TT.Jr V liillLL VOL, VII. 111LLSUOUO, OKKUON, TIIU11SDAY, OCTOHEU 23, 1000. NO. 32. 111 yr a. HI Delinquent Tax List for the Year 1899. Notice In hereby given that by virtu of warrant IsMied out of the Oovinty Court or th Hist of Oregon for Wash tnitton County, attested by the Clerk of mlil court on the 11th day of October, 1W0, ami to m directed, commanding m to collect ill delinquent tax..- for , the year ISM, for the County of Wash ington. Htale of Orvgon. unit fir went of , sultH-leiit personal property I have Iwled uiMin and will 'll at public auc. Hon to the highest bidder fur cah at lh south door f the Courthouse In the City or ttillslioro In said Washington County. Oregon, on MONDAY, TI1K WTIt 1AY of November. WW. the tut lowing described real property, situate In said County of Washington, Slate of Oregon, or to much thereof u may be titwenmiry to satiety the tnxea due. to gvthrr wl h cost and chimr thereon said sale to commence at 10 o'clock A, M. of said doy and continue from day lu day. HutuUy excepted, until said land In sold; Sabln. R. I.., Aaelgnee-Psrt of lot S. block 1, for! drove, a described In Hook 44, page Ml, Record of llecda for Wh- wgtnn county, Oregon X SK. ctlun 1, T. I N n. ) 4 . 41) iwi fisbln. It. L.-HW. H of NK. l, section IS, T. I N.. R 8 W., 40 Sabln. a I. Trustee NK. of acn Piling. I. K.-.UV acna In A. Har-p'r-'Ui'iilion land claim, tec tum it. T, I 8.. R. 4 W., de scribed In Rook 0, pace 7, R' ordw uf Deed for Washington County, Oregon , , RappinKton, J. W. ton, lot 13. 1 Do t so tic :4 s: -.US loCK 1 - Sargent. K. C.-NW. l section . T. t B.. R. 4 V 160 crs.. awyer. P.-8W. 1 of HE. u'of NW . section IS. T. 1 .S., a 4 W., 10 arrva ':', Saber. A. L-Bherwooa, lot 7, block J Hrhalrer. R K -Ut tt. 8pen. -r il(jtnrtad, a rc ........ Bchafer. Louie Weal I'ortland HclKhta, loll 31. S3, binck 17 .... BhtriM-hl, V. M.3 atrra In , aecttor. S, 4. T. 1 It. I W -aa deacrllird In Itxk 45. ia i. Kecorda of Deeds for Waahinc ton County, Orgon Brheracnel, V. A M 40 ama In t. Hall donation land claim, tectum a, T. N.. a t W a described In Book ... pax t, Keords of !)) for Wanhlii lon County, OrcRon; avctlon Ml, T 1 s a 1 w fth'erache!, V.ndat-iiiBhUrtd Ad dltlon. Illlliiboro, Iota 1 4 . block I Iota I. I. . block .Si ta 1. f. S. 4, block I fchmaar, K. A Tennla Y.'-A9 ara In N. H of NR. W.-iilon . T. 18.. at W.. aa'dvucrlbMi In Hook K, page 12. ftrmrda of leta (ur WaahlnalDn County. 74 ! 3 1( 4 U 1 3 42 70 M T SO .Oregon".,'...., Schmidt, Mnurlce Ilia Intercut In aectton , T, 1 N., a 1 10 acres Kchmldt. raul-Utaverton, lota J. 7, block I School. J. P.- South Coaat Atldl. tloi,. Hlllnlmro. tot 1, b ock M, Scott. Mr. Huth rort drove. 7 W 1 S4 2 U 10 w . lot I. block 4 8rf.lt. Mra. Rull HK. corner of 12 20 4 00 i su RuthlOOxlOO fret In lot Z, block 4.... Bctt. Mra. Ruth, lot 4. block 4.... .. BK""J. M.-NW. of SW. ectlon U. T. 2 8.. a 1 W., 40 acres Rerrmruta, Wm. t'i acrwi In !. Hall donation land claim, sec tion 41, T. 1 8., it 1 W aa de scribed In Book 3a. pag I, Rec ords of Dteda for Waahlncton County, Oregon Br ward. W. H.-8K. of 8W. . 8W. of 8K. H. aecllon 14, T. I 8 a 1 W.. M acres Sewell. Thoa. O. M. 8 -2 acres In K. H of BK. 4. section 17. T. 1 R. W., as diicrlbtd In llook SI, pane 117. Kecorda of lietda for WaahlnRton County, Orean Shaw, Ur: M. E. lUfdville, lota '''"iihaw. C. M.-NB. section 7. T. 3 K R. t W.. 140 seres.... Khcppard, Ellia A. 11yd Park, lota 18. IB. block 11 4 M 10 K I i 9 4(i 2 04 ( 7 1 if 8hut.John, and Foot, J. A. Hlllnboro, part of lot 7, block 1, aa described In Book 60, PK 274. Hecorda of Deeds for Wsahlnirton County. Oregon... 632 M Bhute, J. w., and Ton sue, T. M. Oak Orove Addition, Hllia boro, loU 1, 2. 3, 4, 6, (, 7, , block 2 Shute, J. W., and Tongue, T. H. Oak Grove Addition, Hllle boro, lot I, blot!k 8 Bhut. J. W and Tongue, T. H. Oak Grove Addition, Hllla boro, loll , 10, 11, 12. U, 14, 15, IS, block 2; lots 1 to 14 Inclusive, I acres, block 1 Smith. A, A and Helta of-Ile-ginnlng st a point 11.(3 chains W. of 8E. corner aectlon 31, T. 2 N.. K. ! W Willamette Merid ian; running thence 8. 2 dcg. E. along E. line of the Ander son Bmlih donation land claim to the NK. corner of R. H. Walker farm; thence W. along N. line of said Walker place , 24UO chains; thence N. alone; i K. Una of land owned by Cleo. ISanty to the center of McKay Creek; thence In a northtast- , erly direction with the meander ina thereof to the mouth of Heaverdam Creek; thence up said creek with the meandxrltiRH thereof to the NW. corner of do nation land claim of Mr, Bur ria; thence 8. 