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WEEKLY. UNION Bateb. Jmly, 1M7. GAZETTE Katab. ., VHWJ. iCoasolldated Feb. 1899. COBVALLIS, BENTON COUNTY, OBEGON, . FRIDAY, AUGUST 9, 1001. VOL. XXX VIII. NO. 33. EVENTS OF THE DAY FROM THE FOUR QUARTERS ' . THE WORLD. OF A Comprehensive Revi'-w of the Important Happenings of the Put Week Presented in Condensed Form Which Is Most Likely to Prove of Interest to Our Many Readers. Bockefeller is going to build a pal- ace to cost $1,000,000. The steel trust succeeded in opening a mill at Leechburg, Pa. Relations between France and Tur key are somewhat strained. Striking garment makers at New ark, N. J., have won their strike. Over 600 national banks have been organized under the law. of- March 4, 1900. A company has been organized to construct a trolley system from New York to Boston. Colombian insurgents have been successful in several engagements against the government troops. Quarantine officials at Victoria, B. C, have been- warned to guard against possible introduction of bu bonic plague. Empress Frederick, mother of em peror of Germany and sister of King Edward of England, died after a lin gering illness. The recent murders of miners on Nunivak island are said to have been committed by white deserters from a fishing schooner. An explosion of gasoline in a gro cery store in Philadelphia caused a destructive fire and resulted in the death of about 20 persons. . Owing to a fire which has been rag ing for months, the owners of the Jersey coal mine at Plymouth, N. J will be compelled to abandon the mine. ... The request of shipowners and mas ters of vessels that foreign Chinese be allowed to unload vessels at San Fran- cisco daring the strike has been de nied by the treasury department, I1 Vi ti naw trnvornmpnt. rf Manila la now in effect. - . - Liberia is afraid Germany wants it for a colony. , , ; he legation defenses at ekin are approaching completion. ;"." Insurgetts have been driven out of three more towns in Mindoro. -; England approves the stern Boer policy announced by Chamberlain, Any settlement of the Sa.i Francis co labor troubles seems very remote. The death of Dowager Empress Frederick is expected at any moment. Aastrians will resort to force to keep out American shoe stores in Vienna. Another Negro has been lynched in the Taliaferro neighborhood ' in Mississippi. Fruit failures by drouth in Eastern states will create a good demand for Northwestern fruit.; . Statistics for 1900 show the United States to be by far the greatest coal producing nation in the world. Canners and : fishermen on the Co lumbia agree that the down river salmon run was caused by hatchery work. . ., .- ..... . Several pouches of mail were stoen from the union depot at Portland, Saturday. Some of the mail was re covered, but no Clew to the hief. William Steffenj a laborer, of Mos cow, Idaho, while - violently insane shot and killed Dr. W. W. Wat kins, and wounded two others before he was shot by the posse which gathered. An attempt was made to assassinate the queen dowager of Portugal. - Conferees on steel strike have come to an agreement on peace terms. Another revolt ;has , been started against President V Castro, of Vene zuela. " :. - The names of 4,200 people were drawn in one day m 'the Oklahoma land lottery. An American anarchist on his way to Russia to kill the Czar was arrested in Switzerland. The military affairs of Oregon and Washington will be turned over to General Randall. The strikes on both sides of the continent continue with no prospect ot an immediate settlement. -Lord Roberts has been voted 100, 000 for his services in South Africa. The transport Egbert -sailed from .- Seatttle for St. Michaels with 130 re cruits and a cargo of goods for the military post there. Five masked men held up a train near Chicago. They secured no treasure, although the express car carried about $50,000. Captain Diaz juoreu, who com manded one of the Spanish warships in the battle off Santiago is of the opinion that. Schley was both brave and competent. The population of the German em pire includes 3,000.000 who . use the Polish language. The world has two and a quarter ' million acres under tobacco cultiva tion, which produces ooO.OOO tons each year. The will oi Pierre Lorillard, of New York, disposes of an estate valued at about $4,000,000. Twenty years ago - his wealth was estimated at $20, 000.000. TRAIN WAS HELD UP. Five Masked Men Stopped Passenger Near Chicago Failed to Find Treasure. Chicago, Aug. 2. The Baltimore & Ohio passenger train from the East, which was due to arrive at the Grand Central station, Chicago, at 9 o'clock last night, was held up by five masked men