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-..: j ii -. THE MORNING OBEGONIAN, T&UESDAT, APRIE 19, 1900. T t FILIPINO LETTERS More Captured Documents Sent to the Senate. PLOTS AGAINST THE AMERICANS Plan to Barn Manila and Prevent tbe t Captnre of Ho Ilo Overtures to tbe Spanish. Commander. WASHINGTON. April IS. In further re sponse to the Senate resolution of January 1? last, the President sent to the Senate additional documents bearing upon the Insurrection In the Philippines. The pa pers ore all Important, One of them Is a "report of Colonel Arams Blanco, of the Philippine army, to the General commanding the "Second Zone." on the events of February 2, 1S99. In Tondo. He sajs that on hearing the alarm of fire, he Immediately ordered 21 men. who gathered, to hold themselves ready, "so that when the designated hour arrived they would be ready to go to Melslc, where the American barracks, are. and set on fire the houses about there. In order to Interfere with their coming out of the barracks, as was agreed upon in. tho meeting with Descesend Loman Dro send Loman. The result was that on marching to the scene of operations we found the CaUoada Azacarraga was filled with Americans, and with them were a . number of country people who cried out. Brothers to the strife, for now Is tbe hour.' This Is what men were saying to that crowd, and at the proper time they sounded the call of our army, 'Advance and fire. Tho sight of that strange 6Cene threw us Into confusion, for we believed that nil we had prepared from the be ginning, as well as what we saw, was prepared by the enemy and his spies." He then ordered a retreat, and when they met the Americans, the Colonel says, the latter gave his forces two volleys. He adds that his men, with their daggers, 'n a hand-to-hand conflict forced the Ameri cans to retire. Another letter, dated Tarlac, October 23 last, signed by J. M. Lebab, commands an unknown Filipino officer to "go to Manlli, commanded by our Government, to throw some dynamise bombs and set fire to the houses and the principal buildings, es pecially those occupied by foreigners." Among other documents is an unsigned letter to General RIos, of the Spanish army, and In command at Ilo Ho, dated at Malolos, October 25. 1S9S. apparently In spired by Agulnaldo. In this letter the writer says that his desire Is to "yet save from shipwreck the sovereignty of Spain in these Islands." He then proceeds: "I am Informed that you are considering surrendering the place to us or to tho Americans; after six months of vigorous siege and of total abandonment, I under stand how you can prefer us to the others. The way to make this surrender Is to join us and proclaim the federation of the Fili pino Republic with the Spanish Republic, recognizing the chieftainship of our hon iprable President. Senor Kmillo Agulnaldo. A fraternal embrace will tak place be tween Filipinos, Vlsayans and Spaniards. There will be hurrahs for Spain and the Filipinos unite as a federal republic; your troops will pass Into the common army; you will be promoted to a Lieutenant General. Those who want can go back at our expense, and the flags of Spain and the Filipinos will float side by side. Tou will give an account of this to Madrid, and In the meantime we shall fight tho Americana together. We shall conquer and then we shall wait and adjust our fu ture relations. The surrender of the he roic column you command Is the greatest outrage which can be inflicted upon those valiant men. since they have suffered the humiliation which their unfortunate com panions suffer here: and you, the abTc and upright and valiant General, are you going to sign a treaty with the Americans? God preserve you from It, sir. Tour trans fer to our side does not really involve trea son to Spain, since the moment sov ereignty passed you ore free to transfer your allegiance. This Is -in accordance with the principles of national honor, and It would eerve as the first base of the new alliance between Spain and the Filipinos, and then from both come honor and ap plause for you, as having been the one fortunate enough to accept It." Both tho preceding documents and tho one immediately following were on paper used In the private office of Agulnaldo, but neither of them bore any signature. The second document In this connection, which Is not dated. Is apparently a let ter of instructions to the Filipino commis sioners, who were to accompany the Amer ican troops to Ilo Ilo. They were told not to recognize the sovereignty of the Amer ican Government, and upon disembarking the commissioners wero to prepare the Filipino forces to attack the Spaniards "some hours before the Americans can enter the place." They are told that In case either the Spaniards or Americans want to treat and make promises, to "be lieve nothing and pay attention to noth ing, but press the attack until you die or conquer both of them." If the attack should not take place until after the en try of tho Americans, the Filipinos were Instructed that they "must continue to enter tho city, preparing to occupy and take possession of the ground, but with out firing a shot unless the Americana commence.'' 