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The w 'HElLLSBRa Arsis, IIILLSKOKO, OKKCJON, THURSDAY. FEMUJAKY 7, 1001. NO. 47. VOL. VII. us or i rauiiBiiiiiis FroM All Parts of Ihc New World Mindoro and the Old. Natives Turn Against the Insurgents. Or INTEREST TO OUR MANY READERS THERE ARE NO TROOPS AT MINDORO tompthtnilv Review of tha Impart!) Haf pettlngi ol the Past wtek hi Coeukrutd form, Fmperor William bat returned home. Mrs. Nittuu wrecked another Topeke sell on. Miles It promoted to be ll.ut.ouent general. Preparations continue at Th Hague lur lh royal waddlug. German expwtltiuus are .till being nut out from I'.klti. Him trau.port Mcritr.r.on la e.hore ...pmr Malautaa, ml w ill be tuUI Ioe. '(Mime! Atbt-rt llarUuff, a.al.taut eurgtton-gaueral, U. H. A., bas leu re Mitd. . Ilia Chinese end foreign envoy uiel t Feklu to discuss lh question of peu It If i. Yout.ey was seutancal to lit tia prlanutueut for complicity la the U ne bs I murder. Ad Athena, ()r., electrlo company may build a iUut which will supply power to lour town. Tbe Utah letgl.lalure pa.ead a reeolti lion favnnug Hi eleulun ol Uuited Mate iftiHloii by dirvct vote. Blackford, a small town la northern Kentucky, un the Illinois Central rail road, baa ba alpel out by lira. North Pacific freight train In Cascade mountain, ran away, killing out man and lujmiug several others. Fatenta (ur 1,61)0 aorta of ttii Ikt laud In I'lataop- couutv, Or., hava Ihu tl led lur record. Tbe property baa all Ixwd purchased by au Amurla -ouipanv. Hear-Admiral F. linger, bit lxeu detached (rum duty aa president of tba board of lu.pex tton and eutver. II. la to tak commaud of ona ol tba 10 divisions of tba A.latlo squadron. John Hatbaway, resident of North Yakima, Wash., mvstarloualy rii.iip neared from bla home la.t v.ok. II. left aaytoji that ba wee lining tubing, and nottilng baa tram heard of htiu tluca. J, rierpnut Morgan and hU a. elates have purchased from A ml row Carm-ma a cou'rolllug ititrre.t of tlia I CaniPgia Company. While the pur-A-haxa price la uuktiowu, It la thought to be out la than $M.oim,ttOi, The queen's body was laid at rest I Frogmore. Tba Italian ministry was ata.ked in tha chamber of deputise. Secretary Hoot replliis to the aenate on tha deportation of Tagala. Mr.. Nation was arrested whilei "Joint-smashing" In Topok. Tha prealdeol bat sent a long list of irny noinliiutions to tha souate. Tha Aatorla oily eonuoll hat granted 75-year etreut railway frnnrliUe Titled gueit are hMglnin j to arrlva t Tha Hague (or Wllhelinliia'a wad dlug. Fire inches ol .now baa fallen In New York city during tha punt lie bourt. John Mar.li.l day aierclnea were bald at tha national capital and at other oitlaa. Mindoro natlvet In tha Philippine! row againat the lunurgenta and killed the mbel governor. Faderalitali in Rallan province, Dill Ipplne UUuda, wanted tha luturgenti (o came oparallon. Oregon approprlatloua to lha a iioimt of 3ltl,880 have lieau agreed npju by way t and meana ooiuintttoe The Maaonlo temple at Toledo, OMo, waa deitrored by lire, antailiug Ion of $150,000. of which f&O.uoo it on tha building. Benator Ilambronuh baa reportad from the committee on lauda a bill providing (or the eittuliliihmeut of ret Rtkcl Covtraor of tht liland KlIM -Naer. alliU la a Luion Provinc W.ra tht Iniurcntk Manila, Feb. 6. Native, have re ported at llatuugaa that a wk ago tha uatlrra of tba taland of Mlmtoro ruca agalnat the luturgauta ana killed the iu.urgeut goveruor. There are uo troop, at Mludoro. Tba Federal parly of liataan prov lure, luoludlng the pre. Id eo I of each pueblo, bald a big meeting at Oreuia yrtterday, and resolved to uodly the luturgenti of llatuan that they luaxt ce.M opaiatlotit within a weak or the propla wtll aatl.t the Americana to capture theui. Kurreudera and minor aklrinl.bat ooutlnoa in Southern Luaou. A few In aurgauia have bean killed. Tbvre were no American catualtlea. l'ubllo dltouaalon of tba provincial government bill baa been cunt plated. Tba bill will ba pawed Wedne!ay, and aoon alterward the commiieilourre ill begin their toor of organlaing provincial goverumenti In