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VOL. II.
THE DALLES, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 1892.
NUMBER 6.
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NEW YORK POLITICS.
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The ' Eepnlcans Threaten to Eesip
Froin the State Senate. ' '
CARDINAL MANXIXG IS DEAD.
He Passes Peacefully Away at the Ad
vanccd Age of 84 Years.
PKKI'Ar.IXfl ANOTHER WAR VESSEL
The Monitor Passaic To Be Overhauled
Shipbuilding in San Fran
cisco. Albany, N. Y., Jan. 14. The repub
lican state senators are getting desper
ate.' In a long conference last night
they very seriously considered a propo
to resign in a body. This daring scheme
was proposed by Mr. O'Connor, who
has been greatly worried since Governor
Sheehan told him at the ojiening of the
session that there was no real need of
republican senators coming back after
the week's adjournment. The plan
finds favor with all the republicans ex
cept Erwin, Coggeshall, Richardson
ortA 'l n rnirn. nil turn C t tlio fmii muir !
vet be won over. If the plan prevails.
the republicons will resign in a body
the moment one of their number is un-
seated. They still refuse to stand for re -
election. an! will issue a manitesto ae-
Zl,! deHr riv; 1 oi "all rights in
the senate, and that resignation is all patch adds the report was current m : will have a message ready to be sub- ea"le There is uneasiness felt
that is left for them. Democrats, on I Belgrade that Prince i Ferdinand had a J ,itted to a cabinet meeting by Wednes-:eaftr for the navy de
hearing of the proposed plan, lidiculed narrow enfcape from being poisoned by j day or Thurday. , .l"; ' y . ' partment ha unauetibnable news that
- 2,.fo 1 !,., ... ! strvchntne at the hands of the nalace r- . : trip. i partment nas unquestionaoie news inai
not enough backbone in the republican
1 u aa uiv yucii v.i. ui ut, bii-i n co
senate, either individually or as a bcxly
to take any such step.
CARDINAL MANNIXtt DEAD.
The Distinguished Catholic Prelate
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Died at an Early Hour This Morning.
London. Jan. 14. Cardinal Manning
tf4i2l nf ft 'fl tlila nifirnim' '
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Cardinal Henrv Edward
Manning !
was born at Totteridge, Hertfordshire,
England, July 15, 1808. He studied
theology at the University of Oxford,
and was appointed rector of Lavington
and Grafi'ham, in Sussex, in 1834, and
archdeacon of Chichester in 1840 ; but
the Gorham case occasioned him to give
up in 18ol his preferments m the Angli
can church and join the Roman Catho- I
lie church. After residing for several
years in Rome, he was ordained a priest !
in 1857 and appointed rector of St. Helen I
and St. Mary's church at Bayswater and j
on the death of Cardinal lseman in
1865 he was nominated archbishop of
Westminster. He was created a cardi
nal March 15, 1875. He founded the
Roman Catholic university at Kensing
ton, October 15, 1874, and took a very
active part in the council of the Vatican,
defending the dogma of the infallibility
of the pope. The most prominent of his
writings are: "The Temporal Mission
of the Holy Ghost," "Temporal Power
of the Pope." "England and Christen
dom," "Petri Privilegium," "The
Unity of the Church." Cardinal Man
ning replied to Mr. Gladstone's "Expos
tulation" in "The Vatican Decrees in
Their Bearing on Civil Allegiance."
Another Vessel to Fight chill with. ,
Annapolis, Md., Jan. 14. In accord-
ance with orders from the navv dennrt.- i
mpnt recevied this morning, the Lmted
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States single-turretted monitor Passaic
will leave Annapolis today and be towed :
to the Norfolk navy-vards. There is no
doubt the navy department intends to '
put the Passaic in condition for active j
service as a cvast-defense vessel in the I
event of trouble with Chili, and she will
probably receive two eight-inch breech
loading high-power guns for her turret
in place of her old fifteen-inch smooth
bore guns .she carried during the civil
war. The Passaic turrets show the
scars of many a hard knock received on-
der the Confederate batteries. In view
of her light draught of water and the
small target she offers to the enemy,
she would no doubt render good service
once more.
Shipbuilding in San Francisco.
San Francisco, Jan. 14. A protective
deck is being laid on the cruiser now at
. the Union iron works, and a large force
of men are at work on the frame of the
. .battle ship Oregon. The keel has been
laid for the new Pacific Mail steamer,
and in less than a month her frame will
be set np. .
