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Aug to no vwrws T Leading 0fthe Paper., county The News While It Is NewM VOL. III. OREGON CITY, OltEOON, JANUAIJ V 23, 189'J. NO. 23. B 0 Curry ""VV". ""VW". "WVM in i i ,aan.w PRESS EVENTS OF THE DAY Epitome of the Telegraphic News of the World. TERSE TICKS FROM THE WIRES An Intereatlng Collection of Items From the Two HeniUpherea Prevented In ii Conrioniied Form. Chiuincey M. Dopew was olectod to he United Stutoa sunn to (rum Now York. Sonutor Lodgo lini been ro-elooted from MussncliusettH, and Sonntor Duvii from Minnesota. Francis M. Cockroll was oloctod to tlio United States senuto by the Mia Bourl legislature. A file lirolce out in the Whaeler mine at Denver, Col., on the night of the 18th, All the miners escaped. The lire in oonfinod to one room. A slate funeral almost majestic in its improssivcnesH was givon the late Hoi) roBentative Dingley in the house of rep resentatives. A Madrid dispatch says the. premlor, Senor Sagusta, in an interview do clarod that ho only awaited the United Statos oenato's intiflcntioin of the peace treaty to oonvoke the cortes. The soerotary of the interior, in communication witli the house com mittee on Indian affairs, said an in vestigation shows the reports of a threatened uprising of Indians of the Northern Cheyenne reservation are r.n founded. Reports from Pinar del Rio, Cuba, Bay that the province is being ravaged by bandits, who have broken away from the insurgent forocs. Thus far no great damage has been dono, and the crimes committed are not of a eorious natuio, but the ranks of the outlaws are constantly increasing, and the raids are becoming more daring. At the annual mooting of the Busi ness Men's League at St. Louis, two bund rod merchants and capitalists wore present. A resolution was adopted heartily endorsing the action of the delegates from the statos and territor ies comprised in the Louisiana pur ch 'BO in deciding to coinmomorate the event of tho purchase by holding a world's fair in St. Louis, and pledging full support to the undertaking. The congressional subcom mission on agriculture and agricultural labor of the industrial commission lias made publio its syllabus of the topioal plan of inquiry on tho condition of labor and capital employed in these pursuits. The plan is divided into three gonoral heads, viz.: Labor employed, capital employed, and remedial legislation. Under the goneral hea l of each are questions on which tho subcommission desires information. They embrace 60 in all, and thoroughly cover the field, which the snbcommiBsion has in band. Witnesses making responses to the questions ankod are required to give facta rather than opinions except in suoh instances where suggestions are invited. King Humbert, of Italy, has signed a decree amnestying or reducing the punishment of the riotors who took part in the disturbances last spring. About 700 persons who wore sentenced by court-martial and about 2,000 who wero condemned by civil courts huv been liberated. The scorotary of the interior has for warded to the senate the papors bear ing upon the proposition to remove the Northern Cheyonno Indians from their reservation in Northern Montana to the Crow reservation. The secretary states that the Choyennos are aversu to the change, and he recommends that thoy be allowed to remain where they aro, and that legislation be enacted looking to the improvement of their condition. Horr Schmidt, a sooialist member of (he Gorman reichstag, has voluntar ily informed the publio prosecutor at Madgeburg that ho was solely respons ible for tho publication in the Social ist Volks Stimme, of the articlo pur porting to be a conversation between the Prince of Bagdad and his tutor, on account of which the editor, Horr Au gust Mueller, was sentenced last week to 49 months' imprisonment on tho charge of lese majeste. The whole ouso must now bo reopened. Tie Madgeburg court interpreted the alje gory of which Horr Schmidt confesset the authoriship as nn insult to the sec ond sou of Emperor William, Prince Fitel. A most daring attempt was made by three youths of Boiso, Idaho, to wreck the Oregon Short Lino pay-car a short distance west ol Mountain Home. A heavy log chain had been tied around the track, but was fortunately dis covered and removed by some section men before the pay-car passed the point. A search was instituted in tho neighborhood, which resulted in find ing Emmet Allen, Hugh Bieen and John Richardson, boys of Boise, rang ing from 10 to 18 years of ago, in hid ing near by. Thoy subsequently con fessed to the attempt at wrecking the pay-car for the purpose of getting