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(,it. "IT'S A COLD DAV WHEN WE GET LEFT." VOL. XII. HOOD KIVEIt, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAKCII 1, 1901. NO. 41. HOOD RIVER GLACIER Published Kverjr Friday by 8. V. KLVTHK. r Titiiii o( subscription- M a year when paid , In advance. w THK MA U.K. The mull arrive, from Mt. Huorl at 10 o'clock a. m. W eilnendays and ttaturtlays; departs tha same days at noon. Kr Clienoweth, Iraves at a. m. Tuesday!, Tliumdayi and Saturdays: arrive at 6 p. m. For Yi hue bahruni (V nh.) leafi-s dally at :48 a. m.: arrives at 7:1ft i. m. From While Watmnii leaven for Fnlda, (illinar, Trout Lake and (ilenwood daily at 8 A. M. ForHiriKen (Wath.) leave at o:a p. in.; ar rlvea at 2 p. m. HIM IKTIK4. I Al'KhL Kr.HKKAII J'Ki.HKE I.OIMiK, No II 7, I. O. O. F. Meets liriit and third Mon days lu each month. Mihn Katr Divkkfout, N. 0. II. J. IUrbard, Keeroiary, (1AN-BV POST, No. IS, O. A. K Mcetn at A. j (). U. W. Hall second and fourth Katurdava of each month at 2 o clo k p. in. All U. A. a. members invited to meet with us. T. J. (unking, Comiuandor. J. W. Rioby, Adjutant. 1 AN BY W. R. C, No. 18-Meets nrst Satin J day of each month in A. (). li. W. hall at 1 p. m. Mug. B. F. Hiiiikmakkh, President. Mm. 1,'rsi i.a l)i'KK, Secretary. . nOOl) K1VF.R I.OlKiE, No. KB, A. F. and A. M.Mecu Saturday evening on or befor each full moon. A N. Kihm, W.M. AF. Batkiiam, Secretary. ' HOOD RIVKR CIIAFTKK, No. J7, R. A. M Meets third Friday uixht of each Biontb. F. C. BroBils, H. P. H. F. Davidson, Secretary. 1 10O1) RIVKR ('HA PTE R, No. A O. E. 8. Jl Meets second and fourth Tuesday even Iiiki of each month. Visitors cordially weU corned. Mkh. Eva B. llitsia, W. M. 11. F. Davidson, Secretary. 0T.ETA ASSEMBLY, No. 103, United Artisans. Meets second Tuesday of each month at Fraternal hall. F. 0. Dbohu'S, M. A. D. McDonald, Secretary. WAUCOMA l.OIXiE, No. SO, K. of P. Meet In A. O. U. W. ball every Tuesday nlirht lKiRKANl r hMITH, C. C. Frank L. Davidson, K. of K. i S. ' . 11IVEKH1DE l.OlitiE, No. 68, A. O. II, W. Jl Meets first and third Saturdays of each) month. N. C. Evans. M. W. J. F. Watt, Financier. H. L. Howe, Recorder. IDI.EW'ILDE UilMiK, No. 107, I. O O. F. Meets in Fraternal hull every Thursday DIgnT. A. U. u ETCH JEL, IN . U. J. . E. Hanna, Secretary. HOOD RIVER TENT, No. 19, K. O. T. M.. meets at A. O. U, W. hall on the first and third Fridays of each month. J. E. Rand, Commander. KIVKRSIDK I.OIMJK NO. 40, DEGREE Of HONOR, A. O. U. W.-Meeta first and third Saturdays at 8 P. M. M hh. gkorqia Rand, C. of H. Mrs. Chas Clark b, Recorder. SUNSHINE SOCIETY Meets second and fourth Saturdays of each mouth at I O'clock. Miss I.kna Snkll, President. Miss Uarrii Butlkr, Secretary. JyJ F. SHAW, M. D. Telephone No. 81. All Calls Promptly Attended Office npstatra over iverhart'a store. All calls left at the oltlce or residence will bo promptly attended to. JOHN LELAND HENDERSON ATTORN EY-AT-1.W, ABSTRACTOR, NO TARY I'l-HI.IC and REAL ESTATE AUKNT. For 23 years a resident of Oregon and Wash InKton. 'Ha had many yearn exierieuce in Real Estate matters, as abt'actor, searctier of titles and agent. SnliKfucliou guaranteed or no charge. J F. WATT, M. D. Burgeon for O. R. A N. Co. Is especially equipped to treat catarrh of nose and throat and dint-awes of women. Special terms or ottice treatment of chronto cases. Telephone, office, 125, residence, 45. LJ J. FREDERICK CARPENTER AND BUILDER. Estimates furnished for all kinds of work. Repairing a specialty. Allkindi of shop work. Shop on State Street, between First and Second. 4 pAPERHANGING, KALS0MIN1NG, ETC. If your walls are sick or mutilated, call oa K. L. ROOD. Consultation free. No charge for prescrlav tlons. No cure no pay. Office hours (run S A. M. till 6. P. .V., and all n iK tit if necessary. C0N0MY SHOE SHOP. PRICK LIST, Men's half soles, hand sticked, nailed, best, 75c; second, 60c; third, 40c. Ladies' hand stitched, 75c; nailed, best, f0c; second, 35. Best stock and work in Hood River. C. WELDS, Prop. IE KLONDIKE CONFECTIONERY Is the place to get the latest and best ia Confectioneries, Candies, Nuts, Tobaco, Cigars, etc ....ICE CREAM PARLORS.... COLE & GRAHAM, Props. p C. BROSiUS, M. D. " PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. 