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Bohemia Nugget a IIOWAUII lIKMItV, robtlalmra. COTTAGE GROVE ...OREGON. EVENTS OF THE DAY A Comprthenelvt Review ol th Important llapptnlnji of tht Past Week, Presented In a Condensed Form, Which It Most Likely to Inlertit Our Many Readers. Our exports to Afrlwijnro grcntor than tlioso to all South Amorim. After six weeks, tho strike In the anthracito coat fields shows no elgna ot an early settlement. President Mitchell, ot tho Mine workers' Union, is preparing a state ment for tho ppblic. TJ10 Fresno, Cnl., roundhousd of tho Botitbcr raclfle burned, togotber with 12 locomotives. Tho loss is estimated to bo nonrly f 200,000. Three tramps woro killed and poven reriously Injurod In a freight wreck near Falrbury, Nob. Tlireo of the train crow wero slightly Injured. Tho strike situation in tho Union Pacific machlno shops Is becoming rmrlous. The troublo may spread to other brancbos of the company. Monoy has been secured for the building of tho Denver & Taciflc Rail road. Tho now lino will aborton the time between Denver nnd Salt Lake by 10 hours. Tho United States government hat entered Into a contract with tho Mar coni Wlroloas Telegraph Company for tho erection of two wireless telegraph stations connecting Fort Gibbon, Alaa ka, with IUtca Rapid, on the Tanana, a distanco ot 105 miles on an air line. Tlio coal supply throughout thejiaat la running abort. Firo destroyed tbo business portion of Rugby, North Dakota. Packing companies of the country will form a billion dollar trust. Civil government has been estab lished in Samar, Philippine islands. Tho Vatican has accepted Judge Taft's proposal regarding Philippine friar landa. People have bocomo tired ol tho trouble caused In Patorson, N. J., by anarchists and will run them out of town. Tho feeling is goncral in the cabinet that legislation favoring the Panama canal routo will bo passed by the pres ent session of congress. Nc trace can be found of the Ameri can teachers who started out from Manila tor n day's outing, and it is feared that they have boon killed. A sensation lias been caused in Nome, by the court finding the United States marshal and a city councilman guilty of fixing juries. They will probably get the limit of the law. The bouse has passed tho general de ficiency bill. King Edward's physicians say ho must have absolute rest for a few days. A crenk called at the White House, but was arrested before any damage could bedone. India has been warned to prepare for a severe drouth this year through out the Bombay province. Thirty-one persons were injured in a Guthrie, O. T., fire which was started by an explosion of gasolino. It la said that tbo National Demo crats will offer the 1904 presidential nomination to Grover Cleveland. A Brigham, Utah boy has been kid naped. His abductors say that if they do not get (5,000 reward for his return ihey will cut off bis limbs. Patterson, N. J., is experiencing much difficulty from rioting strikers led by anarchists. They have wrecked several mills and it baB been necessary to declare martial law Four men were struck by lightning and killed near Sherman, Tex. It la rumored that a plot has been discovered to assassinate King Edward. John D. Rockefoller has donated three-quarters of a million dollars to the University of Chicago. Unprecedented cold weather prevails throughout Europe and it is feared that crops will bo ruined. Venezuelan rebels fired on a Nor wegian ship, killing the captain and wounding a passenger. American war ships have been sent to the scene. A disgraceful scene occurred in tbo French chamber ot deputies. Violent talk and nnmeroua threats led to ar rangements for a duel, which will be fought in a day or two. A resolution has been introduced into the house looking to tho settlement of the coal miners strike by arbitration. It is also intendcd.to settle all disputes in tbo future. Indian war veterans of the Northwest can secure their pensions under the new law through their etato delegations without going to the ncodloes expense of hiring pension attorneys. Brazil has a coast line of nearly 5,000 miles, with 52 sea ports. Your failure Is as sweet to your rival as it is bitter to yourself. New York hotels increased dining room prices becauso beef and other food prices have rlson. Senators opposing the Nlcaraguan canal routo, which is dotted with vol canoes, will urge the Martinique hor ror as an argument against choosing that waterway. Thero la a period In every girl's life when the dislikes her surname. Tho taste's ot a millionaire aro often Imprisoned in a pauper's puree. O. M. Schwab, president of tho United States Steel