3B castheiAmericans should begin, the Filipinos were to attack Im mediately and not to give up until killed. In this connection, the Ilo Iloans were assured that the. Americans were valorous only In appearance and would foon yield if met by valor. If the Filipinos should get possession of Ho Ho before the dis embarkation of the Americans, then the Filipinos were to "conceal themselves well. In order to deceive the Americans, and make them think we are more than we are In fact." "In this." the Instruction continues, "let them appear, and when they are In due range of our rifles, there should be a gen eral discharge, fo that ah mnnv mpn ns possible will be killed at once. tVe can' calculate one of our soldiers being worth four of theirs, so that In the hour of vic tory after the combat we ehould have less losses than theirs." Another document relates to the con Terence sought by General Otla with Fil ipino leaders relative to the expedition to Ilo Ilo, and says that General Otis tried to secure a deputation of natives to ac company the expedition In order to concil iate the Insurgents there. There is a note with this document, saying that Gen eral Otis had Indicated that It was the purpose of the United States to annex the Philippines, but that the General admitted that there were two parties In the Sen ate. A proclamation signed by Agulnaldo May 21, 1SS8. says: "I see the Spanish Government is una ble to struggle with certain element which constantly oppose the progress ol this country, and now, since the powerful and great North American nation has come, showing a disinterested protection which will enable us to secure the liberty of this country. I come to assume the com mand of all forces, ready to assure the attainment of our revived aspirations.' He said he would firet establish a dic tatorship and afterwards a government, with a cabinet. The papers are all translations of doc uments captured from the Filipino forces Colonel Pcttlt Court-Martlnled. NEW YORK. April IS. A dispatch from Manila announces that Colonel James S. Pettlt, of the Thirty-first Volunteers, has been court-martialed for handing a pris oner of war over to President Medell, of Zaboango, who killed the prisoner at once without trial. Union Pacific Improvements. OMAHA. Neb., April 18. Ktlpatrlck Bros. & Colllne. the railroad contractors hive bees awarded the contract for the extensive Improvements to be made by th Union Pacific at Sherman Hill. In Wyom ing. The exact amount to be paid the contractors Is not made public, although It la admitted that the improvements wU cost In the neighborhood of J2.500.000. ' Three Burial In Colfax. COLFAX. April 17. The funeral of -Mrs. T. L. Savage, who died In Northport. In this state, on Saturday, occurred this af ternoon. Mrs. Savage was the youngest daughter of Captain and Mrs. J. Bwart. and had been married 16 years. She left a husband and three children. Miss Bessie Chase, who died Sunday at the home of her sister, Mrs. Charles Metz, was buried In the city cemetery this morning. Word was received in this city yester day of the death of Mrs. LIHIe Whit els. at her home In Heppner, Or., after on Illness of only a few days. The remains will be brought to Colfax for Interment. Mrs. Whltels was married in Colfax In the fall of 1S3S, and has since resided In Heppner. where Mr. Whltels Is a mer chant. s Y. M. C. A. for Tbe Dalles. THE DALLES. Or., April IS. Secretary Stone, of the T. M. C A., of Portland, was in The Dalles yesterday, and met with those Interested in the organization of a local T. M. C. A. About 100 of the leading young men of the city have signified their lntentlpn of becoming members, and the only thing that remains to be" done Is to secure accommodations. Repairing: tbe Boston. WASHINGTON. April IS. The board of survey In the case of the United States cruiser Boston has reported to the Navy Department that the ship can be repaired at a cost of 1175.000, or one-halt of the original estimate,, and the work has been ordered done at the Mare Island navy yard. in Lou of Colorado Livestock. DENVER, April 18. Reports received here from the grazing regions indicate that heavy losses of livestock will result from tho prolonged rain and snow storm. State Senator Barela says that the losses of sheep In the vicinity of Trinidad ag gregate not less than 20,000. o Thirteen Were Drowned. BINGEN. April IS. A boat on board of which were 20 members of the Catholic Students' Association, while crossing the Rhine yesterday from this place to Rudes helm. was capsized and 13 of its occupants were drowned. Sullivan M. Cntcheon. DETROIT. Mich.. April IS. Hon. Sulli van M. Cutcheon, ex-Senator of the Michi gan House of Representatives and promi nent in local business circles, died at his residence hero early ithls morning, aged 67. 1200 Japanese Immljrrants. VICTORIA, B. C April 18. The steamer Mllos arrived tonight from Kobe with 1300 Japanese Immigrants, a majority of whom are destined for the United States to work on th0 railways. a HOTEL ARRIVALS. THE PORTLAND. Mr A Mrs R C Porter & chll. Plttibun? Pa. J O Weathewax. Aber deen Mrs M R Sherwood & child, do E J Coyle, Vancouver Daniel Jones. Seattle C D Kooman. Spokane; A. J rant isoston D C Campbell. Spokn C H Moore. Chicago C C Etteman. USA J W Gale. San Fran 1 V Rankin. Olympla H Eutnon. iioqulm R P Walsh. San FT F L Torres & wife, Mexico E Detrick. Jr. S F H J Oabel. Kansas Cr A W Wheeler. Mlnnpll t, u u unto, unieago Mr A Mrs L S Cos. Waterloo, la C D Can. do Fred J Koster, San Fr J S DlnkelapleU S F W T Solomon. N T G F Detrick. S F G Sully. Boston E F Goodyear, S F W H Onedaker & w, S F Mrs A M Moon, Mus kegon. Mich E R Harty. N T H D Martin. Minn A W Smith &. w.. G H Richardson. S F E Newman. Ban Ftan R E Peacock, Chica go IC B Holtzman, Co lumbus, u A Paulson. Chicago IT Godwin. S F J A Dougherty, St P n