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JIILLSBORO, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1898.
NO. 36.
VOL. V.
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EVENTS OF HIE DAY
LATER NEWS.
The official count on the lntn eleotlon
for tho head of the ticket (governor) in
Nebraska hasbennoomploted nnd bIiows
a fusion majority of 3, J21.
The commissary department hns dis
patched the steamer Brutten from Sa
vannli with 700 tons of provisions for
the starving people of Cuba.
The Baldwin hotel on Market Btreot,
San Francisco, win destroyed by fire
and two lives are known to have been
lost, with a possibility of more.
Prospects are good for an early settle
ment of the Bohring sea sealing ques
tion by the Anglo-American oommis-
A highbinder war lias again broken . siou now in session at Wushlngton.
out in Hun Frauoisco. The price of whisky has been ad-
Four companies of engineers have , vaneed one cent. The causes of the
been ord-ired by the war department to advance were a strong demand for corn,
ftluvaiin. I the stiffness of the market and a crop
Ex-Queen Liliouknlani bus arrived
KILLED IS! 1
SPAIN IN DOUBT.
Epitome of the Telegraphic
News of the World.
TER8K TICKS FUOM THE WIRKS
An Interesting Collection or Item From
tlia Two Hemispheres Presented
tu a Condensed Form.
Passengers of the Jessie Were
Brutally Massacred. '
VICTIMS NUMBERED FIFTEEN
Tragedy Oocurred at the Mouth of the
Kuskowin Blver-Htory Hruught
From Nuiilvuk.
Fianolsoo on a visit to this
shortage
A three-story building in San Fran
cisco, occupied by Chinese, was de-
The president has appointed John troyod by flro and two of the inmates,
organ collector of customs for the 1 Wong Quay and Wong Gow, were
in Han
country
Morgan
Southern district of Oregon.
Policeman Luke Curry, of Groat
Falls, Mont., was mistaken for a bur
glar, shot and instantly killud by Isaac
bhaeffor, a merchant.
Doth brandies of the Vermont legis
lature passed a joint resolution a;ipiov
ing President McKinloy's demands for
the intention of the Philippines.
Roar-Admiral Josoph N. Miller, who
hoisted the American flag over Hawaii
on August 12 last, lias rotlred after
spending 47 yeurs in active service.
The London Chronicle ciltlelfis the
burned to death.
Colonel Charles Smart, dopnty Bur-geon-general
of tho army says the sick
ness and mortality during the war with
Spain was not relatively so great as that
our volunteer troops suffoied during the
civil war.
Stockholders of the Keeley Motor
Company have not abandoned the hope
that the secret of the life work of John
V. Keeley will not be buried with the
Inventor. Ilia papers will be secured
and the work carried on.
Late advices from Salvador via Nlca-
action of the United States In killing ' "'' i'ulite t,,t t ho revolt "o
Canadian shipping trade with Porto
Rico, and speculates as to tho moaning
of tho action.
Sixtoen families of Canyon City, Or.,
left homeless by the recent lire, are
shelterless and in dire distress. A
Portland evening ' paper is collecting
contributions to relieve them.
Aoting on tho recommendation of
Captain Dickons, Sooretury Long has
increased the ago requirement in the
case of apprentices admitted to tho
naval service Irom 14 to 15 years.
Acoording to a plan of Secretary
Once. Doner money i to be made uni-
soi ions than at first thought. It may
involve all the five states in a general
conflagration. Acoording to advices,
the real object of the movement is the
overthrow of the federal republio,
which wai organized November 1 at
Amapala.
Tiie treasuiy department hag reoom
mended to tho seaietarv of war thai
quinine be admitted into the countries
, of Cuba nnd Porto Rico free of duty.
, Under the Spanish luws the duty on
, Quinine was about 18 a pound. The
war department undoubtedly will con'
our in the treasury depaituient's rocom-
, luendation.
foiin, and bills of ono denomination
must all look alike It Is thought this
will mako easier the detection of counterfeits.
