The
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VOL. IX.
HILLSBORO, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 1902.
NO. 2.
EVENTS OF THE DAY
FROM THI POUR QUARTER8 OF
THE WORLD.
A Comprehensive Review of tht Important
lUppuilnp ef the Past Week. Presented
In Condensed Tom. Which li Mori
Uhely U Preva ef Intsrtsl u Our Many
Rstdtrt
F.intwiror Fransit Jtpti of Austria
lika jut celebrated hi 72d birthday.
I'Htrli k Sharp, a striking miner, wa
shot aud killed at NwUli(iiiiiiK, Pa.
It. Remington, a prominent society
limn, suicided at Newpoit, taking the
pistol route.
Cholera continues to spread In Man
churla, China, and isolated rates have
been reported In Siberia.
large number of Chinese are arriv
ing In Mexico, ami tlio majority will
probably flint their way into tliia nuiii
try. Tim NeW York Ship Building com
pany haa placed an tinlur abroad lor
80,000 t ma o( manufactured iron aud
steel.
Reports front Victoria, B. C, ahow
tliat tli total salmon catch ol the
northern canneries tor I lie aeason was
only It 5, 300 case.
Two hundred carmen, including car
IwntfM, palntura, etc., employee at the
I'll tun Pacific aiiopi at Omaha, have
gone out oil a strike,
W. II. Dillard, wanted by United
States authorities at Can Francisco (or
leaning 43 fraudulent Chines certifi
cates, haa been caught in Seattle aai)
w ill lie wnl Mow.
An examination la being made into
the affairs of the defunct tirlllln Liquid
Air company ol Now York, in an efloit
to locate several humlred thousand dol
lars worth ol lo'k.
T. H. Sharretta, the treasury expert
rommimdnncd to negotiate a tarlfl
treaty with China, reporta the tarns
signed. .
The run o( (all aalmon haa Won and
la very gtxal. The flail raught in linkers
Hay are moatly ailversldosof exception
ally fine quality,
Itarnu von Walterhauscn, of Rerliu,
advocate the erection ol a common
tariff hairier against the Vnited States
by all ol Ktirope.
Arrangement are being made (or
establishing lank in the Philippine
to loan money to farmers, the govern
ment to guaiaiitoe 3 per cent Interest.
. Prince Chen Tuen, who has been in
thl country lor teveial day, arrived
in Vancouver, It. C, Sunday and nailed
lor home Monday on the steamship
Kmprea ol Jiiaii.
The laxly of Mr a. Jesaie Ttiman was
tumid n en i Muacallne, Iowa, tlie head
split open with an ax. Iter husband
was mortally wounded anil anconsctous.
They wore kitlu-l (or theii money.
Grand Maator Fitxpntriek ol the
Brotherhood of Trainmen haa com
pleted hla tour of the anthracite coal
regions and hua adilreaaed the brother
hmxl on their dutiea ahould the roads
attempt to haul non-union coal.
Colonelleniplilll, founder ol the At
lanta Constitution, ia dead.
The New York Republican state con
vention will he held at Saratoga Sept,
23.
The threatened atrike of mlneia
at Kan Juan, Colo., haa been averted
by coinpromliie.
Senator Rurrowa of Michigan an
tiounces that ho will fight reciprocity
with Cuba on constitutional ground
The president haa ordered that the
Hat of soldiers dying in the rump
pi nea lie telegraphed home every two
weeks.
The government of Venexuola has
forcibly detained three American vet
aula for government use in the present
rebellion.
The International Typographical
union convention at Cincinnati ad
journed Saumlay, alter voting $2,000
to the striking miners,
In the athletic sports at Cliftonvllle,
England, Mnrrty, the Irish champion,
defeated Duffy, of Georgetown, the
woild'a champion, In the 100 yard
li.uk Mnrruu'a time una 10 seconds
flat.
Prices of Iron continue to advance,
with marked activity in all linea.
Agents lor the Colombian govern
mnnt. bpm ftnltuHntr mm In Ran Fran
isco.
Lomardo, the moat noted Italian
brigand alter Miisaolino, has been killed
by troops.
An Eastern syndicate has purchased
the Omaha street mil way stock for
(). 000.000.
