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ST. HELENS, OltEGON, EKIDAY, JAN IT Alt Y 28, 1898.
NO. 0.
NEWS OF THE WEEK
From all Parts of the New
and Old World.
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BRIEF AND INTERESTING ITEMS
Comprxhonalro Review of the Import-
, ant Happening of the Cur
rent Week,
The Belgian government Inn smied
Invitations to n sugar forenco.
Joel Putnam, a retired shoe ninmi
faoturor of Boston, committed suicide
by shooting. J
The casino at Wilhtrd beach, South
Portland, Mo., valued at $3l,0l)J was
destroyed by tiro.
Tho United States supremo court has
decided tlmt, heirs cu limit recover in
surnnuo on suicides.
Kmporor William celebrated, tho cor
onation fut on Knixlii.v witli all' the
usual pomp ami ceremony.
, A itl'HIUBllIp, Supposed to bo fine of
the Allan line, was sighted to tint rant
ward of the Hroud Links, heavily Intt
ed to starboard.
General Sir Arthur Power Palmer,
K, V,, will succeed Gnu. HirWillliam
; Lookburt aa commander of the Tirali
fliiUl force on tlio northwest frontier of
India. '
The executive committee of the
Brotherhood of Railroad Tmimnon is
holding Ita annual session at IVorin,
111. The membership increased 8,000
during tbo lant year.
Forty persons were killed and 1,3 in
jured by an explosion of gas In one of
the milieu of the Donesitroa Company,
in Tagenrog district, on the north
thore of the sea of Aaov, Russia..'
British steamer Newlyn ia rejmrted
disabled in latitotdo 01 north, longl
tude 28 west, with her shaft and pro
peller gone The Gladis towed bur for
83 ho lira, but was obliged to drop her.
Three suicides oeotirreM In New York
oity Sunday, W, P. Morrison, n stock
broker, by hanging;; Borlbu Valonlcr,
waitress, by carbolic add, nod 81g.
t iiiiiud Polilako, also by mrboijo noid.
Dr. I). K. Salmon, chief of the bu
reau of animal indtistiy, has found
both a preventive and a cure for hog
cholera, In the form of anti-toxine
loruni. Of. 344 animals treated in
affected herda, but 80 died. He ask
an appropriation sufficient to carry on
the work thoroughly.
A Are In tho Boston dry goods store,
at Butte Mont... which did $35,000
damage, narrowly missed creating
4aiiio in the Mnguire opera house, ad
Joining, In which "Under the Dmne"
was being given, Several men .were
trampled on in the rush, but no one
waa aerloualy hurt.
The Peoria, 111., water works wore
old under decree of court to bond
''holders for H.600,000.
" D-ntriictive bruah fires In the colony
of Victoria, AnntVnlia, hnv4 done au
enormous amount of damage.
In a fight over a game of cards at
handy Forks, Ky., eight men, all col
ored, were killed, and' four aerloualy
wounded,
W. J. Trenholin, former comptroller
of the currency, has retired from the
prealdcnoy of the American Surety
Company.
Governor Bndd, of California, has
ordered an inquiry to be tnmle into the
mental condition of Baiter D. Worden,
the trainwreeker. '
While at small arms practice at
Tampa, Fla., four men on the oruiaer
Marbluhead were injured by an explo
sion, two seriously.
Funds have been secured In Iondon,
and three iinmenae sugar beet factories
will be erroted at Chicago, Marysville
and Ked Bluff, Cal.
Mrs. Eliza Kohlor, widow of a well
known Ban Francisco liquor dealer, has
made an aoaignnmnt, with liabilities
of 338,174; and asset, 1323.735.
' Binoe the serious illness of Cornel ins
Vyiilorbllt, William K., his brother,
ha"Voma the actual dominant fores
In the New York Central railroad.
The court martial of Captain O.. M.
Carter, which has boon in session al
Savannah, will sit at Auguata here
after for the convenionoo ,of witnesses
. A Chicago syndicate with H.OQO,
000 has purchased the 1,200,000-acre
Lopes ranch in Northern Mexioo.whlch
has on It valuable deposits of asphalt
nm, v ',
Amor loan schooner Oeorge W. Whit
ford has been ordered forfeited by the
Colon supreme court tor loading a car'
go at Porto Hello in violation of port
regulations.
