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About Bohemia nugget. (Cottage Grove, Or.) 1899-1907 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 21, 1900)
I UNITED STATES REPLIES foils Earl LI Wo nro Not Rondy to Bogln Nogotlutlons. CHEDENTIALS NOT QUESTIONED ITflhiiM" Tlmt Hint" UeMiittiiieiit I. Willi Inn ",,r l'r"" 11 lultir (Inn. ,rr llrfcirc TMiif I'liml ,itlo Vllllil'K10"' 'opt. "'" H,llt9 iepni"1"'"1 t,,lM ll'tor,mo" thu 'Thu' rollowliiK conitiiiinleution wan ,llimiMl i ActiHK' Soututury of Statu 11,11 (dm afturiioon fioin thu Clilnoco "''"'('uiU'KrHiii from Hurl Li 1 1 11 uj I'lmiiK. dated l',u ' I'toinliiir, KiOO, transmitted liv tlio Ohlnuso nun. uter'nt t"t- l'utorsburg, tiinliir iliitn ol September II. iiwl KJfolvwl by Minister tt'u mi tho hift-immod dnt: " urn it) receipt of 1111 Imperial edict ntlio!l0tli duy of tlio mivunth moon, KUit '-'I, 1000, transmitted from I'ao IWU N- It Is us follows: -lii Hung C'liiuiii, uiivoy ilcnlKi. (Kiitlnn. I" li'iniliy vested with lull ihKcruiuiiniry jiowttrH, mill hu shall iiiuini'tly w,tn whatever (iiioHtinii Jimy require ultuixhinro. At thlH din tmico wh will I'cmtml his m lmim. At tun 1'ilH't 1" forwarded with extra rtiK'illtlnu t tlio ratu of 000 II jut day , to Furl Li) for IiIh information ami Kultliim-i-. Respect this.' " To Hi" aliovo coiniiinniciitioti Acting -.rrt-tiirv Hill Iiuh liandud Mr. Wu thu glutting reply: "Tim I'nltod stated dons not fool called "I""1 to "XfriH iiny opinion at Him tliiMi Hi to tlio Hiitlleimxi.v of LI llniiK I'lmnu'M aotliorlty, but hopes It will triiiiM'"' that hit credentials am lull mill authoritative, not only for no ;f.tMtlon. hut to otmblu him, without further delay, to uivo anHiiniiico that tho life id property of Americans itlll liciHMfurth ho respected through. CBt tli Chinese iinpiro." Horn tin formal statement it up-K-;im Hint tlm state department is not jet rwily to lieglii diruct negotiations with I1 1 1 "UK Chant.'. It does lint qnoMion IiIh crcdniit IhIh iih a plcnlpu trntuiry. I nt slmpjy lenuM the muttwr in ai cnince. 1'rohiilily thin is boeuiiH allot tlio powerx havo not returned thiir ri't-jxitD-cH to tho Riiwdun note, an it ic ik'xlri'd to avoid plaulng thu Unit .t suites flist among thu powers to fltniiilon i lio hopu of harmonious notion and (irlkn for itself toward thu settle went directly with China. AIho, it rosy ho deemed well to wait to hunr from .Mr. Connor, who, suvural dayi ga, wits invited to express hia opiuiou stout quitting l'ukln. IT GROWS WORSE. M.I of DrHil lit (lHlrtcill la Hti-sillty Inerritiltic. ditlventoti, 'i'uxiiH, Sept. III. Mayor Walter I'. Jones estimates tho number ol il fin I at 0,000, and hn is eontervn tno. 0cr 2,300 bodies Imvo been taken out to sou or hnriod in trenches. Other hundreds aro yot to ha taken (rum tho ruiiiH. TIiomi bodies aro all now badlv deci)mMscd, anil I hoy an lifiua burled in trenches w hom they un '"anil. OHhtm aro IiuIiik huriiod in tlio dubrlH wlicru it can ho donu safoly. Tlmro in littlo uttoinpt at iduntiflcif tmn, and it Ih nafo to nay that theru will nover bo n coiupluto list of thu itHti. Chief of I'ollco Kotohum Ih in charco of tlio work of burying tho dead. Tlicru ar largo hodli'H of niou cukhKU in thin work, ttmrlni: up tho ruiiiH and t'ttini; out tlio coipflL's. Homo of thomi whnfo hodioH aro buliiR taken out woro jirobably ouly injiuuil whon thoy worn fifkt ctruclt ' down, hut thoro was no Wllnn reliof to thoin, and thoy por lulled iniMirubly. Tlio mniiiant of tho force of regular ml ill era who wore Htationcd hero, and itU n very aiiiull rouiiiaiit, havo joined tlio poliuo in piitrolliinj tho oily. boveral pomuiM havo already beou 'lint. A soldier of WaHertyV buttery, wliilo introlliug the bench thin morn Hi),', ordorod n mini to desist from loot' big. Tho follow drew