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Gold in Japan.

Yokohama, April 1.-THE discovery of
gold in Hokkidio, the northernmost of
the main islands of the empire, Is as
suming more and more Importance. The
total length of the river beds containing
gold dust is put at $500 miles, and the
total productive area at 1,75O, 600 acres.
Nuggets weighing over half pound
have been found. Since the restriction
upon foreign ownership and manage
ment of mines has ben removed by
this government, companies have been
formed among the foreigners in Yoko-
hama and in one case a tract of 81 acres
has been purchased and an expert from
California engaged and all arrangements
made to begin operations. 1t will be a
boon to the Japanese to have skilled
miners from the west take hand, as
the native methods of working gold dig
gins are said to be exceedingly wasteful
and destructive.
/ The removal of restrictions upon for
eigners in the matter of mining is held
to be good omen for the final granting
to them of the privilege of land owner
ship in general.
News has been received Of a fight in
Bansbizan, FOrmOsa, between party of
soldiers and number of bandits. 1t is
stated that a number Of soldiers were
killed or wounded.
hereafter Ill steeFage passengers Tor
America will be required to undergo q
medical examination before leaving Jap
anese ports. A fee of one yen each will
be collected from the emigrants to de-
fray the expenses of the examination.
The approaching wedding of the crown
prince is arousing considerable interest
Among the wedding presents already an
nounced is gold inkstand. valued al
1000 yen. presented by the court mobiles
and a golden incense burner valued al
10000 yen, presented by the Toxic city
officials.
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Ottawa, April 27.-The government at
cabinet meeting today decided to give
500 600 to relieve the sufferers of Ottawa
and Hull fire. The city council has de-
cided to give $4,000.
I Among the ruins of a house was found
the corpse of a man named Bernaby My
erS.
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Though Flames May Break
Out Any Moment.
WIND SOURCE OF DANGER
Many Thousands are Homeless
and Death List is IncreaS-
lng--Aid For the Suf-
ferers.

Ottawa, Ont, April 27.-At five o'clock
a. m. the fire which has ragged here and
at Hull since II a. m. yesterday was un-
der control. The number OF buildings
destroyed will probably aggregate $500,
entailing loss Of from SIS 50OO,0 900 to $17,-
900, 900. Between $4,000 and $4,000 people
are homeless Four lives were lost.
Toronto, April 27.-Dispatches from
Ottawa summarize the situation as fol-
lows:
Ottawa-Buildings destroyed, 1000.
Hull-Buildings destroyed. 1900. To-
tai loss, both cities, $2O.00O,OO0, estimat-
ed. Total insurance, both cities, esti-
mated, 81. 100000.
Wind continues from the northeast and
unless it changes the city is safe, as the
fire has about burned itself out toward
the country. Should the wind turn and
blow some of the debris toward the burn
ing city there would be great danger OF
it breaking out again, as everything is
as dry as match wood.
Chicago, April 27.-A special to the
Record from Ottawa, Ont, says: In
yesterdays fire the heaviest losses 50 far
are approximately:
!, Boothe Lumber company, $4,000, 900:
Eddy company, $3,oo0,ooo; Mckay Milling
company, $500, 900; Hull Lumber COM
pany $7O,OOO Electric Light company
S25O. 900: Dominion Carbune works, $3.50,
900.
/ Casualties-An unknown man was
found on Broad street charred beyono
recognition, John Matthews is reported
dead. Daoust, watchman for e. B. Ed
DIV company, is reported dead. Mrs. Bes-
sic Cook, John Temple. Fireman Danr
and Engineer Peter Hamilton of HUI
are missing. John Watkins was smoth
cred in house on Green street; JONI
Navan, builder. was taken TO 81
Luke's hospital badly burned; James
Merrifield was seriously injured by
falling building. The fire broke out II
the house of Mr. Kirouac on Chaudlert
street, Hull. 1t is said that Mrs. kl'
rouac was lighting her fire to get the
family dinner and set the chimney or
| fire. Hundreds of homeless persons
slept in the open air last night or wan
dered about the streets of Ottawa ant
j Hull. although many houses were freely
thrown open to the homeless. Man!
neonle were accommodated in the drill
| hall Salvation Army barracks and othe
| places.
| Montreal, April 27.-The Bank OF Mon
treal has telegraphed $4,000 to Ottawa
sufferers.
Chicago, April 27.-Mayor Harrison to
day opened a subscription for the otta
wa. Ont, fire sufferers.
/ Ottawa, April 27.-The government at
| cabinet meeting today decided to CIV
500, 600 to relieve the sufferers OF Ottaw
and Hull fire. The city council has de
cided to give $4,000.
/ Among the ruins of house was foun
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Enthusiasm Displayed.

