STxS'&.E'SUlf I ConsolidatedFeD. 1899. COBVAIililS, BENTON COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1899. "VOL. XXXVI. NO. 43. THE MMFI WEEK From All Parts of the New World and the Old. OF INTEREST TO OUR READERS Comprehensive Review of the Import ant Happening of the Put Week Culled From the Telegraph Columns. Diplomatic relations between Great Britain and the Transvaal government have been broken. The first steamship of the Portland Manila 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 San - Francisco. The occa sion was celebrated in Topeka, Kan., by a big demonstration. Preparations for receiving the First Washington volunteers at Seattle have been completed. An entertainment fund of $12,000 has been provided. With a detonation that was felt in towns many miles distant, two of the powder mills of the Aetna company's works near Millers, Ind., blew up. Two employes are missing. ; One of the most serious oar famines ever recorded exists among the big railroad terminals in Chicago. Several of the roads report that the congestion of business has assumed the proportions of a blockade. The forest fire which has raged for two days on Mount Tamalpas, Cal., threatening the towns of Mill valley and Larkspur, and many costly coun try residences, has been extinguished by a timely rain. The Transvaal Official Gazette con tains a proclamation calling upon 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 Britain and the Transvaal, as a result of the Boer ultimatum, orders have been cabled to the cruiser Montgomery, which was last reported at Pernam buco, directing her to proceed to Dela goa bay and co-operate with the consul at Pretoria in the protection of Ameri can interests. - ' ' Dispatches from Manila announce that Captain Woodridge Geary, of the Thirteenth infantry, was killed in ac tion. Captain Geary was an Oregon boy, and went to West Point from Cor vallis. He served throughout the Puer to Rican campaign, and last spring was transferred to the Thirteenth and sent to Manila. ' When the cruiser New Orleans reached the New York navy-yard, it was found that she was so dilapidated that it will require several months' work to put her in a seaworthy condi tion... ; : ;. . 1 It is learned that United States Min ' later Loomis has been officially in formed that the negotiations ' for peace in Venezuela are progressing, and that the government troops have been or dered backward. ' ; At the' Lennox Athletic Club, New York, Eddie .; Santry, of Chicago, knocked out Ben Jordan, featherweight champion of England, after a little less than two minutes in the 16th round of very brisk fight. -.v ' Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Vanderilp has issued an ordei- antici pating the November interest, without the discount of two-tenths of 1 per cent per month. If this offer is taken it will release about 130,000,000. : Ex-City Treasurer C. L. Funk, of Pueblo, CoL, was shot and killed by a highwayman while going to the depot : to take a train for Cripple Creek. His pocketbook was taken, but contained only a small amount of money. The Canadian government has sur veyors in the field re-surveying the old Russian-American telegraph line from near Ashcroft, B. C, to the Yukon' country, with a view of establishing telegraphic communication with Daw son. , . v-' It is reported that at the coming 'ses sion of parliament the formal announce ment will be made of . the cession of Delagoa bay and surrounding territory in Portuguese East Africa to Great Britain. The price is said to be $40, 000,000. The Standard Shoe Machinery Com pany, has filed articles of incorporation at Trenton N. J. It is being organ ized for the purpose of consolidating practically all of the important makers of shoe manufacturing machinery in" the country. Its object is to control' the shoe trade of the world. ; ' Captain Hugh McGrath, Fourth cav alry, who is reported to have been seri ously wounded in the battle of Nove lets, P. I., was stationed at Vancouver post for some months, in command of troop E, Fourth cavalry, and accom panied it to ' San Francisco when the regiment was ordered to Manila. Ten thousand carpenters have struck in New York. While a typhoon was raging a train was blown from a bridge into the river near Utsumomya, Japan. Six persons were killed and many injured. Great damage was done to property and crops. Chief of Police Conrade, of Alameda, Cal., shot and killed one of three burg lars who were attempting to rob the jewelry store of A. O. Gott. Chief Conrade was shot through the neck, but not seriously. . ' An attempt will be shortly made to connect Havana and Key West by the Marconi system of wireless telegraphy. It is claimed that if this is successful it will reduce the expense of cabling to ' 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 battle-ship, two monitors, one armored cruiser, seven protected and auxiliary - cruisers, and 27 gunboats. The Uni ted States will then be superior in naval strength in the Pacific to Rubs is, grhich stands next to Great Britain. LATER NEWS. The Washington volunteer regiment will be mustered out at San Francisco on the 81st inst. An American scouting nartv. near rBalinaite, captured a Filipino major. He was brougnt to Manna. A new fast mail service has been in augurated between Chicago and San Francisco, the schedule