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NORTH PACIFIC NEWS Happenings of Interest in the Progressive Northwest. THE INSURANCE RATE WAR. BRIEF REPORTS OK LATE EVENTS A Budget of Itcmi Gathered From All Part of Oregon, Vuh lugton and Idaho. County Treasurer Kern, of Umatilla oounty, Or., redeemed 97,000 of cpnnty warrants last week. The business men of Port Townsend, Wash., are endeavoring to secure the Fort Townsend reservation for their school district. The population of Grant's Pass, Or., consists of 1,257 males and 1,126 fe males, a total of 2,883. Of the males, 658 are legal voters. Nearly every farmer in Union ooun ty, Or., has a lot of hogs numbering all tne way irom ten to several hunderd, and to these will be fed a part of the crop of grain. I be laooina school district is up to the limit in indebtedness, and no funds will be available for two months with whioh to pay teachers' salaries and other current expenses. Philip Isensee, the dofuulting treas urer of New Whatcom, Wash., has been taken to the penitentiary at Walla Walla to serve out the term recently imposed on him by the superior court and approved by the supreme oourt A novel attraction is arranged for in the Indian department at the fair at New Whatcom, Wash. An old Lum mi Indian will finish up a canoe dur ing the fair with the primitive imple menta nsed by the tribe in early times. xne warehouses in The Dalles are paying 87 cents for wheat and the flouring mills 40 cents. There is no diminution in the receipts, and the ferryboat is kept busy all day carrying teams aoross the river, while the roads leading to town from the east are lined with wagons.. Captain MoLean, of the Chilean ship Atooama, and Captain Jensen, who were recently arrested in connection with alleged outrageous treatment of a negro sailor, Balding, and released on $10,000 bonds, have been surrendered by their bondsmen1 to the United States authorities at Seattle. A bunoh of wheat secured by Com mitteeman J. S. Morris, of Albany, Ur., lor tne Liinn ommty exhibit, is a ' curiosity. It contains 43 stalks, with 924 meshes, eaoh mesh having three to five kernels, probably averaging four, a total of over 8,500 grains from one kernel of wheat. Mr. Watts has ool looted a large and attractive assortment ' of cereals in stalks that will oompare , with anything to be found anywhere in the world. Litigants in Morrow oonnty, Or. have been greatly inconvenienced by ' t.hn lnaa nf thnir lust, anrinir'a term of court in that oonnty. Jndge Fee holds tnat all legal publications, such as summons, orders for publication, etc, , that were published for the March term of oourt whioh should have been held last spring, must again be published before legal aotion can be taken. Con sequently all business of this nature that would have come up last spring goes over to the next term of oourt. ' The trustees of the Tillamook, Or. academy, have made a donation of that institution to the Presbytery of Port land, on oondition that the contracts of subscription shall be fully complied with, and the academy made a perma nent institution. The change is not expected to materially affect the school. A committee of the Presbytery of Port land will visit Tillamook at an early date to complete the transfer of the property and make the plans known. William Hodges, a young man, was shot through the back by a rifle ball at Blue Canyon last Sunday. He was one of a crowd who were out hunting. He was standing on a hillside above thereat of the group.'. One of them commenced shooting at some pheasants and. in the hurry failed to see that Hodges was directly in line. The re sult was that a ball went orashing through his shoulder, going in below the collar-bone and shattering the shoulder-blade. The wound is an ugly one, but the young man will recover in ime. C. W. Richie, manager of the Solic itors' Loan & Trust Company, of Ta coma, whioh is interested in a large number of wheat firms in Eastern Washington, has been examining the condition of the crops in the Palouse and Big Bend countries during the past two woeks. From Spokane he writes that the price of grain has fallen ten cents a bushel in the past month, and that in consequence much of the crop will be held till January 1 for better prices. He says 40 per cent of the crop in the Palouse is ruined. An interesting document was re corded in the oounty clerk's office of Lincoln county, Or., last week. It is a transfer of the old government' land grant in Oregon from the Oregon Cen tral Railroad Company to the Oregon ft California Railroad Company. It is a written instrument and oovers forty-two pages of closely written legal cap. The instrument was dated in 1870, and its margin holds forty f 20 internal revenue stamps, all convey ances at that time being compelled to bear a revenue stamp to insure their validity. The deed has been recorded in the several counties of the state in which any of the land grant lies, and the formation of a new oonnty caused ita recording in Lincoln oounty. True Only Ho Far a Oregon, Weah Ington and Arlaona Are Concerned. San Franoisoo, Sept. 21. The in surance companies operating on the Pacific coast have