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VOL. IV.
PORTLAND, OREGON,
S1A.TURDAT,
MARCH
1900.
NO. 50.
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ComprehenMve Itnvlew of tlio Import
ant Happenings of tho l"wtt Week
Called From tho Tolocri.pli Columns
.Ohn Z. Littlo, tho notor, diod in
Brooklyn, nged 02 yours.
Tho United States will establish n
nnval station in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
San Francisco has had a case of genu
iuo bubonic plaguo. Chinatown is to
bo cleaned up.
The Chinamen of Philadelphia havo
decidod to band together for tho pur
poso of eelf-protection.
Fifteen persons, tho majority of
whom were children, perished lu. n
tononienthoiiBO lire at Newuik, N. J.
In Chicago, while playing with a re
volver, a 7ycitrold boy shot his mother
iu tho abdomen. Tho wound will
provo fatal.
Krving Wlnslow, secrotary of tiie
Anti-Imporinlist League, says that the
nuti-oxpauslou vote will bo botweon
2,000,000 and 11,000.000.
Walla Walla, Wash., veterans of tho
Spanish-American war contemplate or
ganizing a camp to be named after
General Henry W. Lawtou,
Addison C. Hand, president of tho
Hand Drill Company, and treasurer of
tho Lallin & Hand Powder Company,
died in Now York, aged fit) years.
Tho schooner Lila and Mattio was
wrecked on Tillamook bar, being blown
ashore while .trying to got out of tho
bay.
Tho vessel will bo a total .wreck
Puerto HicaiiB must bo fed for many
months yet. In tho center of tho
island tiiero is nothing to cat nnd fruit
cannot bo had for from two to four
months.
The Portuguese authorities at Lou
ronco Marques, at tho request of Great
Britain, havo arrested four Gormani
bound for Pretoria, with arms and lot
tors of introduction from Dr. Leyds.
Permission to do general business in
Japan has lcon refused (JO foreign in
surance companies, most of them
American. Japaueso ollicials state that
this results from tho fact that their ap
plications havo failed to comply with
tho Japauoso insurance laws.
It is probablo that tho waning Chi
noso tongs in San Francisco will bo
brought together for tho purposo of
effecting a peaceful settlement of tho
difliculties which causod tho death of
three promiuout Chinese wthiu tho last
two weeks. Tho Wall Ting aud Sin
Suoy Ying tongs havo been arrayed
nguiust tho Suey Sing tongs, nnd while
the former organizations started tho
Bhooting, tho latter retaliated in a ter
rible way a week ago, when two prom
iiiont mombors of tho first named tong
wero shot down iu their places of busi
ness. Tho sonato passed the diplomatic and
cousular bill.
Queen Liliuokalani will rocelvo no
ponsion from tho government.
General Joo Wheolor's resignation
will bo accepted on his arrival iu
Washington.
Hoar-Admiral McCormick hns been
placed on tho retired list on his own
application.
Thousands of organized insurgents
are rosisting tho Americans iu the
Antique province iu Pauay.
The annual rojorts of Indian agents
Bhow that tho entire Indian population
of tho United States iH '.'07,005.
Tho legislature of Illinois appropriat
ed $100,000 for tho reconstruction of
tho Lincoln moumout at Springfield.
Tho mutual Lifo Insurance Company
of Now York, hits subscribed for 2,"
000,000 of tho now Kuglish war loans.
Tho legislative troublo at Frankfort,
Ky., is at the boiliug point. Militia is
in complete control of the state execu
tive building.
Tho threatened strike of tho em
ployes of the St. Louis Transit Com
pany is off. An agreement satisfactory
to both sides was reached.
Indications are that the Doer war is
drawing to an end. President Kruger
has apjKmled to Lord Salisbury for a
cessation of hostilities.
, Taxation of corporations iu Paris has
led to the transfer of many main olllcea
to Brussels, French societies being in
corporated there under the laws of Bel
gium to avoid the French income tax.
