WEEKLY OREGON STATESMAN, FRIDAY, JULY 27, 1900. EDlATIOrJ IS i THE SUBJECT Of CcrniriBclcatlon between PcLin ana Washington. STATE DEPARTMENT WAITS ANSWER Upon Which Will Depend Future ! Ac tion -Powers Desire Only the ; Safety of Ministers. !! "WASHINGTON, July" 24. The State Department Is agalnln a waiting atti tude regarding China. It has frankly, promptly and folly answered the Chi nese Emperor apical for' mediation, and the eorresiiondenee given publicity today (See Sth iige of this Issue1 of tlie Sfa teaman. Ed.j makes it appear that the next move Is for the Chinese Gov ernment. It U to accept or reject! our terms at nee, and in either tiwe the answer must convey tiding of j the state of affair at Pekin. and the wel fare of the I.egatiouers. ; 1 The belief is not credited here that the ehaucea for nRHliatlou are slight. Mediation cannot : ue iorceu npou a larty to a cause; it iuust Ik? acceptable to ail iartie. If the United State is to mediate in China's interest, she iutixt nrst secure tne assent 01 au tue powers who have suffered in life or property at Pekin. The difficulties in the way of such an undertakurgjarc likely to Ie many and serious, in view of the exhibition of feeling in Eurpie, Hut it Is said here that the United State will cheerfully undertake tlie task, provided Its conditions areOnet. If it doe not sueceed in inducing tlie Ettrotean owers to le lenient in their treatment of the Government of CUiiia the Cuited States Government will not lie drawn Into further hostilities after "wehave taken care of our own affairs, but wj-e, will withdraw, taking eiire. iHiHfrr, to lei u tn uuncrMixKi iiai this Government will not allow: Us projier interests in China to lie injured by tlie action of any of the powers uiat may choose to remain oldurale. I At h'ast one of tbe greatest. jiowers Is under strong suspicion here of act ing cold bloodtnlly and without regard to sentiment or any more than tlie most material of considerations, ft is lielieved here that this wer Is quiet ly taking measures to drop out of the league at Tien Tsin. arid conduct a campaign on its own account against. Pekin, aud it is even suspected that this Government is already moving " troop toward the Chinese capita lj One fact, regarded as now tteyond need of further demonstration, in riew of the Chinese a Pieal. is that the Chi nese officii! at the coast ports are ac tually hi communication with what ever remain. of the- Imperial Govern ment at Pekin. and the text of Kwang Su's appeal appears .to establish the fact that the Chinese Government it self Is S.-11U t ioiiinu the resistatK-r of tlie International advance uhu Pekin. The State Dei artnient and the Chinese legation ore mibstautiallv air reed in rue inimiaif. or ix o eiglit flays as fit., ilmo liitj-iw.Mi vtr 4 1 k ... a ...... I ... - - I - - T the President's answer to the appeal ..t !. IM.ii, ...... ,....... , .t v iiiurni' iiui ri lillirill. .1 I I OI H - ing to the lest information here,! urg ent measures are, leing' trausniHted Itetween I'ekin and Shaugbal by a "fly Ing express." The relay riders make about -UO miles ier daj. ! ; " '. r TO SAVE LEGATIONS. London, July 21.-Negotiations ; be tween the powers hare, brought out iiiuiuai axsuraucea mat tne military expeditions to China are. for the sole purpose of relieving the legations.! and i that there Is no Intention to partition China. Hence, sliotiht China agree to deliver the Ministers alive, no ixwer will have reason for continuing! ag gressive military oitcratious extvpt Germany, whose Minister is undoubt edly dead. , i , As for the other powers, it is em pnatically stated that they have unani mously agreed Hunt. With the ji f !. livery of the Ministers, the aggressive campaign will end. It may, with safe ty, lie stated that, should the Ministers prove to be alive, the Chinese Govern ment will to some extent use thiu as a lever to compel the Euroitean ! and American missionaries and commercial enterprise