company, has bought a railroad, beach and hotel on Btaton Ieldnd to glvo his poor frlonds a vacation resort. American' Insurance losses on Mar tinique were email. St. Vincent risks ore carriod by English concerns. French companies hold most of tho Martinique rieke. Did LOSS BY FIRE. Nearly $400,000 Worth of Property Destroy, id on Portland's Waterfront. Portland, Juno 23. Firo originating in tho old Wolff A Zwickcr Iron Works Saturday night, swept away nearly six blocks of tho East Sldo wntor front property, burned down tbo two oast spans ol tho Madison streot bridge, re duced East Wntor street to ruins from Salmon to Jefferson streets, nml burned so hotly about tbo great oil filled tanks of tho Standntil Oil Comimny that It looked for a timo as if n terrlblo explo sion would spread tho flames out over tho river nnd along tho entire water front. Tho loss will reach (372,000, much of which is not covered by insur nnco. Thoro was no loss of life. Ono fireman was hurt, but not fatally. It waa 10:50 when tho alarm was turned in, nnd before tbo tret cngino company could roach tho foundry of the Phoonlx Iron Works, formerly tho Wolff A 7. wicker plant, tho roof waa ablaze, nnd tbo dry timbers wero carrying the fire in every direction. Tho wretched water facilities along tho streets, and the absence of any means to tnko tbo en gines to tho rivor, which was directly beneath tho roadway, made it Impos sible to do much more than spit at the flro with a few SO foot stream, and in loss than a halt hour tbo iron works wero in tho center of n rapidly widen tng zone of flame, which soon nxtended south beyond Jefferson street, and almost to the Troy Laundry Company, near East Yamhill. Every building in tho district was either leveled to tho ground or left a ciumbling ruin. READ THE RIOT ACT. Excitlnx Demonstration at a Lost Creek Colliery. Shenandoah, r.i., June 24. There was an exciting demonstration in the vicinity of tho Lehigh Valley Coal Company's four collieries, two miles from Lost Creek, this state. This morning about 300 men and boys gath ered at this place, threw stones nnd roughly handled several non unien men and clubbed a coal and iron policeman. Tho sheriff of Schulykill County finally dispersed the crowd. The crowd was attracted to the colliery by tho impor tation of new men to take the placo of strikers. Deputy sheriffs wero hurried to the place from Pottsrille, and, after the riot act had been read, the crowd was persuaded to disperse. Shortly aftei 6 o'clock the mob gathered again, and several men were attacked as they came out of the place. They were bad ly nsed up. A coal and iron police man, who came to their rescue, was atoned and clubbed, but was not seri ously hurt. The superintendent of the colliery would not allow bis men to make any move nor to use their re I volvers, and in a short time the crowd also scattered. In the meantime word was sent to I Wilkesbarre and 25 coal and iron po licemen were cent down, and arrived thero shortly after 7 o'clock. They were hooted, but wero not attacked. Everything is now quiet about the collieries. THE PATERSON STRIKE. Militia Will Bt Kept at Silk Mills Until All Trouble Is Over. Paterson, N. J., Juno 24. A meet ing of all trades unions connected with tho silk industry in this place was held late today. It was decided not to go to work again In the mills until the military had been withdrawn. No formal strike was declared, but the matter was left in the above shape. In addition to this, the unions decided to send a committee to tho millowners and ask them to submit the differences between tbo owners and dyers' helpers to arbitration. The city officials decided tonight to post militia at the mills and keep them there until the trouble Is over. Two hundred Winchester magazino rifles of the latest pattern arrived at police headquarters here today. The weapons were purchaeed by order of Mayor Ilinchcliffe. With the rifles came a largo consignment of ball cartridges. There are how rifles enough Bioreil at headquarters for tho mayor at a mo ment's notice to arm his 104 policemen, his 40 members of the fire department, and nearly, if not all, of tho special deputies, recently sworn in for riot duty by the sheriff of Passaic county. Toronto Street-Car Men Strike Toronto, Ont., Juno 24. The street car men of this city went on strike this morning. Moro than 900 men stopped work. The employes demand recog nition of their nnion, 25 cents an hour, and a nine hour day. The company is willing to pay from 17 to 21 cents an hour. The men, it Is understood, will accept from 18 to 21 cents an hour. Telephone Girls Walk Out. Des Moines. Ia., Juno 24. Sevonty