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TO END A TARIFF WAR.
France Revising Commercial Treaties
With Switzerland.

France Revising Commercial Treaties
With Switzerland.
NEW YORK, June PA special to
the World from Paris, says:
IN. Hanatoux, the minister of for
eign affairs, has introduced in the
chambers of deputies bill modifying
| the commercial relations between
France and Switzerland. The bill is
to put an end to the tariff war. The
modification takes the form of reduc-
| tion of the French minimum tariff on
watches, clocks, machinery, cheeses
and silks, but manufactured cotton is
excluded. Not only Switzerland, but
all countries having commercial treat
| les with France containing the most
favored nation clause will be bene-
| flied by the reduction. Since the
rupture of commercial relations with
Switzerland in 1892, France has lost
14,600, 900 frances, or $3.50, 900 annu-
ally. Switzerland's loss is much less.
The new agreement is due to the
energy of M. Barroc, the French am
bassador to Berne. The bill will
probably be ratified by the chamber
speedily. Charles Borgeax, an emil
nent Swiss jurist consul, says that
Switzerland is much less willing than
France to accept a new treaty, since a
new commercial equilibrium has been
secured with other outlets, chiefly
German and Swiss products. The
French government at Paris is carry
ing on strong campaign in favor of
the, measure. Even if the arrange
ment is definitely concluded, France
will have difficulty in ousting the
Germans. Immediately after the
rupture, in 1892, the Germans exerted
themselves to secure the Swiss trade
and completely succeeded.
"The minister of the colonies, NJ.
Chautemps, has been obliged to ask
for an additional appropriation of TO-
600, 900 frances, because of unauthor-
lied expenditures recently detected in
Tonquin.
Alexander Dumas, the author of
La Dame aux Camelias,' was married
today to Nine. Regnier de La Breuvere.
The bridegroom is IS years old.
mime. Edwards, director of LIE Matin,
the most modern and enterprising of
journalism -
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PROTECTION ABROAD.

1t is not possible for this govern.
ment to guarantee the safety of the
American missionaries in the interior
of China, says the New York Sun.
They have asked for protection against
mobs, but we know of no way in which
it can be given to them. They are in
the interior by sufferance, not by
treaty right. All that can be done by
us is to request the Pekin government
to grant them such favors as it may
have the power to grant, for the sake
of international comfy. We certainly
cannot sustain the missionaries petit.
ton that this. government shall ask
the Chinese authorities to prevent the
circulation of books inimical to Chris
tianity. A request of the kind could
neither be made by us nor granted by
China. We have hundreds of books
in this country against the Chinese re-
ligions, and the missionaries in China
preach against these religions. The
Chinese have as much right to print
books against Christianity as we have
to print books against Taoism, Con-
fucianism, or Buddhism.
The Christian missionaries in China,
American or European, have suffered
but little from the Chinese, even dur
ing the war with Japan, when the hos
tility to all foreigners was more active
than usual. We had news, a while
ago, of the destruction of few small
mission buildings in the interior, but
the disturbance was promptly quelled
by the native authorities. The rumor
of the killing of number of mission
aries in April last, or in May, was
without foundation. The Pekin gov
ernment has done all that was in its
power to secure the safety of the mis-
sionaries, even in those provinces to
which they are admitted by courtesy
rather than by treaty right.
The good offices of this government
in their behalf have been exercised at
Pekin for many years, through many
and no service can we
rendered other than has been rendered;
and this will surely be continued so
long as there is any need for it.
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STRUGGLE WITH FIRE.
Heavy Loss of Property In San Francisco
Lumber District.

