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''L'- HlLLSPOttO, OREOON. T1IUI1SDAY, Al'llIL 24f 1903. N'
iiVENTHOFTHKMY
FROM THE FOUR QUARTERS OF
THE WORLD.
Comprehensive Review al ih Important
Happening! ol the Put Week, Presented
In Condense il form, Which li Moil
likely ( Prove intirut la Our M.ny
Reader.
Not a passenger direct cur liui moved
In three day In Him Francisco,
('oiili'ilcrnt" vi'ternns are holding
their I'.'lh annual rimiiluu at Ihtllas,
Tex,
Alexander O'llrodio will succeed
(invnrnnr Murphy a chief executive of
Aru.mtf,
Although the Rmk Island Railroad
will linilil westward from ktiver, It
will imt seek ft 1'Ul'illt' IHUlKt Olltll't.
Irviltit Hill, ul the Great North-
WILL 8ETTLE OLD DI8PUTE.
NEWS OF THE STATE
New BID to Civ ComiMftdiM Giral el lh
Amy t legal Sum.
Washington, April 24. Senator
Ilawley, chairman of the senate com
mittee im military affair, ha Intro
duced bill lo "increase the efficiency
ol the army." The most Important
w-ction of the bill U the following:
"Subject to th command of the pre
Ident and general direction ol the sec
retary of war, the lieutenant general
sliull (surt'iwt command over the mili
tary force of the Uiilt.d State, shall
issue 'army order,' and.dlrect Inspec
tion of the troop. He Khali be
charged with the Instruction, training,
discipline mil iliirtrilmtioiiof the rmy,
with the preparation ami maintenance
of dotal ted plana for the niobiliiation
of tho military force, with' the prep-
arntion and maintenance of acheme of
offensive and defensive oirtiotis, ana
with colloetlug and compiling military
Information. Jt will be hia duty.to
that the army U at all time mutably
ami amply supplied ami equipiied and
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM ALL
PARTS OF OREOON.
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OREGON ODD FELLOWS' HOME, AT PORTLAND.
To b deiicAtei April 26, the eighty-third kwUversary of ttte founding
ot tne oracr.
WITH DEADLY EFFECT.
CeuMMKial iiid Financial (UpjKninji ( tut
porUnct A Brkl Kcvliw of th urwl:i
and Improvcmtntt of Iht Many Induitrto
ThrovjrMHjt Our Ihrlvbif Commoawfaltk
-v-LiUat Market Report.
Oregon City haa two can of amall
HIS,
A new ei(ht room arhool building la
to be built at Albany.
William AM. of Auburn, an old
time pioitwr of the Wert, in dead
The debate between Allmny College
and the Monmouth Htata hormal Scltool
waa won by Monmouth
The liurk Kidiro I'lawr Company, of
Hiini)U-r', ha 61td articlea of iuoorpor'
tion. Caintal, 1 1,000,001).
PchoJl iWchlerwaa ahotand SnnUntly
killwl by T. Y. Oilwim in a dinpute
ntar Oranta 1'aim over a amall atrip of
land.
The freight and pamvnpr biminen
of the fimipUT alley Kailroatl la oo
grxat that it iHMVHxttMtH the running
of ulubt traitia daily.
The Advam IW Elertrlo Irrit-1 The " "l"re1 V;
ing 4 Mining Coniny, of (iranta Paw, eral minor detonation, roppoew u
haa flhol artU'lin of incorporation, with have been cauaet by the expWoo of
a wipiul of 11,500,000. jMM kagi? of gun powder. The people
Two (Mtitranta for 14,000 pound of who fled the city erenow returning,
hope have been fll at Orrgon City. The fragment of those of the deed whe
ror ,ouu pounua n,K wiim win w ... h,i. l.,,!
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ExbImIm h a Barrack Killl er Har He.
arte el Nkaragetet,
Managua, Nicaragua, April 22. A
aevere exploaion occurred on the night
of April 16. A large two-itory barrack
near the lake froot, end rn the center
of the city, waa blown to fragment.
Between 100 end 200 officer end aol-
dier are reported to have been killed
and many aoldier end other peraona
are reported Injured. A large number
of houattt near the barrack, including
the National hotel, the Central tele-
graph dUtion, end the National palace,
were damaged or wrecked. President
Zolava waa abaent at Ma yawl et the
time of the exploaion, but he hurriedly
returned to Managua. He he pub-
lixhed e atetement. in which be at
tribute the di Muter to the work of con
npirator. He aey that ton of dyna
mite and a Urge quentity of powder
were irtored in the berracka. The ac
tual cauwae which led to the explom'oa
have not yet been determined.
