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Storm. f) Chinese Village Met Warm Reception. Situation Is Critical. Port of Spain, Trinidad, Jan. 31.— According to a dispatch received today from Caracas, a trustworthy engineer who has arrived there from Pitch bike reports that the situation is critical. He says that 150 English negroes who were employed to do police duty fled when the insurgents began firing into the jungles, only 25 Americans being Seattle, Wash., Jan. 31. — Advices from the Orient brought by the United States transport Arab, give a remarka ble story of vengeance meted out to a Chinese, who informed the foreign tioops of hidden treasure of £17,000 in a small town 20 miles from Pekin. On nearing the village the Chinese was sent ahead of the expédition, which numbered about 25 men under the Brit- Taft Commission Passed Munici pal Government Act PROVINCIAL BILL HAS BEEN COMPLETED The Bill Provides for a Governor, a Secre tary of the Treasury, a Super visor and a Fiscal. Manila, Feb. 2. — The act organizing municipal governments in the Philip pines was passed by the Taft commis sion todav, after the adoption of amendments, including a provision dis qualifying from voting and holding office any person who alter April 1 is in arms against, or aiding those oppos ing the United tSates authority. The power to revise election irregularities is transferred from the governor 01 the province to the election judges. A provision is added for returns aud reo- oids of births, marriages aud deaths. The president’s symbol of office is des ignated as a gold-headed tassel cane. Prior to tie passage of the act. Judge Taft, president of the commission, said the greatest pains had been taken in the preparation of the act. The provincial government bill has been completed. The public consider ation will begin tomorrow. Soon alter its enactment the commissioners will visit the Luzon provinces and witness the organization of the provincial gov ernment and the elections. Later they will visit the southern islands. The provincial bill provides for a governor, a secretary of the treasury, a super visor and a fiscal. The officers may be Americans or Filipinos. The gov ernor is to be elected by the joiut bal lot of the councillors of organized pueblos (townships) and bis election must be confirmed by the Philippine commission. The other provincial of ficers will be appointed by the com mittee under the restriction oi the civil service rules. The governor may sus pend any municipal offider fur miscon duct, reporting the facts to the com mission. The treasurer is required to supervise his assistants in all the pueb los and collect all taxes. The super visors will have charge of the roads aud public buildings. The fiscal will be the legal adviser of the provincial government and the public prosecutor. The law is to be first applied to the provinces of La Union and Pampagana. Captain Cameron and 50 Philippine cavalrymen had a fight Tuesday with insurgents at Bundoopuray and routed them, killing two and capturing a quantity of arms. Geronimo was pres ent, but escaped. Minot captures and surrenders con tinue in the island of Luzon. Many Filipinos are tak ng the oath of alleg iance to the United States. The cabled statement that the move ment toward Protestantism in the Phil ippines is growing with astonishing rapidity is exaggerated. The Metho dists, Presbyterians, Episcopalians and British aud American societies have worked in Manila aud its vicinity for two years and the membership of the Methodist missions is 400, and in a constituency of a thousan I the Presby terian mission has a native membershiD of 30. DEWET LOCATED. The Boer Leader Is Still in the Orange River Colony. ,____ HORTICULTURE aMMMBPWI BUILDINGI be ^ * left to protect the property and lives of American families. The manager of the lake implored the United States legation at Caracas to afford protec tion, saying that the lives and proper ty of Americans were exposed to guer- tills attacks, firing around the lake was going on nightly, and the Americans are too few to hold out long. United States Minister Loomis, according to the same advices, replied that theBe re ports were possibly exaggerated, but that they could not be ignored, and that he would wire the facts to Wash ington. Mr. Olcott, the Orinooo manager, has returned from Caracas, where he went to try to arrange for the release of the steamers and schooners captured by the Venezuelan gunboat near Trini dad. The British owner flew the Ven- ezulean flag and the crew were not shot. The revolution in Eastern Venezuela near the asphalt deposits is increasing, but the disturabnees are remote from Uaracaj, which remains tranquil. In formation has reached I'ort of Spain saying that the insurgents have retaken Curapano aud will attack Cumanoe soon.