GAZETTE WEEKLY. UNION Kstab. July, 1807. GAZETTE Batab. Dee., 1862. Consolidated Feb. 1899. COKVALIilS, BENTON COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 1S00. VOL. XXXVII. NO. 26. EVENTS OF THE DAY Epitome of the Telegraphic News of the World. TERSE TICKS FROM THE WIRES Am Interesting Collection of Items Front the Two Hemispheres Presented in a Condensed form. British marines killed and wounded 40 Boxers. Robeits' line of communication is again open. General Grant reports the capture of San Miguel, a rebel stronghold. The summer residence of the British minister at Peking has been bnrned. Seven persons were drowned by the upsetting of a boat on Lake Bennett, Alaska. Four people were killed by the de struction of a large cooperage plant in Brooklyn. Robert's forces had a hard battle wtih General Botha, but did not defeat the Boer leader. Pennsylvanians will push the candi dacy of former governor Pattison for the vice-presidency. The money appropriated by congress for use at the mouth of the Columbia will be nsed at once. Two persons were drowned at South Bend, Ind., by the capsizing of a boat on the river, at that place. Methuen and Kitchener, in an en' gagement with Dewet's troops, scat tered the Boers in all directions. Terry McGovern, champion light weight of the world, knocked out Tom White in three rounds at New York City. New York capitalists have secured concessions from the government of Honduras to bnild a railroad in that country. . Wood workers of Chicago threaten to go out on July 1, unless their wages are increased. The strike will involve 8,000 workmen. Two city detectives of Kansas City undertook to stop a street fight between a crowd of negro men and women and as a result a man and a woman were killed. News has been received in New York of the murder of Dr. Edna G. Terry, In charge of the station of the Metho dist Episcopal Woman's Foreign Mis sionary Society at Taung Hua, China. Thomas Lewis, a miner of Tucson, Aria., has been arrested on a charge of setting fire to the Catelina forests, where 5,000,000 feet of timber wert destroyed. A miner who was with Lewis claims that Lewis became in censed because the pine needles hurt his feet and set fire to them, causing the most disastrous ' forest fire ever known in the Southwest. Fifteen hundred Boeis surrendered to General Brabant. Half the town of Frances, Wash., was destroyed by fire. San Francisco's Chinatown will be released from quarantine June 22. Boers have evacuated Laing's Nek, and Bailer is encamped on Joubert'i farm. San Francisco Chinese have won an other case against the board of health of that city. The steamer China arrived at San Francisco from the Orient with 556 Chinese merchants. Mrs. George H. Baker, widow of the poet and ex-minister to Russia, is dead at her home in Philadelphia. Postmaster Graham, of Salt Lake City, Utah, was convicted of unlawful cohabitation and fined $250. Americans at Chin Kiang are in need of protection, as a large number of Boxers have halted at that place. Russian authority says the present trouble in China will be put down, but a terrible upheaval will come later. Mme. Augusta Lehmann, once a singer of international reputation, is dead at Santa Cruz, Cal., aged 80 years. The president has issued a proclama tion formally announcing the establish ment of reciprocity agreement with Portugal. A score of passengers were injured, some severely, by the derailing of a train on the Great Northern, near Sum mit, Mont. General Otis says the Filipinos are quick and anxious to learn and suggests that an educational system be adopted in the islands. General MacArthur reports, the cap ture of Rhizon, near Mexico, and Ca restany at Aicala, both important, the latter a very important leader of the guerrillas in Pingasinan province, Lu zon. The Yaqui Indians are causing trouble for the Mexicans. They occupy, the impassable Bacatete mountains, a range 60 miles in length, and it requires the utmost vigilance on the part of Gen eral Torres' 6,000 troops to hold them in cheek. The bubonic plague has entirely dis appeared from Honolulu. Harry Kimball Shaw, of Pittsburg, Pa., gave a dinner at Paris to 25 per sons that cost 8,000. Ex-Senator Quay, of Pennsylvania, has announced his candidacy for re election to the senate. The shortage in Cuban revenues oc casioned by the defalcations . disclosed will be reimbursed by the