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About Bohemia nugget. (Cottage Grove, Or.) 1899-1907 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 28, 1902)
Bohemia Nugget JUEB VTt JIKrUlY. Kdltor and Vtov'r. COTTAGE GROVE. . . .OREGON. EVENTS OF THE DAY Comprehensive Review of the Import ant Happening of the Past Week, Presented In Condensed Form, Moit Likely to Prove Interesting. Wheat li: i reached tho tilglicet point at fian Francisco lnco 1808. Orcnt Ilrltaln and Germany aro co operating In serious measures to bring Venezuela lo time Tlio American Folorallon, of Labor to-oloctod all Kb officers, nnil votod to moot In Boston noxt Novombor. Horr Krupp. tlio great Gorman pun makor, and tlio wealthiest man in Germany, is dead from apoploxy. Oil la lo bo used as fuel on tlio steam, era of tho Furncss lino, ono of the largost English sloanishlp companies. Tho robbers who hold up tho Rock Island oxpross, near Davenport, Iowa, wenred In the neighborhood of 120,000. Tho report of Consul General McNal lyontho Hunter-Fltzgerohl affair in Guatemala puis It In tho aspect of a cold blooded murder. Matters are proceeding favorably for an agreement between the coal miners and operators. An incrrase of 10 par cent In wages la assured. Tho body of J. W. Fuller, who dis appeared from his homo in Portland October 27, has boon found. Thero was a bullet hole) in his right templo and a revolver with one empty chani bor lay alongside the body. Thirty people were drowned by tho sinking of a steamer in tho Danube river. Report from tho district in Guate mala devaitod by tho volcano place tho loss of life at 10,000. Tho famous eating house at Meacham, on tho O. R. & N., which burned a few days ago, will bo rebuilt. Prominent citizens of Denver have started a movement for the establish ment of a sanitarium for actors. Augustin Ohacon, one of the most desperate outlaws in Aritona, has been hanged. During his career ho had taken at least a score of lives. A serious financial problem is con fronting Germany. Tho government expense deficit is larger than ever bo loro and the people can hardly afford to pay more taxes. Advices from South China state that tho Boxer movement is spreading. Large bands of rebels aro marching through tho country devastating every thing as thoy go. tecretary Moody has announced that employes of government navy yards are to be allowed to present in person to the board ot wages any question affect log the rate of pay. Venezuela complains of European governments aiding her revolutionist. The eulfan of Morocco has given $5, 000 to tho widow of an English mis sionary who was killed by natives. Throe Chicago saloons were dynamit ed by unknown persons, breaking win dows and doors and causing other dam age. Prominent physicians testified be fore tho coal strike commission that coal mining is an nnhealtbful occupa tion and greatly shortens life. Friends of the Nicfraguan route for an Isthmian canal are picking up courage from the check to the negotiations with Colombia relative to the Panama canal. A well dressed Individual accosted the (entry on guard at the German em' peroi'a palace and said he was his ma jesty's son. He was arrested and searched and a loaded revolver lound. The man has been placed in the insane asylum. A large Minneapolis flouring mill has agreed to to grind nothing but Canadian wheat. Jt will be shipped to tne mm In bond, ground and the flour shipped to the Atlantic coast in bond and sent to Liverpool. Heretofore the wheat has been sent to England and ground. Extreme cold weather prevails all over Europe. Two more forest reserves are to be created in Northeastern Oregon. The prcfl lent did not get a shot at a bear during the four days he was out bunting. fl. E. Clark, son of the general traffic manager of tho Great Northern, com mitted suicide on account of ill health. A trust has been formed at Stockton, Cal., by Chinese whereby two-thirds of the potato crop of the San Joaquin val ley has been cornered. Stephen Decatur, jr., great grandson of the famous American commodore of that name, has been admitted to tho Annapolis naval academy. A New York woman, who claims to belong to a band of anarchists, has re ported to the police an alleged plot on he life of the president. Urlbe-Urlbo has advised his fellow revolutionists to make terms with the Colombian government, saying United Btates intervention has killed the Liberal cause. Government officials look upon Ore gon with mistrust because of timber frauds and conflicting representations regarding forest reserved and irrigation. Two distinct shocks of earthquake in Utah demolished chimneys and crock ery and stopl-ed clocks. Four soldiers nt Fort Stevens have been arrested for attempting to burn the fortifications. It is