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WEEKLY.
CORVAIjIjIS, BENTOH COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 1903.
ZES&S?i?&LV2iu I Consolidated Feb.. 1899.
VOL. XXXX. NO. 13.
EVENTS OF THE DAY
GATHERED FROM ALL PARTS OP THE
TWO HEMISPHERES.
Comprehensive Review of the Import'
ant Happenings of the Past Week
Presented in Condensed Form. Mos
Likely to Prove Interesting to Our
Many Readers.
THE PRESIDENT'S TOUR.
liive Washington April 1
In Chicago April 2
In Yellowstone Park April 8 to 24
In Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois. April 25 to 29
In St. Louis...... April 30
In Kansas City May 1
In Denver. way 4 ()
xu sail r rauciHuu ... .titty it w li
Arrive at Ashland, Or May 21 i
In Salem , May 21
Arrive Portland (afternoon).May 21
Leave Portland (morning) . ..May 22
In Tacoma May 22
Arrive Seattle May 23
Leave Seattle May 24
In W alia Walla. May 25
In Spokane May 26
In Salt Lake May 29
In Cheyenne May 31
Leave Cheyenne on return. .June 1
Arrive in Washington June 4
l
The senate will now take up the
Cuban treaty.
The Mississippi flood has caused the
loss of a number of lives.
The Colorado strike has extended to
the Cripple Creek mines.
Twelve deaths have occurred in the
last six months in New York City from
hydrophobia.
Ppssengers on a Brooklyn Rapid Tran
sit company's Myrtle avenue car found
themselves locked in a burning car.
The motorman did not stop until the
end of the run was reached, where a
fire engine was waitings to extinguish
the flames, and the occupants ol the
car were relieved from a perilous situ
ation. The passage of a package of diamonds
through the custom house at New York
has brought out the fact that the re
turn of the jewels to Antwerp was pre
vented only by the stopping of the Eed
Star line steamer Finland in the lower
bay by means of a wireless telegram
and the sending to her of a tug.
. A new Arizona law provides that it
shall be unlawful for territorial officials
to act as the resident agents of foreign
eorpprationp, an appointment required
by law, and this branch of the business
will go to local corporation agencies.
The territory fiivals New Jersey in
cheapness in the matter of incorpora
tion. Justice Day continues to improve.
Thomas Lip ton's Shamrock III was
launched March 17. -
Ex-Congressman John W. Candler,
ef Massachusetts, is dead.
The two telegraphers' unions have
consolidated under one head.
Colonel John A. Baldwin, of the Six
teenth United States infantry, is dead.
The senate has voted down several
amendments to the Panama canal
, treaty.
A revolution against the government
of Uruguay has broken out in two
provinces.
Nevada, Arizona and New Mexico
are deeply interested in the Lewis and
Clark fair. . '
Ex-Go verner Geer, of Oregon, is in
Missouri working for an appropriation
for the Lewis and Clark fair.
A call for bids has been issued at Se
attle for 4,000,000 feet of Washington
lumber for use in the Philippines.
A Negro doctor has been arrested at
Philadelphia, who is believed to have
poisoned at least 34 patients and possi
bly many more.
Justice Day is much improved.
A census of China places her popu
lation at 426,447,000.
The 24th death has occurred at Cor
nell university from typhoid fever.
The Porto Rican . legislature haB just
adjourned. Many important measures
mere acted upon.
The damage by the high water in the
Mississippi valley will amount to many
millions of dollars.
England's epxenses are about the
same as those of the United States, but
her income is much lees.
It is beileved that the improvement
of the Columbia river - will be .author
ized this week by Secretary Root.
The Philippine islands will have a
large exhibit at St. Louis. From there
it will be taken to Portland.
Ex-Representative Mercer, of Ne
braska, is talked of as director of the
census. He is not popular with the
senatorial delegation from his state.
The California legislature has passed
at bill appropriating $20,000 for a build
ing at the Lewis and Clark fair. The
rSt. Louis exhibit will be transferred
rintact. -
The Montana legislature adjoruned
-without making an appropriation for
rthe St. Louis and Portland fairs. A
movement is on foot to raise $50,000
by popular subscription.
