THE DALLES WEEKLY CHRONICLE, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1892.
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THE DEADLY FEVERS.
Three StcamsniDS iu Quarantine in
v New. Tori Harbor. .. .
"PUTS AXD CALLS" IS GAMBLING.
Estee, of California, Interviewed on the
Presidential Outlook.
MISS ELLA- HAGGIN'S NUPTIALS.
Hear Rains In California Silver Men
(Tnbilant Morton Is flot a Can
didate. New York, Feb.-15. Three trans-Atlantic
steamships have been. detained at
. the quarantine station all day by order
. of the health officers, with a view to
making a thorough search for possible
contagious diseases among the immi
grants on board. These are the City of
Berlin, .Belgeland and Russia. The
former arrived Saturday with a number
...of Russian .Tens among the steerage
passengers. The Belgeland brought 235
' and the Russia 540 immigrants, among
. whom are people from iocalities near, if
not. contiguous to. the places whence
tame the tvphns-infected Russian Jews
1 who have wrought such consternation
among the health authorities of this port.
Doctors examind individuals on the City
-of Berlin separately, but found no iudi--cations
of infection. The immigrants
,.are now awaiting an order of release. It
is possible that all will be sent to Hoff
, .man island for twenty days for observa
tion. The Brazilian mail steamer
Vigilancia arrived today from Rio
-Janeiro and was detained at quarantine,
.-some of the crew havjng 1een taken off
".with yellow fever at Bahia.
. - Dealing- in Futures.
Washington-, Feb. 15. The Chicago
(Board of Trade had a hearing before the
Ticnse committee on agri culture today on
the anti-option bill, and through its pres
ident, Charles K. Hamil I, opposed the
t passage of the bill on the ground it pro
'hibited dealings in futures. "The sys
. tern of future deliveries," Hamil I said,
"grew up in response to a demand from
the agriculturists for a continuous open
i market, '.Which was, impossible without
future buying and selling." He believed
'the sale of futures was in the interest of
-producers. Speculation, in his opinion,
had a tendency to sustain values. If a
man was prohibited from buying for
future delivery, a great stimulus to buy
"ing was taken away. In answer to a
; -query, Hauiill admitted that sometimes
speculation forced prices down, but he
believed this, was generally temporary,
and that in the aggregate it "sustained
prices. Puts or calls were not tolerated
b." the board ; it was purely a gambling
transaction, and the board would wel
come anything which prohibited it. -
Morris M. Estee Interviewed. j
New Yokk, Feb. 15. Morris M. Estee
xf California, who is at the Fifth Avenue I
hotel, was asked by a reporter if Califor- j
' " nia would send a Harrison delegation to
" the National republican convention? Hej
, said - that, although he had not been in
" California' since the Blaine letter had
' been published, he thought that with
; Blaine out of the question the republi
cans of the state were for Harrison.
"Has Alger any supporters?"' Estee was
asked. "Yes, Algeria very popular on
. the coast," he answered. "He would
have something of a following if his
friends attempted to work xip a boom for
him as a candidate." "Do you believe
Blaine's letter was intended to be final?"
Estee was askod. "I do not only believe
it," he replied, "but I know.it. The
letter was intended to settle -the ques
tion." Will Marry a French Count.
New York, Feb. 15. The wedding of
' Count Festitics and Miss Ella" Haggin is
".-v announced to occur on February 24. The
bride is the only daughter of Mr. Louis
- Haggin, and a granddaughter of J. S.
- Haggin, the millionaire turf patron, of
-.. California. Count Festitics comes of one
- of the oldest and most distinguished
"'. families of the Austrian nobility. Miss
- Haggin made her-debut this winter. Mr.
and Mrs. Louis Haggin have occupied a
town house at 111 East-34th street, dur-
.' ing the past year. They have also houses
' in California and in -Paris. The count
. met Mies Haggin in the French metropo
lis and followed her to this country He
is a member of the Paris Jockey Club,
and is a. noted personage in society, in
- Paris and Vienna.
Silver Men Jubilant.
