*1.000.000 HOTEL FIRE-
EUGENE WEEKLY GUARD.
KORAN THE ONLY LAY®
ENGLAND CALL* A HALT.
Warne China Against Signing Any
Private Trsaty.
WASHINGTON, March 29—The
British government has protested
: against China making a convention
. with any power touching territorial or
! fluahclal matters until the present
troubles in that country are conclud
ed. The fact of the British protest
was made known here for the first
time today by a dispatch from one of
the foreign officers of Europe. It says
the protest was made through Sir
Ernest Hatow, the British minister at
An InUrwtmg Goikcls* <d k*m* from th! Pekin. It does not state when the rep
resentations were made, but from the
Two ttunhph*«» Prxwnt d In a
fact that the dispatch was received in
Condrnxd form
Washington today, it la taken that the
protest occurred within the last day
two. Although the Russian agree-
St Petersburg may be placed under ar
ment is sot spe< Ificsily referred to. it
martial law.
is said to be clear that the British
A battle between French and Chi action is directed against the Russian
agreement The language appears to
nese is Imminent.
be similar to that used by ¡Secretary
Floods In New York and Michigan Hay, in the American protest. The
cause much damage.
<-ffe< t of the British action is to place
England has protested against China the United Htafes, Japan and Great
Britain in formal opposition to the
making any secret treaty.
signing of a convention by China with
Morgan will probably prevent a any power pending the settlement ot
strike In the anthracite region.
the Chinese troubles. The course of
An Imperial edict prohibited the Great Britain is the more significant
from the fact that tnat government
signing of the Manchurian treaty.
and Germany have a written alliance
for
conditions
Denmark lays down
relating to Chinese affairs.
the sale of the Danish West Indies,
The concurrence of tnese protests
explains wby the Manchur
Morocco will settle the American probably
ian agreement has not been signed.
claim without a naval demonstration, There
was no definite Information re
The sultan of Hulu complains that ceived here today at the state depart
the Americans are violating the treaty. ment or at any of the foreign em
bassies as to whether the ugro ment
Russians participated tn the disin had been signed or rjected. There
terment ut bodies of American ma was something of a stir in diplomatic
rines.
quarters over the report coming from
There are tlo indications that the official sources that the United States
Nebraska senatorial deadlock will be was considering the advisability of ad
dressing Russia directly on the sub
broken.
ject. Heretofore, the American objec
A steamboat line will be established tions to the Manchurian agreement
on Hnako river between l-ewlston and have been addressed to China. Copies
were furnished the Russian authori
Pittsburg landing.
ties. Heveral of the foreign repre
Development of the Mount Reuben sentatives advised their governments
mines in Southern Oregon is < o 1 dk that this step was contemplated by
forward successfully.
the United States, but there Is no of
ficial Information available as to how
Aguinaldo was captured by Fune far the consideration of the move has
ton in Isabela province. The rebel proceeded.
leader is now in Manila jail.
FLOODS IN NEW YORK STATE.
It is announced that the Rogera lo-
comotlve works, at Paterson, N. J.. Much Damage Caused to Property by
have been sold by the receivers to a
High Water.
New York ayndl,'ate of capitalists,
NEW YORK, March 29 —From many
who will enlarge and operate the parte of the state comes news tonight
of damage by flood. The waters of
works.
rivers and the smaller tributary
The savings bank at Riverside, la., streams are reported as overflowing
was broken Into. The burglars drilled their banks, causing widespread In
through the steel doors of the vault, undations which threaten to destroy
much property before they begin to
but the inner safe resisted their ef subside,
tip to midnight the only ac
forts. They secured only a small sum cident in which any one was Injured
of money from the cash drawer and es was that due to the washing out of a
culvert near Norwich ditching a Del
caped on a handcar.
aware A Lackawanna train, In the
Fire has started in No. 1 shaft of accident three people were slightly
the Republic, Mich., mine, and resists hurt.
all efforts to extinguish it. The flames
Thia rush of water which I« «well
are raging through the shaft, and no Ing the streams Is due to heavy rains
estimate of the loss can be made. The and the consequent melting of the
mine has been closed, throwing 500 snow which has lain for months and
been deeper than usual in the
men out of employment. All the has
central nnd western portions of the
miners escaped.
state. The Mohawk river, swollen by
A mob of 500 or more gathered at torrents of water flowing from the
Adirondack». is higher
Galesburg, 111., bent upon lynching Ed. snow-covered
than at any time In almost 40 years,
Jackson, a negro, who murdered En and much fear was expressed at Utica
glneer Charles Rowe.
