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lIILLSnOUO, OREGON, TIIUILSDAY, APKIL 17, 1902.
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THE LAST EQUALITY.
The
rli'b man hrrat lira tb linuaphera
Iht sanit jrou or I;
IU run oot i uWper bin than do
la Iht aky;
II hear (hi- piping of lb blrtW-l tuiialc
tweet a ml clear
Rut luajrb uiouvy-cllukina' dull tbt nut
ate tu bla i-ar:
And yet bt baa aunit pleaauraa that pot
araa tniitln( (ilia
Ilut ht ran't din aujr detlir than lb
lir man dirt.
Ill rich mau rainmt eat mora than
out irirtl at t tlui,
Nor uiiirv Iban bla tin priinlei will ex
ceed (hit pimr man'a dime;
On ault f cl-Hliea la all that may at
one bla form adurn.
And he' Jitat a homely ai tbt puor
. mull, when he' born;
Ilia truth la Jut a bmieat, and bla falao
h'il art plain Ilea
And lit rau't die aiif deadar than tbt
poor man diet.
Tbrrt may be tmnt philneopliy la llflluf
no a tuuan
. ttet-auar the rich man rldta tbt while tbt
iMMir man wallia aluuti
Havana tbt rich man baa bla gold to buy
hia unmII cheer
And it there'll rouit Unit wbtn bt
will bnrt tu leett It btrt.
Old IVaib'a a aplrlt ttl that will brook
n roninromltr.
And no ant the ear deader than tbt
ntit man -Hi.-.. ,
- Baltimore American.
IHt PROIISSOR'S DAUGHTER
MONO the slaty-three profeaaor
wltl) whuiu I am acquainted, It
la naturnl tu Hippos a variety
of religion belief are to be fouud. and
It will Dt, therefor, appear aurprla
lug tf he ahould lit lluddUt, or, aa bla
..IrtaU servant epreed It. "a blooming
Itoodlat, liegorra," of the bluett creed
Tlila waa rrofeaaor Marktnan, profe
fur of Japanese literature, with whom
circumstance threw mo Into closest
Intimacy.
He waa nut a man to thrutt lila con
Tb'tlona on any one, but being aatur
ated with the theories of Oriental
speculation It ram to the aurface
., Innumerable expreaalon In tvtry top
, Ic of conversation.
. I tee, now, the profeaaor exprealu4
EVENTS OF THE DAY
FROM THE FOUR QUARTERS OF
THE WORLD.
K CamwrahtMlv Review of th Important
napotalnja of th Pail Week, PreKnled
la a Condensed Tom, Which U Mott
likaly U Prove a InUrwt t Our Many
Retdtrt.
The Russian milliliter of the interior
haa been aaaasiiiiatcd.
Btriker In Brussels are using dyna
mite to blow up building.
A avrlous hitch haa occurred in the
Anglo-Ber peace negotiation.
Th Chinese government is unable
to suppress the rebellion in the south.
It haa been definitely decided thai
the HI. Lmiis fair cannot be held in
1003.
Flour haa advanced a shilling a sack
in price in F.ngtand aa a result ol the
Boer war.
An explosion on board a British war
ahip resulted in the death of 10 men
nd the serious injury ol lour others.
Secretary Hoot haa ordered an Inves
tigation of barbarities in the Philip
pine ami a numlier ol officers may I
court martialed.
NEWS OF THE STATE
ITEM8 OF INTERE8T FROM ALL
PART8 OF OREGON.
hla view a, atnndlng In hla benutlfully
yet Inexpenalvely adorned parlor, hla
,dntiliter busy with aouie tasteful work
by the ahmled light, and I romfortably
i)Kiti(liit Ih, A chair In the tliniluw.
"The uilml, the thought, and all th
VitaM are auhject to tho law of life
rii'i A death. With knowledge of aelf
aiitV the lawa of birth and dentil there
Is IU) graplug and no aenae perception,
Knowing oue'a aelf aud kuowlug how
the nen' act, there la no room for the
Idrtt of 'V or the ground for framing
It. "pie thought of 'aelf glvei rlae to
atl'aorivwa, binding the world aa with
fetters; hut buying found there, la uo
I' that ran he bound, then all theao
,on.ls are ecvered."
Whnt do you any to thla, Fusb?"