i weapon, and I'm soldier shot him dead. Tlio sol' lier was nttnokod by three other men, imd hu killed ull of them. Ho had five cnrtridc8 in hit) rillo, and oaoh of thoin found a victim. Other men havd also been shot, but tlio details aro not known, nor can tho xact nii'iihor ho ascertained. It is rrolmblo that 25 wero killed. Komo of tlieso woro shot for failing to lmlt whon ordered to do to. Others wor iliot for vandalism. Tho ruins of tho heavier brick build I'lBS huvo not yot boon searohod for tha ''cail, and thoro is a largo number iu them, in thu mass of rubbish which 'narks tho situ of tho Luoas Torraoo ''ri'lao Houso, 40 or fiO people wero "tiled outright, und their bodies are till in tho ruins. Tlio Orphans' homo is totally domol. ihoil. Ninety-two children and 11 "nu-i woro killed. It is rumored that Resistor escaped, but if sho did, uo 'rco of her uuu bo fouud. The fact that money doou not make '''I) ninn seldom wornos tho nuui who trying to mako tho moiioy. St. I'uul, Minn., SoptTia". Tho tail 'n-lof the West Indian storm 'which "ovustnted Galveston, struck this city "stajRlit and today, making itsolf ap 1'iiroiit in tho hoaviost rtiiu ovor record '1 ,u tlio local weather oflloo. Iu 10 rs thoro was n precipitation of 4.23 inenos, most of which foil betweon Il ao Inst night and 7:00 this morning. Jne rains causod gevoral bnd washouts tho Qrcnt Northorn, in tin? iiorthorn "t of tho Btnto, ono nt Cold Springs ?u others botweon Ilonr SmiuKS and BURYING THE DEAD. '" li-.vi., ,,. .riiMiuU r.M!(lZ"l0,l'.IT0X'!H' ! Ilnnoil on e nn .l in'''"1 (i,,1V"Mon will I , ",lral"rtV lOHH, $15,- ' OutMiIa of (Jalvctou tho I iniinbiir of dead ru 100 Diimnm. to mllrondH outnldo ol (jl VOHlon. jf.joi) JrT'T,1!' '"'"Kn'Pli -.d Idephono i wires outKldo of (InlvoHton, spao.ono. 1 "'""an loenttmi crop, estlmalnd on I t-ragoc-ropof ,mitl,w aireclod. no,-1 0U( Imlw, at $110 pur b.,1,.. $:i 000,000. Hu Iohwh ol llvHto,.k cannot bo iliinatd, but thoimxndH of head of h.iiH.m and catth. Imvo been killed all ovor dm storm diwtrlot. Tlir Tliun.11,,,1 tnr,.. ' Chicago, Sept. M. Tim following Hliilemeiit was rurcdvod at 11 o'clock to night: "tinlvoHtoii, Toxiih, Ropt. 11. To UinrloH S. Dlulil, (lenurnl Manner tlm AsKoelnted 1'ruHn, (;hlcngo: A Mini nmryof the coiiditloiiH prevailing at inlwitiii is mor. tlmu human lntolluot enn imiHter. Ilrlelly stated, the dam mm to property is anywhere between $15,000,000 and $20,000,000. Thu 1ohi of life eniinot bo computed. All is simple gmms work. Tho-o burled iu tho sen mid ground will foot up a hor rible total of at least II.O0O. Mnnv eHtlmatd the Iohh on tho inland, in tho eity of (iulvohton mid thu limiiudlntii Mirriiiindlnu districts butween 4,000 nml 5.000 deaths. I do not mako thix ftnte nt iu fright or excitement. Tim whole story will never bu told. Tho norcsHitieH of thko living aro pressing. Not a t-ingle individual osclipud prop erty loss. Tim property on tho island Is half swept out of oxiftenco. What our needs are eali lie computed by the world at larue by the statement lieru with Miluiiittcd much better than l could K)Hsibly siimmnrizu thiiiu. Thu help in lint bu immediate. "It. (J. LOWK, ".Manager (Jalvestmi Nuws." NOTHING IN HUMORS. Nu ClJittn c. Itrgnnllng Hliick Jrxliip (in flit. l'irrl Itcf rt itl Ion. WiiHliinytiin, 1). C, Kept. Not cluee last spring have any orderH been Umiod from Wasbiiigton alTectiug the grazing of stock on any of tho forest reservations. At that timo permits for the current tensou wero issued. It is nut thu present intention of the interior deiartmeiit, which has jurisdiction in Kiirh matterx, to make any changes iu thu pie-ent syrtuiu. Seerotary Hitch rock and thu general laud ollico both declare that there is no foundation fur thu rumors to thu elTect that grnziug is to bu restricted any more