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Newspaper Page TextUNION Estab. July. 188T. GAZETTE Eatab. Dee, 1862. (Cossoli.ateiIFeli.1899. CORVAIiLIS, BENTON COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAECH 2, 1300. VOL. XXX VII. NO. 10. M NEWS OF THE IYEEK From All Parts of the Nev World and the Old. OF INTEREST TO OUR READErtS Comprehensive Review of the Impot- ' ant Happening; of the Past Week Called From the Telegraph Columns Leander J. McCormick. of McCor- mick harvester fame, is dead. Eev. James Smart, president of Por- due University, LaFayette, Ind., w dead. , - -The Nez Perces Indians will Boon Ret nearly $200,000 from the govern ment. ' " - ' : - Pacific Coast Steamship Company's stevedores at Vancouver, B. C, are on a strike. - All business at Mafeking is now con ducted in "bomb-propf" underground chambers. "Operations in. the Philippines are drawing to a close and police will re place soldiers. ' Contract has been let for the erection of a new oil and guano factory near As toria, Oregon. ; '. The Southern Paciflo Railroad Com pany has established a relief depart ment for its employes. The Fair estate has failed to break down Mrs. Craven's testimony relative to her marriage with the senator. Admiral Dewey says that if the Nic aragua canal is to be a neutral path way, fortifications are unnecessary. -Women's rights have made such progress in Chile that ' already two thirds of the public school teachers are women. - Leslie E. Keeley, inventor of tho Keeley cure for the liquor habit, died at his borne in Los Angeles, Cal., of heart disease. The sultan will pay for the losses of Americans in Turkey during the Ar menian troubles. Tho sum involved is about 100,000. " General Hector McDonald, com manding the Highland brigade and leading in the pursuit of Cronje's -forces, is severely wounded. Representative Lentz, of Ohio, intro duced in the house a bill to provide for the public distribution ' of a United States map to all schools in tho United States. t- . Upon representations of the Spanish government to the effect that some of the islands south of the Philippine archipelago, which had been token possession of by the United States gun boats, were the 'property of Spain, the authorities of the state department have examined the charts and con cluded to direct the withdrawal of our claims to the islands of Caygayen. Sn lu and Subutu, both of which lio with out the boundary lines laid down by the treaty of Paris. British have occupied Colenso. At Detroit, Mich., Tom Sharkey knocked out Jim Jeffords in the second round. Trains bearing provisions, fuel and passengers are now to be started for Kimberley. . Queen Victoria has appealed to re tired members of the army to enlist for Dome defense. John Pentella, of Astoria, has sued the Clatsop Mill Company for $20,000 for the loss of an arm. A split in the Populist National Con vention, being held at Lincoln, Neb., Two tickets will be put in the field. Charles E. Macrutn, lato consul at Pretoria, in the Transvaal, furnishes proof of his charges against tho British censor. Filipino guerillas who attacked a squad of Americans on February 2, killing a corporal, are to be tried be fore a military commission on the charge of murder. The steamer Coptic brought to a local San Francisco company 1,840 sacks of ore concentrats from the mines of Corea, and is the second similar con signment within a few months. The war department has issued a statement that the receipts of publio funds in the Philippino islands, be ginning August 13, 1898, and ending December 31, 1899, amount to $6,G96, 090. , The Metropolitan Museum of Art Treasures, of New York, in their annual report, state the value of Turner's Grand Canal, Venice, bequeathed to the museum by Cornelius Vanderbilt, as $100,000. In Chicago, 500 men employed by the Gneral Electral Railway Copmany, fought with employes of the Western Indiana Railroad Company for the pos session of the Dearlwrn street crossing. A dozen men were injured. Judge Seaman, in the United States district court at Chicago, issued an order denying the injunction prayed for by the Chicago Tribune against the Associated Press. This grew out of alleged infringements of copyright. Rear Admiral Bradford estimates the cost of the Pacific cable at $10,000,000. Dreyfus is still in Southern France, where his health shows continued im provement. Eli Jimerson. full-blooded Indian treasurer of the Seneca nation, is $1,000 short in his accounts. During last year 44,000 imigrants settled in Canada. The number from the United States is 11,000, or about 2,000 more than last year. Imperial German regulations pre venting practice of medicine by women have been recinded. You can take out spots from wash goods by rubbing them with the yolk of eggs before washing. - William Kerr, of Providence, R. I., is still pursuing his trade of watchmaker after 86 years' work nt that business. He is 83 years old. In the paper mill owned by Gov. Crane, at Dalton, Massachusetts, work men who become to old to labor are retired on their regular salary as long as they live. LATER NEWS. Cronje has surrendered. Puget Sound salmon packers have combined. A big pro-Boer meeting was held in Detroit, Mich. National Bimetallists will meet in Kansas City in July. - The Trans-Mississippi congress will meet in Houston, Texas, on April 17. In a battle with tho Yaquis, Mexican troops lost over 