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Knocked From a TrestIe.

Portland, Ore, July 22.-Thomas II.
Grifflth was knocked from a trestle 20
feet nigh by west side train this even
ing at Fulton, a suburb of this city.
Griffiths was sitting on a cap of the
trestle and would have been safe had
he remained there. but he rose just as
the train reached him and was struck
by the engine. He was dead when
picked up. Griff1ths was "a years old
and veteran of the civil war He
came here from Missouri Is years ago.
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ALASKA GOLD DUST.
Claims on the kIondike Are Being
Worked Out.

alaims on the klondike Are Being
Worked Out.
San Francisco, July 22.-The steamer
Homer which arrived from Dawson
City to-day, brought GCwn six boxes of
gold dust consigned to the Alaska Ex-
ploration company and three boxes c1n-
signed to the Bank of British Columbia.
The value of these could not be asccr-
tainetd, but probably, in conjunction
with what the passengers brought with
them, the steamer carried over half a
million in treasure.
G. Anderson brought back with him
$4,000. ]. Burke and b. Murphy have
claims on Eldorado creek. They Brought
down $35, 900 and S15,000 respectively. c.
|. and o. Letonaneau brought down
$40 600 with them.
Some of the passengers, however,
brought down stories of hard luck and
many said they believed the claims on
the Klondike We're being worked OFT.
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San Francisco, July 22.-The board of in
qu!ry of the immigration bureau to-day
refused to allow the Filipino band to land
from the transport Indiana. The musl-
clans We're imported for the Omaha expo
silion and were under contract to F NJ.
Bailey for term of six months. On ex-
animation the board ascertaiued that
th5re was not an actor among them, and
ali were classed as contract labor.
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Special Dispatch to the Standard
Helena, July PIP. NJ. Collins OF this
city to-day filed a contest in the Helena
land office against IS Indian allotments
on the BlaCkfoOt river. near Ovando.
Deer Lodge county. The contest is
based on the ground that Indian allot-
ments call for agricultural or grazing
lands. while the land in question is
heavily timbered. About 1850 acres Of
Ia nd inNnlNhA
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court to-day under the name of Rosa
mond Maria Sullivan. Her petition places
her liabilities at sos, ,S36. The only assets
named are necessary wearing apparel;
also theatrical wardrobe. consisting of
a few dresses, wigs. etc. all valued at
$3.50. and claimed to be exempt. About
$4,000 of the Indebtedness is in judg-
ments
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Arrested for EmhezZfemeut.


Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Helena. July 22-Charles Gruener who
has been running the Canteen at Fort
Harrison was arrested tonight ON the
charge Of having embezzled about so OF
the funds. He was released on bail. He
is Il civilian.
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AIger's Coucratuiations.

Washington, July 22.-Secretary AL
ger this afternoon addressed the fol-
lowing telegram to Mr.. Root, at South
ampton. on hearing of his acceptance
of the war portfolio:
Accept my best congratulations and
thanks
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Rose CoghIan a Bankrp,t

New York, July 22.-Rose Coghlan. the
actress. filed a voluntary petition in bank
ruptey in the clerks office Of the district
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Harashlp. of the Campaign.

Among the scraps of news obtainable
are stories of the hardships with which
the American army Is meeting. 1t is
reported for instance, that Lawton mar
rowly escaped drowning while fording
river recently, when Lieutenant Luna
and two privates were lost.
Captain Leonhauser, with battalion
of the Twenty fth infantry, is on his
way from Bambam to O'DonneIl to
take the insurgent cartridge-filling
works there. A Filipino captain who
surrendered with four men to Colonel
Burt, Of the Twenty infantry, de-
scribed the factory and volunteered to
guide the expedition.
The governor Of Neuva Vizcaya has
determined, like many other Filipinos,
in these days, that the administration
of his province cannot change too
quickly, and is coming to Manila to
tell General Otis of his loyalty and in
cidentally to request that he be re-
tanned in Office under the new regime.
Admiral Watson has received an ad-
ditional credible report that Lieutenant
Gilmore and five of the captured sail
ors of the gunboat Yorktown we're at
Tarlac, November 10. Gilmore was
living in Filipino generals house.
The cruiser Baltimore starts for Lin
gayen today, and Admiral Watson pur-4
poses sending another ship to Natiguen
if the gunboat Helena, which is over.
due, has not arrived at Lingayen.
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MARCH TO PRETORIA.
Plans of the British and BOer Generals
-JOubert Moving south.