than at prrMint, and particularly in the district of Mount Italnier forest reservation. Under tho permits issued last spring t 250,000 sheep have boon allowed on this reservation, but this privilege ex pires on September 25, when the de partment coucludes tho sciisou closes. This fact may Imvo givon rise to tho rumor, but as tho permits wero each ono issued for tho period of July 1 to September 25, thoro should bo no mis construction placed on this specifica tion. Grnziug will bo allowed on lliiinier next year the snnio as this, un less it should develop that tho sheep grazing of tho present Glimmer has proven disastrous to the'forosts. There has boon no intimation of this so far re ceived. Cattle mul horses will ho Mowed to graze on all roseives next year, ns this year, without unreasonable restraint. Ill tho mattor of sheep-grnziug, the agricultural department Iiiib no author ity to permit or restrict, but merely oiVerH its opinion when asked. Sucre tarv Wilson is personally very strongly iu favor of grazing ill an intelligent wav, and has so oxprcssed himself to tho'intoiior department mid public. Ilml I'lrii id ii Hummer Iteiurt Nairagaiisutt 1'ler, It. I., Sept. 14. I no season at this watering placo oamo to a suddon and disastrous end this af ternoon through tho coiupluto destruc tion bv flro of tho great ltookui;rham hotel," Sherry's Casino, tho Hazard block, tho Knights of Pythias hall and a score of smaller buildings, whioh iu Hummer aro allvo with trade. Tho lira started in tho upper part of tho Kock Ingham shortly nftor uoou, and within a few hours noarly all tho adjacent buildings, including tho Casino, had been destroyed. Tho loss is esiimated at about $350,000, half of whtoh is covered by insurance. Tho big hotel was praotcially vacant, having olosod six days ago. Tho Hockingham was ownod by J. (. Hums & on, and was six stories high, built outiroly of wood, and valued at $200,000. Tho Casino building was valued nt $100,000. The Hnzard block was valued at $35,000. Tho losses range from $500 to $10,000 among about three score of merchants. Held V by Lone ltoblier. Douver, Sopt. 14. llurlington train No. 1, known as tho Overland Flyor, was hold up by a lono highwayman nt 2 o'clock this morning, flvo miles enst of llaiglor, Nob., near tho Colorado lino. Tho robber socurcd about $o0U in cnsli and probably twico tlint miioh ill diamonds mid watchos, and thou nmdo his oscapo by brinigng tho train to a stop. He wont through both sleepers, but did not molest c " Tho railroad olllcinls offer $1,000 for his capture, and Voa havo stnrtod out in all diniotionsj, INuis. Out.,Sopt. bi Wind storm wns nt its Height early this morning flro broke out iu Mold rum a Hour mill, destioying nit the business portion of tho town, over 80 stores, iu eluding tho customs office and the limit, nf nnnimoroo. Tho loss will probably roach $250,000. Nodding, Cal., Sopt. 14, J. h. t o -.. ,..i .i nnr. shot nud killed hiswifonnd then killod hlmsolf at Hairison Gulcli tonlgnt. jeiuou.y w tho cause. inswi Must ' Desist From Further Opposition. 000 and 20,000 converts woro massa REBELS ISSUE PROCLAMATION ' crd in tho northern provinces. Largo j numbers of missionaries uro still uiiuc- ti a Kejily to tli Unltril HUti-. -UtBn th Natlrei to I Furtlirr Iti-volt Washington, Sept. 15. Tho post-ftiastnr-general has recoived from V. W. Valllu, director-goneral of posts in tho Philippines, copies of two uiidatod proclamations, ono by tho American jommlssiiinerh and tho other by tho in surgents. Thu American proolama tion is of n pacific character, but warns tho nativos that they havo nothing to oxpect from continuing opposition to tho Ameri cans. It promises free transportation homo to all insurgents who surrender their arms, and directs tho confiscation if all money and hump