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tpltome Of the Telegraphic
News of the World.
TKRSR TICKS FU0M TIIR WIttKS
An Interesting Culleetlon of llama From
tha Two llaniiapharw 1're.enled
In Coadeoaed Foruft.
British linvo occupied Colenso.
llwolulloualmod at the augur trout
waro Introduced lu the house.
At Dittn.lt, Midi., Tom , Sharkey
knocked out Jim Jeffords lu the second
round.
Train bearing provision, fuel ami
passenger urn now to bit started for
kimberley.
vuooii victoria na appealed to re
tired members of the army to enlist for
noma dolonso.
Large bands of Vuqiiia are mnrching
no uuaymss, Alex., aud will attempt
to capture tne town.
John Feutolht, of Astoria, hit sued
the Clatsop Milt Company for $30,000
lor tne ii oi an arm.
A split in the Populist National Con
volition, being held at Lincoln, Nob.,
j wo ticket win ue put in the fluid.
Charles 1.. Maonim, late ioiihdI at
Pretoria, In the Transvaal, furnisha
(roof of hta charges against the British
censor.
rmpiiio guerilla wno attacked a
qnad of American on February 2,
Killing a rorixirwl, are to lie tiled be
fore a military cuuimlHiun on the
charge of murder. ,
Fx -Secretary of War Alger and Cap-
twin mi are piuuiug to operate their
extensive lumbering interests on Ptigot
Sound, and will cruet a large saw mill
at rairbaven, Wash,
The steamer Coptic bronnht to a local
San'Franrlsco company 1.M40 sack of
ore ooucetitrata (rum th mluc of
t-orea, and ia the second aimilar con
linn incut within a few mouth.
i no war department na tanned a
statement that the receipt of public
luu'ia in mo j uiuppine isianus, las-
giimlng August 13, 1808. and ending
December 81, 18UU, amount to $0,690,
UUO.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Treasures, of New York, In theiranuual
' report, atate the value of Turner'
Grand Canal, Venice, bequeathed to tho
manendi by Cornelius Vauilerbllt, aa
$.100,000.
In Chicago, 600 men employed by
me iiiieni r.leetral Hallway Copmany,
fonuht with employe of the Weelern
Imllnna Railroad Company for the po-
lewlou 31 the IVarlsini atreet crossing
a doxfiu men were iujured.
Judge Hcaman, in the United fitatca
ilUtrlct wmrt at Chicago, htmied an
order denying the Injunction prayed
for bf the Chiciio Tribune agaiuat the
AaHoointed l'reaa. Thla grew out of
alleged infringement of copyright.
The U. H. Iwttleahip Kearnarge h
bM'n plrti'ml in oommlaion.
Henalor Himon, of Oreimn, intro-
Juced a bill appropriatinir f 350,000 to
enUuIlMh a mint at Portland.
Former Ju.lire Wm, 8. Vciit, a promi
neut ami wealthy citixen of Miunapo
na, la dead lu Lot Augelea, aged 03
year.
Duller ha anrroondod the liner at
ColeiiMO and compelled them to retire
acroaa the Tuela river. The llritiah
captured 100 prieoner.
It 1" aid that Dr. Leyd had for hi
aole pnrpoae in going to (inrmany, the
Htnlillnhmciit of a (iermau proteutorate
over the Boer reiuhlio.
oluntary requeata for retirement
fnm the navy have come in o rapidly
I luce Junnary 1, that forced retire
meuta will not le uecoiaary.
ai wuKiHUd, uai., me largcat cargo
PI lumber ever coiiHignod to that port,
la now being dlMharged. It couaiata
af l,20(),0no fct of Oregon pine.
Dr. illliitn Treaoy, wltnoir in tha
raae of Senator Clark, of Montana,
i nought it a lingo Joke to ifrer a u
preme court judge moimy for hi honor,
dunlr Iley. euvoy of the miltau of
Turkey at rarla, Im preaented I'reai
ilont Imlict with the iualgnla and
j-raud cordon of the Order of Nlehi
inlimia, the highoHt dworutlon Hi tha
Uurkiah empire.
leader iu l'olinh national circle of
( hicngo aay there ia a aeoret National
roliah Lean"", which i extended
throughout Kuope and America, and
that it hiiH exihtod for 14 year for the
pnrixiae of freeing 1'olnnd by foree of
arm or any other method. They are
hoping for war between Kngland and
the Cwr.