A (tor the Brat eiploeion the police
notified people temporarily to leave the
city, a it wa thought the burning
building atill contained dynamite,
Large number fled to the euburbi.
TWO SLIGHT ENGAGEMENTS
MINDANAO.
Washington, April 22. Representa
tive Tongue be secured the peanage of
hia bill for the creation of the Crater
Mvma the Trooc Mai Beta Otckt4 ay I le ational 1'ark in Boothern Ore-
n,e. Fim Whlac-tMtto will k "ill withdraw. Irora wttle-
Had to Pacify Motulu Before IUrUa ". ntT ' occupancy, tract of
to War-Red fUp f Dtfiaac Frylf 149 Jnre taile including end nr-
roanuing traier isae. toniroi o me
perk ia to rest with the secretary of the
interior, who shall provide rnlee for
the protection end preservation of the
natural object, game end finh, end
properly guard against trea passers,
end, with an adequate force of ward
ena, prevent end extinguish forest firee,
Settlement i not to be allowed in the
park, nor can lumbering or other busi
new be therein conducted, although
toansto, plea sure seeker end acien
tixta will at all times have fraa acces.
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Moore'a party end drove off the Moro. "",U"M ' !H , ?
7 . ' I mit for the erection end maintenance
who lost eaten men. I be Mora villages I of re(lUunlnt4, and hotelg for the
were flying red flag, meaning that commoijation of visitors.
Over lit Meres' rl
Manila, April 24. Two engagement
hare been fought between the Amer
ican trooi and the Moro of the island
of Mindanao during the past 24 hour.
Moore, of the Twenty-seventh in
fantry, while out with small parties
hunting for water, wa fired upon at
long range. Colonel Frank Baldwin,
with a battalion of troops and moun
tain gun, went to the assistance of
other 7,000 pounds.
Grounds have lieen secured and work
on the building for a new creamery will
begin at once in Koseburg. The plant
will tie able to handle the product of
from 600 to 700 cows.
Six linker City men have been sum
moned to appear as witnwwo in a case
at l)e Moines. Ia. This will be the!
by the explosion are around 5,000,000
pesos,
WIR lacereeret In New Jersey.
New York, April 23. It ie stated
that the new company to control the
Atlantic steamship line Just combined
will be Incorporated in New Jersey
third trip of the parties tor the same .i,,., aiM nno nod
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-A """TZl. '.rTrr" sayathe Journal of Commerce. The
was asiihvxiatwl after much of the evi- un.ierwriung synaicaie wa organwea
duee had been aubmitted. on the basis of 1100.000.000 stock and
Floyd Mathie was accidentally shot 144,000,000 ln4K per cent bonds,
in an amateur performance at Baker 1 The syndicate is understood tobevir-
Clty., Itually the same as the one which
Mrs. Ooorir Wilcox, of Indcoend- floated the United State Pteel Corpor
ence. I dead from an overdose oi gei- ". cr"
' lav, .,. ! . 1-1
10, Dm lias nen vxtunaeu iuurnuii"iy
and it is understood that it profits are
in .VmutittitA t!,A fl ru( AdMMMiniMnt fill SfV
i1-o' . rtitint of the shinnine deal
avr.ll nl "
M.a . . V.
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n . n.... i I,., la , wnrr o.l that th munition oi war em oi iw
4..r the decision of the snpn'mo court. ! liest material find of miKublofhnractor
, . , 1 It will v recommend mnteWe persons
The fiiited rotate consul at ( horn- , , . . M,iii(a- honors
nit)!, Germany, say gxl market for , nnf, WWHr,, ,yU wiu be assinUHl in
Oregon salmiiii can lie found in that; j,4(aj,,tjii!an his orders will lie con
emmtry. veyed and execuU'd through the agency
A liydriiuUc wa dredge my Ihj cn ! of the general-' tiflleer holding com
Htrufted lo cut and preserve a tempor-! tuands, and the general stall of the
limine through the Imr at hum army.
iirv cii
mouth ol the I omnium river.
President Iiiiosevelt is said to 1 '
the opinion that Colonel Crowdor'a re
Mirt on tho British horse camp shows
no violation of neutrality laws.
