CORVA
GAZ1
WEEKLY.
SSSSUP&ST&a I Consolidated Feb. 1899.
COBVALLIS, BENTON; COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, lSOl.
VOL. XXX VIII. NO. 321
EVENTS OF THE DAY
FROM THE FOUR QUARTERS OF
THE WORLD.
A Comprehensive Review of the Important
Happenings of the" Past Week Presented
in a Condensed Form Which Is Most
Likely to Prove of Interest to Our Many
Readers.
Empress Frederick is quite ill.
Oklahoma land lottery has opened
and 1,000 claims have been drawn.
The governor of Panay has asked
for aid in consequence of ravages of
locusts.
A new truss will have to be placed
in the Brooklyn bridge to replace the
broken one.
Four miners in Alaska were at
tacked by native Indians and three
shot to death.
China will be allowed three years
' to make the first payment on the
war indemnity.
The yachts Columbia and Consti
tution raced for the Astoria cup, the
former winning.
The anniversary of the death of
King Humbert was celebrated
througbut Italy. s -
Anarchists of Paterson, N. J., cele
brated the anniversary of the murder
of King Humbert.
The Quinalt reservation, in Wash
ington, is to lie surveyed and thrown
open for settlement.
Salmon are unsalable at Puget
sound fisheries, having been offered
as low as 1 cent each.
King Edward has conferred the de
gree of the royal red cross upon an
American missionary in China. -
The Draymen's Association," of
San Francisco, claims to .be making
headway against their striking team
sters. A large number of horses in Chi
cago are suffering from the grip, and
the disease threatens to become epi
demic. German 'flag was insulted by Co
lombian authorities, who held a ship
while they searched her for a German
subject.
Drawing of Oklahoma land has be
gun. The Kansas drought is effectually
broken. , ...
Negotiations in Pekin will be closed
in two weeks.
General Wood has left Havana for
the United States.
Shamrock II has sailed from Eng
land for Hew York.
The battleship Maine was launched
at Cramp s shipyards.
It is reported in London that Km
ger has asked Choate to end the Boer
war.
Teamsters from interior are taking
the places of strikers in San Fran
cisco.
Transport Meade arrived at San
Francisco with soldiers from the
Philippines.
The run of fish on the lower Colum
bia is larger than has been known for
several years.
Formal negotiations for a settle
ment of the great steel strike have
been opened.
The Cuban government offers a re
ward of $1,000 for the capture of
Bandid Lima, dead or alive.
The feeling is growing stronger in
England that that government should
not oppose the Nicaraguan canal
treaty.
The steel trust will carry the strike
into the courts.
The sugar trust will add $ 15,000,-
OOO to its capital stock. .
The Constitution beat Columbia
four minutes in a 28 mile race.
There are rumors in London of
peace negotiations to end the Boer
war.
Dr. Koch says .bovine tuberculosis
is not transmissible to the human
system.
A lone highwayman held up the
Cazadero stage near Mendocino, Cal
but got nothing. .
The teamsters' strike in San Fran
Cisco is becoming serious. Both sides
are standing firm.
A nre in a reduction plant near
Florence, Col.,, destroyed $250,000
worth of property.
Petroleum on board an American
ship at Stockholm, Sweden, exploded.
burning la persons and the ship.
Rear Admiral Schley will demand
an investigation of Maclay's charges.
and will sue the author for libel.
. An excursion boat on the Saginaw
river sank near Saginaw, Mich., with
30 passengers on board. All were
saved. .
The Boerg have given up all hope
of intervention and realize that they
must fight the war out on their own
account.
President Palmer, of the Rio
Grande & Western, has sold his in
terests in the road to the Gould inter
ests for $6,000,000.
' Prince Bonaparte's philolgical libra
ry Of 15,000 volumes, the finest
the world." has been secured for the
Newberry library, Chicago.- ' ,
In selling its interest in the Sioux
City & Pacific railroad the govern
ment has recovered all the principal
and about ?&uu,uuu in addition.
