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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, TUESDAY, MAY 8, 1900.
AGU1NALD0 IS ALIVE
General Young Reports That
He Has Joined Tino'ssBand.
FIGHTING IN SOUTHERN LUZON
Recent Engaseraeats "With. Rebels
1b tbe Viaayava Resulted, la tke
Killing: of 280 of Tkem.
QIAINILA, May 7. Telegrams received
hero from General Xoung report that
Acuirtnldo has rejoined the rebel General
Tino, In the north, and that they have re
assembled a considerable force In the
mountains. General Toung desires to
strike them before It xalns, and asks for
reinforcements. The tenor of the dispatch
leads to the belief that General Young Is
confident Agulnaldo Is -with Tino, and It Is
presumed they are preparing to fight.
, A detachment of the Forty-seventh Regi
ment met and routed a. band of the enemy
between Legaspi and Riago, Province of
Albay, April 15. Two Americans were
killed and five -wounded. Including two of
ficers. The Filipinos lost heavily. The
conditions around Legaspl and Sorsogon
are reported as considerably disturbed.
The rebel attacks on the American gar
risons in Vlsayan Islands recently have
resulted In the killing of 280 of the enemy
and the wounding of two Americans. At
daybreak. May X, 400 rebels, 100 of them
armed with rifles, attacked Catarman, In
Northern Samar, in the vicinity of Catu
blg. Company F, of the Forty-third regi
ment, was garrisoned at the place. The
enemy built trenches on the outside of the
town durlng-the night and fired volleys per
sistently from them, until the Americans
charged them, scattering them, and killed
153 of the Filipinos. Two Americans were
wounded. This attack was precipitated
by the enemy's recent successful fight at
Catublg. The garrison of Catarman has
been removed to the seaport of Laguan.
A force of Filipinos, estimated to num
ber 200, armed with rifles and bolos, and
operating four muzzle-loading cannon, at
tacked Jaro, on Leyte Island, April 15,
which place "was garrisoned by men of
Company B, Forty-third Regiment, Lieu
tenant Estes commanding. Estes left 15
men to protect the town, and with the
remaining 10 men he advanced on the
enemy In two squads, sheltered by ridges
south of town, whence they stood off the
Filipinos for three hours. Then 20 armed
members of the local police force sallied
out to help the Americans!. The latter,
with the police, charged the enemy, and
together they dispersed the Filipinos, and.
after the flghtlng was over, buried 125 of
them. There were no Americans killed.
Telejrraph. and Cable In Philippines.
"WASHINGTON, May 7. General Gree
ly. Chief Signal Officer, has been ad
vised of an Important extension of the
military cable system in the Philippines.
A land line has been established to Aparri,
the northernmost part of the Island of
Luzon, and a cable has been laid between
the Islands of Leyte and Cebu.
TROUBLE IN THE STEEL TRUST
As Gates TVonld Not Jleslffn, Selle
man and Straus Stepped Oat.
NEW TORIC, May 7. At today's meet
ing of the Board of Directors of the
American Steel & "Wire Company, Henry
"W. Sellgman and Frederick W. Straus
resigned from the board. Subsequently
the following was made public;
"To the Board of Directors of the Amer
can Steel & Wire Company Gentlemen:
"We have today resigned from tho direc
tory of, the American Steel & Wire Com
pany because Mr. John W. Gates did not
at today's meeting retire from the man
agement of the company, as we had been
given to understand that he would. Our
reasons for continuing to act as directors
until now may perhaps deserve further
explanation. On the morning of the April
meeting of the board we received assur
ances from sources on which we thought
ourselves entitled to rely that the resigna
tion of Mr. Gates as chairman would be
offered about May 1. While It is true
that by continuing In tho board we ex
posed ourselves to possible misconstruc
tion, -we risked this in the belief that by
delay we should accomplish that which
every one must recognize as demanded by
the best Interests of the company, name
ly, Mr. Gates' retirement from the man
agement; and we realized that under the
by-laws of the company to force Mr.
Gates' retirement was practically 'impossi
ble, and that these assurances promised
more substantial results than the contem
plated attempt to force his Immediate
resignation.
"Mr. Gates, however, continues to con
trol tho company, and under these cir
cumstances it becomes Impossible for us
longer to continue In the directors', andv In
order that the stockholders of the com
pany may fully understand both our rea
sons for continuing In the board and for
resigning from It, we shall give such pub
licity to this letter as wo may think
proper. Tours truly,
HENRY SEUGMAN.
"FREDERICK STRAUS."
TORNADO IN TEXAS.
Great Loss of Property Reported
From San Antonio.
SAN ANTONIO. Tex.. May 7. A tornado
6wept through San Antonio this morning
and caused a loss aggregating over $100,000.
No loss of life is reported. At Fort Sam
Houston, the entire galleries of three bar
racks were demolished, and the officers
quarters were unroofed. Hundreds of
trees within the fort are utterly ruined.
