Y ambili County Reporter W . ■ ------- 7 — I.'."»!. ■ .JS D. I. AIBURT, Publisher. M c M innville .................. O regon 1HE NEWS 01 THE WEEK Vwnpreheniive Review of the Import ant Happenings of the Past Week Called From the Telegraph Columns. The Republicans elected 19 out of 35 sldermen in Chicago. Admiral Dewey has announced him- eelf as a candidate for president. Genreal French has given up his ehase after the retreating Boers. Boston is agitating the question of prohibition of ringing church bells. The United States building at the Paris exposition will be closed ou Suu- Uy s. Queen Victoria landed at Dublin. Ireland, her first visit to the island in 19 years. A temperance movement has been inaugurated in Mexico, owing to the increase of drunkenness. Admiral Dewey’s collection of curios and trophies, at hie request, will be placed in the Smithsonian Institute. Turkish tower at the Paris expbsition abstructs the view of the United States building and Commissioner Peck lias protested against it. The Vanderbilts and Morgans now have plans almost perfected which will give them absolute control of the coal supply of America. Forty-four young men of Thurston, Or, have petitioned the military board for the organization of a company of the National Guard at that place. The mammoth auditorium in which the Democratic National convention was to have beeu held on July 4, was burned to the ground, entailing a loss of $350,000. At Logansport, Ind., 150 masked men blew up two bridges and burned two toll houses on the Logansport and Butliugtou pil.e at midnight. The road is the only pike in the county, and protests have-been directed against high toll and the alleged bad condition of the pike. The newly organized America! Match Machine Company, a New Jer sey corporation, is about to enter into oompetition with the Diamond Match Company, known as the match trust. The new company does not inteud to confine its attention to the trade of the United States, but will make a vigor ous tight for European trade, through the sale of rights. W. J. Bryan addressed 10,000 people at Tacoma, Wash. War tax will not be reduced at this session of congress. The Puerto Rican bill passed ths senate by a vote of 40 to 81. The public debt decreased $0,000,000 during the mouth of March. A bill was passed to throw open Idaho and Oklahoma Indian lands. The journeymen plumbers of Indian apolis have struck, demanding an in crease iu pay. The legislative council of Trinidad has ratified the reciprocity treaty with the United States. Aguinaldo is iu Singiqaire. Singa pore ]>a]>erH mention the fact and pub lish short interviews with him. The plasterers of Minneapolis have been locked out, pending the settle ment of their dispute as to hours. Pearl harlair, in the Hawaiian islands, will be improved and fortified and made available for naval purposes. Mexico’s army convicts will be abolished by the new secretary of war. Volunteer service is to lie encouraged. The marine hospital service has sent an urgeut request to congress for an appropriation of $500,000 to light plague iu various seajiort towns. The casualties in the Philippine war since January 1, have been: Ameri cana, NN killed, 108 wounded; insur gents, 1,420 killed; 1,453 captured. Greit pre]>arations for war are going on in Russia. All messages in regard to movements of troops are censored and all officers are denied leaves of absence. The Illinois Brick Company, of Chi cago. the brick combine of that city, has tiled with the secretary of state a certificate of increase of capital stock from $10,000 to $9,000,000. The |>arty of scientists under Pro fessor A. Agassis, who left Sau Fran cisco several months ago on an expedi tion to the South Seas, has returned. Thia scientific expedition went first to the Pomotos, exploring the northern part of those islands, a region uever be fore examined by scientists. After refitting the vessel at Tahiti, the re mainder of the Society islands, as well as the Oook, Savage and the islands of the Tonga group were explored. After refitting at Suva, the Ellice, Gilbert and Marshall islands were ex plored and the island of Guam was visited. LATER NEWS. Webster Davis addressed an immense pro-Boer audience in Washington. The Copper Stain mine, in Josephine county, Oregon, was sold for $9,0(10. Cubans have confi 'ence in General Gomez and entreat him not to leave the island. The Edward T. Smith box factory at New York, was destroyed by tire; loss, $250,000. Ex-Governor Pattison, of Pennsyl vania, is wanted for vice-president on the Democratic ticket. Boers claim to have captured 11 guns at Bloemfontein waterworks, instead of seven, as first reported. Building tradesmen in Indianapolis have returned to work, their employers conceding to their demands. Generals in the Philippines are call ing for more troops. They cannot hold the rebels down with the present force. The Boers have succeeded in cutting off General Brabant’s two or three thousand troops from