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THE MOBNING OREGONIAN, FRIDAY, .JANUARY 2G, 1900. .A"? l LAST BAND SCATTERS Schwan Disperses Filipinos in Laguna Province. BRISK ENCOUNTER AT SAN DIEGO In a Two Hours' Engagement, S2 Insurgents Were Killed and a Large Number WoandeiX. "WASHINGTON, Jan. 25. General Otis' cabled report, received this morning, in dicates that General Schwan is conduct ing the campaign in the south of Luzon with the greatest energy. He has located southeast of Laguna de Bay -what is prob ably the last considerable force of Insur gents remaining In the old command, and today's report shows that with a small loss to himself and a heavy loss to the enemy he has managed completely to dis sipate this force, probably beyond the possibility of reconstruction. General Otis' cablegram Is as follows: ".Manila, Jan. -23. Schwan concentrated the Thirtieth, a battalion of the Thirty seventh and the Thirty-ninth infantry at and near San Pablo, Xaguna province, the afternoon of the Gth, Hayes, with cavalry, striking for Tayabas by the lower road. The enemy had advanced from Santa Cruz to very strongly fortified positions at San Diego, Majayjay and adjacent points in a. country very broken and mountainous. Schw&n struck the enemy at San Diega and in an engagement lasting two hours killed 2 and wounded a large number. Our casualties were one enlisted man killed and 14 wounded, Including three native scouts. "We captured several rifles, ammunition, bolo3 and a stock of uniform clothing. "The 22d Schwan pushed on through to Lllio, driving the enemy back on Majay jay, where a force, reported by an escaped Spanish prisoner numbering between 1500 and 3000, well equipped, had concentrated, waiting the approach of troops. This posi tion was impregnable via the roads or trails, and the troops were working around on either flank of the enemy, when the enemy retreated rapidly, with the Thirtieth infantry and cavalry In pursuit. It is believed the Insurgents are widely dispersed. "The country is now occupied by troops, and our force occup es Santa Cruz. A few minor engagements at other points result ed In considerable loss to the enemy, "MacArthur telegraphs that MacRae struck an Insurgent post in the mountains northwest of Prac, capturing the arsenal, barracks, 10 carloads of powder and am munition, and three insurgents with rifles. The barracks and arsenal were destroj ed. "OTIS." JHABRINI'S REaUEST. Looked Upon in Official Circles as Another Scheme for Delay. NEW YORK, Jan. 25. A special to the Herald from Washington, says: The proposition made by the Filipino leader, Senor Mabinl, for a civil commit sion to treat with the Filipinos will not be considered by the administration until Agumaldo surrenders, and in official cir cles the general disposition is to regard Mabini's request as another play for delay. It is the purpose of President McKlh ley to inaugurate a civil government to supersede military rule in the Philippines at the earliest possible moment, and he is favorably inclined toward a commis sion In lieu of a governor-general, and is discussing the question of available men for such a commission. If his present plans are carried out the Filipinos will have aH of the commissions they want to confer with, for in addition to a commis sion for the government of the islands, it is not unlikely that congress will appoint a joint commission to Investigate the is lands next summer and report to the next session as a guide for future legislation. A great 3 ' interest was manifested in congressional circles In the communi cation from Senor Mablni. There is some diversity of opinion over the proposition and its feasibility. Senator Hoar, lead er of the antl-adminlstratlon forces in this fight, was deeply interested in the proposition. "That sounds fair and just," said he, "and I do not see how such a proposition can well be declined. As I understand, all the Filipinos ask is that congress listen to them before deciding their fate." Senator Lodge, who represents the ad ministration's views of the Philippine question, said: "It will be time enough to talk of com missions when these people lay down their arms and stop fighting our soldiers." Senator Beveridge, a most pronounced annexationist, regards Mablni as the equal, as a constructive statesman, of any man In public life in America. Of his proposition, however, the senator said: "I would have to study it more closely before giving an opinion that would be of any value, but if I were to answer off hand, I would say that it seems to me his suggestion has been anticipated by the ap pointment of the civil commission which visited the islands and which did every thing possible to bring about an under standing with the natives." John Barrett, ex-mlnl6ter to Siam, said: "Whatever comes from Mablni is cer tainly worth considering. I am Inclined, however, to think it is too late for any thing to be done on the line he suggests. The only thing to 3o is to go In and com plete American victory and then get to work and help the Filipinos develop the largest amount of self-government of which they are capable." THE MANAUENSE HORROR. Colonel Vcttlt and Lient.-Col. Hayes Confirm the First Statements. WASHINGTON, Jan. 25. Reports have been received at the war department from Colonel Pettit and Lieut-Colonel Webb Hayes, of the Thirty-eighth volunteer In fantry. In regard to the recent trip of the transport Manauense from San Francisco to Manila, with part of the Thirty-sixth Infantry. They reaffirm the original state ments to the effect that the machinery of the Manauense broke down on the voyage during a typhoon; that she was under manned, and that the vessel narrowly es caped being wrecked. She was rescued from a perilous position by the transport City of Peking, which towed her several hundred miles, to Manila. The reports have been forwarded to Colonel Long, the quartermaster in charge of the transpor tation service at San Francisco, for a full statement of the facts as to the Inspection and condition of the vessel at the time of her departure from San Francisco. The purpose of the Inquiry is to fix the re sponsibility for the condition of the ma chinery of the Manauense. Pending the investigation, payments under the charter of the vessel will be suspended. The Pennsylvania Sails. SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 2o.