Heavy Loss of Property in San Francisco
Lumber District.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 27.-Some
thing like S2,O00,0 900 worth of property
was destroyed by fire in the lower
part of the city tonight. Almost
three entire blocks, covered with
dwellings. lumber-yards and expen
sive manufacturing plants, went up in
smoke despite the efforts of the fire
men to subdue the flames. A little
while before o'clock the fire started
in the rear of Carrick, Williams &
Wright's box factory, Fifth street, be-
tween Bryant and Bannan. BY 9
o'clock the two blocks bounded by
Bryant and Buxome, Fourth and Fifth
streets, were reduced to piles of glow
ing embers. Then to complete the
ruin. the fire jumped Fourth street
famed by a stiff breeze, and licked up
the western half of two blocks divided
by Bannan, between Third and Fourth.
Fortunately the breeze which pre-
valid during the hottest part of the
conAagration died away or more of the
town would have been burned.
The water pressure was not suffi-
cient for the drain made upon it by the
full complement of engines, and in
some places the fire was left to burn
itself out. Everything possible was
done by the department, but the
blaze was too fierce for the fighters.
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LED BY AN AFRICAN PRINCE.
An Expedition Leaves Chicago for Centra
Africa.

<AAA AsAFSsAieAoh A-c1ScS OAAca6o &or Sohtrt
Africa.
CHICAGO, June Commodore
Bonnge, who claims to be a young
African prince. and dozen people,
mostly from this city, left last night
on a journey of II, 900 miles to Central
Africa. Their mission. they say, is
partly to convert the natives to Chris
tianity, and to collect diamonds for
themselves.
:. The leader and backbone of the en-
terprise is Rev. A. G. Scott (colored),
q Methodist minister of Fairview,
Mich, but the originator of the trip is
Commodore Bonnge, who claims to be
a son of the king of Bonnge, in the
Congo country.
Six years ago he came to this coun-
try. At that time he was unable to
speak word of any language but his
native tongue, but now, after a course
iOf.studies, he is able to speak English
and German fluently. When he came
here he had pocketful of diamonds,
and he says there are more where
they came from.
The party seems to be we'll supplied
with money, They also carry with
them a case of rifles, a large lot of six
shooters and thousands of rounds of
ammunition. They went from here to
Montreal, from which city they will
sail to Liverpool.
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TELEGRAPHIC.


RosEBURG, Or, June ga. G. Os.
borne was drowned tonight, about $780,
in Umpqua river, while bathing In
Farquar's swimming park. Osborne
and Milton Mcfarland were in the
water. Osborne had swung and drop.
ped from rope attached to a spring
pole about 20 feet from shore and had
started for the shore, when he sank,
Mcfarland diving after him. Drag.
ging was at once commenced and the
body recovered after being in the
water 45 minuts. AL efforts to resus.
citate him were useless. Mr.. Osborne
was married only few months ago tc
Miss Grace Abrams, at Eugene, and
came to Roseburg and engaged in
business. He was "a years old. His
wife is now in Salem and has beer
notified of his fate by wire.
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A Rich Discovery.

REDDING, CAL, June 26.-William
Murray, who has mine at the june
tion of Kosh creek and Pitt river
about 60 miles northeast of here
brings news of having discovered the
richest mine in this country. He says
it is the original ''Lost Cabin" mine,
which has been searched for during
the past 80 years.
He has discovered a lode 800 feet
wide and 400 feet high, impregnated
with iron and which bears gold and
silver to the value of from S75 to S15(
per ton. The range where this mine
was discovered is continuation Of
that upon what is the great Lost Con
fidence mine, or what is generally
known as the Iron mountain. 1t was
recently sold to an English syndicate
for 100000.
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The United States is the only coun.
try in the world that as soon as q debt
was incurred at once proceeded to ma
ture plans for its earliest possible pay
ment. The rapid reduction of its war
debt has been the wonder and admir-
alton of the world, and while it has in
less than thirty years paid about $2,-
600, ,OO0, 600 of this debt. England has
not materially reduced the debt of the
United Kingdom for so years.
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GER trying to escape to the United
States. Woodward told the officer on
the Ely that there are 1000 rebels
about Holguin. There was rumor
in Banes when the Ely left, that two
other United States correspondents
had been arrested near Santiago. The
authorities have ordered all correspon-
dents to leave the country immedi-
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VALPARAISO, June 26.-Lester Du-
bois Howser, an American citizen,
who came here from Spokane, Wash,
was murdered Saturday about a
league from Quilfue. town that is
close to this city. The news of the
murder has just reached here. The
killing of Howser, who at the time OF
his assassination was on his way to
nearby mines to pay off the men, took
place in broad daylight.
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ON SHINES, TRAIL.
Three Posses in Close Pursuit--Reward
for his Capture,