French soldiers are meeting with se
rlous resistance in their work of clos'
Ing religious schools.
It ia expected that the miners of
Kansas, Arkansas and Indian Territory
wjll strike about September 1.
Pitt burg glass workers have received
concesaions from their employers of 7
per contain! (,000 will go back to work.
Conductors and motormon cn South
Chicago street railway lines have re
ceived an advance in wages from 17 to
21 cents an hour.'
The official eatimate of the Hunga-
rlan wheat yield for the present year is
100,122,000 bnaholH. This ia about
22,000,000 butthels above the July estimate.
TRAN8-MI88I88IPPI CONQRE83,
Uavialloa WhoM Oejtd Is le Help tha Wut
AjHmblci at SL Paul
St. Paul, Aug. 21. The Train-Miaais-
alppl ConimmHrcial emigres 1 now in
aoaaion here. President John llttnry
Hmith'of halt Uk City, called the
convention to order. There art repre
aeiitatlvet breaent from the entire
Western section of the cuintry. In
outlining the work of the congress for
the present aeealon PreaientHmitlisald:
i he ublei t of the Trana-Mlsaiasippi
Congreaa is to cryatullxe the opinions
of the Western country in regard to the
matters of national legislation aud to
In ing them before congress in such a
way as to effect the greatest good. Ho
far as I know there is no particular
topic for dlactimrion, other than what
may be brought up in individual dele
gations.
"An effort will be made to bring
about at this eemdon a consideration of
the dillkultiee of the West. There is
now mining congress, a livestock con-
grers, an irrigation congress, a good
roads cougrexs, all operating in har
mony, but aeretely. The idea that
better lo.ulla could Lie obtained (rem a
concentration of tnese, Is hemming
more and more widespread, ami it will
receive careful consideration at the
prenent suasion. "
Addrunscs of welcome were made by
Mayor Smith and Governor Van Haul,
aud the conveution then took up the
Work of oigunixatiou.
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JAILED FOR CONTEMPT.
Nttr Powir, el Nofthars Pacific Merger Fsa,
locked Up la Ludlow Strut
New York, Aug. 21. lVter Power.
who is complainant in the case against
the Northern Pacific, and w ho lied to
Canada to escape a 30-day sentence for
contempt ol court, has returned to New
I ork, accompanied by his counsel. He
immediately repaired to the United
8ta4ua marshal's ollice, where lie waa
taken into cuaUxly and later ou con-
D tied ,lu the Ludlow street itail. 1'is
odiiiieuI attempted to prevent the com
mitment of hie client by producing an
order Irani the referee ol the Northern
Pacific care to attend the hearing to
day, but the marshal rvfuaed to disobey
Judge Lacomu a order to confine him
lor contempt.
SUBSTITUTE FOR COAL.
Nw Yorkers ExptrlnMntlng with Put from
tht Lewlaadi el New Jarety.
New York, Aug. 21. Successful testa
have Jnt been made of the turf or bog
of the New Jerwy lowlands around
West New York to ascertain whether
It can lie used as a substitute for coal
as luui lor tlie winter season, rome
large samples were dug up and taken
to a blackamllh shop. It "was found
to bum readily on the forge after It
had once become dry. It turned to a
ruddy glow and seemed to hold Its lire
well.
There Is an almost unlimited supply
of this turf, or "Jersey peat," as they
are beginning to call it in the vicinity
of West New York.
GOOD ROAD8 CONVENTION.
Arrantcnwsia Bain) Mada to Held One Next
October In Portland.
Portland, Aug. 21. At a meeting of
the chamber of commerce arrangement
wore made with James W. Abbott, spe
cial representative of the department of
agriculture, to hold a good roads con
vention in this city sometime during
the week ending Oct. 18. If possible,
the good roads train will be brought to
Portland, so that a practical as well as
theoretical demonstration of the bust
mutho.ls ol roadmaking can be illus
trated to those interested.
OBEYED THE ORDER.
Ruulaa Cavalrymen Rode Into a
River i
Many Wert Drowned.
London, Aug. 21. In a dispatch
from 8t. Petersburg, the correspondent
ol the Daily Kxpress says: ,
"I hiring the maneuvers near here, a
squadron of cavalry was ordered aud'
denly to charge. It galloped Into a river
and 50 men are reported to have been
drowned, Details of the affair are diffi
cult to obtain."
t AN IOWA COLLEGE BURNED.
