VOL. 12.
ST. HELENS, OHKGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 1895.
NO. 14.
PACIFIC NORTHWEST.
Telecraohlc Re
V ports of Late Events.
URIEF SI'AUKS FItOM TUB WIEE3
Hulit ol News VorlCesy ingestion rroin
Different Inrts of lb state or wa.n
' i.,.i,,. tlreaon ami Idaho lUim of
Interest to Paul fie Coast People.
Yakima comity', Wash., hop acreags
in ihuivu by oaieiui census to ue a,iJ
illireS.i , f
Klttlta ronnty, Wash., ha 200,000
, acioauf Irrigated lands, capable of sup.
poiiinguu,uuu people,
A much larger acreage of corn tliitn
utimi wilt be planted in tht 1'alouse,
, Vt ttH., country tun tenon. .
', Tin Red Crown flooring mllli of AI
' bmy. Or.. liMve ba n cloned by creditor.
Negotiations are pending (or a resuinp-
u in 01 business.
K.J. McClanahsn li shipping from
hiigeuo, Or., to tlia stilt ll.li mid game
warden of 'alifowia, at Hants Ink,
twenty Chinese pheasant for breading
purpo.es.
The Spokesman-Review ha a report
from Colex, Wash., that buyere there
re beginning to contract for wheat for
next leli't delivery lor 411 cenle per
, bgslisi.
..,. A pine-needle factory company haa
agreed to establish it Institution at
Grant' i'ae, Or., if 2,000 i rained a
a bonu for tiieiu. tinbscriptlons are
being taken now.
' A gold nugget weighing a fraction over
i.l.liK) wa picked up In the gulch below
l Iim Virtus mliin on dav last week bv
Mr. Casbeer, who Intend placer mining
on tin claim in a lew days.
One hundred and fifty ponnd of pr.
pared opium passed through the ia-
roina, waaii,, cuaioin-uuuse vy ounce
lav. paving 11)00 in duty. It la im
ported in couiputition with the smug
gled arucie.
Fourteen of the principal placer claim
along the Urand itond river have yn-
' dirated. and it ! expected that Inter
ested peroon will arrive at La Grande,
Or., in a few ditvi to examine them with
view of closing a deal for the entire
lot.
The Enttat Irrigation Company of
Watervill. Waul!., ha commenced work
on a large irrigating ditch, taking water
from the Entiat river nar where it
empties into the Columbia, and re
claiming several thoiiand acrea of land
especially valuable for fruit raiting.
Union Or., haa failed to raise the sob
eidv enked for the proed beet-sugar
factory, and it i" now too late to get the
seed or put op the building In time for
ue tins year. The hope ie to eeenre an
extension of time in which the subsidy
would lie accepted for another yiar. The
subsidy asked in 8 6J0 acre of land.
Placer pdd which will pay 5 day to
the man ha Jut been discovered on
Mit'on creek, Kitsap county, Wash.,
occasioned among the settler. Thedia
rovcrv ha been tuado very recently, and
1. i.. J-1.1 4.,f..ltt, if ll.tf fln.l line al.
lb i anita tuu ,h.m.i.j w. ..v "
ready been itakcd off by speculative
people.
Several day go noma Indiana wen
cluaiiing street in l'endletoD,.Or., while
work i ug out II lies. Over on Lewis street,
in Kaht I'vndlelon, they raked np a cannon-hall,
which was taken over to Tall
man's u ml found to weih two pounds
and ten ounce. Where it came from is
not known. It must have been there
many yeara and dropped by troops dur
ing the Indian righting days.
Two petitions are being circulated
among the depositors of the Wall Walla,
Waah., Having bank asking for the re
moval of Heeeiver I'aine. One petition
will he pirnented to Mr. i'aine and the
otln-r to the court The depositors think
it about tuna they Hioum na
.line they should have state-
nx-iit, as the hank closed in t'ecemuer,
jsu:i, and Mr. I'aine has been drawing
, t:t)0 ier month lor service since that
time.
Taroma, Wash.. Odd Fellows are mak-
I .. ..u.u ... t i..iia f.iaa lliat AVAlim nnilfa.l
cominunlciHion of the grand lodge in
that city June 4, In connection with the
grand encampment and the grand as
suiiihlv. Alioiit 250 representatives to
theae bodies in addition to their officers
will attend, and with them will ba a
lurge number of fraternal visitors, many
ol wh'iiu will be accompanied by their
families, so that not lea than a thou
sand visitors in all will make Tacoina
their objective point.
For several year the high waters of
the Willamette have been encroaching
not a little on several place along the
river in the vicinity of gladden' rifle,
in Lno, county, Or. Several of the en-
that vicinity, wlio have land In close
proximity to tlie river, have decided to
do all they can to put a stop to the
river inroads. Accordingly they have
made arrangements to drive something
like 2.000 piles in the river, and will fill
, In with fir brush.
