( Oregon Iliht. On« ' olutun . II tlf ( illunili h u lu a ilu iiil C an il T 272 Oak .......... hollar« Irli hollar« ........... m i • hollar R m i I I i i i N i i I I c m W i l l Mu In aa rti Ml « I t k a H a t » o f *1 «i* ( « l i l i r » r l . l u » . A d w iiln UK Milla Colisa Uid Monthly. 9 u b * «i»lp tlo n P r i e « C a r a b i« In A d r a n « « . VOL. XII. NKWIIKKO, YAMHI LL C O U N T Y , OREGON, FUI DA Y, l)K<’KM IIKIt 15, 1899. upon I ho disputed «ideations Involved In com hatants. T ills hna b»-»n nn esay task. O u tb re a k u t th e la a w r r e e tlo a . accustom ed rhnnneJs M anila, w h o ts In llm su bject of com binations In ru- In vl. w o f the punitive d e cla ra tio n « .,f Th«» prom pt a erom p i Ishm* nt o f this habitants w ere fleeing to the co u n try a mi m int o f Iru d « un<) com petition. Th oy both lirltlsn and lio e r u u th orltle« that tlm w ork by the A m e ric a n arroy and n a vy fe w months ago, 1« now a populous and huv.* not y.-t c o m p le t'd th » In vcNtlgallon pv-raonal and property ilg fita o f our c til- g a v e him oth er Ideas nnd ambitions, and th rivin g m art o f com m erce. T h e earnest o f tfila auhJiM’ t, and the conclualon« und ScriS I'tiould be oh-< rved. Insidious su g g estion s fro m various <|uar- and u n rem itting eru havors o f the co m i •-common.IiiIlona ut ahh-ti thoy muy i«r- Upon the w ith d ra w a l o f the Jlrltlnh tera pervisrted the pu rposes and Intentions mission and the a dm iral and m a jo r-g e n 11 vo u r« unduicrmhin«!. T h « uuhJ»-<-i la oim ug»*nt from U rctorlu, th»- United Htaiea w ith which he had taken ; . arms. N o eral comma riding the depa rtm en t o f the g iv in g r l« » to inuny dlvt rgm it vl.-au tia to consul w »e uuth«*rls«d, upon ttm re<|U«at s«»oner had o u r a rm y captured M anila than P acific, to assure the people o f tho benefi thn nu lM i» und vuituty or .' uum .- and *x- o f tfie lirltlHh governm ent, and w ith the the F ilip in o f o r e s began to -«**um * an cent Intentions o f this govern m en t, have t.-nt o f th « Injuries to Urn public which Msnent o f the Houtti A fr ic a n und O ran go altitud«* o f suspicion nod hostility, which had their le g itim a te e ffo rt In con vin cin g m ay urUut fio m la rg e com binations coii- h r»-*» Htate governm ents, to es* relee the the utm ost e ffo r ts o f ou r officers and the grea t m ass o f them that peace and c .n lr u lin g m ore or I«- mm num.-roua en ler- eijHtotnury good ofh ee« of a neutrul fo r tr.Mi|.a w. r . Uriah!#, to ■Unarm .,r m ortify »n fi ty »rirt wo#.|>~rlty and «tu h le K ov.rri prlaoa und «-atubllahinanta. which previous the cure o f Urltlah Interests. In the dU - T li. lr k ln rtn *»« iini! fort.. » r » n . . mu* t«l<. n » « n t f « n '">ly founrt In a loyiil «■•■■rpt- to the form Hon o f th « com bination w « r « i tiurgo o f thin function I urn happy to say n i It p r o o f o f cowiurrtlc«. T h - :n<Kr> xntofi u nto o f the au th ority o f the U n ited B laU a. c n i r . d on se p a rately. It la u niversally that uburnflint op portu nity has been a f '.H ' « * '• • ''U -'n --;-»r illn u -lly Inrr. M,rrt. tin- T h e D u ly ,, f ( . . , r r „ . «'on ceded I hut rom blnutiona which engroa* forded to show the Irnpurtlulity o f thin til, fin a lly . Just be fo re the time set fo r the ; or control thn m arket o f any particular | governm ent to both the com batants fo r sen a te o f the U n ited S tates to vo te upon T h e fu tu re g overn m en t o f the Ph lllp- klm l o f m erchandise or com m odity n»« « «- ibo fou rth timo In thu present decade. the tre a ty , an a tta c k , evidently prepared pines reets w ith the congress o f the U n it aiiry to tlm gen eral com m u n ity by sup* in advan ce, w as m ade all a lon g the 1 *d Htat«*s. F e w g r a v e r responsibilities pr.-aalng nu'urul and ordlnury com p eti A m e rica n lines, w h ich resulted In a te r r l- have ev er been confided to j s . If w c O b l i g a t i o n s I«» f o l i a M u st I I » K e p t . tion. w hereby p rice« a re unduly enhanced M y d e stru c tiv e and sungulnsry repulse o f ' **pt them In a sp irit w o rth y o f our race Th is nation hna saNumed b e fo re the to lb«« general Conuuiner, am obnosloua the Insurgents. and traditions, g rea t op portu n ity com es not only to tfi» com m on luw. but ulao to w .rld a g ra v e responsibility fo r the fu Ten da ys la te r an o rd e r o f the Insurgent w lth th»m . T h e inlands He under the ttm public w e lfa re Tlu -r« muat b « u i.*rn- ture good govern m en t o f Uubn. W e havu g o v e rn m e n t was Issued to Its adherents sh elter o f ou r flag. T h ey ar>- ou rs by Iti-l»*l Iloti |« N e a r ly K m ln l and M . i k « « ««ly fo r U i« evlla In volved In am ft o rg a n u. ' ept.-d u trust, the fu lfillm en t o f which T h ey can w h o had rem ained In Manila, n t — h h h e v e r y title o f law and equ ity. «‘»ills fo r tli*’ atern*-»4t In teg rity o f purpuro not be abandoned. I f w e desert them we K«'t'«»iiuiM>n<lalImi fo r F u tu ra G o v e r n - isation«. I f th » present luw can b « » * - U en era l O tis ju s tly observes "fn r tended m ore «-.-riainly to con trol or check and thu ex ercise o f the highest wisdom. lea ve them at o n »e to anarchy and fin ally barbarou s Intent It Is uneq n m< •!- l»i•• n i A ll liu v e r iim e u la A ro Ifr li'iu ll/ t h « « « m onopolies or tru st«. It «Mould bo T h e new Cuba yet to arise from the ashes W e flin g them, a golden ern tlm«*s " It d ire cts thM • o’clo k to barbarism . tu llm l iiltwd N latca l a vo ra G o ld . done without delay. W h a te v e r pow er th » o f ttie poet must needs be bound to us by apple o f discord, am ong the riv a l powers, on the night o f the 14th o f or iary, the c o n g r r «« piiBw-wM « o v r r this most Im port ties o f singu lar Intim acy and strength. If t e r r ito r ia l m ilitia shall emtv -r,get her in no one o f which would perm it a nother to ant subject should be p io m p tly ascer Its enduring w e lfa re Is to be assured. th* m unquestloaed. T^ielr rich th e str«-ets o f Han P e d ro ined w ith «eiz# T o Ih « H fiiat«1 inni House uf llep reacnta- tained and umim r ie l. W h e th er these Ilea «h u ll be organ ic or con m m unltlon plainr and va lleys would be the scene o f ventional. th«* d»-at!nlc« o f Cuba a re In th eir bolos, w ith gun s g in llvv a ; _______ ••ndle» s tr ife nnd bloodsherL T h « advent w fiere c o n v e n le s t; th at I j H i lo o fa m ilies sou*» r ig h tfu l form and m anner Irr«*- A l ih « lhr«*ahold uf your d e lib a m i long r i l l l K K i N It NI . A T I O N M . r e f ! oth er f t leew a y’ s fleet In M tn lla bay. Instead o n ly sh all be respect voi-ably linked w ith our own. but how and Individu als, o f w h a te v e r race tn ey m ay r,t being. ;» m we hoj»e, the daw n o f a new y ii •»« < ali. I lo niourn wtth your •■••un* how fa r 1« fo r the futur«* to determ in e In be sh all he ex term in a ted w b .out an y rt“ >' o f freedom nnd progress, would have X«» l l l a p u t e o f H e r l n i i a < t m r n c t r r W i t h Iry im u ih « d< ulh o f V lo e *l'r m «leni I lo » th«» rliK*n«ss o f events. W h a te v e r be the com passion, n fts g the e x te rm li atlon o f b«-«n the beginning o f an era o f m isery and Any U o ftra m e a l. Luti, who |iu .