The mob during the day that the rising waters
marchod on the jail In a body, but would Interfere with railroad traffic
news of Its coming reached Hherlff before tomorrow, but tonight's reports
Matthews, and he smuggled Jackson show that the high point Is reached,
and water Is receding The waters of
out of Juil Into a carriage and drove the Mohawk carried the Ice out of the
with him to Monmouth.
river at Schenectady. and the pressure
All negotiations are off between ths thus relieved has secured Schenectady
so far from serious damage. The
Boers and British.
water has risen so high, however, that
A plot to blow up the csar's palace Little Falls reports New York Cen-
tarl trains being run over the West
has been discovered.
Shore between Frankfort and Utica.
The Genessee valley Is afloat In
The list of dead In the Birmingham,
many places, the Genessee and Ita
Ala., tornado numbers 17.
tributaries not having been so full In
China haa rejected In whole or In five years. A rise of 15 Inches In U
part the Manchurian treaty.
hours Is an indication of the rapid
rate at which the water Is flowing Into
Debenture companies are prohibited Rochester and the adjacent villages.
from doing business in Ohio.
Much railroad property is already
latwson sells the Chicago Record to under water.
Kohlsatt, of the Times Herald.
DENMARK'S TERMS.
Fire In the business section of Ya-
Conditions for the Sale of West Indies
quins, Or., did 130,000 damage.
to the United Statee.
Wesley Dollarhlde, of Ashland, Or.,
LONDON. March 29 The Dally
was shot and killed by a deputy sheriff. News publishes the following dispatch
from Its Copenhagen correspondent :
Consul General Gunnere will demand
"1 am able to state, on the very best
a settlement and apology from Mo authority, that Denmark has commu
nicated to the United States the fol
rocco.
lowing conditions for the sals of the
Two children, while playing near a Danish West Indies
pond at Grass Valley, Cal., fell In and
"First, 14,000,000 to be paid to Den
mark.
were drowned.
"Second, the population to decide
The battleship Iowa sailed from Ran by vote whether to remain Danish or
Francisco for I'uget Hound, where she to be transferred to the United States
"Third. If the vote Is favorable to
will go Into drydock.
the United States, then the Inhabitants
The Hood River, Or., assassin, to become Immediately not only Amer
James Green, gave himself up to of ican subjects, but American citizens.
"Fourth, products of the island to
ficers and made a confession.
be admitted to the United States free
The matter of a strike In the anthra of duty.
cite region la left to J. P. Morgan,
"It Is supposed here that Washing
president of the mine workers' union. ton will not readily agree to the third
and fourth conditions."
The Buffalo Pan American exposi
tion stamps will be placed on sals at
Goldsborough's Trial Trip.
Seattle, March 2*.—The navy de
poatoffices throughout the country May
partment has designated April 1 a«
1 next.
tha day for the official trial trip of
America may be deprived of a vole« the torpedoboat deatroyer Goldsbor-
in the settlement of the Chinese ques ough. which was built at Portland. The
tion. Germans object to Hart's indem department officials have not yet an
nounced just where tha trip will take
nity proposal.
place
There Is no doubt that the boat will
Question has been raised if the loca
tion of a Y. M C. A building on the more than make ‘he required time of
SO
knots. She has done some speedy
Oregon university grounds would not
running upon the Sound that has made
be unconstitutional.
It apparent that she will make a fine
Henry E. Wilson. United States min showing when she makes the trial
that will determine whether or
ister to Chile, has reached his home tn trip
not ahe will be admitted into the
Spokane, for a visit, after an absence navy as one of the defenders of Uncle
of four years.
Ram
The Japanese residents of Tacoma.
Around ths World in a Canoe.
Wash . have organized to keep out
Victoria. B C.. Mzrrh 29 Frank
any disorderly characters from their Has
by. a prospector, who haa been
country.
around these parts for about a year,
During a recent epidemic of dlph- is having a large Indian war canoe
therla In a t< wn on the Hudson, tos decked over, and in company with one
cases were treated with serum, and companion will attempt to ctrelo the
among these there were only two globe in it. going first to Hong Kong,
deaths.
via the Pacific Islands The canoe
Elections In Ixmdon resulted la is a vory large one. such ns British
tremendous majorities In favor of mu Columbia Indiana use tn their travels
nicipal ownership of all public utili up and down the const, and when
ties. thua breaking galling monopolies properly handled can stand almost
any kind of weather.
existing for centuries
In the pupa state the Hessian fly
Sulphur Cargo on Flro.
ran scarcely be distinguished from a
flaxseed.