AiHHtant Fecrotary Allen ha been
notitled by the aecnjtary of tho treaaury
that the revenue marine eervlce will be
ghtd to participate in the war oollege
exerclae of tlie coming auunner, and
will detail aevcral olllc.era to attend,
Secretary Knot hn not yet replied to
the navy department's invitation for
the army to take part in the cnurae, but
Aaaiatant Secretary Allen umleratnuda
military offleer will bo detailed.
Rear Admiral Bradford estimates the
cost of the Paolllo cable- at $10,000,000.
Dreyfus is still in Southern Franco,
where his health shows continued im
provement. Ell Jlmorson, full-blooded Indian
treasurer of the Senocii nation, is $1,000
short in his accounts.
During lust year 41,000 imlgiants
settled iu Cumuli,. The number from
the United States is 11,000, or about
8,000 more than lust vear.
CON!
TOL. IX.
LATER NEWS.
Cronje ban boon
Well entrenched.
reinforced and It
A boiler in the
T-1 1 . T 1
1 . - ... a Milium, muiiiuct
Company's sawmill, it Pullman, Ark..
exploded, killing hIs men.
Colonel W. 8. King, ex-congreaaman
and a national character for the part
0 year, died at Miuneaoli.
Northern Ohio 1 In tha throe of a
fierce bliwwrd. Train on the trunk
I lima, eapecially wut-bonnd, were de
layed. Deerttte engagement between the
UritlHh and Iloer north of the Tugela I
i...t a. .i ..... . "
rriuivnu ia tne I'.ugiun ixiiug twice re
pnlaod. ; ,
Tha German fteamer Admiral hat
arrived at Lourenco Marquee with 11U
imaaenger, mostly Cerman, who
join the lloer force.
will
The Japanese minister to tb 17it.,d
states, Jntaro Komnra, has been noti
fled by cable from Japan of hia appoint
wni a minister to Kurnla.
A young dentist of New York cit
anot tne wire oi the man who befriund
ed nim and tlien committed suicide.
Jealousy wa the cause of the crime
The 1'lattevllle I'owder mill. Mat-
tevllle, wis., were wrecked by an ex
plosion, killing three ynen and badly
Injuring one. Several building wen
destroyed.
A steamer believed to be the Call-
foruian. of the Allan ll,,.. t. .i. a
Fort Williams. Portland. (Me l harlir.
Hhe waa heavilv -laden with
bound for Liverpool.
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iTC-V- r Vr ," "1"'". " "mP,oye"
v inniiiiera ana vroiev at
v.t uu m atnatj, on accoaui OI tne
alleged refnaal of their eiuplovea to
reoognlce the union.
i-our oi tne nve memiier of the nn
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Philippine coiiiinlwtlon have beec
selected. Tliey are: Judge Taft, oi
Ohioj LukeT. Wright, of Tenneasee;
II. C. Ide, of orniont. and Dean
Worcester, of Michigan. "
in piague in inula eontlnnea vim.
. a. a.
lent. There were 688 victims in Bom
ly city dnnug the week euding Febru
ary 10. With 61,000.000 people affect.
en uy the famine and only about 4,000,
ODU in receipt of relief, the country u
tn a bad plight.
A preacher of New Britain. Conn.
whose love for preaching haa entireh
overcome bis desire for ordinary labor,
waa given tne alternative of obtain nit
position by which ha could support
hta family or go to jail to continue hit
religious studies, lie had spent hit
time expounding hia doctrines on street
corners, and since October bad pro-
viuoa noining lor ins lamlly.
Leaud.-rJ. MciVirmick. of McCor-
mick harvester fame, i dead.
The Iloore are falling back ami con
centrating for the defense of the Trans
vaal.
llev. James Smart, president of Per
due university, La Kay et to, lnd., is
dead.
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tuo hiji i nrces iiiiiian will anoc I
get nearly f 200,000 from tne govern
ment.
Pacific Coast Steamship Companvt
stevedores at Vancouver, B. C, are on
astiike.
All business at MafekiiiK ia now con
ducted in "bomb-proof" underground
cnam tiers.
perations in tne rhiitnpinua art
drawing to a close and police will re
place soldier.
Contract haa been let for the erection I
oi a new on ana guano lactory near As-
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toria, Oregon
The Southern Pacifia Railroad Com
pany ha established a reliu( depart
ment ior ita employes.
The hair en tale has failed- to break
down Mrs. Craven 'a testimony relative
w iim marringu wun tne senator. I
Admiral Dcwcv savs that if th. Xl.
arngua canal is to lie a neutral ath.
wav. fortiiloatloiia a nn.,,.u.a.