200 in killed and wounded. Hamilton H. Greysou, former post master at Manila, died in Philadel phia, of hiccoughs. Two Pittsburg tin plato works have resumed operations, giving employ ment to 1,000 workingmen. Dr. A. Wright, of Buffalo, president of the American Institute of Homeo paths, is dead, aged 74 years. Fire in Montreal destroyed the Theater Francais and nearly an entire block, causing a loss of $100,000. Catholics in New York are seeking the privilege of teaching their religion in the public schools at certain hours. The United States government will build roads and wharves and 2,400 miles of telegraph line this year in Alaska. ' Pugilist Tom Sharkey threatens to retire from the ring unless he can ar range a -match with Fitzsimmons or Jeffries. The United States supreme court has denied the application of Captain Oberlin Carter to bring his case into that court. The Interstate .Commerce Commis sion's session at Norfolk, Neb., is inves tigating alleged discrimination in freight rates. , In London, tho Grand theater, where Henry Irving and other actors have been in the habit of beginning provin cial tours, was gutted by fire. Admiral Dewey lost his prizo money case, the court of claims deciding that the Spanish fleet in Manila bay was not superior to the American. He was awarded $9,750. . .. Ten ot the leading chain works in the United States will be combined and operation continued under the management of the Standard Chain Works Company. Full powers havo been granted to Henry L. Wilson, United States min ister to Chili, to sign a treaty of extra dition he has negotiated with the Chilean government. An Old Maids' convention was held at Cynwyd, Pa. Prizes were awarded or the oldest, the handsomest, the smallest and the tallest maidens that attended the convention. A boiler in the Pullman Lumber Company's sawmill, at Pullman, Ark., exploded, killing six men. Colonel W. S. King, ex-congressman nd a national character for the past 10 years, died at Minneapolis. - Northern Ohio is in the throes of a fierce blizzard. .. Trains on the trunk lines, .especially west-bound, were de layed. Desperate engagement between the British and Boers north of the Tugela resulted :n the English being twice re pulsed. The Gsrman steamer Admiral has Arrived at Lourenco Marques with 110 passengers, mostly Germans, who will join the Boer forces. The Japanese minister to the United States, Jutaro Komura, has been noti fied by cable from Japan of his appoint ment as minister to Russia. A young dentist of New York city shot the wife of the man who befriend ed him and then committed suicide. Jealousy was the cause of the crime. The Platteville Powder mills, Plat- toville, Wis., were wrecked by an ex plosion, killing three men and badly injuring one. several buildings were destroyed. A steamer believed to be the Cali- tornian, of the Allan line, is ashore off Fort Williams, Portland, (Me. ) harbor. She . was heavily laden with grain, bound for Liverpool. In Chicago, 600 machinists employed by Frazer & Chalmers and Croley & Co., are on a strike, on account of the alleged refusal of their employes to recognize the union. Four of the five members of the new Philippine commission have been selected. They are: Judge Taft, .of Ohio; Luke T. Wright, of Tennessee; H. C. Ide, of Vermont, and ' Dean Worcester, of Michigan. The plague in India continues viru lent. There were 583 victims in Bom bay city during the week ending Febru ary 16. With 61,000.000 people affect ed by the famine and only about 4,000,- )00 in receipt of relief, the country is in a bad plight. A preacher of New Britain, Conn., whose love for preaching has entirely overcome his desire for ordinary labor, was given the alternative of obtaining a position by which he could support his family or go to jail to continue his religions studies. He had spent his time expounding his doctrines on street corners, and since October had pro vided nothing for his family. The total wealth of American colleges and universities is $250,000,000. A geological survey expert has found much coal in the Philippines, but no precious metals. In St. Joseph, Mo., there is offered a bounty of $600 for every highwayman that is killed. ' The German foreign office says the change in Chinese emperors is of no importance to Europe and the powers will not act. Mrs. William Ewart Gladstone at tained her eighty-eighth birthday re jcently, and the bells of Harwarden I church were rung in honor of the 'occasion. I President Loubet of France declares that when his term of office ends he ' will not seek the office again, but will retire to his old home farm, as he is tired of politics. ' Robert Fitzsimmons now proclaims that he was drugged when he was ' whipped by James Jeffries for the championship of the world at Coney Island last June. Y CASE IN THE 8Ut Voted 34 to 28 to Consider the Resolution. DANIEL OPENED THE DEBATE Resumption of Discussion of tbe Hi irallan BUI Pettlgrew's Boer Rese- lotion Foraker Replies to Tea. Washington, Feb. 26. Today's ses 6ion of the senate was unusually inter esting from the verv beginning. In spite of vigorous and influential oppo sition, Penrose, of Pennsylvania, sue' ceeded in getting he Quay case before the senate, and during the afternoon three notable speeches were delivered After a sharp parliamentary squabble, Penrose moved that the resolution in volving the seating of Quay be taken