believed that they are guilty of starting all of the recent numerous flrej. The coal strike commission has reached tho fourth demand of the min ers' union, which calls for a yearly trade agreement, and which means a straight out recognition of tho union, j All hope of finding E. F. Egan, su perintendent of the Great Northern, Who was tost in tho mountains of Mon-, Una), lias been given up and the search lot him abandoned. PATAU WISCONSIN FIRB. Several Persons Dead and Property Lost Amounting to $325,000. Aehland, Wis., Nov. 25 Tho Wis- PnniMl nrn itnrlr tin tiGStfOVCHl t, dm thin altcrnoon. tho loss Involved Imo.iUi t52X.00O. In falling the dock carried with It a number of lire men and dockmen nnd n number of Uvea were lost, Just how many will probably not be known for loveral days. A number of badly Injured firemen were rescued Irom tho burning ruins. Tho flro caught about 5 o'clock, pre sumably from a boat unloading lumber I lwrnr tho firemen arrived tho entire ore dock, half a mtlo long, was In flames. An engine was run on the tramway as near to tho flro ns poselblo, and half a hundred men began tearing apart the timbers con necting tho tramway and dock to keep It from falling with tho dock. Sud donly the dock gavo way, falling with ft crash and carrying with It 200 feet of tho tramway, tho engine Just barely escaping tho fall into the "bAy. Sever al hundred people wore under tho tram way, but mst of them pswipcil with alight Injuries. As the broken tram war and the burning dock fell, fully a down men were seen to go down in tho ruins. Tho wreex tell into 20 feet of water. Tho fire la still raging and Murray's sawmill is in danger. Tho dock was valued at $600,000 nnd tho ore at (25,000. POSTOfTICU ROBBED. Probably $10,000 Taken and Daring Thief dot Safely Ay. Chlcaco. Nov. 25. The Chicago post- office was robbed of probably $10,000 today In a mot daring manner. Th robber made his escape without leaving any clew to his Identity. Two regis tered mail sacks containing me money, which had just been picked up Irom two of the down town substations, were left In an unprotected wagon lnfiont of the Masonic Temple, whilo tho mull carrier went into the building to gather mail that had accumulated there. The carrier was gonu only a moment, but when he returred his horse and wagon had disappeared. While the carrier had been in the building the robber, who had evidently bron waiting lii op portunity, Jumped into the rig and drove away. The rifled sacks and the horss and rig were altorwara lound whein the thief had abandoned them. The street was full of people at the time of tlio robbery, but not one seems to have noticed tho thief. STRIKES IN HAVANA Qcneral Suspension of Business Threat ened by the Labor Unions. Havana, Nov. 25. The coachmen of llm rilv struck today, and the street car men hay they will go out this after noon, thus tying up traffic generally. Typesetters have strurk also. Tho street car conductors and motor men refused to go out thisaltenroon, in spite of the notice previously given of t.ntr Intonllnn tn fitrllfA. nnil Mrernl clathes occurred between them and the strikers. Traffic was not suspended. The manager of the street railway noti fied the mayor that the company's em ployes were willing to work, and de manded that they be protected by the' police. The company being an Arneri- io n nrirtnlfiittAn. ttm mansc-pr Inlands to appeal to Minister Squiers, if the city authorities fail tc grant protection to the men. Kn nnvsnirutr vnrfl nnflllftliml tndflV. and it is announced that the cooks and waiters will strike tomorrow. TWO DEAD IN MINE FIRE. Were Overcome by das While Battling with the Flames. Trinidad, Colo., Nov. 24. Two min ers have lost their lives in a fire which started in the Colorado fuel and iron company's mine at Engleville. Last night a severe explosion of gnsoccurred, which spread tho fire over a consider able area. No one was In tho workings at the time. This morninz a gang of 15 or 20 men were put to work some distance from the fire, but the foul gas drove them out. Four men were overcome, one being brought out dead, and one being carried 2(K) feet and left behind dead. Tho who were taken out unconscious have since recovered. Every available man is fighting the fire, but It Is probable the mine will have to be cloted indefinitely until the flames are smothered. After Train Robbers. Trinidad, Colo., Nov. 25. Word reached this city tonight that Guy La- crolx, the man who the officers believe led the gang that attempted to hold up the Colorado & Southern train near here, had been seen in the vicinity of Clayton, N. SI., and at 8:30 this even ing a posse left on the Colorado & Southern train for the same locality. Special Agent Reno and Division Sup. erlntendent Rainey were