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OREGON COURIER A, W, CUKNKT, Publlaher. OREGON CITY OREGON Imprisonment the Fate of Jack Hammond and Associates. EVENTS OF THE DAY EHOMS, PHILLIPS AND FARRAR Epitome of the Telegraphic News ot the World. TXS8E TICKS FROM THE WIRES Am Ietereatlna; Collection of Item From she Two Hemisphere Pnuntod In Coudenaed Form. Dr. Salmon, the oldest Freemason in the world, died in London. He was 108 yean old. The last clean-up of the Apollo mine at Unsa. Alaska, was 187.500, the jrodoot of a three months' ran. According to the monthly orop report last Issued, the average oondition of winter wheat is 83.9 in May, 1805. Anti-missionary riots have broken at in Kiang Yin. The Birtish mission was looted and burned. The mission ary escaped. The dockers' strike in Rotterdam has assumed an ngly aspect. The oivio guard, nolioe and marines have been called out to protect the workers. William Deering, the reaper manu facturer, has made a donation to the northwestern university amounting to '1316,000. The gift is in real estate and bonds. Miss Maasie Todd, aged 20, daughter of Dr. Lyman P. Todd, was killed in Lexington, Ky., by a trolley oar wbile he was bioyoling. She was a oousin of Robert Linooln. The president has approved the act soaking provisions for the deportation to Canada of the Cree Indians from Montana, and their delivery to the Canadian authorities. The Abysslnians in Massowah have liberated the Italians who were made prisoners at Agama, and it is said that "Baa Mangasoia will liberate the re mainder within a week. 'Mathias Jensen, of Astoria, baa in vented a maohine for the manufacture of glllnets whioh, he olaims, will knit MO fathoms of net in ten hours. He intends to apply for a patent. Jack B. Alexander, a great nephew of Jeff Davis, was shot and mortally wounded at his saloon in Paris, Ky., by John Steers, brakeman. He bad re fused to trust Steers for a drink. Henry Cuyler Bnnner, editor of Puck, Hied at his residence in Nntley, N. J., limn tubercular consumption. Mrs. Banner and three children were at his hedslde when death oame. Carl Albrecht, the man who brutally Bordered his wife upon the streets of Marsh field, Or., February 18, has been aantenoed by Judge Fullerton to be hanged June 36, 1896, at Empire City, The Spanish caravels which came ever during the world's fair have been xiven to the Field museum, in Chioago and will hereafter float in the lagoon directly in front Of the museum build ing. . A oave-in of the Standard mine at Burke. Idaho, instantly killed a miner awmed Sohofleld Ax tel. The deceased was about DO, and single. He had been in the Coeur d'Alene several years. The senate passed Mitchell's bill pensioning the veterans of Indian wars. This bill will pension all who served in the early Indian wars in Washington and Oregon, their widows and depend sot survivors. to The supreme oourt at Pendleton has decided that women are not eligible as candidates for the office of oounty sohool superintendent. There are at present fifteen women candidates for this offioe in the state. In Van Buren, Ark., Jailer Stamps was assaulted by two prisoners, who, after beating him insensible, took his keys and liberated five others. Stamps is probably fatally injured. The pri oners were not captured. D. W. Watson, a wood-dealer, was instantly killed in Seatlte in a runa way. In falling off his leg was caught and torn off. His body was dragged bout 100 feet, bis leg being left be hind. He died instantly. The increase in the prioe of bolts and nuts in the iron trade the past three weeks is the evidence of a report ed gigantio pool of manufacturers in these goods, the organisation of which is) now in progress in Boston. While the 9-year-old daughter of William Ashby, of Pine valley, was rossing Pioneer creek on a footbridge in company with another child, both were precipitated into the water and the Ashby child was drowned. At Can de Vie, Ma, wbile sitting p with her stole ohild near the open replace, Mrs. John Edwards' clothes eangbt fire, and the flames communi cated to the eradle. The baby was ore mated and the woman seriously burned. A convention of the Western Federa- tloa of Miners met in Denver, Cola Colorado, Idaho and Montana were largely represented, and delegates were present from most of the Western states and from