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VOL. VI.
HILLSIJORO, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEIMUAllY 8, 1900.
NO. 47.
S OF THE DAY
Epitome of the Telegraphic
Newt of the World.
TKRSK TICKS riiOM THE WIBRS
An latoreetlng Oelleetloe affiants Preen
the Two llemlapheree Proeeatod
In a Condensed Form.
The Boer at fitonnberg ar hard
pressed,
Tha houae passed tha Indian appro
priation bill.
Ilia transport Mannnnoa has arrived
at Kau Kruui laoo Irtim Manila.
W. J. Bryan spoke tu an audience ol
1,01)0 people at Chlcopw, Maat.
k Cardinal (jiliUittaoonimauiU congreai
lor it action lu Ilia Robert caae.
Nielann, of Minneapolis, lowered th
two-mil skating record of 0:61 to 6:33.
William Stanley Haseltiue, tha ma
riua arliat, la doal lu Home, agd 64
years,
A serious riot occurred Id PnrUi Uira
during tha parades uf two polltlual
rtles.
Chicago tradea-miioulst la tha Fed
aratiiiu uf IdiUir deuouuoed Govuruof
Taylor, of Kentucky.
Ilia president has lasued a proclaiua
tlon tlxlug a tariff of duties anl taxes
for tha ialaud of (iuam.
Tha weugert and mail brought
from llnunlulu by the steamer Auslra
lu were released from quarantine.
Tha strike at Cramp's shipyard,
whleh baa Imn in progress niriro Au
gust, ha Iweii ollh'ially declared off.
Wtn. Goebel, tha route ting gover
Dor of Kentucky, la dnad from tha ra
in It of tha bullet fired ly au uukuown
asaansin.
Tha British government ha contract
ed with tha Philadelphia A Reading
Railroad Company for 1,000,000 Ums
of coal.
Fire In St. lunula destroyed (our
blocks, reusing a projierty loa of
$1,600,000. una man was killed and
several Injured.
A reward of $3,000 haa been offered
for tha arreat and conviction of the per
son or persons who maila tlie attempt
on the life of William (ioeliel.,
'(ieneral Kohba hai occupied the la
landa of Lamar and Leyte. In tha
fight at Cathalogan 10 insurgent war
killed and the Americana captured live
caiiimu, with their artillerymen.
Secretary Helta, of the Transvaal re
public, says that the iloera have never
abused tha white flag, and that tha
Bri'lah murdered women, children and
American citisens at Derdepoort.
Tlie value of property captured ly Ad
miral Dewey 'a fleet In Manila bay hm
been estimated by the board ' of ap
pralaal at $826,141. The largest items
in the atatement are: "Ship and boat
equipment, $341,668; ortlnance mate
rial, $14,204, and fuel, f 1!0,688.
The appraisal waa called for aa evi
dence in the suit brought by Admiral
Dewey for the awaid of prise money.
The Iloera credit illviua providence
with tlielr Tuiteta victory.
No river and harbor bill will be pre
sented at tills session of congress.
The ltrltlHh parllameiit has reaaaem
bled. No disorder waa manifested.
, Alexander Dunsmulr, the ooa4 kin
of the Paiillo count, died in New York
city, aged 47 years.
Services in commemoration of tha
martyrdom of Charles I, of England,
were held in lloston.
The transport Missouri, en route to
Sail Frauuisoo from Manila, haa 1? in
sane soldiers alioard.
Kire destroyed the bnslnesa )iortloa
of the town of Wlnlleld, Kan. Hun
dreds of people are homeless.
Lieutenant Winston Churchill de
scribes the battle of Sploukop as tha
hardest fight of the South African war,
All Is quiet in Samoa. The natives
are more settled than at any time since
the disturbance between tlie native
factions.
The sheriff of Colfax, Wash., has
offeied a reward of $600 for the capture
of Clemens, the murderer of a man
named Boland.
A special dispatch from Cape Town
says 150 American scouts, who arrived
mere as muieieers, nave eniiniuu iu
the British forces.
A cold wava is prevailing east of tha
Bocky mountains. The temperature it
eight degrees below aero at Chicago and
-J- l I A. 1.-
aix oeiow at vuiaiin.
1 The Forgus Trlntlng Company, ol
Chicago, one of the oldest printing
houses in the city, was thrown into the
streets for non-payment of rent.