in charge of tho posse. Effort were made to keop tlio departure of the olucers a secret. Mine Fire Still Raging. Trinidad, Colo., Nov. 25. The Eagleville coal mine fire instill raging, and all efforts to get it under control are apparently fruitless. A small army of men have been engaged in walling up the entries all day, but the smnko is still puring out of trio mountain slue in large volumeB. A reward hai been offered for tlio recovery of the body of the Austrian that still remains In tho mine, and an unsuccessful attempt, which proved almost fatal to the rescu ers, was made to recover it. ' United States Transport Aground. Manila, Nov. 25 The United Htates transport Ingalls, with General Miles on board, struck on a reel while enter ing the harbor of Lvgaspi, Albay, Southeast Luzon, today, and is still aground. She is not in any danger, however. The weather Is calm and it is expected the steamer will float at tho next high tide. Communication with I the shore is maintained. If the Ingalls does not float at high tide, reliof will bo dlspatchod to her from this city. French Banks Losing Deposits. Now York, Nov. 26. The quiet run on French ordinary savings banks con tinues, says a Paris dispatch to tho Times by way of London. Withdraw als since the beginning of the year amount to $31,000,000. NEWS OF OREGON ITFMS OF INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS OF THE STATE. Commercial sind financial Happenings ot the Past Wcek-Brlcl Rolew oi ine Growth and Development ot Various Industries Throughout Our Common-wcstth-Latest Market Report. A light mow has fallen in part of Southern Oregon, Atluinv will bold Its rvKulnrelty election Monday, December i. Con siderable local Interest la miuwesicd. ; Tho Methodist church in Oregon City is being raised high enough to permit of a store room being built on tho ground floor. This arritngtitiont will bring tho church people about $ 160 per month. Tho heavy rains hnvo washed out a largo portion of tho dam of tho Coiidor ' water and power company, nt Yolo. I Eighty mon of tho crow have been laid off and work is practically abandoned for tho winter. The farmers of Linn county will hold a farmers' institute November 28 ami 20. under tho auspices of tho experi ment department of tho Orrgon agri cultural collge. The mooting will bo held at Grangu Hall No. 10, near Al bany. The tides of tho past few days havo done many thousand dollars' worth ot damage to 'the diked lands on Young's river and the Lewis and Clark. How much cannot ycl bo estimated, but it is belioved that it will reach at least $10,000. Three weeks ago J. J. Jackson, a Xesro charged with breaking open a freight car at Huntington in August, sawed through the bars in the county jail nnd escaped. The fact was only made public a few days ago. Jack son's trial was schedulod format week. Tho host salo ot apples in the Rogue river valley dui log the present season was made by W. H. Norcross, a well known orcbardist ot Centr.l Point, who dia Msed ot 10 carloads nt the fancy pr co of $1.60 per box f. o. b. at Central Point. Tho apples go to Now York Oil). It the Government finally decides to create n forest rotcrve in Northeastrn Oregon, as indicated by the withdrawal from entry, Oregon will bo tlio gainer by over $100 000. Tho tracts men tioned routain at least 20,000 area ol nnsurveyed school land", and these are practically valueless at present. The board ot directors of the Wil lamette Valley Chautauqua association, at a meeting.held in Oregon City last week, decided to take some steps toward reorganization and appointed a commit tee for that purpose. Operations at tho Tillamook fish hatchery have been suspended on ac count of tho recent heavy rains Two different companies aro endeav oring to secure frsnchhes for operating street car systems in tho city ot Kose burg. Ono company Is composed largely of local capitalists and the other is made up of Laetern men. It is expo ted that the lumbermen on the lower Columbia will adr&nce the price of yellow fir log from $7.60 to $8 per thousand. Yellow fir logs bring a much higher price than ordin ary fir, and are in great demand. The freshet on the Sluela rlvercansod by the recent heavy rains did consider able damage to the fish hatchery on that river. A postoflice has been established at Inglis, Columbia county. An office has also been established at Tiller, Douglas county. The safe In the depot at Newberg was opened Friday night and $1,180 se cure.! by a burglar. The crook evi dently knew his business, as he worked tho combination of the lock. There were SCO balos of hops sold at Dal as last Saturday for 27 cents f. ol b. 3o tales have heretofore been made above 20 cents, though offers of 20)$ cents were out During the first two years ol his term Governor Gecr granted 16 pardons and 20 commutations, and during his last two years 10 pardons and 10 commuta tions Of the 10 men pardoned In tho last two years two were guilty of mur der, two of manslaughter, four of lar ceny, one of assault with a dangerous weapon and one of obtaining money under false pretenses. PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat Walla Walla. 