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ÏÂMHILL COUNTY REPORTER. I>. I. A8BIRÏ. Publisher. DEWET HAS ESCAPED. Crossed Orange River With Bulk of His Commando. LONDON, March 5.—General Dewet lost heavily in men and stores by his incursion into Cape Colony, but he seems to have made a clever escape with the bulk of his commando. Ap- I parently Commandant Hertzog crossed the Orange river with him. General Hamilton, who was pursu ing, heard that General Dewet was A. Meriting Collection of Itemi From the surrounded at Phillipstown, northwest Two Hemisphere» Presented in a of Colesburg. On arriving there he found the Boers had not been at Conde med Form. Phillipstown at all, but had doubled The nortn west woolgrowers' con back and were struggling across the river at Colesburg. Apparently this vention opened at Pendleton. Is another instance of defective intel- A Cuban agitator stirred up ! ligence regarding the doings of the an anti - American demonstration in Boers. Santiago. The Daily Telegraph has a dispatch Carman, arrested at Manila for aid from Colesburg dated yesterday, which ing the rebels, says he was not alone .says: in the work. “Numerous columns are still hunt ing for Dewet. This place is in a A new course of study for Oregon high schools has been adopted by the hubbub, and the troops are marching off in various trains to press the state board of education. pursuit further." Senator Carter, of Montana, talked the river and harbor bill to death CARRIED OUT ON LAKE ERIE. speaking 13 consecutive hours. M c M innville .............O regon . tïtllb Of lilt Ml H. G. Van Dusen, of Astoria, has been appointed fish warden for Ore gon, and Lewis Bean, of RoBeburg deputy. A robber smashed in a Grand Forks B.' C., jewelry store window and es caped with $1000 worth of jewelry. No clue to the burglar. Russia has withdrawn a portion ol the Russo-Chinese agreement regard ing Manchuria, and China has ap pealed to the powers in the matter A crowd of 40,000 people witnessed the ceremonies attending the inaugu ration of McKinley and Roosevelt A heavy rain fell during the entire day. Oil is reported as having been dis covered near the Oregon-Idaho line on the Snake river. A Seattle syndi cate has secured 1800 acres of land there. The fifty-sixth session of congresi has closed and the fifty-seventh ses sion opened. Vice-President Roose velt presided at the opening of th« new sesion. T. Dletderlck’s sawmill at Manor Wash., about eight miles from Van couver, was burned. The mill wai practically new, and had been In op eratlon about a year. It was valuec at $2500; no insurance. The Boers have crossed the Orang« river. Outlook Is good for Oregon prun« and hop crop. Volunteers defeated a band o: rebels in Leyte. Dewet and the bulk of his command« have eluded the British. British officials do not believe th« Boer war is near au end. It Is rumored in Berlin that Am basasdor White will retire. Provincial governments will be es tablished in southern Phlllppini Islands. Spokane capitalists will build I $60,000 brewery and ice plant at Bakei City. Or. American preparations for depart ure from China are practicall) completed. Cuban conservatives want to dis cuss the senate amendments witi Americans. The I-a Grande, Or., sugar factor) will buy lands and engage in th« raising of beets. Great Britain Is anxious about th« report that France Intends to statior a force at Hankow, China. Count von Waldersee has Issued re newed orders to allied force to b« ready for a possible expedition. All the appropriation measures eav« the river and harbor and sundry civi bills have been acted upon by con grass. The river and harbor bill, as agreed upon in conference, carries $70.00( for the improvement of the Wiliam ette and Yamhill rivers above Port land. Judge Elbridge Hanecy was noml ■ated for mayor of Chicago by repute iicans. At Grioe, Tax., 12 woman with hatchets, axes and rocks went to tha postoffice and stote run by J. J. Grice, in whioh bitters are sold, sud taking the bottles outside, broke them all. The tardies of Louie Burch and Addie Taylor, troth 18 years of age, were found in a deserted house in I .a Junta. Colo. A revolver lying between them told the story. .Young Burch's father forlrade their marriage, and thia was tire aause of the double suicide. American machinery is being shipped to eveiy part of the world. Railway track elevation in Chicago has cost tha companies over |l 7,000.