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-I ' - ,4 txiunnm K VOL. XL.-0. 12,32L PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY, JUNE 9, 1900. PRICE FIVE CENTS. Mew fs the time t purchase yeur GARDEN HOSE MANUFACX Goodyear Rubber Company R. H. PEASE, President and Manager. NOS. 73 AND 7 FIRST ST., PORTLAND, OREGON THE MOST COMPLETE STOCK OF Photographic Goods In the City at Retail and Wholesale. Newest, Best and Up-to-Date Goods Only. Agents for Velgtlaender Colllnear Lenses. BLUMAUER-FRANK DRUG CO., 144-148 Fourth SL, Near Morrison HOTEL PERKINS Fifth and Washington Streets . . PORTLAND, OREGON EUROPEAN PLAN Flrst-CInss Check Restaurant Connected With Hotel. Shaw's Pure Malt The Condensed Strength and Nutriment of Barley and Rye BfUmaUer & Hocfl, HO Fourth Street Sole Distributers for Oregon r.DAVlES. Pres. St. Charles Hotel CO. (INCORPORATED). FRONT AND MORRISON STREETS PORTLAND, OREGON American and European Plan. SUMMERS & PRAELXO. IMPORTERS WHOLESALE AND RETAILORS IN China, Crockery, Glassware lamp goods and cutlery Hotel, Restaurant and Bar Supplies a specialty. Ill THIRD STREET 207 WASHlKGTOX -STREET. r 1900 Izzer Genuine leather or whipcord. ' trimmings, full-length carpet, solid foot dash, long-running axles, quick-change couplings, fitted with the best solid-rubber lire, for $122.50 New line of Low-Wheel Bike Wagons. Pneumatic Runabauta, Surrey and Traps. Reduced Prices on Solid Rubber Tires. CARRIAGES WAGONS HARNESS ROBES AND WHIPS WOMEN'S LOW SHOES Tan and Black, Calf, Kid and Patent Leather Heavy Soles Light Soles $2.00, $2.50, $3.00, $3.50 K. C. Goddard fc Co.. OresoBlan Bids;. RATHBONE'S TROUBLES. His Friend Insist That He -Was De ceived by Neely. HAVANA. June S. The troubles of Es tes G. Rathbone. ex-Director of Posts, eeem to be increasing. The Auditor's De partment has thrown out 515,000 worth of vouchers. Including SSOOO worth of bills, w hlch have been paid twice, most of them s.t Muncie. Ind. The Fidelity Company has been notified that It will be held re sponsible on Mr. Rathbone's bond. Mr. Miller, manager of tho company, and Mr. Rathbone have held prolonged interviews during the last few days, but no decision has been arrived at regarding this new aspect of the situation. The authorities tontend that the Fidelity Company is re sponsible. Mr. Rathbone's friends insist that C F. W. Neely deceived Mr. Rath bone, who signed at Neely's request with out knowing" what. Corydon Rich has been placed under a $2000 bond as a wit ness In thofNeely case. SUMMER.... ...FOOTWEAR Ask for one of Ihc following brands: GoldSaal Indian Elk Eureka Badger Pioneer Obelisk CHftterK Anvil fUptune UKED BT Rooms Single 76c to J1.50 per day Rooms Double $1.00 to $2.00 per day Rooms Family JL50 to J3.00 per day C T. BELCHER. Sec and Trens. American plan..., European plan.... . ..Jl.tS. $1.50. n.75 ... 60c. 75c. JLM Studebaker 320 TO 335 EAST MORRISON ST. What Is Astigmatism? 107 I tell a good many people during the year that they have astigmat ism. In fact, nearly four people out of ten are astigmatic to a greater or less extent. It la a condition In which the eye Is In better focus In one direction than in another. A cross drawn on a paper and held at arm's length would appear blacker and more distinct m the vertical line than in tho horizontal, or vice versa. The hands of a clock appear plainer when pointing In certain di rections than when pointing in oth er directions. Astigmatism produces more head aches than all other causes com bined. Lenses will entirely correct it. WALTER REED Eye Specialist 133 SIXTH STREET OREGONIAN BUILDING THE ASHANTEE WAR. Rumor Thnt' the British Oorerwr Surrendered. LONDON. June 9. According to a dls- patch to the Dally Mall from Accra, dated June 8, a native rumor Is In circulation there that Sir 'Frederick Mitchell Hodson. Governor of 'Gold Coast Colony, made a sortie from Kumassle, where he had been besieged by the Ashanteec, but was forced to retire and ultimately to surrender. Mall , advictv; from Accra, daie-d May 17, fay: ; "Fifty thousand Ashantees are In arms and the Insurrection Is spreading. It la Impossible for white men to go Into the Intrior successfully during the rainy . seafcon." Daily Treaaary Statement. "WASHINGTO.. June S. Today's state ment of the Treasury balances shows: Available cash balance $146,794,575 Gold'. . 