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COTTAGE GROVE .. OREGON.
: EVENTS OF THE DAY
- A Comprehensive Review of the Important
Happening! of the Put Week, Preiented
In a Condeiued Porm. Which li Moit
uaeiy to intcrm uur many wbw
Whltolaw
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to great Britain, has returned
Tho Shenandoah colllorios may start
np under tho protection of troops
A Chicago woman has boon trrostcd
for starving nino infants to death.
Striking anthracite coal miners say
Incompetent men aro being sent Into
tho nllnos'.
"Tho Santa Fo railroad has issued
circular granting an lncrcnso of wages
to tho carmen
There la good reason to bcllovo thai
tho United States will secure a coaling
station on the woat coast of Africa
Press censorship In Russia has been
vigilant and exacting since tho assass
ination of tho minister of tho intcror.
In a collision botwoon a passenger
train and street car at Terro Haute,
Ind., three porsons wore fatally, six
seriously and two slightly injured.
Thoracis strong talk In Jamaica of
annexation lo tho united Mates.
Robbers at Astoria bound and gagged
a man on a fishing scow and secured
1400.
Tho Vatican proposes a gradual with
drawal of tho friars from the Philip
pines. A Salt' Lake mining man shot and
fatally wounded.two person and then
killed himself.
The Seattle steamer ..Jessie Benning
has been sold to tho Colombian govern
ment for $08,000.
Troops will remain iti Shenandoah,
Pa., where the recent riots occurred,
until the strike is ended.
A secret organization in Tayabas pro
vince, Philippine islands, has been up
rooted by the constabulary.
Tho cruiser Brooklyn, which con
voyed tho remains of the late Lord
Pauncefote to England, has returned.
An exnloslon in a colliery in New
South Wales resulted in the death of at
lcajt 100 porsons.
The Louisiana Purchase Exposition
company haB secured an additional 60
acres of land for use in tho St. Loui
fair.
A tidal wave in Costa Kica, following
evens earthquakes, frightened hun
dreds of residents and caused consider
able damage.
Cholera is spreading with terrible
raoidltythrouKhout Manchuria. The
epidemic now claims hundreds of
victims a day, mostly Chinese.
OutlawTHarry Tracy appealed at a
Wenatcheo, Wash., ranch, and after
obtaining food and .fresh horses, con
tinued his journey In a southerly direc
tion.
Tho navy department has extended
the time for tho completion or the
seven submarine boats authorized by
die naval appropriation act of 1899,
from two to seven months.
Fire at Pittsburg destroyed, property
valued at (318,600.
King Edward is able to walk about
the deck of his yacht.
The German gunboat Panther has
boon oidered to Caiibbean waters.
A policeman at Shenandoah, Pa.,
was attacked by strikers and severely
beaten.
Natives of Portugese West Africa
are causing the authorities much
trouble and a general nprising is feared.
Rioting and demonstrations in
France are subsiding, and a peaceful
solution of the religious question is
looked for.
Another explosion in the New York
subway resulted in tho fatal injury of
two men and the serious injury of
two others.
Tho president of Peru, in a message
to congress, points out tho great benefit
of the Panama canal to that country
and urges his people to prepare lor it.
The battleship Illinois Is in drydock
in England. Examination discloses
that considerable damage had been sus
tained when she struck the obstruction.
A Gorman electrician has invented
a wireless telephone.
5400 Gift for Children at Portland Carnival
Children's Day at the Portland Elks'
Carnival will be Sept. 12, the last day
but one of the great street fair. On
. -that occasion a pretty Shetland pony
with an up-to-date cart and harness
will bo given to some lucky boy or girl
who is present. Tho pony has been
given by Dr. W. A. Wise and the cart
is from Studebaker's. Besides this
equipment, it la probable that a saddle,
together with a handsomely embroid
ered saddle cloth will be given with the
pony. Prize baby day will be Sept. 6,
Capt. M. I. Smith, the first man who
stretched wires across the state of Wis
consin, Is still living in Topeka, Kan.
Chicago chemists have invented a
process for making wall papor stronger
that promises to revolutionize the in
dustry. jvT-, The largest stockholder In the United
Stiles Steel Company, "Mr. Cutler,"
ul's John- D. Rockefeller, not Andrew
Carnegie; Ins dividend is $1,000,000
'annually
Thero are now but 12 survivors of
"tho Maryland Society of the California
IMoneers.
Rev. Dr. W, H. Milburn, the vener
able blind chaplain of the senato, is
nearly 80 years old.
Tho largest cotton mill In the Korld .
of f 10,000,000.
Tho statement that the Roman Oath- J
oilo church is losing ground In the
United Slates caused a meeting to plan
church census) membership is said
to have dropped 2,076,390 in 12 years.
EARTH 18 SHAKEN.
