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The Best Newspaper It lh on that gives th most and freabest newt. Comper lb WEBT 8IDE with any ppr ia Tolk oounty. An Advertisement Which briK retorue U proof tt k in tb rltfl pi To WEST BIDE bring -u wers, . If - v VOL. XVII I. $1.50 PER YEAR INl)JlKNDKNO10, POLK COUNTY OttEO ON, FRIDAY, MAltCU 2, IttOI. Five Cents Per Copy. NO. 955. AS 1 1 111 From All Parts of the New World and the Old. - OF INTEREST TO OUR MANY READERS tmp"hnM Review el U Important (Up pcnlnji ol th Put Week In a Gmdciucd Form. Botha rejects th English peac term. A bllxxard swept over th Mtssourt valley. The late Oregon legislature cot 12.000.000. Couvloti In a ..ansa prison win went on strike. lUsh circles In Russia am alarmed by the student riots. Minister Wu spoko la Chicago on the civilization ot Chum. Other secret trestles between Rus sia end Chlua come to light. Tie will of General Harrison was hied for probate at Indianapolis. The British guuhoat Plover is ashore tn the Yang tse rier beiow Kla Ktang. E tensive improvements are to be made at the state fair grounds at Salem. The expenses of the Washington legislature exceed the appropriation by vm. Oregon horses for tne army have made a hit with the Quartermaster's department. Eistht soldiers and customs officials were killed by an avalanche near Lake Como, Italy. Baker City will add $500 to the state s appropriation (or a mineral ex hibit at Buffalo. Commissioner Hermann has re versed bis decision la the Warner val ley land case la lavor ot the settler. With a pick provided by outside friends, three prisoners confined In t U city jail at Uuthrl. O. T., made their escape. Fire destroyed the Jenks Ship building Company's plant, at Port Ha ion, Mich., entailing a loss of over 175.000, 'partially covered by Insur ance, Mndlsonvllle. the county seat of Hopkins county. Ky.. suffered a lire loss of J125.0O0 to 1150.000. Two to bacco factories were among the build Ings destroyed. Fire destroyed the leather and har ness factory ot the Startzman-MI! liken Company, Baltimore, entailing a loss of $;25,w0, and did $10,000 dam ages la the adjoining building, oecu- THE PAN-AMERICAN Arrangements Nearly Completed Will Open May 1. ? BUFFALO, N. Y, March 18. It has been decided to open the Pan-American exposition Mny 1. At that time President McKlnley and his cabinet are expected to be on their way to the Pacific coast, it Is proposed to connect the president's train by tele graph with the temple of music. Di rect telegraphic communication will also be established with the executive offices of the presidents ot all the re publics of the Western hemisphere and the governor general of Canada. At precisely 8Wcloek, Buffalo time, they will all be requested to touch hIm-Ma huttona In their offices.' which ! will start pieces ot machinery at the exposition. At the same time it w expected that each will transmit a nuiMHBcrt of sreetlnv. President McKlnley. from his spe cial ear. surrounded by his eabluet. win then start the great fountain pumps, and will transmit over the. wires a message oi greeting. Mav 14 It la urooosed to hold lm posing dedicatory ceremoniea when It Is expected that Vlcs-Presldcnt Roose velt rinvemor (Well and a large num ber of national and diplomatic of ficials will be present A day. prob ably between June and 18. will be designated President's day, when President McKlnley and his party, on the return from the coast, will present. M mm m items of Interest From All Parts of the Stat. COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL HAPPENINGS K Brief Review ol the Orawth and Improve ments of the Many Industries ThHHih. out Our Thriving Commoawttlth. Ashland Construction of the Ash land f.etght depot has begun. Pendleton Young men ot Pendle ton have organised a cornet band. La Grande A large fruit cannery will be established at La Orande. John Dy-The Sheep Gulch mine, near John Day, has resumed opera tions. 8slm-Th O. R. A N. Co,, whose docks wete washed away, contem plates replacing them. VICTIM OP LIVI WIRE. One Fireman Killed, Three Other adly Hurt PITTSBURG, Pa- March lS.-Dur-Ing the progress of a fir today at the cornnr of Duqueen Way and Fort itreet, on man lost his life and three jtuers were badly uurt. The property loss will be fully 260,000, well Insured. The Br broke out in tho boiler room 9f the Hiram. W. French Company's balr felt factory, Just opposite the main exposition building. Through tome confusion, no alarm was turned In for soma ttute, and It was fully 20 minutes after tb fir was discovered uefor the engines reached the scene. from the felt factory the Barnes lumped across the street, and In a rery short tl in the exposition buiiO' Ing wss burning fiercely. All the fire men could do wa to prevent the flames spreading. After bard work. this was accomplished, t-4 sMry all with IU valuabl contents, saved Tb main building wa a complete wreck. Two lumber yarda adjoining the felt factory soon auccumbed. Gallagher k Banker lost 1,000,000 feet of lumber, Vigorous Protest to the Vene zuelan Government HAS BEEN LODGED BY MINISTER L00MIS AmwicM MlniiUr Inlormi South Amsrlctn Government That Inlerfersnct With y- Our Official Muit Cum. WASHINGTON. March 20. The state department, through Minister Loomls. recently lodged a most vig orous protest to the Venesuelun gov eriuiuiit against further Interference with Mr. Bals. the united states MHtntu, aianl at llnffmhiniL. VfttlA- lueta. U know nothing of the last Kuaane Many odors are being n rolvii for Eiieeno school bonds, which the district wtll sell to the amount oi)lnd n,nry jeuk 350,000 foot of valu $26,000. . I able hsrdwood. Three small dwell Summervllle It Is reported that;).... ne.r tnt lumber yards were do- Taft Commission's Plan. New York. March 16. A Washing ton dispatch to the limes says: The Tsft commission has been or dered to forward to the war depart ment It recommendations for th form of government to be adopted in tne Philippines. This Is In accord ance with the original Instructions, by the terms of which the commission was to prepare such recommendations whenever ordered to do so. The time has come, In tne estimation of the president, when plans for the govern ment of the Philippines may be sub mitted for his consideration. No In timation of the nature of the scheme has yet been received. The commis sion, tt Is declared, has not received any suggestions from Washington, fcni ha hn left entirely unham pered. It may propose sny form ot government tt thinks lit. Demand on Sultan of Morocco. New York. March 18. A special to the World from Washington says: Tho rmlaer New York will stop at Tangier on the way to Manila, and take on board Consul General Cum mers, who will be conveyed to the neareit tort to tne Moroccan capital. The consul general Is to demand that the sultan settle the cinim or Ameri can cittxens against his government The Wew York will await the return of the consul general. The consul roneral could make the trip from Tangier on merchant vessels plying In those waters, but it bns been the policy of the administration to lm- precs the sultan oy a navai oemon the complete outfit of new machinery for the crermery at Biinimervuie nas been "order.!. Weston Two ouarter aectlon ol flue farming land, oue and o ie hnlt miles south of Weston hsve changed owners. The price paid wss 115,600. Qusrtxburn Quartxburg will soon be conuecteJ with Prairie City by telenhone. The wire has been stretched nearly the entire distance, they had been shot. Bheckler and . ei..OB-.The Flk Creek toll road. rlfflth, In going to the rescue, were Clatsop eik treeg ion roao , caught, and wer badly burned, tn Clatsop county. Is almost com- '...,, mtm wsrll WWhed. ploted. and wlu soon be open '"Ml,i" ' VjB1 nd two of the olhen travel. On bridge nulai to ta?il4w4,,,B,,"aWU put tn. Gold Bssch Gala Beach Is now In ! lu.ail..N rnaiAUL ARREtTCD. telepnonecommunicaiion wun mo ov pied by the Ferrls-.Wth-Stoln Com- station In Moroccan waters. pany. shift manufacturers, Fifty Chinese passenRers of the steamer Belgian King, which arrived at Ban IXeso. Cat., from Hong Kong, have been refused a landing by Col lector of Port Bowers, pending an investtgittioFi by the otflt-ers In chare of Immigration, 'iney aie alleged to be Btmients and merchants, but their credentials aie questioned. Fire at St. Iuls caused $100,000 damage. - India's Population' Stationary. rnieuitft. March 18. Complete cen sus returns give the population of India as 294.00O.000. an Increase In the last decade of 7.000.000. Deducting tne population of the Baluchistan. Shnustaksat. Chlon hills snd Blkklm irrltorv. enumerated for the first time, a net Increase Is shown of only 1.4 per cent, which is due to improved census methods. Thus, the population uw ta for the first time stationary. t fdmlnni nwiHnlllV frrtHl Natives of Marlnduque want civil ; nm, . ,rca. (1'pclne m the birth government. j,, tne nntVB Btatcs show exces Orders were Issued for dispatching I give declines. regulars to Manila. Morocco will be compeljed to pay the American claims. Natives of Tutuila ask that Tllley remain their governor. Trias, an Influential Filipino general, surrendered to the Americans. Several girls lost their lives In S factory fire at St. Joseph, Mo. Fighting occurred between students and Cossacks at St. Petersburg. Fourle's commanuo escaped from the British net near Bloemfonteln. Loomls piotests to Venezuela against further Interference with Bals. Oregon hopgrowers are contracting this year's crop at 11 cents per pound. Many were rendered homeless by fires at Memphis, lud., and Bismarck Mo. A department of public Instruction has been established in the Philip pines. The Manchurian agreement Is like ly to disrupt the concert of the powers. Oil deposits nenr Ashland, Or., will A CLASH IMMINENT. Trouble at Tien Tsln Betwesn British and Russians. TIRN TSIN. March IS". The British r.nd Russians are disputing over the limits of railway property In the Rus sian concession, and the guards of the two nations are In close proximity to each other. The British have been strongly reinforced, and trouble is im rnluent unless the Russians retire. Warships In Venezuelan Waters. Port of 8paln, Island of Trinidad ivla Havtlen cable). March 18. The German second-class cruiser VlneU Is icnorted to be making further Inves tigation In regard to the matters In connection with the Island of Mar puerlta. The Italian third-class cruiser Dogall is here watching Venezuelan affairs and Is ready to start at once to nrotect Italian Interests In Vene zuela If necessary. The United 8tates cruiser Scorpion has arrived here, Fire in Washington Hotel. Washington. March 18. At 3:53 A Ull ueposns near Asnianu, ur wui ..., lu.tric ilcht wires started ? dr?.LT!!'.ef:if(?,nla cap,tal,8U!lStrea5n the MeSnts Tote? 485 I Pennsylvania avenue, which spread have invested $3a,000 John O. Rliler, Inventor of the! rapldly, causing panic among the Remington ride, died at his home in ; Ei!t.Bts, several of whom Jumped from Newark, O., of heart disease, agedn,e wtndow. h, p. Henry, 48 years 'i4 years. 