Admiral Kautz, commander-in-chief
of the Paoiflo squadron, has Iwen
ordered to proceed with the Phlladel-
phia to the coast of Central America
lor tno purpose oi proiectiug American xma tm employers signing a contract
interests there. rwltl, tho nnloil Tj10 Columbus Metal
The piesideut has commuted to im. ! Manufacturers' Atwooiatlon conceded
prisonmeut for life the hentence of a" the demands of the machinists, in
death imposed by court-martial in the far aH we nud hourH of la,X)r uro
case of Private George Murphy, com. ' concerned, but refused to sign a cou
pauy C, Twenty-fourth infantry, con3Mr,lct with tno unlon tt,,(1 ft8 an Hima
victed of tho murder of another 8oldierJu,n dec-to. that thoy would deal
of the same company in the Philippines J w-h the machinists only as individuals.
LATER NEWS.
The United States is organizing a
Chinoeo squadron.
Methuon occupiod Boshof, on tho
way to Mafoking.
Tho Illinois river is flooded, owing,
it is said to tho Chicago draiuago canal.
The houso adoptod tho conference
report on tho ourroncy bill by a vote
of 160 to 120.
General Cronjo and tho remainder ol
-tho Paardeburg prisonors will bo takon
to St. Helena.
t
Hather than havo it captured by the
Jlritish, tho Boers will razo JohauuoB
tburg to tho ground.
j Tho COth aunlvorsary of tho birth oi
King I lumber I, was appropriately cel
ebrated throughout Italy.
Gonoral Kobbo has been appointed
.governor of Albay proviuco, Luzon.
Hemp porta havo boon opened.
Lord Hoborts' forces havo occupied
.nioomfontein, and Kioonstadt will bo
Jtho Froo State's Beat of government.
J James G. Smith, president of th
Tolographors' Union and an inventor
of tolographic devices, died at his
liomo iu Now York, agod 01).
i Tho Armstrong Steel Works, nt Flint,
jMich., burned with a loss estimated
at $180,000. Goldeus' browery and
cooper shop, adjacent to tho stool works,
wore also destroyed.
'u Patrick Egan, ex-minister to Chili,
find oprcsideut of tho Irish National
Federation, has writton n lottor in
which ho says that 85 per cent of tho
Irish people disliko Queon Victoria.
Atl'rlco, Utah, Indian Agent Myton,
leased 700,000 acros of govoumont land
on tho Uintah reservation to Eastern
Utah ilockmastors. Tho leasou run flvo
years, and the amount Involved is $18,
000, which goes to tho Uintah Indians.
J Rov. Dr. Isaac Moyor Wiso colobrat
d his 81st birthday at Cincinnati. Ho
" "" 'uc" r,u,ul " Luc"v BOmc? m
tno unuea states, ur. wise was norn
I iu Steiugrub, Bohemia, March 11,
1610 Altor more than half a century
spent in America ho stands today at
tho head of tho Reform Jews of tho
country.
', President Whoeler has announcod
to regents of tho University of Cali
fornia that exports of acknowledged
nuto have been engaged to make ox-
eAVations and explorations in parts of
.iu world rich with relics of anclont
learning, tfho entire oxpouse of tho
work will bo borno by Mrs. Phoeho A.
Hearst. In Egypt, Dr. George Roisner
Will have charge of tho explorations.
Tho matoriaU collected by theso scien
tists will bo placed in the Archaeologi
cal musoum to bo established at Itorko
ley.
ii Filipino insurgents aro lighting hard
to keep the Americans out of southern
Luzon.
Plaguo in Honolulu is stampod out,
after a total of 02 casos, 6!) of which
wero fatal.
A brother of Prosidont Stoyn, of tho
Orango Fieo State, has been captured
by the ltritish.
General Georgo White has arrviod at
Durban and embarked uion tho trans
ort for East Loudon.
f England politely declined tho proffer
of tho United States to iutercedo iu
tho war iu South Africa.