the money. They are now in jail at Mountain Home. Minor Newt Item. President Snow, of the Mormon church, says the law against polygamy is being strictly obeyed in Utah. The Miller Electric Construction company of Pittsburg, Pa., lias invent ed a new plan for utilizing the power of Niagara falls. Six convicts driven mad by idleness, were taken from the King's county penitentiary in New Yoik to asylums or the criminal insane. LATER NEWS, flBtww.""'ii, of Illinois, lias been informed that curing 181)0 all federal contracts for Indian supplies will be placed in Chicago. Boston capitalists are said to havo made an offer of $3, 600,000, Spanish gold, for the Sun Jose warehouses and wharves at Havana. Hundreds of cattlemen are in Den ver to take part in the convention of the National Livestock Association. The attendanoo will be large. General Russell Hastings, of Massa chusetts, has been chosen for Appoint ment as director of the bureau of American republics, to succeed tho late Joseph Smith. ' Bunk notes to the valuo of 00,000 have mysteriously disappeared from Purr's bunk, in Bartholomew Lane, London, England. It is supposed that thoy have been stolon. A dispatoh from Omaha says: The Twenty-second infantry lias leceived orders to move at once for Sun Fran cisco. The rogiment has orders to sail from Sun Francisco on the 28th. A bill has been introduced in con gress which provides that no person iving in or practicing polygamy shall he eligible to ho a member of eithor liouso of congress, nor shall stion per ion be permitted to hold seat theroin." Tho secretary of war has completed the organization of a colonial ooinmis- lion to undertake the adjustment ot all milters of detail respecting the govern aient of territories acquired during the war oori-ied by the United States forces. Rev. Edward II. Budd, who was thought to have boon lost on the Paul Jones, is alive. The vessel was do tamed in Puss a La Outre so long by foggy woather that Mr. Budd grow im patient and left the party, returning to Now Orleans. As a result of the assignment of the battle-ships Iowa and Oregon to the Pacific and Asiatic stations respective ly, and the decision to dispatch the jruiser Newark to tne Paoiflc coast, the jominissionud naval force of tho United States is about equally divided be' tween the two oocans. liie treasury department lias given instructions to the customs officials at Sitka and Skagwuy to stop the trans portation of liquor under convoy from Canadian ports through the White Pass to the Northwest territory. Informii tion has reached the department that instead of being shipped across the bor dor into the territory this liquor lias been loturned seoretly to the locality 31 Skagway and disposed of thoie, con trary to law. The Infanta Eululie, aunt of the king of Spain, is visiting England. The presidont has nominated Ed mun D. Wiggin, of Washington, D. 0., to bo register of the land office at Weare, Alaska. The Romo correspondent of the Lon don Times, referring to the rumor that Italy is about to seize a port in China, says he believes it absolutely devoid of foundation. . Advices reaching New Orleans leave no further doubt of tho loss of the yacht Paul Jonos. Parties are search ing for the bodies of tho unfortunate members of the pleasure party. Henry M. Hoyt, assistant Unitod States attorney-general, has boon or dered by the department of justice to go to Santiago and advise General Leonard Wood on legal questions. The strike of the dock laborers at Colon, Colombia, is fust assuming a serious aspect. A batch of 40 Panama dockmon arrived last night, and stones and revolvers were fired at tho train as it noarod Colon. Sharkey, the pugilist, and his spar ring partner, Robert Armstrong, were arrainged in the municipal ootirt nt Boston and fined f 15 each for partici pating in an exhibition which tho po lice maintained partook of the nature of a prize fight. A dispatch from London says: Arch bishop Ireland, aftor his visit to Rome, will come here to consult with the French bishops on the subject ol Ilock- erism. Tiie bishop ol Orleans has in vited the distinguished Araorican ec clesiastic to preside over the fetes in honor of Joan D'Aio. A recent dispatch says: The real truth as to the situation in the Congo State is being hidden. The whole country is in a ferment, and the rebel lion is not boinc put down. The gov ernment troevs appear to four the reb els and the preiillss f f the whites has been much impaired. . The gi mm ;st gathv.ing in the history of Alaska Indians is scheduled for Au gust ID next at Kl&wun, on the Chil kat river. At this grand potlatch, the tribal war of the