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CHAMBERLAIN ON DEFENSIVE
Radical Airt That Brlllih and Boer (lea
trgli Mltbt Urn Made Peace II
Officious Clvlllaai Had Not
Interfered.
HTANDKRTON. Transvaal Colony.
Friday, March 22.-Four hundred IVer
under n-r Commander Buy have
wrecked a mipply train north of Vl'ik
luuKtc They overpowered the escort
mil) ai rl. i off K-v ral wugonloads of
provision.
NEGOTIATION'. CR1TI 'IS';!).
NEW YORK. March .a-A (Unpaid!
to 'the Tribune frwn Ivmdm nay:
Tli- full t.'Xt of Lord Kitchener's ne-u-!
hit l.itiM with General Botha lu-in li--n
iveiv. with mlx-d 'iiitl.rtin by the
"Minions and will )Plial)Iy the
way fur .'k"Ttl desultory debate. The
M.nht'-r.ilU'it contend that the govern
t.l III In Htr-iiKt'l -i by the dlsclos-t;r-,
nine" tlli- t'TMH offered tin' Boers
r? mr.' .i'Touh than th -lr lender
. "ul. hate t -.) itml lint thicbang
io iiia.b- ty Mr. 'li.imb'-rlnln wctv prop
er nif uuir'U aKninit burRh'Tn who
biol h'i.vi a tub'nt for ibiiHitif( th'
rulifl t nr.. ,,f Hrlt!nh (I'liiTllll".
Tin- Hillc.iU have illn-i nJ In lb
nilin-il txt "f the tcmiH of wi a
I 'Hiv" nl nt pretext for ri-tifwiiiK ttu-lr
uttaik upon Mr I'hnmlx-rlaln. Tli.-y
i-ontKMi th; (n-li,"'al draft tna.U- by
Ir, Kltib'-nT with thr umfttdincnt of-fttv-l
by Sir Alfn-d MIiit and with
tin nuiiKTou titer itlotot liiHlMtcd uxm
by Mr. f'hnmbcrlalii and ai'rt that
th- Drltlch and Hot k'ihtuIh under
Htood 'Mrli other mil mlk'lit have miid
l. .'lit" if the ol!li 'u rivlllftnn had not
Intervene! with unmi''iwary fusxlne
flllcl KUHplclilUini'HH.
The ntiHw.-r m.idi by Mr. Phamber
liln'n p.irtlKans Ik that Oneral Kitch
ener' peaec wmild hav..' rx-cn a hol
low truer and. that It wan fortunut''
that EtiKland had In the rolonlnl oflke
a itp'nj man Hurtli'leiitly nuolutc to
pr-vent an ftrtlfli-UI ielitement which
would hvr pr'lnK'c the- p.Tivd of
Hot nKltatlon and rentli'Mfneiis ind 1 n -volvd
a fr"ih ampalfn aftir a tem
porary armiMlce.
While the, opinion In the commoiiH
are div.re respTtlng Individual re
ponHlblllty for the failure t( the nego
tiation, there Is K'neral apr-'ewnt that
Mr. t'hamberUIn will be placed on the
d'lVllfilVtf during iubeiU'Mlt deb.lteg
and that he will b forced Into prac
tical eadernhlp of the party by aRlfes
hInv ornllln tactics.
(VUF-VT Sl'GAU (XIMniNl..
Cotporatlon Is t-'p-ndlnir Over U'.IHX).
tKW (or Kiulpn"tt of Largcft
riant Kvcr Bulk In
Cub.t.
NKW VUltK. March 23.-Thc World
ny.:
What may be rh tint step In the con
Holllatlon of the various lurjre sutnir
Intenxts In tho Mland of Cuba or the
purchase of thse Interests by American
capitalists has Iven t.tken.
The fhappaiM Sugar Company, of
Cuba, with oITlces In this city, has plac
ed contracts In this country aggregating
over J2.tKHl.000 for the equipment of the
largest sugar plant tver built In Cuba.
Tho coiniMiny, of which ex-Congressman
Hawlcy of Texts Is president, and In
w hit It H. H. Howvlson & Company and
Theodore Havemeyer are largely ln-
teist.'d, has acquired 66.000 acres of
land In the eastern portion of Cuba.
Nearly 10,000 acres of this land are un
der cultivation, while on the rest the
work of planting sugar cane will b
Immediately begun. This enormous
planting Is without precedent In the
history of Cuba.