-The trans port Pennsylvania sailed tonight for Ma nila. The Pennsylvania carries 51,500,003 In gold coin and a considerable sum In treasury notes for the payment of the sol diers. Lieutenant J. B. Leigl and a de tachment of njne men are In charge of the treasure. The Pennsylvania carries a large cargo of army supplies. Scientific Data From Philippines SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 25. Father Joso Algue. director of the Manila observa tory, the largest and most notable lnstl tutioojif the kind in the Orient, and his assistant, Father Jose Clos. have ar rliyd 3vp, en route to Washington, with many fsfios of valuable scientific data, whifXihoy hope to have published by the CGvewuhentX-3r!faey have come to America upon the urgent Invitation of President Schurman, of Cornell university, who was president of the Philippine commission, and also by the request of Governor-General Otis, of the Philippines. Both of them are Spaniards and Jesuit priests. Father Algue Is a typhoon ex pert, and his companion Is an authority on earthquakes. They bring with them, be sides 12 manuscript volumes on scientific subjects, many valuable maps of the Phil ippine Islands. Transport Grant at Manila. WASHINGTON, Jan. 25. General Otis Informed the war department today that the transport Grant arrived at Manila this morning, with the Forty-eighth volunteer infantry. THE AFFABLE UNDERTAKER A Tale "Which Proves That the Busi ness Has Its Limitations. Once there was a young undertaker who had an ambition to get into good society. He was a most agreeable young man, with charming manners and re- I markable tact But for reasons which It i took him long to understand he was care fully neglected by the young women. He was never Invited out. except in his pro fessional capacity. He had a wide and Intimate acquaintance with some of the best families, but It was a purely busi ness acquaintance. His most intimate friends failed to Invite him to their re ceptions. This ostracism pained and troubled him. He could not understand the cause of it This young man was a natural-born un dertaker. He had a way of making him self at home among the dead that was positively genius. There was a certain thoughtful gravity, an ease of manner and a consideration about him when he handled a corpse that soothed and com forted the relations. He seemed to re gard a dead man as an old and revered ac quaintance, and his grave smiles of recog nition when he saw this old friend lying In the casket took the sharp edge off the tragedy. People used to come to a dead man's house just to hear this undertaker say: "The services will now proceed." No one could say those words quite so gracefully as he. He would rise, medi tate for a moment, smile and rub his hands together and then, in a soft purr ing sort of a way, speak these words: "The services will now proceed." There was always a little stir after this speech. Dying men used to Insist that this young undertaker be hired to take charge of the remains, just to assure a popu lar attendance at the burial service. It Is human nature to want a nice attend ance at your burial, which Is a time when most of your friends are afraid of you. So the young undertaker grew pros perous. He used to have to race for bodies, when he was first In business, but he had learned better methods. He went Into politics, and helped elect the coro ner, so the coroner gave him all his cases, and the two were great friends. But this young undertaker, in spite of his business success, could not get into society. Neither could he understand the reason of his ostracism. He paid $15 a term for two terms of lessons at a fash ionable dancing school, but he was not popular there. He bought tickets to the policeman's ball and to the dance of the Amalgamated Order of Grave Diggers. But the society at these balls was not to his liking. He subscribed liberally to charity balls, but the ladles he had met in a profeslsonal way, now either would n't recognize him or told him, with a shudder, that they were engaged for the rest of the evening. He didn't like that He wasn't used to that sort of treatment. He was brooding over these matters one morning when the postman came In with a handful of mall. Most of the letters had black borders around them, or pic tures of caskets in one corner, but there was one cream-colored, plain envelope with the simple address: "M. M. Jones, Town." The postman said "he supposed that meant Jones the undertaker; If It wasn't the right party, return It" Mr. Jones said he "supposed the letter meant him," and tore open the envelope. His heart beat high when he found a second envelope Inside the first He opened this and read a neatly engraved Invitation to a fashionable reception at a rich man's house. Mr. Jones knew all about this reception, for he had read of It in the so ciety columns of the newspapers. It was to be a large and very fashionable recep tion, and some notable men and women would be present He felt a swelling in side his bosom. The cause of the mistake was Mrs. Cro quet's daughter Gwendolyn. She got so tired writing the addresses on the invita tion envelopes that when she came to the name of Mr. Mortimer