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NO. 26.
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IIILLSHORO, OREGON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1898.
DOINGS OF THE WEEK
LATER NEWS.
What Has Happened in th
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ft ftoniplefca Review of tha News of the
I Tut Sevan Days In This and
All Foreign laode.
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The naval station at Newport, R,
18 tO bo discontinued.
' Fifty Spanish prisoners oapturod at
'ihe mival battle July 8, off Kantian
have sailed from Jersey City on the
steamer City of Homo for liouio. The
men bail been held prisoning at Nor
I folk, Va.
Illinois has secured the coinmandor-In-ohiof
of the 0. A. 11., In Colonel
James A. Sexton, of Chicago; and
Pennsylvania has secured the location
of I! ltd annual encampment ut Phila
dulphia next year.
: A dispatch from Manila toys: The
Bttitudo of tho Philippine insurgent
leaden ia dully becoming more danger
ous. Bo open Is their opposition to tho
American authorities that tho situation
Is attained and reconciliation may be
difficult.
A Toxarkana, Ark., is ovorrrnn with
Idle negroes, whoaro said to have ootne
from tho Northern districts of Texas,
whencolthoy were drivon by white-
cups, who are allogod to havo made
several murderous attacks on tlie
negroes.
; At the Washington state convention
held at Ellonsburg, Wash., the Demo
orati ronominatod Jainos Hamilton
Lewis for congress by acclamation,
and tho eilvor Republican convention
tenominated Congressman V. C. Jones
' by acclamation.
; It Is officially announced that Senator
Gnome Gray, of Delaware, has been
selected as tho fifth member of the
Pans peace commission. This coin
plotes tho peisonnel of the commission,
which stands composed as follows: K.x
; Secretary of Statp Day, Senators Fryi
and Gray and Whitclaw Hold.
Two million dollars, for the purchaso
of the Centoi Star mine, in Rousland,
f. B, 0., has been deposited with the
cashier of the State Savings hunk, In
Uutte, Mont. Tho pnrohaseia are an
: English Byndloato, of which Sir Charles
Ross, now in Iov York, Is tho boad,
1 Tho stockholders who sell out are prln
j cipally Butte people
' . A dispatch to tho Now York Herald
' from Ponce, Porto Hioo. says tnat ill
" doss among the United States troops is
increasing. There are now more than
! j(2f per cent of tho men unfit for duty
within a rndius ol a few nines oi l'onco,
There are 1,000 soldiers in tho hoa
nitals. In somo commands there are
80 per cent of tho men down with fever,
principally typhoid.
Thomas II. Whoelor, son of General
Joseph Wheeler, and Second Lieu ten
ant Newton D. Kirkpatnck, First cav
airy, wore drowned whilo bathing near
. the camp at Montauk Point
Hawaiian advices announce the death
of Sorgeant Ormond Fletcher, of the
Second Oregon volunteor engineer
corps. lie was formoily county sur
. ' veyor of Multnomah county, Oregou.
A cable from Hong Kong announces
that a committee of three Filippinoa,
i 'appointed by Aguinaldo, has loft Hong
1 -Kong to confer with President McKin-
ley upon the future ol the Philippines,
i Several salmon, averaging 38 pounds
1 ' In weight, have recently bcon caught
in tho Saoramonto ilvor. From the
fact that the adipose fin had been ro-
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eiies on the Clackamas river, in Ore
I gon, in 1807.
I Tho president of the Cretan executive
, eommitteo has notiiiod the foreign ad-
inirala that In view of the inassacro at
v ' ! Candia it is impossible to continue the
effort to organize the administration
. until the Turkish functionaries and
i trooos are withdrawn. He demands
the convocation of the Cretan assembly,
1 and proposes to place a force of Crotans
i i at the disposal ol tlie international au
s f niinistration.
Joseph Chamberlain says an Anglo
's Gorman nnderstanding has been per
I fectod. and a troaty has been Bigned.
4 England is to support tho Kaiser's pro-
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gave it out officially that England
favors American retention of the Phil
innines. . One thing the Continental
powers most fear is that the United
States and Great Britain may enter
into an international, understanding,
A roport Is published in London of a
daring plot to assassinate the czar at
Mosoow last week. The plan of the
conspirators was to allow gas to escape
into a house on the route of the czar's
procession until the atmosphere in every
room was saturated, une oi tneir
number was to romain in the house
and strike a light when the czar was
4 t! pass in a in the expectation that the
5 house would be blown to pioces and
I the czar killed. The7 .conspirator
would perish himself as a sacrifice
the cause. The explosion was niis
timed and a staff officer and his wife
were killed, together with the conepir
ator. Thirty people were injured.
