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cxmvAism a tig E WEEKLY. UNION Estab. Jly, 187. ! Consolidated Feb. 1899. CORVALLIS, BENTON COUNTY, OEEGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 1301. sAuirB natal, nee VOL. XXXY1II. NO. 13. nrasnF HIE'- WH From All Parts of the New World and the Old. OF INTEREST TO OUR. MANY READERS Comprehensive Review of the Important Hip. penings or the Past Week bi Condensed Form. Fire at St. Louis caused $100,000 damage. Natives of Marinduque want civil government. . Orders were issued for dispatching regulars to Manila. Morocco will he compelled to pay the American claims. - A Natives of Tutuila ask that Tilley remain their governor. Trias, an influential Filipino general, surrendered to the Americans. Several girls lost their lives in a factory fire at St. Joseph, Mo. .Fighting occurred between students and Cossacks at St. Petersburg. Fourie's commando escaped from the British net near Bloemfontein. Loomis protests to Venezuela against further interference with Balz. Oregon, hopgrowers are contracting this year's crop at "11 cents per pound. - Many were renoered homeless by fires at Memphis, Ind., and Bismarck, Mo. A department of public instruction has been established in the Philip pines. The Manchurian agreement is like ly to disrupt the concert of the powers. " Oil deposits near Ashland, Or., Will be' developed. California capitalists have invested $35,000. John O. Rider, inventor of the Remington fine, died at his home in Newark, O., of heart disease, aged 74 years. The St. Louis Steam. Forge & Iron Works, "better known as McDonald's Forge Works, were destroyed by Are. Loss, $100,000. - The plants of the Paragould Roller Mill Company and West Rogers Plan ing Mill, at Paragould, Ark., were de stroyed by fire. Loss, $250,000.. - - " The lumber yards and saw and plan ing, mill plant of John B. Ransom & Co., in West Nashville, Tenn., were destroyed by fire. Loss, $140,000. Llentenant General Miles,' who in tends to inspect the principal military posts in Cuba, has arrived at Havana with his party from the .United States. Nelson O. Whitney, " professor of railway engineering in the university of Wisconsin, died suddenly at Mad ison, Wis., of heart disease, aged 43 years. . One fireman was kiljed and three others injured in a Pittsburg fire. Bids will soon be asked for con struction of Skagway-Juneau liable. There is no change In the Anglo Russian railway dispute at Tien Tsin. Seventh infantry, stationed at Van couver barracks, has been ordered, to Manila. Two men died and 15 were prostrat ed as the result of an explosion on a steamer. The South and Central American republics will enter the conference of American republics. As a result of student demonstra tions at several points, Russia has de clared a state of siege. Highwaymen held up a Wichita car and robbed and shot the motorman. There were no passengers. , The American consular agent at Barcelona, Venezuela, has again been arrested by that government. Jessie Morrison, who killed Mrs. Castle at Eldorado, Kan., furnished a $d,000 bond and will be released. The employes of the Washington mine, at Oxford, N. .J., have been fighting fire and black damp in the mine for several days. The Cleveland dry goods firm of Gavin, Parmalee & White was placed In the hands of a receiver. The firm's debts aggregate $100,000. Jim Harris was found guilty of mur der in the first degree for killing J. H. Alien, a wealthy Ottumwa, Kan.. merchant. This will mean a Ufa sentence. Lieutenant August Newkirk Maher, United States navy, died at Vallejo, Cal., from apoplexy. He entered the naval academy from Kansas, and graduated m the class of 1S80. Robert Walsh, said to be the miss ing son of a prominent lumberman of Saginaw, Mich., was murdered in a garret in St. Louis in the course of a quarrel over the spoils of a robbery. John Enoch Pond, a member of the Berkeley high school, has been ap pointed the first naval cadet from tha Hawaiian islands. The appointment was recommended by Delegate Wil cox. Young Pond is the son of Lieu tenant Commander Charles F. Pond, at Honolulu. Arthur Bronson Townsend, the man thought to have attempted suicide In Montreal, is a member of a well known New York family, wealthy, and a bachelor. He belongs to exclusive clubs, and for several' months lived in the Brevoort House. His mother is in Paris. Holland gave Wilhelmina a new crown