VOL. 11.
ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1894.
NO. 42.
A CRISIS LOOKED FOR
The Next Two Weeks May be
Decisive of the War.
COLD WEATHER EXPECTED SOON
Japan,., Troop. t. to be Wholly Co
prepared tut tlia Rigorous Climate of
Peking-Wealthier Chin... Leaving
th. Capital.
Washington, October 10 The crUli of
the Chinese-Japanese war la looked for
within the next few days or two weeks
by those most Interested and beet In
formed In the contest.. The legations of
the two conntrle are expecting dally to
near that a decisive battle hai been
fought. Till, In based on the fact that
the Japanese have been gradually closing
In around Poking, and that the Invading
army li compelled by force of circum
stances to strike their blow at once or
not at all. The intense cold, which
come about the middle of October,
makes this Imperative. The Japanese
troops are wholly. unprepared for the
riuorous c litinte about Pekino. which 1.
due in about two weeks, the climate of
Japan being very mild even ill winter,
The Chinese look upon this as one of
their resources, and the Japanese appre
ciate that it is necessary to concentrate
their campaign for thin year npon the
next few weeks or perhaps days. For
that reason ther are nrenarud to make
heroic efforts to deulde the contest at
once. They are without the heavy cloth
ing, camp equipage, etc., tor a campaign
in the bitter cold. ,
TAOTAI SIUNQJN DIBOBACS.
London. October 10. A Chinese die-
patch says a rebellion has broken out
in Jeliol.
Tien Tsin dispatches report that Sheng,
the Taotai of that city, is in disgrace for
charging the government over four times
as much as lie paid for some discarded
rith-s bought in Germany, lie also
bomrht a quantity of useless cartridges,
LI Hung Chang 'discovered the fraud,
and In an Interview with Sheng is said
to have slaped Slieng's face, Sheng
bat been granted a leave of absence.
A Che roo dispatch says seven Japan
ese warships were sighted off Wei Hal
Wei, steaming westward,
A Tien Tsin dispatch says the steamer
Wen Chow, Just arrived, reports sighting
Japanese squadron ten miles south of
Che Foo. Hhe was hailed and ques
tioned concerning the whereabouts of
the Chinese southern squadron.
A HA'ITI.K IMM1NKNT.
Yokohama, October 10. The advance
guard of the Japanese army has crossed
the Yalu river and formed a new camp,
A battle la believed imminent.
PKXPAHINO FOB mi ATTACK.
Nsw York-. October 10. A Shanghai
dispatch via Ixmlon says United Mates
Minister Denhy has warned American
residents that Peking city is certain to
lie attacked by the Japanese and advised
that tiie women and children be sent to
places of salety. Already many of the
wealthier natives are departing, and
others are making preparations to follow.
; tiixy iiavk utrr.
London, October 10 A dispatch from
Che Foo to the Pall Mall Gazette this
afternoon says that the British and Rus
sian Ministers tarted for, Peking yes
terday. The object of the mel ting is
not known. All the women and children
belonging to foreigners have left Peking
for places of safety,
OUAHDKD BV MONGOLIANS.
London, October 10. The Vienna cor
respondent of the Daily News telegraphs:
The palace in Peking is guarded by Mon
golians, because the Chinese am no
longer trusted. There are dally fights
between the Chinese and the Mongoli
ans. The latter are greatly hated.
f TH 11WSI AH CONTINGENT. ,;
Bxhi in, October 10. The St. Peters
burg correspondent of the Kolniche
Zeitung says that Russia has sent a
strong force "to her Asiatic frontier to
prevent further inroads of the Chinese
marauders. The force consists of five
battalion, of riflemen, two squadrons ol
Cossacks and three batteries of artillery
under the command of Geiioral eclieri.
.. WHY TUX rMCH WKBX SB NT. .'
Paris. Octolier 10. It is semi-offloially
stated that the dispatch of French war
ships to China is by virtue of the inter
national agreement between Russia,'
Oreat Britain, Germany and France al
ready announced. .-
TWO MORS MXN-OF-WAB. '
Cbonhtadt, October 10. The Russian
cruisers Djiglt and Vladimir Monomach
have been ordered to proceed to the far
KSSt.'. j ; - , ..-!
Oppo.ltlon to tho Canadian Fast
Toronto, Ont., October 10. A special
cablegram from London says: Opposi
tion to the proposed fast Canadian steam
ship line is observable in more than one
quarter, and numorons Ignominious ru
mors are being circulated with a view to
unpopularizing the scheme. One of these
is embodied In the statement made pub
lic to-dav, In which officials in London
of the Occidental and Oriental bteam
ship Company deny most emphatically
there is any truth whatever In the re.
port that their company and the Pacific
Mail had entered Into a combination
with a view to bringing strong opposi
tion to bear against the projected tana
dianline. -: ' v . :
' " All Given Utm Torms.'