INSURGENT8 SURRENDER.
A Band of 500 Is the First to Give Up In
Island of Samar. - -
Manila, July 29 General Hughes
cables the news of the first surrender
of Insurgents In the Island of Samar,
500 men, with two field guns, 30 rifles
and 70 balos, giving themselves up to
the United States authorities.
The opinion prevails among the
United States officers that it will take
years to accomplish the economic plan
of General Corbin. The civil and edu
cational authorities hold that a contin
uance of the protection of minor posts
is necessary, aside from that afforded
by the constabulay. It is generally
expected that the concentration will
be more gradual than is anticipated in
Washington. - ' -
The first -meeting of the Legislative
Chamber ' held today was largely at
tended. Commissioner Wright, speak
ing of the charter of Manila, said the
same reasons that controlled in mak
ing Washington the federal city ob
tained in Manila, and Washington, he
declared, was the best governed city
in the world. Representatives of the
Spanish Chamber of Commerce vehe
mently opposed the charter, asserting
that it was inconsistent with the prin
ciples of the freest government on
earth to deny the right of suffrage to
the residents of the metropolis, while
granting it to those of other localities.
They also declared that the proposed
system of government for Manila was
far less liberal than that offered by
the United States authorities, who
proposed to make the representatives
of the district in Manila elective by the
peop' - ..
E-Tajor Shields, of the Thirty-third
Infantry, U. S. V., has been appointed
purchasing agent, vice Lieutenant Mas-
sey, deceased.
HEAVY EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS.
Experienced Over a Large Section of the Ne
vada Desert "
Salt Lake City, July 29. A section
75 miles wide, through the Nevada
Desert from Deeth as far west as Car-
lin experienced a series of heavy
earthquake shocks about 2:30 this af
ternoon. The vibrations generally
were . from North . ; to South,
and at one or two points lasted for
fully five seconds. So far as learned
no serious damage was done though
the force of the shock was great
enough to shake dishes from the
shelves. The extent of the earth
quake north and south is not known.
At Elko, Nev., the shock was unusu
ally severe. The high school - build
ing, a new brick edifice, was badly
cracked by the violence of the vibra.
tion, and other buildings were slight
ly damaged. The earthquake was pre
ceded and followed by rather remark
able meteorological phenomena. For
some time preceding the shock the air
was perfectly still, while the heat was
extremely oppressive. A few minutes
after the shock, however, a violent
wind- and rain storm, accompanied by
heavy thunder and lightning, burst
over the city, the rain continuing for
several hours.
At Deeth, Nev., goods were -shaken
from the shelves in the stores. The
shock was not felt 50 miles north of
Elko.
AFTER AIRSHIP PRIZE.
Paris Inventor Awaiting. An Opportunity to
Make Another Trial.
Paris, July 29. Keen Interest is still
taken in the steerable balloon of the
Brazilian aeronaut, M. Santos Dumont.
Each day he visits the grounds of the
Aero Club at St. Cloud, where the
balloon is kept filled in readiness
seize the first opportunity -to renew the
attempt for the Deutsch prize, the sum
of 100,000 francs offered for a dirigible
balloon. Tne motor is working satis
factorily and producing a higher speed
than at the last trial, but wind and rain
have thus far prevented a thorough
test. So confident is he of winning the
prize that he offers, with the accumu
lated interest thereon, another prize
of 4000 francs to the first .member of
the Aero Club performing the round
trip from St. Cloud to the Eiffel Tower
prior to October 31.
Much Fruit and Produce Ordered.