San Fr«ncl«co. March 2» - The Fart
New York la building a state hoapl haa just become known that the big
tai in the Adtronda ka
I
Australian «learner Marianne which
000. where patients wttii Incipient arrived here last Friday from Hako
consumption will be treated.
date. with a cargo of 3.000 ton« of Sul
Sicily Is said to be making ateady pbur. had been on Are in mid ocean 10
progress In asphalt mining tn 1199 days before reaching port
Fort li
about <0 000 tona were exported, of
nately. the fire was confined to tho
which New York received 5570.
sur
The government has created some middle hatch, and wm near the
large forest reserves In northern Ari face. The complete fl«Mxllng of the
500
zona and promulgated rules for the r iompartment. lu which at least saved
regulation, with a View to prevent tons of sulphur was stowej
their spollatioo and to preserve 'beta the steamer, and puaalMy the lives of
jail on board
from li«.
Civil
Items of Interest From All Parts
of the SUte.
COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL HAPPENINGS
A
Brief Review
el th*
Growth and Improie
menti of th* Many Induttrici Through
out Our Thriving Commonwealth.
Government le Impossible ©•"
the Sulu Islands.
JOI. > ; ar •
The ommisaion *»» heartily received
at the hi-adquarters of the sultan.
The residences of many of the people
were decorated with flags- ‘be stars
and stripes floating through the
town, while thousands of firecrackers
were exploded in all directions.
it was a beautiful summer morn
ing. and wh>-n the sultan had not
put in an appearance upon the ar
rival of the last laun< h, a cutter was
sent with the secretary of the com
mission to invite the sultan to visit
the ship. They brought back his
majesty, clothed in gold and purple,
and decorated with jewels. He pre-
seated a comi' op^ra aspect as be
came on board, followed by his min
isters and a acorn of relatives in mot
ley court array. They were greeted
with a salute of 17 guns. Commis
sioner Taft explained to his majesty
that there was no disposition on the
part of the members of the commis
sion to intcrfeie with the administra
tion of the sultan’s affairs or the
habits, customs and religion of the
people. He said that the only mo-
tive governing the commission was
the prospective prosperity and hap
piness of the people of the Sulu Isl
ands, and that the people of the
United States expected the treaty to
be strictly observed.
The sultan then thanked Commis
sioner Taft and spoke proudly of the
cable and other improvements intro
duced by the Americans, adding that
his bant :
m th» military of-
fb Into, ami tl.
acted to abide
by the decision of the commission
ers an>l to follow their advice. His
majesty then inspected the ship.
That afternoon the sultan was re
ceived at the American military
headquarters
and
inspected
the
troops.
Native sports followed,
which were witnessed by the commis
sioners and others.
Tin- Philippine commission sailed
this morning for Isabel. Island of
Basllan. Before leaving the commis
sion had a long consultation with Ma
jor Sweet, the American commander
at Gato. and Dhui Karnein, the
strongest chief of the Sulus, who
usually opposes the sultan.
Any measure of civil government
in Sulu appears impossible at pres
ent. The customs of vassalage, ser
vitude and polygamy prevail. There
is no law except the Koran, and that
is not always followed. The Morros
and Chinese desire a cessation of
military rule in Jolo, but the con
glomerate character of the popula
tion and the uncertainty as to those
without the walls render this inadvi
sable. Military officers consider the
treaty unnecessary and an impedi
ment to progress.
TMWtO ÄT 1*51
Jefferson, at Richmond, Va.
Burned, But No Livss Lost.
RICHMOND. Va.. April I.—The Jef-
•rson hotel, this city, which was
»reeled an.l furnished by the late Louis
General Aguinaldo a Prisoner in winter at a cost of $1.0UU.000 was de
stroyed by fire
The magn «cent
American Hands.
structure covered half a block In the
ultra fashionable part of the city, and
was built of buff brick on a granite
WAS CAPTL'REO BY FL'NSTONS FORCES
foundation.
The flames were discovered in the
Succcxful Conclusioh of th* Ksn»*» 6«n*r*l • upper part of the
shortly before midnight, and in a short
l?tme that part of the building was a
Expedition Into l»ab«U Provine«—
roai-lng'i'urnace. Tha guests who were
li Now in a Manila Jail.
first driven out of the Main s ree
i pgrtionof
__ .¡z,,,
th« hotel
hntp! took refuge in tnt
the
the
MANILA. March 29.—General Fred tabby on the FaBkUol’5/„?
erick Funstan » daring project for the There was much excitement, espe,
nious the women, many of
capture of Aguinaldo in his hiding cially among
had retired for the night.
place in the province of Isabela, island
persons lost all their effects.
of Luzon, has proved completely suc Many
No one perished in the flames. Th
cessful. Aguinaldo was captured there Are started in the linen room from a
on March 23.
defective flue
The insurance is
The United States gunboat Vicks about 3650,000. All the surrounding
burg. Commander E. B. Barry, with houses are filled with property taken
General Funston and Aguinaldo on from the hotel. There has been some
looting, and several arrests have been
board, arrived here this morning.