'Phone Central, or 121. c Office Hours: 10 to 11 A. M. ; 2 to S and 6 to 7 P. M. T. HOOD SAW MILLS Tomlixson Bros, Props. c FIR AND PINE LUMBER Of the beet quality alwas on hand al prices to suit the times. gUTLER A CO., BANKERS. Do a general banking business. HOOD RIVER, OREGON. JyJ A. COOK CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER Hood Rivib, Oregon. Estimates Furnished. Plans Draws Q J. HAYES, J. P. Office with Geo. T. Prather. Bnslnesi will bo attended to at any time. Collections made, and anv business given to us will be attended to speedily and results made prossptly. Will ' local on good government lands, either tim beror farming.. We are in touch with the U. lld office at The Dallea. UivousaoaU. IK OFI IEK crom All Parts of the New World and the Old. "if INTEREST TO OUR MANY READERS '-omprthenjlvt Review of the Important !ly penings of the Put Week In a Condensed Form, The Morgan steel combination was incorporated. Fifty men lire imprisoned in a turn iug mine iu Wyoming. A Topeka carpenter was shot dur ing a raid on a wholesale Iiquoi house. Dewet' retreat from Cupe Colony was checked by the Orange river flood. Insane Uniontown, Wash., mother who threw her six children into a well strangled them firt. Mrs. A 1 Taylor was drowned in Ya quina liny in an attempt to keep her husband from falling out of a boat. The Castagnoliau theater at Catania, Sicily, was destroyed by fire. Two persons were killed and many were injured. Clyde Vaughn, the Jefferson youth who made a murderons assault npon a girl with an ax, was sentenced to seven years in the peniteutiaiy. Dr. Charles P. Aniet, once a colonel in the United States army and a par ticipant in the early campaigns iu the West, died at Waukegan, 111., aged 88 years. A fire in a residence situated in the poor quarters of Birmingham, England, rosulted in six men and women being burned to death and four dangerously burned. Frank H. Hamilton, convicted at Minueaphs of manslaughter in the first degree, was sentenced to seven yearit' bard labor at the state penitentiary at Stillwater. "Russia is in dire need of money immediately," says the Petersbuurg correspondent of the London Daily Mail, "and M. de Witle will be com pelled to negotiate a loan. William Hililet, a mner employed in the Revenue tuunel, near Brecken ridge, Colo., was overwhelmed in a snowBlide in Geneva gulch. Search ing parties recovered his body. 11 was fiom Johnstown, Pa. The importation of a force of Portu gese workmen to take the places ol Spanish strikers at Vigo, Spain, led to a disturbance. The l'ortugese were Btoned and shots were fired. Gend armes were compelled to interfere to restore order. The manifestations against the cleri cals of Oporto, Spain, continue. The police are doing everything possible to overcome the disorder. A crowd as sembled before the home of the consul of Brazil, who was obliged to appear on the balcony with his wife. They were loudly acclaimed. The police dispersed the manifestants. A few ar rests were made. Government buildings were burned at lba. Insurgent general Vinegra was cap ture at Cavite Viejo. Germany is likely to be involved in a tariff war with Russia. Execution of Cliih Siu and Hsu Cheng Yu has been ordered. The war department will dispatch two transports from Portland, Or. Colonel Robert Pollock, U. S. A., retired, died at Cornelius, Oregon. Kitchener reports summary of large losses inflicted on Boers up to Feb. 18. The draft of the British decision on the canal question is being drawn up. The Nicaragua oanal bill is not likely to be reached in the senate tiiis week. It is reported from a Boer source that General Delarey has been cap