..u...u . nave ma.ie SUCH
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" viiuo mat already twn-i
u, ,., puoiio scnooi teacliers ar
Leslie h. Keeley, inventor of tlx
Keeley cure for tho liquor habit, died
at bis home in Loa Annole. Cat., ol
heart disease.
Ihe sultan will pay for the losses ot
Americans iu Turkey during the Ar
menian trouble. The sum involved
Is about 100,000.
General Hector McDonald, com
manding tho Highland brigade and
leading in the pursuit of Cronju'i
lorces, is severely wounded
Representative Lenta, of Ohio, Intro-
duoed in the housa a bill to provide for
the public distribution of a United
States map to all schools in the United
States.
Upon representation of the Spanlnh
government to the effect that some ol
the islands south of the Philippine
arciupeiago, which had been taken
possession of by the United States gun-
uoats, were tne property of Spain, the
authorities of the atate department
have examined the charts and con
cluded to direct the withdrawal ot our
claims to the islands of Caygayen, Su
la and.Subntu, both of which lie with
out the boundary linos laid down by
tne treaty of Paris.
Tho total wealth of American colleges
aud universities 1 $250,000,000.
A geological survey expert has found
much coal in the Philippines, but no
precious metals.
In St. Joseph, Mo., thore is offered a
liounty of $000 for every highwayman
tnat is killed.
The German foreign office savs the
change in Chinese emperor i of no
importance to Europe and the powers
win not aot.
CONDON, GILLIAM
KANSAS CITY, JULY 4
Place and Time of Demo
cratlc National Convention.
CIIOSKNAT C0MM1TTKK MEETING
4rgnmnt af th Klral Cltlaa-ftrjraa'a
Main lUnslTcd With
Chaara. .
Waahlngton, Feb. 24. The next
Democratic national convention will be
held at Kanaus City, Jnly - 4. Thia
waa the decision of the Democratic
! Uttiunal committee, which met at the
Hotel Italeigh kxlay to fix the time and
P""o of holding the convention. Mil
wanaee was tne only city which com
peted for the honor of entertaining the
convention, and the poor showing she
made when the vote wa taken (the re
sult being Kannsa City 40, Milwaukee
9) caused general aurpriwe.
the claim of the rival eitie a to
hotel accommodation and railroad and
telegraphio facilities were presented in
open session by representative of each
city, and subsequently in the executive
tession. Governor W. J. (Stone, on be
half of Kansas City, and National Com
mltteeman K. C. Wall, on behalf of
Milwaukee, explained the financial in-
woement which the cltie they repre-
ented were willing to make. Kach
offered the cominiitee 50,000, but in
I W . tl ...III, . i
furnish hotel acommodatlons for the
n ..i
lie committee, and the
hall, with decoration and mualc,
free
Of expense to the committee.
It seemed to be taken for granted by
at least two speakers that Bryan would
be renominated and that the Chicago
platform in substance would be re
affirmed. Opposition to trusts, ex pan
sion and imiierialism, together with
every mention of Bryan and the Chi
cago platform, aroused enthusiasm, but
during the open aestlon of the commit
tee there waa no allusion to the issue
of free silver. "
inree dates for bokiing the conven
tlon were proposed May 9, by Mr.
Townsend, of Oregon; June 14, by Sen
ator Tillman, of South Carolina, and
July 4, by Mr. McCraw, of West Vir
ginia. A apeech by ex-Senator Gor
man on holding to precedent and nam'
log a date later than that for the eon
vention of the party in power had eon
iderable intluem in causing Inde
pendence Day to be chosen.
After the committee had selected the
Gate City of the Went." the Kaunas
City boomer held joliflcation meet
ing in their rooms at the Kaleluhi
f.x-Ooveraor Stone addressed the gath
eriug, predicting that those who attend
ed the convention would depart with
praise upon their lips for the hospital
ity they had received -tfud that the
nominee of the convention would be
victor at the polls in November.
THE INSULAR TARIFF.