British Columbia. . Over 500 union carpenters in De troit, Miob , strook for eight hours a day at 35 ornts per hoar. The busses are willing to make the minimum tiary and to pay a fine off 1,500. Car- pi UP IT riPTrPl VC1DC ??JW "l1? sr: bl V CIS rlnttW MAKj Dealers' Association, ' ' An effort was made to burn the largi Bunker Hill oonoentrator at Wardner, Idaho. The oonoentrator was fired and a portion of the flume blown up at the same moment, extinguishing the lights and stopping all the machinery. The fire was promptly extinguished by one of the mill hands. No arrests have been made. Hank Bonkolkan, while fishing in the lake at West Lake Park, near Los Angeles, brought to the surfaoe the body of a well-dressed young woman, about 20 years of age. . Tbe body had evidently been in the water only short time. The identity of tbe girl is not yet discovered. ' The strike of forty-four firemen of the Armour paoking plant, in Kansas City, has assumed international pro portions, and there is no telling where or how it will end. The strikers have already petitioned the national oounoil of the Federation of Labor to deolare an international bovoott against tbe Armour products. All roads in the Central Passenger Association will hereafter carry bi oyoles free. Alfred C. Field, a negro, oonviotea of the murder ot Mrs. Randolph, was hanged in Chicago. The schooner Mary Ayer was sunk in collision with tbe steamer Okano, in Lake Miobigan, off Grosse point, and five of her crew were drowned, two being saved. An explosion at Bida, in the Nupe country, west ooast of Afrioa, on the Niger, has razed to the ground the palace of the Emir Meleki, and has killed 200 people. Tbe Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern railroad was sold at auotion in Seattle and was purchased by Judge H. G, Struve, representing the bondholdesr oommittee, for $1,000,000. Ties piled on the Chicago, Milwau kee & St Paul railroad at Waldo, i few miles south of Milwaukee, Wis., derailed a south-bound freight train. Three men were killed and two injured. At the Eliot Square building in Buffalo, N. Y., Thomas Purdy and Val Jenly were working at the bottom of the elevator shaft when workingmen at the top dropped down an iron bolt, killing both. In Queretaro, Mexioo, a cave-in oc curred at the opal mines and ten men were buried with earth and stones. Word was brought from the scene that four of the miners were killed and several others injured. Tbe Gaulois published in Paris, says that Senor Canovas del Castillo, the Spanish premier, is about to ask the intervention of the European powers with regard to the interference of the United States in Cuban affairs. At the lEeotroial Exposition in pro gress in New York a message was flashed over the wires of the Western Union and Paoifio Postal companies, oovering a distanoe of 15,000 miles, and a reply received in four minutes. Tbe fruitgrowers of Snake river are considering the formation of a union, so that fruit oan be bandied at smaller cost than previously. The plan is to have a Spokane commission house handle the fruit direct from the river. Forty men were let out in the Gem mines, in Wallace, Idaho, and will not be re-employed nntil development work is finished. This is said by some to be significant on aooount of the recent ex plosion at the Bunker Hill and Sul livan mines. Catherine A. Laoy, 82 years of age, of Phoenix, Aria., was burned to death. She had risen at 4 o'clock, and in lighting a fire ignited the curtains. From this her clothing oaught, and before help arrived she was fairly oooked, dying in a few minutes. A dispatoh from Vladivostok says: Quiet has been restored at Seoul, Corea, and tbe king will return to bis palace from the Russian legation, where he has been since tbe disposi tion and massacre of the late ministry. The Russian marines are returning to their vessels. The steamer Mexioo just arrived in the Sound, brings the following Alas ka news: The North American Com mercial Company' schooner Seventy Six, whioh left Kodiak Deoember 11 last for Wood island, is lost with all hands. A heavy gale sprung up just after she left, and Bhe has not been beard of since. Trouble between the Indians on the Tongue river reservation, in Montana, and the white settlers in the neighbor hood is probable, and troops have been WILL INJURE TOBACCO TRADE Hop It