CORVALLIS
GAZETTE
WEEKLY.
IIMOV F.stab. July. 18U7.
GAZETTE 1-Utab. Dec, 1862.
Consolidated Feb. 1899.
CORVALLIS, BENTON COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1500.
VOL. XXXVII. NO. 41.
EVENTS OF THE DAY
Epitome of the Telegraphic
News of thf. World.
TRRSR TICKS FROM J'rTK WIRES
An Interesting- Collection of Items From
'iie Two Hemispheres ProgMtl ul
lu a Coriecsed 7ct3aV
Hoodlums at Victor, Colo., attacked
Governor Roosevelt.
Conger will not vet begin negotia
tions with the Chinese commission.
Buffalo, N. Y., is made the eighth
city of the United states by the new
census, having passed Cincinnati and
San Francisco.
The Parkland Fishing & Packing
Company has been incorporated with
a capital of $20,000. Its headquarters
will be Parkland, Pierce county, Wash.
A passenger train on the Fort Worth
& Rio Cirande railroad ran into a wash
out near Rock Creek, Texas. One
person was killed and eight badly in
jured. George F. Drew, the first Democratic
governor of Florida after the war, died
at his home at Jacksonville, aged 73
years. Two hours before his death his
wife died from the effects of a stroke
of apoplexy.
News has been received of hurricane
at Offord, Iceland, September 20. The
wind, it is said, blew 120 miles an
hour. Nearly all the fishing smacks
were driven ashore, houses were razed
and several persons were killed. There
was great destruction of property.
The Republic lion & Steel Com
pany's works in East St. Louis, 111.,
known as the Tudor Iron Works, have
resumed operations after a suspension
of two mouths on account of (he fail
ure to agree upon a wage scale. An
agreement has now Seen reached and
signed for the ensuing year, and up
wards of 800 men are at work.
A Winnipeg, Manitoba, special says:
C. E. Stevens, a Methodist missionary
at Oxford House, in the district of
Kowateen, in a letter dated September
10, 1900, states that during the late
winter and early spring of this year
between 20 and 30 Indians of the Saul
teau tribe, lesiding near Andy Lake,
died of starvation. Rabbits and deer
have fed this people, and although they
ate even the bark of trees, they were
not able to sustain life.
A large timber-land deal was com
pleted at Albany, Or., by the riling in
the office of the county recorder a deed
from W. H. Stimson, of Los Anglees,
Cal.. to Theodore O. Wither, of La
Crosse, Wis., conveying about 4,500
acres of timber land in the southern
part of tbe county for the consideration
of $40,860. Two other deeds oi 100
acres each were filed in favor of With
er, the consideration being approxi
mately $10 an acre, a high price for
timber land, indicating an increased
demand for such property.
Germany is about to declare war on
China.
General John M. Palmer, of Illinois,
is dead.
Galveston appeals for help to rebuild
the city.
Four persons were killed by a tornado
in an Iowa town.
Epidemic of smallpox at Nome has
been stamped out.
Von Waldersee will demand the sur
rend CST of leaders of the outrages.
American troops, except a legation
guard, are ordered from China to Ma
nila. Senator Beveridge, of Indiana, opened
the Republican campaign in Illinois,
with a speech in Chicago.
Senator Caffery, of Lonisana, baa
officially declined the presidential nom
ination by the National party.
At Trre Haute, tad.'. The Abbott
broke the world's trotting record of
2:03, held by Alix, making the mile
in 2:03.
Another death from bubonic plague
was reported at Glasgow, making tbe
seventh since the outbreak. Only 40
persons are now under obseivation.
Prince Henry, of Prussia, Is now
commander-in-chief of the First Ger
man squadron, succeeding Vice-Admiral
Hoffmann, who has been relieved fiom
the post.
The Austrian press bitterly con
demns the attitude of the United States
towards China, attributing to the
course of the Washington government
"the arrogant defiance with which
China is treating the allies."
The Isthmian canal commission
stated that it would be able. to submit
a report to congress sufficiently com
prehensive to serve as a basis for the
action of that body at the approaching
session, if it should be desirable to act.
Dispatches announce that among the
missionaries killed by Chinese in the
massacre in Yannan province were
Bishop Fantonsalli and Father Qnirine,
of the Roman Catholic church. It
was said that the bishop died after the
most awful torture.
