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r,n ,V i CJ t i.-l. i. &- "L O -rgr s .. v Pert i-;- V '- tXgttltt mvA i-fm. k A3 IK WNV pmwtog Ml VOL. XLL SO. 12,528. We Invite the trade's Inspection of our Una of Bar Fixtures Of newest and latest designs. Catalogue and prices furnished on application. ROTHCHILD BROS., - 20-26 North First St. Cameras at Reduced Prices PREMOS. POCOS. RAYS. ETC We want to close out ail on hand now before our new stock arrives. PHOTOGRAPHIC GOODS AT REDUCED PRICES BLUMAUER-FRANK DRUG CO. 144-146 FOURTH STREET, PORTLAND, OR. FH1L. METSCHAN. Pit. SEVENTH AMD WASHINGTON CHANGE: OP European Plan: A WOODLARK TURKISH BATH CABINET $5.00, $7.50, $10.00, $12.00 Four-Kinds. All Good. WOODARD, CLARKE & CO. Fourth and Washinotnn Sfs. Populnr-Prlce Drngglsts. Canadian (,Msh Hx SS, k))M Vs"jrT N TeL E PORTLAND, W AMERICAN PLAN TH COST ONE MILLION DOLLARS HEADQUARTERS FOR TOURISTS AND COMMERCIAL TRAVELERS Special rates made to families and single gentlemen. The manage ment will be pleased at nil times to show rooms and give prices. A mod ern Turkish bath establishment In the hotel. B. C. BOWERS, Manager. Honcyman, DeHart . TRADE " V MARK. SEND FOR Library Association of Portland .m.uuu volumes ana over 200 periodicals $5.00 a year or $1.50 a quarter Two books allowed on all subscriptions Hours From 9 A. M. to 9 P. M. doily, except Sundays and holidays. Enables You To Play Your Piano The Pianola will enable you to play your piano ven if you do not know one note from another. M, B. WELLS, Northwest Agent for the Aco'ian Company Aeolian Hall, 353-355 Washington Street cor". Park. Portland. Or. We x Sole Areata for the PUnsU; 'ao for the Etctnway. the Chase and the Emerson Pianos. EXCLUSIVE CARPET HOUSE J. G. Mack & Co. 88 Third St., Opposite Chamber f Commerce C W. KNOWLES, Mtr. STREETS. PORTLAND, 0BE5J1 MANAGK3IEXT $1.00, $1.50, $2.00 per Day Furnishes In yonr own home a Tur kish or medicated unth for three cents. It tvIH enre sleeplessness, grip, malaria, obesity and all blood diseases. Let ns tell you about them nt our store. money taken at par from our auntomers. 8ATti ROOMS, TILED BATHROOMS ARE CLEAN We carry a full stock of tile for bath rooms, kitchen sinks, tile floors, vesti bules, etc A full line of mantels, prates, andirons, spark guards, lire sets. Use our Ideal Metal Polish for keeping things bright. Estimates given on electric wiring, In terior telephones and call bells. Sarrett Co. Main 122. 91 FIRST STREET OREGON Si) $3.00 PER DAY and upward. PORTLAND FOURTH AND ALDER STS., PORTLAND, OR. NORTHWESTERN DISTRIBUTERS OF A. G. SPALDING & BROS.' ATHLETIC GOODS CKTHL0GUE STARK STREET RfK Tth mr,J D..L- PORTLAND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1901.. UNDERTHENEWLAW Nominations of General Of ficers Sent to the Senate. Lmiles at the head of the list Ghnffee Jumps Over Fifty-three Colonels and Becomes a Major General Major Kobbe Promoted to Be a Brigadier-General. "WASHINGTON. Feb. 5. The President today sent the following nominations to tho Senate: To be Lieutenant-General, Major-General Nelson A. Miles. To be Major-Generals: Brigadier-General Samuel B. Young, United States Army; Colonel Adna R. Chaffee, Eighth Cavalry, United States Army (Major-General Unit ed States Volunteers): Brigadier-General Arthur MacArthur, United States Army (Major-General United States Volunteers.) Colonels to be Brigadier-Generals: John C. Bates, Second Infantry. United States Army (Major-General United States Vol unteers); Lloyd Wheaton, Seventh Infant ry, UnitPd States Army (Major-General, United States Volunteers); George W. Da vis, Twenty-third Infantry (Brigadier General Volunteers): Theodore Schwan. Assistant Adjutant United States Army (Brigadler-Gmeral Volunteers): Samuel S. Sumner. Sixth Cavalry, United States Army; Leonard Wood, Assistant Surgeon United States Army (Major-General Vol unteers); Robert H. Hall, Fourth Infant ry, United States Army (Brigadier-General Volunteers): Robert- T Himhoo t Spector-Genera' United States Army tongaaier-uenerai, united States Volun teers); George M. Randall, Eighth Infant ry. United States Army (Brigadier-General United States Volunteers). Also Major William A Knh'hr. tm,vi Artillerj , United