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Eugene City Guard. I. L. CAM PURL.. Prrltor. KUUKNK CITY ORKGON EVENTS OF Til DM An Interesting I ollertlon f Items Frnaa the Two II- I " " i In a I m r. .1 . M -f.l l Belgian tocialittt are against doctor aI reform. Many people wrn iiijuroil in rail road vrwh itt London. tiecrelary of Agriculture Wilson will come to tliu coast tli ih BUfxiiner. Ac a resu I t of a lovor's ipunrel a San Fianoiseo young woman wan nliut by i fireman. Two worn killed Ami a number In jun (I in u street car collision at Pitts burg. His has cabled tho war dopattmnnt the numlml of rocruiti necessary to till vacancies in tlm n-gular regiments. At Philadelphia, J. T. ('air, a re isirtor, wna killed in a stiet eat ool Ition. A iiihnI.it worn badly injured. Kim iliil .1 in. to tlm fit. tit ol iru,oooat Summit, N. J. One bun- ilri I people, living in apaltmeuts, loat their effects. rim negrnni have all left I'ana, III., on tickets furnished by finvninor Tun nor. Tlm mines will roopuu with un ion UIOII. Holiurman liaa visited thn aontliern iiilaiiila iii,. I ascertained tlm son I i men t uf tlm natives. II" says peace will inrely (ullow vn lory in tlm Philippines, aa tlm best people favor tlm American!. Union City, III., populated entirely union in i hem, wan destrovod ly Ilia anil tlm minora driven to tlm woods liy negroes, who sought revngu for tlm kill ing of a nrgio woman hy tlm miners. (immriil Mil- hua paid a high eoin- pliiiiunt to tlm brave Irogon volunteerfi ami taya that in tlm Went in to hu fuiiml i Li' l.-t in. i'k i i'il In i In' vi nil lor military hit i vi... TIM rebels Blade a illv against our liima at San Kurnamln, hut .In I not puih tlm attack. The Amcriiiins loat una man kill. "I ami (our wiuindod. Tlm Herman delegate! ol tlm draft ing iouiiiiitli.il of tlm arhllrath'ii corn mitten uf thu peace conference loivo ..III. Tally unnoiinuoil tlm iimhoii t ol (lor many to Mr Julian Patintcfnte's pro hisiiI of a permanent oourt of nibitia tiou. Piofossor Waterhousn, of Washington university, propoaoa Unit wn call tlm United States "I'hoiui," h ii.l ita people "Utuniani. " Thu words lit derived from tlm initlala of United Slates of North America. During the llseal your JiimI ended the total output ol American shipyards haa been tlm largest in any yoai tin tlm I i"t quaiter of a century, except In I Hill, when l.llHt vessels ol HUH, 8011 groan 0M ! huilt un I documented In tlm United States. Returning suhlicit any .ill I'lillipptne news la censured. Danii'l K. Tiinnnn, former mayor ol Nnw York, la dead. Now York haa a cane- of yellow fuvar. it mm bon Ottbtt, I'M I. hundred nan am now out at tlm Chit-ago atorkyanla. Secretary Algol invented a parapet, but on a lout it pinved worthless Tlm writing paper trust has boon in corporated, oapltallaad at 000,000, At a tni mil in tlm Italian chiimhni of daptillM in Roma deputies wura injured. At llolglum i lm govoi iiiuont haa con ceded to thu socialists tlm right to hohl meetings. Lm Inn tologiaph com puny ohjnrla to a i 'hit Ho oabta bacaaaa it will hurt lhali Littaiaaaa. Tha Oaltfornla nlnati who wart rv pniltsl to harn poimlm.l in Uiburia, ur Ufa ami wull. Tlm peanut tiuat haa boon Incorpor- Atmi in Nan Jaraay with a capitalist lioa of f 5o,ouo. Ratal I primia will ailvancn in keep in.: with IhOM Ol the wholoaalt in til lion ami iterl tin. In. Qanaral Barrlaoa dray Otli ny in atoaiakf thonkl hava 6ti,uuo ntaa to roata Uia Ittlplnoa, Tlm OrotMl OblOagO ha gnnn to Tie toria. South Afiica to prntool AmuriOM IntoreKta in thu Trauaraal. Dreyfus haa nt Inat been lan.leil in Frainii. Ra i- taken to liinuma, whara kli ratrlal will take plaoe. The Daltad IU tat OOOaol at Salva dor, informa the ntutn dtparUMUl that yellow (aval haa nut. Ik Ita uppoaruuca there. Under iliiect orilora from the presi dent, i vary aarva itrataad to got tha volunteer regimenta away frmn tha Phlllpplaai without a ilay'a ilelay. No aplorad taglaiaatf. will ia organ- I.-I lor aervlie lu tlm I'hilipplnati Anv oolorad men aallatad will h aa- aignoil to vaiam na in the preaeut ool- nod taglaiaati of taa tagulai army. Mlaei Rawt Itattta. In tfatatONt Kan., every hoiiae kj no. cuineil by ita owner. The Hipuhittun ol tie place is 3.M). James Kilwin Cook, once famous aa tlm ohainpioii ton-horsu n.lor of the worl.l. Is living in an abaadooad street rar In Ixing Ulaml. Huivay work piolimimnv to tlm lay ing of a cable baWiaa (iorinany ami the Unlte.l Mates by way of the Atoms Was praitically completed The baadaaaaa asoaaiaal araetad la (Irtvouhill cemetery to the mommy of tlm confederate .load whoae giavns are aanarkad was aavallad at Martlaa laig. V. Va., with laloraaUaf ceie- uioniea. (leneral VVooil, who was calloil to Washington to confer with the pieal denl and secretary