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Hi liO It n ai t 0 n , , I 1.1 I I " ' 'I J-.ll- I. I.- ! ,1. , m "IT'S A COLD DAY WHEN WE PET LEFT." " VOL. XIII. HOOD IIIVER, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAllCII 21, 1W2. KO. 44. ' HOOD RIVER GLACIER Published Every Friday By 8. F. HLVTIIE. Term, of subscription 1.50 a year when paid In advance. THR MAILS.' The mmll arrive, from Mt. Hood at 10 o'clock a. m. WednfMi.vn and hauirday.; depart, the ame day. at noon. Kor Chenoweth, leave, at t a. m. Tnesdava, Thursdays and Katnrdavs; arrive, at 6 p. m. Fur White Salmon (Wash.) leave dally at : a. m.s arrive at 7;l.i p. m. rrm White Salmon leave, for Fitlda, Cillmer, Trout Lake and (ilrnwood dailv at A. M. KorBin.cn (Wash.) leave, at ;4j p. m ;. ar. rives at 2 p. m. WIETIE. AI HKI. KKHKKAH PEdHKE LODGE, No i 7, 1. O. o. F. MeHa 11 ml and third Mon day. In each month. Miss ItTIB Knthican, N. O. H. J. IUbbibp, Secretary. (1ANBY POST, Ko. lfi, O. A. R.-MeetsatA. J O. I'. W. liali second and fourth Katurdavs of each month at 2 o'clock p. m. All U. A. It. membei. invited to meet with u. J. W. Kiuby, Commander. C. J. Hayes, Adjutant. CANBY W. R. C, No. 1 Meets first Satur day of each month in A. O. U. W. hall at p.m. Mks. B. r'.HuoKMAKK, President, alas. O. L. bTKiNnHiN, Secretary.' HOOD RIVER I.OPfiR No. ICS, A. T. and A M. --Meets Satmduy evening on or before eac h full moon. V. M. Yatks, W. M. C. i. Thompson, Secretary. HOOD RIVER CHAPTER, No. 27, R. A. M. Meets third Friday night of each mouth. K. I- Smith, II. P. A. N. Rahm, Secretary. I100D RIVER CHAPTER, No. 25, O. B. 8. Jl Meets second and foiuth Tuesday even ings of eacu uiontli. Visitor, coidiaily wel comed. Mkh. Mollis C. OLE, W. M. Mas, Mart B. Davidson, Secretary. 01.F.TA ASSKMBI.Y No. 101, United Artisans, Meets Dret and thud W ediu silays, work; aecond and fourth Wednesdays social; Arti sans hall. F. L. l.RuMls, 11. A. Fkkd Coe, Secretary. w AL't'OM A LODGE, No. 30, K. of P.-Mcet. in A. u. V. n. nan every lueBoav nigou C. K, MAKKHAM, U.U. Wis". Haynks, K. of R. 4 8. 11 IVER8IDR LODGE, No. 88, A. O. U. W. Meets hist and third Haiurdavs of each inontli. Frkd Howe, W, M. oko. T. Prather, F inancier. 1DI.EWII.DE LODGE, No. 107, I. O O. F Meeta in Fraternal hull every Thursday Light. L. E. Morse, N. G. , J. L. Henderson, Secretary. TIOOD RIVER TF.NT, No. 19, K. O. T. M., J I meets at A. O. (', W. hall oil the first and third Friday of each monih. Waltkr Gkrkino, Commander. I) IVERSIDE LODGE NO. 40. DEGREE OF I, HONOR, A. ((. 11, W.-.Meets Urn and third Saturdays si 8 P. M. Mrs. E. R. Braoi.ey, C. ot H. LENA Evans, Recorder. HOOD RIVER CAMP, No. 7,702, M. W. A., meets in odd Fellows' Hull the first and third Wednesdays of each month. F. U DAViuaoN, V. C. E. R. Bradley, Clerk. NCIENT ORDER OF THE RED CRORS. A Hood River Lodge No. 10, meet, in Odd Fellow.' hall second and fourth Saturday, in acta month, 7::io o'clock. C. L. Coppi.e, President. i. E. Hanna, Secretary. Q H. JENKINS. D. M. D. DENTIST. ALL WORK GUARANTEED. Office in John Lelund Henderaon'. residence. Hood River, Oregon. TjR. E. T.CARNS. Dentist. Gold crown, and bridge work and all kind, ol Up-to O&ta Dentistry. 1IOOD RIVER OREGON J L. DUMBLE, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Successor to Dr. M. F. Bhaw. Call, promptly answered in town or country, Day or Ninht. Telephone.: Residence, 81 ; Office, S3. Office over Everhart'. Grocery. JOHN LELAND HENDERSON I ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. ABSTRACTER, NO TARY PUBLIC and REAL ESTA'lK AGENT. For 38 year, a resident of Oregon and Wash ington. Has hnd many years experience In Real Estate maliars, as abstractor, searcher of title, and agent, fcatisfnctiou guaranteed or no charge. J F. WATT, M. D. Surgeon for O. R. A N. Co. I. especially cqttipped to treat catarrh of nose and throat and diseases of women. Special terms for office treatment of chronic rat.ee. Telephone, office, 12&, residence, ii pREDERICK & ARNOLD CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS. Estimates furnished for all kinds of work. Repairing specialty. All kinds of shop work. IS hop on State (Street, between Firat and Second. THE KLONDIKE CONFECTIONERY la Hi place to get the latest and best in Confectioneries, Candies, Nuts, Tobacco, Cigar,, etc. ....ICE CREAM PARIX)RS.... W. B. COLE, Proprietor. p C. BROSiUS, M. D. " THYSICIAN AND SURGEON. 