1 0),i, was killed. The Injured are: The St. Louis Steam Forge & Iron Stephen Collins, proprietor of the ho- Works, better known as McDonald's: tel; w. 11. uaicnings, oi uucny , stroyed, but, ao tar as known, all th Inmates esoaped. William Miller and his fellow fire men were victims of a live wire. Th Intense heat nieltad the network of wires running In every direction, ana one of them In falling struck a trolley wire, the other end crossing th brass notxle of th hose held by Miller and Snyder. Both men foil as though side world. The llns has been ex tended across the river from Wed derburn. Euaene A bridge on the Elmlrs msll route, about eight miles west of Eugene. Is In a dangerous condi tion. It will be rebuilt as soon as the water recedes. Ash Imprisoned by Venezuela Without Adequate Csuss, PORT OF 8 PA IN, Trinidad, March IK. News ha reached here that the United States consular sgent at Bar celona, Venesuela, Ignaclo H. Bats has been arrested by Venezuelan of- Ashland 8. M.- camoun, oj aso- . . i,nrU,init without atle. land, has exchanged 160 acres of land , r . . . near that place for a like amount of !' ' I the second time land In Klamath county belonging toih has been treated In this fashion G. H. Palethorpe. within the last flv monUis, and he Bsk.r City-Mr. C. McEndry, who Protcl'a v . . ... . ; ll'.-V.I...,n iMv.riMtinlll l a Ilium l owns placer claims on nne crwa, vn the Burnt river slope, nas been x-i that several sums or money nave ueeTi hlbltlng In Baker City a gold nugget which weighs 1107. Pendleton Frank Frazler la mak forced from him by Venezuelan of ficlsls under threat of imprisonment. The protests of Mr. Unix to Wash Ington seem to have wet with no re li n dim HOP SITUATION. Old Crop Sold and Now Crop Being Contracted In Yakima Valley. NORTH YAKIMA, Wash., March 20, The hop crop of 1100 ha been so(f), and contracts are being mad for th output ot Yakima for th com ing season. Buyers from Portland are here cleaning up the remnants of Isst year. They report only 42 bales of the crop of loo on hand. The laH sales ranged about 14 cents, although sums have been made at 18 cent a pound. The Indications are favorable for a good crop this year. All th yard are being cleanea snd put In shape. Estimates place th Ysklma acreage at 2,400, yielding an average ot 1,000 pounds. One of th most important Items for the consideration ot hop men is tho Introduction of the Bohemian methods of curing In the Yakima val ley, Senator A, Helnrlch, of the Se attle Brewing ft Malting Company, conducted a series of experiments last season, and demonstrated that an Imitation of the ceieuramn Bohemian hops could be wed in li. i mifinmian noro coi F.?W.-.??58?L?,r.,i4f: Tikimt. Tkt boo wer cored with UUl 11 ispreeuwou ii..u. i . -' -, rf,ui n- ..ilnhiir. kail connected direct y w w tn irouoies - z?," ViZ j, .a :r?.ukrn,VhneeTh,rt,l. sszfift United States, a fact that wsy add "' "" v.. . .. . ..... ... -.i i . .......,.. & nounn. t 10 in OUUCUivy wim u uur 'iuii - i,, v.tlm. km. tnr IftAI la nlarisil u,ni ,. in nmiHi-iinv htm. as it " he Yakima crop for 1B01 I PIBCMI IIIIIMH Off Botha Rejects the Peace Terms Offered Him. BROUGHT TO LIGHT. Othsr Secret Trestles Between Russia and China. I)NDON, March 21-Dr. Morrlsoti, wiring to the Times from Pekin, says: "Prince Chlng received me today snd confirmed the information as to Russia' mollification of the Man churian convention. The Chinese min ister at St. Petersourg officially te nons that Russia has agreed to ellm- HIS ACTION SUPPORTED BY MIS MEN ',:";,,,". ," Moii. nd Tui k- I estan. and also to modify various other i..u to by China. Prime British Prut Gtncrtlly Pluitd With th R- chlng warmly appreciates the assist- wll-Urjs That Further Reinforce ance rendered China sy in . u u a t a. Hon of England, the United SUU-a menU B M.de Ready. , jRp8n hut he I not optimistic concerning the return ot the court to LONDON, March 21. Joseph Cham- Pckln. ... jerlaln, the colonial secretary, In-1 "The Russisn amendments do not formed the bouse of commons that seem to modify sensibly the char Cleneral Botha has rejected th peac iacter of the convention as creating a terms offered him. General Botha, permanent protectorate, in amenueo Mr. Chambrlaln said, conveyed the information in a letter to Oenerai Kttcheuer, In which he announced thut h w not Higpceei tc receta- mend the terms of peace General Kitchener wa Instructed to offer him to the earnest consideration of bis tovemment General Botha added that his government and Its chief of ficers entirely agreed with his view, i., lifinn tn 9n nnn haioa or zoo Is determined to do. lie was oorn in ''"" ,7 " b7; St. Thomas and Is a native Danish P(M,.nj e ' B,(l'. f tf 2 r.n hi citizen, so f.r a. t. known her, hut " I ...... u t. U 1 ), a I U UUUI.FUI 1UUV w .,, naving an BPHivr . ulllnr at an uric. Venezuelan government recognising however, ar so ling at any price. him ss a United States consular agent. ryn , United State government It appesrs "Jk ""ft.i:,vg';;JB . nound When that he Is engaged In buslaess and be- market for 2 eenU ' PSXTtalr nroflt Venezuelan bhihim wj . ... . ... ttltMlt havlnc attempt to collect a forced loan from fall, henc those Uving v.,,.. than a month aso the large ysrds are not anxious xo con- blm. More man a momn ago tne Mminm , nr i,... than int. ilnnaHmnnt Mrvardnfl its in- . atructlons to Mlulster Loomls to rep- 1 resent to tho Venezuelan government that these annoying Interferences with our officials must cease, but so tar no results have appeared. OUTLAWRY IN THE PHILIPPINES, Methods Pursued by Tagals to Tr rorlze Peaceful Natives. WASHINGTON. March 20. The clause giving Russia the right to con struct a railway joining the Man churian lln to tb great wall declare itil tic ;cs2css!cs for