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An Interesting Cotlccllon ot Html Froni
Two Hemispheres Presented In a
Condensed Form.
the
President McKinlcy nd party hu
left Washington.
Tho Cuban commissioners hay
itartcd for homo.
Marauding has increased betwean
Pckin and Tien Tsin.
Turbulent province of South Cama
rincs, Luzon, is nearly pacified.
Cardinal Rampolla has resigned the
office, of papal secretary of state.
Negotiations for tho renewal of the
Dricbund will be opened shortly.
Albians are said to bo committing
wholesale atrocities in old Servia.
Ottomans ask help of French to
rcscuo cx-sultan from living grave.
Li Hung Chang compliments
American stand on indemnity ques
tion. Dissolution of Alaska transporta
tion combine has caused a big cut in
rates.
James Callahan was
acquitted of
complicity in tho Cudahy kidnap
ping. Repairs to cost $5,000 have been
recommended for the Astoria Federal
building.
Enthusiastic meetings were, held all
over the country in honor of Grant's
birthday.
TTrnrv Meldnim.
.
of Oregon City, ,
lias been appointed surveyor general
of Oregon.
Von Waldersee reports four engage
ments, in which the Chinese were
badly defeated.
James Douglas IJeid, ex-United
States consul and "father of tho tel
egraph," is dead.
lion. J.' C. Tmllingcr, ex-Oregon
legislator and prominent citizen of
Astoria, is dead.
General Kettcrlee reports that the
Chinese only left Kukuan when they
were forced to do so.
Women members of Washington
Pan-American commission came out
ahead in legal contest for expnese
money.
Americans surprised a Filipino
camp. One rebel major was killed
and several staff officers captured.
Tho Americans lost two men in the
engagement.
Tho flood in Cincinnati will exceed
expectations.
"Billy" Smith, a noted American
pugilist, is doad.
Afrikanders protest against British
treatment of Cape Dutch.
Hay and Pauncefote held a confer
ence on the canal question.
Tho Pan-Amcrica'n commission will
meet in Washington shortly.
Tho new American yacht Constitu
tion will be launched May 0.
English merchants severely con
demn the proposed export duty.
Three Oregon men have been ap
pointed lieutenants in tho regular
army.
The remains of Lincoln have been
placed in tho new monument at
Springfield, 111.
Dr. McKellopa, one of tho most
noted dental surgeons in the country,
is dead in Chicago.
Neighboring states are sending
numerous requests to Oregon author
ities for supplies of Chinese pheas
ants. The United States transport Kil
patrick has arrived at Honolulu with
smallpox on board, and is now in
quarantine.
Suit has been commenced By Ad
miral Dewey for tho prize money due
. I AH aliina Anil naval ctnrM wlvJnll
him for ships and naval stores wlrich
lie captured at Manila.
Two men wero killed and several in
jured as tho result of a wreck on an
Ohio railroad. The accident was
caused by the rails spreading.
ScottiMi rite Masons havo just cele
brated tie 100th anniversary of the
organization of tho first suprcmec
council in tho United States.
Philinmine insurcents to the num
ber of 2.272 officers and men have
laid down their arms in South Ilocos
and sworn allegianco to the United
States.
Arrancemonts havo been made
Arrangements uuvu ueci. jhuug
whereby tho Missouri Pacific railroad '
...Ill l.atrA a rliinf nilflnK n '
a direct outlet to
tho Pacific coast
and Portland will ,
be the terminus.
Tho commission of fivo dcleagtes
from tho Cuban constitutional con
vention, that was sent to Wasihngton
to confer with tho president regard
ing Cuban rolations with this coun
try, havo arrived in Washington.
Lake Niagara Is tho largest fresh
Water lake between Lake Michigan
and Lake Titlcaca, In Peru.
Minnesota farm lands have ad
vanced moro than 100 per cent in
value during the past seven years.
Tho carrying and collection of malls
In France, It is officially decided,
shall bo conducted on automobllos.
At numerous mines In Siberia, 2,000
men and 600 horses aro used on a
single property to produco gold not
exceeding 2,000,000 por annum.
