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About The Independence west side. (Independence, Or.) 18??-1891 | View Entire Issue (March 29, 1901)
n The Best Newspaper Is lb on that girt tb mottn4 freabat mwi. Compare tb WEST MDE ilb any ppr Is Polk county. An Advertisement WUsk bring retore U proof that tt ta m to rlt plo, Tb WE3I hID3 brings a won. INDEPENDENCE, POLK COUNTY, OllKOON, FHIDAY, Flvt Centi Per Copy. NO. 95. VOL. XVIII. TEAR. M AKCil 29, ltlOI. V $1.50 PER . i i ,, i. 1 1 1 I. i lltifl Of I Wttii From All Paris of the New World and the Old. Of INTEREST TO OUR MANY READERS np-Ktnlv Rtvhw of ths Imports! rUf plains, ol th Put Weak h t Contknitd form. All negotiation are off between th Doer and British. A plot to blow up th csar's palac hat been discovered. The Hit of dead ta tba Birmingham, Ala., tornado number 1?. Chin ha rejected In whole or la part tba Monchurtan treaty. Debenture companies are prohibited from doing buatneaa In Qhlo. Lawaon aelta the Chicago Record to Kohlsatt, ot the Times-Herald. Fire In the bustneas section ot Ya Qulna, Or, did $30,000 damage. Wesley Dollarhlde, of Aahland. Or., was shot and killed by a deputy sheriff. Consul General Ounnere will demand a settlement and apology from Mo rocco. Two children, while playing near a pond, at Grass Valley, Cat., fell In and were drowned. The battleship Iowa sailed from Ban rranclaco for Puget Sound, where she will go into drydock. The Hood River, Or, assaaaln, James Green, gave himself up to of ficers and made a confession. The matter ot a strike In the anthra cite region ta left to J. P. Morgan, president of the mine workers' union. The Buffalo Pan-American exposi tion stamps will be placed on sale at postoffices throughout the country May 1 next. America may be deprived of a voice In the settlement of the Chinese ques tion. Germans object to Hart's Indem nity proposal. Question lias been raised It the loca tion ot a T. M. C. A. building on the Oregon university grounds would not be unconstitutional. Henry E. Wilson, United States min ister to Chile, has reached his home In Spokane, for a visit, after an absence of four years. Pittsburg street-car men may go on strike. A Japanese diplomatic official open ly talks war. There was much bloodshed In a riot In 8t Petersburg. China appeals to England to pro tect her from Russia. fighting has been renewed between the British and the Boers. The ministers cannot agree on th question of legation guards. High officials In Brazil are Impli cated In the monarchist plot. The British answer, to the Hay Pauncefote treaty Is made public. Twenty-live persons were killed and many Injured by a tornado at Bir mingham, Ala. Newcastle, Pa., has rejected Corn gie's offer et $50,000 with which to es tablish a library. '.The report of the removal of Mc- Cleevey Brown, minister ot Coreaa customs, Is confirmed. Gravly of the Russian student trou bles Impelled the Czar to call a special meeting of, the ministers. j New Jersey village was destroyed by burning oil, as the result of th wreck of a coal and oil train. I ' . Portraits ot Hawaiian political of fenders have been removed from th rogues' gallery in Honolulu. Coroner's Jury in Hood River, Or, j assassination returns verdict that eri-, dence points to James Green as thi guilty party. 'Ex-Representative Rodenburg.of Illi nois, was appointed a member of th civil service commission to succeed the late Mark S. Brewer. I .-The president has Issued a procla-' matlon announcing the acquisition by purchase of the Islands of Slbutu and Cagyan, forming part of the Jolo ar-j chipelago. I Clatsop cqiinty, Or., will send to the Buffalo exposition a spruce log 16 j feet long and 814 feet in diameter, and a number of carefully prepared hem lock planks. The transport Hancock has sailed from San Francisco for Manila, with seven officers and 327 men ot the Sixth cavalry, seven officers and 350 men of the Seventh Infantry, 12 men of th hospital corps, four surgeons, two army officers unattached, and 30 civil ian passengers. The Japanese residents of Tacoma, Wash., have organized to keep out any disorderly characters from their country. During a recent epidemic of diph theria In a town on the Hudson, 205 cases were treated wltn serum, and among these there were only two deaths. Elections In London resulted in tremendous majorities in favor of mu nicipal ownership of all public utili ties, thus breaking galling monopolies existing for centuries. In the pupa state the Hessian fly can scarcely be distinguished from a flaxseed. New York Is building a state hospi tal in the Adlrondacks vo cost $100, 000, where patients wlta incipient consumption will be treated. Sicily Is said to be making steady progress In asphalt mining. In 1899 about 60,000. tons were exported, of which New York received 667(1. The government has- created some large forest reserves In northern Ari zona and promulgated rules for their regulation, with a view to prevent their spoliation and to preserve them from flre. OTH SIDES RETIRE. Troops Withdrawn From Dlepiiteel I Land at Tien Tsln. ! BERLIN. March 15. The war office has the following from Count von Walder: i "The Anglo-Russian dispute at Tien I Tela has been settled from a military standpoint In a manner satisfactory to both parties at a conference be : tween Oenerala Wogack and Barrow. Both guards and posts eav been withdrawn and salutes have been et j changed. The British declare that no offense to the Russian flag waa In tended and that the allege removal of the Ruaslaa boundary marks was neither by the command nor with the knowledge ot the military authorities. The work on the disputed land will not be continued until the govern I meats have reached an agreement as 'to Ita possession or until a special un derstanding has