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VOL. XV.
ST. HELENS, OltEGON, FRIDAY, . NOVEMBER 4, 1898.
NO. 46.
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DOINGS OE THE WEEK
What Has Happened in the
. Civilized World
GIVKK 15 TUB PBES8 DISPATCHES
A Complete Review of the New of th
rait Seven Hays la Thli a ad -All
Foreign Ludk
Cuban! have lesented the American
assumption of authority at Mauzanlllo,
and Ilia aituation la strained. -
General Butler linn warned Secretary
Alger tliat ome ahow of ilrength must
be made soon or America will lose all
prcHtlna with the Cubans.
The recent storm on tho lakoa w
moat furious. Chicago' water front
was badl battered In spot. The (over
ity of tho blow wita the greatest since
18B4. The total damage la estimated
at 31, BOO.
An electrtfllan has mndetlie startling
discovery that esoaped elootrlolty In
Now York follows underground pipes
and resulting electrolysis cuts away the
bottoms of . street-car rails and iron
foundations of all kinds of structures.
Complete leturns revived 'by, the
treasury department show that the doc
umented American merchant shipping
June 80, 1808, comprised 83.705 ves
sels, of 4.747,788 gross tons, compared
With 83,688 vessel of 4,700,030 tons
on the like date of 1807.
Governor Tanner,' of Illinois, saya
that labor must not be Imported to his
state, and it an attempt la made tho
train carrying the Imported laborers
will he met at the state line and shot
to pieces with galling; guns.
President McKinley Is snid to have a
plan to got back at Germany by exclud
ing Impure Oerman products, and thus
retaliate against the kaiser's govern
ment for the unjust discrimination oon
tlnunlly being made against American
poik and other meat prodoots.
The Cuban debt question has been
Dually disposed Of at Paris. The Span
ish peace commissioners acquiesced in
the refusal of the Amorlcans to have
the heavy burden saddled upon the
United States. The amnion of Uuam to
Amerloa wasagrotul upon and all differ
ences regarding Porto Rico settled by
mutual understanding. ''
The monthly statement o! the collec
tlons of Internal revenue shows that
during September last the total receipts
from all sources wore $31,713,880, a
gain as coutpated with Scptembor,
1807, of 18,868,888. For the three
months ending September 80, 1808, the
receipt were $71,080,460, a gain as
compared with the same period in 1807
of $28,100,838.
It Is expected that the decision of the
seorotary of the navy to retain all the
vessels purohased during the war will
hava the effect of causing a boom In
American shipbuilding. It oomes just
t time when there Is an unusual de
mand for ships flying the American
flag on account of the expanding com
merce of the United 8tates In general,
and particularly on acoount of the de
cision of the administration to oon fine
trade between American ports and
Porto Rico to American vewsel.
A cabinet oriels Is again reported to
be imminent In Spain. -
The Cook county olrouit court has
decided that the Chicago wheel-tai law
Is illegal.
The Mississippi basin was visited by
storm, and considerable property lost
has resulted.
The postmaster at Sweet Home, Or.,
has been arrested for embezzloment,
lie made no returns to the government.
Extraordinary precautions are being
takon by Palestine authorities to Insure
the safety of Emperor William during
hlatourof the Holy Land.
Tho Phllippino Insurgents have
peaceably withdrawn to the distance
desired by the Amorlcans, except la
Calocan, the northern subuibof Manila.
Pardo Lucero. whoso ago, as shown
br the records of the missions of Los
Angeles and Solodad, was 128 yean,
died at the county hospital at Salinas,
Cat.
A Kobe diBpatub says the Japanese
Steamship Milagala sank after being la
collision with the Japanese cruiser
the
Kingsamaru.
drowned.
Sixty Japanese were
Further information, received from
Forest. Miss., says that 14 is the num-
.. . . Lin... I TI..M. ' a
oer ol rrrtRroca aineu in me Hnrwi
ville race riot. The negioes who fled
n .amn have all made oood
their escape,, and
now at an end.
the race conflict is
ol, ..!. tl.n hflttlnBhina Ornaon
and Iowa recalled, and protein against Mm by the recent session of the legis
?he UnTted Sates'sendlng the Warship. Jtnra for full pay for the disorganised
to Manila. She claims such aotlon is house of 1887.
in violation of the tetms of the proto-1 Three more warships are to be sent
col, and that the status quo must be to Manila. Two will prooeed byway
maintained until peace Is oonoluded.