Governor Mcllrido will not call an
extra session of the Washington legis
lature to provide fund to pay the ex
pense of lighting tho raitwny merger.
Kansas is suffering greatly for want
of rain.
The pliigue haa reapeared in Cap
Colony, H, A.
Fire nt Quincy, 111., destroyed prop
erty valued at 230,00O.
Two maskiHl men held up and robbed
17 lulwrers near Corlnne, L'tiih.
Presiitent-elect Valine Is in Culm.
H was enthusiastically received.
Tho British press is much perturbed
over J. 1'. Morgan' steamship combine.
Tim senate has passed the river and
hnrlmr bill carrying 170,000,000 In ap
propriations.
j!.,..ral R. Iiunlul. charged with cm
tJO.OOO at Beatlle. has been
discliargeil.
In ft fight between cattlemen near
ColUnsville, Cherokee Nation, ouo man
whs illwl and three monauy wouimwi
The United Ptutwt supreme court has
made a ruling that the law rwiulring
Chinese to hold certineaies is am m
InrcC,
ti,. stnto of Washington has boon
oranted leave to fllo ft complaint
ugalnstthe Northern Sureties Company
i,v tho United State supreme court
ti, strtHter men of San Francisco
are on strike.
The above provision is intended to
give tho commanding general e legal
status, whiMt he hns not at present,
and is understood to Win the Interest
of General Miles. ' Other . portion of
the bill relate to detail of-tho admin
Istration of .tho-taftalra of -the army.
One of those provision authnrUea the
president o nrec. uibv. uip ( r
iiroiiriaieu lor urn uiwih-iuiiu'ivi
sulwlstence or pay department may be
placed to the (credit of the disbursing
ollkw ol either of these departments.
8TEEL CORPORATION CHANGE
semlum, taken by mlstaae,
Sheriff Dnrbin has paid into the
treasury ot Marion county
collected receutly on the
1001.
William Maddy, who escaped front
the iail at Canvon City last fall, was
apprehended in Idaho and taken back
to Canyon CHy
H. D. Guild, who ha been porprietor
of the Salem Independent, has pur
chased the I'rosser Record. He will
make it a Republican paper.
The Fishermen' Union held a meet-
ing at Astoria and decided to accept
the rate of 8 cents per pound for fish
weighing 25 nonnd and over, and 6
cent for those below that weight offer
ed by the cannerymen.
Front
by e
about
for a
The
10KOS WILL FIGHT
OREGON NATIONAL
IN
I Tho Bill Otatiej On tt Crater UU Passu
Iht Mmm.
TO FILE COMPLAINT
8UPREME COURT GIVES PERMIS
SION IN MERGER CASE.
they intended to Sght to the uttermost.
later the Sultan of Pualao and a
force of native attempted to reoccupy
the ground gained by the Americans,
but the Morns wre forcibly dispered.
Pa to (chief) Genes! ha sent a dele
gation to the American commander
tendering the absolute submission of
the men under his control.
Brigadier General Davis, in com
mand of Zamboanga, island of Min
danao, ha acknowledged the receipt
from Washintgon of instruction to
In order to secure the passage of the
bill by unanimous consent Mr. Tongue
provision wae inserted permitting the " tj. -
location o! mine within the perk, al-1 parvy ' mierem.
Th State el Wathwjlon Tho Compls the
Norther Securities Company to Aaswtr
Its Charts of Illegal ComolitUtlon
Soboenut will b Inucd Relurrnkle ia
October.
Washington, April 23. The United
State supreme court ha granted leave
to the state of Washington to file an
original bill for an injunction against
the Great Northern Railway Company,
the Northern Pacific Railway Company
and the Northern Securitiee Company,
in connection with the petition of that
etate recently filed in the courts. The
epinion in the case wa delivered by
Chief Justice Fuller, who stated that
the court had always exercised the ut
most care in its proceeding in original
eaeea, and that the present decision to
grant leave to file was intended to be
though he contends no mineral are to
be found there.
