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VOL. XV.
ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAKCII 18, 1898.
NO. 13.
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JEWS OF THE WEEK
From all Parts of the New
and Old World.
BRIEF AND INTERESTING ITEMS
ComprehenalTo Ilevlew of the Import.
not Happenings of th Cur. .
rnt Woefc.
Charles Catten, night agsnt of the
Adam Expras Company at Orrvllle,
O., disappeared with $10,000 pack
age, The United Stntra supreme court has
affirmed tin deoision of Judge Bellin
ger, of tli circuit court, upholding tbe
mortgage tax law of Oregon, paused
October 88, J 808.
Joseph Hoye, a Chicago pi inn bar,
who committed suicide by shooting
himself, ii the third of three brother
to meet such a (ate. It feemt to be
cats of family mania for aelf-destruc-tion.
The Pacific eable bill haa been
greed to in the house committee on
interstate and foreign commerce. It
provide for the oomtruotion of a cable
from Kan Francisco to the Huwaiian
inland.
ltepresentativa Tongue, of Oregon,
ia trying to arrange to have the
veteran of the Indian war taken at
soldier' home under the same regula
tion a are the veteran of the Mexi
can and the late war.
Advice from tha Orient) brought by
the atoamihip Empress of India,
which ha arrived in Vancouver, B. C,
tell of the almost complete destruction
of Manila, Philippine ialands, by Ore.
Five million dollars' worth of property
wa destroyed.
There has been a heavy fall In stock
ol all kinds in London in consequence
of rumor from China, west Africa
Spain and America, with rumbling
thunder all around the iky. There are
sign of alarm in every section of the
stock list, American aecuritie showing
tha greatest weeklies. Nothing short
of a mlraole can preserve the peace of
tha world, it is believed among British
statesman and politicians, wire the
New York World's London correspond
ent. Not slnoe the Napoleonic wars
ha danger threatened from so many
quarters.
In case of war between Spain ami the
United States, England, it is said, will
at least lend na her moral support.
The Washington post say Mary
Elen Lease, of Kansas, will speak in
Oregon during the coming state elec
tion.
A London dispatch to a New York
paper ay that in an emergency Paris
would supply Spain with money to
t carry on a war with the United States.
The navy department will send the
dispatch boat Kern to Cuba with pro
visions for the starving people. It
was at first intended to send the cruiser
Montgomery.
A dispatch to the London Mail from
Hong Kong say that a fresh rebellion
ba broken in the Philippines, and that
68 ripaiiiali soldier have been killed.
No further details are known at Hong
Kong.
Tha Royal .Canadian dragoons of
Winnipeg have beer, ordered to prepare
to move to the Yukon. They will
form a part of the military expedition
which tha federal government contera
plate sending to that part of the do
minion.
Recent heavy contract for Lot An
gele petroleum made by producer at
Los Angeles with San Francisco have
encouraged the development of the oil
field there. Several well have been
put down aince the first of the month
and others are being anuk.
A Teheran dispatch says: The gov
rnor of the province of Herman routed
the insurgent at several points In
Persian Heluohistsn. There were seri
ous riot at Hamtnailan, February 33,
due to a quarrel between partisan of
rival priests, during which 87 priest
were killed.
New was brought In to Salt Lake
from Brown's Park, on the ColoiadO'
Wyoming boundary lino, that three
members of tha "Robbers' Roost" band
of outlaws, who last week murdered
Stockman Kerr, bad been oaptnred and
lynched by a posse of Ilerr' friends,
nd some of Sheriff Edgar deputies.
The British sealer Anoka and San
tiago, from Victoria, bound sooth, put
into Monterey, Cal., to avoid a storm
at tea. While Ave miles off Point Sur
light on Saturday the A toka lost two
boat, containing four m m, in a dense
fog, and turned north tc find them.
Both boats landed safely near Point
Sur.
An nnknown man wa shot in tin
leg by a mob near Princeton, Idaho.
He fell, and, when cilled upon to sur
render, fired a bullet into hi left
breast, missing the heart, and then,
placing tha revolver to the right side
of hi head, just above the ear, Idew
his brain out. He was suspected ol
'being implicated in the murder of Dan
Calland, a Tekoa rancher, and waa be
ing followed by a mob of men churning
to be deputy sheriffs fioin Whitman
county.
