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EUGENE WEEKLY GUARD
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
NEWS OF THE STATE
OREGON.
EUGENE ...
NEWS OF THE WEEK
A Camprthcnsiv« Revtew o<
th«
Imports««
Happtnings ol th« Fasl *<«rk PrtMateS
In a Condensed
Form
Which
is
Ma««
Likely 1« Prove of I mens 1 to Our Many
Readers.
In »{leaking on the work of the pen-
sii'ii bureau in the 11 months ol the
current fiscal year, Commissioner
Finns *»ai the other day the number
of names added to the pension roll
during that period was 43,399.
Uncle Sam is indebted to the state
of Illinois to the amount of $98,797 for
•quipping volunteers who served dur
ing the Spanish war.
The total
amount of the claim was $530,745, of
which $431,948 haa been paid. The
amounts due the states of the middle
West are Indiana, $123,020, out of a
total of $274.639; Iowa, $56,055, out
of a total of $147.644 ; Kansas, $1,106,
out of a total of $37,787; Michigan,
$122,852, out of a total of $474,335;
Minnesota, $148,207, out of a total of
$189,399; Nebraska, $2,828, out of a
total of $35,8:16; Wisconsin, $11,511,
out of a total of $127,040.
General Corbin has started for the
Philippines.
A new political party has lieen
la unched in Kamuui City.
A pro-Boer meeting in London was
the acene of much disorder.
Under the new ruling no duty haa
been collected on Russian oil.
One hundred thousand persons are
anxious to file on Oklahoma lands.
All the reports called for by the
All the volunteers are expected to comptroller of currency dealing with
arrive from the Philippine« by June the condition of national banka at
26
ti e clone of business April 24 are in,
The American ship John McDon and the showirsg is held by treasury
ald, of New York, has been given up officials to be a remarkable one, far in
for loat.
excess of anything of the kind in
There is a total of 4064
Forest fire near Olympia, Wash., history.
destroyed a $16,000 logging camp Imiika; at the close of business April
26, 1900, there were 3,631. Total
equipment.
T^ie United States ia Baid tu have resources are $5,630,794,367 ; in 1900,
$4,811,956,048. Total individual de
notifi«l Denmark tu aell its West posits $2,893,665,449; in 1900 they
Indies or fortify them.
were $2,449,212,656. Loans and dis
A Cuban committed suicide in New counts are $2,911,526,276; in 1900,
York because of the difficulty of learn $2,566,034,990.
Surplus funds and
ing the English language.
undivided profits amount to $116,-
The sale of {Mintage stamps for the 017,134; in 1!MM) they were $383,757,-
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fiscal year just closing has increased 200
greatly over any previous year.
Orders have been issued by the war
P. C. Cheney, of Manchester, N. department for the laying up of the
H., ex-governor of that state and also army trans]M>rts now engag<sl between
ex-United States senator, is dead.
New York and West Indian ports.
The steamer Deutschland crossed The secretary of war reached a decis
the ocean at an average speed of 23.38 ion some time ago to place these Tea
knots per hour, breaking all previous sels out of commission and abolish
the transjHirt line la-tween this coun
records.
try, Cuba and Porto Rico. It was
Nome lost $126,000 worth of prop the original intention of the depart
erty by fire.
ment to dispose of these vessels at
Gold lias lM»en discovered near Spo auction, but Genera) Bird finally
kane, Wash.
prevailed upon the secretary of war
Fire destroyed a large portion of not to sell them, but to keep them
for use in case of emergency.
Greenville, South Carolina.
Fire in Buffalo, N. Y., conaumed
The United States, through the
$300,000 worth of property.
state department, haa ,s>litely de
IlusHia has ini{>OHed 11 retaliatory ci i mil a request made by Russia and
duty on American resin and bicycles. 1 France that this government join
The treasury department ha« put' with the other {aiwem in guaranteeing
a countervailing duty on Italian U-et a loan of $337,000,000 for China so
that epmire may proceed to pay the
sugar.
indemnities settled upon by the seve
Telegraph <>|M-ratori on the Iau-ka- ral |s>wers without loss of time. The
wanna railroad are preparing to go amount due the United States govern
on a strike.
ment is approximately $25,000,000.
France has made a treaty with
Chinn for the protection of the Ton
An enormous map of the world has
quin railway.
been placed in what is known us the
Five hundred citizens of Texas are war room of the White House. It
engaged in a hunt for a band of Mex was prepared by the coast and geo
detic survey, mid contains all geo
ican outlaws.
graphical information of a general
Mrs.