A sharper has succeeded In working a
number of farmer in the vicinity of
Knillcott, Wafth., out of a few of their
hard-earned dollars on a rather novel
scheme. He pretends to have a new
method of killing squirrels and sells the
receipt for (S a copy, requiring each
purchaser to agree not to give it to any
one el wo. The receipt, which 1 claimed
wilt clear a quarter section of land of
nnirrels at very nominal cost, consists
of a mixture of flour, suit and plaster of
Many and great Improvement are
nnnilxii itlrinir the coast of Oreiron and
Wnshlniiton, says the New York Mari
time Uegintor lor March 19., The com
merce along that part of our Pacific
a nt, already large, is steadily growing,
and It Is nvuit important that the rivers
R'l.l harbors there should be made as
sale ai p issible for navigation. There
should especially bo some provision for
protecting vessels using the Straits of
S in Juan de Fuca. Mora llulitlionncs
and ht sitrnals are needed. Taking Into
account the amount of traflla in the
neighborhood of Cups Flattety and the
Straits, during the lust twenty years the
los of vessels and live there has been
very great. The Importance of our
North w "t coast In the coming develop
ment of our foreign trade cannot be
over-efctiinate I, and it I therefore most
n ces-ary to protect and help n every
way to tli safe navigation of our Pacltlo
pott,
THE PUQET SOUND POST.
Unfortunate Krror Mail br loin Con
gr...luaa Clerk).
Wahiiinotow, March 25. An error by
some congressional clerks In making up
a copy of the sundry civil appropriation
sent to the president has materially
changed the Intention of congress in
providing for the establishment of two
military posts. It Involves also the ri
valry of the cities of (Seattle and Ta
coma, and probably will result lu favor
of Seattle. When the bill was ponding
in the house, Senator Hijuire, who lives
in ttaatlle, gave notice of an amendment
for the establishment by the secretary
of war of a post on Puget sound. This
would mean a post at Seattle, as Gen
eral Otis, lu command of the depart
ment of Ilia Columbia, had already re
ported in favor of that point. Kepre-
aeiitalive lioolittla, who lives at Taconia,
then ottered an amendment in the house
for a post at 1'iiiiet sound, with a provl
sion tiiat It location should ba deter
mined by a board of army oflicers. ona
oi which siiouki ue stationed in tne de
partment where the post was to be lo
cated. This was adopted in the house.
The senate struck out the proviso for an
examination by an army board. 8jua-
tor Koach, ol jorth . Dakota, made an
amendment In the senate, which was
adopted, providina for the abandon
nicnt of the military post at Fort Yates
anu ma establishment o! poet at Uis
marck, N. 1). When the bill was in
conference an agreement was readied to
restore the JJoolittle amendment with
slight modifications, which necessitated
Its being rewritten. It now appears
that tba provision for a board of army
oflicers to examine and report upon the
I i: .1.. . . 1 . .
wi aito applies hi mo uinmarcK poat,
while the secretary may bo ahead am
locate the post on Puiiet sound at his
discretion. The department may not
act on what may have been the inten
tion of congress, bnt must construe the
law and apply it as It reads. It will ba
a serious disppoliitment to a dozen or
more ambitious places on Puget sound
which were preparing to present their
claims for the ost to the board to be
appointed for that purpose. , Now the
claims will be presented to the secretary
who will probably be governed by the
advice ol tue army omcers wno nave ex
amined the matter, and the last annual
report of General Otis, which recom
mended a post at Spokane, and Seattle,
will have treat weinht. The Spokane
post was authorised in the army appro
priation bill. '- ;
NEBRASKA'S CONVICTS.
Too Brutal Mannor In Which Thor Are
Puiil.h.4 fur Mlaoondnet.
Lincoln, Neb., March 25. The test!
mony taken by the joint cemmit'ee ap
pointed by the house and senate to In
vestigate the condition and management
of tba state penitentiary was submitted
to the legislature. It covers about fifty
page of typewritten manuscript. The
fact seems to have been pretty clearly
established that soma form of punish
ment inflicted at the penitentiary is nn
necessarily harsh. Tba investigation
loo broticlit out that the favorite form
of torture at the penitentiary consisted
In placing the convict In the "hole," or
the dnrk cellar, with hi hands hand
culled and drawn up toward the back of
lu neck In such a mannef mat tue very
eirrt made by the man undergoing pun
ishment to lower his hand from the
puinlul elevation drew the rope so tignt
ly around his neck that sullbcation
would ensue. The committee then rec
ommended that this form of punish
ment be dispensed with. This recom
mendation seems to have been followed
to some extent, but a new mode of tor
ture seems to iiave lieen brought into
prominence. Ihe convict are hand
cuffed to a rope and the other end of the
rune is passed over a Duller in the ceil
lug, and the convict hauled op until he
cau scarcely touch the Iloor wnn nis
toe, lie Is left in that position until
he is either sufllciently punished or
faints away. In the latter case be is
let down, a bucket of water thrown over
him to revive him, and he is then con
ducted back to his cell or cot in the
hospital. Many person testified to
ttiese facts, and the committee reported
in favor of a aytem of leasing Ihe peni
tentiary, which will probably soon be
adopted. , .... . . . . , , -
HIS HIDING PLACE.