Cot ton buyers of Dal las, Tex. , on for
eign orders say that owing to the
threatened war between England and
France they have received otibles say
ing: "All shipments from this dute
until otherwise Instructed must be
made subject to wat llska."
Minor Newe Items.
The Virginia grand camp of confed
erate veterans adopted a resolution to
I " . vn. wtn.i. n,,t. .. iha
i.. Onnffl.in-.u.T tha
title having expired with her death.
. John D. Kookefeller will furnish
funds to purchase the ground and to
build a large social settlement house
In the Italian district of Clevelnnd, a
It will be called the- Aita house in
honor of Mr. Rockefeller's daughter.
LATER NEWS.
Porto Rloani, It Is said, will demand
territorial rights. ,..
The new French premier has succeed
ed In forming a cabinet
Agricultural experiment stations are
to be established In Alaska.
A company of Chinese naval reserves
is to be formed In Philadelphia..
John H. Dialogue, bead of the ship
building firm of that name, IS dead at
bis home at Camdon, N, J.
According to Ponslon Commissioner
Evans the war has cost the United
States 8,000 lives to date.
The Pari exposition has granted
America extra floor space, and the
allotment now amounts to 310,000
square feet.
A dispatch to the Herald from San
tiago, Chile, announcers that the pro
tocol on the Punade Aloala dispute has
been signed. This settlos the Chile
Argentine dispute.
The former Spanish orulser, the
Maria Teresa, which was sunk during
the battle with Cervera'a fleet and
raised under the direction of Naval
Constructor Hobson, baa sailed from
Calmanera for Hampton roads.
It Is rumored that the United States
has bought Samana bay, Bun to Domin
go, and will establish a coaling station
thore. Samana bay is a deep inlet In
the northern ooast of the Island and la
tu the direct route to Porto Hlco.
A proposition being considered by
the Cuban assembly is the division of
Cuba into four states, to be called
Orient, Oainaguoy, Las Villas and Oc
cident. Between the proposed state!
of Camaguoy and Las Villas would be
a ipaoe of land which would be a ape
olal foderal district or territory where
the capitol would ba built, a new in
land town for this specific purpose.
In his annual report James A. Dnr
mont, soperviaing Inspector-general of
steamboats, statea that the total num
ber of accidents to steamships result
ing In loss of life during the year was
81, The resultant loss of life was 288,
an Increase over the last previous year
of 100. Of the lives lost 84 were pas
sengers and 100 crews. . The estimated
number of paasengota carried on vessels
iuapeoted by the service during the
year la 850,000,000.
At a mooting of the Paris peace com
mission the Americans presented a
written expiession of the purpose of
the United States to take the entire
group of the Philippine debt as has
been spent for the benefit of the islands
In publio works, improvements and
permanent betterments. It was also
set forth that the United Statea would
not assume any part of the Philippine
debt which had been inourred by Spain
for the furtherance ol military m naval
operations to quell the insurrections of
the natives.
President McKinley was the guest of
honor at the peace Jubllloe banquot of
the Phildolphia Clover Club.
Preaident Zelaya, of Nicaragua, has
granted two Americans a new conocs
sion for an interoceanio oanal.
The president has Issued bis annual
proclamation, aettlng apart Thursday,
November 84, as Thanksgiving day.
The wooden steamer L. R. Doty was
lost In gale on Lake Michigan and of
17 people on board, none were saved.
The Fronoh, anticipating the pro
posed demands of England, have with
drawn Major Marchand from Fashoda,
The French court of cassation has do
oided In favor of revision of the famous
Dreyfus case, and the immediate pro
visional liberation of Dreyfus.
At Lake Linden, Mioh., boiler in
the Calumet & Hcola boiler-house ex
ploded, killing three men Instantly and
burning one seriously.
The San Francisco' grand Jury has
voted to indict Mrs. Botkln on the
charge of murder. The trial will be
held in the supei lor court. t-
The steamer L. B. Doty, with her
crew of 18 men. is believed by marine
men to have been lost In the great
storm In midlake off KenoshaWis.
Colonel George E. Waring, jr., for
merly street commissioner of New
York, is sick at his home In that city
with yellow fever,, contracted at Hav
ana.' .
At Richmond. Tex., Manuel Morris
and Peter Autre, negroes, were hanged
from a double gallows. Morris mur
dered and then outroged a 8-year-old
blind girl.
