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TRESK TICKS FEOM THE WIRES
Aa Intoraatlng OolloaUoa of Item fraiaa
tha Two) Hamlapharae fraeantaA
la Condanaad lorn,
Droyfni 1 confllont tho locond court-
martial will noqult Jilra.
SeruntT-fonr cumn of yollow ferr
bava been re(ortod in Santiago,
Facklng-bouM am ploy e In Chicago
will not otrika antil gepteinber.
The Democrotlo national ooinmlttee
will meet in Chicago on July SO.
The peaoe troaty ha at luat been rat
ifled fay the Sjmnlah aenate.
American export of manufaetared
grxxla now arerago 11,000,000 a day. '
Tbe North German Lloyd Btoaimlilp
Company baa oiJered three new pa
engor boat.
Tbe goTernment haa taken a band In
the Illinois labor trouble. The atrlk
era at Cartervllle have been enjoined.
The Fourth of Jnly in Colorado wa
uehered In at midnight br a ningnlfl
eent illumination on Pike'a Peak, H,
000 feet above the aea. Seventeen
hundred pound of red, white aud blue
powder wa get off.
At Chicago one hundred fienaled wo
men and 30 menruihed paiilo.-trlcken
from the three-itory factory of the
Weetern Paper Stock Company to en-
cape being mi r nea to ueaui. Aignt
women were injured in ' leaping from
the windowa, and many more jumped
in aafety.
Lata Oriental ad r loo gtate that 20
ringleader of tbe rloteia wbodeatroyed
and burned eleotrlo tramway cara at
Hooul lat month weie executed in pub-
lie at Coiea' capital four week ago.
They met their fate bravely. Tbeli
head were out off and exhibited in
publie plaoe a a warning to all evil
doer.
Report have been received in Ma
nila of an outbreak In tbe laland of Me
gio, incident upon the departure ol
the California regiment for home.
Seme boatile native, eeinga company
of soldier at one of the mall pott
preparing to depart, thought tbe Amer
icana were evaouatlng the laland, and
A party of a 50 rebel, moatly bolo men,
attacked tbe troop, and killed one man
and wounded another belonging to
company E. The Filipino were euily
driven off.
The newa brought from Honolulu by
tbe Coptie of the death ol the Dowager
Queen Kapiolanl wa not a eurpriae to
Hawaiian, a her death had been ex
pected for some time. She was OS
rears of age and wna a (offerer from
cancer, and recently had a stroke of
paralyila. following several attaoka ol
apoplexy. Bhe wa mncn esteemed in
the island and her death wa sincerely
mourned. Her remain lay in state
for eight day and weie buriod with
impressive ceremonies. '
Belgian soolaliatB Are against elector
al reform.
Many people were injured in a rail
road wreck at London.
' Secretary of Agriculture Wilson will
come to the coast this summer.
Aa a result of a lover' quairel a San
Fianoleco young woman a as shot by a
fireman.
Two were killed and a number in
jured In a street car collision at Pitts
ln'8
Otis has cabled the war department
the number of recruits necessary to Oil
vaoanoies In the tegular regiments.
At Philadelphia, J. T. Cair, a re
porter, was killed in a street oar ool
Ision. A number were badly injured.
Fiie did damaso to the extent ol
1160.000 at Summit, N. J. One lam
dred people, living in apartments, lost
their effeots.
The negroes have all loft Pana, III.,
on tickets furnished by Governor Tan
ner. Tbe, mines will reopen with on
ion men.
Hohurman has visited the southern
islands and ascertained tlie sentiment
of the natives. He says pence will
surely follow victory in the Philippines,
as the beet people favor the Americans,
Union City, III., populated entirely
anion miners, wa destroyed by tire
and the minora driven to the woods by
negroes, who sought revnge for the kill
lug of a pegro woman by the miners,
General Miles has paid a high com
pliment to tbe brave Oreiton voluntoers,
and says that in the West la to lie
found the beat material in tbe world
for military serivce.
Tbe rebels made A sally asainat oilr
lines at San Fernando, but did not
Diiah the attaok. The Americana lost
one man killed and four wounded.
