfortunately fell
Into Ihe sea was drowned."
TWO MEN WERE KILLED.
Ad Aechteet In the Itallroad Yards
al
Tha Dalles.
The Dalles, Or., Nov. 7. A collision
between freight train No. 81 and a
switch engine ou the tracks of the O.
R. & N! iu this city at 8:15 this morn
ing resulted in the death of John Mo
Vey and Al Nash, both switchmen in
the company's employ. The freight
train arriving from the East ran, as is
its custom, onto the sidetrack at the
foot of Jefferson street just as a switch
engine with a caboose attached ap
proached from the west. The englueer
of the switch engine saw the freight,
and judging it to bo standing on tho
siding, ran ahead, striking the freight
eiiL'iue, which was still ou the switch.
MeVaMji,iiUrej;itljng on the
front of the switch euniuu Tit the
c'lheiou occuned, and wero both
thrown directly under the srtitch m
giuo. Hcddes having one leg caught nudcr
ihe ; ranks, iJrth whs crushed "abo,"
ij,n i-Hlir und died at 8 o'oliuric. fc'fu.
- Ver - - w - 4tfiiLIi - .iEiLireil im os thrf
stomach, but lived four hours after be
ing taken from under the engine. He
was an unmarried man, 25 years of
age, whose people are said to live In
Oalkand, Cal. Nah was 40 years old,
a native of 8a loin, Or., and had a wife
and clilhl in Portland. Botn were
highly thought of hero and general fa
vorites among their fellow-workmen.
Both engines were considerably dam
aged, although not wrecked.
Acquitted or Grain Fraud.
Chicago, Nov. 7. The jury before
Whom Lloyd J. Smith was on trial last
week, charged with irregularities in
the management of grain elevators, re
ported a verdiot of acquittal. Ww.
Smith, who has sat beside her husbjmd
during the trial, fainted as the cjork
finished rending the verdict. Physi
cians worked over her for two hours
before consciousness returned.
Large Tannery Burned.
City of Mexico, Nov. 7. A large
tannery at Ranoho del Chopo, near this
city, was burned, with a loss estimated
at $500,000. It was owned by a stock
company, in whioh were American,
Mexican and Gorman stockholders.
Lord Roberts, in a dispaioa from
Johannesburg, dated November 8, re
ports no less than eight fights with the
Boers at different points, all unimport
ant, but sininoant of their activity..
DUffUlAKPIOC!
Russia's Aotlon Regarding
Siberian Trade.
TO OO INTO EFFECT JANUARY I
l.jrlng of This Ilelr Is a Mettat
Muoli Cencera ta feclAe Oeaat
iHrtors, Wham It Will Aff.ei.
Pjrtland, Or., Nov. 1. Coast ax
portp rs who have been working op a
final rade with Siberia are somewhat
ootiierned over the report that the
.-talked ot duty on American goo Is
r -uUgHomlam territory will tat en"
Iciec'sfter January I. Tula matter
bC " " U under discussion for nuveraf
jr;;X"ud periodical threats of its eu
fti '-n. .,t liav been heard frm tlm
' i tBt Utci far n decided action
a. ,'jn nUn. The prubJliUls ol
s4t Vng.Uitig done are gt var now
tb t txy wr ou account ot the new
port m the Pacific provinces beiug
uiuwU jietter Suppled with American
goods than ' aver before. American
lumbal has been used in ties, bridges,
and loj other building purposes in oou
nectlul with the great Siberian rail
road, TaclOo ooast wheat, flour, oats
and other provisions have also found a
big uurket among the thousands of the
caar's subjects who have swarmed into
the ports ol Yladlvostock and Port
Arthur and tha surrounding country,
whics is being tapped by tha great
trans-Siberian railroad.
Th levying of this duty Is matter
ot dep concern to this const, as it is
from these porta that most of the large
shipments ot lumber aud flour have
been (orwarded, and already a start
had seen made in other Hues. Ex
porters who are in touch with the situ
ation are not disposed to discuss the
matter very freely yet, and hope that
the Issue will be again postponed, as It
has in Ihe past; but the tact that a
number of hurry orders (or flour have
beuu received by parties who are sup
posed to be In very close touch with
tha ruling powers at Vladivostock aud
Port Arthur, would Indicate that
there ia more than nsual cause (or
alarm at tha present time. Bussia
has recently established a steamship
hue between Odessa ami Vladivostock
and Port Arthur, aud if the duty ia en
forced, it will probably be with a view
to shutting American lumber and floor
out ot the Siberian porta iu order that
the same commodities from the Black
tea will be given the preference.,
COREA KINO'S PRESENT.
