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OvT3) T? PI PMV" cinn ox, VOL. XV. ST. IIHLEN8, OKECJON, FRIDAY, DEC KM It Kit 31, 1897. NO. HP XT TP JL JLJLJUj NEWS OF THE WEEK From all Parts of the New and Old World. IIRIEF AND INTEBKSTING ITEM Comprehensive Hevlew of tha Impart Mill Happenings til the Cur rent Week. No appoint iimntn will bo made by tlm president during the recess of con gress em-opt in case of emergency, Do spite t ho announcement of thin fant, tlm number of visitor at the White .House itra unusually large. The long-continued wild and heavy now of the past month are beginning in have a soriou effect upon sheep in Wyoming, ami it ii feared that, unless there I a break in the weather soon, the losses will bo heavy. Hhepmaii repent that a number have aires ly perished. The controller of the currency lnm received information of the failure ol the First National hank, of Pembina, N. D. The bank hat a capital of $50, 000, and, according to 111 ' last lato tiiHtit, had depoil" aggregating $i)5, 000, Bank Examiner Auheiser bit liuen placed in charge. Mr. Coffin, the acting controller ot the ourreney ha called at Ion I urn to the fact Unit thu retirement of national bank nolo during the first 20 laye of P-x'oin bur reached tlie an in ot 9:i,nuo,000. Thi i said to be the Bret tiuio during the laat 10 year that the voluntary ree lireinent hug reached this amount In any one month. After a week of conference In Ihrn ton, Justice Putnam and King, the commissioner for the United State and Canada, respectively, in the arbl trntlon of tha Behring v ohiiitiH, have completed their work for the present, and it I understood will (loon begin the preparation of their report to their respective government. The Ural mooting of the N.itionul Building Trade Council wan hold at Kt. Louis, a.id wa marked by a cath lug denunciation of the American Fed iriiiimi nf I.uhor fur haviini i-aiwed a resolution at Nanhvllle opposing the formation of the national council. Hit Federation of Labor opposed the now orgainaiuon as lenuitig to wn n ur ther division In the rauki of labor. v Iranian Martin J. Oakky was killed at a Are in a five story tenement on East Foity-fimrth street. New York city. Oakley wa suffocate I by smoke and eoaping git. Awiftaut Fiicmao Thorns Iked, Jamea Davi. and Peter Connelly, of the same company, were rendered nneonsolou iy lnuaung smoke and gad, and wore with diffi culty revived. They are In hospital, ami their condition i aerimia. While skating on the ioe near Gard ner, Miai., three young people midden ly broke through, and before amdstunca coold reach thorn were drowned. At Tooawanda, N. Y., whilo a party ii.in tlia ioe iravo war and preuipilated fonr yonng MHpl into the water. Three of them were drowned. China approve ot tho Runaian fleet wintering at Port Arthur, Wing per mailed that tbU action la taken in the interest of China, and Meceaaltated l.y the German occupation of Klao Chou. A rat war la on between the vurlotn river traneportation line running to Tito Uallea. A reaiiBiion ui mi i'. Tim riiillea to Portland U the result. Thl mil in ratea haa been likod for by the pnblioaimHi the opposition lint wai pnt on, oiiie two mouina ms". V. M. Gideon, the clerk ot tho gen r.,i luml nffleo. who war referred to I,., ThnmiK limld i HL'tOll In lh tCSti liAfure the Kenate Paoilic railroad committee, Saturday, a having i, i hn Un.l.oflhie rncor.ls to at to throw 6,000,000 acrea of government laud to the tsoutliem racuio, uaa inaus a clear denial o the charge. a ,nu.,ntiili from Christlania. Nor ,., i timlon Chronlolo. Suva the political aituation, ainoe the fiiiluio of the united committee on toreign auaira, i.... vlilinl. ami it ia. fuared that 8wolon will aeek an ocouaton for armed intervention in Norway. The diapateh add that the Swuillah jireai houea for anaiatance from Em purer William. ti, niiimnlttiie aonolntod at thi l.niu nivll anrvlee nnnfurunce 10 day nan to draft modlllcations of the civil lervlce law have met and gone over ii, .. urw,s l.illi nntitliiia before the houae. The committee expects to have a meaaur framed by tho tune ooiigresa tuiiAiiafina Its tllMtft wrtt are omioHod to the present law aa including too many ollloea within lta scope, A freight train of 31 loaded oars, traveling down the mountain to Al toona, Fa., became nntnanngeablo in MiiiKiwinmien of the sliDoery condition of the tracks, making the 18 mile from Galltla Into Altoona in as many minute and washing into a freight train directly lu front of the passenger i,.iin A hunt. KO