Philadelphia. July 29. Large orders
lor iruit and produce have been re
ceived by the local dealers from the
sections of the Middle - West which
have been stricken with drouth. This
demand has been larger duringthepast
two weeks, veterans in the produce
market say, than ever before in the
history of the business in Philadel
phia, s
Fireman and Engineer Killed. V
Memphis, Tenn., July 29. Freight
train No. 9 on the Choctaw, Oklaho
ma & Gulf road, was wrecked near
Palestine, Ark., this morning early by
running into an open switch. The
engineer and fireman were killed and
a brakeman injured. . It is believed the
switch was thrown by men intending
to wreck and rob the passenger which
was due there 30 minutes later.-
Garment Workers' Strike Ended.
New York. July 29. General Secre
tary White, of the United Garment
Workers of America, announced today
mat tne strike of his fellow craftsmen
was officially ended. The strike
fected about 70,000 workers.
af-
Strike Makes Tinplate Dearer.
Philadelphia, July 26. The strike
'of steelworkers has raised the price
of tinplate in this city from 20 to 30
per cent Before the strike tinplate
sold at ?4 per box at the mill,- and
$4.17 In Philadelphia. . Prices today
average ?5 and J5.25.
- Mysterious Explosion,
London, July 29. "A curious Inci
dent took place here," says a dispatch
to the Daily Mail from Perth, Western
Australia, "during the open-air recep
tion to the Duke and Duchess of Corn
wall. Every- one was starlted by
loud: report close tor. the Duke,
who jumped ' and clutched his
chair, saying, nervously: 'Someone
must be shooting.' The police are In
stituting a vigorous search. - It seems
that the explosion was purely accident
al.
NEWS OF THE STATE
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM ALL
PARTS OF OREGON.
Commercial and Financial Happenings of Im
portance A Brief Review of the Growth
and Improvements of the Many Industries
Throughout Our Thriving Commonwealth
Latest Market Report
The summer school at Newport is
xloing excellent work. '
Sage hens are said to be very nu
merous in Baker county.
The' postoffice at Emery, Crook
county has been discontinued. '
The Nehalem Coal Companv has
filed articles of incorporation. Capi
tal, $150,000.
The postoffice at Ophir, Curry
county, has been discontinued, mail
going to Wedderburn.
Dry weather and horn flies are hav
ing an unfavorable effect on the dairy
business in Curry county.
Volunteer wheat is said to be yield
ing 15 to 20 bushels to the acre in
some parts of Wasco county.
The first shipment of - Marion
county peach plums was recently sent
from balem to Puget sound points.
S. H. Haggard, one of the best
known attorneys in Southern Oregon,
died suddenly at his home in Marsh-
held, aged 62 years.
Destructive wheat field fires are
reported from near Pendleton. About
210 acres were burned and the losses
will aggregate $2,000 or more.
The Bonanza mine, in the Sumpter
district, Eastern Oregon, will make
improvements which will double the
present output of $30,000 per month.
The run of salmon in the Rogue
river has been large this year and
numbers have been caught- in nets
by fishermen. Spearing - is also a
popular .sport.
A number of prominent Eastern
and Southern mining men who had
been in attendance at the Boise min
ing congress, inspected the mines in
the districts surrounding Baker City.
Wallowa county spent $772 for coy
ote scalps last month.
Brome grass five feet high flourishes
on the arid lands near Bly. -
Large quantities of match wood are
being shipped to Portland from Coos
bay. : . '
Athena has paved its- streets and is
now working for an electric lighting
system. .
Thomas Sherwood has ' been ap
pointed stock inspector for Union
county. . .
The Salem Flouring Mill Com
pany's new buildings are rapidly near-
mg completion.
A large hay crop in the Willamette
valley has made that staple cheap,
selling from $d to $5 per ton.
Piles for Mare Island, Cal., are be I
ine cut on the Santiam. The sticks
are from 42 to 80 feet long and several
thousand will be shipped, v
A promising coal prospect has been
found at Eice Hill, Douglas county,
by the steam shovel crew who are ex
cavating there. The find will be
developed. -,
U Portland Markets.
Wheat Walla Walla, export value.
5556c per bushel : bluestem, 57c
valley, nominal. ,
Flour best grades, $2.0d.40 per
barrel; graham, $2.b0.