Bah Fbancihco, October 10. Dennis
Moore, Cornelius Gerin and James Don
nelly, not one ot. whom la over 23 years
of age, were sentenced to State prison
for life this morning by Judge Wallace.
The robbery for which the trio will spend
the rest of their days in the penitentiary
wMwmrnitted last Fourth of July. A
irhVnd named Thomas Howard came
fromTOoluhine county, and treated them
the exposition. That afternoon when
Ibev UUP e grounds the three took
I ow$ to a secluded spot, assaulted
hi?n and alter beating him tie. his
hands and legs, stole 30 and left him in
a helpless condition. v - '
.Anarchy lu Italy.
r... rw..w 10. The police are said
to have discovered an anarchistic plot j
extending over the whole of Italy organ
Ued by Albany, a notorious anarchist. (
TIIKIB OWN oppickh.
Thai, Ha b, K.labll.had by the Weet-
, . arn Lies., , ;, ,t
CniCAao, October 10. At to-day's
meeting of the advisory 'committee of
the emigrant clearing-house of the West
era Passenger Association a formal pro
test was sent to the Trunk Line Associ
ation declaring that the distribution of
emigrant business was made a -matter of
agreement between the two associations,
and the action of the trunk lines In can
celing the agreement, without confer
ence and apparently without canse, has
caused much surprise to Western lines.
It Is asked that all action be suspended
immediately and until a conference of
the associations ran be held In New
York." The Western lines say. If such
conference is to be held, they prefer it
mourn be hem either tne loin or 17tti.
The protest ends with the declaration
that it is the belief of the Western lines
that the trunk lines will not push the
matter so far that tne western lines
will be forced to take independent ac
tion, which means that if the trunk lines
persist in their present course the West
ern lines will find It necessary to estab
lish ticket oiticea ol their own through
the Fast to look after their interests.
The trunk lines have made a demand
uiHin the Western lines that they with
draw all their orders from the trunk line
territory. They declare that the Invasion
of the Eastern territory by the Western
lines Is without reason or excuse, and is
resulting In mnch loss of revenue to the
trunk lines. There isdoubt as to whether
the association will pay any attention to
the demand for the reason ttiat the mat
ter is scarcely in the iurisdiction of the
association, and the lines are free to act
as they see lit in the matter. They first
put all their orders in the territory of
the Kasterri lines because, they thought
they were not being treated with Justice
in the matter of returning through busi
ness, and so took this remedy into their
own hands. The association as an as
sociation will probably take no action of
any kind in the matt' r. All In all there
seems to bean excellent chance for warm
words between the Western association
and tho trnnk lines before the thing is
adjusted.
NO LAST WORD SPOKEN.
Dr. Oliver Wand. II Holme.' En Came
Unheralded and Sudden.
Boston, October 10. Death came to
Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes in a cham
ber overlooking the Charles river, im
mortalised In the famous poem, " My
Aviary." The members of the family
thought that the end might come in a
few months; that the aged autocrat
would not survive the chilling winds of
another New England winter; and they
were unprepared for his death Sunday.
Seated in his chair, unconsciousness
came to him, and in a short half hour
his spirit had flown. There was no time
to put him into bed. and before the Phy
sician, who had been summoned, could
arrive Dr. Holmes was dead. There
were no last passing words spoken, for
the end came unheralded ana sudden.
Dr. Holmes and his distinguished son.
Judge Holmes, were in the midst of
conversation in the poet's chamber Sun-
lav afternoon just preceding the former's
death, and to neither, certainly not to
the Judge, was there any evidence that
the end was so near. The conversation
was such as was often held between the
two men. The- dying poet, tor -be was
even then, it seems, passing away, was
Bitting in a chair with bis head bowed
upon the arm of another chair, and it
was thought he would be more comfort
able if he could be moved Into his favor
ite arm chair. Accordingly his son sup
ported him to the bit chair, and as the
uoet sank into it. he leaned his head on
one ot the side rests and said : .' ,
"That is better; thank you." !
This simple domestic phrase was the
final utterance of Dr. Holmes. His son
and Mrs. Dixwell.who were in the room,
soon noticed that tho doctor's breathing
became irregular, and it almost ceased
altogether.
The residence was closed to all visit- i
ora. Messages of sympathy from all
over the country have been received, ana
many callers have left their eards at J.he
house. The funeral will be to-day
at King's chapel, and the services will ,
le conducted by vr. fed ward &vereu
Hale, a life-long companion' The in
terment will be In the Jackson lot at
Mount Auburn. The nail-bearers will
be members of the family.- -
PULLMAN IIIARTKB CASK.