London, Nov. 22.-The reports OF
heavy fighting at Ladysmith last Wed.
nesday have not been confirmed. On
the contrary, the most reliable advices
from Estcourt indicate that there waa
nothing more than desultory cannon.
ade. Probably the rumor of serious
engagement grew out of the fact that
the Beers threw few harmless shella
late Tuesday night, leading to the sup.
position that an attack was imminent.
Nothing, however, happened Wednes.
day. Beyond the fact that the Beers
are daily receiving fresh reinforcements
and supplies, there is practically
nothing new from the front.
The Boer invasion of Cape Clony con.
tinues steadily and rapidly. There are
1900 Beers at Colesburg, and news has
reached East London that Ladygray,
near Aliwal North, has been deserted
by the British and now is in the hands
Of the enemy.
From Delagoa bay come reports of
the arrival of more German officers and
artillerymen, who have volunteered to
serve with the Transvaal forces.
The war Office semiof1icially asserts
that all news received from Africa has
been published, with the exception of
demands for the renewal of stores, war
material and the like. p"
There Is an unconfrmed rumor that
more troops have been ordered from In.
dis to the Cape.
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OVER TWO BILLIONS
Foreign Commerce of 1899
Breaks All Records.
A REDUCTION IN BREADSTUFFs
But This Loss Is More Than Offset by
Our Astonishing Sales Of
Merchandise.

Washington, Nov. 2l.-The foreign
commerce of the United States seems
likely to make its highest record OF the
century in the closing year of than pc
riod. The October exports are larger
than those of any preceding October,
the total for the 10 months ending with
October is greater than the total for the
corresponding period in any preceding
year, and it is apparent that for the
first time in our history the foreign
commerce of the year will exceed $2,-
900, 900, 900. For the 10 months end.
ing with October, 1899, the figures of
the treasury bureau of statistics show
the total exports to be $l,029, 242, 900,
while in the corresponding months Of
last year they were $9S7, ,879, 600.
This remarkable increase in exporta-
tions is the more sui uprising because Of
tbs absence of the excessive demand
abroad for our breadstuffs, which char-
acterized the year 1898. In that year
the short crops abroad and plentiful
supplies of breadstuffs OF all kinds in
the United States resulted in an abnor.
mally large expectation of breadstuffs,
so that the expectation of agricultural
products in the present year naturally
falls about S35, 900, 900 below that Of
the corresponding period of last year.
Yet the total expectations for the 10
months are, as already indicated, more
than $40, 900, 900 in excess of those Of
last year.
1t is easy, however, to find the cause
of this remarkable growth in our total
expectations, which occurs in the face
of the reduction of our expectation OF
breadstuffs. An examination of the
detailed figures of the nine months OF
the year already accessible shows that
The exports of manufactures in that
period were $50, ,000,0 900 in excess Of
those of the corresponding. months OF
the preceding year, and $65, 900, 900
greater than those of the same months
of 1897, while the products of the
mine were $4,000, 900 greater than
those of the corresponding months of
last year, and those OF the forest &c.
600. 900 in excess Of the corresponding
months of the preceding year. Thus the
years expectation of agricultural pro-
ductions will be quite up to the nor
NAL, while those of manufacture, min
ing and forestry will exceed those OF
last year, and indeed, of any year in
our history.
Imports have increased moro than
exports, for they were unusually low in
1898, while exports were unusually
high in that year. The total importa-
tion in the 10 months ending with DC.
tober, 1899, is $65S, 200, against
$527, ,734, 900 in the corresponding
months of last year.
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FLIGHT OF THE TAGALS
Insurgents Hard Pressed by
the Americans.
OUR TROOPS IN NEW TERRITORY
Advance OF the Several Columns-Zam.
boango, In MindanRO Island, Oeeu-
pied by Castine's Sailors.