McKinley has been pro character.
It also shows tho loca
nounced out of danger, but doctor« tion of all the ocean cubles in the
say her ailment may return.
world, all coaling stations, and ull
Governor Allen has re|Mirted that dis ks where ships may l>e repaired.
Porto Rico is self «up|M>rting.
Every foot of territory, including
II. 8. Pingree, ex governor of Mich even the smallest island, ia marked
igan, di«l in London.
so uh to indicate the sovereignty to
If it is (Mwaible for President Mc which it is subject.
Kinley to l>e present at theconi-
With a view to controlling the im
mencement of Harvard university,the
degree of LL. D. will be conferred migration which bus been coming to
this country in violation of luw Com
upon him.
missioner General Powderly is in
A servant girls' union is being favor of designating exclusive ports of
formed in Chicago.
| entry along the Canadian and Mexi-
The United States may Mtabliah a I can Imvlers for the admission uf
clearing house at Manila.
I aliens from over the border.
The surrender of the Filipino leader
Vandal« in search of relics have dug
Cail les has been confirmed.
several holes in the mosaic floor di
Minister Ixiomis has Iw-en trans rectly in front of the entrance to the
ferred from Venezuela to Persia.
supreme court in theenpito) building.
Porto Ricans will hereafter work in
harmony with the l'nit«l States.
President McKinley's coachman
Claim of Chilean vessel Data against and footman have new liveries of a
tho Unitisi Skates has lieen dismissed. dark green line. They wear silk hats
of the latest pattern, w it limit cockade«.
Thrty-five hundr«l trackmen ul The new livery is an improvement
Canandian Pacific have gone on a over the old one, which was tan col
•trike.
ored.
Empress dowager of China is plot-
Attorney General Knox has bought
ting to put a new emperor on the
the residence of Mrs. George W.
throne.
Childs on K street, The considéra
Mormons want to settle on govern- tion is not given, although it is un-
ment land» in Mexico vacated by derrtood that Mrs. Childs had pre-
Indians.
vioualy asked $150,000 for the prop-
Five more Chicago firms have ac erty. The house is one of the tinest
ceded to the demands of the striking private residences in the city.
machinists.
ARE AT WORK AGAIN.
Moran Bros , of Seattle, have se
cured a force of nonunion machinists
and carpenters.
Morran Brea , ol Seattle. Hire Non Union Ma*
Industrual commission |>ro|»oaea to
(hlnots and Carpantan.
find out whether manufacturers sell
Se.altle, June 18.—Under the pro
cheaper ahroad than at home.
tection of arm«! guards, the Moran
Twelve hundred men were laid off Bros.* Company, metalworkersand
at the works of the Newport, R. I., shipbuilders, yesterday resumd work
shipbuilding company, on account of in the Ixnler and machine depart
the machinists strike.
ments of their plant in this city with
Twenty non
A number of Filipino prisoner« nonunion mechanics.
have l>een scntenc«l to death by th* union boilermakers and machinists
military commission for murder, were put to work at the old scale,
assault and violation of the rule« of $3 50 ]*r day for 10 hours work. In
addition the company has 60 non
war.
union
carpenters at work. As yet
Philippine customs revenues ar«
then- has seen nodemonstration from
increasing.
the strikers, but the company has
Six frame buildings were burned at secured the service« of 20 guards who
Monmouth.
an- ready to |>atrol the works with
Caille« sill surrender his entire rifles at a moments notice.
force at Santa Crus.
D«s«rtin< V»lunt««n Brought Ba<k.
The southern state» plantd 27,532,-
000 acres of cotton this year, an in
crease of 2 11 1,000 acres
Texas fever lias been discovered
among native cattle of northern Ger
many, and is said to have existed
more than 100 years.
The Berlin city mission, headed
by A. Htex-ker. i«suea each week 108.-
000 sermons for those who cannot
attend church, ii’*. 0*0 o( which are
distributed in the city.
San Francisco, June 20—Among
the 12 mill tary prisoner« who arrive«
from Manila on the transport Penn
sylvania are two members of the
Fortieth volunteers under sentence of
five year» at hard labor for desertion.
According to aoldiera who came l>ack
on the Pennsylvania, FigLt men de
sert«! from the Fortieth regiment
while it was station«! in the northern
part of Mindanao during the period
from August to Nwcmbet last year.