The senate will be able to dispose of
the treaty in a week and adjourn.
China is organizing a large army.
'Arms and ammunition are being smug
glinged in from Germany.
Plana of national irrigation in
Wyoming, Montana, Colorado," Nevada
and Arizona have been adopted.
Th Chimeo limited, westbound on
the Illinois Central, was wrecked at
Pomeroy and five passengers were in
jured. .
THEIR PENSIONS ALLOWED.
Union Veterans Who Had Served as Con
federates Can do on Rolls.
Washington, March 19. The inter
ior department has decided that the
bar to allowing a pension to soldiers
who served in the Union army during
the Civil war, and who had previously
served in the Confederate, army is re
moved by section 1 of the joint resolu
tion of July 1, 1902, relating to the
pensionable status of such soldiers, and
it is held to be unnecessary for such
claiminants to file a new application
for pension subsequent to July 1, 1902.
The application of these veterans, filed
previous to that date, it is held, gives
them a legal statue as penison claim
ants. The decision was the last one
signed by Assistant Secretary Campbell
before relinquishing the office of assist
ant secretary.
The department holds that claimants
who had been pensioned and afterward
dropped from the roll books of such
service are enlisted to restoration, and
that those who bad claims pending
which were rattified under a depart
ment decision in 1894 are entitled to
have their claims adjudicated on their
merits, notwithstanding previous Con
federate Eervice.
INVITATION FROM HAWAII.
President Roosevelt Will Be Urged to
Visit the Islands.
Honolulu, March 19. The people of
the Hawaiian ielands are very much
interested in the western trip of Presi
dent Roosevelt and for some time past
leading citizens have been discussing
the matter with a view to asking the
president to extend his trip beyond San
Francisco and come here. An urgent
invitation has been forwarded to the
president, inviting him to visit the
Hawaiian islands, and it is planned
that in the event of his acceptance of
the invitation to arrange a system of
wireless telegraphy so that the steamer
on which the presidential party travels
will be in constant communication with
the mainland and with the Hawaiian
islands. In this way the president can
be informed daily of the trend of na
tional affairs, and can direct the ma
chinery of the government from the
vessel on which he travels.
In the event of matters requiring the
president's immediate return to Wash
ington, it will be an easy matter for the
details of the return trip to be arranged
by wireless telegraph and no time will
be lost by delays either here or in San
Francisco, in the arranging of the route
of travel and other details incdental to
the trip of the president from either
Honolulu or San Francisco on his re
turn across the continent. -
SITES FOR SALMON HATCHERIES.
Government Reserves' Land for State on
Grande Ronde River.
Washington, March 19. On the
recommendation of Representative
Moody, Lnd Commissioner Richards
has directed the land office at La
Grande to withdraw from entry two
tracts of about 400 acres on' the tribu
taries of Grande Ronde and Wallowa
rivers in Wallowa and Union counties
for the use of the state. Fish Warden
Van Dusen solicited Mr. Moody's aid
in getting this withdrawal, indicating
that the state desired to establish a fish
and salmon hatchery in that vicinity,
but, having no valid lieu base at this
time, was unable to make the selection
in its own name. The land withdrawn
is in T. 2 N., R. 41 E. and T. 5 N., R.
44 E.
At the request of Representative
Moody, the land commissioner has ex
tended for 30 days the time in which
the state of Oregon shall show cause
whyjist 11, which was filed under the
Carey act by the Oregon Development
company for lands on the Upper Des
chutes river, should not be rejected.
Owing to bad weather and hindrances
to travel,' it has been impossible to se
cure the necessary affidavits in the first
30 days allowed.
TANANA-VALDES RAILROAD. .
Construction Will Be Under Way Within
Next 40 Days.
Seattle, March 19. George W.
Dickenson, who for three years was
manager of the Seattle electric com
pany, returned from a three-months'
stay in Chicago last night, where he
has been financing a railroad he pro
poses to build from Valdes to the rich
copper districts on the Tanana river.
Mr. Dickenson expects the work of
construction to start within the next 40
days. Eight surveying parties were
out last summer and surveyed the
route, and did some work on the line,
at a cost of $80,000.