Three Italian laborer were killed by
dirt cart which fell upon them while
they were at work in the new East
river bridge.
.' The Russian demand upon Chin
jhave oaused the greatest excitement at
the Japanese legation in Pekin, and the
Japanese minister has had several in
terviews with officials of the Chinese
loroign office, urging the rejeotion of
'the Russian demands. In addition, it
ia reported that Japan ha threatened
to take vigorou action if the demands
f Russia are ooooeded.
BOWERY MISSION FIRE.
Man War Burned to Death I
the Flantro.
New York, March IB. Eleven men
lost their live In the fire which swept
the Bowery mleslon lodging-house tbi
morning and loft It a blackened shell
Their bodies are so charred that most
of them may never be recognized. The
dead are (opposed to be:
Ellas Cuddy, 29 year old, address
not known.
John Moran, Rtupleton, 8. I.
McDermott, 81) year old, addres not
known.
Jame O'Rourke.
James Soden, of Hpottswood, N. J.
Six bodies unidentified.
No. 105 Bowery is one of the best
known lodging-house on that thorough
fare. It is called the Bowery mission
lodging-house, and ia conducted by the
Christian Herald. In on part of the
building there ia a cheap restaurant
The second floor is used exclusively for
mission purposes, gospel meetings be
ing held there daily. The two upper
floors were fitted up as cheap lodgings.
with accommodations for ISO males
who paid JO to 85 cents each, accord
ing to tha location of the room.
Last night almost every bed was was
ocoupied. At 1:80 o'clock this morn
ing, one of the lodgers discovered flames
coining from a washroom on the third
floor, but before he bad time to alarm
the house, the fire was noticed by per
son on the street. By this time the
flame had eaten their way to the top
of the building, and were bursting
through the roof when the a,arm waa
given and the inmates aroused. Wil
scenes of excitement ensued. Many of
the lodger became panic-stricken
They rushed into the halls and fell
over each other in their efforts to reaoh
the streets. Those on the lower floor
got to the streets safely by the stair
way, while those on the upper floors
groped their way through the blunting
smoke to the fire escape in front of the
building. A majoritv of them laved
only portion of their clothing, while
everal of tbem were naked. Those
who made their way to the street by
the fire escape were superficially
burned by the excessive heat of the
iron ladder, which in many place iiad
become rediiot from the flame within
The firemen laved many lives,
DOLE HOME AGAIN.
He Believe That Annexation Will I'HI
mately Mueeeed.
San Francisco, March IS. - The
steamer , China which left Hong Kong
February 13 and Honolulu February
24, arrived today, bringing these Ha'
waiian advices:
President Dole returned to Honolulu
the morning of the 4th. After a cabi
net meeting hold immediately upon hi
arrival he wa interviewed by a pros
representative. He spoke very frankly
on matter pertaining to hi uiUsiou to
Washington.
"Yea, I shall be very glad indeed to
tell the people anything I may know
relative to annexation," said the preai
dent. "The Maine disaster absorbed
tha attention of the statesmen in Wash
ington previou to my departure for Ha'
waii. When that has quieted down
Interest in Hawaiian annexation will
be paramount in congress. When
wa in Washington I met many friends
of Hawaii. They feel confident that
annexation will come. While there
wa a donbt whether the treaty would
sooure the required political vote in
the senate, (till it wa the concensu
of opinion that a joint resolution would
carry in both house. I place much
reliance in what was Raid to me by sen
ators and representative who are fight
ing for Hawaii, for I know them to be
working faithfully and earnestly."
"What ia Speaker Reed' attitude?"
"When I wa ia the American capi
tal I learned that he bae always opposed
annexation, although he ha made no
demonstration against the treaty. My
impression of President McKinley?
Weil, I will reply that it ia extremely
favorable, I found him to be an unas
suming, frank and sterling man. Ha
seems to have set his heart and soul on
the annexation treaty.
"Our reception wa extremely cor
dial and hospitable. All along tha
line to and from Washington throng
of people came to see rne, We shook
hands, and in many instances I waa
obliged to speak briefly from the car
platform. It was from these people
that I gathered the impression that the
addition of Hawaii was the popular
sentiment throughout the land."
