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1887.1S62. Consolidated Feb. 1899. COEVALLIS, BENTON COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNE 15, 1300. VOL. XXXVII. NO. 25.

OOM PAUL TALKS.LAItR NEWS. PLANS FOR CARNAGEA BLOODY SUNDAYCAPTURE OF PILAREVENTS OF THE DAY CAPTURED BY BOERSCorrespondent Found Him in a Car at

Maehadodorp.London, June 11. The exeutive

offices of the Transvaal government arein a railway car, which is shunted ona switch at Maehadodorp. PresidentKruger caused the interior of the coachto be reconstructed some time ago,with a view to contingencies that havenow arrived. A correspondent of theDaily Express, who went from Lou-renc- o

Marques to see President Kruger,was received yesterday. The presi-dent sat smoking a long pipe. Helooked worried, but his bearing itselfwaB quiet and determined. He didnot make the least objection to beinginterviewed. The correspondent wasequipped for the interview by cablesfrom London.

"Yes," said President Kruger, "itis quite true that the British have oc-

cupied Pretoria. This, however, doesnot end the war. The burghers arefully determined to fight to the last.They will never surrender so long as500 armed men remain in the country.I feel encouraged by the fine workSteyn and Dewet are doing im the FreeState."

The correspondent suggested that thewar was over, inasmuch as the capitalhad been taken.

"The capital," exclaimed PresidentKruger, with energy, "what is a capi-tal? It does not consist of any particu-lar collection of bricks and mortar.The capital of the republic, the seat ofthe government, is here in this car.There is no magic about any specialsite. Our country is invaded, it istrue, but it is not conquered. Thefjovernment is still effective."

Referring to the reason why he leftPretoria, President Kruger said:

"I was not foolish enough to betaken prisoner. I provided this meansof locomotion precisely for the samereason as our burghers supply them-selves with horses when they take thefield. It is necessary that I should beable to move quickly from place to

place. That is all. Bye and bye thiscar will take me back to Pretoria. Forthe present, it enables me to keepaway from Pretoria, where I could beot no sevrice ana where 1 should onlyplay into the hands of the enemy."RUSSIA WANTS MORE MONEY

In Need of More Cash to Complete theTrans-Caucasi- Line.

New York, June 11. The advicesfrom London that M. Rothstein, a well-know- n

financier of St. Petersburg,would soon arrive in this country, witha view to looking over the situationhere as an agent of his government anddetermining whether or not a largeRussian loan could be floated in theUnited States, are said by leading for-

eign bankers in this city to be accurate.Whether or not M. Rothstein shallultimately be successful in his mission,however, it is not believed by promi-nent local financiers that he will beable to place a loan of any magnitudein the United States for the next fewmonths, until the presidential campaignshall be ended.

It may be remembered that in Feb'ruary of this year, the Russian imperial government negotiated a loan of$15,000,000 with a syndicate of NewYork banks, trust companies an insurance companies. In exchange fortheir money the syndicate receive fourper cent bonds, guaranteed principaland interest by the Russian govern-ment and secured by a first mortgageon the Wladikawkos railway system.The loan now sought is also for rail-way construction, according to a Wallstreet man intetrested in the Februaryoperation, who said:

"M. Kothstein, president of the Rus-sian Imperial Bank of St. Petersburg,and one of the government's trustedagents is, I have been informed, com-

ing here to get money for the Russiantrans-Caucasia- n railway. This is one ofthe longest roads in the world and isnot completed by any means. Moneyis needed. M. Rothstein is comingfrom London here, and is going toWashington to see the Russian minis-ter, through whom all negotiations areto be made."

The London report also said that alarge Russo-America- n bank might beestablished here as an outcome of M.Rotbstein's visit, but this is regardedby high authorities here as exceedinglyunlikely.

Plague In Brazil.New York, June 9. A dispatch to

the Herald from Rio Janeiro says: Itis announced that during the last 24hours there have been eight new casesof plague. An official bulletin saysthat since the plague appeared therehave been 88 cases in which 26 haveproved fatal.

