The
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vol; ix.
HILLSHOKO, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 8, 1902.
NO. 8.
EVENTS OF THE DAY
HAS AUTHORITY.
NEWS OF THE STATE
INDIAN LANDS.
Units I
FROM THE FOUR QUARTERS OF
THE WORLD.
K Comprehensive Review of the lapottart
Happening of IK Pail Week, Prtaested
In Condensed Firm, Whkh li Mod
likely to Prove of Intsrtal to Our Many
Readers.
Representative J. S. Salmon, of New
Jersey, it ifi.
Rear Admiral W. T. Sampson U
dead Ht Waidiiiigtoii.
TIiiXimumIii i( heep art dying In New
Mi'yii-u mi account ill I In' drouth, which
liuit been unbroken lnr tli latter art
nl March,
Tim prt'olili'iit ha pardoned five
ikmiiIhtn of tin Mlncworkers' orgiinlxa.
tinti ln i ere twnteut-ed Vi jail in Vir
ginia (or contempt of court.
Knur ini'ii were killed and two other
fatally burned t iy being caught in a tor
rent of moth u metal that tinned from
a umi'ttt'r in foundry at Hnrrlhtirg,
P
Margaret Tuylor, the Cincinnati
I'liiM kiiluiiHsl (our your k, ha Uttn
lomitl in Italy. Step have Ih'Q taken
to extradite) the aunt who carried litr
anay.
An A nii-rli ni) company ha purchased
the wreck of the Spaiiiidi warahiii AW
miraiile Oqiicnilo mill Viwoya and they
Kill be (in.vort.vl i do wrap iron ami
Hliioui to Philadelphia.
Thtee Wall atiect firnm
cteal I a flurry In tit' k.
General K. H. Bragg, of Wlcnnin,
baa been selected a United State con-
aul general at Havana.
Treasury Department May Prevent
of ChhttM la TraatM.
Washington, May 8. The chluf Jus
tice of the United Statu supreme court
ha rendered oiiiioin In two test case
affecting the transit of China men
through the United State to other
oountrltii, instalning the governmental
amuthoritie having them detained at
Sad Francisco. There are said to lie
40 or 60 Chinamen who have been thu
detained in San Franclcao for the past
SIM
ITEM8 OF INTEREST FROM
PARTS OF OREGON.
ALl
four or five months, awl who have been City ia still on.
Cowimtrtitl and Financial Happening of
poHance A Bikf Kcvlcw of tht urowtS
sad Improvements el tht Many Industrie
Throughout Our thriving Commonwealth
Latest Market Report.
The strike of the weaver at Oregon
An electric line will be built from
Pendleton to Walla Walla, Wash.
Contract will be let lor the paving
of portion of Albany a street with vit-
rifled brick.
At Baker City tlm Bonanza mine
cleaned up 1 75,000 in April and the
very restleo under' the restraint. The
remilt of the decision will be the do-
port at ion to China of the Chines de
tained.
Two Chinamen were on their way to
Mexico and claimed the right under
the treaty of 18.14 to tranit, one desir
ing to go by rail, ami the other merely virtue mine cleaned ui. 125.000.
. . i i. t.t - .1 f a i
lo irailH-Klllli. i iipt norr whin ioi
rinlil under the provinion of the treaty
(ivinK the treaHury department author
ity to make teiulationa for control In
melt matter. The federal authoritie
cllmiivrewl evidence iu both cnxe, a in
thone of their detalnnd coiinlrymen,
that the twmentcera did not Intend to
The Balotn flro department ha re.
reived a three-chime whUtle, which
will be nilii.titiit.il (or the old fire bell,
which ha ween munv yeara of eervicv.
In the cane of the elate ai(ainKt
tieorK Miller and JiiiueH Caldwell, at
ItuniH, the jury found a verdict of lnur-
rtnmin in Meaiert. The primmer j,.r n t)l8 mil degree, liert ltuiley
Will B OIIHcuU to Satart Puu ef
Optalaf Th to ScttkaMal
V'ahiii((Un, May 7. It it going to
be difficult to secure the pawai of the
hill now jiending before eongreita pro
viding for opening to aettlement por
tion of the several Indian reservation!
of the Went, unlea the friend of theee
iiieamire will consent to the insertion
in the bill of s provision requiring
that settler taking up the ceded lands
are to repay the government the price
tier acre paid to the Indiana. There
are 10 or 12 bill of this character in
volving large amount of land and call
ing for a considerable appropriation in
the aggregate. Among them ia the bill
lor oieniug the Klamath renervation,
In Oregon, and others in the several
WeHtern Btatee.