Hunting for Gins.
San Antonio, Jan. 14. The United
States authorities along the river be
tween Laredo and Brownsville have
received reliable information through
Mexican spies that Garza now has his
headquarters on the Mexican & Texas
railroad, about ten miles east of Laredo,
and that he is receiving recruits from
Mexico and various parts of the states
daily, and various bands, well organized,
. are scattered along the line. - Spies have
discovered that there will be a concerted
move of the entire, revolutionary forces
made in Mexico in the next ten days.
These reports have greatly stirred up
the military authorities on both sides
of the river. United States troops are
said to be concentrated in the territory
reported as being occupied by the revo
lutionists as rapidly as possible. . ,
I, lite Neva from Panama
Paxama, Jan. 14. James Orr, chief
engineer of the Canaca railway, was
drowned in the floods of the Chanta
Dura river. He was "a native of the
United States. - :
A terrible fire occurred on Christinas,
in the village of Chepugna Darian. , Par
t icalars of it nave . just . reached here.
It was caused by fireworks : 130 houses !
I were destroyed. ' ' I
; Olimpo Silva, a Peruvian residing at
Uapira, has been expelled from toium- ;
bia for taking part in local politics. The
Columbian private bank has been or- j
dered to resume special payment within
Rainmakers at Work In California. ;..
Pixley, Cal., Jan. 14. A party of
three rainmakers . arrived here last
night, and will proceed at once to dem-
onstrate what thev can .do. The:
tiueruryHnuw,u,
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probability of ram m the appearance of
the sky: soifany rain falls it will be
much to their credit. This town is sur -
rounded by nearly 100,000 acres of land j
which is being put in wheat, and an as-
surance of rain would well be worth $1
per acre to the farmers. So if rainmak-
fradnr"hiat pr,niSe the'r fortune
is assnret .
Prince Ferdinand Nearly Poisoned.
Pibk .Tnn. 14. T. Clair tiidav inb-
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I .IWIIfK U IMSIIHU'll .(1II1I. .I.LLIIII' I.IIHL
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j fifty armv officers were arrested in
111HI
: :(.., on a (.har2e of beine implicated in a
j , ' - t th ,- Pr;nce Ferdi-
of Bulgaria and StambiilofT
the Bulgarian prime minister. The dis-
! cook.
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A Candidate for President.
Eio Janeiko, Jan. 14. Silveira Mar
tin has announced himself as a candi
date to succeed Don Peixotto for presi
dent. He declares emphatically in favor
of the republic, undivided and governed
by a
parliamentary regime, lie
tarti ma I I a qoi-o
1 that the present congress must dissolve, 1
after passing the principle bills now be-
fore it. ' ;
The Report Denied.
Berlin, Jan. 14. A dispatch from
the Co'ogue Gazette asserts that the
troops in Africa, under Captain Kenze
lear, reported as having defeated the
Wadigos, December 14, were, on the
coutrar3 beaten and pursued to the gates
of Fort Tanguan.
Death r Princess iturblde.
Xew YoiiK. Jau. 14. Word was re-j
ceived here yesterday of the death at the j
Hotel Comonoport, City of Mexico,' of J
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tllC L11C L 111U.CHS UUrtCpillUG 41.111 UlUC, tiic i
vounttest of the children of Mexico's first !
emperor, the unlortunate August Itur-
bide.
They Cannot Catch (iarza.
San Antonio, Tex., Jan, 15. Military
j department officials here are in receipt
i of information giving details of the
; scouting of troops against Garza. A
. number of old camps were found be
! tween Los Ojelos and El Pano, and
others in partsof Encinal county. They
were evidently occupied by Garza's
men but tue Pe0PIe of tlie neighborhood
iufiici
neoule will not talk. 'ither thronh ,-ear
or hecauBe in realitv thev are svmoa-
thizers of Garza. !
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Railroad Men on a strike. 1
Pittsburg, Jan. 15. Employes of the i
Pittsburg, Alleghaney & Manhcester ;
Electric iracnon company struck this j
morning against an increase in hours of j
lalxir. The various lines operated by I
this company are completely tied up. :
An Attack of Anarchists.