Washington, Feb. 15. The silver men
. have secured upwardB of 120 democratic
signatures to their petition asking the
rules committee to bring in a special or
for the silver bills. There are 228 demo
crats in the house, bo the silver men
. have secured a majority. They say they
.,- have received assurances of the members
- of the rules coiqmittee that they will do
what is. shown to be the will of the lna-
- jority of the democrats in the house, but
' it is not likely that the committeewiIl
'"meet for some da vs. -
. Alger on Paget Sound.
Washington, Feb. 15. A telegram
from Seattle,' Wash., was printed in a
New York paper, this morning, stating
that the people of that state had received
the refusal of Blaine to be a candidate
with a feeling little short of consterna
tion, and indicated that the republicans
would turn tbeir . attention towards
Alger and work for a delegation in his
behalf. It was stated that Leigh Hunt,
of the Poft-Intelligencer, and John M.
McGraw, of Seattle, would form, a
combinatipn and block any movement,
for Harrison which Harrison's friends
might undertake to inaugurate in Wash
ington. It states further that Alger has
bought large tracts of timber lands in
Washington, and has large interests in
and around Seattle ; that he is interested
in mining and other enterprises with
some of the leading republicans of Paget
sound, and that they will see to it that
a delegation favorable to Alger is sent to
the Minneapolis convention. This dis
patch was shown to Seuators Allen and
Squire and Representative Wilson today.
Senator Allen said he did not care to be
interviewed on the matter; that he was
under the impression that Harrison
stood very well in Washington state
Further than that he declined to talk,
benator squire acknowledged there was
a strong feeling in his state for Secretary
Blame, and he knew Alger had some
good friends there. Representative
Wilson said it had been so long since he
had been in Washington and had con
ferred with any republicans of that state
on their presidential preference, that he
could not say what the feeling was.
Heavy Rains In California.
San Dieoo, Feb. 15. The sudden
downpour caused the Otay watch factory
creek to boom and overflow, washing
out the railroad track of the National
City & Otay road. The water rushed in
streams by the station and forced.a pas
sage across the wagon road on the main
avenue, cutting away the road and ob
structing travel for the next. During
the week the Tia Juana river has been
booming. The footbridge came near be
ing carried away on satmuay, and in
consequence of its precarious condition
tourists on the National City fe Otay
were afraid to cross over. The disap
pointed company has since pat the
bridge in good repair, and it is now ac
cessible for all to cross the river..
Ieplorable Tragedy..
Gallatin, Tenn., Feb. 13. A depfer
able tragedy is reported from Portlands
small town in the northern portion' of
the county. Elves Pardue,. a well
known young farmer, and his wife were
found this morning lying dead on the
floor of their bed chamber, with their
throats cut ftam ear to ear. The cir
cumstances are such as to create the be
lief their deaths are both the result of a
suicide. Near Mrs. Pardue was a bloody
razor with which the ghastly deed was-
committed. The fact that the razor lay
nearest her led to the conjecture she was
the last to use the instrument of death
In fact, this theory is supported by a
note said to have been found in the rooin
written by Mrs. Pardue's hand and
signed by her, in which she stated, she
and her husband had ,no friends,, and as
he. concluded to commit suicide,, she
would take her own life rather than live
without him. The couple were manned
only one year.
Killed By Wild Dog.
Wichita, Kah., Feb. 15. John Pratt
and his young daughter, who lived near
Leonard, Sherman county, were - the
victims of wild dogs which infest that
part of the state. They were returning
home vesterdav from Leonard . when J
they were set upon by the animals.
Their remains, horribly mangled, were
found about a mile from home, and the
carcasses of several dogs show that a
fierce battle was waged liefore they were
overcome. .
A Much-Needed Reform.
Washington, Feb. 15.---The house
committee on the election of president
and vice-president and representatives
in congress, today agreed to report a bill
leaving the election of senators to the
people and conferring the exclusive
power on the state legislatures to fix the
time, place and manner of holding such
elections. .
The Lottery Going to Mexico.
