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VOL. VIII. NO. 35.
pi|.\ls (IF THE WEEK
y/hat Has Happened in the
Civilized World.
61 VE> IN THK I'KESS DISPATCHES
.Complete Review of the New* of the
raa t S..von Days in This anil
All l"or.>ign Lands.
a London gpecisl from Bombay says
fjSU capped while crossing the
iS&river. and 100 passengers were
Hawaiian Star says the new gov-
Hawa jian Star says the new gov
'lt of Hawaii is to be territorial
I% m . with <me representative in
I DividJ. Hill, of Rochester, N.
v ins "been appointed first assistant
ctarv of etate to succeed John B.
Moore, signed.
T c Paris Figaro states that Count
n-inlji-'iie, French charge d'affaires at
iukh, viill .eplace M. Cambon as
Siifetir.at .Waahiiigton. Cambonwill
«, to Ihdrid.
Thirty thousand people were present
towiu^s the launching oi the battle
lip Illinois at Newport News, Va.
Mai.v prominent persons were present
from the national capital.
The laerican authorities in Manila
have invited all the schoolteachers to
the instruction of tli r classes.
Tlte schools have been closed since the
surrender of Manila to the Americans.
\. P. Swineford, ex-governor of
Abska, while in Chicago declared the
prospectors who have returned gold less
from that region were unsuccessful be
cause of lack of foresight in failing to
prepare for life in a new country.
Inconsequence of serious disorders
,hu< to the presence of the insurgents
in the vicinity of Manzanillo, General
Lawton has dispatched thither the
steamer Pa-ma de Los Angeles with one
battalion of four companies from the
Third immanea under Culonel Day.
Evacuation is well ni^li completed
and the Stars and Stripes will soon
wave over the entire island of. Porto
Kico. The Spanish and American com-
Btseionen have worked in peifeet har
mony. The Spanish marie no attempt
to delay the carrying out of the terms
of the protocol, bat on the contrary
were ansions to return to Spain.
Isaac SdiJesinger, Jii.-: wife and two
children were held prisoners 14 hours
itheii home in West Taylor street,
Cricago, by a crowd of 200 boys. Dur
ifmost of this time the family were
(■impelled to go without food, as their
liirder was cuiiity. They were in con
stant fear that an attack would be
uk upon them.
In the case brought by Governor
Piimree, of Michigan, to compel the
Michigan Central railway to sell mile
age tickets at a Oat 2 cents, the Wayne
county district court holds that the
company, under its special charter, lias
aright to fix its own tolls, and that
tins is a vested right which the state
must pay for if it takes it away.
4 report from General Otis to the
department states that the total num
i'vtuf deaths aaong the troops at the
ftilippton in three months was 87.
The state department has issued a
ww'ar instructing the United States
consulates to half-mast their flags in
MKTof the late Ambassador Bayard.
A warrant is out for the arrest of
nited States Senator Quay. Himself
and son ami other prominent Pennsyl
vaniansare charged with having used
state moneys from tho People's bank to
speculate in stocks.
Thirty miles from Murfreesboro,
»ti., four prominent men were assas
sinated by John Ilollingsworth and
several of hj friends, who fired upon
"era from ambash. Hollingsworth
Wss later captured and eliot by a posse.
General Fitzhugh Lee's corps will go
0 tuba thifl month. The general
iiealth of his command is excellent.
"•camp at Jacksonville, Fla., is well
stored and in splendid sanitary condi
10n- Cuba, the general thinks, will
"•wn.edinto military departments.
• Captai!l Dieyfus, whether guilty or
"*nt, lias certainly caused a verita
wecyclone " passion to be let loose,
jj" «na wa* in a turmoil all Sunday.
rowels, reuffie, uproar and arests was
Programme of the day. About a
we of People are said to have been
"louslv unded in the various free
"gutS.
at ihCretary Long, llpon advices received
the - 6tato de"ent. which show
*■ • wistence of threatening conditions
twnMna>i bas ordered Dewey to end
toa arS!' ps imuied iately from Manila
asDo«n aaMear the Chinese capital
Thfrl f for a warsl'ip to approach.
an, \p / SeleCted ar«the • Baltimore '
•u'j Petrel.