72,21S,6S0 IS A FANATICAL WAR lg norant Chinese Joining the Boxers' Standard. RESULT OF FIRST BATTLE UNKNOWN Destruction of Railroad Property Continues Orders From Peking; Protect the Rebels. LONDON. June 9. Definite returns re garding the severe fighting between the Chinese troops and the Boxers that "was gomg on Thursday between TIen-TsIn and Peking- had not been received at Tlen-Tsln when, the latest telegrams to reach Lon don were fired. The Chinese troops, how ever, had killed many Boxers, according to some reports, while another account had the government soldiers sorely de feated In an engagement near Pao-Ting-Fu. Apparently, the legation guards have not yet taken a hand In the fighting, but they- are ready to do so at a moment's notice. The Boxer movement affects some hun dreds of square miles. Official dispatches i to Vienna from Pokinc avow thai: the s sect Is more powerful than any previous party In China, embracing some 3,000,000, manipulated by zealous and adroit men. The representatives of the powers are atlll acting In perfect concord, which ap pears at present to give the Chinese Gov ernment ample chance to put downthe disturbances alone. The Tlen-Tsln correspondent of the Dally aMil, telegraphing June 7, says: "For the last three days the whole com munity of Tlen-Tsln has been preparing to defend itself against an expected at tack by the Boxers. There Is a continual Influx of refugees from the surrounding country, who are now crowding the city. This Increases the excitement. Nearly all the villages surrounding Tlen-Tsln are Joining the Boxer movement, which is taking more and more a fanatical charac ter. Parties of foreigners, when approach ing the villages are driven back by armed bands. "Yesterday the Chinese troops were or dered to Machang, on the Grand Canal, within 20 miles of which a large body of Boxers Is reported to be collecting. At tempts to re-establish the regular work ing of the Peklng-TIen-Tsin railway have hitherto proved futile. Every night the Boxers cet fire to the sleepers and the woodwork of the bridges. "General NIeh seems bent upon acting with energy and dealing out heavy blows to the rebels, recognizing the necessity of destroying the prestige of the Boxers, which has begun to demoralize his army." Secret orders from Peking for the pro tection of the rebels have paralyzed mili tary action and raised the status of the Boxers in the eyes-of the Ignorant masses. Although the Boxers declare their first object to be the annihilation of Catholic converts, the wire-pullers wish to prop agate hatred among the country people dgalnft foreigners and things fdrcign In general. 'The 'movement on the surface has a patriotic-character, but If may-turn.; ultimately against the dynasty.. . This seems to be the reason why It has thus far; been, treated with' a gentle handTfie legations at Peking nave wire'd for rein forcements. A dispatch to the Dally Mall from Yo kohama, dated Friday, describing the ef fect upon Japan of the refusal of the Co rean Emperor to give an audience to the Japanese Minister regarding' tho torture and execution of political suspects, says: "The feeling here Is exceedingly excited. Itimay not be possible for the- government to keep It In check, as tho officials were able to do at the end of March, when Russia made her demands, particularly on the question of Masampo. It Is thought here that Russian Influence Is behind the affront given by Corea to Japan. The tone of the "Japanese press is very bitter, and grave developments are possible." A dispatch from Tlen-Tsln, dated- June 7.