«'ti fruiti thlM Ufo on thn I outcom e. w » j muat «••«• to It that freo Cuba the nrrny o f occupation, and adds violence worse than any which has dark- A review o f our relations w ith foreign I 1»«. a n-allty, not a nam e; a p erfect en tity, niornliig o f N ov. inl>«-r ZI Inai. I l i » g t . a i "H ro th e rs. w«- must a ven ge otirselv es on «*n**d their unhappy past. w ithin a.*ul n**w r ata tu i l» inni |H*uctt. 111« prl- e lu te « la presentad, w ith such r»< oin- I n o t a h a s t y e x p e r i m e n t b e a r i n g : the A m erica n s and ex te rm in a te them, It doee not s«-»m desirable that I should lit« luLtlLuni ni» ar«’ deem »«! • ppr «»priât». n u i t Die e!»n i »n t * o f failu re. o u r m l«- th at w e m ay ta k e ou r rev en g e fo r th « %<».« Ufo v u « pur»’ unti «’ levul»--«!, w h ll« hla r* com m »n d at this tim e a specific final to acce»mpIlHh whl« h W«J took In ni y tant annual ni«*»* tig » 1 adverted j »«Ion, In fa m ies and treach eries which they have publlc m i i t r vvua «-v«*r dU llngu l*h «’d hy to the claim «if the Au » ( ro- Jlungar un 1 up f< rrn o f govern m en t fo r th»»»* Islands, not 1* the gage of battle. co m m itted upon us. H a v e no com passion v. hen peace sh all !»• restored it w ill be the fulfill«*«!1 hy turning a drift any I iK»’ « ipu. lly , Muluhaa lu u -g r ly ami «x - govern m en t fi »r hull m u lt ) fo r 1 >>• killin g to tie upon th«’m ; a tta c k w ith v ig o r ." duty o f congr* ms to construct a plan o f loosely fram ed com m on w ealth to fa c e the o f certain AuMtrlari and liu iig a r b iii sub- ttltrtl im» I v i * II. h o« I m *« i » r «m o v «il fruin A rop y o f this fe ll, by good fortu n e governm ent which shall establish and vidHMltudee which too o ften attend w«*ak- I h » high oli). «- a lo. li h«> hotiort d alni dlg- jic t s by th«* a u th orities o f the state of and they m aintain freedom and o rd er ami peace In «•r stnt« s. whoa«* natural w ealth an i abun- I Into the bands o f ou r ofHc IV n tt «v ív a n la , nt I «4« 11 tin«- r. w hile sup- nifi. .1, bui hla lufty ch aracter, hi» davo- p rim in g an u n law fu l tum ult o f m in e.«. j dant resources tire offset by the incongrul- w ere a b le to ta k e m easures to co n trol the the U hlllpp lm s T h e in su irectlon is still l "H I.» .lu ly li In hnn.-aty o f purpoae und Mepicmla-r 10, 1M#7 In view o f th«* v»*r«l ct , ties o f their political organ isation and th*» risin g w hich wns a ctu a lly a ttem p ted on e x 'stln g and when It term inates, fu rth er the nigh t o f F eb ru a ry 22. a w »* k la te r In form ation w ill be r»*«julre«l ¡ut to the nubi» viriu .a t.’ inuln a l ili uà aa a prlcw- o f ae<|u 111a 1 rendered t»> tli«* court b« fo re r«’«'urrlng occasions fo r Internal riva lries to which th«< s litr iff and Ills depu ties were sap their strength and dissipate th«-ir cn- than w.is o r ig in a lly contem plated. A con- j actual condition o f a ffa ire b efore ln&ugu- !«•«« I. gii. y und . »am pia. T h e gr»nt«*st bU’SsIng which can sld era h le num ber o f nrm«*d In su rgen t« en- ratin g a p«.rman«.nt schem e o f civ il g o v- j til«*«! fo r m urder, and fo llo w in g the esta b I ergles. tered the c ity by w a terw ;iy s and swam ps, ernm*-nt. lished doctrln s that th « govern m sn t tuny I co in » to C' u I n * I s the n-st<>rutlon <»f her ag- i o \ iu n u \ o r i m i : t o i v n t v . I rtcultural and Industrial prosp« rlty , whi> h art«!. In concert w ith conf«*derat«-s Inside, I not I»«« held ¡i. . «luntable for Ittjurl«’ « s u f Th«* fu ll rep ort o f the com m ission, now a ttem p ted to d e stroy M an ila by flr«*. T h e v l*r.»M p rrit> n i lln m # n in i l'r u t ’ r W 11 la fer« «1 by Individuals at the hu m !« o f tha i w ill glv«* «-mployment to Idle men and w ere k**pt In check du rin g the night, and In preparation, w ill contain Inform ation VII <•«•«« ru m e n ta . public a u thorities w hile m tlr u In ths lino ! re cstabllnh the pursuits o f peace. Th is is nr..! su ggestion s w hich w ill he o f valu e to the next d a y d riven out o f the city, w ith On tho congr* >s and w hich I w l^ transm it as T h » Mih c o n g r«** c o n v «n «* In Ita flral t»f duty In »uppreNalng d is tu r b a n «»« o f the j h«T ch ief and lm m «’dlate need. h e a v y loss. Soon as It W completed. A s long as tha r* stilar a. • *n wlth ih « country In * publl«* pi-ac«. this g overn m en t, a ft e r <!uo 19th o f List August nn order w.is m a d » fo r Insu rrection continues, the m ilita ry arm \% l i n t t h e f ' n m m l s a l o n F n a n i l . o o id lilu n o f uiiuau.il pruapt-rlty. o f uni* consideration o f tbs claim advanced by ! the tak ing o f th«* census In the Island, to bo com pleted on th«» 30th o f Novcm losr. must n ecessarily be supreme. vernai ko .«I valli ainoiia (ho p.’oplo ut the Austr<>-11ung ir an governm ent, was T h is w as the u nhappy condition o f a f homo und rulallona o f |»»uc«> und fil»n «l- conatralned to decline lia b ility to indem fa irs w hich co n fron ted ou r com m issioners T i n : l ’ u n i r m i ; « ai l i v r i o v a Hip (alili . v. ry g o v«’rnm«*nt o f ih « «roti«!. n ify the suff« rera. L A W * FOB ALASKA. on th eir a rriv a l In M anila. T h e y had It I n g r a tlfy ln g to be able to announce ( »ur fo relgn com m erce bua »h ow n gito ti corn«* w ith the hope and Intention «if co A cij ii la 1 ( I «• ii «»f th e I s la n d s —1"ll< F i l l . Im r.-a»«. in v .luinr und vn lu » T h e coin- that th»- lle lg t in g overn m en t han m itigated op eration w ith A fim lra l D ew ey an«l M a p in «» I n s u r r e c t i o n . A e e e s s l t y f « *r I m m e d i a t e L e g i s l a t i v e h;n. «1 Importa und .