to moderate their activity. If not t withdraw front the eiunire euiircir. - , GEItMAXY STANDS FIRM".! Berlin, July 24. Count Von Buelow. Minister for Foreign Affairs, made re ply today to the apteal of the Eni l'ror of China for Herman mediation etween the powers and tbe Chinese Government. In sulstance. Count Von liuelow said he would not submit the telegram from the I'ekttv Uoverament to the Emperor, so long as the fates oT the legations and other foreigners in I'ekin, were not ascertained,! nad nntfl the Chinese Government had atoned for the murder of the" German Minister to IVkbi. aud liad given jua r nntees that In future Its conduct; will le in harmony with International law aud the usages of civilization.- i , A FRENCH REIORT. i j Paris. July 21.-M. Ihl Casse, Minis ter of Foreign Affairs, has received a cablegram from the French consul at Shanghai, dated July 'Sid. which says: IJ Ilunjf Chang has just assure,! me that M. IMchon tFrench Minister to Chinaris living, and he has agreed to transmit to him a message from me, riu.'stlng a reply withiu five days." PROOF IS WANTED. ; Txndon. July 24. One month to the day has elapsed since Sir RobertHnrt. lire-tor of the Chinese Maritime Cus toms, smuggled ont of Pekin the last piece of news that appeals 'author itatively to Europe, and apparently the only method by which the, Chinese court can vindicate its veracity here Is to transmit another autograph let ter from some authoritative nource. Adniittedlj-. the Tsung Li Yamun possesses facilities to set all doubts at rest LI Hnng Chang's reported state ment to the effect that while tlrfsfor eignem are alive, tbey would be killed Immediately if the allied forces Bear ed rekln. Is regarded by those who credit the reported survival of the Foreign Ministers as an Indication that the latter are held as hostages, and that their lives will be made the sub ject of negotiations by the Chinese. Hence Li Hung Chang's anxiety to fceep the powers from I'eklu as long as possible. TROOPS EN ROUTE. : Fpokan July 24. Troop I, of Fort Harrison. Ky and Troop II, of Fort BUsk. Arizona. First Cavalry, 222 men in all. passed Spokane this evening en route to Seattle, where they will re ceive sailing orders for China. One hundred men and -TACi horses of the First Cavalry passed through the city last night from Fort Niobrara, Nelv rasfca, for the same destination. RUSSIAN BLOCKADED. New York, July 24. A dispatch to the Journal and Advertiser from Shanghai says: Three thousand Rus sians have arrived at New Chwang rrom Port Arthur, and their advance is blockaded by I0.0 Chinese troops ...... ti.cro Mffhtlne i iminineut. Th Chinese wUl bar further progress. JERRY TURNED DOWN. The Soekless Statesman Not Endorsed i by Kansas Populists. Fort Scott. Kan., July 24. The fea ture of today's proceedings hi the Pop-, nlist. Democratic and Free Silver Re publican conventions, which met here in dinrent lialls to nominate a state tickets or effect f usiou 4n the interests of a single ticket, was the turning down of the Senatorial aspirations of Jerry Simpson, by the Populist con vention. The ex-Congressman desired to go lefore the next legislature, in the event of Populist or fusion suc cess at the polls, with the definite en dorsi'ment of the state commit tee for United States Senator. Endorsement of his eandiuaey was refiiswl Hy a majority of nearly two-thirds. Neither of tbe conventions accomplished much at today's session. f FELL OFF TRANSPORT. Tacoma. July 24 Griflith Williams, a eoalpasser on the Unftrnl States transiiort Rosecrans, fell through at the coal bunkers 'Monday night and was drowned. Williams was drunk and was trying to board the transiort. He made frantic cries for help, but no assistance could be given him. a strong ebb tide learing the drowning man away- from the transport. Williams was 2M j-ears old and vmes from Situ Francisco, where his mother and sis ter reside. A STUDENT KILLED. Tncoma. July 24. Roy Miller, a stu dent, 