May Bo Looatod in Alaska Soon. MTOgOID POSSIDLE TROUBLE frffqli OrrlnB Hanger of n Berlnu fClilU lletweeti Americana unit Call JtHnrTt Near the llorder. flslilriKton, Mnroh 23. Tho Ilrlt- fBlirnmbiiBflii'lor, Blr Julian Putiiicufoto, "conferred today with Secretary liny in roferoiico, it id understood, to a modus genu! to bo observed along tlio Alaska uoitlor, in onlui to obviate thu positi- PlJlmyTof a clasli, imjiiiHiik tlio fliuil do- t 'limitation ui inu iiyiuui. rfiftiiood of thin has boon emphasized liln tin' liiBt low days by reports of flo botwoon tlio Canadian and tlio feerjcnn prospectors on tlio l'rooupino TiicHO reports havo caused con- Tjerablo unoaHlness in olllcinl circles sndon, iiimI efforts liavo been inadu Itollaflrn tlio facts, rnoro huh noon no jgflioTal information, however, oltlior ILcToIoi" In London. Just biicIi n cIuhIi jaglboon expected, and tliuiopoitH liavo mtwI todlroct tlio attention o olllcinls KlMtlio need of olli-atlng a border ur- jrangonient. Tlio prellminnry move in UTdlreolion wiih inndo as booh hh tlio rAnglb-Ainerlcan commission adjourned CynTiout settling tlio border quuallon. STwUullan then suggested that a tern- norary arrangement bo tnndo. Thia gaUl iiialntnin tlio status quo, cncii jSlxnaklng no further advnnco pond- TgWJlnal agreement on tlio boundnry. rAwteiiipotury lino probably win no fill I rjinjEuy tno two governments, mm ivmuld not affect permanent interests, raould servo uh a legal barrier bo twoon tlio lawless lortntio-HcoKura in locality. Tlio plan in favorably irwwfired on both sides, and Ih likely to carried into effect, although no agreoiiiont urns been outcrod into tlius I ome important Btntomoiitn concorn- igMtlio boundary lino situation nro yen in olllciul coneflponiiunco now on Ifilajin tlio stato and interior dopart- icnta, which has uovoi boon mado Governor Brady, ol Aliuiui, as long attoTAB tlio latter part of February called latfontion to tlio extremely threatening jcomjltlon of affairs. February 21, Governor Brady, who was liore, had a fcoororonoo with both Secretary Bliss, f ho was then liint lonvlng the cabinet, tndl Secretary Hay, in which ho urged that tlio aggressive act of the Cana dians should be promptly met. -ATHER'S TERRIBLE CRIME Killed III Five Children unci Attempt ed to Cremate llm Itemaln. Inutahinson, Kan., Morch 23. An jooious crimo was rovealod hero to- Rlifyiwiien tho coroner and his nsaist- lantfl removed tho dead lodica of flvo lo children from the houso occuplod f John Moore, whloh burned nt an Srjy hour. A coroner's Jury investi gated the case. and. in accordunco with tffe jury's recommendation, Mooio, tho fatnor ol tno dead ciuidron, was urrosi- guTon n chargo of murder. When tho flromon and nolRlibors peached tho burning houso, tho father mi tho only niembor of tho family of sren found outsido. ills actions woro Rftfeer. and ha would not talk. Whilo Ithe buildinK was still hum lug and ills nuildren wltliln tno burning wans, no took a liorso from his stablo and rode away. When tho dromon entered tho Jsoueo. alter liavlni! nartly auenchod hp lliunoB, thoy found tho iivo cliil lien, lying sido by sido, in a bed on 1, 1 1 l.-.i L t. .1 1 jo noor, an ucau, uui aut uuuijr Jarned. ITIio coronor's autopsy hold this af ternoon devolopod oouvinoiiiR ovldunco nn awful crimo. Tho skull of each 3ild was dooply indented, and fiom fo donts lone fractures extended. All bat ono of tho children had been Kfabbed in tho neck. Tho throat of tho Ittlo U-ycar-old, a boy, had boon lashed so deep that tho spinal column Imd boon eovorod. It was upon thoso acta and tho atranco behavior of the father, that tho authorities baso their Rharuo of murder. . when Mooro was oallod boforo tho coronor's jury to testify, ho protended lip bollovo that nn exploding lamp had nullified tho lire, and that his children find mot doath in the llamos. Ho tosti- lod thnt ho was awakened from a dcop ploep by tho unioko, find ho found tho