-aporia fo r ih » y « ir th » restriction s on the im t»ortatlon o f jo r-G en era l O tis In esta b lish in g peace and M o ih » L<ta**at a ver »b o a ti hy a »Inule «a tt le from the Unlte<l Htates, to which l On th » 10th o f D ecem ber, the tre a ty A ction . or h r In the arch ipelago, and the la rgest refi t r id In my last annual messugu. >vur In ull .»ni hial ry. (tu r .-attoria fo r o f peace b«’ tw ««n the U nited S la te s snd m easu re o f s e lf-g o v e rn m e n t com p atible A necessity fo r im m edia te le g is la tiv e ac aioli«’ «•*•■«•«•d»«l by n io r» than |l,uun,- Spain w as signed. It p r o v id e ^ am ong w ith the tru e w e lfa r e o f the people. W h n t tion ex ists In the te r r ito r y o f A laska. iMi.uuu our Importa and expurts rom b itrd , oth er things, tbat Hpuin shoubJ cede to A IU A H A G I A C AN t l „ they a ctu a lly found can treat be set fo rth H u bstantlally the on ly law p ro v id in g a In U*7o T h » im porla prr rap ita a r » Ju por j tbs U nited Htates th » arch ip elago know n In th eir ow n w ords: c iv il govern m en t fo r this te rrito ry Is tha co lli bna than in is.o. a l ili» ih » »s p o rta k la lu s «»f t l i r N ea «»t In tto n s f o r th e ns the P h ilippin e Islands, that the U nited "D e p lo ra b le ns w a r la. the one In which a* t o f M ay 17. 18M. Th is ia m ea g er In Its poi «..p ila .no I jv p.-r <«.nt moro thati in H tate« should pay to Hpuin th«- sum o f 12»,- w o a re now en gaged w as u navoidable hy Is lr r - O r r s n U s l r m s y , p rovision s and is fitted on ly fo r the a d «b o w ln g th » »nluiK**d cupi*city o f ths ooo.uuo. and that the c iv il righ ts and pod Il us W e w ere a tta «k e d by a b*»ld. a d ve n m in istration o f a ffa irs In a cou n try sparse T h a contract o f th » M .iritlnu« ( ’ anal eal status o f the n a tive inhabitants o f Unite«! Hial. a io autlafy thu aulita o f Ita turous an«l en thu siastic arm y. N o a lte r ly Inhabited by civilised people and unim o a n inrrcuali’ K populatlon. ni* a u lì uà lo Com pany, o f N ica ragu a, was d« > lan d the l«*rrltorl«-s thus ceded to the U nited n a tiv e w as le ft us. excep t Ignom inious portan t in trade and production, as w as c o n trib u ì» tu t li. » - «• of th » paopb-a o f o lh «r f >rf«*lte«l by the N « «r a g u a governm ent H tates should be determ ined by the ton - r«*treat. It Is not to be conceived o f that A la s k a at the tim e this a ct w as passed. nat loro» I .» porta of « a i (cultural produci a on the 10th o f O ot»li«*rt on the ground o f gr«’ *vs. T h « tre a ty w as ratified by the p»n- a n y A m erica n would h a ve sanctioned the Th e Increase In population by Im m ig ra the u-y.-nr term a-or» |.84.77d. 142 * >f mnnufoc ur««l pio»l- nonfu lfillm ent w ithin a te on th » Cth o f F eb ru a ry , 1K9H, and by Miirr«*nd«’r o f M ;ini!a to the Insurgents. tion du rin g the past few years, consequent stipulated in the contract. T h e M a ritim e u> la a o oaj. ru l In va lilo %XSit..Y»t,1W. bo tb » govern m en t o f Spain on the 19th c f (Mir ob liga tion s to oth er nations nnd to upon the d iscovery o f gold, has produced li M la rg e r than uny p r»vloiia y» ar l i la Canal Com pany hus lodged a protest M arch fo llo w in g. T h e ra tification s w ere the frt«*ndly F ilip in o s and to ours* lvt's and m i - h a condition as ca lls fo r m ore a m p l« u noi» a o r ih y fa r i tbat Ih » only yenr* in ■»gainst this action, a lb g ln g righ ts in the exchange«! on the 11th o f A p ril, and the ou r fla g demand«-«! that fo rc e should t>» fa c ilitie s fo r local se .f-go vern m e n t and prem ises which app«-nr w orth y o f con ull our filatoi y a b o lì ih » pruducta uf our tre a ty pu blicly proclaim ed, tin the 2*1 o f m *t w ith force. W h a te v e r the fu tu re o f m ore num erous conveniences o f civ il and Th is govern m en t r ip é e la that Im iliu fu riiiloa «old ahr«n*<l « *« «•••«t«*d (L u e« sideration. M arch, th » congress voted th » sum co n the U hlllpplnes m ay be. th ere Is no course Judicial adm inistration. N ica ragu a w ill affortl th » protoa(an :s a t< Ughi abioad w .-r« 1 xitfi und 1W9. tem plated by the tr«a ty . and the am ount olwn to us now excep t the prose« ut Ion o ' full nnd fa ir hearing upon the m erits o f w as paid o v « r to the Spanish govern m en t the w a r u ntil the Insurgents a re reduced j tli» .'SIM« KIN (M I :*» Ok* I III: A \ I IOH, T H E l* t L i t I I I H i t A M . In t h s m an ner tho to subm ission. T h e com m ission Is o f the I Thn N b a rn g u a canal comm ission, on th » 1st «if May. 1'hlllpplnes cam e to the U nited 8tat«*s. T h e opinion that there has t>een no tim e since I t r c r l p l a n n « l I H m I mi r s r m r t»ti f**r th r whi« h has b«-en » n g i g . d upon the w -rk the d estru ction o f the Hpnnlsh s*jua<lr«»n H a r d s h i p s W o r k e d b y t b e L a w s a t uf • xam lnat on and su rvey o f a ship « anal Islands w ere ceded by the govern m en t o f I n * I l l s c u l 1 car. Spain, which h ««l been In undisputed pos by A d m ira l I>ew* v when It w as posslh’e I 'r r a r n t In F o r c e . <?ov»*rnin»iit r* « • ipts from a l l sources f >r route across N ica ragu a, h a vin g com pleted session o f them f«>r centuries. T h e y w ere to w ith d ra w our fo rc es from the islands ti»« fi > ni y » « r »m ieti J o n » *». IV/J, Includ Its lab rs and m i l « It« report, was «lls- accepted not m erely by our autho lx-d I recom m end th a t leg is la tio n to the cith e r w ith h on or to ou rselves or w ith ing H I . ; » tit 14. part paym ent o f H»« «'.n - ««»I vih I on M ay 21, and on June 10 a com m issioners In I'arts, under the direction sam e end be had w ith referen c e to P u erto s a fe ty *o the Ir h a b ita n ts ." tr*«I I «, ifl«- ln«1»bl»<lri«ss, sg g reg a tc .l f ilo.- n«-w comm ission, known a « the Isthm ian o f the execu tive, but by the constitu tional H lco. T h e tim e la ripe fo r the adoption T h e rotirae tfcffg c le a r ly Indicated has j o f a t»m jK*rary fo rm o f govern m en t fo r P2.UU •-* i f f this sum. customs r«*«»tpts canal commission, was organ ised under and w ell-conahlered action o f ths rsprs- h »»n unflin« h ln U y pursued T h a c»b el- tb»* term s «»f the a d iippi ved M arch %»•!«• this Island, and m any su ggestion s made 2* 4M 7S. and 111li*«* flotti tulipr «•n tu tlvca o f the people o f ths U nited h«»n must ba pi U 'n w n r *v,.rnm nt i f i n. n*. at 3. 