cars were com pletely broken up, and the Holidays bum Dasaeiitfer train, which was stand lug on the track near the passenger nod. ivm thrown over on lis side. Three of the train crew wore fatally in jured. a...uiuu Alrnir liua cabled to VVil liam Akellman, chief government rein deer henler, who is now m iiorwiij , inform the war department immedintfl ly how soon 600 reindeer can be shipped to this country. These are wanted for use as draft animals In getting gupplu to the miners In tho Kioname Ttso mimi Iib traiiaferred at New lurk to railroads, and in that manner car ried across the continent, anu agum j sen from tha Paolllo coast up io or some other point that may be select d as a base of operations. TO ACQUIRE MORE TERRITORY Hanatiir l.oilv Thumai Nt, Want! f! to Buy rolg and at. f olin. (ihioiigo, Deo. 39 A special to tin TimiM-Herald froin Washington says: Beiuitor Lodge is preparing a bill fa' voring the ptirohuse ol tho three IhIuikI of Ht, Thomas, Ht. Croi and St. John, owned by penmark, In the West In dies, The senate passed a resnluthna year ago asking the state department to Hwortnin whether the Inlands were still for sale, at what price thuy were held, and whether any other country was after them. Denmark hai replied that she is still willing to sell, and that two JimoiKmn governments are now nego tiating for their purchase.' These are supposed to be Great Britain and Ger many. The United mate e discussing the purchase for nearly 80 years. In 1S08, negotiations went so for that a treaty was negotiated for the purchase, by which this country was to pay f 8,000,000 for the islands, but it failed of ratification. It has bven de termined by Denmark to either sell those islands or give them away, Kt. Thomas lias a harbor large enough to accommodate tho navies of the entire world, and, in view of the advantages to be gained, Senator Lodge is sanguine of securing an appropriation that wilt enahle the islands to be transferred to he Jurimliclion of the Ktars am) Stripes. The three islau.lshave a total of 100 npiare miles of territory and a population of 40,000.. , INDIANS FIREO FIRST. HMcilat Ant IUrnll' lUpnrt pn Hi ltuult t iiniitjf C'onfllrl. Denver, Doc, 88. The report oi Special Agent li B. Key nobis, on the recent conflict between in liana anu Kama wardons in Routt county, i a complete vindication of Warden Wilooi ami hi men. wr. Keynoins.auer las- ing the testimony of six Indians anil the 13 warden who were in the un fortunate affair, said: "I am fully convinced, aftor liaving examined the case fully, and after taa log the testimony of both parties, after meeting the men face to face anil read ing their character and noting their demeanor, that the Indians ilred the first shot." He further states that no Warn whatever can by any possibilily be at taehnd to the wardens. He finds that, after the first shot, the shooting became suneral. and When the smoke cleared awav.it was found that several Indians had been kt led. The wardens oa olared there were six Indians shot, while the Indians fay there were but three killed. Mr. ItcyuoMs agrees with the Indians on this point. ANOTHER SOCIETY SUICIDE. Ttit of Mlu A mil Virginia IVolla, riiellu vl MlMa iiwriinr. iiv.,.1. lion !U Thn ilontli til l uniliiia,"R '" wn... t ..ii.. rri,ri,yi ,lu,ii,l,i,r i,f i.lin py. secretary of the navy, is given a thr reason ol the suicuie wniviiowurruu i day ot SUM Annie Virginia Wells, an UOOOHllillSlieu young society wummi, nnd daughter OX J-ewis o. erm, n wn known attorney. oe yuung hwiiw shot herself through the heart with hei brother' revolver at the residence ol her father, 1811 N itiwi Miss Wells had mot Mis Herbert a number ol times, and was very much attached to her. She herself had been confined to .i. iw.nun far four months by i Unpen, nnd this, combined witn the shock chubi?u -'J -j brought on melancholia, which resulted In suicide. The deed was apparently unpremeditated, and, coming imme ,i: i- ..ft... il, !lirilmiia fnativities i i. i k,a n nr nr lriciiiii. Ltlttlrij u.kv, - in the house, completely prostrated her aged UlOHier. illisn nmn ;vi. ot age, and very beautif ul. HE INTENDED TO KILL. lint III Vlolim tl of neark Fullnr. Caiiaau "f Kiollaraenc. t! n,,,,,iu(n. Dee. 38. A Japanese known as Je Tngoni fired four shots at Marv Costello, a Spanish woman, in tho lodging-house at 91 Saornmento street, this morning, iiuue u m bullet struck the woman, but ho drop-, ped dead. The hody bears no sign of a wound, and the physicians say death was caused by heart fuilura, induced by extreme