all other British forces. * The 65tn anniversary of the birth of King Leopold, of Belgium, was appro priately celebrated throughout the kingdom. The British North American and West Indies squadron is to be increased by one battleship, two cruisers and several torpedo boats. The body of an unknown young man was found in the Willamette river near Oregon City, with his head entangled in a fish net. It is a case of deliberate suicide. II. If. Pitcher, banker of Oakland, Cal., committed suicide by blowing hie brains out. Pitcher was trustee of au estate valued at $600,000. His I trust was being investigated in court. The United States supreme court de cided the case of Grundling vs. the city of Chicago, involving the validity of the anti-cigaretto ordinance of that city. The ordinance was attacked as unconstitutional. The opinion of Jus tice Peckham held the ordinance not to be unconstitutional. In his addies» at the memorial ser vices held in memory of the late Dr. Isaac M. Wise, at Isaiah temple, Dr. Emil G. Hirsch made an appeal to the Jewish people of Chicago to raise $500,- 000, which is the amount yet required to lift the debt on the Jewish Union College, in Cincinnati. By so doing. Dr. Ilirseh said, the great work which was begun by Dr. Wise, and carried forward by him under difficulties, could be fully accomplished. Emily Coglilan, the actress, died at Stamford, Conn., aged 36 years. Half the'village of Proctorville, Ohio, was destroyed by fire. Loss $200,000. A German scientist has invented a compound which melts iron iu five seconds. Boe s in Natal are becoming active, and an engagement with Buller is im minent. The German flag has been taisyd over the Samoan islands of Upolu, Manono, Apolima and Saru. Captain John Codman, the famou* advocate of free ships an<l free trade, is dead at Boston, uged 86. The statue of Maud Adams will not be admitted to the Paris expositon be cause it is a personal exhibit. At Pittsburg, l’a., a big eight-story department store was destroyed by tire, causing a loss of over a $1,000,000. Another brother of President Steyn, of Orange Free State, was captured at Karee Siding, and is now at Bloem' foutein. The squadron of the United States navy, recently formed in Chinese ; waters, is to have its headquarters at llong Kong. Forty people lost their lives at Austin, Texas, due to an overflow of the Col orado river. Property destroyed ex ceeds $3,000,000. Walter E. Groffe, the defaulting cashier of the Adams Express Company at Dayton, Ohio, who left the city October 6 last, taking with him $3,000 of the corporation’s money, has beeu arrested in San Francisco. The sitution in Ashantee is unchang ed. A CiH'massie runner re|>orts that all the Ashantee tribes are iu arms, the king of Bekwal alone remaining loyal. It is believed that the Ashantee golden stool has been found and that the rising is due to the endeavor of the governor | of the colony. Sir Frederic Mitchell l Hodgson, to take possession of it. The American Plate Mirror Company was chartered at Harrisburg, l’a., with a capital of $50,000,000. This com pany is comjaised of well-known plate glass men, amt is looked upon as the beginning of a determined move on the part of the American plate-glass men to wrest the trade in this country for 1 plate mirrors from foreign nianu- I facturers. Senator Tillman, from the committee I on mines and mining, reported the I Isill providing for the utilization of a | part of the proceeds of the sales of pub lic lands in support of schools for min ing in the public land states. It pro vides for the appropriation of $10.000 annually for the present in each case and the gradual increase of the aiuouut to $20.000. A national congress of mothers is to Gov. Smith, of Vermont, owns a pri xbe held at Lies Moines, la., May 21-25. vate locomotive. It is fitted with lnx- The department of agriculture will nrioua accommodations for eight pas plaut 100.000 rubber trees in the Ha sengers. waiian tslauds. There is a scheme to construct a di At Lady Lansdowne’s concert in rect railroad from New York to Chi cago, saving 300 miles and making London, Mme. Patti is said to have . worn diamonds worth over $1,(8)0,000. the distance in 16 hours. Gen. John J. Elwell, a hero of the As chairman of the tmard of direc tors of the New York Central Railroad, civil war, died at Cleveland, O. His Chauncey Depew draws the snug salary | military service extended from 1861 to , 1866. •f $60,000 anuuallv. DISmOOS FLOOD IN TEXAS Great Dam at Austin Is Car ried Away. THIRTY OR FORTY LIVES LOST Similar to the Johnstown Di«anter— Great Lo$l to Property—Part of the City Inundated. Austin, Apiil 10.