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An Interesting Collection of Items From the
Two Hemispheres Presented In
Com! trued Form
Rear Admiral Schley hns arrived nt
Rio Janicro.
Chinese rebels ngnin attacked tho
Manchurian railway.
All danger from tho recent great
Itorm in tho Ohio valley has passed.
United States officers havo begun a
tsar on tho Chinese slave trade in Sail
Francisco.
Tho Philippine tariff is not likely
to bo promulgated until insular cases
aro decided,
Joseph Hume, tho pioneer salmon
packer of the Pacific coast, is dead at
Berkeley, Cal.
Tho pcoplo of Santo Domingo will
have nothing to do with annexation i
to the United States.
Province of Lcyto has been created
in tho Philippines and American
officers placet! in control.
Leading stovo manufacturers will
form a combine for mutual benefit in
tho way of freight rates, etc.
Manufacturers of mining machinery
will combine to protect themselves
gainst the Westinghousc ComjMiiy. I
Th6 Corcan government has decid-1
cd to borrow from Franco 5,000,000 1
yen for tho purpose of constructing a
railway.
Charles Brown, president, and E.
L. Canby, cashier, of the suspended
First National Bank of Vancouver,
committed suicide.
A rock was thrown through tho
window of a car on tho Portland.
Astoria train. bcveral passengers
narrowly escaped injury.
The Twenty-sixth regiment, which
arrived in San Francisco on the trans
port Garonne, has landed and gone
into camp at the Presidio.
Tho German riechstag has passed
a bill which prolongs authors' rights
on dramatic and musical produc
tions from 30 to 60 years.
Au attempt was made to poison a
prisoner in the county jail at Denver,
Col. An apple pic and some cheese
were left at the jail by an unknown
person for the prisoner. Examina
tion revealed the fact that both con
tained a great quantity of arsenic and
otner poisons.
Another rebel force in Marinduque
baa surrendered.
Ccbu, Philippine islands, has not
yet been pacified.
An English company is building a
railway across Mexico.
Prospectors at Nome wtrc starting
for the lulls in January.
lhe steamer iiamona blew up near
Victoria, B. C, and four people were
killed.
General Milner makes a discourage
ing report on conditions in South
Africa.
Tho transport Lawton has reached
San Francisco and tho Garonne was
reporte d at Honolulu. .
Rockh ill's plan for tho abolishment
f the Tsung li Yamun was accepted
by the ministers at Pckin.
Tho treasury department purchased
$350,000 of short term 4 percent
bonds at tho rate of llJ.aD.
A blizzard in southwestern Mis
souri has done great damage to prop
erty. Practically all outside business
baa been suspended.
Martin Rittcr, who killed Clara
Check at Nashville, 111., with a ham
mer, because she refused to marry
him, lias been captured.
Dr. Rupert Blue, United States
marino surgeon, on duty at Milwau
kee, has been ordered to proceed with
out delay fo Han t rapcisco.
Alonzo J. Whitman, formerly state
senator from Minnesota, convicted of
passing a bad check, was sentenced
to two and a half years' imprison
mcnt.
Fire at Birmingham, Ala., des
troyed a street car barn, containing
35 cars, tho Third Presbyterian church
and the parsonage and half a block
of cottages adjoining. Loss, $75,000.
The Union Iron Works of Baa
Francisco signed a contract with tho
navy department for tho construction
of the protected cruiser Milwaukee.
She is to havo 22 knots speed, to bo
finished in three years, and to cost
$2,825,000.
Work on a target to cost about
150,000 will be begun at the Brooklyn
navy yard shortly. Tho target, which
is to tost the rclativo strength of the
- Gathmann torpedo gun and tho regu
lar Army 12 inch rifle, will duplicate
section of tho battleship Iowa.
There are 120 different languages
or dialects In tho Philippines.
The postofflce department Is mak
ing plans to obviate the necessity of
rehandllng European snails at New
(York.
Autograph letters of famous mon
will be far rarer In the future than
now. Great men of today content
themsdlves with signing their names,
often with rubber stamps, to type
written documents, and It will be
hard to got much sentiment from type
written manuscripts.
ACCIDENT IN A DRYDOCK.
Blocks Slipped From Under a Trans
port While Being Floated.