Minor Nam Item.
When the trans-Siberian railroad
Is com nleted it will be easy for a per.
son to go from London to Japan in 13
days.
At a mooting of the executive com
mittoe of Tammany Hall it was do
cided not to recognize the new state
election law.
The amount of gold ooin in actual
circulation in tho world is estimated
by the Bank of England officials to be
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The Madrid senate has definitely
sdoptod the Hlapano-Aiuorioan protu
'col. ' General Brooke reports that about 18
nor cent of his command are sick at
Porto Itioo.
Forty out of every 100 of tho Fifth
rogulars at Santiago are reported sick.
Fivo deaths have occurred among the
Imm tines from malaria.
A 80-houis' rain in Texarkana, Tex.,
caused considerable property loss. A
train on the Texas & Pacific road ran
into a washout and one man was killed
and six were Injured.
Aside from the lost of her oolonies
and the si lips destroyed in battle, the
war has cost Spain about 1:184,800,000,
Information to this effect has been re
ceived at the navy department from
the naval attaches of thi government
abroad.
The Cubans are out In a new mani
festo, and tho necessity for organlza-
ion of a new party is set forth. lh
document appeals to all Cubans having
tho progress and welfuro of tho infanl
republic at heart to join -with th
nationalists in putting the government
on a stublo basis.
The Spaniards appear to be in nc
great rush to leave Cuba, and tho gov
eminent has been urged to take vigor
ous measures to accelerate their move
ments. The charge Is made in certain
quarters that the evacuation is being
delayed so that the .Spanish govern
ment may continue to collect Cuban
rut'onuos for a time.
Tho cutter Bear, with the govern
ment relief expedition, is back from the
North with the crews of tho whalers
which were crushed in the ice. Three
hips wcio wrecked. The Oroa and
Freeman wore lost last fall and the
llosano hist spring. AU the crews
woro Baved, Somo of tho men wero
rescued by the Bear when on the very
verge of starvation. The Boar had a
narrow escape from destruction in the
ice off Point Barrow.
The navy department has arrived at
what it regards as a fair and satlslao-
tory settlement of tho question of
awarding tho contracts for the con
structlon of tho three battleships. The
Cramps, the Newport News and the
Union iron works, of San Francisco,
will each secure a big righting ma
chine. Tlie latter two companies will
be asked to amend their bids to conform
to the 8 pood requirements of 18 knots,
as set forth in Cramp's plans.
Feaiing a yellow fever epidemic,
half the population of Jackson, Miss.,
have fled from tho town. 1
The bitter paisengor rate war is ter
minated. All western roads have agreed
to a restoration of passengor rates, to
ho effective September 31.
Captain Jamos G. Blaine, assistant
adjutant-general, U. 8. V., has been
discharged from tho army for his recent
flagrant escapades at San Francisco id
Honolulu.
Spain has lost another Pacific posses'
slon. Native forces capturod the gar
rison of Ponape and took full posses'
sion of the Carolines, which this conn
try had contemplated seizing bad te
war been prolonged.
Govornor Lord, of Oregon, has corn
uletod his investigation of tho condition
of tho 880 recruits of the Second Ore
gon volunteers onoampod at San Fian-
Cisco, and has telegraphed to tne secre
tary of wai that he has found every'
thing satisfactory.
General Rios, governor of the VI-
savas islands, and ad interim governor
general of the Spanish territory in the
Philippines, has wired the Madrid gov
ornment that he has arrived at "an
understanding with the American
authorities respecting Luzon island,
Tlioro is reason to believe that tho
navy department has selected the Texas
as tho future flagship ol tho Asiatic
station. Tho understanding is that
bIio will replace the protocted cruiser
Olympia. whioli is to be ordered to the
United States as soon as her relief ar
lives on the Asiatic station.
A Madrid dispatoh Bays Spain
ready to concede our every demand
and the impossibility of resuming the
struggle is fully recognized. Ihe gov
ernmont is evidently of the opinion that
with a stronu navy there might have
been a different story to toll of the out
come of tho war with tne uuiteu
States, and deplores the fact that she
has but few ships left.
