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0. L VIMCEMT. Prpjv
and the Old.
Only First-Class Shop tn the City
IS rent.
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ISTtEtsT TO Otn AAST RfAIrfffS
5o p-«h<i i .« gacM» of tha Important flap
p<
><> of IM Pati k><<k si a
< ondtaisad fornu
0K J. W VOGKL
Specialist for Refraction and
Defects of the Eye.
O ItCON
Will mah« regn ar trip« te h- o
Watch luca: colciun lor late u! »lula
There n >* be a few Filipino« In th«
legislativ» council
Kitchener Is arranging
stale by fresh troops
to
replaça
California oll «(¡w-
4buU acres near Tb« I
bou !sd
The striking dock
tellies bav
at Mar
National
will invest!
Com mereiai
House
employes' union
and trouble.
Assuranr
Columbia I
J. Bl-Akl), Prop
• arm- red cruiser
Algier» for Manila.
Ntwiy F uh i U m I and Rric'rd
*1 hrviighcmt.
Our takbi arv «upylwd with ths
ha»« thv market» all *i.J*
SOO, OREGON
South of Bndgv.
Captain II K Steele, of the British
ship Khyber, was arrested for kid­
naping.
5 ” .
’A. ’ • .
Hon ba« begun
service«.
General Blacksmiths and
Wagonmakers..
»M
a -
«1 t*|
HorsesboeiDg a Specially...
SCIO, OR
• •
BANK OF SCIO
' '
Sunday
\ . ■ » ;l
afternoon
t'nlted Ríate« commission makes
r«< ommen* dation« for civil government
to lie esta bliahed July 1.
The largt-hl »(«-amer cYcr built baa
juat been launched at Belfuat
Hb«
la over USO few in length
l,aw>«*r Patrick alno arrm»rd <•1
murder of Millionaire Rh e *ay* X’alet
Jone»1 ronh -ojon I» not true.
says
la has given 2<5O0
building of a new
r. h In N.- w York
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CAPITAL, $20,000
OFFICERS:
Previde nt
Vka Prevalent
Caahur
E. P. Csdw-rl!
J. V. Garnet
C. V. Johns. <
bxs a t«ierai binding and rt tungr
butine». Loans mad« at current rates
and drafts issued on principal cities.
A merle
pissed o
calve ofl
China
» rec
They
and
A. W. HAGEY
WAI
A
l « 4.
OIIV
olire
4
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and
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of the second
■ently rec |v«d
worth of reve-
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k« asd
yslred ,iv»i Uy
sao
OREGON
Corvallis 4 Eastern R.R.
¡TBH4 Irovra A banv
< ufffaiilB
actives 1 a,u!üa
11 <• 1 M
iw r m
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1 , MinrMlai
ì a%una
! di* »» < or* a. ta
A ,*!«•• A ibatty
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Wu
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I »a * •• A1 *a*3*
Arri**« iMKfoil
Rm. *, r«lural«|
1 «a*»« titrait
Arri**« A.Dati,
• OC A
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4 « r m
Usa I «nel • «enn«. l «l A Varo «nd
-re.
Il« «uk «ccutr.rcn r.c.n ir«xx si* . g 4i-c *
««rei««« u. • I Irouc S««pori «ad «.l.'ftc.i.l
l.*«. h««
Tram« t«r «h« mosalani« arri«« ■« bel«..>:! si
eoo. «.viti« ampi« ila.« 1« re«, h c«'«i- ■ ,
gr.’usd« 0« lk« Br«ii«nt”ish «s i -sui.«:« «:«•■•
Ah« «ani« dar
gDWIM m>Ng.
M.a«««r
Il L WAlt'ÌX,
T r A r A
■
CUBANS
GO TO THt
PORTLAND.
•
M i<>,
Keystone Shaving Parlors
J. Tl ISll, Agsnt, Alba*?
EAST AND SOUTH
VIA
High wratrr at Richmond. Quebec,
carried away a «!•-«•! bridge whhb < oat
!<•’*
Tu»* Inhabitant» have fir i to
th«* high bill* near the town
High ofhclal of the ordnance depart
ment will iii’>|H'<t the artuam«aut of the
fort» at Fort St« \« nt* and Fort Co
lutnbia. and alau au|w*rlnlend repairs.
Three old tempi« » in Jgpan burned
recently.
A mow atorm In I'Htaburg cwuaed a
h« ary to»«
The army fraud* at Manila are nut
a* bad a* flr*t reported
O'
Rusal* contvmplat«** a
i at -li
f M
*
Olympia ba* predated
Park fur capital ground*.
permanent
Hyh rater
The Franco Italian fete* at Toulon
are eipectrd to mark a new era.
