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Oregon City Coarier. A, Wi CHENEY, Publisher. DUTIES MAY GO UP. MS OF THE WEEK A Important Tariff Amendment to Da Introduced. Washington, March 81. The proposl MIEGON CITY OREGON tion that all goods imported after a oer i tain date, before the enactment of the . till -1 II ... I.. . I1UW Utrill Ulll, BIIUll UO IIIU'IU IU JJliy j duties carried by tlio bill, is likely to crystalize into definite form. The subcommittee of the way and means committee, consisting of Dnlxull, Tawny and GroHvenor. have considered the legal aspects of the plan carefully, and obtained opinions from lawyers to the effect that the plan is constitu tional. One of them said today they will prepare an amendment which will declare all imports made on and after April 2, 1897, shall be dutiable at the rate finally fixed in the bill. Istarestlns; Collection of Current EeU la Condensed Form Froia Both Contlncuti. Ona Melton, the Amerioan newspa per correspondent, who is confined with the Competitor crew in Cabanas, Cuba, is reported to bo dying. It is reportod in Washington that President McKinley will shortly Bond a commission to Cuba to participate in the investigation of the Ruiz murder. The United Press, having its prin cipal office in New York, has made an Assignment for the benefit of its credit ors. The collapso was due to the with drawal of four New York dailies. Bight lives were lost by the wrecking off Pensacola bar, Fla., of an oyster loop bound hence from St. Andrews. The craft was caught in a squall, was wamped and sank within a few min utes. . The sultan of Morooco has prohibit ed the usual pilgrimage of his subjects to Mecca, on account of the prevalence of plague in the districts through which they must travel on their journey to the ahrine. Captain Meyers, of the steamer Dan ube which has arrived in Victoria, re ports that the steamer Willapa is now complete wreck, waves having pound ed her to pieces. The captain and pas sengers are still at Bella Bella. A strike of steamfitters in New York, in which between 80,000 and 60,000 men may be involved, has been de clared. The bosses refused to longer agree to the conditions set forth by the union and this precipitated the strike. Other unions threaten to strike in sym pathy. The secretary of state lias sent the following identical note to all maritime powers, about thirty or thirty-six in -number: "The Grant municipal in augural committee has requested the president to officially invite the mari time nations to send warships topur citipato in the ceremonies on April 27 next, when the Grant Monument Asso - elation will formally deliver to the city of Now York the tomb of General . Grant, erected by voluntary stibscrip- tion, at Riverside park. It will be gratifying to this government if this inyitation could bo accepted." Tho secretary of the treasury is in re ceipt of information from the minister of Tokio, Japan, that during the pres ent session of the Japanese diet, a gov ernmental coinage bill will bo presented .for consideration by that body, which will, if passed, change tho standard of Talue in Japan from silver to gold. It ,jjs proposed to fix the government ratio (between the two metals at 82 to 1. The (unit of value will be a gold yen, which i,will be one-half tho weight and value of the old gold yen, which is the same (weight and fineness as the gold dollar ol tho United States. The proposed innit of value will, therefore, be the ex act equivalent of 50 cents in United States money. Senator Lindsay, from tho committeo on judioiary, has reported tho bankrupt cy bill substantially as it was reported trj Senator Teller, during the last con gress. Nineteen business bnildings in Bloom ington, "Wis., were burnod. Th fire originated in a saloon at 1 o'clock ,in the morning. The total loss is $50, 000, with light insurance. I The senate in executive session con firmed the nomination of Willis Van deventer, of Wyoming, to bo assistant attorney-general; Charles Schullor to le major, ordnance department of th army. A draft of the treaties between ths Transvaal republic and the Orange Free State have beon concluded at Bloemfon tein, the capital of tho latter republic, .and are published in Pretoria. They give the burghers in each stato a fran chise in either republic and tho two re publics agree to support one another in case of attack. Tho treaties must be ratified by the volksraads of both ro publ ics. The secretary of the treasury has au thorized the collector of customs at Fer dinando to issue clearance papers to the auBHH)ted filibuster Bermuda, now at that port. Theso instructions wero is-, sued upon receipt of an affidavit mads by the captain ot tho Bermuda, pledg ing himself not to enter Cuban ports nor to take on arms or ammunition to b transferred to nnothcr vessel on ths high seas or to do any act in violatioa of tho laws of the United States. Two More Amendment Adopted. Washington, March 81. The house today was an hour and a quarter secur ing a quorum. An amendment was adopted plaoing a duty of $1 a ton on bauxite not refined, the Republicans stating that Georgia and Alabama de manded protection for it. There was a sensational scene