Yet Entertained at Pretoria, However, That the Sentence Will Be Modified. London, May 31. A Pretoria dis patch to tbe Times, dated May 18, says The exeoutive oouncil today decided that tbe punishment of Colonel Franois Rhodes, Lionel Phillips, George Farrar and John Hays Hammond (tbe leaders of the reformers who were sentenced to death) shall be fifteen years' imprison ment. Tbe hope is entertained that the sentences will be modified. The decision of tbe sentences of the other reformers is still awaited. The Times also has a dispatch from Cape Town, whioh says the motion of Mr. Merriman, in tbe Cape Colony bouse of assembly to revoke tbe char ter of the British South Africa Com pany is oertain to be defeated. Tbe bulk of tbe speakers in tbe house, this dispatoh says, support tbe chartered company. The Times explains in an editorial that there is a bare possibility that in its Pretoria dispatoh fifteen years means the period of banishment instead ot imprisonment "If it means imprisonment," says the Times, "it is almost equivalent a death sentence, and will produce painful impression of surprise as being severe beyond all expectations, and tbe ending will be to perpetuate politu strife." The Daily Telegraph has a dispatoh from Pretoria, dated Monday, May 18, which says the executive oounoil, after a heated discussion, postponed tbe final decision on tbe punishment of the re form leaders until the next day (Toes day). A difficulty has arisen, says this dis- natch, from the fact that fifty-two of the prisoners, inoluding the leaders. have signed a petition asking for commutation of. their sentences to fines, while ten of the prisoners have refused to sign. A BRILLIANT SCENE. Pomp and Pageantry of Royalty Ready at Monoow. -A dispatoh from London, May 21 Moscow says: A hundred thousand persons awaited the czar's arrival for two hours, in the elegantly decorated station. The sta tion was a brilliant speotaole, with the glittering uniforms of nearly every regiment The czarina looked oharm ing in a white dress and bonnet The czar was plainly clad in the uniform of a oaptain of infantry and with no decorations, making a striking oontrast to the brilliant suite. There were 800 special correspondents on the platform Two new and resplendent baldaohins have been prepared for the coronation, one for the ozar and czarina, and the other for the dowager czarina. The three anoient thrones of Ivan III, Miobael Teodorovitch and Alexis Miohaelovitoh will be used for the cor onation. The monogram of the ozar is embroidered npon that of Michael Teodorovitoh's throne, that of tbe czar ina upon the throne of Ivan HI and that of the dowager ozarina upon the throne of Alexis Miohaelovitoh. Tbe new imperial standards are mounted upon a blaok and yellow shaft, sur mounted by a gold enameled eagle. GEN. BOUTELLE IN ASTORIA Pat He Does Not Favor Licensee to Trap In the Bay. Astoria, Or., May 21. Among the distinguished visitors in the oity yes terday was Adjutant-General F. A. Boutelle, of the state of Washington. In an interview he said: 'The governor watches everything very carefully in his state, and in this fishing question he takes no sides what ever, exoept that he wants to see law and order preserved, and hopes that the business of fishing will go on in a short time. The militia will remain at Ilwaoo as long as there is any appar ent necessity for its presence. When it is safe to do so, it will be with drawn." In reply to questions concerning the trapmen at Ilwaoo, General Boutelle said: "I am sorry the fishermen went over there and drew the piles, as they could have got it done withont that If they bad gone to the engineers and Effect In Thl Country, of Weyler's Latest Order,.. New York, May 20. Importerta of tobacoo from Cuba were inclined to doubt today the authenticity of the dis patch from Havana that General Wey ler has forbidden tbe exportation of to bacco from Cubs. General Weyler, it is understood, has taken this step be cause ot the financial assistance ren dered to the cause of the rovolution in Cuba by the Cuban and, Spanish oigar makers in this country and presumably elsewhere out of Cuba. A member of a wholesale grocery honse that imports more tobacco and oigars from Cuba than any other firm, speaking of this latest alleged order by tbe Spanish oommander-in-obief in Cnba, said to