Greut Northern oflloials ami em
ployes' grievance committee held a
conference and It is announced there
will be no strike, all differences being
settled.
Governor Taylor declares that a state
of insurrection now prevails in Ken
tucky, lie has ordered the legislature
adjourned, but the Democrats have re
fused to obey his edict.
Henry Hughes, a hero ol the old navy,
has been ' admitted into tlie county
almshouse at Chester, Pa., at the age
of 96 years.
Cannonading does not Interfere with
the sending of wireless telegraph mes
sages. This has been tested in South
Africa.
During the lastyear 26,303,001 bush
els of grain and 2,188,618 gallons of
molasses were used for the manufacture
pf liquor in this country. ;
LATER NtWS.
The Nicaragua canal bill will be
pUihad through both house this
month,
Mailcaa liberals favor the candi
dacy of President Dlaa for re-election
by a vote of three to oue.
The league of Kepuhliraa clubs ol
Oregon convened at the armory lu I'ort
land, with 800 delegates present.
Mrs. Lillie Devereaux lllake has
announced her candidacy for the presi
dency of the National Women Suffragist
Association.
Memliers of the Algnnqiilo Club,
leading social organisation of Hrtrige
port, Conn., have declined to entertain
W. J. llryan.
The plague In Honolulsj has broken
out in several Imitated place outalde of
the orginally infected diatrict, and its
progreaa la regarded as serious.
John D. Kockeieller Is no longer
president of the Standard Oil Company,
lie resigned last December, but the
facts were kept secret until now.
Kifty-aeven paintings, the property
of Austin If. King, of I'ruvldi-nce, H.
1., were sold at auction lu New York
for $77,876, an average of $l.fl per
picture.
Adolbert H. Hay, the new United
States consul at Pretoria, waa revived
by tha Transvsal government, and pre
aunted his credentials. He created aa
excellent Impression.
Secretary Hoot has sent to congress
an alwtract of the militia force of the
United Htatee. It shows the total num
ber of men available for military duty,
but unorganised, as 10,843,160 and an
aggregate) organised strength of 106,
8l. '
Astoria, Or., now haa the right of
immediate tranaporatlon. A dlapatch
from Washington state that Senator
George W. Mcitride's bill providing for
such ha aaed the senate. This
meuns a boudod warehouse at Astoria
sud the unloading of Oriental freight
at that place.
lly way of preratlon for the great
struggle now In progress, the Doers iu
the year 1 BOH bought from Kranc
aloue, guns, swords, carbines, pistols,
cartridge, lead, sine, iowfler caps,
fuse, etc., to the invoiced value of
$380,000, according to a report of the
state deiartinent front United State
Consul Covert at Lvous.
A movement has liegun in Oakland
and Berkeley to send relief to the
Dntikholior colonies in Manitoba, which
are suffering for lood. Hie Donk
hobor are represented as worthy ieo
pie, greatly attached to their religious
belief, which reaemble that of the
(Quaker. They will not bear arms,
and were driven out of Kuasla by the
compulsory military service.
The Democrat will not give up the
silver plank.
The British are preparing to Invade
the Free State.
William Henry (Slider, the explorer,
died at his home iu Morriatown, N. J.
The transports Hen Mohr aud Meade
hare arrived at Kan Francisco from
Manila.
Conditions In Cut) are such that the
people are not yet ready for self-government.
Major-General Otis has appointed a
civil governor In Northern Lusou and
opened the hemp porta.
The Northern I'aolllo has selected
F.verett, Wash., aa the point from
which they will ship to the Orient.
Henry Watterson aays the Louisville
St Nashville ltailrtmd is the head aud
front of the present trouble lu Ken
tucky. The Kcho Mouutaln house, a large
hotel near Pasadena, Cel., waa de
stroyed by lire. The loss is estimated
at $100,000.
The natives of Borneo are lu rebel
lion. The trouble is serious enough to
demaud the attention of a British gun
boat and marines.
John U. Brady, governor ol Alaska,
saya that there will lie lawlessness and
a reign of terror in the new gold fields
of Cupe Nome next summer.
The Hay-l'anncefote treaty, amend
ing the Clayton-Bulwer treaty, relative
to the construction of the Nicaragua
canal, was signed at the state depart
ment by Secretary Hay aud Lord
I'aunoefote.