* Steamers are not allowed to land passengers or mails at Curapa. o. The commander of the French cruiser Sachet, which lies there, confirms thia intelligence and the reiwtted activity of the insurgents. It appears that an attempt to capture Ciudad. Bolivar, capital of the state of Bolivar, about 375 miles up the Orinoco, is likely to be made as soon as the insurgents have received a large supply of arms. Fire in Nebraska Town. ish Colonel Tullock, to prepare the villagers. • When the gold hunters arrived they found the bead of their informer in a bag and the villagers made other manifestations of their hostility to the troops. Reinforcements were sent for and in the meantime the troops bivou acked in the village pawnshops, The treasure is still hidden. Chinese Ordered Deported. Plattsburg, N. Y., Jan. 31.— Mow On and Mow Ye Chan, two Chinamen arrested at Noith Burke recently on a charge of illegally entering the United States, were today ordered deported back to China. There are dow 26 Chinamen in jail here, 16 at Malone and 14 at Canton, awaiting trial, charged with entering this country illegally. Porto Rican Protection. a Business is Best in West and South—Good Ex Desperado. port Demand for Finished Products. San Francisco, Feb. 1. — Edward H. Hall, a barber shot and killed a burg lar here touight in a lodging house at 122 Taylor street. Hull, who lives in the house, went to bis room, which was opened by one of two men who were engaged in rifling the apartment. The burglar instantly drew a revolver, placed its muzzle against Hall's body and pulled tiie trigger. The cartridge failed to explode and Hall giappled with the man. A desperate struggle ensued, resulting in Hall getting pos session of the pistol. The other burg lar then rushed toward him in an at tempt to «scape. Hall tired at him as he reached the doof. The bullet en tered his biain and be crashed head long down *the stairs, falling dead at the bottom. Not until then did Hall release his grip on the other man, who at once 'oqk flight, jumping over the dead body of his companion, and reached the street. He was captured by a citizen a block away from the scene of the tragedy. He was identi fied as Fred Keefer, alias Wilson, who has served terms in the house of cor rection. He refused to give the name of his dead companion. Bradstreet's says: Business as whole has been of a larger volume thia week. Cold aud stormy weathe.^bas unquestionably stimulated retail busi ness in boots, shoes, rubber goods ami clothing, aud this has aided in lighten ing the stocks carried by retailers as a lesult of mild weather heretofore. More has been doing, too, in whole sale lines on spriug account, and busi ness in this respect is classed as fair. Reiairts are relatively best from the West and South, from which sections advices are that the total January business compares well with a year ago. The contrary is reported from leading Eastern marsets, however, and the aggregate done here has not by far equaled expectations. Trade col lections as a whole are fair, the only complaint coming from sections where mild weather has interfered with the distribution of heavy goods. The weakness in fouudry grades is chargeable to large buyers who, hav ing secured their early wants now are holding aloof, and to reports that stocks are increasing. A sale of 10.- 000 tons is ■ eported closed at the con cessions noted. Export trade in crude forms is practically dead, but in fin ished lines a good business is still do ing in railway materia), examples of which are shipments of locomtivas to Erance, steel rails to Mexico and booth Africa, and steel billets to England. Heavy calls for pipe are reported from the new oil district in Texas. Wheat, including Hour shipments, for the week aggregate 8,775,100 bush els, against 4,888,678 bushels last week. Failures in the United States for the last weak of January number 238, as against 281 last week. Canadian tailures for the week nutn- bei 27, as compared with 84 last week. San Bark and Entire Crew Perished by Fire In a New York, Jan. 81.