day: "If the telegraphic dispatches con cerning this matter are correct, the whole manufacturing tobacco trade in this country will be demoralized. Tbe prioe of Havana oigars constantly fluo taates, as far as tbe dealers are con cerned, although the consumers perhaps do not know it. There baa been a gradual inorease in the prioe of tobacco the last two or three months, but it is impossible to say bow much the price of domestio cigars is to be increased by our failure to get tobacco from Cuba. Some Sumatra leaf is nsed in making oigars, but it is not so satisfactory of course, as the Havana. The enforce ment of General Weyler's decree would greatly interfere with tbe faotories in Florida. But it is early yet to proph esy. I think the manufacturers in this oountry have Cuban tobaoco on hand sufficient to last a few months. Tbe importation of leaf tobacoo from Cuba ran from 10,000,000 pounds in 1886, to 1,000,000 ponnds in 1893, falling to 20,000,000 in 1895. The value of tbe tobaoco ranged .from $4,000,000 in 1886, to $9,000,000 in 1898 and $7, 000,000 in 1895. The valne of mann factures of tobaooo (oigars) imported from Cuba in 1886 was $3,100,000, and tbe importations gradually inoreased until 1890, when their value was $3, 900,000. Then the importations or values," decreasd until in 1895, the total value of tbe manufactures of to baoco (oigars imported) was only $2,' 040,000." BAD FIRE IN WASHINGTON. WHY WEYLER REMAINS Says His Presence in Cuba Restrains tbe Spaniards. WHAT MADRID NEWSPAPERS ASK asked for to avert a possible outbreak. ! applied to Governor MoGraw, the mat This is the result of depredations com-i ter could have been arranged very mitted by the Indians on the cattle , quickly. of the whites. Upon the recommendations whioh I . i, I shall make to the governor when I get Nearly half the business portion of ,,,, . m, 7haro ni .JL the suburban town of Blue Island, ta lioeU9e.Vpn; traps in the bay I fire. Altogether twenty-six buildingi were oonsumed, entailing a total loss of about $160,000. A shifting wind was blowing almost a hurricane at tbe bay. governor will differ from me in regard to this matter. Of course, we cannot touch Sand island, exoept to the mean high water line. The rest of the island is a government . .1 .1 J i. J : j i ' " layiuij. reservation. Tbe state of Oregon has C J. Curits, editor of the Weekly jurisdiction of Sand island proper, but Three Firemen Killed and a Quarter o a Million In Property Burned. Washington, May 20. A oonflagra tion, which resulted in tbe loss of almost $250,000, in which three fire men were killed and four seriously in jured by falling walls, occurred in this oity about 8 o olook tonight. Twenty- two buildings, with their contents, were destroyed in two hours. The burned dis trot oonsists almost entirely of commission and wholesale jobbing- houses, in the square bounded by B street, Louisiana avenne. Ninth and Tenth streets. Thomas Griffin, Daniel Conway and Assistant Foreman Guiles were the firemen killed. ' The fire started in a Postal Tele graph Company's branoh office, located on B street, and is supposed to have been caused by lightning, a severe thunder storm having just passed over the oity. The buildings were filled with a mass of inflammable material, which made it difficult for the firemen to oope with the progress of the flames, whioh spread with great rapidity. Af ter two hours hard work the flames were under oontrol. A rough estimate places the loss on the buildings "n Louisiana avenue at $75,000. The other losses are mostly on stock. Muoh of tbe property is held by the Van Ness and Hemmes estate, and is believed to be well in sured. A Hot-Headed Spanish Senator. Madrid, May 20 In the senate to day Senor Giron, liberal, protested against the slanders on Spain, which were uttered in tbe United States sen ate. He intended, he said, to denonnoe tbe intolerable oonduot of pirates and brigands against Spain. The day had oome, be said, when we should have to oonsider the wretched aots of intoler ance of the dollar prinoea, with the affairs of Spain. He protested also against the Washington slanders against the queen regent. Tbe Duke of Tetuan, minister of foreign affairs, replied to Senor Giron that the govern ment might join in the latter protest, but that they oonld not approve the re mainder of Senor Giron 