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EVENTS OF THE DAY
Epitome of the Telegraphic
News of the World.
riagne at Maul la 1 spreading.
Lord Huberts' force have ni-i'm,lud
.NCUUSUHA.
TKUSK TICKS FROM Til K WIRES
An Interesting Cnlleetlon of Items From
the Two Hemispheres Presented
In n Condensed Form
The revolution In Vcneznela, under
t lit leadership of lleruaudoz, i said ta
bs gaining head way.
The treasurer of Nes reroe county,
jumiio, waa arrested lor depositing pub
ao muni in national bank.
Two hund ml shareholder of the
Panama Canal Company met in i'urla
and chose a new taiarti of director).
A bill tiro)irintinr $ 150,000 fur tha
enlargement of tho postollloe building
at Portland, Or., waa passed iu tliu
senate.
After an overhauling at Mara Island
uavy yard, the Philadelphia will pro,
caed to the island of Tutuilu, oua of
tha Samoans.
A branch of tha Illinois' union has
been formed at Cornucopia. This ia
noteworthy in that it ia tha flrat branch
to be formed In Oregon.
During the last throe months nearly
S B0 demented soldiers have arrived in
Han Francisco from the Phlllniilnes,
ud it it aald 300 more are on the way.
Tho Corliss projmtitlon for the go'
eminent ownership of a Pacific cable
waa defeated by the house committee
on interstate and foreign commerce, by
a vote of 8 to 5.
F. O. Tait, amatuer golf chapmion of
Great Britain in 18Ut) and 181)8, was
killed during (ienerul Mac-Donald's re
rounaiuianco at Koorierlerg, hciugshot
through the body. He had previously
been wounded at Magersfoutein.
The British ship County of Edin
burgh went aahore near Manasuan life'
saving station, on the Jersey coast,
near 1'olnt 1'leaaant. She ia hard and
(ant aground, and it ia expected la
break up. The crew were taken off iu
the breeches buoy by the life-savers.
tglisias and Kduardo Coude, Puerto
Ktoan labor leaders, have issued an
appeal to Ihia government on behalf of
the worklngmeu of Puerto Kioo. They
declare that the working claas of their
Island have been reduced by reason of
the war, the hurrlcaue and the action
of this government since the storm, to
a ooudition of extreme destitution.
l!y an executive order, a certain por
tion of tho penimula in the district
of Alaska, immediately north of the
southern boundary, and embracing
Camp Point Spencer, baa Ihibii reserved
(or public purposes. The trai-t is
located on the west shore of I'ort Clar
ence bay, comprising the peninsula on
which is Point Spetuer, and iucltidea
about four square miles.
Albsy province is much harassed
by the Filipino rebels.
A territorial form of government 1
recommended for Hawaii.
Dawson merchants aro closing np
shop to go to Cape Nome.
Congressman Sulzer, of Now York,
ii talked of for Bryau's running mate,
Fire in tho tlrooklyn navy yard de
stroyed property to the value of $100,.
000.
Four men were fatally wounded dtir
lug a riot at a dance in Northern Okla
homa.
The strike of tha Cuban cigarmakers
has been suttlod. The effort was unsuc
cessful. Robber made au unsuccessful at
tempt to hold up a Santa Fe ttain in
Oklahoma.
Klljah Cone, one of the oldest news
paper men of Wisconsin, waa frozen to
death in rood du Lao.
American miners are not allowod to
carry arms or ammunition into tho
state of Sonnra, Mexico.
Chaplain Wells, Jnst returned from
the Philippines, says there is too much
whiskey sold and used there.
The transport Mam, which lost 811
mules out of Dili) ou her trip to Manila,
Is back in Kan 1-rauolseo harbor.
The city of Skagwa.v protests agaiust
the appointment of a delegate to con
gross without the vote of the pimple.
Kd. Armstrong, a Mudford, Or.,
bricklayer, was shot and fatally in
jured by A. J. Hamlen, during a saloon
row.
Fire at tha National Biscuit Com
pany's works, at Worcester, Mas., de
stroyed property to the value of $00,-000.
The Kansas supreme court holds that
railways cannot be compelled to fur
nish free transportation to livestock
shippers.
