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tttt- MOTtXIXO OREGOXIAN, FRIDAY, JUXE 8, 1900.
PAUL TALKS
Correspondent Found Him in
a Car at Machadodorp.
MOVABLE EXECUTIVE OFFICES
ZCrasrer Declares That the Boers
Have Xot Beea Conquered "Why
He Left Pretoria.
LONDON", June S, 3 A. M. The execu
tive offices of the Transvaal Government
are in a railway car, which is shunted on
a switch at Machadodorp. President Kru
ger caused the Interior of the coach to
be reconstructed some time ago, with a
view to contingencies that have now ar
rived. A correspondent of the Dally Ex
press, who went from Lourenco Marques
to tee President Kruger, was received
yesterday. The President sat smoking a
long pipe. He looked worried, but his
bearing Itself was quiet and determined.
He did not make the least objection to be
ing interviewed. The correspondent was
equipped for the Interview by cables from
London.
"Yes." said President Kruger, "It Is
quhe true that the British have occupied
Pretoria. This, however, does not end the
war. The burghers are fully determined
to flght to the last. They will never sur
render so long as 50") armed men remain in
the country. I feel encouraged by the line
work Steyn and Dewet are doing in the
Free State."
The correspondent suggested that the
war was over, inasmuch as the capital
had been taken.
"The capital," exclaimed Mr. Kruger,
with energy, "what Is a capital? It does
not consist of any particular collection
of bricks and mortar. The capital of the
republic, the seat of government. Is here
In this car. There is no magic about any
special site. Our country Is Invaded, It Is
true, but it is not conquered. The gov
ernment is still effective."
Referring to the reasons why he left
Pretoria, Mr. Kruger said:
"I was not foollfh enough to be taken
priboner. I provided this means of loco
motion precisely for the same reason as
our burghers supply themselves with
horses when they take the field. It is
necessary that I should be able to move
quickly from place to place. That Is all.
Bye and bye this car will take me back
to Pretoria. For the pressnt. It enables
me to keep away from Pretoria, where 1
could be of no service and where I should
only play Into the hands of the enemy."
"They say, Mr. Kruger," remarked the
correspondent, "that you have brought
with you gold to the value of 2,000.000."
"It Is not true." replied the President.
"Whatever monetary resources I may
have with me are simply those we re
quire for state purposes. At the same
time. I am not going to tell you where
our treasure is. Let Roberts find It If he
can."
"They also say In London. Mr. Kruger,
that you contemplate taking refuge on a
Dutch man-of-war at Lourenco Marques."
"That again Is a lie." retorted the Pres
ident, with vehemence. "I know of nc
such Dutch war vessel. I am not contem
plating refuge anywhere. I shall not
leave my country. There will be no need
of my doing anything of the kind."
"Then. sir. there Is much surprise at
your having left Mrs. Kruger behind,"
said the correspondent.
"But why?" asked Kruger. "Mrs. Kru
ger Is quite safe in Pretoria. She would
only be put to personal inconvenience
here. All communication between us is
stopped, of course, hut she will await my
return with calmness and courage. She is
a brave woman. I am here awaiting fur
ther Information. We are surrounded by
falhful burghers, and arc quite safe." '
Secretary of State Reltz remarked:
"You may depend upon It that the war
is not yet ovr. Guerrilla warfare will
continue over an enormous area. We In
tend to fight to the bitter end. and aU
probably retire upon Lydenburg. where
we can hold out for many months."
"Yes." observed Mr. Kruger, "it is only
now that the real struggle has begun. 1
fear that there will still be much blood
shed, but the fault Is that of the British
Government."
Then, raising his voice to an almost pas
sionate height. Mr. Kruger exclaimed:
"The time has passed for us to talk.
"We have done plenty of that, but It has
done us n- good. The only thing left for
us to do is to keep on fighting, to keep
on fighting."
The correspondent who secured the in
terview telegraphed it direct from Macha
dodorp station yesterday, when the wire
were working as usual to Lourenco
Marques.
The Daily Express, in commenting upon
the interview, refers to the "unabated de
fiance of the ch'cf of the Transvaalers."
Nine hundred British prisoners arrived
Tuesday at Nooltgcdacht. They were
penned in a barbed-wire field of 'our acres
on the open veldt. According to a dis
patch from Lourenco Marques, dated yes
terday. Lord Roberts Is reported to have
Intercepted two tralnsful leaving the
vicinity of Pretoria.
Telegrams from the British side are ex
ceedingly scanty. Two brief ones re
ceived from Pretoria say that Mrs. Kru
ger Is still occupying the Presidency, and
that a number of engines and cars have
been scoured. The British under Major
De Lisle captured a machine gun" and
caused the Boers heavy loss, the British
casualties being slight. Beer officials re
moved J300.0CO in gold from the National
bank June 4. but did not touch the cash
holdings of the other binks. Some of the
.Boers are surrendering voluntarily, and
the townspeople of Pretoria are described
as showing considerable enthusiasm ove
the British arrival. Provost Battersby. In
n dispatch to the Morning Post from Pre
toria, dated June 3. siys:
"The Boers pledged themselves to 20
British officers not to take the British
prisoners away if the officers would con
trol them and prevent an outbreak. Nev
ertheless, they began their removal. Af
ter IKK) had been taken. British shells
struck a Iraln that was loading, and the
Boers desisted and retired. The British
officers at Daspoort refusM to leave their
quarters, and made the Boer commandant
a prisoner, releasing him at midnight on
condition that he would cancel the order
for the removal of the prisoners. The
Pretoria forts were found without gun.