Autre assassinated his mis-
.tress.
Vice-President Hobart narrowly es
caped Being Klliou in a runaway uui
dent In Philadelphia. A team behind
Which he was riding boltod, and when
terrible disaster seemed certain a
... t , .i ut-
police officer dashed out. seized the bits
of the horses ana sioppea .ueai
Ex-State Beprseentatlve George
Osle, of Clackamas oounty, Oregon.
has relUSed 10 accept me munnv yuvou
ot the (sues canai aim ono .raw, w.
Pacific. The Brooklyn will be the first
to sail and will leave new York early
this week with supplies and ammuni
tion for Dewey's fleet. The Helena la
soon to follow. The Yorktown is to
leave San Francisco soon after being
oluced in commission.
Graham A. Young, of the army en
gineers corps, who died at Wille.tt's
Point, was heir to over $1,000,000.
Thomas Greenwald, private in bat
tarv I. Seventh United States artillery.
was shot dead while trying to desert
II rum jl' un biuvuwj -"
chelle, N. Y. -
The Candian senate Is the most pa
triarch iul of contemporary upper
houses, one-third of lis members
being in the seventies, five In the eight
i lea and one 04.
QUESTION IS SETTLED
America Will Take Over the
Philippines.
KOT OKB, BUT ALL OF THEM
If Sp.ln RnfuKi, no.tllltlM Will
Kc.am.d and We Will Soli
(be Archipelago.
Be
Paris, Nov. 1. While tho Spanish
and American peace commissioners
now stand on the threshold ot the
Philippine question, It seems probable,'
In the light of this hour, that the
United State will take over tho en
tire archipelago.
During the foui days just passed,
those in touch with, though possibly
not In the confidence of the commis
sioners have felt the concentration of
teudenoies toward the standpoint In
dicated as likely to be occupied by the
United States commissioner at Tues
day's session of the two commissions.
In 1807 Spain issued, by royal decree,
bonds in the sum of $40,000,000, to
which were pledged the revenues Of the
Philippines, and to which the Spaniel)
national guarantee was added. From
these $40,000,000 of obligations, ttyain
"realized $36,000,000 In cash. These
$40,000,000 represent the Philippine
debt, wbioh Is entirely outside of tho
$500,000,000 of the so-called Philippine
and Spanish debt.
The conditions also differ, the Philip
pine debt having been created by royal
deoree because tha archipelago was not
a parliamentary oniony, wiiilo the so
called Cuban debt was created by law.
The difference raises the question of
the non-responsibility of the Philip
pines when removed from the sovereigni
ty under which its resources wore
pledged.
Should the United States absoib tho
Philippines, none but officials yet know
Whether they will assume a part or all
of this debt, or more than the Philip
pine debt. The Americans have dot-lined
to assume 'the Cuban debt be
cause Cuba ia not thoirs; but in ilopoa
lng Spain in the Philippines, the Amer
icans acquire the territoiy, and It ia
believed there will be sonio financial
assumption by the United States. '
At this point arises the question of
how much financial relief might com
pensate Spnin foi her loss of the Phil
ippines. Some well-informed persons
believe that Premier Sagnsla has deter
mined to be rid of the Philipinee, and
would direct his commission to sign a
treaty by which the United Statea
should take- the islands and assume
$40,000,000 of debt. This proposition
find support In tho Parisian press,
which today declares that resistance is
Impossible, and that Spain should
abandon the arohipelago.
Spain Will Belli.
Paris, Nov. 1. There wag a atrong
impression, which has been growing
here recently, that the Spanish, upon
receiving definite assurances of the
American determination to tuko the
entire Philippine group, would quit
the conference, but tills view was modi
fied by the attitude of the Spanish
newspaper which arrived here today.
These are found to have wheeled into
line with the Epoca Of October 7,
which demanded that the Spanish
commissioner should sign treaty in
Paris, no matter how onerous the con
dition imposed by the Americans.
Nevertheless, despite this attitude
of the Madrid pros, and, despite the
gtatemont given Friday last to the press
oorrespondentt by the Spanish commis
sioner, who denied that the Spaniard
had any intention of withdrawing, tha
American here will not be surprised
if one or more of the Spanish commis
sioners resign and practically close the
negotiations. This feeling 1 based
upon the fact that Senor Bio early last
week would have resigned. If his so
doing would not have imperiled the
Sagasta ministry; and the reasoning IB
that, if, while pressing the Cuban debt,
whloh is not mentioned in the protocol,
Senor Bio was inclined to resign, he
might, In the open field of contention
a to the Philippines, feel thut resigna
tion would help Senor Sagusta, on the
ground that the demand of the United
States for the entire Philippine gioup
would be extortionate."