The German delegates of the draft
Ing committee of the arbitration com
mlttee of the peace conference have
officially announced the assent of Ger
many to Sir Julian Pauncefote's pro
posal of a permanent court of ai Ultra
tion. 4
Minor Now llama.
In Jetmore, Kan., every house is oo
oupied by its owner. The population
of the place is 860. .
James Edwin Cooke, once famous as
the champion ' ten-horse rider of the
world, is living in an abandoned street
oar in Long Island.
Survey work preliminary to the lay.
Ing of a cable between Germany and
the United States by way of the Asoref
was practically oompletod, .
LATER NEWS.
The deaf mutes are in annual con
entlon at St. Paul.--
Guatemala is again in a state of un
rest and revolution is feared.
A new rapid fire gun hns been tested.
It will Are 60 six-pound shots a min
ute, Owing to street ear riots, London,
Ont., has been placed under martial
law.
Secretary Long will ' present the
swo'd voted by congress to Admiral
Dewey. ',
Colnatra Is to be unrestricted in the
mints of India and gold will be the
standard.
A Big Four train crashed Into A
family surrey near Columbus, O., kill
ing six people.
Wealthy Spanlarda are withdrawing
their investments in Cuba and going
into Mexico.
Polish residents of Chicago at a pub
lic meeting, denounced an Anglo-
American alliance.
Owins to heavy rains A portion of
Manila Is flooded and the soldiers Are
suffering great discomforts.
A reform school at Plankington, 8.
D., mutinied because a populist super
intendent had been appointed.
The Oregon volunteers will be
brought to Astoria on the transports,
where they will be transferred to river
boats and proceed to Portland.
A national park or forestry reserve
association for the governmental pro
tection of over 7,000,000 aorea of land
in Northern Minnesota will be formed
in Chicago this month.
Governor Daniel, administrator of
the Isle du Diable, where Drefus was
imprisoned, has been removed. He
punished Dreyfus in the hope of mak
ing him confess.
Lord Lipton's challenger, the Sham
rock, haa had a trial, and made a good
showing. She is a fast light-weight
boat and Britishers are filled with nope
that the America's cup will be won for
England.
A warrant, based upon a complaint
sworn to by tbe representative of a
New York newspaper, ha been issued
at Salt Lake for the arrest of President
Angus M. Cannon, of the Salt Lake
stake of the Mormon church, charging
him with polygamy.
A special dispatch from Rome says
that the German steamer Reichstag
has sailed from Naples with, 15,000
rifles, 600 tons of war material and 600
mulea for the Transvaal. According
to the same dispatch, another steamer,
with a aimilar cargo sails July 14 from
Arenas.
Plans have been formulated for a
large oo-operative colony to be situated
on Lake Erie, near Toledo, O., and
8,000 acres of land are to be secured
to be devoted to fanning and manufac
turing interests. The promoter of the
scheme is Joseph A. Johnson, of the
state of Washington. '
Neosho valley in Kansas, 'is flooded
under six feet of water.
The annual convention of Christian
Endeavorers opened in Detroit,
San Franciscans are chartering boats
to welcome the Second Oregon.
The business dlstriot of Oakland,
Or., waa swept by fire; loss about
(400,000.
Bishop John P. Newman, of tbe
Methodist Episcopal church, died at
Saratoga, N. Y.
One woman was killed and much
property destroyed by a cyolone at
Alnsworth, Neb.
A late Klondike report says one
claim furnished all the gold dust 11
horses could carry.
Governor Say res, of Texas, baa ap
pealed to the secretary of war for help
tot the Texas flood sufferers.
A passenger train on the Central Pa
clfic. near Elko, Nov., was wrecked
and seven people were injured.
The franchise proposals were ac
cepted at the Pretoria conference, and
pjace in South Africa is assured.
Senator Chandler, of New Hamp
shire says we should hod the Philip-
pines, but do no more fighting, and
leave the rest to congress.
A young San Francisoan, while
drunk, attempted to kill his mother by
throwing a lighted lamp at her. Three
people were injured in the melee.
Filipinos may soon release the Span
lards. Otis reports that negotiations
with Aguinaldo indicate fair prospects
for succoss. The Yorktown captives
may be inoluded.