When a bill was under consideration
in the wnute the other day to open the
unceded portion of the Kotwbud reser
vation, in South Dakota, Senator I'latt,
of Connecticut, expressed very de
cided opposition to the bill unions it
was amended to require the settlers to
pay the purchase price o( the land.
Other senator contended that after the
passage of the free home bill few
years ago it would be unfair to insert
such a provUion in this or any other
SAMPSON IS XO MORE
CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE BRINGS
DEATH TO THE ADINRAL.
Offlctra tad Mia Fall ia Gallant Fight With
tht Mors.
Wm (a Comauasl of tht AratricM Flut s
Atlantic Waters Dariag th Sptabh War
Joist laventor of Septrinipoit' Tar
ittt os Mootrs Wanhip-tt,itabit
Rtcors ia th OM War.
sought relee liy liatiea corpus pM- WH diclmrge.l by the stut and uned I similar bill, but the Connecticut eeu.
i-etHliiig. their petitions being deiiied ,,, wjtuew,. aUr remained firm. He said the go
by the dwtrlct court lr the riorlhern ,ilMi,., ernment would not think of going into
II tr et nl ifortiitt. In li s on li on. i i. ... i..,i
ill tin iv si' n iiidi t"f i "Ti
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VrtJIlKMWliillall rviiuii nun I'hhi-i . . - . -
I.. ..l .1 n.ln.tl..n ..I tl, ru,i,i t ' mine nns loiimi eiuwr me oiK n in
..1.1-1., nf 'l,im. In ...nnitive offl- ""' " the fumou lm-riul lead, of
-l-l- -i.l..... lolnrveolion .ml IoiK.riil group. The h-lge struck
' . I In IliM .....uui'iil 1m 1 4 f.M.f Ui'r.iui
this ha laieii for many years the rang-
failed and "" owiarwi policy oi tue conn- ii is siuteti umi an uregon aim a
try. The regulation to prevent ine Michigan capitalist are ahout to pur
abinw of the privilege nl trauntt have I chafe the Soutlierii Oregon Compuny
been and re intemled to vmi'tuate the proiierty in CKa county, which con
ume M1 ley and rceourse to the courts ists of over 100,000 acre of hind, the
bv bttln-a corpus to determine the e- town site of Kmpire City and one of
intent of such abuse. The record dis's the largest lumber mills on the coact.
11 li. Cmtrnii ei.n.larv of the leva'
tlon at J'ekln, ha btin selected by not present rase of reg'ilation or A building boom is on at Salem
the president to I miiiister to China
The president has sent to th senate
the nomination of Frank I'. Sargent to
Is) commissioner general o tmuiigr
lion.
A nioh of 50 Italians, rrated with
lliiior, ruled the loan of Corli, Wis.,
for a day and terrorlM the iniiauit
ants.
Queen Withulmina Is said to lie on
the way to ricovery alter her narrow
ewais from death on account of an
tqieratioii.
Secietar? Motsly ha authoriied
Captain liayhm of the cruiser Chicago
tion in coiitravention with the Consti
tution, and we think that upon the ad
mission of facts the order of the col
lector cannot be held to have been in
valid."
JiiHtice Brewer and Peckham dh
n'lited.
FAVOR OLEOMARGARINE.
Llvt Stock AitocUUo Maku RtprttMUtiam
to tht Frtildtnt o Ftndlag Bills.
Washimtton. May 8.Wllliam M.
Siirinm-r. reoseutin
tlie
National
I.ivi'Ht.H-k assnciation, called on Presj
lent KiKiscvelt and iirtsented to him
to convene a court of iiuUliy to prooe teleiiram from the presitient oi tno as
tlie affair at Venice. ms-iat ion, stating tlmt the passage, of
the oliNimiireiirine bill, the effort to
enact the tirosvenor anti-shoddy bill
and tlie government's action agr.inst
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u,,. i ine iei irusi, an are nnsiucniK i"'sv
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losses to liveswc producer oi ine
Cnlte.1 Slates. Tim nreslilenl ia unfed
(ioneml Chaffee has cabled the
name of the killed and wounded In
the llavan llttht. The seritms nature
oi the wounds of the majority
that dfHiierate fighting occurred.
