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. ft SCIO, I V . VOL. Keystone Shaving Parlors ws or nit ita ...CO TO THE... 0. L VIICEMT, Prop. Only First-Class Shop In ths City ................... IS crntt .... .... 25 “ ... IS “ ... 25 “ Shaving Hair Catling Shampooing Baths AH Wo-fe trs! ••• QU J. W. VOGEL Specialist (<>r Refraction tnd Defects of the Eye. FORTLAND. O MCON. Will make regn ar trip« to Ma H atch lucal eoiuoitt lor Hat* of v.sit«. Commercial House J. BEARD, Prop. Newly FumiUwd ind RHifttd Through.JMl J* J* J* Our table* art *up| '»rd with th« br*l tlw market* atf South cl Bod<e. SCIO, OREGON General Blacksmiths and Wagonnukerc,.. ...Horseshoeing a Specialty... Fh»F °l j,,< u I Her I • • SCIO, OR. ..BANK OF SCIO, CAPITAL, $20,000. OFFICERS: President Vic» Prnsdeaf ..... Cashier E. P. CftdftvD J. V. Gain« C V. Johnsor !>«i <»ienl bnk'ng sad ci hinge business. Inni mae'e at current rates and drafts tssMd on print pal cities. New Jeraey village waa destroyed by burning oil aa the renult of tbr wre< k ot a coal and oil train Inaurgenta will lw> gi.en SO daya' ei tenalon of time to take advantage ot th« law regulating voting and office holding. General Weyler Spanlvh mlnlater ot war, la preparing eitcnalve army r» forma The f<M>4 of the aoldlera will be Improved, and economies will be rvalli«*! tn th.' war budget. The I'nlted Ktatea go.ernment,’ aaya the Ixindon eorre»;»on>'.ent of tnr l>ally Ktprvaa ha» refu.ed New Z«a land ■ te.|ue«t to reopen the <jue»tionof permitting Btl'lah ateamera to tradr between Honolulu and San Francl»<o' Two hundred glrta working In the ... ... , ,f . . e , . p. drygood» fa< tory at Kan»aa City, walked out The flrm re.rntly re duced the price for making overall, from 11 25 to M cent, a dogen In the bankrupt, y court at Burton on Trent. England. U>rd Waterpark declared hta bankrupt, y waa due to the < ompulanry »ale of hla property In <nmpbame with the Giadatone a<d of lakl ll>- aatd he han thereby loat A 35.000 The llabllltlea of the debt II A. W. HAGEY * n<* A 4 -• fea • k< :ed I»; «»HJ 4 are The crulaer Olympia wa» placed In the drydock at Boaton to be ».raped and painted below the waler line Corvallis 4 Eastern R.R. 1IMK KMII Wto 1, lor fe toqislsato Tttolt, Uffitrs All« b y <’<»ttffiííi« •• arrives it «qu • . ■ M i •« r M • UK M h n 1 , r«Uirnh'g 1 r*t »• toffi 199 *»••<»• ft Arti**» Aibtouy • KA M lì 30 A M i> u r M »•. 3, f«v I affix e* Al bau» A t -■ i Y 9« ¡«If toil ' <© A li JU A Km A. rettoEtoltog |«ffiv*« l*e*f « it Arri*»« < «r.y M M - \1 !• F M S < F M s « 1 «nd t c , at A »1 I »') ’ ■ o'1 * Ils tolth tov'totheat» Parifl. trffi*,*«. » V 1 g lìmi 1er» le» aud Irv»*. 5«w|«utt • baachra fraina for the m >->nt •'-!>• art Ire at lx I r<41 al ? < • • , g • h ’• .-n t L •• Hr» ..’ .. • n-l -«nilau» nrara tita aaana «Jar H L*Al l»FS KD*IXfTl>NK. T r A F A Mauagar J. Il R N KM. Agent, Albany EAST AND SOUTH -----VIA----- SHASTA ROUTE Traina ‘.eave Weal *•» » far Fort and and way •tat ua at * * m I «as a fur A .ban y al i U F “• !♦*»*, Portia! 1 a v a m “ p m Albany I; j< at . h »pm Arri*** »•!>■*<> » . • t il * a ta. •• *a. - amento ■ p m . • V» • m ’• nauFrai .’«• Uto m alia ■*. •• « »««lati A Ú • m II A, a tn •• I »en «er ta n. , » a re •• M *• k a aa* • 11 v *.’-»• ( t W a a, ( h!« u . 7 AÙ a a . Í» a a*. toaAngek* I >• p m. 7 a m f I F*«’ * b m . • p »» I art VI <«r th r a re . A ID y m « ;ty of hievt«*» W a tn , • M to- M. Htou*'on la ml* m New «tti. it.» » hp m.t 'a m. * aabin«t.»a « « - a m l <2 a tn haw Yatl IJ II p tn . U U y aa. * •• • •* •• M M A sm by A h . rt. »11» varept the New 11» brldea J .tiuary 2». doing gie.it dam age. The vindltlon of Repre,entatlva Llvlngatone. ot Georgia, who la III at lAaahlngton, la encouraging OREGON. SCIO Ill» MMtl A 3.000. Great damage haa keen flood a In Andvluala. .rj Fnllman an I Tm»r »I rar* cr. » th traina Chair car* Harra- auto io <»a4rn and Kl Fa*«», a »«I <«■ •• ft-» i.» « ■ ar--, -t I • .. Xrw <»r k*' • and * a*' ngf- t unnartlng al »*n Francar«« with several ltn*a f«.r H■’tiAlttV*. Jaran :»|;.a Ftu.tpi .i.aa Centra, and •»•’■th I m ew Mt* M > *u- Im au are agent al West trie ktat uu or ad 1 ■ •• < If MARKHAM, Aaal '.9u Fgt A Fa« Aft. Fvti.and. Or <<HNTV. Company 1 of the Twenty-third In fantry. atatlone l at Fort Douglaaa, will leave for Fort Wingate, New htealco. Carloa Rotolf the newly appointed treasurer of Cuba, who»« teriu begin, April 1 will qualify with a bond ot . .............. Hhamnxk II will have aeveral triala over the Queen , eoutae In tn« Solent, and off the Irish <oast with Shamrock I Senator Frye of Maine aallcd from New York on the ateaniahlp Cb.