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WEEKLY, Din i on Rta. Jiy, lawr. GAZBTTB Botak. Dm, SM CoasoUiile4PeMJ99. COKVALIilS, BENTON COITNTX, OREGON, FBIDAY, JUNE 14, 1S01. VOIi. XXX VIII. NO. 25. EVENTS OF THE DAY FROM THE FOUR QUARTERS OF THE WORLD. K Comprehensive Review of (he hnporw Happenings of the Past Week Prese iet in a Condensed Form Which Is Most Likely to Prove "of interest to Our Many Readers. CLEAN-UP IN FULL 8WING. at the Kruger is at The Hague to confer with Boer agents. . : , , King Edward distributed medals to the South African heroes. Thirty men are entombed in ' a burning coal mine in Pennsylvania. The United States will not agree to joint guarantee of "Chinese indem nity. -. - Nonunion strikers will be given aid by International Machinists' Associ ation. New Orleans ranks next to New York in exports for the fiscal year of 1900. : : A convict nt Salem. Orecnn. ii an officer. English manufacturers are making - a bitter fight against American loco- - motives. ' " i Walter Besant, the Enlgish novel ist died of influenza after a two weeks' illness, in London. ! Steps have Veerf taken to bring the question of ending . the - Boer war before the arbitration court. There is no change in the machih - ists strike situation, and the trouble promises to last many months. : Spain has announced that she will issue a loan for territorial defense and a reorganization of the army. A dividend of 40 per cent will be paid withirf three weeks on claims against the Vancouver, Wash., bank. Several lives were lost in a tornado A mint is not likely to be estab lished at Manila. A nugget, weighing $264 has been a : - . u tri ,1 : tUUUU 111 WIG JLlUiJUlftC. '. Secretary Gage favors a "token" . dollar for the Philippines. ;'u The weather" bureau has sent out ' warning against rainmakers. " The governor has called an extra "'jession of the Washington legislature. . The explosion of a car of dynamite . at Binghampton, N. Y., cost six : lives. -'7 . Dr. Daly, who started the "em balmed "beef agitation, committed suicide. . '- , - . . Edgar Gierhafer was arrested in ' California for larceny of SIO.000 in New York. . ' " y . The Lake Washington canal pro- .'" ject has been referred to the general naval board for final decision. Action of Canadians in jumping Americans' mining claims causes - protest to be made to former govern- ment. ' - - - ' '- : ? ''' ' -: Sixty British surrendered to a Boel . .force. J , ' i Senator Tillman has withdrawn his resignation. : . The English Derby race was won by an American horse. - -i The labor situation throughout Spain is in a critical condition.' Fire destroyed a valuable library within the sacred city at Pekin.. Another naval, cadet has been dis missed from Annapolis for hazing. Five fishing boats, carrying 177 .men have been lost in Iceland waters. ' Late advices trom Alaska say the ' Yukon river is now open to a point below Dawson. There are several thousand Ameri- . cans in South Africa fighting on one side or the other. - - .: The driver was killed and three - passengers injured in a British Co lumbia stage accident. International survey places most valuable mines in Mount Baker dis trict on American side. '. ; Immigrants suffering from tubercu losis in anv form will not be allowed to land in this country.' The Mexican government refuses to - allow the removal of a number of an tiquities from that country. The delegates of. the New York chamber of commerce were banqueted by the London chamber of commerce. . There" are yet many rebels in arms . in the island of Cebu. - . Jamestown, Cape Colony, has been captured by the Boers. ; Judge Taft will be the first governor of the Philippine islands: The Chinese emperor is planning a trip to Europe for next year. England's average winter tempera ture is eight degrees above freezing point. Germany has now: 19, WO, UUU more inhabitants than France, 15,000,000 more than Austria-Hungary, 22, 000,000 more-than Italy. . Mortality among the colored people of Baltimore during 1900 was three times greater than among the whites. Tuberculosis caused one-tenth of the NEWS OF THE STATE Klondike Gold Pouring Into Dawson Rate of $40,000 Per Day. Dawson, May 21, via Seattle, June 8. The spring clean up is in full swing in all parts of the Klondike camp. Millions of dollars' worth of the precious dust has been washed from the mountain-like dumps of pay dirt that were taken out by the army of toiling miners through the long, weary winter months. - Within a month 13,000,000 or 14,000,000 more will have been taken out and the washing of the winter dumps will be finished. The spring