Three Posses in Close Pursuit--Rewart
for his Capture.
RITzvILLE, June 27.-Great excite
ment is felt all over this section of the
country over the killing of Constable
Conlee by Alfred Shines, near this
city Monday, Stockmen are &c
wrought up over the affair that there
10 liable to be a bloody battle should
they come across any of the gang who
make Rocky Ford their rendezvous.
A mass meeting of citizens was held
at Sprague yesterday, and $500 reward
is guaranteed the capturer of Shines.
1t is expected the county COMMISSION
ers will offer $1,000.
The last intelligence received was
that Shines was seen near James Muir
phys ranch, in Whitman county, yes
terday morning, and that two posses
from Spragpe and one from Colfax
passed there two hours later, riding
hard on the trail. 1t is thought Shines
will be caught before long and sum-
marily dealt with.
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His Leg Pulled off.

TILLAMooK, Or, June 26.--One of
A. J. Anderson's legs was caught in a
pulley yesterday and pulled off at the
knee. The remaining part of the leg
was amputated at the thigh, but Mr..
Anderson was so badly injured that he
died this morning. Mr.. Anderson
owned the sawmill near this place, in
which he was working at the time of
the accident.
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Lost His Hand.

ALBANY, Or.,-O. A. Archibald and
c. Z. Hawkins, of this city, went fish
ing up the North Santiam yesterday.
They were riding in a buggy, Haw-
kins holding loaded shot gun. The
buggy ran into chuck hole, throwing
Hawkins partly out. The gun fell
upon the axle and was discharged,
blowing Hawkins right hand off, and
sprinkling both their faces with shot.
Hawkins was brought to Albany and
had his hand amputated.
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THE ACCIDENTS OF A DAY.
Five Persons Killed by Lightning During
an Alabama Storm.

an ALABAMA storm.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, June 26.-Fiye
persons were killed by lightning dur,
ing thunder storm throughout the
state today. Thomas and George
Washington were killed while taking
shelter under a tree near Falkland.
Lightning struck the house of James
Buckney, at Lincoln, killing him and
seriously injuring his wife. William
Methyine and his wife were driving
near Smiths mills, when their buggy
was crushed by tree that had been
struck by lightning. Methyine was
killed, and his wife received injuries
from which she died soon after.
LONDON, June pa eeyere thunder
storm has ragged in many parts of Great
Britain and Ireland today, and much
damaged has resulted. Lightning
struck tree in the agricultural show
at Darlington. killing two persons and
injuring three others. Two miners
returning from work were killed BY
lightning near Normapdie.
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ANXIOUS FOR THE END.
Dissolution of Parliament Desired by
Conservatives.

LONDON, June 26.-Replying to
Henry Labouchere, member for North
ampton, in the house of commons
today, Right Hon. Akers Douglas, the
conservative whip, said his party was
anxious for the dissolution of parlia-
ment at the earliest possible moment,
and hoped to be able to make a state
ment on the subject Monday next.
He moved new writs for an election be
issued in the case of East Manchester,
West Bristol, St. Georges, Hanover
Square and West Birmingham, repre-
sented respectively by A. ]. Balfour,
the new first lord OF the treasury; Sir
Michael Hicks-Beach, chancellor of
the exchequer; George ]. Goshen, first
lord of the admiralty, and Joseph
Chamberlain, first secretary of state
for the colonies, who have to be re-
elected upon their appointment as
cabinet ministers. The mention of
Chamberlain g name was received with
cries of "Judas" from the Irish
benches
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The Plague at Foo Chow.