-rukra for Santo Domingo, lie la on a five weeka' vacation t'harlea Koller la under ar reat at I am Ang-b-a un a warrant from New ark. N J. charging him with emb«a- gletuent and forgery. King Rdward haa approved tbe ap point merit of General Sir Arthur Power I’altner aa < <>mmauder In chief ot th« farces lu India. Ml»» Ib-arl Colleaaure was shot at a charivari at Guthrlft. and her Ilf« la deapalred ot She was hit with a bullet while standing on th» porch. The lower house of the Austrian Kelt haruth reported a motion of urgency In the Bohemian cenaua de bate after a dla.uaalon last ng flvv hours. Creditors of Gaylord, Bleaalng * Co . Ibe oldest firtu of brokers In St Louie., who fa.ied re. ently. filed a p»- tltloa to declare th» company bank rupt. Owing to the effects of the heavy ralna on one ot the famous marbel quarrie» at Carrara. Italy, a land slide of 2 000 cubic yards occurred, destroying the railway station. The late Margaret Plll.bury widow of ei Mayor George A Pillsbury ->t Minneapolis bequeathed 120.000 tc Pillsbury academy at Owatonna. Minn K&ooo to Margaret Pillsbury hospital, at Con. ord. N II and 110,000 to the Northwestern hospital, at Minneapolis. The Baltimore A Ohio railroad haa ordered 105 new engines. Florida la now thronged with visit ors from the northern and western atatftg. In the ITnltel States regular army Spanish la spoken fluently by 30» med oS< er». I- r«a< h by IS* aud German by 13*. Rewldea King Kdward there are 73 heirs to th» Itrltmb thione without going outatd» of the group ot Vic toria', dlroct de,< »adanta OREGON, FRIDAV, Troeps 29, 19« H. SO. even where civil government Is tw Eugen*- A bridge on the Elmira Ing established by th« Philippine com rr.all route about eight miles west of Eugene, la In « dangerous rondi mission, the military will be n<- cn It will be rebuilt as aoou aa th« sary for some time to support the tlon à .iter r.-< • I. s civil authorities It Is the Intention Ashland 8 H Calhoun, of Axh - ’ possible however, from any parttcl land, haa egebanred It’." acre* of land near that pls, « tor a like amount of pation In the governments «st ib «h. 1 and the soldiers will be more of s land In Klamath county belonging t< police than of a military force G. H. I’alcthorpe. Wherever possible native poll- e w I Baker City Mr C M< Endry wh< be organiied. owns pla< <-r claims on Pine creak, on the Burnt river slope, haa been ex BATTLESHIP ASHORE. hlliltlng In Baker City a gold nugget whl< h weighs |lu7 MaMschusetts Runt on a Spit In Pen Pendleton Frank Frazier Is mak aacola Harboe. Ing plana for a horse parade rt Pen PENSACOLA. Fla. March 21 — dleton early next May. similar to the The flagship Kearsargv .-:-.d th« l ot « one last May All kind» of well-bred ship Alabama, ot the North Atlantic horses will be allowed to take part squadron, crossed the bar here this Ashland Inquiry of lumber dealers morning for a cruise tn the Gulf at Ashland reveals th« fact that while going on with Target Bay. Culebra Island, as Improvements have been a destination The M tsta. tiux tts steadily all winter, building will take on a fresh Impetus with the open whl>h followed the two other wat Ing of spring. ahlpa out. took a sheer, left the t han Milton —High water In the W.illa nel. and went aground on a spit ot U alia river wash«,, out the under sand at buoy No 7. President pluning at the Milton end of the O'Brien of the National Bar Pilot bridge near Browns mill, and con A*»<Mlatlon. arrl.e.1 late tonight from alderable work was ne< essary to re the battleship He aaya sb« la aground pair the damage with 24 feet