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This makes con tamination impossible. Our system of Crown and BridgeWork and Ex tracting is absolutely painless. "It didn't hurt a bit." WISE BROS.. Dentists Both Phones: Or. South 2291; Col. 3SS. Elections Are Void. GUTHRIE, O. T.f April 13. Chief Justice Burford, of the Territorial Supreme Court has rendered a decision holding that the recent city elections at Chandler, Lawton and other cities in the new southwestern counties are void, having been brought about by special proclamation. The decis ion maintains that only the regular elec tion next year will be legal. Brooklyn at Gibraltar. GIBRALTAR, April 13. The United States cruiser Brooklyn has arrived here, and is taking coal. first consulting us. 20-26 North Ffagl Street Portland, Oregon These Dogs are-n As the label of the celebrated BEAU BRUMMEL 5c Cigar For sale by all dealers Smoke no other DISTRIBUTERS: Blumauer-Frank Drug Co. Wholesale and Importing Druggists A V o. w. knowlks, Marr. $1.00, $1.50, $2.00 per Day The Perfection of Wall Plaster THE ADAMANT CO. Foot of 14th Street, Portland, Or. flKje' SSE' 3!jBBbV 203, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213 FAILING BUilDIXQ Cor. Third ind Washlnjtaa Sts. . Open evenings till 9; Sundays from 9 to 12. Texas Suffering From Drouth. AUSTIN, Tex., April 13. Governor Sayres has Investigated the condition which prevails In Zapato and today .is sued an appeal calling on the people of Texas to extend relief to that section, "on accountof the very severe and pro tracted drouth NWhich has prevailed." i President of B'hhI B'rith. LITTLE ROCK, Adk., April 13. At the 29th annual convenUon of District' Grand Lodge, No. 7, Independent Order of B'nai B'rith, here today, S. C. Eldredge, of San Antonio, Tex., was elected president. WAR ON SOCIALISM Belgian Authorities Dread the Coming .of Today. TIME SET FOR GREAT STRIKE Bloody Encounter Between Troops and a Mob, Late Last Night at Brussels Quiet at Other Places. Martial law -will be proclaimed in Belgium Tuesday If the rioting- has not ceased. Brussels was quiet yes terday, but after nightfall the rioting vos resumed, and was only sup pressed after a bloody conflict. The Interior provinces were quiet. A gen eral strike will be proclaimed through out the kingdom today.. -r BRUSSELS, April 13. The bloody re pression of the disorders of yester day evening has created a painful Impres sion among all classes here, although it is appreciated that the majority of the victims of the encounter do not belong to the better classes of workmen. Yester day, for the first time, thepollcereally lired "their rifles loaded with ball cartridges. Previous to that they haQ- used their swords and revolvers, the latter being usually loaded, with blank cartridges. Saturday's rioters were composed of the dregs of the population, with a sprinkling of what Is called the young Socialist guard, composed of mere boys, with lit tle regard for the orders of M. Vander veldc, a member of the Chamber of ODepu tics, and the leader of the Socialist move, ment in Belgium and the Socialist committee-It must be explained that tho Malson du Peupla Is situated on the upper slope of a hill, .that the central boulevard and most of the business portion of the city lies at the foot of this hllL while the royal palace, the law courts, the Chamber of DepuUes and the Ministry stand upon the ridge of he hill. The quarter around tho Malson du Peuple is the worst in the city. It is a perfectly rookery of low class dwellings, intersected by steep and narrow streets and malodorous alleys. In the vicinity of the Maison there are some small squares in which the rioters gath ered yesterday evening until they were dispersed and the squares occupied by detachments of the civic guard. The mob was mainly composed of the rough popu lation of the quarters, who Jeered and re viled the police when xhey were forced aldng the streets by the cordons of offi cers, t Troops Use Strike Cartridges. .The serious troubles began wheri a num. ber of roughs, Xrom a safe distance, fired revolvers in the direction of the cordon. The gendarmes then charged with drawn swords. After firing at the crowd with re volvers loaded with blank cartridges they were greeted with a hail -of missiles, such as stones, bottles and heavy iron rivets. This happened in several streets. It was worse in the Ruo Hauete, where the oc cupants of the houses rained missiles upon the heads of the gendarmes. An officer of the gendarmes then shouted to the crowd to disperse. No noUce was taken of this order. Then, for the first tline In many years, tho gendarmes fired their Mauser carbines, loaded with what are called strike cartridges, which contain a ball, but a minor charge of powder. The gend armes fired only one volley, but when the mob scattered several bodies were lying on the ground. Two