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All kluda HI, a. lanil and loge! bu.luea liaiiHulvd. yA K. V AS VACTOtt ATTOENEY-AT-LAW. flic corner gprlng turet and Oregon avenue. CON HUM, OHrGON. The Regulator Line. (he Dalles, Portland S Isloria NAVIGATION CO. THROUGH FREIGHT AND PASSENGER LINE.... Dally Lint of Slramm Brtwrrn Portland, Vancouver, Cascade Lock, Hood Rivtr and all Points on th Washington tide Tlx 1i'mrr Iiallx. ritr and Hi'tnlnlnr litara furllmiil I'U'ry in or n I li (viirul Huiulnv ) at T ami Tha illra at . m., nrrlvlim at doatiua lion in amla lima lor ouikuIiir lialn. Kralglit Hati Orrally Uvducud. W. C. A1XAW AV. (len. Ant., Foot ol Court Hlrcvl, Tb pailoi, Or. l)naT ma TIMt IGHI0ULH frara Anirtitaa Aaaira . rauM rt Mall tAia.ru. fait I.aka. llmitr, Fut Mall. 1:0a p. a ri.Wnrlli, Omaha, Kana lir, Ml I.iiiiU, Chluago, aud Kant. pkana H'r IMy. m. Walla Walla, pn. kaii. Ulmitai lia, HI. Caul, ftii lulli. Illlwankaa, 8pokana Kl,r 1.18 a. ra Chloaio and Kaul A0 p.m. OoaaR ItaamihlM 4 .00 p.m. Pram fariiant. Hall erery lira dy l:W p.m. Ki.Huiiiinf Kaiurdnir 0;W) p. in. Columbia Hlvtr kUimtrl. 4:0Up.m. Ki. luuday To Anlnrla and War Mniuiiiga. :Ooa. m. Bi. umlr Wlllaaiatta Ulnar. 4:80 p. m. Ba. Nundar Orartnn Cltr, Naw- oarg.iuiain nay jiiidlii. 7;( a. m. Tuva. Thur. and Hal. WlllaaiaHa and Vaac hill lltari. l:M p. m. Mon.. Wad. and Frl, Orrnon rlty, Bar ton, 4 najr Laud luga. 1:00 m. fun.. Thnr and Hat. WlllamtHa llrar. 4:10 p.m. Tun.. Thun aud (at. rorlland to Corral. lla a War l"d Ingi. I,T. Rlparla 1:4, . al. lUr Ii.tiaturdar Irak Ulnar. Itlparla to Uwlaten I.r.Twliton t:4Aa, lu. Dally Bi. Friday i. E. CRANE, Agent, Arilugton. W. H. HURLBUKT, aaaral FaaMagar Aaast, farllaad, tav EVENTS OF THE DAY Epitome of the Telegraphic News of the World. TKKHIt TICKS FK0M TIIK WIEK8 an lotaraatlnr Col taction of Itanaa Fraan tha Two llamlapharaa Praaaaa4 In a Gondanaad form. Tim Pennnylvatila rcKSmeiit tins loft fittti ViHiiuinuo for liontn. All llm nnw rnnimonU of volunteara will be ii Hi ml fot Manila liy Octoour. At Pnnaalo, N. J,, tlie Ilotnny Woiat eil Mill! Company ia to orm:t ail build. ln. Tlilrty-nlx "rultinteon from the Bee oml Oregon linve appliuJ for pomiom fur disability. A South Afrinan mining engineer mitila the trip from London to Dawson City in 17 tlay. ; At Appliilon, Win., a mill boiler Hxploilml, kiliiiit -two Ditiu and wound ing eight othori. '- Droylna' ennmlM areallll after La horl. Two infurnal faioohlnf loailod with gun cotton were tout him. Thomas Ilntoktttt ltaeil haa tondure I hi rcigiiHtioii an coiigrermmaii from Maine. The gorernor hue aaccjiteil il. T pliun furei li following in the wake of the itorin in Porlo lilco. The ilench arialng from the putrefying bod log la given aa the oanaa. Alnjcr-Unneral Otia il bhnaelf acting a cenaor of iliapulchfa lie dictate ooirt-apuiidont' rori of engagnmeiit and witli lo mill official pbraeui, wag ti i flu American luccea. It i alli-geil ' in England that the Transvaal 1 republic only in name and that abiuoa ai uiuulfuld. Even tbo court tnuit agree with Oora Paul Kmger, or oil go oftlciul boada. Hvixt Mumlmlltown, Iowa, three tramp, alenllng a rhla on a Uieat Wentnrii (lolght train aliot, ami killed Kiaktiman Wllmm and Conduotor Muthow aod threw their boilie under (lie train. The preaont run of aooksye anlmon on lower l'li.-et ionnd 1 o phenomenal H to make it a I in oat cuttuin that the l'ugi't ton ml anlmon pack will he large cnnngh to compiMiMite fur the ehortaga In tha pm.ki on the Frnset and Colum bia r-irer. While eiidt'nvorlng In rotate one ef their oomiailea, arrested fop ilituiken una, the oll.lm from the Irnlliina bad alight with the police of llonuhilit which remitted in mmiy hnd being broken, but the police Until ly lundod their man.. A Washington epnchil nyi: Hope ful aigni of an nppioiioliing end of tha i'hitippiiia Inatirroctiiin have been ap parent anion the oi gun i ant inn of IS ad ditional regiment and Hecrotary Knot' action