It is reported that Chicago and Lon
don firms will invest $20,000,000 in
Colorado mines.
Spirit distillers and distributors have
formed a co-operative association em
bracing all the distilleries in the Unit
ed States.
A Victoria (B. C.) dispatch says that j
the money has been stihsrcibed for a 1
new railroad from the Great Lakes to
the Pacific coast with a branch line
to Dawson. I
LATER NEWS.
British recapture their guns from the
fioers.
Bryan made
Minnesota.
a dozen speches in
The pope favors the American policy
in the Philippines.
Germany denies any agreement with
France and Russia.
Many business men will join excur
sion to Walla Walla.
Roosevelt spoke to 30,000 or 40,000
Nebraskans in McCook.
Idaho miners convicted of conspiracy
to obstruct mail train during big strike
of 1899.
Washington stockmen confer with
Commissioner Hermann regarding
grazing on forest reserves.
The population of the city of Los
Angeles, Cal., according to the census
of 1900, is 102,479, an increase of 52,
048, or 103.35 per cent since 1890.
Within a radius of 12 miles of Sump
ter. Or., six lumber mills are in opera
tion. The timber in that district is of
splendid quality and there is an active
market for it.
John E. Hudson, president of tbe
American Bell Telephone Company,
died suddenly in the Boston & Maine
railroad station at Beverly, Mass.,
while waiting for a train.
The 700 employes of the Reading
Iron Company, of Deanville, Pa., de
cided today to accept the 25 per cent
reduction in their wages, to take effect
October, and against which they
struck.
The Austrian steamer9 Lloyd has
sailed from Lourenco Marques, having
on board 400 Transvaal refugees, part
of them being Irish-Americans. All
their expenses have been paid by the
Tiansvaal government. Each man re
ceived 30 shillings and will be paid
$42.50 on landing at any port which
may be selected by them.
Captain J. V. Henry, of Quincy,
111., who has just resigned as assistant
postmaster, wa3 arrested for the al
leged embezzlement of $3,300, funds of
the National Railway Mall Service
Benevolent Assciation, of which he had
been secretary and treasurer since its
organization. Henry had given the
association a bond of $10,000.
Sim Leep was killed at Carson, Or.,
by being run over by a logging wagon.
The accident occurred one-half mile
from Brown's saw mill, where he was
employed. He was driving a heavily
loaded four-horse logging wagon down
a steep grade, when the brake failed to
work, and the horses ran away. The
driver jumped, but was caught under 1
the load. Deceased was 25 years old.
Two of the horses were killed outright.
Count von Waldersee has arrived at
Tien Tsin.
The Chinese government has ordered
the degradation of Prince Tuan.
Germans want Waldersee to offer a
reward for the head of Prince Tuan.
An audience of 20,000 people was
addressed by Roosevelt in Kansas City,
Ho.
Governor Sayers says he has re- j
ceived $672,476 for aid of Texas suffer
ers. To date, 2,339 bodies have been offi- ;
dally leported found at Galveston, '
Texas.
The postoffice at Mesa, 12 miles from
Phoenix, Arizona, was robbed of $1,000 ;
in stamps and $200 in cash.
Thomas G. Sherman, the famous
lawyer and single-tax advocate, died at
his home in New York, aged 66.
W. Burke Cochran spoke against ex
pansion in the Coliseum in Chicago be
fore an audience of 12,000 persons.
Imperial statistics show that 544,-
283 children below 14 years of age are
engaged in industrial pursuits in Ger
many.
' Lientenant-General Miles in his an
nual report renews his recommendation
for the further use of the automobile in
the army.
Tbe plant of the Illinois Steel Com
pany at Joliet, 111., has been shut down
owing to a lack of orders. Two thous
md men are affected.
Tbe population of St. Joseph, Mo.,
according to the United States census,
is 102,979, against 52,324 in 1890, an
increase of 50,655, or 96.81 per cent.
A city detective of Cleveland, Ohio,
was shot and instantly killed while
trying to put a stop to a shooting affray
between nnion and nonunion molders.
