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An hour later the president and hla cabinet went to fit. Columbia'! hall. here a public roflon n given. The president greeted hundred of hla boyhood friends. The party afterward returned to the train, which left Imme diately for Pittsburg; over the Pennsyl vania road. TAG AL GENERAL PILAR WANTS A PAYING PEACE Sends Word to Otis That He is Open for a Financial Inducement to Quit. ENCLOSES A SCHEDULE, OF PRICES llemml.llui of Kur (IsrmnnU Into Ih. Ult Hiyl. at v.ry irM ralalufof, hu-h w.wlU (Mly mall low nture lnd for Hl yuu. Higkest rrk Tald for Kiw Purs. Your Respectfully, The SHvcrfleld Fur Manufacturing Co. Here Is a List 01 some High Grade Goods at moderate prices Now Eastern Bloater Mackerel. New Eastern Codfish. Now Crop Evaporatotl Fruits. New Crop Nuts, Figs, tic, Minco Meat and Pumpkin for Pio. LONIOX, Oct. IH. The Timt s cl homily coinpluins of the lax oliMrrviiiiffH of the neutrality on the part of some of the states of the United .Stales in permitting sympathetic re cruiting uii'l enlistment ol men openly and ostensibly for service iigimist Enj-lniul in South Africa. Keardiut; thipinoiilH of contruhand for Boers the Times nays tlnit shi pels must not complain if the goolb tire seized by British eruisers, mid notes that these consignments acur to come mostly from Hamburg. lb LONDON. Oct. 11-ln the house of day. Tha combined advance of Boers, P""". William Jennings Bryan, commons today the firm lord of the' and Free Stats troops In thla direction' MR. BRYAN TALKED. j Thla Phenominal Incident Occurred In Kentucky. LOUISVILLE, Oct. 18. Twenty thou- aand people greyed W. J. Bryan and the candidates on the democratic state ticket at Churchill Downa thla after noon, th? occasion being the flrat dem onstration by local democrats In the state campaign now In progress. The crowd was Oiled with enthuaiam and satiated with barbacued meat and burgoo. It fed upon oratory by the state leaders, notably ex-Senator Blackburn and Wm. Goebel, and the champion of Its cause In Its national treasury and government Wader Bat- has been executed with no inconsldera four brought In the following mesge bl skill, and ahowa clear apprecla from the queen: I ,n British position. "The state of afTnJra In Africa hnv-j Oiieral Sir Oeorge Stewart White in eonstltutwl. in the opinion of her, has 12.000 men and 46 guns available. .... . . . i muklnr. nnd rhnn rMUmMl thplr trin to of etiiergency witnin muiei a consiavranie roroe of volun-i I ...... Pikl'lniFtnn Aftrtr A BlAMtlntf tlwrA tn night, the campaign In Ohio will be begun. The barbecue was the feature of the third day's program of the party which have been stumping Kentucky In the Interest of the regular democratic hom inee. They spent (three hours M the Jockey club's grounds, all full of i teors to hold Ladysmlth. and no anx-i Is felt on his account. NOT YET CONFIRMED. ' IMPROVEMENT VS. SENTIMENT. niajt-my. a oee lit mearilng of the ant or paruameni. her majesty d-ma It. prinT to provide loty addl'lonal means for military service, 'She hus thortftce thought It right lo ccmmunlcate to the house that neri LONDON, Oct. U.-t'p to noon today mali'sty Is. by proclamation, about to,no confirmation had been received ofi NEW YORK. Oct. 18. The dwelling order the embudlmnt of the militia, the report of serious Bow losses at 'once occupied by former President and to call out the militia reservs , Mafeklng. ; Martin Van Buren, at No. 7 East rth force, or such part thereof aa her m-j. Accounta of action at Mafeking are. street, has Just been sold and It la an- joaty may think neonwnry for perma- beginning to arrive from Pretoria; 1 nounced that the property will be eon- theref we if the Boers had any success ' verted Into a business block. , It is bound to be known. . PATROLS IN ACTION. ROSS, HIGGINS & CO PORTLAND DENTAL, r PARLORS nent service." The calling out of the militia and military reserve has ot wuJoin.'d wlde ioread wonderment. Old stories of preparation agalnat continental combl-, " nations are revived. . Tne HrUIn KeDort a Number of Cas- It la fieily rumored thnt )he govt-rn-, ualUes. mem' Is determined to demonstrate to! LADYSMITH. Oct. 18, 6:05 p. m.