Continuation of tha Puerto Kleo Dabata
In tha llonaa.
w ashlgtou, Feb. 24. The debate on
the Puerto Itican tariff bill brought out
several notable speeches in the bouse
today, including one by Hepivsentative
urosveunr. oi unio, Who answered a
number of questions as to the attitude
of the president; auother by Represen
tative M coal I, of Massachusetts, the
Republican member of the ways and
mean committee, who dixsented from
the maiorit reuort. and bv Keurennnti-
. . . : . - - :
tlve Moody, another Massachusetts
Republican, who sharply criticised the
position of bis colleague. McClellan.
of New York, and Biantley, of Georgia.
also spoke against the bill, and Parker,
of New Jersey, in support of it. The
Lto,,,
debate waa continued at the niuht
In ,or.lance with a tacit agreement
WKn wa ' "" nuHhle on
account of the meeting of the -Demo-
vmwmmv a vlll llllvnJV vr a t tuilia
today's sesalon. Panroae. of Pnnvl.
.i. Mfr.inn.i .i..
Quay case as be hud veatenlav n.
nonnnced, however, his intention to
call it up tomorrow, a brief parliamen-
tary squabble eiuued aa to the rights
by which the caae would come before
too senate. ro conclusion wa
reached, the questious involved being
postponed for consideration uutil to
morrow. Hulrlda by Shooting.
San Franoisoo, Feb. 84. Kdward
Probert, formerly nianagor of the Rich
mond Consolidated mine, at F.ureka,
Nev., committed suicide todav by
shooting himself in the bead. He has
been sick for a long time, and two
years ago- suffered a stroke of paralysis.
Deceased waa a native of Wales, aged
70 years. He owned valuable proerty
in ISan Franoisoo, Colusa and Tehama
counties', in this state.
Indemnity Will Ba Demanded.
Washington, Fob. 24. After inves
tigation of the facta connected with
the killing of the young American,
Pearae, in Hondura, about a year ago,
the state department has come to the
conclusion that the case is one warrant
ing a formal request for indemnity
from the llonduran government, and
Minister Merry will be instructed ac
cordingly. Agtilnaldo In Japan. -
Now York, Feb. 24. A special frore
Hong Kong to the Evening World, saysi
United States Consul Wildman has
information that three members of the
Filipino junta, Lubou, Ponce and
Agoneillo, brothor of the British euvoy.
receutlty loft for Japan to meet Agui-
naldo. This gives credence to the story
that Aguinaldo escaped from the island
of Luzon to Formosa when hunted by
General Law ton's expedition through
the northern part of the Island.
CO., OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH i, 1900.
HIS LAST STAND.
Oronja'a Only Ho pa la In Klnrorc
, MMMlta.
London, Feb. 24. The Daily News'
second edition say that General Cronie
nus surrendered.
Ilia Laat Bland.
London, Feb. 24. General Cronje ia
soemingly making hia last stand, fie
is dying hard, hemmed in ry British
infantry, and with shells from 00 guns
lulling into nis camp. On the third
flay of the fight, the Boer chief asked
for an armistice to bury his dead.
right to a finish or surrender nncon
ouionaiiy," was jjorn, Kitchener' re
ply. General Cronje Immediately sent
back word that his request for a truce
bad been misunderstood, and that his
determination then, aa before, waa to
light to the death. The battle went on.
1Mb was the situation of General
Cronje Tuesday eveuing, as sketched in
the scanty telegrams that have emerged
from the semi-silence of South Afiica.
Officially, Lord Koberts wires that be
baa scattered the advance commandos
of the reinforcements that weie striving
to reacn ueneral Oronje. It is re
garded as singular that Lord Huberts.
wiring Wednesday, should not mention
the appeal for an armistice on the pre
vious day, and also that the war office
ahould withhold good news, if it bas
nny. . ".
Without trying to reconcile even the
scanty materia 1 at hand, it seem
plain that General Cronje is in a bad.
and even a desiierato situation, and
that the British are pressing their
advance.
While the attack on General Cronje
proceed, there I a race for ooncentra
tion between the Boers and the Brit
ish. The engagement with General
Cronje' 5,000 to 8,000 entrenched men
is likely to become an incident in i
battle between the masses. The sep
raw iracuous oi tne lloer power a:-e
rapidly drawing together to attack
Lord lioberti.
j no ii man are lacing tne Boers on
ground where the arms, tactics and
iratuing of the British are expected to
give them the advantage.
Ooneral Iiuller, according to a dis
patch from Chevelcy, dated Wednes
day, finds the Boers in position north
of the Tugela largely reinforced. Thia
seems strange.
The war office, for the first time.
bas given out an official compilation
of the British losses. The total is 11.-
Z80 to rebruary 17. This does not in
cnide, therefore, Lord Kolierts' recent
losses, nor the Wiltshire Dimmer
The Bitish losses at Koedoe's Band
were 700.
CANADIAN BATTALION LOSSES.
