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TBTR MOKNIXG OREGONIA2J, FRIDAY, JUNE 8, 1900. CAMPAIGNING IN LUZON CAPTAUT PERCY WttLIg DE SCRIBES SOLDIER LIFE. Oatraseeas Barbarity of Insarsent easterns of the Natives TiOTT Wase Paid Filipinos. DIBMANAN, P. I., April 23. 1900. (Spe cial correspondence.) Not long: since I took a trip down to the Bicol Elver, pass ing along: the old Spanish road from Dlb manan to Neuva Cacues. The road is in very bad condition. It evidently has not been "worked any for several years. Most of the bridges are Impassable for mule teams and need repairing badly. One of the first things that will have to be done after the country is pacified Is to put the roads and highways In -decent condition. Arriving at the BJcol River I found thou sands of ducks along the marshy bank and in the adjacent sloughs. They ace of large size, and from the whistling of their wings I took them to be pintails. I couldn't say for sure, because we have not killed or captured any of them yet. They come in here during high tide and go away when the tide goes out. They are quit tame and they evidently have not been shot at much. ' InurgeBt Barbarity. On the 4th of April one of my native police sergeants who was temporarily off duty, took a trip a few miles into the country to buy some rice. He met some Insurgents and was killed, although he first put -up a game fight, seizing ono of the Insurgent's guns and attempting to wrest it away from .him. The sergeant had no arms but a bolo. They shot him through the body and disemboweled him with a "bolo. As soon as I got the news I went out there with a detail of soldiers and -"brought his body In. The next day we gave him a decent burial, a squad of soldiers following his remains -to the cem etery near town. He was a gallant little man, the best one I had on the force. On the 7th another one of the police, who was living about three-quarters of a mile from town, was kidnaped during the night and carried off by Insurgents. I didn't know he was living outside our lines or I would not have permitted it. You can't get a policeman to leave town now unless he accompanies our soldiers on one of their scouting trips. "We are out after these bands of Insurgents every few days, first In one direction and then in another. Sometimes we find them and kill one or two, but they generally get away. They always run when they see us coming, and as thoy are barefoot and carry very light loads a footrace with them is out of the question. Mangled a "Woman. Not long since a woman came into headquarters early in the morning, cov ered with blood from two deep bolo cuts, one in the neck and one in the breast. In this condition she had walked all the way from Cabusao, about six miles. She said the Insurgents had come to her house a'bout midnight, inflicted the wounds upon her and carried off 'her husband, who they i suspected of friendship for the Americans. I directed the hospital steward to take care of the woman, and she now seems on a fair road to recovery. Taking 25 men I set out for Cabusao. Upon our ap proach the insurgents fled across the Bicol River and we didn't get a shot at them. So ibadly terrified were the people that I could And out nothing at all about the wounding of the woman the night be fore. Neither would they give the slight est information about the insurgents. I presume they had been warned not to tell us anything or they would get their throats cut. These Insurgents or ladrones are savage In their character. Only a few mornings since an old man came la and reported that they had visited his -house the night before and carried off his three sons. They had cut off parts of the old man's ears and they were still bleed ing. He was very stoical about It and acted as though It was all that could be expected. They seize men In this way and compel them to be lnsurrectos whothec they will or no. Easter. They celebrate Easter here in great style. They have three days In which none but necessary work Is done and three days of cock fighting, Including Easter Sunday. It la a great holiday. Everybody takes a rest and they all seem to enjoy themselves. One of the lead ing families gave a party Easter night whiph Lieutenant Edwards and I had the honor of attending. They had good music, dancing and a supper wh.ch, though not elaborate, was quite substan tial. They are excellent dancers and seem to know most of the late dances. They dance the waltz, polka, schottische and two-step the same as we do at home, but their quadrilles are different from ours and we got lost in the mazes of them. Both men and women drees well and they are quite polite and agreeable. One of the young men wag a skillful player on the piano, having learned in Manila, and some of the young ladles sang very well. There are two pianos in the town, "both made In Europe. One of them Is a very good piano, campara tvely new. Insnrrents Active. Insurgents are very active (beyond Nueva Caceres. They cut all the telegraph wires except the one to L&manan. In places they would cut down the poles and drag a half mile or more of wire into the brush a great ' distance. ;)Patrols had to be es tablished all along the lines of wire to guard them. These patrols have almost dally skirmishes with the enemy. Once a strong force of insurgents was located near Mlnalabal and troops were sent out from Nueva Caceres who