Complete returns have boon received
of the cuHiiiiltles of the Santiago ram
paign. The adjutant-general's ofllco
has divided tho campaign into different
dates and periods. The statement
sliows: La Quasinn, June 24 Killed,
one ofllcer and IS men; woundsd, six
officer", 44 men. Ban Juan, July 1
Killod, four officers and 134 men;
wounded. 69 officers and 038 men. F.l
Canoy, July 1 Killod, four officers, 84
liion; wounded, 24 officers, 834 men
Aguadores, July 1 and 2 Woundod,
frmn I two officers, 10 men. Around Santiago,
j in y iu to in runen, one omcer, one
man! wounded, ono officer, 23 men.
The wnr department has decided not
to occupy Cieufuegos bofore January 1
Governor Tanner has issued a procla
mation declaring Puna. 111., under
martial law.
Captain McCalla has wiied the navy
department that ho has abandoned the
ciuisor Maria Teresa.
Mine millions and a quarter is the
prioe the Union Pacific, Denvoi & Gulf
railroad brought at foreclosure sale.
The reorganization committee was the
purchaser.
Sonator Quay, Pennsylvania s po
litical boss, is in sorlous trouble. Five
indictments which are not easily ex
plained away, have been returned by
the grand jury.
A number of Filipinos have arrived
in San Francisco on their way to Wash
ington to look after their claim
against the government for damages
sustained by the American invasion of
Manila.
Star Pointer, the famous pacer with
the world's record of 1:59. for a mile,
, was sold in New York to W. J. White,
of Cleveland, O., lor 915,000, 1000 less
than he was sold for in 1897 to James
A. Murphy, of Chicago.
Late advices from Japan state that
10,000 more fishermen living on Etrup
island, northern Japan, are on the
verge of starvation. Some have noth
lug to eat, while others are existing on
rats and putrefied herrings.
Tho SpnnlBli mall steamer San Au
gustin, whioh sailed from Nuovitas for
Spain, carried the Columbus ruonu
ment. formerly in the cathedial at
Havana. With 287 boxes of arohives.
She took also 23 officers and 100 sol
dlors.
President Brown, of Norwich uni-
vorsitv. has reoeived a personal letter
from Admiral Dewey, in which the ad
mlralsays: "I trust the ontlro arohi
pelago will be retained by the United
States. Any other arrangements will
lead to no end of trouble."
Tho semi-official Journal de St,
Petersburg repudiates the anti-Ameri
con views with reference to the Philip
pine islands recently expounded by the
Bourse Gazette, whioh, it declares, in
no way represents the views held in
leading Russian oiroles.
Nearly all the bucks of the White
river Utes. and part of the Uintnh tribe
are off. the reservation, and probably a
Port Townsond. Wash., Nov. 24. If
the story of R. Molokoff, who airived
here today fiom Nunivak island,
Alaska, is true, the passengers and
crew of the steamer Jessie, numboring
IS. were not drowned at the mouth of
the Kuskowin river, as reported several
weeks ago, but wore murdered by In
dians.
Molokoff savs lust before he left
Nunlvak island the Indian wife of a
hunter and trader, namod Marsten, re
turned to Nunivak from Kuskowin,
where she had been visiting relatives,
and reported that when the steamer
Jessie and barge Minerva wont ashore
in the breakers, a large number of in
dians were on the beaolpand rendeied
assistance in getting tho whites ashore
and saving supplies from tbe barge
After being comfortubly camped, the
Indians demanded a larger portion of
the sunulieB as payment for services,
whioh, according to the Indian woman's
storv. was refused. A few nlglits later,
while all were asleep, the Indians made
a rush on the camp, killing the entire
party, including Missionary Webber,
his wifo and ohlld. After the massicro,
the bodies were stripped of clothing and
valuables. Thoy were then taken in
canoes a considerable distance from
shore and thrown in tbe sea.
Molokoff's story is partially corrob'
orated by a letter from Marsten, re
coived by Barncson & Chilcott, who
owned an interest in the Jeasie. Mar
stcn asks for an investigation, nnd says
that the Indians on the Kuskowin ate
becoming very insolent. They claim
that soction as their banting and fieh
ing grounds, nnd do not want whites to
trespass, and threaten to make trouble
for all prospectors.
It is represented by a dispatch fiom
Sun Jose, Cal., thnt tho pruuegrowers
of that vicinity chargo that Oregon
prunes have boon sold thore and
shipped East as Santa Clara county
prunes.
