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Newspaper Page TextA! Captain Read, Formerly Dcpol Commissary, Arrested. oTimit ornccits ahg also implicated Mmij(ro I'lrm of Govtrnmtnl Cnnlriclon li In Jill How Uncle Sitn'i Monty Wi Siutndrc(l. MANILA, April 17. Tlio trlnl ol Cunitiilnmiry Horgonnt John Moitton, charged with complicity In thu com inlHHiiry framlH, In Unbilled. No ver dict Ib announced ami Montoit'H con vlctlon In uncertain. Otliur trlitlH ol tlnMu Implicated with follow. Captain J. 0. Itooil. forrmirly depot COIIiuiinniir m juniiiia, huh liooii ur-n-Htuil- It In alleged that ontrloH upon thu books of ISvntiH & Company, gov ernment contractors, Indicate Hint the comniliHnry oflleerM mculvml thu fol lowing iiiiiiih: Major George II. DuvIh, upwunln of 11000; Cnptaln J. C. Head J 1000; Captain Frank II. Ijtwton, $750; 1). I- Tromnlno, Colonel Wood ruffa chief clork, 700. It alio np poari) that ICvumh & Company fur nlahcd tho hnndnomo resldenco of Col onol Woodruff. Harold M. 1'ltt, mnnnitor of Kvnm & Company, who In now undor nrriixt, is nuionuumy mvisu in enlorUilnliiR - .. ..... " ; .. ' ' ,,,,.....,, ..uiiiuinur m 11IO ion- dorloln district, iM-rnn (innilv uiwi.ii days at I'llt'n house In nuostlonablc society. IMUh houso In n Imcrlinti allau ronduzvous nnd prominent of- llr.irN fr.ifill.itiM v vlultn.. I. .1.1..1.1 .ini.i;ii ii. iiiiiiniiiK clmmpagno and n avlnir noknr w.i.nnn SGUIDAL MAfllLA of doubtful roputatlon nro known to of " territory. It also established I 'i'"'".1 ""V"0 untlr" Btrongth of tho havo often been thoro. It Is alleged district court, having tho Jurlsdlc- Amalgamated AsBoclatlon bo pitted that l'ltt had tho Inside track In Ufm of "nlted BtatoB circuit and din- '"jnlnHt " sll0' Stool Company as a securing government contractu and II lr,rt ""irts. Tho supremo court of i A"0. BtBiUB "f tho strike to la also assorted that ho wan tho prime tl'" trrllory rendered Judgment for , P,lBllt l,H,tlmt .n,y two flcpartmonts of mover In tho nchomo to ro establish MG.000 ngalnnt tho Wilder Htenmshlp 1 1".0 m11.1 ,ftro ln "I'rntlon tho steel cockpits In Mnnlln. Mrs. Lnrn being t;,,,'Wmny. and. when tho company at-1 m nna ,ln,"mor hP Tho knobllng subsidized In securing a cockpit. tempted to appeal, tlio circuit court ml" w" working today, but Its work It la nssertod that tho commlintfirv 1 of appeals on April 1. 1900. refused to mo" t0 tM0 numbor of 125 Jolnod tho department mndo unauthorized pur cnases or quantities of chnmpngno i l'ltt sold somo. In addition to whnl I tho transports brought, tho commlB ! nary Importod 200 gnlloiiB In Tobru ary nnd n llko amount In March. Tlio' commissary and tho commissary son gennt kept private cnrrlageH and In- uuigeu in oilier ottrnvngancoB. THE WINTER CAMPAIGN. Kltehener Will Soon Reaumo Active Operation!. LONDON. April 17. Tho Hrltlsh iiuwsnnnorH nnd iimi.'nlniu ,i,.. ..,.,( Ing upon tho alternating periods ol ,lco r 1,10 nppolnlmcnt of tho dolcgn liopo nnd npprohenlon which chnr ! llo"B 1,00,1 received from tho gov- ncterizo tho latest atages of tho South "lorB " n. fliaino nnu .Mon African campaign, compnro these t"nn- 1,10 cn" 'or 1,10 conforonco Is with tho lnttor stages of tho Amor I 8Bncd by leading economists, tax oi lcan war of IndoDendonco tin Dhhil-Ii! Pcrt" ""'I public men representing nil to omphnslzo Dicbo iliictimtinnii 1 Whllo tho letters of rosponslblo cor respondents In Pretoria depict tho sit nation In a rathor despairing mood th- Pretoria roprosontatlvo of tin Dolly Mall sends today u dispatch ol tho most hopeful character. "Tho noxt six weeks," Bays ho "will sco a resumption uf nctlva cam palgnlng. Lord Kitchener will ronew his sweeping movements. Ho hnB an,t,lor Proporty Is not tnxed at all. nrmy or zou.uuu einciont troops, in i '""" "'","" eluding CO.000 mounted mon with a 1,10 charnctor of Individual Invest good supply of horscB, 40,000 having I"0"1"- llBtry Iihb ovcrstopped the neon Eocurod in Capo Colony nlono Tho nrmy la In good splrltn and Iord Kltchnnor Is sntlsflcd with tho prog res s of ovents, alow though It