Charles Marsh, arrested at Kansas
City for swindling J. F. Calhoun, of
Spokane, is the well-known confidence
man, known by the alias of Boston
Charley. ' ;
The Oakland, Cal., authorities have
suspicions that Joseph IUenido, the
trainer, whose mangled body was found
alongside the railroad track at Slioll
Monnd, was murdorod. , - ' '
Sanford B. Dole,, president of the
1 Hawaiian republic, has arrived at San
Franolsco, en route to Washington,
whore he will discuss annexa. ion of the
islands to the United States.
Italian brlgantlno Celontla, while
on ft voyage from Venice to Savannah,
was loBt.on the south side of Waitings'
island. The orew landed safely and'
were taken to Now " York ,ou Uo
steamer Antilla, from Nassau.
The Bakers' union of Chicago, has
begun a war against tho American Bis
cuit Company, and Incidentally against
all employers of nonunion bakers. The
offleors of the union say they will carry
the war into every state whore the
American Biscuit Company docs busi
MOB HELD IN CHECK.
folic of I'urlt, With the rstat Dif
ficulty, trrvt Oritr.
Paris, Jan. 85. Todday, Paris bas
the appearaoe of being in a state of
siege, and 4,000 police and soldiers
hold the Place de la Concord,' . ,.,
In anticipation of the prohibited
anti-Dreyfus demonstration today, un
der tbedireotion of theorifunissifiK com
mittee appointed by the anti-Dreyfus
meeting at the Tivoli Vatixliall last
Monday night, stringent measures were
taken by the authorities to preserve
order. The Plaoe de la Concord and
thq garden of tho Tuillerioi were held
by detachments of cavalry and infan
try and large forces of police,
Nothing happened until 9 o'clock
tills afternoon, the time announced for
the meeting to protest aguiiilt the pro-
Drefyus agitation in the Hullo des
Mi lies section and in the Mont l'arnesse
quarter. The approaches to the. hall
were occupied by police and mounted
republican guards, while the prccau
lion was taken of removing all eliaiis
from the interior. The police refused
ailmlssion to known anarchists, but
many who were less prominent evaded
police vigilance, gained admittance and
created disturbances. M. Tliiebnud
was elooted to the uhair, ami the noise'
lest disturbers of the proceedings were
expelled from tho hajl. M. Thiulmud
proposed tlmt a wreath should be laid
on the Strasbourg statue, and tho pio
poaui was greeted Willi cnei ol "Vis
l'armlo" and "Vive la Fianeel"
Aa the disturbance continued, M,
Tliiebnud got a motion adopted to close
the meeting The wreath was then
placed in a carriago, but the police re
fused to allow the crowd to follow it in
body, and divided it into small
groas. In the meuntune, the anur
ohlst tried In vain to organize a fresh
meeting. The wreath was placed on
the statue at half past 4 o clock this
afternoon, amid perfect order.
Later In the evening tbo police die-
persed lurge bodies of ntt-.le isli dein
tmstrators in the Hue de la Fayette
and at the olllce of the Aurore, but
nothing serious occurred, and there
were few arrests during the day.
It Is agreed on alt sides that Satur
day's scene in the chamber of deputies
was almost without precedent, except
the recent disturbances in the A nut nan
reichsrath. Curiously enough. Count
Badenl, the ex-AuStriao premier, wit
oessed it. He must have felt quite nt
home.
After the chamber was cleared 135
torn-olf neckties were picked up, to
gether with many coats that had ha
torn by deputies from each other's
Shoulders. M. Clovis Hughes, ono of
the deputies for the department ol the
Seine, had a door slammed on his 11 n
gers, which were-so mutilated that he
is now in the hands of a surgeon.
The scene of fighting around the tri
bums was unparalleled. '
A CHICAGO WELCOME.
Frcaldant Iml. and I'arlj Arrirs In the
th Windy City.
Chicago, Jan. 85. President and
Mrs. Huuford B. Dido, of Hawaii, ar
rived in Chicago at 8:05 o'clock this
morning.
A distinguished party greeted the
president of the island republic on his
arrival, Tho government was repre
sented by Judge UroBscnp, John O.
Black', Unite States attorney; Thomas
K. MacMillan, district court clurk, and
Hon. Thomas W. Crldler. of the state
department at Washington, Chicago
was represented by Mayor Harrison,
and the army and navy by Major Hie
stand and Lieutenant-Commander
Phelps, respectively who ., were re
splendent In full uniform and several
pounds of gold luce, -
In addition to these gentlemen, the
president was welcomed by (General
Brooke and staff, consisting of Captain
Kichards and Lieutenants Dunn and
McKenna; Hon. M. F. Hatch, minister
to the United. States from Hawaii;
William Pciin Nixon, ,Dr. Henry C.