Near Uaker City, Or., an O. It. & N.
freiu'ht train rati down four Japanceo
section hands, two being killed.
' Labor troubles aro rife in Martinique,
idiots aud incendiary tires spread terror
through the islam, and ignorant
-negroes threatened to honoau tho
whites.
Tho United States government has
purchased tho steamer Columbia from
the Northern Pacific Steamship Com
.pany. Sho will go on tho regular
Manila run.
' The steauihhip Armenia, loading at
,'Shv York, will carry supplios to Ma
.uila for tho American troops iu tho
Philippines, aud 2,200 tons of rails aud
'a largo amount of steel bridgo and
structural work for tho Siberian rail
way, to bo delivered at Vladivostok.
Senator Sewell has introduced a bill
.changing tho name of tho Paris, of tho
American lino, to the Philadelphia.
Three of the ships of tho International
Navigation Company constituting tho
(American Trans-Atlantic mail service,
already bear names of American cities
tho St. Paul, the S Louis und the
Now York.
T. K. Sudl)orough, formerly clerk in
,the auditor's ofllco of tho Pacitlo Ex
press Company, at Omaha, has sued
the express company aud Erastus
Young, its auditor, for $30,000 dam-HL-es,
allouini! that by rainon of his ar-
'rebt on May 20, 1808, ou the chargo of
embezzlement, he has been brought
into public scaudal and disgrace,
At Columbus, O., the striking ma
nhiniHts. after enucodiin the rlubt of
erpi0yers to employ nonunion men on
mua terms with uulon men, insisted
flu MEDIATOR
The
United States Tenders
Its Good OiTioes.
AT REQUEST OF THE BOERS
Lord Hnllsbur.T Courteously Declined
the Aid IroflrMl by Amltussr-dor
Chonto Offer Cnmn Too X,te.
London, March 15. Tho Unltod
States govorumout, at tho request of
President Kruger and Prosidont Stoyn,
has offered to tho British government
its sorvicoB as mediator, with tho viow
of bringing about peace In South Africa.
Unltod States charge d'affaires,
Henry White, saw Lord Salisbury at
tho foroigu ofhco this ovonlug and ro
colvod tho formal reply from tho Urlt
IfIi government, declining tho good
ollicos of tho United States iu regard
to peaco. Tho interviow bowteou
Whlto and Salisbury was vory brief,
tho promior confining himself to a
courteous verbal doclluatlou, without
eutoring into dotails.
THE FIQHT AT DRIEFONTEIN.
Iloers Stubbornly Contested Kvery Foot
of Oriiuiul.
Driofontotn, Orango Froo Stato,
March 16. Roberts' advauco yostor
day across the scorching plans from
Poplar Grovo to this placo was markod
by tho most sovoro ougagoments since
crossing tho Modder river. Tho Boors
stubbornly contested ovory foot of
ground, only fleeing at dusk, when Rob
erta threw most of his troops against
tho center of their weakened lino. At
tho point where Colonol Rroadwood
turuod tho Boer left ho found himsolf
under tho flro of their nluo-pounders.
The Roots, howbvor, ultiuiitoly hoisted
tho whito flag. When Rroadwood ad
vanced, he was surprised to find that
tho Boers had taken advautago of tho
cessation of flro to escape in tho dark
&CBS.
Transvaal prisoners showed they wero
entirely surprised by Hoborts' tactics.
A Froo Stator whoso houso Prosidont
Kruger occupiod during tho Door fight
irotn usioutein mm ne oorapisintm to
tho prosidont about tho depredations oi
the TransvaalorB, whereupon tho presl-
dent replied:
"No wonder wo aro beaten. Tho
burghers entered into tho war to light
for a righteous cause, but now thoy
havo devlooped into horse and cattle
stealers." Hombiirtlinent of Blnfaklng'.
