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REINA REGENTE FOUND
Was Sunk Near the Straits of
Gibraltar.
OFFICERS AND CREW WERE LOST
She Was In New York Two Year Ago,
Haying Acted a Escort to the
Colombo, Caravels
Cadiz, March 19. The Spanish cruiser
Alphonso XIII reports having found the
missing cruiser Reina Eegente, sunk
near Rajos Aceitanos, not far from the
. Straits of Gibraltar. Only 20 inches of
her masts were above the water. The
Alphonso XIII returned to the scene of
the wreci w ith divers to recover the
bodies.
The Reina Regente carried a new crew
of 420 officers and men, and all are be
lieved to have perished, as not a Dingle
survivor . bas Deen reported as naving
arrived at any port, nor has a single
body been found that could be identified
as that of one of the officers or crew of
the lost ship.
Deputy Diaz Moreau, formeily
officer in the Spanish navy, in the chai.i -
ber of deputies, March 14, read a state
ment of 'the former commander of the
Reuia Regente, in which the writer des
cribed the cruiser as a vessel unable to
weather a heavy storm, owing to the in
creased weight of her armament. Ad
miral Beranger said the overweight of
the cruiser's deck guns was rectified two
vears ago by his orders, when he was
minister of marine.
In Cadiz and Cartagena, where most
of the crew belonged, there has been
. great anxiety and excitement from the
moment the cruiser was reported missing,
The Reina Regente, about two years
ago, went to New York as one of the
Spanish squadron which escorted across
the Atlantic the Columbus caravels
The vessel was launched in 1887, and
was one of the three second-class deck
protected cruisers of the same build, her
sister ships being the Alphonso XIII
and Lepante, all of 2800 tons, 12,000
'horse-power, and expected to steam 20
Knots.
The wrecked cruiser was 320 feet long,
40 feet 6 inches beam, and a draught of
20 feet 4 inches. She was propelled by
twin screws. Her protected deck was
4. inches thick on the slopes, her con-
ning-tower had 5 inches of armor and
her funnel shields were 3 inches thick.
Her armament consisted of four 9-inch
Hontoria guns, one on each side forward
of the central superstructure and one on
each side aft ; six 4 Hontoria guns in
the broadside forward aft, a pair in
Bpon8ons, a middle pair in recess ports
and 15 rapid-firing machine guns. She
was also fitted with five torpedo tubes.
More
Facts Concerning; tke
Arrest of
Myron B. Wood.
Later developments concerning the
case of Myron B. Wood, of Lane county,
who was arrested Saturday by Deputy
United States Marshal George Hum
phrey, of Portland on a charge of cutting
timber on government land, put a differ
ent phase on the matter. It seems that
the timber was cut on a homestead
which had been filed upon by Mr. Wood,
and upon which he has now lived for
four years, having only one more-year in
which to fiuieh up his claim and make
final proof. According to the law, Mr.
Wood bad the.right to clear the timber
off his claim and burn it or use it in the
improvement of his claim, but had not
the right to sell it, and upon this ground
the arrest was made, as Mr. Wood had
sold some logs off the claim. Parties
who are acquainted with the facts of the
case say that Mr. Wood .filed upon the
claim and bas been holding it in good
faith. If such be true, it is likely that a
very strong case cannot be made against
him.
Minister Thurston Mot Wanted In Wash
ington. Chicago, March 10. A special to the
Daily News from Washington says:
Secretary Gresham has demanded the
recall of L. A. Thurston, Hawaiian min
ister at Washington. At the same time
the doors of the state department have
been closed against the representative of
the new republic, and he has been told
he must communicate in writing with
the secretary. Gresham requested Min
ister Willis to formally communicate to
the Hawaiian minister of foreign affairs
the fact that Minister Thurston was per
sona non grata. The communication
was sent by mail, and the news regard
ing its reception may now be on the
American steamer on the way to San
Francisco.
Gossips are conjuring with the rumor
late tflis afternoon that the ' Spanish j
miniafara rprall will he demanded. His
offense is alleged to be similar to Thurs
ton's. He gave an interview to the
newspapers a few days ago criticising
Secretary Gresham.
m.v Have Fired Upon the British
Flag;, Also.
