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Newspaper Page TextON MIST. ill TT VOL. XV. ST. HELENS, OKEO ON, FRIDAY, FEU 11 1 All Y 18, 1898. NO. f. NEWS OF THE WEEK From all Parts of tho New and Old World. IUUEF AND INTKRKHTINtt ITEMS Oouiprvhmialv Review of the Import. nt Happenings of the 'ur mnt Week. The Rhode Islum! locomotive works of Providence, ha filed a petition in Insolvency, Dordnne, a nephew of ex-President Diinnnk, of Salvador, 1m Insane In a Bun Francisco hospital. O. 8. Kollogg, aged 70, wo fonnd frown to (loath Hour lieuo, Nov., In the Silver Hill mountain. Potter Palmer, of Chicago, I to bnl Id a mansion nt Newport which will OONt betwoan 13,000,000 unil $3,000, 000. John Mulligan; aged 21, Lee MulH lenn, IB, and Ethel Baker, 17, were fit tally asphyxiated by fume from char ool at Modoo, Thursday night. The lugnr bounty conference an nounced to begin February 15 nt Brus sels, bun boon indefinitely postponed, Franco having renewed hur objections. Judge McMahon, In the high court t Toronto, baa decided that a union ia not liable on the charge of conxpiiaoy for expelling a tnon from the order. Awarding to trustworthy intelli gence, say St Petersburg dispatch, Chirm hits finally abandoned the Idea of rolsing a loan In London or else where. A Now York Herald dispatch from Ban Juan dl . Stir aaya; Conservative refugees who have boon threatening an attack on the government since thoir failure last September rushed through the village without the lightest warn lull and surprised the barracks. There wa one fatality on each aide. Further fighting I anticipated. A force of ma rine from the U. 8, battleship Alert haa been landed to protect American Interest. Judge Hanford, of the federal court, tilting in Tuooiua, hit rendered a deci aion In the case of the Tacoma Grain Company v. the Oregon Railroad & Navigation Company and the Great Northern railway, which la vital iin jortance to wheat grower of the tte and shippers. The decision sustain the constitutionality of tha recently enacted railway . transportation law, fixing a maximum ohurge for hauls within the state. A Peking correspondent aaya poor old China la afraid to borrow from either Russia or England. 8hn ia on deavorlng to secure an extension from Japan In the payment of the war In demnity. New haa been received of a landslide at Qiicatiolla Korku, Cariboo. Three miner, William Allen, Joo Rich and Alex McLean, were burled. I lia alidn waa 1,000 foot wide, 800 feet long and HS feet high. Insane Jealousy prompted the wife of William V, Place, an insurance ad juster of Brooklyn, to kill her 1.7-year-old stepdaughter and almost take her own life anil that of her husband. The erime wa fiendish in its nature, the weapon being an ax. The steamer Capilano, which hat Just returned from the not thorn halibut lulling grounds, regiort the drowning of two of her fishermen, named Itobert Longhead, "of Ontario, and Michael Drlscoll. The captain of tho Capilano reports the roughest weather In his ex perience. . The house of representatives has re reived the official report of the death of Colonel Ruix, the Spaniard who was executed for carrying a message from Blanco imploring the Cubans to accept autonomy. Arangurcn, the Cu ban general, who Is supiHwed to have ordered Kuia put to death, la not cen sured in the official report. It is annouced that Hotty Green will build a railroad through Oklahoma. The proposed road will run from Med ford on the Hock Island to Sherman, Tex., where it will connect with E. It. Groen'i road. Thero the line' will be connected with the Hutchinson & Okla homa, and will give the territory On other connection with the Golf. The road It is said will bo built the present year"; , One of the biggest silk manufactur ing houses in Europe, with mills at Cienfleld, Germany, is to remove to this country, locating at Patorson, N. J., and build what is intended to be the largest silk mill in the United State. The incorporation papers filed in Patorflon give the name of the con cern aa tho Audiger-Meyer Silk Com pany. Employment will be given to 1,800 weavers. The trial of M. Einlle Zola and M. Perrelux, manager of the Aurore, who are being prosecuted by the French government as the result of a letter which the novelist canned to be pub lished in Aurore in December last, strongly reflecting upon high official conneoted with the Dreyfus case, is creating a great amount of excitement in Paris. When Zola entered the courtroom the first day of the trial ciioa of "spit