70 ?71o; blue stem 7d77c; valley, 7273c. Barley Feed, $23.00 per ton; brew ing, $?3.60. Flour Best grade, 3.50(33.70; grah am, $3.003.60. Mlllstuffs Bran, $19.00 per ton; middlings, $23.60; shorts, $19.60; chop, $17. Oats No. 1 white, $1.1201.15; gray, $1.1031.12 percental. Hay Timothy, $10311; clover, $8.00; cheat, $89 per ton. Potatoes Beat Burbanks, 6080c per sack; ordinary, 6066c per cental, growers' prices; Merced sweets, $1.76 2 per cental. Ponltry Chickens, mlxod, $3.609 4.26; per pourd, 10c; hens, $44.50 per dozen; per ponnd, 11c; springs, $3,00 3.50 per dozon; fryers, $2.603.C0; broilers, $2.00(32.50; ducks, $4.50 6.00 per dozen; turkeys, young, 12X ai3c; geese, $0.00(56.60 per dozen. Cheese Full cream, twins; 15 16c; Young America, 16H16K factory prices, ll)u less. Butter Fancy creamery, 3032Kc per pound; extras, sue; dairy, 20 22Kc; store, !618. Eggs 2680o per dozen. Hops New crop, 2225c per pound. Wool Valley, 12J$Q16c; Eastern Oregon, 814c; mohair, 20328c. Beef Gross, cows, 33Kc per pound; steers, 4c; dressed, 67c. Veal 7BKc. Mutton Gross, So per pound; dressed, Co. Lambs Gross, 3Ho per ponnd; dressed, 0Kc Hogs Gross, 6i&6He per pound! dressed, 797Ho, supmuncK forust riwus. Total Losses In Oregon and Washington Amounted to $12,707,100. Washington, Nov. 22. Tho bureau ol forestry, nller car .'till examination by n Held agent, estimates that September forest tires In Oregon and Washington caused ft total loss ot $12,7(17.100, of which $3,010,000 fell III Origon. This Includes thu value of Umber, hum properly and sawmills and their pro ducts which were destroyid. Owing to Its iiettrnoM to market, liowovor, much ot tho burned Umber In Oregon will bo saved, mincing tho total loss ns nbovu sot forth. It was found that 8 Oregon families' were rendered homeless. 1 while 200 others suffered partial losses. In that Unto farm property worth, $316,000 jvaa burned, and sawmills suffered losses aggregating $110,000. H is estimated that 2,124,1)00.000 feet of standing tlmlxr wont up In unoko i In Oregon, largely IXniglas tlr, spruce, eedat and hemlock. The total loss In I timber nlono was over $3,000,000. In nil, 170,000 acres were burno I over, all ol which, iao 60,000, were well timbered. In Washington 431,000 ocres weto burned over. Tho timber was fully as heavy na the Oiegou timber, nnd of Iwtter quality. It is ostimated that 5,020,800,000 feet ot Douglas spruco alone were killed, repro eutlng ft value ot $5,02(1,800. Other timber to tho vnluo of $725,000 was destroyed. The total loss In Cow llt, Chirk nnd Ska mania counties where tho tires wero tho most disastrous, was $'1,000,800, and In tho other burned areas, $2,- 250,300. A singular chain of circumstances combined to make tho tires so destruc tive. Not only was tho summer very dry, but the two preceding summers wore wet in .May and Juuu, tuns inter fering with the burning ol slashings, nnd allowing an unusual amount ol debris to accumulate. The most dlr. ct cause was rareto a less. This Is shown distinctly by the fact that practically no damaro wai done In the t. asciuie forest reserve, which is patrolled b) forest rangers. In many Instances tho fires smold ered for considerable periods without attracting attention, and this in tiro face of tho fact that tlio past season was ono particularly favorable for forest fires. Many blaies started from the unextinguished camp fires of lierry pickers or hunters, others resulted Irom careless burning ot slashings, nnd ono was known to have Btnrted from loco motive snarks. With the oxcention of this ca'e, reasonable precaution on tho pait of InCIvlduals would have pre vented tho loss of millions ol dollars It is tho opinion of tho bureau, after tracing many ot tlio tires to their origin, that most ol them could have been extinguished before they becamo serious. FIRE AT ALAMEDA MOLE. Ferry Building and Passenger Coaches Destroyed -Lots J50O.OOJ. Oakland. Cal. Nov. 22. Flro do stroyed tho forry at the Alameda mole yesterday, and nino men who were asleep in the bunk hnuso narrowly escaped with their lives. Tho tiro started on tho north title of the build ing, snd two hours later It had burned to tho water. A portion of tho floor held np, evidently by tho network ol tracks, and still remains, but on thess tracks are tho twisted and warped Iron work ot the passenger coaches which were destroyed. Of tl.o 47 coaches whhh were