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OREGON CITY, OKEOON, JANUAKY 18, 1899.
NO. 22.
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EVENTS OF THE BAY
Epitome of the Telegraphic
.. News of the World.
TERSE TICKS FROM THE WIRES
An Intcreettiig Collection of Items From
Mia Two llemlHphere l'reaented
In a Condenaed Form.
fief. Dr. William Maxwell Black-
burn, presitloitt of Huron col logo
Pierro, 8. D., died at tliu age of GS
yenin. ,
Margaret Livingston Clinnler and
Anna Bouling, licroio women who
served without pay aa nursos in Porlo
Rico during the war, liavo boon recom
mended (or tliut rare honor, the thaiika
of oongress.
It la reported frrm Peking that
Russia liai demanded a lease of th
Miao Tno islands us a torpedo station
These islands lie aoross the entrance
of the Gulf of Fo-Chi-LI, south of Port
Arthur. The acquisition of these
islands would still further strengthen
Russia's hold on the approaches to
Peking.,
The quartermaster's department is
. preparing to disinter and bring to tlii
country the romains of tiro 1,800 heroes
of tiro 'fipoiilsh war who wore cither
killed by bullets or died of fever in
Cuba and Porto Rico. Colonel Mooro,
assistant quurtermaster general, Bays
the expedition of disinterment is we1
undor way.
Senator Toller, ol Colorado, liai in
troduced a bill for the amendment of
the war-revenue act, so as to provide
for a tux upon tiro actual value or sell
ins prices instead of the nominal
value of oertain stocks. Tlio bill is in
tended to relieve the choaper mining
stocks from what is claimed to bo an
'-enoruious burden upon thorn.
A petition from ex-Qtieen Lilionka
liini of Hawaii has been presented to
the house, protesting nguinst the Unit
, od BtatoB assertion of ownership to the
1 'crown lands of Hawaii as taking of
property without due process of law,
and appealing to the president, con
gress and tlio people for a restoration
;- of these lands. . A like petition was
" presented to the sonuto.
A Havana cable to the Now York
World Buys: "Tlio graves of the Maine
victims in the Havana cemetery are
."' neglocted. Two small, sickly Bhrubs,
. one weather-beaten pot with a dead
plant and two blasted stalks of three
slips are all tiiere is to show that any-
thing lias been done in this beautiful
burial place for our nation's dead. A
month ago, upon the interment of some
sailors of the Resolute, their comrades
put an 18x24 inch calico American flag
on the mound. This little faded flag
is the only thing given by either tlio
army or the nuvy.
The monthly statement of the col
lections of internal revenue shows that
during November, 18D8, the recoipts
amounted to 132,404.405, ngaiiiBt $13,
059,21)0 for Novonibor, 1897.
The prosidont lias sent these nomina
tioiiS "lb the somite: Cliarlomange
Tower, of Pennsylvania, now minister
to Austria-Hungary, to be ambassador
to Russia; Addison C. Harris, of In
diana, minister to Austria-Hungary.
At Hong Kong, the Filipino com
mittee has broken off all relations with
JJnited States Consul A'ildman. The
f aoinniittea lias issued a writ in the su
j peuie oourt. to recovor the sum of $47,
j000,lwhieh the Filipinos claim to have
been- deposited . with Wildman as
treasurer of the Filipino independence
., tad in June Inst.-: ,
'"V '-j The' gnliboaf Yorktown has nailed
,vt from. Suri . Francisco for Manila, via
, t1 t Honolulu. She will go all the way
; under a fall head of Btoam, and should
make the run in three weeks if site is
not delayed at Honolulu. She is the
bcaror of full instructions to Admiral
" Dewey and" Genoral Otis in regard to
,the situation in the Pliilippines.
. ' The New Your's honors inoludo Lord
Dunraven being appointed pi ivy coun
selor - for-' Ireland, and ' Sir Edward
Cliiehester, R. N., being appointed
. companion of the Order of St. Michael
and St. Qeorge in recognition of his
services as captain of tlio British first
class oroiser Immortal, which was sta
tioned at Manila during the wur.
, Senator Mason, of Illinois, ocoupied
the attention of the senate for nearly
an hour and a half Tuesday, witli a
' speech in support of his resolution de
i during that the United States will
t never attempt to govern the people of
, any country" without their consent.
In many respects the speech was one
; of the most notable utterances from
the senate thus far this session.