Beitha Beilstein killed her mother
bnlle • rgf Pa " and later Put Beveral
effects #Dt ° her own body iiom the
ThPn i which 6he cannot recover:
for W ; explaiiati on the girlhas given
'lZ crn, ble deed were these words:
»m Ired of life. It held no pleaa
uotwL^' Iwante( to die and did
ttv l a"f mOter to live and fret over
her.-. 1 For that reason I killed
Minor News Itemg.
out tun k and ntera through.
outonVT,^ wills be ordered
*Or^gday t0 BeUre a' nine-hour
n^naL? lrißt. ie Mnay. in a London
a nioniim ' revives the ggestion that
e^r E V 8 ° la orgeWaßhingtonlw
te^ raln,f a t f Ker f been MBlgned
East p- ,the «partraeut of the
Q(*ernor<!l B island, New York- be at
ernor a island, N«w York.
Che San Juzn Islander.
FBIDAY HARBOK, SAN JUAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1898.
LATER NEWS.
Spanish authorities say they cannot
evacuate Cuba before February.
Governor Wolcott has been renomi
nated by the Republicans of Massachu
setts.
General Merritt has advised the Paris
peace commissioners to hold all the
Philippines group.
An official dispatch from Hollo, Phil
ippine islands, states the Spanish troops
have landed and dispersed the insur
gents. The Spaniards have killed 86
insurgents.
During a game of cards in the Ten
nessee camp at San Francisco, one of
the players, Private William Bumpaes,
suddenly arose from the table, saying
that he was ill, and reeling to the tent
door, fell dead into the street. An
autopsy showed that he had died from
heart disease.
Reports regarding the losses on both
sides in the Leech lake Indian out
break conflict, but it is certain that the
soldiers have suffered terribly, and
that many Indians have been killed.
One report says that Bacon's entire
command has been annihilated, and
that the fighting is now being carried
on by settlers.
A Havana dispatch says: There are
ominous clouds on the horizon that in
dicate early trouble with the Cubans,
who are now openly proclaiming their
readiness to fight to the last drop of
blood for absolute independence. Pa
cificos are preparing to join the ranks
of the insurgents and fight the Ameri
cans in oase it is found the United
States proposes to attempt to retain
permanent control.
The administration will recommend
to congress the revival of the grade of
admiral, and the promotion to that
rank of Rear-Admiral George Dewey,
now in command of the Asiatic station.
Secretary Long has made the positive
announcement that he intends to recom
mend that the gtade of admiral he re
vived, and that that rank he conferred
on Rear-Admiral Dewey. The presi
dent indorses the secretary.
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Jones has received the following dis
patch from Indian Agent Sutherland,
dated at Walker, Minn: "The trouble
at Leech lake was the consequence of
an arrest made by a deputy United
States marshal of an Indian on a war
rant. The Indians overpowered the
marshal and rescued the prisoner?.
Troops were sent out here to assist the
marshal in arresting the rescuers. I
have been here a week doing my best
to get the Indiana to give themselves
up and avoid trouble, but they would
not. The troops and the Indians had
several battles. The United States
marshal has called for more troops."
Wisconsin forest fires have been
qnenced by rain.
Omaha's fall festival opened with a
grand street pageant.
Eight thousand people attended the
peace jubilee at Washington.
Five cases of yellow fever and one
death were reported at Jackson, Miss.
The fourth annual festival of moun
tain and plain has been opened at Den
ver.
Wolff & Zwicker, Portland (Or.) ship
builders, have announced their inten
tion of building a drydock.
A fierce engagement between the In
diana and soldiers took place at Boy-
Ah-We-Ge, Shink point, Minn. The
Indians are reported to have killed 10
soldiers. The Indian loss is not
known.
The Paris peace commission is ap
parently divided regarding the disposal
of the Philippines. Further instruc
tions have been sent the American com
missioners. Washington officials ad
mit that the Philippines question must
be settled before consideration of other
terms is entered upon.
News from the storm-stricken dis
tricts along tho Atlantic coast is com
ing in gradually, and it is probable that
100 lives have ben lost. News by
way of a boat, is that 50 people were
drowned at Fernandina, Ga. Camp
bell island was inhabited by about 40
colored people. It is reported that all
but three were drowned.
The second annual Walla Walla
valley fruit fair opened in Walla Walla
under most favorable attspioes. The
stieet paiade included a tioop of the
Fourth cavalry, members of the city
council, the fruit fair officials, war
veterans, high-school cadets, business
floats and hundreds of sohool children.
