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Has fire-resisting qualities superior to any other plaster made. Have your architects specify ADAMANT. For information address THE 1 fhone North 2091. THE PORTLAND PORTLKND. "W AMERICAN PLAN COST ONE MILLION DOLLARS HEADQUARTERS FOR TOURISTS AND COMMERCIAL TRAVELERS Special rate made to families and single gentlemen. The mnnacs. ment vrlll be pleased nt all tiroes to show rooms and give prices. A mcd era Turkish linth establishment in t he hotel. H. C. BOWERS, Manager. FORTUNE FOR A YOUNG POLE Two Million Dollar If He Can Prove Opportunity for Americans to Intro Ills Relationship. I dneG Their Goods. NEW YORK, Aug. 8. A fortune of $2, 00.000, now In the United States Treas ury awalnts a young Pole named Demblt eky, provided he can trace his relation ship to Baron Ludwig Napoleon Demblt sky, -who fmfght with the Union Army and died on the battle-field during the Civil War. An attorney of this city has been retained by the young man, who Is now living in Russia. The attorney, who has been In communication with Sec retary Gage, says the records of the Government's indebtedness to the origi nal Dembltsky have been found. Baron Dembltsky, according to the story furnished to several of the newspa pers here, left Poland In 1863 because of political troubles, and came to this coun try. He had 5400,000 in American money, the proceeds of the sale of his estates. This he deposited with the Federal Gov eminent at "Washington and went into the Army. He was killed in the battle of the Wilderness. In 1897 his grand nephew in Russia received a communication from Joseph Howlcks, Consul-General of the United States in Warsaw, Prussia, in forming him of the money left by the old soldier In the Government's care, and asking for proof of relationship. The sum, with compound Interest, now amounts to more than $2,000,OA BRAND OF BEER IF NOT DON'T OVERLOOK THE FOLDING "CYCLE POCO" - Frank Drug Co., AND IMPORTING DRUGGISTS rm un ill u C, W. KKOWLES, Msrr. STREETS, PORTlAfiD, OREGOS. The Perfection of Wall Plaster ADAMANT CO. Foot of 14th Street, PORTIANDOR. YUKON! The great Sanitary Refrigerator, made of No. 1 kiln-dried ash lumber GRANITE ROCK WOOL FILLED The entire absence of sulphur, acids, etc., from granite rock wool makes It especially desirable for Refrigerator purposes. HONEYMAN HARDWARE COMPANY FOURTH AND ALDER. OREGON $3.00 PER DAY and upward. fl$ PERUVIAN EXPOSITION. WASHINGTON, Aug. 8. The Peruvian Government is taking measures to bring to the attention of American manufac turers and producers generally the merits of the permanent exposition established In Lima, Peru, as a means of introducing American goods to that country and to South America in general. The director of the exposition has forwarded details of the advantages which will be extended to our exhibitors, not only In showing goods, but in offering them for sale. It is stated that the Government has In augurated this plan to advance the pros perity of the country and to promote trade with the United States. The Con gress has remitted all Important duties on goods forwarded, unless they are af terwards sold. As the director under takes to sell the goods, If so desired, it is pointed out that this plan not only offers a chance to exhibit American wares, but also actually to market .them. Roosevelt at Camp Lincoln. SPRINGFIELD, 111,. Aug. 8. A tele gram was received by Governor Yates today from Vice-President Roosevelt? that he will visit Camp Lincoln August 30. A number of prominent men of Illinois, including veterans of the Civil arid Span ish Wars, will be invited to be present to meet the Vice-President. PUTTING IT DOWN Method of Crushing the Fil ipino Insurrection. REPORT OF GEN. HACARTHUR Casualties of One Year on Both Sides Necessity of a Well-Organized Army and Navy Capture of Asruinaldo. WASHINGTON, Aug. 8. The annual re port rf f Major-General MacArthur, dated July 4, 190L the day he relinquished com mand of the division of the Philippines, has been received at the War Depart ment The period covered by the report is from October 1, 1900, when the last re port from General MacArthur was dated. He reviews the policy of the Filipinos that were hostile to the Americans, say ing that their action since the practical collapse of the Insurrection has been a perplexing problem. With the dlsband ment of the Insurgent field armies, the Filipinos organized desperate resistance by "banding the people together In support of the guerrillas. This was carried out, by means of secret committees, who col lected contributions, inflicted punishments