Elghtr-nlna Wars Killed, Wounded, oi
ar Mlaalng,
New York, Feb. 24. A special
to
the In bone from Montreal says:
l ne new of the heavy losses of the
Canadian battalion created a profound
sensation throughout the Dominion.
No details of the action have come to
hand, except that it was fought by the
Canadians on Sunday, while pursuing
Cronje' army at a drift on the Modder
river to the east of Jacobsdal. Seven
out ot the eight companies were en
gaged and the Canadians lost in killed,
wounded and missing 89 men, being
about 10 per cent of the force engaged.
ihe losses are scattered over the
whole regiment and number 20 killed
nd 59 wounded, the rest being missing
or captured. No officers were- killed,
but two Major Arnold, of Winnipeg,
commanding a comiiany, and Lieuten
ant Mason, of Toronto were wound -
en, tne lormer dangerously, t lags are
flying at half-mast over the city.
Ihe spirit in which the publio is
taking the news is shown in the action
of J. A. Barry, a rich young merchant
of the town. On hia way to his office
he learned from a bulletin board of the
death of his younger brother, Cecil, and
proceeded at once to the telegraph
office, where he telegraphed the govern
ment, asking permission to go to South
Africa at his own expanse to take his
brother's place in the regiment. Tho
newspapers in their comments agree in
saying that the blood thus shed will
cement the union ot Canada with the
empire.
Tubernuloala Con are".
New York, Feb. 24. The Congress
oi lUbercuiosis at the Hotel St. An
drew, which is being hold tinder the
auspices of the Medico-Legal Society,
opened todav with a email attendance.
A permanent organization was effected.
Several papers on tuberculosis and the
various methods of treating it were
submitted, but were not read, as they
had already been pulblshed iu the Con
gress Bulletin, It was decided Jy
unanimous vote to accept tha paper
prepared for the afternoon session as
read, and adjourn tbe further business
of the congress sine die.
Ovation to Ilewey.
Wheeling, W. Va., Feb. 24. Wheel
ing's ovation to Admiral jJewey was
enthusiastic, although rain had been
falling almost continuously since yes
terday, making it necessary to abandon
the parado. The speaking and other
exercises took place in a large hall.
The sword subscribed for by the citi-
aens ot heeling waa presented to
Lieutenant Doddridge by Admiral
Dewey, and the orations incident? to
the dedication of the tablets at the
scene of Fort Ilonry wore delivered.
Tonight Admiral Dewey was banqueted
by the Sous of the Revolution.
Aaleep at Ilia font.
Buffalo, N. Y Feb. 24. A dis-
patch to the News from Batavia, says:
A dispatch has been received iu Ba
tavia stating that Ernest Kiugdon, of
Stafford, who enlisted in the Fortieth
volunteer infantry, had beeu found
sleeping at his post, tried by court mar
tial and sentenced to be shot. It ia
said that a number of Filipino rebels
entered the camp while Kingdon was
asleep and killed two or three Ameri
can soldiers, ,
GLOBE
QUAY CASE TAKEN UP
Senate Voted 34 to 28 to Con.
siderlt.
DANIEL OPENED THE DEBATE
Ksaumptlcm of Jbiaeaaaloa at tha
H a-
wallan Blll-Pattlgraw'a Hour
Rasalatlvai.
Washington, Feb. 26. Today'a ses
sion Of the senate wa unusually inter
esting from the very beginning. In
spite of vigorous and influential oppo
sition, Penrose, of Pennsylvania, suc
ceeded in getting the Quay case before
the senate, and daring the afternoon
three notable speeches were delivered.
After a sharp parliamentary squabble,
.Penrose moved that the resolution in
volving the seating of Quay be taken up
lor consideration. On an aye and no
vote the motion prevailed, 84 to 28.
The majority waa set decisive as tc
cause some surprise. It is known that
aome senators who will vote, if the op
portnnity be offerd, to seat Quay, today
voted against the consideration of the
case, while on the contrary others who
voted for consideration probably will
vote against, seating him. The vote
cannot, therefore, be regarded as a test
of Quay's absolute strength in the sen
te. l-ollowing the taking npof the
resolution, Daniel, of Virginia, deliver
ed a speech in which be vigorously sup
ported quay's right to a aeat. Vest, of
Missouri, and Foraker, of Ohio, deliv
ered notable speeches anent the Ha
waiian government bill. Both were
constitutional arguments, Foraker's
being a reply to that of Vest.
CRONJE IS UNBEATEN.
Prmla for
tha Boor General for Hia
Gallantry.