Madkid. Jan. 15. Last night a band !
of anarchists made an attack upon Bo
ronas and Alousia. Cavalry were sum
moned and soon succeeded in putting
the band to flight. Several anarchists
were arrested.
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An Unknown Woman Killed.
Chicago, Jan. 15. An unknown
woman, wounded in last night's street
car accident, died this morning. Her
identity is unknown except her hand
kerchief is marked "Mrs. Jap Hendell."
Holman's Resolution Passed.
Washington, Jan. 15. The house
passed the second of Holmen's resolu
tions, referring to the economical ex
penditures. Yeas 164; nays 93.
A Noted American Dead.
Rome, Jan. 15. Randolph Rogers,
the celebrated American sculptor, died
today from Pulmonitis. He is 67 years
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Hanged This Horning.
Polar Bluff, Mo., Jan. 15. M. V.
Harbin was hanged here this morning.
STILL GETTING READY.
Hnrrison is Expected " to Say Something
hy Wetefiay or Thnrsflay.
IT LOOKS LIKE '.WAR AGAI.V.
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The Situation Was Casrased at
net Meetiug Today.
law.-jiakeks.
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: Cotton Brokers Fail To Test Its Legal
I Ity Very Severe Weather Murder
. or Suicide.
Washington, Jan. 15. The president
J UIO VACIU.. w., ,
diplomatic correspondence in the Chil -
j ian controver8V an(1 sent the dot.unients
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j o the .state department. At a
cabinet meeting today he announced
! lnl8 anu maicateu tnau uie ne step m 1
, the case would not long be delayed.
; The whole- matter was discussed in a !
i general way, but no action was taken, ;
ftn(j jnere j8 notnjng t0 be done until the j
, correspondence is published. Jt is as-;
! certained that the president will at-com-
rintirlrmj'f hi' a mpaanDO nn tlm atiriiAf.f
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mat will auvaiiLu reriaiM iruuusiuuns
' will ueline the attitude ot the aa-
i mlmstratlon ,n a ver-v P-'tive manner.
; The expectation is that the president
In the Senate. . : -
I Washington, Jan. 15. The senate
: committee on judiciary is in session this
j afternoon considering the judicial
i nominations.
i : Senator Turpie appeared before the
J committee to protest against the confirm-
ation of Judge Wood's nomination to
ml tne Place m tRe mtn Jiaa' circuit.
The committee laid the nomination aside
until Senator Voorhees : comes next
' week. The same course was followed as
to the remaining judicial nominations.
In the Blouse.
Washixgtok, Jan. 15. Today when
the house resumed its consideration of
unfinished business a motion to recon
sider the vote by which the previous
question was ordered on the resolution
offered by Holman was introduced.
Holman withdrew' the motion. "He
had," lie said, "come to the conclusion
that the second resolution is broad
enough to cover any and all proper and
legal appropriations. It would include
all such legislation as private pension !
, bills and the like." The question was
taken on the first resolution
relating to
bounties and subsides.
It was adopted,
yeas 227 ; nays 41. A question was then
taken on the second resolution referring
to the limitation of expenditures, and
while Lynch of Wisconsin, was making
vain efforts to present a substitute, it
was agreed, to. Yeas 164; nays 93.
Cotton Brokers Broke.
Philadei'Hia, Jan. 15. The assignee
' today made an examination of the books
of Jos. H. Coats & Co... a cotton firm
which failed vesterdav. No definite
statement of the assets and liabilities is
yet prepared, but it is understood the I
amount involved is over a million dnl- 1
iar8. The firm was selling a cent for!
OVer forty mills in the south, but it is
8ajd that none of them will be affected.
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To T lM legality. '
Mapison, Wis., Jan. 15. A petition
i was riled in the supreme court today by i
. it,,, rD(ollini,
..- j ... . reo. i
the constitutionality of the gerreyman-
dering of the congressional and assembly
districts bv the last legislature. The
petitioner alleges that a large number
of republican voters were disfranchised
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Very Severe Weather.
St. Paul, Jan. 15. The present cold
wave, which is the most severe ever ex
perienced in the northwest in several
years, continues today. Reports from
all parts of the northwest this morning
show the temperature as ranging from
zero in Montana to 50 degrees below in
Manitoba. '
Murder or Suicide.
New York, Jan. 15. The body of
John Carson, agent for Scribner's Maga
azine, was found lying in front of hia
stable early this morning with his throat
cut from ear to ear. The police are un
decided whether1 it is a case of murder or
suicide.