engaged them In a aprited contest, killing over 60 of them. An American patrol from Pasacao was fired upon and two soldiers wounded. A native, pretending to be friendly and de siring to jcll eggs, cut off the. head of an American soldier on an outpost with a holo and got away. This was on the out- clrts of Nueva Caceres. Troops were nt out and rounded up a number of In- rrgents, one of whom Is identified as the -mlty one. He is now in prison in Irons. . Colonel Darst Is at Irlga with headquar ters of the Forty-fifth Infantry and is kept very busy looking after the Insur gents in that section. American "Women at Xenva Caceres. Mrs. Bell, wife of Brigadier-General Bell, commander of the district of south eastern Luzon; Mrs. Captain Patrick and Lieutenant Tynor'e mother and sister are at Nueva Caoeres. They are the first American women In this section. Their advent will no doubt be followed by that of many other women as soon as the con dition of the country is more settled. Boats from Manila do not come very often. As a result wo get mail only once or twice a month, I understand the fare from Manila to Nueva Caceres Is $50 Mexican. One enterprising native has al ready been to Manila and purchased a fair-sized stock of goods for the Libmanan trade. His goods were transported from Nueva Caceres to this point In canoes at considerable risk of capture from wan dering bands of Insurgents. His stock la a. mixed one. consisting of dry goods, no tions, cigars, tobacco and beer, and he as it all In the same room in his little tore. Higrh Prices. Most of the dry goods are very dear. I priced some cotton goods which are worth 10 and 12& cents a yard in the United States. They sell H for 11 Mexican a yard here. Of course, competition will "bring the prices down, as dry goods are quite reasonable In Manila. Beer Is 23 cents American a pint, and It Is Milwaukee been The Chinese are the great store keepers here. There are already several Chinese stores, notwithstanding that the Insurgents are said to have killed all the 'Chinese here just before the JUnerl. cans arrived. There is considerable pre judice against the Chinese for the same reason that heils disliked at home- That Is because he does not spend his money here, hut sents it away to unina. i. un derstand General Otis has already regu lated Chinese immigration to these Islands and that they will not be permitted ta overrun them as they might possibly do If no restrictions were placed upon them. PERCT WILLIS, Captain Forty-flfth Infantry, U. S. V. 2CATIVE POLICEMKX. They Are Useful to Treepi la Lusa Gambling ICatlves. LIBMANAN, P. L, April 1. 1900. In one of my letters I gave some figures in re gard to the cocoanut business which were erroneous. Cocoanuts can be purchased here at from 70 to 80 cents a hundred, and sold, in Manila at various prices, rang ing from $3 to 96 a hundred, Mexican money. So there is a good profit in the business. I took the pains to Inquire of leading men here in regard to the busi ness. Little or nothing is being done with cocoanuts now on account of the war, Native Policemen Appointed. On March 17 I appointed, by authority of Brigadier-General Bell. 10 native po licemen for this town. There axe two sergeants and eight privates. They were duly sworn in. promising fidelity to the American flag and existing laws in the Philippines and obedience to the orders of the American officials and the local president appointed over them. They have no arms except bolos or knives. Hence they are available only as local con stabulary to keep order amongst the na tives, arrest them if necessary, and carry out the orders of the local president. I put them on duty as night patrols with our new men, a soldier and a native pa trolling together. It works very welL Knowing the language and customs of the people, the native will understand many things which are Incomprehensible to the American. My men have fitted them out with old shoes and leggings, which they are quite proud to wear. They are watch ful and faithful, and do better than I thought they would. The pay they re ceive from- the city government will seem ridiculously small to us, but they seem to be entirely satisfied with It. The ser geants are paid $12 and the privates $10 a month in Mexican money. As Mexican money Is worth only 43 cents on the dol lar now, their pay will amount to $5 16 for the Sergeants, and $4 30 for the privates per month in American money. Out of this they feed and clothe themselves and fam ilies. Small "Waarea. This, however, is better pay than the farm laborer gets. The common laborer in the rice fields receives on an average 2 pesos a month for his labor. The wom en and girls employed as house servants receive from peso to 2 pesos a month. An old woman whose dally duty Is to pol ish and clean the hardwood floor In the house in which I am living receives a peso a month, or about 22 cents Ameri can money. Of course, they get their chow-chow or food in addition, and n certain allowance of clothing. They have a curious habit of getting In debt to their employers. If they need a little money they go to the landowner, their employer, and borrow It. They are con sidered as bound to the employer then until the debt Is paid. They don't, as a rule, get into their debt more than 5100. This debt Is the yoke that binds. The landowners say they couldn't make the laborers work If