—This city is to- Dight iu pitch darkness, with a raging river, one mile wide, swollen far be yond its natural banks, roaring and surging through all the lower portion of the town, having spread death and destruction in its wake. in addition to the vast loss to property iuterests, it is calculated that between 30 and 40 lives have been sacrificed, and the re ports coming in from the tributary country tonight do not tend to improve matters. The flood is not unlike the disastrous Johjistown flood of some years ago, in that a raging river, already swollen far beyond its capaci ty, bore to heavily upon an immense dam spanning a river, breaking it and letting loose a reservoir of water 30 miles long, half a mile wide and 60 feet deep, to aid in carrying destruction down the valleys of the Colorado river. The great dam in the Colorado gave way at noon from the enormous pres sure of water and debris, and with a roar and crash swept the valley below the city, wrecking the immense light and power plant and drowning eight workmen. Last Wednesday night it began to rain very hard at this place, the storm extending north of here along the watersheds of the Colorado river. The precipitation continued until this morn ing, the downfall averaging six inches within an hour. All this vast quantity of waver all along the watersheds of the Colorado river rapidly swelled the current until at 8 o’clock this morning the river, which had been rising steadi ly since last evening, was a raging tor rent. having risen 40 feet within 10 hours. After daylight this morning it be came evident that the situation was serious. The river began to rise so rapidly that it became evident that the dam, power house and conteuts, costing $500,000, were in imminent danger. To add to the danger of the situation, small frame bouses, trees and debris of every description commenced descending the river, and piled up against the upper face of the dam. This weight was augmented every moment until by 10 o’clock there was a mass of debris lodged against the dam which threatened the safety of the structure. In addition, millions of gallons of water, muddy from its long journey, was whirling and plunging to the 60 foot fall, and it was evident that no wall could withstand the^immense pressure. Breaking of the Dam. The crisis came shortly after 11 o’clock, when suddenly, with a leport like the roar of the ocean, a great wedge, 25 feet high, 500 feet wide, and about 8 feet thick, rolled out of the center section of the dam, down the face of the 60-foot fall, deep into the river below. This left a hanging gap iu the very middle of the dam, through which the debris and water fiercely poured, while the flood, already raging, was threatening everything in its path. The released water poured into the power house, catching eight employes at work there, drowning all of them. Within a short time all the valleys to the south and west of Austin were tilled to overflowing with water, and the southern portion of the city, tribu tary to the river, was inundated. Large crowds collected on the river banks, and several persons were swept into the river when the dam broke, but all were saved by boatmen. A crowd of white people, numbering alm nt 30, living just below the dam in tents, were seen at their habitations' just before the dam broke and have not lieen accounted for since. It is generally believed that all of them were swept away. A family of six negroes living iu the valley south of the city are known to I have been drowned. It is estimated that more than 100 i houses have been destroyed, and the , loss to property will be great. The breaking of the dam engulfed the old water company’s plant below the city, j and it is tonight lying 15 feet under ■ water, while the city is in darkness and . without' water. Caused a Serious Train Wreefc. Laredo, Tex., April 10.—The north-1 bound passenger train which left here over the International A- Great North-' ern railway this morning, was wrecked bv the spreading of the rails near Two-i hig, alwint noon. The entire train, ex- J cept the engine, went into the ditch. Mail Agent Sobright was serionsly in jured, and several others seriously hurt. Further details have not been received here. The Rio Grande has come to a stand at 26 feet, without damage to the bridges here, but the waterworks ma chinery-is submerged, and the crops ■ long the river have been destroyed. ri.no and Organ Factory Burned. Chicago. April 10.—Fire today partly' destroyed the piano »nd organ factory' of the M. S. Schur* Copmany, corner Morgan aud Superior street». entailing a lose of $50,000, covet*! by insurance. The cause is thought to have l>een spon taneous combustion. POST SANNAS Boers AMBUSCADE. Captured Valuable Papers aud Plans From the British. Brandford, Orange Free State, April 9.