Macauley Jones, the lawyer and diplomat, who lived on a street with a long name, she ab breviated. Mrs. Croquet did not know Mr. Jones. But his aunt's niece was a third cousin of her husband's stepmother, and she thought this relationship was good grounds for asking him to her recep tion. Mr. Jones had just returned from abroad, where he had done brilliant dip lomatic work, and he would be an acquisi tion. He was rich and a bachelor. The undertaker -was late. He came late because he thought that was fashionable. Mrs. Croquet had apparently been expect ing him, for when he announced himself blandly as "Mr. Jones" she seized both his hands and welcomed her brilliant re lation. Mr. Jones was a little startled at this, but he bowed profoundly' to the compliment in the style of the dancing school he had attended. Mrs. Croquet introduced her daughter Gwendolyn, who laid her fingers on his arm, because he was a relation. The affable undertaker was the lion of the evening. Such manners, such tact, such fine feeling! His courtesy, his bear ing, his breeding were exquisite. "Have you met Mr. Jones?" the young women would ask one another. "Such manners, such tact, such fine feeling! That Is the finish that one gets abroad in the diplo matic service." They were mistaken. It was the finish that one gets by being an undertaker. So Mr. Jones ruled and triumphed. He had no need to follow the women. The women followed him. They clustered about him and listened ecstatically to the pearls as they fell from his lips. He was never alone. He was complimented, danced and wined. Wherever he moved admiring eyes followed him. He had taken a seat at the end of the ball floor an hour after his arrival, In the midst of a group of young women. He saw by their faces they were Intent on some scheme. He smiled affably. "Oh, Mr. Jones," cried Miss Gwendolyn Croquet as If she were unable to restrain longer her eagerness. "Oh, Mr. Jones, tell us some of your experiences." There was a chorus of pleading, femi nine voices, "Oh, do, Mr. Jones!" Mr. Jones again smiled an S0 casket smile. "What was your first case?" asked Miss Gwendolyn. Mr. Jones smiled and cleared his throat There was a stop In the con versation In the ballroom and a number of women and men joined the group. "Hush!" said Mrs. Croquet "Mr. Jones is going to tell us about his first case." "My first case," said Mr. Jones, sol emnly, "was a floater." "What what does that mean? There aro certain technicalities in law that we don't understand." This Is what the women said. Mr. Jones smiled a feline smile and purred: "A floater Is a dead body found floating In the water." Mr. Jones, the popular young undertak er, went down to his shop late the next morning. He had not the heart to open the heap of black-bordered letters that lay on his desk. He swore savagely at the hearse-driver, who sat warming his toes by the fire, and asked him what busi ness he had putting his feet on the stove. The hearse-driver went out to care for his horses, and Mr. Jones, left alone, sighed: Now I know why it is: This business has its limitations." FLEET NEARLY A SCORE OF VESSELS AVAILABLE FOR GRAIN. The St. Enoch Chartered for Spot Loading No Excursions "Wanted Marine Notes. The British bark Belmont arrived in yesterday morning, 70 days from Hong Kong. This brings the en-route fleet headed in this direction from Oriental ports down o two vessels the Allegiance, 14 days out from Nagasaki, and the Na jade, wh'ch is due at Nagasaki from Barry. The very small oil fleet, details of which were printed in The Oregonian a few days ago, will make the Orient a poor place from which to secure ballast tonnage this season, and the deficiency will need be supplied from another direction. The ex traordinary demand for coal in Honolulu has had the effect of starting a big fleet of vessels from Newcastle, Australia, for the Islands, and among the list are quite a number which will Toe available for grain from ports on the Pacific coast. In CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATES, FIRST DISTRICT. W fT,M v ' mil - ' -' miiiff ft '' E. V. CARTER, OF ASHLAND. Southern Oregon's candidate for the republican nomination for congressman In the flrot district, Is K. V. Carter, of Ashland, who was speaker of the house at the opeclal session in 1S0S, and at the regular session In 1S99. Mr. Carter has been a resident of Ashland for 15 years, and has been prominent in every movement to further the Interests of his city, coun ty and state. He was born In ElUader, la., about 40 years ago. He was educated In the lUgh school and the Iowa agricultural college, at Ames. From 18S0 to 18S3 he wao assistant cash ier and cashier of the First National bank of Elkader, la. In 1883 he taznc to Oregon, tnd helped organize the Bank of Ashland, of Which he has ever elnce held the position of cash ier. Mr. Carter has taken an active Interest in politics for a number of years, and has fre quently been a delegate to county and state con-ventlons. In 1804 he was elected chairman of the republican convention for Jackson county. He also served as a member of the state cen tral committee for Jackson county from 1804 to 1806. In addition to his duties as cashier of the Bank of Ashland, Mr. Carter has the active management of extensive 'peach orchards, and Is a recognized leader In the horticultural Industry. eluded In the Newcastle fleet are the Brit ish barks Forthbank. Berwickshire and East African, all of' which are under char ter to load wheat at Portland. Other vessels In the coal fleet available for wheat business are the following: . Vessel Tons. Br. bark HIgnland 1244 Br. ship Champion 1350 Br. hark Drummulr 17S8 Br. ship Aspice .'. 