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Indians XIII an American.

Chicago. July 27.-A special to the
Times Herald from Los Angeles says:
General Barrio, of Mexico. who is in
this city. has received telegram from
Guaymas, Mexico. stating that Carlos
Sale, son of the American consul at
that port, has been murdered by the
Yaqui Indians. The further informa-
ton is given that the war-like Indians
again are in a state of revolution and
they have plundered the haciendas OF
the state of Sonora. The Mexican
forces commanded by General Tones
yesterday engaged the Indians in battle
and defeated the savages near Cocorit.
90 miles from Guaymas, and forced
them to retreat to the mountains. The
cousin of General Torres was killed
during the battle.
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New York, July 28.-The steamer
Cevic brought to this city 9,999 bags OF
$50 tons of copper coins from India,
consigned to the Oxford Copper Com.
pany. The coins will be melted over
for refining purposes, as they are i'm
ported as copper scrap. 1t is explained
that the coins are worth more as cop
per than as coins. with the price Of
copper standing at OF about the present
value of $18. SO for Lake. The state
ment is made that when copper stood
at 10 cents, there was profit in COIN
ing for the Indian government, but
conditions are now changed by prices
ruling for copper. It is said that the
copper coins OF China can also be i'm
ported and melted into copper at Z
nrOfit.
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London July 27.-The Times this
morning, commenting editorially upon
Saturdays debate in the Canadian par.
Lament on the Alaska boundary mat
ter, says:
"Sir Charles Upper expressed him
self with unnecessary energy. but.
looking to the present position OF the
Alaska negotiations, we hope we may
disregard his oratorical fireworks. Sir
Wilfred Laurier's tone was studious,
conciliatory and moderate, and as nc
concessions will be made in Alask,
without Canada's knowledge and con
sent, there is no room at present 70,
the pessimistic views of impatient poll
ticians in New York and Ottawa.
Judging from the utterances of Sir
Wilfred and Mr.. Fairbanks, we see no
reason for either gloom or recl imina-
tion on either side. 1t will be more
dignified for the two nations to settle
their differences without reference to
third parties, but it is altogether in
credible that the United States should
be unwilling to consent TO arbitration
when other methods have proved in
effectual. Their attitude at The Hague
and in the Venezuelan affairs makes i:
i'm possible for them to refuse to arbi
trate a dispute involving no questio,
of national HONOR
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WORK NEARLY ENDED
Results of The Hague Peace
Conference.
FINAL SUMMING UP SUBMITTEL
Three Conventions Drawn Up For tho
Approval of the POwers-D~o.
laration ON Armament.

The Hague. July 26.-The final act
embodying the results of the interna.
tional peace conference, after enumerat-
ing the names and qualifications of all
the delegates. says:
''In a series of meetings. in which
the above delegates participated, in
spired throughout by the desire to real
ize in the highest possible measure the
generous views of it's august initiator,
the conference has drawn up for ap-
prevail of the respective governments
the series of conventions and declara-
tions appended:
Convention for the pacific settle.
ment of international disputes.
Convention concerning the laws
and customs of war on land.
Convention for the adoption of laws
against the use of asphyxiatIng or dele
terious gases from balloon projectiles
and for the prohibition of the use Of
bullets that easily expand the human
body"
The final act contains expressions Of
opinion as follows:
'The conference considers that limi-
tations of the military charges which
at present Cypress the world are greatly
to be desired for the increase of the
marterial and moral welfare of man
kind.
1.-THE conference expresses the opin-
ion that the question of the rights and
duties of neutrals should be inscribed
on the programme of conference to
be held at an early date.
1.-THE conference expresses the opin.
ion that questions relative to the type
and caliber of rifles and naval artillery
as examined by 1t should be the SUBJ
ject OF study by the different govern
ments with view to arriving at uni
form solution by future conference.
1.-THE conference expresses the wish
that an early convention be called to
revise the Geneva convention.
''The conference has resolved that
questions relating to the inviOlability
of private porpelty in war on land and
the bonn bardment of towns or villages
in naval war be reserved fol future con.
ferences.
The convention was signed by all the
plenary delegates.
The delegates met this afternoon and
re-examined the text of the final act in
order to decide how reservations are
to be made. 1t was decided that not
only the three conventions, but the
thGee declarations must be separately
signed, the formula accompanying
which will be decided upon tomorrow.
The American delegates met today
and asked that the word "duty" in ar
ticle q be fully defined, 80 that the
word may in no case imply any obliga-
ton on the part of the United States to
interfere in European affairs and vice
versa. The discussion among the
French delegates. who framed the anti.
Gle, and the Americans, lasted several
houls. Efforts are now being made to
find suitable word to substitute for
duty" which will meet the wishes OF
the American delegates without weak.
ening the purpolt of the article.
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LRr1eat Reuiment In World.

