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Not since the successful attempt to save the life of John Hays Hammond, the American engi neer implicated in the Jameson raid, has the State Department put forth such en ergetic efforts to save a human life as it is now exerting In behalf of Miss Stone, the American missionary who was cap tured by Bulgarian bandits. A sum of money has been forwarded by the agency of the cable company to Spencer Eddy, the first Secretary of Legation at Con stantinople, who has shown remarkable energy and ability in unearthing the ram ifications of the plot which resulted In the kidnaping of Miss Stone. There is little doubt that the Turkish Government has done all it could be expected to do to run down the bandits, and what is now to be done Is to secure similar action on the part of the Bulgarian Government, and to that end influences more potent with the Slav races that that of the United States Government are now at work. Should these measures fail, then the ran som money must be paid, and that Is why Mr. Eddy has been placed In possession of this powerful auxiliary. The State Depart ment officials deprecate most earnestly newspaper discussion of the measures it Is taking in Miss Stone's behalf, claiming that it is being greatly embarrassed in Its efforts by such publications. Conse quently the officials refuse to give any information concerning the case beyond the merely negative statement that they havo not been Informed of the reported extension to one month of the time al lowed' for the ransom of Miss Stone. RAISING THE RANSOM. Rnsb of Contributors Seems to Be Over. BOSTON, Oct. 8. No additional state ment of money received for the ransom fund for Miss Stone was given out by Kidder, Peabody & Co. after one late in the afternoon showing $49,574 61 in cash and 57000 in unpaid pledges. This made the total $56,574 61, to which will be added in the morning the sums received over night. The rush of contributors is over because of the general opinion that the critical moment has been averted and that a month's time offers ample opportunity to add to the fund. Charles A. Stone, brother of the captive missionary, wishes activity for the fund to continue for a few days longer. He hopes that the cable dispatches indicating1 that the brigands have granted a month's time are right, yet he has no nersonal confirmation of TtU3.tt factii-althoughaie-fbasrepes.utdlyscait messages. He says that the idealn the West that he had stated that no mbre money Is needed because enough had been given is all wrong. He Is still anxious about getting the total of $112,000. Next Saturday will be the 23d anniversary of Miss Stone's sailing from Boston for the missionary field in Bulgaria. BULGARIANS ARE INCENSED. Blame tbe Government for Permit ting: Sucb Outrages. FHILIPPOPOLIS, Bulgaria, Oct. S. Public Interest in the fate of Miss Ellen M. Stone, the kidnaped American mission ary, is becoming intensified here. There, is widespread condemnation of the Gov ernment for allowing such freedom to the Macedonian Committee as to enable it to engineer the outrage. Miss Stone resided here before she went to Salonica, and she Is well -known throughout the country. The patriotic Bulgarians are incensed, as they recognize that Miss Stone and her colleagues of the American missions in Bulgaria and Macedonia have been their best friends throughout the troubles. There is no lack of indications that Prince Ferdinand is imperiling his own position by permlttng such license to the com mittee as to enable It to blackmail promi nent people in support of the Macedonian cause. Consul-General Dickinson, when here on his ,way to Sofia from Constantinople, thought it probable that if the brigands understand from headquarters that the ransom would not be paid they would re lease Miss Stone, as the Macedonian cause would not be helped by the murder of the woman. SAYS THE SULTAN ORDERED IT. Kansas City Armenian Declares it Was a Move in Retaliation. KANSAS CITY, Mo., Oct. 8. Dr. M. Mesroplan, of this city, a physician and a native of Armenia, who has lectured much in Eastern cities on the atrocities practiced upon the Aremnians by the Turks, declares that the abduction of Miss Stone, the American missionary, by brigands In Bulgaria, was the work of the Sultan of 'Turkey. "I am sure that it was he who ordered the brigands to carry off Miss Stone," said Dr. Mesrnnlnn. "Wo nrAarorl har- 1 taken across the Bulgarian border so as to distract suspicion from himself. It is a move in retaliation for