nulling out 10 more for the Phil ippine nervice. Thi action bua ilem Oiialiateil to the Filipino leader that riiaimnce will be futile, and it ia be liuTod ni'gntiatlon ai now on foot looking to a termination of the war. The Chilunii ministry bin rrgigned. Quint hn been ronton! In tbo Blue fi o 1 1 1 n district, Nicaragua. Lieutenant Ocnrge F, Telfer lias bnan appoiiittid ' coiiHua aupmriaor for the Hoooud iliittiiot of Oregon. Dawson Cltr snloon keepers have fnriuud a trust aud will make whisky a dollm a drink this winter. Uol.l U reportod to bo avin flowing into the bniik of Kughind and Dritish ilnuuciurs ate fooling better. Two 17-year-old boys' were killed while stealing watermelons in Onrar, Colo. The murderer say he only shot to gcaie the boy. The hunt fur gold ou Kotzobne sound brought fuitrful resulls. heron per cnut of those who went into that in hoBpllablo country lost theii lire. From the teports on the wnrld'a wheat crop thero is little to indicate liiluro in eithur Germany or Russia, while England' crop is huge. Angered by the action of a gambler who aHsnultud one of thoir number the Indiana of a grading oainp at Winslow; Alia., threatun to oxturiniiiutu the whites. At Wetmnpka, Ala.,, Peter Lonln and hi 16-yeai-old sun wie taken fioin jail and lynched by a mob. They were accused of shunting Hull Joiduu, a respectable cltiron. M. Lnboil appeared in court Tuesday moinin!, and if his condition' will per mit, he will comliiot the casu for Drey, fus until a Tc.nl iot 1 reached. .He wa warmly greeted by the prisoner, A seaman of the lirilirhahipAinplii trite whs euught by a tow line, diavru overboard and drowned as the vessel was enteiing tl.o Columbia river. An other member of Ihu crew wa lost in a similar manner in Honolulu harbor. A plot to men pa 1roni the gnnnlhonae was unearthed at Fort Bherhliin. The prisoners had the bars of the guard hiiusu nil sawed through and had oh lalneil poijteHslun of the key to the liiiignssiiie. Knives, powder and onit ildgus weie fouud in their possession, Soaiolty of food is now wmrying the Filipino i obeli. Otla lilts granted I hum pormissiun to purchase supplies from the ship in the iiarbor. The piopnsed public waruhoitHO to be operated by the Toledo banks seems to be a go, as a uiajoiiiy of the bank favor tiie piojoot. Among other industries, the Uulton, P. U,, Mills Company, recently (tinned with capital nt faoO.UOO, will ostahlisli a cotton mill of 10,000 spindle Ol wore, ' iJ 1 LATER NEWS. The national farmers' oongren will meat in Boston In October. Our commtioe with Germany for 1899 eioeed all previous lecords. A stage In Yellowstone park tnrned over. One person Wag killed and a number were Injured, Tbe eucalyptus tree il to be eiperl monted with quite extensively in Cuba a anti'Dialatial agent. tiiisplcious cases of fever have oc curred at Oricaba, Mexico, and it 1 be lieved to be yellow fever. Oeneral Otis reports eveiy thing quiet at Manila. Be is protecting the live and property of all classes. Til governor of 21 states have ap pointed delegate to the anti-trust con frno to be held at Chicago in Hep Umber. The Olympia't batallion of 260 men will lead tb parade in New York on theooaaiion of the auival of Admiral Dewey. Sergeant Crawford, who escaped, af ter letting eight men out of the prison at Waidner, baa been attested, at Mis soul, Mont. Sir Thorn Lipton, the owner of the Hhsmrook. ha (ailed for thi country. He wa given a hearty farewell by hi Irish friend. It i announced in London that tha governor of Natal ha refused to allow tbe transit of empty cartridge cases Intended for the Transvaal. A determined eflort is being made at Cleveland, O., to secure the discbarge of a number of volunteer in tha Foui teenth United State Infantry. Tbe Northern Pacific Company ha disposed of II entire holding of Ore gon Itallroad and Navigation Company preferred stock to a banking bouse in Mew York. A Washington apeslal y that a modus Vivendi bas been agreed upon by the Alaska