In an interview with the Telegram
Mr. Dickenson said:
"I was surprised to find the great
interest in Alaska and Alaskan affairs
in the East. I had no trouble at all
in disposing of enough stock to insure
the success of the enterprise. There
can be no question that this railroad is
needed badly, and once the work is
started we will not stop until the, line
is complete."
Mr. Dickenson, accompanied by his
family, will leave for Valdes in about a
month.
Accused Boodlers Return.
Manila, March 19. William Wilson,
former, disbursing officer of the bureau
of coast guard and transportation here,
who was arrested at Montreal on the
charge of embezzling $8,000, arrived
from Montreal today in custody. J.
A. Tesbeham, disbursing officer of the
Philippine board of health, who was
recently convicted of. altering the ac
counts of the board, arrived here todav
from Shanghai, from which city he was
extradited.
NEWS OF OREGON
ITEMS OP INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS
OF THE STATE. .
New Rule at the Pen Carnegie Library
for Grants Pass Big New Sawmill at
Sumpter Leasing Sheep Range Try
ing to Relocate Columbia County Seat
Full Pardon Granted.
William B. Curtis has been re-appointed
postmaster at Marshfield.
Revision and correction of the senate
and house journals has been completed.
Grants Pass is to receive $5,000
trom Andrew Carnegie for the estab
lishment of a free reading room and
library. c . '
Emrv nrisnnnr in the state neniten-
tiary has had his hair cropped short
ana cneexs ana cnins snavea. xms is
to be the rule in the future.
Governor Chamberlain has granted a
full pardon-to A. M. Humphrey, a
Marion countv warehouseman convicted
of larceny of wheat stored in Mb ware
house. , f
M. B. Gwinn has leased from George
T. Parr, of the Eastern Oregon land
company, a tract of 60,000 acres in the
Blue mountains, situatied in Baker and
Grant counties. The land is to be used
as a summer range for a band of about
40,000 sheep. 1 -
A new $100,000 sawmill, with a ca
pacity of 100,000 feet of lumber a day
is to be erected in Sumpter this season.
Henry Newell, president of the St. Paul
& Tacoma mill company, is at the head
of the corporation that will erect the
new mm. rue company nas obtained
control of 13,000 acres of land, in the
vicinity of Sumpter, on which it is esti
mated there is 165,000,000 feet of
standing timber. , - - .
The matter of the special election for
the relocation of the county seat of
Columbia county is receiving attention,
and considerable discussion is being
provoked. Many of the taxpayers who
are afraid of incurring extra expense
favor having it remaining in the pres
ent location. ' A mass meeting has been
called to convene at Clatskanie next
Saturday afternoon when the claims of
that place will be presented.
There is the greatest mining activity
in Josephine county ever known before.
This is due to the interest being taken
by capitalists and enterprising mining
men in the quartz properties of the dis
trict. There always has been , for the
past 50 years a rush of business in the
placers of that section, bnt not till this
season has there been eo glittering a
future in prospect for the quartz mines
of Southern Oregon and Josephine
county in particular, as at present.
Six Albany boys have been fined for
stoning a Chinaman.f
Sheriff Brown and Deputies Hemple
and Lachner, of Baker county, are all
confined at their homes with smallpox.
Game Warden Quimby is in receipt
of a copy of a report the commission
ers of fish . and game of the state of
Maine have just published, showing
the amount of money expended by the
state for the preservation of game,
and also the amount of money . brought
into that state by outside sportsmen.
The local game warden thinks it would
be a good thing if Oregon followed a
similar plan and appropriated suffi
cient money for the hiring of deputy
wardens to enforce the game laws.
Foreman J. E. Godfrey, of the state
printing office, eays that work is pio
gressing rapidly on the session laws of
1903, and that if nothing unexpected
happens the laws will be out by April
1, which is much earlier than usual.
Fifty men are working on the Lewis
and Clark fair Bite. Ten of these are
surveyors who are preparing a contour
map. Twenty other men are , clearing
away fallen trees, logs, and dead under
brush, and the rest are planting trees
and shrubs and doing nursery work.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Walla Walla, 7475c; blue;
stem, 86c; valley, 7880c.