the enforced payment of the $90,000 indemnity that the United States exacted of him for the burning of 'American missionary build ings. I believe it would be far better1 for the Government to send a warship over there than to pay the ransom. "Missionaries will not be safe after Ab dul Hamld has received the ransom. Mis sionaries will be abducted everywhere. The Sultan is determined to be revenged for the loss of that $90,000 and the abduc tion serves a double purpose the return of the money and the behest of fanati cism. There is no crime the Turk would not commit in the name of his religion." Raised in New Yorlc. NEW YORK, Oct 8. Baring, Magoun & Co. have received subscriptions to the Stone ransom fund of $1859. The Chris tian Herald today received a contribu tion of $1000 from Senator Mark Hanna for the fund. Mrs. Hobart, wife of the late Vice-President Garret A. Hobart, has sent her check for $250. A Macedonian Denial. LONDON, Oct. 9. The Daily Mail has received the following dispatch from its "Vienna correspondent: "In reply to a telegram I addressed to him today, General Zontschew, President of the Macedonian Committee, denies that the committee had any hand in the abduction of Miss Stone. He adds that the committee desires the support of the 1 clivlized world for the Macedonian cause' and, therefore, would not commit such a folly. The Turks,' he says, 'did the deed and Turkey must be made responsi ble.' "M. Danew, the Bulgarian Foreign Min ister, indignantly denies the suggestion that the Bulgarian Government Is not ,dolng Its best to rescue Miss Stone. He says 3000 troops are engaged in the search for her." ANOTHER STEP WILL FOLLOW. Payment of the Ransom Will Not End the Matter. HARTFORD, Conn., Cct. 8 An Inter esting feature of the opening session of the board of commissioners for the For eign Missions, which began here this afternoon, was the response by Dr. Ca pen, president of the board, to the ad dress of welcome delivered by Rev. 7E. P. Parker, D. D., of this city, Dr. Capen said: "We are In great anxiety over the fate of Miss Ellen Stone, so greatly-beloved, who is today in the hands of the bandits with the sentence of death hanging over her. It is a comfort to know that our Government is doing everything that is possible for her rescue. Last Saturday, Secretary Smith, of this board, and my self met President Roosevelt in confer ence on this matter. If Miss Stone were a- member of his own family, he could hardly put more heart or more energy into it. It may be necessary that a ran som shall be paid, but that will not close the incident. It will be but the beginning of the chapter." Nathaniel P. Lodge, of Iowa, and Dr. Arthur W. Acherman, of Oregon, have been' named as members of the commit tee on nominations. There is a strong feeling among the delegates that Dr. Capen will be re-elected president. The report of the treasurer, F. H. Wig gin, of Boston, included the following figures: Cost of missions $658,463 Cost of agencies 18,b07 Cost of publications 11,281 Cost of administration 28,727 Balance of detts, September 1, 1901 S.',631 Total $7'ja,7l2 Receipts .$ 697,370 " Balance of debt. August 31, 1901.... $102,341 After devotional exercises at this even ing's session of the American board. President Capen read the following of ficial report of the board concerning the captivity and ransom of Miss Stone. The report follows: 4"There is such universal Interest in the case of Miss Ellen M. Stone, now in the hands of brigands, that It seems wise for the officers of the board to make a brief statement of the facts as they exist at the present time. For several weeks the Government authorities at Washing ton have been at work using every pos sible effort to secure her release. These have been days of deep anxiety for the officers of the board. We have been In frequent communication with our repre sentatives at Constantinople. Last Thurs day we received a dispatch from Wash ington that told us how increasingly grave the situation had become. On the receipt of this telegram, a meeting of the prudential committee was hastily called to meet the following day at 12 o'clock. The committee came together and discussed the situation most thor oughly. On the one side was the life of a. dearly beloved missionary; on the other side was the fact that if we yielded to this demand for ransom, it was putting a premium upon the life of every mis sionary of the American board and not of our board, only, but missionaries of Vas"'evenrvbroadertnanv'the Sagcr-df'Tnls- slonaries; it