- 000. Foreign diplomata expect the Cnited Mates to eatabliah a protectorate over Cuba in regard to foreign affaire. Troops in Pekin looted tire roof of a Buddhist temple in the belief that the tiles were of gold, but they were only gold plated. mru-DT ow. Mtn' Large Number of the Acts of the Oregon Legislature. WITH AND WITHOUT HIS SIGNATURE Bills That Were Passed by Both Houses. But Which Did Not Receive His Approval Until Alter Adjournment Governor Geer has filed the follow ing acts of the Oregon legislature. While some of them were allowed to become laws without his signing them, most of them contain his sig nature: Senate bill No. 75, to require street railways to provide vestibules or ! weather guards on street cars. House bill No. 126, to punish kid napping. House bill No. 183, to provide for recording chattel mortgages. House bill No. 237, to fix the bound aries of Columbia county. House bill No. 88, to require bids Twenty-one Men on Floating Ice— for furnishing public supplies. Seventeen Rescued. House bill No. 122, to punish tres SILVER CREEK, N. Y„ March 5.— pass by cattle in certain counties. House bill No. 177, to define loca Twenty-one fishermen were carried ' out on Lake Erie, off Silver Creek, to tion of natural oyster beds in Netarts night on floating ice, but 17 of them bay. House bill No. 229, to fix weight of were rescued. The last seen of the four men they standard bushel of oats at 32 pounds. House bill No. 346, to prescribe du were still on the ice, but a high wind was blowing up a big sea, and the ice ties of Attorney General. House bill No. 225, governing re was fast breaking up. They were about four miles out, and there was ports of administrators. House bill No. 19, to regulate con a mile of open water between them and the shore. When it was found struction of telegraph and telephone that the men were cut off from shore lines along public highways. House bill No. 292, to authorize this morning a message was sent to Dunkirk by the mayor asking for construction of Siuslaw and Eastern railroad. assistance. House bill No. 179, to fix time for A special train was made up, and a party of rescuers brought a boat on salmon fishing in Alsea bay, river a flat car. They worked heroically and tributaries, and to prohibit fish all day. The 17 who were rescued traps and wheels therein. House bill No. 313, to fix salary of were taken off the floating ice with great difficulty. They said that their county judge in Baker county. House bill No. 172, to amend the comrades probably perished, as they law relating to the appropriation were in perilous positions. of water from lakes and running streams. BUFFALO GETS THE MEET. House bill No. 97, to prohibit pub Wheelmen Will Gather in the Pan lic contracts in counties of 50.000 in habitants, except after public bidding. handle City. House bill No. 1, to amend the law At the annual meeting of the Na tional Assembly of the League of relating to mining claims. House bill No. 39, to fix place of as American Wheelmen held recently in Philadelphia, the invitation of Mayor sessment of personal property. Senate bill No. 13, to fix place of as Diehl to hold the annual summer meet of the league in Buffalo was accepted sessment of personal property. House bill No. 200, to increase com unanimously. This action meets the hearty ap pensation of deputy county clerk in proval of the entire membership of Malheur county and to provide assist ance for clerk in Gilliam county. that organization. House bill No. 44, to aid Oregon For this reason the biggest meet in the history of the league will be Historical Society. Senate bill No. 112, to provide that held in Buffalo during the week bounty for scalps of seals, sea lions, commencing August 12. etc. House bill No. 65, to authorize ap Fruit Man Alarmed Over Weather. pointment of clerks in state treas VANCOUVER. Wash., March 4 — Clark county fruit men are apprehen urer's office. House bill No. 59, to punish poison- i sive lest the present warm weather continues long enough to endanger ing of domestic animals. House bill No. 121, to authorize is the fruit crop. There is some danger of the trees budulng out under the suance of diplomas to certain grad influence of continued warm weather uates of normal schools. House bill No. 102, to prevent coer to such an extent that a freeze or a continued cold rain a month later cion of voters. Senate bill No. 137, to create office would prove disastrous. Up to this time the winter has been most faovr- of county auditor in Multnomah able for the orchards, and the pros county. Senate bill No. 203. to incorporate pects for a big crop the coming Milton City. Beason were never better. House bill No. 100, to protect union labels. California Town Threatened. House bill No. 5, to fix time and Sacramento, Cal., March 5.—The levee above the town of Washington, place of holding circuit court in sec Yolo county. Is In danger of breaking, ond district. House bill No. 144, relating to pub owing to the wash caused by the high winds, and a large force of men is lic presentation of dramatic plays. House bill No. 20, making legal cer working to save It. If the levee breaks the town of Washington will be tain marriages. House bill No. 311, to fix salary of flooded and the railroad grade between this city and Davisville will be nearly county judge of Malheur county. House bill No. 249, to fix salaries submerged. of county treasurers. House bill No. 146, making it a Boors Cross the Orange River. Colesburg. Cape Colony. Tuesday. crime to interfere with boundary March 5.