It is believed here tonight, on the
eve of taking up the main question,
that the Spanish commissioners are not
likely to aoquiesoe here in any treaty
that the Americans would sign.
Our for Ho Cholera. -Washington,
Oct 81. During tho
past two year the department of agri
culture ha conducted a series of experi
ment in the use of a serum as a rem
edy for hogs affected by cholera or
swine plague. - The eexprirnent Were
oonduoted by Dr. D. E. Salmon, ohlef
of the bureau of animal industry, and
the result were eminently satisfactory,
proving that the disease can be success
fully treated, easily and inexpensively.
This year the experiment have been
extnesive end far-reaching. The
bureau treated 033 hogs. Of these, 170
died, the"numhor saved bolng 81 out of
every 100. The loss was only 19 per
cent. . . . - ; .
. Mies Nell Thompson, a Christian
scientist, died in Los Angeles, while
undergoing an extended fast.
Tnrkltih Murderer Kxeeuted, .
Candia, Crete, Nov. 1. Five more
of the Mussulmans eonvloted of taking
part in the massacre of British soldiers
September 8, were executed today.
Will Vote at Sea
Topebka, Kan., Oct. 81. The mem
bers of the first battalion of the Twenty
second Kansas regiment, which have
sailed from San Francisco for Manila,
carry ballots with them and will vote
on Kansas officers about midway be
tween Honolulu and Manila.
A FATHER'S TERRIBLE CRIME;
Murdered ftls Child by rinoln It De
fore a Railroad Train.
Now York, Nov. 1. Nicholas Jack
son, f Haokensack, who was sent to
Trenton prison to serve 10 years for
causing the death of hi 0-year-old con
Louis, confessed to Sheriff Herring and
Doputy Sheriff Jaokson, While they
were on their way to Trentoij from
naokansack with the prisoner. On
this information, Mrs. Jackson is held
as an accessory to the murder of her
stepson. Here are Jaokson' word to
the1 sheriff:
"My wife, whom I had only recently
married, did not like Louis, my little
boy, and we bad many quarrels about
him She helped me plan the murder,
and I was to put the boy on tbe tracks.
I went to Tea Neck and stood near tho
West Shote raitroad track. I was
afraid to put tha yoongstei on the track
alive, for fear he would get off, so I
struck him in tbe stomach with an
iron bolt, and that made him uncon
scious. Then I put him on the track,
just below theorossing, and waited for
a train to come along., When I was
convinced that he wa dead I went
home. I fixed up tbe atoiy about my
leaving the boy asleep on tbe hill near
the tracks, to save my life. The judge
tried me and found me guilty ot man
slaughter, thinking that Louis walked
on the traok'and was struck by a train.
1 got off dead easy."
Prosecutor Stagg will go to Trenton
this week and make arrangement to
have Jackson appear before tHe next
grand jury to testify as to Mrs. Jaok
son' connection with the plan of the
murder, t ...
CYCLONE IN LONDON.
Small Area Damaged hr aa Caosually
Serere Storm. ,
London, Nov. 1. During a severe
storm last night, small area, about
half a mile suuare, around Denmark
bill, Camber well, London, waa visited
by a cyclone. Cabs were overturned,
windows, doors, lamp-post, trees and
chimneys were blown down and a num
ber ol houses unroofed. '
The contents of numerous hawkers'
stalls were oairied hundreds of yard
in the air by the wind, and many peoj
pie were Injured by the flying debris,
which did also immense damage to
property. -
WILLIAM IN JERUSALEM.
Movements of the Uoyal Germno Pll
Rrtme. Jetusalem, JJov.,1. The approach of
their German impeiial majesties to the
city yesterday was made through tri
umphal arches, and amid banners, gar-
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j playing every way ' their enthusiasm
and delight. The formal entry through
the Jaffa gate wa heralded by tbe roar
of gun at the citadel, where the Turk
ish band played the German' anthem.