been attained. PEKIN. March 15. Th troops on both sides of the disputed land at Tien Tain have been withdrawn, and all danger of a fracaa ta ended. The opinion of the British la that the ' promptness ot General Barrow In call ,lng up the marines from Tahu pre vented a collision. The British re I port that prior to the arrival of the marines sentries were supplied from the Madras Pioneers, who for several daya were surrounded by crowda ot i foreign soldiers mostly French, who assailed them with all kinds of abuse, calling thent "coolies." The Madrassos I were becoming restive when the ma rines arrived at night and quietly re lieved them, and It was only when daylight appeared that the Russians discovered the change. WHY BOTHA DECLINED. Kitchener Refused Complete Amnesty to Leaders. LONDON, March IS. The Dally Chronicle, professing to be able to give an outline ot the negotiations be tween Lord Ktchener and General Botha, says: "The chief obstacle to a settlement waa Lord Kitchener's refusal to grant complete amnesty to the leaders of the rebels In Cape Colony. He offered self-government on the lines of Jama ica Immediately upon the cessation ot hostilities, with legislative bodies partly elected by the burghers. - The government agreed to provide Cl 000,000 to compensate Boers for prop erty destroyed and articles comman deered by the Boers on commando, provided the signatures of the of ficers who commandeered the goods were forthcoming. He also offered to grant loans on easy terms for rebuild ing and restocking farmsteads. More over, be agreed that children ahould be Instructed In English or Dutch, at ithe discretion of their parent. The government undertook to make no claim on church property or funds, or upon hospitals or hospital funds, or upon private Investment. No burgher ot either state was to be allowed to possess a itfle, except by special li cense. "General Botha waa generally In favor of these conditions, but he dis sented strongly from a proposal to give the full privilege of cltlxensblp to properly domclled and registered blacks. He was also greatly con cerned about the position Jewish cap italists would occupy In the country, and was told that Jews and Chris tians would enjoy equal rights, no dis tinction being maue In the matter of concession." MUST REFUND THE BONOS. Plna County, Aria Will Pay for the Experiment. PHOENIX. Arts., March 15. The territorial supreme court today band ed down an Important decision In the matter of the Plna county bonds. It Is held that the territory must refund these bond, amounting now, with In terest, to $362,000. Incidentally, the opinion re-establishes the territorial loan commission which the legisla ture sought two years ago to abol ish. The bonds, smountlng to $200,000 were Issued by Plna coun ty under an act ot the legisla ture of 1883 to encourage the con struction of a narrow-gauge railroad from Tucson to Globe. The road was begun but never finished, and though these bonds had been turned over to the promoters, the county re fused to pay the Interest. All tne bonds are held In New York. Government Calls for Bids. Seattle, Wash., March 25. Quar termaster Ruhlen will tomorrow Is sue an Invitation to the various ship- nine concerns doing business between this cfty and Alaska to furnish pro posals for the contract to lighter at Nome and St Michael such govern ment stores as are shipped this sea son by the war department to , the military posts to the mouth of the Yukon river and points in the Interior of Alaska. Major Ruhlen roughly es timates that tnere will be 16,000 tons ot freight on the basis of ship's meas urement to be sent north this sum mer. The bids will oe opened March 30. The government win have four ships in the Alaskan service. His Lsst Raid. Santa Fe, N. M., March 25. Tom Ketchum, famous as an outlaw, the man who terrorized the territory for years, was executed today. "Black Jack" was the soubriquet by which Ketchum was best known. He was sentenced by the territorial supreme court on February 25. Numerous at tempts were made to stay the execu tion,- Ketchum having many friends among a certain class. Although ac cused ot several murders and other felonies, Ketchum was only tried for the robbery of a train near Foisora, N. M., the penalty for which, In this ter ritory, Is death. . Northwest Pension. Washington, March 25. Pensions have been granted as follows: Oregon urlzmal, William H. Rum ley, Medford, $8; Mexican war sur vivors, Increase, Samuel B, Jackson, Eugene,-',,$12; widows, increase, spe cial act February 20, Catherine A. Young, Portland, $12; war with Spain, original, John Dennis, Portland, $12. Washington Original, Thomas F. Mahan, Seattle, $8; Peter Chambers, Port Angeles, $6; William M. Mat tox, Thorp, $6. Massachusetts Float. Washington, March 25. Navy de partment officials were relieved of all apprehension concerning the big bat tleship Massachusetts, which ran aground in Pensacola harbor while on her way out to sea by the receipt of the following telegram from Cgptaln Delslnger, commanding tbe Pensacola yard, dated Warrington, Fla., March 22: "Massachusetts got off about I A. M., towed by Leonldas outside. Has joined the squadron. Sent lighters to her last night. Will wire particulars I later." ' oioiins Hern of Interest From All Parts of the Statt. COMMERCIAL AND PINANCIAL HAPPENINGS A ftrlef Rtvkw of th Orowth and Improve BmmU of th Many Induitrls Throujh. "; u Our Thriving Convmonwt-ilh. Sheridan The depot at Sheridan Is finished. Cequllle It I proposed at Coqullle to organise a fire company. Table Reek The Table Rock Irri gating Ditch Company will soon begin wort or cleaning ana repairing us ditches. ) Bald Mountain The new quarts mill of the Bald Mountain mine started up last week. . Rltter The floor wss blown