It was witnessed by 10,000 people.
The fourth annual trait fair of the
Inland Empire opened in Spokane
under auspicious circumstances.
Nearly 10,000 people passed through
the gates. The exhibit* are fully up
to those of preceding years, in many
instances, surpassing them. Every
county of the east aide of the moun
tains, except Walla Wafla, is repre
sented, many by elaborate exhibits.
At the Joint session of the United
States and Spanish military commis
sions, the Spaniards, according to a re
port circulated in Havana, declared ifc
was impossible to evacuate the island
immediately, mhile the American com
missioners insisted that their instruc
tions called for an immediate evacua
tion. After a two hour? conference
the joint commissions were unable to
reach any definite agreement.
There are 300 patients in the divi
sion field hospital at the Presidio, San
Francisco.
Colonel Charles Williams has been
appointed chief quartermaster for Ha
vana and other provinces ol Cuba.
Colonel W. J. Bryan baa *«»T«? d
from bia attack of ferer andjrill join
his regiment at Jackaonrille, Fla.
The Second army corps will be ship
ped from Camp Meade to Anniatoß,
Ala., oreDaratory to being wnt to Cuba.
BATTLE WITH INDIANS
Occurred About Thirty Miles
From Walker, Minn.
SANTIAGO VETERANS ENGAGED
Soldiers Were Fired Upon From Am
bush—Reinforcements Are Being
Hurried to the Scene.
Minneapolis, Minn., Oct. 7.—A spe
cial to the Journal from Walk«r, Minn.,
says:
A terrific battle was fought at 11 this
morning, 30 miles from Walker, at Bog
Ah Me Ge Shig's place, close to Bear
island. The detachment of 100 men
under General Bacon was landed on
the point shortly after BA. M. The
landing was affected with considerable
difficulty, owing to the high sea. After
landing, a sortie in the bush was made
in all directions. The soldiers went
through the thick undergrowth very
carefully, and with every precaution
taken against ambush. No Indians
were seen until nearly 11 o'clock. The
men were then ordered to line up in an
open place near the shore of the lake,
charges were drawn and preparations
made for dinner.
The order to make coffee had been
given, and the soldiers were standing
in column formation when the first shot
was fired. It came from the Bog Ah
Me Ge Shig's house. The ball struck
Ed Harris, ex-marshal of Walker, a
half-breed. His arm was broken.
That was the signal. Immediately the
firing became general from all direc
tions. It seemed that a shot came from
every bush. Three ot General Bacon's
men dropped. They were at once car
ried to the rear.
On the very instant that the first
shot was heard, every man in the com
mand sprang for cover, without waiting
for orders. Like a flash the blue col
umn had vanished and not a sign was
to be seen of the 80 men who stood
erect but an instant before, except here
and there a little patch where a gray
hat might be made out. General
Bacon's voice was heard above every
thing admoniahing^his men. The gen
eral stood straight up, and, supported
by Major Wilkinson, looked right into
the eyes of the red devils.
"Steady, men," he called; "keep
cool now, keep cool."
Again there came a volley from the
Indians, and that was what the troops
had been waiting for. The Krag-Jor
gensens opened up with a frightful rat
tle, just afi the Pillagers made a terrific
rush. Half a dozen of them dropped,,
and the rest fell back, yelling like
fiends incarnate. It is not known how
many Indians there were, but there
must have been between 125 and 200.
Lieutenant Morrison, with a squad
of 20 men, made a rush to prevent the
recapture of Old Mah Quod, a very
choice scoundrel, and Bap Dway We
Dung. The marshal had the men un
der arrest, and a rescue would certainly
have been effected, but Lieutenant
Morrison - yelled "Charge," and his
squad scattered the copper-colored gang.
By this time the troops were under
cover. The Indians were firing in a
desultory way, and the order was yen
to charge. The soldiers rose, ducking
and-dropping like grasshoppers. Sud
denly a volley was fired by the Indians
at the steam tug Flora, which lay off
shore. A score of bullets tore their
way through the frail woodwork of the
boat, and every man, except the pilot,
sought cover. Some blazed away in
return with revolvers, but the range
was too long. .? * :
IK A volley was then fired at the tug
Chief, of Duluth. ; Inspector Tinker
was shot through the leg, and his coat
sleeve was torn to ribbons by another
ball. The Flora steamed 01 the agency
under orders from Marshal O'Connor,
who was ion ; board; to} assi '' the en
under Lieutenant Humphrey, who had
been left there.