iiioiiBO anro an over, n was jo miu itofl, ho said, boforo ho recovered his Ron sea, and thou ho did not try to savo tho children, because ho know that ihoy must bo dead, as tho flro had Started in tho room in which they woio ilooping. His riding away from tlio lro ho oxplaiuod by stating that his mo was away from homo attending a Sick lriond, and that ho wont to tell nor of thoir loss. Mooro showed little concern whon tho jury loturned thu verdict charging him with murder. Souilnn Kxpnilltlon In tlio VU. London, Morch 21. An Ariflo- Egyptian expedition will bo umlur Itakon noxt autumn, nccordina '.o n dla intoh from Onlro to tho Da y Mull, to Jiuaily dlsposo of liia khalifa. Abdullah fitiul tho other dervlah loaders in tho Ibouuan. DEATH IN THE TORNADO. roU Klllnil, lion tlemnllalied nmt Farm Devastated. Memphis, Tenn., March 21. A lories of windstorms havo swept through portions of Alabama, Mississippi and Arkansas today, doing nn immonso amount of property dumago and kill lug a number of pooplo. The storm covered n radius of serontl hundred miles, destroying telegraph wires and cutting off communication with a (Jlobttrno to liavo largo section of tlio country. county, Alabama, seems Muifot.od tlio most severely, tlio storm assuming tlio portxirtions of u tornado. At Hellers and Luvenio, Ala., much lumugo Ih reported, and at Itob Itoy, Ark,, ono man was killed and sovoral lmbdly injured, Dumas, Ark., was nearly wiped out of existenco. and sev eral .other towns in tlio vicinity suffer- I severely. Ono person is reported killed at Hickory Flat, Miss., and as the farmhouses in the vicinity sufforod teavily, It is not unlikely many fa- alltlos occurred which liavo not yet been reported. Itoporta from different ioInts in tho three states Indicate that 18 persons wero killed outright and 21 injured, as follows: Alabumn, 10 killed, four in jured: Arkansas, one killed, sovon in jured. Tho property loss will run into tho hundreds of thousands. HiiVrn I'oraoli Kllloit. Uirmlnghain, Ala., Murch 21. A cyclone passod through tho country horo today, creating great liavoo in tho country hotween Hellin anu Kdwnidn v 1 1 lo. It is known nevon people, mem-. beia of tho family of Mr. Coffee, a far-i mer, are dead, and It is thought many others are injured, although on account of tho damage done by tho storm to tho telegraph wires, it is impoasiblo to give details. Thu houeo contained 11 peoplu when it was struck by tho storm. ( Tho buiding was entirely demolished, , and sovon inmates wero killed out- rWit. Hirmingham, Ala., March 21. Ad ditional details of tho tornado near IMwnrdsvillo woro recoived hero to night. Tho dead number 11, and 14 wero badly injured. i Tho path of thu storm was about 200 yards wide, and it traversed tlio coun try for 12 m ilea, beginning in the, northern pait of Cleburno county, near Iron Citv, and moving southward. Thoro was an immonso funnel-shaped cloud that bounded along liko n rubber bull, rising at intervals and leaping, sovoral hundred yards without doing any damage. Then, whon it descend ed, it would pick up Houses and ciusli them to pieceH, uproot trees or twist them off tho ground and swoop all be fore it. Lowis Coffee's reaidenco, a strong double house, situated on a lit tle hill, was swopt a way and tho tim bers scattered for a milo. Ten of its oluven occupants wero instanly killod. Except thu body of the baby, which was found undor tho ruins of tlio chimney, tlio corpses of tho victims woro carried half n milo, and ii I no of them woro found heapod to gether. Kvory body had been strippod of its clothing. Ono was twiatod around n stump and two others worn headless. Beside tho body of tho fa ther lay lleaslo Coffoo, tho only mom her of tho family not instantly killed. Slio was unconscious and her arms woro around hor dead father's neck. She ia unable to talk and will die. FURIOUS MEXICANS. Mob of I-'lv or HI Ilunttroil Attack Aiimrlcnn IUltli llfflor. T..,l T..