The South Atlantic squadron, nndercommand of Rear-Admir- Schley, hasbeen ordered to sail for Montevideo.

Fire in Baker City.Baker City, Or., June 11. At 10

o'clock this morning Carter & Miller'sslaughter house was burned to theground. The buildings are a completeloss; value, $600. Large stocks ofhides were oil hand and are partly dam-

aged. No insurance. One of the em-

ployes was burning offall, and a strongwind which sprung up is supposed tohave carried sparks into the dry build-

ings. The entire loss is about $1,000.

Labor is paid three cents for produc-ing 144 boxes of matches. Labor buythese matches back and pays $1.44.

Volcano Conies to Life.San Francisco, June 11. Captain O.

J. Storrs, of the transport Leelanaw,reports that a volcano in the Southseas, which has been quiet for manyyears, has again resumed action. Thevolcano is located on the Dedicas rooks,Babuyan islands, near where the cruis-er Charleston was lost. The Leelanawpassed within three miles of the rocks,and clouds of steam were observed com-

ing from the orater. The waters aboutthe islands were also troubled.

Disclosed by Sundry Filipino Doesments Captured.

Manila, June 13. The great store ofInsurgent documents discovered byGeneral Funston, together with the in-

teresting papers which Captain Smithfound in the possession of General Pan-taleo- n

Garcia, throw interesting sidelights upon the Filipino governmentMost important of the lot is Agrinaldo'splan for the uprising of Manila, whichwas drawn by him at Malolos, is in hisown handwriting in Tagalog language,and bears the date January 9, 1899.Pinned to the document was a translation into Spanish done in the hand ofBuencamino. Aguinaldo's order wasaddressed to his "valiant sandatihans"or bolo men. When the word for theuprising was given they were to slayall American soldiers in Manila. Theinhabitants were to repair to the house-tops, whence they were to hurl downupon the insurgents heavy furnitureand any iron implements they mighthave, heated red hot. They were alsoto have ready in their houses hot water,which was to be thrown upon passingsoldiers, or squirted at them from bam-boo syringes. The women and childrenwere exhorted to help in preparing thewater and boiling oil, which they wereto pass out to the men for use. After-ward the bolo men were to run throughthe streets slashing Americans wher-ever they met them. They were in-

structed not to stop to pick up the gunsof the soldiers they killed, those couldbe collected afterward. The bolo menwere warned to restrain themselvesfrom the temptation to looting, be-

cause, as Aguiualdo explained, he wasparticular desirous to make good in theeyes of foreign nations his assertionsthat the Filipinos were disciplined andcivilized people. Particular injunc-tions were given for protecting thebanks, even the Spanish bank.

MAY GET A NEW TRIAL.

Man and Woman Now Serving Life Sentences for Murder.

Topeka, Kan., June 13. The supremecourt has reopened the celebrated mur-der cases of George Dobbs and Mrs.Amelia New, now serving life sentencein the Lansing penitentiary for themurder, near Eureka, in 1897, ofJoseph New, the woman's husband.The court has granted a writ of coramnobis, which is, in effect, an order tothe district court to hear the applica-tion for a new trial, which the lowercourt had refused.

Dobbs and Mrs. New were convictedtwo years ago. The theory was thatthey were in love, and conspired to getrid of Aew, so they might marry.After they had been in the penitentiaryfor some time, Alvin Ballard, sent upfor horse stealing, asserted that hecould prove that Dobbs and Mrs. Newwere innocent. Ballard said FrankAllgood, now in the penitentiary forforgery, William Turner and he werethe real murderers. Ballard told thestory in detail, saying he belonged to arobber band organized by Allgood, andtold the officers where they could findmany stolen horses and vehicles. Bal-lard was taken from the penitentiaryto verify his assertions, and aided theofficers in recovering much stolen prop-erty. On the strength of this evidence,application for a hearing in the casesof Dobbs and Mrs. New was made before the district court of Greenwoodcounty, where they weie convicted, butthe motion was refused. Now that thesupieme court has overruled the lowercourts' decision, the motion for a newtrial will be heard at once.

STRIKERS' PLANS.