New York, Feb. 15. A dispatch from
New Orleans says the true secret of the
withdrawal of the Louisiana state lottery
from the fierce political struggle which
has been raging for many months is be
cause the lottery is to'go to Mexico. Ar
rangements are about completed with
President Diaz, and the fortress of -Cha-pultepec
will be the location of the Louis
iana lottery after 1893.
Sarah Althea Is Still Missing. "
San Francisco,' Feb.. 15. The where
abouts of Mrs. Sarah Althea Terry, who
suddenly disappeared on Saturday, is
still a mystery, nothing having been
heard of her.up to. noon' today. ; Later
dispatch Bays Mrs. Terry has been found
at the home of a colored woman who
was her nurse several years ago. . She is
unmistakably deranged.
At the Bottom of a Well.
Lathbop, Mo.,' Feb. 15. Citizens of
Lathrop are much excited over a re
ported gold mine discovery on a place
about five miles southwest of this city.
Gold was discovered at a considerable
depth through the sinking of a well.
Sand and gravel taken from the bole
assayed to the ton gold, . $105 ; silver,
$100. ' - .-O
TO ADMIT WOOL FREE.
Text of the Bill Agreed Upon fry tlie
: Committee. V
COIX FOR THE COLUMBIA RIVER.
Tho Astoria Protest Seems to Be
HeedH
Very Little.
ALGER BOOM STARTED I SEATTLE
Condition of IeI.esseps--"EdItor Wllcon
Elected to Parliament Cruelty In '"
RussiaOther News.
Washington, Feb. 16. The majority
of the committee oi ways and means to
day agreed upon the fall text of the bill
prepared by Chairman Springer, to ad
mit wool free of duty, and to reduce ' the
tariff on manufactured woolen goods. It
is as follows:
"That on and after the first day of
January, 1893, the following articles
when imported shall be exempt from
duty : All wools, hair of the camel, goat,
alpaca, and other like animals, and all
wool on the skin, all top waste, slubbing
waste, roving waste, ring waste, . yarn
waste, bur waste, rags, noils and flocks,
including all waste or rags', composed
wholly or in part of wool.
Sec. 2. That on and after the 1st day
of January, 1893, the artielesenumerated
described, and provided tor in tbe para
graphs hereinafter named, of "n act to
reduce the revenue" and equalise duties
on imports, arid for other purposes, ap
proved October 1, 1990', shall, when- in
ported, be-subjected to the dtrties- here
inafter provided and no others-; That Is
to say, upon' the article enumerated in
paragraph 394. of said act, the- duties-
shall be 35 percent ad valorem. TJTpo
the articles enumerated in paragraph
392, the duty shall be 40' per cent.- ad
valorem. "Upon the articles-enumerated!
in paragraph $93,the duties fixed therein.
at 30 per cent, ad valorem,, shall Je- re
doced to 25 per cent, ad valorem;- rte
duties fixed at 35 per cent, a valorem,
shall be reduced to 3Cpercent'advalorenv
and tbe duties fixed at 40 per cent' ad-
valorem, shall be reduced to 35 per cent
ad valorem, and no dbty per' psund, orl
per square yard, shall be imposed upon
the artkrlesenumeratetHnsaid paragraph
Upon tbe articles enumerated in para'
graph 391. the duties shall be 35 per
cent ad valorem. Upon: the- articles
enumerated in paragraph- 395 and 393;
the duties shall be 40 per cent' ad; valo-J
rem. Upon the articles-' enumerated in
paragraphs 396 and 397 ttie duties siall
be 45 per cent ad valorem.. Upon the
articles named in paragraphs 399, down.
to and including paragraph 408, the dafc-
iea shall be 30 per cent; ad valorem
and aP imported articles- enumerated,
described and provided, for in said para
graphs respectively, w-hioh -may be in
public store, or in warehouse on the said
first day of January, 1898,. shall be sub
jected to the same'duties when with
drawn for consumption and no others, as
if said articles had. been, imported on or
after said first day of' January, and only
the ad valorem, as-herein provided shail
hereafter be levied,, collected and paid
upon the articles-mentioned in said par
agraphs. Sec. 3. That the- articles, mentioned
in paragraph, 390 of said act, and like
wise all mango, shoddies, garnetted or
carded waste, or other waste product,
and of, or both, shall on and alter the
said 1st day of "January, 1893 be sub
jected to duty of 35 per cent ad valorem.