-4 P. M.. shows the British reinforce ments had not then started for Peking, as expected, owing to the refusal of the authorities to allow them to entrain, al though the British offered to repair the line as they went. Additional Russian and Austrian troops have arrived at Tlen-Tsln, and the Ger man cruisers Hansa and Geflon have started from Kalo Chou for Taku with EV J"! L2 "JEL1 has fallen is expected at Tlen-Tsln to have a good effect In accelerating tho suppression of the rising, as the farmers In the movement will return to their or dinary pursuits. NIEH'S TROOPS ORDERED BACK. Chinese Government Again Favors the Boxers. LONDON, June 9. The Peking corre spondent of the Times, in a dispatch dated June 7, says: "Particulars received here show that Messrs. Norman and Robinson, the mis sionaries, were hacked to .pieces In cir cumstances of "revolting barbarity. The Chinese Goyernment cannot be exonerated from, the charge of complicity In these murders. From the beginning Its action will bear only one interpretation, namely, that of approval of the anti-foreign move ment, which has had these results. "The government has delegated a com missioner to Chee Kaou and Pao Ting Fu, the chief centers of the Boxers, to investi gate and report a notorious anti-foreign official, who Is known to be in sympathy with the Boxers, and who was the di rector of a mmlng and railway bureau that was founded to thwart all railway and mining developments. aB rcwBB rarnaDuuuem o. iae j-uac. r Dewey's special train arrived. Cheering 5rlrap S "! Says:, -. v. . , ! was augmented by the sound of gun of mP1 ? newf th Ger51 teksfoen- the United States ship Michigan, firing drilled soldiers had fired upon the Box- her Admiral's salute. Whistles for miles ers. who were destroying the railway near t around added to the din, while Admiral Tlen-Tsln. was favorably received, as giv- Dewey was responding to the noisy greet ing some ground for hope .that the gov- jnff wlth hj3 modest affability. ernment would change Its policy. Now Admiral and Mra Dewey were driven to arrives the Intelligence that Nleh's troops j. Ruasen House, escorted by a. battal have been ordered to return to camp at ion of the Fourth Infantry, from Fort Lu Tal. and that their action has been -Wayne, detachments of marines and sail condemned. The Tsung-Ll-Yamen, however 0rs from the Michigan and the revenue denies the truth of the latter statement, J cutter Fessenden. and a battalion of out tne denials or tne xsung-u-iamen are never convincing. If It be true, the neivs must be regarded as serious. The American missionary conference to day sent a dispatch to President McKIn ley appealing for protection and assert ing that the missionaries at Pao Ting Fu and other places are in extreme danger; that the Tung Chu mission station has Club. The guests of the evening were ih been abandoned: that the chapels have i troduced by the president of the crab,, everywhere been burned, and that hun- "William Livingstone, and Mayor Maybury dreds of native Christians have been mas- A score of prominent men atid women aa sacrtd. steted in receiving. Later the Admiral "The serious condition of affairs In Fc- was the guest of honor at a dinner served king Is reacting upon the provinces, The French Minister here has received a telegram saying that the French Consul at Mong Taso and the French Agent at Yun Han Fu have both been compelled to retire from their posts, as the Viceroy announced that he was unable to guar antee their safety. "Later The Boxers yesterday burned a Russian chapel at Tung Tlngan. 35 miles north of Peking. Haut Chlng Cheong, Di rector of Railways, admits -that the de- struction of the Peklng-TIen-Tsln Railway Is continuing, the Trung-Li-Yamen being powerless to prevent It. and that it Is use less to expect the early restoration ot communication." A WIDESPREAD MOVEMENT. Antl-Forelgrn Demonstration En couraged i,y the Palace. NET YORK, June 8. A dispatch to the Tribune from London says: With the. breakdown of the cable eervlce, news from. SouthAfricalsmeager.and pub lic attention is centered upon China. The opinion generally expressed by the press Is that the situation is going dally from bad to worse, and that the crisis requires strong handling. This Is a safe generaliz ation when nobody, either In Fleet street or In diplomatic circles, understands what Is going on behind the scenes. The Boxers revolt Is clearly an anti foreign movement, but the relations of the Dowager Empress to It and the use that she may be Intending to make of It In the interest of Russia are mysteries too In tricate to be unraveled. What seemed at the outset a local uprising has become a widespread movement against foreigners which is encouraged