States Army (Brigadler- venerai volunteers); Brlgadlei -General Frederick D. Grant, United States Vol unteers; Captain J. Franklin Bell, Sev enth Cavalry, United States Army (Brigadier-General, United States Volunteers). Junior officers in the regular service have felt much anxiety over the pros pect of belntr "lumoed" bv th ftnnA nt newcomers into the service, under the present reorganization act. This an nouncement from the War Department will be of some comfort to those officers: "Promotions will be made to the grade of First Lieutenant in tho rpmiinr Armv of all Second Lieutenants In that arm wnose commissions antedate the war ulth Spain. These nromotlons Trill nnrrv up all officers in the regulars who have naa longer service than volunteers, but will leave vacancies for volunteer Second Lieutenants." Attention Is called at tho War Depart. "w" i " uiut iiui inr oraer OL sonor ity of the general officers appointed to day i determined by the dates In Febru ary stated in the nomination. Thus, Gcncia Young being nominated Febru ary 2, Chaffee on the 4th and MacAr thur on the 5th, will take precedence In that oider whercer they meet. General Wood, being named as a Brigadier-General on the 4th, is ranked by Bates, Wheaton Davis, and Schwan and pos sibly by Sumner, the latter being nom inated on the same date. But it Is pointed out at the Department that .one result of Gcnoal Wood's name In this order would b In the event that he fol lows the regular order of promotion here after, to make him Lieutenant-General of the United States Army for 14 years. General Wood now stands No. CO In the list of Army Captains. Captain J. Frank lin Bell, who is No. 5S In the list of Captains, relative rank, was nominated to be a full Brigadier-General. The appointment of General Chaffee to be Major-General of the regular Army Is the first Instance of its kind in l!ie his tory of the Army. He began his career as a piivate in the Sixth Cavalry and will be the first officer promoted from the ranks to exercise command in the regular Army as a general ofilcer. Gen erals Young and MacArthur are Jumped over Brigadier-Generals Wade and Merriam, and General Chaffee also Is advanced oer those two officers, as well as over Generals MacArthur and Ludlow and 53 Colonels who had higher relative rank than he In the regular Army. The action in the case of General Chaffee is accepted in military circles as an Indi cation that he Is to be placed In supreme command of the military forces in the PhillDDilnes and that f!ornrlK Vmmi, and MacArthur, who are now in that couniry, are to be relieved shortly and assigned to duty in the United States. The law provides for six Major-Generals, and the promotion of Major-General Miles leaves another vacancy In that grade, which. It Is generally understood, will be filled by the appointment of Brigadier-General J. F. Wade, the senior officer of his grade. There Is still one vacancy in the list of Brigadier-Generals and another will bo made by the retirement of General Schwan, who is said to be in falling health. General Daggett, of the Four teenth Infantry, who has Just returned to San Francisco from gallant service in China, is booked for appointment as a Brigadier-General. It Is expected he will be retired immediately. Secretary Root said this afternoon that the military appointments made today did not necessarily Involve any changes of commands in the Philippines, and that there is no purpose of relieving General MacArthur of the supreme command of that division In the Immediate future. Generals Wade and Ludlow, who were re cently ordered to the Philippines, will relieve Generals Young and Bates, who have served in that country for over two years. A COLOSSAL TRANSACTION. Morgan Syndicate Buys Ont Andrew Carnegie. NEW YORK, Feb. 5. The Tribune will say tomorrow: . "Negotiations for the sale of Andrew Carnegie's controlling interest In the stock of the Carnegie Company were brought to a successful conclusion Mon day, J. Plerpont Morgan and his as sociates being the purchasers. The terms of the transaction cannot at this time be announced, but the transaction is a colos sal one, rivalling the recent change of control of the Southern Pacific when that property passed Into the hands of Union Pacific interests. Mr. Carnegie held near ly 54 per cent of the $160,000,000 stock of the Carnegie Company. This stock has not been listed on any stock exchange, but $1500 was recently paid for a $1000 share in the Carnegie Company. 