- T..,t. 01 Tim n-nrlr of removing smallpox pationts to the, peathousu, under diroction of Stato I ii. ...i.i. rm. niutit un tmonn tVI UCnitll VitlbUI Mil.,.., . morning. Alter 1U nan boon romovou, llin ndlcern encountorod on East Mata- moras strcot a mob of Moxlcans, who inenucod them in such a mannai that tho chief of polico was tolopuonod for. Marshall Joa Uartholow and AisaiBtnnt Marshal Nyo Idur hurried to tno scone, and when they attomptod to ar rest tlio loadora oi tno uisuiruancu, thoy woro assaulted with stones and flrml iir.nn Nvn Iilnr was knocked down and aovoroly boaton about tho hoad boforo ho could bo roscuod. Ono of tho rioters was shot, but aidod by hia friends, mauagod tooscape. About 20 shots wero fired, n dozon arrests modo, and tlio mob disporsod. Tho health oflicora rcsumod thoir work, but woio soon mot by unothor mob of 600 or 000 Moxlcans, many of them armod. As thoy could not con tend with this forco, tho hoalth olilcora and Dr. Ulunt ouonod tolo- graphic communication with Governor Sayors. Ab a rosuit, no waa inBiruotuu TTiiliml States military nuthoritiea nt Molntoah, in tho nnmo of tho govomor, for bucIi nssistanco na waa needed, and later ho was informed that tho wnr dopartmont had tola graphod authority to ubo troops. Tho m..vif.nnH nm niiinli oxaitod. and ox VJ V. ' - Tt II 1 press contempt for tho nogro United States soidiors. White rasa Strike llroken. n.-i.i- IM.....I. on Tim linnklinnn nf OOaiViU, iuuiuii I tun. iMa nn tho White Pass & Yukon railroad haa boon hrokon, according to tlia oflicora of tho stoamer Rosulio, which arrived today from Skagway. J. R. Wliito, ono of tho fltriko loadors, haa boon aoutoncod to six months' im prisonment nt Sitka, by United States Commissioner Sohlbrodo, for inciting a riot. FOERZA PRISON CABLE, Mo Kvltltiim Tlmt It Wit Vied In mowing Up llm MmIiiii. Havana, March 22. Captain T; L. Huston, of tlio volunteer engineers, was questioned today by a press cone spondont on tho subject of tho story printed by a local newspaper nt Cincin nati, saying that thu location of tho keyboard by which tho United Htatos battlo'slilp Majno was blown up In Havana harbor on February 15, 1808, had been found by him in a gunroom of tho Foorza prison, whilo engaged iri cleaning out tho fortifications. The captain eaid tho tjbo of hln name in this connection was not authorized. Ho showed tho correspondent a cable with several wires running into thu harbor from Foorza prison, opposite Cabanas fortress. Ono wiro was connected, witli a disusod telegraph instrument in a neighboring govornment building. Though tho cable has not been investi gated by tho United States engineers, the supposition is that it runs to Ca banas, across tho harbor, and has been used for telegraphing. There is a re mote chance that tho wires in tho cablo were connected with mines or torpedos, but there is no indication that it had anything to do with tho blowing up of tho Maine. Tlio end of tho cable sticking out of Foorza prison has boon seen by tourists for weeks past. Many soldiers havo also seen the cablo, and many have expressed the belief that it was used to blow up tho Maine. PAPER MONEY SCARCE. Hun to Ornntor Vtiluinn or limine, Hot to InornBe III thn Hupply. Washington, March 22. Controller of tho Currency Dawes, in answer to inquiries today in regard to tho ap parent scarcity of paper money, said. ' ' 'P 1 1 ralilfif nnunn trtr ttin nmit'inn aiiu wiiu i uiinuii i w i tuu luniiiK demand for paper money is unquestion ably tho increase in tho general volumo of business. Thero has been no re duction in tho amount of paper money which of itsolf would causa scarcity. The situation in rafaronco to bills is brought about by tho increased demand and not by a decroaso in tho supply. "The amount of paper money in cir culation March 1, 1800, is much gicat er than it was ono year ago. While tho decreaso in oirculation in tho nmount of gold certificates is $3,4?G, 0S0, in treasury