by the Chinese Gov ernment until missionaries are murdered, railways destroyed and property looted and burned. Whether or not Russia has offered to suppress the Boxers movement and Japan has been affronted by the proposal, there are great British Interests which re quire immediate protection, and Lord Salisbury Is expected to Intervene with a strong hand and with the approval and co-operation of Germany. The Foreign Of- flee has not supplied the London press with cues, and consequently there are no practical suggestions for dealing with this difficult and dangerous situation. The China question Is seen through a glass darkly In diplomatic circles, but there Is general expectation that the In itial move will come from the British For eign Office, and that effective meaeures "will be adopted for preventing an outbreak of war between Russia and' Japan, and an Impending revolution In China. CHINESE TROOPS SURROUNDED. More About tbe Battle Fonght Near Tlen-Tsln. TTEN-TSIN. June 8. It Is reported from Chinese official sources that 4000 Boxers surrounded 1500 Chinese troops between Lofa'and Yong-Tsun yesterday, and, ac cording to the latest news, fighting is still going on this morning. Officials say that 500 Boxers were killed, but give no ac count of the Chinese casualties. Thirty of General Nleh's troops encoun tered a. body of Boxers three miles from here on the Taku road, and killed 21 of them No"news has been received from Pao TIng-Fu for three days, and the situation there Is believed to be critical. It Is re ported the Chinese troops have been de feated near there. The French cruisers d'Entrecasteaux and Jean Bart and the Russian cruiser Rossle have arrived at Taku. JAPAN AND COREA. Sudden Tension Between the Tito Governments. TOKOHAMA. June 8. More serious from a, Japanese point of view than the rising of the Boxers In China Is the sud den tension between Japan and Corea as the result of the protests of .Janan.airalnal fMTrirtnrf-nrA'-rif'7 .&,, tlrife4kiifttte'?L.a. oners by the Corean Government -The uorean Emperor absolutely refuses, ito grant an audience to the JapaneseMln lster, Hayashl Gonoshke. r EXPLOSION IN A '.MINE. Handreda of Men Were Imprisoned, Bat All Were Saved But Three. GLOUCESTER, O., June S.-Two hun dred miners were imprisoned at7 A. M. to day by an explosion of gas In .mine No, 2. It was thought at first that the loss ot life would be very large, bat the work of the rescuers was carried on so energetical ly and successfully that all were rescued and saved by tonight except three. - Evan Joseph, John McClelland and Aaron Swanson were killed and their bodies cannot Jlkely be recovered tonight, as the mine Is still on fire. These men were engaged to watch the large mine at night and see that it was in condition for the miners to enter In the morning.- They were cut pff from all means of escape' at the tjme of the explosion, and their horses perished with them. "William "Williams, also employed In the mine, had his leg oroKen and others suffered slight Injuries, Tho exnlnslon sot- tha mind n .t J "scuing party has been worklngwlth mmcuity. This evening about 6 oclock a second explosion occurred, and ahortlv afterward a third. In which the system of fans, used to force fresh air In the mine, was destroyed. Further attempts will continue to be made to rescue the three bodies throughout the night and on- the morrow. There were 400 men employed In the mine. Had the explosion occurred a few moments later, after all the men had entered and taken their positions, the destruction of human life would have been fearful to contemplate. Mine1 No. 2 Is owned by "W. P. Rend & Co., of Chicago. The shaft Is 125 feet deep, and It was sealed up tonight In the attempt to smother the fife, i WELCOMED IN DETROIT. Admiral and Mrs. Devrey in. Michi gan's 3Ietropolls. , DETROIT, Mich.. June . Thi sponta neity and cordiality of the welcome ac corded to Admiral Dewey this afternoon and tonight by the people of Detroit "has seldom been equalled In any reception' ac corded. a popular Idol In this city. There was a great crowd at the Michigan .Cen tral sta4Inn tVila aftornlnn wh.n lilmlral i mounted police officers. The orosress of tho Admiral up Jefferson and "Woodward eiresis to the hotel was a continuous ova- Itlon. The rest of the day was spent In quietly resting and visiting with friends. This evening a crush of well-dreseed humanity met the hero of the day and his ! Tvifc In the parlors of the Fellowcratt t to 200 men In the club's theater pall. wh!Ie Mrs. Dewev was tendered a similar function . for ladles only at the Detroit Club. Mississippi River Bout Snnk. NEW ORLEANS. June S. The river boat T. 