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The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1899-11-18
OREGON.

The state land board has approved
applications for loans aggregating
323.750. i
George H. Corey has been appointed
commissioner of deeds for Oregon, to
reside in New York.
J. H. Bonner, a rancher, near kla-
math, raised 1131 bushels of barley on
IA acres of land this season.
A Central Point grower will ship
$4,000 worth of apples this year to
England and Australia. About so pick
ers were employed.
The draining of the Byars mill hume
at Pendleton left many salmon hign
and dry and boys caught number OF
fine fish without difficulty.
Henry Mahaffey. a sheepherder. last
week killed q cougar on Davis creek,
Wallowa county, that measured eight
feet and four inches from tip to tip.
The telephone between Roseburg
and Myrtle Point will be completed by
November Is, it Is announced. 1t VIII
not be completed to Marshfield this
year.
Field Superintendent Larson says
that with favorable weather there will
not be left more than 400 acres OF beets
to be delivered to the La Grande sugar
factory after this week.
Last week orders amounting to $lO,
600 had to be turned away from tne
Bandon woolen mills. which was sc
rushed with work and had SO many or
ders ahead that it was impossible to a
the work.
A peculiar accident happened at tn
electric light works in Albany. With
out any warning the heavy hve-foo
drive pulley broke In pieces and neN
through the sides of the building; Du
fortunately doing little damage to tn
rest of the machinery. Mr.. Dickinson
the night man, had just stepped ou
side. or there would have been no sho'
for his life.
Sheep do not seem to have ruined a
the grass in Wheeler county just ye
Henry Heidtman, cattleman from U
there. says, owing to the wet seaso
grass is eight inches high, and
kinds of stock are rolling fat.
A jackson county woolgrower III
about 10000 pounds Of wool which
has been holding for two years, IN q
ticipation of higher prices, and
thinks he pursued wise course as u
merous buyers are after him now.
The body of man IS or 40 years
was found floating in the Column
river at The Dalles. It Is supposed
was murdered and then thrown IN
river. The identity Of the man "
not established, and no steps have DC
taken to clear up the case.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1899-11-18
End a Sugar War.

New York, Nov. le.-According to some
Wall street reports the war between tne
snoar refining companies is very near a
settlement-and that in rather extraor'
d;narv way. 1t is said, in fact, that a con-
solidation of all the sugar refining com
NAMES of the country is shortly to De
brought about and that the American coh'
pany has the project in charge.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1899-11-18
stormea the Town.

London, Nov. l5.-Special dispatches
from Manila say that seven Americans
were killed and Is wounded in Wheatons
daybreak attack ON the town OF Salinda.
The place was stubbornly defended. After
heavy fire the Americana charged ana
stormed the works. 6eventy-seven dead
F;l;rinos were counted in the trenches.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1899-11-18
r-ox. KAN, wiped Out.

81 Joseph, Mo-, Nov. l8.-The town OF
Troy. Ran, 10 miles west Of here, was
wiped out by fire. Seven 0uslhess @ IL nouyt. ast;.
were entirely consumed. The loss Is % es,l.
mated at from $4,000 to 100000; Nearly
al Of the buildings and the stocks were
rartially insured.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1899-11-18
WASHINGTON.