There has been a continual fight
against this bill ever since Mr. Tongue
6 ret introduced it. Within the past
10 days hoe-ever, be has been at work
with the several departments, and
finally secured the approval of the pres
ident and secretary of agriculture to
the pending bill. At the requeet of
the president the speaker allowed the
The chief justice' opinion wa very
brief, and consisted entirely of a view
ef original case of the same character
which have been brought to the atten
tion of the court. The two most im
portant of the cases thus cited were the
ease of the etate of Louisiana vs. the
state of Texas, concerning the quaran
tine regulation of the latter etate, in
withdraw hi troop from Mindanao, bill to be considered, a thing never be-1 which leave wa given to file, and the
v.... . tw 4n t th nrownt fore done, and its passage followed. It
" u,8" o . v.,: i :ii i j.as
IB UU. UOIIOVUU bUVRJ Will UQ K II T U11U-
enlty Jin securing it passage through
state of affair, the withdrawal will
result in absolute loss of American
prestige among the Moro in Mindanao.
Hie order, however, are explicit
Lieutenant Colonel Baldwin and his
force are beyond the reach of the tele
graph instruction from Washington
the senate.
C08TLY FIRE AT DALLAS.
Sappot! tw
it Texts City Suffers From
ccadbry BUua.
Dallas, Tex April 22. Two person
proooM Expedition Delayed. were fatally injured and a property lose
Washington. Anril 24. The warde- of $350,000 caused by several fires
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partment has instructed General Chaf-1 which occurred here shortly after 3 a
few to delav the departure of the pro- m. At that hour an alarm wae turned
posed expedition into Mindanao until in from the Dorsey printing establish
after the receipt of further directions I ment, and several other alarm from
from Washington. The president de- different parte of the city were turned
eireeto exhaust U other mean of in in quick succession. After fighting
state of Minnesota vs. the Northern
Securitiee Company, in which the peti
tion to file wa denied.
Referring to the latter case, the chief
justice said the petition had been re
fused because of the insuperable objec
tion that indispensable parties to the
case could not be brought into tne
court. This objection did not, how
ever, confront the court in the present
ease, and the court felt that, because of
its desire to proceed with the utmost
care and deliberation in all cases where
original actions are brought in this
court, the precedent of the Louisiana
Texas case should be followed rather
than that of the Minnesota case in tne
effecting the capture of the Moroe who the fire for two hours. Chief Magee was preflent ingtan,. Hence leave to file
I ni argents Surrtsderlst
Manila, April 22. Surrender to the
American authorities of small parti
of insurgents are reported daily, and
these have increased since the recent
surrender of the Insurgent general,
Malvar. General Rufino, with 26 offi
cers and 375 eoldier, ha surrendered
to the native constabulary in the prov
ince of Misamis, in Mindanao, where
the constabulary ia co-opreating with
the military.
murdered American soldiers before dis
patching an armed expedition for that
purpose. Meanwhile, however, that
portion of General Davis' command
w hich waa selected for the jonrney will
still be held in readiness, and all pre
parations up to the ' point ot departure
will be made.
Fire In a brick building on
street, at the Dalles, occupied
Chinese merchant, .destroyed
15,000 worth of property, and
time endangered the whole block.
blaxe originated in thedwelling portion
of the building, where drying garment
caufcht from a hot stove.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Denver Times Change Hands.
Denver, April 23. The Denver
Time was today sold by it bondhold
ers for 1110,000, Daivd H. Moffatt,
presideut of the First National bank,
being the purchaser, i A strong new
company will be immediately organ
ized to purchase the paper from nr.
Moffatt. It will be continued a a Re
publican paper.
Many Arrciti of Jamaican Rioters.
Kingston, Jamaica, April 18. Near
ly 60 arrests have teen made In connec
tion with the riot at Montego Bay,
on the north coast of this Wand, which
began April 5, and in which a number
of policemen and riotermvere wounded.
I accordance with a request made by
u. rn.smherlnin. the British colonial
secretary, the governor of Jamaica has
snnointed a commission to luquire into
the riots.
Will Become in Operating and Manufacturing
Company Soon.
rittsbtirg.'i April 23. The reorgan
ization of the United" States Steel Cor
poration, the obliteration of the names
of tho constituent corporation of the
greater one, and the change of its pur
pose from a purely financial concern to
an operating company and manufactur
ing, which shaU " opertte directly U
the properties now owned and con
trolled by it, Is the latest project of the
financial arid manufacturing giant at
the head of this . enterprise. It was
learned from excellent authority that
the projuct is to lie launched during the
nresent vear. probably in July, In
short, the United States Steel Corpora
tion will become tho practical and ac
tual manufacturing corponition, its well
as tho flnniieial head of all the great
steel companies that It hag -Bbsorlied.