Convict Rosa, at San Quontla, Found en
Top of the Jul o Mill. '
San Rafabl, Cat., March 25. Convict
Ross, who I under an eight-year sen
tence at San Quentin for grand larceny
committed in San Joaquin county, and
who disappeared from the jute mill at
noon yesterday, was found to-day hid
ing in a ventilator on the top of the jute
mill. The search which was commenced
as soon as he was missed, was kept up
all night around the jute mill. When
caught Hoss lurrendered, saying:
''Well, you have beat me again; my
game is up."
lie was at once placed in solitary con
finement, where he will stay until the
meeting of the board of prison director.
His only means of escape from where
he was hiding was to climb off the wall,
which be could reach from the top of
the jute mill. This is the second time
he ha tried to escape. Tba first time
he waa caught digging underground, for
which he lost all his credit.
INDICTED FOR BLACKMAIL.
Anothor Chapter Added to the "Dlok
McDonald',' Vase.
8am Francisco, March 25. "Dr."
William Jennlion, one of Dick McDon
ald' old henchmen ; John Gamage, the
private detective, and D. M. Blanck, the,
oilman, were indicted to-day by the
grand jury for attempting to blackmail
Dick McDonald. . The witnessea before
the grand jury were Dick McDonald,
his wife, D, 8. Born, Joseph Kasland,
diaries Montgomery and John Gamage.
The story told was that about two week
ago D. M. Blanck called on Dick Mo
Donald and Imparted to him that Dr.
Jennison had certain documents, which
if placed in evidence at McDonald's
next trial, would send him to BanOuen
tin. Gamage was also in the combina
tion, 1,250 being the sum demanded
fioin Dirk for the silence of tha trio.
McDonald refused to pay.
ITIIE NICARAGUAN CASE
Not on the Verge of Trouble
With England.
BAYABD'p REASSURING MESSAGE
hould Nicaragua Bofu.o to Fay Indent'
altr, Whatovor May llapp.n England
Will Not Sak to Acqulr Any Ter
ritory by Forcible Method).
Washinoton, March 23. The lateat
developments In the Nicaraguan ques
tion are of character that at least
temporarily sets at rest any baleful im'
pression that may have been created by
tha strong ground England had taken In
the demand made by her on the South
American republic. The government
not on the verge of trouble with Eng
land, Inasmuch a dispatches from Am
bassador Bayard, in response to cabl
gram from this government requiring
him to ascertain the attitude of Great
Britain in case Nicaragua should refuse
to pay the indemnity demanded for tha
outrage upon Mr. Hatch, indicated very
clearly that whatever else might happen
Kngland will not seek to acquire any
territory. The cablegram to Mr. Bayard
was the result of the cabinet council of
yesterday, and tha reply received to-day
is regarded as satisiactory. me lull re
port ol tne dlspatcb irom Ambassador
Bayard I not forthcoming, bnt It pur
port I sufficiently indicated in the state
ment herein mentioned. This partic
ular subject ha been pressed by the
American ambassador for some time.
and it is regarded a having reached
position now entirely satisfactory to him
and as a matter of course one which
meet the approval of this government,
a esMi-oyriciAi. statkmient.
London, March 23. The following
semi-official statement was obtained to
n lit tit in recard to the trouble between
Great Britain and Nicaragua:
General liarrios. the Mcaragnan en
voy, left the day when the British de
mands were made for compensation in
the snm of 16,000 for the expulsion
from Bluefieldsof Mr. Hatch, the Brit
ish consular siren t there, and also lor
the appointment of a committee to ad
judicate tne damage sustained oy tne
persons and property of British subjects
expelled irom tne aiosquito reservation.
General Barrois, it is understood, has
since submitted the matter to the gov
ernmentof the United States, with the
obje. t of soliciting sympathy and aid.
The statement that Great Britain stipu
lated that no citixen of the United
States should be a memlier of the com
mitsion is inaccurate. It Is the opinion
in diplomatic circles here that the de
mands of Great Britain are exception'
ally small, and that the aggravation war
ranted even sexerer measures.
' WILLING TO SERVE.
Applicant, for tho Immigration
Labor Homo in wa.mngiou.