The famous Cherokee hydraulic gold
mine, of Orovllle, Cal., from which
$18,000,000 in gold has been taken,
and comprising 100 miles of water
ditches, 80 miles of "debris" canals
and 1,600 acres of patented ohannels,
has been purchased by a Pittsburg syn
dicate. .
The adjutant-general has reoeived a
telegram from Assistant Adjutant Gen
eral ' MoCain, at Vancouver barracks,
stating that Colonel Kay, at Fort Gib
lion, Alaska, reports the safe arrival
there Of Lieuteuant Herron and party,
who were supposed to have been lost
while exploring the Copper river coun
try. Recruitiug for the Strathoona horse,
the detachment which is being equip
ped and maintained by Lord Strath
oona, Canadian high commissioner in
London, has begun at Fort Steele, B.
C. Although the number to be taken
from this section is restricted to 40,
there are over 200 applicants for enlist
ment. Bigamists in Hungary are required
by law to live with both wive in the
same house.
The National Live Stock association
recommends leasing government grat
ing lands,
Alan Arthur, son of the late presi
dent, lives in Europe. He Audi that
his income goes further there.
Kansas City is to have another iu
terUrban electric railroad, to run to
Olathe, Kan., 81 miles distant.
FOUR BLOCKS BURNT
Property Worth $1,500,000
Destroyed in St Louis.
OSK KILLED, 8KVKBAL INJURED
la the M.art of tha Hatall Bactlu t
tha Cltjr-l.oaaa War tllatrlh
ttt.d Among Mas.
fit. Louis, Mo., Feb. 6. Property to
(lie estimated value of $1,600,000 was
burned today, the greater part of (our
blocks of buildings aud their content
between Third and Sixth street and
Fraukllu avenue aud Morgan street, io
the heart of the retail section, being
destroyed. Oue fireman waa killed,
nine other memliers of the fire depart
ment were injured more or lest seri
ously, sud five or six citisens wort
hurt slightly. None ol the injured
will die, as far as known tonight.
The loss on both buildings and
stocks of goods is approximately
$1,600,000. Definite figures are ex
ceedingly hard to obtain. There were
six retail concerns which were heavy
losers. The remainder of the loss ii
divided In varying proportions amoriy a
score or more of small shopkeepers or
firms. Only two concerns suffered lost
of over $100,000 Penny A Gentles and
Hchaper Bros. The buildings in which
the two concerns were housed wert
owned by the Mary K. Knox estate,
ami were erected at a cost of $166,000.
Penny & Gentles' loss, which Is oov
ered entirely by insurance, is estimated
at $136,000. Schaper Bros.' lost It es
timated at $100,000. These two con-cerns-oocupled
about half the block on
the west side of Broadway, south from
the corner of Franklin avenue, and th
buildings were entirely destroyed.
The rest of the block on the west side
of tlie street is taken up by the build
ings occupied by tlie Famous dry goods
store, whose loss was comparatively
slight.
On Franklin, jnst back of Penny A
Gentles, the bnilding occupied by th
Fuch Millinery & Cloak Company
suffered a loss on the stock of $40,000.
The store occupied by D. Crawford '
Co., at Broadway and Franklin avenue,
was entirely burned, with a loss oo
buildings and stock of $70,000. Th
People's Housefuruishlng Company, at
814 North Broadway, was completely
wrecked; loss $60,000. At 818 North
Broadway, Deere Bros. store, filled
with a stock of 6 and 10-cent goods,
tustalned a $38,000 loss on buildings
and stock.
The fire swept through the block
from Broadway to Fourth street and
burned all the buildings from 827 U
809 North Fourth street. These build
ings were old three and four story
structure, tome occupied as tenement!
above and stores below, while othert
were vacant. Here the St. Louli
Dressed Beel & Provisions Company,
Herboth Mercantile Company, tb
Schlsler-Cornelia Seed Company, and
three small stores, suffered an aggre
gate loss of $65,000, while the lossei
on buildings amounted to fully $46,
000. Among the firms and individuals
that suffered heavily from the fire art
the following, whose places of business
were on the east side of Fourth and
west side of Third streets:
A. Nasse, wholesale grocer; Plant
Reed Company; Kreuuing Glass Com
pany; Ilassett's plumbing establish
ment; McLain Si Alcorn Commission
Comiany; Dueller Block Commission
Company; Nelson Distilling Company;
Hake A Sous Commission Company;
George A. Benton, produce; Bauer
Flower Company; Shaw & Richmond,
produce. Their losses aggregate thous
ands of dollars aud are partly covered
by insurance.