boundary commission and will be in effect before congress meet in December. A Vienna paper says that a deputa tion of American merchant fiora Ma nila baa gone te Washington to promise a scheme foi oedlng the Philippines to Uieat Britain. A Manila dispatoh via Hong Kong say treason ha been discovered in Luson. A native mayor had opened a rebel recruiting station and wa be ing aided by Insurgent officers in dia guiss. Ha wa arrested and taken to jail. Tb war department baa given out for publication a itatement of tbe flnanoe of Cuba. It shows that under the management of the United States government the receipt of the islands from 'January to June of the current year, exceeded the expenditure by over a million dollar. The First California have arrived home from tha Philippines, Tanner of tb East and West will form an upper-leather combine. At 6eabright, N. J., three person were killed and thiee injured by being run down by a train. Every train i brining recruit to Cape Town, and each aide seems to be preparing for couQiot. Emperor William and the German ambassador to Fiance lunohed together in Berlin and discussed tha Dreyfus oaae. In Holland a mob by throwing stone fbiced troop to lire upon them. One of the rioter was killed and two were wounded. ' General Bate' mission to the Moios wa successful. Tbe sultan of Sulu ha agieed to recognise American aov erelgnty. The St. Paul Globe advocate the nomination of Admiral Dewey for tbe presidency by tb next Democratic na tional convention. Sir Wilfred Laurler and Minister of Marina Daviea will go to England to talk witb Chamberlain about tbe Alas kan boundary. Report from Southern Russia say curieul belief ot the apptoaching end of the world la causing a panic among the uneducated classes. Tb Greek government ha been granted tbe oourtesy ot having an en sign of tha Greek navy assigned to duty ta the North Atlantio squadron. ' . John LI rid, governor of Minnesota, lias requested tb war department to allow tbe returning volunteer of his state to be landed in Portland, instead of in San Francisco. President Mellen, ot the Northern Paoiflo railway in an interview pub Ilahed In a Wall street paper says bi road spent but halt its earnings for op erating expenses last year and the road i now In a prosperous condition. Th war burdens are beginning to grow heavy and Seoietary Gage is seek ing some way to increase the stamp tax. Slot machines and firearm it i thought may help to bear the burden. Another boud issue I also mentioned. Dr. Gilheit Reed, promoter of the "International Institute of China," designed to instruct an j elevate the better olasa of Chinese, say Dewey ha made China respect Unci 8am, and American are again encouraged to at tempt education of tbe heathens on an elaborate scale, Venice ba a cafe which claims that It ha been open day and night foi 150 years. At Foxcroft, Me., Mayo A Son ar running their woolen mill from 4 A. M. to 10 P. M. Electricity ha supplanted steam n the railroad from Milan to Monta, t)a oldest railroad In Italy. A dock 1 being constructed for Llv i pool Btreei itation in London. The Interior of Its case would allow five persons to dine comfortably. BERT1LL0N SYSTEM Introduced to Demonstrate the Guilt of Dreyfus. THE PERFORMANCE FELL FLAT As I.aat Raaort, tha rrlaoimr's Coun aal Will Call on Uermuny for tha Ifoeuiuanta. Kennes, Aug. 28. After M. Bwrtii Ion, the hanilwiiting expert, who is at the head of the anthropometric depart inent of tho prefecture of police of Paris, had concluded the first install ment of his so-called dauiountrntinri of the guilt of Captain Dreyfus, a prom inent Dreyfusurd referred to hi in as the fin do eieole Cagliontro. The Drey fusards refuse to regiud him as any thing but tbe pi inoe of quacks. Thoy cover hi remarks with ridicule and protest that the admission of his fan tastic theories as evidence beforo the cuurtmartial is a disgruue to France. "C est une liouto," was the lumaik heard on all sides when the session