general defi ciency bill- LAltR NEWS. Roberts may seize Delagoa bay road. Chinese forts at Taku fired on foreign ressels, but were soon forced to sur render. Russia has demanded of China an in demnity of 50,000.000 taels for the damage done to the railroad from Tien Tsin to Pekin. John Vass, one of the best-known mining experts on the Pacific Coast, died of consumption at Baker City, Or., aged 46 years. Trouble is rife in the northern part of the Republic of San Doimngo. Many arrests have been made, includng lead ers of the former government party. In consequence of the gravity of the situation in China, England has order ed the Seventh Bengal infantry at Simla, India, to proceed to Hong Kong. J. C. Pardee, aged 36 years, a brake man on the Southern Pacific train, who lives in Ashland, Or., was killed at Dunsmuir, Cal., by bein run over by a train. Information from Pekin, brought to Shanghai by refugees, says that the city is in a state of panic. Incendiary fires are of nightly occurrence, and scores of outrages are reported. Wo men and children from Tien Tsin are pouring into Shanghai. The chief danger there is the fact that the native town, behind the European settlement, is full of bad characters, whose atti tude is becoming every day more inso lent and menacing. At Needles, Cal., the federal quaran tine inspector has been prevented from molesting passengers on Santa Fo trains at the state line and his authority is ignorned by the railroad officials. Or ders have been issued to all conductors to take up the pass of the inspector, Mr. Jenkins, if presented, and collect his fare. Jenkins has wired to Surgeon Kenyoun for instructions. The con ductors have also been ordered to give the inspector no information. S. J. McCowan, superintendent of the Phoen x, Ariz., Indian Industrial School, haing been directed to inves tigate the condition of the Pima In dians on their reservation on the Gila river, 30 miles from Phoenix, who were reported ' to be suffering from famine, states that 8,000 Pimas and an equal numoer of Papa goes are in great distress. Congress has appropri ated 33,000 for the relief of the In dians and rations will soon be distri buted. A second-class naval station will be established at San Diego, Cal. Churches and residences of foreigners in Tien Tsin have been burned. An extra session of congress may be convened owing to the Chinese war. China will have a heavy bill of dam ages to pay for the Boxer outrages when order is again restored. Fire destroyed the Home for the Friendless children at Leadville, Colo., causing the death of four of the inmates. Francis of Orleans, Prince of Join- vine, son of the late Louis Philippe, king of the French, is dead of pneu monia, aged 82 years. Three persons were killed and 16 seriously injuied by a collision between an express train and a train filled with race-goers near London, England. G. P. Rummelin, a well-known merchant of Portland, Or., was mur dered in New York city, presumably for the purpose of robbery. His throat was out from ear to ear. A native rising has occurred in the Gambia colony, West Africa, and two British commissioners and six members of the police have been killed at Sann kandi, on the south banks of Gambia river, by Mandingoes. The party had gone to Sannkanndi to settle a question ot local administration, when the Man dingoes suddenly attacked and mur dered thsm. The Mexican government, following the example set by Texas, has quaran tined against San Francisco, and until notice to the contrary is given, all per sons who have been in San Francisco within a period of 15 days will not be allowed to pass the border until they have remained in quarantine for a suf ficient length of time to make up the 15 days. The Mexican quarantine relates to passengers only. The border authorities have the matter in hand. Journal specials from towns in South west Nebraska tell of violent rain and wind storms with some hail. At Syra cuse, 5 a inches of rain has fallen in 24 hours. Damage to crops is heavy. The Little Nehama valley is one vast lake, and many families have been compelled to abandon their homes. Freight trains on the Burlington have been abandoned. Weeping Water creek, at Weeping Water, Cass county, is the highest known for 10 years and Missouri Pacific trains are delayed. Abbe Mareux, the astronomer, has discovered and sketched through the big telescope