upon him" came from the spectators. - The fourth session of the 14th parlia ment of Queen Victoria and the 2 1Kb of the United Kingdom, wus opened by the commission nt 3 o'clock Tuesday after with the oustomary ceremonies. Previous to the- reassembling of the parliament, the usual party of beef eaters, aooompanisd by a number of oflluials and headed by the chief of po lice, made the customary search for imitators of Guy Fawkoa, formally as certaining that the vaults of the house of parliament did not contain anything inimical to the safety of its members. SPAIN SUES FOR PEACE. Negotiations Have Bonn Opened With tha Innui'caiit,. Havana, via Key West, Fob. 18. It was resolved at a meeting of the cabl net, to open negotiations with the In urgent! in the belief that the renolu tion could not bo suppressed by force of arms. Anticipating tliut the insur gents would not accept the new terms, it was resolved that the colonial gov ernment wo aid open negotiations, thus saving the Madrid government from the roHpoimibillly. The following propositions were formally tendered to the insurgents: " "First The volunteers will be dis solved and a Cuban militia formed. "Becond -The insurgent colonels and generals will be recognized. "Third Cuba will bo called on to pay only 1100,000,000 out of theftlOO, 000,000 indebtedness due for both wars. "Fourth Cuba will pay $3,000,000 a year for the crown list. "Fifth Cuba will make her own troatio without interference by the Madrid government. : "Klxth Spanish products will have a 10 per cent margin of protection over similar products from other countries. "Seventh No exiles or deportations will be made, even in war time, to Spain, Africa or ponwl settlements elsewhere. "Eighth Death sentences for re bellion shull he abolished. "Ninth Martial law cannot be or dered by the captain-general without the a merit of both the house and sen ate, if those bodies are in ecmion, or without tho assent of a majority of the cabinet, if the house and somite are not in session. "Tenth The archbishop of Bunti ago de Cuba shall always be a native Cuban. "Eleventh The aotual insurgent party shall have three seats in the first cabinet. ' "Twelfth An armistice of 15 days shall be granted for the disttussion of the terms of peace." Thene terms are accepted by the autonomist party in lull, with the ex ception of Kenora Halves, Montero, Zayas and Delonte. A GENERAL WaTST-OUT. Textllo Workers in Jw England Vote to Mtrlfco, Boston, Feb. IS. At a mooting in this city of 66 representatives of textile onions in JSmw England, it was unani mously voted to recommend that all union call out the operatives iu every cotton tail! iu New England. The resolution was practically the outcome of the recommendation which President Gomper made to the Feder ation of Labor hiet Hominy, in which he urged the different unions to unite on some settled policy on the mill situ ation in New England.- At the meet ing, committee of four was named to take charge of the matter, and after a conference, this committee recom mended that a general meeting be held to take definite action. Today, the representatives of the various national textile associations assembled and for four hours discussed the situation from every standpoint. The primary object of the meeting war to doviMO some methods of rendering assistance to the Now Bedford strikers. It was pointed out that if the striker at New Bedford could hold out for four weeks without receiving more than SO c?nts per operative per week in the way of outside assistance, other mill operatives could Stand a similar strain, and that if all went out it would pre cipitate a crisis that would have to be met within a short time by the manu facturer. It was also shown that the mule apinnors were in excellent condi tion, as regards funds; that the United Textile Worker and .the New England Federation of Weaver were in good shape, but that the rest wore short ol fund. Tho resolutions wore discussed, and at length the matter was put to Toto, one being registered against the motion. The different unions voted to order a strike in every mill until the adjustment of wugea could be arranged. It now remain for the unions to take action, but what this action will be is a matter of conjecture. If all should acquiesce and vote to strike, 47,000 operative would undoubtedly cease work, and the manufacture of cotton goods throughout New England would be at a standstill. If, on tho other hand, only a few unions should vote to strike, the refusal of the others would still keep a large portion of tho mills in opjration. Inusmuoh, however, as the meeting wa the outcome of Gomper' sugges tion, and as he admonished the mem ber of the Federation of Lalor to join hand and assist the New Bedford atrikera, it seems probable that nearly every union will carry out tho recom mendations and that one of the greatest strike ever seen in this country is im pending. i.