Wrangel and Chilkat Indians, which lias been raging for many yeart, will come to an end. It Is estimated that over 2,000 Indians will bo present. A race against time from Seattle to Dawson lor a purse of $0,000 began Sunday, when Richard Butler, a wealthy Klondiker, started for Dawson ! on the steamer City of Seattle. Joe Barrett, another wealthy Klondikor, bet Butler H J00 that lie could make the trip from Seattle to Dawson in 25 days or less, and $ 1,000 more that be could not make it in less than 20 days. The population of India increases at the rate of 8,000,000 annually, ol 8,000,000 annually. reruinana asun rsiemazy nity is forbidden by both the Utod .utlior of the Dwyfoa Ik dthe navy regulations of the .ved here W ednesday stntPR. I 'rora Rotterdam to testify b( Profan army an United States. ' I Charles Newton, of Bradford, Pa., was blown to pieces while shooting an oil well at Orchard Park. The extension of American authority in the Philippines, Cuba and Porto Rico will lead to the abandonment ol some mi. i..ry posts in wu country. j HAULED DOWN A SPANISH FLAG Captain Eaton, ot the Reaolute, Re- I aenta nn Inault. Now York, Jan. 25 A dispatch from Havana say hi Captain Eaton, of the auxiliary cruiser Resolute, captured a 20-foot Spanish flag in tho harbor and incidentally taught tho Spaniards a les son in mannors A Spanish schooner of about 7U tons sailed alongside the Resolute, whore it hove to, and with a cheor of defiance from the men aboard, an immense Spanish flag was run up to the mast head, with the Cuban flag beneath it. Captain Eaton was forced to recognize the insult, and ordered Naval Cadet N'irrant and Marine Officer Thorpo, with a file of murines into a steam launch, which speedily overtook tho Spaniard. The oaptain refused to obey the order to lower the flag, whereupon the marinos went aboard and took forc ible possession of the Spanish flag, leaving the Cuban flag flying at the masthead. The oncupants of tiie schooner wore then completed to give three cheers for the Cuban und American flags, after which the vessel was allowed to pro ooed. The captured flag will bo hold as a prize. WANTS RECOGNITION. Agnlnnldo la Now Showing Ilia ITand llequeat to the Vatican. Madrid, Jan. 85. Prernior SarjaPta declares that Aguinnldo has made the liberation of Spanish prisoners in the Philippine! conditional upon Spain rec ognizing tho Philippine republic, and allying horsolf thereto. Aguinaldo, it is added, lias similarly demanded the Vatican's recognition of the Philippine republic. A dispatch from Manila says, "Time in which insurgents have al lowed Americans to recognize their independence expires tomorrow, and hostilitiol are expected to open." Aguinaldo has requested the Vatican to send a commission to negotiate for the release of the olericuls. Mult Act Cantloualy. London, Jan. 25. The Madrid cor resdondent of the Standard says: "'Agulnaldo's attitude regarding the prisoners in the Philippines obliges th government to act cautiously in order to avoid a conflict with tho United States. While endeavoring not make the condition of the captives worse, the authorities do not like to countenance tho private direct efforts of the families who aro disposed offer ransoms for imprisoned friends.' Northern Pacific llenten. Washington, Jan. 25. In the Unitei States supremo oourt today. Justice MoKenna iiandod down an opinion in the case of the Northern Pacillo Rail way Company vs. the Treasurer of Jefferson County, Mont. The case in volves the right of Btato authorities to tax railroad lands within the Northern Pacific grant which are unpatented be cause their churactor with reference to mineral has not yet been doterniinod The railroad company contonded that such right hud not existed but the do- oislon of the circuit court was against the company, and the supremo court uphold this opinion. Browor, Sluias While and Pockhain dissented. Allen Exclusion Law. Victoria, B. C, Jan. 25. At a meet ing tonight in support of the govern meut oandidatos for parliament. At' tornoy-Gcnoral Hon. Joseph Martin said there was a possibility of the Do minion eovornment disallowing the alien exclusion law. He intimated that evou in the face ot such a disal lowance, tho provincial government would persist in their right to muko laws for the best interests of tho pro" inco. regardless of what might be done by the Dominion government in an at' tempt to gain concessions In the joint high commission. Helenas of Civil Trlaonnra. Madrid, Jan. 25. A telegram re ceivod here from Manila says tho in surgent congress at Malolos has author' izod tho reieaso of all civil prisoners, and will shortly