Tho Sun Francisco Examiner says:
No less than five now sugar oornpunie
have been incorporated In the Hawaiian
islands, and within two years
now the output of raw sugar will bo In
creased considerably.
A Philadelphia dispatch says that
American vessels are in scanty supply
and that shippers are forced to resort
largely to foreign ships. - Over $200,
000,000 will be paid this year to own
ers of vessels under foreign flags by
Americans.
' Euglnnd Is rushing munitions of war
to Esquimanlt. The intention appar
ently is in caso of war to fit out war- j
Bhips and tnuiHports at Esquimuult for
service in Eastern waters, ami to draw
whatever troops are noeded for the
British forces in India.
Dr. Stephen B.' Tyng, president of
the American Chamber of Commerce
died in Paris.
The First Illinois volunteer infnntry,
which saw service in the trenches at
Santiago, has been mustered out of
service.
Advices received from Seoul say the
Corean government has issued order!
that foreigners are to be Btopped from
trading in the interior.
The four-masted Bchooner Talofa,
Captain Fletcher, from Uuantanamo
for Port Tampa, in ballast, has been
totally wrocked on Cozumel island, off
the eastern ooust of Yucatan, and the
captain and seven of tho men have ar
rived at Progreso, two of the men hav-.
Ing been drowned.
The ship Atlanta, which sailed from
Taconia, loaded with wheat for Cape
Town, inn ashore near Alsea bay. She
had a crew of 27 men, only two of
whom got ashore. The vessel wag
broken in two, and is probably a total '
loss. She was commanded by Captain
Charlos McBride. I
Two freight trains on the Chicago, '
- Rock Island & Pnaiflc collided at Mos
cow, Iu. One man was killed and one
, injured. A wreoking train which was
- about to start to the scene from Wilton j
was run Into by a fast mail train.
The fireman of the muil tialn was bad
ly hurt an 16 men of the woik train
injured, some seriously. I
The Amerioan and Spanish com mis-
sioners in agreeing upon January 1 as
3 the date of Spanish evacuation of
1 Cuba took a precedent from the treaty,
', of peace enteiod into 50 years ago be-j
,' tween Mexico and the United States
4whon an agreement was made as to the
,'dato of the Amorican occupation to1
''''cense. Then, as now, it was known J
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oretically they bought
, " JnrAekf. m'theSi UfcyWll bunt on it as often
,tnat WrfVW' ': the mq tetwiere to hunt.
remain in uuoaM W.vriWiHff.W
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Winter Posts Kstubllshed.
Vancouver. B. C, Nov. 24. E. A
Dixon, a mounted poliootnan, arrived
today fiom Dawson. Ho Bays winter
rjosts have been established iy tne
police from Lake Bennett to Dawson
They are looated 80 mllos apart. Dog
teams will travel between and carry
mail. Louis Dahlmann, of Dyea, was
frozen to death. November 12, on Olnl
koot pass. He started for Lake Linde
maun in a blizzard.
PROUD CASTILIANS.
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Will Betas to Accept Money for the
Philippines, but Will Sign Treaty
Paris, Nov. 24. The Spanish peace
commissioners last night telegraphed
to Madrid the substance of the United
States' memorandum presented yester
day, and late yesterday evening they
were discussing it among themselves
As late as 1 o'clock this morning
Spanish commissioner afflrmod that Ins
colleagues did not know wbat to do re
ffardiim tbe American offer. There is
a difference of opinion among unomoia
people near the commissions, but the
prediction is made that Spain will de'
cline the American offer of money,
She will refuse to cede tbe Philippines
and will Bay to the United States;
"Yon may take the archipelago be-
oause you have the power to do so,
you advance we will retire, protcstin
auainst the greedy aggression. VV
will faithfully oarry out our part of the
pledges, and leave Cuba and Jforto Kioo
in your)iandB. You came to engage
in a discussion under the terms of the
rjrotoool. but you evidently meant
when drawing up that document,
provide a conference in which, though
we differ man to man, you proposed
announce at the proper time what you
would do, whether we agreed to it or
objeoted. Such an attitude robs the
conference of a negotlatlve character,
and sets up the United States aB a dom
inant power, whose first purpose is to
listen, but whose ultimate determina
tion is to do its own will."