WASHINGTON, June 26.-The United
States consul at Foo Chow, China, re-
ports the appearance of the Hong
Kong plague there. He says it is al
ready established as an epidemic, but
is so far confined to the city proper.
He adds: "Symptons unmistakably
stamp it as the plague, and in the in
fected districts within the city rats are
dying in great numbers, just as has
been the invariable rule wherever the
plague has shown itself in the past. In
a city like Foo Chow it is impossible
to prevent the spread of contagious
diseases or even to mitigate the suffer-
ings of the victims"
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AMERICANS IMPRISONED.
| United States Minister McKinney's Request
for Their Release Denied.

for Their Release Denied.
NEW YERK. June 25. "A special to
the World from Colon says: Governor
Velez, of Cartagena, and United States
Minister Mckinney have had tilt.
Mr.. Mckinney, while on the way here
from Bogota, found two Americans, an
engineer and conductor on the Car
tagena railway, incarcerated at Carta-
gena for running over and causing the
death of native woman. Mckinney
asked for their release. Upon his re-
quest being refused, he threatened to
invoke the aid of his government, and
pressed his demand as the American
minister to Colombia. Governor
Velez said Mr.. Mckinney was at the
moment only private gentleman.
without locus standi, because on quit
ting Bogota his duties as minister fell
upon the locum tenens.
The governor thereupon ordered the
prisoners into closer confinement.
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IN A SPANISH DUNGEON.
New York Correspondent Charged With
Being . Cuban Omcer.

Being q Cuban Omcer.
BOSTON, June 25.-Frank R. Wood
ward, a correspondent in Cuba for a
New York newspaper, is in Spanish
dungeon for visiting an insurgent
camp. He was under surveillance and
tried to escape on the British steamer
Eta, which has arrived here from
Barnes, Cuba, but the Spanish guards
recognized him and then thrust him
into prison. He is to be taken to Glib
ara for trial.
Woodward arrived at Barnes from
the interior, June 16. the day before
the Ety sailed. His horse was nearly
dead from fatigue, and both man and
horse were covered with mud. This
was what aroused Spanish suspicious.
Woodward was very i'll. He had a lot
of notes detailing the strength and
movement of the rebels. The Span
ish took them.
Woodward asked Captain Donovan
to Immediately notify the press of the
United States SO as to bring his arrest
to the notice of the state department.,
for he feared the papers the Spaniards
seized win be used against him
The Spaniards, it Is understood, will
charge him with being rebel Off.
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PERILS OF SEAL HUNTERS.
Story of Privation and Suffering Told by
Rescued Seamen.j

Story of Privation and Suffering Told by
Rescued Seamen.i
SAN FRANCISCO, June 25.-James
Townsend, a seal hunter; William
Runbeck, his boat-puller, and Gus
johnson, boat steerer, who shipped
on the sealing schooner, Alta, were
among the crew of the schooner Sophia
Sutherland which arrived frou Hako-
date last night, and they tell a story
of suffering and privation in an open
boat on the sea in which they were
obliged to live for nine days before
help came.
While out hunting, 20 miles off the
northern end of Japan, they lost sight
of the vessel in the fog, and after q
perilous trip to land, were not per-
mitted to go ashore. A native police
man insisted that they must keep
three miles from shore, and much
against their wishes the mon put to
sea in small boat. Before departing,
however. the sailors gathered guam
tity of mussles in the surf, and for the
next nine days, during which they
were afloat, mussles constituted their
only food. At last the sailors were
permitted to land at Hakodate, where
they obtained assistance from the
American consul.
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SACRAMENTO, June PA young
man, ]. E. Jacobs, from Corvallis, Or,
fell from train in this city this morn
ing, and the wheels cut off one of his
arms. He was taken to the county
hospital
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THE N1cARAGUAN COMMISSION.

Its Work Progressing Rapidly-Honors
Accorded the Members.
WASHINGTON, June Pa mail re-
port received at the state department
from Colonel Ludlow, dated Rivas,
Nicaragua, June 2, shows that all is
going well with the commission; that
the health of the party has been ex-
cellent; that the climate changes have
not interfered with the work and that
the Nicaraguan government has ex-
tended every attention and courtesy,
and has tried to make their stay agree
able and profitable.
The commission was not finding it's
task an easy one. 1t had just returned
to Rivas, June l, from an inspection of
the western division of the canal from
Brito to Lake Nicaragua, and was
about to inspect the eastern division,
leaving Rivas on a steamer, Juue B.,
going into the woods at Ochao, and
then traversing the Jungle on foot
over the canal route to Greytown-no
small undertaking in a tropical climate
in the wet season. Colonel Ludlow
expected to reach Greytown between
June 25 and July l.
While the board was at Granada the
party was invited to visit the capital,
and were taken on special train to
Managua, where the president gave
them a special reception, receiving
them with great courtesy and placing
at their. disposal the government
steamer and free use OF the telegraph
line
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in the delay which it will cause; but
the conservatives know that they
cannot retain power, and will be
forced to relinquish it soon and abide
the result of an election.
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nearest telephone.
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TO HEAD OFF REDS.