From the tower of David, Emperor
William and Empress Augusta Victo
ria proceeded on foot, amid wild cheer
ing, to the churoh of the Holy Sepul
cher, where they were received by the
Catholic, Greek and Armenian clergy,
whose patriarchs presented addresses
eulogizing the devotion of the emperor,
who has since conferred decorations on
the patriaroha. Emperor William-and
the empress, while at the ohurch of
the Holy Sepulcher, visited the various
portions of the- sacred shrine, . and
pent 10 minutes at the scene of . the
oruolflxion.
ICE IN THE YUKON.
A Doien River Boats Stand a Good
Chance of Delia; Wrecked.
Snn Francisco, Nov. 1. Ice waa
making on the Yukon, and there was
thin Ice at Dutob Harbor, when the
Portland sailed, October 11. The tug
Sadie has gone into winter quarter at
Dutch Harbor. At least a dozen river
steamers are stuck on sand bars, in the
Yukon, and all , will probably be lost.
The Dawson City la a total wreck. The
Herman and Taooma are aground, and.
the other boats are in such perilous po
sition that when the ice breaks up they
may go to pieoes.
All the tieasura in sight on the Port
land was one box ol gold dust and nug
gosts consigned to the Alaska Commer
cial Company. Its value was not made
known, but is not believed to exceed
$10,000. Several returning mineis
were on the vessel, but they carried
their wealth in the form of. drafts, and
were reticent regarding the amount
Much Gold Deep Down.
Spokane, Wash., Nov. 1. -The moitt
marvelous strike recorded In a mine ot
Washington was made today In the Re
public mine, at Republic, on the north
half of Colville reservation. Free
milling ore averaging IS ounces of
gold, or noarly $800 to the ton, was en
countered at a depth of 400 feet from
the suifaoe. The drills out through 34
foot ot ledge matter, the last 16 ieet
averaging IS ounces, and the farther
wall of the pay streak ha not yet been
enoountered.
. Admiral Miller Will Soon Retire.
Washington, Oot. 81. -The announce
ment was made at the navy department
today that Hoar-Admiral Miller, com
manding the Pacific station, will be
retired November 38 by operation of
law on account of age. Commodore
Albert Kautsi, recently in command ot
the naval station at Newport, is now
on hi way to San Francisco to relieve
Adia iral Miller.
Murder of a Hermit.
. Springfield, Mass., Nov. 1. Isaao
Stetson, a hermit, waa found dead in
the woods near hi home, in the vioin
ity of Wahoonah farm, yesterday, hav
ing probably been murdered. An au
topsy performed today showed that
Stetson had been shot down, and that
death was instantaneous.
Many people in Brookilne, Mas.,
recently paid $3.50 each for painted
sparrows, on the representation thaf
they were canaries, ,
TO RAISE THE MAINE
A Saa Francisco Company
Wants the Job.
PEBMISSIOS MAY" BB GIVES
Crulaer Brooklyn and Gunboats Itel
ena and York town will Bo Added
to Dewey's Fleet.
Washington, Oct. SI. The Aom
Wrecking Company, of San Francisco,
ba made a request upon the navy de
partment for authority to raise the battle-ship
Maine. If tbe government
wants the ship after she reaches the
United States, the company will expect
to be paid salvage money tb tough con
demnatory proceedings. No money is
demanded from the government by the
company. It ia stated at the depart
ment unofficially that in ease the com
pany is found to be reliable, tho task,
no doubt, will be given them.
For the Ailatla Station.
Mew York, Oct 81. A dispatoh te
the Herald from Washington say:
Two more men-of-war will probably fol
low the auxiliary cruiser Buffalo to tbe
Asiatic squadron.' Orders have already
been given to the gunboat Helena to
prepare for her long trip through the
Sees canal to the far East, and as soon
as she is ready she will start
Bear-Admiral Dewey ha impressed
upon tbe department tbe necessity of
having a large number of light-draught
gunboats among the Philippine Islands.
The Yorktown, it is understood, will be
placed in commission on the Pacific
ooast, and start for Manila.
Before permitting Naval Constructor
Hobson to continue the work ol raising
the cruiser Cristobal Colon, his plans
must receive tbe approval of the naval
board of construction. Orders have
been given to him to appear in Wash
ington on Tuesday next at a meeting of
the board. Mr. Hobson will detail his
plan for floating the Colon.