Losses by Flood. '
Cincinnati, Jan. 15. The floods com-
ling now, as a result of the recent storms
j have swollen the tributaries of the Ohio
I river and its head waters, in consequence
i of which the lumber companies have al
' ready sustained considerable losses.
. Irrigation Statistics in Montana.
1 Washington,"" Jan; lo. Ice census
: bureau has issued a bulletin upon ' the
' subject of irrigation in Montana, show
ing that there are .3702 farms irrigated
; out of a total number of 56C4. The total
! area of land npon which crops were
raised by irrigation in the census year '
j ending May 31, 1890, was; 152,582 acres,1
in addition to which there were approxi- j
! inatolv 217.000 acres irrieated for irraz-
I lng purposes. The average annual cost
of the water is 5 cents an acre, which,
: dedacied from the average annual value
.of the products per acre, leaves an aver-'
i age annual return of $12.01 per acre. . i
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Mail Ban Robbed by a Tramp.
Bataxia, X. ., Jan. 15. A bold rob-.j
' ! bery of the United State3 mail occurred .
here at C o'clock last night at the Erie '
j depot. Mail for. the west-bound train, j
consistingof two pouches, was on a bag-:.
gage truck on the platform, waiting the
arrival.. , Ah emplove. having
' them in charge stepped into the depot
j r a moment, and on his return the
bags were missing. They were found
, under a pi ank in the rear of the
freieht house.
They had been cut open,
and the concents abstracted. A
tramp
lounging about the depot is suspected of
the robbery; ' '-,
will Carry twi to chili. .
San Fhaxcisco, Jan. .15. The collier
San Mateo has been chartered to take
; coal from Namaino to
Chili. -.The cap-
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i vessel and nas orciereu mm to rusn
cargo" through as rapidly as possible.
, The vessel will leave this port for 'an-
a.mo today ine &an Jiateo can carry
' McKimey on the Wool Tariff.
Columbus. O., Jan. 15.-In a speech
before the agricultural convention yes
tPrdar ftrnnon. Governor M.-Kinlev
said: There is one thing that they.'
might all make up their minds to down
East : Thaj; they can't have wool free
when it comes from the sheep's back
and put a tariff on it when it comes on
our, backs. They cannot . have, wool
comerinto their factories in New Eng
land'free, and come out of their factor
ies with, a tariff to the American peo
ple. '
" Tennessee Mine Troubles Over. ( infantry. Geneial Schofield intends
Chattanooga, Tenn., Jan. 15. Miners ! filling up the infantry regiments to their
from the Coal Creek region are passing j maximum of 1000 rank and file. Re
throueh here en route to the Onita'cruits are coining forward in unusual
mines in Arkansas, owned bv Chatta-
nooga parties. One hundred or more j
will emigrate, taking their families withj
them. The latest information from the ,
mine regions in the eastern part ol the
suite la verv eiicuuiuKiiiK, nnu luciu la
little -nrobabilitv of anv further trouble.
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V Killed in a Train Wreck.
Cincinnati, Jan. 15. A coal train on
the Ohio Southern road became uinan-
ageable ou a steep grade at Little Horse-
shoe Bend, near Bainbridge, last night,
and all the cars were wrecked. En- j
gineer Cochrane jumped from the en- I
iS l?pp08ed JJl b!B
killed. Harry Rvse, a brakeman, was;
killed. . A fireman had a leg and an arm I
broken. -. i
' ' American-Mad. 'Armor Platea. . I
Washington, Jan. 15. The test of the
American-made armor plate at Indian
Head proving ground Wednesday is j
now reported to have been successful, j
Both plates tested were from the Car-i
neeie works, one of low carbon all steel,
theotherbigh carbon nickel steel. Both
were treated by the Harvey process. j
Spain win not .Join. !
j Madrid, Jan. 15.-In the chamber of j
! deputies last night the minister of the 1
interor declared Spain had received no
offer to join the'ZOllverein. The govern-:
j ment, he said, did not intend to enter
,nto .lea?ue. " anfL P.T. !"?
bill prolonging the existing commerical
cnamuer naa nuupwu iuc guvciiiuicut
treaties. .
want to Pay the Transportation. :
London, Jan.- lS.-Christopher Tur. ,
ne8S. a member of parliament, has in. ;
vited subscriptions from the British
ship owners to defray the. cost of con- j
veying to the Russian famine sufferer,
the four million pounds of flour contrib-.j
uted in the United States. . ;
Ordered to the Indies. '
New York, Jan." 15. The monitor
Miantouomah has been ordered to the
West Indies. It will take only a' few
days to get her ready for sea. Her com
mander will report to Admiral Gherardi.
