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UN IOW Estab. July, 1897. GAZETTE: Kstab. Dee, 1863. j Consolidated FeV 1899. CORVALLIS, BENTON COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 30, 1900. YOL. XXX VII. NO. 14. THE NEWS Of THE WEEK From All Parts of the Nev World and the Old. OF INTEREST TO OUR READERS Comprehensive Review of the Import ant Happenings of the Past Week Culled From the Telegraph Column Machinists of Cleveland, O., have been ordered out. Booneville, Iowa, is being terrorized by striking miners." General Kitchener has occupied Prieska, ia Cape Colony. The crown princess ot ' Austria and Count Lonyay were married at Vienna. The Boers at Aliwal North are stil) holding a position in the .big hills on the Free State side. J. F. Allen, of New Orleans, has bought 1,000,000 Paris exposition tick ets as a speculation. ' The will of Philip D. Armour, Jr., The estate is valued at $8,000,000. John F. Norton, a Northern Pacifio switchman, was run over in the yards at Tacoma, Wash., and died a few hours later. " . The slayer of Goebel is said to be mirlatto. who is now supposed to be ii biding in the wilds of one of the moun tain counties. j At Buda Pest, Hungary, 24 peasant! were drowned by the capsizing : of a boat, in which they were crossing th Danube during a gale. -. ,. Lieutenant Seaton Schroeder, pres ent secretary of the naval inspection board, has been selected to succeed Captain Leaiy as governor of Guam. Osman Pasha, the hero of Plerna, ii dead. In 1876 he defeated the finest troops of the czar in three pitched bat tles, which cost Russia : over 80,000 men. Eight ladies of the sultan's palace at Constantinople have been sent into ex ile for machinations in connection with the sultan's fugitive brother-in-law, Mahmed Pasha. . . ' - " . The city council of Astoria, Or., passed an ordinance authorizing the chief of police to pay a bounty , of 6 cents each for all rats caught or killed within the city limits within the next SO days. ' The house committee on foreign af fairs has. decided to investigate the al legation made by Charles . E. Maerum, ex-consul to Pretoria, relative to the opening of his official mail by the British authorities. Sir William Van Home, former pres ident of the Canadian Pacifio railway, is interested in a project for the; con solidation of all the railways in Cuba. For the development of this proiectf Sir William has $25,000,000 at his dis posal. The Boers have 40,000 fighting men left. V President Kroger does not expect any aid from the powers. The Boers have blown up the bridges north of Bloemfontein and are retreat ing to the north. ' Central American governments are opposed to the Davis amendment to the Hay-Pauncefote treaty. ; Senator Davis, chairman of the sen ate committee on foreign relations and in charge of the French reciprocity treaty, said that notwithstanding the purpose to extend the time for1 the ex change of ratifications, he proposes to do all he can to obtain ratification dur ing the present session. . Elizabeth T. Struble, editor ot the Nautilus, a Christian science news paper, Ft Sioux Falls. S. D.. pleaded guilty in the federal court to sending obscene literature through the mails, and was fined $200. Mrs. Struble re- lusea to pay ine duo huu was uiKeu to jail. . : - The differential freight' rate of 10 per cent on the Canadian . Pacific between the East and San Francisco is abolished. This is the outcome of a meeting held in Chicago, at which -agents of the Amreican lines threatened to secure legislation debarring the Canadian Pa cifio from participating in traffic orig inating in the United States if the dif erential were continued. Much concern is being shown by the German government in the threat made by Montague White that the Boers will destroy Johannesburg to prevent it be ing made the base of the British opera tions against Pretoria. The Berlin au thorities will strongly oppose such ac tion, because of the damage which will done to the property owned by Ger mana. Great excitement prevailafjn San Jacinto, as it has been discovered that part of the San Jacinto mountain has slipped into a subterranean cavern. A . territory covering 60 acres, at an eleva tion of 4,000 feet, was dislodged by the recent earthquake and has slipped 150 for centuries. The face of the new val ley is thickly traversed with fissures and cracks. Diplomats in Constantinople believe Russia aims at commercial protectorate of northern Asia Minor. The American Political league, a new organization, will hold a national con " vention in Boston July 4. Congressmen and senators have 15, 000,000 packages of seeds to distribute among their rural constituents. Nearly all the progressive railroads re abandoning wooden cars ana adopt- inn tka KniH afranfnpaa The cure of worldly love is divine love for the world. The advanced price of turpentine, raisins and naval stores is making hun dreds of Florida producers rich. - Dr. John P. Wood, of Coffey ville, Kan. .claims to be the oldest practicing physician in the world. He is 99 years old and still makes daily visits to many patients. The war department issued the state ment that the receipts of publio funds . of the - Philippine islands, beginning August 18, 1898, and ending December SI, 1899, amount to $6,698,080- LATER NEWS. The plague at San Francisco has been stamped out. Revolutionists of Colombia are press ing the government forces. Many naval offiers ask for retirement, but most of them are doomed to disap pointment. Colonel