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About Bohemia nugget. (Cottage Grove, Or.) 1899-1907 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 20, 1899)
- . i minimi laternews. nr An n JIM X UN I UUIUHLU Uli BOHEMIA NUGGET rubllihed ETery Friday. COTTAGE GROVE OREGON IDE NEWS AF THE WEEK Comproheniilvo Itovlew of the Import ant llapponlni-i of the Pnit Week Culled From the Telegraph Coluinni. Diplonintio relations between Great Britain and the Transvaal government lhavo boon brokon. Tho first steamship of tho Portland Manila lino will loavo tho latter port about Decembor 1st. ' Peaco negotiations in Yencznola have failed. A decisive, battle between tho government troops and insurgents is expected this week. Tho Twentieth Kansas regiment has arrived at San Francisco. Tho occa sion was celebrated in Topoka, Kan., by a big demonstration. Preparations for receiving tho First "Washington volunteers at Seattle have been comploted. - An entertainment fund of $12,000 has been provided. "With a detonation that was felt in towns many miles distant, two of tho powder mills of the Aetna company's works near Millers, Ind., blow up. Two employes are missing. Ono of tho most serious car famines over recorded exists among tho big railroad terminals in Chicago. Several .of tho roads report that tho congestion of business has assumed tho proportions of a blockade. Tho forest fire which has raged for two days on Mount Tamalpas, Col., threatening tho towns of Millvalloy and Larkspur, and many costly coun try residences, has been extinguished by a timely rain. Tho Transvaal Official Gazette con tains a proclamation calling upon all burghers domiciled outside tho repub lic to present themselves forthwith for service, failing which they will bo fined, imprisoned, and their property confiscated. In the event of war between Great Britain and the Transvaal, as a result of tho Boer ultimatum, orders have been cabled to the cruiser Montgomery, which was last reported at Pernam ,buco, directing her to proceed to Dela coa bay and co-operate with the consul at Pretoria in the protection of Ameri can interests. Dispatches from Manila announce .that Captain "Woodridge Geary, of the Thirteenth infantry, was killed in ac tion. Captain Geary was an Oregon hoy, and went to "West Point from Cor vallis. He served throughout the Puer to Rican campaign, and last spring was transferred to the Thirteenth and sent to Manila. When the cruiser New Orleans reached tho New York navy-yard, it was found that she was so dilapidated that it will require several months' work to put her in a seaworthy condi tion. It is learned that United States Min ister Loomis has been officially in formed that the negotiations for peace in Venezuela are progressing, and that tho government troops have been or dered backward. At tho Lennox Athletic Club, New York, Eddio Santry, of Chicago, knocked out Ben Jordan, featherweight champion of England, after a little less than two minutes in the 10th round of a very brisk fight. Assistant Secretary of tho Treasury Vanderilp has issued an order antici pating tho November interest, without the discount of two-tenths of 1 per cent per month. If this offer is taken it will release about $30,000,000. Ex-City Treasurer O. L. Funk, of Pueblo, Col., was shot and killed by a highwayman while going to the depot to take a train for Cripple Creek. His pocketbook was taken, but contained only a small amount of money. The Canadian government has sur veyors in the field re-surveying the old Russian-American tolegraph lino from near Ashcroft, B. C, to tho Yukon country, with a view of establishing telegraphio communication with Daw eon. It is reported that at the coming ses sion of parliament tho formal announce ment will bo mado of tho cession of Delagoa bay and surrounding territory in Portuguese East Africa to Great Britain. Tho price is said to be $40, 000,000. Tho Standard Shoo Machinery