2 detf. E. 24.35 chains to place of beginning, containing 90 acres, section 3H, T. 2 N., It, 2 W.; section 4, T, I R 2 W. ..,.... ' Bmlth,"w.-E Jr. North Bide Ad dition, lot , block 2 , ..... Rmltb, W. W, Five acres In P. D. Haokleford donation land claim, auction 11, T. 1 N.. R. 1 W.( aa deacrlbed In Book I, page 113, Hecorda of Deeds for Washing ton County, Oregon ; Bmlthv Geo. L.-NW, 14 of BW. 14, section 7, T. 1 N., K i W 40 acres "1 Bmlth, U M.-39 acres In N. H of NW, 14, section IS, T. 1 N., R. 4 W., as described In Book FT, pas; 231, Records of Deeda for Washington County, Oregon .... Bmlth. John-W. Vi of 14, section M, T. 8 N., R, I W M acres "":";"." Boderland, N. Section 2, T. 1 8;. H. 4 W., M acres, lot 1; W acres In N. H of NW. ajc tlon 26, T, 1 N., H, IW, " scribed In Book 2, page 7S, Records of Deeds for Waehlng- ' ton County, Or-ron ... Sochren, C, C BE, 14 of NK. 4, NE, 14 of BE. 14, section 19, T. 2 N R. S W 80 acres;.,... pltwinbrger, John-West Port land Heights, lot 24, block 11... 2 7t 1 SI 11 M 2 sr 2 SO 2 44 t 12 t V I 12 Stare. E. A -TO acre In W. It. WUilama' donation land claim, section M, T. I A, a 1 W.. aa doaciibed In Hook t, page 6M, lter.rda of Deeds tor Washing ton County, Oregnn , Stanley. J, !l.-Hoeoow't Addition, 1100 2 84 MlllKtMirO, lot I, blOCR i HtitnwotHl. Catherine 4 acres In J. M. Howell's donation land claim 44, aertluna IV II T. 3 K. IC I W., as dearlbe4 In Nook 4, tag W lUM.k 44, page 21. KvHrd of IH-edei for Waahlng Ion t unty, Oregon Stack .le. llto, !. Wt IMrtland Hetahl, lots Is, 20, block I ..... 8trirer. (l.ll acres In set'llona S3. 34. T. I N.. II I W as de. acrtbed In Hook 31. page 47a, Itiecorda of Deeds for Washing ton County, Oregon (Mr vena. L. I). NK. 4 section Is, T. X N R. I W.. 10 ai res "(evens, l.llllan Mouth Park Ad dtttun. rorest (3 rove. N. V, lot 1. block 1; N. lot I. blw k 1... Bte-a, C. J.. H 'f HW. 14 ft NK. 4, tevtlon Si. T. 1 .. a 3 W.. seres Hteinhvlaer, Ike Hyde Park, lot 24. block t Bterne. K. C.-llyde Park, lota 1&. IS. 17. bNk Stilt. Adella-IIer Interest In W. Pointer donation land claim, eevtlon , T. 1 8.. R 1 W S7 acrra ......... PUme. Thoa, and Uoule, 4 K. S 'f 8W. V4. aectlon JJ, T. 3 N.. H.WNn acrea 8tna, p. A West Portland Heights, lot 32. block 11 Burr iv is. Morris 8..uthet Pri lantt. loti VI, W. 6, SO. II, 14, S3, 4. 4 acres Stout, taming All of 00. 8. Flewart a donation land claim M. swtlona 3, . T. 2 8.. R 3 W.. SOacns Btreter, W. U. Millard Van 8chuvr Tract. 10 acres, lot 21. Br--r, t. I. West Portland -.""Place. I arres. lo. 1 fc 1 H 4 41 8 II 220 3 70 1 21 1 14 I 10 8 38 I 13 11 40 10 81 I 3 1 II t 24 t 13 1 34 Buffen. M. K.-Hyd l"rk, lot IS. block IS Btuart. J. C West Portland Heights, lot I. block 32 Swett. Mra Jennie Hyde Park, lot 23. bock 7 Bwrek, John Ills Interest In N. S of HE, H. section 21, T. 3 H. t W a acres 28 U 1 13 Tamm. Carl Weat Portland Hslghta, lot 13. block 23 Tarinr, A. H. 4 acres In section 3, T. I N , R. 2 W., aa descrtned In Hook 11. peg 314. Records of Ikeeds for Washington County. Oregon 13 SO 4 80 14 80 15 71 1 40 13! 2 84 88 80 I 78 Taylor, M. M.-8outh Park Addi tion. Forest tirove. Kit M, biork 10 Thayer. Kmlly ii 1M acrea In section 4. T. 3 8.. a 1 W . as dearrlhed In Honk U, pg 310, Itecorrti of Deeds for Washing ton County, Oregon Th tlrrgon Mortgage Co Ltd. K. 14 (r HW, H section 14, T. 1 H.. R. 1 W.. 40 acres.. The Oregon Mortgage Co,, Lid. NK. H or NW. I, section 33, T. I B.. U. 3 W.. 40 acrea. Thing. Paul 34 acrea In M. Mix ire dunatlon land claim, aec llon 37. T. I 8.. R t, W.. aa de scribed In Book 44. page 1ST, Heword of Ieeda for Wash ington County. Oregon Thompson. C. C Two arra In section 37. T. 3 8.. R 1 W., as described In Book 34, page 27. Record of Deeda for Washing ton County. Oregon Tlmm, H. M SS't acres In se. tmnt II and 31. T. I H , R. 1 V.. as described In atok 41. a 493. Kecfnts of Deeds fur Wash- In art on County. Oregon , Tlmm. Peter NK. 14 section IJ. T. 3 N R. W ISO acres Tonsr, J. H, and N. C.