VOL. 11.
ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1894.
NO. 38.
STANFORD'S MILLIONS
The Widow Has Straightened
Out the Estate.
LAST OF TlUt DEBTS PAID OFF
. Wli.n H Ha Haen finally Distributed
the University Will b.tli lllah.it In
America It. Pealtltlc and Hoop, to
" be U ready KnUrgad.
1 Sam Fuancisco, September 11. Tlio
Examiner says Mr, Stanford has paid
ofT the IttMt of the debts due from the
Stanford eatato and has thm early got
its grat properties In almost perfect or'
tier. Bite 1 now anxious lor e dis'.rlbu'
Hon of the estate, so that she may e
cure personal control of the million, of
which he Ii now executrix. She I
ready to proceed with the expenditure
of a large amount of money to greatly
Increase the revenuoi and enlarge the
facilities and scope of the university. As
soon ai a distribution it ordered ahe will
begin operation, hi a new field. Then
under hur personal anpervlaion the erec
tion of several hundred thousand dollars1
worth of new buildings and the early
expansion of the university to three
times it, present manitudo will be
orgnn, one I, ready to lm line work
early next miring if the estate can be
distributed by that time. The estate ia
nt'urly ready for distribution, except for
three claims that are pending. One ia a
, itilt for t 0,000, involving a liorae, which
la pending on appeal, and another la a
mut (or 7,0tXJ hrunght recently for booka
for the univeraity. Tha other claim ia
the 115,000,000 claim againat the Stan
ford estate, which Attorney-General 01
ney haa presented on behalf of the gov
ernment to Sire, btanford a executrix.
Till, suit la an annoyance to Mra. Ktati'
ford, because ao long as it la nnaettled it
will prevent her from attending a dollar
of Him eatate In behalf of the university
Hie had planned to begin epending
aevoral Hundred thousand dollars In en
largiug the Inatitution next spring, but
.lie will be unable to urn any of the es-
tate bequeathed to heraelf or the univer-
aiiy iy lier husband until a distribution
la ordered, and thia the I'rotate Court
cannot authorize until all claims are ad'
tuned.
Mra. Stanford haa alated that all of
lier property and all of the eatate willed
to lit-r by Mamortl ia Willi the exception
of a few comparatively mall bequests
logo to tlie univeraity, and tnat wlien
the entitle conies into her private posses
.ion it will be used for the univeraity
. during her life, aa it will be after her
death. There ia an ample Income to
keep the univeraity going at ita present
coxt ol about izuu.uuu a year, una the
great propertiee deeded to the univeraity
liv Senator Stanford. Palo Alto ranch
and stock (arm, bridley ranch and Vina
ranch, yield a large revenue, widen naa
never been quoted. Mra. Stanford can
Ix-sidca tliia give to the univeraity from
the private fortune that waa here before
Kenator Stanford's death and from her
allowance of 10,000 a month from the
entate. liut for the large amount of cap
ital and larger revenuee neeea.ery for an
ciiUrgement of the univeraity ahe ia
wailing (or the diatribution of the ea
tate, of which aha ia executrix, and
which waa appraieed at H7.000.000. Thia
Includes a bequeet of 1250.000 to the uni
veraity and that of IIUO.OOO to Thomaa
Walton Stanford of Australia, which haa
been turned over to the univeraity by
Mr. Stanford. The univeraity can ob
tain nothing from these beqneaU until
the distribution la made. Aa aoon a the
diatribution ia effected Stanford Univer
aity will at once have added to ita avail
able income the intereat on 17.000,000.
It will from that time have practically
the income of the entire Stanford for
tune, which in timea of ordinary pros
peritv would exceed, It ia elated on goal
authority, fl, 500,000 a year. Ita Income
will tie three times that of Harvard, the
richest of the American nniveraitlea,
and greater than the Univeraity of Ber
lin. SOUTUKHN LYNCHING.
What I. Bald of Kngland's Intention to
luve.tlgate.
Lima Bock, September 11. Gov
ernor Fiahback to-day received a tele
gram from Nw York ,e,PPr M
follows:
"An English committee haa been sent
here to Investigate arid denounce lynch
ing. FJease telegraph na what you think
'of Kngliah meddling with our affairs."
In reply the Governor Bent the follow-
'""That England, a foreign country and
one which pava less than one-third as
much money per capita for the educa
tion of Its people aa the States pay,
should assume the role of missionary to
tench na our duty can but excite ridicule
as well as resentment It thia commit
tee ia sincere in its efforts to suppress
lynching, it ia sadly wanting In common
sense not to have learned this much of
human nature. My advice to the com
mittee, if it is indeed In earnest and
honest, is to go home."
fllven Bach Her Spaeoh.