Washington, March 19. As far as
can be learned, the state department has
not yet heard from either United States
Minister Taylor or from Consul-General
Williams at Havana upon the question
of the identity of the cruiser which fired
noon the AUianca. As the commander
of the Conde de Venadito, reported the
steamer upon which he fired was flying
the British flag, there is a possibility
that his story refers to another incident
which may result in bringing Great
Britian to the defense of her ensign, for
the Spanish cruiser, according to the
position taken by Secretary Gresham
was bound to accept the colors displayed
in answer to the signals establishing the
nationalitv of the vessels. It beginj to
aaDear that our government is not dis
posed to be unduly exacting in the mat
ter of a speedy response from the
Spanish government, inasmuch as the
entire Spanish cabinet has resigned.
In Receivers' Hands.
St. Paul, March 19. The Walter A
Wood Harvester Company went into the
hands of receivers today by order of
Judge Egan. The receivers are : Frank
Sevmour. cashier Merchants bank; A
H. Lindeke and Peter S. McGowan, gen
eral manager of the company.
The order was made on the appiica
tion of the Erwarts Manufacturing Com
pany, whicli claims $3750 for goods sold
the Wood Company between January
and March. In its petition the Erwarts
Company says the harvester company
is indebted to various creditors in the
sum of more than $900,000, given with
preferences to some creditors over
others, and borrowed money on terms
which give preferences to the lenders
with large collateral security.
Foundation for a Lawsuit Laid Seventy
Years Ago.
Geobgetown, O., March 19. The
court which meets here next week will
hear an interesting case in which $300,
000 worth of property is involved. Sev
enty years ago Samnel Gist, a rich Vir
gmia slaveholder died in England. His
will freed several hundred slaves, and
the trustees were directed to purchase
farms for them in Ohio. Several thous
and acres were bought in Highland,
Adams and Brown counties, and the ne
groes placed op them. The remoteness
of the markets and the ignorance of the
blacks of the North caused a failure,
and the farms were sold for taxes. Now
a railroad runs through the tract. Fine
farms abound and several villages have
sprung up. Gist's heirs have decided to
contest.
Emphatically Denied.
New York, March 19. The captain of
the AUianca said this morning with re
ference to the Havana dispatch stating
that a vessel flying the English flag
had been fired on by a Spanish cruiser,
that the vessel referred to was evidently
the AUianca, but he declared empatbati
cally that the captain of the cruiser lied
when he said the English flag was dis
played, and that the vessel was within a
mile and a half of the Cuban coast. He
declared if he had displayed the English
flag the cruiser would not have dared
to fire. The captain is busy getting affi
davits to all members of the crew who
witnessed the incident in order to for
ward them to Washington.
American Ensign Was Flying;.
New York, March 19. The cable dis
patch from Havana to the effect that
the commander of the Spanish cruiser
Conde de Venadito has reported that he
fired on a steamer March 8, off Cape
May, after signaling her, and was replied
to by the hoisting of the British flag,
has brought affidavits from Captain
Crossman, of the AUianca, and his offi
cers that the American, and not the
British ensign was flying from the staff
of the AUianca. The report that the
AUianca carried rifles an her south
bound trip was emphatically denied by
the representatives of the Panama Rail
road Company.
Spanish Minister's Keport.
Madrid, March 19. Senor Murauga,
the Spanish minister at Washington,
has informed his government by tele
graph that the excitement and intemper
ate utterance of a portion of the Ameri
can press in regard to the AUianca
affair is abating. Cleveland, be says,
has never shared in the resentment
which these papers have expressed.
Receiver Appointed.
New York, March 19. H. J, Morris
has been appointed receiver of the Long
Island Traction Company, controlling
several lines of street railway in Brook
lyn and adjacent towns, by the West
Virginia court, in which state ' the com
pany is chartered.
REBELLION IN PERU
Lima a Battlefield Since Sun
day Morning.
THE FIGHTING IS CONTINUOUS
Rebels Are Expecting Reinforcements-'
Foreigners Are Organizing; for
i Protection.
New York, March 20. A special to
the Herald from Barranca, Peru, eays
The rebels and government troops have
been engaged in battle in Lima for three
days. The attack by the rebels began
about 4 o'clock Sunday morning. They
were commanded by their chief, Pierola
assisted by Durand, Ore and others. All
communications with Lima has been cut
off, and it was impossible to learn the
strength ot either force. All reports are
based on rumors and speculation.