WA0aAN01V0s
The disappearance Of the little In
man girl remains q profound mystery.
A company has been formed to take
hold of the coal mines near Morton,
Lewis county.
Business Of the Walla Walla land Of
fice for October was the largest Of any
month Of the year.
The Cinnamon Of Walla Walla con-
tributed nearly $500 for the reception
Of the Washington volunteers.
A rumor is afloat that the Port Town
send Southern railway may be absorb.
ed by the Port Angles Eastern line.
All the Northern Pacific lands In
Western Washington have been with
drawn from the market for the present.
The city Of North Yakima has prov
ed up ON the 180-acre tract in the dis
puted part Of the southeast end Of the
town.
Fred Carpenter and young woman.
going home from . Yakima church.
were followed by q wild cat. which was
killed by Carpenter.
Good progress is reported on the i'm.
provements under way on the state hos
pital for the insane at Steilacoom. All
the roofs are on.
| A petition was presented by the citi.
gems of Everett to the city council OF
that place. asking for Sunday closing
OF all classes Of business.
Near McMurry. Skagit county. Floyd
Ringbone. 81 years old. was accidently
shot and killed by his cousin. Fred
Bowlen, while hunting. II,
Wednesday afternoon. freight train
i No. Is, north bound, on tho Spokane
Falls and Northern. ran over COW and
the engine was derailed miles north
of Springdale. killing two men. The
dead are: John B. Connolly. fireman;
Bert Smith, brakeman.
A water company is being formed at
Meyers Falls for the purpose Of supply
ing the town with water from the
spring ON the mountain side north Of
town.
, e. Wheeler, an old.time resident and
well to do business man Of this place.
was killed few miles from Latah. He
: fell from a wagon, breaking his back
0 and receiving internal injuries from
which he soon died.
. The fall weather has been and 10
J, still all one could ask, and in conss'
Q Quence every farmer has been able ia
get his fruit on in good shape and his
n fall work attended to. thus ending one
e of the most prosperous seasons the We
l. natchee valley has ever known.
70 The wagon road across the river q
10 Palouse city has been rebuilt. . new
n center span being built. The bridge
e had become unsafe and for time II
h was necessary to ford the river. Tht
g. new span makes the bridge stronger
% than it has been for several years.
h While at Seattle attending the recep
le ton given the First Washington volun
u teers, Gov. Rogers had conference
with the ofIicers Of the National Guart
le Of Washington, there present to TN
.. number of nearly thirty. Governor
ii Rogers will at once issue an order re
IN organizing the guard.
n, Shingles are scarce In Colvilla an
v. the price is going up. No shingles cal
70. be had on the coast. and the supply !
ry limited to Spokane. This condition
or will necessitate the erection Of shingl
wv mills in the timber belts Of the Colvill
ls- valley, and once established. the mai
ral ing of shingles will grow to be livel
and profitable industry.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1899-11-18

Cape Town, Nov. l6.-A dispatch receiv-
ed from Pretoria says that reports recelv-
ed there from Ladysmith say that heavy
cannonading started at daybreak. Some OF
the Boer forces were within 1900 yards Q.
the British, when the cannonading ceased
and the rifle fire commenced. The Pre'
toria dispatch announces all quiet at MAZE
king and Kimberly.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1899-11-18
Oh. smiled at the Jury.

Phoenix, Ariz., Nov. ls.-Pearl Hart
tho woman bandit, who, with Joe BOOT,
held IN and robbed stage last June, mas
boon acquitted of the charge in the face
Of overwhelming evidence OF her guilt An
other warrant has been issued tor her ar
rest on the charge Of highway robbery.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1899-11-18

Trouble for Japan.

London, Nov. l4-A special dispatch
from Shanghai says that the differences
between Russia and Japan have been &C
centuated by Japan's refusal to grant
Russia a foothold ON the sea front of Mas
sampo harbor in Korea.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1899-11-18

Chicago, Nov. l4.-Ihe body OF the
sunnosed robber who was shot dead BY
Claude B. Giles, police operator, wae
identified a. Frank Doyle, . brother Of
John Doyle Of the firm OF John Doyle :
Co., wealthy CONTRACTOR.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1899-11-18

New York man claims to have sho.
a crane up in the Adirondacks tnat nau
az .ront IN its stomach, none OF which
wa,ehed less than q pound.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1899-11-18

Wallace. Idaho. Nov. 11.-Frank
Cook, the man who was shot while
quarreling with his wife in the dance
hall last week, is dead.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-26
TO DISARM THE NATIVES.
First Step to BE Taken by the Samoan
Conn mis- sion,

The British embassy has received advices
from Samoa, coming via Auckland to the
foreign office, and forwarded here announc-
ing the arrival of the commissioners and
their initial meeting. The dispatch was sent
by Mr.. Eliot, who says also that when
they reached Apia it was found that an
armistice already had been effected, and
was in force, SO that the commission began
it's work under peaceful auspices.
The German embassy has not yet heard
from Baron Speek Won Sternburg, the Ger
man commissioner. The feeling is enter
tanned iE diplomatic quarters that the ar
rival of the commissioners disposes of all
critical features of the Samoan question
and that further armed conflict will he
avoided. 1t is said that the first step taken
by the commission will be to secure the dis
arming of the two native elements repre-
senting the rival claimants for the king
ship, Malietoa and Mataafa as it would not
be feasible for the commission to proceed
in their scheme of readjustment while two
armed parties were threatening to take af-
fairs in their own hands. Moreover IL is
said that the disarmng of both sides will
facilitate the acceptance of such decision
as the commission may reach as anv re-
belious faction will be without arms 70
make its resistance effective. This disarm-
ing of the natives, 1t is believed here NAV
lead to such permanent Encouragement of
the treaty of Berlin that the natives viii
not be able hereafter to resort to arms as
a means of settling their internal differ
ences.
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WILL REACH NEW YORK oCTOBER l..
Admiral Dewey TeIegraphs Date of
Arrival i'm the United states.

