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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
State Executive Committee Holds a
Meeting at San Francisco.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. S.-The State
Executive Committee of the middle-of-
the-road Populists met here this after
noon and after discussing their failure
to be accredited with the Populist party
designation of the official ballots, the
committee drew UP an address to their
supporters and adjourned sine die.
The address recapitulates the efforts
of the middle-of-the-road men to get
on the ballot and'eoncludes:
'It is evident that there is no rem
edy against fusions other than to de-
feat them. Having done all in our
power to preserve the party, we find
that we have gained the respect of all
fair minded men in all parties whose
respect is worth having and as under
the present laws we are deprived by
the fusion managers from having a
Peoples Party ticket, all those who are
opposed to fusions and believe they
ought to be defeated will Judge for
themselves how to cast their votes most
effectually to secure that end. In con-
clusion, we urge that all who believe in
our immortal principles to stand by
their convictions until their final es-
tablishment
by order Of the Executive Commit
tee. DOUGLAS L. FOWLER.
Chairman.
Carleton II. Johnston, Secretary"
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IMPORTANT DECISION.
Rendered by Superior Judge Noyes
of Riverside.

RIVERSIDE (Cal), Oct. S.-Judge
Noyes of the Superior Court to-day rem
dered an important decision in the case
of Hogg VS.. the Perris Irrigation Dis
trict.
Action was brought to have the dis
trict and bonds declared invalid, and
in a lengthy decision the court gives a
decision on one point which is that the
proper notice Of intention to form a dis
triot was not given by the proper au-
thorities. The court says:
"First-That the notice in question
was not sufficient to invest the Board Of
Supervisors of San Bernardino County
with jurisdiction to organize or to con-
duct a proceedings for organization of
the Perris Irrigation District.
"Second-That the decree of conf1r-
nation is ineffectual for the purpose of
legaliZing such organization upon
grounds that the district was never or
ganized; that all proceedings had for
such purpose were wholly void; that
to give efficacy to such decree would be
to violate the constitutional rights Of
the land owners of said district in the
same manner as did the order of the
Board of Supervisors in the first in
stance in attempting to organize the
district In view of these conclu-
sions, it is not necessary to pass upon
the many other questions presented,
and they will therefore be dismissed
without comment
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SEVENTH REGIMENT.
Will be In Readiness to Depart for
the South Soon.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. S.-Captain
Pratt. mastering officer of the Seventh
Regiment, visited headquarters TODAY
and Informed the Department Conn
mander that the regiment would be in
readiness Monday or Tuesday to de-
part of the South. The only difficul-
ty which has presented itself is the in
adequate railway accommodation. If
that handicap can be overcome there
is no reason why the Seventh should
not be able to start for home by next
Tuesday at the latest.
The men Of the Sixth are RAPIDLY be-
ing mustered out of the service. Many
We're at army headquarters this morn
ing receiving their last pay in the vol
unteer service.
The arrival of the transports valen-
cia and Ohio has increased the specr-
lation among the men as to what troons
will go first. No orders have been is
sued by General Merriam assigning
any of the troops to the Senator. It
is now certain that the Third Battal-
ion of the Twenty third Infantry and
the Oregon recruits will not go on her.
Two battalions from one of the other
regiments, yet to be selected, will be
sent on the Senator This transport
will probably get away by Saturday.
and possibly before The Ohio and
Valencia will be ready to sail in ten
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toothpick up. and was turned down
on nothing" he said
Captain James G. Baldridge, Commits
sary of Subsistence for the First Bri-
gade of the Second Division of the
Seventh Army Corps, now at Camp
Cuba Libre, Jacksonville, occupied the
Commission during the afternoon. He
reached the camp on August I'd, and
made an immediate inspection of the
Kitchens. He found some of them not
Well managed, as all of the army cooks
We're not experts. He was assured
that for an army in camp, green coffee
was preferable to the roasted, as it was
stronger and fresher He considered
the meat good. The men were literally
supplied with food, and the location of
the camp was good. Still there had
been an increase of disease, which he
attributed to the climate and to the
assembling of a large body of men.
He also thought decaying fruit and the
canteen beer had had an influence in
producing disease. Much of his testi-
mony related to complaints from the
Second New Jersey Regiment. He said
there had been many complaints from
this regiment, and investigation had
shown the trouble was due to the fact
that the officers were without expe-
rience.
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Which Has Existed Since The Fourth of
March Of Last Year.
The Entire Vote Of the Republican
Members of the Legislature,
Sixty-four in Number, Cast for
the Successful Candidate in the
Joint Session Of the Senate and
House.