It is known, however, that there was
a heavy cannon and musket fire on Sun
day and .Monday. This continued
almost without cessation until sundown
of Monday. Two distinct explosions
were heard on Monday, but the place
where thev occurred is not known
There was a renewal of the firing at 5
o'clock Tuesday morning, and it con
tinned for six hours. It is reported that
the fighting then ceased so as to permit
the contending forces to care for the
dead and wounded.
Reports from Lima are of necessity
meager, from one source it is reported
that President Caceres holds the palace
the principal plaza, Fort Staccatta and
the Exposition square. It Is aleo re
ported that be had closed all avenues of
approach to the city with armed forces,
There is another report that a detach
ment of the rebels entered the city, but
they are hemmed in by the government
troops. It is also said that the rebels
are awaiting reinforcements.
The rebels, it is said, have lost 35 men
this side of Lima, and will attempt to
break through the ranks of the govern
ment troops at once. So far as known
the houses and buildings in the city are
uninjured, except a few high buildings.
which were riddled with bullets.
All trains have stopped running since
Saturday: Foreigners living in this vil
lage are endeavoring to organize an
urban guard to protect property from
looters, who attempted to commit depre
dations last night.
Garza's Body Identified.
Mobile, Ala., March 20. The Regis
ter's correspondent at Bocas del Toro
United States of Colombia, under date of
March 13, says the identification of Gen
eral Catarino Ezaremo Garza, slain in
the attack on Bocas del Toro, is com
plete. Several letters were found on his
body addressed to him and also a tele'
gram. Individuals also identified him.
Three times during the fight he ad
vanced within 10 feet of the barracks
and called on the captain to surrender
and each time was met with a refusal
When killed he was within 20 feet of
the barracks. As he fell, he shouted :
'Fire the town," and a rebel named
Caltro poured oil on a building between
Wilson's store and the barracks and
struck a' match, but was shot dead in
his tracks.
Government soldiers captured the
small schooner on the 9th, in which the
rebels came from Greytown. Five rebels
were on board, but they jumped into the
sea, reached ' shore and escaped in the
woods. These alone escaped to tell the
tale of the defeat. - On board were found
40 Winchesters and a number of car
tridges. From this the inference is,
that Garza expected to have had a larger
force than that which appeared at
Bocas. It is possible he anticipated
that the force would have accessions at
Bocas. Since the fight 40 more govern
ment soldiers have arrived from Colon
The total record of the battle is 11 dead,
25 wounded and 35 prisoners. Several
of the wounded will die. The prisoners
say they were signed as laborers at Grey
town to work on banana plantations at
Bocas. When they arrived at Bocas
arms were given them and they were
told to fight or die. This story is not
credited. There is but one Colombian
in the party, it is thought it was
merely a pillaging expedition.
Would Not Discuss It.
Washington, 20.- Chairman Morgan,
of the senate committee on foreign rela
tions, refused to discuss the act of GreB
ham demanding the recall of the Ha
waiian minister. He said it was an
affair solely between Gresham and the
minister. Discussing the, rumor that
one reason why Gresham bad asked
withdrawal of Thurston was because of
his activity in soliciting the Bupport of
senators for the Hawaiian cable scheme,
Morgan said Thurston had not ap
proached him nor any other member of
the committee, so far as he knew, on
that or any other subject in. which the
government of Hawaii is interested
The Tables Were Turned.
Colusa, Cal., March 20. This morn
ing about 1 o'clock H. Jacobson, of the
firm of E. & H. Jacobson, furniture deal
ers, was awakened oy a noise ot .some
one boring ho!es in the door of his store.
Hastely and noiselessly he arose and
dressed himself, and on reaching the
door heard the fellow at work. Mr.
Jacobson, thinking that if he would open
the door suddenly and quickly he could
capture the burglar, quietly unfastened
the bolts. Springing at the man he call
ed out, "Hands up.', but was met by
knife-trust, the force of which nearly
knocked him down, the knife penetrat
ing an account book which he bad in his
coat pocket. As the burglar made an
other attempt to strike him, Mr. Jacob'
son fired at him. The man then started
on a run, followed by two more shots
from Jacobson's pistol. It was a narrow
escape for Mr Jacobson, as the knife
penetrated the book to a depth of nearly
an inch. It is believed that the man
was wounded, as fresh blood was found
near the door.
jlice Bunting; for the Murderer of
Stagg.