There were in the hotel many
Aguinaldo was brought ashore at made. of art. including Valentines
work? ----------
“7—• which
3:10 P. M. today and taken before marble statue ot Jefferson,
the Franklin
street court.
General MacArthur at the Malacanang stood in l-~
------
palace. He talked freely, but seemed This statue was broken.
Immediately upon the discovery of
ignorant concerning recent events. He
appeared to be in good health and was the fire, which was eating into the
even cheerful. He lunched with the ceiling of the linen room, the hotel
Are apparatus was brought into play,
but the hose buTSt. Attendants then
dashed through the building awaken
ing the guests, many of whom were
sleeping and had to be dragged out
of bed. Most of the guests on the
Franklin-street end of the hotel saved
their baggage, and Anally the Jefferson
statue was gotten out. with the head
broken off. The guests in the part
where the fire started lost their bag
gage and many of them lost all their
clothes. Owing to the height of the
building, the fire department was at a
great disadvantage. The fire made
an immense blaze, and practically
awakened the entire city. There were
nc thrilling escapes, the halls and
staircases being numerous and wide.
Sheridan—The depot at SberldaD is
finished.
Coquille -ft Is proposed at Coquill»
to organize a fire company.
Table Rock—The Table Rock Irri
gating Ditch Company will soon begin
work of cleaning and repairing its
ditches.
Bald Mountain—The new quartz
mill of the Bald Mountain mine
started up last week.
Ritter!—The floor was blown off the
• uspenslon f<x»t bridge at Ritter sev-
eral days ago by wind.
Hood River—The prospects of the
strawberry crop at Hood River are
good, and there is an Increased acre
age.
Union—A plan for starting a free
reading room and library at Union
is being perfected by women of the
city.
Milton—The Offtier Fruit Packing
Company, of Walla Walla, contem
plates erection of a large warehouse
at Milton.
Klamath Falls— The work of clean
ing out the Klamath Falls irrigating
ditch began this week. The ditch will
also be widened.
Union—A scheme is under way at
Union to erect and equip a two story
brick building for the use of a town
commercial club.
Greenhorn—It is reported that the
Inter Mountain group In the Green
horn district has been sold to a syndi
cate of California capitalists.
Gold Hill— G. Lane will have 25 or
30 tons of ore crushed at Humason A
Cheney s quartz mill at Gold Hill.
This ore is from the Elsie mine on
EMILIO AOÜ1XALDO.
Blackwell hill.
Umatilla—An O. R * N. freight
train between Umatilla arid Wallul.i
officers of General MacArthur's staff,
passed over a man who was lying on
and was then escorted to the Enda-
the rails and crushed him beyond rec
street jail.
ognition.
Aguinaldo's capture was attended
with considerable difficulty, an insur
Granite—There is no public school
gent major being killed at the time of
nearer the Red Boy mine than at Gran
Ite, and appl'cation has been made for FRENCH INFLUENCE GROWING. the event. Twenty rifles and a num
ber of important papers were cap
a new school district, with Red Boy as
in Southern Provinces of tured.
the center.
China.
Condon—A disastrous “pile up" took
HONG KONG. March 30—It Is re-
LONDON. March 29— A dispatch
place at the sheep camp of S. B. Bar ported from Canton that the activity from Manila says that several mem
ker. near Condon. On a separation of the French is greatly increasing in bers of Aguinaldo's staff were cap-
of the ewes from the lambs the latter the neighborhood of that city. Two tured with him and brought to Manila,
piled up in a ditch, and 88 head were steamers ply between Hong Kong and The insurgent leader and his men
smothered.
Canton, and gunboats are much in were captured near Casiguran, north
evidence on the Chinese waterways.
Sumpter—It Is reported from Sump It is also reported that two steamers of Baler.
ter that the Golconda mine Is showing are being built in France to run be
Where the Capture Was Made.
another rich ore body, and that as un tween Hong Kong and Canton, and
The province of Isabela, where the
derground
development
continues that France Intends to subsidize the
the prospects of the mine grow better carrying of the mails. It is also ex capture of Aguinaldo occurred, is on
island of Luzon, about 200 miles
each succeeding day.
pected that a French postoffice will the
northeast of Manila, and about 75
Canyon City—James Robinson, one open in Canton about April 1.
miles north of Baler, on the eastern
Objections 1 ave been lodged to the coast,
of the oldest and best known citizens
which place was made memora
of Grant county, died at Canyon City plying of the steam launches under ble by the capture of Lieutenant Gill-
after a lingering illness of nearly ' the tricolor. Chinese captains now more and his party from the gunboat
years. Deceased was born in Nev fly the tricolor with an addition of Yorktown, in April, 1899.