Chicaoo. October 10. The Pullman
quo warranto proceedings were brought
op again before Judge Gibbons this
lornintr. Attornev-General M alone v be
ing on hand early to see what procedure
the attorneys ol tne company wouia
adopt. General Counsel Bunnells of the
Pullman Company announced that his
company had decided to file a plea to
the information filed by the Attorney
General, and that it was now on file in
the Clerk's office. ,. Attorney-uenerai
I .. t In mmnnnm maA . Vi n t t.a
probability would be that he would
demur to the plea after.: he ' had
read it, and in that case would
lw In a nosition to arsue his demurrer
during the day. Mr. Ilunnella agreed to
give Mr. Aiaioney a copy oi tne piea in a
short time, and Judge Gibbons there-
non gave me attorneys unm a o ciock
his alter noon to present the matter fur
ther to him. The plea filed by the com.
las a lfn di-kon martt and rVtvurl tliA
ymitj IE) SO 1"S nwwMve.r. ww.w.m
same around aa the information, deny-
. SLt. r At 1 . ik. A.
Tt si AnlakKASl tieif trie Miinnan ia
incut. A V "cvim Mw wf.
corporations in violation of its charter.
I 1. ... ...... ....... ,!.wa ... kilainnao ln
yond its corporate rights.
Whr "Old Hutch" Closed Cp.
Chicago, October 10. B. P. Hutchin
son, once Chicago's greatest Board of.
Trade operator and familiarly known as
"Old Hutch," closed his latest deal 8at-(
nrdav. It u his cigar business. He
opened a retail store near the coiner of
Van tturen street and raciuo avenue a
week ago. Business was slow. In the
rr of the c.iirRf store, however, a poker ,
game flourished. The civic federation (
became aware ot the side issue to the
cigar store business, and a raid was
threatened. The management - accord-'
Inglv concluded to stop selling cigars, so
a "for-rent" sign was placed in a eon-a
splcuoua place and the doors xjlosed. T
NEW LAWS IN ALASKA
Congress to be Asked to Do
Something for Her.
IMMIGRANTS ARE TEST ANXIOUS
Laws Are Badly Wsadad Which Will
Kstabll.il OIms Halations Batwssn
Alaaka and th, BtaUs Thay Want
Dalagata la Congre.a.
Wasuimotom, October 6. An attempt
Is to be made during the coming session
of Congress to enact legislation for the
better governing of Alaska. Persons
who have gone to that Territory and
made investments are anxious to have
laws which will make secure property,
and which will also establish closer com'
merclal relations between the Territory
and the United States. It has been sug
gested that one of the first steps toward
bringing Alaska Into closer communica
tion with the United States and making
it more useful to the government would
be to reorganize the Territory as others
have been organited and send a delegate
to Congress to represent it, who will
point out the needs ot the people to the
legislators. This idea, is com oat tea dv
those who claim that at present there
are enough white people there to const!'
lute a representative government, and
that the native population baa not at
tained a degree of intelligence to entitle
it to participate in government affairs.
Because of a lack of legislation the de
velopment of 'Alaska mines, said to be
very ncn, is retarded, most oi tne mines
are of a character that they require a
great deal of machinery to operate them,
and considerable capital mnst be in
vested be lore any results can oe obtained.
It is possible th-t during the short ses
sion of Congress there will be no time
for passing adequate laws for the gov
ernment of the Northwest Territory, yet
men who have been pushing the West
lor years are determined tnat something
must be done for Alaska, and her inter
ests will be pressed upon Congress in the
it is expected that the way may be
opened for something substantial in the
next tangress.
JAPANESE WAR SONGS.
Thay All Breath, of a Spiritual Bitter.
eas Toward China.
Washington, October 6. The officials
ot the Japanese legation have received a
budget of news and gossip by the last
mail from Japan. The spirit of the peo
ple is shown in the war songs sung by
the Japanese troops as they push toward
Peking. The songs were officially com
piled by Prince Arisugawa. They breathe
great bitterness against China, and de
clare that now is the time to plant the
flag of the Rising Sun on the walls of
Peking and to illuminate its darkness.
Each verse of the song begins and ends
with " Strike and chastise China." Va
rious verses describe the Chinese as ar
rogant and insolent, with an army of
"cowards." The Chinese troops' war
longs say of the Japanese:
"They are an undisciplined rabble,
and however fine their arms look, they
are nseless, like fine ladies in pictures."
The Japanese Minister ot Finance has
officially made announcement that the
war will not be allowed to interrupt the
internal improvement of Japan. Con
sequently railway construction ia to pro
ceed with the same vigor as in peaceful
times. The Minister has arranged so
that the treasury shall keep separate ac
counts ot war expenses and those for in
ternal improvements in order that the
former may not overshadow the latter.
The late customs-house reports in Japan
show that her trade with the United
States is greater than with any other
power. - The total trade last year was
about 4,000,000 yen. British trade, which
comes second, is 600,000 yen.