-l acrea In W. Pointer a donation land claim No. . T. 1 8.. R. 1 W.. as described In Book 34, page 341. Records of feda for Ween- Inarton County. Oregon 3 71 Tualatin City Ileal Kstste Com- pany M seres In section 24. T. 2 8.. R. 1 W aa described In Hook Y, psge 662, Records of I Meeds for Washington County, Oregon 21 II Turney, W. I.. W. It of section . T. 1 N a a W , jjo acres,.; 13 13 t 84 t'lenwke. Louis S acres In section tt, T. I B., R. 2 W.. as dewrlhed In Book 42, psge 301, Records of Deeds for Washington County Oregon I'nlted Bistes National Bank Lot 10. dray OakTract, t acres.... Upton, Anna A. Two acres In se-ctlon 12, T. 2 8., R 1 W.. aa described In Book 43, page IBS, Records of Deeds for Washing ton County, Oregon Ppton, C. H. five acres In see tlon 32. T. 2 8.. R 1 W., as de scribed In Book 45, page 1M, Records of Deeds for Washing ton' County, Oregon Venan, M. K. A A. B.-All of lot 2. except SO feet oft west side 'of lot. block 30, Forest Grove Vino, J. K.r.ols 1 and 2, block . Wt Portland Plao Wa'ker, J, M. Ixrt I, block 4.. Walker's Addition to For Orove Walker. R, H The W. E. Walker donation land claim, T, 1 N., It. I W and T. 1 8.. R. 1 W 1 28 1 84 2 78 15 80 1 3 1 20 399 M 2 28 1 88 8 7S 2 44 14 84 818 acre Wallace, Mary O.-Lots 6, S, block I, Gaston Warner, Alex Lota 27. 31, block 22, Went Portland Heights Watrous, Jane W. NE. 14 section 20, T. I N., R 5 W., 160 acres... Watrous, I, A. NE. 14 of BW. 14, section 15, T. 2 N R W SO acres Wehrung, W. H.. Assignee of N. A. Barrett, Insolvent All of P. Dobbins' donation land claim No, 43, T, 2 N., a f W 320 acres .,, Welser, John 20 acres In W. H. Bennett donation land claim No. 40, T, 1 8., R. 2 W and No. 47. T. 1 N., R, 2 W as described In book 33, page 117, Records of Deeds for Washington County, Oregon , Welch, Wllllam-irLot (, 7, , block 22, Beaverton , Wheeler, D. R.Lot 1, J, 3, 4, 6, 7. 3, and W. V, of lots , 10, It, 12, Wheeler's Subdivision, St 14 acres ;,, ,,. Wheeler, Julia M. 214 acres In W. Btokes' donation land claim No, 61, T, 1 N., R. 3 W as de scrlbtd In Book 62, page 72, Rec ords of Deeds for Washington County, Oregon White, Samuel Five seres In Oeo, Rlchardrnn donation land claim No. 31, T. I 8., R. 1 W and No. 65, T. 1 8., R. 1 W., aa described In Book 80, page 301, Records of Deeds for Washington Coun ty, Oregon .,,.,.., White, J. J,-Lotg 1, 2, 8, 4, 5, S, block , Hyde Park Whitlow, C, M. at IX M.-214 acrea In R. Wilcox donation land claim No, (t, T. 1 N., R. IW as described In Book 30, psge 28, Records of Deeds for Washing ton County, Oregon Wilson, Rebecca V. 28 acrea, sec tion t, T. 2 N., R. 4 W as de scrlbtd In Book W, page 820, Continued on Secioid Pegs ) 71 4 SO 3 18 13 70 44 8 58 1 (4 213 8 11 EVENTS OF THE DAK Epitome of the Telegraphic Newt of th World. TKRSK TH KH KUOh .'HK WIRES Aa laterasllag rlleettea f lleasa 'Sia Twe Hemisphere Fees Ma 1 la a Ceriensed Teva. V Roosevelt limits In Ualttmnrs. Titers ars 02 case ol yellow Isvsr la Havana. Tbs total registration In (i raster Now York lor I WOO Is 6&S.U4. Bryan cloeenl bis eampaixn In New York with s speech In lluttalo, Tbs spread of yellow lever In Ha tana Is said to bs dus to Bpanisn lw mlgratlou. General Weyler, -cetto ueral of Cubs, has been appoluwJ caplalu general ol Madrid, Mr. Stevenson's forecast ol tbs sleo tlon is 138 for McKluluy, 109 for Ui? n aud 120 douttlul. Many American aud Kuropesn nils itouarles in hlisn Hi province bavs Umu killed by Boxers. Tbs Dutch cruiser Oelderland, with Prssldaut K rotter on boanl, has sallsd trout Lountuco .Marquee fur Kuropa, Oos man was killed In a Iraln wrack on ths Northern 4'aciflo near Missoula, Mout,, and s ton ol mall wsnt into s river. Cbarlei Dudley Wsronr, ths author, snd ons ol ths owners of Uts llartford Courant, died suddeuly at llartlurd, C'ouo,, sgnd 71. Ths New York Herald's forecast of Iho presidsntlar stectlon is lint Mo Klulsy will havs 2 HI and Uryso let votes In tbs slevtural eollegs. Firs la tit. Paul destroyed packing hones, a locomotive sod 80 bus ears, caused tbs death of flv Uieti by falling vslls sod ratalled i to of 9100,000. A special dispatch from Comttotfc oopl says nsw and frightful uiassaeres of Armanians bavs just ooeorrsd In tbs district of Dlarhekir. Tbs Wussul nans, It Is assailed, pillsged out ragsd and killed during five day with out lbs intervention ol Tuikieh troop. Klght villages, It Is sdded, warssulirs ly destroyed and bnrued. Accor llng o a comepondent of ths Kbanghsl . Mercuiy, lUsrtoii I'ontueatl, ; In Houth 1 1 utis n, was tortured four j boors by Cblnce. Differrut inembers of his body were reniored singly. Two priests wsrs covered with coal oil ami placed on a pits of sticks which wsrs then seel Ars to. liinhop Foguts was disemboweled, snd others were