—A special from Minister Loomis Delays Presen Mobile, Ala., says: The British steam er Governor Blake, which has arrived tation of His Ultimatum. here from Grand Cay an, brought news of the destruction of a bark by fire at sea. Presumably the entire crew per VENEZEULA WILL BE GIVEN MORE TIME ished on the vessel, which is supposed to have been the Mary, of New York. Seamen could be seen clinging to the Situation at the Asphalt Property Becomes rigging, but the vessel was enveloped in flames and rescue was impossible. Critical—Progress of the Insurrectionists Captain James Hunter, of the Gov —Ciudad, Bolivar, Is Threatened. ernor Blake, says he sighted the burn ing vessel 100 miles from Mobile bar. Willemstad, Island of Curacao, Jan. it was just at dark, and but for the 31.—Advices from Barcelona say that high sea prevailing at the time the the government troops in that neigh- | Blake’s crew would have gone to the boihood are pursuing the iusurgeuts I rescue. very actively. The dispute beween “When we sighted the bark,” said the Bermudez & New York Asphalt Captain Hunter, “she seemedvto be a Company and the Venezuelan govern mass of flames. We were riding head- ment is still unsettled. United States on before the Btorm, and we were in Minister Loomis, not wishing to cause imminent danger ourselves. We made further difficulties for. the Venezuelan several attempts to go to the rescue, government at this time, has postponed but the wind was bo high and the sea the presentation of an ultimatum on so heavy that we were compelled to the subject. United States war vessels abandon all efforts to rescue and give are expected. The Lancaster is on her ■ attention to saving ourselves. way to Guiria, and the Scorpion is at | “We saw members of the crew of the La Guayra. The Venezuelan govern- j unfortunate bark up in the rigging nient has advised the Bermudez com- I making signals to us, aud while we pany to appeal to ^he Venezuelan j were in sight two men jumped iro n courts, but the company refused to do the yardarms into the sea. We so, alleging that the courts are under I judged that nothing could save the the infiueuce of Presideut Castro, Ou vessel, as she seemed to be afire all the other hand, it is said that the over.” United States minister is making an inquiry into the dispute, and that as soon as it is ended attempts to cancel FAILED TO FIND TREASURE. the concessions of the Bermudez com pany will no longer be tolerated. Foreign Troops Looking for Hidden Gold in SPRING TRADE IS FAIR. KILLED A BURGLAR BURNED AT SEA. London, Feb. 2.—General Kitch ener. telegraphing from Pretoria to day, says: “Dewet’s force crossed the Bloem- fontein-Ladybrand line, near Israels- poor!, during the night of January 30. Hamilton’s men, at the water works, were unable to get in touch with them. ■’French, with cavalry and mounted infantry is sweeping the country east of the Pretoria-Johannesburg railroad, between Delagoa bay and Natal as far as Ermelo. He engaged about 2,000 of the enemy at Wilge valley, The enemy retired with four killed and nine wounded. Our castialies were one killed and seven wounded. “Knox reports that he engaged De wet’s force south of Welcome, Janu ary 29. There was continuous fighting for five hours. The Boers’ dead were buried. They removed many of their casualties in carts. Our casualties were one officer and one mun killed and 13 wounded.” Jamaica Wants Reciprocity. Kingston, Jamaica, Feb. 2.—The Jamaican government and public are much concerned about American in action in the case of the leciprocity treaty. The prospect of Jamaica re maining outside while the other West India colonies get preferential treat ment is regarded with alarm. San Juan, Porto Rico, Jan. 81.—A joint resolution was introduced in the house today and adopted, praying the United States congress to pass legisla tion levying taxes on coffee entering the United States from all countries Explotisn in a Mine. except Porto Rico, thns protecting the product of the island. It in under Wilkesbarre, Pa., Feb. 2.—A small stood that Governor Allen is in ■yin- keg of dynamite, which was to lie used pathy with the resolution. for blasting purposes, exploded this morning in the Fernwood mine, at Pittson, owned by the Erie Railway Consul Hay Coming Home. Company. Joseph Santino’s arm was Cape Town, Jan. 31.