The rofeaor atamped hla foot luv
pittieliily. . '
"Tiisft. how orten muai i warn you
nalnHt the danger of auch niellta
tlotitT" Tltc glrf roae abruptly and left the
rootn, I atisported there were team In
her eyes, aud halt gueaaed the painful
subject Iti dispute. The professor pres
ently enlightened me. Throwing him
self Into a chair, be anld, with a altfh:
"Wr aro In a condition of antngon
Istn, my daughter ami I. I do not know
how It will end-r, rather, I know too
Well. One life will be cut abort hem.
The r.elntUiU;,of parent nnd child la one
for life; ttitjt of wife and husband, for
l Wo vrtlint of mnstor aud aervant,
for three Uvea. If I loae her I ahall
save her from a worse fate. What hag
bnppeiietll There Is a young mau here,
n master mechanic he cnlls himself, a
metal worker, but a mechanic Just the
same, who wishes to marry her, and
Fusa la willing to yield herself to
him."
"Who la he?"
".lnrbraw-.you know him?"
"Ye.,nl remember seeing htm at the
lnhoralory.; . itcady, luuusmous tm
lw enotign.", . .. .
That' may be. It la likely he la, for
l,e la nink'ltig his way.. But whnt Is
hla way to' the way. I would have a
child of mine follow? Why couldn't
he have found one of hla class to ask
for In marriage?"
"Ho Is not bad-looking," I returned,
"Not according to Western Ideas of
benitty." replied Markmnn. "But that
quality you admire, that evidence of
force, pover.' l most detestnble to me."
"Vo yon wish ntsn to marry at anr
"Certainly, but not with such a bruto
ns JarbfOjW,. will grow to be-as any
man absorbed n mechanical pursuits
Is sure to become. I will save her at
nny cost from the degradation she
meditate. Why could the not have
attracted a man of whom I could approver'
I thought b looked at m meaning-
. but took uo notlc of It
"I Intend to tak away ber life. Uo
not shrink. Hbe will live again. I snail
merely what you call hypnotise br for
while." IU roa to bla feet, moving
toward the door. "Cow. I wlab you
to wltnta my act Tou understand my
motive, whether you admit their Juat-
neat or not.
We paaeed to bla daughter' chamlmr.
Kum waa reclining uin lb bed. Her
father poured soiu liquid Into a cup
aud handed It to bar.
"Drluk, sleep, and wak after a year,
when I or our friend her sbalt glv th
word."
Kuan took lb draft without other
resist nee than an appealing glance at
me. Then ber bead fell back upon tb
pillow aud abe lay rigid, tnoilonl,
with rioted eye. one dead.
Her death waa announced In th
uaual form and th funeral took place
In the regular way.
A few mouth later I'rofeaawr Mam-
man gav up bis position ana weni
away, I understood, to Japan, though
after this episode our Intimacy was In
terrupted. Jarbraw found another
lady love, on of th class to which b
belonged -one who, It itemed to m.
waa better fitted to be tb wtf of an
artlsau than Fuaa would bav been.
Tli month flowed on. At lat, on
night tb profeaaor rapped at my window.
A year ha pasted. Shall w awak
en ruaar
"What anawer ahall I glv him?" t
asked myaelf on rising.
In telling thla srtory I waa accus
tomed to paua ber and took around
the absorbed llatenlng circle with an
expression which I hoped would Im
ply -my belief In soin profound mys
tery. Honretlmea on of tb auaienc Cewmtrclal and Financial flappuimg.1 of lie.
would aay to my wir:
"And to you wer In a hypnotic sleep
for a year?"
To which th lady would reply de
murely, w ith a glance from half closed
lid In my direction:
"It appear so from th narrative."
"Aud you did not know what trana
pi red during all that t!mT"
"O. I had full poateaalon of my
sense. I heard all that was Mid Id
my presence "
Th profeaaor would glv a warning
cough aud turn th conversation.
One day, when w wer alone, Fuaa
aald:
"I am tired of that fairy tale. It
seems to amuse you-you always did
love a Jeat and to carry It to aa i-treme-but
I do not, and I am going to
put an end of It If you bring It np
agalu."
"Why, you do not mean to deny that
you vaulahed from human sight for a
year?"
"Fiddlesticks!"
"That you died and wer Inclosed In
tomb?"