destroyed, 10 wero broad imago and 31 narrow guago. The building was erected by tho late James G. Fair in 1883, and cost orig inallv S50.000. Three years later it nassid into tho hands of tho Southern t'actfic company with the entire road, and since then many improvements havo been made. Within tlio hist six months thu company has built another Blip and added Improvements to tlio ex tont of $75,000. The origin of tho blazo is a mystery .Superintendent Worthington says ho has not tho slightest Idea how It start ed, but raid the matter would be thor oughly investigated. Vt hen asked lor tn opinion as to tho origin, ho said lie bad no opinion to oner. Ho admitted that a coal oil lamp was left buining on tho north side of tho building, near whsre tho flames wore first seen. It is the theory of tho employes of tho road t' at this lamp exploded, thereby caus ing the disastrous conflagration. Japanese Engineer Here. Seattle, Nov. 22. S.Tada.chlof con structing engineer of theJapanoee navy, accompanied by M. Mat.uakn anil U Hitftichi. chief ot tho naval construe' tlon bureau ot Japan, arrived hern tonight, on the Tota Marti, and will proceed to Pittsburg, where thoy will place orders for armor plate, and spend some time in eastern navy yirds in erecting American methods of thin building. Thoy will visit the Moran Bros, ship yards and then proceed i ast They say their government will adopt Ameican methods extensively. Fortifications for London. London. Nov. 22. Efforts of a far reaching character have beon set on foot I to fortify Ihe metropolis against n pos ! s!ble attack in case of war. It is stated , that when Lord Roberts took over tho 1 post of commander-in-chief of tho Brit , ish army ho personally investigated the dofenees of lxindon and found them to bo vnry Imperfect. Blnco then poW' erf ul batteries have won mounted on I elevations btt'ieen I-ondon nnd the i south coast. Now fortifications are being rapidly constructed along the banks of tho Thames. Two Men Held Up the Town. Denver, Nov. 22. A special to tho Republican from Rifle, Colo., says Charles Dykes and a man named Slur phy terrorized that place for somo time this afternoon, "shooting up thu town," holding up mloons, capturing and dl' arming two deputy sheriffs, and shoot Ing a young ranchman haired David Morford in tho leg. They then rode out of town. Tho sheriff and a posso is In search of them, and a livoly tlma Is expocrud when thoy meet. New Monitor Nearly Done. .. Boston, Nov. 22. Tho slngie-tiirrctod monitor Nevada which has Just been completed by the Bath Iron works for tlio United States navy and is lo havo her second trial Ihe second week in Decembei, arrived at the Boston navy yard today from Bath. MAY COMPROMISE MINERS AND OPERATORS TO SIITTLB WITHOUT COMMISSION. Negotiations Will Be on n llnslsof 10 per'T. Cent Increase In Wages, n Nlnc-lluur' Day, and Trade Agreements Between the Miners nnd Company by Which They Are llnipln)sd, Pernnton, !., Nov. 21. Tho mine, workers, through their representatives, havo agreed with tho iiiliioowiiors to attempt to adjust the differences exist Ing between thum outside tho unthra cite itwl strlko commission. Tho prop osttlon wns Hindu on n coniirumlo hails, and negotiations, It Is txpctod, will nt unco bo entered upon, with u reasonable hopool rUtloinunt, with tho aid of thu nrbltratots, llio rough proposition, which Is to form tho basis of negotiations, is a 10 per (rut lu crease In wages, a nine-hour day, nnd trado agreements bvtwcun tho miners and tho iouimny by which they lire emplojed. 1 liii only one of tho our demands not touched upon Is that of tho weighing of coal by tho legal ton. Whllo twill sides hao cxiiiosstil A willingness to suttlu their differences among themselves, It is not to lio con strued that it curries with it tlnuicccpt. unco ot tho terms proposed. They mo mentioned only as n basis, It Is under stood, from which a seitluineiit Is to bo effected. It is possible that tho foun datlotis already Isid can bo wrecked by either party holding out too strongly against some question, and thus leave llm whole matter 111 tho hands ol tlio commlssiauurs, which In thu tneantlmu will net ni a sort of board of concilia tlcn rather than us n kuird of arbitrn tlon. It cannot be officially slated which party mado the liroimnil llrst. Iho attorneys for lioth sides niu averse to talking, but those who wore inclined to suy something differ in their state ments. An ntt'irney lor ono ol the railroads said it came fro n the miners' side, while ouo lawyer for tho miners stld it enmo from tho operators. Au oilier representative for thu miners ruld It was n "spontaneous" proposl lion. It is generally lielleveil that thu oiverators were the llrst to make the proposal. nyno Mac eagh, who car r