It wasn't for .this debt system. Thoy say that If they paid them their regular wages there would be little work done, because when the men get a few dollars ahead they consider them selves rich and take a lay-off, and refuse to work again until the money Is all spent. Beat Their Servants. Another custom which they have here is very bad. This Is th custom of beat ing their servants when they do some thing which Is not satisfactory. I told some of the wealthy people here that if a man or a woman undertook to beat one of their servants In the United States they" would have a first-class fight on their hands. They were surprised, and said it was the custom here. Indeed It must be, for the servants all take it; as a matter of course, and never think of resisting I never saw any cases of se vere chastisement, but cases of light pun ishment are frequent. A Contented People. The people are, as a rule, content with their lot Nearly all of them own thet own houses and the land on which they are built. Both are very cheap here. A good lot can be had for $00 and a comfort able house built of bamboo with nlpa root for $50 more. The houses of the better class cost more, ranging from 5500 to $3003 and 54000. Mexican money. On the 21st of March I had the pleasure of a visit from Mr. Adamson. artist for Leslie's Weekly. He made a sketch of the battlefield while hre. Adamson has been with General Bates and staff for some time, and accompanied him to Mindanao. Plan to Barn the Town. On March 24 we received information that the Insurgents were planning to burn the town, and accordingly Increased the vigilance of the guards and patrols. On the night of the 25th. a half-dozen shots were fired In quick succession Jusi across the river. The company turned out at once, ready for the expected attack, but it did not come. I sent a patrol across the next morning to see what the trouble was. We found that about 30 Insurgents had been there and robbed several houses, shooting one man In three places and wounding three others with bolos. The man who was shot was in a very bad con. dltlon and I sent him to Nueva Caceres for treatment In the hospital, but he died on the way. Xatlves Are Gamblers. The natives are great gamblers, and if permitted to do -so, would spend much of their time that way. General Bell has for bidden all forms of gambling except cock fighting, and that we allow on Sundays and least days. This will undoubtedly shock some of our home people, who be lieve In the strict observance of the Sab bath. At the same time it must be remem bered that this Is the custom In this coun try, and that It Is all right to these people. We can't shut down on everything all at once. If we did, we would never manage to get along with these people. The cock fights begin at 9 or 10 o'clock In the morn ing and continue until 5 In the afternoon. They sometimes have SO or 40 combats In one day. One or both roosters Is killed In every combat. Much betting is carried on and the city get a percentage of the bets. It is a degrading custom, but has been prevalent here a great many years, and will take time and: education to wipe It out. The police arrested a number of gam blers at cards during the month and the city derived a considerable revenue from their fines. During the time the insurgents held sway they were permitted to gamble all they wanted to and the gambling places were open day and night. Grafting? Insurgents. The Insurgent leaders are great graft ers. They compelled everybody to sub scribe to the Filipino cause as much as they thought they could get out of them. They got $3000 out of Senor Reyes, our local president of this town. What they did with all the money nobody seems to know, but It is pretty safe to say that some of the leading officials have grown rich at the business. Today wo received our baggage for of ficers and men- It has been stored In Ma nila ever since last December, and the fact that It Is brought down gives reason to believe thafwe will be here for some time to come. We also got a big mail, and everybody is happy with their letters from friends and loved ones at home across the sea. PERCT WILLIS. Captain 45th Infantry, U. S. A. The Largest Brevrlng' Plant In the world produces the celebrated tonle MALT-NUTRINE, that boon for invalids and convalescents. Made only by the Anheuser-Busch Brewing Assn. which fact guarantees its merit. Bold by all druggists. NEARLY HALF A MILLION WEXDTTR'S RICH CARGO "WAS EX- TERED YESTERDAY. Jfearly 900,006 is Datles-&rcns- lalaal Collision May Caaae Iltl sratlea Marine Kates. The most valuable cargo that was ever entered at this port for local distribution was that of the British ship Wendur, from Calcutta. The ship entered at th.- Cus-tom-House several days ago, but not until yesterday did the consignees cart their treasure up to the Custom-House and enter the ship. The vessel carried 6,498.000 bags, and at the present wholesale price their value is $414,270. The Wendur also brought 274 bales of hop cloth, 750 bales of jute, and 125 bales of burlap, which swelled the total valuo GOLDEN WEDDING JUBILEE. Mr. and Mrs. Christian Petersen Celebrate the Fiftieth Anniversary of Their Marriage. A golden wcddjng jubilee toook place at 916 Garfield avenue, on Saturday, In which Peter Christian Petersen, aged IX. and Christine Charlotte, his wife, aged 80 a remarkably well-preserved couple were the principals. The best yeara of Mr. Petersen's early manhood were spent In the Prussian army, and during the events or 1S4S-9, and later. In the Danish-Gorman War, he saw much active field sen-Ice. He was twice severely wounded in battle, but recovered each tlms. After the suppression of the revolt In 1850, he received a furlough and married, his wedding day being June 2. 