agreed to a truce so far as Oregon, Washington and Ari zona are concerned, bnt the rate war within this state shows no signs of abating, and, as a prominent risk writer said today: "It will keep up till everybody is worn out." At a recent meeting of the insurance companies doing business in Arizona the following resolution was adopted: "That the rates heretofore made by the Pacific Union for the territory of Arizona be maintained, and the score' tary obtain the signatures of all the companies doing business in said terri tory to an agreement to this effect, and that a copy thereof be forwarded to all agents throughout said territory of Arizona.". Following this speoiflo arrangement for Arizona business oomes the news of renewed vigor in the fight at Los An geles,' wbioh is the chief center of the rate war just now. Insurance men see no prospect of a truce in this state. The business has become so divided and the rate-cutting so deep that a great deal of personal ill-feeling has been engendered, and in insurance circles now but one word is applied to the war venomous." FARM AND GARDEN Useful Information Concern ing Farm Work. IMPORTANT POINTS IN SEEDING FROM THE FAR NORTH. Miner W. Bruce, the Alaska Explorer, Back From the Aretio Ocean. Seattle, Sept. 21. Miner W. Bruce, the Alaska explorer, and author of Bruce's "Alaska," arrived today from Point Hope, on the Arotio ocean, in latitude 68:20 north. He came on the schooner Jessie, with whioh he left here three months ago today. Mr. Bruce brought five natives, who be will take to Washington this winter to urge the claims for the propagation of reindeer for the food add clothing of the Esquimaux The cargo of the Jessie consists of whalebone and skins, whioh were se cured from the Arotio Esquimaux in exchange for wares seut north by Se attle merchants. When the vessel reached her destination, the natives in canoes swarmed aboard and clamored for trade, and it required the efforts of the orew of three men to wait on them. The orew, on arrival here, was at tired in hair-seal suits and water-tan ned boots that did not cost over 12 eaoh. suits. The Exquimaux wear reindeer. THE STATE'S EVIDENCE. Testimony of Wltneeaea Agalnet the Al- . leged Lyncher. Ellensburg, Wash., Sept. 21. The prosecution in the trial of the alleged lynohers had all of its eivdenoe in by 4 o'clock this afternoon, having called seven witnesses. The defense, having reserved its statement, made it at this time, and then called its witnesses. There are a great number on the list, but it is not probable that all will be secured. The case will be finished, at the present rate, this week. An alibi will undoubtedly be the defense of some of the defendants. Several of the state's witnesses testified to seeing all the defendant's in the jaiL Ken nedy battering the cage door, Ueblaoh er holding a candle, and the others present. They also testified to seeing them at the tree, though it was not shown who put the rope around the necks of the Vinsons or who pulled them up. None of the defendants had been shown up in the light of direct executioners. The oase is attracting very little interest, and the courtroom is not more orowded than usual. TO RECOVER A NOTE. To Make aa Iaveatlgatloav Washington, Sept 31. Past Assist ant Surgeon Arnold, at present on doty on the Petrel at Foo Chow, China, has been ordered to investigate the plague in china aad the cholera in Japan. Suit Brought Against President Allen of the Bank of Taooma. Taooma, Sept. 21. The receiver of the bank of Taooma today, by direc tion of the oourt, brought suit against W. B. Allen, president of the bank, to reoover $70,000 on a note whioh Allen gave the bank in payment of his sub scription of 700 shares of the capital stock. The note was given December 81, 1894, for one year, bearing 10 per cent interest, and no part was ever paid. The note was the only asset possessed by the Bank of Taooma in addition to the assets of the Taoomr Trust & Savings bank, which were transferred to it when the Bank of Ta ooma was organized in February, 1894. The receiver has also sued N. C. Richards, a director of the bank, to re oover a $17,000 mortgage, which was given the bank by the Cascade Oatmeal Company, and which is alleged to have been fraudulently transferred to Rich ards in payment of a pretended indebt edness to him. Bone of One- of the Greely Party. St Johns, N. F., Sept 24. A sen sational report is current today, set afloat by the crew of the Peary steamer Kite, that they were bringing home the bones of one of the Greely party from Cane Sabin. where nearly all of 'Greely's men perished from starvation. About ten years ago, at the time Greely was rescued, twelve bodies were found. The plaoe has never been revisited until the Kite landed there in August, whose men made an exploration around the site of the camps. Peary and friends deny that they have any such relics on board. Zseta Baa Gone South. San Frmnoisoo, Sept 20. General Antonio Eaeta sailed today (or Mexico on bis expedition to regain control of tb government of San Salvador. He waa accompanied only by two personal attendants. A Mueetlon a to Which I tha Beat Time Much Depend Upon