Lyman and the Chicago Hawaiian con
sul, W. F. Job. , H
President Dole's party consisted ' ol
himself, Mrs. Dole, Secretary laukea
and Dr. Day, his physician. Tho fol
lowing ladies wore also present: Mes
damea Oroescup, Harrison and Brooke.
On arrival In Chicago, the reception
committee entered President Dole's
private oar and welcomed htm to Chi
cago. The first to shake bands with
him was Judge Oroescup, wiio said; .
"President Dole, I am Instructed by
the president of the Uusited Slates to
welcome you hore. I am pleased to
introduce you to Assistant Secretary
Crldler, representing the president, mid
Mayor Harrison, of Chicago."
After the exchange of courtesies and
welcome to Chicago on behalf of the
city by Mayor Harrison, President
Dole cordially responded to the greet
ing and seemed greatly pleased with
the hearty reception given to him.
Mrs. Dole won the hearts of every one
present by her unaffected and pleasant
mannor, thanked the ladies of the oom
mittoe for ooming out so early . in the
day to welcome her, and soemed to.ap
preclate very highly tho reception she
received in Chicago.
The party at once proceedod in car
riugea to tlie Auditorium annex, where
suite 1103 had boon reserved for the
guests. They will be driven to Fort
Sheridan tomorrow where a purarde
will be given in their honor, and other
wise entertained before their departure
for Washington.
Dlatlllary Warahoua Burned.
- Nashville, Tenn., Jan. 25.-8hortly
after niidhight, one of the largest
warehouses of the Old Hurricane
Springs distillery waa destroyed by fire.
Nearly 1,000 barrios of whisky was
burned. The loss is about 175,000.
Coming Around thi Horn. ,
Elo de Janeiro, Jam 85. The steam
ship City of Columbia, en route from
Now York to Alaska with a pHrty of
goldhuiiters, bound for the Klondike,
has arrived here without iuoident.
FOOD' STORES SEIZED
Government Takes Posses.
sion of Fort Yukon.
MAETIAL LAW 18 PROCLAIMED
Mob Thratnd to Raid the Warahoosa
Whan C'apluln Ray Aaaartcd
His Authority.
Seattle, Jan. ' 25, The latest from
Alaska is that Captain Ray, United
States army, has taken charge of tho
stores of the Alaska Commercial Com
puny and the North American Trading
Sc Transportation Company, and has
proclaimed martial law in Fort Yukon,
and placed its 900 inhabitants on
rations, compelling those who have
money to pay for them, and those who
have not to work for them. ' This step
was rendered necessary by the small
stock of supplies on hand, which, it
waa feared, would be exhausted before
the Yukon river opened next spring.
After taking this action, Captain Ray
sent a special messenger to Dawson
City, witli a letter to the commercial
companies notifying them that he had
taken posseeHion of their stores. It is
slated that the letter also asked the
commercial companies to use their in
fluence in securing legislation by con'
grexa giving to the soldiers in Alaska
the same civil functions as enjoyed by
the Canadian mounted police.
The news of Captain Ray s action
reached here this morning on the
steamer City of Seattle, which brought
45 persons from Dawson City, and gold
dust and drafts estimated at $500,000.
Today's .arrivals bring advices up to
December 21. They contain no other
late news of importance. '
It is almost the universal expression
of those arriving today that while there
is no immediate need of relief expe.
ditloh, it will be very acceptable bite
in the spring. All say that an expedi
tion cannot be taken in at this season,
but that it would be a wise move on
the part of the government to have it
at the lakes ready to start when the ice
runs out. It will then reach Dawson
in time to relieve distress that now
seems probable to occur before boats
can ascend the river.
It is stated that Captain Ray will
ask the secretary of war for sufficient
troops to patrol tho Yukon basin this
coming season. It Is also stated tnat
Major Kucker, who is at Dyea and
Skagway, making preliminary arrange
ments for the government relief expe
dition, has recommended that troops
be stationed at these two places and
along the trails to preserve order. .
W. AL Bank, of, San Francisco, who
arrived here today from Dawson City,
which place he left December 1, gives
the following particulars of an attempt
by a mob at Fort Yukon to seize the
warehouses of the Alaska Commercial
Company and the North American
Trading Se Transportation Company.