up for consideration. On an aye and no vote the motion prevailed, 34 to 28 The majority was so decisive as to cause some surprise. It is known that some senators who will vote, if the op portunity be offerd, to seat Quay, today voted against the consideration of the case, while on the contrary others who voted for consideration probably will vote against seating him. The vote cannot, therefore, be regarded as a test of Quay's absolute strength in the sen ate. Following: the taking up of the resolution, Daniel, of Virginia, deliver ed a speech in which he vigorously sup ported Quay's right to a seat. , Vest, of Missouri, and Foraker, of Ohio, deliv ered notable speeches anent the Ha wanan government bill. Both were constitutional arguments, Foraker's being a reply to that of Vest. CRONJE IS UNBEATEN. Praise for tbe Boer General for His Gallantry. London, Feb. 26. General Cronje is still unbeaten. No other construction is placed upon the three days' silence of Lord Roberts. Yet no one sees how it is humanly possible, ' judging from the descriptions of his situation Wed nesday, for him to resist so long. Great Britain does not withhold admiration for the valor of a losing fight against such odds. The British cavalry patrols sent by Lord Methuen north of Kimberley dis covered the ' Boers concentrating, whether for defense or offense is simply conjecture. The Boers seem to be retiring from General Gatacre's front at Sterkstrom in order to reinforce the Free Staters. Ladysmith had not been relieved when the latest news left Natal, two days ago. The Boers had then retired half way between Ladysmith and Col- M ethuen In Charge of Kimberley. Kimberley, Feb. 26. Lord Methuen arrived here Tuesday. He will act as administrator of Kimberley district, extending southward to Orange river. Colonel Kekewich will remain in com mand of the local forces. The issue of siege soup ceases today. There are 64 Boer prisoners here. Casualties at PaardebergV London, Feb. 26. An official report gives 146 men Kiueu at raardenerg Drift, February 18, including 63 High landers and 18 Canadians. BAD PHILADELPHIA FIRE. One Woman Killed and Several. Others Seriously Injured. Philadelphia, Feb. 26. One woman was killed, several others were severely injured' and propeity valued at $500, 000 was destroyed by fire which broke out tonight in the heart of the whole sale millinery district. The burned area covers nearly two. acres. The wo man killed was Clara Cohen, 26 years of age, a seamstress in the employ of Harris and Bernard Cohen. She met her death by jupming from the fifth floor of the building in which the fire started. Among the most seriously hurt was Clara Udor, who fell from the third floor of the same building. ' The fire started in the third floor of 721 Arch street, occupied by Simon May, manufacturer of straw goods, and spread to the big six-story builing ad joining on the east occupied by Bowe, Dingan & Company, dealers in whole sale millinery goods. This structure was also soon entirely consumed. By this time the builing on the west of the May building, occupied by head offices of the Northern Life Assurance Company, Park & Purdeu, barristers; Roath Bros., and C. F. Turner, brokers; F. H. Butler, broker; Keene Furniture Company, the Grand Opera house, R. G. Dun & Co., and the Dominion Loan & Savings Company's place were in i blase. All these buildings are in Bonner's Stock Farm. New York, Feb. 24. The Bonner stock farm at Tarrytown, N. Y., is not to pass out of existence, despite the sale of all the trotters and pacers which belonged to the late Robert Bon ner, except Maud S. David Bonner will manage the farm, where blooded horses will be bred. The stallions Highland Baron and Baron Review have been bought from the stud with a number of Electioneer horses. The Plague at Aden. Aden, Feb. 26. Six cases of plague and one death have occurred here. Drastic measures have been taken to prevent the spread of the disease. In fected areas have been isolated. Condemned Chinaman's Snlelde. Salt Lake, Feb. 26.--Low Sing, a Chinaman, recently convicted of mur der at Bingham City, and sentenced to be shot, committed suicide by hanging himself in his cell this morning. Yaqui Prisoners. Chisago, Feb. 26. A special to the Record from Guadalajara, Mex., says: The 600 Yaqui prisoners, recently taken from the Yaqui country to Man zanillo, have left Colirmt for Guadala jara. They are guarded by three com panies of government troops. The trip will be long and fatiguing, as the Sierra Madre mountains have to be crossed. - 7 A strike of the machinists of Brook- ton, Mass., began to enforce a petition for a nine-hour day, instead of Iff hours, with the same pay. LETTERS FROM BADEN-POWELL Commander at Mafeking Describes Town's Long Siege. tbe London, - Feb. 26. Extracts from Colonel Baden-Powell's letters to his relatives are published in an illustrated weekly. He writes: "Here I sit in my bomb-proof bu reau, writing these letters. Around me is a telephonic communication with each one of my outposts. At each of these outposts a telescope keeps constant watch on the Boer outposts and guns. As soon as it is seen which way their fire is about to be directed. the wiie communications are set to work and a bell, with which each de fensive quarter is provided, clangs in that part of town where the shell is about to fall; and all in the open go to the ground like rabbits. Generally