of water under her for Sumpter The Sumpter Valley rail ward turret while there la plenty ..I water under all other barts of the road will commeno- work on the re ship It la e,perted the bkttlesbl* mainlng three miles of road to tbe new town In a few daya. and trains will be pulled off tomorrow. will be running from Baker to Whit ney soon Whitney will be the ter Philippine Trade. minus of the company at present. Washington. March 23 The Im Eugens — Sheriff W W Withers porta Into the Philippine Islands from rounded up a gang of 11 hobos In the United States during the first the woods beyond the river opposite eight months of ,900 show an tncrea», Eugene and took them to the city of 72 per cent over the amount for Jail. Residents beyond the river had of tkelr that many tbs same period In i»W. according tc complained a statement of the cummer, e of the chickens were missing At the ramp of tbe hoboa preparations for a big archipelago Issued by the division ot chicken dinner were going on. Insular »ffalra of the war departs nt For the period state! of 1S99. the Im P ortland markets . porta from the United Stat.-s amount ed In value to and for the Wheat Walla Walla. 55H<|5C**. first eight muntha of last year to valley, nominal, bluestetu. 59« per *1 340 717 bushel. The legal value of merchandise, Flour Best grade» *3*U03.4O pet gold and silver. Import« i Into the barrel, graham. ,2 4<> Oats — White 44 0 45c per bushel: Islands from January through Au. .-t grey, 43() -.«v 43c. of 1900 the period of tim« to whl h Barley Feed 114 joy 17, brewing th« statement relates was J’',».., *14 Si'ty 17 |H>r ton *k4 The etporta were vahivd at |l< p«r ton. Millstuff*- Bran, *17 »0* 223 showing a batan.• of ti > middlings. *21 So. aborta. |l< 5". In favor of the archip. ' <go Th.-»« < bop * 14. figures. SS compared w th the vsiue Hay Timothy. *1*913.50 clover period if 119*. show an Increase of *?()'.• 50, Oregon wild ha) *407 p«r 34 per cent In Imports and 24 p«r ton cent In exports .he exports to the Butter— Fancy creamery. 23lyW • *»<* I’nlted States »how a decrease |1 , « dairy. 1*0 20c, store. 11013c 531 worth being sent to thl» country pound. In !*•*, as against *2 (»743* • Egga—Oregon ran'h, 12*qe pet tn 11» dozen. Poultry—Ch!<k«n» mixed. *1504» Panic at a Chicago Fir«. *5. hsns I II .50. dre -«I. 11012. Chicago. Man h 21 Fire tonight per pound, spring *4 u 5 per dozen vl * totally destroyed th« large warehouse turkey*, live. kOlOc, dressed, 130 of J 8. Ford. Johnson A Co. at Six 14c per pound teen th street and Wabash avenue Pot stow»- 45 055c p»r *ack. The building and everything Inside Mutton GroM. best sheep wethero was ruined. The north, south and east *4 75. ewe» ,404 «'). dr«--1 *(*© walls of the building <<illaps<-,| while 7c per pound Hogs Gro** ' t a numtwr of firemen were Inside ,5 25 light ,4 7505. dr<-->«d 407. fighting the fir«. They were com per pound. polled to drop the ho«e and run for Vea)—tavrge 707 t*e por pound their llvea Several were badly ■mall s'sOyc per pound He.f Gr..»» top ate bruised by falling brlcka A panb was created among the thousands ,475. row« ,104 SO, <1 of spectators and In a wild ru»h tu 79»c per pound. Hop» 12014c per pound. 1*99 •ft. ape Injury by the f illing walls many women and rhtldron were crop, «(,7c 14915c: Eastern Wool — Valley. kn<>- k«d an<l Iran la *2(Xi.0o<> equally divided an.iuig Oregon. 90 13c. mohair, 21U 23c p«r pound. bu'ldlng and stock. Flaming Oil Consul-Gcnrral Gunnere Is AHff the Moorith Ruler. nr mi st senu t niiio statls ciaim IniiH' N.w Yerk Amvvv st Gibraltar • ad hill (oav.y th« Amtrusa Ottaui from 7«»V‘«r to 4iu(«i GIBRALTAR M*r> h 25 The ar mored cruiser New York arrived here today. The New Yo-k will c-.nvev Mr Gummere. Unite! States 'ii-.sul g. . •ral from Tangier to th. land tu M'-r.» ■ .* (Tty. II* tl al mpital of Mort» co. th* re to demand from the sultan an apology for an ap pareyt discourtesy to the United Htatea. committed by the aultan * grand vltler and hla minlater lu for e'gn affair* At th« same time. Mr Hummer» will request tu« sultan to •ettl« certain claims of the United Htatea long pending against the gov »rnment «f M<>:.» co t h«»« claims aro. • largely from alleged undue In !