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VOL. VII.
iiiLLsmmo, okkoon. Thursday, mauch
111 Of 1 Wit
DEWET HAS ESCAPED.
Crossed Orng Rlvr With Sulk f
Hit Commando.
1.0N1K)N, March 6. General Dewet
u. h.ovltv In men anil Stores by hll
From All Parts of the New Worid imu ion into ci colony, but h
j tK- J iraui to have mad clever escsp
aura un vm I ... . ... , An
Willi III uui vk .'- v - '
.latently Commandant Hertsog crossed
II Wi (OBI
House Committee on Rivers and
, Harbors.
r imtfdfkt TO Ol MANY READERS the Orange river with him.
uenerai nnuiiiiuu, u . i"""
Inc. heart! that Ueneral Dewet wal
Comp-eheiulve Review! th tnifrtaat H .grounded at Phllllpstown, northwest
enl of the Pert Week of Colesburg. On irwvinii imrt di
rwl..d Famw foumt me liner nan nm ut-vu
Uiltllpetown at all, but nan aouoiea
... ,ulii..a ..mora In Ma- oack and wei struggling cros iue
.-' 1 I . ... . 1 ...... t I ,.
-ii. n nmv.d. iver ai uuwouri.
,. la another Instance of deteetlv lntl
A Fort Steven.. ur wm o.aanr ... i(8pm,0 rtarUlng lh, doltl,g of ,n.
reacuea er uemg wiu ... uora.
nour. Tho D;lliy Telegraph haa ft dlapatch
Th first annual i-ouventlon of tha Prom culbur dated yesterday, which
cattle grower' association opened In I gayt
Denver. I "Numerous rolumna r atlll hunt-
Tk .i,nri.rUtiim for the Improve- ng for Dewet. Thla plac la In a
-,. f m,iu harbor will b nubhub, and the troopa r marching
.i..M.i oft In varloua tralna to praa tha
IUNC THE' TIME SET fOR THE TRIP
All lh ImporUnl Riven and lUrhen al tha
Witt Art ta B Inepetted -Mouie Military
CmmllU pUiu Llfta Joufney.
John a Rockefeller haa given P"lt further.
11.000 to Vasaar college for a new
dormitory.
CARRIED OUT ON LAKE ERIE.
General A. S. Daggett, recently ap- Twtntynt Man on Floatlno, lee
pointed brigadier general of the army. Seventeen Rtaeued.
haa been retired. 8ILVKR CIIEKK. N. Y., March 1
Commissioner Rockhlll, at Pekln, ta twenty-one fishermen were carrlad
trying to hold down thejorclgn In- out Uke Krle. off Silver Creek, to-
demnlty domanda. olght on floating Ice, but IT of them
Nothing la known at Madrid of the wore readied. . . .
report of alleged Hunting on the Span- The l.at een of tha four men tbey
.v w.i.,.. were atlll on tha Ice. but high wind
Iwaa blowing up ft big tea, and tha lea
was fa.t breaking up. They were
wrignt. in ?" w- lbmll tour nln. out. and ther. waa
burned. l.oa. IS5.000. of opon willBf MweeB them
The German government haa or . tn, .hor,. When It waa found
dered 300 barrelo of California brandy ,hat tn n,en wer0 cl,t off from ahore
for use by Ita army and navy. th,, n,ornmg a meannge waa sent to
Siimuol Moser. who murdered hla Dunkirk by tha mayor aklng for
ir. .n.i tkrott children, at Pekln. O., assistance
gets 21 years in the penitentiary. A special train waa mada up. nd
. . , -... .,... party of rescuer 6rought boat on
CUM. reoruary . u. . wUh
King Edward haa Issued a letter almpllyi Thcy ,M that their
patent empowering the Duke of Corn comrlMl probably perished, as they
; wall and York to corner anigmnuuu wefo ,n pwr),out pogtioni.
. while he 1 in Australia.