Oats Whtte, si.3Z6i.30: gray,
$1.301.32M per cental. -
Barley Feed, $16. 50 17; brewing,
S17 17.50 per ton.
Millstufts Bran, $17 per ton ; mid
dlings, $21.50: shorts, $20: chop,' $16,
Hay Timothy, $12.oO14; clover,
$79.50; Oregon wild hay, $67 per
ton; . ... " "". ; .. ' --- - -
Butter Fancy creamery,17J19c
dairy, . 1415c; store, -11 lzc per
pound. - .. - - ' ,. .
Eggs 17 18c per dozen.
Cheese Full cream, twins, 11
llc; Young America, 1212)c per
pound. - , - - 1
Poultry Chickens, mixed, $3.2d
4.00: hens, $4.005.00; dressed. 10
11c per pound; springs, $2.504.i0
per dozen ; ducks, $3 for old; $2.50
3.00 for young;, geese, $4 per
dozen ; turkeys, live, 810c ; dressed,
1012c per pound. -
Mutton Lambs, Ahic. gross
dressed, I 67c per . pound ; sheep,
$3.25, gross ; dressed, - 66K5 ner lb,
Hogs Gross, heavy, $5.7oB
light, $4.7oo; dressed, bic per
pound.
Veal Small, 78c; large, b$
7Jc per pound.
Beef Gross top steers, $4.004.25
cows and heifers, $3.253.50; dressed
beef, 6 7c per pound.
Hops 1214c per pound.
Wool Valley, 11 13c; Eastern
Oregon,' oi 2c; mohair, 2021c per
pound.
Potatoes $1.001.25 per saok;new
potatoes, 1J4C per pound.
Holland has 10,100 windmills, each
of which drains on an average of 310
acres of land. . .
: Capt. A. F. Lucas, the discoverer
of oil in Beaumont, Tex., who is said
to be worth $40,000,000, was practical
ly penniless a year ago. .
It is reported in . the Jacksonville,
Fla., papers that a company at St
Cloud, that state, has succeeded
making . excellent paper from the
leaves of the palmetto
MAINE LAUNCHED.
New
Battle-Ship Given to the Waves at
Cramp's Yards.
Philadelphia, July 30. The battle
ship Maine, designed ; to be larger,
stronger and faster than her name
sake, whose shapeless mass still lies in
the harbor of Havana, has been suc
cessfully launched from the yards of
the Cramp Ship & Engine Building
Company. . One of the largest crowds
that has ever seen a ship leave the
ways at Cramp's yards was on hand,
and "patriotism ran high as the ship
left her cradle. Kensington, where
the shipyard - is located, took a holi
day, and attended the launching.
Thousands of persons from other parts
of the city were on band, and as the
yard was thrown open to the public,
every vantage point in the confines
of the place swarmed with humanity.
The weather was beautiful.
The state of Maine was officially
represented by Governor Hill and
members of his staff. ; From Wash
ington came a large number of naval
officers and others. . -
The Maine is 56 per cent finished.
Her keel was laid in April, 1899, and
the ship will be ready for transfer to
the government in 18 months or two
years time. . . .
THI8 IS MACLAY
Who Started the Latest Rumpus About Rear
Admiral Schley.
HISTORIAN EDGAR STANTON MACLAY.
Edgar t Stanton Maclay, the third
volume .... of whose "History of the
American Navy" characterizes Rear
Admiral Schley as a Micawber admi
ral and a coward in connection with
the battle of Santiago, is a son of
Rev. Robert Maclay, who was the
pioneer Methodist missionary in the
far East He was born in - Foochow,
China, 38 years ago, and was grad
uated from Syracuse university in
1885. . For the next 10 years he was
connected with the reportorial and
editorial staffs of the New York Times
and Sun. In 1896 he was appointed
lighthouse keeper at Old Field Point,
Setaiiket, N., Y and during the past
five years he devoted much of bis time
to historical work. He is now con
nected with the Brooklyn navy yard,
a position to which he was appointed
recently by becretary Long. ;
BURNED TO DEATH.