in the afternoon when Johnson of Indiana protested against taking the time of the house in irrelevant discussions; he was ordered to take his seat and refused, but finally did so. As chairman of the committee of the whole, Mr. Sherman was about to summon the speaker the second time Johnson arose, and the speaker was actually called in to sub due him. An amendment was adopted increas ing the duty on common yellow and brown earthenware from 20 to 25 per cent Cylindered and crow glass, sil vered, was put in cast polished plate- glass, silvered, paragraph and looking glass plates were made dutiable at 10 per cent ad valorem. In the Senate. Washington, March 81. Senator Hoar, chairman of the judiciary com mittee, today reported favorably the bill to prevent the use of kinetoscopic exhibitions of prizefights in the District of Columbia and the territories. It also prohibits the mailing of prizefight pictures or their receipt from common carriers. A heavy penalty is provided. The senate adopted a resolution mak ing $250,000 immediately available for the improvement of the Mississippi river from the head of the passes to the mouth of the Ohio river. CUBA'S LITTLE NAVY Insurgents Said to Be in Pos session of a Cruiser. IT WAS A SPANISH WARSHIP TO REACH THE POLE. The Crew of tho Mutinied, Took Possession Vessel and Turned It Over to the Insurgent. Jacksonville, FU., March 81. Pas sengers arriving here from Havana say that a rumor is in general circulation here to the effect that the crew of ono of the Spanish cruisers mutinied a few days ago and took possession of the Pearjr, the Explorer, Expects to succeed Kezt Time New York, March 81. The Advor User says: Lieutenant Peary recently laid a plan for Artie research before tlio oouncil of the American Geographical Society. The plan includes tlio reach ing of the North Pole. It was heartily indorsed by the council, uiul subscript tions toward its accomplishment prom iseu. should the plan succeed, th United States will reap the glory. Lieutenant Peary's plun, as now ma tnred, is considered by Artio explorers one of the most feasible yet advocated First of all, it is not to be an expedi tion in the usual sense of tho term will, besides Lieutenant Pearv himself, include only one or two white men. one, he will be a surgeon, and if two the other will be a scientist. Tli snip, turning tt over to the insurgents, partT w,n i,e conveyed by a chartered who have already begun to make cap- whaler to the noint on thn w..tm lures of small Spanish war vessels of j coaBt of Greenland which Peary has so the coast guard. The Spanish officials deny the story, but it has received cor roboration from other sources. often made his base of exploration. At this point live a tribe of Eskimos They form the most northerly settle ment or human beings, as fur as known, upon the globe. They know the explorer, and have every confidence in him. Jvrom them no will select five or six young married couples, and will with lknn, .,.,1, nlnn . . i ' 1 . I hang into thn nxrliinelm.n which it. in General It I vera Captured. Havana. March 81. General Her nandez Velasco, continuing operations in the hills of Pinar del Rio, with the troops under his command, was engaged yesterday morning at Cabazeadas, Rio More Flume Distributed. Washington, March 31. The presi. dent sent the following nominations to the senate: State Charlemange Tower, of Pennsylvania, to be envoy extraordinary and minister plenipoten tiary to Austro-IIungary; Anson Bur- lingame Johnson, of Colorado, consul at Fuchau, China; William 8. Hallen burger, of Pennsylvania, Becond assist ant postmaster-general. Interior Thomas Ryan, of Kansas, first assistant secretary of the interior; Henry Clay Evans, of Tennessee, com missioner of pensions. WOULD ANNUL THE TREATY. of 100 men under General Ruiz Rivera. The insurgents were dispersed, and their position captured after an hour's fighting. The troops captured a number of pris oners, including Major General Rivera, his chief of staff. Colonel Baoallao and adjutant, and Lieutenant Terry. Gen eral Rivera and Lieutenant Terry were both wounded. Rivera, who succeeded Antonio Ma- ceo in command of the insurgent forces in Pinar del Rio, is considered next in military importance to General Maximo Gomez. The insurgents left ten men killed. The troops, pursuing the enemy, cap tured a quantity of arms, ammunition, dynamite caps, etc. The troops had one man killed, and Lieutenant Wol gesraffen and twenty soldiers wounded. General Rivera and his chief of staff, Colonel Baoallao, were brought in pris oners at San Cristobal, Pinar del Rio, last evening. Lieutenant Terry, adju tant of General Rivera, who was made prisoner at the same time, died on the way to San Cristobal. He was wounded by the explosion of a Spanish shell dur ing the engagement at Cabazeadas. Tho strike on tho Erio canal, at Pen dleton, N. Y., has assumed a serious aspect. Tho stonemasons were nttacked by sixty Italians, because they refused to quit work. Sheriff Kinney ordered ,the Italians to return to their cabins. jThey refusal, and wore reinforced by zon. It showed a big bright light, too Dig lor a uaioon, ami glowed steadily. California Beet-Sugar Producers