Sec. 4. That all acts and parts of acts
in conflict with the provisions of this
act, be and the same are hereby re
pealed. But this section shall not take
effect until the first day of' January,
1893. V
- Nicaragua Canal Convention.
- San Francisco, Feb. 16. A movement
to stir up the people- of California t j a
realization of the value of the Nicaragua
canal to this state was inaugurated re
cently in Napa. City and resulted in the
appointment of a committee to issue a
call for a convention, to be held in this
city March 29th next to consider ways and
means looking to the early construction
of the canal. This committee has formu
lated an address to" the board of super
visors of all counties in the state, calling
upon them to send delegates to the pro
posed convention.
j ..
" Mexican News.
City or Mexico,' Feb. 16. President
Diaz has received William Curtis, and
promised that Mexico should make a
creditable exhibit at Chicago. He ex
pressed the hope, of improved trade re
latione between, Mexico and the United
States. federal Treasurer Uourtes is
dead. Showers of ashes have fallen at
Jaquilpan.
A Steamship on Fire.
New York, Feb. 16. The steamship
Alesia, from Hamburg, is being towed
Into port. February 8th fire was discov
ered in her hold and 126 bales of cotton
bad to'be thrown overboard. Ihe ex
tent of the damage is not known. Pbe
is now off Sandy Hook.
Throckmorton and Morrow's Cases.
Washington, Feb. 16. Though the
verdict of the court-martial in the -case
of Maj. Charles B. Throckmorton, tried
on charges of duplicating his pay ac
counts, will not be officially announced
until the president has formally acted
upon the papers, it has become pretty
generally known throughout the war de
partment that the sentence is dismissal.
It is generally expected -the president
,wiu mitigate tne sentence to two or
three years' suspension on hal( or three
quarters pay. .There is something sig
nificant that does not appear on the sur
face in an order issued from the war de
partment today, directing- Col. A. P.
Morrow, Third cavalry, to proceed to his
home to await retirement. Thja .order
provides a happy escape' from a court-
martial trial for Col. Morrow. Charges
of disolwdience or orders were recently
preferred against him by Gen. Stanley.
The charges against Col. Morrow are
based upon certain actions of that officer
during the recent Garza campaign'; One
of the principal charges, constituting
disobedience or orders, recites that Col.
Morrow issued passes to men of his reg
iment to pass over the border into Mex
ico in the face of positive instructions
prohibiting such action, issued by Gen.
Stanley. Col. Morrow, Was tried by
court-martial in this city a few years
ago on charges of duplicating his pay ac
counts, and was suspended for three
years. He was an aide to Gen. Sheri
dan for a number of years.
The Mines- f- California.
Riverside, Cal. Feb, 17. The Janu
ary production of tin at the Temescal
fin mines a few miles from Riverside was
shipped to Balfour, Guthrie fc Co., San
Francisco, last Friday, The chipment
auion'nted to 44,311 poondsy and was a
very eoperior grade of tin.- The- mines
are increasing their production steadily,
and we understand that some very rich
ore has beer developed lately- that will
very materially add to the value of tbe
deposit. New shafts are being' sank.
and, when deep enough, drift?- will be
run from them 'at different directions it
tbe indications- ae favorable. Miners
are also at work prospecting a fsdfe
eently discovered' on the top ef . the
moQntain, back of tHe ete of the pro--posed
reduction wot-ks. It ia evident
tJwait there is tin scattered over the es-H
tatte for several miles. -
Florida ts. California.
Rrsan-, Cal., Feb:- Tft. A carload!
of Florida orange trees were delivered ia
fhA-Mil Raiait rf T?t vArairiV Taut iraoL!..
They are -ftnetrees, and to tl casual
server are free from dangerous insect
peetSvkut there has been fnnd upon
them a parole-scale, young' and old. - It
iB-abBureV that the city and coeatty should
be- payune many thousands of dollars -i
annually trif the inspection ei groves.
and'- the-growers' adding doable this
amount ia money paid for the f nanigation
of orchards-,, and yet be unable- to pre
vent the importation of seed to Replenish
that killed at soch a vast expenditure of
labor and money. The inspector-will,
no doubt,, take prompt and derisive
action, in. the- matter.