Arrival IN tEe tn1te0 States.
All doubt as to the time of Admiral
Dewey's arrival in the United States was
dispelled this morning by the receipt by the
Secretary of the Navy of cable message
from Admiral Dewey at Hong Kong, saying
briefly that he will stop aa various places
on his way to the United. States and will
reach New, York about Ocspbert1
Admiral Dewey's dispatch did not emu
merate any of the points where the Olym-
may be that an effort will be- made TO as
certain these for the benefit Of the officials
of some Of the towns, especially a4eRg the
Mediterranean. who may desire to take off,
cial notice of the visit of the distinguished
naval officer and his famous flagship to
their ports.
Some of Dewey's friends in the Navy De-
partment suspect that the admiral is pur-
posely evading statement of Sllis itinerary
desiring to avoid as far as possible all dem
onStrations, which he appearS TO dread in
his present state of health.
One result of the postponelnent of the
Olympia's arrival in this country until Oc-
tober will be the impossfblity of the ad-
mirals presence at the g. A. r. encamp-
ment In Philadelphia In the early part of
September. His friends here say that this,
admiral had positively promised to attend
and they Intimate that. having been obliged
by his health to decline to attend the din
ner at Hong Kong in honor OF the queens
birthday. very unusual declinaffon, Ad-
miral Dewey will find II impractfcable to
depart from the rule he there established
and attend any banquetshor popular demon
stratfonS in this country
The length of the tim. allotted for the
nomeward trip OF the Olympia opepssa fekd
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-26
ARMY PAYHAsTER GENERAL.
Col. A. T.. Bates Assigned to Act as the
Head OF the COrDs

Brigadier General Asa B. Carey who has
held the office of paymaster general of the
army since the retirement of General T. H
Stanton, several months ago. was today
granted leave OF absence TO and including
July Il next on which day he Will himself
go on the retired list by operation of law
on account Of age.
Colonel Alfred E. Bates. who next to
Colonel Frank N Cox, is the ranking Off
head Of the pay department on the retire
signed To duty as acting paymaster gen
eIal, and the assignment is accepted by
all the officers Of the department as proof
positive OF his ultimate appointment to the
head Of the paydepartment on the retire
ment pf General Carey in July next. Colo
ne! Bates is a graduate OF the Military
Acttcenly. and has been connected with
the pay department since 1919. He has ius,
arrived in Washington after a short serv-
Ice as military attache Of the United States
embassy 1T London. Ike is a native of
Michigan and man Of wealth and social
distinction Colonel Coke has longer to
serve on the active list than Colonel Bates.
so that he may yet have chance to reach
the office OF paymaster general. with the
rank Of brigadier general, which is the
higheSt grade in the corps.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-26
A Nice Legal Question Raised by the
War Department Order.

The War Departments order of yester-
der the Cuban flag has raised a question of
the right of the United States to take this
step that ultimately will have to be deter
mined by the Attorney General. The order
as issued by the War Department simply
authorizes it's officers in Cuba to clear the
vessels in question, but at present they will
have to sail at their own risk, so far as
any fines or penalties are concerned, to
which they may be subjected in foreign
ports.
The matter has been referred to the
Treasury Department as to whether or not
the War Department has the right to au-
thorize Cuban vessels to fly the Cuban flag
under the American ensign. There is no
question that the Treasury Department will
decide that there is no existing law which
would justify this step. The matter will
then be referred to the Attorney General
for an opinion whether, under a broad con-
struction of the law of military occupation,
this country can authorize the use of this
combination of flags and enforce its respect
in the ports of foreign countries. This may
also raise nice question to how far
to the recognition of the independent rights
of Cuba, a step that this government so
far has studiously avoided.
The matter is of vital Importance to
the material interests of Cuba just now,
and the department feels justified in taking
an unprecedented course to furnish the
island relief in the emergency.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-26
PLEADS FOR HONDURAS.
Guatemala Undertakes to Intervene
in the Pears Case.