Olws food snil Tubaeeo la Ihe Allied
forces -Ritnelloa la China.
iTongka, China, Nov. . A giftol
a, large quantity of flour, rice and to
bVcco from the king of Corea to the el
llM forces has arrived here and been
Mrwardad to Tien Tsln (or distribu-
tj 1 1-11!! was accompanied
M ' frieuo.j VaJU ujaiwvy cpnusiug
Ifa,, Md "begging them to accept tha
VPi. There "were in all 8.116
-Vat ol flonr, 086 sacks ot rice and
. u boxes or cigarettes, which have
men apportioned among the respective
ti'Hips. The share ot the Americans
has been forwarded to the men at Pe
kin. 'The gift caused considerable com
ment here, especially in lew of the
fact that tha letter from the Corean
ruler expressly requested that the sup
plies be equally olstributed among the
forces. This naturally includes the
Japanese. Cigarettes ate sought after
as souvenirs.
Outrages of the Hniers.
London! Nov. 6.- Dr. Moirlson, wir
ing to the Times from Pekin, Novem
ber 2, says:
"The evidence in the Pa Ting Fu
trial to fix the responsibility for the
massacies showed that an American
lady, before execution, was led naked
through the city and that her breasts
were cut off. The destruction of two
temples is hot an adequate punishment
tor such inhumanity."
I'haranlerUtles of Allied Occupation.
London, Nov, 6. "Advices from
Tlan Tsln," says the Shanghai orre
tpondeut ot the Times, "show that
confusion, disorganization and absence
of security are the chief characteristics
ot the allied occupation."
New German Loan,
Berlin, Nov. 7. It is ascertained
(roui a source apparently reliable thai
another aud even larger impeiial loan
is forthcoming. Leading financiers of
Berlin aud Frankfort coroborate this
ttatement. The cost of the Chiua ex
pedition, which is much more consid
erable than has hitherto been admitted,
ni'jst b covered by rnch n hvw.
i
Exhibit himt i .
Nov. 7, A dispatch i
.'.v , Ylrlt,
f oHi p -U to tlm Herald
savs that the
;:''V)t ' anlhorlti" have closed tho
'tv' tiii i pavilion because Mr. 1 lev
i i ,i .'ant vum! 'HitnmiSHiiry-genpral,
rc 'i4 r rdiiiova the lTiBCTtptions hi
in., t'J England, with whioh the
wi Us are covered.
The government is experimenting
with a compact emergency ration for
tr ops in active service.
Two Kilted In Wreck.
Ueildinij, Cal., Nov. 6. In the
wroclc of, a Southern Pacific freight
fcrun uoar Keswick today, two men
wjiikilltjd and three others Injured.
The dead are an nnknown man and Al
Bijuu, oflDouvor, Colo. ,
j I, i .
i'"iulilon of Indiana and Florida..
V asbiijgton, Nov. 7. The popula
tion of I'.ijrliann, as oflioiahy announced
today bvjthe census birean, is 2,618,
104, as ugninst 8,192,404 in 181)0, n
increase if 284,058, or 14.7 per cent.
lilliias Present From Soldiers.
: Washington, Nov. 7 The president
hat issued an execnitve order admit
ting Ira,! of duty Christmas presents
in i souvenirs sent by soldiers in China
to friend in th United States. The
prijvilogois the same ns was extended
U sodiijit in the Philippines one yeai
ago.
i ' f ;
iPommanant-General Botha is march
lnu with a strong force to invade Cape
Colony near Kenhar. where, it is said.
thu irreconcilable Bnere urn rnndv in
oin him;
RESULTS OF ARMOR TESTS.
Report of , the Karel Bareaw ea the
ttbleet.