All the artillery had been gotten away."
Another dispatch says:
"Sixteen hundred British prisoners were
removed. After the government had
taken away most of the stores, the
burghers were given a fre hand to help
themselves. All the British found was a
few hundred bags of coffee and sugar."
TO THE BITTER EXD.
BarKhern Take the Onth to Continue
the Strnfrcrlp.
LONDON. June 7. The Lourenco
Marqueb correspondent of the Times, tele
graphing June 3. says:
"According to refugees from Pretoria,
thousands of burghers under General
Botha have taken an oath to continue tht
struggle to the bitter end. United States
Corsul KollU started for the Transvaal
today. The nature of his mission is not
made public here."
In the absence of anything from British
sources enlightening the Boer statement
that General Buller requested a three
days' armistice, the military experts here
are Inclined to believe a revised version
of the story will show that General Bul
ler summoned the Federals to surrender
or evacuate their positions within thre
days, falling In which he will attack
them.
According to a dispatch from Lourenco
Mnrques under today's date, the Boers
under General Botha are again concen
trating In the nelghrorhood of Hatherly,
32 miles east of Pretoria.
The strained relations between the Sec
retary of State for War. the Marquis of
Lansdowne,- anu the British Commander-in-Chief
of the forces. Lord Wolseley, ap
pear to have reached such a pitch that
but for the exigencies of the situation.
Lord "Wolseley would have resigned. It
seems that Lord LansJowne attempted
to usurp some of the authority always
heretofore wielded by the Commander-in-Chief,
and the latter Is now said to have
laid the whole matter before Lord Salls-bury-
The list of casualties now coming
through Indicates that there was severe
fighting before "the Thirteenth Yeomanry
surrendered. Already the names of II
men killed and 25 wounded have been'
issued. The killed Include Sir John Elliott
Power, Baronet, and among the wounded
Is the Earl of Longford.
ENGLAND LOSES INTEREST.
Boer "War Regarded as Virtually
Ended.
NEW YORK, June 7. A dispatch to the
Tribune from London says:
Bobs may be master of Pretoria, but
general apathy is In command of the
United Kingdom. The war Is regarded
as virtually ended, since the utmost which
the Boers can expect la success In pounc
ing upon Isolated commands here and
there, and thlsw III be followed by em
barrassment in finding places where pris
oners can be confined and fed.
Lord Roberts' first work at Pretoria is
to release the prisoners at Watcrval,
which General French has probably al
ready accomplished, although the official
news has not been received. Their num
ber has been roughly estimated at iOOO,
but a large proportion of them will prob
ably prove to be unfit for duty after their
long confinement.
The British l.ne from Hellbron through
LIndley and Senekal to Ficksburg Is now
held so strongly that an advance
toward Frankfurt and Bethlehem seems
Imminent. The capture of the Yeomanry
force will serve to convince Free Stato
leaders that their bold stroke did not pre
vent the fall of Pretoria, and has left
them with prisoners to feed when their
own supplies are meager. The clearance
of this eastern district of the Free State
is evidently the flret work which Lord
Roberts will order. It will bo greatly fa
cilitated when Sir Redvcrs Butler's army,
from which there has been no official
news for several day, compels the evac
uation of Lairg's Nek and Is free to oc
cupy Standerston.
General Buller Is reported to be con
ferring with the Boer commander at
Lalng's Nek. but le more likely to be
swinging his divisions around Newcastle
as a pivot, so as to envelop the Boer po
sition. Society has been badly hit by the cap
ture of the Yeomanry near LIndley, since
the corps representee: the titled and
wealthy classes. The casualties of the
Yeomanry In the flght which preceded
the surrender were serious.
Questions connected with the political
settlement of conquered territories are not
seriously discussed by the press, since a
military occupation and government for
a prolonged period is a foregone conclu
sion. The new crown colonies will not be
allowed to govern themselves for a long
time after the nsxt general election in
England. When that election will occur
Is still uncertain, but probably It will take
place in October.
The Chinese question Is now considered
much graver than anything that is hap
pening In South Africa. There Is a gen
eral apprehension that an outbreak be
tween Russia and Japan will be the sequel
to the large use of Cossacks for the relief
of foreigners In China.
ENVOYS "WAITING FOR OFFERS.
Boers Undecided Where to Make
Their Futnre Homes.
CHICAGO, June 7. Renewed resolutions
of sympathy were extended to Messrs.
Fischer, Wecscls and Wolmarens, the
Boer envoys, last night this time by the
members of the Holland Society and their
guests, at a banquet at Kinsley, planned
especially In honor of tha delegates. The
visitors were told that their cause was
a holy one, and they were advised that
"if ever their people had to trek agaic
they should trek across the sea to Amer
ica." Paul Kruger, President Steyn and
Cronje, the "Lion of South Africa." were
extolled In words of eloquence. The dis
tinguished Afrikanders replied in brief
speeches, in which they earnestly pleaded
for the moral support of a sister Repub
lic "Speak out your voice." said one, "and
you may wake up the sleeping conscience
of Europe."
"Proud as we would be to live under
the Stars and Stripes." said another, "we
are going to plant the flag of freedom in
South Africa, and some day you will bt
proud to see these banners entwined one
in the ssnse of dedication to liberty."