SAN FP.ANCISCO, April 20. While
tho transport Warron was being takon
out to tho Hunter Point drydock to
day an accident occurred In which two
mon were badly Injured, uovcral ro-
celved slight wounds and tho 700
workmen aboard got a scare they will
not forget In a hurry. Tho big trans
port was ready to bo takon out bf tho
drydock, and tho wotor to float hor
was being let in. mo uow roso oo-
foro tho stern, and tho blocks slip
ping from undor tho latter, tho Bhlp
garo a lurcn ana mo next insiani
wont over to starboard. She partially
recovered herself and then wont over
again to an anglo of 45 degrees and
remained in that position lor nan an
hour. When tho xarren gavo her
first plungo a connecting rod broko
looso and pinned Aaron Astlll, an
I electrician, to tho side, of tho ship,
breaklnc his ankio. Tho main binder
also broko Ioosq and struck Den Hall,
a bollermakor, crushing his hip. Sev
eral men wcro knocked off the cylinder-head
and received scalp wounds.
After tho second lurch It did not tako
flvo minutes to clear tho ship, and
somo of the bollormakcrs and ma
chinists did not stop running until
they were safe among tho hills. Over
400 of them refused to make tho trip
down tho bay on tho vessel, and
walked in from Hunter's Point. Tho
Warren was not damaged.
CAUGHT BY AN AVALANCHE.
Engines Hurled From the Track on a
Colorado Mountain Road.
BOULDER, Colo., April 20. On the
Colorado & Northwestern railroad
two big engines attached to a pas
sencer train coming from Ward to
Boulder, and duo hero at 4:10 this
afternoon, wcro struck by a huge
snowslldo and hurled into tho chasm
bolow. Four trainmen were klllod
Engineers Hannon and Fitzgerald,
Firemen Miller and Conductor Balr.
Tho second fireman has not yet been
accounted for, and it Is believed he,
too, is burled under bis engine None
of tho bodies has been recovered,
The passenger train left Ward fori
Boulder drawn by two engines. When I
the train reached Boomervllle the cn-i
glnes were uncoupled and started up
the hill to buck the snow, which was
deep upon the tracks. There Is a
sharp curve near the apex of tho
mountain, and Just as the engines
started to plow through a huge snow
drift a vast avalanche of snow and
earth was loosened from above. It
came down with terrific force and
gained momentum every second. It Is
said that the train, which was qulteH
heavily loaded with passengers, was
not touched by the slide.
PLAGUE IN AUSTRALIA.
Appears In the
ried
VANCOUVER,
Insane Asylum Car
by Rats.
B. C, April 20. Bu-
.bonlc plague has broken out In, an
Australian Insane asylum. The steam
er Aorangl, from Sydney, brings news
of fresh outbreaks of plague at Bris
bane and Perth. The serious phase
is the appearance of tho bubonic
plague in the Dunwlch Insane asylum,
where there are 1000 Inmates. Nearly
r.ll the Inmates are said to be aged or
Incurable, so the outbreak has aroused
the gravest apprehension. Dunwlck
Is on Stradbrook island, and Is the asy
lum for the entire state. The af
flicted patients have been Isolated. The
carrying of the plague to the asylum
Is ascribed to rats and to destroy in
fected vermin all sewers In the Aus
tralian cities are being fumigated, with
u.e result that thousands of dead rats
have been washed out.
In One Combine.
Milwaukee, Wis., April
Sentinel tomorrow will say
20. The
"The five largest stationary engine
manufacturing companies In the.
United States are to be consolidated
Into one gigantic combine with a cap
ital of 125.000,000. Charles Allls and
William Allls, of this city, will be pres
ident and chairman of the board of
directors, respectively, If the deal now
pending Is consummated. The com
panies which are expected to be In
cluded In the new corporation are:
The E. P. Allls Company, of Milwau
kee; the Pennsylvania Iron Works
Company, of Philadelphia; the Gates
Iron Works Company, of Chicago; the
Frasor & Chalmers Company, of Chi
cago, and the Dixon Manufacturing
Company, of Scranton, Pa."
New Cases at Cape Town.
Cape Town, April 20. Ten new
cases or bubonic plague, including
two Europeans, were officially report'
ed today,
occurred,
Two additional deaths have
London, April 20. Official advices
to the colonial offlco regarding the
nroeress of the bubonic plague In
South Africa, show that prior to April
13 mere nan oeen i cases oi uiu uio-
ease among persons unaor military
and naval control In Capo Colony.