London April 27.-Thousands of per-
sons this morning witnessed the landing
of the queen at Holyhead where she ar
rived yesterday on her return from Ire-
land. The royal special train started
southwards at II o'clock amid an en-
thusiastic demonstration. On the ar
rival of her majesty at Chester the
mayor and corporation of that place pre-
sented her with an address.
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Carnegie Talks of Trusts

New York, April 27.-Andrew Carnegie.
in an essay in the May Century. entitled
Popular Illusions About Trusts" advo-
Gates great aggregations OF capital as of
benefit both to rich and poor. He says:
s Every attempt to monopolize the
manufacture of staple article carries
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SyndieateS Secure Lands

New York. April 27.-The Times prints
the following: Over one million acres Of
rich farm lands have been sold by the
Northern Pacifis Fajlroad 1withinthe last
four months in the states of Minnesota,
North Dakota. ana Washington. almost
one-haH of the land lying with the; last
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Mckinley at Home.

sNashingtpn. April 26-President and
Ms. Mckinley arrived in Washington at
s m., from Canton.
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|ALL AWAITING
NEWS Of FRENCH

London, April 27.-2 p. m.-The follow
ing dispatch has been received at the
war office from Lord Roberts:
"Bloemfontein, April 26.-At the re-
quest of the high commissioner, General
Warren has been appointed governor Of
Griqualand, while that part of the coun-
try is in a disturbed condition"
This curious dispatch constitutes all
the war news received up to this hour.
The country is eagerly awaiting to hear
whether General French succeeded in
cutting off the retreating oBers. but Of
his progress there is no word.
The military critics of the afternoon
newspapers differ as to the chances Of
another Paardeberg. but they agree in
considering the situation in the Free
State as being eminently satisfactory.
They argue that even If General
French is unable to intercept the main
Boer forces he may score considerable
success in a series of rear guard actions
or the isolation of struggling bodies
Lord Roberts peculiar reference to Sir
Alfred Miner over Warrens appoint
ment lends itself to the inference that the
cOmmanderin in chief of the British forces
in South Africa scarcely approves of it,
and that the previous report that War
rem had been recalled was correct. but
that he was saved from coming home by
the action of the British high commis-
SiOner.
According to a special dispatch from
Lourenzo Marques the latest authentic
estimates of the Boer forces places them
at 80, 800, of which $4,000 are at Kronstad,
| 5000 at Fourteen Streams, 5000 in Natal,
F! 700 about Mafeking and 1000 at Pretoria.
| while $50 have been ordered north to in
tercept General Carrington's force.
,atN; tTrs,,
proceeding.
London, April pa dispatch from
Lord Roberts. dated Bloemfontein, April
| 81 gives General Hamilton's report Of
British casualties at Irasel's Spoor. April
25. Among the slightly wounded is Col.
w. B. Otter of Canada. General Hamil-
| ton reports that the Canadians and Mar
shals here did particularly good service.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-07-20