■ renew by official* officials of th« suPan with American i citisene dtlxena doing bual nesa In Morocco When Mr Gum lucre said he Would see the cuitan pe raonally on the matter of these claim* he waa told by the grand vlxler and hla minister of foreign af fairs that any such effort would tve uselesa. aa the aultan would remove bltnself and hl* mlol»t«r« from t! • Ir capital. Morocco City If the Amerl can consul attempt««! to visit them there. Thia uiacovirteoua statement 1.ONDON March 25 The Dally . onatltute* the offense for whl.h the Chronicle, professing to be able to Mor.» «an government ha» b «n i»k d give an outline of th« negotiations be tor apology and to secure which apol tween Lord Kub«i>er and General ogy Mt Gummere. back«'! up by the Botha, says New York at Masagan. will travel Th« chief obstacle to a aettlement overland to th« sultan * capital, was Lord Kit. hen. r'» refusal to grant Th« United Htat»« experienced complete amnesty to th« leaders of some dlffi' ulty and delay Inal year In the rebels In Cap« ('. lony 11« fferci •«curing the payment of »5.000 from aelf government on the lines of Jama Moto. ■ o for the latter's failure to tea immediately upon tile . ««nation of mnke any attempt to punish the lead boHtlllties. with legislative bodies era of » mob who burn.-I and kill.-1 partly elected by the burghers Th. the naturalised American citlxro. government agreed to provide 1'1 Mar.ua Ez-qul. at F.-r last June. OOO.txiO to conit'.-nsate ll.e-rs for prop After « onsldetable • orre»|w>n-len. « on erty dretroyed and articles .-omnian the matter and after tbe United .leered by the Boers on commando States had threatened to eend a war- provided the signatures of the ot «hip to Tang:«i «.»... ., paid H.« fl. era who . omtiiandeered the goods I "00 In question were forthcoming He also offered to grant loan* on easy terms for rebuild ANXIOUS TO ASSIST CHINA. 4- g and re*t<M king farmat«a over h« agre.-d that ■ hlldrvti should be Instructed In English or Dutch, at Mimetvrs Desire to Put Her on Her Feat. the discretion of their parent» The government undertook to make no PEKIN March 25 The British claim on rhur. h property or fun.la, >r headquarters here report th« with upon hospitals or hospital funds, or drnwal of both th« Russian and Brit upon private fnv.-ntincnl» No burgher ish troops from the dle^ut.-d t> -rl of either state waa to be allowed tn tory In Tien Tain. ,M !>« (Ilers, th.« possess a rifle, ex. ept by special II Russian minister to China !.. .»«» cense. that ovvrythlng will be aml.abiy nd General Roths was generally In Justed at London and St Peters favor of theae •oadltlona, but he dis burg, and doubts the prole ¡ty ,.>f sented strongly from a propoaal to further trouble In the matter Gen V give the full privilege of rltlsenahlp to • ral ’ V properly dornclled and registered French troop», haa ordered a new hla. ka He waa also greatly con regiment to Tl«n Tsln to i.-pla. « the . erne 1 about the position Jewlah cap one now here Fren * h offi. era her« Itallata would occupy In tbe country, think it was a mistake to leave a regiment recruited In a city at Tien and waa told that Jews and Chris This regiment w aa composed tlans would enjoy equal rights no dis Tain tin. tlon being ma.,« In the matter of of a tough Paris element At the meeting of tn« ministers . on. esalotia " held thia morning tha only question considered waa that of pollring th« MUST REFUND THE BONDS. legation quarters A cot-.imUl cotimltt«.- of Pina County, Ariz.. W.ll Pay for commlanlonet■ ha* been appointed to discover China's resource* and re tha Esperlmsnt. port on her ability tu pay th« Indem PHOENIX Arlz. Mar. h 25 The nity to Ire demanded by the pow«.» territorial supreme court today hand Many minister* are strongly op ed down an Important decision in the poae.l to China a having tu pay to matter of th« Pina «aunty bonds It Is keep an army of from IfioOO to 12. held that th«, territory must refund o«« msn here for th» neit two years, these bonds amounting now with In thinking this entirely unneceaaary. tc««t t.