Bexar County will be a heavy loser by the
wreckage of bridges. A huge steel bridge
over tho Salado Creek, nine miles from
this city, is demolished. The damage will
probably reach $20,000. The Dullnig min
eral wells were damaged to tho extent of
5SO0O. Individual losses of several local
merchants range' from $1000 to $SO00. It
Is estimated that CO houses were damaged
through blowlng In of walls and loss of
roofs. The damage caused by the col
lapse of the San Antonio Loan & Trust
Company's building Is $40,000. The known
total loss in tho city exceeds $100,000.
Heavy Storm in Iovro.
CHICAGO, May 7. A special to tho
Chronicle from Fort Dodge, la., says:
One of the worst rain and thunder storms
In years occurred here last night. Reports
of damago to property and large losses of
livestock are coming In from all points. Al
Emmons, a prominent farmer, living south
of Mansion, la., was struck by lightning
and Instantly killed. The large residence
of R. M. Wright. In this city, was struck
by lightning and the entire building
wrecked, the Inmates escaping uninjured.
Tornado in Missouri,
KANSAS CITY, May 7. Mr. and Mrs.
William Helfrlck lost their lives In the
destruction of their home north of Ellin
wood yesterday by a tornado. Over ft
people are reported slightly injured near
Elllnwood.
Gold Exports Probable.
NEW YORK. May 7. It was estimated
by foreign exchange experts today that
gold exports during the week were likely
to be between $3,000,000 and $5,000,000. In
other quarters these are regarded as "ex
travagant figures. In all probability,
however, one or more shipments of gold
will be made to London.
Montana Central Strike Ended.
GREAT FALLS, Mont.. May 7. All the
wheels were turning on the Montana Cen
tral Railway today, and all the striking
men were in their old places, under a
signed agreement entered into between
General Superintendent Ward, of the
Great Northern, and a committee of strik
ers. The company will keep wages for a
month under both the -old and new sched
ules, and guarantees the men against a.
reduction in wages.
THE NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Brooklyn WVm From Philadelphia
In a. SlHtrarlag: Match.
BKOOKL.TN. May 7. Today's game
was 2. slugging match, with the hits about
even, but Brooklyn won by better base-
running and superior fielding. Attendance,
,3200. The score:
R H El RUE
FhUssdelphla .9 -15 6J Brooklyn 1217 1
Batteries Piatt and Douglass; Kenne
dy and FarrelL,
Umpire Emelle.
Bontoa Beat Nctt Yorlc
BOSTON, May 7. Today's game
abounded in orrore and hits. Hawley was
batted out of the box In the fifth Inning,
but Seymour, who succeeded him. was
scarcely more effective. Chambers, Bos
ton's new pitcher, was given a chance
in the sixth Inning. He has speed and
curves, but lacks -control. The score:
R H E R H E
Boston ...OS 13 ojNew York 11 12 6
Batteries DSneen1, Chambers and Clarke
and Clements; Hawley, Seymour and
Warner.
Umpire Connolly.
Pittsburg: Beat Chicasro.
PITTSBURG. May 7. Pittsburg's first
four runs were made byt bunting, the last
two by a three-bagger and a home run.
Chicago hit Leever liard in spots, but ex
cellent fielding kept the score down. At
tendance, 3700. Tho score:
R 11 1 R H E
Pittsburg ....6 IQOJChtcago 4 3 2
Batteries Leever and Zimmer; Garvin
and Donohue.
Umpire Hurst.
Game Called.
ST. XTJIS. Mar 7. St. Louis-CIncln-
natl game called In the fourth inning
!on account of rain.
National Leagrae Standing:.
Won. Lost. Per ct.
Philadelphia 10 j -657
Cincinnati 9 5 .613
Brooklyn 9 f -f
St. Louis Z i -ifS
Chicago 7 8- .C
Pittsburg 7 8 .456
New York 5 9 .3o7
Boston 5 9 .i7
Tie American Leagne
At Detroit Detroit, 2; Indianapolis, 11.
At Cleveland Cleveland, 5; Buffalo, 7.
Kansas City-Chicago game postponed;
wet grounds.
THE RUXNESG RACES.
Yesterday's "Winners at Morris Parle
and Other Tracks.
NEW YORK, May 7. Three favorites,
Oreld, Hesper and Maximo Gomez, won at
Morris Park today. The results were:
Six furlongs, selling Oreld won. Oliver
Mac second, Olea third; time, 1:12.
Half-mile Far Rockaway won. Billion
aire second, Bounteous third; time. 0:47.
Six and a half furlongs Magnificent
won, Asqulth second, Herbert third; time,
1:22.
Seven furlongs, soiling Hesper won,
Buffoon second, King Bramble third; time,
1-2SM,
One mile Approval won, Walt Not sec
ond, Survivor third; time, 1:43.
One mile Maximo Gomez won, Klnnl
klnndck second, Londmere third; time,
l:4iy4.
Races at Xiouisville.
LOUISVILLE, May 7. The Blue Gras3
stakes, valued at J1305, for 3-y'ear-olds,
was the principal racing piece of today's
card. The track was heavy. The results
were:
Four furlongs The Auditor won, Isebel
second. School for Scandal third; time,
0:50.
One mile, selling Samover won. Pos
sum second, Compensation third; time,
1:44.
Four and a half furlongs Likeness won,
E. P. second, Esther Biggs third; time,
0:57.
Six and one-half furlongs, the Blue
Grass stakes Gray less won. Love Labout
second, Celeritas third; time. 1:21.