tha oil and Locality. Whether fall or spring is the best soason for seeding land to grass is a question the answer to whioh depends very largely upon the circumstances undor whioh the work is to be done. In some localities, some soils, and fol lowing certain crops, spring is muoh the better time. In other places, and undor widely different conditions, the fall is greatly to be preferred. Upon this matter practice agrees with theory. Though a great deal of grass seed is sown in spring, an immense amount of seeding is done in the fall. There are many points in connection with seeding at the period last named that must not be overlooked, but three of them are of such vital importance as to deserve special mention. Those are the time of sowing, the preparation of the soil and the seed itself. In a large part of the country it was formerly held that it the land was not laid down in the spring, August was the best month in whioh it oould seeded. But the severe droughts whioh so commonly follow the frequent showers of the dog days" prove fatal to the newly germinated seed that somewhat later sowing has be come a custom. If the season is pro pitious the latter part of August is the ideal time for seeding, as .the plants are enabled to get a good root develop ment before cold weather oomes. The risk, however, is great, and in a series of years it is highly probable that much better results will be scoured by doing the work during the first half of September. If the other conditions are right, -even later seeding than this often gives a better stand than seeding in the hot, and possibly extremely dry, weather of August Whether the seeding is done early or late, the measure of its success will very largely depend upon the degree of thoroughness with which the soil prepared. This is true when the seed is put in with winter grain as it when grass is sown by itself. If the conditions as to warmth and moisture are favorable, the seed may germinate quickly in a hurriedly prepared soil, and for a few weeks the best of results may be promised. But the time oomes, and it usually oomes very soon, when the imperfectly prepared field falls be hind the one that was thoroughly fitted, At first the difference is so slight as to be hardly noticeable, but the diverge ence increases rapidly and long be fore the time comes for cutting the first crop of hay it is very clearly marked. Every year there are num berless newly seeded fields whioh do not produce more than one-half or twp thirds as muoh bay as they ought to yield, or as they would yield if the land had been properly prepared at the time of seeding. And this light yield continues, year after year, until the land is again brought under the plow. soon oases remind one of. the old saw about saving at the spigot and losing at the bung. They also add to the in stances in which ' haste makes waste," and makes it not only for the time be' ing but for a long period after the work is done. It would be well for those who are not convinced of the im portanoe of fining the soil to give the matter a practical test, in a small way if they please, the present season, by putting an extra amount of work upon a portion of the ground that is to be seeded. It will cost them but little to do this, and the results of the experi ment may be snob as to lead them to make a marked change in the present method of preparing the land. Very muoh also depends upon the seed. If this is poor, no choice for time of sowing, or degree of care in fitting the land, can lead to the produo' tion of a good crop. The seed should be fully matured, and its germinating powers should be unimpaired. A sam pie of the seed to be used should be tested, in order to find what percent' age of it can be depended upon to grow. The best seed is none too good, and money spent to get the best seed is well invested. It pays when getting grass seed to purchase the best that can be secured from some reliable dealer. Then, too, the seed should be pure. Many bad weeds have been widely dis seminated in what purported to be grass seed. And, having obtained seed that is good, and that is free from seed of plants that are not wanted, it mere ly remains to say that it should be used with a liberal hand. Light seeding means a light crop of hay. On many soils it means many weeds mixed with the grass. Liberal seeding, if other things are propitious, means an abund ant yield, and it will even do much to counteract various unfavorable condi tions. Practical Farmer. COLLISION AT SEA. Agricultural I olnter. Raspberries produce good crops in the same soil for years, while straw berries produce their best crops the first year they come into fnll bearing. The removing of the old canes in the thrifty growing plants is about all of the pruning needed with currants, and it serves to keep the plants in a good fruiting oondition generally. There is excellent food for stock in wheat, cut green, when the grain is soft, and at recent prices pays better for milch cows and other cattle, horses and sheep, than to thresh the grain. Those who have their doubts about intensive cultivation, extra manuring, etc., are the men who never are tempt ed to