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:X1)LETOX, OHDTCOy, TUESDAY, MAKIH 28, "
NO. .j.'U8
ELECTIONS
LIPPINES
:.Some ' Progress Toward Sfclf
CGovemment Being Made in
the Islands.
: PEon.E MAY ELECT A
fiEN ERAL-' ASSEMBLY.
Governor Wright Iucs a Froclama
I'tion Announcing tlie Completion or
ttK: Root-nt Census or the Inland's
: Population Hooscrvelt Attends Uio
Funeral of tlie Mealcan Minister
. at Wanliingtoii, at St. Matthew's
Cafltollo - Church Permanent In
.ferment In tlie City of Mexico.
.uclamation an
..MlanlUi that Thtcensus of the Phil
ippines Is completed and that in two
years, provided peace prevails, an
election will be called for a general'
Funeral Mexican Minister.
Washington, March 28. A state
. !. funfal was held today over the re
mains of Don Manuel de Asplros, the
Mexican ambassador, was attended
by President Roosevelt, members of
, me supreme court, diplomatic corps
and other distinguished personages.
...After impressive services at St. Mat-
thew s Catholic church, the body was
r. carried to a vault In Oak Hill ceme-
tery, w here It will lie until arrange
ments are concluded for Interment in
Mexico, probably about April 8. The
rorulser Columbia will carry the body
.txorq.New, Tork to Vera Cruz and In
terment will be made in the City of
Alco.
AFTER THE STORMIEST VOYAGE.
Ono SCainan Lost, and Three' Birth
Dining tlie -Voyuge.
New York, March 28. --After one
of the stormiest voyages ever exper
ienced, the Hamburg-American liner
Ppatiii'l-i upi-lun tnJuv frnm Hum.
. , !
burg, which' port was left March 12,J
'.onsiaiu westerly Kaies anu neau neun
"as the Pretoria's experience. Due
Heaman was washed overboard,
Three births occurred In the steer
age during the parage. Among the
passengers was' Lieutenant Warger,
of the Russian army, en route to Han
Francisco to look after the Russian
transport affairs.
Killed tlie Brigand.
Home, March ' 28. The notorious
Catanian brigand, Croee Leplsis, an
Itai'an, has been killed by a band of
carbineers near Pelagonla,' where he
had gone to receive $10,000 blackmail
from n rich farmer. He offered a
desperate resistance. The people to
day are mourning him as a hero.
Funeral of' Jules Yerne.
Amiens, March 28.' The funeral of
Jules Verne, the author, was held this
morning. Vast crowds lined the
streets to pay their last tribute to
him, standing bareheaded aa.the cor-
ra nnwipd.
Sentence Postponed.
Auburn, Cal.. March 2 !,
Weber, convicted of u,.
MIHIUCI Ul
his mother, was not sentenced, (today
owing to the Illness of .Turf. .m
ett. Sentence will probably bepats
ed next Monday. Weber's attorneys
wll),.make a motion for a newtrlal.
$0M,OW' TWl'ATE AT STAKE.
San Francisco, March Z.. Tie superior court landed down a
dev-tsion in Which it held he 'probating in British Columbia of the
will of Alexander Duinsmtiir was Illegal on the ground that Duns
molr was a resident of California. The proceedings in British Co
lumbia are declared void iindr'the will must be administered here.
TJnaeT' the will James Dutrsniulr was executor -andTiele legatee,
depriving Mrs. .Alex Dunsmulr, now dead, and her daughter, Edna
Wallace Hopper, the actress, of nny-share tn an 8,Wa,'000 estate.
Mrs. Hopper Instituted 'the ipreteediiiKs in which the decision was
rendered ;oday, and he ih thorefure siveur mi ojpoi'1-ui.ity to icon
test the will in this tat.
..The situation In the , Caucaflu(,
' Kub rrltory. In Georgia,
' Mmgrel la and KuM the ,ace
k i in revolt.
HOW TH
E
MAINE
i
GENERAL ff li MflLHEIT
WINCED
THE BOARD
accept mm
ReportedNbgi Hascliff'Slirin ontite Way -Vladivostok,
- Vast jQnantitiesuof Stxr? Alaademed by iRcsfiians.