Violent Selimlc Shocks In California People
Warned lo Move,
Rnlila ltnrWn. f!ol A HIT. 2 Tlin
I ,,,,,,. n ,linin .owl, of !.
I Alamos, which lias been tho conter of
-i-ioJi.tun.ancc, during ,t
four days, nro tonight huddled around
K ,ugo uonflro, waiting (or daylight to
' c,,,,,, Many 0f tho resldontn have loft
( , outsldo tho tremor belt.
Tll0e0 wn0 llftvo roMatnM could not
n"ll HUflll'IUIl Valval UllclllvBOi . .lllUlUnil
ml T no Jlamna la . I M n t I I.a I1 oll jl
Coast railway, midway between Santa
Ynox and Santa Marin, in the long,
narrow valley of tho Los Alamos, IS
miles from the coast. It has about 300
population. The Los Alamos valley Is
from one-halt to one mllo wido. Its
population is about 800. There are no
brick buildings in the littlo village,
and tho damago thus far it limited to
tho ruin of platter, the collapse of
chimneys, tho breaking of crockery anil
glassware, tho falling of tho nails of
tho Presbyterian church and two store
buildings and tho demolishing of an old
adobe building which was seriously
damaged by tho first quake. Tho dam
ace will not exceed 110,000 in tho
opinion of conservative residents of the
place. There is not a chimney loft
standing in tho town. Ono residence
was moved four Inches and split in
oppoelto corners. Not a building
escaped some Injury, and it is consid
ered miraculous that no ono was hurt.
There was a scries of light vibrations
during the day, which culminated in
quito a severe shock at 7:30 P. M.
1-rut her shocks are anticipated. The
most severe shock of tho entire scries
occurred at 1 :20 this morning, when
the hits were shaken and twisted to
their foundations and tho valley trem
bled and rolled like the surface of the
ocean. Grc.it Insures were run in tho
earth, hills appeared in level valleys,
springs of water opened up in places
that htd been dry, m d tho general to
nography of tho valley was greatly
changed in many respects..
The disturbance had no general direc
tion, but was what is known as a
"twister." It was preceded by a
rumbling like that of distant thunder,
which increased until tho earth began
to rock and twist and the hills began
to tremble. With the first warning of
the sound of the approaching disaster
the terror-stricken peoplo rushed into
the streets and sought places of safety
in vacant lots and fields, while many
hastened toward tho neighboring hills.
The first vibrations were similar to the
preceding disturbances in direction and
effect, but they were immediately fol
lowed by the most terrific shock ever
experienced in this section of the state.
The earth tiemhled and rolled and
twisted until it was impossible to stand
erect, and the terror-stricken peoplo
crouched together in the darkness, fear
ful that the earth beneath them misfit
open and swallow them up.
8OL0IERS ARE IDLE.
Nothing for Them to Do at Shenandoah
Strikers arc Orderly.
Shenandoah, J Pa., Aug. 2. Twelve
hundred state troops are encamped to
night on a hill overlooking Shenan
doah. Down in the town, where riot
ers and policemen ought the bloody
battle last night, all is quiet, and the
Indications are that so lone as tho
militia remains the peace "ol the com
mumty will not again tie broken. The
riot which caused the soldiers to be sent
here came like a flash and was over
almost as quickly as it had started, and
not a single case of violence has been
reported since. The tens of thousands
of idle men and boys in this vicinity
who nave oeen gathering in lanre num
bers and marching from place to place,
did not repeat their demonstrations to
day, and the authorities consequently
nau little or nothing to do.
1 be arrival of the citizen soldiery
proved 10 w a great attraction for the
large army of unemployed, and hun
dreds of men and boys came to town to
see the troops, ilost of the commands
were on the ground by 10:30 o'clock.
Brigadier General Gobin, of the Third
brigade, In command of the troops here,
and his staff were on the scene earl v.
The camp Is located on a high hill just
outsiue oi me town, and commands a
full view of the town.
Beyond the presemo of a group of
soiuiers iiero and thero on the princi
pal streets, Shenandoah does not show
any evidence of having passed through
a trying ordeal. The large numer of
persons who had been attracted to the
place by the cojilng of the militia left
daring the afternoon, and tonight the
town presents its normal appearance.
French Officii! Greeli Root
Havre, Aug. 2. General Pistor, of
the Frenrh army, boarded the steam
ship Savoie, on ber arrival here today,
and officially greeted Elihu Root, the
American secretary of war, on behalf
of tho French government. Secretary
Root thanked General Pistor. He pro
ceeded at once to Paris. General
Horace Porter, United States ambasea
dor to France, and General Leonard
Wood arrived on tho Savoie with Secre
tary Root.