Nine men charged with robberies
and murderous assault. nd who were
awaiting the action of the grand Jury. I whetlmen Will Oather In th Pan-
broke out of the Cumberland. Md., Jail. handle City.
i .ti.nmrh from lrun. ft Snaulah At the annual meeting of tha Nft-
town near the French frontier, says a tlunal Aasembly of the Leaguft of
quantity of dynamite. In the custom American Wheelmen held recent! In
house explodod, killing seven persons Philadelphia, the Invitation of Mayor
,.,i ininrin mmv. DIehl to hold the annual aummer moet
The delay In the payment of the of th. league in Buffalo was ftcc.pted
ret installment on the c -' bMrty .p.
"rftt the biggest meet
Tb mftmorlnl to Queen Victoria Is n h(8tory of tha' league will be
to be ft monument, the most prominent heIJ (n BuffR0 during the week
feature of which will ie a siaiue oi fomnM,nc,ng Au,Uil 13,
the queen, to be erected near West
minster Abhey or Buckingham palace.
The northwest woolgrowers' con
vention opened at Pendleton.
WASHINGTON, March . The
river and harbor committee of the
house ha Informally decided on ft
Junket to the Pacific Coast nest June,
with a view of Inspecting the more
important river ftnd harbora of the
West. ' It 1 proposed to first stop at
Galveston, then proceed to Southern
CaltforhW d up the entire Pacific
Coase, InvHatLliis'have already been
receive,! from Various chamber of
commerce In Cellfdrnla and Washing
ton to bav th commute visit port
In thoa state, and th Oregon dele
gation will' unttt ' In an Invitation
to'th commute to visit Portland,
th mouth of th Columbia river, and
other Important points In Oregon.
Representative- Tongue eipressed
this desire to th committee, and Mr.
Mdodr will niak special request
that the I'pper Columbia b visited,
o that th committee my realise
th Importance of overcoming th
obstruction al The Dalle and Celllo.
The" delegation hopes that Ha In
vitation may be 1 auppllmented by
other from chamber of commerc
and almllar bodl. of Portland and
other Oregon cltl.
Th hous mllttary commute ha
also planned ft Pacific Coast trip,
They expect to visit th Important
points and army post on the coast.
with view of gathering information
ta to the harbor, transport and ship-
jlng facilities. ud th capacity and
condition of the barrack. Portland
and Vancouver barracks r among
the polnta to be visited.
NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED.
.
Alls to Assistant toreiary
Tressury, With Several Othsre.
WASHINGTON. March e.-The sen
ate In icutlve session mad the fol
lowing confirmations:
llradstreet 8. Raclden, of Maine, to
be consul of th United Hlatea at Ua
tavla. Java.
Milton K. AHe. of Ohio, to be a
slstant secretary of the treasury.
William A. Ruble, of Wisconsin, to
be consul geueral at Hong Kong.
Naval Constructor Frsncls T.
Howies, to b chief constructor and
chief of th bureau of construction
and repair, In th department of the
navy.
7, ioi.
ilttiiii
no. ri.
The Inauguration of President
William McKinlcy
DURING A HEAVY DOWNPOUR OP RAIN
Crowd of 40.000 Ptnens VKIlMiMd th Car.
menlss-Oslh Admlnlittrtd y th
Chkf Juitk.
BUFFALO GETS THE MEEJ.
Georg U. Oear. to be second Judge
of the circuit court of the first cir
cuit of the territory of Hawaii..
Marshal U. Wooo worth, to b at
torney of th United Btste for the
northern district of California.
John II. Kealer, of Colorudo, to b
consul at Amuy, China.
Edward II. Anderson, to be eur
veyor general of Utah.
Postmaster were confirmed fol
lows:
Porto Rico Robrt A. Miller, at
Police.
Oregon Robert II. Robinson. Ar
lington; C. 0. Coad. Dallas.
