VOL. 12.
ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1895.
NO. 46.
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SAFE FROM THE ICE
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Northern Whalers.
THEY ABE ALL BEYOND DAKGEB
Tha Raaeon'a Catnh Wa Not tip to th
.. Average and Fall Far Velow
That of Laat Year. .
Bun Frauoiaoo, Nov. 6. Two more
of th whutera are in port. They bring
the new that every oue of the veiaaoU
ia aufe from any daugor from being
oloaed in the ioe of tho Arotlo ootmu.
The whulera that are to remain in the
North throughout this winter, in order
to be on hand to take the ohoioe blub
ber in the apring, are already in win
tor quartern. The other boata, tboae
about whoae aafetv there baa been tome
anxiety, had already eaoaped from the
Northern ooean into the oiieu waters of
uuhrlng tea before the wbalora whloh
arrived yesterday bad left
The Threaher brought most of the
newt, tthe wat the laat of the wbal.
era, now in port, to leave Bohriug toa.
During ber long abaeuoe from Ban
Franaisoo her captain died. The
Thresher wat brought here by Captain
Tilden, formerly with the whaler
Newport
Just aa the Thresher wai leaving
Band Point, the Oroa and the Narwhal
were coming in. The Oroa had fairly
g'Kxl luok in the full, and the men on
the Thresher beard that the bad taken
two whalea. The Alice Kuowlos gut
one and the Mermaid another. Those
are all, in addition to tho published
atntomenU at brought by the steamer
Lu k me.
On the woy to this port, the Thresher
spoke to Alice Knowlua and tho bark
California, The William Uuyluss wat
already on tho way down, but regard
ing ber luck the captain knew nothing.
On the whole the year hat been a very
poor oue. The Horatio bat also ar
rived, and reports ninety barrels of
oiL Otbera in the fleet have been at
uufortuuate. The owners of these ves
sels, however, ought not to complain,
for lust toaaon wat very good oue.
ALONG ALASKA'S LINE.
Well-Kqulpped Canadian Fortlttcellon.
un Urea Bluffs.
Taootna, Nov. 6. A party of miners
from the headquarter of the Yukon
river have arrived at Port Townsoud
on the schooner Mary Bubue, from Un
alaaka, and report that the Canadian
government is establishing well-equipped
fortifications on commanding
bluffs overlooking strategic points on
Forty-Mile Crock, and also along where
the supposed boundary line run.
A large oompany of Canadian mili
tary police ia busily engaged in explor
ing th ooontry for mountain pusses
both in Alaska aud Canadian territory.
The river ia very narrow and the po
lice have erected on overtowering
cliffs iuipenetru table fortresaea, which
completely guiird travel on the river.
At several other point breastworks,
substantially built of stouo, have been
erected and, on the whole, the action
of the police would indicate that prep
arations are being made to aoooinmo
date large squad of militia at various
points along the boundary aud particu
larly in the vicinity of the plaoer
mine.
On the British aide are stationed
the custom aud judicial officials, and
a good system of municipal govern
ment it maintained.
THE MEXICAN RAILROAD.
No Mora Government Aid, for th Coun
try Is Well Supplied.
City of Mexico, Nov. 5. The Mexi
can government is not creating any
new indebtedness and it is not true
that the government will revive the
polioyof tubventiouiug railways, for
th. nnnntrv now has all the trunk
lines required, and when Hampsou'a
Mexico, Uuerunavaoa os raoino roau is
nnmnintnrl to AonDuloo. and the Cen
tral's Guadalajara branoh to the Pa-
oiflo coast is completed, tnero win oe a
perfeot system of roads, aud all that
will be needed for a long time will be
a short feeding line. American rail
way men and capitalists who have been
i,vdH,nriiiir tlia railway situation hore
say that the roadt built in the ooffee,
sugar and tobacco regions will pay uest
in the future, for the trend of enter
prise it in that direction.
It is stated that the .Mexican Na
tional railroad will soon shorten itt
line in competition with the Mexican
Central & International railroad for
St. Louis and New York and Chicago
bnsineas. Bailway men are already
anticipating a reduction of time be
tween hore and New York to four days.
KxiHirlenoed an Earthquake at Sea.