and carried on a considerable opposition to the Americans. General MacArthur reviews the manner In which operations were carried on against these guerrillas and says he hopes the policy adopted will In time conciliate the natives and make them friendly to the United States. The education of the people In times" past made them suspicious of any govern mental beneficence, and they evidently looked on the lenient attitude of the United States as indicating weakness. General MacArthur says the proclamation issued on December 21, firmly declaring the intention of the United States to hold the island and to have the laws obeyed, had a good effect, and the secret resist ance was much abated. A considerable portion of the report is devoted to the field operations of the Army, showing that October 1, 1900, it occupied 413 stations, which was of ne cessity Increased to 502 stations, every command being in contact with some hos tile force. He speaks of the good serv ice of the Army and says, as a result of the co-operation between the Army and the people who have accepted the invita tion to combine for mutual protection, the armed insurrection is almost suppressed. A Year's Casualties. General MacArthur gives the following statistics from May 5, 1900, to June SO, 1901 (during which time there were 1026 contacts between American troops and In surgents), which show the casualties on. both sides: Americans "Killed 245 "Wounded" .".'....;" ...... T.fJ?7?rr... - 490 Captured ... 118 Missing 30 Insurgents Killed 2,854 Wounded 1,193 Captured 6,572 Surrendered 23,095 During the same period the following material was captured or surrendered from the insurgents: Rifles 15,693 Rifle ammunition, rounds 296,365 Revolvers 868 Bolos 3,516 Cannon 122 Cannon ammunition, rounds 10,270 At the date of the present report, there was no embodied rebel force in Lu zon above the Pasig River. In the De partment of VIsayas, all was pacified, ex cepting the Island of Saumar, and in the Department of Mindanao and Jolo all the rebels had submitted and been disarmed. In Southern Luzon disorders still con tinued in several provinces, but were di minishing in force. Serious questions will arise from time to time, General MacAr thur says, In Mindanao and Jolo, the adjustment of which will depend largely upon facts and knowledge of Moro charac ter. General MacATthur says the capture of Agulnaldo may be regarded as the most momentous single event of the year. Speaking particularly of Agulnaldo, fie says that the important immediate re sults and the remote consequences make it the Important event which he charac terizes It. He calls it a unique, isolated military transaction. The capture dis pelled the growing tendency to Idealize Agulnaldo's personality and to surround him with mythical legends of invincibil ity which millions of natives believed to be true, and which ultimately would in sure success for the rebellion. Agulnaldo was the Incarnation of the insurrection. His death would, have magnified the legend which surrounded him, while his capture has dispelled a great deal of the fictitious value he had. General MacArthur reviews the various, supply departments of the Army and speaks of them In the highest terms. He also says the Navy's co-operation was cordial and effective. General MacArthur speaks of the great confusion .regarding a money medium In the Philippines, which is characteristic of the Eastern world, and favors a coin age system to meet the conditions exist ing in the islands. After discussing the various contentions regarding the friars, General MacArthur says: "Properly speaking, and in a broad scope, there Is no church In the Philip pines. Under conservative procedure, and if no extra-constitutional method is in volved, there Is nothing presented of se rious import, or calculated to cause any considerable public concern." General MacArthur says the Filipinos will work when properly paid, and the Chinese are not necessary as laborers, as has been claimed. He recommends the gradual decrease of the Chinese now In the islands. Reports of Staff Officers. Accompanying the report of General MacArthur are reports of the staff offi cers, the officers commanding the various departments in the archipelago, together with the reports of military and civil offi cers in the islands. Colonel S. W. Groes beck, Judge-Advocate of the Division, of the Philippines, says that since Septem ber 1, 1900, 79 natives have paid the death penalty for murder, arson, assassination and treachery, while 89 others, sentenced for similar offenses, are serving terms of life imprisonment. Colonel