"How do you escape tb Imputation
of conniving at a crime? Why did you
not Inform agalnat my father? What
1 ahall say la this: 'I waa a foolish
young girl, Infatuated with a man
whom It would have brought m uo
happlueas to marry. I would not be
convinced by word, but agreed to tt
bl faithfulness by going away for a
year. He did not arand the teat.' I
should think you would b aahamed of Fire in a brick building on
youraelf-both of youl And I ahall el- street, at The I'alles, occupied
pose you If you do not stop It."
W stopped It. But this only shows
that Fusa Is quite unaware that ab
did lie for a year In a hypnotic aleep.
Waverly.
80UTH CHICAGO FIREBUG.
AN INVESTIGATION
prtncA Brief Ktviiw of tht Growth
tad ImprovtintnU ol tht Many Induitrki
Thrwigheut Our Ihrlvisj Coaisnaawtalth
lattal Marktt Report
Seventeen lactadhvy firu wer SUrtee Dar
ing. On Night
Chicago, April 15. After extinguish
ing 10 Ore yesterday, most of them
close together, and apparently of in
cendiary origin, the firemen of South
Chicago at daybreak May were called
upon to contend with the most set loos
of the long string of blaze.
The first of this morning's fire eoa-
unied a barn containing several horse.
8t. Tatrick' church came next, and
wa destroyed before the firemen eoald
reach it. Hcarcely had they reached
the church when they -were recalled to
fight a dangerous looking fire at Wil
lard Hons bell forge workf. After I
ban filit here the flsnies were checked.
Meanwhile the warehouse of the Wash
ington Ice Company had caught fire,
and before the flames were subdued
$5,000 damage f,had been don Tb
Calumet theater came next, sustaining
1 10,000 damage before the fire was ex
tinguiahed. A four story structure,
having a feed store on the ground floor,
and dwellings above, was discovered to
be bnrninz before the theater fire wa
put out. Two families escaped in
tiieir night clothe. The building waa
destroyed. Meanwhile a saloon bad
burned down.
The total loss of this morning's fire
it put at 50,000. A the buildings
were not near each other, the firemen
declare that the fire were the work of
an incendiary. The people of Benth
Chicago were greatly alarmed by tbe
rapid work ol the firebug.
The financial loss in the fire yester
day amonnted to tliO.OOO. Evidence
of incendiarism was so convincing
however, that citizens joined the police
in patrolling the streets in an effort to
guard propertr and capture the incen
diary or incendiaries. In spite of th
extra precautions, however, today'i
fire were started. Citizens were be
wildered at the attack, and daylight
was welcomed with great relief.
COURT OF INQUIRY TO PROBE
TORTURE OF FILIPIN08.
General Jacob It. Smith May be Ceartnw-
titled, U Report! Concerning, Itim Prove
True Officer, Wh Admiaittered th
"Water Curt" t Native Officials will bt
Tried Before Military Tribunal.
THE MODERNIZED MIKADO.
It
Bat Abandoned tht Ultra Kxola
Ivtdtat of HI Aaetttora,
11i Mikado 1 the first Japanese sov
ereign to emerge from tb dignified re
tirement In which hi predecessor
lived. This step ha only Increased the
passionate loyalty of bl subjects to
ward him, and people are already com
paring him with the Kaiser aa regard
the prominent public rolo h seem dls-p-sed
to play.
During the army maneuver hla MaJ
eety, who followed event with tht
greatest Interest and enfhualaain, or.
dered two private to b brought befor
him, nnd questioned them through th
medium of hit chief aide-de-camp. HI
questions were of the paternal kind,
luch a the following:
How did they get on with the hard
ship of barracka life? Did they long
to go home whenever they thought of
their nearest relative? Did tbey not
thing their lot a hard on each time
Floyd Mathias was accidentally shot
in an amateur performance at Baker
City.
Mrs. George Wilcox, of Independ
ence, is dead from an overdone ol gel
semium, taken by mistuxe.
Khcrift Ihirbin has paid into the
treasury of Marion county t lO.4Sll.S7,
collected recently on the tux roll of
1001.
William Muddy, who escaped (mm
the jail at Canyon City last full, whs
apprehended in Idaho and taken back
to Canyon City.
H. P. Guild, who has been porprietor
of the Snlem Independent, has pur
chased the Prosper ltecord. He will
make it a Republican paper.