tured. A Washington mother, in a fit of insanity, drowned her six children In a well. Governor Geer, of Oregon, has signed the bill prohibiting nickel-in-the-slot machines. The imperial edict regarding punish ments has been delivered to powers. It meets requirements. News of the loss of the Pacifio Mail steamer Rio de Janeiio caused a pro found sensation in London. Dewets' commando has been routed by 1'lumer. Forty prisoners and all of bis artillery were captured. Mrs. Louise Dryfoos, wife of a well known liquor dealer of Seattle, Wash., coiomitled suicide by shooting herself with a 45-daliber revolver. Transport Solace arrived at San Fran cisco from Manila with six oflicerj and 17 piivates sick and wounded. She brought 13 military prisoners. John II. Mitchell was elected United States senator from Oregon, Saturday night at 12:20. It was the 25th ballot of the day and the 63d of the session. Ot' The Taft commission code requires voters in the Philippines to own real estate worth 500 pesos. Ashea Waba, n actress, who attend ed the matinee at the Crescent the ater, in New Orleans, was fined $15 for refusing to remove her hat, in vio lation of the high hat law. The choir of the Messiah Episcopal Church in New York went on a strike because the minister accused them of flirting. RECORD OF 0REG0NLEGISLATURE. BILLS PASSED BY BOTH HOUSES. II. B. 1, amending mining laws. 11. B. 5, times and places of court, Second district. H. B. 19, relating to electric wires on higways. II. B. 20, validating certain marriuges. II. B. 21, penalties for iujuriug or destroying records on publio laudi, II. B. 24, amending law for relief of iuidgi-ut soldiers. H. B. 2(1, reorganization of Oregon Nati.ual Guard. Jl. B.- 27. uniform system of mine bell siguals. II B. 88. appropriation $1,000 for Soda Springs. It. B. 89, relative to taxation of personiil propeity. II. B. 44. to aid Orenou Historical Society. 11. B. 54, amending Bancroft bonding ai t. II. B. 59, punishment for poisoning domestic animals. II. B. (12, consolidating otliees in .Multnomah county. II. B. 03, providing for building bicycle paths. II. B. 65, providing extra clerical aid for state tieaHurer. II. B. 60, fixing witness' fees itiMullnomah county .coroner oases. 11. B. 71, repainting surety companies. , II. B. 78, providing for election of toad supervisors, II. B. 88,. regulating purchase of public supplies. II. B 97, publio bidding for county supplies. II. B. 100, protection of labels and trademarks. II. B. 102, to prevent coercion and iuitmidation of voters. 11. B. 108, for collection of road poll tax and manner working roads. II. B. 110, protection of forests, game and wild fowl. H. B. 118, duty of surveyors iu establishing boundary lines. II. B. 121, duties of state suoeriuteudeut of public instruction. B. 132, amending trespass law. B. 120, amending law in relation to kidnaping. R. 128, amending law authorizing fumUbiug of publio records. B. 144, protecting copyrighted plays. B. 146, relating to mining claim locations. B. 149, providing punishment for desecration of American flag. B. 171, appropriation for eneral expenses of state. H. B. 172, providing for domestic it rigatiou. H. B. 177, reserving oyster beds in Netarts bay. II. B. 178, regulating dishiuineut proceedings. 11. B. 179, regulating fishing on Alsea river and bay. II. B. 183, regulating recording of chattel mortgages. II. B. 187, relative to service ot citation. H. B. 188, primary election law for Multnomah county. II. B. 189, abolishing separate boird of comuiissiouers for Multnomah county. - , H. B. 200, inoieasing salary of deputy clerk of Malheur. H. B. 205, providing for collection of road poll taxes. II. B. 208, declaring certain thoroughfares to be county roads. II. B. 217, protection of oysteis and lobsters. II. B. 219, propagation and protection of salmon. II. B. 225, relating to final accounts of administrators. H. B. 229, providing for standard weights of produce. II. B. 237, fixing Multnomah-Columbia