Victor. Col., offset the great Pike's
Peak illumination by an artificial
earthquake. Five tons of dynamite
were tired on the east slope of Bull hill
iu blasts of 800 pounds to each oliarge,
the last charge consisting of 600
pounds.
The flooded district in Texas has a
length of over 600 miles, a breadth of
probably 60 miles, and in all this space
damage Incalculable lias been done,
The loss of life will never be fully
known. Estimates of lives lost, from
100 to 800; loss to farmers, including
crops as well as livestock, from
$7,000,000 to 115,000.000; to railroads
and county bridges, 13,000,000 to
14,000,000. .
The mayor of Hays City, Kan., Is
only 913 years old, the president of the
counoil is i and the oldest man In the
municipal government is 80.
New Jersey fruit growers as a role
believe there will be an immense crop,
aa the buds had not developed enough
to be damaged by the cold weather.
Russia, with a population of 187,
000,000, has only 18,834 physicians.
In the United States, with a popula
tion of about 75,000,000, there are 18,
000 physicians.
HOME RULE.
Boeammondad for Soma of tha Bonthom
Jolee of tha Philippines.
New York, July 8. A special to the
florald from Washington says: The
departure of President Schurman, of
the Philippine commission, will leave
at Manila three members of the com
m Ision Major-General Otis, Professor
Worcester and Colonel Denby. It will
be the duty of the last two named to
continue the work of establishing
borne role within the lines held by the
administration troops, in the hope that
tbe example will be followed by the
Filipinos outside of tbe lines, and sbow
them the beneflcient purposes of the
government. Professor Worcester and
Colonel Denby will also aid General
Otis in the conduct of any peace nego
tiations which may follow any future
operations of the American troops,
Mr. Scburman s dispatch is on the
whole very encouraging, and tbe au
thorities are very much gratified at tbe
conditions be reports having found at
the points visited. It Is evident from
what tbe officials say tbat Mr. Schur
man believe tbe auppression of Aguin
aldo' Insurrection mean the establish
ment of peace throughout the archi
pelago. He I confident that many oi
the people throughout tbe southern
Islands do not openly express them
selves in favor of an American protec
torate solely because of too fear Of
Aguinaldo and bis Tagal army.
Mr. Schurman speaks well of the sul
tan of 6ulu, and it is evident that he
feels tbat there is no danger of trouble
from him in case the United States ob
serve the treaties which exist between
him and the Spanish government.
Mr. Kchurman makes a number of re
commendations' regaiding home role
for some of the southern islands, and
that they will probably be adopted by
the president.
Tbe conditions in Negro were found
to be of a highly satisfactory character
by Mr. Schurman, and home rule will
undoubtedly be given Immediately to
the people of tbat island, although
some alterations were necessary before
It received the president's approval.
CHANGE OF PLANS.
Second' Oregon May Come to Portland
bv Kail.
Washington, July 8. -Commissioner
Hermann, in pnrauanoe with requests
received from Oregon today, made in
quiry at the war department as to bow
the Oregon regiment is to be taken to
Portland. He was informed that the
troops will be landed at San Francisco,
and that the transports will be immed
iately loaded with regulars for Manila,
and will leave for that port, and will
not go to Portland with the Oregon
regiment This change of .plan waa
made at the request of Genreal Otis,
who says there ts a scarcity of trans
ports. -Tbe commissioner told tbe secretary
tbat the people of Oregon had already
made extensive plana for receiving the
troops at Portland and that the change
of plan would be a very great disop-
pointment. The department said tbat
it would make every effort to accom
modate the people of Oregon and tbe
tioops themselves, and has, therefore,
directed the commanding officer at Sao
Francisco to secure a sufficient number
of ships at the port to carry the Oregon
regiment from there direct to Portland,
enabling the people of Portland to carry
out their original plan. .
II this plan cannot be carried out.
the department will make arrange
ments to have the regiment carried di
rect to Portland by rail, but this will
cot be done unless it is Impossible to
secure ships.
n.h Bxparlment Falle.
Washington. July 8.' After repeated
efforts, and as many failures, tbe Uni
ted States fish commission has reached
the conclusion that the Pacific salmon
cannot be successfully planted in At
lantic-waters. Just why, it is hard to
say. but that it cannot be done is a
now well established fact. Which all
toes to prove that certain products and
certain life are peculiar to certain
regions.