Two Men Who Made Effort to Rescue Ptopl
From Burning Building.
Louisville, Ky., July 30. In a fire
which destroyed the property of the
Bagley-Graham Photographic Supply
Co., two men, one a policeman, were
burned to death in an effort to rescue
women and cniidren wno occupied
rooms above the store. .. Shortly be
fore midnight a , terrific explosion
awakened everybody in the neighbor
hood, and among the first to reach
the front of the building on Jefferson
street was Max .. Belovitch, a cigar
maker living across the street. Hard
ly had the hrst explosion died away
before he had dashed up the stairs in
answer to a woman's-screams. About
the time he reached the second floor
he must have fallen, for . when picked
up only a lew mimes aiterwara ins
right side was burned to a crisp. Po
lice Officer James Purden was found
on t the third floor, suffocated, and
seven firemen were taken from the
ruins. ; Some of them will probably
die. - ' -
It is reported that several persons
who lived in the building lost their
lives, but ; tihs cannot be veri ned,
Several are missing and may be in
the ruins. V. The fire spread with such
rapidity that even the fire fighters
were non-pulssed, When the first
crash came . there was nothing but
smoke, but in a moment later the
place was a veritable furnace from
floor to roof. - The loss is about $50,
000.
. Four Deaths at Chicago.
Chicago, July 30. Ninety-five de
grees marked the official maximum
temperature in Chicago today, while
the humidity registered 48 percent,
which . ; intensified the sufferings,
Similar conditions are expected
prevail tomorrow, : according to the
predictions of the weather bureau.
Four persons died as a result of the
heat, and an equal number were pre
trated. Thermometers on the streets
showed 98 to 102 in the shade and
from 108 to 1121n the sun.
, Train Jumped the Track. "
: Dayton, O.,' July 30. A gravel
train, used by the Chase Constructjo:
Company, wnich is superintending
the construction, of the traction line
between this city and Troy for the
Dayton '& . Northern r Traction Co.
jumped the track today eight miles
north of this, city while going down
a steep grade,; resulting in two deahts
and serious injury to four persons.
ASKS FOR INQUIRY
SCHLEY'S REQUEST IS GRANTED
BY THE SECRETARY.
Naval Court Will Be Ordered to Investigate
the Admiral's Conduct During the Santi
ago Naval Campaign Sessions of the
Cvwt Will Be Open Schl.-y Will Be AI.
lowed to Call Witnesses.
Washington, July 25. Secretary
Long, m accordance with a request
from Admiral Schley, yesterday ad-
vised that officer that he.would order
court of inquiry to examine into the
enure maiier ot Admiral Schley's
course in tne Santiago naval cam-
paign. i,ater, the secretary an-j
pounced that, owing to the extremely
. . -
hot weather, the court would not
meet until September and that he
wouia lurn over nis reception room
to tne court, itie secretary said :
M. 1
It is toe hot now and I do not be
lieve it would be very comfortable for
officers to sit in their heavy, full dress
uniforms during August. I issued
an oraer some time ago dispensing
Wim me Wearing Ot lull dreSS Uni-
forms during a court martial, but this"
Case Will - be SO important that every
.iiiui uiumsm uiguny win ne on-
served, even to the guard of marines
at the door."
Will the sessions of the court be
open?" was asked.
Unquestionably," was the em
phatio reply. "I propose to make
that fact very plain. It would be a
great mistake to have a secret court.
The country has the right to know all
that transpires in the way of testi
mony offered. Personally, I should
be very glad to have a court composed
of a larger number of officers, but the
naval regulations restrict me- to the
selection of three. ' I hone to an
nounce the personnel of the court to
morrow and this will eive the mdsre
advocate and the recorder ample time
to prepare a list ot witnesses who are
to be summoned. I do not believe
that the session of the court will be
prolonged, because after all, a great
deal oi the talk - ov
er the Santiago j
campaign is like the genii's vapor,
which can be condensed in. a small
bottle."