Plumer is on half rations, and the relief of Maefking is further off than ever. The Behring sea patrol is now to be resumed, owing to the failure of bound ary negotiations. Hon. John M. Stone, for 10 years governor of Mississippi, died at Holly Springs, after a short illness. ' The Merchants National Bank, of Butland, Vt., has been wrecked by its cashier. The defaulter is in jail. Lord Salisbury has apologized to the United States for the opening .of ex Consul Maerum 'b mail at Durban. Bevolution in the province qf Entre Bios, Argentine, has - been completely quelled by the government troops. -. The Boers have adopted a new meth od. Their forces are broken into small bands and seriously harass the British. The total British losses up to date, exclusive of the invalids sent home, are 16,418 in killed, wounded and missing. j At a meeting of Boer sympathizers at Bradford, England, dead catB and other unsavory missies were hurled at the speakers. ; End of China is at hand. Partition among civilized nations is likely to be accomplished before the inauguration of the new century. - The United Irish-American socieites met in New York city and passed reso lutions condemning the proposed visit of Queen Victoria to Ireland. State Mine Inspector Owens, of in his annual report, places the coal output of Washington during 1899 at more than 2,000,000 tons, 250,000 tons in excess of 1898. He estimates the output for 1900 at 2,500,000 tons. Arizona is to have an ostrich trust. All birds at Pasadena, San Antonio, Los Angeles and other points in the United States, will be moved to Phoe nix. A. Y. Pearson, a New York capi talist will have absolute control of the ostrich feather industry of this country. ' Ira F. Bride, one of the oldest and best-known auction pool, sellers and bookmakers in the country, died in De troit, aged 65. Mr. Bride was one of the firm of Bride & Fitch, that has handled big pool selling privileges , on the principal Western lace tracks for years. Boers are letiring from Kroonstad. Lord Roberta has not yet advanced from Bloemfontein. The Puerto Bioan appropriation bill was signed by President McKinley. Several Cleveland, O., concerns have granted the demands of the striking machinists. -.. Bear-Admiral A. H. McCormick re tired as commandant of the Washington navy yard. . The Norwegian schooner Friton has been wrecked at Dunkirk, Ireland, and 10 of her crew drowned. Bob Fitzsimmons and Kid McCoy have been matched to fight July 4, 25 rounds at catch weights. Two murderers at Emporia, Va., were lynched after the militia that had protected them were withdrawn. . . Fifty thousand laboiers on the island of Puerto Rico are without work, and whole families have died from starva tion. The Philippine commission will be taken to Manila on the transport Han cock, and will sail from San Francisco on April 15. One man was killed and five injured by a cave-in at Whitehall, on the Balti more & Ohio railroad, 10 miles south of Pittsburg, Pa. The Alaska mail service is meeting with great success. Mail was recently transmitted from Circle City to Wash ington in 30 days. .' Work has begun on New York city's underground railway, which will in volve the expenditure of $36,000,000, and will give employment to 10,000 men. . Wharton Golden,, in his testimony at the trial of Secretary of State Caleb Powers, of Kentucky, said, "John Pow ers told me they had two negroes to kill Goebel." Eben S. Boyce, of Tacoma, was found guilty of murder in the first de gree. He brutally shot his wife Feb ruary 10, while she. was acting as cash ier in a restauiant. The government of Austria-Hungary has replied to the South African ap peal for mediation in the war that it ' was only possible to take such a step when both beligerants desired it Through the breaking down of the first floor in a factory building in Hew York city, which was totally destroyed by fire, three firemen were killed and two injured. Property loss $50,000. . Th e court of inquiry convened by Bear-Admiral Watson, at Manila, to investigate the loss of the cruiser Charleston, exonerated the officers and men from responsibility for the loss of the ship. ' An Iowa concern is making farm wagons wholly of steel. Electrical power can be transmitted with profit 80 miles and used as steam is nsed. Of the 25 men who have filled the governor's chair in Indiana, Gov. Mount is the only one living. Pennsylvania factory inspectors re port 2,228 accidents last year, three- fourths of which were due to careless ness. The Mississippi legislature has passed a law lorbidding the sale of cocaine ex cept when prescribed by a physician. In ' Virginia a company has been formed to make artificial . marble of lime, salt and marsh-mallow root, to gether with cemen.'; Mrs. Amelia Jalley, aged 72, whose second husband died a year ago, was married in Wilkesbarre, Pa., the third time to Daniel Reese, aged 22. Dr. Arnold C. Klebs, speaking at the Academy of Sciences in Chicago, said that 100,000 persons die of consumption each year in the United States. 