't At Kokomo, Ind., there are 18
; tramps hi the Howard county jail
1:' slowly starving to death. Two weeks
' ago the hobos refoaed to work on tho
t stone -pile, and Sheriff Humes put
: tlie'm'in iail on a diet of bread and
water, mostly water, until they signi
fied a willingness to work. At the
close of the second week of the strike,
V the jailer roduoed tlio bread supply to
V; two loaves a day for tiie entire gang.
f They deohire they will starve to death
in their cells rather than hammer stone.
Minor Newt Itema.
,- A lieutenant and 13 men of the
French warship Sure were killed in the
N'ew Hebrides by natives.
H The Merritt & Chapman Wrecking
company's outfit arrived at .Santiago de
Cuha to raise the former Spanish cruis
f er Reina Mercedes.
Arsenic placed in coffee by some one
, unknown caused the deaths of Frank
'Xomnck, hie wife ami five children at
Shelby, Tex.
LATER NEWS.
A eablo censorship has been slab
fished by tlio United States govonimon
At Manila.
Coniiuissnry-Gonoral Eagan has sont
to tho war investigating commission a
revised statement in place of that oiig
inally mado in resirtinso to Miles'
charges. He has omitted tho objection
able portions.
Austria's hositancy in raising tho
rank of her diplomntio mission to the
United States is duo entirely to her de
sire not to give offense to Spain. In
formation to this effect is in the jiobbos-
sion of the state department.
West Point appointments are to be
made by the presont congress. One
will be from the first Oregon. The list
will include eight cadets, all of whom
must enter West Point next June. No
further vacancies will be filled until
1000, when 68 cadets will bo named
The present oluss will graduate Febru
ary 15.
Commodore Watson, now in com
mand at the Mare island navy-yard,
has applied for the command of the
Asiatic station to succeed Admiral
Dewey, when that officer shall have
ceased duty. Dowey will retiie from
active sorvice next December, provid
ing the law be not amended in his in
terest.
French sentiment is once moro being
worked up against the United States
on account of the Spanish war. Iloa
tile newspaper criticism, which tern'
poranly was shut down by the victor
ies of Manila and Santiago, ia now re
assuring itself in consequence of the
difficulties which President MoKin
loy'a vacillating policy has caused in
the Pliilippines.
Tlio steamship City of Macon, from
Boston, brought into Savannah, On.,
Captain Kennerly and the crow, nine
mdn all told, of the schoonor Aloha,, of
Bath, Ma, abandoned Saturday night,
250 miles southeast of Oeorgotown
light, in a sinking condition. The
Aloha left Foruandina a week ago with
a cargo of phosphate rock, bound for
New York.
At Puna, III., the scone of the re
cent labor trouble, Ike Ingles shot and
killed Duve Evans, a fellow-negro
miner, at tho Springside mine. The
trouble arose over dividing thoir wages.
Frank Jones and James Palmer, non
union white miners, wore assaulted to
day and seriously injured. Their as
sailants are unknown. Three com
panies of militia, which have boeu do
ing guard duty for several months,
have been ordered home.
The first detaolimcnt of tho Seven
teenth has left Columbus for New
York, en route to the Philippines.
The entire military department of
Santa Clara, Major-Genornl J. C. Bates
commanding, is quiet. Twenty-seven
thousand Spaniards still remain in tlio
vicinity of Cienfuogos, but one trans
port has loaded and 12 others aio ox
peoted to arrive at an early ditto. It
is impossible, howuvor, tiiat tlio evacu
ation will be onmp'.utjd much before
tho middlo of February.
Grout fear is felt for the safety of
the naptha launch Paul Jones, hailing
from Louisville, which left tlio mouth
of the Mississippi river January 3 for
Ponsaaola, Fin., with a partv of ladies
and goutlomen from Ciiicago nnd In
diuuapolis on board. Nothing has been
heard there of the launch, and one of
the fastest tugs lias loft to mnkoa thor
ough search on the Gulf.
A train of empty cars on the Oregon
Short Line, while leaving Butte, run
into an open switch near tlio city, and
crashed into a switch engine Both
engines and some of the cars wore
wrecked The crew of the train and
that of the switch engine nil jumped.
Conductor Joseph Grant, of the freight,
was thrown under the wreck am
killed. Fiieman Dowling was injured,
The rest escaped unhurt.
A Madrid dispatch says the govern
ment, on the rcassombling of thooor-
tes, will immediately ask La Reforma
fur authority to sell tho Mariamio
(Ladrunus), Caroline and the Pelca
islands, since Spain is powerless to
maintain a sufficient force to defend
them. The government arrived at this
decision in consequence of advices from
Geneial Rios that an army of 4,000
men, a man-of-war and two gunboats
would be necessary for tiie purpose.