> *353 ...... ire ;•'«• tally ti> Even those ministers who were her« opinion re establishes the territorial during the siege were tired of •«»■ loan commlaalon which the legtala Ing Pekin a military camp They ture nought two y«ars ago to abol bop« Chin* will be put on her feel lah. Th« bond*. amounting to soon a* aa possible I » «•e .»• . ! I ty under an act of the leg Is la TO RE MARK BOUNDARY. ture of l»sl to <-n< uurage th« <v>n •traction of a narrow gaug> railroad from Tucson to Globe The road United States E »pert W.ll Define Lin* in Mount Baker District. was begun but never finished, and though the«e I o« !s h •■! b. « > turned SEATTI.E. Mar«n 25 C It Ria- over to th« promoters the .ounty re rlalr a government expert, win leava fused to pay th» Interest All th.- within a short time to remark tbe bonds are held In New York International boundary In the Mount Baker u.Strict Captain J F Pratt, Gavernment Calls for Bids. of tbe United 8tate» coast and geo Reattle Wash. Mar'h 25 Quar detlc survey, stated today that th» boundary is not to be changed, but termaster liuhlen will tomorrow I* sue an Invitation to the various ship Is simply to be remarked Obliterated ping i-oncern* doing busln. »» t>et»een poets, monuments and other land thia city ant Alaska to furm-h pio marks will be restored and new one* posala for the contract to IlghUvr at will t>« pla. ed. to bring the mark* Nome and 8t Michael auch gov«-rn close together and prevent the possi bility of error in the future ment stores as are shipped thia sea Tbe geological features uf the expe son by the war department to the military posta to the mouth of the dition will be conducted by E C Ber Yukon river and point* in the Interior nard, ani will ne simply an affirm»- of Alaska Major Kuhlen roughly ea tlon <>f record* already made It la thought that a ('anadian com tímate* that tnern will be io 000 tons of freight on the basis of »hip * mess mlaalon may be present white the lin» la being re defined aa a precautionary urement to be sent north this sum mer. Th» bld* wilt œ opened M*r«h measure, and to prevent any future 30 The government win have four dlffi. uti«a over errors in the remark ing. ahlpa In the Alaskan servi.«. Father of Mr*. Marcu* Daly Dead. Hi* La*t Raid. Ranta Fe N M. Mar. h 35- Tom Helena. Mont., March 35 Zena* Ketckum. famous as an outlaw th» E Evan*, father of Mrs Mar. um I>«ly man who lerrortied the territory for and Mr«. J. RoA Clark, wife ut tbe year* waa executed today Black brother of Senator W A Clark. I* Jack" waa the soubriquet by which dead at Anaconda. He waa 7» year* Ketchum waa best known He waa of age and ■ ame to Montana in th« sentenced by the territorial supreme •arly 'CO* from I’enneylvanla eonrt on February 25. Numerous at Two Hundrsd Bo»r* Caugbt. tempt* were made to atay the exe«u tlon. Kef. hum having many friends Bloemfontein. March 25 Th« re- among a certain claaa Although ac •Ult of the combtned movemeota cused of several murder* and other agalnat General Fourle. n«ar Tha- felonies. Ketchum was only tried for banebu. waa the captur« of 2K) B<» re. the rob! • ry of a train - «ar Foiaotn. N 120.000 »heep 5 000 horses and a bo«t M tbe penalty for whl. b. in thia t«r of cattle The Boer» b -ke South- rltory, I* death ward to the right and left Northw«st Pensions. Russian ae.-ret poll.« have arrested many literary men. lawyer* and stu Washington March 25 Penatone * dent* for alleged conspiracy. Oregon (rrl.-inal. William H. Rum In consequence of emigration ther« ley. M.-dford. 