Teltow Jack In Cuba.
Havana, July 8. Two oases of yel
low fever have been reported today.
One of the patients is an old Spanish
woman who has been tn Cuba for two
years, and whose disease is of a mild
form. Tbe other case ts that of an
American, whose symptoms are still
doubtful, although it Is believed by
Surgeon-Major Davis and other officers
to be yellow fever.
California Town Burned. -
Coultreville, Cel., July 8. Fire
broke out in the residenoe of Mrs.
Bogolios here today. Tbe facilities for
fighting flames were poor, and within
two hours the entire business portion
of Coultreville, Including three hotels
and four general" merchandise stores,
was In ashes. Altogether, 67 build,
inga were destroyed.' The loss is esti
mated at (300.000.
Gained Their Pola.
The Hague, July T. The American
delegates scored a great success today
in obuintng from the peace conference
a unanimous vote in favor of having
the question of private property at sea,
In time of war, dealt with at a speoial
conference, to be summoned herealter.
Much diplomatic 'management was
necessary, and many obstacles had been
surmounted before this result was
reached.
Through a Culror.
Kansas City, July 8. A north
bound passenger train, on tbe Burling
ton went through a culvert near Wal
dron, Mo., 17 miles north ol Kansas
City, at 10:30 o'clock last night. Fire
man Charles Welty, of St. Joseph, Was
killed, and several passengers are re
ported to have been seriously Injured.
. Comiuaud of I'realdlo.
San Francisco, July 8. Brigadier
General Wallace Itaudolph, U. a v.,
baa reported at army headquarters in
this city (or duty,
AGAINST ANNEXATION
Statements Credited to Otis
and Dewey.
PHILIPPISE CONQUEST UKJCST
Aa American Mlnletor In Japan Writ
a Moat Seneatlonat l.ettar tn a
Iloaton Journal.
oston, July 10. Rev. Clay McCan-
ley has written a letter to the Tran
tcript dated at Tokio, Japan, June I.
Mr. KoCauley declares that Admiral
Dewey said to him:
Rather than make a war of con
quest on the Filipino people. I would
take up anchor and sail ont of tbe har
bor." Mr. McCauley visited Manila in Jan-
nary, in search of health. OI bis
views there he writes: "For a long
time I could not believe that the dis
astrous drift of events was known to
tbe Washington authorities. I was in
clined to lay the responsibility for the
increasing peril upon tbe military
commander directly in charge.
Yet, now It seems to me that Gen
eral Otis did this work in the main in
literal obedience to bis superiors in
America; that there it was assumed
that tbe whole right and duty concern
ing tbe future disposition and con trot
of tbe- Philippine islands lay in the
wishes and will of the United States;
that what the Filipinos themselves
might wish need not be taken 1 into
the account n formulating plans for
their government"
The writer had a talk with General
Otis. "Among other things," said
Mr. McCauley, "General Otis 'ex
pressed regret that I here was not a
better knowledge of the situation
among tbe tvasnington legislators
than there seemed to be. And be im
pressed me deeply by his declaration:
'I was ordered to this post from San
Francisco. 1 did not believe In the
annexation of these islands when I
came here, nor do I believe in their an
nexation now.' ,
"1 also had the privilege of a con
versation with Admiral Dewey," tbe
writer says, and gives this version , of
It: "Dewey spoke much of bis con
cern over the turn affairs had taken
and added that be- waa 'powerless to
act.' Yet in one point of his romarks
he declared: 'Rather than make a war
of conquest on these people I would up
anchor and sail out of tbe harbor.' "
Mr. McCauley aays he wrote Presi
dent McKinley, whom he met in
Wasbington, regarding the situation
and predicting tbe outbreak which has
unce occurred.
TOWING-VESSEL TRUST.
Will Probably Kmhrace All Tog Com
panies on Great Lake.
New Y rk. July 10. The Great
Lakes Towing Company, which plans
to embrace all the tug and towing com
panlea between Buffalo, Chicago and
Dulutb, and whose formation baa al
ready been announced in dispatches
from Cleveland, has filed articles of in
corporation in the county c.'erk'a office
in Jersey City. The company bas A
capital Of (5,000.000, Of which f 2,500,.