close.), and the audience, mainly made up of Dreyfusnrds, was being pressed outside by the gendarmes, who clear the courtroom as soon as the court ad journs. Nevertheless, even the Dreyfusards do not deceive themselves as to the effect of M. Bertillou's testimony or "demonstration'' may hare upon th Judges, who, they fear, will bo gulled by what tbe Dreyfusards consider spur ious. All the judges have passed through the Euole Polytechuique, th highest school of science in France, pud they are thus peculiarly Interest ed in such "evidence" as tbat of Ber tillon. Moreover, with tbe aid of the innumerable diagrams and specimen of writing which be submits to them, they may be able to follow his reason ing intelligently, which is more than any member ot the audienoe could do today. If the judges HOoept Bertillou's premise that Dreyfus, as an expert spy, did not write in ordinary hand writing, but in oioe imitation, even contriving to give letters the appear ance of having been traced, in order to be able to lepudiate them as a forgery if dotecleJ then the structure built upon this groundwork may be scien tifically correct. Even Dreyfus, when shown Beitillon' demonstration, ad mitted the ingenuity and plausibility ot the system, though be naturally de clared that it was built on a false basis. A remarkable feutuieof Bertillon't deposition was the heat and excitement be put into what was expected to b a oalm, dispassionate exposition of bis theory. He thundered, shouted and waved his arms as though engaged in some terrible dispute. Once he literal ly shrieked, and numbers ot the usua I audience who had been unable to fol low him and were taking air in tbe courtyard, rushed back into the ball, breatbelssly inquiring what had hap pened, imagining that he was fulminat ing some dreadful denunciation of the accused. Their excitement was turned into bilaiity when they found that be ,vui momentarily impressing upon the judges tho significance of the exact space, measoied in centimetres, be tween two wouls in the boiderau. The Echo de Paris announced today that the ccunsel of Dreyfus had ob tained possession of eertain document mentioned in the borderau, in Ester busy's writing, which they would pro duoe in court next Week as a coup d theatre. Tbe press correspondent in quired as to thi in competent Drey fusaid quarter thi afternoon. II wa assured tbat the statement was erronneous, but was also told tbat tbe defense intended, in the event of Cap tain Dreyfus being re-condemned, to ask the Geiman government to com municate these documents proving bis innocence, and tbat they had reason to believe such a request would be granted. The Praslriant'a rhlllpplna I'ollojr. Ocean Grove, N. J., Aug. 28. Pre, ident MoKinley, in a speech hero thi afternon, said: "I believe that there is more lov lor out country and mot people love the flag than ever lie for. Wherever the flag it raised it stands not for des potism and oppression, but for liberty and opportunity and humanity, and what that flag bas done for us, we want to do for all people and for all land whioh by the fortune of wai have come within thi jniisdiction. Tbat flag doe not mean on thing in the United States and another in Porto Rioo and tbe Philippines. . "There ha been some doubt in some quarter respecting the policy of the government lu the Philippines. I see uo baim in stating it in this presence. Pence first; then, with chailty for all, establish a government of law aud order, protecting life and property and occupation for the well being ot the people who will patticipate in it under the Stars and Stiipes." Nagra Kogliuenta for Philippines. Washington, Aug. 28. Great pres sure haa been brought to bear on the administration to ortianixe colored regi ments foi service in the Philippines. Tho mattnt is still under consideration. It is understood if a regiment is organ ised, it will be officered by colored men. r anally fur Stamp Law Violation. Washington, Aug. S3. The treasury department