Washington, Nor. 7. Tha annoal
report ot tha bureau of naval intelli
gence, of tha navy department, dis
cusses briefly the results ot armor tests,
aud the oontraot requirements oi tha
various nations. Iu speaking oi armor,
tha report eaya: '
"The armor trials thai have taken
place have still further established the
superiority of the Krupp process. Fir
ing trials have shown that it offers
from 80 to 80 per cent mora resistance
to tha attack ot armor-piercing shell
than llarveyised armor, and in eouse
quence it has beeu adopted by Eng
land, Oermany, France, Russia, Japan
ud several of tha smaller powers.
"Certain features of tha Krupp pro
cess are secret, and tha secret is well
kept, tbongb in many handa. Accord
ing to Captain Orde-Browne, the pro
cess 'consists mainly in tha use of
chroniam to snob an extant that great
brittleness and hardiness might be ex
pect i. Suddas cooling ta carricl Ml
in such a way nigh- rss.i.
ruin tha metal, but tha mult is groat
toughness. Il must be understood,
however, that nickel Is also used and
nickel haa long been known to give
toughness In a remarkable degree.'
English, American and French armor
makers bava acquired the right from
Krupp to us this porcess, paying
large sura for th same, and in addi
tion royal ity ot from $40 to $50 on
very ton manufactured. In connec
tion with a comparison of Krupp ar
mor made by different firms, the cap
tain says that it 'is no doubt subject
to variation, and since it has been
adopted in ibis country (England) each
maker has improved and modified it.'
It ia notable (act that plates made by
this process by Brown A Co., of Eng
land, and also the Carnegie Company,
have shown a better figure of merit than
ia credited to those made by Krupp.
"The great increase In the resisting
power of Krupp has made it possible to
obtain tha same protection by re
duced thickness of metal; and, in con
sequence if tha total weight allowed
(or aimor in a vessel of given tonnage
remain the same, the protection can
b spread over a much g renter area
wihout an increase in ber displace
ment. "A it is for obvlons reasons more
Important to know tho resisting power
ot the armor that Is being carried by
foreign battleships than tb place of
it inano lecture, the following data
concerning recent firing trials are given
under tb nam ot the country owning
th vessels, rather than that of th
kind of armor or maker. As tar as
practicable tb contract requirements,
inculdiug tb manner in which th
plates were set op, and tb formula
regulating th striking velocities are
given." '
NOME AGAIN STORM SWEPT.
Much Damage iUiulled ta Small Ship-
Slng and Bnlldlngt
Seattle, Wash., Nov. 7. A special
to th Time from Port Townsend says:
arch- Tfrt8,fiWnjfi(fr'Tif diyrnrsa
Nome. She reports that fonr dav
plror to ber sailing the Noma beaah
was swept by another sever storm,
whioh did much damage to small ship
ping and to such buildings as owners
were nnwise enough to commence con
struction on the beach again after the
September storm. On this occasion,
while the damage, don was
there was no loss of life.
Tit severity of the gale gave the
Nelson a lively time. She was secure
ly anchored seveial miles from shore,
with two mud hooks out. With these
precautions, aud going fnll speed
ahead, with her nose to the storm, the
vessel dragged several miles, and final
ly reached safety behind Sledge island.
The revenue cutter Boar, Captain
Tattle, also had a lively time, bat de
spite her dangsrous position fonnd time
to run alongside the steam schooner
Aloha, then rapidly drifting ashore,
and furnish her with a kedge anchor,
which saved the vessel from being
wrecked. No large packets snffored in
the gale, but small craft without num
ber wei demolished.
Murderer Arrested.
North Yakima, Wash., Nov. 7.
Sheriff Tucker has received a dispatch
announcing tho arrest of the murderer
ot W. W. Scott, the Kiona merchant,
at La Grande, Or. Tho man has been
positively identified by two citiiens of
Kiona. Soott was ehot through the
heart at Prosser about a month ago by
one ot a gang of hobos whom he was
trying to arrest. Since the murder,
Sheriff Tucker has been indefatigable
iu pursuing the ortmiual. He says he
will be able to show that he is one of
the desperadoes who held up and
robbed John C'enian aud Fred Booker,
of this city, on a freight train, between
here and. EUeusburg, last spring.
.(jreeii OaoiU Opritti.r Oonvleted.