notes, 14,200,071, and currency certificates $25,326,000, tlio circulation of silver certificates haa in creased in tho sum of $10,113,278, and United States notos $44,141,212, mak ing tho total net incroaeo of govorn ment paper in circulation $27, 196, GOO, which, added to tho incroaeo of $18, 166,326 in national bunk circulation, makes tho total increase of paper raouoy in circulation over ono year ago, $45,350, 004 Ilnricliell' Itenmln t I'orUinouth. Portsmouth, Eng., March 22. Tho Uritisli cruiser Talbot, from New York, March, 8 which arrived off Spithcad yesterday with the remains of tho late Duron Herscholl on board, was berthed at the dockyards hero today. Tho casket containing tho liody was disem barked at 2:30 P. M. Tho guarda-of-honor presented arms, and tho massed bunds played a funeral march aa tho casket waa brought ashoie. Aa tho train loft tho depot at 2:25 P. M. tho combined buglo bands soundod the last post and tho port-guardship fired 20- minuto guns. During tlio ceromony all tho ships in commission How thoir flags at half-mast. I'cmc In I'orto Itloo. San Juan do Porto Rico, March 21. Tho reports cOntainod in nowspapora just received here, alleging that dan ger exists of an uprising of tho natives, ara regarded with astonishment, and nro absolutely without foundation in fact. Tho only disturbances that have occur rod horo have beon locnl fights botweon tho Amoricnn volunteers and tho lowor classes. The press corre spondent, who Iiub just returnod from an oxtondod trip through tho island, found only occasional evidences of dis satisfaction resulting from brawls, and local politics, and tho American officers now horo ridiculo tho idea ol an up rising of tho natives, who, thoy say, nro without weniions, and are entirely lacking in organization. Martini Lmr at Hkacway. Victoria, 13. O., March 21. Tho nlnnmnr Amur, which arrived Fridav. reports a riotous outbreak of railroad Btrikors nt Skagway. Tho mon mado nn unsuccessful attempt to drive tlio non-striking workmen Irom camp jno. 1. Whito, tho ringleader, led a largo body of mon to tho camp, whore Whit ing, tho railroad Biugoon, and n fow mini Rtond as miards. White advanced in front of tho party and parloyed for n low in inu tea, thon sprung lor uniting, who knookod him down witli a riflo, lirenkimr it nnd Btunning Whito. Tho rlnturs then illsnorsod. Whito will TO nover. One h 11 ml rod mon liavo boon sworn in to assist tho marshal, nnd tho . i town 18 undor innrtini iuw. Knlulniil'a l'unernl. Senttlo, Wash., Mnroh 23. Tho Btoamor Kinshlu Maru, which arrived tonight from Jnpnn by way of Hono lulu. lirliii-H advices thnt cront nrennrn tlnnn wnrn lifllncr inado nt Honolulu for tho funornl of Princess Kaiulnni, who, was to bo burled March 13. It was: nrnnntod thnt tho DIOCOBSlon Would DO tho largest over soon in Honolulu, not oxoopting tlioao of ueon hmma and King uainKaun. ALONG THE COAST. Itfiin nt flonernt Interit iltaaiisd yrom tlie Thriving 1'aolfln (4tat. Anotlinr Hnntatlonal Oolil Htrlko. A Kopubllc spcoial to tho Spokesman-Review says another sensational striko haa been mado in that camp. Tho shaft of tho Good Luck Consolidat ed, at a depth of 60 foot, struck a body of high grade oro. At the timo the dispatch was sent, tho minora were into tho oro with a cross-cat threo feet, and it is thought tho ledge is not loss than flvo foot wido. Tlio correspondent carefully sampled tho dump, and tfiree assays ran $286, $00 and $03. Tho stock had been selling at Republic at 2 cents, and now brokers are skurrying around for it in all directions. Acoldfint I)lrl Mall. A paokhorso, carrying tho mail be tween Kosoburg and Myrtle Point, Ore. gon, fell off a grado when going down theMiddloCoquille, tho night of March 8, and was badly crippled. That routo is Bpnrsly sottlod, and it was impossi ble to procure an animal to bring the mail in on time, hence tho Coquillo valley people missed their moil. Similar occurrences havo taken