18 years old. at the Vashou V1 bge. was Instantly killed while felling a t.ve near the college yesterday morn ing. The tree leaned considerably. Miller was chopping on the upper side. When half way off the body of the t ree suddenly, split oien. I he. part which split off striking Miller oil the bat-k of the head. The loy wareely breathed after receiving tlie terrtil blow. Miller's father is J. A. Miller, the Palouse grain -dealer. '- MINER KILLS HIMSELF. Preseott. Arlz July 24. Harry Arl uott. ltK-ator and" part owner of the Little Annie group of in hies in the Big Bug district, lias committed suicide by taking strychnine. Deiondeuey, due to ill health, was the cause, i '! KILLED BY GAS. New Whatcom. Wash.. July. 24. F. D. Alexander, a prominent business man of this city, met his death last night, a gas jet In his room being ac cidental! j left open. MacDONALD'S LAST LETTER British Ministers Appeal fcr Aid, Just Received. WAS SENT EROM PEKN WEEKS AGO Difficulties of the Allied Forces in Op f posing the Chinese Bravery of Japanese Troops. ' LONDON. July 25. Sir Chtnde Mac Donald's message, dated July 4th. ap leallng for relief, ds regarded In Ixm don as only a prtlnde: to an absolute confinnation of the massacre.. This Is the opinion also of the Japanese Min ister here. The newspapers suggest that the BrltiKh Minister's dispatch was held back and released about the same time as Conger's, under the same terms. Although the American and British forces are working harmonious ly, the-quesliou of means of communi cation between Taku and IVkiu gives evidence of t be jealousies letween the Powers, and other dispatches from Tien Tsin show the language difficulty has leen hamtiering the militarv oimt- atKius. a disnatc& to the la Iv New: from Tleu Tsin, dated July 14th, says: "Colonel Llscum mistook tl nul and was nearlv lsolateL "General IotwomL on premature re port from the Jatauese commander that the city had leen entered, order ed a general advance, which proved a costly error. . Mucu valuable time was lost and trouble oecaskHMd, yestenlay. after noon, because the messengers letwecn General Fnshlma and tieneral 1 tor wood did not nnderstand each others language." V , - , Tlie Tien Tsin correspondent of the Daily Mall says, that the Admirals have decided that It will he useless to move toward I'ekin without at least 00,0t0 men. MacDonald's Appeal. , Ixndon. July 24. The foreign office has received a dispatch from the Brit- ish Consul at Tien Tsin, dated Sat urday, July 21st, stating that he had just received a letter from Sir Claude MacDonald, the British Minister at I'ekin. and ilated July 4tli, appealing for relief. Tliere were euomrh pmvis kms at the legation to last a fortnight, the letter said, but the garrison was unequal to the task of holding out against a determined attack for many days. . There had been forty-four deaths, and about double that uuui lr woundetL The foreign office thinks the dispatch does' not affect the main question of the reported massacre of members of. the Legation at I'ekin. I JAPANESE FIGHT WELL. Tien Tsin. July 13, via Shanghai, July 24. Chinese from the walled city reiKWt that tlie foreigners In, Pekin are living, liaving taken shelter In a bomb-proof building. 1 About 7 100 Chinese were engaged in battle here July 11th. More are coni Ing from Pekin. ' f General Xieh was Imprisoned lie cause he opiKsed making war on the foreigners, but afterwards was " re leased on the condition that he fight tliem. S To this, he aeeeded with luke warmness. Arter the battle he com mittal suicide. . -The Japanese were the heroes of the battle. Their fighting was remarkably brave. When some of the foreign of ficers counselled retreat last night the Japanese General said: "When my men move, it will be for ward." ;"iH; .1 - :.. k This morning they j charged 1 tlie breaches in the -wall made by the artilhry and fought" hand to hand in the streets. Their conduct after the fight was" equally good, ns