1S50. He had been marrired only one month when. In July of the same year, he was again summoned to Join his regiment, to serve In the Danish-German War, In which he served until the close of that campaign. In 1S51. They became the par ents of three children, two of whom. George Petersen and Mrs. Charlotte Schroder, survive. Tho Jubllco couple have resided In this country about 30 years, during which time thev and their descendants have be come thoroughly Identified with its Institutions. Both their children and eight grandchildren were present at the golden wedding, as were aso scores of friends, neighbors and acquaintances, to do honor to tho venerable couple. They were the recipients of several valuable presents, among them a purse containing a number of pieces of gold coin. The evening was spent by music, short speeches by several German ministers; also two presentation speeches by two of the grandchildren. The ceremony of greeting and handshaking over, the guests were treated to several rounds of refreshments. The resi dence of Mr. George Petersen being entirely too small to contain all the guests, a lawn party, under tho glare of Chinese lanterns, was organized. of her cargo to over $450,000. The duty paid by the consignees yesterday amounted to 5SS.C00, and as the greater part of It was paid In coin, over 1000 pounds of money was taken to the Custom-House In an express wagon. It has been some time since the merchants In any of the windy cities on Puget Sound nave paid $SS,000 duties on a single cargo of merchandise for local distribution. MAY 3E LIBELED. Argms-Iolnnl Collision Expected to Cause liltlKatlnn. It Is reported that the British ship Argus, which sunk the Hawaiian bark lolanl, off the California coast, about a month ago, will be libeled by the owners of the lost bark for the sum of $30,000. The vessel has her cargo all on board, but as she has not yet completed her repairs, she will not be delayed. If the libel Is filed when she Is Teady for sea, bonds will probably be given and the vessel proceed, leaving her case to the tender mercies of the marine lawyers. As there- Is a pretty large amount Involved, a stubborn fight will undoubtedly be made. The lolanl, with her cargo of sugar? was worth over $300,000, and even If he? owners succeed In fastening the blame for the collision on tho Argus, they will not be able to secure anything In excess of the value of the lat ter vessel. There has been an unusual amount of legal business supplied by the grain fleet this season, and the cases were so varied In their nature as to afford some Interest ing studies. The East African is still In the hands of the Marshal over the scrape she got Into In Honolulu, and the Lizzie Bell will probably have some experience of a similar nature before she settles for the freight damaged on her voyage out from Europe. FIRST OF THE FLEET. Victoria Sealers Leax-inf? for Behrlnjr Sea. The first vessel of this season's Behrlng See, fleet sailed on Sunday, says the Vic toria Colonist. She was the ' schooner Ocean Rover, which, owing: to bad luck off the coast, was forced to return and abandon her coast cruise. The Ocean Rover towed Into the Straits, and sailed down the West Coast, where she will pick up her Indian crew, and after a short stay on the coast proceed to the sea. Sho carried a crew of six whites, and will take on 24 Indians on the coast. Captain F. Colo Is In command. The City of San Diego, which, as stated In Sunday's Colo nist, wap to have sailed for the Copper Island today, towed down Into James Bay yesterday morning, and Is lying there awaiting a favorable breeze to carry her out to sea. She will probably sail today. Captain Blakstad Is in command, and she has a crew of 24 whites Lydgrate Finishes Loading;. The British bark Lydgate finished load ing yesterday, and will clear today or to morrow. She will take away one of ths largest cargoes of the season, nearly 150, 000 bushels. The Plnmore, at Irving dock, took In about 1000 tons of stiffening yes terday, and the East African was also tak ing in wheat. The Wendur, at Columbia, No. 1, commenced discharging her cargo of grain bags yesterday. Marine Jfotes. The Oriental liner Monmouthshire sailed from Yokohama for this port last Satur day, and will reach Portland about the 17th Inst. The old boilers will be removed from the steamer McMInnvIHe, and will be re placed by new ones, now In course of coa structlon. The steamer Juneau, which has been In volved In some kind of legal troubles since her keel was laid. Is now being fitted out for a trip to Alaska. The Ocklahama went sown to Rainier Wednesday evening, and returned early yesterday morning, with a barge loaded wit lumber for the steamship Inverness. The scarcity of ship carpenters in this city has enabled them to make & success ful demand on employers for a "nine-hour day, with the same pay as they have bees receiving for 19 hours' work. Domestic and Foireljrn Ports. ASTORIA. Or., June 7. Sailed Steamer State of