Port Townsend, Nov. . 6. The
schooner Mary Bnluie, from Unalaska,
muni-fa xnririnimr a severe earth.
quake at sea October 94. The captain
was in tbe rigging ana tne sea was as
smooth a glass when the vessel began
to shake violently, trembling like s
frightened fawn. Every timber creak
A utirl rhn ana iKwnmo irreatlv acitated.
The phenomena lasted two minutes.
The louowing nay tne onouuer pnou
through a large area of apparently
muddy water.
Mure Troops to He Bent bv Spnln.
Madrid, Nov. 5. The papars state
that 86,000 troops will be sent to Cuba
forthwith, and additioual reinforce
ments will be tent as required. Re
ports received here are that the insur
gents oontinue to burn villages and
plantations and to attempt to dynamite
the railroads.
SENATOR MORGAN INTERVIEWED
II Speak, of Knglaml'a Itlght. In Vena-
auele, and Acquisition of Cuba.
Washington, Nov. 6. Senator Mor
gan, of Alabama, chairman of the for.
eign relations committee, and an an.
thority on international law, in an iu
terview here, called attention to Lord
Salisbury's claims that Groat Britain
had acquired rights in the disputed ter
ritory adjoining Venezuela by treaty
with the native Indian tribes. He
said: .
"For the last throe quarters of a cen.
tury Great Britain has been forming,
whenever she could, little by-arrange.
incuts with Indian tribes that had
chieftains who were regularly consti
tuted heads of tbe tribes. It was in
that way that she recognized the Mo.
quito king, Clarence. Such treaties
with such people are made right in
the teeth of the well-understood and
well-asserted doctrine of Great Brit.
aln, Germany, France, Spain, and all
the American states, which, is that,
when a country has acquired, by con
quest or disoovery, any territory, the
Indian tribes found therein are oonsid
ered as occupants at will of tbe sover
eignty, and are not regarded as nations
having sovereignty, suoh sovereignty
inuring to the nation that discovered
or oonquored the territory. A recogni
tion of the sovereignty of such Indian
tribes has been regarded as a breach of
the international rights of other na
tlous.
"For this reason, any claims of
Great Britain with Venezuela, based
upon- private treaties with Indian
chiefs, are of no avail, and should not
be recognized as being in conformity
with International law.
"I think Great Britain la prepared
now to adjust the Venezuela boundary
question on the lines that were survey.
ed by Sohomberg. When the line was
established, tbe British ooloniBts oom
menoed moving out to it and making
settlements, aud particularly taking np
gold claim, and Venezuela, in her
weakness, has been compelled to stand
by and see that course pursued. Great
Britain sets np a claim similar to that
of a man who ha occupied for a num.
ber of years territory belonging to
some one else.
"I would suppose that, unless Great
Britain moves to the north and west
ward of the Hchoinberg line, it is
soarcely probable that the United
States can be involved in the contro
versy, but if she is ever involved in
uch a controversy, the British govern
ment ought to be compelled to avow or
disavow the dependency of various
petty charges.
'England might go to Alaska and
enter into a treaty with the chiefs of
Indian tribes there with as much rea
son as she could make treaties with
such tribes located to the south of us.
"The sold field and tbe territory at
the mouth of the Orinow, which is the
key to the control of tbe entire central
portion of Venezuela, were the things
that inspired Great Britain's course."
In the interview the senator also
urged that it should be made a part of
the foreign policy of the United States
to secure an understanding by which
we could deal in diplomatic matters
directly with Canada and Cuba, in
stead of through Great Britain and
Spain.
Turning to Cuba, tbe senator was
asked: - "Do yon think congress would
be favorable to the purchase of Cuba,
if suoh a proposition would be accept
able to Spain?"
"I have no right to suppose that
congress would. I can only suppose
that Spain, like every nation, will in
tbe end consult the highest interest of
her people, and she may find it to be a
patriotio duty to free herself from the
control of Cuba, which has more influ
ences on politics in Spain today than
any local question in the kingdom. I
do not care anything about the acqui
sition of Cuba as an addition to our
territory, but I should want it for the
military strength it would give us."
Squadron Maneuver to Continue.