off the tuspenslon toot bridge at Hitter sev eral days ago by wind. Heod River The prospects of the strawberry crop at Hood River are good, and there Is an increased acre age. Union A plan for stsrtlng a free reading room and library at Union Is being perfected by women of the city.; Milton The Offner Fruit Parking Company, of Walla Walla, contem plates erection of a large warehouse at Milton. i Klamath Falls The work of clown ing out the Klamath Falls Irrlgatlne: ditch began this week. The ditch will also be widened. ! Union A scheme Is under way at' Union to erect and equip a two story brick building for the use of a town commercial club. Qreenhorn It Is reported thnt the Inter Mountain group In the Green horn district haa been sold to a syndl-1 cats of California capitalists. Qold Hill O. Lane will have 25 or 10 tons ot ore crushed at Huniason A Cheney's quarts mill at Gold Hill. This ore Is from ths Elsie mine on Blackwell hill. Umatilla An O. R. A N. freight train between Umatilla and Walluti passed over a man who was lylnt on the rails and crushed him beyond rec ognition. Grenlte There Is no public school nearer the Red Boy mine than at Gran ite, and application baa been made for a new school district, with Red Boy ss tbe center. Condon A disastrous "pile-up" took place at the sheep camp of 8. II. Bar ker, near Condon. On a separation of the ewes from the lambs the latter piled up In a ditch, and 88 head were smothered. umptsr It I reported from Bump ier that the Golconda mine I showing another rich ore body, and thnt ss un derground development continue the prospect of the mine grow bolter each succeeding day. Canyon City James Robinson, on of the oldest snd best known citizens ot Grant county, died at Canyon City after a lingering Illness of nearly K years. Deceased was bom In Ne Brunswick, January 12, 1834. Klamah Falls The Ashland Klam ath Falls mall route and schedule has been changed. It will hereafter be a daylight run. and the route from Parker's station to Jenny creek will oe over the logging camp road. Canyenvllls A company contem plates building a flume from Canyon Creek, five miles south ot Canyonvllle, to the mines owned by Lewis Ash, which sre altuted about halfway be tween Riddle and Canyonvllle. ; PORTLAND MARKET, Wheat Walla Walla, 660 67c; val ley, nomlnai; bluestem, 69c per bushel Flour Best grades, $2.80($$3.40 per barrel; graham, $2.60. Oats White, $1.25 per cental; gray, $1.20$1.224 per cental. Barley Feed, $16.60$t7; brew ing $16.60$17 per on. MHIstuffs Bran, $16 per ton; mid dlings, $21.60; shorts, $17.60; chop. $16. Hay Timothy, $12012 60; clover. $709 60; Oregon wild hay, $6Q7 pet ton. Hops 12014c per pound; 1899 crop, 607c. Wool Valley, 14015c; Eastern Or egon, 9012c; mohair, 20021c per pound. Butter Fancy creamery, 22' 025c; dairy, 17V420c; store, 10 12 Vie per pound. Eggs Oregon ranch, 1313V4e per dozen. Poultry Chickens, mixed, $3.50iS)5; hens, $600.60; dressed, 11012c per pound; fcprlng, $406 per dozen; ducks, $506; geese $608 per dozen; turkeys, live, 910c per pound; dressed, 13 W 14c per pound. Cheos --Full cream, twins, 130 13toc; Young America, 13 HO 14c por pound. Potatoes 45055c per sack. Mutton Gross, best cheep, wethers, $4.75; ewes, $404.50; dressed 6V47c per pound. Hogs Gross, choice heavy, 50 $5.25; light, $4.7506; dressed, 67c per pounu. Veal Large, 77'4c per pound; small, 8 H 09c por pound. Beef Gross, top seers, $4.504.75; cows, 4O4.b0; dresbed bout, 708c per pound. Ths Bruasets automobiles are taxed from 80 to 50 francs per annum, ac cording to horse power. The Inter Island Telegraph com pany of Hawaii Is the first wireless system to be opened for business. The case 'of Missouri against the Chicago drainage trustees will be the first jury trial In the United States supreme court In 107 years. Professor Shaler, Harvard's geolo gist, says that within 80 years new mining systems will produce an al most Intolerable supply of gold. The male mosquitoes do not bite, but live on the juices of flowers and plants. E. A, Leasure, electrician on the Oregon at tne battle of Santiago, has been sentenced to Sing Sing for 16 years for manslaughter. Francis L. Pettus, speaker ot the Alabama house of representatives and son of United States Senator E. W, Pettus, died at Montgomery, Ala., from rheumatism. In 110 years the United States gov ernment has lost through dishonest agents and officials approximately $18,000,000 In the handling if gross receipts of $32,t63,31J,548.13. A RIVER OF FIRE. Flaming Oil Destroyed New Joreey Village. NEW YORK, March 18. A river of flaming oil swept down upon the llttls village of Qlengarden. N. J., while It Inhabitants were asleep this morning, and reduced 11 building, (tore and residences to ashes. The conflagra tion waa extraordinary in character, and In Its origin. Tbs village Is In a valley along the New Jersey Central Railroad. An "Immense freight train wns coming east at :10 A.M. It wss composed of a string of coal ears, and II tank cars. High above the village tbe tracks of the railroad run along the side of a mountain. They descend as they approach the village, but even at the station are considerably above the main street, which runs up to ta depot at a steep Incline, A few miles west ot the village, while coming down the Incline around tbe mountain the train parted. Th engineer on the forward end pulled open the throttle ot the eortns and tried to race away tVn tbe section, which was laeress'.ri Its speed every second. l.e km aged to keep clear ot the racing cars until he got opposite ths depot at Glengarden, when th secooo section mashed Into the Drat. The first ' Hon, composed of th coal car, war going at a high rat of speed, and noue of Ita car were jolted off tbe track. The oil tanks on the runaway section