000 Is 7 per cent noncumulative pre
ferred stock, and (8,600,000 common
stock.
The charter of the new corporation
autborixes the Great Lakes Towing
Company to do a general towing,
wrecking, salvage, dredging and eon
traoting business on the Great Lakes
and their tributary streams, and to
own, operate and deal in, by sale or
otherwise, tugs, ships, vessels and
boats of every description.
Reported Maeeaero.
Chicago, July 10. A speoial to the
Times-Herald Iron) Washington says:
Secretary Hay haa sent instructions to
Minister Bryan, at Rio de Janeiro, Bra'
sit, and Consul Ruffln, at Asuncion,
Paraguay, directing them to investi
gate tbe report of the massacre of an
expedition of which Americans were
lembers on tbe Kingu river, in Brazil.
A report received several days ago
from Minister Buchanan, at Buenos
Ay res, reported that a Mrs. Williams,
whose brother resides in Asheville, N
C, and whose husband was a member
of the ill-fated expedition, is in di
tress in Buenos Ay res, where she was
to await her husband's leturn. .
Revolution at Sofia.
Buda Pest, July 8. Newspapers here
publish a story from Belgrade to the
effect that A revolution was inaugur
ated at Sofia yesterday. According tq,
the accounts published, a mob paraded
the streets, some of tbe troops joining
in the demonstration. It was added
that Prince Ferdinand bad.fled tbe
country, and tbat the telegraph wires
had been cut.
Whtteeappere Banged.
Chattanooga, Tenn.. July 7. Pleas
Wynn and Cattlett Tipton, the white
cappers, were hanged at Sevierville at
1:03 today for the m order of old man
W haley and bis wife over a year ago.
They both confessed that thry were
hired to do the deed by one Bob Catt
lett Mrs. Tipton, wife of tbe mur
derer, and his five children were
present at the hanging.
Aeeaaalne Acquitted.
Manila, July 10. The trial at Ca
bunatuan of tbe slayers of General
Luna, tbe Filipino leader who waa as
sasslnated by the guard of Agulnaldo'a
residence,, is ended. Tiie accused were
aoquitted on tire ground of self-defense.
Tha testimony showed there was a con
splraoy on the part of Luna and other
offloCiB to kill Aguinaldo and make
Luna diotator. Luna's death seems to
have strengthened 'Agulnaldo'a leader
ship for a time. Luna supporters nr
pow outwurdly loyal to Agmnaldo.
PREVENTION OF WAR.
Peace Conference Amend tho Arbltra-,
tlon Scheme.
The Hajrue, July 10. -The third
committee sitting this morning dis
cussed the scheme for mediation and
arbitration drawn np by Count Dexa-
men. Tbo reporter of tbe committee
explained lengthily the motives which
nspired the drafting committee in
elaborating the scheme. M. Bourgeois,
head of the Frenoh delegation, thanked
the reporter in warm terms and con
gratulated him npon his remarkable
exposition. Tbe sitting was then ad
journed nntil July 17.
During the discussion, the plenary
committee amended article 8, so as to
provide that when powers between
whom there is a serious dispute accept
tbe mediation they cease all relations
in regard to the disputed question,
which shall be considered as exclusive
ly referred to the mediatory powers.
Three additional paragraphs regard
ing tbe permanent court were also
adopted at the request of President
Zorn, of tbe German delegaton, Count
Nigra, bead of the Italian delegation
and Sir Julian Pauncefote, head of the
British delegation.
BRAZOS RIVER FALLING.
Situation la tho Flooded Dletrlet le Im
proving.
Galveston, Tex., July 10. Tbe situ
ation in tbe Braxos valley is rapidly
improving. Tbe river is falling.
There is an unconfirmed rumor tbat five
lives were lost near Sartarrtia, in Fort
Bend county. Tbe report eent out
Wednesday from Brookshire, Waller
county, that two lives were lost there.
now appeara to have been an error.
Those who were supposed to have
drowned persist in making their reap
pearance. Relief committees are now
well organized.