1S00 Br. ship Hilston 1S98 Br. ship Bangalore 1699 Am. ship Marion Chilcott 1510 Br. ship Windsor Park 15y2 Br. ship Grenada 2100 Br. ship Dechmont 1C42 Ital. ship Elisa 1435 Other grain vessels en route to the Isl ands from other ports are as follows: Vessel and port Tons. Br. slilp Lancing, from Sydney... 2605 Br. bark Holywood, from Antwerp.. ..147? Ger. bark Arnold, from Bremen 826 Ger. bark Solide, from Hamburg 784 Ger. bark J. C. Pflueger, Liverpool 960 Br. ship Harlech Castie, Liverpool lt02 Br. ship M. E. Watson, Liverpool 1670 The above shows a fleet of 18 vessels, totalling 2S,30G net tonnage, which would give them a wheat-carrying capacity of about 45,000 tons, a small amount when compared with the large quantity of grain yet to be shipped from the Northwest before another crop commences to move. There are a number of other vessels, such as the Star of Russia, Star of Bengal, Star of Italy, and Euterpe, which could be pressed Into service for wheat loading if the scarcity of tonnage would force rates up to a point where these vessels would be taken" out of the lumber trade in which they are-now engaged. From 75 to 100 vessels will be needed to handle the wheat still available for shipment from Portland and Puget sound ports, and thus far there are less than 40 ves sels listed to arrive before next season. SHIPBUILDING OUTLOOK. Clyde and Wear Firms Have Many Orders on Their EooIch. The shipbuilding outlook for the Clyde in 1900 Is a satisfactory one, judg ng from the number of orders on the books of the various firms engaged In the Industry. It Is true that the tonnage is not so large as it was January -1, 1899, being 450,000, against 635,000. But, on the other hand, It compares well with 397,000 tona In 1S93, 310,000 tons In 1897, and 260,000 tons in 1896. A feature Is that while a year ago the orders included not a single one for sail ing tonnage, there are 10 this year. Of the total tonnage on order 120,000 represent warships, which are divided between Fair field, Clydebank and the London & Glas gow Shipbuilding Company. There are also a goodly number of vessels on order for the big lines. Denny's and Ingli3 have ordera from the British India Company; Caird's, three for the P. & O.; Barclay, Curie one for the same company, and a sister ship of the Lake Erie for Elder, Dempster; Clydebank, four for the Ameri can line. The shipbuilding outlook on the Wear is said to he rosy, builders having, It is re ported, sufficient orders on hand to keep them going over the greater part of the year. An indication of the Increasing fa vor In which the Wear is coming to be held by shipowners as a shipbuilding cen ter Is the fact that several firms are re ported to have in contemplation an en largement of their yards, so as to be able to accept orders for a larger class of ves sels than hitherto. ST. ENOCH CHARTERED. After a Long Passage and Mncli Wait ing She Has Accepted Bnslnes. After lying idle at Astoria for over six weeks, and giving the Columbia river the distinction of having the only disengaged sh'.p in the Pacific Northwest, the British ship St. Enoch was chartered yesterday to load at Portland. The vessel left up last evening, and will reach Portland this evening, or early tomorrow. The St Enoch's long voyage from Panama has proved a very expensive piece of business for her owners. She was chartered prior to arrival at 40 shillings, but failed to reach port within the specified time, and, as charters were easier when she arr.ved, she was released by the charterers, and has since been on the market occas.onaUy. Until recently, her owners have besn de manding 40 shillings, but she la reported to have accepted a lower figure yesterday. As the 3Gs 3d has been paid In San -Francisco, It is hardly probable that the "St. Enoch receives much less than 38s Gd, as, wrlth so many cargo ships coming to San Francisco, there is bound to be something of a differential against Portland. COLLIER MIAMI LOST. Struck on Reef in Oyster Bay Crew , Was Saved. SEATTLE, Jan. 25. The steel collier Miami, belonging to the Pacific Coast Company, was wrecked this morning on a reef near Oyster bay, on the east, shore of Vancouver Island. She is a total loss, i as, In the afternoon, she broke in two and I went to the bottom. Her entire crew was I saved. She was on her way to San Francisco I with 4C00 tons of coal when the accident I occurred. She struck amidsh ps, and when I the tide receded the weight of her cargo broke her back. Underwriters and agents I have gone to the scene of the wreck. The loss is estimated at $250,000, with ?10,000 additional for the cargo. She was in charge of a Canadian pilot at the time, in accordance with the Do minion regulations requiring an American vessel to have a Canadian pilot In Cana dian waters. The Miami has been in serv ice between Puget Sound and British Co lumbia ports and San Francisco as a col lier for less than a year. Unknown Vessel Wrecked. ST. JOHN'S, N. F., Jan. 25. News has just been received that a large unknown vessel went ashore on Foxtail point, in Bay St. George, Wednesday, January 17. Her spars were all gone, and a lot of wreckage was alongside, but she showed no sign of men or boats. A southeast gale Saturday drove the vessel offshore, and the Ice prevented anybody getting near the wreck. The latest details rfom Foxtail point show that the wreck is a large vessel, probably American, and has been on tho rocks for four days. Nobody seems to be on board, and no signs of boats are tp be seen about the wreck. The hull has been sorely buffeted, either before or after striking the coast, and such portions of the wreckage as lined the shore are in fragments. The stormy weather prevail ing has prevented boats from getting .near the WTeck. The government officials have arranged to learn the name of the vessel if possible. Conld Not Plense Every One. " Page Bros., the