London, Feb. 26. General Cronie ia
till unbeaten. No other construction
is placed upon the three dava' silence
of Lord Roberts. Yet no one ee now
it is humanly possible, judging front
tne description of bis situation Wed
nesday, for him to resist so long. Great
Britain doe not withhold admiration
for the valor of losing fight against
ancb odds.
The British cavalry patrols sent by
Lord Methuen north of Kimberley dis
covered the Boers concentrating.
whether for defense or offense is simply
conjecture.
Tbe Boers seem to be retiring from
General Gatacre's front at Sterketrotn
in order to reinforce the Free Stater.
Ladysmith had not been lelieved
when the latest news left Natal, two
days ago. The Boers had then retired
half way between Ladysmith and Col
enso.
Methaen la Charge of Kimberley.
Kimberley, Feb. 26. Lord Methuen
arrived here Tuesday. He will act aa
administrator of Kimberley district.
extending southward to Orange river.
Colonel Kekewich will .remain in com
mand of the local forces. The issue of
siege soup ceases today. There are 64
Boer prisoners here.
Caanaltlea at Paardeberg.
London, Feb. 26. An official report
gives 146 men killed at Paardeherg
Unit, rebruary 18, including 68 High
lander and 18 Canadians.
BAD PHILADELPHIA FIRE.
Ob Woman Killed aad Several Other
Serloaaly Injured.
Philadelphia, Feb. 26. One woman
waa killed, several others were severely
injured and propeity valued at 1500,
000 was destroyed by fire which broke
oat tonight in the heart of tbe whole
sale millinery district. " The burned
area covers nearly two acres. The wo
man killed waa Clara Cohen, 26 year
of age, a seamstress in the employ of
Harris and Bernard Oohen. She met
her death by jupraing from tbe fifth
floor ot the building in which the tire
started. Among the most leriously
hurt was Clara fjdor, who fell from the
third floor of the same building.
The fire started in the third floor of
721 Arch street, occupied by Simon'
May, manufacturer of straw goods, and
spread to the big aix-atory boiling ad
joining on the east occupied by Bowe,
Dingan & Company, dealers in whole-
aale millinery goods. This structure
waa also soon entirely consumed. By
this time the bulling on tbe west of
the May building, occupied by bead
offices of the Northern Life Assurance
Company, Park & Purdeu, barristers;
Roath Bros., and C. F. Turner, brokers;
F. 11. Butler, broker; Keene Furniture
Company, the Grand Opera house. R,
U. Dun & Co.. and the Dominion Loan
& Savings Company 'a place were in
a blase. All these buildings are in
ruins.
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Bonner'a Stock Farm.
New York, Feb. 24. Tbe Bonner
stock farm at Tarrytown, N. Y., is uot
to pas out of existeuce, despite the
sale of all the trotter and pacers
which belonged to the late Robert Bon
ner, except Maud S. David Bonner
will manage the farm, where blooded
horses will be bred. The stallions
Highland Baron and Baron Review
have been bought from the stud with
number of Electioneer horses.
Th Plague at Aden.
Aden, Feb. 26. Six cases of plague
and one death have occurred here.
Drastic measures have been taken to
prevent the spread of the disease. In
fected areas have been isolated.
Condemned Chluaman'a Sulelde.
Salt Lake, Feb. 26. Low Siug. a
Chinaman, recently convicted of mur-
Ider at Bingham City, and sentenced to
be shot, committed suicide by hanging
himself iu hia cell thia morninj.
NO. 51.
LETTERS FROM BADEN-POWELL,
CommeMider at Mafaklng Oaaerlbea
Toara'a Long Siege.
London, Feb. 26. Extracts from
Colonel Baden-Powell' letters to hi
relatives are published in an illustrated
weekly. He writes:
'Here I sit in my bomb-proof bu
reau, writing these letters. Around
me is a telephonic communication
with each one of my outposts. At
each of these ontposts a telescope keeps
ooiistaiit watch on the Boer outposts
and guns. As soon as it is seen which
way their fire is about to be directed,
tne wiie communications are set to
work and a bell, with which each de
fensive quarter is provided, clangs in
that part of town where tbe shell is
about to fall; and all in the open go to
the ground like rabbits. Generally
speaking, most of us, unless duty takes
na out, keep pretty close during the
day; but we come out and take tbe air
at night. The Boers usually finish
pounding us toward evening, or just
end ua a few shells before tbe sun
goes down."