Tho chamber In which the function was
held was draped with the green, red. white
and blue flag of the Transvaal Republic
and the respective colors of the United
S'atcs and Holland.
Before leaving for St. Paul. Mr. Wessels.
In an Interview on the question of the
Boers coming to America, said:
"While we believe that the Boers will
obtain freedom or. at least, partial free
dom, within a year or S3, if not at once,
we are very uncertain as to the future.
If any definite offer Is made to us as the
official representatives of the people In
South. Africa, we shall be glad to laj
It before our people, and give them an
opportunity to decide whether they wlsi
to rome to America or not.
"Personally. I do not think that all
Boers would come, and I doubt whether
a majority of the Boers In the Orange
Fre State and in the Transvaal would be
ready to leave thHr adnntd homes. They
are willing to trek further Into the Inte
rior If they have anv assurance that tho
British fine will not follow them, but gen
erations hnve come and gone In South
Africa, maklrs It a fatherland to those
now there. But we ;hnll h glad to hear
from the citizens of the great Western
S'atcs and learn whether they will make
us offers."
Pnolflentlon Not Complete.
LONDON, June 7. The fol'owlng dis
patch has been received at the Colonial
Office from the British HUh Commission
er In South Africa. Sir Alfred Mllner:
"Cape Town. June 7. It It reported by
telegram that large numbers of miners
and others are about to start for the
Transvaal from Southampton Saturday.
Cannot a public notification be Issued
warning the people aca'nst premature re
turn here? They will b delayed at Cape
points, and will on'y Increase the num
bers supported -by charity It must be a
couple of months at least "before the bulk
of those now In the Colony and In Nafil
can be allowed to return or work gen
erally can "be resumed."
Krnsrer Will Not Give Up.
NEW YORK. June 7. A dispatch to the
Herald from Lourenco Marques says:
In response to a telegraphic Inquiry to
President Kruger. Informing him of the
offer of 100 acres of land In America to
each burgher, the President replied:
"We thank you-for this generous offer
of land, but the burghers are determined
to fight for their own land and Indepen
dence to the bitter end."
Genernl Warren's Advance.
CAPE TOWN. June 7. General War
ren, with a strong force. Including the
Canadian artillery. Is reaching north
through Griqualand West. He encamped
at Campbell j-esterday. no opposition be
ing offered. Numbers of the rebels are
handing In their arms to tho British
commander.
Funeral of Mrs. John Sherman.
MANSFIELD. O.. June 7. The funeral
of Mrs. Cecelia Stewart Sherman, wife
of ex-Senator John Sherman, occurred at
the family residence at Jl o'clock today.
Business houses closed for two hours as
a mark of rcsptot. The services were
conducted by Rev. A. B. Putnam.
HOME MISSIONS WORK
"WHAT HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED IK
OREGON IX THE PAST TEAR.
Rev. C. F. Clapp's Report 'Read at
the Aanual Meeting: of the Coa-
sresratloiial Society.
DETROIT, Mich., June 5. The 7h an
nual meeting of the Congregational Home
Missionary Society hegan Its sess.ons here
today. The 74th annual report was made
public The report for Oregon, Rev. C.
F. Clapp, Forest Grove, superintendent,
showed that the receipts from that state
within the year have been $S30 73. Twenty
eight missionaries have been in service
during the whole or a part of the year
in connection with 53 churches and sta
tions. Forty-eight Sunday schools report
a membership of 317. The report con
tinues: "There were SI hopeful conversions re
ported on the fields, and 144 additions
to the churches, S4 of these on confes
sion of faith, wSlle 60 were received by
letter. One church building was pur
chased and rebuilt and six were material!'
Tepalred. Two buildings are in process
of erection, and others are contemplated
soon. No parsonages have been purchased
or built. One church has been organized
and at one or two places a preaching point
has been organized Into a branch church.
One faithful missionary, who has done
duty without commission .and without
compensation, Rev. George A. Rockwood,
has fallen asleep, and his field Is left
vacant. He had not been in commission
for a good many years, "but he kept up a
service in the church near his home, and
will be greatly missed by that community
and his brethren in the ministry. I
should also have spoken of Rev. Wallace
Hurlburt, who died almost Instantly at
Condon, In Oregon, after many years spent
In the ministry. He was a man of very
sweet spirit and deep piety.
"As compared with last year, there were
fewer conversions reported, 132 being re
ported last year and 04 this. There were
192 additions to the missionary churches
last year, 144 this. In Sabbath school en
rollment, however, there was a larger
number by nearly 400 than during the year
previous. The Christian Endeavor Socie
ties are also In better condition and
more active and influential than at any
time before. Altogether there is much to
be thankful for, while some things are to
be regretted. There has been less mov
ing about among the pastors than has
occurred in tome years, and yet too much
for the best Interests of the churches.
"Among the encouraging features Is tha
fact that almost every mles'onary church
la becoming more and more Interested In
the great missionary problems. They give
more cheerfully to causes outside of their
own necessities, and more of the mem
bers are learning to give. The missionary
spirit Is being developed and a spirit of
oelf-$upport Is coming to the front. The
women of the state, especially, are In
tern in their desire to organize every
church into a working missionary body.
The new plan of an 'Altogether Society'
or a 'Church Missionary Society,' as It is
better called, is working admirably, and
some churches have not only doubled thelt
gifts to benevolence, but have learned to
give far more Intelligently and have In
creased the number of givers materially.