seems.' Tho wnr ofllco has received tho fol lowing dispatch from Lord Kltchonoi dated rrotorla, April 1C "Colonel Henry Itawllnson'B columr rushed tho South laager, northwest or Korksdorp nt daylight. Six Docrf ivcro killed, 10 wounded and 23 taken prlsonor. Ho captured a 12-poundor ono pompom complcto and two nmnui nltlon wagons with ammunition. Oui cnstialtloB wore threo wounded. Col onol l'lumer captured a flold cor net nnd sovnn men with 10 wngont In Phlllpplno wntora has led to Br and rides. During Colonel Pllchor'i rnngcmcntB for nn oxamlnntlon In nny operations In tho Ornngo Illvor col- city of tho United States having pos ony, sovon Doors woro killed." I tnl freo delivery of candidates for It Is said that n prlvnto telegram has boon received horo to tho effect that (lonornt Fronch, with COO Ilrlt . lah troops, has been cnptiirod by the held May 21 by the civil Borvlco com Doors, whllo hla forco wan onvol- ( mission, nt tho request of tho Philip oped In a mist on tho hills. No con- plno civil Borvlco board. Dnck of the flrmntlon of tho roport can bo 'obj plans for establishing this ofllco lies tnlncd. Tho wnr ofllco horo knowt nn ofllclnl deslro to nvold any serious nothing nbout tho nnnorod enptur . accidents, for which tho Philippine and entirely discredits tho roport. Unguarded Valuables. Phoenix. Ariz.. April 17. Tho death horo of Mra. Ilobln Iclio rovoalB the fnct that unconcealed and ungunrdod i In hor house wan groat wealth In Jowols nnd procloua stones. Tho hus band of tho woman Ib In Jail await ing trial for Insanity, and tho ahorlfl has takon chargo of tho Jowolry, the estimated vnluo of which Is not lose than $50,000. Mrs. Iclio has n slstor In Dlrmlnghnm, Knglnnd, tho wlfo ol n groat coal oporator. Pottofflce Robbed. Salem, Or., April 17. Chief of Po lice Gibson rocolved a tolophono mes Bngo from Tumor this nfternoon, say ing that the postofllco at that place waa robbed at noon today, whllo tho postmnstor was n't dlnnor. Tho bur glare seen rod $3U0 In cauli and stamps. At last roportn thoro was no clow to tho guilty partlos. This bold piece of work, takon In connection with tho robberies nt McCoy and Lincoln last Wodnosday and Thursday, loads to tho conclusion that this soctlon of tho vnlloy Is being worked by n gang o. professional crooks. Fore it Reaervea. Washington, prll 17. Tho socro tary of tho Intorlor has announced lils Intention of turning ovor tho ad ministration of tho nntlonal forest ro Borvoa to tho foroator of tho depart ment of ugrlculturo, This groat body of landa embraccB somo 48,000,000 ncroB, nnd Its Bclontlflo nnd practical administration Is n mnttor of na tional Importnnco, slnco tho nroa In cludes tho aourcoB of hundreds of rlvora and streams. IN NINTH CIRCUIT. Declslona of Hawaiian Court Are Net Pinal. WASHINGTON, April 17. Tho United Htatim iiupromo court, through Chief Justice Fuller, today Ihxuii.i nn order granting loavo to II In n motion for ii rnli) nciiliiHt tho circuit court of appoalii for thu ninth circuit to permit tho IllIn: of an appeal In that court from a decision of tho flupromo court it Hawaii In tho Wilder Htonmshlp Company cano. Tho rulu wan mado rotiirnnhlo May 13. l'rovlouii to thin action, a rulo wan proiiiiilcatod at tachlni; thu turrllory of Hawaii to tho ninth circuit with headquarters at Han Kranchico, Tho action of tho court In nBnlgn mi: Hawaii to tlm ninth ,.ir,,i, at tho aamo timu IhhiiIiib a rulo to tho circuit court of appmln to hIiow Pfl IIHf4 wll U ll Jjl.m. I.I A i t . lion of aii ml in i r v ... i i r,B',,l; i'"'wb a condition of affalra that fore general (ucHtlon relating to our now ! c""""l"y 1,10 Amalgamated Asso territorial nrriulMltlniiH. Tin. ntmli. elation of Iron and Htoel Workem. lo tion In thin cane waH made hy Duano Ihi . r l u, !!lJf W",'!ur Btn- tfflrlnt Mm tint of 1891, organizing tho circuit court of appoaln, It waa given Jurisdiction In appeals from tho Hiipromo court of lerrltorJen and tho Btipremo court wni given authority to assign tho ter ritories to tho sovornl circuits. Ilut mo conns in tlio territory of Hawaii 