practically concerned the safety of any and every American citi zen. "Recognizing the full gravity of the situation, the committee without a dis senting vote, decided that it had no right to pay a ransom and establish a prece dent that would be sure to be dangerous in the future. Furthermore, we were re strained by t the fact that we have no funds that could be used for this pur pose. The Government was restrained from paying the money by constitutional limitation, and the American board seem ed equally restrained from paying a ran som. The solicitude of the committee was such and their -purpose to do every thing was so strong that they sent a deputation, consisting of the President and one of its secretaries to Washing ton, to meet President Roosevelt and the officials of the State Department. This conference was held last Saturday fore noon. It is impossible to overestimate thvi sympathy of the President, Adting Secrc tary of State and other officers." "The conference was long, during which time the Government showed what steps it was taking and how every power of diplomacy was being used to effect the release of Miss Stone. Confidential de tails were given which, of course, it would be a breach of trust to give to the public, but the friends of the board" and the whole Nation may be assured that everything possible is being done to fur ther the recovery of Miss' Stone. The heart and the persistence 'of the Presi dent In this effort were most significant. The officials assured us that apparently at the moment the only practicable meth od to secure her life was to have the funds promptly at hand to pay the ran som. It was evidently the positive convic tion of the Government that this step was the first one to be taken. But it ought to be clearly understood that this is but pne step; that when she has been re leased, there will be a vigorous attempt to secure not only the return of the money, but to bring about such condi tions that an occurrence shall not be pos sible in the future. No, one believes that our Government, as at present organized, will drop this matter until the rights of American citizenship are established. "Meanwhile a movement was begun un der the leadership of Miss Stone's fam ily to secure by popular appeal the amount of the ransom, and notice has al ready been sent out that funds could be sent to Boston. Under this advice of the Government, a meeting of the prudential committee was called on Sunday. 'The re port of the gentlemen sent to Washington was received, and, after full deliberation, it was declared that while we should not recede from the action of Jast Friday, the tidings of the Government made it most evident that the first thing was to secure Miss Stone's safety, then other steps would follow." The report of the prudential committee, home department, was read by Secretary Daniels, of Boston. It stated that during the last year seven members of the board had died; that 23 new missionaries have been sent to the foreign field, and that 62 missionaries have returned from fur lough in this country to the missions. Tw;o business men in New York have pledged $6500 toward a new mission in the Philippines. Another person has pledged enough for a school building, if the board should decide to establish a mission there. The total receipts of the Middle States district were $202,091, a shrinkage of $3879. The regular donations from Individual churches and various so cieties were $509,197. a loss from last year of $7338. The contributions to the distinc tive work of the American Board have in creased over the previous year $8780. There has been a large fluctuation In the receipts from legacies which were less than the previous year by $30,256. The in come from the permanent funds shows in ancrease of $1199 over the last year. Delay in the receipt of a large legacy prevented a reduction In the debt by $20, 000. The money will 'be In hand shortly. THE BATTLE CHARTS Position of American Ships During Santiago Fight. MUCH DIFFERENCE OF OPINION Commander Wainvrright, Who Helped to Make Them, Did Not Consider Drawings Accurate Lieut. Bristol and the Loop. WASHINGTON, Oct 8. There were two new witnesses before the Schley court of inquiry today. They were Commander Wainwrlght, who commanded the Glou cester during the war with Spain, and Lieutenant M. L. Bristol, who, as En sign, was a watch and division officer on the battle-ship Texas during that period. Lieutenant Bristol had not concluded his testimony when the court adjourned for the day. He did not see the loop