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JnlILLSER vol. VI. HILLSJIOIIO, OIIEUON, THUUSDAY, APJtIL 20, 1899. NO. 5. - 5 "V 1 'f in ' I EVENTS OF THE DAY Epitome of the Telegraphic News of the World. TKKSK TICKS FROM Til R WIBKS Aa InUmllag Colla.llua ttt llama tram Ike Two HamUpkara rnwaM In C!adeaad form. ; flaiuielnto, a Brssilian Village, has two deslioyed by an sarthqtiak. TtiriMi person perished. H. W, Olnetead, a Humboldt, N., bank oaahlar, committed Suicide. Jilt socounta wen $10,0(10 short. Mil. Ma Ewlng, eheigod wltti ha. Ing muidered hoi tltiat In-law, Mr. Litsl Ewlng, wat acquitted by t Meryville, Ma, Jury, . Tli tohomier Maty Bidwell, that lull ;. Mlohaelt, Ala, In August laa(, Ahir Alaska potts, bat bean hestd from l I 'or I Clsrvnee, walling to aail lot Ilia loutli. Arrangement have ln completed whereby 1'iaaUaot MoKlnley will puah an elattila button wlilolt will tart work on Ilia Ban Pedro break water. ' v t ' ' Vlce-Praldnt Hobait, who la lick al Washington, It holding th gain ihuwn lait week. II la able to par take ol nior hearty fund, aud alta up about ball an hour daily. The Americans plan to trap Agul naUlo by sending troops via the lea route to Ilia north ol him. Tlirn h will b between two lines ol Ameri can, and It may besult In bl capture. A verdict ol 5,000 dsinsges attain! T. J. Carton, a Kentucky racehoraa brder, in favor ol W. F. Singleton, photographer, wbo was lliot by Car sons, wss returned at Lexington. . Dy the eiilolun tl a aawmill bailer, near Chlpiiewa Falls, Wis., Leui Wil- cos, John lirlsnolsand William Olwa were killed and Engineer P. A. Urlggi and tour others wei Injured. Naval orders posted at Waahington announce the promotion to tb tank ol rear-admiral of Hampton, Hohley and rerquehar, tli latter commandant ol tli Noilolk navy-yard. Tb Madrid official gasette con lain a royal decree appointing tli Duke da Arcoa to b Span iah envov ei traordinarv and nilnialei plenipoteu llary to the United States. trThe United Htato consul-general at Olorlin, Frank Mason, ha rsvlaod fig urea allowing that In the laat three niontht titer wa an lucre ol 4.801,034 In the asportation to tht United State fioui Ueimany, The 80th annual meeting of the na iionai cotueranc or onariue ami cor rections will be held In Cincinnati May 17 to 13. Every state in the Union will lit represented tsospt per. haps Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Utah and Waahiugton. The Imspltal-ahlp Missouri haa ar rived at Portrait Monroe liom Havana, with IIS sick soldiers. One thousand United State militia- men will take pari In the queen's birth day celebration lu Kingston, Out. The sixth animal convention of the Association ol Itailioad Air Brskemen la in session in Detroit, with about 100 delegate present. The British house ol commons jocted the bill providing lor the com pulsory reinstatement ol Irish tenant evicted sine 1878. A miner has reached Dyea, Alaska, who claima to be tht survivor of a party ol three, two ol whom wers ruur- derd by Cbilkat Indians near the vil lag ol Klnkwan. The men killed wer Bldney Vance, an Englishman, and Chaires Kricksen, a Swede. In the battle between th revolution Ists under I'amlo and President A Ion ao's army, near Oruro, Bolivia, 800 were killed. Oenoral Pan do occupied Oruro without confualon. Proaidunt Alonso, with a small body guard, is refuge at Aotolagasta, bay ol Moreua, unite. Enilgn Mooaghan, who Was brutally killed at Apia, Samoa, was bom at Chawelah, Waeh., hi 1878. " H Wat , educated In private aohoolt of Ran rffrwnelsoo and Portland, and in Gon .ag college, a Jesuit institution ot Spokan. His lather Is now a resident of th Utter olty. Th Maryland Steel Company at Sparrows Point, has reoelved an order tor 15,000 tons of 67-pound steel rails. lot the Chines Eastern railroad. Th mills at working day and night on a . laig order o similar tails (or th trans-8iheilan road, ol which th Chines Eaitern will be continuation Prospectors who have arrived from Alaska bring news that thai are at least 400 prospectors on th Edmonton lull between Deaae lake and th Hud son's Bsy post on th Liatd river, most oi whom art In destitute oirenra stances. Man ol the men era aald to be suting(Jik4itri(V'-wifiJ frost liU. nM. T7. . i in aiua oannoi receiv ptoiier iiieiuoai attendance, and many ar dying. Mlitvr Hwi IUim. FlV6 nflflnnAVal wVAVA