Mile and a sixteenth, selling Eltfolln
won, Beana second, Nellorine third; time,
1:50.
Mile and a sixteenth, selling Lord Zenl
won, Handpress second. Crocket third;
time, 1:4S.
RUSSIANS AND CHINESE CLASH
Serious Friction on the Railway
Line in Manchuria.
LONDON, May 8. The St. 'Petersburg
correspondent of the Times says:
"Reports have reached here of serious
friction between the Russians and Chi
nese In Manchuria on the Russian rail
way construction route. In one case a
detachment of 35 Chinese soldiers shot the
Russian Captain of 10 Cossacks, who were
doing police duty. The Cossacks attacked
and pursued the Chinese, cutting them
down. The Russian Government sent a
complaint to Peking, demanding the pun
ishment of the Chinese officials of the dis
trict. China compiled. There have been
several murders and mutlllatlons of Rus
sian engineers by Chinese brigands."
Attacked by Ignorant Chinese.
SHANGHAI, May 7. A premeditated at
tack was made upon two companies of the
Wcl-Hal-Wel Boundary Company May 5.
Major Penrose and four men of the Chi
nese regiment were wounded. The at
tacking party was repulsed with the loss
of 30 men killed. The disturbances are
due to Chinese officials -working on the
credulity of the native?.
The French Elections.
PARIS, May 7. The municipal election
results in the provinces show that the
position of the parties has undergone lit
tle change, and that there is no Nation
alist victor, such as was expected In
Paris. The press expresses astonishment
at tho success of the Nationalists, which
has seriously alarmed the Ministerialists.
New Zealand Aids Ottawa.
WELLINGTON, N. Z.. May 7. The
Government of New Zealand, after consul
tation with the Legislators, has decided to
forward to the Canadian Premier. Sir
Wilfrid Laurler, tho sum of 5000 In aid
of the sufferers from the Ottawa fire.
Weeks Will Be Free.
NEW YORK, May 7. Judge Foster to
day dismissed four old Indictments against
Francis H. Weeks. Weeks Is a lawyer
who, as manager and executor of about
70 estates, misappropriated about $1,500.
000. Five indictments were found against
him. Recorder Smyth sentenced him to 10
years at hard labor on his confession to
one of the indictments. His term will ex
pire tomorrow.
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Snyman Is Alarmed.
LONDON.- May S. The Lourenco
Marques correspondent of the Times says:
"Commandant Snyman is so alarmed at
the prospect of having his retreat cut oft
that he has appealed for permission to
retire northward from Mafeklng to In
tercept Colonel Plumer."
MANY ROUTES TO CHOOSE FROM
The O. R. & N. offers the east-bound
traveler choice of many routes by one
arm. via Spokane. Minneapolis and St.
Paul, and by another via Salt Lake. Den
ver, Omaha, Kansas City or St, Louis.
No choice by any other line. Actual run
ning time to Chicago by tUe O. R. & N.,
70 hours. Time to St. PauL 65 hours.
Train sen-ice unsurpassed, v
ROBERTS PUSHING NORTH
CROSSED VET RIVER AND CA3IPED
AT WIXBUKG JUJfCTIOX.
Boers Are la Fnll- Retreat Toward
the Zand River and Kroonstad
The Turning; Movement.
LONDON. May 7. Lord Roberts re
ports toahe War" Office in a dispatch dat
ed Smaldeel, May 6, afternoon, as fol
lows: "We crossed the Vet River this morn
ing and are now encamped at Smaldeel
Junction. The enemy Is in full retreat
toward the Zand River and Kroonstad.
The turning movement was made by the
Mounted Infantry Just before dark yes
terday. It was a very dashing affair. The
Canadians, New South Wales. New Zea
land Rifles and Queensland Mounted In
fantry vied with each other in the de
termination to close with the enemy.
Captain Anley, of tbe Essex Regiment,
commanding the Third Infantry battalion,
behaved in a very gallant manner. The
naval guns and the artillery made excel
lent practice, particularly two flve-Inch
guns used for the flrst time with this
force. We captured a Maxim and 25 pris
oners. Our casualties are very few only
15 wounded, one killed and three missing.
"The British arrived here without op
position. The Boers' last train left last
Saturday night. The Boer losses yesterday
on the left flank were 40 killed. Their
rear guard remains behind kopjes, 1C
miles distant. There Is much railway
forage and corn here. It is stated that
the Boers are retreating towards Kroon
stad. The Zand-Rlver bridge is reported
to have been destroyed." "
The capture of Wlnourg by the British
Is confirmed, and tno main advance on
Pretoria continues. By the occupation
of Wlnburg, General Ian Hamilton puts
himself nearly parallel with Lord Rob
erts and only 29 miles eastward, while
he has the additional advantage of being
connected with his chief by means of
the railroad that runs from Smaldeel or
Wlnburg Road station, as it Is sometimes
called at Wlnburg. Lord Roberts Is now
nine miles north of the Vet and 63 miles
north of Bloemfonteln. Evidently he Is
not letting grass grow under his feet,
though the Boers are equally anxious to
retreat towards Kroonstad, and are so
doing.