The Oregon conference of the United
F.vangeliral church, at lallas, uniin
imously decided to admit women dele
gates to both the annual aud general
conferences.
The Fishermen's Union held a meet
ing at Astoria and decided to accept
the rate of 6 cents per pound for fish
weighing 25 pounds and over, ami S
cents for those below that weight offer
ed by the cnunerymen.
Front
ny a
Chinese merchant, destroyed alxiut
15,000 worth ol proiwty, and for a
time endangered the whole blink. The
blaze originated in the dwelling portion
of the building, where drying garments
caught from a hot stove.
Articles of incorporation of the Gem
Mining Company have been filed with
the county clerk at linker City. The
capital stock is placed at 11.000,000,
with tharea at the par value of (1.
This is Unposted mine from which a
large number of very rich ewiniena
were recently taken for the Oregon ex
hibit at the Charleston exposition.
MEAT FAMINE IN ENGLAND.
FOR CELILO CANAL.
IFOtt WATER WAYS
Retailers Determined that Coniumen Shall be
Made to Suffer.
London, April 15. The so-called
meat famine, which has been exploited
throughout the British press, has be
come a matter of keen interest to Loa
doners, who hitherto have not been
affected by the prevailing scarcity.
careful canvass of London show tba
the retailers at the present time are th
sole sufferers by the advance in tbe
wholesale price, which amounts to a
penny per pound on all grade oi meat.
Since January, the majority of tbe re
tailors have been running their busi
ness without profit, because lack of or
ganisation prevented a uniform in
crease of prices. A meeting, however,
ha been called, which undoubtedly
will result in a uniform increase in th
price of meat on the part of retailer
throughout London.
OFFICE FOR THE PRESIDENT.
New
Wheat Walla Walla, 68(t4e; hlne
stem, 04(a;fl Ac; valley, 4(iftt5c.
Barley Feed, fL'021; brewing,
I2121.60 per ton. '
, Gats No. 1 white
gray, tl.10ojil.20.
Flour l'st grades, $2.85(33.40 per
barrel; graham, $2.50((i2.80. ,
Millstuffs Bran, $18 per ton; mid
dlings, $20; shorts, $20; chop, $1(1.50
Hay Timothy, $12(M5; clover,
$7.6010; Oregon wild hay, $5(r" per
ton.
Potatoes Best Rurbanks, 1.1001.10
per cental i mdinary, $1.00(1 .10 per
cental; harly nose, $l.oO(it'J.OO per
Seven Million-Dollar Building Planned
lor Washington.
Wafhington, Apt il 15. Senator
Fairbauks, chairman of the senate com
mittee on buildings, has reported favor
ably a bill providing for a building for
the executive, tiie department of state
and the department of justice. Senator
Fairbanks consulted President Roose
velt before the report was made, and
found him agreeable to having the x
ecutive offices in the new building.
The proposed building is to be erected
north of the present state, war and
navy building. It is estimated that
the new building and site will cost
$7,000,000. Senator IFairbanka sab-
mitted an elaborate report upon the
bill, showing the necessity of relieving
the White House of the executive officea
and the need of more roomj for the
other departments. The building is to
lie constructed under the direction of
the secretary of state and attorney gen
eral, with the approval of th presi
dent.
their thoughts waudered back to the rental; growers prices ; tweets. $2.25(.J
ai.
ease and Joy of their borne) Wer they
not feeling th effect of their dally
exertlona In the maneuver Did not
the exaction of the military aervlc
sometime make them cry In aecrett
The young soldiers answered that
they were .quite happy In th army,
and that their only deslr waa to do
their duty toward their beloved sovereign.
A few day before th Mikado, while
traveling by rail, wa cheered by
number of very old people at Shlralshl
2.60 per cent
Butter Creamery , 20(S22c; dairy,
10(ctl8c; store,' 13$ 51c.
Kggs 15c for Oregon.
Cheese Full cream, twins, 13(S
13 Sic; Young America, 14(i!l5c; fac
tory prlce8,l((i lHsC less.
