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Newspaper Page TextEugene City Guard. I. l OAMPBBLL. rr. p tutor. EUUKNK CITY OIKQON EVENTS OF THE DAY An IniorBStlnf Collsctlon of I Isms Wrmm 11.. Two HsmlsihrB friltuM In a Cb-ikIbiisbiI Kurui. There is a big stampede of miner, (rum Dawson to Cape Nome. The Kln-t Washington volunteer! have arrived at Kan Kreucisoo. Tho medical department of the army considers Vknoouver a desirable place for a sanitary hospital. Boporta to the mnrinu hospital serv Ire say there were 2H new cases of yel low (ever au'l three death at Key West. The United State transport Newport ha arrived at San Francisco, 83 dayi (rom Manila. She ha 405 members of the volunteer signal OOfpl aboard and II civilian. A cablegram to the war department (nun General Otis states tliatthe trans pnrt Indiana called (rom Manila with 43 officers and H19 men of the Tennes see regiment. Tho regiment left no irk. The steamer Cottage City, from the North, has among it paengeri Sena tor Shoup, who haa spent several weeka in Alaka, visiting various poinU for the pnroae of obtaining Information relative to future legialation for Alaaka. President Calloway, of the New York Central railway waa lefore the indus trial commission to give testimony re lative to the question of railroad trans )rtatlon. He favored a jioollug law, and advocated the prohibition of the present brokerage system. A riot prevailed In the barracks ol company L, of the Klghth infantry, at Fort Snelling. With only a doten ei ceptions, the couiaiiy was locked in the guardhouse. The trouble arose from a charge of robUiry preferred by ('rsiral Konner against I'rlvate Stout, Kelly and Hratllle. They had been In St. Paul on a spree. Captain Cope, of the steamer Ameri ca Maru, which left Yukohama, Hep ! n. I. it '.'7, n-porta the transisrt Tatar, with the Kansas boys aboard, sailed two days ahead of him, and should reach here tomorrow. He thinks he passed the Tartar Saturday ulght la the fog, but he It not sure. The Ma.lui-Xordeufeldt (iun it Am munition Company, Ltd., of London, has shipped two six-gun batteries of inouutaiu gun to Manila. They were Inspected hero prior to Nhipmeut by Captain (ieorge W Vaudusen, First United State artillery, who will follow the guns Thursday. The orduauce Is of the latest jiattern. Oberlin M. Carter, the disgraced army officer, has paid the line of f-VOOO lmwcd by the court-martial. Ills check for that amount wus sent to tho United States District Attorney Kur il, tt Mr. Hose, of Carter's ctiunael, bus Uieii railed to Savannah, and Judge LacomUi lias, therefore, extended the time for submission of briefs iu the habeas corpus proceedings. Admiral Dewey will receive a f 1.000 viiitrb (nun tin' municipality of Boston. The city will iptod fll'.noo giving tb admiral a welcome. The Manpicttc Club, of Chicago, en l. it. .in. I President McKlllley at S isHQIsK in the Auditorium Saturday niitlit. Thirty-live hundred guests wort preseut. According to the Sebsatopol eoiTe sponileut of the Dally (iraphlc, th Russian naval credit for 11)00 amnuntt to the eruomous total of 87,500,000 rubles. The Thirteenth Mlitnesota regiment, returning home from the Philippines, vas royally entertained lu Portland. The i . . in mi remained over night and attended the etposltion. The Spanish government has sold the Havana lloating dock for f IIO0.OC0 to a syndicate ol Vera Cms iiiercliauts. Several New York llrms havo been asked (or terms for conveying the dock to Vera (!rui. Admiral Dewey has chostn J. W. Crawford as his offlclul secretary. Mr. Crawforil Is au employe In the oftioa of the Judgeadvocate-gelioral of the navy. Ho will hold the rank of lieu tenant in the navy. Near Chicago the persons were in. jured In a collision Isjwtoen a Haw thorne race track train on tho Illinois Central, and a freight engine which stood n a sldtug, the switch of which had been loft oien. Don I in. nun i Asplros, Mexican am hassador to the I'uited States, and tin first of the distinguished guests whoir Chicago has arranged to entertain dur ing the fall festival, has arrived lu ths windy city from Washington. The third attempt to sail tho llrst race boteen the Columbia an.! Sham rock, which took place Saturday, proved a failure, tho wiud giving out when tho yacht wore Ave mllo from tl.e tluish. When the nice was abandoned the Columbia was slightly in tho lead. Teu thousand carpenters have struck in New York. While a typlsvm was raging u trail was blown from a bridge Into the rive in 11 rtsumomvu, Japsui. Six ptirsous were killed and many Injured, (treat damage was done to property and crops. Chief of Police Courade, of Alameda, Cel., shot and killed oue of three burg lars who wore attempting