belonging to tho insurgent government. Tho na tives aro notified that tho American loldierH aro expected to pav for every thing they obtain from the Filipinos in thu way of food and supplies, and it requests the natives to'report any caso of looting or extortion to tlio nearest military commander. The Filipino proclamation, isued in reply to this, aimouuces that for a period of 10 days amnesty will bo ex tended to all Filipino spies iu tho em ploy of thu American forces, if they present thoniFulves to thu insurgent military or civil authorities. A single exception is miidu in t'lo caso of ono Marcel lo Ahlusay, who is denounced us an outlaw beyond the pa lo. nud a re ward is offered for his apprehension, dead or allvo, while tho death penalty is prouonncod iignin-t anyone, fouud in his company at the time of liiscapturo. The proclamation further declares tlint ull thu threats of the Americans of pur suing thu iusuigonts to the hills are idle, as tho American forces tire short of fond and ammunition, and have re ceived no reinforcements for manv mouths. STORM IN NEW ENGLAND. Dpntroj nil u Million 1). .Hum' Worth of 'rtiierly. lloston, Sopt. 15. Tho now famous West Indian hurricane which startud 10 days ago from tho eastward of Porto Itico, pushed across Cuba and Jamaica 1 nnd threshed ubuut the Gulf of Mexico, ! entered Now Knghiud yesterday and inhabitants in this corner of tho coun try havo nearly $1,000,000 to add to i tho lengthening Hu of property which tills storm destroyed. 1 It started into life scores of wood fires, nud in many tedious of New Knghiud thousands of ncres of wood bind are nblazo and several scores of 1 bouses havo been burned. In South ern Massachusetts the losses will ag gregate a big sum. ltoports are also I received form various parts of New i Kngland of daniago to tlio tolegruph and toleiihono wires, houees unroofed, , llllurva uu.miiv") of their fruit and orchards denuded great dainngo to standing corn and other ciops. Tho gale was also sevcro off the coast, but it blew off shore, so that most of tho shipping found little diffi culty in getting a leo. Highland light reported a gulo of 45 milos nn hour and no vossels in sight. Along tho water front of lloston har bor this yachts which had not been hauled into winter qaurters were tossed about and some broko from their moorings. Arnnlil Alloweil bu Ainl. Snn Francisco. Sent. 15. In the embezzlement cufo of Julian H. Arnold, I i son of Sir Kdwiu Arrnold, United States District Judgo Doliaven has al lowed uu appeal fiom his adverso de cision to tho circuit court of appeals. Tho hearing will be held during tho October term of court. Commissioner Hcacock gavo tho accused nuui his first hearing, nnd ordered that ho bo extra dited to Kngland for trial. Judge Dollavou affirmed tho ordor. Attnmvteil Train Wri-cltlnir. Al.llnnn Knn.. Sfillt. 15. TllTCe at- I tompts wcio niudo last night lo wreck j Union Pacific traius west of hero. Ties i wore piled ou tlio traok in liont 01 ins local passenger tram, nnd tho "Flyei," west-bound, and heavy iron on the t. i e 1.1. tlVlimx " nnot .hniitifl . trucic uoiuru u.u i - T in obstructions were discovered and tho trains stopped in timo to prevent any damugo. l'orent Fires III Mussuohiisetts- Plymouth, Mass.. Sept. 15. The forost fires which havo been raging in this vicinity hud, up to uoou, destroyod property to tho value of .