a A. Woodruff, Chief Com missary, reports that his department has supplied nearly 100,000 persons with food. He says the present Army .ration is about perfect for the service In the tropics. Colonel Woodruff discusses at some length the charges of commissary frauds 'in the Philippines, and says that the losses on the part of the officers amounted to 1312, and on the part of the Sergeants to. $828. Colonel Charles R. Greenleaf, Chief Sur geon, says the nealth of the troops con tinues to be good. The most serious feat ure, according to Colonel Greenleaf, Is the steady increase in venereal diseases among the troops, showing from 8.97 per cent in September, 1900, an Increase to 20.42 per cent in April this year. He says that there Is not much disability among the soldiers from alcoholism. Major-General Lloyd Wheaton, com manding the Department of Northern Lu zon, says guerrilla warfare has been prac tically suppressed. He adds: f "The humanity of th6 tcoops engaged in the endeavor to bring order out of the chaos of robbery, rapine and murder has no parallel In the history of dealing with Asiatics." Brigadier-General W. A. Kobe, com manding the Department of Mindanao and Jolo, says, regarding slaveryi "Slavery, as the term is usually under stood, does not exist among the Moros, and radical and comprehensive measures to abolish it would, at this time, be pre mature and ineffective. The slaves and masters belong to the same race and live on equal terms." Major O. J. Sweet, Twenty-third In fantry, reporting from the third district of General Kobe's department, says that slavery is a constant source of "trouble and that thousands of Moros are held as slaves who are by right free people. Brigadier-General E. H. Crowder, mili tary secretary to General MacArthur, sub mits a report, much of which is devoted to the currency. A considerable portion of General Crowder's report is devoted to the church question, which involves dis putes between the Filipinos and the friars. He quotes an order to the commanding General of the Department of Luzon, which states that there must be a com plete separation of church and state. The report of the Treasurer shows that the total receipts for the 11 months end ing May 31 were $12,676,733, of which $2, 648,532 were balances on hand July 1, 1900. The expenditures during the 11 months were $6,437,627. BITTEN BY A SHARK. Quartermaster Lost His Leg: at Ho Ho. WASHINGTON, Aug. 8. Admiral Kempff has forwarded to the Navy De partment an official report, thrilling in its details, of the biting oft of a leg of Quar termaster S. McKle, third class, of the gunboat Annapolis, by a shark or other mammoth sea monster. The Annapolis has "been stationed of late at Ho Ho, and June 24 last a party was sent out for rifle target practice. Com mander Rohrer, in command of the An napolis, states that permission was given to some of the men to go swimming, while the others were engaged in firing. Two of the men had been in for, some time when McKle Joined them and asked if they had been able to touch bottom. Be ing answered In the negative, he made a dive and was gone for several seconds. One of the seamen says he heard a gur gling sbund beneath the water. A moment later McKle appeared on the surface and shouted "Shark, shark!" The surface of the water was covered "with blood near where he came up. McKle smarted to swim, and, although crippled, reached the boat and was pulled in by his compan ions. A horrible sight met their eyes, the Quartermaster's leg having been bitten off near the knee. With all dispatch he was taken on board the Annapolis,- where the surgeon found it necessary to ampu tate the limb between -the knee- and hip. Th, .surgeon, in his rerort, states that while" the accident - was" not "in line of duty. It was incident to the- service. Ad miral Kempff, however, in indorsing the papers, holds that as Quartermaster Mc Kle had received permission -from the offi cer in charge to go In bathing, the acci dent occurred in the line of duty. Under these circumstances, the crippled Quar termaster probably will receive a pension. FOUGHT MALVAR'S BAND. Two Cavalrymen Were Killed hut the Rebels Escaped. MANILA, Aug. 8. Captain Brown, of the First Cavalry, with Troops L and M, of that regiment, and a company of the Twenty-flr9t Infantry, had a five hours' fight In Batangas Province yesterday with an insurgent force commanded by Malvar. Two cavalrymen were killed. The insur gents escaped. The insurgents were in considerable force and allowed the advance guard to pass. Before attacking, Captain Brown ordered the cavalry to dismount