A Cut.an patriot writes that misery
among the Cubans is on the increase
and that conditions in Havana tjity
am! province are worse now than dui
ing the war, with no relief in sight
The Spaniards, he says, are reveng'
ing themselves for the loss of Cuba by
robbing, maltreating and oppressing in
every possible way the unfortunate
people of tho island.. Chaos reigns
and the miblio set vice has boon com
plotely abandoned in all departments.
Under peremptory orders from Gen'
eral Miles, preparations are being made
to break up Camp WikoB at once, by
sending home all the soldiers. The
new order conflicts with one iroin tlie
war department. "" Preparations are be
ing made, however, to abandon the
camp in aocord with the commanding
Boneral's order and in direct disregard
Ul illab 111 HID DOtjICtUli TV
DIVISION OF ISLANDS
EIGHTEEN WERE LOST.
The Spaniards Overlook the
Americans at Luzon.
DEWEY ASKS FOR MORE SHU'S
Bay That lie Coimlders tlie Situation at
Manila Crltlual-Bpmilardt Its
pnctln Aid From Germany.
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Manila, Sept. 14. Roar-Admiral
Dewey says he considers the situation
oritical. He has asked for an addition
al cruisor and a battle-ship. Tlie
Spaniards assert that Germany will
take a coaling station here, and that
Spain will retain the remainder of tlie
islands. The last Spanish garrison at
Ilocos and Lagunet have surrendoied,
nnd tho whole island of Luzon is in the
hands of the insurgents, except Manila
and Cavito.
Aguinaldo went to Lelolloa on Fri
day. He has announced his intention
of convening an assembly of the Fili
pinos on Soptombor 18 in order to de
cide upon tho polioy to be adopted by
the insurgents.
The correspondent hore of the Asso
ciated Press has had an interview witli
Aguinaldo, who said there were 67,000
insurgents armed with rifles. He added
he could raise 100,000 men. Indeed,
the insurgent leader pointed out the
whole population was willing to fight
for their independence.
Continuing, Aguinaldo said he had
9,000 military prisoners, including
6,000 in the vicinity of Manila, besides
civil prisoners. Lator Aguinaldo said
the "provisional government" was now
oporating 28 piovinces. Ho asserted
that in August he appointed delegates
in piopoitlon to the population.
As to the Americans, Aguinaldo re
marked that he considered thorn as
brothers; that "the two sovereign re
publtcs were allied against a common
enemy."
When questioned as to whether the
future of the Filipinos' policy would be
absolute independence, Aguinaldo ex
cused himself from replying, and asked
what America intends to do.
The correspondent being unable to
answer this question, Aguinaiuo continued:
"We have been fighting for inde
pendence for a long time. The natives
who profess to favor annexation are in-
incoro. It is merely a rose to ascer
tain American views."
Asked If the Filipinos would reject
the letention of Manila, Aguinaldo de
clined to answer.
"Would the Filipinos object to
Americans retaining a coaling station
if reoognlzing the independence of the
islands or establishing a temporary
protectorate over them?"
Aguinaldo again reiuBCd to answer.
Pending the conclusion of the assem
bly, Aguinaldo said he was confident
there would be no trouble botween
America and the Filipinos. Tho in
surgent leader donicd having reoelved'a
request from General Otis and Rear
Admiral Dewey to withdraw his troops
to a prescribed distance from Manila
and Cavite, and he declined to discuss
the effect of such a request. Aguinaldo
further assorted that he had never con
ferred with tho American authorities
since the capitulation of Manila, and
that he had never authorized the insur
gents to searoh or disarm Americans
crossing the lino.
The correspondent closely questioned
him about last Saturday's inoident,
when the Pennsylvania troops proceed
ed to establish a new outpost. The
Filipinos objected, and nearly prooipi
tated hostilities, ordering the Ameri
cans to withdraw in 30 minutes. They
issued ammunition, and intercepted
the American reinforoements. Finally
General Hale ordored all the Pennsyl-
vaniaus to advance and the rebels withdrew.
The local governor has explained that
the inoident was a mistake, and has
repudiated his subordinates' aotion.
Aguinaldo declared to this correspond
ent that the Filipino who made the
trouble merely pretended to be an offi
cer, and is entirely unconnected with
the insurgent army.