.MbHov, Or., Nov. 7 Word has jnsl
bei .received, here thut J. R. Milbv
has been sentenced to. the penitentiary
by '",t; Huh -d t',,t,. rpnrt .in ICea-.
tucity for a trm of oue year, on testi
mony recent ly given npoa the trial ol
hiCHTO""iiiiaisiU Ky., In which
ex-Postmaster Stiles, of this city, was
the complaining witness ' While Mr.
Stites was postmaster he received a
green-goods letter from Milby, which,
he tamed over to the postal authori
ties, resulting as stated.
Bodjrof a Man Fonnd In Columbia.
Astoria, Nov. 7. The body of a man
was found by the Point Adams life
saving orew floating in the river near
New Astoria this evening. The re
mains are supposed to be those of
Hairy Steindorff, of Napa, Cal., who
fell overboard from the steamer Bailey
Gaxort on October 80. Coroner Pobl
left this evennig to tuke charge ot the
body.
British navy lengue declared Eng
land no longor rules the sea.
Southern Rebellion Dying Out.
Hong Kong, Nov. 7. Reports from
Canton say the East river rebels have
moved np the rivei, and boats are now
running from Pak Lo to Hu Chan. It
Is considered probable that the lebel
lion will shortly die out. The reform
era admit that the rising was prema
ture and that they had not a sufficient
supply of arms. As the French de
mand tha exeontion of the leaders in
the Shek Lung riots placards have been
posted throughout the town urging tha
people to slaughter the foreigners if tb
demands are pressed,
Ill
Sweeping Republican
' Victory.
NEXT CONGRESS REPUBLICAN
MeKlaler Carrie Mow Torn by 150,000
. ttli Landslide la Illlaals-Marrlaaal,
Hill Virginia and Kebraeaa la the
Keaablleaa Catalan.
Now York, Nov. 7. It beoam vi
dent at a Tory- arly boar tbl evening
that fr fleutloa of : MoKinUv and
carried to state oi Aw lore oy
000 plurality.", ' t; . '
As i tho night progiassed, it only
served to confirm this judgment, but
tho returns from Illinois revealed a
lik condition. The Kepulbican plu
rality of 1806 was greatly reduced, bat
It was still far too large to be over
come. On tho othei hand, th return from
Indiana, Michigan, th two Dakotas,
Utah and Wyoming, as well as Nebras
ka, seem to indicate steady Republi
can gains over 1896. Delaware, Mary
land and West Virginia, have given de
cided Republican pluralities.
Tb count in several ot the far West
ern states was naturally so delayed as
to give little indicstion of the opinion
there, but tbey had censed to have a
determining affect, aud before 10
o'clock the Democratic leaders bad
given np th contest and it was an
nounced that Mr. Bryan had gone to
bed and was sound asleep.
The whole story was easily and
briefly told. The Republican ti ket
would have a larger electoral vote than
(our years ago, but in the larger state
of tho East aud Middle West the plu
ralities ot 1806 had been greatly re
duced. Massubusett had fallen from
174.000 to 50,000 New York, 268,000
to 150,001, aud Illinois from 142,000
to lUO.OOl or loss.
Th 67th congress seems to be Re
publican by a substantial working ma
jority. Bryan carried all th Southern
states, as usual, along with Colorado,
Idaho, Montana and one doubtful state,
Kentucky, by a small plurality.
Doubtful states which went for Mo
Klnley are Maryland, West Virginia
aud Indiana, all by small pluralities,
McKiuley's purality in Ohio is 75,
000, in Michigan 80,000.
Nebraska, Bryan's home state, went
Republican bv a small plurality.
The New England states aud Penn
sylvania are, as usual, iu tb Republi
can column.
McKinleys plurality in Iowa is 100.-
000.
THE COAST.
California, Oregon and Washington
all went for McKlnloy,
The contest was close In California,
but it is expected the state will give
McKinley 10,000 plurality.
Oregon gives MoKinley 14,00o plu
rality, but tew counties going Demo
cratic Washington goes for McKinley by a
small plurality, probably 5,000, but
the state ticket is much in don lit, with
the probability that Rogers, Democrat,
is elected governor. The legislature
will be Republican.
Tbe electoral vote will probably be
aa follows: McKinley, 292; Bryan.
155. - '
Disastrous to Sheep and Goats.