'Phone Central, or 121. Office Houra: 10 to U A. M. ; 2 to S and 6 to 7 P. M. H. TEMPLE. Practical Witctmrter I Jeiilir. Mt kng experience enable, me to do the beet possible work, which I fully guarantee, and at low prices. JJUTLKR A CO., C BANKERS. Do a general banking business. HOOD RIVERj OREGON, Q J. HAYES, J. P. Offc with Bone Budhera. Bnainesa will ba ttenJed to at anv t ma. CollvcUon. sila W ill loiaie oa Rood govcromcat laod authaf Valuer or sarauus; EVENTS OF THE BAY FROM THE FOUR QUARTER8 OF THE WORLD. A Comprehensive Review of the Important Happenings of the Past Week, Presented In Condensed Form,. Which li Most Likely to Prove of Interest to Our Many Readera, Prince Henry ban landed on German oil. The cenate ban passed the ship sub sidy bill. The house in working on the rivers and harbors bill. In a collision at Milwaukee between a passenger train and street -car 10 per sons were injured. A life saving crew and seven men it had rescued from a stranded vessel were drowned at Cape Cod. wMmM: 'I" rtlliil! piftr: ; siipBlillllij lmn , : J-V STATE -: ERtSTS . I I TffiS M0NyNE?T IN MIMC3YCF IERVALtANTSONS ....... .. .. .... f .... ' t..L' SOLDIERS MONUMENT ' Two children were burned to death in a fire at Galena, Kan. Ten thousand people participated in a students' riot at St. Petersburg. The blizzard in the Dakotas has spent its fury and the railroads are now opening their lines. Fire damaged the Trinity Episcopal church at Portland to the extent of $12,000. Insurance, 16,000. Pension Commissioner Evans is to be given a more important office. His suc cessor has not yet been chosen. The worst blizzard in years is raging in North Dakota. Japan's foreign trade shows a sub stantial increase. When Flout Was a Dollar a Pound. Only a few years ago flour sold for 1 a pound in parts of Montana, and other provisions were higher. Butter reached $1.75 in Virginia City. When pro visions were forced too high by simu lators, there was a raid and living necessities, especially flour, were taken to a common depot and the "corner" hosted. These stories, and many oth ers that afford more pleasant reading, are found in Wonderland for 1902, published by the Northern Pacific Railway. This book carries hundreds of beautiful Western scenes in perfect ly printed illustrations that the cohUv magazines might be proud of. Send to Charles S. Fee, St. Paul, Minn., for the book. He sends it free, but H ecnts postage is necessary. The United States Breweri' associa tion will hold its annual meetng at Sar atoga June 10, 11 and 12. A three-cent street car fare franchise ordinance passed the Cleveland (O.) city council without opposition. An equestrian clubof nine New York girla has discarded the side saddle and adopted the divided skirt. British naval estimate for the pres ent year provide for an expendituie of 175,000,000 for new warships,. General Gates, of Alabama, predicts that before many years thne aspiring to be editorial writers will be com pelled to pass a severe examination ad to their fitness. A census report on domestic animals shows a total value of 13,200,000,000 for the country. . Iowa leads the states in value of holdings and Texas is first in point of number. Mrs. W. Tod Helmrjtb, president of the New York State Federation of Wo man' Cluhs, defining a true gentleman, aayi polish and repose will not euffne, but kindnos i the real taat. TEST8 NOT SATISFACTORY. Pacific Coast Lumbermen Do Not Agree With tlibbi' Report. Washington, March 19. Senator Foster has been notified by the Pacific Coast Lumber Manufacturers' Associa tion that the testa of fir conducted on a very extensive scale at the Puget Sound navy yard during the past summer are not satisfactory. Secretary Victor H. Iieckman states that at a meeting of the association held at Tacoma, Febru ary 15, the report of Naval Constructor Ilibbs at the Puget Sound navy yard on the timber tests, particularly in Doug las fir, was taken up. The association directed the secretary to notify Senator Foster that the report wag not satisfac tory and did not do entire justice to fir. Experience, it is stated, has proved that Mr. Hibhs' statements with refer ence to the lasting qualities of fir are misleading. The association calls at tention to railroad timbers on the Northern Pacific railway which have been in we 14 years and show little or no signs of rot. Also that it is a well known fact that consumers of lumber purchase fir for porches and outdoor 'O: Cj! 