Huller's attack is now known to
have been no feint. He was really de
feated in a third attempt to reach
Ladysmlth,
Thomas O. Merrill, of Halt Lake
City, widely known throughout the
.West as an energetic worker in the sil
ver cause, is dead.
Terrific snow storms
Northern Ciermany,
The house passed the legislative, ex
ecutive and judicial appropriation bill.
General Kolloy-Kenny's brigade can
turod a lloer supply train of 78 wito
near jaconsuai.
A blizzard is raging in New York.
I!linding clouds of snow are being
whirled about by a strong northeast
wind.
Au armor plate trust, composed of IS
firms iu the world, which practically
monopolize armor plate, will be
formed.
Will Hurts, a negro, was lynched
near liaakett Mills, H. C, by a mob of
zou men. lie assaulted the wife of a
planter.
Itear-Adiniral Sampson has been
offered and declined the presidency of
tho Massachusetts institute of
technology.
i hree men were caught In a snow
slide in Colorado, nearSllverton. Two
were killed and the third saved his life
by running,
The A blxitt-Downlng Carriage Com
pany, of Concord, N. H., has made an
assignment, with llahllltes of f 200,000
ami assets of $li00,000.
The strike situatien at the island of
Martinique is now calm. Several ar
rests have lieeu made of strikers for in
terfering with men at work.
The body of Miss Fsther J. Collen,
of Olympia, Wash., was found on the
tide flats of that city. A complete air
of mystery surrounds her death,
The Vermont State Federation of
Women's Clubs Is attempting to secure
tho appointment of women en the state
board of penal and charitable insti
tutions.
A band of Cree Indinas, camped
near Ilutte, Mont., bought a quantity
of alcohol, and by mistake were given
wood alcohol, three of the band dying
in great agony.
Tho Owen brothers, two of the band
its who held np ami rubbed a Wells
Fargo express car at Fairbanks, Ariz.
have been captured near Pearce, Ariz.,
bv a Tombstone posse.
Pirates are causing much trouble in
Chinese waters. A crew from a British
gunlsmt had a lively fight with them
near Choutou Chang, in which several
pirates were killed and oue sailor shot.
At l-.l Paso, lexas, a mob o negro
soldiers from Fort Bliss attacked the
city police statiou with the object of
releasing two of their comrades who
had beeu arrested and during the fight
one olticer and oue soldier was killed,
The Doers now claim to have 120,000
fighting men.
The army appropriation bill carries
1111,700,304.
Treaty between the United States
and Trinidad has been signed.
Charles Lewis, of Lewiaville, Or.,
killed himself accidentally while hun
ting.
Astoria, Or., is taking special pre'
cautious against the introduction of
plague.
The anti-trust conference has de
clared in favor of the government own
ership of railroads.
A press agent of the defunct Franklin
syndicate believes that Miller made a
million dollars out of the swindle.
Manufacturing, railway and ice har
vesting interests have been greatly
damaged by severe stoims in New Eng-
laud.
Three well-known oitizens of the
town of Nanaimo, 1). C, were drowned
while on a hunting trip on Vancouver
Island.
The United States government has
61 new naval vessels nnder construe
tion, which will require in oflicers
alone, 3,000 men.
Willis P. Sullivan, Mayor Fhelan'l
secretary, was chosen by the board ot
police commissioners of San Francisco
to be chief of police
Sam Hes'vlek, an old and tlw
xuown character on the Chicago I-oirrd
ol Trade, died as a charity patient in
the llaptist hospital of that city,
Mexican papers are giving much at
tention to the proposed construction of
the Nicaragua canal. They believe it
will benefit Mexicau trade.
Knglaud is suffering from severe
blizzard. Trains are snowed np in all
directions and street-car lines blocked
and telegraph and telephone wires are
down.
The Salvation Army celebrated the
20th anniversary of its establishment
in the United States with the baptizing
of Hooth Tucker's-baby. The oereuiony
took place in New York.
The Vladimir Vostock, one of the
supply ships chartered by the govern
ment for the transportation of quarter
master's and commissary stores, ar
rived at San Francisco from Manila.
r raging in retirement ot Uronje ana the
Boer Army.