San Francisco, July 26.-The trans
port Tartar will sail for the Philippines
at II O'Clock this morning. She was
to have sailed yesterday, but was de-
layed by the late arrival of the Nine
teenth infantry. The First and Third
battalions of the Nineteenth are booked
for the Tartar, and they left Camp
Meade last Monday in four trains.
The fnt section, containing companies
G and D, met with an accident near
Suisun yesterday, which caused a de-
lay of several hours. though no one was
injured.
The Nineteenth regiment is the larg-
est in the United States. if not in the
world, having 1900 men. 1t is the
FIRST regiment to be completely re.
cruited under the new organizations of
1873 men to a company. General Jo-
seph Wheeler and his daughter will be
passengers on the Tartar. Besides the
regulars IT'S recruits will 60 on the
transport.
The Newport and Ohio are scheduled
to sail tomorrow morning, but it is
doubtful if either will get away. All
depends on the arrival of the Second
battalion of the Nineteenth regiment.
Besides the latter there will be divided
between the two steamers about 1000
recruifa
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RiOting Is Not Checked I.

Cleveland, July 28.-The storm CEN
ter of the street railway strike has, ac-
cording to the authorities, settled in
Brooklyn, suburb connected with
Cleveland by long. high bridge.
At noon, $50 employees of the Born
Steel Range Company blockaded car
on the bridge and dragged the motor
man and conductor from their posts in
flicting with their fists and weapons in.
juries more painful than serious. Sol.
diers on guard at tire barn about half
a mile away hurled to the scene but
the rioters had taken refuge in the fac
tory, which stands under the approach
to the bridge. The factory was sur
rounded and the premises searched, but
there was no clue by which the guilty
ones could be picked out, so they bent
their efforts in assisting the blood
stained motorman and conductor to
move the car. most OF the windows OF
which had been broken by stones.
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C.u,. Of Krurer,. Trouble.

London, July 27.-Reperts regarding
the resignation of President Kruger,
of the South African Republic, are con-
f1Icting. but according to information
he actually resigned his office condi-
tionally. The vo:ksraad. while main
tanning its opposition to Kruger on the
dynamite concessions, has given it's as
surance that it still has the utmost con-
fidence in Kruger and it is believed he
has withdrawn the resignation.
As to the differences of opinion on
the question of the dynamite conces-
sion, General Joubert, vice-president OF
the republic, and the majority of the
volksraad favor the canceling OF the
monopoly, while Kruger supports it.
The minority of the volksTaad desires
to buy out the company.
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New York, July 26.-About 200 mes.
senger boys, employed by the Postal
Telegraph Company, struck today.
The offices of the company most affect
ed are in the financial district. The
strikers demand that they be paid fiat
rate of g. cents a message, and that
returned messages which they are un-
able to deliver shall be paid for the
same AZ delivered messages; that the
levying of so cents week on each boy
for clothing shall cease and that the
boys be permitted to purchase their
own clothing.
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Coming Home I'm a Body.