excitement. i.... . -u,. r iii-ii. Tiii-onl oncneil an win " ... employment agency, and engaged Miss Costello as an bhsibiuiu. y iPi..D...e marriage he induced her to live with him. Recently she left the place where they had resided. After making many threats to kill her on sight, tho Japan ese mot her today and accomplished hi murderous design, though in ou unex pected and sensational mannor. it" """' ul'"' Dyea. Aluakft, Den. 38. Consider able excitement prevails here at present over the reported gold finds on one of the tributaries of tho Dyea river, only a mile above the town. Prospector; have been flocking In, and have staked the creek off for a distance of 10 miles. The creek ha been named Boom creek, and from 800 to 800 men are now on the ground and at work. The surface indications are excellent, running in places 2S cents to the pan, and increasing as tho shafts go down. Many com panto are forming, both to work claims and purchase properties. All the digging are on American soil, and many more claims will bo .staked off within the next few days. HuislUsl'i last BulHlglit. City of Mexico, Dec. 28. The last of the series of bullfights by Maaaaltini was given this afternoon, and was at tended by 7,000 people. Ionia Ma aaltini narrowly escaped with his life, beiim tossed by an infuriated bull, and :. .i.o hn,l. Tun horse were Killed, nnd six bulls, the usual num ber. The light was noi uy w "" " standard. Seven lion are among the petl of the sultan of Morocco. FOOD RUNNING SHORT Dawson City and Fort Yukon on Reduced Rations. SAYS JOHN LINDSAY OF OLYMPIA Vukon l'llail Hlch Willi lea, Making Taaiiiiiig by ilia Kivar Houta an liiiiioallfllHy. Port Townsend, Dec, 28. John Lindsay, of Olyrnpis, Wash., who has Just arrived bore from Dawson, say that there will surely be starvation there this winter. ; He examined into the food situation in a thorough manner, he say, and after satisfying himself that there would he starvation, he sold hi outfit and, in company with Frank Ballaine, of Olympia; Tom Money, of Victoria, and Boh Glvnn, of Seattle, started out on foot, each man drawing a lpd carry ing about 140 pounds of provisions. l.in,1hiftw .Ufa iliA Dim-arm rtftnrtla dn- dare that there is no great amount of food at rort xukoii, a lias Deen al leged. The river rose sufficiently and remained open long enough to enable food supplies to have been brought from Fort Yukon, had there been any there, so the majority of the neonle at Dawson refused to go down to the camp, preferring to remain in Dawson. Mnf mikrn tlmn ItOO ni- 400 npnnln tnok advantage of the transportation com pany oner to taae tne people 10 ron Yukon free of charge. Whnn ilia minora at Dawann found that no more provisions would reach the town by trie river route, tney an tinimenil lint a meatiria would be held to take step for an apportioning of the provision in tne town, unose mai had plenty, they eaid, most share with those who liad not. Captain Constantino, of the North west mounted police, interfered, and tld tha miners that no such thing would o permitted. The meeting was not held. I.iii.taav nva tha nut nut of the mines will be greatly curtailed this Winter because ot the scarcity oi looa anu liol.t '., nil anld for 4R a arallon. ami candles as hiuh as 1150 nor box of 100. Even if men are able to work their claims, they cannot get light to do so. Tbeso statements are borne out by all rfltnrninir Klondike, none a num ber of whom have reached here In the ixtat wi-elt. Few of them, however. take as gloomy a view of the aituation as does Lindeay. Tlr. B. Bradlnv. of Rosehurc, Or., says that food is scarce, but he dues not think that there will be actual luri-iiiinn. Neither do W . B. Kinir. ot Merced, Cal.; P. J. Holland, of iiniii. Mnnl.: Thomas Stonev. of Vic ti.ria nr Unhi-rt Glvnn, of Seattle, all of whom arrived this week from Daw ton. Most of them loft there Novem- lia. 9 As an eivdence of the scarcity of food in Dawson, Lindsay relate the case of Dr. Van Hants, formerly ot Spokane. v Kii.ii ia an elderlv man. and be ina without moviBions or money, he nffnred a cold watcli for a sack of flour. He could not get it, and he re tit al fir ill 1 in I.iiidmir: "God only knows how I am to keep bodv and soul Jogottier. Lindsay says 200 or more miners are prospecting at the month of Stewart river, but as yet, it is not known what success they have achieved. Henderson creek, five mile below Stewart river, and 40 miles from Daw am, ia a nrnmiainti stream that is being dove oued this Winter, ine weatner the Ktnwart and