Th« Bulls In Fir«.
At the census of 1790 New York
was outrank«! in population by
Buffalo, June 2t). — Fire early today
Virginia. Penny • I ranis, North Caro •wept out of existence all of the build
lina and M ximu 'I iiim it*
ing* on Squaw island fronting on the
Bengal ia suffering from ths co Niagara river from the foot of Ferry
caine habit and efforts are being mads «trevt to a point three quarters of a
to restrict the »ale of the drug which mile north The has i* in the neigh-
A dozen nap
the Hindis* arc using as a substitute !>orhood of $,'»«).t«M)
tha and •team launchea, canal boats
for opium.
and house boat* anchored in the
A new ordinance in Atlanta pro harbor anil valued at about $15 000
hibits the »ale of cocaine except by were de«4rvy«i A dock north $25.-
druggists on physician s prescrip ii«»i and •core« <>f •hantiea and K-al
tions The use of the drug has be liounea ,"occupied by squatter« added
come very prevalent among
fuel to ’be tUiuca.
Negruee.
BAD FIRE AT NOME
APPOINTMENT OF TAFT.
sill
Sorrx TiiM Ttus
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM
Han Franciaco, June 21 It is ex
ALL OVER OREGON.
pectwl that all the volunteer», num-
TOTAL LOSS
IS
ESTIMATED AT
ABOUT »127.000.
liering 7,5W) men. will arrive from
Department Experienced Great Difficulty
Manila before June 26
Commercial and Financial Happenings <4 Ira-
The transport Aztec arrived yester Fin
ia Fighting the Flames, on Account of
porte»« A Brief Review at of th< day after a run of 32 days from Ma
the Hose Being Filled with Ice.—Steamer
nna and 24 days from Nagasaki. She
Growth and Improvemauts ol the Many
brought company H, of the rorty-
Nome City is First Boat Out From Nome
Industrie» Throughout One Thriving Com strtoiid regiment. United States volun
This Season —Tussled with Ice.
teer»,
about
140
discharged
soldiers
monwealth Latest Market Report
and civilian employes and five cabin
passengers.
There are 62 nien in
Port Townsend, June 19. — The
Two Benton county farmers hake Comiieny H. of the F<>rty-s«'ond.
purchaned a clover huller.
The Thomas, with {>art of the steamer Nome City, the first of the
Sherman county will have an extra Thirty-eighth and Forty-ninth regi ¡Nome fleet, arrived last evening,
ment!, and all of the Forty-seventh, direct from Ca{>e Nome, having sailed
large wheat yield this year.
1 he Ohio, for Puget sound June 8,
A number of mines in the Robin- in expected tomorrow.
Nome was subjected to a most
with
the
Forty-swond
infantry,
Honville district have Isen bonded.
should get in Sunday. The Buford, disastrous fire May 25. The blaze
Four hundred head of cattle were according to her captain s calcula started in a building at the corner of
Htedman avenue and First street, and
purchased near Eugene at an average tion«, should get here with the
price of $17 |» r head.
first infantry on the 24th *n,t- .* "p soon leaped across to the old Court
building Later other large buildings
Ore from the Badger mine, Eastern Logan, with part of the Thirty caught. The fire department exper
Oregon, is sbip|Msl to San Francisco eighth, Forty-third ami Forty-fourth,
at the rate of two carloads every five and the Grant, with the Forty-eighth ienced great difficulty in fighting the
and part of the Forty-ninth infantry", flames, owing to the ho** being filled
lays.
The crowds aided mater
are all ackeduled to arrive on thezoth with ice.
Work is well under way on the new inst., while the Kirkpatrick, with ially in preventing the spread of the
road from Whitney to Alamo. When part of the Thirty-eighth, Forty- fire to other buildings, the flames
'ompleteil this road will decrease the third and Forty fourth, will probably lieing extinguished as the buildings
listance very materially and bring arrive on the next day.
on fire were consumed. Judge T. P.
more mines into the shipping list.
The Pennsylvania, ,, which arrived Ryan and his wife barely esca{>ed with
i | their lives, losing all they possessed
A new steam laundry will be start from Manila a few days ago, was re
it in the wav of furniture and clothing.
leas«l by the government today,
ed at Eugene.
is understood that she will make ) a The total losses are placed at 126,500.
The Southern Pacific has opened a trip to Nome.