1 *",r» fo r th » purpose o f ««sum m ing the S tates In b«»th houses o f rongr<ss. wtth referen c e to A lu sk a a re applicable n il r»• » n u e f ..'.‘3.427. Iti M cannot he th r-«»rghly eatnl tshed until ais«» to P u erto R ico. T h e system o f c iv il }>mr (h e •e l l>«-inti lu re* We • . j ... . ■04 uS. A m erican isthmus w ith a view to d e te r I had e v e ry reason to believe, and I still o rd er ts n*a« «re«1 W it h *1 d evotion and m ining th » most practica hie and feasible Jurisprudence now adopted by the people h a t h >a * d.*f!«M o f lx9.lt 1.Ü9 47. g s lla n t r y w. rth y «vf Its » • « « ♦ b rtltu n t ro u t» for a ship canal acr #i»a that isth believe, that this tra n s fer o f so vere ig n ty o f this island Is described by com petent T h « mrer• .a t ) <>f Die tr«<uHiiry «’ »tlm .« t«*s w as In accordance w ith the wishes and history, tha -m y. a b ly a r c lo y a lly ns- mus. w ith It« probable cost and o ih « r la w y ers w ho are fa m ilia r w ith it. as that the r . r . p L for th » current ttm* ... the aaplruttons «if the gr«-at mass o f the slsted by the n a v y has earH* 1 on this un- <««ft»utial d e ta il« Th is comm ission, un- th orou gh ly m odern and scientific, so fa r M ill, an.l Upon >« ar Witt Hggr«’g s te fasi 1».'• F1l.plno jw«iplc. F rom the enrJU’st m om ent w »b*om e huf m ost r!ght«v>us cam paign as It rela tes to m atters o f Internal busi th * It.r»ln «1 if present appriqi ria lo ■ t •i*- «'>%■ d « r th » presblrncy i>f H«*ur-Adm iral John no op portu n ity w as lost o f assuring the w ith r ic h ly deserved success T h e noble ( » W a lk er. U nited S ta te« navy ( retlrt*dl, ness. trade, production and social and t m » * w ill a g g i «‘g a te 1Mk-» SW. US. le«!IV- people o f th«- Islands o f our a n ien t « W ir e *a w ith w hich on- soldiers and p riv a te righ ts In general. T h e cities o f For the Ilan ul >«’i«r i• ad « t r tiis iv il prom ptly upon the w ork Intrusted f«ir their w e lfa re and o f the tn te n tljn o f H M » 40.'Ml,(Ml w hoaa tarm a a t am to it, ami Is now ca rryin g on ««xumlna- the Island are govern ed under ch arters June >1. 1»yy. the Internal r'»v e n u « ru..-«t*t i » this govern m en t to do e v e ry th in g possible plr**d. refu sed to a v a il thems* Ives o f their t on« In N ica ragu a ahmg the rou te o f th«* w hich prob ab ly require v e r y little or no •»«-re lncr»(.*•« «1 u I kju I flun.ii Panam a canal, and In I birlen from the to advance th«*lr Interests. Iir m y order o f 1 rteb t to return borne as lon g as they w ere change. So that w ith rela tion to m atters needed at the fron t, form s one o f the ! A tla n tic In the neighborhood o f the A r t ilc th,» 13th o f M ay. 1MW. the com m ander o f T i m G o l i i r m .11 % It IS. o f local concern and p rivate rights. It Is b righ test p e g » « In ou r annals. A lth ou gh riv e r to the bay o f Panam a, on th « l ’n- the m ilita ry • xp< d tlon dispatched to the not probable that much. If any. leg is la tion th eir o p era tion s h a ve been som ewhat In- Good progremi has been made, IT illIp p tn «* w as lru*truct«'«l to decla re that A l l t t l n g II»»»«* lo vi »11« •< l * r o « l s l ( i i i t u r clfle side Is desirable; but w ith referen c e to pub •ame not to m ake w a r on the people te rm p te d and ch ecked b y a calny season but under the law a com prehensive and I I « ( « • iilliiiin n «'r . lic adm inistration and the re'a tlo n s o f the o f unusual vio len c e and duration, thev o f th » country, "n o r ui*on any part or com plete investigation Is call«*«! for, which I.- ands to the fe d e ra l g ove rn m en t there I u rgen tly re« om m rnd that. to supjmrt biv#» gain ed grou n d stea d ily In e v e r y d i w ill r«’ «iu !r» much lab -r and considerable faction am ong them, hut to protect them are m any m a ttirs w hich are o f pressing tlie • « Htlng g<>hl s am lard ai d to n u la- T h » work In their hom es. In th eir employment.# an l rection nnd n«-*w look fo rw a rd confidently urgency. talli th » parlty In lalui* o f th » colns «>f tim e fo r Its accom plishm ent. to a sp ecdv co m p letion o f their taek In their personal nnd religiou s r g h ts ." th » tw o m «tu ls (gob i und s ilv «r i »m i thè will I»« prosecuted as exped itiou sly as T h e u n fa vo ra b le clrcu rr«tsn ces con- T h a t Go re should he no doubt as to the < n | um I p«»w «r «*f e v »r y d«»ilnr at all tlmes |MM«lble, a ml a r»|K>rt m ay 1*» exp««ct»*d • O T I I K H M A T T H R S D I M 1 SNKD. param ount nuth«»rlty there, on the U lh lo ths m arket and In th » jutym- ut «>f ut the earli«*st practicable dnt«*. h.-en perm itted to In terfere with Th» that "th e r e T h e grea t Im portance of this w ork can «»f A ugu st. It Wits directed debts. Ih*- s «< re la ry «»f tlie treusury I h * Law 1 >«• m m n «»*■ «I — L y n r h i n i eq u ally Im portan t w ork o f reconstru c must he no Joint occupation w ith the In givt-n addttlonal p>*w«-r ami rharg«-d wtth not !»«• too o ften or too stron g ly |»ress«*d su rg e n ts "; that the U nited 8 ta t«s must M ust > o t I I » T o l e » s t e d . tion A n 'n I In vite y o u r attention to the th » «tuty to s»-il U nited H tat«e homi«« nnd upon the attention o f the congress In mv rep ort o f the com m issioners for the inter- preserve the peace and protect peri T h e love o f law and sense o f obedience lo « rtiploy sm h oth er »-ff.c t.v » im-nns un nieoenge o f a y ea r a go I expressed my ¡ii .! property w ith in ti«e la ri tory cccu- *’v ' ra g in g * " s o f the end submission to th » la w fu lly constl- m ay l»«* ncc«-ssary to l h e » «’ »»<!« T h r au- view s «if the necessity o f a canal which « r.'iTi!' » "Jv ' o n ,l’ ,,**<-<* ,n ,b - p - th o flty should Include tlie p«*wer to «H I would link th«« tw o grea t oceans, to which |, I |.i t !.. Ir ml: l.iry at..| n .n :il f..i * I again Invite you r consideration. Th«* that the Insurgents and a ll oth ers must *“ bom is on lon g and short tlin » ss condì- recognlx«* the m ilita ry occupation and au- t «ms m ay n q u lr «, am i slmu.d p io v i«!» rea.H ns then presented fo r «a r ly action I th orlty «»f the U nited States. As ea rly ns fo r a rute <»f Intrr. st low . r than that are oven etrong»*r now. I>ecem ber 4. b efore the cession nnd In on- t l U l (io * e r n m r n t In \ e B roa . «-..ndemnatton. Th.