time being 73 hours.: ; General William R. Shatter, who for over a year has had the position of brigadier-general - of volunteers, has been retired. It is believed in London that the Boer troops have . invested Kimberley, and cut off all communication with the outside world. Early in December the United States will have 70,000 troops in the Philip pine islands, and 45 war vessels in the island's waters. The Columbia won the first race with the Shamrock' for the American cup. She beat the Shamrock 11 minutes on a 30-mile course. "" p. The Orange Free State troops have cut the telegraph wires and destroyed the railroad track at Norvalsport, just across the Orange Free State's southern border. ' , ; The Boers have cut the telegraph wires at many points, and reliable, news is hard to obtain from the more important cities in the war districts of South Africa. John R. Dodson, of Portland, has written to friends from Dawson City' that he is taking the census of all the people in the Yukon valley, on Ameri can territory. . - A dispatch from Caracas, Venezuela, says that President Andrade is prepar ing 8 leave the country, and the insur gent leader, General Castro, is master of the situation.' -' . The Portland Press Club at its meet ing recently urged its members to stand by the 1903 exposition project and to do all in their power to bring the affair to a successful conclusion. A -train of flat cars loaded with gravel was wrecked on the Northern Pacific track on Jefferson street, Olympia, de molishing about 100 yards of track. The trainmen escaped unhurt. The price of fall chinook salmon, steelheads and silversides has reached the highest figure ever offered on the Columbia; 4 cents a pound, and 2 cents is being paid for dog salmon. James Roach goes free from further prosecution or even the imputation of guilt of stealing cattle from his neigh bors, after a struggle in the courts which has gone on for more than a year. Boston gave Dewey a watch during the naval - hero's entertainment there. : The finest shops in a Chinese city are those devoted to the sale of coffins. Ten people perished by the burning of the steamer Nutmeg State at Long Island sound.:- ; Montana and Kansas troops were entertained at a rousing reception at Oakland, Cal. Chicago is making arrangements for the entertainment of Admiral Dewey during next month.' ' The navy department has substituted the Ranger for the Badger as one of the reinforcing fleet of the Philippines. Visitors to the Yellowstone Park for the season just closed numbered 9,159. Many foreigners were among the tour ists. " . The steamer W. P. Ketchan ran down the little schooner Typee in Lake Huron. The Typee Was instantly sunk, and four of her crew were drowned. A street car filled with 49 passengers collided with a passenger train on the Santa Fe road at Dallas, Texas. Half of the passengers were ' hurt, three fatally. : : . . The strike of the machinists em ployed by the Canadian Pacific hat ended, the officials of the road having consented to meet a committee of the machinists and arbitrate. The Unversity of Pennsylvania foot ball eleven was defeated by the Carlisle Indians by a score of 16 to 5, on Frank lin field in 25-minute halves. - The In dians won because they played the betr ter football. ; , , : . ; The sultan of Turkey was drowned in the " Bosphorus, and the drowning is believed not to have been accidental.' Several ladies of the harem are suspect ed of complicity with members of the young Turk party. ' The Boers captured an armored train from Kimberley to Vryburg, killing 'three British 1 soldiers and wounding a captain. All the others on the train, except the engineer, were taken prison ers. The engineer escaped. : The transport officials at San Fran cisco, expect that five vessels will sail for Manila within a week or 10 days. The Tartar and the Manuense will b the first transports ready. The Olym pia and Pennsylvania may go to Port land to take on troops there. A decision of great importance in bankruptcy cases has been handed down by Judge Jenkins in the United States circuit court of appeals, at Milwaukee, Wis. The court ruled that a judgment secured against an insolvent person within four months preceding the filing of bankruptcy is void. The greatest dividend payer among the Cripple Creek mines, is the Port land. Its latest dividend is $60,000 for September, and it has paid stock holders to date the sum of $2,877,080. Captain Rockwell, at present com mandant of the Norfolk navy -yard, has been ordered to command the Chicago, which will be Admiral Schley's flag ship on the South Atlantic squadron. The detail was made at Captain Rock well's request. ' Railroad employes may establish co operative grocery stores. ; : V A model coal mining town is pro jected for a virgin field 16 miles south east of Pittsburg. ' War risks on consignments to the Transvaal are increased 50 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 being encouraged by men of ample means. The 'cost of reproducing in marble the great triumphal arch will be at least $500,000. BRITISH SOLDIERS KILLED Boers Captured an Armored Railroad Train. WAR HAS BEGUN IN EARNEST The Afrikanders Suffered Several Ke - pulses While Attacking- Mafeking " Try burg Is Threatened. : London, Oct. 16. An Edinburg pa per, the : Scotsman, asserts that a bat tle has taken