St. Louis Car Men Will Spend SI 00,000to Equip an Elaborate 'Bus System.St. Louis, June 13. The Central

Trades and Labor Union proposes toestablish a bus line in St. Louis, tocompete with and run parallel to thelines of the St. Louis Transit Company,on which there is a strike, to be operated by union men. At a meeting atWalhalla hall last night, the hrst stepwas taken toward this end iy theadoption of a resolution to raise atleast $100,000 to purchase and equipthe necessarv bus system.

From the resolution adopted and thedeclarations of the speakers, henceforth the policy will be to win thestrike, if possible, on the basis of ageneral boycott, which in all of itsramifications is to reach to almostevery industry in the city. The fareon a bus for a distance equal to thattraversed by the street-ca- r line will befive cents.

Monday opened quiet, after a reignof terror. With one exception, all thestreet-ca- r lines are in operation.

A revise list of casualties makes thelist of dead three, fatally woundedone, and 10 wounded.

W. D. Mahon, president of the National Association of AmalgamatedStreet Railway Employes, has telegraphed President Goinpers that streetcar men returning from a picnic Sunday evening, peacefully and unarmed.were fired upon by the sheriff's posseand shot down like dogs.

London, June 12. The Daily Express has the following dispatch, datedSaturday from Prashu: 'lhe Britishrelief force is now half way to Kumas- -

sie. The road is partly under water.Many of the carriers have deserted, andbefore advancing further the relief col-

umn must await carriers from SierraLeone with stores."

Plague in Australia.Adelaide, South Australia, June 13.A total of 23 deaths from the bubonic

plague is officially reported from Rock- -

hampton, Queensland. Two fresh casesare reported here, one 01 wnicn nasproved fatal.

British Occupied Kooinatiport.Lourenco Marques, June 12. It is

reported that the British have occupiedKooinatiport, after fighting. PresidentKruger is said to have a large quantityof personal valuables with him.

Chinese government is dealing onirms to the Boxers.

Four persons were killed in a trolley-

-oar accident at Providence, R. I.The Republican convention hall at

Phiadelphia wlil seat 16,000 people.Boers have torn np 24 miles of rail-

road between Pretoria and Kroonstad.Tacoma will have a captured Span-

ish cannon for use in its Fourth of Julycelebration.

Boers captured a British battalionof 500 men at Roodeval, severing Rob-

erts' line of communication.Philippine rebels aim to follow the

tactics of the Cuban rebels during thewar of the latter against Spian.

The steamer City of Seattle, whicharrived at Seattle from Alaska, brought220 Klondikers and $500,000 in gold.

Senator Clark was given a great ova-tion at Butte, Mont. He made aspeech denouncing his enemies as per-

jurers.Documents siezed in the Philippines

indicate that in a rebel plot for an up-rising in Manila, women were to takeimportant part.

Chinese minister in London says itis i.bsurd that the powers should believethe empress dowager is aiding the Box-

ers' movement.

May shipments of coal from Seattleto San Francisco by water amounted to20,000 tons, or half of the total amountof coal received at that port duringMay.

As a result of a week s scouting inthe Philippines, more than 200 insurgents were killed and 160 captured,while 140 rifles, v:ith ammunition andstores were seized.

Two five-stor- y brick buildings, ownedby Geo. E. Ketcham, on West avenue,New York, containng 125,000 bushelsof grain, were destroyed by fire, causing a loss of $140,000.

In the preliminary examination ofL. L. Cook, charged with the murderof James Collins at Arlington, Or., aphysilcian testified that Collins couldeasily have been saved.

It is estimated that during the pastmonth various railroad corporationshave placed orders for 20,000,000 to 30,- -

000,000 feet of Washington fir, mainlyin bridge timbers, dock stuffs and ties.

The clean-u- p of gold in the Klondike this season will be $20,000,000 to$25,000,000, according to the estimatesof well-know- n miners arriving fromthe Klondike. The Spring work iswell along in the district, the onlydrawback being the scarcity of water,This fact, it is said, will result in delaving the clean-u- p until late in thesummer.

Russia and Japan may come to waxas a result of the Boxers movement.