The minister* at Pekin are making
good progira* with the negotiation*.
China formally notific* Ru*»ta the
will not wlgn th«- Manchurian treaty.
A peac«*;ible aettlement of th<* Chi-
ne*e trouble I* conaidrred impotoilbie.
Waahlngton A Oregon will be run
nlng train* Into Vancouver in H« pH in
ber.
Agulnaldo «anta tu come to Amer­
ica. then return buine and tetlr» to
private 11 f<*
The law of thè «tate of Washington
ereatlng thè otti. « of Ore marahal «III
re ma In Inoperante.
SHASTA ROUTE
A «trip of Washington county waa
Inadvericntly added by thè Oregon leg­
islature to Columbia.
At th« Mare Island navy yard 450
wmsmen have been discharged on ac­
count of lack of fund«.
An oll well at Beaumont. Tex..
caught tire. Tbe fiatuea are shoutlug
150 f«et above g round
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m . * • a.
Pslln.«- «nd I
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n t*.". f, n«
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>••* • aud * tab' ■ «' »
< wunaeUB« at «an Vranriaeo «uh «aversi
It*«« tor H..«*.' .(lu. Jsp«n - bla« Fb-.lpr nag
( entrai and »- its km. . ■
«•• Mr« M k Wuedmanaa« «gant SI Waal
«cia »calia« «a ad I r«>
The Alaska Hteamshlp Association,
at a rec«nt meeting, tlxed rates to
Alaska points
To HLagway th<- tare
«III Le *25 tirât cla-s. *1C ge.-ond
clasa. to Da««on, tirai claa». *100,
second cia»«, J*0.
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•
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VOL.
•
L1XN
tn*
Platt
HAVA.SA, Apr l *
The »ocalled
radlcnl element in the Cuban vonatl-
tutlonal convention
ln> holing Juan
□otnrg, port u on do Alman and Man
tulry. tad a confertoday «uh
Governor General Wood regarding the
Platt amendment
General XV< mm 1 «ahi that the t'nlted
3tatrw government lnten<i<*d to deal
Justly by the Cuban*, and had no de
taiB poMeeaiot.
-land
Me point ext out that the Platt «mend*
ment w «• drawn primarily with the
rlrw to pro<e<tlng a weak nation
ignlnat outaidvr*. aa well aa againwt
nternal *trife and would not |t>t»»r
fere w Ith C * 4I{ lf . .
. .
Ji,,
explained that the Washington Inter*
predation of clauae 2 of the achrme
>f relation» w»a thn? the Fulled
State* claimed the right to intervene
ao|«»ly for the purpose of preaervtng
the independence of the island main-
tainlng an adequate f * r to pn>te< (
life |-r*»p« rty and Individual liberty,
and completing the obhgattona Im
I« « d t v tti«- fr« aty of p
upon th*
t’nlted Slat**» Ik ripreaaod the «»pin
|<»n th.nt In drawing up a tr* -ty many
point* In the future relation* <>f Cub*
with the t nltf ! State* might t>r <«i
plained to meet present ob}< tlon*
The deb rate» r<*tr*d apparently
p!<*a»cd wtth the Interview
K<nor
Port u on do aahl be thought < vrrythlng
would t*e »«titled n»tJ*fa< torlly
Ha
wa* in favor of the appointment of a
rnmml*»lon to »•> to XX .»«.K h .» ton. and
I
•tap
Order* were laaued today dir« , ting
the holding of municipal ele<*lun*
thro -gho-jt (’eg Jun»- IT»«
* ill
be 15 daya for r«*gi»tratlon. b«g!nnlng
April 1>.
OllEGON,
FRIDAY,
oran star hews
him» of Interest brom All Psrts
of the State
COMMI HUAI AND t IN ANCIA! HAPFf NINGS
A Boat kiww el th* Growth and Improve
Mata el th« Many I «do .Crv, Through.
evi Our Thro -•< I oewnoaw«altK
Fc-sat Grov«—Hit In-h«s of snow
fell near Forest Grov« on April 5
Tn« Dall««—The Dalles council has
ordered six mor« fir« plugs to ba In
stalled immediatley
Nyass—Th« it’Sens of Nyssa <!♦
mand thst the railroad company build
a depot at that point
Gall« Crssk—4tperatlons bar« been
resumed at Kubll A Co '• quarts mine.
in Gall'« creek district.
Ws*to«r—Tbl« town will Issue 95000
worth of bonds to raise money to Im
prove Its waler supply.
Eugene—Boy tramps are reported
as being more numerous in Eugen«
than ever tie fore known.