place between General Sir George Stewart White, commanding the forces in Natal, and the Boers, who entered Natal by way of Van Reenan's , Pass. General White, the Scotsman says, is very sanguine of the success of the British movement. A dispatch to the Daily Telegraph from its oorrespodence at Ladysimth, dated at. noon Friday, says: ; "A strong mobile column under Sir George Stewart White, accompanied by General Sir Archibald Hunter, proceed ed before daybreak this morning toward Acton Homes for the purpose of recon noitering. General White's object was to observe what was going on and also to test the mobility and efficiency ol bis forces. All the men are ; well and the weather is fine." - According to dispatches from Lady simth to the Standard and the Dailj Telegraph, r dated Thursday, heavy storms have begun and forage is acacre on the veldt. General White has 12 guns and the Boers 11. - i The Daily Mail's Cape Town cprre-, spondent says: V. " "I learn on good authority that the Boers are attacking Mafeking. They are reported to have already suffered several repulses. It is generally ad mitted that Vryburg cannot stand s strong Boer attack." The war office has . received the fol lowing dispatch from the general com manding the Cape forces: ,-.r Cape Town, Oct. 16. An armored train from - Mafeking escorting two seven-pounder guns sent from here to Mafeking was attacked last night at Kraaipan. Apparently a rail had been removed.-; The train left the truck, and the Boers -jftrod into it with artillery for an hour and captured it. " . The Lodysmith correspondent of the Times says: . ; -' ' "A subsequent reconnoisance shows that -the invading force from the Free State numbers , approximately 12,000 men." ' . - - . - "' : ; , . Glencoe, Oct. 16. It is reported that the Boers have crossed the border at Ingogo, and that the Free State gov enment has taken possession of the rail way to Van Reenan, and seized a Natal government train. .'. . Plan to Trap Aguinaldo. ' - New York, Oct. 16. A special to the Herald from Washington says: While General Schwan is engaged in scatter ing the enemy in Cavite proivnee, Gen erals Lawton and MacArthur are mak ing preparations for an important movement- to the north of Manila. General MacArthur and Lawton will proceed to the north in the hope of trapping Aguinaldo and his forces be tween tito three columns.. General Schwan's movement to the southward of Manila is merely in the nature of a demonstration, and for the purpose of scattering insurgents who have intrenched themselves in Cavite province, the home of Aguinaldo and the nest of the rebellion. . ;f Situation In Beebuanaland. London, Oct. 16. A notable change in the position of affairs is tho presence of ' the Boers at Martiboga, 45 miles south of Mafeking, which seems to in dicate that they are endoavoring to get Colonel Baden. Powell - between two fires. The gravity of the Boer advance can be better estimated when it is real ised that they . will thereby out the railway and telegraphic communication to the north, isolating several British positions which must be speedily re lieved. , ' ." . Four Thousand Perished.'' Amsterdam, Oct. 16. A dispatch to the Mandetsblad from Batavia, capital of Java,: says a violent earthquake has visited the south side of the island of Ceram, 'next to the largest of the Mo luccas, between Booroo , and Papua, completely destroying the town of Am hei and killing instantly some 4,000 people, as well ' as injuring some 500 others. .The dispatch says details of the disaster have not yet been obtained. : Wireless Telegraph la Hawaii. $ San' Francisco, Oct. 12. The steamer Australia arrived from Honolulu today. Among her passengers was Frederick J. Cross, . who visits this country to confer with Marconi, the inventor of wireless telegraphy, regarding a system of wire lass telegraphy which is to be - placed in operation among tho islands of the Hawaiian group. : , '; Canada's Contribution. Ottawa, Ont., Oct. 16. At a meet ing of the cabinet today, a decision was reached to send 1,000 Canadian sol diers to South Africa as Canada's con tribution to the British force now fight ing the Boers. This is double, the number of troops asked for by the im perial government. . ' - An American 111-Treated.. ' Cape Town, Oct. 16. No news of fighting has yet been received. It ie suggested that with a view of retain ing the good will of the Basuetos, the authorities shall not press for payment of the hut tax. An American citizen has sworn to an affidavit before 'the American consul here, in which he states that he has been subjected by burghers of the Free State to great ill-treatment. His limbs bear marks showing the effects of -the treatment he has received. ApproTed by British Columbia. Vancouver, B. C, Oct 16. At an enthusiastic meeting of the liberal as sociation here today, a resolution was unanimously passed approving the ac tion of the Dominion government ' in deciding to send a contingent of troops to the support of the empire in South Africa. - - - - - y- Communication Cut. Kimberley, Oct. 16. The telegraph line between Kraaipan and Maritzana south of Mafeking, has been cut, and a strong command of Boers has occu pied the Kraaipan railway siding. ALASKA WANTS RECOGNITION. First Territorial Convention In Session in Juneau. ...... Seattle, Oct. 16-. A special to the Post-Intelligencer from Juneau, Alaska, dated October 12. says: Alaska's first territorial convention, attended by delegates from every sec tion of the territory, was called to or der in the opera house today, and will spend two weeks in preparing for pre sentation to the next congress Alaska's needs in the way of legislation. Ex Governor A. P. Swineford was elected permanent chairman, and Hal Hoff man, of Juneau, secretary.