The Japanese people and press are .re
torting to the Chinese Kmperor'a proc
lamation directing that the Japanese
" wo Jen," meaning pigmies, should be
driven to their lairs. The Chinese are
being called "chau chau, meaning puer
ility: "touplkau," meaning pig-tailed
vagabonds. China is referred to aa
"mel-so-kaku," the country in which
the people cannot make up their minds.
The Japanese papers are already print
ing cuts showing the rout of the Chinese
on land and sea.
DISPUTED GOLD FIELDS. "
Bath Brasll and Frenoh Guiana Claim
. the Country.
- Nsw Yos.-, October 6. Additional ad
vices were received, here yesterday by
the steamer Madiana, which arrived
from West Indian ports, regarding the
gold fever in the disputed country be
tween Brazil and French Guiana. The
colonists in the latter province are on a
hunt for gold, and .there are thousands
of pirates and freebooters waiting for
them to find it and are ready to rob
them of it. The government of French
Guiana is powerless to protect them be
cause ot the international dispute over
the country. Already the pirates have
begun their work according to the news
received. Several expeditions have left
lor the gold fields. A party left for the
gold fields a short time ago, and have
not been heard ot since. The Governor
and his friends are anxious about the
fate of M. Herard. . Meanwhile the
Frenoh troops and gunboats are waiting
tor word from the home government to
sail in and drive out the desperadoes.
- RELIGIOUS FKGBDOH.
The Subject Debated In the Hang-aria
Upper Hume.
Boda-Pcstr, October 6. The Hunga
rian Upper House to-day opened the de
bate on a bill granting liberty of worship
to all sects. In the course of the discus
sion Cardinal Schlauch, Archbishop of
Transylvania, declared the bill, it it
should become a law, would ruin society
and the State. The Servian Patriarch
and the Roumanian and orthodox Bish
ops spoke In a similar strain. Ex-Minister
Csaky and the Calvinist Bishop,
Svass, warmly supported the proposed
reform, which was introduced by the
Minister of Publio Education. Baron
Eostevoes declared that the bill was
prompted by a true sense ot liberty and
was the outcome of the spirit ot the age.
The debate was adjourned.
A lit. II.VTV SUMMON).
H. rr l N" l: ill KiplniiKtlon for th.
.Cabinet Council.
London October 0. The Cabinet
meeting so hastily called met at noon
to-day, and lasted from noon until 1:80
p. m. It is understood a perfect agree
ment was reached respecting the plans
submitted for the protection of British
residents in China. It is announced
npon good authority that after discuss
ing the state of affairs in China the Cab
inet decided to send troops to that conn
try to protect British interests. It is
also probable additional ships will be
sent to strengthen the fleet in Chinese
waters under command ol Admiral f ree
mantle. It is also said that in conse
quence of to-day's meeting of the Cab!
net the British legation at Peking will
shortly be guarded by British blue jack
ets nd native Indian soldiers. Lord
Rosebery has gone to his country seat at
Dalmeny Park, Linlithgowshire, and the
other Ministers are returning to their
several resorts in the country, whence
tuey were summoned.
, pbakcb and knolakd.
Londoh. October 8. The news aeency.
which originated the report that to-day's
Cabinet council was called on account of
sudden new developments in England's
relations with France, says it learns that
nothing has occurred between France
and England that is in any way likely to
become critical.
SITUATION IIC MADAOASCAB.
Port Louis, Island of Mauritius, Oc
tober 6. The statement that a blockade
of Madagascar hod been declared by
France was brought here by steamer
Irom Madagascar. The report appears
to have been due to the misconstruction
of French measures to prevent the land'
ins ot arms and ammunition for the Ho-
vas. The Madagascar papers state the
French settlers have been warned to re
pair to the coast in view of possible hos
tilities. The French Bishop and French
missionaries, however, decline to leave
the capital until the latest moment.
SOBCKPT1BLS OT SITTLSMEilT.
London, October 6. The Times will
print to-morrow a dispatch from its Paris
correspondent, stating that Mr. Phipps,
Secretary of the embassy and Charge
d'Affaires In the absence ol Lord Uut
ferin, the British Ambassador, had an
interview with M. Hanotanx. Fore Ism
Minister, last evening, and that the in
tercourse of the two was very cordial,
After leaving M. Ilanotaux Mr. Pbipps
expressed his conviction that any dim
cuities whirh may have arisen between
France and England are perfectly sus
ceptible ol settlement.
ENGLISH PRESS COMMENT.
Its Tona Favors Interference for the
Sake of Peace.