'MINING UNDER I " : THE m Secretary Root's Reply to the Senate's Resolution. NO CONCESSIONS GRANTED Penults Were Given So Uv to Pre vent Prospecting; Under Water If Navigation Is Not Obstructed. Washington, March 26. Secretary Root today transferred to the senate his reply to the resolution requesting information on the war department'! practice of granting permits for gold dredging off the Alaskan coast. He states that no concessions or grants to excavate the gold-bearing ned of the sea at or in the vicinity of Cape Nome or in other Alaskan waters have been made by the secretary of war or any other official of the war department, but that permits have been given un der the navigation act of March 3, 1899, to excavate or dredge for gold at points where there can be no hindrance to navigation. He states that prospectors must secure such permits' to avoid lia bility to heavy fines under the act. The secretary adds: . "As this statute was designed solely for the protection of navigation, it has been the practice of the war depart ment to grant permits to persons desir ing to excavate for any purpose when the work is not such as unjustly to af fect navigation, and is otherwise law ful. Permits thus granted are not ex clusive; they do . not preclude any number of ' similar permits applicable to the same territory; they are not grants or concessions, and they confer no rights whatever, except immunity from prosecution under the statute. "As there seems to be no legal rea son why all citizens of the . United States should not have the same oppor tunity to prospect for gold and acquire mining rights under the mining lawk upon land under water as they have upon land not under water, the depart ment determined, as a general policy in the exercise of the discretion vested in the chief of engineers and secretary of war by this statute, to relieve all citizens applying from the obstacle in terposed by this statute as long as then proposed operations do not, in fact, in terfere with navigation. All applica tions made under this statute have ac cordingly, so far as it has been possi ble to dispose of them, received favor able attention. No application of this description has been denied. Upon two, permits have been granted. Upon a third, papers had been prepared and were awaiting the secretary of war's signature at the time of the passage of your . resolution. . Three others were approved by the chief of engineers, and were in the hands of the judge-advocate for the preparation of the neces sary papers. Eleven others are still in the office of the chief ot engineers in process of examination upon the ques tion whether they interfere with navi gation. Four more, just received, are in the office of the secretary of war, and will today be sent to the chief of engineers. Unless otherwise directed by congress, the secretary of war will deem it his duty in the exercise of th discretion' vested in him by law, tc grant permits in all of these cases and upon all other similar applications by citizens of the United States; provided that the proposed work does not affect navigation." A Negro's Six Victims. Raleigh, N. C, March 24. A negro, Tom Jones, commonly known in the country as "Preacher Jones," thit morning murdered Ella Jones and hei oldest daughter. Ida, with an ax, and then set fire to the beds in which lay the bodies of his victims and four sleep ing children, ranging in years from a babe one month old to the largest boy, who was not more than 5. The foul children were burned to death. The crime was committed at Garners, a lit tle town five miles east of here. The murderer, according to the story, of little 7-year-old Laura Jones, who escaped with her younger sister, de liberately struck the mother four times and then made two cuts into the body of the oldest child. He then fired the house. When the people heard the story of the murder, they went to Jones' house to arrest him. They found that hit clothes still bore stains of fresh blood, and that his hands were covered with blood. - Ice Gorge Floods a Town. Monroe, Mich., March 26. Owing to an ice gorge a large portion of the Third ward of this city is under ioui feet of water, and the current of tht Raisin river is running down Front street on the south and Elm avenue on the north. Great damage has already been done. The city authorities have decided to dynamite the ice gorge. Factory Elevator Fell. New York, March 24. One of tht elevators in the seven-story factory building at 247 Center street broke its cable today and fell seven stories,' in juring three of its occupants internally. The injured are: John Pododa, 17 years old, the elevator boy; Bernard Katzung and Anton Schroeder, ot Brooklyn. ' Adopted by the Senate. Washington, March 26. The senate today adopted the conference report on the Puerto Rican tariff bill by a vot of 35 to 15, practically a strictly party expression. No Democrat voted for ths report, but Stewart, Silver, of Nevada, voted with the Republicans. The time of discussion was consumed mostly bj Tillman, who made a fierce attack on the measure, and accused the Republi can senators and the Republican party of indiscretion, hypocrisy and "dirtj work." Goebel Suspects. Frankfort, Ky., March 26. The pre liminary examination of Secretary o! State Caleb Powers, charged with abet ting the assassination of William Goe bel, began today before Judge Moore, The courthouse was guarded inside and out by militia and scores pf deputj sheriffs with Winchester rifles to pre vent possible interference from moun taineers, who were reported on theii way to Frankfort, but their presence was unnecessary, as the mountaineer! ( failed to appear, and no disorder oo eurred. BAD NEWS FROM MANILA. Rebels Capture Quantities of Guns and Ammunition. San Francisco, March 26. The steamer Hong Kong Jdaru brings from Hong Kong news of a surprising state of affairs existing in the Philippines. The correspondent of a' Hong Kong paper sent the following