The troops, drove the enemy from several po sitions and burned a number of quarters. The report says the enemy Is believed to have lost several men, but no dead were found. Cattle plague in the Provinces of Cama raines, Caplz, Ilo Ho and Pampanga, has decimated the cariboos and the plant ers are unable io cutllvate their crops. Civil Governor Taft has authorized the Governors of the affected 'provinces to open public works in order to prevent suf fering. Cariboos have also been shipped at Government expense and furnished to reliable farmers on long term payments. A civilian hospital Is being organized. Two surgeons have been detailed to at tend the civil employes and their fami lies. Three Filipinos, members of the ad visory city council, have resigned because their compensation was only $10 per monthly meeting. Judge Klncaid Is sentencing to the limit of the law those convicted of torturing prisoners to extort evidence. Death Sentence Approved. WASHINGTON, Aug. 8. For the first time since the outbreak of the Spanish War, President McKInley has approved the death sentence In the case of an en listed man. The case is that of Private Phineas Foutz, Company K, Nineteenth Infantry. This soldier was convicted by a general court-martial at Cebu, P. I., for the murder of Genevlva Torres, a na tive Filipino girl, by stabbing her to death with a sword cane In her home at Man daue, Cebu. November 15. 1900. The court sentenced the accused to be hanged. The case being one requiring the action of the President, he confirmed the sentence and directed its execution at such time and place -as may be designated by the com manding General, Department of the VIsa yas. Philippine Imports of Silk. WASHINGTON, Aug. 8. A comparative statement giving the imports of silk man ufactures in the Philippines during the years of 1893, 1S99 and 1900 has been pre pared in the Division of Insular Affairs of the War Department The total im ports of manufactures of silk Into the Philippines during the year 1900 amounted to $3S5,9S4, as against $183,000 for 1S99, an Increase in favor of 1900 of HI per cent The imports of this commodity from the United States, while comparatively small, increased from $361 in 1899 to $1140 in 1900. Contribution From a Soldier. WASHINGTON, Aug. 8. Secretary Gage has received from a soldier in the Phil ippines a contribution of $270. The money was sent to Father Conaty, rector of the Catholic University, for transmission to the Secretary. American Sympathy for France. PARIS, Aug. 8. The Figaro publishes an interview with M. Jules Combon, In which the French Ambassador to the United States expresses gratification at the sympathy manifested in America with everything French. DEATHOFDR.NEWELL Governor of WashingtonTer ritory From 1 880 to 1 884. DIED AT ALLENTOWN, N. J. Through His Efforts While In Con gress the Life-Saving: Service Was Established Political Career In the East. TRENTON, N. J., Aug. 8. Ex-Gov-ernpr William A. Newell died at noon today at his home In Allentown, N. 'J., Ex-Governor Newell was In his 84th year. He was a member of congress from this 'WaV t&V''' ' MJBBBsflsBB' BBBBBBBBBBBBBflBBW '& $!' i?V(BBSSSSBflBBWlBHwSsr BSSBBBfQBS'BEBBBBBBBBBBSBBBBBBBfe v&?fz v'v'4?'' iBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBfw9wI!? I THE LATE EX-GOVERNOR WILLIAM A. NEWELL. - state from 1845 to 185L Dr. Newell was elected Governor of New Jersey in 1S5G on the Republican ticket. He was again a candidate for Governor against Gen eral McClellan, but was defeated. Dur ing the Administration of President Hayes, Governor Newell was appointed Governor of Washington Territory, and from that time until about three years ago he made Washington his home. AS GOVERNOR. OF WASHINGTON. Appointed by Hayes and Served From 1880 to 1SS4. SEATTLE, Aug. 8. William A. Newell, whose death Is announced from New Jersey, was Governor of Washington when it was a territory, from 1880 to 1884, having been appointed by President Hayes to succeed Ellsha P. Ferry, and was succeeded by Watson C. Squire. Af ter leaving the office of Governor Mr. Newell located in Thurston County and practiced medicine for some years, when he returned to his home In New Jersey. D. B. Ward, a local pioneer, speaking of ( him today, said: "His administration was broad-gauged and satisfactory to the people as a whole. The many appointees hemade during his term of office were always well. chosen and gave good satisfaction to the people. The distinguished public service accom plished by him was the inauguration of the life-saving service while a member of Congress." Mr. Ward was able