practice them. One should never be ready to condemn a thing without some trial. Bnanlah Crulaer Hunk and Forty-Four Pennine Drowned. Havana, Sept 21. The cruiser Bar oostegul was wrecked at midnight by a collision with the merchant steamer Mortera in the canal at the entrance of Port Baroostegui. Admiral Delgado Parejo, seven other offioors and thirty six of the crew were drowned. Tbo cruiser bad been employed on govern ment business between the different ports of Cnba. The Baroostegui was a third class cruiser, oarrying five heavy and two rapia-nriug guns. She was of 1,000 tons displaoemont, built in 1870. The oruiser left for Baroostegui at mid night with Admiral Delgardo Parejo on board On reaching the mouth of the harbor, close to Mortera fort, the Baroostegui came in collision with the Mortera, a steamer engaged in the ooastwiso trade. The Mortera struck the oruiser on the starboard and badly injured her. She sank at onoe. The Mortera, although badly damaged, stood off to give assistance to those on board the Baroostegui and saved the greater part of the crew. Admiral Parejo, Captain Y'banez, First Lieu tenant Lopez Aldazjoa, Second Lieu tenants Jnnoo Soto and Can jo, Dr. Martin, Purser Paeyo, Machinist Za ruela and thirty-six of the orew wore drowned. Viotor Aroga, auother offiotr, had a leg broken, bnt was picked up by a boat from the Mortera. Admiral Delgardo Parejo was com mander of the Spanish naval forces in Cuba. He arrived on the island June 7. Contain Vinal, of the steamer Mor tera, in the oourse of an interview, said today: "At 11:15 o'clock last night, when within two miles of the eutranoe of the harbor, I saw ahead of my star board a green light, whioh I presumed was that of a passing steamor leaving port I ordered the engine to slow down, and procooded on our course, hearing two whistles from the oruiser, to which we replied. Turning into the harbor, and keeping in sight of our starboard the green light of the oruiser, we whiBtled twice again, thus indicat ing that we were turning into the bar bor, when suddenly all the lights of the oruiser were put out I immedi Ately ordered the engineer to steam baokward, bnt it was of no avail, for the steamers collided. I ordered boats to be lowered and life-preservers to be thrown overboard. After the collision we were entangled with the Barooste' gni for a while, but this situation en dangered the Mortera as well as the oruiser, and I ordered the engines to go on ahead, my intention being to try to run the Baroostegui on shore. . I soon found that this oould not be done with safety. Baoking off from the cruiser, she sank almost instantly." Admiral Delgardo Pareljo was the last man to leave the cruiser, being in a row boat When the rowboat, in whioh was Admiral Parejo, was about to start for shore, the suotion occasion ed by the sinking Baroostegui carried the boat down, and all on board were drownid. The gay streamers and flags whioh have decorated the , city in welcome of the soldiers from Spain have been taken down and replaced by draperies of blank. The city is in mourning throughout for the admiral and officers and crew of the Baroostegui. The cause of the extinguishment of the lights on board the cruiser, which was described by Captain Vinal, of the Mortera, was occasioned by the stop ping of the engines to save the life of a sailor whose arms had been caught in the dynamo. STRIFE OVER VALUES Annual Troubles of the Board of Equalization. PLEAS FOR MERCY ARE HEARD PROBABLY KILLED BY SEALS. Loe of Two of the Sealer Battler Crew Confirmed. Seattle, Sept 23. Tho Allie L , Al- gar, tne nrst or tne ruget sound seal ing fleet to arrive, came into port to day, bringing confirmation of the loss of Mate Nelson, brother of the captain, and a sailor, whose name was not given, by the San Franoisoo sealer Rat tler. It happened on the Japan ooast in - May, the two men having gone away in a hunters' boat They were probably devoured by "killers." The Rattler was spoken by the Algar in June, and she was since seen in Ben ring sea, but is now on the way home, and will arrive by October 1. The hunters and boatmen of the Al gar had an experience with a school of vicious-looking ' killers" about the time of the loss of the men from the Rattler. The school came to the sur- faoe but a few yards from the little fleet, and instinctively the men began rowing for their lives, but beyond one or two of the animals coming to the surfaoe at nearer points to add to their fears, no mishaps occurred. One of the boats was on the opposite side of the school. The Algar had 1,200 skins, ,000 of which were secured on the Ja pan ooast A Decided Decrease In all Property In Washington, a Aueaaed by the County Boarda. Olympia, Wash., Sopt 10. The scene of strife between the state board of equalization on the one side and the oonnty assessors on the other, whioh is annually presented at the oapital, is now fairly on in a somewhat exagger ated form. Tales of poverty are being heard and eloquent pleas for mercy are now made daily to the state equalizers. All this oonsumos time, if it does not prove effective. The value of railroad property, aa equalized by the oounty boards