Winfibld, L. I.. September 11. A
house belonging to John Zelinka of this
village was struck by lightning during
the storm Saturday night. A bolt went
through a two-foot brick wall Into th
dining room, where Mr. Zelinka, a neigh
bor and Mrs. Fisher, a visitor, were dis
cussing the storm. It seemed to pass
between Mrs. Fisher and her thirteen-rear-old
daughter Mary, who had been
.leaf "" 'b ior ?ver eight years.
Mrs. Fisher and her daughter sat mo
tlouloPB for several seconds, when the
tile girl (tot irj and, pointing hi t finger
ia her ear, saidf "Mamma, I heard
tha'T let us go hoirto.". Thia is the first
time it is said, that she has spoken since
an attack of scarlet fever left her deaf
and speechless. i"
P , Oppa.es Ocronlroo's Bamovnl.
JWABitiNOT0N, September 11. Ex-Governor
Zulick is In the city, and has
written a letter to the President vigor
ously opposing the removal of Chief
Joroniu andl.is Apaches from Mount
Vernon Barrack in Alabama, ' where
they are now
reservation in Anions.
they are now cunwiou, v. ...v.-. .
KQUAL ItlOHTt ASKED.
Benson Why the Traneontlneutal Linos
Have trailed.
St. Paul, September 11. An official
of the Great Northern to-night gave the
press the following statement of inside
facts of the recent unsuccessful attempt
to reorganise the Transcontinental As
sociation, The representatives of the
transcontinental lines adjourned Satur
day night without having made any de
cided progress In the formation of an
soclation. The Oregon Railway and
Navigation Company was asked to be
come a member of the association, which
was to be established for the maintenance
of rates. The road signilied Its willing
ness, aim waa represented at the meet
ing, but requested before an organiz
ation was made that it be placed on
termeof eonalitv wiLh llinothxr trana.
continental lines bv an equal represen
tation of tickets witli the Southern Pa
cific that other lines through Portland
enjoyed, claiming the right in connection
with Its steamship lines to make the
same rates inrougn Portland as were
made by the Pad lie Steamship Company
through Seattle. It did not ask for dif
ferential fares, but simply (or equal rates.
The Southern Pacllic Com Dan v declined
to Interchange traffic with the Oregon
Hallway and ravlgatlon Company un
less it would agree to maintain by its
water routes the same rates as made by
the Southern Pacific over its Shasta
route and ignore the competition of the
racmo wteaiiiHinp Company tnrougn
Seattle. The Oregon Railway and Navi
gation deemed this proposition unfair.
and declined to Join in any agreement
mi it was placed on terms ot equality
with the other roads represented at the
meeting. The position of the Oregon
liailway and Navigation was fully In
dorsed by the Cireat Northern, with
which the Oreson Itailwav and Naviga
tion has recently made arrangements for
an interchange ol tralllc through Spo
kane,
STOOD IN WITH THIBVBS.
What tha Lexow Inve.tlgetloa la Bring
ing to Light.
New Yobk, September 11. The ia
veetigation of the police department was
resumed to-day by the Lexow commit
tee ot the State Senate, Mr. Goff was
Inqnisitor-in-chlef. ' He first stretched
Detective Sergeant Charles A. Hanley
upon the rack. The handsome gold
watch which' Hanley carried served for
text for GofTs interrogations, which
were directed to showing the police were
upon too iriendiy terms. wita me pawn
brokers lor the good ol the public, and
that it was not uncommon for pawn
brokers to sell officers valuable articles
at ridiculously low prices. Golf also
questioned Hanley as to his relations
with Jimmy Aicrtaiiy, well known as
'Ureen-Uoods Jim." the interroeations
implying the thief taker had accepted
sifts at the hands of the man whom he
denounced as a thief. The detective was
asked if he ever received money from
McNally. and made an equivocal answer.
This waa followed by the question if he
had not received from McNally two
handsome banquet lamps. Ilia reply
was:
I don't know anything about the
lamps. My wife got them."
TIIK AP1LLI DISASTER. .
Twalve Bodies Hava Baaa Takan
Srom
tha Wrack.
Pabis, September 11. The disaster to
the Paris and Cologne express train at
Apilll, between Noyon and Chaony, yes
terday was more serious than' at first
supposed. The first estimates placed
the number of persons killed at ten, with
twenty injured. Twelve bodies have
lready been taken from the wreck. The
accident was due to the slow shunting ot
a freight train at Apilll. The engineer
of the express saw the cars on the line,
and reversed the engine. "The shock of
the collision was borne by the three Iront
cars. As soon as the accident became
known a priest and others hurried to the
railroad station, and did everything to
assist the dying and injured. The re
port mat me station master at Apini
had committed suicide by lumping in
front of the express train when be saw
the collision was inevitable turns out in
correct. The station master ran along
the track to signal the express and the
freight train, and waa caught between
the two trains and killed. It seems
certain there were Americans among the
killed or injured.
