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COTTAGE GROVE. . . .OREGON.
EVENTS OF THE DA
A Comprehensive Review ol Iht Important
Happenings ol iht Pitt Week Presented
In Condensed Form Which Is Mot'
(Jkely (o Prove ot Interest to Ovt Minr
R-vdert.
Turkov is in bad financial
straits.
Americans captured a rcbol
camp
in Bohol island.
Sousa'a band is playing to overflow
ing audiences in London.
Firo destroyed tlio Crawfordsvillo,
Jnd., wiro and nail plant. Loss,
$150,000.
Lord Salisbury is said to bo aging
rapidly, and displays little interest in
public affairs.
Ilobbcrs blow open tlio Bollorsville,
0., postoflico safe, and secured $300
worth of stamps and $50.
Fittsbure, Pa., switchmen have
mado n demand for hiehor wages and
will go on strike if refused.
Tho bodies of tlio eight mining
officials were recovered from tho
Baby mine in West Virginia.
Two men have been arrested and
confessed to tho murder ot young
Morrow, which occurred in Portland
On tho suggestion of Germany and
Russia, thero has been an inter
national exchango of views regarding
the surveillance of anarchists.
Tho steamer Alerta, with 200 pas
soncers.somo ot them discharged sol
diors. is believed to have been lost
while en route from Subig bay to
Manila.
Pretoria reports many more cap
tures in the Transvaal and Orange
River Colony. In the southeastern
district of the Transvaal, tho British
troops are dealing with isolated par
tics of Boers.
Aguinaldo wants to plead his cause
before congress.
Queen Draca, of Servia, is said to
havo been shot at.
Firo at a Colorado mine caused tho
loss of probably 100 lives.
Canada will raiso a mounted corps
for the South African war.
Colombian Liberals captured Colon
nfter three hours' of fighting.
A fund is being raised in Manila to
prevent the execution of Torres.
Marines in Samar scaled a cliff 200
feet high and destroyed three insurg
ent camps, killing 30 rebels.
In his coming messago tho presi
dent will recommend the re-enactment
and strengthening of tho Chi
nese exclusion law.
Tho union iron molders of San
Francisco will return to work on a
nine hour basis with an increase of
2)4 cents per hour in wages.
Green goods men have been selling
' postmasters of small towns stamps
from "understroyed plates of tho gov
ernment." The secret sarvico is do
ing its best to capture the bunco men.
Two fast trains on the Santa Fe
crashed into each other near the
Needles, Cal., resulting in the death
of two and tho fatal injuring of sev
eral. Quito a number were less seri
ously hurt.
Student riots have occurred in
Spanish towns.
Colonel Meade, ot the marines, is
on trial for drunkenness.
Firo at Assumption,! 111., destroyed
property valued at $o&,000.
Tho Metropolitan bank, of Ta-
coma, has closed its doors.
Ex-Representative Sweet, oydaho,
is charged with embezzlement.
Tho National reciprocity conven
tion has opsncd in Washington.
Smallpox is spreading in Vienna,
do cases being reported in two days,
Prominent Seattle woman has beon
carrying on smuggling on a large
scale.
An entire family near Los Angeles,
Cal., was shot and then literally cut
to pieces.
Consul Dickinson has located Miss
Stono and asks for Bulgarian troops
to roseuo her.
John Hay was tho principal speaker
at tho iow York chamber of com
merco dinner.
Thero is trouble in tho Washington
delegation over tho appointment of a
United btatcs marshal.
Tho United States training ship
Alert has sailed from San Diego for
AJagdalena bay lor gun practice.
Robbors blew open tho safo of the
.First National Bank at Mondori,
Wis., and secured between $5,000
and $0,000.
Two plaguo deaths are reported
.from Odessa.
Bolomen tried to rush an American
force In Samar.
Oregon wins 232 prizes at Pan
American Exposition.