- guaran ties o f life, ltb- ft*e«l i.y thè a. t «»f January 14. I n rr» W h lle tld p a tlo n o f that event, the com m ander In « . II K IT !IN IT «I«I « M I ( « M i l l . A n otable h< g in n in g has been made In e r tv and o f c iv il lig h ts should l>e fa ith fu lly t h * r » ts n»»w no rom m <-rilai frlg h t w li< h ■ M anila was urged to restore peace end tho eatabllshm en t o f a governm ent In upheld; the right o f tria l by Jury re- w lth d rn w s gold fron i t h » g o vc in m en t, A ln * k n It o n n d a r y < «> n te n tl«»n a n il tra n q u ility, and to u ndertake the esta b Ihu Island o f N eg ros, w hi« h is d eservin g , spcct«*«l atid defended. T h e rule o f the but oh tb » con trn ry. su« h w ldesprrad lishm ent o f a bénéficient governm ent, o f special co n sid eration . This was the n t b « T I u s e tt le d €|u rat!nna. courts should assure the public o f the co n fid iti«« that g o b i ee «k s th » t reami ry, w hich should a ffo rd the full«*»t security tirst island to accep t A m erica n s o v e re ig n prom pt trial o f those ch arged w ith crim In m y last annual m essage, | referr«*d to il.-mamHng p a p »r m oney In exchitng«*, yet f«*r I l f » and property. ly- U s people u n reservedly proclaim ed inal offenee, and upon conviction the pun t h » v » r y slUuition p o liti« lo th » present as the p« m llng n* gotlatlon s w ith G rea t H rlt- ! On th«* 21st o f December, a fte r the trea ty a lle g ia n c e to the U nited States, and ishment should be com m ensu rate w ith th » most flttln g tin i» to m a k » ade«|uat* m In In respe«’t to the 1‘ ornlnlon o f t*«ina«la. adopted a con stitu tion looking t«* the es the en orm ity o f the crim e. T h ose who Ity m«’tins t»f an ex ecu tive agreem ent, a . w as sign««!, the com m ander o f the forces provUlott to tnsure thè contin uarne o f th » o f occultation w as Instructed " t o announce tablishm en t o f a popu lar governm ent. It In disregard o f la w an«l public peace, gold standard and o f pubtlc « «»nfblen. • In Joint high conim lss.on had been created an«! proclaim . In the most public m anner, w as Im possible to g u a ru n t«« to the peo- u nw illin g to a w a it the tudgm ent o f court fo r the purpose o f adju stin g all u n «e.tled III» ah lllty and pur pose o f tlt» govern- that we come, not ns Invaders and con pl«* «*f N e g r o s that the constitution so and Jury, constitute them selves ju d g e « «luestlons betw een tin- U nited H tates and m rnt to m»«-t all Ita ob llga tlon s In th » querors. hut as friends to protect the na adopted should be the ultim ate form o f and execu tion ers should not escape the t 'aliada, em braidng 12 aiit>J«*ct8, am ong m oney whlch th » civ iltà «d w orld recog- govern m en t. Such a question, under the severest pen a lties o f their crim es. which w ere the questions o f the fu r seals, tives In their homes. In th«’ ir em ploym ents n ix «« as ih » beat. In th d r personal nnd raltglou * tr. a ty w ith Spain and In accordance w ith | the tlsherle« o f the coast nnd contiguous and K i t « * n « l l n i c tli«* ( l n n » l f t e « | S e r v i c e . Th ,. same «lay. w h ile o rd erin g our ow n coustituthjn and laws, uimu ex- ! Inland w aters, the A laska boundary, (he r ig h ts ." h i it * K it « u t v r m t itm :. T h e e x ecu tive order o f M a y 6. 1S9(S, e x Ir a lj under the J o r itd e tlo o o f con- i transit o f m er«'h«tw !l*e In b«»n«i the alien G eneral O tis to see that peace should he preserved In 11«* tlo, he was adm onished gress. T h e g overn m en t actu ally set up tending the lim .ts o f the classified s e r v I •» «I «« « I r I ii I G r r n fn e s s SI i « m »I«| He Vii|t> la bor laws, m ining rig h t«, r««d p toclty in by the In h a b itan ts o f N e g ro s eventu ally ice. brought w ithin the op eration o f the trad»’, revision o f the a greem en t respect th a t: " I t Is most Im portant th at there lile im -n te «l l»> 8 »u l'r u g r e s a , civ il service law and rules n early all of proved u n sa tis fa cto ry to the natives them should he no conflict w ith the In su rgen ts." Tlu» vaiti«* o f att A m erican merrhunt m a ing naval vessels In th«* G reat l.a k « «. a On the flret day *»f January. 1S99. gen eral selves. A new system w as put Into fore«* the e x ecu tive civ il service not previou sly rine u» t ii» . xt.-nslon of «»tir com m erc al m o r» com p lete m arking o f parts «»f th«* Home o f the Inclusions w ere o rd e r* re.t»ra te «l that the kin dly Inten by o rd er o f the m ajo r-gen era l com m and classified. Itati»' ami th«« str»n g th «’ tilng o f our power boundary, provision fo r the co n veyan ce «>f in g the d epa rtm en t, o f which ths f«»l- found w holly U lo g c a l and unsuited to tions o f this governm ent should In e v e r y upon th » seti In vite« ili«« Im m.’.tiMtc a« lon crim inals, an«1 f«*r w reck in g and salvage. lo w ln g a re the m ost Im portant elem ents: the w ork o f the se ve ra l departm ents. T h e Much progrese had been m a«le by the possible w ay, bo com m unicated to the o f « ongrcss. (»tir natlonal developinenl It w as ordered th at the govern m en t o f application o f the rules to m any o f the Insurgents. wiH he o n » slilc.l and u nsutlsfactory mo com m ission tow a rd the adju stm ent o f the Island o f N e g ro s should consist o f a places so included w as found to result T h r l*lilll| i| »ltrr C o m m is s io n . l.mg a?» tiu* rem arkahl.' g row th <»f ou r In- m any o f these questions, when It becum«* m lllta ry g o ve rn o r, appointed by the In fric tion and em barrassm ent. A ft e r long laiul Imlustrl.-s rem a in « unacc «nipuiiled apparent th at an Irrecon cilable d ifferen ce On the 21st o f January, I announced m y U n ited Htates m ilita ry go ve rn o r o f the v» r>’ ,h r "«‘gh consideration, it be- by progr» -« n tlt» m - u . T h »r e is no lack o f view s was « ntertaliied respecting th«» Int• ntlon o f «llspatchlng to M anila a com rh ltlppln es. and a civ il g o ve rn o r an.l an ‘ *im »* evident to the heads o f the depart- o f coristilu llonal authorlty fo r Icglslatlon dellm liHtlon o f the A la s k a boundary. In mission com posed «»f th ree gen tlem en o f a d v is o ry council elect»*«! hy the people T h e "H*nts^ responsible fo r J h e lr ^efficiency that whh h shall g lv e lo thu country m urlllm o the fa ilu re o f nn agreem ent to th » m ean the highest ch a ra cter and distin ction, m ilita ry g o ve rn o r w as a u U ttflsed to a p in o rd er to rem ove these difficulties and str»rigth com m ensurate w lth Its Indus ing «»f a r t lr )« * III and Iv <*f the tre a ty o f th orou gh ly at'qualntcd w ith the O rient, point secretaries o f the tr e a ^ T y . 