to recall when, the Governor first arrived in Seattle. It was during a jed-hot territorial campaign and the Republicans were holding a meeting on the evening of his arrival. Tho Gov ernor went immediately to the hall, travel-stained as he was, and made one of his characteristic speeches. He many times visited Seattle and" was always much admired by his constituents. FOUNDED LIFE-SAVING SERVICE. Dr. Newell Was a Benefactor of Mankind. ' The Review of Reviews for April, 1901, has the following sketch of Dr. Newell's work in connection with the life-saving service: The United States Llfe-Savlng Service Is a credit to the Nation. Its personnel Is noted for bravery and efficiency; its records are crowded with deeds of heroism. It Is a fact, however, that not one American in a thou sand knows anything about the origin of this beneficent, institution, or can nanfe Its founder. The man who deserves credit for bringing the matter of a life-saving service before Congress, and agitating it there until his project was adopted, is Dr. "William A. Icwell, now, at the age ot 83, a practicing physician at Allentown. N. J. Dr. Newell's own account of the Incidents that led to the creation of the unlaua system for saving life along our storm-swept coasts, as given In Success for March, reads as fol lows: "My Identification with the life-saving sys tem of the United States was the result of a marine disaster I happened to view during the Summer of 1839, when an Austrian brig, the Count Perasto, was wrecked on Long Beach, Monmouth, now Ocean, County, N. J., near the Mansion House south of Barnegat Inlet when tho captain and crew, 13 In num ber, were drowned and their bodies washed upon the strand. "Tho wreck occurred at midnight The ves sel struck a sandbar 300 yurds from shore, and was driven by the force of the violent winds through the surf, upon tho beach, where, when the tide receded, she lay stranded high and dry. The sailors were drowned while endeavoring to swim ashore from tho bar where the vessel had lodged for a time, and the bodies were found scattered alohg the beach for more than a mile. "The bow of the brig being elevated and close to the shore, after the storm had ceased the idea was quickly forced upon my mind that these unfortunate sailors might have been saved could a line have been thrown them across the fatal chasm. It was but a short distance to the bar, and they could have been hauled ashoro In their small boat through or on the surf. The Idea was followed by the suggestion of a projectile forco for that pur pose. I instituted experiments and there are still living wltneses who can attest my state mentsby throwing light lines with bows and arrows, by rockets, and by a shortened lunderbuss, with ball and line. My Idea culminated in complete success, however, by use of a mortar, or a corronadc, and a ball and line. Then I found, "to my great delight, that It was an easy matter to carry out my desired purpose."' In 1S46 Dr. Newell wa3 elected a Repre sentative In Congres from New Jersey, and at the earliest opportunity, on Janury 3, 1843. he offered the following resolution: "Resolved, That the committee on commerce be Instructed to Inquire whether any plan can be devised whereby the dangerous navigation along the coast of New Jersey, between Sandy Hook and Little Egg Harbor, may be fur nished with additional safeguards to life and property, and that the committee report by bill or otherwise." Nothing came of the resolution; but en August 3, IS 18. Dr. Newell made a speech In the House of Representatives detailing the loss of life caused by wrecks, and also the points of his plan to save lives. He secured the support of such members of Congress as John Qulncy Adams and Abraham Lincoln. When the lighthouse bill of the Senate camo before the House for consideration Dr. Newell offered a second resolution providing for surf boats, rockets, carronades, and other neces sary apparatus for the better preservation ot life and property from shipwreck along th New Jersey coast. An appropriation of $10,000 wa3 asked. This resolution In the form of an amendment to the lighthouse bill was unani mously adopted. In the third session of the 30th Congress an extension of the service from Little Egg Harbor to Cape May was secured with an appropriation of 510,000. In the next Congress an additional appropriation of $20,000 was made, as the result of Dr. Nftwelf s -efforts,' -and-nho experiments were extended to other points on tho Atlantic coast and tho Quit of Mexico. In 1857-0 Dr. Newell was Governor of New . .. .-.-" m : ":' .