'P. Leathers sank yesterday at Bouger's Landing. 23 miles above NewOr leanc. The' loss is 537.000. "There were'TO persons aboard, all of whom reached "the shore isafcly In lifeboats- - - CAPTURE OF PILAR Real Filipino Leader Taken by Americans. HE WAS CAUGHT NEAR MANILA General Otis ' Says tbe Gaerrllla "Warfare Is Near an End Re vision of the Tariff. MAiNDLA, June 9, 10:50 A. M. General Pio del Pilar, the Filipino leader, has been captured near Manila. BRAVE STAND AT CATUBIG. One of the Most Thrilling? Incidents of the Philippine War. WASHINGTON, June 8. Perhaps the most thrllUng and picturesque incident, of the entire Philippine War occurred at Catublg, on the Island of Samar. where, April 15, last, a party ot 31 enlisted men of Company K, Forty-third Volunteers, held at bay a force of some 600 Insurgents during four days of fierce fighting, reln- forcements arriving just In the nick of time. The "War Department has received reports from Captain H. M. Day, of the Forty-third Volunteer Infantry, and First Lieutenant J. T. Sweeney, of that regi ment, who commanded the rescue party. :ng"ltthe detans-of the attack, siege d the relief. 'According to the reoorts the attack on the ga.rrlson at Catublg' beisan without warning Sunday morning, April 15. From the hills on all sides, from every point of vantage In the town and from a desert ed church directly adjoining came a rifle and cannon fire of terrible intensity. Tuesday mcrnlng, handfuls of burning hemp were thrown Into the barracks from the Insurgents In the church and soon the soldiers' refuge was on fire. All efforts to subdue the fire failed, and. finally, tho little band made- a dash for the river bank. Some were killed before the bank was reached, others fell dead In a boat In which It was Intended to make the oppo site shore and when a trench was finally dug with bayonets, only 16 of the 31 were left to man It. Here, for two more days,, Corporal Carson, handling His men with the judgment of a veteran, held out under a terrible fire until the arrival of Lieu tenant Sweeney's command, which had been ordered to supplement the garrison at Catublg, and which was on Its way up the river on the 'teamer Lao Aug. Not until within a quarter of.a mile of Catublg, says Lieutenant Sweeney,- In his report, did they hear the , noise of ' the engage ment. Then he realized that he and his men were sorely needed, and he ordered the captain of the steamer to run his boat at top speed. The Lao Aug steamed up to Catublg under a rain of. Mauser bul lets from both shores." The small boats were lowered, a landing effected, and the rescuers fought their way through the Open to their comrades In the trenches, burled the dead within reach, brought back to the boat the besieged party, num- "oeflng now only 13 men, and then steamed down "the river. Captain Day bestows the highest com mendation upon Corporal Carson as "dis playing extraordinary Judgment In tho handling of his men, thereby saving the lives of the survivors and protecting the wounded until relief came." To each of the Uttlp command and their rescuers, he gtvestlie highest praise. 'Their zeal and ability,'"1 he says, "were a fittlrig ex ample of the worth and courage of the American soldiers." DEWEY AND AGOTNALDO. 