President Charles M. Schwab will be
como the director ofi ftiV mills, rail
roads, coal and eiio lantsi,ttn.hip
lines and furnaces, All Of tjhe tartous
branches will 1 cuvlded, Initoi depart
ments, , Tho buying: and selling will be
under a'slrigle' department, with the
individual mirchftBtog tleiiartments left
In the hands of ..tho' different, members
of the committee;. It ia understood
that the same officials will control the
general company, with the same board
of director and executive committee
and the same officials of the operating
department,
Wheat -Walla Walla, 6585Kc;
blnestem, 6flfl5tci valley, 65c.
Barley - Feed, 20S21; brewing,
21(821.50 per ton.
Oats No. 1 white, $1.20; gray,
1.10t31.15.
Flour Best grades, $2.8S3.40 per
barrel; graham, t2.60(a)2.80.
Mtllstuffs Bran, $18 per ton; mid
dlings, $20; shorts, $20; chop, $16.50,
Hay Timothy, $l2io; clover
$7.50(310; Oregon wild hay, $56 per
ton. ' ' '
Potatoes Best Burbanks, 1.251.50
percental; ordinary, $1.101.25 per
cental; Early Rose, $1.502.OO per
cental; growers prices; sweets, $2.25
.60 per cental.
Butter Creamery, ih4-'uc; dairy,
1517)te; store, 12M15c
F.ggs 1 6 1 tic f or Oregon .
Cheese Full cream, twins, 13
13-ci Young America, 14($15c; fac
tory pricos.l lUc loss.
Poultry Chickens, mixed, 4.uus
.00; hens, $4.606.00 per (Josen
IfflllKc per poind; springs, 11(9
Die per pound, $3.505.00 perdo-
en; ducks, fo.uoig.uu per cozen; tur
keys, live, 1213c, dressed, iue per
pound; geese, 0X7.ou perooren.
Mutton Gross, 4o per pound;
dressed, 17c per pound.
Hogs Gross, 5?ic; dressed, Bj$Siic
ner pound.
Veal J478c lor smau ; ts,(go ior
large. . i
Beef Gross, cows, 344c; steers,
4)4c; dressed, 84i7,4e per pound,
Hons 1213 cents per pound.
Wool Valley, 1315; Kistern Ore
gon, 8iaso; monair, i(gzio per
pound.
A restaurant has been opened In New i
York where food will be fttrn shed at
one cent a plate.
There aro 13,058,022 acres of uncul-
' tlvated land In Italy, which might be
dovoloped and made productive by tho
application of ordinary enterprise,
Phouomeiittlly mild weather is being
experienced In Russia. At Kiev tho
trees are budding, the river Dnieper is
clear of tee, while at Warsaw violet
are blooming.
- Seven Found Dead,
Chicago, April 23. Dead in a stuffy
bedroom in a crowded' tenement quarter
in State street, the bodies of an entire
colored family, numbering seven per
sons, were found tonight, gnawed by
rats and in an advanced state of de
composition. The police ' incline to
theory of murder and suicide by poison
The family is that of Jones Butler, an
unholstorer. and consisted of Bvitler,
hi wife and five children.
Earthquake la Guatemala S Hakes th Entire
Republic for Tw Day.
New York, April 23. Late dispatches gtroyed, the lose being about $200,000.
from Guatemala are to the effect that W hue the Dorsey fire was in progress
i.- i,i M,Ml. . .hkn hv fire broke out on Lamar street and
. . , , , . 1 20 buildings were destroyed. Half of
earthquake from 8:30 o clock on Fri- them bnginesg houBeg ftnd the
day night up to 8 o clock Sunday night , I painder boarding houses and dwell-
with only short interval between the I ings. The Griffith Lumber Company
.- Purism di (match to the I one of the principal loser in that
Nanking Still Safe.
Hong Kong, April 23. A dispatch
received here from Wu Chow contra
diets the report eurreut at Canton Sat
nrday that Nanking, province of Shan
Si, had fallen into the hands of the
rebels. Nanking is still safe, though
surrounded at a distance of 15. miles by
rebel forces. River communication
with the besieged city remain open
New Oregon Railroad Company.