Misunderstanding of Orders.
Cleveland, April 20. As the result
of a head-on collision between freight
and construction trains on the Wheel
ing & Lake Erie road, In the Cleve
land yards early today, William Thels,
a brakeman, was .klllod. Engineer
Velsenbrech was fatally Injured and
Fireman Hammond and Sylvester
Bruggcn were badly hurt. The acci
dent Is supposed to have been caused
by a misunderstanding of orders.
President's Neighbor Shot.
Minerva, O., April 20. Andrew Mil
ler, a wealthy farmer, living half a
mile east of town, was shot when
working In his barn. Ho cannot live
Bloodhounds from Canton have been
put on tho trail of the assassin. No
motive can be attributed for the deod
unless an old grudge. Miller stated
a fow minutes after the shooting that
ho believed he knew his assailant.
The Miller farm Joins President Mc
Klnloy's farm In tho northwest cor-'
Dor of Columbian county.
Items of Interest From All Parts
' of the State.
COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL HAPPENINGS
A Brief Review of the Growth and Improve
ments of the Many Industries Throujh.
out Our Thriving Commonwealth.
A telephono lino is to bo erected
from Gold Hill to Crescent City.
Tho council of Mitchell has decided
to put in a system of waterworks.
The Lnno county court is advertis
ing 'r. bids for tho construction of a
bridge at I.orane.
S. L. Bennett, a farmer living north
of Mcdford, has ordered a 2,000 gallon
tank for his windmill.
A salmon was caught near tho Maui
street bridge, Pendleton, recently,
that weighed nearly 11 pounds.
The construction of a creamery at
Summcrville has liegun. Tho bridge
will bo 1,000 feet long and 12 feet wide.
A now steam saw mill is being
built on Stukel mountain, about half
way between Klamath Fulls and Mer
rill. It will have a capacity of 15,000
to 25,000 feet.
Some young miscreants piled empty
boxes at tho crossing of two of ltoso-
burg's principal streets and set fire to
them about 1 :30 in tlio morning. A
big blazo resulted. Firemen and citi
zens turned out, believing one of tho
mam business blocks to be on lire.
The Deschutes Reclamation it Irri
gation Company has 100 rods of llumo
built. Tho flume is seven feet wido
and 28 inches deep, and there is now
running 15,000 inches of water. Tho
company expects to have water on a
number of tho homesteads before next
foil
The ditchis surveyed seven and
a half miles,
Lawton The Lawton Townslto
Company has been reorganized.
Grants Pass Tho Joscphlno coun
ty court has extended time for pay
ment of taxes to Juno 3.
Grant Pats The Southern Pacific
Company had its repair crew working
on the bridge across Rogue river last
week.
Pilot Rock A Plfot Hock corre
spondent writes that it Is feared the
recent cold weather seriously Injured
the fruit crop in that section.
Island City Williams Bros, sold 135
head of hogs to KIdle Bros., of Island
City, at $5.40 per 100 poundB. This
Is the highest rate reached for somo
time.
Weston W. J. Wilkinson, at Wes
ton, purchased from Alex Walker, for
the Pacific Elevator Company. 5200
bushels of wheat, which Is stored att Late
n.Vh ,.h.i v (S
Pendleton John Bradburn took to
Pendleton two wagon loads or 22
sacks of wool from Charles Cunning,
ham's home ranch above Pilot Rock,
The wool was from thoroughbred
ewes and the 22 sacks weighed 8600
pounds.
Salem Oregon Christian Endeavor
era are looking forward with much
enthusiasm to tho 14th annual con
vention, which will be held at Salem,
May it-ia. The convention will open
with the evening session, Thursday
evening, closing Sunday evening,
Toledo A committee of the Toledo
fire department is Investigating the
probable cost or a system of water
works and a storage reservoir on tho
hill east of the city. Another commit
tee is figuring on the cost of fire en
gines ,and a third Is investigating
nooks and ladders.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Walla
Valley, nominal;
bushel.
Walla, 5657c;
bluestem, 59c per
Flour Best grades, 12 703 40 per
barrel; graham, Vi 60.