The particulars were brought to Daw
son by Fred tiosob, October 28. Ono
hundred and fifty men went to the
trading companies and demanded that
they be given a year's supplies on
o red it. They said that they would
pay them with work in the mines in
the Klondike next season. The com
panies refused, after a consultation
with Captain Kay. On the following
day the mob gave notioe that unless ita
demands were complied with, the ware
houses would bo seized. Captain Ray,
when informed of this, hoisted the
United States flag over both ware
houses, and, placing Lieutenant Rich
ardson in command of one, took posses
sion of the other, and proclaimed mar
tial law. Captain Ray awore in a fores
of 35 men to aid him in protecting the
property. '
A peculiar fatality occurred on the
City of Seattle on her upward trip. A
light fell from masthead and struck
a passenger named Oeorge, of Victoria,
orusblng his skull and killing him in
stantly. The commission appointed by the
miners at a recent meeting in Dawson
to go to Ottawa and ask for a modifica
tion of the mining laws, was among
the City of Seattle's passengers.
BANQUET OF FORTY-NINERS.
Number of Callforala Plonaera Moat la
'.;.'.'-- Chlcafo. '.'"-.
Chicago, Jan. 35. The 60th anni
versary of the discovery of gold in
California was celebrated today by the
Western Association of ' California
Pioneers, which held its annual meet
ing and banquet in the Tremont house.
Eight survivors of the old army of
argonauts, with members of their
families, assembled for the celebration.
Secretary Hotchkiss, in bis report,
stated the membership of the associa
tion was 102, distributed throughout
the Northwest. Nine members died
since the last annual meeting. The
average age of the members is 69 years
an ! 8 months.
There is a difference of opinion as to
the exact date of the discovery. Some
of the associations of pioneers observs
January 18, otherj January 34. The
Chicago society honors the latter day.
The programme, was entirely formal.
Judge Richard S. Tuthill was the prin
cipal speaker, Most of the time was
spent In exchanging reminesoences of
the far West. " .
Rnaala'a Demand on Turkey.
Constantinople, Jan. 25. Russia is
about to present a note to Turkey,, de
manding payment of the whole balance
of the indemnity oflhe Russo'-Turkish
war, amounting to 38,000,000 with
a view of making the sultan more
docile in the settlement of the Cretan
Question. -
Whistling la practically unknown
tmong the Icelanders who regard it as
irreligious, and a violation of the di
tine law
GOSPEL IN THE KLONDIKE.
Rtruf (tea of Two Mlaalonarlas to Katab-
.Hah a Churob.
New York, Jan. 24 Two mission'
aries were last spring sent to the Klon
dike by two New York women under
the auspices of the Presbyterian board
of home missions. The names of the
women are kept a secret by the board,
A letter has just been received by Dr,
McMillan, corresponding secretary of
the board, from these misaionaries, the
Key. Hail Young and Dr. W. A. Mo-
Ewen. The letter is from Dawson,
December 21. It was carried from
Dawson City to the nearest outpost of
civilization by Jimmy Jackson, an In
dian. ..
The letter announoes the establish
ment of the first church in Klondike,
and says there is food enough there
to last till spring with economy, but if
provision reach the miners by the first
of April the danger of absolute want
will be entirely past.
Mr. Young writes that he and his
companions are the only missionaries
who reached Dawson City before winter
set in. Tliey started at once to provide
a place of worship for the miners. On
this point Mr. Young writes: '
"I found a newly erected two-story
house belonging to a saloon-keeper
which he offered to let on these terms:
The large room on the first floor, one
month for (100 in advance, or the
whole house (there are six 8x10 rooms
in the upper story) until May 15, seven
months, for $850, giving five days to
raise the money. Well, I prayed and
called on several friends. I got the
$100, which secured the room for the
next Sunday. I advertised and had a
nice meeting; attendance, 60; collec
tion, $40. Then I arranged to sublet
tbs upper room at $20 per month each.
They are little, rough, cold, unfur
nished boxes, but were eagerly snapped
up the first day. I got the renters to
advance all they could and borrowed
the rest from the gold commissioner.
Mr. Fawcett. At the expiration of five
days I paid the other $750 and got the
lease of the building."
But there were troubles ahead. On
the 2 1st of November one of the lodgers
came home lined witn wnisay. Al
though candels were worth $1.50 eaoh.
he lighted one and then kicked it over.