Luirunr. Worcester W V Rice. Salt Lake U D Erwln, Muske gon. Mich i;rucago L H Briggs. Qulncy C F Peacock. Chlca-Grnce M Beardsley & go I son, Muskegon E C Beede, Seattle A Behal, N Y THE PERKINS. J B Ryan. Aberdeen! Miss E Withers. Eu gene. Or Col W G Ronald. Se- attle F J Martin, MoMInn- w ti is. e well, mc- MlnnvIIIe J DandelU S F Mrs Dandell. S F N L Cornelius, Eu gene. Or vllle UW Hobbs, McMlnn- J Sommercamp, Ida-1 vnie M F Hardesty, Asto ria no Mrs Sommercamp, Idaho A H Conner, O R N Co pita E J Carter. MIs- souia, Aiont N E Carter, Missou C Butler, Pt Twnhd la. Mont P Crom, Frlnevllle B D Gilbert, Albany Mrs H R Satchwell. Newberg Miss Satchwell, Newberg Mrs O C Clark. Mis soula. Mont LI P Wilson. Salt L z. w urown. Prinevl C Beebe. Missoula Mrs Beebe. do S L Cantln. St Louis J P Hoffman, St P J C Fletcher. McCo tt u i-raven, uaues Wm Houck, Eureka, la lm j coiuns, inde pendence , F C DeWltt. S F T J Rlna. St Paul Dr M Schumann. uaxer city Mrs W H Plummer, Snokana T E Deazln. St Paul W T Raleigh, Sheri. dan R A Brown, Dalles J R Wilson. Snok IT Carstens. Seattle tA j aicvittle. Oma- I na G Owens. Oakland J R Trumbull, Lew-' lston, iaa Mrs Trumbull, Lew l'ton. Ida a u Lewis. Molalla F Batty. The Dalles Mrs H Dale. Baker J C McCourt, Hele G L Kelty. McCoy na. Mont J Bates. Aberdeen J W Wnbranshek, Manistee. Mich H W Wabranshek, Manistee. Mich Mrs j w uonn. Asto- -Ha Li R Marks. Chicago R H DeWcese, K C IR H Laercmans, S F G S Evans, Hood R II H Davis. Texas F Osenbrugge, St P! R J Sherman. Wal-1 MIs wilbcrt, Asto ria lace Dr A J Hulllnger. City H D Auld. Sallda, Colo J F Willis. Dillon C W Coitraus, Oak- I iana. cai W T Solomon. N T I A Norehead. Nah- cotta. Wash rA Bailey, Walla Walla airs wiuis. union Mrs Burrls. Boise S J Howard, Buffalo IMPERIAL HOTEL. C. W. Knowles. Manager. H Reynolds. 8 F F Durfbcrton, Salem, s storm. ios An R R Atmore, 8 F N Mever. 8 F jjass Mrs Dunberton, Sa lem, Mass E R Patterson, Ta coma D R McGlnnls. St P E J Thompson, Los Angeles I Mrs Thompson. L A Mrs Patterson, Taco- l ma W F R Kelly, S F A C White, Mills boro Mrs A C White. Hlllsboro C H Ralson. Minn F C Reed. Astoria t, r Aiucneii. u H Ji R Mrs Mitchell. do Master Mitchell, do N F Tholts. do E C McCornack, Sa-I K -Li Kinney. do H C Grece.'NT F D Hinsdale. Spr"g fleld. Or. lem J A Gardner, Jeffer son City Mrs Gardner. Jeffer son City Miss Gardner, Jeff erson City F B Kny. Salem M W Backles. S F H Rankin. Seattle Mrs Rankin, do P II Quljllam, Spok Mrs Hinsdale, do C H Fisher. Roseb'g Mrs Fisher. do R O Dunbar, Olym pla H Lofremere. Ashl'd. I Wis H S Kindred. Asto ria Hotel Donnelly. Tacoma. Euroner" plan; headquarters for com merclal men. Chllberc's restaurant In connection. For Goldendale. Wash., take stage at Grants. H. Glass, prop. a APRIL 22D IS THE DAY On which the fastest regular passenger sen-Ice. Portland to Chicago, ever main tained, will be established. A dally solid vestlbuled through train via the Union Pacific Railroad and con nections, consisting of dining-cars, palace and tourist sleepers, tree reclining chair cars and buffet library and smoking cars, will make the trip in the remarkable time of 70 hours. No other line does It, nor gives travelers through cars Portland to Chicago. For rates, tickets and sleeping-car berths, apply to City Ticket Office. 135 Third Street, Portland, Or. FORAOOVERNMENrSEWER BIDS OPEKED AT FORT STEVEJSS YESTERDAY. Ron of Fish Decreased Remains of a Man Cansjht In a Fisherman's x Jfet and Then Lost. ASTORIA. April IS. Bids were opened In the office of Captalr Downs, construct lnr -ouartermaster. at Fort Stevens, this .afternoon, for the construction of a large sewer at the barracks. The original piani called for a sewer 5800 feet in length, with branches leading to the various buildings and running through the jetty Into the river. The main sewer la to be of eight-Inch glazed sewer pipe and the branches bf six-Inch, the lower 150 feet being of Iron. As the department Is con sidering the advisability of changing the selected site for the proposed hospital, bids were asked for on two sets of speclflca tlons. Six bids were received on each, as follows: For construction of sewer to site of pro posed hospital Ferguson & Houston, As toria. $5223: L. A. Conn, Vancouver, M1S3; James G Powers, Portland, UI.900; Port land Sand Company. Portland, S1734 73; James. Fralney, Portland. S131! 35; J. W., Surprenant, Astoria. W(W. For constructing the sewer to "bench No. 16." a distance of about 300 feet less than In the former specifications, the bids were as follows: Ferguson & Houston, Astoria, 11915: L. A. Conn, Vancouver, 1X26; James G. Powers, Portland, tl6.650; Portland Sand Company. Portland, $163! 73: James Fralney, Portland. J1017 76; J. W. Surprenant, Astoria, S3300. The contract was not awarded today, but probably will be within the next few days. The run of fish has decreased consid erably during tbe past 21 hours, but still there are more than usual In the rivet for this time of the year. A majority oi the glllnet Qshermen are not at work yet. but those who are making drifts are us ing sn.all mesh nets.