Eugene City Guard.
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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"