thoM prov Incea of Southern Luan which (ieuer I MaoArthur and the oniniuitiiuuera conaidor aollUiently pacified. Com- mlaaiouera Wright and Ida, who at drafting criminal and civil rodaa, may remain In Manila temporarily, to com- pleta their work by February 23, whan the commlttlonera and practically all the employe, will leave fur tha (outb ern ialamla, where they will examine the con litlon. and rouiiuue tha oigau- Ixation of governmnnta In province, which are lound to ba prepared for talf. government. Tha ouiiiniia.oiier. ex pact to tpond four week, ou their tooth em tour. Fewer than 400 perron, attended tha meeting called bv henor Itueiicatnino at ' the Khuil tlirater, in the Tondo ward of Manila, to Inaugurate the evangelical niovemeut. Tonnldi ralde lutereat wet maui (ruled in lite pro ceeding., and there wna aooia expr tloua ol approval of the addre.ee.. No attempt, however, wai male to com mit the in ret lug to I'rote.Untimn, that aipaot of tha cae ltng left for uIim( quent action at hit diacretlon by Hev. Jamea It. Itogera, a inia.iouarv of the i'roeliyterlan bwrd, who wai prewnt. heuor Itneucautino explained tha reltg ioua effort a. wholly out.ide tha Federal party, which had been orgauited aolaly to promote political police. MONEY FOR THE .ARMY. Approprlatloa BUI Carriu Ona fluadrad aa4 Eihl.ta Mlllloa. Wellington, Fab. . Tha army ap propriation bill, making provltlon fur tha army, under tl.e reorgauiutton la ceutly enacted at oompleUd by' the bou.a oonimittea on military affaire anil reported by Chairman Hull. It cairle. approximately I IH.UOO.OOO. aa agaiu.t a.tlmatea of about 1 180,000, UOU made by war department official.. The total of army appropriation, gen eral and deficiency, for la.t year aggre gated $118,000,u00. Chairman Hull aaya tha preaeot bill wtll be ample, and will not eutall a deficiency meaa ore laUr. The contingency appropria tion of 11,000.000 to "meet emergen clei conetaotly arinlog," waa atrtcken out by the oommlttea. Tba main itemi a. allowed are: Pay of oflicera, 15,000,000; pay of eoli.ted men, 14, 1)00,000; pay of retired ofiicera, f !, 600,000; nuraa corpa. 1130,000. The total foriotal.teni:aapproxlinataa $13,- 000.000, of which amount 1 1 J, 000,000 la for regular rationa and IU30.000 fur alck and convalescent ration!. Tha a;gregt for tba quartermaa ter'a department la the large.t in the bill, reaching f 57. 150,000. The chief itetua are: Quartermaater'e auppliaa, 19,000,000; iucldenUl auppllei, 400,000 boraet for cavalry and artil lerr, 1750,000; barracka and quartan, $3,000,000; traoiportatlou of army and auppllei, $34,000,000; clothing, etc, $8,000,000. Owing to the neede of the paymaitora department, tba bill grant. authority for the detail ol captaini ol tha line at paymaeter while tbere may be neoeaatty fur inch detaila. BOERS CAPTURE BRITISH POST 10 ill D Hi! Sentence Was Pasesd on Henry L Youtsey. Kitchener Report. Ml of Mtddtrtfoolila -No DtUila. Loudon, Feb. 6. Tha war oflloe ha. rceaived the following diiiatcb from Lord Kitchener, rotnmandar-ln-cbief in Sooth Africa: "Pretoria, Feb. 4. Our poet at Meddenfontein, in the Gaterrand, aoutbeait of Krugeralorp, waa attack ed by 1.000 Boer.. The relief column taut out from Krugeredorp failed to prevent tba fall of the poet. No de taili yet at band, but officer, and men raptured at tha pout are arriving at Yereenigltig." Boart ia Portuguue Territory. Loorenco Marnnei, Feb. 8. There la a commando of '.',000 Boer, on Porto gueee territory. It ia .opposed that their luteutiou it to re ue tha lloera here. The Portugueaeauthoritiea have decided to remove to Madeira mob Boer refugee, at decliue to aurrender to the Urltiab. SOUTH AFRICAN WAR. i CAUSE FOR ENCOURAGEMENT IrrlfjOoa Movement b a New Thlej to tha RtidtnteftneEMt The frienda of legation need not fear that becao.e of the adverw treat ment received ty the great number of irrigation bill, and amendmenta intro duced in coogreaa, eepeically In the bonne of representative., the national FOR AIDING IN THE COEBEL MURDER irrigation h '""'.i' Vl oe rememuerea o iinuvu movement ta a new thing in tbe F.att. Prior to tha