The building was burned to the
ground. The luck, of the missionaries
had aroused the miners, however, and
gold was forthcoming in paying quan
tities. Mr. Young argued for and won
the observance of Sunday in the camp,
and the "opera house," which had
been used for other purposes on that
day, is now the church.
Somebody stole two bags of flour
from the missionaries, but the thief
had been forgiven. ' The missionaries
have started a Young People's Society
of Christian Endeavor and a branch of
the Y. M. O. A. ,
Loat Hla Ufa la tho Klondike
Pendleton, Or-, Jan. 24. The re
port that James H. Jackson, brother of
C. 8. Jackson, editor of -the East Ore'
gonian, lost bis life in the Klondike, is
confirmed in a letter from John E. La-
throp and Dr. Beetle. Jackson and
Beatle were camped at an island at the
mouth of the Swalue, 18 miles above
Dawson City. Jackson went to Duw
son City with two lumbermen, and left
there November 9 to return alone. He
was not seen afterward. He was
searched for for two weeks, without
avail. The trail was dangerous, and
it is thought Jackson was drowned in
attempting to cross a weak place in the
ice. : ;-.'". ,
Rich Find on a Northern Inland.
Tacoma, Wash., Jan. 24. Accord
ing to a letter received by Mrs. Edgar,
of Old Tacoma, her son, who started
with a party of five a few months ago
for the Klondike, but stopped at some
small Island, has struck a lich digging
(hat he says pays them all $50 a day.
Accompanying the letter was a small
canvas sack filled with gold dust, val
ued at nearly $700. Just where the
island is he does not say, but the letter
and package were sent from Juneau.
Mr. Edgar says he expects, to come
down in May or June, and, as he oan
work every day, he will have nearly
$7,000 worth of gold by that time.
Ware Ironed, But Fousht.
TcomaraJan.' 24. Seven of the orew
of the English ship Marion Frazier,
who have been confined in the county
jail, on a charge of deserting from the
ship, wnere pnt aboard the ship in
irons this morning; While the men
were being taken aboard, they con
trived to put some pieces of iron in
their pockets, with which they broke
two large plate-glass windows, and,
ironed as they were, it waa all that the
deputies could do to subdue them.
Captain McDonald says that the oourt
and other costs will eat up every cent
of the men's wages for the entire voy
age, as the cost of the detention of the
ship will be charged to them. ,
Brltiah Warahlpa Put to Sea.
Victoria, B. C, Jan. 24. H. M. S.
Pheasant went to sea today nnder
sealed orders. The Leander will leave
next Wednesday, Admiral Pallister
refuses absolutely to say where they
are going. Opinion among naval men
is divided between, China and South
America. Wherever It is, the admiral
must have received reassuring news,
as late this afternoon it was decided
that the Imperieuse should not go.
Ensllah Brlde.ee Waahed Away.
English, Ind., Jan. 34. One of the
most disastrous floods known tot Eng
lish occurred last, night, when, three
of the five bridges over Little Blue
river were washed away. Fifty per
sons on Court-street bridge when the
bridge went down, were saved with
difficulty by citizens.
Vinton line steamer Miramer, from
Brazil ports, brought three packages of
yellow fever aerum, forwarded by Dr.
Saranelli.
NO PLOT WAS LAID
Demonstrations at Havana
Were Spontaneous.
VOLUNTEERS ARE VINDICATED
Newanapar A ttacka on Loyal Spaniards
Caoaad tha Outbreak Troops
Arm Still in Havana.
Havana, Jan. 24. Since Saturday
the rioters have been, quiet, with the
exception of a dynamite bomb exploded
In the Plaza de Colon, which did no
harm. The rumors that the volunteers
would revolt against. the government
have had no foundation. Neverthe
less, on Saturday and Sunday several
generals arrived ' here from Matanzas
province and from Havana provinoe
with additional reinfoorements. About
15,000 men are now located within the
city limits and In the outskirts..
Certain persons have circulated
rumors that the volunteeers would join
in the riots, and ' have still farther in
creased popular passion by saying that
the government intended to disarm
them. It has also been asserted that
the volunteers would not have the bal
lot, because they are in the pay of the
government, which is not a fact, as
only buglers and a few others are paid.
The rest are merchants and clerks,
serving without government pay.
Those responsible for circulating these
rumors are interested, it is asserted, in
breeding trouble between the govern
ment and the volunteers, so as to have
the latter disarmed, and to be assured
of 84,000 men less against the insur
gents.'' Now that the disturbances have
quieted down, the greatest part of the
troops have returned to their respective
stations.