San Francisco ship brokers, have discontinued their lumber circular, and, in notifying their friends thereof, say: "We found it Impossible to please charterers, shipowners and their agents." Any mortal in possession of the talent, or, rather, miraculous powers need ed to satisfy all three of such a trio as mentioned, should never waste his time on earth In such a prosa'c business as shlpchartenng. Instead, he should be pick ing on a golden harp up where the only "wind-jammers" known are the fleecy clouds, on whiph there is no demuriage, and which carry no freight, other than barefoot angels. Marine Notes. The steamer State of California arrived in promptly on time yesterday, and left up the river after a three hours' delay at Astoria, reaching Portland about 6 o'clock last evening. The British "bark Cambrian Warrior fin ished loading yesterday, and the Nereus will finish today. None of the other ves sels in port Is being "hurried, and these may be the last or the month's fleet. Taylor, Young & Co., agents of the American bhip C. S. Bement, yesterday re ceived a telegram from Captain Fernauld stating that he had left Fresno for Port land, and had also wired Mate Kirk's relatives regarding the disposition of the remains of the murdered man. Domestic and Foreign Ports. . ASTORIA, Jan. 25 Arrived at 7 A. M. and left up at 10 A. M. Steamer State of California, from San Francisco. Arrived at 11:40 A. M. British bark Belmont, 74 days from Hong Kong. Arrived down German ship Aldebaran; French bark Louis Pasteur. Arrived down and sailed at 9:40 Steamer Geo. W. Elder, for San Francisco, Left up at 5:20 P. M. British ship St Enoch. Condition of the bar at 5 P. M. 'Moderate; wind northeast; weather clear. San Francisco, Jan. 25. Arrived Colum bia, from Portland; Charles Nelson, .from Seattle. Sailed Tellus, for Nanaimo; steamer Progreso, for Tacoma. Tacoma, Jan. 25. Arrived Steamer Goodwin, from Kobe. Seattle, Jan. 25. Sailed Steamer Utopia, for Skagway. New York, Jan. 25. Arrived Rotterdam, from Rotterdam; Teutonic, from Liver pool. Rotterdam, Jan. 25. Arrived Werken dam, from New York. Sailed Statendam, for New York. Glasgow", Jan. 25. Arrived Hibernian, from Boston; Samarltian, from New York. CHINESE EMPEROR IS DEAD REPORTED FROM SHANGHAI THAT KWANG SU COMMITTED SUICIDE. The Imperial Edict of Abdicatlon- His Successor Belongs to tlie Imperial Family. LONDON, Jan 25. According to a spe cial dispatch from Shanghai, It Is reported that Emperor Kwang Su has committed suicide. Another special dispatch from Shanghai nays: "The father of the new emperor is the head of the great secret societies known as 'The Great Sword' and 'The Boxers,' extending over the provinces ot Chi-Ll, Shan TUng and Ho Nan; which were responsible for the murder of Mr. Brookes, the missionary. Various edicts have been issued, with a view of assuag ing public anxiety, jand the ominous ru mors respecting the fate of the ex-emperor are spreading widely It is alleged that his dethronement was decided upon at a council convened by the empress dowager, Tuesday. The Manchu clan fa vors the change, but the Chinese proper oppose It. and predict a. tremendous up heaval. It is believed that the Russian and French legations were notified of the impending change, and that they will support the new regime. It is also report ed that a French naval force has already reached Peking. "The British and the United States le gations, which have been favorable to Kwang Su, were kept In ignorance of the new departure, but it is asserted that LI Hung Chang was sent as viceroy to Kwang Tung to support the dowager's policy, and to repress any hostilities on the part of the Cantonese." The Shanghai correspondent of the Times says: "The edict is obviously a half measure intended to test the effect on public opin ion of the restoration of the regency and the selection, of a new emperor, whose claims, according to the established suc cession laws, are open to question." The New Emperor. PEKING, Jan. 25. The imperial edict Is sued yesterday says that, owing to the emperor's poor health, he is unable to con duct the business-of the state, and ap points Put' Sing, son of Prince Tuano, his heir. The emperor apparently has been compelled by the dowager empress to abdicate about Chinese New Year, though it is understood this will meet with con siderable opposition In certain court cir cles. The dowager empresst however, In tends to carry out the programme which she had been planning for years. Natural Line of Succession. WASHINGTON, Jan. 25. The Chinese minister, Wu Ting-fang, when Ghown the above dispatch, was at first inclined to doubt and discredit It, but on examining the circumstantial detail of the reported edict, he said: "I am unable to say whether it is true or not. Thus far I have received nothing, official or unofficial, to Indicate that such a change has been made or was con templated. A short time ago a report was current that the son of Prince of Tyan (erroneously given in the dispatch as Prince Tuano) would be named as heir-ap parent, but I have not been informed that this would be done. It would not be sur prising if an heir-apparent were desig nated, as this occurs at times, usually in order to provide a successor when an em peror Is sick or otherwise Incapacitated." After consulting references on geneal ogy, Mr. Wu said that, as near as he could tell, Prince Tuano is a son of the former emperor, Hien Fung, The latter .was followed by Ting Chlr a son of the present empress dowager, who still re tains her strong influence over court af fairs. Her son was without Issue, and was succeeded by the present emperor. Kwang Su, nephew of the empress dow ager, and designated through her influ ence. In case the reported change has been made, it will be a continuance