Barley Feed, $23.50 per ton; brew
ing, $24. V ;
Flour Best grade, $4.104.60; grah
am, $3.453.85.
Millstuffs Bran, $19 per ton;
middlings, $ 24; shorts, $19.5020,
chop, $18.
Oats No. 1 white, $1.15 1;20;
gray, $1.121.15 per cental.
Hay Timothy, $1112; clover
$89; cheat, $910 per ton.
Potatoes Best Burbanks, 60 75c per
sack; ordinary, 4050c per cental,
growers' prices; Merced sweets, $2
2.25 per cental.
Poultry Chickens, mixed, 1213c;
yonng, llK12c; hens, 12c; turkeys,
live, 15l6c; dressed, 1820c; ducks,
$77.50 per dozen; geese, $78.50.
Cheese Full-cream, twins, 16
I7c; Young America, 1718c;
factory prices, 11 Ho less.
Butter Fancy creamery, 3032)c
per pound; extras, 30c; dairy, 20
22c; store, 1518c.
Eggs 15c per dozen. .
Hops Choice, 2325c per pound.
Wool Valley, 1215c; Eastern
Oregon, 814c; mohair, 2628c.
Beef Gross, cows, 3Zc per
pound; ateera, 44c; dressed, 7o.
Veal 7KSHe.
Mutton Gross, 4c per pound;
dressed, 7c.
Lambs Gross, 4c per pound;
dressed, Tc.
Hogs Gross, 6)c per pound;
J dresaert,77Ko.
WILL USB ISTHMIAN CANAL.
Mexico Already Making Plans for Marine
Merchant System.
Mexico City, March 18. Great in
terest ia being taken here in the Pana
ma canal. It is now, believed that the
United States will begin work on the
canal immediately following the ratifi
cation of the treaty, And it is estimated
that it will be completed within . five
years.
It is stated that President Diaz con
templates the establishment of a steam
ship line running from Vera Cruz and
Progresso to Havana, Port Limon,
Colon, Savanilla and La Guayra, the
steamers to make one round trip per
month. Communication would be
thus established by Mexico with Cuba
and Central America and by Colon with
Colombia and Ecuador, Bolivia and
Chile. The project: thus, will affect
30,000,000 Latin-American people. It
is a part of the plan made by the gov
ernment 6f reachingout after the trade
of South America.
v It is realized that when the canal is
opened the gulf of Mexico will be the
Mediterranean of the 'Western hemis-.
phere, and Mexico will be in a position
to reap great advantages from its geo
graphical situation. . -
SHOT BY ROBBERS.
One Victim Instantly killed, and Another
Seriously Wounded.
Pueblo, Colo , Marth 18. A daring
attempt at robbery and brutal tragedy
in the most fashionable restaurant cre
ated intense excitement early this even
ing. The robbers, two in number, and
both small men, wore black masks.
They first entered the back door of
Loestau's fine cafe opposite the opera
hoiue, advanced half way the length of
the long room and then went back.
Presently they re-entered by the
front door. One went to the cashier's
desk, the other attempted to rob guests
at the tables. He held a revolver to
ward Dr. J. H. Turner, who was eating
his supper, and told him to throw up
his hands. The doctor was surprised
and hesitated, whereupon "the robber
fired full in his face, killing the doctor
instantly . and scattering blood and
brains all over the corner of the cafe.
Then the' desperado- attacked another
guest, CVB. Bishop and shot him in
the left side. Without securing any
booty the ruffians" fled. Bishop was
taken to a hospital aj$d is in a critical
condition, h k
. The robbers in their escape were fired
upon by a . policeman' and hia bullet
perforated aplate- gsswindoWj, ,. but
thus Jar there is no eiue.
SLAIN BY STORM.
Dead In Tuamotu Islands Number 600 .
One-Fifth of Population.