1 "ncuon wnn mnno as in courtn of a m. , J... . " . J . ""1'iwiliu tuuri Ol IIIO UnitOd ritnten rnailn no cinlnr naali.tii,.,. i,n 'orrltory. The Tho act also provided that cases ponding at tho dato of Dm nr. Kilai!on of tho territory should bo 1 rnrrlml .in In fln..l li. .1 v "ii" jinihiiiT,iv uini v' ecutlon In the rorrommnillnp- rnnriii I '"tortnln the appeal, holding that tho mngmcnt or tlio territorial court was nnn'- CONFERENCE OF TAXATION, Several Qovernora Have Named Dele- gate Object of Meeting CHICAOO, April 17. Tho govern ors of the various states are beginning to announce tholr appointments of delogntes to attend tho conference of taxation, cnlled to meet nt Huffalo, May 23 and 21. by tho National Civic l oderation. At tlio hcadnuarterB. no- portlotiB of tho country nnd all Inter- osts. Tho letter of Invitation aayB: "Kor ninny docndcB tho Btatcs havo been building up Independent bvh- terns of taxation without roforenco to each other, until now wo huvo a Btato or arrnlrs bordorlng on chnos, whoro oncn stato ib practically fighting near ly every othor state. Somo property Is taxed thrco or four times, whllo boundaries of any one state, and com mcrclnl Interests aro no longer con fined to mora locnl limits. This con ferenco will bo tho first nttompt ln this country to work out soma unl form principles. It Ib not expected to Hcttlo any of tho problems In the tw, llnB' dlBHiBBlon. but It will be n beginning, nnd may result In tho ap pointment of a pormnnont committee to work out soma basis for future action." Inspection of Philippine Craft. WnBhlngton, April 17. Tho Inforlor condition of many of tho crnft sailing appointment as Inspector of bollors In tho ofllco of tho cnptaln of tho port of Mnnlln. Tho examination will bo govommont might bo held rcsponsl- bio. la Rightfully Theirs. Washington, April. 17. Tho millions and tons of millions of dollars which tho govommont has received from tho West through tho salo or us pnunc landB, glvo that half of tho contlnont tho right to cxnoct liberal assistance from Undo Sain In tho reclamation of Its remaining arid lands which only require tho building of storage resorvolrs to mako fertile nnd pop ulous. Transport for Manila. San FrnncUco, April 17. Two trnnsportn snllod for Manila todny tho Logan and tho Thyra. Tho Logan took n battalion of tho Ninth cnvalry. a bnttallon of tho Tonth cavalry, com panies I ami M. First Infantry, and tho First battalion of tho Eleventh Infnntry. , .... Tho Thyra was to havo takon tho horses of tho Ninth cnvairy, uui n was found nt tno last rolnuto that glandorfl had brokon out among tho horsefl of tho Ninth nt tho Prosldlo, and horses of tho Sixth cavnlry. wh ch woro brought back by tho dlsablod Arab, woro substituted. Proceeds of Arid Land Sales. WnBinngton, April 17. Tho propo sition to dovoto tho proceods from tho salo of tho arid public lands to tho construction of irrigation works Is ono which should commond Itsolf to ovory intorost. Tho West should of course support It as n unit, nnd thoro can cortalnly bo no ronaonnblo opposition In tho East to allowing tho West the uso of its own funds in tho Improve ment of Its property. were organized by tho net of April ' ,,ourd whlch hnB 1,con callc'1 for to 30, 1900, on a dlfforent basis from ' mor'ow- Secretary Jarrcll, In charge Other territories, and tlin nnmn ,ll. Of tho labor btirnnil nf tlm ramnnnv. BITIER Nil 15 Oil Strike at the United States Steel Plant is Growing. SITUATION AT McKfJESI'ORT IS SERIOUS Amilimif(d Anotlillon of Mclal Workeri Threiltm la Shut Down Every Union Plant of Hie Compiny. PITTHMJIIG, April 18. Tho close of tho Hocond day of tho strike of the W. Dowcen Wood plant of the American Hhect Htcel Company at McKeoHport volvlng tho possible Bhut-dowp of ovopy union plant In tho country con- uuiiiK iiiiiuo oy me Amalgamated abso elation for tho recognition of tho union, and President Shaffer's an nouncement that all tho company'H mill would bo called out may receive auction at tho mooting of tho advisory will bo present at this meeting to pro- iBtnl "10 