General Pio del Pilar, the Filipinoleader, was captured by Americans sixmiles east of Manila.

Two men were instantly killed andeight seriously injured by the explosionof a boiler at a brick works at Anniston, Ala.

The Boxer movement is spreadingthroughout China. Russia gives noticethat if the powers do not act she willgo it alone.

An explosion, caused by miningfuses at the customs department, atOporto, Portugal, killed two personsand injured 13.

Harry Dekker, a well known promoter of Western railroad properties,shot and killed himself in his apart-ments at New York Citv.

One man was killed and four hurtby the falling of a freight elevator inthe Nichols & Shepherd Implementbuilding at Kansas City.

A fire in the oil refining and saltpeter district of Hamburg, Germany,destroyed property to the value of4,000,000 marks, including manydwellings.

A tannery owned by Fayette, Shaw& Co., at Miller, Wis., wad destroyedby fire, causing a loss of $100,000.Nine hundred men were thrown out olemployment.

The investigation of the affairs ofAdolph A. Kuhn, junior member of thefirm of Kuhn Bros., brokers, of Chicago, snows he has left a shortage xf$1,030,000.

The president has approved the findings and sentence in the case of Cap-tain Deining, of Buffalo, assistant com-

missary of subsistence, U. S. V., triedat San Francisco on a charge of forgeryand embezzling public funds.

Alexander Stevenson, a line repairerof the Utah Electric Light & PowerCompany, of Salt Lake, was instantlykilled by electricity on Third Southand Main streets. He went up a poleto do some work, and took hold of alive wire. His body hung suspendedin the network of wires in the presenceof hundreds of people.

In Japan a new law just put into operation forbids smoking by persons un-der 20 years old, and also forbids theselling of tobacco or other smokingmaterial to youths of this age. Finesare provided for the smoker and forwhoever sells to him the stuff. Thelaw provides also foi fining the parentsof such youthful smokers, because theydi'j not teach their offspring betterhabits.

An American water hyacinth whichis not infrequently an obstrution to navigation in southern rivers has beensuccessfully killed on the Melpomenecanal, New Orleans, by a chemicalspray.

A license to sell intoxicants wasgiven to a man in Benton, Ky., withthe proviso that no one should be allowed to "treat" in his barroom, andthat every patron mast pay for his ownliquor.

Real Filipino Leader Takenby Americans.

HE WAS CAUGHT NEAR MANILA

;rT Stand of 31 Americans Against600 Insurgents at

Catubig.

Manila, June 11. General Pio delfilar, the Filipino leader, has been cap-tured near Manila.

Brave Stand at Catubig.Washington, June 11. Perhaps the

most thrilling and picturesque incidentof the entire Philippine war occurredst Catubig, on the island of Samar,where, April 15 last, a party of 31 en-

listed men of company K, Forty-thir- d

volunteers, held at bay a lorce of some600 insurgents during four days of fiercefighting, reinforcements arriving justin the nick of time. The war depart-ment has received reports from CaptainH. M. Day, of the Forty-thir- d volunteerinfantry, and First Lieutenant J. T.

Sweeney, of that regiment, who com-

manded the rescue party, giving all thedetails of the attack, siege and therelief.

According to the reports the attackon the garrison at Catubig began with-out warning, Sunday morning, April15. From the hills on all sides, fromvery point of vantage in the town and

irom a deserted church directly adjoin-ing came a rifle and cannon fire of ter-rible intensity. Tuesday morning,band fu Is of burning hemp were thrownInto the barracks from the insurgentsin the church and soon the soldiers'refuge was on fire. All efforts to sub-

due the fire failed, and, finally, the lit-tle band, made a dash for the riverbank. Some were killed before theDank was reached, others fell dead ina boat in which it was intended tomake the opposite shore, and when atrench was finally dug with bayonets,only 16 of the 31 were left to man it.Here, for two more days, Corporal Car-

son, handling his men with the judg-ment of a veteran, held out under aterrible fire until the arrival of Lieutenant Sweeney's command, which hadbeen ordered to supplement the garri-son at Catubig, and which was on itsway up the river on the steamer LaoAug. Not until within a quarter of amile of Catubig, says LieutenantSweeney, in his report, did they hearthe noise of the engagement. Then herealized that he and his men were sore-

ly needed and he ordered the captainof the steamer to run his boat at topspeed. The Lao Aug steamed up toCatubig under a rain of Mauser bulletsfrom both shores. The small boatswere lowered, a landing effected, andthe rescuers fought their way throughthe open to their comrades in thetrenches, buried the dead within reach,brought back to the boat the besiegedparty, numbering now only 13 men,and then steamed down the river.