1nt«»r!«>r. prom ote an «tfid e n t and harm onious ad triai achlevcm etits and w lth Its tank ls£* Iw tw een ItuastA and G rea t Hrltaln, who. In association w ith A d m ira l D ew ey a gricu ltu re, public Instruction, an a tto r m inistration. certain am endm ents w ere amortg natione o f thè ««uriti. Th«« pu»t which defined the boundary betw een A la s end M a jor-G en eral Otis, w ere Instructed Th ese am endm ents w ere pro- n e y-g e n era l and an auditor. T h e seat o f nec«‘.-sary. y»-ar ha« rerorded «*x »«pllottal a c tlv lty In ka ami t 'uñada, the A m erican com m ission- t«* " fa c ilit â t » the most hum ane and e f g overn m en t w as fixed at B a color. m ulgated by me In e x ecu tive order dated The our sblpyurds, and th«« promlacs o f con «•rs proposed that the su bject o f the fe c tiv e ends an«! to secure, w ith the least m lllta r y g o v e rn o r exercises the suprem e M ay 2», is«». tinuai proHp«»rlty in Nhlphullding are ahuti- boundary I»,, laid aside, and that the r e possible delay, the benefits o f a w ise and ex e c u tiv e pow er. H e Is to see that the A n n iv e r s a ry o f W a s h in g to n 's D eath «Iniit Advnnc««d legM u tlon fo r thè prot«-«*- m ain ing questions o f d ifferen ce he pro- generous protection o f life and pr«*eprty to la w s are execute«!, appoint to offices an«! Th«» ltth o f IV c e m b e r w ill be the one iloti o f our «»a m e n has l*«’»«n enneted. Our <•«•« d« «I w ith, sum » o f w hich w ere so rar the In h a b itan ts." T h ese gentlem en w ere fill a ll vaca n cies In office mU oth erw ise «•»»ttMt trin i», under regulattons w lsoly advanced as to assure the probability o f a Dr. Jacob G ould Schurm an, president o f provid ed for. nnd m ay. w ith the a p p roval h u n dr«d th a n n .versa ry o f the death o f T h is being declined by the C orn ell u n iversity ; the Hon. Charlcw Den \\ ashlngt >n. F or a hundred y ea rs the re fratti«*«! ut thè h«>glnnlng o f thè govern - settlem ent. o f the m ilita ry g overn or o f the P h ilip public has had the priceless a d va n tag e tuctit and «Ine»«, « h o « « resulta f«ir th«« past lliltlc h com m issioners, an i»dj<*urnm«'nt by, f«»r m any yea rs m inls’ e r to China, pine«, rem o v e any officer from office. Th e fifo ni yea r uti»<|iial«*d Iti our rec«»rda or w as taken until the boundary should he and P ro fes so r Dean C. W o rc e s te r o f the c iv il go ve rn o r a dvises the m lllta ry g o v o f the lo fty standard o f ch ara cter and coiuluct which he bequeathed to tb * T h e u n ive rs ity o f M ichigan , w h o had made f ilo « » of any oth er power. W s «h a ll full adjusted hy th » tw o govern m en ts ern o r on all public and civ il questions, It t* an Inheritance to r»'iillx«« our opportuniti«'«. h «»w »v »r, If subject has been rec eivin g th«* ca refu l a t a m ost ca refu l stu dy o f life In the P h il and presides o v e r the a dvisory council. A m erica n people. wh ch tlm«*. Ins ead o f w asting, continu drm uni.«, ippines. w » com piacently regard »»fily matterà nt tention which Its Im portance H e. In general, perform s the du ties w hich a lly Increases and enriches. W e m ay hom » and bllnd our sei v e « to th » nect-s-lly w ith the result that a modus vlv en d l fo r W h ile the tre a ty o f peace w as under sr<* p erform ed hy secretaries o f state In Justly hope that In the y ea r* to com«» the o f ««-curlng our ahsre In thè valuahU; « ar- provision al dem srk a tlo n s In the region ron sh leratlon In the «« nate. these com m s- ‘ ou r own system o f governm ent. T h e ad about the hea«l o f Uynn canal has been n on er* set out on their mission o f good l vis o rv council consists o f eight m em bers benignant Influence o f the fa th er o f hts rying traile o f thè world. I.ust yenr A m erican vessels trsnsported agreed upon, and It 1« hop, d that th«* w ill an«! liberation. T h e ir ch a ra cter w as a ! »V o te d hy the people w ith in te rrito ria l country m ay In* even m ore indent fo r n «m a iler «b a re o f our <*xp rts ami Im porta nego tia tio n s now In pr«>gress betw een the sufficient gu a ra n ty o f the beneftetent pur- lim its, w hich are defined In the o rd e r o f go h 1 than In the cen tu ry which la d r a w ing to a close. I h ave b**en g lad to learn than d u iln g any fo rm er year In all «tur tw o govern m en ts w ill end In an a g •»■«*- pose w ith which they went, even I f th ey the com m andin g general, that In many parts o f the country the bleiory, and thè meuNiir»« o f our d»’ pt«n«l- ment fo r the establishm ent amt d e lim ita hurt nirt borne -he po.-IMr» Im lr u r llo n j , f « l i t n u lla * o f l a i n . people w ill fittin gly ob serve this historic » in-«’ upon forelgn shipplng was p sln fu lly tion o f a perm anent boundary. <hl. irnvrrnm ent a h , h m art. Ih -lr r r r .nrt ! Th(> . u, hor1„ M o f lh , ¡,ulu h, v . anniversary. ruanlfented to our |w»c»p!e. W lthou t any A t t l t i i i l e In A naxl«»-tt«»»r W a r . pre-«*mln«’ ntly one o f pence nn<! frlcn«lshlp. the U nite,! eh»»lce o f our own, but from nec«*ssity, thè I t e s p o n N lh t llt le s o f r o n g r e s s . A p a rt from these questions g ro w in g nut B ut b efore th eir a rriv a l In M anila, the i accepted the succession o f S tates to the rig h ts o f Spain, and our flag depurtm ents o f th«* governm ent c h s r g »«1 o f <»ur n ln tlon eh lp w ith our northern s'n lster am bition o f a fe w leaders o f the P resen ted to th s congress a re g re a t op- floats o v er that territory . On the Irtth portunities. w lth m llltary und naval operatlons In thè neighbor, the most frie n d ly disposition Filipin os had created a stu n tton fu ll o f W ith them com e g rea t re- o f A ugu st. 1*91. B riga d ier-G en era l Bates. Fast and In Ih«» W est Ita lie« hml to oh- and r«*ady a greem en t have m arked the em barrassm en ts f«»r us and most grievou s si*onsibllitles. T h e pow er confided to us U n ite d S tates volunteers, n ego tia ted an Increase« the w eight o f our obligations to talli fiotti fo re lg n Unga nierehant vassoi* discussion o f the num erous m atters aris In Its consequences to them selves. a greem en t w ith the sultAn and his p rin e ««» iitlal fo r th»*s«* operallons. ing In the vast and In tim a '» Intercourse the people, and w e muat be profou n dly T h e cle a r and Im p a rtia l p re lim in a ry r e cip al ch iefs, w hich I transm it h erew ith . o f the U nited 8tnt«*e w ith G reat Itrltaln. port «(f the com m issioners, w hich I tra n s sensitive of them as w e contem plate the R e b e l l i o n * l e n r lv K .nttrd. T h is govern m en t has m aintained an a tti m it herew ith, g ive s s«i lucid nn«1 co m p re new an,I g ra v e problem s which «confront r iu H ii. K v t h f m i e r i t i u n i. tude *f n eu trality In the u nfortun ate con hensive a h istory «»f the present Insure*»c- I com m unicate these fa cts to the con- us. A im in g only at the public good, w e test betw een G reat Itrltaln and the i»«>«*r cannot err. A r ght Interpretation o f the tlo n a ry m ovem en t that the s to ry nee«1 gross fo r its In form ation and action M r ftl «*f K a r l y A n ir n iln ir n l o f th è K i - s ta te « o f A fr h ’n. W e h ave rem ained not he h ere n pea ted it !