place all winter, and all are becoming re signed to tho inconvenionce. Tacoinn fllrla at Manila. Captain Fanton, of tho liner Vic toria, which arrived at Tacoma recent ly from China and Japan, brought word that during tho lato battle near Ma nila, Miss Sadie Bennett and Miss Wallace, of Tacoma. wero in tho city of Manila, and as a matter o! eafoty for the women they woro placed aboard one of tho American transports, which steamed out of range of tho vessels of tho belligerents. Irrigation Land Sold. All the lands in the middle Kittitas irrigation district in Washington, that wero delinquent on tho taxes were sold at EllenBburg, and were bid in by J. W. Witherop, tho holder of the bonds. Quite a number of tho largo taxpayers took advantage of Witherop's offer and paid their taxes, taking bonds from bim on tho basis of $11,000, in- stead of $24,050, tho amount actually due him. Will Enter n Muaeum. C. W. Briokor, of Dallas, Or., is the tallest person in Polk county. Ho ia 20 years of ago, still growing, and stands 0 foot 10 inches. Ho has se cured employment in a San Francisco museum. With him will go Joke C. Wilcox, of Ballston, who is a dwarf, 35 years of age, 52 inches high and weighing 180 pounds. Mr. lirickor is woll proportioned, and weighs 225 pounds. " New Society at Seattle. Tho congregation to which Rev. Al fred W. Martin has lectured at Ranke hall, Seattle, for tho past few weeks, haa beon organized on a business basia, with about 50 members. After tho lecture iecentlv, a meeting waa held. ovor wiiton is. u. uravos preaiueu. Upon tho adoption of a namo for the association, which will now be known us tho "Society of Universal Religion." The Mnrchfleld Water Front. The survey of tho "hog's back," which has just beon com pie tod by Mor ton L. Tower, shows that the insido channel, along the Marahfield, Or., water front, Is thodeoper by six inobes. This channol ia also much tho Btraight est, and there scorns to be no doubt thnt the dredirine will bo done there. Tho dredging ia to begin on tho 26th of this month. Comet Growing: Fainter. Professor Lowis Swift wiroa from Lowo observatory on Echo mountain, in Southern California, that tho comet which ho discovered on Maroh 8 is growing fainter. It ia moving in a northeasterly direction. It lias a broad, short tail, point towards tho sun and a star-liko nucleus. Ita orbit has not yet beon dotorrained. Attempt to Commit Suicide. Madame Charles Bianchini, wlfo of the famous scenic artist, whoso trial on a charge of attempting to poison her huaband resultod in oonviction, has beon sentenced to five years' penal servitude. Aa elio waa leaving tho courtroom tho prisoner made n futilo attempt to commit suicido by stabbing horsolt with n hatpin. Helpful to Wadilngton. Tho reopening of the Monto Criato minea nnd tlio lobuilding of tho washed out aoatioiiB of the railiond near Ever ott, is going to bo holpful to tho West ern Washington mining industry. It is said tho minos wero shut down for tho purpose of nllowing somo of tho big stockholders to freozo out tho littlo ones. Inorenae In Alnakn Trade. Tacoma clothlne atorea ronoit a steady Incroaeo )l Alaska buainoBa. Tho most noteworthy changes In tno buy' ers' wants from last yoar nro tho do mand for fura inatond of woolens, and for lighter foot gottr. Moccasins aro popular. Hoavy blankets nro uuealo nblo. New Fraternal Hall. Tho Mnaona nnd Odd Fellows of Canyon City, Or., havo advertised for bids for a two-story stone building to bo used for fraternal and business pur poses. Kicked AE"lnat tlir Price. A license to marry was issued to David Hull and Mrs. Ella Young, at Colfax. Mr. Hull is a farmer, and has undoubtedly passed "throe score years and ton." Ho created much amusemont among tho clerks in tho andltnr'fl rifllnn when toll I thnt tin would havo in havo a witness to testify to Ills ago, and that ol tlio prospective hrlde. hv declaring! "Thev dlrln'fc have to do that 60 years ago." When