EXPLOSION AND FIRE.
Newly Two Hundred Persons ' Killed or In.
urtd nur Frankfort Gemuny.
Frankfort, Germany, April 27.
n.. f tl,, ilnntructivO eXlllOS-
Ions on record occurred this evening
At tho electro-chemical works, near
Grcisheim, where smokeless powder
Is manufactured. Most of tho toil
ers exploded. The noise was so tre
mendous that it was nenrii nt great
distances, including Frankfort and
Mnycnco. Tho iactory Dccamo a
mass of llames immediately, aim a
northeast wind carried tho sparks to
neighboring villages, where several
houses were set on lire. Eighteen
cylinders, each containing about a
hundred weight of smokeless powder,
were in tho room where the explosion
occurred.
The troops were immediately or
dered to Grcisheim to prevent tho llro
spreading to tho large benzine reser
voirs near by. Fire brigades from
rlilKirhood hur
ried to tho scene, but, owing to tho
dangerous nature of tho fire and tho
fears of a renewal of tho explosions,
tho greatest difficulty was experienced
in stopping tho progress of the (lames.
Only after fivo hours of strenuous ef
fort was the conllgration to some ex
trnllfxl mul tln dancer passed
so as to make it possible to begin tho
work of extracting bodies. It is
feared that nearly 200 persons have
been killed or injured.
Hospitals havo been improvised in
the vicinity. The flames spread with!
frightful speed to tlie adjacent utiiiu-
I n.i.l !,,. mnr tlin rivor Miim to
' Schwanheim. When a second ex
plosion took place tho fumes and
gases of burning chemicals made it
impossible to stay in the vicinity.
The last explosion occurred at 7:30
P. M., and when it was ascertained
liot furtlinr ilnnrer was antici
pated, the inhabitants wero allowed to
return to their homes. At 8:30 the
lire was sun minting in uio i-cmci
nnj tne work D extracting the bodies
from tho tlebns was lxing carried on
by torchlight, gaslight not being ob
tainable. AH railway traffic with
Frankfort was stopped during the lire,
exepnt for trains carrvine the iniured.
but it has since been resumed. Four
sheds for dressing wounds of tho in
jured have been erected.
The catastrophe, it is now stated,
nrifTinntpii in n smnll fire, which in-
nited several receptacles of piric acid,
causing a terrific explosion. The
houses adjoining the factory were par
tially demolished by tho violence of
the explosion.
SWINDLED BY EMPLOYES.
Wtshlntton Strut Car Men Hive
Been
Arrested for Fraud.
Vnsli5niinn. Anril 27. System
atic frauds practised on the lines of
tne Washington 'miction cc r.iecmc
Comnanv to an extent of probably
$50,000, have been discovered, and
eight of tho employes, six ot whom
are conductors and two firemen, are
under arrest on a charge of conspiracy.
. i i i
li.e operations, it is ciuimeu, jiavc
Jwpn iminf on for seeral months.
The punched tickets turned in by the
conductors arc checked up at the
office. The investigation that has
been held, it is stated, disclosed that
mnnmr nf tliA f Ifl-ft infltplirl flf lHMfM?
MIUIIJ vi f ' o
destroyed, were saved and sold to con
ductors at $1 per luu, ana mat tne
conductors who taught them substi
tuted them for good tickets. This
was done by turning in tho old tickets
by the company at the close of each
Aav enmi. niimlwr nf pond tickets
being retained in the pocket of those
who were in tne conspiracy. it is
also alleged that in many cases the
number of fafes rung up and tho
number of passengers on trips have
shown a -wido divergence.
A BLOODTHIRSTY REBEL
Caillcs Orders the Execution of Eight Amer
ican Soldiers.
Manila, April 27. It is reported
that the rebel general Caillcs ordered
eight American soldiers to ho shot
April 21, the same day on which he
rondemned to death Colonel Sanchlo,
one of his staff officers, and Senor
Delarosa. a wealthy native who had
refused to contribute to tho insur
gent funds. Sanchio escaped. The
others wero tortured and then butch
3red. Caillcs, who is now lurking in
the mountains of Tayabas province,
Luzon, proclaims himself dictafoi
md successor to Aguinaldo, and an
nounces his intention to continue
war. of extermination.
