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BOTHA FINDS DIFFICULTIES
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cbe.tr Doubt. HI. Ability and
He AIm IU. Internal Op
politic-..
LONDON. M ir, h 7.-Private Informa-
linn rcctlvcii ii I'iiirt thl morning
conflrii.M tin rumor of rii-wt IiiUdiim be.
twM-ii I.ord Kitchener, Kir Alfred Mil
iar anii Couiiiiufidutit-Gem rat Botha.
Nothing Ik k. ,iiun an t the .vtunl pres
ence t( the Boer commander-ln-chlcf at
I'l'-tr i la No London rt,n-r iuL1U1i a
the Htiii-iiM-tit I hut li Ik there but It
l re.m.nulilv certain that (J.iiernl Ho-
lha I In i-iOi'T l'r.tirlii or In very
linn u with Lrd Kltrhi'iicr.
I'M.- ah h lut -I I'rmii In informed ttmt
Hlr Alfr-d Miln-r nt t'i Pretoria with
th- lJii if (i-himI inn Lortl Klttli' iier
III ill. se ri'g.itl lltollH. the length of which
iiI'Iiiih to (,. due t General Itothi's
'i. Mi to (I'tmuli with Ai-tltiif PrKldent
Si liiiikli.-i.-r ut I'l.-torKliuiK ami to
iimWi' t rum M.il ii(t to tlie whu'e Hoi r
f.itri K.
Hul inlllt.iMiih' i.K.t'.imt this In Iir.l
Klti le u. t' doulit !!) to (',. m riil Hcllil'H
ulillliy to control (e-ro-ral l- Wei mil
other eii.rr ii h well an tiie Internal
.i.ollloii 5etiral ILrthit In encounter
lut tin- of the b.'M-lnfonii'-d author-iii-
on South' Afrltn wild to the Ah
! ta(e Pre ljt ti'ifht:
"We hiive Itttl." r iubt that General
I tut will urrenler. The Uentlon now
In an to what f'n.eii he enn brlnif with
him. We linvo private Information
ten. Unit to Hh w that I't Klteh' ner
iiikI 8ir AlfrtM Mllner have deildej to
aoeept hin hiirreiKl.'r on the lml that
he Id mer'ly an Individual comminder
r.uluT than cn.mander-ln-ehlef of the
n. iny'n fnrrin.
"ienrii IV Wet and 5"iM?ra Ie
liir), n tt-II nn other leuilors. mill
luohnlily have lo be dealt with Indi
vidually "i .Imllap terntH."
F.HiliT CYCMST COMPANIES.
I'Nl'iiN, Mimh .-The war office
h.i lesued order, for the organization
of IkIiI voluntet r cyclist companU-n, to
b- eoiii!ted of Ut) men -ach, for Her
vice In South AfrVn. The rer.it use
ful work of the colonial ryclUts led to
thlh action.
VOTKUS TO UK DISFRANCHISED.
New Hullot Iaw to He Knnoted by
Maryland Legislature.
ANNAIMUS. March 6. At the npw
lal Hlon of the Kplxlature which met
t day. the principal bunlliesa will be
the eniotment of a new ballot law.
Itadlc.tl cfuuiRef) from the present gys
tem of voting lie In provisions abol
itthlntr iNirty emblems, reiulrlng profs
iiinrkm to be made opposite the name
of each candidate and denying; to vot
c.i the asKlatanre of bullot clerks. It
Is believed that these provisions will
dlnfiaiirhlne probably 50,000 voters,
nioM if whom are n 'pnt'S.
ICXPISIoN AT COLFAX.
(lui-sts of Hotel Horribly .Uurned at
Dinner Table.
COLFAX, March 8. Four persons
were n-i lounly burned a.id eleven others
narrowly escaped serious Injury by the
explosion of a large jrasollno limp In
the dlnliiK riHim of Hotel Colfax while
dinner was belngr served this evening.
Donald lUrle. Mrs. Ulrle, Mrs. J. M.
(Irmly and W. C. Fudge, who were sit
ting at the table dlrwtly under the
lamp, were terribly burned, the skin
belim burned off the face and hands
of each. A panic ensuHl.
KAC.LK MCST UK PROTFXTKD.
nird of Freedom Not to Be Trifled
With tn Illinois.
CHICAGO. March 6. The Tribune
says the bird of freedom is not to be
REMOVAL, SALE
Comtnoticltig Moridny, February 4,
We shall make the following prices;
Iron Beds witH brass knobs $3.00
Iron Eeds with full brass rail 6.00
Extension Tobies $4.50 and up
Our Combination Book Cases and Writing V?k
wo ninko a 20 per cent di?count from regular prices. Par
lor Clmirs Reduced in price. On Carpets, Rugs, Linoleum,
Window Shades, we givo 10 per cent from regular prices,
which includes, Sewing, Laving and Paper.