- ,f Jersey and in 18C1 he was as-pointed by PresK dent Lincoln as superintendent of the New Jersey Coast Llfe-Savlng Service. Returning to Congress In 1865, he was enabled, from his four years' experience in the work, to greatly advance tho usefulness of the system. In 1SGU he proposed extensions of tho service and suc cessfully advocated appropriations of $50,000. Today the Government appropriates for this service more than $41,500,000 annually, main taining nearly 300 rescue stations, manned by 2000 bpvo and skilled wreckers and life savers. It is said that this feature of our Governmental system, which is under the di rection of the Treasury Department at Wash ington, ha3 no counterpart In any other coun try. It Is estimated that 225,000 lives havo been saved by the 'methods which Dr. Xewcll originated and in great part perfected hatf a century ago. LAWS0N IS DISGUSTED. If He Cannot Get a Race He "Will Brcnlc Up Independence. BOSTON, Aug. 8. If no yacht can be found to race against the Independence by- September 3. Mr. Lawson, the owner, will order her broken up as old metal. Thl3 was his instructions today, when the only chance for a race against either the Constitution or the Columbia, slipped by because the managers of these yachts would not enter a regatta In which there was to be a class for 90-footcrs. The particulars are contained in the follow ing statement, issued by Mr. Clapp, who is Mr. Lawsons' secretary: "The only pending engagement of the Independence was a race under the auspices of the Indian Harbor Yacht Club, to take place August 24, and Mr. Lawson, before Reaving for an Eastern cruise, which he' Intends to extend, until September 10, gave instructions to havo tho Independence put in the best racing condition possible and to remain at New port tuning upl "I today received this telegram: 'Ex ceedingly regret that owing to Inability to secure entry either of Constitution or Columbia, we are compelled to call off race scheduled for 24th inst Frank R. Jones, Chairman regatta committee, In dian Harbor Yacht Club.' "I immediately communicated the same to Mr. Lawson and he has given me In structions to bring the Independence to Boston and keep her in racing condition until September 3 and to do everything feasible to arrange for as many races as possible between her and any or all of the other 90-footers, to take place under the auspices of any yacht club in any waters and any conditions, and If no races can be arranged by that date, to have her broken up at once. The binding offer of any American yacht club to bring about one or more races with any of the three 90-footers will be accepted by Mr.Law son, provided it is received on or before September 3." MANUFACTURES IN UTAH. Growth of Industries Shown by Cen sus Returns. WASHINGTON, Aug. 8. The' Census Office today Issued a preliminary report on the manufacturing industries of Utah. It shows for 1900 1400 establishments, in crease since 1890; l&i per cent; capital, $14,650,943, Increase, 123 per cent; average number of wage-earners, 6615, Increase. 52 per cent; total wages, $3,388,370, increase 65 per cent; total miscellaneous expenses, fc29,173, increase, 101 per cent; cost of materials used, $12,912,70S, Increase, 201 per cent; value of products, including cus tom work and repairing, $21,245,781. Payment of Debt Suspended. LONDON, Aug. 8. The agent of the foreign bondholders cables from Caracas today that the payment service of the Venezuela external debt of 1831 has been suspended, but that the government In tends shortly to re"""w it SHIP IN READINESS The Wisconsin May Be Sent to the Isthmus. IF TROUBLE BECOMES SERIOUS The Battle-Ship Now nt Anacnrtcs Is Ordered to San Francisco, From Whence She 3Iay Be Dis patched to Panama. J WASHINGTON, Aug. S. Just bofore the Navy Department closed today an order was sent to Captain George O. Reiter, of the battle-ship Wisconsin, now at Anacortes, near the Puget Sound Na val Station, to proceed to San Francisco, from which point the battle-ship will be dispatched to Panama In case the State Department requests the presence of a warship on the Pacific side of the Isthmus. This action was taken after Acting Secre tary Hackett had received from the State Department a communication from Presi dent Simmons, of tho Panama Railroad Company, setting forth the seriousness of the situation on the Isthmus and suggest ing that warships be sent both to the Atlantic and the Pacific side. Mr. Adee, the Acting Secretary of State, replied to Mr. Simmons that the gunboat Machias had been ordered to Colon on tho Atlantic side, but it was the view of the officials during