Salem, July ga letter received
today form Major Percy Willis, of the
Second Oregon volunteers, now at the
Presidio, by Eugene Willis. of Salem,
says the regiment will be mustered out
August 2. and will reach Portland Au.
gust 10.
''The regiment" the letter says.
will stop and parade at Ashland.
Roseburg, Eugene. Albany and Salem,
and then finally at Portland.
1t is stated that the regiment will
come home in body.
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New York. July 27.-The funeral o.
the late Robert q. Ingersoll took place
this afternoon from Walston, Dobbs
Ferry. No clergyman was present to
conduct the services; there was no
music and no pallbeareIs. The body
lay on cot in the room where he. died.
II was enshrouded IN white, and just
one red rose vas placed on the breast.
About the cot were banks Of floral
tributes sent BY friends. wreaths and
bunchee Of blossoms.
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WIN Nake UncIe Sam Pay.

Chicago, July 27.-At meeting
here today Of the Western lines inter :
ested in the transportation OF troops to
the Pacific coast. 1t was decided to
stand by the rates already rendered BY
the government, notwithstanding the
aggressive course pursued by the quar-
termaster-eeneral at Washington. This
decision was possible because the
Northern Pacific and Great Northern
roads have agreed to adhere to the rate
adopted by competitors throughout the
West.
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Contract Labor in Hawaii.

San Francisco. July 26.-The Exam.
liner prints detailed story of the al.
legged evils of the contract labor system
in the Hawaiian islands as. practiced
by the coffee and sugar plantation own
ers, and quotes as its authority Rabbi
NJ. S. Levy, of this city, who has just
returned from a tour of the islands. It
says:
"Thirty-six Galicians, subjects OF
the Austrian empire, are now confined
in Oahu prison, Honolulu, because
they refused to comply longer with the
onarous coalitions imposed on them by
their owners. They were convicted OF
deserving contract service and were
sentenced to indefinite imprisonment.
They gain release only by buying their
way out of prison or going back to the
cane fields"
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NO FAULT TO FIND.
President IL Satisfied With Otis Con-
duct Of Philippine Affairs.

kf0o1QO0t IL S0tlaneQ with otis Con.
duct Of Philippine Affairs.
New York, July 27.-A special to
the Herald from Washington says:
The president has no intention of re-.
lieving General Otis from the military
command in the Philippines. He had
thought seriously at one time of assign.
ing an officer Of high rank to command
the forces in the field. leaving General
Otis to perform the administrative du.
ties of governor-general. The presi-
dent had two propositions before him,
one to make Lawton the commanding
officer of the fighting forces. and the
other to send Merritt back to his old
place.
The latter assignment would mean
the subordination of General Otis as
governor-generai to General Merritt,
who outranks him by regular as we'll as
volunteer title. Both these ideas have
now been abandoned. Speaking for
the president, a cabinet officer said:
"Why should General Otis be re-
lieved unless he had some reason for
asking to be sent back to the United
States? The president has had no rea-
son to find fault with his work. 1t is
true he has not ended the war. but he
has certainly made much progress and
has shown himself equal to every
emergency. He has taken good care
Of the troops, and has shown himself
capable Of handling large bodies of
men. He has made known his general
plans of the operations when the cam
paign begins in the fall, and the ex-
pelts here, together with the president,
consider that he has a thorough and
practical programme mapped out for
his future work.
To remove him now would be an
adm ission that he had failed. We can
not admit this. for certainly tie official
dispatches from the Philippines show
a material extension of our lines far be-
yond the points controlled by Spain.
To place a new commander in control
of the troops and mako him independ-
ent of General Otis would cause no
end of friction. There can be but one
intrusted with plenary powers, and /
can repeat that the president Is we'll
satisfied to trust General Otis with
those powers.
Notwithstanding this administrative
view favorable to General Otis. it can
be stated that some officials here have
private information which tends to con-
finn the press reports of the unpopular
ity Of General Otis with many officers
of his command.
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London, July 26.-In the house OF
commons today Mr.. Michael Davitt
asked the government if, in view OF the
fact that the conduct Of Mrs. Maybrick
in prison has been unifol mly good. the
home Office would not recommend royal
clemency in her case. The secretary
said he was unable to hold out hOpel
OF exceptional clemency in the case Of
Mrs. Maybrick. and added that he was
not aware Of the existence OF any rea-
con for roval clemencv.
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Pr..idents to Confer,