For the fiscal year ending June 30,
1900, the total number of postage
stamps of all kinds issued in the Unit
ed States, including ordinary stamps,
postage due stamps, stamped envelopes
and postal cards, reached the enormous
total o'f 5,333,000,000, valued at $98,
000,000 an increase of -400,000,000.
stamps over the preceding year.
General MacArthur recently issued
the following general order for the bet
terment of the government of the city
of Manila: "Existing orders requir
ing residents of the city of Manila to
confine themselves to their homes after
10 o'clock P. M., are hereby amended
to extend tbe hour to 11 P. M., after
which hour tbe streets will be cleared
by the police. Saloons will be closed
at 10 P. M.. and the sale of liquor pro
hibited after that hour."
The great world's fair that was an
nounced for Brussels in 1905, has been
abandoned because of the failure of
the Paris exposition.
The new year at West Point began
with 434 cadets on tbe rolls, the
largest number by 60 that was ever at
the academy.
British capitalists have acquired op
tions oa more than 1,000,000 acres of
oil fields in northern Wyoming and has
organized the Western States Oil Com
pany of America.
IN HANDS OF REBELS
Captain Shields and Party
Captured in Marinduque.
RELIEF FORCE HURRIED OUT
The Missing Expedition Consists
Fifty-Uiree Men Besides Officers
and Crew of a Gunboat.
Washington, Oct. 1. The war de
partment has received the following
cablegram from General MacArthur:
"Manila, Sept. 30. Adjutant-General,
Washington: September 11, Cap
tain Devereaux Shields, with 51 men
of company F, Twentv-ninth regiment
United States volunteer infantry, and
one hospiital corps man, left Santa
Cruz, Marinduque, by the gunboat
Yillalobos, for Torrijos, intending to
return overland to Santa Cruz. Ha.ve
beard nothing since from Shields.
Scarcely doubt that tbe entire party
has been captured with many killed
and wounded, Shields among the lat
ter. Information sent by letter from
the commanding officer at Boac, dated
20th, received September 24, consisted
of rumors through natives.
"The Yorktown and two gunboats,
George Anderson (colonel Thirty
eighth volunteer infantry), with two
companies Thirty-eighth volunteer in
fantry, sent to Marinduque immediate
ly. Anderson confirms the first report
as to capture, but was unable, on Sep
tember 27, to give details and present
whereabouts of Shields and party, or
names of the killed and wounded. His
information will probabiy be available
soon. Anderson has orders to com
mence operations immediately and
move relentlessly, until Shields and
his party are rescued. Logan will be
sent to Marinduque, if necessary, to
clear up the situation.
"MACARTHUR."
The Twenty-ninth infantry was re
cruited at Fort McPherson, Ga. Cap
tain Shields was lieutenant-colonel ot
the Second Mississippi during the Span
ish war. He was made captain in the
Twenty-ninth infantry July 5, 1899.
He was a resident of Natchez, Mis.,
where his wife now resides.
The scene of this latest reverse is a
small island lying due south of the
southern coast of Luzon and about 300
miles from Manila. Marinduque is
about 24 miles in diameter and was
garrisoned by two small detachments
of United States troops. One of these
was at Boac, on the west coast of the
island, and the other was at Sinta
Cruz, the principal port on the -north
Bide. Captain Shields appears to have
started fiom Santa Cruz on a gunboat
for Torrijos, a small coast port, and it
is inferred that the boat as well as the
body of troops under that officer has
been captured, for the dispatch makes
no reference to her return.
The officers of the gunboat Yillalo
bos were: Lieutenant Edwdrd Simp
son, commanding; Ensign I. F. Landis
and Naval Cadet R. W. Vincent.
L eutenant Sipmson has seen over 14
years active sea serivce. He entered
the navy June 17, 1888. He returned
from bis last torn of sea service in
May, 1896, and was assigned to shore
duty . February 1, 1898, he was order
ed to tli s Brooklyn. Ensign Landis
has seen not quite three years of sea
serivce. He joined the navy Septem
ber 6, 1893, and his last cruise expired
in May, 1899. He was ordered to the
Asiatic squadron December 22, 1899.
Cadet Vincent has had one year and
seven mouths of sea service. February
1, 1899, he waa assigned to the New
Orleans.
Gas Tank Exploded.
XTonr Vnrlr ftes 1 At. 1 -4K this
morning a gas tank exploded in the !