The people of the South think that
ns soon as they can havo faster steam
ers and more of them they can keep
all their cotton mills working full time
making cloth for export
Dr. Bozarro, of Gorz, haa published
a pamphlet In which ho tries to prove
that tho Adriatic hap for more than a
thousand years been rising and en
croaching on Its shores. Tho .lower
parts of Trlest aro experiencing trou
ble already, and in course of tlmo Ven
ice will be burled In tho mud of tho
lagoon.
IDAHO'S LOG CABIN PRINTING OFFICE.
Idaho has a printing oll'icc and a good one that it still maintained in
tho old log cabin built over 20 years ago. Tho Wood River Times, daily and
weeklv, at Hailey, occupies this odd building and everything about it is com
fortable and convenient. Additions to tho building havo Wen made as
needed, partly of logs and partly of modorn building material. T. K. Ptcotto
has owned and published Tho Times since tho first issue, Juno lfi, 1881.
When tho daily was started, May 22, 1882, Associated Press dispatches woro
received hv wiro at Blacktoot and then sent 175 m,ilos by stage to Hailoy. It
was tho first daily published in Idaho. Tho office iloor in tho log cabin was
for a tinio tho virgin soil. Then llooring wa hauled in 1G0 miles, costing
$125 per thousand feet. Mr. Picotto has been identified with daily papers in
New York City, Chicago and several other largo cities, always in im
portant and successful positions. With n single oxecption ho has always do
clincd political offices, becauso ho feels that a nowspapor man should devote
all his timo to his profession. Tho log cabin printing otfico attracts all visit
ors to tho Wood rivor country ond Editor Picotto may well bo proud, of his
building, his plant and his two nowspapers.
CONGER'S PROTEST.
Was Made Under Instructions From the State
Department.
Washington, Nov. 25. Minister
Conger's action in protesting to tho
Chinese government against tno arbi
trary cancellation of a railway fran
chise, granted to an American coni-
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corporation, was taken upon represcn-
tations niado to the state department
by the American-China Improvement
Company, which has a franchise to
construct a railroad from Canton to
Hankow. It is understood that for
feiture of the claim was based on two
counts: First, that the road was not
completed within tho stipulated pcr-
od of time; and second, that tho
American corporation had passed to
the Belgians.
The state department holds that tho
conditions in China for the past year
and a half have been such as to make 1
t impossible lor tno American com-
pany to have completed its work, and
that for this delay the (Jhineso gov
ernment itself is responsible. In tho
second count tho fact that the road
maintains its American charter
makes it incumbent upon our govern
ment, following its rule, to defend
the franchise.
A BANKRUPT GOVERNMENT.
Turkey Is Without Funds and Unable to Bor
row Troops Are Unpaid.
Constantinople, Nov. 26. Never
has the Turkish government been in
such financial straights as at the
present time. It is impossible to see
how tho expenses of the Ramazan and
Bairam, due in December and Janu
ary and involving 300,000, can bo
met. The Ottoman bank utterly re
fuses to make any moro advances and
the penury is so acute that even the
troops in many provinces are unpaid.
The consequenco is that thero have
been mutinies in several districts.
Hostile demonstrations here recently
have only been quieted by tho author
ities hastily scraping together a few
thousand piastres as something on ac
count. Athletic Club Swindle.
Fort Scott, Kan., Nov. 2C The
federal grand jury has indicted five of
tlio principal men of tho Webb City,
Mo., Athletic Club in connection
with recent heavy losses of monoy at
tlio club's foot racing track. It is as
serted by tho ollicors that tho mem
bers of tho club do not deny having
won, in the last 18 months, upward
of $200,000. Tho winnings last week
uro known to havo been .1-27,000. not
withstanding tho publicity resulting
from tho prosecution instituted by
Representative J. M. Davis, of this
county, who lost $5,000 thero and
says ho was swindled out of it.
The Charleston Exposition.