Official dispatches from Ilo Ho, is
land of Panay, Indicate that tho nii-
i res are disposed to be friendly, al
though absolutely opposed to the lami
ng of the United States forces without
order from Malolos, the seat of the so
called Filipino native government.
Some of the officials at Ilo Ho are not
in accord with the revolutionary gov
ernment, but are willing to accept an
American protectorate, and will go to
state the case to Aginaldo if furnished
transportation by the Amoricans.
The Berlin correspondent of the Lon
don Times quotes from the Cologne
Gazette that "rumors as to the annex
ation of Vauva, one of the Friendly
islands, by Germany, are an invention
of those who desire to stir no ill-feel
ing between Germany and tho United
States. He says, however, as the
Cologne Gazette was among the most I
active originally spreading reports of '
German's intention to annex the Phil
ippines, its excessive indignation in '
the present instance is somewhat over
done. A violent gale swept over the Eng
lish channel and the east coast of
Great Britain, doing immense damage.
An elevator belonging to the Geoige
C. Bugley Company was burned at
Minneapolis with 200,000 bushels of
wheat, the loss being over $200,000.
Prompt itps are being taken bv the
administration to assert tho supremacy
of the United States in the Philippines
and Jlaj. -General Otis has been desig
nated as governor-geneial of the islands.
THREE YEARS' PAY
Amount the Cuban
Will Receive.
Army
GOVERNMENT TO ADVANCE MONEY
Forty Million! Iteqiilred Cuiloml Re
ceipt! of Cubit Will Ha Fledged
for lie Jlepayiueut.
New Yprk. Jan. 18. Aocording to
Brigadier-General Joso Miguel Gomez,
a member of tlio Cuban commission in
Washington, the Cuban army is sure to
reoeive the three years' pay to which
it is entitle.!, $40,000,000 being ad
vanced by tho United States, with the
custom-houses of Cuba as security for
its payment.
Brigadicr-Gonornl Gomes, who has
just arrived in this city from Washing
ton, ia grateful foi tlio way the commis
sion has been received. The negotia
tions, it ia expeoted, will be completed
by the end of this month, when the
commission will return to Cuba. Gen
eral Gomez said last night:
'Our hopes have all been realized.
At first, however, tilings looked dark
for us. Poor General Garcia was the
most pessimistic mombor of the com
mission. Ilo lind little faopo for the
success of our plans when he left fur
Washington. The rest of the commis
sion argued, however, that as tho
Americana hud taken chargo of Cuba
and thtia prevented us from raising
money, we had a right to request a loan
with which to pay off our men. Gen
eral Garcia askod for only $100 for
each man.
"The other commissioners protested
because of tho email amount. Then
came the general's death, and for the
time being negotiations wore suspend
ed. At our next meeting it was agreed
that an official list of the men in the
Cuban army would be required before
any agreement could be reached. Ac
cordingly, I left for Cuba, whence
returned on January 6 with the re
quirod document.
"Thoro aie 47,000 men to be paid in
the Cuban army. The amount we
hare requested is $40,000,000, to be
turned over to as oitlior in one or tluee
paymonts. We will givo as security
the custom-houses in Cuba. Should
the government not rare to lend -ua
that Bum, we are willing to take ono-
third of it and -later pay the mon the
rest. .
"As affairs now stand, 1 think we
will receive the amount in three pay
ments. Tins, however, ia not decided
yet. The Into Mr. Diugley was in fa
vor of giving us tlio amount in one pay
ment.
Speaking of the presont condition of
affairs in Havana, General Gomez
said it wus bud.
'Thoro appeals to bo muoh disagree
ment among the American soldiers,
io continued, and no ouo seems to
know what liia pnwor is. Some one
givos an ordor, nnd the next man coun
termands it. As a result tho govern
ment of Havana is not us smooth us it
might bo.
"General Brooko, howovor, ia woll
liked, nnd tho Cubans aro more than
willing to help him. General Lud
low's orders preventing tlio Cubans
from from taking any part in tho
'evacuation parade,' caused a great deal
of ill-feeling. This is now done away
with, and there need be no four of
clash between the Cubans and the
Americans.
"The Ainorican soldiers are a fine
set of men, and do not give any tfou
ble. We are dono with war, anil want
peace, but nevertheless we would never
tolerate ti e condition of affairs which
is reported to exist in Porto Rico.