Isabela
three small stars, which are invisi province is wild and mountainous,
Brunswick, January 12, 1834.
es
ble a shore distance sway, and as a pecially along the coast, where the
Klamah Falls The Ashland Ki ini result. It is said, the Chinese people
nth Falls mall route and schedule has Imagine they are still under the tri high range known as Gran Cordillera
been changed. It will hereafter be a color. and conclude thnt the French Oriental extends for 100 miles or more
daylight run, and the route from influence is gaining. It is also re- from north to south, the highest points
Parker'B station to Jenny creek will ported that a French hospital was of the range being but a few miles
from the shore. Rugged trails. In some
oe over the logging camp road.
opened at Shameen some months places
being but a foot or two In width,
for the purpose of receiving Chi-
Canyonvlll«—A company contem back
patients, All this aids Flench lend across the mountains, frequently
plates building a flume from Canvon nese
crossed by rushing streams, and where
Creek, five miles south of Canyo ivilic influence and prestige.
these overflow their banks, the traits
to the mines owned by Lewis Ash
are waist deep in mud. It was to this
WHY
HE
DID
NOT
SIGN.
which are sltuted about halfway be
uninviting district that General Fun
tween Riddle and Canyonville.
Accident to Chinese Minister Saved stan and his small band went a short
time ago. It was a part of the island
Manchuria.
PORTLAND MARKET.
ST. PETERSBURG. March 30.— that had never before been visited by
T.ast Monday, when the world ex- American troops.
Wheat—Walla Walla. 56® 57c; val pected that the Russo-Chinese con-
ley. nominal; bluestem. 59c per vention as to Manchuria would be
CRIME TO WITHDRAW.
bushel.
signed, the Russia foreign office re-
Flour- Best grades. 32.80® |3 40
ceived word that the Chinese minis- Reign of Terror Will Follow Our Evac
barrel; graham. $2.60.
uation of Cuba.
ter In St. Petersburg. Yavg Yu, had
Oats White. $1 25 per cental; gray, fallen and been seriously Injured.
NEW YORK. March 29.—Represent
$1 20® 31.224» per cental
This news whs received at the time
Barley—Feed. 316.50®3l7; brew with u grain of salt, but a represent ative Vespasian Warner, of Illinois,
who has just returned from an ex
Ing $16.50® 317 per on.
ative of the Asso< lated Press was in
Mlllstuffs Bran 316 per ton; mid formed at the United States embassy tended tour through Cuba, believes
dllngs, 331.50; shorts. 317.50. chop this evening that Yang Yu had not that the constitutional convention will
316
only slipped on a wax floor, bruising accept the Flatt amendment, says a
Hay—Timothy. 312@12 50; clover his elbow and leg. but hurt his head Washington special to the World.
3’®9 50, Oregon wild hay, 36®7 per and was consequently confined to his Continuing. Mr. Warner said:
ton
bedroom. Yang Yu is over 60. and
"We must, of course, turn the Is-
Hops — 12®14c per pound; 1899 fleshy. He has recently displayed
land over to the Cubans, but It >s _ a
crop. «•7c.
great anxiety in reference to the con
Wool—Valley. 14®t5c; Eastern Or vention. and has hesitated to sign, crime against humanity to w'thdraw
egon. 9®12c. mohair, 20®31c per particularly since he is in doubt at this time. When our troops leave
island you will witness a reign
pound.
about his reception should he return the lawlessness
that will startle the
Butter Fancy creamery. 224» u 25c; to China, as he belongs to the liberal of
world and compel us. In the name of
dairy, 17S©20c; store. 10®124»c per Party.
justice, to take matters Into our own
pound.
hands. The Cubans will sign any
Spanish War Claims.
Eggs—Oregon ranch, 13® 134c pei
Washington. March 29 The Span thing or do anything to get us away
dozen.
property and when they
Poultry -Chickens, mixed, 33 50®5 ish war claims commission, of which from their
the reins In their own hands,
hens, |3®550; dressed, UQ>12c per ex Seuator Chandler Is president, haa have
pound; a,»ring. |4®6 per dozen received from the state department a you can expect the worst.
From what I can learn, they will
ducks. 35®6; geese |6®s per dozen full list of the claims against Spain
turkeys, live. 9© 10c per pound, growing out of the Insurrection tn assess everybody with any money and
Cuba, which were filed in the depart have a division of the spoils. They
dressed. 13ff14c per pound.
ment up to the 15th ot the present will drive all Spaniards and American
Chess» Full cream, twins. 13® month
Th- se claims are all those of
from the Island, and for
134c.
Young America. 134®14c American citizens for under the treaty sympathizers
a brief period will revel in loot. I,aw
per pound.
of Paris, the governments of the and order will become a mockery, and
Potatoes— 45®55c per sack.
United States an I Spain undertook a state of anarchy will reign.