Managua, July 27.-President Zelaya
OF Nicaragua, has gone to meet Gen.
eral Terencio Sierrsa. president Of the
republic of Honduras, in the Gulf Of
Conchagua, on the coast OF Salvador.
with the object of making an offensive
and defensive treaty between Nicara.
cua and Honduras.
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DEED OF AN ASSASSIN.
President Heureaux, OF Santo Domingo,
Murdered Mt Moca.

Fort de France. Martinique, July
28.-General Ulises Heureaux, presi-
dent OF the Dominion republic, was as
sassinated at Moca, Santo Domingo, at
4:30 O'Clock today.
The name of the murderer is Ramon
Caceros. He succeeded in making his
escape, but an energetic pursuit was at
once begun and it is probable that he
will soon be captured.
Vice-President General Wenoeslao
Figuero, Immediately upon the an
nouncement of the presidents assas-
sination. assumed the direction Of af-
fairs.
AT present calmness prevails in the
republic.
The remains Of. President Heureau1
will probably be taken to Santo Do
mingO for funeral services.
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Washington, July 26.-The war de.
altment has ordered troops A. G. D.
+, F. K, L and NJ, Third cavalry, to
proceed to Seattle to be embarked for
the Philippines Each of the troops
for the Philippines is to be recruited
to 1870 men by the transfer of recruits
from San Francisco.
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Second Oregon Appointments.

Washington, July 26.-The presi-
dent has appointed the following from
the Second Oregon regiment to be cap
tains in the volunteer army: A. F.
Preston. formerly captain; A. j. Bra.
zee. formerly first lieutenant; E. P.
Crowne, formerly adjutant of the regi.
ment.
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want Eight-Hour Day.

Denver, July 26.-The attempt to
reopen the Globe smelter on the old
10 and 12-hour schedule has failed.
Tie men demand an eight-hour day,
but have pledged to abide by the decis-
ion OF tho state board Of arbitration q
to hoa of labor and wages.
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ma C.mpbell kun nimself.

Seattle, July 28.-A letter addressed
''To Whom it May Concern" found on
the water front last night. leads to the
belief that ]. T. Campbell, of Berke-
ley, CAL, ended his life by drowning
himself. The letter. after stating
that Campbell did not know how or
when he came to this city, concluded
as follows:
81 shall end my life on this earth by
dropping my body in the bay with the
hope that it will never be recovered"
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London. July 27.-Despite disquiet.
ing rumors. it is believed at the foreign
Office that the Alaska boundary dispute
is tlending toward settlement. The
United States ambassador, Joseph
Choate, today forwarded to Washing
ton important detailed dispatches en-
bodying Canada's position with refer
ence to the Lynn canal strip. Sir JUL
ian Paunoefote's return, it is expected.
will advance matters. owing to his
knowledge of both the American and
Canadian positions.
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London, July 24.-An explosion on
board the torpedo boat destroyer Bull
finch, in the Solent, during her trial
today. killed seven persons and injured
IL
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kruger Reconcilsd.

Pretoria. July 27.-Amicable rela-
tions betweten the volksraad and Pres
ident Kruger have been restored.
The cons piracy case against ex-BIit-
ish officers has been withdrawn. and
the remaining prisoners were released
today.
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Union Pacific VIII Double Track.

st. Paul. MIMI, July 26.-A special
from New York says it was announced
today that the Union Pacific would at
once begin double tracking its entire
line, at . cost Of SIS, 900. 600. New
double steel bridges will supplant the
present ones. The work will be done
in IL sections. and is to be completed
in two years.
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Atlin Mines' Output.