clean-up of the camp is estimated at 115,000,000, and the summer output at $10,000,000. The dust is coming into Dawson at the rate of $30,000 to $40,000 a day. After two or three weeks the roads will be drier and it will flow in at a heavier rate. The two banks at Daw son are busier than they have been for months buying or receiving the dust " for storage. The big trading companies are receiving a great deal of dust in payment for goods advanced to' miners during the winter. The camp is in a : flourishing -condition, and everywhere good feeling prevails. The first shipments of dust of any consequence to the outside will per haps not start fcf a week or two, or until the river is at a more steady stage and the boats run more regu larly. However, there will be a' rush of people out by the first boats, and all will carry more or less of the precious product. .; " The work of washing up .is in pro gress on all the creeks, and all are sending in dust. Some of the more remote creeks are not sending much yet, because of the muddy condition of the roads or trails. Some of the trails are almost impassable for even the pack animals. What gold is sent from Gold Run, Hunker, Domin ion, Sulphur, Eureka, Quartz," Last Chance, Gold Bottom and others of the outside creeks comes by horse back.. The stages from Grand Forks frequently bring in as much as $20 000 at a time, and it is no uncommon sight to see prosperous mine owners carrrying'into banks grips of the yel low metal that draw them heavily earthward. .'. CUBANS MAY REPENT. ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM ALL OVER OREGON. Commercial and Financial Happenings of .Im portance A Brief Review of of the Growth and Improvements of the Many Industries Throughout Onr Thriving Com monwealthLatest Market Report. . Smallpox eradicated. at Westfall has been Ontario has arranged to observe the Fourth of July. Athena streets are being improved with crushed rock. . People of Quartzburg have peti tioned for a daily mail. ;. Coquille City is preparing for a Fourth of July celebration. - The treasurer pf Marion county had report SUICIDE-OF DR. DALY. Sun(eon on Miles Staff in Porto Rico In somnia Affected His Mind. -Pittsburg, June 10. Major W. H. Daly, surgeon on the staff of General Miles in Porto Bico, committed sui cide at his home by shooting himself in the right temple. The body was found in the bathroom lying in a pool of blood, with a 38 calibre re volver lying on the floor. - Dr. Foster, who was summoned at once, found .the bullet hole in the temple and announced that, death had taken place several hours before. . No cause is known for Dr. Daly's deed, unless it be that insomnia drove him tempo rarily insane. . For some time he had been unable to sleep regularly. The doctor was a widower and leaves no immediate family. He was 59 years of age and' for many years had been prominent in medical circles. He gained international prominence during the Cuban war, as it was his to . the commanding general of the army that started the balmed beef inquiry. SHE IS GOOD AT REACHING. The Boston Yacht Independence Takes An- C. other Trial Spin. Boston, June 11. The Indepen dence had another short sail in the bay this -afternoon, and the breeze ADVERSE DECISION BOARD REPORTS ON LAKE WASH. INGTON CANAL. Majority Does Not Favor the Proposition, as A POPULAR DELUSION. Cannonading Has No Effect On Atmospheric Conditions. Washington, June 12. The exten sive reports of United States Consul Covert, at Lyons, France, relative to the success of cannon firing in France They Believe that Either It or the Puget . . r. ., . . . i vineyards from hail storms, and also Sound Naval Station Would Have to be for tho purp08e o mitigating or nul- on hand June 1 the sum of $24,959.23. The Linn County W. C. T. U. con vention will be held the first week in August. . ' It is reported at Prairie City, that "rustlers" are stealing stock in the vicinity of Grub creek range. . ,? The question of bonding school dis trict No. 8, Malheur county, in .the sum of $3,000, to improve the school Duiiaing, win come neiore tne voters foing only moderate the yacht 8pread . '- " . I i;iiviM biiuxi una yei ueen noisb- .i. ii. iimun nas oiscovereu a x- j Tl.o o . v. a . , . . . IV. ax n ij ouiwuii. auu attain tfT. vom nf rhn-A ' hA ha ' noon I piuveu - iicr wuiiuenui reacmng Abandoned in the ' End Minority Made a Favorable Report. Washiigt June 10. The naval oard appointed under the terms of an act of congress, to examine into the adayntages of Lakes .Union and Washington, in the state of Wash ington, near Seattle, as fresh water basins for laying up naval vessels, has made an adverse report upon the proposition. The majority find in substance, after careful examinations, that, having in view the best interest and welfare of the navy, a fresh water basin in this location separated by some distance from the naval station on Puget sound, would be expensive to maintain, and in the end, one or the other would have to be abandoned, The minority of the board made a strong plea in favor of the proposed naval basin, and discuss at some length the engineering work which would be required to carry out the project. .. ' . . 