telephone girls walked out of tho two local exchanges this morning, tying up the Iowa and Mutual lines. They havo organized a union, affiliated with tho American Federation ot Labor, and will attempt to make the strike goneral over the state. They demand an in crease of wagos to f 30 a month and a nine hour day. Shelled by Warship. Willemsted, Curacao, June 24. All day today a Venezuelan warship has I bombarded, without result, Macatoum, .a suburb of La Guayra, where 700 rev olutionists aro now entrenched. For a I month tho government has been Imi tating the tactics of tho Spaniards In Cuba and tho British in South Africa, by compelling natives and foreigners living In tho district, to abandon thoir I homes and concentrate at la Guayra. Tho United States gunboat Topeka anchored nt La Guayra today. NEWS OF THE STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM ALL PART8 OF OREGON. Commercial and Financial Happening ot Im portance A Drlef Review of tht Growth and Improvements of the Many Industries Throughout Our Thriving Commonwealth latest Market Report. Tho aalmon pack on tho Columbia river la much larger than nt this tliuo last yoar.' Tbo stMwbrery crep around Siilem will bo a third less thla year than t an overage yield. Tbo sawmill at Waldport has closed a contract for tbo full output of that mill, aggregating 6,000,000 feet. Stops havo been taken to interest Andrew Cnrnegio in tho library of .tho University ot Oregon nt Eugene. About 300 delegates nttonded tho district convention, Woodmen of tho World, held in Woodburn. Represen tatives to the supremo camp were elected. A bill baa been passed by the house authorizing tho solo of tbo unsold por tion of tho Umatilla recurvation. It Is thought the pciinto will also take up and pass tho measure before adjourn ment. Ono of tho special features of com mencement exercises nt tho Oregon Agricultural College was tho unveiling of a tablet to tho memory of Captain Geary, ex-commandnnt nt tbo college, who lost his life in tho Philippines. Tho Southern Oregon district con vention, Woodmen of tbo World, mot in Grants Pass last Wednesday. About 75 delegates wero in attendance and representatives to tbo supreme camp, which meets in Cripple Creek in Au gust, wero elected. The Oregon Pioneer Association held its 30th annual session in Portland Juno 18. Thero wero fully 1,000 in the procession. J. C. Moreland, of Multnomah county, was elected presi dent, and Silas II. Smith, ot Clatsop county, corresponding secretary. An unknown metal, occurring in nug gets, is found in quantities in tho placer mines in tho Waldo district, Southern Oregon. In luster and weight it resembles nickel. It also resembles platinum. Eastern mineralogists have become much interested in tho un known metal. Two sharp earthquako shocks were felt at Newport last week. The North Polo mine, in Eastern Oregon is to bo supplied with a now 20-stamp mill at an early date. Joel Ware, one of tho beat known pioneers of Lane county, is dead. Ho was born in 1832 and came West in 1852. Two droves of cattle, one of 320 head and the other of 760 head, left Douglas county last week for Klamath county, (or range during tho summer. I Fmitgrowors ol Marion county now estimate that they will have half a crop of prunes. Other fruits do not seem to have been injured so much by the Jate cold Bpring rains. The Uncle Dan mine, Eastern Ore gon, while not likely to prove a bonan za, thero is every reason to believe that it will bo a moderate and Eteady pro ducer. Extensive improvements will bo commenced at once. PORTLAND MARKETS Wheat Walla Walla, 65K66c; bluestem, 6768c; valley, 60K67c. Barley Feed, $2222.50; brewing, $23 per ton. Flour Best grades, $2.903.40 per barrel; graham, $2.602.80. Millstuffs Bran, 115(310 per ton; middlings, 110(320; shorts, fl718; chop, (16. Oats No. 1 white, (1.201.35;gray, (1.161.25. Hay Timothy, (1215; clover, (7.5010; Oregon wild hay, (56 per ton. Potatoes Best Burbanks, 76c per cental; ordinary, 50c per cental, growers prices; sweets. (2.25(32.60 per cental ; new potatoes, lKlc. Butter Croam ery , 1 7 & 1 8 c ;da iry 1416c; Btore, 1315c. Eggs 1818Jc for Oregon. Cheese Full cream, twins, 12 13c;YoungAmerica, 13J14Kc; fac tory prices, 1 lhic less. Poultry Chickens, mixed, (4.00Q 5.00; hens, (4.606.50 per dozen, llHKc per pound; springs, 11 HKc per pound, (2.00Q4.00 per doz en; ducks, (1.50(35.00 per dozen; tur keys, live, 13 14c, dressed, 15(3 lfic per pound; geese, (6.007.00 per dozen. Mutton Gross, 4c y.por pound; sheared, 3c; dressed, 7jc per pound. Hogs Gross, 6Jc; dressed, 77c per pound. Veal 6K7o for small; 67c for large. Beef Gross, cows, 4r; steers. 