Parioni Collate, a Prcibyterian Institution at
Fairfield, Victim of tht Flamea,
Ottumwa, Iowa, Aug. 21. Fire of
unknown origin dustroyed Parsons Col
lege at Fairfield, a Presbyterian Insti
tut inn founded in 1875. The loss ia
150,000; insurance half.
COAL FOR NOME.
Boiton Company Sccurei tn Immense Vein at
Caps Llibon.
Tacoma, Aug. 21. A company of
Boston men have secured control of a
45-foot vein of coal at Cape Llabnn,
which will supply Nome and Bchring
tea coast with fuel.
Rose Coghlan Badly Burned,
Helena, Mont., Aug. 21. Rose
Coghlan, the actress, was severley In
jured here because she mistook a bot
tle of carbolic acid for a face lotion.
She applied the acid to her face in a
dark room, and barely escaped destroy
ing her eyeaight. Her (ace was badly
burned before she discovered her error.
Y. M. C A. World s Conjreii.
Christiana, Aug. 21. About 1,000
foreign delegates, representing 31 na
tions, are here to attend the Y. M. C.
A. wqrld'a congress which opened to
day and will last until August 24. The
United States sent 38 omciai representatives,
NEWS OF THE STATE
ITEMS OF INTERE8T FROM ALL
PARTS OF OREGON.
Onmerdaf and riaaacltl Wssipealsp tf Int.
portsiict A Brief Review ef the Growth
asd.latprovciMMi of the Many tadeatrks
ThraeghotM) Our thriving Ccaassmwtaltli
-LtUat Marie! Report.
Dallas ia considering the question of
waterworks.
The Halem fruit cannery has cloaed
for the season.
Albany and Man county will
f 1,000 in Ksrtern advertising.
spend
The Third Presbyterian church
of
Portland waa dedicated Hunday.
(iraaahoppera In the vicinity of Wood
burn have attacked the hop vines.
La Grande is ennstrut-ting 125,000 to
0,000 worth of busineaa buildings.
Miss Maybelle Douglas hat been
chosen queen of the Portland Klks' rar
nlval. The Loewenberg-Going company, of
Portland, hat paid into tlie state treas
ury f I.23U.HO for convict labor for May.
The famous Baialey-Elkhorn mine,
four nil lee from linker City will soon
again resume operation! after lying
idle for a year.
Clsy Gordon o( Milton was arrested
at Huntington (or drawing a check on
himself at hi home bank and having
it cashed at Pendleton.
Mist Ruth Jackson of Paker City and
Miss Angle of Medford killed a bear a
few days ago, while ont hunting with a
brother of Miss Jacks n.
Rev. Philo Fuller Phelps of Salinas,
Cat., haa accepted a rail to the First
Preabyterian cliurch of Ashland, and
will enter anon his pastorate about
Oct. I. - ' Sjiv
The remains of Harvey A. Hogne, the
well known Oregon pioneer and busi
ness man who died at V: inthrop Beach,
Mass., Friday, will be brought to Port
land for burial.
Burglars effected an entrance into
the Portland Elks' carnival headquar
ters on Seventh and Stark streets and
robbed the cah box of f 3 in coin and
M worth of pottage stamps.
Professor Thomas P. Clarke, the
i.ewly appointed superintendent of the
Oregon school for deaf mutes has ar
rived at Salem and aneumed charge of
the institution. Mrs. Clarke will be
matron of the achool.
Dallas is to have a stave mill.
Portland ia in the lead for securing
the next reunion of the Army of the
Philippines in 1U03.
The postofllce at Riverdale, Tillamook
county, has been discontinued, the
mail being sent to Tillamook.
State Treasurer Moore bat received
frdm Master Fish Warden Van Dusen
12,01)5.60, the amount of fish licenses
collected (luring July.
W. Fitxgerald, alias Kramer, was
before the justice court at Oregon City,
charged with forgery. ' He was bound
over to the circuit court.
Tlie funeral of John Roiling waa held
at Oregon City Tuesday. He waa a
veteran of the Spanish war arid a
member of the Third regixent.O. N Q.