—Adelbert S. blown off and one of his eyes destroy Hay, the United States consul at Pre ed. Anthony Santino sustained a frac toria, will sail from here January 81. tured skull. Both men will die. Francisco Barber's Struggle With Gothenburg, Neb., Jan. 31. —Fire Everett, Wash.,Jan. 31.—There is a this morning destroyed Amos P. Sing er’s livery stable together with 20 head serious landslide on the Great North of horses Odecrant's block. Canon ern near Edmonds. The slide is one Hardware Company’s building and of the worst that ever occurred on the Stack's restaurant and partially burned road, being 400 feet long and 25 feet the building of the Carlson Mercantile deep at some places. Before it was Company. The town has no fire de discovered a height train ran into it, partment. but a bucket brigade was derailing two cars and the teudes of formed which prevented the flames the engine, and before ths trsin could from doing more damage. The loss is be gotten out. additional elides coai- I pletely buried it. >26,000 half covered by ineuranoa. Admiral Kautz Retired. Washinton, Feb. 2.— Rear-Admiral Kautz, who has just been relieved from command of the Pacific station, was piaced <>n the retired list today on ac count of age. He has had a long and distinguished caareer, of which nearly 18 years was spent at sea. During the Samoan troubles aliout two years ago Admiral Kutz was in command of the American forces in that quarter, an<l it was mainly through hie firmness that serious complications were sorted. i Wilcox, of Hawaii. SOME Against Supply Party. Held Up by Drunken Yaquis. Tucson, Ariz., Feb. 1.—La Ca- nanea, the mining camp of the Green Consolidated Mining Company, in So nora, w » b held for three days by a band of Yaqui Indians, aud the people of the camit were at the mercy of the Indians. It seems that a large number' of the Indians who are employed at 1 the camp got drunk when paid aud pur chased all the mescal in the camp. The Mexican police were driven from toe camp and held outside by a num ber of Yaquis. Their guns were taken from them, and the Yaquis also took guns from Americans who attempted to interfere with them. There were a number of serious cutting affrays, hut no one was killed. The Americans set about to quiet the Indians and sober them, and, with the assistance of the I Mexican cavalrymen, were successlul in quellirg the drunken rebellion. New German Warships. Berlin, Feb. 1.—According to the Berlin Post, eight new German war ships will be placed m commission this year, including the battleship Wil helm der Grosse, with a displacement of 11,152 tons; the twin vessel Kaiser BrabarossH and Kaiser Karl der Grosse, the cruiser Prinz Heinrich, with a dis placement of 8,081 tone, and four small cruisers, each of 2,660 tone. Five battleships, one armored cruiser and one gunboat are building, and two battleships, one armored cruiser and three protected cruisers will be placed uudei contract during the present year. Jap Soldier! Killed bv Explosion. Shanghai, Feb. 1.—The North Chinu Daily News asserts that while a quan tity of Chinese gunpowder was being destroyed at Shan Kai Wan there was an explosion and 40 Japanese soldiers were killed. San Francisco, Feb. 1.—Louis <U Burgh, a recruit in the provisional bat talion at the Presidio, claims to have fallen heir to a fortune of $10,0(0 and some valuable property near Paris, which has been lieqtieathed to him by the Countess de Lavon, of France, who, he says, was his aunt. He claims to have salved in the Boer army, sod says he was taken prisoner by the English, but escaped on a Portuguese sloop while on the way to St. Helena. Was Illegal. • San Juan de Porto Rico, Feb. 1.—ft is reported here that the Venezuelan gunboat Restaurador, formerly George Gould's yacht Atlanta, is on her way from Brooklyn with orders from Presi dent Castro, to intercept in the Cari- bean sea. Senor Andrada’s filibuster- ing expedition, Passengers on board the ‘Red D” I line steamer Philadel phia, from La Guayra, January 2, I which left for New York today, assert ed that Caracas was in a state of sup pressed excitement when the steamer left Venezuelan waters; that President Castro’s troops had defeated the Insur gents near Cuoinaua and that a com paratively unimportant mutiny among the troops in the barracks at Caracas had been quelled. They also reported | that the Venezuelan congress would meet February 20 to legalize the act of Presideut Castro, who, since the expe dition of Anorade, has been a dictator, acting without electoral sanction. It was further gathered from the passen gers that a general uprising might take place about the time of the as sembling of congiess, but that the Na tionalist party, a prominent organiza tion in Venezuela, had offered its serv ices to Castro to maintain peace. Creek Trouble Ended. LETTERS SHOWN the United States - His Election Venezuelan Gunboat Gaes to Head Off the Henrietta, 1. T., Feb. 1.