'i O'Connor escaped death by a miracle.
The Indians fired a volley directly at
him. Brill, the newspaper correspond
ent, and also Benton 5 fought bravely
with revolvers. The *• steersman of the
correspondents' tug Jennie was shot
through the arm with a Winchester
ball. He is very badly hurt. ; The In
dians fired a full volley, arid the corre
spondents pulled out on board the Flora
when she '-. started i for i reinforcements
On board were Marshal O'Connor, Dep
uty Jdorrison and Indian Agent Suther
land ':■' and "•:'•• the Indian \ prisoners. A
guard of the men under Corporal Net
tokoven was sent with the Flora. : She
will return at once with : rations and ■
ammunition. : L- - " ■ - /
y: r4 Lieutenant Humphrey was white
with rage when the news reached
men have already started for the
front. / / - - "
'-■■"A man just in 's says we lost fourj
killed and nine wounded -up to date.
Bacon's men have their blood up. ■ The
fighting Third has seen its dead. Bear
Island, as well? as its ! dangerous vicin
ity, will be gutted. The Indians had
fired 25 shots before the troops re
turned their fire. - .
DUpatchtn* B»lnfore«ment».
St. Paul, Oct. 7.—Orders were is-
tonight additional troops to go
to Leech lake, and 200 soldiers will
leave for there on a special train early
in the morning, reaching the scene of
the trouble early in the afternoon.
This is in accordance with a telegram
from Adjntant-Geneial Corbin to Lieu
tenant-Colonel Sturgis, assistant adju
tant-general lor the department of the
Dakotaa.
DiMitanto Cottom Crop.
Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 7.—Bepoits from
various points of QeorgU indicates
that the storm of Sanday, Monday and
Tuesday was disastrous to the cotton
crop, and the damage sustained is be
liered to hate reached tg.OQO.OOO
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MRS. BOTKIN'S CASE.
Governor Badd Decides She Must Go to
Delaware for Trial.
San Francisco, Oct 7. —Governor
Budd this afternoon decided that Mrs.
Cordelia Botkin must go to Delaware
to stand trial for the murder of Mrs.
John P. Dunning and Mrs. Joshua
Deane. He will honor the requisition
of the governor of Delaware, and order
the issnanoe of his warrant for the de
livery of Mrs. Botkin to Detective Mo-
Vey, agent of the state of Delaware.
Last Saturday, Chief of Police Lees re
ceived the new set of requisition pa
pers, and Monday they were submitted
to Governor Budd. Today he gave his
opinion. He said two questions which
had received his careful consideration
presented themselves: First, could
Mrs. Botkin be tried in this state for
the murder? Second, was she legally a
fugitive from the justice of a state in
which she had never been? There was
a wide divergence of opinion among at
torneys as to whether or not she could
be tried here. There was but one su
preme court decision upon the question
of her being a fugitive, and in that
oase two justices held that the defend
ant was, and three that she was not.
The governor did not believe that she
was, but thought the law should be
tested, and if it be defective, it could
be amended. For that reason, he
would issue the requisition papers and
Mrs. Botkin's attorneys could carry the
matter to the supreme court on habeas
corpus.
FIGHT WITH THUGS.
Two Oarfleld Boys Held Vp in a
Box Car.
Garfield, Wash., Oct. 7.—Warren
and Noble Ocheltree, of this place,
were last night held np in a box-car
and robbed between Farniington and
Tekoa. Three men. with handker
chiefs over their faces and revolvers in
their hands, entered the car through
the end door. Noble drew a revolver
and told them to stand back, but they
did not comply. Warren struck down
the pistol arm of one of the robbers
and was shot in the shin, suffering a
flesh wound. At the same instant the
other two robbers fired at Noble, one
ball taking effect in the shoulder, the
other doing but little harm. Warren
then escaped from the car. He ran
back to the caboose and told his story
to the conductor, who went to investi
gate. As he appeared at the door of
tl:e car the robbers fired at him, and
then escaped by jumping fiom the
train. Officers at all the neighboring
towns have been notified, and are on
the lookout for the trio.
Wairen Ocheltree one year ago in
Kansas was held ud and relieved of hie
harvest wages. Two weeks ago he was
returning home when he was held up
just outside of Garfield, and choked
and robbed of $22 and a watch.