were hurled sideways across the track, and th oil tank cara be hind were piled on top ot It In every way. The first crash caused the oil In one of the tanks to explode, snd Ignite, and the terrlAo heat caused tut other cars to explode, on after th other. The Incline running from the depot down to the main street acted as a sluice for the burning oil, and It poured Into the chief thoroughfare of the village, setting flre to every thing It touched. Houses, fences, trees, shrubbery snd hams were reduced to ashes In so Incredibly short time, Villagers wakened oy the explo sions rushed from the on-coming flood of blstlni oil. carrying children Tn their arms. Some risked .heir lives to free horses, cows and dogs In outbuild ings, but other unfortunate animals could not be reached In time, and went burned. Within five minutes after the first explosion th fiowine river of oil had reached the Masonic Temple In the heart of the village and ten mtn ute later that structure was envel oped In flumes. Then building after building, all of them frame, took flre as the oil reached them, nnd within half an hour an area of 400 feet square was a mass ot flame. From th wrecked cars the oil flowed down the Incline ot the railroad track, making a long line ot flre that destroyed the ties and bent and twisted the tracks. Tbe loss Is estimated st from $60,000 to $75,000. WANT CIVIL RULE. Negroe Is Ready for Provincial Gov rnmsnt. BACALOR, Island of Negro, March 25t According to expressions of a large majority ot the delegates from Occidental Negros snd of a few who were present from the Oriental side, the sentiment of the people is over whelmingly In favor of succeeding the present governments by provin cfal governments in both divisions. The reasons given for tis view ar that such a chang will effect a reduc tion of taxes and the high salaries of omciais, the establishment or acnoois and the Improvement of road. The speaker alleged that owing to a lark ot mean of education, liberty was becoming license. The military com mander Is credited with having or ganised the only schools. Tbey are taught by soldiers. Commissioner Taft assured the delegates that Ne gros would be supplied with Ameri can teachers snd he outlined the need of organizing provinces uniformly with other Islands, Tbe announcement ot yesterday's surrenders In tbe Island ot Paaay was greeted with applause. - ; i i '. f Qnrl Harrison's Estst. Indianapolis, March 25. Ex-Presl-dent Harrison left $40,000 In life In surance. This fact was snnounred to night by President Eltel, ot the Union Trust Company which la executor ot General Harrison's will. He said: "Our appraisement of the Harrison estate gives Its total value at $380,000. This includes sll real estate, railroad bonds, stock in the Union Trust Com pany, the law building here, and other securities.'' Gsles In English Channel. London, March 25. Tbe first day of spring was characterized by a gale and a heavy snow storm sweeping over the channel. A storm has been raging for three days over the North sea. Wintry weather Is general throughout Central Europe. In conse quence' of the gale In the channel, more than 300 steamers are anchored off South End. The vessels are so crowding the anchorage that several minor collisions have occurred. $100,000 Philadelphia Fir. Philadelphia, March 26. Tbe Went Park ice palace, at Fifty-second and Jefferson streets, wns destroyed by flre early this morning, entailing a loss of about $100,000 on which there was an Insurance ot about $75,000. The building was used as a skating rlnk and for tbe manufacture ot Ice for com mercial use, and was owned by tne York (Pa.) Ice Manufacturing Co. Earned His Pardon. Topeka, Kan., March 25. Governor Stanley today pardoned Convict Floyd Graham, who aided Warden Tomllnson In suppresnlng the Insur rection at the penitentiary coat mines this week. Graham climbed 400 feet up tbe air shaft and communicated to the warden that the convicts were weakening on account of their de plorable condition. Two Insurgent Surrenders. Manila, March 26. In tne province of Cavlte, four Insurgent officers, and 53 men with 68 rifles, have surrendered to Lieutenant-Colonel Frank D. Baldwin, of the Fourth United States Cavalry, and one Insurgent officer and 12 men with 16 rifles to Colonel Walter Schuy ler, of the Forty-Sixth Volunteer In fantry. Tbe attendance at the service of the Evangelical church In Manila Is not diminished. Protestantism is spread ing rapidly in the province ot Pampan ga. Funds for Tuskeege Institute. New York, March 26. Booker T. Washington tonight announced that as a result of the meeting held last Mon day evening in this city by the Arm strong Association of the Tuskeegee Institute, $20,500 has been given or promised, Including $10,000 from Mrs. C. P. Huntlni-ton, which may be used for the endowment of the Institution, Towards tne $26,000 for tbe current ex penses necessary to be secured be for the gift of $20,000 promised by women of Brooklyn Is available, $13, (00 bag best) received. M1IIDU C;Uil of the Monarchist Plot Have Been Revealed. KVCN EXCITEMENT IN RIO DC JANEIRO injured have been removed to tbe bos e pltals. Among the dead ar Dr. O. IC. Chanman. of the Arm of Tully K'J, Of lion la Mm Nsvy 'i Army Involved .:- Asuulnslloa f Pruldtnt Sails Was to Hv Bmh Sijiul, fcsw YORK. March 27.