t fa If AM ft ft til th jail at Oarliil, Ky to be baptised at sih wan sssuinij uuuron. Mrs. Miles; wife of th general niece ol Senatna HK.m.. is a weon whom and her there has always existed w "iaiaj njwyminyt Th tlllTlM nf ihm Tfll States transports Soandla and Artanna Iihv been olianund. i Th. th Warren and th latter the Hancock. LATtR ' NIWS. A. M. Larue, a murderer, was taken flow Jail at llandeieon, Tenn., and lynched by a mob. Fourteen men wer killed . by a premature aiplntiou in blatting opera tion! on the railway lions 111 I boa to Saiitauder, Spain. - K.I Ilawtliom. charged with about 40 burglar les In various parts ot the country, mostly in San traiioltco, is under arraat In Denver. Pennlleaa, behind on her tent end hopflriM, Oeorglana D. Wortchak, a Dululii widow, aged 10, shot baiaell and two children, aged 4 and fl. imt I. Hill Is reported to hsvs ao- qtiirwd control ol the St. Paul 4k Do- luth road, thus shortening hit liu Irom Duluth to tli Twin cities. Uoh lilank, colore.), wat hang-A.'at May Held. Ky., for criminally assault ing Tennle liaily, aged 11 yean, lilank iioke for DO minutes from the gallows. At Mooiitown, Ma, Fiank Yeagitr killed with an as a man named Powell, alint Mis. Yeager three times, and then out his own thioat. Yeager was jealous. Governor Tanner bat signed the bill appropriating 150.000 to pay tbe Illi nois volunteers fioin tbe time they were muttered into the service of the Uulled Slates. Aadreft Carnegie has promised to glv l, 760,000 to cover the cost o the proposed addition to the art, sci ence and literary departments of the Cainrgia library at Pittsburg. Al Hd foul, I ml., a stono quarry train was puthed over a 40-foot em bankment by the helper. Clisrles Melnter, engineer, and D. J. Menniigh, were killed. Three men were hurt. Five thousand Indisns, di sua tin fled with conditions In the rxaetvation of the Indian territory, left in a body for Mesico to establish a union reasivatiou on a laige lot of land iiearMuadalajaia. In Chioago three people were smothered to death by smoke In. a mall two-atory frame building. They bad been drinking together, and it is thought ons ol them upset a kerosene lamp. Governor Stephens, ot Missouri,' has signed the Karris insurance bill. This measure makes tbe anti-trust law apply to HI Louis and Kansss City, and will practically deatroy boards ol Are under writers in both cities. While tbe king and queen of Italy were starting from Cagliari lor Haaasri to meet the British fleet, in th Gulf ol Saaaari, a balcony tilled with giiU Irom school coIUimmmI. Fourteen ol the childien were injured and a man wat killed. San Franclsoo Baptists are making preparations fur the receptions of 5,000 people nest month to altoud the sn nual meeting ol the National Baptist Hoclntiea. 1 he celebration this rear is the golden jubilee, for it la 50 years since the work ol the Ba ptiste was be gun on this eosit Tbe meetings will open May SI, continuing to June 1, President McKlnley was entertained at a dinner given by Associate Justice Gray, ol the supreme court. The Cansdian Pacific railway's roundhouse at Fort William, Manitoba, was destroyed by fire. Seven new Mo gul engines were ruined. Total loss about 80,000. An order lor 87,000 rifles ol light power has boon placet) by the Meiioan government in Mew York. The order is the largest one in this country by a foreign power in the last 25 years. llurr Polsck, a well-known engineer and eleurfclsn, has discovered, says the Vienna corespondent ot the London Chronicle, a means of telegraphing 60,000 words per hour over a single wire. While th Denver Are department was working to extinguish a fire at the Piutsch gas woiks, an explosion of gaa occurred inside of the building, Injur ing eight men, all connected with the department. The British house of commons hat passed to a second reading the bill in tioduced by Chamberlain, empowering local authorities to advance money to enable occupiers to aoqulre ownership of small houses. Mrs. Catherine Woods, aged 74 years, was burned to death at Saura mento, and a 4-year-old grandson was so badly burned that his recovery it doubtful. The child dragged a lighted lamp Irom a table. Walter Gray, aged 60, assistant bookkeeper In the subtreasury at St. Louis, was arrested lor eru best ling $700. He admitted having taken the niouev, to get medical attention