prerent awilon of congreaa I it baa bardly been coniidered terioutiy i by 10 per cent of the FUatern congreae- men. And it mutt be remernoerea tint in what may be considered tbe urly atagea of a new movement, a great maia of literature and diicuaaion I .nil offnrt mn.t ha tint forth which wilt aerve aim ply at a meana of direct ing attention to tba subject and Indi cating tbe variety of iutereeti and pnr- ooaea favoring ami behind it. When individoal efforta and attempt, at leg ialatlun in tbe ihapeof billilntrodoced ami amendmenta offered in congreaa btoome no numeroui anl lneiitent aa to auume tbe nature' of a public clamor, then the proper committee. whether hottile or favorably diipoaed to tbe tiroiect. muat give tbe matter consideration; muit gather all tba kin dred billa together and formulate from thttn a comprebenvive meature, and make a report upon it. Tbia ia tbe lituation in the preteut abort aeeaion of congreaa. Old and expected legis lation is preening in great volume (or enactment, and congretimen are not willing, in the limited time at their diipoutl this winter, to take up exhaus tively a new queation, nor ia it tbe purpose of tbe friends of irrigation to attempt to force tbe tubiect ever thelraa every congre.nnan now know, that tbe question is a coming one and a question considered to be of great and pres.ing intere.t to a large number of people, inscluding tbe commercial sections looking ior a market for tbeir products. Tbe desultory agitation of this sea sion on tbe irrigation subject is serv ing lta purpose well. VICTORY FOR MEXICANS. Enj.jtd M.v lndi.ni and Killed ind Wounded Three Hundred. Bt. Lnuls, Feb. 6. A .pedal from Oxaoo, Mexico, says: The military authorltea have been advised of an other engagement which took place be tween the government troopi and a large force of Maya Indiana. The bat tle took place alioot nine tulle, from Hanta I'rua, the stronghold of the reb el!, and re.olted lu a victory for the government troopi, Tha ca.ualllea on the rebel aide were heavy, It being eatimated that they loet over 900 ttiou killed and wounded. Seventl hot) dred reinforcements have Jollied Uen oral llravo'a commend. It la itH.-irti-il thai there are several white men. among the officers of tbe Maya foice. They are believed to be Kugllabtnen from Ilrlllah Ilondutaa, which country borders on tha Maya teiTitory. ervoira for storing waters to irrigate arid lands. Railway trafflo Is seriotialy inter ferred with by a land slide on tht Southern Pacific In the Cow creek can yon country. The track is covered for over 200 feet, tanging in depth (rotn 15 to 80 feet. Captain Rayand Sulser, ot the volun teer quartermaster's department, dlad on tha transport Pak Ling, which has arrived at Han Frandeeo, Captain Hulser waa a brother of Representative Sulser, ol New York. L. A. Wing, manager of the Taonma theater, was aasnulted by two men as he wan going noma and twice knocked down, lie fought energetically and railed for assistance, and so waa not robbed. He received slight injuries on the forehead and wriHt. has given $3, Frcuoh, aa Pritaatr ProtctUd Hi. butattace. Declaims; HI Conviction Was AcxomplteJwd by Suborrutioa of Perjury. Georgetown, Ky., Feb. 7.Henry F.. Youtaey was sentenced by Judge Can tt ill tbia afternoon, and tomorrow will I taken to Frankfurt to enter upon bia term of life imprisonment. Youtxey waa pale and weak wben be stood up to receive tbe sentence of tba court. Hi. wile aat near by and heard tbe sentenra of tbe law cooMguing ber bn.band to tbe penitentiary for life, but bore op under tba ordeal bravely. Hrletly, Ja'lge Cantrtll outlined tbe progress of tbe caae from the time of the iu.lli tuieut until the returning ol the verdict. "Now," continued the judge, "have you any reason to give wby sente-nce thou id not be pronounced upon you?" Youttey ablfted bis position slightly and cleared bia throat. One baud clutched tbe lapel of bis coat and tha other rested on tbe table. The court room waa perfeotly quiet. In alow but audible tone Youtsey spoke these ords: "I have nothing to aay, except that I am innocent, and that my conviction waa