With the exception of 800 acres In
the Immediate vicinity of the factory
location, 10.000 acres under growth are
being divided among colonists who cul
ttvate their fields and deliver the cane
HUl't'LED Cl'UTAlNS-
to tin' mill for u return of four pr
tent.
A railroad thirty miles long will be
construct) A on the estate and grinding
operatl'tis ute to begin next i"cttiili',r,
by which tlm! It In b-ll'-veil some Z'J),
VP) tons -,A WW will be ready to be
liundl"!. The mill will have a dally
cHpiclty for grinding VM tons of cane.
Tower will w derivl from a W'ani
plant of W huriK-p'rwer.
Augustus Knilth, of this city, has ol.
tallied in- order for th; buildings,
which will mmn th- purchase of
W(rth of structural med The Uab
cock & WilcuX Company Is to build the
to'llers of W horse por e(?h. Kleven
piston pattern pump anl thn-e rotary
dry vacuum pumping equipments will
be furnished by H-nry R. Worthlngton,
while another New York concern, the
Mortis Mai bine Company. Is to supply
thr-e large pumps direct ofnnected to
Vertical engines.
Fox Itrothers St Company have un
dertaken the contract for the equip
ment of the machine sh"p. The tools
con.prisi- pip., cutting machines, gsip
lathes, radical drill presses, bolt cutters,
talst drill grlnd.fi, etc. The nam; firm
has taken an ord'T for sugar cars.
The W hltney Iron Works, of N w Or
leans, will build three Immenm; nine
roller mills and crushes. Ttiey will
also make the 'nec' Ssary filter presses.
The clurlfying apparatu Is to be fur
nlshiil by (!. W. Deming. of New Or
leans. The Chattanooga Cur Company
of Chattanooga, 'J'enn., ill build l'At
cars. Tho Illinois Steel Conismy Is to
txeiule the rail contract, which calls
for 1'ssj tons of 40-pound rails.
Tiie Sugar Apparatus Manufacturing
Company, of 1'hlladclphia, will build th"
multiple effects and the vacuum pantnre
to be got from James Oat & Sons, of
the same city.
Other contract Juot det.-rmin 'd on in
clule ord rii for faetoiy stacks and
wtwl lacks fnun the Hltf-r-.'onley Man
ufacturing Compiny. of Pittsburg, Pa.;
mill shafts fnim the Hethleh-m Steel
Wm ks of lieihlrhem. Pa , and blowers
front the II. F. Sturtevant Cominy, of
New York City.
VALUABLi: PAPYRI.
Interesting Manuscript From an An
cient Civilisation Ptvsented to
' Amerlonn College.
liHSTuN. March J3.-Rev. Dr. W. C.
Wlnslow, vlce-preiid-nt of the Kgyp
tlan exploration fund, stated that in ad
dition to the papyri from Oxrhychus,
presented to s;veral universities, Is a
valuable lf of forty-three from several
titles In the Fayum. which have been
i c iv d for distribution.
A papyrus for Yale of the twenty-S'-c-ord
b.iok of the Iliad of the first cen
tury preserves the notable combat be
twern Achilles and Hector. Harvard
itets two il:-ces of the Odyssey of the
first century. The t'nlversity of Penn
sylvania has a fragment of the Odyssey
of the lirst century.
Among seven papyri for Columbia is
a tax colleci'.or's returns, showing Items
and how the collectors made returns
In A. I). . In the papyrus for Ham
ilton College is th receipt for a voter
numed Phlloxenus.
One of the two papyri for Vassar
Coll g, is the official notk-e of the birth
of a son fr-m Iiehyias and his wife
Thaisarion, A, D. 150. Of six papyri
for Princeton one is a return of house
proptrty A. D. 131 from Sambous to
Dlus and Herodes, keepers of the regis
try of property. The rise of the Nile
was the great annual, event and upon
It taxes were calculated. Hence one
of the six (Ntpyrl s.-nt to Johns Hop
kins, treating of the umvatered land till
ed by Ptollarous. A. D. 163. Is peculiar
ly Interesting. She declares that her
Held at Kuhemeria did not get the wat
er. Her pl in a wont Is "no crops,
n tax s."
PPkOCTOU IN Cl'HA.
Is Fnofflt daily Investigating Political
Conditicns There.
NFW YORK. At arch 23.-A dixiUh
to the Herald from Havana says:
Senator Proctor nays his trip Is pri
vate and personal, but he means to' In
vestigate unofficially the political con
ditions here. Several members of the
convention visited the senator, who
statts that the Ptatt amendment was
passed by congress In the honest be
lief that It was for the best Interests
of Cuba and because of the understand
ing that It would be acceptable to the
Cubans. He now finds here many con
structions put on the terms which, he
states, were not Intended.