6Kc; dressed, 88c per pound. Hops 14(310 cents per pound. Wool Valley,12&H;Eastern Ore gon, 813c; mohair. 2526c pound. Police sometimes get thobo who help themselves. Mexico's public"debt amounts to (177,000,000. President Roosevelt's book on "Tho Deer Family," dedicated to sport lov erd, has been issued. Andrew C. Bradley, aged 68 years, on of the Justices of the supreme court of tho district of Columbia, died at Washington after a short Illness. An optimist is a man who boliovo) that all eggs will hatch. If a man owned tho earth ho would try to dodgo tho tax collector Just tho samo. Tho report of tho industrial commis sion and testimony given before it nro recalled as Indicating tho oxlstenco of a combine which controls tbo coal trado. American commorce with Japan In 1901 is shown by foreign commerce bu reau to exceed that of any other nation. Exports to Africa are flvo per cent of tbo total. WILL NOT GIVE UP. President Is Determined lo Help Cuba and Keep Promises ol United Stiles. Washington, Juno 21. Tho presi dent last night gave n dinner to about a iloitoii lending licpiihllcau senators favorable to Cuban reciprocity nnd dis cussed with them tho wnys and menus ot securing n reduction of duty on Cuban products in onlor Unit tbo pledges mndo lo Cuba may lo re deemed. Tbo president la firm and steadfast in his determination that in sonio form or olhei nnd nt tho far I lost oppor tunity thoro shall bo secured to tbo now republic of Cuba n substantial re duction ot tho ImiHirt tariff on her ex ports to tho United States and that their people may feel that this country has kopt every promise mndo them and has dona nil Hint could ho fairly expected to assure tho pcrmniiono nnd prosperity of their nowly established government. However, when tho re sult will bo obtained la a matter that tho president must leave to future de velopments, but it can bo elated by authority that tho administration wil'l continue iinlllnchlng in ito endeavors until it accomplish Cuban reciprocity in soino form or other. It bus not been dellnitcly decided whether thla can bo brought about earlier by a bill or by n treaty, nor whether good Judg ment nnd sound policy require that the matter go oer for a time. Tho meth ods nnd opportunities wero canvassed carefully tonight. The president will not content himself with shelving tho question, now that he has urged tho matter on congress in a special mes sage, but will take such further steps as may bo calculated to tecuro tho re duction ho has urged. Whether there will bo nn extra session or not, nnd It so, when it shall boronvukcil, la alto gsthor problematical. COST OF PHILIPPINE WAR. One Hundred and Seventy Millions Nave Been Expended. Washington. Juno 21. Secretary Uoot today niado nnswor to tho senate resolution ot April 17, calling for In formation as to the cost of tho war In tho Philippines. It is shown that (50, 000 was advanced for tho expenses of tho Philippine commission originally from tho United States treasury this year., but this amount was aftorwanl reimbursed out of tbo Philippine treas ury. For tho transportation of troop and supplies to and from tbo Philip pines since tho pence treaty was rati fied tlio cost has been ( 1,803,448. lie ports from tho various bureau officers are submitted to show tho cost of the Philippine war, including outstanding obligations, showing tho total cost to date is (I70,32(1,5SO. Tho expendi tures by years were as follows 180S (two mouths) May and June, expended (2,080,850; liabilitioi, nil. Fiscal year 189'J, expended (20,230, 073; liabilities, nil. Fiscal year 1B00, exponded (50,808, 543; liabilities, nil. Fiscal year 1001, expended (55,767, 422; liabilities,,".. . Fiscal year 1002 ( 10 months, July to April, inclusive), (34,490,022; liabili ties, (743,000. Total expended, (109,813,510; lia bilities, (473,072. BOILERMAKERS STRIKE. All Men in Union Pacific Shops Called Out 300 Men Will Obey. Omaha, June 21. Tho boilermakurs of tho entire Union Pacific system wero today called on by tho Boiler makers' Union to strike. About 300 men nro expected to obey tbo order. There are less than 50 men employed in the local shops, but the entire num ber quit work today. Tho striko is ordered in connection with a combina tion of labor troubles, in which tlio re cent closing of tho iron-moldlngdepart-ment of tho road figures, and sovcral of the leaders stated today that It might result in strikes in other department. Local officers of tho Ironmouldcrs' union wero notified Sunday that work had been stopped tt Chicago on tho Union Pacific patterns, nnd this fact rnakei tho condition more complicated. Officers of tho road as well as the labor loaders