Kuwdans Falhius Back awl .vbv Kow Aboat. One iKundaaa vmA IFttty JktlleH
. rth. of .nkden-inBM, Park.. tT.WeMnrn Ituwam Am Jn Ope.
Kevolt and the ImpvyefLshed iTMint Am BBlaglng mad JJurnlng
. . Vm Condition Promts, to. lta)n StiU mm De.peitt Should An-
other MobUUon of ffroops. fcir.itie Kar.QulBrn War e Attempted.
Blockade, lunne,.s .,,,
; Tokir 1Iare 28.Xwo of tng crew
or the British steamer Mars have died
jfrom rjatposure. The remainder of
J the erew has arrived at Hakodat. The
( Mv was caught In the Ire and flnal
i JL '""""Je'3 Rurel promontory
She, was bound for Vladivostok.
: One-half In America.
I New York, March 28. Half the
jnew Japanese loan of $150,000,000 Is
offered the American public by Kuhn
I-oeb & Co. Advance subscriptions
...u.uau- me list will not be open long.
TWELVE ARE IS THE CITY JAIL.
i Imik-atlons That Its Full Capacity
May Soon Be Reached.
A .count of the occupants of the
eity Jail this morning showed 12
!Tht Is the largest number that has
! b,,en ,here at one time for quite a
; while, and as many as can live there
jin comfort. Most of the prisoners
are serving short sentences for va
grancy, drunkenness and begging, of
I which there has been considerable
j here lately. Should the rush keep up
Marshal Carnev fpflra that v. - -..n 1
capacity of the Institution will soon
i-nr reacnea.
mere win also be an unusually
large bread bill for the council to pay
im monin. as that is the sole diet of
the prisoners durlne their onnn..
ment.
WAS
DESTROYED
Said to Have Been the Work
of Cuban Filibusters Who
Supposed Her Spanish.
EXTRAORDINARY STORY
TOI.D BY DYNAMITER.
Gessler Kotwcau, a Professional Ter
rorist, Makes a Confession While
Waiting Beneath the Shadow of the
Tomb Tlie Mine Which Sunk the
Maine Was Made In Jacksonville,
on a Cuban's Ordei Under Sen
tence for Alleged Attempt to Dyna
mite tlie Cunard Ocean Liner Vm-briu.
IT MAY' TURJ( DOWN THK
.,,.100,000 CASH GIFT.
idt
wot
chai
soutl
pendi
on tl
reject
returnei
trlbuted
cated cla
y1(o'aJt,Tl',8 of Receipts.
Washington, March it. The Pres
et! this afternoon announced he
ld appoint American to take
1,,of the customs receipts of the
WB,. ports, of San Domingo,
ttfti final . action by the senate
treaty. . ..Should the senate
te. treaty the money will be
l. , otherwise It will be dls
iPro rata upon the adjudl-
arafl,,ti; .foreign countries.
A Slorm. of,, Protects Against a Rol
ugioas , ,,OrgjuilwUlon AccepUng
noneif, rung iom the People hf
a Trutitr.Prudcntia Committee Is
oranon uiui uie Issue on It
Hands of Returning $41,500.
MOON Sill
A Still and
1IiRS, IN, WASHINGTON.
injid poiiriscated on a
Iljrm.
Twch 28.--A Illicit still
IB. of ifpple Jack were
ty United Slates Inter
Cllw;tor C. A. Cole
td .State's . Marshal
flaiil ,made ,,Sunday on
Miles ..northwest of
,Gorge ' , Allman,
, w.as.ai.-ceRted and
Spokane, &.
and B0 galloi
seized by Depu
nal Revenue
and Deputy ITi.
Davenpeck In a .
a farmhouse 12
Rosnlln, Wash,
owner of the farm ,
brought to Spokan
Sunday afternoon
Davenpeck drove to
Rosalia. In an unu
they unearthed the m
fit. A larire mash tai
of pipes and vessels .
distilled product waa fo
containing 50 gallons o
was also found.