of the same Imperial family at the head of af fairs, with the empress dowager remain ing as the strong power behind the throne. Prince Tuano has been little known in public affairs, which, however, is not sur prising, as members of the imperial household do not mingle with the outside world and are practically unknown. When asked if such a change would entail any change of Chinese policy, Minister Wu said: "Not in the slightest. It does not indi cate any change of policy in International or foreign affairs nor in our domestic af fairs. Our people are a quiet, peaceful people, and have little regard for personal changes which may occur in the govern ment." Minister Conger's Advices. WASHINGTON, Jan. 25. Secretary Hay was advised today by United States Min ister Conger, at Peking, of the result of the convocation of Chinese notables there yesterday, .his statement being that Puchun, 14 years of age, has been ap pointed heir apparent. There is a notable discrepancy between Mr. Conger's state ment and that cabled from Shanghai, and It is Impossible to learn here which is ac curate at this time, neither the state de partment nor the Chinese legation having any further information on the subject than that contained In Mr. Conger's brief dispatch. It will be noticed that he does not Indicate that the heir has been chosen as emperor, nor that he is to ascend the throne immediately. The result is await ed with' great interest here, for by the character of the selection made of the suc cessor to the present emperor may be de termined the question whether Russian or Japanese interests Is predominant In China. Expected in London. LONDON, Jan. 25. The Chinese minister was evidently expecting news of some im portant event at Pek ng. When the story of the emperor's abdication was c m'mir.i cated to him he said: "I have no official news on the subject. I knew something was going on in Peking, but nothing has yet been officially communicated to me." FUNERAL OF RUSKIN. Ceremonies Were Typically Rural Flowers From the Q,ncen. LONDON, Jan. 25. The remains of John Ruskln, which were removed from Brant wood yesterday, were Interred at Coniston this afternoon amidst universal signs of sadness, and with a ceremonial typically rural. The coffin was hidden beneath a mass of blooms, Including a floral tribute from the queen. The body was laid In a grave lined with white tiles, and close, according to Mr. Ruskln's desire, to the last resting place of the three Mieses See- vers, to whom he had addressed his far I mous "Brantwood Letters." All parts of the country were representea at tne grave side. A memorial service In honor of Mr. Ruskin, in Westminster Abbey, th.s after noon, was largely attended. British Attnclred liy Niger Natives. LAGOS, Colony of Lagos, British West Africa, Jan. 25. Advices have just been received here from Jebba that Captain t Carroll, of the Norfolk regiment, and 150 men of the West African frontier force, J while escorting the telegraph construction j staff, were attacked January 9 by 2000 I Mitchl and Basa tribesmen. Captain Eaton, of the East Kent regiment, and j 3.2 others were wounded, and one member or tne escort was Kinea. xne trmesmen left SO dead. (Jebba is probably northeast of Lokoja, on the Niger, in which v cinity, apparent ly, the attack was made.) Killed oy Sonth Sen Islanders. VICTORIA. B. C. Jan. 25. The steamer Mlowera, from Sydney today, was in that port when the Moresby arrived with news of the killing of Captain Dalthe and his crew, by natives of the Admiralty Islands, with whom they had been trading. The captain was kll.ed with a knife from be hind, and his companions butchered with equal cowardice. Forsythe, the owner, and the crew of .the schooner Nugara also had a narrow escape. An expedition to revenge the massacre has set out from New Britain. Figaro's Reply to Castellnnc. PARIS, Jan. 25. The Figaro publishes this morning a fresh cablegram from Count Boni de Castellane to M. de Ro days, its editor, to whlcfc It appends the following: "Spurning with our feet the insults, we find but one thing in this document that de Castellane energetically refused any Intervention of the Inspector of finances In his adventure. We are now enlightened respecting his desire for light. He seems, moreover, to reproach us for the oullay of the 200 francs which his dispatch cost him. That-is already the commencement of confession. "There cannot fall to be surprise that Gould's son-in-law should become so care ful in money matters. This is the second time he asks us for 100.CCO .francs. It needs but little to Induce him to demand that we reimburse to him his 200 francs. Decidedly he cannot have grown richer just recently." Mother of German Empress Dead. DRESDEN, Jan. 25. The Dowager Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein, mother of Empress Augusta Victoria, who has been suffering from pleurisy, died here this morning. The emperor and empress arrived at the castle this afternoon. BERLIN, Jan. 25. In consequence of the death of the dowager Duchess Fred erick of Schleswig-Holstein, today's court reception and all ceremonies In connec tion with the emperor's birthday have been abandoned. The Plngne in New Caledonia. 