To be mineral land commissioner
In Montana-George U Wale. Mon
tana; Daniel Arm. Phllippsburg;
John T. Ingram. J. M. Hartley. Wil
liam II. William. P. T. Morris. Kd
win A. Jones, Iowa; Kdwln 8. Hath
away, Charles D. Curtis, Montana;
Miles Vansnagh. Montana; Watson
lloyle. District of Columuia; ueorge
W. Oarrett, Arkansas.
WASHINGTON, March .-Wllllam
McKlnley second time Is president
of the United State. H wa ushered
Into that offlc In ft city bla with
mor and finer decoration than ever
have graced th holiday loving ne-
Mmiul raultal. who Strit TO-
ounded to the tread of mor march
lug soUllera and sailor than ever
hsv partlclpsted In ft Ilk function,
snd had aa witnesses to th ceremon-
a vast multitude, who cheered fre
quently whenever h or his vice pres
idential colleague wa visible.
There ha been better weather on
Inauguration days, ftnd there ha been
much worse than that which attended
today' ceremonies. The day In th
arly forenoon gav promise of being
golden spring day. but th weaiuer
wa In caprlcloua mood, ana oy noon
CABINET THE SAME.'
President McKlnley Rnm All HI
Old Minister.
WASHINGTON, March 7. The pres
ident haa aent the follolng nomina
tion to 'lie senate:
Johr Hay. of th District ot o-
limlia, to be secretary or sisie.
Lyman J. Gage, of Illinois, to be sec-
ritsry of th treasury.
Kllhu Root, of New York, to be sec
retary of war.
John W. Griggs, of New Jersey, to
be attorney general.
Charles Kmory Bmlth, of Pennsyl
vania, to be postmaster general.
John D. I.ong, of Maasschusett. to
be secretary of the navy.
Kthan A. Hitchcock, of Missouri, to
be secretary of th Interior.
Jamea Wilson, of Iowa, to b ecr-
tary of agrlrultur.
It Is understood that Attorney Gen
eral Griggs will remain In offlc until
the president ha been abl to ftelect
bl successor.
It Is eipected that th president
will lend th nomination of Robert
i nil mm
AMERICAN FORCE IN CHINA.
A Cuban agitator stirred up
an antl American demonstration In
Santiago.
Carman, arrested at Manila for aid
ing the rebel, soys he was not alone
In the work.
' A new course of study for Oregon
high schools ha been adopted by th
state board of education.
Senator Carter, of Montana, talked
the river and harbor bill to death,
speaking 13 consecutive hours.
H. Q- Van Dtisen, of Astoria, htti
been appointed fish warden for Ore
gon, and Lewis Bean, of Roscburgj
deputy.
A robber smashed In ft Grand Forks,
B. C, Jewelry store window and es
caped with $t000 worth of Jewelry,
No clue to the burglar.
Russia has withdrawn a portion of
the Russo-Chlnese agreement regard
lng Manchuria, and China has ap
pealed to the power In the flatter.
A crowd of 40,000 people witnessed
the ceremonies attending the Inaugu
ration of McKlnley and Roosevelt.
A heavy rain fell during the entire
day.i
Oil Is reported as having been dis
covered near the Oregon-Idaho line
on the Snake river. A Soattle symli
cate. has secured 1800 acre of land
there.
The fifty-sixth session of congress
ha closed and the fifty-seventh ses
sion opened. Vice-President Roose
velt presided at the opening of th
new sesion.
T. Dletderlck' sawmill at Manor,
Wash., about eight miles from Van
couver, was burned. The mill was
practically new, and had been In op
eration about a year. It was valued
at $2500; no Insurance.
Fruit Mn Alrmd Ovr Wath
VANCOUVER. Wash.. March 4.
Clark county fruit men ar apprehen
sive lest th present warm weather
continue long enough to endanger
the fruit crop, There I onift danger
of the tree bndulng out under tho
Influence of continued warm weather
to such an estent that ft free or
continued cold roln ft month later
would prove disastrous. Up to this
time the winter has been most fuovr-
able for the orchards, ftnd the pros
pects for ft big crop th coming
season were never better.