Late touight John Cummings, pri
vate watchman of Penny A Gentles,
wat arrested and is being held, pending
an Investigation into the origin of the
fire. He was taken into custody as the
result of a statement by a woman room
ing opposite, to the effect that she bad
seeu a man answering the watchman'i
description, lighting matches in the
store previous to the fire. Cummingt
denlod having had anything to do with
it, and states that he was at honn
when the fire broke out.
Win. floehol I Dead.
Frankfort, Ky., Feb. 6. The bullet
fired by an unknown assassin last Tues
day morning ended the life of William
Goebel at 6:46 o'clock this evening.
The only persons present at the death
bed were Mr. Goebel'a sister, Mrs.
Brawneoker, and his brother, Arthur
Goebel, of Cincinnati, who has been in
raustant attendance at Mr. Goebel'i
bedside, and Dr. McCortnack. Justnt
Goebel, a brother, who hat been hurry
ing from Arizona at fast as steam
would carry in a vain hope of reaching
his dying brother in time for tome token
of recognition, arrived 40 minute too
late. '
Haalotine, tha Marina Artlit.
New York, Feb. 6. William Stanley
Jlateltlne, the marine artist, it dead in
)lome, aged 84 years. He was a native
of Philadelphia.
Capt. Sigsbee, the hero of the Maine,
and who will take charge of the naval
Intelligence bureau on February 1, has
purchased a house in Washington.
Stage Rations at Maraklng,
Mafeking, Feb. 6. Siege rations ol
bread aud meat have only now been en
forced. Oats intended for horses are
now saved to supply the troopers, it
needed. Tinned milk and matches are
commandeered. Liquor is scarce.
Hot Weather In Buenos Ayres.
Ttnanna Avrfln. Feb. A. One hun
dred and two sunstrokes were officially
reported in this city yesterday. Ol
these 83 were fatal. The temperature
waa liu iu wie suaue.
CLAYTON-BULWER TREATY.
to latarfere With tha lcargaa
C'aaal.
Wahlngton, Feb. 7. The United
States and Great Britain, it wat defi
nitely learned tonight, have reached
an amicable agreement respecting the
operations of the Clayton-Bulwer
treaty as affecting the right of con
struction and control by the United
State of the proposed Nicaragua canal.
The result mark the termination of
conferences between the officials of the
state department and Lord Pauncefote
of fully a year's duration, doring
which a number of meetings were held
and the subject fully discussed by the
representatives of the governments in
terested. ;
Great Britain agrees to a modifica
tion of the Clayton-Bulwer treaty by
which she practically relinquishes any
claims respecting a legal control of the
Nicaragua canal after it shall have
been constructed. The result, there
fore, is to eliminate that feature of the
treaty bearing on the subject of dual
control and to leave tb United States
free to construct and thereafter control
this great inter -oceanic waterway.
In all the discussion which baa been
had, both in congress and out of it, for
a long number of years, over the pro
posed canal, the question of England'
rights under the Clayton-Bulwer beaty
haa formed a prominent feature, and
on more than one occasion bat given
rise to the question whether or not the
United States government hail the
moral right to provide for the construc
tion of the canal without modification
of the treaty.
From the ssme authoritative quarter
it is ascertained that England has
made no demands for a quid pro quo
for her abandonment of whatever rights
she may have had under the treaty,
and which she now promises to relin
quish. Just what shape the agreement
between the governments interested it
to take is not named, though it is as
sumed that some formal instrument
will be drafted and sent to the senate
tor it confirmation.
TREATY OF CHILE AND JAPAN
Commercial Regulation. Agreed tpon
Steamer Line Contemplated.