Central Gas Light Company's works !
at the foot of East One Hundred and
Thirty-eighth street. Tbe explosion
was heard for miles around, and broke
all the windows in the vicinity. The
burning naptha flowed down the street
and into the engine-room of tbe gas
company, setting it afire. Two alarms
were sent in and tbe fireboat was sum
moned. The Acmes at this time shot
70 feet in the air. The fire is still
burning fiercely and the riiemen are
righting desperately to prevent tbe
flames from spreading to the gae hold
ers, which are near the scene of the
sxplosion. There has been no loss of
life.
Tore Down the Flay;.
San Antonip, Texas, Oct. 1. Unit
ded States Consul W. W. Mills, at
Chihuahua, Mexico, reported to tbe
federal authorities at Washington, de
tailing an insult to the American flag
over his consulate September 16, the
anniversary of Mexico's independence, ,
by a mob of Mexicans. He bad hoist
ed tbe United States and Mexican flags I
in honor of the day, and the mob tore
down the United States colors.
Lumber Plant Burned.
Mendocino, Cal., Oct. 1. Tne plant
of the Albion Lumber Company, at Al
bion, was destroyed by fire today, to
gether with 400,000 feet of lumber and
1,000 cords of tan bark. The dry kiln,
store, hotel and several dwellings be
longing to the company were also con
sumed. The loss is between $125,000
and $150,000.
Fire in Usmbarf.
Hamburg, Oct. 1. In a fire today
Pfgluks & Tietgen's warehouse, the
Robertson grease warehouses, Bothces'
granary and four residences were de
stroyed. The loss is estimated at over
1,000,000 marks.
Fire in Mexico Clt.r.
Mexico City, Oct. 1. The dry goods
store La Yalencia, owned by Sebastian,
Robert & Co., was tunned late last
night. The loss is est mated at $750,.
000.
"
Europe Apparently Determined
to Par-
tition China.
New York, Sept. 29. A dispatch to
the Herald from Shanghai says:
The situation in China is now more
serious than ever before for those who
are interetsed in preserving the integri
ty of the empire. The Chinese govern
ment is in the power of Boxer leaders
who are not likely to submit to the
empress dowager any proposition un
favorable to them. The friendly vice
roys of the south are loyal to the thione
and any foreign aggression in Southern
China will precipitate an uprising.
There is danger that tbe friendly vice
roys will be replaced. Sheng. the
friendly Taotai of Shanghai, has been
ordered north, and that practically
means his death.
Russia is holding all the forts and
strategical points from Takn to Pekin.
Rnsia'a possession of the railway shows
by the permanent arrangement which
her officers are making that she intends
to swallow the north of China. No
one here believes &at Russia will ever
move out except under overwhelming
pressure from other powers. Ger
many's assurance tnat she does not de
sire territory in China, if the latter be
able to pay an indemnity, is mislead- i
ing. Her demand fbr the punishment
of the leaders of the Boxers as a con- :
dition precedent to peace negotiations
means continued war and perhaps the
complete disruption of the Chinese gov-
eminent. Friendly feeling between
Japan and Russia is increasing. France
is hand in glove with Russia. Vice
Admiral Seymours I attempt to under
take the isolated British occupation of
Shanghai and to patrol the Yangtse
Kiang bas weakened the British posi
tion, while losing an opportunity to
make a definite agreement for non-partition
of tbe empire 'with Japan. The
United States is consistent but power
less. Lu Li Chnan IAn't who, it is unoffi
cially announced, is to be the new
viceroy of Canton, is anti-foreign. Un
less tbe allies protest the friendly vice
rovs are likely to have
no friends left
in China. The only method of dealing
with the situation not involving the
division of Chinese territory is through
the friendly viceroys gradually remov
ing the throne from,, the power of the
Boxer leaders. Americans on tbe spot
believe that the settlement of the pres
ent question will -decide the fate of
enormous and increasing American and
Chinese trade.
INDUSTRIAL CRISIS.
The Indications I'oint to Hard Times
Coming In tttrope.
Washington, Sept;' 38. The wave of
industrial prosperity in Europe, which
has steadily risen iince 1985, says Act
ing Consul-General Hanlmer, of Frank
fort, in a report to the jtote depart
merrt, has taken a tnxn a
to rceede.
begun
"All signs." he says, "point toward
a crisis in industrial and financial
lines, which may occur before two
years have passed. Any political dis
turbance of note may bring on the
crisis suddenly, and without warning.