- The price remains the same as at tbe opening of the sea son, with no signs of It being changed. The quality of the Chinook salmon is stated, by experts, to be the highest ever known. While drifting & short distance above Dcsdemona sands this morning. Thomas Barber, a fisherman, caught the body of a young man in his net. Barber Immediate ly lifted the net and was making a line fast to tho body when It slipped from hla grasp and sank. He describes the- re mains as those of a young man about 21 years" of age, light hair, quite long, and with no signs of a beard on the face. The body Is believed to have been that of Hugo Llndstrom. who, with a com panlon, was drowned about three weeki ago, through the capsizing of his boat Llndstrom was only 16 years of age, but larger than a boy usually la at that age. The attempt to reach the stranded light ship with a. 100 fathom steel cable, at tached to a buoy out In deep water, proved to be a failure, even after success seemed assured. One end of the cable was successfully buoyed and the other end taken close In shore where a line was attached to It from the lightship. During the night thin line parted, and the shore end of the coble was lost. It Is now the Intention to pick the cable up again and first attach one end to the lightship ana lead It out to the buoy or to a tug. The new logging road that Is being built by the Benson Company to tap the Sal mon Creek district has had the effect of raising the price of timber In that sec tion. Claims are now finding a read; sale at S2500 each, and the price of stump age has gone up to 50 cents per 1000 feet. MOHAIR PRICE IS LOWER. Still There la Good Profit In Goats In Oresron. SALEM. Or.. April IS. William Brown, the Salem woolbuyer. who yesterday pur chased the Polk County pool of mohair, says that the lot contains the best goats hair in Oregon, and that the price paid, 23 cents. Is 2 cents better than other grow ers can reasonably expect to get. There were about 40,000 pounds of hair In the POOL The quality varied, of course, and 29 cents Is an average price. Taking 23 cents as a basis, Mr. Brown says that the best grade of hair In the pool would bring about 25 cents per pound. The poorest would be worth about 15 cents. Mr. Brown bought the Polk County pool last year, paying 33 cents. It appears from these figures and from market quotations, that the price of mo hair has declined about 5 cents In the last 12 months. Some growers believe and say that this reduction Is due to manipula tion of the market by buyers, and that It will prove disastrous to the producers of mohair. Mr. Brown scouts the Idea that the buyers have anything to do with the reduction In the price. He says the price Is controlled by the supply and demand, and that owing to changes In styles mo hair Is not used as much this year as last by manufacturers of dress goods. He also says that there Is no danger of owners of Angora goats suffering financially, as long as the price remains at 23 cents. A goat that costs 15 will produce hair "worth 23 cents, and each goat should yield four pounds of hair annually; besides producing a kid. The hair would be worth 31 16, and the kid In the fall should bring 32 10. That, Mr. Brown thinks, is not a bad yield for an animal that Is almost self-supporting and oftentimes Is worth its keep as a land-clearer. Hopcrroirers Defend Themselves. The officers of the Oregon Hopgrowers" Association have begun defending them selves against the buyers by the methods adopted by the latter. Recently Hugh F. Fox, a New York buyer, scattered cir culars lcters among Oregon growers, urg. lng them to consign their hops to him. The association today Issued a letter, re plying to Mr. Fox and warning the grow ers against consigning. The reply by tbe association Is as follows: "Referring to the circular letter of Hugh F. Fox, of New York, soliciting consign ments, you well understand that the state ment of his reasons for sending same are not correct. "The association has been disposing of the hops as fast as there has been a rea sonable demand for them, as shown by the enclosed statement. The association ne gotiated with Mr. Ray and. Mr. Fox In reference to handling association hops, but never to the exclusion of competition of other buyers. "The blue mold seems to have about run its course, and buyers generally have dis covered that they can handlo these goods when they have been properly cleaned up. and are quite willing Jo become purchasers of those hops which have been affected by blue mold, as well as others. "To begin consigning 'hops to Mr. Fox. or any other buyer, would simply destroy all competition in sales, and we could get no offers from any other dealer at any price. "From the best Information that we can obtain there are no more hops on hand than will be needed by consumers before the end of the season, and It would slmp'.y ruin what prospect there may bo for salts to break up the pool and consign the hops at this time. Buyers who except to become large pur chasers have said all along, and emphati cally say now. that If our hops are to be consigned they will not buy a single bale." Nominations Filed. The names of tbe following candidates were registered by the Secretary of State today n accordance with the law requlr lng nominations to be certified to by that official: Malcolm Moody, member of Congress. Second District. Republican; C J. Bright Supreme Judge, Prohibition: W. P. E more, member of Congress. First District Prohibition: Leslie Butler, member o Congress. Second District, Prohibition; Charles E. Wolverton, Supreme Judgv. Republican; P. L. Kenady, Dairy and Food Commissioner, Prohibition: J. W. Bailey, Oregon Dairy and Food Commis sioner, Republican. The Prohibition candidates were nomi nated by an "assemblage of electors." The others by a. "convention of delegates.'' A Turner Store Barclarised. The general merchandise store owned by M. Howe, and a barber