Poultry Chickens, mixed, $3.50
4.60; hens, $5.00(iil0.00 per Oozen,
Helen Gould'i Gift to bt Dedicated,
New York, April 15. The new
$100,000 building for the naval branch
of the Young Men's Christian Associa
tion, near the Brooklyn navy yard,
built with funds contributed by Miss
Helen Gould, is so nearly completed
that it is expeeted the work of the
branch can be transferred to it within
two weeks The formal dedication will
take place on May 15. Secretary Long
will make an address, ine inuiiding
has five stories, a basement and a roof
garden, and is in the architectural styl
of the French renaissance.
llfSHc per pound; fprings, ll
110 per pound, $3.DO5.00 per doz
en; ducks, $5.00(ie7.00 per dozen; tur
keys, live, lX(isc, dressed, ksoo per
station. He sent them all present pounu; geese, iti.s,o;u.uu per dozen.
through the local government, an act Mutton Gross, 4c per pound;
of klndnesa which moved the old peo- dressed, 77,lac per pound.
pie to tears of gratitude Yokohama
Correspondence London Mall.
Bla in' Proa;reaalve Kin;.
King Kboulaloukorn of Slam la for
an Asiatic monarch unusually ad
vanced. Ills palace at Bangkok haa
been fitted up with electric light and
all the newest Improvements. He has f on, 8l2Hje; mohair,
even Imported a number of phono; pound
graphs, which delight his ear with
choice musical selections, nis majes
ty can apeak English and several Con
tinental languages with fluency.
Hogs Gross, 5?4'c; dressed, 0,,si7c
per pound.
Veal 878c for small; O.tS'c for
large.
Beef Gross, cows, a'iCMc; steers,
44ic; dressed, 6n7)jiC.per pound
Hops 12(H) 13 cents per pound.
Wool Valley, 13015; F.astern Ore-
2121.SiC per
James Brown, who was with Josepl
VV. Marshall when the first discovery
of gold was made in California in Jan'
nary, 1848, died at his home in Salt
Sneers are the weapons of a hopeless I Lake City, aged 73 years. Mr. Brown
fool. left 21 children and 126 grandchildren
Washington, April 17. As a result
of the consideration by the cabinet to
day of the charges of cruel treatment of
Filipinos by United States soldiers,
fstcretary Boot has made public the fol
lowing correspondence:
"Washington, April 17, 1902. My
Dear Senator: I beg to acknowledge
the receipt of your copy of the testi
mony of- Sergeant Riley and Private
Lewis Smith, late of the Twenty-sixth
infantry, taken before your committee
yesterday. I enclose a copy of a dis
patch which haa been sent to Major
General Chaffee, commanding the di
vision of the Philippines. Directions
have been given to the judge advocate
general of the army to take proper step
in accordance with the dispatch.
"The war department will be glad to
receive the earliest practicable informa
tion of any further evidence which may
be elicited by the committee tending to
fix responsibility on any one in the
military service of the United States
or any violation of the laws ol war or
of the regulations or orders governing
the operations of the army of the
United States in the field. Very re
spectfully, "ELIHU ROOT,
"becretary ol W ar.
"Hon. H. C. Lodge, United State sen
ator, Washington, D. C.
The communication to General Chaf
fee is in part as follows:
"On February 19 a letter was sent
you inclosing for investigation a copy of
charges made by Governor Gradener,
of Tavabaa province, which contained
general allegations of cruelties practiced
by troop on natives and generally of
an insolent and brutal attitude of the
army towards natives.
"Press dispatches state that upon the
trial of Maior Waller, of the Marine
corps, testimony was given by Waller,
corroborated bv other witnesses, that
General Jacob H. Smith instructed him
to kill and burn; that the more be
Hied and burned the better pleased
ieneral Smith would be; that it was
no time to take prisoners, and that
when Major Waller asked General
Smith to define the age limit for kill
ing . he replied 'everything over 10.
"If such testimony was given and
the facta can be established, you will
dace General Smith on trial by court
martial.
Before the senate committee on
Philippine affairs, Sergeant Charles
Riley and Private William Lewis
Smith, of the Twenty-sixth volunteer
infantry, testified that the form of tor
ture known as the 'water cure' was ad
ministered to the president of the town
of Igbaras, llo Ilo province, island of
Panay bv detachments of the tighteentn
United States infantry under command
of Lieutenant Arthur L. Conger, under
orders of Major Edwin i. Glenn, then
captain of the Twenth-fifth infantry,
and that Captain and Assistant Surgeon
Palmer Lyon, at that time a contract
surgeon, was present to assist them.