un censored letter to his journal: ' "Manila, Feb. 13. It is a strange state of affairs that exist in the Philip pines today. Improvement is visible in nearly every quarter. Civil govern ments are rapidly being established in every town of importance, and garri sons and patrols are in process of exten sion wherever Americans hold territory, and yet it is an undeniable fact that since January 1 the insurgents have captured a number of rifles and quanti ties of ammunition from . the Ameri cans, almost equalling the sum total of American captures from the insurgents. "Besides this, the casualty, rate for the last two weeks will come very close to being heavier than at any other period of the insurrection, with the ex ception of the time of the outbreak and the fortnight beginning with March 25, 1899. These are hard facts to swallow, and somewhat alarming into the bar gain. "The threatened guerrilla warfare that was heard of on every side seems to be a stern reality, and parties of 50 or smaller numbers are ambushed and "jumped" day after, day. Supply trains, small escorts and scouting par ties are the special objects of attack, and the country seems to be full of small, loving bands, waiting at every convenient cover' until the . prey is caught. 1 "In one or two instances heavy pa trols have quickly avenged these raids by setting out immediately and hunting down and killing as many , of the ma rauders as possible. These lessons have not been forgotten, and in the im mediate districts there have been no repetitions of the trouble. ; "The authorities are giving the ques tion considerable attention,', and every effort will be made to insure the public safety, for on this depends the future of the country. England's . policy in India is frequently discussed, -and her swift and severe punishments are looked upon as model peacemakers. The arms were probably captured from commis sary trains." GREAT ' STEEL FIGHT ENDED. Carnegie and Prick Settle Their Differ- ences Reorganization. , Pittsburg, March 26. The differ ences between H. C. Frick and An drew Carnegie have been settled. The parties interested have agreed upon a plan of reorganization, the new con cern to be incorporated under the .laws of New Jersey. : The Carnegie Steel Plant, Ltd., be corxfes a stock company with a capital at from $200,000,000 to $250,000,000, the famous "ironclad agreement" is wiped out, all litigation between the partners in- the Carnegie Company is dropped, and H. C. Frick, the ex-president of the company, virtually secures all he has contended for. These facts are embodied in an authorized statement issued tonight by the company. As the capital of the Carnegie Com pany, Ltd., is $25,000,000, under the proposed plan of reorganization, each partner will hold either eight or ten times the amount in the corporation. As Mr. Frick holds 6 per cent of the company stock in the - Carnegie Steel Company, he will receive in stock of the new concern, $12,000,000 if it is capitalized at $200,000,000; $15,000, 000 if the figure is put up to $250, 000, 000.. His contention in his suit was that his stock was worth at least $15, 000,000, and he sued to recover the difference between that and the amount offered him when be was invited under the "ironclad" provisions to resign. . The Prlns Hetnrleh. ' Berlin, March ." 24. The German cruiser launched today at Kiel received the name Prinz Heinrich and was christened by Princess Henry, of Prussia. ' She is- belt-armored, with plate 100 millimeters thick at the water line. She has an indicated horse power of 15,000, and triple expansion engiues, and is capable of making 20 knots an hour. She carries two 24 centimeter guns in two revolving tow ers, six ,1 5-centimeter guns in case mates, four 15-centimeter guns in re volving towers and numerous smaller guns, with four torpedo tubes. ' Hex displacement is 8,800 tons. ' To Witness an Eclipse. " - San Francisco, March 24. William H. Crocker has offered to defiay the expense of sending out a party from the Lick Observatory . to observe the total eclipse of the sun on May 28. A complete outBt of instruments will be taken. A station has not yet been definitely chosen, but it will probably be Barnetrville, a small town near Atlanta, Ga. ' " ; Sawmill Boiler Exploded. Munice, Ind., March 26. The James Nickum sawmill, six miles southwest of here, was destroyed by a fearful boiler explosion this evening. Three men are dead, one will die and three others were injured. The dead are Thomas Sulliavn, Clifford Van Bus kirk and Marion Carey. Lon Van Bus kirk, the engineer, had his - skull crushed in and both arms brokens. Murdered by Moonshiners. Raleigh, . N. C, March 24. Gov ernor Russell is officially informed that last night four masked men went to the home of George Rittel, a negro, near Carthage, and attempted to hang him, but he broke away. He was caught, however, horribly mutilated and hanged and shot. His murderers are believed to be moonshiners. He who lights the candle at both ends, may r expect soon to burn ' his fingers. .