Strange Upheaval ol the Ground
New York, July 31. The town of
Stratford, N. Y., now has, according to
a press dispatch Irom Little Falls, a
strange upheaval of the ground. Tons
ot sod, gravel and stone were tossed in
the air and landed on a knoll 12 feet
higher than their original place. The
debris covers a spaco 100 feet sque.ro,
and is more than six feet deep. It is
believed lightning ignited a vein of
natural gas and caused an underground
explosion.
Brlnjlnj About a Cut In Wajee.
Anderson, Ind., July 31. Notices
have been posted in the local plant of
the American Tlnplate Company that
the foundry will be closed down this
week for an Indefinite period. Mn
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by ie company or 25 cut
in wages. Tho company has eent word
to this city that the men in the mills
at Nlles, O., have agreed to the 25 per
cent cut in wages and other mills In
Ohio and Pennsylvania will do likewise.
iNEWSOE THE STATE
ITEM8 OF INTEREST FROM
PART8 OF OREGON.
ALL
Commercial and Financial Happcnlngi ol Int.
porlanct A Brief Review of the Growth
and Improvements of the Many tadaitrlct
Throughout Our thriving Commonwealth
lateit Market Report.
Tho first car of 1002 wheat has been
received iu Portland.
Tho wheat crop of Umatilla county
will bo 16 per cent leas than the usual
yield.
Fire at Elgin destroyed $25,00 worth
of property. Eleven horses were
burned to death.
'Tho run of fish on tho Lower Colum
bla continues exceptionally heavy and
tho fish ot good size.
The report of tho superintendent of
Columbia county schools shows 04
more children than last year.
Tho Elks' carnival to be held in
Portland promises to surpass anything
of tho kind over before attempted.
Tho Southern Pacific will form a fire
patrol to protect its large timber hold
ings In Southern Oregon from fire.
Many small fires havo boon reported
in Eastern Oregon grain fields, but so
far no great amount ot damago has
been dono.
Harry Wright, who is bellovod to
havo assisted Tracy and Merrill In es
caping from the penitentiary, has been
located in Lauo county.
One of the tunnels at' the Lucky Boy
mine, in Lane county, collapsed. Sev
eral men narrowly escaped dejth. It
will take some timo to repair the dam
age.
Attorney General Blackburn has
taken an appeal to tho supremo com t
in tho case of tho state against ex-clerk
of the school land board George W.
Davis and his bondsmen.
The Crown Paper company, of Oregon
City, will In a short time begin tho
construction of a pulp mill on tho east
side ot the river at that city. This
will make the output of the company
20,000 pounds of pulp a day.
About 50 Indian war veterans ot
Southern Oregon held a reunion at
Medford last week.
A poatoflico has been established at
Cecil, Morrow county, on the route
from Douglas to Llla.
The sand taken out by the dredge on
the lowei Columbia has been proven to
bo rich enough to more than pay the
expense of handling it.
The tlmbermen of Dallas and vicin
ity have organized an association for
the purpose of mutual protection and
defense oi the timber claims filed on by
them at Oregon City last week, when a
township was thrown open.
A coal strike that promises to make
no little stir in that section has been
made near Asbestos, in the northern
part of Jackson county, where the
Southern Pacific has been developing a
prospect. The vein is six feet wide.'
The postoffice at Antone, Wheeler
county, has been moved one mile to
the southwest. The office at Croy,
Gilliam county, has been moved six
miles to the southwest, and the office
at Olene, Klamath county, is moved a
short distance to the south.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Walla Walla, 6263c for nt-w
crop; 6iC5c tor old; valley, 85c;
blueatem, U5U6r.
Barley-Sl7.75 for old, $16.60 for
new crop.
flour ueat grades, 13. 05(33.60 per
barrel; graham, ?Z.Sa3.20,
Millstnffi Bran, $1516 per ton;
middlings, $21.50; shorts. $18:
chop, lie
Oats No.l white, $1.05ai.l0;gray,
Il.UUQl.Ut.
Hay Timothy. $12(316: clover.
$7.5010; Oregon wild hay, $56 per
too.
Potatoes Best Borbanks, 7685c
percental; ordinary, 50c per cental,
growers prices; sweets. $2.252.50
per cental; new potatoes, Ic.
Butter Creamery, 20921c; dairy
10 18c; store, 1516c
Eggs 2021Jc tor Oregon.
Cheese Full cream, twins. 12)4
(313c;YoungAmertca, 13HXc; fac
tory prices, 1 lJic lees.
Poultry Chickens, mixed, $3.60(3
4.60; hens, $4.005.60 per dozen,
llQll.Hc per pound; springs, HO
HKc per pound, $2.5094.50 per doz
en; ducks, 12.50(33.00 per dozen; tur
keys, live, 13 He, dressed, 1616c per
pound; geese, $4.0096.00 per dozen.
Mutton uross, ZM3c per pound:
dressed, 6c per pound.