lor his Crippled child, and intended lutes to repay it. The Twenty-first United States in fantry, the famous Indian fighting regi ment ol early days, and later veiy ac tive participants in th Cuban cam paign, nave oeparieo irom can raK .. I IL. Ill 1 1 1 I ,1.. . uiavu tut iu iiiiiijiiib uu lue iraur- port Hancock. During election riots at Bilboa, Spain, 16 persons were wounded. Pop ular feeling tuns high in Valenoia and surrounding districts. There wa a serious affair in the towh'of Portoe, province of Tarragona, wner th offi cial candidate being beaten, the munic ipal officials fired guns at. the crowd, injuring a number of persons, I ' Within six months Venesuela as th result of North American enterprise, will begin the mauulaotur of ootton. Professor Walter F. Wiloox, of Cor nell university, has been appointed chief statistician of the census bureau. By means of the X rays a laige snake has been (onnd in the stomach of Mrs, Henry Young, at Oil Olty, Pa. The Mew York oonrt of appeals hat deolded that deposits in savings bank ar not tubleot to taxation ; LAWTON IN MANILA Expedition Returns From Its Sortie Into the Country. ; ITS Pl'ttTOSKS ACCOMPLISHED f He rillplna laiuraat la Ike Lake glea Oat Teal of leaa I'.i.r. Manila, April 18. Major-Qanerat l.awton'a expedition to tbe Laguna de Hay district re-euibarakd last ovenmg, anchored for the nlbt st the head of the river Paaig and leached Manila this morning, bringing all the men and the captured insurgent boats. Its ob jncts, nsinely the capture ol the Iniui feuts' boats and the distribution ot th proclamation, emphasised by a lesson ol American power throughout th lake region, have been attained. , General Law ton Immediately began prepara tions for an important expedition on land. There haa been no lighting on the lake (or three davs. Law ton returned toManila according to orders fioin Otis. . Lawton declares that America needs 100,000 men to pacify the Philippines. He asys that with the preaont force he could go UitooKh all Luxor., but to maintain government the United State must gar- riaon all the towns. It hss not tbe men, therefor tb need ot large aimy. All the towns In the La Gonda bay district captured must be abandoned, much to Law ton's regieU They in clude Peat. Santa Cms. lamgos, Luro ban, Pagasajsn. A second campaign is to be made in this country in the rainy season, whon boats ol greater draught can operate in the lake owing to higher water, thus giving the boats a chance to help tbe army, Lawton's troops will be used in the operations north ward, and may bo sent around by boat to the north of Agulnaldo to cut him off and force him botween two lines. With Lawton one aide snd MscArtbur at Calumplt on the other. THE RALEIGH WELCOMED. Great Ealhu.la.m al Naw York Over tha Vrnliar. New York, April 18. The celehra lion attending the retuin ol the United Btatci croiaut Kaleigh from .Manila, which bad to be potxme4 yesterday owing to tbe warship's Into arrival, oc curred today. The Kaleigh, accom panied by two small war vessels, cap tured from the Spaniards last summer, and a fleet ol about to excursion Steameis and tugboats, paiaded from Tom pkiusv ills to Grant's tomb and from there bank to ancliorage in the Koith river, off Thirty-fonrth street. A steady downpour of rain tell from noon on. The air was raw, and the officers and men ol tbe Raleigh stood upon the decks three hoars drenched to th skin and alnvering with cold. Great crowds assembled in Hiversid Park, overlooking th Hudson, and men, women and children stood there lor hours under umbrellas watching the veaoels on their way up the river and on their return. Uy far the greatest gathering of people was in the vicinity ol Grant s tomb, which was the turn ing point of the paiade. A national salu)e was fired tlieie by tbe Kaleigh, aud also by the captuied . Spauiah prises, and the scene wss rendoied a memorable one by tbe shrieking ol hundred steam whistles from excursion boats and locomotives and cheers from thousands ol people on shore, and on th vessels in the river. . SOLDIERS IN A RIOT. Mara a Salooa YVher a Comrade Had Baan Mistreated. San Franclsoo, April 18. Tonight S00 United States soldiers are under arrest ou the Presidio reservation. They re encamped on toe open, and are guarded by cavalry and the Twenty fourth infantry regiment, colored, the foioa being in charge