'Assuming that Mr. Carnegie has dis posed of his holdings at par, he will re ceive fully 5S5 000,000 for his interest, while at the same time he will retain his 53 or 54 per cent interest In the $160,000 000 bond issue of theCarnegie Company. The ob ject alme'd at by Mr. Morgan and the interests allied wltbVhim. when treating with Mr. Carnegie was the assurance of an enduring peace in. the steel Industry of the United. States, and this condition is now believed to have been obtained!" THREATENED BY BOERS. Dutch Invasion of Lonrenco Marques Is Feared. LONDON, Feb. 5. It is reported In London that the Boers commanded by Blake are threatening LOurenco Marques, and that Portugal has requested British assistance. It is further asserted that a British squadron has been ordered to Lourenco Marques. No official confirma tion of the report is obtainable. (The Blake referred to is probably John Y. Fillmore Blake, who was In command of a regiment of Irish and American rough riders In the service of the Trans vaal. Blake, who is an old West Pointer, first went to the Transvaal in 1894 or 1S95.) Later it became known that the British Foreign Office had received semi-official confirmation of the report that the Boers were threatening to enter Lourenco Mar ques and that the local Portuguese au thorities were askjng for British assist ance. The Foreign Office has heard noth ing of the developments of the last 48 hours. It is also reported here that British J -ww 'fiininijniiMiwiuii,,,,,,,;,,,,,,,,,,,,, troops are advancing rapidly towards tho Portuguese frontier. Captnred Two Hnndred British. CAPE TOWN, Feb. 5. The Boers cap tured 200 British when thev rush MnH- derfontein, January 30. The prisoners were subsequently released. Thirty Bnt- lsn were wuea or wounded. The newly formed guard for the Rand mines left Stelllncbosh for Johanneshuri? Wednesday. &, . t . An order has been parettedperrnjttlos the Importation of "goods In the Transvaal, subject to a military permit. Another Caanalty List., LONDON, Feb. 5. The War Office re ceived a very heavy South African -casualty list yesterday, showing. In addi tion to 13 killed and 77 wounded in action, 82 deaths from disease during the present month. Last month 30 officers and 800 non commissioned officers and men were killed in action or died from disease. The total death li3t from the beginning of the war shows 12,989 victims. Watching the West Coast. CAPE TOWN. Feb. 5. Officials have been dispatched to watch all the bays along the west coast of Cape Colony against" the landing of mercenaries or arms. With the exception of one, all the guns, or tne uritisn cruiser aybine. wrecked last month near Lambert's Bay, have been recovered. Dewet "Will Do Some Annexing. LONDON, Feb. 6. A special dispatch from Cape Town says that General Dewet, according to Cape Town reports, intends to annex various districts of Cape Colony and then to commandeer the men and! supplies, although he Is not urging the colonists to join him. Clnnwllllnm Farms Deserted. CLANWILLIAM, Feb. 5. Colonel Bran der drove the Boers out of VarrhynsHorp, capturing a number of wagons and a quantity of merchandise. All the farms In this region are deserted. The only be ing found except armed Boers was an English governess on one of the farms. Ordered to South Africa. VALETTA, Island of Malta, Feb. 6. The British third-class cruiser Pyramus has been ordered to sail to South Africa. Infected With Plague. CAPE TOWN, Feb. 5. The Island of Reunion has been declared infected with bubonic plague. BOER ENVOYS IN CHICAGO. Viljoen and Wessels Aroused Great Enthusiasm. CHICAGO, Feb. 5. Wild waves of en thusiasm for everything Boer, with storms of hisses and howls of derision for Britain, her soldiers and her rulers, swept over a Central Music Hall au dience tonight. Thundering cheers for Kruger, Steyn, Dewet and Botha rang out with cries o "shame" for Kitchener and Lord Robert from the audience which had assembled to hear the Boer