Hogs Gross, 8Kc; dressed. 7r37J4c
per pound.
Veal 78c per pound.
Beef Gross, cows. 393Kr: steers.
34iXc; dressed, 78c per pound.
Hops 1017c; new crop 17 18c.
Wool Valley,12k16;Eastern Ore
gon, 8014Hc: mohaii. 26026c pound.
Yale university gave decrees to a
class ol 650. Plans for a Chinese vol
unteer mission were announced.
A Chicago dispatch says that the fear
ol a bituminous miners' strike is caus
ing coal dealers and railroads to store J
thousands of tons as a reserve supply
The will of very Rev. E. A. Hoffman,
dean of tho general theological semi
nary of New York, disposes of an estate
estimated at $12,000,000 to $16,000,
000.
a repesentativo oi a Michigan car
company Is in the Sound country muk
ing arrangements for securing fir to
build cars ot in the future.
A proposition is on foot to divldo
Yakima county, the Eastern half being
called Riverside. Pressor is the pro
posed county seat. This section of the
state is growing very rapidly and resi
dents favor some such step being taken.
Yakima county Is one of the largest
In the state, its dimensions being al
most equal to the state of Connecticut.
CONTRACT 18 LET,
Construction of SniVe River Line to Lewie
ton to Commence at Once.
Portland, Aug. 5. Contiact for
building tho O. II. A N. railroad on. tho
north hank ot tho Snnko river between
Rlparla and Lowlston has been award
od to Wren & Greonough, contractor,
who had hitherto been Identified chlelly
with construction work on tho North
orn Pacific. Work on tho new contract
Is to begin at onco and bo completed by
April 16 of noxt year. There aro 71
miles of railroad to build and thin con
tract covers grading and bridging for
the whole line, involving about $800,
000.
Tho company now has eight crews of
engineers on the lino ready to direct
and stipervlso tho work on tho several
sections. J, (), Jnmlceon Is the en
gineer in charge of tho whole work, his
headquarters being nt Almoin, near the
mlddlo of tho line.
Thero is not much bridging to bo
dono on the lino Included in this con
tract, but at Lowistoii it will Ik nec
essary to construct a bridge 10,000 feet
long across tho Clearwater rivor. This
will bo mado ot steel with concrete
masonry abutments und piers, and Its
cost will bo about $350,000. It has
not yet been determined whether tho
company will build this structure Itself
or lot it out by contract.
After tho completion .( the roadbed
noxt April the company will lay its
own track. It has already begun send
tng ties forward, and tho rails aro .'pro
vided for. It will tako about three
monthslto put tho track In shape for
operation after tho contractor has fin
ished his work, so it is not expected
that regular running of trains will bo-
gin much before the first of next Au
gust. Tho Northern Pacific will use tho
line Jointly with the O. R. A N. track
to Wallula Junction.
ENGLAND IS WARNED.
Trinidad Aiki for Relief Meaiurti In favor
of American Annexation.
London, Aug. 6. A striking contrast
to Colonial Secretary Chamerlaln's
optimistic West Indian speech Thurs-
lay is furnished by advices from Trini
dad to tho effect that a deputation is
starting from thero for London to make
a strong presentation to the colonial
office on the island's financial condi
tion. The party includes Influential
members of the legislative council and
the president ot the island's .chamber
ot commerce, who are charged to point
out the Inadequacy ot tho 4,000 pounds
refund of tho immigration tax which
it is propotcd to allot the island. Tho
loss on the sugar crop just gathered is
estimated at 50,000 pounds, while the
planters must continue to loso at tho
same rate for an indefinite period or be
obliged to throw 60,000 laborers on the
hands of tho government. The depu
tation was requested to remind the
Colonial secretary that il Trinidad was
taken under the American flag, like
Porto Rico, the sugar estates could be
run at a profit.
FIGHT IN PANAMA.
Governor Silmr Sayi II It Still in Pro,rtn
and Deiperatc.
Washington, Aug. 6. "Battle still
being, fought desperately!" These
tho words contained in a dispatch re
ceived at the Colombian legation from
General Salazar, the governor of the
department of Panama, and were in
answer to a message asking that ofli
cial for information regarding tho con
test which has been in prrgrcsa since
Tuesday at Agua Dulce, when the
Colombian revolutionists began to nt
taclc that place. I tie omclala hero are
anxiously awaiting additional news
the battle.
The understanding hero is that the
government's force of 7,000 men is en
gaged with a large portion of the revo
lutionists who have in the department
of Panama about 4,000 men In all
Agua Dulce, about 70 miles from Pana
ma. Is an inaccessible part ot the coun
try for ready communication. It re
quires eight days to make tho overland
journey, while water communication is
very irregular, and is carried on main
ly by small boats.
BAD NEWS FROM CUBA.
Nativci Are Not Thriving Since
Withdrawal
of American Troopi.