Com pany, has filed articles of incorporation at Trenton N. J. It is being organ ized for tho purposo of consolidating practically all of tho important makers of shoe manufacturing machinery in the country. Its object is to control the shoo trado of tho world. Captain Hugh McGrath, Fourth cav alry, who is reported to have been seri ously wounded in the battlo of Nove leta, P. I., was stationed at Vancouver post for some months, in command of troop E, Fourth cavalry, and accom panied it to San Francisco whon the rogimont was ordered to Manila. Tho Washington volunteer regiment will bo mustorod out at San Francisco on tho 31st inst. An American scouting party, noar Balinaito, captured a Filipino major. Ho was brought to Manila. A now fast mail eorvice has been in augurated botweeu Chicago and San Francisco, tho schedulo timo being 73 hours. Goneral William R. Shaftor, who for over a year has had tho position of brlgadicr-gcnoral of voluutuors, has boon retired. It is believed in London that tho Boor troops havo invested Kimberley, and cut off all communication with tho outsido world. Early in December tho United States will havo 70,000 troops in tho Philip pine islands, and 45 war vessels in tho island's wators. Tho Columbia won tho first raco with tho Shamrock for tho American cup. Sho beat tho Shamrock 11 minutes on a 80-milo courso. Tho Orango Frco Stato troops havo cut tho tolegraph wires and destroyed tho railroad track at Norvalsport, just across tho Orange Freo State's southorn border. Tho Boers havo cut tho telograii wires at many points, and reliable news is hard to obtain from tho more important cities in tho war districts oi South Africa. v John R. Dodson, of Portland, has written to friends from Dawson City' that ho is taking tho census of all the people in tho Yukon valley, on Ameri can territory. A dispatch from Caracas, Venezuela, says that President Andrado is prepar ing to leave tho country, and tho insur gent leader, General Castro, is master of tho situation. Tho Portland Press Club at its meet ing recently urged its membors to stand by tho 1903 exposition project and to do all in their power to bring the affair to a successful conclusion. A train of flat cars loaded with gravel was wrecked on the Northern Pacific track on Jefferson street, Olympia, de molishing about 100 yards of track. Tho trainmen escaped unhurt. The price of fall chinook salmon, steelheads and silvorsides has reached the highest figure ever offered on tho Columbia; 4 cents a pound, and 2) cents is being paid for dog salmon. James Roach goes freo from further prosecution or even the imputation of guilt of stealing cattle from his neigh bors, after a struggle in tho courts which has gono on for more than a year. Boston gave Dewey a watch during tho naval hero's entertainment there. Tho finest shops in a Chinese city are those devoted to tho sale of coffins. Ten people perished by tho burning of the steamer Nutmeg State at Long Island sound. Montana and Kansas troops were entertained at a rousing reception at Oakland, Cal. Chicago is making arrangements for tho entertainment of Admiral Dewey during next month. Tho navy department has substituted tho Ranger for tho Badger as ono of the reinforcing fleet of tho Philippines. Visitors to tho Yellowstono Park for the season just closed numbered 9, 159. Many foreigners were among tho tour ists. Tho steamer W. P. Ketchan ran down the little schooner Typeo in Lake Huron. Tho Typee was instantly sunk, and four of her crow were drowned. A street car filled with 49 passengers collided with a passenger train on the Santa Fe road at Dallas, Texas. Half of the passengers were hurt, three fatally. Tho strike of the machinists em ployed by tho Canadian Pacifio has ended, tho officials of the road having consented to meet a committee of the machinists and arbitrate. 