company's siao, ana may uso ' nvnrv nnilnnv.ii- ovn, n .ol . b"-" If tho statement credited to tho company tnat tlio McKcesport plant will bo closed Indefinitely rather tuan recognize tlio union Is adhered to, ' 1, 01. m. , .... ,11 1 . rcsiuoni HlinrrerB attitude will do 5,l,"K . n"'1 Jo'"0f,r0W 11 wl '"'o- Tho mayor of McKcesport has taken mo precaution to havo tho mill and town policed with nn extra largo force, but up to tho present not tho slightest disturbance has taken plnco. The com pany apparently hun no Intention of trying to fill tho strikers' plnces, and the mon sce.m content to allow their lenders to mnnngo their campaign, nnd not go nenr tho company property. COMMISSARY FRAUD. Latest Developments In the Scandal at Manila. MANILA, April 18. A court-martial haB been convonod and will meet to morrow to try Lieutenant Frederick Hoyer. chnrged with tho embezzlement of commissary stores. Captain Fred crick J. Harrows, of tho Thirtieth vol untcor Infnntry, will bo tried later. A civilian named FIctchor, accused of un lawful conversion of commissary stores, will bo tried by tho provost court tomorrow. Speaking of tho commissary scan' dais, a prominent army o Ulcer said to tho rcpsosontutlvo of tho Associated Press tnat ho had ovory reason to bo- llovo that Colonel Woodruff, head of tho subsistence department nt Manila, waB not Implicated. Ho said that Col onel Woodruff was ono of tho ablest men In tho service, and that his hon esty was unquestioned. Ho asserted that Colonel Woodruff was Ignorant ol tho fact that Harold A. Pitt, managor of Evans & Co., tho nrmy contractors, was leasing him iho houso ln which ho lived for much less rental than Pitt had paid tnorefor. Upon discov ering this, Colonel Woodruff Imme diately vacated the house. Pitt Is al leged to bnvo said that Captain Head, of tno commissary department, de ceived Colonol Woodruff, who thought Captain Head to bo thoroughly honest Tho Irregularities on commissary mat- tern woro Hrst attributed to Captain Head's unfanilllarlty with commissary work. Colonol Woodruff was reluctant to bcllovo that frauds wero being per pctratod, but the facts disclosed causod aim to glvo Captain Road a .most aovoro reprimand and to begin nn Investigation which may Involve, according to tho prominent nrmy offi cer previously referred to, tho exam ination of Major Davis, who was the depot commissary beforo Captain Rend, but who waa sont homo on sick leave. Tho chlof of staff of tho Insurgent Genoral Mascardo has surrendered at tho town of Marlvalcs, ln Dntann prov ince, Luzon. Ho said that Mnscardo'e band of followers, now greatly dimin ished, nro In a bnd way. It Is impos sible for them to elude tho Amorlcans, and thoy nro linablo to obtain food and want to surrender. It Is oxpocted that Uenoral Mascardo hlmsolf will surrendor shortly. An American Navy. WnshlUgton, April 18. Secretary Long has had compiled, In response to an Inquiry from tho West, a table showing the proportion of native-born and forolgn-born Bailors ln tho United States navy. This shows that during tho Spanish-American war, out of a total forco of 22,88, tho total of native born sailors was 15,400, nnd of forolgn born 7422. Tho percentago of natlvo born sailors waB 65, and Including for eigners who had bocomo Americans by naturalization, tho porcontngo was 80. Tho statement also shows that of the forclgn-born sailors moro than ono half hnvo become naturalized or have doclarod their intontion of bocomlng cltizons. Conditions In Porto Rico. Ponce, Porto Rico, April 18. The chambor of commorco mot yesterday In responBO to a spoclal call and dis cussed thfe commorclal and general conditions of tho Island. Tho admin istration of Porto Rico waB crltlcisod and it wns resolvod to cablo to Wash ington, donylng tho statements of Gov ernor Allen and Socrotary Hunt In re gard to tho prosperity of Porto Rico. Tho chambor of commorco of Ponco nlso telegraphed to tho chambors of commorco of San Juan and Maynguoz to co-operate on similar linos. TOOK HIS OWN LIFE. Ex-Congreuman Baldwin 8hot Hlmaelf at 8eattle. SEATTLE, Wash., April 18.