Washington, Nov. 8. Admiral
Bunco, of the North Atlantio squadron,
la tsi on to tho West Indies, and is.
moreover, to be reinforced; but at the
navy department it is explicitly stated
that the movement is not in any man
Tint lironuht about br any motive save
a desire to oontinue the squadron ma-
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nouvers wmon nave noun ouuuuuwu
Hnrlno the nnt summer. It is de
clared to be a faot that this southern
cruise wa all arranged for early in tne
summer between Secretary Herbert and
Admiral Rnnnfl. when the scheme of
evolutions was gone over. The plan
was first a oruise on tne new r.ugiaua
ooast; then off the South Atlantio
ooast, and, lastly, another oruise in
tbe winter, whon tne conditions wouia
be unfavorable in Northern water,
and this nmirramme is being oarried
out to the letter. The Minneapolis
and Columbia bave arrived at f ortress
Monroe, where they will, in the
nf month, be joined by the
other vessels of the squadron, and at
soon as some neeoea repairs can ue
mo, in nn the Maine. Texas and Cincin
nati, if the latter oau be spared from
patrol duty on tbe Florida ooast, the
entire squadron of eight vessels will be
headed for the west inaies.
Still Another Kxpedltlon.
vn York. Nov. B. A mornintr pa
per assert that another Cuban expedi
tion is being lormeci, tne memDers ui
whioh all belong to the National Guard
of New Jersey. All are aaid to be
sharpshooter and quaiinea to com
mand oompanies and to be trained in
signal corps work.
rt.iHA Tvln has been aorjointed sen
eral reoeiver to wind up the affair of
Cohn Uo., or xaooma. mx. ueviu
bad been acting a reoeiver to foreclose
the Altman and other chattel mortgage.
THE PENALTY IS DEATH
Durrant Convicted ot the Mur
der ot Blanche Lamont.
THE JUBY OUT TWENTY MINUTES
When th Verdict Was Rendered Men
Cheerea Wildly, While Women
Wept Hjr.terlenlljr.
San Francisco, Nov. 4. Theodore
Durrant, assistant superintendent of
the Kmauuel Baptist churoh Sunday
school, was today convicted of the
murder of Blanche Lamont, for whioh
he has been on trial since July S3 Inst
The jury was out 80 minute, and ar
rived at the verdict on the first ballot.
A theie wa no recommendation ol
mercy, the punishment wa fixed at
death.
It was exactly 21 minutes from the
time tbe jury left tbe courtroom to the
time the verdict was announoed, but
that time wa all taken np in delibera
tion. In faot, there was no delibera
tion at all. The jury had evidently
decided upon a verdict before they left
the jury box. It was 8:84 when they
filed out of the courtroom into the
grand jury room which bad been plaoed
at their disposal. It took the twelve
men until 8:50 o clock before they set
tled themselves oomfortably, and at
8:55 a knock on the door announced to
the anxious waiter that a verdict had
been found. It took just five minutes
of actual time to elect a foreman and
take one ballot neoessary.
Tbe scene in the courtroom when the
verdiot was announoed will never be
forgotten by those who were present
Judge Murphy finished his charge at
8:80, and the jury at once retired. Al
though there was supposed to be little
prospect of a verdict being returned be
fore 7 or 8 o'clock in the evening, the
throng of spectators who had remained
in the overcrowded courtroom all the
afternoon to bear the judge's charge,
settled themselves back in their seats
to await the reurn of the jury. Mrs.
Durrant and tbe prisoner talked and
laughed together as if an acquittal
were a foregone conclusion. They
were joined by half a dozen friends.
and tbe conversation was becoming
animated, when it became whispered
about that the jury had agreed upon a
verdict
In an instant a hush fell upon the
little oirole that had gathered around
the prisoner. Durrani's face, always
pale, assumed a ghastly hue, and hi
mother was speechless. Then the big
doors at the rear of the room opened,
and the members of the jury filed in
and took their seats in the box.
In the intense excitement which fol
lowed, the room, although it was filled
to its utmost capacity, was almost as
quiet as if it had been vacant Judge
Murphy, who had retired to hi cham
bers, was summoned, and took his
plaoe upon tbe bench. Clerk Morris
asked the usual question, aa to whether
the jury had agreed upon a verdict
Foreman Warren Dutton arose and re
plied in the affirmative, saying:
"We, the jury, nnd tne aeienaani,
William Henry Theodore Durrant,
guilty of murder in the first degree."