Coal mining is still booming, as the
supply is not equal to the demand,
The iron and steel wroks, including
the manufacturers of many lines of
machinery and steel plates for war
ships, have orders which it
will take
small ii on ware, needles, bicycles,
nails, sewing machines, etc., are cur
tailing production and reducing work
ing forces and wage scales.
"There are doubts if the immensely
capitalized electrical works of Ger
many and other countries can keep
fullv employed after present contracts
are filled. This line of industry which
in Germany alone represents an invest
ment of nearly $300,000,000, has
been largely instrumental in creating
the boom.
"Failures have begun already in the
building trade, which, in the large
cities, has been of a speculative nature,
and rested mainly on borrowed capi
tal. Rents for business homes and
dwellings have advanced, but will top
ple upon the first beignning of a busi
ness crisis."
Division of Military Traffic.
Chicago, Sept. 29. Western rail
roads today reached an agreement re
garding the division of military traffic
between points west of Chicago and
New Orleans and the Pacific coast.
It was agreed to leave the control and
division of the traffic east of San Fran
cisco entirely in the hands of the Santa
Fe and Southern Pacific railroads. On
west-bound traffic the division of the
business has been pnt in the hands of
Chairman MoLeod, of tbe Western
Passenger Association. The draft for a
transcontinental association, prepared
at the recent meeting at Glen wood
Springs, Colo., was considered at
length today, but no final action taken.
Train Wreck In Utah.
Ogden, Utah, Sept. 29. Train No.
4, on the Southern Pacific, was wrecked
while coming down Gretna hill this
afternoon. Conductor Herrick and
Engineer Hastings escaped injury, but
ot tbe passengers one woman was
killed and several men were injured,
three thought to be fatally injured.
Railroad officials and doctors were sent
from Ogden to the scene of the wreck.
He that can say tbe most convinc
'.ng things in the fewest words is the
great orator.
Boiler Makers' Troubles.
Norwich, Conn., Sept. 29. The 20(1
men employed by the Page Boiler Com
pany, who yesterday went out on a
strike because the company refused to
pay them a voulntary increase of 10
par cent, today returned to work with
the understanding that if the company
did not grant their demands by Octo
ber 2, they would again go oat.
In case of folly, silence cannot be
commended too much.
SITUATION WORSE THAN EVE
EDICTS ARE CONFUSING
China Asks the Czar and the
Mikado to Help.
PUNISHMENT OF HIGH CHINESE
Notwithstanding the Edicts War Prep
rations Are Still Reported Shan
Hal Captured by the Allies.
London, Oct. 2. Beyond a number
of imperial edicts, which throw into
still worse confusion the complicated
Chinese situation, thre is little in to
day's news to arrest attention. From
Shanghai comes an unconfirmed report
that the allies have seized Shan Hai
Kwan.
All the news with regard to the
edicts eminates from Shanghai. Ac
cording to the advices, in addition to
tbe edicts ordering Grand Councillor
Kun Kang to offer oblations before the
coffin of Baron von Ketteler and the
edict directing that Li Hung Chang's
entire plan be followed in regard to
the punishment of the princes and
high ministers of state responsible for
the anti- foreign outrages, and the de
cree ordering that funeral honors be
paid in Pekin and Tokio to the remains
of Sugiyama Akira, the murdered chan
cellor of the Japanese legation, Emper
or Kwang Hsu has addressed further
letters to the czar and mikado renew
ing his request - for their aid in the
peace negotiations.
Yarions opinions are expressed as to
the importance of the edicts. The
Shanghai correspondent of the Morn
ing Post says:
"The severe punishment ordered by
Emperor Kwang Hsu will only mean a
money fine. There are traces of Li
Hang Chang's hand under American
influence in the edicts." On the other
band, the Standard's Shanghai corre-
i spondent remarks: "The empress now
realizes the true nature of the crisis
After consulting the emperor she sum
monad the court dignitaries and on
their assembling, through which she
remained silent, the emperor in a loud
voice delivered a tirade lasting a couple
of hours against the courtiers. Then
in an angry voice he dismissed them.