made by the Brooklyn, the greater part of his testimony turning upon a chart he had made showing largely, according to his memory, the positions of the vari ous ships of the American fleet at diff erent times during the engagement of July 3. There were several spirited con troversies between counsel over ques tions asked the witness by Mr. Raynor concerning his chart. Commander Wainwright's testimony dealt largely with chart making. He was for a time senior member of the board of navigators which prepared the official chart showing the position of the Ameri can shrips during the battle off Santiago, and he gave details of the method of its preparation. He said he did not con sider the positions assigned in that draw ing accurate, but they were given as the result of a compromise of the views of the members of the board. Lieutenant-Commander Hodgson, Cap tain Folger and Lieutenant Dyson made additions to their previous testimony. The Proceedings. The proceedings began by the recall of Captain William M. Folger for the pur pose of correcting his testimony of yes terday. Advantage was taken of his presence to ask him further questions concerning the blockade of Santiago. Among other questions he was asked by Captain Lemly if he had had any conj versation with Commodore Schley during the blockade. He replied: "Toward the evening of one of the days, I think the 30th, there was an extended, very severe rain storm, so severe that I feared Cervera had gotten out, as It was' sufficiently long to have permitted him to do so. I went on board the flag ship the next day, thinking it my duty to tell the commodore what I had seen as to the blockade as kept by the Japanese off the port ol Wel-Hai-Wei, where similarly an enemy's fleet was within a fortified harbor. I said to the Commodore that the adoption of the tactics of the Japan ese, torming a circle directly In front of the harbpr,. would, in my ppIhlQn, be pre ferablerastheutvuIdffbeidlfncult?Xor' anything to get out." Judge Advocate Was there any reply by the Commodore. "I cannot testify exactly as to his re ply. I would prefer not to." Judge 'Advocate Give the substance. "He did not agree with me as to the necessity for that." "Was there anything further said by him?" "Nothing further, that 'I can recollect." Captain Folger also said that he had no recollection of a picket line on the inside of the American fleet. At the request of Captain Parker, of counsel for Admiral Schley, the witness examined the log of the New Orleans for May 30 and 31, 1898, for the purpose of de termining accurately the state of the weather, but he declined to modify his statement of yesterday that the weather on those days was bad. Lieutennnt Dyson Recalled. Captain Folger was then excused and Lieutenant Dyson was recalled. He was questioned by Captain Lemly concerning the steaming condition of the Brooklyn on July 3. Judge Advocate Lemly What does the Brooklyn's steam log show as to the num ber of engines coupled up and the boilers in use July 2, 1898, as compared with the total engine and boiler power of the ves sel? The reply The Brooklyn has four main engines, two to each shaft, connected to gether by coupling. She has seven boil ers, five main and two auxiliaries. On the morning of July 3 both forward engines were uncoupled; there were banked fires under three of the main boilers. The other boilers were what we call "dead," no steam in them. Judging fiom the time It took to start fires in these boilers after the Spanish fleet came out of the harbor, I should say the furnaces were not even primed, and two of the boilers had to be run up to the sea steaming level. It took from 9:35 to 10 o'clock to start fires. In response to other questions the wit ness detailed from the log of the Brook lyn all that was done on that vessel to get up speed. Mr. Raynor asked If it was not necessa ry to stop the ship to couple the uncou pled engines, and the witness replied that the ship could have been kept going with one engine while the other was being coupled. The engines were designed, he said, to be kept coupled during war. Dis cussing the speed of the various vessels of the fleet on July 3 the witness said that the Oregon got up a speed about equal to the Brooklyn on that day, not withstanding that on her trial trip the Brooklyn made over 21 knots to the Ore gon's 17 knots. He called attention to the fact that the New York had made 16 or 17 knots' speed on the day of the bat tle. In response to questions from Cap tain Parker he said that the New York had not her