"General Brooke, I am told, is about
to name a committee of Cubans, who
will act aa his advisors. Mondcz Cap
ote, prosidont of the assembly at Santa
Cruz del Sur, will be placed at the
head of the commission.
"Genorul Maximo Gomez will re
main in the field until the army ia dis
banded. He will then mako his home
in. Havana. After the men in th
army are paid off, we will try to prove
to this country that we are fully ablo
to govern Cuba.
"The paying off of the army ia the
most important move toward establish-
ng tranqunility on tho island. II we
should not be able to raise the money
trouble With the men would follow."
Shlpa on the Way.
Washngton, Jan. 18. The navy de
partment was informed today that the
Bennington sailed from Honolulu on
the 7 tli inst., for Guam, in accordance
with tho orders of the navy department.
On the way over she will stop at Wake
island and take possession of it for use
as a cable station. The Castino sailed
yesterday from Sun Juan de Porlo Rico
for Gibraltar. She ia going to the
Philippines to reinforce Dewey's floet.
Ilaldwln Will Iteuulld.
San Francisco, Jan. 18. Tho Bulle
tin says that Lucky Baldwin haa de
cided to erect an eight-story fireproof
building on the property ocoupied by
the old Baldwin hotel, -Which was
burned several months ago. The build
ing will cost $3, 000,000, and as soon as
the ruins of tlio old building can be
cleared away, the work of construction
will commence.
Many Mjaterioue Death.
Little Rock, Ark., Jan. 18. There
ia intense excitement in Baxter county
over a series of Budden and mysterious
deaths which have occurred in the vi
cinity of Mountain Home, the county
Boat, within the last few days. No
less than six men, all cf whom were
apparently in robust health, have been
suddenly stricken and died within a
very short time after the attack. In
every case there were unmiBtakablo
symptoms of poisoning.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
Orefon L"f lllure la Far Ahead of the
- State 1'rlntor.
Salem, Or., Jan. 17. Tlio legisla
ture is as yet devoted chiefly to the
preliminary work of recoiving new bills
and is still so fur ahead of the printer
that committees have nothing to do.
But one measure has reached tho acute
stage, and that is the bill to add two
justices to the supreme oourt. Having
passed the houso Inst week it is now in
the senate, whore it rests awaiting its
second reading Tiie bill is warmly
supported, and it looked last week na
if it were bound to pass; but it loses
steadily under discussion, and its
chances are now very dubious. Objec
tion to it so far as it Is expressed ap-
p-mrs to iCBt chiefly or wholly on tlio
question of its constitutionality.
The general proceedings today were
of a porfunctory and .monotonous kind.
Introduction and first reading of bills
occupied tho whole timo in Iwth houses.
This is likely to be the order for the
balance of tho week. Tlio usual flood
of propositions, wise and otherwise,
a pouring in, the greatest number of
courso, being destined to die in com
mittee. Twonty-two bills were intro
ducod in tho senate this afternoon
Hull a dozen were read tlio sooond
time, and one authorizing the town of
Antelope to borrow $5,000 to build
water-works was passed. A house
joint memorial to oongresss for pen
sions for Indian wur veterans, tlio
tame as Mexican war veterans, was
conouirod in.
A house resolution for the investiga
tion of tho affairs of tlio school land
board waa concurred in
The Hotiflo.
The house convened at 2:30 this
afternoon, pursuant to adjournment.
Tho proceedings openod with the sec
ond reading and reforonce of bills, but
owing to the fact that tho state printer
had not caught up with printing, tlio
house returned to the first reading and
introduction of hills. Eight bills wore
lead the second time and refer rod to
the proper committees. One was passed
and two were withdrawn. The bill
that passed waa Whitney's, to amend
the oity charter of Albany.
WASHINGTON'S SENATE.
Troteit Against the Kzoliulnn of Alleni
From. Lake Atllu
Olympia, Wash., Jan. 17. In the
senate on motion of Land, Judge Mc
Gilvra, of Seattle, was granted permis
sion to address tho senate. Inasmuch
as it had been announced that Judge
McGilvru had np a senatorial lightning
rod, there were sonio quizzionl expres
sions on the faces of so vera I senators
wiio are prominent in stuto politics.
Judge McGilvru, ateppinsg iiiBido the
circle, referred, in a forensio style of
oratory to the death of Congressman
Dinuley, and, at tho conclusion of hie
statement, asked for- the consideration
of a resolution petitioning the pros!
dent to appoint in his stead on the
joint American-Canadian high commis
sion a resident of the Puciliu North
west.