At Brookshire, the relief committee
have opened a commissary and issue a
half ration per capita. They have
taken precautions so that only the de
serving shall get these rations, and,
therefore, they issue to tbe planter for
all tbe tenants he had when the flood
came. Those who own their farms and
lost everything, as is the case with
most of them, are allowed to draw their
rations direct
THEIR WORK ENDED.
National Editorial 4 A eeoclatloa Electa
Now Offleei-s and Adjoaraa.
Portland, July 8. Adjournment
sine die came to the National-Editorial
Association at 8 o'clock yesterday af
ternoon, the morning session having
held through to that hour without in
termission. The most important busi
ness disposed of was the selection of
New Orleans to,b ika puvae -, moot,
ing next year.
A number of the delegates, before
the meeting closed, testified to tbe
good faith tbat Oregon had kept with
tbem, saying that it had given more
and better than was promised when tbe
national association was induced to
come bere for the annual meeting.
Following is a list of the new officers:
President. Colonel R. J. Henry,
Jackson, Mis.; first vice-piesident,F. B.
Balllo, Cleborne, Tex.; third vice
president, Albert Tozier, Portland,
Or.; treasurer, James G. Gibbs, Nor
walk, O. ; corresponding secretary, J.
M. Page. Jerseyville, III.; recording
secretary, R. M. White, Mexico, Mo.
MINERS DIE OF SUCRVY.
Score of Man Bald to Bar Perlehed at
Wind Klrer.
Seattle, July 10. An unconfirmed
story comes from Dawson that several
prospectors who have arrived there
over the Edmonton route report tbat a
score of miners have died from scurvy
at Wind river, a branch of the Peel
river, and that a number of others are
suffering from its effects. Tbey had
no list of those of who died, bnt they
report the following among the sick;
Dr. J. B. Mason, Chicago; W. C. Cuch,
Brom brothers. Dr. Martin, dentist,
Chicago; Edward Harris, Mitchell.
Dr. Martin was camped with two
other Chicago men. Both were taken
down with scurvy. Martin loaded
them on a sled and tried to pull them
to Wind City, a distance of 75 miles,
where he expected to find medicines
and fresh supplies. One man died
soon after the journey began. Martin
took bia other partner on his back
and oompleted the journey.
Huddled oa a Mound.
St. Louis, July 10. A Post-Dispatch
special from Austin, Tex., says: Gov
ernor Savers today received a message
from Sealey ovei the long distance tele
phone, saying 1,000 persons who had
taken refuge on a mound three miles
below there, are slowly perching for
want of food. To add to the horror,
the unfortunates are surrounded by
poisonous reptiles and skuuks. Hud
died together with human beings are
several hundred bead of live stock. A
number of those on the mound have
received bites from reptiles and skunks
and are in a dying condition.
Tho Muoter-Out.
Washington, July 10. The adjut
ant-general stated that the Second Ore
gon regiment would be mustered out at
San Francisco soon after landing there,
and in tbat event would not be allowed
their arms to Portland, but would de
posit them at Benicia arsenal, San
Francisco.
Cerrora Acquitted.
Madrid, July 10. Admiral Cervera
and the other commanders of the Span
ish fleet destroyed in the battle of San
tiago. whose oonduot has been the sub
ject of inquiry by special court-martial
were today acquitted and formally lib
erated.
Washington, July 8. Brigadier
General Joseph Wheeler was today or
dered to report to General Otis, at Ma
nila, for service in the Philippine
islands.
LYNN CANAL A KEY
Canadians Aim to -Control
Klondike Outlet.
LINE AT WHITE PASS WATERSHED
This Concee.lon Would (lire Knglnnd
Xvery Right to Which Ska
le Kntitled.
Tacoma, July 11. The Fairbanks-
Foster Alaska boundary party returned
from the north today. Interview
with members of the party Indicate
that the watershed on the White pass,
back of Skagway and Dyea, will be ac
cepted as the international boundary
line at that point. The White and
Chilkoot passes constitute the storm
center of the Alaska boundary contro
versy. At those points the Canadians
hope to secure concessions that will en
able tbem to anchor down a port of en
try into the Klondike gold fields. All
other parts of tbe country thereabouts
where concessions are looked for are of
little importance compared with the
Lynn canal territory, which is the key
to tbe situation. Senator Fairbanks,
when interviewed, placed importance to
the fact that be must sit with the joint
high commission in August, but de
clined to state what lines of argument
he would take up. He expressed great
satisfaction at having made the trip.