Backward About Enlisting.
ionuon, April ii.j.no umiuui iv
. . , ci 1 mi.. ..-1 I
tn,n of recruitinc for 1900 shows a
L-1..1 lli.nnn. tfO.Q Qftl ntrainuf.
total enlistment of 98,301, against 42,-
700 in 1899. Tho recruiting for tho
infantry is regarded as unsatisfactory.
In spite of tho impetus of the war and
Iho reduction pf tho standard of
height, tlie number of cnlistmented
Infantrymen is below that of 1899, tho
recruits generally having preferred
tho showier branches of tho service.
To Build Into New Oil District.
San Francisco, April 27. General
Manager Kruttschnitt, of tho South
jrn Pacific company, has announced
shat tho proposed railroad into the
3unset oil districts in Central Cali
fornia will be built in tho immediate
luturo. Tho Southern Pacific and
3anta Fe havo united in support of
jho undertaking. Tho road will bo
J8 miles in length, and will connect
fith tho Southern Pacific at Gossford.
It will cost about $500,000.
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Items of Interest From All Parts
of the State.
COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL HAPPENINGS
A Brief Review of the Orowth and Improve
ments of the Many Industries Through,
out Our Thriving Commonwealth.
WVlr liiia fimiiii lwvn resumed on
tho Golden Wedgo mine, nt Galico.
A ! i rri mi H III lliioll llllH hePll
started at Illy, in Klamath county.
It Is not thoucht that tho fruit was
injured by tho recent heavy frosts in
Hood Kivcr.
Tim Sherman county court has
raised tho stock inspector's salary to
$300 per annum.
A considerable amount of wheat
was sold at Tho Dalles last week for
CO cents a bushel.
Tho Coos county court has ordered
that tho road ioll tax Iks paid in cash,
and that tho road supervisors collect
tho tax.
T.nt week, while- Jack Simmons
wns drivincr for a load of hay on tho
Innes-Kelsay ranch, near Paisley, a '
gust of wind lifted tho rack off tho 1
u'lurnii mul curried it sovcral roils and
dropped it into a slough.
A Southern Pacific steam shovel
and outfit will immediately begin fill-,
ing in tho Pico Hill railway trestles 1
with earth. Tho switch will bo ex
tended, a water tank built, and other ,
improvements made near Isadora nnd
Itisc Hill.
Elgin is to havo two new plaining
mills.
Tho Dalles will spend $1,030.40 for
water pipe.
A Imtli liniiso with n swiniminir tank
30x80 feet will bo constructed at Ash
land. A -niitriir mrnHiirine six feet six
inches, was killed on Sweet creek lost
week.
What is known as tho Kite place,
near Cove, containing 0-10 acres ol
land, was recently sold for $15,000.
The Grant county court has ordered
that tho date on which taxes lecomc
delinquent bo extended to June 20,
1901.
The Ashland Meat Company receiv
ed a car load of cattlo from Guzello
last week, eight head of which weighed
1,890 pounds each.
A human skull and bones of a man's
fnund last week about half
a m i In tin TlnMn creek from Fossil.
The remains, which wero only a few
inches under ground, on the creek
bank, were exposed by the recent high
water. As tho oldest settlers do not
rnmemliKr nf nnvonn lmvilie ever 111VS-
tcriously disapcared, tho general ac
cepted theory is that 40 or 50 years
ago a white wanderer may havo been
killed by Indians.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Walla Walla, 56&57c. ;
valley, nominal; bluestom, 59c. per
bushel.
Flour Best rcades. $2.703.40 per
barrel; graham, $2.60.
Oats White, $1.25 per cental;
gray, $1.20l.224 per cental.
Barlev Feed. $16.5017; brewing,
$10.5017 per ton.
Millstuffs Bran, $10 per ton ; midd
lings, $21.50; shorts, $17.50; chop,
$10.
Hay Timothy, $1212.50; clover,
$79.50; Oregon wild hay, $67
per ton.