-A dispatch to th. Herald from ltlo Janeiro says: "Great excitement prevail h over th arrest of Admiral Custodlo. Jose Mello aud others, on account of the discovery of a monarchist P - ..rough th suicide ot Baron de Bur- ;at. Extraordinary precautions are ping taken by the government to pre- $ any outbreak. Apprehension een- ters about the navy. The war vessels sre being closely guarded, as it Is be- !'r.:L?,wth mm 0t ,UUe Details of the plot which Damn de Rurgal revealed to th authorlllu have been revealed. It was the purpose of those concerned, It Is declared, to give the signal for ths outbreak by the ss- sasslnation of President Campos Unites. During the excitement that followed, the monarchist adherents In the army and navy were to take pos- session of the city snd hold the gov- eminent offices. Ths affaire at the state were to be Intrusted to a trlura- vlrste composed of Admiral Mello, Marshal Canturla and Counsellor Ia- Payette Pererla. Admiral Mello was quietly removed from this city, as It was reared that bis presence woum cause disturbances. He was conveyed to Coblaa Island, where he Is held In ths custody of Admiral Proenca. Colombian Rsbtrs Actlvs. iriBstnn. Jamaica. March 27. The British mall steamer Para, from Colon,; brings reports of renewed activity on the part of the rebels In the vicinity of Panama. The hands of the govern- S ment are full In their efforts to keep ino rebels out of the city. Excessive war taxes are being levied, and last week a party of business men protest ed against these high rates. They were thereupon arrested and charged with being rebel sympathlters, Two of the prisoners menaged to leave tbe coun try by steamer, but tbe other were kept In prison until tney have paid the heavy fine. IP ' Psssengere by he mm r-ru.uuuH ,,-. -" -- "; -.ittt.tf In h n,ip ftlflll-A. lttialne.S ' ending In tbe nvar future, lluslness Is carried on In Colon snd Panama with the greatest difficulty, and the enormous price of foodstuffs Is caus ing general suffering. Th liberals are wetlnc large reln'orcemeoM from the Costa Itlcan sympathizers POSITION OF CHILE. hs Is Determined te Kep Teen and Aries. NEW YORK. March 27. Chile's purpose to retain th province of Tao na and Arlca, notwithstanding th pro tests of Peru snd Bolivia, la formally acknowledged In an official statement ot the Chilean case communicated to the United States and other powers, says th Washington correspondent of th Herald. The announcement ot thl purpose Is coupled with charges of bad faith made by Chile against Peru and Bolivia. These charges are coun ter to similar allegations made by the two last-named countries against Chile. Chll seeks to prevent any Interven tlon on the part of the United State In tbe South American dispute. Peru and Bolivia are utilizing every chan nel to bring pressure to bear upon the administration to Induce It to take ac tion. The president has definitely de cided, however, that he will not take action unless sll three powers request It. In view of the latest declaration made by Chile It Is apparent that she will suffer no outside check In her pur pose to acquire definite sovereignty over the provinces she has conrolled since the war 20 years sgo. RODENBURQ APPOINTED. Illinois Man Suecssds th Lata Mark 8. Brewer. WASHINGTON, March 27. The president has appointed ex-Representative W. A. Rodonburg, ot Illinois, s member of the civil service commis sion, to succeed the late Hon. Mark 8, Brewer, and E. I. Allen, of Auburn, N. Y., commissioner ot patents, to suc ceed Commissioner Duell, resigned. The selection of Mr. Rodenburg re moves one of the factors which has dolayed the appointment ot the St. Louis exposition commissioners. Mr. Rodenburg's frlonds pressed persist ently for one ot those places. It Is generally believed that Mr. Roden burg's candidacy clashed directly with that of Professor Northup, ot Minne sota. The announcement of the com mission Is now expected within a few daya. $12,000 In Jewelry 8toln. New York, March 27. A daring burglary which occurred Friday even ing wa made public tonight. The residence entered was that of Dr. Na than E. Brill, on West Seventy-sixth street, and the thieves secured jewelry said to be worth about $12,000. The physician's house Is In a fashionable neighborhood. The doctor and his wife were visiting Friday evening, and four servants remained In the house. In spite of this fact, when the Brills returned home they found that thieves had visited Mrs. Brill's room and taken every piece of jewelry from that apartment. Mawacred by Turke. Cnnntnntlnnnln March 27. Accord ing to private advices from Mncedonla, a band or Turk massacred tnree mil gantan famines, men, women and chll rirnn. In the village of Aehamnhaloh. near Seres, a town 47 miles northeast of Salonlca. Details ot the outrage have not been received. The news created a profound sensation, It Is reported that a village near Donas tlrln, Macedonia, with a mixed popula tion ot Mussulmans and Bulgarians, has oeen ournea, Msll Clerk Who Stole $40,000 Taken. New York, March 27. Joseph A. Contln, who was employed as a clerk In postoffice branch H, on Lexington avenue, until February 22, when he disappeared with a mall pouch con taining $40,000 worth of government property In the shape ot money, money order and stamps, was brought back to this city today In the custody of Postoffice .Inspectors James and Jac obs, and United States Marshal Shine and Detective Ryan, the last two ot Ban Francisco. Conlln was traced by the Inspectors across the country, and then from place to place on . the Pa ella slope. DEATH IN A TORNADO. Funnel-Shaped Cloud Tore Through Blrmlnghsm, BIRMINGHAM, Ala., March 7. Shortly before 7 o'clock this morning fearful tornado swept over tbe southern part of this city. Th number ot killed tonight Is estimated at 28, 16 ot whom are white. Eighteen bod ies have been recovered, and score of Chapman, who conduct a private in flrnmry In this city, and the wife and infant child of Robert J. Lowe, chair man of the democratic state executive committee. V . ?!' i? " leavln. a nath 150 '!!1w,d!.t.h.r""" hn.! Lnil!SES!