engines coupled on the day of battle and that the Brooklyn had made all the necessary speed. Hodgson Corrected Errors. After Lieutenant Dyson was excused Lieutenant-Commander Hodgson was re called for the purpose of correcting er rors in his testimony as printed in the offi cial record. He took occasion to change some of the language of his previous tes timony. One of these changes was made in response to. the questions asked yester day as to why he had designated as "a liar and a blackguard" the editor of a 'newspaper which had originally printed the alleged colloquy between himself and Commodore Schley. He said he desired to alter the reply that he had yesterday given to this Interrogatory. He then said:' "I. pf course, am very sorry that I ever so far forgot myself as to write a letter containing such intemperate language. It was. not written exactly for publication, but under great provocation at the time. In that letter I 'Sid not accuse this news paper oC lying for printing that state ment. In ,fact, it was to absolve it from lying that I gave the paper authority to use my name for the correctness of the gist of that statement. The lying was on the matter of the fact that the Commo dore displayed such trepidation and cow ardice on the Brooklyn the day of the battle that he ran from the Spaniards and took the Brooklyn to the southward and away from the fight, In order to de tract from the credit of the fame of the Commodore in that battle l that they wished also to detract from the credit of the officers of the Brooklyn on account of the glorious part she took in that day's fight. It was the words to that ef fect that I characterized as lying. There was no lying in that colloquy unless a man stuck to verbal correctness of the words. So 1 did not characterize the pa per as a ilar for printing that colloquy." Wainwright on tbe Standf Lieutenant-Commander Hodgson being excused, Commander Wainwrlght was called. Captain Lemly began his examina tion, by drawing from the witness the fact that he had been a member and'latterly senior member of the board which had officially acted in making the charts show ing the positions of. the American and Spanish ships at Santiago. The witness told how conclusions were reached by the board. He said: "ihen I reported as senior member of the board, the board of navigators had a sketched chart before them, with the num ber and position sketched on it. which had been determined by them, starting at different periods, first when the ships came out, and afterward when they went ashore. Each navigator, as near as possi ble, would put the position of his ship at that time. Then there was a great deal of discussion as to the relative positions. Of course, it was impossible to get any position by bearings, and there was noth ing known about the relative positions. We also knew that the distances In the chart were somewhat incorrect, and the final decision of the board was to reconcile each one as nearly as possible, but none of the positions was- considered exact po sitions. The impossibility of getting bear ings even If we had had a correct chart was apparent, but it gave a general idea of the positions of the vessels during the different periods of the battle." Mr. Raj nor asked if it was true, as had been officially stated in the report, that the positions were assigned from "known bearings." The witness replied that that statement was Incorrect; that they were established by estimated bearings. Most of the posi tions were, he said, fixed by discussions among the navigators constituting the board, although Captain Chadwlck was also before the board. The navigators had done the best they could In platting the vessels, and had made it as nearly correct as possible, so long after the en gagement, as had been stated by the board. The Chart Incorrect. Asked by Mr. Raynor about the places assigned to the Brooklyn and the Texas while the former vessel was making her loop, Commander Walnw'rlght said he did not consider them correct. "For myself," he said, "I was never satisfied with the places assigned." He said further that while the board had done the best tWit It could at the time, as a board. It had. not done the best it could to satisfy any member or tne board. "It was the best we could do to get all the members of the board to sign the report," he said. "Who, In addition to yourself, was not satisfied?" asked Mr. Raynor. "I would not like to say." responded the witness.