The hesvy run on Cripple Creek vo Immediute roiiNideration to
lnk hnt sulisidctl. . these matter. Mr. Springer explained field. Roads are still in
A.... ..n.il,,o mnaltlerabla 1 that he did not know how the livestock shape, but a few waim day will make
havoc in portion of Colorado.
Alxmt 3.000 Roumanian Jew w ill
emluriiU) to the United State In the
very near future.
Kx-Secretary Long says that John
Hiiv and Klihu Rtait will continue as
liiemlsra of the cabinet.
Rrltinh columni are raising the siege
of O Okiep, which ha been besieged
by the liners for many week past
lr. Iyd ha gono to Utrecht to
Mill fe with l'resitlent Kruiier o the
pcai-e terms of the nrillsh government
President Talma 1 uleused with the
work of American in
aswristion ntooil with refennce to the a wonderful improvement.
..ivuriiiiHiiil1. ttiitt ttffttltirtt the lief I
t.nul l.nl l . v,l,fl. Milt that ftllHt JUIWIUIOIIOKIIV . i: IA-V, OI
an Kastern state and purchasing land
from farmers, with the view of turning
around and throwing it ojien to home
stead settlement. Nor would the gov
ernment undertake to buv land from
settlers whose holdings adjoin Indian
reservations, and turn about and offer
that land to settler free of cost. He
Hiiid there was no more reaxon for buy'
ing Indian lands at 1.50 to 2.50 and
even lit an acre, and allowing it to be
taken up bv homesteaders without cost.
Such policy, he contended, would in
volve the government in great expendi
Hires, prolhly $50,000,000 or more in
ll.n ml nml Iia Hitl twii hi'ltevA mrh n
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AioaiiT is io ns ait us remuui .,. ... ,,U , l.,utiH,1
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numoereo in prepsrauon lor ire oe- A numW of other Eastern senators
nvery oi man. aifreo with Mr. Piatt in his contentions
NcBotlation are in procres which and may abolish the prai-ttce of the
will probably oon terminate the strike government buying the Indian' lands
of tlie weaver at Oregon City. and throwing them open free of cost to
a b.i - i,.- i.,.. j. intending settlers,
first shipment of butter to Seattle for
supplying the Alaskan market.
A large vein of almost pure coal ha NoUd Archblihop P.m. Ftsctluily Awsy ia
en struck in tlie Southern Pacific I t
new ion uiy.
New York, May 7. Archbishop
Michael Augustin Corrigan died at
11:05 last night, aged 62 year. The
tenth of the archbishop came as a great
surprise and shock to those in the
General Russell A. A leer is said to arcliepiscoiial residence. It was more
be at the head of a syndicate which, it so to the general public, for the last
is rumored, will purchase the Cornu- bulletin of the day was that so cer
copi mine at Haker Citv. tain were the physicians of n lm
nrovemeni oi uw lutiieni mat mere
Ute spring is retarding the early do- m.ij he no more bulletins that night
velopment of the haRtern Oregon gold i' to 10:30 there was no evidence of
very bad collapse; in fact, the archbishop talked
i . i - . . .
with his secretary. About 11 o clock,
CORRIGAN IS DEAD.
bee
company's mine near Medford.
W. F. Winternisntel, of Jefferson,
ha contracted to deliver 8,000 pounds
of 1002 hops to New lork parties at 12
cents per pound.
the
it most desired was prompt action tnai i"""" .'. "i-'"' - ,,i,(ined for
the rattle raisers oi me country may w ' - r' . V archbishop' two brothers were eum
however, the trained nurse at the bed
side noticed a change. Acting on in-
structions, the physicians were tele-
At the same time, the
Washington, May 8. Rear Admira'
William T. Sampson, retired, died at
his home in this city at 5 o'clock in
the afternoon. The immediate cause of
death was severe cerebral hemor
rhage. He had been in a semi-con
scious state for several days. At the
bedside when the admiral breathed his
last were Mr. Sampson, Mrs. Lieuten
ant Cluveriua, the admiral' married
daughter; Admiral Sampson two
young sons, Ralph and Harold Samp
son; Ir. Dixon, the attending physi
cian, and nurses and attendants. Mrs
Sampson bad broken down under tlie
severe strain and was quite ill during
the day. But for the critical condi
tion of the Admiral, she would have
been confined to her bed.
It has been snmested to Mrs. Simp
son that the naval academy at Annap
olis would be the proper place for the
last resting place, while other friends
have represented to her that he should
lie buried in Arlington Cemetery, near
this city.