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"Saturday, March U, tho Boors fur-
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iously bombarded the brick fields aud
. . . . n -i i .
trenches about a mile from tho town,
f, !,. bnnr- l,llll...r nn .....1 n....,li
for threo hours, killing one aud wound
ing two colonials. Monday March 6,
they made a determined attack. Ow
ing to a misunderstnding, tho colonials
evacuated the foremost trench. This
tho Boers occupied, but reserves wero
called up, and the trench was recap
tured with a rush. We had no casual
ties. "Tho Boers aro voiv activo, and it
taxes Colonel Baden-Powell aud tho
garrison vory heavily to prevent them
encroaching on our Hues. Since Com
mandant Suyma returnod from tho
North tho siege has been prosoouted
with renewed vigor."
OpmiliiK of Iltniip I'orts.
Washington, March 15. General
Otis bus notified tho war department
that he has appointed Brigadier-Gen
oral Wm. A. Kobbo, United Statos vol
unteers, military governor of tho prov
ince of Albay, Luzon, and of the island
of Catauduaues and temporarily of tho
islands of Sainar aud Ley to. General
Kobbo is diroctod to occupy with his
troops tho towns of Sorsogon, Legaspi,
Donzol and Bulan, of the province of
Albay; the town of Birau, on tho
island of Catauduaues, and tho towns
of Calbayog and Catbatogan, ou tho
island of .Samar, aud tho towu of Tao
loan, ou tho island ot Leyto, and estab
lish civil government as rapidly as pos
sible. He is to appoint olllcers of his
command an customs and internal
revenue olllcers or the more important
coast and interior towns that aro occu
piod by our troops. General Otis says
it is desirable that tho ports iu ques
tion be opened to trado as soou as prac
ticable. .
Aterchnnt Hue u Trliiim.
Kingston, Jamaica, March 14,
Prince Clarence, chief of tho Mosquito
territory aud protege of the British
govenrment, who resides iu Jamaica,
has been sued by local mecrhauts. His
solicitor sets up in defeuso the allega
tions that Prince Clarence was the
sovereign chief of the Mosquito terri
tory piror o aud at the time of the ac
cruing of tho cause of action, and
therefore in entitled to all tho rights
appertaining to him as prince of the
Mosquito territory.,
Tho solicitor contends that Clarence
ought uot to bo compelled agaiust his
will to answor in a legal action before
any of the judges or bofore a minister
of the queen iu Jamaica, and, ou be
half of his client he denies the juris
diction of the Juuiuicttu courts.
THE WHITE FLAG.
Aloemfotitoln Hurrendered
to
X,ort'
Robert.
London, March 10. -Tho followiug lai
tho text of Ix)rd Hoborts dispatch to
tho war offlco, announcing his occupa
tion of Ulocmfontoin:
"Illoomfoutoln, March 15.- By tho
help of God and by tho bravery of her
majesty's soldiers, tho troopB nudor my
command havo taken possession of
tloomfontoin. The British flag now
ilios over the presidency, ovaouatod last
jvening by Mr. Stoyn, lato prosidont of
tho Orango Freo Stato. Mr. Frasor,
tnombor of tho lato oxecutivo govern
ment; tho mayor, the secrotary of tho
lato governor, tho laudrost and other
slllcials met mo two miles from tho
town aud presented mo with tho koya
of tho public utilcos. (
"Tho enemy has withdrawn from the
aolghborhood, and all seomB quiet.
Fho inhabitants of Bloom fontoln gave
tho troops a cordial wolcomo."
TELLER AND TURNER
Took Opposlto HtntidR cm tho expansion
Question.
Washington, March 10. Two nrgn
mouts wero presented to tho senato to-
IftllV It. .1ltnt illliind iltttlMAilnl niinl-
tions woro takon by two senators.