at 8 o'clock last night, between Edgemore and Grand Calumet Heights, Ind., 31 miles out of Chicago. One of the mail cars, which contained no money, was dy namited and wrecked. The attempt at robbery was made after" the two mail cars had been detached from the train and run a quarter of a mile ahead. The failure of the robbers to make a rich haul was due to the fact that the express car, which con tained the train's treasure, was in an unusual place. After wrecking the mail car and obtaining no booty the men disappeared in the darkness without attempting to rectify tlieir mistake. - The only loot they carried away with them as a result of their adventure was the gold watch of the engineer. The train was theiiew York and Washington vestibule lim ited. Most of the trainmen were shot at and had narrow escapes from, bul lets. : No person was injured, either by firearms or dynamite. ..;.;- REWARD FOR LORD ROBERTS. English House of Lords Votes Him a Snug Fortune for Work in South Africa. London, Aug. 2 In the house of commons today, proposing a resolu tion granting Field Marshal Lord Roberts 100,000, for his services in South Africa, J. Balfour, the govern ment leader, in the course of his eu logy of the field marshal, said that there was no doubt that but for Lord Roberts' daring and strategy, and the rapidity with which his plans were carried out, Kimberly and Maf eking would havS fallen, 11,000 British would have been starved into submis sion at Ladysmith, and there would have been a general rising of disloy alists in South Africa. The Liberal leader, Sir Henry Campbell-Banner- man, concurred in the motion. John Dillon, Irish Nationalist. strongly opposed the vote. He de clared Lord Roberts had shown the greatest inhumanity in South Africa, and said he had employed barbarous met nous ana naa proved himseit. a dismal failure. Mr. Labouchere, Radical, and Mr. Kier -Hardy, Social ist . and Independent Labor, also strongly opposed the measure. Swift MacKeil,1" Irish - Nationalist, "said" he considered Lord Roberts' ; operations were conducted with a maximum of cruelty and a minimum of humanity, and that his farewell speech at Cape Town , was horrible hypocrisy and blasphemy.; After further debate Mr. Balfour moved the closure which was carried. The resolution was adopted by a vote of 281 to 73. GENERAL WOOD ON CUBA. He Says the Americans Can Settle Up and Get Out Within Eight Months. New York, Aug. 2. General Leon ard Wood, military governor of Cuba, who is now on board the dispatch boat Jienawna preparing tor a cruise along the coast of New England, said today, in discussing Cuban affairs: Cuba is a totally undeveloped island, and has a great future before it. Yellow fever, , in another year. will cease to be epidemic. ' We have not had a single case of yellow fever in Havana this summer, and none in Eastern Cuba for two years past. Cuba's resources require time for de velopment. The last enormous sugar crop was raised on 8 per cent of the entire sugar producing lands ; Only this small percentage is under culti vation.,' v - . 'We have $1,500,000 in our reserve fund, and can pay all our debts and get out of Cuba within the next eight months. We have established 3,600 flourishing schools.1 Two years ago we were obliged to provide about 100 orphan asylums to protect the desti tute , children, since then we nave abolished 60, and expect to be able to close more before we retire from the management of Cuban affairs. Our health compares favorably with that of the troops in this country, showing that the island is healthy." BATTLE WITH, FILIPINOS. - Americans Killed Seven Rebels and Took 13 Prisoners. ..... . V Manila, Aug. 2. Lieutenant Craft, of the Nineteenth infantry, with a mounted detachment of Cebu. jscoutsj has had an encounter with bO insur gents. Seven of the rebels were killed and 13 taken prisoners. Of Lieuten tant Croft's force, two privates were slightly wounded. .. The Philippine commission has issed the Manila civil charter, which will go into effect immediately. rhe tax on real property lias been amended, it being fixed at 1 per cent for the present, and 2 per cent after 1902. Tomorrow all the military cable and telegraph lines will be opened for com mercial use. - . Baldwin-Arctic Exploring Party. - Vardo, Norway, Aug. 2. The Arctic exploring ship America, with i Evelyn Baldwin, leader of the Bald- win-Zeigler expedition on board, has sailed from . here. - There were 426 dogs and 16 ponies aboard. - The ves I'sel 's course was toward Cape Flora, whern Mr. Baldwin expects to join the Frithjof and Belgica, the other two vessels of the expedition, which left several days ago. Mr. Baldwin I intends to push as far north as possible. 