in the optic palace of the exposition, at Paris, a remarkable spot on the sun, forming a part of an extens ive group, and having a diameter of nearly 40 kilometers. This spot, he says, will remain for seven days, and become visible to the naked eye. He predicts the appearance of other spots in July, August and September, inferr ing that the heat during these months will be very great. Kansas has 300 flour mills, with a capacity of 10,000,000 barrels a year. The proposed ocean cable between Copenhagen to Iceland will be 404 miles long and cost about $850,000. Many Americans who went to Paris with the expectation of making ex penses by working are penniless. The census office is to handle the statistics of the 76,000,000 people of this country with intricate electric machines. PRISONERS IN PEKIN! Members of the Foreign Le gations in Trouble. SLOW MARCH OF RELIEF COLUMN One Hundred Thousand Chinese Troops Guarding the City's Gates For eigners May Seise Xaku. London, June 18. This is the situa tion in China as it appears to the Shanghai correspondent of the Daily Express, cabling last evening: "It is really a state of veiled war. The members of the foreign legations in Pekin are virtually prisoners, ana the Chinese troops are only restrained from attacking them by fear of the le gation guards. Meanwhile, the minis ters are altogether unable to communi cate with the commanders of the relief column, which is making an enforced and isolated halt between Tien Tsin and Pekin. The walls of the capital are guarded by 100,000 imperial troops. The gates are heavily defended with modern guns. General Tung, acting under orders from the empress dowager, says that no more foreign troops shall enter the sacred city. ' 'Monday the ministers sent a de mand to the Tsung li Yamun that the gates be opened, declaring that other wise the foreign troops would enter forcibly. To this no reply was given. A second message was unanswered, or had not been answered when the latest news left Pekin. Sir Claude MacDon ald's latest message says that the lega itons are capable of sustaining an effect ive defense unless attacked in force." Russia, this correspondent asserts, notwithstanding assurances to the con trary, sides with China. Some of the foreign troops are already reported to be in the environs of Pekin, and the attitude of the Chinese troops is in creasingly menacing. ROUTED BY FUNSTON'S MEN. Neuva Kclja Insurgents Scattered One American Killed. Manila, June 18. Upon information furnished by Major Wheeler to the ef fect that General Lacuna intended to attack Papaya, province of Neuva Ecija. General Funston, with staff officers, Captain Koebler and troop G, of the Fourth cavalry, and half a company of the Thirty-fourth infantry, repaired to Papaya. General Lacuna was found with 200 men occupying a position on a ridge seven miles south of the town. General Funston attacked vigorously, 60 Americans charging the enemy un der a hot fire. The insurgents fled. On their attempting to make a stand later. Captain Koehler, with a detach ment of troops, charged and scattered them. The pursuit over the rough country lasted until nightfall. Twen ty two of the insurgents were killed. One American was killed and one wounded. An important capture of Filipino in surgents was reported to the war de partment this morning by General MacArthur, in the following cable gram: "General Macabulos, with eight officers, and 142 rifles, surrendeied to Colonel Liscum, of the Ninth infantry, at Tarlao, this morning. Macabulos is the most important insurgent leader in Tarlao and Pangasinan." Philippine Soldiers Returning-. Washington, June 18. Adjutant- ueneral (Jorbm received a cable mes sage from General MacArthur from Ma nila today saying that the transport Hancock sailed today with the return ing battalion of the Eighteenth infan try. This battalion is composed en tirely of men whose term of enlistment is about to expire, and is being brought home for the purpose of being reorganized. Quarantine Dissolved. San Francisco, June 18. In the United States circuit court, Judge Morrow rendered a decision in the case of Jew Ho against the board of health of this city, dissolving the general quarantine of Chinatown, enforced by the board of health, owing to the al leged existence of plague in this city. Judge Morrow held that the quarantine was discriminating in its character. Regarding