Humored Changes in Manila's
Police System.
LOCAL OFflCERS WERE OVERZEALOVS
Cuts l Allcjcd Treuo tlertsfttr Will
Referred to the Governor Belor
ArrciU Are Msdc .
VAN DUSEN NAMED.
An
Chaffo Has Orlr Furthr to Ro-
due It.
WASHINGTON March i Carrying
out th nollcy Inaugurated by th
state department when It changed Its
military force In China Into a lega
tion guard, th war department has
sent order to General Chaffee to re
duce still further hi force. Th
general has now undur his command
about 1.800 mon, composed of Troops
I. K. L snd M, Sixth Cavalry; Hattery
V. Fifth Artillery, and the Ninth l
fantry. Although nominally ft lega
tion guard, Oencral Chaffee fore
I rather a formidable offensive
quantity, and not dcslrou of retain
ing an unnecessary menace to in
Chines court and In order to hold
out Inducement for It early return
to Pekln, the United State govern
ment omettm ago determined upon
a farther reduction of the American
fore, and th orders went forward.
Considerable dlscresslon was loft
to General Chaffee In th aelectlon
of the troop to remain, and It li
assumed at the departmnt that th
Pekln dlspatche announcing thai
the consist of two companies of th
Ninth Infantry, under Major Robert
son, I correct. It the other powers
Astorls Man Appointed Fish
Warden for Oregon.
8AI.KM, Msreh . The state board
ot fish commissioners, consisting of
th governor, ecretary of tat and
treasurer, tortiy held Its Brat meet
ing, and appointed II. O. Van Dusen.
of Astoria, master warden, nd lwls
llean, of Roseburg, deputy.
Th appointment were made by
the unanlmou action of the member.
The nam of Representative T!bert,
of Clackamsa county, was mentioned
but the board decided tbsl he Is not
eligible under that aectlon of th con
stitution prohibiting member of th
legislature from holding an office
created by a legislature of which
they r member. F. C. Reed and
Iwl llean were also candidate for
th offlc of master warden.
There were two candidate from
Astoria for deputy warden I). H.
Manila. March 7. It Is persistently
rumored here that Colonel Wilder,
chief of the Manila police; Captain
Ualnes, In charge of the Manila secret
service, and Lieutenant Killeaple will
be ordered to rejoin their regiments.
No order to thla) effect have yet been
Issued. General Davis, provost mar
shal of Manila, denied having recom
mended these changes. The officer
themselves assert that the torte r
circulated by person Interestd In
...tin. wlih the Insurgents. It I
McCormlck, formerly of Illinois, but cllargeJ n certaln quarter that tha
now a resident of th District of Co- are oyt)f teout i making r-
lumbla. to be minister to Austria, vie o al),,g))d urgent under Gen
Minister Hsrrls, resigned. erBl M4Cxrthur' proclamation. No
The president Issued ft new commts- -. h.. been given concerning
Ion to Mr. Oeorg B. Cortelyou, as of Carman, Carranift nd
secretary to the president. h . were rrwted by the po-
ii,.. nn rharsea of dealing with th in-
FOR MAYOR OF CHICAGO. iUrlenti and the police have been
alow drlexle had begun, which lasted ordered to refer all cases In which
with some Intermissions and an oc- Carter Hsrrlson Rnomlnst By w tbey nll, iut,equently obtain vl
caslonal lively downpour until lat In j Democrat. donee to the provost marshal for re-
ihe afternoon. The wort of th wet , CHICAGO, March V Crater H. t0 tbe mmury governor for In
westher. unfortunately,, came Jt at j Hnrrlson wss placed In nomination for YegygBtion before making arrest,
he time that Prealdent McKlnley wa i pyor of Chicago for th third time Th commlaiiton baa decided to
being Inducted Into office on th eaat by ,h0 democratic city convention to- double tj, appropriation of 11,000.000
front of the capltol. In th presence (lay There waa no opposition to his Jor the nipr0vement of Manila har-
of crowd estimated to nurooer , renomlnatlon eltner ai me pnmr.c w Mi hM paM(,d a mil acceuunt.