Oi.ymma. March 23. There are esood
lalf-dozen app''cants for the position
inst created In the establishment of a
bureau of immigration and labor sta
tistics. This S 1,200 snap is at the dis
posal of Secretary of 8tate Price, who is
now considering the fitness of a number
ho desire to serve the state. Some of
these anxious office-seekers did not even
ait for the passage and approval oi tne
bill. However, if this new officer does
his duty, he will find that be cannot
rest on flowery beds of ease.
MoUstt Bros., tha capital foundation
cnntraclnra. will doubtless be compelled
to ssk lor an extension oi time on ineir
contract As this request lor an exten
sion can ba excused to some extent by
misfortune, the capitol commission will
probably ba disposed to grant it. xne
contractors lost their sheds during a
heavy snow storm last winter, and have
mora recently experienced a bricklayers'
strike. These unexpected circumstances
have resulted in preventing mem
completing the work in time.
from
LIVED ON THE GRAND ARMY.
A Veteran Dead-Beat Railroaded Out ol
:- Massachusetts.
Boston, March 23. Colonel William
Allen HuntleylSilloway, alias William
Huntley, who for the last three or four
years has been "doing np" the Grand
Army poets of this state and is a con
fessed beat of tha first water, waa rail
muled out of the state veaterday. For
years this man has been living on tha
Grand Army posts of this state, and has
received hundreds of dollars from indi
vidual members. Tha man claimed that
b unlisted in the navv under the name
of William Huntley, first assistant en-
Ineer on tne unicea oiaies aveuuier
'rincess Roval. and served on her from
February. 18tt3. to October. 1860. When
confronted with proof that his story was
false, he confessed mat ne was a irauu
and pleaded to ba allowed to leave the
state. Uis request was granted.
WORK OF A FANATIC.
Attempt to Barn Down Washington's
Lara-eat Catholic Churoues.
Washington, March 23. Attempts
were made to-day to et fire to two ol
the largest Catholic churches In the city
St. Patrick's and St. Dominlck's. In
both cases the fire was discovered and
extinguished before ahy material dam
age had been done. Before the fires
were discovered in dohi cases iu
woman, dressed in black, was seen walk
ins down the aisles and ontof thechurch
S nervous manner. "" -
tectives are scouring tne city lor tne
guilty party. All the Uatnoiio cnurcnet
In the city are being guarded. The in
cendiary is supposed to be some fanatic
whose brain has been affected by con
stant attention to religion. .
Navigation Open on the Kootenai.
SroKANK. Wash., March 23. Tht
Kootenai river Is open to navigation be
tween Bonner's Ferry and Nelson, B. C,
and the steamer Nelson will make hei
llrst trip to-morrow. The lormer scneu
,.i ...ni iu .i,mnrl. The steamer Ell-
ensbnrg will make her.first trip north
from Wenatchee, oa tne voiumum,
Match 2. . .
ABOUT THE NAVY.
Captain Volger, of tha Torktown,
Again In Trouble.
I
Washington, March 23. Commander
Folger, of the Yorktown, on the Asiatic
station, Is in trouble again, according
to the official report received at tha
navy department to-day. About a year
ago, it will be remembered, this officer
was reprimanded by Secretary Herbert
for using excessively violent language
to one of his subordinates. This time
Admiral Carpenter has ordered a court
of inquiry into tha charges made. On
February 4 Paymaster Edwin P. Web
ster was reported to the admiral ai
having been under the influence of 11
vj nwi . iub euiuirni, io vunujiuarj,
called on the accused for his side of the
case as a preliminary to ordering a
court martial, and was informed that
Commander Folger bad called him into
the cabin, in the presence of another
officer, before malting the complaint,
and told the paymaster that if he would
withdraw a charge of disobedience and
disrespect he bad made against the cox-
wain of the captain's gig, he wonld let
tha matter drop. This the paymaster
declined to do, and Commander Folger
forwarded the report. On bearing this
the admiral promptly ordered a court
of inquiry into the whole transaction.
In the meantime tha admiral restored
Mr. Webster to duty.
DISTRIBUTION OF SEED.
Some Congressmen In the Habit of Sell-
: Ing Their Quota.
Wabhmoton, March 23. It has been
represented to Secretary Morton that
members of congress have disposed of
their quota of seed in a way not con
templated by tha law, and be recently
took steps to ascertain the troth of the
statements. At his direction the agent
of tba seed department negotiated for
the purchase of a member's share, and
the former soon brought to the secre
tary the written order of s member for
fully 76 per cent of his annual quota,
which was offered for sale at 176. The
purchase was made and the agent gave
nis check for the money, which i now
in the secretary's possession. Secretary
Morton also savs tbat ba could have re
cently purchased from a second-hand
book dealer in this city the quota al
lowed to tnree members oi congress wno
have given orders for the transfer of
their entire quotas of seed, or a great
portion of them, to other persons.
CALIFORNIA-NEVADA LINE.
A Strip of the Matter's Territory to Bo
Added to the Former.