-" Resolu tions presented by Judge A. K. De laney, of Juneau, were adopted, ex pressing the uncompromising opposi tion of the convention to the surrender to Great Britain in any manner of any territory acquired by the. United States from Russia and, calling upon Presi dent McKinley and the authorities at Washington firmly and steadfastly to resist all attempts, however insiduouB, of any foreign power for the dimember ment of Alaska. - A copy of the resolu tions was forwarded to President Mc Kinley. At today's, session a letter was read from Senator Addison , G. Foster, of Washington, written subsequent to his visit to this territory last summer, which was received with manifestations of approval, and entered in full upon the minutes. Standing committees on all important branches of the conven tion's proposed work were-appointed. They will do most of ' the work in com mittee room. The largest . delegations are from Douglas, Skagway and Juneau. LIVELY IN VENEZUELA. Foreigners Ply Their Flags for Protec tion American Sailors Ashore. New York, Oct. 18. The Dutch steamer Prins Fredik Hendrik arrived today from Venezuela. The second coffier of the steamer said concerning the revolution: . "At La Guayra Laya, a man-of-war was lately brought from Italy. She was flying the Venezuelan flag and was ready for action. There was no talk at La Guayra, where the Prins Fredik Hendrik touched on September 23, of President Andrade leaving the country. "At Puerto Cabello, when the Prins Fredik Hendrik arrived on September 80, the streets, were barricaded,- the windows of the houses were barricaded with bales of merchandise, foreign resi dents were flying their flags from housetops and scattering shots were heard at night. General Castro was near Caracas with 6,000 rebels, it was said. V-;.:-.- "The American warship Vixen and two French men-of-war lay at Curacoa. The American sailors had not been ashore for seven,, and a half months. They were so wild that they mixed it up; with every one they met. , The Yankees cleared out one entire street, known as Murder street, and : 40 of them were sent to the hospital." i Nipped in the Bud. Manila,: Oct. 18. The authorities were informed yesterday from reliable sources that an outbreak in the poorer, districts of Manila had been carefully; planned for daylight on Sunday. It failed to occur, probably on account of the vigorous measures enforced. Many natives of the Tondo district left, tak ing their valuables. All the small shops, which the guards usually force to close at 8:30 P. M., were shut at sunset. A general feeling of uneasi ness was apparent. ' ' ' v The gaurds of the city were doubled, and a strong force stationed at the slaughter house, the center of an unruly section. - Two guns of the Sixth artil lery were stationed ' nearby at a point commanding the native quarters-. The commanders of the reserve troops were ordered to be prepared for a call at day light.. ... . ' . .,. Three native policemen have been arrested on a charge of plotting an up rising. The fact that their comrades informed the authorities of their treach ery indicates "that the police force is loyal. '". " v '' ' . ' Greene Was Treated Civilly. Cape Town, Oct. 18. Conyngham Greene, 7 from Pretoria, and Consul Evans, from Johannesburg, have ar rived here. Mr.. Greene was accorded a magnificent reception. A crowd of 8,000 persons who had gathered sang, "Rule Britannia," and "God Save the Queen." . ' ' . Conyngham Greene, British agent at Pretoria, received every civility on his journey from the Transvaal capital. Six of President Kruger's body guard accompanied Mr. Greene to the border of -the Free State, and he received the same treatment from the Free State. ' The news of fighting at Modder river is not confirmed. - -'-' ; The station master at Modder river telegraphs that Boers from the north and south have taken Cangershal, which they are fortifying. " Forty. Hlles of New Road. " Lewiston, Idaho, Oct. 18. Tomor row is the date set for turning 'over the Clearwater branch of the Northern Pa cific to the ,. operating department. There .will be about 40 miles of the new line running as far as Oro 1 Fino. Work is still progressing for 24 miles further, to a place called Stewart. - It is expected that a new train will be put on, running from Lewiston to Org Fino. t, - . : , Rising Against Andrade. Caracas, Oct. 18. Advices from Pe tal 10 miles from Caracas, say the people have- risen against : President Andrade and a crisis is .imminent. The commander of the government forces has betrayed the president,' and will allow the revolutionary army to march upon Caracas without a battle. ' President Andrade will probably be forced to retire, re-establishing his gov ernment at Maracaibo, or Puerto Ca belle. Tucacas has been taken by the revolutionary forces. - - Training School Bnrned. Chicago, Oct. 18. St. Mary's train ing school at Feenhanville