fright fully tortured. Three Ihoueaod con vert, led by French priests, In defend lug their church, were uis.eanrnd. Chlosas reformers ssptursJ llul Chow. Francs wsnt pesos negotiations to begin stones, Alrsres, s Tsgal leader, wss captured In Mindanao. Ths mlneowners agreed to the ittlk sr' deninds. HiHteevelt was glveo great recep tion in Cleveland. Kugtiiih horseman ars ' Agisting American jockeys, A French expedition wa tosuacred st Lake Assai, AftlcA. Captain 0. M. t'artnr I seeking hi liberty on s babes corpus. Lloton'i challenge was auuet)tl by ths Nsw York Yalcht Uhb. Ilohenliola hm resliinsd. Von Ilulow msy bs ths nsw Ucrtnsn chmicoltor. Tbs United Ctstes until Hist Marietta has gons to Cauton, alikU U threut susd. Rebels Wers defeated In sn sngngo sent with Atuoricuui at Tubuguau, Pansy, A dispatch received from Lord Itbb arts, under dati ol Pretoria, October 1, reports s number of minor sffa Irs, but wyi that tbs only, luoldunt of 1m- iortncs wss the snrreudering of Tonls Iloths, a brother of Commaudanl (leu. oral Botha, at Yolksrust, October 13. Two haudrsd Uintsn Indians from Utah hsvs Invaded Northwwttsrn Ool orado on their auunst booting exitodl tlon, and si usual on such occasion! tbs settlers ars greatly slsnnsd. Uov em or Thomas has spialed to ths fed srsl suthorltiss to drtvs tlis Indisns back to tbsir reservation. -The family of the late John Clark, of Nsw York, has eugxired eouuoel to try to obtain tlnrmtate ol his brother, I in lay Clark, who disd few ysarsago to Australia, leaving a fortuns eti mated st 920,000,000, Ths dead man was an owner of gold mine. Recent ly, Governor Yoorhees, of New Jsriwy, was iuformsd that the multimillton airs s heirs wore in that state. J IS left nons In Australia and his wb'ds for tuns is said to bs lying untouched waiting to lis divided among ' four nephews snd ueiae In Nsw Jersey, Among these ars Jitine N. Clark snd Jams W. Clark, whoss prsssut whers shouts srs unknown. TberS ars abont 80,000 lejwri lu ths Pnilipplusi. Ths gold yield ol Cripple Creek for tbs present ysar Is sxpsctsd to amount to 937,000,000. An English Inventor proposes to build a boat that will cross ths Allan. Ho in two days. Big imports of gold from Kurope ars intiolpatsd in Nsw York as a rent) It of Ihj resumption of mining lu South ifrioa. LATER NEWS. A Nsw fork batik teller itols f?00. 000 snl escaped. Boer guerrilla attacks glvs ths Brit' ish much trouble. A revolting crhns was nnssrthsd by Paterson, N. J., doisctlves. . Presidsnt Mitchell thloki this U tbs last week of ths miners' sir Ik. Twsntr'Bvs carloads of Oregon (roll trees will bs shipped to other states. Ths British steamship Royalist will ruler ths transiiort eervtcs of ths Uuit sd Htatei. Ths Pacific Cos el Company In Hire yean ha risen from bankruptcy to 91,000,000 surplus. Thlrteen-yesr-old school girl, Lulu Jons, was ths victim of umderoui assault st Jeffsrsnn, Or. Barun von Richtliofon 1 Count von Bulow's successor as roiuUtvr of for sign affair for (iermauy. . Tbs Kstilucky miners' striks hat been declared off. Klght hundred men wilt return to work st ones. Ths Russian minister of nuance, M. D Witt, authorise denial of tbs story that Russia began negotiations In Nsw York In the ralddls of October f s 900,000,000 loan. (leuersl Charles M. Bern, of ths Co lonildsn rvpttbliu's army, suuouuoei that his government bad purchased Usorgs Uoold's yacht, Atlanu, and would us bar In supprsssiog ths rsbsl lion. Near Yhksburg, Miss., Gleets lUrue. colored, wa lynched by s mot of his own people. In a dtunken fury Herues mnrdsreJ bis wile, stabbed ami badly wounded a negro who Interfered, and engaged in a rife dnsl with s whits man wbo attempted to arrest htm. Ths murderer wss shot to death. The cttisens of Oklahoma and In dian Territory want slngts statehood for ths two territories. Ths formation of league to promote this end ha cow insnced. Ths 0rt leagus was organ tsed at Wagoner, I, T. Determined effort lu thi direction ars Mag madi by th leading people of those, territor ies. Th Ruwlan l.attlelilp Rsisivan bsi been launched at (lamps' shipyard. No wins wss ossd k ths christening, th Rssslsa cerstnouy being observed. Ths new hattleehip t the largest eve built In thi country. Her Mai coal will be 9,1,000,000. Ths ship laS? feet iu length, bas n breadth of 72 feel IS inches, a dliplscement of 12,700 ton, aud a draught of 28 feet, bht will bav s ipesd of 18 knots. lleun Islksd to wdoted vol u a