Monroe, Or., Nov. 7. Sheep and
goat raisers in this vicinity are greatly
alarmed over the abundant growth this
season ot the poison fungus or toad
stool. Goats and sheep seem to have t
great liking tor the stuff, and its poi
sonous qualities are sufficient to kill the
animal which eats it.
Will lie Hanged December St.
Spokane, Wash., Nov. 7. Edward
Rio,e, convicted of the murder of Matt
Mailey, at Warduer, Idaho, was today
sentenced at Wallace to be hauged on
the last day of the'eentury, December
81. ' His wile was granted a divorce iu
Sodkane today on the ground ot oruelty.
lone Secures Flouring Mill.
Uepner, Or., Nov. 7. At a publio
meeting at lone Satmday evening the
capital stock ot the new flouring mill
and elevator was all subscribed. The
enterprise is to be located in a mos
excellent farming region. ,
llloh Diieoverjr In Cnrrjr County.
Gold Beach, Or., Nov. 7. George
Bailey, who has been prospecting or
the headwaters ot Johnson creek for
years, recently fonnd an old-bed of
poipbry tnat carries rree gom ana nas
sold out to a California company TOr
$40,000. ' .-'-
.X Beppner Defeated Baker. .
' Heppner, Or., Nov. 7. A match
game of football horo Saturday resulted
in the Heppner- team beating th
Baker City team, 15 to 0. A large
crowd witnessed the game and the
weather was perleot.
Off for New York With Mather.
Seattle, Nov. 7. Charles E. Mather,
who was arrested in this oity two
weeks ago ou a charge ot having pawn
ed $45,000 worth of jewels, the prop
erty ot New York merchants, was to
day taken into oustody by Detective
Nugent upon a governor's warrant ot
extradition. Nugent left with his pris
oner tonight for New York.
Senor Silvela, the premier, has made
tbo emphatioal declaration that Spain
must have a powerful navy again.
. Gold From Australia.
New York, Nov. .7 J. and W. Sel
Igmnu & Co., announced that tbeii
San Franoisco correspondent, the An-glo-Culiforuia
bank, has abnnt $20,
000,000 in gold on the way from Aus
tralia. It is due at San Francisco in
fortnight. ;
Political Bow In Butto.
Butte, Mont., Nov. 7. In a politi
cal row here tonight several person
were injured. Michael Torplss' in
jures were severe. The disturbauce
grew out of an attempt to break up a
marching club's parade.
CONSERVATIVE BUSINESS.
Appreaehleg election an Element la
Trade Situation.
Bradstreet says: Unseasonable warm
weather continue tbe leading unfavor
able feature of distributive trade, be
cause of tbe check given to retail dis
tribution, and therefore to reorder
bosiness In most line of dry goods,
wesrlng apparel and shoe. Conserva
tism, in view of the near approach of
tho election, is undoubtedly an ele
ment exercising considerate influence,
particularly in stock speculation, bat a
cousploooiis exception of this is found
iu the reawakening of demand aud
the advance in price shown in the
iron trade in widely separated sections.
This is really one of the moat impor
tant developments of the week, and is
taken a indicating not only that con
fidence In election results is felt, but
that consumers' stocks are down to s
minimum.
In wheat tho moving feature has
been the reiteration of stories of Argen
tine crop damage, wbicb wa iustro
mental in : induclpg some advance,"
tf ttlch was iJt laSsr; v.-1
s-
while prices are firm, In syrnr
pitthy
with tb better ton of Loudon and
Melbourne advices. " - J,
Western livestock receipt for Octo
ber were heavy, but price have held
well, despite this.
. A distinct and marked improvement
In tbe demand for both crude and fin
ished iron and steel is noted.
Wheat (including flour) shipment!
for tbe week aggregate 8,612,431 bush
els, against 4.983,978 bushels but
week.
Failures for the week in the United
Stales number 165, as against 161 last
week.
Canadian failures number 16, against
81 last week.
PACIFIC COAST TRADE.
oattl Markets.
Onions, new, lo.
Lettuce, hot houae, $1 per crate.
Potatoes, new. $16.
Beet, per sack, 85c $1.
Turnips, per sack, $1.00.
Beans, wax, 4c.
SqaaablJio. ' .
Carrots, per sack, 90c
Parsnips, per sack, $1.25.
Cauliflower, native, 75o.
Cucumbers- 40 60o.