CHARLES HEILB0RN & SON
trllbd with-not, at Ieat, If the Au
iiiIm Hoclety ctin prcvwit It,
Police Cup-'aln Madden and Patrol
men Crane and Mvln captured and
eager) an eagle In Washington Patk
m Monday. A director of the Au'lubon
Hoclety, p-idlng In lh iK'Wspapvrn the
aeroiint of the capture, notified. Hlatc
fiani CotriitiisKl.ner Ljveday that th--capture
or Killing of an eagle Is a vio
lation of the statutes of Illinois. With
the dry law lie mixed a touch of senti
ment, laying:
"Aside from the living Interest which
the eagle adds to the woods and fl-lds
there I a sentiment which attain to
the bird."
The gim comrnltMloner at once en
listed In the ouse of the eagle. The
bird of freedom should be all that Its
title Implied If he could bring H about.
He re-read the account of the capture
in the papers, then wrote a reply to
the Audubon director. He said:
"Your favor relative to the capture
and cigmg of an American eagle duly
received, and I can assure you that
the mnttT will be thoroughly Invistl-
gatid and the party or partlea found
guilty of a vl ilatlon of our ktatuts will
be dealt with aeoorJLig to th'-lr de.
setts."
CHIC AfFJ rK'HOOLB COMLINK.
Institute Consolidated With Rockefel
ler's Pet L'tilv rsliy.
CHICAGO. Mii-ch 6-The following
forma! notice of consolidation with th
Chicug,! Pnl versify as Issued last
night on b-half of Mrs. Kmniiis pin k's
1 1 1 1-1 1 1 ( 1 1 :
'The ( hlr-'tgu Institute Is to b-come
a professional school of the Pnlversity
of Chlc-ig and will Include a sclnsil of
pedagogy and an elemental y school
and kindergarten. Asn luted with it
will be a secoidary or high school, for
the pr-sent und-r the edersblp (f
Dr. John Dewy, of the Pnlversity. ul
tlnutely. howtver. to become a part of
the t'hleugo Institute.
C'olon.d Iurk.'r Is to In- the had of
the institute and his successors are to
bt' appointed by the. university trus
tees upon the nomination of the Chica
go Institute truv.
"With the Institute th" university re
ceives $1.0"0,0O0. Part of this Is to be
used In furnishing a home and equip
ment for the Institute and the rest Is
to be devoted chiefly as n-n endowment
fund, for the maintenance of the Insti
tute. The university exects to expend
from Its own funds between JlO.OnO and
;0,0o0 a year for the supi"rt of the
work."
FOIlRIGNKItS TO UK ROILKD.
Horrible Fate Chinese Had Prepared
for All Who Could Be Taken
Alive.
VICTORIA. H. C. March 6 Accord
ing to advices received by the steamer
Empress of India, documents found by
foreigners In IVkln show that orders
were Issued by the Ctilnese that as
piapv forelirners aa ixssible were to b-i
taken alive ami. according to the same
orders, the fate pUnned for litem was
that their caKors should carry them
to the trvtiiJe of heaven and there put
them through the process of being
boiled.
The news of tiie finding of these doc
uments was given by the Pekln cor
respondent of the Hong Kong Press.
The same correspondent says that the
d'M'uments show that Instructions were
sent to the iVeroy of Nan King. Liu
King Yu, to attack and massacre the
residents of Shanghai.
COKNWALLIS WEST ILL.
Young Husband-of Lady Churchill Has
Not Been Well Since Returning
From Boor War.
SEW YORK, March 6. A dispatch to
the Herald from London says:
Mr. George Cornwallis West, whose
wife was Lady Randolph Churchill, is
lying ill at Troon, near Glasgow,
where he has been lately residing for
the purpose of studying electricity, for
the young lieutenant has quite made
up his mind to leave the army.
He has never been In really good
hcnlth since e came back, from South
Africa.
WHEAT MARKET.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 6. Wheat,
May. HSl; cash. 93.
CHICAGO. March 6. -Wheat. May,
op. nlng, 75Ttir'6Vi; closing, 75.
LIVERPOOL. March 6.-Wheat, July,
fis. Md.
SALEM GIRL SUES
DUKE MANCHESTER
American Actress Alleges Breach
of Promise.
WERE CRONIES IN LONDON
Mil. Kolfbt Wa. Qr.du.te of Ac.dc in;
of Sacred Heart .1 Sales Where
Her Father Wat .. At
toraejr. LONDON, March 1-The Manchester
sensation promises to rival the West
minster scandal. Although he Duke of
Manhestr assert, that the writ has
not be-n served upon him In a suit
for alleged breach of promise, this Is
quite Immaterial as the writ Has b-ren
Issued and prK.eedlngs have com-nieiK-ed.