teen In Chicago. Natural gas ha been disoovsrsd besi ftpoksns, Wsah. America sprovsa of ths Anglo-Cur man agretwsut. Tbs miners' striks will I called 00 when sll ths companies post notice. Imparl! troop bavs auffered r venie in southern province of Chins Rohbsis attempt to blow open a safi of th First Nstional bsuk at Union, Or. Tbs snll-lmpcrlaltst ia sn ad Jrsw to tbs judspsudeut voters to sup port Bryan. Four flrsmsn wsrs killsd snd prop erty valued at 9400,000 destroyed in s 88. Psul Or. KuroiMwtn pspsrs. Indulgs In much critical discussion of th Anglo-tier man agreement. Agnimtldo la said to havs wrllton s lutter directing cessation of political stteinpt for paulftoatiou. A score of oritnlual Irian patlenti overpower their keepers and escaps from Nsw York ssylum. Tbs Ppantsh' cabinet resigned as a protest sgalust appoiutmeut of Weylei to bs captain-general of Msdrld, Cholera is increasing to suoh an ex tent In Jspsn that atsamers tbsnc bavs been qnsranttnsd. There are uuin ber ol deaths aboard teaman coming from Nagasaki. lion. John Kherman, representative in th bouse, for loug term a mem ber of the Must aud twios holding cabinet positions, died st bis residence In Wsihlngton, D. C In ths 78th yoai of bis sgs. John Alexander Dowis,. th Zionist, of Chicago, was mobbed at a meeting In London. Hvn hundred student attempted to prevent tbs faith healer lioni entering ths hall, but a strong (ores of polios pulled Mr. Dowis through th mob of itndant and ar .ettl the ringleader. Th transport Belgian King, which broke down soon after leaving Ma nila in consequence of sn accident to her machinery, ha put iuto Hong Kong for repair. Ths Argyls wss at Nagasaki on her way from Manila to Taku with animals, The Arao bas left Kolis for Msnila with animal. Tbs Thorns left Nagasaki ths HOth Inst, for Manila. Thn Breconihirs left Kobs ths 22d Inst, lor Msnila, with s largs cargo of lumber aud forage. Ths Sumner, Athenian snd Pik Ling war st Nagasaki ths 20th. The Athenian was bound (or Taku with animals, and ths Pak Ling was taking animals to Manila. Tbs Port Albert 1 at Nag uki, A German Arm hai built a locomo tlv on ths Amsrioan pattern, Ths international peace congrei In Psrls condstousd Ursst Britain's coursi in th Transvaal. During th last year 2,400 duli havs bsen fought In Italy and BOdsatbi hsvs tsiulied. Cabbsg crop in Europe ar gener ally poor thi yer and thi country Is being called upon to mag up the d fioisnoy, VIEWED WITH FAVOE Anglo-German Compact Sat isfactory to United States. ROTE OF APPROVAL WILLBK8KST Aaserlesa Reply Will Asespt Ike Prle el pi ef Ike Agreesieet-M AH braee te the Alliasee. Wsihlngton, Oct. 24. It wsi an thorltUvly itated tonight that the Unltsti btatei government view with distinct favor tbs principle of Ilia Anglo tjermso agreement relating to China and that a forms I rtions to that effect will bs mads at an sarly day to tbs Invitation tended this government to sooept ths principlss of tbs sgrmot. Th uerman chsrgs d'stTslres, Count do Quadt, bad oou lereuoe with HeoreUry Hay tbl after noon, presenting ofnolally . ths text of ths Anglo-German sgresment. Includ ing tits Invitation to ths United HUtes to sooept th principle therein record ed. Mr. Hay sxpresaed hi satisfaction at what bad bsen doue, osylug h felt It to bs In complets harmony with tbs pot toy this government had pursued, both as to lbs maintenance of uuob struoted commerce in China snd lbs territorial sntlty of ths smplrs, snd atldiug that formal reply would b given in day or two. Count d Quadt was gratified at thets assurance snd left with th bellsf that thr was snob a harmonious understanding on th general principles involved thsl tbs concurrenos of th power was near at band. "' Mr. Hey lui been fully advised of ths agreement ami bad gone over It with great cats with ths presideut yesierdsv snd today. This was th mors necessary owing to thsprssbleoi'i departure for Canton tonight, Ths re mit of the deliberation! is summed up in ths statement that th govern men! view the Anglo-Garinat. agree ment with favor. It la also probable that some attention b btwu given to ths draft of ths American reply. It 1) likely to bs mors lu tbs lorm of s not f approval rather than any formal ! berencs lo ths alliance, but this i said to be merely a matter of detail. About tbs only lerlou qoestlon which bai sriecu a to the American reply wsi in clause three of tbs Anglo- German agreement. Thi state that In case of