-rlmu of a Jealous Hunbaml. Ogdon, Utah, Feb. 15. Last night Jack Douglass, of Ogdun, shot and in tantly killed hi wife Emily, atHuut villo, in Ogdou valley. Ho then turned the gun on himself and tried three times to end his own life, but without aucoess. The action was the result of jealous rage. , . Moline, III., . Feb. 15. The Audi torium opera-house, with its contents wa destroyed by fire this evening. Adjoining store buildings also suffered from fire and water. The total loss i estimated at 180,000. The flames cut off egress from the Auditorium, and there were several thrilling rescues by ropes and ladder. The building con tained tho largo plant of the Porter Printing Company, Electrio laundry, Commercial heating plant, eto. Arnold' "Fnnmakers" troupe lost their entire outfit. The loss is covered by insurance. Half a donen persons who were in the building narrowly escaped death THROUGH TO LEWISTON O. R. & N. Said to Be Ready to Extend Its Line UP SNAKE EIVEtt FROM WALLULA Hurling ton Tarty Hiirieyltig Route Through I.o t. l'aee Are Hemllna" tot the Coait. Lewiaton, Idaho, Feb, 15 J. Alex onder, a prominent merchant, today received a telegram from a high rail road source that the O. It. & N. would Immediately commence oporation on an extension of its railroad line to Lewiston. It has been understood to be the boast of the O. R. & N. that when the Northern Pacilio entered this field the former company would show a bitter competition, and the information received today i the general subject of discussion on the street. The com pany will probably extend the line from Wallula up the Snake river val ley, tapping the grain territory of the high lamia by chutes, a several aur. vevs by that route have already been made. By that route the road would run on the north side of the r-nake riv er and orosa the Clearwater river to Lewiston. Discussion of the matter has de veloped the fact that two week ago a party of Burlington surveyor lelt Uniontown for the Pierce City country to work on the western approach to the Lo Lo pass. This company haa had a survey party working on the Montana side for tome time past, but recently returned to Billings, owing to heavy snows. It is stated that they will re sume work April 1, and will join a party from thi side on the Lo Lo trail tome time during the coming summer, completing the survey. Billings is now the western terminus or the unrling ton. and it is generally understood to be the policy of the ooropany to push the line to the coast a soon as the moat practicable and direct route could be determined. The attention given Lo Lo pas by the company recently seem to give substantial support to the belief that that route ha been accepted, in which event the road will penetrate the Pierce City mining region and drop down into the Clearwater valley, and by way of Lewiston proceed to Port land, through the Columbia Due in, making the shortcut transcontinental route to the cst by 86 hour. RELIEF FOR WHALERS. News Keeelved From Expedition of the Bear. . Seattle, Feb. 16. News wa re ceived here today from the expedition sent by the government last November on the revenue outter Bear to relieve the whaling fleet, imprisoned in the Arctic region. The new was brought by the steam schooner Lakme, which left Dutch harbor, Alaska, .February B. The overland expedition, in charge of Lieutenant Jarvis, left the Rear Decem ber 16, for Tunnorok, a native village north of Cape Vancouver, and tbe Bear returned to Dutch harbor, where she went into winter quarters. The over land expedition, consisting of Lieuten ant Jarvis, Lieutenant Betholff, Sur geon Coll and F. Koltchof, the guide, expected to proceed to St. Michaels, which place they would reach in about 10 days after leaving the Bear, i rum St. Michaels, the overland expedition will go to Teller station, where rein deer will be procured with which to make the trip to roint Burrow, un account of the ice, the Bear was only able to get within 60 miles of Sledge island, where it was originally intend ed to land the overland expedition. The Bear made the trip from