Want a New Bating Bute. ;
London, September 11. The commit
tee appointed by the Yacht Racing As
sociation to consider the racing rule, as
sisted by naval architects George S.
Watson, William Fife, Jr., A. E. Payne
and Dixon Kemp, resolved to-day that
negotiations should be entered into with
the New York Yacht Club for an. inter
national rating rule, tailing to accom
nlish this. It ia proposed to modify the
nresent rule In 1805 so that it can be
came a law in 1800 by placing a premium
on the depth ot the quarters and on
beam, thus insuring greater duik ot
under-water body; , v:a
. Kekal's Annual Baport.
Washington, September 11. The an
nual report of the Controller of the Cur
rency was made public to-day. It is a
record of the work of the Controller's
office, and shows that the total number
of accounts, claims and rases settled dur
ing the fiscal year ended June 80 last waa
33,165, involving 1280,002.002. By com
paring tlie worn ot tins omce ior uie past;
three fiscal years an increase in the vol
ume of business since 1801 in round
numbers of $104,000,000 is shown, with
an increase in the last fiscal year of 74,
000,000. The Anarehl.ta Active.
Beblin, September 11. The Grau
denser Zeltung says, while the imperial
party was at Marienburg last Saturday,
anarchists distributed revolutionary leaf
lets throughout the neighborhood. , Be
sides stating the principles of anarchism
the leaflets threatened jpersonal violence
to the imperial party The police around
Marienburg have adopted the most elab
orate precautions. Every stranger is
obliged aa soon as he arrives to sign a
document giving the details of bis busi
ness, family and residence, .
TOWN SWALLOWED DP
Pennsylvania Hamlet Sinks
Into the Earth.
SCOTCH VALLEY ,G0HE BELOW
One of tha Hoil Complete Cave-In. la
' the History of That Extensive Mining
lt.f Ion The Wllde.t Bxeltemeat Pre
vailing Through the Neighborhood.
Lorry, Penn., September 8. The little
mining town of Scotch Valley, near here,
waa swallowed up to-night in one of the
most complete mine cave-ins ever known
In this region. The scene of the disaster
Is on tlie slope of Mount Lookout, and a
score of bouses comprise the hamlet at
the mouth of the shaft from Mount Look
out colliery. Tlie wildest excitement
prevails through the region, and details
are fragmentary. It is known, however,
that the doien bouses on each side of
the principal street of the hamlet are
completely swallowed np in the gaping
bole, and nothing can be seen of the
other buildings but the roofs, gables and
chlmneva. It is impossible to state ac
curately the number of fatalities, or if
there are any. parties are exerting
every means to release the occupants ot
the engulfed dwel I ings. One of tlie burled
houses haa taken fire. The cave-in was
caused by the giving way of timbers and
supports in the workings of the Mount
Lookout colliery, which has not been in
operation for two years and had been
neglected in consequence.
At 4:30 the inhabitants were startled
by rumbling reports like falling rock in
the caverns ol tne abandoned mine many
hundreds of feet below them. The
ground trembled and swayed like an
earthquake beneath them. Report waa
followed by report, and, accompanied by
other tremors, the village sank out of
sight in the gaping cavern. In the
meanwhile about fifty miners were im
prisoned in the colliery. They had been
at work in another portion of the mine,
and all means of exit from the mine was
wiped out by the cave-in. James Perrin,
one of the oldest miners, gathered the
men together and started to lead uiem
ud through a tunnel, which had been
need for an air shaft. The rescuing party
on the surface had made an attempt to
push a passage through the mass of
debris which blocked the main entrance.
Failing in this, some of the more daring
entered the passage and came to where
the imprisoned miners were struggling
upward. The men were carried to the
surface, where a large crowd of excited
people were awaiting them. Up to 9
o'clock to-night all persons who could
be found bad been taken from the ruins,
although a full roll of those to be ac
counted for cannot be prepared until
morning.
MKWB 0 TUB TRUSTS.
Aa Aetloa Commenced to Annnl
the
Tohaeeo Company 'a Charter.
Naw York. Sentember 8. The taking
ot testimony was begun to-day at the
office of Einstein A Townsend in aa ac
tion brought by Attorney-General Stock
ton ot New Jersey to annul the charter
of the American Tobaooo Company on
the ground that it was operating a trust
against the laws of New Jersey. The
testimony was taken before Walter
Cleary, a Commissioner ot New Jersey.
Tho first witness was J. B. Duke, Presi
dent ol the Tobacco Company. Mr.
Dokesaid:
'The companies that formed the
American Tobacco Company were the
Kinney Tobacco Company. Duke's Sons.
Goodwin & Co., Allen & Ginter and Kim
ball - vo."