envoys, Hercules D. Viljoen and P. Louter Wessels, plead their cause. The mention of tho name of Queen Victoria called forth hisses and denunciations from the crowd. Mr. Viljoen, who comes direct from the seat of war in South Africa, where ho acted as field cornet, told of scenes which ho had left, "of wives torn from their husbands, children left without mothers, and homes pillaged, destroyed and ruined." VHJoe denied that Pres ident Kruger had deserted his cause to go to Europe, but asserted that It was only after days of entreaty that he was In duced to go. P. Louter Wessels, a cousin of Presi dent Steyn, of the Orange Free State, was confident of ultimate success. "No matter how dark the cloud may seem, there were never such bright silver brim about It as at present," was his re mark. Meeting of Boer Sympathisers. FRANKFORT, Feb. 5. At a meeting of the Boer sympathizers here today, attend ed by some .5000 people, a resolution was adopted appealing to Great Britain to stop the war in South Africa. Christian Dewet, a nephew of the Boer commander, was present, and was carried around the hall on the shoulders of the promoters Of the meeting. LAID CORNER-STONE Ceremonies at the Site of the Crematorium. MASONIC OFFICERS OFFICIATED Addresses by Friends of the New En terprise Grounds, "Which Over look the Willamette, Will Be Made Into a, Park. The corner-sptone of the crematorium of the Portland Cremation Association was laid yesterday afternoon at the grounds of the Oregon City Railway, near Sell wood, by the Masonic Grand Lodge of Oregon, in the presence of a large gath ering of residents from Portland and the surroundings. Three special cars carried the grand lodge officers and members of "TO"1" -'.. w-fe-asfes,---s? -&' j-.i - CREMATORIUM AS IT "WILL LOOK WHEN' FINISHED. Portland lodges to the grounds, where the impressive ceremony of the order was performed. The subordinate lodges as sisting were: Hawthorne, No. ill; Wash ington, No. 45; Columbia, No. 114; Port land, No. 55; Harmony, No. 12; Willamette, No. 2. The special cars were switched from the main line on the crematorium spur, and here the Masons formed a procession, the grand lodge dfilceBsin -advance- and the members of the subordinate lodgea following, and proceeded to "the chapel foundation. H. B. Thielsen, grand master, officiated and conducted the tferemony, as sisted by the other grand officers. Frank B. Gibson, superintendent of the associa tion, was master of ceremonies. A handsome red sandstone had been provided for the occasion. On one side was engraved, "Portland Cremation Asso ciation," and on the other, "February 5, 1901." An opening for a copper box had been chiseled out. . With Grand Master Thielsen standing close to the wall of the foundation of the chapel, the ceremony was begun with an appropriate prayer by Dr. T. L. Eliot. Then came the laying of the corner-stone. It was placed in position by a helper. Grand Master Thiel sen took the square, compass and plumb from the hands of the architect and found the stone In perfect shape and position, and so declared. The stone was anointed with wine and oil, after which the grand master made a short address, declaring the corner-stone of the structure laid in accordance with the forms and usages of the Masonic order. The Copper box was then sealed with, a marble cover. It con tains the names of the officers of the grand lodge of Masons' of Oregon, a his torical sketch of the formation and per sonnel of the Portland Cremation As sociation, and some coins of present date. Rev. T. L. Eliot was introduced, and he made a short talk. He said In sub stance: "The Inclement weather would preclude, even were It necessary that extended re marks should be made at this time I take It from the large number who have cqme here today and the beautiful cere mony of this worthy order that this en terprise already has largely your sym pathy and will receive your support. I regard this occasion as an important epoch, not only In the history of the City of Portland, and the State of Oregon, but in the Northwest, to which We may revert in the years to come with pride. It is to bo hoped that this enterprise may go forward successfully and that when it has been completed and