Charleston, S. C, Nov. 20. The
opening of tho South Carolina Inter
state and West Indian exposition is
ohly six days off and all tho builders
and exhibitors aro on tho rush. The
United States marino corps has gone
into camp on tho exposition grounds
for tho entire exposition period.
Many of tho best exhibits have
already arrived, and tho interiors of
the buildings aro boine beautified bv
ricii decorations. Tho merchants and
manufacturers of this city will mako
tho opening day a public holiday.
Grave Fears for German Vessel.
Long Branch, N. J.. Nov. 20.
Storm tossed and lying bioadsido at
anohor in a heavy sea, tho Gorman
ship Flotbok, from Plymouth for Now
xork, was laboring hard against all
odds, to savo herself from being
beached at a lato hour tonight, about
ono-third of a milo off shoro, between
North Long Branch and Monmouth
beach. Gravo fears aro entertained
by tho lifo saving station officers at
Monmouth beach.
PERISHED AT SEA.
Philippine Steamer With 200 Passengers,
May Be Lost.
Manila, Nov. 20. Tho local steam
er Alerta, with 200 passengers, includ
ing somo discharged American sol
diers, from Olongapo, Subig bay, to
Manila, is bclioved to have been lost.
Captain Edward l l.awton's coin-
panv of tho Nineteenth infantry has
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attacked and captured an insurgent
fort on Bohol island, south of Cebu,
in tho Visayan gruiip. This fort was
surrounded on all sides by n preci
pice, and tho only entrance to tho
higher ground was guarded by a stock
ado, with a lino of entrenchments be
hind it. Captain Lawton sent Ser
geant McMahon and 20 men to climb
the precipico and attack tho fort in
tho rear. Sergeant MoMahon's party
accomplished their task after thrco
hours' climbing through tho thick
undergrowth. They took tho enemy
by surprise and drovo them from tho
fort. As tlio insurgents escaped, they
had to pass the remainder of Captain
Lawton 's company at a distanco of 160
yards. Here tho enemy suffered ter
rible losses. Tho insurgents defended
themselves with both cannon and
rilles. Tho cannon wero captured;
tho smaller ones wero removed, while
the larger ones wero buried. Captain
Lawton, in his report, makes special
mention of tho bravery of Sergeants
McMahon and List.
General Chaffee has ordered that in
the futuro complete records shall bo
kept of all natives taking the oath of
allegiance to tho United states,
Duplicates cf theso records will bo
signed in English, Spanish and Tagal.
ASSAULTED BY MINERS.
Non-Union Men Are Attacked at Mines Near
Vlncennes, Indiana,
Vinconnes, Ind., Nov. 21. Four
hundred union coal miners from
Washington, Connelburg, Petersburg,
Princeton and Montgomery arrived
noro at an early hour this morning
and at 5 o'clock made an attack upon
tho non-union miners employed at
tho Prospect Hill mines near this
city. As a result two men aro fatally
hurt and a half dozen moro seriously
injured.
Tho union miners formed at tho
union station and marched to tho
minos. Just as tho men on tho day
shift wero going on duty they wero
attacked. Tho union men asked for
tho foreman and when told that lie
was in bed said: "All right; wo
will got him." They started after
Scott, tho foreman, and in tho moleo
that followed Scott and his family
defended themselves as best they
could but wero powerless. Scott was
badly beaten and W. P. Collins, an
attorney ot Washington, a brother-in
law of Scott, who was visitinc with
the family, sustained injuries that may
provo latai.
What New York's Election Cost.
Now York, Nov. 25. Tho pay rolls
of the boards of education of greater
Now York, which havo been approved,
show that tho recent city olecton cost
tho municipality $070,000, or $1.08 for
each votor that was registered Adver
tising cost $90,000; ballot printing
$35,000; incidentals $75,000, and tho
rest went to registration and election
officers. Tho state also oxpended
about $0,000 in connection with tho
olection.
Will Leave Sofia.