He told how the tobacco manufactur
ers met in October at the Stuyvesant
House and discussed the pooling ol tneir
interests and calling it a trust. They
obtained legal advice to the effect that
the laws would not permit a trust, and
men tormed a company, wnicn wey De
li eved. and they are of the same opinion
still, complies with the law. The entire
properties of the several companies were
turned over to the American Tobacco
Company. Duke's Sons sold 0,000,000
paper cigarettes during the year 1890.
The only way the witness could suggest
getting at the exact figures aa to the cig
arette output would be from the books
of the company. In conclusion he said
IHW.UOU Had been spent in advertising in
1888. and that the sales were made all
over the world.
. , , TUl BBSWXRT TBUST.
n...... c--.. i o v..i:.i. .i.
vmv.uu, DcpwiuuDr d,uukubu
tal is now looking for another Chicago
investment. For some time past the
creator ot the brewery trust, H. M. Bige
low, haa been in Europe endeavoring to
organise into syndicate twenty of the
largest breweries in Chicago for the
jsent great trust, and wntcn, wnen
completed, is to have a capital of $13,-
000,000, or (2,000,000 more than the
present syndicate. Bigelow has secured
t8.000.000. and it Is said the new syndi
cate will comprise twenty of the twenty
four breweries in this city.
TBI VMBBKU.A TBUST. ' '
Naw York. September 8. The um
brella trust which waa organised about
three years ago under the name oi tne
Umbrella Company with (8,000,000 capi
tal, having branch houses in nearly all
the large cities, went into the hands
of a receiver July 10. The trust will
pay Its entire list of oredltora at the rate
ot 100 cents on the dollar. The Um
brella Company was organised by the
leading; umbrella firms in the United
States.
Oonaral Klrkham'. K.tMta,
Oakland, Cal., September 8. Appli
cation has been filed in the Superior
Court by Gustav L. Mix, brother of Mrs.
Kate Edith Kirkham. widow of the late
General Ralph Kirkbam, aaking that the
lady be declared incompetent.. It is de
sired to have a guardian appointed to
take obarge of her estate, valued at 1700,-
000.
Kail Sal Dl.euss Polities.
Omaha, September 0. The Union Pa-
clflo to-day Issued a notice to all em
ployes to abstain from any participation
in politics, the discussion of any subject
tending in that direction being pro
hibited. All men net willing to keep
out of politics are requested to resign.
' II HDKO CHAKO.
Committee for His Impeachment Has
Already Beaa Appointed.
8ai Fbabcisco, September 9. The
steamer Para, which arrived from the
Orient this morning, brings news that
the Japanese navy after the battle off
rung Too bad received Instructions that,
f the Chinese men-of-war should come
gain, to pursue them to the Gult of Pe
Chi Li and to attack Wei Hal Wei and
and Port Arthur. But, though the
Japanese men-of-war kept watch in
Corean waters, the Chinese men-of-war
kept within the gulf. Seeing there was
no other means but to attack them in
their home, the Japanese men-of-war
(said to be thirteen in number) left
Corea. They sailed against Wei Hai Wei,
which the Chinese did not guard, being
ensconced in the farthest corner of the
gulf. The Japanese attacked Wei Hai
Wei knowing that some of the best ves
sels of the northern squadron were there,
but when the Japanese approached the
Chinese, leaving behind a few old ves
sels, concealed themselves at Shanhai
ICwan, on the boundary between China
proper and Liaungtung. Aa the object
of Uie Japanese was not to attack the
forts, but to draw ont the squadron, they
returned as they failed to meet the latter.
Unless the Chinese squadron was first
destroyed the forts could not be taken.
The Toklo papers contain news that
bodes Hi for Li Hung Chang. The sole
responsibility in the conduct of the pres
ent war rests on him, and for every dis
aster the Chinese land or sea forces may
sustain he is held accountable. The
Nichi Nich says that Wang Jung Ho and
Li Hung Tsao, who were commissioned
a few months since by the Peking gov
ernment to watch over the actions of the
Viceroy, are going to take active meas
ures now that the intelligence of the de
feats of China both on land and sea has
reached the ears of the statesmen of Pe
king. This Wang Jung Ho is said to be
on bad terms with the Viceroy, and aa
his influence over the court of Peking is
known to be considerable, the situation
of the Viceroy must be an anxious one.
The Hochl and several other papers even
state that a committee for the impeach
ment of the Viceroy baa been appointed,
and that Wang Jung Ho, Li Hung Tsao,
Chang Chitnng and an older brother ot
this Chang, all enemies of the Viceroy,
have been appointed its members. That
the court of Peking was disposed toward
a pacific policy and that the declaration
of war was forced upon it by Viceroy Li
is evident from the great consternation
with which the statesmen in Peking
heard of the sinking of the Kow Shing.