accomplished only by base and in famous aoliomation of perjury Then be quietly aat down. For a moment no one ske. -II,. m-.a nl rhl,h run should have addreaeed to tbe jury which convicted yon," ansaeted tbe judge "It Is tha judgment of this court that yon be removed by tbe sheriff of Scott county to tbe state pen- iteutiary at Frankfort, and there be coutiued at hard labor lor the period of vonr natural life." The cafe of iiarbour Weaver, accused of periory In tbe Powers care, was called for trial in the circuit court this morning, but, owing to the ab- eeuoe of more than ball of the wltiiesrea lor the defenie, waa paaed nntil the afternoon to give attorneys an oppor tunity to prepare an affidavit of what the a'beaol witnesses will testify to. FRUITGROWERS' CONVENTION More IN BRITgH COLUMBIA. en Antl Jtiull Demonstration, Valencia, Spain, Feb. 8. The auti Jesuit demonstrations which began in Madrid in connection with the anil Clerical play "Kleolra," hava spread to Valencia. Today crowds guthered in front of the Jenit church of the racred Heart, where a confirmation of children was In progreaa, and shouted, ''Liberty forever," and "Down wlt.l the Jeauits," A Jesuit who was leav lug the church was hooted, and then tha crowd niarched to the Jexuit col lege and stoned the windows and doom, still shouting, "Down with the Jean its." Finally the (leinoustiHtion was dispersed by gendarmes, j Philadelphia Editor Commlti Suicide. John T. Williams, editor of the Key stone, a Philadelphia trade pnper, com mitted suicide by polaion at 81. George hotel, New York. Rectlvcrt for Locomotivs Works. New York, Feb. 6. William Har bour and John O. Bennington were to day appointed receivers to wind up tbe business of tbe Kogers Loooinotlvo Company, at Patterson, N. J. It is likely the works will be disposed of at private sale, Trains Again Running Out of Pekln. Berlin, Feb, 6. The Ge. man war office has received a dispatch from Conut von Waldersoe, dated Pekiu, which announces that ruilway com mnnication has been restored between Pckin, Feng Tal and Pao Ting Fu. Alfred Vanderhilt 700,000 to his fiance,-Elsie her marriage portion. A Montreal paper warns Egnland to cease insnlting French-Caundlane, declaring the British government hold Canada through the people of Quebec province. Abraham Oppenheimer, a Pbiladel phia citizen of 80 years, astonished all observer! by doing soma wonderfully fauoy skating on the pond , in Fremont Kaffir Riflca Lol Htavily la tht Entagtrntnt Ne.r SenckaL London, Feb. 6. Tbe Cape Town corre.pouilent ol the Daily Telegraph, nil lug Sunday, says: It appeara thut in the action be tween General Knox and Geuerel De- wet, near Heuckal, the Kaffir rifles sua tained about 100 casualties. Mora mounted troops are still needed. Three lloer invading columns, of which Her aog'a was (or a time the advance guard, are now moving toward me utange river. It is believed that I'iet Botha's force of S.000 men, with seven guns, from SmithAeld, has crossed into the Colony. Briti.h concentiatiou is pro ceeding. Outlying garrisous are be ing withdrawn (or the purpose of necur lug the main Hues. General Dewet is expected to enter Cape Colony." French Cpturtd a Canyon. ' London, Feb. 6. General Kitchen er, in a dispatch from Pretoria, dated February 5, says: "French's column, in driving the Boers east, captured a IS pounder and picked up parti of a second gun dis abled by onr Are. Tbe commandoes in the colony are being hustled. Tbe Midland com man. lo is being chatted by Haig In the direction ot Steytlersville. Sixteen of them have recently been killed by our men." Tht Moddcrtfonteln Affair. London, Feb. 6. Lord Kitchener, commander-in-chief in South Africa, reports to tbe war office as follows: "Pretoria, Feb. 6. Our caualties at Moddersfouteiu were two officers killed and two woundel. It appears thnt the post waa rushed ou a pitoh dark night during a heavy rain. The enemy numbered i,4uu wun two guna. "'Campbell, south of Middelburg, engaged BOO Boers, who were driven back with loss. Our casualties were SO killed or wounded. "French is near Bethel, moving east and driving