Seattle to Unalaska in 10 days, including a de lay of SO hour about 800 mile out, caused by a severe storm. No special incidont attended the run to where the overland expedition was landed. The Lakme also brings news that the bark Colnma, which left Tacoma December 6, with lumber for Dutoh harbor, had not reached her destma tion, and it is feared that she is lost. The outter Bear was preparing to go in sea roll of the Coloma. Just before the Lakme left, a man named Coley from Montana reported having discovered rioh gold quarti in the vicinity of Dutoh harbor. Next spring, a soon as it la possible to get through the ice, Captain Tuttle, of the Bear, will start for Point Bar row, which place he expects to reach about July. The point where the over land expedition was landed is 840 mile south of St. Miohaels, and 1,440 nau tical mile from Point Barrow. Yaqulna By Projeot. Washington, Feb. 15. Acting Sec retary Meiklejohn today approved the project for the improvement of Yaqulna bay, Oregon, and instructions have been telegraphed to Lieutenant Potter, of the engineer oflloe at Portland, in charge of the district, to immediately begin preparation lor the detailed plana and specification which will be advertised a soon as possible. The appropriation of $26,000 already made is entirely inadequate lor tne worm, which will cost about $1,000,000 alto gether, and further estimate will be submitted, but meantime, the contract will be entered into. Fait Run on Snutn Fe. Topeka, Feb. 15. The Santa Fe made another remarkable run on its Western division yesterday, eclipsing its former records by several minutes. Train No. 4, the Santa Fe' California limited, covered the distance from La Junta, Colo , to Dodge City, Kan., J03 miles In a hour and 44 minutes, de ducting 10 mieutea for slow-downs, taking water, etc., the aotual speed was 60.7 miles per hour. This is faster than the Empire State express runs be tween New York ami Buffalo, TORTURED BY THUGS. A Coo County Fanner Held Over Blading Flro. Myrtle Point, Or., Feb. 14. Two masked thug yesterday extorted $180 from Levi Orant, an aged farmer, who live near here, by holding him over a blazing fire till he disclosed its biding place. After they left, Grant managed to crawl a quarter of a mile from his cabin in search of assistance, but final ly fainted fioin tbe excruciating pain his burns caused bim. He was brought here by a neighbor, who found him ly ing by the roadside, and his injuries were dressed. It is hardly likely that he will survive. Grant is a widower, 75 years old, and live alone on a farm, his dwelling be ing about a quarter of a mile from the road, and bidden from it by a tall pop lar hedge. He was sitting by the fire last night, having removed hi shoe preparatory to going to bed, when one of the windows was smashed in with a bludgeon and he was suddenly seized from behind by a masked man, while a second confronted bim and demanded his money. As soon as he found breath to sneak, be protested that he had none. The thugs then lifted him bodily and held him over tbe fire that was blazing on the broad hearth, till lie screamed for mercy and promised to give them all the money he had if they would re lease him. He was taken from the fire and allowed to take out his purse, but when his torturers found that it only contained $40, they thruBt bim back into the fire and held him till, in hi agony, he told them where $140 more wa hidden. They quickly lound tins and made their escape, leaving bim writhing on the cabin floor. A search is being made for the robber, but thua far without result. ' CANNERS COMBINE. Orgaiilie'lon of Columbia Rle Ferken Formed. ; Portland, Or., Feb. 14. Formal pa per were signed here yesterday and an organization perfected of what is to be known as tbe Columbia River Canneries Company. The incorporators are J. O. Hanthorn, B. A, Scaborg and T. B. McGovern. The capital stock is fixed for the present at $500,000, but it is understood that thi may be increased as the business of the company shall re quire. It ia stated by the incorporators that the company starts off with ail financial arrangements made to enable them to put up as large a puck this sea son as may be deemed advisable. They further state that selling arrangements have already been consummated with the firm of Delafield, McGovern & Co., of Now York, which insures a market for at least 100,000 cases of this Spring's catch of salmon. Provision is also made in the by-laws of the company for the future admis