The Viceroy underrated Japan, which he
regarded as incapable of taking any de
cisive step. His anger is now chiefly di
rected against Yuen, lately a Chinese
resident of Corea, by whom he regards
himself as having been misled and hence
entangled insocriticalasituation. Yuen
is now virtually the center of hatred in
Tien Tain in connection with the present
affair. He haa found Tien Tain too hot
for him to live in. and is said to have
secretly concealed himself.
Tha Jananese Charge d'AHaires at Pe
king, other members of the legation, and
the jspaneee in iosi ciiy, mo ionam
Tien Tain and staff and Japanese from
Tien Tain, the Consul-General and mem
bers of the consulate at Shanghai, 200
Japanese in all, boarded the French mail
steamer August 12, and left for borne.
Since the outbreak of hostilities be
tween China and Japan the Chinese
population in the ports of Yokahama
and Kobe have been reduced by about
2 000. The Chinese government ia said
through its officials in Europe to be at
tempting to get forty European military
men and naval officers to serve in the
present war. A private telegram is said
to have been received in Tokio to the ef
fect that it has been proposed at the Chi
nese Military Council to take advantage
of the want of men-of-war on the Japan
ese coast, to send warships to attack a
number of ports at the same time. - u
China has really decided to take the of
fensive instead of the defensive, she is
welcome, savs Shin Chova. to send her
cruisers to Japan waters, where the
Japanese will show their true spirit and
make snort work oi tne invaders, xo
thank Japan for her good will and to
bind closer the relations between the
two countries the Corean government
has decided to send an embassy to
Japan.
The China Mail says that the King oi
Slam is still dangerously ill.
The fifth son ol the fcmperor oi Japan
iadead.
FBOH THS1 FBONT.
Tha Japanese Oeenpy a Strong Position
at Ping Tang.
London, September 0. A Toklo dis
patch to the Central News says that the(
last reports from the front tell ot heavy
rains, which have impeded military op-1
rations. Tha streams of the Corean
n f 1. 1 -! 1.11 I Mn.u I
roiiiiiBuia uavo ubcu rapiuijr, ruu iuuwi
of the adjacent lowlands is partially
flooded. The Japanese officers say it is
unlikely that any important battle will
be fought before the floods subside.; Oc
casional skirmishes have taken place,
they say, hut neither side has tried re
cently to bring about a decisive action.
The Japanese regulars in Corea now
number 30,000. About 10,000 of these
troops, comprising a strong cavalry force,
have been detailed for scouting service
and the protection of the main army's
lines of snpplies and communication.
About 18,000 Japanese occupy a strong
fiosition at Ping Yang. They have
hrown up earthworks and mounted
heavy guns. The Chinese army, with
about 20,000 men, has taken up a posi
tion facing the Japanese. Scouting par
ties from the two camps have met fre
quently and exchanged shots, but the
mortality has been inconsiderable. The
Marquis ot Saigone, President of the
Department of Imperial Orders, has ar
rived in Corea with a large suite. His
mission is to convey to the Corean King
the Emperor's congratulations in view
of Corea's achievement of her independ
ence. The report of great Chinese vic
tories in Corea is pure fiction.
. Insurance Underwriter.
- Watbbtowk, N. J., September 0. At
the convention ot Insurance Underwrit
ers ot the United States at Alexandria
Bay yesterday the committee on laws
made a report, which was adopted,
recommending the enactment in each
State of stringent laws for the investi
gation of cases of all fires and providing
for the removal of 'all Inflammable
material in buildings and tor the prompt
and vigorous prosecution ot all incendi
aries, ,
EZETA ON THE STAND.
He Testifies in His Own Be
half at San Francisco.
BEADING OF DEPOSITIONS EUDED
The Cm Will be Decided According to
the Evidence Unless Habeas Corpus
Proceeding. Are Began Deposition
Mot Entirely Satisfactory.
8 ah Fbakcibco, September 7. The
government of San Salvador baa ex
hausted its stock of depositions, and
seems to have no oral testimony to offer
in the extradition proceedings now pend
ing in the United States District Court
here against General Ezeta and his fel
low refugees. The depositions presented
so far have not been entirely satisfactory
to the prosecution, inasmuch as a great
deal ot testimony has been stricken out
under the ruling of the court that Ameri
can law relating to admissibility of evi
dence must obtain during the proceed
ings. The first deposition relates to the
killing of Thomas Canas, a teamster
whom General Ezeta and Juan Cien
fuegos encountered during their flight to
the sea. The second accuses General
Cienfuegos and Manuel Casein with
shooting at Andros A may a, with whom
Cassia was at war. The third deposi
tion is in connection with the forcible
taking of (2,584 from the International
Bank of Salvador and Nicaragua by Gen
eral Ezeta. Then came a long accusation
charging the refugees with shooting
Cesar Alfaro and the hanging of Cas
aimo Henriquez, revolutionists who had
opposed Ezeta's cause. . Other charges
of burning houses and shooting other
persons were brought out.