to rob the jewelry store of A. O. (iott. Cblet Courade was shot through the nr. k, but not seriously. An attempt will bt shortly made to connect Havana and Key West by tha Marconi system ol wireless telegraphy. It Is claimed that if this is MOOMtfal It will reduce the expense of cabling tc New York more than one-half. When the eight vessels recently or dered to Manila reach Admiral Watson, he will have under his command one buttle i-hip. two monitors, one armored cruiser, seven protected and auxiliary cruisers, and -; gunlswts. The Uui ted States will theu be superior lu naval strength in the Pacific, to Buetie, which stands next to Great Britain. LATER NiWS. The Washington regiment is being feasted and entertained in Kan Fran cisco. Diplomatic relations between Great Britain and the Transvaal government nave been broken. The first steamship of the Portland Manlla line will leave the latter port about December 1st. Peace negotiations in Venezuela have failed. A decisive battle between the government troops and insurgents is expected this week. The Twentieth Kansas regiment has arrived at Han Francisco. The occa sion was celebrated iu Topeku, Kan., by a big demonstration. Preparations for receiving the First Washington volunteers at Seattle have been completed. An entertainment fund ol $12,000 has been provided. With a detonation that was felt In towns many miles distant, two of tho powder mills of the Aetna company's works near Millers, lad,, blew up. Two employes are missing. One of the most serious car famines ever recorded exists among the big railroad terminals in Chicago. Soveral of the roads report that the congestion of business ha assumed the proportions ol a blockade The forest fire which has raged for two days on Mount Tamalpas, Cal., threatening the towns of Millvalley and Larkspur, and many costly coun try residence, ha been extinguished by a timely rain. Tho Transvaal Official Gazette con tains a proclamation calling j-.i all burghers domiciled outside the repub lic to present themselves forthwith for service, failing which they will be fined, imprisoned, and their property confiscated. In the event of war between Great llritain and the Transvaal, as a result of the lloer ultimatum, orders have been cabled to the cruiser Montgomery, which was last reported at Pemam bnco, directing her to proceed to Dela goa bay mi l co-operate with the consul at Pretoria in the protection of Ameri can interests. Dlspatoh.es from Manila announce that Captain Wcswlridge Geary, of tho Thirteenth Infantry, wa killed in ac tion. Captain Geury wa an Oregon luiy, and went to West Point from Cor vallls. He sorvod throughout the Puer to Itican campaign, and lust spring was transferred to the Thirteenth uud sent to Manila. Major Georgo O. Webster, U. R. A., retired, is dead at Fort Sheridan, from the effects o( a fever contracted in the Philippines a few mouths ago, while commanding one battalion of the Fourth Infantry. Major Webster was an old Indian lighter, ami saw active service with tho Fourth infantry in Cuba and Luzon. The executive committee of the peo ple's party has indorsed the platform adopted at tho recent democratic Htate convention iu Masaachuett - When the cruiser New Orleans reached the New York navy-yard, it wa found that she was so dilapidated that it will require several mouths' work to put her in a seaworthy condi tion. It is learned that United States Min ister LiKUtii has 1 11 officially in formed that the negotiation for peace in Venezuela are processing, and that thu government troops havo boon or dered backward. At the Lennox Athletic Club, New York, Kddie Santry, of Chicago, knocked out Hon Jordan, featherweight champion of F.ugland, after a little les than two minutes in the ltlth rouud of a very brisk light. Assistant Secretary of tho Treasury Vandorllp has issued an order antici pating the November interest, without the discount of two-tenth of 1 per cent per month. If this ofTor is taken it will release about fn0,000,000. F.x-City Treasurer C. L. F'unk, ol Pueblo, Col., wa shot and killed by a highwayman while going to the depot to take a train for Cripple Creek. His pocketbook whs taken, but contained only a small amount of money. The Canadian government ha sur veyors in tho field ro-surveying the old Itussiun-Amorlcan telegraph lino from near Ashcroft, B. C, to the Yukon country, with a view of establishing telegraphic communication with Daw son. It is reported that at the coming ses slou of parliament tho formal announce ment will be made of the cession of Dolagoa hay and surrounding territory in Portuguese Fast Africa to Great Britain. Tho price is said to be 40,' 000,000. The Standard Shoe Machinery Com pany, has tiled articles of incorporation at Trenton N. J. It is tetag organ ised for tho purpose of consolidating practically all of the important makers of shoe manufacturing machinery in the country. Its object is to control tho shoo trade of the world. Captain Hugh McGrath, Fourth cav alry, who is reported to have been seri ously wounded in the battle of Novo lata, P, ,, was stationed at Vancouver post (or some mouths, in command of troop K, Fourth cavalry, and acconi ianied it to San Francisco when the regiment was ordered to Maulla. BOERS SEIZE A TRAIN Transvaal Troops Advancing to the Front. 