Manila, Nov. 22.-Only fragmentary
reports reach Manila of operations in
the north which, when the story is
known, viii prove to have been the
most remarkable campaign the Philip
pine war has known.
Lawton's division is spread thinly
over the territory beyond San Jose,
where the telegraph ends.
Young's two regiments OF cavalry
are continuing their rapid sweep in to
the new country and the infantry is be-
ing showed forward to hold the towns
the cavalry take, all in country
whose natural difficulties are increased
indescribably by the tropical rains.
making rivers of the creeks and
swamps of the fields. Wagon transpor-
tation is supposed to have been prac-
tically abandoned, the American troops
living on captured supplies and the
little produce the insurgent levies have
left.
Major Swigert's squadron of Third
cavalry is reported to be engaging
greatly superior force at Pozarrubia,
northeast of Dagupan. These troops
have fought three engagements and are
now holding their position, awaiting
reinforcements.
1t is believed at headquarters that
this force is covering the retreat OF the
insurgent leaders to the Binguet noun
tains; that the insurgents planned to
retreat northeast along the Tayud road,
which is stocked with storehouses,
three of which the Americans have had
to draw upon en- route and that only
the insurgent advance force had passed
Tayud before American occupation, the
main body of Aguinaldo's army being
within our lines. The majority of
these insurgents may disorganize and
pose as amigos when the Americans
oVertalxa them
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Onerntions In Mindnnan.

The sailors of the gunboat Castine
occupy Zamboanga, on the southwest
extremity of the island of Mindanao.
The business men, chiefly Chinese, re-
quested Commander Very, of the Cas-
tine, to take possessionof the place and
protect them from insurgents.
Very landed naval force and, al.
though no details have been received,
it appears he found that he had large
contract ON his hands and telegraphed
Otis requesting the presence of troops,
but none are available except by with.
drawing part of the force from one Of
the neighboring islands temporarily.
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Washington, Nov. 2l.-The report
of the engineers in favor Of an improve
ment at the mouth of the Columbia
river to secure 40 feet of water over the
bar, will be sent to congress with the
approval of the chief of engineers. The
opinion of the engineers is that the pro-
posed improvement is one of the mott
important to be presented to congress.
1t is expected that favorable action by
congress looking to the 40-foot channel
will be followed Immediately with
another proposition for channel of 80
feet from the mouth of the Columbia
to Portland. Those who are familiar
with the commerce Of the river and
conditions now existing say both these
improvements should be made with the
least possible delay.
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sMUoGLED PEARLS.
Found In the Old Shoes Of Providence
Man.

Man.
New York, Nov. 22.-Ten thousand
smuggled pearls, of all sizes, some imi-
tation and some genuine gems, were
taken to the custom-house today and
spread out in Collector Bidwell's office.
Tomorrow they will be taken to the ap-
praiser's stores, where the government
experts will pass upon their value. The
pearls were seized by Special Treasury
Agent Theobald, from Francis Book, a
dealer in jewels and gems, of Provi-
dence, r. |. Book arrived ON the
French liner Bretagne, but preceding
him had come a cable message TO the
customs officials telling that the Provi-
dence man had pearls of great price in
his possession. To the inspector Book
declared he had nothing dutiable.. He
declared he was going to Mexico at
once and said nothing about his bust
ness in Providence So special Agent
Theobald and the inspectors made a
rapid examination into his baggage,
and in his pockets.
In Books trunks were three pairs of
worn shoes, tied together heelsan toe,
and wrapped compactly in newspapers.
Inside each pair of shoes were many
packages of half pearls. There were
two quarts of gems altogether. A
rough estimate of the value of the en-
tire seizure is $50, 900. Book was taken
before United States Commissioner
Shields and held in $4,000 bail. Not
being able to secure bail, he was sent
to iail.
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LONG WILL NOT RESIGN.
Sailing Orders Issued to Rear-Admiral
Il. Schiey.