One thing Colonel Baden-Powell has
not neglected. He has effectually
swept Mateking clear of all suspected
traitors. Those who are not outside
are abut up in particularly strong
quarters. He says:
'I have 47 prisoners, including tbe
late station master at Mafeking, all of
whom were rather more than suspected
of treasonable correspondence with the
enemy."
The paper goes on to say: "One
dark night, a few weeks ago, a Kaffir
stole away from the outputs of the lit
tle heleagured township. With tbe
subtile instinct of those children ot the
veldt, which has been lost to civilized
map. be made bis way through the net
work of encircling trenches and laagers
and set bis face to the north and Bulu
wayo. He carried a couple of assegais,
a few mealies and a pipe. The latter
may have seemed of little importance.
but ic the stem of that pipe lay the
message from the cheerful, confident
chief, which, after a journey to Dela
goa Bay, gives to us at home those in'
teresting details ot the resistance offer
ed by the town to the Boer siege."
lie tells now, even at Mafeking, be
iore war came to tnem, people were
ready to underestimate the character
of the hostilities likely to ensue, and
pooh-poohed the necessity of making
any special provision against Boer artil
lery. But uoionei Baden-rowell was
not the man to be swayed by such
ostrich-like conduct.
I have come here to hold this
town," he said. Straightway, before
any enemy appeared on the horizon, he
set about marking out the line of his
exterior defense works, and, with that
common sense which ia tbe best test of
the true soldier, at once directed the
construction of ample shell-proof oover
against the guna which at that time
seemed go chimerical to the people of
Mafeking.
Each one of the outworks," he
writes, "all around the town was at
once provided with underground shell-
proof accommodation for the whole of its
garrison. The town itself was divided
into three or fonr sections, each of
which had its own arrangements for
defense. In each, big mounds of earth
have been thrown np, with good inter
ior apartments, all constructed of the
handiest material, such aa wall sup
ports and roof cross beams of railway
metals, with panelings and roofings of
corrugated iron."
He then tells us how he converted
the cellars of several houses into safe
retreats of a similar kind, and, by
means of banking huge mounds of earth
immediately overhead, they rendered
good service to the garrison and the
inhabitants on the day when tbe Boer
artillery began to rain shot and shell
on the devoted little town.
But the perfect, machine like system
which holds sway at Mafeking is per
haps the most interesting fact about
tbe 8iege. Go into any well known
optician's store and you will find the
men hard at work turning out as many
glasses aa they can make in the short
est possible time, chiefly telescopes of
great range, now urgently .needed by
our troops in South Africa. The in
adequacy of our supply at the front has
put us to serious disadvantage through
out tne theater ot war. ftot so at
Mafeking. Her wily chief, from the
earliest moment, saw to that, and he
tella ua how he has them in constant
use. Iu the center of the beleagured
town ia a big traverse or mound of
earth. Inside thia mound ia the brain
ot Mafeking, Baden-Powell.
In Northern Capa Colony.
Arundel, Feb. 26. Colonel Hender-
son'a squadron of the Inniskilliugs,
with two guns, reoonnoitered westward
to Mooifouteiu Farm, on the direct
road to Colesburg and Hanover. They
got close to the Boers in the hills, aud
were fired on. They quickly got their
guns in position and shelled tbe hills.
Evidently the Boera were driven out,
retiring nortnwarti, wnen they came
under tbe fire of two other gnus, sup
ported by a company of Australians,
near the British western post on Dra
goon Hill. Colonel Henderson pro
ceeded to Mooifouteiu Farm, which he
now occupies. The British patrols
from Hanover also came out that far.
The Boers are not in great force.
They have been persistently followed
all day and have withdrawn a consid
erable distance northward.
Fire In London, Ont.
London, Ont., Feb. 26. The Ma
sonic temple, the finest structure in
the city, was destroyed by fire today.
The loss is estimated at $200,000. The
Great Northwestern telegraph office
and Grand Opera house, which occu
pied part oi tne building, are among
tne places ruined.
A mote may be removed from the
tye, or the pain at least alleviated, by
putting a grain of flaxseed under the
lid.
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fornian Ashore.
PASSENGERS ARE ALL SAFE
Tha Tea. el Went on a Reef In Harbor
of Portland, Me., In a Heavy
Storm.
Portland, Me., Feb 27 The big Allan
line steamship Callfornian, which left
ber dock at midnight, went ashore on
Ram Island ledge, just outside the
harbor, a few minutes after the pilot left
her this morning All tbe passengers
are aafe, though still aboard. Most of
tha local seafaring men are of the
opinion that the rocks have penetrated
the bottom of the vessel in several
places, and they doubt very much if she
can be saved. The vessel is valued at
13,000,000; tbe cargo at f300,000.