Senator Proston suggested that it
might bo well to wait until Dingley
was buried before proceeding to fill his
bIiocb. A discroet smile passed about
the circle, whereupon Senator Bcliollclil
proposod flint the resolution he mado a
siieoial order for tomorrow. '
Senator Hamilton then asked, inns
much as tlio resolution hud been pre
sorted by a gentleman not a niomber,
in what position it cumo before the
sonuto. There was a moment's hosita
tion, during which the chair thought
it possible to receive the communica
tion, and finally Senator Preston said
lie would stand back of it. That was
acoeptublo to Hamilton, and, on motion
of Crow, the document was re foned to
the committee on memorials.
The house resolution protesting
against the exclusion of aliens from
the Atlm milling district by the Cana
dian government waa adopted 27 to 4
Hall, Preston, Roinhait and Wil
shire voting no.
Senatorial Choice on Ticket.
In the house tho veto messages of
the governor wore taken up. The veto
of the bill providing for the survey and
location of a roadway from Montosano,
Cliehalis county, to Brooklield, Wahki
aknm county, was sustained.
The bill oroating a state road along
the Columbia liver from Lyle to Wash-
ougul.was vetoed, because the proposed
road parallels a navigable river, the
governor holding this to bo against
good public policy in the straitened
condition of state finances.
Representative Moore, as the author
of the bill, stated it to be ins wish that
the veto be Biistainod, because there is
no time now to enter into the merits of
the bill, and his wish was simultane
ously respected.
Colonel Patterson, of Kitsap, pre
sented a petition for a fish hatchery in
Kitsap oou n ty.
Col woll presented a petition from
Cowlitz county fur a law restraining
live stock from at large.
Judgo McGilvra was aocorded 10
minutes in which to present his Lake
Atlin and Dingley resolutions, which
were adopted. '
A concurrent resolution by Brown,
requesting the respective political par
ties of tho stato to place upon theii
ickets the choice of the party for Unit
ed States senator at elections prior to
senatorial elections, that the poopla
may express their choice, waa adopted.
The Wnn York to .o to Havana.
Washington, Jan. 18. The navy de
partment has designated the following
warships to form tho squadron of evolu
tion which is to go south under direct
command of Admiral Sampson:
limi.klvh.' In.
diuna Ttu. fi i rawn. Newark. Ma.
chias.
Thoy will be accompanied by the fol-lowing-namod
colliers anil supply sbipH:
Marcellus, Lebanon and Supply. The
ships are ordered to he at Havana prior
to the first of February next.
WAS A SWIFT DEATH
Ship
Andelana Goes Down
at Tacoma.
FIFTEEN MEN WERE ABOARD
Captain and Mate Among Thnae Loat
Veaael Capalced 1) urine
Heavr Gale.
Taooma, Wash., Jan. 17. The most
annallina marine disaster that lias
ever ocourred in the historv of Tacoma
happened early this morning. During
terriflo mile which ewent over Puoet
60Und, the British ship Andelana, an-'
chorod in this nort. awaitinn oariro.
Unpaid an,j Captain G. W. Stilling
and his crew of 18 men. who were
asleep bolow decks, were dragged down
to a Bailors death without an instunt's
warning. . The full list of those lost
is as follows:
Captain G. W. Staling, of Annapo
lis, Nova Scotia; . II. Crowe, aged SO
years, Londonderry, N. S. , first mate;
E. G. Doe, aged 23 years, 145 Essex
Talbot Road, Blackpool, England;
Nomey Jossaim, Victoria, B, O., stow-
ard; Joseph M. A. D'Holyero, of Ost
end, Bolgium, apprentice; Richard
Reginald Hanze, of Ostend, Bolgium,
apprentice; Churl bo Smith, of United
States, bolswain; Jamos Daly, of New
York, boatswain J. R. Brown, of Bar
badoea, cook; H. llansson, Sweden,
able seaman; Antone Jensen, Don
mark, seaman; John Nielsen, Noiway,
seaman; hi. Ostrom, Finland, seaman;
Fred Iliudstrom, Norway, seaman;
Edward Letz, Rega, Russia, seaman;
August Si moiison, Holland, seaman;
Pat Wilson, St. John's, N. F.. Sea
man. Just what time the disaster which
rosultod in such appallling loss of life
ocourrod is not krown, ta e3-y per
son on board tho vessel wont to the
bottom of tlio Sound with it.