BRITISH EVACUATE RENSBRRO
rhs War Ofllea lias Issued Orders fat
the formation of 1 1 New Batteries
Three Battalion of Infantry.
London, Feb. 17. The war offloe
announces that General French reached
Ki mberley Thursday evening.
following is Lord Roberts' message to
the war ollice:
"Jacobsdal, Feb. 17. French, with
a force of artillery, cavalry and mount
ed Infantry, reached Kimberley this
evening (Thursday)."
Cronje'a Retirement.
London, Feb. 17. As Gen. Cronje's
communications with Vloemfontein
have been cut, England would like to
hear that he elects to give battle among
the low hills and ridges east of Kim
lierley. Should he determine not to do
this, he must retreat to a joint where
he would prefer to fight. This retire
ment could be a long detour around the
head of the ISritish advance to Bloeui
fontein, or, as seems to military stu
dents more practicable, he could with
draw to the north, using the railroad
for his guns and heavy baggage, mov
ing to Fourteen Streams station, and
thence into the Transvaal territory.
The Boers have made no preparations
to defend Bloom f on teiu, and there is
no particular reason why General
Cronje slioud risk a battle to protect the
capital of the Free State.
Operations elsewhere are apparently
suspended.
A correspondent, writing from Cheve-
ley, February 16, says: "We are
still hopeful of relieving Ladysuiith
United States Alone Opened
of China.
, Ithaca, N. Y.. Feb. 1 .President
Jacob O. Hchurman, of Cornell univer
sity, in au address before the Business
Men's Association, of Ithaca, spoke at
some length on the Issues arising out
of the Philippine question. Regarding
the commercial benefits which the
United States is to derive as a result of
the Spanish-American war, he said:
"The markets of the world are open
to ns and receiving our products. The
Spanish war gave ns a solution to that
question. That wnr was waged to
drive from Cuba an effete European
power, a government of tyranny. The
irony of fate has followed np our late
war, and, paradoxical though it be,
we are now an Asitio power, with new
outlets for onr products.
"These are hurd facts, and as strange
as they are true, Where England and
Germany kept us from the competition,
it is now all our own, and the lion
share ia coming with it. We allowed
Africa to be sliced np by European
powers. It is our national crime
China has opened the door to its 400,
000,000 bnman souls for ns. Russia,
I ranee, Germany and England were
dividing that great empire as Africa
was divided. We might have lost it.
England was in despair. Its trade was
ridiculed by Russia, Germany and
France. But the United States alone
opened the doors of China, and aocom
plished one of the greatest achievements
in history.
"Our flag is anchored in the Pacific
it is floating over the Philippines,
Henceforth we are to be on an equal
footing in Asia with Russia, Germany,
France and England. But onr mission
is not alone to make money there
although Providence dropped the island
into our lap. Eight million people
with immortal souls have been re
deemed from the tyranny of ages, and
onr mission is to share with them our
' highest American civilization and
Making: for Bloemfontein
With All Speed.
FRENCH'S STAY AT KIMBERLEY
libertv. Thev will accent onr flair
Colonel Iiadeu'-Powell, in a dispatch onr education, and then our mission
fmm M.r.i,in .i.,i i. ao .ft, I wiu oc accomplished, it win oe tneir
mentioning matters alreadv sent out ! fla8 ,nd onrs their ory
by correspondents, gives his total cas
ualties up to January 25 as follows:
Killed, five oflicers and 00 men;
wounded, eight officer and 123 men;
missing, 84 men.
No word ha been received regarding
General Gatacre' 12,000 men at Storm-
berg. The impression is that these
forces are on the way to Lord Roberts.
Mr. Chamberlain's announcement in
the honse of commons of the intention
of the government to encourage the
their glory and ours,
their pride and ours, emblem of .the
Orient in its highest and noblest form.
BETTER CONDITIONS.