The Ashantee War.London, June 11. According to a

dispatch to the Daily Mail from Accra,dated June 8, a native rumor is incirculation that Sir FrederickMitchell Hodson, governor of GoldCoast colony, made a sortie from Kum-assi- e,

where he had been besieged bythe Ashantees, but was forced to retireand ultimately to surrender. Mail advices from Accra, dated May 17, say:Fifty thousand Ashantees are in armsand the insurrection is spreading. Itis impossible for white men to go intothe interior successfully during therainy season."

Negotiations Are Off.St. Louis, June 7. Negotiations be

tween the strikers and the St. LouisTransit Company, looking to a settlement of the strike, are off for the present, and probably will not be resumedintil the strikers agree not to demandthe discharge of the men now in 'heemploy of the company in ordei thatthey may regain the positions they gaveup when the strike was declared.

Explosion in a Mine.Gloucester, O.. June 11. Two hun

dred miners were imprisoned at 7 A.M. today by an explosion of gas inmine No. 2. It was thought at firstthat the loss of life would be verylarge, but the work of the rescuers wascarried on so energetically and successfully that all were rescued an savedby tonight except three, who werekilled.

American Stork for Japan.San Francisco, June 8. Japan is

seeking American and European cattleto intrdouce among native heids andimprove the general stock on the islands. Four Japanese government officials, specially commisioned to selectand purchase fine stock, have arrivedhere. They will inspect the herds ofthis state before going East and toEurope. They propose to get the bestgrades of breeding stock known.

Mississippi River Boat Sunk.New Orleans, June 11. The river

boat T. P. Leathers sank yesterday atBouger's Landing, 25 miles above NewOrleans. The loss is $37,000. Therewere 70 persons aboard, all of whomreached the shore safely in lifeboats.

Admits Killing Uorton.Skagway, June 11. The trial of the

12 Indians charged with murderingBert Horton and his young wife, fromEugene, Or., on Lynn canal, 35 miles,Iroru Skagway, last October, was begun

city yesterday, Judge Melville Browne,recently from Wyoming, on the bench.Only one of the Indians has pleaded.He is Jim Hansey, who first confessedthat he killed Horton. In pleading hesaid: "I killed the man; I did nofmurder the woman."

Another British Battalion iaDutch Hands.

ROBERTS' COMMUNICATION CUT

Disaster to the Derbyshire Refitmentin the Engagement at

Roodeval.

London, June 13. Lieutenant-Gen-ir- al

Sir, Frederick Forestier-Walke- r,

in command of the lines of communination in South Africa, reports that iathe disaster to the British troops onJune 7, at Roodeval, where the Boers;ut Roberts' line of communication,che Fourth battalion of the rank andtile of the Derbyshire regiment wereill killed, wounded or made prisoners,sxcept six enlisted men. Two officersind 15 mei re killed and five officersind 72 men wounded, many of themseverely. The Boers returned thewounded to the British. Officers killedsvere: Lieutenant-Colone- l Baird-Doug-as- s

and Lieutenant Hawley. Thewounded included Colonel Wilkinsontnd Lieutenant Blanchard, of the Cana-dian infantry. Forestier-Walker'- s dis-

patch in full is as follows:"Cape Town, June 13. The follow-in- g

telegram has been received fromOolouel Knox: 'Kroonstad The fol-

lowing casualties are reported fromRoodeval, under date of Rhenosterriver, June 8, received here by flag oltruce on June 10: The Fourth battalion of the Derbyshire regiment, theSherwood Foresters: Killed, Lieuten-ant Baird-Dougla- and LieutenantHawley and 15 of the rank and file;wounded, Colonel Wilkinson, CaptainBailey, Lieutenants Hall, Lawder andBlanchard, and 50 of the rank and file;the Shropshire light infantry, one;Cape Pioneer Railroad regiment, seven;Ammunition Park, Royal marines andImperial Telegaphs, one each; Post- -office corps, one.'