These are the good omens that forecast
a better future. There were no large re
vivals reported and no communities stirred
correspondingly. In a few towns where
our churches are located some other de
nomination had special meetings, accom
panied by marked evidence of the Spirit's
power, and our churches shared In the
In-gathering. Otherwise the- report in con
versions and in additions from cpnfes
slon of faith would be still less gratlfy"
'ng. It is much to be thankful for, when
through any Instrumentality souls are
brought to Christ, and anxious ones are
ask.ng, 'What must I do to be saved T
But it is exceedingly unfortunate when
any denomination must depend upon out
side Influences for a condition of things
that will bring converts to Its church
doors. There Is something radically wrong
when any denomination has to resolve
ltrelf Into a spiritual orohanair fnr t,o
adoption of waifs from other denomina
tions, n our churches are right before
God they will have converting power in
themselves, through the Holy Sprit, and
they will not have to farm out their own
Sunday school children to have them
jrougni to cnrist and genuinely convert
ed. "We have not been able to hoM all th-
vantage ground gained In the past few
years; much territory formerly covered
by our workers has had to be either
wholly abandoned or turned over to other
denominations who have built on our
foundations. This Is not flattering to our
denominational pride, but whenever somi
other denomination could work a field
better than we could. It has been our pol
icy to turn that field over io it The
one object and aim has been 'Oregon for
Christ, and the prayer has been 'Work
by whomsoever thou wut, O Lord, but
save Oregon!' Some very Inviting fields
haye thus gone from our watch, care and
fellowship, but we could only wish them
God-speed and turn our attention to the
remaining work in hand. The t'de of
Immigration Is again turning In this di-
?L Z' ad ,h,,S wlU not onl' strengthen
he churches already p'ant:d. but create
a new demand for work In sections not
occup.ed now. Homes are being started in
hundreds of localities, away from any
church privileges at present, and soon the
demand will be for more workers and
more churches."
Genernl Ilonnnl Re-elected.
DETROIT. June 7.-MaJor-General O. O
Howard, of Burlington. Vt.. was today
unanimously re-elected president of the
Congregational Home Missionary Society.
The World's Wheat Crop.
The statistician of the United States De
partment of Agriculture has recently
given out his estimates of the world's
wheat crop of 1SS9. The summary by con
tinents In millions of bushels is as follows,
compared with the production of the four
previous years:
North America 622 75S 595 491 524
South America 112 65 39 37 S3
Europe 1439 1579 11SS 1501 14
A? 399 434 375 3.9 4Sl
Africa 3o 45 37 43 0
Australasia 55 34 27 25 32
Total 2725 921 2233 2305 25S3
Compared with that of the previous
year, the yield of 1S99 was moderate, but
it was etlll considerably above the aver
age for the four years. The most notable
feature in the record Is the advance of
South America, whose proport'on of the
total wheat production In 1S99 rose to
above 4 per cent, against an average of
about 2 per cent for the four vears pre
ceding. This is all the work of Argentina,
which will make a better record this year
even than last. There have been no par
ticular changes In the relative position of
the other principal wheat-growing coun
tries, as may be ceen from the following
table, giving the percentage of the total
world's production held by each of the
countries specified In the years under con
sideration: . , 1S99 1SSS 1S97 1S95 1S93
United States. .20.0S 23.11 23.73 17.00 18.01
Russia 17.S8 17.10 17.02 1S.12 17.82
France 13.43 12.44 11.04 13.16 13.13
India S.53 8.S9 S.56 S.21 9.S4
Aust.-Hungary 7.04 6.47 5.72 8.20 8.11
Germany 5.19 4.54 5.37 5.01 4.49
Italy 5.05 4.70 3.S9 5.79 4.56
Total .T7.21 77.25 75.23 75.55 75.C
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Home Life In Porto Rico.
Harper's Bazar.
To one unaccustomed to tropical condi
tions, the furnishing of the Porto Rican
home would at first seem meagre, but
It is quite ample A short residence will
demonstrate that nearly 500 years of
experience with the unpleasant features
of life In West Indies have been crowned
by a survival of the fittest In house-fur
nishing as In other matters.
Austrian bent-wood furniture and also
wicker-work and willow-ware, constitute
the main equipment of the parlors and liv
ing rooms. Upholstered furniture Is un
known and undeslred, little or no attempt
being made at decoration, except In the
matter of embroidery and fine hand-made
lace work. Hundreds of yards of crochet
work are used In the embellishment of
a single canopied bed. This work is the
chief delight of the Porto Rican house
wife. The walls are for the most part bare,
but hero and there a painting of merit
may be seen. The sofa pillow Is tho
one great feature of the home; It Is every
where, In every conceivable size, shape,
and material. Ferns of gigantic size and
exquisite formation, as well as broad
spreading palm leaves, are used to festoon
tho walls and arched doorways. Cut
fresh from day to day, they render the
dark, cool rooms inviting and attractive.
Potted tropical plants in great variety
abound within and without the house.
EXPERIMENT A SUCCESS.
Battle-Ships Made Ready for Sea in
Forty Hoars.