1 O 1 1 - I miahtioa hUDUiaa ghAniniTiairlMnMA Coos county. The mine is located r1.-,.. .' . """"""6"'"""i within 200yyards of the river. . SS11 SS There is some talk of moving the breeze, keeninff withi school house in district 92, Umatilla three points, but she footed quite fast county, to Missouri gulch or Stage and tacked in the neighorhood of 20 guicn. ne aismci is nine miles long ueconds. The trial was confined to and a number of the children live so lfcS3 than two hours of acliml aniline iar irom ne school buiiaing thai iney most of the time heincr .nont. h either stay at home or are put to great wind or reaching, and as yet the yacht inconvenience during bad weather, has not been sent dead to leeward, it There is also a sentiment for dividing being thought well to wait for the the district. 1 spinnaker and club topsail. There A nugget, valued at $38, was found was no accident today, barring a on Pine creek in Eastern Oregon. " . plight rent the mainsail, which . , - . rainer ninoerea the setting oi that Administration Hopeful That It Will Accept Ammendmeni. . Washington, June 10. The cabi net was in session ' over two hours today discussing the Cuban and Philippine situations . A communi cation has been received from Gover nor General Wood in regard to the prospect for the unconditional accept ance of the Piatt amendment, but its contents are not made public. : It can be stated, . however, that there is a hopeful feeling in administrative circles that: after the first soreness wears off the convention will see the wisdom of accepting the . terms of the amendment. The answer to Gen eral Wood to be sent and the language of the communication- was under consideration today Meanwhile the status in Cuba is to be maintained. No action looking to the calling of another convention is contemplated if the present convention should de cline to accede to our terms. The program looking to the estab lishment of civil government in the Philippines ' is - being formulated in the shape of an order which -is to be promulgated shortly. It is said that there is no definite conclusion as to whether the powers of the civil ad ministration will be exercised under the general war powers of the presi dent or the power vested in him by the Spooner amendment. That, how ever, is considered a matter of detail The main point is that the civil ad mnistration, which will be confined largely to the municipalities, will be vested in the headof the Taft com mission and such other officials as may be designated, and that they will exercise their functions subject to the direct authority of the secre tary of war, to whom all reports will be made. Civil administration un der military supervision, such as is contemplated, is said not to be anom alous, and the civil government m New Mexico and che Southern states during the early stages of the recon struction period we pointed to as be ing substantially analogus to what is proposed in the Philippines. Sentence Commuted. Denver, June 10. The state board of pardons has commuted to" 18 years the life sentence of Jfi. O'Kelley, the man who killed Bob Ford, the slayer of Jesse James. The killing occurred at Crede, Col., July 12, 1892.' Telescope Mirror Broken. Pittsburg, " June 8. A great 36- inch mirror belonging to a Newtonian reflecting telescope at Lick observa tory was Shattered into many frag ments while it was being drilled to convert it into, a cassegrain glass As a result it is probable ' that the long projected exposition of the Lick observatory into the southern hemi sphere - will have - to be postponed Professor Urashear will make a new glass for the Lick scientists, but the glacs cannot be obtained in less than six months. It' was valued At $3,000. recently. No damage was done. Governor Geer will deliver the Fourth of July oration at Baker City. The Bonanza mine, in Eastern Ore- eon, yielded nearly $90,000 for the May cleanup. " .. : ' -. Cattlemen in the John Day district have oragnized for protection ' against cattle thieves. , The extension of the Sumpter Val ley