Business has been resumed and the
loan-town ticket office in Salem.
effects of the fire are not expected to
result in more than a temporary blow
TORPEDOES MUST GO.
It is re|M>rted that the fruit in
to tho prosperity of the town.
Eagle and Pine valleys has been
The Nome City managed to find an
killed by the late frosts. Much grain They Will Not Hereafter Be Carried by United
open channel in the ice a considerable
is also killed, and the clover and al
States Cruisers.
distance west of the usual course
falfa injured.
Washington, June 21.—The navy taken by vessels sailing for that place,
Rich quartz claims on Quartz gulch, lepertment haa concluded that t(Jr- and succeeded in getting within a few
near Alamo, were sold last week to a l>edoes do not properly belong on | miles of Nome. She discharged her
mining man from Iowa for $25,00).
cargo on the ice, and also landed her
ft ia the intention of the new owner cruisers, and should not lie carried by passengers. Just as everything was
those vessels.
This decision was;
to put a mill on the pro|s>rty.
| reached with regard to a number of safely taken to the mainland the ice
Taxes collected in Baker county for | cruisers which were recently designed, broke, and the steamer had a hard
the year ItMM) have been turned over as well as others which are under time in working her way back to the
to the treasurer.
They amount to course of construction, and changes open sea. Before the ice broke, how
m arly $50,0)0. and the entire amount in the original {dans will be made ever, 10 passengers, six women and
«as collected in almut 60 days.
accordingly. It is held that the ex- four men, succeeded in boarding her.
The steam schooner Jeanie was the
|H-rience of several cruisers during the
PORTLAND WILL CELEBRATE.
Spanish war clearly demonstrated the first vessel to reach Nome this year,
inadvisability of carrying these in as well as last season. She had land
ed her freight and passengers before
President bid Not Com« But “Ths Fourth" struments of warfare on such large
the Nome City arrived. Although
ships.
Is Coining and There Will Be a Big Tuna.
In some instances the torpedoes she started on her return voyage three
The enthusiasm which Portland ex were launch«! through tubes just days ahead of the Nome City, she is
pected to expend in the entertain above the water line, bow and stern; still on her way down. The captain
ment of the president and party has in others the tula-s were submerged. of the Nome City says it was a Btreak
I h - cii bottl«l up anil will be let loose
On the new cruisers referred to these of good luck that his vessel and the
in the celebration of the Fourth of tulies will l>e omitted, except on those Jeanie got in when they did, and ex
July. While the committee which uf the Maine class. The determina presses his opinion that no other ves
is engaged in arranging for the cele tion to do away with torpedoes on the sel will reach Nome before the latter
bration is not doing much talking, it cruisers will, of course, leave more part of this month, as the ice had
is earnestly and energetically at work room aboard ship, which can lie put broken in many places and was rapid
on its plans, and will have several to some other use. It will also leave ly closing in on the open channel.
very large surprises in store for Port ! free a certain number of officers and He had a harder time getting out
binders mid visitors on Independence men assigned to torpedo duty, who than he had to go in. His vessel
Day. The fact that cheap railroad can be us«l to better advantage in liears evidence of this fact, as her
fares will be provided on all lines some other way.
sides are scraped and slivered from
into the city will doubtless prove an
Perhaps one of the most material contact with ice.
incentive to many residents of the advantages gained, however, is this
Passengers report that Nome during
neighboring cities to come in and extra space. Time and again con the winter was well provided with
help celebrate, and they are promised tractors who have undertaken to build provisions. There was little sick
n reception which they will long re cruisers have complained of the lack ness, and the weather was good, with
member.
of space for the engnies which must the exception of one or two severe
Hands from various outside towns la- crt'cted in the ships. It is lielieved storms.
will help to furnish the music, and that if the space vacated by the tor-
The Nome City remained here just
all siM'ieties of whatever character are pedoes can he turned over to the long enough to pass United States
invited to take part in the parade.
engine rooms, tl is source of annoy quarantine inspection and then pro-
I.. D. Cole, chairman of the adver ance will beobviated. That, at least, ceeded up Puget sound.
tising committee is working hard to is the opinion of several large con
let the residents of sister cities know tractors w ho are now building cruisers
DEATH OF PINGREE.
that they will lx welcome, and he for the navy.
says that the city will probably enter
ExGovtrnor of Michigan Passed Away in
tain more guests during the celebra
OKLAHOMA LAND OPENING.