Otis Reports a Cleneral Improvement In
the Philippine!,
Washington, Feb. 17. The adjutant
general received the following cable
message from General Otis:
"Manila, Feb. 17. Bates left today
with two regiments and battery
artillery on transports for San Miguel
lulus to detend themselves from the bay, province of Camarine Sur, to
noers u a contingency me tsoers seem move on Nueva Caceres and towns in
to have antioiiatted, as they have been that section. The road east from
doing everything in their power to win Antimonan through the province of
the good will of the iiasutos, who have Tayabas ia not practicable for troops,
thousands ot good rilles. lhe HoersiXhe insurgents in Camarines show
gave 2,000 Basutoa safo conduct. If considerable activity and make attacks
viia iiriun ins innoo nna . inn itmin '
HIV SUV elfUCVU UilU UHf tllv JVV1
will probably let loose another.
coast of Luzon Island.
the southeastern
It is reported
The war ollloe has Issued orders for that they hold several hundred Spanish
the formation of 21 new batteries and
three battalions of infantry.
lhe cabinet council was in session
yesterday for two hours. It will meet
again today. This is quite unusual.
lirllUh Evacuate Kenebers;.
Loudon, Feb. 17. The Cape Town
correspondent of the Daily Chronicle,
telegraphing, says:
"It is reported here that the British
have evacuated Rensberg and retired to
Arundel."
Arundel, Feb. 17. General Clem
ents withdrew fiom Rensberg during
the night, bis rear guard arriving at
Arnndel early tnis morning. The
Boers promptly followed, reocenpying
their old position on the Taaisbosch
hills, wheu they have been shelling the
British cavalry patrols, bnt ineffectual
ly. The British guns returned the
tire, making fairly ac urate practice.
PASSED BY THE SENATE.
DeolslT
Majority for
Hill.
the Financial
Washington, Feb. 17. The senate
substitute for the house currency bill
was passed by the senate today by the
decisive majority of 4H to 90.
Prior to the final passage of the bill,
amendments were considered nnder the
10-minute rule. Only two ot these
amendments were adopted, viz: One
offered by the financial oommittee,
keeping the door open to international
blmotalism, and one by Nelson, of Min
nesota, providing for national banks
with $35,000 capital in town of not
more than 4,000 inhabitants.
The house today completed 20 of 124
pages of the legislative, execntive and
judioial appropriation bill, without
amendment. During the general de
bate, which closed at 4 o'clook, a
variety of topics were touched upon.
Bontell, of Illinois, Miers, of Indiana,
and Showalter, of Pennsylvania, dis
cussed the Philippine question; Gros
veuor, of Ohio, and Gillett, of Massa
chusetts, civil service reform; Briggs,
of New York, pensions, and Under
wood, of Alabama, his resolution to
repeal the 15th amendment to the con
stitution. Tho legislative bill proba
bly will be passed tomorrow.
shipment, besides
handkerchiefs.
sweaters, caps and
Corbett-Jeft-riee Fl(ht.
New York, Feb. 17. The date ol
the fight between J. J. Jeffries and J.
Lima, Pern, via Galveston, Feb. 17. 1 J. Corbet t has been fixed at Mar 14.
A severe earthquake shook, which Georee F. Considine and W. A. Bradv.
caused great alarm, wa felt in this manager of the men, met Tom
seotion. in the course of the day the . O'Rourke. manager of the Seaside
today, and formally
prisoners and a few Americans, in the
vicinity of Nueva Caceres.
Kohbe, with two regiments, occu
pies the southeastern extremity of
Luzon from Tabaco on the north to
Donsol on the south; all important
point of the island of Catauduanes,
Samar and Leyte.
"The conditions throughout the
Philippines are gradually improving.
All coasting vessels are now engaged in
transporting merchandise and products,
The Ladrone element is troublesome
in all of the islands and keep troops
very actively engaged."
Maine Day in Havana. -
Havana, Feb. 17. The second anut
versa ry of the destructin of the United
States battleship Maine in this harbor
was suitably observed here today,
Several hundred Americans went out
to the wreck of the Maine, over which
the United States flag was flying at
half mast. Every available piece of
the wreckage above the water was
banked with laurels. From the search
light platform short prayers were offer
ed by Dr. McGee, of the Episcopal
church, and Father Jones, of the Cat ho
lie chnrch. At the chnrch of Mercede,
the municipality arranged for imposing
memorial services which were attended
by Governor-General Wood and other
civil and military officers.
Freshet In the Hudaon.