GAVE UP THE ATTEMPT.
Klondike Could Not Get
la by the
Stlokeen jtouto.
Port Townsend, . March 15. The
steamer Cottage uity, wnicii arrived
from Alaska tonight, brought a num
ber of passenger from Fort Wrangel,
who have given up the attempt to get
into the Yukon oonntry by way of tha
Stiokeen route. Among them was A.
L. Brown, of Massachusetts, who suc
ceeded in getting about 40 miles above
Wrangel with hi outfit before tha
depth of the mow mopped further
progress. Mr. Brown says about 1,000
men with their outfits are snowed is
between Wrangel and Glenora.
Philadelphia, March 18. Over $8,-
000 was realized for the fund of the
wounded survivor and the famine of
those killed on the battle-sihp Main
by a monster theatrical matinee given
at the academy of mimic
mare Woman's Bulelde.
Pittsburg, Maroh 15. While Insane
through illness, and grieving over the
death of a favorite niece, Margaret Mo-
Adams, wife of (3. W. McAdani. a
well-known business man, drowned
herself in the Ohio river. The body
was found by her 14-year-old son, an
only child.
Traffic on the railroad betwoen
Tlenstiu and Pekin ha increased so
mnh that a double track must be laid
at onoe.
FEEDING THE CUBANS
America Doing What Spain
Has Failed to Do.
WORK OK DISTRIBUTION BEGINS
Senator Prootor Hallows That the
Maine Kxplonloo Vain from
tha Outnlde.
Havana, March 15. Everything in
dlcatea that tha distribution of relief
store sent from the United States will
go forward hereafter more speedily and
effectively, attaining better results
than ever before. While much good
has been done, no doubt there is more
room for improvement.
Matter appear to have reached
crisis yesterday in Matanzas, where
there wa a want of proper preparation
on the part of certain relief agents ap
pointed from Havana, where, in view
of the large dally average of deaths, it
was felt that there should have been
greater diipKtch in delivering supplies
and in arranging to have them properly
cooked. , But it 1 staled that the
United States consul-genreral and
Lewis Klopsch, of President McKinley'i
special commission, will not only ex
ercise a close business supervision, but
will insist that the work of today shall
not be put oft until tomorrow.
Kveryone ii gratified to learn that
a famous Catholic priest, who will not
allow hi name to be published, will
give all the aid in his power to Consul
General Lee and Mr. Klopsch, not only
in Havana, where the suffering
much alleviated, but outside, where re
lief 1 most urgently needed.
Tha United State consuls at Matan
xas and Sagua and the consular agent
in other cities can be relied upon, it i
believed, with the help of the local
Spanish committees, to push forward
the good work with all due speed. The
need of relief supplies is practically
undiminished, and there is no fear that
the contribution already here or to
coma will not ba properly used.
A correspondent at Matanzas say the
governor has appoioutod a distribution
committee. They secure hi aignature
to order for food, which is then deliv
ered by United States Consul Bnce
from the warehouse. The local firemen
see that food is delivered to the needy.
They have been active in relief work
hitherto, and have made a careful can
vass from house to house.
Mr. Brioe has appointed three Anier
ioan women with power to give aid in
dependently of the governor's signature
to those who are called silent suffer'
en," the class who have sold or pawned
everything, but are too proud to let
their want be known.
The Fern and Bergen have gone with
supplies. Mr. Brioe ia satisfied with
the arrangement and ia much en
couraged. He says great good will be
accomplished in the course of a week.
Condensed milk, of which too much
has been sent to Havana, i badly
needed at Matanza and Sagua. One
woman in the Matanxas hospital, on
hearing the word milk", went frantic,
shrieking "milk" for hours.
Mr. Bnce has supervision of the en
tire relief work, with full power to
give personally in cases he knows to be
deserving. Senor de Armas, the gov
ernor, ia said to be a humane and good
man.
Tha Anita, with the congressional
party, left today for Sagua.
TO MEET THE EMERGENCY.
Policy Sold to novo Boon Formulated
by the Administration.