| SALEM (Or.), Oct. S.-Hon. Joseph
Simon of Portland, was to-day elected
United States Senator by the Legisla-
ture in joint session to fill the vacancy
which has existed since March 4, 1897
Mr.. Simon received the entire vote oi
the Republicans. The ballot stood
Simon 81, Kincaid %, Bennett 2. Alb
sent l.
The contest which ended to-day by
the election of Simon has been carried
on for two years. The Legislature
which convened in January, 1897,
should have chosen successor to Sen
ator ]. H. Mitchell. whose term ex-
pired in March. 1897, but the lower
house was never organized, and con-
sequently the session expired beyond
limitation, and no vote was taken for
United States Senator.
Governor Lord appointed ex-senator
Fl. w. Corbett to the vacancy but the
United States Senate refused to admit
him.
The LEGISLATURE which was elected
last June was overwhelmingly Repub-
lican, and Mr.. Corbett was recognized
as the leading candidate for Senator.
Governor Lord called an extra session
of the Legislature, which assembled
September 26th, Corbett receiving the
caucus nomination for Senator of a
majority of the members, but lacked
the ten votes Of a majority Of the Leg
islature.
After voting four days for Corbett,
his friends became convinced that he
would not be elected. A caucus of all
Republicans was called last night at
which letter of withdrawal was read
from Corbett. A ballot was taken for
Senator, and N.r. Simon received five
less than a majority Of the Legisla-
ture. Before another ballot was taken
a motion making Mr. Simon the unan-
imous choice Of the caucls was put and
carried. When the joint assembly met
to-day he received the full Republican
vote.
Mr.. Simon is a Hebrew, and was born
in Germany in 1851. He came to New
York with his parents when only a
year old, and five years later came to
Portland Or. His education was re-
ceived in the public schools of Port
land, and in 1872 he was admitted to
the bar. Mr.. Simon is now . member
Of the law firm Of Dolph, Mallory &
Simon.
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Is Now Much More Favorable Than a Cuu-
Pile Of Months Ago.
News From the United States That
the Government at Washington
is Seriously Contemplating
Holding the Whole of the Arch
ipelago Favorably Commented
Upon by Leading Journals.

| Copyrighted, 1898, by Associated Press)
| BERLIN, Oct. S.-There has been a
great change In German public opinion
| on the subject of the retention of the
Philippine Islands by the United States.
The feeling toward America generally
| Is much more favorable than a couple
| of months ago.
| The news from the United States that
the Government at Washington is SER
iously contemplating holding the Phil
| ippines is commented upon dispassion-
| ately in the German press, and 1t is
significant this week that two papers
or such standing as the 'Kolnische Zei-
tuung' and the "Vossische Zeitung"
published long letters from German
merchants settling in the Philippine
Islands. in which American annexation
| is strongly advocated.
a correspondent of the "Vossische
Zeitung" even vigorously combats Ger
many making any attempt to secure a
| portion of the islands, citing weighty
| reasons therefore.
Another significant fact thisweek was
a delegation representing German and
Swiss firms in the Philippine Islands
called at the United States Embassy to
express hopes that America will not re-
| linquish the islands, and above all,
not return them to Spain, which. the
delegation claimed, would mean a re-
currence of the revolution and the per-
petuation of commercial troubles The
delegation also asked if II might go to
Parls and lay its views before the
United States Peace Commission. The
United States ambassador here. Mr.
White advised the delegation not to
DO so. Mr.. White does not anticipate
German interference directly or indi-
rectly, even if the United States in
slsts upon retaining the whole of the
archipelago.
Privy Councillor Schwartenstein, for
merly of the German Embassy at
Washington, declares that Germany
does not dream of putting obstacles in
Americas way.
Mr.. White had a long conference on
wednesday last with the German Min
ister of Foreign Affairs, Baron Won
Buelow.
AT the Socialists annual conference at
stuttgart this week, Herr Liebknecht
made speech in which he declared
the Socialist party was the only one
capable Of freeing the world from an
archism and war;
The speech Of Emperor William her
aiding the anti-strikes bill furnished
material for inf1ammatory speeches. A
feature Of the congress was the promi-
nent part taken by the workmen dele
gates, whose speeches in nearly every
case We're of a revolutionary charactr.
They secuted COMPROMISED or caution.
The case Of the newly elected Chief
Mayor of Berlin, Kirschner. and Mag
ls?trate Kaufman whose appointments
have not been confirmed by the En-
peror, although the period in which they
should have been confirmed has elapsed.
promises to become sensational. The
Emperor, whose sanction is necessary.
objects to the two persons named. ow-
Ing to their political convictions. and
the "Tageblatt" says: "A series Of
conflicts between the crown and the
municipality, like the so-caned con-
hicts seen in the early sixties, seem in
evitable."
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DINING CAR SPLIT ALMOST INTWO
RAILWAY COLLISION AT
OMAHA, NEBRASKA.
A Freight Train Runs Into the
Rear End Of Passenger
Train.