After this the decrees were issued.
While these have been promulgated,
feverish war preparations are still re
ported from Shanghai, and new ap
pointments have been made to the Chi
nese army and navy."
MINERS' PAY RAISED.
An Advance of lo Per Cent in the An
thracite Coal Eegiou.
Philadelphia On 2 An nffor rf
t Bn increase of H per cent
wages was today made by the Pima-
delphia & Reading Coal & Iron Com
pany, and this move, it is stated, will
be followedby similar notices at every
colliery in tbe anthracite region.
It is expected by the operators that
this increase in wages will be satisfac
tory to the men, and they believe many
strikers will take advantage of the
offer ' and return to work. Mining
operations will in this event be given
an impetus, and tbe operators expect
j there will be a gradual resumption un
til the collieries will again have their
full complement of employes. The
Philadelphia & Reading Company
operates 39 collieries, and of these 27
have been shut down owing to insuffic
ient working force.
Whether the miners will accept the
proffer of the company and return in
sufficient numbers to operate tbe mines
cannot be foretold tonight. Reports
received from several points in the
Schuylkill region, where the Reading
collieries are located, rather indicate
that the mineworkers will follow the
instructions of their organization offi
cials and remain away.
President Mitchell, of the Mine
workers, received no notice of the in
tention of the opsrators to offer the in
crease in wages, and the intimation is
thus given that the miners' organiza
tion will receive no recognition from
the operators.
Shot Down in the Street.
Omaha, Oct.. 2. A special to the
World-Herald from Beatrice, Neb.,
pays: W. J. Hum was probably fatal
ly shot this afternoon by Dr. W. F.
Lee. one of the most prominent physic
ians in the state. The two men room
in separate apartments in the Davis
block. As Hum was passing Lee's
doors, tbe physician mentioned a bill
against Hum for services and a quarrel
ensued. Hum struck at Dr. Lee, bnt
missed him. Dr. Lee drew a revolver
and fired, Hum staggering back into
bin wife's arms shot in the right breast.
The bullet entered the lungs, and Hnrn
is not expected to live through the
night. Dr. Lee gave himself up and
was released on bail.
Two Killed in a Wreck.
Guthrie, O. T., Oct. 2. The Santa
Fe through express tor Kansas City
was wrecked 15 miles south of here
this afternoon by spreading rails, and
the baggage and express cars derailed,
the smoker thrown off and turned up
side down and the day coaches partly
derailed. Two people were killed and
a dozen or more injured all passengers
in the smoker.
Woman Commits Suicide.
Seattle, Oct. 2. Elizabeth A. Lang
ley, 24 years of age, wife of a Dawson
theatrical man, committed suicide at
her home in this city this morning by
drinking carbolic acid. The case is a
mistery. She leaves three little daught
ers here. Her hnsband is in the north.
Now Premier of Quebec.
Quebec, Oct. 2. S. N. Parent has
accepted the premiership of this prov
ince, to succeed the late premier Mar-chand.
AN UN WATERED UMPIRE.
Work of the National Irrigation Asso
ciation. The vista that the possibilities of ir
rigation reveal, says the Los Angeles
Herald, is almost stupendous, as a few
facts and figures prepared by the Na
tional Irrigation Association demon
strate. The federal government today
owns 100,000,000 acres of land, which
is worthless only because it is arid.
This ''un watered empire" can be re
claimed by irrigation and rendered
capable of sustaining a population of
at least 50,000,000 people. In the
words of the secretary of agriculture in
his last annual report: "More than
one-third of the country depends upon
the success of irrigation to maintain
the people, tbe industries, and the
political institutions of that area, and
future growth will also be measured by
the' increase of tbe reclaimed area. In
a region which, in the extent of diver
sity of its mineral wealth, has no
eqnal on the globe, the riches of the
mines in the hills are already surpass
ed by the productions of the irrigated
farms in tbe valleys, and the nation at
large is at last awakening to the fact
that the development of the use of tbe
rivers and arid lands of the West will
constitute one of the most important
epochs in our increase in population
and material wealth."
Work for the Federal Government.