up to this time has accept ed all compromises ot banks foi th settlement of fines where examiners have found them in possession of un stamped checks and notes. Tbe plea in almost eveiy instance is inadveit ence. But the violations of the law have iTot deoreased as they should, and Via department is on the point ot Hooting a rigid policy of enforcing a tveaviei penalty tor every violation. EVIDENCE FOR DREYFUS. Labor!' Haeratarjr Raid to llara round It at Orrat niave Lake. St. Louis, Aug, 26. A special to the Post-Dispatch hum Seattle, Wash., savs: L. Leon Bureau, the private secre tary of Maltre Labori, the leading counsel for Dreyfus, who has been in Seattle visiting the French vice-consul, Dr. Monod, lias left for Paris. In an interview, M. Bureau admitted for the first time that bis trip to the North west was for the pnrpose of securing in formation of great value to Dreyfus. He obtained it. and thi accelerates bis desiie to icach home without loss of time. "I have been to the Great Slave lake, in the Northwest Territory." said M. Bureau, "after information con nected with the Dreyfus case. I hope to reaoh Pari in time to hand it over to ' La hoi i before tbe case closes, but even if I do not, it will be still of value. 1 am unable to state, the exact nature of the information I obtained, for you know we must guard against every contingency in the case, f utnre as well as present. "The impression that there was a conspiracy among the high army offi cers against Dreyfus prior to 'the time be was condemned is not in conformity with our belief or contention," said M. Bureau, "it Is true that tho pro ceedings by which he was degraded were illegal, but we do not think tbat any deep-dyed conspiracy ha been hatched against him. It was a case of an innocent man being persecuted while the real oriminal wag in the background." MACDUFF IN PORT. End ef Lang-ret Voyage an Record Ba tweea Calcutta and Astoria. Astoria, Aug. 26. Tho long-looked-for British bark Macduff arrived in this evening. 192 days from Calcutta. She met witb no accident, and was at no time in distress. Her delay waa due entirely to the weather and the foul con dition of her bottom, and the reported distress of those on board was a mvth drawn from tbe imagination of soldier on board the transport Warren. Cap tain Huelin was surprised to learn tbat his vessel was reinsured and that her non-arrival bad affected the price of grain bags on tbe ooast. , The Macduff came round the south coast of Australia and met some sever weather and one oyclone off New Zea land. One heavy sea made Captain Huelin think that bi rudder had been carried away, a with full sails the vessel would not answer her wheel. It waa probably an earthuake, as with in a few minute the wind carried ber ahead and no damage was done. Cap tain Huelin has with him his wife and 10-year-old son, and they look strong and healthy, as does every one aboard excepting the first mate, J. Tippet, who is ill with neuralgia in the face. EXPLOSION OF DYNAMITE. five Miners Blown to Atoms an a Cea. eeatrator Demolished. Joplin. Mo., Aug. 26. Five miners were killed by an explosion of dyna mite thi evening at tbe Margaret Min ing Company' mill, near Carterville. The dead are David Sinclair, R. J. Robbin. Henry Gilbert, William Mees more and Frank Huddleson. While Gilbert was engaged in the pioparation of a blast a stick of dyna mite which be held in hi band explod ed and the concussion exploded a box of dynamite which stood near by. Tbe big concentrating plant wa de molished aud the five men at woik tLare were biown into bits. Portions of their bodies were found hundreds of feet from where they had been work ing. The shock of tho explosion was felt at Oronogo, three miles away. The plant, which wa a new one, owned by Henry Gilbert, one of the toon killed, stood on the old Hannum and MoElroy tract of the American Zinc, Lead & Smelting Company's land. One of the victims, David Sinclair, of Dnluth, Minn., waa