Jtiailroad to Whitney has been opened to traffic. The Lane County Veterans' Asso- citaion met in Eugene. Eighty members were present. . great piece of canvas. The yacht may go out again tomorrow after noon, although there is considerable work to be done upon her. - . DYNAMITE IN A CAR. There is strong ground for suspicion wa"i;exploded- by the impact. - Six that John Stanley, who was found men were killed and three fatally in- aead in fealem a tew days - ago, was Mured murdered. An extensive program was rendered at the commencement of the . Orego- Agricultural College, - Corvall; There were 35 in the graduating cla& Cherries in Marion county are fall- r Both trains were blown to atoms, but. the remainder - of their crews escaped with slight injuries. Much damage was done by the concussion, most of the windows in Vestal and Union, across the river from Vestal, being 'shattered. - . Binghampton 's ing oft pretty badly and appearances plate glass fronts did not escape, do not indicate as large a yield as ex- many of the largest glasses in the city being broken. The shock was felt at a distance of 30 miles. pec ted. The size and quality prom ises to be good, however. Portland Markets. Wheat Walla Walla, 6162c. ;val- ley, nominal ; bluestem, - 6162c. per bushel. ; Flour Best grades, $2. 90 3. 40 per! barrel; graham, $2.60.' Oats White, $1.32Wal.35 percen tal; gray, $l.d0l.d2 percental. Barley Feed, $1717.50: brewing, $17(817.50 per ton. Millstuffs Bran, $17 per ton ; midd lings, $21.50; shorts, - $20.00; chop, $16. Big Fire at Lexington. . - Lexington, . Ky., June 10. The Otts cooper shop burned this after noon .and the fire communicated to other buildings so rapidly that it was feared for some time that the city would be laid in ashes. The fire was beyond control for two hours. Twen ty-three houses, montly tenements. were destroyed, with their content Loss, $80,000. Collision Causes Two Trains to Be Blown to i -.. Atoms Six Uvea Lost" Binghampton, N. Y., June 11. Whihj freight train on the Lacka wana was taking water at Vestal, 10 miles . west of here, it was run into froni "behind by, a double header wild cat train. In the : second car from the caboose of the stationary train was a large quantity of dnyamite, which REINDEER TRIP ABANDONED. Officer Who is Now In Siberia to Secure the Animals May Starve to Death. Seattle, June 11. The annual voy age of a government ship to Siberia after reindeer, according to Dr. She! den Jackson, who left for the north on the transport Warren today,- has been abandoned for the season. Leutenant Berthoff, who crossed Rus sia and Siberia last . year to gather a herd of deer, will be left to vet alonsr nay limotny, iz.oucgi; ciover, as best : he can until a year from the Oregon wild hay, $67 per lb. ll13c; : mohair ; $79.50; per ton. Hops 1214c. Wool Valley, Oregon, 7(8 11c; per pound. Butter Fancy creamery, ... 17c. ; dairy, 13 14c. ; store, 12c. per pound. - Eggs Oregon ranch) 1212)c. per dozen. Oheese--J? ull cream,- twins, 12 c; Young America, - la13c. - per pound. Poultry Chickens, mixed, $d.U0; hens, $33.50; dressed, 810c. RELATIONS ARE DISTURBED. Hteh Explosives Canse Trouble BUwcen the Army Bureas. New York, June 10. A special from Wasihngton says: High explosives have disturbed re lations between the bureau of ord nance and board of ordnance and fortifications. A bitter controversy has been raging between these two branches of the army for more than year . and has been brought to the attention of Secretary Koot for final action. - The fortifications law authorizes the secretary in his discretion to purchase for $100,000 the right to manufacture thorite, an explosive for filling shells, and the Isham shell, a projectile in which the explosive gelatine can be fired. - The board oi ordnance and fortifications, has re commended that the secretary of war acquire the patents upon the explos ive shells named. . The board of which Major Kogera Birneys is president, has been con ducting tests at Sandy Hook. These explosives included thorite, maxim ite, rendrock and others. Its report has just been received but General Bufnington declines to make it pub lic. It is known, however that the board reports that "after exhaustive! trials of thorite as a shell filler, in cluding field, siege and seacoast shell it is found that a reasonable degree of 'efficiency cannot be obtained, and the board : therefore recommends that the tests be discontinued." Maximite seems to have pleased the board more than thorite. . The board of ordnance and forticfiations thinks animus influenced the J ordnance board in its decision. UNDER ARMY