3» Mexican war *ur- fa a greater prejxvnderan. e of women vlvora. Increase. Samuel II Ja< kaoo, Eugene *12 widows Increase, spe In Norway than In almost any other cial art February 20. Catherine A country In Europe Young. Portlan I SIX war with Spain, original John Dennis. Portland *12 Congressman l.lnney, of North Car Washington - Original. Thomas F. ever olina, la th« only republican Mahan. Seattle Ss. Peter chamber«. •l«<1«d to congress who »erred •a a Port Angele« ft, William M. Mat tea, Thorp, I». privat« tn th« confederal« army. '.2 A RIVER OF FIRE W.thd'awn From O sputsd Land at Tian Tam. BERLIN. March 35 Tbe war office ha» th* foLkjwing from CoUAt ton Waldtorffi«** ¡t«fn» of Interest From All Parb Th« AngloR'wslan diip.it« at Tien Tsln haa been sell let from a military of the State standpoint In a manner satisfa.tory to both parties at a conference be twe«n Generala Woga<-k and Barrow COMUritClAL AND FINANCIAL II APPI NIM¿ Both guards and posta »ave been withdrawn and salutes have been ei changed The British de. lar* that A tbiel I..»» a) tbe Growth aid lmp»ov» offense to tbe Rusvlan flag was In tended and that the allege, remora) ».Ml «4 the M««v laduUrtti Dveuqh. ot the Russian tHXundary mark* waa •wl Owe Throw* ( . iw,«. «»weaKK neither by the command nor with tbe know . dge of th« m.lltary aut!. otti,.« Th« work on th« disputed land will Ashland—Constr i tlon of tbe Ash not be continued until the poem land freight dr ped baa tn gun menta have reached an agreement an Pendlet««— Young men of Pmdle to Ila |M»*ee»a'on or until a special un ton have organized a camel band dorstanding baa been attained ~ La Grand» A Urge fr . t ■ .mn«ry PEKIN March 25 The troop« on will tie established at La Grande both «Ide« of the disputed land at John Day Tile She«p Gulch mine Tien Tsln have been withdrawn, »nd near John Day. haa resumed ut-era all danger of a fr». M to ■ !« I tlona. opinion of the British la that the Balsm Th« ORAN Co w‘ . promptnesa oi General Harrow In call do. ka were washed awray. contem Ing up the marines from Tsku pre platea replacing them vented a collision The British re Eug«««--Many odera are tmlng re port that prior to the arrival of the reived for Eugene a. head bonds which marines sentries were supplied from th« ulsvrl.t will »ell to the amount of the Madras Pion«, r» who for several days were surround.-d bv . row !» ..f I foreign aoldlera tnoitly French, who Sunvmarv.il«- It Is reported that assailed them with all kinds of abuse, the complete outfit of new machinery calling them ' coolb-s Th« Madraaa.-a for the creamery at Summerville baa were becoming rcatlve when the ma been ordered. riñe» arrtve-l at night and quietly re Weston—Two quarter sections of llevcl them and It waa only when line farming Und. one and une halt daylight appeared that the Ruaalana miles south ot Weston have changed discovered th.* change owner* Tbe price paid wa* |I3 500 WHY BOTHA DECLINED. Quartzburg Quartsbiirg will »«on lie connected with Prairie (Tty by K.tih«n«r Rsfused Complete Amneety » to Leaders. »tret.fn-d nearly th. «¡.tire <l:«ta Clataop — The Elk Creek toll road, tn Clatsop county, la almost com plctcd. and wli. soon be b<- open for transfer from the military to the civil travel, One bridge remains to be government In the Philippic, — Is ci put la peeled to o.-<ur alnrut June 30 ac Gold Beach Golu II« u h la no* In • ordlng to calculations made at lh> telephone, ominunl. atlon with the out war department u|»in Information re side world The line haa beoti ex <»lved from tbe Tnft commission and tended across the river from Wed General MacArthur It Is known that dorburn. On« C«nt per Mil« tor G. A. R. Cleveland. O, M*r< h 21 An Im portant meeting of railway men waa held In this .ftp today at wl.i.h the I-cent per mile rat« promised for the i Grand Army of tbe Republic National I •ncampment. to b« held in Cleveland ' wait 8eptemt>er. waa formally pro mulgated Thia fixes the railroad rate absolutely, and finally go. er, the rata going and returning from all pointe In Central Pamenger Associa tion territory The rate will also b« tand«r«d to tbe connecting tinea and putalda territory for baaing pnrpos««. MAKCII BOTH «IDES RETIRE. LSFT TO DIPLOMACY. •«ttlsrrsnt of te« D«;jts at Tmn Tain. PEKIN March 33 - Count Vo® Walderaee. General Barrow and fl»» crom AN Pdrt* of lh< New World eral Wogark have been In conaultA tlon and General Wuga> k has agreed and the Old. to withdraw tbe Russian troupe from th» disputed ground at Tien Tain, provided th» British also withdraw M ISTrtEST to ot* MANY reade v He Instated alao upon a guarani«« that work on the railway aiding should not pro. ee l until th« matter go uw W the Important flap bad been diplomatically adjusted p»atn<> <J D m P m < ft ««» ft . ft This proposal and stipulation waa < .md«n»«d t MML satisfactory to General Barrow and was accepted by him Consequently Plttftburg ,trrrt ar inftn may fo ea the llrttlah and Russian troops will be withdrawn at 5 ockxk thia morn •trike lug (Friday), thereby avoiding all (.