San Francisco, ft. 1.C. M. Vi
cuna, minister froa Chile to Japan and
the United States, who has been several
weeks preparing a report to his gov
ernment on the successful negotiation
of an important commercial treaty be
tween Chile and Japan, left for Wash
ington today. Minister Vicuna, in
seaking of the treaty, said that it em
braced reciprocity features in addition
to the "most favored nation" stipula
tion. Both nations make certain reser
vations as to their relations with their
immediate neighboring nations. The
provisions of the treaty look foiward
to the establishment of a steamer line
between Japan and Chile. On this
point the minister said:
"Chile, I think, it going to find a
great market in Japan for nitrate of
soda. Japan uses 600,000 tons of fer
tilisers annually. Steamers from Ja
pan can bring to Chile the paper, lant
erns, tilkt and cottons, and they can
return with the fertiliser in question
as a prinoipal cargo.
"Japan now gets her nitrate and
other things from Germany. The lat
ter obtains them from Chile. My
country goes to F'urope for tea, paper
and silks. Japan and Chile should and
must trade directly with each other.
Japan is becoming a great manufac
turer of cheap cottons. My country
can consume large quantities of light
and cheap cottons."
SERIOUS RIOT IN PUERTO RICO
Parades ot Two rolltieal rartles Clash,
and Vlow Were Struck.
San Juan, Puerto Rico, Feb. 7. On
the January 27, while the federals
were celebrating their victory at Fa
jardo they met a republican parade. A
collision ended iu a riot, the result of
which was that one man was killed and
six seriously wounded. Fourteen of
the town's best citisens are in jail,
charged with murder.
The federals had secured permission
to parade in order to celebrate their
victory. The republicans had request
ed permission to parade also, but were
refused, at, according to the general
orders governing elections only, one
party cn parade on a given day. The
republicans decided to disobey the
orders and marched to meet the fed
erals. When the victorious party saw the
republican coming they charged their
opponents. A fierce tight ensued; re
volvers and knvies were drawn, blades
flashed in the suulight and shots rang
out. The city police were not on hand,
but a squad of insular police charged
tlie mob and soon quelled tlie riot.
Rebellion In Borneo.
Tacoma, Feb. 7. Mat Se Selleh, the
rebel leader of North Borneo, has again
stirred the natives there into rebellion,
tocording to Oriental advices received
here. They commenced warfare last
month, attacking Gaya bay, when the
British and Chinese ahopt were looted.
The rebels (hen retreated into the jun
gle. Several days later they were fol
lowed by a force of 860 bluejackets and
Sikh policemen. Five miles inland
these were attacked and driven back
by Selleh 's men, who fired at them
from a dense growth of underbrush.
A number of the British were killed
and wounded.
Resolutions Condemning Britain,
Joliet, 111., Feb. 6. About 1000 peo
ple attended a pro-Boer meeting here
today. Resolutions eulogizing Presi
dent Kruger and "his stand for liber
ty," and condemning Great Britain
were approved, amid great applause.
Large Pistol Shop Burned.
Norwich, Conn., Feb. 6. Fire tlili
morning burned to the ground the Hop
kins A Aliens pistol shop, and partly
destroyed several other buildlnflgs,
Lou. $400,000.
AT THE HEMP PORTS
Kobbe's Expedition toSamar
and Leyte.
ISLA5D3 ABE OPENED TO TRADE
KaU.ee With Weedea Swerd. and Bewi
ad Arrewa Baalatad Lad
T Tagal Bebela.
Manila, Feb. 7. Brigadier-General
Kobbe's expedition in the Islands ol
Luton, Leyte and Samar has occupied
permanently and.garriaoned nine towns
with the Forty-third and Forty-seventh
regiment. This hat placed on tht
market 140,000 bale of hemp.
A thousand insurgents.' armed with
rifles, and over 6,000 ..armed with
wooden swords, bows and arrows, were
encountered during the ' entire trip.
The troops killed 75 natives, 11 ol
whom had rifles. The others were vil
lagers armed with wooden swords.
The American losses were one man
killed and nine wounded. The Ameri
cans captured $9,000 in gold, tht
enemy's money, and 40 muztle-loading
brass cannon. At Cal bay og, Samar,
the enemy evacuated the town, tb
Americans chasing, fighting and scat
tering them to the mountains.
At Cabalogan, Lukban, the Tagal
general fired the place with kerosene
just before the Americans landed, and
then fought with cannon and rifles from
the bills encircling the town, for two
hours. When the Filipinos were
driven out, the Americans did their
best to save the town, fighting fire for
several hours. Thirty stone and 70
other houses, half the business portion
of the place, was consumed. The sol
diers prevented the fire from spreading.