wero reticent on tho subject and both refuse to dlfcuss tho matter. It is known, however, that tho demands of tho men for nn increaao of wages and reduction of hours aro Insignificant and do not figure materially in tho causes for tbo striko. Through a Trestle. Sholby, N.'C, Juno 21. A portion of a mixed train on the South Carolina & Georgia Extcneion Railroad fell through an approach to tho bridge over Broad river this afternoon. Ono pas senger was killed and three seriously Injured. A dozen otlior passongors were also slightly injured. Oregon to Return to Asia. Washington, Juno 21. It ia trio In tention of tho navy department to send the battleship Oregon, now in Puget sound, back to tho Asiatic station when tlio repairs now in progress on her aro completed. Lidrone Chief Cauiht Manila, Juno 23. Pedro Folopo, the leader of tho ladronea who captured and" subsequently cut to pioces a ser geant, two corporals and four privates of tho Fifth cavalry at Binangonan, IMzal provlnco, May 30, has bcon rap tured. Ho is still suffering from a wound Inflicted by tho soldiors. Folopo is also implicated In the capture of tho prosidonto of Galnta and tho majority cf tho police force of that placo May 2, Othor Iadronos wero also captured. American Teachers Missing. Manila, June 21. Four American teachers living at , Cebu, Island of Cebu, went out for a day's outing Juno 10, and havo not rcturnod. 'Threo do tachmonts of nativo constabulary aro searching for tbo missing ones, ami huvo received orders not to roturn with out them. Hat Factory Destroyed, Orange, N. J,, Juno 21. Firolato tonight destroyed Berg's hat factory. Loss, (200,000. Employes to tlio num ber of 700 will bo thrown out of work. 110USEW1LLACCEPT PANAMA CANAL BILL 18 ALMOST SURE 10 PASS. AnllXantl People Probably Passed Spooner Amendment With Idea ol Dlsafrccment and Thus Having lllll Tied Up Tongue and Moody Opposed to further Delay In Canal Construction. Washington, Juno 23. Tho Hpoonor bill providing (or tho Pniinmn routo Is almost niro to win In tbo house. A strong sentiment for a can ul will In duce members to rupiHirt a motion to concur In tho senate amendment rather than to prolong tho light. Thero la qtiito a widespread belief that tho Pan ama roulo wna adopted In order to kill nny rnnnl, nnd that 11 strong tight bv tho house in favor of Nicamgun would put tho conference ovor until tho short session, nml this Is Just what tho antl canal iH'oplo deaire. In order to bend off Hits movement, It Is probable that after tho conferees havo mot n disa greement will bo roiKirtctl to tho bouse, nnd someone will movo to concur in the senate amendment. By tbo un usual course taken tbo papers In tlio case will In' in possession ot tlio bouse, and in case the conlcreea disagree will go back to tho house llrat. Thla was probably done with tho verv idea in view that, should a dlsiigreemei t over bo reported in tho senate, the anti clinal senators might lo able to prevent a voto nt this cession nnd tie tho bill up. Tho Roptiblicnu representatives in tbo house do not want to return to their constituents without having en acted canal legislation, nnd they ft el that they will bo safe in accepting the Panama routo, In view ot the rcvort of tho canal commission, especially us tho Spooner bill provides for tho Nicaragua canal if Panama negotiations fail. Tbo two Oregon representatives, like Senator Mitchell, bollovo that every proper menus should bo taken to escuro tho adoption of tho Nicaragua canal bill at thla session, but It it ia shown beyond question .that that cannot lie done, they think tho oportuuity now presented should not be loat, ami that tho Spooner substitute should bu ac cepted by tho houso rather thnn bnvo no canal. They Kith assert that further delay should lie avoided If pos sible, and if tbo conferees, after honest effort, find that they cannot secure tho adoption of tho houso bill, tbo senate amendments should 1 accepted. CAUGHT IN ICE-PACK. Steamer Portlsnd Drifting Through Oerhlng Straits to Arctic Nome, Juno 7, via Seattle, Juno 2.1. Tho steamer Portland, tbo pioneer of tho Northern Commercial Company's fleet, was June 4 caught in tho Ice pack and being carried up Bohring straits to the Arctic ocean at the rntoof from two to threo miles an hour. Tho Nome City camo near licing caught in tho sama manner, nnd when alio found u lead and bucked through tho pack to tho westward, tbo Portland could bo plainly seen drilling northward past tho Diomedo Islands. Three whnlera wero also In siglit, but (hoy woro in tho loo of tho Diomedra nml in no danger of being carriod into tbo Arctic by tbo floating pack. When Cnptuin Daniels brought