Sofia, Nov. 25 Mr. Diokinson, tho
diplomatic agent hero of tho United
States, has returned to Constantino
ple. Thero is obviously np prospect
of a settlement with Miss StonCs
abductors Tho doparturo of Mr.
Diokinson will probably havo a good
effect upon tho brigands who havo
Miss Stono in thoir possession, as
they may fear to lose everything by
not accenting Mr. Dickinson's nro-
posals.
NEWS OE TEE STATE
TCM3 OF INTEREST FROM ALL
PARTS OF OREGON.
Commercial and Financial Happenings of Im
portanceA Brief Review ol the Orowth
and Improvements ot the Many Industries
Throughout Our Thriving Commonwealth
-Latest Market KeporL
The rush (or publio lands In Uma
tilla county wero nuvor so numerous
ns this year.
t Another oil company has boon
! organized to operate in the Malheur
county district.
! Portland capitalists aro figuring nn
1 leading tho Weston water works and
electric light plant.
A four-foot vein of rich gold Iwiir-
ing (liinrtz has been uncovered in the
llaker milling district.
The Cohurg lumber mill has in
stalled an elcctrio light plant and
will run day and night.
A vein of coal has Won discovered
near Huntington which promise to
develop into a very fair quality.
Scarcity of cars in Southern Ore
gon is delaying somewhat the ship
ment of wheat from that section.
Small stockmen in tho southern
part of Umatilla comity aro being
crowded out of business by tho own
ers of largo herds.
Of tho estimated 1,000,000 to 4,500,
000 bushels of wheat raised in Uma
tilla this year, a total of 1, 500.000
bushels havo been sold to dato. Tho
price averaged about -10 cents.
According to present indications,
Pendleton will suffer a fuel famine
this your, ns there are about 4,000
cords less of wood in the market than
usual. Tho shortage is duo to a scar
city of laborers.
Tho Astoria Canning Company will
not soli Its Alaska cannery to tho
trust.
A dally mall scrvlco will at once bo
Instituted between North Yamhill and
Tillamook.
Tho 10-stamp mill on the Flagsstaft
mine at Baker City Is again running
day and night.
Tho Astoria City Council has or
dered, tho Improvement of five blocks
of city streets.
Seattlo capitalists havo purchased
the Llttlo Chieftain mlno, In tho Myr
tle Crook district, for $20,000.
Portland nartlos havn bonded thrnn
claims in the Myrtlo Crock district
for $12,000, and another for $10,000.
Stock In alt parts of tho state Is
reported as being In bettor condition
now than evor beforo. Stockmen nro
sanguine that the losses this wlutor
will bo very small.
Tho amount ot scalp bounty war
rants Issued by WaBco County dur
lng tho two months ending Octobor
31 Is 602. This Is less than tho two
corresponding months of last year.
T. L. Gilliam has 6,500,000 feet ot
sawlogs ready on tho Upper Mohawk
to dellvor on his 10,000,000 contract
with tho Booth-Kelly company as
soon as thero Is sufficient water to
ran them.
Lewis C. Poolor, a pioneer of 18S2,
died at Wlllard, In tho Waldo Hills,
NoTomber 8, agod 69 years. Ho wad
a natlra of New York. Ho crossed
the plains to Oreogn with an ox
team and sottlod In tho district whore
he dlsd.
Portland Markets.
Wheat Walla Walla, 57;
stem, 58o; Valley, 5057c.
bluo-
Flour Best grades, $2.G53.50
per barrel; graham, $2.50.
Oats Nominal 95$1.00 pr cental.
Barley Feed, $15.5010; browing,
$10 10.75 por ton.
Millstuffs Bran, $15.50 17; mid-
dling, $102O.5O; shorts, 1017.50;
chop, $1510.50.
Hay Timothy. $1112; clovor,
$77.50; Oregon wild hay, $50 por
ton.
Butter Fancy crcamory,2520 Jc ;
dairy, 1822o; store, 12K14o per
pound.