ul war regarding the situation in Cuha, cayi what the paopll of Cul.a unedigoii.l hi IumiIs. gnoil san itation In tha ciliea and the enforca niont uf tha I' ii iii- I Htatea lawa. In vlaw ol tlm precautions taken, lie dime nut bsilieve the yellow lever outbreak o Santiago will be erni.ua LATfcH NfcvVS. at Neosho vhIIcv in Kansas, i flooded amlei all (eel ol walnr. The annual KiiiMTitimi nf I hrislian Kiideavoiers opened in Delioit. Kan Kraii' isi ana are chartering boat to . li oino tlm 'oi mid 1 'I'-g ill. The buninesi district of Oaklan Or., was swept by Die; lust alniol M00.000. Iliahoii John I'. Newman, ol tlm Methodist Kpiscopal church, died Saratoga, N. Y. (Jim woman was killed and much property destroyed hy a rjclune A in-Worth, Noli. A Iatn Klondike reiioit says nne ilaim farntibad all tlm gold dust n Inn sos could carry. Chilean newspapers piotett against the award ol f 1(10,000 lor mm ol the trhitratiou interveuois. (lovoinor Knyros, of Tolas, has ap pi alo. I to the sol idary ol war lor help foi tlm Texas Hood sufferers. A passenger train on the Central I' cllic, near Klko, Nov., was wrecked and seven people weru injured. Hie Iranclnsn proposals wero ao opted at thu 1'ietoria conference, and p.iaco in South Africa is assurnd. A cahlograin received from the Sa moan coiniuissiou Imlicatva they will in no at hau Kiancisco alsuot August 10. Senator Chandler, of New Ifamp shire says we should ho d the l'lnli I'lin-H, hut do no more lighting, am leave thu rest to congress. A voung San Franciscan, while Irnnk, attempted to kill his mother hy throwing a lighted lamp at her. Three peoplu wero injured in the melee. Filipinos may soon release tlm Span iarda. Otis reports that negotiations with Agiiiiialdo indicate lair prospects for success. Thu Yorktown captives may be included. Victor, Ool. nflset tlm great I'ikn I'oak illuuiinatn.il hy an artificial earthiuako. Five Inns of dynamitn weiu lire. I on tlm east slopn of Mull hill in blasts of 211(1 pounds to each uhargi tlm last chaigu consisting uf utlU pooodia Tlm Boodad district In Tolas has length of over fiOO miles, a breadth of ptObably AO miles, and iii all this space iiamagii Incalculable has boon done I'he loss of life will never be fully known. Kstiiuates of lives lost, from 1011 to 300; loss to laimeis, including crops as well as livestock, fmiu 7,000,0(10 to 1:1,0(10,000; to railroad and county bridges, 4,000,000 to 4,000,000. Dreyfus is tnnlblnnt the second court Btltlal will acquit him. Seventy-lour cases of yellow fovet have boon rcHirtcd in Santiago. rai king-hoiisn omployes in Chicngc will not strike until September. I lm Democratic national comniitlee will meet in Chicago on July ill) The ...ii i 1 treaty has at last been rat itied by the Spanish senatu. American exports ol maiiufacturoil gomla now iivmagu 1,000,000 a day Tlm North (ionium LlOfd BMaiMhij ( uinpany has onluied three new pas sengur Isials. The government has taken a hand in the Illinois labor troubles. Thestilk ers at Cartervillu have boon enjoined. The roiirth of July In Coloiado was nslmro.l in at midnight bv a magniti cent 1 1 1 n in I nut inn on Tike's I'eak, 14, 000 lent alsivo tlm sea. Seventeen bundled pounds of icd, white and blue powder was set otf. At Chicago one bundled finntied wo men anil H) men lushed panic. -sin. ken from the thiee-story factoiy of the Western Taper Stock Company to ci capo being biinmil to death K'lght VO0I0B worn Injured in leaping fr.un the windows, ami many mom Juuipo in safety. I.ate Oriental advices state that 10 ringleaders ol theiloleis who destroyed and burned electric, tram way -ars at Scnnl lust inoiilh wine executed ill pub llo at Ootaa'i capital four waaka ago l ue y mot nmir nun uraveiy I lion I I. . M t 1 . . . . . . rieaus were mi on ami oxhilnlcil in public plauea aa a wuining to all evil doers. Imports have been received in Ma nlla of an outbreak in the island ol Ne gios, in. i. lent upon the depaiture of tlm California taglaianl lor bona m me nostiin natives, seeing a company ol soldiers at one of the small posts prOparlnH depart, thought the Amei nans were evacuating tlm island, and i party ol '.'