burned to the ground ' today. The loss is esti mated: at $200,000. Seven buildings were destroyed, Archbishop Feehan's summer home being the only building saved. The fire orignated in the chapel during vesper services, and was not dis covered until it had gained consider able headway. The fire apparatus at hand was inadequate, and by the time the engines arrived from. Desplaines, two miles away, nearly every building was in flames. BfflCHED ON ; AN ISLflHD Wreck of the Laurada Behring Sea. in HAD AN EVENTFUL PASSAGE I,uklly No laves Were K.ost and Com paratively Little Discomfort Came to . Passengers Laurada'i Beeord. Seattle, Oct. 17. By the United States revenue cutter Corwin, which arriyflA here tonight, survivors ; are broiajlt of the steamship Laurada, .which lies a wreck in Zapadine bay, St. George island. - The Laurada, Captain Frank White, left Seattle September 12, for Cape Nome with a crew of 48 officers and men ard 20 passengers. Sho carried a fait cargo of general merchandise,- hay, lumber, 36 head of cattle and -130 sheep. She encountered rough weather from the start, and just before 6 o'clock on the morning of September 30 was driven by wind and current into shoal water in Active pass, but after a brief detention she resumed her voyage. Be ing loaded deep, the heavy, seas broke over bow again and again and by the time the open sea was reached it had become- so serious that she. was forced to turn back and take the inside pas sage to New Metlakahtla, where 80 tons of lumber and 50 tons of coal were put ashore. Thus lightened, she pro ceeded to Dutch Harbor, which was reached September 25. - At.7 Dutch . Harbor 80 sheep' .were landed. The Laurada left Dutch Har bor September 26, encountering con tinued stormy weather. On Septem ber 2? it was discovered that a . leak had been started forward by the pound ing of the seas. This increased rapid ly, and soon it became evident that tho pumps would not much longer keep the vessel afloat. She began gradually to settle. The only hope of safety lay in reaching . the Pribyloff or Seal is lands, the northernmost - of which,' St. George, is barely 525 miles from Dutch Harbor. ''. At 2:30 P. M., September 28, Cap tain White, after having skirted the eastern shore of St. George island, and finding it impossible to make . a safe landing, ran the now sinking Laurada ashore in the shallow waters of Zapa dine bay. The fire in the lower grate had been by this time extinguished by the rising sea waters, and the stokers were wading in the fire room up to their Imees. ' v . On this side of the island are two small frame salt houses used for the storage and curing of sealskins by the North American Commercial Company,, which has a lease of the island from the government. The smaller of these was vacant,' and the crew and passen gers of the Laurada moved in. Pro visions and other - necessaries were taken from the ship. All the livestock was successfully landed. V : It was on October 3 that the cutter Corwin, Captain Herring, which had left , St. Michael for Seattle . and San Francisco on , September SO, sighted the signal of distress flying from the mast of the Laurada. Captain Herring consented to receive the passengers, and crew and . convey . them back to Dutch Harbor. : The third mate . of ' the Lua rada was left on the island to protect the ship, and cargo from' being taken possession of as a derelict, and. six pas sengers remained to care for outfits they were unwilling to abandon. The CorWin's More of provisions was re plenished ' from, the ' abandoned vessel, and the cutter made sail for Dutch Harbor, with a total of 185 persons on board,, arriving : in the afternoon of October 4. Here the Laurada's passen gers were provided with . blankets and made as comfortable as possible. - The mail carried by the Laurada was also brought back by the Corwin, and will be forwarded by the next available steamer north bqimd. It is probable a relief expedition will be sent from here as soon as possible: Among those left at Dutch Harbor are the wife of. Captain Brown, of the Yukon river steamboat Oil City, now at St. Michael, and the wife and child of ' Minor. Bruce. An entire printing jutfit for a newspaper at Nome is in the jargoof the wreck. The Laurada was built in Great Brit ain and became famous shortly beforej the outbreak of the Tate Spanish-American war as a filibuster and successful blockade runner. . - Pair-Craven Suit. San Francisco, Oct. 16. Charles L. Fair has filed an amended answer to the petition of Mrs. Nettie 'R. Craven, who asked for an allowance of $5,000 a month cut of the late Senator James G. Fair's estate. The answer declares that the alleged ' marriage contract on which Mrs. Craven bases her claim is a forgery, and in the main reiterates statements formerly made by the de fense - i. .. Woman Hangs. Herself. ;: Rosebnrg, Oct., 16. Mrs. Rondeau, aged 20 years, wife of G. W. Rondeau, committed suicide about 2 o'clock this morning at a wood camp near Rose burg. ; The coroner's jury ' found that she came to her ' death by hanging her self by the neck to a tree, and no blame is attached to any one. - r , General Shatter to be Retired. New York, Oct. 13. A special to the Tribune from Washington says: The retirement of General Shafter from the regular army October 16, promises to lead to the promotion and retirement