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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.
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