.'o tabala, mostly imio men, attackad tba troopi, anil killed one ntaa mid Hounded anntber belonging o company K. The Filipinos woie easily di i yen oil. The news brought from Honolulu bv the Coptic ol tlm death ol the Dowager tiieoh Kapi dam was nut a surprise to llawanans, as her death hail boon oi pooled lor annul tune. She was SB ye ns of agn and was a atitterer from i inner, and recently had a stroke of paialysis. following sevoial attacks ol apoplexy. Sim was much esteemed in the islands an I her .1. villi was sinceiely moiirned. Her remains lay in state lot eight days and weie buried with laipraaaiaa oaramonlaa, The mayor ol Hyi City, Kan., ll only a yean old, tlm president of the aaaaatl is tl And the oldest man in the liinniiTpal goieininenl is '.".l New Jeisey liuit glowers as a rule believe there will be aii Immense ciop, as the buds had not developed enough to be damaged by tlm cold weather. RaaaMs, with a popalatloa of ltt 000.000, has only IS.3.14 ihysulana. In the Daitad Slates, with a popula linn of aUml 76.000,000, there are U, 000 ptiysiciaua. Dr. Daniel Albitght Long hat tend ered Ins resignation as president uf AntiiH'h college at Yellow Springs, O. He has been piosident of the institu tion foi It) vean. Rleotiioity has supplanted steam on the railroad fi.un Milan to MontA, the oldest lailioad in Italy. The bureau of ttatistict hat ittne.) a MMTactad adilloa ol the Maj ttAtement of the laaipatW And exports of the I'm i,l States whicb thowt tbat tlunng tha l .i-l II munlhi the exports ol mer chandise exceeded the tmpurtt by 7il -44S.I31. GREAT TEXAS FLOOD Two Hundred Lives Been Lost. Have a i,aiu;k wsikkt im ndatf.ii Hi." ii ...i" i i ' i ' . . Nars on llnlf Arri Moiiml Hiirrounrtad br Kglli( lurriul fit. liuit, July 7. A special to tha Itnpuhlic from Dallas, Tex., says: All former flood disasters in Texas river districts have been eclipsed hy tlm ap palling calamity now central in tlm vicinity of healer and lliooksliire. It it estimated that 20(1 lives have been lost, and the number may he much larger. The proiu-rty loss will leach to far Into the millions as to make tlm Calvert Hood appear insignificant by comparison. Tonight Deputy Shciifl Swearingen made this statement to the Republic OOffaapOHdaal over the telephone liom Sea ley: "lam dumbfounded by tlm extent of the disaster. Fully 20 lives woie lost within a radius of 2fi miles ol Boa ley last night, and marly hill have been drowned in the vicinity of what is locally known as 'the mound.' This it a small piece of high html three miles liom Sealey, near did Sail Felipe. At lint, when the flood rushed down upon the nogio cabins in thu bottom of the JlraZoH, thlee days ago, the alarmed black population ritit for this high laud for salety, driving their livestock! with them. The tush of the waters was mi sudden that they could not get to Baa lay or San Kali pa Oradually thu water roan and en croached niKin their place uf refuge. until tonight not morn than hall an acre ol the ground it out of water, and that not morn than one f Hit abovn the raging torrent surrounding It (or OS Haa, "On this hall acre mound ate hud dled together tonight, a raving, ting ing, gesticulating, screaming ami pray ing assemblage uf U00 negroes, death staring them in the facu in various forms. Drowning seems certain, but starvation, exposure ami exhaustion also are doing fatal work. Crowded in among these humans am rattle, horses, hogs, mules ami other domestic annuals, as frantic ami ODOOntrOl able as thu poor negroes. There la not a cabin or bit of shelter nut so much as a tree on 'the mound.' There ia not a mouthful uf fiasl to eat, clear wntni to drink or a diy spot where the weak and sick can rest. "The nearest point of land ia moie than three miles away, and no human can live in thu lagiug torrents who would try to reach it Many ban been drowned making tlm attempt. The wild, rushing waters are filled with all kinds of Moating bodies of livestock ami houses, outbuildings, fences, lugs, trees, lumber, fa'iu implements, ft mi tine, ineichamliao and other material. Clinging tu many of these objects are negroes doomed to almost col tain death. "I have given you the situation as it exist! in and about Sealey; it it equally aa bad at ami around lliisik- shim, hut I can give no details, aa wu are cut off. I know there itru at least 400 negtnoa on a small island three or lour miles from RlOOkablrOi in a condi tion similar to that on 'the mound.' " PACK TRAIN WITH GOLD. HOME RULE. Morninmanitsil for am ot thu Annthsra lalat af tha I'hinpnines. New York, July 8. A special to the Herald from Washington aavt: The departure of Tresi lent Hchurinan, ol the Philippine commission, will leare at Manila thren members of the com inisinn Major lienors! Otla, Profeaior W'.inestur ami CobWOl Denby. It will l the duty ol the last two named to continue the work of establishing home rule within the lines held by the administration tr.s.pi, in the hope that the example will be followed by the Fillpinut ooUidc of the linet, and tbow them the bench lent purposet of the government. IV '.or Worcester and Uolosal Denby ill also aid Oeneial Otle in the con duel of any peace nego tiation! wlm n inav follow any futuie operation! of the American troopi. Mr. Hchniuian's diipatoh it on tha whole very tnooaiagin, and the au thoiitiet are very nuofa gratified at the conditions ha reports baring found at the points