San Fbancisco, March 23. Tha coast
survey parties having in charge the sur
vey of the California-Nevada boundary
line have completed and forwarded to
Washington their report of last sum
mer's work. Unofficially it is learned
that they have agreed that the starting
point of the boundary line on the 120th
meridian must begin from a quarter to
i hall mile higher np or farther north
ban the present line of the old survey.
This confirms the report made some
ime ago that a strip of Nevada will be
added to California. This strip will be
triangular and about 100 miles long, for
it is now understood from the last re
port that the surveyors, at a point about
100 miles south of Tahoe, have touched
tho present line. The boundary line
work will ha continued next summer,
Tha nrennnt tnrminua of tba new line is
on the White mountains of Esmeralda
county, Nevada, about 105 miles south'
east ol Lake lanoe.
Suing the Cramps for Damage).
Nkw Yobk, March 23. Charles G.
Lundborg, of this city, formerly of tha
Swedish navy and known in this coun
try as a naval architect and designer,
haa brought suit in the United States
circuit court of Philadelphia against
William Uramo & Uo.. the snip and en
sine buildine company of this city, to
recover $300,000 damages for an alleged
Infringement of a patent which Land
born alleges was made use of in the con
struction of the new ocean steamships
St. Louis and St, Paul, now approaching
completion.
Debs' Trial to Be Advanced.
Chicago, March 23. Edwin Walker
and Thomas Milchrist, of special coun
sel, and United States District Attorney
Black had a conference with Judas
GroascuD to-dav about the trial of Eu
gene V. Debs and other American Rail
way union amciais, set lor a reneariDK
the first Monday in May. It was agreed
to advance the trial one week if counsel
for the defense will agree. . v
A Mining Suit Compromised.
Baksb Crrv, Or., March 23. An Im
portant suit Involving the title to the
Brazos mine, situated fourteen miles
southeast of this city, waa dismissed to
day, a compromise having been affected
bv all of the parties interested. Walter
Fernald, director of the First National
bank, waa made trustee, pending the
consummation of a sale of the mine to
Eastern capitalists. ?
A Victim of tho Cocaine Habit.
Hbi.bna, Mont., March 23. Frank
Cummlnars. a victim of the cocaine
habit, died In a Clore-street dive to-day
from an overdose of the drou. He be
longed to a resDectable family In Seat
tle, and they had made many fruitless
ettorts to reiorm meir way warm wu,
He was 25 years old, and has been in
Helena about three years.
British Subject. In Hawaii.
London. March 23. The Morning
Post is informed that Great Britain has
not sent and does not Intend to send in
structions to her agent in Honolulu re-
urdine the conviction ol arttisn sub
jects tried for sedition. The report to
the contrary was made out o whole
cloth. 1
Anarchl.t Cundenined.
Rome, March 23. In the assises to
ny two anarchists were condemned to
imprisonment, one to twenty 'Months
and the other to fifteen months, for
manufacturing bombs. A third an
archist was acquitted.
Armenians Orlrl itelea.ed.
Conbtantinopi.s, March 23. The sul-
nn has ordered the release of the Ar
menian ecclesiastics who are imprisoned
t.ic provinces lr political unwuu, t
WAR TALK IN THE AIR
Reasons Why Mexico and
Guatemala Will Fight
WASHINGTON PAPER AUTHORITY
The Mlnl.ter of Thoao Two Countrlee,
However, Think That an Adjustment
le Poeelble, and Submit to an Inter
view oa the Subject.
Wahiiinoton, March 22. The state
ment was published in a local paper here
to-day that the Mexican congress would
declare war on Guatemala as soon as
assembled next month, and a long ac
count of the reasons therefor was given.
When the article was shown to tha
Guatemalan minister, Mr. LazoArriaga,
with the request that he state the actual
condition of the Guatemalan-Mexican
affair, he said :
. "This article contains several incor
rect affirmations. It is not true that the
Guatemalan authorities invaded Mexi
can territory, for the simple reason that
we do not like to offend another nation
also, tbat the responsibility for the delay
in the survey of the boundary line rests
upon Guatemala, because the Guate
malan boundary comuiibsion of eugi
neers haa woi ked always ahead of the
Mexican commission during the last
eiulit years. It is not true that l lie
Guatemalan government has received
larue revenue (or concessions to cut tim
ber; this com ess on was almost invaria
bly made in lavor ol Mexican citizens,
and tha revtnue received from this
source is almost insignificant. As (araa
I am concerned 1 do not see any reason
why a peaceful settlement ol tue peud
ing difficulties might not be soon
reached.
oenor Romero, Mexican minister, to
day said regarding the Guatemalan
Mexican dispute:
"Mexico and Guatemala agree that
the boundary treaty of IBM! is binding
on both countries, and there is, there
fore, no need of any new convention, as
has been suggested. In (act, Guatemala
has not even intimated the convenience
of such a step. There is no difference
of opinion between the two govern
menis about the construction oi the
bouu larv treaty, insofar as the bound
ary line is concerned, and therefore no
need of an arbitration for that purpose.