1 Tho TJnversity of Pennsylvania foot ball eleven was defeated by tho Carlisle Indians by a score of 10 to 5, on Frank lin field in 25-minuto halves. Tho In dians won because they played tho bet ter football. Tho sultan of Turkey was drowned in tho Bosphorus, and tho drowning is believed not to havo been accidental. Several ladies of the harem are suspect ed of complicity with members of tho young Turk party. Tho Boers captured an armored train from Kimborloy to Vryburg, killing three British soldiers and wounding a captain. All the others on tho train, except tho engineer, were taken prison ers. Tho engineer escaped. Tho transport officials at San Fran cisco, expect that five vessels will sail for Manila within a week or 10 days. The Tartar and tho Manuenso will bo tho first transports ready. Tho Olym pia and Pennsylvania may go to Port land to tako on troops there. A dooision of great importance In bankruptcy cases has been handed down by Judge Jenkins in tho United States cirouit court of appeals, at Milwaukeo, Wis. Tho court ruled that a judgment secured against an insolvent porson within four months preceding tho filing of bankruptcy is void, Wreok of tho Laurada Behring Sea. in HAD AN EVENTFUL PASSAGE luckily N Wvmi Were l. '' c'""' jmrntlvcly Utto l)lomfort Cmiio to rinieiiKPis-Liiurixli, "euml" Fcattlo, Oct. 17. Ur Unltcf States rovenuo cutter Corwin, winch arrived hero tonight, survivors aro brought of tho steamship Laurada, which lies a wreck in Zapadiuo bay, St. Georgo island. Tho Laurada, Captain Frank "Whito, loft Seattlo Soptombor 12, for Capo Nome, with a crow of 48 officers and men and 20 passongors. Sho carried a full cargo of gonoral morohiiudiKO, hay, lumber, 30 head ot cattlo and 130 shoop. Sho encountered rough weather from tho start, and just boforo 0 o'clock on tho morning of Soptombor 30 was driven by wind and current into shoal water in Active pass, but after a brief detention sho resumed her voyage. Be ing loaded deep, tho heavy seas broko over bow again and again and by tho timo tho open sea was reached it had bocomo so serious that sho was forced to turn back and tako tho iusido pas sago to Now Metlakahtla, whoro 30 tins of lumbor and 50 tons of coal were put ashoro. Thus lightened, sho pro ceeded to Dutch Harbor, which was reached September 25. At Dutch Harbor 30 sheep wero lauded. Tho Laurada left Dutch Har bor September 20, encountering con tinued stonuy weather. On Septem ber 27 it wall discovered that a leak had been started forward by tho pound ing of tho seas. This increased rapid lv. and soon it becamo evident that the j pumps would not much longor keep tho vessel atioat. tno oegau gn'ulullv to settle. Tho only hopo of safoty lay in reaching the Pribyloff or Seal is lands, tho northernmost of which, St. George, is barely 225 miles from Dutch Harbor. At 2:30 P. M.t September 28, Cap tain White, after having skirted tho eastern shore of St. Georgo island, and finding it impossiblo to make a safo landing, ran tho now sinking Laurada ashoro in tho shallow waters of Zapa dine bay. Tho firo in tho lower grato had been by this timo extinguished by the rising sea waters, and tho stokers were wading in the firo room up to their knees. On this side of the island aro two small frame salt houses used for tho storage and curing of sealskins by tho North American Commercial Company, which has a leaso of tho island from tho government. The smaller of these was vacant, and tho crow and passen gers of the Laurada moved in. Pro visions and other necessaries were taken from the ship. All the livestock was successfully landed. It was on October 3 that tho cutter Corwin, Captain Herring, which had left St. Michael for Seattlo and San Francisco on September 30, sighted tho signal of distress flying from tho mast of tho Laurada. Captain Herriug consented to receive tho passengers and crew and convey them back to Dutch Harbor. Tho third mate of tho Lua rada was loft on tho island to protect the ship and cargo from boing taken possession of as a