lis rsl.wsr between Shan Hal Kwan and New Chwang to a foreign company wa a breach ot a prevlou agreement be tween China and Russia. No agree ment has hitherto been published with which that concession could connict. Th Issuance of parliamentary papers ; and tt Is evident there have been a on the negotiations Is delayed. Gen-Jserie of such secret agreements, oe eral Botha's refusal to accept the I ginning with the secret treaty which peace terms offered him I commented LI Hung Chsng negousien aunng u.. with an avl.li.nt anna of ritllttf. mlaalon to Russia In 1836. I QUeS- Th Idea that wrd Kitchener initiatea tionea rnnce enmg r,ontrruiB the negotiations Instead ot General Botha, a bad been supposed, I un palatable to the British press. Th Dally Mall, under the editorial cap tion, "Our Rejected Suit." ask why the government Instructed Lord Kitchener to sue for peace after the murder of the peace envoys, and concludes as follows: Let the war be pressed to the ut most, and let further reinforcement be prepared, for they may be needed; but above all, let us have uc more negotiation. " treaty, and he assented to my sug gestion of Its existence without the slightest demur. I have reason to be lieve It originally promised China pro tection only against Japan, but was modified at China's request to Include protection against aggression by sll foreign powers. China Invoked It provisions after Germany secured Klao Chou, but Ruasla turned a deaf ear." STUDENTS IN A RIOT. STATE OP SIEGE PROCLAIMED. Ing plans for a horse parade at Pen- tb(11 fttf in,9 months sue .a .. a t . b A J u ml a a 1 1 la S A I nl - oicton eany nt OT7, .... , s Mr. Loom!, the United states minis one last May. All kinds of well-bred Bf B, CinK.Mi mll,tB a demand upon horses will be allowed to take part j tt)( Venezuelan government for an i.M..jinm,ir. nf i,imi...r ilBalora anolosy for th first outrage, but this st Ashland reveals the fact that whll; communication wa quite Ignored. Imorovements have been going on . steadily all winter, building will take on a fresh Impetus with the open ing of spring. Milton High water In the Walla Walla river washeu out the under Dinning at the MUton end of the bridge near Brown's mill, and con sldersble work wss necessary to re pair the damage. Sumntsr The Bumpter Valley rail road will commence work on the re malnlng three miles of road to the new town In a few days, ana trains will be running from waker to Whit ney soon. Whitney will be the ter minus of the company at present Eugene Sheriff W. W. Withers rounded up a gang of 11 hobo In the woods beyond the river opposite Eugene and took them to the city Jail. Residents beyond the river had complained that many of their chickens were missing. At the camp of the hobos preparations for a big chicken dinner were going on. PORTLANO MARKETS. Forge Voiks, were destroyed by tire. Loss, $100,000. The plants of the ParnRould Rollgr Mill Company and Went Rogers Plan ing Mill, at Paragould, Ark., woie de stroyed by fire. , Loss, $250,000. The lumber yards and saw and plan ing mill plant of John B. Ransom & Co.. in West Nashville, Tenn., were destroyed by fire. Lous, $140,000. Lientmiant General Miles, who In tends f Inspect the principal military posts In Cuba, has arrived at Hnvana with his party from the United States. Nelson O. Whitney, professor of railway engineering in tho university of Wisconsin, died suddenly at Mad ison, Wis., of heart disease, aged 43 years. The Baltimore & Ohio railroad has ordered 105 new engines. Florida Is now thronged with visit ors from the northern and western states. In the United States regular army Spanish Is upokcn fluently by 304 commissioned officers, French by 224 and German by 136. Besides Klnir Edward there are 73 heirs to the British throne without going outside of the group of Vic toria's diiect descendants. Capt. Hobson Is the highest rank ing officer In the navy, considering age and length of service, and will soon be toad of tho construction corps. One of Susan B. Anthony's presents received by her on her eighty-first birthday recently was two $500 United States government bonds. The slto of the "old fort," where the first settlers of Springfield, Mass., took refuse from the Indians, has been marked with a bronze tablet. Joseph K. Aca has been named as Hawaii's first cadet to West Point. Aea Is a full-blooded Hawaiian and is a ward ot et-yueen Lllluokalanl, John S?-anlon, and W. B. Ketchum, of Connecticut. Library for 8t. Louis. St. Louis, March f8. Andrew Carne gie has offered to donate $1,000,000 for a new public library In St. Louis. The offer Is similar to many others which Mr. Carnegie hss made to cities i per pound Wheat-Walla Walla, 5SV4B0V: valley, nominal; bluestem, 60c per bushel. Klodr Best grades. $2.803.40 per barrel; graham. $2.00. Oats White 44 45c per bushel; gray. 4243c. Barley Feed, $16.60017; brewing, $16.C017 per ton. MlllBtuffs Bran, J16 per ton; middlings. $21.50; shorts. $17.60; chop, $16. Hay Timothy, el212.G0: clover, $79-60; Oregon wild hay, $807 per ton. Butter Fancy creamery. 22 025c; dairy. 