investigating tbe mine in the interest of a Boston syndicate, which was negtoiating for its purchase. Robbin was a Sedalia, Mo., real estate agent, who aocompan etl him. Both of Sinclair's legs weie torn off, and his head was all but gov ered from his body. Gilbert's body was cut in two and the logs were found 200 feet from the trunk. The only persons on the pretnisrg who eeoaped death were two minora working in the haft. Preparing for Keeeptloa. Nice, Aug. 25. Admiral Dewey and the officers and men bf the Olympia now at Villefranche, near here, uie al ready anticipating their New York re ception, aud are preparing for their part in it. The admiral hits received permission from the authoiitios to land the Olympia battalion at Ville franche for drill purposes during the remainder of the oruiser's stay there. M. Grenet, prefect ot the Alpes Maritinies, visited Admiral Dewey to day. The former expressed the plea sure of the French government at the admiral' visit, adding his assurances of personal admiration. It is expected that Admiral Dewey will come to Nice tomorrow and return the prefect's offi cial calls. Washington, Aug. 26. Oil today reported th arrival of the transport Newport at Manila. Will Aid Cuban Uttteera. Havana, Aug. 26. General Brooke ba virtually decided not to make any payment to Cuban troops on the basis of additional rolls. The fiist payments brought to light such an amount of thievery and attempted swindling that be has ceased to consider the question ot distiibutiug what is left of th $.1, 000,000 in supplementary payments. The sum now left in hi hand be will probably use to assist wounded and da sorving olBceis, who, under tho original arrangement, were to reoelvo noihiug. ORPHAN ASYLUM FIRE Many Children Burned to Death at Sparkill, N. Y. CAUSED BY A LAMP EXPLOSION names Spread So Rapidly That There Waa Little Cbaaee of Baeapa for tha Inmates. Nyack, N. Y., Aug. 29. Fire wa discovered in tbe large boys' and giils' jorphan asylum connected with St. Anne' convent, at Sparkhill, Rock land county, at 1 A. M., today, but not before the entire strncure, a frame building, waa wrapped in flames. Many of the inmates, children, were burned and suffocated, it wag reported arly this monring. The exact num ber of tbe dead could not be told at 1:15 A. M., when the first dispatches readied this oity. The asylum, which is conducted by tbe Sisters of Meroy, held about 1,000 children. It was a long frame build ing, three stoiie high. The fire was not discovered until th whole building waa one mass of flames. The children had scant cbanoe for es cape. Special trains over the New Jersey Northern toad were rushed to the nearest railroad station. The asylum was situated between Sparkbill and Orangeburg. The scenes at the conflagration were heartrending. Tbe children clad ia theii nightnSes. could be seen falling backward into the flames and smoke, while the shrieks of the dying could be heard above the crackle of the devour ing flames. Some of thecbildren were crippled for lif by jumping Irora the windows. Many of the sister also were injured, while others lost their tire heroically while trying to rescue ibeir charges. Although the service of the fire de partments from neighboring places had been promptly rendered, the engines arrived too late to be effective in sav ing life or property. The fire was caused by the explosion of a kerosene lamp. RUSSIANS PUT OUT. Great Britain Aaaerta Her Rights aa th YangT-tse-Klaag. Shanghai, Aug. 29. Aa tbe outcome of a dispute regarding tbe ownership of some lands at Hankow, on the Yang-tse-Kiang, about 700 miles from tbe sea, which were purchased in 1863 by tbe concern of Jardine. Matheson & Co., but were subsequently included in th new concession to Russia, the owners, under the advice and protec tion of Mr. Hurst, the British consul, sent workmen to fence in the tract. After the work was begun, a dozen Cos sacks from the Russian consulate, ap peared on the scene and forcibly eject ed