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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-02-16
THE MOUSE.

Children, beware the cruel mouse,
Which has his den in every house.
He lie an animal to dread,
A savage, sharp toothcd Guadruped.
He shuEs the open light Of day
And prowls in darkness for his prey.
The bravest woman in the land
Against his onslaught dare not stand,
But leaps upon the nearest chair
And rends with awful shrieks the air,
While he before his victim pale
Lashcs his long and quivcrins tail
And threatening crouches till armed men
Bcsct and drive him to his den.
II you would save yourself froal hurt,
You must be cunning and alert.
The safest plan is to procure
A gun whieG fiFGs both straight and sure.
Fill both your pockets full of stone
And never venture out alone.
Children, beware the cruel mouse,
Which has his den in every house.
Helen Hicks in Weekly Bouquet.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-02-16
British Repartee.

Many years ago the late Lord Pen
zance and Lord Chief Justice Cock burn
were the sole passengers on the top of a
Hammcrsmith bus. An opposition vehi-
Gle got alongside, and the driver of the
distinguished lawyer shouted, Where
are yer a-takin yer CARLOAD of rubbish p
Said Jehu No. .: They may be rub
bish, my passengers, but they hain't such
rubbish as yourn. | drors the line at car
rying hundertaker and his bloomin
mutew
The gihe was, of course. directed at
Cockburn and Penzance, both of whom
were of serious cast of yisaEe and
we're attired in solemn black.-London
Chroniclp
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-02-16

"My daughter has Il great ear for mu-
sic"
We'll that wouldn't he SO bad If she
didn't ih:''l she had voice for il too.'-
Chicago Times Herald.
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Expelled From BOARD 81 Trade.

Chicago, July 2.--Charles r. and
Albert o. McClain, of the commission
firm Of McClain Bros. & Co., who for
some weeks have been on trial before
the board OF trade directors for main
tanning and operating bncket shop,
were found guilty tonight and by
unanimous vote expelled from member
ship. United States postal officials
arrested the McClains last November,
charging them with using the mails to
defraud. They were indicted by the
grand jury and put on trial before
Judge Kohlsaat. In the United States
district court. Judge Kohlsaat took
the case from the jury and entered
verdict of not guilty. Then the board
of trade officials took the matter In
their own hands, with the above result.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-07-06
GUERRILLA WARFARE
Beers Active in Orange River
Colony.
AN ENGAGEMENT AT LINDLEY
4 Strong Belief That 1t will Take
From Three to Six Months 60
Subdue the Beers.

Lonlon, July 3.-Active Boer guer-
rilla operations are reported from half
dozen points. in the Orange river coll
Ony. Boer officials from Mlchadodorp
aver that part of the British convoy
was captured June "a near Winburg.
The Lourenco Marques correspondent
of the Times says:
Both the burghers and the foreign
ers who are arriving here profess a
strong belief that it will take from
three to six months to subdue the
Beers"
Another dispatch from Lourenco
Marques says:
"a consignment OF 3 foreign firm
marked Dutch cheese, damaged
proved, on landing, to contain army
boots for the Beers. 1t passed the Gus
toms, however, with unusual dispatch,
and the British consul is making pre-
sentations to the Portuguese govern
ment.v
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Navy Yard Wages Cut.

New York, July ait Is reported
that the board of wages at the Brook
lyn navy yard has recommended cut of
wages for several Of the grades of me-
chanics and machinists. The report
has been approved, it is said, by secre-
tary Long, and will go into effect in
July. The present board, which meets
annually for the adjustment of wages.
is composed of Naval Constructor Watt.
Lieutenant Commander Morrell, Lieu
tenant Gibson and Paymaster jackson.
1t is said the men intend to appeal to
the secretary OF the navy, through the
commandant OF the nayy-yard, against
the reduction.
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Queen Received tI,e Khedive,

London, June 30.---The khediye OF
of Egypt paid q state visit to Queen
Victoria at Windsor Castle this after.
noon. Accompanied by the Duke oil
York and the Turkish ambassador,
Antopulo Pasha. and staff, he drove In
state, escorted by the Household cav
airy. to the Paddington station, where
ne took a train for Windsor The
Duke OF Connaught there joined the
party and accompanied bis highness
to the castle. The procession at Wind
sor was escortedlby the Life Guards,
and detachment OF grenadiers formed
guard of honor in the quadrangle OF
the castle. The queen received the
khediye at the principal entrance. A
warm greeting was given to the Egyp-
tian visitor.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-07-06