HONOLULU'S DEFENSES.
Merriam Believes Monitors Will Be
Better Than Forts.
San Francisco, Oct. 7. —On the next
steamer from Honolulu, Major-General
Merriam expects a report from the
United States engineers regarding
campsites and fortifications. It wag
said that the report will be in the na
ture of a study rather than voicing any
conclusions. General Merriam when
asked about the matter said:
"Honolulu's proper defense from an
enemy's fleet is a very important and
serious question. The coial reefs form
ing the narrow harbor are low. The
Bite of the city is also low, and the
city is close to the ocean. I am not
prepared to say what can or cannot be
done in the way of land fortifications.
The outlook is not promising. I am
inclined to think that the city must
depend for most of its protection from
an enemy's attack upon ships of the
coast-defense type. In that case there
will be no necessity for a large perma
nent camp at Honolulu."
MINER'S RICH FIND.
Struck a Four-Foot Ledge in the Vlr-
tue District.
Baker City, Or., Oct. 7.—Jim Bais
ley has made another strike 600 feet
away from the Mabel, out of which
property he took $20,000 in gold in 10
days, and then lost the lead about four
years ago. This time he found the
ledge six inches below the surface, fol
lowed it up for 500 feet and sunk a 20
foot shaft, discovering a four-foot
ledge, ore from which assays $30 per
ton in free-milling gold, and the same
amount in concentrates.. Big bowlders
containing visible gold were hauled out
of the shaft yesterday. Jim O^Neill,
who brought the samples in, says it is
the best prospect in the whole Virtue
district. Jim Baisley and C. A. Johns
own the new discovery.
Blames the Missionaries.
San Francisco, Oct. 7.—ln a aigned
interview regarding the recent disturb
ances near Peking, Ho Vow, the Chi
nese consul heie. says: 'rI believe
that the present trouble in China is
due to the efforts of the missionaries to
carry on their work, and the antagonis
tic relations existing between the Chi
nese who still cling to their faith of
centuries past and those who have
adopted the idea of the Christian relig
ion."
Bcmoantiof nvr'Vnry.
Madrid, Oct. 7.—The government
has sanctioned the sale to the South
American republics of the Spanish gun
'joats lying in Cuban waters.
Dreyfus Case Reopened.
Paris, Oct. 7. —A formal application
for the revision of the Dreyfus case
was entered today on the docket of the
court of cessation. . The procedure for
reopening the case has therefore defi
nitely commenced.
Reports of Kjnpe*»r»« »^th Dented.
Paris, Oot 7.—The Chinese legation
here publishes an official communica
tion formally denying all reports of the
death of the emperor of China. -
BIGGEST IN THE NAVY
Battle-Ship Illinois Launched
at Newport News.
CHRISTENED BY MISS LEITEB
New Vessel Will Be the Most Powerful
of tJiiole Sam's Warships—Pro- .
great on the Wisconsin.
Newport News, Va., Oct B.—Amid
the enthusiastic plaudits of nearly 40,
--000 intently interested people, the
shrill salutation of steam whistles from
many boats and tugs, and the strains
of "The Star Spangled Banner," the
first-class battle-ship Illinois slid into
the water today. The launch was a
brilliant success in every particular.
The sponsor of the vessel, Miss Nancy
Leiter, of Chicago, was accompanied by
Governor Tanner,' of Illinois, and his
staff, in full uniform, and a orowd of
prominent Chicagoans.
Notable among the vessels in the har
bor was the United States dispatch
boat Dolphin, having on board Assist
ant Secretary of the Navy Allen and a
party of Waehingtonians.
The approach of the christening
party was greeted with tremendous
cheers, and as Miss Leiter and her at
tendants ascended the gaily decked
platform, and while the workmen were
engaged in knocking away the last
keel blocks, all eyes were upon the
young lady of Chicago.
Suddenly the painted mass of steel
quivered, then slowly began sliding
toward the water. Just as the motion
fairly began, Miss Leiter, who had been
standing with the christening bottle
poised in the air, let it swing sharply
against the bow. simultaneously utter
ing the words: "I christen thee Illi
nois," and then amid deafening ap
plause, the waving of banners and the
din of steam whistles, the gaily deco
rated hull, with more than 100 persons
aboard, glided gracefully into the
James river and slowly floated out into
the stream.