London.
tion than nt any time in her history.
London,
June
19.— Ex-Governor
One Hundred Thousand Prospective Settlers
Portland Markets.
Hazen 8. Pingree, of Michigan, died
Are
Waiting
to
Get
In.
Wheat—Walla Walla, 61062c. ¡val
here last night at 11:35. Hi« son was
ley, nominal; bluestem, 61 (462c.
Washington, June 21.—Ex-Gover j the only one present at the time.
per bushel.
nor Richards, assistant commissioner The attending doctors left Mr. Pin
Flour—Best grades, $2 90(43.40 ,s‘r of the general laud office, today con- gree’s bedside at about 11:15, prom
barrel; graham, $2.60.
ferred with Secretary Hitchcock, ising to return shortly. H. 8. Pin
Outs—White, $1 32'8(41.35 percen Assistant Secretary Ryan and Assist gree, Jr., who had been watching at
tal; gray, $1.30(41.32 4 percental.
ant Attorney General Vandeventer, his father’s aide for four days, and
Burley—Feed, $17(417.50; brewing, regarding conditions at Kiowa, Co who had not removed his clothes dur
$ 17<rf 17.50 per ton.
manche and Apache and the Wichita ing the time, noticed a sudden change
M111stuffs—Bran, $17 per ton ; midd reservations, in Oklahoma.
Mr. in his father's condition. He had
lings, $21.50; aborts, $20.00; chop, Richards has just returned from that ( hardly reach«! the patient's bedside
$16.
country, where he su|>erintendcd the ' when his father died peacefully with-
Hay—Timothy, $12 50(414; clover. marking of a county seat and town ' out warning and without speaking
$7(49.50; Oregon wild hay,
ship lines.
Mr. Richards reports one word.
|>er ton.
that there is no evidence of minerals
Y’oung Pingree has wired to his
Ho,*—12(414c. |x>r lb.
m that counrty. The water supply, mother and uncle in the Unit«l
Wind — Valiev, 11(413«'; Eastern he says, is good. He says everything States not to come to London. The
Oregon, 7(411c; mohair, 20(4 21c. will la* ready for the opening August body of the late Mr. Pingree will be
|ier pound.
6. Governor Jennings, of Oklahoma, embalmed and taken to his home.
Butter — Fancy creamery, 15(4 who also is here, estimated today that
The diagnosis made by London
I7ls<" , daily, 13@14c. ; store, 11(4 100,000 people will seek the lands, specialist« of the cancerous affection
12 Sc. ]x‘r pound.
although there can lie only 13,500 of the intestine, from which Mr. Pin
Eggs—Oregon ranch, 12(412 4c. entries.
gree suffer«!, left no hope for the pa
per doaen.
tient's recovery. Toward the end of
Cheese—Full cream, twins, 12'sc;
his illness Mr. Pingree suffered great
Treaties With Southern RtpuNks.
Young
America, 13(4134''- per
1
pain,
and weakened rapidly. He was
Washington. June 20.—The time
|H>und.
unable to retain nourishment. His
allowed
by
the
protocols
for
the
ex
Poultry—Chickens, mixed, $3.00;
mind, however, remained fairly clear.
hens, $3(03.50; dress«!, 8(410c. per change of ratifications of the reci
procity
treaty
with
Nicaragua
expires
|s>und; spring«, $1 50(43 per dozen;
Boiler Makers’ Strike Ended.
ducks, $3<43 5O; geese $4*45 50, tur on the 20th by limitation. Indica
Tacoma, June 20 —The boilermak
keys, live, 8(4ilk'; dressed, 9(410c. tions arc that this treaty will not be
extended by a supplementary article. ers’ strike ended today, and all have
iwr pound.
They were con
Potatoes—Old, $1(41 20 ¡xr sack; The reciprocity treaty with Ecuador gone back to work.
is now before the congress of that ceded a nine hour day and recogni
new. 1*4(42c. per pound.
tion of the union
It is thought the
Mutton—Land« 4c per pound country.
machinists will lie at work befora the
gnx«s; best sheep, wethers, with wool,
Order for Smokalass Powder
close of the week.
$4.25(44.50; dressed, 6 4<<7c per
Washington, June 21—The ordin
pound.
Postoffices to B< Consolidated.