causo to be liberated the military prisoners hold by the rovolutionsls. The Spanish steamer Salus Trcgui, from Havana, has or rived at Cadiz with repatriated Span ish troops on board. Disturbance In Belgium. Brussels, Jan. 25. According to the Patrioto, serious disturbances have arisen botweon King Leopold and some of the ministers on the question of the introduction of tho uni-nominal elec toral system, whioh the king advocated It is rumored that the premier, M. De Smut Do Naoyer, will resign tomorrow, and that the cabinot will be recon structed. ftlnaablowera' Strike Threatened. Millville, N. J., Jan. 28. An official of the Green Olussblowers' Association, stated that 8.000 nonunion South Jer sey blowers would Btrike this week il the firms refused to pay the union wages. Meotings were held in the dif ferent towns today, and the workers have decided to join the union. Hawaiian Navigation Law. Washington, Jan, 25. Tho senate committoe on commeroe to lay author- ized Senator Nelsor io r .ikfl a favor- able report on the '! extending our navigation laws to I -vaii The com- mittce amended the b il so as to make it includo not only tho laws relating to navigation, but also those concerning commerce and merchant seamen. Eaterhaay to Testify. Paris, Jan. 25. The Major Cnmte Ferdinand Waslin Esterhazy, the ro- bordereau, evening before the court of cassation, wrote yesterday to M. de Freycinet, the minister for war, asking to be released from his oath of professional secrecy. M. de Freycinet today acceded to his request, and it is believed that Count" Esterliuzv will appear befoie the court of cassation to- morrow. He continues to decline to OREGON LAW-MAKERS WliHlley'a Grain Hill la Attracting More Attention Than Any Other Mcaiiure. Salem, Jan. 24. Tho bill that is re ceiving the most Attention in tho houso just now is tho Whalley bill, provid ing for the creation of the office of state grain inspector. Tho bill pro vides for an appropriation of $2,500 for a commission. The commission is to consist of three members, to be ap pointed by tho governor. One of tho threo is to bo the grain inspector, whose animal salary shall be $2,500 in addition to all expenses. Tho other two members are to icceivo (50 a year each and expenses, as not much work wil bo required of thoin. The bill also provides for a secretary at (1,000 a year, a number of chief deputy inspeo tors at $1,800 a year and a number of other deputies at $85 a month each In addition to establishing grain grades and inspecting nil the grain that leaves or is brought into the state, the duty of the ciiief inspector will also be to inspect soales nt $5 cuch. Liberal feos are allowed for the inspection of giain. A bill has boon introduced in the bouse for the protection of upland birds. The bill is an aniondmunt of tho goneral game law enacted by the legislature in 1805. It provides that evory person who shn 1 1, within the stuto of Oregon, between tho first day of January and tho first day of Novem ber of each year, tako, kill, injure or destroy, or have in possession, except for breeding purposes, or sell or offer for sale any pheasant, Mongolian pheasant, quail or partridgo, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor; providod, however, that it shall be unlawful, witnin the statu ot Oregon, to kill or dostroy any ring-necked Mongolian pheasant, or any of tho various kinds Of phoasunts imported into this stale by the Hon. O. N. Denny, or any 0 nit i 1, bobwhito or pheasant in that part of the state of Oregon lying eaBt of the Cascade mountains. That every person who shall within the stato ot Oregon, at any time enter upon prem isos not his own with intont to catch, recover, take or kill any bird 6r ani mal, or permit any dog, with which he shall be hunting, to do bo for such purpose without permission of the owner or person in ohargo thereof, or Bhall shoot upon any premises not bis own from any publio highway, shall be guilty of a inisdomoauor. That any person violating any of the provisions of tliis act, Bhall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be pur (shed by a fine of not loss than $50 nor more than f 100, and in default of payment of fine im posed shall be imprisoned in tho coun ty jail at the rate of one day for each two dollars of tho fino Imposed. In the house this afternoon, tho My ers resolution donating $3,500 worth el books to members was rescinded, and indefinitely postponed. A resolution diroctfhg the sorgeant-at-arms to gather up and restore to the socretary of thu state the stationery and supplies at tlni close of the session, was, after a spirit ed debate, indefinitely