Very soon after the convening ot the
court this morning counsel for the prose
cution announced that it had no further
depositions at hand. Pr. Calderon, the
local Consul for San Savador, waa sworn.
He testified that documents intended as
evidence against the accused had been
dispatched to him, and would arrive on
the next steamer from Central America.
Upon this showing the prosecution
moved for a continuance of the case.
Judge Morrow refused to grant a con
tinuance. The defense then moved for a
dismissal of the charges, asserting that
sufficient evidence to bold the prisoners
had not been adduced. This motion,
too, was overruled. The defense after
some delay decided to put in evidence to
substantiate their plea of lack of juris
diction of the United States courts.
Commander Thomas of the gunboat
Bennington waa called to the witness
stand. It was the announced intention
of the defense to prove that the prison
ers had really been kidnaped into the
country, their demands to be permitted
to leave the gunboat at La Libertad and
Acapulco having been refused, and that
thev could not be considered within the
jurisdiction of the court, inasmuch as
thev had been forcibly and illegally
landed upon American soil. Commander
Thomas testified briefly a to the inci
dents ot the rebellion in Salvador, but
was prevented from stating why he had
detained the refugees on board the Ben
nington. Judge Morrow finally ruled
that the province of the court was to
consider the prisoners within ita juris
diction and not to consider the means by
which they had reached there. In other
words, the court decided not to go be
hind the returns of the United States
Marshal. This means that, unless re
sort is had to habeas corpus proceedings
in another court, the prisoners will be
tried on the merits of the evidence pre
sented against them by the government
of San Salvador.
Exeta was called aa a witness in his
own behalf. He denied the charge that
he caused Henriquex to be hanged, and
said that he did not know of his death
until informed of it by his officers. Ezeta
added, however, that he thought Henri
quex had been well hanged, because he
was a rebel. He said that he killed
Thomaa Canas in self-defense, and that
the money taken from the Bank of Nic
aragua waa merely borrowed to pay bis
soldiers. General Colchowas also ex
amined, but there are no specific charges
againat him. The cose went over. .
TBI CHINKS TBKATT.
V Farther Aetloa Taken by China oh
Account of the War.
Washington, September 7. Before
Secretary Greaham left for the West he
had a conference with the Chinese Min
ister concerning the Chinese treaty,
which was ratified by the Senate a short
time before adjournment. Minister Yang
Yui told Secretary Greaham that, owing
to the war, no action has been taken by
the Chinese government. China has
been officially notified by the State De
partment of the ratification of the treaty
on the part ot the United States, and as
soon as the treaty is ratified by China
and official notice given the United
States ratifications will be exchanged by
the two governments and proclamations
issued. No action will be taken by the
United States looking to the enforcement
of the treaty until President Cleveland
issues the proclamation. Then the Sec
retary of the Treasury will issue instruc
tions to Collectors ot Customs in accord
ance with the treaty. Secretary Greaham
and tha Chinese Minister discussed the
present permits ot the treaty, and the
Minister was assured as soon as the ac
tion of hia government was officially re
ceived the United States would proceed
with its part of the contract.
That Contribution Circular.
Dublin, September 7. Freeman's
Journal says the origin ot the circular
appealing for contributions to the Irish
fund has been traced to the London com
mittee ot the Irish National League.
Aa Ignoble Kndlng.
Chicago, September 7. The celebrat
ed Viking ship, which crossed the At
lantic and was exhibited at the World's
Fair, sank in the river during a storm
Monday.
, : Revolt or Arab Tribes. -
Adxx, September 7. Rumors reached
here ot a revolt ot Arab tribes in Yemen
district. The Arabs are reported to have
blown np several official buildings.
THIS PTTHIAW BITCA1..
Language of the Country Hail be Used.
In All In. lance..
WAsntNOTO.v, September 8. The
much-mooted German question was de
cided by the Supreme Lodge of the
Knights ot Pythias to-day by a decisive
vote against permitting the use of the
ritual in other than the English lan
guage. Two votes were taken first on
the substitution of the minority report
to give the German lodges five years'
grace in which to adopt the English rit
ual, resulting 74 to 41 against the minor
ity report. Then the majority report
was adopted by a vote of 70 to 30. The
gist of the majority report ia found in
the following recommendation :
"That tlie Supreme Lodge rean
nonnces and affirms the declaration
made at the Kansss City session, and
that henceforth and forevermore tlie rit
ual nsed in this and all other English
speaking nations be printed in the Eng
lish language only, and when the stand
ard of our order shall be planted in any
country speaking other than the Eng
lish language, the ritual therein shall be
printed and all concerns over which the
body has control shall be conducted only
in the language of such government, to
the end that it may be known to all men
and all nations that surrounding our al
tars Pythian Knights are taught as one
of the cardinal principles of our order
undying loyalty and devotion to the gov
ernment to which they owe allegiance,
whether it be the land'of their birth or
the country of their adoption."