1 NEWS OF THE STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS OF OREGON. Commercial and Financial Happenings of. Im portance A BrieT Review of trie Growth and Improvements of the Many Industrie Throughout Our Thriving Commonwealth Latest Market Report . The first shipment of Oregon early potatoes to the East has been made. Counterfeit $5 gold pieces and half dollars are in circulation in Baker City. ... The Eugene creamery ' turned out over five and a half tons of butver dur ing July. : ' . - - ' ' ' Veteran farmers say Lane county will have more wheat this year than ever before. , . A large forest fire is reported to be burning in the neighborhood of Diamond Peak. Ki :''v " - A large attendance, of students is expected at the Mt. An gel college dur ing the coming year. :. A postoffice has been established at Luda, Coos county, to be supplied by special service from Dora. ... -; r Wallowa stockmen are- protesting vigorously against the presence of Umatilla county sheep herds on the government ranges in the "former district. J. Ball, a Seattle cattle buyer, was in Camas valley last week. He offer ed $3.60 per hundred pounds for beef cattle, but could not get anything at that price. , . , An experimental prune dryer, now being built at the Oregon Agricultural College farm, will have the trays laid vertically in stacks after the Cun ningham system. The special government plat of the abandoned Fort Klamath, military and hay reservation has been com pleted. It covers an area of about 2,200 acres. Application for entry on the lands will be received at the Lake- view land office on and after August 22.- The town well in Lakeview has gone dry ana is to be dug deeper , A fine lot of 84 - bucks from the Ladd farm have been taken to : Gil liam eounty for hreeding puproses. The Booth-Kelly Lumber Company will have 20 five room cottages built for its employes at Wendling, .-. Lane The Modoc tribe lias dwindled to 77 members, mostly women ana sick or diseased children. V There are only 13 able bodied warriors. , - : Some Gilliam county cattle were dying of a disease thought to be black leg, but veterinary -diagnosis proved it to be caused by eating rusty grass, :- Baker City is having lots of trouble because her new gravity water system is not completed. The streets are six inches deep in dust and the sewerage is bad. - " . .The air is now somewhat hazy down the Willamette valley, but not because of forest fires. Numerous farmers and ranchers are clearing land -and burning brush. - The Mule Gulch, Grant county placers, owned by Cannon & John son, have cleaned up $8,000 already this season, and are expected to dou ble the amount before snow flies this autumn. Portland Markets. , Wheat Walla Walla, export value, 5a5bc per bushel ;bluestem, o7o8c valley, nominal. . Hour best grades, $Z.U3.40 per barrel; graham, $Z.bO. Oats $1. 15 1. 20 per cental. Barley Feed, $1616.50; brewing, $16.5017 per ton. Millstuffs Bran, $27 per ton; mid dlings, $21.50; shorts, $20; chop, $16. Hay Timothy, $1113; clover, $79.50; Oregon wild hay, $56 per ton. ' - - - . . - - Butter Fancy creamery,17J20c dairy, liloc ; store, ixizc per pound. Eggs 17c per dozen '" ' " Cheese Full cream, twins,' 11 lljc; Young America, 1212c per pound. Poultry Chickens, mixed, $3.00(3 3.75; hens, $3.754.75; dressed. 10 11c per pound; springs, -$2.504.00 per dozen; ducks, $3 for old; $2.50 d.50 for young; geese, $44 50 per dozen ; turkeys, live, 8lOc; dressed, rOJ.2jjC per pound. Mutton liambs, ic, gross dressed,; 67c per pound;- sheep, $3.25, gross ; dressed, 66x per lb, Hogs Uross, heavy, So.7o6 light, $4.755; dressed, 67cper pound. Veal Small. 89c; iarge, 7 Mi per pound. - Beef Gross top steers. $3.50(34.00 cows and heifers, $3.253.50; dressed beet, t7 Jtfc per pound. .- , Hops 1214c per pound. - ; . Wool Valley, ll13&c; Eastern Oregon, 812Jc; mohair, 2021c per pound. ., - - Potatoes 90c$l. 00 per sack. The odlest specimen of paper money has turned up in China at the age oi 034 years. American methods and urs are displacing all others Eng land, where everybody studies the "Yankee." . -r uren. vyooo nas been made a mem ber of the Academy - of Science of Havana, a most exclusive society limited to . u members, all elected for life. TO UNITE ALASKA AND 8IBERIA. Report of Big Concern Backed by French and American Capital. St. Paul, Aug. 6. The Pioneer Press says: Robert Barbier, manager of the Kusso-Chinabank, of Pekin, representative of the Russia ' govern ment and manager of the Manchuria railway, who is at present in St. Paul, is said to be connected with a tremen dous scheme of railway construction destined to unite Alaska