of at least five colonels as brigadier generals and to open tho way for the president to recognize the conspicuous achievements of two staff colonels, Lawton and MacArthur, by making them general officers of the line. : - Big Strike Fending. St. Paul, Minn., Oct: 16. The com mittee of the Brotherhood of Locomo tive Firemen, in session ' here for four weeks, say a strike on the Groat North ern is inevitable. All demands have been refused and the testimony now goes to the national organization for review. Conductors, engineers, fireJ men and brakemen are involved. ,- Train Crew Captured. Cape Ton, Oct. 16. The entire crew of an armored train, with the except tion of the engine driver, were made! prisoners by the Boers, COLORED-LAND - HOLDERS. Coming -Census Will Show s Cargo In crease Especially in the South. The report sent forth by the state officials of Virginia that their records of assessment and taxation show a large increase in ownership of land amongst the . colored people, presents gratifying conditions which the census officials know to be common to all the Southern states. The Virginia report mentions that the records do not show the full, and perhaps not half of the increase in land ownership amongst the. colored people for the reason that great num bers of them, having meager capital, are compelled to buy farms on land contracts. These contracts call for deeds when the payment of purchase money, which is made in installments, shall . have been completed. While the installments are pending, the title is held in the vendor as a part of his security for the deferred payments. Thus 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, of the di vision of agriculture in the census, who has made a thorough study of the question of tenure, has prepared a schedule for the twelfth census which is intended to cover the cases men tioned. The enumerator will be in structed to report as owners all home steaders who have not "proved up" or whose final ' proofs have not been re cordedin fact all actual occupants of public lands and persons who have bought land on contracts for deeds; and those who have been foreclosed but are holding over for redemption. If the enumerators shall -carry out these instructions, the twelfth census will present 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 maimer 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 land bought on con tract, the element of duplication will have to be guarded against, as 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. : T . ' ' 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 as . they frequently have been heretofore, from the county land rec ords, dp not convey accurate impres sions. Thousands of deeds of sale and transfer, land contracts, partition deeds, r sequestrian papers, final home stead proofs, etc., are held in the homes of the people unrecorded. The census officials expect, in the scheduios 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 TJse of Arsenlo or Alum in . AU Articles of Diet. The law enacted by the Missouri leg islature, a copy of which was recently published in our columns, and which prohibits the manufacture or' sale of any article intended for food or to be 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 bread have been in force in England, Germany and France for many years. In this country, in Minnesota, Wiscon sin, Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky and several other states, direct legislation in reference to the sale of alum baking powders has 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, the sale of bread containing alum has been made illegal. Following are the 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: . Baking Powders Containing Alums - K. C .Contains Alum Hsnf. by Jaques Mfg. Co. Chicago. CALUMET. ......... .Contains Anlm Manf. by Calumet Baking Powder Co., Chicago. HOME. ..... . . . . .Contains Alum Manf. by Home Baking Powder Co., S. F. WASHINGTON. ..... .Contains Alum Manf. by Pacific Chemical Works, Tacoma. CRESCENT. Contains Alum Manf. bv Crescent Mfg. Co., Seattle. -- WHITE LILY. ...... .Contains Alum Manf. by D. Ferrer A Co., Tacoma. BEE-HIVE. .Contains Alum Manf. by Washington Mfg. Co., Ran Francisco. BON BON .... i ..... . .Contains Alum Msnf. bv Grant Chemical Co., Chicago. DEFIANCE Contains Alum Manf. by Portland Coffee 4 Spice Co., Portland. PORTLAND. . i. ..... Contains Alum Manf. by Beno & Ballis, Portland. The housekeeper should bear 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 is therefore usually indicated by the price. When your cane-seat chairs begin to wear oufmend 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 ootton 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 if desired. The back my be finished with a similar panel. '. Cause of the Coolness. Kate There seems to be a coolness between Harry and Hetty. - Bertha Yes; they had a little tiff, and she said she had about . made up her mind to enter a convent and take the veil, and Harry said he thought it would become her style of beauty won derfully. And now they won't even look at. one another. Boston Tran script. - . -- ' . - ' At Kenosha, Wis., the hod carriers have gained the nine-hour day; also an increase in wages of from $1.25 and $1.50 to $1.75, $2 and 2.25 a day. II Columbia Proved a Better Boat Than