Among the distinguished spectators
were: Governor John R. Tanner, of
Illinois; Governor Taylor, of Virginia;
Mayor Carte* Harrison, of Chicago;
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Allen,
Mrs. John A. Logan, Naval Construc
tor flichbom, designer of the vessel;
Assistant Secretary of War Meiklejohn,
Captain Paget, British naval attache;
General Mestrago, Russian naval at
tache; Mr. Kennedy, Italian naval at
tache, and Mr. Bonfre, French naval
attache.
At 4 o'clock a grand banquet was
spread to the distinguished guests.
Covers were laid for 600 persons.
The Illinois will be the biggest, most
powerful, and probably the most effec
tive battle-ship in the navy.
Larger than the lowa and heavier
than the Oregon, the Illinois is still ho
designed that she will be able to enter
any harbor open to the smallest battle
ship, while in the matter of speed she
will rank with any of them. The most
striking difference between the Illinois
and the battle-ships now in service is
the high freeboard of the former, en
abling her to fight her guns from their
great elevation above the water in seas
co heavy that the guns of a lower vessel
would be submerged and useless.
Splendid seagoing powers are also ex
pected to result from this increased
freeboard, by which is meant the height
of the bull above the water line. The
dimensions of the Illinois follows:
Length on load water line, 368 feet;
beam, extreme, 72 feet 2% inches;
draught on normal displacement of 11,
--625 tons, 23 feet 6 inches; maximum
displacement, all ammunition and
stores on board, 12,325 tons; probable
speed, lf>)s knots; normal coal supply,
800 tons; coal supply, loose stoiage,
1,200 tons; full bunker capacity, 1,400
tons to 1,500 tons; complement of offi
cers, 40; seamen, marines, etc., 449.
The main battery will consist of four
13-inch breech-loading rifles in Hich
born balance turrets, oval in shape
and placed in the center line of the
vessel, and 14 6-inoh rapid-fire guns.
The secondary battery will consist of
16 6-pounder rapid-fire guns, six I
pounder rapid-fire guns, two Colt guns
and two signal guns She will carry
four torpedo tubes.
There are two sets of triple-expan
sion, twin-screw engines, each in its
own separate watoi -tight compartments.
The collective indicated horsepower
will be about 10,000, with 120 revolu
tions per minute; stroke, 4 feet.
The first keel plate of the vessel was
laid February 10, 18»7, not quite 20
months past, and the percentage of
work completed to this date, based on
the vessel fitted out and ready for sea,
is now reported between 53 and 54 per
cent. The contract price was $2,595,
--000, and the date of completion is
stated to be October 5, 1899.
Launching of the Wisconsin.
San Francisco, Oot 6.—The battle
ship Wisconsin is to be launched from
the Union iron works on November 26,
and preparations for the event are al
ready nnder way. It will be made a
gala occasion. The governor, many
other publio officials and a delegation
from the state for which the vessel is
to be named will be present Tbe
young lady who is to christen the ship
has not yet been chosen.
Fire la a Smelter.
Butte, Mont, Oct 6.—Flames start
ed in the ore bins of the Montana Ore
Purchasing Company this morning,
and before the fire was under control a
loss of $12,000 had been done the smel
ter. The origin was in one of the bins
in the smelter-room. The principal
damage was to the bins.
Spulih War Tax.
Madrid, Oot 6.—The cabinet today
decided to maintain tbe war tax, bat
to abolish tbe tax oa expoita
RECEIVED BY FAURE.
Peace Commissioners Entertained at
Klysee Palace.
Paris, Oct. 6.—The session of the
American commission began at 10
o'clock today, and lasted until 2 o'clock
in the afternoon. General Merritt de
tailed to the commissioners his person
al views and those of Rear-Admiral
Dewey regarding the physical, geo
graphical, moral and political condi
tions prevailing in the Philippine
islands. General Merritt's exposition
of his personal views was not finished
today. He will meet' the commission
again tomorrow, when he will continue
to discharge his errand here.
The Spanish commissioners were re
ceived at 4 o'clock this aftenoon by
President Fanre at the Elysee palace.
The members weie introduced by the
Spanish minister, Senor Leon y Cas
tillo, and Senor Rios expressed the
gratification of the commission at meet
ing the president of France.