'Zii if . if.'' ?X . . . NW. . v AT OLYMPIA, WASH. work at a very high price in preference to yellow pine, which, it is claimed, rots very quickly. In order to secure a complete and au thoritative test, the association urges Senator Foster to introduce a bill ap propriating a sufficient sum of money to conduct the work in a thorough man ner at some pJnt in the Pacific North west, where exhaustive tests may be made under government supervision. Senator Foster states that while a number of very important timber tests have been conducted from time to time by both the war and navy departments, these reports are contained in volumes that are not accessible to the general public. He is in favor of a condensed report drawn from authorized govern ment tests and under government su pervision which will terve to show not only the merits of fir, but of American woods generally, and such reports to be available for distribution or sale, as is the case with other government docu ments of a like nature. As a rule, the consumer is not well posted with refer ence to the lasting qualities of Amer ican woods, particularly so with refer ence to the relative strength and dura bility of one class as compared with another. Americans' Indemnity Claim. Pekin, March 19. The United States minister, Mr. Conger, has commis sioned Mr.'Bainbridge and Mr. Rags dale (the latter the United States con sul at Tien Tsin) to adjust the indem nity claims of Americans, approximat ing $2,000,000 in gold. Record-Breaking Order for Horse. St. Joseph, 5lo., March 19. One of the largest single orders for horses ever given in the country has been closed with a buyer at the South St. Joseph horse and mule market. The contract calls for 12,0TJ0 horses, to be delivered at the rate of 600 per month for 24 months. While the contract includes many varieties of animals, it is believed that the greater Dart of them are for the nse of the British army in South Africa. Russia Dictates Term, London, March 19. As a condition of restoring the valuable salt heaps at Tang Ku, which were seized last Ang nst, cables the Tekin correspondent of the Times, Russia has extrartcd from Prince Chingv president of the foreign office, a written engagement to employ no foreigners. The Chinese navy and Kuan Shi Kai, governor of Chi Li province and general director of the Pekin-Shanghet-Kwan railroad, will refuse to be bound by Prince Ching'a undertaking. NEWS OF THE STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS OF OREGON. " Commercial and Financial Happenings ol lift. portance A Brief Review of the Growth and Improvement of the Many Industrie Throughout Our thriving Commonwealth Latest Market Report. The 1900 potato crop in Coos county has been nearly all cleaned out. The Lane county Democrats w ill hold their county convention April 5. The Baker City gas plant is to be enlarged and improved to meet the de mand for gas, which is steadily in creasing, i Primaries for Multnomah county were held March 15. Very few Demo crats voted, as there was no fight among their forces. In the Republican ranks the anti Simon forces carried the day. The Polk county Republican conven tion was held at Dallas March 15 and delegates to the state and congressional conventions named and count v officers nominated. No action wag taken in regard to the senatorsliip. 1 The Republicans of Morrow county held their convention at Henpner March 15 and elected delegates to the state and coneressional convention. Resolutions were adouted indorsing Williamson as United States represen tative and pledging its delegates to vo'a against the return of Senator Simon. Construction of a creamery has begun near Myrtle Point. The town of Haines, Union county. has been incorporated. A crusade against gambling hag been inaugurated at Oregon City. The Woodmen of the Wond are building a hall at Dusty, Benton county. .. Several men ' la""Salem have been found to have registered in more than one precinct. The regular election of officers for the city of Florence for the ensuing year will be held April 1. Nearly 13 inches of rain fell at Grants Pass during February, which breaks the record for anv one month.. The town council of Prairie City has passed an ordinance prohibiting the use of tobacco in all public meeting places. From March 1, 1901, to March 2, 1902, there were 19,600 acres patented from the government to Wasco county. Representative Tongue condemns the move to hamper improvement of Lower Columbia by pitting it against the up per river. Paners throughout the atata report that taxnavera are taking ndvantatrn nf the 3 per cent rebate for prompt pay ment, and the new law is meeting gen eral approval. The market for Oregon prunes in the East is improviong. Every pound shipped this past year has been dis posed of, .and dealers say the could have sold more had they had them. H. V. Gates, promoter of the pro posed telegraph and telephone line from Ashland to Lakeview and other points has filed an application with the Lake county court for a right of way along the public highway. PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat Walla Walla, 6565Kc; bluestem,6666c; Valley, 6565)ie. Barley Feed, $20021.; brewing, f Zl21.50 per ton. Oats No. 1 white, f 1.1601.26; gray, $1.10(31.20. Flour Best grades, $2.803.40 per barrel; graham, $2.502.80. MUlstuffs Bran, $19 per ton; mid dlings, $21; shorts, $21.50; chop, $17.60. Hay Timothy, $12 