Oats White, Jl 25 per cental;
gray, si zoi 22 per cental.
Barley Feed, JIG 50017; brewing,
116 50017 per ton.
MUlstuffs Bran, J16 per ton; mid'
dllngs, $21 50; shorts, S17 50; chop,
Hay Timothy, S12012 50; clover.
J79 50; Oregon wild hay, G7 per
ton.
Hops 12014c per pound; 1899 crop,
6 7c.
Wool Valley, 1314c; Eastern Oro
gon, 9lZc; Hohalr, 20021c per
pound.
Butter Fancy creamery, 2O022,c;
dairy. 15018c; store, 1O012V&C per
pound.
Eggs Oregon ranch, 1313c per
dozen.
Poultry Chickens, mixed, $404 60;
hens, f505 50; dressed, 11012c per
pound; springs, 35 per dozen;
ducks, $506; geese, $607 per dozen;
turkeys, live, 10012c; dressed, 130
15c per pound.
Cheese Full cream, twins, 13
13c; Young America, 13 014c per
pound.
Potatoes Old, 50060c per sack;
new, 22c per pound.
Mutton Lambs, 10011c per pound
gross; best sheep, $8; wethers, SG;
ewes. $4 50; dressed, 77c per
pound.
Hogs uross, heavy, s& 756to; ligm,
J4 75 05; dressed, 7c per pound.
veal Large, 7c per pound; small,
88c per pound.
Beef Gross, top steers. J55 25;
cows and heifers, S4 5004 75; dressed
beef, 78c per pound.
Granite Tho Climax group of
quartz claims, thrco miles north of
Granite, was purchased last week by
C. It. Aldrln. The property was for
merly owned by John Hardle, E. J.
Cross and Adam Christie. Tho Cli
max vein Is about 10 foet wide.
Tho Egyptian reed, which was used
for making tho pens found In Egyp
tian tombs, Is a hard variety growing
to about tho diameter of an ordinary
goose quill. Pens mado from It, are
said to last for a day or two and da
excellent work.
MUSTERED OUT.
TMty.Thlrdand Thlrty.forlh Volunler Rejl-
menti Get Their aiithsrjf.
R..n Francisco. April 22, Tho
Ti.ti-ti-.tliirtl and Tlliriv-ioiirui voiun
leer regiment", recently returned from
Manila, havo been mustered out. Thr
Twenty-eighth and Thirty.niin u
fmtrv. now in camp at tho Presidio,
fxiK-et to Ihj mustered out of tho ser
vice April 110. Although there an
verv few troop hero now under orders
for "the Philippines, transports will lo
riished I hero as fast as possible, to bo
i i Manila in time to bring home all
the volunteers to bo inustorod out by
July 1. In accordance with this
programme, tho Thomas sailed from
here Saturday and tho Warren will
sail on tho 25th. Tho assignments
to tho Thomas consisted of 127 rs-
I .w I.. . I ......
ertllis aim u cnsuuis iiimt-r uiu cum-
mand of Lieutenant W. A. I.ichler.
The Twenty-fourth infantry and 150
marines havo been assigned to tlio
Warren.
The transport lloscomns, which has
just arrived from Manila, has lccu
released Yrom nunrantine. Tho lloso-
crans brought 218 men of tho Thirty
seventh infantry and 200 casuals.
The transHirt lawton on which there
wero three eases of siuallKx, has also
leen released front quarantine after
having liecn thoroughly fumigated.
Seventeen days had elapsed since tho
last case appeared and it was rfectly
sufo to land tho passengers.
FIRE IN BUTTE SMELTER.
Employci Contribute week's Time to Clear
Up the Wreckage.
Butte, Mont., April 22. Friction
in a hot box over the generators near
tho engine house roof at tho Mon
'.
tuna Oro Purchasing tomiwny
smelter, started a fire about 8 o clock
this morning which caused u damage
of $75,000 to tho plant and will delay
operations for a few weeks. The
sampling works are a tola loss, tho
stacks ruined and tho engine oierat-
ine tho smelter almost a total wreck.
Tho new machinery is uninjured and
tho blast furnaces and converters are
not materially damaged. Tho efforts
of tho city fire department and the
firo brigade of the Butte it Boston
Company saved tho plant, which is
valued at over $1,000,000.. from total
destruction. As soon as tho flames
were under control tho men employed
Bigncd a paper passed around by one
of their number agreeing to contrib
ute a week's work freo to clear up the
wreckage caused by tho firo and get
things in shape for rebuilding. The
company expects tho plant to be in
lull operation again within iSU days.