Stoneham reports that many wereseverely wounded and the remainingfourth of the Derbyshire and detailsare prisoners, except six of the rankand file, who are in his camp. All thewounded are in his camp, lately occu-pied by the Fourth Derby shires. In-

quiries are being made as to thenames."

It is inferred the Boeni captured over500 men, and as late as June 10, heldpositions cutting off the British forcesnorth of Kroonstad from reinforce-ments.

APPEALS TO THE POWERS.The Imprisoned Chinese Emperor Begs

for His Relief.London, June 13. The Shanghai cor-

respondent of the Daily Express, tele-graphing yesterday says:

"Weng Tung Ho, Emperor KwangHen's tutor and- - confidant, who wasdismissed by the dowager empress afterthe coup d'etat in 1898, sends, withthe special sanction of the emperor andhis party, including three viceroys, amessage to the people of the West. Itis in part as follows:

" 'His majesty is convinced throughample trustworthy sources, that theloyal support of many scores of mil-lions of the Chinese will be accorded tohis proposals for putting an end to thestate of anarchy brought about by theaction of the Empress Hsi Tsi. Thegovernment of China being virtually

t, the emperor proposes thatthe foreign powers, whose troops dom-inate the capital, shall remove his im-

perial person from the palace, rn whichhis majesty is confined a prisoner;shall declare Empress Hsi Tsi and herpresent ministers to be usurpers, andshall bring Emperor Kwang Sn to Nan-

kin, Wu Chang or Shanghai, whichever the said foreign powers deem tobe the most suitable situation for thenew capital of the Chinese empire un-

der the new conditions. It is proposedby his majesty and his advisers thatthe foreign powers should declare ajoint protectorate and undertake thetask of governing the country throughhis majesty.'

'The message suggests that the pro-tectorate should abolish certain boardsin iVkin, appoint new ministers, abol-ish the existing army, estab-lish a gendarmerie under foreign offi-

cers, take control of the customs, postsand telegraphs and work them throughChinese officials, establish uniformcurrency, readjust taxation and insurethe freedom of religion.

Spokane, Wash., June 13. O. B.Masterson, a young business man oiRathdrum, Idaho, eloped this morningwith Clara, the youngest daughter oiW. A. Hart, a wealthy banker of thatcity. The young couple, accompaniedby a party of friends and ProbateJudge Brady, took the North CoastLimited of the Norhern Pacific at Rath-dru-

The train was late, and, soonafter leaving the station started at a62-mi- le gait. The wedding party hur-ried to the observation car, where JudgeBrady quickly pronounced the wordswhich made the couple man and wife.Rathdrum is but seven miles east of theWashington state line, so there couldbe no delay, as the judges' jurisdictionextended only to the county line. Hespoke the final words just in time asthe train was in Washington before thecongratulations could be spoken.

Cave In at the United Verde.Jerome, Ariz., June 13. This morn-

ing aliout 1 o'clock there was a seriouscave in on the 500-fo- level of theUnited Verde mine, in which JohnGray, of Salt Lake, and Jed Torrenolost their lives, and Robert Northers,of London, was slightly injured.James Meickle, a laborer, had his armand thigh broken, and received internalinjuries which are likely to prove fatal.The accident occurred in what wassupposed to be the safest place in themine.

Half a Dozen St. Louis Strik-ers Shot Down.

DEPUTY SHERIFFS DID SHOOTING

Several Outbreaks in Various Parts u'the City --Militia Is Being

Prepared for Action.

St. Iiouis, June 12. The day justended has been one of the most event-ful and bloody since the great strike onthe St. Louis Transit began more thana month ago. There were numerousencounters between strikers and otherindividuals and the constituted author-ite- s,

resulting in four deaths and thewounding of five or more persons,mostly strikers. The dead are:

C. Edward Thomas, striking con-ductor on the Choteau avenue line;shot in breast by deputy sheriff; diedon the way to hospital.