Hogs — Gross, heavy, $5 75(46; ance bureau of the war department is
light, $4 75(45; dreiwed, 7c. per to contract soon for 373,(MM) pounds of
Washington. June 20 —The fourth
smokeless powder for the seacoast class postoffices of Fremont, Green
pound.
Especial attention will be Lake. l.atona and Row, wtihin the
Veal—I-arge, 6(47c ,xr pound; guns.
given to the selection of this powder, city limits of Seattle, will lx consoli
small, 7S<*8c. per pound
lleef—Orosa, top steers. $4 25(4 4 60; owing to trouble that haa occurred re dated with the Seattle office July 15.
Cons and heifers, $3 75(44 .00; dressed cently at San Francisco with smoke University Station will he made a car
less powder of the navky.
beef, 7(47 4c. per pound.
rier station.
Admiral Rogers will represent the
Unit«! States at the unveiling of the
Perry monument in Japan.
It is rc|x>rt«! that the head of Rear
Admiral Sam|«on will appear on
medals commemorating the basttle of
Satiago hay.
Rice, raw eggs and boiled venison
rrspiire only one hour to digest. At
the other end are pork, roast beef,
cabbage and hard eggs, which re
quire four to five hours.
The court of claims has awarded
$181 s;ki to be distributed among the
officers and men who fought in the
Ixittle of Manila hay.
The full score of Purcells’ “Fairy
Queen,” which had been missing for
2*M* years, ha» been discovered in the
library of the Royal Academy of
Music, in London.
Nineteen id the 78 Filipino* who
arriv«! in San Francisco en route to
the Buffalo exposition were not pei-
mitt«! to land, for the reason that
they were affte t«! with loathsome and
ton tag mus disease«.
Railroad Extension Stopped.
Express Clerks Arrested.
Cheyenne, Wyo., June 21—Several
corps of surveyors in the employ of
the Burlington railroad who have
been working on the line of the pro-
posed extension of the Guernsey
branch of the roed to Salt latke have
las n call«! in. and all work has been
stopped. It is the impression that
the company has decid«! not to con-
struct the extension.
New York. June 20 —Robert Pen
tcoat, C. M Brown and Thoma.« Mac-
Carthy, three clersk employ«! in a
branch of Adams Express Company
were arrest«l today. charg«l with the
theft of $7.000 worth of jewelry. The
theft was discovered by the manager
of the branch office, who observed
that two seals on packages had Ixen
tamjxred with.
Investigation dis
closed that 12 packages were imssing
Washington Forest Firas.
Olympia. Wash , June 21 —A forest
fire about 12 miles east of here last
even ng destroy«! property to the
value of $16.000 The hogging campe
of the Mason County lagging Com
pany, in what is known as the Black
Hills, were in the path of the fire,
and, despite all that 190 men could
do. the Hames destroyed one camp
• nd its equipment
Included in the
loas wss a new cable valued at $4 000.
As soon as the fire subsides the de-
st roved camp will at one« ba rabui.l.
B<
th* First Civil
Governor
ol
DEATH IN THE FIRg
tha
Philippines.
All 0w Phitippias Votunte««
itk-us ot War Veteraas Driving Pensions—
Report ol Comptroller of Currency.
WITHIN TIME FIXED.
Borre Thr,st,n
SEVENTEEN BURNED IN A *
Washington, June 24.—Secretary
todav issued the order of the president
establishing civil government in the
Philippines. The order follow-s:
“On and after the 4th day of July,
1901, unless it shall be otherwise
ordered, the president of the Philip
pine commission will exercise the
executive authority in all civil affairs
in the government of the Philippine
islands heretofore exercised in such
affairs by the military governor of
the Philippines, and to that end,
William H. Taft, president of the
said commission, is hereby appointed
civil governor of the Philippine
islands. Such executive authority
will l>e exercised under and in con
formity to the instructions of the
Philippine commission, dated April
7, l’.MM». and subject to the approval
aiid control of the secretary of war
of the United States.
e
“The municipal and provincial
civil governments which have been or
shall hereafter be establish«! in said
islands, and all jwrsons {»-rforming
duties appertaining to the offices of
civil government in said islands, will,
in respect to such duties, report to
the said civil governor. The power
to appoint civil officers heretofore
vested in the Philipine commission
and the military governor will be ex
ercised by the civil governor, with the
advice and consent of the commis
sion.
