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by er at R. In ly on CULLED FROM DISPATCHES. Complete Review of Happenings In Both Kostern and Western Hemis pheres for the Past Week—Nation al, Historical, Political and Per sonal Kvents Tersely Expounded. The condition of LI Hung Chang, who has been seriously 111, shows somo improvement. Ills physicians diag nosed the malady as Inflammation ot the stomach. Nicaragua has given notice of tho termination of the treaty of 1867 granting the United States authority to build a canal across the country. Also the treaty of 1870. The Boston Commerlcal Bulletin says that all American records have been broken in the Boston wool mar ket last week, the transactions aggre gating not less than 25,000,000 pounds. It 1 b announced In a dispatch to a London news agency from St. Peters burg that scores of fishing boats were wrecked and that 170 men wore drowned during a recent storm on Lake Bnlkal. Lord Kitchener has reported to tho war office a disaster to the British near bethel. Eastern Transvaal, In which two guns were lost., several of fleers killed or wounded, 54 men were hilled and 160 were wounded. Mrs. Elizabeth Hanbury, who wan born June 9, 1793, is dead In London. Mrs. Hanbury was notable half a cen tury ago as an antislavery, prison re former and other philanthropic mat ttrs. she could see to read and write up to her 100th year. At a meeting of the executive com mittee of the William McKinley Na tional Memorial Arch association, It, was determined on motion of Secre jt tary Gage, the treasurer of the asso ciation, to raise $1,500,000 for con structing the proposed arch. Material progress was reported by the execu tive committee In the work of prepar ation of raising subscriptions. Jack Hoff run, familiarly known as "Pasco Jack," a railway swltchma i from Pasco, was shot and almost In Mantly killed at Ellensburg, Wash. Sunday night by Ed. Smith, a locomo tive fireman. Both men were under the influence of liquor and became In volved In an altercation, and In the scuffle Smith flrtd two or three«ehotH, at leaBt ono of which took effect, re sulting In Heffron's death within a few noments. Smith Is in the county Jail, pending his preliminary examination. The prisoner Is i bout 22 years of age. The census report on males of school, military and voting ages for all states and territories shows the following summary for the country as a whole: Persons of school age. 5 to 20 years, 26,110,788. of whom 24.897.130 are native born, 22,490,211 are white, and 13,806,160 are males. Males of militia age, 16,360,363, of whom 13,132,280 are native born, and 14.495,396 are white, and males cf voting age, 21.329,819, of whom 16,227.985 are natl\a born an:l 19,306.143 are white. Of the total num ber of males. 21 years of age and over, 2.326,256 are Illiterate. Of the 16, 227,286 native born males. 21 years of age and over, 1,706,292 are illiterate, end of the 5,102,534 foreign born. 620, 002 are Illiterate. Ellis, H. Roberts, treasurer of the United States, In his report of the transactions of his office during the last fiscal year, Bays that the treas ury was never stronger than at the close of that period. The operations vhlch were of the first order both In variety and magnitude, resulted In noteworthy changes in the paper cur rency, as well as a steady and health ful growth of gold In the treasury and In the general stock. The net ordin ary revenues for the year were $587. 685,337, an Increase of $20,444.486 over tboae of 1900, which were the next highest recorded. The Increase came from each of the heads of resource, hut chiefly from the Internal revenue. On the aide of expenditures the total of $509.967.363 has been exceeded only four times. In 1863, 1864. 1865 snd 1899. The surplus of $77.717,984 was slightly under $2,000.000 less than In 1900. report cf Commissioner Hermann of the land office eays that 15,662.79«» acres of public land were disposed of during the last fiscal year, an In crease of 2.108,908 over the previous year, which was the banner year In public land sales. The net surplus from the entire land and forest administration la $3.648.442. The report refers to the large num ber of prosecutions begun In Idaho red Montana for perjury and subordln at Ion of perjury In entries of land under the timber and stone act which entries. It says, apparently were made for spéculative purposes and have be come the property of one man. is n Fire at Jennings, La., recently de stroyed property valued a'\ more than $500.000. The ipayment to Indians of the funds appropriated by the last session of con gress for their Silets reservation lands has commenced at the agency. Mrs. Alexander Drysdale, wife of one ot the most prominent Eureka FUt (Wash.) ranchers, committed suicide by taking etrychnine, recently, at ber borne twelve miles from