Armed Hor.emsn g." From L.ndero to
Big wind River.
LANDFHs, Wy, July 81. Fifty
thoroughly armed and equipped horse
men have gone to Big Wind river.
They were to be joined by 80 more
mounted men at Horse Creek, and will
pick up such recruits as may be found
along the route. Their destination is
the vicinity of Union Pass. SO that they
might hold off any hdstiles who should
come through any OF jthe passes leading
from jackson HolS The men went
out in two sectionsf only few lk:nutes
apart. The first Squad was in COM
mand of Arthur NJ. .sparkhawk, ex.
sheriff Of the G ,dnty. The second was
headed by Sheriff Grimmet. Tele-
graphic order have been received from
Governor sichards by Companies b
and = OF ,de national guard, to CO.
opsfase Nth the civic authorities for
the PR lection of the county. The
passg Ieading into the Dander valley
VIZ + guarded and timely warning
Of Nen if the hostiles are driven this
6by the military. Frank Lowe,
glide and Indian fighter, reports 20
Bannockss camped in Little Paopaogie
(cannon, 10 miles south of this city. 1t
was said they We're ON no hostile mis-.
sion, simply skulking about the noun
tains to get out of harms way, and
with an eye to future business.
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NO FIGHT IN TEXAS.

sports Believe Corbstt and Fitzsimmons
81. axi.Nl1tja56 = &c 81. {. . July So
prlvate telegram was received here FROM
one of the officers Of the Florida Ath-
letic club. inquiring as to the feasibil-
ity Of pulling off the Corbett -Fitzsim-
mons battle in Mexico, just across the
border from Eagle Pass or Laredo, Tex
The club desired to know what means
in the way of transportation could be
afforded by railroads leading to the
border. The latter question was imme-
diately taken up by telegraph with the
railroads, and it it believed satisfac-
tory answer as to rates and transporta-
tion facilities will be given by the pas
senger departments of the roads con-
cerned. 1t is believed the outspoken
attitude Of Governor Culberson toward
the proposed pugilistic carnival pre-
cludes all possibility Of it taking place
any place in Texas.
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ACTORS UNDER ARREST.

Eleven Taken Into Custody for Disobsying
an Injunction.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 3l.-The pro-
duction of the play entitled "A Crime
of Century," which was placed on
the stage of the Alcazar theatre, was
stopped in the middle of the third act.
just at the point where Dubois, the
character which is supposed to imper-
senate Durrant, was about to drag a
young woman to the belfry of q church.
Sheriff Wheland and his deputies
marched on the stage and arrested the
performers, IL in ali.
The manager Of the theater was also
placed under arrest. The manager
stepped before the curtain and made a
speech in which he claimed he had the
right to produce the play, but he was
taken into custody nevertheless. for
disobeying the order made by Judge
Murphy restraining him from putting
the piece on the stage. A great crowd
attended the performance which was
hissed at intervals. The whole COM
pany spent the night in Jail.
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HASTINGS WILL DECLINE.

The Wisconsin supreme Court Just.ceship
Not to His Liking.
MADISON, Wis, July Silt is an
nounced all but authoritatively that
Circuit Judge Samuel d. Hastings, Jr,
Of Green Bay, will, like Judge Webb,
decline appointment to the supreme
court vacancy. In fact it is likely he
has already informed the governor that
he will not accept. His reasons are
that he is now agreeably situated and
that il he should accept he would
have to go through a
special regular election within
the next two years to retain his seat,
whereas he has just entered upon six
year term on the circuit bench. The
strong German opposition to Judge
Hastings because his father is such.an
eminent Prohibitionist is an important
element in the situation. The chances
that Judge Marshall of Chippewa Falls
now will be named are much brighter,
as there is much talk Of dark horse.