shop owned by Thomas Miller, -at Turner, were entered Ylaat night by burglarsr The thieves se cured a quantity of knives, razors and scissors and about a dozen pairs of pants. REPEAL ORDIXAXCE VETOED. It Would Operate to Dlscourarce a Needed Improvements. "OREGON CITY. April IS. Mayor Lat ourette has filed with the Recorder a veto of the ordinance passed at the last meet ing of the City Council, repealing an or dinance passed June 9, 1S38, authorizing the construction of a roadway from Third street in the south end of the city to the top of the bluff, and carrying a conditional appropriation of 31000. The repealing ordinance was passed after con siderable wrangling. The ground of the veto was that repeal of that ordinance would operate against on Improvement that ought to be made. The Hertzkn Case. The time of the Circuit Court was taken up this forenoon with the argument for a demurrer against the indictment charging A. W. Hertzka, a Christian Science heal er of Portland, with practicing medicine without a licence, or using an agency for that purpose. It was noon before At torney Stoddard, of Portland, who rep resents the Interests of the defendant, concluded his argument. The court then announced that further argument on. the demurrer would be postponed until to morrow. None of the attorneys for the prosecution have yet presented their argu ments against the demurrer. The defend ant contended that the Indictment could not stand, as It did not specifically state facts; also that while Hertzka would com mit a violation of the laws of Nebraska by practicing healing In that state.Tr was no violation of the statutes of Oregon to practice the healing art as advocated by the Christian Scientists. It was not practicing medicine: only a religious rite. He also read a decision from Chief Jus tice Marshall, In support of his argument that healing as practiced by the Chris tian Scientists could not come under the laws governing the practice of medlclno and surgery. Two Divorce Decrees. Decrees of divorce were ordered In the suits of Alfred vs. Saddle M. Day. and Susan E. vs. I. N. Groves, each on the ground of desertion. The plaintiffs In these cases were former residents of Mult nomah county. METEOR SEEN AT GRANT'S PASS. Afrrees With Ashland Account, Ex cept as to Distance Amir. GRANT'S PASS. Or.. April 17. Monday evening at 6:30 an exceptionally bright meteor flashed across the sky from north to south, coming very close- to town and bursting Just south of town. It was still broad daylight, but the meteor appeared like a huge sky rocket It left a long train of Are, and where it broke a cloud of white smoke was visible for a half hour. Tho sky was perfectly clear at the time. Compromise With AVater Company. The City Council and the representatives of tho Grant's Pass new Water, Light & Power Company have settled the dis pute over the building of a sewer by a compromise. The city deeds to the water company the strip of land abutting the wing dam, which the city recently bought, and the water company at Its own ex pense carries the sewer below the power house Into the swift water of the river. The Injunction suit will be re-opened and then withdrawn by the water company, which pays all costs. This settlement Is generally satisfactory. Tho sewer will bo completed without further delay. Another Aerolite Seen. MONROE, April IS. Just at sunset yesterday a brilliant meteor flashed across the heavens, passing from high up In the eastern sky to a point In the southeast. This unusual phenomenon was witnessed by several of the residents of this place, and Is the second Instance of such Irreg ular actions of the heavenly bodies within a week. Small Meteor Near Eugene. EUGENE. Or., April 18. A small meteorite was seen to fall near Spring field Monday evening. A party went In search of It yesterday and found where It struck on the top of a bill Just outside of the city, burying itself like a cannon ball about three feet In tho earth: SCMPTER VALLEY EXTENSION. Rafla Now on the Way Will Prob ably Build Fifteen Miles. BAKER CITY. April IS. The extension of the Sumpter Valley Railroad to a point about 15 miles beyond Sumpter Is now certain to take place. Twelve carloads of rails are at Salt Lake en route to thU city. These will be used in repairing the line between this city and McEwen to put It In shape for the heavy traffic. The remainder of tho rails to be used In ex tending the line will arrive here early In June, by which time the repairs to the line will be completed and the work of extension begun. Joseph A. West, former ly superintendent of the Sumpter Valley Railroad, but of late superintendent of construction of the Utah & Pacific Road, will arrive here In a few days to take charge of the work and also to superin tend the extension of the line. The pro posed extension will tap a heavily tim bered country. While It Is not given out where the road will end. It Is .believed to be the Intention of the company to build only into Clifford for the prcstnt, which Is about 15 miles from Sumpter. STRUCK BY A FALLING TREE. Fatal Injury io a Woodsman In a Mohawk Camp. EUGENE. Or.. April 18,-John HIgglns died this morning at Wcndllng. from In juries received yesterday by being struck by a falling tree. HIgglns was working for tho Booth-Kelley Lumber Company, cutting timber In the forest He was standing on a log waiting for a tree to fall which another man was cutting. When the tree fell he saw it was com ing too near him, and ran on tho log to get out of the way, but was struck by limbs of the tree across tho shoulders. He lived until this morning. HIgglns was about 10 years - old and unmarried. He came here from the East several months ago. Buildings Ready to Accept. COLFAX. April 17.