Bin Salmon river ha been bitterly cold, tO degrees below aero being recorded at Major Walsh'B camp, 12 miles below the Big Salmon, on Kovember 17. Tim Viiknn river between Dawson and re Pt.Hu frnan comtiletelv over No vember 18. The river is piled full of I..., in irrp.lt rillifOS. HS blgl) 88 all OW1 rv l.nnnn. and a roadway will have to be cut through it before the dog or hnran teams can oncrate upon it. The outlook, therefore, for taking supplies down to Dawson in the immediate iu tu re la not good. Inspector of Mines McGregor left here a week ago with a number of dog team and horses to make the attempt to reach Dawson with about 20 tons of provisions, but nothing has since been heard ol him. raary's Neat Trip. Now York, Dec 28. A dispatch to tin World from Washington says: i.L,.i.ni n K Pearv. the Arctic ex plorer, who returned from England on .1,0 nt Paid, immediately oiK n his ar rival in New York, took the train for Washington. Lieutenant Peary tonight was enlhusisatio over hi reception in F.ngland, and the gift to him by Alfred C. Harniswortn, tne weaiuiy x-.uyiu-f tlm Windward- a fine ship, which tha explorer will use in his trip t ii,., Ai-ntin next Tear. Mr. Harms- ...nHll, atun film islicd funds for the ex- pedition.' Lieutenant Peary said the Windward will be sent to New York early in tha spring, and he will start ....-I, it.u lattnr nan of Julv. Lienten- ant Peary started for New York tonight tn fln sh work on nis narraiivo wmuu is in the publisher' hands. Heavy Fo In Bngland. London, Doc. 28. Heavy fogs pre .,ii..,i i tlm dialrlot of- London and no., th British channel, the Mersey, tha filvda and the Tvne. There have nliimiina accidents, and ,nh inennvenience has been caused . ,,um,. tn dnlnva and Btouuaees. It W ..- " v - , , is feared that several lives have been lost. Muskoti were first used in 1414 by the French army. ADRIFT IN A GALE. Koanh Kxparlffnaa of th Staamer Kat sar Wllhelm Dar Oro. New York. Dn. 27 Tim ciuntnas of ocean liners, the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, of the North German Lloyd lina. arrivad frnm BrAnien a duv late. She brought over 461 cabin and 898 steerage passengers. The passengers told nf a tftrrihlfl nTnrieiiea. From Cherbourg she met gale after gale. un the tnird day out irom uner- Imiirff. whlla a huvv ana waa rnnninff ---a, - - and nnarlv all nt tUa nnKHpnirnra wera seasick in the berths, the ship' ma- enmery was suddenly swippeu. ome ot the officer thought the mahcinery had broken, others that the engines had gone to pieces, and still others that the rudder was disabled. After the ponder ous vessel was hove to she began to drift. For eight hours she was adrift till she was 60 miles out of her course, when she started again. Thn fnota in tlin eaia arn that on the evening of the 19th the head of the main boiler was wabbling. Investiga tion showed that one of the steel bands bad broken off. To prevent the boiler from vibrating and a possible explo sion, it wan ncHarv to draw the fire. stop the ship and allow the parts to cool. Captain Kngleliart laughed wlien the idea of danuer in oonnootion with the break was mentioned. THE METHOD WAS FIENDISH. Jacob Welnan Strangled With Cl.nh Baiuiucd Down Mia Throat, Kt finn ia nn. fl7. A nost mortem was held yesterday on the remains of Jacob Weinan, who was round ueau in hi kitchen Friday evening, Jiavmg been murdered. At the time a towel was found tightly twisted about his throat, but the post mortem revealed a nacnlifirlv fiendish method the mur derers had resorted to. Far down in tho man's tli rim t. tiahtlv imbedded 111 the bronchial tubes, was a wad of thick ninth, which had been wramied with hnraehnir. Fincers could not have reached that far, and a stick was prob al.lv iiHad tn ram the wadinit down In 1893 a soldier at Jefferson barracks was murdered in a similar manner, and the similarity of the murder ol naay with the latter has caused excitement in police circles. TO CONTROL COAL MARKET. Iiniii Great Couiblna Forming Id -. tha ISa.t. . w VnrV Hen. 27. It ha de veloped that a big coal-selling combine tin,, nf tha anthracite railroads where h tlm Tirnductinn is to be doled out by the supremo head, is only a part of a vast project lor control ui m euum nnnt indnarxv in the East J. Pierpont Morenn's plan involves the creation of a similar central' selling agency 10 cover each of the great bituminous coal districts of Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, Indiana and Illinois ana i .,;f,.rm -arnrkinir arrangement be thmn that ahall nut a stun to rate