Dusty—The «■ bool at Dusty has
been <lose I again on account of a
fresh outbreak of diphtheria.
Lincoln County—Th.- Lincoln County
Farmer»’ Association has decided to
hold a county fair nest fall
Grants Pass—Work has commenced
on the Grant.» Paas Williams telephone*
line, and will scam be in operation.
REDUCING OUR FLEET.
Baker City—During March, 9N coy­
ote acai pa wer « turned in at ltak»r
Warships Io Be Withdrawn From the City at the offi. <e of the county clerk.
Asiatic Station
Baker City— Negotiations are now
WASHINGTON. April C
The pro« pending at Baker City for sal« of th«
pectlv»
reduction of l the
Pa«
Ific brewery to an Eastern buyer
Culti!
States naval force on th« Salati sta for ><<' 000.
tlon Is beginning to a»« in*« definite
Eugene—The board of dire« tors of
form, but thus far tbe matter has not Eugene school district have accepted
been considered by Its« president, nor plans for a new school building, to
has Secretary Ixmg had an oppor- cost about »15 000
tunlty to confer with Rear A-lmlral
Wendling—Smallpox Is very preva
I.’ : H y. Bill th.« naval l.’iic xi of t,av
igatlon, which has charxc- of the as lent al thia place, and county author
• ernment of ships to the various sta Illes have been appealed to. So far
tlons. has proposed that there Ice a it is only In a mild form.
reduction of the for» e on th« A*-’.ctl<
Corvallis—Bruton county has Issued
station.
Thia has been baa«.I on a a call for all warrants outstanding
recommendation of the n. .;<ts of the up to August 10. 1900, and same «111
navy and without reference to any be paid upon presentation.
of tbe political questions Involved
Brownsville—There are now two
Should It l-e decided to reduce- the
brass bands In Brownsville
A new
force, the homeward movement o!
one h»« Just been organised. known
I
vessels would probably not begin be
as the Brownsville Independent I band
fore summer. As y«t no consideration
Glendale—There have been 41 cases
has been «lien to the dl:c|*oaltlon of
of smallpox In and altout thia place,
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acrvlcB In tlx* far East.
It Is anld but no deaths as yet. Several cases
however, that the North Atlantic are now In a very critical condition
squadron will b* augmented by at
Goble—The Gob’s A Nehalem Kali­
least one* or two ship», while the way Company ls operating alt donkeys
South Atlantic uti'l Pacific rt,.tlons at Its Goble c amp» and • -ipe. t to In
r.lso wlll be relnfor««d
Quit« a num stall four additional donkeys about
her of slul'S grill i ll' I” K” out '.t September.
commission io tlx y h u. • c . u long
Lebanon—The* Klv< trie Light and
service In tropical wuters and »III
Water Company of lx-banon has let
need a pretty general or «> lia illug
th« contract for construction of a new
»at. r to*, t
The tower will be thirty-
NEWS FROM ALASKA.
flv.. feet high
ATRIL
INTERVIEW
WITH
12.
NO.
KRUGER.
Opine
Transvaal
4
t«« Situation.
NEW YORK. April * - -A dispai-h
to th« Herald from 1‘arts «aya
Aa !nt«rv!ew with Mr Kruger ap
pear« In the Matin
The «4 president
of the Transvaal waa seen In a mod
rat little Inn at t'trecht where be I«
staying for the moment
Hla eyes
have been very much Improved by
r« ent operations, and he can now dis
pense with spectacle«
Hitting Id
front of a tali« with a lllbi« under
hl« left hand Mr Kruger delivered
him»- If of an Important «lalement.
to which further significance was
given by th« presence of the Orange
Frew Stale delegate. Herr Fischer
Mr Kruger began by announcing
that I Saturday nett he propauces retir-
Ing Into the country for (empiete
rest
Tbs little village of llllbertum.
not far from Vtrocht. ha« Leen «e-
lected for hla ab<«le
Nothing ha«
yet i*een decided regarding his trip to
ABierl a
Mr Kruger will undertake
th« Journey if bls strength permits
and If there Is any hop« of gaining
advantage for th« ll-wr cause
Pointing to Herr Fischer the aged
president declared that the two re
publl- s are Indissolubly united
"Herr Fischer." he said. "Is fight
Ing for the same cause as mv heroic­
friend President Hteyn.
The two
presidents and th« two commanding
generals. Botha and Itowet. will share
th« same fat« "
On being questioned regarding th«
reliance he placed on th« Boer of
Arial telegrams and statements In
parliament
Mr Kruger half rising
from his arm rhalr. <L . lared
The British government. British
telegraph and the British press al
»ays try to make this much
an ! he
measured hla little finger
"look like
this much'
and he extended both
arms.