Prescor.t. O. O. Roes, an oiler at the Nortbport smelter, made a mlsetep and fell thirty feet to the brick pavement of the blast room. Internal Injuries are feared. Fire bas practically destroyed the business portion of Clifford, N. D. Loss, $50,000. Insurance, $21,000. The fire probably was started by burglars in their attempt to blow a safe In a butch er shop. At Port Huron, Mich., recently, fire dstroyed two large adjoining grain ele vators ownod by 'the Botsford Elevator company, entailing a loss of $300,000. The loss on the building is estimated at $125,000; on the 265,000 bushels of grain, $175,000. In a fight between the crew of an O. R. ft N. freight train and tramps, who wore stealing a ride, Walter Rose of Shawneetown, 111,, was shot by Con ductor Laughlln, ten miles east of Portland. Rose Is In a hospital here In a serious condition, but he may ul timately recover. John Morley, M. P., speaking recent ly at Forfar. Scotland, asserted that the ordinary annual expenditures of the British government had increased £26, OuO.OOO during the last ten years, or in cluding the supenslon of the sinking fund, £32,000,000. He declared that there was a real danger ahead of the country. News o<f a now Klondike strike was brought to Vancouver, B. C., by the steamer Amur. The strike is on Con glomerate creek, a tributary of Mon tana creek. The pries of claims jumped from $100 'to $5,000 In a few day3, and, undaunted by the nearness of winter, on October 20 a party of eleven set out for Conglomerate on a prospecting tour. jt Buffalo, N. Y., Nov. 3.—Washington's fruit at the Pan-American exposition was undoubtedly its most notable exhibit, and recognition as the best in' the building. Eastern fruit men were deeid edly startled to find their choice exhibits discounted by fruit from the Pacifie VVnnliinif «<■■• Fruit nt Pan-Amerlran. won coast, which is hardly known here fruit, growing section. The biggest apple in the building—a monster Bielingheimer weighing 29 ounces and 1(1 1-2 inches in circumference—was from Wenatchee, and the king quince, which weighed nearly 22 ounces, was from Thurston county. Washington also takes the palm for ef as a I foctive advertising of its fruit. The car load of apples shipped by the Spokane j chamber of commerce for free distribution I was a coup, tho effects of which will be lasting and valuable. Without the ship- ! ment the exhibit attracted quite as much i general notice as any other and the lion's 1 share of the attention of eastern fruit dealers and growers looking for new fields and opportunities. Tho distributions of course attracted large and clamorous crowds, but the fruit is not wasted, being placed with every endeavor to do the greatest possible good for tho state. Duke and DucheuM Cheered. TiOiidon, Nov. 3. -The cheers which greeted the duke and duchess of Cornwall and York as they passed by on their re turn from the tour of the world through I the crowded streets of London were inter mingled with the shrill cries of the news boys shouting: "Terrible disaster in South Beneath the jubilation on the | safe arrival of the heir apparent there, exjsted a keen undercurrent of grief and anger over the defeat of Colonel Benson's Vancouver, Wash., Nov. 5.—Private Eu gene Lansing, Seventh infantry, formerly n convalescent from Company D, Twenty- 1 first infantry, Manila, committed suicide in a sensational manner just as the flag , was being lowered at sundown. While .standing on poet headquarters ' stops Iainsing drew a revolver from his t pocket and shot himself through the heart. No motive is known Africa. column. Soldier Commits Nnleldr, of the South African compensation com mission Major General Sir John Ardagh, the representative of the government, an nounced that the Netherlands had ae cepted Great Britain's terms for the set- 1 tlement of the claims of the Dutch sub- | jeota tor damages as the result of their ex pulsion from South Africa. Knsland Will Pay. Ijondon, Nov. 5.—At Monday's session Head On Collision. Chicago, Nov. 7.—A headon collision be tween a freight train and the Burlington fast mail occurred at Riverside Tuesday. William Holly, conductor, and Frank Rees and James Watson of the mail train and Engineer Thomas Gregory and Fireman John Douglas of the freight were severely hut not fatally injured. The collision due to a fog which obscured the signals. was Portland. Ore.. Nov. 7.