the existence of the plague, Judge Morrow stated that he was not qualified to pass judicially on the question, owing to. the conflicting testimony of physicians, but that if it came within his power to decide in the matter, he would declare that plague does not, nor has not, existed. At a meeting of the board of health this afternon the quarantine was de clared dissolved. A Net York Mystery. New York, June 18. The body of a man with the throat cut from ear to ear was discovered today in the upper bay. , An autopsy showed that the cut had been inflicted before the body en tered the water. In his pockets were an account book with the inscription on the outside, "Ladd & Tilton, Port land, Or." There was alec a billhead of G. P. Rummelin, of Portland, Or.; a business card of M. F. Phillips, rep resenting E. W. Bedell, 93 Bleeker street, New York, and a visiting card of J. D. Williams, 263 Wickoff street, Brooklyn. To Kxplore Greenland Coast. Copenhagen, June 16. The Norweg ian stfamer Antarctic, with the Dan-, lsh East Greenland exploration, com manded by Lieutenant Ambrup, sailed this morning to explore the coast be tween Cape Brewster and Aggai island. Havana, June 18. Yellow fever has broken out at Qnemados, eight miles from Havana, where United States troops are stationed. ' Thus far there have been four cases, three of which proved fatal. POLICE WERE WITHDRAWN. s. Louis Street Cars Now Bun tested All Quiet. Unmo- St. Louis, June 16. The predictions that yesterday witnessed the beginning of the end of the great street railway strike were corroborated today when the police department withdrew its officers from all the cars and power houses of the St. Louis Transit Com pany and returned them to their regu lar beats. The Transit Company con tinues to augment its force of non union men and its transportation facili ties at a ratio that promises to see the system in full swing before many more davs have passed. Much interest is being shown by the general public in the coroners' inquest at present in progress over the bodies of strikers and a citizen killed last Sun day by members of the sheriff's posse oomitatus. The testimony adduced at todav's hearing does not denv that Deputy Sheriff Marsh shot Frederick Bohne, the citizen in question, but the witnesses disagreed as to the deputy's provocation for shooting. There was testimony from about 35 witnesses, consuming three hoars, after which the jury returned a verdict of homicide. A sensational feature of the inquest was the conflicting statements made by witnesses as to whether Police Lieu tenant Stack ordered the deputy sher iffs to fire on the crowd. Several of the deputies testified that he ordered the posse juard to shoot, while Staok declared he did all in his power to pre vent the deputies from firing. The disappearance of Deputy Sheriff Marsh was a startling development at the inquest. It is believed that Marsh has left the city. No further search will be made for him probably, unless friends of the dead man seek to prose cute him, the verdict of the coroner's jury being practically an exoneration. Charged With Conspiracy. San Francisco, June 16. Ernest Emmrich, chief clerk in the quarter master's department, C. S. A., has been arrested, charged with conspiring with J. W. Bartholomew, also under arrest, to defraud the government by approving bills for supplies that were never furnished. He was released on $3,000 bonds. On his person was found a note made payable to him from the American Box Factory, which has been paid considerable money for sup plies that it is claimed were never de livered to the government. Bartholo mew is the secretary of the concern. The boxes were used in packing guns and ammunition for shipment. Eight Miners Killed. Canmore, Alberta, June 16. A ter rible gas explosion occurred in Can more coal mine yesterday afternoon, lesulting in the instant death of eight men and the injury of several others. The cause of the explosion is supposed to have been the carelessness of one of the miners in opening his safety lamp in violation of the rules, and in a por tion of the mine where to do so was dangerous in the extreme. This miner is believed to be one of the unidenti fied victims. A Wedding in June. Astoria, Or., June 18. Governor T. T. Geer, Oregon's chief executive, and Miss Isabella Turllinger, were married in Astoria this afternoon, under cir