's remarks. President Cleveland and the United States government bad given proof of their respect for the principles of inter national law, be maintained. Want Tbelr Government to Repudiate Treaties With America The View of Senor Laatre. New York, May 18. A World dis patch from Madrid says: Tbe ma jority of the Madrid newspapers ask the government to repudiate tbe treaty of 1795 with tbe United States and tbe protocol ot 1877. These journals al lege that tbe conventions referred to are binding only to Spain, as the United States daily prove their oon tempt for international law and all usHges among civilized nations. They claim that the United States openly tolerate a case of piraoy in violation of neutrality laws, because tbey sup pose Spain is weaker than their conn- try and in a position in whioh it would be difficult for her to .vindicate her rights and obtain fair play. The main reason General Weyler gives for remaining in command in Cuba, after tbe government bas dis sen ted from his views in the Competi' tor case, is that he deems bis presence there necessary to restrain volunteers and the Spanish party in Havana, who show a strong disposition to take the law in tbeir own hands, and who insist upon tbe putting to death of the con demned filibusters. General Weyler contemplates send ing several battalions ot volunteers to reinforce tbe foroes "blocking" Gen eral Maoeo in Pinar del Rio province, with a view to using the regular troops now there to reinforoe the col umns trying to arrest the advance of General Gomes toward Matanzas and Havana. Muoh stress is laid, in the press and official oiroles, on the fact that tbe con tinental and European and the tele grapbio press manifest sympathy with Spain in the Competitor incident "Jurist consuls believe that Spain might make a strong case against most of tbe naturalized Amerioans arrested in Cuba," said Senor Lastres, the lead er of the conservative deputies from Porto Rioo, and vice-president of tbe chamber. BOOKS TO BE EXPERTED. CONGRESSIONAL NEWS. Herald, of Astoria, Or., and W. H. Weeks, candidate for recorder on tbe Populist ticket, engaged in a fistio en counter, in which Curtis came out sec ond best Weeks was the aggressor, and the provocation was an article in the Herald in which Weeks was the viotim ot an abusive attack. osnnot go around the mean high-water line." Drunken Man I'auaed m Mob. City of Mexico, May 31. Last night a drunken man passing a match factory made an offensive demonstration against the owner of the factory, a Spaniard. shoutinB"Death to Soani- f Secretary of State Price has just re-'ardst" The Spaniard, thinking that ceieva lue diploma medal awarded the tbe man was about to draw a knife, state of Washington at the world's fair hit him. A mob gathered, shouting for Brains and Brasses. Tbemedalisa "Death to Srumianta!" anil "Pnh.n wages 30 rents per hoar and promise bronse piece, on the face of whioh is liberty I" and began stoning the factory to ontmerte the eight-hour day on Juno-1 the figure of Columbus, inclosed in a and smashing windows. General Car. handsome aluminum case. Tbe diplo- bellada and adjutants soon arrived, ma is awarded for the yield and gene- Tbe mob stoned them, slightly wound- eral excellence of variety of grains and ing the general. Tbe police dispersed grasses exhibited. the mob, srresting fourteen persons. County' Exemption. Olympia, Wash., May 20. Opinions were banded down today by the su preme oourt in tbe cases following: State of Washington ex rel. J. Summer field, appellant, vs. H. W. Tyler, au ditor of Spokane oounty, respondent In this proceeding the relator sought to oompel the payment ot a judgment against Spokane oounty. Such a show ing was made as to entitle the relator to the relief sought, if judgment was such that it oonld be enforced against the oounty. The supreme oourt holds that municipal corporations, and es peciauy counties, are not liable to garnishment, unless made so by ex press statutory provisions. Action of the superior onnrt affirmed. Forty Indian Keported Killed. Frnud Apparent In Managementof Cem etery Fund. San Francisco, May 18. Tbe Ex aminer Bays: The trusteeship of the Masunio Cemetery Association is to be investigated and the books are to be ex ported. Masons have recently awakened to tbe faot that whereas there should be halt a million