1 The greatest dividend payor among the Cripple Creek mines, is the Port land. Its latest dividend is BO,000 (or September, and it has paid stock holders to date the sum of S,M,0M, Captain Bock well, at present com mandant of the Norfolk navy -yard, has IsMI ordered to commund the Chicago, which will ln Admiral Schley's flag ship on the South Atlantic squadron. The detail was made at Captain Bock well's request. Railroad employes may establish co operative grocery stores. A model oval mining town is pro jected (or a virgin Held 111 miles south cast of Pittsburg. War risks on consignments to the Transvaal arc Increased ISO per cent in view of the threatening war. It Is likely that the Dewey memorial arch in New York will be perpetuated. The movement to that end is la-lug encouraged by men of ample moans. Thu coat of reproducing in marble the great triumphal arch will ba at least 1600,000. (iKRAT BRITAIN NOT PRKPAKKK Must It'maln ths Dsfsnslrs L'as.1 Mors Troops Arrive from Kugland. Indon, Oct. 13. If the latest re port from South Africa is true, the Hoers have not waited for the expira tion of the time limit, but have already crossed the border, as they would lo entitled to do, both by virtue of the notification contained in tho lust para graph of the ultimatum and also of the P.ntish acknowledgment, whicli reacneo Pretoria so speedily us to justify a be lief, amounting almost to certainty, that the war party in Great Britain is in reality delighted that diplomacy has said its last word and that action can now proceed. All indication go to show that Great Britain i so unpn-iiared a to lie com pelled to remain on the defensive for some weeks. All aggressiveness must come Jrom the Boers. It seems highly probable that the tongue of Natal, a far as Newcastle, will lie in the hands of the Boers be fore many hours. From that point, however, in the event of a further ad vance, they would probably llnd the British forces at Ladysmith and Dun dee capable of repelling their attacks. At Ladysmith tho garrison, which has to guard against attack from the Orange Free State, was reinforced to day by the Gordon Highlanders and a strong contingent of thu Indian troops, and the authorities aro now confident of their ability to deal out an unpleas ant surprise to the Boers in the, event of au attempt to rush the position. A dispatch to the Daily Telegraph (rom Ladysmith, dated Wednesday, alone among the specials received, de clares that war hu boon begun by the Boers on Natal. The correspondent says: "Froo State ourghers have seized a train at llarrysmith, which was the proierty of the Natal government. Last night a mounted patrol was stoned by Boors. Tho men's orders wore not to tiro unless thoy were fired upon. " TO CONTROL SHOE TRADE. (Jlgantlc Trust of Hhoo Manufacturing Mil I. in. i Has n. . I. formed. Now York, Oct. 13. The Stundard Shoe Muchiuery Company, which has just filed articles of incorporation at Trenton, is being organized for thu pur pose of consolidating practically all of the imisirtant makers of shoe manufac turing machinery in tho country. This new company is the creature of interests which were recently success ful in forming the American Hide & Leather Company, commonly known as the Upper Leather trust, and is part :f a scheme to make a close combina tion of the shoe manufacturing inter ests of the country, with a view to controlling not only the domestic trade, but tho markets of tho world as well. It is said to be tho scheme of the shoe trade interests, who are behind the combination of machinery makers to follow this company with a combina tion of practically all tho Issitand shoe manufacturers in New F.ngland. about 128 In uumber, and to consolidate this with tho American Hide & Leather und Standard Shoo Machinery companies, making a gigantic trust that will try to control tho shoo trade of tho world. Tho company is capita II lad at Ifl', 000,000, 7 ssr cent cumulative stock (preferential as to capital as well as to dividend), and $8,000,000 common stock. There will bo retained in tho company's treasury for future acquisi tion, 500,000 each iu preferred