another power making use of ths eompllcttlon in China In order to obtain territorial sdvautages, Germany snd Great ltiitein reservs tbs right to reach a preliminary understanding ol the eventual step lo bs taken for ths pMtsction of their interests. Tbl i open to ths construction of being a threat. It I prohabl that tbs Ameri ca 11 reply will not go beyond accepting the principle tbst Germany and Ureal Britain havs s right to agree between themeetve si to thslr evsntoal course. But titer i not likely to be anything which will commit thi government to accept till eventual agrssment. In short, tits third clause Is Interpreted to apply only to Germany and Ureal Brit ain, that being no Invitation extended to other powers to join them lu a pre liminary understanding regarding th svsutual itep to bs taksn. JOHN SHERMAN DEAD. Passed Away at HH Wmhlnglen Ham ye.la.rday. ,. Waehington, Oct. 24.Hoo. John htiermnu. repreneuUtlvs in t'.s house; lor a long term a member of ths sen at and twice holding cabins! posi tions, died st bis reeldsno In this city al 0:48 o'clock this morutug in the 78th year of his sgs. His death had been expected for torn day and lov ing friend gave him their unremitting oars and attention to ths end. The immediate mm of death was described as brain exhaustion, incideut to ex tretne weakness, dus to old sgs and several attacks of icknes from which hs bad suffered for the pait year and a half..... . Nines Saturday afternoon, Mr, She man bad been most of th time nncou clous, rallying partially at lutsrvsls when slight nourishment was given him. Ytsterday afternoon, evidence of th spproashin'g sod wsrs mauifest and hs failed to regain oonsoiouenes after 8 o'clock, passing sway peace fully Just after dawn broke. , About 1 o'clock this morning hs rallied some what from ths stopor and turned htm self ovsr in bed, but sfter that hs grad ually sank until ths end earn. Secretary Sherman's death occurred in ths handsome boms on K itrest which he bad erected eight years sgo. 80ms weeks ago the teoretary deeded this valuable property to Mr. MoCsl lum. Ths secretary wa a largs holds! of real sitats In this city. Conserva tive estimate of hi walth place It at around 91.000,000. Resisting Indians Armed. , Denlson, Tsxas, Oct. 28, Tbs Creel full-blood council bas beoo joined by Cbootaws, Chlokasaw, Chatoksu and Seminole, all armed , with Wluabe -tsf. They declare they will itund by ths treaty of I860 and will not taki allottinent of land, Colonol Sheen fele, ageut of ths five oivilised tribes, Is oontldeut that hs can bandls ths sit uation. - , - ... Veres Returning Prom China, Manila, Oct. 24.-Mr. Wildman, United States consul st lloug Kong, who is now in Manila, lay th expec tation ol a general nti-foreign out break In Southern China, notably in Canton, li growing daily, and that cablegram! received by him last week record sn Inoresiing nneaslneai In Hong Kong. A troop of ths Sixth United states cavalry aud a ooutiuysut of marine from ths United Btatei bat tleship Indiana havs arrived ber from Cbina. MANY REFORMS IN CUBA. lh Islaad Is Presseroas trader Assee leas Military Mel. Washington, Oct. 25. Major-Gener-si Leonard Wood todsy msds a Ute men! s to ths contents of bis oivil re port a governor-general of Cuba. Hs says; "Kvery town of oonssqusncs in ths island bs bsen provided with a hos pital, wall equipped with alt necessary tuppllei and appliance. Tbs largest hospital, wblob 1 at Havana, I caps bl of accomodating 2,000 patUnts, and Is now serving s a general munici pal boepltal for that city, "Asylum for orphan children bsvs been sstabllsbsd wherever nsoeary, Tbs number of the Institution ha been gratly reduced during tbs past fow month, owing to tbs great Im provement la th general condition existing in Cuba, children being taken back to their famllle or to tbelr friend. It it tbs purpose of tbs gov ornmsnt to establish four tats inatitu lion, two for boy and two tor girls, two to bs industrial snd agricultural, and two to bs correctional and indus trial. Thess Institutloui will b cap. bis of accomodating about 800 cbildrau each, aud will be thoroughly equipped with all upplia and matstlals re quired by such on institution under UiOderats conditions," . Gsnsrsl Wood describe tbs sweeping re lorm of tbs prison system and of tbs procedure of tbs courts, and note that ths writ of habeas corpus will taks effect December 1. Of ire cbool, bs say: , .. .t t, - "During tbs trnl