postponed. A bill has been introduced in the house touching on railroad taxation, is being onnsiderod by Portland railroad men. The bill provides for the licens ing of railroads, as a substitute for tho established system of taxation, to ap ply generally except on lands not occu pied as a right of way. It is modeled after the law prevailing in Wisconsin. Twenty bills wore road the aooond time and referred to tho proper com' mitteos, and the following bills were, passed: To require doors of publio buildings to open outward; to provide for the dissolution of municipal cor porations upon tho payment of all out standing indebtedness; amending the code relative to attachments so as ta obviate the necessity of posting notices on propoity attached. A petition was presontod from 10 Polk county lawyers, praying for tho retention of the second circuit judgo in tho third judicial district. A petition from 120 citizens of Wash Ington county, for a chnngo in thu law so as to require householders instead of voters on petitions for saloon li cences was presented. A potitif n praying that the stuto ap point three commissioners to buy tho Mount Hood and Barlow wagon road, the paper bearing the names of G4 resi dents along tl.o road, was introduced. Haines, of tho special committoe ap pointed at the special sossion to in vestigate the Lowenherg contract ' at the penitontiary, submitted a long re port, showing that 87,000 was due tho state on the contract, pait of which was not secured. It recommended that $82,500 be aocepted in full payment. The report was adopted. Mulkoy, of the committee to exam ine the affairs of the secretary of state, reported that ho had found everything accurate and satisfactory, and tho re port was filed. A joint memorial was passed, urging the attorney-general and the Unitod States supreme court to advance oases affecting tho title of settlers to land in tho forfeited Northern Pacific grant in Oregon. A formula for tho production of crystal alumium bronze consists of a powdered aluminum, powdered gluse in diamond oust, arm sulphate oi gino in curtain specified proportions. He Doea Not Clerk Now. A clerk in an Australian hardware store bought the Australian pate 1 1 ights to the pnoumutic bicycle tire for $115, and aftor realizing a fortune old his interest for (200,000. In a new form of drawbridge, aside from tho i ening and closing mechan ism, thi iof feature of interest is, that gates are provided that close the path-1 ,way when the draw is open, so it hr TODossiblo to go t'TOuxli.' OREGON LEGISLATURE. Conalderable llualneae niapoaed of Dar ing the I'nat Week. Salem, Or., Jan. 21. The house disposed of much business during the past week, and many new bills wore introduced. Among the proposod measures are bills to change the name of the Ashland college to the Southern Oregon State Normal school, and place it under state control, and appropriate $15,000 for its maintenance; to oreate a state library commission and a sys tem of traveling libraries, and appro priate $5,000 for maintenance the first yoar, and $3,000 annually thereafter; to exempt honorably discharged sol diers and sailors from tho operation of the peddlor's license law, and to ex empt state products from the provisions of the law; to prohibit altogether the sale of cigarettes or cigarette materials on pain of a fine of $50. A bill incor porating the town of Dallas was passod. In the somite Chairman Fulton, of the judiciary committee, submitted an adverse report on the bill to add two judges to tbos-pronio oourt. Mitchell, of the committee, dissented, but did not submit a minority report . Daly of Lake's bill to extend the time for oountios to pay the state tax from April 1 to June 1, was passod un der suspension of the rules, as was his bill to require county clorka to ceitify pension vouchers without charge, there being no objootion to either. WASHINGTON LEGISLATURE. Foater Ahead for Senator Other Legis lative Newa. Olympla, Wash., Jan. 21. Five more fruitless ballots for senator were taken in joint session of the legislature today, each resulting as follows: Fos ter 27, Wilson 27, Humes 21, Ankony 7, Lewis 24. Including the one vote detained at home by sickness, Foster practically had 28 votes today, the highost nuiu- boi yet attained in the senatorial con test. In the house tho committee on print ing and flupplios was, on motion of Kingsbury, instructed to thoioughly investgiate tho subject of state printing with a view to cheapening the cost of publio print.ng, it being desirable to reduce greatly the cost, whioh is be lieved to be out of all proportions in ts expensivenoss. House bill 23, making it lawful to call to the witnesB-Btand and cause to testify tho adverse party to a suit at aw without making him the witness of his adversary, was passod by unani mous vote. Bills introduced wore: To license Ik. Iron..!