-- V - '' ' - - Victims of Cannibals. Vancouver, B. C, March 26. A shocking story comes by the Warrimoo from Dutch New Guinea of the capture by the natives of three officers of the steamer General Pel. The captives were subjected to the most horrible tortures and were devoured while yet living by the cannibalistio natives. While the General Pel was in Dutch New Guinea, four of hex officers went ashore and were about to tajce photo graphic views, when they were sur rounded by the natives, and three of the naval men were taken prisoners, EOF Many Came From Europe the Past Year. ONE-FOURTH WERE ITALIANS Conditions and Facts Shawn by Re- - port of the New Tdrk Superintendent - of Labor Statistics. Albany, N. Y., March 27. The an final report of John Mackin, state superintendent of labor statistics, says: - "Immigration returns for the quarter ended December 81, 1899, show an in crease of 23,012 more than in the last three months of 1898. In the latter quarter the arrivals numbered 51,880; in the same three , months of 1899, 74,- 892. The largest proportionate gain of those races recording at least 2,000 ar rivals was made by the Slovaks. The Polish race was second, the Crotians and Slavonians third. "In point of numbers the Southern Italians still retain the lead - in immi gration, the arrivals of that race being nearly one-fourth - of the total. - There were 18,149, or 24.2 per cent, of that class who landed during the quarter which ended last December. Next in the numerical order come the He brews, with-10,076; . Poles, 6,401; Slo vaks, 6,226; Germans, 6,118; Scandi navians, 4,436; Northern Italians, 4,140, and Irish, 3,745. "Of the 72,892 immigrants arriving during the quarter, four-fifths were destined to the states composing the North Atlantic division, of which group the state of New York received the largest number. Those who went to the West division numbered 2,386." NOT MUCH " PROGRESS. British Operations Checked In South - -Africa. .V - London, March 27. Except for the "unfortunate occurrence," as Lord Roberts calls it, which resulted in the killing of Lieutenant Colonel Crabbe, Lieutenant Colonel Codrington ann Captain Trotter; the campaign presents no new features. The mishap to the guards' officers is a testimony to their bravery, but not their descretion. They met a party of five Boers whom they tried to capture. The Boeis took refuge on a 'kopje, where three of their com rades were hidden, and within five minutes every member of the British party was hit. -Apparently little progress is being made toward the relief of Mafeking. A private telegram from a lieutenant at Kimberley, dated Wednesday, March 21, announces that he was at the point of starting for Mafeking, presumably with the relief column. General Sir Forestier-Walker and Prince Alexander, of Teck, have left Cape Town for Bloemfontein. It is reported from Ladysmith that Van Reenan's pass bristles with guns. . Taxation in Cuba. Havana, March. 27. Governor Gen eral Wood has recently had interviews with persons of influence, who have stenuously urged the taxation ot valu able property rather than each bag of sugar as it is manufactured. Those who hold this view contend that under the present system impediments are thrown in the way of production. They point out that many valuable estates have been laying idle and un productive for years, some even'having complete sugar plants. The owners, who are rich men. are living in Paris, Madrid and other European cities, quite untaxed for their property in Cuba. . "' General Wood feels that if these properties are taxed, their owners will be forced either to sell them or to make them productive. - The meeting called today of those favoring universal suffrage resulted in a failure. The only persons present we're about 50 ; negroes and several small boys. Arrival of Shipwrecked Seamen. ' New York, March 27." Among the passengers who arrived today on the steamer Olinda from Cuban ports were 30 stranded colonists from La Gloria and 25 shipwrecked sjamen. Twenty of the latter are from the Norwegian steamer Framnes, which was swept ashore on Hog Sty reef, in the Baha mas, March 2, and became a total loss, already reported . The crew landed on the reef with provisions, and they were picked up by the steamer Admiral Schley, and landed at Fortune island. The other five shipwrecked seamen were from the American schooner Hat tie Godfrey, which was lost on Romano reef. Utah Mormons Go to Mexico. Chihuahua, Mex., March 27. The several Mormon colonies in this state have been increased in population by the arrival of over 5,000 Mormon immi grants from Utah during' the last two months. The colonies were established under concessions granted by the Mexi can government. Tramp Killed a Brakeman. Brook Haven, Miss., March . 27. John Perkins, a freight brakeman, vvas shot and killed near here this afternoon by Moses Angeline, a tramp, who was stealing a ride. It is feared a mob will be organized to lynch him. Clinton Liberal Institute Burned. Fort Plain, N. Y., March 27. Fire today entirely destroyed the Clinton Liberal Institute building, entailing a loss of $95,000. The institute was a college'' preparatory school and military academy, owned and conducted by the Universahsts of the state, and occupied a large five-stroy building. The build ing was not occupied, the Easter vaca tion being on. The armory was saved. Most of the faculty and students lost their personal effects. . ' Taquis Caught In a Trap. Sonora, Mex.," March 27. General Torres' force of Mexican troops has fully 800 Yaqui Indians surrounded a short distance north of Torin, and the early surrender or the complete anni hilation of the rebels is considered, cer tain. The Indians have been caught in a trap, and. .their only means of escape is to cut their way through the ranks of the government troops. Department Store Destroyed. Knox ville, la., March 27. Culver & Co.'s department store was burned to day. Loss, $85,000, NO