and Siberia and furnish rail and water connec tions between Circle City and Vladi vostock, the eastern terminus of the trans-Siberian railway, at a cost of $200,000,000.. The enterprise, it is stated, has the backing of the Bank of France and powerful money interests .in the United States. It is to be essentially French-American: undertaking, for which capital is already in sight should it prove feasible. ; The length of the proposed railroad from Circle City to Behring sea will ba about 2,000 miles, and on the coast of Siberia to- Vladivostock is ,800 miles. If the concessions are secured from the United States and the protection afforded the property of the company is adequate the pri mary survey will commence shortly. M. Barbier, it is stated, is in the United States for the purpose of ob taining information as to the prob able attitude of the government to wards the proposed line. - THE MOUNTED PATROL." First Step on the Part of China for the Pro. i tection of Travelers, v . Washington, ' Aug. 6.The state department has received, through Mr. Squieres, secretary of the legation at Pekin, a note from Li Hung Chang, describing the regulations ,for the control of the mounted patrol, which it is proposed to establish " along the road between Chirig Ting and Pao Ting Fu. Mr. squieres says this is the hrst step on the part of the Chinese au thorities toward the protection of for; eignera- traveling through the dis turbed districts of the provinces of Shan Si and Chi LLV The regulations are quaintly expressed,- ; but in sub stance they .provide for the establish ment of military , posts at nine sta tions on the road, the commanders of which are to, furnish escorts for trav elers. The escort is to keep within 12 feet of the traveler, whose pace must set theirs. - It is to disperse people who gather bout the- traveler and are boisterous, and its members are not to accept any pay from a trav eler under pain of dismissal. A post will be forwarded every two days. THIRD MAN NOT. NAMED. No News Given Out Regarding the Schley Court of Inquiry. ' Washington, Aug. 6. Acting Sec; retary Hackett had expected to be able to announce ; the ; name of the third member of the Schley court of inquiry today, but could not do so up to the time . the department closed. Nevertheless, it is- surmised that he has heard from at least one of the rear admirals he has addressed on the sub ject, and that he has communicated the result to Secretary Long, and will await his pleasure before making any announcement. ; secretary r .Long has specially delegated the task of mak ing a selection to Acting Secretary Hackett, but as a matter ot courtesv. it is probable that he will be made acquainted with the choice before it is made public. ;.: GREATEST IN THE WORLD. United States Mines. Far More Coal Than Any .Other Nation. Washington, Aug. b. The report of the coal product of the United States for 1900 shows that the output of - Oregon was 58,864 short tons, as compared with 86,888 tons in 1899. The Washington product increased from 2,029,881 tons in 1899, to 2,- 474.093 tons in 1900. The totaK output tor the United States in 1900 was 269,064,281 tons, an ' increase . of 15,324,289 tons over the vear preceding. This makes the United States by far the greatest coal producing country in the world. Postal "Service on the.Koyukuk. Washington, Aug. 6.-The post- office department- has established a steamboat mail service trom St. Michael, at the mouth of the Yukon river, to Beetles, a; new postoffice at the head" of 'navigation on the Koyu kuk river. The distance is a 00 miles, and service including all intermediate points is to be performed until', the clOee of navigation mis year. ; - . - Fatal Smelter Explosion. Phoenix, Ariz., Aug. 6. Advices received from Morenci are to the effect that the center converter of the Detroit Copper Mining Company blew up, killing two men and serious ly injuring eight. ; The furnace and centers were scattered for some dis tance. " - Will Manufacture Arms and Ammunition. Tien Tsin, Aug. 6. The governor of Shan Shun, Yuan Shi Kai, is con structing arsenals in that province f ar the manufacture , of arms and smokeless powder. ; He is engaging experts who were formerly employed in the arsenals here. ' The Chinese are also manufacturing arms and ammunition at Pao Ting. Trade is improving, but the attitude of the Chinese is suller utd defiant. PK0T0C0L FINISHED FOREIGN MINISTERS AT PEKIN NOW HAVE IT. All Questions Will Be Signed Within a Few Days Unless Some Unforeseen Hitch Oc curs 3,000 Chinese Troops Waiting To , Return To the Capital August IS. When the Allied Troops Depart Pekin, Aug. 5, The protocol com mittee of