were mortally wound ed and died while being conveyed to the hospital. Over 20 narrow streets and blind alleys lead to the Rue. Hauete, and when the gendarmes charged after the mob other rioters issued from these alleys and fired revolvers at the backs of the policemen. until the latter were obliged to leave three of their number at the mouth of each al ley they passed. These guards .stood with their rifleo pointed down the alleys, ready to shoot. Other gendarmes, who were sta tioned every few paces, covered the win dows in the Rue Hauete with their rifles. Victims of Saturday's Trouble. It is impossible to ascertain the exact number of the victims of yesterday's riot ing. Many who were slightly injured had their wounds dressed in pharmacies, or went home. The director of the Hospital of St. Pierre, however, told a reprasenta tive of the Associates Press this afternoon that three rioters had died in the hospital and that another one there- was believed to be mortally wounded. Thirty others who are badly hurt were received at the hospital last night. Among the Injured are many Imprudent spectators of the riot who were caught between two fires, as the gendarmes frequently combined their movements and charged the mobs front and rear .at the same time. A doctor who was returning home after having visited a patient was caught between two bodies of charging gendarmes and had his nose cut off with a sword. A woman was also among the Injured, One of the men killed was the assistant secretary of the Socialist Jewelers' Union. Few policemen were hurt. From the gay aspect of the cits today, nobody would suBpect the bloody scenes which were enacted yesterday. The In habitants of Brussels took advantage of the "beautiful weather to promenade along the spacious boulevards and terraces. The cafes were crowded with holiday makers, and a considerable crowd visited the quar ter where the riots occurred. But except for a furled red flag, tied with crepe, over the Malson du Peuple, nothing was visible to recall the events of yesterday evening. In the same square where cav alry charged yesterday, today a dozen workmen. In their shirt sleeves, were play ing a Flemish game, of ball. Ne revisionist demonstrations have occurred, and In order to avoid collisions between the strikers and the police the Socialist committee has countermand ed the orders for the monster meeting which it was intended to hold tomorrow in the Industrial suburb of Molenbek, St. Joan. The authorities are anticipating tomor row with anxiety, as the Socialist commit tee has definitely decided to proclaim a strike. A majority of the metal-workers apd factory handsi are expected to come out, though it Is 'doubjtful if the better class of workmen will participate in the movement. A proclamaUon by the Burgomaster, written In French and Flemish, has been posted on tne walls." It appeals to cltl zens not to encourage the disorderly ele ments by forming in groups upon the streets. Civic Guards Molilllxed. A thousand civic guards were mobilized at 1 o'clock this afternoon and quartered In the Bourse and other public buildings. There was no show of military or police upon the streets, however, until late this evening, when a body of poUce and gen darmes assembled in the vicinity of the Malson du" Peuple, and prevented gather ings. An extensive ambulance service has been organized to be in readiness for emergencies. There was considerable effervescence around the Malson du Peuple after 8 o'clock this evening, and the gendarmes, who insisted that all windows in private houses be kep"t shut, were constantly ocr cuplcd in dispersing groups. Several per sons were arrested for resisting the po lice. As M. Vandervelde left the Malson he was followed by a crowd of Socialists, but he exhorted them to remain calm. The Socialist DepuUes have decided to close the Malson du Peuple in the future at 7 o'clock in the evening to convert the evening demonstration into a day demon stration, and to Issue a manifesto urging the, people to avoid violence. At a meeting of delegates, from tho trades unions the order for a general strike was confirmed. The newspapers published today de scribe a ghastly struggle which occurred Saturday between some of the workmen who desired to carry a wounded and dying man to the Maison du Peuple, and the police, who were trying to convey him t a Red Cross ambulance. The wounded man had nearly all his clothes torn off him before the police prevailed In their efforts, and he died immediately. The PeUt Bleu thinks it not unlikely that martial law will be proclaimed Tues day if the riots continue, and that the third class of the mllltla will be called out. Thts meetings of Socialists and workmen at Ghent and Liege today were orderly. Dynamite was exploded at the Catholic Club at Charlerol Saturday night, and much damage was done. There was much revolver