Regarding boundary matters that
were disoussed during the four weeks
spent in Alaska, Senator Foster de
clined to speak. "Personally," he
said, "I am opposed to yielding an inch
of United States territory. A careful
ingvestigation, however, demonstrates
tbat there are may be different con
structions placed upon the treaties in
volved as regards channels, the situa
tion of lesser islands, and the like.
But, in tbe main, the United States is
plainly given a strip of territory, north
of Portland canal, or thereabouts, 10
marine leagues inland, except where A
well-defined mountain range places the
boundary nearer the coast. This strip
runs up to Mount St. Elias. Many
contend at tbe passe that the water
shed back of Skagway aud Dyea is the
dividing line. On the one side are the
headwaters of tbe Yukon, and on tbe
other tbe streams flowing into Lynn
canal are formed. Between these two
distriota there is a chain of mountains,
thus, in the opinion of some, bringing
the boundary line some 18 miles nearer
the coast. This seems to be a fair ex
pression of the American view of the
rtfinnilurv miMttinn. Rv tliie raniatmn.
land will receive the benefit of eveiy
point that can be fa;rly and honestly
granted.
"On the other hand, However, tne
Canadians and many Englishmen hold
that the boundary should be drawn 30
miles, or 10 marine leagues, inland
from the heacilan le. By such a construc
tion, of course, Lynn canal would be an
inlet into Canadian territory, and 10
marine leagues inland from the head
lands at the entrance would be many
miles south of Skagway and Dyea, and
hence Canada and England would have
the- coveted port of entry without A
question of doubt As 1 lcok upon it,
personally, Lynn canal is a part of tha
sea or ocean, xnereiore, it wouia do
unfair to draw a line SO miles inland
from the headlands at tbe entrance to
bodies of water of that nature, and call
it the boundary under tbe treaty."
THE BRAZOS FLOOD.
Loeo to Property Reachee a Total ot
8,500,000.
Galveston, Tex., July 11. Relief
work in tbe Brasos- flooded district
has been systematic, three relief trains
leaving Houston, Galveston and San
Antonio daily. Probably 80,000 ne
gtoee are now being fed, and will need
to be sustained for some time by the
relief committees. The water is fall
ing at all points, except in Brazoria
county.
All sorts ot estimates are made as to
the amount of the cotton loss. An es
timate of 50 per oent is considered con
servative. This will be a money loss
of (5,000,000. The loss sustained by
the destruction ot other crops, houses,
fencing, stock and bridges, will be
(3,600,000, while the los to the rail
roads is probably (1,000,000, making
a total ul e.OOO.OUU "
Owing to the exaggerated reports
circulated as to the loss of life in the
recent floods, tbe News has made a
special effort to secure the facts front
each oounty. Reports received from
19 counties show a loss of 87 lives from
drowning. Negroes supposed to have
been drowned continue to appear and
want to be fed.
Reports from Selay state that A
white woman and a negro woman died
there today from the beat and expo
sure. There are 500 negroes at Selay
at the point of starvation. Rations
will be eent by the first train. AI
Hearne a mass meeting of oitizens was
held today, and oommittees appointed
to request supplies from the governor
for immediate use. Intense suffering
is said to exist in the locality.
A cablegram received from the Sa
moan commission Indicates they will
arrive at Sun Francisco about August
10.
tiold by tha Ton.
Tacoma, July 11. Dr. O. L. Wil.
coxon, of Chicago, who has arrived
. T-i . i.. : . . i, , ; ,i
irom unwevil, unugn au,u.ntiu lie.
of an enormous clean-up that took
place in tbe Klondike during June.
During the first hatf of June a pack
train arrived at Dawson daily front
Bonanza, Eldorado, Hunker and Sul
phur sreeks, each bringing lu (500,000
, to (1,600.000 in dust. One big pack
Jtrain made several trips from Profes
sor Lippy's claim on Eldorado, whiclt
' nroduced over two tons of gold dust, 1