WASHINGTON. June 7. Tho experi
ment with the battle-ships Indiana and
Massachusetts has been a marked suc
cess. A telegram received at the Navy
Department today from Admiral Casey,
Commandant of the League Island Navy
Yard, announced that the two big ships
were completely equipped and ready for
sea. He said (the Indiana would pull out
at noon and the Massachusetts about two
hours later for Newport, via Hampton
Roads. The delay in the case of the latter
ship was not because of any lack of pre
paredness on her part, but simply be
cause the tide would not serve until after
noon. Thus It appears that these two
formidable -essels have been made ready
for any required service In the short space
of about 40 hours, without the slightest
warning or notice to the Commandant of
the League Island Navy Yard or the com
manders of the two battle-ships. The re-
cult Is regarded as a. satisfactory vindi
cation of the policy of keeping ships In
ordinary" recently adopted by the I-Javy
Department. The record made at League
Island Is about as good as any made
abroad, with superior facilities In the lat
ter case. This little experiment will ibe
noted with Interest by other naval pow
ers. A later telegram from Rear-Admiral
Casey at League Island announced that
both battle-ships were lying In the stream
with steam up, and would start down the
Delaware River at 5 o'clock. Everything
was ready and everybody aboard, except
three marine officers, who will Join the
ships at Hampton Roads. Upon receipt of
this news, yYctlng Secretary Hackett
promptly returned a message to Rear-Ad-mlral
Casey and Captains Dickins and
Train, congratulating them upon the ce
lerity and completeness with which they
had responded to the emergency call of
the Navy Department, and. returning
thanks for the exhibition of zeal by all
hands.
NO NEW PLAGUE CASES.
Chinese Injunction Snit at San Fran
cisco Goes Over Until Next Week.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 7. No change
Is reported In the plague situation at the
health office.
The hearing of the application of the
Chinese Six Companies for an injunc
tion restraining the Board of Health from
further Interfering with the free move
ments of Chinese residents went over un
til next Wednesday, on motion of attor
neys for the Board of Health, who stated
they had not had sufficient time In which
to prepare a proper answer to the com
plaint. At a conference between Governor Gage
and the members of the State Board of
Health the Governor stated that he would
not sanction the expenditure of state
funds to combat the plague until he had
secured evidence of the existence of the
disease in this city. When he has fully
Investigated the matter he will reply to
the recent dispatch from Secretary of
State Hay. asking for information.
The State Board will notify all county
and city Boards of Health In the state
of the contKtlorfi now existing In China
town, and will formulate a plan for san
fcry Inspections throughout the state.
Since May l. 2C6 Chinese have left this
city for interior points.
President Williamson, of the local
Board of Health, has written to Consul
Plckersglll. of Victoria, B. C, stating
that no case c plague Is known to exist
here. This was done at the request of
the Chamber of Commerce, which feared
that Victoria .might quarantine San Fran
cisco and thus cut off tho city's coal
supply.
ONE VOTE AGAINST IT.
Dominion House of Commons Con
Rrntnlntcd the Queen.
OTTAWA. Ontario, June 7. The addrers
which the House of Commons adopted to
day for presentation to the Queen mere
ly ctalncd the congratulations of the
Canadian people on the early termination
of the war In South Africa. "When the
address was before the House. Henri Bou
rassa arose to dlsent. He condemned
the war as wholly unjust, and said that
It did not add one ounce of glory to the
British arms. This was met with hisses
and cries of "Shame!" Proceeding. Mr.
Bourassa said that the -war was forced
upon Queen Victoria and the British peo
ple by ambitious men and financiers In
South Africa. There were renewed cries
of "Shame!" and hisses. As soon as Bou
rassa had concluded, the House gave three
cheers for Her Majesty -ind sang "God
Save the Queen." The address was adopt
ed, Mr. Bowra alone dissenting.
LED INTO AMBUSH.
American Sconts Betrayed by a Fili
pino Guide.
MANILA. June 7. Captain F.Crenshaw-,
with 40 men of the Twenty-eighth Infan
try, while scouting near Taal. was led
Into an ambush by n guide. Captatn
Crenshaw was badly wounded In the head,
and one private was wounded. The am
bushers were scattered, leaving 10 dead
and three wounded on the field.
Captain Flint, while scouting five miles
east of Bianienabato. Bulacan Province,
had a slight brush with the enemy. Flint
and two privates were wounded.
Canadlnn Army Food Scandal.
OTTAWA. OnL. June 7. The opposition
In the House of Commons endeavored
to make a scandal out of the emergency
food supplied to the Canadian soldiers now
In South Africa, and which was supplied
by the Canadian Government. F. D.
Monk charged that a spurious article was
sent instead of the genuine. Dr. Borden,
Minister of Militia, stated that the emer
gency food was purchased under contract
from Dr. E. Devlin, of Montreal, and was
tested months before It was bought from
the contractor. Another test was made
of the samples on hand, and the tests were
satisfactory. The charge of the oppo
sition is that Dr. Devlin did not supply
the class of goods that he agreed to do.
Domestic and Forelfm Ports.
Rotterdam. June 7. Arrived Amster
dam, from New York. Sailed Rotterdam,
for New York via Boulogne.
Liverpool, June 7. Sailed Cambrian,
for Montreal; New England, for Boston.
Bremerhaven. June 7. Arrived Saale.
from New York.
Liverpool. June 7. Arrived Germanic,
from New York.
WHAT GENERAL OTIS SAID
ANOTHER AND LONGER VERSION OF
HIS PHILIPPINE VIEWS.
Oar Duty to Protect the People of the
Islands Against Themselves
aad Other Nations.
San Francisco Call, Juno 5.
Major-General Elwell S. Otis, the former
Military Governor of the Philippines, was
released yesterday afternoon from, quaran
tine on the transport Meade and departed
last night for Washington. The distin
guished soldier was met by General Shat
ter and a military escort and was extend
ed every courtesy which the limited time
of his stay la this city would permit.