The Columbia Packing Company's
safe at the Dalles was blown open Mon
day night. The robbers secured a 5
gold piece of the date of 1834 and about
$0 in change.
Pr. Clarence Crane, who has been
appointed to the Important position of
superintendent of the Barrage Hoapital,
on Bunkin Island, in Boston harbor,
was born in Salem, Or., in 1872, and ia
grandson of the late Hon. A. A.
McCully, one of the sturdy pioneers of
tlie Pacific Coast.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Walla Walla, 60961c for new
crop; 636tc for old; valley, 65c;
bluestem, 63c.
Barley Feed, $18.00 per ton.
Flour Bent grades, 93.0693.60 pel
barrel; graham, $2.9533.20.
- Millet tiffs Bran, $15(916 par ton;
middlings, $21.50; shorts, $18;
chop, $17.
Oats No. 1 white, $1.00(91.05; gray,
95c.$1.00.
Hay Timothy, $12(815; clover,
$7.50310; Oregon wild hay, $56)6 per
ton.
Potatoes Best Bnrbankt, 7585c
percental; ordinary, 60c per cental,
growers prices; sweets, I2.00va2.25
per cental ; new potatoes, 6016Oc for
Oregon; $1.00 for California.
Butter Creamery, 2022u; dairy
17 18c; store, 1717o.
Eggs 19 20c for Oregon.
Cheese Full cream, twins, lS)tj
t)13o;YoungAmerica, lSXQMHo; fac
tory prices, 1 lJic less.
Poultry Chickens, mixed, 13.003
4.60; hens, $4.506.6O per doxen.
11(811 He per pound; springs, 113
llKo per pound, 2.504.00 per doa
en; ducks, iz.ooos.uu per rtoxen; tur
keys, live, 13314c, dressed, 16916c per
pound; geeee, $4.00&.tW per doxen.
Mutton Gross, 2 HSo per pound;
dressed, Be per pound. '
Hogs Gross, 6)c; dressed, 77e
per pound.
Veal 738c per pound.
Beef Gross, oowt, S33c; steers.
3)4)tc-, dressed, 738c per pound.
Hops 10317c; new crop 17918a.
Wool Valley,lJi16;Ei.stern Ore
gon, BQHXc: Mohan, S6326c
SCHWAB QUIT8.
Burdsaa of tht Sled Trust Manajcmeat Too
Much for nit Health,
Pitttburg, Aug. 20. A Loretto dis
patch confirms the report that Schwab
will retire from tlie steel corporation
and all active business to recruit his
health. None but nit-tubers of the fam
ily are allowed to talk with him.
Pittsburg, Aug. 20. The reported
early retirement of Schwab from the
presidency of the steel corporation can
not be confirmed here, but it is accept
ed as a fact. Carnegie officials know
nothing of it, but Schwab is known to
be a very sick man. Hit ailment it
said to be mental rather than physical
in nature.
OREGON DECI8ION8.
Thru Important Decisions Handed Dowa by
Stale Supreme Court
Salem, Or., Aug. 20. In opiniont
just rendered, tlie state supreme couit
holds:
L'mlcr the charter of the City of
Pendleteu authorixing the city council,
with the consent of tlie mayor, to elect
and remove the city recorder, the
mayor haa a right to cast the deciding
vote in case of a tie.
Under the by-lawt of the order of
Modern Woodmen of. America, requir
ing the payment of 60 cents as a fee
for changing the name of the benefici
ary, this requirement is a condition
precedent, and no change takes effect,
as between adverae claimants unless
It 9 fee wan paid.
A note and mortgage executed in tliia
state and payable in another state will
be construed according,to the laws of
this state, even though they contain an
express agreement to the contrary.
A LOT OF OLD TUBS.
British Authority Says Moat of the Ships tn
Their Navy Art No Good.
London, Aug. 20. The great naval
parade off Spithead ia filling the col
umn! of the London papers with in
dictments of the admiralty, as well as
panegyrics ot the magnificent spectacle.