—A acnational episode at Harrison street! school ha* brought to light the fact that W illiam MoRride. nephew of Judge McBride of Spokane and Judge McBride of the circuit court bench in Oregon, has two wives, who have been ignorant of «ch other's existence for several years. McBrlde Had Two Wives. Many trials come which prudence ! and common sense could have Drushed asId. . >si * ''' m v m I« L, IÄ IP Mi m a* yj\ 3 M: il Ai %. m ss % mt. ■ r 'J* $ The latest good work started by Colonel R. C. Judson, of Portland, ! is the holding of exchange fairs at central business points at frequent inter-, vais. Farmers and stockmen attend these fairs and display their farm products, also cattle, horses and sheep, in the streets for a day or two. Bales ,,re then made to local merchants. They in turn are patronized freely Business moves briskly. Ideas are exchanged. The women folks enjoy shopping and a brief rest. Land sales are also made. Settlers are attracted; by the newspaper publicity. Colonel Judson's efforts are always original,at {tractive and substantial. He believes in amity rather than animosity, a principle that makes friends and business for his railroad, the O. R. & N. The practical experiments conducted by Mr. Judson on the O. R. & N. COLONEL R.'C. JUDSON. Devotes Himself to Developing Agricultural Resources of Washington, Oregon and Idaho. Walla Walla farm, his broad views in encouraging diversified farming, and work of organizing farmer's institute meetings, have made him a familiar figure to all the progressive industrial workers of the United States. The {United States agricultural department has been attracted by his work and use 'l his methods us object lessons in encouraging the same kind of work in other states. I I ! i 1 TWO REASONS ARE GIVEN, TWO ENGINES BADLY SMASHED. RuMMlnn A went Cannes Another Hitch In NeKOtintluns—May Be Fatal Money Offer hy Consul Is Consid ered Too Small hy Envoy—She Has Been Gone <11 Dnys. New York, Nov. 5.—The hitch in the negotiations for Aliss Stone's release arises from two causes—first antagonism between Diplomatic Agent Dickinson and the Russian diplomatist, Bakhineteff; second, the missionary and diplomatic disinclination to accede to the | brigands' terms, though moderate—says the Sainakov correspondent of the Jour nul and Advertiser. Al. Bakhmeteff, be ing friendly to Bulgaria, does not want his agent to finish the final transaction on Bulgarian soil. Mr. Berth, the Alaee doniun student at the institute at Fama kov, one of the agents sent to negotiate with the brigands, considers Air. Dickin 1 son's money offer too sninll. They say they do not want to agree to terms that , would disgrace them with their brethren, ' bloodhounds Miss Stone would not be t spending her 61st day with the brigands, the fierce If the Bulgarians had either trackers or Miss Stone Alive. Washington. Nov. 7.—The state depart ment has received advices from its.ngents in Turkey and Bulgaria in the course of which they express with conviction the opinion that both Miss Stone and Mme. Tsilka are alive and well, or at least were so several days ago. days for news to be transmitted through 1 the wild country where the women are | held captives. Nothing can be obtained for publication respecting the propre» of negotiations for the ransom of the women. It requires several Prises for Washington. A dispatch ha* been received from Elmer E. Johnson, now in Buffalo, N. Y., stat that the Washington exhibits have taken the highest award for horticulture a „d 12 gold. 14 silver and 16 bronze medals and seven diplomas. Form a Wheat Pool. Eureka Junction, Wash.. Nov. 4.—An extensive wheat pool, made up by some of the large wheat ranchers of Eureka flat, is s possibility of the near future, It is probable that the pool if formed will be at a figure approximating 60 cents. J. W. Biddle Is Chosen. Washington. Nov. 5.— The president has appointed John W. Riddle of Minnesota to be secretary of the United States bossy st St. Petersburg. Mr. Riddle __ ! formerly secretary of the United States legation st Constantinople snd is an sc ioomplished diplomatist and linguist. em was \\ hent Train Got Away—Number of Frelwht Cars und Caboose W reeked—Depot Caught Fire—A Hobo Was the Only One Hnrt—No Blame Attached to Train Crews. Rosalia, Wash., Nov. 3.—A collision of freight trains front of the depot here. rear end occurred in Two engines were badly smashed, two freight cars and a caboose were wrecked, a corner of the depot was crashed Into and the build ing fired. One tramp was slightly hurt The local freight train was standing the main track. The engine had been de. on tached and was doing some switching. No one attended the freight train, extra freight train with cars loaded with wheat and pulled by two engines, down the track. The train orew tried to stop the train, but the grade was too steep. Seeing a collision was inevitable, the trainmen Jumped. As the train had slowed down none of the men had a hard jump and none were Injured. The wheat train crashed Into the rear of the freight. The caboose and two cars were smashed Into kindling and both engines were piled In a heap. As they were thrown from the track one of the engines jammed Into a corner of the depot. The building caught Are, but the blase was soon extinguished. The loss on the building Is about 1600. A tramp, who was stealing a ride on the wheat train, was caught in the wreck and was severely bruised. No blame Is attached to the train crews, as they were apparently unable to stop their heavily loaded battering ram. An came a Biff Fire ot Portland. Portland, Me., Nov. 7.