costing 20,000. - A Chicago cattle company bought 443,000 acres of grazing and mineral land in New Mexico. An animal heretofore unknown, re sembling both the horse and the ze bra, has been discovered in the Congo forests. j New York commission merchants are sending representatives to Cuba to purchase products for shipment to this country. THE PAN-AMERICAN Arrangements Nearly Completed Will Open May 1. I BUFFALO, N. Y., March 18. It has I been decided to open the Pan-Ameri-' can exposition May 1. At that time President McKinley and his cabinet are expected to be on their way to the Pacific coast. It is proposed to connect the president's train by tele graph with the temple of music. Di rect telegraphic communication will also be established with the executive offices of the presidents .of all the re publics of the Western hemisphere and the governor general of Canada. At precisely 2 o'clock, Buffalo time, they will all be requested to touch electric buttons in their offices, which will start pieces of machinery at tha exposition. At the same time it is expected that each will transmit a message of greeting. . President McKinley, from his spe cial car, surrounded by his cabinet, will then start the great fountain pumps, and will , transmit over' the wires a message of greeting. May 14 it is proposed to hold imposing-dedicatory ceremonies when it is expected that Vice-President Roose velt, Governor Odell and a large num ber of national and diplomatic of ficials will be present. A day, prob ably between June 9 and 12, will be designated President's day, when President McKinley and his party, on the return from the coast,- will bar present. Taft Commission's Plan. New York, March 16. A Washing ton dispatch to the Times says: The Taft commission has been or dered to forward to the war depart ment its recommendations for the form of government to be adopted In the Philippines. This is in accord ance with the original instructions, by the terms of which the commission was to prepare such recommendations whenever ordered to do so. The time i has Come, in the estimation of tire president, when plans for the govern- j ment of the Philippines may be sub-; mitted for his consideration. No. in timation of the nature of the scheme has yet been received. The commis sion, it is declared, has not received any suggestions from Washington, but has been left entirely unham pered. It may propose any form of government it thinks fit. Demand on Sultan of Morocco. New York, March 16. A special to the World from Washington says: The cruiser New York will stop at Tangier on the way to Manila, and take on-board Consul General Gum mere, who will be conveyed to the nearest port to tne Moroccan capital. The consul general is to demand that the sultan settle the claim of Ameri can citizens against "his government. The New York will await the return of the consuL general. The consul general could, make the trip from Tangier ' on merchant vessels plying in those waters, but it has been the policy of the administration to im press the sultan by a naval demon station in Moroccan waters. India's Population Stationary. ; Calcutta, March 18. Complete cen sus returns give the population of India as 294,000,000, an increase in the last decade of 7,000,000. Deducting the population of tbe Baluchistan, Shaustaksat, Chion hills and Sikkim territory, - enumerated - for the first time, a net increase is shown of only 1.4 per cent, which is due to Improved census methods. Thus, the population is for the first time stationary. Ow ing to two famines, mortality from disease and a great decline in the birth rate, .the native states show? exces sive declines. A CLASH IMMINENT. Trouble at Tien Tsin Between British and Russians. TIEN TSIN, March IP,: The British and Russians are disputing over the limits of railway property in the Rus sian concession, and the guards of the two nations are in close proximity to each other. The British have been strongly Teinforced, and trouble is Im minent unless the Russians retire. Warships in Venezuelan Waters. Port of Spain, Island of Trinidad (via Haytien cable), March .18. The German second-class cruiser Vineta is reported to be making further inves tigation in regard to the matters in connection with the Island of Mar guerita. . The Italian third-class cruiser Dogali is here watching Venezuelan affairs and is ready to start at once to protect Italian interests in