The outfit was taken ti
stored. It will be shipp
kane today.
Allman told the officials
-tin una nn lils nlnce when t.
It He stated that he had ni
any of the apple Jack and ha
made any use of the still. Th
lals are Inclined to believe his
After a New Trial.
iMtmsrs, Cole and
the , farjn. from
ed -outbuilding
Qimhlner's. out
rtt, .several, feet
to i receive the
'IM.U. AA(Vcask
f .npple 'jack
t lPlai,aud
d (tp ,.So
that the
vt .bought
Wr sold
d inever
offlc-
a'.pry.
nosion. Marc n 2 8. Th n,
uroiests against accepting 100,000
as a gift ori.Jpnn. Rorkefeller to the
American board ..Of forplim mlodnn.
of the Congregational church. Is at
neignt.. -It- has.. developed that
uie ooard nan, already accepted 41,.
500 of the amount... which now re
poses in the board's strong box. Sec
retary Barton Wday. said the question
is: Will this amount be returned?
The prudential , committee board
meet this aftenmon ,. to , decide what
course to pursue.
Looks Like 'Aocaptauce,
Boston. March 5 ntt mi
...... ... , o.- 1 V'l I fl J
Herald, organ of the Aberlcan board
of foreign missions. .insiiert tAj.
contains the acknnwlediromct i
i.neu as a part of Bockefeller's gift
ni imiicaies its appointment The
opinion Is renernllv ..Tn-..
Congregational circles the jyift will be
Ounshu Pass. Mrch 28. -Te Jap- j Re ace have iwn received .from St
lese have hnn- u t. . n . .' , . . .
ane'se have begun-a forward move
ment, and the Rue&ian renr nmrd
has fallen back from Its psiUpn, 13
miles north of Siplng Hal, .which is
75 miles north of fie Pin in
ouma Ideza, which p 40 mites ibelow
Gunshu.
Complete report ,-how tlve jtus
slans sacrificed
iat stores' to the amount of I1J50,.
ovo, and stores for ,an army .corps
amounting to $500. (KM held at Mita.
den.' KuroDatkln ui-riri tki r..
hioval of the stores, idjut the anler
was not executed. Invrstiiratlon will
bjj made.
Nogt at Kbfiii
Paris, March 28. Th tvhn a
Paris' prints a St. Pterh lira' Hla.
B.ath stating It Is rumarad that n.
eraK.5,?l nas reached .i&irln.
Pet-.-rabuj-g at Ihe foreign office.
Reported:. Iteace NeaiosJatlojis.
.ion don, Jtancii 28. The .report
leached Loudon this afternoon from
Paris Kivine reliable nuthnrKu f.
the statement tnat Russia has asked
Iktittter Delcaase to act as an lnter-
aedjary to . opea peace negotiations
with Japan. It is understood Delcas
se expressed his willingness to un
deiake the work, tut considera Ixird
Laatsdawns's co-jeraUon essential
to success.
j Left.ArniyJs.a .
floklo. March 28. A
Manchuria says the Jauais left
ar.(riy,..lH near Mukden '.urir,. .h
bsittlefd,, soring,. enormujus quanti
tlen pf, .stores and material .,nin,
- - . . . - i . . .
una jiiuenamg to prisoners.
Cnfdceers are ranlHiv ru,..i.,... . i.
, - , i (s :uJC
raiirokDriage across the Hup river,
which .was badly damaged hy the
Russians. .-Trains fire 11 ( II- f.nntn
- n
io me nun, and will reach Mkiten
in a law.fljays. . The .weather is utaxm
er, makinir the mnv.in.ni. r.i ...
- - svvu
and twmsports , difficult.
atusfdan SecusjUlea Fall.
St Ketersburg. March 28. &mi.
panic prevails on the bourse here to
day. Russian imraertel fours fell t
points, uo 8614.)
Great Fire at Nljni Kovgotvd.
St. Peteas'burg, March ZfA great
fire Is racing; alonr the rincka at vui
Wovgorod, one of the most isnportant
cities or central Russia. AJi ship
ping is endangered, and nonnnm
damage has keen caused.