*« en ough t.* ea y R v e ry th ln g Indies tea that w ith the sp eedy p eople's w ill and o f duty cannot fa il to I s t ln g U m , fa ith fu l to the precept o f avohtlng en th at the claim o f the rebel leader, thnt suppression o f the T a g a l rebellion, life in tnsure w ise m easure* fo r tho w e lfa re o f Uom blnutlons of capitai, orgnnlxed luto tan g lin g a lliances as to a ffa irs not «»f our h » wfas prom ised Indepem lenoe hy any the arch ip elago w ill *«>on tgauane Its o rd l- ; th«» Islands which h a ve com e under ths tru st» to control thè rondinom i o f trud«i ow n direct concern. H ad clrcum *tanc«’ S o fficer o f the U nited Htates In return f«*r n a ry course under the pro'ectk m o f ou r au th ority o f the U nited Htates, and Inure arnong olir cltlsens, to stili«« com petit loti, j su ggested that the parties to the quarrel hi* assistance ha* no foundation In fa ct, so vere ign ty , and the p t o p l» o f those fa - to the com m on Interest and lasting ho no. llm lt prodiicflon, and determ in a thè prie««« woukt have w elcom ed any kind expression and Is ca t«»g orlca lly d en !»«! hy the v e r y vored Island* w ill en joy s l-ro efsrtty and o f our country. o f produets cotisumed by th«» people, are o f ths hop«» o f the A m erican people that witnesses w ho w ere call»»«! to p ro v e It. a freedom which they h s v t n ever b e fo re N e v e r has this nation had m ore shun- provnkln g publlc discussi.in and «hoitld the w sr m ight he avert«'«!, goo«i offices T h e m ost the Insurgent lea der hoped fo r known. A lre a d y hundreds e* echo.»i* a re dant cause timn du ring the past y ea r fo i «a r ly clalm thè attentbin o f congress. T h e would h ave been glnilly tendered. The w hen he ca m e hack to M an ila w as the j open and fille«! w ith chib - s f R e lig io u s thankfu lness to God fo r m anifold bless- Industriiti com m lsslon crested by thè U nited Htates rep resen ta tive at P re to ria Itheratton o f the Islands fro m the Hpanlth freedom Is sacredly a ssu re! i en joyed, In g and m ercies fo r which we m « k « set of enngr««as of Jiinn IN MS. was »a r ly lnatruct»d to s«*e that all neutral con trol, w hich th ey had been la b o rin g fo r «n d the c o y iU ‘m g ju s tic » rev eren t ackn ow ledgm en t has bacii en gaged In vxlen«li«d bearltigs | A m srtcan Interests bo respected by ths years, w ith ou t success, to th ro w o ff Business la b eginning to ctrx ’ la te ia Ite W IL L IA M M K IN L S Y . ftwt of President’s An nual Address. roue y in T ini r i i i u m x u s — # —— . SS5CC5SS *2 ^ S *S i2 I L NO. 4. I NEIS Of THE WEEK _________ From All Parts of the New World and the Old. O F I N T E R E S T — T O O U R R E A DE R S C . » p r . h . n . l f . K - v l - w o f I I I . Im p o rt- » n t I U p p . n l n , . o f th o I*oat W « , f t C u llo .l «■>*».11 th o T o l *gro|ih 1 «.liim n . I n v a r ia b ly Addres», O s a p h i c , Ne wbsrg, Oregon. L AT ER NEWS. Englishmen are depressed hy the tlt- I tat ton in Africa. Arizona w ill apply for statehood to the present congress. The Americans have occupied Bang- ued, province of Abra. Steamers w ill leavo Portland 10 days for Cape Nome. evoiy The Kentucky election commission gives Taylor’s plurality as 2,383. The F ilipinos’ treasury was captured by the Amerii'aus at Mangatarem. Iioston has re- The government’s herd of reindeer i| Alaska is rapidly increasing and now numliers 2,600. An illicit oleomargarine factory has been ane,rthed at Chicago. It is announced that Russia w ill re sume this month diplomatic relations with the Vatican. Tho postmaster of sign«»!. The 1‘ayne-flanna sut—idy bill has been introduced in the house. Jeffries and Corbett are planning to flxht at the faria exposition and France ia horrified. Ninety Boer priaoners are «aid to have been massacred at Klaud’a iaagto by British soldiers. General Hughes is now •ocupyinz 20 Panay towns. His lines extend miles north of Ilo Ilo. The United States supreme court has decided tbat the conductor of a freight train is not a vice-principal. Knzland is buying males, horses, canned goods, hay and rails in this country for shipment to South Africa. Bishop Henry Potter, of New York, has arrived in Manila on a brief visit to study the Philippines. A gas expiration killed many cool miners at Carlonado, Wash. Cause of the accident is a mystery. The British artillery arm in 8outh Africa has been materially strength ened by the arrival of six big gnns. Commander Charles I. Howell ia dead at New York city. He was chief engineer of the Maine when she was blown up. Lady Francis Cook, formerly Teuuie Claftlin, announces her intention to forsake England and take up her resi dence in New York. An Astoria contractor wants to haul the stranded lightship oveiland from Ocean beach to Baker’s bay. He claims it can be done. Two hundred miners are on a strike at the Tesla coal mines, California, l<e>ause of a dispute with the superin tendent over the wage schedule. A cablegram from Hong Kong says that Azuinaldo is now ready to sur render if Consul Wildman w ill receive him. The junta at Hong Kong advised him to take such action. The horticultural commissioners of Southern California propose to estab lish a quarantine against infected nur sery stock imported from foreign coun tries. The industries of Cuba are in a de plorable condition. In two provinces the destruction of suzar interests alone is estimated at f>i30,000,(XK>, and there are no efforts at rebuilding. Huntington has bought another big block of Southern Pacific