The ship, which was of English
build, and worth probably $150,000,
entered this port several days ago. Sh
was to have loaded wheat under ohar
ter to Eppinger & Co., of Sun Fran
oisco, for Europe. Yesterday she was
taken to the Kureka dock and all bal
ladt removed and the hold oleaned, pre
paratory to receiving cargo. She win
then towed to a,i anchorage eeverul
hundred yards northeast of the St,
Paul & Tacoma Lumber Company
deep-water wharf, at which point dis
aster overtook her. She had out, ao
cording to tho best information ob
tainable, the starboard anchor, woigli
ing at least threo tons, whilo to either
ido of tho vobboI were attuohod the
ballast logs used to keep a ship upright
during the absonce of cargo or ballast
Tho ship was riding the wave serenely
when the skippers of other voasola an
chorod close by rotired the night before,
When daylight dawned no signs of the
Andelana were visible Over the spot
where alio rodo serenely at anchor the
night boforo only a dangor-signal buoy
lamp was visible. When the absence
of tho ship was uiscovorod, Captain
Doty and Captain Burtey took tho tug
Fairfield and made an investigation,
and it was soon dotorminod beyond
possibility of doubtl that tho ship had
gone to the bottom.
One of the ballast togs waa fonnd.
To it dangled part of the chain by
which it was originally fastened to the
ill-fated ship. In addition, ono of tho
lifeboats, a mattorsa with the name of
tlio ship on it, and several oara, wero
found. Beyond these no other wieok
age has bevn discovered.
As all on board perished, only sur
mises as to the cause of the disaster
are prevalent. Judging from indica
tions, shipping mon say, the ballast log
found was from the port side of tho
vessel. She ship, according to all aa-
counts, was headed in a southerly di
rection, or toward the head of the bay,
at the time the galo swept down the
Sound. The heavy winds caused the
ship to train on tlio chains, making the
log on the woather aide taut and giv
ing a tendency to lift the log from tho
water, but the strain was too grout for
one of the chains, ana it snapped.
Tina releasod the towering oraft fiom
the greater restraint on tho weather
side, and she lifted with the wind, and,
there being little restraint fiom the
other end of the log, raised it enough
to allow the right or mooring chain to
slip off. Thus freed from ballast and
floating like a chip, tho ship oareoned
under the pressuie of the heavy gale,
and shipped great quantities of water,
filling completely the hold and fore
castle, causing her to capsize and sink
to tho bottom, all in a very few min
utes. '
The situation rr.s further aggravated
by the fact that the tides were just
setting in at the time the fillip wont
down. This in all probability forood
tho stern of the vessel around and ex
posed the broadside to the gale's fury.
Late tins afternoon tho ill-fated ves
sel was located. Sho lies on the bot
tom of tho Hound, on her broadside,
under 28 fathoms of water, clone by the
;pot whore she had been anchored.
Uvea Over 100 Yearn.
Utica, N. Y., Jan. 17. Mis. Emily
J. Moseley, who would have been 102
years old had sho lived until April,
died at the Home for the Homeless to
night.
Storm In Switzerland.
Borno, Switzerland, Jan. 17. A
heavy galo is blowing today, accom
panied in different parts of Switzerland
by torrential rains and snow. Great
damage has been done. Many of the
mountain pannes aro
blookei
and it is
feared there will be
serious
aval.tncho
disasters.
The United Status gunboat Helena
rnmirtnd at Port Said today, and. buv- ,
ing coaled, proceeded on her way to
the Philippiuea. juio
GO (?N THEIR MERITS.
Oregon I. minimum Will Clonnly
Con-
lilor A pproprlatlon HIIU.
Rulem, Or., Jan. 14. Tho first week
of the legislative session closes with
01 bills introduced nnd rend in tlio sen
ate, and 184 in tlio house. The house
passed the bill to add two judges to
the supreme court, and there is little
doubt that the measure will pass the
eenate in due tiino. Two notable re
forms have boon providod for to limit
the nupiber of committee clerks and to
keep appropriations of doubtful merit
out of the general appropriation bill.
A bill to correot the committee clerk
ship abuse further for future legisla
tures is bofoto the senate, and ia likely
to pass both houses. The ways and
means coammittoe will roport not only
a general appropriation bill and a spo
ciul appropriation bill, hut will refuse
to yoke with appropriations of un
doubted merit those that are question
able, making tho hitter bills stand in
dividually on thoir merits befoio the
legislature and the govornor.
WASHINGTON LAWMAKERS.
Matitc, Ti'hone Seat ! Contented, Aiki
to lie Taken Off Committee.