Washington, Aug. 6. Discouraging
reports are received from Cuba. Thore
has been n great falling oft In tho rev
enuer since the United Rates withdrew
from the island. It is reported that
the daily receipts at Havana do not
average more than $5,000. Capital
cautious, and men of means are wait
ing to see what the government will do
before investing. The expenses of the
government have been largely reduced,
but this has caused dissatisfaction
among tho Cubans who want tat salar
ies. There are rumors that many of
the officers placed In important posi
tlons are incompetent, and come may
not bo straight. A general feeling of
disquiet is apparent, which Is not a good
indication for the new republic.
Withdrawal of Frlan.
Washington, Aug. 6. The war de'
partment has received no confirmation
of the Information trom Rome that tho
Spanish friars In Manila are to be re
course would be in furtherance ot the
lieved, but it is eta tod tnat such a
plan of Secretary Root, which was pre
sented lo the Vatican by Governor Taft.
It is also stated that If such action was
taken It would greatly simplify tho
negotiations, which will be renewed at
Manila,
On Lookout for Anarchlili.
New York, Aug. 6. Secret ktvIoo
men, immigration officers and detect
ives are lying in wait for Italian- an
archists, who are expected to arrlvo on
a trench liner tomorrow. It Is raid
they were active in tho conspiracy to
assassinate (lie Sultan ot Turkey and
havo lxien dodging the police ot Europe
sinco their plot miscarried. F, O. Sar
gent, the commissioner of Immigration,
has Instructed tho Ellis Island authorU
ties to mako every effort for their ap
prehension and every incoming vessel
will bo searched,
TO REDUCE BATES
CONFERENCE OF FARMER8 AND
RAILROAD PRESIDENTS.
Meellnj Mild at Davenport Very Satlifactory
to the Carmen ol the Ble; Dend Country.
Important Link of Road eighteen MlUe
Lsnj, Which Will Save a Maul ot Over
Hundred Mitts Reduction In Relet.
Spokane, Aug. 0 Oralnn rates will
1)0 roduml trom all -points In Eastern
Washington, and tho reduction will
tako place In time to benefit tho' farm
ers on this year's crop, l no amount
of tho reduction Is yet to bo deter
mined, hut conjecture ranges from 1 to
2 cents per bushel.
Tho Great Northern and tho Centrnl
Washington branch ot tho Northern
Pacific will bo connected by n rnm
road, to run from the terminus ot tho
Central Washington, In tho Grand
Coulee, to Adrian, oil tho Great North
ern. it will ho it) in I km in longm,
will cost In tho neighborhood ot
$350,000, and will bo built us soon ns
tho surveys can Ih completed, con
tracts let, and tho work dono iiudoi
pressure. It may lie completed be
fore January 1.
As a result of this arrangement,
the Northern Pacltlo will icaso hauling
garln eastward to Spokane and t bunco
westward to tho coast, and will move
Ita share ot tho tonnage to tho termi
nus ot tho Central Washington Brunch.
Thero It will be taken by tho Grvnt
Northern and carried to Seattle, In
stead ot to Taconm, as heretofore.
Davenport', Wash., Aug. (1. The
greatset aggregation ot railroad talent
that ever came into the west on ouo
train pulled into Davenport at 0
o'clock a. m. on a special ot six cars,
and before the magnates took tho
back track to Spokane in tho afternoon
they substantially agreed t mako a
loner rate on grain to tide-nater
points. It was a great day for Daven
port and tho Big Bond, but tho cfTcct
of tho assurances made by tho railroad
presidents will reach beyond tho con
fines of Big Bend and beyond tho Suaku
river, for, in tho language of President
Molten, "tho transportation interests
of tho entire Northwest aro so closely
Interwoven that, like a card houro,
when rates tumblo in one part of tho
country they must como down all along
tho lino."
As a reason for making tho reduc
tion, Mr. Mellen announced that hia
company would at once exlund tho
Washington Central from ita present
terminus, at Coulee City, to Adrian,
on tho Croat Northern, thus saving a
haul of 150 miles. This announcement
created wild enthusiasm among the
largo audience of farmers which had
previously listened to a very interest
ing speech by President James J. Hill,
n which tho reduction had liven
hinted at only in tho faintest jiosslble
manner.
Tho big Bend Is exclusively Hill
and Mellen territory, and for that
reason President Mellen ot the O. It.
k N., when called on, very aptly an
nounced that he was a railorad man
without n railroad, so far as this section
was concerned The meeting was
very enlhueiatslc, and tho speeches of
the three railroad presidents were
gems of the first water.
Tho amount of reduction and tho
time of its taking effect will not be
decided until alter tho mooting at
Colfax.