$150,000. Tlio w"ind shiftod this monriug, and thoro was then a prospect that tho lire would bo cheeked. Mrs. Joseph A. Browu, of Long Pond, dropped dead from oxcitemeiit whon tlio llro threat ened hor homo. Slllc Weavers' Strike. Allentowii, Pa., Sopt. 15. Tho Giv ernaud silk mill, employing 450 hands, is idle. Tlio !100 weavers struck today against n docruaso of 15 por'cout in wages. The superintendent of the mill said tho cut was only temporary. I.nst of Alulnli's Forces Defeated. Paris, Sopt. 15. Tha minister of the ..i.,in. m. tin Drills, has received l dispatch nnnonnoiug tho dofeat of tho 1 lust roniniint of tlm forces of Abdiih, i ti,o famous Arab chief who was long a I thorn in tho side of the French in I Southern Sahara, nud who was recont 1 1 Miimi nnd bin armv dispersed by a French (olumn. A Inrgo quantity of arms nnd ammunition, as well ns rioh trensnro, frouch. fell iuto tno nium ui vu ' WHOLESALE MASSACRE. C'liluran HlnyliiK KhIIvk Oonvertu In tha Nirllifrn Prnvlnmii. London, Sept. 15. All tho corre spondents in China uro sending terriblo stories of wholesale mnssncro of mis sionaries and native Christians. It is assorted that during July between 15,- I counted for, und hiiiiiII hopo is enter Ono laiimii it tlm I tallied for thoir escano. Native re- jiorts aro subjeetiul to tho most carolul corutiny, with thu result that although there may bu somu exaggeration, it is impossible to doubt that iu the main thoy nro correct. Tho horror is intosiflod by confirma tion of tho reports tlint tho women wero subjectod to uiispenkalo barbari ties and torMires, being stripped and slowly clubbed to death. This was one of the mildest methods. Tlio liox ers wrcakoJ, fiendish vongenco upon them. Tho powers aro called on for swift punishment, l-'uars aro expressed lest thu Itussian government, which does not encourage tlio missionary propaganda, should provo lukewarm iu this matter. Statements wero current in tho Euro pean capitals last evening that all tho powers had replied to tho Itussiou proposition, that Great liritain nud Germany had declined to evacuate Pe kin; that Austria and Italy hud decided to he fguldod by (jcrmany'H decision, nud that tho other powers had agreed to a more or less modified withdrawal. Tho 1'ariH correspondent of tho Morn ing Post claims to know that the allies will only withdraw outside tho walls of tho .capital, whoro thoy will con tinuo to dominato Pekiu in u military ficnso. According to a dispatch from Pekin, dated August 31, Mr. Conger regards the situation ns deplorable, and is ad visiu? ull tho Americans to leave the capital if possible. Tho American minister was in fav6r of tho punitivo expedition to l'uo Ting Fu. According to tlio sumo dispatch, an American sol- dier killed two Sikhs, whom he caught j looting. "Tho Hussions," says the telogram, "havo undertaken to treat wifli Princo Ching. Mr. Conger, in his privato capacity, has received eight Chinese, who have been endeav oring to establish friendly rehitious with the ministers." WAR NEARLY ENDED. llntliii Sulil In lln Making Ovprtitres to Hiirremler. ijondon, Sept., 15. Tho flight of President Kruger from what is now designated as tlio Vaal itiver colony, and his arrival last night at Loureuco Mnzques, is regarded hero as indica tive of an early ond of the hostilities in South Africa. Another message from Loureuco Marques suvs the Trans vaal stato officials accompanied Presi dent Kruger into Portuguese territory Significant also, although it is un confirmed, is tho announcement that General Iiotha, the Boer commander-iu-e'dof, is making overtures to sur rendei uud tho question whether the burghers will now follow the usual course of beaten ntmies and lav down their nuns or formally declare in favor of guerrilla warfare, must be speedily I settled. It is, however, behoved here I that President Kruger's action deprives the Boors of their main pretext for re maining in the field. The British war office has issued n long report from Lord ltoborts on the treatment of British prisoners of war at Pretoria, founded ou tho report of the court of inquiry. Jiriofly, Lord Itobens doclaros that tho treatment of tho officials wns fair, but that the food of the men was quitu inadequate and of inferior