Trenton, N. J., April 23. The Ore
gon & Southeastern Railway Company,
capital $1,000,000, to construct and
operate railroads in the state of Ore
gon, was incorporated here today. The
incorporators are K. k. McLaren, Hor
ace F. M. Gould audJKvan J. Dudley,
all, of Jersey City.
FIVE HUNDRED PERISH.
prostrated, and the command was
tamed over to an assistant. The chief
.was rescued from the flames by the
police in an unconscious condition, but
was later reported to be out of danger.
A fireman wa struck in the face with
a brick and fatally injured. A young
eon of Chief Magee was found on the
floor of the enigne room at the central
station with a fractured skull. It is
supposed that the lad attempted to
slide from the bunk room to the engine
room and fell to the floor below. He
probably will die. The Doreey Print
ing Company's plant waa . totally de-
would be granted, and subpoena would
be issued, returnable on the first day of
the next term of the court in October.
Herald. The reports concerning the
disaster in Queteltenango are confirmed.
It is estimated that 500 persons were
killed and millions of dollars' worth of
property destroyed there. . Fires which
followed added to losses and -.many
heartrending stories of suffering are re
ceived. The whole country ia panir
stricken. The towns of- Ftxumnd
Masatenango, the latter . in . the great
coffee district, were destroyed. The
visitation was spectacular in character.
The first shock were accompanied by
terrific thunder storms, and . the light
ning was louowea oy a aeiuge oi rain,
section of the city, where it is esti
mated the lose will aggregate $150,000,
of which the Griffith company sustains
$50,000. The loss of a large imple
ment company is not accurately known.
About a docen smaller mercantile and
manufacturing establishment were de
stroyed. -
While the two big fire were raging
a third broke out in the " residence dis
trict of Fisher Lane, in South'Dallae,
two miles distant, which destroyed four
cottager Worth $20,000.
Court Martial for General Smith.
Manila, April 24. A court martial
has been ordered for the trial of Gen
eral Jacob H. Smith, who wa in com
mand of the United States troops on
the island of Samar. Generals Lloyd ''
Wheaton, Samuel S. Sumner, James
M. Bell and William H. Bisbee and
Colonel Chambers McKibbin, William
A. Rafterty, William E. Dougherty,
Alfred C. Markley and Jesse M. Lee
compose the court. The judge advocate
is Major Harvey C. Carbaugh. Col
onel Charles A. Woodruff will appear
for the defense. The charge against
General Smith is conduct prejudicial to
good order and discipline.
Earthquake Caused Much Damage.
Mexico City, April 22. The earth
quake Friday evening covered a large
extent of territory and reached down
into Central America. The lower sec
tion of the Pacific coast of this country
felt the shock very severely, and at
Insurance Tapachula, an important town in the
men are? positive that the fire on Tisher state of Chiapas, near the Guatemalan
JLaoe was .incendiary, and the police frontier, the damage to property ise-
and fire department are strongly in- HmtH at fnllv $1,000,000.
Immense Mining Deal .
Fhoeuix, Aria., April 24. At a
meeting of the stockholders of the South
Bisboe Compauy held hore, 46 mining
claims near the Copper Qneen property
wore sold to Gordon K. Campbell, of
Calumet, Mich., for $1,200,000; $150,-
000 in cash and the balance withi
tw o years. . ; .
Peace Rumor Premature,
London, April 23. In the house of
commons Sir Michaol Hicks-Beach, the
chancellor of the exchequer, in the
course of a speech defending the budget
proposals, said nothing could be more
premature than the rumor in the presa
regarding me peace iickohbuuii" in
South Africa.
Strike Situation Unchanged.
,' San Francisco, . April ,;33 Mayor
SchmiU made an effort during the day
to bring the officials of the railroad and
a committee of the strikers together
but wa unable to do so.- The -raiK
road people refused to consult with the,
strikers' committee. The mayor will
continue hia efforts to bring th oppos
ing forces together. The Eastern rep
resentatives of the Baltimore syndicate
are in communication with the local
railway officials, and each move of - the
strikers is reported by telegraph to the
Eastern owners of the car system, it
is understood that no action toward a
settlement of the difficulty wilb-be
taken by the officials here until wqrd
to that enoct, cornea trom tne cast
clined' believe that
incendiaries.
i ii-S-
The Russian government has advised
all newspaper in the empire to cease
publishing new of student riots.
President Roosevelt has accepted the
invitation to deliver the memorial ad
dress at the National cemetery at Ar
lington on May 30.