firing at Charlerol Saturday night, but today the town was quiet, and there was an orderly demonstration of 20,000 persons. Rioting- Resumed. Midnight The threatening aspect of a mob near the Malson du Peuple at ,11 o'clock tonight caused the police apd gendarmes to charge It. Five of the dem onstrators were wounded." One of the In jured men will die. He received a bay onet thrust In the back. Sixteen arreits; were made. This big casualty list for a comparatively insignificant encounter , Is taken as evidence that the gendarmes, who Inflicted the injuries, are disposed' to handle things without mercy. The Burgomaster adopted most vigorous measures during the evening. The whole civic guard was mobilized and the squares and streets in the vicinity of the Malson du Peuple were occupied by 2500 of (he "Corps Elite." The disorderly clemqnt appeared cowed tonight as a result of the repression of Saturday evening, and there were only a few trifling demon strations. These were Immediately sup pressed bji charges of the gendarmes. None of the latter was injured. Late this evening a group of rioters In sulted and "Jeered at a cordon of the civic guard in the Rue Rollebek, whereupon a body of gendarmes was sent out and caught tfre disturbers in the rear and bad ly mauled them. But that this disturb ance was not serious was shown by the circumstance that none of the men ar rested, carried weapons A saropfe, hfcw ever,vof what the worst class of rioters carried in the way of arms was revealed when a young man, who had been arrested at another point, was searched. A knife, a polgnard, a fork and a revolver were found In his pocket. The police closed the Maison du Peuple this evening, and no one was allowed in the building. It is said tonight that the central com mittee of the young Socialist guard, fear ing that the police will search the various offices of the organization, have ordered the local committee to .burn their archives and dissolve. News received here from the industrial towns indicates that order prevailed in these places today. A revisionist meeting was the only noteworthy incident at Ghent. There DO reservists among thoso who had mobilized in vie wof tho strike, promenaded the streets arm in arm, sing ing and acclaiming universal suffrage. Brussels Quiet This Morning. BRUSSELS, April 14. King Leopold went to Ostend yesterday (Sunday), and returned to Brussels last evening. His trip was uneventful. Brussels Is quiet early this morning. The civic guard was dismissed and the members went to their homes at 1:15 o'clock. Leopold Favors Dissolution. LONDON, April 14. Special dispatches received here from Brussels represent King Leopold as In favor of a dissolution and referendum on the suffrage Question, but state that at a cpuncll of Ministers held at Lasken, In the Province of Bra bant, yesterday, at which the King pre sided. It was decided vigorously to oppose the demand for universal suffrage. BOSTON BREWERS. Say Their Prospects for "Winning the Strike "Were Never Brighter. BOSTON, April 13. According to senti ments expressed at a meeting of striking brewery workers here today, their pros pects for winning their struggle against the master brewers were never brighter. Pickets reported that workmen In other trades were coming to their support. The Boston bartenders today again in dorsed the ctrike, as did the bartenders at Pawtucket, R. L. and the Bottlers' and Drivers' Union at Lawrence, Mass. ' Strikers Not Satisfied. PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa., April 13. Pres ident Mitchell ind Secretary "Wilson ar rived here today, and tomorrow will con fer with the striking mlneworkers. The strikers are not satisfied, with tho agree ment alleged to have been entered into by Messrs. Mitchell and Robinson at Indian apolis last week. LION AND BULL FOUGHT. American Women Spectators aft Gory Encounter at Jaarex. EL PASO, Tex., April 13. A battle at Juarez. Mexico, today between a Numld fan lion and a wild Samalayuca bull was witnessed by thousands of people. One fourth of the spectators were American women. The battle continued fiercely for an hour. The bull was not fatally" In jured, but the Hon was gored fully 25 times, and will doubtless die. His leg was broken, and he was completely vanquished In strength and spirit. When the Hon was incapacitated the Mexican authorities or dered the battle stopped. May, Provoke nlgarlaa Outbreaks CONSTANTINOPLE, April 13. The Porte has sanctioned the consecration of Mgr. Flrmllian aj archbishop of Uskub. Mgr. Flrmllian is a Servian, and Is bit terly opposed by the Bulgarians. He was appointed Archbishop of Uskub years ago, but out of deference to the Bulgarians was not consecrated. The Unlverslty-of Sofia is opposing this consecration, while the former Bulgarian archbishop threat ens to resign. It is feared that the inci dent will precipitate outbreaks. WALLER ACQUITTED Court Stands Eieven to' Two in His Favor, PETITION TROOPS TO REMAIN Cholera Situation Is Growing "Worse in Luzon Provinces One Case on a Transport The Han x code Floated. MANILA, April 13. Major Lyttleton "VV. T. Waller, of the Marine Corps, tried by a court-martial on the charge of killing natives of Samar without trial, has been COLONEL GREENLEAF A. GOODALE. jBBBHVBBHBBwliM'ililV BBBBHBBSffVr Vi J . j" jTa ?ti iRliPF ja. iBBBBBBHBVvt,M? Z vSc43s?xs'1D:s8ffJ!k BBBHlllMm BHKffHi AbbHbbbwIbk aBaMr'l-vS feftMiB tJlSs'PSSil SkSSHkSuKBKk sii BBBBaHHHBBf XD I ', J-lLlirmLllIMLJufflPBM J&Sss&Z&sSiWsKpsis BBBBBHSBSHUQ&TisVffilBBBSHHBB? 