GOSPEL LIGHT III
mm ofVEs
CHAPMAN KVANOEMSTS
PREACH IN NORTH END.
t ruHade to Be Carried into Heart of
the Dark District Erfcfcson's don
engaged thorps of
mangeUsts Will Occupy the Stage
"f "emmUng the PUUu
1el Story to the Motley Crowds.
Trial Begins Aprtfl o.
New York. March 5
Ooff, In the court nf
this mornlne ilreefrt ih.i ., i.i.i
of Nan Patterson, accused of . the
murder of Caesar Young, bookmaker
should begin April 1. The decision
is made on the motion of Attorney
Levy, for the accused. Rooorder
Goff will preside at the trial.
Bumycs , ,of , Pcat Terms.
Birmingham. March 2 t, n .
says it has . excellent aythority Utr
the statement -that a memorandum
outlining ;h.te.ms which Will be ac
ceptable to usela in the event of
Japanese Lioan In Demand.
London, March 8. The prospectus
of the new Japanese loan Is In enor
mous demand, and from all Indica
tions the subscriptions will exceed
I75.00iU00, all to be Issued here,
i 1
Internal Troubles. 1
St. Petersburg March 9a r...i
bands of peasants continue -.m
burn and mrH., i r. ' " ' villt
In Tamboff, Kazan and other ! and " elected list of the
ments In the south. The trm. ,
powerless and orients
the people. With warm weather a
crisis will come.- especially If orders
Ml
oilier m new irm.
Cleveland, March 28. Judge 'V
counsel for Mrs. Chadwlck, will 1.
far Cincinnati this evening to
the circuit court of appeals to r
verse Judge Taylor and grant 1
client a new trial and also ask f r
a stay of the execution of the sen '
fence. District Attorney Sullivan wll. '
oppose Wing s motion.
Thomas II. Wlckes Dead.
Chicago, March 28. Thomas H.
Wlckes, vice president of the Pull
man Palace Car company, dropped
dead while on his way, to his office
this morning, of heart disease.
Murder and Suicide.
Reno, Nev., March 28. The
7-year-old son of Zerl Hamil
ton, who was beaten over the
head with a hammer by bis
father laRt night, died this
morning. The mother, who was
beaten with the same weapon
at the same time, Is expected to
live. Hamilton shot and killed
himself Immediately after the
attempted double murder, Mrs.
Hamilton refuses to make any
statement, but It Is believed
Jealousy caused the tragedy.
The couple had a dlvorca suit
pending, but became reconciled
Inst week.
NEW COUNTY OFFICER.
Button County, Washington, Sraoots
First Officials.
The following are the persons .e
leoted at a mass meeting held in
i-rusner Haturaav to serve n.
offloars.of Benton county, which -m
" me last legislature:
Sheriff, A. a. McNeil, ,of Prosser;
..nnunr, a. h. 1'otter, of iKennewlclc.
treasurer. C. O. Kelnn nf ,u-i.
- . . j-&uim, fio-
istant, Horry Van Horn, of Horn
precinct; ooroner. Dr. F. S. Hedper,
f Klona: dork. J. n. Mnrr xj. '
"""'; superintendent of schools
Tnr n i a . . .
. ijirKey, ot uattiesnake: sur
veyor, A. L. Smith, of Hora.-Walla
waviia statesman.
WILL VOTE
E 5 NEXT ON
PDOHIB
ITi
Iook Bright on Upper Snahe,
R. R. Steen arrived In the city yes
terday from the upper Snake river
and reports all conditions favorable
for a good season for stock on the
upper river range. The lambing sea
son will commence in a few dnv on
Jill stock Is now In excellent condi
tion. The shearing season will begin
from the middle of April to May 1
nnd a heavy clip will be socured.
Mr. Steen stntes that at the ranch
at the mouth of the Orand Ronde
the peach trees are loaded wlih hin.
soms Indicating a very heavy cron
and that an average crop of apricots
win De ae,curea. Liewlston Trlbtwe.