they re frained from looting, while some of the European soldiers were having an orgle. - -'- PREPARING FOR WAR. Washington. July 24.The Navy De partment ; Is preparing for iKwsilde eventualities arising out of the situa tion In China. One of the greatest difficulties which would confront the United States In the event of naval warfare In Chinese waters, is the lack of the naval base close to the scene of operations. - As a precautlonai-y measure the colliers, purchased dur ing the Spanish war and which' had gone rout of commission, arc lKhig titteil out for service. . Foreign coun tries have gobbled up everything afloat which could lie utilized for shipping coal and stores. Germany and Japan have even impressed ; steamers. The result Is that at the present time T0 ler cent, of our government freight for the Orient is now Iwiug carried in foreign loats. Conseriuently, price hare; materially increased. PANAMA IS C.ITURED. Columbian Relel.- Stre a Signal tory on the Isthums. Vic- New York. July 24. A cable dis patch received by Dr.: Loer, of Ecua dor, seems to confirm the capture of Panama City by the Colombian relwls. The '1Ishi tch Is from Guayaquil, and reads: "LIleraI triumph in Panama." New York. July 24, A dispatch to tlie Herald from Panama, dated Sun day says: The revolutionary forces a! tout l-'dKi strong, arrived on FrMay evening at Corozall. the lirst station on the railroad line from Iauama. and only a short distance from the city. Tlie ! government forces advanced at daybreak an Saturday. . Sharp firing took; place for several hours. The government forces then retired to new positions. ; AH of the wounded were picked up in the meantime and were brought to Panama. Tliere has leen no interference with railroad traffic. All business in Pana ma, has lioen suspended since Friday evening.? Hostilities were renewed at : o'clock Sunday afternoon. There was xharp artillery firing by both sides. General Ijozada. who has . been com manding the government troops, and his chief of staff. Colonel Guerrero, have taken refuge on the , warship Leander. General Emlh Herrern Is leading the revolutionary troops. SIGNED A TREATY. Long Continued Boundary Dispute in Central America Is. Settled.. Managua. Nicaragua. July 2 1. The Nlenraguan and Cota Riean Govern ments today signed j an agreement. which settles the loundary dispute. This ceremony terminated the dispute which lias often threatenetr war Ije tween the two Govcmnn-uts during the last; forty years.; A FAKE FIGHT. Chicago. Jul v 24. Tommy Ryan, of Syraruse, and Jack Root, of Chicago fought a draw at Tattersall's tonight. In the first two rounds some fast work was done.; After that (XiO people .gave vent to their disapproval In cries of "rake" ami "take them off." Several hundredleft the hall, so disgusted had they become. About two years ago the newspapers were full or accounts and the scien Ufic and teehnh-al world heanl all sorts of great things about a Hun garian inventor named Szczpanik (pronunciation prohIbltel) who had a marvellous machine for ' seeing by wire t 1h teleleetroseoie which was to mpy for the eve the position which the telephone .holds relatively to the ear. It was promised that it would be shown at the Paris extosi- tion. put a tlillgent search of the ex hunts there fails to reveal it. While no one In the scientific world has ever had much faith In the possibility of socn an invention, still this was- at least the tenth time It had leen an nounced. In all the history of science and senil-sdence perhaps the most re markable Instance of general popular interest in - a scientific subject and practically universal delusion about it Is furnished by liquid atr. The manu facture of this finld, Xhe methods by which It came to Ik made on a manu facturing scale, and the superb exper imental research that led up to its production are genuine achievements of science, but once the product was obtained It was seized upon by 'people who. either from