The officers named, or such of them as
are found to be responsible for the act,
will be tried therefor by court martial.
Conger and Lyon are in this country,
both the Twenty-sixth volunteer infan
try and Eighteenth infantry having re
turned to the United States, and most
of the witnesses being presumptively
here, the secretary of war directs that
Major E. E. Glenn, Twenty-fifth infan
try, be directed to proceed to San Fran
cisco and report to the general com
manding the department of California,
with a view ot bis trial by court mar
tial under charges alleging the cruelties
practiced by him upon a native of the
Philippine islands. II you can discover
any witnesses still in the service in the
Philippine islands who can testily in
support of the charges, or if Major
Glenn desires the attendance of any
persons now serving in the islands as
witnesses for the defense, you will di
rect them to proceed to San Francisco
for that purpose. "ELIHU ROOT.
Secretary of War.
"April 17, 1902."
Senate Make $614,000 Available lor Carry hij
tht Improvements.
Washington, April 12. The senate
commerce committee has dealt very lib
erally with the Upper Colombia river.
Senator Turner has secured the adop
tion of the Harts canal project for over
coming the obstruction at Tbe Dalles
and Celilo, and, aside from the trans
fer for immediate use of the remaining
$214,000, the bill authorize the secre
tary of war to enter into a contract for
prosecuting the work to the extent of
$400,000 additional, making an ex
penditnre of about $614,000.
The senate committee, unlike the
house, was readily convinced that Cap
tain Harts' estimate is not too high,
and says that the improvement is one
of such importance that it should no
longer be delayed. Tbe amount carried
by the senate bill is sufficient to con
tinue the work until the next river and
harbor bill is passed, and if it is not
possible at this time to have the work
placed under the continuing contract
system, it ia probable thia can be done
two years hence, when the work ha
got well under way. There is reason
to believe that the senate amendment
will be retained in the bill, although
it may be necessary to make a slight
reduction in the expenditure author
ized.
senator lurner lias secured an in
crease in the appropriation for the
Snake river to $40,000, of which
$25,000 is to be expended above Lewis-
ton. For Pend d'Oreille and the Okan
ogan be secured an increase from $10,
000 to $25,000. The Tacoma harbor
appropriation was increased from $75,
000 to $300,000. New Whatcom gets
$40,000 instead of $25,000 allowed by
the house. The appropriation for Pa
get Sound is increased from $15,000 to
$20,000, with $15,000 additional for
the removal of a log jam in the Nook-
sack. The appropiiation for the month
oi tne Columbia remains the same as
in the house bill.
8ENATE IS LIBERAL WITH RIVER
AND HARBOR BILL.
Revolt In tht Congo.
Paris, April 15. The minister ef the
colonies has ordered that reinlorce-
monts be sent to the scene ol the
troubles in the French Congo, as the
result ol the dispatches he received
yesterday confirming the report ef a
revolt of natives in the Pangha district.
The Paris manager of the Sangha Com
pany attributes the outbreak to the fact
that tiie lanaiicisni oi me iinnvea nas
been aroused by human sacrifices which
wore celebrated recently. Ha add
that the natives are well armed with
modern rifle.
MISS STONE IN NEW YORK.
Styi tht Bricandi were Not Fierce, but were
Insulting.
New York, April 12. Miss Ellen M.
Stone, the missionary, arrived today on between
the Deutschland from Southampton.
Miss Stone said the brigands were not
so fierce as might have been imagined,
They said many insulting things, but
never struck or beat either her or her
companion, Mme. Tsilka.
Several reports have been printed
which stated that Mme. Tsilka had
been held for ransom by our captors,
said Miss Stone, "but it is a mistake.
I waa the one they wanted, and tbey
always take a married lady to chaper-
one a single one, no matter how old the
latter may be. .
Seven weeks before we were released
a baby was born to Mme. Tsilka. The
brigands had by this time become so
Columbia River farei Very Well Furchat ar
Conttrvctiaa of Dreamt Left t Stcftttry
f War $614,000 Itf Imprvveauacs at
Tht Dalle wiilamttu Abev Portia nd
will Receive $68,000.