and common stock. Fur Special Infnrmntlon. Washington, Oct. 18, Director Mor rliim, of the census, has decided to ap point apodal agents in all of the largest cities for employment not to exceed SO to 40 days, in gathering information only us to mechanics and manufactur ers. This stop is intended to moot tho requirement that tho mechanical and niaiiu fact u ring industries data be col lected within two yean from Juno, 11)00. Beers Wen lapellest, London, Oct 13. The Daily Mall this morning publishes a report of an interview with J. B. Robinson, the African millionaire, who declares that tho Itoers havo plenty of tun. I and am munition, and are quite uulikely to disperse. "On the contrary," says Mr. Robin son, "they mean to fight, believing they have an easy task. The cam paign, however, will be a short one, ouce General Buller bogius his ad vance." Newark lns In the rhlllllifs. New York, Oct. 13. A special to the Herald from Washington says: Acting Secretary Allen has ordered the TO laV Newark to the Philpipinos. She is now fitting out at Man- island. Captain B. II. McCalla, who did such goo. I work at Guautuuamo, is in com mand. Continental Opinion. London, Oct. 18. Continental opin ion, so far as it can be ascertained from today's dispatches, remains large ly auti-British. Popular sympathy with the lloers is lieing shown iu vari ous ways iu Germany, where, however, ! officialdom remains absolutely neutral. French opinion is well known. Tha boulevard puiorsure especially virulent in their attacks upon Great Britain, since tho ultimatum was amumuced, and they gleefully anticipate a long rand diihcult war. San Francisco, Oct. 11. The steam er City of Pekiu. (rou Hong Kong and Yokohama, via Honolulu, lias been righted, On loard tho Pekin is Alfred Vandarbilt, who will be rushed to ii- home on a special train as soon as he is pcrmitctd to land (rom tho steamer. Indlauapolis, Got. 13 The city election here today (or mayor und other officials is lielieved to have resulted in a democratic victory, but the republi. cans claim that only the orbcial count will decide. At a late hour the re turns are incomplete. DOWN IN CAVITE. Osasral rhwn'. Kipedlllon Aeeoss pllshs It in. I- ' 1 Manila, Oct. 16. General Schwan's expedition, having tccunplished Its ob ject, the troops are all returning to their former posl .ous. abandoning the towns taken. General Hchawn Is on route from Peres Deamarimas to Imus with the Infantry, while the artillery and cav alry and all mule teams are retracing their route from Malalsm to Bacoor, with the signal OOrpi removing the wires. Genres! Trias, with the organ ized liodiea of Intnrgtntl, retreated to Silang and Indan, at the bone of the mountain. In Cavite province , the scene of the hottest fights and their great successes over the Spaniards, the Filipinos night have been expected to make a resolute stand, if anywhere, but after their whippings at CaritC Viejo and Nove leta, their tactics consisted chiefly in a continuous exhibition of their agility and their transformation from warriors to amigos. The marines, while reeouuoitering about the scene of Sunday's encounter, find that the trenches hae been already reoccupied, although the enemy mani fested more than their usual willing ness to retreat before the Americans At Malabon, the Americans corralled 200 or 300 natives, supsiod to lie fighting men. A few of them were caught with ann in their hands, but large nunits-rs were found in hiding, dressed in khaki, like the American uniform. A majority of them were In the garb of amigos, but they arc ins pected of shooting at the trmps fom houses, a growing habit, which flour ished throughout the advance whenever mall parties of Americans strayed from the main body. The prisoners are a white elephant on thu hands ol the American. SHOT HIS RECREANT WIFE. Bullet Intruded for the Man Who Wi lo the n. uui, With Her. Oregon City, Or., Oct. 16. A. Brooks, of Canemah, who is employed in the paper mills, returned homo un expectedly between 11 and IS o'clock last night and found Frank Freeman and Mrs. Bnsiks together in the house. He shot at Freeman with his revolver, but missed tho murk and one of the bullets entered Mrs. Brooks abdomen, perforating the intestines and lodging against the hip lione. Dr. Carl ex tracted the bullet, but says tho woman cannot live. Freeman was arrested this aftorwsin, charged with assault upon the woman, and was bound over to the circuit court. Brooks says he found Mrs. Brooks' younger sister in the front room with Pat Freeman, and in the rear room found his wife and Frank Freeman. He firod four shots, two hitting the body of Mrs. Brooks. He further says he has been carrying a pistol for a month, expecting