Papeete, March 6, via San Francisco,
March 18. The latest intelligence rel
ative to the hurricane in the Tuamotus,
or Low archipelago, indicates that the
fatalities will number 60Q. ' The loss
of property will be $500,000. The
hurricane and high water lasted during
January 14, 15 and 16. At Hikuera
377 deaths occurred, in most instances
among the visitors from other islands
sojourning there during the diving
season. One hundred and fcrty-two
deaths are reported from six other
small islands. In this report there is
no record of the unknown dead, and it
ib believed that the total number of
fatalities in the entire archipelago waa
not less than 600.
On the islet south of Hikuera 262
natives perished, being swept into the
lagoon and again into the great eea,
lacerated terribly by contact with rocks,
coral and debris of all sorts. Upon
some unfortunate ones cocoanut trees
fell, either maiming or killing them
outright, or holding them down beneath
the water until they were drowned.
BATTLESHIP IDAHO.
President Selects the Name for One of the
New Vessels.
Washington, March 18. The selec
tion of the name "Idaho" for one of
the 13,000 ton battleships was made by
direction of the president as a compli
ment to Senator Heyburn, the Republi
can senator from that state. President
Roosevelt had conversed with Senator
Heyburn several times, and at once
formed a very great liking for him. As
soon as the naval bill waa passed and
the queston of naming the battleships
came up the president insisted that one
should bear the name of Idaho, and so
directed Secretary Moody. Senator
Heyburn preferred no such request as
this, although he appreciated the cour
tesy. When he called on the presi
dent yesterday-he was told that the
selection of Idaho was a compliment to
him, and made for no other purpose.
New Move of the Goulds.
Salt Lake, March 18. Engineers in
the employ of the- Gould lines, it is
said on good authority today, will
shortly start from Marysvale, the term
inus of the Rio Grande Western in this
state, to survey a line southwest from
that point. While no official informa
tion is given as to the destination, it is
stated here that there can' be but one
outcome a line to Los Angeles. The
Rio Grande already has a preliminary
survey from Marysvale to Los Angeles.
Harvard College Examination.
Seattle, March 17.. Arrangements
are in progress for holding, this spring,
in Seattle, an examination of persons
desiring "to enter Harvard college.
This will be the first time such an ex
amination has been held in this state,
but it is expected hereafter each ex
aminations will be held here annually.
Details as -to requirements, time and
place cf this examination,, 'may be
learned by Correspondence with Joseph
Shippen, A. M., of Seattle.
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TREATY IS RATIFIED
CANAL MEASURE PASSES SENATE BY
VOTE OF 73 TO 5.
Not a Single Change In It All Amend
ments Were Voted Dowh Now Ready
for Ratification by Colombian Con
gress, Then President Will Appoint a
Commission and Begin Work.
Washington, March 18. Without
dotting an "i" or crossing a "t," and
without changing a single punctuation
mark, the senate yesterday voted to
ratify the treaty with the republic of
Colombia for the construction of an
isthmian canal. The vote for ratifica
tion was' 73 loathe affirmative to 5 in
the negative.
The senate was in executive session
when the result was annrunced, bo
that only the senators themselves and
a few confidentai employes were pres
ent. All the senators announced them
selves as gratified to have the long
struggle terminated, but none of them
manifested his appreciation by cheers
or handclapping. On the contrary, all
of them were more concerned about get
ting away from the chamber than any
thing else, so by the time the senate
could adjourn, which it did almost im
mediately after the result waa an
nounced, most of the senators had left
their seats and some of them had
donned their hats and overcoats. .
The day was given up almost entirely
to general debate on the treaty, and, in
addition to the set speeches made under
the agreement by Morgan and Cullom,
there were many short addresses and a
rather long speech by Daniel of Vir
ginia. The only party vote of the day
was taken on the substitute for article
IV, which was agreed - uopn by the
Democratic caucus, and had reference
to the acquisition of territory in Cent
ral and South America by the United
States. There were a number of
speeches on this amendment, but it was
voted down bv an almost two-thirds
majority, the ballot footing up 51 ayes
and 25 noes. ' When the senate ad
journed at 7 o'clock,, there was a gen
eral belief that the business of the ses
sion' would be completed in time to
permit final adjournment today. Some,
however, placed the date 24 hours
later. ..
JOHN BULL IS ALARMED.
Fears the Effect of Cuban Treaty on His
Foreign Trade.