-I Z t'ZlJt t i,i thZZ2L ".! "n""u Im1 ?n' JJf 1 "01 1 Zit ut 'r,"rt?1; ,ma" wwn' ,,f m " cny. ..,-. , ,...,. : .toum in Colorado STORM IN COLORADO. Csttlsmsn H.v. Alrs.dy Suffered Loss Traffle Is Blocked. DENVER. Colo., March 27. A atorm has prevailed all over Colorado today, In some places reaching the propor- Hons of a blizzard. Snow has fallen to a depth from three to 10 Inches. The storm still continues with sever- ity In the mountains, blocking rail- roads snd t raffle generally. Already cattlemen have suffered loss, and fears are entertained that the loss will be greatly Increase' before the atorm Is ended. All trains from the East ar delayed by the storm In Kansas. Reg ular trains on the Colorado A South em between here and tasdvill have been abandoned, as the cuts are nueq with snow. On the western slope the tall of snow has been heaviest In some places It Is 10 Inches on the level and much deeper on the mountains. Reports com from Lamar. Colo., that the storm Is driving the cattle along with It, and undoubtedly many will die from exposure. Reports from the vicinity of Casper, Wyo.. show similar weather conditions there. TORNADO IN THE NORTH. Villages Nsar Kalamazoo, Mich- Were Wrecked. KALAMAZOO. Mich., March 27. A tornado struck th town of Pavilion, a small vlllag 25 mile southeast of t . 1 . . ..... . W. 1 .. I. MMA,I,J ..- ..... . etogrnpl, poles and did much other damage. A woman who waa III In one 0f the bouses blown down Is reported ...... fatally hurt, and many others were In Jured. The home of Noah Tripp was rolled over for a distance of five rods, and Mrs. Tripp wss completely burled under th debris. She was found lying umle. . .tov.n(, ,U(lUln6d ,oJurle. which may result fatally. The bouse caught flre and was completely ruined. The storm passed through Vlcksburg and Scott's Station, both small towns, doing great damage. Nearly every btftldlng In the path of the storm wss wrecked. Large orchards were de stroyed and fences are down every' where. At Indian Lake the wind formed a waterspout tn crossing tbst body of water, and a large district on the east shor wa Inundated, OREAT BRITAIN PROTESTS Against Removal of Cores of Col lector of Customs. YOKOHAMA, March 27. Advices from Seoul announce that the Corean government has dismissed from office McLeavy Brown, director general ot Corean customs, and that Great Brit ain Is protesting against his dismissal The dismissal of Mr. McLeavy Brown from the post of director gen' era) of Corean customs Is regarded tn London aa another score for Russia. In 18S5 and again In 1898 Russian pres sure wss exerted to procure his re moval. In the latter case he wa only reinstated after a British squadron had moved to Chemulpo. As recently ss a few months ago Russia strongly opposed an attempt by Mr. Brown to raise a loan tor the Corean govern ment to purchase shares In the rail way from Seoul to Fusan. As a result of her opposition, the negotiations for tbe loan failed. Tbe St. Petersburg correspondent ot the Daily Mall asserts that M. Pa voff, Russian minister at 8eoul, baa protested against Corea taking for elgners Into the government service with the exception ot Russians, and demanded the appointment of tbe lat ter, but Corea seemed determined with the help of the powers to defend ber Integrity. Deputy Treasurer of Washington Olympla, Wash., March 27. Stat Treasurer Maynard has appointed his son, Clarence Maynard, ot Chehalls deputy treasurer, H. F. Nichols, ot Hunt's Junction, was originally select ed for the position, but recently not! fled the treasurer that he could not, tor business reasons, accept the ap pointment. - Murdered Whil Doing Good Work Tien Tsln, March 27. Inquiries show that th Rev. J. Stonehouse, ot the London Missionary Society, who, as announced In these dispatches yester day, was killed by brigands 14 miles east of Tien Tsln, was murdered at the ferry of the village ot Whangalo, on the Hun Ho river, 10 miles east of Tungan Helen, while distributing re lief to the starving villagers. In an affray last evening two mem bers of tbe Welsh Fusilier regiment and a member ot the Victorian contln gent, who were acting as policemen were sabered and bayoneted. Ex-Treasurer of Harvard Injured. Boston, March. 27. Edward W, Hooper, ox-treasurer .of Harvard col lege, and a lawyer In this city, fell from the third story ot his residence on Beacon street shortly after mid night, and received serious, though It Is believed not fatal, Injuries. Mr, Hooper had been confined to his room for 10 days through illness brought on by overwork, and he has been charce of a trained nurse. The acci dent occurred when the latter was temporarily absent from th room and no one waa In. Met Death Under Wheel of Train. Seattle, March 27. Roy Thorm burg, a switchman In the employ of the Great Northern railway, met frlahtful death under the wheels of a freight train at Interbay, a station near tnts city, this afternoon. While at tempting to make a coupling, Thorm burg lost his footing and fell on the track, two cars passing entirely over his body. Both arms were severed and bis lower ltmbs so badly mangled that amputation would have been ne cessary had he survived, Thormburg lived for over three hours, and was conscious during ths greater portion ot the time. ii mm qar Attempt to Blow Up His Palace Near St Petersburg. A MINE WAS DISCOVERED UNDER IT Ssverel Notabilities Ar Implicated la ths CeatplMcy Nkholoi Advlwd te Too a Vacating Tou, But It Afraid. LONDON, March I8.