the workmen. The captain of the British second-class gunboat Wood laik, specially designed for liver serv ice, after consulting witb Mr. Hurst, landed a party of bluejackets and moved.tbe Wood lark within firing dis tance of the Russian consulate. Foi a time a fight seemed imminent, but nothing further occmied. The blue jackets are now guarding the property. The British ibird-olase gunboat Esk bas been dispatched to Hankow from this port. Great Britain i evidently determined to uphold British rights. TREASON IN LUZON. Kative Mayor Opene a Rebel Recruit ing Station. Manila, Aug. 24, via Hong Kong, Aug. 29. Recent events have proved somewhat discouraging to officials who are trying to accompany war with a policy of conciliation. Two new mu nicipal governments have collapsed tbiough treaohery of the mayois. To day the mayor of San Pedro Macati, who waa elected by the people under the direction ot Professor Dean Worces ter, of the United States advisory com mission for the Philippines, was brought to Manila and lodged in jail. The United States officers at San Pedro Macati found tbat he was using his office as a recruiting station for the Philippine army. Four disguised in surgent officer weie helping him. The mayor ot Baliung was also arrest ed and confined ' in 1 the same prison. The Americans caught him passing be tween the lines of tbe two armies with incriminating documents which the authorities secuied. Another promient native mayor ia undei sur veillance. Summary Vengeance. Engle, N. M.. Aug. 28. W. J. Spraldingr a wealthy cattleman, con trolling stock interests in Chloride, was killed by cowboys near Fairview in revenge for his murderous assault upon Miss Nellie MoKinstry. Sprald ing without provocation made a threat ening remark to the woman as he wa riding by, both being on horseback, and followed it up by firing a revolver at her point blank. Tbe shot took effect in the woman's neck and she fell from her horse. - Cowboys near by started after Spralding, who emptied hi revolver at them. A fusilade from Winchesters in the hands of the pursuers brought Spialding to the ground with six bullets in hi body and head. He died almost instantly. Tbe injured woman came here from Marion, Ind., to act as housekeeper for Spralding. She will recover. No cause for the trouble is known. Arkjanaas Village Wiped Out. ; Little Rock, Ark., 2A A special to the Gasette from Newport, Ark., says: The little village ot Pleasant Plain, In dependence county, was struck by a istorm last night and literally wiped out of existence. As the town has neither telegraph nor telephone connec tion, the details of the storm canngt be learued at tbl time, ft CUP CHALLENGER LEAKING. Aciliient Mini Towing llellevea to He the Cause New Yoik, Aug. 28. The Tribune s.iys: Men whose opinions and yacht ing knowledge aro respected and es tfeined doclaied yesterday that the Shamrock was twisted in the midship section and that towing had caused a strain which has "worked her plates." One yachting expeit who has built yachts and has docked hundreds of ships told a Tiihune reporter last even ing that in the afternoon he was sur prised, while looking at the English cup challenger, to seo that she waa badly twisted in the midship section. "The warp is quite apparent," he continued, "to any one who knows anything about the lines of a yaoht I fancioil that I detected the twist yes terday afternoon. I am sure of it to uay, as by lightening, the Shamrock is much higher out of the water today than she was yesterday. Nutnrally towing caused the straining and made the plates flraw and on that account I believe the theory of a leak is quite probable. It the yacht came over on the port tack the tendency would be to strain the hull to starboard, and such u strain would undoubtedly cause tha plates on tbe port quarter to spring." Others believe that the leak or strain probably was tbe result of tho tcci dent which happened to the Shamrock when she ran aground in her trial trips