the ministers of the powers have virtually finished the draft, and submitted the same for approval to the other ministers. All questions will be signed in the course of a few days, unless there should be some dis agreement as to the phraseology, re sembling the discussion that arose over the word "irrevocable" in the early stages of the , negotiations. . . i I. . .... . onouiu eucn a bitch occur the sign ing may be indehnitely postponed. Sanctioned by Foreign Ministers.. xeriin, Aug. o. a dispatch re ceived here today from Pekin says the foreign ministers have ' sanctioned the marching in of a division of 3,000- Chinese troops to a camp situ ated a few li from Pekin about August 8, preparatory to the evacuation of the Chinese capital by the allied troops on August 15. German Squadron From China. Cadiz, Aug. 5, The German sauad- ron from China arrived here today. Rear - Admiral Geissler and his cap tains repaired on board the flag ship of Prince Henry of Prussia Prince llenry, in the name of Emperor William, 'warmly welcomed the re turning officers in a brief speech. The j - . Ti . . . 1 squadron of Bear Admiral Geissler TT .T ... . . nenry oi rrussia, wnicn arrived some days ago, will remain here for sev eral days. British Evacuation of Pekin. London, Aug. 5. The under secretary of the foreign office, Lord Cranbourne, in the house of com mons today, announced that the offi cial date fixed for the evacuation of Pekin by the British - troops was August 15, subject to few days ex tension, if necessary. The evacua tion of the other portions of China depended on circumstances. LOOKING FOR WAY OUT.' San Francisco Employers and Labor Leaders Confer Strike May Be Called Off. San Francisco, Aug. 5. Confer ences have been held - today with a view ' of bringing; the pendine local strikes to a close. While no appre ciable result has been gained, Mavor Phelan, who is laboring hard to bring about an adjustment, expresses - con fidence that the controversy will end within a week. Labor leaders and prominent merchants are alike hope ful that tomorrow at the latest will see peace restored, ". and ; the striking workmen will return to their former employment.; , Mayor Phelan has in his possession a letter from the City Ffbnt Federa tion asking for more light upon feat ures of the terms of peace upon which the employers insist. - This letter will be' laid before - the 'Employers' Association . and numerous confer ences held. Whatever decision is reached will -not directly affect the striking iron 'workers, who are not included in the City Front Federa tion of unions, - -. The new -features of the day in volved Oriental labor. The Japanese Labor Union voluntarily called upon Japanese employed on the water front to "stand ' in with the strikers, and the , Chinese crew of the steamer. Coptic was prohibited from working ashore by the Federal . authorities, in pursuance of the exclusion ; act. In response to a protest by labor leaders that the Chinese crew of the Coptic was doing work ashore, Chief Chinese Inspecotr Dunn - received: instructions from Assistant Secretary Taylor and Commissioner Powderly to order the crew. back to the Coptic and to prevent and further infrac tions of the law. - : vvv ; " Eight or nine vessels were working on the water front today, an increase over-yesterday. At the Pacific mail dock the remainder of the freight and baggage was placed aboard the Coptic, and she left on schedule time. - Vermont WilINot Be fiestroyed. New York, Aug." 5. It is stated at the Brooklyn navy yard that the idea of destroiyng the old frigate Vermont, which for the past 40 years has done duty there as a receiving and training ship, has been abandoned. .' All that is of value on' .the vessel will.be re moved and the hull preserved as a relic, r Just what disposition will be made of the ship will be decided by tne authorities at Washington. At present she is - infested with water bugs and fleas, and is believed to contain microbes. .. Nicaragua Friendly to America.' Managua, Nicaragua, Aug. 5. The congress of Nicaragua assembled to night, when President . Zelava read a message advocating the Monroe doc trine, welcoming the assistance of the United States against European col onization in South America, and set ting forth that Nicaragua is anxious for the construction of the Nicaragua canal by the United States. WASHINGTON GOSSIP. War Tax Reciepts Increasing Sampson-Schley Investigation Will Cost $25,000. Instead of falling off $3,300,000 a month, as was figured would be the result of the reduction of the war taxes, the receipts for the first month of the fiscal year -will be a million dollars mora than tho corresponding month