18 0 20c; store, 11013c per pound. Eggs Oregon ranch, 12v&c por dozen. Result of Russian Riots Promoted by Student. ST. PETERSBURG, March 19. Id consequence of the riotous disturb ances following tho demonstration! promoted by university students the government has proclaimed a state ol siege at Odessa, Kleft and Kharkoff It Is reliably reported here that student died at Kharkoff from Injurlei sustained In the disorders of March 4 In that city. Eight hundred stu dent ot the University of St. Peter burg, virtually all remaining here, met last Friday and resolved not to st tend further lectures. The police subseQuently arrested 16. Four bun dred students of the technological school entered the courtyard of the Institution to nold a meeting, and the police Inscribed their names. The mining academy 1 already entirely closed. It Is reportod that Count Tolstoi who ever since his excommunication has been loudly cheered whenever he baa made his appearance, Is taking an active part In the disturbances at Moscow, where the situation is com plicated by a strike of the operative! of several large factories. morocco mu rmj . .. ,;,,,, Washington. March 20. The state reeorus In th cases of 24 Filipino department Is giving renewed stten- natives, charged with various offenses tlon to th settlement of tb claims against military discipline In the Phil- against tb government of Morocco. Ipplnes, Including murder, treason and Th claim of Marcus Ezagut, who was other acts of violence hav been re- murdered st Fes In June last, has celved at the war department. These ..nut.t i,v th navment of records make plain the methods pur $5 000. but there are other claims sued by the Insurgents to terrorize equally merltortous which have not the native Inhaoltants of the Islands, ... .iiuf.ii-iu a,nimii itttcentlv and show cases of atrocities commit- th state department gave thes con- ted upon the latter wher they do slderatlon. all efforts on tho part of dined to comply with th demands Mr. Oummere. the consul general st and th exactions of tb so-called Tangier, to adjust them having proven riupmo govenimnw. i iiniw iheae eircum-1 In one case nine Insurgent sympa stances, a special mission seems near, thlzer. fully armed, seized In the in.in,..fi,,na in thia end today were ttixht a family of five persons and sent to Mr. Oummere. as well as a killed them with oolos. Tb motiv r.lrw inatructlnn to demand an for tb murder wa th punishment apology for an apparent discourtesy of th family for refusing to pay Uses ' . . . . . i . . 1 . ...... . .. t V. Ihmi.mmm .nuam. on the part of tn grana vizier ana tne in euiin, u. m i..u.o.. .ii.... r rn.i.n arr.ira in attenmt- ment The sullw natives were sen Ing to defeat the purpose of the state tenced to hard labor for 80 year. In dJl... ,iui.,,i,-h a annrial mia-1 another case, under the order of an iJi . uvnnnn rit Th amifirt.il I insurscnt lieutenant colonel, a native cruiser New York.' with Admiral wss seized, bound and made to alt . i. ..ni.iiw naarlna- fit I down while a soldier ' held his head braltar, with every prospect of reach- and with a knife cut. his throat. The Ing Tangier by the end of thla week, murderer wss condemned to be She will take Mr. Oummere aboard hanged. Most of the other case were and convey him to Mszargnn, where the murder of Innocent nuplno by .i..n.r.i win rtiaiMiibark and a exed soldier and officer of th in- go overland to the Moorish capital, surgent army, several of whom are The New York will remain at wszar- oeacnueu .,-1.. V, I a .r ,1 ,tM tint ii anme aort outlaws. The most atrocious, accord- of ettlement I reached, and Mr. Ing to the reords, Is that of Euseblo Gummer wss todsy notified to this Rojas. who was sentenced to be effect nangeu, styung nrawii Iiniantry in win hibuijdiu ivui .., the command of Alejandrlno. Iloja m..i.i..in. Mrh so United claimed ts exercls" summary power States Minister Dudley, at Lima, Peru, over th live and property of the cabled the state department today natives who did not oear arms against that the government of Peru had of the United States, and conceived it at a.iA rm i nun si run si ins in uh nia uuit tu iiiuiuui a v - v ' Fowkes claim, and he was Immediate- law-abiding people living within nil ly Instructed to accept tne oner, ine so-caueu niwiarj jUI,nu.ivu. .rllnil in 1K34. W. A. " ' ... an Amnrlcan merchant Railroad Mschinlst Strike. i,", " -p.. ,i,. .n,i th mllltarv Iowa Falls. la.. March 20. The ma- authorities subjected him to a forced rhlnlst and boiler makera np'oyed i-. ..j imrunnrf him for 24 hours, at the Durllmrton. Cedar Rapids A clslm was preferred against Peru Northern shops. In thl city, hav for $5 000 on his account, but that walked out, and will not return to government proffered 8.000 soles (s work until the difference between L-,.. J-..!..!.,,,, n s rnti th emnloves and offlclsJs ara ad- .T ih Pi.im.nt expressed hla wll- Justed. This action follow that of Brues-Hsmllton at Wspensr. M sicking. Bnautoland, March 21. Oenerai Bruce Hamilton's force, which Is sweeping over the southeast portion of Orange River colony, has reached Wepener, where the troops found heavy stocks of grain and cattle. They carried away ss much a possible, but destroyed 3,000 bags of grain. The houses at Wepener were found to be Intact Recruit for South Africa. Ottawa, Ont, March 21. The 1.000 men recently recruited for police service In South Africa will leave here Sunday next and will sail from Hal ifax the 20th. Mounted Maxim Oun. Cape Town. March 21. Tho military authorities here approve the new In vention of a Maxim gun mounted on a motor car for Immediate service. SKAOWAY-JUNEAU CABLE. Ilngness to accept that sum. TRIED TO BRIBE OFFICER. Japanese Who Was Smuggling Chi nes Into United States. PORT TOWNSKND, Wash., March Explosion on Ship. New York, March 19. Tb steam ship New York reached her dock at 10 o'clock tonight, after a passage Id which an explosion of an ammonia tank caused loss of life and much damage to the vessel. Her shaft war also broken. As a result of the ex plosion, 16 men were overcome by th fumes of ammonia on ihursiiay last thn union mon at Cedar Rapids, and It Is reported It wtll be