Again the prohibition issue Is be
ing raised In the north end of the
county, and the people of that sec
tion have asked for another vote to
be taken on June 5 to decide the
matter as they want It decMe. t...
night a petition signed by 140 resi
dents of North Milton, South Jlilton
and Vallev Drenlncte ..i.k.j
addrossed to County Clerk Baling, and I the T signer. , thi' l'" UP
the .pAper has been a matter of in,.,, i "! l!?!r,.0f the e 'f U
the pajer has been a matter of inter
esc since us arrival.
The .petition asks for a m. k
taken In the sub-dlvleion comprising
the three precincts
The Mtttion will be acted on at the
ieKuiar term oi the county court, held
In May, and commencing on the third
of that month. The election will then
be ordered, nnd If the sub-dlvlslon
goes dry as did last fall, no liquor
selling will be allow. th...
- - ...... u . c .
July 1.
As the petition will be acted on at
a regular meeting of . the county
court, the technloiu.. ... y
fh. ., "e caning
of the meeting which invalidated the
' " "l ra" win not occur again.
petiUon will also be recorded this
time before It Is given to the court
and thus that flam- nt k-
uc uvuiaeu.
Today the clerk Is busy checking up
Portland, March 28. The most
sensational stroke made in this city
by the Chapman evangelists now In
this city, was the determination,
reached yesterday, to carry the gos-
...ccungs into the heart of the
North End district, where the sunlight
of morality and religion has never
Kiieiraiea.
i-napman yesterday visited
i.ic .,unn tna ana m.uie i
in the concert halls and vaudeville
houses, If the inmates would nit.n.i
a mass meeting to be held at some
convenient hall in that section. The
unejilmous reply was a derisive "No."
Then Chapman decided to open a
campaign there. Erlckson'n M,i..
vllle concert hall has been encased
HI rnnire..
. - w..0v ,
men among tne evangelists will occu
py the stage, bv turns i.-.r aft., h.,,-
speaking to the crowds In the hall.
The best singers and best preach
ers will carry a crusade into the very
neart or the tenderloin district. The
campaign will not be made spectac
ular, but an earnest. determine,!
corps of workers will present the
i'iei siory to the denliens of that
district from the most notorious con
cert stage In the entire North End
region.
New York, March 28. Gessler
Rosseau, the dynamiter awaiting sen
tence to the Tombs, for sending a box
")"iue 10 me cunard liner Um
bria two years ago, (which he per
sistently denies,) today confessed he
sold the infernal machine to Cuban
filibusters which was used to destroy
the battleshlD Mains In n.m..
bor.
In the fall of 1897 he constructed
machines at Jacksonville r-,
the use of the filibusters against
the Spanish. The next ...
Maine was destroyed, h.
formed by one of the men to whom
me macnines were sold, that they de
stroyed the Maine by mistake, think
ing her a Spanish vessel. When he
discovered his mistake th Cuban
killed himself.
Rosseau said he mam n .
chist, nor a nihilist He attempted
to destroy the stain, n tts..,
.the Great because he did not want the
statuu of a king in this country.
FAMINE IN EASTERN SPAIN.
Police Are Inefficient and More Trou
ble la Feared.
Madrid. March 20 m..
- - iiiauiiiiy
of thousands of workman i ..-,..
- . .. juiuHie
sia and other eastern n,nvi..
obtain food has led to rioting. Work
men Pillaged the farm h... in..
police are unable to handle the situ
ation, and greater disorders ....
ed. A prolonged drouth has wrought
havoc to crops and enormous damage
Is done.
are property entlrleH
names affixed.
to have their
According to the new law, a petl-
. t YO" must Presented at
Grey WIU Attend.
Montreal. March ? n.
General Grey has been invited by
.HI. fa i , - -1 , . . .
....o vi iiiuuui iriDes to attend a
monster pow-wow to be held at New
nesiminster, B. C. during the do
minion fair In September. He has
accepted.
GRAIN MAAKETS.
Quotations From All Points Hand ling
Umatilla Produce.
Chicago, March 28 M. ,k..
opened at $1.12? and closed at 11.12
Corn, 48 7. Oats. 294.
Big Storm In Kanssvs.