—Burghers who are returning from the scene of the Saunas Post ambuscade (also referred to as Karre and Korn Spruit) furnish interesting details of the occurrence. It appears that when the first retreating British wagon en tered the drift the ambuscaders shouted "Hands np,” removed the officers and let the cart through. The process was repeated several times, until the wag ons arrived in a bunch, when the ruse was discovered and a disorderly tight followed. In one cart were two offi cers, to whom Commandant De wet shouted “Hands up.” One ot them obeyed, whereupon the ohter shot his comrade dead, refused to surrender, and was immediately shot. The burghers lost three men killed and 110 wounded, including a field cornet. Among the wounded was Dutch Mllli- tarv Attache Nix, who received a bul let in the chest. Altogether the Boers captured 389 prisoners throughout the day. The significance of the battle must not be underrated. It was fought by a force of Free Staters, on a flat plain, aud without shelter. The Free Staters are now desirous of marchngon Bloem- fonten, and the Transvaal offices are anxous to emulate the successes of their late allies. All the Southern Boer forces have now formed junctions with the main Boer army, and form a large force of veterans. The burghers, who were prevously short of food, now have plenty. Commandant Dewet sent the British guns, wagons and prisoueis to Winburg. Perhaps of greater importance than the victory is the capture of British secret papers, including maps and plans of 1897, 1898 and 1899, outlining elaborate schemes for the invasion of the Orange Free State and the ,Trans- vaai, and giving a plan for reaching Johannesburg from Mafeking along Dr. Jamieson’s route, amended so as to avoid mistakes. Another gives the plan for a march from Bloemfontein to Krocnstad. Advices from Vienters- berg, Brieska and Kenhardt show the colony is full of rebels. The Kenhardt rebels are marching on Calvinia. and others are on their way to Fourteen Streams. A dispatch box was found at Sannas Post containing oaths signed by Free Staters. The signers have been sent for in order that the general may ex plain the invalidity of oaths under compulsion. APPEAL TO THE POWERS. Preakient Steyn’* Speech to the Free State Raad. Pretoria, April, 9. — In his speech at the opening of the Free State Raad, President Steyn declared that, in spite of the surrender of Bloemfontein, he had not lost the hope of the triumph of the republican cause. The war, he said, was forced upon the Transvaal, and nothing remained for the Orange Free State but to throw in its lot with its sitser republic, in accordance with the terms of the treaty. The war, he continued, was begun with the objectof maintaining the independence secured with the blood of the forefathers of the nation, aud haff been so successful tbat'it had caused the greatest wonder throughout the world, and even to the Boers themselves. After paving a tribute to the memory of General Joubert, Steyn said the Brit ish, notwithstanding their overwhelm ing numbers, were violating the flag ol truce aud the Red Cross, and he was compelled to report the matter to the neutral powers. The president further remarked that the attempt to create dissension amoug the burghers by issu ing proclamations had failed. Refer ring to the correspondence between the South African presidents and Lord Salisbury, Steyn proceeded: "Not only were those efforts made, but the republics dispatched deputa tions to Europe and America to bring the influence of the neutral powers in order to secure cessation of bloodshed, and I greatly desire that these efforts be crowned with success.” GOES Hawaiian TO CONFERENCE. Territorial Bill the House. Passed Roberts Preparing for a Win ter Campaign. AWAITS CLOTHING AND HORSES In th. Mrantlmr, He Will Raise the Helge of Mafeking—Boer. Planned a Mined Ambush. London, April 11.—Britons are now beginning, though reluctantly, to real ize that Lord Roberts is in for a winter campaign, lasting several months. This is the end, in a few words, of the high hopes based upon Lord Roberts’ 'brilliant dash to Kimberley and Bloem fontein. Pieparations are being made to hold Bloemfontein against surprises. Lord Kitchener has been given an important duty, being responsible for the protec tion of the railway while Lord Roberts is waiting for remounts and winter clothing for the troops, whose thin cot ton khaki uniforms and boots are worn out. General Brabant and General Gatacre are both at a standstill. Lord Roberts will probably for some time confine his operations to clearing the Free State behind him of raiders and to the relieving of Mafeking, for which purpose apparentlj’ the English division, now arriving at Cape Town, has been ordered to Kimberley. Lady Sarah Wilson and other Mafeking cor respondents send diaries of the doings there, showing that the Boers have tried, by abandoning their trenches, to lure the beseiged out into a mined ambush. Fortunately, the British en gineers discovered the mine, cut the wire communication and unearthed 250 pounds of dynamite aud war gelatine. What the chances are for an advance to Pretoria may be judged from the fact that only from 6,000 to 10,000 horses are on their way to the Cape, and from the further fact that the military tail oring department only within the last three weeks began making woolen kha ki uniforms. It is said it will take at least two months to provide 200,000 uniforms. Mr. Steyn’s addiess to the Free State raad at Krocnstad 'is confirmed. The Fischer-Wolmarens deputation has full power to negotiate ,or peace, subject to the laad’s sanction. Lady Roberts will remain at Cape Town. The Duke of Westminster, the Duke of Marlborough and Lord Henry Caveudish Bentwick have gone to the front. A MEXICAN LAND GRANT. Refusal to Recognize It May Tead to International Negotiations. Monterey, Cal., April 11.