Ignorance or with design, hare made assertions about it that are utterly ridiculous aud nils leading. Liquid air by the bucketful has been available fr two years or more, but so far the most Important ose It has found In the physical lab oratory as an aid to research. Its principal use, howerer. has tieen as the subject matter of illustrated lec tures and as the basis of prospectuses that would hare put the Keely Motor company to the blush. - THE AVERAGE MAN. Tbe rociish Ways in Which lie Risks Ills Life. The story of the kuiglit who leaped into the pit among1 the lions is known to every scltool boy.; One of th, court ladies dared him with a gliiij-e of her K;irkling , eyes, as sW - carelessly dropiied her glove among thegrowling lions in the pit below. The knight ac cepted the chalkngv leael ; t he para iK?t. droiiHtl among the astonished lions and i retrieved! the glove lef ore tne savage neasis naiT nine to realize that they liad lost a good hea,rty ineal of man. , r-- v -:-:. ' : l ', ;U:- '-4' ' fluit's a fair example of f he fooihar diness of t he average man. ; Of course the average man of today does not "leard the Hon iu his den." But every day the average man takes risks of hjs life which are Just as great, though, not as apparent, as a dash among hnngry lions. t PlaAthe detective for aday and fol low the average man; through his day's o-ork. . i - -'' ; Iw ovter-sleejps. rises a little late, ruslies through his' toilet, hurries to the breakfast-table.? drinks a irlass of ice water because he's thh-sty gulps down a cup of s-alling coffee lecause 1k;s In the habit of It, hastily swal lows a pancake or two, and runs to catch, his regular car. He feels an undue fullness of the ' stomach. Ills breathing 'Is oppressed. He 'is very uncomfortable. When he drop off the car the diseonifo'rt Is tfa great that he grn-s into the! first dmg store and says, "(Jive me ; something for my stomach. It feels a little 'off this morning. And lie gets sine pallia tive which affords temporary relief. He goes on to business and puts In his time until noon, when he thinks of luncheon. He arranges the canl on his dor to , "Bac iu ten iuiinufes." ami off he goes. : He hurries to the eating house, gulps down a glass, of milk. eatia piece of pie and is back again to the office to make, good the sign, ten minutes ; for luncheon. . And so runs his day. He goes home late to a hearty meal, which his stomach Is In no condition' to receive. He is irritable and fretful after it. aim the family are really glad when he goes to' lied. Though sometimes: he does not go .to tied, illis Irritation drives him to the club, where he smokes many cigars a ml joins a frTeiid alxnit mtdnight ijn a "broiled live, with suit able liquid's. ;! What Itaiqiens fo him? Some nioiniug he does not run to "atch the icar. But tlie "reguiars" of his acquaiintauCe do. They chat 'with each other. "Too 'bad aliout jioor olo Brown, wasn't it?- "Yes. Terribly siMldeh. too. Must be a great shock to his wife." "Poor woman: She's going to hare a pretty hanb pull to bring up that family of licnO "How old was Brown? Not anrold man. was he?" ?Nos just in "his primed Forty two or three. I should say." "Poor BroAvn!' And thafs the story "of the average man. 1 J ; Every man who IPves in such a man ner is risking his life. I f- .-;.- Follow the newspaper i obituaries throngli tlie year and w how many men die of stomach trouble, or of j some disease growing out of a dis eased condition of the sionracu and other organs of digestion and nutri tion. No Man Is Stronger Thau I Us Stom ach. ' - It has been said, "Tell me wMt you eat ami I will tell you what you are." But It is not what is eaten but' what Is 'digested, and-assimilated which is really the measure of a man's physl- . . - t 1. 