speaking, most of us, unless duty takes us out, keep pretty close during the day; but we come out and take the air at night. The Boers usually finish pounding us toward evening, or just send us a few sheila before the sun goes down." One thing Colonel Baden-Powell has not neglected. He has effectually swept Mafeking clear of all suspected traitors. Those who are not outside are shut up in particularly strong quarters. He says: "I have 47 prisoners, including the late station master at Mafeking, all ol whom were rather more than suspected of treasonable correspondence with the enemy." The paper goes on to say: "One dark night, a few weeks ago, a Kaffir stole away from the outpsts of the lit tie beleagured township. With the subtile instinct of those children of the veldt, which has been lost to civilized man, he made his way through the net work of encircling trenches and laagers and set his face to the north and Bulu- wayo. He carried a couple of assegais, a few mealies and a pipe. The latter may have seemed of little importance, but in the stem of that pipe lay the message from the cheerful, confident chief, which, after a journey to Dela goa Bay, gives to us at home those in teresting details of the resistance, offer ed by the town to the Boer siege." He telis how, even at Mafeking, be fore war came to them, people were ready to underestimate the charactei of the hostilities likely to ensue, and pooh-poohed the necessity of making any special provision against Boer artil lery. But Golonel Baden-Powell was not the man to be swayed by such ostrich-like conduct. . ; "I have come here to hold this town," he said. Straightway, before any enemy appeared on the horizon, he set about marking out the line of his exterior defense works, and, with that common sense which is the best test oi the true soldier, at once directed the construction of ample shell-proof cover against the guns which at that time seemed so chimerical to the people of Mafeking. "Each one of the outworks," he writes, "all around the town was at once provided with underground shell- proof accommodation for the whole of its garrison. The town it sell was oiviaea into three or four sections, each of which had its own arrangements for defense. ' In each, big mounds of earth have been thrown up, with good inter' ior anartments. all constructed of the handiest material, such as wall sup ports and roof cross beams of railway metals, with panelings and roofings of corrugated iron." He then tells us how he converted the cellars of several houses into safe retreats of a similar kind, and, by means of banking huge mounds of earth immediately overhead, they rendered good service to the garrison and the inhabitants on the day when the Boer artillery began to rain shot and shell on the devoted little town. But the perfect, machine like system which holds sway at Mafeking is per haps the most interesting fact about the siege. Go into any well known ODtician's store and you will find the men hard at work turning out as many glasses as they can make in the short est possible time, chiefly telescopes of great range, now urgently needed by our troops in South Africa. The in adequacy of our supply at the front has put us to serious disadvantage through out the theater of war. Not so at Mafeking. Her wily chief, from the earliest moment, saw to that, and he tells us how he has them in constant use. in the center 01 tne Deieagurea town is a big traverse or mound of earth. - Inside this mound is the brain of Mafeking, Baden-Powell In Northern Cape Colony. Arundel, Feb. 26. Colonel Hender son's squadron of the Inmskillings, with two guns, re'eonnoitered westward to Mooifontein Farm, on the direct road to Colesbnrg and Hanover. They got close to the Boers in the hills, and were fired on. They quickly got their guns in position and shelled the hills. Evidently the Boers were driven out, retiring northward, when they came under the fire of two other guns, sup ported by a company of Australians, near the British western post on Dra goon Hill. Colonel Henderson pro ceeded to Mooifontein Farm, which he now occupies. The British patrols from Hanover also came out that far. The Boers are not in great force. They have been persistently followed all day and have withdrawn a consid erable distance northward. Fire in London, Ont. London, Ont., Feb. 26. The Ma sonic temple, the finest structure m the city, was destroyed by fiie today. The loss is estimated at $200,000. The Great Northwestern telegraph office and Grand Opera house, which occu pied part of the building, are among the places ruined. A mote may be removed from the eye, or the pain at least alleviated, by putting a grain of flaxseed under tne lid. Caused by Gasoline Explosion. Birmingham, Ala., Feb. 26.