dedicated, in the chapel will be held many beautiful and impressive ceremonies." Rabbi Stephen S. Wise then delivered a chort but eloquent address commending the enterprise, and speaking of the spir itual progress which it signified. Judge C. B. Bellinger, representing the a8SOClatlOn. said th.lt tho onlornrloo nA not been started for the purpose of mak ing money, out largely for benevolence. The building would go forward toward Completion. After a time n. pnlnrnhnrlnm would be erected. He thanked the grand omcers and the Masonic fraternity for their services at the laying of the corner stone. This completed the ceremony. A short time was given for inspection of the building and grounds, when the crowd dispersed. Work Is now in nroerpsn nn tho orpmn. torium, which includes the receiving vault. me retort ana cnapei, wnich will be prac tically one structure. The foundation has been completed and the brick walls are being laid. Material is on the ground for pressing construction forward as rapidly as possible for the dedication and formal opening of the enterprise. The grounds have been cleared, but until th hutMin are completed and the weather settles, the plans for walks, terraces, etc., cannot be carried out. The Intention Is to -make the place beautiful and attractive. From the grounds a magnificent view can be obtained of the Willamette River and the West Side. The high bluff will be ter raced and shrubbery planted all over the tract, which follows the bend of the river in the shape of a horseshoe, and ex tends down to the bottom land. On the south end the Oregon City Railway passes very close, and a spur has been con structed from the1 main line just east of the grounds. Frank B. Gibson, who was superintendent of the San Francisco Cre mation Company, has charge of the en. terprise here. He has made a special study of crematories. Many prominent Portland men are interested in the en terprise. Including Judge C. B. Bellinger, Richard Williams, E. B. Williams, D. P. Thompson, Dr. Tl L. Eliot. Dr. O. S. Bls wanger, Or, K A, Jy Mackenzie, and others. The work will go forward rapidly so that the dedication may take place as soon as possible. JOINED THE FEDERALISTS. Termination of the Insurrection In Murludunue. MANILA, Feb. 5. A representative of the Federal party, who has returned here after organising branches In the Island of Marlnduque, brought rolls containing 5000 signatures of membership. He says this will result in the termination, of tho Insurrection in Marinduque. The ene mies' losses in the Department of Visayas for January, deaths, capture and surren dered, are 54 officers, 560 men and 240 stands of arms. The editors of three of the dozen Span ish papers in Manila are liable to be de ported to the Island of Guam. Salas, the editor of the Diaro, whose paper was sus pended Friday last by the Provcst Mar shal, has been kept in custody since then. He shows no Indication of penitence. His paper has twice been suppressed, and he only resumed publication a few months ago. Provost-General Bell said today that the true reason for Salas action was that he was on the verge of financial dissolu tion, and, after having been warned, he published denunciations of the Federal party's peace efforts on purpose to be sup pressed and then pose as a martyr. Two Spanish papers, which are ostentatiously sympathetic with Salas' course, are being closely watched for seditious matter. Buencamlno Is endeavoring, by letters ;..- 3 and circulars, to spread his Ideas In the provinces. A Spanish Inquiry. MADRID, Feb. 5. It Is asserted that the new Spanish Ambassador at the Vat ican is charged to inquire into the com plaints of the priests expelled from the Philippines, who are seeking to obtain the Pope's support for their property claims. WAGES OF MINERS. ' Joint Conference nt Colnmbns Still Unable to Agree. COLUMBUS, O., Feb. 5. The Illinois operators forced the Issue In the Joint conference this afternoon, when they In troduced a resolution to Instruct the scale committee to draft an agreement covering ,the prices and conditions of both ma chine and pick mining, based upon lines of uniformity. The Illinois operators aim either to compel the adoption of Illinois prices or conditions