Believing it desirable toadd the chief
intelligence offioer to the membership
of the board of construction, order!
bave been given to Commander Clover,
appointing him a member o( the Organ
ization. Captain A. S. Crownsbield, aoting
secretary of tbe navy, has given int
itructions to Commander West, com
manding the gunboat Princeton, direct
ing" him to proceed with hi vessel to
San Juan, Porto Bico, and take station
there until relieved.
The cruiser Newark will remain at
San Juan until the arrival of the Solace
with Commander A. S. Snow, and
when Commander Snow" assnmes duty
as commandant of the station, Bear
Admiral Schley will board tbe Newark
and sail for home.
HITCHBORN'S REPORT.
Work of tha Construction Boreas Dar
ing the War. v
Washington, Oct. SI. A large part
of tbe burden of equipping the United
States navy for tbe war with Spain fell
upon tbe construction bureau of the
navy. In bis annual report Commo
dore Hitchborn, the chief constructor,
furnishes many iatereating details a
to this work, involving the transforma
tion of more than 100 merchant ciaft
into effective naval vessels at short
notice. Looking to the future, tha
chief constructor invites attention to
tbe importance of properly equipping
and maintaining plants at or near naval
stations along the coast already estab
lished and he submits estimates tor tha
purpose, averaging about $25,000 ia
each case.
Besides the long list of vessels pur
chased by the government for use as
auxiliary orniaers, the report says that
10 vessels were accepted by tbe govern
ment from builders during the last
fiscal year. These were the Iowa, Hel
ena, Nashville, Wilmington, Annapolis,
Marietta, Newport, Vicksburg, Foots
and Wheeling. . 1
. Progress made on the vessels In course
of construction has been very satisfac
tory. The behavior of all classes of our
naval vessels throughout the various
conditions of the war is set down as a
source of gratification to the construc
tion bureau, where the greater part of
tbem were designed.
The chief constructor pay a tribute
to the indefatigable labor of the con
struction corps duiing the war and ex
presses the opinion that the increase in
its personnel has hardly been as rapid
as the demand upon its services.
Therefore, It Is urged that the bureau
continue the liberal policy It has fol
lowed in assigning officers to the corps.
The Engineer's Fate.
' Log Angola, Cal., Oct. 81. The en
gine of the eastbound train on the San
ta Barbara branch of the Southern Pa
cific ran off the track near Camulua sta
tion, and Engineer Davis wa oacgbt
under the cab and crushed to death.
The fireman on the engine was serious
ly, but not fatally injured.
Will Keilit Invaders. '
Peking, Oct. 81. There is a general
movement of Chinese troops towards
the coast of the Gulf of Pe-LI-Ohl. It
is understood to be due to an apprehen
sion of an attempt by a foreign power
to seise the railway.
Americana It, China in No Dancer.
Washington, Oot. 81. Admiral
Dewey has cabled the department that
everything is quiet at Peking and that
no further trouble is anticipated and
that American interests In China are
not in danger. .
Oswego, N. Y., Oct. 81. The Ton
kin Biver boiler and engine works in
this city were destroyed by fire early to
day. Loss, $105,000. Otto Snyder,
the night watchman, perished in the
huilding.
THANKSGIVING DAY.
Tha Preildent Namee Thunday, Novem
ber 9g In Hie rroelamatlon
Washington, Oot. 81. The president
today issued tbe following Thanksgiv
ing proclamation!
"By the President of the United
States A Proclamation; The ap
proaching November bring to mind the
onatom of our anoestors, hallowed by
time and rooted In our most sacred
traditions, of giving thank to Al
mighty God for all the blessings be has
vouchsafed to ns during the past year.
"Few years in our history have
afforded such cause for thanksgiving.
We hsve been blessed by abundant har
vests, our trade and commerce have
been wonderfully Increased, onr publio
credits have been improved and
strengthened, all'sectionsof our country
have been brought together and knitted
Into closer bond of rational purpose
and unity.