sion ot otiier packing concerns on the Columbia river, at such times and on term agreed to by the original incor porators. Tbe canneries which will be controlled and operated by the new company this season are among the largest and best equipped on tbe river. It is understood that a number of the small packer have not joined the organization, though a large majority of the trade in Columbia river fiab will be under its control. SALTER WORPEN'S CASE. General Belief Is That Sentence Will lie Commuted. San Francisco, Feb. 14. Governor Budd has a yet taken no official cogni zance of the confession and plea for mercy made by Salter D. Worden. Be fore it waa made he had reprieved the death sentence of the condemned man, postponing the date of execution from February 11 to June 15. A stutcd at the time, this waa done chiefly for the purpose of giving several medical ex perts an opportunity of examining into Worden's mental condition, the plea ol insanity having been set up by his counsel. His voluntary confession is regarded as a virtual abandonment of this plea, and it is on his personal ap peal for clemenoy that the governor ii now expected to act. The prevailing impression is that Worden will not die on the gallows, but will receive a com mutation of sentence to life imprison ment. - Buttle With Amnions. Cincinnati, O., Feb. 14. A Times Star special from Vanceburg, Ky., says: At Esculapia, this county, this morn ing, Constable Cropper and Thacker attempted to arrest an old lady named Crowe, who was at her home with sev eral grown-up daughter. Before the officers realised it, one ot the girls flew at them like an enraged tigeress, with a big knife, dangerously wounding both officers. By thi time, the old lady and another daughter drew revolver and the officers realized it was a fight for life. The battle raged for a few mo ment, and after the smoke ha J cleared, Mrs. Crowe was found dead and shot to pieces, and one daughter was dead. Those who survived are in a dangerous condition. ; - '- ' ; " - Two KUted In Collision. Menominee, Mich., Feb. 14. In a collision between -two trains on the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul last night at Carney spur, Conductor An derson, of this city, and Brakeman Toole, of Green Bay, were instantly killed. - . Million Dollar Fire. New York, Fab. 14. Levi P. Mor ton's seven-story office building, with frontages on Nassau and Ann streets, known as the Nassau Chambers build ing, was destroyed by fire last night. The firemen had a hard battle, and, for three hours there was every prospect of a great conflagration. Every lire com pany in the city from Forty-ninth street to the Battery was called out. Tbe World says that the loss from all sources will reach $1,000,000. TOLD TO COME HOME De Lome Recalled by Span ish Cabinet and Queen. HIS SUCCESSOE SOT YET CII0SES The ex-Mlnleter Packing- Hi Trunk tot . ea Knrljr Departure Adinlt Writing- the Letter. Madrid, Feb. 14. At a meeting of the Spanish cabinet, held today, un der the presidency of the queen-regent, the minister of foreign affairs read a dispatch from Senor Dupny de Lome, saying that the published letter to Senor Canalejas was written by bim, and tendering hi resignation. The cabinet decided to accept hi resigna tion, and he was so notified, the lega tion to be entrusted to the first secre tary. Senor Sagasta, the premier, and other members of the cabinet, state publicly that the De Lome incident will not affect the relations between Spain and tbe United States, and that a new envoy competent to conduct tbe commercial negotiations will be se lected. : Retard Hlmeelf a Private Citizen. Washington, Feb. 14. The state de prtment this morning gave out for pub lication the substanoe of the cablegram sent Saturday to our minister at Madrid In reference to the De Lome letter. The statement was as follows: There has appeared in the public prints a letter addressed by the Span ish minister to Mr. Canelajas. This letter the minister admits was written by bim. It contains expressions con cerning the president of the United States of such a character as to termi nate the minister's usefulness as a rep resentative of tbe government to this country. General Woodford, therefore, was instructed at once to say to the minister of state that tbe immediate recall of De Lome is expected by the president. It is stated that up to this time no response has been received from the Spanish government - Up to 10 o'clock de Lome had not re ceived from the Spanish