The cruiser Newark will probably act as
convoy. v
Two People Burned to Death.
Minneapolis, Minn., Jan.. 15. A
special train carry njg the Andrews opera
company, was derailed near Biainerd,
on the N. P., early this morning. .The
sleeper caught fire and .tw,o members of
the company were burned to death.
o THE PRESENT OUTLOOK.
Preparations For War Are Being Yigor-
onsly Contncted at Different Points.
CAPTAIS SCHLEY GOES TO CHILI
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Thirteen of the Lmted States W ar es-
sels Within Reach of Chili.
VEKV rBOOKEI) CANDIDATE.
No I'nion Pacific Extension To Protect
'.the Reservation- Coal Bunkers
Burning.
' Washington, Jan. 10. Secretary
Tracy has made a report to the presi
dent, showing the number of war vessels
ready for service and within a few days
will sail for. Valparaiso. The vessels,
Secretarv Tracv informs the cabinet, are
j :n -first-class " fiehrtnz condition. He
said :
"Cnntain Schlev. of the Baltimore.
nai3 a8ked to be sent back to Valparaiso,
if there is to be active service, continued
: the secretarv. I replied that as soon as
I his ship was overhauled and her bottom
, cleaned and painted he could go. This
makes thirteen of the best vessels the
I TJnited States owns all concentrated
: within easy distance of Chilian ports."
, It is said tonight that the Miantona-
; moh win.be sent t0 gllard the strait8 of
1 at leaet two Chilian commanders mean
j to ,Dakf a f?r.t.hat cit? the .inBtant
. w-ar is- declared and levy an indemnity
I ou the city or U? ib in
ashes. Naval
here ar ff,in wry; terious.
They have no doubt of the fighting
! qualities of the Chilian navy nor oi their
enterprise, and all say if it does come to
blows it will be a very bitterly fought
out wax. - Confidential orders were is
sued to the general superintendent of
recruiting at New York today to accept
every available man fit for artillery or
! numbers just now, and reports tonight
are that 300 were accepted, from four
stations this week.
charges Against a Candidate.
Xew-Whatcom, "Waah., Jan. 16.-In
Whatcom, Wash., Jan.
I the superior court today charges were
! filed bv J. J. Donovan, a member of the
Fairhaven council) against W. F. HllgheS,
j a candidate for the city attorneyship of
j that c;ty w;th a vjew to his disbarment,
! he charges are of a serious character.
r accusing the defendant of issuing a per-
m;t t0 eeu beer for a consideration of $75
without authoritv, ajd also of accepting
a bribe for the purpose of betraying his
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client in a suit, which he brought. The
defendant will have a hearing on Mon-
(lay morning.' ;
No inton Marine Extension.
Boston, Jan. 10. Director Allies, of
the Union Pacific, says the report from
Chicago of the proposed extension of the
Union Pacific from Southwestern LTtah
'across Nevada and California to San
Francisco, had no basis whatever. In
fact no new construction of any kind is
contemplated at present. The report
that the alliance with the northwestern
road is to be broken, is an old story, and
To Protect the Reservation.
Washington, Jan. 10. Secretary
Noble has written a letter to the senate
and house committees on public lands,
urging that prompt ana emcient steps
be taken by congress to protect and pre-
serve from depredation the forest reser-
vations which recently have been cre-
alea Pa" pres.aenc.
' Coal Bunker's Again .Burning,
San Francisco, Jan. 16. The Pacific
Rolling Mills, which narrowly escaped
destruction bv fire last Mondav is aeain
seriously threatened
It was supposed
that tiie fire had been extinguished, but
it lias again broken out ' in the coal
bunkers containing 12,000 tons of foal,
valued at $96,000. .'
. To Change the Course of the River.
Taco'a,' Jan. 16. The Northern
Pacific this morning awarded a $10,000
contract to John Nolan who will change
the course of the Green river at Canton
station, the ecence othe big November
landslide. Near Canton is a sharp bend
in the river, which forms a peninsula.