The pending question between Mexico
and Guatemala is a plain one. Each
country claims that under the da facto
line existing before the treaty of 1882
she was in posfets'on oi me uiBpuieu
territory, and both agree tbat it belongs
to Mexico under the Tine marked under
the treaty. As a treaty line is para
mount Mexico considers the action of
iinteiimla in eendinit an armed lorce to
destroy the log camps established there
by Mexicans, who were cutting wood
under grants from the Mexican govern
ment, seize tne iocs ana arrest ine men.
as an nnwarraiueu mnwuu u uer icr
rilorv. and has asked Guatemala to
unoloifize (or it and to pay an indemnity
to the victims of the out rase. If Guate
mala wishes to settle the question, it is
for her to make amends for her conduct.
Mexico will not ask unreasonable in
demnity." Senor Romero said he waa sure that
his sovernment would not be willing to
submit to arbitration to be paid for
damages; that he could not see how
Mexico could recede from her demands
for an apology. As for the actions of
the Mexican congress on the question
he said it would not become him to an
ticipate it. and he thought that neither
his country nor his government desires
a war as they are fully conscious of its
dangers, drawbacks and disadvantages.
and therefore he hoped that the negoti
ations, which are now being conducted
in the City of Mexico, would end in
friendly settlement of the difficulties,
and that he had heard nothing recently
to induce him to believe there was any
greater danger of a rupture than there
bad been.
NOW AT ROCK BOTTOM.
Further Change In the Wool Market
Mnat Bo Upward..
Boston, March 22. The American
Wool and Cotton Reporter says of the
wool trade : The reported strength of
markets abroad has not yet been re
flected in any appreciable way here.
Prices, though not quotably higher, cer
tainly are steadier, and although trade
has ruled very quiet manufacturers
found it impossible to obtain conces
aions in value from those current a week
ago. Wool is low in comparison with
other staple articles, and is lower here
than anywhere else. Stocks of domestic
wool here are not large and yet there
appears to be enough to meet the de
mand, which Is not nrgent. the bust'
ness of the past week has been of a re
tail character, very lew good lots having
been removed. The aggregate of trans
actions is even less than that of last
week. Holders of wool are iu some
quarters quite firm in their views, and
a case is cited where a manufacturer
came in the market and made some of
fers, none of which were accepted by
dealers. It is believed even by those
who have been looking for a further de
cline in values that wool haa reached a
point where the bottom can be felt, and
that any further changes in values will
be upward rather than downward.
Oregon Sheep Hut Be Inspected,
Helena, Mont., March 22. Tbe gov
ernor to-day issued a proclamation for
bidding the importation into the state
without inspection of sheep from Ore
gon, Nevada, California, Washington,
Idaho, Colorado, Utah and New Mexico,
because of danger of scab and other dis
eases. . ' Importations wilt be allowed
upon certificate of a state veterinarian
that the sheep have been inspected and
fonnd free from disease. The proclama
tion does not forbid the passing of sheep
through the state, but while passing
they must not be unloaded for grazing.
Lumber Bate Beduced.
ancoovsb, B. C, March 22. The
Canadian Pacific railway has lowered
the rate on lumber to the East to $2 60
per 1.000 feet. Local lumbermen expect
to capture a large amount of trade now
held by Pogst Sound dealers.
KILLED IN EXPLOSIONS.
Eleven Miners Are Known to Be Dead
at Bed Canyon, Wyoming.
Evanston, Wyo., March 22. At 6 :46
this evening an explosion of gas occur
red in the Rocky Mountain Coal and
Iron Company's mine, No. 5, at Red
Canyon, seven miles from Evanston
with terrible results. James B. Bruce,
mine foreman, and ex-county commis
sioner of Uintah county, Wyo., waa in
stantly killed by flying timbers, also six
others. As far as found the other are:
O. B. Maltby, superintendent of mo
tive power; Williams, jr., rope runner:
James Clark and Edward Cox, head
car-putters; Jerry uraw lord, a boy.
The other man has not been identi
Bed. All were killed by flying timbers
From twenty-five to fifty were ia the
mine at the time. Late this evening
they had not been rescued and are cer
tainly dead. Andrew Mason was badly
hurt, but may recover.
About 150 men are employed at this
mini, and most bad gone out. Among
those in tbe mine thought to be dead
are Willard Brown, John Fearn. Samuel
Thomas and son, Mr. Burton, Samuel
Hutchinson and William Hellers, sr.,
and son. The buildings at tbe mouth
of the mine were blown - to splinters.
Tbe mine was considered one of tbe
safest and best conducted in the state.