throughout the com petitive district, or to force prices and conditions in Illinois to the level of other states. Illinois ha3 a run-of-mlne stand ard, and a machine differential of 7 to 10 cents. In other states the price of mining Is based upon screened coal, and the machine differential Is much better. Ohio, Indiana and Western Pennsylvania operators say positively they will not accept the run-of-mlne standard or a re duction lri the machine differential. President Mitchell, of the United Mine workers, this afternoon stated the miners would Insist upon the adoption of a sin gle run-of-mine standard, a fixed, differen tial of 7 cents between machine and pick mining, and a uniform scale for outside day work, and Intimated that failure of the joint conference to agree upon a scale would mean a great strike. It was 3 o'clock this afternoon when the joint conference met, and the scale committee reported that it had been un able to agree upon any of the propositions agreed upon bv either the miners or op erators. F. L. Bobbins then submitted a statement for the Pennsylvania operators. He spoke In favor of his proposition for a reduction of 10 cents In the price of min ing, saying that It was Impossible for the Pittsburg operators to hold their trade at the present prices in competition with West Virginia coal. Mr. Robbins declared that the run-of-mlne standard had been tried in that district, but had proved a failure. The machine differential could not be reduced because at present prices ma chines could be used more profitably. J. S. Morton spoke In behalf of the Ohio op erators, corroborating many of the as sertions made by Mr. Robbins. John Mitchell then spoke for the miners after winch A. J. Moorehead, of St. Louis, one of the Illinois operators, presented the resolution Of instructions in tho ai-nln committee, announcing that he would dis cuss the resolution at the session tomor row morning. Anti-Tammany Campnlgn. NEW YORK, Feb. 5. Invitations have been Issued to leaders of all political or ganizations desiring to take part in the anti-Tammany campaign for the Mayor alty this Fall to meet Friday evening. The call for the meeting is signed by many of the followers f the late Henry George, but the plan is to have members of all organizations wishing to defeat the Tammany candidate for Mayor present. The invitation sent out contains the fol lowing relative to the reformation of the city: "No mere temporary change, -with a later relapse into existing conditions will do. Permanency of the change and bet terment sought can only be secured by such alterations In our election laws as will simplify Independent voting and place the selection and nomination of candidates for elective offices directly in the hands of the people themselves, free from, machine or boss interference, or dic tation." May Not Accept Carnegie's Offer. SIOUX FALLS. S. D.. Feb. 5. Andrew Carnegie has, through Senator Pettlgrew, made a proffer of "a. $25,000 donation to Sioux Falls for a public library building, but the conditions surrounding the gift are such that It is doubtful If it can be accepted. Two years ago W. H. Lyon gave to the city a magnificent building for a library building, and to accept the Carnegie gift would mean the abandon ment of the Lyon building. If Mr. Carne gie will donate $25,000 for books for the -library. It will be accepted. PRICE FIVE CENTS. TO PRISON FOR LIFE Sentence Was Passed on Henry E. Youtsey. FOR AIDING IN G0EBEL MURDER Prisoner Protested His Innocence, Declnrlng Ills Conviction "Was Accomplished hy Suborna tion of Perjury, GEOREGTOWN, Ky., Feb. 5. Henry E. Youtsey was sentenced by Judge Cantrlll this afternoon and tomorrow will be taken to Frankfort to enter upon his term of life imprisonment. Youtsey was pale and weak when he stood up to receive the sentence of the court. His wife sat near by and heard the sentence of the law consigning her husband to the peniten tiary for life, but bore up under the ordeal bravely. Briefly, Judge Cantrlll outlined the progress of the case from the time of the indictment until the returning of tho verdict. "Now," continued the Judge, "have you any reason to give why sentence should not be pronounced upon you?" Youtsey shifted his