-SclenceHall. the last of the new college buildings at Pullman. Is nearly completed, and a special meet ing of the Board of Regents has been called for next Saturday, to accept the building from the contractor. Science Hall Is a fine structure, one of the most beautiful of the buildings on the Agricultural College , grounds. It Is ex pected that the meeting' of the Regents on Saturday will be exciting; as the best of feeling does not exist between the Board of Regents and Contractor Barrett The latter has refused to allow President Bryan and other members of the faculty Inside the building, or to inspect the work while the building was being constructed. There was some dispute over the ac ceptance of Ferry Hall, the boys' dormi tory, which was not settled at the time the building was accepted, and this will probably come up again Saturday. Three men, advance agents of a col ny of S7 persons farmers and their fam lles today left Antlgo, Wis., for Peck, daho, the new town on the Clearwater River. PUERTO RICAN OFFICES PROVISION FOR FILLING THEM TEMPORARILY. Army Offlcers to Hold Their Present Positions Until Civilians Can Be Appointed and Qualify. WASHINGTON. April 18. The President today sent to Congress the following mes sage: "The time remaining before the first of May, when the act .of April 12, 1900, en titled 'An act temporarily to provide rev enue and a civil government for Puerto Rico and for other purposes.' will take effect appears to be Insufficient for the careful consideration requisite to the proper selection of suitable persons to fill the Important offices provided for by the act The powers of the present Gov ernment will cease when the act takes effect and some new authority will be necessary to enable the officers now per forming the various duties of civil gov ernment in the Island to continue the performance of those duties until the of flcers who are to perform similar duties under the new government shall have been appointed and qualified. That au thority cannot well be given at present try temporary appointments of the exist ing officers to positions under- the act for the reason that many of the existing officers are officers of the Army detailed to the 'performance of civil duties, and section 1222 of the. revised statutes would prevent them from accepting such tem porary appointments under the penalty of losing their commissions. The selec tion of the new officers and the organiza tion of the new government under the act referred to will be accomplished with all possible speed, but In order that It may be properly accomplished, I recommend the passage of a Joint resolution to obvi ate the difficulty above stated. "WILLIAM M'KINLEY." To carry Into effect the President's mes sage. Foraker. chairman of the Puerto Rlcan commltee. Introduced this Joint res olution: "That until the offlcers to flit any office provided for by the act of April 12. 1500. entitled "An act temporarily" to provide revenue and a civil government for Puerto Rico and for other purpovs.' shall have been appointed and qualified, the officer or offlcers now performing tho civil duties pertaining to such offices may continue to perform the same under the authority of said act and no officer of the Army shall lose his commission by reason thereof: provided that nothing herein shall be held to extend the time for the appointment and qualification of any such officers be yond the first day of August. 1900." On motion of of Senator Foraker, the resolution and the message were referred to the committee on Puerto Rico. INAUGURATION OF ALLEN. ruerlo Ilicans Will Be Impressed With Its Importance. NEW YORK. April 18. A special to tho Tribune from Washington says: Yesterday's long Cabinet meeting was chiefly devoted to considering the Inaugu ration of the civil government In Puerto Rico on May 1. under the new statutes. It has been decided that the people of tha Island, with their natural fondness' for pomp and display, will be sufficiently im pressed with the Importance of the new establishment by the visit of the cntiro North Atlantic squadron. . On the day of the inauguration. Gen eral Davis, the retiring Military Governor, will assemble nearly all the troops of .his department at the capital and parade them in honor of the occasion. Each "of the ships will fire a Governor's salute of 17 guns, to be returned In kind by the forts ashore. At night there will be a brilliant illumination of the ships, with their masts lined wlth'electrlc lights, and an exhibition of searchlights. Tho naval display will be made all the more memorable from the fact that the day will be the anniversary of the battle of Manila Bay. Governor Allen will spend a week at least at San Juan before his formal Inaugura tion, and In that time It Is expected that he will be able to form a correct estimate of the qualifications of leading natives for places In the Executive Council, which constitutes the upper house of the Legis lative Assembly, and be In a position to make recommendations to the President regarding appointments. It Is the Impres sion among Cabinet officers, that most of the men now holding office. In General Davis' military cabinet, except the United States Army officers, will be continued in tho Eexecutlve Council, either in their present places