Senator Xolph's Bill.
WAsiEstfTOt, Feb. 15. Senator
Dolph today reported his bill for the im
provement el tbe Columbia rivei;.makr
inst an elaborate showing , whr- this
improvement should be made. About
the same- time the vice-president ' laid
before the senate a communicatin from
the chamber of commerce of Astoria
protesting; against the deepening; of the
Columbia and Willamette ri vara- from
the sea to Portland. This will probably
be brought to the attention of the mem
bers of the house as well. In .fact it has
already been placed before the- commib
tee on rivers and harbors, butt it Beems
to have bad but very little effect. - The
bill introduced in the senate-for the- im
provement of the Columbia liver appro
priates 1 ,745.800.
More Typhus Cases. Arriving. -
New York, Feb. 16w The steaiMD
Burgundia, from Naples, "arrived tfcj
morning, bringing eigVt passeogeriafvotn
southern Russia, left behind by the
steamer Masailia. They are detained at
quarantine. Niae of tbe Massilia's
passengers, located at Lawrence eoanty,
Pennsylvania, although free from typhus,
cause great, alarm. Precautions are
taken against an outbreak oi fever. The
steamer Sueva arrived fro:n Hamburg
last evening, and brought ninety Rus
sians, who are stilt quarantined, their
baggage being thoroughly disinfected.
' - Morton la Mot a Candidate. . ' ' -
New Yokk, Feb. 15. A Philadelphia
dispatch Bays that Vice-President Mor
ton had a talk with President Harrison
en Fi iday last and told him he would
not be a candidate again, hut, as it
would be necessary to have a New York
man on the ticket, he suggested Secre
tary Tracg. This suggestion, it is said,
was favorably received by the president.
- A Detective Missing;.
San Francisco, Feb. 15. Detective
James H.-Brown of Columbus, O well
known on account of his connection -with
the Sidney Bell case, is reported miss
ing. - .He has not been seen by his
friends in this city since last Thursday,
and they are beginning to feel appre
hensive that he has met with foul play.
Lincoln and. Salisbury Talk.
London. 'Feb. 16. United States
Minister Lincoln had a long interview
today with Lord Salisbury on the subject
of tbe Behring sea negotiations. No tie
( tails are obtainable at present.
A BOGUS COMMISSION.
Harrison and Blaine Fooled By Kanncts
; -No TreatftMs Time. -
CEX. MILES ON COAST DEFENSES.
Florida Scale in California Nicaragua
Canal Value.
SHOWERS OF ASHES IX MEXICO.
Prince of Wales Coming----So are
Typhus Cases-A Steamship
Fire. More
WASHi5.-GTo.v,feb. 17. -In theBehring
Sea controversy there will be no treaty
made by the preeentadministration with
the tory government at Ottawa. This is
one of the results which, is made clear
by the masquerades here of the past
wee,k, and the cause of reciprocity, which
the tory cabinet pretend fo have so
much at heart, has been apparently ser-
. iously injured by tbe campaign of false
pretenses here. It is' known that the
president and Secretary Blaine are' in
dignant that, diplomatic courtesy" has
again been so audaciously abused ss it
has been by the Domffon commies on
ers incoming to Washington to negotifrte
a treaty when they had no authority'
whatever to even enter upon the prelim'
inary contHderation of fat question.
When the? arrived here it was supposed
that they h-pi full authority' to conclude
an agreement which, if approved by the
president and1 submitted to tSe 'fenate,
would be binding upon the United States
and upon the British government. It
now appears thagtibey came for'Fhe pur
pose of endeavoring . to 'look into the
band of the United-States.' and to-ascer-
tafn, if they could, whether there-would
be any prospect of reciprocity, ' if
they could obtain ftoin Great Britain
any authority to negotiate a treaty:' The
prewdent and Secretary Blaine no- frod
that they have twice been used to effect
a Cory and anti-Amerfan purpose- in
Canada. There are intinsations thatv if
tbe- Doaainion commissfoners do not
ob-4omit: -rr courr of caKingr
upon, the president to take leaver tbe-l
latter mery avail himself oP the occasion1'
tOunno-Murein a speech t them hew!
bmoh'thfr government teelthat it has-
Y k : v. t . : .1 .1... --t.l
Jriian-Pttefote, the Briti.h minister,.
is .not; altogether pleased that he has-
made the-cat's-paw, for the second time,-!