London, July 3.-The war office has
received the following from Lord Rob-
erts:
Pretoria, June 2S.-Paget reports
from Lindley that he was engaged on
June 26 with body of the enemy who
were strongly reinforced during che
day. A convoy of stores for the Llad-
ley garrison was also attacked on June
26. but after heavy rear-guard action
the convoy reached Lindley in safety.
Our causalties were 10 killed and four
officers and about 60 men wounded.
The fight reported yesterday was under
Lieutenant-C Colonel Grenfell, near Drei-
per. Brabrant came up during the en-
gagement. Total casualties of the two
columns, three killed and 90 wounded.
"On the previous day, near Ficks-
burg, Boyes' brigade was in action
with body of the enemy. Our casu-
alties were two officers killed, four
men wounded and one man missing.
''Methum found yesterday that the
Boer laager near Vachkop and spitz-
kop had been hastily removed in the
direction of Lindley. He found the
enemy IL miles and captured 5000
sheep and 500 head OF cattle, which
the enemy had seized in that neighbor-
hood. Our casualties were four men
wounded.
"HunUer continued his march yester-
day toward the Vaal river unopposed.
Many farmers along the route have sur
rendered.
Springs, the terminus of the rail-
road from johannesburg, due east, was
attacked yesterday morning. The
Canadian regiment, which garrisoned
the place, beat off the enemy. No
casualties are reported.
Lieutenant North reported missing
after the attack on the construction
train, is prisoner of the Beers"
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ELDER BACK AGAIN.
The Vessel Made a Record Breaking
Round Trip.

RpuHu AElUs
Portland, July 1.-The steamer Geo.
w. Elder tied up at the Ainsworth dock
at O'Clock last night, ater voyage
OF nine days from Nome City, having
made the round trip, including five
days lay-over in Dutch Harbor and six
days discharging cargo at Cape Nome,
In 81 days. She brought l3 passengers,
none OF whom report that they struck
1t very rich. Her trip is the quickest
on record. Two days before the do
parture of the Elder, the Nome City
arrived off the beach. and Captain
Randall, of the Elder, believes she
will be in Portland again in about 10
days.
The Elder took up 325 passengers,
mostly from Portland, aud landed them
with their belongings safely on the
beach. The 0. r. & N. Co. had made
lightering arrangements, which ems
abled the Elder to get quick dispatch,
and she was much better off in this
respect than many OF the other, steam
ers. Five ships reached Nome before
she did, the first of them being the
san Bias. The stampede to Topkuk,
the new district where it is reported
that $4,000 was taken out, was at its
height when the Elder was IN port and
another find was reported at Port Clar-
ence, up the beach in the direction of
kotzebue sound. The day before the
Elder sailed miner came to Captain
Randall and offered to guarantee him
800 passengers at $40 head for run
to this new field. He failed to return
again to make good his guarantee, and
the captain did not wait for him.
Money is plentiful, wages and meals
high. Great difficulty was exper-
fenced by many of the vessels in get
ting men to handle the cargoes, and
much delay has been experienced ON
this account. Many of the crews Of
the boats Jumped" as soon as they
reached the beach, and here again the
Elder was fortunate as she lost only
tour men by desertion three OF whom
were from the cabin where they were
not missed owing to the few passengers
carried on the return trip. Smallpox
broke out on the steamship Ohio which
took up 700 people from Seattle, and
she went into quarantine at Egg
island. She was still there when the
Elder left. Other steamers which
were at Dutch Harbor at the same time
with the Elder came struggling in after
her arrival at Nome having been de-
layed at Dutch Harbor by the difficulty
OF getting coal The price is $l2 q
ton which all the captains were more
than willing to pay, as they could not
get along without coal. There is
great abunance in the yards at Dutch
Harbor but only limited force OF men
to handle it.
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San Francisco, July 3.-The trans
port Grant, which sails for Nagaski.
and thence, it is believed, to Che Foo
or Taku, will carry 500 men of the
Sixth cavalry, which, in addition to a
hospital corps, made up at the Presi-
dio, 800 recruits and 200 marines, will
constitute the force going to China.
The Ninth infantry and a signal corps
from Manila and the marines already
in China will complete General Chaffe's
forces, making 5000 to 5000 In all.
Three surgeons will accompany the
hospital corps. Assistant Surgeon
John 7. Halsell will have charge of
the medical department. on the trans
port.
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A GREAT DOCK FIRE
Three Ocean Steamships in
Hoboken Burned.
A TERRIBLE loss OF LIFE
property Loss Over $40, ,00O, ,OO0-ves,
sells Destroyed Are SRale, BrN-
men and Main.