Sailing orders Issued TO Rear Admiral
X. schIey.
Washington, Nov. Secretary
Longs attention was called to reports
that he intended to resign from the
cabinet. Without hesitating, the secre-
tary said he had no such intention.
One of the first matters Of business
that was laid before the secretary by
Assistant Secretary Allen, was the sail
ing orders to be given to Rear-Admiral
Schley. 1t was decided to issue the
orders at once, and they are in course
of preparation. The navy department.
gives out the following official state
ment Of the orders sent to Rear-Admiral
Schley:
"The order has been sent today for
the Chicago to proceed to South Atlan-
tic waters, touching for coal at Rio de
Janiero and other such ports as are
necessary to reach Buenos Ayres as
soon as practicable and inspect vessels
and give special attention to repairs
now under way ON the Wilmington. -
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MereoRs NOT DUE.
An Error Has Been Made and tho Leo
nids VIII BE Here Next Year.

An Error Has Been hade and tho Leo
nids VIII Be Here Next Year.
Washington, Nov. 20.--"The shower
Of Leonids will not occur this season.
The brilliant spectacle has been an
nounced one year too soon." This an
nouncement has just been made by DR..
L. j. See, one of the most advanced as
tronomers in the government service.
Astronomical calculations have not
erred as to the periodicity of the
Leonids," said DR.. See, "but the gen.
orally accepted conclusion as to the
time it takes the Leonids to pass the
earth's orbit has been wrong. After
the most careful observations made
with the best instruments in the SER
vice Of the government, and after the
most unerring calculations in strict
conformity to astronomical laws, am
thoroughly convinced that the period Of
passage is two years, instead of one, as
heretofore believed.
1.-THE Leonids have been within the
earth's orbit for year now, and will
remain with us for another IL months.
The meteoric shower has not been as
heavy this time as there was good
scientific reason for believing it would
be. That is because we have not ye
struck the thick part of the trail. BY
my calculations, this collision will oc-
cur in the middle of November, 1900.
Then the resultant display of burning
meteors will be as brilliant as the one
observed by Humboldt in Venezuela in
1893.
''The present visitation is counter
part Of that in 1868. At that time
there were displays in two years, that
of 1862 being about as feeble as the
present has been, and that Of the sue
ceeding year being nearly as striking
as that recorded by Humboldt"
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HEAVY FIGHT is NEAR.
Large Force of Beers Reported to DO
Moving South.

Large Force of Beers Reported to DO
Moving South.
London, Nov. 81. This mornings
news gives little that alters the COM
plexion of the situation. Since the
fight of November 9 matters, so far as
known, have been fairly quiet at Lady
smith. 1t is not unlikely that the
Beers, badly informed as to the nature
and extent of British preparations to
advance to the relief of the town, may
be hesitating regarding the next move
ment. The situation in Natal is very
complicated, more especially if the re-
ports be true that the great .Tugela
bridge has been destroyed. The sue
cess of the next move on either side
will depend more on strategy than on.
superior numbers.
The Beers have three lines of action
open. They can hold the railway with
the force they have at Ennersdale, fall
ing slightly back before the British adj
vance and threatening it from Weenen;
or, in the second place, they can ad-
vance from Weenen and try to carry
Estcourt; or, in the third place, they
can advance due south from Weenen
to Weston, cut the railway and blow
up the bridge over the Mooi river. If
it be true that there are 10000 Beers,
under Joubert and General Botha,
marching south to meet the British re-.
lief forces, heavy fighting is in store.
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election ConspIrators Arrested.

