THE MOBNING OREGONIAN, FRIDAY, .JANUARY 2G, 1900.
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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.
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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
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