The critics of the newspapers view the
situation with the greatest satisfaction.
A special dispatch from Smaldeel, dated
9:45 P. M., May 6. gives details of the
occupation of Wlnburg by the British. It
says:
"The news has Just come here that Gen
eral Hamilton Is giving the Boers no rest
and that they ore falling back hurriedly.
He entered Wlnburg today, after a brisk
fight, in which tho Boers fell back so
quickly that ono of their guns. In addition
to a Maxim, was abandoned."
The same dispatch, describing the cross
ing of the Vet River by the British, says
the Boer force, entrenched on the oppo
site bank, prepared to contest the cross
ing. Our guns were brought Into place,
and a terrific shell Are was directed on
the Boer lines. At tho 6ame time the
Quecnslanders, under a heavy Are, dashed
across the river and, advancing In the
open, completely turned the Boer, right.
It was dusk, but nothing could stop tho
gallant Australians. They pushed on
again, seized a commanding kopje, and by
brilliant movements and continuous rifle
fire, drovo off the enemy In the dark
ness. The first gleam of day this morn
ing found the enemy in full flight and our
men after them, and by- 9 o'clock this
morning we entered the Important strat
egic position.
A dispatch from Boshof, dated Friday.
May 4, says:
"General Mcthuen made a reconnols
sance from here Thursday to the neighbor
hood of SJartkopplesfonteln, locating the
laager. A fairly strong force of Boers
was seen moving northward. General Mo
thuen then returned to Boshof."
Hissed a Minister.
NEW YORK. May 7. Rev. Charles S.
Morris, a colored Baptist missionary, re
cently returned from South Africa, was
vigorously hissed when he championed the
cause of England in a lecture before the
West Side Y. M. C. A. The counter
demonstrations of the audience Anally
become so pronounced that the lecturer
abandoned tbe discussion of the merits of
the contending nations.
Driven From Fourteen Streams.
WARRENTON, Cape Colony, May 7.
The Boers have been driven out of Four
teen Streams, and the British are now
encamped on the north bank of the Waal
River.
STORIES OF BOER TREACHERY
British Officer Says They Are Exas
perated. LONDON, April 28. Today prints an
article from Its caustic British military
officer correspondent In South Africa, be
littling the charges of treachery made
against the Boers.
"Ever since the war commenced there
has been a series of allegations of cruelty,
perfidy and breaches of the customs of
civilized war on the part of the Boers.
"Not only docs my position In life as
a subject and a servant of Her Majesty
naturally Inspire me to aide with the pop
ular vlow against the enemies of my coun
try, but my previous service In South Af
rica would scarcely warrant my being
more partial to tbe Boers than to my
own countrymen. We soldiers, however,
by years of training, have learned to keep
our heads cool and our eyes clear In what
are, to the rest of the world, moments
of excitement. As we have nothing to
gain by exaggeration and no public to cater
to, our words should havo more weight
than those civilian writers who see for
the flrst time, those who never see it at
close quarters, and those who receive all
hut the barest Information from the Tom
mies, who either exaggerate for playful
ness, or who are not accustomed to weigh
their words carefully.
"I have nothing to gain one way or the
other, and that being eo, I may safely tell
the plain, unvarnished truth, which Is
likely to be as unpopular on this subject
as on all others. It Is not my wish to
morally whitewash, the Boers with mere
words of praise, but I think I am In a
position to account for a good many
things In a way which, when I have
given 6dentlflc reasons, may satisfy my
readers.
"The flrst of these breaches of the cus
toms of war occurred, or was supposed to
have occurred, at the battle of Glencoe,
the first struggle of the war. The alle
gation was that when Talma Hill was
captured by the Dublin Fusiliers, the
Boers retired, carrying white flags over
their shoulders, and thus saved them
selves from destruction by our rifles and
guns. I have made careful inquiries
from officers senior officers who were
present and whom I know to be cool sol
diers likely to observe correctly. One of
these assures me, and the others tell a
similar story, that he was one of the flrst
to reach the top of the hill, and was well
placed for observation. He found the
bulk of the Boer army In full retreat at
a distance of about 1500 yards, but a
smaller number of men who had been left
to hold the "hill to the last and cover the
retreat were much closer and also In full
retreat. They had left behind them in
their hurried flight a field hospital, and
to this rode a Boer, coming from the
main body and holding a white flag.
"He carried a letter to the English Gen
eral asking for an armistice to enable
them to burry the dead and carry off the
wounded. No doubt the stage of the
fight at which such a request could be
granted had not yet arrived, but by no
stretch of prejudice could It he termed
treacherous, or a misuse of the white flag,
nor should It In any way have prevented
our guns firing on tho retreating army.
That they did not Are Is true, but that
was due to a false view of humanity on
the part of the officer In command. I
have been assured by all of whom I have
inquired that no other flag was raised,
and that It was practically impossible for
one to be put up unnoticed by them.
"It was repeatedly elated after the bat
tle of Colenso that the Boer artillery had
fired on our ambulances, and that one of
them had been overturned by a shell. It
Is undoubtedly true that a number of
shells went close to the ambulances, and I
believe that one was really struck, but
there Is no reason to believe that they
were deliberately aimed at. I had myse.f
occasion to go to the ambulances during
the flght, and found them placed directly
in front of a hill on which was a naval
gun; the field- batteries were at that time
in action a short distance In advance, so
that the ambulances were between the
two, and not very far from either.