visited. It it erident from what the oflcitll say that Ml. S. hnr BUM belieres the suppression of Agnin- itldo't Inaoiraetion maani tb labliab- inent of rjeaco tlnonghnut the Arch) polago. Ha oonfldaal that many i the people throughout the southern islands do nut openly express them selves in lavor of an American protec torate solely le -ause ol thu fear ol Aguinuldo mi l i i- Tagal aimy. Mr. Kchtirm.il -peaks well of the sul tan of -.ii ii and it is evident that he feela that thorn is no diingei of trouble from him in case the United States oh serves the treaties which exist between him and the Spanish government Ml. Schtirinan makes a number of re coiiiiuemlationi regimliug home rule for some of the southern islands, ami that thl'V will probably hu adopted by the president. 1 i condition! in Negros wore found to he of a highly satisfactory character by Mr. - Illinium, and home rule will aiidoiibtodly be given immediately to ti e people of that island, although MM alterations were necessary beloiu it MCalfad tlm president's approval. CHANGE OF PLANS. i TEN NEW REGIMENTS Order Has Been Issued for Their Enlistment. APPOINTMENT OF ('0MMANHF.RS me Thirty-fifth Will lie Hecmlted I Mil' "Hi. From Mpb of tlis 'sonic Caatt In I "ill ni.l lln 1. 1 ... i . i. . t'Ulni furnished All tha Treasure Kleveo llitraes Cnrrleil. San Krancisco, July 7. A ape. lal from Seattle says: Kohl .Imt was pouring into Dawson when tlm Hum boldt's passengers left. They allege that on tlm morning of June 30 a pack train ol 20 horses, each animal carry lug 200 pounds ot gold dust, arrived llOfli Kblorado creek. Them were two tons ,. it, Woith fully 1,000,000. It is said that II of the horses were weighted down with dust fmiu one claim. Another Ihiwson parlv has arrived from the north on the Dingo. Joaaph I'ntrau and Henry llerrv had lointlv 00 . "in, Is o dust. Aside liom this, no nne man bail to etoned Mi iiouiuls I'he total on tlm vessel was about l.'.O.OOO. The fity of Topeka is close bahlad the Dingo with oonaldarabla morn treasure. Richard Kmnona, J Oabaaa and ti. V. Jackson sought to re.i. h Hit. ('upper river conntiy Irom Dawson and came near starving to death. Thov wore making the Journey for the North Amciican Transput latum V I'nt. 1 1 n u ninpanv. Their Indian guides daaarl I I . I . . . . en, ami tne men were mil t.n Ion , avs I'he men have leached Dansnn from oppei i ivor wiiunui goni 1 in v lay they explored the riveis as far north as llidislaml, in the Aiclic mean, but found nothing. A copper vein, out cropping id which iavii ln'on tiaced a distance of in mil,.., tas been located at Williams noittt bv a San IVancitOO syndicate. line Mllll. in un the Tees. Vanoourar, B, U, julv o. The Itaataai law arrived laid iranlni fiorn the BOItb With a huge party of return ing Dansnn miners. Wallace Hay MOd, a setgeanl of the local nolle. onugbt out In gold dust Kight othett had tsixet ol the iiiocinus uatal, Oaptala Qoai raportad 11.000 000 on boa id. Insane aa Tinlu. Cleveland. .Iiilv 7 llumtditev I.vnch, a voung man on his war from Meliose, la., to New Ymk. becaine in sane on a Nickle I'late train here and ia now in the county jah The au thorities have boon unable to learn anv thing about I.vnch. Kngland, Krance and (lermanv have regular traveling salesmen who visit Mexican tiade centers eveiv three months, and they get the cream of the bus mesa. lerunil Oregon Mr Cum hv Hall. Washington, July H. Committionot lleriii.ii n, iii pmsnancu with leijuesta received liiini Oregon today, made in- iiiliy at the war department as tu how the Oregon lognnent it to be taken lo Portland. He was informed that the tioops will be landed ul San Francisco, and that the tiansports will be immed iately loaded with tegulais for Manila, and will leave foi that port, ami will not go to rortlaud with the Oregon regiment. This change of plan was ma le .it the reouest of Ocurcal His, who says thure it a tcarcity ul liana- porta. The commissioner told the secretary that the people ol Oregon had already made extensive plans for receiving tlm troops at Portland ami that the change uf plan would be a very great disap pointment. The department said that it would make every effort to accom liiodatu the people ol t begun and tbu tioopa themselves, and hat, tlmlefore, lireoted thu commanding officer at San Kranuitco to secure it sufficient number of -l ips at the port to curry the Oregon legiment Irom theie direct to I'ortiand, enabling the people of I'm Hand to cairy uut their original plan. II this plan cannot hu carried out, the ditpiiituit.nl will make atrange meiits to liavu the regiment carried di rect to l'ortlau. I hy rail, but this will not be done unless it is impossible to -ecure ships fish Batterlxaaat Kails. Washington. July I Alter repeated efforts, and