Prepare a Memorial to Congress. San Francisco, March 81. A mem orial to oongress in the form of a peti tion signed by the people of this state who are interested in the beet sugar in dustry is being extensively circulated. The petition is a protest agaitst the continuance of the Hawaiian treaty of 1875, and against the proposed annex ation of the islands. It sets forth that the treaty has been operative against tho revenues of tho United States, as well as vitally detrimental to the beet sugar industry here. It appears that under tho treaty, dur ing the years 1890-05 inclusive, goods to tho value of over $15,000,000 from Hawaii were admitted free, showing that in the interchange of business be tween tho two countries the. islands en joyed 78 per cent of the total volume, and this is naturally increased under the augmenting imports of sugar with out a corresponding inoreaso in their imports from the United States. This would indicate that the treaty is only partially reciprocal; that the United States has been unuocessarily deprived of a vast amount of customs revenue would appear to be indicated by statis tics footing up to over $72,000,000 lost .during a period of twenty-one years of commerce with tho islands. The petitioners point out that as the conditions have entirely changed since 1875, the government should foster an industry that will make tho country self-supplying, rather than perpetuate by subsidy a foreign business largely owned by foreigners who employ chiefly mongolians. Airship Heen In Omaha. Omaha, March 81. Tho mysterious airship was seen again last night for tho third time by a number of reputable citizens. It hove in sight about tlio timo that church was over, and in half an hour had traversed tho heavens, and had once more disappeared. It was seen by people in all parts of the city. This time the airship came into view in the southeastern portion of tho hori- To Stop an Expedition. Jacksonville, Fla., March 81. On receipt of a telegram from Washington, the Vesuvius, which has been watching filibusters, weighed anchor and steamed to the south, leaving six of its men ashore. The boat has gone to Biscay- enne bay to endeavor to prevent a Cu ban filibustering expedition from leav ing, but will probably be too late. believed surrounds the North Pole. All their goods, including dogs and sledges, will be taken with them and when no further progress can be made north, tney and reary ana Ms companions will be landed at some spot and a new colony formed. The ship will have a supply of provisions for three or more years, and make its way back to civil ization before the ice closes in. From this base point the two or three white men will make their explorations. Lieutenant Peary figures that this colony will not be over 800 miles from the pole. The Eskimos will be able to withstand the climate and he believes they will be contented so long as they have enough food. The women will be taken along to do the cooking and at tend to the clothing and footgear. As soon as the ice conditions are propitious an attempt will be made to reach the pole. The Eskimos and their dog sledges will be used if possible, but in nny case the white explorers will push on until the stars and stripes have been planted near if not on the pole itself. ' LANDS OF THE STATE. BATTLE OVER A CORPSE. to Result of an Attempt by Negroes Prevent an Inquest. St. Joseph, Mo., March 81. Knives and clubs were used in a race war last night, and several deaths may result. Coroner Richmond attempted to hold an inquest on the body of Mrs. Payne, a negro woman, and the husband of the dead woman and her neighbors resisted. The coroner and constables were driven away by a mob headed by Payne. They returned an hour later, accompanied by nearly a dozen policemen, heavily arm!, and the trouble was renewed. A hundred negroes were gathered, and they refused to give tho body up to the ooroner. The police and negroes fought with knives, clubs and revolvers, while the body of the dead woman was car ried out of the house. A dosnearate attempt to got possession of the dead body was again made by tho negroes after it had been placed in tho wagon, and the fight was resumed. Tho body was taken into the morgue, where an inquest was held. Several hundered negroes gathered about the j piace, out were neid at Day by tlio po lice guard that was placed about the premises. The inquest has not been concluded. Occupied In Washington by Persons Who Pay No Rent. Olympia, Wash., March 81. State Land Commissioner Bridges declares the old board of land commissioners was derelict in the matter of leasing public lands. He claims' that 00 per cent of the school lands are occupied by persons who do not pay the state a cent, thus depriving the school fund of from $35,000 to $40,000 per annum. In 6pokane, sec', ion 10 is occupied hy 400 families and business housse, rent free, while in Tacoma a worse state of affairs prevails, and land in tho business cen ter of the city, comprising thirteen acres, is bringing in no revenue. Tim ber from these tracts have been cut and no returns whatever made to the state. The loss to the state of this timber alone is about $40,000. Commissioner Bridges will send