The report commends the Supreme
Chancellor for his action in upholding
the law in this matter, and was signed by
four members of the committee Stanton
L. Charter, Thomas D. Mears. L. P.
Hunt and Aaron Myers. John P. Pusae
of Indiana was the author of the minor
ity report, which recommended that the
lodges which have remained loyal to the
Supreme Lodge, and who were working
with rituals in other languages when the
last ritual was promulgated, be furnished
with rituals in the language they were
previously using for a period of five years,
after which they shall surrender them
and use only the English. Three hours'
debate was bad. The principal speech
of the minority was nile by Representa
tive Featherstone of Wisconsin, and for
the majority by Representative Carter
of Colorado. It was argued againat the
minority propositition that if five years
were granted the German lodges they
would apply for another extension of
time at the end of that period, and the
whole qnestioi would have to be fought
over. Sitting in committee of the whole
the lodge has approved the unanimous
report of the committee on the statement
of the order recommending that saloon
keepers, bartenders and professional
gamblers be ineligible to membership,
but not affecting those who have already
become members. The question has not
been acted upon by the Supreme Lodge
proper. The same committee recom
mends that the Snpreme Lodge protest
against the use of the name Pythutnism
in connection with aide ranks.
THE FOREST PIBES.
Wont of Minnesota' Appalling Dl.uter
Has Been Told.
Pikb Citt, Minn., September 8. The
worst has probably been told at Hinck
ley, and it is doubtful if there will be
any very large additions to the list of
dead. Last night several bodies were
found in a eellar, but they were so badly
burned that it was Impossible to deter
mine whether there were three or four
bodies. Supplies are coming to Hinck
ley at a rapid rate, and there is no lack
in any department of the relief work.
The relief committee appointed by Gov
ernor Nelson arrived here to-night for
the purpose of canvassing the situation
and systematizing the relief work. No
money has been turned over to the suf
ferers as yet. All persons and bodies
that have collected cash donations have
wisely refrained from giving any to the
refugees, aid there is a general under
standing thai every cent shall be turned
over to the State committee, which, on
account of the complete information it
will have, will be able to handle the
funds to the beet advantage. The ex
citement caused by the fire at Pokegama
has about subsided, and now that all the
dead are buried, attention is being paid
to the h undreds of dead animals scattered
over the country. These are being
cremated aa fast as found. Not a vestige
ot the village remains, but the surviving
inhabitants, who have been cared for by
the citizens of St. Cloud, are preparing
to rebuild their homes as soon as material
can be provided. There are no fires in
the vicinity ot Carlton. .-
Decl.loa Again tho City.
Cleveland, September 8. Judge
Noble, sitting in the Court of Common
Pleas, has recorded a decision against
the city and in favor of the Lake Shore
and Big Four railroads in the celebrated
Cleveland lake-front case. The prop
erty in controversy is a large tract ol
land lying between the lake front and
the river bed, involving several millions
of dollars. Thecity brought suitagainst
the railways to recover the property,
claiming they were occupying streets
laid out and accepted by the city fifty
years ago. Judge Noble decided that,
while the city had once accepted the
streets, they had been abandoned as
such many years ago, and no attempt
would ever nave been made to reclaim
the land. The City Solicitor gave notice
of appeal, and the case will be carried
to the Supreme Court.
Hinckley Sentenced.
Moscow, Idaho, September 8. George
W. Hinckley appeared for sentence this
morning, cool, collected and indifferent
The courtroom was crowded when the
prisoner was sentenced on the three
charges separately, receiving fonr yards
at hard labor for each offense twelve in
all. General satisfaction ia expressed. .
Exchange of Island.
Beblin, September 8. The Tsgeblstt
has a dispatch from Athena stating that
negotiations are proceeding between
England and Turkey with reference to
the proposed exchange of the Island ot
Cvprus, plus 12,000,000, for the Island
of Crete.
The Mill to Resume. !
New Bedford, Mass.. September 8.
There was a break in the ranks of the
manufacturers thia afternoon, which will
result in the resumption of work in all
the mills here. The directors of the
Bristol corporation to-day practically de
cided to start up onday next.
THE PANAMA CANAL
Wcrk on This Colossal Project
to be Resumed.
ESTIMATED COST OF COlirLETION
Prench aad American Capitalist nave
Been Quietly Preparing the Way Dur
ing the Ia.t Pew Month, nnd Aro
How Hearly Beady to Begin Work.
New Yobk, September 8. After a sus
pension of nearly five years work is to
be resumed on the colossal Panama ca
nal project some time next month.