of Adjutant Lieu- tanaf i. The offense of the men war. aaloon just oat idsv in which Privafrftj, L Twenty-third In hasten laat niuht Private Stark, of company FT'W. . -mi oi (lie iwenij-iuiru legimenr, is in me ...t re. . ... i l . . ,i . i F guardhouse, charged with the ssesult, but the soldiers assert that tb saloon people are responsibly and claim that the proprietor, A. L. Kehfeld, was the ohief assailant of the injured man. A report being olroulatsd . today that Xing was dead, the plaoe was set on Ore tonight and destroyed as an aot ot ietribbntion. y , 111 1 ; Porto Kleo Laws, Ban Juan de Porto Rico, April 18. The following general order from the headquarters ol the department of Porto Kioo were issued today: The war department having forbid den the issue of rations to Porto Rioana, commanding officers of posts are authorised, to prevent suffering among th people in their reipeotive localities, to purchase necessary ar ticles of food at a rate not to exceed 10 cent a vol a day for each needy person and to send the bill for same to thia office tor payment from the moneys of the island, as directed by the authori ties st Washington. Reed May Heilto. ' 1 Washington, April 18. The report that Thomas B. Reed will resign tha speakership and will not be a candidate for re-eluotion gams oredenoe here. It is said he will practice law in New York, and be succeeded by Congress man Sherman, of that state, who is MoKluley's candidate for that plaoe. i The president ha been Invited to th Q.,A. R. noampment at Philadel phia, but his Western trip may prevent Lla attendance. - REBELS TALK PEACE CamnlMloa Will Ba tla;ted la Caa- far Wltk Oil. Manila, Anrll 18. A large com mil lion of Filipino Is said to hive been spVOinted to cooler with General Otii to the end ol aaonrlng peace, according to General Lagarda. The Amerirani, however, believ this eommiaaioa, which will number a tcore or more of wealthy Fill pi not, want to protect their propei ty -, rather tha . end tbe war. rhe object of tli rthel eomruisstontis is said to be to secor as many rights if self-government ss possible, demand that all the offices be reserved tot Fili pino : and ' American. : and restore peace. One ol Agulnaldo's late chiefs in Manila declares the rebel chief would now be glad to receive overtures, snd would sign a peace treaty. Aguinaldo is said to have moved bis beailqnartets to Tarland, far to the northward.; At Calumpit tb foroes of the Americans have been largely aug merited." ?- 3 Haaalt ml Lawtoa. New Yoik, April 19. A special to the Herald ; troia "; Waahington says: When shown a dispatch announcing the recall of Geneial Lawton,' Brigs diet-General Schwsn, acting adjutant- general, asid it Was in accordance with the understanding at the war depart rownt si to the aorpose ot General Lawton's campaign. "General Oti asnt this expedition to Southern Lnton," he continued, ' fm the purpose f destroying ' any in s urgent forces thai might be found there), to make a careful reconnoii sanoe of tb territory and to spread broadonal tbe recent proclamation ot the Philippine commission, setting lor th the purposes of this government itb respeot to the islands. I expect be will clear all the prisoner he has taken, and they will be sent to their homes. By this action It is hoped he ill prove to the Filipinos that the Americans se not as barbarous as tbe Insurgents pretend we are and that we proMie to ireat the Filipinos hu manely." ' ' "Why is General Lawton needed at Manila?" "Geneial Otis has not communicated his plsns to the depaitment, the mat' ler being left entirely to his discretion. The inrnrgent leader has established his headquarters at SanFernado, to the northwest ot Malolns, and I suppose General Otis contemplates a movement against that city. General Lawton had only 1,600 men under bis command, nd it was ol course impossible for hlin to divide his force by stationing detachments in every village captured. lint command will be' Useful, however, in assisting in the advance on Malolos, or in reinforcing the line about tbe city of Manila. It is possible that when the lake tisee, General Otis will te- snme the campaign in th southern part of the island." GERMAN KINO IN CHINA. Kepart of Prtnoa Haarj'a AmbitiM Not Cradilad. Waahington, April 18. Official Ger man circlet here are not a little aroused al the latest Chinese