led on such a brilliant crosi examina tion of President .Mitchell, is given credit fur bringing about tlio present ituation. It Is probable a week or 10 days' ad journmeut will be taken by the strike commission In order lo give all patties uu opportunity to confer on tho state oi afTairs. ANOTHER TRAIN ROBBED. Blew Up the Safe with Dynamite and Oot In cry thing In bight. Davonport, la., Nov. 24. A west bound passenger nnd express train on tlio Hock Island known as o. 11 was held up by 12 masked robbers soon after midnight this morning nt a iioint three miles west of Dacnport. Tho robbers uncoupled the express car and ran it two miles further west, to Uale sldlnir, where thu safu was blown open with dyiimuite. Thu oxplotlon was heard In Davenport. Thu train which was robbed loft Chi csgo at 0:05 last night. It was tho fast train that runs through to Fort Worth, via til. Joseph and Kansas Citv. Ten men of tho local police depart' ment have hurried to thu scene of thu robbery. It is not known hero how much booty tho robbers secured. At 2:16 A. M. It was definitely learmd that the robbers were success ful in removing tho contents of the safe Irom thu exnros cur. No person wua In'tircd. It was nearly two hours alter the holdup boforo the train could pro' reed. The robbers succeeded in stopping tho train by placing a red lantern on tho track, and when tho engineer paw the danuer sixnal hu brought tho train to n slop. Fivo masked men boarded the train, detached the mail nnd ox- press cars ami forcing thu engineer to accompany them, took these cars west ward, leaving tho rest of thu train standing on tho main track. Urge Fulfillment of Promises Manila, Nov. 24. At a public rO' ceptlon to General Miles in tho Island of Cebu, a Filipino speaker urged a more expeditious fulfillment of tho promises mado by tho Americans, In eluding autonomy. In reply General Miles advltcd Iho pcoplo to lxi peacftil and patient and to trust thu Americans satisfactorily to settla all tho questions now pending. Ho said ho hoped to see tho ambition of the Inhabitants for au tonomy finally fulfilled. New Receiving Ship. Washington, Nov, 21. Tlio navy do partmcut has been informed that tho Hancock has been placed In commission at tho Mnro Island navy yard, Call fornla. Blio wis formerly an nrmy transport, and will lie utllizod as n ro. celvliie shin at New York. Tho Han cock Is not. as crlirinally Intended, to siipersodu tho cruiser Columbia, which is to bo retained on the Now York sta tion, hut will bo used to meot tho addi tional demands for a receiving ship at that port. Less Cholera In Manila. Washington, Nov. 24, -A cablegram has been received from tho Philippine commisdon stating that tho numbor ol cases of cholera had gone down to fivo a day instead ot 34 a day a week ago. Tlio meitago says that tho commission feels much relieved, and it Is bolieved the Marlnuliia watershed, which furnishes tho wator supply for Manila, will not bu contaminated. Diplomat's Son In Trouble. Washington, Nov, 24. The stato de partment has boon informed that God frw Hunter. Ir.. eon of tho United Hiatus minister at Guatemala City, to day shot and killed William Fltzgcr old, of Grand Haplds, Mich. Hunter has taken refuge in tho legation, and an Interesting question has arisen ns to bis exemption from erred. LAND IS WASTIID, Refugees Bringing In Reports of Worked (luatciualan Volcano, Pan Francisco, Nov. 21, Thu llrst ol tho refugees from tlio devastated I until) of OutiUmaln arrived today ontlio Paclllo Mall sle.unnr City of Paris. ,.. .... .lUtrlcls lar Inland .,. ,,. nl..i truvl,i.Hi ,w.,r ,. lry ,nM ,iy nml ,, ,. Ico boforo reaching n railway station. From thuro thuy mado their way by rail to Chainperlcn. nnd there took thu steamer to San Frunclsco, They sailed I on November 7, nnd tho volcaliu was still smoking, nnd tumblings like thunder and flashes of llgiitiilng gave evidence that muro eruptions wero yet to come. Those peonlo fled ftom thulr plantations In lear for tlielr lives. They escaped to tho seaside with little more than tlio clothing thoy wore, transportation being so ilitllnult ns to prooludu thu cnrr lug of baggage, Iho rolugees contlrm storms ol loss of llio. i hey say that tho victims am for tho most part Indians. I'hoy had nut hoard ul any wlutu peonlo Ih'Ii g lost. Thousand 4 of Indians were us phyxlatud or burled In tho sand. Miles ol plantations nru under ashes, ami nbsolulu rum Is the lot of iimny planters whoso nil was Invented In thu tineas, uno reliigvit conies irom wliiini hall all hour's rlileof Uenural llirlllos', and brings Information that tho gene ral and family are siifu, A caliUyraiu received hunt when tho llrst eruption occnried stated that General Jlarilloa had lvcn asnhixlated. Thu rolugees statu that It Is