followed by the men at Esthorvllle, Watertown, Albert Lea and other division point. rirt.an Cars Wrecked. Chuhalls. Wssh.. March 20. Iocal rum ivr. i- - - i , ,..i, i, j0 geveral days ago word reacnea rreignt train no. on n u-"j i. the customs authorities that wnoie- at Newausura siauun, m. sale smuggling of Chinese cannery- south of Chenalls, at 1 o clock, lit- men across the line was about to be teen cars were wrecked and a pusher Inaugurated, As a result, tho revenue engine turned over on the side. cutter Grant was sent out to putni inttre were tho Straits of Fuca and the channels train Is now at work, but the track between the Island and British Cs will not be cleared until early tomor- lumbla. Extra precautions to guard row morning. Passengers on the the boundary line have also been trains bound In both direction wer and seriously prostrated, two deatha Poultry Chickens, mixed, $3.50 following. Both victims were burleil $5- hens, $50 5.50; dressod, 1I01ZC at sea. neverai timers were common per pound: spring. $405 per dozen; to the ship's hospital for some time, ducks $506; geese, $608 per dozen; and one was still In the hospital when turkeys. Ive. 10c; dressed, nP , tne snip uocaeu 14c per pound. Potatoes 45066c per sack. Mutton Oross, best sheep, wethers, $4.75; ewes, $404.50; dressed, 0H'8 7c per pound. Hoes Gross, choice heavy, $5 $5.25; light, $4.7505; dressed, 60fc throughout the United States and abroad. Veal Large. 7074c per pound; small, 8tt9e per pound. Beef Gross, top steers, f 4.B0T $4.75; cows, $104.50; dressed beef, 708c per pound. Hops 12014c per pound; 189S crop, 6 7c. Wool Valley, 14015c: Eastern Oregon, 9012c; mohair, 21023c por pound. Russian secret police have arreste l many literary men, lawyers and st'i- Tien Tsln took possession of the rail-1 dents for alleged conspiracy. Simplicity. There Is still now and then a man simple enough to go gunning for an office without a barrel, Detroit Journal. British Oenerai Hesitates. Pckln. March 18. The Russians at Trial of Alleged Rebels Begun. Constantinople, March 19. It la of flclally announced here that to 3 trial began at Salonlca, March 11, of lit Bulgarians, accused of belonging to the revolutionary committee at Bona and fomenting disorder tn Salonlca Monastic and Kobbovo. way siding, and armed sentries are now guarding It. General Barrow, second In command of the British In consequence of emigration there 1 a greater preponderance of women ! in Vnwnv ttinn In nlt.iofir. nnv other ..... . . 1 ,, I IU W " ""' ... forces, nesiuues to a,t , . , , e the absence of General Oasoloe, feel-; Ing sure that bloodshed would ensue. Congressman Llnney, pf North Car He had a long consultation today with i 0nnai ) the oniy republican ever sir I'.rnest nuww, me , ... . .,. who aorved as a Nina New Cases of Bubonic Plague, Cape Town, March 19. Nine now cases of bubonic plague have been or flclally reported In Cape Town durlni tho last 48 hours. Six of these wer colored poisons, and three Europeans iubllant. The American military line has been sold to a private company. private In the confedorat. army. The leading poultryman In a thriv Ing North Missouri town answors to Waiting for Instructions. London, March 18. A dispatch re- the name of Henry Coop, t-clved here from Tien Tsin Dy Kep ei's Telegram Company, dated from thut city today at 8:2w P. M., says: "The Russians are now entrench- ng In the disputed territory. A com- William H. Merrow has been elect ed city messenger of Lawrence, Mass for the thirtieth consecutive time. There is to be an International con- pany of the Hong Kong regiment, with gross of nurses held In Buffalo next ixed bayonets, Is In front, while two September during the time of the :om panics of the Madras Pioneers, Pan-American exponltlon. inder the command of Major John- A Monument to the late Queen Vic- on, are held In reserve. Both the . , , t bfl ere(.te(i ftt Winnipeg, lusBlans end the British are await- . n(,rtnen1 ng instructions f.om their govern- Man., probably at the parliament aients," buildings, at a cost of $30,0QQ. Reward for Rescue of Explorers. Venice, March 19. The municipal court, of Venice, offers a prize ot 20,000 lire to antl-ltallan or foreign navigators who may rescue Count Franco Qulrlnl and the Norwegian sailor who disappeared from the ox nlorlng party of the Duke of Abruzzl during his Arctic expedition In the i Stella Polare. A reward ot 6,000 lire ...... .. - . is oirereu to any one wum iiu-msnus definite news as to the fate of the musing men. Northwest Postal Orders. Washington, March 19. The post office at Shanlko, Wasco county, Or., has been moved 1170 feet northeast, without change of postmaster. The following Washington postof flees have beon moved: Lake, Asotin county, one-quarter of a mile southwest, without change ot postmaster. Ryan, Stevens county, iy4 muer west, without change of postmaster. Dodd, Asotin county, two miles north, with the appointment of Alex ander M. Martin as postmaBtor. Kntlat, Chelan county, one mile tast, without change ot postmaster. taken. Three Chinese who were Be ing smuggled across by a Japanese were captured today. When taken, tho Japanese offered the United States officer a bribe, but was placed under arrest at Northport and two charges placed against him, one ror unlaw fully aiding Chinese to enter the United States, and one for attempt ing to bribe a United States officer. The Chinese were ordered deported Shot by Desperadoes. nd Rock.