Vancouver, B. c., July 27.-W u.
Botsford, manager Of the Merchants
hank Of Halifax. estimates the output
Of gold in the Atlin district this season
At S12. 900, 600.
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Root Calls on AIger.

Washington, July ~. Secretary Al
GER attended meeting Of the cabinet
today. Tonight the secretary will
leave Washington. to be absent until
August /, the date wlIeE his resigna-
ton takes effect.
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Every Command Represented.

San Francisco. July 26.-There were
three deaths from dysentery during the
trip among the 476 invalids on the
Morgan City. Every command and al
most every Regiment is represented
among the returning soldiers. Captain
Andrew johnson. First Montana, was
one of the returning officers.
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Rata War On.

Chicago. July 26.-Demoralization
in Alaskan rates is spreading. The
Rock Island announced today it would
put in the same basing rate for Missouri
river as in effect from st. Paul. max
ing the rate from Seattle to Chicago
via Missouri river 347.6O.
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Protests Againt Giving Lynn Canal.

Washington, July 8.-Protests have
been made to memb ers of the admins
tration against the proposition to give
Canada port, even temporarily, on
Lynn canal. 1t is claimed that such a
privilege in advance, if arbitration is
to come. will be confession that Can
ada is entitled to such port. and will
be SO decided by an arbiter. 1t is said
that even if the matter is submitted to
arbitration, the temporary port will be
maintained for many years to come,
and will be used to the disadvantage
OF the American government. With
this port, Canada would secure an open
gateway to the gold regions of the Yu.
kon, and the American miners would
secure no privileges in return.
1t appears to be another case where
British diplomacy has been too much
for that of the United States.
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RAILROADS IN kLONDIKE.
Canadians Will Build Several Lines In
That Country.

That Country.
New York, July ga special to
The Tribune from Ottawa says: The
Canadian Northern Railway Company,
Ia the result of an amalgamation of the
Winnipeg Great Northern Railway and
the Lake Manitoba Railway and Canal
Company. The authorized capital is
el6, 100000, divided into 100. 900
shares of 500 each. The head office
is to be at Toronto and the directors
are Fredrick Nichols, James Gum.
John M. Smith, Archibald J. Sinclair
and Harcourt Vernon, all Of the city
Of Toronto.
The railway company is empowered
to issue bond not to exceed $40. 900 a
mile. but it is prohibited from amalga-
mating with the Canadian Pacific Rail.
way or any of it's branches, OF with any
branch lines leased by the Canadian
Pacific railway or under its control.
The company is to have FIVE years to
| complete it's lines south of the Sas-
katchewan river. and seven years to
complete the line north of the Sas-
katchewan, and it is proposed to con-
struCt branches to PIT. Albert, Edmon-
ton to Peace river and from Red Deck
to Lake Winnipegosls.
The Hudson Bay Railway &
Navigation Company is authorized to
change it's name to Hudson Bay u
Northwest Railway Company. The
Klondike Mines Railway Company, has
for its incoprorators Thomas O'Brien,
Of Dawson City; James Arthur Sea-
bold, of Ottawa: William Ross. of
Glasgow, N. s., and Llewellyn H. Bate
and Harold B. Govern, of Ottawa.
The capital of the company is to be
81 900, 900 and the head Office of the
company at Ottawa. The company is
| empowered to construct single or
double line Of railway or tramway in
Klondike City, from Klondike City
along the Klondike river to Bonanza
creek; from Bonanza creek to the Di-
vide; from the Divide to Dominion
creek; from Dominion creek to Indian
river; from Indian river to the Yukon
river: from Yukon river to Dawson
City, and may construct branch lines
on Klondike river. Hunker creek. Beau
creek, Quartz creek, Sulphur creek,
Eldorado creek and other creeks. 1t
may maintain and operate telegraph,
telephone lines. etc., and may enter
into contract with any other company
and may connect its lines with any
telegraph or telephone company's lines
| in the United States. The company
may issue bonds to the extent of $780,.
900 mile of it's railways and tram
NaVa.