This Is an entlrHy unexpected sequel
to one of the most Inter-sting mar
riages by an Am'-rkaa helreso a.id rep
r.'senttitlve of the British peerage and
Its inception Is but shortly after the
Duke of Manchester so suddenly made
Miss Zimmerman a duchess..
Miss Knight's allegations are not yet
obtainable, but il Is evident that she is
In earnest and that suit was brought
lth ut any Idea of gaining publicity.
She is about rhe same age as the Duke
cf Maiehester, possibly a trifle older.
Their acquaintance began, a represent
ative of the Associated Press Is In
formed, when Miss Knight was living
In Stlrmln's mansions in London, where
the duke frequently visited. Employe,
of the mansion say the acquaintance
rltned to a stag where they quar
reled frequently and that the visits
continued until only six months ago
when the duke no longer called there
and Miss Knight took a flat elsewhere.
She is now living in London amid
friends of position and means. trnllke
the duchess. Miss Knight Is a pro
nounced brunette with an olive com
plexion. Miss Knight said she was glad to
hear that papers had been served In
Liverpool. "I regret that this affair
his become public." she said. "I
thought It would be done In camera. I
do hope It will not be taken up by the
Amerl.-an papers. I have brought suit
not becuit-1 I desired publicity but be
cause I felt In duty bound to all my
friends here In England. Foi their sake
as well as my own, I have every-wish
that the proceedings should be as
quiet as possible.
"I only met the Duke of Manchester
fclnce I came to England a yar ago.
But, really, I must refer you to my
solicitors." .
When Miss Knight's solicitors were
called upon they declined to give any
details or to do more than to confirm
the report that Miss Knight had com
menced action.
WAS A SALEM GIRL.
SALEM. Ore., March C Miss Portia
Knight Is a native of Salem and was
eraduated from the Academy of the
Sacred Heart at an early age. Her
father. Col. N. B. Knight, now a law
yer In Baker City, practiced his pro
fssion !n this city more than a score
of years. In her childhood Mi Knight
developed more than ordinary' ability
as an elocutionist, which resulted in
her being given an education to fit her
for the stage. She visited Salem In
June. 1M9. and early in July following
left for New York, theme to London.
She Is a granddaughter of the late
General John F. Miller, of this city.
WRIT SERVED AT LIVERPOOL.
LlYKItPOOL, Marvh 6 On his ar
rial here today on the White Star
line stenmer Oceanic, from New York,
the Duke of Manchester, who with his
bride was a passengvr on board, was
served with a writ for alleged breach
of promise, at the Instance of Portia
Knight, of London.
The Duke of Manchester says he was
not served with the writ and does not
know anything about the reported suit
for breach of promise. Miss Knight
is an American 23 or 24 years of age.
S'.ie was on the stage In New York for
a short time and has been living pri
vately in London for a year. She
referred a representative of the Asso
ciated Press to her lawyers. The writ
had been out for some time, she said,
r.nj she did not know whether It would
be served in England or Amaiea.
WASHINGTON LEGISLATURE.
Senate Passed Bill Making State Peni
tentiary Self-Sustainlng.
OI.YMPIA, March 6. The senate
passed a bill drafted by Crow, of Spo
kane, and fathered by the judiciary
committee, to make the state peniten
tiary at Walla Walla self-sustaining.
Senator Cornwell, of Walla Walla, op
posed the bill.
A bill was also passed by the senate
abolishing the board of trustees of the
school for defective youth at Vancou
ver and placing that Institution under
the Jurisdiction of the board of audit
and control which manage all the
othert charitable, penal and reformatory
Institution for the state.
The house today killed Jones' direct
primary bill by a close vote.
The house passed Jones' reapportion
ment Mil over the governor, veto by
a strict party vote, the , nly Repub
lican member voting to sustain the veto
being Jerard. of Columbia county, who
insists that his county was not prop
erly recognized.
The committee appointed to Investi
gate the state Insane asylums mad? a
report to the house thl. morning. It
criticised the management of the Med
ical Lake asylum.
The railroad committee of the .en
ate this morning recommended the pas
sage of the Cornwall freight rate bill
with .light Improvements.
VISITORS AT WHITE HOUSE.
But finiall Portion of Throngs of VIs
Itor Admitted Yesterday.
WASHINGTON. March B.-The White
House was overrun with visitor, to
day. Thousands of those Who were here
to attend the Inauguration crowded
the gr mnds and all day they clamored
at the doors of the mansion for admis
sion. However, the doors were closed
to all except delegations and others
who arranged In advance to be received.
Many congressmen who are about to
leave for their homes called to bid the
president goodbye and several of the
leading Republican senator, taw him
for a short time. The latter seemed
to be generally of the opinion that
the extraordinary session of the senate
would not last over ten days and that
the closun; rule would be adopted.