At 4:45 P. M., immediately follow
ing the reception of the Spaniards, the
members of the American peace com
mission were leeeived by the president
at the Elysee palace. General Porter
reoeived the commissioners on the
steps of the court of honor and they
proceeded to the grand salon. Presi
dent Faure, surrounded by a few mem
bers of his official household, received
General Porter, who introduced Judge
Day and the other members of the com
mission in turn, after which Judge Day
presented President Faure with a cable
message from President McKinley. It
was dated September 30 and it was ad
dressed to "His Excellency, M. Faure,
President of the Republic," and was
signed, "William McKinley, President
of the United States." It read as fol
lows:
"On this occasion, when the com
missions of the United States and Spain
are about to assemble at tho capital of
France to negotiate peace, and when
the representatives of this government
are receiving the hospitality and the
good will of the republic, I tender to
you my most friendly personal greeting
and the assurances of my grateful ap-
preciation of your kind courtesies to the
American commissioners."
President Faure, in replying, cour
teously expressed his appreciation of
the cordial sentiments uttered, and
heartily reciprocated them. President
Fanre said that everything possible
would be done for the comfort of the
commissioners, and concluded with say •
ing:
"As the name of Lafayette is held
dear in the United Statefi, so is the
name of Washington reveied in
Prance."
The president then added that he
would immediately transmit his reply
direct to President McKinley.
SUGAR-MAKING BEGUN.
Machinery of La Grande Factory In
Operation—First in Northwest.
La Grande, Or., Oct. 6.—La Grande
is rejoicing over the successful opening
this morning of the first beet-sugar fac
tory in the Northwest. The wheels of
the vast and intricate pile of machinery
were set in motion at 7 o'clock by Su
perintendent Granger, and 80 minutes
later the first juice made its appearance
at the vent of the big vat. The fm t
refined sugar will be ready by Thursday
night for market, and La Grande will
then use home-grown and manufactured
sugar. The plant cost $500,000, and
the machinery weighs 2,500,000
pounds. Everything worked as smooth
ly as if it was an old and tried institu
tion. It is estimated that this year's
crop of beets will keep the factory em
ployed 100 days and nights, and the
total output will be 80,000 tons of
sugar.
Beets are coming in lively by team
and rail.
• A number of citizens have bid for
the first pound of sugar.
Professor Cordes, one of the Ger
man experts, who is here now, Bays
that thia is the best first-year crop of
beets, with the greatest percentage of
saccharine matter, ever known any
where. Notwithstanding all this, some
of the largest growers have lost heavily
on the crop because of their inexperi
ence and the extra expense of cultivat
ing the large tracts. Another year
they will manage differently, and an
ticipate profitable results. The aoieage
is contracted for five years.
At a meeting of the Commercial
Club tonight, it was decided to hold a
jubilee celebration on Saturday of next
week and invite the Portland Chamber
of Commerce and members of the legis
lature and business men to be present.
The O. R. & N. will make a special ex
cursion rate for the occasion.
Bis Bones on His Claim.
Vancouver, B. C, Oct. 6.— Alex
Stafford, of Lethbridge, Alberta, Just
returned from the Klondike, reports
the finding on his claim of several
tusks and bones of mammoths and mas
todons. One pair of tusks was nearly
10 feet long and seven inches in diam
eter. The socket of a hipbone was like
a soup bowl in sise, about eight inches
across the top.
With Red Cross Supplies.
New York, Oct. 6.—The steamer San
Antonio, which was loaded with Bed
Cross supplies for Havana, and then
held at this port awaiting a settlement
of the question of duties charged by
tbe Spaniards on relief supplies, sailed
today for Key West She will be met
there by Misa Clara Barton, who will
direct her futuie movements.
Death In a Well.
Paola, Kan.. Oct. 6.—A report comes
from Somerset, 12 miles from here, of
tbe suffocation of three men in a well
on the farm of James Harner. After
an explosion of dynamite in the bottom
of the well.William Ballard, Bart Par
vis and John Gatlin went into the
well, one after the other. When no
sign oame from the men below, Bob
Coffey was sent down, with a rope tied
around his body. Coffey, too, suc
eqmbed to the deadly gat.
PBICE 5 CENTS.
WORKWILLBERUSHED
Americans Already Made De
mands on Spain.
HIGHLY PLEASED WITH RESULTS
Report of Retention of the : Philippine*
■ Btapefies Madrid-Will Resist to ;
the Verge of Hostilities.