"I am persuaded everything I» go
Ing «ell there precisely because our
enemies continue to dissimulate and
A* regarda General
travesty facta
Hot ha S negotiations the public hnow•
from the blue book and by reading
General Botha's Inst dlapat. h that It
was ch« Brlt'sh general who first made
proposals
Never did the Boer gen
eral refuse* to listen
55'e do not fight,
except for pea.
We are not con
quvrors. hut. although General B>tha
listened to the British proposals, he
never uttered a word of equivocation
on the subject of Independence
In
dependence la the only treasure we
cherish, even If we have to sacrifice
all others
It Is for thia reason our
cltlrens forsook thefr farms and sac
rlficed their Ilves, and our women and
children now suffer temporary servi­
tude In ths enemy » ramp
TO PREVENT ARMY FRAUDS.
Regulations Concerning th« Trans­
portation of Supplies.
WASHINGTON. April »
The war
department has received a copy of a
regulation to carry Into effect an act
of the Philippine commission amend
Ing a section of the provisional cub
toms regulations »hhh la of Interest.
In view of the recently reported
frauds in tha commissary departn >-ut
In the Islands
It shows the prec au
tlons ordered to be taken to guard
against any misappropriation of gov
eminent supplies
These regulations
Athena—A man arrived at Athena provide briefly that where supplies
Peculiar complication at Sktgway in
on a new bicycle and waa Immediately for the army or navy in th« Philip
Regard to B nded GocJs.
PORT TOWNBKND 55 ash Aprl 5 art« Ht.-d by request of Pendleton au pin«« com« on other than government
thorllles
He had stolen the wheel vessels they shall b« a< companled by
According to advlio from Al o
from a store at that place
brought by the steamer Dolphin
a certificate from th« chief of depart
day. a peculiar complication in 1
Medford—A pioneer butcher of this ment charged with their custody cer
custom» business at Skagway I
e has been « <mvl< ted of selling tlfylng that the goods ar« exilualvely
come up relative to bonded g<s
for th« army or th« navy or th* In
diseased meat
His employes tcstl
passing through Skagway
Th
fled that they had orders to kill any sular government, and that no other
river atcan * rs belonging tu th« 55'htt« al< k animal that waa likely to die.
disposition of them will be permitted
Pass and Yukon Ccimp.n.y arrived at
The regulations also set forth that
Klamath—Captain <> C Applegate, prompt notice must be* given the col
Skagway In bond. Th«-y »«re entered
as British bottoms without cargo agent at Klamath Indian agwncy, la lector of customs for the Islands In
They are Lille ! to 55 bite Horse and making arrangement» for eitenalv« case of the nonacerptance of any con
ar« being dismantled for > hlpnx ut improvements al th.- agency for whl< h algnrnent of goods or .-an< ellatlon of
over the railroad |*lcc,- tn pl......
An provision was made nt the last ses­ sale. Goods purchased in th« Philip
Amer!> sn and a Hrilinh c ustom offi'-«*r sion of congress
pin«» after Importation must be ac
are stationed on meh boat
Th« own
Ions—A »«II la being sunk at Ion« companled by an affidavit of the seller
era of the boats »III not breck up the near the depot for the Oregon Itallroad affirming that an absolute sale has
hulls nor ship sip h portions ss are A Navigation Company.
Tlx* road been mad« by him and that "he re
Injured In dismantling and the «us »III ha».- Its windmill above town tains no Interest of any kind or char
toms offl' «r st Ssngway Is trying to •
. 1 t * t h. r a e
c|. ..Il *.. ■ n k acter In such goods.1'
Hue! out what to do with what la left
* 1 ■ pply the engines with
and whether he can coll« t duty on water during the summer.
NEGOTIATIONS WITH BOERS
portions of vessels not Shipped
The
company says it »III burn what Is le ft
More of t»« K>t< **«««« Botha Carrs
PORTLAND MARKETS.