During the afternoon ho held practically
a levee at the Occidental Hotel, accepting
the congratulations and receiving the good
wishes of his fellow officers.
General Otis Is fatigued after his long
Journey and service In the southern Isl
ands, but will attempt to got no rest until
ha has rendered his report to President
McKInley. In an Interview yesterday aft
ernoon. General Otis said the United
States had every reason for congratulation
at the condition of affairs In the Philip
pines. He declared that even the sem
blance of organized opposition has disap
peared, and that for all practical pur
poses the supremacy of the Amerlcaa
arms 13 complete.
He says that not only are the troops of
tho Federal Government being welcomed
by the better class of Filipinos, but th-a
natives, recognizing their own need of a
strong government and admitting their
own inability to secure it for themselves,
are accepting with the best grace all ef
forts that are being made to establish firm
governments on the different islands.
There can be no possible question. General
Otis says, that the American people muist
accept the duty which has been placed
upon them to give the people of the Phll
ipplno Islands a government strong
enough to resist the lawlessness of unruly
natives and the aggressions of outside
nations.
America Must Accept a Solemn Daty.
"As I understand tho situation in tho
Philippines," said General Otis yesterday
afternoon, "tho United States Govern
ment, whatever Its political complexion
may be, is bound by a solemn duty to
protect the Inhabitants of the Islands
from internal dissensions and from any
possibility of external interference by any
Oriental or Occidental Nation. It Is a
matter of no concern to me as a military
officer to discuss how we entered the Isl
ands. Our entrance there was an affair
over which I had no control and concern
ing which my opinion can be of no pos
sible value.
"All I know- Is this, that we have upon
us the duty of protecting these people,
and wo must perform it. Since last Feb
ruary thero has been nothing In the Isl
ands that can be called organized war
fare. There Is In some of the districts
outlawry and a marauding which time
alone can destroy. In our efforts to pro
tect civilization In the Philippines, tc
guarantee to tho Inhabitants everything
which organized society means, we have
received the heartiest co-operation from
tho more educated and better class of
Filipinos.
"They understand as thoroughly as we
do that It is to their best Interest to as
sist us in everything we aro doing. They
know that we intend nothing In the nature
of absolutism, and not on.y wish to ex
tend to them every possible feature of
free government for themselves, but to
organize for them such a government and
to make possible for them Its administra
tion. This I think Is demonstrated bj
the fact that In the last few months we
have been very materially assisted by the
higher class of Filipinos, who have dona
everything in their power to give us in
formation which has been of very mate
rial value to us. Americans, I think, do
not realize what a wide difference there
Is In classes in the Philippine Islands.
These people rise from the very lowest
and most Ignorant classes existing prac
tically as tribes, up to the most educated
and highly developed men.
Filipinos Look to Americans for
Government.
"The educated classes understand thor
oughly that it la altogether out of the
question to expect the Filipinos to govern
inemseives. and tney are giving us there
fore every assistance in their power In
our efforts to govern them. While we
must expect that lawlessness in some
quarters will still continue for some time
to come, we must also take Into consid
eration that this lawlessness Is not by any
means representative of the general con
dition of affairs In the Islands. Negros,
for example, ha a little republic of its
own, In which the natives participate iii
the government of the island and have
far more to say and do In the adminis
tration of their own affairs than they ever
had under Spanish rule. In five out of
the six provinces In Luzon we have estab
lished courts. In the conduct of which na
tives participate.
"We are thus gradually but effectively
extending the protective influences of
American rule over all the Islands, and
I am assured from my acquaintance with
the natives and from what I know of the
conditions existing among them that we
shall receive their assistance In what we
are trying to do. They realize that they
need a strong government and they know
that they cannot get that government
from themselves. They understand thor
oughly that they must protect themeelves
from themselves.
"The better educated classes and those
who possess property Interests have tho
thought of nationality very strong within
them, and they fear dismemberment more
than they do anything else in connection
with thfir national life. They are con
cerned therefore in what the United
States Is doing, and the only reason that
any of them are still fighting Is, as I
have been told by some of their leaders,
that they are struggling for better terms.
They want to obtain from us the highest
possible degree of autonomy.
Natives Resisting to "Win Better
Terms.
"They are seeking for the greatest lib
erty of action In the government of then
Internal affairs, and they think that If
they can hold out until our approaching
Presidential election Is over they can
make their affairs so prominent an Issue
in our political campaign- as to secure
from either political party which may be
successful greater concessions. This is
positively the only reason that I know of
that explains the continuance of even dis
organized warfare In the islands.
"A for the future policy of the
United States In reference to the Isl
ands, there can he no possible qne
tlon. " The United States is bound
to protect these people against
themselves and against other na
tions. There can be no evasion of that
duty, whatever the pause may have been
that Imposed It upon us. We know that
the natives of the Islands in their present
state of civilization cannot govern them
selves. We must therefore help them to
do so, at the same time giving to them
every possible liberty of action In connec
tion with their own Internal affairs. If we
observe this policy we will have the un
qualified support and assistance of the
better educated and best conditioned
classes In the islands.
"Among the common people, who. as I
have said, are living almost as tribes,
there Is still an antagonism to Americans.
It Is over this class alone that Aguinaldo
has Influence; and even among them his
Influence Is waning. I see by tho news
paper reports this morning that It Is be
lieved that Aguinaldo Is dead. Wblle, o
course, I know nothing of the facts. 1
would not be surprised if the report were
true.