boundary line. II. B 249, fixing salary of certain county tieasurerg. II. B. 200, appropriation for state departments. II B. 202, providing manner of selling state lauds. H. B. 274, relative to Eastern Oregon District Agricultural Socletis. H. B 275, relative to Southern Oregon District Agricultural Societies. If. B 2S0, annexing panhandle to Baker county. II. B 286, compensation of Lane county officers. II. B. 292, extending time for construction of Siuslaw & Eastern Railway aV Natigation Company liue. H B. 294, making Vancouver avenue a county road. B. 295, punishment for mutilation of hides of cattle. B. 290, fixing compensation clerk of supreme court. B. 311, increasing salary judge of Malheur county. B. 313, increasing salary jndgeBaker county. B. 846, detijiuiff duties of attorney-general. B. 848, appropiratiou for payment of claims against the state. B. 347, general appropriation bill. H. B. 349. authorizing city of Portland to levy tax for Oriental fair. S B. 1, providing for expression of choice in seleotiou of United Statet enatois by the people. . S. B. 10, relating to drawing of juries. 8. B. 13, taxation of goods, merchandise, etc., in cities and towns. S. B. 23, increasing efficiency of public schools. S. B. 29, authorizing Portland to dispose of market block. 8. B. 37, tor publication of revised code. S. B. 88, fixing fees county officers iu Multnomah county. S. B. 44, sessions of circuit court in Seventh district. S. B. 50, declaring utiuavigable streams highways. S. B. 61, selection and sale ot state lands S. B. 62, relative to meeting by state uuiversity regents. S. B. 63, food and dairy commissioner act. S. B. 64. amendiug code relative to Multnomah judges. S. B. 72, relating to actions in justice courts. S. B. 75, providing vestibules for ftreet cars. S. B. 79, amending act creating Wheolor county. S. B. 84, monument fund for Second Oregon volunteers. (Houses disa gree over amendments. Bill faiU.) S. B. 80, creating office of state bacterioloigst. S. B. 88, preventing unlawful interference with te'egraph or telephone wires. S. B. 97, appropriating $3,000 for state fair premiums. S. B. raising salary of supreme court reporter. S. B. 193, authorizing district and high schools. S. B. 108, providing for soalp bounties. S. li. 112, providing bounties for destruction of fish destroying animals. 8. 1!. 114, relative to directors in corporations. S. B. 110, relating to school lands. S. B. 126, auditing claims against the state. S. B. 130, providing for care of orphans and foundlings. S. B. 137, creating office of auditor of Multnomah county. S. B. 188, defining liability of owners of vessels for damage. S. B. 142, requiring doposit of cancelled warrants with secretary of state S. B. 146, ielating to location of mining claims. S. B. 162, providing additional compensation for governor. S. s. s. s. s. li. 171, incorporating port of Portland. B. 173, enacting Torrens law system of title registration. B. 174, providing for fish hatcheries. B. 179, limitiug priuting of biennial reports state officers. B. 180. amen ling Australian ballot law. S. B. 189, relating to filing of reports by state officers. S. B. 190, relative to Oregon Soldbr-i' Home. S. B. 191, primary law for Multnomah county. S. B. 190, fixing salary of superintendent of schools in Wheeler county. S. B. 197, mending law regarding to transfers of stocks of goods. S. B. 201, uniform system for taxation of property. B. 202, acceptance by state of curtain lauds. B. 206, incorporating city of Portland. B. 209, prohibiting saloons within 800 feet of school buildings. B. 210, regulating sale of liquors near mines. S. B. 216, amending law relating to prosecuting attorneys. S. B. 220, fixing salaries of certain offioei's in Baker, Malheur and Clat sop counties. " S. B. 221, charter commission for Portland. S. R. 227, providing water for state institutions. S. B. 23, method of building branch railroad lines. S. B. 234, fixing salary certain comity treasurers. S. B. 238, appropriating $35,000 for Pan-American exposition. CHARTER BILLS. Enterprise, Myrtle Point. Med ford, St. Paul. Tillamok Citr. Coonille. Salem, Butteville, Antelope, DUlas, Glendale, Alkali, Oalkand, Burns, Stay ton, Cottage Grove. Granite. Bonanza. Lebauin. Prairie Citv. Whitner. Nnha. lera, Vernoni t, John D.y. Lone Rock, Joseph, Ashland, Newburg, Philomath, Suverton, Smnmerville, Elgin, Sumpter, Mitchell, Falls City, Alnany. Happner. Wasco, Grass Valley, Sheridan. Milton. side, Astoria, Porttaud. 