H
of the V I'*»»«’ in, but that does t
spondsnea Mads Public.
lufy Collet tor Atulrvw«. and hr hn*
LONTMlN
April S
The letter of
55hc«t
55'alla
5V«ila
57c
Valley
written th«* departnwnt for Inatruc
General Botha, the Boer Commander
i nominal, blue-stem. 59c per bushel.
liana,
Flour - ll«st grades *.' Ti'JJ 40 per In Chief to Lord Kitchener command
iMacovrry of roal in Klon 1Hke ha*
Ing th« British force« In Houth Africa
brought forth an ord«T from Ottawa barre l graham I.' <o
l -ellmlnary to the recent peace meet
1
that royalty muat b«* pal
Ing, casually referred to In Lieutenant
gray *1 2"tfl 22
per cental
•amt aa on gold
Thia
Harley Fe-«d |1»> 504 17. brewinc. General Kitchener's report of th«* ne
«••♦ntly rwelved at I uwih
guttations and from which the oppo
*!•> 50rr 17 per ton
a general protest aa r<
Mlilatuff» Bran. *l’l per ton. mid ii. r ts of Colonial Hec retary c hamber
th •'
iff’
•
lain hot»ed to obtain soin« clew of th.
high without the addition of royalty dlinga. *21 50. aborts. ,17 50.
rc ««on of the failure of the c-onf«r«n e
I
Hay Timothy ,12fll2 50 clover. was published as a preliminary piper
Bid» for a New Crulaer.
Thia letter Is dated at
»1 hay, ,i(f 7 psr tills morning
Washington
April •
I* - w«Te I
th« Commandant G«* • ra! a . «nip Feb
Opened In the oflb •• of th- rr< rrftry ton.
Hops -12014c per pound. 1599 crop. ruary 1J. and comm«n< es with a refer­
of the na%y todav for the <-»»tr.i t to
ence tp "the verbal message from Vc ur
• 4»
build the p; 14?<• I cns vr Xis! <
• ■
Continuing, the letter
Wool Valley. 13014c, Eastern Ore­ ex«. Im-qi
otherwise known aa protected < rularr
91/12«.
mohair, 2O02ic per says
No 21
H* refary Lon- air • • • I gon
"I have the honor to Inform your
» pound
Butter Fancy creamery, 2002'Hc; excellency that no on« desires more
should any belatc«| bld rea< h the de*
partm« nt whh h fa j»t
■ d to I »ve dairy 150 la«, store, 1001214c per than I to bring this bloody strife to an
end. I would also very much like to
been held up on a »count of the aiorme pound.
Eggs Oregan ranch, 13013%«' per meet your ex. «lien« y for the purpose
in the We*»«. It will be considered
of mutual disc ussion ' > see If It ts
along with those opened today There doxen
Poultry Chickens, mixed, ,3 50’ a not possible to discover terms under
were Ito bidder* and three bld* the
dressed. !!0!2c per which this can t*« d, . .
Union Iron Workw of Han fr-melscci 5 h«ns I'*«*
springs. ,405 per doxen.
and Cramp« * Son of Philadelphia pound,
tbe latter non submitting two »«-pa .I’«««. ,5»/*'. ««••»« t1 ui p«r doxen
PURSUED BY PLUMER
turkeys, live, 11 4 12i dressed. 13 0 14c
rate proposals.
per pound
Cheese Full cream, twins. 13*1 Boar Asat cf Gx-rnnurl Is Again
New Washington Sawmill.
Noting America. 13%014c p«r
South Bend. Wash . April #
Th a 13%«
Shdtad.
frame la up for a new
. wm I at pound.
LONDON.
April
»
lxird Kitchener
Potat«vra 45055«- per sack
Francea. In whl« HI A Custer Is the
Mutton laimba 1X%C per pound ¡»porta aa follows to the war office
moving spirit. The machinery Is «»
"Colonel Plumer has advanced 20
pected dally, and It Is thought ’h« gross, best sheep, wethers. ,5. ewe«
dr«i ••'! 7% 47', per |H>und
mile« beyond Nylstrootn unoppoaed on
mill will be running Ny May I
It It
Hogs Gross heavy *5 7509. light the way, toward Pletersburg."
will have a dally capacity of 20 not*
feet.
It will take the place c.f Mr 44 7!'«t5. dressed 7« per pountt
A ordina to the Pretoria corro
Veal Mrge. 7©7%c per pound;
Custer's shingle mill which had tn t«
«pondent of the Dally Telegraph the
closed down on account of his cedar small. *%09c per pound
Boera have shifted their «»st of gov
B«ef Gross top steers ,’>iJ5 *•
land being tie I up In a <oc:tc st
A
spur will be built to the mill from th« cows and heifers ,4 &*>tr 4 75. dressed ernment from Pletersburg to a point
beef, 7O*%c per pound
Northern I'm ID. tra< k.
25 mile« northeast
Ovsrcoms by Gss.
Chicago.