Vene zuela if necessary. The United States cruiser Scorpion has arrived here. Fire in Washington Hotel. Washington, March 18 At 3:53 A. M. today, electric light wires started a fire in the Merchants hotel, 485 Pennsylvania avenue, which spread rapidly, causing panic among the guests, several of whom-jumped from the window. L. F. Henry, 48 years old, was killed. The injured are: Stephen Collins, proprietor of the ho tel; W. B. Catchings, of Kentucky; John Scanlon, and W. B. Ketchum, of Connecticut. Library for St. Louis. St. Louis, March 18. Andrew Carne gie has offered to donate $1,000,000 for a new public library in St. Louis. The offer is similar to many others which Mr. Carnegie has made to cities throughout the United States and abroad; Simplicity. There is still now and then a man simple enough to go gunning for an office without a barrel. Detroit Journal. British General Hesitates. Pekin, March 18. The Russians at Tien Tsin took possession of the rail way siding, and armed sentries are now guarding it. General Barrow, second in command of the British forces, hesitates to act, apparently in the absence of General Gaselee, feel ing sure that bloodshed would ensue. He had a long consultation today with Sir Ernest Satow. The Russians are jubilant The American military line has been sold to a private company. J Hems of Interest From All Parts ' of the State: COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL HAPPENINGS k Brief Review of the Growth and Improve ments of the Many Industries Through out Our Thriving Commonwealth. Ashland Construction of the Ash land freight depot has begun. Pendleton Young men of Pendle ton have organized a cornet band. La Grande A large fruit ' cannery will be established at La Grande. John Day The Sheep Gulch mine, near John Day, has resumed opera tions. , - Salem The O. R. & N. Co, whose docks were washed away, contem plates replacing them. Eugene Many offers are being re ceived for Eugene school bonds, which the district will sell to the amount of $25,000. - . Summervllle It is reported that the conlplete outfit of new machinery for .the creamery at Summervllle has been ordered. Weston Two quarter sections of fine farming land, one and one-half miles south of Weston have changed owners. The price paid was $13,500. Quartzburg Quartzburg will soon be connected with Prairie City by telephone. The wire has been stretched nearly the entire distance. Clatsop The Elk Creek toll road, in Clatsop county, is almost com pleted, and "win soon be open for travel. One bridge remains to be put in. Gold Beach Gold Beach is now in telephone communication with the out side world. The line has been ex tended across the river from Wed derburn. - Eugene A bridge on the Elmira mail route, about eight miles west of Eugene, is in a dangerous condi tion. It will be rebuilt as soon as the .water recedes. , Ashland S. H. Calhoun, of Ash land, has exchanged 160 acres of land near that place for a like amount of land in Klamath county belonging to G. H. Palethorpe. . - Baker Crty Mr,' C. McEndry, who owns placer claims on Pine creek, on the Burnt river slope, has been ex hibiting in Baker City a gold, nugget which weighs $107. . ' Pendleton-r-Frank Frazier is mak ing plans for a horse parade at Pen dleton early next May, similar to the one last May. All kinds of well-bred horses will be allowed to .take part. Ashland Inquiry of lumber dealers at Ashland reveals the fact that while improvements have been going on steadily all winter, building will take on a fresh -impetus with the open ing of spring. Milton High water in the Walla Walla river washeu out the under pinning at the Milton end of the bridge near Brown's mill, and con siderable work was necessary to re pair the damage. Sumpter The Sumpter Valley rail road will commence work on the re maining three miles of. road to the new. town in a few days, and trains will be running from .Baker to Whit ney soon. Whitney will be the ter minus of the company at present. Eugene Sheriff W. W. Withers rounded ', up -a gang of 11 hobos in the woods beyond the river opposite Eugene and took them to the city jail. Residents beyond the river had complained that many of their chickens were missing. At the camp of the hobos preparations for a big chicken dinner were going on. PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat Walla Walla, 5556; valley, nominal; bluestem, 59c per bushel. Flour