Paris, Oct. 5. —Major-Genera I Mer
ritt reached Paris today. The Ameri
can peace commission held a session
this morning preparatory to a second
meeting with the Spanish commission
ere this afternoon.
Today's session lasted until 4o'clock,
at which hour the commissionerj ad
journed to meet at 2 o'clock next Fri
day afternoon, such interval being de
sired and neccessary to allow separate
consideration by each commission of
matters before the joint commission.
The interval will be thus filled with
work by each commission, the ultimate
results being so facilitated. The sec
retary of the Spanish commission will
arrive tonight, and the interval will
also be employed by the secretaries
jointly in maturing plans for the work
of procedure. While the American
commissioners were at luncheon today,
General Merritt called at their hotel,
bat did not wait to see the commission.
He will call again tomorrow to see
members of the commission.
The Spanish and American commis
sioners will be received tomorrow by
President Fauro. The hour fixed for
the reception of the Americans is 8:45
in the afternoon. General Merritt will
accompany the Ameiicans to this func
tion, which will be held at the Palace
de Elysee.
The opinion is now held that the
work of the commissioners may be fin
insbed within a month from the pres
ent time. While it is the general im
pression that today's meeting was
again devoted to preliminary work,
and that the adjournment to Friday
was taken only to enable the secretaries
to draw up a schedule of work, the
representa' ive of the press learns that
the session was highly important, and
that the Americans have made a de
mand of such character that the Span
iards find it necessary to ask for an ad
journment in order to enable them to
consult with the government at Madrid.
It is believed that the question con
cerns the Philippines, and it is known
that the Americans are highly pleased
at having so soon reached what they
consider a very important phase ot the
negotiations, and consider the two ses
sions thus far held as very satisfactory
to America.
The fact that a member of the com
mission expiessed the belief that work
would be completed within a month
indicates a happy frame of mind.
In the Spanish camp great hopes are
built on what they believe General
Merritt will advise, namely, that the
Philippines are incapable of self-gov
ernment, and that the whole situation
does not warrant America in taking the
responsibility for the entire Philip
pines. The Spanish commissioners are
quite ready to give whatever America
asks in the way of coaling stations, but
will resist more, to the verge of a re
newal of hostilities.
Madrid Worried.
Madrid, Oct. s.—The reported inten
tion of the United States government
to retain the whole of the Philippines
has created almost a state of stupefac
tion here, and it is eemi-officially an
nonnced that the Spanish government
has resolved to vigorously combat any
action which, it is claimed, the terms
of tho peace protocol preclude. Gen
eral Rios, governor of the Visayas
islands, reports to the government an
other defeat of the insurgents, tfho
Spanish volunteers, he says, also re
pulsed an insurgent attack on the town
of Baaan, and killed 31 of the attack
ing force.
TO CORNER WAR IMPLEMENTS.
Reported Scheme to Form a Combine
of Warship and Gun Factories.
Cleveland, 0., Oct. 5. —An evening
paper gays one of the most gigantic pro
jects for a combination of capital is be
ing examined in this city. It is noth
ing lees than an attempt to unite the
warship building interest and armor
plate and gun-making interests of the
world into one great syndicate. Men
of international reputation in the
financial and manufacturing world are
in the deal. The projectors claim
they can raise a capital of $200,003,000.
Among the Clevelanders who are in
the deal is said to be Colonel Myron T.
Herricfc, president of the Society of
Savings, and Robert Wallace, president
of th 9 Cleveland Ship Building Com
pany. Dr. Gatling, the famous in
vetof of guns, has been here in confer
ence with other men in the deal. Arm
strong, the inventor of the gun which
bears his name, has also been here.
Andrew Carnegie is one of the chief
men in the negotiation. Robert Wal
lace is now in the West with several
foreigners. Before be returns he will
stop at San Francisco, and the proprie
tors of the Union Iron Works will be
approached aa to whether they will
come into the deal.
Killed His Wife ud Himself.
Indianapolis, Ind., Oot. 4.—This
evening Robert Lash, a desperate char
acter, went to 324 Court street, where
bia wife was stopping, and, calling her
into the hallway, shot her dead. Lash
then killed himself with the same wea
pon. The tragedy was the culmination
of many quarrels.
In the hotels built in China for the
use of foreigners the highest stories aro
the moat expensive because the twee*
left.