"The skies have been for a time
darkened by the-oloud of war, but as
we were compelled to take up the swoid
In tbe cause of humanity, we are per
mitted to rejoice that the conflict has
been of brief duration, and the losses
we have had to mourn, though grievous
and important, have been so few, con
sidering the great results accomplished,
as to inspire us with gratitude and
praise to the Lord of Hosts. We may
land and magnify His Holy Name that
the cessation of hostilities came so soon
as to spare both side tbe countless sor
rows and disasters that attend pro
tracted war. "
"I do, therefore, invite all my fellow-citizens,
those at home as well as
those who may be at sea or sojourning
In foreign lands, to set apart and ob
serve Thursday, the 34th day of No
vember, as a day of national thanks
giving, to come together In their sev
eral places of worship for a service of
praise and thanks to A Imigiity God for
all. the blessing of the year, the mild
ness of the Reasons and the fruitfulness
ot the soil; for the continued prosperity
of the people; for the devotion and
valor of onr countrymen; for the glory
of our victory and the hope of a righte
ous peace, and to pray that the divine
suldanoe which has brought ns hereto
fore to safety and honor may be giacl
ously continued In the years to come.
In witness whereof, etc
"WILLIAM M'KINLEY.
- "By the Preaident: John Hay, Sec
retary of State."
WOOD AT MANZANILLO.
Setting tha Ifew Civil Government
In Motion.
Manzanillo. Oct 81. The United
States gunboat Hist arrived here to
night with General Leonard Wood,
commander of the military department
of Santiago, accompanied by Lieutenant
Matthew Hanua. On landing, Gen
eral Wood was closeted with Colonel
Pettit and hi adjutant, and he Wa
subsequently received by Colonel Pet
tlt's entire regiment. General Wood
then visited the barraoks, hospitals,
palace, Custom-house and postoffice.
Colonel Pettit reports that tbe Cuban
General Bios I apparently making
every effort to prevent the disbanding
of bis troops. The Cuban commander
wishes all the sugar estate in the
neighborhood to tell him how many
men they can employ, and be will guar
antee to supply all required on condi
tion that only soldiers are employed.
The planters unanimously refuse to fall
in with such an arrangement, consider
ing that it would be a trade union of
the strongest possible kind and would
also tend to keep np the Cuban mili
tary organization, which, In the Inter
ests of the island, the planters ere very
anxious to break up. - In their opinion
it would be better to have ncoommerce
than to attempt it on such conditions.
' Lieutenant Luoieu Young, the com
mander of the Hist, created more ex
citement on landing than even General
Wood himself. Crowds gathered at
the wharf to see the young commander,
who, with Lieutenant Holm and Jun
gen, of tbe Hornet and Wampatuck. de
feated a whole flotilla ot Spanish gun
boat at Manzanillo on July 1 last
According to tbe reports from the
Cuban assembly at Santa Cms del Snr,
General Calixto Garcia has been chosen
permanent chairman ot the organisa
tion' :
DUG THEIR WAY OUT.
Bonlder Frlioner Baeapa by Mean al
Tnnael. ..
Denvar, Colo., Oot. 81. A special
to the News from Boulder, Cola, says:
About 6:80 o'clock this evening it was
discovered that five Inmate of the
county jail bad made their escape by
tunneling under the wall. They are
John C. Cassidy, who was today sen
tenced' to life imprisonment for the
murder of William Bowe, at Sugarloaf;
George and Edward Bowe, sentenced
to four and a halt arid six years respec
tively foroattleatealing; Nick Boucher,
awaiting trial for assault with intent
to murder; and John Baptiste, serving
a three months' sentence for larceny.
With oaseknlves and piece ot wood
they had dug down six feet and tunnel
ed eight feet to the outside of the wall,
hiding the dirt taken out under one of
the cage. They had been at woik
several day. No traoe of the escapes
has been found.
St Louis, Oct 81. A special to the
Post-Dispatch from Sherman, Tex.,
says a disastrous fire occurred at Corsi
cans today. William Johnson and two
children were burned to death.
San Francisco, Oct. 81. The vault
in the First National bank, used by
Judge Wolf, of the Wolf, Worden
Company, who mysteriously disap
peared two months ago, was opened to
day It wa found to ba empty, and
money and securities amounting to
$10,000 belonging to the Sarah M.
Pearson estate, of which Wolf was ex
eon tor, are now missing. Wolf waa
supposed to have met with foul play
io Oregon, bnt 'ater on was seen in
Chicago.
WORK OF A POSSE
Fierce Battle With Indians
in Grant County.
THE BAUD WAS EXTERMINATED
Flva Redahlm and One White Maa
Were Killed Indians Gathering
at Iaea In Large Nnmbere.
Baker City, Or., Oct 39. A special
from Canyon City states that a young
man who was a member of the sheriff's
posse which Is pursuing the Indians
who yesterday shot two settlers David
Cuttings and John High and killed
two horses ridden by F. Duncan and F.