French and American capitalists have
been quietly preparing the way during
the last few months, and now are nearly
ready to begin operations. One of the
first necessities was the passage of a law
exempting the property of the canal
from seizure by its creditors. This being
effected, as soon as the assets of the old
concern are transferred to a new corpo
ration all will be smooth sailing so far
as the management is concerned. The
limit of the time that stockholders and
bondholders of the defunct concern have
to protest againat the creation of a new
company and the completion of the work
will expire in a lew days, bteps win
then be taken for the incorporation of
the company, the full details of which
have already been decided upon. Esti
mates recently made place the cost of
completion at 600,000,000 francs instead
of 900,000,000 francs, as estimated by the
French Commissioners. The proosed
new company will be organized on this
basis if it is carried out as planned, the
capital atock being 05,000,000 francs and
the issue of bonds 440,000.000 francs. Ot
thia amount Xavier Bovard. who re r re
sents the company in this country, savs
that 60,000,000 francs have already been
provided, and a considerable part of the
ready money consists of restitutions
forced from those who came by the com
pany's lands uniawiuny.
Appropriation Insufficient.
W 'ashisotox, September 8. Somo
changes In the force ot special sgents
of the general land office will be required
unless an additional appropriation for
the service is made early in the next
session of Congress. The present ap
propriation for that work is iuu.uhi,
which is said to be inadequate for the
expenses of the force of between thirty
and thirty-five agents. None have been
dismissed so far, but some may le sus
pended pending a further appropriation,
which ie expected to be made. The ap
propriation for last year waa Ho.uui.einl
ateron an additional appropriation ot
$40,000 was made. Commissioner I.fi
moureaux has just ordered thedismir.al
of twelve agents, and the names of twelve
more will be dropped irom tne rolls
Decembers. This action will reduce tho
force to about ten at the end of the year.
Tha Clothing Warkera. ' '
New Yobk, Septemlier 8. Fonr Inonl
assemblies of the Knights of Labor, in
terested in the clothing trade, struck to
day. About 11,000 men and women left
work. The Knights in the tailor trade
claim to be suffering from the same
grievance complained of by the other
workers connected with the Federation
of Labor. As a result of a conference
held to-dav between the committee ol llie
Contractors' Association and another
from tha body of strikers tlie former
agreed to all the demands of their em
ployes. Ten hours will hereafter consti
tute a day's work. Fifty-nine) hours for
a week of six days is ail that will lie
asked of the men, overtime to be paid
extra. Thia agreement does not atleci
the action of the Knights of Labor, who
struck for the same concessions to-day.
It is said 16,000 or 17,000 Knights in the
trade in this city, Brooklyn and Browns
ville will be out to-morrow. .
The Textile Striker.
New Bkpi-obd, September 8. Tha
break in the ranks of the mill owners is
widening. A number of them favor a
compromise with the strikers, and it ia
understood that steps to this end have
been taken. The manufacturers' propo
sition is to start up at a redaction of 6
per cent instead of 10, the cat to lie re
stored when the cloth market reaches 3
cents. Tliis proposition, it iaunde' stood,
the operatives rejected, claiming that
when the market reaches 8 cents tlie
time will come for an increase in wages.
A number of directors and stock holders
are beginning to be dissatisfied with the
present condition of affair, and want
the strikers back at the old schedules,
stating that the mills then can inakt
money. :.'
Wanted to Kvndo tha Duty.
New Yobk, September 8. A quantity
of meerschaum, diamonds and other pre
cious stones were seised from ' Gcorgf
Nicolay, a Californian, and a cabin pas
senger on the North German sleainei
Lahn on the arrival of that vessel from
Bremen. He had twenty-one meer
schaum pipes, eleven diamonds, fivt
opals and four pearls.
. Count of Parte SneeoMor. .
Pabis, September 8. The Temps says
that Prince Francoise Marie of Bourbon
has prepared a manifesto to bo issued
after the Connt of Paris' death, claim
ing for himself the heritage of the crown
of France. This manifesto is now in tlie
hands ot Prince Valori, the Prince's rep
resentative in France. The Prince will
take the title of the Duke of Anjotu
Stambatoor Htoued by Hob.
Soma, September 0. Ex-Premier
6tambuloff on leaving court yesterday
after being released on ball on the charge
of libeling Prince Ferdinand was stoned
by an angry mob. One man struck Sism
bnloff with a stnne, causing a slight in
jury. The soldiers finally dispersed tJ'O
mob, and rescued iiim.
,;i a, Must Pay tha Sculptor.
Sax Fbakcisco, September 8. -AS ar
bitrator Judge Slack decided to-day that
the trustees of the James Lick trust
most pay W. W. Story, the sculptor,
(20,000 balance withheld from him on
completion of the Francis Scott Kev
monumentin 18S8, on the ground His t
Story had sot carried cut U contrail
agreed npon. .