Aguinaldo complained that the Span
ish were "disseminating those reports
for the purpose of fomenting antag
onism between the Filipinos and the
Amerioans."
The whole interview conveyed the
impression that Aguinaldo desires abso
lute independence, regarding the mis
sion of the Amerioans hore as accom
plished, and expects their withdrawal
"just as the Frenoh with Lafayette
withdrew after helping the Americans
in the war of independence, a war of
humanity."
Just now Aguinaldo maintains the
role of extreme friendship.
Bait Mlnea vn American Side.
Vancouver, B. C, Sept. 13. Among
the passengers from St. Michaels on
the steamer Fastnet was T. Tredfold,
who was sent to Alaska by the London
Mining Journal to examine and report
on the gold fields. He says that all
the recent rich strikes have been made'
on the American side, and little, if
anything, has been said about them.
No Further Dpnbt of tha Fata of the
Steamer Jele.
Seattle, Wash., Sept. 14. E. a
Wishaar, who arrived here today from
St. Michaels. Alaska, brings conflima
tion of tho previously published roport
of the loss of tho steamer Jessie at tho
month of the Kuskowim river in July,
with 18 lives. The news was brought
to St. MIohaolB by a trader named Ling,
who said that only one Indian sur
vived. The bodies of Captain Mur
phy and Rev. Mr. Weber had been
washed ashoro. The passengers of the
Jessie wore known as the Columbia Ex
ploration Company. Rev. Mr. Weber
had boon taken aboard to pilot the
party up the Kuskowim. The Jessie
had in tow the barge Minerva, which
was washed ashore, following is a
list of the Jessie's passengers:
E. S. Lines, Seattle; A. C. Stetson,
Seattle; J. T. Murphy, Bowling Green,
Ky.; R. P. Frierson, Gallatin, Term.;
W. T. Payton, Gallatin, Tenn.; C. H.
Mitoholl and II. C. Hart, Gallatin,
Term.; Engineer KenBler, Wisconsin;
Smallhouse, Louisville; Eli Knud
son, Genesee, Idaho; II. C. Hadren,
Seattle; O. E. Aurud, 8eattle; Dave
Allen, Kentucky; Rev. H. Weber, wife
and child, Moravian missionarv; two
Indian pilots; Japanese cook.
Mr. Wishaar also brings a report
that the scliqoner Louise J. Kenney
had been wrecked in Behriug sea.
A DAY OF BAD FIRES
The Business Portion of New
Westminster Destroyed.
KNIFE OF AN ASSASSIN.
THE LOSS OVER TWO MILLIONS
TWO GHASTLY FINDS.
From Atlantis and Pacific Coma Starlet
of rrobablo Murder.
Bridgeport, Mbbs., Sept. 14. Two
packages contaiuintt portions of a
woman's body were found today in Mud
flats, an arm of Yellow mill pond. In
the packages were the head of a woman
cnt from the body near the ear, and
the lowor limbs, which had been sep
arated from the body, unjointed and
cut in two at the knees, then tied to
gether and wrapped in a strong glazed
naner. The head of the woman was
battered and lammed on one side and
had a cloth tied over the mouth.
Several Periioni Ferlihed Arliona
Mining Town Burned, With Lota
of Life-Fire at Bed Bluff.
Oakland, Cal., Sept. 14. The arm
and hand of a woman who was proba
bly not over 25 years old were found in
Lako Merritt last evening by two girls,
lreno Monroe and Bertha Waller, who
were strolling along the shore at Eighth
street. Taken in connection with the
recent discovery by some boys of a
woman's head floating in tlie bay near
Berkley, this ghastly find strongly
)H)ln1s to the commission of a murder
as yet undetected.
FIRED AT WILHELMINA.
Attempted Aiaainlnatlon of the Queen
of Holland.
Berlin, Sept. 14. The Lokal Anzei
ger says that a fortnight ago an at
tempt was made to assassinate Cjueen
Wilhelmina near Amorsfort, province
of Utrecht, on the road between Castle
Soostdytand-Baar. A man emerged
from behind a tree and fired a revolver
at hor majesty. The bullet missed the
queen, but plowed the cheek of a lady
in attendance. The would-be assassin
was arrested. He is supposed to bo an
English anarchist.
Tlie strictest secrecy has been main
tained hitherto as to the affair, in order
not to disturb the enjoyment of the en
thronement festivities.