cutting and demoralisation .of trade. The companies are to agree upon me nnnnrtinn pacll IS 10 lUIIie u mull, .i tha hnviiiir comnanv is to call upon them accordingly as last as ii neeua coal for the market. TRAIN WRECKERS AT LARGE. Futila Atterait Made to Bitch a Bnrl lugton I'avarnger. Thaver. Ia., Dec 87. An attempt mniia iwtween here and Murray f tn (limn- from the track toe cn,1inoinn train No. 8. Whether the attempt was made lor tne purpose ui robbery or for malioiouanees is not A' " . Vnnwn at nreaenL About 9:80 o'clock as the train was approacnm- mo i hill, the engine left the track. Fortunately no particular dam- ..... .. dnn to it or to the train, nor - .n nn nnnrri iniureu. vu u . .. j r.. . .ioti. it. KM found the track had been tampered with, and footprint ot men were seen on tne nm itmuuig nj from tha roadbed. Spikes bad been iid n,,t nf the ties lor tnree ran lengths, the work being done with a wrench and pmolibar, which uuu uwu Stolen from tlie carnouae ai. iunjc n-.nM Ahollih Coroner' Ofltoe. w VnrV Dae. 27. The December grand Jury handed to Judge Hurd, in fu. - ,nrt tndnv. a reoommenda- that the office of coroner be abol- :..i..i that, nffloe is of no prac 1QIIOU, . ' . tical effeot in ferreting out crimes; tlie methods are open to the most severe censure; the manner of conducting the ...:..,.. i. ifTimnt. and the newer e4 tha nnrnnnr ia delegated to subordi nate, whose chief functions seem to oe to collect fees incidental to ineir uim.o for tbeir chief. Rood Newt for Hawaii. Honolulu, Deo. 27. The Mariposa arrived from San Francisco yesterday, bringing news of Uie opening oi oou orn. Keirardinit the annexation . ... ii.i, iiun-niinn iroverninont re l,iebj, ' a advine from Washington on the day the steamer sailed, which Btate that the opposition is not as strong a indicated in We press umpatunes. wa In the South tio Hp- xi:!hm Ala.. Deo. 27. The Ceronna Coal Company and the Vir- ginia & Alabama Coal oompany, em i! ohn.it l ano coal miner i. in Wa'lker county, today announced that Jannarv 1. they will advance wage from 60 to 70 cents per ton. .Ban UVannisCO. DeC 87. CllBl U'S W. Richards, a mechanioal expert of ,ii.,u.i n. arrived today from Ja pan, where he has been superintending tha construction Ol a wirt-iin ....., r-iKO nnft. at Tokio. The ca t tha wni-lfn is BOO keira of nails .,,i i non wooden kens daily. As skilled labor in Japan is paid but 80 a a .lav. L'ainst 100 in tins country, the' output of the factoiy will cause a corresponding reduction in the demand for the American prouuot. THE SEALING AWARD Findings of the Commission Reach State Department. TOTAL NEARLY HALF A MILLION Daniage for Prospective Catch Were Hot Allowed-Congreaa Will He Aakad to Far It. Washington, Dec. 27. The findings of the British-American commission chosen to assess the damages for seiz ures of British ships in Behring sea have been received by 'the state depart ment and the British embassy. The strictest reticence is maintained, how ever, on the general oharaeter of the findings, though it is admitted the total award against the United States is 464, 000, which include principal and in terest. The finding against this gov ernment is no surprise. The controversy naa occupied tne at tention of the authorities here and in London for tlie last 11 years. At the outset the tone of the controversy was belligerent, suggesting a possible re sort to arms. This was following the seizure, by the United States steamer Corwin, ot the British sealer Carolina and Thornton, on August I, 1886. The facts of the seizure were not known until some time later, and in the mean time, the Corwin had taken the On ward and Favourite. The same policy of seizure and confiscation occurred during the next sealing season, despite tne protests or ureat oriiain, me United States steamer Hush taking the Sayward, Grace, Anna Pack, Dolphin, Alfred Adams, Triumph, Junita, Path finder, Black Diamond, Lilly, Arctio and Kate and Minnie, and the cutter Bear taking-the Ada. The claims for thes6 seizure took a wide range, beginning with the value of the vessels and outfits, and includ ing not only the value ol sealskins con fiscated, but also the skins which might have been taken if the ships bad not been seized. This last feature of prospective damage caused the main contention. In the case of each Brit ish ship, the largest item of the claim vena fur estimated future catch. For instance, in the case of the Carolina, thn r a m for tne shlD was only i,uuu. while that for skins which might have been taken that vear