no tices of vacation to all persons occupy ing state land without an official con tract. These trespassers number 2,800 througouht the state. Valuable farm ing land in Whitman, Garfield, Spo kane, Walla Walla, Lincoln find Co lumbia counties is occupied by persons who do not pay a cent to the state. In Spokane the land used for building pur poses should, it is said, bring the state $500 per annum. Tho new school law simplifies this system of leasing land. Henceforth the county auditor will act as the agent for the state land commissioner and it will be his duty to lease lands subject to the commissioner's approval. Mr. Bridges will secure leases from all tres passers by July 1. A CYCLONE IN TEXAS Great Damage Done in Vicinity of Austin. the LOSS OF LIFE IS REPORTED Houses Were Unroofed and Trees Were Spilt Asunder by the TerrlHo Wind. Critical Day at Helena. Helena, Ark., March 81. Today lias been the most critical day in the his tory of the city. The river lias been steadily rising and stands at 50.6 feet. All night the wind blew and the waves beat on the levee and weary hands Commission to Cuba, New York, March 80. A Herald dis patch from Washington says President McKinley has decided to send a special commission to Cuba. The president has in view a close personal friend and : piled sacks of dirt where the breaches a man of considerable legal ability, in j were sliown. it was a gallannt fla lit whose judgment Mr. McKinley has the I and it left everybody exhausted. This greatest confidence. Tho specific object morning the mayor issued a proolanin- of the special commission's visit to t'011 reciting the desperate conditions ,J'olacks, whereupon the sheriff and jposse fired a volley at them. Tlio men jran from the Hold. Three Italian pa .drones have been arrested and brought jto Lockport. Twenty-five men are at jwork on tlio canal under guard of a dozen deputy sheriffs. : The Brooks locomotive works, of Dunkirk, N. Y., has resumed on full time. The force has been greatly in creased during the past week. It is expected the full force will be employed in all the departments before April 1. Sylvester Seovel, the correspondent, who was imprisoned in Cuba, has ar rived in New York on board the Segtir anea, from Havana. Mr. Scovel was in the best of health, and stated that a great deal of sympathy had leen wasted on him, as he had been treated with great consideration and kindness. It sailed over the city to the northwest, and there disappeared behind the houses and bluffs. It moved very slowly, and seemed to be quite near the earth. Nothing but tho light was visible. Strike Is Declared. New York, March 81. A strike of steamfitters in the city in which be tween 80,000 and fiO.OOO men may be involved, was declared today, when over 1,100 steamfitters refused to work. Tho bosses announced Saturday that an agreement hitherto existing between them and the employes would no longer be considered, and those who wished to report for work this morning must sign the new rules. The men refused to sign. Cuba will be to take part in tho in tended investigation of the alleged murder of Dr. Ruiz. Consul-General Lee has absolutely refused to join in this investigation on the ground that he is convinced the Spanisli government j will not conduct a fair inquiry, and the decision of the Spanish commission j will be a "whitewash" for all officials concerned in Ruiz' death. Drowned at a Kuril. Gainesville, Tex., March 31. Miss Ruby Smith, daugther of Alderman Smith, of this place, and Albert Thompson, a young man who was ac companying her from Era to this city, were drowned last night five miles west of here in attempting to ford a creek that had become a raging torrent, as a result of the unprecedented rainfall of yesterday and last night. Annexation of Hawaii. Washington, March 81. Representa tive Spaulding. of Michigan, today in troduced a joint resolution providing for the annexation of Hawaii to the United States. It gives consent of con gress that the Sandwich islands be made into the state of Hawaii, with a repub lican form of government. The Buddhist monastery of Haine, in Thibet, is the loftiest inhabited point in the world. It is 17,000 feet above sea level. surrounding tlio city and requesting that stores be closed and all able-bodied men be sent to the front. The procla mation met with a hearty resposne and in a few minutes several hundred men with spades in hand were taking the places of tired men who had labored all night. Tonight the wind has abated, but watching and working still goes on. Three Ien lllown to Atoms. Philadelphia, March 20. A terrific explosion occurred this afternoon at tht Dupont chemical works, on the banks of the Delaware river, at Gibbstown, N. J., by which James Henderson, Car! Wright and Thomas Stiles were blown to atoms. The separating building ami four other buildings were blown to splinters. The destroyed factory was used in the manufacture of dynamiu and Atlas powder. Austin, Tex., March 80. Today the city and country was visited by a cy clone that did great damage. The wind came from the southwest, and blew at a rate of about sixty miles an hour for nearly twenty minutes, tearing down trees or splitting them