Will - Admiral Schley be allowed
to name witnesses?"
"Admiral Schley." was the reply,
will bo afforded every opportunity
for the appearance of all witnesses he
may-' desire. - :He is also entitled, un
der the naval regulations, to be repre
sented by counsel."
While feecretary Long was not asked
whether the court of inquiry would
be asked to form and submit an opin
ion upon the facts disclosed by the
investigation, it is considered quite
probable that this course will be pur
sued. Unless the order convening
the court expressly requires this opin
ion to be expressed, its report must
be confined to stating the facts found.
Although no positive declaration
has been given on the personnel of
the court, it is assumed about the
navy department that Admiral Dewey
will be president of the court. There
is an' impression that the two .other
members of the court will be retired
naval officers, or at least officers who
had no connection with the Santiago
campaign. The selection of retired
officers will have a double advantage
Not only will they be free from any
prejudice growing out of their active
connection with the department, but
they will have no fear of future con
sequences arising from their course
while members oi the board
MINES AT NOME PROSPERING.
Nome City Brings News of Large Clean-Ups
- and Rich Strikes. -
Port Townsend, July 26. The
steamer Nome City arrived last night
from JNome, bnnging2d passengers.
The passengers report marvelously
rich strikes in the Fairhaven district,
90 miles north of Nome, and that a
stampede had occurred. ' The Blue-
stone district is still frozen, and it
will be some weeks before miners will
be able to commence sluicing. The
Kougarok district - is also backward,
and 1,500 men are in Teller City
. , . , r i j
are some few claims heme worked.
Sunset Onlc.h aemss the hnrhnr
prospects well. A strike is reported
on Drase creek, and a stampede is on.
Over $500,000 has been sluiced from
winter dumps - near Nome, and the
prospects for the future of that coun
try were never better than at present.
. Cleared of Insurgents.
Manila, July 26. Colonel Zurbano,
with 29 offiecrs, 518 men. 243 rifles
and 100 bolos, has surrendered to
Lieutenant Hickman, of the First
cavalry,- in Tayabas province. The
ex-insurgents have taken the oath of
allegiance to the United States, and
a-.L.:
their surrender clears that
of the revolutionary element.
Torpeodo-boat Adder Launched,
New York July 25. The United
States torpedo boat Adder was launch
ed at the Crescent ship yards, at Lliz
abethport, N. J., today. The launch
ing was private. -
To Relieve Strained Relations,
New York, July 26, A dispatch to
the Herald from St. Petersburg says:
The sojourn of Count Osten-Sacken,
the Russian ambassador to the Ger
man -court, in the Russian capital
has been prolonged. There is good
authority for. saying that this is due
to Germany's desire . to relieve the
strained relations between the two
empires arising from Russia's strong
disapproval of Germany s '. policy in
the far East. "
CHINESE. INDEMNITY.
Rockhill Gives Some of the Details
of the
Financial Arrangement
Washington, July 31. Cable dis
patches from Mr. Rockhill, the
United States special commissioner
at Pekin, . set out some of the de
tails of the financial arrangement re
garding the indemnity, not hereto
fore disclosed. He reports that the
interest on the indemnity began to
run July l of this year, and the pay
ments will become due semi-annually,
the first to be met January 1 next.
count of the nrincinal of the indam.
nity. The moneys, both on account
of the principal and interest, will be
received hv a financial i-nmmittM In.
cated at Shanghai, to be known as
tha "fWimUton
VIVIIIUIIVVVU VU AiUVinOUUIClllId .
This will be composed of the heads of
foreign banks at Shanehai. selected
by the governments interested in the
payments. The committee is to dis-
trihuto tfco f.,r..la t,,
- wl V UUU0 VU AV
in by tne
Chinese
government among the var
ious powers in proportion to the in
terest payments due them.