Shamrock. FIRST RACE WAS A FINE ONE The Columbia the Superior Boat In Both Windward and Leeward Sail ing Tho Cup Is Safe. New York,' Oct. 18. The cup which the old schooner America won so hand ily against all comers over the course around the Isle of Wight in 1851, and brought back across the ocean, will probably remain here another year, a defiance to the world. In a glorious breeze, over a windward and leeward course of SO miles, the Columbia scored against the Shamrock today in the first race of the 1899 series for the trophy. She bounded across the finish line fully a mile and a half ahead of the chal lenger, defeating her by 10 minutes and 14 seconds actual time, or 10 minutes and 8 seconds corrected time, after al lowing the six seconds' handicap which the Columbia must concede to the chal lenger on account of her longer water line. It was a decisive contest, a mag nificent race, magnificently sailed and magnificently won. There was lively jockeying behind the line before the start, and the Co lumbia got the better of it. She clear ly out-maneuvered her rival, eventually forcing her over the line first by half a length, but leaving the Columbia in the weather position. Close hauled on the starboard tack, the yachts plunged seaward, heeling to the 12-knot breeze. When the Columbia, her great yellow mainsail abroad off to starboard, swept across the finish line, the Shamrock was scarcely visible astern, only the outlines of her sail being seen. Ten minutes and 11 seconds in time elapsed between the finishing of the Columbia and the Shamrock, which means in dis tance about a mile and a half. i After the race, while the yachts were being towed back to their moorings, Sir Thomas Lipton'a steam yacht Erin ran up alongside the Columbia. The Erin's officers and men, led by Sir Thomas, gave three hearty cheers. They were quickly responded to with cheers from the Columbia's men. What the Flukes Cost. New York, Oct.' 18. The New York Yacht Club, which has the man agement of the cup races, is the prin cipal financial sufferer by the failures. The officers say that each attempt to race cost the club $3,000. This in cludes the ' club steamboat, the half dozen . tugs, and the incidental ex penses. It will be seen that the club has thus far expended $21,000 in the attempts to pull off one race. - It must expend at least $9,000 more, inasmuch as one yacht must win three times. The seven flukes have cost probably not far from $25,000, which has come out of the pockets of the people who wanted to see the yachts meet. Seattle-Tacoma Trolley. Portland, Oct. 18. Announcement comes from Tacoma that Clark & Sweeny, mining brokers of Spokane, have signed papers whereby they agree to invest $200,000 in the construction of the Taooma-Seattle electric railroad. Henry Bucey, local manager of the company, would neither affirm nor deny the report, stating that the com pany would not be ready to make any statement of its plans before next week. - It is understood that -the Spokane men named will secure stock, rather than a bonded interest in the company. Eastern capitalists are reported to be ready to buy bonds to the amount of $600,000, which sum is sufficient to build the road, leaving the $200,000 of Spokane money to provide the equip ment. New Fast Service. Chicago, Oct. 18. Chicago to San Francisco in 71 hours 73 hours actual time is the schedule on which the overland special on the Chicago & Northwestern road left the Wells street station last night, at 6:30, and inaugur ated the new fast service to and from California. The time formerly was 75 hours. The first stop west of Chicago, under the new schedule, is De Kalb, the 60 miles being covered in less than that number . of minutes. The first train will arrive in San Francisco the third day,at 5:30 P. M., Western time. The eastbound service makes the same reduction in time. . - Xyarge Shipment of Cold. Vancouver. B. C, jOct. 18. The largest shipment of Klondike gold that ever came out over the Lynn canal route is on the steamer Dirigo, which called here today from Skagway en ! route to Seattle. - There was nearly I 1 OKfl nnn iVmonl rt nrliih QH7 JlOfl f L.V. V. ) vm. 1 . " ",V JWUV was sent from the Dawson branch of the Canadian Bank of Commerce, and the remainder was .from the Alaska Commercial Company. Purser Lafarge had four armed men guarding the gold. The biggest nugget that has been found in the Barkerville district, Cari boo, has just been brought here. It weighs 17 ounces, and is worth $314. It was found by a Chinaman. , Northern Pacific Extension. Wallace, Idaho, Oct. 18. Work of building the Northern branch line up Nine Mile river is progressing. Offi cials say only 3 miles will be built this fall. -. Murdoch Will Contest Settled. Willows, Cal., Oct. 18. The Mur dock will contest case was settled today by the payment of $50,000 to : Mrs. Mary Helen Murdock, who contested the will of William Murdock. London, Oct. 18. The Berlin corre spondent of the Times notes the sudden interest the German press displays in Samoan affairs, and thinks it is unfor tunate that it occurred at a moment when "we are engaged by our own trouble in Africa, as giving an impres sion of a desire to take advantage of England's difficulties. Apparently, however, German popular opinion takes little interest in Samoa." ' s; ' Key West, Oct. 18. The