As a matter of faot, Senor Montero
Rios 1b reported to have used virtually
such language and arguments as the
foregoing. He said more, even indi
cating a high degree of exasperation at
the American offer of $20,000,000.
His manner, no less than bis words,
betrayed his repugnance
AT THEIR OLD TRICKS.
la Considering the American L'ltlmetnm
further I)elr Ii Iioponlble.
Paris, Nov. 28. The United Statea
peace commissioners have undoubtedly
made tboir Dual proposition here.
When the conference opened this after
noon, Judge Day, addressing Senor
Montero Rios and his colleagues of the
Spanish commission recurred to the
rotracted negotiations, and reaffirmed
the desire ' of the American commis
sioners to reach an amicable conclusion.
Then, handling the American presen
tation to the interpreter, Judge Day
concluded bis remarks by saving that
the Americana, preferring not to break
the armistice or to resume hostilities.
nd determined to present another and
final proposition, which he hoped would
lead to a speedy and amicable adjust
ment.
That portion of the presentation set
ting forth the new proposal, the pro
posal that the United States must have
ission of tbe entire Philippine
archipelago, with a tender of $20,000,-
000 for a treaty cession of the islands,
was then read. Without betraying
their mental attitude, the Spanish com
missioners suggested an adjournment
until next day.
The new proposition, with its col
laterals, was embodied toward the end
of the American memoranda, which
filled 80 typewritten sheets. Only this
part was read in the joint session, the
memorandum then being delivered to
the Spaniards for translation by their
own staff.
Spain's proposition to invoke the
offices of a third power to construe the
words "control, disposition and gov
ernment of the Philippines" was re
jected by the American commissioners
on the ground that the diction of the
third article of tbe protocol, dealing
with the Philippines, Is so broad and
clear as to afford no justification for ar
bitration as between tbe parties to the
agreement.
An analysis of the American memo
randum shows that all other sugges
tions and other considerations hing)
upon treaty cession at the amount
namod by the United States, and
within two weeks. In tbe event of
cession. Spain may enjoy for a term of
12 years rights of commerce In the
Philippines equal to those of the
United States. If the United Mates
acquires the Islands by conquest, Spain
may not enjoy such rights.
Should Spain refuse cession, she
would remain liable for indemnity
claims, national and individual, since
the outbreak of tho last Cuban insur
rection. Should she refuse, she would
also lose, probably, as further indem-
n tv for the expense of conquest, one
of the Carolines, which she may now
sell; and other cable privileges with
Spanish jurisdiction might be taken by
the United States without any return
for them. This evening the Spaniards
doubtless do not know whether they
wiB acoept or reject the American
terms. They are telegraphing the Bub
Btanco of the American memorandum
to Madrid, and they expect a reply at
the next meeting.
Possibly they may conclude that be
cause one money offer Is made, another
and larger offer may follow pressure
upon the American commissioners.
But if this be their expeotations, it
will not be realized. . The American
terms, snbmitted almost at the close of
the eighth week of patient hearing and
painstaking argument, are a praotical
ultimatum.
WORK WAS STOPPED
THE MYSTERY DEEPENS.
Northern Pacific Not to Cross
Lapwal Reservation,
! MUST FIRST HAVE AUTHORITY
Engineer Say They Will Welt for Per
mit and Settle Rlght-of-Way
Ctalme ra Adranoe.
Lewlston. Idafco, Nov. -23. The
Northern Pacific let a contract to Wren
& Oreenough. of Montana, for the con
struction of a seotion of road on Lapwoi
creek. The agents of these contractors
arrived last week, and began prepara
tions'for grading a roadbed along the
narrow Lapwal valley. This valley is
all settled by Indians, except a half
mile adjacent to the Clearwater river,
and the present line of the Northern
Pacific road. The Indians bold these
homes very sacred, as they were inher
ited from their fathers and then nllot
ed to them by the government. They
protested against trespass, although
the railway agentB offered to purchase
the right of way through every holding
and the engineers say they had no in
tention of proceeding without legal
titles to the land appropriated. How
ever, excitement ran high when the
large force of graders appeared upon tbe
scene. Indian Azent fisheraiso pro
tested against the trespass upon the
government land without due authority
from the interior department.