as many failures, thu Uni te I States lish couiinission has reached the conclusion that tlm Pacific salmon cannot bo tuccossfully planted in At lantic witters. Just why, it is hard to say. hut that It cannot be done it a now well established fact. Which all ipios to proro that certain prodUCtl and certain life am peculiar lo curtain regions. Veiluw Jaeh in Cm ha. avana. Julv V lwo cases of vol- ever have been renorted todav. Dun of the patients is an old Spanish woman who has been in Cuba foi two rears, and whose diteata is of a mild form. The other case ia that ol an American, WhOM symptom ate still Inubtful, although it is believed by Suigeon-M.tjor Davis and other officers to ho yellow fever. Washington, July 8. The order for fhe enlistment of volunteers for service in the Philippine was published tislay and seven more colonels to command the mirimenta were aiinointed. There are yet two colonelt lo bo designated Eiirht maiors also were named. The raarattlna will not begin until some time next week, the exact date not having been fixed yet. Kecrultlng sta lions will bo open in every sUMe am territory, and as fast as the men are nlisted, they will ho tent to the regi outs to be unsigned to companies) ate lines are obliterate! and the men ilrat anllltloa will be Silt to be mua ten I iii. The assignment to cumpaii les will be by thu officers commanding, and bo will beat libeity to organize a l onciianr comisised of men f mm ouo statu if he finds it convenient and priic ticablu. The organisation of the 10 regimenta in this country will tint make any tin ferencu in the organization of regiments in the i'hilip pines by Ocnerul Otis Hit regiments will be in addition to those hereafter to be known as the Twenty-sixth to Thirty-tiftb inclusive, and will be uiimboied Irom the 1 bitty sixth upward. It is expected that three regiments will he organized in the Philippines, thn regiments organized in the United States and the Philip nines iiioreasiiiL' the iirmv bv tiftO ofli Mil and l?,6M men.'if there should bo throe full regiments foimed by Ueneial Otis. Tbu culonuls appointed today are un. lot orders to iiion ed at nin e with the organization of tlm regiments, - nf the officers are now in the city and have boon consulting the different buieau others with regard to equip man! and supplies for thu men us they join the regiment. I lav TV (. Tear, la Aoalh Africa. Pretoria July 7 The special con ference between Piettdent Kruger, the at aa bar I of the cabinet and Kisvher, a member of the executive council of the Orange Kree State, who wat tha boarei coin pi om tse suggestions fiani the too State in the matter of the dispute between the Transvaal and Ureal Hnt- ain and Htiffmnyer. the Afrikander leader, hat been piactically concluded. It it believed the (ranch ire proposals have been aocepled. and may U laid before the volksraad tomorrow, and that ace will be preserved. California fowa Hume. I. t'otiltrerillu, t'al., July s. Kiro bloke out ill the rosi lonce of Mrs Unguium here to.lav. The facilities lor lighting Maillot, we,,, poor, and within IWO hours the entire business portion of t'oultieville, including tlnee hotels and font genoial inorchaii.lise stores, was in itahet. Altogatbar, b7 liuild nig were daatroyed, Thn loss j tH. mated at 200, 000. tiatne.i i kali Fatal. Tlm Hague, July 7. The American delegates scored a great success tivlay in Obtaining from the peace conference a unanimous vole in favor ol having the qaaatioa Of private property at tea, la tune ol war. dealt with at a ipaoial conference, to Isi summoned liaiaattar. Much dIplotaaUa management wat necessary, and many obstacles bad been surmounted Mole this result was reached. Through a Culvert. Kan-as t'ity, July 8. A north bound paatengai train on the Hurling, ton went through a culvert near Wal Jron. Mo i; UM llor.n , KHn,Hi l ity, at lo 80 oVUvk last night. Firo ni an Uharlat Welly, of St. Joeeph, wat killed, and several passengers are ie l.irted to have been seriously injured. ' iiaml ot frealillo San Iranclaoo, Julv M. Hrigadier- Baaatal Wallaoi Rwadftlab. u. s. v., has reported at at my heAdiiuarters in ti ns city fm duty. He will probAbly waoaad Uobwal naaaiaa la aaaiBnau at the Pi at Id ra when the latter sails for llie Philippiuet ou July 19. Xegrs. Draw a ritlnl Astoiia. Or., July f. There came very near being a Irnohinn at Frank Umk't seining ground. The negro Jook got lata a fight with one ol tha men, drew a rerolrer and tried to shiHit bun The other men baaaaaa excited at thit, and wade an atteuint to hang the negro. Mr. Oook inter vened, and, getting the colored man into a small boat, brought him to As toria. SPANISH PRISONERS. Filipino Balatis the Oarvtaaa of itaier ItesUU-tl a s,.,. for a Year Manila, July H. Tlm Spanish com