Hops 1214c. per lb. ; 1899 crop,
67c. .
Wool Valley, 1314c. ; Eastern
Oregon, 912o; mohair, 2021c.
per pound.
Butter Fancy creamery, zv
22Jc; dairy, 1518c; store, 10
12c. per pound.
Eec8 Oregon ranch, 1313c.
per dozen.
Poultry Chickens, mixed, $4.oO;
hens, $5.50; dressed, ll12c. per
pound; springs, $35 per dozen;
ducks, $50; geese, $07; turkeys,
live. lOtaiac; dressed, mcgioc. per
pound.
Cheese Full cream, twins, ld
13c: Young America, 13J14c.
per pound.
Potatoes Old, 5000c. per saclc;
new, 'ZX'ic per pouna.
Muttnn Lambs lOdillc. per
nound cross: beet sheep, $8; wethers,
$5; ewes, $4.50; dressed, 77Kc
per pound.
Hogs Gross, heavy, $&.7&o;
light, $4.755; dressed, 7c. per
pound.
Veal Largo, 7c. per pound; small,
88o. per pound.
Beef Gross, top steers, $55.25;
cows and heifers, $4.504.75; dressed
beef, 78c. per pound.
rpha nnlv Amflrlcnn Indian In tho
United States navy Is Chapman Schen-
andoah, an Oneiaa, aa years oiu, wuu
is on the cruiser Atlanta,
tina lately becrun to
be used in making cakos, bread and
biscuits. It Is also useu as a cnuu
ren'B food and for dyspeptics.
In tho presont houso of representa
tives of tho Japan Diet, thero aro 130
farmers, 23 barrlstors, 12 officials,
26 merchants, C newupapor editors,
3 doctors and 70 mombers without
Qxed protossions.
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It Will Probably Be Two Years Before It Is
In Oood Working Order.
Washington, April 29. Wero it not
for tho great difficulties of transport
ation in Alaska, tno goveriuiieni mi.-1
itary telegraph lino from aides to ,
tho Yukon river and down to St. 1
Michaels would probably bo in work
ing order by tho close of tho coining ,
summer, but under conditions as they
exist it will probably he two years 1hl
fore this lino in its entirety win
working satisfactorily. Work was
not legtin in earnest until Into in
tho season of 1900, when by dextrous
labor tho men of tho signal eors,
under Major Grcon.took hold and niado
,iiiMiimuiml nroirross with the line.
It is bevond a possibility, however,
for them to keep up this pneo this
summer, owing largely to tho dim
culties encountered in getting their
lines, fixtures and supplies to interior
points from which they aro working.
Active operations in laying the lino
could not bo commenced before late
in March or tho first of April, and
up to this timo no advices on this
subject havo yet been recoiovd in
Washington.
It is hoicd that by tho closo of this
summer season Fort Gibbon will be
connected with St. Miohoel, and this
will bring tho latter point and Bkag
way within 15 days of each other,
whereas they havo been heretofore two
months apart, and oftentimes nearer
three months. This will bo a tremen
dous caving in time, and an uniues
tioned advantage to tho military and
other government ollleials.
The quest ion of how tho lino shall
bo constructed iilong tho great Wild
of tho Yukon ban not yet Wen do-,
terimnrd. This neck of land is be
tween 30 and 10 miles wido. Should
tho lino follow the river it would lc
much longer than an overland section,
and could not lx reached in summer,
except by u large repair force,
which would make it expensive and
difficult of maintenance. During
tho past winter if it olllccr has been in
tho field to see what can 1k done
across country between Fort Gibbon
and Fort Egbert. On his rejKirt the
department will act. Tho signal
coriM is feeling its way cautiously,
so as not to make the same errors as
were ascribed to the Canadian author
ities, who attempted to build u tele
graph lino from tho two ends without
making a survey of the route, nnd in
consequence, at the close of a season,
found that the two ends that were to
have connected had over lapped each
other for some miles, one going on
one side of a mountain and tho othci
on the opposite side. And for weeki
neither party knew of tho proximity
of the other.
HEAD WAS SEVERED.