As the aged foreman, pale and trem
bling, read the words whioh fixed Dur
rani's fate, a low rambling noise like
the roar of a mob arose from the rear
of the courtroom. The next moment,
men were cheering wildly, while
women hysterically wept in their ex
citement Tbe baliff rapped loudly for
order, but the tumult oontinued for a
minute before anything like quiet could
be brought out of the disorder. ' Then
District Attorney Barnes arose and
asked that a day be aet upon whioh the
sentenoe of death should be passed
upon the prisoner. Judge Murphy said
that sentenoe would be passed next
Friday, upon whioh day he would also
set the day for the trial of Durrant on
the charge of murdering Minnie Will
iams. Durrant Interviewed.
San HVannlano. Nov. 4. In an inter
view with a Chroniole reporter, Dor-
rant said:
"They say my dear little mother
screamed todav when the verdiot was
announoed. It' like a dream to me.
The first thing 1 remember was tnat
her arm were around my neok. Every
thing else was so cruel, so snaaen, so
harsh. I felt safe in her arms. I
oould stand any Injustice, any wrong,
bnt for my motner ana sister.-
What did von want to do or say
just after the verdiot was rendered?"
"I wanted to get up ana snout my
innocence. Before God I am innocent
of that crime. I wanted to get up and
call God to smite me where I stood if
mv hnnrt and oonsoieuoe were not as
pure as those who were howling with
joy that I bad been branded a mur
derer. I told everything honestly and
fearlessly when I was on the stand. I
even told things whioh appeared
against me. Do you suppose that if I
m uniltv that I would volunteer the
statements about the stranger who ap
proaohed me? I told it because it was
true, and I tola everytning mat i oouia
reoolleot When I wat first arrested,
save my statement, and all I bave
said since has been materially the
same. I would have got up today, ex
nan that mv mother aud several friends
olosed in around me and held me down.
Even so. I do not know why I did not
scream my protest above it all."
'Did you notioe any or we peopie
about you?"
"Yea, tome; I saw Mrs. jxooie ana
Maud and their friends clapping and
cheering. It seems to me, with her
heart to full of pity for her nieoe, Mrs.
Noble might have thought of my
mother. She had all she wanted, in
fnll mnainnt. and I think the ordinary
pity that one might feel for another's
misfortune would bave prevented her
from gloating in so cruel manner.
"Yes, I heard the judge, who was
both judge and prosecutor, thank the
jury for doing their duty. I can think
of it all now, but I bave within me
the oonsoiousnesa of my innooenoe, and
shall not break down. I feel the way
must clear, and I will be vindicated at
laat" ,
"Do yon know what your oounsel
intends to do?"
"No; be has not advised me of what
he will do."
"Crowds are speculating on the pos
sibilities of yonr committing suicide.
How do you feel on suoh subjects?"
"Never would I think of suoh a
thing. I feel that a man is a coward
who would commit suicide. You can
rest assured I will never do that I
am hopeful, believe me, that the day
will come which will clear me. I
have kind letters from friends. My
father came this evening with loving
messages, and I rest in the assurance
that light will oome."
A few tears oame, and some deep
sigh, bnt above all the weeping and
sighing there wa a hopeful smile on
the face inside the wioket
Tbe attorneys for tbe defense, Dick
inson and Deuprey, atill have faith in
their client and his cause. They will
ask for a new trial and arrest of judg
ment, next Friday, on the ground of
error in the judge's rulings. This
will undoubtedly be denied by Judge
Murphy, and then the case will be ap
pealed to the supreme oourt In speak
ing of tbe verdiot, Mr. Deuprey said:
"It wat a newspaper fight, and th
newspaper won. "
He said he would oontinue to act as
oounsel in the Minnie Williams case,
if hi health permitted.
THE WHALERS. ARE SAFE.
They All K.eaped From Being; Cloeed
In tbe Ioe In th Arctic Ocean.
San Francisco, Nov. 5. Two more
of the whalers are in port They bring
tbe news that every one of the vessels
is safe from any danger of being closed
in the ioe of the Arctic ooean. The
whalers that are to remain in the
North throughout this winter, in or
der to be on band to take the choice
blubber in tbe spring, are already in
winter quarters. The other boats,
those about whose safety there has
been some anxiety, had already es
caped from tbe Northern ocean into the
open waters of Behring sea before the
whalers which arrived yesterday had
left
The Thresher brought most of the
news. She was the last of the whalers.
now in port, to leave Behring sea.