OMAHA, Oct. S.-A double headed
Fremont, Elk Horn and Missouri Val
ley. freight train ran into the rear end
or an Omaha passenger train in the
yards three blocks north of Locust
last car on the passenger train was
the dining car Delmonico. It was split
| almost in two, lengthw1se
Killed: Barry Jones, a waiter, of Chi
cago.
Fatally wounded: Otto Homedale,
conductor dining car, scalded and in
jured about the body, lives at Boone,
Ia.
Seriously hurt: J. Wetserheid, Oma-
ha, internally injured; A. w. Brandt,
engineer freight engine, internally
Mike Smith. freight engineer, internal
ly injured; Frank Spreck. fireman
freight engine No. 200 cut in face and
body, probably internally injured; -
Madden, fireman Of freight engine No.
61, head and shoulders; D. F. Danner,
Pullman car porter, hurt by falling
glass; Otto Parsons, waiter in dining
car, crushed and scalded, will prob
ably die home in Omaha
The following cooks and walters in
the dining car were more or less in
jured about the hands and face by
flying glass and splinters: T. G. Mad
ray, Chicago; Fred Leonard, Chicago;
Henry Jones, Chicago; Thomas Robin
son, Chicago.
The accident was due to the inability
of the engineer Mike Smith, of the
head engine, No. g. Of the freight to
stop his train.
The freight, with engine No. 67
ahead, and with the 200 in charge of
Engineer Brandt behind, was Just
rounding the curve a half-mile north
Of the accident. They ran little late,
and were making about fifteen miles
an hour. The tracks from the curve
south to where the accident occurred
is down grade The supposition that
the track was clear, as it should have
been, caused the engineers to continue
on around the curve at the maintained
rate of speed. Engineer Brandt said
when the engine passed the curve he
saw the motionless passenger train,
and whistled for brakes, but before
this move could be made the engine
struck the dining car AS they struck
Brandt and his fireman jumped, as did
Engineer Smith and his fireman.
The occupants of the dining car
were totally unaware Of the approach
of the freight and until the rear end
of their car was lifted from it's rear
wheels and split in two on the boiler Of
the big freight engine. Jones, who
was killed, was caught between the
frame of the engine and the floor Of the
car and ground to pieces.
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CASUALTIES OF THE WAR.
The Navy Suffered a Loss Of but
Seventeen Killed.

WASHINGTON, Oct. S.-Seventeen
sailors killed and forty casualties all
told, was the total loss suffered by the
United States navy during the war The
figures have just been compiled at the
Navy Department. In Dewey's fight at
Manila Bay not a man was killed, and
every one of the nine men wounded re-
turned to duty. In the battle Of July
Sd, off Santiago, one man was killed
and there were eleven wounded, all re-
turning to duty. In the attack upon
the forts at the entrance Of Santiago
June 22d, one sailor was killed and
eleven wounded, Of whom only seven
We're able to return to duty.
The heaviest loss of the navy was at
Guantanamo. There were twenty two
casualties in that one hundred hour
fight, and of the list six marines were
killed Of the wounded nine returned to
duty.
In the battle with the forts and gum
boats off Cienfuegos the list aggregated
eleven wounded and two killed. The
fierce battle between the torpedo boat
Winslow and revenue cutter Hudson
with the Spanish land batteries and ar
tillery at Cardenas resulted in five
deaths. The wounded afterward re-
turned to duty. In the bombardment
of San Juan the casualties numbered
eight with one man killed. Six re-
turned to duty
There were four other casualties oc-
curing in as many separate engage
ments and that completes the list Of
naval losses.
Of the sixty-ffve men wounded in the
war, fifty-four returned to duty, one
died of wounds, six were invalided from
the service and six continue under
treatment. Considering the results OBJ
tained, this list is said to be the most
remarkable in the naval history of the
world.
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YELLOW FEVER.
Conditions as They Exist in the
Southern States.