- "I know that the navigator af the Texas was not, for one. I think none was satisfied except the navigator of the Brookljn, and I don't know that he, was, " Z - ---.. "But notwithstanding'you" were all, in cluding the navigator of the Brooklyn, dls&atisfled, you signed the report?" "Thit is correct" On re-direct examination, Commander Wainwrlght said that, In making the chart, all the members of the board were at liberty to contribute whatever data they had or make whatever argu ments they might desire. He also said that the chart was a compromise of opin ions. In response to further questions, the witness said he did not see the Brook lyn on the day 6f the battle off Santi ago. Questions were put by the court and answered as fo!16ws: "Were the positions of the ships, as shown on the chart In question, obtained from testimony taken by the board or from a general discussion by the mem bers of the board?" "Almost entirely by general discussion between the members of the board. Cap tain Chadwlck and Captain Cook ap peared and discussed the matter with the board." "From the position of the Gloucester at the commencement of the battle of July 3, could you see both the Brooklyn and the Texas?" "I do not remember seeing the Brook lyn and Texas at the commencement of the battle." "What orders, if any, were signalled by the Brooklyn to the fleet during the engagement of July 3?" "I saw none." Mr. Raynor This does not mean that no signals were displayed, does it? "No, It does not " By the court Did any one of the Span ish vessels change her course to the southward, as if intending to ram one of the fleet?" "I saw no signs of It." Another Texas Officer. Commander Wainwrlght was then ex cused and Lieutenant M. L. Bristol, for mer watch and division officer of the Texas, was called. He had only related the arrival of the Texas at Cienfuegos and detailed conditions there when the court took a recess for luncheon. Lieutenant Bristol continued his testi mony at the afternoon session of the court. Speaking of the blockade of Cien fuegos, he said he had observed the sig nal lights on the shore near Cienfuegos, but had not understood their significance. The witness also described the blockade off Santiago. Mr. Hanna here asked the witness: "If the vessels of the Spanish squadron had suddenly appeared, what orders had you to meet such a contingency?" "No orders were turned over to me in regard to a contingency of that kind." replied the witness. "As watch officer, should you have had such orders?" "I should have had." Lieutenant Bristol then spoke of the Spanish shore batteries, saying: "I personally examined them the day we arrived there, and satisfied myself that the batteries amounted to nothing." Lieutenant Bristol said that the morn ing of July 3 he had fixed the position of the Texas and also generally of the other ships of the fleet, and had prepared a chart showing these positions. He con sidered the initial positions assigned to the Texas, the Brooklyn and the Iowa as accurate. The witness described the engagement of July 3, saying that the Spanish fleet had come out only sufficiently far to clear the shoal near the mouth of the harbor before turning to the westward. He did not think this would exceed 1500 yards out from Cay Smith, which is Inside the harbor. He said that after the engage ment began he went below and fired three shots, from the 12-Inch guns. When he came on deck, the first of the Spanish ships was going ashore. "We were then," he said, "headed to the westward with the enemy's ships run- tConcluded en Second Page.) BIBEE GETS OFFICE Appointed to Receivership at Oregon City. RECOMMENDED BY MITCHELL That Land Office Job Is a Year and a Half Overripe No Two In tbe Delegation Could Agree on Last of Oregon Plums. WASHINGTON, Oct. 8. The President today settled the long controversy over the receivership of the Oregon City Land. Office by appointing George W. Bibee. of Sheridan, on recommendation of Sen ator Mitchell. Senator Simon recommend ed and urged the appointment of George A. Steel, of Clackamas, County. Repre sentative Tongue recommended J. B. Ir vine of Yamhill County. The appointee is at present Postmaster at Sheridan. (Judge William Galloway, who also hails from Yamhill County, has been receiver of public money at the Oregon City Land Office since early in March, 1S95. Though he is a Democrat and his term of office expired in a Republican Administration, he has served already nearly 18 months beyond his time, owing to inability of the Republicans to agree on a man to suc ceed him. Senator Simon first recom mended J. W. Maxwell for the place, but