-A dispatch to ths Exchange Telegraph Company from Paris states on the highest au thority that mine has been discov ered beneath the palace of Emperor Nicholas, at Txcarskoe-Selo, 17 miles south of St Petersburg. Several nota bles, tbe dispatch further ststes, ars Implicated la the plot against Ms ma jesty. The Russian press wss not per mitted to mention tbe affair. A dispatch from St. Petersburg to Reuters' Telegraph Agency ssys thst, in consonance with what Is believed to m the czar's expressed wish, the min ister of th Interior has published in structions for th authorities of th towns and provinces, recommending preventive measures against disturb- snce as being more effective than se ver repression after dlsurbances have been started. The Birmingham Post, which is closely In touch with Joseph Chamber- Iain, says new received in high quar ter In London Indicate that th czar I In a very nervous state, owing to the condition of the political horizon. It la said that be fears the result of th policy of his ministers In the fsr east, whils the student troubles and threats sgslnst bis life, of which there are more than have been published, bar completely unnerved his majesty. His medtcsl advisers bave strongly counseled a yachting cruise, but the czar has refused to follow their ad vice. Those behind, the scene In Rus sis tsks a very grave view of the pres ent agitation, and think It Is the begin ning ot mora serious trouble. For Suppression of Riots. 8L Petersburg, March 28. A circu lar Issued by the minister of the In terior blamea the police for not crush ing the demonstrations at the outset by tbe dispersion or gathering crowas. It Is said tbe police roust learn wnere and when demonstrations are planned, and mass their forces there. Above all. order must be restored st any cost. and the authorities must not fear to use the necessary force and severity. Tbe military, tbe circular further aays. can he called upon when firing is ne cessary, and th cavalry may be sum moned npon any occasion to clear the streets. - Ths Russian Authors Mutual Aid Association, founded by the Russian Literary Society, baa been ordered to close Its premises, owing to a protest of the autborttlea during the recent riots, Issued a short time sgo. A stndent at the St, Petersburg uni versity, named Proakurlakoff, who had been sentenced to two years' military service and drafted Into a regiment soon to leave for Turkestan, a woman ttudent named Smtrnova, and Lieu tenant Kutnes. of a Sapper battalion, bare been found dead near Yamaburg In the St Petersburg province. The student held a revolver, and It was evi dent that the three persons had com mitted suicide. ; Tbe press Is beginning to display uneasiness on account of the position taken by Japan with regard to Man churia, although the Bourse Gazette expresses Itself optimistically, declar ing Its confidence that "this question will never become an apple of discord between the two mightiest Astatic powers." OLD WARSHIP HARTFORD. Return to New York After an Ab- nc of 26 Ysar. NEW YORK, March 28. After an absence from these waters of 26 years, the famous old warship Hartford Is again at the Brooklyn navy yard. It was In 1875 that Admiral Farragut s old flagship was last seen In this port. The Hertford was laid up tor years at the Mare Island navy yard, San Fran cisco, until It was decided to remodel her and fit ber out tor service as a training ship. The vessel is now on s training cruise, with a crew of 480 men and boys, most ot them appren tlces. She will remain at the Brooklvr yard for a week, undergoing some re pairs, and then will resume her cruise. The Hartford sailed from san rran- clsco about a year ago. Her cruise ex tended to Boston. She left that port In July ot last year on another cruise go ing first to England, then to Holland. Belgium, France and Portugal. From European ports she went to the West Indies. While there she was ordered to Venezuela. Returning from South ern waters, she Btopped at Washing ton, and from there went to Bonlon, coming to Brooklyn from tne inttor port. When the Hartford leavs here she will go on another European nnd West Indian cruise, returning to Hampton Roads on October 1. While the historto ship is at the navy yard a company of her bl'iejtuw ets will take part in the military tour nament in Madison Square Gardon. Robbed a Country Bank.- Columbus, O., March 27. A tele phone message from Somerset, Perry county, received at the police station at 8 A. M., stated that six men had ridden Into the city and blown open the safe tn the local bank and secured $1,600 tn money and a large amount in bonds. The robbers escaped. Result of a Texas Shooting. Llhertv. Tex.. March 28. VV. B rtunenn anil hl father-in-law. VV. K. Waul, were shot and Instantly klllod today. A difficulty started between Duncan and Thomas Branch, and Waul nil Whurtnn Branch, father of Thos. Branch, Interfered. Duncan and Waul were both shot through the heart nn-1 died Instantly. Wharton Branch was nrrnntfirt anil charted with the killing. He was hurried to Houston on the first train. Branch Is a prominent at torney ot South Texas. Revolt In Arabia. Constantinople, March 28. The well-known Arab Sheikh, Hamld-Ed-Dlt, has again raised the standard ot revolt against Turkish rule In Yemen, one of the principal divisions of Arlbla. The village near Monastlr, which it was announced yesterday had been burned, is named Kruprlk. One hun dred and seventy houses in the place are reported to have been destroyed by the marauders, and a number of the Inhabitants, who are made up of Mussulmans and Bulgarians, are said to have been killed. ANEW PHASE. America May 8 Dsprlvtd of a Vole In th Settlement. WASHINGTON, March 28. Wbll attention ba been centered upon tb crisis connected with tbe Mancburian agreement, an entirely new and im portant phase of the Chinese question has been presented by the action of tbe ministers at Pekln In agreeing yesterday to submit to tbelr various governments whether articles and of tbe Chinese protocol shall be car rled out by tbe military authorities of all the powers Interested In China, or only by those powers who sre continu ing to take part In tbe