A New Gcyier.
Vancouver, II. C, April 22. A
new geyser has mado its appearance
i.clio, Komtonmliana, isew
It is described an a moss of
Zcalnnd
boiling water, half an aero in extent.
rising in a great dome from which a
column of water and stones rises .'100
feet, while immense volumes of steam
rise to tho clouds and hot stones aro
thrown a great distance.
Australian advises also report a re
cord blast from tho line of tho New
South Wules Railway deviation works,
Taruna, when 70,000 tons of solid
rock were moved at one blast. Ow
ing to tho peculiar hardness of the
rock, British gelignite was combined
witli dynamite and powder, the total
weight of the explosives used in the
blast being four tons.
Gomez Coming to America.
Havana, April 22. General Max
imo Gomez is making arrangements
to go to the United States. Ho will
bo accompanied by his son Urbona,
and will probably remain in the
United States until tho return to
Cuba of the special committee on ro
tations. He desires to wait definite
uction in referenco to tho Piatt
amendment, in order to avoid tho
accusation that tho trip is mado for
politcial purposes. Ho has always
expressed a desiro to meet tho peo
ple of the United States and to thank
them for the assistance they rendered
Cuba in the war with Spain. Senor
Palma is tho choico of General Gomez
foi tho presidency of Cuba.
Independent Cereal Combine.
Akron, 0., April 22. Tho con.
summation of tho project to consoli
date all tho independent cereal plants
of tho country is now assured. Tho
various properties, 10 in number, will
bo turned over to tho Great Western
Cereal Company, at Chicago. Tho
new company will compete with tho
Amcraicn Cereal Coinmpany, better
known as tho oatmeal trust.
Deported From Luzon.
San Francisco, April 22. The
transport Itoeecrans brought from
Manila five men who had been do
ported by tho military authorities.
Among them was Santiago Maceo, a
son of tho lute Cuban leader. Youn(
Maceo camo into prominenco on the
Pacifio coast two years ago, wlnle
traveling with Katherino Tingley,
tho thcosophical leader. lie fell out
with Mrs. Tingley, claiming that he
was treated as a servant. While, in
tho Philippines Maceo becamo a first
sergeant in tho Macabcbo scouts.
Reported by Kltchner,
London, April 22. A dispatch
from General Kitchener, dated Pre
toria, Apirl 20, says: "Plumcr lms
occupied Bathfont, capturing 13 pris
oners and a number of rifles and anv
munition, Douglas' column has oc
cupied Dulistroom. Six Boers woro
killed. On General Kitchener's ad
vance from Lcydcburg tho Boers blow
up a Long Tom. llnrtecn prisoners
wero captured. Elliott's division lias
brought in a largo number of cattle."
m
PEACE
Agulnaldo's Address to
iplno People.
the Fll-
SAYS TIIHRC HAS UCCN ENOUGH WAR
Urjes till Countrymen to Aceepl ine iov.
ereljnly of the United Stales ai the
Ucit tor Their Country.
Miinlln. Ai.rll 22. Following Id
Aguinaldo's address to tho Filipino
people, made publio this evening:
"' Iwllovo that I am not in errtir in
presuming that the unhappy fn to to
which my avderso fortune has led ino
is not a surprise to those who havo
leen familiar with tho progress of tho
war. Tho lessons taught with a full
meaning, and which Imvo recently
eoino to my knowledge, suggest with
irresistible lorce that a complete icr-
iiiiuatoiii of hostilities and lasting
bcaco are not only desirable, but ab
solutely essential to the welfare of tho
Philippine islands.
"Tho Filipinos hnvo never liecn
dismayed at their weakness, nor havo
they faltered in following tho path
pointed out by tho fortitude and cour
age. Tho timo lias come, nowever,
in which they find their advauco
along this path to bo impeded by an
irresVstiblo force which, while it re
strains them, yet enlightens their
minds and oons to them the cause of
eace. This cause lias liecn joyfully
embraced by tho majority of my fel
low countrymen, who havo already
iiniffM iirmmil tint I'lorliitiM Knvereicii
I banner of tho United States. In this
banner they repose their trust and
Ixjllcf that under its protection tho
Filipino )coplo will attain all those
promised liberties which they aro be
ginning to enjoy.