At the conclusion ol the mass meet
ing, a conference was held between a
committee of farmers and tho railroad
men. At this conference, Ixith sides
submitted arguments in sup;ort of
their respective claiais regarding tho
amount ot the reduction, and tho mat
ter is under advisement nntil tho rest
of tho territory affected rlmll be heard
from.
In his speech to the farmers Pres
ident Hill vigorously attacked legisla
tion on railway rates, saying: "As well
try to set a broken limb by statuto, as
to adjust rates. You can legislate until
the barn doors rot oft. Tho host thing
to do is to act as you have hero with
tho officials. We will try to act in
such a way that you will realize that
we are doing something fair ami in
good faith.
"What you want is the highest price
from any store. You want a now mar
ket. You must mako a market. You
must make more pooplo use your stud.
Statesmen tell us how to do thin;
but they get a consideration for doing
I cannot find in public acts one
i Mn .!,. .. !, ,
intelligent thing that you havo done
to get new markets. I don't know any
place where you have not been left to
shift tor voursloves as farmers. You
have crops that keep you busy four
months In the year. You want to do
something the rest of the timo besides
whittling and holding down a nail keg.
What you should do Is to raise stock,
roots, forage. There Is nothing better
than raising stock."
Japan Re-Armlnj Iter Army,
London, Aug, 4. Japan Is ro-armlng
her army, cables the St. Petersburg
correspondent of tho Daily Mail, with
a new rifle, and soiling the old ones to
China.
Ruiileni Hold on to Manchuria.
London, Aug. 2. In a dispatch from
St. Petersburg, the correspondent ot
the Dally Mall says tho order for the
withdrawal of Russian troops from
Manchuria has been rescinded, as that
country is overrun with Ctilne.no robber
bands. Quantities of Kusslan goods In
transit have been looted, says tho cor
respondent, and two Russian merchants
in Manchuria, were recently burned
alive.
Two Collieries Rciume Work.
Scranton, Pa., Aug. 2. Tho Oxford
colliery, of the I'eoplo's Coal Company,
.,,' ,iii... i. n ' i
lid tho Cayuga raillery, of tho Dela-,
ware, Lackawana A Western Company, 1
resumed operations this morning and
worked all day, Tho Oxford had ho.
tween 120 and 130 men under irnnnil. '
60 per cent of whom wore recruited
from various parts of tho valley. Cay
uga had 60 miners, all ot them old
employes of this or adjacent Dolaware,
.uuxawana a western conerios in
1 North Bcranton.
WOULD PAY FULL REWARD,
Warden Janei Thinks the 91.300 Should be
Paid for Return ol Merrlll'i llody,
Hulem, Or,, August 1, First Wanton
J, T, Janes, ot the Oregon poultontlary,
has created n stir In olllolal circles by
giving out mi Interview In which ho
differed radically from his superior ollb
cor regarding the payment of tho ro
wan) for tho return of Morrill's body.
Ho conlnmls that tho whole amount
ofteiod tor tho rapture and return ol
Morrill, $1,000, should bo pnld. Hiiiw
orliitendent U'o ofToriHl Mrs. Waggoner
$300. Superintendent Leo declines to
i:y anything ivgnnllng 'Mr. Janes'
statement, which la as follows!
"Hlnco there Is no doubt that tho re
covered remains aro those of Merrill,
there should nut bo tho slightest hesi
tation on tho part of tho state in tho
prompt payment lo Mrs. Wuggomirol
tho oiitlreamomil named In tho reward.
Tho statu cannot afford to bo niggardly
In this limtler, because of tho unpleas
ant reputation it will receive, in fact,
has already recolviM throughout tho
country In relation to lire treatment ol
tho criminal clues, Tho effect on tho
dlsclpllno of tho penitentiary that re
sulted in thn return to tlio Institution
and tho burlnl ol tho remains of one nt
tho escaped desperadoes has In Itsolt
been worth mora than thu amount ol
tho toward.
"There la n second, and oven greater,
reason why tho reward should bo paid
Mrs. Waggoner tho falluioof tho state
ot Oregon to promptly and llbernlly re
ward tho return ol Morrill's body hns
discouraged inntiy who have been pur
suing Tracy, and tho result Is Hint large
numbers havo entirely abandoned tho
search for tho remaining bandit, since
the hope ot adequate rennl has boon
largely removed by tho state's lanly
action In tho consideration ot tho claim
presented for tho return ot Merrill's
body.
"Hence, for to distinct toanons, 1
think Mrs. Waggoner la entitled to the
full reward. First, liecauni she re
turned Merrill's body, mid bociiuto of
tho beneficial effect resulting In tho gen
eral discipline of tho Institution; sec
ond, for tho reason thut by itsacllnn In
tho matter tho stuto Is retarding tho
much (or Tracy. I do nut wish to I hi
understood as particularly criticising
tho judgment ot my siixiriors, but at
tho sumo time I havo my own opinions,
and I do not hesitate to express myself
In tho matter."