MORE CIGARETTES. Their Use Will Not Be Permitted In Weather Bureau. Washington, March 28. Chief Willis Moore, of the weather bureau, has issued an order prohibiting persons connected with the service from smok ing cigarettes during office hours, and stating further that those who smoked cigarettes at any time would : be men tioned in the confidential reports which are made quarterly to him by chiefs of the several offices and divisions through out the entire service. ' . Chief Moore said today: - "The order was issued after careful consideration and a thorough investiga tion of the evils resulting from cigarette smoking. It will stand. In this ser vice we are compelled ..to maintain a very strict discipline, in order to secure satisfactory service. .'Some of our men who are regarded as most thorough and competent, doing every detail of their work with the utmost promptness and accuracy, gradually became care less and lax. I sent inspectors to in vestigate, and in a number of cases it was found to be directly attributably to the use of cigarettes. I am not prud ish, nor do I wish to assume 'any au thority whatever over any privilege which the employes - of the service should have, but, as a public servant, I feel that it is my duty to correct any evil that may exist even if in attempt ing to make this claim I am overstep ping my. authority. The Order . applies to the enture force of the bureau throughout the entire service. Cig arette smoking must cease. Cigars and pipes are not barred." . MACHINISTS' STRIKE. One Chicago Firm Agrees to the De mands of the Men. Chicago, March 28. Over 100 a ti ik ing machinists, formerly employed by the Siemens & Halske Company, today returned to work for that corporation, their demands for a nine-hour working day and a minimum scale of wages having been granted. The firm, how ever, refused to recognize the business agent, otherwise the ."walking dele gate," and negotiations were conducted through a shop committee, which will hereafter negotiate with the - manage ment in place of the business agent. All difficulties that may hereafter arise will be referred to arbitration for settle ment. The settlement of the strike is looked upon in the nature of - a com promise, though both sides claim- a victory. Labor leaders claim that negotia tions are being conducted with other shops for the return to work - of the striking machinists under similar con ditions. Efforts of several other ma chinery manufactures to open their shops today met with failure, - as no men appeared for work in response to advertisements. Backbone of Strike Broken. Chicago, March 28. The ; Times Herald says: "The Machinist Union claims to have made such progress with individual firms as to have prac tically broken the backbone of the ma chinists' strike in Chicago. ' The new form of agreement adopted by the machinists, which does away with nearly all the objectionable features, has been signed by 22 firms, and it is expected that today 700 of the 6,000 strikng machinists in Chicago will be back at work under the new agree ment." "FREE STATE OF ACRE." Twelve Revolutionary Chiefs Ask With drawal of Brazilian Forces. Rio Janeiro, March 28. The chiefs of the revolutionary government at Acre have requested the withdrawal of all the Brazilian forces, naval and mili tary, affirming that free Brazilians will never become Bolivian. , The request, or protest, ends thus: ' - -. t "Independence or death 1 Long li ve the free state of Acre!" It is signed by 12 chiefs. Theie is serious danger of complica tions between the state government of Amazonas and the general goverment at Rio, owing to the fact that the peo ple of the Amazon valley, as well as of the state government, are in, favor of aiding the Brazilians of Acre, estimat ed at 23,000, against the Bolivian gov ernment, and the insignificant Bolivian population of Acre, estimated at 2.000. The people of the state of Para are bit tery opposed to the intervention of the central government in favor of the Bolivian authorities in Acre, and the jeputiea of Para and Amazf.nas will Srmly oppose all interference by the Brazilian military forces: Letters re ceived from the City of Acre say the independent state of Acre has sent diplomatic notes to the governments of Austro-Hungary, Germany, Italy, Great Britain. France, Spain Switzerland and Portugal, requesting them to recog nize the independence of the new state. British Consul Fatally Stabbed. ' Kingston, Jamaica, March 26. Ad vices received here from Ciudad Bol ivar, Venezuela, say ' a fortnight a'go James LyallL the acting British consul there, was fatally stabbed while leav ing the consulate. : 'y A. Wisconsin Academy Burned. Stoughton, Wis., March 27. The Stougbton Acadmemy was totally de stroyed by fire today. The pecuniary loss is not heavy. Train Wreck in Alabama. Atlanta, Ga.. March 28. The fast mail on the Atlanta & , Westport rail road, which left Atlanta at 5 o'clock for New Orleans, was wrecked between Westpoint and Opelika, Ala. Express Messenger Oslin was killed and Bag gageman Bunt bady injured. . An en gine carrying several physicians left here for the scene of the wreck. The train at the time of the - accident was running at the rate of 50 miles an hour. All traffic is at a standstill on the road. Explosion at Fireworks Factory. Hamilton, Ont., March 28. A ter- rifio explosion occurred at the factory of Hand & Co., fireworks manufactur ers, today. Walter Teale, a son-in-law of Professor Hand, one of the partners