Sas Francisco, March 20. Detec
tives and police are still hard at work
trying to get a clew which will lead to
the discovery and arrest of the two men
who murdered Cornelias Stagg and
robbed the barkeeper of the Ingleside
house last Saturday night. Five men
have been taken into custody on suspic
ion, but all were released except James
Bailey, who was held pending furthur
iuvestigation as to where he was on the
night of the crime.
Sheriff Cunningham, ot San Joaquin
county, who is in the city, is positive
that the traiurobbers are now in hiding
in San Francisco, and he has good rea
sons for bis belief. He is also sure that
the train'robbers are the same men who
killed Stagg. The same kind of masks,
gray ulsters and caps were used on each
occasion. The height and size of the
men correspond as closely as the evi
dence of a dozen witnesses can make
them. The men wbo saw the train
robbers' pistols say they are of the same
size, length and color as those used by
the robbers in this city.
No Official Information
Washington, March 20. An intimate
friend of Minister Thurston, now in
Washington, says Thnrston has no offi
cial information as to the request for his
recall, while at the same time he has no
doubt that such a suggestion will be
made to the Hawaiian government. It
is likely, however, that Thurston will
continue to look after Hawaiian matters
in an unofficial manner. Thurston's
friends say as a matter of fact he has
never been treated at the state depart
ment as other ministers have been
treated. It is intimated that Frank
Hatch may be selected to succeed Thurs
ton.
Indiana Highwaymen Overpowered
by
Large Posse.
Bremen, Ind., March 20. Jacob Mil
ler, a farmer, was robbed by several
highwaymen of a large sum of money.
Marshall Kaufman and two deputies
found the gang near the Baltimore &
Ohio depot, but when the officers at
tempted to arrest them the outlaws
opened fire. . Citizens with revolvers
and shotguns soon came to the rescue of
the officers. The gang fired promiscu
ously in the crowd, wounding two of the
posse, and began retreating. After an
hour's chase by 100 armed men. six of
them were captnred. The jail is guard-
to prevent lynching.
Tralnrobbers Balked.
Middlesboro, Ky., March 20, Rob
bers attacked Frank Ball, George Neo,
and a man named Gibson in the Cum
berland Gap tunnel this morning.
Fifty shots, were exchanged, and one
robber was wounded. The Louisville &
Nashville pay train passed over the road
today, and it is supposed the robbers
were waiting for it.
Committed Suicide.
Sharon, Pa., March 20. Captain Sam
Stull, a veteran of the Fifty-seventh vol
unteers, and prominent in the Grand
Army of the Republic, committed sui
cide yesterday by blowing out his brains
with a revolver. The deed was probably
premeditated, as he persuaded his wife
to read the Bible two hours longer than
usual the night before. 1
A Cargo of Arms.
Washington, March 19. Information
is Baid to be at hand that the schooner
which recently sailed from Savannah,
Ga., after having been watched by the
customs officers had on board arms and
ammunition concealed nnder a deckload
of lumber. Her destination is supposed
to have been Cuba. ' Spanish gunboats
are on the watch for her. - ' "'
GREAT LIBOR LEADER
Eugene V. Debs is Now in
Portland.
IS ACCOMPANIED BY GOODWIN
He Talks of the Conspiracy and Con'
tempt Charges Against the Leaders
of the A. R. U.
Portland, March 21. Eugene V,
Debs, president of the American Rail
way Union, accompanied by Roy M,
Goodwin, a director of the union, arrived
in Portland last night, and will lecture
this evening. His tour is taken for the
purpose of raising funds for the defense
of the American Railway Union leaders.
Regarding the conspiracy trial, Mr.
Debs said :
"The t.ial opened January 24 and
closed .February 8. Une of the jurors
was taken sick, and the- jury was diS'
charged without a conclusion of the
case. . The trial could have been legally
continued by consent of counsel, upon
impaneling another juror, or with 11
jurors, but the prosecution would not
agree to it. The case was put over for
second trial until the first Monday in
May", but it is the opinion of my lawyers
that the case will never be tried. , When
the trial closed the prosecution had
offered all of its testimony, and we had
begun with our witnesses. The prose'
cution had not one scrap of real testi
mony. I am very anxious to have the
case tried, and, it 1 am euutv, to De
punished, and if not, to be vindicated
An acquittal by a jury would be in the
nature of a vindication.