MINERS AND POLICE.
One KiUcd and Many Wounded In a Klot on
the Street of Shenandoah.
Shenandoah, August 1. In street
fighting tonight bvtweon n mot of strik
ing miners on ono side and deputy
sheriffs and police on tho other, Jos
t'pn ixyitiaii, n lending merchant, was
beaten to dentil, two liornugh police
men were snoi, ono lataiiy, and more
than a score ot strikers were shot by
policemen and deputy sheriffs. Sheriff
lleddall airlvod at 7:15 P. M. from
Pqttavlllo with a potto of deputies. II
has taken up his hcadquartors'at tho
lerguson hotel. To an Associated
Press reporter ho said ho had asked
Covornor Stone to win! thu militia
riioj-overnor wired that If tho citizens
of tho town petitioned for troops he
would send them.
Tho Trouble started nlmut 0 o'clock
tonight, when Deputy Shorlfl Thomas
ikHlclull attempted to escort Uo non
union workers through thu strikers'
mm oi picnoi. uio workmen woru
dressed in their street clothes, hut one
of them carried a bundle under his
arm and this aroused the suspicions of
mo sinners. I ho bundle was torn
from him, and when it was found to
contain a bloueo and overulls, the man
was taken irom tho deputy and beaten
almost to death.
In tho meantimo, Dcddall opened fire
on mo mon which had gathered, and
emptied his revolver. Two of tho shots
took effect, one man being shot In the
leg and another in thu foot. The dep.
my ami me ouier siriite-brenkor wcro
now compellodtofly foi their lives, and
iook rciugo in tho 1'hlludelphla
Reading railroad station. Tho station
was soon aurionndod by nn angry mob
of 6,000, which was becoming more
threatening and demonstrative every
nionieni.
Joseph Boddall, a hardware merch
ant nml brother of tho deputy ehorlff,
was seen making Ills way through the
on f .i uro,"or
Bn ' 1,16 mob u'ylnlng that ho was car
crowd In an effort to reach his brother
rying ammunition to tho-o Inside the
station, struck und beat him with clubs
and billies into Insensibility, Ho
died en route to tho Minors' hospital.
Colllilon In Wliconiln.
Kim Grovo, Wis., August . In i
collision hero toddy between n pas
cunger cram jrom vvauKosha Known as
tho "Scoot" and a west bound freight
train, Dentils Connoll, tho engineer of
uio passenger train, was killed, and
Fireman Chamberlain was badly In.
Jurod. Sovernl passongers on tho Wan
kcslia train were slightly Injured,
engineer Connell was powerless to
avoid tho crash. Ho died at his post,
ucriiicing ins uio co savohis train,
forly Llvei Loit.
Singapore, August 1. In n collision
off Malacca, Straits Settlements, be
twecn tho British schoiiors Prlnco Alex
under and Ban-IIIn-Guan, thu former
vessel was sunk and 40 lives lost.
Illjh Prices for Rare Oooki.
London, August 1. An uuction salo
of rare books this afternoon brought
nign prices, a uaxton Koyul hook
soldfor t.400 pounds, and a tocond.
folio Shakospearo brought 616 pounds
Oil Puel In the Navy,
Washington, August 1, Tho bureau
of steam engineering ot tho navy do
partmont, which has boon oxporlmont-
for . .,. ' ,7 7"
found that tho tests with Inu, n,.
air for spraying purposes hnvo boon
quite satisfactory. Many complex
nrohlsriia. however, mimt. Im unliuul l..
fore it will bo possihlo to deternilno to
hat extent fuel oil can bo used in thd
navy. If tho contemplated exporimonts
with small torpedo boats are successful,
further experiments will bo mado with
a torpedo destroyer.
MGIl'f ON ISTHMUS
8EVCRE RUT INDECISIVE BATTLE
AT AQUA DULCE.
The flghllnt; Lailed Several Oiyi Govern
mtnt Troopi Well Entrenched Succeeded
In Defending the Town With hut Small
Lou Kevolullonlili loit Cully 300
No Talk of Peace.
Panama, Aug. 4. Tho pence com
inlssloners who loft hero July 20 on tho
British stormier Gnnn, to visit tho revo
lutionary (funeral Ilerrera, near Agua
Unlet), returned to l'uiiaiini at noon
today. They Informed tho reprosontu
tlvo ot tho Associated Press thut they
wore linahln to (ulllll their mission,
because n vory severe engagement lie
tween Ilerrern's forces and tho govern
ment troops had been In program slneu
Tuesdcy, July 20, when tho rovolu
tlouary force liegnn to nttnrk Agua
Dulro.
At 6 o'clock Thursday morning tho
tiest battalions of the revolutionary
forces attacked tho government en
trenchments with florco courago. Tho
slaughter of the revolutionists Is said
to havo boon oxcosslvo and barbarous.