him, and he knew very we'll that his min
lister was dividing equally with him.
AS vicerOy of Pc Chi Lii, Lii Hung
Chang started to build navy lie let
contracts for ships, armament and
dOck-yards, and beginning to m1ngle
with Europeans in this way, soon came
to see vista of new possibilities for the
acquiring of wealth. lie was chief pro-
mOter, and is today principal owner OF
the China Merchant Steam Navigation
Company, the only native steamship line
in existence, with a monopoly Of all In
ternal and most of the coast traffic.
The fluctuations in the Yalne of silver
gave him chance for the accumulation
of more millions by skillful manipulation
of deposits in the great HOngkOng ana
Shanghai Bank, of which he is now one
of the largest shareholders In 1877 the
members of the diplomatic corps at
Pekin presented a memorandum to the
Emperor, begging for the establishment
Of an exact system Of coinage The Vice
roy told them blandly that he would sac
about it. He has been seeing about 1t
ever since,
The sale Of titles and honors, a reco g.
n1zed perquisite of the VicerOy OF Re Chi
LII, was in his hands for several years,
and his policy was to charge "all the
traffic would bear'' to merchants who
were able and willing to pay for handles
to their names or the right to wear gold
buttons on their caps. In 1894, when he
became commander chief of the Chin
csc forces, he was visited by dozens OF
contractors, but it may be said to his
credit that he listened to none of their
advances, possibly because their "offers''
were SO small in comparison with his
vast wealth that he chose to overlook
Them possibly, too because he wished to
81 We them the idea that he was not a
man who could be bought.
In addition to the many sources of rev
enue mentioned he has had percentages
of very large customs duties, the export
silk tax, the Jade mines and municipal
earnings Of many cities. No one in the
empire can approach LII Hung Chang in
the hold he has on the common people OF
China, They know of his great riches,
but they also know that for the 40 years
he has stood between them and the ex-
tOrtions of petty mandarins,
His fortune is an accumulation of
mites and atoms.
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FAST TINE.
The First at the Blue Ribbon Meet Made
Yesterday

Detroit, Mich, July 19.-The first fast
time of the blue ribbon week was made
on the Crosse Pointe track this after
noon. Two good marks were made.
Princeton Alert, a gelding from Provi-
dence, made mile in 2.05 in the second
heat of the 2O6 pace and The Abbot went
mile in 2.O7 in trial against time to
beat his record of 300 Ia. His mark of
today was the fastest of the present, but
the unbeaten champion of 1899 lacked
three quarters of a second of equalling
his last years performance. The 2.06
pacing event furnished pretty contest.
Billy Andrews made poor showing for
favor1te. In the first heat William
Mac, the winner, was chased hard by
Choral and Billy Andrews. The latter
stayed to near the finish, but could not
overtake the bay. Prince Albert made
his only winning in the second heat. In
this heat William Mac first had the lead
then Coney; William Mac rec overed be-
fore reaching the home stretch. On the
stretch McHenry drove Coney, getting
him ahead of William Mac. At that in
slant Prince Alert came on in the great
rs rush of the meeting and passed both
Mao and Coney in flash and stole the
heat which McHenry had by all appear
ances won. 1t was Aces turn to win the
third heat. Billy Andrews overlook the
black stallion, but failed to respond to
a hard whipping in the critical seconds
before the finish. William Mac and
Prince Alert fought out the finish OF the
fourth heat, the Acc who had bean lead
ing having broken, but William Mac
came in first without trouble. Clayton
was the auction favorite of the 2.1O trot,
but great amount of money was won
by the heats of Dare Devil on account of
confidence in Geers.
The results;
2OS trot-John Nolan,1; Kingmond, q;
Tommy Britton,3. Best Time 200 10.
II trot, blue ribbon stake-Alan, 1;
Bessie K.,2; Green Wilson's Best time,
2.12 1-2.
217 pace-Little Frank, 1; Grace B., q;
The Private, 3. Best time, by Grace B.,
2.12 81
200 pace-William Mac, L; Prince
Alert, 2: Ace, 8. Best time, by Prince
Alert, 2.05.
2 10 trot-Dare Devil, /; Letah S q;
Charlie Herr, 3. Best time, 2.09 IA.
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STEAMING CENSUS CLERKS.
Pitiful Scene in Washington That Is
Almost Funny.