Onlv five sailing ships of over 100
tons were built In the United Kingdom
last year, All the vesse were con
structed on the Clyde and were regie
tered in London, .
Utah Postmaster Short In Account.
Ogden, Utah, April 24.-.Chrre
Meighan, postmaster of Ogden, is,short
in hi accounts in the' amount pf $2,
600. - His bondsmen are in charge of
the office. Meighan was 'Appointed by
President McKinley and assumed -his
duties January 21, 1899. .,
Kansas City Swept by Fit.
Kansas City, Mo., Aplrl 22. A de
structive fire visited the southwestern
part of this city during the day, laying
waste a section of dwelling houses al
most a quarter of a mile long and a
block wide, and doing damage to the
amouutof $75,000. A spectator wa
seriouslv injured by a falling piece of
iron and a fireman wa overcome by ; press, are rife.
heat. About 50 dwelling bouse were
destroyed, and 60 or men families were
rendered homele.
. ,.i i ,w:. Rumorr Rife In Pekln.
Pekin, April 24. -In spite.of the fact
that in order to allay the uneasiness of.
urging, the -immediate return of "the
dowager empress to the palace, she has
decided to remain at the hunting park,
five mile from Pekin, for one week
Rumor of some political coup, possi
bly the deposition of the dowager em
The foreign legation
here ' continue their precautionary
measure. At the American legation
quad of soldier patrol the wall night.
all were due to
Strike at Oregon City. .
, Oregon City, April 23. Eighty
weavers employed in the woolen mill
n..K Anil IW. Mot CtirinlL .
Cairo, 111.,. "April 23. After search
ing'two'days the death roll of the dwiied by the Oregon City Manufactur
bnmed iteamer City of Pittsburg has wg Company have walked out, owing
ppt.befiqcl any from the first re- disagreement over the scale paid
ports. Of the 145 person who were . , . .
on the boat wh it burned, a careful for piecework on the looms. The plain
heetimate bf tliose who were aboard the weavers, who weave blankets, flannels
steamer put the loss of life at 83 at snd ether plain material, have been
the lowest,aud ' the opinion of some is -3 cents per yard for their
that the list will approximate 100. Oi '
this 'appalling death list only three
bodies have been recovered and Identi-1 T Succeed Gilfillan.
fled. j'AU.pf thei injured are being well ., , , ., ,. . .
who escaped lrom the pijrntng dob. ?'.?" ,?t"u " v" v",'"t
without Uw1r effect hnWbeeii clothed cessor to the late Representative A. F.
a made,: ojnfortebW.--ud -mct of Gilfillan 'resulted in a victory for the
them hve. derte jqr. Ijpme,
t 4c Mil Strik ii'timi Off.
. .Brussels,i"April . 22. At general
council of. thC - tabor party.. it was re
solved that wor by " the striker in all
sections should ltfrBBdmed.'' The coun
cil issued a manifesto to the working
men to this effect: this afternoon. The
Republican candidate, W. W. Harris,
against A'tigiiBt'.Dreier, nominated by
the borne rillefs'and endorsed by the
Domoorate." "PRe vote was Harris, 881 ; .
Dreier, 670.
: t London' Costly Fir.
London', April 24 .The damage done
anticipated annoyncemeat by thecrown by thefire last night in the Barbaricntt
of the dissolution haa not yet been distrlrt of the city ia roughly estimated
made. - ' - ' h la.ow.uuu pounaB.
:nfr fMjt Yet PiMtd. ,
The Hague, April 23. The condition
of Queen. WUhelmina is nnchanged.
Her physician say it is impossible to
r.... klMtum Hi,., Wr.rk.lt:
-St. Cloud, Minn., April 22.
Great Northern flyer. west bound, col
lided with an east bound freight train .
.A.. U7at.iV. a fn. m;la. (rvrr e.-1 'l
Both engine and several car on the prediet the dale'ef the crisis in her ill
freight train were demolished. One ness.- An extraordinary cabinet coun
ladv passenger on the fiver and four of cil wa held today. The meeting en-
the train crew were injured, ut none gendered numerous rumor concerning
of them seriously1: jthV wreck blocked decision, in the matter of the regency,
the track and delayed"' traffic for ev- but it 1 said upon good authority that
eral honrf . Th freight should bar , thi matter wa not discussed at the
iiitrackd at Watak. eeuneil.