cumstances as happy and surroundings as pleasant as could be desired. The weather did not promise well, but re sulted in a beautiful sunset as tht bridal party started away on their spe cial car, amid a shower of rice. The ceremony was performed at the First Presbyterian church, by Rev. Henry Marcotte. pastor of the church. The Ashantee Rebellion. London, June 16. The Daily Ex press has the following dispatch from Prahsu, dated yesterday: "There has been another fight on the line of com munication of the Kumassie relief ex pedition. There are 10,000 Ashanteei surrounding Kumassie, and 5,000 fac ing the relief force. The leaders of the rebellion include Ashantuah, Queen ol Ofesu." Tortuing a Murderer. London, June 16. A Shanghai dis patch, dated yesterday, says: "A Chinese steamer, laden with arms and ammunition, cleared from Shanghai today, bound for Tien Tsin. A notor ious murderer, who was delivered by the municipality of Shanghai to the Chinese authorities, is being slowly stoned to death in a cage. Thousands of spectators watch his agonies daily." Thirty Miles From Peking. Berlin, June 16. The Berlin pa pew have a dispatch from Tien Tsin saying that the international force has arrived within 80 miles of Peking, but that tht distance remaining must be traveled on foot, as the railway is completely destroyed. This, the dispatch says, will require three days. Six Million Destitute. Simla, India, June 16. Over 6,000, 000 persons are now receiving relief. There was an increase in Bombay ol 8,200,000 last week, owing to the re turn of destitute people who deserted the works on account of the cholera care. The prospects of a fair mon soon are somewhat improved. Bishop Wllmer Dead. Mobile, Ala., June 16. Right Rev. Richard Hooker Wilmer, Episcopal bishop of the diocese of Alabama, died here this morning, aged 84 years. Five Miners Killed. Biwabik, Minn., June 16. A terri- Kla annifiant n r r 1 1 iro rl tnHav at. thn Haln mine, three miles from here, in which five men were instantly killed by an explosion of dynamite. Druggists and Hotel men"Exoladed. St. Paul, June 16. The grand lodge of Odd Fellows today voted to exclude druggists and hotel-keepers from the ordei in this state. William McGreg or, of Minneapolis, was elected grand warden I THE ALPHA LANDED Had No Trouble Getting to Cape Nome May 25. DID NOT TOUCH AT ST. MICHAEL Brought Back Four Passengers, Wit a Quarter of a Million Claims Kicher Than Reported. Vancouver, B. C, June 19. That the gold fields of Cape Nome are richer and more productive than has yet been represented, is the story brought down by the steamer Alpha, which arrived from the North tonight. From a single claim, worked by 20 men in the employ of Jack Brady, $15,000 was taken out in one week and the same claim panned out $56,000 within a month. As an earnest ol Cape Nome's golden pro ductiveness, the Alpha brought down $250,000 in gold dust. There were five passengers on board, and the dust belonged to four of them, in the fol lowing amounts: Jack Gill, of Seattle. $145,000; J. C Mongaban, of Denver, $40,000; Frank Green, of Kansas City, $30,000; Glen Tinsley, an old Dawson minar, who went to Nome last year, $35,000. Unusual interest has followed the Alpha's trip, not only because she was the first steamer to sail for Cape Nome, but more especially on account of pos sibility of international complications, the Alpha being a Canadian bottom and Uome not being a sub-port of en- tiy. But the skipper had no trouble with the customs regulations. He sailed from Vancouver on April 5, clearing for St. Michael. He says he was so menaced with icebergs as he approached St. Michael that he pro ceeded directly to Nome, landing 153 passengers and their supplies on the beach on May 25. and sailing for Van couver on May 80. The Alpha was carried by the ice to the Siberian coast, and for five days was packed in the ice unable to move. She finally made Nunivak island, where she found the San Francisco whalers, Alexander and Jeanette, with about 100 passengers each, also trying to reach Nome. After spending three days more in very heavy ice near Pri byloff islands, the Alpha finally made Nome, whither the Alexander had pre ceded her two days. So overjoyed were the miners at the double arrival of the Alexander and the Alpha that a civic holiday was declared, and the Canadian boat was received with s lutes, all the