April *
Five person«
Casti«1'
public
»r«*r«
overcome
by g s In « n .1 !■ -n. «
Strand. Ixindou,
and the tx*n<l<>n at 340 North Htatc street this even
pay £ 22.500 as Ing. and except for a woman's effort»
probably would have met death from
asphyxiation. The rescuer. Mrs Mary
Probably th« smallest monarch In Kearney, who also w cs aff« ted by the
th« world reign» over th« Hindu vaa gaa, although slightly, managed to
«al state of llhopanl. and governs a carry the five un- <*nschni» wot «n and
people of Kore than n million sou!« children Into the yard
A pliysl lan
Thia dwarf la a woman, Djlhan llo- was summoned, and. after «eterni
gum by name, but although «hr la hours' hard work he aald all would
about 50 year» old. ahr dore not ap recover, although two were atlll in
pear larger than a child of 10.
a serious condition.
"Edinburgh
The
houae situated in the
la to be haul.-d down,
county council has to
co tn pentatlon.
COl’NTV,
SATISFIED.
Wood E»pi«>ea
A me nd row nt.
1
All ths Gun« Accounted For.
In Ikon Sweden had a population of
2.S&O.OBO. and at tne present time. In
Ix.ndon April » —Lord Kitchener,
spite of the large emigration which reporting to th« war office the finding
baa given 1............. I” pie to th« of an abandoned and destroy. I pom
I’ntt.-d State«, the population la S.. pom near Vrlheld. says
Thia ac
150itOO
count« for all the enemy's gun« known
But one person 1« alive who •at In to be In the southern district.”
the house of commons w hen Queen
5’lctorlx came to the throne
It It
Cape
Town.
April
t General
Karl Fltxwllllam. who. when Viscount French continues to presa the IJoers
Milton. was «lected a few months at Vrlheld. Transvaal colony
Th«
before William IV 4l*d. At the Dia­ Boers abandoned a pompom which
mond jubilee there Were several But* th« British found In a small shed at
1 Ivors of pre Victortan parliaments.
the bottom of a precipice
mu me mt nut
R umis Will Sot Leave Manchuria
I ntil She Sees Lit.
urn OCHFATIUS IS ONI*
rrwFofiag*
f ipUnslw« •) N«r Atlilud« li k«li*l«<tory ts
Aawr«a. but Not I« Japan
1st««,
Mak«« • V.gurout Prot««4
I
21.
ATE THEIR FELLOWS.
• blpwcscfcsd Man on Rati Forty Osya
Two Out of Twelve Survive.
1A)NI>ON, April 9
The Singxporw
correspondant of th« Dally Express
wires a story of cannibalism at ana
brought to Singapore by two aurvlvors
of th« Novo Hcotlsn bark
Angola,
which was wrecked six days after
sailing from Manila. October 23 last
Th« correspondent says
"Th« survivor« - Johnson, a Swede
and Marti'-irmi, a S¡«anlard assert
that th« Angola atrw k a reef
Two
rafts were built
The smaller, bear-
Ing fiv« m«n. disappeared
The other.
with 12 men. drifted tor 4! days The
les scaweau!
»( «wee.! and
sailors ate barn«-
barnacles,
finally tbelr boots • nd on the 25th
day two became I Insane and killed
tb«mseiv«a On the Sih a Frenchman
killed the mat« with an at drank hla
blood and tried tn rat his brains but
was pr- ventel t v the
-h«- ■
Next
day th« Frenchman was killed »till«
attempting to murder the captsin The
survivors, all of whom were now In
san« ate th« Frenchman's tnsty Can
nlballstn continued until only Johnson
and Marti, ornu remained Ou th« 42d
day th« raft stranded on H ¡t.| or Flat
Island In th« N'atuna group north
»eat of Borneo
Johnson and Mar
tlcornu
were
awfully
emaciated
Friendly Atalaya sent th«m by junk to
Singapore "
ST
PKTKRRBVRG April •
Th«
- Offl. isl Messenger today publishes a
1eta:l«d review of thn negotiations
conducted by th« allied powara with
the Chinese plenipotentiaries st Tlvtl
Tsln and l'ekln. and of th« negotla
Ilona that led to th« presentation of
the French draft of peace conditions,
which consisted of 12 points, but
which are not yet concluded
The
Russian government then make« th«
following atatemsnt
55 fall« anticipating an early settle,
ment of th« questions affecting th«
mutual relations between all th« pow-
era and China, thn Russian govern
AGREED TO BY CANADA
ment. on Its part, considered It n« ««
•ary to concern Itself with the estab­
lishment of a permanent order of Will Esamlne alt Cattle Destined for
thli «« In the Chinese territories along
United States
the borders of which the Russian
5VAHIIINGTON April 9
Aa a re
Asiatic possession» extend for a dis suit of negotla’
e b. tween H« re* try
lance of «'Ki*» versts tbJoo mtlesi. To of Agriculture 55 Ison and the Cans
this snd. provisional written condl dlan minister of agriculture, an agree