with the Prince of Wales' Britan- A GIGANTIC COMBINATION. Trust to Control the Retail Dry Goods Trade or the Country. New York, Aug. 26. The Herald !ays: Arrangements are maturing for he organization of a 150,000,000 dry foods corporation in this city to con rol and operate diy goods and depart ment stores throughout the country. The Mercantile Reorganization Com pany ba recently been incorporated in Trenton, N. J., as a preliminary to creating big corporations. ; Men well known in the dry goods trade have been working on the plan for six months, it is said, and have in terested financiers who will back the enterprise. It is expected that tbe corporation will be launched in time for the fall trade. It is proposed to buy retail stores in cities having a population of 20,000 or more. The company expects to control from 600 to 2,000 stores throughout tbe country. Many merchants, it is laid, have al ready signified their intention of join ing the combination. Former proprietor of stores absorbed by the corporation will be retained as managers and will have interest in (the stores. Tbey will become stock holders in the company. It is pro posed to control the output of certain iuills and purchases will be made in immense quantities. Anarchy at Manila. London, Aug. 28. The Labuan cor. respondent of the Reuter Telegraph Company cables that reliable news re ceived there direct from Manila says an indescribable state of anarchy pre vails. The Americans, according to these advices, occupy a radius of 100 miles there. Around the town of Iln Ilo tbev occupy a radius of nine mile, aud around Cebu they occupy a small radius. The rest of the country, it is said, is in tbe hands of the Filipinos.' Tbe correspondent also says it is re ported tbe Filipinos murdered the crew of the steamer Saturnus. The Saturnus, of the Campania, coasting under tbe American flag, was beached under the insurgent trenches at San Fernando and burned August 3. California Boys Land.d. San Francisco, Aug. 28. The Call fornia regiment landed from the trans port Sherman today and marched to the Presidio. As this wa San Fran cisco's home regiment, the demonstra tion today exoeeded in enthusiasm the reception accorded other regiments. People came from all part of tbe state, to see tbe show and this morning there were fully 100,000 stranger in town. The troops landed at 7 o'clock and were given breakfast at the ferry build ing. Tben they marched to the Presi dio, escorted by tbe Third artille? .-. dorado regiment and the natio. ..I .,ard. An immense crowd lined thu stieets for miles and gave the volun teers a roval welcome home. Black ring Hoisted. Paris, Aug. 28. All was quiet in the vicinity of Ruo Chabrol, through out the night, but at 4 o'clock this morning a black flag appeared in tho attic window. Some day ago, M. Guerin stated that in event of hi 'death, the party would hoist tbo black flag It is known that two of the party have been ill, one seriously from con gestion of the lungs. Communication with the house is strictly forbidden, even bearers of ordinary police passes not being allowed to approach. M. Guerin resumed watch on the root at 5 A. M. Deep Navigation. Washington, Aug. 23. The secre tary of war has approved the recom mendation of the chief of engineers that $7,600 be expended for a survey of the Lower Willamette aud Columbia rivers, with a view to securing a 25 foot channel, and $3,600 for an exam ination ot tbe mouth of the Colubiniii, with a view of obtaining a depth of 40 feet over the bar. The recommendation that $350 be expended in a survey of Neab bay, with a view of converting it into a harbor of relugo, was also approved. Bid for Building. Bids have been opened at Baker City foi the construction of the Citizen bank building there and the lowest bid was made by Contractor Angull, who will likewise be authorized to do the work. Mr. Angall's bid ia $17,000 on tbe Citizens bank building which ia to be eiected by Fiank Geiser, -1 , ti It 7 .V