—Fifteen hundred Boers, marks of mining claims. House bill No. 68, to prescribe with whom, it has been alleged, were General Dewet and former President method of apportioning state taxes. House bill No. 24. to provide for Steyn, found a spot at Lilliefontein. near Colesburg bridge, where the relief of indigent soldiers, sailors, etc. ] House bill No. 26. new military Orange river widens, and the current | is slow, and they crossed, both men ’ code. House bill No. 110. protection of and horses swimming. game, forests, wild flowers, etc. Senate bill No. 201, to provide Mayas Defeated by Mexicans. MEXICO CITY. March 4.—There more efficient method of assessment has been another battle between the and taxation. Senate bill No. 177, to incorporate rebel Indians and the Federal troops near Tabi. The Mayas were found City of Wasco. Senate bill No. 193, to incorporate well entrenched, but the Mexican troops rushed their position and the City of Grass Valley. Senate bill No. 63. to regulate sale Indians fled In panic. of adulterated food, drinks, etc., and define duties of dairy and fool com Declared a Dividend. missioner. The Standard Oil Company has de 8enate bill No. 229. to amend As- clared another $20,000,000 dividend. DAUGHTERS OF REVOLUTION. Large Win* Crop. Lyons, France, reports that the wine Will Hold Next Congress In Buffalo crop oi France for the year 1900 will June 14. exceed 1,791,000,000 gallons, a yield The next continental congress of that has t>een surpassed but three the Daughters of the American Rev times in history. olution will be held in Buffalo June Military «nd Navy Maneuver«. 14. The invitation was extended by The war and navy departments are Mrs. John Miller Horton at the meet ing of the D. A. R tn Washington. plannng for joint military and naval D. C.. recently, and was accepted by maneuvers in New York harbor next summer. . a rising vote. toria charter. Senate bill No. 207, to amend Sea side charter. Senate bill No. 56, authorizing County Courts to declare unnavigable streams highways for floating logs. Senate bill No. 174, to authorize ex penditure of money for hatcheries. Senate bill No. 189, relative to bi ennial reports. House bill No. 128, for distribution of laws and journals. House bill No. 275, to amend act creating Southern Oregon Agricul- tural societies. Senate bill No. 138, making owners of vessels liable for damage to pro perty or land. Senate bill No. 190, to amend Soldiers’ Home act. Senate bill No. 62, to fix time of meeting of regents of State Univer sity. Senate bill No. 29-, to authorize Portland to dispose of block 132. House bill No. 62, to consolidate of fices of Clerk of County Court, Clerk of Circuit Court and Recorder of Multnomah County. House bill No. 21, to punish des truction of records on public lands. House bill No. 286, to change com pensation of certain County Clerks. House bill No. 149, to punish dese cration of United States flag. House bill No. 76, to amend act for election of road supervisors. House bill No. 33, appropriating $1000 for Soda Springs. Senate bill No. 162, fixing compen sation of prison inspector. Senate bill No. 79, correcting boundary of Wheeler County. Senate bill No. 210, prohibiting sale of liquors within a mile of mines. Senate bill No. 126, regulating drawing of State warrants. Senate bill No. 216, fixing salaries of certain District Attorneys. Senate bill No. 72, to declare the jurisdiction of Justices’ Courts. Senate bill No. 86, to create office of State Bacteriologist. Senate bill No. 221, to provide for board to draft a Portland charter bill. Senate bill No. 232, to regulate building branch lines to railroads. Senate bill No. 196, fixing salary of Superintendent of Wheeler County. Senate bill No. 23, amending school law. Senate bill No. 142, requiring state warrants paid to be deposited in of fice of Secretary of State. Senate bill No. 234, fixing salaries of County Treasurers. Senate bill No. 116, authorizing State Land Board to buy land at fore closure sale. Senate bill No. 44, fixing terms of Circuit Court in seventh district. Senate bill No. 114, defining elig ibility of directors of corporations. Senate bill No. 220, concerning sal aries of Baker, Malheur and Clatsop Counties. Senate bill No. 227, for construction of ditch to supply water at state in stitutions. Senate bill No. 87, to amend charter of North Yamhill. Senate bill No. 107, to incorporate Yoncalla. Senate bill No. 176, amending char ter of Cornelius. Senate bill No. 191, for primary elections in cities of 10,000 inhabit ants. Senate bill No. 180. amending Aus tralian ballot law. Senate bill No. 202, accepting 1,- 000,000 acres under Carey arid land act. Senate bill No. 10, amending law relating to jury lists. Senate bill No. 161, incorporating Hood River. Senate bill No. 209, prohibiting