ysar over 8,000 putilio school bav been established 8,600 teacher ar employed in tbtn, and 160,000 children srs In ths schools. This number 1 oonitsatly Increasing, snd by the snd of tbs present school year it U believed w shall bsvs 260, OOOohlldrea la school. Tbs laryt number st school under Spanish nil was hetweau 26,000 snd 80,000. Ths salaries paid ths teacher srs all nigh, exceeding any paid In tbs United Stetel in corresponding grsd, with exception of three or four Urge cltiee. School desk aud lopplie for 100,000 children bsvs been purchased, tent (0 lb island and put up. Tbs snthoslasm for pub lie eduction Is great. Tbs trip of 1,800 tesi'hers to Cambridge ws bene ficial, and attempt will bemads to re pent It next ysar." General Wood tell of ths improve ment In sanitation, suppression of dis ease, maintenance of order, repair of bouses, building, mall and telegraph service, construction of road, bridge and llght-bouMM, founding of nw In fhietrles snd reform of taxation. Hs ays: , .... "immigration, especially ' from Hpain, I heavy. It I probable that 6tl,000 Will bavs sntered Cuba during ths present year, and tbs peopls srs all Industrious and good workmen. Ths financial condition of ths country Is excellent. Ths government I en tirely lulf-tupporttng, snd th tieasiiry ha an unincumbered balance of 91,600,000. "Th tot.seco nop of last year wa an immenne on. , This year the sugar Stop will b between 560,000 and 000, 000 tons. The value of tbl year' crop of sugar and th coming tobacco crop will be, conservatively, 9100,000,000. Tbl doe not Include th very large production of cocoa, of coffee and vari ous vegetables aud fiuits, nor does it Include any ol tb proceed from min ing and mny other Industrie." Two election hve been held, con ducted entirely by Cuban, and with out disturbance, Anefneieut custom, ervice ha been establiehed, a well at a revenue cotter service and a harboi police aud quarantine system. QOVERNmTnT OF MANILA. Bats Past la Ik Revert ef Qesersl Oils. Wsihlngton, Oct. 25. In the report of Major-Ueueral Otis, as governor general ot the Philippine, the follow ing concerning the government ot tbt city of Msnila wss mads public today. "Tbs money expended to police and Improve th city of Manila, to make the necessary repairs on roads snd brldgoi, to replace government build ingi which Were dilapidated, to stamp out the infeotiotts dlscsee of smallpox and bubonio plague, to maiutaiu a largs native police battalion, number ing 260 men, together with the money required to defray ths ordinary inci dental sxpenses, bsi been greater by oue-bslf than the city's collected re ceipt!. "The liquor traffic has been exten sive, especially In ths matter of intoxi cating native drinks. In reducing the numburof license which Spain grant ed freely, the native complained pre viously that they were deprived of ths privileges of which Span bestowed. Noth withstanding thee complaints, they were greatly ditnluihed, but could not o entirely withheld, nor could the trafflo be destroyed by any . mean within our power.' Experience led to the belief that it could be controlled through careful manipulation nnter a stringent license law." Peace In Santo Domingo, New York, Oct. 24. A diipatoh tc the Herald from Santo Domingo iayi) Ths whols country ii pacified. The leading revolutioniits are prisoner. Thsy hsvs snbmittsd and the govern ment li being conducted without troa ble. " ,. Aiaerlesa Transvaall Prisoners. Colombo, Ceylon, Oct, 24. The statstusnl that ths United States bs intervened with the view of the traw ler of American Transvaal priionen tc a more salubrious climate bas astound ed Ceylon. Among ths prisoners are an officer and six men described aa Americans. , They, aro all well, and havs been so sines thsir arrival. Ths prisoners' oamp is iltuated in th bsalthisit locality. HE STOLE A FORTUNE Defalcation of a New York Bank's Note Teller. THEFT AMOUNTED TO 1700,000 Chart) t. Aleord, ef th first Utlol, la the Dsrealter-Prebebly Ktv eased to Bos h A series New York, Oct. 25. Charles L. Al ford, not teller of th First Natlouitl Bank, of thi city, I a fugitive and a defaulter to th extent of 970000. The announcement of th defalcation, which wi made thii afternoon, cre ated the utmost excitement to financial Slroles In this city, but th well-known tability of the First National and a ttemnt issued by the bank bad a dieting effect. Tbe statement was a follow! , ; ,r . "Th note teller, wbo