Best grades, $2.80 3.40 pei barrel; graham, $2.60. Oats White 4445c per bushel; gray, 42 43c. - Barley Feed, $16.5017; brewing, $16.5017 per ton. Millstuffs Bran, $16 per ton; middlings, $21.50; shorts, $17.50; chop, $16. Hay Timothy, $12 12.50; clover, $79.50; Oregon wild hay, $67 per ton. - . . Butter Fancy creamery, 2225c; dairy, 1820c; store, ll13c per pound. Eggs Oregon ranch, 12 c per dozen. Poultry Chickens, mixed, $3.50 $5; hens, $5 5.50; dressed, 11 12c per pound; spring, $4 5 per dozen; duci:s, $56; geese, $68 per. dozen; turkeys, live, 910c; dressed, 13 14c per pound. Potatoes 4555c per sack. Mutton Gross, best sheep, wethers, $4.75; .ewes, $44.50; dressed, 7c per pound. Hogs Gross, choice heavy. $5.25; light, $4.755; dressed, 67c per pound. Veal Large, 77c per pound; small, 89c per pound. Beef Gross, top steers, $4.50 $4.75; cows, $44.50; dressed beef, 78c per pound. Hops 12 14c per pound; 1899 crop, 67c. Wool Valley, 14 15c; Eastern Oregon, 912c; mohair, 2123c per pound. Russian secret police have arrested many literary men, lawyers and stu dents for alleged conspiracy. In consequence of emigration there is a greater preponderance of women in Norway than in almost any other country in Europe. Congressman LInney, of North Car olina, is the. only republican ever elected to congress who served is a private in the confederate army. OHM MP VICTIM OF LIVE WIRE. " One Fireman Killed, Three Others , Badly Hurt,. ':'''- PITTSBURG, Pa., March 19. Dur ing the. progress of a fire today at the corner of Duquesne Way and Fort street, one man loBt his life and three others were badly nurt: The property loss will be fully 250,000, well insured. The fire broke out in the boiler room of the Hiram W. French Company's hair felt factory, just opposite the main exposition building. Through some confusion, no alarm was turned la for some time, and it was fully. 20 minutes after the fire was discovered before the engines reached the scene. From the felt " factory the flames jumped" across the street, and in a very short time the exposition build ing was burning fiercely. All the fire men could do was to prevent the flames spreading. After hard- work, this was accomplished, and machinery hall, with Its valuable contents,, saved. The main building was a complete wreck. " Two lumber yards adjoining the felt factory soon succumbed. Gallagher & Banker lost 1,000,000 feet of lumber, and Henry Henk 350,000 feet of valu able hardwood. Three small dwell ings near the lumber yards were de stroyed, but, so far as known, all the inmates escaped. William Miller and his fellow fire men were victims of a live wire. The intense heat melted the network of wires running in every direction, and one of them in falling struck a trolley wire, the other end crossing the brass nozzle of the hose held by Miller and Snyder. Both men fell as though they had been shot. Sheckler and Griffith, in going to the rescue, were also caught, and were badly burned. When the prostrate men were reached, Miller was dead, and two of the others unconscious. AMERICAN -CONSUL ARRESTED. Imprisoned by Venezuela Without Adequate Cause. -. PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, March 19. News has reached here that the United States consular agent at Bar celona, Venezuela, Ignacio -H. Baiz, has been arrested by Venezuelan of ficials and imprisoned without ade quate cause. This is the second time he has been treated in this fashion within the last five months, and he will resign unless .protected by the Washington government. It appears that several sums of money have been forced from him. by Venezuelan of ficials under threat of imprisonment. The protests of Mr. Baiz to, Wash ington seem to have ..met withno re sponse thus far. Three months ago Mr. Loomis, the United States minis ter at Caracas, made a demand upon the Venezuelan government for an apology for the first outrage, but this communication was quite ignored. STATE OF SIEGE PROCLAIMED. Result of Russian Riots Promoted by Students. ST. PETERSBURG, March 19. In consequence of the riotous disturb ances following the demonstrations promoted by university students the government has proclaimed a state of siege at Odessa, Kieff and Kharkoff. It is reliably reported here that a student died at Kharkoff from injuries sustained "in the disorders of March 4 in that city.' Eight hundred stu dents of the University of St Peters burg, virtually all remaining here, met last Friday and resolved not to at tend further lectures. The police subsequently arrested 16. Four hun dred students . of the technological school entered the .courtyard of the institution to hold a meeting, and the police inscribed their names. The mining - academy is already entirely closed. It is reported - that Count Tolstoi, who ever since his excommunication has been loudly cheered whenever he has made his appearance, is taking an active part in the disturbances at Moscow, where the situation is com plicated by a strike of the operatives of several large factories. Explosion on Ship. New York, March. 