13; clover, $7.50(38; Oregon wild hay, $56 per ton. Potatoes Best Burbanks, $1.1001.25 per cental; ordinary, 7080c percen tal, growers' prices; sweets, $22.28 per cental. Butter Creameryi 2530c; dairy, 1822fc'c; store, 13015c. Eggs 14c for Oregon. Cheese Full cream, twins, 130 13)c; Young America, 14015c; fac tory prices, 101 Kc less. Poultry Chickens, mixed, $4,009 6.00; hens, $5.0008-00 per dozen, 110 12Ke per pound; springs, 11012c per pound $304k' per dozen ; ducks, $506 per dozen; turkeys, live, 12013c, dressed, 14018c per pound; geese, & 07 per dozen. Mutton Gross, 4c per pound ; dress ed, 77 Wc per pound. Hogs Gross, 5c; dressed, 6X(J7c per pound. Veal 808K for small; 707K for large. Beef Gross, cows, S4c; steers, 44Xc; dressed, 6Jf!07)ic per pound. Hops 12013o per pound. Wool Valley, 13015c; Eastern Ore gon, 801!)ie; mohair, 2121Ke per pound. Miss Shaw, of St. Louis, is to paint the portrait of Queen Alexandra this summer. St. Louis fair managers are informed that King Menelik of Abyssinia may accept an invitation to visit the expo sition. Joseph Devlin, niw touring the United States in the interest of the United Irish League, has been elected to the British parliament from North Kilkenny. The Lackawanna railroad will 'pen sion old employes. Senator Stephen A. F.lkina' son gold a tract of coJ land to his father and made $12,000 by the deal. Minister Wo, violently denounced James D. Phelan, former mayor of San Francisco, in a New York hotel for the latter' opposition to Chinese immigra tion. Thirteen young men have been con victed of the murder of Jack Osborne In Russell county, Ya., last Christmas and sentenced to the penitentiary for 18 years each. SKYSCRAPERS IN DANGER. Their Steel Framework, Say Chicago Man, I Rapidly Corroding. Chicago, March 18. "The steel framework in many of the big build ings in the business district of Chicago is corroding, making them very danger ous. It is only a question of a few years when those buildings will fall to the ground." This statement was made by General William S.Smith, at the 35th annual dinner of the Chicago real estate board. He added "that the steel framework of some of the skyscrapers is in the condi tion stated is nothing short of a public outrage." ' The epeaxer explained that his state ments w ere based on personal observa tions and investigations. "The steel framework imbedded in concrete will last 2,000 years," he said, "but the steel framework In many of the big buildings is left free to the ac tion of the air and gases which circu late through the tile and a space about the steel. The owners of these struc tures have the steel painted with oil, "Hiis cil will withstand the corroding process about three years. Then begins the corroding of the steel and within a few years your skyscraper will fall.? The speaker said that the elevated road structures would ' not withstand the corrosion. He asserted that within 10 years they would be dangerous and within 20 years out of service. The corrosion of one-fifth of the thickness of the steel framework of the structure, he said, would render them incapable of bearing their own weight. BOSTON CELEBRATE8. To Commemorate Evacuation of the City by British Troops. Boston, March 19. The 12Gth anni versary of the evacuation of Boston by the British was celebrated in South Boston by the unveiling of a monument erected on the breastworks of the Colo nial army on Dorchester heights. This monument was erected by the state of Massachusetts, as a memorial to the valor of the New England militia and the military genius of Washington. A military parade preceded the ceremony, and following it Senator Henry Cabot Lodge delivered an eloquent historical oration. Rear Admiral Schley rode in the pro cession with Mayor Collins. The mon ument, which is of white granite, bears the following inscription written by President Eliot, of Harvard: - "On these heights, during the night of March 4, 177ti, the American troops besieging Boston, built two redoubts, which made the harbor and town un tenable by the British fleet and garri son. On March 17 the British fleet, carrying 10,000 effective men and 1,000 rofugees, dropped down to Nantucket Roads, and thenceforth Boston was free. A strong British force had been ex pelled from one of the Unitod Ameri can colonies." SAGASTA COMMISSIONED. Queen Regent of Spain Call Upon Him to Forir a New Cabinet Madrid, March 18. The queen regent has commissioned Senor Sagasta to form a new cabinet. The qneen regent only called upon Senor Sagasta to re construct the ministry after she found it impossible to induce the various sec tional leaders to attempt the formation of a coalition cabinet. The pope has appealed to her majesty not to permit the recent decree obliga ting religious congregations