tbo word to Nomo that the Portland waa fast In tbo Ice and drifting toward tho Arctic, tho Northern Commercial Com pany and people having friends aboard woro greatly worried, and as soon na tho Thetis arrived, a petition was signed and presented to Captain Healy, requesting him to go to tbo relief of tho Portland. Tlio Thetis left the same evening, and if nny ono can render tho Imprisoned ship any assistance, Cai tain Healy Is that man. Thoro is some danger of the ship being crushed in tho straits. If she got through tho straits and fallod to find a lead to tho eastward or west ward, by which she could got clear of tl.o pack, she will lw earriod into tho Arctic ocean, and failing to got clear of tno lie, may ultimately bo wrecked by heavy floes farthor north. In the event of her nrt getting crushed, alio will bo greatly dolayod, and no doubt run short of supplies and fresh water. HEAD-ON COLLISION. Five Persons Killed and Thirty Injured In a Train Wreck. Stnplca, Minn., Juno 23, A head-on collision occurred at Lower I.ako sid ing, two miles oast of bore, on tho Northern Pacific, at 1:30 this morning betweon No. 7 passongor, west bound, and No. 8, cast bound. Engineer Scott of No. 7, took tbo sidlng'expecting No. 8, which has tho right of way, to pass. Tho latter, bolloving ovorything clear, came along at a high rate of speed. Tho switch, however, had in nomo way bcon turned, and No. 8 flashed Into tbo waiting train. Tho wreck caught flro. Tho passongers formed a bucket brlgado and kopt tho flames under control for a timo, but tho work was given up nnd four coaches and threo or four mail, express anil baggage cars woro burned. Scott's body has not yet beon recovered, and it is thought that two 01 threo mall clerks and baggagamen are not yet accounted for. Ninth Infantry Returns.. Son Francisco, Juno 23. Tho United Stales transport Hancock arrived to night from Manila. Tlio Hancock brings tho headquarters and 10 com panies of the famous Ninth Infantry, beslilos 400 enlisted mon, 300 casuals and 50 military prisoners. Gonoral A. S. Burt is a pasecngor. Colonel Robo is in command of tbo Ninth infantry. Tho Hancock did not dock tonight, and passengers will bo landed to morrow. Day ol Mourning In Ireland. London, Juno 23. Tho United Irlth League is preparing to koop coronation day as a "day of mourning for Ireland," Tim district conned of Claro Morris. County Mayo, has resolved to hoist a J black flag ovor tho council chamber Juno 20 and 27, and has Issued an Invitation to othor councils to Join In thus celebrating tho "coronation of tho British king to whoso government tho people of this country aro so much Indebted for famines, coffin Bhips, co ercion and caetlo rule' ' CANAL AT PANAMA. StmU AJopli Spooner SubillluU by Ma. orlty ol Eight VoUi. Wiinhlngton, Jnno Ul. An lathtnlnu canal, whllo yol not nbaolutoly assured, nearer to count met Ion limn It has ovor boon. Tlio hoimIo, by n majority ot eight votes, linn adopted tho Hpoonor substitute for tlio Hepburn Nicaragua onnnl Mil, tlio voto on tlio substitute being 42 to 32. Alter two minimi' llH'lllB to tllU IIIOIISUIO llllll llOOII IllllltO, ono providing for n commission to su pervise tlio i-onot rtti't loiv of tlio cniuil, iiml tlio other providing for the Issuance of f:iO,000,000 ot 2 r cent gold lionda to rnlno money with which to construct tlio wiilorwny, It was pnaaed by n voto of 117 to 0. It him boon evident for sovcrnl tlitya tlmt tlio Spooner substitute, which In brief provides tlmt tlio president Hlmll select tlio 1'iuiiiiiiii roulo If lio run olitnlti clear tltlo to tlio ranniiin Cnnal Conipnny'H proix'rty, nml other wlso ho ahull adopt tlio Nicaragua routo, would command tlio voto of n iiiujorlty of tlio senate. Tlio Pnmimii touto wuh ttiusidorotluioro dcalrnhlo liy tlio eoiuito tliiui tlio Nicaragua roulo. Tlio only question loft ohii Ih tlio tltlo to tlio property, unci tlmt tlio president will iliitoniilno If tlio house kIioiiM nilopt tlio senate's tiiiioml moiits to Its bill. Morgan, of Alabama, closed tho de bate with nn earnest appeal for tlio iiilnptloii of tlio Nicaragua routo, nml Allison, of Iown, In Hiipport of tlio SKK)iii'r proH)nitloii. Only minor amendments, except those ludltnlcd, woro adopted, alt others Mug voted ilonn. Tin' seniilo Iiml some tlcbaio ovor tlio troiiblo Into wliii-li it Iiml gotten with tlio lioiifo ovor tlio amendments to tlio army appropriation bill, nml finally naked for n conference with tlio Iioiimi, Ignoring tho "offensive" message whlcl caused tlio troulilo. KINO OF SAXONY DEAD. Succeeded to the Throne by Ills Eldest Dro ther George. Dresden, Saxony, Juno "JO. King Albert died nt8:05 