That samn afternoon a whlto flag was
raised In their camp and they ntked
for an armistice, during which they
could bury their dead. This was
grunted. The losses of the rclml up
to Wednesday, July .10, were retried
at over 200, whllo the govrriimnnt
torcos had had eight men killed and II
wounded. General Moreno, ono nt tho
iR'itco muimlMlonors, who returned to
day, says tho entrenchments nt Agua
Dulro are luastorphuvs ot military nrt.
At the expiration of tho nrmlstleo
the engagement rocouiuienred with tho
same fierceness. Nino government bat
talions, which had not yet taken part
In tho fight, were still being held in
reserve last night.
General Sntaaar, governor ot Paiinma,
received a letter from tho government
General Morale Itertl, saying ho is
wry enthusiastic na to the outcome,
ami he liox' tu win a ball In which
will divide the fate of the Minims.
General Halaiar, In his turn, Is doing
everything in his ixiwer In help Gene
ral llcrtl. At 3 o'clock this afternoon
ho dtspatthud further stipplhx of pro
visions and ammunition tor Iturtl's
army at Agus Dulro.
TRACY KEEPS MOVING.
Sen Near Coulee 'tlty, Waih. llcadlnt; for
"Mole la the Wall"
Spoknno, Aug. 2. A Watervlllo bh
cial to the HMikesman-ltviuw rnys:
George MrCaiin has just arrived
with a report that at U o'clock yestol
day morning, nlmut 16 ml lex went ot
Con lee City, he asri-d a man answer
ing Tracy's description. Ho had tho
horses supiKwed to havo lieen taken
near Wenatcheo. Deputy Sheriff Friol
and City Marshal Ik)) ers loft Inst night
to Intercept Tmry at Moses lake, thn
only route that could Imi taken If ho
Is headed for tho mountains. Deputy
Sheriff Sedgwick, of Coulco City, has
been directed to follow up tho clow ro
ortod by McCanu. Tracy irossod'tho
Columbia at 6 o'clock yesterday morn
ing and could easily havo covered tho
dlatancu between the ferry and thn
point where McCanu met tho man an
swering his description.
Tracy has declined that ho wants to
hold up a bank or rob an express ear.
Ho says lie has promised lo give tho
sum of $5,000 within ono year to the
parties who hotpod him escape from
tho Oregon fieultentlary. Ho is
making his way to tho "llolo In tho
Wall," in Wyoming. When there, ho
declares, ho will bo n "thiol among
thieves," and will bo safe.
Nile Dam Nearly Completed,
Now York, Aug. -I. Announcement
Is mado that the lust roping ftoini ot
tho Nile dai) at Assouan has been laid,
says a Times dispatch from Uindon.
The Nlhi reservoir, for which tho great
dams at Assouan and Assoliiu havo boon
roiir-tructcd, will enable wldo tracts of
land to bear two crops n year instead
of one; will bring waste districts Into
tillage and will greatly Inrrrnso tho
area of sugar cultivation. Tho rotor
voir will supply 1,000,000,000 cubic
motors of water annually. Tho dam at
Assouan Is ono and ono-quartor miles
long. Tho works at Assouan will prob
bahly bo finished by tho end ol tho
year.
Not Cxcltcd Over Marcui.
London, Aug. 4, In a dispatch from
Toklo, tho correspondent of tho Times
says the Japanese press treats the mat
ter ol tho ownership of Marcus Island
(which Is claimed by un American citi
zen and also by tho Jnpanoro govern
ment) calmly. Tho correspondent
anys that public opinion Is evidently
convinced that tho United States may
bo trusted to act with strict iustlro.
and that the ro-rnllod guano deposits
aro Illusory, as tho Island Is subjoct to
heavy rains, which wash tho guano out.
Venice i Careful Now.
Vonlco, July 20. A tochnlcal com-
mltleo Imaordorod tho demolltlaivof
tho Santo Stofuno clock, toner, which
has shown signs of collnpso. Several
houses have nlso beon ordored to bo de
molished and other precautionary mens-'
tiros havo been taken, Throo hundred
thousand volumes of tho library In tho
ducal fpalaco are being removed, us
danger is feared to tho back facado ot
the palace.
Attacked by Moroi,
Manila, July 30, A party of engi
neers commanded by LloutonantvRrcwn
encamped at Matalang (Ivor, was at
tacked by Moros. Tho attack was ro-
pulsod without loss to tho Americans.
Throo Moros were killod. Friendly
natives report that tho sultan norsnn.
ally led tho attack, thinking tho Amer
ican camp without sontrlos. A tornado
at Camp Vickors' roused much loss of
proporty. Many vlllagos wore de
stroyed and a number of Mnrn ur.
'killed.