The diplomatic court at Pekin
favors the immediate application of
the new tariff, the effect of which
wi he tn nhnHah tha fi- Hat. criwnt
as to cereals. Mr. Rncthill has Keen
instructed hv the state department, tn
urge the exemption Irom the new
rates of cargoes now afloat. - He is
also to try to secure a postponement
of the application of the tariff until
importers have had an opportunity to
complete contracts.
PORTO RICAN TAX LAW.
Events Have Already Proven That It Will
Provide Ample Means
San Juan, Porto Rico, July 31.
Events have already proved that the
tax law, drawn up by the legislators
of this island, will provide ample
means for the island's requirements.
This indicates that Porto Kico is
more prosperous than it was a couple
of years ago. Steady improvement
has been made since the day General
Miles landed in Ouanica, three years
ao-n. The nennle-are in hette.r -rihvsi-
cai COIMiiiton, and work with more
spirit. jrianiaiions mat went un
worked for a long time are beginning
to show signs of prosperity. There is
more shipping in the harbor, and the
signs generally indicate better condi
tions. Nevertheless, scarcely an in
stance can be sited where any consid'
erable amount of American capital
has been invested in Porto Rican en
terprises. Numerous promoters and
capitalists, who have visited the
island, have declared that this or that
investment would bring good returns,
and then gone away never to be heard
from again.
FOR NEW INAUGURAL DAY.
Systematic Agitation to Be Begun to Change
It From March 4-
New York, July 30. Official steps,
looking to a systematic agitation for
a change of the date for the holding
of the presidential inauguration, have
been taken, says a special from Wash
ington. Resolutions adopted at the
last inaugural committee meeting
were laid before the district commis
sioners with a request for appropriate
action. It is understood the com
missioners are in favor of a date later
than March 4, and will bring the
matter to - the attention of congress
and the governors of the states and
territories, 15 additional citizens of
the country at large and a represen
tation of foremost residents of Wash
ington.
This committee is to select the date
and procure, by congressional enact
ment, the change desired.
Chinese Throne Gives Instructions.
Pekin, July 31. Li Hung Chang,
Prince Chine and Kun Yang, resident
members of the regency board, have
received from the throne a long com
munication laying down general in
junctions as to reform, honesty of
administration and the desirability
of imitating all meritorous features
of the institutions ot Japan and
Western nations. ." ?
I American Postal Service in China.
I
Washington, July 61. Ihe post-
I master general has issued an order
formally placing the American postal
service in China n the same basis as
before the outbreak. The practical
operation of the military postal ser
vice ceased some time ago, and the
postal attaches have either returned
here or to other posts.
; Heavy Rain and Wind Storm.
Fargo, N. D., July 31. A heavy
rain and wind storm prevailed this
afternoon over a good part of the
state. Great damage is reported
Teppen, west of Fargo. Wires were
down lor some Hours, ana crops in
the path of the storm, which was
several miles wide, were destroyed,
In the Red liver valley, rain fell from
the national boundary line all the
way down the state line. Around
Fargo and over in Minnesota,. crops
were damaged.
Rear-Admiral John Irwin Dead,
Washington, July 31. Rear Ad
miral John Irwin, retired, died at
his residence here - late last night,
after an" illness of several months.
He was 69 : years old. - He entered
the naval academy in 1847, and had
good war record. ' - He left a widow
and a daughter and a son, John
Irwin, paymaster on the Essex, now
stationed at Newport. . . "
INSULTED THE FLAG
COLOMBIAN AUTHORITIES 8TOP
GERMAN STEAMER.
Searched the Ship Against the Protest of the
.Captain and Arrested an Alleged Rebel
He Wrapped Himself in German Colors
fcr Protection, but They Were Torn From
Him and Dubbed "Dirty Rag."