Just Heeeived. . .
100 pairs Itobbinet Ruffled
Curtains. The Swell Window
Display, on which we are
making a SPECIAL SALE.
Also a new line of Ladies'
Writing Desks In Flemish
Golden Oak and Birds' Eye
Maple...
SELF GOVERNMENT
PROVED FAILURE
Natives of Negros Dissatisfied
With Administration.
FUNST0N AFTER AGLTNALD0
Filipino Leader la Provlsce of liabellla - Ad
nlalitralloi Plaaa lo Allow Araiy
to Become Reduced lo 70,000
Mea.
UACOLOD, Island of Negros, March
23. The United States Philippine com
mission has listened to a quantity of
tes'.imony on the conditions In the
western part of Negros Island, which
luve t"i.d-'d tc show th Island to be
agriculturally thj richest In the Philip
pine. Negros has lately been afflicted
with a plaguf of l'xuts and ha been
Jisaatlsfler! with the administration of
p'jb;lc 'jIUcs under the prxlainatl..n
of s If-governn:i?nt which was eatab
iKfiu: by CJen.-ral Otis in ISM.
ron.e native hive urged that when
th provincial government organized
that the ollkvrs therefor be elected In
;c.n.' oi m-Mtly ansjlntei as provided
by me new law. Th; corniititMiou' rs rt
H) oi'dci that these otllci-s Were practic
ally eirctlve. being (hen by the m'J
n.cipal councillors, but they will consid
er all suggestions and defer the organ
ization of the civil government until
they hav.' visited the other side of the
iMand.
Later the d I gates acknow leds'd that
they were not successful In always se
curing the bent officials through elec
tions. The fact that the Island of Ne
gro? has already a system of civil gov
rnm. nt may render necessary the.es
tah'lshmnt of a temporary and provin
cial government to carry over affairs
t the provincial government, which is
far mors limited in character.
AFTER AGl'INALDO.
MANILA, March 23. G-neral Funs-
ton is now engaged in a daring project
nhkh ptomises to be the greatest and
riu.st romantic achievement of his
eventful career.
In January, from his hiding place In
the province of Isibella, Agulnaldo
wrote letters anathematising the sub-
chiefs who had taken the oath of al
legiar.ee to the United States. Later
Aguinaldo ordered Insurgent forces In
southern Luzon to Join him at a ren
.leeoiis In Isabella province. The reb
el officer Intrusied with these orders
secretly negotiated with the Americans.
On st curing necessary Information, Gen.
Funston plinned Aguinaldo's capture,
and with General MacArthur's author
ization. General Funston proceeded two
weeks ago to make the attempt.
General Funston, with Surgeon-Major
Harris, Captiln Newton, of the Thirty
fourth Infantry; Lieutenant Adaire, of
;h- Twenty-second Infantry; Lieutenant
Mitchell, of the Fortieth infantry, six
veteran scouts and a company of na
tive scouts, all picked men, embarked
on the guuboat Vlcksburg and were
landed on a remote beach above Baler.
It was arranged that Aguinaldo's em
Issarv. with the native scouts, should
pass themselves off as Insurgent troops
who, hiving captured General Funston
and others, w?re taking them as pris
oners to Agulnaldo. At the right time,
when brought before Aguinaldo, Gener
al Funston was to give a signal, when
the tables were to be turned and Aguin
aldo was to be seized.
Six days' march into the Interior
were cont 'mplated. Treachery was con
sidered possible, but every precaution
was taken. The troops in New Vlsvaya
and New Eclja and the gunboats Vicks
burg and Albany were to co-operate
with General Funston's forces. The
Vlcksburg Is expected here tomorrow.
Colonel Rosarlo. with fifty-one men
and fifty-six rifles, has surrendered to
Colonel Baldwin, of the Fourth Infantry
at San Francisco de Malabon, Cavlte
province.
Lieutenant Dean, of Troop C, Sixth
cavalry, has engaged a force of Insur
gerts at Tublg. Laguna province, kill
ing several of them and capturing seven
men and thirty-four rifles.
ARMY TO BE REDUCED.
NEW YORK, March 23. A special to
the Press from Washington says:
Advices from the Philippines are so
encouraging for peace that the war de
partment is considering the advisabil
ity of reducing the garrisons In the ar
chipelago. The re-organized army will
be recruited to the full strength of 100.