Guatemala has, in a manner sought to
intervene between the United States and
Honduras in the Pears case. Pears was
young Pittsburg man, who, according to
the reports received at the State Depart
ment, was wantonly murdered by a Hon
duranian soldier, Puerto CorteZ.
After receiving satisfactory evidence that
the Honduras authorities We're properly
responsible for this murder the State De
partment has made a demand for an in
dennity of $4,000 in behalf of the relatives
of Pears. The Honduras government has
resisted this demand to the utmost One
of it's movements was to ask to have the
case referred to arbitration. The facts were
so clear and the preeedents so strong in
this case that the State Department was
obliged to decline the proposition.
Now United States Minister Hunter has
informed the State Department that the
Gautemalan minister at Tegucigalpa, the
Honduraaian capital, has come forward
with an earnest appeal to the United States
to arbitrate the case and not act harshly
toward Honduras
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-26
Army Orders.

Lieut.. E. X. Erwin, 1st Washington Vol
unteer Infantry, has been honorably dis
charged by reason of physical disability.
Lieut.. II. p. Howard, Sd Cavalry, mas
been appointed aid-de-camp to Brigadier
General S. b. M. Young.
Capt. W. H. Wilson, assistant surgeon
now at Fort Monroe Va, has been ordered
to San Francisco for assignment to duty.
Acting Assistant Surgeon r. III. Zauner
has been relieved from duty at Camp
Meade. Pa, and ordered to San Francisco
Lieutenant Colonel Henry HI. Humphreys
22d United States Infantry. has been placed
on the retired list on his own application,
after over thirty years service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-26
Scouting Party of Our Troops At
tackled by the Rebels,
OFFICER And FIVE MEN WOUNDED
Imperative Need Of More Men to
QueIl Insurection.
E NE MY AGGRES SSIVE

MANILA. May &c. IL 20 ANA scouting
party of American troops encountered a
body of insurgents at Santa Rita. and the
Americans being reinforced by Brigadier
General Funston with the South Dakota
regiment. a warm fight ensued.
a lieutenant and five men of the Ameri-
can force were wounded and ten of the in
surgents were killed and several captured.
General Hughes, who has been appointed
to relieve Colonel Smith as governor of the
Visayan district, viii be succeeded as pro-
vOst marshal by Brigadier General Willis
ton, who recently arrived here in command
of the troops Of the 9th Artillery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-26
Gen. Guy V. Henry Discusses the
Island and Its People.
THE PROSPECTS BRIGHT
Conditions Favor Growing Coffee
and Oranges.
SPREAD OF EDUCATION

General Guy v. Henry, military governor
of Porto Rico from December to May D.,
who is in the city, was seen by Star re-
porter today, and in reply to questions
talked interestingly of Porto Rico, its peo-
pie, the effect of the military occupation
of the island. the future development of Its
resources and the advancement of that peo-
pie which is taking place.
When General Henry was ready to leave
Porto Rico he obtained several tritiing
relics, for which he paid the proper official
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-26
Refuses to Yield Her Claim. on Alas
kan Territory.
NEGOTIATIONS ABOUT At end
London Papers Regret the Situa-
ton, but Uphold Canada.
SOME OF THEIR comment

LONDON, May 26.-The fefeigu office Off
cials confirm the statements made by the
New York correspondent of the London
Times, to the effect that the negotiations
with the Canadian government on the sub
ject of Alaska have reached an almost
hopeless stage owing to the insstence of
the Canadians that they receive a slice of
Alaska, which apparently precludes any
agreement being reached on the subject be-
tween the American and Canadian high
commissioners The evening newspapers
here reproduce the New York dispatch,
with comment, generally regrethng the sit
uauon, but objecting to the conclusions
that Canada is blamable.
The Globe says:
THE Canadian would be far less patriotic
than they are if they yield tdewhat they
consider to be unjust and .indefensible
demand for the sake of the establishment
of more friendly relations with their big
neighbor."
Comments of the Globe.
Continuing, the Globe remarks that the
Times, "by publishing it's correspondent 8
unjudicial summing up, has adopted the
surcst way to inf1alme public opinion on both
sides of the Atlantic"
The Westminster Gazette says:
I'VE certainly hope a better face can be
put on things, SO far as we are concerned,
but the deadlock seems very serious"
The s.. James Gazette thinks American
politics are playing an important part In
the situation and says:
"The republicans are disposed to a
friendly arrangement with England. but 1t
must be on terms SO favorable to America
that the democrats will have no excuse to
say they yielded their interests to Great
Britain"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-26
MORE TROOPS NECESSARY.
American LOSSES Needlessly Heavy
Because of Lack of Men.