to return home at midnight and find Freeman with his wife, but he did not muster enough courage to return until last night. Freeman's father and two bnithors were drowned nearly two years ago by accidentally going over the falls in a row boat. The linxikses havo only resided here a short time. LED INTO AMBUSH. BOERS DECLARE WAB A Large Force Has Crossed Into Bechuanaland. Osruan Kipedlllon Manancred by Na tive III flouthweat Africa. Liverpool, Oct. 16. The steamer Niger, which arrived today from South west Africa, brings now of tho massa cre of Lieuteuaut (iuise, German com missioner, at Bio del Key, near Old Cal abar river, on tho bight of Biafra, and also of Herr Loemeyer, a German trader, together with 100 native sol diers and carriers, constituting an ex pedition formed by Lieutenant Guisa to quell disturbances near tho Cross river, which forms the Ismudary lie tween British and Gorman territory. A native chief was taken as a guide, but ho led tho expedition into ambush. He was promptly shot when the Ger mans received a volley. They fought courageously, but were outnumbered and slain. Tho natives then looted the neighboring factories and murdered the native employes, after which they crossed into British territory. Two British traders, who were warned, had a narrow escape, managing to got dow n tho river in a canoe and to reach Bio del Bey, where they found only a soli tary Gorman olltciiil and a half dozen black soldiers. Great excitement prevailed at Bio del Rey when tho Niger left, September 27, as it was thought the natives might come there. New has boon . sent to the Camerous, from which point a tier man relief expedition could be dis patched. Coneumuxh Arrives. San F'ranoiBco, Oct 14. The trans port Conetnaugh arrived here today, 33 days from Manila. Fifty-seven sol diers who deserted from the Newport came home on the Couemangh. Among them were 16 men of the Fourteenth infantry, 7 of the Third artillery, 18 ol the Fourth cavalry, 2 of the Twenty second infantry, and 1 each of the Thirteenth, Twentieth and Sixteenth Infantry. t'lvll Hole for French Cololilea. Chicago, Oct. 16. A special to the Chicago Tribune from Paris says: The cabinet today voted to place all French colonies under civil authority and to abolish all military administration. ArtlvItT at Halifax. Halifax, N. S., tk-t. 16. The mili tary officers hero arc active on account of the Transvaal situation. Lord Sey mour has issued an order for all the re serve men in and .r nit Halifax to be prepared to shoulder guns and go to the Cajie if necessary. New York, Oct. lfi. The committee for the pcrietuation of the Dewey vic tory arch m marble has received pledge of ilOO.000 toward carrying out the purjiose. Joined Canadian Pacltte Strike. Wlnnig, Oat 16. .The black smiths and hotlermakers of the Cana dian Pactdc railroad, western division, struck today iu sympathy with the machlQlsts. This adds l on men to the strikers. The company had offered to remedy individual grievances, but would uot recognize the onion. Harlem list owners are talking about organizing an association which shall have for iu object the securing of legis lation that will give them ths right to hold ths furniture of a tenant who tries fja leave without paying rant. THEY SKIZED A HAILK0AD TRAIN Authorltlt-e at Mafefclng Kipect an Out break at Any MaSS I llurghsrs lllllilr ule Colony. Johannesburg, Oct. 14. War wat formally declared at 10 o'clock thi: morning. The lloert' Plans. London, Oct. 14. When the cabinet meets at noon bslay, it is evident thu Boer advance will bo In full swing. Judging from present aparauce, the Boers are preparing for u simultaneou Invasion at five setiarate points Laing's Nek, Kimberley, Vryburg MafekiiiL'aml Uibatsl. I berefore It li almost linjiosslble to guess the plan ol campaign. A dispatch from Ouriian, dated inurs ilav morninu at H o'clock, announces that the Boers seized Alburtina station and demanded the keys, which were delivered to them by the station-master, who reached Ladysmith on a trol ley cur. The excitement at Ladysmith is Increasing, and the tnsips are ready to act at a moment's notice. Croeaed Into Cape Colony. London, Oct. 14. The Free Stats burghers, according to a private mes sage just received, have crossed Orang river Into Cape Colony and have occu pied Philipstown. Theh object, It i supposed, is to cut the railway at Deei Junction, which is considered an im portant strategic point. According t a dispatch from Cape Town, it is as aertoil there that the Boers have ar ranged with Chief Linchwe, a promt nent chief of the northwestern liorder to take up arms against Great Britain Knglleh Moved Ton I.ute. London, Oct. 14. A dispatch Iron Mafeklng, under