New York, July 4.-Over $40, ,000,-
900 worth of property was destroyed,
many lives lost, many persons were
injured, and at least |, 800 lives inn
periled by fire that started among
cotton bales under pier No. 2 of the
North German Lloyd Steamship Com
pany, in Hoboken, N, j., at 4 O'Clock
this afternoon. In less than 15 min.
utes the flames covered an area OF q
quarter of mile long, extending out
ward from the actual shore line to the
bulkheads, from 600 to ! 900 feet away,
and had caught four great ocean liners
and dozen or more smaller harbor
craft in their grasp.
Stories in regard to the loss OF life
are conflicting, the number being vari-
ously estimated at from 80 to 200. Up
to midnight 10 bodies had been recov-
cred, but they were all SO badly
burned and blackened that identitica-
tion was impossible.
The hospitals in New York, Hoboker
and Jersey City are crowded with in
jured and men are being brought in
by scores.
Those who gathered along the shores
of the Hudson river to witness the great
conhagration saw spectacle they can
never forget. and one that will always
have conspicuous place in the history
of New York. River and bay were en-
veloped in pail of black smoke
through which angry flames, bursting
as from volcanoes on the Jersey shore
and in the water itself, leaped like
spirits into the air. The surface OF the
water was covered with floating and
blazing masses of freight thrown in
haste from the doomed vessels, all un
noticed in the mad race to rescue more
precious human life threatened or be-
ing sacrificed in the great ships. And
through the pail of smoke great
crimson sun, enlarged to thrice its size
by the haze, glared like an enormous
eye as it slowly sank in the west.
Such was the tremendous spectacle
presented on the surface of the Hudson
river as If 1t had been some holiday
pageant. 1t was made tragic by tile
realization that in that smoke and be-
meath the turbid waters scores OF lives
had been lost or were then In their last
desperate struggles against death.
The spectacle was witnessed by
Thousands from both shores, and by
other thousands who crowded upon
every ferry boat. every excursion boat
upon every river craft that could be
secured for the purpose. The crowd
upon the banks Of the river was almost
as great as that which formed to wit
ness the triumphant return OF Admiral
Dewey.
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Bendemann.s Probable Mistake.

Berlin, July 5.--Since the receipt of
Admiral Bendemann's dispatch an
nouncing the arrival OF the legations at
Tien Tsin with Admiral Seymour. the
foreign Office here has received no
further information either way. Whils
admitting the possibility that Admiral
Bendemann was misinformed. the for
eign office assumes the correctness OF
bis dispatch until the contrary is
proved. 1t admits, however. that it is
very singular that the other powers
have not received news similar to that
cabled BY Admiral Bendeman.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-07-06

GETS SUGAR PLANT.
New Industry Has Been Secured for
Newberg, Or.

New Industry Has Been Secured for
Newberg, Or.
Newburg, Or, July 4.--This evening
closed the last day Of the time given
Newberg and Yamhill county to secure
the $500, 900 beetsugar factory offered
by Eastern capitalists on condition of
the pledging OF $500 acres Of sugar
beets and the donation OF factory site.
This day has seen a great effort put
forth, and the result tonight il that
5000 acres has been definitely pledged
and the money is OH hand to pay for
the factory.
An immense mass meeting was held
in Crater's hall this afternoon, which
was addressed by Governor Geer. The
hall was densely packed. and crowds
went away, unable to get in. The gov
ernor gave very practical and encour-
aging address, which was we'll re-
ceived. He dwelt upon the undeyel-
oped possibilities Of the state and
pointed out the necessity OF such man.
ufacturing concerns as the beet sugar
industry for building up the industrial
prosperity of Oregon. Such an enter
prise, he said, would bring more peo-
pie, and more people Oregon must have.
Governor Geer emphasized the fact
that our country is wheated to death,
and our only salvation Is diversified in
dnstry. He referred to tho prosperity
which exists in the beet-raising Sec
tions OF the East and in Union county,
OF our state, as an example of what this
enterprise will do for Newberg, Yam
hill and Oregon. Other enthusiastic
peeches were made by local orators.
At the close of the meeting subscrip-
tions were taken for acreage. Con-
tracts have been signed and reported
for 800 acres. A public meeting was
held in McMinnyille today, and d tele-
phone message received here states that
several hundred acres were taken
there. The committee canvassing for
subscriptions for the site has the total
amount subscribed from Newberg's
citizens alone. The sugar factory for
Newberg is now assured.
The site obtained consists OF so acres
here on the bank Of the Willamette
river.
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STRIKES IN HAWAII.
The Japanese Laborers Want Contracts
Annulled.