“The military governor of the Phil
ippines is hereby relieved from the
performance, on and after the said
4th day of July, 1901, of the civil
duties hereinliefore described, but his
authority will continue to be exer
cised as heretofore in those districts
in which insurrection against the
authority of the Unit«! States con
tinues to exist, or in which public
order is not sufficiently restored to
enable provincial civil governments
to he establish«! under the instruc
tions to the commission, dated April
7. 1900.
‘‘By the president.
"ELIHU ROOT,
“Secretary of War.’’
NAVIGATED
Big
Battle-Ship
HELL GATE.
Massachusetts
Successfully
Passed the Narrows.
YORK TENEMENT.
E plosion e< Fireworks Wrecked th,
•nd Started tha Fire—Many ken
and Then Suffocated Before They Rec»,
erad ConKiouMtss—Several Fina*.
jured by Falling Dtbris.
New York, June 24_
persons are believed to
killed and a number injured ' May
as the result of a fire folle-
lowing *a
explosion among a quantity
works in the store of Abraham m "
Rittenberg, at Paterson, N J
store was on the ground floor J?*
tenement building,.
The caiue„f
the explosion is not known, snj t(/
property kxts will not exceed $35 qqo
The building in which the tireoc
curred was a frame tenement fouj
stories high, with stores on
ground floor. The middle store *u
occupied by Rittenberg. Ten f*mi.
lies occupied flats in the building. So
great was the force of the explosion
that a boy playing in the street half
a block away was lifted from bis iwt
and hurled against an iron fence, one
of his legs being broken. A trollm
car was directly in front of the builZ
ing when the explosion occurred
The burst of flame out into the street
scorched the sides of the car and
singed the hair of the |>assengers.
A number of those who were on the
upper floors of the building when
the explosion took place were either
stunned and then burned to death, or
found escape cut off and were suffo.
cated. After the first explosion there
was a succession of smaller ones, and
then came a second big explosion,
which was muffled and deadened, and
proliably occurred in the cellar.
Every window seemed to lie emit
ting flames within a minute after th«
first explosion. A woman with her
clothing on fire leaped out of one of
the windows and fell to the yard be
low. Her dead body was dragged out
of reach of the flames, but the flesh
was roasted and dropjied from th«
bones. Some of the occupants of the
rooms drop|xxl from the windowsand
were bruised. Others hung from the
windows until the firemen came, and
20 persons were taken down in thia
way through the fire and smoke by
the firemen, while others drop|>ed
into life nets.
While the rescues were going on the
firemen were fighting the flame«.
Captain Allen led with a hose line in
an effort to keep the fire from the
upper floors, where it was said many
were penned in. The men had hardly
taken their positions and la-gan on
the sidewalk to throw water into the
upjier floors when, without any warn
ing, the whole upper part of the
building above them sagged outward
and fell. The captain and two of hit
men were buried under the blazing
debris. One of the men 1« badly
hurt.
The building in which the
explosion occurred was destroyed.
New York, June 22.—Without the
assistance of a pilot and to demon
strate that a first class battle ship
could lie navigated through Hell Gate
successfully, Captain Henry M. Man-
ney took the big battle ship Massa
chusetts through the narrows today.
It was the first time in the history of
the navy that any commander of a
war vessel of this class ever dared
attempt the feat, and river craft and
the shores were filled today to witness
the trip of the Massachusetts. The
passing of the mammoth fighting
machine through the dangerous
waters of Hell Gate successfully
proves that in case of hostilities with
a foreign {lower, a battle ship of the
same draft as the Massachusetts, if
she passed the fortifications of Wil
IRRIGATION DISCUSSED.
let’s Point and Fort Schuyler, could
repeat the performance of the Massa
chusetts.
Secretary Long has taken Engineers, Senators and Representatives st
Cheyenne.
official noticeof Captain Manney’s
feat, and issued orders that no naval
Cheyenne, Wyo., June 22 —State
vessel the size of the Massachusetts engineers and representatives and sen
shall use the Hell Gate narrows ex- ators from Western states met in
cept in cases of great emergency.
Cheyenne yesterday to discuss irriga
tion, government aid anil the liest
STRIKERS FIRED UPON.
methods of reclaiming arid lands.
State Engineer Fred Bond, of
Three Men Shot While Trying to Enter a Wyoming, presided over the engi
neers' meeting, and Hon. H. E.
West Virginia Mine.
Burkett, of Lincoln, Neb., was elected
Matewan, W. Va., June 22. — chairman of the congressional meet
Strained relations lietween the union ing, George E. Tobey, of Lincoln,
and non-union miners here has re acted as secretary.