asunder with terrific force. Several electrio towers were blown down, and quite a number of houses in the residence portion were mown down, and in several cases nar row escapes from death are reported. The new unoccupied residence of Burt McDonaly was blown down, strik ing against the residence of William Vining, knocking in one side of the building. Two children who were in the room playing narrowly escaped The roofs of a number of residences were torn off, and in addition to doing much damage to the state university, the wind blew off the entire roof of the adjoining dormitory. Great damage was done to the building, and the prop erty oi tiie 20 students therein, many of whom fled for their lives when the roof was carried away. The roof was carried 100 yards, orushing the roof of a cottage in which four people were seat ed, but none were even injured, though they were entombed by falling debris. A church just to the north of the university had the entire east side blown in and was unroofed, the wind carrying the roof a block away. The residence of Dr. Graves, immediately north of the church, was lifted from its foundation and twisted completely around and set down in the same place, so badly damaged, however, that none of the doors could be opened to permit the escape of the frightened inmates. Tho small town of Clarksville, near this oity, was swept by the wind, and many horses were killed by flying de bris, while a number of small houses were blown down, though fortunately the inmates were not killed. Several were badly maimed, however. With the terrific wind came a driving rain, that was little short of a flood, and swept everything before it. Persons arriving on the evening trains bring reports from the surround- ng country that the storm was general in this section. The small town of Bua was roughly handled by the storm, quite a number of houses being blown down, and one or two persons killed, thoucli their names are not obtainable, owing to the fact that most of the telegraph wires are down, and news is very meager. Ibis is the worst storm that has ever visited this section, and it has laid waste everything in its track, but for tunately so far few deaths are reported. The storm was over in an hQur, and the sun came out as brightly as though nothing had happened. At Calvert. Calvert, Tex., March 80. Late de tails of the storm show that the loss of property will reach into the thousands. Many fine dwellings were demolished. At Calvert an old lady and two child ren wero in their houso and were fa tally injured by the collapse of the building, which was partly burned, notwithstanding the torrents of rain. The loss to property in and around Cal vert is estimated at $100,000. Many roofs and chimneys were blown down. People living here for twenty-five years say they never witnessed such a fearful storm. All telephone as well as tele graph lines were prostrated. Bad Fire In Portsmouth, Virginia. Norfolk, Va., March 30. A fire ocr curred at Portsmouth this morning, making many farailies homeless and causing $100,000 damage. Fire origi nated in Whitehirst's hall, corner of Green and Glasgow streets, and burned the block to London street. A high wind swept the flames southward, and at 2 A. M. the steeple of the Catholio church, three blocks away, caught fire from a brand. In less than half an hour the edifice was in ruins. The flames spread to a row of residences on High street, and, while they were burning, the flying sparks caused an other blaze in Newton, about a mile away. Assistance was rendered from Norfolk and while the fire was at its height the militia was called out to protect property and aid the firemen. WORLD'S WHEAT CROP. Th Yield of Last Year tha Smallest la Six Yeara. Chicago, March 80. The Timet Herald's Washington speoial sayst The world's wheat crop for 1800 was 2,428,303,000 bushels. This fact will be officially announced by the secretary of agriculture in a report to be issued this week. Although the total wheat crop was 118,000,000 bushels less than in 1805, it was larger than earlier esti mates indicated. This was largoly dne to an increase of 50,000,000 bushels in the finul estimates of the central statis tical bureau, over the November esti mate of the minister of agricultme of that country. The crop for 1800 was the smallest in six years. Regarding the distribution of the crop of the United States for 1806, the report will state: The increase in price which began in the fall of 1800 so stimulated sales that many parts of tho country are now left with only sufficient for seed. All sec tions roport an exceptionally small per centage on hand, the general average being 20.0, against 26.3 last year, and showing but1 88,000,000 bushels in farmer's hands March 1. An unusual ly small amount of the crop of 1805 re mains but 8 per cent, against 4.7 per cent of the 1894 crop so held a year ago. A larger proportion than usual must be retained for home consumption. The average percentage so retained is 48.3, against 41.1 last yenr, when the inducements to export were weaker. TWO AMENDMENTS ADOPTED. Slowly With House Proceeding Terr Tariff Bill. Washington, March 80. The prog ress of the house on the tariff bill