"The country has declared unmis
takably in favor of jicaco. So lio it.
There has been enough blood, enough
tears, and enough dcsolntion. This
wish cannot bo ignored by tho men
still in arms if they aro animated by
a desiro to serve our noblo jK-oplo,
which lias thus clearly manifested its
Lwill, So do I respect this will, now
that it is known to me.
"After mature deliberation, I reso
lutely proclaim to Uio world that I
cannot refuso to heed the voice of u
pcoplo longing for cace, nor tho la
mentations of thousands of families
yearning to see their dear ones enjoy
ing the lilerty and the promised gen
erosity of tho great American nation.
"By acknowledging anil accepting
to sovereignty of the United States
throughout tho Philippine archipel
ago, as I now do, and without any
reservation whatsoever, I believe that
I nm serving thee, my beloved coun
try. May happiness Ikj thine."
STATIONARY ENGINE TRUST.
Philadelphia Company Hat Gone Into the
Combine.
Philadelphia, April 22. A six-cial
meeting of the stockholders of tho
Pennsylvania Iron Company was
held today, and the proposition to
amalgamate with four of tho most
prominent stationary engine manu
facturing conixinies in tho country
was effected. Tho lug combine will
bo launched in a few weeks, with a
capital of $25,000,000. Although the
Philadelphia" concern is capitalized at
$5,000,000, only $1,000,000 in 7 icr
cent cumulative preferred stock of
tho company was ottered for its plant
and fixed assets. About 20 stock
holders, representing nearly all of tho
capital stock, wcro present at tho
meeting, and some of them objected
to tho prico offered, declaring it was
less than tho plant was appraised to
bo worth. It was explained, by way
of answer, that the- other lour com
panics wcro also to lx) given less than
tho appraised valuo of their proper
ties.
New Bank at Havana.
New York, April 22. It is under
stood that an international bank,
with a capital ot not less than $1,
UUU.UUO, and perhaps as much as
$2,000,000, is to bo established in
Havana, by interests prominently
identified with tho .Morgan Trust
Company and tho Cuba Company,
Tornado Struck Florida Town.
Miami, Fla., April 22. Tho ham
let of Biwayne, seven miles north of
here, was struck by a tornado this
morning. Several houses wero do
molishcd. Two pcoplo wcro seriously
injuroa.
Pearson Appeals to the President.
New Orleans, April 22. General
Samuel Pearson, tho Boer officer, who
was re I u sea a writ 01 injunction bv
tlfb United Sates court against tho
local British officers to prevent fur
ther export ot mules from this port to
South Africa, has sent a petition di
rcct to the president, asking for tho
relief tho courts refused. In his de
cision Judgo Parlango pointed out
that General Pearson had this right,
saying tho matter, being a political
one, should bo taken beforo tho exec
utive department cf tho government,
New Servian Comtltutlon.
Bo!graJo, Sorvia, April 22. Tho
new constitution was promulgated
today, and a royul ukaso just issued
reappoints tho cabinet ministers, who
had formally tendered their resigna
tions. All tho stuto officials wern
fiimiliarly reappointed. GcorgSimics
was appointed president of tho now
stato council. Of tho 80 senators ap
pointed by tho king, 11 are Radieuls,
10 aro rrogrcssiovs, four aro Liberals
and flvo aro Independent.
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
Lojin Statue Crlllclied-Old Soldiers Witnid
Ajalnst Land Aj(ni Other Topics,
(Wftuhlngtoii tatter.)
Army ollleers aro criticising t,0
Logan slatuo quite severely. T,,,y
my that his portion In tho saddle j
ultogther umiillitttry, Hint nuo leg j
longer than tlio other, and that no
. Ulcer ever carried a word in tin. Wny
that Logan is represented to have ear
ried his.