new cases of yellow , fever number . nine. No deaths have been reported in the past 24 hours, . ; ACTIVITY IS WIDESPREAD. Volume and Value Testify to Prevailing . Prosperous Conditions. Brad street's says: Trade activity is widespread, all volume and value testi fying to prevailing prosperous condi tions. Only good reports are received from distributive trade centers, and some markets report fall demand as holding out longer than expected. Railway earnings, bank clearings, re turns and quotations of staple prices are all encouraging, pointing as they do to a maximum volume of business for this period of the year. Crop re turns for October bear our earlier im pressions of shortened yields of most leading agricultural products. Expec tation of more moderate yields of lead ing cereals is not confined to this conn try; the world's wheat crop will admit tedly be smaller, and rye, barley and oats yields are not expected to be so -large as a year ago. The higher range of prices of all staples, and particularly of agricultural products, will furnish a profitable balance of producers. The liberality of foreign demand is, perhaps, best - known in the September report of exports of leading products. Shipment of breadstuff's are as large as those of August, and there was natur ally . a heavy gain in cotton exports, which are doubled those of the same month a year ago. Totals of leading exports show an increase of 23 per cent over September, 1896, but a decrease of 8.5 per cent from September 1897, which witnessed very heavy shipments of breadstuffs. Wheat, ' including flour, shipments for the week aggregate 5,265,634 bush els, against 5,183,898 bushels last week, 4,729,996 bushels in the corre sponding week of 1898, 5,549,720 bush els in 1897, 4,156,817 bushels in 1896, and 2,409,446 bushels in 1895. Business failures in the United States number 164, as compared with 146 last week. PACIFIC COAST TRADE. Portland Market. Wheat Walla Walla, 6758o; Val ley, 68o; Bluestem, 60o per bushel. Flour Best grades, $3.25; graham, $2.65; superfine, $2.15 per barrel. . Oats Choice white, 85 86c; choice gray, 83 34o per bushel. Barley Feed barley, $1616.00; brewing, $18. 50 19 .00 per ton. Millstuffs Bran, $17 per ton; mid dlings, $22; shorts, $18; chop, $16 per ton. Hay Timothy, $9 11; clover, $7 8; Oregon wild hay, $6 per ton. Butter Fancy creamery, 4550o; seconds, 4042c; dairy, 80 35c; tore, 22X27Mc ; Eggs 20 22 o per dozen. , Cheese Oregon full cream, 13c; Young America, 14c; new cheese 10c per pound. Poultry Chickens, mixed, $3.00 4.00 per dozen; hens, $4.50; springs, $2.003.50; geese, $6.00 7 for old; $4.506.50 for young; ducks, $4.50 5.00 per dozen; turkeys, live, 14o per pound. Potatoes 5060o per sack; sweets, 22o per pound.. -; Vegetables Beets, $1; turnips, 90oj per sack; garlic, 7o per pound; cauli flower, 75o per dozen; parsnips, $1; beans, 66o per pound; celery, 70 75o per dozen; cucumbers, 60o per box; peas, 34o per pound; tomatoes, 25o per box; green, corn, 12 15o per dozen. Hops 7 10c; 1897 crop, 56o. Wool Valley, 1213o per pound; Eastern Oregon, 814o; mohair, 27 BOc per pound. Mutton Gross, best sheep, wethers and ewes, 8)c; dressed mutton, 6 7c per pound; lambs, 7o per pound. '. Hogs Gross, choice heavy, $5.00; light and feeders, $4.50; dressed, $6.007.00 per 100 pounds. ; Beef Gross, top steers, $3.50 4.00; cows, $3 3.50; dressed beef, 6 7Jc) per pound. Veal Large, 67c; small, 8 8o per pound. Seattle Markets. Onions, new, $1.25 1.50 per sack. Potatoes, new, 75c$l. Beets, per sack, $1.10. Turnips, per sack, 75o. Carrots, per sack,. 90c. ' - Parsnips, per sack,- 90c. Cauliflower, 75o per dozen. Cabbage, native and California, $1 1.25 per 100 pounds. Peaches, 6580o. .Apples, $1.25 1.50 per box. Pears, $1.001.25 per box. Prunes, 60o per box. . Watermelons, $1.50. Cantaloupes, 50 75o. : Butter Creamery, 28o per pound; dairy, 17 22c; ranch, I217o per pound . ' - Eggs 2728o. " -Cheese Native, 1314o. Poultry 14c; dressed, 15)c. Hay Puget Sound timothy, $8 11; choice Eastern Washington timothy, $14 15. Corn Whole, $23.00; cracked, $23; feed meal, $23. Barley Rolled or ground, per ton, $21; whole, $22. , Flour Patent, per barrel, $3.50; blended straights, $3.25; California, $3.25; buckwheat flour, $3.50; gra ham, per barrel, $2.90; whole wheat flour, $8.00; rye flour, $3.75. Millstuffs ;Bran, per ton, $15.00; shorts, per ton, $16.00. Feed Chopped feed, $20.50 per ton; middlings, per ton, $22; oil cake mealr per ton, $35.00. ' Ban Praneiseo Market. Wool Spring Nevada, 1214opei pound; Eastern Oregon, 12 15c; Val ley, 17 19c; Northern, 8 10c. Hops 1899, crop, 912o per pound. ' Onions Yellow, 7585o .per sack. Bnttei: Fancy creamery 29 80c; do seconds, 25 28c;. fancy dairy, 24 25o; do seconds, 20 22o per pound. Eggs Store,2227c; fancy ranch, 8688o, Millstuffs Middlings, $18.50 20.00; nran, $16.50 17.50. Hay Wheat $6 9. 50; wheat and oat $6.008.60; - best barley $5.00 7.00; alfalfa, $5.007.00. per ton; straw, 25 85o per bale. . Potatoes Early Rose, 4050o; Ore gon Burbanks, $1.251.50; river Bur banks, 50 75c; Salinas Burbanks, 90c$1.10 per sack. ; , Citrus Fruit Oranges, Valencia, $2. 75 3. 25; Mexican limes, $4.00 5.00; California lemons 75o$1.60; do choice $1. 75 2.00 per box. Tropical Fruits Bananas; $1.50 2.50 per bunch; pineapples, nom inal;. Persian dates, 66o per pound. - ,. . . :