During her long absence from San
Francisco her captain died. The
Thresher was brought here by Captain
Tilden, formerly with the whaler New
port ,U
Just aa the Thresher was leaving
Sand Point, the Oroa and Narwhal
were coming in. The Orca had fairly
good luck in the fall, and the men on
the Thresher beard that she bad taken
two whales. The Alice Know lea got
one and the Mermaid another. These
are all, in addition to the published
statements as brought by the steamer
Lakme.
On the way to this port, the Thresher
spoke to Alice Knowles and the bark
California. The William Baylass was
already on the way down, but regard
ing her luok the oaptain knew nothing.
On the whole the year has been a very
poor one. The Horatio has also ar
rived, and reports ninety barrels of oil.
Others in the fleet have been as unfor
tunate. The owners of these vessels,
however, ought not to oomplain, for
last season was a very good one.
HOLMES, THE MURDERER.
How Philadelphia's Archfiend Pa.aed
th Oar of Beat.
Philadelphia, Nov. 6. H. H.
Holmes, the oonvioted murderer of
Benjamin F. Pitzel, passed a quiet day
in his sell in Moyamensing prison.
"This man of steel and heart of
stone," a the district attorney de
scribed him to the jury, does not
evince in the slightest degree any out
ward sign of breaking down. With
death actually before him now, he is
the same oool and callous Holmes. The
prison regulations prevented . anyone
from interviewing him today, but a
message was sent out that he slept
well last night and was feeling com
fortable and still oonfident that his in
nooenoe would yet be established. Ex
tra care hat been taken to that he can
not oomniit suicide. A double guard
baa been placed in his cell and will re
main there until he is executed. He iB
still in the untried department, bnt
as soon as the death sentenoe is pro
nunced he will be taken to a oell in
murderer'i row."
THE CONVENTION FIGHT.
What th Son of th Democrat! Vloe-
Prealdent Say.
Sun Franoisoo, Nov. . Lewis G.
Stevenson, ot Bloomington, 111., sou of
Vioe-President Stevenson, arrived to
day and brought with him some en
couraging news of the convention fight.
He said:
'I heard considerable talk of San
Franoisoo'i fight for the Republican
convention before I left Chicago, and
I noticed that many prominent people
are in favor of the plan to bring the
big gathering to San Franoisoo. Per
sonally, I would be delighted to see
tbe convention held there, A few
years ago I passed winter in Califor
nia, and I have been in love with the
state ever tinoe. The meeting of one
or both of the big conventions in San
Franoisoo would do California a lot of
good, for all that is necessary to win
friends for the state is to show people
what a glorious country yon have here.
It one of the national conventions met
here, all the delegates would advertise
California at long a they lived."
ADVICES FROM MOOSH
Alarming Reports Received
at Constantinople.
ANOTHEB OUTBREAK PBOBABLE
Th American Missionaries Warned to
Withdraw, as the Kurds Will
Again Break Loo..
Constantinople, Nov. 2. Advice
from Moosb lay the leading Armenian
have been conferring with the repre
tentative of the Turks regarding
mean to prevent an outbreak there of
the disorder similar to those in differ
ent parts of Armenia, which resulted
in to much bloodshed. It is added that
tbe Turks have stipulated that Ameri
can missionaries distributing relief to
tbe suffering people of Sassoun shall
withdraw in three days, otherwise the
Turkish notabilities fear there will be
a massaoro suoh as has just occurred at
Bitlis. In view of tbe critical situa
tion, United States Minister Terrell
has advised American missionaries to
withdraw temporarily from Sassoun.
He has also notified the Turkish gov
ernment that the United States gov
ernment will hold it responsible for
the lives of American missionaries.