19. The steam ship New York reached her dock at 10 o'clock tonight, after a passage in which an explosion of an ammonia tank caused loss of life and much damage to the vessel. Her shaft was also broken. As a result of the ex plosion, 15 men were overcome by the fumes of ammonia on Thursday last, and seriously prostrated, two deaths following. Both victims were buried at sea. Several others were confined to the ship's hospital for some time, and one was still in the hospital when the ship docked. Trial of Alleged ReDc.s Begun. Constantinople, March 19. It is of ficially announced here that the trial began at Salonica, March 11, ef 19 Bulgarians, accused of belonging to the revolutionary committee at Sofia and fomenting disorder in Salonica, Monastir and Kossovo. Nine New Cases of Bubonic Plague. Cape Town, March 19. Nine new cases of bubonic plague have been of ficially reported in Cape Town during the last 48 hours. Six of these were colored persons, and three Europeans. Reward for Rescue of Explorers. Venice, March 19. The municipal court, of Venice, offers a prize of 20,000 lire to anti-Italian or foreign navigators who may rescue Count Franco -Quirini and the Norwegian sailor wlio disappeared from the ex ploring party of the Duke of Abruzzi during his Arctic expedition in the Stella Polare. A reward of 5,000 lire is offered to -any one who furnishes definite news as to the fate of the missing men. UK LIVES LOST Fire in a Boston Newspaper - Building. THE PROOFREADERS ARE THE VICTIMS Upper Floors el the Advertiser Office Burned Out Most of the Employes Escaped to an Adjoining Roof. BOSTON, March 18. Three lives sacrificed, nearly a dozen men more or less injured, and many thousands of dollars of damage were the results of a fire in the Daily Advertiser and Record's seven-story, "gray front build ing in Newspaper Row tonight. How the fire started is not known, but it was first seen in the pressroom. It spread to the elevator well,, and darted to the- top so rapidly that be fore the occupants of the two upper floors were aware that the building was on fire their rooms were' filled with flames, and smoke. " In the editorial rooms on the sixth floor there were but five men. All had to run for their lives. On the upper floor, occupied by the compos ing room, were 18 composers and proofreaders;' whose situation was most critical. Panic stricken, they rushed- for the windows leading to the fire escapes, and all but three of them succeeded in gaining the roof of an adjoining building. Long lad ders were raised as quickly as the network of electric wires over the street would permit, but before a lad der could be placed in position the men had dropped through ' a skylight in - the adjoining roof and reached places of safety. Except in the press room in the basement tnere was prac tically no fire In the building below the fifth story. No one was in the pressroom at the time the fire started except the fireman, .who had not been seen up to a late hour. It took three hours of work to drown out the fire. The three victims were suffocated before they had time to reach the fire escapes. Late tonight the loss was estimated at $150,000, with little insurance. DEWET IS. INSANE. Statement Made by Prisoners Lately Released. ; BLOEMFONTEIN, March 18. Pris oners who have lately been released by General Dewet say they think he is a madman. They aver that the ter rible fatigues he has undergone, his anxiety and the Intensity of his feel ings have unbalanced his mind. Apart from this view of Dewet's mental state, some of his peculiarities are that he rarely sleeps within the bounds of his camp. He seeks rest outside with a few trusted followers. Thus the or derlies of his subordinate commanders are frequently unable to find him to receive