Admiral Sampson resided in Annap
olis eight years, during four year of
which be was lunerintendent of the
academy there.
W illiam T. Sampson was born in
Palmyra, Wayne county, February 9,
1840. He was four months younger to
the day than Admiral Schley. Unlike
Schley, Sampson did not come of dis
tinguished naval lineage, nor, in fact,
of a prominent family. He was the
first of his line to attain distinction.
George Sampson, his father, was day
laborer up in W ayne conr.ty, and the
earlv life of his son William was not
the pleasantest and easiest.
Graduating from Annapolis at the
head of hi class just before the Civil
war he took an active and prominent
part in that conflict for one so young
and exhibited rare courage and presence
of mind under fire.
Sampson, with Lieutenant Joseph
8trus, devise 1 and perfected the su
perimposed or double deck turrets on
the battleships Kearsarire and Ken
tucky.
At the beginning of the war with
Spain, Sampson was in command of
the Iowa at Key West, and when Ad
miral Sicard was invalided home.
Sampson waa placed in command of the
Atlantic Beet and perfected the block
ade of the Cuban coast. He was at a
conference with General Shatter at
Guantanamo when the naval battle of
Santiago was fought. After the clwe
of the war, Sampson was promoted to
the grade of commodore, and in the
following year he became a rear ad
miral.
relieved from the uncertainty of the '""1"'10" clearing oi lanu oe-
.itutl..n Mr S.,rim.r. on lonliig to private iiartiea, under a con
behalf of the association, mudo an r- granting five years' lease of the
aiiment to the president to show that premises o cleared, has proven
ii. .il.uiiikitrofiFiti hill should not re-1 cess.
ceive executive approval.
moiied to the room, as well as a mini-
lier of priests. It was quickly Been by
the phveirians that the end wag at
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i "I. 'r.!' . .T. A.1 ' . I hour the prelate was dead. Hi last
tearing ui mo uiuu, mo sisie nets me - . ,,.. i .,.i
, . ... .... i ..... moments were peaceful and
wood, employment ia furnlxhed con
victs, who otherwise might he idle, and
the state acquire without any expense
additional acreage for agricultural pur-
FORTLAND MARKETS.
Ajilnit AmtricM Vtutl.
Vancouver. B. C, May 8.The
board of trade of the various cities of
nritisli Columbia are etitioning the
r'nU after a Dominion government to revoke an or
tl..imuult Inspection of the various "or council wnicn permits American
mtirovemtmts. isiuoms io rnny vu'ii wnm.-u i vt neat ana nana, oo,iu;uoc
I fw.I..l. fi..M,i tin., luirl In the mirth. I kl. a,i l .!?... ..Ann
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A rehearing lias ien icranwu ujr mw r 1.,lnv.wi,Mi ,.., i.n Canail tin n...i u.i toiuoi . I.,.i.,
. : ...i : i,..i.im,,in,. " : . "t ""-"oi
inierior ui j.nri..i n. m " " law dts-s not permit loreign isitumis in I2i1.60 per ton.
carry wtnauian uoiuieo ireigm, u.n Oat No. 1 white. 11.20: grav.
mree or lour yrnrn ngo, "". it ifj(al 15
'J"i " " " Hour Rtt oinilna. X-'.N.rKiiH 411 ner
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onus pijitia imvm.. ,...n i 1 liarrel i graham. I2.600i2.80,
SKIIgway, 1110 uounis oi inntf m
couvi'r and Victoria ititiomd the gov
ernment to allow bonded freight to go
north on American bottoms. As a re
sult of that petition an order in council
moments were peaceful and without
evidence of suffering. Beside the two
brothers of the archbishop, there were
present in the room a dozen priests,
among them being some of the most
prominent in Amreica.
8T0RM AT ST. LOUIS.
Wisconsin Oneida Indians, lor about
? noo.OOO from the government for
Known lniitls. ceded to them in 1838.
but which they never occupied.
FAMOUS WESTERN AUTHOR.
AMERICANS KILLED.
Washintgon, 8. The war depart
ment has received a cablegram from
General Chaffee, which says:
"Following i the substance of Brig
adier General George W. Davis' mes
sage from Bayan:
Eighty-four survivors Payan sur
rendered unconditionally this morning
t 7 ocolck. Sultan Bayan, Raia
Munda Bayan, Sultan Bandapatan and
11 leading Dattot dead and many of
their followers. Assault on the princi
pal fort, which surrendered last night,
one of the most gallant performances of
American arm. Colonel Frank D.