"Black Jack" Kctchum, a Noted Desperado
Hanged. Rope Jerked Head from Body.
Clayton, N. M., April 27. Thomas
E. Ketchum, alias "Illack Jack," the
train roblcr, was hanged at 1 :21 P.
M. yesterday. Tho ropo broke but
his head was jerked off.
Tho execution took place in side
a stockiulo built for tho occasion.
The inclosurc was crowded, 150 spec
tators having been admitted.
When Kctchum mounted the plat
form at 1:17 his face was very pule,
but his eye swept out over tho crowd
very coldly and boldly, a if ho had
no fear. A priest stood nt his side,
as the rope was put around his neck.
The condemned man had consented
to this at the last moment.
Ketchum declined to make a speech
before tho noose was put around his
neck. Ho merely muttered "Good
by," then said, "Please dig my grave
very deep," and finally, "all right,
hurry up." His legs trembled, but
he kept his nerve.
When tho body dropped through
tho trap the half inch ropo severed
tho head as cleanly as if a knifo had
cut it. Tho body pitched forward
with blood spurting from tho headless
trunk. Tho head remained with tho
black cap and flew down into tho pit.
Pueblo Teacher Disappear.
memo, JOl., April iJ.a. iocui ,
wnHntinn is caused bv the mysterious.
. it . nn i i i
disappearance of Mrs. Mertio Buerger,
who for l years lias wicn a teacner in
tho Pueblo schools. Bloodhounds J
folinu-nl a trail from Mrs. Buerccr's
house to and under a bridge overi
Fountain creek, a shallow stream.
Tho Arkansas river, somo distanco
further on, has been dragged, withcut
result.
Nebraska Prairie On Fire
Valentine, Neb., April 20, Word
received from tho southwestern part of
this (Cherry) county is to tho effect
that disastrous prairio fires aro raging
there; that the buildings of ono cat
tlo ranch have been entirely wiped out
and that other ranches aro threatened.
Details aro very meager, and it is im
possible to learn tho namo of tho
ranch which has suffered the loss of its
buildings, which is about 00 miles
from here. Tho report says that tho
fires started about 4 o'clock in tho
afternoon.
Disloyal Utterances Suppressed.
Blocmfontcin, Orango River Col
ony, April 29. Tho provost marshal,
presiding over a court of summary
jurisdiction, has announced his inten
tion of suppressing disloyal utter
ances. Ho has ordered a British sub
ject named Mitchell to bo deported to
Ceylon for abusing an army order to
tho effect that householders shall sus
pend a board outsido of their doors
giving tho names of ail tho occupants
of that particular houso.
over motiT or way
Senator Clark's Men Clash with
Nevada Officers.
WORKMEN I0N0RU StlCKHT'S ORDERS
Attempt to Prevent Waoni Loaded with Sup.
piles from Crossing Disputed Ground
Will Sctlfe It In Court.
Uvada, Utah, April 29. Tho first
clash lxwteon the Oregon Short Lino
and Senator Clark's forces for imissos
siou of tho disputed Utah A California
grade occurred today when 22 wagons
loaded with ties wero driven up to
tho right of way by order of Superin
tendent Young. Tho first team was
promptly stopped by tho Clark forces.
Sheriff Johnson thou demanded that
tho teams bo allowed to puss over tiro
public road, but tho Clark force again
refused to allow tho teamsters to pro
ceed. The teamsters then attempted
to forco their horses through, but tho
Clark men, heavily reinforced mid
armed with shovels and pick handles,
rushed to tho horses heads and stopind
them. For two hours tho argument
was kept up, several of tho teauistors
in tho meantiino succeeding in break
ing through and getting their wagons
upon tho right of way.
Finally tho Clark forces nskod for
an armistice and an agreement was
reached by which tho wagons aro not
to Ik) unloaded and the Clark forces
are to retire to their second lino of
defense at tho barlx'd wire trooha,
two miles down the grade, K'uding a
determination in court of tho rcsec
tivo rights of tho claimants. This
nrtinn. it is lxliived. removes tho
danger of a further clash between tho
rival forces.
BOER FORCE CAPTURED.