William' Laird Coulee, the naval au
thority, and who cannot be danced as
an alarmist, writes that while there
are a doxen very effective liattleships
off Spithead, and a few cruisers, all
comparing favorably with thoae of tbe
best foreign constructiuti, the bulk of
tlie British fleet ia merely an exhibit ion
ol flags, paint and gilding, anil .he ma
jority might as well be built of card
board, as they are - mere dummies, too
feeble to fight and too slow to run
away. The admiralty is also coming
In fur scathing ciiticism on account of
the overcrowding of transports.
RELATIONS WITH TURKEY.
Minister Uischman Declines to Considtr New
Matters Until Old Art Settled.
Constantinople, Aug. 20. The non
execution by the Turkish government
of agreements reached long ago on sev
eral quebtions affecting the interests of
American citizens has led to somewhat
strained relations between the United
States legation and tlie Porte. United
States Minister Leinhman has informed
the latter that he will not discuss oth
er matters until the terms of settle
ments already agreed upon are carried
out. Diplomatic circles anticipate fur
titer undue delay, and that .this may
possibly lead to a sharp reminder by
the United States.
Boers Get Great Greeting.
London, Aug. 20. The enthusiasm
displayed by London crowds when the.
Boer generals appear is undiminished.
Despite rain hundreds gatheted around
the hotel where the generals are stop
ping. When Delarey appeared at the
window the crowd cheered heartily
Later Botha went out for a drive and
was given a great ovation. When the
steamship Coys Batavier left Blackwell
with the generals aboard, this evening,
a gteat crowd bade them farewell.
Judge Shires will Retire.
Pittsburg, Aug. 20. "It is true that
father expects to retire frcm the bench
of the supreme court early in the com
ing year, said George Shiras. "There
is no particular reason behind, the re
tirement except that my father believes
that there is wiadoui in the law passed
by congress enabling judges to retire
when they have reached the age o 51
years.
To Re-Arm Field Artillery.
Berlin, Aug. 20. The United States
war department has bought of tlerr
Erhardt, a gunmaker of Pusseldorf,
the right to re-arm the American field
artillery with his new piece. An
officer of the United States ordnance
department is now at Dusseldorf on
this business, probably to learn thor
oughly how the gim is constructed.
Corbia and Young Off for Germany.
New York, Aug. 20. Adjutant
General Corbln and Major General
Young have sailed for Europe, to be
present at the German military maneu
vers, these two otneers, together with
General Leonard Wood, who is already
In Kurope, are the olncial representa
tives of the United States and will be
tbe guests of Kmpreor William,
Oil Strike In Wyoming,
Evanston, Wyo., Aug. 20. The Jae.
ger Oil company has struck a good
flow of petroleum in section 12, near
Spring Valley. . The drill had been
working in hard sandstone all' day,
when suddenly it broke through, and a
good flow of oil and gag followed.
Cudshy Stilt.
Omaha, Aug. 20. Prominent South
Omaha packing men say the Cudahys
have sold their packing intersets to the
packers' trust for $21,OOO,C00.
BIG KUSH FOR LAND
TALK OF RAILROAD FOR C008
BAY CAU8ES ACTIVITY.
State Diipotcs of Practically All Its Moldiats
of School Section Ms That Vicinity, aa
Well as Many Tracts ia Other' Part ef
tht State Proposed for est Reserve Will
Make t Market
Salem, Or., Aug. 21. Tbe eager
ness with which idle capital it aeeking
investment in property that promises to
advance in value it shown by tbe tales
of state school lands jin Coos county
which have followed the announcement
that a railroad will be built to Coos
Pay. Immediately after the report
was published showing that the rail
road will probably be constructed,
there was a runh for cheap land in that
vicinity. Within a few days every
acre of vacant school land within 35
miles and more of Coos Bay had been
purchased. Some of the land may
prove to bet ol no value at a meant of
income, but in the desire to get wliat
there was ol value men took all there
was to be bad. The land cost them
but 1.25 per acre, so the loss could
not be greet in any event. Buying has
also been active in Curry county, and
piactically all the vacant school land
has been taken.
In anticipation of the creation of the
large forest reserve in Eastern Oregon,
all the tchol land in the area covered
by the proposed reserve has been
bought up. Some of it is said to be
timbered, and will be worth what it
cost on this account. That which it
not valuable for any other purpose will
become of value the moment tbe re
serve ia created, for ttien,it can be uted
as reserve scrip in the location of lieu
lands.