nilssiuiiers who went to lailau lor a I'oiifereuee regarding tlm hui render of the Spanish prisoners in the hands of tlm Filipinos, relumed lmiu last night. Chairman del Kin, of tlm commission, aid the release of all the prisoners had been arranged for. 1 1:.. ' .un mis-, oners, with thu remnant of the Spanish garrison of II., I. t, on the east coast of Luzon, and a number of civilian prisnneis, worn escorted by Filipino soldiers from Tarlao to the American outposts at San Fernando, ami came to Manila by the night train The heroes of the long defense of Baler, where the Spaniards' resisted nn Insurgent siege of more than a year's duration, funned a picturesque hand Lieutenant Martin, the only surviving officer, marched them through the streets. Theie uro only 22, and the most of them me moiu Ihivb in faded blue cotton uniforms and led thirts. They are barefooted. A crowd of Span ish men ami women UDbraOOd them, weeping and shouting their praises. They tell it remarkable story. It appears that the captain suveial timet proposed to surrender, but tlm Soldiers refused. Finally, some mouths ago, be tried to laiee a white flag. There upon, Lieutenant Martin killed him with his own sword. Their food sup ply gavu out entirely a week ago, and thoy lorrendeied to tho Fillpinoi with all the honors of win. They were al lowed to keep their arms, and they marched from lialer with F'ilipino es corts and carried their gtint, through teveral insurgent camps, everywhere being oh eared and fotod. Oalambla Outsailed tin. Defender. New York, July S. Hy the race be tween the new cup defender Colombia ami the old Defender, sailed today orei a tilangalar course ol ao miles to miles to a leg it has been plainly demonstrated that, no matter how ikiHIolly oonitioetad a yacht may b6, her sailing and ability to go to wind ward may be killed hy iinpeifcc'.lv sot ting sails. The Colombia won tho race by a margin of 3 minutes 63 seconds (unoffl. Cial time). There it no doubt the would have won by u larger margin if hoi sails had fitted aa well as the Defender's. The M.ol us Vlvemll. Waihington, July 8. AmbaMadof Choata and Lord Salisbury urn almott deadlocked over the modus riven. II, fixing the Alaska boundary. Neither side will accept the provisional line proposed by the other, tho Cunadinna demanding the inclusion of their Por cupine country, and the American! the projection of the boundary line north westeily from a point two unlet above Kluckwan. iiiiiiert Bastaer i. . ,.i New York, July 8. Robait Bonner, pobllabai of the New York Ledger and uwnei of famoui horses, died in this city tonight. Halaaaa or Ixaxaltli Prisoners. Washington, July 7. The war da partmant hits laoaired from Oeneral Otis advices rcgaiding tho negntiiitioue prooaedtng in Luton between the Spao ish commissioneis and Aguinaldo look ing to the i e lease of Spanish prisonera. Qanaral Otis' icport indicates that theie are fair prospects that most ol these unfortunate! will bo let free, if not all of them. It is ot known hethai tba aaptira Yorktown! crew are laeladad among tho prisoners to bo releated. PREVENTION OF WAR. Peace Culllereln'e Aineail the Arbitra tion Hrhelue. The Hague, July 10. The third committee sitting thii morning li I the scheme for mediation and Arbitration drawn np by Count Dexa men. The reporter of the committee explained lengthily the motive! which inspired the drafting committee in elaborating tba scheme. M. Bonrgaoia, head of tlm Vianoh delegatiou, thanked the reporter in witim toimi und con gratulated him upon hii remarkable espofltiOfi. The sitting was then ad journed until July 17. During the discussion, the plenary OOmmittee amended atticlo 8, to at to provide that when powers between whom theie it a serious dispute accept llie mediation they cease all relations in regard In thn disputed question, which shall bo considered us exclusive ly referred to thn mediatory power!. Three additional paragraph! regard ing the permanent court were aleo adopted at the request of President Zulu, of the Ocrmiin delcgnton, Count Nigra, head of tho Italiun delegation und Sir Julian I'aunccfote, head ol the British delegation. BRAZOS RIVER FALLING. situation In the Fl Itwl District la lm- prvvlng. Galvetton, Tex., Julv 10. Tho titn nt kui in the Hiuzos valley is rnpitlly improving. 'llie river is fulling. There is an uiicmitirined minor that live lives wore lost near Sartarr'.ia, in F'ort Bend county. Tho remrt sunt out Wednesday from Diookshiro, Waller i niv, that two lives weru lost theie, now appears to have boon an error. Those who were supposed to have drowned peilllt in making their reap pearance. Reliel committees aie now well organized. At Biooklbiie, the relief committee have opened ll 'join III issary and issue a half i at ii i n pei capita. They have taken precaution! so that only thu de terring shall get these rations, and, lherefore( they issue to tho plantar for all thu tenants lm had when the floot! fame. TIlOM who own their farms and lost everything, as is the case will most of them, arc allowed todruw the uitions direct. I I I 1 L I I l . - Awiroi iwmj Statements Creoit,. , J T-v anu uewey. PHILIPPINE 00RQDM An Amariran Minister a Must s. ,,,, ""tun Juura.,. m ru uiial I aaXI h. Boiton, July lO.