tiona for a modus vlv«ndl
»• ra ment has been reached between th«
agreed upon first between the Hus tw«> administrations by »bl. h Canada
slan military authorities and the Chi la to have a first « lass veterlnarIan «ta
n..»e governors of three Manchurian Honed In England to test for tut*«r
provinces
With reference to the in culoals all British cattle shipped to
stltutlon of a l<*< al civil admlnlstra this country via Canada
Th« Cana
tlon subsequently, and after a careful dlan administration »anted cattle to
consideration of all th« circumstance«, be admitted from c'ans Is with” it teats
the Ituaslan government drew up the at th« border by American experts
draft of a «|*e lai agreement with The department at Washington would
China providing for the gradual evac not agree to thia
H«. ret ary Wilson
nation of Manchuria, as well aa for ■aid. however, that If Canada would
th» adoption of provisional measure« send to England an se nt who sii. ’ild
to aaaure peace In that territory, and have sufficient egpurt knowledge of
to prevent the recurrence of «venta the subject the t'nlted States would
similar to those of last year
t'nfor admit cattle upon his certificate that
tunately with thn object of stirring th« cattle I I I been test.- I Stl l found
up public opinion against Rusal*. free of (u:.«r< ulosls
Th ■* was agreed
alarmist rumors wer« circulated In to by th« Canadian minister
It Is
the foreign press regarding the |.ur- officially e<plain«.! that about 10 per
[rose and Intentions of th« H is«lan rent of th« livestock In th« I nit«.I
government
Falsified texts of a States and about 40 p- r cent tn Great
treaty establishing a prote. torate ovsr Britain have tuberculosis
The « attle
Man* hurts were quoted and «rron on the continent of Europe are so >11«
eoua report» were designedly spread eased that tbl« government *111 not
of an alleged agreement between ¡«•rrnlt the admission of sny animals
Russia and China
Aa a matter of from there
fact, this agreement waa to serve aa
a basis for the restoration to China,
CLEARING THE HARBOR.
aa contemplated by the Russian gov­
ernment of ytanrhurla a hl« h tn . on Collier Msrrimao is Being Blown Out
sequen<« of the alarming events of
of tne Ws,
last year were occupied by Russian
SANTIAGO t'K Ct BA April 9
Elf
troops
In order that the requisite
military measures might be taken. It t»«u hundred pounds of dynamite wer«
was Imperative that the
:• at'i.in used yesterday afternoon In blowing
should be seCtie t one way or the other, up the forward superstructure of the
it waa Impossible to lay down forth­ '•.¡liken I r.:t> d States collier M.-rrt
with by moans of a mutual agreement mac, which hss long Impeded the «11
Th« explosion
t trance to the harbor
Manchuria
V ■ or-ting to n«»» re was heard plainly in the city live
Diver» Immediately de
. elved serious h e.Iran os aer« pls «d miles away
In the »ay of the <*onc lunlon of such »«ended and found <0 f««t of dear
an agreement and In eonsequenc«. Its water over the forward portion of th«
Port Captain Irving will be
ac< «plane « by China which was India wrack
peiisabl« for th- gr lunl ■ va latlon of gin tomorrow t«> pb« e mln*-» aft »hi h
the province proved to be imi '.«»lbie hr expe* I» to explode lu a «« • k. thus
' As regards the eventual restoration completely clearing the harbor en
of the province to China It Is man­ trance
Yesterday ■ Incident was highly
ifest that am li Intention • an only
Residents on Smith Key
be carried out when th« normal sit­ spectacular
uation la completely restored to th« adjacent to th« wreck, left th« Island
empire, and th.- central goveruinunt fearing that their bouses would be
The overlooking hllle
•-statrllshe.l at the . apltal Independent demolished
and strong enough to guarantee Ilus were lined »Ith people, and large
sta again st a r«
-« numbers of pleasure s«-«k«rs «ndrcled
When
of last year
While the H
. an t >v the wreck at a safe distance
eminent maintains Its prevent organ the «l«ctrlc button »aa lou* hd a pyr
Isatlon In Man* hurls
to preserve amid *’f water ar”«. »" f- I and th«
surface was Immediately .«>»er«d with
order In the vicinity of the broad
Th«
frontiers of Hussla. and ivmalns faith­ wreckage and tons of dead fish
ful to Its original and oft ropeatwd po launches and yachts returned to th«
th*
lit: al programm* It »III quietly avail city laden with souvenirs of
wreck
tne further courso of events "
STORM IN MARYLAND.