found the opposition so strong that he withdrew Maxwell's name and threw his support to George A. Steel. Senator Mitchell recommended George W. Bibee, the Sheridan Postmaster. As he had pre viously recommended George W. Colvig, of . Jacksonville, for the Consulship at Barranquilla, Colombia, and Henry Mel drum, of Oregon City, for the Surveyor Generalship of Oregon, the other mem bers of the delegation protested against Bibee's appointment to the Oregon City .Land Office, and the matter was thus held up. Congressman. Tongue had a candi date In the person of J. B. Irvine, of Mc Mlnnvllle. Senator Mitchell asked Con gressman Tongue's support for his can didate. Bibee. when the Senator left for Europe last Summer. But Congressman Tongue did not feel inclined to indorse Senator Mitchell's recommendation. He and Senator Simon arranged a conference at which it was hoped the two might agree on a man. but this was fruitless, and the matter stood with three candidates In the field, each of whom was indorsed by one member of the delegation. Senator Mitch ell's recent return from Europe and his presence m Washington eems to have settled the case. It will be at least a month before Mr. Bibee can execute and file his official bond and get his commission- Probably ho will not relieve Receiver Galloway until near December 1. This was the last of the Juicy fruit on the Oregon Federal plum tree. THE MUSTANG MUSTGO. War on Desert Horses Will Begin in. Utah Tburida. SALT LAKE, Oct. 8. Sport rivalling In excitement that of a buffalo hunt, is scheduled to take place in Washington and Iron Counties and across the Utah line Into Northern Arizona Thursday, when the people of the Canaan district expect to set forth and exterminate as many desert horses as can be rounded up. The hunt Is booked to start at Pipe Springs, Where it will end no one pre tends to know. The mustangs, or desert horses, are so thick In the district lying between Hurricane Ridge and Kanab Wash and over the old Canaan range to Mount Trunblll that ranchers are com plaining on many scores. The range Is being eaten up. gentle horses are being run off, and many valuable animals are being shot by mistake by careless sports men firing on supposed desert horses. So the populace has decided that the mus tang must go. Two years ago a similar decision was reached. During the prog ress of the hunt 300 were shot and left on the plain, and 1500 were run down and despatched, with the exception of 300 considered worth keeping. Predictions are freely made that this record will be broken Thursday. SUMMARY OF THE DAY'S NEWS. , Schley Inquiry. Charts and chart-making were discussed ba " fore the court. Page 1. The new witnesses were Commander "Wain wright and Lieutenant M. L. Bristol, Page J. Commander Hodgson. Captain Folger and Lieutenant Dryson added to their former testimony. Page 1. Foreign. Foreign influences are at work to secure tha release of Miss Stone. Page 1. The announcement of the accession of the new Ameer of Afghanistan was received quiet ly. Page 2. Colombian rebels fired on a British steamer at Turoaco. Page 3. Domestic. General ChafTee sends the list of casualties in the Samar massacre. Page 2. Ex-Secretary Melklejohn was a witness at the Hclstand Inquiry. Page 2. Caleb Powers' second trial opened at George town. Ky. Page 3. Sport. Portland won from Tacoma, 3 to 2. Page 3. Seattle defeated Spokane. 0 to 6, Page 3. Peter Stirling won tbe $16,000 Kentucky Fu turity. Page 3. Pacific Coast. First monthly exchange fair at Pendleton waa a great success. Page 4. Sensation was sprung; in the trial of ex-Chief Justice Scott, of Washington. Page i. Episcopal convention reconsidered and voted down the Huntington amendment. Page 5. George W. Bibee appointed receiver of the Oregon City Land Office. Page 1. Commercial and Marine. Speculative sentiment in New York is er ratic. Page 11. Oxnard discusses the sugar war. Page 11. Steamship Thyra and ship County of Kinross arrive. Page 5. More French ships coming. Page 5. Captain of Baroda found guilty of negligence. Page r. Custom House report for September. Page 5. Portland and Vicinity. Board of Equalization receive applications for reduction of assessments. Page S. Assessed valuation of Multnomah County about 548.000.000. Page 8. Henry I- Lloyd lectured on Democracy In New Zealand: topic, ''Taxation Newest England." Page 8. Contract for replanking Grand avenue. Page 12. 4-year-old boy killed on the "West Side Ball road. Page 12. East Side Improvement Association perfects organization. Page 12.