—Peace among the warring Creeks has appar ently been reached, and all that now remains to be done is to give Chitto Hat jo, the chief Snake, who has caused all the trouble, a preliminary hoaring and send him to Muskogee for trial lot treason. In the meantime a few more of the minor leaders will be arrested ar«l the troop of cavalry undery Lieu tenant Dixon will probably remain here a few days longer, until the last vestige of an uprising lias disappeared. Last night the Indians burned signal fires on the hills surrounding the town, and, fearing au attack, the sol diers remained up until daylight, armed and ready for instant action, but the Indians attempted no depreda tions. SENSATIONAL Offered His Services to Aguinaldo to Fight TO INTERCEPT ANDRADE. Fortune for a Recruit Slide on Great Northern. Petition Filed Against Delegate Washington, Feb. 4.—A petition containing charges was submitted to day to the house committee on elec tions No. 1, against Delegate Robert W. Wilcox, the Hawaiian representa tive in the house of representatives. The charges are made in writing by George D. Gear, of Hawaii, who sub mitted letters puiporting to be copies of letters written by Wilcox to Fili pino officials. The alleged letters are of a highly sensational cliaiacter. One of the let<ers said to be written by Wilcox is given in duplicate. It is dated Houolnln, January 81, 1899, aud addressed to Dr. J. Joseph Losada, Captain Marti Burgos and Senor J. Luna, aud introduced to them a “friend of mine | ho is a very able man to help you in your cause.” Among other things, the letter says: “Mr.----- will be a useful ally to fight for the cause of the Filipinos. One thiug is sure, that yuu could re sist any army of invasion—you have a (Kipulaticu of 12,000,000 and already a disciplined army of 80,000 will he equipped with modern arms. 1 have already made no my mind to join with you in your country against America in case they insist to ignore the right, the justice of your cause. I know well my profession as an artilleiy offi PACIFIC COAST TRADE. cer. I have no fear of the whole world when 1 fight for a legitimate cause like Suttle Market. yours. Between General Aguiualdo’s Onions, new yellow, 92(33.75. determination and myself, it will be Lettuce, hot house, 91.50 per case. but a very little chauce left to the iu- Potatoes, new. 918. vadiug army of the United Slates to Beets, per sack, $1.10(31.25. conquer your country. Tell General Turnip«, per sack, 75o. Aguinaldo that I am already giving Squash—2c. my service for vour country and I am Carrots, per sack, 75c ready to obey orders to go to your coun Parsnipe, per sack, $1.25 01.50. try aud fight lor the independence of Celery—50c doz. your people and country at any mo Cabbage, native and California, ment. ” The letter hears the alleged signature 3c per pounds. Butter—Creamery, 80c; dairy, 16(3 of Robert Wilcox. 18c; ranch, 16c^)18o pound. Another letter dated Honolulu, Cheese—14c. March 8, 1899, says: Eggs—Ranch, 28c; Eastern 33c. “I am thinking of going to the Phil Poultry—13c; dressed, native chick ippine islands aud give my assistance ens, 14c; turkey, 15o. to Aguinaldo against the invaders—the Hay—Puget Sound timothy, 915.90; hvpocritical Yankees, the carpet-bag choice Eastern Washington timothy, politicians.” 919.00. Mr. Wilcox declined to make any Corn—Whole, 993.00; cracked, 934; extended answer to the charges filed feed meal, 924. by Mr. Gear. He says he has no fears Barley—Rolled or ground, per ton, of the charges made. He admits that 920. he wrote a letter to Dr. Losado. Cap Flour—Patent, per barrel, 93-40; tain Burgos and Senor Luna C. Caesar blended straights, 93.25; California, Morena, an Italian of this city, whom 93.25; buckwheat Hour, $6.00; gra he had known while the latter whs in ham, per barrel, $3.25; whole wheat Hawaii in the '80s. Morena had a flour, $8.25; rye flour, $3.80(34.00. meteoric career in Hawaii, l or a few Millstuffs—Bran, per ton, 915.00; days he was secretary