California, for San Francisco. Condition of tho bar at 5:30, moderate; weather clear; wind northwest. Hoqulam, Wash. Arrived June "5. Steamer Coqullla River, from San Fran cisco, for Hoqulam. Sailed Schooner Beulah. from Aberdeen, for San Fran cisco; schooner Zampa, from Aberdeen, for Guaymas. San Francisco, June 7. Arrived Steam er Washtenaw, from Tacoma; steamer Umatilla, from "Victoria. Sailed Steamer Columbia, for Portland; steamer Del Norte, for Portland; steamer Areata, for Coos Bay. New Tork, June 7. Arrived Palatia, front Hamburg. Liverpool, June 7. Arrived Ultonla, from Boston. Yokohama Sailed June 2. Steamer Monmouthshire, from Hong Kong, for Portland. Queenstown, June 7. sailed Rhlneland, from Liverpool, for Philadelphia; Teu tonla. from Liverpool, for New York. New York, June 7. Sailed La Bretagne, for Havre: Kaiser Frlederich. for Ham burg, via Plymouth and Cherbourg; Bovic, for Liverpool; Barbarossa, for Bremen, via Southampton. Boulogne, June 7. Arrived Amsterdam, from New York, fcr Iioiierdam. Plymouth, June 7. Arrived Fucrst Bis marck, from New York, for Cherbourg and Hamburg. Liverpool, June 7. Arrived Waesland, from Philadelphia; Mlcmgan, from Bos ton. Glasgow, June 7. Arrived State of Nc braska, from New York. Cherbourg, June 7. Arrived Fucrst Bis mark, from Nen York, for Hamburg. Madeira. June 7. Passed Rome, from Rotterdam, via Liverpool, for San Fran clsi. Shimosekl Arrived June 3. Mllos, from Seattle, for Vladivostock. Hong Kong, June 6. Arrived previous-' Goodwin, from Tacoma. Bremen, June 7. Arrived Rhein, from Baltimore. Seattle Sailed June 6. British steamer Athenian, for Nome. Port Ludlow Sailed June 6. Barkentlnc Klickitat, for Honolulu. Tillamook Sailed Ju.e 6. Steamer W. H. Kruger. for Eureka. Seattle Sailed June 6. U. S. S. Lawton, for St- Michael; steamer Dlrlgo, for Skag way. Oyster Harbor. June 7. Arrived Ship Charmer, from Honolulu, to load for St. Mir had; bark Rufus H. Wood, from Hon olulu, to load for St. Michael. Hong Kong Sailed June 6. British steamer Empress of China, for Vancouver, DAILY CITY STATISTICS. Real Estate Trnnsfcrw. A. McMahon to E. Smith, 49x70. lots 5 and 6, block 131. Caruthers addi tion; July 22, 1K)8 $10:0 D. M. Smith and wife to Alexander W. Mitchell, lot 4, block 3, East Tabor Villa: January It, 1SD7 1 Mary S Mark to Lenore S. Greg ory, lot 4, block 2. East Tabor Vil la: also lot 15, block "31, Albina: also W. hi of lot 7. blo:k 141, Car uthers addition: December L 1S29.. 200 Alexander W. Mitchell and wife to Mary S. Mark, lot 4. block 3, East Tabor Villa; April 16. lfS7 10 A. L. Frazer. administratis to Flor ence E. Stallmjrs, tract O, Rich mond: May 24. 1S99 20 Nellie L. Williams and T. M. Will iams to Annie E. Spencer. 60x100, Irving street, near Twenty-third; June 5 , , 1900 Alfred Osmund to Alexander E. Os mund, lot S and W. Vt of lots 5, 6 and 7. block 233, Couch addition; June 7 1 A. C. Getz and wife to Frank L Rus sell, lots 19 and 20, block 9. and lots 9 and 10. block 8, Wheatland; May 23 500 A- B. Manly to Peter F. Sievers, lot 13. block 16. Lincoln Park Annex; June 6 200 L. T. McBrlen to E. O. Caswell, lots 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. block 7, Peninsular ad dition: May 31 1 J. Duthie and wife to George Shearer, lot 4. Duthie addition; June 6 1200 Bntldlnfr Permits. Honeyman & De Hart, one-story brick warehouse. Alder street, between Fourth and Fifth. $2000. Hawthorne estate, five one-story cot tages. East Twenty-eighth street, between East Davis and East Everett; $1300 each, $G50fl. Birth. May 14. girl to the wife of J. Hatfield, 365 Grand avenue. , Deaths. June 5, D. Ludwlch. age 63 years. First and Montgomery streets; heart disease. June 2, J. H. Andrews, age 37 years. Good Samaritan Hospital; fractured skull. Where It Was Faulty. "No." said the maga zine editor, "we cannot use your poem. The sentiment is beautiful and the meter and rhyming are perfect, but nevertheless It Is not suited to a high-class literary magazine." "What's the matter with ltr" asked the poet In not unnatural surprise. "Any one can un derst&ndt It." Chicago Erenlnr Post. CHANGING YAKIMA LINES THE ETDIAKS . HAVE A CLAM FOR RESERVATION XiAXDS. Special Afc-ent Investigated the Mat ter aad Saamltted Report Com ment ef the Commissioner. WASHINGTON, June 3. The Secretary of the Interior has sent to Congress a draft of a bill, with his comments, rela tive to changing the western boundary line of the Yakima Indian Reservation, of Washington. The proposed bill is In tended to authorize a negotiation of an agreement with the Yakima Indians for the adjustment of their claims for lands embraced in the tract between the pro posed and existing boundary line, a total of 233,837 acres In alL E. C. Barnard, the special agent, who Investigated the matter, submitted a report setting forth the facts in brief as follows: "The important clause of this treaty is that the summit of the Cascade Mount ains should form a part of the western boundary. "Certainly the existing boundary line does not reach the summit of the Cascade Mountains at any point, and I can not be lieve that the r'dge along which the pres ent boundary line runs was considered the summit at the time the treaty was made, as even then the Indians were in the hab it of hunting and gathering berries on what Is now well understood to be the summit of the Cascade Mountains. "As evidence that