0 II. B. II. B. II. B. H. B. II. B. 11. B. H. B. li. B. H. B. II . P. II. B. . II. B. SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR. 2, establishment and maintenance of school libraries. 4, appropriating $45,000 for Oreogn Agricultural college., I I, relative to property bidding for taxes. 16, amendiug act relating to county courts. 18, Time of holding courts in First judicial district. 25, appropriating $47,000 to Oregon State university. 52, to amend code relating to appeals. III, to reimburse Oreeon volunteers for clothiug money. 178, to regulate disbarment proceedings. 180, for payment of scalp bounty warrants. 203. appropriating money for legislative expenses and deficiencies. 833, establishment experiment station at Union, i Pendleton, Vale, Bay City. Condon, Canyonville, Baker City, Roselmrg, Sheridan. Grant s Pass, Yoncalla. Warrenton, Hood River, Cornelius, North Yamhill. Independence. Km HUH E ftl rwcnty-Fifih Ballot Gave Him the Senatorship. HE RECEIVED JUST ENOUGH TO ELECT Republican Minority, the Majority of the Democrats and Few Corbttt Men Were Hit Supporters. Salem, Or., Feb. 24. John II. Mitchell was elected United States sen ator at 12:20 this morning. It was the 25th ballot of the day and the (J8d of the legislative session. The result was reached on the inevitable last bal lot, and was attended by scenes of su preme uproar and enthusiasm on the part of the Mitchell push. On the final ballot Mitchell had 40 votes and Corbett 29. The senator received a minority of the Democratic votes, and these, with the accessions from the Corbttt forces were sufficient Jo elect him. The hauds of the clock hud already pointed to midnight and the clerks were engaged iu checking up the roll call. There was creat excitement and loud calls of the name of Mitchell from the lobby. The first deserter from the Corbett ranks was I emeu way, of Lane. On the previous roll call Mitchell had had 84 votes and Corbett 86. When his name was reached Hemenwny, in the last roll call, with out explanation, responded, John II. Mitchell. The call proceeded to the end, and Mitchell and Corbett were then exactly tied, having 35 votes each. Then McCJueene, of Lane, arose, and with a brief speech changed to Mitchell, putting him in the lead. He was followed by Roberts, of Wasco, who made a short address, saying he had come here with a clean con science, but he thought ft his duty to otect a senator, and he changed to Mit hell. Colvig followed him from tho Hermann ranks, then came Senator Maisters, of Douglas, then Thompson, of Umatilla, Senators Dimmick, Proeb stel, Hume and Hedges. Then there was a paiisa and mighty suspense. Finally Represei tati e Butt got upon a chair anil tried to address the presi dent. The noise and uproar from the lobby were so great that he could not be beard. He inquried if Mitchell at thut time had a majority of the Repub lican votes. There were loud cries of "Yes," and noisy counter cries of "No" from the Corbett rinks. Butt hesi tated for a moment and then respond ed, "Well, it makes no difference. I change to John H. Mitchell." Mitch ell now had 45 votes, within one of the goal. About this time the Multnomah delegation got around Representative Schumann, who had on the 21st ballot changed from Bennett to .Mr. Corbett, and demanded that he prevent a dead lock. While the push was wn s:lii g with the obstinate German-American from Multnomah, Mattoon finally yielded to the importunities of