-In a fit of despondency over business re verses, iiKKravatod by tho depressing effects of an attack of la grippe, Mel yln It. Haldwln, ox-congressman from Minnesota, and ex-stato nuperlntondont of Indian affairs undor President Cloveland, this afternoon ended bin llfo by Bclf-dcHtructlon. Tho excongrcss jnan'8 body waa found lying on his bod In his npartrnentB at 2018 Fourth avenue, with a mulct Imln thrnm-h hi. brain at 7:30 o'clock tonight, and nluJtZ CZ!!tlZ ?! t',01bo'1Jr 11 '? estimated that death had occurred fully two hours before. Tightly gripped In his hand was a 38-callbor Smith & Wesson revolver. I). McKlnlev. a frlonrl nn.l n fnrmr business nssoclato of mvnri.,1 11,,. i,n,i .... .. paid to the ox-congressman's apart - menis to ascertain his condition. En-1 "' injuiou. ino oeau torlng tho room, McKlnley Bpoko to lnol,ulw two women who wero passen his friend, tho outline of whoso bodv ?cr8. onJ.no steamer and two deck- could bo seen In tho darkened chain- oor. itoccivlng no response, ho mm. moned nsslstnnco, only to find that HflMIWln h.lrl lAtit n linlln, ...1, mm through his brain, and lav In n nool of blood, which had accumulated upon 1'n,n1Bloy' .u', Iattcr uol"K a farming 'ne worK or repairing men-or-war can tho bed clothing, and which was yet i Hu.ttlemont "bout 25 rallos from this done In American yards. At this flowing freely from tho wound in hla 1 V,ty- "y ,tno rrco of tho explosion t'mo th smaller vessels aro repaired right temple I Mlfl' Morrison and Mrs. Ilalllle, who at Cavlte, but the larger ships aro Molvln II.' naldwln. who was 62 i w.uro retu''nlng from New Westraln- Bent ' HnB kong for docking and yearB of ago, camo to this city aboutlfltor' wfro blown lnto lhe river and , Important repairs. Work at Hong Kong threo years ago from Duluth, Minn., ! ,Tcro d"?wn?d bcforo ald reached , 8 expensive, nnd Secretry Long bo after having relinquished hla position 1 lnem-, TJ,e bodies of both women ! "ejes the money spent In an English as Minnesota superintendent of Indian nfe been recovered and aro compar-, Prt fnoul11 b distributed among afTalrs, to which office ho was ap- fi'vely free from brulsea or bums, I American workmen. .... . . - Inrl l-a t In rr lhal L. i . . pointed uy President Cleveland artcr tho expiration of his term In congress. Ho was elected to tho lowor houso from tho Duluth district as a demo- crat, ln 1892, and acrved one term. ltn nnr.ii.-nri tun i.n.iin. n tondent of Indian affairs a few months bl,lrncd-, ?bcy wcro taken to New later, and waB ono of tho fow Clove-1 wetsminBter and aro now In tho city land appointees who refused to resign, nspltal. but " not expected to sur nocessltatlng his removal by President ve- 1 no Injuries of Fireman Know McKlnley. I 011 aro not BO Bevero and ho Is ox- Immediately after his arrival here, I lJprted to recover, as are also tho In Mr. Haldwln became Interested In , alan,8, A tttetfn nnlnpnplana nnd ennnt n rfn. I i ne itamona was a stern-wheel river Blderablo portion of his tlmo In that country. Ho acquired an Interest In tho schooner Abblo Morris, which came near foundering In a storm at Nomo last summer. Tho vessel was rescued by a tug, which seized her for salvage, and the resulting litigation, which is yet pending In tho courts, was ono of the matters which It is supposed contributed to tho despond ency under which Mr. Baldwin was la boring. GIVE CHINA A SHOW. Minister Wu Urges That Some Con sideration Be Shown. WASHINGTON, April 17. Tho Chi nese minister waB at tlio stato depait ment today In conference with Sec retary Hay, on tho status of tho ne gotiations at Fenln. The minister Is somewhat concerned over tho de lay in bringing about a final adjust ment and also on tho current reports that tho Indemnities reach a very largo figure, which, ho fears, will bo beyond tho ability of China to meet. Minister Wu said In response to In quiries on these subjects: "We. bavo been accustomed to near that China was very slow. Hut In this enso jnany weeks and months aro go ing by without any delay attributable to