it she had not been seized was 16,667. Each ship pari mated a Drosnective catch of from a nno to fi. 000 skins, the value being from $3.60 per skin in 1887 to $12.25 in 1889. The total of the claims, without interest, amounted to $439,- 161. and with interest at 8 per cent and other charges, the total reached t786.1B6. Tlm nnlr official statement that could be secured here of . the judgment reached by the commissioners is con tained in the following announcement given out at the state department: "Tha award ol the Belirinir sea claims commission has been filed in tha lUnartmnnt. The claims as pre sented by Die British government on ani-nimt nf Kntisii vessels seized in Tfohi-im? eea. niTcrrecated. with interest. $1,500,000. These included several eases not embraced in the settlement proposed by Secretary Gresham. a he award now made amounts to $394, 181.91. to which will increase the total about 50 per cent. The award is final, and disposes of all cases before it. Pay ment under the treaty must be made within six months." Tlm HiTmrtmeiital officials, it is as sumed, will proceed at once to prepare a bin or an amendment to one or me appropriation bills for submission to nnncrasa. covering the necessary appro priation to pay the judgments, for, be- ina bound by treaty not oniy 10 pay any judgments rendered, but to pay them promptly, the government 18 in honor bound to take the remaining steps toward a settlement in short or der. There appears to be little doubt that the United States carried its point on the question involved, as the prospec tive damages were evidently scaled down to an insignificant amount, or rejeoted entirely. While the depart ment officials will make no definite an nouncement to this effect, intimations are given that the smallness of the award precludes the possibility of any i Uowance having Deen maue un mrouui of prospective damages. The Ameri can claims commissions established the oreoedent that no prospective damages could be included in a claim, and the present award is evidently on tne same line.' General J. W. Foster, who is now in general charge of Behring sea affairs, said tonight, as to the award, that he was not surprised at the result. Presi dent Cleveland having officially de clared that $435,000 was a just and equitable sum in settlement, and hav ing appointed as the American commis sioner to adjudicate the claims a close personal and political friend, it could hardly be expected that the latter would strenuously contend for an award of a less amount. Mr. Foster was absent from the oountry in Japan when congress took action on Presi dent Cleveland's recommendation, but he regarded the commission as the proper method of reaching a settle ment, and the only one whioh would satisfy the country. Slain by Congo Natlvea. Lisbon, Dec. 27. A dispatch from St Paul de Lonada, Portuguese ijower inuo nam that the natives of the Guin Humbo plateau, in the Portuguese col ony of Angola, have massacred a Port uguese officer, a sergeant and 12 men. Reinforcements have been sent from St. Paul de Loanda. Angola is south nf the Vmma Free State. The colony has been held by the Portuguese since 14S. and they have a number ot fort and commercial oHtablisliiuenta- THE ALASKAN FLEET. ateamahlpa Headed for the Northweat Hoalneaa. The fleet of steamship which is heading for the Pacific Northwest to participate in the Alaska rush is still i nn additnna Tha latnat vmiiuil reported is the British steamship Amur, whioh a Victoria trading company has pnrchased in London. The Amur is a comparatively new vessel, having been built in 1890. She is 216 feet long, 28.1 feet beam, and 11.2 feet depth of hold, and i 570 tons net resistor. In addition to about a dozen resnrrectod vessels already on this coast that will be in the Alaska service the following steamships are now reported as listed for the I'aoitio Northwest, some oi them having already sailed: Bothnia, Rnvthia Ohin Pennsylvania Illinois. Indiana, Cottage City, Cnracoa, Cone- maugh, City of Columbia, Valencia, Amur, Brixham. Oregon Notes. filnda arA now twiner iiRfld on tha Tlninn-f'nrnnconia atatre line, from a point four miles east of Medical springs to cornucopia, in union county. The heaviest eurf experienced since 1884 prevailed on the Curry county beach during the storm last week. Many ot the miner lost tbeir beach fix tures.; Tlm rmmrt nf A pent Emery shows a total of 1,020 Indians on the Klamath reservation, an increase of 69 over last year. These red men have been de prived of allowances lor the past ia