Old soldiers who wish to take up
homesteads upon theoHiiing of tho
ludi in reservation In Oklahoma w,
do well, in tho opinion of thr, laud
ollleo ollleinls, to file their owh claim
and attend to all the huslnr-Hs tin,,,.,
selves rather than trust their intercuts
to agents. It is reported in Wash
ington that agents aro going about
making contracts with veterans t
represent them and lllo their claim,.,
and are charging a fee in advance iu'l
a second to bo paid after filing tho
claim; but an agent can serve only
mn client properly, unless lie calls
into service a large force of assintauts,
which they cannot ulTord to l rr
tho small fees charged. It will lo
treu, therefore, that it will 1m much
better for everybody to look out lor
himself.
The secretary of war has called for
bids from private steamship com.
panics for furnishing tmusortatinti
for tho government bctweon New
York, Cuba and Porto Hico. Tho
idea is to see whether it is more eco
nomical to patronize them than to
continue, the present transport erviri,
which is oxH!iisive. The duck rhnrges
alone amount to $100, (XX) a year.
During tho last three months 1.27U
passengers and 5,720 tons of enrgf
wero carried by tho transKrts, ami
tho quartermaster's department knows
the exact cost, which has Ih-cii very
large, a single voyage costing from
$12,000 to $15,000. Bids are iimtnl
for the next three mouths uikiii the
basis of tho passengers and freight
carried during the last three months.
For somo reason our commerce with
Cuba is falling off. During the last
nino mouths the imMrts of Cuh,i
amounted to $53,108,702, while for
the corrcHKnding months of the
previous year they wcro valued at
$54,(K)(1,7-17. Ustyenr the share of
tho United States was $28,001,00. or
about 50 per cent, while this year it
was only $2i,525,Gi)D, or a! -out 1(1
per cent. The cxxrts to Porto Itiro
and the Philippine islands, however,
are increasing in a rapid manner.
Marconi, the inventor of
telegraphy, is in Washington
wiieless
t
purKse of selling his up
the government, lie ca'
secretary of tho navy
place an outfit tiKn tin'
fleet for $12,000 each,
raiigemcnt can Int madu without the
consent of congress, and by the timo
congress meets it is rxtectil that tho
electrician of the weather bureau will
have devclojicd a method of wirelcM
telegraphy quite as good as Marconi's.
The electricians of tlio signal service
are also at work in tho same line, and
tho secretary of the navy is now get
ting ready for a scries of cxitcrimcutg
ut Ncw)ort.
DAM GAVE WAY.
Greater Part of
Town Submerged, But No
Lives Lost.
Chester, Mass., April 2.1. The
Flood Hollow dam, in Middlellcld,
gavo way aliout 0 o'clock last night,
letting looso tho water in tho big
reservoir, which rushed with terrillio
forco into tho west branch of tlio
Wcstfield river, sweeping everything
beforo it and submerging tho greater
part of this town. No lives wcro lost
but great damugo has been done, tho
extent of which it is impossible now
to estimate. Tho dam wus built in
1871, to take the placo of tho ono
which was destroyed by tho Hood of
the year beforo. It was poorly con
structed of stono and timber, and
had been a constant mcnaco to the
town of Chester. Tho heavy rains
overflowed tho reservoir and tho dam
showed signs of weakening early in
tho morning. Orders wcro given to
inspect the dam. Tho result was
that word was sent to tho people lie
low that tho dam was almost certain
to go out, and tho families in the, low
lands got what things they could to
gether and made for places of safety.
Tlioy were none too soon, for tho, dam
broke, and with a deafening roar, a
torrent of water was let looso into
Flood Hollow, which empties into
Wcstfield rivor. Tho huge timbers of
tho dam wero hurled into tho foaming
current, and went in ono great crash
ing mass toward Chester. Two quartz
nulls at Flood Hollow, barns ami out
buildings wero swept along in tho tor
rent. At Bancroft tho Boston & Al
bany stono bridgo was carried away,
together with 000 feet of track. It
will probably bo two days boforo
trains are running.
Chester presents a dcsolato siclit.
The olectrio light station is sub
merged, and tho town is in total dark
ness. Hotel and Bath Houses Burned.
Reno, Nov., April 23. Tho hotel
and bath houses at historio Steamboat
Springs, which, in tho palmy days o(
tho Conistook mines, was a waterlni?
placo whoro more money was squan
dered in a night than at most uny
other resort on tho coast, aro no moro,
A firo, which started in tho hotel,
crossed tho road to tho two story bath
Iioubo, whero tho main baths wero sit
uatod, and entirely destroyed both
buildings.