it was the main sum mit of the Cascade Mountains spoken of In the treaty of 1S55, I would refer to the accompanying map, which Is a trac'ng of the White Swan map. now on file at the Yakima Indian Agency, the said White Swan map being a tracing of a part of a map made by the direction of Governer Stevens in 1E57 to show the Indian reser vations In Washington Territory at that time. "This map certainly shows that what Is now considered the main summit of the Cascade Mountains was a portion of the western boundary line of the Yakima In dian Reservation. "Standing on Signal Peak and reading over the treaty, or with the map before us. there Is no possible way of making the wording of the treaty agree with the to pography of the country. With the evi dence, however, collected In the field, cor roborating the testimony of Stick Joe ana Chief Spencer, who were shown part of the boundary lines by authorized Govern ment agents, I believe it Is possible to de termine quite accurately what the inten tion of the treaty was and where the boundary line" of the reservation should be. "From the Imperfect topographic knowl edge of the country it was believed that both the Atanum and Pisco Rivers reached to the summit of the Cascade Mountains, but such Is not the case, al though from a distance it would be a fair presumption. "Now, In regard to what the Indians expected, they had for several years pre vious to the treaty been In the habit of hunting in the valley of the Klickitat and In the vicinity of Goat Rocks, which are prominent points 8200 feet high and a good landmark, and where mountain goats were numerous; also of making an nual excursions to the vicinity of Walp to gather berries and a berry patch Is con sidered a very valuable possession by the Indians. The Indians would therefore nat urally desire to have these localities In cluded In their reservation. Reservation Boundary. "From the head of the south fork of the Atanum River, as It does not reach tho summit of the Cascades by some 20 miles, the boundary line should then follow the divide around the head waters of the (Klickitat River, passing over Spencer's .foint to uoat KocJts. wnich is on the main summit of the Cascade Mountains; I from Goat ' Rocks it should follow the mam summit to Mount Adams. This ridge Is well defined for a considerable dis tance toward Mount Adams, when It be comes lower arid flattens out, and the line might swing around the eastern slope to reach the conical hump described by Stick Joe, which ia a well-defined point, easily recognized, 7500 feet high, or It might reach the conical hump by passing over the summit of Mount Adams. The bound ary line would then continue In a straight line to Grayback Peak. The blazed trees at the junction of the Indian trail with the Goldendale road fall south of this line about two miles, but this Is not sur prising, as It would be Impossible to lo cate such a point accurately without a survey, such a survey never having been made. In my opinion the blazes found a: this point established the presumption that a straight line from Grayback Peak to the hump on Mount Adams was a por tion of tho southern boundary of the re serve. "From Grayback Peak the line extends to the east along a well-defined ridge to mllepost 51 of existing boundary. The forked tree and line of blazes extending up the ridge from mllepost 29 on the old I military road apear to me ample evidence that this ridge was part of the intended boundary, although the true ridge that the line must follow Is a little to the south of mllepost 29. "Granted that the line started from mlle post 51, of the existing boundary, down the ridge toward Grayback, and certainly the testimony of Chief Spencer and Stick Joe is strong evidence, and when strength ened by the evidence found In the field, I believe rncontestlble, the boundary line, as indicated In green on the accompanying map. Is the only logical one. "There 13 other evidence, that up to the time that the existing boundary line was surveyed, in 1SS0, the ridge extending from mllepost 51 to Grayback was considered the southern boundary of the reserve, as prior to that date, when Father Wllber was agent, the Indians received rent for graz ing lands In Cedar Valley from white set tlers In the vicinity." "What Indian Commissioner Says. In his comments, Indian Commlsslonef Jones says: "From Mr. Barnard's map and report It will be observed that the boundary claimed by the Indians does not extend as far west as he believes It should, accord ing to the wording of the treaty, viz., to the main ridge of the Cascade Mountains; and that the area of the tract claimed by the Indians outside their reservation as now surveyed. Is 253.S37 acres, while Mr. Barnard believes they are entitled to C4.041 acres more, or 357.S7S acres. "The conclusions of Mr. Barnard only confirm the views and suggestions of the office, as sot forth In its report of April 12, 189S. upon the main points, viz., first. that the wording of the treaty cannot be made to conform to the topography ot the country; second, that tho present boun dary does not reach at any point the main ridge of the Cascade Mountains, althougn the treaty specifically provides that it shall extend that far we3t. and the map of Governor Stevens, who also made the treaty with the Indians, tends to confirm this; and, third, that there is good ground for the