sa loons within 300 teet of schools. House bill No. 294, making Van couver avenue a county road. House bill No. 334, governing estrays. House bill No. 113, defining duties of surveyors. House bill No. 208. relating to es tablishment of public highways. House bill No. 295, prohibiting mu tilation of hides. House bill No. 54, amending Ban croft bonding act. House bill No. 61, relating to incor poration of cemeteries. House bill No. 187, for service of citations. Senate bill No. 171, the Port of Portland bill. House bill No. 280, to annex the panhandle of Union County to Baker County. Senate bill No. 139. the Orphans' Home bill, appropriating $50 per capita for inmates. Senate bill No. 73. enacting the Torrens system of public land regis tration. Senate bill No. 188, the primary election bill. House bill No. 189, to construct the County Court of Multnomah County. Son» of President John Tyler. Three sons of President John TvleT are now living. Gne is a member of the Virginia senate, and another is president of William and Mary col lege. Present Method of Branding Cruel. Cattle men in south Dakota are gen erally agreed that it is time to abandon the present method of branding cattle as cruel. NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED. Ailss to Be Assistant Secrstary of Treasury, With Several Others. WASHINGTON, March 6.—The sen ate in executive session made the fol Crowd of 40,000 Witnessed the lowing confirmations: Bradstreet S. Raciden, of Maine, to Ceremonies be consul of the United States at Ba tavia, Java. ON THE EAST FRONT OF THE CAPITAL Milton E. Alles, of Ohio, to be as sistant secretary of the treasury. William A. Rublee, of Wisconsin, to Oath Administered by the Chief Justice in a be consul general at Hong Kong. Downpour of Rain—President McKinley's Naval Constructor Francis T. Second Term—New Vice-President. Bowles, to be chief constructor and chief of the bureau of construction WASHINGTON, March 4.—William and repair, in the department of the McKinley a second time is president navy. of the United States. He was ushered George D. Gear, to be second judge into that office in a city ablaze with of the circuit court of the first cir more and finer decorations than ever cuit of the territory of Hawaii. have graced the holiday loving na Marshal B. Wooaworth, to be at tional capital, whose streets re torney of the United States for the sounded to the tread of more march- ' northern district- of California. ing soldiers and sailors than ever John H. Fester, of Colorado, to be have participated in a like function, consul at Amoy, China. and had as witnesses to the ceremon Edward H. Anderson, to be sur ies a vast multitude, who cheered fre veyor general of Utah. quently whenever he or his vice-pres Postmasters were confirmed as fol idential colleague was visible. lows: There has been better weather on Porto Rico — Robert A. Miller, at inauguration days, and there has been Ponce. much worse than that which attended Oregon — Robert H. Robinson, Ar today’s ceremonies. The day in the lington; C. G. Coad, Dallas. early forenoon gave promise of being To be mineral land commissioners a golden spring day, but the weather In Montana—George L. Wales. Mon war in a capricious moed, and by noon tana; Daniel Arms, Philippsburg; a slow drizzle had begun, which lasted John T. Ingram, J. M. Hartley, Wil with some intermissions and an oc liam H. Williams, P. T. Morris, Ed casional lively downpour until late in win A. Jones, Iowa; Edwin S. Hath the afternoon. The w’orst of the wet away, Charles D. Curtis, Montana; weather, unfortunately, came just at | Miles Vananagh, Montana; Watson the time that President McKinley was Boyle, District of Columbia; George being inducted into office on the east i W. Garrett, Arkansas. front of the capitol, in the presence of a crowd estimated to number VAN DUSEN NAMED. 40,000. But the air was .mild and pleasant, and the day ended with dry ! An Astoria Man Appointed Fish weather. Warden for Oregon. Roosevelt Sworn In. The brilliant and impressive scene in the senate, when the vice-president elect was inducted into office, was re served for a few hundred. The pub lic had no part in it. When the ceremony in the senate, a little tedious, despite its brilliancy, was over the floor and galleries emptied into the corridors through which the people jostled and squeezed into the rotunda, and out on to the platform erected from the east por tico of the capitol building. The President Inaugurated. It was just 1 o’clock when the of ficial party came through the main doorway of the capitol. A deep hush fell upon the assemblage as the pres ident and the chief justice advanced to the center of the pavilion. The president removed his hat, and then raised his right hand. In the intense stillness faintly could be heard the solemn words of the chief justice and the measured response of the presi dent taking the oath to maintain in violate the