Olympin, Jan. 14. Senator Mantz
today askod to be excused from serving
on the committee of eloctions and elec
tion ooutests, inasmuch as his sent was
to be contested, and that, in all proha
bility, the matter would be roforred to
that committee
The chair stated that it was expected
that the contest in Mantz' district
would bo referred to a speoinl commit
tee. He did not know but that a fpo
cial committee would yot be named.
Mantz waa made chairman of the com
mittee on senate employes other than
regular, and Paul, of that committee,
was made chairman of the election con
test committee. Keith was transferred
from tho committee on fish to the com
mittee on printing, exchanging places
with Senator Biggs.
Light hundred and forty-two citizona
of Walla Walla petitioned for an as
sembly hall in the Walla Walla state
peii'tentiniy. The request waa made
on tlio ground of public morula, aa it
was olaimod an assembly hull for the
inmates of the penitentiary would
tend to improve their morals.
For State Road.
Il the bouse a bill was introduced by
Mooio, establishing a atute road down
tho Columbia rivor from Lylo, Klicki
tat county, to Washougal, Chirk coun
ty, and appropriating $23,000 therefor.
A concurrent resolution relating to
the wealth of Washington coal mines,
and requesting tho secretary of the
navy to tiso Washington ooal in prefer
ence to British Columbia coal, and call
ing upon said socretary of tho navy to
notify tho legislature if any reason ex
lets wny una cannot be done, waa
offered by Culvort, and adopted.
House bill No. 78, offered by Bel
ford, who moved ita adviinconient to
third reading after tho title had been
road. It ia an appropriation bill, car
rying $1,500 fur tlio transportation of
prisoners, $500 for transporting juve
nile offenders, and $200 to pay travel
ing expenses of supoi lor oourt judges,
On final pasmigo it received by ono neg
ative vote and 04 affirmative.
Senate concurrent resolution No. 2
authorizing the purchase of a auitublo
flag for the cupitol, waa taken up and
passed under suspension of the ruloa.
Tho senate ouiicuirent resolution for
the printing and publication of 2,500
copies of Governor Roger's uiessago
was passed.
RAILROADS TO POOL ISSUES
Ituport That Oreat Northern nnd North
ern raclllo Have Combined.
New York, Jim. 10. TlioTimos says
Tho announcement of the settlement of
recent disagreements between the (treat
Northern and tho Northern Pncifia
railroads proved to be ono of tho most
nterestine statements Wall streot has
lately hud tooousider and enthuse over
In Northern Pnciflo oommon slock
there is reason to beliovo that a pool
has been formed, including in its mem
bership tiie strongest flmwicioia of Wall
Blreot, among others, frioinls of J. P,
Morgan, Governor Flowor and John
D. Rockefeller.
Tliia pool, oreditod with a capacity
boyona any siiol, recent combinations,
s believed to have as the basis for its
organization knowledge of plana which
will practically mako the Northern Pa
cific and the Baltimore & Ohio one
property. Somo reports, probably dis
torted, have it even that Northern Pa
cific property would actually absorb
the B. & O. Under any circumstances,
it ia declared there will be direct man
agement and personal supervision of
polioy by James J. Hill.
Klondike at Home.
Hillshoro, Jan. 10. While ditching
on liia heuvorduin at Farmirigton, five
os southeast of this city, George
Robinson struck a gold-bearing quartz
ledgo which assays $42 to the ton. The
odge la between two and tin oo
feet in width. The lead runs north
nd south, pitching east. Near it are
two other ledges, tho rock from which
has not yet been assayed.
The ledgo waa diseovorod several
uys ago, hut the matter was kept vary
met until today, and tho only trouble
to be encountered ia in getting water.
No gold hud over before been found at
Furmington, but old miners considered
the indications there very good.
Oenernl Kag-an Cennured.
Washington, Jan. 10. The war in
vestigating commission today passed a
resulutiop censuring Eagan (or the
angnago he used when he appeared to
answer charges mado against tho com-mis-iary
branch of the army by Miles,
ami returned to him the carefully pro
pared typewritten statement which he
left with the com rn Union after reading
it to that body. It is ro ported that
Uenoral Egan has concluded to exclude
mattei oompiatnea
SITUATION IS CRITICAL
But
General Otis Has
Well in Hand.
A REBEL ATTACK IS RIDICULOUS
Clood Heitilte Expected From the Con
ference Between OtU' and Aru.1
naldo'g HepreiieiitutlveH.