Ontalda of Bonanza creek there is noth-
questioned, passed the matter over by . ng to approach them in riohness, but
n;uij oiuoo uiucT.no i they are propositions requiring money
therance of the department's plans.
Tho Manitou & Pike's Peak cog railr
way signed a contract for a largo ob
servatory to be built at the top of
Pike's Penk.with a tower whioh can be
seen forty miles.
Mrs. Nancy Wellman, who died at
to develop.
Spanish Victories Again.
Madrid, Sept. 14. Captain Aunon,
minister of marine, received today an
important dispatch from the Philip
pines, desoribing a conflict between the
Spanish gunboats and an insurgent
flotilla, in which the former success-
hei home near Louisa, Ky., at the age luiy preVented an insurgent landing in
of 05 vears, was the mother of 16 chil
dron, 11 of whom were married. She
bad 88 grandchildren, 103 great gland
children and 81 great-great-grandchildren.
She also raised nine orpha
shildrnn.
the Visayas. According to the dis
patch, th insurgents had five voBsels,
all of which were sunk. The Spanish
had no loss, but the telegram asserts
that hundreds of the Insurgents are be
lieved to have perished.
An Old Man Lyuched.
Kansas City, Mo., Sept. 14. A s
cial to the Times from Liberty, Mo.,
says: At 10:30 tonight Benjamin
Jones, a gray haired man, 68 years of
age, was taken from the Clay oounty
jail and swung to au iron beam at the
front entrance of the courthouse. The
mob, which consisted of about 75 men,
quiotly rode In horseback, finished their
work in 30 minutes, and left. Jones
comniittod a oriminal assault on Annie
Montgomery, an 11-year-old girl, yes
terday evening, and confessed his guilt
just before he was hanged.
British Vice-Consul Killed.
Candia, Sept. 14. The British battle
ship Camperdown, having on board Sir
Billotti, British consul at Canea, has
arrived lioie. Several other warships
have also reached the port, and rein
forcements of blue jackets have been
landed. '
The British vice-consul, Mr. Cario
chino, was killed during yesterday's
fighting.
Tho fires are being extinguished.
During the rioting the British and Ger
man consulates were burned.
Enlisting Men for Dewey.
San Francisco, Sept. 14. This week
is expected to be a busy one at the
naval reciuiting rendezvous in this
oity. A large number of the men at
present with Admiral Dewey in Manila
liave completed their terms of servioe,
and the local recruiting officer has re
ceived instructions from Washington to
enlist 300 men. Machinists, firemen,
yoemcn, musicians, seamen and oulin
ary seamen are all wanted.
Three Men Burned to Death.
Jew York, Sept. 14. Three men
were burned to death today in a fire In
Max Steine & Cq.'s whisky house, on
Vesey street, caused by the explosion
of a barrel of spirits of alcohol. The
dead are William Witt, Rudolph Scho
euborff and a man known as Paul.
; : ' ' The' Corean liallroad.
Yokohama, Sopt.,14. An agreoment
has been signed at Seoul, Corea. for the
laying by Japanese of the railroad from
Seoul to Fusan.
Oregon and Iowa.
New York, Sept. 14. Orders are ex
pected at the Brooklyn navy-yard any
time for the sailing of the battle-ehipB
Oregon and Iowa for the Pacific. '
Ammunition is being put on bqard of
both ships, and they will begin coaling
tomorrow. They will be painted the
regulation lead color.
A great ash treo in Sterlingshlre,
Scotland, which was planted by Sir T.
Nicholson in 1590, is still in a flourish
ing condition,
Tancouver, B. O., Sept. 13. The
business portion of New Westminster
was totally destroyed by fire this morn
ing. The property loss will exceed
$3,000,000.
Despair and suffering are the lot of
hundreds of homeless people. Food,
clothing and aid of all kinds is being
hurriedly dspatehed from Vancouver to
the ill-fated "Royal" oity.
It is not known how many people
lost their lives, but it is feared several
have been burned to death. Campbell,
a fireman, fell off tho root of a burning
building and was killed. A woman
dropped dead from fright. One woman,
who had been confined two weeks ago,
died while they wero moving her fiom
a burning house, while another, suffer
ing from typhoid fever, who had been
twioe removed from residences whioh
were in the burning zone, did not sur
vive the shock.