China, so far as I have hoard, and yet without definite prospects of bringing tho negotiations to a close, This unsettled condition is very in jurious to China, but it also is an Inlury which affects tno wnolo world Take, for Instance, tho cotton Indus try of the South. The shipments to China aro very large, but they havo been falling off owing to the unset tled condition of affairs, and the trade Is seriously menaced. The samo may bo said of many other branches of trade, In fact, tho commerco of all tho commercial nations of Europe, as well as America, Is injuriously affect ed by the political uncertainty of conditions ln China. What wo need. and what tho commercial world needs, Is stability, and some definite under standing of what conditions are. "As to tho question or indemnities. I roceivo littlo direct information. Dut I regret to seo from somo of the published reports that tho total in demnity Is reaching a very large sum. It should be borno in mind that cmna herself has suffered losses through tho recent disturbances which will reach to many millions, and for which sho can not hopo to receive indem nity. So that, If the claims or tho powers aggregate $314,000,000, as I seo stated, it nrobabiy would ne an undor estimate to say that China's own losses would reach twlco that amount, say $600,000,000. In the ag gregate, China will be shouldering a bunion of colossal proportions, and this will come after tho country has passed through a most trying expe rience. POSTOFFICE MUST ALSO MOVE. Effect of 8ale of Thurston Courthouao for State Capitol. OLYMPIA, Wash., April 18. Conse quent upon tho stato's purchase of the Thurston county courthouse, tho com mlssloners of this county aro laboring to select a slto for a new building, and discussing plans as to tho cost of tho new structure. Many propositions havo been submitted to tho board, soma of tho offers mado being ln tho form of bUBinoss buildings already orected and now occupied. It la ox pectod that tho quostion will bo defi nitely settled this week. Anothor matter of a similar nature that Is causing considerable Interest In this city Is tho locntlon of tho post ofllco. The postoftlce I9 now ln tho courthouse, but, like tho county of flcos, a now location must bo found. It is gonerally thought tho postoftlce will go considerably further down town, Into the buslnoss district. The 8unken Transport. Now York, April 18. Forage In tho hold of tho submerged Rawlins Is giv ing trouble to tno wreckers who nr trying to raise the transport out of tho mud of the East River bottom. Several 'hundrod bushels of grain and as many bales of hay and straw for tho nrmy In Cuba and Porto Rico havo swollen so that tho divers at work havo difficulty in moving them. Tho Rawlins was sunk at her pier last Wodnosday ln nn nttompt to extin guish a fire In hor hold amidships. mm Bin The Boiler Exploded and Killed Four People. TAtO MORE VICTIMS WILL PROBABLY DIE ' Two ,iodl" Cannot be Found-Dluiter Oc- I 1" Mld.lrm Ntar Victoria, i w . " Pr""d Steamer. ' I VANCOUVEll 11 r Anrii m n ... UU. -' .ApHI 19- u,e "vown or tho boiler on tho I river steamer Itatnon.-i thin ntnmnnn 1 f?"r ',,orHOn8 wcr0 klllea outright and ,"',nH8- 4ur "J0 Injured, tho purser and " iruuuuijr uic, Tho boiler cxnlonlon firnirmfi in mldstream whllo the steamer was en V01"0. from. Now Westminster to Fort 1 : u,:i"-" uuo ui ow" lD- J."-? remalns f e two deckhands, Phlpps and Mack, havo not been found. Purser Power was ":l"'y BC?'aea oy escaping steam, and Malo Maynard was also torrlhlv stpamer of about 300 tons. She was I J yoarB b,,t, ne.r bo"er was new, navlng been put In last summer. She i ,w?8 tva'ed at 25,000. On her faUl ""' D" uuu niy iivo passen Be, me two women who were drowned nnd the threo Indians who were burned. GOLD IN THE TREASURY. Largest Amount Now Held by Any Institution in the World. NEW YORK, April 19. The Even ing Post says: "Today's summary of tho United States treasury's report of yesterday afternoon shows that the govern ment's aggregate gold holdings for the first time ln history havo passed