application of these articles. The action of tbe min isters baa been communicated to sev eral foreign embsssles and legations here, and doubtless Mr. Rockhlll bas mad or will make known th same facta. Tb article In question are as follows: "Article t. The destruction of th torts which might obstruct free com munication between Pekln and tbe sea. "Article . Tbe right to maintain occupation of certain points, to be de termined by an understanding among tb powers. In order to obtain open communication between the capital and tbe sea." These two questions appear to In volve territorial affairs, and It may be come of considerable moment whether the determination of such affairs Is to be left with the military authorities of all tbe powers or only with such pow ers as continue their military forces In China. . In the latter case, the United States government may be quietly but effec tually deprived of all voice in the set tlement of so much ot tbe Chinese question as relates to the determina tion of the strength of tbe military forces to be continued there In tbe fu ture by the powers. It Is also possible that an affirmative decision which would exclude tbe United States from participation in tbe discussion of this Important point might be extended to put us out of China altogether. OBJECT TO NEW SCHOOL LAW. Teachers Deem Change th Tim for Msking Contracts sn Injustice. OLYMPIA. WTash, March 28. Th full Import of bouse bill No. 9, passed by the legislature toward tbe close of the session, has begun to dawn on the state's educators, and It cannot be said that they are favorably Impressed with It The bill amends the state school code In several Important particulars, and went Into effect Immediately upon its approval by tbe governor. Prior to that time school elections were held on the first Saturday In May. Tbe new law provides that they shall occur on tbe first Saturday In June. It also provides that the newly elected officers shall take their posi tions the first Monday in June, and that tbey are to employ the teachers for tbe ensuing year. The old law gave the retiring board the right to employ the teachers for the coming year, and this Is where tbe "bowl" will be raised. It bas been the custom to employ teachers ss early In tbe year as possi ble sometimes la February. In tbe event that a teacher was not success ful in securing a position from one board, the early re-election made It possible for him to look elsewhere. Now all this will be changed, because the June election will force boards of directors to make their selections at about the aame time. Already com plaint of the Injustice worked by the new law haa begun to be made to tbe state superintendent's office, but that official Is powerless to remedy matters. A DOUBLE EXPL08ION. Serious Accident In a New Pennsyl vania Min. CONNELLSVILLE. Pa.. March 28. The first mine explosion to occur in tbe new Klondike region of Fayette county happened today. One man was killed Instantly, five will die, and 10 are burned and crushed so terribly that it Is doubtful If they will recover. The body of the dead man Is miss ing. The Injured men have been brought to the Cottage state hospital. As a result ot the explosion, the mine Is on fire. The cause ot the explosion was an accumulation ot gas in the headlug of the Gatea mine, one ot the new mines opened up this winter by the American Steel ft Wire Company. The Gates plant Is located just across the Monongahela river from Masontown. When the explosion. oc curred at 9 o'clock this forenoon s group ot 16 miners had gathered In a cross entry about 600 feet from the bottom of tbe shaft and 60 feet from the face.'awaltlng tbe discharge ot a blast The charge of powder was put tnto the blast aa usual and touched oft by Michael Goble, the blaster. In the meantime a pocket of gaB had accumu lated at the face and gradually drifted out toward the heading. The same in stant the fuse was touched off there was a blinding flash which suddenly filled the entry In which the miners had taken refuge. There were two ex plosions. The first was so terrific that It left the men dazed and stiffened; then there was another rush of air, bringing with tt a second puff of gas and then another explosion. Playing With Dynamite. Chicago, March 28. As a result of stealing a stick of dynamite two Pol ish boys of Hawthorne received prob ably fatal Injuries and several others were burned and bruised, but not se riously. The explosion occurred as the chil dren were going home from school. Thirty of them Btopped to see the men putting In the Hawthorne sewer. The children watched the men blow up some hardpan, and some ot the boys ihought It would be fun to get some ot the sticks and see what they could do with them. Minister 8ek Advice. Berlin, March 27. A dispatch from Pekln to the Cologne Oazette dated Sunday, March 24, says that at the first formal meeting ot the commit tee on indemnity, held in Pekln Sun day, It was decided to Invite Sir Rob-. ert Hart, director of the Chinese Im perial maritime customs; Monsignore Favlero, vicar apostolic at Pekln, and other experts, financial and otherwise, to submit proposals on the best meth ods for raising the amount of In demnity to be demanded from China. Advanced to Presidential Class. Washington, March 28. The follow ing fourth-class postoffices will be ad vanced to the presidential class April 1: Rio Vista and Sevastopol, Cal.; Coeur d'Alene, Idaho; Mulhall, Yukon; Silverton, and Woodburn, Or. Argentina Reduces Wool Duty. Washington, March 28. The Ar gentine government has reduced the export duty on wool 33 .1-8 per cent Consul Ayers, at Rosario, says that the wool Industry has been paralyzod, and, owing to shrinkage In valuation, the export duty really has been in-, creased from 4 to 6 per cent,