government an aceptance of bis resignation, but it is believed it will soon be given, and the minister's official connection with the government as Spanish representative to tbe termination without the neces sity of action by thi government by giving the minister his passpoits. De Lome regards himself now as a private citizen, although technically still tbe Spanish representative. ! tome inxloni to Oo. New York, Feb. 14. Diplomatic relations between the United States and Spain through Minister de Lome are at an end, and correspondence will be conducted exclusively through Min ister VI oodford in Madrid until Spain sends new minister to Washington, or designates a oharge d'affaires, says the Herald's Washington correspond ent. Minister de Lome has cabled his res ignation to hie government. Assistant Secretary of State Day admitted that this was true, by saying that Minister de Lome did not deny the authenticity of tbe letter to Canelejas, and by stat ing that a cablegram had been sent to Minister Woodford In Madrid, the con tents of which would not be made pub lic until it bad reacEed its destination. While no official statement will be made as to the contents of this cable gram until its substance haa been com munioated to the Spanish minister of foreign affairs, it informs Minister Woodford of the publication of the let ter, says that De Lome does not deny its authenticity, and directs him to suggest to the Spanish foreign office that De Lome cannot be regarded as persona grata and to suggest that another minister be sent to Washing ton. While naturally regretting the un pleasant incident whioh haa terminated his diplomatic career in Washington, Minister de Lome will not regret being relieved of the onerous duties which have developed upon him as the Span ish representative here during the insur rection in Cuba. As soon as he learned that the letter had been obtained by tho junta he realized that its publica tion would make his official stay in Washington as Spanish minister impos sible, and he immediately cabled his government the facts and tendered bis resignation. When the letter appeared he again cabled to his government, stating that the letter had been pub lished and reiterating his wish to be relieved. This is not the first time that De Lome has placed his resignation at the disposal of the Sagasta ministry. When Senor Sagasta came into power, the minister being of the opposing party in Spain, tendered hi resigna tion, and he has offered bis resignation again in all on five separate occasions since that time. He haa been retained by Senor Sagasta, however, on account of his intimate knowledge of the Cuban question and of the situation in the United States. Holland Do(i for Alaska- Tacoma, Wash., Feb. 14. Thirty dogs direot from Holland were shipped to Alaska today on the bark Shirley. Japan Refused More Time. London, Feb. 14. The Peking cor respondent of the Times saya: The Japanese minister, Curino, regretfully intimates to tbe tsung-u-yaznen the inability of his government, in regard to the obligations contracted by Japan, to grant an extension of the timo for payment of the war indemnity. Though no official statement has been issued, the negotiations for a loan from British sources are regarded as having fuiled, THE PITTSBURG FIRE. TwelTe Bodies Here Been Taken From the Ruin. '. Pittsburg, Feb. 14. Twelve people dead, 37 missing, 18 injured and a property loss of $1,600,000 is the awful record of the big fire of last night The following is a revised list of the dead Police Lieutenant A. J. Berry, John McHanna, William Scott, jr., Stanley Htita, John Dwyer, George Loveless, William Smith, Albert A. Wolffe, Thomas Claffey, William K. Haben- stein, John Scott, the youngest son of the president of the Chautauqua Ice Company; William MoGonigle. Jacob Booth and a party of four companions, who were in a saloon on Pennsylvania avenue when the build ing crashed, are missing, and are sup posed to be under the debris. Mrs. Mary McFadden, with her fam ily of eight children, are supposed to be under the fallen walls. They lived in a house on Mulberry alley, which was crushed. Nothing ho been seen of them since tbe explosion last night, and it is believed all are dead. The fire broke out in the Union Storage Company' building on Pike street, near Thirteenth. Tbe building was six stories in height and occupied almost the entire block. The first floor wa occupied as office of the Union Storage Company and the Chautauqua Lake Ice Company. The