customs regulations being waived, although as she had cleared from Vancouver for St. Michael the discharge of her freight was in direct contradiction of the custom laws. Nome was rather dull during March and April, work being entirely sus pended on account of cold weather. Several times duiing the winter the settlement narrowly escaped total de struction by fire. All the buildings are said to be flimsey structures, and no fire piotection is afforded. The extent of the gold-producing area of Nome seems much greater than was at first supposed, and all over the coun try men are reported to be washing from 15 to 25 cents to the pan in gold. Golden Gate and Mascot creek are turning out well. Topcock is the big gets find of the season, where it is con sidered nothing remarkable for a miner to make $30 a dav on many of the claims, although the gold is found in intermittent streaks. It was on Top cock creek that $56,000 was cleaned up in 30 days. Topcock is 15 miles from the sea, and 50 miles south of Nome. One thousand people are' working there now, and there have been clean ups from $25,000 to $50,000 on 100-foot claims. The Colombian Rebellion. Kingston, Jamaica, June 19. The Royal mail steamer. Don, Captain Davis, which ariived here today from Colon, brings news of an important battle fought on Friday last about 10 miles outside of Panama. According to this information the insurgents forces were victorious and some 200 of the government troops were killed. It is inferred that Panama may already be in possession of the rebels. The latter are strongly entrenched at San Joaquin, near Santa Marta, and all the govern ment troops at Baranquilla had been dispatched to Santa Marta, when the Don left Colon. Help From Manila. Manila, June 19. The Ninth regi ment has been ordered to Manila, whence it will proceed to China. Manila, June 19. The gunboat Con cord, with marines aboard, has sailed under sealed orders, supposedly for China. The British cruiser Buenaven tura has sailed for Hong Kong with troops and stores for Hong Kong and Tien Tsin. Died In a Mining Car. Chicago, June 18. John H. Donlin, a prominent contractor here, died while sitting at the table in a Chicago & Northwestern dining car between Waukegan and Kenosha Wis., last evening. Donlin, with two friends, were on their way to Eagle river, Wis., where they intended to spend several days fishing. Des Moines Auditorium Burned. Des Moines. June 19. The D Moines auditorium, used for a conven tion hall, which was constructed a year ago at a cost gf $50,000, was de stroyed by fire today. It was insured for $25,000. It was occupied by the Commercial Exchange and the T. W. P. Chase Amusement Company, the latter holding a lease and conducting a vaudeville show. All the seats, effects and scenery were burned, making a total loss, as now estimated, of $40,000, with $27,000 insurance. TRAIN IN A HAIL STORM. All Windows on One Side Were Broken and Much Damage Done. Kansas City, June 20. The Burling ton passenger train from Denver reach ed the Union depot late last night in a sadly wrecked condition, having passed through one of the severest bail and wind storms whioh railroad men say they ever encountered. The train ran into the storm between Falls City and Rulo, Neb., 40 miles west of St. Jo seph, Mo. The railroad men say that at times it seemed as if the cars would be lifted from the tracks. The storm struck the train in an open piece of country, and the engineer threw open the throttle in the hope of running away from it. The train was filled with people, and in the cars there was great excitement. With all the wind and ram came hail. Hail stones fell as large as baseballs. Every win dow in the north side of the sleeper, three coaches and one mail-car wait samshed. Glass flew all over the cars, and many of the passengers were cut by flying fragments. Water poured in through the windows, and fairly flood ed the cars. The mail clerks in the mail-car climbed up near the roof of the car to keep dry. Much of the mail matter was damaged by water. The damage done the cars and sleeper will amount to about $500. Every window in the engine cab was smashed by the hail. CODE FOR THE PHILIPPINES. Commissioners Are at Work on One fos September. Manila, June 20. Judge Taft and his colleagues of the civil commission are studying the different legislative phases of the situation preparatory to the