quality. Jlodonounces tho troatment of the colonial prisoners as criminal, and says the inhuman treat ment of sick prisoners throws tho groat oflt discredit on the authorities then nt Pretoria. Tho prevalence of sickness and .many deaths of prisoners, Lord Iioborts adds, are nttrihutuble to the lack of propor food, medicines and the neglect of ordinary sauitaiy precau tions. Joseph Chamherlin, secretary of state for tho colonies, in tlio form of n letter to tho Durham Conservative Associa tion, issues an electiou manifesto. Re ferring to the settlement iu South Africii, ho said: "1 should seriously fear that if for any causo tho Liberals wore now re turned to ollico they would bu ready to throw awav in conuootiou witli tho set- I tlemeut tho position which has been so ; luwdly gained. 1 hope overy elector , f , t, t t, arr0j,uut uml nrbI , t. . trury tyranny of the Boor oligarchy culminating iu uu invasion of iter maj esty's territories requires to bo dealt with by a strong hand, will support the Unionist candidates nt tho polls." Ilnwiillnn I'nslnl Service. San Francisco, Sept. 15. Postoflico Inspectors M. 11. Flint and II. 1). Hall huvo returned from Honolulu, whore they havo been for tho past three mouths organizing a postoflice system throughout tlio islands. Thoy estab lished 81 offices, and tho profits for two mouths aud 17 days wero .$17,500, ISrnuil Itnpltl's Foiuliitlnu. Washington, Sopt 15. The popula tion of Grand Rapids, Mich., is 87, 505, an increaso iu population of 27, 287, or 45.27 por cent, from 1800 to 1000. Storm In Toronto. Toronto, Out., Sept. 15. Tho heavy wind storm did considerable damage j along tho water front. Many yachts woro capsized, whilo otliors broke away from thoir moorings nnd havo not yot beon recovered. ltoports from nil parts of tho provluco show that tho storm wus general, orchards suifering i.mof Tlio Inca nil frillf 111 tlm Kt. rjnthoriuo district will amount to thousands of dollars. No casualties havo yet beeu reported, Will Reach Fully Thousand. Five I HUNDREDS ARE UNIDENTIFIED Qrcnt Dlrfliiilly Will II Kierlrncl In Hrttllne Inmiruni' Tlilrty-llvn Hun Urid Itofuiteei at Himiituii. Houston, Tex., Sept. 17. Tho Post today points a list of 2,701 names of tha Galveston dead, compiled from var ious sources, but bolieved to te authen tic. Thoro woro hundreds of bodies burned and buried in the sea and iu the pnnd, whoio no identification was possiblo. Other hundreds wero buried ou tho beach of tho mainland, fow of whom Imvo been identified. Somo bodies uro still in tlio ruins of Galves ton and scattered along tho beach of the mainland and in tho marshes, whero thoy wore thrown by the water. Somo of tlicso bodies havo been Bent 20 miles inland nlong small wator courses by the rusli of high waters. Taking ill things into consideration there seem no loncer any doubt that the number of dead will reach boyond the estimate of 5,000 which has beeu made by Mayor Jones und other reliable citi zens of Galveston. About 1,300 refugees arrived here from Galveston last night and aro being cured for as well as possiblo. Four buildings have been set apart for tho benefit of rufgeos, but of tho 8,500 who have reachod hero so far not more than BOO remain a public charge, the re mainder having gone to tho homes of relatives and friends. Agents of several insurance compan ies are passing through to Galveston. They say that there ft' certain to be much confusion. They do not know what action will bo taken bv the com- pnnies concerning tho payment of claims without proof of death, which, iu many cases, will be impossible. Contributions of money continue to come in, as do supplies of all sorts. B. D. Dorchester, manager of the Velasco Terminal railroad' lias reachod this city. Ho says three-fourths of the Velasco people lost their homes