second floor front contained the stables of the Chau tauqua company, and in the Twelfth street end they had their ioe-making machinery and other property ot the Chautauqua company. The rest of the building was occupied by tbe storage company. The entire fire department was called out. While the conflagra tion was at its height, an explosion of one of the large tank filled with am monia, nsed in the manufacture of ice, occurred, which was followed by several others and tbe burned-out walls came toppling down, and firemen, po licemen and spectators were buried. As soon as possible, work was com menced to recover tho dead and wound ed, the former being sent to the morgue as fast as recovered from the debris and tbe wounded sent to the hospital. The scene at the morgue was a har rowing one. As soon as the burned and mangled bodies were recovered, they were taken there where they were washed and placed in presentable con dition. Every victim was covered with wood and dirt, and almost every body was scalded and charred. Bones protruded from the charred and broken hands ot some, and gaping wounds were found bere and there over tbe bodies All day firemen, policemen and other city employes have been working at the risk of their lives, but up to night fall little progress had been made in clearing away the debria. The work will be continued without cessation un til it is known that no bodies remain buried. -- ' A FABULOUS DISCOVERY. Rich Find Reported oa tho American Side or tha Yukon. Vancouver, B. C, Feb. 14. It is reported that a great gold discovery, has been made on the American side in the Yukon country. Frits Behnsen, of Victoria, writes to hi brother, Karl Behnsen. as follows: "We have struck it rich on an un known creek across the border never before seen by man. In the crevices of the rocks in one day we picked np. $50,003 in coarse gold. Sell your busi ness, or give it away, and oorae np quiok with 10 men." The Behnsens have large interests in Vancouver, and are said to be reliable. Several Klondikers were interviewed as to the probability of this report being true. Tbe richness of the reputed dis covery seems so fabulous as to create in their minds a doubt as to its truthful- ALL QUIET IN DAWSON. W. Kenny Reports the Miner Busy ' at Work. Seattle, Feb. 14. W. Kenny, who left Dawson January 12, arrived here tonight on the City of Topeka. He reports everything quiet in Dawson. All of the miners are busy at work. Dr. Rufus Smith, of Dyea, who was also a passenger on the City of Topeka, brings with him two petitions which are signed by leading citzens of Skag way and Dyea, asking the war depart ment to declare martial law in those places. Dr. Smith states that robber ies and hold-ups are of daily occur rence. . In hi opinion,, the lawless element outnumber the law-abiding two to one. The officers of the City of Topeka re port that a body oould be seen floating around in the wreck of the steamer Corona. It could not be identified. Reward Is Offered. Colfax, Wash., Feb. 14. The Whit man county commissioners have offered a reward of $500 for tbe apprehension and conviction of the lynohersof Chad wick Marshall, alias "Blackey," who was taken from the Colfax jail and banged by a mob. ; ItUetgert Convicted. Chioaco. Feb. 14. Adolnh L. Luet- gert was tonight convicted of the mur der of his wife and sentenced to life imprisonment in the penitentiary Luetgert received the verdict With laugh. : . ' . Vancouver, B. C, Feb. 14. Advices from the Orient report an assault by Japanese artisans on Mr. Sands, secre tary of the United States legation at Seoul. The attack was nnprovoked, and the police did not interfere. Sands, however, held one of bis assailants and compelled the polioe to arrest him. Afterwards a complaint was lodged by the United States consul, and the Jap anese authorities have arrested various persons supposed to have been engaged iu the affair. ..