000 men but It Is believed that future
reouirements will not compel the ad
mlnistra'lon to maintain this maximum.
About 30,000 regulars will be entitled
to their discharges in the current year.
It Is proposed to let these soldiers re
turn to their homes and to not fill their
places. Thus the army can be reduced
to TO.000 men In "a perfectly natural
way without interfering witt Its dis
cipline or effectiveness.
UNFORTUNATE LEGISLATION.
NEW YORK. March 23. A special to
the lierdld from Washington says;
fterlous embarrassment ha been caus
ed the administration and the develop
ment of th Philippine ha been r.
tard'-d by tle legislation prohibiting the
cutting of timber oti the public lands
vl the archlp'elago. As the forests are
on public lands, the government, un
der a strl'.-t Interpretation of the law,
will be unible to authorize the felling
of a trie to provide the planks neces
sary for th construction of a new
houv: or the repairing of an old one.
If a gunboat ere to lose a spir and
her commander dealred to replace It he
could not take It from the public lands
wltncut violating the law. Not only Is
the sale or lease of timber prohibited
but llwe sale or lease or other disposition
of public lands and the granting of
mining right are made Illegal.
The legislation wa directly contrary
to the wlhes of the president and Sec
retary Root, who are convinced that
In order to promptly levelop th Islands
the Introduction of American capital
I necessary. Secretary Root does not
believe that congress Intends to curtail
the privilege of the people of the Isl
ands and It I believed he will hold
that the president I authorized to
gtant forestry concessions.
Captain G. P. Ahern, Ninth Infantry,
w ho has had charge of the forttttry
bureau of the Philippines, reports that
th" public forest Un Is comprise from
one-fourth to one-half of the area of
the Philippine or from twenty to forty
million acre.
CAPITAL STOCK INCREASED,
Total Capitalization of the Union 1
ciflc Is Now $293,U,8.4O0.
SALT LAKE. March 23. A special
meeting of the stockholders of the Un
ion Pacific Railroad Company was held
In this city today. An affirmative ac
tion was taken to amend the articles
of the association increasing the com
mon capital stock by JlOO.OuO.OOO and to
authcrze the lsue and use of such ad
dltiona'. stock.
This action, which Is one of the great
est financial deals in th history of the
world's railroais, was tak n In connec
tion with the recent purchases by Ed
ward H. Harrlman and associates of
the Union Pacific, of Southern Paclfle
securities. The new four-per-cent bonds
are to bi exchanged during the next
five years for Southern Pacific bonds
and additional sto.k Is also to be used
to cover the purchase of the big sys
tem.
Tliis brings the total capitalization
of the Union Pacific to the enormous
figures of J295,4:S.4'X. The company
owns all of the Oregon Siiort Line and
the O. R. & N. Co.. and Mr. Harrl
man Is the dominating spirit In many
other systems.
BRYAN NOT AFRAID.
Thinks Nebraska Fusionists Will Never
Help Elect a Republican Senator.
LINCOLN. March 23 In cotWction
with the report that a number of fu-
siopits wer? considering the advisa
b'llty of voting for Republicans for U
S. senators or absenting themselves so
that a less number might elect, W'm. J
Bryan was asked this evening whether
he thought any Democrat or Populist
would take. the responsibility of giving
this aid to the Republicans. Bryan
said:
"Not unless he Is bought. I shall not
assume without evidence that any of
our 1 glslators is corruptible. No fu-
sionits can have any legitimate ex
cuse for helping the Republicans out
of their difficulty. They have a clear
majority in both branches of the legis
lature and if they vannot agree upon
a suitable man let them take the con
nequences. No fusionlst would dare to
face his constituents after voting for
th nominee of a Republican caucus, and
a fusionlst who would absent himself
in order to help a Republican simply
adds cowardice to corruptibility."
THUNDER AND LIGHTNING.
Phenorrmal Storms In Wisconsin and
Minnesota Y'esterday.
MINNEAPOLIS. March 23. Phenom
enal thunct-r and lightning storms rag
ed in Wisconsin and Minnesota today.
At Clearwater a barn was struck and
nine farm animils killed. Lightning
also struck barns near Stillwater and
four head of cattle were killed.
CARNEGIE'S RECEIPTS.
He Gt3 $175,000,001 In Bonds and $2o,
000,000 in Cash.