last year. It is believed by those who have been keeping in close touch with the arrangements for the court of in quiry in the Schley case that a series of sensations will result as the out come of the investigation. It is un derstood pretty generally that jeal ousy is rampant in ihe navy. There is an undercurrent of opinion that Admiral Schley, realizes this, and in view of his speedy retirement from the navy purposes to open up to pub lic gaze all the ins- and outs of the naval management in times of peace and war, at home as well as abroad. Up to date something like $4,000, 000 has been withdrawn from New York and sent West to move crops. The withdrawals have been as fol lows : To New Orleans, $2,235,000; to Chicago, $1,300,000; to Cincin nati, $100,000; to St. Louis, $225, 000." It is estimated that the cost of the Sampson-Schley court of inquiry will be about $25,000. This estimate is based on what navy department offi cials have now in sight,, but making an allowance for an examination of probably a third more witnesses than are now contemplated the expenses would perhaps be $35,000 or $40,000. Secretary Long has issued impera tive orders prohibiting naval officers publicly discussing the Sampson- o ..t. l a t. i. .. . ouiiicy uuutruveray. ii in tuts uuiiwdc of the secretary to keep the case out ul newspapers as much-as possi- ble until the court of inquiry meets. - With a view to showing the effect of abolishing the army canteen, Sec retary Boot has called on the officers of the army fosts for reports on this subject. It would not be surprising if congress should repeal the anti- canteen law. - On account of timber land frauds discovered in Montana and Idaho, Commissioner Hermann of the general land office has suspended all proofs made during the - present year under the timber and stone act pending the conclusion of the full investigation and inquiry begun some time ago This , action . applies to all station where government timber land fc purchased . and involves thousands of cases. Many of the large companies and speculators, who, it is alleged. have had "dummies" as agents, make purchases of these lands from the government, as in Michigan, Wiscon sin and Minnesota. STARVATION IN ALASKA. One Miner Is Dead and Two More Are at . Death's Door. ., Port Townsend, Wash., Aug. 7. A story of death from starvation at the mouth of the Agiapuk river, in the Agiapuk mining district was brought from Nome today by passen gers on the steamer Centennial, and as a result of 43 days of unparalleled hardship one man is dead and his two companions cannot live. The men had been in the Good Hope country prospecting. June 7 they started for Nome by way of the Agiapuk river. ; Traveling was hard over the long stretches of tundra and down streams filled with ice. Before they reached Teller City their pro visions gave out and, after wandering along, hunger compelled them to eat grass, snails, birds' eggs and anything they could find, but they became so weakened f that further progress was impossible. After reaching a deserted igloo at the mouth of " the Agiapuk river they decided to remain in the hope that assistance would arrive in the shape xi A prospecting party. Summoning courage, they attempted to build a boat, the frame being made of willows, which they attempted to cover with canvas taken from the -body of a dead Eskimo. A party of miners, coming down the river heard the cry, "Help, for God's sake; don' leave us. " They proceeded to where the cry came from and found the unfortunates, one of whom was al ready dead, and took them to Teller, where the two are being cared for by the government officials. Many New Woolen Mills. ' New York, Aug. 7 The says: Eeports from textile tries show that the number of mills undertaken to be built Times indus woolen in the first six months of 1901 was a gain of 250 per cent; over the number built in the last six months of 1900. Dur ing the first half of- 1901 the number of mills constructed or contracted for was 261, a gain of 37 over the 224 reported in all textile manufactories for 1900. Of the 261 jm ills 143 are devoted to -cotton, 35 to wool. 58 to knit goods, and 25 miscellaneous. : The Venezuelan Revolution. Port of Spain-, Trinidad, Aug. 7. The revolutionary movement which has been so long expected has broken out. " General Carlos Bangel Gerbiras, formelry president of the senate Under the presidency ; of Dr. . Kojas Paul. rose against the government 'of Gen eral Cipriano Castro. : He is near San Antonio del Tachira, a town- on the boundaries of Colombia, with 4,000 to - 5.000 men who, the Venezuelan government admits, are well armed. THE EMPEESS DEAD PASSED QUIETLY AWAY