London, October 7. Commenting
npon the Eastern situation, the Post
says: The present position of China
cannot be lightly regarded. If that em'
pi re was broken np or its position im
periled, the outlook would be extremely
grave. Hitherto we have been accus
tomed to regard China aa an ally, and
we have trenchant agreements with her
which require close attention. Li Hnng
Chang is the only man of eminence la
China capable of advising the Emperor
at this juncture. He deserves any aid
that England can afford him in the ef
fort to eave bis country from the terrible
dangers with which it is menaced.
liie Urapbic: it is time a bait was
called by the European powers inter
ested in keeping the peace. Neither
Great Britain nor Russia wish to see
China permanently crippled by the Jap
anese. A state of chaos in the former
empire would raise problems that might
set the world ablaze.
The Daily News: There is no reason
whatever to believe that the alarming
rumors of the last few days were the off
spring of any inspiration bnt that aris
ing from a complete misunderstanding
of the actual state of things. -
The Manchester Guardian enmrested
that the Ministerial Council to-day con
sider Russia's demand that the powers
collectively interfere with the view ot
etlecting a settlement ot tne unina-japan
troubles. - Lord Rosebery fears Russia
will act alone in the matter, to the detri
ment of England if the latter refuses to
agree.
The standard : w natever truth mere
may have been in yesterday's rumors,
all danger of a rupture, it such existed,
has vanished, thanks to the conciliatory
disposition of the French statesmen. "
a similar strain to that of the Chronicle
Alio ACiCKinuu i.i nil n niu w.ivwu u
remarks that three of the five ships or
dered to China could not possibly arrive
there in time to avert the possible mas
sacre ol British subjects, nor would a
vessel ot the type ol the nrst-ciass crniser
bt. ueorse be needed merely to Keep or
der at treaty ports. The paper hints
that possibly a luriner emergency is Do
ing provided tor.
The unromcie : it is oimcnic to unner-
stand why an act bo purely administra
tive as that of increasing the squadron
in Chinese waters could not have been
decided without summoning the Cabinet
in hot baste from all parts o( the United
Kingdom and Europe.
DATE OP OPERATION.
Whea Will the New Woolea Schedule
Take EBTeotT ; ., ,
Washington, October 6. Thad Sbar-
rett, member of the New York board of
general customs appraisers, was at the
Treasury Department to-day in confer
ence with Secretary Hamlin regarding
questions connected with the adminis
tration of the new tariff act. The ques
tion under discussion was whether the
entire woolen schedule of the new act,
which includes camel's hair, etc., goes
into effect January 7, 1805, or only those
parts which relate to articles ot which
the component or chief value is wool.
The board of appraisers have decided
that the entire schedule soes into oper
ation January 1 next, but whether the
department will adopt that ruling and
instruct Collectors is yet undecided. An
other question of importance discussed
was what should constitute the value for
duty purposes of beet BUgar imported
from Germany. The local appraisers at
New York have decided that the value
for duty purposes should be the local
market value added to bonus paid by
Germany on beet suirar for export. The
question is an important one, as it would
materially increase tne cose oi sugar im
ported from Germany and would likely
greatly reduce the importations.
A BOUNDARY DISPUTE
Cleveland to Decide Between
Brazil and Argentine.
a VEEY COMPLICATED CASE.
Nearly Twelve Thoaeaad Bqoare Kllee,
Mo.tly Peopled by Braalllaaa, Are to
ha PaMed Upon Forthcoming; De
cision Awaited With Anxiety,
Washihotow, October 0. President
Cleveland is expected to give his de
cision as arbitrator of the boundary dis
pute between Brazil and Argentine soon
after bis return from Buzzard's Bay.
Baron Rio Branco, special envoy from
Brazil, accompanied by a large suite, is
now here awaiting the decision. The
case has been in Mr. Cleveland's hands
eight months, and as the treaty of arbi
tration provides the decision mnst be
made within a year, it is being looked
for almost any day. The time for the
decision expires February 10 next; but,
as Mr. Cleveland will be busy with Con
gress and public affairs after his return,
be is expected to dispose of the arbitra
tion question before taking np domestic
affairs. It is understood that he has
made the arbitration his special study
during working hours at Buzzard's Bay
this summer. It is a very complicated
case, the brief of Baron Rio Branco
filling several large volumes, while the
maps, old treaties, etc., and the briefs of
Dr. Zaballos, the Argentine Minister,
make a fair sized-library. Mr. Cleve
land has not turned this mass of docu
ments over to the State Department,
but has undertaken personally to go
through it and unravel the dispute. It
is s self-imposed task which the Presi
dent does out of courtesy to the South
ern Republics, and in the extent of in
terests involved and legal complications
it is as large as any ease pending in the
United States Supreme Court.