stock and there are said to be others in on the deal. Railroad men believe the Van derbilts are in some war concerned. The shelling of the British camp at Ladysmith has been far more effective than previous reports have led people to believe. Hundreds were killed and wounded from the Boer bombardment. Rapid telegraph system w ill revolu tionize all correspondence. Such low rates w ill lie made that merchants can afford to use the system instead of the mails. It is to be placed in operation at once. To avoid an Injunction a telephone company laid its wires in the streets of New York at midnight. The new company will have a long distance line across th»j country and w ill fight the Bell Company. Tolls w ill be only one-half those at present. The British transport Ismore was driven ashore near Cape Town. Private Merritt, of Battery B, com mitted suicide at San Francisco. Archbishop Chapelle w ill sail for Manila on the transport Sherman. Thirty-eight wheelmen started in a six-days’ bicycle race in New York. General Methuen is believed to have resumed the advance to Klmbereley. F'our vessels from Brazil are quaran tined in New Y'ork for fear of plague. The schooner Eureka, on the beach near Coquille river, w ill be a total loss. After 82 days the Glory of the Seas has arrived at ’Frisco from Puget Sound. The postmaster at Cape Nome reports to Washington that the district is as rich as is represented. Mr. Taylor, of Ohio, objected to the swearing in of Roberts, of Utah, as soon as congress o]>ened. A big log boom gave away at Che- halis and 2,000,000 feet of logs are afloat in Gray’s harbor. General Gregorio del Pilar was killed in a fight with the Thirty-third infantry, 18 miles northwest of Cer- vants. The insurgents lost 70 men in tbe engagement. The Yananda group of mines near Baker City was sold for $1,500,000. The property is to he extensively devel oped by the new owners, who are Brit ish Columbia capitalists. Genral Grant’s expedition in Luzon has visited Orani and several western towns, meeting small bands. He killed several of the rebels and cap tured a quantity of munitions of war. The British at Ladysmith made a brilliant sortie and captured a strong Boer position. The movement wa« made at night and was a surprise to the besiegers. Two guns were de stroyed and one taken. New York wants both the big con ventions. The investment of Mafeking is closer than ever. John S. Chase, the socialist mavoi of Haverhill, Mass., has been re elected. Ten shipwrights from Seattle took the places of the strikers at Yalleja navy yard. Ex-Governor Lord, of Oregon, hat departed for Argentina, to take his post as United States minister. Legality of the war revenue act i« involved in the inheritance tax case be fore the United States supreme court. The Six Chinese Companies, of San Francisco, have subscrib«-d $4,000 to promote commercial relations between China and the United States. The New Y’ork coffee exchange has petitioned the authorities to release the coffee cargo of the plague ship Taylor. They claim there is no danger. Chaplain Shields, being tried at San Francisco by court-martial for drunk enness. w ill try to prove that his brother clergymen are persecuting him. Beet-sugar men are much disturbed over recent discussion. Their industry is flourishing, but free sugar from the islands they say would he disastrous to them. Among the river and harbor improve ments «'estimatd for under continuous contracts on which the sum asked for is $100,000 or more are the following: Oakland. Cal., harbor, $180,000; San Francisco harbor, $170,000; San Pedro hahor, $300,000; Everett, Wash., har bor. $150,000; Gray’s harbor. Wash., $845,000. Also the following river and hare.hr improvements: Mouth of S m « riv«-r, Tex.. $220,000; lower Willamette river below Portland. Or., $200,000; «Vluinhia river at the cas cades, Oregon, $125,000; waterway connecting Lakes Union and Washing ton, $100,000. The German ship Wansbek, which has arrived at Astoria, lost two men on the voyage from Philadelphia, and the Niatswain says it was the captain’s fault. Crawford, the soldier who permitted Wardner bull-|ien prisoners to escape, was dishonorably discharged and seu- teuced to 13 years six months imprison ment. Dispatches indicate that the Boer» are making all preparations for a hasty retreat to the Transvaal Girders In the event of defeat at Tugela and Lady smith. A Kentucky mob had no mercy fo r a negro who murdered and outraged a woman. He was dragged through the streets at the end of a rope and finally bound to a stake and burned alive. Sick soldiers were compelled to fight at Yigan. The Americans hod hut on# company and 150 sick men. They had to fight 800 Filipino«. The attack was made in the early morning, and it be came a hand to hand conflict. Fighting has i-eased between the Mexicans and Yaqnis, the Indians hav ing retreated. It is said they may be joined by others. A courier say« the Yaqui’« losses in killed and wounded during 10 days’ fighting were estimated at 2(81. The Mexican losses were 15 killed and 30 wounde«!. Chickamagua ts to have a confeder ate monument to cost $65,000. Erastns Lathrop, of Westfield, Mass., in his w ill left $15,000 to D. L. Moody. Baltimore claims the largest negro population of any city in «he world. Cornelius Vanderbilt was fined $110 fur failure to act aa juror in New York. The IteTlin police forcibly dissolved an anarchist meeting in memory of the Chicago bomb throwers. The commissioner of education urges the American system of schools for col onies. lYimmissioner Evans has granted a pension of $15 per month to Adelaide W. ltagley, mother of Lieutenant Worth ltagley, who was killed in tho a or with Spain. Ira D. Sankey, the singer, who used to be associated with Mr. Moody Is to liecoms an evangelist on his own ae- count and w ill conduct o series of IS - rivals in various citias this winter. Appropriations for the three state schools in Oregon are running short and the schools may have to quit. The Unite«! States supreme court has declared that a combination of pipe manufacturers is unconitituti«>nal. Eastern w«x>len nulls have bought 1,250,000 pounds of wool in St. Louis at one Rale. It is the biggest aale ever iua«le in tho West. The Lake Whatcom Shingle Company has purchased a blo«'k of 8,600 acres of fine timber, thought to contain 120,- 000,000 feet, all in Skagit county. The purchase price was $50,000, and a railway w ill lie built to the timber.