'The, Admiral Says He Never "Wrote to - ' the Filipino. DETROIT, June 8. Admiral Dewey was this afternoon shown the statement made by tho .Manila Times concerning an al leged recovery "by General Funs ton's men of a portion of the archives of the Filipi no rebel government, which It was claimed contained certain correspondence between 'Agulnaldo and Dewey. After reading the statement Admiral Dewey positively denied ever having written Agulnaldo. Said he: "1 never wrote a letter to Agulnaldo in my life. "Whenever I wanted to see him, I sent for him. He was employed by me for certain purposes, just as I employed a lot of other people among the natives. I made him no promises. If there had been EOOOr American troops with me In the be ginning to occupy the city and maintain order, there would have never been this trouble." A ROBBER WAR. General1 Otis Says Pence Will Soon Re Sccnred In Philippines. CHICAGO, June S. Major-General E. S. Otis arrived, at 7:20 this morning from San Francisco and left at 10:30 for Wash ington, '"I left the Philippine situation in the best of hands," he said. "The ofHcers are all able men; and well qualified to cope with the different questions and situa tions that may arise. The war is over. This guerrilla warfare cannot last long, to be sure we will have to repress those people for a number of years, but there Is no organized force of Filipinos. The depredations that are now going on are conducted by robbera and Ladrones. The United States troops are now engaged In defending the Inhabitants of the Phllip- I pines against the robbery and murder com mitted by their own people. .But tne con dltlonf are generally improving, and in AMERICAN LEGATION AT PEKING ' some parts are better than they have ever been. "We have 53,000 effective troops under arms In the Philippines. Estimates re garding the number of Inhabitants In the Islands are all wild, but the number I Is considered to be between 6,000,000 and l.WO.wQ. The great majority of the people desire peace, and wish again to take up their business pursuits. Business in Ma nila has again Tesumed activity, and the j Inhabitants are peacefully pursuing their avocations. "Funbston Is now In the Bulacan sec tion. I will say I am not going Into any personalities whatever. The officers In charge are all capable men. Stories have mlttedby.men of our Army, but they-have been false. Our men have been held un der close restraint, and have conducted themselves like soldiers. "I cannot see that the Administration I or our distinguished Secretary of War j has made any mistakes In this campaign. We may have made mistakes over there, hut If so, they have been the result of human liabilities to commit error." CLUB WOMEN'S CONVENTION Officers Elected for the Federation Changes In the By-Laws. MILWAUKEE, wis.. June 8. Today's session of the Clubwomen's convention Was marked by the election of officers. The ticket was made out by the nomi nating committee, and went through with little contest. The result was as follows: President Mrs. .Rebecca Lowe, Georg'a. Flret vice-president Mrs. Charles Denl- son, New York. Second vice-pres"dent (Mra. Margaret J. Evans, Minnesota. Recording secretary Miss "Emma: Fox, Michigan. Corresponding secretary Mrs. George. J. Kendrick, Pennsylvania Treasurer Mrs. Emma Van Wechten, Iowa. Auditor Mrs. George H. Noyes, Wiscon sin. Directors Mrs. Charles K. Fairbanks, Indiana; Mrs. Edward Buchwalter, Ohio; Mrs. Annie D. West. Massachusetts; Mrs. Mary Lockwood, District of Columbia; Mrs. W. J. Christie, Montana; Mrs. Lil lian Streeter, New Hampshire: Mrs. W. J. Coad, South Dakota, and Mrs. T. R, Priddy. Kansas. Nominations were made from-the floor for Mlse Margaret J. Evans, of Minnesota, as president, aud for Mrs. Horace Brock, of Pennsylvania, as second vice-president, Tho result was-that out of the 754 votes cast, Mrs. Lowe received 563 and Mlse Evans 1S7, wlth a few scattering votes for a number of others. The announce ment of Mrs. Lowe's election' was received with the warmest enthusiasm, the aud ience rising to Ita feet and waving hand kerchiefs. Mrs. Lowe, was obliged to make a speech, which brought forth much ap plause. The long business meeting, which occu pied both the morning and afternoon, was devoted to the Important changes in the by-laws growing out of the question of reorganization. As to the eide issue of representation, the by-laws now stand:. "That for all clubs numbering less than 50. representation shall be through the president or her representative only; 'for clubs numbering 50 and 100, representa tion shall be through the preeldent and one delegate; for large clubs, one dele gate shall be allowed for every 100 mem bers." The other vexed question, that of