So extremely fierce were the flames
that apples on the trees on sides of the
street opposite the burning houses were
roasted.
Three river steamers were destroyed,
the Edgar, Gladys and Bonaccord.
Every industry save the big Royal
City planing mills and the Cleve Can
ning Company has been wiped out.
The Canadian Pacific railway station
and bridge across Fraser river were
also burned.
The fire started about midnight on
the river front, and was caused by a
spark from a steamer. Fanned by a
fierce gale, the flames leaped with such
rapidity that within three hours 10
streets were abalaze. The fire was
first noticed at Brackman & Kerr's
wharf, on Front street. From there it
spread down to the Canadian Paoifio
railway depot and crossed the streect
at that point. From there it went np
tlie street, taking In the other side of
Front street, and Columns street, the
ohief business thorough hire of the city.
Blook after block caught fire, and in a
few hours there was nothing left of
what had been the business portion of
New Westminster.
The wind was blowing luriously down
Fraser river towaids the mouth. If it
had Been blowing the other wny the
whole of the Catholio church buildings,
convent and hospital and other stroo
tures, would have been burned.
This morning there was no water sup
ply for the use of the burned-out citl
sens. There was not a single butcher,
baker or provision shop that was not
destroyod, and there was only one Bmall
hotel saved.
Some of the burned-out people re
tired in the early hours this morning
in the open air in front of tho school-
house. They covered thomselves with
blankets and lay down to Bleep under
the sky.
The loss is roughly estimated at
(3,500,000, and the insurance at $1,
500,000.
Bank vaults withstood the fire. One
Insurance company's vault was blown
up by.gunpowder.
A citizen's committee has boen
formed in Vancouver to give relief to
the sufferers.
Empress of Austria tha Victim of an
Italian Anarchist.
Geneva, Switzerland, Sept. 18. The
empress oi Austria wae aasassinaiea
near the Hotel Beaurivage tola after
aooa by an anaiphtsi, who was arrested.
It appears that bar majesty was
walking from her hotel to the landing
place of the steamer at about 1 o'olook,
when an Italian anarchist suddenly ap
peared and stabbed her to the heart
The empress fell, and was carried to
the Hotel Beaurivage, where she ex
pired.
The stretcher upon which the em
press was carried to the hotel was hast
ily improvised with oars and sail cloth.
Doctors and priests were immediately
summoned, and a telegram was sent tc
Emperor Francis Joseph.
All efforts to revive her majesty
were unavailing, and she expired at 8
o'clock. The medical examination
shows that the assassin must have used
a small triangular file. After striking
the blow he ran along the Rue Dei
Aloes, with the evident Intention ol
entering the square Los Alpes, but be
fore reaching it he was seized by two
cabmen, who had witnessed the crime,
They handed him over to a boatman
and a gendarme, who conveyed him to
the police station.
The prisoner made no resistance.
He even sang as he walked along, say
ing "I did it," and "She must be
dead."
At the police station he declared thai
he was a "starving anarchist, with nc
hatred for the poor, but only for the
rich."
Later, when taken to the courthouse
and interrogated by a magistrate in the
presence of three members of the local
government and the police officials, be
pretended not to know French and re
fused to answer questions. The police,
on searching him. found a document
showing bis name to be Luigi Loa
chini, born in Paris in 1874, and an
Italian soldier.
A great crowd qnlckly assembled
around the Hotel Beaurivage, where
the officials proceeded after interrogat
ing the prisoner. The police searched
the soene of the crime for the weapon,
and the accomplices of the assassin.
It appears that a boatman noticed
three persons closely following the em
press, who was making purchases in
the shops.
The local government, immediately
on receiving the news of her majesty i
death, half-masted the flag on the hotel
dcville (the municipal office), and pro'
coeded in a body to the Hotel Beauriv
age, as a token of respect.
The excitement Increased, and many
of tho shops on theKursaal weie closed.
The empress wound was just over
the left breast. There was hardly any
bleeding. A priest was secured in time
to administer the extreme unotion,
TERRITORY OF HAWAII
Official Designation of
New Possession.
Our
TO BE SUBMITTED TO COHGBE8S
Form of Government Deolded Upon by
tha Congressional Committee
Tb Pacific Cable.
METHODS OF ALGER.
Mining Camp Wiped Out.