AT THE - CASTLE AT CRON BERG. Her Son, Kaiser William of Germany, King Edward of England and Many Near Rel atives, Were Present Long a Sufferer From Cancer and Dropsy Interment wiU Be at Potsdam. Cronberg, Aug. 6. Empress Fred erick died at 6 :15 p. m. yesterday. The death was somewhat sudden. At o'clock her physicians reported no change in her condition. Emperor William and her majesty's otber children were in the sickroom most of the day. Professors Kenvers and Spielhagen were also in her room. The flag on the castle was immedi- tely half masted. Emperor William arrived at Hom- burg at 3 :15 yesterday morning and drove to the Homburgcastle. Thence, accompanied by the empress and Crown Prince Frederick William, he proceeded to Freidrichoff, which he reached at 5 :20 o clock. At 8 o'clock this evening, Emperor William conducted the members of the dowager empress' household into the death chamber and led them one by one past the bedside to take a last farewell of their mistress. Closely following the announce ment of the death from the castle, , the church bells were tolled and the fs halfmasted. Visitors to the castle began inscribing their names in a book placed for the purpose in the hall. It is said the cause of death was dropsy accompanying cancer. The remarkable vitality oi tho dowager empress astonished her pnysicians. She retained consciousness to the end. The castle grounds are now-sur rounded by soldiers and patrolled by hussars and mounted police. SCORE WERE KILLED. Six Phildelphia Buildings Wrecked by Explo sion Fire Added to the Horror. Philadelphia, Aug. 7. A terrific explosion in a block of six bulidings on Locust street near Tenth wrecked five of the structures and caused the death of probably 20 or more persons. Over two score of others were more or less seriously injured. "-- It is estimat ed that at least 35 persons were in the five bliildings when - the explosion occurred and the exact number of dead will probably not be known for 24 hours. : - 'r T The explosion occurred about 9:30 o'clock. What exploded and how it happened is not known, but it is be lieved to have been a barrel of gaso line in one of the three grocery stores. With the explosion the front walls of the buildings were blown outward into the street, while the floors and the roofs were blown upward and fell straight to the ground.' Almost every building in a radius oi two blocks about the scene of the explosion had window panes shattered and was otherwise damaged. Every building on the opposite side of Locust street was more or less wrecked, but none of them fell. FILIPPINO PROCLAMATION. Malvar Issues a Warning to Insurgent Who Surrender. ,: . Manila, Aug. 7. Miguel Malvar, who has been recognized as the suc cessor of Aguinaldo by the Filipino junta at Hong Kong, has issued a proclamation dated July 16, copies of which arrived this morning, giv ing assurances .to the natives of the continuation of an active campaign and expressing hope for its successful issue. The proclamation, ot which 50,000 copies have been printed, purports to emanate from Batangas. It is a characteristic insurgent docu ment, charging the Americans with all sorts of atrocities. It recounts the losses of guns and ammunition and the death of four distinguished American officers July 10, all of which, it says, the authorities con cealed. The proclamation ; threatens General Cailles with death for treach ery, and warns all Filipinos who-sur-render that they will never be able to live outside the American lines. Malvar claims he has sufficient arms and supplies to continue the fighting indefinitely. The American authorities believe the proclamation was really written by Agoncillo (the ex-representative of Aguinaldo in Europe) at Hong Kong. Ex-Congressman Boult Stricken. " Macon, Ga., Aug. 7. Ex-Congressman James H. Blount, who repre sented this district in congress for 20 years, and who was sent to Hawaii by President Cleveland as commis sioner paramount at the time of the revolution in the islands, has suffered a stroke of paralysis and is in a criti cal condition at his country home near here. . Monument to King Alfred. Britons plan to erect a monument to King Alfred on the thousandth an niversary of his death. - y A Burning Coal Mine. New York, Aug. 7. The Delaware, Lackawana & Western Coal Company will probably have to abandon its Jersey mine at Plymouth, owing to the fierce fire which has raged in it for. months. '. The loss will be several hundred thousand dollars. Although skillful fire fighters have endeavored to stop the spread' of the fire, they have been driven back. ' They are now compelled to work from the outside, and are doing little good.