Eggs Storage, 2022; fresh, 28
30o, Eastorn Tz'ibo.
Chcoac Full cream, twins, 13
13c; Young Amorica, 1415c.
Poultry Cliickens, mixed, $2.50
3.C0; hens, $1.00; dressed, 10llo
per pound springs, $2.50 3.00,
por dozen; ducks, $3 for old $3.00
4.00 for young; geese, if (!7 por doz
en; turkeys, livo, ll12o; dressed,
12 Mo por pound.
Mutton Lambs,3Jc gross ; dressed
00Kc per pound; slicep,$3.25 gross;
dressed, G0Jo por pound.
Hogs Gross,heavy,$00.25; light,
$4.755; dressed, 77o per pound.
Veal Small, 88Ko;largo,77&o
per pound,
Beef Gross top steers, $3.504.00:
cows and heifers, $3.003.50; dressed
beef, SQOo por pound.
Hops 810o por pound.
Wool Valloy,ll13o por pound ;
Eastern Oregon, 812)o; mohair,
2021o por pound. '
Potatoes 0585 por sa'ok.
The first English postage stamp was
black, but tho postmarks were hardly
visible on It, and this tone was fol
lowed by rod, with the familiar por
trait of Queon Victoria.
Vibration caused by tho under
ground electrlo road has Injured tho
towor of St. Mary-lo-Bow on Cheap
side, London, a famous church built
by Sir Christopher Wren. Tho com
pany has agrood to pay $5000 In order
that tho towor might be straightened.
It Is now 23 Inches out of perpendicu
lar.
CONSIDINE CLEARED.
The Jury Finds lllin Not Guilty of the Mur.
dcr of Meredith.
fcoattlo, Nov. 22. John W. Consl
dino luft tho King county ootirt house
shortly boforo (I o'clock Inst ovoning
a free man, According to tho verdict
of tho jury, ho Is not guilty of tho
murder of ox-Ohiof of Pollco William
Ii. MoriHlith, Tho verdict was road
in tho court room at 5 :!I5, oxaotly
tlirqo hours from the time tho jury
men wero looked up for deliheratlon.
It was received by tho defendant, his
family, friends and aontuil with every
.evidence of joy and relief. Thero was
no demonstration of any kind from
the big audience, tlio only(inoveinent
lieing toward the doors
Tho members of tho jury aro rotl
eout concerning what went on behind
the doors ot their room. One and all
decline to miy how they stood on the
tlmt ballot, or to give the nunilier of
ballots taken. No explanation was
offered for tho long delay. As one
juror expressed it s "Wo expect con
siderable adverse criticism, and a
good deal of the other kind, so wo
have agreed not to say anything
about how wo reached tho verdict. "
After the reading of the verdict,
Tom and John Cousidluo both rose
and grafted the hands of the jury
men, who wore by this timo filing
from the box. There was a general
shaking of hands about tho CoiihIiIIiio
table for several minutes, and then
the courtroom was gradually cleared.
Tho long trial was over.
It is not thought likely that Tom
Coiisidiuo, who is also charged with
the murder of Meredith, will bo
brought to trial, although tho prose
cuting attorney has given out no
otatcmeut to this effect.
VALUABLE CARGO.
Steamship Broujhl Products From Alaska
Valued a $200,000.
Sonttlo, Nov, 20. Products of Alas,
ka valued at $200,000 wero brought to
Sonttlo as tho cargo of n slnglo vessel,
tho Senator, Captain James II. Patter
son, which arrived from tho North to
day. Fish and AbIi products nude up
tho entire shipment. Thore woro 37,
315 cases of salmon from I'otarsburg,
Glrard Point and Sitka Bay canuorles,
and 1600 casos of fish guano nnd 660
barrola of fish oil from tho Kllaanoo
fisheries.