St. Paul, March 15. The Globe's
Washington special says: The presi
dent and his cabinet know officially the
result of the Maine inquiry. They are
prepared to act. They have canvassed
the course of event so far as Ihev can
foresee them, and have formulated a
policy to meet the emergency. Along
its line, the administration expeots to
move, unless It ia swept off it feet by
wave of popular dissatisfaction.
The Globe' special correspondent is
able to present the forecast of event
viewed by tha president and his
cabinet. It can be outlined thus:
First The board of inquiry will re
port that the explosion wa external.
Second The president will imme
diately, through Minister Woodford,
demand from Spain an indemnification
of $10,000,000.
Third Spain is expected to reply, ex
pressing her willingness to pay if she is
responsible, but maintaining that her
own investigation shows that the ex
plosion waa internal and purely acci
dental. She will, therefore, suggest
reference to an international board of
arbitration. .
Fourth In such an event, the" ad
ministration would be disposed to com
ply with the suggestion, unless there i
conflict in Havana or au irresistible
demand for war aweeps through con
gress. '
Fifth If congress acquiesoe in the
uggestion, the attempt will be made
to adjourn the body and leave the whole
matter In the president' bands.
Sixth It ia expected that a large
majority of congressmen will olatm that
auoh a matter of honor cannot be arbi
trated. It ia further expected that the
leaders of both houses, including Sen
ator Davis of Minnesota, ' will favor
arbitration.
Senator Prootor'a Return.
Washington, Maroh 15. Senator
Proctor and his companion, Colonel
Parker, who have been spending some
time in Cuba, returned to Washington
tonight. To a Post reporter, Senator
Prootor (aid:
Concerning the Maine disaster, I
feel free to say that such information
a I have obtained indicates that the
explosion was from tha outside. It
does not show that the Spanish govern
ment or any of it oflioiuls in Havana
were participant in h crime. I
TWO NEW WARSHIP8.
Governmen Hays Thoee Building
Kngland for Brnefl.
In
Washington, March 14. Hoping for
the best and prepared for the worst
about reptesents tha situation in tha
war and navy department theae day.
The officials still profess confidence that
there is to be a peaceful outcome of
the present threatening differences, but,
meanwhile, prepare with serenity to
meet their duty, if event shape them
selves otherwise.
It now seem probable that the Bra
silian cruisers which have been several
times reported as having been soli to
Spain, will become the property of the
United States government, negotiation
for their purchase having been opened
in England. Other than these vessels,
the government ha no warships in
light for immediate purchase,- accord
ing to department officials at Washing'
ton. -
Tha most important and significant
developments of the day were the de
cision of the house naval committee to
place iu the naval appropriation bill a
provision for three new battle-ships,
and a conclusion, on the part of the
secretary of war, to issue tomorrow
morning an order creating a new mili
tary department, including within its
confines that part of the country which
would ba in all likelihood nearest the
field of hostilities in case it would come
to that. The order will cause a com
Diotion in the South.
How Military Department.
The present department of Texas is
abolished, and the headquarters, which
have been at San Antonio, Tex., for so
many years, are abandoned. In place
af the old department is created a new
one, the department of the South.
Genera! Graham, at present commander
of the department of Texas, will com
mand the new department. This de
partment will include tha states of
South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Ala
bama, Mississippi and Texas. All of
tha states, save the last, are at present
attached to the department of the East,
under command of General Merritt, of
New York. It is said at the department
that Oeneral Merritt ia fully compen
sated for the strength of the command
hich has been taken from turn, by the
addition to his forces of the two regi
ments of artillery now recruiting.
Headquarters of the new department
of the South will be at Atlanta, chosen
because of its fine strategic value and
its excellent railroad connections. At
present, the government has no accom
modation in Atlanta for the bead
quarters of the department, so it will
be obliged to hire the most available
buildings.
General Wilson, chief of engineers,
who has been in Florida, is expectej
back tomorrow to report to Seoretary
Alger on the progress of the fortifica
tion work in that section of the country
and probably especially as to the de
fense of Tortugas.
For the first time today the officials
of tha war department admitted tiiat
they were straining every jierve to im
prove that part of tha defense of the
country confided to their care.