—A paper of considerable international import ance lias just been received from Lon don by Jacob R. Leese, of this city, son of the California pioneer, Jacob P. Leese. The paper is the original grant from the Mexican government, made in 1863, to Jacob P. Leese and others of 18,000,000 acres of land in Lower Cali fornia for colonization purposes. At the time the grant was mad«-, Mexico was in a state of war, which continued practically until after the accension of Diaz to the presidency, and Leese and his associates found it difficult to induce colonists to go there. A further contract was made with the Mexican government, by which Leese paid $100,000 for the land upon the condition that if he failed to colonize because of the war before the expira tion of an alloted time, the government was to return him $50,000 of the amount. • This amount has never been paid, and it is stated that the Mexican gov ernment absolutely refuses to recognize Leese’s claim. J. R. Leese, el<o<t son of Jacob I’. Leese, received a deed from his father shortly before the lat ter’» death, assigning him one-eighth of the entire 18,000,000 acres, and it is this, as well as the $50,000, for which he is fighting. He intends to move at once through the state department at Washington for a recognition of his claim and a restoration of his property aud that of other heirs. by Washington, April 9.—The house, after four days ol debate, today passed the substitute for the senate bill pro viding for a territorial form of govern ment for Hawaii. The bill now goes to conference. The most interesting feature of the days’ proceedings was the attempt of Hill, of Connecticut, to secure the adoption of two amendments, one pro viding for a resident commissioner in stead of a delegate iu congress, and the other declaring that nothing in the act should be interpreted as a pledge of statehood. Both were overwhelmingly defeated. Seeking Chinese Foothold. Tacoma, April 11.—The steamer Monmouthshire brings news that the commercialista of Japan are agitating the question of Japan obtaining a foot hold in Foo Kien province, in Southern China, opposite Formosa. The Japan Export Society, founded by Count Inouyo, has appointed a committee of influential men to inves tigate the best method» of increasing the exports and decreasing- the im ports. The same society sent one of its members to Foo Kien, which prov ince he reports rich in silver, iron, lead and coal. He recommends that min ing concessions lie first secured, to be followed by railroad concessions be tween Foo Chow and Kiu Kong, 560 miles. The port of Tawanchi, he says, should be opened to facilitate trade with Formosa. By order of the empress dowager, two of the most prominent Chinese reform ers have been sezied and probably exe cuted. TOO FEW. Hot SufHclrut to Keep Filipino In.ur- gent« Down. Manila, April 11.—Reports of en counters between the Americans awl the insurgents continue to arrive from miyiy points. Ou Friday Captain Sturgis, while reconnoitering, struck an insurgent outpost on the Nevaliches road, five miles distant from Manila, killing two and capturing 10. Alt were in full uniform. Unfortunately Captain Sturgis’ force was not large enough to pursue the main body. A detachment of the Forty-second infantry, while scouting in Laguna province, was pursued by the insur gents and obliged to take refuge in a church at Faeto, where the Americans repelled the reliels until reinforced. Lieutenant Gordon, with a company of the Sixteenth infantry, while scout ing near Aparri, Cagayan province, en gaged 250 insurgents. Lieutenant Gordan was wounded. The insurgents made a night attack upon Calbayon, Island of Samai. They killed the sentry, swarmed into the town, and seaiched the house of Major Gilmore, of the Forty-third infantrv, who was absent. They killed his cook. Ultimately the Americans drove them out of the town, killing four and cap turing 12. General Young, commanding in North Luzon, has made several requests for reinforcements, representing that his force is inadequate; that the men ape exhausted by the necessity of con stant vigilance; that he is unable to garrison the towns in his jurisdiction; that the insurgents are returning to the district and killing the amigos, and that it is necessary for him to indict punishment in several sections before the rainy season shall begin. General James Bell, who is commanding iu Southern Luzon, has made similar rep resentations. He says his forces are inadequate, and he merely holds a few towns, without controlling the terri tory. The president of Samai, province of Baar, Luzon, and another prominent native, have been assassinated because they were known to be friendly to Americans. The president of another town has joined the insurgeuts because they had threatened to kill him if he did not. THE FLOODED Situation at COLORADO. Austin Is proved . Slightly Im Austin, Tex., April 11.