4. . ; k ; far more, date of Votir rou 1he state 1 truly ttl. Tell m& tho hi 1 1 u aui m. it in i it vu t ii- niaiir .11..L.. T wilt -41. A AA f rnni- hi-fllth"? Rvirvl.lf kiumx i that fMMl Is essential to life, but most pople overltsik the fact that forsl to sustain life must lie. prorerIy . digested and ierfe'Uy assimilated. Everylnwty tv kii:vs that when a man "starves to f i . , . i I i t - death his mind weakens with ; lus 'Pnee Is strictly pr! iKily; that he Is 'the rictim ot strange h'- delusions and hallucinations. Jtijt few! 1 ,ert' ltuD",0 N. i . people realize that wlien food Is not digested and assimilated I lien- is a condition of partkil starralion of bralu otiil luulc 4t fi.T t li t 1 1 ia tti. .it tv. I i .--.. .uu. ... 1. 1. 1 a iunirvi illl'llll ,11 kUOMieUJje. IS SCI1 1 ITee Oil lution und physical weakuess ;so often '..receipt of stamiis to nav phioik,, r asss4:1tl wlf Ji imllgestion and other rornis or ciis-ae or tne stomacti and,toi!es of vital interest to every man Its allied organs, are only symptoms ami woman, and deals nl.-ilnlv with of this start atkin. When digestion , falls utterly, life fails nfterjy. Wlien digestion fails partially,-'-the. life fails in like projiortlon of Its due rigor and ritality. To bring body and , mind to the liighest . efficiency the one thing needful is good j blood-making ftssL perfectlr dlgestel and assimihitecL - It follows necessarily from these facts that a medicine which will re store t he actire powers of the stom ach and digestive and nutritive system will restore the liody to sound health. ' The Secret of Success.; The secret of the success , of Dr. Pierce'g Golden Medical Discovery, In 1 urday in September, and tbe conrcn restoriug to sound health - the most tlon will meet in Havana on the first hopeless Invalids, Is due to Its remark- Monday in November. able power to cure diseases of the stomach and other organs of digestion and nutrition. "I was a total wreck could not sleep or eat," writes Mr. J. O. Beers, of lierrynian, Crawford Co.. Mo. ; "For rwo years I tried 'medicine from doe tors, but received very Tittle benefit. I lost flesh aud strength; was uot able to do a good day's work. I took Dr. Pierce's Goldeu Merlical Discovers', and when I had taken one. bottle I cuuld sleep. and my apietite was won derfully Improved. I have taken live bottles aud am still Improving." It Is ouiy a reasonable projiosIUon that weakness is a natural result of starvation. Thus, when food Is not j digested and , asshnilatetl, and the IkmIv fails of the necessary nutrition. "weakness" In some other orgau Is sure to follow the weakness of the stomach, "Weak heart. 'weak" lungs, "weak" kidneys, "weak" or tor pid liver, are very commonly associa ted with "weak" stomach. These dis eases, seemingly remote from the stomach, have their origin -In the dis eased condition of the stomach. wb!eh prevents the' prcper nutrition of tlie body. Hisoases which have tlieir ori gin In the stomach must be cured through the stomach. It is of no use to try local treatment of kidneys, heart. Tuugs. liver, on other organs. '. while the stomach Is left uncuri-d. Some of the most remarkable cures of '-.." f ..''. -'- diseases of heart, liver, lungs, kidneys and oilier organs, nave ieen eiiectea by the use of "Golden Mdial . Disco v rj" wliMids proof that these dis- eases, seeniiiigly remote from the Ktomach. are cunnl when (he diseasisl stomach and its allied organs are cured. ' -''.';. -.(' ': VFor six long years I suffered with my liver, kidneys, and indigestion. which baffled 'the lest dot-furs iu par country," writes E. L. RauH. Esq., of Woolsey. Prince 4'i 11 him Co.. Va. "I st'OertHl wirh my stomach and ba-k for a long time. au after taking a 'cartJoail of medicine from t'IFree iloc tors I grew" so bal I could ha rdly do a day's work. Would have, death-like pains in the side, amj blind sj Veils, and thought that life v)is hardly worth living. I decidnl to fousult Ir. It. V Iierce. and his stajff of physicians; They said my case vas curatde, ami I was greatly encouraged. I is'gan taking Dr. Pierce'sl Golden Medical DiM-overy and 'I'leisant Pellets. as advised tin