Albany, N. Y., Feb. 18. Three men
were drowned and $500,000 damage
done to property along the Hudson
river by the worst freshet which this
city has seen' since 1857. The dead
are: Thomas Shea, of llath; William
Rhienhart, of New York; Joseph Vo-
gel, of Van " Rensslaer island. Shea
and Rhinehart broke through the ice.
Vogel was drowned while trying to res
cue four horses on his farm. Fifty men
are imprisoned in the second story oi
an ice house on Montgomery island,
across the river, bnt they are in no
danger, as the water has begnn to re
cede. The flood reached its height at
8 o'clook this afternoon, when it regis
tered 20 feet above the ordinary level.
At midnight it bad gone down two feet.
Patriotic women of Vancouver, B.
C, have devised a means to aid the
ltrltlah aiilfllttni lii Knnt.h Africa. Three
thousand pairs of socks are ready for River Rimao flooded its banks in the j Athletio Club,
Frenoh railroads have ordered 80 lo
comotives from Philadelphia.
A Leipsio newspaper warns German
manufacturers may crowd them out ot
Russia.
A Fiench oonrt sent a man to prison
for three mouths for Insulting Queen
Victoria in a pamphlet.
The queen of Italy has a handker
chief valued at $110,000. It took sev
eral women more than 20 years to
piakt it.
Captain Charles Loeffler ha been
doorkeeper at the entrance ot the exec
utive chamber in Washington for over
80 years.
The oldest consul of tlie United
States in continuous service is Horatio
J. Sprague, who became oonsul at
Gibraltar in 1848.
The persons engaged in raising fund
to buy ft home in Washington for Rear-
Admiral Schley have made another ap
peal for money.
outskirts of Lima, endangering life and
property.
Fighting In Albay Province.
Manila, Feb. 17. Insurgent forces,
estimated at 5.000 soldiers, mostly
bolomen, attacked the American garri
son in the convent at Daraga, province
of Albay, the night of Febrnary 5.
They were repulsed, however, after
they had burned mnoh of the town.
One lieutenant wounded wa the only
loss sustained by the Americans.
Steel ornaments
kept in powdered
their rusting.
should
starch
always be
to prevent
accepted the offer of the Coney Island
Club for the fight.
Selae the Roads.
Chicago, Feb. 15. After a heated
debate, the resolutions committee ol
the anti-trust conference decided to re
port in favor of government ownership
of.rairoada and for their seizure on pay
ment of actual value and withont pay
ment for "watered stock ot other ficti
tious values."
- The manager of the Belleville Woolen
mills, at North Kingston, Rhode Island,
granted the demand of the operatives
for a 10 per cent advaiu-e iu waves.
Boer Wagon-Train Being Punned Te
ward the Capital Poblle Joy
In England.
London. Feb. 19. General Cronje,
with a start of a day or two, is seem'
ingly in fnll retreat from Lord Robert,
moving northward. General French,
with the cavalry, simply stayed ovei
night in Kimberley, and then pushed
on to get in touch with the retreating
enemy. A long Boer wagon train mov
ing toward Bloemfontein, followed pre
sumably by a large force of British in
fantry. In their hasty departure the
Boers lost quantities of supplies and
ammunition.
Military opinion here is that Lord
Roberts will not posh far after the
Boers immediately, becanse of trans
port problems and the need of rest for
the troops. He has to feed 70,000 per
sons in his army and the whole Kim
berley population. He must rebuild
the railway from Modder River town
to Kimberley, and revictual the latter.
General French lost a few men only in
action, but the forced marches and the
heat have probably made many ill,
Numbers of remounts must be provided.
Retreating to Bloemfontein.
Jacobsdal, Feb. 19 via Modder
River. General Cronje, with 10,000
men, is in full retreat towards Bloem
fontein. General Kelly-Kenny is fight
ing a rear guard and harassing the re
treat. The Boers are reported to be
leaving Spyfoutein, going in a north
westerly direction.
lhe Doers captnrtS a large convoy
as a result of Thursday's f g'lting at
Riet river. The British casualties
were comparatively light in view of
the tremendous bombardment. Less
than 80 men were wounded and but
one killed.
General r ranch's division was en
thusiastically welcomed at Kimberley.
The officers dined at the club last even
ing. The news of the entry into Kim
berley has greatly cheered the troops,
who are working splendidly.