his friends anil arose and changed his vote to Mitchell. This was all that was needed, and the crowd knew it. Pan demonium reigned for many seconds, and the chair made little effort to check it. The clerks then completed the roll and passed it up to Mr. Fulton, who announced that Mr. Corbett had "received 29 votes, Mr. Mitchell 46, and Mr. Bennett 16." The crowd went wild agaiu and fraternized wildly with members, embracing them, slink ing them by the hands, and fairly jumping up and down in their joy. The customary speech was expected from Mr. Mitchell, and there were uproarious demands for him to come forward. He had been in the lobby all the evening watching the progress of the voting and waiting for his cer tificate of election. He was found with no great difficulty and hurried forward through the jostling crowd. President Fulton appointed Brow nell, Roberts and II. A. Smith, of Multnomah, a committee to escort the newly elected United States senator in to the assembly hall, and amid wild cheering, waving of hats, umbrellas and canes, Mr. Mitchell made his appearance. He was met and con gratulated by Mr. Fulton. The Next Problem. Pekin Feb. 24. A representative was Informed by tho foreign ministers today that they think the gravity of the situation is over, but it is expected that difficulties will now arise among themselves when some of the govern ments send their indemnity claims, and particularly is there uneasiness regarding the attitude of Germany, that her claims must be paid in cash before the evacuation takes place. The other ministers recent this, saying it will be impossible for China to pay, as China has not a large reserve, and the customs receipts go to pay dividends upon foimer loans, and it is not prob able that she could borrow a sum of great magnitude. Union Employes Barred. A clause in Oswald Ottendorfer's will bars union employes from a share in $50,000 left the force of the New York Staats-Zeituug. 55 ' Tried to Bribe a Butter Maker. St. Paul, Feb. 24. A sensation was created at today's sassion of the Na tional Creamery Butter Makers' Asso ciation, when W. D. Collyer, of Chi cago, oim of the judges of the butter exhibit, lodged a formal complaint with the executive committee charging a St. Taul butter maker with offering him a $500 bribe. The executive com mittee immediately went into execu tive session, and begun the examina tion of witnesses. ".. . WYOMING MINE HORROR. Fifty Men Imprisoned and Probably Dead In a Burning Coal Mine. Kemmer, Wyo., Feb. 6. A disas trous tire in the Dlainoudvillu i coal mine No. 1 late this evening was at tended with serious loss of life aud great destruction of property. There were 60 miners and 15 horses entombed, but one miraculous escape was made, however, by John Anderson, who was working near the mouth of the level. When he realized the mine was on fire, ne, with tome difficulty, reached the main lead, and, by throwing a heavy overcoat over his bead aud shoulders, pushed bis way through the flames and reached the main load com pletely exhausted and terribly burned, but will reoover. He was taken out by friends. All efforts to succor those farther back hare failed, as the fierce flames drove the rescuers back. That all havs perished is without question. The scenes around the mine were heartrending. Mothers, wives and sweethearts were weepiug aud tearing their hair in terrible agony, and all efforts to calm them proved of no avail. The loss of property will reach an enormous figure, and, as the offi cials are very reticent, the amount aud names of those imprisoned are unob tainable at a late hour. The cause of the fire is at present unknown. The mine has been plugged at the sixth level, about two miles from the mouth. FIRE IN DETROIT. Wholesah and Retail Piano Dealeri Were Burned Out. Detroit, Fob. 26. Shortly after 1 o'clock this morning a fire started in the fourth story of the huildug occu pied by Grinnell Bros., wholesale and retail piano and musical