"Is It reasonable to suppose that the
Boer artillery should submit without re
plying to our shell Are because we chose J
to select so improper a place ror ine
wounded? They certainly could not have
fired at the guns without any shots fall
ing very close to the ambulances. I have
heard since but I cannot vouch for Its ac
curacythat the poeition in front of the
naval gun was selected by a staff officer,
contrary to the opinion of the medical of
ficer In charge.
"After the Irish brigade had been or
dered to retire, the ambulances advanced
over the ground on which it had been
fought and was covered with dead and
wounded men. A considerable body of
men had, however, not heard the order to
retire, and, flghtlng doggedly on. held the
ground for three hours after the general
retirement. In spite of being nearly sur
rounded by the Boers. The ambulances
came quite close to these men, and again
received some of the fire meant for othera.
The Boers protested angrily at the time
to some of the officers who had been made
prisoners, against the firing being kept
up when the ambulances were on the field
and the wounded were being collected The
brave men who had so stubbornly resist
ed had nothing to do with the ambulances,
and were not even aware that they had
come up behind them, eo that on this
occasion It was impossible to blame eith
er side. I may add that this Is the only
foundation for the statement which once
appeared that men of an Irish regiment
had taken refuge behind an ambulance,
"After the attack on Vaal Krantz much
the same statements were made on that
occasion. I was a personal witness to
tho occurrence. A narrow defile led down
the hill toward Potgieter'e Drift, and
along this the ambulances Incautiously ad
vanced. Once started Jn, with the stream
of wagons, no return was possible, and
they had to move on and take their
chances in an Inextricable jumble below.
A brigade of Infantry was bivouacking In
a fold of the ground between two hills on
the right; a corps of mounted Colonials
and a cavalry regiment were on the left,
and half the transport of the column waa
gathered together In front. Such a posi
tion Invited ehell fire, and the presence
of the ambulances, eo far from guarding
against it. might reasonably be complained
of as contrary to the usages of war. Am
bulances have no right to come within
the field of fire, I believe, but I am not
certain that three miles Is the limit.
"The enemy, fortunately, could not see
the bulk of our troops, and had no Idea
of the damage that It was In their power
to Inflict, and only a few shells were
thrown; the wagons and mounted nien
crowding up then under the lee of the hill
escaped observation, and the shelling
ceased. Had a number of guns been
trained on this spot. It Is Impossible to
estimate the loss that might have been
Inflicted on us; the wagons could not have
retreated through the crowded defile; the
ambulances would have been broken up
and I suppose there would have been
loud denunciation of the barbarous Boer.
"The day before the attack on Splon
kop. two Boers advanced along the top
of that hill waving a large white flag. I
watched them till they arrived near the
southernmost point, where they halted
for a few moments, holding the flag high
In the air to attract the attention of our
trorps. I concluded that they wished to
make some communication to the Gen
eral, hut at this moment one of our field
guns dropped a shell on the very spot on
which they stood. It was a remarkably
good shot, and the men Immediately disap
peared. Three more shells were fired In
rapid succession, and they were not seen
again. There was no question as to
whether they were aimed at, as that part
of the hill had never been shelled before
and never was again; but. Indeed, there
was no attempt at concealment, and the
gunners Tvere well pleased at their good
shot. It was an extremely foolish action,
and could not havo poeslbly served any
purpose; there was no flghtlng of any sort
in that neighborhood or on that flank of
the army, and for several days there
had been nothing but Intermittent shelling
by our guns, to which the Boers had never
replied. It could not be to prevent the
enemy observing our position, as the place
had always been held by their pickets,
and they continued on it until driven oft
by our Infantry next day.
"The Boer may not always be very
clean, but he Is not all bad or nearly as
black as he has been painted. In balanc
ing accounts also, we should bear In mind
the kindness and consideration which tho
Boers have invariably extended to our
wounded men; they have given us every
possible facility for removing them from
the field, and when they have fallen Into
their hands they have given them all the
help that their means allow. On the battle-field
Itself and while the heat of com
bat was still In their veins, they have
performed many email acts of gentle cour
tesy, such as giving water from their own
water bottles. Under these circumstances
unworthy recrimination of a gallant en
emy Is neither wise nor honorable.
"The Instances I havo quoted, and many
more on both sides, have been due to mis
understandings; but there are other cases,
however, which I have not referred to,
and these, unfortunately so far, will not
come within this category, as they are
due to Individual follies or-giults or per
haps even to deliberate tjfmchery. But
they are not fairly to be charged against
an army or nation. War raises to the
surface the worst passions and vices of
men, and whoever expects soldiers, wheth
er they be English, French, German or
Boers, to act In the heat of battle as a
gentleman would act In a London drawing-room
has but very little knowledge
of the ferocity latent In human nature.
"Tho charges of treachery have been so
generally made In regard to so many In
cidents In different parts of South Africa
that I cannot pretend to deal with more
than a few; but If all those which have
como under my personal observation or
about which I have been able to Inquire
from the trustworthy people who were
present turned out to be entirely false. or
groady misrepresented. It becomes unlike
ly that all or many of the others are
true."