taxa tion, was not changed, nor was any effort rpade to have a triennial convention, in stead of biennial. The office of state chairman of correspondence was done away with, and presidents of Individual clubs are no longer vice-presidents of the general federation. Another change was to the effect that the council could be called at the request of the board of di rectors or 25 members of the council, rep resenting as many states. A number of resolutions were passed, one of them urging the protecting of women and children In the Industrial world, and another recommending great er care as to sanitary conditions. By unanimous vote, the Club Woman, of Bos ton, was made not only the official organ of the club, but of tho federation. Before the session adjourned greetings were ca bled to Jennie June, who Is known as the "mother of women's clubs." During the day there were four Inter esting sessions devoted to various phases of club work, which were followed by a big meeting at the Alhambra tonisht, over which Mrs. Lowe presided. The two speakers were Mrs. Robert J. Burdette. of California, whoso subject was "The Show Window," and Madame Soja Loona Frled!and, of Russia, who spoke on "Im pressions of a Russian Woman on Amer. lean Women's Clubs and Clubwomen." This was followed by the Introduction ol the new officers. Invitations have been received from Buffalo and Boston for the next biennial convention, which will be subject to the consideration of the new board of direct ors.. The board of directors and the coun cil will hold meetings tomorrow, and the fifth biennial convention will come to at end. To Revise Philippine Tariff. WASHINGTON, June 8. The Secretary of War has directed the Military Gover nor of the Philippine Islands to appoint a board to revise the tariff schedule, with instructions to report Its findings to the Philippine Connlsslop. Battle-Ships Went to Sea. LEWES, Del., June 8. The battle-ships Indiana and Massachusetts passed out to sea at 12:30 P. M., for Hampton Roads. No ChnnKe in Flatrne Situation. SAN FRANCISCO, June 8. The Health Officer reports nothing new In the plague situation today. NO COMMENT ON IT Democratic Press Silent on thai Oregon Electron. VIEWS QF NEW ENGLAND PAPERS Springfield Republican. Reads t Lesson Rijrht Allison Mentioned for the Vice-Presidency. WASHINGTON. June 8. The Demo cratic press continues Its profound sllenca regarding the Oregon election, but In dependent and Republican papers com ment. The Boston Herald quotes tha Oregon Republican plank on the Philip pines, and says this is significant for tha antl-expanslonlsts. "Won on a Straight Fight. The Boston Journa says: "The election In Oregon Is of peculiar Interest because it was a straight fight on the two Issues of tho gold standard and territorial expansion. So short a time ago as 1896 the Oregon Republicans were somewhat under the sway of the free sil ver delusion, or were at least timid about declaring strongly against It. But thljf year they took the most advanced ground. They warmly commended the gold stand ard act of the present Congress. With this question, the Republicans coupled an unqualified Indorsement of the Adminis tration pcllcy In the Philippines and & vigorous demand for the retention of the Islands. On the other hand, the Demo crats and Populists united in a fusion ticket and put forward their principles in a platform which declared for free sil ver and against Imperialism. The cam paign In Its initial stages was directed by Mr. Bryan himself. And what Is the re sult of this direct appeal to the voters on the issues of the present Presidential year? It Is a victory complete In all par ticulars, and It conveys a message of; cheer to Republicans throughout tha ntic." Victory for Law and Order. The Brooklyn Eagle says: "The" election in Oregon on a small scale presorted the Issues which the two par ties vHI be likely to firht out on a scale as large as the country In November. These who stand for gold and for expan sion, for order and for law, and for a continuance of conditions that should In sure a reasonable measure of prosperity, so far as that can be Insured by the in fluence, of the action of government on business affairs, have no reason