Manila, Jan. 10. The situation here
fa undoubtedly critical, but Mujor
General Otis has it woll in hand, and
there is no such certainty of tiouhle as
many beliovo. Tho rebels ure concen
trated on the outskiitsof the town,
and their leaders have isstiod strict or
ders that they shall act only on the de
fensive. An accident might precipitnta
trouble, but tho idea of a rebel attack
upon Manila is ridiculous, as the
Amoricans control the position.
Aguinaldo has lopublishcd the seo
ond manifesto in reply to the proclama
tion of General Otis, which waa re
called on ita first appearance, but it
has proved ineffectual.
On Wednesday, a fulso alurm, due
to trivial incidents occurring simul
taneously in opposito parts of the oity,
led to a general call to the United
States forooa. In IS minutes the en
tire city was covered. The prompti
tude of the Amoricans, while it created
a scare for the moment, effectually re
stored confidence throughout Manila,
and dispelled the excitement due to a
passing fear on the part of the citizens
that an outbreak was imminent. It ia
possiblo that tho Filipinos, after tha
diplomatic conferences that have been
held botwecn tho representatives of
General Otis and Aguinaldo, have
finally come to understand that tha
cautious and conservative policy of the
Americana ia not due to fear, and they
may accept the inevitable with good
grace. It ia evident that at presont
they aro unable to appreoiato the full
meaning of the indepondouce demand
ed, and when they do understand ita
extont, the Anioricun proposition will
he acceptable.
HOUSE PASSES ONE BILL.
Senate Dlientaea the Queallnn of Opea
Executive Bennlnlt.
Washington, Jan. 16. The house
today passed the diplomatic and consu
lar appropriation bill without nn
amendment. During the general de
bute two set spooches wore mado
aaainst imperialism by Carmack and
Gaines, of TennesHce. Tho diplomutia
and consular bill is the sixth of the
regular appropriation bills to pass the
house. Seven budgets yet remain to
be nctod upon. Tho hill as passed car
ries $1,751,638.
Washington, Jan. 10. Little busi
ness was tiansactcd by the senate in
open eossion today. Sixteen bills on
tho piivato pension calendar wore
passed, ami a joint resolution extending
the thanks of congress to Miss Clara
Barton and other olllcials of the lied
Cross Society for their benelicent woik
in Armenia and Culm whs adopted.
Cockioll entered a motion to recall
tlio bill which passed yesterday, author
izing the president to appoint Brigadier-General
T. II, Stanton a major
general, and place him on tlio retired
list witli that tank. At 5 o'clock tha
(enato adjournod.
- Iebate In Opon Seanlom.'
Washington, Jan. 16. The support
ers and opponents of tho pence treaty
in the sonuto had their II rut contest
ovor that document today in executive
session.
Whilo the deliato technically waa
upon Senator Berry's motion providing
for tho consideration in open session,
the entire question at Ihsuo was gone
over to a considerable dogreo. Tliodia
cussion continued from a few mi mi teg
past 1 until 5, when the senate ad
journed foi the day without ronohing
a voto upon the Berry motion.
TO ORGANIZE A CABINET.
General 11 rook e llni Decided to Hare,
Four Civil Secretarlea.
Havana, Jan. 10. Gen. Brooke liai
oa'-'i'lly considered tho formation of
a cabinet of civil udvisors, and has de
cided to havo four secretaries the (list
of state and government; the second of
finance, the third of justico and public
instruction; and tho fourtii of agricul
ture, industry, commerce ami public
works. Only prominent residents of
tho islands will bo invited to join the
cabinet
Tho governor-genoral has received
acceptance from two. whose names ure
reserved until all four can be an
nounced. Ono of the othei two may
be a Spaniard, though it is probable
hat all four will be Cubans.
Oregon Soldlert Will Come Itome.
Washington, Jan. 10. Representa
tive Tongue today saw AHBistnnt Secre
tary Moiklejohn and asked him if the
recon t turn of events in the Philip
pines would mean that the Oregon vol
unteers would bo retained in those
islands longor than was originally in
tended. Ho was informed that tho
outbreaks would not clinngo the depart
ment's plan, and that the Sooond Ore
gon would be sent home as soon as re
lieved by regulais. '
Chewlng--Guiii Truai Formed.
New York, Jan. 16. A combina
tion of oliowing-gum manufacturers of
tiie United States was prucrtioully con
summated today, when the last con
tracts necessary to amalgamation were
executed in this city. Tlio oapitul in
volved amounts to about $15,000,000.
The naval hoard on promotion wi'l
recommend that rewurds be given to
trisigriB H. H. Wurd and W. W. Buck,
who acted aa spies during tlio war witli
Spain,