PITTSBURG. March 23. Of the total
bond issue of the new steel combina
tion, Andrew Carnegie will receive $17j,
000,000 In addition to the payment of
$25,000,000 in cash for his total holdings
of stocks' nd bonds.
BEQUEST FOR HELENA SCHOOL.
HELENA, March S3. St. Peter's Epis
copal school of this city has received
a bequest from Philip Bruno, a Phil
adelphia philanthropist, who died in
1898 and who left $100,CCO to various
Episcopalian schools.
PRICE OF SILVER.
NEW YORK,. March 23. Silver, 6Vi-
HER EDITORIAL
WAS SUPPRESSED
So Mrs. Nation Parted With Her
Negro Publisher.
WAS REPEATEDLY HOOTED AT
Compelled to Abaadoi Attempt to Speak at
AtcblMa-Af Halloa She Started Brookl -Oat
Heavy Relitratloa of
Voter
TOPEKA, March 23. Mrs. Nation baa
dissolved partnership with Nick Chiles,
her colored publisher. .She will hereaf
ter endeavor to edit and have printed
her paper, "The Smashers' Mall," with-
out his assistance. Tbs trouble grew
out of the suppresslot, by Ob'V f am '
editorial written by Mrs. Nation.
MOB HOOTED AT HER.
ATCHISON. Kas., March 23. Mr,
VutiAn r.wt u-frh a uorv rvlnil FfntlOR
here this evening. She attempted to
address a large crowd in the bar room
of Byram Hotel, when she wa booted
repeatedly by the mob. After try
ing to talk for some time she cavo
it up.
HLAVY REGISTRATION.
TOPEKA, March 23. The temperance .
agitation started in this city by Mr.
Nation has resulted In bringing out tho
h-aviest registration for the spring elec
tion in the histcry of the city. The
registration books Just closed show a
registration of 15.000, of which 6000 art
women.
ISSUE OF WET OR DRY.
KANSAS CITY. Mo., March 23. The
heaviest registration on record In Kan
sas has been recorded In many place
throughout the. state for the spring elec
tions to occur soon In towns of the sec
ond and third class. At moet placet
the issue is ' wet" or "dry."
MINCHIN ACQUITTED.
Will Be Permitted to Represent Oregon
in Interstate Collegiate Contest
PORTLAND, March 23. El wood Min-
chin, winner of the recent Oregon inter
collegiate oratorbal contest at Conral-
lis has be.n acquitted of the charge
of plagiarism preferred by McMlnnvllle
College.
L The executive committee of the Ora
torical Association today held a. meet
ing at Salem and decided upon thla
action by a vote of 7 to 1. This decision
makes it certain that Minchln will rep
resent Oregon in the Oregon-Washington
intercollegiate oratorical contest
LEAK IN CIVIL SERVICE.
Collector of Customs Alleged to Have
Wvulged Examination Questions .
and Answers, . '.
EL PASO, Tex., March 23. Captain
M.ises Dillon, collector of customs at
tnis port, was today arrested by t Iff.
S. marshal on warrants charging him
with soliciting and receiving money
from treasury department employes for
campaign purposes and with having di
vulged to certain civil service applicants
Utiestloss and answers to be used at
an examination held here. Captain Dil
lon jtive bonds for his appearance next
M rniay.
DOMESTIC POSTAGE TO CUBA.
Order Issued to Postmasters by Postmaster-General.
WASHINGTON, March 2C Postmaster-General
Smith has Issued the follow
ing order.
"I'ustmaslers are informed that on
and after April 1st next the United
States domestic rates of postage and
classification shal apply to all malUnat
ter pass'ng between the L'nlted States
and Cnba."
HOME POR SCHLEY.
Citiatns of Washington Have Subscrib
ed $6000.
WASHINGTON, March 23. At a
meeting tonight of the committee ap
pointed at a mass meeting of citizens
of Washington for the purpose of pre
senting to Admiral Schley a modest
home. It was reported that about J6000
had been contributed to the fund. It
is expected that by April, 15 about 115,000
will have been contributed and this will
lie used to purchase a homo In the
suburbs of Washington to be presented
to the adnrdral on his arrival In this
country, April 15th.
WHEAT MARKET.
PORTLAND. March 23. Wheat, Wal
la Walla; 57.
SAN FRANCISCO. March 23. Wheat
May, 102&; cash, 100.
CHICAGO, March 23. Wheat, May,
cpenlng. 75?476; closing. 7Vi.
LIVERPOOL, March 23. Wheat, Ju
ly, 6s. ttd.