Baldwin and hi regiment deserve all
praise lor hand-to-hand struggle in
four line of ditchea under walls of
fort. These trenches are lined with
Moro dead from rifle fire. Have never
sen or heard of any performance ex
celling this gallant fight.
It i my painful duty to report
that the overthrow of Moro power
a not accomplished without severe
loss. One officer and seven enlisted
men killed; four officers and thirty
enlisted men wounded. Will telegraph
list later.
"After 84 survivors marched out this
morning as prisoners and was under
stood they were all, eight others, who
had concealed themselves in rubbish
inside the fort, made a break for lib
erty, but did not succeed. Some Moro
wonnded tried to stab soldier trying to
help them. It is impossible to state
number of Moro killed, many lying in
tall grass. Ihe surrender saves us from
siege and starving out. Intend to re
tain prisoners until two or three small
adjacent fort occupied, then will con
sent to their release, holding as host
age eight or ten of the principals, and
release the other.
"The force in line of advance consist
ed of four mountain gun", 470 rifles.
This fullv sufficient. Could not have
used more men advantageously. Had
we sent strong column it would only
have (welled casualty list. One neigh
boring Datto has already represent d
himself a a friend, and I expect
general coming in shortly, when the
weight of the blow is known. The
dead sent to Malabang for burial.
"In light of pre-ent knowledge could
have besieged the principal fort, and
in time forced the surrender, but that
would probably have resulted in a sortie
for freedom, and eccape for many. By
attacking them they have been com
pletely crushed the only kind of les
son these wild Moro seem to be able
to profit by. Shall invite Saltan Tar-
la to pay me a friendly visit; if he
doe not tell us of hit initiative. Has
fort further east in plain eight, and of
same strength as Bayan, on beautiful
table land, 1,000 acres, fine upland
rice, and urging people to return to its
cultivation. The result to follow this
action very important, namely, it se
cures respect for United States author
ity in the center of Moro savagery.
"CHAtl-fc..
STATEMENT FILED BY NORTHERN
SECURITIES COMPANY.
Tht Rtpty I Divided Into Two Farts, the
Fa-it of Which DtakM tht Chtrj of Coa
pincy Stcoarf StdsM Gives Rtsioai
for th Fwchitt of th Bariiajto Da
and Covtrt Olhtr Foist.
:0MBINE ANSWEKS
ON THE ILLINOIS.
Queen Wilholmlna 1 slowly recover
ing from her illness,
Tim revolutionist are marching on
the capital of Banto Domingo.
Tornadoes in low Injured a large
Machint Shops and Section of Foundry
Destroyed by Firt from Lightning.
St. Louis. May 7. For a short time
in the afternoon a terrific storm
wind and rain prevailed in. this city
and vicinity, causing much damage.
T i.fl.tt.lno maitlteil in several Rren. nne
,?i!!HtUn8.,7iirln, V5?10 of which destroyed the machine shops
was passed permitting such. That or
der has been renewed year by year ever
middlings, $19$20; shorts, 1718;
chop, $16.
Hay Timothy, I12($15; clover,
7.50 10; Oregon wild hay, 50 per
sire that It should be revoked.
Filly Egyptian! Crtmatta.
Cairo, Egypt, May 6. Fifty persons
have perished in a fire at Mount Gamtl,
a town on the right bank of the Danil-
ettu branch of the Nile. The flames
were started by the intensely hot
weather prevailing. Thousand of
native residences and 200 stores were
destroyed.
Ttrrlbl Condition in Ruiila.
numlicr of person and destroyed much Uince, but local business men now de-
property.
Hjoriitjernc BJornso, the famous
Norwegian author, Is dangerously ill ftt
Christluiila.
Two trainmen wero killed and 13
mail clerks Injured in a railroad wreck
near Clyde, N. Y.
It is stated that moro than 1,000
iiv,.a were lost In the Guatemalan
earthquake of April 18.
The Mexican government refuse to
surrender Cluirle Krate, the St. Loul
councilman charged wltn orioery.
Tim nnilook for peace in South Af-
I irood. General DoWet I satis
fied with tho British term and Dolaroy
will abide by tho decision oi me ma
jority.