Among the government's supporters
the riots are explained as spontaneous
and wholly without previous arrange
ment. They are ascribed to the violent
attacks upon not only army officers,
but also upon prominent loyal Span
iards, like the Marquis of Pinar del
Rib, and Madame .Eva Canel, the well
known newspaper woman. The sol
diers on the other hand blame the au
thorities for tolerating newspaper at
tacks prohibited by law. Though
without social standing, the rioten
insist upon their patriotism.
A DOUBLE MURDER.
A Drlnk-Craxd Mechanlo Shoota
Bit
Wlro and Mother-ln-Law.
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New Haven, Conn., Jan. 24. Ed
ward Duff, 40 years old, a mechanic
shot and killed his wife and mother-in-law,
Mary Mahor, at their home here
last night, after trying to induce his
wife to live with him again. He had
been drinking heavily. When he
called his wife left the house to avoid
him. He followed and shot her. Then
be returned to the house, and, going to
the room where his wife's mother was
tewing, unconscious of the tragedy,
ihot her in the neck and shoulders,
killing her almost instantly.
John Reilly, who was in an adjoin
ing room, met Duff ooming from the
iewihg-rooin with a revolver in bis
hand. He asked him what he had
lone, and received as a reply a shot
which grazed his necit: Reilly ran and
Duff took to the street "
Ho passed over the body of his dead
wife as it lay on the walk, tie re
loaded his revolver, and, seeing that
the crowd was gathering, walked
briskly down the street, for a block,
carrying the revolver exposed all the
time. . The news of the murder spread
rapidly, and a few minutes later a pa
trol wagon with three officers rnshed
up. Duff fought like a tiger, but was
disarmed and locked up.
OHIO RIVER ON A RAMPAGE.
tTanaually Beavy Rain Cauae a Sudden
v Flood
Louisville, Ky., Jan. 24. Fears are
entertained, here of a flood. The Ohio
is rising steadily. At 6 this morning
the danger line was but three feet off,
but by noon this distance has been de
creased by nearly 11 inches.
Muoh damage was done throughout
the state last night by a beavy rain and
wind storm. Thomas Cross, a drummer,
was drowned While crossing a Bwollen
stream near West Baden, Ind. A son
of a farmer named Drnry, and a negro
farm hand, while riding horses aoross
the Cumberland river fora in Jackson
county, Tenn., were drowned. The
Methodist church near Falmouth, Ky.,
was unroofed and barns and farmhouses
In Girrard, Grayson, Henderson, Union
and Hickman counties were damaged.
The Licking, Big Sandy, Cumber
land, Green and all their tributaries
are booming and many are out of their
banks. ,
Moving the Expedition.
Seattle, Jan. 24. ' Arrangements
have been made to send a detachment
of the government Yukon expedition
from this oity on the steamer Signal,
which sails for bkagway about Febru
ary 5. The detachment will consist of
two ofhoers, 23 men and 110 pack ani
mals. One hundred bob sleds, designed
by Jack Dalton, for the use, of the ex
pedition, arrived here today from the
East. , ' ' ' V t .
" Relief for Cubana.
7 Jefferson City, Mo., Jan. 24. The
National Guard of Missouri will col-
leot money to aid in relieving suffering
in Cuba. Adjutant-General Bell has
appointed a committee and issued an
appeal to the people for subscriptions.
General Milton Moore, of Kansas City,
will receive all subscriptions.
Spencer, Ind., Jan. 34. The total
Iors by last night's fire is placed at
$80,000. The body of L. Dickerson
was found in the ruins today. i
VOTED FOR M'KENNA.
Overwhelming Majority Farorad Bin
' Confirmation.
' Washington, Jan. 24. The senate
today, in executive session, confirmed
the nomination of Joseph McKenna, to
be associate justice of the supreme
court of the United States. ' ,
In the open session an agreement was
readied by the senate today that a final
vote on the Teller resolution, providing
that the bonds of the United States
may be paid in silver dollars, and ail
pending amendments thereto should be
taken next Thursday before adjourn'
ment. Vest, in charge of the resold
tion, first announced that an agreement
had been made for the final vote Wed
nesday at 4 P. M., but readily agreed
to a postponement of the vote until
Thursday, at the suggestion of Turpie.