Both meetings
sulted in bloodshed. Yesterday seve were more or less informal, but toms
ral hundred union miners who are energetic discussions were held, prin
on strike marched in a laxly against cipally on irrigation mid the jnmition
the Maritime mines of this palce, of the federal government towards
where non-union men were at work. the same. Resolutions were present
They tried to effect an entrance, but ed and a plan outlined for action at
the operators, with 20 guards armed the next session of congress. It is
with Winchesters, blocked the en understood that Western congressmen
trance.
The non-union miners wen and senators will work together on
headed by Superintendent Lambert, this important question as they never
mid when the union men persisted in have before, with the result that the
ther attempt he gave the order to fire. arid West may come in for its share
Fully .»0 shots were fired. Two union of government appropriations.
miners were fatality shot and another
At a joint meeting of engineers and
dangerously wounded.
The union congressmen last night, an exhaust
men did not return the fire, but dis ive bill was drafted coveringall points
persed.
involved in the irrigation question in
All the union miners throughout its relation to congress.
Owing,
Mingo are collecting, and serious however, to the small number of con
trouble is expected tomorrow, when gressmen present, no action »as
they will again try- r to effect an taken on the engineers’ bill, hut a
entrance to the Maratime mines, committee was appointed to call a
Sheriff Hatfieldis on the scene with meeting in Washington just prior to
50 deputies.
the meeting of congress.
Will Move Headquarters.
Denver, June 24 —George Estes,
president of the Broterhood of Rail
way employes, announces that the
headquarter« of the brotherhood will
he moved from Han Francisco to Den
ver in the near future. This organiz
ation admits all railway employes
without reference to their particular
line of work. It is a comparatively
new order, but is said to have a large
memberh«ip among the railway em
ploye« of the West..
Righting th« Ingalls,
New York, June 24.—The attempts
to float the capsized army transport
Ingalls at Brooklyn will probably be
made tomorrow. A crew of divers is
working at closing the ports and
hatches. When this is done the hull
will be pumped out and the ship
floated and righted The ship does
not appear to be seriously injured.
Windstorm in Kansas.
Independence, Kan., June 24.—A
strong wind storm that came up this
morning from the south and \<xrei
later to the southeast, created conaid-
earble havoc at Idenpendence. Tnxa
were uprooted, outbuilding« over
turned and small houses and barns
moved from their foundations. The
fronts of several business houses and
windows of dwellings were smashed
in.
The roof of the mill building
was partly blown off, a large ice house
unroofed and the Santa Fe depot »**
damaged.
Aid for Boer Prisoner»
New York, June 24.—An
haa been issued for money to buj
supplies for the women and child«»
of the Transvaal, who have I**"
gathered in cainjw as part of the effi’0
to end the Boer war. Among th
signers of the appeal are some of tbs
prominent clergymen of this ci*L
The appeal says that there are
1
men and women in the camp’ »*”
that 318 children died in May
Cap» Dutch.
A Boxsr Minister.
Mclteno, Cape Colony, June 20 —
Kritsinger and Fouche, the Boer
Pekin, June 24.—The emperor has
commamiers. are busy placarding appointed Na Tung to be Chinese
Cape Colony with a proclamation to . minister to Japan. The appointee is
the eff«-t in accordance with the • Manchu, and was formerly president
powers aanuni«! when the northern of the Tsung li Yemen, lie ie reput-
part of Cape Colony was annex«! to «I to he a Boxer, and narrowly «scaped
the Orange Free Rate, 20 months ago.
any persons reporting the wherea being included in the list of’ CMneee
bouts of any Boer command will be officer« who were lieheaded at the
fined «50, or, in default, will t* coln. 1 demand of the power«. It i, doubt
peiled to accompany the command on , ful if Japan will accept Na Tung as
foot for three tuuutha.
1 minister from China.
Fodder Transport Chartered
San Francisco, June 24 —The P*
cific Mail steamer Algoa. km
*•
the largest freight carrier in the P*
cific. has been charter«! by the go*
ernment to take hay and fodder
Puget sound to the Philipp*’1*'*
ing July 20. The steamer» Pak 1 inJ
and Kintuck, well known freight s
animai transports, have l**n P“
chased by the China Mutual ■‘O'*"'
ship Company, and will ply h*<w<*
Northern ports and tb« Orient-