today' date, says Col onel Baden Powell ha jut sent s strong BritiHh force from Mafeking to ward the lsrder with field gun and ambulances, presumably with a view of occupying advantageous defensive high ground. The movement at Mafe king thi morning is held to indicate that he Is not prepared for sharp fight ing, but probably expects it at that point. lierhuaualaud Invaded. Vryburg, Oct. 14. A body of Boers have cut the border fence, advsuced to the railway and cut the telegraph wires. Two thousand Boer are now occupying the railroad line. Armored Train Destroyed. Cape Town, Oct. 14. A dispatch from Vryburg says that an armored train has been destroyed. It is feared that much loss of life resulted. The new has been unotlicially confirmed. Mufeklna; Experts an Attack. Mafeking, Oct. 14. Half a buttery jf artillery from Kimberley has just ar rived. Police at outlying stations huve been ordered to concentrate within the town limits. Natal Iteeerves Called Oat. Durban, Oct. 14. The Imperial re serves in Natal have been called out. Kveryliody has left Oharlestown. The Fifth dragoon- arrived this morning from India, landed immediately and at once proceeded to the front. Ilnt-ra Mined a Hrldaje. Lrenzo Marques, Oct. 14. Informa tion ha reached here that the Boers have mined three piers of the bridge at Komati port, on the Komati river. It... i - Orrupy Laing's Nek. London, Oct. 14. A special from Ladysmith says: The Bisars occupied Laing's Nek the moment the ultimatum expired. streaming to the Natal liorder. Volksrast, Oct. 14. President Kru- ger's son and grandson, us well as half the members of the Transvaal legisla ture, are now at the front. Men arriv ing here reKrt that the Boors uro still1 streaming from the different points to the Natal frontier, many w ho have been refused by the enlisting officers going on foot. Murdered His Wife. San Francisco, Oct, 14. Klleu Rich ardson was shot in the head and in stantly killed bv her husband, Charles. Henry, iu a saloon conducted by the woman on Howard street late last night during a quarrel between the two. The murderer was cuught with the weapon still in his hand and taken to prison. Americans llurned Alive. Marquette, Mich., Oct. 14. Willis Magurie, formerly an attorA-y at Mar quette, now of the mining istrict of Sonora, Mexico, has written that his two mining partners, Ham soy and Mil ler, undertook to work and prospect in territory overrun by Yaqui Indians, were captured and burned at the stake. Charleston, 111., 14. Broom corn has advauced to $100 ton. This is an advance of $80 iu 10 days, and as three-fourths of this year's crop is al ready out of the farmers' hands, the price is likely to go higher. Temporary Alaska llnunilary. London, Oct. 14. Sir Louis Davies, Canadian minister of fisheries and ma rine, will confer again tomorrow re warding the Alaskan question with the secretary of state for the colonies. Sir Louis today informed a press represen tative that the temporary Hue upoc which it is expected an agreement will Isj reached will tm a mere tentative measure for the puroc of preventing local friction while the negotiations on the main questioij are in progress. The New Orleans In Had Shape, Now York, Oct. 14. The cruise; Vew tfrleaus went into drydock at the navy-yard today, end it was said on board that it would take all of two in. nt Us to put her in good condition, though it Is end it is proposed to huvt her ready for sea within 10 days. Hank Safe Hlows) Up. Reynolds, ld., Oct. 14 The safe in the Bank of Reynolds was blown up by dynamite early today, and from $8,. 0O0 to $10,000 seemed. The explo-ion demolished the bank buildup. Tha robbers escaped. COLORED LAND HOLDERS. Coming- Ceasus Will show Large la. eraass Especially In th South. The report sent forth by the state official of Virginia that their records of assessment and taxation show a large increase in ownership o( land amongst the colored people, presents gratifying conditions which the census official a know to be common to all the Southern states. The Virulnia report mentions that the records do not show the full, and perhaps not half of the Increase In land ownership amongst tne coiorea people for the reason that great num bers of them, having meager capital, are comoelled to buy (arms on land contract. Theso contracts call for deed when the payment of purchase money, which Is made in intaiiineiiis, ball have been completed. While the intallments are pending, the title la held In the vendor as a art oi nis security for the deferred payments. Thns the real possession Is not repre sented In the records, though the case Is practically like that of property which is mortgaged. Chief Statistician Powers, o( the di vision of agriculture