London, March 19. In the house of
commons tonight Charles Mc Arthur,
Liberal Unionist, moved a resolution
declaring that the recent developments
in the financial and commercial policies
of foreign countries, leading to the ex
clusion of British trade where it .was
previously established, called for the
serious consideration of the government
in order to safeguard the trade of the
empire. v ' .
He referred particularly to the effect
of the Cuban reciprocity treaty and
urged that a special tax be levied on
bountj -fed ships visiting British ports
and that closer commercial relations be
established with the colonies. '
The resolution was being" debated,
when it was found that there was no
quorum and the house arose.
HEAVY FIRE LOSSES.
Win Probably Cause an Increase In Coast
Insurance Rates.
San Francisco, March 19. George
H. Tyson, has prepared figures showing
that the losses by fire on the Pacific
coast from December 1 to March 1 are
$1,000,000 above the usual basis of loss.
The normal losses have more than don
bled since December 1.
Taking the corresponding three
months in 1901-2 and comparing them
with 1902-3 for the months mentioned,
Tyson finds the total increase is from
$1,022,035 to $2,215,662, the difference
against the last-indicated period being
$193,627. There have been several
fires in which the losses amounted to
an excess of $259,000 each, and one
fire made up a total loss of $500,000.
It is thought an increase in rates may
be necessary if the ratio oj loss contin
ues to be so lasting. -
MINERS REJECT TERMS.
Would Rather Have Eight-Hour Day Than
Increase in Wages.
Altoona,' Pa., March 19. The coal
operators of bituminous district No. 2
submitted their ultimatum-to the' min
ers today. It was briefly an offer of an
increase of 12 H per cent for pick min
ing, an increase of 14 per cent for ma
chine mining and a nine hour day at
$2.70 per day for drivers, other mine la
borers lo receive "proportionate in
crease. The miners promptly ejected
the offer.
In refusing a nine hour day on a ba
sis of $2.70 a day and insisting upon
an eight hoar day on a basis of $2.56
a day on a tonnage of 28,000,000 tons
annually, the miners voted to relin
quish $1,100,000 in wages annually to
enforce the eight hour day.
The opposing sides willmeet in joint
session tomorrow.
Red Desert is inundated.
Rock Springs, Wyo., March 19. The
Red desert is inundated for miles east
of Rock Springs, .and the Salt Wells
drilling station is completely under
water. Large quantities of .supplies
belonging to the Belgo-American drill
ing company have been ruined or swept
away. The water has backed up against
the Union Pacific embankment to , a
depth of 20 feet in places. . The em
bankment has not yet - been cut, but
there ia danger that this will occur.
WILL CLAIM EQUAL TREATMENT.
Position of Germany Regarding Cuban
Reciprocity Treaty.
Berlin, March 17. Germany, as soon
as the reciprocity treaty between Cuba
and the United 6tatea ia ratified, will
ask both the Cuban and the United
Statea governments for identical nriv.
ileges. It is also intimated that other
governments intend to request the
same treatment. While annoyed at
tne prospect of the United States'
trade havine lower tariffs in Cuba than
that of Germany, no one supposes tnat
even a collective protest on the part of
the continental countries would cause
either the United StateB or Cuba to
recede. But Germanv's position is to
re defined clearl v. so that the Unirnd
"States may not com Dlain when German v
i . . . - . -
givea other nations preference in trade
treatment.
The principle which the Germans lay
down in entering noon correspondent
concerning new commercial treaties is
give and take.-" i'he most favored
nation theorv is reallv ahandnnod
Special conventions are to be drawn
up to nt diQerent situations. This
principle seems to be accented bv Rub
sia, Austria and Italy, and the trade
policies are to rest upon the recipro
city idea.
What is the subiect of more concern
here is that, should the Cuban treaty
be accepted and found to work well,
similar treaties mav be arranged bv
the United States with Mexico, Brazil
and Argentina, ultimately resulting in
the United btates obtaining a mono
poly of all the South and Central Amer
ican markets.
REYES ON CANAL TREATY.
Colombian Vice President Does Not Like
Our Control of isthmus.