contention of the Indians that a portion of the tract intended to be re served for them by the treaty has been excluded on the west by tho survey ot 1SS0. "The investigation of Mr. Barnard also confirms the opinion then expressed by tho office that it found no warrant for the suggestion of Inspector McConnell and others that the names of the rivers had been changed in order more readily to 'change the reservation lines. The diffi culty In the language of the treaty doubt less comes about, as suggested by Mr. Barnard, through the imperfect topo graphic knowledge of tho country had at that time. The Klickitat River, which flows south Into the Columbia, intervenes between the present reservation and the main ridge of the Cascade Mountains, whereas Mr. Barnard fays It was believed, and from a distance It would be a fair presumption, that both the Atanum and Bisco Rivers, flowing east Into the Yaki ma River, reached the summit of said mountains. This, however, Is not the case. "The office believes It is now sufficiently clear that the Yakima Indians have been deprived of a portion of the land Intended to be reserved for them by treaty, and that proper measures should be adopted to secure their rights thereunder. It Is, therefore, recommended that the findings of Mr. Barnard be approved, at least to the extent of the tract claimed by the Indians, 293.S37 acres, and that appropri ate action be initiated to secure reimburse ment to the Indians for the lands of which they claim to have been deprived. It Is believed to be now impracticable to ex tend the reservation boundary so as to embrace the lands cut off by the survey of 1SIO. 4 "There Is no present authority of law for negotiations with the Yakima nation of Indians for the cession of a portion of their surplus lands, and it might be re marked here that the office is not aware that the said Indians have ever requested or expressed a desire for negotiations to that end. "Should It be deemed desirable to ask Congress for authority to conduct such negotiations, preferably through an In dian Inspector, It Is thought thnt an Item should be added providing for the adjust ment of this claim of the Indians for the lands which have been cut off the west ern portion of their reserve. If it Is not deemed best to negotiate at this time with said Indians for the cession of lands, then It Is believed an Item should be prepared and submitted to Congress granting au thority for the detail of an Indian in spector to negotiate an agreement with them for the adjustment of this claim alone." BUCKET IN A WELL. A Question nnd an Ansvrer Thought Fit for It. VESPER, June 3. (To the Editor.) In September last I dropped an Iron, galvan ized bucket In a well. It lay on one side at the bottom of the well (as the mud shows on It), and on May 17 I found It floating, bottom up, and about eight Inches above the water. There Is 12 feet of water In the well. The water had not been agi tated In any way. Can vou please give us some light on the subject as to the cause of the bucket floating. W. J. The Oregonlan goes to considerable trou. ble to furnish answers to questions which appear to be Inconsequential, partly be cause they are asked In good faith, and partly that It may not destroy the appar ently general hallucination that news paper men know everything. It would seem that W. J. ought to be satis fled with the fact that the bucket which he cast on the waters returned to him after many days, without desiring to probe too closely Into the why ana. wherefore. In formation on such a miraculous occurrence might properly have been sought for from a fortune-teller, water witch, mtndreader or professor of some of the other occult sciences, but perhaps nothing of the kind Is to be found at Vesper, and as it is not desirable that W. J. should be left in Ignorance, The Oregonlan will en. deavor to solve the conundrum propound ed. It Is possible that some one may havo endeavored to recover the bucket In ques tion and succeeded In raising It to the sur face, and allowing air to get Inside of It, so that It floated. If, as Is stated, the water In the well had not been agitated In any way, for the eight months the bucket lay at the bottom of the well, gases must have generated at the bottom of the stagnant water, and the bucket must have lain sloping a little, 00 that the gases collected against the bottom, and finally enough collected to raise the bucket to the surface. It this explanation It not satis factory," W. J. can test It by punch ing a hole In the bottom of the bucket, throwing It down the well and allowing it to remain there eight months more, when. If it rises to the surface again, another effort will be made to explain the matter. THE PERFECTED The greatest blessing to mankind. It cures you while you sleep. It saves exorbitant doctor's bills. 