P. M. King Albert, becnuso of his Ulricas, designated his ulilont brotbor, l'tlnco George, to lw bin roproaontntito In nffnlra of itnto. Tlio Kluie of Haxony had no children, consequently 1'rlnro Ucorgo, bin eldest brother, snccecda to tlio throne of Saxony. King Albert wan lxirn In 1.12H. lie was tlio oldest koii of Klnir Johnnh nm of Queen Ainnlio, dauKtbur of King .Maximilian I ol Jlavarla. Ho succeed hI to tlio throno In 18711: married li 1653 Carola, daughter of rrliim (Stirtnv ol warn, nml It succeeded hy hi lirotb er. PrlncoGooriro of Saxonv. uIuihi old est daughter, Princess Mathildo, wna devoted to tho king during his illness. King AIIhtI bold tho throno of Saxony since IHiJI. ii took pnrt In tho Dan lah war of 1HIK. (nudit ultli tint Aim trinna at Sndown, and waa 0110 of tlio otlicora In tlio German army In tlio operations lioforo Melt, In tho Franco- rrussian war. 1110 royal linuso ol Max nny la 0110 ot tho oldoit reigning fnm iliea in l.'urnim. It dates back tn 10HO anil la closely related to tho royal liouscn ol Prussia nml Ureal Britain Kim: Albert wna tho nossosaor of rlr! eatutca in bla own right, and enjoyed a civil Hat of 1750,000 annually. FIRE AT CfiEEDE. Two Hundred Thouund Dollars' Worth ol Property Dcilroycd. Creedo, Colo., Juno 21. Tho second terrible tiro in tho hiatory of Creedo occurred tli Ih morning, and aa a reault fully 1200,000 worth of property baa been burned, two Uvea nro bvliovod to have lieon lout and many lwiaona were injured. Tho flro orctirrod in what la known aa Upper Creedo, and that part of tho town la in ltiina, 00 famlllea bolng homoleaa. Tho flro started In n vacant building formorly occupied by n rnioon, nml la supposed to liavu U-en ot incondlary origin. It wna not until 1 o'clock thin afternoon that tlio Jinnies woto under control. .Many mombora ot tlio tiro department and volunteer ricked thoir Uvea to save life and repcuo property, nnd not n tow woro seriously nurnou ami waited liy ljurning falling tlmliera. Ono whole block on Main atrcot la deatroyed. Tho now Happy Jiiougnt mill, which cost (225,000 waa Haven wltli tlio utmoat (lilllciilty Enjllih Minister Blamed. London, Juno 21. Cabling from Pekin, tho correaiiomlont there of tho Times cays ho thinks tho attitude of tho Ilrltiab minister to China, Sir Ernest Fatow, to hnvo been partly to blamo for tho failure to arrange the return ot tlio control ot tho nativo city of Tien Tain to Chlnepo administra tion. Tho correspondent snya nlao that tho Viceroy of Chi Id province la now looking to tho United Htatca for assist ance nnd tlmt Amorlca will thereby gain credit which Grout Ilrltuin la ready to loso. To Refund Dulles. Washington, Juno 21. Chairman Payno, of tho ways and means com mittco, has introduced a bill refunding tho amount of duties, paid on mer chandise brought Into tho United States from Porto Rico betweon April 11, JBim, and May 1, 1000, when tlio Porto Itlco rovonuo law wont Intoeffcct, and 011 merchandise brought from tlio Philippines up to March 18, 1002, when tho Philippine revenue act wont nto force. Denver Postolflce Robbery. Donvor, Juno 21. A telegram wan received hero from tho fourth assistant postmaster general at Washington in dicating that n rigid Investigation of tbo robbery of tho noatolllco last Mon day night would bo Instituted unices, tho local authorities could by mall throw eomo light upon It. It appears that tho clerks, Instead of placing tbo registered packages and lottors in tho vault, left thorn on a tablo and thoro wero no bars to tho window through which tho burglars entered. A conser vative estimate of tho loss la (2,000, I ItUSJE FOJt IiAiNJ) FORT HALL, IDAHO, IICBENVA. TION THROWN OPCN. Netrly 2,000 Men In llnt-Cvery Contilv. iblc Kind ol Trtniporlillon Used to Itcath Land Olflci-Twenly.Seven I'll. Inji Vera Mide the first Dy Nomer. ous Contain Cxpicled. Jllarkfoot, Idaho, Juno IH. Tho l''ort Hull Indian reservation, lueluilliig 1 IH.000 nrroa, nearly 100,0011 of which conalnta ol lino fiirmliig land, wna 0eiKl for aettlemeut nt iiimiii yester day. Kxnctly 011 tho hour of noon nearly 2,000 people, 0I1I moii, Isiya, Indiana who liuil been waiting eagerly, some ol them (or wooka, for the open ing ol tlio' reservation, rualiml arioss tho lino in n wild clinotle neriuublo for laud nnd mining claims. Every con- colvahlo kind of transKirtntlon waa uaeil. Many bad iirritngeil for relays of horaea In oriler to locate nnd get to Mack foot bind olllco before others could tlio, pitying as much aa fill) for tho nao ol omwinrso lor a lew hours, At Ilhickfoot before tlio mam hour, Immense crowda of swlatora formed In (rout ol the land olllco and In tlio windows