news, which as- oi ibes to Km per or William the inten tion to make bkt brother Henry a Ger man king on Chinese soil. Tbe state ment Is characterised as a wild and baseless Invention, and the same, it is announced on the highest authority, can be said ol the alleged interview published by the Paris Soir and cabled to some American newspapers, quoting the first secretary ot the German em bassy in Pari aa saying that the -Americana must take the responsibility for all that has happened in Samoa and' that they, intoxicated by their victories ovet the Spaniards, consider themselves a military nation ot the first rank. Tha Alaska Bonadary. Toronto, Ont, April 18. An Ot tawa dispatch to the Globe says: Tha government bat had under discussion the suggestion ol the Washington authorities ot a tentative settlement ot the Southern Alaska boundary ques tion, and an order in council haa been passed agreeing in the main to the United States suggestion for the adop tion of a modus Vivendi, but stipulat ing in terms tbe determination ol the government of Canada to consent to no suoh arrangement unless it is agreed by United States that there shall be dily stepa to have the bound Mobile, Hutohinaon, a jounj irai,... ate ot Auburn college, Alaianrw hibiting her his apparatus for makTnsm. Mc,ear'nB the deal hear. II augments vibration and enables deaf mutes to hear words spoken in ordinary tones. The appar atus is the site of a pocket-book, and is connected by wires with an audiphone, which is held at th ear. Two totally deaf men wei experimented with. They stood 60 feet from the piano and marked the timeot th music, laughing vith delight over the novel experience, i In the Maw of th Truat. Denver, April 18. The Glob smel ter has been turned over to the new combine, the American Smelting & Re fining Company. Intimation has been given to the workmen that their wages will be reduced provided - the new eight-hour law is observed. The Omaha A Grant smelter will be trans fetred to the trust May 1, and the Argo will follow. Great WhUkay Truat, Chioago, April 18. A special to the Daily News from Louisville, Ky., says: The most gigantic liquor combination ever engineered an amalgamation oi whiskey and dtstillerv interests with a united onpital of 12,000,000 will be praotically completed in all bnt the smallest details tomorrow in Chioago, when the men now controlling the Kentucky distilleries arid warehouse companies finish arrangements lor the purchase and absorption of nearly very distillery in tbe United States. INCITED BY A GERMAN Samoan Planter Led Mataa- fans to the Massacre. ARRESTED BY BRITISH OFFICER Haadad Over Ike CemaMader ar the Oaraaaa War.hla rlk aa Frwnl That Ba Weald He Dalalaad. London, April 19. The parliament ary societal r for the foreign omoe, Right Hon. William St. John Bro- derick, replying in the house of com mons today to Michael Daritt, laid the manager of tbe German plantation near Apia was arrsted by the senior British nsval offtoer on sworn evidence that be was seen directing the native who ambtiahed tbe naval landing parties. This action, Mr. Broderick added, was taken without the naval office having an opportunity of commonirating with the home government. In conclusion, Mr. Brodeiick ssid: "We ale informed that ba was hand ed over to the commander ot the Ger man warship Fslko on the promise that be would be detained on board." Replying to a farther quest ion on Ssmoa, Mr. Broderick ssid authority bad been given the Biitish representa tive at Apia to join, it he deems it ad visable, in a joint proclamation with tbe other oousuls, cslling upon the in habitants to abstain from hostilities, pending the srrival of the Samoan com missioners. But, he added, her ma jesty's commanding officer ' would b bound to take measures tor tbe protec tion ol British lives and property shunld either be threatened by either ol the rival factions. Continuing, Mr. Broderick said th telegrapbio reports received do not afford sufficient material from which to judge the cause of the recent hostili ties, but so far aa ascertainsble tbe ac tion of the United States and British nsval commanders waa caused by some sggression against British subjects or United States citizens, or their prop erty, which they were bound to defend. Answering a question, regarding tht Clavton-Bulwer treaty, Mr. Broderick remarked: "Communications regarding pro posed modifications ol the treaty have been exchanged between Washington and Loudon, but no agreement hss been readied. Under the circnid stance, it is impossible to present the papera on the subject." Tbe first lord of the admirality, George J. Goschen, on being ques tioned respecting the subsidies to bs paid to auxiliary cruisers, said notice badabeen givei. U terminate the agree ments with the Cunard, White Star and Peninsular & Oriental steamship companies, in order to place th ad mirality in a position to review the conditions of tbe contracts and tbe selection of vessels subsidised. There waa no intention, he added, of aban douing the subsidy policy. EMMA NEVADA HISSED IN SPAIN. Qoaca Raft-ant Did the Right Thing by tka Slngar. London, April 18. The Paris corrO' sdondent of the Daily Mail, recounting an interview with Madame Emma Ne vada, the first Amerioan operatic singer who bat visited Spain since the war lavs: "Madame Nevada's manager had ar ranged an opnatio tour, but on the fiist iiiL'ht at beville, thongn the bouse waa bought tip, the curtain rose on empty seats. The opera was Lucia de Lam mermoor." In the second aot all tbe elite arrived, together, but turned their backs to the stage and talked ostenta tiooely until the end of the opera, when, on returning to acknowledge buist of applause, Nevada waa roundly hissed. At Mad i id the queen regent was informed ol th occurrence. Her majesty invited Nevada to a soiree at the palate, and presented to her a dia niond and sapphire bracelet. Nevada arrived here in a state of the greatest indignation." THE HONG KONG UPRISING Brltlah Drive Ih Chinas Back With Artillery rira. Hong Kong. April 19. On the Brit ish linea at Taipohu Noon, several ihousand Chinese attempted an srtil 'aAtmjk. Their long-range firing General Gascoigne sharpnel, firvTTii . supporting column orxim The Chinese retreated farJnt'dTh terior, firing houses and pillaging. The British had no losses, and the casual ties of the Chinese are nnknown, as they carried oft their dead and wound ed. Hong Kong. is guarded by volun teers and a small detachment of En glish troops. The English foroes may advance tomorrow.' Attempt to Kill tha Amaer. London, April 18,t-The St. Peters burg correspondent of the Daily Mail says: An Afghan has been arrested on Russian territory to which he had fled after making an attempt upon the life ol the ameer ot Afghanistan. The bal let missed the ameer and wounded an Afghan general standing near. Warahtpa Ordered to th Paelfle. Washington, April 19. The cruiser Marblehead got ordera today to accom pany the Newark and join Admiral Kautt' squadron at Samoa. It is said also the Texas has orders to be in read iness to go to the Pacific station at a moment's notice, it the necessity arises. It ia aaid all ol this is not due to developments in the Samoan situa tion, but to a desire to strengthen tha Pacific squadion, which now baa to cover a great district. GIVEN GREAT POWER. laatractlaaa ta tk Samoaa Commit aloaara Ha. a Baaa Camatalad. Washington, April 30. Tbe in structions to the Samoan comroiaaion- srs nave oean completed. lbv are alike in all essential respects. They were summed up today by one ot th high commissioner substsntially as follows: The commission is given complete sothority to csrry on a provisional gov ernment for Samoa. In doing this the instructions carefully preacribe the preservation of order and tbe security of life and property as a first requisite. It is provided tbat the duties of all offi cials heretofore exercising authority in Samoa, either by tbe treaty ol Berlin or in the service ot their government, shall be suspended in order that the high commission shall have complete authority over the affairs ol the islands. Tbe commission is reqnired to make re ports upon a variety of things, includ ing the recent collisions and causes leading np to them; also upon tbe ad ministration of the islands; the rights of th,jrevrsl claimants to the king' snip, ana as to wnat cnanges are oesir able in the methods provided by the treaty of Berlin. The instructions call for unanimity in all action. The ac tion of the commission, when unani mous, is to be conclusive without refer endum, except when it suspends a pro vision of the treaty of Beilin. In that ease, also, a provision ol the treaty ol Berlin may be suspended