in the census, w ho has made a thorough study of the question of tenure, has preared a schedule for the twel fth census which is intended to cover the cases men tioned. The enumerator will be in structed to report a owners all home steaders wha have not "proved up" or whose final proofs have not been re corded in fact all actual occupants of public lands and persons who have bought land on contract lor deeds; ana those who have !een foreclosed but are holding over for redemption. If the enumerators shall carry out these instructions, the twelfth census will preseut a fuller exhibit of small ownership and of land ownership amongst the colored people than has hitherto been available. Tenure is to be taken In the cenus in a manner to show not simply the number of persons who own farms, work farms on shares, or lease farms for a cash or other fixed rental, but to show all the conditions of ownership and tenure according to race and color. In the case of laud bought on con tract, the element of duplication will have to be guarded against, a some vendors, still retaining title to land which they have sold but which Is not wholly paid for, may report it as still their own. The intention of the census office is, however, to give such instructions to enumerators previous to beginning field work, that the elements of omission or duplication shall be brought to a mini mum. Statistics of ownership and tenure, derived aa they frequently have been heretofore, from the county land rec ords, do not convey accurate impres sions. Thousands of deeds of sale and transfer, land contracts, partition deeds, sequeetrian papers, final home stead proofs, etc., are held In the homes of the neonle unrecorded. The census officials expect, in the schedules now adopted, to avoid practically all of the deficiencies which these conditions pre sent in the land records, and to be able at the opening of the twentieth century, to make a comparatively perfect ex hibit of land tenure by counties and color in all the states. A STRINGENT FOOD LAW. Prohibits the Use of Arsenic or Alum In All Articles of Diet. The law enacted by the Missouri leg islature, a copy of which wa recently published in our columns, and which prohibits the manufacture or sale of any article intended for food or to bo used In the preparation of food, which contains alum, arsenic, ammonia, etc., places that state in the lead in the mat ter of sanitary legislation. Laws restricting the use of alum in broad have been in force in Fngland, Germany and France for many years. Id this country, In Minnesota, Wiscon sin, Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky and several other states, direct legislation in reference to the sale of alum baking powders ho also been effected. In several of these states their sale is pro hibited unless they are branded to show that they contain alum, and in the Dis trict of Columbia, under the laws of Congress, tho sale of bread containing alum has leen made illegal. Following are tho names of some of the brands of baking powder sold in this vicinity which are shown by re cent analysis to contain alum. House keepers and grocers should cut the list out and keep it for reference: Haklng I'owdera Containing Alum: K. C Contains Alum Mnf. hy Jstiuei Mlg. Co. Chicago. CALUMET Contains Aulm Msnf. by Calumet (itklng Powder Co., Chicago. HOME Contains Alum Man(. hy Heme Haklng PowdSF Co., 8. F. WASHINGTON Contains Alum Msnl. by 1'aclnc Chemical Works, Tacnma. CBKSCKNT Contains Alum Manl. Iv Crescent Mlg. Co., Seattle. WHITE LILY Contains Alum Mant. by D. Ferrcra-A Co., Taooma. BEE-HIVE Contains Alum Mint, by Washington Mfg. Co.,San Frsnclsco. BON BON Contains Alum Mini by Qltat Chemical Co., Chicago DEFIANCE Contains Alum Mnt. by Portland Coffee & Spice Co., I'ortlsnd PORTLAND Contains Alum Msnf. by Beno 4 Billls, PottUnd. The housekeeper should boar in mind that alum makes a cheap baking pow der. It costs but two cents a pound while cream of tartar costs thirty. The quality of the powder i therefore usually indicated by the price. When your cane-seat chairs begin to wear out mend the break the best you can by weaivng In cords, or, If very bad, replace with a piece of can vass securely tacked on; put on a gen erous layer of cotton batting or curled hair, and cover with a piece of any kind of upholstery goods, an embroid ered pattern, crazy patchwork or a large "log-cabin" block. Finish the edge with furniture gimp, and fringe (f desired. The back my be finished with a similar panel. Causa of the Coolness, Kate There seems to be a coolness between Harry and Hetty. Bertha Yes; they bad a little tiff, and she said she had aliout made up her mind to enter a convent and take the veil, and Harry said he thought it would tieeome her stylo of lieauty won derfully. And now they won't even took at one another. Boston Tran svrij.t. At Kenosha, Wis., the hod carriers have gained the nine-hour dayi ftlao an tncreuse in wages of from $1,115 and 1.W to 11.75, 2 and 2.25 a da. CAPTURED 1 Tr, Boers Fired Into lt Artillery. FIFTEEN BRITISH tYRRggJ Boars Reported to lv, Nufler. Itt-liil'-.. .. m . . OH , -nifMin w Matt Hcii.. Traln I London, Oct. 16.