The most serious feature of the polit
ical sitimtinn-ln Russia is the disin
clination of the troop" a(''
the people. Kight hundred men of one
regiment have been punished for not
firing on the rioter at Moscow.
ton.
rota toes Best Burbanks, 1.60(1.75
per cental ; ordinary,
cental ; Early Rose,
cental; growers prices; sweets. 2.25
2.50 per cental! new potatoes, 8(g3,)C
Butter Creamery, 10(17Bcj dairy,
12M16c; store, 1012Hc
F.ggs 16i15sC for Oregon
Cheese Full cream, twin, 13
lSWc; Young America, 1415c; fac
tory prices,l(!i Ds'c less.
Poultry Chickens, mixed, fa. 00
5.50; hens, t,006.50 per dozen
11114C per po;:nd; springs, 11
llc per pound, 14.00(550.00 per do-
Vienna. Kfnv ft In a distuitch from en; ducks, 5.00(S7.OO per dozen; tnr-
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Wa-uu. tl, n,rnm.,lnt of Di Infor. yB' l,vo' c. ureu, i ,, per
' ' nnnnri! irennn. 1(1. (S0(ii7.h0 ncr dozen.
nmtion gives a gloomy picture oi tne Mutton Gross, 4 Ho por pound
conditions of terror in Kussia. tie dressed, 7H c per pound
says there ia scarcely a Binglo Russian Hogs Grtw, 6ic; dressed, 78c
n.l.nva aintmi.AB nf tutnlulnnnnf I Per pound.
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ii i ... (.,., 1 1.. I veai otigoc lor auiBiij niBim lor
ailtl IIItpriBdllluuilv "It nuw wimmiin; I Jft.ge
being imposed. Tiiero.ima ueen a greni . Beef Gross, cow, 44Kc; steers
demonstration , says the correspondent, 5c; dressed, 88 Wo per pound.
at Ekaterinosky, in Southern Russia, - Hops 12s15 cents per pound.
where the Cossacks killed 20 persons, Wool Valley, 13 14; Eastern Ore-
woimded 40 more, and arrested 150. gon, 0llc; mohair, 23)60 per pound
and a section of the foundry of W llliam
and Phillip Medarts' patent pulley
plant in South St. Louis. The loss is
estimated at 300,000. In ail parts of
the city trees, fences, signs, awnings,
..... worn lihiwn down Ann other nam-
!!!' Per age done by the wind, which came in
1.601.76 per . .a a fur as learned, no
body was killed or injured, tor one
minute this afternoon the wind reached
a velocity of 65 miles an hour, and for
the five succeeding minutes it dew at
the rate of 62 miles an hour, after
w hich it moderated.
In the down town district the w ind
carried away immense signs, throwing
them into the street and breaking
plate glass windows in several of the
large stores, t'l ine crowas on ine
streets at the time many had narrow
escapes from death and injury.
Bret Mart Die Far From the Land Where
Me Woa Famt and Fortune.
London, May 8. Bret Harte, the
American author, died euddenly last
night at the Red House, Camberley
near Aldershot, from hemorrhage
caused bv an affection of the throat
Mr. Harte had been suffering from
swelled tonsil since December las-t, but
he did not consider the attack to be se
rious. A week ago he went to visit
friends at Camberley and waB prent
at lunch a usual Tuesday. He sud
denly became ill in the afternoon,
went to bed and died in a few hours.
His end was peaceful. He had been
living quietly in England for years.
Most of his time was spent in the coun
try, and w hen in London he was almost
secluded, having few visitor to his
rooms at Lancaster Gate, and enly
going to the houfes of a limited num
ber of intimate friend.
Mr. Harte was best known for hi
quaintly pathetic and dryly humorous
stone of the far Weet, and ranked
among the master of the English
language in the delicate delineation of
the varying phases of human nature.
Drouth in Colorado.
Denver, May 8. Th drouth in
Northern Colorado haB broken all
spring record for length and severity,
and unless lelief shall come within a
week, the losses to farmers will be
heavy. Other portion of the state,
especially the San Lui Valley, are
suffering from lack of water.
Chkigo'i Officer Will Bt CourtmertUltd
Aboard the European Flagship.
Trieste, Austria Hungary, May 6.
The United State cruiser Chicago ar
rived here at noon from Venice. The
nsual exchange of salutes took place.
Private dispatches from enice gay
the cruiser Chicago will proceed for
Naples May 13, and that she will there
be joined by the battleship Illinois,
the flagship of the United State Euro
pean squadron, on board of which ves
sel the officers of the Chicago who were
arrested and imprisoned in Venice will
be tried by court martial.