to ba disccuraged by the prospect which tha e.ertlon in Oregon holds out concerning tho further elections to be held through out the country during the present year." Great Day for Greater America. The Boston Transcript says": "Two years ago the Oregon Republicans fought out the campaign on the gold standard Issue and won. This year they accepted the challenge of the Bryanltes to fight the battle on. the 'expansion Is sue, and won again. The Springfield Re publican reads the lesson of the Oregon hc-as-far as It permits Itself to read It when It says it has demon strated that tho Administration policy Is strong with the people In that part of the country. The Republican may yet sea other 'parts of the country supporting tho Administration so emphatically as to give It a National Indorsement. The Repub licans continue In. control of the Oregon Legislature, thus assuring the Senatorial delegation frohi that state to the support ers of the Administration. Taken alto gether, Monday m Oregon was a great day for greater America." Vice-Presidential Talk. Since the adjournment of Congress thera has been considerable discussion as to who will be nominated for Vice-President with McKInley. The attention which Dolllver's name has attracted has startled Senators to some extent, as they would prefer to have one of their own number chosen as Vice-President and presiding officer, rather than a man from the House. So the talk today Is upon Fairbanks of Indiana, and Elkins of West Virginia. Another man that Is being brought out, probably with a view to counteract th Dolllver sentiment, is Allison of Iowa, It is not believed that Allison would con sent to the use of his name, as his pres ent position Is much stronger than Vice President, and he is sure of being re elected. McBride and Moody Satisfied. Senator McBride and Representative Moody are clearing up things around the departments today, looking after various matters that are of Interest to the state. Both express themselves as quite well sat isfied with the result of the session, al though they would have been much better pleased could they have secured 'legisla tion looking to the Improvement of the Columbia at The Dalles, and an Increase for the Portland postoffice. The best en deavors of all the Oregon men were put forth to secure this legislation, but It was of a character which the House de termined not to consider, and went over to the next session. Edncatlnfr Cuban Teachers. The Quartermaster-General has com pleted arrangements for the transporta tion to the United States of 14S3 Cuban school teachers, who have decided to take advantage of the Summer course of free tuition offered them by Harvard Uni versity. This course will last from July 1 to September 1, when the teachers will be returned by the War Department to their homes. Five of the big transports have been set apart for this purpose the Burnslde, McPherson, McClellan, Crook and Sedgwick. Promotions of Miles and Corbln. In accordance with the provisions of the military academy aprpopriation bill, the President today Issued commissions to Lieutenant-General Nelson A. Miles, of tho Army, and Major-General H. C. Cor bln. Adjutant-General of the Army. These are recess appointments, and will be sent to the Senate at Its next session In De cember. May Prevent Consolidation. ST. PAUL, June 8, The Minnesota Railroad and Warehouse Commission to day sent to the management of the North ern Pacific and St, PauT & Duluth Rail roads a formal letter demanding Informa tion regarding the propoeed consolidation of those two roads. There Is a state law prohibiting the consolidation of parallel or conjpetlng lines of railroads, and the com mission proposes to take legal action to prevent any move looking to the absorp tion of the St. Paul & Duluth by the Northern Pacific, If such Is contemplated. Ice in North Dakota. MINNEWAUKAN, N. D., June 8. A hard freeze last night formed a quarter of an lch of Ice. Much wheat was cut back to the ground. The crop cannot exceed one-half the ordinary yield. Captain Henry T. Blake Dead. GALVESTON, Tex., June 8. Captain Henry T. Blake, commanding the reve nue cutter Galveston, died at St, Mary's Infirmary and was burled here today. ,A