The immediate purchase of a large
number of rapid-firing guns for the sea
coast defenses haa been authorized by
Secretary of War Alger. ISO urgent
the necessity for prompt, action in this
matter deemed that the allotment of
the 150,000,000 carried by the Cannon
defense bill will not be awaited before
making the purchase. Order have
been given to the various arsenals and
armories controlled by the government
to increase their working forces to
thoir fullest extent in order to expedite
the completion of existing projects.
PROCTOR SAW A SKIRMISH.
How tho Spaniards Are Crashing- t
KobelllOB.
New York, Maroh 14. A Herald dis
patch from Key West says: Senator
Proctor and Colonel Parker give a most
graphic and amusing description of "a
skirmish between a company of Span
ish cavalry and a handful of insurgents
which took place while they were on a
train near Matanxas and which wa un
doubtedly prepared for their special
benefit.
Before they reached the station they
noticed that the telegraph wire had
been out, and some alight obstructions
placed upon the track. On a hill in
the distance they could see the sil
houette of a dozen insurgents outlined
against the sky.. In the valley the
Spanish cavalry bad started toward
them, but they were brought to a sud
den halt by the bullet from the enemy.
The Spanish halted and formed a hol
low square, while the officers found
safety behind some convenient trees.
Meanwhile the insurgents called for a
truce and withdrew into the dense
wood and the Spaniards returned to
the station in time to meet the train
and receive the congratulations of the
commander of the dietriot.
All this byplay struck Senator Proo
tor a moat amusing war taotics. An
old Confederate veteran who accom
panied the party asked the Spanish
officer why ha had not given chase to
the insurgent. Hi reply was that
there were mora than a thousand be
hind the hills. Tha story is told that
each member of that cavalry has al
ready received a medal in commemora
tion of hi bravery in that battle.
A Kontuokian say the luckiest man
he ever knew was drowned in a vat of
whisky. .
A Triple Alliance.
London. Maroh 19. The New York
correspondent of the Daily Telegraph
ayiu "I have it on tha highest author
ity that a triple alliance between ureal
Britain, the United State, and Japan
ia pending." ,
Projectile Machine Maker Busy.
Cincinnati, March 19. Eastern pro
jectile companies today plaoed order
With the Uavia J&gau company, oi
thia city, to rush work on several large
pi ojeoti la machines.
HE CALLS IT TREASON
Governor Leedy's Denuncia
tion of Supreme Court.
A STARTLING PUBLIC ADDRESS
Special Button of Kansas Legislature
Will Bo Called lo Poet An
other Koto Law.
Topeka, Kan., March 14. ThePopU'
list administration of the state of Kan
sas gave out a startling public address
today, one bristling with severe critl
oism of the recent decision of the
United States supreme court in the Ne
braska maximum freight case. The ad
dree i significant in that Governor
Leedy has already taken steps prelim
inary to calling the state legislature in
special session, with the especial pur
pose of enacting a maximum freight
rata law. While the address i given
out over the signature of Governor
Leedy, it had first been approved by
Chief Justice Bosler, of the state tu
preme court and other prominent Pop'
tilists. In giving the address to the
reporters. Governor Leedy said:
"How long do you suppose a man can
write treason like this without getting
into jaii? You may put my signature
to it and make it a signed statement, so
that if anybody goes to jaii it will be
me."
The governor begins hisaddress with
the statement that for a year the press
dispatches have said that the opinion
in the Nebraska case would be adverse
to tha state. Then he says:
"The opinion has been banded down,
and the Associated Press dispatches cay
that it is a olean victory for the rail
roads. On the contrary, it is an un
clean victory in every respect of the
case, showing that no matter how care
fully the robes of justice are folded
about the personnel of the supreme
court, the robes can no longer conceal
tha cloven hoof of official malfeasance
and usurpation. As thia decision was
due a rear ago, and as tner was no
known reason for the delay, and as the
decision aa rendered confirms the state
ments made in the Associated Press
dispatches from time to time, strong
color is given to the suspicion that
tha press dispatches emanated from
some person in touch with the court,
and were for the purpose of feeling the
pulse of the public and preparing it
for the decision which goes rouob fur
ther iu the direction of usurping power
than any that has been made."
lbs governor declares that the con
stitution of Nebraska gives the legis
lature power to establish maximum
charges for transportation, and de
clared that the supreme court has tried
to abrogate it. He challenges Justice
Harlan's declaration that a corporation
is a person under the 14th amendment
to the federal constitution, and says
"I deny it, and so will every bod v
but a corporation lawyer or a subserv
ient judicial tool of corporate inter
eats."'