EMBEZZLEMENT CHARGED.
Treasurer of Trinity Episcopal Parish
of Portland Arrested.
PORTLAND, March . C. N. Scott,
treasurer of Trinity Episcopal parish,
was arrested tonight on a charge of
em,beixling $1500 from the church. The
complaint was made by the surety
company that bonded him for the par
ish. He was formerly auditor of the Ore-
gonlan Railway (limited) and after
wards receiver.
FIKST OF WHALING FLEET.
Belvedere Has Sailed From San Fran
else for the Arctic.
SAN . FRANCISCO, March 6. The
Belvedere, the first of the whaling fleet
to eet away, has sailed for the Arctic
via Honolulu. The Alexander, Kar-
luke. Jeanette. Grampus, Baelena, Wm.
Bayless and Fearless will leave for the
north next week. Several of the Pa
cific Steam Whaling Company's fleet
wintered -at Herschel Island and the
vessels now going north will take them
an abundance of fresh supplies.
MRS. NATION REPUDIATED.
Prohibition State Convention of Mich
igan Refused to Endorse Hen
Work.
CHICAGO. March 6. A special to the
Tribune from Kalamazoo, Mich., says:
The Prohibition state convention by
an almost unanimous vote refused to
indorse the work of Mrs. Carrie Na
tion In smashing saloons In Kansas.
Walter S. Western, of Adrian, was
nominated for supreme court justice
and Joshua Stansfleld, of Bay City, and
Archibald Butters, of Charlevoix, fur
regents.
PARTY FORMALLY DISBANDED.
Idaho Silver Republicans
Democrats.
Are Now
BOISE. Ida., March 6. The Silver
Republican party of Idaho was today
formally disbanded. Several members
of the state committee were present
and the meeting wast attended by mem
bers of the legislature and some oth
ers. An address was Issued in which
members of the party are advised to
.v.fillate with the Democracy.
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CIGARS
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Distributors,
WAR CLAIMS ARE
TO BE ADJUSTED
Ex-Senator Chandler Appointed
Commissioner.
FOR AMERICAN CITIZENS
Eooroiou. Claim, lor D.ma(e. Saitalaed It
Spiali.-Aaeric.. W.r by Forclfi- ..
ere Will Be Left to Actio.
I CMjreu.
WASHINGTON, March .-Ex-Sena.
tor W. E. Chandler, of New Hampshire,
has been appointed commissioner to ad
Just the Spanish war claims.,
r In the form and method of doinr;
business this commission w'.il approx- ,
lm.ite the Alabama claims commission,
rather than any r.f the international
commissions that have sat In recent
years.
Unless hereafter authorized by con
gress, this commission will not consid
er claims of any other than citizen, of '
the United States for damageg aus;
talnf d during the war, so that the vast
aggregate of claims of foreign bond
holders and foreign corporations, such
as cable companies, steamship compan
ies, etc.. have to be otherwise adjusted,
if they are admitted to treatment at
all. The French claims on acount of
bsses sustained through French citi
zens In Cuba by the insurrection and
Spanish-American war aggregate 13,
700,000 francs, and the German claim,
are probably In excess of this amount.
OIL NEAR EUGENE.
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Discovered on Farm, Seeping Through
the Earth.
EL' GENE, Ore.. March . Oil haa
been discovered on the farm of Edward
Durice In Camp Creek valley, sixteen,
miles east of Eugene. The discovery
was made some months ago, but lit
tle attention was paid to It until re
tent developments In oil properties on
the coast caused Durlce to make some
experiments which have demonstrated
that the oil which Is found seeping -through
the eatth is combustible. He
will sink a well and hopes to secure
a gocd flow of oil.
RESIGNATION ACCEPTED.
New Director-General of Posts Ap
pointed for Philippines,
WASHINGTON, March 6 The postmaster-general
today accepted the res
ignation of F. W. Vallle as director
general of posts !n the Philippines and
appointed C. M. Cotterman, at present
temporary director-general, his succes
sor, Vallle has been appointed assist
ant superititeadent of the railway ser
vice and temporarily will be stationed
In tnis city. ; t
EX-CONVICT CAPTURED.
HELENA. Mont.. March . James
McArthur. an ex-convlct wanted on the
charge op killing Captain Dotson, twen
ty miles west of Helena, February 15,
has ben captured at Ravalli, Montana,
after a memorable chase.
WISCONSIN REPLACES OREGON.
WASHINGTON. March 6. The bat-
tleship Wisconsin has been selected to -replace
the Oregon In Asiatic water,
when that vessel is relieved in the near
future.
POPULATION OF ALASKA.
WASHINGTON. March 6. The total
population of Alaska In 1900, as shown
bv the returns of the twelfth census, la
62,592. as against 32,052 In 1890.
& LEWIS,
Cortland, Oregon
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