Prescott, Ariz., Sept. 13. The town
of Jerome, near here, was completely
wiped out this morning by fire, entail
ing a loss of over 9 1,000,000 in prop
erty. Eleven bodies have so far been
recovered, while a score or more are
said to be in the rnlns or missing.
The fire originated from a gasoline
stove in a cabin, and spread so rapidly
and fiercely that it was impossible to
save even Clothing.
Commission Selected to Investigate Wai
Department.
Washington, Sept. 18. The presi
dent has urged the following-named
among others, to accept planes on the
committee to investigate the conduct
of the war department:
Lientcnant General John M. SchO'
field. General John B. Gordon, Genera
Granville M. Dodge, President D. O,
Gillman. General Charles F. Mander
Eon. Robert T. Lincoln, Daniel S. La
mont. Dr. W. W. Keene and Colonel
James A. Sexton.
The message which President Mo-
Klnley addressed to each follows:
"Will you render to the country
great service by accepting my appoint
ment as a member of the committee to
examine into the conduct of the com
missary, quartermaster and medioal
bureaus of the war department during
the war, and to the extent of the oauses
and treatment of sickness fn field and
camps? It is my desire that the full
,nd exact truth shall be ascertained
and made known. I cannot too strongly
impress upon you my earnest wish that
this commission shall be of suoh high
character as will command the confi
dence of the oountry, and 1 trust yon
will consent to serve."
IN SPITE OF PEACE.
Fire at Bed Bluff.
Red Bluff, Cal., Sept. 18. Fire
broke out early this morning on Main
The
Filipplnos Still Waging War
Against the Spaniards.
London. Sent. 18. The Manila cor-
Btroet. and before it was extinguished respondent of the Times, telegraphing
dostroyed an ontire blook of the finest Septembor 0, says: The insurgent con-
buildings In the town. The loss to 3UCSt 0f the island of Luzon is rapidly
property-owners will be more than
1100,000, on whioh the Insurance is
probably half that sum. The origin of
the fire is unknown. The principal
Sufferers from the conflagration are
Darrongh & Fickert, Bank of Teliama,
A. L. Hoffman, P. R. Kestner, and D.
6. Prince.
OaiollS Explosion.
Philadelphia, Sept 18. By the ex
plosion of SO'gallons of gasoline in the
Cellar of a grocery store at 1444 South
street, tonight four and possibly a
dozen lives were lost. As an immed
iate consequenoe of the explosion, the
building where it occurrod and those
adjoining it on either side collapsed,
and up to 10 o'clock, four hours after
the occurrence, four bodies have been
reoovered from the ruins, and three of
these Identified as follows:
' Samuel Schattenstein, keeper of the
grocery store; his 10-year-old son,
Abraham; A 10months-old child,
named Max Goldberg. The fomth
body was that of a girl about 10 years
of age.
A Kentucky Fire.
Princeton, Ky., Sopt. 18. The block
of buildings on Main street, here,
known as Bank hotel, were destroyed
by fiio today. Total loss, about (50,
000. Newport. R. I., Sept. 12. The
Ocean house, one of tho largest and
most popular hotels on the Atlantic
coast, was dostroyed by fire this after
noon. The building was valued at
$100,000. Many of the guests IobI
heavily,
annroachine completion. Recent au
thentic reports announce the capture of
successive Spanish positions, and at
present the rebels control every foot ol
the island except Manila, Cavite and a
small portion of the provinoe ol Albaln.
They hold over 9,000 Spanish prisoners,
and have recently captured several
thousand rifles, some oannon, a large
quantity of ammunition, and several
armed stands. The Spaniards held out
valorously, but were fighting against
the inevitable.
It is undeniable that the action oi
the insurgents in pursuing the cam
paign after an armistice was declared
has caused much useless suffering and
destruction of property, and has anni
hilated their every claim to be consid
ered in any respect as the allies of the
Americans.
Typhoon In Japan.
.Yokohama, Sept. 13. The 'central
provinces of Japan have been BWept by
a terrible typhoon, whioh has caused
heavy floods, doing much damage and
destroying 500 lives.
Ban Francisco, Sept. 12. The steam
er Coptlo arrived from Yokohama and
nong Kong, via Honolulu, bringing
tho following advices from the latter
city under date of September 6:
The territory of "Hawaii" is the
name whioh the annexation commission
has decided to recommend to congress.