position slightly and cleared his throat. One hand clutched the lapel of his coat and the other rested on the table. The courtroom was per fectly quiet. In a low but audible tone Youtsey spoke these words: "1 have nothing to say, except that I am Innocent, and that my conviction was accomplished only by base and infamous subornation of perjury." Then he quietly sat down. For a mo ment no one spoke. "That was a subject which you should have addressed to the Jury which con victed you," answered the Judge. "It is the judgment of this court that you be removed by the Sheriff of Scott County to the state penitentiary at Frankfort, and there be confined at hard labor for the period of your natural life." The case of Barbour Weaver, accused of perjury in the Powers case, was called for trial In the Circuit Court this morn ing, but, owing to the absence of more than half of the witnesses for the defense, was passed until afternoon to give attor neys an opportunity to prepare an affi davit of what the absent witnesses will testify to. Senatorial Deadlocks. LINCOLN, Neb., Feb. 5. The fifteenth joint ballot on United States Senator was as follows: Allen, fusion 3S! ID. E. Thompson... 31 W. H. Thompson.. 9 MeiKiejohn Hitchcock lSiRosew ater .16 Crounse Loomis 14 Currie .15scatteripg ..... .3d HELENA, Mont., Feb. 5. The vote in joint ballot for Senator today was as follows: Mantle 31! Coburn 5 MacGlnnlss 14 Conrad 3 Frank KhHoffman Cruse Spriggs Cooper Plague at Cape Town. LONDON, Feb. 6. According to a dis patch from Cape Town, a case of what Is suspected to be the bubonic plague has developed there. SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT NEWS Federal Government. The President sent a list of nomlnationa of general officers to the Senate. Page L Miles is promoted to be Lieutenant-General. Page 1. The transport McFherson Is ashore near Matanzas, and will be a total loss. Page 3. Congress. The Senate formally laid aside the subsidy bill. Page 2. The District appropriation bill was passed by the Senate. Page 2. The Senate considered a hazing amend ment to the West Point bill. Page 2. Amendments to the postoffice bill were under discussion In the House. Page 2. Foreign. Prelmrations continue at The Hague for the royal wedding. Page 2. Martlnelll will be made a cardinal. Page 2. Emperor William, has returned home. Page 2. The Chinese and foreign envoys met at Pekin to discuss the question of pen alties. Page 3. German expeditions are still being sent out from Pekin. Page 3. Domestic. Youtsey was sentenced to life Imprison ment for complicity In the Goebel mur der. Page 1. The Injunction proceedings in tho Sanger fest cose opened In Cincinnati. Page 3. Mrs. Nation wrecked another Topeka sa loon. Page 5. Northwest Legislatures. Oregon Senatorial deadlock continues. Page 4. Mitchell's second effort to capture Oregon Democratic caucus proved a failure. Page 4. Oregon House refused to reconsider bar bers' Sunday closing law. Page 4. Oregon Senate passed bill for constitu tional convention. Page 4. Work of exporting accounts of Washing ton officials for past four years will begin Thursday. Page 5. Everett capital bill was introduced in both houses of Washington Legislature. Page 5. Members of Idaho Legislature will likely leave Boise Saturday on a visit to Ore gon body. Page 5. Pacific Coast. Northern Pacific freight train In Cascade Mountains ran away yesterday, killed . one man and injured several. Page 8. Athena. Or., electric company may build plant which will supply power to four towns. Page 5. Commercial and Marine. Goneral stagnation in the wheat markets. Page 11. Another 50,000 barrels flour cargo from Portland. Page 10. September gram ships make fast passages. Jfage iu. Steamship Eva did not touch when leav ing Columbia River. Page 10. Steamers coming from London to Victoria via Suez Canal. Page 10. Portland and Vicinity. Corner-stone of crematorium laid by Ma sonic grand lodge. Page L Miss Von Vleet testifies In her own behalf before the school board. Page 8. Municipal Judge Cameron fined five young men for playing "freeze out." Page 12. Park Commission protests against giving up a park block. Page 7. Fruitgrowers' convention discusses Vari ous topics. Page 8.