The next day Major Allen, with three
companies of the Forty-third regiment,
pursued Lukban to the mountain fast
nesses, and thence to the coast town,
where Lukban was heading, in hope
of escape. Lukban, by taxing the na
tives, haa accumulated $100,000 in
gold. His captuie is probable.
At Tacloban, island of Leyte, the
enemy evacuated the town and the
Americans pursued them to the hills.
Several fleeing noncombatants wen
kjlled, including three women. At
Palo, seven miles distant, the enemy
were found entrenched, and resisted.
Lieutenant Johnson and 12 scouts from
the Forty-third regiment drove out 160
of the enemy and captured the town.
The insurgent in these towns were
mostly Visayans, who had lieen im
pressed into the ten-ice of the Tagal
leaders from Luton. The Visayans ap
pear indifferent or sullenly antagonis
tic to the American occupation. The
Tagal chiefs influenced them against
us, but when they perceive we are
much more powerful than the Tagal,
and Intend to maintain garrisons in or
der to open the islands to commerce, it
is believed the rebel party will lose its
popularity. The Americans are gladly
accepted by the inhabitants, who are
daily returning to the towns. There
Is a msh of commercial vessels from
Manila to these new ports.
Two Houae Antla.
Washington, Feb. 7. The Democrati
continued their assaults upon the Phil
ippine policy of the administration dur
ing the general debate upon the diplo
matic and consular appropriation bill
today. Two speeches were made by
Democratic members of the foreign
affairs committee, Dinsmore, of Arkan
sas, and Champ Clark, ot Missouri, op
posing the retention of the islands.
The speech of Clark, which lasted al
most two hours, was a notable effort,
replete with unique epigrams, and at
tracted much attention. No Republi
can spoke in defense of the administra
tion today.
Sibley, of Pennsylvania, ,who wat
elected as a Democrat, but who made a
speech last week defending expansion,
was goaded today into the announce
ment that the Democrats could con
sider his teat constructively on the Re
publican side. Before the debate be
gan, an effort was made to pass a bill
looking to the appointment of an ex
pert commission to examine into the
question of the pollution of the water
supply of cities, but it was defeated.
The Chicago member consider it was
aimed especially at the Chicago drain
age canal.
Reward of til 000 Offered.
Franklin, Ky., Feb. 7. L. B. Finn,
county attorney, has offered personally
a reward of $1,000 for the arrest and
conviction of the person or persons who
made the attempt on the life of William
Goebel, or of any one who had any con
nection with the crime.
Change of German Ambassadors.
Berlin, Feb. 7.--Count Wolff Met
ternich, who it a great favorite of Em
peror William, and who will represent
Germany in London during the absence
of the German ambassador, Count von
Hattfeldt-Weidenberg, who bat re
oeived leave of absence owing to the
impaired state of his health, may event
ually become the ambassador's suc
cessor. It is said that the emperor it
dissatisfied with the activity the am
bassador displayed during the crisis.
It is also said that the ambassador'!
health is entirely broken.
Bobert's Advance.
Cape Town, Feb. 7. A dispatch
from Naauwport says: There is great
aotivlty here and on the Rensbegr-Han-over
road, due to the dispatch of an
overwhelming force of infantry to seise
Norval't Point. The cavalry, having
completed the reconnoissance, it being
retired to recoup its losses. The Boers
at Colesberg are virtually surrounded.
The republic of Venezuela contain
60,160 square miles. It is larger than
any country in Europe except Russia.
PLAQUE IN HAWAII.
Oatelal Report Pram Araay targes a
Taylor.
Washington, Feb. 8. -Surgeon-Gen
eral Sternberg has reoeived a report
from Major Blair Talyor, surgeon, U.
8. A., in regard to the progress of the
bubonic plague in Honololu.' UU re
port is dated at the United States mili
tary hospital, Honolulu, Janoary' 17,
and says that up to that date, there
have been St cases of bubonic plague
in the city of Honolulu, with 27 deaths.
"The situation it very serious,"
said Surgeon Taylor, "as the disease
ha broken out in several isolated places
outside of the originally infected dis
trict. One soldier of the Hawaiian
National Guard is dead of the disease,
and a white woman from one of the
principal business house is now very
ill. In view of the fact that the de
tachment of 19 men of the Sixth artil
lery in town were necessarily living
with and intimately associated with
the National Guard, I have recom
mended verbally to ie commanding
offioer that these troop be removed to
Camp McKinley and placed in an iso
lated camp for seven days, and not re
turn to the town until the plague is
over. This has been done.