POWER. ENTOMBED IN MINE EXPLOSION CAUGHT SIX MINERS AND SET. FIRE TO MINE. laying the effects of frost upon vege tation, have prompted numerous in quiries by horticulturists in this country as to when, if at all, our gov ernment would adopt similar methods of protection. - Professor Willis L. Moore, the chief of the weather bureau, acting under the direction of Secretary Wilson, therefore, has issued to the press the following statement : After an examination of all that has been published during the past two years, my conviction is that we have here to do with a popular delu sion as remarkable as is the belief in the effect of the moon on the weather. The uneducated peasantry of Europe seem to be looking for something miraculous. They would rather be lieve in cannonading as a means oi protection and spend on it abundance of money, time and labor than, adopt the very simple expedient of mutual insurance against losses that must in evitably occur. lhe great processes going on in the atmosphere are conducted on too large a scale to warrant any man oi nation in attempting to control them. The energy expended by nature in the production of a hail storm, a tornadc or a rain storm exceeds the combined energy of all the steam engines and explosives in the' world. It is useless for mankind to combat nature on this scale. "After the experience that this country has had during the past Id years with rainmakers, I am loth to believe that the bombardment of hail storms will ever be practiced or at tempted in the United States, muct encouraged py the intelligent portion of the community. Everj effort should be made to counteract the spread of the French delusion which has been imported into thil country by Consul Covert." UNCLE SAM REFUSES. Eastern 20 21c. 15 11 coming July. Dr. Jackson thinks Berthoff may starve to death or perish while waiting for a ship to take him off. He is likely to be left all alone, and to his own personal efforts for subsistence throughout next win ter, as there are few natives where -he wjjl be. It will be impossible to at tempt to rescue him until after next June, as the ice will permit no ap proach to the coast. pound; springs, $I.50 3 per - dozen; ducks, $33.50; geese, $45.50; tur keys, live, 810c; dressed, 910c. per pound. ; ' - :,v Potatoes Old, $11.20 per sack; new, lKZc. per pound. . Mutton Lambs , 4c. per pound gross; best sheep, wethers, with wool. H.2o4.fJU; dressed, ogc per pound. . - . - - Hogs Gross,' heavy, $o.7ob; light, $4.755; dressed, 7c. pound. Veal Large, bs7c. per pound; 'mall, 7ec. per pound. : Beef Gross, top steers, $4.254.60; cows and heifers, $3.754.UU; dressed beef, 77c. per pound. - Prospector's Rich Find. Davenport, Washington, June 1L H. D. Winhoff, a prospector, ar- per I rived yesterday from Stevens county, It 5 " V ' 1 , 1 1 having in his possession a gold brick valued at $834. He refused to tell in what manner the specimen , was se cured, but evidently it was extracted in a crude manner from excedmgly rich ore, as it had been molded in a babbitt ladle. - ' Emperor's Return Postponed. - Shanghai, June 11. An imperial edict, issued June 6, announces that, per 1 owing iu me uut weabner anu me aa- vancea age oi tne uowager impress, the return of the court to Pekin has been postoned " until September 1, which the astrologers pronounce to be a lucky day on which to commnce journey. -. . Secretary Root the Real Head of Philippine Government. Washington, June 8. I he new civil government to be established in the Philippines is receiving the consideration of the president and the secretary of war. It will differ but little from what was first outlined, as there will be a governor for the archipelago and legislative council and other officers. This government will have control of all civil affairs, but it will be under the. war power to-the extent of being directed by the secretary of war. There will be nice distinction as to the authortiy of the general commanding the troops in the Philippines and the governor to be appointed under the civil gov ernment. No official declaration has been made as ' to which will be the supreme authority, but it is known that the secretary of war will be su preme. While it is not the intention to conduct the government of the Philippines under . the Foraker law, that law will be taken as sanctioning what is to be done. The new govern ment will be similar to that which existed for a short time- in the early davs of New Mexico. - There was a civil governor, appointed by the pres ident, and a commanding general of the army. Both had their functions in preserving the peace and control ling