Klota la Martinique. .
Fort De France, Martinique, Feb. 19.
A mob of rioters yesterday at Rivierre
Sallee refused to hear Senator Knight,
who ia favorably disposed toward
their cause. At midnight the planta
tion of La Cocollee and Champigny
were set tire to. Ttews has been re
ceived from Paris announcing that the
garrison ia to be reinforced and the
French cruiser Sachet ia ou her way
here.
The situation grows worse rather
than better, in spite of the concessions
by the employers. Work ia stopped,
and the strikers, urged on by their
ringleaders, are becoming more men
acing ana exacting. m. liayott, a
prominent planter at Petitborng, with
his family, has arrived here, abandon
ing bis effect and plantation. There
are more than 3.000 rioters in the Petit
borng district, and as there is a consid
erable supply of liquor accessible, it is
feared that the night will witness
scenes of violenoe. The governor hav
ing declared himself nnable to afford
the desired protection, the command
ant made an urgent appeal, and at 6
o'clock this evening the entire local
brigade of gendarmerie was called into
requisition.
More Plague In Honolulu.
Honluln, Feb. 10. Five cases of
plague have developed since the Ala
meda sailed, February 2. Among the
stricken ones were two white men J.
W. Robertson, a clerk in a large hard
ware store, and J. H. Hartinan, a
stable man who recently came from
San Francisco. Robertson lingered 24
hoifrs and then succumbed. Hartinan
is said to be improving, under the
Pasteur treatment. No new cases have
leveloped during the past fonr days.
The house-to-house inspection ia being
kept up.
The schooner Golden Shore had a
narrow escape from destructionn from
fire on the 7th. The vessel was fumi
gated, and 4S hours later names were
discovered in the hold. The vessel was
damaged to the extent of $1,500. The
schooner will leave for Puget sound
in ballast.
French Force Defeated Rabah, n Native
Chieftain.
Paris, Feb. 19. M. de Crais, min
ister of the colonies, has received a
telegram from the governor of the
French Congo, M. De Laraothe, an
nouncing the defeat in battle of Rabah,
the principal chieftan of Central Son-
dan, by a French expedition nnder M.
Gentil.
Rabah has long been the strongest
opponent of the extension of French
influence in the Soudan. It appears
that be was strongly intrenched at
Kouna, between French Congo and
Lake Tchad. Kouna waa defended by
12.000 men, with 2,500 rifles and three
cannon. Altera desperate fight, the
French demolished the fortress. Ka
bah, who was wounded during the
fight, fled six honrs before its conclu
lion. The commander of the French
expedition, however, admits that prao
ticaily half of his own force was placed
bor de combat. Forty-three Senega
lese sharpshooter were killed, and
fonr European, including Captain
Robillot, and 106 Senagalese were
wounded. The commander of the ex
pedition say in hi report:
"We had altogether 820 rifle, so
thought it advisable to continue the
march to Lake Tchad. Captain
Robillot occupied a fortified canton
ment at Tonnia."
The commander of the expedition
returned to Bangne to inform the gov
ernor of the defeat of Rabah. He re
port that the result will be very im
porta nt, as Rabah is completely de
moralized by his losses, estimated at
between 2,000 and 3,000 killed.
Doubt About Capture of the
British Wagons.
HOW ROBERTS' PLANS WORKED
YAQUI PRISONERS.
Six Hundred of Them Will Be DUtrtb
uted In Varioua Titles.
Austin, Tex., Feb. 19. A dispatch
from Manzaniilo, Mexico, say that
the Mexican gunboat Oaxaca has ar
rived there from the month of the
Guaymas river with 600 Yaqui Indian
prisoners on board. They were cap.
tnred in the battle fougut about three
weeks ago near Mazocoba. The pris
oners will be taken to Guadalajara, and
there distributed to the various interior
cities. They will not be confined in
prisons, bnt will be kept under surveil
ance for a few years, until they have
become educated in the habits of the
Mexican people when they will be
allowed to return to their tribe and im.
part their newly acquired knowledge
to their fellow tribesmen.