The British charge d'affaires, M. Her
bert, made representations to the porte
identical with those of Terrell's gov
ernment In consequence of this action it was
decided to send troop to protect the
missionaries; but here another compli
cation arise. The Kurd of Sassoun
are only held in cheo by the mission
aries, and they threatened to plunder
the Armenian after the departure of
the missionaries. Tbe mere presence
of Turkish troop is far from being a
sufficient guarantee against a repeti
tion at Sassoun of the bloodshed which
reoeatly occurred in other parts of Ar
menia, and nothing but the most ener-
getio action, it is asserted, can avert a
serious disturbance. The Armenian
patriach has appealed to the different
embassies here to intervene in time to
prevent another massacre. The Turk
ish officials in reply again assert that
the Hintchek, the Armenian secret so
oiety, provoked all the riots.
A sensation baa been caused by a re
port, generally believed to be oorrect,
that three Armenian notabilities of
Trebizond, including a prominent ec
clesiastic, are to be executed on the
ground that they are responsible for
the recent rioting there.
The Armenians report that about 800
Armenians were killed during the fight
at Bitlis with the Turks. The loss of
the latter was trifling.
ENGLAND DEFIED.
Th King; of A.hantee Rejeeted th
British Ultimatum.
Accra, Gold Coast Colony, British
West Africa, Nov. 2. Captain Don
ald Stewart, the special British Com
missioner sent to Coomassie, the capi
tal of Ashantee, and recently escorted
by 100 hussars, under command of
Captains Cramer and Irvine, to pre
sent the king of Ashantee with the
ultimatum of Great Britain, has re
turned here, bringing the first authen
tic news of the results of his mission.
The king of Ashantee has rejected the
British ultimatum, saying that he pre
fers war to aooepticg the terms of the
British, and adds that he is fully pre
pared for it
The terms of the British ultimatum
were that the king should take a Brit
ish commission in his ooontry and that
be should plaoe Ashantee under the
protection of Great Britain. He wa
given nntil Tuesday to reply. A strong
force of native troops will now be dis
patched to Coomassie to foroe the king
to terms.
Sir Francis Scott, inspector of the
Gold Coast foroe, who is now in Eng
land, will leave for West Afrioa, as
soon as possible to organize the expedi
tionary foroe whioh is expected to be
gin its advanoe by the middle of De
cember. A strong body ot hussars will
take part in the expedition.
The Indian Want More Liberty.
Perry, O. T., Nov. 2. The Potta
watomie Indians, in council, passed
resolutions declaring: -
"We believe the stringent roles of
the interior department regarding
leases are not conducive to our inter
ests. It would be better for the In
dian, better for the white man, and
better for the oommunity that the In
dian should have greater oontrol oyer
hit land in the way of leasing, at least
for a limited period of, say, five years.
Give us more autonomy and less red
tapeism. The exoessive paternalism of
the government tends to retard the de
velopment whioh is neoessary to mako
us self-supporting, and which can be
attained only by imposing upon the In
dian greater personal responsibility."
Talmnge' Washington Residence.
New York, Nov. 2. Brooklyn
friends ot the Rev. Dr. Talmage bave
received word from bim that he had
exohanged his handsome Brooklyn
house for the house in Washington
formerly oooupied by Senator Dolph,
of Oregon, on Massachusetts avenue.
As soon as the transfer is completed,
the furnishing in the Brooklyn home
will b sent to Washington. The
Broolkyn house is valued at 180,000.
v Zelgler Lower. Record.
Louisville, Nov. 4. Otto Zeigler to
day, at Fountain Ferry, broke another
of J. S. Johnson's records of last year.
It was the standing-start, paced, two
thirds of a mile. The record was 1:15,
and Zeigler made it in 1:14 4-5. The
fractional time was: One-third of a
mile, 0:40; half-mile, 57 second.
REFERRED TO A MASTER.
Northern Paolfle Reeelverahlp Ca.a Be
fore Judge II nnford.
Seattle, Nov. 2. The old reoeivert
of the Northern Pacific railroad ap
peared before Judge Hanford in the
United States oircuit oourt for the dis
trict of Washington this morning by
their attorneys, J. D. Crowley, of Ta
ooma, and Adrian H. Joline, counsel
for the Central Trust Company, of
New York, and presented their answer
to the oourt of October 2, requiring
them to appear and show oause why
they should not be punished for con
tempt of court for their failure to obey
a previous order of the court which
required them to make a report to him
of their stewardship aa receivers of the
property. ,
Their answer wat a voluminous one,
going fully into their appointment as
reoeivers, their recognition of the cir
cuit oourt of the eastern district of
Wisconsin as tbe court of primary jur
isdiction, to whioh oourt their reports
bad been made, and the filing of their
resignation as reoeivers. They dis
claimed any intention of cot respecting
the order of this court, and asked that
the order removing them as receivers
be revoked, and that in lien thereof
their resignations be accepted.