not tlio crater ot -antn Maria that Is In action, but n smaller mountain rising Irom ono of tho woxtern slopes of Bauta Maria, called El Itosarlo. Bauds of Mexican robbers aro now swarming over thu desolated regions, robbing and murduiliig refuguus on thu rojd and looting Iho sb.iiulonid ami ilerolato plantations. Ihe people left Ik) h ud on tl.o plantations. It Is said, are In danger of starvation, for tho food supplies havo been cut oil and thero Is no way tn send In supplies to the alllicttd districts. CONVICTION ADJOURNS. Irrigation Congress Will Meet Next Year In Baker City. Portland, Nov. 20 Tho Oregon Irri gation convention yesterday porfo-ted organization by adopting by-laws and electing additional ollltcrs. itctolu tluiiH cro adopted commending all Ir rlgatioii projects and endorsing tho pro posed immigration bureau at Portluiid During the day addresses wero de livered by A. 1'. Davis, prin Ipal eiiKliiccr. ot thu reclamation service; Governor Geer, Major Alfred F. bears, W. II. Chase, nnd II. H. Max-on.rec retary of thu National Irrigation con gre-s. Iho next scitlnn will be held nt llakrr City the first Monday of Juno, 1003, and tho next annual meeting at Pendleton tho 1 second Monday of .November, 1003. STOLU BAND OP 1,400 SHIIIIP. Blew Up Herder's Cabin Abandoned Flock nnd Fled from Pursuers. Flowor. Colo., Nov. 21 Hvo turn drove off 1,100 head of slicop from the flock of Jamos Brown, lo inllee of northwest this plfti-o, alter dynamiting the hut In which tlio herder wns sleep I ri if. Tho explosion blow tho cabin to pieces and threw thu herder into the air. Mr. Brown was aroused by thu noiso of tlio explosion nnd found tho herder lvinir iinconsctotK iiimhi thu urouiid. Ho was not seriously hint A iseo overtook tho men with th sheun after a chase ot several miles Thoy abandoned the (lock and fled northward. Kherlff liadwin started out with a posso later, determined toappru- bond thu would-be rumors. Germany Alter fingllsh China. Victoria, Nov. 21. Mall udvlccs from-the Orient Inclni'o a story ol com plications In thu Yungtso vnlley. The Ashi Bhimuii. of Japan, Hiys that Gel many has taken advantage of thu naval demonstration mado by Great Britain ngulnst China nt Ilankii to formulate, with leirard to tho evacuation of Sluing hai. conditions which would completely obliterate all traces ot Kng'iind's sphere of infliionco In tho Ynngtso valley. The Toklo papers say Gormany has In duced France to Join her In tills man ocuvur. Oamblcrs Held Up. Minneapolis, Nov. 21. Two bandits held up a gambling den nt Columbia llclzhts tonight and secured $10,423 from the proprietors and ecoro or aioro o' playors. Iiarvoy iiowaru, n negio nortor. was shot by tho robbers. Tho irambllmr house, which Is operated by a syndicate of sporting men, Is nt tho end ol n trolley line leaning irom .nin noanolls Kach robbor used n dark hindkerchlol to shluld tho lower part ot his ccuntenance, Tiiero nro two entrances to the place, and tho bandits appeared simultaneously at oithordoor. Prisoners Uscape Mob. ninrlnnatl. O . Nov. 21. Alter bo Ing pursued by mobi in Fleming nnd Maion counties, Kentucky, two mon charged with murder wore located and lodgod In jail nt Covington, Kentucky, today, Thoy nro Alvln Burgess, ot FlBlnirsburir. and Goorgo Bentz.of Mny silk. Thoy had boon takon to thu Urookflold Jail, and when It was learned that mobs wore coming, tijo sheriff, by dotour routes, roachod Covington. New Railroad for Alaska, Pesttlo. Nov. 21. The Pioneer niln Imr comnnnv. headed by D, O. Llnd- blom. Jieafet Lindebcrg and other Alaska capitalists, announced today, alter a meotlng of tho mining company, that thoy will construct a railroad from Noma to Council city, which will bo In operation at the end ot noxt season. Tho season following it will probably bo extonded to Salmon Ulvcr and Cas cade l'nga, Stlllman Olves Harvard $100,000, Boston, Nov. 21. James Ptillman, nreslilent of tlm National Oily bink of Now York, has prcsontcd .flOO.COO to inrvnni iintvnnitv tcr the enuoamnt ol a prpleeBorsbip In compnra'he on- atomy, ONE ROBBER LESS 'express MESSENGER USED MIS (1UN INSTEAD OP 0PENIN0 DOOR. Four Aten Attempted to Hold Up Poueif gvr Train In Colorado-Other Rubbers Teak the Dead Man's Budy nnd Ran fur Cover Shcrllf mid Posse In Close Pursuit, Trinidad, Colo., Nov. 20. Font masked robbers held up a passenger train No. 7 on thu Colorado cV Hoiitliorn road, 12 miles south ol hum today. Ono ul the robbers wns shot by Kx press Mosscner M. W. Hherwlck, ol Fort Worth, Tex. Thu rubbers flagged tho train, and as It slowed up Ihey ran nlongsldu ul thu unglnu and covin ed Iho crew with revolvers. They then cninollid tho engineer, John tlullltll, tn alight, and, alter plating sack containing dyna mite under thu ba;gago car and