When the Oxaca left the Yaqni river
the government troops were making
good progress toward subduing the
rebels. General Torres had divided
his command, and the two armies were
to advance into the Yaqni country from
two different points. No official con
firmation is obtainable as to the gov
ernment's loss in the recent battles,
nut it is reported that there were over
400 killed and wounded. It is claimed
that the Yaqnis left 200 killed, about
800 wounded and 600 captured.
Bacon's Resolution.
Washington, Feb. 17. Considera
tion of the financial matter havina
been concluded, discussion of the Phil
ippine question waa resumed in the
senate today. McEenry, (Rep. La.)
strongly opposed the permanent acquis
tion of the islands, and believed the
United States ought to relinquish them
a soon as the authority of this country
had been asserted. Stewart, (Silver
Nevada), took a pnoounced position
in favor of the admission of the products
of any of the island possessions of the
United State free of duty. The bill
providing a form of government for the
territory of Hawaii waa read, bnt be
yond that formality nothing wa done
with it.
Injured at Fires.
unicago, jreD. 1 a.--tight person!
were injured, one fatally, in fonr fires
that occurred late last night and early
this morning in the residence portion
of the city. In all about 85 live were
imperiled by the fires, and there were
heroic deeds of rescue bv the firemen.
M. W. Littlefield, Mrs. M. W. Little
field, Curtis Jamieson and Frank
Hampden were overcome by smoke and
rescued by firemen. The two small
children of Mrs. H . E. Bnmp, sleeping
on the first floor, were also overcome
by smoke and rescued by their mother
at the peril of her life.
The total loss will not amount to
$50,000. Most of the fires were caused
by overheated furnaces.
Broom-Corn Truvt.
Uhlcago, l-eo. ia. There was a
meetiug of the members of the Union
Buoui Company, known as the broom
corn trust, in this oity, and it ia said
an effort was made to advance the price
of brush from $200 to $220 a ton, but
the wiser heads thought it best not to
do it. The dealers outside claim this
will be done at the next meeting. From
all sections come reports of increased
acreages this year.
Large shipment of Opium.
San Francisco, Feb. 19. One of the
largest shipments of opium received at
this port fur some time waa brought
from th Orient by the steamer Coptic.
It consists of 38,821 pounds, and its
alue, with duty paid, is about $400,-
000. The duty on the opium will
amount to $142,926.
In Asiatic Russia.
San Francisco, Feb. 19. Advices
from Japan, per steamer Coptic, report
that the Japanese government has
knowledge that Russia will place 60,
000 troops at Port Arthur within two
year. Japan is apprehensive of the
move, as Russia could fill Corea with
soldiers in a very short time. As the
matter now stands, Japan would have
to dispatch transports to Chemnlpo
with men, and this would be a big nn.
dertaking.
K.ooomotlve Exploded.
ropeaa, nan., jteD. i. Two men
were instantly killed and three fright
fully injured by the explosion of a loc
omotive boiler in the Santa Fe round
house this afternoon. The dead are:
John Heustis, a boilermaker; Nels
Linden, fireman. The injured are: J.
L. Beardsley, will probably die; Artie
Sailor, bruised and badly shaken np,
and Bert Shields, f.ice cut and one eye
injured. The explosion was caused by
compressed air, which was to be used
as a motive power in the "midget"
locomotive, a small switch engine.
Beardsley was letting the air into the
boiler when the explosion occurred.
Boers From Natal Aro Reported to Be
Moving to Assistance of the Free
State Forces.
London, Teb. 20. It i now amply
confirmed that General Cronje escaped.
Every detail received, however, prove
tow admirable Lord Roberta' plan
were conceived and were succeeding.
But for the unexpected delay at Deklel
idrift, which was almost inmpassable
for wagons, the whole Boer force would
have been surrounded . The delay of
one day there gave them their chance
for a hasty retreat. All the other
movement of Lord Robert were exe
cuted on time. Apparently. General
Cronje 1 retreating with the main
army, and even if he shall escape alto
gether, he will probably lose all his
baggage.
There is still something doubtful of
about the capture of the British convoy.
According to a Daily Mail correspond
ent with the convoy, which consisted
of 200 wagons, each loaded with 6,000
pounds of ration and forage, and each
drawn by 16 oxen, it was quite unex
pectedly attacked by a commando
supposed to come from Colesburg. The
escort, consisting of 80 of the Gordon
Highlanders, 40 men of the army serv
ice corps, and a few of Kitchener'
horse, maintained a defense until the
arrival of reinforcement sustaining
insignificant casualties.