General W. H. Odell, who returned
few days ago fiom a trip through
Crook, Klamath, and Lake counties,
aaya that practically all of the timber
land in those counties and in Grant,
Malheur and Harney counties that has
a market value baa already been taken.
General Odell say a that very prosper
ous times are prevailing in the counties
named, and that there is every reason
to expect a rapid development of that
part of the atate in the next few years.
ihe irrigation of arid lands and the
draining of snamp lands will add to
the producing area thousands of acres
which are now almost valueless, but
which will then yield large returns for
cultivation.
NEW SEAL ROOKERY.
One flat Been Discovered la Aleutian Group
by Captain McClcllaa.
Washington, Aug. 21. Captain Shoe
maker,- of the revenue cutter service,
has received a report from Captain
Charlet ii. McCIellan, commanding
the cutter Manning, recording tbe dis
covery of a new fur seal rookery on
Bouldyer Island, in the Aleutian group.
Lieutenant Berthoff went ashore with a
boat's crew. He found a rookery of
fur seal similar to those found on Pry
byloff islands. Bouldyer is between
the Arctic sea and the Pacific ocean,
fully 3,500 miles from San Francisco,
but still within the United States
jurisdiction. Lieutenant Berthoff ap
proached the herd closely enough to
observe that none of the seals had been
branded, and there was no sign that
white men in search of seals had ever
been near the island. The Manning
will continue searching to discover if
there are other rookeries in that local
ity. The suggestion is made that these
islands may be one of tbe rendezvous
of the seal during their absence from
PrybylorT islands. The discovery ia
considered important by the officials
here, in view of the gradual decline of
the lur seal in the Prybyloff islands.
DORR A WASHINGTON MAN.
Manila Newspaper Publisher Found Gui'ty of
Sedition Lived at Dayton.
Dayton, Wash., Aug. 21. Fred Dorr,
told of in the press dispatches from
Manila as being found guilty of sedi
tion in connection with the publication
ol the Manila Freedom, is a native of
this eity, where he spent his early
boyhood as a clerk in his father's drug
store. He is a se n of Dr. J. C. Dorr,
a pioneer of the Northwest and a gold
hunter in California. Young Dorr
went to Alaska in 1888, spent three
yeais there, was some time in Aus
tralia, and later in China. As man
ager of a British coalyard, he was ex
pelled from Manila when the war broke
out, because of expressed American
sentiment. Later he aided Dewey to
enter the harbor.
Schwab Olf for Europe.
fittsburg, Aug. zi. Schwab's pri
vate car left Loretta this morning to
take Schwab to New York. It is un
derstood he will sail for Europe tonior
row. His representatives say tbe trip
is only his usual summer vacation
James Gayley, second vice president of
the steel corporation, is now slated for
president of the concern if Schwab re
tires. . He has been a scientific metal
lurgist and thoroughly efficient mana
ger. He is only 45.
Five Officers. Thirty Men, Seventy Chinese.
Vienna, Aug. 21. A pontoon convey
ing a detachment of infantry across
the Amur river near Pashkowa sank,
and five officers, thirty men and seven
tv Chinese camp followers were
drowned.
Petroleum In Yucstan.
Mexico City, Aug. 21 There
much excitement in the Peninsula
Yucatan, where petroleum has been dis-
covered.
PUNISH THE M0R0S
NATIVE8 OF MINDANAO GROW
ING. TROUBLE80ME.
Chaffee Asks Persuasion to Begin aa Active
Campaljn Against These, and it Told to
list Mia Owe Judgment Native Police
and Ladroews Have t Lively Fight la tht
Outskirts of Manila.
Manila, Aug. 20. The Moroa in
Mindanao are renewing their attacks
upon the outposts and pack-trains of
the American column at Lake Lanao,
which is under the command of Cap
tain Ferabing of the Fifteenth cavalry.
The Americans have successfully re
pulsed tbe Mora attacks and have
snffered no losses. Tbe commander
of the American forces in Mindanao
reports aggressive action against the
Moroa to be necessary and asks per
mission to move against Bacolod and
other strongholds of the hostile Mo
hammedans. There are about 2,000
American soldiers in Mindanao avail
able for tbe desired aggressive move
ment. It is believed this number is
sufficient to defeat the Moroe, slthough
it would possibly be necessary to
strengthen their base before undertak
ing tbe movement.