Across this a large ditch will be dug and
I a dam built across the river at it 'upper
end. The river will thus be .turned into
the ditch and allowed to wash out a naw
channel across the peninsula. At pres
ent the river cuts into the bed of the
railroad, which is very narrow along the
; edge of the bluff, and to obviate this the
change is made. Contractor .Nolan sent
a force of men to Canton today and will
start work next week.
j The Baltimore Cnlnjnred.
j Vallkjo, Cal., Jan. 16. An examina
tion proves the Baltimore was not in
jured by the contact with the Yallejo -j
shore. She drifted and settled on an
i alluvial deposit and on the return of the
tide floated off without assistance. She
will not be docked again. A force of
j machinists, boiler-makers and helpers
j are working on her engines and boilers,
I overhauling them for the first time in
two years. All the repairs to the ship
will be finished inside of repairs days,
j The Mohoican is in the stream ready for
: service and the Adams and Ranger are
j being put in readiness for service.
! The Prussian Budget.
! Bekli.v, Jan. 16. The budget was in
troduced in the lower house of the land
tag today by Miguel, the Prussian min-
ister of finance. The increased expend
itures arc estimated at 130,000,000
marks, owing to the commercial treaties
reducing the revenues. . The sums
assigned to the provinces for local needs
1 are 30,000,000 marks less than in 1891 .
Minister Lincoln Improving.
IvONUox, Jan. 16. Minister Lincoln
is progressing, so
fast that his doctors
have concluded that he can eat as he
pleases. Mrs. Lincoln and daughter
arrived from France to make inquiries,
as well as prominent officials, including
Attorney-General Webster and Lord
Chief Justice Coleridge.
Will Work the Mine.
Gold Hill, Or., Jan. 16. Mr. E.
Schieflan, the discoverer of the Tomb
stone mine in Arizona, has secured a
large placer proposition on Foot's creek,
and has prospected the ground thor
oughly. He has put a force of men to
work with indications of great success.
THE DkAu CARDINAL.
Fully Fifty Thousand People View
the
. Dead Prelates Keinalus.
London, Jan. 17. Nat less than 50,
000 persons visited today the body of
Cardinal Manning, lying in state in the
Chppel le Ardeme in the cardinals house
at Westminster. Most of the visitors
were working people, and many of them
testified, by their affections for the de
parted prelate, an affection apparently
which had nothing to do with religion,
as it was evident that the large majority
had come irrespective of religious faith.
Among the visitors were leaders of nearly
every trade organization in London,
and they could be heard expressing in
earnest tones their appreciation of the
dead cardinal's services to the cause of
labor. Chief Rabbi Nahan M. Adler
alluded to his services Saturday to the
breadth and humanity of Cardinal Man
ning's mind and especially to his cordial
support of the effort to obtain ameliora
tion of the condition of the persecuted'
Hebrews of Russia. ' In . most of the
churches and chapels there was some
mention of the cardinal, as well as of
the duke.
Senator Algers' View of the Situation.
Detroit. Jan. 17. General Alger, in
an interview here today, said :
"There is a good deal of Chilian war
talk in Washington and war may be
the outcome of the present situation.
The armv and navv naturally favor it
i and their influence is felt. War prepar
i ations always excite and enthuse the
masses too, and a war policy is apt
i to lie temporarly popular on that ac
! count. But it scciub to me it would be
prudent and proper to send a commis
sion to Chili, previous to a determina
tion to begin hostilities with the view of
thus securing ample reparation and
avoiding an appeal to arms, which
would sacrifice not less than 10,000 lives
and cost $300,000,000. If the commis
sion failed war would be inevitable and
I only refer to the appointing of a com
mission as a means of honorably avoiding
hostilities. ' There is one good result of
the war scare, anyway. It has con
vinced people of the necessity for a
strong navy."
The Situation in Tennessee. ,
Knoxville, Tenn,, Jan. 16. Alarm
ing reports were received from Coal
Creek late tonight. A man in on a
late train says miners to the number of
2000 are assembling on the mountain
overlooking the soldiers' camp with a
view of making an attack. At 11 :30 the
operator in the camp telegraphed that
many miners were massing on the
mountains and some were forming pick
ets. The camp is in much confusion, '
expf6ting an attack, but the men are
prepared to hold the fort. At mldaight
nothing further was heard.