These, stupendous possibilities also
present a colossal problem How may
this gigantic desert be transformed
into a land of prosperity? Who is to
redeem the national domain by a com
prehensive system of reservoirs? It has
been demonstrated by 20 years of expe
rience in irrigation development and
by the reports of government experts
and engineers that the great problem
can only be solved by the federal gov
ernment. Captain Hiram M. Chitten
den, engineer corps, U. S. A., in his
report on "Surveys for Reservoir Sites. "
declares emphatically that reservoir
construction in the aiid regions of the
West can properly be carried out only
through public agencies. "Private
enterprise can never accomplish the
work snccessully. As between state
and nation, it falls more properly
under the latter."
Ten Years Would Reclaim the West.
It is estimated that $143,000,000
would reclaim the arid lands of the
West; that an expenditure by the fed
eral government of $15,000,000 a year
for 10 years would open up lands for
the settlement of a population as big as
that of the entire country at present.
An appropriation of $100,000 was made
at the last session of congress for pre
liminary surveys to discover the best
locations for the immense reservoirs.
Tbe assistance of every organization
and of every individual in iorwarding
this all-important work shoulld be wel
comed and assisted in every possible
way. GUY E. MITCHELL
Several Skirmishes During; the Week
Civilians Disappear.
Manila, Oct. 3. The Filipinos in
the vicinitv of Manila have been more
; quiet of late, although last Wednesday
i night there were brisk attacks at Las
Pinas and Paranaque, south of Manila,
i as well as outpost firing at Imus Bacoor
I and Mnntin Lupa. The American offi
! cers are satisfied that the alleged ami
gos, living in and around the towns in
J question, participated in these attacks.
Official reports have been received oi
j insurgent activity in Zam bales province
j and in Batangas province. Two skirm
: ishes occurred during the week on the
I Bicol river, in th province of f-'onth
1 Camarines. It is estimated that the
; insurgents lost 90 killed in the various
districts.
j Two civilians, John McMahon and
j Ralph McCord, of San Francisco, who
started on a business trip for Vigau
and Bangued, in northern Luzon, have
not been heard from for three weeks.
It is feared they have been killed or
captured by the insurgents.
A Rich Han Dead.
Indianapolis; Oct. 3. VV. V7. Wol
30tt, of Boston, died at St. Vincent's
hospital from a stroke of apoplexy sus
tained on a Big Four train yesterday.
Mr. Wolcott located in St. Louis about
30 years ago. He became a member
of the firm of Wolcott & Hume, pub
lishers of the Journal and Times, at
St. Louis, and later was president ot
the St. Louis Car ' Coupler Company.
He owned large interests in Missouri
zinc mines and at the time of his death
was senior partner in tbe banking firm :
of Wolcott & Co., of Boston and New
York. A search of his effects brought
to light the fact that he carried with
him a large fortune. He bad in his ;
valise $500,000 in government bonds
and about $2,000 in cash on bis per
son. . Beers Coming; to America. -
St. Paul, Oct. 1. The Globe tomor
row will say: "Hundreds and per
haps thousands, of Boers will emigrate
fiom South Africa to the United States
and settle in the Northwest. Theodore
Van Grecht, of Holland', who bas of
late years made his home in the South
African republic, is in St. Paul to ar
range satisfactory railroad rates over
the Western lines. Mr. Yan Grecht
will bring a large contingent of Boers
to this country in the spring if condi
tions are favorable. There aie thous
ands of Boers, he says, who are anx
iously awaiting an opportunity to leave
their present environment and embark
for another, land."
Railroad Man's Suicide.
Birmingham, Ala., Oct. 3. Warner
j M. Newbold. superintendent of the
South and North Birmingham Mineral
Divisions of the Louisville & Nash
ville railroad, committed suicide at his
residence in this city today by shooting
himself in the month with a 38-caliber
revolver. Mr. Newbold lost bis wife i
some months ago, and since that time
has been despondent, and to that cause
is attributed the terrible deed whicJr
bas shocked the community-
VICTIMS OF REBELS
Particulars of the Affair
Marinduque.
in
CAPTAIN SHIELDS WAS KILLED
Three Other Americans Lost Their
L'ves and Several Were Wound
ed The Relief Expedition.