Difference Adjusted.
HELENA. Mont.. May 7. The .differ
ences existing between the Montana Build
ing Company, which Is constructing the
new state Capitol In this city, and the
Journeymen Stonecutters' Association of
North America, were adjusted satisfactor
ily today on both sides. The adjustment
was brought about L. H. Fitzgerald, of
Denver, who was sent to Helena by the
national association for that purpose.
Theatrical Mnnaprers Organize.
CHICAGO, May 7. Twenty-seven theat
rical managers from Illinois and Indiana
have formed an association to be known
as the Illinois and Indiana Theatrical Man
agers Association. A booking agency will
bo opened In New York.
Few College Student Die.
The death rate In colleges 13 extremely
low. The strict attention to the physique
Is given as the cause. People outside of
colleges, as well. m?y have health and
strength. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters is
recommended most highly for preventing
as well as curing bodily weakness. It is
for- the blood, the nerves and all stom
ach disorders, and its cures of constipa
tion. Indigestion, dyspepsia, sluggish liver
or weak kidneys, are most remarkable.
This
Bottle
Is known all over
lh6 world. It will
be found in al
most every family
medicine chest
For half a century
HOSTETTER'S
STOMACH
BITTERS
HAS CURED
faflU STOMACH
!?5' Dyspepsia,
Indigestion) Constipation,
Liver and Kidney Trouble,
Malaria, Fever and Ague.
Sold by all druggists and dealers gener
ally. See thnt a Private Revenue Stamp
is over the top of the bottle.
CLAIMS AGAINST TURKEY
XO RESPONSE YET KIIOM THE
PORTE.
Transfer of Negotiations to Waiih
ington lias Not Been Official
ly Announced.
"WASHIXGTOX, May 7. The announced
Intention of the Turkish Government to
transfer the conduct of the negotiations
respecting tho American Indemnity claims
from Constantinople to Washington has
not been manifested as yet In any official
form. The Department of State Is thor
oughly satisfied with the manner In which
Mr. Grlscom, the United States Charge
at Constantinople, has conducted his work,
and has no disposition to change Its
methods In the middle of a negotiation
such as this. There have been no recent
exchanges of notes or even of verbal rep
resentations respec'.:ng the American de
mands, and possibly this temporary lull
may be the foundation for the supposi
tion that the negotiations have been trans
ferred to Washington.
At this particular juncture the "United
States Government has rod the last say,
and Is now awaiting a response from the
Turkish Government to a very forcible
presentation of tho reasons why It
should redeem the Sultan's promise made
to Mr. Straus and to his predecessors to
pay for the American- missionary property
destroyed.
McKinley'B Congratulations.
WASHINGTON, May 7. Following Is
the text of Secretary Hay's cablegram
to Ambassador White, at Berlin, convey
ing President McKlnley's congratulations
to Emperor William on the Crown Prince's
ISth birthday:
"Please convey to His Majesty, the Em
peror, the most cordial congratulations
of the President upon the arrival of his
Imperial and Royal Highness, the Crown
Prince Frederick William, at the age of
majority upon the Cth of May. The Pres
ident desires also to express his best
wishes for the continued good health of
His Majesty, tho Emperor, and of all the
members of tho imperial family and for
the people and prosperity of the German
Empire."
Internal Revenue Law for Hawaii.
WASHINGTON, May 7. Commissioner
Wilson, of the Internal Revenue Bureau,
has Issued Instructions to Collectors to the
offect that from and after June 14. 1300,
tho following articles manufactured or
produced In the United "States cannot be
exported to the Territory of Hawaii 'n
bond without the payment of tax, nor with
the benefit of drawback as heretofore:
Distilled spirits, still and worm; tobac
co, snuff and cigarettes; fermented liquors,
playing cards, oleomargarine, mixed
flour, proprietary articles, medicines, hot.
tied wlno and all other products named
in schedule B, of the war revenue act of
Juno 12. 1SSS.
Officials for Havrall.
WASHINGTON. May 7. It Is under
stood that the President has prac
tically decided upon John C. Blair, of
Wyoming, as United States Attorney for
Hawaii, and Daniel A. Rey, of Illinois,
as United States Marshal.
The Internal Revenue officials are tak
ing measures to extend to the Islands the
Internal revenue syetem of tho United
States, and the probabilities are now that
they will be made a part of the first col
lection district of California, with a depu
ty stationed at Honolulu.
Mn.ll Service From Nome.
WASHINGTON, May 7. As indicating
that the mail routes In Alaska are prac
ticable and that the carriers there are
given prompt service. It Is said at the
Pottofllco Department that a letter mailed
at Cape Nome February 10 reached the
following points on the dates named: Cir
cle City. April 1; Dawson. April 11; Seat
tle, April 9, and Washington, D. C, May
5. Prior to this season It has been im
possible to get mail from the northern
points after December 1.
Defeat for Union Labor.