On the return tho Sonntor got
aground on a rocky bottom nt tho
north entrance to Wrangol Narrows,
bending sevoral plates on tho star
board sldo forward. Sho hung fast
about 20 minutes nnd then hauled hor
self off. While tho springing ot tho
platos did not cause a leak, It may lat
er bo nocessary for tho vessol to go
Into drydock.
The Senator brought 89 pasongors
from various Southeastern Alaska
points, promlnont among whom woro
Professor C. C. Gcorgcson, special
agent of tho united Statos Agrlcul
tural Department; W. T. Suramors,
president of the First National Bank
ot Juneau, and Dr. B. K. Wilbur, of
Sitka.
Roosevelt's Message Is Long.
Wnhsington, Nov. 21. Thocabinot
meeting today lasted about two and a
half hours. Tho wholo timo was
spent in tho rending of tho president's
messago and in commenting upon its
various features. Tho messago is
lone, and is said to bo vigorous in
tone, in that respect nt least quito
characteristic of Roosevelt No other
business was transacted.
Japan May Adopt Holland Type.
Now York, Nov. 20. Commanders
Nishi and Sata and Lieutenant Ide,
of the Japancso navy, witnessed a trial
of tho Holland subinariuo torpedo
boat Fulton hero today. When asked
what he thought of tho boat Com
mandor Nishi said he would recom
mend tho adoption of tho Holland
boat by tho Japaneso navy. After
witnessing tho milo snbmorged run
and porpoise dives, tho visitors took a
trip in tlio Fulton.
A Colorado Professor's Invention.
Boulder, Colo., Nov. 25. Dr. Wil
liam Diiaiie, professor of physios nt
tho stnto university, has just been
granted a patent for an invention by
which a largo number of telegraph
messages can be sent over one wiro
and earth return at the same time.
In tho physical laboratory at tho uni
versity, it is said, ho has had as many
as 18 circuits working on the same
wiro and return all at tho samo timo.
On any of theso circuits tho Morse
instrument can be placed and used ex
actly as with the single wire now used,
Student Klots In Spain.
Madrid Nov. 2L Studdnts' riots
havo begun in Madrid. Yesterday
tho tramways woro attacked, and
attempts woro mado to sot the-cars on
firo. Over 20 persons wero injured.
Students disordors woro also roportcd
in Barcelona and Valonola, In tho
senate several senators roferrcd to tho
serious nature of tho student disturb
ances and tho minister of education
replied that tho government was re
ceived upon acting with tho greatest
energy.
Shot by a Woman.
Creston, la., Nov. 21. Mrs. Charles
Edwards, a widow, living thrco miles
west of lisro, today shot Andy Narly
and Herman James, whito, who sho
claims Wero trying to prevent hor
from occupying a leased farm whoro
tho shooting occurred, Nearly may
dio, but James is not eoriously hurt.
Mrs.' Edwards ahdjior children woro
ojectod last week.
TOBAItOUTOIlINESIi
WORK OF THE CALIFORNIA EX.
CLU8ION CONVENTION.
He. Enactment of the Oeary Law Is Demanded
Memorial Adopted, Asking lor Keitric.
Hon of Japanese and Olhtr PoreUjnr
Three Thousand Delegates Present, Hep.
resenting All Parts of the Stale.
Ban Franoisco, Nov 25. The Chi
neso Exclusion Convention, ux-lton.
rosentatlvo T. J. Deary, olminiiiui
ootnixiKcd of .'1.000 dologatos, rnprc.
Hontiug tlio state, county nnd ouy
governments, and Industrial nnd oiviij
organUatlotiH in all parts of C'aii.
fornlu, today adopted the followmt'
resolutions:
First Wo demand tlio contluanee
of tho existing treaties with ('hum,
and tho ro-ouaotuiunt of the deary
exclusion law
Second Wo recommend that tin.
California delegates in congress net
unitedly In the presentation of a hill
to accomplish this purpoKo, and line
their utmost endeavors to secure its
immediate enactment Into a law.