40.000. Hut the air ws mild and j tcrday or In today' convention, the tranBft,r 0f the Manila public
pleasant, and th day ended with dry i ,d no ballot waa taken, the nomlna- llbrmrVi
weather. , lion being made by acclamation mm tran n4 t deuchment of
Roosevelt Sworn In. r,,l peering. tu nlgnal corp. together with lx -Roos.v.lt
Sworn , pltlform .dopted. .trongly ,couU, wer. attacked by
The brilliant ftnd Impressive scene ... u.im.,8 municipal owner- ,. mM., between
In th..enate, when th vice prealdent-1 Mp of in pilWc MUmtei- tnelud- J of 8(lang ,nd Dl, Marinaa.
elect wa Inducted Into olfice. w re-. nlXmtf, ,nd lighting ptanU Caylu TnfM American were
served for a few hundred. The pub- n,U(W a rnolutlon of sympathy tWQ of the Macabebe scouts
lie nail no psn in iv. for the nt).r,, The extension oi ireei WOUndd, while one man 1 ml
When the ceremony In th senate, fr,nrhUeg p.cted to b ur one mule wer
little tedious, despite )t brilliancy, mogl mportllnt qllMtion of the , Malr wlth deUcn-
was over the floor and galleries ..... (West wer expected ,a ...v.lrv from
emptied Into the corridor through : 0,hr rty office, but little d gt the icCne of th
which the people Jostled and w developed. .Lrl.e too late to intercept tb
Into th rotunda, ana om on ...
platform ererted from tho east po
tlco of th capltol building.
Th President Ineugursted.
It was Just 1 o'clock when the of
ficial party rsm through th mln
doorway of the capltol. A deep hush
fell upon the assemblage as the pres
ident and' the chief Justice advanced
in the center of the pavilion. The
DAWSON FEARS FLOOD.
surprise too
enemy's retreat
California Town Thrtnd.
Sacramento, Cal March 5. Tb
lovee above the town of Washington,
Yolo county, Is In danger of breaking,
owing to the wash caused by the high
winds, nd large force of men Is
working to ave It. If the lovee breaks
the town of Washington will be
flooded and the railroad grade between
this city and Davlsvllle will be nearly
submerged.
enresonted t Pekln cn be Induced
to follow thl policy, It is hoped that
a long step will have been effected
toward the restoration of normal con
dition at Pekln.
The silk Industry of China em
ploy, it Is estimated, from 4,000,000
to 6,000,000 people.
a writer on modern waterways
Bays that In the near future electric
traction will be universally adopted
on canals.
The great Salt Lake is ald.to be In
Imminent danger of drying up, th
drain upon It being due to Irrigation
requirements.
Boer Cross th Orang Rlvar.
Colesburg" Cap Colony, Tuesday,
March 6. Fifteen hunarea uoers,
with whom. It has been alleged, were
General Dewet and former President
Stevn. found ft spot at Lllllefontein
near Colesburg bridge, wnere me
Orang river widens, and the current
is slow, and they crossed, both men
and horses swimming.
Mayas Defeated by Mexican.
MEXICO C1TV, March 4. There
has been another battle between the
rebel Indian and the Federal troops
near Tabl. The Mayas were found
well entrenched, but the Mexican
troops rushed their position and the
Indians fled In panic.
Declared Dividend.
The f tandarfl Oil Cornpnny has do
olured another 20,000,000 dividend.
DAUGHTERS OF REVOLUTION.