Surrounded at Night by Lieutenant Reld and
a Small Party ot English.
London, April 29. Tho war olllco
has received tho following dispatch
from Ixird Kitchener: "Pretoria,
April 27. Since yesterday tho col
umn rcxrt the Hoer losses to be 12
killed, 20 wounded, 47 captured and
42 surrendered. In addition to tho
foregoing, Lieutenant Held, with 20
Bushmen, captured Miutlicasi ot wm
misio drift. Oliphant's river, Com
mundant Schoeder and 41 Boers to-
ccthcr with a Maxim. Iteid's men
crept up and surrounded them Ix-foro
dawn, and oiioned fire, tho Iloers im
mediately surrendering.
In a hitter message forwarding ad
vices from General Kitchener, his
brother, tho commander in chief says:
"General Kitchener reports Irom
Snardeo Plat 18 Ilocin killed, 14
taken prisoners and 3, (MX) cattle and
many wagons captured.
WON BY AMERICANS.
Pittsburt; Firm Will Build Locoijotlvts for
Indlr.
New York, April 21). An American
concern has secured tho contract for
locomotives recently ordered by tho
Calcutta port commissioners, despite
active European coniiK'tition.
Tho Indian authorities invited bids
in the open market for niiio locomo
tives. Tho lowest Uritish bid was
that of Neilson, Iteid A Company,
Glaecow. Their prico was 1,5411,
against tho Pittsburg Locoinotivo
Company's bid of 1,378 for each
engine. Tho Pittsburg company also
offered quick delivery, undertaking
to fulfill its contract inside, of six
months, whilo tho shortest timo given
by British builders was nine months.
Tho Calcutta officials accepted tho
tender of tho American company.
This is the first contract for loco
motives Americans havo secured
abroad through lower prices. Pre
vious contracts havo como to this
country because of prompt delivery.
Anaconda Burglars Stole Safe Bodily.
Anaconda ,Mont., April 29. Two
burglara entered tho Alaska saloon
early today by forcing tho Main
street door. Bodily picking up a 300
pound safe, they loaded it onto an
express wagon. Driving outsido tho
city limits they broke tho safo oixni
and secured f 10,000 in gold. Putting
tho broken safo back into tho wagon
they started tho horso for tho city
and mado good their escape No
clew.
Robbed The Exprses.
Macon, Ga., April 29. An express
car of tho Central Georgia railroad
going from Atlanta to Savannah was
robbed this morning by two men who
boarded tho train at Macon. After
tho train pulled out of Macon tho two
men, who had secreted themselves in
somo way, entered tho express car
and confronted tho express messenger.
They seized and bound his hands and
feet and threw a sack over his head.
Thoy tlion wont through his packages
and secured about $350, but left a
$1,000 package lying on tho floor.
Chinese Came Back.
Tokin, April 29. Tho Chinese reg
ulars who retired boyond tho Grout
wall havo reappeared nt another point
wiihin tho international area.
Strong representations havo been
mado to tho Chinese- plouipotcntiatics
in regard to tho necessity for their
immcdiato retirement. Tho French
forco is in readiness to renew tho
operations, but has been ordered to
I await the result of- tho imperial
edicts.
BANDS OP ROBBERS.
Depredations of Thieves and Pirates Inertsilsjj
In Vicinity of Pekln.
Ilorlin, April 30. Field Marshal
Count von Wnldersro in a dlspatoh
from I'okln, reports that marauding
has inorcAsod nenr lloslwu and Matu,
ami that junks used as transports bo
tween these place havo brsu attacked.
Lieutenant Colonel Arnstndt hei besn
srnt frotu Tien Tsin to tho dliturbud
district in command of a composite
column. Count von Waldoracc also
roiMirts, under Pokti) date, as follows:
''Colonel lloffincister, command
lug tho Fourth infantry und two com
panies of mountain artillery, attacked
the enemy April 23 by tho great wall,
10 kilometers south of II t Khan
Kwan, and forced them to retlrn with
heavy losses Into Hliitu Si. Wo lost
four wounded anil captured four lings
and four old pattern guns. General
Voyron Intlmatr Unit ho intends to
ovaouato tho nolghborhoood of Shan
Ting and return to Tho Ting Fu.