the enemy, with slight op position. Fonr of our ambulances, while seeking wounded, were captuied Tbe doctors were released, "Dewet's force ia reported south of "Dewetsdorp." Great Northern Sterna to Be Proceeding Extcnilvc Plana. Vancouver, B. C, Peb. 7. Options on f-500,000 worth of property in the east end of Vancouver have ju.t been secured by the Great Northern rail way. The p operty is a water front on Fabe i-r.ek, a blanch of KnglUh bay. The eompauy inteuds building a canal trom deep water on tbe ma aide of the city to the site that has been secured. Two weeks ago tbe Great Northern acquired the charter of the Victoria, Vancouver & Kastern railway, whose projected lice ia 800 inilea in length, from the Kootenai mining cities to Vam-ouver. The plan is for the east ern end of the line to connect with the Great Northern system running out of Spnkne, which will cive a separate outlet at the catt, besides Seattle. To cross the Fraaer river at Westminster s another feature of the project, and Irom tbere to Vancouver, 12 miles, a road will he built. Than 100 Delegates From Northwest SUtts Meet in Portland, Mora than 100 fruitgrowers from Oregon. Waxbingtn, Idaho, Montana and British Columbia attended tbe an noal convention of the Northwest Fruitgrowers' Association, wnicn was fornallv opened in the auditorium of the A. O. U. W. temple at Portland, Or., Tuesday morning. President N G. Blalock, of Walla Walla, presided After a prayer by Rev. A. A. Morri eon. President Blalock, E. L. Smith of Hood River; F. L. Wheeler, North Yakima and L. A. Porter, Lewiston, Idaho, made reports ol crop conditions in their country, which ther said, were favorable. Mr. Anderson, of Victoria, a member of the British Columbia department of in barbor tricoltBrp' nia,1e short addreaa advo Fit Only for Full. Lima, Ohio, Feb. 6. V. F. Lakln, one of tbe Standard Oil Company's confidential men, returned today from Beaumont, Tex. He Bays that repeated tests show that the oil there cannot ba refined, and that it contains only a slight per cent of illnminatiug oil. He says that it is ht only for fuel, but that freight rates are so high that it will never come into competition, even for that, with Lima or Pennsylvania, Boer Prisoners Escaped. Sebastopol, Feb. 6. Dispatches re oeived here lay that four Boers who escaped from a British ship at Colora bo, Ceylon, sought refuge on tha Kits aian vessel Kherson, whose passengers received them enthusiastically, fought Maya Rebtls. City of Mexico, Feb. 6. Merida ad vices show that Thursday last a battle was fought between Maya rebel In dians aud government troops 25 miles from rebel headquarters, hi bt bun dred Indians, armed wih muskets, at tacked the Sixth battalion, which held lta ground, though outnumbered and inflicted a heavy loss on the enemy who had 50 killed and ahont 100 wounfled. Tbe federal troopi lost four men, of TRANSPORT WRECKED. McPhtrson Ran On a Rttf Near MaUnus There Is No Hop of Saving Her. Havana, Feb. 7. Tbe United States transport McPberson ran about half her length on a reef eight miles west ol Matanias in a fog this morning, while on her way from New York to Mautauzus. All the pasiengers were transferred in tbe ship's boats, and tbe freight was unloaded. A heavy westerly wind swung the MoPhersou broadside to the shore this afternoon. She pounded a large bole amidships, her euyiues shifted and tbe shaft baa sprung. Tbere is no hope of saving her, as she will sink if pulled off. She is rolling in the heavy seas and is pounding badly, and will go to pieces if the wind increases. eating unity in the different states and in the provinces, following turn was Professor Van Deman, ex-Cnited States poniologisr, who spoke of the utility a Pan-American exhibit. Tbe North west has magnificent Iroit, and should he said, demonstrate that fact to the East. F'ormer fecretary Tonnesson, Tacoma, spoke of the profitable meet ing of the association which was beld iu his citv last year. Secretary Doscb told how be bad made preparations for tbe present meeting, had eeut out iuv tations to growers as far east as Uiu nipeg, and expetted mairY