-u p. I toy baa written . kSSVi v Iflft ' JaPin,j tlut THEIR WORK ENDED. illlotiiil Kd llorlal AasmTatlon Elects brw 0 fl ears and Aiijmirns. I'ortiand, July 8. Adjournment sine ilie came to the .National btlltorial Association at 2 o'clock yesterday af ternoon, the morning session having held through to that hOUl without in termillion. Thu most important busi iii -s disposed of was thn selection of New Orleans to he the place of meet ing next year. A number of tho delegates, before tho meeting closed, testified to the good faith that Oregon had kept with them, saving that it had given mnte un I better than was promised when thu national association was induced to lime hero for thu annual meeting. Following is a list of the new ofllcers: President, Colonel K. J, Henry, Jackson, Mis.; flret vice-piesident.F. B. Balllo, t'ic in i.e. Tex.; third vice president. Albert Tozier, Portland Or.! treasurer, James Q. Oibht. No walk. O.i corresHinding sccretaiy, j 11, Page, Jeiseyville, III.; recording secretary, Ii. M. White. Mexico. Mo. icript dated at Toki. Mr. M, i . i .. a. . " j ueciares uuwey -an i to him: Kather than make . . j qooaton the Piiipi,10 m ttikeupancho, and ulA Mr. McCauley risited ataatLI 'V. in .earch of h2g on "I Foi,l 1 tkata na ScaslnJ8 ,2?-!i commander directly i vu l Yet, now it seems uri eral Otis did thii work j, Tin literal obedience to bii nJ Ameiica; that there it wisj that the whole right and ,,T2 11.(1 ll... f..t., Jl. . . ' OJBfc ... ...u .uiure llisnosili,,,, t J nai v viuwb inere lio Writes: time 1 could not bellevi astroua ilrift , "vents waa lji tho Washington anil..iii. r1! .11 I - .. "'" """"""K perns unou il. and o by . t . i in. in . . . mo rum id lm, s ,...i. wishes and will 0f the Dalt3J that .). ll.. Bin. """Welt "'Piiiiis -- MINERS DIE OF SUCRVY. Score or Men Knhl to Have I'erlshell at Win. I Itlver. Seattle, duly lo. An unconlirmed Itory 00 Die! from Duwhoii that several prospector! who hava arrived there over tbu b Imonton route tepoit that a scoio of mincis have died from scurvy at Wind river, a brunch of thu Peel river, mid that a number of others ato suffering from its efletts. They had no list ot those of who dietl, hut thev report the following among the sick; llr. J, It. .Mason, ( tiicagu;V. C. Ouch. Htoni brothers, Dr. Martin, dentist. Chicago; Edward Harris, Mitchell. Dr. Martin was camped with two other ObioagO men. Both weio taken down with ecuivy, Martin loaded thetu on n sled and tried to pull them to Wind City, a distance of 75 miles, where he expected to find medicines end fresh supplies. One man died soon after tlm journey began. Mattin k Ins other partner on his buck ind completed the journey. Huddled nn a Mnund. St. Louis, July 10. A Boat-Dispatch special from Austin, Tex., suys: Uo- rnor Savers today rece'ved n mcssuue from Sealey ovoi tlm lone distunoe tele phone, saving 1 000 persons who had taken refuge on a mound throe miles below there, are slowly perishing for u nit of food. To add to the horror, the unfortunates nre inttoonded by poisonous leptiles and skunks. Had. od tog,. titer with human balnm era several bundled head of livo stock. A nuinnei ol tboso on tlm mound have received bites from leptiles and skunks iind me in a dvinu condition Attpled assassination. 'Belgrade. Servia, July 8. Kx-King Milan, lather ot King Alexander of Borala, narrowly eicapetl assassination heie this erening. The would-be inur deiei is under arrest. He fired four revolver shots, one of whioh slightly giaxed his majesty and wounded in the hand Adjutant Luitkchicb, who waa with bnu. Washington, July 8 The war de partment has been advised ot the death at Santiago de Cuba ol Lieutenant Mc-Lanbl-n, of the volunteer signal corps, from yellow level. The Natter-Oat, Washington. July 10. The ndint. tntganaral stated that the Second Oie- gon regiment would be inustere.i out t San Francisco soon after landlna tbnen and in that event would not bo ulb.