"The board of bealtbA teems to be
doing everything in its power and it
burning Chinatown and all other in
fected localities, and keeping the in
habitant in isolated camps. The
board has a tremendous task before it,
however, a the accumulation of filth
of many years it enormous. We are
lucky at the hospital in being on high
ground, two miles from infected points
and in a thinly settled neighborhood.
Camp McKinley is also well protected,
being five miles from town and com
pletely isolated."
Major Taylor incloses copies ef the
orders issued by Major Mills, com
manding the post, for the isolation and
quarantine of the detachment of men
recently on guard in the city of Hono
lulu, and for the general protection ol
the garrison from possible infection.
Soldiers are not allowed to leave camp
under any pretense.
GOEBEL FUNERAL TRAIN.
Thoasands Viewed tha Remain, mt Cot
nmgioa. Covington, Ky., Feb. 8. The special
Goebel funeral train arrived here thii
morning from Frankfort. A long pro
cession followed the casket from the
depot to Odd Fellows' hall, where the
body lay in state. A detail of police
led the procession' followed by the
guards ot honor, members of the legis
lature and the court of appeals, the
Kenton County Bar Association, other
organizations, and several thousand
people who had assembled at the depot.
This has been the most memorable
day in the history of Kenton county,
and also in the history of the adjoining
county of Campbell, in which New
port, Bellevue and Dayton form a con
tinuous line of citiet along the river.
Great crowds of people continued all
day and all night around the Odd Fel
lows' hall. During the afternoon sev
eral women fainted. Many came from
long distances on both sides of the river.
A dosen street-car lines were overtaxed
in conveying people across the river.
The schools in Campbell and Kenton
counties were closed, and procession
after procession of pupils passed
through the hall. Most of them car
ried flowers to strew around the cata
falque. The ball was full of floral tri
butes before the casket arrived, and to
night it is a vast bed of flowers. The
floral designs came from both sides of
the river and from a score or more of
Kentucky counties.
SIGNS OF ACTIVITY.
Methuen Preparing to Mova When
. Others Start.
London, Feb. 8. Lord Roberts hat
caused to be distributed in the towns
bordering upon the inavded colonial
territory an invitation to Free Staters
and Transvaalers to go into the desert,
offering them good treatment and a
restoration to their farms on the Brit
ish occupation of republican territory.
The manifesto guarantees that those
bringing horses can sell them. For
eigners will have their passage paid to
Europe. Colonial rebels are advised
to surrender in preference to be taken
prisoners.
Geueral McDonald, with 4,000 in fan
try, cavalry and artillery, threatens the
Boer right at Magersfoutein. v This is
the first sign of activity on the part of
Lord Methuen for some weeks, and
doubtless lias relations to the move
ments of the British further east.
Troops are no louger detained at
Cape Town. They proceed immediately
to some point at the front. Three
thousand embarked Monday and were
quickly sent elsewhere. No public
reception was given to the arriving vol
unteers at Cape Town, because they
had to leave immediately. As Lord
Roberts, since the battle of Spionkop,
has had 20,000 fresh troops to dispose
of, it is probable that some have gone
to General Buller.
The World says it learns that Lord
Methuen has disbanded Remingtons'
scouts, one of the most useful colonial
commands, because he had ascertained
that some members of the corps bad
been communicating with the Boers.
The Transvaal special war tax of two
shillings and sixpence per acre affects
8,000,000 acies of English owned land
a part of which ia not worth more than
the tax.
Northern Route for Pacific Cable.
Washington, Feb. 8. Representative
Jones, of Washington, today submitted
to the house committee on commerce
an argument favoring the northern or
Alaska route for the proposed Pacific
cable, and giving an array of data
showing it to be the moat available
route.
There will be no transcontinental
rate war because of the Canadian
Pacific's refusal to sign the agreement
to abolish commissions.
THE HOUSE DEBATE
Both Sides of the Philippine
Question Discussed.
ITS COMMERCIAL IMPORTANCE
ta tha Senate, Caffrey Re.amed Ml
poeeh Began MondayThe
Currency Bill.