to comply with the law of associations to be pnt in force. The decree becomes operative March 21, so the new cabinet will be early confronted with a question admit ted to be extremely difficult to settle. On account of various threats regard ing the fomentation of disturbances, the mininstry of war has directed the soldiers who have recently completed their terms of service to remain with the colors. Lyddite a Boomerang. London, March 18. The extraordin ary effect of lyddite has been revealed by the statement that during the recent experiments with the hulk of the old battleship Belle Isle, shells containing that explosive refracted fragments upon the attacking vessel 400 yards distant. Other fragments dropped close to a gun boat 2,000 yards abeam of the line of fire. The deduction drawn is that when lyddite is used there is danger for a friendly vessel at least 2,000 yards away. The Outlook compares lyddite with a boomerang and points out that to be of any service it must be dropped right on board a hostile vessel, as, "if the projectile does not hit the right place, it will fly back and slay the slayer." Admiral Howell Retires. Washington, March 18. Rear Ad miral John A. Howell, president ot the naval retiring board, and, next to Ad miral Dewey, the ranking officer of the navy, has reached the age of 62, and, in accordance with law, has been placed on the retired list. Commandant Cellier Captured. Pretoria, March 18. Commandant Celliers, of the Kroonstad, Orange Riv er Colony, commando of the Boers, was among the prisoners captured by the British recently in the Heilbron dis trict. The Danish Treaty. Copenhagen. March 18. The preei dent of the landthlns. Dr. Matsen, who is opposed to the sale of the Danish West Indies to the United States, seems inclined to delay consideration of the treaty. He has called the first meet ing of the landthing for March 1 9. The press criticises his attitude, on the ground that the delay is considered dis courteous to the United States. It is thought a few of the president's own paity will support the government. Anc tnt Celtic Baal Unearthed. London, March 18. A remarkable discovery has been made in the county Mayo, Ireland, where a wooden boat, believed to be nearly 2,000 years old, has been dug np by some laborers, The boat is a beautifully carved truck of an oak tree. It is 46 feet long and shows absolutely no signs of decay The wood was so hard that hatchets made scarcely any impression on it. Excursions are now being organized to view this relic of Celtic handicraft, which will shortly be takes to the Dub lin niQstnm. FOR SHIP SUBSIDY SENATE FINALLY DISPOSES OF THE MEASURE The Final Vote was 42 to 31 in Favor of the Measure An Amendment Limiting the Expenditures to $9,000,000 a Year was Lost Foreign Built Ship Shall Not Par. tlcipate In the Benefit. Washington, March 19. After pro longed debate, the senate has passed the ship subsidy bill, the final vote upon the measure being 42 to 81. Four Republicans voted against the measure and one Democrat for it. Some amendments to the bill were adopted, but they were all agreeable to those in charge of the measure, the friends of the bill voting down all other amendments. With the excep tion of amendments offered by Allison and accepted by Frye, limiting the time of the operation of contracts made un der the provisions of the bill to July 1, 1920, and providing that the amount of the expenditure under the mail sub sidy paragraph shall not at any time exceed $8,000,000 annually, none of the amendments agieed to materially affected the Mil as it was reported from the commerce committee. The vote noon the amenrlmonta v.. gan at 3 o'clock, and such a flood of inem was ottered that a final vote upon the bill, as amended, was not reached until just before 6 ofojock. Amend ments offered by Vest, providing for "free thips" and for the application of the provisions of the anti-trust law rn the shipping industry. I was the amendment nrotvuMut hJ Patterson, providing thnt no ri,in.,un person should be a member of the ciew a subsidized vessel. Pettus offered i amendment providing that the total penditure under the bill should not exceed $9,000,000 iu anv vear. It ,. adopted in committee of the whole, but later in the senate was rejected by The senate acrew. tn ATI nirifinrf niant offered by Snootier nrfiVifi mi that pam. gross should have power to amend or repeal tne act, without impairing any contract made under its authority. Hanna offered and the senate adopted three amendments applying directly to the acquisition ly J. P. Morgan and his associates of the Leyland line of British ships. They provide that no foreign built ship shall participate in the) proposed subsidv. tlml the act shall be construed to prevent