of state, Wil- shorts, per ton, $16.00. Feed—Chopped feed, 919.00 per ton; cox says Morena is the person to whom the unaddressed letter filed by Mr. middlings, per ton, $23; oil cake meal, Gear was addressed, but says lie waa per ton, $29.00. Fresh Meats—Choice dressed bee I unable after a cursory examiualion to say whether the letters tiled were ex steers, price 8c; cows, 7 He; mutton 7 9a; pork, 8c; trimmed, 10c; veal, 10c. act copies of those he sent. llams—Large, 11 small, IIS; The petition of Gear recites that there was no election machinery when breakfast bacon, 18%c; dry salt aides. ______ Wilcox was elected delegate, Novem 8 ber 6, 1990, and that many voters did Portland Market not believe that a valid election could Wheat—Walla Walla. 55 9i05«o. be held without it and therefore, made no attempt to vote. The petition then Valley, nominal; Bluestem, 680 per brings forward personal charges bushel. Flour—Best grades, $3.40; graham, against Wilcox, relating to his mar riage and also to his career, under the >92.60. Oats—Choice white, 42c: choice kingdom of Hawaii. It is also alleged gray, 41o per bushel. “that Wilcox, in his speeches prior to Barley—Feed barley, 915.50 brew the election, made use of anti-Ameri can utterances for the purpose of car ing, 918.60 per ton. Millstuffs—Bran, 915.50 ton; mid rying the election, telling the native dlings, 991; shorts, 918; chop, >16 per Hawaiians that the Americans had ton. stolen their country and that a vote Hay—Timothy,91 -@ 12.50; clover,$7 for him was a vote for the restoration of the queen, and that, if he were @9.50; Oregon wild hay, $6(37 per ton. Butter—Fancy creamery, 45@5oc; elected, the queen would be restored; store, 82 that Wilcox was and is guilty of trea Eggs—25c per dozen. son against the United States, in that Cheese—Oregon full cream. he did, as petitioner is informed and believes, since the annexation of said Young America, 14c; uew cheese 10c Hawaiian islands, write and send per pound. Poultry—Chickens, mixed, $2.75 through the United States mails let dozen; hens, $3.75; springs, ters highly treasonable in their nature, per $2.00 0 8.50; geese, $6.00(38.00 doz; wherein he did counsel and incite oth ers to engage in open rebellion against I ducks, $5.00(36.00 per dozen; turkeys, live, 1 lo per pound. the United States, and did offer hie Potatoes—45 (3 50o per sack; sweets, service to General Aguinaldo to go to the Philippines to fiizhk and engage in lj^c per pouuo. Vegetables—Beets, $1; turnips, open rebellion against the United per sack; garlic, 7c per pound; States, copies of which letters are here bage, 1 He per pound; parsnip«, 85c; with tiled.” onions, $2(32.25; carrots. 75c. Kansas City Theater Fire. » Hops—New crop, 12 014c Kansas City, Feb. 4. — In the total pound. destruction by fire last night of the old Wool—Valley, 13014c per pound; Coates opera house an aggregate loss of Eastern Oregon, 10012c; mohair, 2a 9150,000 was suffered. The building per pound. was valued at 975.000, the furniture Mutton—Gross, liest sheep, wethers at $50,000, and the property of the aud ewes, 8 Ho; dressed mutton, 6 S <3 Walker Whiteside Company, which 7c per pound. bad just begun a week's engagement, Ilogs—Gross, choice heavy, $5.75; at $25,000. The opera house and con light an<l feeders, $5.00; dressed. tents were insured for but $40,000, $5.50(3 6.50 [>er 100 pounds. while Whiteside carried alamlutely no Beef—Groiffl, top steers, $3.50 0 4.0«; fire protection. Mr. Whiteside loat, cows, $3.0003.50; dressed beef. 6<4 in addition to his trunks and proper 7c per pound. ties, several valuable manuscripts that Veal—Large, 7 0 7 9« c; small, 8*>>3 were to have been produced shortly. 9c per pound. Helen Gould's Gift. San Francisco Market New York, Feb. 4.—The statement Wool—Spring—Nevada, 11013c j-^r is published here that Mias Helen Gould has given 9400,000 for the land, pound; Eastern Oregon, 10014c; \ al building and equipment of a home for ley, 15(3 17c; Northern, 9 <3 10c. Hope—Crop, 1900, 15 <3 17 Ho. a naval branch of the Young Men's Hutter — Fancy creamery ■Christian Association. do seconds, 17c; fancy dairy, 17 Rumor of Eirl Li's Death. do seconds, 14c per pound. Eggs—Store, 22c; fancy ranch, London, Feb. 4.—The Tien Tsin cor respondent of the Standard, wiring 26c. Thursday, says it is rumored in Tien Millstuffs — Miiidlings, 917.00 0 1 Tsin that Li Hung Chang is de^i. 20 00; bran. 914.50(3 15.00.