Mutton—Alrosa, best sheep, wethers to adjust claims of their own citizens
It Is foolishness to talk of the Cu
34 73; ewes. 34©4 50; dressed <4-: 7c The grand total of these claims Is bans
governing themselves at this
per pound.
about 330.OOU.OOt', and included in the time or for years to come. The Island
Hogs
Gross, choice heavy »3 if list are five claims In excess of fl.- mint become ours eventually, and It
3 i 25. light. 34 7505. dressed. <©7i 000 000 The largest single claim is seems a shame to undo all the prog
per pound.
that of John W Brock, on «count of ress made in two years. As it will
Veal—Large, 7®74(' per pound, property losses, estimated at $2.162.- be, we shall have to lntei vene within
small. <4©9c per pound
514. Mrs. Ruiz, widow of the dentist 90 days and set up a protectorate again
Beef—Gross, top seers, «4 50 ®4.75; who was killed tn a Havana prison, is to begin the work of reconstruction
cows. 3»® 4 50. dressed beef. 7yx< a claimant for $75.000.
anew."
psr pound.
Pioneer Stage Operator Drowned.
Slight Skirmishes Reporteo.
Th« Brussels automobiles are taxel
Oakland. Cal . March 30 - The body
from 30 to SO franca per annum, ac of John Allman, a pioneer stage coach
Cape Town. March 29—Indecisive
cording to horse power.
operator of the coast, has been found encounters at widely separated point«
in
the
harbor,
and
it
is
bi
arc
reported daily. Fighting took
veil
he
The Inter Island Telegraph com
During place yesterday at Tarkastadt and
patiy of Hawaii 1« the first wireless was accidentally drowned
his lifetime he made a business of Henningfonteln. both in Cape Colony
system to be opened for business.
The case of Missouri against th» bidding on almost every mail-carry- The casualties were few. A command
Chicago drainage trustees will be the fng contract in the west. and at one numbering 200, under Commandant
first jury trial tn the United States time had more government contracts »ourie, was dispersed at Th aba
than any other man engaged in the N' Cb.n According to report« received
supreme court tn IDT years
business. He was a personal friend here, the hill» «bove Dewetsdorp. just
Professor «haler Harvard’s geolo of President U. S. Grant, and during reoccupied by General Bruce Hamil-
gist. says that within 30 years mw that offit lai's administration •pent ton. were also the scene of a flgbt
mining systems will produce an al much of h>s time Is Washington.
lasting several hours yesterday.
most Intolerable supply of gold
Washington Exhibit.
The male mosquitoes do not bite,
Cambian Slave-Raider Caught.
Tacoma. Wash.. March 29—Execu
but live ou the Juices of flowers and
Bathurst. Cambia. West Afrtca, tive Commissioner O M Moore has
plants.
March
30 - The cattp at Mandanl. received word from John B Weber of
K A. Leasure. electrician on
Buffalo, commissioner general of the
in
Gambia.
of Fodi Knbbas the old exposition,
Oregon at tne battie of Santiago,
that Washington will be al
slaveraldOr
who
recently
attacked
a
been sentenced to King Sing for 15
lowed T45 square feet in the agricul
killing
several
French
French
post,
years for manslaughter
tural building and .8« square feet in
Franc s L. Pettus, speaker of the soldiers, has been captured by the the mining building
French
troops
.
after
a
%harp
fight.
In
Alabama house ot representatives and
Commissioner General Weber noti
son of United States Senator E. W which Foil Kabbaa himself wSa fied Mr Moore that there would be no
wounded
and
150
of
hie
followers
fisheries display, except that made b»
Pettus. died at Montgomery. Ala
were killed or f wounded
Fifty pris the general government This f« some
from rheumatism
oner» were taken The French had what unexpected It is thought in the
la 110 years the Patted State« gov II soldiers killed and «even wounded.
end the government fisheries exhibit
ernmeat hu lost through
”
dishonest
camp at Man lanl was strongly will devote considerable space to the
agent« and officiala approximate!« The
tMUT’caded with a sux kade three 'eet product of Puget Round the Columbis
|lt,000 000 In the handling if groas thick.
i river and Alaska.
receipts of 332.»«3.313.54S IL
en.
EFFECT OF CAPTURE.
Insurgent Leaders on Luzon Are E»
pected to Surrender.
MANILA. April 1.—Aguinaldo is
now detained in a comfortable room
in a wing of the Malacanan palace.
He is in charge of Captain Benjamin
H. Randolph and Lieutenant Gilbert
A. Y’oungberg, ot battery G, Third
artillery.
When Aguinaldo was captured he
wore a plain dark blue suit with the
coat closelv buttoned up at the throat
and a wide whlte helmet with a leather
band. He takes his capture philo
sophically. He is generally cheerful,
but sometimes moody. His health
during the past year has been very
good. It is uncertain what attitude
he will now assume. Certain visitors
are permitted to see Aguinaldo. but
newspaper interviews with the pris
oner are not allowed.