Mr. Cleveland's decision will settle
whether the eastern boundary of East
ern Argentine remains as usually given
in maps or is extended by a wedge
shaped projection almost to the Atlantic
coast. If Argentine gains this strip, it
will have a considerable effect on South
ern Brazil, aa it will almost sever the
great State of Rio Grande do Sol from
Upper Brazil, the remaining connection
being a very narrow isthmus compared
with the general width of Brazil. On
the other hand, it will give Argentine a
narrow arm of land stretching from the
north to within forty leagues of the At-1
lantic The forthcoming decision is
awaited with anxiety by the Southern
envoys, aa it means much to the strat
egic strength of the two prominent
Booth American countries, moreover,
the disputed territory is itself very val
uable for its mineral and agricultural re
sources. It embraces 11.8J2 sqnare
milee. with towns and villaeee bavins: a
population of 5,793, most of them Brazil
ians. Mr. Cleveland's arbitration is the re
sult of the treaty made when Dom Pedro
waa Emrjeror of Brazil. It has taken
since then to make the surveys and
present the case, and Mr. Cleveland's
decision will close the long controversy.
He is obliged nnder the treaty to give ail
the disputed territory to Brazil or to Ar
gentine, so that there is no opportunity
lor a compromise that wlu satis ly ooia
parties.
TOSEMITR NATIONAL PARK.
Tho
Acting Superintendent's
Ana ami
Report Submitted.
Washington, October 9. Captain H.
G. Gale of the Fourth Cavalry, Acting
Superintendent of the Yoeemite Na
tional Park, Cal, has submitted his re
port to the Secretary of the Interior.
He says there are many misunderstand
ings owing to the private ownership of
land in the park. It would be wise, he
believes, for the government to purchase
the' timber land in the park, and be
thinks it would also be advisable for a
commission to be appointed to appraise
all land owned by private parties and
learn if it could be secured, uarne in
the park is on the increase. The report
recommends a reduction in the size ol
the nark by withdrawina the minim
and agricultural lands, and advocates ;
the addition of natural instead of arti
ficial boundary lines. The reduction
wonld be to throw out about twenty
townships and leave the remainder of
the park almost wholly in possession of
the government.
WEEVILS AND WHEAT.
Mnch of the Wheat Stored la Saa Praa
cl.oo Ha, Beea Destroyed.
8as Fbakcisco, October O. An even
ing paper states that weevils are playing
havoc with the stored wheat in this port,
and if something is not done soon, there
will be no grain left with which to load
the disengaged ships now in port. Some
days ago it was publicly stated that 6,700
tons oi wneat at fort casta was weeviiy,
and now it is announced that 11,000 tons
at the Nevada dock and 4,400 more at
Port Costa arte infected and will have to
be removed. That makes 23,200 tons I
nnfit for shipment, and will have to be
need for nis or chicken feed. If the wheat
bad been shipped at the low rates of
freight in existence a few months ago.
small profit might have been made.'
Now it will be a total loss.
Consolidation Agala Rumored.
San Francisco, October 7. It is stated
here that the Pacific Mail Steamship,
Company ia about to absorb the Occi-'
dental and Oriental Steamship Company. '
The latter company was started about
twelve years ago by the Southern Pacific
Company in opposition to the Pacifio
Mail. For a time there was a lively rate
war, but a compromise was effected and
the steamers of the two companies di
vided the business between this port and
tne urlent. V. r. -Huntington Is now
President of both companies, and as it is
stated that the steamship lines ot the
Northern and Canadian Pacific have cut
Into the business from this port, the con- -solidation
is proposed as a measure of
economy. The Pacific Mail owns its own
vessels, bat the Occidental and Oriental
leases its steamers from the White Star
line.
rOBI-IGNERS IN CHINA.
Co-operatloa for Their Protection Sag
goated by Secretary Herbert,
Washington, October 7. Secretary
Herbert said to-day, when asked about
the steps be had taken for the safety of
Americans in Chins, that about two
weeks ago he bad sent written instruc
tions to Admiral Carpenter, command
ing the American forces in Chinese wa
ters, suggesting to him that he place
himself in communication with the com
manders of J he foreigu fleets and co-operate
with them by arranging for con
certed action in guarding foreign inter
eats intrusted to their care. It waa sug
gested that, if possible, an agreement
might be reached for an effective distri
bution of ships in such a way that all
the treaty and other ports where foreign
interests might be endangered should be
cared for by one or more ships from the
fleets, with the understanding that they
were mutually to give protection to the
citizens of all nations entering into the
agreement. -
, There are at present bat fire American
vessels on the Asiatic station, and though
this number will be increased to eight
by December 1, there are at least fifteen
ports where the lives of American citi
zens may be endangered. If Admiral
Carpenter can secure the co-operation of
n,;.l, A .1 J I .1 T : i : L- I
American ships could be distributed in
such a manner aa to protect both Brit
ish and American subjects, and the Brit-,
isn snips would assist Americans and
Englishmen in one port while the Ameri
can vessels looked after the Englishmen
and Americans in others.
as bx-consdl's viiws.