the affairs of the territory. - Major George Arthur Dead. Cleveland, June : 8. Major George Arthur, assistant : paymaster of the United States Army, who recently 're turned from the Philippines, died suddenly at the Weddell house, this city, early yesterday. He Was about 43 years of age and unmarried. : Major Arthur arrived at the hotel at a very early hour, and sat down in a chair in the lobby. , Shortly afterward au at tache of the hotel found him gasping for breath and unconscious. He was removed at once to a room, but soon expired. Disapproves Joint Gaurantee of Chinese In demnity Foreign Powers Notified. Washington, June 12. The govern ment has formally communicated tc the foreign powers the impossibilitj of joining in a joint guarantee for tht payment of the Chinese indemnity. The difficulties in the way of such an arrangement are set forth in the com munication, particularly those relat ing to the constitutional restrictions on the president in making a joint ol this character. In view of the determination ol the United States not to be a party to the joint guaranty there is anxietj shown in diplomatic circles as the outcome on the question of in demnities. One view is that the ma jority of the powers being favorablt to a joint guaranty will execute this joint instrument and thereafter carry on a concert of their own. In that event, it is said, the United States would arrange directly with China as to the major portion of the indem nity. The representatives of most ol the - European powers do not believe that a resort to The Hague tribunal proposed by the United States will be acceptable to their governments. JAPANESE STILL THERE. Several Rescuing Parties Have Since Gone Into the Mine, but None Have Returned, and H b Feared All Have Been Overcome by . Gas Mine May Have to be Flooded to Stop the Fire. Port Royal, Pa., June 11. The Pittsburg Coal & Coke Company's shaft No. 2, at this place, is again on fire, after running steadily for seven years, and at least au men are in the mine, many of whom, it is feared, will never be heard from again. ' About 6 o'clock smoke was seen to be issuing from shaft No. 2, which is on the line of the Pittsburg & Lake Erie Bailroad. It is thought the fire started from an explosion, and that six men were in the mine at the . time. ' Two of the men, who were not near tbe point where the explosion occurred, were brought to the surface . by a rescue party after being nearly overcome by after damp. They could give no information as to what caused the fire and could not say for sure how many others were in the mine. After 7 o'clock Superintendent Mc Cune, of West Newton, and several bosses with about 20 men went down shaft No. 1, which is just opposite on the Baltimore & Ohio side of the river, and have not been heard from since. About three hours after the rescue party had been in the mine two more explosions were heard. Meantime the crowd around the Open ing of the shaft had increased, the crowd numbering many mothers, wives and sisters of the men en tombed. All sorts of plans have been suggested for the rescue of the men. Some talk of turning the river into the mine, but many are opposed to this for fear of drowning the miners. All that would be necessary to let the deluge of water loose in the mines would be to pull a plug which was placed in the mines after the explos ion of seven years ago, and the water would rush into the mines at a rapid rate. At 11 o'clock last night four men volunteered to go down shaft No. 1 and No. 2 and one down shaft No. 3, but to the present time nothing has been heard of them. At 3 o'clock this morning heavy volumes of smoke are-still issuing from the mine, and hope of saving any of the entombed men, miners or rescuers, is fast disappearing. The Port Royal mines are situated on the Youghiogheny river, 37 miles from Pittsburg. They are owned by the Pittsburg Coal Company. District Superintendent McUune, who is reported killed at the headof a brave band of volunteers, was one oi thejnost experienced and best known miners in Eastern Pennsylvania. The Port Roval mines are located in the thick vein coal belt, and are for that reason extremely gaseous and dangerous. The state mining offi cials have made their management the object of repeated caution. Seven years ago the mines caught fire from a similar explosion. The mine boss was killed but the others in the pit escaped. Since Mexico's mining law of 1892 went into effect, more than 9,000 mining titles have been issued. - In Atchison county,. Kansas, a farmer's wife sold $1,000 - worth - of butter last year. Another one sold J564 worth of