Since Aguinaldo has been domiciled
at the Malacanan palace, persons not
provided with special permits have
been denied admission to the grounds.
General Trias, the commander of the
insurgent forces in Southern Luzon,
who recently surrendered to the Amer
ican authorities, visited Aguinaldo,
and told the latter why he had sur
rendered. Trias said that a continu
ance of armed opposition to the United
States was unjustifiable and ruinous;
that the independence of the Philip
pines was impossible, and that the Fil
ipinos had better accept liberty, pros
perity and progress under American
rule.
The capture of Aguinaldo. follow
ing the surrender of General Trias,
will probably occasion the surrender
of the insurgent leader Malavar In
Batangas province. Luzon; Bellarmlno.
in Albay province, Luzon, and Luc
han. in .the island of Samar within a
month. Many people visited the resi
dence of General and Mrs. Funston on
the Calle Rell. In the suburb of Ermita.
The general modestly declined to talk.
Mrs. Funston was evidently the hap
piest wo*.ian in the Philippine islands.
General Funston has been recom
mended for the highest practicable re
ward. It is believed here that he will
receive an appointment of brigadier
general in the regular army.
Capture of Aguinaldo |.ti^
Many Surrenders.
'
GENERAL MBCARTHL'R MAKES *
Th* Innurrcctioa in th* Island of M
Stamptd Out —filipinos l*(ni
Resistane* I* listless.
WASHINGTON, April 1.— I
portant dispatch received at the M
department today from Genera; y J
Arthur, in the opinion of the ofic I
went far to support the pred.^J
made by General MacArthur y |
day that the end of the rebeiii^**|
near at hand. This dispatch
1
idea the surrender of a < on«i<w?*|
additional number of rebels and!
Itary arms, and the important f- r"|
if it is that the surrender marQ?|
complete stamping out of the ml
rection in the island of
']
which is. next to Luzon, the larZI
island in the group. The dispel
as follows;
I
"Manila. March 29.—Brigadier r I
eral William Cobb reports the J
render at Sumulao. Mindanao
officers. 160 men. 187 rifles and J
shotguns. Capistrano’s command T-J
ends the trouble in Mindanao a» ¡1
as the Filipinos are concerned nJ
adier General Robert P. Hughes-1
ports Allkpali and Ruiz, 34 gUni . 1
rendered to Captain David Sr.a-'l
Eighteenth infantry, at Mamb'j-il
206 guns. Fulton's command, #lrJ
dered to Lieutenant Colonel Wi 5]
8. Scott, Forty-fourth infantry.' *1
The following cablegram wu J
ceived at the navy department ! s|
Admiral Remey:
"Cavite. March 29.—Bureau of ,\J
lgation, Washington: MacArthurtJ
egraphs: 'Thanks to splendid n^l
eration of Vicksburg, 1 have Ar-J
aldo securely in my possession J
Malacanan. General Funston loud .
praise of everything navy did. Ent:J
army joins in thanks to yourself ¿1
fleers and men.'
REMEY" I
Secretary Long replied to the g
miral as follows:
"Remey. Manila: Inform Micg.
thur highly appreciate his and Fun»|
ton's generous praise navy, and c»
gratulate them heartily.
LONG
Senator Burton and rtepresentatim
Long and Curtis, of Kansas, saw th»
president after 4 o'clock, »hen g.
rush of work had ceased. The prn
dent listened attentively to what the
delegation had to say, and ml h»
had under consideration the tn:'
rewarding General Funston f<
services in capturing the Fi ■
chief. The delegation regard the.r r
terview as encouraging and hope J
see the Kansan made a brigadier ye;
eral in the regular establishmeot
Its members were careful to say that
the president gave tnem no prontue
nor any indication as to his int«.
tions in this regard. They would not
be surprised, however, if considerable
opposition to giving Funston a briga
dier generalship should develop at th»
war department. There is no disposi
tion In the regular establishment to be I
little General Funston's exploit, ee
necially since the receipt of General
MacArthur's dispatch giving full crest
to Funston, but there would tun
rally be opposition to Jumping a til
unteer officer 35 years of age into tfc]
grade of brigadier general, and th
Kansas delegation recognizes th»
fact.
HERMANN IS TO GO.
Retention Made Impossible by Fr*
tion With Hitchcock.
WASHINGTON. March 30.—It ha
practically been determined ths
Hermann will not remain conimit
sioner of the general land o®n
While the president speaks well «t
Hermann, he cannot have him a sail
ordinate to Hitchcock, in view ot th
friction that exists. Hermann ha
been tendered a place on the cid
service commission, but as thia in
reduction both in salary and imp«'
tance, he does not like to make th
change. The president does not was:
to dump Hermann out in the coid.
and the civil service commissions
ship was suggested to let him do"
easy.