- The ex Dlosion of a casoline stove in the basement of the Metropolitan hotel this afternoon was followed by a fire which burned that building and the Hewlett block, adjoining, causing a loss of about $160,000. A number of guests in the Metropolitan hotel were lowered from their rooms by means of ropes. The Oregon Editors. I New Orleans, Feb. 26. Tae Oregon delegation of editors, numbering 30, arrived here safely. They will go to Vicksburg tomorrow, returning Monday. Wreck of the Californian Ofl the Maine Coast. PASSENGERS ARE ALL SAFE Tbe Vessel Went on a Reef in the Har bor of Portland, Maine, During i Heavy Storm. Portland, Me., Feb 27 The big Allan fine steamship Californian, which left her dock at midnight, went ashore on Rant Island ledge, just outside the harbor, a few minutes after the pilot left her this morning All the passengers are safe, though still aboard. Most of the local seafaring men are of the opinion that the rocks have penetrated the bottom of the vessel in several places, and they doubt very much if she can be saved. The vessel is -valued at $3,000,000; .the cargo at $300,000. There are six cabin, five intermediate and 10 steerage passengers, beside crew of 75 men. The Californian was in charge of Pilot Edward L. Parsons, and at the time he left her the wind was blowing haid from the southeast, and a heavy rain was falling. : Pilot Parsons left tbe ship on reaching the bell buoy of Cushing's Island Point, after he gave the officers of tbe ship the course. Ten minutes later the Californian was hard and fast aground on Ram Island ledge This is a reef that runs out from Ram island and the ship had gone several points off her course when she struck, The ship is lying under the lee of Ram island, on the ledge, and although the waves are breaking with great force, the long ledge acts as a breakwater and protects the ship. The local officials feel confident that the ship can be floated. ' The conditions are now fav orable. The Californian was bound to Glas gow by way of Halifax. Captain Bare? lay says that the hold is full of water, the fires are extinguished, - there is i heavy sea, but the passengers are per fectly safe. The cargo- of 3,000 tons consists mainly of meats, lard, apples. cheese and grain. The greater part of the cargo was probably insured by the consignees. It is not known whether the ship was insured. ine Eteamship . California, now named the Californian, was built on the Clyde and launched in 1891. She is built of milled steel, is classed Al in Lloyd's special survey, and with ad ditional strengthening over Lloyd's requirements to comply, with the de mands of the admiralty for transport service. Her length is 400 feet, beam 46 feet and depth of hold.' 32 feet 8 inches. Her tonnage capacity is 5,000 tons. She is divided into eight com' partments, tne bulkheads of which are all carried to the upper deck. These, with the cellu.ar double bottom, insure the greatest an ount of safety in case of accident. Postoffloe Bobbed. Independence, Feb. 27. The post' omce was broken into this morning after 3 o'clock and over $600 was se cured; the amount of cash was $212.95, and stamps $400. An entrance was made by taken but a window pane in a rear room, and then a panel of the door, thus giving admission to the office. The tools were stolen from a black smith shop in town. A hole was drilled in the outside door of the office safe, just above the handle, and the hole in the inner door was made just above the combination lock, and powder was used to blow the safe open. The robbery was not discovered until about 10 o'clock today, when several dollars' worth of stamps were found be hind the adjoining harness shop by W H. Craven, which led to an investiga tion. It is thought that the thieves have been in town for the past two days, and could be easily identified. The money lost belonged to Postmaster J. A. Wheeler. v Cremation of Plague Victims. Chicago, Feb. 26. A special to the Record from Honolulu, February 18, via San Francisco, says: As there are no facilities for cremation at Kahului, where the latest advices show that the black plague has broken out, the seven bodies of those who have died from the dread disease were cremated in the open air on the beach at night by pil ing up an immense amount of fire wood for a fire. The harbor was full of ships at the time and ' the sight from the decks of the vessels of the burning of the plague victims is described as a weird one. Fight on Burmah-Chlnese Boundary. Rangoon, British Burmah, Feb. 24. A British official attached to the boundary commission, named Hertz, while touiing in the Burmah-Chinese frontier with an escort, has engaged and routed two considerable forces of hostile Chinese from Mirkawgpa, kill ing the leader of the Chinese and 70 Chinese. . " Mill, Elevator and Grain Burned. Halifaxx, Feb. 27. The works of the Maritime Milling Company at New Glasgow, were destroyed by 'fire today, with a grain elevator and thousands of bushels of grain. The loss was $150,000. Fireman Killed, Others Injured. Detroit, Feb. 27. Fire tonight, in the plant of the Detroit Steel & Spring Company's works, destroyed both the company's rolling mills, causing a loss of $100,000, fully insured.' Fireman Timothy Keohane was crushed by a falling stack and killed. A hospita? ambulance, running to the scene, col lided with a swiftly runnning electric car. . The ambulance was smashed to pieces, and its occupants, Driver Frank Dertheaur and Dr. J. T. McKittrick, were badly bruised and shocked. Dan Rice, the Circus Clown. New York, Feb. 24. Dan Rice, the veteran circus clown, died at Long Branch, N. J., tonight, after a linger ing illness, aged 77 years. Mr. Rice had been in ill health for several months. He suffered from Blight's disease, but was able to go out driving until a week ago, when he took to his bed. His real name was Daniel Mc Laren. Svdner. N. S.W.. Feb. 27. Annthar case of bubonic Dlairae has devnlnnAd here '.and several persons have been quarantined. BIG FIRE NEAR PARIS. Aeries of Alcohol