orders. His secrecy is ex treme. He absolutely imparts his plans to no one. Dewet repudiates the peace negotiations which are go ing on. He declares openly to the men that no terms except independence will satisfy him. A recent utterance attributed to him" is that, after the British, he hated tne Transvaalers. The whereabouts of Dewet during the last two or three days is unknown, nor is it known whether President Steyn is with him. AFTER HIGH DAWSON OFFICIAL. Governor Will Charge Him With Crim inel Libel. SEATTLE, Wash., March- 18. Gov ernor Ogilvie, at a meeting of the Yu kon council, March 5, announced that he had been informed that at a recent banquet an official In a high position had declared that the governor and D. Matheson, a contractor, had worked together in carrying out a gigantic swindle. The governor said that he would collect evidence and charge the official with criminal libel. Another charge was made at the same council meeting. The entire council was charged with blackmail by a Mrs. McConnell, who conducts a hotel at Dawson. She says that the council and Mr. Matheson connived to gether to ruin her business, out of a desire for personal gain. Gold Com missioner Senkler has filed a libel suit against Mrs. McConnell. The charges have stirred up a great excitement in the city. Decision on Eight-Hour Law. Tacoma, Wash., March 18. In the superior court today Judge W H Snell decided the state law making eight hours a day's work for all men employed in public works applied only to men employed by the day, and not to men working by the month or year. A Dangerous Complaint. If you tell a woman she is good, Bhe may thank you. Tell her she is pretty, gnd she will love you. Chica go Times-Herald. Troops Sail for Manila. San Francisco, March 18. The transport Indiana sailed for Manila today. She has on board the Twenty eighth Infantry, Major Yeatman com manding, and company D, Tenth in fantry, Lieutenant C. N Jones com manding. The squadron of the Fifth cavalry arrived today from Fort Myer, Va. They will sail for Manila on the Meade tomorrow. The squad ron is made up of troops J, K, L and M, In command of Colonel W. A. Rafferty. HOP SITUATION. Old Crop Sold and New Crop Being Contracted In Yakima Valley. NORTH YAKIMA, Wash., March 20. The hop crop of 1900 has been sold, and contracts are being made for the output of Yakima for the com ing season. Buyers from Portland are here cleaning up the remnants of last year. They report only 43 bales of the crop of 1900 on hand. The last sales ranged about 14 cents, although some have been made at 18 cents a pound. The indications are favorable for a good crop this year.- All the yards are being cleaned and put in shape. Estimates place the Yakima acreage at 2,400, yielding an average of 1,600-pounds. One of the most important items for the consideration of hop men is the 'introduction of the Bohemian methods of curing in the Yakima val ley. Senator A. Heini.h, of the Se attle Brewing & Malting Company, conducted a series of experiments last season, and demonstrated that an exact Imitation of the celebrated Bohemian hops could be made in Yakima. The hops were cured with out artificial heat or sulphur, and were used in making a choice blend of Yakima beer. It is claimed that such hops sell in Seattle for 54 cents a pound. The Yakima crop for 1901 is placed at from 18,000 to 20,000 bales of 200 pounds each. " . Contracts are being made at 11 cents lor all that can be produced. None but small growers, however, are selling at any price. No new yards are to be planted this season, and none will be plowed up for other crops. Growers state that hops may be produced and prepared, for market for 8 cents per pound. When sold at 11 cents they make fair profit, but it is believed the price will rule higher this fall; hence those having large yards are not anxious to con tract the coming crop for less than 15 centi. OUTLAWRY IN THE PHILIPPINES. Methods Pursued by Tagals to Ter rorize Peaceful Natives. WASHINGTON, March 20. The records in the cases' of 34 Filipino natives, charged with various offenses against military discipline in the Phil ippines, including .murder, treason and other acts of violence, have been re ceived at the war department. These records make plain the methods pur sued by the insurgents to terrorize the native inhaoitants of the islands, and show cases of atrocities commit ted upon the latter where