Thus will be preserved in the president
nomenclature from the United States
the distinctive origin of this part of tho
United States. The history and tradi
tion of the islands and the associations
that new residents here want forgotten
will go on in unbroken union with ihe
name. The form of government will
be modeled on that of existing terri
tories. There will be no further de
parture from this form than local con
ditions and national political consider
ations make necessary. It is possible
that in working out the details the form
of government will not approximate so
closely to that of state government as
the ordinary form of territorial govern
ment does. But the nltimate possibil
ity of statehood will not be barred.
Still, there will be no District of
Columbia or Alaska form of government
proposed. Local self-government will
be given through the extension of the
municipal idea. The Islands will be
divided into municipal districts, having
control, under restrictions, of purely
local affairs. Honolulu, for instance,
will be a municipal district, embracing
the whole of the Island of Oahu. Ha
waii may be divided into two districts,
and Molokal, Maui and Nithau may be
attached to Some other municipal dis
trict
The question of a territorial legisla
ture has not been fully settled. There
will probably.be one, but with limited
powers. All tho attributes of sover
eignty, however, will be exercised by
the national government of the United
States. The people of Hawaii will be
called on to consider themselves Amer
icans, looking to the national govern
ment as a source of national power. In
internal affairs they will have the op
portunity of exercising the high attrib
ute of Amerloan oitlzensbip, local self-government.
The form of government the commis
sion will reoommend will be one calcu
lated to do away with the associations
of national Independence and to create
associations and a feeling of union with
the United States. It is pretty clear,
from what has been said by members of
the commission from time to time,
that in framing a form of government
for these islands they have also been
charged by the administration at Wash
ington with forming a model which can
be adapted to Porto Rico and other new
possessions the war has brought the
United States.
The Paclflo cable may go around
Honolulu. A shorter route by way of
Alaska has been figured on. General
A. S. Hartwell said this morning:
"By the last mail I received some
communications from the company
concerning the cable. General Schryra
ser writes me that his company is an
noyed at the delay required by the '
clause in the Hawaiian contract which
gives the secretaiv of state six months
in which to signify his approval or dis
approval of the contract. He states
that he has bad some correspondence
with Secretary Day on the matter, and ,
has asked him to come to a final con
clusion at as early a date as convenient.
"If the company shall not avail Itself
of the Hawaiian con ti act, it contem
plates adopting the shorter Alaska
route. General Solnymser writes me
that a cable, with a landing in Alaska,
thence to Japan, connecting with the
established lines to China, Manila and
Australia could be built for less than
t5, 000,000, as against (12,000,000 via
the Hawaiian islands.'1
It is the present calculation to send
the United States ship Philadelphia
baok to San Francisoo very soon, as
Admiral Millor, having oompleted the
mission on which he Was sent by the
United States government, Is author
ized to return. The transport Scandia
arrived from San Francisco this mom-lug.
Rnce War In Georgia.
Borok Station, Ga., Sept. 18. The
body of George Burton, a negro, who
assaulted Mrs. Cogglns, was found this
morning in the Flint river about three
miles below Digby, riddled with bul
lets. A rock weighing several hun
dred pounds was tied to it. The news
has reached here that 200 or 800 ne-
eroes are marching to Digby, armed
with cuns and rifles, swearing von
geance. Every white man in town if
going armed.
largest In History.
New York, Sept. 12. R. G. Dun &
Co.'s weekly review of trade says: Tne
volume of business is larger than it
ever has been. Investors across tho
water have oaught the cue, and their
purchases of American bonds and
atocks have been heavy for soveral
weeks. Wheat has been about 1 bent
higher for spot, with Western receipts
only about as large aa those of last
year for the week.
Failure! for the first week In Sep
tember have been, in amount of lia
bilities, 11,111,593; manufacturing
failures aggregated (224,602, and trad
ing $703, 091. Failures for the week
have been 164 in the United States,
against 218 last year and 16 in Canada,
against 85 last year.
No Friction, Bays Shafter.
Mlddletown, Pa., Sept. 12. Secre
tary Alger and General Shafter were at
Camp Meade today, and witnessed a
review of troops and inspected the
camp. Alger left nt noon for Detroit,
and Shafter departed for Washington.
Speaking of his controversy with Miles,
Shafter said:
"It Is all poppycock. There Is no
friotlon between Miles and myself, at
least there wai not when he left San
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v;out 806 tons,