constitution and laws of the United States. He spoke in a strong voice, easily heard by those near the front of the stand. His face looked very grave as the oath was pronounced. "He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good; and who so trusteth in the Lord, happy is he. The wise in heart shall be called prudent; and the sweetness of the lips increaseth the learning.” Kissing these verses of the XVI Proverbs with bowed head, President McKinley, for the second time, passed completely into the full honors of the presidency of the United States. The book had been opened at random by Clerk McKinney, of the supreme court, who long has made it a point to note as a matter of curious knowl edge the verse which chances to meet the lips of incoming presidents. Veteran of Civil War Dead. San Diego, Cal., March 6.—$fajor Francis S. Earle, a prominent Grand Army man, is dead. In 1860 he was a member of a famous regiment of New York militia, but the next year, when the war broke out, he had moved to Michigan, when he was ap pointed adjutant of the Fourth regi ment. by Colonel Woodbury. He was advanced to assistant adjutant on the staff of General Fitzjohn Porter. SALEM, March 6.—The state board of fish commissioners, consisting of the governor, secretary of state and treasurer, today held its first meet ing, and appointed H. G. Van Dusen, of Astoria, master warden, and Lewis Bean, of Roseburg, deputy. The appointments were made by the unanimous action of the members. The name of Representative Talbert, of Clackamas county, was mentioned, but the board decided that he is not eligible under that section of the con stitution prohibiting .members of the legislature from holding an office created by a legislature of which they are members. F. C. Reed and Lewis Bean were also candidates for the office of master warden. There were two candidates from Astoria for deputy warden — D. H. Welch and Fred Wickman. The board decided that since the master warden had been chosen from Astoria, the deputy must be selected from some other section, and Bean was elected. LETTER FROM PAT CROWE. Similar to the One He Sent Mr. Cud- ady Recently. OMAHA, Neb., March 6. — Pat Crowe, one of the alleged abductors of Edward Cudahy, Jr., has written a letter to the World-Herald, post marked Denison, la., March 2, touch ing the kidnaping and asserting his Innocence. The communication is a long one and in many respects is a duplicate of the letter written to Mr. Cudahy three weeks ago. Chief of Police Donahue says there is no doubt in his mind as to the genuine ness of the letter, and of its coming from Crowe. Chief Donahue gave out the contents of a letter he wrote Feb ruary 9 to Steve Crowe a brother of Pat, and which was written in an swer to the letter received by Mr. Cudahy at that time. The chief says: “If Pat Crowe will surrender him self to me personally, I will waive all my rights to the reward offered for his arrest; also to the reward offered for his arrest and conviction for the kidnaping of Edward Cudahy, Jr., the night of December 18, 1900. I will further agree to do everything in my power to protect him from any per sonal violence or mistreatment while he is In my custody, and will aid him in every way to establish his inno cence of the crime.” Officers Made Raid on House. Dewet Headed but Not Captured. Chehalis, Wash.. March 6.—Deputy Sheriff James Matson and a posse made a raid on a secluded house a mile and a half east of Centralia this morning, and surprised and arrested two men. who give their names as H. B. Miller and James Mulligan. Both men were armed with heavy re volvers. and in the bouse were found a number of articles which tended to connect them with the numerous bur glaries that have occurred in Cheha lis. London. March 6.—A dispatch from General Kitchener, dated Pretoria, March 4, says: “Dewet was moving on Phlliopolls. but was headed by our troops, and is now marching on Fauresmith. Bab- ington has dug up a Krupp, a pom pom and some ammunition at Land- fontein. Sixteen men of the Victorian Rifles have captured 33 Boers and 50 horses at Seacow river. General Dart- nell has captured a Hotchkiss near Pietertieff. Buy the Samoa. San Francisco. March 6.—The big British transport steamer Samoa has been purchased by the government and when she arrives in port $200.000 will be spent in fitting her up for the transport service. The Samoa Is on her way here from Hongkong, and is expected to arrive In about ten days. She Is 445 feet long. 23 feet 8 inches in depth. 53 feet in width. Her gross tonnage is 6396 tons. On the Retired List. Washington. March 6.—Two promi nent naval officers were placed on the retired list today by operation of the law on account of age. They are Rear Admiral Philip C. Hichborn. who has been chief of the bureau of con struction and repair for the past eight years, and Pay Inspector H. G. Colby, one of the ranking officers of the pay corps.