bv unanimous agreement of members, but the sue pen sion is ad referendum, and is not bind ing nntil tbe three governments ap prove or disapprove it. The instruc tions are broad enongh to include the present troubles, so tbat these acute phases, aa well as the general govern' ment of Samoa, will be adjusted. Secretary Bay entertained tbe Sa moan high commission at luncheon at his residence today. It was the first time tli members of the commission had come together, and, while the gathering waa quite informal and so cial, mainly for the purpose ol getting acquainted, yet it afforded an oppor tonity for discussing the Samoan topio in ita general phases. Tbe commis sion will be off on its mission tomoi row. ' YUKON BREAKING UP. Party of Foar Waahlaf laaiaaa Broka Through tka lea' and Drownad. . Victoria, pril 30. Men just arrived from the Klondike aay that the Yukon ia already breaking up and is flooded from Marsli lake up. One party of lour, beaded by Stuart, of Snobomisb, went through tli ice near White Horse rapids April 2, aud were drowned with their dogs. While the Litkie party, now here, was' crossing Summit lake last Saturday, - John Deland went through the Ice and was only rescued with difficulty. Grave anxiety is ex pressed lor those on tbe trail now. A tangle in titles is reported fiom Atlin, where many Americans located claima last year, only to be ousted by the passage of the anti-alien law of this spring. During the winter claim-jump ing by the wholesale has been progres sing, and there are now three or four disputant for every claim on Spruce and Pine creeks. Some of the Ameri cans are taking British partners to bold their pioperties. ELEVEN FISHERMEN LOST. Nantucket Behaonar Wracked With Fearrut Baaulta. Nantucket, Mass., April 30. The fishing schooner Eliaa, of Beverly Captain Hopkins, which sailed from Hyannis yesterday evening for the fish ing grounds, struok on Rose and Crown snoals during the night, and 11 of the orew ol 11 men were lost. Tbe three survivors reached Siasconset in the schooner's dory today. Tbey report the schooner a total loss. Following are the names ol the lost crew: Captain Martin Hopkins, Seth Hop kins, Oscar Hopkins. Lorenso Smith cook, John Smith, Herbert Smith Kinsman Smith, Moses Bethel, John Mathewson, James Mathewson. Will Plght th Trn.ta. St. Louis, April 30. M. C. Wet more, wbo was toroed to ssll his shares in the Liggett-Myers Tobacco Com pany by tbe trust, today called to gether 8,000 employes of the company and made a farewell address, in which he said he dedicated his fortune and life to fight trusts. The men cheered him to the echo, and all pressed for ward to shake hands with him. Wet more wired W. J. Bryan that he would aid him in any way he could in hit anti-trust fight. apaa Wilt Try to Saoura a Bllee. April JA chamber "'-t-r.u . a -liift way around the world on a trip ot inspec tion and' investigation. Prince Konoye says th Japanese are determined to preserve the integrity ol the Chinese empire, if possible, but in case that there should be partition there should fall to Japan a good share of the country, so that it might be opened under Japanese auspices. The relations of his country with Russia were, he said, quite satisfactory. Ulaaatroua Conflagration. St. Thomas, D. W. 1., April 30. Fire destroyed ISO houses at La Points Apeter, Island of Guadeloupe, last night. , 'Jl i Brldga Aeeldent. New York, April 19. Th tem porary superstuctnre of the big Willis- avenue onage, now Deing built over the Harlem river, collar, Bed thia alter noon, killing four men and serionsly Injuring nve, one of whom may die. San Francisco, April 80. A Hono lulu report ssvs that German has onmnletad srraniramnnla ' in nnrntiaaa I the island ol Kusaie, in the Carolines. It has tb finest harbor in the group, and can accommodate 60 vessels. APTURED BY REBELS 'arty From the Yorktown in the Hands of the Enemy. - FIFTEEN ARE TAKEN PRISONERS Ware Kagagad In ttaaealag tha tnanlah 'area at Malar and Ware Aat ; , baahad by laaargaat. Washington, April SO. Th nsvy department hss given out the following (lispstcb from Admiral Dewey: 'Manila, April 30. Secretary of the Navy, Waahington: Yorktown viaited Baler, east coast of Luton, P. I., April 13, for the purpose of rescning and bringing away tli Spanish force, con sisting of 80 soldiers, three officers snd two priests