-The Europe that the Britlh army is m an J British cavalry patrols have been In ac unknn quantity. ' j '" at Actonhomes and Lestefa Sta- Accordlng to statistics published thls,tlon since mid-day, and action Is still year, the militia. Including the perma-' In progress. nent staff and mllWary reserve, num He Promises for $500,000 to Deliver np to the Americans th Entire Insnrg-ent Army Inclndtof AfQinaldo Himself. I MANILA, Oct. 18. General Oti3 has received messages purporting to come from the insurgent general, Pio Del Pilar, offering to sell out and deliver his army into the hands of the Americans. , . Although he is not satisfied that this offer, is authentic, it is not intrinsically improbable. The policy of General Otis is firmly set against buying any surrender. Pilar offers for the sum of 50,000 to refrain from at tacking Manila with his army, tor the sum of $250,000 to surrender his army after a sham battle, both sides firing in the air, and for f 500,000 he says he will procure the over-, throw of the insurrection and the capture of Aguinaldo, Paterno and other leaders. WASHINGTON, Oct . It General I TRANSPORTS FOR PORTLAND. Otis made the foUowing report to the nDByWMllL oiympla Leav San Francisco Monday. SAN FRANCISCOO, Oct.' ll-The war department under date of October 18: Lawton, with a carefully selected, strong column; reached Cablao, 10 miles! south of San Isldro, thla morning. Thirty days' supplies, and more are at Calumplt, to be forwarded. The Third and Fourth cavalry are with him under Young. Bell, Thirty-sixth Infantry, scouring northwest of Santa Rita with a part of the regiment, struck the insurgents, killing and wounding several and cap turing 13 prisoners and 15 rifles. boiler-makers strike Is over, and the men will go back to work tomorrow.' The men have conceded nine hours a day on all vessels not owned by the government. On these latter, a day's work will be eight hours for 10 hours pay. in order to make up for the extra hour on outside ships, a slight advance has been made in the men's pay. As a result of the artisans going Continued on page four. Top Hour Washington Building. 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LONDON, Oct 18.-A special dispatch dated at Pretoria a.t noon yesteMay says: After a few shots were fired at Mafe king, a white flag was hoisted. A Boor party bearing a flag of truce waa ent to Inquire whether the town had aurrendered, but no definite reply waa received. The Boer messenger was detained for six hours and then re leased. FAITH IN POWELL. Eoers Make a Skillful Movement That Shows Comprehension of the Situation. LONDON. Oct. 18. There la still no authentic news from Mafeking, but all reports tend to confirm the belief that Colonel Baden Powell Is holding his own, and no credit in given to the vague rumor that a flag of truce had been displayed. A considerable engagement Is antici pated In the vicinity of Ladysmlth to- A number of casualties have been re ported. Supporters ars leaving caiip and expect to fight tomorrow.' PLACING THE BLAME. LADYSMITH, Natal, Oct. IS. An otUclnl note published here says: The Free State commando has com menced actual hostilities. The Free State has thus taken upon itself the responsibility of beginning the war and cannot hereafter pose as the Injured party. WANT FIGHTING MEN. LONDON, Oct. 18. A eupplementary army estimate has been Issued asking tlw house of commons to vote an ad-i dltional 35.000 men and 10,000,000 pounds! ($50.00,000) In consequence of the slt-i uatlon In South Afric. SMELLING TROUBLE. CAMP GLENCOE, Natal, Oat. 18, 3 p.; m. tfoer scouts have been sighted at! Hattlngsprult, seven miles from the' British camp, and an engagement sj imminent THE TROUBLE COMMENCES. LADYSMITH, Oot. 18, B:B6 p. m. The British' forces came Into contaot with the enemy In the neighborhood of Actonhomes and Lester's Station, about 16 miles out, this morning. Firing be gan about 10 o'olock. Newark Sailed. SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 18.-The cruiser Nevarksalled today for Manila, via Guam. , THE STEIN BACH LABEL SIGNIFIES "BEST QUALITY" S WELL. 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