Allison made the significant ' state
ment that an amendment to the resolu
tion that would cause some debate
would be offered lute in the discussion,
but gave no intimation of the nature,
scope or intent of the amendment
During the greater part of the after
noon the senate waa in executive ses
sion..
There was a parliamentary struggle
in the house today over the hill for the
relief of the book publishing company
of the Methodist Episcopal church,
South, which was brought before the
house last Friday. By shrewd maneu
vering its opponents succeeded in pre
venting action today. Previous to the
consideration of this bill the house
passed the bill to extend the public
land laws of the United Stated to the
territory of Alaska, and to grant a gen
eral right of way through the territory.
The urgent deficiency bill waa sent to
conference after the silver forces, with
some outside aid, had succeeded in con
curriug in the senate amendments strik
ing from the bill the provisions requir
ing the depositors of bullion at govern
ment assay offices to pay the cost oi
transportation to the mints.
PREPARING FOR WAR.
Meaning of
tho Latcet
Yokohama.
Newa From
London, Jan. 34. The St.-James's
Gazette this afternoon, commenting
upon the dispatch" from Yokohama, say
ing that a fleet of nine Japanese war
ships will leave Japan in the course of
a week for Chinese waters, says:
Japan is preparing for war. That,
in a nutshell, is the news from Yoko
hama today, and it is really the, first
news from Japan since the beginning of
the Chinese crisis.
"It was obvious that the Japanese
government had stopped telegraphic
commnnication, which it never does,
except when mobilizing the army or
navy. That is precisely 'what it has
been doing.
"It ia understood tbat the destina
tion of the fleet ia Wei Hai Wei, and
there ia no doubt that the movement
means that the status quo in China,
so far as Manchuria and Corea are con
cerned, shall not be disturbed by
Russia or any combination of Russia's
allies, in defiance of Great Britain and
Japan. SO long as the defenders' policy
is equality of opportunity in China,
they are in a position to enforce their
claims." '
The St James's Gazette also gives
prominence to a list of the ships in the
Japanese navy, pointing out its im
mense fighting strength, and Bays:
"It is probable that Japan could fin
ish off all the Russian and German
warships east of Sues in short order.
Great Britain, even inoinding the
Powerful, has not a vessel in the North
Pacific capable of standing in battle
line against these Japanese battle
ships. " .
A dispatch from Shanghai says: It
is stated in official quarters that Ger
many will make Kiao Chou an open
port without exclusive privileges to
Germans... and broadly on the line
adopted at Hong Kong, the land being
held under erown leases.. '
A Scitentifle Expedition.
Princeton, N. J., Ian, 24. Profes
sor W. Libby, of Princeton university,
proposes to conduct a scientific expe
dition to the Hawaiian islands during
jthe coming summer. He will take four
or five Princeton students witli him,
and the party will be gone four or five
months. ' Professor Libby went to Ha
waii a few years ago, and is thoroughly
posted in regard to the country. He
thinks there are scientific treasures on
the islands, duplicates of which cannot
be found anywhere else. His party
will thoroughly explore the forests and
other places likely to contain speci
mens of biological, archaelogical or
botanical value."
mViVi. ,.
The Ohio Flood.
Louisville, Ky,, Jan. 24. The river
is nearly, two feet above the danger line
and ia still rising slowly, but the tide
flood is expected by daylight. At
Fourth street the waves are washing in
to the street. The falls are as smooth
as any part of the river.
War on m Diploma Factory.
Chicago, Jan. 24. Attorney-General
Aiken, of this state, bas begun pro
ceedings to revoke the charter of the
Independent Medical College, of Chi
cago. He has filed an information in
the ciroit court charging that the col
lege is "usurping the powers of a cor
poration, and that it has issued medical
diplomas without qualification of the
applicants. " .,
Chicago. Jan. 34, Four" hundred
thousand dollars ia to be expended at
once by the Illinois Steel Company in
the erection of a slab mill in addition
to the mammoth plant already main
tained by the company. The comple
tion of the mill will insure employ
ment to at least 1,000 more men than
are now on the oompany's pay-rolls.
French steamer Louis, from Cardiff
for Marseilles .with ooal. foundered off
the French . coast, and the crew of 15
men were lost, . .
TELLER'S RESOLUTION
Senate by a Decisive Vote
Decides to Consider It.
VEST WILL PRESS TO FINAL VOTE
JExoltlng Plapute In the Hoaee Between
Speaker Reed and Repre
aentatlve Bailey.