butter and eggs. The United States leads all other nations in the matter of fruit grow- 'ng. Strawberries were valued at 80,000,000 last year and grapes 100.000,000. , , FeB From a Dome. Buffalo, N. Y., June 1L Com mander J. H. Bull, of the United States navy, in charge of the hydro graphic service on the Pan-American grounds, fell from the dome of the government building. His skull was fractured about the left eye, and one of his legs was broken. The hos pital authorities - say that, whilehis injuries - are serious, he probably will recover. June Snow in North Dakota. Jamestown, N. ' D., June 8. A snow storm occurred today through out the central- and - northern por tions of North Dakota. - At James town snow fell two hours. A similar state of affairs is reported in towns on the Jamestown Northern Railroad The snow quickly melted. Snow fell late in May 1891, but a similar fee currence in June is not known to nave happened befo IN NUEVA ECIJA. No Sign Yet ef Withdrawing Her Troon From China. . Pekin, June 12. The Chinese ex press great satisfaction at the an nouncement of the intention of th court to return to Pekin in Septem ber. All the foreign troops, with tht exception of the legation guards, art expected to withdraw before the mid die of that month, the only troops no already under orders of withdrawn being the Japanese, whose govern ment is sending reliefs. It is said, however, at the Japanese legation that when Japan is absolutely certain the other powers are evacuating, hei own troops can be withdrawn on two days' notice. General Vbyron, the French commander, has instructions to leave one brigade for service in China, and the French transports are en route. The British will have com pleted their departure by the end ol September, 10 transports making two journeys to India. . " " ; ' Stolen Gold Recovered. ' . Mineral Point, Wis.. June 12. Thirteen thousand dollars more of the gold coin stolen from the . First National Bank here May 24 has been recovered. It was in the vault of an outhouse of a city hotel, about a block from the looted bank, at --which the prisoner, Stewart Jeleff, boarded. This find and the $8,000 before recov ered comprises all the gold missing. The balance, $a,UO, is in currency, and the detectives hope to recover it later. - .-. Provincial Government Has Been Established at San Isidro. Manila, June 12. The Philippine commission returned to Manila today from' the prov ince of Nueva Ecija, Luzon, .having organized provincial government at San Isidro, capital of the province. General Taft told the people that if no power were given to levy cus toms, the expenses of the central gov ernment would be paid by additional internal taxes. He pointed out also that if the decision of the authorities at Washington should result in free trade with the United States, opening up such a great market, the increase in land values would enable the people to respond to the increased internal taxes. The northern tour has been postponed. . The American astronomical com mission has returned from Sumatra, and will sail shortly for-home. Lieutenant Wray s command has had six engagements with the insurg ents in the province of Sorsogon, Luzon, killing six. Twenty-three in surgents were captured at Atimon, province of Tabayas. Several minor- captures are reported from other parts of Southern Luzon, where the insurg ents are still active. The report circulated in the United States that General Cailles has sur rendered is unfounded. . , Boer Losses Heavy. . - . London June 12. Lord Kitchener in a dispatch from Pretoria under to day's date, says the number of Boert killed, imprisoned or surrendered dur ing the last month totaled 2,640. irom June l to v, . zo uoers were killed, four were wounded, 49 madt prisoners and 33 surrendered and -. 651 rifles, 115.550 rounds of ammunition, 120 wagons and 4,000 horses were' tured. ... , Immigration at Manila. Washington, June 11. The total number of immigrants arriving at Manila from July to November, 1900, was 6,302, of whom 507 were females. Of the total number arriving, 5,560 had been in the Philippines before; 3,032 could neither read nor write, and 1,517 brought $30 or more an money. . ' Miraculous Escape. Denver, June 12. Passengers from the Pacific coast report the miraculous escape from death of Mrs. Phoebe Daivs, an aged woman from Los Anr geles, Cal., who, while in a state of somnambulism, walked off the swiftly moving train. She was only slightly hurt. She arose after all the passen gers in the sleeper had gone to bed and walked to the platform. The porter was the only person who saw her jump. . deaths.