Colon, Colombia, March 17. Gene
ral Rafael Reyes, vice president of Co
lombia, .who reached the isthmus two
days ago from Mexico, was interviewed
here today by a, press representative.
With reference to the Hay-Herran con
vention he spoke guardedly and did
not appear disposed to discuss its terms
or the probability of its ratification by
the Colombian congress. i
He seemed to have reason to believe,
however, that the present interpreta
tion by the United States of its oblitra
tory rights to maintain free transit
across the isthmus and its manner of
enforcing these rights has created a
very unfavorable impression through
out the Colombian republic. He said
the politicians who would be called
upon to decide the fate of the canal
would not be likely to forget the humil
iating incidents which occurred during
the recent insurgent hostitities between
her and Panama.
LAND OPEN TO SETTLERS.
Vast Tract of 1,000,000 Acres In South
ern California.
Los Angeles, March 17. The United
States, through the fedeial land . office
at Los Angeles, will open to settlers
within the next 60 dayB about 1,000,
000 acres of land in California. This
land is situated between Needles and
Majave, and borders tbetDolorado river.
Much of it is valuable agriculturally.
The prospective throwing open of its
vast tract to settlement is the result of
a recent dciaion of the United States
supreme court with respect to the fam
ous grant made to the Atlantic &
Pacific railroad by act of July, 1866.
In the territory which embraces
this "great tract the s Southern
Pacific ; has selection privilege. Au
thority for the receiving of entry appli
cations for the 1,000,000 acres in ques
tion has been received from Washing
ton by the officials of the United States
land office at Los Angeles.
ENGINES BUTT TOGETHER.
Resulting in the Death of One Man and
Injury of Many.
Kansas City, March 17. The Golden
State limited on the Rock Island sys
tem, due in Kansas City this morning,
collided head-on juBt outside of
Dwight, 30 miles west of -Topeka, at 3
o'clock this morning with westbound
passenger No. 3, which left Kansas
City last night. Both engines were
badly damaged, and the baggage and
mail cars and the smoker on the west
bound train were telescoped. None of
the other cars on the westbound train
left the track. None of the cars on
the limited were derailed or damaged,
and that train continued on its trip
east after a few hours' delay. Engi
neer Love, of the westbound "train, was
killed. Three other members of the
westbound crew and three passengers
in the westbound smoker and the engi
neer and fireman of the limited were
injured.
Commission on Canal Deal.
New York, March 17. New York
lawyers believe that if the Panama
canal treaty ia passed by the United
States senate, William Nelson Crom
well, of this city, will receive the jjlarg
est fee ever given to a lawyer in thia
country, if not in the world. The re
port finds general credence that $2,
000,000 of the money to be paid by the
government will go directly into Mr.
Cromwell's pocket. Mr. Cromwell's
arrangement is reported to be on the
basis of 5 per cent of the amount real
ized by the sale.
Mexico Pays Promptly..
. .Washington, March 17. The state
department has received from the Mex
ican government $43,000, being the first
installment of interest which is to - be
paid in perpetuity on account of the
Pious fund claims under the arrange
ments made, by Th Hagne arbitration
board in October last. On July 8 there
will be due the sum of $1,420,682.
representing the interest which has ac- J
crued since the date of the Mexican
claims commission. - - 1
RIVER BREAKS OUT
MISSISSIPPI FLOODS COUNTRY NORTH
OF MEMPHIS.
Deluge of Water Rushing Through Cre
vasse Engineers are Powerless to
Stop the Flood Mississippi is Level
with Levees at Other Points and More
Breaks are Feared.
-Memphis, Tenn., March 17. The St.
Francis levee gave way ihis afternoon
at Trice's landing, Ark., 20 miles north
oi me ciry, and tonighc the waters of
the Mississippi are rnshin? thrnnwh a
three-quarter mile crevasse in the em-
Danxment with a roar that can be
heard for miles. This is the first
break that haa been made in the vicin
ity of Memphis, but the water in ntill
rising rapidly, and three other
on the Arkansas levee, north of Mem
phis, are in a precarious condition.
Sunday night the water was on a
level with the crest of the Ie vaa nr.