New York, July 31. The Hamburg-American
line steamer Alle
gheny, which arrived here today, re
ported that she was held in the har
bor of Savanilla, Colombia, for 12
hours. Passengers on the Allegheny
report that Abel Murrillo was arrested
on the ship at Cart agenia and taken
ashore by the Colombian authorities.
Murrillo protested against his arrest,
alleging that be was entitled to the
protection of the German flag.
When the vessel arrived at Carta-
genia she was ordered detained by the
authorities there. The captain pro
tested that he was sailing under the
German flag, and no official of Colom
bia had a right to stop the vessel for
any purpose whatever. This protest
was unheeded, however, and search
was made for Murrillo, who was found
on deck. He declared he would not
be arrested, and running to one of the
ship's masts, he seized the German
flag which was lying there and
wrapped it about him. Then he stood
forward and cried out :
"I am under the protection of the
German flag, and you have no right
to arrest me. '
According to the passengers on the
Allegheny, the Colombian officers,
notwithstanding the protest, seized
the man and dragged him from the
vessel. According to a signed state
ment made by three of the Alle
gheny's passengers, Murrillo left the
United States about four months ago
on a passport signed by the Colom
bian minister at Washington. On
his arrival at Savanilla he was arrest
ed-and taken to Bogota, where he was
released on the understanding that he
would sail on the first vessel for the
United States. This Murrillo did,
boarding the Allegheny at Savanilla.
He expressed fears that he would be
arrested at Cartagenia, and when the
vessel arrived at that port he refused
to go ashore when word was brought
that the governor wanted to see him.
His arrest followed.
The statement made by the passen
gers then says tnat uaptam JLowe, ot
the Allegheny, protested against the
arrest, saying it was against interna
tional law. The ship's clearance pa
pers were refused, and the statement
made that they would not be furnish
ed until Murrillo was surrendered.
More officers came on board the ves
sel and went up to Murrillo, and,
tearing from him the "dirty rag," as
they called the flag of Kaiser Wil
helm, took the prisoner from the
ship. Neither the officers of -the Alle
gheny nor officials of the line would
make any statement concerning the
arrest of Murrillo.
HAS NO LEGAL COURTHOUSE.
Thurston County Court Fails to So Desig
nate Temporary Quarters.
Olympia, Wash., July 81. Con
sequent to the removal of the county
seat of government from what waa
the courthouse to the McKenny
building, a knotty legal question has
arisen. When the removal was made
during the past -week, the commis
sioners neglected to name the Mc
Kenny building as the temporary
courthouse, and now from a legal
standpoint the county is without a
courthouse. Shreiff Mills, the other
day, attempted to make a sale of prop
erty on a judgment, and, in making
the sale, offered it to the highest bid
der from the main entrance of the old
courthouse, now the capitol. The at
torney for the judgment debtor was
present and at once objected to the
sale proceeding, on the ground that it
was not being made from the court
house, as was announced in the print
ed notice. In order to be on the safe
side, the sheriff not only made the
sale from the old courthouse, but im
mediately afterwards repeated it from
the main entrance of the McKenny
building. An attorney who has a
similar sale to be made in the near
future, has gone to the extreme of not
only naming the McKenny building
in the notice, but also describes it by
metes and bounds.
Boxers Are Active Again.'
Shanghai, July 31. The North
China Daily News announces that
there has been a recrudescence of the
outbreaks by the Boxers in the pro
vince of Shan Tung, in consequence
of the success of the allied villagers
in Chi Li province against the troops
of Li Hung Chang: The notorious
Lung Lu, who was imperial treasurer
and later generalissimo of the north
ern army, has been appointed to the
lucrative post of controller general of
the revenue board.
Demand Increase and Contract
.. Minneapolis, Jury 31. The 535
mailers and packers in the 22 flour
milla nf Minneanolis have nresented
to their employers a demand for an
increase of wages. They also demand
a contract for five years. The em
ployers have agreed to raise the wages
but will enter into no contract. The
men met today and decided upon a
demand for only a one year contract.