August. JlSPNi. Before I bad taken half of till- scoud inittle I lH'gan to fel relieviH. I got six more Itottlcx a lid ust-d Iheai, and am happy to saj' 1 .owe my lifelto Dr. Iierce and his 4 medicines, Tlir words- are truths, so. if this testimonial can 1h umhI in any way to je of l(eueflt, you nd not hesitate ti use It. I shall stand for the Invalid's IlJ--I and Sur gical Institute as lon. as life lasts." Will Bear Tavestigation. There is nothing more desirable than that; the claims made for "Golden Medical Discovery" should be proven true by an investigation of j its cures. It is a striking fact that the very suc cess of this medicine tends to arouse a prejudice In the mfnds of Rome ieo- ple who have "doctored for years with "local physicians and ! failed of help or cur. ; ,i They ask. "Why should this .Discov ery' do for me what the doctor could n't do with his medicine?" f Tiiatt is a fair nuestiou, and a fair answer to It Is that "(Jolden -.-.Medical Discovery" cures where the doctor's medicine failed because the doctor was treating 1 he 'wrong disease, or treating the disease from the wrong end. 'There's one other reason for the cur ative itotfer of "Golden Medical Dis covery. It Is the specific of a sie- cianst a man who has made a special study of the stomach and Its relation to tire other organs of the body, and after years of experiment and exoeri- fiTir'd ll.lft . Utr--4dMt.Ml 111 itmnd.lnt. ,. V ( , , . i"V "''"K nKtlicine which in ninety-eight caws !n eJt,ry liunlri Irfetly ami ierma- rnenwy curs t nose w no give it a fair and faithful trial. - - - - iieuiiy cures tliose who give It sick jsrsons are Invited to consult lr. Pierce by letter free of charire. .specially If - they are suffering from I.hc:IM- In Chronic form. All eorr lvaie ana sa- Iress Dr. R. V. Given Away. Dr. Pierce's Common Sense Medical , Advlsr-r. containing loos large pages ...... t : .... f l. . i . mailing only. This work discusses the urolilems of bu.h tf'V fllbl tha I a ;of nprodiKMion. Scud 31 one-cent stamps (for expense of mailing only) If cloth binding 1 desired, or- 21 stamjis for tlie liook Imuud In pajer covers. Address Dr. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo; N. Y. A CFBAN CONVENTION. Havana. July 2T. The decree calling for, a constitutional convention, and providing for an election of delegates, will be promulgated tomorrow. The flection will lie held on the third Sat- - "----- -'--"' -, V . C - . J ; - Report of Consul Fowler Regarding Firms and ReKhhuts. . Interesting statistics oiiceriiinir for eigners 111 i nui:t are couta!ne in "a reiort In regar,l to th tratle r-l:iti0in letwen China and the United St.n.w just rtH-elyeil at the state department. The rejsirt is made uy CoiikuI Fowler at Cbefoo and Is Lited May tu iasl s that it is practlcsilly up ti ilnt,. The table of foreigners is livieI into two classes residents ami urinsaiul inchiues statistics for the years is. and The total foreign reKl.l.fii are stated as follows: 1SSS. i;i4-i. 1H. 17,1!. and the foreiu firms a s r.ii,v-f is.lj rr.i- ikjui it'- ' The nationality of 1 he foreign el,. ment for !!! Is stated as folhW: American Residents. 'Z'X V, an" in; crease of 279; firms, 7, an iiicre:iNj of 27. . Iirlt Ish Residents. o.V.2. an Incrense of 414; firms, 4tl, an Incras of :i. Germai Residents, 1 1'M. .-.-an in crease of 01; firms, 115, an Increase of S. ; " French Residents. 118S," au increns4 of 2fc!: flrhis. 7. an Increase of rj;i Dutch Residents, 10U. an Increase of 11: firms, t. an incrasv of 1. Danish Residents, 12S, au increase of 11: firms; 4. an lncreas of 1. Spanish Residents. 44S, an increase of firms. 0. an increase of .1. Swedish and Norwgian IN'siilcuts, 244, an Increase of 44; firms, 2, an Increase of 2, Russian Residents, 1(121. an hi-cn-ase of 14"u; firms, lt, an in-rase of Austrian Residents, 00, nu increase of 2: linns, no change. Belgian Residents. 