• now In ths Mountains May Lead ta
a Flood.
HAGERSTOWN. M l April I
This
••ctlon of the Cumberland valley Is
walled In with ano* which rov«rq
m "intaln rang«, north an I south to a
depth of from three to five Inches as
a result of tlie recent .form
Th«
rainfall waa heavy causing a sudden
rise In the Potomac river amt other
«tr«ams
I h« Potomac- la swollen
about six feet, and la atlll rising,
with «very Indication of the stream
getting wild and doing damage
Th»
banka of the Chesapeake ar nd Ohio
canal are being watched at I points
w here the river bounds the towpath
Other stream« are nearly out of their
banks but no damage I» reported
Reports from the famous South
Mountain pea. h belt Indicate that In
jury has been done to the early fruit
by th.. fr...r.ng weather
The early
' ■* 11 »‘1 1 ■ n for' * • m
<>i • a by
the recent warm weather, and th«
sudden change With the temperature
falling to freeslng cam« at «uch a tlm«
as to do . ..-.SI.!, rabie Injury
I p ’n
thia time there »».
rospo, t of
a larice crup or p*a< h*« tnl* summer
Mgnilg Msrbe* Impeewements.
Washington April 4
The division
of insular affairs war department,
has received copies of th« specifica­
tions and blue prints showing ths
proposed Improvement of th., port of
Manila authorised by the Philippine
commission The work include» about
liOi’K) cubic yards of riprap. 21.000
cubic yards of concrete and rubble
masonry In breakwaters, about S 000,-
000 cuhlc yards of dredging and a pile
of bulkhead <700 feet long
Ths
dredging will be In mud. »and and
shells to a depth of 20 feet, th* dredg
Ing materlsl to tie used for reclaiming
land.
Rsductlon of Money Order Rates.
Washington. April »
In addition to
the arrangement with Canada. It Is
«Spec ted that a redUc lion of postal
money order rates between the t'nlted
State« and both th« I'blllppln«" and
Cuba will be put In operation on July
is. next The arraiisement just sign* 1
hc’tsrm C.. po«t*l administrations of
the Vnlt« I States sn I Canada will
uk, ,-ff.o t on that day and negotla
tlons arc now In progress with th«
islands mentioned which are expected
jo be consummated tn llm« f**r all
three arrangements to be effective
simultaneously
______________
Tbl« meati« a reduc
tlon on all money order business b-
(»reo th« t'nlted States Canada. < 1
ba and the Phlllppln.-s of from 1 p* r
cent the International rate »bl< h now
applies to three-fourth of I per rent
which la the domestic r.«'.g.
Fatal Train Wi«*k.
Kansas City Mo April 9 •By th«
derail'»« of th« engine and a number
e’fupty
b«-ln£ brought
lnto th« . tty this evening *n th« Kan
City Huburt.an lb -It I.In« railroad
hn(. f,„<r niemb«ra of the crew werx
¿jwoi
55 ilii.m I'f’line
in«, brakeman
brakeman.
ha4 h|, ,k ¡11 t;., ,,
II« will die
Th. .-ng!:., waa demot
ished and 19 cars were reduced to
kindling wood.
Tan Fraah Cate« of Plague.
Cape Town April 9
In th« last 44
hours 10 fre«h cases of butionl« plague
have been of!!' tally reported of these
four are Europeans, snd th« others col
ored person» Th« < orps« of a colored
person who died of th« disease war
found today
America Must Pay Higher Dutlss.
London. April 9 — According' to the
St. Petersburg correspondent of th«
Dally M til Import dull«« for S’ladl
voat<M h have I e«n ralae I on all Amer­
ican Iron, steel and ma< hlnery
To Provide for the Indemnity.
No Verdict In Jolmst Caso.
Rhanghal, April *
The China as-
so' latlon has cabled to Ixvndon to pro­
test against the proposal to pay ths
c’hlne».. Indemnity by sn In. rose« of
the tariff
The association claims
that although such an Increase la pos­
sibly pra.tb able. It should remain for
future settlement, aa an Increased
tariff Is calculated to deprive the com­
mercial powers of means of r«-lr.«s
for treaty grievances, and la also det
rimsntrl to the eipanalon of trade
Salina. Kan April 9
The first trial
of a jolnlst under the n»» Murrell
law. passed by the last legislature,
which makea It a misdemeanor to be
found In possession of spirituous
liquor, resulted In no verdict here late
last night, and th« jury waa dis
charged
It wss the case of Henry
Stevens and wife whose place waa
raided by the sheriff recently
The
passage of the law was a result of the
temperance crusade started by Mrs.
Carrie Nation.