Acnlnaldo's Influence Has Been
Trlbnl.
"I am convinced that Aguinaldo has
been constantly In the district in which
01
Another Empty Grave.
Chicago, March 3, 1900.
Warner's Safe Cure Co., .
Gentlemen : I will be glad to bear testimony to
the value of Warner's Safe Cure for Dropsy. I
want those afflicted as I have been to take this
life giver and get well as I did.
I suffered agony for three years and my life
was despaired of. when one day my doctor said:
"I guess I will give you Warner's." Thank God for
such a remedy. It brought me health and
new life. I have used it pretty regularly for a
year, but 1 am well today, and had it not been for
Warner's Safe Cure I would have been in my grave.
Respectfully,
MRS. MELISSA WHITCOMB,
4824 Prairie Ave., Chicago.
Chairman Exccultve Committee,
Illinois Woman's Alliance. (
(Dropsy Is the dread symptom of advanced Kidney Disease.)
It Is reported he was killed. We have had
a good many troops there and have re
ceived reports of his movements. It would
not surprise me, therefore, to know that
he Is dead. Whether dead or not, his in
fluenco is not material.
"And now as to the general situation in
the Philippines: I believe that the condi
tion of affairs Is such that reasonably we
could not expect It to be better. We have
destroyed any organized or formidable op
position to our presence In the islands.
We have won the confidence of tho better
classes of people. We are constantly ex
tending our Governmental Influence and
proving the superiority of our arms. We H
are convincing the natives that we are
among them not to govern them autocrat
ically or to take away from them their
liberties, but to help them to govern
themselves and to protect them from the
depredations of their own lawless elements
and from any aggression by a foreign
power which would threaten their dis
memberment." ALPHA MAY HAVE LANDED.
Letter Indicating: That She Pushed
Thronsh to Cape Nome.
SEATTLE. June 7. A letter received
here today from a passenger on the ves
sel, Indicates that the British steamer
Alpha, which salted from Vancouver April
0, possibly reached Cape Nome May 25.
despite the Ice and the efforts of the
uiuieu o lilies revenue cuiier oeai iu
prevent her landing at that port In vio-
latlon of the Government customs laws.
It was written from Sand Point. Thoma- '.
gian Islands, Behrlng Sea, May IS. In It
the passenger stated that the officers of
the Alpha felt confident of being able to
push through the ice to Nome within a
week.
Captain Tuttle. commander of the Bear,
stated before he left Seattle for Behrlng
Sea. by way of Sitka, that he did not
expect to reach Dutch Harbor before
May 23. The Alpha would then, accord
ing to the calulations of her officers, be
within two days' run of Nome, If indeed
not in the harbor of the gold camp me
tropolis. AMEXD3IENTS SURELY ALL LOST.
Requires Majority of All the Votes
at the Election to Carrr.
SALEM. Or., June 7. The first county
to transmit Its election returns to the
Secretary of State was Columbia County,
an abstract of the votes In that county
having been received today. The county
canvassing board forwerded not only the
vote cast on state and Legislative officers,
and the proposed amendments,
but also the vote for each county officer.
The canvassing board seems to have been
of the opinion that a majority of the votes
cast upon each amendment determines
whether the amendment prevails. The
return does not show the total number of
votes cast at the election, but gives the
number cast for each officer and proposed
amendment. It is the general understand
ing, and the Secretary of State's construc
tion of the law, that any proposed amend
ment mustrecelve a majority of all the
votes castat the 'election, not merely of
those cast upon the amendment. In order
to prevail. The canvassing board gave
the Information that the equal suffrage
amendment received 393 aye votes and 263
no votes, or a majority of 12S In favor of
the amendment. As the total vote cast
Is not given, it cannot ba determined what
tho majority against the amendment Is.
All the amendments were lost in Columbia
County.
BUILDIXG BOOM AT MEDFORD.
31any New Structures Intended for
Business Purposes.
MEDFORD, June 7. The demand for
business locations here has greatly stimu
lated building. Seven brick buildings are
under contract, and others are contem
plated. K. IL Halley la pushing to com
pletion a two-story brick, 50x50. feet, the
lower part to be used by the Medford
Mail; tha upper part to be used by Mr.
Halley In connection with his boarding
house. J. R. Wilson Is engaged on a
brick structure, 46x50 feet. D. T. Lawton
has under construction a fine building,
50x75 feet, to be used for a carriaga and
implement house. Captain Nash and A.
M. Helms are building separate store
rooms, 25x100 feet. T. McAndrewa will
build a storeroom 25x125 feet- There is
not a desirable house to rent In the city,
and many newcomers are purchasing vil
lage and farm property.
Bond Tax Case Decided.
SAN FRANCISCO, Juno 7. The Su
preme Court today rendered a decision
In the case of John W. Mackay and R.
Dey, trustees under the will of Theresa
Fair, vs. The City and County of San
Francisco and J. N. Block, Tax Collec
tor of the City and County. The action
was brought" by plaintiffs to recover $2S,
445 taxes paid by plaintiffs on bonds of
the Southern Pacific of Arizona and the
West Shore of New York. It was paid
under protest, and was claimed to have
been illegally assessed. The Supreme
Court decided that the judgment of the
lower court be reversed, and the court
directed to enter judgment in favor of
the plaintiff for the sum of $14,220 50. The
balance of the sum- was due on bonds not
held In this state, and therefore not
assessable.