Welch and Fred Wlcknmn. The board i , . . . r.mnvrt hi. hsL nd then
decided that elnr the master warden . . s th lntense
had been chosen rrom Ar.s. MtiwM ulntly etmi be heard the
deputy must be selected from some of thf JugUce aBd
other section. na iesn was .. m,MUred relIponse of th presi
dent taking the oath to maintain In-
LETTER FROM PAT CROWE. vlolat the constitution and lawa of
ih United State. H spoke In ft
Similar to the On H Sent Mr. Cud- (trong To(ce M,My hfard by thos
dy Rcntly. npar the front of the stand. His fac
- . I . . . . tk ntH wk a
OMAHA. Neb., March . rai loosed very grave
Crowe, on of the alleged ftbductors pronounced.
of Edward Cudahy. Jr., has written "He that handleth ft matter wisely
. i,.. t th World Herald. Post- shall find goon; ftna wno so wu..
w . . ... . - n-,. .
marked DenlHon. la.. March 2. touch In the lrd. nappy is ne. - -
i... .i.. wi,in..ln and sssertlug his n heart shall te caueo prui.,
Innocence. The communication Is s the sweetness of th lip Increased
. .tit in nmnv rnntxv'ts Is a the learning."
una un - ' - .. ... . - .v. vvi
....... ,,r th. lftttur written to Mr. Kissing tneso verses oi
Cudahy three weeks ago. Chlof of Proverbs with bowed hoad, President
tii. . Tinnnhne aavs there is no McKlnley. tor me secunu
doubt In his mind as to the genuine, completely Into the full honor of th
nes of the letter, and of Its coming presidency oi tne unium
from Crowe. Chlof Donahue gave out book had been opened at random by
.i. i..i. f . itir he wrote Feb- Clerk McKlnney, ot tho supreme
ilia iih.ji.. i
Great Telephone Combination.
YORK, Pn., March 4. A movement
nas been Inaugurated In this city
tvlng In view the organisation undei
iii management ot nil the Independ
ent telephone lines In Pennsylvania,
Maryland, Virginia and West Vir
ilnla. A committee of official from
th various lines In thl staU has
been appointed to work out the basil
on which th different companies will
b admitted to the new organlxatlon.
The new company will be capitalized
at 127,000,000, and It promoter con
template that It will ultimately em
brace under one management an in
line In the United State.
daubed A BOGUS CHECK.
Sudden Thaw of Snow Might Result
Disastrously. u. Wha a.-,,,! , Trm In Oroon
8EATTLB, March 8. Though It Is foP offn.
yet early. Dawson Is .already figuring ratHDRUM, Idaho. March 7.
on the spring breakup. wWch I some H(MTy c CoulnBi alias H. D. and H. O.
months ahead. With th passing of DavldBon d many other aliases, who
February it seems that winter Is paBged a 125 bogus check on Mrs1,
nearly over, although actually not Q Jjivm here Sunday, was arrested
more then half There Is considerable lftat nght by the city marshal of Rlti-
worry expressed over the prouanie vle on n(ormation from tbe omciai
floml In the spring which could of Kootenai county. Bherlff Dyer
esslly occur should there be sudden d.pBrted lost night for Rltxville, nd
thawing of heavy snow on the moun- brought the prisoner here today.
tains. Transportation men 100. upon jiarrr C. Collins Is the man wno
this snow as good sign of high water operated l0 extensively in Lane, Doug-
for navigation. i&8, Coos, Josephine ftnd jacsson coun-
Three thouaand letters arrived on t,eg( ,n Oregon, over ft year ago, pa-
the steamer Dolphin, from Nome, lng ,n thoge counties several thou-
todsy. Band dollars' worth of bogus paper.
He was finally caught and sentenced
Attacked and Looted by Boxer. from jack80n county to serve on .