Governor Leedy then quotes the 14th
amendment, and ays;
"How, in the name of God, can this
apply to corporations! Corporations
are not born; they are created made
by law. They cannot be naturalized;
they can take no oath of allegiance;
only human being can do that.
After more in the same strain, the
governor, still referring to the 14th
amendment, says:
"Who are the person who shall not,
according to the provision, bedemrived
of life, liberty or property, nor be de
nied equal legal protection? Every
body outside the asylum and off the
judicial bench knows them to be and
to only be natural persona. They are
those who, beside the capacity to
hold property and -enjoy legal protec
tion, also have life and can enjoy lib
erty, and that means human beings.
Continuing, tha governor quotes
"Hare on American Constitutional
Law," and a decision by Justice
Woods, of the United State cironit
court, afterward supreme court justice,
to prove that the 14th amendment does
not refer to corporations, and declares
that the Woods decision had been fol
lowed in California, Rhode Island and
ether states from 1870 to 1883, "when
Justice Field and another federal jus
tice of the peaoe named Sawyer decided
the other way, and since then, when
ever a corporation starts out to commit
highway robbery, pick a man's pocket,
or loot a publio treasury, it diguisee it
self as a 'person and goes out on its
mission of plunder. Nobody but a
slave or a knave will yield assent to the
hideous distortion of meaning which
Judge Harlan gives to the word 'per
son,' as used in the 14th amendment,
and upon which he bottom hi infa
mous decision, and which shows to
what depths of iniquity the supreme
court of the United States has de
scended." -
"I desire," the governor said, "to
quote some of the decisions of the su
preme court of the United State before
it went into partnership with Morgan,
Vandorbilt, Gould & Co., in opposi
tion to the opinion they hold in the
Nebraska case." (Long decisions by
Marshall in I860 are quoted).
In conclusion, Governor Leedy states
that hi maximum rate bill will be
presented to the Kansas legislature, in
auoh shape that to decide against it the
court must reverse its decision in the
Nebraska case, and ha states that "it
the court still pursues the oorrupt and
rotten practice that it ba heretofore,
by changing its decisions to suit the
shifting interests of the railroad corpor
ations," the remedy will be with the
people in their dealings with the counts
or in building railroad of their own.
In 1860 tha manufactured product of
St. Louis only amounted to $27,000,
000. Last vear tha output was about
800,000,000.
SPURIOUS COINS IN PRISON.
Two Convlete at foliom Are Conght la
tho Act of Counterfeiting.
Folaom, Cal., March 14. A coun
terfeiting plant ha been discovered
within the walls of the state prison
here. The work wa done in tha engine-room
by Conviots L. H. Coyne and
Jame Brown, and so far a known only
nickel were coined, presumably be
cause no precious metals could be ob
tained.
Tha men were discovered in the act
Of making bogus coins by guard, who
had been told of what wa going on.
When the officer rushed in Coyne and
Brown leaped through a window and
threw their dies and crucible into
canal leading to the American river.
A large number of well-executed 5-
cent pieces were found. They were
made ot Babbitt metal, taken from tha
engines which run through the prison
grounds to haul rock from the quarries.
It is thought the dies were not made
by the men wbo coined the money, but
by some of the expert counterfeiters in
the prison.
Tiie impression prevails among the
officers that it wa the intention of the
convicts to coin a great quantity of
nickeleand ship them out on the freight
cars, where their friend on the out
side could receive them in exchange
for opium. Several of the bogus coin
have been found in circulation in the
town of Folsom.
A Yukon Conl Mine.