called upon to nav $3 for tho license he kicked and declared: "They only cost $2.50 years ago." To Guard National Park. At tho request of tho secretary of tho interior, tho secretary of war has di- rented General Shatter, commanding the department ot California, to Bond ono troop of cavalry to tho Yo6emite park and ono to tho Sequoia and Gen eral Grant parks in California, to pro tect from destruction or injury by pro- venting trespassing either by rattle or sheep herders or timber thieves. Two troops of tho Four tli cavalry, now at the Presidio, San Francisco, have been selected for this duty. Old Alaakun lioundary. Kows lias reached Seattle that five Finlnnders claim to havo discovered evidences of tho original Russian boun dary line inscribed on a series of old mounds, which, if established, will place tho Klondike country within the United States. It is stated that United States Consul McCook, at Daw son, will communicate with the Wash ington authorities regarding the matter. fruit and Hop All Itlcht. Fruit inspector -A. H. Brown, ol Washington, has returned to Seattle from a tour made in various parta of the county. Ho reports splendid pros pects for fruit and hops. So far, noth ing has been hurt by frosts, and tha lateness of the season makes it pretty sure that no damage will result from this cause. PACIFIC COAST TRADE. Seattle Marketa. Onions, 80o$1.10 per 100 pounds. Potatoes, $28 30. Beete, per Back, $1. Turnips, per sack, 60 75c. Carrots, per sack, 40 00c. Parsnips, per sack, 75 85c. Cauliflower. 00c $1.00 per doz. Celery, 8540c. Cabbage, nativo and California $3 per 100 pounds. Apples. 60c$l per box. Fears, 50c$1.50 per box. Prunes, 50c per box. Butter Creamery, 2Cc per pound; dairy and ranch, 15 20c per pound. Eggs, 15c. Cheese Native. 12J13c. Poultry Old hens, 14c per pound; spring chickens, 14c; turkeys, 16c. Fresh meats Choice dreseed beel steers, prime, 8c; cows, prime, 8c; mutton. 9c; pork, 7c; veal, 68o. Wheat Feed wheat, $20. Oats Choice, per ton, $25. Hay Puget Sound mixed, $7.00 8; choice Eastern Washington tim othy, $12.00. Corn Whole, $23.50; cracked, $24; feed meal, $23.50. Barley Rolled or ground, per ton, $2520; whole, $23. Flour Patent, per barrel, $3.50; Btraights, $3.25; California brrnds, $3.25; buckwheat flour, $3.60; graham, per barrel, $3. CO; whole wheat flour, $3.75; rye flour, $4.50. " Millstuffs Bran, per ton, $15f shorts, per ton, $10. Feed Chopped feed, $2123 pet ton; middlings, per ton, $17; oil caku meal, per ton, $35. Portland Market. Wheat Walla Wnlln, 57c; Valley, 60c; Bluestem, OOo per bushel. Flour Beat grades, $3.20; graham, $2.05; Bupertine, $2.15 per barrel. Oats Choice whito, 43 44c; choict gray, 4142c per bushel. Barley Feed barley, $22.50; brew ing, $24.00 per ton. Millstuffs Bran, $17 per ton; mid dlings, $32; shorts, $18; chop, $16.00 per ton. Huy Timothy, $89; clover, $7 8; Oregon wild hay, $6 per ton. Butter Fancy creamery, 6055o; seconds, 45 50c; dairy, 40(3 45a store. 2530o: Cheese Oregon full croam, 13o; Young America, 16o; new cheese, 10c per pound. Poultry Chickens, mixed, $34 per dozen; lions, $4.005.00; springs, $l.253; geese, $0.007.00 for old, $4.5005 for young; ducks, $5.00 6.50 per dozon; turkoys, live, 15 10c per pound. Potatoes sf 1 1.25 per sack; sweets, 2c per pound. Vegetables Beots, 00c; turnips, 75c per sack; garlic, 7o por pound; cab bage, $ I 1.25 por 100 pounds; cauli flower, 75o per dozon; parsnips, 75a per sack; beans, 3o per pound; celery, 7076c per dozen; cucumbers, 60c per box; peas, 83o per pound. Onions Orogou, 6070o persuck. Heps 814o; 1807 crop, 4o. Wool Vulloy, 1012o per pound; Eastern Oregon, 8(3 12c; mohair, 20o per pound. Mutton Gross, best sheep, wethera and ewes, 4o; dressed mutton, 7sc; spring lambs, 7)c per lb. Hogs Gross, ohoice heavy, $4.25; light and feeders, $3.503.00; dressed, $5.0005.50 por 100 pounds. Beef Gross, topsteors, 8.50$3.75; cows, $3. 50 8. 00; dressed boot, 604o per pound.