Dy tne- Ionmon governmeat tor pui
wocrv. iurvwM,nuu limn uc 11.1 ic 1 1 1 ,
, , . . . .
much. embarrassed that he siiaold have-
introduced tWIoiiiinion cabinet officer--;
to tbe-secFetary of state and the presn-
a. . . ., . . r i wstb combinations as usual, and yet the-,
officrtale-ppeeitrtsed at least thatthe Cana--! . , ' . -
- - , , .. : money was takers out and the safe doors
dian 'Commissioners had some aathonty., .
in the-premises. ' j a securely locked. aw ever. Mr.. Narra-
- L-" way carries the only key to the inside-- .
K&kinc oer old strait dor of the safe Assoon as ?be-robbery
-RotiKesTEK, Feb. 17. At tlw an nuahj was discovered the chief of police-was--banquet
laet-acght of the chamber of 'j n4i6ed and a easeful examination wae-'
commerce Major-General Nelsa- Miles nude of the officec There wa not the-spoka-oa
coast defenses. He said. that Jet sigh of tho-windows oo-doors-haw-while-in
18i we had a welkfortifiedij ing been tampered with,
coast, and the most formidable- nav- ' "
afloat,. consisting of 613 vessels,. carry ihgr
several thoosand guns, no.wour. ooaet
was-entirely defenseless even, against a
small fleet of hostile vessels. Tbe-power
of fortifications properly equipped! to re
sist any land or navy force - had bee
datnonstrated at Gibraltar,. Sabaetapcl,
aVrt Siampter and many otheo- plares,
a-od suitable armament for our forts- was
absolutely essential. Laud! batteries
with the most powerful steet breech -loading
rifled vannon and: mortars, with
torpedoes tad submarine- taiaes, were
the only- safe-guards ugoa which' we
could rely for protectionist tweaty-seven
principal ports. There as ao prospect
of our navy attaining mwre- than fourth
or fifth rank among the aavies of the
world, hence it would W useless to rely
upon our navy alone- to protect our
coasts and lake ports i
The V. K. Casets a Bllssard.
- London, Feb IT. Cold weather, gales
and snow storsas, which set in last night
throughout the United Kingdom, coa
tinue today. There, has. been a iieavj
fall of snow in London. Traffic of all
kinds ia greatly impeded, and tele
graphic communication interfered with.
In the English channel a gale is blowing
with great violence, and "service between
England and the Continent is greatly de
layed. The air is so thick with snow it
is scarcely possible to see a boat's length
ahead, and tremeudous seas are sweep
ing up the channel. Captains of vessels
will not venture put until' the storm
abates. A schooner went ashore last
night at Southwold in Suffolk shire, on
the North sea. Her crew was rescued.'
The highways are almost impassable,
and if the storm continues much longer,
it will be impossible for them to be used
at all. . "
To Protect the Miners.
Washington, Feb. 16. The president
today sent a message to congress- favor
ing an appropriation to carry into effect
the bill passed last year for the protec
tion of the lives of miners in the terri
tories. . . '
. Goad for Waaaamaker.
Pittsburg, Feb. 17. It is now re
garded as .positive that" the Reading
company has secured absolute control of
tire Baltimore and Ohio and its numer
out branches, and also the New York
and New England Railway company.
The terms of the agreement, lease, etc.,
were finally determined upon by the
great financiers who have been negotia
ting the deal at a conference in Phil
adelphia last night, at which all h
necessary papers were signed by the
contracting parties. It is the opinion of
local financiers that the next announce
ment will be that it has a transconti
nental line to the Pacific. . '
Better File the Bond.