tho $500,000,000 mark. The exact total was $500.2" J.506, of which $252,078, 959 was held against certificates ln the hands of tho outside public and i&u.uyu,uuo a reserve against out standing United States notes, the bal ance being free assets. This Is the largest amount of gold now held by any single financial Institution in the world, and It Is the larcest ever held by any institution with one excention the Imperial Dank of Russia which In February, 1898, raised its total hold ings to $590,300,000. At present, how- over, the Russian bank holds only .m,tuu.uuu. -rne Hank or France now holds $472,271,000, its high rec ord oeing 47a,244,uoo, the 4th of this month. Most of this gold Is held against outstanding notes. Tho Bank of England holta $169,100,000 gold, and the high record of Its history was $245,500,000, in February. 1896. Pres ent gold holdings of the Imperial Bank of Germany are $130,000,000. and ita total of gold and silver combined never mn above $222,500,000. The United States treasury's gross holdings have Increased $76,439,000 within tho past' 12 months in Anrii iRoa thnv hnmi exceeded $278,000,000, as against the $500,000,000 now held. February 10, 18'jti. tncy reached tho low level. S94. - 239,542." No Longer Needed, Indianapolis, Ind., April 19. Gov ernor Durbln has received a long let- ftl exlnSamRar o,fnthWehIfCahcts, connected with the discharge of Rus-' sell B. Harrison from the army. Sec- published by the Relcbsanzelger re retary Root says that he, after a con-' gardlng tho foreign trade of 1900 .fe.re!?iC0 uwlth President, directed I within the German tariff union show the discharge of Colonel Harrison, and I . fhnt Ailliifnnt fni-hln ol,l , acted ln his official capacity in issuing tno orders, uy inadvertence tho dis charge was mado to take effect De cember 1, instead of December 15, a matter which the- secretary regrets, Mr. Harrison's services were dis pensed with, the secretary states, be cause they were no longer needed, and for no other reason. An Arizona Feud Phoenix, Arizona, April 19. Sheriff Ed. Beeler of Apache County, well known throughout the southwest, was ambushed and killed in a fight over a month ago. News of tho bloody fight has Just reached here. Heeler fell mortally wounded by a volley from behind a stone wall. At first It was believed that Beeler was the victim of cattle-rustlers, against whom ho had made a long and blttor warefaro, but later It developed that they were friends of a man whom Beeler had killed who had sworn to avengo his death. Chile Will Protest. Valparaiso, Chllo, April 19. The government Is awaiting information from tho Chilean minister In Buenos Ayros before a protest is made against repoated invasion of Chilean territory by citizens of Argentina. Thero havo been invasions In Seno do la Ultima and Esperanza, noar Punta Arenas. To Spend $50,000 For Target. Now York, April 19. Work on n target to cost about $50,000 will be begun at tho Brooklyn navy yard In a day or two. Tlio target, which is to test the relative strength of the Gathmann torpedo gun and the regu lar army 12-lnch rifle, will duplicate a section of tho battleship Iowa in resisting power. It will be faced with armor-plate 12 inches thick, hardened by tho Krupp process. When finished It will be moved to Bandy Hook, whoro tho trial will take place. NAVY YARD AT 8UDIO BAY. Department to Spend $5,000,000 Doard Appointed to Prepare Plant. NEW YOIIK, April 19. A special to tho Herald from Washington nays: If tho plans of tho navy department are adopted by congress, a $5,000,000 naval station will bo established at Olangapo, Sublg Day, Luzon. Upon tho recommendation of Ilear- Admlral Kndlcott, chief of tho bureau of yards and docks, Secretary Long has appointed n board, consisting of Hoar-Admiral Taylor, civil engineers Wolcott and Mcnocol, to meet at tho New York navy yard for tho pur poso of preparing tho plans and esti mates upon which congress will bo urged to act. Tho board of which Rear-Admiral 1 "orao,jr was President only solected the slto for tho projected station, leav ing tho