—Fire on Com mercial street destroyed the big wholesale grocery of the Miliken-Tomlinson pany. The flames spread to small struct ures on the lumber wharves near by and threatened to make a clean sweep of the entire section. With the aid of the fire boat the blase was checked in the lumber ' yards. The entire loss is estimated at nearly $250,000. com j Diamonds Stolen. Cincinnati. Nov. 7.—Burglars broke the big show window of the Duhme Jewelry company's store, on Fourth street between Vine and Race, and stole about *20.000 woit-h of diamonds. In their flight they left a trail of diamonds, indicating the direction they took. A vast amount of time is wasted in the effort to convince the world of greatness. our PB M wii WEBE SEIZED jy Ihrer Principal Port« Mytilene Arc Held Will Be Collected by lard—Diploma tl * Klr »rU., Win »U —Believe Sultan Paris, Nov. 7—An ofFulal die «ounces the arrival of AdmJ squadron at the Island of U«, 1 Admiral Cillant has oJSfc principal ports of the island »w Orders Itecel»*, Nov. 7. Admira, (ii squadron arrived ofr the i,i ln j «Grecian archipelago), and detail patch boat, winch entered the rZ* and received at the * hatch of dispatches containing structions from the French ml guiding • which of Paris, carrying out the ^ were handed to the admirf 0118 lo h |s leaving foulon. The**di directed Admiral Caillard t„ the inland of Alytilene, where hê «a the customs of Midilli and anotJj .1 he government has decided tk! milal Caillard shall occupy g Ports on the island of AI vtilene conveniently close to Smyrna L, the government's impression that A tan will satisfactorily settle thel tary question without delay pro» J tied and the customs prove insufficient claims, Smyrna the meantime the P receipts at ÿ, to meet the f can yet he occupy occupation of tU on the island of Alytilene is more, lent from a military point of vi e * French can not be easily disturbed« ! i t g occupation ^ni'.riT'h" i 0U s developments t) i •? 1 1,111 üemre< * , s au p v j ]o( ^' 1 ( r f". c, f eo ' . ov - <*pti unmg nine people, out broke from iU û a a -eienth and I-olsom e 'crnng and floated to the neighV N. *' mnda, about 40 miles distant balloon had been sent during the afternoon with was rope cable one and oats Nine People Went 2000 Fret in street» i up seven; passm« a quarter i in diameter. \\ hile descending on a trip about 500 feet from the groo rope broke 50 feet from the halloa the horror of the spectators, the I rapidly shot up in the air toil of 2000 feet or more and floated a a southerly direction. Among those in the balloon wen J. Dunsall of this city, Edward & ley', who is said to be aeronaut i siderable experience, and I-eon. i nast. The balloon had a lifting jw 4000 pounds. of Planned n Massacre. Manila, Nov. 7.—A plot to mans American garrison at Aloneada, n of Tarlac, island of Luzon, has is vealed by the wife of one of the ai tors. Several town officials are cated. j The woman who revealed the pm detective beneath a house in »iff leaders of the conspiracy were ff Arrests followed and many ineridl papers were seized. The plant was to set fire to i close to the barracks after dark« the soldiers come out to assist ill guishing the flames 150 conspirât* ed with bolos, were to rush on the! capture their arms and proceed II sacre the garrison. | end in cars of de. on with to too had hard rear two and As of the the loss on the train An To Ride for King Bdwff New York, Nov. 4.—Accordinjl Newmarket correspondent of thM little Danny Maher is now tits jockey of the world. He h*« paged to ride the horses in dj Trainers T. Blackwell and 1 Marsh at the combined salary for the next season, the highwj ever paid any jockey in the year's work in the saddle. j Marsh trains for King Ed«M The engagement of Maher is r a tactful way of expressing opinion that he is not prejudice American riders. th To Break the Strike New York, Nov. 5.—Four luff* 1 vana cigarmakers have left W says the Herald's Havana eon^J A steamer has been chartered As quarantine restriction»Jf removed, they will land i°* Their arrival, it i9 believed, wH strike. and the fire ' at com Can Not Get Gov. w Indianapolis. Ind., Nov. $ , Durbin has announced hi».** fusing to grant the requin»^ return to Kentucky of lor and Charles W. Finley, dieted by the courts for the murder of Governor Willi»* Shops Born* 4 * Fan Francisco, Nov. shops of the Santa Fe Rail«** at Point Richmond, which ««*** siderable valuable machinery. , destroyed by fire. The k>* $125,000. Wealth often stands as » j the kindly impulses of the ■■ ex the they the in our