Washington, Feb. 17. On the appli
cation of Senator Mitchell, the superia
tendent of the money order system,
postoffice department, has ordered that
the postoffice at Myrtle Creek, Douglass
county, be placed upon the list of ad
ditional money order offices next to be
established, and the postmaster at that
office will be authorised to commence
the issue and payment of money orders
and postal notes about April 1st, the be
ginning of the next quarterly period :
provided he shall .have filed the reonfred
bond..
Tolm Chinaman In the Senate.
Washington, Feb. 17. Senator Dolpfi
today reported adversely the ' Chinese
bill introduced by Senator Sherman -He
expects in a very short time to calf
ap for consideration in the senate hi
own Chinese bifl, and believes it will go
through after a brief disco-won. As it
extends the present Chinese laws, it
canr be criticised very severely, and
gives- congress an opportunity to- amend
the Chfaese legislation at some future
time, and procrastination is what the -average
csngreas revels in.
"ttv Storms lif Knrope.
Vt-HNKA, Jeb. 17. "Jerrible mow
stcrmrare still raging in Galicla, a prov
ince of' AtistrtHHungary in Cisleithania
and the greater port of Austrian Poland.
Snow is piled upwi immense drifts afri
trafficon the various railway lines is at-
most wholly sut-pended. Wagon roads
are alsvbodly bloeltadei!.
LoxDcaV Feb. 1T It is thought' a'
number cf vessel wsre lost in the recent
storms, a-ra 'large qntsntity of wckage-
is coming ahere at tttfterent points-on
the coast.' -
Paris, Feft1.. 17! A storm is s&gihg
here since last1 evening-. Traffic is-al-
moetat a staa-dstill.
A Very JJraterlotrs-"nxs;larjr,.
San Diego, -Feb. 17i "ESe most inys---
Serious burgl.-n-r that ever occiirredih-
lJSfJS
-from the safe irsthe cashier office of thV
Cblonization Coanpany. Thfirst known
of the theft wa- when Caahier Narra .
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way opened thcoafe in the morning and
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1 fonnd the interior bare of money. He-
I had put $1200 in-the- safe Saturday audi '
! had locked the loner and oter doors-
Success!) Torpedo 0st
London, Febu..I. A thorough, testcof?
the Sims-Edison electric tarpedo- took
place in Portsaaooth harbor under toe
direction of the- admiralty,, andih. tbe- .
presence of. naval attach-as- ofi many .
countries. Tile test was cotupletaly suc
cessful and i experts admit the torpedo
would, if adapted, displactr-tfae-Braa&an ''
torpedo, wliich is largely tile creatan of .
British engineers.
Noew Cases Ra-goBasdk.
New Y'oax, Feb. 17.- So. ne-tr cases of
typhus-farer in this city were- reported
today,, and, with tw.e exceptions, the
patients on North Bsebhers Island are
doing; well. The excegbuuas are women,
both, of whom willduK
Mount tctaa. DWltuWd.
. . Rojiffe, Feb. 17. -Mount Etna is in aa "
tanusual state ot volcanic disturbance
People of Zaffaroaa have abondoned thtsiB
dwellings in, coasequence of a serieaot
violent shocksv . - .
. Typhtt rerer Spreading-.
Oakdal. Mass., Feb.. 17. Tara is ,
considerable excitement here .vee 'flveusT!
cases of typhus fever. The victims are
Jews, a mother and five children, who- -came
here about ten days ago ,
Another Blythe ttelr.
San Francisco, Feb. 17. Captain T.
C. Phillips, of Tulare City, is the latest
claimant to the millions left by Thomas
Blythe. He has at this late day writteit, :,
a letter on the subject to Judge Coffee-. ,-X' '
Will Uo For Blaine.
Chicago, Feb. 17. The Chicago Blaine
Club has decided to go to Minneapolis
and make every honorable attempt' to
secure the nomination of Blaine for
president. ' . .
An Kpldemle of Incendiarism.
' Memphis, Tenn., Feb. 17. There is an
epidemic of incendiary fires here. Every
effort is beini" made to discover the fire