visitors amoug them railroad men. Professor Milliken, of tbe Idaho ilor ticultural Association, spoke ot cond tions iL bis state. Tbe state was cu in two by mountain ranges. Tbe northern part was humid and the south ern arid. Irrigation ditches bad been successfully operated in the southern part. In the south, tbe codlin moth had been more destructive than in the north. Last year tbe state bad one the largest frnit crops it ever produced and a great deal waa allowed to go waste owing to laok of facilities selling it. More than half the oich ards had borne their first crop, but the problem was to get rid of the crop. 15 ur 1 1 will m u.. ntere$tin Events and Gossip of the Past Week Reported From Cities and Towns in Washington, Oregon and Idaho. OREGON. WASHINGTON. Meeting of Boer Sympathizers, Frankfurt, Feb. 7. At a meeting of the Boer sympathizers here todav, at tended by some 5,000 people, a resolu tion waa adopted appealing to Gieat Britain to stop the war in South Africa. Christian Dewet, a nephew of the Boer commander, was present, and was car ried around tbe hall on the shoulders of the promoters ot the meeting. Robbed of His Purse. North Yakima, Feb. 7. -A new ar rival from Canada, a young man named Ferrowe, was robbed of his purse in bis room in the Lowe block this morning. The loss was small, amounting to only aont $15, but as this was all the young man had with him iu a strange land, it was quite serious to him. Suicide of a Legation Secretary. Washington, Feb. 7. A cablegram from United States Minister Hunter, at Guatemala City states that Sydney li. Everett, secretary and charge d'affaires of the United States legation there, committed suicide yesterday by shooting himself in tbe month, lie bad suffered a long illness, aud it is said the act was comminitted dnring a temporary aberration of mind. Mr Everett was appointed from Massachu setts being a son of an ex-chief of the diplomatic bureau of the state depart ment, lle.was appointed to tbe con sular service as cousul to Batavia in May, 1897, and was appoainted to Guatemala City June 19 last. His parents are residents of Washington. Excelsior Arrives From Copper River. Seattle, Wash., Feb. 7. The steamer Excelsior arrived horn -Copper river, Alaska, today. Contrary to expecta tions, she brougat neither Nome pas sengers nor mail. Tbe Excelsior re ports that tbe steamer Bertlm was at Tort Yaldes January 19. Brought Back From Cuba. New York, Feb. 7. James J. Thomp son, former correspondent at Detroit for the Standard Acoident Insurance Company, who is alleged to hava ap propriated $3,000 of the company's money and fled to Cuna, was brought back from that Island today under ar rest. He will be taken to Detroit. Thompson was at work in the United btatea quartermaster's department at Havana. The Blue Mountain Ice Company of Perry, is storing ice tons a day. 1 An old man of the name of Webster was found dead in bit cabin on Dead wood a few days ago. Rainier school district bats levied a special tox of 13 mills. Tba total tax in Ralner district ia 41 mille. O. W. William bat sold tbe Vander- mulen (arm, near Island City, contain ing 157 acres, to a Mr. Stein, a late arrival from tub, for $9,500. J. Bonner's grocery store) at Baker City was burned. He bad an Insur ance of $400. Tbe stock ws small. Tbe machinery in Clayton Bros.' broom-handle factory at Coqoille, ia being moved to a place eigne miles be low Bandon. Malcolm McFarlans haa resigned aa justice of the pence at west port pre cinct, and David west waa appointed by tbe county court to succeed mm. Tbe breaking: of the boom on tbe Siuslaw during tbe late flood caused a heavy loas of log. belonging to loguere on that stream, bot tbe Lake creek log gers report tbeir losses were soul'. Tbe Astoria Box Company is mak Ing preparation to iocreaae the capac ity of its box factory. The old ma chinery is being replaced by tbt most improved kind, and several new ma chines are to be added A fine team of horses was killed at a logging camp near Berry. A tree, in falling knocked another tree down, which fell in an onlooked for ditec tion and struck the .horses, killing