These conditions were reported to tbe
Bovernraent, and It is believed an order
was asked placing the military at trie
disnosal of tbe agent, to be used to
eject the railroad force if necessary.
The officers of tbe railroad company
sny the excitement was uncalled for,
that they never entertained the inten
tion of proceeding without first seour
ng all the right of way through proper
authority. In the meantime a large
force is waiting for orders to begin
grading.
The engineers say they will wait lor
the permit from the government, and
they will satisfy individual claims for
right of way before they begin. The
Indians, whose Inteiestsare involved,
are intelligent, and they will be guided
In the matter entirely by tne agent, in
whom they have implicit oontidetnee,
and to whom they have appealed for
protection in their legal rights. There
could be no demand for troops other
than to protect the rights of the govern
ment and the Indian wards. The call,
if made for this purpose, waB from a
misapprehension of the purpose of the
railroad company.
Lapwal oreek is a Btream flowing from
the southward and joining the Clear
water river about 10 miles east of
LcwiBton. The line mentioned in the
forenoing dispatoh is not the main
projected line of the Nothern Paclfio up
the Clearwater and across into Mon
tana, but a branch to tap the heavy
timber of the Craig mountains, and the
rich farming lands of the reservation
and Camas prairie. The promptness
with which grading crews get at work
shows how keen is the competition of
the present railroad rivalry.
FRANCE AND ITALY.
chat Fired Ker the Welleoe Houae at
I'endleton.
Pendleton, Nov. 22. This evening
at 6:30 o'clock another shot was fired
close to the house in which lived the
family of Miss May Wallace, who was
murdered a week ago last Thursday
night. The Wallace family gave up
the hose last Thorsday.and P. H. F;e
moved in with his family. Fee is a
brother of Judge James A. Fee, and
came here but a few days ago from
lows. The first night tbe family oc
cupied the house, he beard a noise In
the back yard. Drawing back a cur
tain of the very window through which
Miss Wallace was shot, he saw two
men jump the fenoe and go scurrying
away toward tbe woolen mills. He
thought from then general appearanoe
they were Chinamen. The next night
Surprising Act of Generosity.
London, Nov. 28. The morning
capers concede the generosity of the
offers!of the United States peace com
mlssioiiers and express the opinion that
Spain would be foolish to reject them.
They express univorsal gratification at
the announcement of an "open door"
policy in the Philippines.
Tbe Daily Mail calls the offer ot
120,000,000 as indemnity, "a surpris
ing aot of generosity."
HY STONE'S STORY.
I The Oxfotd University PresB lias ap
pliuncos for printing ISO different
, languages.
The St, Louis, Peoria & Northern
' Railway Company has been reorganized
as the St. Louis & Northern Short Line,
The widow the late Cuban genoral,
Jose Maceo, was one of the applicants
' for rations at the Ameriir.n free dis
tribution depots at Santiago. She had
been on the verge of stur ration for
meyer died at
her home in Hew Yoik of pleurisy.
Secretary Alger has ordered the entire
army armed with Krag-Jorgeneens
It is understood that negotiations to
revive the steel rail pool are under way
at Pittsburg.
Rev. Samuel Colierd Bartlett, former
ly president of Dartmouth college, died
at his home at Hanover, N. H., of
acute indigestion, after(a little over a
week's duration,
Spanish OfflclnU t San Juan Arrested
for lloodllng.
San Juan de Porto Rico, Nov. 24.
Jose E. Hernandez, an engineer; Mar
tin Rivera, a foreman,, and Francisco
Noa, a cashier in the department of
harbor works, have been arrested
chareed with misappropriation of
funds. A detective learned that the
department ourried "dummies", on its
payroll, and charged expenses in con
nection with a dredge whioh has long
been out of oommisaion. Major Root,
who examined the books of the depart
ment, discovered other irregularities,
and the arrests followed. The abuses
prevailed under the Spanish regime,
and have been continued under Amer
ican rule. The examination of- the
prisoners is to take place shortly.
Stock Suffered In the Sonth.
Dallas, Tex., Nov. 24. Reports from
IN PLAIN LANGUAGE
Spain Will Learn the Fate of
the Philippines.
ULTIMATUM HAS BEES PREPARED
Amount Offered for the Islands Will
Probably Be Twenty Millions
Not More.