CHICAGO, May 7. Judge Tuthlll grant
ed an Injunction today restraining the
Board of County Commissioners from in
serting in contracts a clause stating that
only union labor shall be employed in
carrying out the work, when It is to be
paid for with public funds. The injunc
tion was sued for by the contractors coun
cil of Chicago, the members of which
claim they are prevented by that clause
from bidding on public work, the council
refusing to employ union labor. An ap
peal will be taken.
The Pullman Estate.
CHICAGO. May 7. The final report of
the executors of the estate of the late
George M. Pullman 13 expected to be filed
in the Probate Court this week. It Is be
lieved that tho report will show that the
estate, which amounted to something over
$S,000,000 when the will was filed, has
grown to n5.COO,000 under the administra
tion of Robert T. Lincoln and Norman B.
Ream, the executors. The compensation
of tho executors for handling the estate
will be more than $500,000.
Extent o the Scofleld Disaster.
SALT LAKE, Utah, May 7. W. G.
Sharp, superintendent of the Pleasant "Val
ley Coal Company, has made a report to
the treasurer of the company In regrad
to the mine disaster at Scofitld, In which
he says:
"Total killed, 193; bodies recovered to
date, 155; injured 7. Of- those In the mine.
103 escaped alive and uninjured. Ttero
are 105 widows and 270 orphans."
Price of Lead Reduced.
NEW YORK, May 7. Surprise was ex
pressed In the metal trade today at the
action of the American Smelting & Refin
ing Company, which reduced-the price of
lead from $1 70 to H 40. This Is the first
change In price since tho beginning ot the
year, and the lack of demand and a de
sire on the part of the company to reduce
the price of ore at the mines are advanced
as tho principal reasons.
l-'
ALL ABOUT IT
JUST WHAT THEY ARE NOW DOING FOR
SICK FOLKS AT COPELAND INSTITUTE.
An Entire Month's Treatment for $5.00, AH
Medicines Included.
The diseases accepted for treatment at
the Copeland Institute, and the remark
ably prompt and thorough mastery ot
which has made the reputation of the
Copeland medical system, are
DEAFNESS;
NASAL CATARRH:
CATARRH IN ANT CHRONIC FORM;
ASTHMA:
BRONCHIAL AND LUNG DISEASE;
CHRONIC STOMACH TROUBLE;
CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE;
CHRONIC RHEUMATISM;
AFFECTIONS OF THE SKIN;
DISEASES OF BLOOD;
DISEASES OF NERVOUS SYSTEM:
In short, all ailments and Infirmities of a
seated and serious nature requiring tlma
treatment requiring a certain definite
period of close professional attention for
their radical and lasting cure.
ASTHKA. WITH I
CHRONIC CATARRH. CURED. !
Mlas Emma Hendrlckx, Carlton, Or.s
"My trouble began with common catarrh, i
My head and nose were stopped up, and j
there was a constant dropping from be
hind the palate into the throat. The ef- :
feet of this was to keep the throat Irrl- '
tated and to keep me coughing half the
time. After a time the catarrhal Infiam- i
matlon extended from the throat to the !
chest. I soon began to suffer difficulty In '
breathing and
ChoUInff Spell of Asthma. I
There was a feeling of feverish soreness '
in my chest, and the air passages seemed
contracted to such an extent that it was
a continual effort to get my breath. I did
MtitffK.
&A
T(
Miss Emma Hendricks, Carlton, Or.
Cured of Asthma and Catarrh.
not dare to He down at night for fear ot
suffocation, but was always propped up
with four or five pillows. When these
spells came on I would simply gasp for
breath, while the
Wheezlnpr and Choking:
noises that accompanied each breath
could be heard all over the house. My
general health became greatly Impaired. I
was thin and poor and without strength.
Walking a block or two tired me out, and
often going from one room to another
would be enough to completely exhaust
me.
"I was always using medicine. Inhala
tions, etc., and had" also consulted a num
ber of good physicians, but aside from af
fording me a little temporary relief they
couia ao notning for me. Upon the ad
vice of friends I began treatment at the
Copeland Institute, with the result of
A Perfect Care.
Now my breathing Is natural, and I have
no signs of asthma. When I began treat
ment I weighed 113 pounds; now I weigh
146."
Mr. Ernest Kroner, 107 Monroe
street, Portland: Our little boy Leo was
a great sufferer from catarrh, compli
cated with frequent attacks of tonsllltls.
His condition caused us grave alarm; for,
In spite of all treatment, he grew steadily
worse, and his general health became
greatly Impaired. The Copeland physi
cians cured him perfectly.
Consultation free.
m
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THE COPELAND MEDICAL INSTITUTE
The Dekum, Third
W. H. COPELAND, M. D. J.
OFFICE HOIRS From A. M. to 13
M. from 1 to 5 P. 3.
4-
Call and test them, or write for Dr.
Sanden's book. "Three Classes of
Men," free. Address
I Get the
! AT
Louis Bluniuaer, Chemist and Druggist, corner Third and Oak, Portland, Or.