Holy Bush, and the rise yesterday car
ried it over a foot higher, sweeping
away the temnorarv embankments At
Trice's landing and tearing the levee
itself from . its foundations, giving a
new channel for the flood. Tha hra Air
was of such extent that the -engineers
realized the hopelessness of attempting
to repair it and it was abandnnnrf m'fir
the side of the crevasse had been revet
ted with sand sacks and stones to pre
vent further cutting away of the em
bankment. The situation in the mean
time had become critical at other
points, and tonisrht it ia nonRidemd -
doubtful if these places can be held in
tne lace oi tne rising flood.
At Pecan point. Foffleam'H lAnrlinw
the flood is abreast of the crown of the
levees, and bundereds of men are at
each place working -by lantern light.
So rapid is the advance of the river to
night that reports from these positions
are waited with dread, and it will be '
no surprise if a crevasse has develoned
at each before tomorrow night.
The engineers of the levee board say
that the damage from the break at
Holy Bush will not be as serioua aa
would have been the case had the
crevasse occurred at any other point on
the embankment. ' From this point a
draw leada into the St. Prancis river
through several bayous and lakes and
this will hold the water to a great ex
tent and prevent it spreading out.
In the city tonight the situation "is
the worst, that so far has been reached.
In North and South Memphis many
nomes ana. ousiness nouses bave been :
flooded. .
Appeals are" nourine into the citr
from all directions for aid bv ibnnn vchn
have taken re f nee on hiirh nninrs ftlnnc
the river and who are now surrounded
by the water. All local packets have
gone strictly into the rescue business,
but their capacity is -overtaxed, and
they are unable to respond to all de
mands that are received. All car.
goes of refugees and their property have
Deen aiBcnargea at tne wnari here and
tonight there are several hundred desti
tute persons in the citv.' who are beinsr
cared for by charity.
PHILIPPINE AGRICULTURE. :
Cacao Crop is Especially Bountiful and a
Source of Great Revenue.
Washington, March 18. The bureau "
of insular affairs, -war department, has
received from the Philippine bureau of
agriculture a bulletin on cacao culture
in the Philippine islands The bulle
tin says :
"The cacao grown in the Philippines
ia of such excellent quality that there
is keen rivalry among buyers to procure
t at an advance of 50 per cent over the
common grades of the Java 'bean, not
withstanding the failure of the local
growers to 'process cure': the product in
any way. '
In parts of Mindanao and Negros,
despite ill treatment and no treatment,
the plant exhibits a luxuriance of
growth and wealth of productiveness
that demonstrates its entire fitness to
be considered a valuable crop in those
regicns. Recent statistics place the
world's demands for cacao (exclusive of
local consumption) at .200,000,000
pounds, valued at more than -$30,000,-000
gold. There is, therefore, it is
said, little danger of over production
and consequent low prices for many
years to come. -
"So far as known,, the areas where
cacao prospers in the great equatorial
zone are small. Cacao is cultivated
nearly everywhere in the archipelago.
It is grown in several of the provinces
of Luzon, in Mindanao, Jolo, Basilan,
Panaya, Negros, Cebu, Bohola and Mas
bate, and its presence canreasonably be
predicted upon the larger islands any-'
where under an elevation of 1,000, or
probably 1,200 meterB."
Europe at the Fair.
Berlin, March 18. The St. Louis ex
position appropriation of $375,000 will
be presented to the budget committee
of the Reichstag tomorrow.1 The com
mittee haa been systematically cutting
down the government's requests, and
may take off $125,000 for the St. Louis
fair. Interior Secretary Von Posadow-
ski-Wehner, it is- understood, can
vassed the committee carefully and, is
in doubt whether he can secure a ma
jority for leaving the item as it is.
Ames Will Return.
Manchester, N. H;, March 18. A.
A. Ames, ex-mayor of" Minneapolis, .
contrary to the advice of his physi
cians, and, it ia believed, without the
knowledge of his counsel, decided this
afternoon to return to Minneapolis and
stand trial. He will leave - Saturday
morning via Boston and Chicago. He
will be accompanied by Mrs. Ames and
their children. His decision to jreturn
waa voluntarily made. " , ;
J.