Cabbage, native and California,
So per pounds.
Tomatoes 80 50r.
Butter Creamery, 89c; dairy, 18
22c; ranch. 18o pound.
Eggs 82o. '
Cheese 12o.
Poultry 12o; dressed, 14c; spring,
18 15c.
Hay Puget Sound timothy, $14.00;
choice Eastern Washington timothy,
$19.00. .
Corn Whole, $23.00; cracked, $25;
feed meal, $25.
Barley Rolled or ground, per ton,
$20.
Flour Patent, per barrel, $3.60;
blended straight-, $3.25; California,
$3.25; buckwheat flour, $6.00; gra
bs m. tr barrel, $3.0: whote-w beat '
Dour, $0.20; rye dour, $3.804.00.
Millstuffs Bran, per ton, $13.00;
shorts, per ton, $14.00.
Feed Chopped feed, $19.00 per ton;
middlings, per ton, $20; oil cake meal,
per ton, $30.00.
Freeh Meats Choice dressed beel
steers, price 7J,c; cows, 7c; mutton
7; pork, 8c; trimmed, 9c; veal, 9
llC .. ..
Mams Large, 18c; small, 18,j
breakWat bacon, 13o; dry salt sides,
8.4'c.
Portii-, Market.
Wheat Walla Wai. 6258a;
Valley, nominal; Blueetentv 60o per
bushel.
Flour Best grades, $3.40; graham,
$2.00.
Oats Choioe white, 43c; choice
gray, 4 lo per bushel.
Barley Feed barley, $15.50 brew
ing, $16.50 per ton.
Millstuffs Bran, $15.50 ton; mid
dlings, $21; shorts, $17; chop, $16 pei
ton. ' .
Hay Timothy, $12 18; olover,$7
7.60; Oregon wild hay, $6 7 per ton.
Butter Fancy creamery, 45 50c;
store, 80c.
Eggs 80o per dozen.
Cheese Oregon full cream, 18o;
Young America, 14c; new cheese 10c
per pound.
Poultry Chickens, mixed, $3.60
8.50 per dozen; bens, $4.00; epriugs,
$2.003.00; geese, $0.008.00 doz;
ducks, $3.005.00 per dosen; turkeys,
live. 14o per pound.
Potatoes 50 65o per sack; sweets,
lo per pounu.
Vegetables Beets, $1; turnips, 75o;
per sack; garlio, 7o per pound; cab
bage, 2o per pound; parsnips, 85c;
onions, $1; carrots, 75o.
Hops New crop, 1815)o per.
pound.
Wool Valley, 13 14o per pound;
Eastern Oregon, 9 12c; mohair, 25
per pound. . . .A
: Mutton Gross, best sheep, wetliera
ami avuw. Wl.H-J.raijttn. J
7o per pound. " "
Hogs Gross, choioe heavy, $5.75; ' ,
light and feeders, $5.00; dressed, ,
$6.006.50 per 100 pounds. " .
Beef Gross, top steers, $3.504.00;
cows, $3.008.60; dressed beef, 6
7o per pound.
Veal Large, 6)7to; small, 8
80 per pound.
Ban Frauotaeo Market.
Wool Spring Nevada, ll18oper
pound; Eastern Oregon, 10 14c; Val
ley, 1517c; Northern, 910o.
Hops Crop, 1900, 1316o.
Butter Fanoy creamery 24o;
do seconds, 23o; fanoy dairy, 21a
22o; do seconds, 20o per pound.
Eggs Store, 28o; fancy ranch,
42o.
Millstuffs Middlings, $18.00
82.00; bran, $15.60 16.50.
Hay Wheat $913K; wheat and
oat $9.00 12.50; best barley $9.50
alfalfa, $7.00 8.60 per ton; straw, .
3042so per bale.
Potatoes Early Rose, 80 75c; Sa
linas Burbanks, 90c$1.15; river Bun
banks, 25 00c; new. 50c$1.00. '
Citrus Fruit Oranges, Valencia,
$2.753.25; Mexican limes, $4.00 .
5.00; California lemons 75c$1.50; '
do choice $1.75 3.00 per box.
Tropical Fruits Bananas, $1.60
4.50 per bunoh; pineapples, nom
inal; Persian datos, 66'iio per
pound,
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