Vjyv-oooo4fr
W i a vj wwrnamiffl-Kiga
Mormon ftl.thnra Pill
Chuich ana tocir lonjwcts. Poiiuicjjr cures the wont esses ia old aad yotu? arising from effects
ot self-abuse, ttsslpadoa, exceues. c dirttte-aokIar. Oure LOSt ManhOOdi lm
or constipation, stops Qulckne&a ,of Die- kTlSa charge. Stops Ner
JfOUS.TwltoTllnZOrEyaTldl. infects are ImaeSiase. RLLLi finpartjrisor aad Jxcyto
tTerr fscctlon. DceT ret oejDonHent. X care is at hand. rT3TZ"l Restores small, underdosed
as. Srtnrrlites the brala end nerre centers. c a box.
r tvzjteionded, wba. Unxc. circulars free. Adtirass,
$jr zala by Aldrlch Poarzpacr. SUth
NOTE THE CONTRAST.
The testimonials that are published la
these columns today are testimonials that
"testify." They mean something. They
tell ot years of suffering from real sick
ness. These people descrbe, in their own
language, the particulars ot their afflic
tions, and of their vain efforts to obtain
relief from other sources. They tell ot the
complete, perfect and permanent cures
accomplished under the Copeland treat
ment. They are common, honest, conscien
tious and trustworthy people, who, If you .
call upon or write them, will cheerfully
verify the truth of their published state
ments. They are not Governors, Senators.
Congressmen, politicians, public mfcn or
actresses, who court notoriety and pub
licity, and who are always glad of an op
portunity to be brought prominently be
fore the people, but who, as a general
thing, are not very sick, and who never
claim to havo been cured of a seilou3
illnes? by the patent medicine they ap
pear to indorse and recommend.
A LETTER FROM
A CURED PATIENT.
Mr. A. D. IloaUlns, of MeMInnvIllc.
Or., writes: Please excuse me for not
writing before. I waa Improving right
along and did not thmk It necessary. I
was a great sufferer from rheumatism and
catarrh, and It seemed I cou'd not ba
cured. Your medicine did morf for mo
in a short time than all the other medi
cine I took put together. I feel belter
now than I have In IS months. I will not
send for medicine because I do not need
It.
I have recommended several friends to
you. and never fall to cay a good word
for your excellent treatment, for I know
It does cure where others have failed. You
may publish this letter If you care to do
so.
Mr. John Linilstrou. Monnt Tabor-
T was a sufferer from catarrh for years.
It destroyed my hearing and broke down
my health completely. I could not eat a
mouthful of food without suffering pain
and distress. People had to shout right
Into my ears to make me hear. I had no
strength, but was a weak, almost use
less Invalid, unable to work or enjoy life.
Thanks to the skillful treatment of Drs.
Copeland and Montgomery, I am now as
well as any man can be. My hearing Is
also greatly Improved.
Rev. T. R. A. Sellvrood, a. well
known rector of the Episcopal Church, re
siding at Milwaukie My case was a
very severe one. dating back 20 years.
I suffered severely with mj- head. Grad
ually 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.
Doctor Copeland requests all who ore ailing,
all who feel a gradual weakening, or all tr'hs.
rcallxo that their health Is belns underm
by some unknown complaint, to cut out ohia
slip, mark the question that applies to your
case, and he will diagnose your case for you.
G
"Is your nosa stopped up?"
"Do you sleop with mouth wide
open?"
"Is there pain in front of head?"
"Is your throat dry or sore?"
"Have you a bad taste In tho
morning?"
"Do you cough?"
"Do you cough worse at night?"
"Is your tongue coated?''
"1b your appetite falling?"
"In there pain after eatlnjrT
"Are you light-headed?"
"When you get up suddenly ar
you dlzzy7"
"Do you have hot flashes?"
"Do you have liver marks?"
"Do your kidneys trouble you?"
"Do you have pain In back or
under shoulder-blades?"
"Do you wake up tired and out ot
sorts?"
"Are you losing flesh?"
"Is your strength falling?
For thl Doctor Copland's services are free'
It means no charge will be made, not a pnn
will bo received. It means no promises to pay
no future obligation Is Implied or demanded.
It means what It says. To one and all It Is un
equivocally and absolutely free.
Dr. Copland's Book Frez to AIL
and Washington
H. MONTGOMERY, M. D.
EVENINGS Tnea days and Friday.
SIIJfllAYI-Vroni lO A. M. to 12 31.
4
GENUINE Sanden
HALF PRICE
Guaranteed on 55000 bond; and I
will pay to any charitable Institu
tion $1000 if it can be shown thc4
the Belts I am now selling at Half
Price are not the bona fide U. S.
patented Sanden Belt, purchased
of Dr. A. T. Sanden in 1899, and as
sold on this Coast for years past.
There is no deception or imita
tion in these Belts. They are the
Belts with 30 years' record as the
great remedy for the ailments of
man and woman.
No. 7540 Belt for. . . $20.00
No. 6 $30 Belt for.. . $15.00
No. 5 $20 Belt for. . . $10.00
253 Washington St.
Portland, Or.
4044?
Sue been In use orrr o rean br the leaden of the Mcnnoe
Spermatorrhoea insomnia, Pains
aiunfif i-ama 43i(;t ioituus 9-
.031 of ii;'M Soman. Varicocale.
6 ft x.so br maC t taimr it A written guarantee, tocura
Blchop Rsmady Co., San Francisco, CaU
and "VTaahlncton streets. Portland. Or.
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