Victoria. B. C. March 6. From year n the Oregon penitentiary. HI
Corea news w received by th time expired couple of week ago,
steamer Olymplft this afternoon that Bnd aa came to thl ectlon ft few
3000 Boxers had crossed from Man- dayg ag0 and began the same business
churla and attacked and ' looted In- Bgain. He was in Sand Point ft few
cherg. A thousand Coreafl troops had dayB prior to coming to Rathdrum.
been sent against them from Seoul, wbere he spent money lavishly, ftnd It
and 500 from Ping Yang. Th Rus- B Btated on good authority that he
elans meanwhile have driven the Box- pa8ged a couple of small check in that
era south from Klrln and occupied town.
several Corean villages. Much alarm paperg and letter In his possession
. 9 t0 Btpv Crowe a brother of court, who long has made It ft point WBg fnt at the northern mines, and pr0Ve beyond ft shadow ot aoum mai
runry 9 to meve t,row ui lu" " . ...,... i,i. .. . ur,. nun has 1. th. u n. Collin who reaped
Pat and which was written in an- to note as a manor 01 hh ." Ui aiiiuiicbu v.uii. m .
swer to the letter received by Mr, edge the verse which chance to meet! been m)pied with Maxim, and small gucn B rlch harvest from the people of
The chief th Hps of Incoming presiaenis. , arms to resist any auaca. - uregon. ---
dressed to mm at abihuuu uu -
swer
Cudahy at that
time.
"row. WO, surrender him ef Clv War D..d. . Thr. v.. Ur to'U
elf to m. persona y, 1 win wnio " .... lacuina, i"".i - .
!! . ! ,,h- elrd offered for Ban Diego. C.I.. March 6-MaJor mpen.onatlng ft st Jacksonville In care of the .herlfl
his .rrosf also to the reward offered Francis S, Karl, ft prominent Grand Unlted atRteJ omra, ,eBded gulIty , after hi arrest
, hi. arrest and conviction for th Army mun, is ueu. .u aov ... ,he Vnnei states court. ie msue
kldnanlng of Edward Cudahy, Jr., the ft member of ft famous regiment ot , tQ the court rharglng Spokan
niMisniisili 111. 1..S Ik Itskvt VAAr " . . a It.
nlcht of December 18, 1900. I win new 10m niuua, uv , authorKlon with cruektrenimeni. no
further agree to do everything In my when the war broke out. he had , wni acntence(1 to three years In th had been made for the simultaneous
till in wi "ft14" . . . . . . .k.H li. was an. . I. a . 1 Aw w a v-anlna
Million-Dollar Minln Dul.
Spokan. Wash., March 9,-Th
nhrnnlole states today that th Irani-
r.r ni a S 1.000.000 interest in th
Palmer Mountain Tnunel Company It
nn lialna completed in London by
Manager John Bnyd. A stamp mill
&id concentrator costing $400,000 will
b erected on the company's property
in nksnoaan oountv. Th tnnni is
now In 9,000 feet, and has out z veins
of ore. The interest now being sold II
trejtsnry stock, anil the 91.000,000 11
to b used in lurtner aeveiopmeu.
Will Hold Next Congr In Buffalo
Jun 14. ,
Tb next continental congress of
the Daughters of the American Rev
olution will be held in Buffalo June
14. The invitation wa extended by
Mr. John Miller Horton at the meet
ing of tbe D. A. R. in Washington,
D. C, recently, and wa accepted by
s rising ro..
Three War Launched.
London, March 7. Arrangements
. . 1- nap. mnvait tn Mlphlsan. When h Wa ap-I ,. ., u.w.ll'a (aland
power 10 proieci nun uum - , . w ,, ' peniieiiiiai I
snnal violence or miBtreatmem, wmie puiuieu -
h. la In mv custody, and will aid him roent, by Colonel Wooctmiry. e wa. , M,t Accldnt.l D.ftth,
In every way to establish his Inno aavancen 10 iinv ")- -
' ,ha rrime. staff of General Fltxjonn t-oner,
.:oiiv.v w. -
launching today of four new warship,
the Montagu, first-class battleship; the
Albermarle, first-class battiesmp; me
2,500 Fir at Wall Wlla.
WALLA WALLA, Wash., March 4.