in 1894 was $13,492,997; for 1895 this is (12,548,826, a decline of 1944,172, or nearly 7 per oent. Realty in 1894 was $174,399,616; this year it is $105,681,508, a decline of $8,718, 108, or nearly 6 per cent Personal property in 1894 was $28,425,333; this year, $25,986,899, a difference of $2, 438,484, or 8 1-2 per cent. All of these figures for 1895 are without Franklin county, whose returns are not yet in. Pierce county was before the board today in tho person of Prosecuting At torney Coiner, Robert Win gate, the county commissioners and the oounty assessor. Regarding charges made that Pierce oonnty had been unjustly treated a year ago, Auditor Grimes said no wrong had been done and he could rely on the records to prove bis asser tion. Coiner said Pierce oonnty people felt thoy had been severely dealt with in the matter of taxation. They had looked at it as an aggregate proposi tion. They thought their valuation very large and arrived at the conclu sion that it was the fanlt of the state board; but upon investigation, they had concluded it was mostly their own fault They felt, however, an injus tice in the past had been done Pierce and King counties in the classification of lands as compared with other West ern counties. To summarize the desire of the Pierce oounty people, it would appear that they are satisfied with the assessment of that oonnty on city and town lots and improvements thereon, but thoy want a new and more favor able classification made by the state board. ' The following extraot from the sohool book contracts will prove par ticularly interesting to retail dealers throughout the state: The Werner Company agrees to take from retail dealers all saleable stock whioh they have on .their shelves, of the books previously in use, correspond ing to the grade and olass of books that the board selected, and give the retailers the new books supplied by the Werner Company, in exchange, dollar for dollar; and also agree to pay all express on books sent and returned on the above exchange.' Lovell & Co. agree to make even ex change of new books now in the hands of dealers in this state. Sheldon St Co. agree that the books in the hands of dealers whioh were displaced by the adoption of their publications will be received by them at the wholesale price in Washington, and their books furnished instead, at the same price, dollar for dollar. t'arlou Brailllan Matter. New York, Sept 21. The Herald's correspondent in Rio de Janeiro tele graphs that the Brazilian government is not content with England's proposi tion to abandon Trinidade if Brazil will consent to the establishment on the island of a oable station. If this is insisted upon it is reported that the British minister in Rio de Janeiro will receive his passport President Moreas has oonsentod to aot as arbitrator between Peru and Bo livia, whioh republics are still in a state of slight disturbance because Bo livia demands that Pern should form ally salute her flag as a part of the terms of a treaty relating to bound aries. Alarming but vague rumors continue to reach Rio de Janeiro of tho uprising of the National Guard in Rio Grande do SuL The latest report is that 4,000 rebels have seized the town of Bage and refuse to surrender. Theii leader is General Sarava, who is, it is said. aoting at the instigation of General Martine. Thoae Chinese for Atlanta. San Franoisoo. SeDt 21. The local federal officers are investigating an al leged transaction by whioh two notori ous Chinese slavedealers brought in 250 Chinese laborers, ostensibly as ao tors for the Atlanta exposition. It is believed by officers here that the real actors for the exposition were found in New York, and of the men and women brought into the oountry as actors, the women are slaves and the men laborers. To avoid suspicion they were landed at Viotoria and brought aoross the line at Ogdensburg, N. Y. The United States district attorney will lay the facts in his possession before the fed eral grand jury and ask for indiot ments against "Little Pete" andLeong Lam, who have a bad reputation with the officials. THE IRRIGATIONISTS. London Stock Market. London, Sept 24. The unprece dented congestion in the money market continues, and there is no indication of permanent relief for a while. It is hoped that the drain from the United States is checked for the present The release soon of millions in con nection with the Chinese losn will add to the existing plethora. The volume of business on the stock exchange has been much reduoed, even mines being dealt in on a smaller scale. The vol ume of most speculations has received setback. The release of the govern ment dividneda within a fortnight has strengthened the market, and a recov ery of the prices of all first-class stocks anticipated. American railways have shown a pretty general, though farctianal advance. Grand Trunk shares were livelier. International Right" tha Subject of a Paper by a Mexican Delegate. Albuquerque, N. M., Sopt 20. To. day's session of the national irrigation congress was opened with a paper by Don J. Ramon de Ybarrolla, of Mexico, on ' International Kignts. ' He said that in the locality of Guadalupe-Hidalgo