NEW ORLEANS, Oct. S-The fol-
lowing is recapitulation of fever, cases
and deaths reported in Louisiana UP TO
8 o clock tonight: In city of New Or
leans, 62 cases, IL deaths; Harvey's
Canal, IA cases, 8 deathsi Franklin, 210
cases, deaths; Wilson 247 cases,
deaths; Houma, s cases, 1 death; Baton
Rouge, % cases, = deaths; Clinton, ,.
cases; Plaqueminea 3 cases; Jackson. ~
cases; Bowie, l case.
MERIDIAN (Miss.), Oct. S.-Twenty
cases of yellow fever are reported from
Hattiesburg, Miss, town of about
1900 inhabitants, no miles north of
New Orleans.
JACKSON (Miss.l, Oct. S.-Jackson's
daily report Of new cases of yellow
fever, ten cases, but no deaths, are re-
ported here The 1000 orr more negroes
in the cordoned district are without
means of subsistence. and the relief as
sociation has begun to supply them
with necessary provisions. A special
train loaded with refugees left for the
North tonight.
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Summons Held to be Good,

SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 8. - The
Supreme Court has upheld the provis-
ions of the Act Of the Legislature .rela-
tive to the issuance Of the summons
in a case.
The divorce case of Stanquist VS..
Stanquist came before Judge Hebbard,
but the court ruled that the summons
was enormously worded, in that it re-
cited that If the defendant did not
answer within the time required by
law the plaintiff would take Judgment
against him or apply to the court for
the relief asked for. The contention
was that the summons should not be
issued in the alternative The Supreme
Court holds the summons good.
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Cut in Fares to Alaska.

TACOMA, Oct. S.-The Washington
ana the Alaska Steamship Companies
to-day met the cut rates made yes
terday by the Pacific Coast Steamship
Company. They apply from Puget
Sound to Alaska. These rates are lower
other Southeastern Alaskan points and
are S1O first class and $5 second class,
the lowest rates ever made from the
Sound to Alasa. These rates are lower
at first class than riding on a pass not
including meals and expenses of bed.
They are announced to apply on the
next steamers to leave port, and may
be changed any day thereafter
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Farmer Grigsby Dead.

SANTA ANA, Oct. S.-John Grigsby,
the farmer who was shot twice yester-
day by Tom Cook, died this afternoon,
but not before telling the story of the
shooting. Grigsby says that when he
met Cook in theroad he told him he did
not want to fight, as he was not armed.
but Cook swore he would kill him any
way, as he was the party who had cut
his (Cook's) wire fence, whereupon he
began firing. A year ago Cook got into
trouble with his brother, when both
emptied pistols at each other without
effect
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Victory Of Belmont School

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. S.-Belmont
school and Santa Clara College met on
the gridiron at Santa Clara this after
noon, the preparatory school kicking
out victory by a score of 10 to 3. The
college was considered to have cinch
on the game, the Belmont team having
been beaten by the Stanford freshm en-
and the college team having admins
tered a drubbing to the same team;
but the quick, snappy play of the preps
won them the day, although their op-
ponents were much heavier, and pre-
sented the better line.
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Only Minor Damage Done to Fruit.

SAN JOSE, Oct. Sat the meeting
of San Jose Grange tonight the opin-
ion was expressed that but minor dam
age had been done to fruits so far by
the rain. If, however, the rain and
warm weather continues the fruit on
the trays and the grapes on the vine
will be seriously injured. At the
Farmers Club this afternoon the use
Of bisulphide of carbon was discussed
Opinion differs as to the benefits of this
application to trees, but the general
opinion seems to be that it is of ad-
vantage to use it as it will destroy
borers
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Case Of Mrs. Botkiu,

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. S.--The ha-
beas corpus proceedings in the Botkin
case came UP before Judge Cook to-
day. Attorney Knight, for Mrs Bot
kin, made an impassioned address to
the court condemning the constant de-
lays which have taken place and de-
manding an immediate hearing. He
limited that Chief Lees had it in his
power to kidnap Mrs. Botkin and spirit
her out Of the State, and made the di-
rect charge that Lees had boasted his
ability to do this. Judge Cook issued
an order holding Mrs. Botkin in Gus
tody until Tuesday, when the Gov
ernor's warrant will be ready for exc
cution.
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a Commentaries Confesses.

arrested at New Hope last night for
passing counterfeit money, admitted
his guilt before United States Court
Commissioner Webster this afternoon,
and was bound over to await the ac-
ton of the Federal Grand Jury in San
Francisco, where he will be taken. His
bonds were fixed at $1,000.
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In Porto Rico.