them almost instantly. Sam White, an old and well-kown resident of Kerby, was drowned in the Illinois river. He had been at Kerby and started borne iu an intoxicated condition. He succeeded in crossing tbe river, but after landing walked about dazed and fell into the river, Andrew Honk, a miner was acoi dentally killed near Rye valley. H waa work ins alone at tbe time and was in tbe act of placing a set of tim hers when a cave-in occurred. Une of tbe timbers struck tbe otilortunate man on the side of bis head, breaking hia neck. Mrs. George F. Eglin died at Cor vallis of cleuro-PDeamnma. She waa a native of Dallas, Or., and was united ia marriage to George F. Eglin at Al abny, October 20, 1884. Her maiden name was Cvnthia Ellen Mounts. She waa aged 34 years. Tbe survivors are a husband and four children. Jacob L. Myers, a Mexican war vet eran, died at the Soldiers' home at Koseburg, aged 79 years. He was one of the oldest members of the borne, having entered tbe institution soon after its opening. The remains were shipped to Olympla, Wash., for inter ment. A line Jersey cow waa stolen 'rom W. H. Lindsley, who resides on the Sheridan farm, near Roseburg. A few days latter a stronger, probably a tramp, appeared at tbe Chad wick farm, near Myrtle creek, and sold tbe cow to Mr. Cbadwiok for $30 and bas not been heard of since. Mrs. Ray E. Watts, who has been appointed postmistress of Reuben, Or., bas filled out ber bond and sob scribed to the oath of office. The Reu ben office will be in operation as soon aa tbe papers csn be returned from Washington. The office was discon tinued about five years ago. A man. supposed to be a hobo, took two shots at Night watch mull Nnnn, of Cottage Grove. Ths officer called the marshal and. others to bis assistance. and set out in pursuit ol his would-be murderer. The man, with two others, was lo-ated in the brush near town, but as the night waa dark, it waa ini possbile to effect a capture. Tbe uightwatohman had been keeping close watch on a suspicious character who waa about town, and be is quite cer tain that tbia man was hit assailant Lobeo & Barry, wbo an construct ing a water system for Seaside and tbe property adjacent to it, expeot to have their plant in operation be ore May 1. Tbe city of Seaside ia amending its charter bo aa to give tbem a franchise, and the county court will grant tbem the right to lay pipes across the coun ty bridge over the Necanicum. The source of water supply is in tha bills about two miles east of Seaside, which bas been secured, aa well as the site for the reservoir and tbe right of way for the piping. The supply of pore mountain water is estimated at seven miner's Inches, whiob is much more than necessary at present and it can be doubled at very little expense. The cost of construction of the plant will not be ereat, so the aervice will be-a relatively cheap one for the consumers. A blgh school Is to be established it at tbe rate of 600 , Yakima City. J. S. Kikendale, a carpenter dropped dead while at work near that place. . Deceased was 65 years old. Tbe citizens of Snmmerville have rganized a co-operative creamery aa aouiation and elected officer. George VTeatherwax, who resides np tbe Wishkak about 15 miles, while en gaged in logging suffered fractare of both bit legs by a capstan. Spencer Jones, of Wilbur, killed a large conger near that place. The animal measured 6 feet 9 inches from tip to tip and weigbsd 80 pounds. The Legal Tender, in Keller camp. has resumed work with one shift, and to enlarge it force shortly. Tbe Romine, adjoining it, started work this week. Tbe Inland Telephone Company's service is to be extended from North Two Children Burned to Death. New Westminstet, B. C, Feb. 7. A lire, supposed to have been started by tiamps, destroyed tbe residence and farm buildings of Guy Whiteside, of Tynebead, and burned to death his two children, who were asleep ffheu the flames broke out. Whiteside rescued his wife with difficulty and the two made frautio efforts to save the chil dren, but were driven back by the smoke. A posse of farmers is scouring the country for supposed