Seattle, March 14. Coal in paying
Quantities baa been found on the Yu
kon river about 1,000 miles above St
Michaels, and a company is about .to be
formed of Oregon and California capi'
talists to oper.ite the mine. This dis
covery will be of vast importance to
tbe river interests, as coal depot will
bo established st various points along
the river so that steamers can depend
on getting a supply of fuel at intervals
of 800 or 400 miles. The promoters (I
the scheme .ir they can mine and
transport coal to St. Miohaels and in
termediate points to sell at t8 a ton,
which they say will reduce present
fuel bills over 300 per cent. The mine
is close to the river bank, o that coal
can be dumped direct into barges on
the river. -. ' :.
A Terrible Fatality.
St Louis, March 14. Mrs. Helen
Schwann was burned to death yester
day while lighting a gasoline stove.
She spilled some of the liquid on her
dress while filling the tank, linen
she struck a match to light tbe stove
her drees ignited. Her screams at
tracted her three small children, who
ran to her and attempted to pull the
burning clothes oft their mother. The
woman was burned almost to a crisp
and died in terrible agony. The three
ohildren were all badly burned about
tbe hand and face.
Favorable Roport ltr4erel.
Washington, March 14. The house
committee on publio lands agreed to
report favorably the Shafroth bill for
the cession of all arid lands to the
states in which they are located. Un
der tbe Carey act. 1,000,000 acres have
already been ceded to tha respective
states, but none but Wyoming have
taken advantage of the act.
Roeecrana Dead.
Loa Angeles, March 14. General
William Stark Roeecrana, the last great
captain of the Union army, died at 7
o'clock this morning at hia home near
Redondo. His deatb was not unexpect
ed, it having been realized several
day ago that hia illness could not have
other than a fatal termination.
Union PaelSa Bu Met tho Cut.
Omaha, Match 14. The Burling
ton and Union Pacific announce a rate
from Omaha to Portland and Seattle,
meeting the latest out made by the
Northern route. The fare from here
is $20 for first-class and $10 for second-
class tickets.
Lomax, of the Union Pacific, and
Francis, of the Burlington, "are both op
posed to the war and are doing all they
can to get the rates restored.
Kansas City, March 14. Effective
today, the Bock Island announced a
rate of $30 second-class on all passenger
business from Kansas City to either
Seattle or Taooma.
Mr. Bryan! Opinion of It.
Atlanta, Ga., Maroh 14. Hon. W.
J. Bryan spent a few hours at Atlanta
last night on his way to Macon. When
asked his opinion as regards tbe action
of congress in plaoing $50,000,000 at
the president disposal for the national
defense, Mr. Bryan said:
1 am glad the bouse acted promptly
and uunanimously. In fact, it might
have been better to have made it a hun
dred millions to show tbe world that
congress and American people, without
regard to political differences, are
ready to support the administration in
any action necessary for the protection
of the honor and welfare of the nation."
"Does this appropriation mean war?"
"Not necessarily," replied Mr. Bryan.
'Instead of leading to war, a prompt
liberality at this time may lessen tha
probability of war, and in the end
prove a wise economy."
Shot and Shell for Fort Warren.
Boston, March 14. A consignment
of ammunition, consisting of 24 tons
of shot and shell, came in today, and
is being transferred by lighter to Fort
Warren and the fortification at Long
Island head.
Bulgarian Kdltor Amautnnted.
Constantinople, March 14. Yester
day a Bulgarian visited M. Make
donsky, first minister of the Bulgarian
farchete, and editor of the Bulgarian
newspaper Novinou. and shot him.
Makedoneky died today. The assail
ant, who esoaped, had demanded tbe
reason for the non-publication of a cer
tain paragraph.
Detectives detailed to look after pro
fessional shoplifters always look to see
if their suspect are wearing glove.
WORK IN NAVY YARDS
Arming and Manning of the
Merchant Marines.
MANY UNAUTHENTIC RUMORS
Tho United States Hot Baying Any Caet
OftT Warohlps Large Number of
OflTars Have Been Made.
Washington, March 12. The United
State government has not acquired a
single additional ship for the navy.
This is true, not because of a lack of
offer of warships from abroad, but
simply for the reason that the navy de
partment is proceeding with all the
circumspection consistent with the
needs of tbe case in looking to tiie
prices and qualities of the craft There
is a strong disposition to refrain from
being drawn into bad bargains and to
insist en getting good vessel!! at prices
not extortionate.