it was explicitly agreed between the United States and Mexico that the Rio Grande should in no way be ob stuoted, nor the waters thereof appro priated by either nation without the consent of the other. At the time the treaty was made the river was naviga ble up to within a few miles of El Paso. The water has been appropri ated on the American side, and the treaty has hence been broken by this oountry. He claimed that some meas ure or system should be devised by in ternational agreement whereby there wonld be an equal division of the wa ters of the stream. Phoenix, Ariz., was selected as the next meeting plaoe of the congress. The time of the after noon session was taken up by the re port of the oommittee on resolutions and the election of officers for the en suing year. The Hon, E. B. Moses, of Kansas, was made chairman, and Colo nel Hines, of California, (Secretary of the national committee. Clear Profit to the Owner. Spokane, Sept 19. At a meeting of the directors of the La Roi Mining Company tonight a dividend was de clared of $25,000. The mine is in the Trail creek distriot, and is owned by Spokane men. The direotors expect to declare monthly dividends hereafter. At tonight's meeting George Turner, a well-known politician, resigned from the presidency to take the position of general manager. His brother, Colonel W. W. D. Turner, was elected presi dent The mine has paid for itself, all development work and improvements. ' Today's dividend is clear profit to the owners. Canadian Affair. St John's, Sept 21. The New foundland fishing vessels siesed off' Labrador by a supposed Canadian offi cial were all released a week ago Sat urday, and all promptly filed notioes against him, claiming heavy damages. The mail steamers report that people are greatly irritated against him be cause of injury done to fishing opera-' tions. Over $4,000 worth of alleged: smuggled jewelry has been seised within the last twenty-four hours. It is reported that a valuable seizure of liquor has been made on the southern; shore. To Coin Double Bagle. Philadelphia, Sept 19. Superin tendent Krets will commence tomor row the coinage of the double eagles from the millions of dollars in gold bullion now stored in the vaults of the mint in this city. The press has a ca pacity of 18,000 pieoes a day, and by working to its full capacity will give an output of over $10,000,000 a month. This oourse will be pursued by the su perintendent as the reserve gold fnnd is now quite low and because of the weekly shipments to New York and other oities it is desired to replenish them. Moat Look to tha Government. Albuquerque, N. M., Sept 19. The time of the irrigation oongress today was mainly taken up by the considera tion of the proposition to ask the gov ernment to undertake the task of re claiming the arid lands of the West by the construction of dams and reservoirs at national expense. It is contended that this is too great a task for indi vidual effort, and that the government will have to do it Colonel Carr, of Illinois; ex-Governor Sheldon, of Cali fornia; George (J. Cannon, of Salt Lake, and other prominent men took part in the discussions today. The delegation from the Republic of Mex ico arrived today. A pocket was found in Jackson creek district, Or., last week from which gold estimated at between $600 aad $1,000 has been taken. Mr. .Adams, the owner, says that be has ordered a five-stamp mUL which will be put in position soon after it arrives. '. ' The Stanford Million. San Franoisoo, Sept 19. The argu ment of the special counsel for the United States to secure for the govern ment control of $15,000,000 of the Stanford estate was resumed today in the United States oironit oourt of ap peals. The argument rlosely followed the printed briefs. The argument dwelt upon the personal liabilities of the stock holders and the decision of the United States circuit oourt in the oase of Frenoh vs. Tesonemaker was construed as applicable to the case at the bar. Chicago' Canal and Canadlaa Pert. Ottawa, Sept 20. Mr. O. Hanley, who baa been appointed to investigate the effeot of the construction of the Chicago drainage canal upon Canadian lake ports, in reducing the water level, will shortly go to Chicago to look into the matter before reporting to the au thorities here. He will also visit the Canadian lake ports and probably American lake ports that are liable to join Canada in a general protest against the canal's oonstuotion from a national standpoint Kelly on Coaey'a Army. Pocatello, Idaho, Sept 19. "Gen eral" Kelly, of industrial fame, spoke here in the street last night for three hours. He reviewed the travels and hardships of Coxey's army last year and asserted that this movement was just In ita infancy, and as soon as the bluebirds began to sing in the early spring they wonld be "marching on to Washington." He advocated govern ment employment, and said Chicago would be headquarters for the army. He says they will not "keep off the grass." To Proaocato the War. London, Sept. JO. A dispatch to the Standard front Madrid says: Tha government has arranged with Paris bankers for a credit of 4,000,000 pounds star ling far the war ia Cuba.