A Are occurred in ft house belong
ing to H. V. Fuller at Nowell and
Clinton streets, tonight, damaging it
to the extent of 11,500, and destroy
ing 11,000 worth of furnltur. Th
property 1 fully Insured. Th caus
n h. hl.ee' I. unknown.
Dw.t H..d.d but Not C.ptur.d. Offlc.r. Mad Ram on nou...
m.,nh A dlsnatch from Chehalls, Wash., March 6.-Deputy
Oeneral Kitchener, dated ' Pretoria, Sheriff James Matson and ft poss
-h 1 .nvs- maae a raiu on -March
4, ay. iu hi.
"Dewet wa moving on rmiiopoiis, nine anu nan eM v,..v....
hut was headed by our troops,-and is morning, ana surpr.Bu ....v
now marching on Fa.iresmlth. Bab- two men, who give the r name. B. n.
Ington ha dug up a Krupp, a pom b. Miner ana -ame.
nom and some ammunition at i.ana- men were in.m, -fonteln.
Sixteen men of the Victorian volvers, and In tho house were found
Rifles have captured 33 Boer ana 10 1 numuer 01 miie. -
inner, u. .,u k. nnmArnil. hlir.
horses at Soacow river, oenerai uan- connect mem -.tu " "
nell has captured a Hotchkiss near gmnes wai
Pletertleff. ' ll8, ..
1 "
Buv th Samoa.
On th Rtlrd Llt. San Francuico, March 6. The big
Washington, March 0. Two promt- British transport steamer Samoa ha
rent naval officers were placed on tbe been purchased by the government.
Denver. March .-W. C. Clark, sec- Drake, armored cruiser, and the Kent,
retary of state of Colorado. In 1876, armored cruiser, but owing to the un
met accidental death In the W.d. favorable .?t?n. MS
...... . u .1.1. .M,nnnn Ha launch nx of the Kent had to be post-
SwBli.,U. poned. The Montagu was launched at
and fell to the bottom, breaking his Devonport. the Albermale at Chatham
n...i, h. .. 2 vears of age. and the Drake ai remu.v..
Ambassador to Mleo. Porter to Stay at ran.
New York, March S.-Qen.ral Parts, March 7.-th. re. er 8
Powell Clayton, of Arkansas, United mor. that General Horace Porter,
La" ambassador to Mexleo, I. at United States ambassador here
the Fifth Avenue hotel. He will b. tends relinquishing his post and re-
J the city until Monday.' when h. turning to America, are authorl Native.
" :. . m.i... nrt then to W denied at the embassy as pure In-
r " f : fe; week.
Movmnt of Transports.
retired list today by operation ot the
law on account of age. They are
Rear Admiral Philip C. Hlchborn, who
ha been chief of the bureau ot con
struction and repair for the past eight
year, and Pay Inspector H. Q. Colby,
on. ot th. ranking officers ot th pay
corpi.
and when she arrives in port 1200,000
will be spent In fitting her up for the
transport service. Tbe Samoa is on
her way here from Hongkong, and Is
expected to arrive In about ten days.
She Is 445 feet long, 23 feet 8 lnche
In depth, 63 feet In width. Her gros
tonnag ll 6386 ton.
Fell 400 Fet to Death.
. , 1 19 jr nff
vr.h 1 The trans- Tacoma, wasn., maicu .. .
port Zgan ia ed from Manila the Laughl.n, master mechanic In the
Port igan '" n,..j.ii mn. whl e alighting from
1. Inst witn uenerai iuuuB
Hare, 25 officer and 769 men ot th.
Thirty-third volunteer infantry, and 21
officers and 785 enlisted men ot th.
Thirty-fifth volunteer Infantry. Gen
eral MacArthur report that th trans
port Lawton arrived lit Mftnll th lit
Inst, from San Francisco.
the cage, missed hi footing and fell
400 feet, to the bottom of the main
Bhaft, Thursday last. He lenves ft
widow and four children. " He waa
formerly a locomotive engineer on th
Northern Pacific, and wa In the Ta
coma fir. department.
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