in the concern, was blown to . atoms, and one of the large buildings was de stroyed, in Plague Spreading at Sydney. - Sydney. N. S. W., March 28. The number of bubonio plague cases official ly reported has reached 36. There have been 13 deaths from the disease. Eight thousand Dersons have been inoculated. I CHARLESTON INQUIRY Captain and Officers Exoner " ated From All Blame. DECISION OF THE COURT Chart Supplied by the Bureau of Navi gation Showed Clear Water Where the Vessel Struck. Washington, Macrh 28. In accord ance with the naval regulations. Ad miral Watson convened a court of in quiry at Manila to fix the responsibility for the loss of the cruiser Charleston. The report of that court was made pub lio today at the navy department, and is a complete vindication of the officers and men on the Charleston from all of the aspersions that have been passed upon them, including one to the effect that they were intoxicated when the ship struck. The findings of the court are as fol lows: "The evidence adduced shows most conclusively that every precaution re quired by United States regulations upon ships approaching land was taken by Captain George W, Pigman to insure the safety of the vessel under his . com mand against accident. Proper look outs were stationed; leadsmen with leads were in both channels, and were kept in constant use; the Sir William Thompson was used and ready aud the patent log carefully standardized. That a vigilant outlook was kept by the offi cer of the deck is shown by the fact of his discerning the 'chow,' or broken water, ahead, which he immediately reported to the captain, and the course of the ship was at once changed to go clear. The captain and navigator were constantly upon the bridge.. The chart supplied by the bureau of navigation showed clear water where the vessel struck, and the sailing directions also gave no information of any dangers to navigation in this immediate locality. ' 'The court is of the opinion that, in accordance with the evidence adduced, the captain and officers of the United States cruiser are exonerated from - all blame or responsibility, and that no further action should be taken in the matter of the wreck of that vessel." A SCENE IN COURT. Excitement at the Examination of Caleb Powers. i Frankfort, Ky., March 28. The most thrilling event of the examination of Republican Secretary of State Caleb Powers occurred this afternoon shortly after 3 o'clock, and for a few minutes it looked as it serious trouble could not be prevented. Judge George Denny, for the defend ant, in an argument upon the compe tency of a question, said: - "It is per fectly lawful for. the people to come here, and to come armed. I came here several times myself." : He was re ferring to the crowd that was present at the mass meeting held in the state house yard just prior to Governor Goe bel's assassination. Colonel Campbell, for the - prosecu tion,- replied that he did not consider it lawful, and was surprised to know that Mr. Denny had come here armed Denny denied having made such a state ment, and said that he did not come armed. Campbell insisted that he made the statement. Both men were very much excited, and spoke with vehemence, and, with arms shaking, commenced to advance toward each other. The court room was crowded, and the audience evidently thought a fight was on, and made a mad rush for the doors and windows, people falling over each other in their wild efforts to get out of the room. Several police men and deputy sheriffs were crying for order, and Judge. Moore was bring ing his gavel down with terrific force and urging the people to take their seats. After five or 10 minutes of the most exciting scenes since the assassin ation, quiet was restored. . Accident to a Work Train. Salt Lake, March 28. A special to the Tribune from Nephi, Utah, says: A serious accident occurred today on the Oregon Short Line, 24 miles south of this city, which resulted in the death of Chris Thompson, foreman, and the injury of six others. The following is a list of the injured: Hans Morton, Levan, Utah, broken leg; Louis Miller, Salt Lake, back and thigh injured; Frank Harney, Juab, Utah, back and thigh; Robert Walker, Salt Lake, shoulder dislocat ed; S. B. Wright, Kansas City, wrist sprained; E. Brainkamp, Cincinnati, hmt in groin. The accident harmened to a work train that was distributing new rails on the road. One side of the car had been unloaded when the car turned over,' with the above result. Lord Salisbury Apologises. New York, March 28. A special to the Journal and Advertiser from Wash ington says: Lord Salisbury has apolo gized to the United States for the open ing by the British censor, at Durban of mail addressed to ex-consul Charles E. Maerum, at Pretoria. The apology will be sent to the house 'committee on foreign affairs by Secretary of State Hay, when Mr. Maerum 's case against the state department is heard. A Tagal Drama. Manila, March 28. During the pro duction of an incendiary play entitled, "For Love of Country," presented in the Tagal language at the Tagal thea ter, the natives, under the influence of repeated -reference to independence, became disorderly. Finally, carried away at the sight of the rebel flag on the stage, they cried, "Vive Filipino" and Vive Aguinaldo." The police, who were summoned, restored order and arrested the manager of the theater and the author of the play. The latter is the propietor of a Tagal newspaper, which was recently warned to moderate its radical