George D Meiklejohn. ex-assirtut
seerteary of war, is mentioned a
He lost tl
Hermann’s successor. __
former place in making a fight forth»
senate, but it is understood he cot
tributed his full share in the ch«1’'
of two Republicans, and may be r*
ognized for his party loyalty.
The Panama Waterway.
Washington. April 1.—The conditions
under which the Colombian govern
ment will consent to the transfer of
the French concession for the con
struction of the Panama canal to this
government, should the latter select
that route for an isthmian waterway,
are before the state department foi
its consideration. Senor Silvela. the
minister from Colombia, called on
Secretary Hay today and left with him
a memorandum bearing on the subject.
This memorandum, being of a confi
dential nature, the minister refused
to discuss its features while the matter
is under consideration by the state
department. The French concession
originally expired in 1904, but it has
been extended to 1910.
A Dubuque Fire.
Dubuque, la.. April 1.—A four-sto?
trick structure occupied by Geoffi
Richardson A Co., manufacturer» $
shoes, and B. F. Richardson A Co •
dies' shoes, was destroyed by Ire »
Bight. Loss. 1118.000
Work of a Lunatic.
Akron. O., April 1.—The Diamond
pottery plant was totally destroyed by
Are last night
The Are originated
in waste soaked in oil placed In va
rious parts of the building. A well-
dressed man was noticed loitering
about the place sonze time before the
fire started. Earlier In the evening
an attempt was made to dynamite
the pottery of the Robinson Merrill
Company. The watchman discovered
stick« of dynamite placed in various
parts of the main building before tne
fuses had been ignited. At other fac
tories oil-soaked waste was found in
various sections of the buildings.
Say« He 1« Heir.
Tacoma. Wash., April 1 —Sats*1
Philby, a Tacoma ship carpenter be*
claims to be one of the heirs to 'J*
English estate of Thomas Hold*
mentioned in yesterday s dispatch«
Philby'« mother. Mrs. Elizabeth She
ton Philby. 76 years old. now living *•
Brazil. la., was the granddaughter ■
Thomas Holden, through her moth*
The claim of the Philby heirs c*
bats that of the Broadbents of B*',
more: Stambaughs, of New York
others, who claim inheritance throw
Holden's sister Elizabeth, white 01
Philby heirs claim direct descent
Massacred by Tiburon Indians.
Proenlx. Aris. April 1.—It is re
ported that a party of goldseekers was
massacred by Ceris Indians on the is
land of Tiburon. In the Gulf of Cal
ifornia Two weeks ago six Mexican
prospectors left Tepopa on the west
coast of Mexico in a small boat and
went to Tiburon island in «»arch of
gold. Pedro Pasqulela. one of the
party, has reached the mainland in a
small boat am! reported -a fierce fight
with the Indians
He escaped, and
believes his comrades were killed.
Another Invention.
Glasgow. Scotland. April 1 —A sci
entitle paper in its issue today gives
Interesting information of an Inven-
«on made by Professor Gustave Btsch
O,**<ow I niversity. who has
dis-overe i a new process tor th» min-
ufacture of white lead. Hi. pl,® ta
of ,he “«•»«<•
Into
litharge by means of water gas at a
temperature of 30«» degree, c tn -oi
oxide Sufficient w.terTthen^d bi;
to moisten this suhoxide which i.
rerted.nto hydrate. The «utetance°?.
ter«nrr*’’ 1Bt° * ’a* tight sppars-
luted .hr mean’
I'arbolic and dl-
•X ££ ,r‘d
into
Massacred by Indians.
Phoenix. Aril., April 1.—It '• *
ported that a party of goldseekerx <*
massacred by Ceris Indians on ’*
Island of Tiburon, in the Gulf of
ffornia. Two weeks ago six
pa un
prospectors left Tepopa
on the • «
coast of Mexico in a smsB
«mill b0** y
»ent to Tiburon island in
gold. Pertro Pasquleia.
Pasqulela. one of *
party, has reached the mainland -
small boat, and reported a fierce »P
with the Indian«
He escaped,
believes bls comrades weie k:IW-
Japan Preparing for War-
Yokohama. Japan. April '■ ~~
feeling that there can be n° ’ .
tn the Orient save by administer:*
drubbing to Russia, is gm > "C
er It is almost the unanimous
of the native press that if th® •*.
do not take measures to < urb «•
aggression. Japan must undertM‘
task alone. Coupled with the F
undercurrent of public optn
evidence that the government "
¡»■ring for the emergency with
most possible diligence Unces«4» .
tivity at the various naval s’*’10®*
yards is reported. The natios • d
dently gathering its resource«
ergies for the stniggls.