who were surrounded by 400 imnrgents. Some of th insur gents wer armed with Mauser rifles by natives. Lieutenant J. C. Gilmore. while making ambushed, war fired upon and cap tured. Their fat is unknown, as tbe insurgents refused to communicate af terward. Tb following ar missing: Officer previously referred to, Chief Quartermaster W. Walton, Coxswsin J. Ellsworth, Gunner's Mste Edwsrd Nygsrd. Sailmakar's Mate Vanboit, Seaman W. H. Rynder and O. W. Woodbury, Apprentices D. G. A. Ven- ville, A. Peterson, Ordlnsry Seamen 8, ' Brisolese, O. D. McDonsld. Landsman L. P. Edwarda, F. Anderson, J. Dillon and a A. Morrissey. DEWEY." Th dispatch caused much excite ment in naval circle aa soon aa ita contents became known. It waa re- eeived late in th day, and considers- ble delay was occasioned by tbe blind ness ol some ot tb cipher word. It waa impossible to completely decipher it, and the asterisks indicate the un intelligible word. Tli capture of th Yorktown' man waa discussed with much feeling. Th misfortune wa felt with added keen ness, as the navy has prided itself thus far on immunity from reverse. . Tb admiral's dispatch waa th firat knowl edge th depaitment bad that the Yorktown had gone on the special mis sion to relieve tb Spanish garrison at Baler. That the captor should hav been effected while tht American foroes were on a mission of mercy towards the Spaniards, rather than in tb prose cation of campaign, leads to the be lief tbat Spain wrll have no further grounds for questioning the good faith with which the Ameiican are seeking , to relieve the condition of the Spanish prisoners. Although the dispatch gave no indU cation tbat Lieutenant Gilmore and bia men lost their lives, yet great anx iety was aroused hy the mystery sur-' rounding their fate while in tbe : hands of an uncivilised enemy. This is the first cspture of any Americans, military or naval, so that it is nn known how the insurgents wilt treat our men. If eiviliaed method were pursued an exchange can be quickly effected, as General Otis has a large number ot Filipino prisoners, bnt the insurgents have been averse thus far to exchanging Spanish prisoners, and this raises a question as to whst tbey will do with the Yorktown 's men. MINISTER TO PERSIA. Kz-GoTraor Lord Will Ineeead Arthur 8. Hnrdy. Washington, April 20. Th follow ing important diplomatic changea hav been announced as the result of th cabinet meeting today: " ' " - W. W. Rockhill, now minister to Greece, has resigned the post. Arthur Sherburne Hardy, now minister to Persia, has been promoted to succeed Rockhill. William P. Lord, ex-governor of Ore gon, has been appointed minister to Persia. ;.- .-. .) '.,.,, Jf i-, John N. Irwin, ol Iowa, formerly , governor of Idaho, haa been appointed to Portugal, to succeed Lawrence Townsend, transferred to Belgium, i vice Bellamy Storet, who goes to Ma drid. Ex-Governor William P. Lord, of Oregon, is a lawyer who was quite prominent in state politic. ' Five years sgo he wa elected governoi,' be ing tbe first Republican governor of the stste in eight years. He served four years, but waa not a candidate tor re-election. V . ', Tbe kank of minister to Persia Is third in the diplomatic list, the first being ambassador, and the withe pay to go period of 90 days previous to reaching Teheran, the capital. Bhaftar Think Lawton Knew. Chicago. April 80. General gtiaftei passed through Chioago today, en rout , to his brother's home in Sycamore, HI. Discussing the Philippine war, he aaid: "II General Lawton state that 100,000 men are needed in th Philip pines in order to effectually bring the natives to terms, I should say tbat un doubtedly an army pt suoh proportions is required. We of the army hav su preme confidence In Lawton's judg ment and it is his practice to underes timate rather than exaggerate when pasting upon existing conditions." ; ' A fatal A4l4nt. , Sacramento, Cal., April 19. Mr. Catherine Woods, aged 74 years, was , burned to death at the residence Of her : .daughter, Mrs. Christian Miller, and a 4-year-old son of th latter so badly ' burned that his recovery is doobtfnl. Mr. Woods and th ohild wr alone in the house, and the supposition la that . tbe child dragged a lighted lamp from the table, and that th oil which escaped Ignited and spread ih flame to the clothing both ot itself And grandmother... on lor a A - . it; 1