-An Ui K " '".". nun. Kiirt. .1 t I .. S.L l ' . l"t ... u pmee iH-U-fcej, Mr ieorge BMW STt White . u in .vital, and hs neeuaii s diss. Uciicral lev, Scotsman says, is very Wnl success of the British nioremZ A dispatch to tho l..ii ' uuui nm uuirceponeuiu nt l.j nit I i .i ok uwu I 1 1' 1 II V sny.. " (,.,.,,,, ...kil , " " """ "ii'iic column mJIm (Ieorge Stewart White, senjaS (ieueral Sir Archibald ii-W"' .I 1. .,(. Jl i. .Li ''Vntml uommu;mciu I Ills lllomlh-. Acton Homes for the PMjnjJ noltering. General Whit.-. , to observe what was Koin. mSs to test the mobility -? his forces. All the men he weather is fine." J According to disnateks. i simth to the Standard n4 ftS tOrtllH huVA U.mn J '. on tho ldt Con..... I let,. . . nam tm guns anil me lloers 11, The Daily Mail's Cape Tows puuueni says: "I learn on good authority tl Boers are attacking II atekino are retsirted to hum . t several roi.uk, ... it .. u -w -' fcruviBllV nutted that Vrvhnvo ,-,,,,.. -. strong iioer attack." " uoiuo i ion received the IOWIUl' UlSlUltch frnio tho ........ manning tiie Cape forces: v,o,c IUWU, UCI. It.. All MSMfl tVw I I ir.t.i i nuiu .mm .tiHIt'Kllli! escort, n. t. si'Vi'M Ui'inJ.-r ir ,, t L . . i "' stuiiT prui i run nmti Mafeking was attacked last nitatg Krouipan. Apparentlv a rail I.,. I h removed. The train left thotmci, iai the Boers Brtsl Into it witi grtiilerj lor an nour nun captured it. " The Ladysmith corn;nji,flf nl TimeB says: "A subsequent reconaeiignce ihoi that tho invading lorce from ths Vree Btate numbers apvroxiaiattly VZ.OQO men.' Cilencoe. Oct. 16. lt l remrtu that the Boors have crossed the IrfinU at Ingogo, and that the Free State l enment has taken pussessionol tier . . - i, i i government train. Plan to Trap Agulnsldo. New York, Oct. iu a special Herald from Washington says: General Schwan is engaged in i Ii,,, tho nnnmT In Cavite uroivlMYiiB erals Lawton and Mac Arthur am ing preparations for on am . -.1. -1 U.J. movement to me noun m jua General MacArthur and Una trapping Aguinaldo and luteal tween tho three columns. ......-..I W..V... ..no .k nnthlt'urit nf Munilil iu Inert'tlB nature of a demonstration, aalirt purpose of scattering itn-nrpai 1. .. .. ..I..., 1 ,1, 1 , i.M'1 ii.iii ....ii in in .. iiit i.i-i i.i. tmm province, me nonio oi Again tho nest of the rebellion. Situation In ItocliusnHlist T initnn Hot 1(1 A ' 1 In the position of affairs is tia of tho Boers at Martiloga, lips. south'of Mafeking, which eet dicate that they are cndcavoriajif' Colonel Baden Powell lietiw fires. The gravity of the Boer can be better estimated n ben m . . j. Ued that ther will thor".r" railway and telegraphic commtt to the north, isolating Bevenl M positions which must be fpwlil? iieved. Four Thoimalnl Perl Amsterdam, Oct. U.-i. the Mandetsblad from Bv.r of Java, says a violent a"!) visited the south side of th" Ceram, next to the largest ol luccas, between Booroo and P oomnlotnlv dostrovim: the town ol A Ml Ml iltJi llilll allllllf lusinmv - people, as well as injoiuv othors. The dispatch . """J the disaster havo uot yet beenobuuw Wireless Telcfrsph I" ",'''ill(f San Francisco, Oct. It- ? Australia arrived from goB'JTl' Among her passengers was WJ ' Cross, who visits thi. conntr with Marconi, the Inventor' telegraphy, regardinj less telegraphy wM, u in operation anioug s Hawaiian group. Ottawa, Ont., Oct. l0ls ing of the cabinet tody. n " r reached to send 1,000 (Tt0 diers to South Africa tribution to the British Wrju Ing the Boers. This i number of troopB sske.1 lor oj perial government. An American Ill T"''" , Cape Town, Oct. , ti fighting has yet nee" suggested mat "" 1UJUetls . authorities shall not press""" n t .1 ... U ., , Ibt M affidavit before tne "' here, in which lie w- - mW been subjected by borgh ' J State to great ill-treattiiont , bear marks showing the effect, treatment be has received T - .....,ht Appror-H by Brltl.h " , V"r B. C. Oct la nthusiastio mooting ol " ti sociation nere us.j. - - &w unanimously passed W0at Z 1 tho Dominion s',1,ra,f i b .and a ( i 'lii i"r um "s " "I -i i,0 sasniH o the support wt- i Alrica. ron,iunlrtl" jd Kimberley, Oct. in--" ffM . . L'mniuan nu" . I ine aflwet-M -r .ufc- "".I. ..I Mafekimt, has Wtjtt e strong Zma4 Bled the Kraaipan railiay"