derelict, and six pas sengers remained to caro for outfits they wero unwilling to abandon. Tho Corwin's 6toro of provisions was re plenished from tho abandoned vessel, and tho cutter made sail for Dutch Harbor, with a total of 135 persons on board, arriving in the afternoon of October 4. Hero the Laurada'a passen gers wero provided with blankets and mado as comfortable as possible The mail carried by tho Laurada was ilso brought back by tho Convin, and will be forwarded by tho next available steamer north bound. It is probable a relief expedition will bo sent from here as scon as possible. Among those loft at Dutch Harbor aro tho wife of Captain Brown, of tho Yukon river steamboat Oil City, now at St. Michael, and tho wife and child of Minor Bruce. An entire printing outfit for a newspaper at Nome is in tho cargo of tho week. Tho Laurada was built in Great Brit ain and becamo famous shortly boforo tho outbreak of tho lato Spanish-American war as a filibuster and successful blockade runner. Fair-Craven Suit. San Franoisco, Oct. 10. Charles L. Fair has filed an amended answer to tho petition of Mrs. Nettie R. Craven, who asked for an allowance of $5,000 a month out of tho lato Senator James G. Fair's estate. Tho answer declares that tho alleged marriage contract on which Mrs. Craven bases hor claim 1b a forgery, and in tho main reiterates statements formerly mado by the do- fenso. "Woman Hangs Horiolf. Roseburg, Oct., 10. Mrs. Rondeau, acred 20 committed suicido about 2 o'clock this morning at a wood camp near Roso burg. Tho coroner's jury found that sho camo to hor death bv hanirino Imr. self by tho nock to a treo, and no blame , is attached to any ono. "COLORED LAND HOLDERS. J? 2in.tb...l t. lu.W largo increase in ownorol lp o l uongHt tho colored people, iiroMinU Hiving condition., which tho com w SdaU know to bo common to ull tho ST!!oVirSa report mentions that tho'ccoS do not' show tho full and perhaps not half of tho increase in an ownership amongst tho colored Slo for tho'renHon that riw bors of them, having meager capital aro compelled to buy '""" ,u J contracts. These contracts call lor deeds when tho payment of purchase money. hieh la uuwlo In shall havo been complo ted. W i o tho installments aro iwiullnff, tho tltlo is hold in tho vendor as a part of hia security for tho deferred payinontH. Thus tho real potion is not ropro eonted in tho records, though tho caso is practically like that of property which la mortgaged. Chief Statistician I'owors, of tho dl vision of agriculture in tho census, who has mado a thorough tudy of tho question of tenure, has prepared a schedulo for tlio twouwi cuhsub ...v... is intended to cover tho cases men tioned. Tho enumerator will bo in structed to report as ownors all home steaders who havo not "proved up" or wboso final proofs havo not been ro corded in fact all actual occupants of public lands and peivons who havo bought land on contractu for deeds; and thoso who havo been foreclosed but aro holding over for redemption. If tho enumerators shall carry out tho twelfth coiihuh itiuau iinv.v...., -- will present u fuller exhibit of small ownership anil oi mini ownumn.i' amongst tho colored ixxplo than has hitherto been available. Tenure is to be taken in tho conns in a manner to show not simply tho numbor of persons who own farms, work farms on shares, or leaso farmH for a cash or other fixed rental, but to show all tho conditions of ownership and tenure according to raco and color. In tho case of land taught on con tract, tho element of duplication wi havo to bo guarded against, as somo vendors, still retaining title to land which they havo sold but which is not wholly paid for, may rejxirt it as still their own. Tho intention of tho census ofllco is, however, to givo such instructions to enumerators previous tobegiuning Hold work, that the elements of omission or duplication shall bo brought to a mini mum. Statistics of ownership and