the day, both at the State and Navy Departments, that there was no great necessity for sending down a ship on the Pacific side. For this rea son Mr. Adee made no request on tke Navy Department for another ship, but as a matter of information he transmitted the letter of Mr. Simmon3 to the acting head of the Navy Department. While this was not a request for a ship, yet Mr. Hackett felt that It was quite deslrablo to have one In readiness to go, should the request be made. He, therefore, di rected that the order be sent to the Wis consin to come down to San Francisco, and there await further orders. The selection of a battle-ship for this prospective, duty apparently gives a grav ity to the situation which In reality it does not possess. Unfortunately, most of the smaller ships are In Asiatic waters and the department was obliged to choose between unserviceable old wooden ships and tho fine new battle-ships on the Pa cific Coast. The Wisconsin Is one of the finest ships of the new Navy, and If she should be sent, this will be practically her first active duty, as she has been In commission only a short time. TRAFFIC BECOMING UNSAFE. Pressure Brought to Bear- on the Panama Railroad Company. NEW YORK, Aug. 8. F. A. Drake, secretary of the Panama Railroad Com- rpany, saidtoday that the communication which J. Edward Simmons, president of the company, sent to the State De partment, suggesting that an American pariment, suggesting mat an American waMhlp go t0 the Pacmc sldo at Pana. , .. 4 ,. amo-u,. -ij- - ma ,as well as to the Atlantic side at Colon, was sent largely as the result of the pressure which residents of the isthmus have brought to bear on tho company. Since Wednesday night offi cers of the company in New York havo received mail advices from the Isthmus showing Increased activity on the part of the Insurgents in the shape of depre dations by bands of from 40 to 50 guer rillas, who have raided outlying towns, looting proptrey and capturingr citizens for ransom. Traffic, however, even in the absence of any reported depredations along tho railroad line, is clearly tending, in tho opinion of tho officers, to become unsafe and tho significance of the movements of the rebels, they think, is that it appears to be a revival of tho insurrection that was supposed to have been suppressed last year. Anarchist Play Prohibited. NEW YORK, Aug. 8. Mayor Hincllffe, of Paterson, N. J., has Issued orders to the "Right of Existence" group of anarch ists that ho will not permit the perform ance in the city of the advertised play depleting the murder of King Humbert. The Mayor says he will, In future, take steps to prevent meeting of the anarch ists such as 'the one held recently to glo rify Bresci. SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT NEWS. Philippines. General MacArthur's annual report Is pub lished. Page 1. Cavalrymen fought Malvar, but did not capture him. Pago 1. A shark bit off tho leg ot a Quartermaster at Ilo Ilo. Page 1. Domestic. Ex-Governor Newell died at Allentown. N. J. Page 1. The battle-ship Wisconsin may be ordered to Panama. Page 1. Both eldes in the steel fight are preparing for a shW of strength. Page 2. The Interior Department refused to allow Ha waii to Issue bonds. Page 3. Foreign. Santos-Dumont's airship exploded, nearly caus ing his death. Page 2. Funeral services over the Empress Frederick were held at Cronberg. Page 2. Count von Walderse arrived" at Hamburg yes terday. Page 2. Sport. Portland defeated Tacoma 13 to 0. Page 3. Spokane won from Seattle 0 to C Page 3. Cresceus failed to beat hla record at Pough- kcepsle. Page 3. Pneiflc Coast. San Francisco streets are unswept because of the labor troubles. Page 5. Former employe of Selby smelter arrested on circumstantial evidence. Page 5. James Hamilton Lewis succeeds In appealing Murderer JJordstrom's case to the Supreme Court. Tage 4. Conspiracy unearthed to rob Red Boy mine near Baker CKy. Page 4. Proposed Salem-SUverton electric line cannot Tun cars on county road. Page 4. Commercial and Marine. Labor troubles cause an advance in tlnplate. Page 11. Good crop news Imparts strength to tho New York stock market. Page 11. Findings of the court of Inquiry In Poltaljoch case. Pace 10. Case In court recalls loss of tho Laurelbank. Page 10. March CTaln fleet from Portland all out. Page 10. Portland and Vicinity. Preliminary organization of "city front" men. Page 12. Meeting of fruitgrowers today at Newberg. Page 10. Delinquent city taxes may be paid without penalty or cost up to September 3. Page 8. Popular subscriptions to free swimming baths ca'lofl for. Pagp 12.