nnd 011 the rods ul adjoining buildings, watching for the first ar rivals. J. It. Mullen and I'. V.. Dekny, of I'lH-nti'llo, went tin) first arrivals. Hbortly niter 1 o'clock tho spectators saw a cloud ol dust rapidly approach ing 011 tho rood stretching out to tho southwest. Soon two dirty, choking rldera were iiindo out, whipping mid spurring, running nock nml neck on horses that aeomod ready to drop dead from exhaustion. Exactly 0110 hour and lo minutes from the time they had left IWatello., 211 miles nwny, tho two rldera, .Mullen nnd Dekny, lcad from their horses In front of the laud olllco, Million securing tlio coveted llrat position. Each man had used four relays of horaea en route. They finished not more than In let t apart. In spite ot the vigilance of the dep uties nnd reservation iKilico, many "rxnera" succeeded in locating claims and lined up with tlio others. IjiihI attorneys were busy nil the nfteruiHiu initiating contests on there claims. At 2:10 1. M. the jH-ial train from .McCanunon, run for tho benefit ot tlioso who had located claims, arrived In IllackfiNi( over the Oregon Sliort Lino. It waa pneked to suffocation. .Men wen' on top of the coaches, on tho tender, on tho locomotive pilot, every where that afforded n himirdoua foil hold. Ik' fore the train stopped tbov swarmed from tho coaches like bees, and all made n rush for tho bind olllco. Tor over an hour the force of deputloa were helpless, but finally succeeded in forming the crowd Into lino. Several "grafters" camo up on the train nnd gut into lino for the pur xiso ot selling their places. Moat ot them camo to grief in short order, tho olllcers pulling them out of lino na hui aa they mndo offers of that kind. Only 27 filings woro made yesterday. Tho filing of one claim la completed before another is. taken up, and the work la necessarily alow. The scram ble will continue today nnd for several days, and numerous contests will un doubtedly take place. Everything waa quint last night, bowoier, nml no armed coutlict la oxxctod. The land ollfco baa ndopte.1 the plan of issuing nunibora to those In line, so Hint n plnco In the lino once wvuied Is gixsl, Hevural hundred woro awaiting tho 0enlng of tho land olllco this morning. BOER LOSSES LlQHT. Comnundsnl Kemp lives Some Inlcrcitlnt, fljures. Klmlierley, Juno lib Coinninndant Kemp, (iiiieral Delarey'a lierlleuant, who aiirrondered at Mafoklng Juno 11, baa arrived bore. In nn Interview bo gave somo ' Interesting flgurea re garding tlio war. Ito raid that nlaitit 60,000 Itoers woro In the Held nt tho output nml that only 1,500 out of 0,000 available fought nt Colenso, where tho IJoer losses woro not heavy. At Hplon kop, whoro tho Ilrltlsh Btiffonil so much, tho IloerH bad only G.'l men killiMl. In ono of the lights mitaldo Uilysmllh, tho floors had Btl killed nnd ovor 100 wounded. Their losfea wore heavier at llriuikspruit nnd Vlnk enfonloln. Tlio Iloers woro often wor ried by tho Ilritlah shrapnel and Ijd dite guns, but when entrenched they did not fear the abulia. Members of tho lloor forcoa often maniigod lo get Into Johannesburg, Knigorsdorp nnd Pretoria, aecurlng vnliinblo Informa tion, ami frequently crosalng tho block. Iioueo lino nt night. Commandant Kemp did not allow tho lloorn of his commando to wear kbabi, the Ilritlah uniform. Military Convicts Still it Lirjr. ' Bun I'raiielscn. .Tnnn in n. ..,. CIourb nml Philip Dill, tho two mill- mry cunvicia who eacnjied Irom Aim trai:, are (till nt largo. Tho mllllnrv authorities bnvo prncticnlly nbandoned tho pursuit, having only n amnll fccoutlng party out. Tho civil olllcera nro in bopeg, however of capturing tho fugitives, for whom a rewnrd bus been offered, An Irish Protest. London, Juno 10. At a meeting ol tho Irish momliors of tho houao of com mons this altomoon, resolutions to tbo offoct that tlio Irish NatlonuliMs, na a protest against tbo "mifgovornmont of their government," resolved to take no part in tlio prcsont coronation ceremon ies, nnd that the Irish party bo sum monod to meet in Dublin on tho duy of King Edward's coronntlon, to take Into consideration tho condition ot Ire land, woro unanimously adopted. I Printers Want Salaries In Gold. Manila, Juno 18, Henry Ido, tlio member of tbo Phillpplno commission who was assigned to tho department of flnanco und Justlco, has rocelvod a poll. Hon from tlio printers in tho employ of tho government, nsklug that their sal aries bo pnld in gold or In some other established and non-lluctuatlng curren cy. In reply to this petition Mr. Ido said ho thoui(littho condition of which tlio printers complained would probab ly lw relieved. Thoy aro now tiald In Mexican silver,