dollars or more in the treasury, there is little more than $100,000.' That embezzlements bave been oommitted there oan be no ques tion, for the trustees have admitted it to fellow Masons. That the manage ment has at times been criminally negligent, the words nsed by tbe sec retary, when under examination, attest That tbe greatest extravagance bas characterized the expenditures is pat ent to the oommittee. How the treas ury oould have been looted, as it bas been, without tbe knowledge of tbe trustees, is a mystery. The reoords show that the monthly meetings of the board were regularly attended, and that every member faithfollv drew his $10 fee for so doing. Furthermore the board has filled vaoanoies with men ot its own choosing. Most of the mem bers of the board have held office for years. DARING BANK ROBBERY. The Caahler Bound and Gas-red, and he Vault Looted. Springfield, 111 , May 18. The most daring bank robbery whiob has ever occurred in this part ot Illinois was perpetrated at noon today at Buffalo, thirteen miles east of this oity, the cashier being bound and gagged and $11,000 carried off by tbe robbers. The bank of Buffalo is owned by A. A. Pikerell & Co. This noon two masked men entered the bank, just as Cashier Kloppenberg was locking np the safe, preparatory to going to dinner. Klop penberg was the only person in the bank at tbe time. Tbe robbers seized him from bheind, bound and gagged him and then took all the money in tbe bank. William P. Dawson, who en tered the bank some time later, saw Kloppenberg lying on the floor and re leased him. Kloppenberg oould give but a meager description of the rob- b i It is thought they are experts at the business. The oountry has been scorned by mounted men, without suo- oess. Canadian Stock Shipper. Toronto. May 18. Cattle exporters here are making a vigorous fight against an attempt now being made to ship American cuttle to European ports by wsy of Montreal. It is claimed this would seriou-ly injure tbe Cana dian export trade in France, where I'anadiHn live cattle are now permitted to be landed. Home Canadian uatlte have been shut out of Enuland. snd Coodenaed Record or tbe Dolnga f the - Nation's Lawmaker-e)nat. Washington, May 18. By a vote of 81 to 80, the senate determined today that Henry A. Dupont was not entitled to a seat in tbe senate from Delaware. This olosed a long and animated con troversy, which bad been one of tbe most notable contests of its kind in tbe history of tbe senate. Tbe result was in donbt op to tbe last moment and this lent added interest to the final vote. There had been some question as to tbe direction of Stewart's vote,, but it was with those of tbe Democrats and Populists, and was the decisive vote in declaring Dupoat not entitled to a seat Before taking the vote, Piatt spoke for Dupont, and Vilas against him. Bacon spoke against tbe issue of bonds without authority of con gress. Resolutions were proposed by Morgan for an inquiry as to our treaty rights witb Spain, and Gallinger relat ing to the need ot additional enact ments. Washington, May 20. The conferee on tbe river and harbor bill eipect to have their first report ready tomorrow night Of tbe senate amendments so far passed upon, tbe bouse has yielded about one-balf. Tbe main question in dispute is the additional oontraots au thorized by the senate. The senate amendments authorizing oontraots to the extent of $1,758,000 for bayou Plaqnemine, La., and the house provi sion of $315,000 for tbe Caloasieu riv er, Louisiana, together with tbe Dela- . ware river projects, the boat railway on the Colombia river and tbe Lakes Union and Washington canal at Seat tle, are still in dispute. Tbe fight over tbe Santa Monica and San Pedro-deep-water harbor bas been resumed in the conference. - Washington, May The senate today passed the District of Columbia appropriation bill, carrying approxi mately $7,800,000. A debate on the question of appropriations for sectar ian purposes cropped out on the para graph making appropriations for chari ties in the district On a vote, the senate sustained the committee in pro viding speoiBo appropriations for nu merous private charitable institutions, some of them of a seotairan cbaraoter. A further provision was adopted for in vestigation into tbe charity system of the distriot, with a view to ascertain what, if