Eight men were brought out of the
mine so burned as to be past identifica
tion, with the exception o! one, James
Labou. All hope of rescuing anybody
alive is given np. The death roll now
numbers eleven.
THE POINT AT ISSUE.
Bight of the Military to Deal With the
rrv.e.
tDBio, March 22. Editors of news
papers concerned in ihe publications
which gave rise to the recent rioting
here were yesterday examined by a mil
itary judge. Tbe whole question at issue
now is how to reconcile the pretensions
of General Campos and the military of
ficials to bring such cases into tbe mill
tary courts, under the articles of the
penal code which every Spanish govern
ment and supreme court have decided
have been virtually repealed by the laws
proviuiog i.riai vy jury in tue uivii courts
(or all press offenses except treason.
Counsel for the journalists have already
raised the question of ths competency
of the military courts. The chief diffi
culty in the situation ia to find liberal
statesmen wining to assist benor fca
gastain reversing tbe liberal policy in
such cases. Any cabinet now taking of
fice must be prepared to do this, but
any Liberal and all Republican deputies
would obstruct tbe movement.- uunt
zoo, Maura, Canalejan and Gonzales
have declared tbey will not accept office
under Bagasta, it he supports tbe mili
tary method of dealing with press of
fenees.
A PORT TOWNSEND SENSATION
Florence Byere Wnn's Becognlllun
Young Macondrny'e Wire.
San Fsamcisco, March 22. Florence
Bucklin Byers haa commenced her long'
threatened auit to compel Frederick h.
Macondray to recognize her as bis wife.
The Macondrays are wealthy and prom
inent socially, the family residence be
ing at Menlo Park. In 1887 Macondray,
then 20 years old, was Chilian consul at
fort lownaend. whither be was sent oy
his family to be away from the tempta
tions of city life. He was soon tbe cen
ter of a fast set at Port Townsend, and
when - three years ago Miss Byers, a
pretty girl of 18, appeared on a music
hall stage there, he took ucr out of the
place and installed her in his apart
ments. After living together for two
years the pair signed a marriage con
tract, agreeing to live together as man
and wile and agreeing to be married in
California according to existing laws.
The Macondray family hearing of the
affair, had the young man sent home,
and cut off his supplies. Since then tbe
girl has had to shift for herself. She
now asks the court to declare ber Mrs.
Macondray.
Regarded aa a Miracle". '
Montgomery, Ala., March 22. Many
persons have recently witnessed a re
markable manifestation in James Reg-
don's cottage, near the state line in
Choctaw count v. Each occurrence has
begun with a loud rumbling, which,
upon reaching the roof of the cottage,
dies away into a continuous ticking as of
a telegraph instrument.: Upon one oc
casion, when a child fell asleep in bed.
the ticking began upon the floor, sud
denly a stream of light penetrated the
noor and enveloped the sleeping child.
V hen she awoke she said she had been
in heaven, and that the Savior had told
her he had manifested himself in tbe
ticking upon the roof. Tbe phenom
enon is regarded by pastors as a miracle
and ia bringing hundreds to conversion
in that neighborhood.
The Sallura' Strike.
San Francisco, March 22. Tha sail
orB strike is tying up vessels, which are
unable to leave the harbor without sub
mitting to the demands of tha Coast
Seamen's Union. Sailors are holding to
their resolution to be paid $35 a month
or remain ashore. Ihe agents of the
ship Palmyra, ready for sea to-day, of
fered the union men 30, but they would
accept not less than (35, although prev
ious to tbe present stand they were re
ceiving only (2d ; per month, bailor
boarding-bouse proprietors are trying to
ship colored men as sailors at less than
union wages.
Taxation of Church Property.
Salt Lake, March 22. The constitu
tional convention devoted most of tbe
afternoon to committee of the whole
considering the preamble and declara
tion of rights; Amendments to section
four were offered, providing for taxation
of church property. After a lengthy de
bate the convention adjourned wi bout
reaching any conclusion. . .
Canadian Paelflo Salary Kedoctlon.
Montreal, March 22. At a meeting
of the executive board of the Canadian
Pacific it was decided, among other
measures of retrenchment, to make a
general reduction in salaries. Those up
to fz.uuu will be reduced o per cent, and
those above that amount 10 per cent.
This will affect the highest as well as
tha lowest employe, .--
HE MAY END THE WAR
Viceroy Li's Chances of Mak
ing Peace Are Good. ;
CREDIT IS DUE DENBY AND DUS
Term Understood, Except Amount nnd
Kind of 'Cash Indemnity nnd Boun-
darles of Ceded Territory Japan's
Ceafldeaee In the Viceroy.
Simomosaei, March 21. Viceroy LI
Hung Chang and suite arrived here this
morning to negotiate for peace between
China and Japan. Envoys from tho
Japanese foreign office immediately
visited the steamer conveying tbe Chi
nese viceroy. Later Li Hung Chang,
accompanied by John - W. Foster,
American adviser for China, visited the
Japanese minister of foreign affair.