utterances. The American authorities had forbidden the produc tion of the play. New York. March 28. Five well- dressed men entered : Healy's restaur ant, at the corner of Sixty-sixth street and Columbia avenue, today, and while one of them engaged the cashier in con versation, one of his companions went to the safe and got away with $3,100. The other men then quietly withdraw and the robbery was not discovered for fully five minutes afterward , BRADSTREET'S REVIEW. General Outlook Retains Most Enceur . aging Features. Bradstreet's says: Some of the irreg ularities are visible in the general trade and industrial situation, the results of the working of counter currents in va rious lines, but, taken as a whole, th general outlook retains the most en couraging features noted for some time past in these columes. Favorable re ports as to retail distribution and as to collections come from Southern, West ern and Northwestern markets, due to better weather. Advances in wages of soft coal miners, of stove molders, and of other workers allied to the iron and steel industry would seem to point to labor conditions retaining most of the favorable features which have recently made them features of favorable re mark. ' Sugar is higher, mainly owing to the growing strength of raw material. Wheat and corn, among the bread stuffs, have been weaker, reflecting an other one of those short swings ia prices which have been a feature of the former market, but also expected heavy shipments from Argentina and good es timated crop reports from the South and West. In the Central West, wheat crop advices are disappointing, com plaint of winter killing more than off setting increased acreage.. . Wool remains one of the soft spots in the market, and though, a little more business has been done this week than last, concessions are easier to obtain and prices are quotably lower. - Wheat, including flour, shipments for the week aggregate 2,903,495 bush els, against 2,727,450- bushels last week, 8,764,761 bushels in the corre sponding week of 1899. Business failures foi the week in the United States number 192, as compared with 190 last week. PACIFIC COAST TRADE. Seattle Markets. . Onions, new, $2.00 2. 75 per sack. Lettuce,, hot house, 60c per dox. - Potatoes, new, $17 18. Beets, per sack, 75 85c. ' Turnips, per sack, 60o. Carrots, per sack, 76o. Parsnips, per sack, 75 85c. Cauliflower, 75c $1 per dozen. - Cabbage,, native and California, $1.00 1.25 per 100 pounds. Apples, $1.261.50 per box. Prunes, 60o per box. Butter Creamery, 28o per pound; dairy, 17 22c; ranch, 17o per pound. Eggs 1516c. Cheese Native, 15c. poultry is one; dressed, 14 15c; spring, $5. Hay Puget Sound timothy, $13.00; choice Eastern Washington timothy, $18.00 0 19.00 Corn Whole, $23.00; cracked, $23; fded meal, $23. Barley Rolled or ground, per ton, $20; Flour 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, $13.00; shorts, per ton, $15.00. . Feed Chopped feed, $19.00 per ton; middlings, per ton, $20; oil cake meal, per ton, $30.00. Fresh Meats Choice dressed beef steers, 7)8o; cows, 7c; mutton 8c; pork, 8c; trimmed, 9c; veal, 84 10c. Hams Large, 13c; small, lZXi breakfast bacon, 12c; dry salt sides, 8c. ' Portland Market. Wheat Walla Walla. 63 54c; Valley, 68c; Bluestem, 57c per busheL Flour Best grades, $3.00; graham. $2.50; superfine, $2.10 per barrel. Oats Choice white, 85 36c; choice gray, 84o per bushel. Barley Feed barley, $14 15.00; brewing, $17.00 17.50 per ton. Millstuffs Bran, $13 per ton; mid dlings, $19; shorts, $15; chop," $14 perN ton. Hay Timothy, $9 10; clover, $7 7.50; Oregon wild hay, $6 7 per ton. Butter Fancy creamery, . 50 55c; seconds, 4245c; dairy, 8037c; store, 26 82 o. ''; Eggs 12 c per dozen. Cheese Oregon full oreatt, 18c; Young America, 14c; new cheese lOo per pound. Poultry Chickens, mixed, $4.00 5.00 per dozen; hens, $6.60; springs. $2.503.50; geese, $6. 50 a. 00 forold; $4.50 6.50; ducks, $5.50 6.00 per dozen; turkeys, ' live, 10llo per pound. ' Potatoes 50 60c per sack; sweets. 22)o per pound. ; Vegetables Beets, $1; turnips, 60c; per sack; garlic, 7o per pound; cab bage, lo per pound; parsnips, $1; onions, $1.502.60; carrots, $1. Hops 3 so per pound Wool Valley, 1213o per pound; Eastern Oregon, 1016c; mohair, 27 30c per pound. ' Mutton Gross, best sheep, wethers and ewes, 4Mo; dressed mutton, 7 7Mo per pound; lambs, 76oper pound. . Hogs Gross, 'choice heavy, - $5.00; light and feeders, $4.50; dressed, $6.00 6.50 per 100 pounds. Beef Gross, top steers, fvv0(i4.50; cows, $3.504.00; dressed beef, 6 TJio per pound. ; . Veal Large, 6$7jc; small, 8 9o per pound. Tallow 6 6c; No. 2 and grease, 8)fi4o per pound. Baa Eraneiseo Market. Wool Spring Nevada, 1215o per pound; Eastern Oregon, 1213o; Val ley, 3022o; Northern, 1012o. Hops 1899 crop, - ll13o per pound. - ; ; . Butter Fancy . creamery , 19c; do seconds, 17K18o; fancy dairy, IS 17c; do seconds, 1516o per pound. . Eggs Store, 12 c; fancy , ranch. 14 Kc. Millstuffs. Middlings, $17.00 Q - 20.00; bran, $12.0013.00. Hay Wheat $6.509. 50; wheat and ' oat $6.00 9.00; best barley $5.00 7.00: alfalfa, $5.006.50 per ton: straw, 25 40o per bale. Potatoes Early Rose, 60 70c; Ore gon Burbanks, 65 95c; , river Bur banks, 40 70c; Salinas Burbanks. 80c 1.10 per sack. 1 . : Citrus Fruit Oranges. Valencia. $2.768.25; Mexican limes, $4.00 5.00; i California lemons 75c$1.50: do choioe $1.75 2.00 per box. V.' Tropical Fruits Bananas, $1.50' 9.50 per bunch; pineapples, nom inal; Persian, dates, 66o per pound. ' :.- ' "