Sympathy is as a rule expressed for
the men who take the census, but people
overlook the trials of the thousands of
clerks in Washington who are tabulating
the information obtained by the enumer-
ator, says correspondent In the New
York Sun. The actual work is not so
firing and difficult but the surroundings
are much worse than those of an enumer-
ator In the worst part of New York or
any other city. The enumerator can get
up above the ground floor and into the
shade occasionally. The Washington tab
ulatOr can do neither.
The situation within the lOw-roofed
One-stOry building would be intensely
funny ii it wasn't really pitiful. The
roof of the building consists of two
thlcknesses' of glass, and, while the
structure would be admirable as a hot
house, it is eXecrable as a workshop.
When only a few clerks were employed
and during the winter, and early spring,
1t was not so bad, although the glare at
all times has been severe on the eyes. but
with the first hot spell the folly of such
building was only too apparent. 1t has
now become lmOst uncomfortable, and
one can only imagine its condition when
the full quota of clerks get to work. The
sun shines with great splendOr through
heads Of the unfortunate clerks. AS there
Is considerable unoccupied space, when it
gets too hot for endurance in one spot,
a batch of clerks can be moved to spot
where there is a little shade, but even
that relief will be denied when the floor
is entirely filled, as it viii be after the
first of July.
After several women had tainted and
men had added to the probability of sun
stroke by working themselves into pro-
fame rage at the situation one level head
ed clerk raised an umbrella and managed
to fix it to her desk SO as to afford imme-
diate protection for her head. In less
than five minutes umbrellas were up all
over the vast floor space. 1t presented a
very odd sight, and there was q good deal
OF discomfort in trying to work in s1ch
close quarters, but it saved many from
being overcome by the heat Within a
few days efforts have been made to rig
up some kind of an awning, but the
clerks despair of much improvement,
since the same master mind that planned
the building must be getting up the
awnings, for they are made of Thin pure
white material, resembling cheese cloth,
and will be but one degree better than
th sun on the glass roof
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NOT RECEIVED AT WASHINGTON

Washington, July 19.-Inquiry at the
state department. developed the fact that
no such circular as that described in the
Rome despatch as having been received
from M. Del Case had reached here
While our governments and that at Paris
appear to be pursuing exactly the same
line of policy as 80 China, it has not
deemed it necessary to attempt to reduce
to form and substance an agreement
upon which action should be had. The
same statement is equally true as to Ger
many and other powers. Our govern
ment has not found it polite to en-
bark upon any joint formal programme
beyond the matters touched upon in the
identical note of July 3, defining til e
object of the United States In French
official quarters here the Rome report
is denied with equal positiveness. At no
time has anything like circular from
M: Del Case proposing an agreement of
the powers as to China been pres snted.
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Burglars Alarmed And
All Finally Arrested Are Evi
IDENTIFY Professionals.



Lewiston, July 19.-Three well dressed
fine appearing young men clad in yacht
ing costume are under arrest here charged
with one of the most daring daylight
burglaries which ever occurred in this
city.
The men came to Lewiston several days
ago and registered at the Exchange hotel
as w. S. Sargent, George Drake and
Frank Bangs of Brooklyn, New York.
The houses burglarized were those Of
Prof. A. W. Anthony, G. III. Peterson
and A. n, Jones.
Prof. Anthony is away in Europe but
the occupants OF the other houses were
only out for short time.
The men broke into the houses and
ransacked them from top to bottom
They took nothing in the way of silver
ware but were evidently looking for
money and jewelry. The affair occurred
about five O'Clock.
Before they had finished their job their
presence was discovered and an alarm
given. Then the men fled throwing away
their booty as they ran. Two OF them,
Drake and Bangs were arrested soon after
the breaks were discovered but the third
got away for the time being. Later in
the evening Sargent was found at the
Exchange hotel in company with local
crook. He was also placed under arrest.
The men refuse to make any talk regard
ing themselves whatever.
Part of the valuables which they threw
away has been picked up.
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Charged With Killing Of Mrs. Ellen
Burt, a Widow.
One Most Cold Blooded
Deeds in Years.
Murderer Walked Away AS Ii
Nothing Had Happened.

Boston, July 19.-George II. Whidden,
45 years of age, a teamster, is under ar
rest on the charge of numbering Mrs
Ellen Burt, widow, 40 years of age at
her boarding house, GAG Harrison avenue,
late this evening. He admits quarrel but
denies the murder. The woman's death
was caused by a butcher knife. The
police claim it is one of the most cold
blooded murders for years in this city.
W hen the police arrived at the house. the
rooms were smeared with blood and gave
evidence of a terrible struggle. The body
of the woman was removed to the city
hospital morgue. 1t is claimed that after
the struggles OF the dying woman had
ceased Whidden left the fiat and going to
the house of a friend, washed his hands
and face, which were covered with blood,
removed his stained clothes and procur-
ing other apparel at a nearby store,
walked down the street, chatting with
woman acquaintance whom he had met
as if nothing had happened. He declared
to the police that Mrs. Burt did the cut
ting herself,
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OWEN, MOORE & 90.