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The steamer Dcspatcn left at 9 yestw day morning for Cape Nome, loaded wlttt livestock and general .merchandise, "Thirty passengers occupied the vessel's- state rooms, most of them being interested la tne cargo, wnich they accompany for the purpose of superintending its discharge by lighters at the Cape. The vessel underwent a complete trans formation, so far as outward appearances go, before she was moved from, the foot of Davis street, to the poiat of her de parture, at the Alnsworth dock. It was necessary to provide safe quarters for the horses, cattle, cheep and hogs to be car ried, and so a double deck was erected forward of the amldship cabms, and a single deck aft. Single stalls were built for each horse and cow, and ample stra."5v beddlnff was provided. In order that the animals might lie down in comfort, on the voyage. The passengers and crew wIlL have all the milk they can use on the trip up, as the cows taken by Messrs. narr ana iiumpnrey are in prime milking condition to withstand the demands, to be made on them for the next four- months at Nome. Captain Victor Johnson dlfl not antlM- pate any setback from floating Ice, when he left yesterdar. and. therpfnr ti t uneasy over being obliged to anchor in uuicn iiamor tor any length of time. He expected to make the passage in 12 days, which will brlntr the DesDateh in tha rrrt of her Journey about as svon as the steam ers wnicn lelt port two weeks ago and were obliged to anchor at Dutch Harbor until the lco loosened un in th "Rp.hrtnn. Sea, The Despatch Is a stout steamer of BZO tons register, and has been nlvintr hwm Portland and California points for several months, carrying lumber for Inman.PouI sen & Co. She has nroven her seaworthi ness on these trips, and the consignees have no uneasiness about her safe arrival off tho Nome beach, with passengers and cargo in good shape. She will continue to ply between Portland and Nome for the remainder of the Summer, while Captain Johnson's family will remain In the city. WELL ALONG TOWARD NOME Fred W. Piper "Writes a Letter From ITnalaska. Fred W. Piper, who Is well known In Portland, writes the following Interesting account of his voyage to the north to a friend here. Mr. Piper dates his letter at Unalaska, May 18, having reached that port the day previous, on the steamship Dora: "The trip has been for the most part stormy, rough and uncomfortable. If ever you go to sea, choose the biggest boat you can find, and overlook the little ones We left Kodlak last Monday, and would have arrived one day earlier had we not run Into a storm off Ungu, where we had to 'lay to for 24 hours. The Newport, Portland, Albion, Francis, Alice and Thrasher are In the harbor. The latter arrived late last night. She was nearly wrecked In Akutare Pass, trying to go through In a high wind. She was blown within 50 feet of a rock, and I am tofd that all the passengers displayed alac rity and presence of mind in buckling on life preservers. "The schooner Mary D. Humes left here yesterday, after exiling her captain at this place, I do not know just what the trouble was, but It seems that the en tain could not run the ship to suit those aboard. The steamer Thrasher Is a dlr-ty-looklng boat, with a dlrty-looklng pack aboard. I am told that 'Deep Creek Jones and Eugene Short are among those on her. Our boat Is all right. She Is a roller and all that, hut we are well treat ed and well fed. The Alpha has put jn here twice. After the first time she went up the Siberian coast about 350 miles, but could get no farther. She came back, took coal and water, and it Is said she Is now trying to get up the American side. Her passengers are all happy, despite their long sea voyage, and still maintain that they will be the first people into Nome this year. No revenue cutter will ever catch her In Behrlng Sea It Is too foggy. I think the Dora will be the first boat Into Nome. I have great confidence In her master, Captain Thomas, of the Dora, who has sailed these waters for 24 years, and Is an experienced and compe tent navigator. We expect to leave here In a day or two. Unalaska. on account of ships' passengers. Is beginning to as sume metropolitan proportions and preten sions. The native dug-outs have under gone some changes and are now trans formed Into modern saloons. The song of the hammer and the eaw la heard on all sides. Thus the march of progress goes proudly on. We believe we will reach Nome on or near June 1. COOS BAY JETTY. "Worlc Progressing Favorably Grass GroTTlne" on Sand Spits. Captain Harts, United States Engineers, has received a report from the jetty at Coos Bay, which shows that this work is progressing favorably. Ten new bents were added to the tramway during May, and as there are only 20 more to be added, the tramway will probably be finished is two months from now. After that putting in the necessary rock will be all plain sailing. From Tillamook Bay it is reported that a channel has been dredged through the troublesome shoal at the mouth of Wilson River. The accumulation of snags there was first removed, and then a channel cut, which the two dikes there will prob ably render permanent. Seven pile bea cons have been driven to mark the course of the channel through the bay, of which no Indication can be seen at high tide. Eventually the lighthouse department may place lights on these. The 17 acres of "binding grass" planted on the spit at Tillamook Bay Is making good growth, and bids fair to prove a success In the way of preventing the sand which forms the spit from being blown, about. This grass makes a very rapid growth, and wherever it obtains a foot hold It remains. The Coquille River has been snagged as far up as Norway, some four or five miles from Myrtle Point. When the snagging Is completed the work of Improving the channel at some shoal places will be commenced. OXYGENOR KING Oxygenor Co. SEATTLE, WASHj