to day was even slower than yesterday. Only five more pages of the 162 pages of the bill were disposed of. makimr fourton pages in all in the two of the five days allowed for consideration under the five-minute rule. At this rate, only thirty-one pages of the bill will be disposed of before the bill comes to a final vote. Only two amendments were adopted today, each an amend ment on the ways and means commit tee. All the Questions involved in the tariff, with occasional incursions into the realms of the financial theories. furnished fruitful topics for tho mem bers. Fully two hours were spent in the discussion of whether the foreigner or the consumer paid tax. This ques tion bids fair to consume much more time before the debate closes. Bailey, the leader of the oppostion, was absent almost all day, and Rich- ardson and McMillin bore the brunt of the hard fhrlitinK. The Demoeratio policy, so far as it has been disclosed, seems to be to attack the bill at every point, making trusts the especial ebjoct of assault. The Republicans are tryinir to advance the consideration by refrain- ng from debate, but they are forced by the attacks of the opposition to defend, their measure. MUTILATED COINS. The Penalty Defaeedl President of the Northern Tarlfle. Chicago, -March 31. The Post's Washington special says a report is in circulation among the Washington friends of ex-Secretary Lamont that he is about to become president of the Northern Pacific railroad.' Fatal Holler Explosion. Augusta, Ky., March 31. The boiler of a sawmill exploded today, killing two men and fatally injuring three others. The killed are: Calvert P - J. D. Tucker. I Made a New Itecord. San Francisco, March 80 The Mer chants' Exchange has a dispatch from London announcing the arrival of the British ship Militiades, which sailed from this port on December 20, making the trip in eighty-four days. This is the fastest time on record for a sailing vessel between San Francisco and Lon don. The Milt hides was grain laden, chartered by G. W. McNear. To Abolish Capital Punishment. Denver, March 20. The state senate passed the Engley bill providing for the almlition of capital punishment. The bill recently passed the house, and now only awaits the governor's signa ture. w York Hotel Mystery, New York, March 30. Anthony Marshall, who was found unconscious yesterday in the Marine hotel, while two women were lying dead in the same apartment, all having been over come by illuminating gas, died today in the hospital where he had been taken, without recovering his senses. The two women were identified by rela tives at the morgue. Dr. Koch is said to have discovered another anti-tuberculin. for Passing Money. Washington, March 80. Letters by the bushel have been pouring in on the treasury department, asking for infor mation concerning the new law in rela tion to the passing of mutilated coin, although those seeking the information might, in a majority of cithes, have so cured it from the United States dis trict attorney or secret service officers of their respective localities. In brief, it may be explained that the law is in the main an extension of that against counterfeiting. It provides thut the passing of mutilated or defaced coins or the mutilation of defacement of coin for any purpose shall be held to be a criminal offense, puniiihable by imprisonment for a period of one to five years and a fine of $100 to $2,000. Under this law the practice of present ing ladies with coins of gold or silver, with the initials of the donor engraved thereon, to be worn as bangles, will be a criminal offense. The law also drives out of existence a number of people who have made a living by purchasing mutilated coins at a reduction from their face value and plugging up the holes so skillfully that the original mutilation could not be discovered. Even this kind of tamper ing with money will be regarded as an offense under the statute. The Laurada's Voyage. Philadelphia, March 80. The fa mous filibustering steamer Laurada ar rived in the Delaware last night, after having successfully landed the most important expedition yet sent from this country to Cuba, and tonight is anchored in the river below Wilming ton. Hope for the Laurada's safety had been practically abandoned by all except those connected with the Cuban junta. Wichita Lands to Be Opened. Perry, O. T., March 30. Recent advices from Washington are that the Wichita country, owned and occupied by the Kiowa, Comanche and Apache Indians, will be opened by Mav 1. Th ; gold and silver excitement in the Wich ; ita mountains has drawn hundreds on j the border of this country, and the . opening is expected to be of more note than any previous opening of the In dian territory lands. Washington, March 30. Snce the change of administration, over 80,000 , applications lor positions have been filed at the postoffice department. The ' number is said to be somewhat smaller than four years ago. All the papers have been recorded and classified and j the cases made up to date. Up to the . close of business today the appoint j ment division of the interior depart ; ment has recorded 1,000 applications for presidential positions under the interior department.