years, and most of them are supporting tnemseives wen. A Lakeview paper say that a scow, to carry freight, has been put on Goose lake, in Lake county. The scow will be fitted with sails and will be navi gated as well as may be that way until gasoline engines can be put on board of her ' A Southern Pacific official says that op to December, the present season's ahii.mpnt nf linns out of Ore iron amount ed to 26,000 bales, and, since that time, 6,000 more bales nave gone iorwaru, making a total of 31,000, or neai ly one half of the 1897 crop. The city council of Salem has accept ed the proposition of E. J. Swafford, ex-city treasurer, and George William and J. A. Baker, his bondsmen, where by they agree to pay $4,000 before De cember 81, in full payment of the bal ance due the city from ex-Treasurer Swafford. Stock Inspector Vandvert, of Crook county, will soon have finished his seml-amiaual inspection of the sheep in Crook county, uniy aDont ia nanus, out of about 830.000" head, remain un inspected. sIn all this lot, he has only found three bands infected with scab, and heard ot two others that he will in spect later. The Brownsville Times is authority for the statement that the greater part of the hop in that vicinity are yet in the hands of the growers. Joseph and Pieroe Hume and Michael Webir last week shipped their 97 crop to a New York commission house, and the hop men are anxiously awaiting the returns of this shipment. . The work of clearing out the dirt from the quarry at Point Terrace, on the Siuslaw, was finished last week. Part of the machinery has- already been taken to the mouth of the river, and stored in the buildings there, and the rest will be placed there soon. Mr. Jacoburger, who has had charge of the work, informs the Florence west was he hopes to have all this business in Florence arranged so he can leave this week. About 45,000 tons of rook have been used and about 450 feet of jetty built this year, says the West. Ihe channel has ohanged so that nearly all the water flow through tlie south entrance. " In the trial of Alten Logan in Dallas last week, on the charge of murdering Enoch Sylvester, the heacj oi tne aeaa nrndnr-ed in court. The prosecu tion secured identification of the grew- some piece of evidence, ano suoweu we jury fractures in the back part of the .tn mffli-imii tn i-iuisB death. The defense, however, produced as witnesses three of the physioians Who naa Deen present at the post-mortem, and estab lished that ' the careful examination these physicians had made was with special reference to establish the faot whether or not the blow delivered by Logan had fraotured the skull, and each swore positively that at the post- . . . . L . wnnrtom no sncn iraciures were m ue found. The head turned out to be a boomerang for the prosecution, and it probably contributed to the verdiot iu LoKan's favor. It has been many years since the tax collections ot Umatilla county have .i,,..o.l annh satisfactory footings as thv do this fall. For the last two ft.i no TAiirfl tnare waa nob uu w mnd to collect the overwhelm ing Hut of delinauencies with which h honks at the sheriff's Office were filed, for the taxpayers were in suoh i. that it nmild have been of little Obi . .- - avail to do so. But it remained tor 1897 to be the banner year, and tor tha lot aevnml weeks the delinquent accounts have been rapidly paid off, until there remain but comparatively few to oollect. For three years pre- txkj liner tha nresent tax collection year. the amounts of delinquencies that have been paid this fall amount to $32, 417.06, apportioned among the periods as follows: Taxes of 1895, $23,602.75; 1894, $7,814.81; 1893, $1,500. I? P Winr. of Fossil, in Gilliam comity, shipped several carloads of hogs frrvm Fnsail to Port and last week. rinffman & Hastain. of Fossil, are pur chasing hogs and turning them into h r.at week thev received 20 head from Frank Knox that averaged 271 pounds in weight, and 10 head from .1. D. Livinkston that averaged 170. The mices paid were 4 cents i no nnr tioniid. live weiaht, re speutively, which made the hogs bring over $ii a neau. ; THEY BLAME BLANCO Ruiz Said to Have Been Driven to His Doom. THE BAD FEELING IS INTENSE It ! Reported That Rula Protested Vainly Against Undertaking the Fatal Mlaalon. New York, Dec. 27. Indignation over the killing of Colonel Ruiz is in tense in Havana, say the Herald cor respondent Many blame General Blanco, alleging that he forced General Ruiz to go, in spite of the latter's pro testation that it meant certain death. All