they de clined to comply with the demands and the exactions of the so-called Filipino government In one case nine insurgent sympa thizers, fully armed, seized in the night a family of five persons and killed them with oolos. . The motive for the murder was the punishment of the family for refusing to pay taxes in support 6f the insurgent govern ment. The guilty natives were sen tenced to hard labor for 30 years. In another case, under the orders of an insurgent lieutenant colonel, a native was seized, bound and made to sit down while a soldier "held his head and with a knife cut his throat." The murderer was condemned to be hanged. Most of the other cases were the murder of innocent Filipinos by alleged soldiers and officers of the in surgent army, several of whom are described as notorious bandits and outlaws. The most atrocious, accord ing to the records, is that of Eusebio Rojas, who was sentenced to be hanged, styling himself a lieutenant of infantry in the insurgent forces, under the command of Alejandrino. Rojas claimed to exercise summary power over the lives and property of the natives who did not Dear arms against the United States, and conceived it to be his duty to murder peaceful and law-abiding people living within his so-called military jurisdiction. Railroad Machinists Strike. Iowa Falls, la., March 20. The ma chinists and boiler makers employed at the Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern shops, in this city, have walked out, and will not return to Work until the differences between the employes and officials are ad justed. This action follows that of the union .men at Cedar Rapids, and it is reported it will be followed by the men at Estherville, Watertown, Albert Lea and other division points. Fifteen Cars Wrecked. Chehalis, Wash., March 20. Local freight train No. 58 was badly wrecked at Newaukum station, three miles south of Chehalis, at 1 o'clock. Fif teen cars were wrecked and a pusher engine turned over on the side. There were no fatalities. A wrecking train is now at work, but the track will not be cleared until early tomor row morning. Passengers on the trains bound in both directions were transferred tonignt. An Engagement in Panay. Manila, March 20. A force com manded by Captain Shanks, of the Eighteenth infantry, has had an en gagement with the followers of Dio cino, a noted Tagal leader, in Capise province, island of Panay. Two of the rebels were killed, and three, includ ing Diocino, were wounded. MEETING OF THE ENVOYS. Little Accomplished by the Ministers at Pekin. PEKIN, March 20. Little was ac complished at today's meeting of the foreign ministers, on account of the delay of the various governments in agreeing to the conclusions reached in the matter of indemnity claims. No minister is allowed full liberty to act for his government, all the instruction being ad referendum. The court cer emonial on the reception of ministers was the subject of conversation, but nothing definite was decided upon. Storm in Porto Rico. San Juan, Porto Rico, March 20. A heavy storm prevails here. Two inches of rain fell last night in two hours. The wind is blowing 31 miles an hour from the northwest. The rain ceased at daylight, but the wind still continues. The railroad is tied up by serious washouts. Telegraphic com munication with the north and west shores is partially interrupted.. The damage done by the storm fis un doubtedly more severe in the interior. nust im mi Vigorous Protest to the Vene zuelan Government HAS BEEN LODGED BY MINISTER LOOMIS American Minister Informs South American Government That Interference With Our Officials Must Cease. - WASHINGTON, March 20. The state department, through Minister Loomis, recently lodged a most vig orous protest to the Venezuelan gov ernment against further interference with Mr. Baiz, the United States consular agent at Barcelona, Vene zuela. It knows nothing of the last reported, infringement of his liberty, but it is presumed that the affair is connected directly with the troubles which' led to the first protest. Ig nacio M. Baiz is not a citizen of the United States, a fact that may add. to the difficulty which our government will expect in protecting him, as it is determined to do. He wa born in St. Thomas and is a native Danish citizen, so far as is known here, but, having an exequatur issued by the Venezuelan government recognizing him as a United States consular