Mosier, has just returned to Canyon
City with a report of a desperate fight
between tbe posse and the Indians.
The 19 white men and five buck
warriors were about 40 feet apart when
the battle began. George Cuttings,
son of David Cuttings, received a bMI
In the left arm, the missile passing
through his lungs.
One of the Indians, who was shot
and killed, fought with desperate
courage. After being repeatedly shot
he continued firing his rifle until it
was empty and then fired bts revolver
until the weapon diopped so low that
the bullets struok the ground near bis
side. '
George Cuttings, after being wound
ed, started, in company with M. Mo
sier. for Izee, neat the scone of the
trouble. The wounded man became so
weak tbat he wa left near the trail
propped np against a tree. When a
searching party went to look for Cut
tings, they found hi dead body near a
pring, to which he iiad crawled. The
posse continued in pursuit of the In
diana, and, after a running battle,
killed all five.
- Settlors have sent to Canyon City
tor more ammunition, stating that In
dians are gathering around Izee in large
numbers..
The trouble arose over the Indians
sccusing the whites of stealing borsos.
REMOVED FROM THE LIST.
Vhanianda of OSleee Will Ba Takes
From Civil Service.
Washington, Oot. 39. It is under
stood that a presidential edict removing
a large number of government officer
from the eivil service probably will be
promulgated before Thanksgiving day.
The order iaone whiah has been in con
templation for' many months, having
been deferred from time to time owisg
to pressure of war business. As at
present determined upon, the order
will affect upwards of 7,000 places. It'
will Inolnde deputy collectors of in
ternal revenue, who are authorised to
become acting collectors, actually serv
ing in that capacity. There are about
9,000 of these deputy collectors. The
largest olass affected is the corps of ex
amining surgeons of the pension bu
reau, of whom there are in all over
4,100. About 60 office deputy, mar
shals, heretofore reported as classified
but concerning whose states there has
been some doubt, because of their be
ing in the judicial branch of the serv
ice, aie expected to be placed in the
exempt class. There are other scatter
ing positions, Inoludtng some of a fidu
ciary and confidential character, which
will aggregate possibly several hundred.
FATE"" OF DREYFUS.
Appeal for Bevlilon af tha Case Heard
at Farle.
Pairs, Oot. 39. The conrt of cessa
tion, which Is to decide upon the ques
tion of the reopening of the case ot
Alfred Dreyfus, tbe prisoner of Devil's
island, who is alleged to have been
falsely convicted of selling important
military f)ne to agents of a foreign
power, opened at noon today. During
the session of the court, an anti-Dreyfus
mob numbering about 100 persons and
headed by MM. Drumcnt, Millevoye
and Lascs, shouting "Vive l'Armiel"
and "A morte lea Jnifsl" attempted to
enter tbe court, bnt the passage of the
mob was barred by the police, and large
reinforcements were sent to guard the
approaches to the oourt. r
Maitre la Borie, who was counsel for
M. Zola during the latter's famous trial,
was seated among the lawyers, occupy
ing the first row. Mra Dreyfus, wife
ot the prisoner, was provided with a
seat in a corner. She was represented
by Maitre Mornard.
The case was called immediately after
the opening ot the oourt. Reporter
Bard appeared tor the captain. :
' MoCord Will Beoelve 40,000.
Washington, Oot. 89. The award ol
the chief justice of, Canada, to whose
arbitration wa submitted the olaim of
Viotor H. MGord against the govern
ment of Peru for damages sustained by
reason of imprisonment during the
revolutionary outbreaks there, has been
received at the state department Mc
Cord is awarded $40,000. Payment of
this amount will close the diplomatic
controversy which has been in progress
between the United States and Pern
for some years, this government having
persistently urged reparation for Ma
Cord. The settlement of the case pro
vides that the money must be paid to
MoCord within six months, from the
date ot the award.
Salolde of a Volunteer.
New York, Oct. 89 Philip R. N.
Hildreth, 36 years old, a member of
troop A, New Yortr volunteers, com
mitted suioide at his home iu this city
while delirious from fever contracted
In Porto Rico. He shot himself through,
tbe head with his army revolver. .
The Plague at Samarkand.
St. Petersburg, Oct. 23. It is uw
recognized that tha epidemic prevailing
at Samaikand is the true pjane. Thf
mortality la J,iBi. .