—The flood situation is improved here somewhat but the reports from points below in dicate that the full effect of the im mense volume of water is being felt in Wharton and Fayette counties, every thing being inundated and much loss of property and livestock being re ported. In Bastrop county the flood has caused much damage, and something like 50 washouts and losses of bridges are reported by the railways. Advices from the area surrounding the county seat of Bastrop county are to the effect that there has been some loss of life among the farming class, as .thiir homes were inundated without warn ing by the tidal wave, but outside of an unconfirmed report that eight lives were lost, nothing can be learned. Jn the southern part of this county several persons are missing, the num ber representing a family of six Ital ians, and two negro families, whose homes have been washed away The river is receding rapidly at this point and aliove, notwithstanding the fact that another heavy rise was reported earlv this morning on the Concho, 125 miles north of here. Reports tonight from La Grande, in Fayette county, are to the effect that while much of the lower part of the town is under water, the property loss is small. No one is missing. SECTARIAN SCHOOLS. Senate Rejected the Amendment Pro viding for Them. Washington, Aprii 11.—After some further discussion today, the senate re jected the sectarian school amendment to the Indian appropriation bill, offered by Jones, of Arkansas, by a vote of 30 to 16 As has been the practice for two or three years, the free homes measure was offered as an amendment to the bill, but it was rule«! out on the joint of order that it was general legis lation. aud, therefore, not germane to an appropriation bill. Without divis ion, the bill was passed. The measure carries about $9,414,000. An unsuc cessful effort was made to agree njon a date for a vote on the resolution rela tive to the seating of Quay as a senator from Pennsylvania. The effort will be renewed tomorrow. During the last two hours of the session, the Alaskan civil code bill was under consideration. An amendment offered by Hausbrough concerning the title to mining claim? in the Caj>e Nome district provoked a warm debate. This was a dull day in the house. The agricultural appropriation bill was under consideration, and was made the vehicle of considerbale desultory de bate on irrelevant political todies. Good progress was made with the bill after the close of the general debate, 25 out of the 37 pages being covered beiore adjournment. De boo, of Kentucky, today gave no tice that he would move to refer the credentials of ex-Senator J. C. 8. Blackburn, as a senator from thakstate. to committee on privileges and elec tions. During the greater part of the session the senate had under considera tion the Indian appropriation bill. A Mexican land grant to Jacob Sullivan. of Mississippi, delivered a A great many Christians are dead speech in favor of seating Hon. M. 8. Leese, made in 1863, may cause trouble | wires because some one small part of between Mexico and the United States. Q»«T- _______________ the life is switched off from God. Gold Mlnei I.Aid Off. War in Colombia Spreading. Snow Storm in Montana, (’ripple Creek, Colo., April 9.—Two hundred miners have l>een laid off at the Portland mine on acconnt of the high rates demanded by th. smelters for the treatment of gold ores. Kingston, Jamaica, April 11.—Co lombian advices just received here an nounce that a rel>el attack is momen tarily expected at Savanima. It is added that the place has been prepared for the expected movement, and that artillery has been trained so as to com- ■ mand the harbor. At Cartagena, all I is excitement, owing to the reliela’ sue- , ceases, and a large body of government troops has arrived at Colon to »lengthen the garrison there. Bozeman, Mont., April 11.—Snow has been falling for the past 40 hours, and there are now nearly two feet on the level. The storm is the heaviest in 12 months. Farming lands needed snow or rain, and the benefit will lie great. Two Nefroei Hanged. Baxley, Ga , April 9. — King and Saratoga. N Y., April 10.—The Sana Louis Goasby, colored, who killed Dan Souci O]*ra House block and the iel Mims, a farmer, and his young Schaffer building, at Ball-ton, were child near here the night of March 5 burued today. Loes, $150,000. last, were executed here today. Saratoga Opera-Houoe Burned. LONG 8ISY HWEMFONTEIN AMERICANS Gnnt for Portland Naval Rewerve. Vallejo, Cal., April 11.—Two three- inch field guns were sent to Portland. Or., from Mare island today, to be used bv the naval nnlitia.