< <Tal F in.toa baa gona la paraatt trouble at present Orucra have been Of Agulftaldu taaued that Ho British wtoosr shall I. <-r ftspr t« to »i«lt tha t'nltad leave or even "sleep .nit* at night titatra nr it month or go to dinner with, it furuli'Mng * ( hla address to th« adjutant The tratlmony In Negrua marines will return Io the ahlpa Japan energwik ally pruiaata agalaat Admiral Seymour ot.je.ta to any of the KuaaoCblnrae treaty. the Australian naval brigade who 1 t.e >‘<.'» r I •. e-I --it afttaftk volunteered for service on the rail Jeault properly In l.labon way. remaining The military au thorities My be does not un ', -f ind t a tbe situation, that hl* Infc. <->.<• 1» land* of Cagayan and Hlbutu uncalled for and .uat the Australian A loma.ln did great daniace to ahlp marines are just tue men needed. The Russians have ordered a regt ping In Penaarola bay. Florida mrnt to proceed from Port Arthur Corea remove« llrttlah collector of to Tien Tsln Th« srrftng«me'-t made cuatofna wb.rb > auae« a protent by General llalloud the French com Governor Hocera of U'aahlngtoti. ve mandrr are regarded as perfectly toed the lull for tbe aelactlon 01 a< bool Mtlsfartory and all danker of trouble between th» British and Kue; Ians is teit book a avoided Ruaala agreea with l.reat Hr Hain o let V<>n «« able race arbitral« the T»n MILITARY TO CIVIL. Tain dlapute Mr, Nation «al eacorted from Transfer of Government in Philip pin«« Jun« 30. ground« of Kanaaa aoldlera borne to train by police WASHINGTON. Mar h 23 The Gravly of the Ituaalan atudent trou blea Impelled the < rar to t all a ap»< lai meeting of tbe mlnlater. «• b«*V »or *tr » in la-fe quintine* an«1 fe -r f • ! » ■ * * ■ M • ’ • • • ' lai Ati * nd* < f w.c • I • • bi rt Ont i- * I.IW Northwest Postal Order*. Washington. March »5 i he prvat- offic» at Ironside Malheur . minty. Or., haa been moved one mile to the west, without change of postmaster A new office, known aa Connell ha* been established In Franklin con- ty. Washington, between Judson at 1 II H ton. Charles A Joy » aaa been ap pointed postmaster The offlr« of Eddyville King cmin ty, Washington, wilt L» dia< ontlnued March 30. Dvstroysd N»w J»r*sy Vibag«. NEW YORK. March 24 A river of flaming oil »wept down upon the little village of ()!«qg*rd«-n. N J . whll» Ita Inhabitants we-e asleep thia morning and reduced It buildings, stores and real dsn «es to ash»* The conflagra tlon was ettraordlnary In character, an i In Ila origin The village la In a valley along the New J«r*ey Central Ha Iroa<l An Immense fre'gbt train was coming east nt 4 30 A M It was composed ot a string ot coal ears, and 14 tank care High above th« villig« the tracks of the rwllroa.t ran along the side of a mountain Thev <|e». . nd aa they approach the village but even st th» station are considerably above the mala afreet whl> h run* up to (ha depot at a steep Incline A few miles west of the village while coming down the Incline around the mountain tbe train parted Tbe •ngtneer aa on th« forward »nd pulled throttle of I »pen th» tried to race ■ sad the action, which waa Ha 1 speed «very second aged I to keep clear of are until h* got opposite the depot at llengarden. whe0 the .mashed Into th» first • aa tlon. .ompoaed ot th* going at a high rale and non« ot Ila car* wer» th« track Th» oil tank* on the runaway «.