account agree that Colonel Aran guen waa personally opposed to to the infliction of the extreme penalty, and would have saved Ruiz, but his own life would have been sacrificed had he done so, in opposition to the orders ol his superiors. A cablegram has been received stat ing that General Lee has been instruct ed by Secretary Sherman to notify Gen eral Gomez and other rebels that they need expect no American sympathy if they continued to permit firing on flags ot truce. General Lee says he has re ceived no instruction, adding that he knew of no instance of the display by the Spaniard of a flag of truce during this war. It ha never been claimed by the Spanish authorities that Colonel Ruiz was under a flag of truce, that in stitution being unknown to the Spanish army in Cuba, its use being interdicted as involving recognition of the insur gents as belligerents. , Much excitement waa caused on Sun day morning when a small white war ship, bearing a strong resemblance to the United States gunboat Annapolis, was seen approaching the harbor. ; A rumor spread that an American war ship was coming in, and the people be came frenzied when the stranger's guns opened in a salute to the forts, many believing the city was being bombard ed. It was soon apparent that the ves sel was the German gchoolship Stein, but several hours elapsed before quiet was restored in the city. All last night raging fire have been visible southwest of Havana, only ten miles away. Standing cane on th Toledo and Potugalete stations, which sua ahnnt to commence erinding, was set on fire by the rebels and completely destroyed. The fire causea great con sternation in Havana. Within Sight or Havana. Havana, Dec. 27. The recent un- - fortunate mission '.of Colonel Roiz to the camp ot Colonel Aranguen in this hnuinra ealia attention sharoly to the remarkable circumstances that, a Span iah nffiom- and a, messenger from the American consulate could reach the in- : surgent camp in an hour after leaving Havana, when the troop have never found it, and cause sharp comment on the military operations, ins camp a few miles from a Spanish fortress. and, its location has been known for nine months. Ruiz' friends among the volunteers and .mini firemen of Havana censure General Blanco, and call for vengenance on the insurgents. rom tneir camp the insnrgents have sent a defiant com munication to the troops to come and take it JUST OUT FROM DAWSON. Latest Report I That There Is Focd Enough to Last Alt winter, vi.,tnria. B. C. Deo. 27. D. P. Quinlan, who arrived here this after noon on the City ol beattie, onngs laie news from Dawson. He says there is enough food in Dawson to last the 6,000 men now tnere air winter, iimow without food 2,000 in number hav ing imiM to Fort Yukon. Two hun dred will come out over the trails. Major Walsh, who ie now encamped iti Calmnn mill endeavor to break a trail through to Dawson, but he does not expect to reach there until reoru- ary 1. He says he will allow miners to stake claims in oiocks oi iu, ramm ing the adjoining 10 for the govern ment. All the claims on Quartz creek are now staked, and it will probably be as rich a Eldorado and Bonanza creek. : Th Seattle brought news ol the j...k r.t Ramnnl Wvekoff. of Tacoma, December 11 at Ska'gway, of congestion of the brain. The application ol Honiara d. moore for the patent of 160 acreo of land, comprising a part of the townsite of Skagway, has been rejecimi uj ncsmvo Dudley, of Sitka. - BlUsard In New York. nht.nr. N. Y.. Deo. 87. A bliz zard is raging in Wyoming eounty, 40 miles south ot this city. Nearly four feet of snow has fallen in the last 84 hours, and the storm continues witn no sign ot abatement. Roads are blocked. and the farmers are snot np in meir bouses. Engineers and nremen run Dina on railroad south and southwest of Buffalo report much trouble with heavy snow drifts. The Lake Shore i:,:,,i dnaat Buffalo at 7:60 A. M., was blockaded in tour feet of snow near Angela, and waa delayed two noura. The storm struck Syracuse tonight, and oontinued late in the night. Near ly all train at that place were ueiayea. A Widow's Pension. Washington, Dec 27. A pension ha been granted to the widow of Kuud Knudsen, a soldier in the late war, the back pay of which aggregates over $4,000. The man was a native of Nor way, and wa married to the woman who gets the pension in- April, 1858. Knudsen emigrated to tiiis country iu 1861, enlisted January 27, 1863, in company H, Fifteenth regiment, is consin volunteer infantry, and dic-1 i.i lervice October 16, 1863.