Washington, Jan. 23. By the de
cisive vote of 41 to 25, the senate today
decided to proceed at once with the
oonsideratidn of the resolution intro
duced a few days ago by Teller, provid
ing for the payment of bonds of the
United States In silver, at the option
of the government The resolution
provides:
"That all the bonds of the United
States issued or authorized to be issued
nnder the said acts of congress herein
before recited, are payable, principal
and interest, at the option of the gov
ernment of the United States, in silver
dollars, of the coinage of the United
States, containing 412 grains each of
standard silver; and that to restore to
its tender in payment of Raid bonds,
principal and interest, is not in viola
tion of the public faith nor in deroga
tion of the rights of the public cred
itor." Vest, .the member of the finance
committee who bad charge of the reso
lution, spoke briefly upon it, but dis
claimed any desire at this time to
thresh over the old straw of financial
discussion. He - believed, however,
tbat the time was ripe for a reitera
tion,, with emphasis, of the declara
tions of the Stanley Matthews' resolu
tion, which had been placed on the
statute books 30 years ago, particularly,
in view of recent statements of the
secretary of the .treasury, in which the
present president, who bad, as a mem
ber of the house, voted for the original
resolution, evidently concurred. Vest
announced his Intention to secure a
final . vote upon the resolution as soon
as one could be reached, and accentu
ated bis intention by forcing the dis
placement of the census bill with the
Teller resolution s unfinished business.
Speaker Reed, from the rostrum of
the house, and Bailey, leader of the
Democrats, from his place on the floor,
glared at each other at the close of the
Cuban debate today, and joined in an
issue, of veraoity. This sensational
episode completely overshadowed the
interest In the Cuban question, which
baa continued, interruptedly, in the
ho'ise for three days, during the con
sideration of the diplomatic and con
sular appropriation bill. Yesterday,
notice was given by Williams that at
tha conclusion of the debate today, a
motion would be made to recommit the
bill with instructions. Today, when
the motion was made by Bailey, it was
rule-i out of order by the speaker.
Bailey thereupon startled the house by
affirming that he had a private under
standing with the speaker by which a
vote should be taken directly on the
motion to recommit. This the speaker
emphatically denied, and these two
leaders of the respective parties in. the
house, with white, faces - and voices
shaking with emotion, set their state-''
ment'! against each other, while the
galleries looked on in breathless amaae
meni. and the members were in an up
roar. Smith, who said he was present, cor
roborated the speaker's side of the con
troversy. The result of the speaker s
position was. that an appeal was taken
fiom his decision, and by a strict party
vote, it was laid on the table, 168-114,
the Democrats and Populists, as on the
two previous days, voting agaifcst the
solid Republicans strength, ibe de
bate waa not as interesting as on either
of the two preceding days. The fea
tures were a characteristic speech by
Champ Clark, a strong appeal for con
servatism by Johnson, a presentation
of the results of his observations in
Cuba during his recent 1 trip to the
island by King, and an hour's speech
by Dingleyv in explanation of the
causes of the reduction of tho wages in
the New England cotton industry.
LOCAL STEAMER INSPECTORS.
Will Be Required to Faaa a Clvll-Servlee
. - Kxamtnatlon, .'.:
Washington, Jan. . 23. Assistant
Secretary Vanderlip has decided to re
quire local inspectors of hulls and their
assistants and local inspectors of boil-,
ers and assistants to pass a civil service
examination to test their fitness to
hold the positions they now occupy.
This order, however, does not apply to
those who were admitted to the service
through competitive examinations
under the civil service commission or
through special technical examinations
nnder section 4415 of the revised stat
utes. The number of inspectors who
come within this order is 62. In his
letter to the civil-service commission,
Mr. Vanderlip eays: ., '
"The department requires, this ac
tion by your commission as a precau
tion to the interests of commerce and
the traveling s public. The labors of
persons holding suoh position are very
important, as the objeot of their labors
is, to prevent, if possible aoai-Jenta
which might involve the loss of human
life and valuable property. The pub
lic bas the right to know that persons
who examine boilers and inspect hulla
are mentally and physically competent
in every way to perform the duties.
Reaenteneed to Be Hung.
San Andreas, Cal, Jan. 24.-Josoph
Hubert, convictod of the mnrdor of his
wife, whom he shot and killed .at
Poverty Bar, Calavoras county, April
19, 18DS, has been resentenced by
Judge Rust, of Amador, to lie handed
at Folaom penitentiary on A pt it 19
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