merchandise dealers, 221 and 223 Woodward ave nue, and in an hour the third and fourth floors of the building were com pletely burned out, with the fire still buning fiercely. Grinnell Bros, are state agents for a number of promi nent manufacturers of pianos, and car ried a stock valued at $100,000. The insurance was $60,000. The loss on the Btock is estimated at $50,000, and that on the building, which is owned bv the Wesson estate, will fully equal that amount. Tuomey Bros., dealers in ladies' furnishings, are tenants of a store in the Bame building, and carry ing a stock valued at $20,000. The loss on this is estimated at fully 80 per cent. France's Importation of Coal. Of the 10,000,000 tons of coal France is obliged to import annually, 7,000,000 oomes from England. FLIGHT OF DEWET. Boeri' Retreat Northward it Checked by a Flood feotha Eludes Gen. French. De Aar, Cape Colony, Feb. 20. -(leneral Dewet, accompanied by Mr. Steyn, recroseed the railroad north of Kranskill and south of Orange river station yesterday. The Orange river rose five feet last evening. A heavy rain is still falling, and it is believed to be impossible for the Boers to cross the stream. They are being closely followed by Colonel Tborueycroft, who left here yesterday by rail. Several other columns are converging on Gene ral Dewet. No Peace Proposal. New York, Feb. 20. Charles D Pierce, consul-general for the South African republic in this cily, tonight gave out the following statement: "On the 19th of February 1 cabled to the envoys at The Hague asking them to please cable me if there was any truth in the statement that Presi dent Kruger has asked King Edward for terms of peace; if Mr. Wolverans, the envoy, had written a letter to the Boers in South Africa urging them to surrender, in reply to the above I re ceived the following cablegram: " 'The Hague, February 25, 1901. Newspaper reports regaiding Envoy Wolverans' letter are already contra dicted in strongest terms in European and American diplomatic circles. " 'DE BRUYN.' " " 'Secretary to Envoys.' " "Also the following cable received today: " 'Envoys declare that President Kruger has made no proposals to the British king for terms of peace. " 'DE BRUYN. " Botha Eludes French. Cape Town, Feb. 26. It is reported here that Commandant-General Jiutha, with 2,000 Boers, nas broken away from General French's pursuito in the direction of Komatipoort. Steyn and Dewet Located. London, Feb. 26 A correspondent of the Daily Telegraph at De Aar lo cates General Dewet and Mr. Steyn at Petrusville. He praises the admirable work of Captain N'ormn Naton, a Ca nadian engineer, in protecting a large stretch of railroad. Bom Attacking Richmond. Cape Town, Feb. 26. The Boers are attacking the City of Richmond, in the central part of Cape Colony, and reinforcements have been dispatohed from Hanover rWd. 0 New Chilean Ministers. Valparaiso, Feb. 26. (it it an nounced that these diplomatic changes will take place soon: Minister to Mexico Emilo P.elio, who baa just resigned the portfolio of foreign affairs, and has been replaced by Kamnnd Silva. Minister to Peru B. Mathieu, pres: ent minister to Ecuador. -iister to Ecuador Ricardo Salas. IlffllWH 'j Before Congress Creates Fund for Reclaiming Arid Lands. IT IS WORTHY OF NATIONAL ATTENTION History and Objects of the Newlands Bill In the House and the HanArough . Bill In the Senate. (Washington ltlcr.) Washington, Feb. 20. Many East em people are asking what is this irri? gallon problem now before congress? Is it a legitimate one for the govern ment to consider? Will it benefit the country? Its Western advocstei, regardless of, political affiliations, claim that it is the most important national question today. Eastern legislators, regaidless of party, ais inclined to smile broadly at this assertion. Home-Building. If the internal history of the Ameri can republic is studied carefully, however, the conclusion will be reached that national irrigation, prop el ly wrought