The Japanese Lab0rers Want Contracts
Annulied.
Honolulu, June Is, via San Fran
cisco, June BOA series OF strikes has
been inaugurated by japanese laborers
on several of the islands. 1t is report
ed that the Japanese have been told
that they are free American citizens
now and that the American laws pro.
vide that no workingman shall receive
less than 81 a day. The laborers de-
mand the cancellation of their con-
tracts, and that the plantations shall
pay each individual laborer the SO. so a
month, which, by the terms of the con-
tract. are to be paid to the immigration
companies, in consideration of the
companies having brought the laborers
to the islands and guaranteeing his SER
vices during the contract period, or to
replace him ii he deserts. So far as
the S2.50 per month is concerned, the
plantations ale willing to accede to the
demands of the laborers, 1t is stated,
but they are not willing to consider the
contracts as having been annulled by
the territorial law. A delegation sent
to the Association of Maui by the Jap
anese immigration companies received
violent treatment from the strikers,
and they were forced to return to Hon
olulu.
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Burned by Melted Copper.

Phoenix, July 3.-John Markey,
employed in the smelling works of the
United Verde mine. at Jerome, was
burned to death and two Italians were
severely burned last night. Markey
was skinner on converter. lie
had poured the contents OF the con-
verter into the great ladle and the
crane was hosting it when the pail
broke, pouring large quantity of
seething copper over Markey and par
tally over the Italians Markey's
clothing was burned from his body and
he lived but a short time, dying in
fearful agony.
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Americans win From Frenehman.

Paris, July Ain the compe tition
for the worlds championship for pro-
fessionals, under the auspices OF the
racing club of France. today. the
American, Shoenfeld, won the weight
throwing contest. covering i1.81 me-
ters. The high jump was won by
Sweeney, OF New Orleans. who cleared
1.80 meters, with Shoenfield second.
clearing 1.76 meters. Sweeney also
won the long jump with 5.99 meters,
and shoenlield was second with 5.65
meters.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-07-06
Case OF Abe Majors.

Salt Lake. July 2.-The remittitur
in the case of young Abe Majors, af-
firming the judgment of the lower
court and ordering that the death sem
tence be carried out, was made out by
the clerk of the supreme court today,
and later mailed to Judge Hart. Il
now becomes the duty of the court to
resentence the youthful prisoner, which.
1t is expected. will be done some time
next week.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-07-06
Tlen TsIn Arsenal taken.

st. Petersburg, July Vice.Ad-
miral Aliexeff telegraphs TO the minis
ter of war, General Kouropatkine,
from Taku, under date OF June 20. via
Port Arthur, June 30, as follows:
THE arsenal at Tien Tsin, which
offered powerful base Of operations
for the Boxers, who have greatly dam
aged the European town, has been
taken by assault
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RfursIaRara Sanfancefi.

Seattle, July 4.-The Indians con-
victed OF the murder OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Horton, of Eugene, Or, at Lynn canal.
last October, were sentenced at Skag-
way, June 27. Hanson, who killed
Horton, will hang. Williams, who
cut Mrs. Horizons throat, under threats
of Hanson, was sentenced to 90 years.
Kichitoo also 90 gets years. Another
is given 30 years, and two others 90
years each.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-07-06
Two Hundred Last.

New York, July 4.--The losses sus
tanned in the fire by the North German
Lloyd Steamship Company in Hoboken
yesterday, are tonight conservatively
placed at nearly $lO,0O0,0 900, and the
loss of life, merely guesswork at even
this late hour, will reach probably as
high as 200, and there are over 800
men in the hospitals in this city, Ho-
boken and Jersey City, badly burned.
Up to II o'clock tonight l8 bodies
have been recovered. Eleven of these
were placed in row at the morgue in
this city and mum bered, this being the
only means the authorities have of
maintaining any sort OF identity over
the corpses, as they are SO badly
charred and dismembered that identi-
fication will be made only by trinkets
OF pieces of clothing that were found
about them. The only way the steam
ship officials have OF approximating the
loss of life is by comparing the list of
those reported safe with the list Of the
employees on the steamships.
Late tonight Gustav Schwab, the
general agent of the North German
Lloyd line, gave out list showing
what men on each vessel had been
missing up to that hour. On the
saale 255 men were employed, and
only 1877 Of these mad been accounted
for up to ii o'clock, leaving 1928 men
actually employed as officers, sailors.
stewards, engineers. coalpassers, oilers
and trimmers to be accounted for.
The Bremen had 2o4 men aboard, but
only 127 OF these have been found. The
Main had 1877 employees on aboard at
the time, and vi these only 27 have
been reported safe.
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Robber in : Pullman Car.