and four persons wero drowned. Eight bodies were washed nshoro at Sutf Side, supposed to bo from Galveston. INTENTIONS OF KRUGER. It It Said lie Will Set Up III" Govern ment ill MoEumulque. Ne York, Sept. 17. A dispatch to the Tribune from Loudoa says: Tho Mull's corresnondent in Louren- , cQ jjarqUeg ieiirna that Mr. Kruger has resigned tlio presidency of the Trans vaal, but remains a member of the ex ecutive. General Botha is said to have been so incensed at the cowardly con duct of bis forces that ho has resigned the supreme command, and Yiljoen is now commandant-general. According to a Lisbon rnessage to the Express, Mr. Kruger proposes to set up tho seat of his government at Mozambique. News from the seat of war in South Africa is indecisive, but it is clear that Lord Roberts is making a concentrated movement upon Komatipoort, and has left Pretoira iu order to direct it per sonally. Inn Hamilton is returning to the railway from Lydenburg; Pole Carew is pushing east towards Nel spruit; Frencli is making for Bnrberton, und Bullor has divided both his forces and cut off a portion of them from communication with the commandos between Nelspruit nnd Komatipoort. Lydenburg apprently was abandoned ns toon as it was captured, and tho llrit ieh forces aro iu hot pursuit of the rem nant of the Boer nrmy. and driving it eastward to tho Portuguese frontier. Tbesu tactics are bold, bet in accord ance with Lord Roberts' strategy sinco February. Komatipoort is the new objectivo point, and when it is captured Lord Roberts will be oiedited with having taken possession of the last Dutch railway line nud closed the door into neutral territory, The work of pacification will not have been thoroughly worked out, hut the main object will have been socured, as was done when Blomofontein and Pretoria were occupied. New Ltnr Creates n Mob. Brooklyn, N. Y., Sept. 14. When tho now law adopted by the lust legis lature preventing tho use of trading stamps weut into effect the first ot this month, Manager Bnntty, of the trad ing stamp store, 1229 Fulton, issued n circular auuouuciug that ho would cease operations today. Since tlio is Biiauco of tlio circular thousands of women who hold trading stamps issued by tlio various stores doing business with Buntty havo besieged him and made his life unbearable. Ho has beou compelled to barricade himself and seek aid to proveut summary notion ou tho part . of tho infuriatod women. Aclmlrul SI curd Demi. Homo, N. Y., Sopt. 17. Roar-Ad-mirul Montgomery Sienrd died of apo plexy at 0 A. M, today, nt his summer homo nt Westeruville. Our desires often loom up so large that wo fail to sou our woroies behind tlium. Sympathy From Fern. Limn, Peru, Sopt. 17. Tho house of representatives 1ms sanctioned n mo tiou to send n' cablegram to tho presi dent of tho United States, oxpresaing the condolence of tho people ol Peru ovor the disaster of Gulvestou. Blontiuiii Miners Killed. Butte, Mont., Sept. 17. Thomn I Kelloy and Jamos Murray were killed ' in the Stowart mine this morning by nu oxploslon of powder iu the magaziuf i ou ono of the lower levels. Dead BRADSTREET'S REPORTS. Honvy Trailing mill r I.nrcn Jln lnv Hnvt Cotton. Iiradstrcets' says: Kxpanding de mand nt advancing prices in runny lines of trade finds its chief exemplar in tho market for raw cotton, which) bus witnessed the greatest oxcitoment, heaviest trading and largost gain in price for at least a decade. Itaroly, ii ever, in tho history of tho trade, n conducted on modern lines, has tho in torest displayed in tho product boon greater, and tho manufacturing inter ests of tho world find tho situation a porplexing one, whilo the prospocts of largo profits to producers aro stimulat ing all lines ot Southern trade, in American cotton markets tho situation, from being n Diiyors' rnorkot