'VICTORIA, B. C, Jan. 25. Mail ad vices from Sydney tonight announce 23 cases of bubonic plague at Noumea, capi tal of New Caledonia, and special pre caution In all Australian colonies to guard against its Importation. Two steamers landed passengers from New Caledonia at Sydney before the plague situation was known there, which occasioned much alarm. Naval Bill Passed Bondesrntn. BERLIN. Jan. 23. The bundesrath to day adopted the naval bill. The meas ure provides for the doubling of the pres ent number of battle-ships and the con struction of six largo and seven small additional cruisers. The expenditure will be annually provided for in the esti mates. French Settlement in Shanghai. SHANGHAI, Jan. 25. The extension of the French settlement has been finally set tled, and tlie new area will be 2& times that of the present settlement The ar rangement will become effective March 14. Notes of Industry. France Is about to raise a loan of 520, 003,000 for public works In Algeria. The consumption of cotton per head or Germany's population has been more than doubled since 1875. A new union of beer-wagon drivers :n Brooklyn has received a charter from the National Union of Brewery Workers. In many respects Wisconsin's leaf to bacco is superior to any other domestic product. Some of the best brands of Ha vanas are rolled from Whsconsn stock. Toledo, 0 , has a trolley read that to doing unique work for the farmers by hauling the farm wagons themselves. It is said to be the only railroad of the sort in tho world. A concern in Iowa Is making farm wagons wholly of steel, and it can scarce ly fill the orders that pour in from the wheatgrowers out in .DaKota and other parts of the West Two hundrea electric motors will be op erating on the Erie canal next year and will propel 10C0 boats. A new trackless trolley motor Is made in Chicago, es pecially designed to propel canal bats. One of the richest copper deposits known in the South lies In Person county, N. C. The mine Is taking out about 100 tons of ore a day. This ore. when cobbed that Is, picked for shipment will average 2J per cent of copper. Several hundred river drivers leave Ban gor, Maine, every spring for the headwa ters of the Penobscot, Kennebec, Andro scoggin and Connecticut rivers, and there are always among them some who never como back. Of all the curious kinds of lace, espe cially old lace, the most curious is that which Is called point tresse. It is very rare, and was made of human hair. French collectors say it exists In the pres ent day only in their cabinets. It was confined to the early part of the 16th cen tury. A shipment of sewing machines, valued at $103,750, was recently sent by an Ameri can firm to China. The Chinese women have recently awakened to the fact that the sewing machine Is a necessary house hold implement Saxony has a new law, making the min imum salary of a school teacher $300 a year, rising gradually through six stages to $525 and free residence a year. The maximum salary is $900 a ye'ar. The German military experts who are superintending the construction of the Southwest African railway from Swakop mund to Windhoek about 400 kilometers estimate that It will cost only 53,000,600. More than a quarter ot the line Is already completed. It now appears probable that the Mont Blanc railway will eventually be built Tho line is to be worked electrically, and is to start from Ouches and end at Fetlts Rochers Rouges. The Arve will be util ized to furnish the necessary power. Attack by nn Eagle. The Cornhlll. Most readers must have felt doubts as to the stories of eagles attacking men, even when their nests were be:ng robbed. But an Instance of such an attack, made in the open and not near a nest, occurred to Mr; Turner-Turner, a well-known sportsman and amateur furhuntcr m Brit ish Columbia. During an expedition Into North British Columbia he had been try ing unsuccessfully to get a shot at a band of caribou. Seeing an eagle In the dis tance, he stood still to watch it, as he had not seen one in the neighborhood where he was shooting. "The ground was covered with six Inches of snow, except on the summits of the mountains, where It was deeper," writes Mr. Turner-Turner, "and I was therefore a conspicuous object. Presently I waa surprised to see how close the bird was approaching, but concluded that It must have mistaken me sending still for a stump, and would immediately discover its error. It never deviated from its course or changed Its position, except to drop Uf legs slightly when about 10 yards off, a" I in line with my head. These It quickly drew up again, flying directly at my face, which so took me. by surprise as to leave me hardly time to throw up my rifle a3 a guard, and to wave my left hand. This caused the eagle to pass above me with the rush of half a dozen rockets. Up to this time the thought of harming the bird never occurred to me. But I then faced about and fired at my retreating foe. Then v.th a rapid wheel It turned to renew the attack, this time making an undoubted and intentional swoop at my head, In which it would have been successful had I not suddenly ducked. It was not a com mon bald eagle, but, as I afterward learned, a mountain, or golden eagle." a Santos, in the state of Sao Paulo, a short distance from Rio Janeiro, Is tho largest coffee-shipping port in the. world With an area of 106,939 square miles and a population of 2,500 000, Sao Paulo may be considered the model agricultural state of Brazil. PLAGUE SCARE IN HAWAI HILO IN OPEN REBELLION AGAIXST THE GOVERNMENT. Troops May Be Sent From Honolulu to Enforce Laws White- tVoniBa a Victim, of the Scourge. HONOLULU, Jan. 17. via Victor a, B. 0.. Jan. 23. Up to and including Januaiy 13 there were 34 cases of bubon.e plague- re ported, 17 of which proved fatal, aiuwe that date five cases have been discoea. The most Important and a.armlng was taut of a white woman, the wife ot ueo.o Borman, an old resident This cas waa j reported the 4th. The woman linger, d for two days and then succumbed, in 3 case created great alarm among the wh.t - people here, and a citizens meetng w.u called and active steps ware take.i io district the city, and now a house-to-house Inspection is made twice a da ar.d teach occupant must be accounted for. It i is believed that this plan will do more to stamp out the trouble than any steps yet taken. The board