Explosions Injure ISO People. Paris, Feb. 28. As a result of a fire that broke out this morning at St. Quen, a suburb of Paris, in a collection of alcohol and oil stores, a series of ex plosions occurred, spreading the flames until a block of six immense ware houses was involved in a huge con flagration. A great concourse of spectators had assembled, and had approached too near, wlien suddenly the explosions occurred. A large number of people, including some firemen, were more 01 less injured. . The last explosion oc curred at 6 o'clock this afternoon, when it was thought that much danger had been averted. Thirty persons were in jured by flying debris. The official compilation shows that 150 were hurt, and quite a number seriously. The fire broke out at 8 o'clock, from some cause as yet unknown, and had obtained firm hold before it was dis covered. It progressed without excit ing incidents during tho morning, -and at 1 o'clock had been gotten under con trol. At 4 o'clock, however, tho fall ing walls permitted the flames to reach a number of alcohol vats, and then the explosions began to take place. The block of warehouses was - almost sur rounded by nnocenpied ground, over which the burning alcohol spread when the buildings collapsed, resembling a sea of flames, and causing consternation throughout the district. People in the dwellings near by began hastily remov ing their furniture. The suffocating heat and fumes seriously hampered the work of the fire brigade. A number of engines were sent from Paris to assist. The firemen worked fearlessly, and more than once were precipitated to the ground by falling .roofs and walls. A detachment of soldiers aided the firemen in emptying the adjacent houses of furniture. Ambulances were busy in carrying victims to the neigh boring hospitals. Fortunately the flames did not reach the immense reservoirs of petroleum. The loss is estmated at 2,000,000 francs. YAQUIS HARD FIGHTERS. Mexicans Lose More Than 80O in Cue Battle. ' Chicago, Feb. 28. A special to the Chronicle from Potam, Sonora, Mexico, says: The Mexican Federal troops, under General Torres, have saved Guay mas from the Yaquis, but by dint of the fiercest fighting of the war, and a sacrifice of 200 soldiers. The town here is filled with wounded, and all public buildings are utilized. Torres anticipated the surprise the Yaquis in tended. The Indians were accompanied by 10 adventurers, miners and cow boys, who acted as commanders of sep arate companies of 40 men each. . The Yaquis had also a Maxim gun, which had been smuggled through at Bisbee, A. T.t in a load of machinery. The gun was manipulated, the Mexicans say, by two ex -rough riders. Torres reached here Thursday after noon and decided to divide his army of 700 men into two divisions. Tbe first and strongest, flanked by the gunboat Democrata, left here at daybreak Fri day morning. No scouts preceded the force and the first intimation of the presence of the Yaquis was a wither ing fire from the Maxim and a rifle volley from concealed fortifications in a dense thicket. The first division re treated in confusion, and was sheltered in the timber growth along the river. More than 100 men fell at the first fire. The Democrata then steamed up and swept the thicket with her machine gun, but evidently ineffectively. Her forward decks were swept, and the pro tected upper decks peppered with bul lets from the Maxim. Ten sailors and First Lieutenant Rambolo, of the army were killed. The Democrata drifted for more than half a mile until a bend in the river sheltered her. Late in the afternoon hill signals showed the waiting commanders of the first division that the second detach ment had reached the neighboring heights to the southeast in its flank movements. A simultaneous attack was then made from the front and flank, and the Indians retreated. The Maxim gun, disabled and useless, was brought to Potam and 73 Indians, the official report states, were found dead During the first fire of the Yaquis 23 Mexican Federals were driven into the river in a panic, and drowned; The total Mexican loss was 227. The Dem ocrata has been taken to Guaymas for repairs. This is the first time the Yaquis have made use of fortifications. Building Burned in Chicago. Chicago, Feb. 27. Fire today de stroyed a four-story brick building at 51-55 Jefferson street, causing a loss of $65,000, divided among the following firms: Lammert & Mann, machinery; William W. Vernon, gas machinery; James Barry & Co., pattern makers; Hartley Electric Company; George H. Nye, pump manufacturer; Charles H. Bendham, pattern maker. Two Frozen Bodies Found. Buffalo, N. Y., Feb. 27. The storm which has raged since yesterday after noon, with a maximum wind velocity of 65 miles, abated tonight. The body of a farmer was found frozen stiff in a snow drift about a mile from the city. Near Warsaw, the body of John Car mody was found frozen. Soldiers' Clothing Deficiency. San Francisco, Feb. 28. Upon the request of Major Oscar F. Long, quar termaster, United States volunteers, depot quartermaster in this city, a board of survey met in his office today, to examine into, report upon and fix the responsibility for an alleged deficiency of clothing and equipage shipped by Major Long to the quartermaster at Manila, P. I., and for deficiency and damage to quartermaster's stores re ceived at the depot in this city from various posts. Chinese will