American citizens or corporations from holding or operating foreign ships in the ocean carrvimr trade and ihiUn foreign built ship of any line thus ac- quirea ny American citizens shall be admitted hereafter to American reo. Istry. " PHILIPPINE COMMERCE. Import and Fxport of the Island Ar Both Showing Marked Increase. Washington, March 19. The insular division of the war department has prepared for publication an extract from its regular monthly bulletin of the commerce of the Philippines, com paring ine eignt months ended August 31, 1901, and 1900. It is shown that the total vnl r merchandise imported during the eight months ended August 31, 1901, was $19,618,696, against $14,680,457 for the same period of 1900; and the total value of merchandise exported during the eight months ended Augusts, 1901, was $16,935,405,against $15,928,015 for the same period of 1900. The imports show an increase of SR per cent during the period of 1901 as compared with the same period of 1900. in tne exports there was a 6 per cent increase in favor of 1901. The i mnnrtfl from the United States, exclusive of gold and silver, during the eight months of 1901, was $2,470,050, being an increase of 64 per cent over the same period of the preceding year, wniie me export figures show $1,900. 687, or a slight increase in favor of 1VU1. The Import figures show a train of nearly $1,000,000 on foodstuffs and in manufactured articles of nearlv 14.00ft.. 000 for the eight months of 1901. Agri cultural exports for the period men tioned show a slight increase during 1901, the show ing for this period being $14,539,887, of which amount $9,436,- 6bB is accredited to hemp, the leading article of export. The exDort $1,709,169 in manufactured articles for tne period of 1901 nearly doubled those of 1900, while products of the mines and forests show a decided In. crease over 1900. Particular of New Russian Loan. Berlin. March 19. The narticnlara of the new Russian loan were pub lished here'today. The loan amounts to 933,000.000 marks, of which 800.- 000,000 marks is issued now at 4 per cent. 1 he loan covers Russia's portion of the Chinese indemnity. It is offered for subscription in Germany, Holland ana rtussta. Plot to Destroy Warship. Vienna, March 19. A sensation has been caused here by the discovery of a plot to destroy the Austro-IIungary warships Habsbnrg and Arpad, which are stationed at Pola. A large quantity of dynamite wag recently stolen at Trieste, and the government has been informed by an anonymous letter that the Habsburg and Arpad were Imper iled. The vessels have since been rig idly guarded. Spate Issues Eight-floor Day Decree. Madrid, March 19. The Gazette to day publishes a decree establishing an eight hour day for all working people in the state domains and in the state mines, workshops, etc. Trops Leave for Hani. Norfolk, Va., March 19. The troops which have been on duty here during the strike of the street car men left for their homes today. Shonld there l trouble, the military will be returned and held nntil the disturbance is over. Several men went to work today. BATTLE OF AGUA DULCE. Eight Hundred Men on Both Sides Reported to Have Been Killed. Colon, Colombia, March 17. The following report was obtained from the government troops, which arrived here yesterday from Bocas del Toro: Upon finding the revolutionary attack upon Agua Dulce, February 23, to be irresistible, owing to the enemy's su perior numbers, their artillery and their supplies of ammunition, General Castro tried to retreat to David and Chiriqui, which towns were known to be hard pressed by the revolutionists under Quintero and Perez. This is a long and tiresome march of over 200 miles. Shortly after leaving Horcon itos a small body of government troops was met. These men reported that Colonel Luquehad been killed in battle and that the revolutionists were in pos session of David. General Castro, therefore, decided to try to effect the difficult march across the mountains to Bocas de Toro. The march occupied 17 days, during the last five of which bananas were the only obtainable food. Drinking water was plentiful. General Castro's soldiers report that 800 men were killed on Doth sides dur ing the fighting at Agua Dulce. The revolutionists lost 550 and the govern ment forces 250 men. It is alto said that the Indian chief, Lorenzo, and his half-caste Indians participated in the attacks and killed many of the govern ment soldiers with machetes. The ritle fire ouring the Agua Dulce battle was deadly and persistent. The din of the rifles was so great that the can non fire coujd not be heard. The slaughter and massacre at this battle are described as something awful. The government is confident that the revolutionists are still unable to take either