INSTRUCTIONS TO CHAFFEE.
Told to Use Maj Owa Discreuoo ia Subduing
tht Mostilc Moras.
Washington, Aug. 20. A cable
dispatch has been received from Gen
eral Chaffee stating that in his judg
ment an active campaign against the
Moros in Mindanao is necessary in
order to curb the opposition that has
been growing against the United
States authority. . The dispatch was
considered of sufficient importance to
be repeated to President Roosevelt at
Oyster Bay. General Chaffee has been
directed to nse his own discretion in
the matter, and will no .doubt engage
in an aggressive movement against the
insurgent Moroe. Some time before
Secretary Root left Washington, tbe
Moro situation waa under consideration
and from a dispatch then at hand the
secretary was of tbe opinion that the
Moroe must be deilt with severely
before they would n spect the authority
of the United States. General
Chaffee ia now in Mindanao, having left
Manila some days ago. If the campaign
should continue for some time he, no
doubt, will remain in tbe Philippines
instead of leaving September 30, as he
had planned. It is understood at the
war depaitment that General Chaffee
has sufficient troops to make an active
campaign.
Sharp Engagement Near Manila.
Manila, Aug. 20 A force of native
constabulary engaged a band of ladrones
in a eharp fight Saturday near Ca loo-
can, about lour miles north of Manila.
Tbe arrival of reinforcements for tbe
constabulary won them tbe victory.
Several members of tbe constabulary
were wounded. The ladrones left three
of their number dead, but carried off
their wonnded.
SHOT DEPUTY SHERIFF.
Alfred Gofer Seriously Wounds Scott Ritchie
at Athena.
Pendleton, Or. Aug. 19. Scott
Ritchie, deputy sheriff, was shot and
badly wounded at Athena by Alfred
Cofer, for whom he had a warrant and
was trying to arrest. Ritchey's wound,
while very severe, ia not considered
fatal. Cofer was accompanied and
assisted by another, who is supposed to
have been his partner in the recent
beldup and express robbery at Free-
water. These men are believed to have
committed the recent highway robbery
at the lounty bridge near Pendleton
Deputy Sheriff Ritchey is very popular,
and the indignation over the shooting
is so great that if tbe criminals are
caught the may be lynched.
Japanese Islanders Perish.
Yokahama, Aug. 20. The little
island ot Torishama was overwhelmed
by a volcanic eruption between Aug. 13
and 15, and all the inhabitants, num
bering 150 persons, were undoubtedly
killed. The island is covered with
volcanic debris, and ali the houses on
it have disappeared. The eruption is
still proceeding, and it is accompanied
by submarine disturbances in the vi
cinity, which make it dangerous for
vessels to approach the island.
Elgin Creamery Company Fails.
Chicago, Aug. 19. The Elgin Cream
erv company, which opeiates 135
creameries thioughout Illinois, Iowa
and Wisconsin, has failed. The cred
itors are estimated to number near
10,000, over 8,000 being farmers. The
assets are claimed to be $800,000, while
the liabilities are estimated at $350,'
000. Inability to realise on assets is
given as the cauBe of tbe failure.
Tornado In North Dakota.
Grand Forks, N. D., Aug. 20. K
terrific storm passed over the eastern
part of this state during the night.
Reports from Rolls say that four
deaths occurred eight miles east o
that place as a result of the tornado
The h use ot a settler was blown down
and his wife and three children were
killed.
Fell from s Train.
Woodburn, Or., Aug. 20. C. B.
Montague, a member of the last legis
lature Irom Linn county, fell from the
Albany local tiain as it feft the station
at Woodburn, and was seriously in
jured about the
face. His shoulder posed by McMillan's eldest ton, Wil
I iani.
I was dislocated
HILL'S IKON MINES'
MOUNTAIN OF ORE IN CHOTEAU
COUNTY BOUGHT.
Said a Great Iron Puust Will Be Estaolsahtd
at Great Palls Manganese Necessary for
Smelting, which Has Hitherto Bees lack,
ng Hat Beta Discovered Close at (land
la Jefttrtoa County.