Secretary Long was in receipt of a
large number of cable messages today,
almost all relating to offers of ships.
Lieutenant Niblock, United States na
val attache at Berlin, St. Petersburg
and Vienna, is paitioularly active in
quest of vessels.
There was a good deal of talk during
tha day about the assignment of offi
cers to the command of auxiliary crui
sers, the St. Paul and St Louis being
especially mentioned, "but Secretary
Long set these stories at rest by the
statement that be bad not made any
such assignments, and had only pro
gressed to the point of informing him
self of tha possibility of getting tha
ships officered and manned quickly.
While looking after new ships, the
officials of tbe navy department are not
neglecting tbe other vessels, and ar
rangements have been made to make
short repairs on several ships that in
the ordinary coarse would sot be
treated in tbat fashion, but would re
quire an entire overhauling. Thus, in
tbe case of the Philadelphia, which has
had five years bard work.and has never
yet been gone over, aa is tha custom,
orders have gone to Mare island to put
ber in shape for sea within 40 days.
Tha Yorktown, at the same yards, ia
not to be touched at present, not only
because tbe is in fair condition, but
also because she is not so formidable a
craft as to make it desirable to divert
to her repair the attention required
elsewhere. At Norfolk the Newark is
set down for 80 days' repairs, and as a
good deal of work has already been
dons on her, she will be almost a new
ship when she comes out of the yards.
The big monitor Puritan has practi
cally completed her repairs. Tha
monitor Comanche at Mare island has
been examined and found in tolerable
condition. At League island the Mon
itor Miantonomoh and the ram Katah
din went into commission today, al
though they have not yet received their
orders. They will probably remain in
tbe Delaware river or drop down into
the bay. The torpedo boat Dupont
sailed today from Mobile to attach her
self again to the flotilla at Key West.
Again it waa said at the navy depart
ment tbat nothing bad been beard from
the court, of inquiry at Havana, nor
from Admiral Sicard at Key West
The presence in the city of persons
connected with steamship lines and
steel works led to the circulation of
number of sensational stories during
the day, but perhaps none of these had
the persistency of one, which met sum
mary denial at the hands of Assistant
Secretary Day, to the effect that Minis
ter Woodford had notified the SpaniRh
government that the president intended
sending to congress a message announc
ing his recognition of Cuban independ
ence. A conference was held at 8 o'clock in
the office of Assistant Secretary Roose
velt, to map out plans for arming and
equipping merchant vessels as auxiliary
cruisers. This work, it is said, could.
ba accomplished readily within two
weeks' time, as all materials, except
the guns, are on hand. The bureau of
ordnance could not supply all the guns
required within that short time, al
though soma 70 or more are now avail
able. The supply would be adequate,
however, for the most effective auxil
iary cruisers and the complete arma
ment of tha merchant ships could pro
ceed a rapidly as possible thereafter.
Aa to the question of manning the
auxiliary fleet, the navy department
feels that the most effective step would
be to enlist in the United State naval
service the present merchant crews of
the several ships. These crews are
thoroughly familiar with the vessels,
and could handle them with far greater
effect than green crews of bluejackets.
The ships would be officered from the
line of tbe navy. In the case of enlist
ing a merchant crew, the pay and allow
ance would be about equivalent to the
rate paid ordinary sailors, and tha
time of enlistment would doubtless be ,
limited to short periods.
. In tho Intereet of Mile.
Washington, March 12. Tha senate
coinmitttee on military affairs today
decided to recommend the passage of a
bill authorising the revival of the grade
of lieutenant-general of the army. The
bill authorize the president to nomi
nate any officer to this grade. The bill
is in tha interest of General Miles.
Bosnia Wants New Wanhlp.
St Petersburg, March 13. Tho im
perial ukase juBt issued orders the dis
bursement of 90,000,000 rubles as na
extraordinary expenditure for the con
traction of warships. It isadded that
no loan will be raised to provide tiie
money.. "
Berlin, March 13. The news of tiifl
Eussian naval credit was received heva
with eqanimity as justifying the (r.
man naval bill.
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