Paris, Nov. 22. The Spanish peaca
eommlssioners have been notified that
I the United Statea commissioners will
J be ready to treat with them in joint
session tomorrow afternoon. Unless
he sIbo saw men prowling about, and j the Spaniards have an adequate reason
notified Sheriff Blakely, who detailed for further delay the two commissions
two deputy sheriffs to remain in the
house all night, but they saw no one.
Fee each time armed himself with two
pistols and went quickly in search, but
found no one. By daylight he found
tracks made by a No. 7 shoe, tbe ordi
nary kind worn by white men. The
affair has deepened the mystery of the
shooting of Miss Wallace, and created
most intense interest here. Were it
not Sunday evening, when but few men
are on the streets and in places of re
sort, probably an attempt would be
made to clean out Chinatown. Feeling
iB wrought up, and anger is shown to
ward the Chinese residents, although
it is not positively known that those
bovering about the house were Mon
golians. AMATEUR TRAIN ROBBERS.
One Bandit Killed and Three Fright
ened Away.
Barstow, Cal., Nov. 22. The first
soot ion of west-bound Santa Fe train
No. 21 was stopped two miles west of
Daggett early this morning by men se
creted in the tender of tbe engine.
Engineer Bunnell was confronted by
two 45-Caliber revolvers and ordered
to Btop. but this order was counter
manded and the train proceeded for
another mile and was then biougbt to
a standstill at the command of the rob
bers, who evidently expected to meet
pais at this point In tb is they were
not disappointed, and the robbers or
dered Engineer Bunnell to carry a 20-
will join in the most important meet
ing thus far held.
The American commissioners, In a
written communication, will declare
that the third article of the protocol re
garding the Philippines is capable of
only one fair construction, that no arbi
tration is needed to elucidate its terms,
and that the United States cannot ad
mit any ether power to figure here
purely as a lexicologist. They will
maintain that tbe two commissions are
charged to determine whether Spain or
the United States shall in the future
own the Philippines.
This will be accompanied by tbe
clear declaration that the United
States will possess the Philippines.
Following this declaration, the Amer
ican commissioners will lay before the
Spaniards two alternatives!
First To accept a sum of money from
the United States and to cede and evac
uate the Philippines.
Second To lose the Philippines to
the United States by conquest, with
the possibility of other territorial losses,
or indemnify the United States for the
added expense of conquest.
This communication may not be for
mally designated as an ultimatum, but
it will lack naught of the conclusive
ness Indloated by that word. This
will be so plain that the Spanish com
missioners will scarcely haggle for
money on the nrst alternative, nor
cherish any doubt of American action
under the second, should the first be
declined.
No one here, exoept the American
pound bag of dynamite to the express
car. Meeseneers Hutchinson and Blake
ly appeared at the door of the express commissioners, know how much will be
car armed with guns. The robbers tendered Spain as the cheapest and
fired at Blakeley, who locating them most humane way of settling the d'ffl
by the flash of their guns, returned the oulty. She is exceedingly anxious to
fire, killing one robber. The dead escape the Philippine debt, and possl-
man s lett eye and an tnai siaOjOi mi , oiy me sum to oeouereu may uo ueier
by a
Explorer Tells a Baey Tale of Firs and
Firewater.
Vancouver, B. G., Nov. 28. Hy
Stone, formerly United Statea govern
ment explorer in Alaska, met 600
would-be Klondikcrs returning from
the Edmunton route, at tbe junoture of
the Mackenzie and Laird rivers. Those
who returned by way of Laird river
have reached Vancouver in safety after
passing through great peril. Stone ao
companied them, and it is alleged that
on the second night they camped at the
foot of a cliff rising 600 feet sheer from
the river. Natural gas was esoaping
from the sides of the cliff. About
midnight, so it 1b stated, the sides of
the oliff broke forth in flames, the fire
being started by hostile Indiana of the
Siwash tribes. The natives appeared
in war paint, and demanded wnisky,
which the prospectors did not have.
For three days the demand was repeat
ed, when the Indians fired a volley at
the whites, which was returned, and
the Siwashes fled. Stone says be noti
fied the government, but nothing was
done. He did not know any of the
white men.
Monument Unvei'ed.