2:14. au Iii-reasc of 'tSTi; firms, 0. no change. ; . ' ItalianResidents, 124. a decrease of 17; firms. J). no change. Japanese itesKieuis. un, nn in crease of 7b; firms, V.Ki, an increase of XI. :- ' Portugues1 Residents. 142". an in crease of 3o.; linns, lO, a decrease of lO. Korean Residents, 42, an - Increase of 2; no firms. " .'..-'! Non-treaty powers Residents,- 2!. an Increase of 2; no linns. t. The total numlMT of resih'nts. 17. 1JKI. shows an increase of ."772 over 1S. The total numlwr of firim, f!, Tin. firurts show that lillssi.l in:i,l. the grejitest gain lu the iminl.f r of residents and ..Japan in the nutulM-r of firms, France coming next in the latter resiMH-t. Consul Fowler s.-ty that these fti nris do not include the leased 'nort' an that It must 1m reiiiemiKrHl tliat in the case of Great Britain a Innre untnlier of Imlians and Asiatics (Chi nese born in Hong Kong, the Straits etc.). are included. Consequently It Is -difficult to di-ter-mlne the true huihIht of British in China. Moreover, by .'.British' law, every British subject Is couqiclled t' register In his consulate, but with Americans tliis registration is op tional. .'Consul -Fowler expresses the belief that the iiuiiiIkt of '. American residents Is greatly understated. DEWEY GAVE HER A GAVEL. Admiral Dewey has S" presented to Mrs. Lixzie S. Bclding. regent of Sarah Trumbull ("liaplcr. Daughters of the American Revolution, or R.sUville. Conn., for the use of the chapter, a novel gavel, made from teaWwiMMl tak en front the port side or tlie nagno ( )l v nipia M hile under repa irs a t t he Ch'arleslowii navy yard. Its artistic lieautv and historical value, together with. the iiersoiiar favor conferral, is much annreclatrHl by the DaiiRhters of the Rockrllle -Clwipter. The jiavcl . Isj small and especially adapted for the? use of a woman. The sliape is novelC the handle leing tastefully beaW. and the head carved in a Iuinduie ilirure. The travel Is eticlos in & luindAtine 1kx. j " . THE STRIKE ENDS. FIsheniM'n In British Columbia Are Weary of Strife. Vancouver, B. C.. July 2.". Tlie trouble at Stereston with the striking fishermen Is practically settled.-- The presence of tlie. militia has taken! all light put of the strikers. The military forces and Provincial policemen at Steveston are still . on duty at the canneries, but there .-has Iuh'U no mob violence of any kind. It Is probable the militia will remain at iMciesion lor a ween.. .vi anai'K members of the Fishermen's Cnioii on Ja pa ues fi slier men Is a ppreben Jtd. FELL OFF A HORSE. A Weil-Known Sheep Owner of Eost ern Oregon Killed. 1 I-a Grande,. Or.. July 2.". J. W. Snr daiie. a well-known sluH-pmaii of Pen dleton, was found yesterday iu a dying condition on Whiskey creek. .He wa brought to' camp but soon died. I B apiM-ars he was killed by falling fronr nis horse. t- . (J. W. Gurdanc was Uk son of lion. 3i S. Gurdane, a menilier of the lower house of t he Iglslat uiW of 1 S57, one of the most prbiuiucut Repuhli cans and lKst citizens of Umatilla countyl. ; .' .'''' . . TO GOVERN VIGAX. . Philippine Commissioii Has Provided" Another Municipal Government. ," Washington, July 2T. General Mac Art bur has cabled War Department an announcement of the successful erection of another municipal govern ment in the.. Philippines, under tbe terms laid down by the Philippine Commission, This particular govern ment is established at Vigan on St 1m? northwest coas of the island of Lu zon. , . . AN INTERNATIONAL AFFAH- When the Silicrian railway is coin pleted the transcontinental route win xtend from Havre, via Paris. Co logne. Ih-rlin, Moscow and Irkutsk, tu Vladivostok. Of the 7V miles by rail 20S will belong to France. 1 ttf Belgiuui. (t4 to tJermany. 2.2T4 to Russia In Eurojie mid 4.M4 to Rn' In Asia.' The price, of a firsHhi"- ticket, with sleeping ar-comniodations. rn.t.l llnuinn. . Vlnillftulilr Will ALL KINDS OF HOT SPRINGS. At Whakarewarewa, New 7- tln re are geywrs. ho springs. ",l' IHjols, mud volcanoes and hot water falls. "' ."'".;"..' r-