Colon or Panama. Reinforce ments will doubtless arrive here from the interior. Colonel Uribe, cousin of General Uribe-Uribe, was killed in the battle of Agua Dulce. FIGHT AN OLD ONE. Charges Against Ambassador Powell Clayton Originated Month Ago. Washington, March 17. The charges against Ambassador Powell Clayton, submitted to the state department, were forwarded to him in order that he may make reply if he cares to do so. It appears that the fight upon the am bassador has been in progress for sev eral months, and he is aware of all that has been done by his opponents up to this point. Now the question is for the first time rained formally as to the propriety of an ambassador or minister engaging inbutiness.'or having -financial inteiests in the country to which he is accredited. It is believed that there is no specific law upon the sub ject, and it is suggested that the deter mining point in this case will lie in the character of Mr. Clayton's invest ments and to the extent which they might seem to tend to influence his am bassadorial actions. Mexican Official Not Interested. City'of Mexico, March 17. Ambas sador Clayton is now out of the city, and his reply to the chaiges against him in connection with the Mealy case cannot be had. The Mexican Herald says that the charge that General Clay ten is interested in Mexican mines is simply puerile, and can only have been introduced to throw doubt in the eyes of the public who may fail to see the absolute lack of connection between the fact in question and the act of which Mr. Mealy complains. It is not true, the paper continues, that Mexican offi cials are interested in these mines with General Clayton. Fatal Explosion In Powder Mill. Cleveland, O., March 18. An ex plosion in the powder mixing depart ment of the Fairmonnt Manufacturing Company early today, resulted in the death of one girl employe, while at least seven other persons were seriously injured. The caiife of the explosion is not known. The front of the two story frame building was blown com pletely out, and the plant gutted by fire which followed the explosion. The company manufactures railroad torpe does. The pecuniary loss will not ex ceed $10,000. About three weeks ago an explosion similar to the one of today occurred at the torpedo factory. Illinois Bank Robbery. Joiiet, Ills., March 15. Six men early today broke into the Exchange Bank in Minooka, nine miles west of Joiiet, wrecked the safe with dynamite and secured between 12,000 and $3, 000 in cash. Theodore Krine, who heard the explosions, rose from a sick bed and went to warn A. K. Napp, president of the bank. The robbers as saulted Krine on his return and left him gagged. He was not found nntil nearly two hoors after. The robbers escaped on a handcar. Date of Adjournment. Washington, March 15. -Senator Hale, who is a leading member of the senate committee on appropriations and also of the Republican steering commit tee, today expressed the opinion that congress would be prepared to adjourn or the seaFon-about June 10. Contract for English Warship. London. March 15. The British admiralty has contracted with various shinbuildinir companies for the eon- structhn of five first clasa and two third class cruisers and two battleships Bam and Street Cars Burned. St. Louis, March 15. Fire at V30 o'clock this morning destroyed the west barn of the Eastern avenue sheds of the St. Louis Transit Company, to gether with 70 cars. oss. $125,000. Snow Storm la Colorado. ' Ouray, Col., March 17. A terrific snow storm has been raging here since 8 o'clock 1.-st night. Fully 10 inches has fallen, and it is still snowing, w ith no sign of ceasing. During the night the w ind blew at the rate of 60 miles ' an hour, piling the snow into huge drifts. Wagon and stage traffic to the mines and the Red Mountain A Sneffels line have been suspended, the mails going out on horseback this morning. There is great danger from snowslidet that will surely run again. PAY FOR SETTLERS MITCHELL BILL TO REIMBURSE EASTERN OREGON MEN. The Oregon Senator will Try to Obtain Re lief for the People Who Took Up and Im proved Large Tract of Land In Sherman County and Were Afterward Disp-tsetsed by Eastern Oregon Land Company. Washington, March 17. Senator Mitchell has introduced a bill for the re lief of settlers upon the lands of the Eastern Oregon Land Company, ia Sherman county, Oregon. The bill au thorizes the secretary of the interior to investigate and ascertain the reason able value of the lands fettled upon and heretofore claimed by the respec tive persons whose names appear ia senate document No; 8, Ftfty-fith con gress, and senate document No. 240, Fifty-seventh congress, and in which documents are also specifically stated an accurate description of the lands