of health still con tinues to burn all Infected bu.ldlng3. About one-half of Chinatown has been de stroyed by fire. Before the month Is out it Is expected that this plague spot will be entirely reduced to ashes. The town of Hilo has come out In open rebellion against the government, and threatens to resist by foree any attempt to carry out the rule3 made by the au thorities here. Reports from the Hawaiian town Indicate a condition bordering on panic among the people, who seem ready to offer mob violence to representatives of the government. The sending of troops to enforce the laws Is now being discussed as a result of the reception given to Min ister Cooper, representing the cabinet and the board of health. The Hilo people ha o been making their own quarantine laws, paying no attenton to the rules adopted by the national board of healthy They will not allow any freight or passengers from Honolulu to be landed. On the last trip of the steamer Kinau, the local author! ties destroyed the mail belonging to Chi nese and Japanese residents, and then de clined to allow the vessel to have any communication with the shore. When the news of their action reached this city, the government chartered the Kinau and dispatched Attorney-General Cooper to the scene to depose the shernT and straighten out things generally. Min ister Cooper was not allowed to land wh n te arrived at Hilo. The Hawaii metropo lis Is worked Into a frenzy by the plague news, and thpse on shore even tried to keep Sheriff Andrews from returning af'er he made a visit to Mr. Cooper on the Kinau. Not only the organized move ment to keep off communication with H m olulu manifested Itself, but a mob armed with guns and stones made an ugly demon stration at the landing. Minister Cooper's show of authority was of not the slightest avail, and the peop a at Hilo did not m.nd being told that they were in rebellion against the government VWe don't care If it was the president ot the United States," they shouted, "ha could not -land here." Sheriff Andrews finally succeeded in getting ashore. 118 secured the aid of the United States survey-ship Pathfinder, which vessel wa '.3 the harbor. He was finally landed and then began another stormy meeting .n Hilo. Honolulu Is not a closed port. In spi e of reports to the contrary from San Fran cisco. The Australian passengers wjII a 1 be quarantined in San Franeisco, judln by advices received today via the Au tra'la. The bookings number 150, and W. G. Irwin & Co. are preparing to fit w the quarters of the vessel aaually u- 1 by steerage passengers for cabin pa.-'! i gers. The quarantine at tb other end . lh be 15 day though it Is possible that fmi this period the tfme occupied by the o ae will be deducted. San Francisco h i- a; parently taken on a bit of a scarf as j. result of the last advices, and the gvi r t precautions are nuw being taken aai t infection from Honolulu. The Japanese steamer YoroM Maru. w l about 700 emigrants for Honolulu. arnv d early this morning from Yokohama. S1 was anchored outside the harbor a-j th ru Is no room on Quarantine Inland for I ' t passengers. The Japanese brougr-t b fh Doyo Maru are still on the vessel. Th ar rival of the emigrants on the YirM Maru makes about 3C0O that have arrive 1 this month already. The Yorohi Mini la thought to have the last that are com ng, and the importation of contract labor frum Japan is probably about at an end. NEWS BY THE MIOWERA. Twenty-Nine Deaths Ont of Thirty nine Cases. VANCOUVER, B, C. Jan. 25. New3 from Honolulu per Miowera says. The total number of deaths up to the time the Mlowera sailed for this port wai 29 out of C9 cases. Two were wh.tes, and another was a half-caste. The other deaths were about equally divided between Hawaiian natives and Orientals. S.x other whites who caught the disease were belle"ed to be convalescent. The to til death Hit is as follows: Two whites one half-caste, ten Hawaiians, three Japanese and thirteen Chinese. A Red Cress Society, formed by some of the most prominent ladies of Honolulu, Is said to have done most effective work, and the local physicians and clergymen have continually gone among the sick and dying, submitting to voluntary Iso lation "to minister to the physical and spiritual needs of the stricken ones. Dr. Carmlchael has been ordered to Manila. PIngnc Through a Fleat Bite. SYDNEY, N. S. W., Jan. 25. A wharf laborer here has been stricken with bu bonic plague, and attending doctors are of the opinion that he was inoculated with the disease through the bite- of a flea. C WITSi A TABL! Every One Has Noticed the New " C" in Town. It Has Come to Stay With Us Forever Health Follows in Its Trail A Wel come Awaits It Everywhere. Not so long ago everybody's curiosity was aroused by the appearance in town of a new "C." It looks like this The nueer "C with a Tall" has made Its 'way all over the United States, and here as everywnere it promptly jumped into popularity. Why? Because the "C with a Tail" Is a comet of health followed by a coma of haom ness and joy. It has come to stay wi h us and radiate its benefits in all direc tions. The new "C" Is part of the trtdemarlc of Cascarets Candy Cathartic, the ids al laxative and guaranteed constipation cur They make the liver lively, tone up the bowels, purify the blood, brace tha bra.n, put everything right as It should be. Buy and try Cascarets today It's what they do, not what we say they'll do, th:t proves their merit AH druggists. 10c. 23c, or 50c, or mailed for price. Send for book let and free sample. Address Strrling Remedy Co . Chicago; Montreal, Can.; or New York. This !o the CA3CAKKT tao'ot Every tablet of the onitv cnuwe ""ascarets boars the magic 1 ts rCC." Look at th tablet bor- re t J you buy, and beware of frauds, Imi tations ana euDsututes.