any, of tbe pnblio appropria tions are nsed for church purposes. The committee amendment giving- stated sums to nnmerous private chari ties was agreed to. Bouse. Washington, May 18. The house to day occupied itself in passing the pri vate pension bills, whioh were favor ably acted npon during the two special days given to their consideration. Erd man and Talbert threw snob obstacles in tbe way as they oould. Thirty-four bills were held np because they were not engrossed, but 100 were passed, leaving about sixty yet nndisposed of. At the opening of the session Howard rose to a question of privilege, to de nonnoe tbe fabrications some newspa pers printed five months ago, that he bad entered the hall of the house in an intoxioated oondition, and had been oarried ont by two colored porters. Washington, May 20. The house oommittee on ways and means today deoided to report favorably on the bill to permit oustoma offloials to deliver paokages not exceeding $5,000 in value to express companies and other inland carriers, under bond, after an appraisal on the wharves. Jewelry and preoious stones are excepted. It also authorizes Evans to call np in the house, under a suspension of the rules, a bill to per mit the bottling of spirits nnder bond . in distilleries. The oommittee on banking and ourrenoy today decided to definitely abandon tbe attempt to report a general banking bill this session, and the oommittee adjourned nntil the next session of congress. Washington, May 21. The house today entered upon a two days' debate of tbe immigration bills reported from the immigration oommittee. W. A. Stone and Tracewell argued for re strictive measure; Corliss, for his bill, designed to put an end to Canadian competition with American labor; Morse and Bartholdt for the educa tional test bill. The feature of tbe de bate today was the plea ot Bnok against any sort of restrictive legislation be yond that now on the statute books, whioh exoludes panpers and criminals. Before tbe debate began a resolution was adopted instructing the sergeant at arms to summon clerks from the counties in tbe sixteenth distriot of Il linois for the purpose of recounting the ballots in the Rinaker-Downing contest Omaha, May 20. A special to the exporters have built up a large trade . u.uv.um,,.,,, me wu Kratioe This, train arriving nere tnia evening brio a reports of tbe frightful results of tbe ry 1 next Bs Polioe CspUin Edwsrd B. Cat pen ter. of New Y- rk bss Wn sen aenoed to three months in the pen it en oyolone on tbe Pawnee reservation, ad joining this county. They assert that 40 persons were killed by tbe cyolone on tbe reservation. No particulars are obtainable, as all communication by wire is cut off. Those killed sre sup posed to be Indians, as there are few whites on the r serration. The Express of Australia is mik ing a collection of cows. they say, will be entirely ruined if Am. noun cattle are hipped with Canadian stock. The Cattle Feeders' Association met in ew-rt today and riprirlrd to end a dep ntattinfo Ottawa to lev before the irovermnent u emphatic p. oteat against tbe (invasion of American cattle into Onadnn port The planet Mars resetaMee the earth more clnavlr 'ban any other of the Milar evstem that we know sny thing about Tbe Cruan Incident. Washington, May 21 Notwith standing rumors from Caracas to tbe contrary, it can be stated that the cele brated Cruan incident bas not yet been closed, and that no indemnity has yet been paid by Venezuela to Great Brit ain. Negotiations are proceeding, however, through the German minister at the Venezuela capital. But so far it has not been possible to arrange the terms of the indemnity. The difficulty appears to lie, not in the refusal of Venezuela to pay an indemnity, but in tbe avoidance ot a recognition in the pavment of all language that by any possibility might be construed into an admission of British title to the Uruan oountry where the inoident occurred. At a meeting of the Columbia Riww Fishermen's Protective Union held in Astoria, it wss decided unanimously to rject the proposition of the Scandina vian Packing Company to give i cents per pound for salmon. Tbe sen timent of tbe meeting was strongly against any compromise, the men re maining just where they stood at tbe opening of the season, and were firm la their demands for 6 cents per pound.