As ii auppleniontal roixirt, the com.
mittuo on resolutions presented a
statement, which was adopted, ncog
nixing tho menace to tho ludiiHirial
conditions on tho coast ot the rapidly
increasing number of Japanese ami
other Asiatic immigrants, and asking
that the matter bo referred to the ex
ecutive comniitteo with instructions
to take siioh steps ns mayboneocHiary
to sccuru all possible protection from
tho evils set lortli,
Tho convention also .adopted u
memorial, stating at length the rea
sons why tho continued restriction of
Chinese and other Asiatic immigra
tion is demanded by the people- of
the Pacific coast.
LOST IN THE BABY MINE.
Party of Officials Went In to Investigate and
Probably Perlihed.
Bluofields, W. Yn., Nov. 25. At
11 o'clock this morning Superintend
ent Walter O'Malloy, of tho Poca
hontas Colliers OoniiNiny, with Htnlo
Mino Inspector William Priest and it
jmrty of six others, ontorod the west
mine of tho Southwest Virginia Im
provement Company's colliery for tho
purpose of learning tho true situation
in regard to tho recent ex plosion and
fire in tho Baby mino, and up to mid
night have not Won hoard from.
At 0 P. M. a party consisting of ex
perienced miners, led by Assistant
Suiierinteudeiit King, entered tho
mine in rescue of tho lost nartv of
eight, hut at 0:15 they returned, hav
ing encountered such a eiiautity of
black damp as to mako ;lt impossible
to proceed any distanco into tlio
mine. All efforts aro being lined to
recover tlio bodies of tho inspecting
party, but no Iiojk) is ontortained
that any of them will bu recovered
alive.
Tho firo that originally started in
tho Baby mine last week, and whioli
was supposed to havo been under con
trol, is now burning fiercely. All tho
members of the lojt party uro prom
inent in tho coal field, and the excite
ment now prevailing at Pocahontas
is intense, business having been prac
tically susponded. All tho membore
of tho party aro married, somo having
large families.
RETURN OF CHINE8E.
Great Ruth to Get Back Before the Present
Exclusion Law Expires,
Port TowiiHond, Wnshtl Nov. 25.
According to advices from tho Oriont
brought by tho steamship Kinshiu
Maru, arriving today, considerable
oxoitemont provails in China over tho
attitude of the United States relative
to tho exclusion law, and fears aro on
tortained among a largo niinilior of
Celestials now in China who aro en
titled to ruturn to the United States.
Tho present oxoluslon law expires in
May, 1002, and the basis of fears of
tho Chinese is that a now law will bo
enacted of such striugont natuio that
many of tho privileged class will bo
barred from returning, and hundreds
aro preparing to rush to tlio United
Statos before tho law oxpiros. Cus
toni house records hero show that dur
ing tho past few months moro Chinese
havo left tho United Statos to visit
China than durini; anv similar imrlnd
sinco, tho exclusion act wont into
forco, and nil aro now anxious to re
turn. Between now and noxt month
each steainor arriving from the Orient
win nring a largo numbor.
To Arrest Depopulation.
Paris, Nov. 25. Tlio senate todav
adopted proposals supported by tho
premier, M.Waldeok Itoussoau, to apt
point a commission to study tho
means to bo taken in ordor to arrest
tho depopulation of Franco.
Conspiracy at Johannesburg.
Johnnnosburg, Nov. 25. Anothor
conspiracy has boon nipped in tho
bud. Twenty arrosts woro mado in
various parts of Johannesburg. A
groat sensation followed.
Dutch Joining British Porces.
London, Nov. 25. Tho Pretoria
correspondent of tho Standard re
marks as a "significant proof of tho
growing cleavago in tho Boor ranka
und a hopoful sign," tho fnot that an
increasing numbor of ox-burghors aro
joining tho British forces in tho flold.
Ho says that sovoral suoh corps aro
now doing oxcoilont work,