The Standard's correspodent . at
Jacobsdal, telegraphing Febrnary 17,
ays:
"An attack was made yesterday
upon the rear guard of our main body
by a force of 1,400 Boers, who were
hurried np from Colesburg. They
succeeded in capturing some of our
wagons, bnt Lord Roberts did not de
lay his march to retake these. There
were few casualties on our side."
The last ot our supply columns ar
rived from Honey Nest kloof today,
having met with no opposition on the
way;
Special from Ladysmith report an
apparent movement on the Boers to
ward the Free State, presumably with
the object of assisting General Cronje.
Bonded Warehouses.
City of Mexico, Feb. 20. The presi
dent has issued a decree for the estab
lishment of a system of bonded ware
houses at port of entry. Manager ol
warehouse may lend money on the
goods deposited, as well as enjoy the
usual privileges pertaining to this busi
ness in foreign countiies, collect stor
age charges, etc. Exemptions of cus
toms duties on the materials for the
construction of the warehouse is grant
ed for five year. Several bank here
are interested in this business, and
New York parties are expected to take
a portion of the capital required. The
business was projeotd some years ago,
but was defeated in congress, bnt it ia
now certain to pass.
Steel Plant for Mexico.
Chicago, Feb. 20. A special to the
Record from Monterey, Mex.. says:
An American syndicate with a capital
of $10,000,000 will immediately begin
the construction of a great steel plant
in this city. The plans for the mam
moth concern have been completed and
the ground purchased for locating the
several building. An abundance ol
high grade iron ore and coal is within
easy shipping distance. The plant
will make a specialty of manufacturing
steel rails, and will be the first in
dustry of the kind to be established in
Mexico. It will give employment to
about 4,000 men in the different de
partments when they are in operation.
Several American capitalists in Monte
rey are heavy stockholders in the
enterprise.
The Teneiuelan Revolution.
Havana, Feb. 20. General Ignacio
Andrade, former president of Vene
zuela, who is now in Havana, said
today:
I left Venezuela for the good of my
country, as it was olaimed that I was
the cause of the revolution. A the
revolution continues, I can scarcely
have been the sole cause. I confess
that I do not know the precise cause
of the war. By some it ha been at
tributed to the division of the country
into 20 states by congress. The revo
lutionists pretend to consider it uncon
stitutional, but they have themselves
maintained that diivsion."
Calaveras Big Tree Grove Sold.
San Francisco, Feb. 17. Robert
Whiteside, of Dulnth, Minn., has prac
tically purchased the CalaveraB Big
Tree grove, having paid the company
owning it $1,000 for an option of 90
days. The price for the grove is $100,
000, and it consists of 8,800 acres.
He has already purchased 5,000 acres
oi timber land west of the Calaveras
grove and has bonded two other large
tracts east and south of the big tree
park. A joint resolution is pending in
congress authorizing the secretary of
the interior to open negotiations for
bonding of the Calaveras connty groves
of sequoia gigantea for a government
park.
If cakes and cookies stick to the
pans in which they are baked, rub the
pan with salt before using them again.
Elephants Ran Amuck.
London, Feb. 20. An exoiting scene
took place at the Crystal Palace, Syden
ham, this afternoon. Two large ele
phants belonging to the ciroua ran
amuck, killed their keeper and gored
another man. There wa a terrible
panic in the audience attending the
concert in the place. One animal waa
captured after great damage to prop
erty. The other escaped through the
grounds, but was captured late thi
evening in the suburb of Breckenham.
Fire in Denver, Colo., destroyed a
tour-story building. Los ia estimated
at $150,000.
Seven Stores Worth 60,000, Burned.
Clarksdale, Miss.. Feb. SO. Fire
which started in the rear of Bacol Ss
Capps' general store destroyed seven
briok stores in the business portion of
the oity today; loss, $50,000.
College Destroyed by Fire. -
New . Orleans, Feb. 20. The St.
Charles college, at Grand Cotean, to
gether with a large and valuable libra-
was destroyed by fire today; loss.
$50,000.