department to determlno upon Its extent. Tho dry dock to be built at Olangnno will cost at least $1,000, 000, amV-tho shops and tools aro ex- pected to cost $4,000,000. It Is tho Dur- 1 Pso ' 0 department to urge con- ?.reB8 to act expeditiously In 01 orclor tnat DANISH WEST INDIES. Two Governments Nearer Agreement Than at Any Previous Time. COPENHAGEN, April 19. Tho gov ernment Is earnestly considering the recent somewhat modified proposal with regard to the sale to the United States of the Danish West Indies, which Is considered likely to lead to a satisfactory termination of tho ne gotiations. Official circles are of the opinion that tho two governments aro now nearer an agreement than they have been at any previous time. The Danish government ridicules the reiterated reports published In Eng lish papers that peremptory communi cation regarding the sale of the Islands have been received from tho United States, and the officials are much Impressed with tho cordiality and friendliness that the United States government has shown throughout the negotiations. Loomls Did Not Say It. New York, April 19. F. B. Loomls, United States minister of Venezuela, was a passenger on tho Red D line steamer Caracas, which arrived to night from San Juan. When seen on board tho vessel, Mr. Loomls refused to say anything regarding the Vene zuelan .matters, except that President Castro seemed to be firmly seated when he left Venezuela. When asked If be Intended to return to Venezuela he said he did not know, as he had not given the matter a thought. Mr. Loomls, however, ln reply to questions, said that It was untrue that he had expressed himself regarding General Castro's attitude toward Amorlcans, nor had he said anything about General Andrade. Northwest Postoffices. Washington, April 19. A postofllco has been established In Gilliam coun ty, Or., to be known as Alvllle. Allen McConnell has been appointed post master. The new office will be sup plied from Condon, 12 miles to the southwest. An office has also been established at McGowan, Pacific county, Wash., six miles northwest of Astoria. Or., on the route from that place to Ilwaco. 1 Edmond P. Noon an has been appoint- , cu 1""""". Tho postofllco at Hadleyvllle. Lane county, Or., has been moved three quarters of a mile southeast, and Mary A. Emerson appointed post master. Germa" Tar"' War With Ha Berlin, April 19. Official statistics aggregating 6,042,000,000 marks, as against 5,784,000,000 marks for 1899, and exports aggre gating 4,753,000,000 marks, as against 4,368,000,000 marks In 1899. A tariff war with Hayti has now formally begun. The Bundesrath has confirmed the Increased duties upon coffee, cocoa and dye woods from Hayti. Our Interest In Corea. Washington, April 19. Neither tho Russian authorities nor the state de partment officials have received any word concerning tho reported Russo Japanese negotiations relating to Corea. There Is no indication, how ever, that the United States feels any concern, for about tho only Interest thlB government would havo. in the matter is that of keeping our com merco with Corea unobstructed. British Columbia Gold Rush. Vancouver, B. C, April 18. Another gold rush Is causing some excitement in the boundary district of British Co lumbia. During tho past few days, Rock Creek and Its tributaries havo once moro attracted placer gold hunt ers to stake claims. In tho early 60s, tho Rock Creek placer diggings yielded large returns, and tho revival of min ing is the resuic of recont gold dis coveries below tho historic White's bar, on this creek. Deputies Appointed. Seattle, April 19. Frank II. Rich ards, recently appointed United States marshal at Nomo, today an nounced his first appointments. Mr. Richards has solected W. R. Forrest, of this city, to be his chief deputy and Isaac Evans, of Tacoma, to be office deputy at Teller City, about 80 miles from Nomo, The official head quarters of tho marshal's office will be at St. Michael, but ho will proba bly spend the greater part of his time at Nomo, whoro court Is almost con stantly ln session.