a short time ngo, is now roversed, nud sollcm are in a position to dictate terms. So suddenly has tho outlook, ns viewed by tho trade generally, changed that man ufacturers are unable or unwilling to define their exact position, or, if they accept new business, do so on a dis tinct basis of cost of now supplies. Maximum cotton-crop estimators of past year are apparently panic-stricken, and predict famine stocks for tho end of the year, even with reduced con sumption. Most food prices are either firm or higher ou the woek, wheat being ad vanced on better export, demand and bad weather at the Northwest, proved by tlio lower grudo of much of tho re ceipts. Wool id still rather weak, and thu demand for spring-weight men's wear goods is still disappointing. Hardware is iu good demand, and a good full business is likely. Wlieut, including flour, shipments for the week aggregate 4,605,082 bush els, against 3,378, 100 bushels last week. llusiness failures iu tho United States for tho week number 267. ns against 154 last week PACIFIC COAST TRADE. S entile Mnrfcets. Onions, new, liio. Lettuco, hot house, $1 per crate. Potatoes, now. $15. Beets, per sack, 85c$l. Turnips, per sack, 75c. Squash 4c. Carrots, per sack, .$1.00 Parsnips, per sack, $1.25, Cauliflower, native, 75o. Cucumbers 1020c. Cabbage, native aud California, 2c per pounds. Tomatoes 30 60". liutter Creamery, 25o; Eastern 22c; dairy, 1G1Dc; ranch, 16o pound. Eggs 20c. Cheese 12c. Poultry 12c; dressed, 14c; spring, 1315c. Hay Puget Sound timothy, $11.00 12.00; choice Eastern Washington timothy, $18.00. Corn Whole, $23.00; cracked, $25; feed meal, $25. Barley Rolled or ground, per ton, $20. Flour Patent, per barrel $3.50; blended straights, $3.25; California, $3.25; buckwheat flour, $6.00; era ham, per barrel, $3.00; whole wheat flour, $3.25; ryo flour, $3.804.00. Millstuffs Bran, per ton, $12.00; shorts, per ton, $14.00. Feed Chopped feed, $10.00 per ton; middlings, per ton, $20; oil cako meal, per ton, $30.00. Fresh Meats Choice dressed beef' steers, price 7 He; cows, 7c; mutton 7; pork, 8c; trimmed, 9c; veal, 0 11c. Hams Large, 18c; small, 13H; breakfast bacon, 12c; dry salt sides, 6,4c. Fnrtlniiil Market. Wheat Walla Walla. 60 57c; Valley, 60o; Bluestom, 00o per bushel. Flour Best grades, $3.10; graham, $2.50. Oats Choice white, 42o; choice gray, 40o per bushel. Barley Feod barloy, $15.0015.50; brewing, $17.00 por ton. Millstuffs Bran, $13.00 ton; mid dlings, $20; shorta, $15; chop, $15 per ton. i Hay Timothy, $1112; clover,$7 7.50; Oregon wild hay, $07 per ton. Butter Fancy creamery, 45 65c; store, 30c. Eggs 10c per dozen. Cheese Oregon full cream, 13c; Young America, 14o; new cheese lOo por pound. Poultry Chickens, mixed, $3.00 4.00 per dozen; liens, $4.50; springs, $2.003.00; geese, $0.007.00 per ducks, $3.004.00 por dozen; turkeys, live, 1416c per pound. J Potatoes 40 50o por sack; sweets, 2240 per pouuu. Vegetables Beote, $1; turnips, $1; per sack; garlio, 7o per pound; cah bagu, 2u per pound; parsnips, $1; onions, 1 He per pound; carrots, $1. Hops 57o per pound. Wool Valley, 1510o per pound; Eastern Oregon, 16 10c; mohair, 25 per pound. , Mutton Gross, best sheep, wethers nnd ewes, 3o; dressed mutton, 7 7Ho per pound; lambs, 5$o. Hogs Gross, choice heavy, $5.00; light und foodors, $4.50; dressed, $5.000.50 per 100 pounds. Beef Gross, top eteors, $4.004.50; cows, $3.504.00; dressed beof, 0 7?40 per pound. Veal Largo, 0H7jgo; small, 8 8bo por pound. Bun Frnnoiseo Mnrket. Wool Spring Novudn, ll13o per pound; Eastern Oregon, 1014o; Val ley, 1018o; Northern, OOJIOo. Hops 1801) crop, 12616o; new crop, 1000, 10l2jgo. Butter Fancy oreamory 34o; do seconds, 2223o; fanoy dairy, 22o; do seconds, 20o por pound, Eggs Store, 17o; fanoy ranch, 22c. Millstuffs Middlings, $17. 00 & 30.00; bran. $12.50 13 50