Washington, Feb. 8. The Philip
pine question again occupied the atten
tion of the house today, with a slight
digression concerning the war in South
Africa. The featme of the debate was
the speech of Williams, of Mississippi,
who presented an argument against the
annexation of the Philippines, which
attracted much attention. It was de
voted almost entirely to the commer
cial aspect of the acquisition, holding
that the absortion of the islands would
be ultimately ruinqua to the American
prolucers . of cotton, rice, tobacco,
hemp and sugar. Morris, of Minne
sota, made an exhaustive legal argu
ment in support .of the right to hold
and govern the islands. The other
speakers were Gibson, of Tennessee,
W. A. and H. C. Smith, of Michigan,
Cockaran, of Missouri, and Neville, of
Nebraska. The general debate on the
diplomatic bill closed today, and to
morrow it will be taken up for amend
ment under the five-minute rule.
Until the financial measure, now
pending before the senate, shall have
been disposed of finally, it will be con
sidered by the senate every legislative
day, to the exclusion of all except
purely routine business. This agree
ment will have the effect ot cutting
off all debate on the Philippine ques
tion or other matters except by unani
mous consent of the senate, unless
senators choose to discus other ques
tion in the time they devote to the
financial bill. Caffery, of Louisiana,
concluded his speech on' the Philippine
question, holding that the United
State ought to restore in the islands .
the status quo and then confer inde
pendence upon the Filipino, i
CO N OITIONS IN CUBA.
People Not Tat Beady for Self Govern
ment. '
New York, Feb. 7.--A special to the
Herald from Washington says: Though
gratified at the excellent conduct of
the residents of Cuba since American
occupation began, the authorities are
still unable to name the date when
American sovereignty shall end and the
inhabitants of the island shall com
mence the administration of their own
affairs.
Under instructions given by the pres
ident and secretary of war, before hit
departure, General Wood is doing
everything in hit power to educate the
people of the island in self-government,
not only by example, but by placing
them in position's of responsibility. It
it believed that after the Spanish sub
jects in the island have registered their
intention of becoming citizens of Cuba,
the people will be ready for the election
which will commit the municipal gov
ernments of the island to the officers
elected by the people. These elections
will, of course, be conducted under
American supervision. ."
The operations of the municipialitiet
will be carefully watched by the ad
ministration in order to determine if
the people are ready for a larger respon
sibility and if it should be shown that
such it the case, then a represenative
convention will be called to draft a
constitution and to establish a general
system of independent government.
In his annual message, the president
declared that the United States "must
see to it that free Cuba is a reality, not
a name, a perfect entity, not a hasty
experiment, bearing within itself the
elements of failure."
The year allowed by the Paris treaty
for the Spanish population of the island
to elect whether they will be Cuban
or Spanish citizens will expire on April
1 1 next. It was believed that by that
time the results of the census would
have been computed and tabulated,
when this government would then be
ready to provide for municpial elec
tions. Rockefeller No Longer President.
Chicago. Feb. 8. A special to tha
Chicago Record from Cleveland, O.,
says: John D. Rockefeller ia no longer
president of the Standard Oil Com
pany of Ohio, This is the parent com
pany of all the widespread Standard
interests. Mr. Rockefeller resigned
last December, but the facts were kept
secret until now. Vice-President Mc
Gregor, of New York, has been eleoted
president, and Secretary Squire, ol this
city, vice-president. Mr. Rockefeller,
it Is said, has been subjected to to
many examinations in the various legal
proceedings against the company under
anti-trust legislation that he found tht
presidency irksome, and hence hit res
ignation. Frank Rockefeller, brother
of John D., has resigned the second
vice-presidency.
Before starching your clothes put a
teaspoonful of pulverized borax in the
boiling Btatch to give a lovely luster to
the clothes. II will also prevent the
iron from stioking.
Million Dollar Fire at Tamploo.
Tampico, Mex., Feb. 8. Last night
fire broke out in the mercantile houae
ot Vales, Lopez A Abascal, on Abajo
Meroado street, consuming the entire
block, with the exception of three
houses. The estimated lots it between
$800,000 and $1,000,000, partly cov
ered by insurance in English compan
ies. Eleven retail and ' one wholesale)
house, including the city meat market
are in ashes,