4&&lf sK VyK?U. BBBBMMMffi '"v-rTTSsBBGIMBHl: 2-'tz&??&$!&s&g& t IBimlBKKSSKBktBKKKBHaSBKMSnm IbbbbbbIbbbbbHbIBbbb BBBBBHtti&sjBMHHBflBBHBBBBBBBBBBBBBBV Aa-js? IN COM3IA7TO OF SEVENTEENTH INFANTRY, JUST STATIONED AT VANCOUVER- BARRACKS. VANCOUVER BARRACKS, April 13. The Seventeenth Infantry, which ar rived here last weefc-from three yeare service In the Philippines, Is now thor oughly at home and Is well pleased with Its new location. Colonel Greenleaf A. Goodale Is In command ot the Seventeenth. Colonel Goodale enlisted In the Sixth Maine Regiment ot Union Volunteers In .May, 1801, In which he served gallantly In the First Division of the Sixth Army Corps until January 2, 1804, when he was appointed Flr3t Lieutenant In the 77th U. S. Colored Infantry. Re was appointed First Lieutenant In the 23d' U. S. Infantry in July, 1800, and at the outbreak of th& Spanish-American War In 1S9S was Major of hl3 regi ment. He became Lieutenant-Colonel of the Third U. S. Infantry In July, 1899, and Colonel of the 17th U. S. Infantry In April, 1901. Colonel Goodalo was brevetted Captain for gallant and meritorious cervices In the battle of Gettys burg. ' acquitted. The court stood 11 to two for acquittal. "Want Troops to Remain. The merchants of Lagoncy, in South Camarlncs Province, Luzon, have sent a cable message to General Chaffee praying that the American troops be not with drawn from Lagoncy. The merchants de clare they are unanimously of the opin ion that if they are. deprived .of the pro tection of the military thpy will become victims of the lawless clement at the cost of their lives and property. They said that If the American troopB leave the town the enemy could reduce the food supply of the Inhabitants and retard the advance of the soldiers coming to their rescue, and that such action would lead to Ir reparable damage. The merchants further declare the local police to be Insufficient to guarantee order. This Is proved, they eay, by the fact that the detachments of American troops have withdrawn from the neighboring towns and that the local po lice have been unable to suppress the assaults, robberies, assassinations and forced contributions by gangs of the re calcitrant element in the neighborhood. Transport Hancoclc Floated. The United States Army transport Han cock, which was previously reported aground near Iba, Northern Luzon, has arrived here without having sustained damage. Slje struck on a coral reef and had to bo lightered before she could be floated. She was on the reef for 60 hours. Cholera Situation Is Womc. The cholera situation In Manila" con tinues much the same, but the conditions in the provinces is becoming alarming. The total of cholera cases In Manila up to date is 245, while there have been 192 deaths from the disease. In the provinces there havo been 418 cases and 318 deaths. The United States Army transport Grant, while on her way to Samar Island, put into Legaspi, in Southern Luzon, hav ing on board a teamster who had the cholera. The Grant asked for assistance, but was placed in quarantine for five days. As her supplies of water, food and coal were limited she decided to return to Manila. The teamster died of the disease Four Americans have been attacked with cholera in Manila and one of them died. GETTING RID OF FRIARS. Whsft Governor Tnft Hopes to Ac complish at Rome. "WASHINGTON, April 13. In Adminis tration circles in "Washington there has been some amusement over the talk about the so-called mission to Rome. The facts are that: Governor Taft has Impressed very strongly upon the President and Secretary of "War that the question of getting rid of tho friars was of vital con sequence to peace in the Philippines and -that to accomplish this it was necessary to deal directly with the head of tne corporation Involved, Rome. After much consideration It was decided that Gover nor Taft should stop at Rome on his way from the Philippines to consult with the church authorities and see if it would not be possible to come to some agreement on behalf of the Philippine government. There would be nothing of any kind or shape in the matter which would suggest anything in the way of diplomatic relav tlons. It would be purely a business transaction. The