- Okla.. March 20, Albert Batoman was shot and killed at 8:80 o'clock tonight by two desperadoes in the store of Swart ft co. ine des peradoes were robbing the Btore, when Mr. Rateman, who Is the manager of the Foster Lumber Company's yard at this point, happened to step In, and, taking In the situation, opened fire on them, wounding one of them in hn arm. Both the robbers opened tire on him. and he fell, pierced by two balls. The robbers socured $350, nd made their escape. Officers from Ponca and Perry have started In pursuit A New Csnsl Treaty, Wnnhlntrtrin. March 20. Secretary Hay had a long conference today with Sonator Morgan respecting Isthmian canal matters and tho advisability of reopening negotiations for a trenty with Grant Britain on ine budjoci Thn ancretarv is losing no oppor fnnltv of acnuatnttng himself with the views of sonators on this subjoct, and the confnronce today Is only one nf nnarlv a dozen he has had on thf same subject with leading senators and representatives since tne sojourn ment of congress transferred tonlgat. An Enqsgement In Pansy. Manila. March 20. A force com manded by Captain Shanks, of the Etehteenth nfnntry, has had an en gagemont with the followers of Dlo clno. a noted Tagal leader, In Caplse province, Island of Panay. Two of the rebels were killed, ana inree, inciuu Ing Dloclno, were wounded. MEETING OF THE ENVOYS. Little Accomplished by the Minister , at Pkln. PEKIN. March 20. Little wa ac complished at today's meeting ot the foreign ministers, on account of tne delay ot tho various governments In agreeing to the conclusions reached In the matter of indemnity claims, ino minister Is allowed full llborty to act tnr hi. government, all the Instruction being ad referendum. The court cer emonial on the reception of ministers was the subject ot conversation, out nothing definite was deciaea upon. Advertisements for Proposal Being Prepared, WASHINGTON. March 20. Now that the war department has funds available. It Is the purpose to push work as rapidly as possible on tb telegraph cable from Skagway to Ju neau. Alaska. This cable, approxl mately 126 mllse long. Is to be laid bv contract with runus maue avau able at the last session of congress In his last annual report to the sec retary, the chief signal officer. Brig adler-General A. W. Greely, strongly recommended the laying of auch cable, saying there was a pressing need for a cable between these two cities. This, he said, would not only connect the mllltaray posts at bkag wav with Juneau, the capital ol Alaska, but would enable the terrl torlal authorities to reach, via Skagway and Dawson, the points In the Yuson valley now so remote that as a rule not more than two or three letter! upon any subject can be exchanged In the course of a year. Of course, this cablo, while not laid primarily to connect with a line run nlnit down the coast to the states will bo a valuable adjunct In case such . nroiect is later adopted by con gress. It Is estimated that a caule could be luld from Skagway to Val des. 650 miles, for $300,000, and that a cable from Skagway to beattie passing outside of Vancouver and Uneen Charlotte Islands, so at to svold International complications, which would be at least 150 muei long, could be laid for about $sou, 000. 'These cable connections," sayi General Greely. "seem absolutely es sential If the United States Intends to encourace commercial and other en terprlses In Alaska with a view tc development and Its becoming, as U possible, a territory ot tne greatest financial value to mo American ite- mibllc. In speaRing ot tne wortc soon to bo beaun. General Greely said that there were now available sufficient funds for purchasing and laying tne Skaguay-Juneau cable. The cable is to be laid hy contract, tne nrm manufacturing It being required tc lay it. Advertisements for proposals are now being prepared, containing all Ihe specifications. The cable Is to be Insulated with rubber, as ex perlence has shown that no other in- Demonstration nd Fighting In St Petersburg. ST, PETERSBURO, March 20. The student organized today what wa In tended to be an Imposing demonstra tion In front of the Catuedral of Our Lady of Kazan, the occasion being the anniversary of the ueatn of Vetroora, the girl who committed suicide some years ago In a dungeon of the political prison In the fortress of St. Peter and St Paul In order to escape persecu tion. Immense crowds assembled on the Nevoskot frospect, the principal street of the city, and the adjacent thoroughfares. The military m even greater number occupied the district, closed the entrances of all houses and shops, patrolled the street, and time after time cleared the pavements, making many arrests, Including teacn ers and pupils of the higher grade girls' school. 8everal ot these young women resisted arrest, i ne ueuwu stratlon wa held, but owing to the presence of the troops. It was ratner a mild affair, although for a time se rious consequences seemed lmeiy to follow the brutality of the Cossack in driving back the people wun wnip. A number ot students who bad re cently, protested agalnBt the excom munication of count loistoi assem bled Inside the cathedral and began smoking, shouting, throwing thing at the holy Image and whistling while preparations were being made for the sacrament Thereupon, the congrega tion began to thrust the disturber outside, nd a general fight ensued. One of the cathedral banners ws seized by the students, who used It In the fighting outside .the catnearai. where proclamations were thrown among the crowns containing such phrases as "Long Live Lioeny ana Free Government" "Down With the Czar," and "Down with the Rotten Officials." Finally the students ob tained a red flag, and an attempt by the police to seize It was the signal for a general