agent, the state department has decided that he is entitled to the protection of the United States government. It appears that he is engaged in business and be came involved In trouble with the Venezuelan military by resisting an attempt to collect a forced loan from him. More than a- month ago the state department forwarded its in structions to Minister Loomis to rep resent to the Venezuelan government that these annoying interferences with our officials must cease, but so far no results have appeared. Morocco Must Pay. Washington, March 20. The state department is giving renewed atten tion to the settlement of the claims against the government . of Morocco. The claim of Marcus Ezagui, who was murdered at Fez in June last, has been adjusted by the payment of $5,000, but there are other claims equally meritorious which have not been satisfactorily adjusted. Recently the state department gave these con sideration, all efforts on the part of Mr. Gummere, the consul-general at Tangier, to adjust them having proved ineffective. Under these circum stances, a special mission seems near. Instructions to this end today were sent to Mr. Gummere, as well as a further . instruction to demand an apology for an apparent discourtesy on the part of the grand vizier and the minister of foreign affairs in attempt ing to defeat the purpose of the" state department to dispatch a special mis sion to Morocco City. The armored cruiser New York, with Admiral Rogers aboard, is rapidly nearing Gi braltar, with every prospect of reach ing Tangier by the end of this week. She will take Mr. Gummere aboard and convey him to Mazargan, where the consul-general will disembark and go overland to the Moorish capital. The New York will remain at Mazar gan under his orders until some sort of settlement is reached, and Mr. Gummere was today notified to this effect. Peru Settles a Claim. Washington, March 20. United States Minister Dudley, at Lima, Peru, cabled the state department today that the government of Peru had of fered to settle for 3,000 soles the Fowkes claim, and he was immediate ly instructed to accept the offer. The claim originated in 1894. W. A. Fowkes was an American merchant living at Tumbez, and the military authorities subjected him to a forced loan and imprisoned him for 24 hours. A claim was preferred against Peru for $5,000 on his account, but that government proffered 3,000 soles (a sole being equivalent to 48 cents), and the claimant expressed his wil lingness to accept that sum. TRIED TO BRIBE OFFICER. Japanese Who Was Smuggling Chi nese Into United States. PORT TOWNSEND, Wash., March 20. Several days ago word reached the customs authorities that whole sale smuggling of Chinese cannery men across the line was about to be inaugurated. As a result, the revenue cutter Grant was sent out to patrol the Straits of Fuca and the channels between the island and British Co lumbia. Extra precautions to guard the boundary line have also been taken. Three Chinese wlio were be ing smuggled across by a Japanese were captured today. When taken, the Japanese offered the United States officer a bribe, but was placed under arrest at Northport and two charges placed against him, one for unlaw fully aiding Chinese to enter the United States, and one for attempt ing to bribe a United States officer. The Chinese were ordered deported. Shot by Desperadoes. Red Rock, Okla., March 20. Albert Bateman was shot and killed at 8:30 o'clock tonight by two desperadoes in the store of Swartz & Co. The des peradoes were robbing the store, when Mr. Bateman, who is the manager of the Foster Lumber Company's yard at this point, happened to step in, and, taking in the situation, opened fire on them, wounding one of them in the arm. Both the robbers opened fire on him, and he fell, pierced by two balls. The robbers secured $350. and made their escape. Officers from Ponca and Perry have started in pursuit A New Canal Treaty. Washington, March 20. Secretary Hay had a long conference today with Senator Morgan respecting Isthmian canal matters and the advisability of reopening negotiations for a treaty with Great Britain on the subject. The secretary is losing no oppor tunity of acquainting himself, with the views of senators on this subject, and the conference today is only one of nearly a dozen he has had on the same subject with leading senators and representatives since the adjourn ment of congress. -