SAN JUAN DE PORTO RICO, Oct
S.-The American forces occupied the
towns of Caroline and Canovanos, on
October 9Th, and Caguas was taken
possession Of by them the following
day. 1t is said that by October 10th
San Juan, Rio Piedras and Bayamo
will be the only remaining places in
possession of the Spaniards but no in
formation is obtainable regarding the
arrival Of the necessary transports to
remove the remaining $500 persons,
troops and officers and their families,
who are to be sent to Spain.
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Senator White in San Francisco.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. S.-United
States Senator Stephen NJ. White made
his first lengthy speech of the campaign
in metropolitan Temple tonight Since
the State convention he has been care
fully noting the public utterances of his
friend Henry T. Gage, and tonight he
replied to them as we'll as to other Re
publican campaigners, although in his
opening sentence Senator White re-
marked in caustic tones that as Mr..
Gage and General Barnes had advanced
no arguments, there was nothing to
which he need make reply. w. P. Law
lor presided at the meeting, which was
largely attended
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Staufords Win.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. S.-stanford
University defeated the Olympic Club
to-day by score of % to 0, the sec
on6b gridiron battle Of the season prov
ing very poor football. The count made
the Olympics vince, but did not cause
the Stanford men much jubilation, be-
cause the big score was not on account
of the extraordinary playing of the
college boys so much as of the very
poor work. of the club men.
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Mayor Phelan Vetoes a Bill.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 8. = Mayor
Phelan vetoed authorizations and de-
mands for payment to the San Fran
cisco Gas and Electric Company Of
about $50 900. The Mayor declares that
the contract was rushed Though with
out legal notice; that the specifications
were fraudulent, and that competition
was practically excluded.
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A Fishing Sloop Capsizes.

SEATTLE, Oct. S.-The steamer
Czarina from San Francisco reports
that about fifty miles south of Cape
Flattery yesterday she picked up a
small fishing sloop, bottom side up. IN
the cabin the dead body of a boy was
found floating. The boy had been dead
four or five days. Clothing which evil
IDENTIFY belonged to two men had been
washed overheard and drowned. The
body of the boy was buried at sea, and
the sloop was towed inside. The sloop
bore the name Rat"
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Spelling Petition Argued.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. S.-The petit
ton of 7. c. Smelling. who is candi-
date for the Fourth Congressional Dis
trict, was argued to-day before the Jus
tees of the Supreme Court His petit
ton was to compel Secretary Of State
Brown to place his name on the Demo-
cratic ticket, and to remove the name
of James H. Barry therefrom. His con-
tention was that he was the regular
Democratic nominee for Congress in
that district and was entitled to the
party name. The matter was taken
under advsement
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Good Tenplars.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. S.-The CAL
ifornia Grand Lodge of the Independ-
ent Order of Good Templars is to con-
Vene in this city at 10 O'Clock next
Tuesday. The session will be held at
the Howard-street Methodist Church,
whose pastor. the Rev John A. 3. Will
son, ID. D., is a Past Supreme repre-
sentative, having been initiated into
the highest representative body of the
order at Boston as a delegate from the
State of Delaware in 1874. The session
will continue four days, closing on Fri
day, after installing the officers elected
for 1S9S-99
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Stabbing ARRAY.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. S.-James
Kenny. who drives the furniture deliv-
cry wagon for the Emporium, was stab
bed four times this evening by Ed
ward Giblin, an employe of the same
establishment Kenny sought Giblin,
and accusing him Of slander, struck him
in the face, knocking him down. Kenny
continued to attack Giblin, who is much
slighter, and Giblin stabbed him four
times with his case knife, inhictlng
deep, but not necessarily dangerous
wounds.
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Badly MangIed by Street Car.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. S.-Hans
Hansen was struck by a. car tonight
near the corner Of Stuart and Howard
streets and instantly killed. The man
was badly mangled, both arms and legs
being severed from his body. Accord
ing to a statement Of the motorman the
car was coming toward Stuart street
when Hansen attempted to cross the
track. He seemed TO fa1ter in the mid
die of the track when the car struck
n m