Resist. New York, Feb.. 28. A dispatch to the Herald from Peking says: John Fowler, United States . consul at Che Foo, announces that 4,000 native troops have gathered at the border loute of the new German railway to await the arrival of the German troops. ' The natives are determined to resist the con struction oi the railroad. Albany, N. Y., Feb. 27. Fir de stroyed three buildings of the Troy Malleable Iron Works today; loss $150,000. One thousand employes will be thrown out of work, He Surrendered His Army Unconditionally. BOER FORCES CONCENTRATING Large Force to Defend Bloemfonteln Stubborn Resistance at Paardeberg Was for Gaining Time. London, Feb. 28. The war office has received the following dispatch from Lord Roberts: Paardeberg, Feb. ' 28. General Cronje and all of his force capitulated unconditionally, at daylight and is now a prisoner in my camp. The strength of his force will be communicated later: 1 hope that her majesty's government will consider this event satisfactory, occurring as it does on the anniversary 01 MajuDa." MASSING AN ARMY. Boers Are Concentrating at Bloemfon tein. lxmaon, eD. 28. The Boers are assembling an army near Bloemfon tein. with which to dispute the invasion of Lord Roberts. This intelligence comes from Pre toria by way of Lurenco Marques. The commandos are described as "hastening from all quarters of the two repub lies." No estimate is made of their numbers, but the withdrawal of the Boers from most of. the places where they have been in contact with the British, except tbe district near Lady' smith, may raise the resisting force to 30.000 men. This figure assumes that the Boers have between 60,000 and 70, 000 men in the field. ine gathering of this army across the path of Lord Roberts gives signifi cance to General Cronje's steadfast de fense. He has engaged the corps oi Lord Roberts for 10 days, and has given time for the dispersed Boer factions to get together and to prepare positions to receive the advance of the British when Lord Roberts moves forward. SPOKE AGAINST QUAY. Turley Began the Formal Debate In the ' Senate. 1 Washington, Feb. 28. Formal die cussion of the right of Senator Quay to a seat in the senate as a member from Pennsylvania was begun today by Turley, of Tennessee. He presented constitutional argument against the seating of Quay, which was given close attention by his colleagues.- He will conclude his speech tomorrow. Con sideration of the Hawaiian' government bill brought out a lively discussion be tween Tillman and Spooner, in which the former admitted that ballot boxes had been stuffed and negroes had been shot down in the South . to maintain white domination. An amendment was made to the bill striikng out the property qualification of voters for mem bers of the legislature, but little other progress was made. ' The general debate upon the Puerto Rican tariff bill was today extended until tomoirow night. . Interest - cen tered in tne conferences which were going on among the Republican leaders and the dissenting Republicans in their efforts to compromise their differences on the bill. Pennsylvania Town on Fire. Pittsburg, Feb. 28. At 1 o'clock this morning fire was discovered in Wilson's billiard hall, Main street, Clarion, ra.r ana in a snort time an entire block of business buildings was destroyed. The loss is estimated at $150,000. Judge W. W. Barr, the oldest inhabitant and a prominent poli tician, dropped dead from excitement The water pipes are frozen. 'At i o'clock this morning the fire was still raging and not under control. Snow was being piled up in huge piles, and teams were used to cart it to the scene of the fire. Huge bonfires were lit at all fire plugs, but at late reports the water had not thawed out. The near est town is Edenburg, 10 miles away, and there is no possibility of getting help there. Fell Down a Shaft. fccranton, .ra., r eo. 28 our men were killed this morning in the Mount Pleasant mine by the breaking of 1 mine carriage. The killed are: Wil ham Gilbert, Thomas Williams, John Rogan and Frank Woodward"1 The men were descending on the mine carriage to the sixth vein. When it reached ine nitn vein tne carriage, which was going down at a rapid rate, struck an adjustable shelf, which was left pro jecting, breaking the bottom of the carriage and dropping the men . to tbe pit 75 feet below. Gilbert and Rogan were killed instantly, while Williams and Woodward lived only a short time Chicago Summer Resort Burned. Chicago, Feb. 28. Franz . Thiel mann's summer garden, with its palm House, stage and other buildings, and the broad sweep of water pavillion threading the edge of the lake, the breathing spot for thousands of merry- maKing 101 k tnrougnout the summer evenings, burned early today. The loss was $50,000; insurance $6,000. Tin Plate Works Resume. Pittsburg, Feb. 28. The Mononga hela Tin Plate Works and the Star Tin Plate Works, both owned by the American Tin Plate Company, which have been closed two months, resumed operations today. The two employ 1,000 workmen. Richard Hovey Is Dead. New York, Feb. 28. Richard Hovey, the poet, professor of English literature in Barnard College, is aead in this city of apoplexy, aged 85 years. Cleveland, Feb. 27. The storm which began on Friday night reached its height today. The temperature here was near the zero mark, and a fierce gale from the northwest blew all day. During the most of the day snow