Washington, April IS. The river
and harbor UU,a reported to the sen
ate from the committee on commerce,
holds for the mouth of th Columbia
river $500,000, with contract not to ex
ceed $1,0000,000, exclusive of the
amount in thi bill and heretofore ap
propriated. This cannot be interfered
with In conference. Other items con
tained, iq the bill are: Forth im
provement of the Columbia river at th
Cascades, $30,000, provided that so
much thereof a may be necessary shall
be nsed on the obstructive rock in tba
rapids of the Columbia near Cascade
Locks, for the improvement of the
Lower Willamette and Columbia below
Portland, $225,000, of which amount
$175,000 ia to be nsed at the discretion
of the secretary of war for the con
struction or purchase of a dredg to be
nsed in said rivers this cannot be
changed in conference; for improving
the Willamette river above Portland
and tbe Yamhill river. $68,000. of
which so much as necessary la to b
uid in revetting the bank of the
Willamette near Independence and at
Corvallis; for the maintenance i the
Long Tom river, $500; tor improving
the Coquille river from Coqnille to
its mouth, $30,000; for improving Coo
river, $2,000; for improving the Upper
Columbia and Snake rivers, $40,250.
The nnexpended balance of the ap
propriation heretofore made for the im
provement of Clearwater river, Idaho,
is made available for the improvement
of the Upper Columbia and Snake rivers.-
Of this sum $28,000. or so much
as necescary, may be expended in com
pleting the improvement of Snake river
Ripari and Lewiston, and
be expended in the im-
the Snake river above
$25,000 may
provement of
Lewiston. --
Another new item in the bill appro
priates $10,000 for improving the Co
lumbia between the mouth of the Wil- -lamette
and the city of Vancouver. The
house appropriation for improving the
mouth of the Siuslaw river is increased
from $26,000 to $:;5,000, and the ap
propriation of $10,000 for improving
the entrance to Coos bay and harbor ia
changed so 'as to: provide for mainten
ance and continuing the improvement
and repair of the jetty to $75,000. For
completing the ; improvement of Tilla
mook bay and bar, $27,000 is appropri
ated, and i tbe secretary of war is di
rected to cause .to" be made a survey and
IZT ,r " the cost of curing channels
ZZJrrK . 'm said-tar ol 15 and 20 feet in
appearanceof the babystopped all this, LBnth nanv,icik ,ii t.
for the reason that the brigands of Tur- ,i ': V.-, i u j
. ,, ,., i uioun in wit, uin, ut war ui aauena
at a cnrsA will aat.t In nn y J
ment to tne htmse- bill, lor surveys and
Brigands Exterminated
Constantinople, April 15. A band
of seven Bulgarian brigands has been
exterminated in the Vilayet of Mon
astir, in Macedonia, by Turkish troops.
The brigands captured the tower of the
village of Kadi Koi and then fortified
themselves. The troops surrounded
the place and demanded the surrender
of the brigands, who replied with a
fusillade, which was returned by th
Turk until all th oecnpanti f ta
tower were dead.
Belgian Government Standi Firms.
Brussels, April 17. The government
has firmly declined to yield on the
question of revision, nnd unless King
Leopold should override the ministry,
there seems to be nothing to prevent
the development of a serious situation.
Socialist disturbances have occurred at
Nainur. A mob stoned the police, who
charged with drawn swords. Subse
quently a force of gendarmes scattered
the rioters. 1 he strike is steadily ex
tending in both this city and its sub
urbs, especially at Molenek, where
number ol large factories have stopped
work. The military and police have
taken more stringent measures to pre
serve order.
Blew Up Depot.
Duluth, Minn., April 17. Telephone
advices received from Eveleth early to
day reported the destruction by fire last
night of the city jail ami the blowing
no of the Duluth, Missabe & Northern
Railway depot by burglars at that
nlace. In the jail fire an unknown
nrisnner was burned to death. The
biirnlars overestimated the amount of
nitro glycerin needed to blow the safe
nnd as a result there was a report that
woke up the entire town.
xey Deneve mat a curse win settle on
one of them if they do harm to a child
or its mother. Our treatment after the
birth of the baby was excellent. We
began to get better food, although I
must admit that it was not very good,
and the sneering remarks stopped
Miss Stone will goat once to Chelsea,
Mass., to see her mother, who is more
than 90 years old.
Torpedo Boat Builder Lost Monty.