AT THB CAPITAL. .
WAsmnoTox, March 21. LI Hung
Chang's arrival in Japan is regarded in
official circles as one of the most signifi
cant event of recent days. It is the
first time in bis life that the venerable
statesman of China has set foot outside
of Chinese soil. At his advanced age he
now journeys to China's traditional foe
to offer enormous concessions as a means
of securing peace. . It can be stated
positively and authoritatively that the
barms of peace are already understood
and all that remains to be done is to
arrange details within certain specified
limits. The general terms have been
brought about by the efforts of United
States Minister Denby in China and
Dnn in Tokio. It was even feared at a
late date that Li's mission might fall
through, because of the vagueness of his
authority to treat for the cession of ter
ritory. This was arranged, however,
through the activity of the United States
ministers, who showed tbat unless this
was obviated the mission would other
wise prove futile. - "
The general terms of Li Hung Chang's
authority are to cede territory, pay a
cash indemnity, grant the independence
of Cores and arrange a new treaty re
lation with Japan, by which Japanese
extra-territorial jurisdiction ia Chins
will be maintained. The exact amount
of the cash indemnity is not fixed, nor
ia the kind of metal it ia to be paid in
agreed upon. These and the boundaries
of the ceded territory are yet to be ar
ranged. So far as the arrangement ha?
advanced Prince Li's mission is ex
pected to be consummated within a few
days, unless some unexpected hitch
occurs. ' Count Ito, one o( the two
Japanese envoys, is a close personal
friend of Li Hnng Chang, the two hav
ing settled the Corean trouble in 1835.
Ss great is the confidence of the Japan
ese in Li's ability to see that China
carries out an agreement, that his
promise of a settlement will probably
pay the way to a speedy cessation of
the war. The reports that Russia will
intervene to stop the agreement are
known to be misleading, from posittyH
information received here. The authori
ties believe there will be no trouble
caused by Russia. The same is be
lieved to be true as to France, aunougn
not with the same certainty. - ,
OREGON'S PENITENTIARY. '
Nearly Four Thousand Prisoners Have
Been Begl.tered There.
Salem, March 21. The total number
of prisoners received at tha ' Oregon
state penitentiary since its opening is
now nearing the 4,000 mark. Since In
dian Charley, the first human being
that ever donned stripes in the name of
Oregon, there have registered 3,394,
John Gay, of Eugene, being No. 3,395.
The number now in prison is .359, of
which two are women. There is not
work enoeffh to keen the convicts em
ployed half the time. Tbe stove foundry
is run three days of each week Moo
days, Wednesdays and Fridays em
ploying on these days 165 men. The
aim ia to manufacture stoves only for
the demand. The capacity of the plant
would furnish work for 225 men every
day of the week. There are thirty-two
trusties, who are snowed to wore on tne
farm and a few inside men find employ
ment gardening within the walls. The
remainder, except tha few need in the
kitchen, are kept in their cells, except
about two hours each . day when they
are given what ia known as the "bull
pen drill." This ia absolutely necessary
for the health of those who are afforded
no other means of exercise. The aver
sion of doing the bidding of others is
very noticeable, even among convicts.
many oi mem, li ten to tueir own pieaa
nre. will spend half and some the entire
day walking in the yard between the
shops and the main building, but when
called on to fall in line and march for
exercise they tire and want rest before
an hour has passed. The oldest inhabi
tant of the prison is A. R. Stouzhton, in
his 89th vear, who was committed ;;or
life (rom Columbia county in 1892. Al
bert Hovt has served the longest period
of any one now in prison, having been
committed in August, 1881. Uoyt's
crime was raps, for which he was given
twenty years. ...
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INTERNAL REVENUE RECEIPTS.
The Bight Months or the present Tear
Compared With but Vear. . .
Washington. March 21. A statcmatit
prepared by tha commissioner ol inter
nal revenue shows receipts during the
eight months of tha present fiscal year
as compared with the same period ol
last year to have been as follows : . .
. -. Increwe.
SDfritl .0SJ" l.lS'. IS:
Tobacco . 19.761.741 , 1,091,891!
Fermented liquors.... 20.118,7-18 -i joo i
Oleomargarine. l.lOM'o . : tMl
It leaeUauoui.. 436,33) 843 Hit
Totals.. .100,S2,6 j,180,6a
Decrease. .' . "
During the month of February, 1805,
4lAMw en pgiw.tii rlAcre&M in thif
receipts compared with February, 1894,
. Vv. aim
A Blind Man to Be Hanged. "
Dekteb, Colo., March 21. Henry Ty
son, who committed murder la mil and
who baa been in the solitary cell -until
. . 1 VI' J A - .1 ..
na naa Become puna, was ur-uuj sen
tenced to ba banged during tha second
wank ia April