Nsw York, Oetober 7. Henry T. An
drews, recently United States Consul at
Han Kow, China, was to-day asked to
give his views of the present condition
of China, particularly in regard to tho
danger threatening foreim residents at
Peking, Shanghai, Han Kow and other
places open to foreigners, tie said In
substance:
" The danger to foreigners at Peking
comes irom tne mammy of tne Uhtnese
officers to restrain their soldiers, the Ut
ter always considering foreigners legit
imate objects of ridicule and abuse. Pe
king being to certain extent an iso
lated place, it is more important that
the families of foreigners should betaken
to points where they can have the pro
tection of gunboats. The only access to
Peking being overland and a hard trip,
the road to Tien Tain could easily be ob
structed and cloeed, which would render
it impossible to bring away the women
and children, except under a strong
armed force. I do not think there will
be the slightest resistance offered to the
entry of the British forces 'into Peking.
The treaty ports on the Yang-tse-Kiang
will be hard to relieve in case of trouble,
and hence the necessity of anticipating
MURDERED BT JAPANESE.
One Plaoe Whera Then la a Dearth of
Civilisation,
San Faanctboo, October 7. One hears
from time to time good reports concern
ing the spread of Christianity in Kocki
prefecture, says the Japan Mail. There
certainly ia need of a civilizing factor in
that part of Japan. Elections are there
most fiercely contested, always with at
tendant bloodshed. The "Soshi" is
there in his native element. He swag
gers and threatens and carries sword
canes or bludgeons, and his services,
questionable and illegal though they be,
are constantly requisitioned by men who
onght to know better than to appeal to
brute force. Finally murders of colossal
dimensions are of not infrequent occur
rence. The death by violence of one
auan generally includes that of most all
of the members of his family. August
23 another wholeeale slaughter is re
corded as having taken place in Kami
Nata Mura, one of the larger villages in
that troubled prefecture. Two local Con
stables, brothers, had for some years
been connected with another man, the
husband of their only sister, in the sake
brewing business. Some time in June
the brother-in-law suddenly announced
an intention to divorce his wife and re
tire from the trade. It was found that
he had expended a large sum to redeem
a prostitute from the house in which she
had lived. The woman thereupon be
came the new wife of the ex-eake brewer,
who was urgently requested by the angry
brothers of his former spouse to return
moneys he held of theirs. This he al
leged was an impossibility, as he had paid
out all the funds he possessed. Doubly
indignant at this and the harsh manner
in which he had divorced their sister,
the two brothers entered bis house in
the dead of night and killed him, his two
children (their own nephew and neice),
the man's mother, the ex-prostitute wife
and another woman who happened to be
living in the house at the time. The
elder assassin thereupon immediately
disemboweled himself, while the younger
threw himself from a height of some
Seventy feet into a bamboo grove, receiv
ing fatal injuries, although still alive ac
cording to the latest reports. This is the
third or fourth time this year that simi
lar terrible crimes have been reported
from Kochi, while our readers may still
remember the story of thoee two des
peradoes last year who took to the
mountains ana finally committed sui
cide after killing no less than ten people
.and terrorizing a whole district for more
than a month.
QUESTION OP COMPENSATION.
Ecuadorian Congress Approves Man an.
etsqnes Claim Convention.
Washinoton, October 7. The Depart
ment of State has been officially notified
that the Congress of Ecuador August 8
approved the Mahan-Vetsques claim
convention, providing for the arbitration
of the claim of Julio R. Santos. Ten
years ago this Santos case created in
tense excitement. Santos was a natural
ized American, who was arrested in Ec
uador for participation in a revolution.
His property was confiscated, and he '
was held in jail without trial. Ecuador
refused outright to recognize his natnr-1
alization as an American citizen. As
soon as Mr. Bavard became Secretary ot
State, Captain Mahan and two .United
States warships were sent to Guayaquil
to enforce the peremptory demand for
the release of Santos. This had the ef
fect of securing a full pardon for Santos,
and the negotiations between the two
countries have since been confined to the
question of compensating Santos for the
injury done him. Little progress was
made until February, 1803, when the
American Minister to Ecuador, R. B.
Mahan, succeeded in negotiating a treaty
providing for an arbitration ot the dis
pute, and this convention has awaited
the action of the Ecuadorian Congress
since that time, which has now Dea
ratified.
THE PUBLIC DOMAIN.
Report of Commissioner of
General Land Office.
TOTAL AGRICULTURAL PATEKT9
Lees Aetl.lty Thaa Formerly Because of
tho Hard Times and the Palling- Off
la Immigration Tho Total Caah Re
ceipt, at the' OSloe.