Washington, April 12. The building
of 26 torpedo boats for the United
States government cost the contractors
something over $2,000,000 more than
tbe price they received from the gov
ernment, according to tbe report of the
torpedo boat board which has just been
submitted to Secretary Long. ' The'
builders themselves declare thai their
losses aggregate over $3,000,000. . The!
contractor want congress to make good
their losses. Secretary Long does not,
indorse this application. He has
simply collected the necessary informa
tion for the guidance of congress, if it
entertains the appeal.
Fint Aasiitant Poitmaiter General
Washington, April 12. Robert j.
Wynne, the Washington correspondent
of the New York Press, has been offered
and has accepted the office of first as
sistant postmaster general. The nom
ination will probably be submitted to
the senate immediately after the -president's
return from Charleston. The
change will take effect May 1 or earlier.
- Th Cholera Record.
Manila, April 12. In the provinces,
up to date, totals of 224 cases of chol
era and 166 deaths from-that disease
have been reported. In Manila the
cholera totals are 206 cases and 160
deaths.
estimates as follows:. Cape Lookout.
with a view of ' establishing a break
water; Yamhill. rU-er, with a' view to
prolonging' the perjod of navigation;
Yaquina river, from its mouth to Elk
City; and Willamette river, between'
Portland and'Oregon City, j
An amendment to the house prevision
in regard to the Willamette river, op
posite Albany, provides for n investi
gation of the bank of the 'Willamette,
near Albany, with a view to preventing
a diverison of the river. - .
WANTS FEDERAL AID.
Honolulu will Send , Delegate to.Preeat It-"3
Vtewa en' Fir Claim. .
V
Salt of Tramports.
vtasnington, April ia. ine secre
tary of war has directed the sale of the
transports Egbert and Rosecrans, now
at San Francisco, to the highesst bid
der, in order to reduce the transporta
tion expenses.
Honolulu, April lOj yia. San. Fran- ''
cisco, April-16. the Honolulu chamber . .;
of commerce and Merchants'' Asangja
tion have each held meetings to discuss '
the Pacific cable proposition and the .
matter of securing federal aid-iijfpa.! y,
ing the heavy Chinatown Lre elairtfs-,:il
amounting to more than $2,000,000. - i1-1
The associations, decided to send a dele
gate to Washington to present theii
views, and . have decided opon "J. QT-jL:
Pratt, Ik member of the court Qt ehhss-J-i
t&Vvn fire commissioners, whwilijeave W &
at once. " ."'., ;'"'
. The cable proposition intone tbat-'V -'
greotly interestaafl here, and 7'thtwa iy ml
much anxiety t-Ojee woik Btarted W" "
the proejet. The chamber of commerce .
waiits the first landing to be made on.
the island of Hawaii; and the line sen.-.. .
tinned through aui and Molokal tor'"
Honolulu:' "This would form inter. '
island connections, which the wireless; . -;
systenrhas sq far' failed to accomplish.
Delegate Pratt will present .this propoT Y
sition to the company. f
. To .Giy Arizona itngiltf tftaV . " '
jr.Lk;Art. U.1I in 1 ; .L.4-i r '
Kearns tolaVlut:n)duc('a'"pjJl .annex-'' ;
mg iu li.hu iniii pari oi ArizonayAi " -
,iag north arjpr 'West-of the "Colorado ,
? ! fee.tolatfkW'ffen'Y.ln:' Vff ' ' '
London, A prifrJftUSfJfff Pelt ii) corre
sponde'rit of the Tijnea sl-thk'at a
meeting of the allieJHandeTs'held '
in Tien Tsin bafui'day 'it ''was unani
mously renolved to maintain the pro
visional government of Tien Tsin Until
the forts are destroyed, or until July,
and then only to restore the city to
China on the acceptance by her of cer
tain conditions guaranteeing interna
Coercion in Ireland.
London, April 14. A dispatch to
the Pall Mall Gazette from Dublin says
that 10 battalions of English and
Scotch militia are to be embarked and
sent to Ireland within a month, in pur
suance of the British government's de
termination to apply the coercion act.
The correspondent understands that
Lord Londonderry, the paymaster gen
eral, threatened to resign from the cab
inet nnless active measures are taken jtionnl interests, mch as promising not
to circumvent the United Ixiah League, to iortify nor to rebuild the forts, etc,
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