work of enacting new laws on Sep tember 1, when they will assume legis lative powers. The subjects have been tentatively divided among them as fol lows: Judge Taft Crown lands, land titles, the church and the civil service, the last-named with a view ot bringing from the United States a good class of government employes, who shall event ually replace army officers in the civil administration. Judge Wright Internal improve ments, constabulary, commerce, corpor ation franchises and the criminal code. Henry C. Ide Banking and currency and the organization of civil courts. Bernard Moses Revenues, taxation and schools. The commissioners have established offices in the same building with Gen eral MacArthur, and are receiving, dis cussing and absorbing the opinions of army and navy men and of foreigners and Filipinos. The people of Manila seemed pleased with the democratic course of the commissioners. FIGHT TO A FINSH. St. Louis Transit Company Strikers' Offer. fit. Louis, June 20. War knife was the slogan adopted striking employes of the St Rejects to the by the Louis Transit Company today. This extreme action was decided upon this afternoon when the proposition adopted by the striking street-car men yesterday look ing to a settlement of the strike was turned down by the Transit Company. President Gompers, of the Federa tion of Labor, called on President Whittaker, of the transit company, to day in the interests of the strikers and remained in conference with him and the board of directors for some time. The conference broke up'at 1:15 P. M., and Gompers announced that all nego tiations between the strikers and the transit company were again off. Whit taker refused to submit the question of reinstatement of the striking employes to arbitration. Whittaker said the beat he could do if the strike were de clared off would be to place the strik ers at the bottom of the list, and give them woik as they are heeded. President Mahon, of the Interna tional Association of Amalgamated Street Railway Emploves, made this statement this afternoon: "This is now a fight to a finish. President Gompers told me this after noon that he proposed to turn the en tire power of the American Federation of Labor, with it membership of 2, 000,000, against the transit company and fight the issue out if it takes five years to do it. The boycott to be de clared will apply not only to the tran sit company, but to every person, every business man, every corporation or in dividual favoring them in any way." Two Fights With Filipinos. Manila, June 20. The United States forces had two engagements of import ance last week. The ti oops under Gen eral Funston and General Grant organ ized an advance with part of five regi ments and two guns against 500 rebels in a mountain stronghold east of Biaba- cota, where it was supposed Captain Roberts, of the Thirty-fifth regiment, who was captured last month at San Miguel de Mayumo, was held captive. The Americans operated under many difficulties and over an exceedingly rough country; but the rebels retreated, only a few resisting, and the stiong hold was occupied and burned. As a result of last week's scouting. 60 Filipinos were wounded, 200 killed and 240 rifles, with 24,000 rounds of ammunition, was surrendered. Two Americans were killed. Washington, June 20. The follow ing cablegram was received at the Jap anese legation from the Japanese gov ernment at Tokio: "The situation in North China is daily growing more se rious. The imperial government has consequently, in addition to the fleet already at Taku, decided to dispatch a military force of about 1,000 men to Tien Tsin in order to strengthen the hands of the Japanese minister in China. The latter is in full concert with the other representatives of the principal power." WAR ON THE WORLD Chinese Forts Open Fire Foreign Warships. on LITTLE DAMAGE WAS DONE Fortifications at Taku Opened the Cam flir, by the Empress' Orders - Now in Hands of Powers. London, June 20. China declared war against the world when the Taku forts opened fire upon the international fleet. The accounts of what took place are still unsatisfactory, the best semi official information being the dispatch received at Berlin from Che Foo. A press dispatch from Che Foo, dated yesterday afternoon, says: ' 'The forts on both sides of Taku are now occupied. The Chinese opened fire unexpectedly. The casualties