in oendarles Yakima to Moxee and Suunyside, and thence to Walla Walla to connect with . the line to Spokane. Upward of 20 teams are engaged in hauling ice to tbe various ice houses of Republio. Every available team has been pressed into service. Tbe quality of ice could not be better. Information has been received of aa explosion in mine No. 7 at Franklin, whereby two men were killed and sev eral persons injured. State Mine In spector Owen has been summoned. F. E. Thompson, of Parker, has con tracted bis bop crop to be grown on 24 acres to New York people for 1 1 cents , , per pound. Tbe bops are to be deliv ered in October at Simcoe station. Tbe estimated crop is placed at 40,000. The Big Bend flour mill at Daven port, which bas been running single shift for some time on account of sick ness among the men, is again running night and day. Its shipments for Jan uary will be 7,650 barrels. Gene Johnson, 17 year old, acci dentally shot himself with a 88 caliber revolver while out hunting near Lo- rana. The ball entered the young man's leg above the knee, passing nn der tbe knee cap and oat on the oppo site tide. J. W. Harper's store at Pa louse, was burglariased and a lot of cigars, candy, tobacco, etc., aeoored. The , store was entered through a rear win dow wbioh was broken. John Powers, " aged 14, waa arrested and confessed , duu uitug Frank and Ephriam Miller have leased tbe Dodge coal mine, which waa recently opened up on Coal creek, east of Cbebalis, and will operate the prop . erty. Two coal mines are now being , worked at Cbebalis supplying tbe local demand and shipping some coal tJ outside points. Tbe Gettysburg Mining, Milling. A , Townsite Company filed artices of incorporation. The company is capi talized for 1,000,000 $1 shares. Tha incorporators are: P. C. Ships and C. 0. Pence, ot Spokane, and J. G, Scribner, A. Coolin and A. E. Cool in, ofCoolin. Idaho. have been discovered in large quanti ties on tbe farm of M. F. Mitchell, south of Walla Walla Several leases have already been secured by K. K. McCoy, who s bere from Spokane in the interest of a California syndicate, . and tbe sinking of oil wells, and pros pecting for tbe source of the gaa, wbioh is said to be in paving qunti-, ties, will begin at onoe. The Selah Valley Canal Company , bas pot a force of 80 men at work im proving and enlarging the oanal which irrigates the lands of Selah valley. About 200,000 feet of lumber for flam ing purposes have been hauled by teams from North Yakima and will be pnt in place within tbe next few weeks. This is the only iirigating en terprise in Central Washington, where the hillsides arb farmed and planted to orchards and vinyarda. An addition to the Coburg townsite haa been platted It commences at the church and rune north and east, being part of the old Vandayne place. The machinery for a pressed briok plant purchased at Chioago by E. E. Angel, of Baker City, hat arrived. Tbe plant consists ol a press machine weighing 22,000 ponnds, a 35-horse power engine and a 40-borse power boiler, in all weighing. 87,000 pounds The oapaoity ot the plant is 80,000 brioki per day. IDAHO. Fire at tbe mammoth compressor at Wallaoe inflicted a loss of about $500, fully insured. E. B. Blaine, an employee in M. D. Wright's logging camp, waa caught by a log and severely orushed. The bridge that will, support the flume for the new flour mill at Kend- rick is un der construction. Chria Teissan, the Clearwater sheep man, la Having plans arawn lor a three-story . pressed brick structure, at Lewiston. Miss Dorcas J. Harvey, of Fort Hall Agency, Idaho, hag been appointed assistant matron at the Fort Belknap, Mont., Indian school. The framework of tbe Boise railway bridge at Nampa ta now completed, and will soon be plaoed in position. A report has been received that Abe Harper, of Grangevllle, had accident ally shot and killed himself. He was a member of tbe A. O. U. W. James Rutherford, an English min ing expert, is at Dak, Idaho, making an inspection of several mining prop erties along the Pend d 'Oreille river, but refuses tc disclose tbe names of the parties be represents. J,