His extended outposts remain at Sin
Lei. I am keeping a forco at Aniul-
ing pass."
In Pursuit of the Chinese.
London. Anril 30. A Ilouter dis
patch from I'okln says tho headquar
ters stuff has received a telegram from
a British olllccr iiecoinpituylug tho
expedition to tho effect that on April
t lit Hermans crossed into suaii m
through tho Ktiuk Nan and Chang
Chen Liu passes, in pursuit of tho
retreating Chinese, whom they fol
lowed 18 miles, lighting a sharp ac
tion. Tho French troops remained
in occupation of the passei. The Ger
mans returned April 25, nnd tho
French handed over tho passes to
them mid returned to their provious
outposts. Tho (leriiuiiiH aro said to
havo had four men killed and fivo
officers and HO men wounded. Tho
Chinese loss is not known.
MEXICAN MINISTERS.
Diplomatic Relations Resumed With Austria
and American Republics.
Washington, April 30. A completo
renpproachment IhHwooii tho govern
ments of Austria and Mexico has been
brought alxiut, and as n result each
country is alxuit to send a minister to
tho other. This terminates an Inter
national estrangement dating back to
tho days when young Mnximillinu of
Austria sought to gain a foothold in
Mexico, and loit his life in tho ad
venture. A hill has passed tho Mexi
can congress providing for a minister
to Austria at n salary of f 15,000 an
nually. Austria will take similar ac
tion by sending n minister to Mexico,
and this will close the long and his
toric separation.
Tho Mexican government has also
taken stepi to resume diplomatic
communication with South American
countries, tho first movo in that di
rection IxMng tho apX)intment of a
Mexican minister to tho Argentine
republic. For many years thero has
been no diplomatic intercourse be
tween Mexico and her sister republics
on tho southern continent, ns thero
wan little, commcrco between them,
and few txilitical questions requiring
diplomatic representations. Recent
ly, however, Argeutinu has ma'do u
friendly movo by accrediting a min
ister both to Washington and Mexico
City, and Uruguay has taken similar
action. Tho selection of Mexico City
as tho place for holding tho congress
of American republics has had a fur
titer inrlucucn in inducing Mexico to
extend her rolations with South and
Central America.
THE NEW COMET.
Brightest That Has Appeared to View for Over
Nineteen Years.
Elkhorn, Wis., April30. Tho new
comet which was olsiervctl this morn
ing at tho Yerkcs observatory, at Wil
liams bay, is said by astronomers. to
bo the brightest that has appeared
for 10 years, Notice was received
yesterday by telegraph from Harvard
university that a comot had leen dis
covered at Quconstown April 23, and
observed at Capo of Good Hoio on
the morning of April 25. Its position
at that timo was about 10 degrees
southwest of tho sun. Its position
this morning was some 15 degrees
north of tho sun, indicating a very
rapid northeasterly movement.
Nothing could bo scon of tho coles
tial visitor lost evening at sunset, but
this morning Professor E, R. Frost,
rtRaSntril tiv V. It. Sulliavn. ftnw tlin
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J1CVY uuillUb Uf:ui i.ifuvu WJU Jiurizuil.
About 20 minutes befora sunriso it
could bo plainly seen, although tho
sky was quite bright. It was of an
orango color, with two prominent
. kits or streamers. It remuincd vis-
lblo until lo minutes or moro after
sunriso, when it faded away in tho
growing light. It was too low in tho
sky to bo obsorved by tho 40 inch
tclcscopo, and tho sky was so bright
that nothing could bo scon with tho
12 inch instrument.
The Government Will Refund,
Washington, April 30. Commis
sioner of Internal Rovonuo Yerkcs,
in pursuant of tho action of tho
United States supremo court in de
claring the tax of 10 cents on oxport
bills of lading uuconstutional, has
informed inquirers that tho amounts
paid for tho stamps will bo rofunded
on claims qf tho value of $2 or over.
It is estimated that about .$800,000
has been, collected undor this tax
since it went into effcot, July 1, 1898.