hid been In the employ of tbe First National Bsuk for many years, is a defaulter to a largs smoant. Ills operations nave contin ued for a considerable period, and bsvs been skillfully concealed through a manipulation ot bl balance books. Tbe diioovery was roads by ons of tbs bank's smployes a lew days sfter ths completion of tbs sxsmination of th bank by th United State examiners. During the oontinuance of hi pecula tion periodical examination have been made by several distinct corps of examiner, representing the controller' department, . all expert sccountsnti, and th bank ba also had frequent in dependent examination, none of which ba developed any Irregularities. 1 Th aggregate of th false entriei, amounting to 9700,000, bas been charged off on tbe book of th bank out of th reserve fund without dimin ishing the sorpln and profit of lb bank, a reported in the lost published statement. " Alvord has been with the bank for 20 yean, and wa one of tbe most trusted men In tbe Institution, Hi stealing extend over a long period, hot no upiclon of tbe truth wsi known until 10 dayi ago, when be sent word that h wa ill at bi borne. Af ter he had been away for S day or two the bank put expert at work and soms Ineg olaritte were fouud. As the x pert delved deeper and deeper iuto Alvord' book, the extent of tbe rob bery began to dawn on the officers uu til they were overwhelmed to find that it reached the enormous figure of f 700, 000, - ' . " There was a rumor that Alvord took I steamer for South America. DENVER BUSINESS MEN ' ' '. ..- v,, i Want Large Apprnprlallens for Oevers icl Irrigation Survey. Denver, Oct. 25. Colorado bnil ncaa men recognixg the benefit that attache to their state through th work of the government along tbe line of irrigation investigation and inrveyi for reservoir site. The Denver cham ber of com nieroo snd board of treds last month adopted rlgoront resolution! calling attention to the great develop ment possible in Colorado, through ir rigation, and to the generally accepted opinion that only by the storag ol flood water can th future problem affecting tuoceaful (arming in the arid region be solved, and pledging auppuft to th United State geological survey in securing large congreeionl appro priatiou for carrying ou their work for iitrveyiof reservoir sites, and other preliminary Irrigation work. " West of the ?orU. . Many sections of the West srs be ginning to reap the bitter fruits ol foreit destruction. A few year (go the anow would drift, and pile tip in the mountain gulches, thickly studded . with pins and other tree, forming an ltnoit Impenetrable (lorest protection, and these gradually melt away, supply ing water for the streams until ' late In the season. Thi, now,, ho too often changed. The timber has gradually, but lurely, been cut and burnt away, until now some of the finest forest of the mountain have diappeared, and where the (now bank would remain until late in the season, they now dis appear mouth earlier, and instead of meltiug gradually, the - flood-water come with a rush, and then oease wheu moit needed. There i tcaroely any thing more important than foreit pro tection and preservation, which means a guarding of the water supply, sud every state an 1 every section should rouee te active local organisation snd national co-operation. The Philndolbpia Public Ledger, sn old .and conservative Eastern journal, speaking of the arid public luudi, ar gues forcibly, that in order ' that they may bs redeemed ths nation should assume the task of irrigation. ; , SoulU Carolina Bxposltloa. -Charleston, S. C, Oct. 26.--Ths di rectors of the South . Carolina Inter state and West Indian expoetion have reooived the designs and drawings for buildings and grounds. The plan in oluds about 16 important buildings, the largest to be the cotton palaoe, which will have an . area of 60,000 square feet. Forth government builtliug it 1 proposed to have a replica ot the White House. ' Forestry In Philippines. Ithaea, N. Y Oct. 25. President Schurman.of Cornell University, today announced that the New York College of Forestry bad been asked to furnish competent assltaut to the foreitry bureau at Manila, P, I. Captain A hern, in charge of that bureau, pur poies to reorganise the bureau, whioh coder Spanish rule employed over 1 Dp officials, to supervise the exploraiiou of 20,000,00$ aoras or more of public foiet domain, furnihing now a revenue o(9l0J,000 annually, - 0 1