Philadelphia, Nov. 20.-Samuel SAL
ton, deputy coroner of this city; Joseph
G. Rodgers, lieutenant of the capitol
police, Washington, and Clarence Mes
ser, employed in the copying division
of the congressional library, have been
held in 81 800 bail for trial on the
charge of conspiring to make fraudu-
lent election returns in this city. The
arrest of the three men was the out
come of testimony adduced at the hear
ing last week of several residents of
Washington, who had been arrested
here on similar charge.
On that occasion, it was testified
that party of alleged repeaters, num-
bering about H. had been brought to
this city from Washington by Lieuten-
ant Rodgers. Two of these, George
kirkland and W. H. Cook, imperson-
ated election officers in the thirteenth
division of the second ward and assisted
in the alleged falsifying of the returns
and the stufing of the ballots, while
the others, it was testified, were en-
ployed as repeaters.
Kirkland testified against his COM
panions, saying that he came here at
the instigation OF a newspaper to par
ticipate in and expose the fraud.
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New York, Nov. 2Q-Russell Sage
is quoted today as saying to a news
paper interviewer who asked him what
he thought of the United States treas
ury's offer to buy $25, 100000 of
bonds:
/, 81 believe Secretary Cages action
has saved the financial world from a
disastrous panic. No one who has
been in touch with business enterprises
during the past few months can fail to
have realized the stringency of the
money market.
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Rlr cams Placed IN PosItlon.

Astoria, Nov. 22.-The two big guns
that recently arrived at Fort Stevens
have been placed in position. As these
guns weigh 800 tons each, it required
great care to move them.
1.-THE common council of Hammond
will petition the government to have
the name of the postofice of that
place changed to New Astoria.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1899-11-24

st. Louis, Nov. 22.-After spending
several more days investigating the,
death Of John Wright, right tackle Of
the football team of the Christian
Brothers college, who was injured No
vember IL, in game with the st.
Louis university eleven, the coroner's
jury today returned the following YER
dict:
"We, the jury, find that the game
was played strictly according to Rugby
rules; but we believe the game is dan.
gerous, and should be prohibited.
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LABOR CONDITIONS.
GOmpers Testified Before the Industrial
Commission. '"'=


Washington, Nov. 22.-Samuel
Gompers, president of the American
Federation of Labor, was the only wit
ness before the industrial commission
today. Speaking Of the union label,
Mr.. Gompers said there are'37 different
organizations now using the label, and
that it is growing in popularity very
rapidly. lie defended the boycott as a
legal and proper weapon for working
men. In reply to question, Mr..
Gompers said that organized labor
views trusts simply as their employers.
There had been cases in which the or
ganizations had been benefited by COM
binations of capital. 1t is too early to
decide whether men would be more
steadily employed by the trusts than by
other employers. He said that these
combinations have more influence in
securing legislation than has unor-
ganized capital. He took position
against cooperative schemes, saying
that experience has proved that la
borers have secured no greater advan-
tages under them; than under the wage
system. He has no fear of the future
for organized labor. The condition of
labor today is better than ever before,
and he attributes the improvement to
the influence of organized labor. Mr..
Gompers favors an amendment to the
constitution fixing maximum of
hours per day for labor. Speaking OF
the effect of advanced labor legislation
in different, states he said there would
be no backward step.
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Ready to Occupy Dagupan :.

Manila, Nov, 21.-The American oc.
cupation of the country between Ma
Mia and Dagupan is proceeding with a
rush. General Macarthur is within
five miles of Dagupan, which place
General Wheaton or General Lawton
will probably occupy.
Captain Leonhauser accomplished
one of the best coups of the war.
Reaching O'Donnen by night march
frcm Capas on November l6, he sur
prised the insurgent force, numbering
200. and captured all of them,
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Child Devoured by a wild Beast.

Spokane, Wash, Nov. 22.-The
bones of Ruth Inman, the S-year-old
child lost in the Big Bend country four
weeks ago, were found yesterday few
miles from Creston, where she disap
peared. The indications are that a
wild animal had carried off and de-
voured the little one. {
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Alaska steamer Tardy,

San Francisco, Nov. 20.-The
schooner Rather is now S8 days out
from Kodiak, Alaska, and it lis feared
that she has gone down in one of the
many storms that have recently swept
the coast. The vessel left the Alaskan
port ON October 10 and has not been
heard from since. Four days later the
schooner Herman sailed from the same
port and arrived here nearly three
weeks ago, after very rough passage.