Beet Sngnr in Illinois.
CHICAGO, June 7. The Record says:
Two million dollars, It is said, will be
used to promote the beet-sugar industry
in the Kankakee Valley. Of that amount,
over two-thirds will be subscribed by
Chicago capitalists, who will control and
dictate the company's policy. The name
of the corporation will be the Kankakea
Valley Beet Sugar Company, with head
quarters in Chicago and branch offices at
each one of the four proposed factories.
John Farnsworth. of Detroit, has been
engaged in organizing tne proposed com
pany. Mr. Farnsworth said today:
"I am not In a position to give out any
of the proposed plans of our company.
As soon as we have secured all of th
capital stock we shall apply for a charter
under tha lawa of Illinois. I think threa
weeks will see our company Incorporated."
EXPORTS OF COTTON.
Great Possibilities la Asia Under
Wise Policy.
Asia. Africa and Oceanica contain sev
eral hundred mlKion human belnga
whose wearing' apparel consists almost
entirely of cotton. Some of tbem do not
wear as much apparel as would satisfy
the reiuirements of our conventionality,
or serve the purposes of our manufactur
ers, but even these leam to wear exthins
as fast as they come in contact with
Europeans, and a great portion or them
wear abundant clothing. For as long
ahead aa It Is important at present to
Coook these people will buy foreign cottons
If they have a chance. The textiles of
Europe and America have for 50 or 73
years been superced'lng' the native hand
weaving and spinning from, the Bosphorus
to the Yellow Sea. The only chance of
surviving- In the struggle tho native indus
try has lies in the adoption of Western
methods of manufacture. This Is a com
paratively slow process, and In Africa
and Oceanica there la next to no hand
manufacture even.
Not even to our iron and steeS industry
does the foreign trade mean more than it
does to the cotton, Industry. No other in
dustry except tho Iron Industry is show
ing as much interest in the foreign trade
as the cotton Industry. At the recent
meeting of the New England cotton man
ufacturers and at the meeting- of tho
National Manufacturers' Association In
Boston, the export trade was the most In
teresting subject of discussion. At tLe
present meeting of the Southern manu
facturers the principal speeches are de
voted to tho importance of the export
trade.
On this subject Mr. Search made two
very Important and very true statements.
One was that the cotton trade cannot af
ford to Ignore the foreign business just
now because business Is so good at home.
Tho domestic capacity of production Is
already largely in excess of the domestic
power of consumption, and it is increas
ing faster. Tho domestic demand cannot
continue indefinitely as good as it is, and
even If It did It would not keep up with
the growing production. A reaction In
the home demand Is certain, and a glut
would be certain if there was no such re
action. It la of vital importance to cot
ton manufacturers to keep the foreign
markets open, and get more of that trade
which Is so vast that no depression can
affect all of it at one time. It is always
good .somewhere.
The other point that Mr. Search, diwevt
on was the importance of consulting tha
tastes of the consumers in the styles and
qualities of the goods and the methods of
packing. At the New England conven
tion one speaker said It was better policy
for the manufacturers to stick to their
existing styles and educate foreigners to
like what is liked in this country. No
one could have said that who believed
tho foreign market was of any real im
portance. How long would any manu
facturer stay in the business -who treated
his domestic customers in "Chat style? If
tho foreign markets are of no importance
there Is. of course, no economy in en
deavoring to capture them, but if wo
need them wo must get them, and no
sane manufacturer ever dreamed of get
ting customers by making wtiat was con
venient for him and waiting for tho pub
lic to change Its habits to correspond.
The foreign market is Important to our
cotton trade, very important, and we
shall never get It if our manufacturers
refuse a J2000 order because they do not
understand the foreign lettering the cus
tomer naturally wished put on the goods
so that he could sell them, to his own
people.
Mr. Sanford, of Boston, advised tho
Southern manufacturers to avoid- the high
numbers of yarns and stick to low and
medium numbers. This is mainly a tech
nical question on which only experts In
the trade can pass judgment, but what Is
apparent to even the unlearned in cotton-spinning
and weaving is that the de
mand from the large foreign markets is
for coarse artiotes, while the manufacture
of fine goods win bring the Southern fac
tories Into sharper competition with th
long-established manufacturing concerns
of New England. Mr. Sanford reminded
tifa Southern manufacturers that we have
only 5 per cent of the world's cotton ex
port trade, and yet our producing capacity
Is at least one-third above the capacity
for home consumption.
JOevrey Day In Columbus.
COLUMBUS. O.. June 7. Admiral Dew
ey was astir early this morning. At 9
o'clock he was conducted to the State
Capitol, where the public awaited his
coming. Tho drive was made amid a
continuous ovation. From 3:30 A. M. until
11 o'clock the Admiral greeted the public,
there being a steady flow of people with
with outstretched hands. The public re
ception was followed by a luncheon at
the Columbus Club. The event of the
afternoon was the great parade In which
10,000 men marched and which was re
viewed at the State Capitol by the Admi
ral. Avoids Reminders.
She had Incidentally mentioned an en
tertainment given the preceding evening,
and the chronic bachelor said he hadn't
heard of it.
"It was in all the papers," she said In
surprise.
"But I never read the society news," he
replied.
"Why not?" she asked.
"Because," he answered, "that Is where
the accounts of weddings are printed, and
I always try to avoid the sad things of
life." Chicago Post.
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