tonuro, derived as thoy frequently havo been heretofore, from tho county land rec ords, do not convoy accurato impres sions. Thousands of deeds of sale and transfer, land contracts, partition deeds, scquestrian papers, final homo stead proofs, etc., aro hold in tho homes nf thn monlo unrecorded. Tho census officials expect, in tho schedules now adopted, to avoid practically all of tno deficiencies which theso conditions pre sent in tho land records, and to lw ablo, it tho oieinng of tho twentieth century, to make a comparatively perfect ex hibit of laud tcnuro by counties and color in all tho states. A STRINGENT FOOD LAW. Prohibit! tho Uno of Arnenlo or Alain In All Artlolni nt Hint. Tho law enacted by tho Missouri leg islature, a copy of which was recently published in our colmuns, and which prohibits tho manufacture or sale of any article intended for food or to bo used in tho preparation of food, which contains alum, arsontc, ammonia, etc. places that stato in tho lead in tho mat tcr of sanitarv legislation. Laws restricting tho uso of alum in bread havo been in forco In hngland Germany and Franco for many years Id this country, in Minnesota. Wilirnn sin, Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky and several other states, direct legislation in referonco to tho sale of alum baking powders has also been offoctod. In several of theso states tholr salo is pro hibited unless thoy aro branded to show that thov contain alum, and in thn Din. trict of Columbia, under tho laws of Congress, tho salo of bread containing ainm nas neon mauo illegal. Followintr aro tho namnfl n. mmn n tho brands of baking powdor Bold in tms vicinity wmcli aro shown by ro cent analysis to contain alum. Tlnnsn keepers and grocers should cut tho list out anu Keep it lor rolorencoi linking Powder Contiilnlnir Al it mi K 0 Contains Alum want, uy jafjues Mfg. Co, Chicago. CALUMET Contains Aulra HOME Contains Alum Mnnf. by Ilnmo Hairing I'owclcr Co.. S. F. WASHINGTON Contains Alum MfUlf. hV PHplfln niintnlnnl U'.t... n' CRESCENT Contains Alum mbih. ov ureicent JIfg. Co., Seattle. WHITE LILY .Contains Alum Mfltlf. ViV Tl. Vnrrnra Ar fn rn BEE-HIVE Contains Alum ?,i.V "JL "nB'on nig. Co., Ran Francisco. BON I ON Contains Alum Mull f. v Cltmtt PhAmlnni m.i. DEFI ANCE Contains Alum iinm? Vand Co,fco 81)C0 c- J'ortlond. iU1 ,rr. contains Alum Manf. by lieno A Ilallln. inni,,,i. Tho housokeopor should boar in mind that alum makes a cheap baking pow dor. It costs but two cents a pound whilo cream of tartar costs thirty. Tho quality of tho powdor 1b therefore uHuauy indicated by tho price. n u ii r nun n iintr n. II fllll.L IIIIU II Wl llllti nnlnmhln. Prnvnrl n n... Boat Than Shamrock. FIRST RACE WAS A FINE VJfl Tim Oolimililn llin Hiipnrlnr Hj Until Wind wnnl mid !...,., llilt Thn Cup In Hufo. rii N Now York. 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Chicago to S(u r ranciHco in 71 noun 10 ' " tnrin ih tun Rcnouuiu on "" . overland Bnociai on uio .... 1 1 f. ii.,. ii'ai 1 o oin-t: xsortnweBtorn roau iuu vu station ast niuht. at 0:ao, anu ntoii tun Tinw 111 nr. norviuu Ualllornla. mo umo wtv " l.uilin A.iu iiu nwi' , )w. nfl , nu I.Allltr nnvnriui ill iw . . . n'ltn II is Hull: liiimlinr Of mlllUlOB. train will arrive 111 tan t.iitni ( iiv. int. fiiiiu r. in., Tho eastbound oorvico maaud u reduction in timo. Liirco Hiiiiiiiioii. " " 10 T10 ' - . ld T IIIl largoHt Binpmont 01 '"""7"- c.m route is on tho Bteamor Dirigo, vlic cauou noro wuny " :,nriv route to Seattle. There wat . wary .fl,250,000 aboard, of which wiIb sent from tho Dawson branch 0 tho 'Canadian Bank of Commerce, . an tho remainder was from tho A Inska Commoroial Company. .hS had four armod men guarding tho t" Tho biggest nuggot that lias n found in tho BarkorviUo d abHW 1 . . 1 j-.-l i.nn l.i-niifht neiu ' nnn huh , i t k i. iiuuu ' " o - . .ni 'uwt w .1. ...Ml wolghs 17 ouncos, ami is ' n " .1 1... n niiinnman. w was iuuuu uj .