Shanghai, Nov. 28. Prince Henry
of Prussia today unveiled the monu
ment to the offlceis and sailors of the
German third-class cruiser litis, whioh
was lost in a typhoon on July 28, 1896,
north of the Shan Tung promontory.
The ceremony was very impressive.
A large force of German sailors and
marines were present, with Amerioan,
British and Austrian sailors. The
Lone Standing Friction Removed
Commercial Treaty.
Paris, Nov. 23. It was quite unex
pectedly announced this afternoon that
a commercial tieaty has been concluded
between France and Italy, granting
mutually favored treatment except for
silk goods, which will remain subject
to the maximum tax. A bill embody
ing the agreement will be submitted
immediately to the chamber of depu
ties. The government also introduced
a bill in the chamber today modifying
the wine duties favorably to Italy.
The negotiations that have oulmlnated
in these arrangements have been on
foot for two years, but nobody believed
that a definite agreement was pending.
It is believed that the-Fashoda affair
was instrumental in inducing France to
grant the necessary concessions, though
it is noteworthy that the silk duties,
which caused the breaking of the treaty
In 1887, remain almost unchanged.
The negotiations have been conducted
with the utmost aeorecy. The effect of
the concessions involved is not yet
known, but it la expected that they will
have an important politioal influence
for the removal of a long-standing fric
tion between the two countries. The
treaty, it ia noticed, was concluded dur
ing the absence of Emperor William
from Germany, and there is much
speculation regarding its probable re
sults upon European alliances.
SERIOUS PLAGUE RIOTS.
sen ted.
the oattle and sheepraiBing districts of , Shanghai volunteers were also repre
Northwestern Texas, Oklahoma and In
dian territory show heavy losses be
cause of the blizzard that has prevailed
in these sections since last Sunday
night.
Surgeon-General George M. Stern
berg has made his leport to the secre
tary of war. It relates mainly to the
Work of the medical corps during the
war. Hie surgoon-generai says Bup
Thousands of Natives Making Trouble
In India.
London Nov. 23. A dispatch to the
Times from Allahabad, capital of the
northwest provinces of India, says:
"Serious plague irots took place at
Soringapatam, on the Island of Cavery,
Mysore, on November 18. Ten thou
sand natives from the villages round
about concentrated at Seringapatam,
and made a desperate effort to enter
the forts anijjesoue the prisoners there.
"Another mob from the Mysore side
tried to rush tho bridge. In each case
the police fired volleys and succeeded
in frustrating the attempt. Many pel
sons were killed or injured. For 88
hours the police were kept under
arms. Ultimately troops weve dis
patched to tho scene of the disturbance
to be in readiness for any renewal."
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Neilsou being named at Suinduin,
much of the sickness among tbe
; troops was caused by dissipation.
Freight Locomotive Exploded.
Lima, O., Nov. 22. A fieight loco
motive on the Chicago & Erie exploded
near here this morning, killing David
Little, the fireman, and piobably fa
tally injuring Walter Shirtleff, engi
neer; Edward Quick, conductor, and
Frank Smith, brakeman.
head was torn away. The other rob
bers stampeded and made their escape.
A posse is in pursuit and it is thought
that at least one of them will be cap
tured shortly. The dead man has not
been identified. It is thought that the
men were novices at the train robbing
game. They secured no booty.
Brakeman Killed In a Collision.
Dunsmuir. Cal.. Nov. 22. A fatal
railway accident occurred at an early
hour this morning three miles east ol
Delta. The regular westbound freight
train, No. 29, had a pair of oar trucks
off the rail, and while the orew was
engaged in replacing the oar on the
track, a special freight train crashed
into the caboose, leaving the latter In
halves on the boiler of the engine. One
brakeman, J. C. Lewis, was in the ca
boose. He was mortally wounded, arid
died while being taken to Delta for
medical aid. There were no other fa
talities. The track was cleared for the
Oregon express without the aid of a
wrecking crew.
We Will Buy an Island.
Washington, Nov. 22. The acquisi
tion of an island in the Caroline gioup,
owned by Spain, will be part of the
work of the Paris peace commissiion.