-a their arms to Portland, but would de posit them at Benlcia a,-. i,,l w inohioo, Oeraera AeaalMed. Madrid, July io. Admiral Carrara and the other coiuiunndurs ol the Span ish Baal daetroyed in the battle of San tiago, w hoso conduct hai been the iiib- yaet ol inqniry by special oonrt-martial were today teqtiiUad and foimally lib' etated. Washington July 8. Brigadiei Qanaral Joseph Wheeler was today or- Mtad to mport ta Qanaral Otla. at Ma- "un. tor service islands. m the Philippine fire ami rii.l,in, Washington, Juiv m.Fire and ex f ;",'u" rwldanoe of Captain ' Unite,! States navy this uoining. resulted in the death of Mrs Dickens who was fearlully burned ami "ed before medical assistance ooU ohcI. he,, other person! about the IvTrneT " Yellowstone has a new geyser The ttaof tb opening i! about the lame me lamous rountain el opt ion high. playi from Bovser. The 00 to 50 feat ""1,1 that what the .uigin wisn need not be uke the aocouin fo0atil i" then gnveriiiuent. " r Tho writer had a Ulk ,ith J J' I'eneral Otis . i.. . . .1 a.i- . . . a .1 ui, a nleie IK" I I I" K IV ll, .4 i L ",e ''an.! . iiasningtou letaw man mem seemoii to b,.. And Wk.1 nreSHCil me doot.lv it. j . ! 'I was order.... ".aIWl . P"St Irum sl . runcisco. i , Ilut Mj il,ll,,Vi,l n.. l .L . . " "I ie -" i mcse islands ttj nne IH.D, llOr .10 i be,0Ve uexatlon ii oi. "I also hllil tha eal.lt . . I'niiifKo ot a ol K-ieaitiiu mini Allmilal Uewey, inner tons, anil gives thit verilotgl i. ... ... i -i..Ke mncn ol ii j. com ovor the tuin affairs Ind and added that he was 'poiaaa a net.' Vet in one isiint of itaBatfa ie declared: 'Bather tbanntbt,M pf conqiictt on these people lHUa. an. I. oi mid sail out of the hitltx.' " Mr. MoCniiley says he wrut Pkr, (lent McKinley. whom he aa. it nsningion, regarding tlx rtaaWl and piedicting thu outbreak which hai suite occurred. TOWING-VESSEL TRUST. x-lll 'rulialily Bmbraet All Tig c l' .1.0 - on tlreat I ik. New York, July 10. TU Onj Liitkes Towing Company, which tan to embrace all the tug and toitia panics between Buffalo, C'liictfoal Duluth. and whose fnimalioD hail eady been announce I in duwti rqta Cleveland, has tiled aiticlais ' iiiporiitiun in the county c'eikidd in Jersey tlty. the oompanj at capital of T5, 000,000, of wliichilA 000 is ? per cent iioncuuiiilitinfri erred stock, and 19, sou.ooo cu block. Thu charter of tlm new cnrima authorizes the tin at hakim Tevaa Compaiiy to do u general toiofj wiecking. salvage, dredging soil i tritcting business on tho Uiest Lthel ami their tributary streams, xndll own, operate und deal in, by tsk el oiherwiso. tm:s. shins, veiwli ail bouts ol every desci iption. Tteinrtet n Chicago, July 10. A special to da I Times-llcruhl Irom Washington na Beoretary Hay bus sent IniteaitbM Miuistei Bryan, at Bio de JaDriro,! Ill, and Consul Ruffln, at Asuncion. Paraaoar. diieotina tlirm to inrx gate tho tepoit of the iiiasaacrtof eXDOdition Ol which AmeriiiM nembara on tlieKingu rivet, in Brxttvi A report receiveil seveitl r"P from Minister Bochanan H Bmi" Avret, reported Hint a M" ulu.so briitluii ntalilaa in AaWrwi s- l! mid avhnaa biisband was l"""1' of tlm ill-fiitod einedittoa, ) 'iiihh in Itnumiy Acres wlierC lilt " o await hoi husband's leturn. ll.....l..,l,,n at Sulla. Buda Pest, Julv s.-Ncwspapeti ha publish u Btnrv from Belgtade total iToet tlt.it n ravolutioll 3 """t 1 1 oil nt Si 1 1 1 n vmterdav. Ai-t'ordmii I llie ni-eooiita nnblishcd. a moll Him streets, some ol the tus.ps jein j i.. ,i... a i. ..!,..,, It wni to io,- oiio.'ii i' i.i a I ,hl Unit Piince Ferdinand hud Hsu j itinutrv. ami that the telegraph bail been cot. iri.ii......n llanceil' ,. ..... . "1-1---- oi.-.. m l,,lv f.-r-w V'OinilloooKn, irnn.. Wriin nn, I I'.illlott Tinton. till) f i.- ,.i i sieviorru .apptTsi, wero 1111110.1 - l.na la,U t..r tl... mnrder of IIT...I... "...I Ul. .Ik nnil 11 tt& llllll' IIIOI llin mm . - - in t,.w 1...... I tbutth'J'" ni', until uuiiiib'. - - I. i 1 . i ik. .1.....1 he nne Do' u '.un m nn 11. o .e. I...1 U.. Tl. ifo nf tbt n-ii. nun. iiiimii, -- . . . K -i.il. lrn te ,'erer, ami ins nve uu- 'resent at the hanging. aitnaiiii, ...'----- - M... 1, 1 , 3nlj in The tiial ' , MmaIms ..f It.. olnTurt llf 'U Oil I 1111 II Ul IH, c-...j.- 1 .. ci.- , 1 1.. hii aat utina. tne rni ninu ioihht sassiiuited by the guard ol Aguin residence, is ended. The BtY''Tfc-g acquitted on the ground of selM' tl. -1 ...i ii.. 0.1 wan"" ne ii'suiumi , eiiiiiie.. ...- k ., .. 1 anil vU" spiraey on tne part 01 . ..m- .- ktit t..'.;.'uiil.i and I uuiceiB tu aiii ijuiii,i"" . 1 . ,1.1 it I Ifes- LjIIIIH a t, I al, n nrterl Buna diotator. I.- .1 -.1 A .... 1 1 . 1 onvw stieilgtlieiieu nu aXJ ship lor a time. Luina supie.--now outwardly loyal to AgoinaU Great Hallrnad rnm-- New York. July 8.-The TimallJJJ "The New York Central has cut' into a compact with tba Penntyl railroad, and the two lyatemi " practically one. Tlm eowPJij planned by W. K. Vanderbilt. now the largest etockholdor 01 Penmylranla Denver. Jolr . Praaldant Blc'J. the Hate board ol arbitration. ' lay that everything looke.1 Uf t0t lor an early eettlement of the . eneet between the emelter trd it! emoloyee.