"The contempt proceedings, he said
were bronght tor violation for injunc
tions issued by Judge Woods, United
States circuit judge, on July 2, 1894, res
training the American Railway Union
from directing the strike, and myself
and colleagues as officers of the nnion
There were two of these cases. One was
by the United States government and
one by the Santa Fe Railroad Company.
The Santa Fe Company was in the hands
of a receiver, in Judge Wood's court, and
therefore, was directly in the custody of
the court. These cases were tried be
fore Judge Wood, without a jury, and
was sentenced to six months in the
county jail, in each case, and my eight
official colleagues to three months in
each case These sentences are con
current, and, therefore, amount to six
months in my case, and three months to
each of the others. In these cases the
interests involved are of the fundamental
principles and rights of labors to organ
ize for its protection ; to act in concert,
or for a body of men to quit work sim
ultaneously. So we concluded to appeal
the case to the United States supreme
court. There never bas been a decision
this subject by the United States
supreme court, and we believe it will be
well to have it. The ground of appeal is
on the validity of the injunction of Judge
Wood.
"The Santa Fe case is not subject to
appeal, as that company is in the bands
of a receiver in Judge Wood's court, and
is consequently in the hands of the
court, and there can be no questiou of
the jurisdiction of that court, and its
right to control property in its posses
sion. So we moved a suspension of sen
tence in the santa Fe cases, nnlil we
served the government sentence, and
pending the supreme court decision, the
government sentence is held in abey
ance. If the supreme court decides ad
versely, these two sentences will now be
come cumulative, and I will have to
serve one year and my colleagues six
months. The hearing is to be had be
fore the full supreme bench, March 25,
and a decision is expected during the
early part of May. There will be ex
haustive arguments upon the law. The
decision is of as much importance to the
industrial interests as was the Dred
Scott decision to slavery, and it is being
anxiously awaited thronghout the entire
country. If adverse, it will be a death
blow to labor."
mb. debs' lecture.
Concerning Debs' lecture on "Who
are thevconspirators7" . at Seattle the
Post Intelligencer says : It was splend
idly delivered, and elicited frequent and
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repeated applause. He proved himself
a polished speaker, and for 2i hours the
interest never flagged. In his argument
he was plain, conclusive and convincing ;
his earnestness was profound, and his
rhetoric, metaphor and figures of speech
poetical, pathetic and enthusiastic. He
demonstrated that he has been a student
of human nature of well as of good books,
the classics, Shakespeare, Ruskin, Car
lisle, McCauley and Burns seeming to
be his favorite authors. Those who ex
pected that he would pose as a martyr,
as a result of the six months' imprison
ment in the county jail at Celcago for
the part he played as leader of the strike,
were disappointed. He only referred to
the incident of his imprisonment two or
three times, and then in a dry, bumoroo.
way that provoked continued laughter
instead of indignation. In describing
the incidents leading up to his residence-
in the jail, be said:
"When I was served with the injunc
tion from Judge Jenkins' court restrain
ing me from holding high communion
with myself, from writing letters or tele
grams, and from talking with my fellow
men, I went to two of the best lawyers
in Ubicago, and aeked them what I
should do, and they told me I had vio-
latek no law and could continue as I had
been doing.".
Here Mr. Debs stopped ior a moment.
and there was profound silence. Then
he added, in a dry, matter-of fret-way:
I took their advice and got six
months 1"
For a period of five minutes pandemo
nium reigned, there being alternate ap
plause and laughter. As the speaker
stood before the audience, his black eyes
sparkling and the corners of his mouth
drawn up with a suspicion of a smile
Which he endeavored to suppress, he
looked very much like Bill Nye, in one
of the latter's lucid moments. Alto
gether the resemblance between Bill
Nye and Mr. Debs is at times striking,
especially when the latter becomes
humorous, as he does frequently.
Mr. Debs declared the newspapers had
given but one side of the story of the re
cent unpleasantness, and said that the
members of the Railway Managers' As
sociation in Chicago were really the con
spirators, and not the employes, or the
officials of the American Railway Union.
A BAD PICTUBE OF PULLMAN.
He pathetically described the misery
and poverty of the little town of Pull
man, and told of the greed of the Pull
man Company, and said that at a time
when the earnings of the company were
$300,000,000 a year, they reduced salaries
13,000,000 a year, rendering it impos
sible for the workmen to support their
families and keep their heads above
water. He denied that the railway men
fired the cars in the Illinois Central
yards, and declared it was the work of
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