out, is likely to shortly come to the front as one of the most important national questions of the day. It embodies, in its truest sense, the question of home-building, and tha American people have been, up to the present time, essentially a nation of home-builders. Homes for Millions. The new homes of the future must be found on irrigated lands. There are, according to accepted government reports, some 74,000,000 acres of rich Western land capable of irrigation if the Western waters are properly con served. Irrigation is not an experi ment in the United Stales. Under ir rigation, yields are very large aud a few acres of this land would generous ly support a family, so that with the arid landa irrigated rural homes would be provided for millions of citizens, waiting and anxious to go upon them. Arid Land Fund. The Newlands bill in the house and the Hansbrough bill in the senate, pro vide for the sotting aside of the pro ceeds from the sale of publio lands in the arid states aud territories as an "arid land reclamation fund," to be used for building reservoirs, to catch the flood waters of Western streams, anil that the cost of such construction shall be put upon the land reclaimed and the laud then offered for sale by the government in small tracts, to buna tide settlers, upon easy terms. Popular Legislation. - ' More people - and a greater diversity of interests than supported the home stead act will come to the support of such a policy. Such legislation would be even more popular than the free home enactments. What other propq Bitiou is lidfore the country upon which labor and capital can better unite and which they can support, hand in hand, without clash or jealousy. Every labor union in the United States which hag discussed the question has unanimous ly supported it; every combination of capital, of whatever sort, which has considered it, has given it unqualified endorsement. Western Homesi Eas'f-p Markets. The opening of the vast area of West ern lan is by irrigation, would provide, cheap homes, certain of returning tub owners a comfortable livelihood. It would create a valuable and growing market for every kind and descri ption of manufactured product and would thus be favored by all classes of manu facturing and commercial interests in the country. It would insure cheaper living in the West which would result in the opening of numberless mining properties whose grade of ore is not sufficiently high to warrant develop ment under present wage conditions. It would create a demand for transpor tation which would bring to its sup port every railroad interest. G. E. MITCHELL. . Valuable Bullion Cargo. New York, Feb. 26. The British steamer Chatton arrived in the harbor yesterday from Tampico, with a cargo consisting wholly of lead bullion con signed to M. Guggenheim's Sons for their smelter at Perth Amboy. The percentage of gold in the lead is valued at $30,000, aud of silver amounts to 520,000 ounces. The whole cargo is valued at between $450,000 and 000. A Negro's Crime. Terre Haute, Iud., Feb. 26. Ida Finklestein, aged 20, a school teacher, while walking through a lonely strip of woods this afternoon from the school house to the interurban line, three miles east of Terre Haute, was assault ed and killed by an tt'nknown negro, who shot her in the back of the head and cut her throat, severing the wlt-d-pipe. After the assault had been com mitted, Miss Finklestein managed to get to a farmhouse, with the blood streaming from her wounds and fell ucouscious at the door. : Inquest on Millwood Murder. ) Leavenworth, Kan., Feb. 26. The Inquest over the killing of Mrs. Rosa Hudson in the joint raid at Millwood last Monday, was held today, and the ' coroner's jury returned a verdict to the effect that she came to her death from a gunshot wound at the hands of per sons unknown to the jurors. No at tempt was made to investigate those who comprised the raiding mob, or , who did any of the shooting in tha joint.-'-- . - . - ; o