to the mixed force were as follows: "Killed British, one; German, three; Russian, one, and French one. "Wounded British four; German, seven; Russian, 45, and French, one. "Chinese torpedo boats were seized." The Shanghai correspondent of the Daily Mail telegraphing yesterday says: ' 'The forts began firing in obedience to the orders from Pekin, conveyed in the personal edict of the empress dow ager, by advice of Kang Yi (president of the minister of war.) Several war ships were struck by shells from 12 inch guns of the forts. The heavy Russian losses were due to the blowing up of the magazines of Mandshar. "Four huudred Chinese are reported killed. The Chinese, who were re treating, fell into the hands of the Rus sian land force." The Daily News has the following from Che Foo: "Two of the forts were blown up. The 32 warships at Taku aggregated 200,000 tons, and carried more than 300 guns." TRIP OF THE ELDER. Account of the Journey From Portland to Dutch Harbor. Dutch Harbor, June 7. Thus far has the good ship Elder, with her en thusistic collection of goldseekers, pro grossed on- her way to the land of promise. Under lair auspices has the journey been thus far, and the light of hope kindles each eye has the future is contemplated. Many have suffered from the trials which the capricious mood of "Old Briny" has inflicted on them, but not severely; for, to give Old Briny credit, thus far he has been very lenient with us. Our time has been passed in visiting the sick and needy, who, like the poor, are always in evidence on a sea trip, and various social diversions, consisting of enter tainments in the afternoon and song services in the evening. Our worthy leader has been Judge Galbraith, and to him we are deeply indebted for his many kindnesses in helping out the programme. We are also honored by having in our midst a poet, John E. M. Shea, who has been inspired to write a poem aboard, entitled, "The Voyage of the Elder." Among the faces fa miliar to Portland people are: W. T. Hume, W. S. Chapman, Captain Wat son, George W. Hazen, Joe Ben Lane, Silvey Stuart, J. D. McKinnon, Cap tain Lyons. ' We have bnt few ladies aboard. Among them are Mrs. Gal braith, Mrs. Hume, Mrs. Tuttle, Mrs. Wilson and Miss Jewell. Captain Randall is quite popular, and has won much praise by his gen tlemanly and considerate deportment. Mr. Heywood, the purser, and Mr. Owens, the freight clerk, also deserve special mention for their courtesies. As the days go by and the trials of sea sickness are over, the jollity at meals increases, revealing many original char acters, and there is much by-play of talk. At our entertainments, too, much of originality is brought out in the remarks made, creating no little merriment. And so, day by day, in our lonely floating home on the track less ocean, we have our simple pleas ures, each hoping in his heart, that Dame Fortune may smile upon his ven ture and that he may return to bis friends in dear old Portland a success ful and happy man. Colombian War. Kingston, Jamaica, June 20. Pas sengers who arrived from Panama on board the British steamer Don, from Colon, bring details of a battle which was fought June 13 and 14 on Bejuca plain and Anton hill, between, govern ment forces composed of three battal ions and numbering about 1,500 men, and a force of revolutionists under Gen eral Belasarobe Parrae. It is asserted that 400 soldiers and 35 officers of the government force were killed and that the forces of the government army were divided. The passengers of the Don further assert that General Parras addressed a letter to General Campos, the governor of Panama, demanding the surrender of the oity. adding that otherwise the place would be taken by force. When the Don left Colon, June 15, General Parras was 15 miles from Panama, with 1,500 well-armed infan try and 500 cavalry. It was believed that General Campos wonld be com. pelled to surrender the city. New York Apartment House Burned. New York, June 20. The Miner apartment-house, a six-story structure at Madison avenue and Sixty-third street, was destroyed by fire this morn ing. The property loss is $260,000. Only three of the ten apartments in the building were oeoupied, bnt so rapidly did the fire spread that many of the persons in the building escaped with difficulty. Several were over come by heat and smoke, and were car ried out of the building by the firemen,