United States Govern ment is neither favorable nor hostile to any particular, sect. It desires to treat all alike with exact justice. It does not wish to do Injustice to the friars by tak ing away their lands without compensa tion. On the other hand, it recognlze3 that although the Christian Filipinos are practically all Roman Catholics, they are. nevertheless, a unit In demanding that the friars leave the islands. Governor Taft, better than any other man, could explain this state of things at Rome. It is be lieved if an honorable and satisfactory arrangement can be reached the result will be most beneficial to the islands, and that probably no other one thing could do as much good. EXCISE LAW ENFORCED. Nctv Yorkers Could Only Buy Drinks at Raines Law Hotels. NEW YORK. April 13. The New York er, who wanted a drink of intoxicating liquor today discovered that the enforce ment of the excise law, through the com bined efforts of the uniformed police and the members of the State Liquor Dealers' Association, had assumed several new as pects. The first was that while it was much harder than heretofore to get a drink in a saloon holding merely a liquor --? tax or a certificate, it was much easier to obtain one in a Raines law hotel. The buyer also found that while last Sunday he was served either with a plate of cheese and crackers with his drink, or was given a sandwich to eat, or not, as he chose, today he could not buy a drink without also buying a sandwich. Saloon men who were seen during the day seemed to think that the police activity had much to do with the saloons being kept closed tightly for the most part, and ar gued that the hotel men were doing more business because they had been studying what they could and could not do with Impunity. The Raines law hotels throughout the city were a3 a rule exceedingly well patronized. In tho tenderloin district there were very few places without a hotel license that made any attempt to do business. The district, it was said, was closed tighter than had been known In years. The plan of selling fii rooms over the saloon, and similar ruses, were done away, with, seemingly for the reason that the dealers thought the trouble too great and the compensation too small. The po lice of this district were very active as well, and there was but a small attempt to do business. Up to 8 o'clock In the evening there had not been an arrest In the precinct for violation of the excise law. In the "West Thirty-seventh-street dis trict, where the trouble started two weeks ago, the same condition prevailed. The police were active, the saloons closed and the Raines law hotels doing a big business. There was but one arrest in daylight hours. In the other parts of the city similar conditions prevailed. At 11 o'clock tonight police headquarters reported 41 arrests in Greater New York for violation of the excise law, as against 111 for the 24 hours of last Sunday. The police of one of the East Side pre cincts during the day made 57 arrests un der the Sunday1 closing laws. The prison ers taken were small dealers, and the of fenses ranged from the sale of a bag of peanuts to suits of clothes. Most of those taken In were of the Hebrew faith. Many were at once arraigned before a police magistrate and fined J5 each. FIFTY NARROWLY ESCAPED Breaking of a Gangplank Nearly Caused a Serious Disaster. NEW YORK, April 13. Fifty persons had narrow escapes from drowning today wnen a gangplank leading to a. float at the foot of "West Forty-second street broke in two, throwing 15 fashionably dressed men and women into the North River, 20 into launches and rowboats be neath the gangplank, and 15 upon the float. "With several hundred others they had gone to the river to be. taken out to the Austrian cruiser Szlgetvar, now anchored in the stream. Fortunately there were launches and rowboats In the immediate vicinity, and the work of rescue was at once begun. It was 15 minutes, however, before the last person was taken from the river. All were in an exhausted condi tion, and many had sustained injuries about tho head and body. The majority were relatives and f riend3 of the Austrian officers. $ r .. , ENGLAND 18 HOPEFUL Boer Leaders Communicate With Lord. Kitchener. A MIDNIGHT CABINET COUNCIL Unusual Sunday Activity in Official Circles at London Information May Be Forthcoming ',, Today. LONDON, April 13. The announcement of the presence at Pretoria of the Orange Free State and Transvaal leaders and Generals who have been at Klerksdorp considering terms of peace has caused a decided Increase in the hopefulness of the public concerning the possibilities of peace. The expectations aroused by the confer ence at Pretoria have been further height ened by the movements of Mr. Chamber lain, the Colonial Secretary, and other members of the Cabinet in London, and evidences that Important dispatches afe