Judge Hanford did not grant their
petition, but referred the whole matter
to Master in Chancery Eben Smith, of
this city, for examination and report,
who i authorized to require the pro
duction of the vouohers for expendi
tures made by the old receivers, and to
hear any objections that any parties in
terested may see fit to make, or to re
quire any explanation which may be
neoessary in order that a proper audit
ing of tbe accounts may be bad.
Judge Hanford said that if the re
ports were on file in any other oourt
he would not interfere with the pro
ceedingB and records of that court so
as to require the production of the or
iginal vouchers, but they must be sub
mitted to the master in chancery in
this court, either by copies or by al
lowing him to go where the reports are
on file.
In announcing his disposition of the
case Judge Hanford said that the an
swer filed seemed to relieve the receiv
ers from any imputation of any inten
tional defianoe of the oourt, and he
was not disposed to view the matter in
a captious spirit, or with any inclina
tion to be unnecessarily severe with
the reoeivers. ;
COST OF THE CANALS.
It Will Be More Than Made TJp by th
Reduction in Bates.
New York, Nov. 2. The Engineer
ing News this week discusses editori
ally the proposed expenditure on the
New York state canals. It shows that
if the proposed improvements reduce
the cost of carriage 1 cent per bushel,
whioh appears probable, the saving
with a traffic on the canal equal to that
ot 1894 will amount to $1,038,000 per
annum. It deems it likely, however,
that with the canal deepened and im
proved as proposed, the traffic will in
crease to what it was in- 1880, and if
this occurs the annual saving in cost of
freight transportation will amount to
$2,182,000, or a return of nearly 25 per
oent per annum on the expenditure
which the state proposes. Concerning
the objecion that a ship canal might
supersede the Erie canal, it says:
A canal rate as low aa one-half
oent a bushel from Buffalo to New
York (whioh seems likely to be reached
when the proposed improvements are
made), amounts to only a tenth of a
oent a ton per mile. Remembering
that freight rates on the open ooean ou
the line of heaviest traffio and lowest
rates, are often as much aa this, and "
seldom less than half of it it ought to
be easy to see that even were a ship
canal open to the great lakes it by no
means follows that ocean vessels
would afford to use it in competition
with cheaply built barges on the Erie
canal."
Chicago's Railway Franchl.e.
Chicago, Nov. 2. Mayor Swift haa
directed Corporation Counsel Beale to
have indexed, classified and compiled
into one volume all the ordinances of
the city of Chicago whioh in any way
grant a franchise to a corporation. The
volume is to show from the tune of the
birth ot the city , the date on which
any franohise was granted, to whom it
was granted, what territory it oovers
and what date it expires. To get at
the information when a street railway
oompany gained possession of a cer
tain street for what length of time it
may occupy it when the franohise ex
pires and what mandatory ordinances
may bave been added since the original
one wat passed ir a day's work at the
present time.
The Saving of Charity.
Victoria, B. C, Oct 81. Hanah
Filke, aged 50, who haB lived partially
on oharity for several years, died sud
denly yesterday of heart disease, and
when the police searched for her ef
fects, they found $1,500 secreted. . The
collection inolnded all kinds of coins
and bills, and represented the hoard
ings of years. The money will go to
her daughter, living at Nye, Wyo.
The Boatoa Again in Commlaslon.
Washington, Oct 81. The list of
offloera for the oruiser Boston is com
pleted, and she will be put in commis
sion at tbe Mare island navy-yard on
the 18th. Captain Frank White will
have oommand, with Lieutenant Tyler
as navigating officer. The Boston haa
been ont of commission ever sinoe her
return from Honolulu, and has under
gone extensive repairs. .
7 The South Pole Exploration.
Berlin, Nov. 5. The German com
mittee on the exploration of the south
pole met today. Privy Councilor Over
mayer presiding, and resolved to start
two vessels from Kerguelan Land ia
furtherance of tha work.