Another United States cruiser, these
dispatches further ay, is expected to
arrive at Venice Bhortly. She will
moor outside the St. Mark dock.
It will probably bo a surprise to
learn that Mary is the most popular
mime among iictrensos. Next in num
licr are contraction of Eleanor.
All Oriuntula are great linguists.
They seem to have a faculty for picking
up languages, thai is not enjoywu uj
Anglo-Saxons.
The hardest iwoo I In the world is not
ebonv, but cocus, which is much used
fr making flute and other similar in-itrtiment.
Insurgents Succeiiful.
New York. May 8. The insurgent
have obtained possession of the entire
republic, with the exception of this
town, says a Puerto Plata, Santo Dom
ingo, dispatch to the Herald. Gov
ornor Desehamp declarcB Unit he will
not surrender Tuerto Plata without an
ofllcial notice from the government.
The governor 1h said to have been an
aspirant for the presidency and has
In order that a rainbow may be pro
duced the sun must not bo more than
42 degreeB above the horizon.
' No less than 30,000,000 acres of
Cubanearly half the island are for
est. There are 30 different species of
palms alone found there.
Belling elevatod railroad tickets for
60 cents apiece i the latest ruse
adpoted by swindler who prey upon i
Moro Attempt to Eicipe.
Manila, May 7. Eighty-four Moro
prisoners under guard made an at
tempt to escape during tho day. At
preconcerted signal they got between
the soldiers forming tho guard and a
company at dinner. The latter, real
izing what had happened, fired on and
pursued tho Moros, killing 35 of them
and capturing 9. The othor fugitives
escaped,
WirtltM Ttltgrtphy for Alisk.
Washington, May 8. A movement
toward the adoption of a system of
wireless telegraphy by the United
State government for communication
between fixed places was made when
Chief Signal Officer Greely opened bids
for the supply of such systems for serv
ice between points in Alaska. Five
bid were received, and another bid is
on the way from a company in Ger
many. The bids varied greatly, and
will be referred to a board of experts.
- Potter Ptlmtr Dead.
Chicago. May 7. Potter Palmer, for
nearly half a century one of Chicago's
most prominent business men, is dead
at his residence on Lake Shore drive.
When he retired Saturday night he
was fooling, if anything, better than
for several days. During the night,
however, he seemed to lose all his en-
Artrv. and in the morning was unable
I u... liia rrmni. H crraduallv irrew
r 1 ... . ' j A.- . i,n,u. immioninii nl i tha Knt. 1 weaker during the day and at 5:40
been Dltteriy oppoaeu w uw tirewiiiii'""j ......0. , - - ,. ,
revXtion. I tory in New York. I o'clock in the evening ho died,
General Smith' Trial Ended.
Manila. May 6. The trial by court
martial of General Jacob H. Smith has
ended. The findings of the court will
ba forwarded to Washington. The
general impression here is that he will
be acquitted. The closing address oi
Colonel Charles A. Woodruff, for the
defense, was a remarkable oratorical
effort that drew tears from his hearers
He dramatically sketched General
Smith' career, and declared he had
conducted a remarkable and successful
campaign in a manner which reflected
credit on his valor, humanity and
kindness.
St. Paul, May 7. "An enterprise in
aid of a great competitive Interstate
and international commerce" I the
description of the Northern Securities
Company given in the answer filed by
the attori.y for that corporation in
the suit brought by Attorney General
Knox on behalf of the United State
to enjoin the so-called merger nf the
Northern Pacific and the Great North
ern railways. This answer was field in
the United State circuit court in this
city, and at the name time individual
answers were Lied by J. J. Hill, J. P.
Morgan and other individuals. The
paper are all on similar line.
The answer of the Northern Securi
ties Company is divided into two
parts. The first is largely a denial of
the petition respecting any charge of
conspiracy, and respecting the purpose
of the organization of the Securities
Company. Instead of owning a ma
jority of the share of the Great North
ern or Northern Pacific Companies, it
is stated that those who are interested
in the organization company do not
own within $28,000,000 of a majority
of the Great Northern (hares, and lit- -
tie more than one-quarter of the North
ern Pacific. It is stated that the Se
curities Company has acquired by
transfer on the Great Northern books
about five-twelfth of that company's
stock, ha negotiated for about four-
twelithsof the total of such stock.
hich has not been transferred, and as
to which it has at present ro voting
power, and has i aid on account of
Great Northern and Northern Pacific
shares purchased over $40,000,000 in
cash ; that many stockholder have not
gold, and may not sell share, and that
neither company, by any act or sugges
tion, ha solicited shareholder to sell '
to the Securities Company.