George Rine, striking motorman onDelinar avenue line; shot in abdomenby deputy sheriff; died at city hospital.

Fred Boehm, aged citizen, shot andinstantly killed while standing in hisfront yard by deputy sheriff.

Ed Burkhardt, striking conductor onDelmar avenue line; shot in head; maydie.

The day was quiet until this after-noon, when the police were taken off anumber of Htreet car lines for the pur-pose of giving them a rest and to testthe ability of the Transit Company tooperate without friction.

The most serious trouble broke outbetween 6 and 7 o'clock in front of thesix-stor- y building on Washington ave-

nue, between Broadway and Sixthstreets, occupied by the sheriff's possecomitatus as a barracks and headquarters. Several hundred strikersnao gone to n,ast St. iiouis earlier inthe day to attend a picnic given fortheir benefit, and toward evening beganreturning home. The trouble was precipated when 150 strikers in uniformand headed by a drum corps, came weston Washington avenue. In their caps,some of them had cards bearing thesewords: "Union or nothing; liberty ordeath."

Just as they were passing the barracks, a car of the Park avenue divisionwas going west. A number of themen broke from the line and rushed forthe car which was without the usualpolice guard. A brick was thrownthrough the car window and a shot wasfired by somebody not known.

At the first intimation of trouble thesheriff's posse swarmed from the building and surrounded the crowd of strikers, calling on them to disperse. Othershots were fired. Then several deputies turned loose theii repeating shotguns, loaded with buckshot. As far ascan be learned only four men in thestrikers' ranks were hit. Not a deputywas wounded.

Under the command of Colonel Cav- -

ender, the deputies arrested 20 of thestrikers and took them into the barracks,where they were searched. Three revol vers and a number of pocket kniveswere secured, and the prisoners weretaken to the Four courts, where theywere locked up pending an investigation. The remainder of the strikersfled, followed by a squad of mountedpolice that had been summoned. Theydispersed without further trouble.

CHINA GETS WORSE.

Civil Foreigners in Peking; Are UnderArms to Fight.

Tien Tsin, June 12. The specialtrain that went to examine the lineand reconnoiter returned last nightThe railway was found clear two milesbeyond Yang Tsuh. The engineers,with tne guards, walked a mile and ahalf further. They found the ties andtwo bridges burned, and the railwaytorn up.

The first repair train, with AdmiralSeymour and his staff, 650 British,Captain McCalla's 100 Americans, 40Italians and 25 Austrians. left thismorning at 9:30. A Hotchkiss andother guns were mounted in the centerof the train. A second train left at 11

o'clock, with 600 British, Japanese,Russian and French troops. Repairingmatter and new rails were taken along.

There are 31 foreign war vessels atTaku. A message from Peking to theadmirals asserts that the situation ishourly growing more dangerous for for-

eigners. All those at Peking havetaken refuge in Legation street. Thecivil males are under arms to fight withthe regulars, if necessary. The ap-proaches to Legation street are sur-rounded by howling mobs of undis-ciplined soldiery, with cannon andbayonets. The international guardwere holding off the mob, whichscreamed insults and threats.

To Prospect Siberian Coast.San Francisco, June 12. The Rus

sian syndicate headed by Count CharlesBogdanovitch, that is to prospect theSiberian coast for gold, sailed for thefrozen north on the chartered steamerSamoa today. There are about 40 inthe party, all told, among them being27 miners, headed by H. Roberts, ofComstock fame. Paul de Lamschkaff- -

sky also accompanies Count Bogdano-;itc- h.

He was formerly a Russianmail agent, and knows every bay anrinlet on the Siberian coast. The vesselcleared for Alexander bay, and will begone about six months.

Railway Nearly Destroyed.London, June 12. General Fores-tie- r

Walker wires to the war officefrom Cape Town, under today's date asfollows: "Information received fromnatives early yesterday reports the en-

emy in three columns near HoningSpruit. The railway has been almostcompletely destroyed between Americaand Roodeval."