Teller, of Colorado, iu a brief sppcooh,
maintained that the constitution coulti
uot oxtond ovor territory acquired by
tho United States, whilo Turner, of
Washington, olahorately coutoudod
that the constitution embraced tho no
quirod territory tho vory moment tho
United States took possession of it.
Teller hold that this government could
mako tho outlying territory into states
or could hold it as colonics, as it saw
fit, whilo Turner maintained that tho
United Statos could uot hold colonlen
or dependencies. Aside from tho con
stitutional questions, tho two sonatnra
wero iu practical agreement. Roth
worn opposed to tho ponding bill, and
both objected to any of tho insular ter
ritory becoming a part of tho Unltod
Statos or any of its inhabitants citizens
of tho Unltod States.
Tho District of Columbia appropria
tion bill was taken up iu the house to
day, and, under tho latitude allowed,
Adamson, of Georgia, discussod the
Nicaragua canal; Cowherd, of Mil
louri, tho Philippine quostion; How-
rd, of Goorgla, quoatlous relatum to
tho Philippines and the "open door"
policy in iho Orient; Rucker, of Mis
souri, tho advisability of eloeting sen
ators by tho peoplo, aud Routoll, of Illl
uois, replied to Cowherd. The houso
adopted a resolution setting asido alter
nate Fridays for tho consideration of
private bills reported by tho claims and
war claims committee.
A Nlok.il Mountain
'"" City, March lO.-Probablv the
most iiniKirtant strike over mado iu
Eastern Oregon was mado known iu
'thin city today by tho return of John T.
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Eng ish, of 1 luois, ma uager of tlto Gol-
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icoudamiuo, and riauk Nohou, of this
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I clty. W,, "tllteil tllOJT llllll foiltlll It Solid
mountain of nickel lying iu Ryo valley,
alxjtit 20 miles southeast of Baker City,
on the line of the O. R. Hi N. rniliuari.
It is a wonderful property, according
to their statements, For more than
5,000 feet the oro is traceable on tho
surface, aud the oro bed stands up u
distance of 20 feet, aud is 1,000 to
1 ,500 feet wide. The nickel is freo mill
ing aud runs about $!J0 to the ton.
Each staked nut two claims adjoining;
each other. They will at once com
mence thu sinking of a 100-foot tunnel
under the mountain to test tho rich
uosh of the disco vorv.
Hoir In (lov'irnor.
Auckland, N.Z., March 1(1. Advice
from Samoa, dated .March 1, report
that the German Hag was hoisted at
Apia in the presence of the treaty olli
cials aud of Mnatafa aud Tamavehu.
Dr. Solf, president of tho muniuipalty,
is governor. Herr Kuipplug, formerly
vice-consul at Sydney, will act as chief
judge and vicu-govornor. A public re
conciliation took place atthotlag hoist
ing between Maatafa and Tamascso.
Tlio supretmo court, thu municipal
council, tlio municipal magistracy aud
tho consular courts wero abolished.
The laws will remain iu force as at
present. The natives are all quiet and
awaiting news from Germany as to tho
form of government.
Ilobbeu by HultlltirH,
New York, March 1(1. A corre
spondent of the Evening Post, writing
from Manila, under date of February
2, snys: "When Gregurlo del Pilar'
body was found, American soldier
stripped it of every bit of clothing, tak
ing tlio rings from his lingers and u
locket from the neck. Not a stitch of
any kind was left ou thu body, every
thing being taken for souvenirs. For
two days the ixxly was left by the road
side uuburicd, until its odors was offen
sive and some Igorites were ordered to
cover it with dirt. Among tho things,
taken were his watch, money, a gold
ring aud a diamond ring."
Tito Chi I ii TriiKt.
Now York, March 1(1. Representa
tives of tho various companies to be in
cluded in thu Standard Chain Com
pany are at present iu this city. Tint
company is capitalized at $11,000,000,
anil in addition there is an authorized
bond issue of -f 700,000, of which about
$000,000, it is understood, will b
Issued at present.
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