Washinoton, October 8. S. W. La-
moreanx, Commissioner of the Land Of
fice, in his annual report shows that
there has not been so much activity In
public land offices this year as formerly,
. due to the hard times and consequent
: falling off in immigration. Among other
recommendations made Is one for aa
' innovation in survey. Instead of the
j- contract system nnder which public lands
are now surveyed, ho says the govern
ment should make the surveys. He sug
gests the work be done by the geological
survey, and points ont that the geolog
ical survey ia compelled to go over tho
same ground which has been previously
gone over by the contractors' surveyors.
The geographical survey and the topo
graphical survey can be made at tho
same time and with mnch less expense.
The disposal of land for the year ended
j une so was as louows :
. - Acres.
tn s.t
t.76s.sae
Sold for earn..
MkeelUiwons entrlea.
Indian land. S.S S
Decrees irom Uat year.. liM.oa
The total cash receipts of the office
were $12,787,824, a decrease of $1,711,890,
and the total agricultural patents issued
35,258, a decrease of 8,429. The number
of mineral patents was 1,162.
The report farther shows :
Acres.
Railroad land grants patented... S 6,v
Approved to jutee under pabUegnuiUM. SIS.TSS
Indian and mleimllaneows KMMI
Total acre, patented.. ,, , 2,633,784
Surveys amounting to 6,935,837 acres
have been approved during the year.
The Commissioner recommends that an
appropriation be made for at least sis
attorneys to supervise and direct tho
proceedings of the special agents in oper
ating in the districts designated by the
Commissioner, the attorneys to have
charge of the prosecution of cases dis
covered by the special agents. He re
news his recommendation of last year
that the law permitting cntting ot tim
ber on the public lands be repealed.
school punds.
Their Caatody la California Relonga to
tho Coantp Treaenrer.
San Fsahcisco, October 7. The Su
preme Court has decided that the cus
tody of State and county school funds
belongs to the County Treasurer, and not
to the City Treasurer, as a legislative
amendment of 1803 decreed. The Su
preme Court decided that the Legisla
ture exceeded its power in making snch
amendments to former acts. The case
in point was that of Louis Brueh.a prin
cipal in the public schools of San Jose,
who asked for a writ of mandamus on
the refusal ot the City Treasurer to pay
his salary as School Treasurer. The
court's opinion, written by Commis
sioner Jackson Temple and concurred
in by the court, closes with the follow
ing words:
" I think the law authorizing the City
Treasurer to have the custody of Stats
and school moneys is invalid, both be
came it violates the requirements of uni
formity and the provisions prohibiting
special and local laws in the manage
ment of the common schools. On this
ground, therefore, I am of the opinion
that the writ of mandate should be de
nied." -
THR X.OTTXRT LAWS.
Alleged Violation by Lire Insaranee
Company.
: Chicago, October 8. Ex-Governor
John T. Beveridgo of Illinois, F. D. Ar
nold and 8. M. Biddison were prisoners
in United States Commissioner Hoyne't
court this afternoon, charged with violat
ing the postal laws by practicing a lot
tery scheme through the mails. The men
are the President, Vice-President and
Treasurer respectively, of the Mutual
Life Insurance Company, which ia al
leged to be a mere imitation in its meth
ods of the late Guarantee Investment
Company, which lately had trouble with
the authorities. Mr. Biddison, however,
denies that this is the case, and claims
that his company contains no lottery
element. All the parties to the case gave
bail and were released. Ex-Governor
Beveridge is said to be glad of the op
portunity to show that the company is
not in the wrong. Assistant State's At
torney Fagin states that in some manner
the subscribers hare a chance to draw
$600 for a few dollars.
Hap Xa4 to a Cenrt-Hartlal.
Omaha, October 8. A letter of Colonel
Merritt Barber, Adjutant-General of tho
department of tho Platte, to local repre
sentatives of the Army ot the Tennessee,
refusing to have anything to do with that
society and referring to it In the most
discourteous manner, may cause a court
martial. General Howard was very
angry when he read Barber's letter, and
said he would "attend to the matter"
when he got back East. General Stone.
Chairman of tho Executive Committee,
determined to suppress all correspond
ence with Colonel Barber, but some of
tho committee insisted upon having
copies. Barber in his letter declared he
had never heard of the association and
cared nothing for it.
Dleeoaraglei Report.
WASHiNOTOir, October 8. The reports
of naval officers commanding the ves
sels of the Behring Sea patrol present a
very discouraging outlook for the future
ot our seal fisheries. On officer ven
tures the assertion that at tho present,
rate ot slaughter tho seals wilt be ex
terminated within fivo years.
Foe Sonth Xrahota laatltntlon.
Washinoton, October Acting See
reUry 8iras of tho Interior Department
has approved selections of land for o''j
Dakota institutions amosai'.s..- 4 ta i
acre,