Manila. Oct. 3. Persistent native
reports, which are generally believed
i to have been current in Manila for sev
: eral days, are to the effect that Cap
tain Devereux Shields an.l company K,
of the Twenty-ninth infantry, cbnsist
j ing ot 45 men, stationed at Boag, Mar
i induque island, embarked September
! 13 on the gunboat Yillalobos and land
i ed on the Marinduque coast September
! 14, where 300 of the enemy, armed with
i rifles, supposedly from Luzon, sur
prised the Americans. The latter
: fought for several hours, until their
I ammunition was exbaasted, and they
I were overpowered and surrendered, re-
lief being impossible. At least four of
' the soldiers were killed, among whom,
; according to reports, were Captain
Shields. The Americans also had sev
; eral wounded.
! Lieutenants Reiff and Bates, on
board the gunboat Yorktown. left Ma-
uila Monday. After gathering troops
at Batangas they proceeded to Marin
duque to verify the reports regarding
i the fate of Captain Shields and his
: men, and in case the native rumors
were well founded, to punish the rebels
and release the captives. News from
this expedition is awaited with some
anxiety .at Manila. In the mean
while, the censor prohibits the trans
mission of news concerning the affair.
Colonel Edwward E. Hardin, of the
Twenty-ninth regiment, who is now
in Manila, admits it is impossible that
the native reports may be correct.
ECUADOR AND PERU.
Relations Between the Two Countries
Not the Most Agreeable.
New York, Oct. 3. The Herald's
j correspodent in Bogota says no action
! will be taken on the protocol recently
i signed by Minister Uribe and the gov
I eminent of Ecuador. The protocol is
not approved because of the Colombian
authorities waiting for important data
I in regard to the attitude of Ecuador in
! connection with the invasion of the
I southern frontier of Colombia. Colom-
bia is also investigating whether Ecua-
dor has been in connivance with Vene-
zuela.
I In the meantime the Colombian gov
ernment has given orders to the mili-
tralitv. The Libeial revolution is
limited to guerrilla warfare in the de
paitments of Cundina, Marca and Toli
ma. The revolutionists in the north,
commanded by General Santos, have
offered to capitulate.
General Pinzen, the hero of the
northern campaign, became minister
of war on September 19. lie has
strengthened and made the department
more popular ,
The Marroquin government is now
recognized by the diplomatic corps re
siding in Bogota. Communication be
tween Lake Maiacaibo and Ecuade has
been re-established.
GALVESTON RELIEF.
Seven Hundred Thousand Dollars Con
tributed Up to Date.
Galveston, Tex., Oct. 8. John
Sealy, chairman of the finance com
mittee, a sub-committee of the Galves
ton central relief committee, and cus
todian of the Galveston relief fund, has
given out the following:
"All supplies that have been turned
over to me up to and including October
1, 1900, from all sources, amount to
$781,043.63. This amount includes al'
money received by me direct, all re
ceived by Major Jones, and also $309,
500 remitted to me by Governor Sayers
out of subscriptions made to him. The
governor has also ordered a further re
mittance to me of $100,000, which
should reach me in the next few days,
and he will send me from time to time
such additional funds as he may re
ceive. We are arranging in proper
shape a full itemized statement of all
rceeipts and amounts expended, which
will be duly published."
Troubles of the King; of Cambodia.
Paris, Oct. 3. Prince Vkanthor, son
of the King of Cambodia (French ludo
China), who was recently a gvtest of
France at the exposition, and who dis
appeared somewhat mysteriously, was
found in Brussels. A dispatch sent in
his behalf says he did not sail for home
last week from Marseilles, as was ar
ranged, because he has not received the
French government's reply to the let
ter of grievances from his father against
the French officials in Cambodia, of
which he was the bearer. He adds
that the only response he received was
a telegram trom his father, or lering his
return, but he explains that he cannot
do so until he has received the reply of
the French government, so he has gone
to Brussels. The prince denies having
any disagreement with his father, King
Norodom.
British Shelled a Villiare.
Hong Kong, Oct. 3. The British
gunboat Robin has shelled the village
of Luk Lae, on the West river, in re
taliation for tbe inhabitants firing on a
British steamer. The ringleaders were
afterward captured and flogged.
Fire in Chicago.
Chicago, Oct. 3. Fire tonight de
stroyed an eight-story building on
Market street, doing $500,000 damage.
The principal ljser is E. A. Rothschild
& Co.