or In similar offices under different titles. The President and all members of his Cabinet are anxious that the Council shall be composed of natives as far as possible, and desire to avoid all semblance of fasten ing any "carpet-bag" rule on the island. It will be the effort of the 'President large ly on Governor Allen's recommendation, first to complete the executive of the island and to provide for the organization of tho Judiciary. The established court of tho Island, including the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico, will continue to sit as now constituted. Residents of the United States will be selected as Judge, District Attorney and Marshal of the UnltedyStatcs, which will be established In a fewweeks at San Juan. It la also settled that Qeneral Davis will remain In Puerto Rico and that Govsmor Allen will have the advantage of his expe rience and assistance. The brigade of troops, consisting of cavalry and Infantry regtmento of regulars, the Puerto Rlcan native regiment,- and two batteries of artillery, will continue to constitute Gen eral Davis" command, which will thus bo as Important, so far as number of troops is concerned, as any of the military de partments In the Untied States. All military authority after May 1. how ever, will be subordinated to the civil au thorities, and the War Department will cease to exercise any more control over Puerto Rico than It does now over Ari zona. Domestic and Foreiim Ports. HONOLULU, April 2. Salled-Shlp Charles EL Moody, for Tacoma: bark Highlands, for Port Townsend; April 5, bark Seminole, for Port Townsend; April 7. British bark East African, for Port Townsend. Arrived April 6. Ship Jabez Howes, from Tacoma. Liverpool. April IS Arrived British ship Longdate, from Seattle. Hong Kong Arriyed April 17, British steamer Empress of India, from Van couver. Arrived prior to April IS Jap anese steamer KInshlu Maru, from Seat tle. Sailed March 1, British ship Aller ton. for Astoria. Cape Town In port February 27, Brit ish ship Clan McPherson, for Astoria. Anghai In port March 19. British bark Lydgate. for Astoria. Hiogo In port April 1, German ship Mabel RIckmers, for Astoria. Port Elizabeth In port. Norwegian bark St John, for Astoria. Hong Kong Sailed March 7, ship Emily Reed, for Port Townsend. Dally Treasury Statement. WASHINGTON. April IS. Today's statement of the Treasury balance In the general fund, exclusive of the 3150,000,009 gold reserve In the division of redemp tion, shows: Available cash balance 3151,272.571 Gold ........... S6.164.277 Duffy's Pure Mali Whiskty MALARIA, Fevers, Chills, Coughs, Colds, Dyspepsia of what ever form, quickly cured by taking DUFFY'S Malt. Atablespoosfnl in glass of water three times a day. All druggists and grocers. Bowaro of Imitations, ' ALL DISEASES $5.00 A MONTH Hundreds of Your Friends Are Taking Advan tage of the $5 Rate of Drs. Copeland and Montgomery, and Being Cured of Long standing Troubles by These" Specialists They Furnish the Most Scientific Treatment of All Diseases for $5 a Month, Medicines included. v Until the innovation made by Drs. r Copeland and Montcomery, In plac ing; medical skill and thorough sci entific treatment for nil diseases within the reach of all by maklntc their total charse for treatment anil medicine at S a month. It vraa al most Impossible for people In moder. ate circumstances to obtain the aid of klllfal.and conscientious special ists. It was, and still Is, for that matter, a freqnent occurrence to bear complaints made over the ex cessive fees churned by those claim ing to be specialist. Drs. Copeland and Montgomery's charge Is but $5 a month. Including nil medicines, nnd the time required for a enre under their system la shorter than that oc RINGING WORDS FROM CURED PATIENTS Mr.AV. F. nelm, 3-1S Market street, Portland, traveling In the, Interests of a popular Insurance company: "I am 66 years old. I had suffered from catarrh and a discharge from the left ear for 00 years since childhood. The hear ing In the left ear was always bad, and about 20 years ago the hearing In the right ear began to fall. Gradually I drifted into total deafnesf. It was with difficulty that I could carry on a conver sation. It. was seldom that I could hear any one speaking In an ordinary tone of voice. At times I was so deaf I could not hear anything not even the sounds on the street. Distressing Head Xolses. "I was annoyed by constant noises in my head, like the roaring and tumbling of a thousand waterfalls. The noises were al ways worse when I had cold. The left ear discharged more or less all the time. It was much worse the last four or Ave years, and I was never free from It. "One day while reading the paper I saw the statement of a friend who had been cured by the Copeland physicians. I at once looked him up. His verbal state ment was even more convincing' than the published one, and he advised that I begin treatment. I did no, with the result that I am cured. Those terrible head noises and discharge are all gone, and my hear ing Is more distinct than ever before. I am greatly pleased with the outcome of my treatment, and cheerfully make th's statement." Among tbe hundreds of well-known people of Portland who from their own personal experience indorse and recom mend the treatment of Drs. Copeland & Montgomery, none perhaps Is better known than Captain TV. H. Foster, of the steamer W. S. Mason, known as the Albl na ferry, and for 30 years connected with the various steitmboat lines centering In Portland.. Captain