attach. Ing n fuse to thu uxploslvo they order il nulllill to Ignite, the fuse. I'nls ha attempted to do several times, but for sumo reason thu Iiibm would not burn. During this precluding tlio robbers kopt up n fiisdliidu III thu dliictloii of tho train lor thu purpose ol intimidat ing iho passengers. Wlillu they wero preparing to reanangu thu dynamite and lusu, Mos-uiiger r-hurwlrk, after extinguishing- thu lights In his car, qtilutly oH)iicd it tide door In thu rar lit r vniiiigli to admit n gun nnrrri, snu llred nt thu i canst robtiur. Tho latter dropped in his traiks. Ills startled companions picked lilui up and iilekly illsuppmtiHl In thu woods near by. .None ul tlio psssengers wero iiioiuuihi. I'hn sher ff ol Las Animas county im mediately organized a posso and is no in pursuit ol thu holdups. BOND FOR imilDOU LI1ASI1. Upon Its Approval by Secretary of War Wurk Will tie Cununenccu. Washington Nov. 20. The Port of Portland will ho required lo give bond Isdord tho secretary of war will ap prove the contract recently mado for llm luitu of one ol Its d unices for use on tint Columbia nnd Wtllnmcttu below Portland. When thu contract recently mudo tiutuiuii thu Port of Portland commission nnd Captain Unglllt wus received here It was loluired to thu Jlidgu advovatu Kittierul, who has Just iccoiiili.uudod that a IhiiiiI is) procured tu free tlio government from liability for liny cxpt'iisvs incurred in tlio oir tlon of thu dredge. Under this contract thu government can lorisu ulthur dredge by paying $165 m r day for thu old ono oi I .'.'16 per day fur thu new drodgo Co'iimhtn. Tlio Port will bo eipeeloa lo furnish tho truw and Inol, mid hear all uxpensos of oirntlon. Thu Uind Is required os an uxira precaution, such us Is frequently requited In goivrunirut contracts. Din doKirtment expects thu bond will ho readily furnished. When ut hand, thu inntract will bu approved mid uzpenditiirea can Imi cmumei.iod uii'ler'tlio app-oprlntlon of $20,000 ma lo last X'ssioii. Now that the government has the option nl operating u dredgu uf thu Port ol I'm Hand, It Is thought by souio on. glueers that It will bu tiiuia ossiiry to ask lor future appropriations for build ing a government dredo for the river below Portland. iho engineers' oillce has about com pleted I'laiiM for remodeling thu trans vort Grant into n ret dredge fur tiro In ciitllng n tuuiKirary channel across thu bar at tho mouth ol tho Columbia rlvur. Those plans will soon Is) widely nil. vertiso I, hut thu work will undoubtedly bo douu at Kan Framlsco, where the Giant now lies. FIKU AT NORTH YAMHILL. Five Buildings Dcstroycd-Loss, $20,000, Partially Covered by Insurance, North Yamhill, Or., Nv. 10. North Yamhill suffered n $20,000 flro loss last night. Alsiut 0:30 o'clock IImiios were discovered Issuing from thu gene ral mcrcliamllso Morn of Murmur A Vnulheim, anil so rapidly did thu flro spread that all efforts ut saving thu building or contents wore utturly (utile, and tho attoutlon of tlio citizens was diruitod toard saving adjoining proporty. Thu lack of udeqiiato flru ilhtging apparatus mado dilllciilt tho Horkof subduing thu flames, and before tho flro hail burned I (salt out four ad ditional buildings wuro In ruins. At midnight tlio flames had subsided nnd wore iindur complete control. Tho flru drew n groat crowd ot peoplo to tho streets, but fortunately no one was in J u red. It Is not known how thu flro originated. Says Cuba Is All Right. .Havana, Nov. 20, Lionel Garden, tlio British minister, in n- ruKrt on tho situation In Cuba, sjys nono of tliu evils so confidently predicted by tlio advocates of reciprocity has como to pass. No sugar estatu of any Im pirtanco was compelled to stop, and tho recent crisis, far from being disas trous to the island's prosperity, hns really boon ot important torvico to Cuba in teaching the planters to bo economical In tho management ot the plantations, thus luworlpg thu cost ol production. $10,000 Fire In Helena. Holonn, Mont., Nov. 20. Flro early otday threatened for an hour tho com plete destruction of Kast Helena. A florce galu was blowing, and to protuct the residences and business buildings blankets wero mado uno of to prevent Ignition from (lying firebrands. With thu assistance of n stciunur from Hel ena, the flru was gotten under control, after four buildings had Icon destroyed, tho loss on which is estimated at fully $10,000, British Are Worried, roshanur, India, Nov. 20, Tho British expedition to put down tlio uprising of the Wazlri trlhosmon on tho Afghan frontier Is meeting with determined opposition, Colonel Ton- j ochy, In command ot tho Fourth col- limn, has beon mortally wounded in un oiiKUKumiuu wiui niu insuruonts and Major Boresford, the noxt in com I fined, lias ueked tor rolnlouomonts.