«tlon were hurled sideways aerosa the track*, and the oil tank cars bo hind were piled on top of It In every way Th» first crash caused th« oil in on« ot the tanks to explode and ignite, and the ferriti' beat caused tn» Mher car* to explode one after the other The Incline running from the depot down tn the main street acted as a si I up e for the burning oil end It l»>ured Into the . hlef thoroughfare of the village setting Are to every thing It tourhed Houses fences, trees, shrubbery and bare* were reduced to aahea In an Incredibly short time Villa*« re awaknned uy th« etp'o slona rushed from th« on coming fi-xxl of bluing oil. carrying children In tbelr arms Hom« risked <h«tr lives to free horses, cow* and dogs In out bull.1 tog-, but other unfortunate animals could n<>( 1.» re«, bed In tin;« and were bvirued Within five minutes after the first explosion tbe flowlns river of oil had readied the Masonic Tetnp'« iu the heart i.f th« village and ten mln « < S' ■ ■ »' l was envel oped In flames Then building after building, all of them frame, took fire ns th« oil rear hed them and wtihln half an hour an area of 400 feet square waa a mass of flame. From th« wrecked cars the oil flowed down the ln< line of the railroad track, making a long line <>f Are that destroyed the tie* and bent and twisted th« tracks The loss la estimated at from UVO to i WANT CIVIL RULE. Negros Is Ready for Provincial G«v arnment. BACALOR. Island of Negros March 25 According to .-tpreaslona of a large majoilty of the delegates t <>in Occidental Negros and of a few who were present from the Oriental side, the »entlment of the people la over whelmlngly In favor of aucreedlng the present governments bv provln clal governments In both divisions The reasons given for tv. ■ view ar» that such a change will effect a re.fur tlon of taxes and the high salaries of officials the establishment of arti'tols and the Improvement of roads The speakers alleged that owing to a lack of means of education, liberty was becoming II, enae The military com mander la credited with having or ganised the only schools They are taught by sobtiers CommlMlonsr Taft assured th« delegates that Ne groa would be supplied with Amerl can teachers and he outlined the n«e<1 of organising provln- ea uulformly with other Islands. The announcement of yesterday a surrenders In th« Island oi 1’anay was greeted with applause Generai Harrleon'a Estate. Indianapolis. Mar, h 25 Ex Presi d«nt Harrison ¡eft |(...... >i) In llf« In • uran- < Thls fn< ' wa« annotim •- I to nlght by President EJtel of the Union Trust Company wblrh 1s eie. utor ot General Harrison a will. ||e eal.1 Our appraiaement ot th« Harrlaun e»tal« <!.«< Ita total Vftlu« et *35....... 0 Thls Include« all real estate, rallroad banda, stock lu the Union Trust Com pany. th« law building bere, and uther se. urlile«." Gale* In English Channel. Ixmdon March 35 The first day of spring waa characterised by a gale and a heavy enow storm »weeping over the channel. A storm has been raging for thre« day* over the North Wintry w>.«*«r I* general sea. throughout Central Europe tn cona»- quence of the gale In the channel. more than .Ivftv steamers are anchored off South End The vessels are »«» crowding the an- borage that several minor collisions have occurred. *100.000 Philadslphia Fir«. Philadelphia. March 2« The West Park tc« palace, at Fifty second and Jt-fferso«» streets, was destroyed by fire early thl* morning entailing a buia of about SlOO.OoO on which there waa an Inaurane« of a Incut |75r>'i) It« building was used aa a skating rink and for the manufacture of Ice f«r > om mereiai use. and waa owned by to« York i Pa i tc« Manufacturing Co. Earned Hie Pardon. Topeka. Kan.. March 25 —Governor Stanley today pardoned Convict Floyd Graham. who aided Warden Tn?illnson In suppreoslng th« Inaur- re. tlon at the penitentiary coal mine« thl* week Graham .limbed 400 feet up the air shaft and communicated tn the warden that the convlrta were weakening on acrount of their de plorable condition Two Insurgent Surrenders. Manila Mar-h 2< In tne province of (.'avite four Insurgent officers and 53 Bien with 5* rifles have surrendered to Lieutenant Colonel Frana D Baldwin, of th» Fourth United States Cavalry, and one Insurgent officer and 12 men with 15 rifles to ( olonel Wolter 8 buy- ler. of the Forty Sixth Volunteer In fsntry. The attendance at the servir» of the Evangelical chur-h In Manila I» nt dlmlnlshod Protsetant.tm I* spread ing rapidly In the provine« of Pampat»- g»