Great Falls, Mont, Aug. 19. Preti
dent Hill, of tbe Great Northern rail
way, will erect a monster steel and
iron plant here, for which plans have
been drawn, according to information
from thoee in close touch with tbe rail
way magnate. Wendesday night, it
bat since developed, Mr. Hill purchased,
a half interest in the Conrad iron
mines in Choteaa county, for $25,000.
The mines lie in the Sweet Grass hills
and constitute a veritable mountain of
ore. There is enough mineral in sight
to keep an ordinary plant supplied for
s hundred years, according to Mr."
Hill's experts who have examined the
property. W. G. Conrad, owner of the
mines, has confirmed the sale to Mr.
Hill.
One factor whit h has been lacking in
tbe reduction of the iron ore to metal
has been manganese, which mineral ia
necessary as s flux in tbe smelting. To
overcome this difficulty, President
Hill, together with United States Sen
ator Paris Gibson, has purchased the
recently diaccvered deposits of man
ganese in Jefferson county, on tbe line
of tbe Great Northern. Seventeen
thousand dollars were paid to Ira
Meyers, of Great Falls, for this piop
erty. Mr. Hill and his party inspected
the Manganese deposits Friday and
Mr. Hill expressed himself in high
terms regarding the showing made.
Before leaving Great Falls Mr. Hill
made the remark that he would estab
lish an industry in Great Falls that
would employ more men than a number
of railioads.
Along the line of the Great Northern
Mr. Hill has been acquiring deposits,
paying for one group near tbe Spokane
A Northern line $60,000. This deal
was made through J. D. Farrell, presi
dent of the Pat ific Coast company,
MANY TO BE THROWN OUT.
Harvester CoasoNdation, It Is Said, Will Abol
Uh 10,000 Positions.
Chicago. Aug. 19. The Interocean
says:
Following the International Harvest
er Company's public declaration that
economy in tbe m an fact u re and distri
bution of agricultural machinery waa
the motive for effecting the $20,000,000
merger, several of the Chicago com
panies that make up the combine have
ssued letters to their general agents
throughout the country ordering a re
duction of about three-fourths of the
total number of employes representing
these companies in the field. The
other companies in the combine are
preparing to follow their example.
Equally radical reductions in the office
forces are being planned by all, it is
said, for the near future. Ten thousand
men in ail are expected to lose their
positions.
WANT TO BECOME AMERICANS.
Members of Religious Orders Expelled From
France Plead to Be Sent Mere.
Rome, Aug. 18. Members of relig
ions orders expelled from France, espe
cially sisters, are applying to the Vati
can to be sent to the United States. A
reply has been sent to them pointing
out that there are no vacancies in the
United States, and besides, calling at
tention to the difficulty arising from
the fact that the expelled sisters do not
speak the English language. Canada
has been suggested as a better field, as
sisters are comparatively scarce there.
and because French is spoken in a
large part of the Dominion.
The applicants, however, do not take
kindly to the suggestion and persist in
their requests to be sent to the United
States.
Canada Fears We'll Get Greenland.
Ottawa, Ont., Aug. 19. A portion of
the Canadian press is considerably dis
quieted over tbe rumoi that the United
States is likely to acquire the territory
of Greenland by purchase from Den
mark. This Is regarded as a menace to
the national entity of the Dominion,
ana accordingly an effort is being put
forth to stir up the public mind upon
the subject with a view of having Green
land some day In the near future made
Canadian territory by purchase.
Forty Cents lor Picking Hops.
Woodburn, Or., Aug. 18. About 30
hop growers convened in this city and
adopted a resolution establishing the
picking price ot hops at 40 cents a box.
Other subjects discussed were baling
and caring for hops, contracting, the
"crime" of hop-rejecting by dealers on
flimsy pleas, and the need of beneficent
taws for the grower, and a state in
spector. Favor American Intervention.
BerynAug. 16. Many politician!
here seem inclined to allow the United
States to settle the trouble in Venez
uela. 8ome even suggest the advisa
bility of the United States sending an
expedition to restore order, or even to
annex Veneznela.
Alger Wants That Toga.
Detroit, Aug. 19. General Alger will
make a formal announcement of his
candidacy to succeed the late Senator
- 1 McMillan. He will Drobablv bn on.