fell also. Street cars were oper ated with difficulty. The storm was general throughout Northern Ohio. At Youngstown, it was 14 degrees below zero. Savannah, Ga., Feb. 28. President H. W. Comer, of the Central railroad of Georgia, died here today, - Be had been ill fur some tune, SPRING TRADE ENLARGING. General Distribution Is of Fairly Good Volume. Brad street's reivew of trade says: General distribution of trade is of fairly good volume, although affected by weather conditions and holidays. Spring business is enlarging at many markets East and West, the presence of buyers being encouraged by special passenger rates. A softening of prices of speculatively dealing staples is to be noted, but the reactions are of narrow extent. Foreign demand for wheat remains small, American stocks are large, and farmers are reported holding supplies back, and crop-damage scares are dis counted by mild weather. The strength of corn has been a feature, for eign demand being of good proportions, and this has furnished a supporting element in the wheat market. There is a larger volume of business in pig iron at some markets, but less at others, and prices of that product are quite steady. Structural iron continues active, in dicating heavy building operations the coming spring and summer. ' Foreign iron markets retain all their old strength, and lower ocean freight would, it is argued, bring about a great enlargement of our export trade. Copper it quieter, but steady in price and tin notes a further advance in sym pathy with foreign speculation.' Hard ware is improving in distribution at the West. Business failures for the week num ber 163, as compared with 199' a week ago, and 220 in 1899. The strength of staple values is a feature of Canadian trade. Retailers will carry over some stocks of winter clothing. Industrial activity is very marked, Canadian factories running to their fullest capacity; Bussiness fail ares for the week number 28. against 85 last week, and 89 in this week 4 year ago. - -. PACIFIC COAST TRADE. Seattle Markets. Onions, new, $2.25 2.50 per sack. -Lettuce, hot house, 40c per doz. Potatoes, new, $1820. Beets, per sack, 76 85c. . Turnips, per sack, 60c. Carrots, per sack, 6O0. Parsnips, per sack, 76 85c. Cauliflower, 75c $1 per dozen. Cabbage, native and California, $1.00 1.25 per 100 pounds. Apples, $1.25 1.60 per box. Prunes, 6O0 per box. Butter Creamery, 81o per pound; dairy, 17 22c; ranch, 20o per pound. Egg 20c. Cheese Native. 16c. Poultry 13 14c; dressed, 1415o. Hay Puget Sound timothy, $12.00; ' choice Eastern Washington timothy, $18.00 19.00 Corn Whole, $23.00; cracked, $23; feed meal, $23. Barley Rolled or ground, per ton, $21; whole, $22. Floor Patent, per barrel, $3.25; blended straights, $3.00; California, $3.25; buckwheat flour, $6.00; gra ham, per barrel, $3.00; whole wheat flour, $3.00; rye flour, $3.804.00. Millstuffs Bran, per ton, $14.00: shorts, per ton, $16.00. Feed Chopped feed, $20.00 per ton; middlings, per ton, $20; oil cake meal, per ton, $30.00. Fresh Meats Choice dressed beef steers, 78c; cows, 7c; mutto!. 8c; pork, 7c; trimmed, 9c; veal, 84 10c. Hams Large, 13c; .small, lSHl breakfast bacon, 12)c; dry salt sides, 8c. Portland Market. Wheat Walla Walla. 63 54c; Valley, 53c; Bluestem, 56c per bushel. Flour Best grades, $3.00; graham, $2.60; superfine, $2.10 per barrel. Oats Choice white, 35 36c; choice gray, 84o per bushel. Barley Feed barley, $14 16.00; brewing, $17.00318.00 per ton. Millstuffs Bran, $13 per ton; mid dlings, $19; shorts, $15; chop, $14 per ton. Hay Timothy, $1011; clover, $7 7.50; Oregon wild, hay, $8 7 per ton. Butter1 Fancy creamery, 60 55c; seconds, 42 i 45c; dairy, 8037gO; store, 25M32o. Eggs 12 4 13o per dozen. Cheese --Oregon full cream, . 13o; Young America, 14c; new 'cheese lOo per pound. Poultry Chickens, mixed, $3.60 4.50 per dozen; hens, $5.00; springs. $2.503.60; geese, $6.607.50 for old; $4.606.50; ducks, $5.005.60 per dozen; turkeys, live, 10llo pet pound. Potatoes 6080oper sack; sweets, 22Jic per pound. Vegetables Beets, $1; turnips, 90c; per sack; garlic, 70 per pound; oaD bage, l)o per pound; parsnips, $1; onions, f 1.50 2. 50; carrots, $1. Hops 3 8c per pound Wool Valley, 1213o per pound; Eastern Oregon, 814o; mohair, 27 80o per pound. Mutton Gross, best sheep, wethers and ewes, 4Mc; dressed mutton, 7 7 Ho per pound; lambs, 7 o per pound. Hogs Gross, choice heavy, $5.00; light and feeders, $4.50; dressed, $5. 50 6. 00 per 100 pounds. Beef Gross, top steers, $4.004.50; cows, $3. 50 4. 00; dressed beef, 6jt 7&o per pound. Veal Large, 7 8c; small, 86 bKo per pound. San Francisco Market. Wool Spring Nevada, 1215oper pound; Eastern Oregon, 1216o; Val ley, 20 22o; Northern, 10 12c, Hops 1899 crop, ll18o per pound. Butter Fancy creamery 22 22 Me: do seconds, 2121c; fancy dairy, 19 do seconds, 1718o per pound. Eggs Store, 12 14c; fancy ranch, 17o. ' Millstuffs Middlings, $17.50 S0.00; bran, $12.00 13.00. Hay Wheat $6.609.60; wheat and eat $6.50 9.00; best barley $5.00 7.00; alfalfa, $6.007.50 per ton; straw, 80 45o per bale. ' Potatoes Early Rose, 80 85c; Ore gon Burbanks, 75c1.10; river Bur banks, 60 75c; Salinas Burbanks, 80c 1.10 per sack. Citrus Fruit Oranges, Valencia. $2.70(83.25; Mexican limes, $4.00 00; California lemons 75c $1.60: do ehoioe $1.75 2.00 per box. Tropical Fruits Bananas, $1.60 3.60 - per bunch; pineapples, ' nom inal; Persian dates. 664o per pound.