Because of Lack of Men.
MANILA, May 90, $40 p.m.-The events
of the past week have emphasized the need
Of a much larger army here, without
which, according to the best authorities in
Manila, it would be attempting the i'm
possible to expect to establish American
supremacy in the Philippine Islands.
The inadequacy of the American forces is
said to be responsible for the large total
loss in the number of small encounters.
without material results as a compensa-
ton. Most of the fighting has been in ter
Titory which the Americans had swept, but
have been compelled to abandon. because
they could not spare troops to hold 1t.
Positions of Lawton and MacArthur.
The forces commanded by Gems. MacAr-
thur and Lawton hold two important lines
of communication and commerce. the rail-
read to San Fernando and the Rio Grande
river. But much of the country they have
swept, including scores of the smaller
towns and some Of the larger ones, has
been left uncovered, simply for want of
men to hold it, and the insurgents have
returned and are occupying the towns the
Americans abandoned, and are camping in
the jungles and woods outside of others, on
the watch for chances to harass the gar
rtsous and attack scouting parties or de-
taChed companies with greater forces.
This is the kind of warfare they prefer
to regular battles.
Rebels Becoming Aggressiye.
1t appears that the FiIipinos who attack
ed the Sd Regiment between San Miguel
and Baliuag were part of Pho del Pillars
army. They came from the south across
the mountains. presumably to meet a wa
gon train which Gen. Lawton expected
along the road.
They also planned to capture several
large detachments and We're placed in am
bush at different points. They fired from
the jungle, at a distance of 200 yards, and
gave the Americans one of the hardest
fights experienced in the campaign. The
Filipinos lost more heavily than the Ameri-
cans in all the recent encounters. The in
surgent generals take the loss OF arms more
to heart than they do the loss Of men.
Foreigners who have arrived here from
the Insurgents country under the recent
order of expulsion say the cemeteries in
all the towns are filed with fresh graves
a majority of the Filipinos wounded die
because the insurgcnt hospitals are made
quate. medicines are scarce, and they have
few surgeons. except Spanish captives who
have been impressed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-26
MEN TO DECIDE
Whether They VIII Go TO Puget sound
Sna INrancisco

Secretary AIger sent the following cable
message to Gen Otis at Manila today IN
regard TO the home coming of the Wash
hgton and Oregon troops:
Many petitions are received to have
Washington and Oregon troops sent direct
u Puget Sound and Portland. This can
b. done if the men wish it, II will deprive
them OF from twenty-five to thirty-fve
dollars each for travel pay from San Fran
cisco Let a vote be taken with :Iis
knowledge by the regiments, and advise
me"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-26
Personal Mention.

Major W c. Langitt of the Engineer
Corps of the army has arrived in Wash
ington direct from Honolulu. He was sta
toned there SIX months and enjoyed the
hospitality extended To him by the people.
Rev. Heddins B. Leech, pastor of the
Sanford Street Methodist Episcopal Church.
East Orange. y. j., has been spending
few days with his parents at sos 9TH street
northeast He returns to East Orange to-
morrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-26
CONFORMING TO INSTRUCTIONS.
Course of the American Delegates to
The Hague.

The Hague.
1t is learned that the American delegates
to the disarmament congress at The Hague
are acting in exact conformity with in
structions they originally received from
the State Department. They have COM
municated so far but once with the depart
ment, their purpose being simply to make
more clear certain details of the instruc-
tions. But they have made no report to
Secretary Hay of the progress of events In
the conference. not even mentioning tie
reported difficulties they have experienced
in securing proper consideration for the one
point deemed so essential by the United
States, namely. the protection from seizure
of private property at sea.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-26
Fire mt Stanles. Ninn.

STAPLES. Mimi, May 26.-Over one-third
of the business portion Of Staples was burn
ed last night. over twenty-five buildings be-
ing destroyed. The fire started from an
overturned lamp in tailor shop The total
loss is estimated at $4,000, with about 500
OOD INSURANCE.