Boston, July 19.-Ihe long wooden
building known as the masthouse, in the
Charleston navy yard, was completely
burned about midnight, together with its
contents, which comprises more than one
hundred ships cutters, harges and
launches. many masts in various staoes
Oh completio' a quantity of hard pine
um0er and patterns, entailing a loss Of
fully $3.50, 600.
Among the boats destroyed were several
OF the OIympia's, among them the ~,
formerly used by Admiral Dewey a.,
oOner Flc1lm TO the flames was a cutie
captured by the old Kearsarge from the
Alabama. '''0
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RUSSIA KNOWS.



- The situation at Pekin is extremely
critical. The foreign legations are sur
rounded on all sides by Chinese soldiers
and bombarded night and day. The
members of the legations, the guards and
residents are resisting to the utmost, but
the overwhelming numbers of the enemy
make opposition hopeless; our ammuni-
tion is being exhausted, our lives are in
such danger that we may be massacred
at any moment. We earnestly request the
immediate dispatch OF Reinforcements for
our rescue from our precarious condi-
ton. -
The Japanese consul at Che Foo says
that he communicate this letter to his
colleagues of the consular body there
and also to the commanders in chief OF
the forces of the powers.
Another cablegram received here
through the foreign office from the Jap
anese consul at Che Foo reports that
lien Tsin castle was captured by the
forces of the allies on the 14th, and the
safety of the foreign settlements is as
sured. Japanese troops took possession
of Susz-Ying, the Chinese naval station
on the 18th.
ANOTHER VICEROY SUMMONED.
IS London, July 9O.-The Shanghai CORE
spondent of the Daily Mail says.
''The Viceroy of Nankin has received
an edict summoning him to Pekin. AS
he is pro-foreign in his sentiments, his
departure is undesirable and is an eIe-
ment of danger"
MARINE CASUALTIES AT ITEM
TSIN.
Washington, July 19.-The navy de-
partment this afternoon received from
Admiral Remey list Of casualties of the
marine corps in the fight at Tien Tsin:
'Taku, July IS, 1900.
Bureau of Navigation, Washington:
Official casualties report from marine
regiment: Killed, Captain Austin r.
Davis, Sergeant G. j. Kollock, Corporal
Thomas Kelly, Privates j. E. McConkey,
I. W. Partridge. Seriously wounded,
First Lieutenant Henry Leonard Cor
poral j. A. Mcdonald, Privates P. j.
Kelleher, @, d. Miller, G.. j. Matthew'S
John Stakes, j. Van Horne. Wounded,
Captain Charles q. Long, Captain Will
lam B. Lemley, First Lieutenant SmedIey
d. Butter, First Sergeant James Murphy,
Sergeant +. Il. Winters, Corporal Joseph
w. Hunt, Privates W. S. Chapman,
James Cooney, Robert Desmond, f. 6.
Egelser, Lavrin LARSEN, M. E. McIvor,
j. @. McGonegal, II. A. Rickers.
(Signed) "Remev."
Some Of the killed and wounded ma
riffes reported by Admiral Relney are
found to be enormously stated. In the
list Of wounded, Private P. j. Kelleher
should be j. J. Kelleher, John Stakes
should be John Stokes. In the list of
simple wounds Robert Desmond should
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MES. Belmont Doing WELL.

Newport, r. l., July 19.--An operation
for appendicitis was performed on Mrs.
Perry Belmont this morning at her sum-
mer home ''By the Sea-" At a late hour
tonight her speedy recovery is being pre-
dicted. Messages from everywhere are
being received by Mr.. Belmont. Mrs.
Belmont has been i'll only two days,
having been at the theatrical performance
at the Casino TUESDAY evening.
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YOUNG MURDERER EXECUTED.

Hartford, CT, July 2O-Charles B.
Cross the 18-year-old boy murderer, was
executed at the state prison, Wethers-
field, almost Immediately after midnight
this morning. The drop fell at 10 90.
and for about two minutes the boy s5rug-
gled perceptibly, but three minutes after
the drop fell be was pronounced dead by
the prison surgeon,