ngnt. Trial of Bulgarian. Constantinople, March 20. At the first day of the trial of the 19 Bui garlans accused of bolonglng to the revolutionary committee at Sofia and of fomenting disorder In Salonlca Monastlr and Kossove, recently be gun at Salonlca, a Bensatlon wb cre ated by a declaration o(,two of the accused that the confessions previous ly made by them wore extorted by the .use of the bastinado and by other Ill treatment tn whlcn they were sub jected while lu prison. Now they deny the charge brought against them. Storm In Porto Rico. San Juan, Porto Rico, March 20. A heavy storm prevails here. Two Inches of rain tell Inst night In two hnnr. The wind Is blowing 81 miles an hour from the northwest. The rain censed at daylight, but the wind still continues. The railroad Is tied up by aoilnns washouts. ' Telegraphic com munlcatlon with the north and west hnrea ta nartlally Interrupted.. The done by the storm As un doubtedly more severe In the Interior. Prisoner Tsken on Warship, London. March 20. A dispatch re- iirnH . nre from Lisbon says the pris oners, numbering nbmit 200, captured r.nntiv in the conflicts with the au thorities at Oporto nnd elsewhere were removed this morning on board two war vessels, in order to prevent attempts to rescue tnem. Northwest Postal Order. Washington, March 20. A postofllce haa hBn eatahllsnod at Fife. Pierce county, Wash., on the route from Ta coma to Puyallup. Gottlob KUnk has been appointed postmaster. IN GRA8P OF BLIZZARD. Sever Storm Raging In th MIourt Valley. CHICAGO, March 21. A snow storm approaching a blizzard In severity swept over the Missouri valley today, and tonight It stilt was raging. Ne braska. Western Iowa, South Da kota and Wyoming and Kansas felt the effects of the storm, which tied up street-car traffic In many cities ana delayed raltroad traffic. In Northwest Michigan, where the railroads had hardly recovered from last week's storm, a heavy snow fell and contin ued all night It was feared It' would do more damage than the last storm, and arrangements were made to side track trains to prevent their being snowed In. Wisconsin reports snow and rain storms, with rivers and streams out of their banks. Near Racme serious floods are feared. At Prairie du Chien, the lower part of the town Is flooded and 18 Inches of water is over the railroad tracks. Minne sota also is In the grasp of a severe blizzard. Northwest Postal Order. Washington, March 2i. The post office at Grlswold, San Juan county. Wash., has been moved two miles to the west and Adelbert D. Tift an notated postmaster. The postofllce at Clover,. Okanogan nnnntv Wash., will be discontinued sulatlon can successfully be used in March SO. mall going to Conconnully. our waters, especially those ol A postofllce has been established at Alaska. Leona, Douglas county, Or., on the rouse from Drain to Comstock, and Thomas E. Blodsoe appointed post- 21. The i master. , The postofllce at Ecno, e-imore A Total Wreck. Victoria. B. C. March atonmnr Willamette, hlch ran on Den mnum lainmi nitnr vi nirfl Point, about nnnntv. Idaho, has been moved M 2H miles from Union, where she ; miles to the west, and Anna R. Wilson loaded 1,000 tons of coal, and will , appointed postmistress. be a total wreck, for her back has been The office at Klppen, Nei Perces broken. She was lying on the rocks countuy, Idaho, has Deen movea wu amidships and when tne after part of her hull filled she broke ner baca, Capture of Dloclno. Washington. March 21. General rods north, and Andrew J. Erlckson appointed postmaster. Protest Against Sugar Duty. Now York. March 21. Ernest A. ?Blgelow has filed an appeal with the MncArthur at Manila today Informed ttnitoH Sraraa B-ennrat an- the war department of tho capture of 1 pralsera HRftlnBt the levying of . a the Insurgent general, Dloclno. His countervaillng duty on sugars lm- came is as louows; norted from Russia. The nrm nung "Oenerai Robert H. Hughes reports h appeal on protest is one of the Dloclno. the most troublesome insur-1 ,J arrlvlna- on the gent general tn Panay, captured March ghlp parinKton about three weeks 18, wounded three times. He thinks j ago. In accordance with the ex- thls will end the war In Caplz prov- Messed wsh of the secretary ot the , , I .nlnlnn it will! . ... . J 1 . nice, ruimj. in iuj ujiimuu, "'" treasury, the ooara win near tue mi terminate hostilities tn Panay. Thelfnrcnt .r-uments and render a de cision at the earliest posjihle moment. Army Appointment Held Back. Washington, March 21. It was stat ed at the war department today that transport Sheridan arrived today," Leander Parker Dead. Chicago, March 21. Leander Parker for 18 years general superintendent tl.a n.iotol TolAirrnnh rilnri nt tila home tn Evanston today, after a long , the appointments to oe .maue to i Illness. Mr. Parker resigned his posi- j the vacancies In the new army, both tlon with the Postal company the first staff and line, except tn the case of of the year, olng to 111 health. He general officers and colonels of the had charge of the construction . of line, will not be published before the the western lines oi the Postal when ' end of May. This course has been that company was extending Its sys- decided upon as the one rbest caicu tem throughout the West. He en-1 lated to leave the president free up tered the telegraph service In 1855, to the last moment to exercise his and for the first three years of the discretion In rearranging the list. It civil war served as a military operator, is known that the staff elections have Mr. Parker was oorn in Canada, in nearly all been made, but they ar U$7. held back from publication,