Cable communication between the
United Statea and Manila via Hono
lulu Is regarded as desirable, should
we occupy the islands, and Guam
island, in the Ladrone group, and one
of tho Caroline islands would be useful
as intermediary stations. The acqusi
tion of one of the Caroline islands, con
sidered suitable for a cable station,
would involve a money consideration
and the United States will pay Spain
a reasonable price for its relinquish
ment. Cuban Soldiers Will Be Paid.
New York, Nov. 21. A Herald dis
patch from Havana says: The Cuban
army will receive one year's pay on
December 10. Notes for the balance
will be issued and the troops will then
be disbanded, this information comes
from an officer of General Garcla's
personal staff, in whose word implioit
confidence may be plaoed. From what
source the money will come cannot be
stated, but that the United States has
guaranteed the loan Is almost certain.
Baden-Powell Dead.
London. Nov. 22. Sir George
Smythe Baden-Powell, the eminent po
litical economist and authority on col
onial affairs, who represented the
Kirkdale division of Liverpool in pari
lament, in the conservative interest,
since 1885, died today in his 51st year.
, Eiplotlon In a Rooket Factory.
Budapest, Nov. 22. A dispatoh to
the Pester Lloyd from Nigolaief,
Russia, at the confluence of the Ingul
and the Bug, saya that 21 persons have
been killed there by an explosion in a
rocket faotory.
Trainmen liun Down.
New York, Nov. 22. G. W. Rogers,
of Camden, employed as a conductor
on the Amboy division of the Pennsyl
vania railroad, and H. G. Rue, bag
gagemaster of the Rogers' train, were
killed at Rahwav, N.- J., tonight. Thoy
had completed their rua for the day,
mined bv an analysis of the debt,which
consists of 140,000,000 in bonds, on
Whioh she realized 136,000,000. Of
the latter amount she is believed to
have expended Borne $10,000,000 ot
$11,000,000 in fighting the United
States and a part in attempting to quell
the Philippine insurgents. A reasona
ble guess at the sura lor the tender
would be $20,000,000, although it may
fall below that
The Cuban question may come again
tomorrow. The American commission
had thought the discussion on that
point finished but the Spanish commis
sioners are reported to have declared
last week that the mortagages imposed
by Spain on the Cuban as well as on
the Philippine revenues must not be
Impaired or questioned. Thia would
compel tho American commissioners
soon and probably tomonow to de
mand whether Spain means to repudiate
the plain compact of tho protocol to
relinquish sovereignty over and title to
tuba.
Three weeks ago the Spanish commis
sioners acoepted the Cuban article in
the protocol without conditiona save
that its embodiment in the treaty
should depend on an agreement here on
all the articles of tbe piotocol. Re
cently, however, Spain's representa
tives have said that the Cuban matter
had only been temporarily paased and
was still in abeyance.
DOING THEIR BEST.
Spaniards Will Be Out of Cuba by New
Year's Day.
Havana, Nov. 22. Captain-General
Blanco received from Paris today a
oable authorizing him to draw on Paris
for $2,000,000 gold, to be applied in
the payment of the Spanish troops in
Cuba. This amount is in addition to
the proceeds of the draft for 425,000
by the Madrid government on London,
whioh wa? Bold here last week.
The Spanish authorities are making
strenuous efforts to oomplete the evacu
ation by the end of the year.
Martinique has been selected as the '
place of rendezvous of the Spanish
navy for evacuation purposes. Tho
Spanish' auxiliary oruisers Patriots and
Meteoro, purchased in Geimany before
the outbreak of hostilities, are expected ,
here on December 15, and will convoy-
the Spanish boats from Cuban porta to
Martinique, where the Rapidio, Ponce
de Leon and Concha, from Porto Rico,
have already assembled, and from
which point all will sail for Spain.
Victim of Elevator Fire.
Toledo, O., Nov. 22. After two
months' of aearoh, and the reoovery of
18 dead, the grain handlers at the
Union elevator found the body of an
unknown man today. His appearance
indicated him to be a well-to-do man,
and it 'is suppose ! he was visiting the
elevator at the time of the explosion.
Anti-Cigarette Law.
Knoxville, Tenn., Nov. 22. -The
anti-cigarette law passed hy the lost
Tennessee legislature is declared con
stitutional in an opinion given to the
press today by Judge Caldwell, of the
supreme oouit of tne state. Tne opin
ion declares that cigarettes are not le-
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