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VOL. XV.
ST. IIHLEN8, OKECJON, FRIDAY, DEC KM It Kit 31, 1897.
NO.
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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.
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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.