claimed by each of such persons, to gether with the value of improvements thereon, all of said lands being in Sher man county. The value of said lands and the improvements is to be deter mined in all cases where the settlers have been dispossed of their lands as of the date of the ousting of such settlers, respectively, from said lands by either The Dalles Military Wagon Road Com pany or its successor, or the Eastern Oregon Land Company, in accordance with the judgment and decree of the sup'eme court of the United Statos affecting the title to said lands. The secretary of the interior is re quired to ascertain -the dates when these settlers, or any of them, were respectively dispossessed of their lands, and in all cases where such settlers are still in possession of the lands so claimed by them, the value of the same, and of the improvements there on, shall be determined as of the date of the passage of this act. Upon the ascertainment of this information, the secretary of the interior is authorized and directed to issue to said settlers, severally and respectively, a certificate of indebtedness, in which shall be stated the exact amount each one of such settlers is entitled to in accord ance with the ascertained value of such lands and improvements, as provided for by the first section of the act, and on presentation of such certificates, by such settlers, to the secretary of the treasury of the United States, warrants shall be drawn in favor of such settlers for the amounts so ascertained to be due by the secretary of the interior, which warrants shall be paid out of any money in the treasury not other wise appropriated. The bill appropri ates an amount sufficent to meet the payment of all such warrants so drawn. In the event of the death of any such settlers, the secretary of the interior is authorized and directed to ascertain and certify the value of such lands and impr-vements in the name of his leal repesentatives, provided, however, ne assigned claim by any settler shall have any recognition under the provisions of the proposed act. Senator Mitchell had a hearing be fore the senate committee on public lands in favor of his mil to reimburi-a those settlers who paid $2.50 per acre for their lands within railroad lsnd grant limits, and which were subse quently forfeited, at $1.25 per acre. He hopes to secure a favorable report m a -few days. STRIKE IS BROKEN. Trouble Between Freight Handler and Rail road Brought to an End. Boston, March 15. Through the united efforts of representatives of the great mercantile bodies of the city, seconded by the chief executive of tha city, in conference with the recognized leaders of organized labor, the great strike of freight handlers and kindred trades represented in the Allied Freight Transportation Council was broken to night. Fully 20,000 men, who have been idle for four days, will go to work. The settlement is the result of an ex pressed determination of Governor Crane and those representing tha merchants of Boston to bring all possi ble pressure to bear upon the New York, New Haven A Hartford Rail road Company to adopt the rules ia force upon the Boston & Maine Rail road forbidding freight handlers to un load teams except at their own option and risk. All of the old men for whom places can be found will be taken back by tha railroads, but, owing to the suddenness with which the strike was ended and the large number of new men who have been installed, it is likely that many of the old employes will find no yacaacia ready for them at present. Eventually, it is believed, they all will regain their old positions. Teamsters and long shoremen will find an unprecedented demand for their services, and traffic of ail kinds, which has been virtually at a standstill for the past three or four days, will be resumed with a rush. Fir at Montana University. Helena, Mont., March 15. A spe cial to the Independent from Missoula says that Science Hall, at the state uni versity, was practically destroyed by a fire that started about 1:30 o'clock Fri day morning. The hall is the second finest building on the campus, and is worth in the neighborhood of $100,000 although the equipment it contains brings the total value op to a much larger figure. Terrific Volcanic Eruption. Seattle, March 17. A special to the Post-Intelligencer from Juneau, Alaska, says a letter baa been received there from the Greek priest at Kenai, on Cook inlet, telling of a terrific voletyiic eruption in that vicinity about Janu ary 1. The whole side of an unnamed mountain seemed to be split open, and fire and lava were pouring fr.m it. I The village of Kenai was catered with ashes, and the earthquake .which at- ' mpanied the eruption caused several tidal waves, doing eoniiderabla dagnage. I!