Kansas City, March 28. Th. t
of Gardner, Kan., was partially
,f 1 ri '., ,J V. . . .. 1. : , .
u) ,Bn wina last night
Incomplete reports say the Baptist
church, several houses and many
barns were wrecked.
Sacked a Monastery.
Constantinople, March 28 Bul
garian revolutionists Sunday picked
and burned the monastery of St.
Nicholas at Castorla. The monks
were expelled and many wounded.
Packing Apples for Export.
Importers in England say that ap
ples for that countrv ihmiM h. -,w
ed as tight as possible and be un
damaged by frost. The Canadian
minister of agriculture has -lvei nn.
tice of. intention to favor .
least 30 dav. and n' rJLZ" " " " "" ' raVor a re'-
w m . iimn u uw itmena me act repnectinir thp
days before the date on which the Packing of various commoSmi. ?L
election is proposed. By presenting
the petition now the prohibitionists
of Freewater and Milton have acted
... ..i,.ie time. When the court
meets on Mav a ih.,. . ..
- -' - ... uc niiii
two days remaining before the 30 days
. election day commences.
MILTON CITIZENS DEFEND THEIR RIGHTS
Maria Jollff. of St St. T.nui.
been rescued from her seventh at
tempt at suicide. She declares her
purpose to eventually take her own
life .
Milton, March II. rSneclal A
A mass meeting of citizens of Milton
and vicinity was held at s nVinb
this afternoon to organise to defend
the city of Milton and Individual
water users of the Walla Walla val
ley In the suit brourht hv th. ...
cock Mills of Milton against 300 peo
ple using the waters of the Wjilla
Walla and Tum-a-lum rivers.
A committee with full powers to
employ attorneys, collect funds to
fight the case and have complete
charge of the pending litigation was
appointed by this meeting, as fol
lows: Matt Mosgrove, H. L. Frailer
Mac Cockburn. W. E. Putnam, and
I J. Mclntyre.
This committee will meet with
committees to be appointed by the
different Irrls-atlnn
volved and a definite plan of defense
will be decided upon In the Immedi
ate future.
to provme that "when apples are
packed In Canada for export for sell
ing by the box they shall be packed
In good strong boxes of seasoned
wood, the Inside dimensions of which
shall not be less than 10 inches In
depth, 11 Inches In width and 20
inches In length, representing as far
as possible 2200 cubic Inches" Pro
vision Is also made for a penalty of
25 cents on each box of apples" not
packed In accordance with hi.
lation. W. R. Holloway. Consul
General. Hallfnx. N. S.
New fnsnrance Commissioner.
F. L. Liggett of Wallace, took nn.
session of the office of state insur
ance commissioner and state account
ant Monday morning, succeeding
junn tt. Myers. He has been at the
office most of the day going over the
books with Mr. Myers and familiar
izing himself with the duties of the
office.
Mr. Myers made his final renort
this afternoon covering the period
from the first of the month nn to th.
close of business today. The amount
he turned over was 1S141.8S. noise
Capital New9.
Child Burned to Death.
A terrible accident
home of Fred Miller.
of Hood River, last evening. Mrs. Mil
ler naa oeen raking up about the
place and built a bon fire to burp up
the rubbish collected. Later her lit
tle 4-year-old son was playing about
the fire when his clothing caught and
before he was discovered the little
fellow was so badly burned that he
died this morning at 5 o'clock The
Dalles Chronicle.
Chief of Police Horn, of Boise, was
arrested and taken before the nolle.
Judge, charged with not wearing his
uniform while on duty. He was
given the Alternative of at once don
ning his uniform or paying a fine,
and accepted the former.
Cyclone Destroys Town.
St. Paul, Minn., March 28.
A cyclone completely wiped
out every store, two grain ele
vators, the Great Northern sta
tion and numerous dwellings at
Loulsburg, a village of 200 In
habitants, In Lao Qui Parle
county, at 6 yesterday evening.
Loss, $50,000. Seven were se
verely injured. Including five
members of the Winder family,
whose home was wrecked. Jen
nie Winger, aged 7, will proba
bly die. The cyclone followed
the usual course, from south
west to northeast.
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