- WORK OF CONGRESS Indian Appropriation Dill in the Senate. HOUSE LOST ENTIRE DAYS' WOKK Proposition to Bar ftoldlers" Widows From the Pension Rolls De feated In the Senate. Washington, Feb. 12. The contest which has been waged in the house committee on invalid pensions ever since the assembling of congress on the question of barring from the pension rolls the widows and children of sol dier who marry hereafter, came to an end today in the defeat of the proposi tion, A motion, with this end in view.wa introduced by Smith, of New York, and it had the indorsement of Commissioner of Pensions Evans, The question had been agitating tbe com mittee at all of its meetings, and to da;, after a very spirited discussion. Representative Norton brought it to a sudden close by demanding a vote on the question of favorably reporting it to tbe house. The vote disclosed five members of the committee in favor of it, and seven against it, the division not being on party lines. The vote was: . . , i Ayes Ray, Warner, Henry, Smith, Republicans, and Griggs, Democrat Noes Solloway, Kerr, Gibson, Stur tevant, Republicans; Norton, Demo crat, and Botkin and Castle, Populists. This practically ends the effort to se cure the enactment of a general meas ure along these lines at this session. Chairman Ray, who was instructed at the last meeting to appoint a sub committee to draft a service pension bill, notified the committee today that he would appoint th subcommittee in a few days. During the entire time of the senate today, tbe Indian appropriation bill was under consideration. The reading of the bill was completed and all the committee amendments were adopted and subsequently several amendments of a minor character were attached to the measure. Allen enlivened the proceedings a few minutes before adjournment by making an attack on Speaker Reed for preventing the enactment, as the Ne braska senator declared, of meritorious legislation sent to the house by the senate. He denounced the speaker's action in this regard as "a disgrace" to congress and to the American people. When a point of order was made against him for the use of improper language concerning the other branch of congress, Alien said he was stating only the truth and that he was respon sible bere or elsewhere, at any time for his statement. It waa expected to conclude tbe eon Bideration of the pending bill today, but when an appeal was taken .from the ruling of the vice-president against Allen that an amendment offered by Thnrston was not in order, the point of order wa m ade by Allen that a quorum was not present. . A roll-call disclosed the absenoe of a quorum, and the sen ate adjourned. The bonse was in a very bad temper today, and the whole session was con sumed in filibustering against two bills of minor importance, one to issue a duplicate check, and the other to make Rockland, Me., subport of entry. Neither got farther than the engross ment and third reading. The troublo arose over the enforcement of the rule against the discussion of irrevelant sub jects, when Handy attempted to reply on the floor during tbe consideration of those bills to a letter recently written by Thomas F. Bayard, in denunciation of the free-silver democracy. .. Roll-call followed roll-call all day long, and par tisan spirit reached a high pitch. ' Fi nally, when it became evident that no progress oould be made with the bills presented, adjournment wastaken until Monday. ; . , s. Washington, Feb. 13.-The senate committee on appropriations has re ported the Indian appropriation bill. The inorease is $173,000 over the house bill. A proviso is made in regard to the detailing of army officers (or agents at such agencies as in tbe opinion of the president may require the presence of an officer. The number of Indian inspectors is increased to five, and each one shall be competent in the location, construction and maintenance ol irriga tion worki. The Dawes commission is increased to four, and provision is made for tbe commission to make up the rolls of the five oivilized tribes, and it ia declared that when the rolls are made up and approved by the secretary of the inter ior, they Bhall be final. The time fixed for opening tbe Un-" oompahgre land in Utah is extended six months. The legislation of the house bill re garding tbe Pottawattamies and the Kickapoos in Kansas is stricken out. Washington, Feb. 12. The Oregon delegation expects to get favorable ac tion from the war department for the Yaquina bay improvement, which means the expenditure of $1,000,000 at that place. Representative Tongue has been promised that the contract shall be authorized. Unending Coastwise Shipping Laws. Washington, Feb. 13. Senator I' rye today scoured tha passage by the senate of a bill amending the navigation laws in important particulars, affecting the coasting trade of this country. The bill is of general application, but it is intended especially to prevent Caa dian vessels from securing; an undue share of the carrying Irowim-ss b;wv; Alaska and other American port is will prevent Canadian tf!ini!g rl; al our coasting trade.