Epitome of the TelegraphicNews of the World.

TERSE TICKS FROM THE WIRES

An Interesting Collection of Items Froithe Two Hemispheres Presented

in a Condensed Form.

Indiana Democrats indorsed Bryan.Robert's army is resting at Pretoria.Democrats of Missouri indorsed the

Chicago platform.End of the Chicago labor trouble

seems to be in sight.wolverton's plurality for supreme

judge of Oregon is more than 10,000Affairs in China are gradually work

ing up a crisis of the first magnitudeThe legislature of Oregon will be Re

publican on joint ballot by a majorityof 24.

Chicago people contributed $5,000toward the relief of the Indian faminesufferers.

A Christian journal in Japan hasbeen suspended for showing disrespectto the imperial house.

Alexander M. Dockery, of Gallatincounty, Missouri, has been nominatedby the Democrats for governor.

Fire at Snsanville, Cal., destroyedthree blocks of stores, containing fortybuildings, entailing a large loss.

London papers think that the British squadron is recognized as inferior Uthe Russian as well as the Japanese.

Chinese soldiers attacked the Boxennear Peking, and in the engagementwhich followed many were killed onboth sides.

A aispatch from Cucuta, departmentof Santander, Venezuela, say that after13 days of fighting, the Colombianrevolutionists have, routed the government forces near Buracamanga, capturing a number of prisoners, includin;General Penasohu..

Secretary Long has issued an orderfor an experiment of the utmost import a nee. The purpose is to see howmuch time would be occupied in putting into condition for active navalservice a part of the United States fleetto meet an emergency.

Judge Morrow, of the United Statescircuit court at San Francisco, on com

plaint made by Jew Ho, has grantedan order temporarily restraining theboard of health and chief of policefrom prohibiting the surgeons employedby the Chinese to care for their dead,entering the quarantine line.

Steps have been taken to organize anational Negro party in PhiladelphiaProminent negroes bishops, ministers,editors and lawyers at a meeting decided to place a presidential ticket inthe field with negro candidates. Theplan is to organize the party in everystate of the Union, and nominate candidates for state and congressiona'offices.

Colombian rebels threaten PanamaMaryland Democrats have declared

for Bryan.Otis has landed in San Francisco and

is on his way to Washington.Kather than suppress the Boxers,

China means to fight all Europe.The Republicans were generally sue

cessful in the election in Oregon.George Murphy, a Brooklyn bridge

builder, was drowned near Engene, OrThe wife of of state

John Sherman, died at Mansfield, Ohio.

Cuban frauds are now known to in-

volve an amount something like $500,-00- 0.

Boxers are said to be approachingTien Tsin, intending to attack thecity.

The house has agreed to the $5,000,-00- 0

appropriation to the St. Louis ex-

position.A medical diploma "factory" was

raided in Chicago and its officers arein jail.

Lord Roberts has entered Pretoria.His first order after reaching the citywas for the release of prisoners.

Malcolm A. Moody was tccongress from the Second district olOregon, Tongue from First district.

The attorney for tne Chinese SixCompanies in San Francisco, filed withthe clerk of the United States circuitcourt an application for an injunctioncompelling the board of health of thiscity to abandon the quarantine whichit has imposed upon the Chinatowndistrict.

Special dispatches received froir.Algiers portray a serions situationThousands of Moors are massing atFugig and in the neighborhood, pre-paring for a determined attack upon theadvance posts of the French. TheFrench columns have joined hands atZoubia, but the men suffer terriblyfrom heat and thirst, and hundreds ofcamels died. The French are preparing entrenchments and are confident oftheir ability to repel an attack andeven to take the off ensive against Fugigif necessary

The discharge of the president of thAmalgamated Association of TirWorkers precipitated a strike at th.Great Western Tinplate Works, Joliet,Illinois, throwing out 300 men. Thewage question in not involved.

Seven hundred injunctions were filedupon strikers and labor leaders in theGeorge's Creek, Maryland, coal miningregion, restraining them from interfer-ing with miners who desired to resumework.