In the second part of the answer
the purchase of the Chicago, Burling
ton & Quincy Railway Company ia
taken up, the reasons for such pur
chase having been, it is alleged, erron
eously irtated in the petition. Atten
tion is called to the sparsely settled
or unsettled nature of the country
through which the Great Northern line
pass, the abundance of raw material
to be hauled at a low mileage rate ;
the great timber wealth ol the Pacific
Northwest, and the necessity of a re
turn load for the car taking this tim
ber to the prairie states; the develop
ment of trade with Eastern Asia a a
mean of securing uch return loads,
and the establishment of a connecting
steamship line for that purpose.
It is stated that in the interstate and
international commerce which the
Great Northern Company has thus
built up, it compete both in thia coun
try and on the ocean with other trans
continental lines, including the Cana
dian Pacific, and at the Oriental port
it com pete a for the commerce of the
world. Its rates are and must be made
in competition with the rates of ocean
carriers by way of the Sue canal. The
policy thug followed bf the Great
Northern Company in building up an
international, and thereby an inter
state, commeice hag been followed by
the Northern Pacific Company gince
its reorganization in 1896.
It is said that both road were placed
at a disadvantage with other transcon
tinental road, a well a with Euro
pean competitors, by the want of
sufficient direct connection with the
territory offering the best markets for
the products of the country along their
lines, and with the place of pro
duction and great centers of distribu
tion from winch their traffic must be
supplied. The lines of the Burlington,
better than those of any other com
pany, fulfilled the requirement of
both toads in respect to market for
eastbound freight and westbound traffic.
OREGON MAIL ROUTES.
Mtdt Counterfeit in Prison.
Sioux Falls. S. D., May 6.-Peter
Verwolf, who, while an inmate of the
state penitentiary, manufactured and
passed bogus silver dollars, lias oeen
found guilty by a United State jury.
He will at once return to the peni
tentiary from which he was but recent
ly released.
For Forging Rhode' Nimt.
Cane Town. May 3. Princess Radi-
will, who has been on trial here before
the supreme court on the charge of for
gery in connection wltn notes purport
ing to have been endorsed by the late
Cecil Rhodes, wag sentenced today to
two years' confinement in the house of
correction.
ftdtral Monty Distributed.
Washington, May 8. Nearly $3,-
500,000 was distributed by the secre
tary of the treasury during the morning
among national banks in various parte
of the country. Sixty-two banks are
recognized as government depositories
in widely different sectiong of the coun
try. The new depositories include the
following, in the $50,000 class : First
National of San Diego, Cal., and the
First Xatioual of Seattle.
Statement by tht Pottoffkt Department of
tht Number Now in Operation.
Washington, May 7. Representative
Tongue has received from the postoffice
department a statement showing the
number of rural free delivery route
now in operation in Oreffon. tnoethar
with the applications on file for the es
tablishment of additional routes. He
is advised that there are now 28 rural
carriers performing actual service on
Oregon routes, 23 of which are located
in the Fist congressional district and
five in the second. There are pending
in the depattment files application for
the establishment of 65 additional
routes, 50 of the applications coming
from the First and 15 from the Second
district. At Mr. Tongue' request a
special agent of the depattment ha
been sent to Oregon to inspect those
routes for which application have been
made, and on big recommendation sub
sequent departmental action will be
based. It is probable that by July 1
a number of new routes will be author
ized for Oregon.
Riots in Chi Li Province.
Peking, May 6. The French legation
here takes a serious view of the riots
in Chi Li province. The name of the
missing priest is r inch. Ihe name ol
the priest who was murdered was Lo-
muller. He waa a Jesuit. The ban
ner of the rioters are inscribed with
the words, "Abolish the Missionaries. "
Ynan Shi Kal. the governor of the
province, has sent troops into the dig-; people injured. A number are badly
turbed district with strict order to injured. Th building waa entirely
Natural Gu Explosion.
Marion, Ind., May 7. A building
in South Branson street, occupied by
Fansler' drug store, Rowan's grocery,
John Dilday'g saloon, John Darnell'
saloon and Hudson & Otis' restaurant,
was demolished by natural gag just
before noon, and at least a score of
uppress the outbreak.
demolished.