passing between Lord jKitchener and the Government. A conference of members of the Cabi net was held last night at midnight in Mr. Chamberlain's house. Mr. Chamber lain, Mr. Brodrick. the War Secretary; Sir .Michael Hlcks-Eeach, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and the Duke of Devon shire, president of the council, were pres ent. The conference terminated at 1 o'clock thl3 morning, and today Mr. Cham berlain and several of the colonial offi cials were in their offices. Messengers passed between them and Sir Michael Hicks-Beach at his resldpnce. At 1:30 this afternoon Mr. Chamberlain drove to Buck ingham Palace and remained with King Edward for two hours. During the after noon messengers carried dispatches from the Foreign Office to Lord Salisbury, who with Mr. Balfour, the government leader in the House of Commons? was at Hat field House. , These outward signs of Sunday activity! have not been supplemented by an authen tic or official statement. The question most discussed thus far has been whether! tho peace negotiations would affect the government's financial proposals, which promise to be submitted to Parliament to morrow. The fact that Sir Michael Hicks Beach was engaged in his office nearly all of today Is taken In some quarters to In dicate a modification of the budget state ment. Thero appears to be no doubt that the Boer leaders have communicated the re sults of their deliberations to Lord Kitch ener. Attempts will be made In Parlia ment tomorrow to draw out what Informa tion the government has on the South Af rican situation, and to learn its intentions; but it is not expected that the government can forecast the probable outcome of the negotiations. "Whatever instructions have been sent to Lord Kitchener are believed to be only provisional In character. The comparatively brief duration of the conferences at Klerksdorp is regarded as an indication that the Boers found little difficulty In agreeing upon some basis ot negotiation. The transfer of the negotia tions to Pretoria, where both Lord Kitch ener and Lord Mllner, the British High Commissioner in South Africa, are at present, is interpreted by the papers as meaning that the Boers are prepared to make formal peace proposals. The latest reports received here from the Boer headquarters at. Brussels and The Hague declare that the degates will raise no opposition if honorable terms are granted, and that the Boer leaders In South Africa have agreed to accept the maximum obtainable. THE DEATH ROLL. Mrs. Sarah L. "Williams. TOLEDO, O., April 13. Mrs. Sarah L. "Williams died here today at the home of her daughter. Mrs. "Williams, who had just passed her SOth birthday, had for over 50 years been prominently Identified with this city. She was the widow of Jo seph R. "Williams, formerly proprietor and editor of the Baldeju, and for many years before his death in 1861 one of the foremost public men In Michigan and Ohio. Mrs. "Williams was for years proprietor and editor of the Sunday Journal In To ledo. She founded and edited the Ballot-. Box in advocacy of woman suffrage. George C. Charlott. RENO, Nev., April 13. George C. Char lott, of Helena, Ark., died on an east bound train between Truckee and Reno today. Charlott was on his way homo from Australia. Horace Resly. CUMBERLAND, Md., April 13. Horace Resly, aged 87 years, the inventor of tho locomotive pilot In 1S40, and other rail road appliances, died today. Factory and Foundry Burned. NEW YORK, April 13. Fire In Brook lyn today destroyed the furniture factory of Masel & Huebnerm, and the pipe foun dry of David Blnns. Several frame tene ments near by were also burned. The loss Is estimated at $100,000, with ample Insur ance on the factory and foundry. CONTENTS OF TODAY'S PAPER. Foreign. Rlotlne was resumed at Brussels last night. Page 1. . Martial law may be proclaimed In Belgium tomorrow. Page 1. The Boer leaders have communicated with Lord Kitchener. Page 1. Allied commandera lay down conditions be fore they will restore Tien Tsln. Page 2. Philippines. Major "Waller was acquitted.. Page 1. Merchants of a Camarlnea town ask that troops be not withdrawn. Page 1. The cholera situation. In Luzon Is worse. Page 1. General. General Miles will be forced to retire at an early date. Page 2. "Wade Hampton's funeral took place at Col umbia, S. C. jesterday. Page 2. The government vlll take steps to dlssolva the beef trust. Page 2. Pacific Coast. The Kettle Valley Railroad was formally opened Saturday. Page 0. Many Washington banks do not comply with the state law. Pace 0. Marlon County Republicans and Democrats are preparing for the campaign. Page 6. Portland and Vicinity. Hot time in Democratic caucus oxer division of offices. Page 10. Boom in real estate markets. Page 8. Emma Xevada, famous prima donna, visits Portland. Page 10. Eltweed Pomeroy lectures on direct legisla tion. Page 10.