Omaha, Neb., July "A masked
robber started through the Pullman
car on the Omaha Billings train, on
the Burlington, after leaving York.
Neb., this morning. He got two
watches and $40, but took alarm,
pulled the air brake and left the train
before completing his work
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-07-06

The imposing buildings of the Cor
don Memorial college. at Khartoun.
are almost completed, but the prepara-
tions for putting them to practical ac-
count are still in their very early
stages.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-07-06

China's new railroad from Canton to
Hankow, with its branches, will be
1000 miles long. 1t will be built by
American capital.
Rev. Charles S. Wing. of Brooklyn,
told the New York Methodists that all
the best Methodists were against the
amusement restrictions.
The park board of Baltimore has for
bidden the use of automobiles in any OF
the pubic parks or pleasure places in
the city undsr the control of the board.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-07-06

One fireman was killed and IL other
firemen injured end nearly $500, 600
worth of property was destroyed by fire
in the machine shop of the Best Manu-
featuring Company in Pittsburg, Pa.
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THE MAILS.

The mail arrives from Mt. Hood at 10 O'Clock
. %. Wednesdays and Saturdays; departs the
me days at noon.
For Chenoweth, leaves at s a. m. Tuesdays
For White Salmon (Wash.) leaves daily at 6 AS
I M; arrives at 7:l5 p. m.
From White Salmon leaves for Fulda, Gilmer
fout Lake and Glenwood daily at 3 A. Nj.
For Bingen (wash.) leaves at 545 p. M; ar.
Ifes at p. m.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-07-06

American women. it is estimated
hold s12O. 900, 900 of national bank
stock I and s1s7, 900. 600 of private and
state bank stock.
In Germany one man in 2lS goes %
college, in Scotland one in 900, IN Ins
JTn;tsd states one in 1000. and In Eng
land one in 5000.
well.to-do young men in Berlin an
tat;np drugs which induce heart weak
ness in or,ier to avoid compulsory NIL
itary service
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THE ASHANTE- REVOLT,
Casler's Relief Column Attacked by
Natives.

Natives.
Cape Coast Castle, July 2.-Colonel
easier left Kiawassa the morning of
June 2S with the intention of rein
forcing Captain Hall at Bekwai with
400 men, 200 carriers, seven FOUNDER
and a Maxim. When halt mile
from Dompoassi he was fired upon
heavily from the bush. Captain Rom
pell and several men fell at the first
fire. The casing of the water Jacket
split after half an hours firing and
nine men, including Lieutenant Ed.
wards, who were working the seyen-
FOUNDER, were put out of action half
an hour later. Major Wilkinson was
shot. The force then charged the
bushes, discovering stockade 80 yards
distant in the bush, so carefully con.
cealed that its existence could not bs
suspected. The stockade was carried
at the point OF the bayonet, and the
force retired.
The casualties were six officers and
81 men. The enemy's loss was 90
killed and many wounded. 1t was es-
timated that the natives mum bered 1O,-
900, one-half of whom had muskets.
London, July 2.-Advices received
here today from Prahsu, Ashantee, un.
der current date, say the telegraph
line has been reopened to Pumsu. and
that Colonel Burroughs, with 500 men,
will move Immediately. Colonel Bur-
roughs. with 500 men, is expected to
reach Bekwai in two days. The rebel
lious Ashantees are reported to be in
strength near Fomen. where severe
fighting is expected.
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Hawaiian Pasfnfiieea-

Washington, June 30.-The follow
ing Hawaiian postoffices have been ad-
yanced to the presidential class: Homo
lulu, salary, $4,000; KohaIa, salary
81, 600; Hilo, salary $2,iOO. The
postmaster at Honolulu has been ap-
pointed, but those tor the other places
mentioned have not been selected. The
appointees for offices in Hawaii must
be residents of the islands.