Foster's home address Is 129 Goldsmith street. The exposure aiid hardship of his work brought on a catar rhal trouble, which greatly Impaired h'-s health. He says: "I first noticed symptoms of catarrh 10 years ago. I had headache and a tight ness through the forehead. I had a tick ling in the throat and coughing spells in the morning. Gradually my entire sys tem became involved, especially my stom ach. For two years I did not eat a square meal. I had no appetite. Even the lightest meal caused a feeling of dead Consultation Free. THE COPELAND MEDICAL INSTITUTE The Dekum, Third W. IT. COPELAXD, M. D. J. OFFICE HOURS From D A. M. to 13 M.J from 1 to S P. 31. We s&J: siZrsS Jfor - - J'sSZm W X-tsV C30l Write Volumes about the aeriu of Abbey's Silt, but we as to Its merits from its actual use by pnrsicUns. Take adraauge of this adricc aal enjoy good health. Tbe daily use of Abbey's Effervescent Salt will keep you in good health Abbey's Salt positively cures Dyspepsia. Constipation, r utuiency. bktn, uvrtx or Kidney troubles conaiuon ot tnc Blood or an unnatural or is made Iroo tne salts extracted Iron tne Dr. James T. Burdick. Brooklyn, N. Y.. says: "Abbey's Salt Is the best general saline that 1 know gt. I prescribe it now altogether instead ot citrate of magnesia, Seidlitz powders, etc" Abbey's Salt l not only osaremrdyisr tbe IllsorSprlne; It Is absolutely without an equal. All Drugrists. tjesoe and . Mormon Bishops' PI I Is in" ". tr?c tlow-w. Tomiictr M ..n-.im- 1 ",- .iinin. w Mf or t9 S?vjiIIM2- E elf II ftnH"fui. SOcTT vet de&uiad'tat- m. errsas. SrhnwUrrs the braia and tterre ceaten. aoc a box. sr sMsey refunded. ith oozes. arcaiin free. Address, For sale by Aldrlch Pharmacy. Sixth poTsncTa akoar ifowore rs jKrrrMB3as, aparmaxorrnooa insf in BacKi Eell poslrest Seminal emissions. Lama Hack. DiiiKrt noaoacneiwniurwaa 10 marry, -y5 .or w-iFfM nsmen, var or constipation, stops OulcKnoss of Ols- Irfll char's! ate vnua Tarlenin THE l?OT CALLED THE KETTLE BLACK BECAUSE . THE HOUSEWIFE DIDN'T USE SAPOLIO cupied by any other method. Kore-S over, their cures are genuine and permanent. The fact, that, in spite of their well-establlancd and fairly earned reputation for honeat work, skillful treatment nnd successful results, they still maintain this low charse of $3 a month, shows that they aim not alone at financial suc cess as practitioners, but as well at the accomplishment of the grenteat por.slble good In the community. Their practice, which bns long beer several times larger than any other In thU city, is still constantly In creasing, demonstrating continually thnt the pnbllo appreciates low chnrges when combined with an questionable skill, thoroughness and professional honesty. weight and fullness In the stomach. Belch ing gave me a little temporary relief, but I the fullnese and dull aching in the pit tf the stomach never left me. I fell away 20 pounds. I could not sleep. I waked, about midnight and suffered tortures until morning. J would sit up in bed and try to raise this load off the stomach, often , breaking out In a cold perspiration, but , could get no relief. "I tried dieting and everything I was I told was good In stomach trouble?, but only got weaker and suffered more in tensely. Finally I decidea to try tne uope land treatment, and now all my old symp toms have disappeared. I eat and sleep well, have gained In weight and the disa greeable feeling has left my stomach. T cheerfully and willingly recommend Drs. Copeland & Montgomery to all sufferers." Rev. T. R. A. Sellwood, n well known rector of the Episcopal Church, re eld'ng at Milwaukle, and a member of the well-known Sellwood family after whom the thriving suburb of Sellwood Is named: "From my own Individual experience I I regard the system of treatment practiced by the Copeland specialists in chronic maladies well worthy of commendation. I While' unceasing care and attention Is given each Individual case, the expense Is eo trifling as to render the system a bless ing to thousands. "My case was a very severe one. dating back 20 years. I suffered severely with my head. Gradually my hearing failed. When I began treatment, I was very deaf. Today I hear as well as any man could my hearing has been perfectly restored. HOME TREATMENT BY MAIL No one deprived of the bene fits of the Copeland treatment because of living at a distance from the city. If you cannot come for personal examina tion, write for symptom blank, with information of New Home Treatment, sent free on appli cation. Dr. Copcland'i Book Pre: to AIL and Washington H. M05TGO3ICRT. M. D. nvrmiNGS Tuesdays and Fridays. SIT.1DAYC V roni lO A. M. to 12 M. K W v-xvSN wsr ss cc- . prefer to let too draw ronr conclusion and all illnesses arising Xrom an impure irregular condition oi tne system. Aobey juices o: pure, r resa r rults. Dr. Wm B. Mann. Eranston, III.. says : Dottled mineral waters are no comparison to Abbey's Salt." Dr.CL. Wheeler. New York, says: Aooey s sail is superior xrom ev ery standpoint to tae k occeiie. tp- somana iarisoa cozopouncs. ' a Sprint; remedy, but i per bottle. launder 50 yeusbr the leaders of tt; Moinea cures Vim wont cues la old and joosr arUla? from effects - wc.mi m. WUrQS f-OSX MQnnG mniaf pains nervous uo ,rfsCKav - - are LmmertiAie- E AS fitniniw. .. nmmiu . cure la at Baatl- K! .7: Jl W ..!. a.Yl m.4. .t . a tRrtiabruiL ajaaUjj h -- -..-. to...- Blchop Bsjmedy Co., Ban Francisco. Cala and Washlnxton streets. Portland. Or. toa. 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