There are six cabin, five intermediate
and 10 steerage passengers, beside a
crew of 75 men.
The Caliiornian was in charca of
Pilot Fxlward L. Parsons, and at the
time be left her the wind was blowing
baid from the southeast, and a heavy
rain was falling. Pilot Parsons left
the ship on reaching the bell buor of
Cnshing's Island Point, after he gave
the officers of the ship the course. Ten
minutes later the Californian was hard
and fast aground on Ram Island ledge.
This is a reef that run out from Bam
island and tbe ship had gone several
points off her course when she struck.
The ship is lying under the lee of Ram
island, on tbe ledge, and although the
waves are breaking with great force,
the long ledge acta aa a breakwater and
protects the ship. The local officials
feel confident thai the ship can be
floated. Tbe condition are now fav
orable.
Tbe Californian was bound to Glas-
gow by way of Halifax. Captain Barc
lay aaya that the hold ia full of water,
the fires are extinguished, there ia a
heavy sea, but the passengers are per-
lectiy aate. ihe cargo of 8,000 tons
consists mainly of meats, lard, anulea.
cheese and grain. The greater part ol
the cargo was probably insured by the
consignees. It is not known whethei
the ship waa insured.
The steamship California, now
named the Californian, was built on
the Clyde and launched in 1891. She
ia built of milled steel, is classed Al .
in Lloyd's special survey, and with ad-
ditional strengthening over Llovd'a
requirements to comply with the de
mands of the admiralty for transport
service. Her length is 400 feet, beam
40 feet and depth of hold 82 feet 8
inches. Her tonnage capacity is 6,000
tons. She is divided into eiirht com.
partments, tbe bulkheads of which are
all carried to the npper deck. These,
with the cellular double bottom, insure
the greatest amount of safety in case of
accident.
Poatofllea Bobbed.
Independence, Feb. 27. The oost-
offlca waa broken into this mornina
after 8 o'clock and over $800 waa se
cured; the amount of cash was $212.95.
and stamps $400. An entrance waa
made by taken out a window pane in a
rear room, and then a panel of the door,
thus giving admission to the office.
T le tools were stolen from a black-
smith shop in town. A bole was
drilled in the outside door of the office
safe, just above the handle, and the
bole in the inner door waa made just
above the combination lock, and powdet
was used to blow the safe open.
The robbery was not discovered until
about 10 o'clock today, when aeveral
lollars' worth of stamps were found be.
hind the adjoining harness shop by W.
H. Craven, which led to an investiga
tion. It is thought that the thieves
have been in town for the past two dava.
and could be easily identified. fh
money lost belonged to Postmaster J.
A. Wheeler.
Cremation of Plague Vlotlme.
Chicago. Feb. 20. A special to the
Record from Honolulu, February 18.
via San Francisco, says: As there are
no facilities for cremation at Kahului,
where the latest advices show that the
black plague ha broken out, the seven
bodies of those who have died from the
dread disease were cremated in the
open air on the beach at night by pil
ing up an immense amount of fire wood
for a fire. The harbor was full nf
ships at the time and the sight from
the decks of the vessels of the burning
of the plague victima is described as a
weird one.
Fight on Burmah-Chlneae Boundary.
Rangoon, British Burmah, Feb. 24.
A British official attached to the
boundary commission, named Hertz,
while touiing in the Burmah-Chinese
frontier with an escort, has engaged
and routed two considerable forces of
hostile Chinese from Mirkawgpa, kill
ing the leader of the Chinese and 70
Chinese.
Mill, Elevator and Grain Burned.
Halifaxx, Feb. 27. The works of
the Maritime Milling Company at New
Glasgow, were destroyed by Ifire today,
with a grain elevator and thousands of
bushels of grain. - The loss was
$160,000.
Fireman Killed, Othera Injured.
Detroit, Feb. 27. Fire tonight, in
the plant of the Detroit Steel & Spring
Company's works, destroyed both the
company's rolling mills, causing a loss
of $100,000, fully insured. Fireman
Timothy Keohane waa crushed by a
falling stack and killed. A hospital
ambulance, running to the scene, col
lided with a swiftly manning electrio
car. The ambulance was smashed to
pieces, aud ita occupants, Driver Frank
Durtheaur and Dr. J. T. MoKittrick.
were badly bruised and shocked.