-.. ,. ..I. .u ,l,,...,B .... i.. u....,..,, u.wi- in i iib, cocaine, eiu., pruiiiouiiig me taking of food fishes excopt with a hook t r t i . J.;., il and line, on any of the rivers of Puget sound, whereon hatcheries are looatod, or in Skagit bay; to enablo reoolvors, trustees, guardians, oxocutors, etc., to give regular surety companies as auiety on bond; appropriating $5,000 for con ducting the agricultural experiment station at Puyallup; providing for io oal option on tho quostion of hogs as free commoners; imposing a fine of from $50 to $250 for spearing and dis posing of bass, piokrol, carp, trout or other fish from any stocked lukos. Killed Thirty Ullla. Olympia, Wash. Jan. 21. The ju diciary committee ol the house toduy couiplotod a remarkable record. Out of 81 bills referred to it for considera tion, it hai killed 80. Antl-Contrnot Labor Law. Washington, Jan. 23. The exton- Bioii of tho anti-contraot labor law to Huwaii is strongly urogd in a report made today by the houso committoe on labor. It says thousands of contraot labobrors, mainly Japunose, have been takon into the islands since the rais- ng of tho United Statos flag ovoi them. On the day following the receipt of the news of anncxpation, 2,867 Japaneso laborers wore admitted. Oppnaed to Seating Roberts. St. Louis, Mo., Jan. 23. Members of tho reorganized Church of Latter Day Saints in St. Louis oppose the seating of Coiigrossman-elect B. II. L. Roberts, of Utah, on the ground that he is a pronounced polygamlst. A vote was taken, resulting in tho adop tion of a resolution requesting congress men from this district to use their ut most efforts to prevent seating the Utah man. 8 li after In, Merrlain Out. San Francisco, Jan. 23. Today, Ma-jor-Ucneral Merriain issued an ordor relinquishing the command of the de partment of California. Immediately thereafter, Major-General Shatter is sued an ordor announcing his accession to the command. General Morriam will go to Denver to assume command of the department of the Colorado. Two Thouaand Quakera. Halifax, Jan. 23. The itoamship Lako Huron, with 2,000 of the 6,000 Quakers who are emigrating to the Canudiun northwest, arrived in quaran tine tonight Tomorrow afternoon the steamer will proceed to St Johns, N. B., whore the passengers will laud to take rail to their future homo. Aaany Olflee at Seattle. Washington, Jon. 28. Senator Wil son's amendment to the sundry civil bill, appropriating $50,000 for the erection of an assay office at Seattle has been fuvorubly reported. Tranaportlng Bpnnlah Trlaonera. Washington. Jan. 23. The war de partment bus Issued an invitation for bids from responsible shipping con cerns of all nations, for transportation of Spanish prisoners in the Philippines from Manila to Spain. Favorable Report Ordered. Washington, Jan. 20. The senate committee on foreign relations today KrCcd to favorably report npon the nomination of Hon. Joi. H. Choate to be ambassador to Groat Britain. OANAL BILL PASSES SENATE There Were Only Six Votea Agnlnat In That Body. Washington, Jan. 24. The Nicara gua canal moasuro, known as the Mor gan bill, has passod the senate by vote of 48 to 8. An impoitanl amend m en t was first adopted which is follows: "That if the president shall be on able to socure from the governments of Nicaragua and Costa Rica such conoos sions as will enable the United Statos to build and perpetually own an control auid canal, the president authorized to negotiate for a control of or a right to construct, maintain an porpetually control some other o-inal connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, and the president is required to negotiate for the abrogation or mod ill cation of any and all treaty obligations. if suoh exist, as shall in any way in terfere with the construction, owner ship and perpetual oontrol ot any sue canal; providod that no payments shall bo in ado undor the provisions ot this act to or for the benefit of th stockholders of the Maritime Canal Company, or for any of its proporty unless the presidont shall deoide keep the canal under the concussions granted to said company." GLOOMY OUTLOOK AT DAWSON Hoapltali Filled to Overflowing With Indigent Sick. Dawson, via Port Townsond, Jan. 24 Tho situation here is gloomy. Tl number of sick is increasing, and tho six hospitals are full. The mountod police have donated for the help of the poor some $30,000 in cash from their treasury. This leaves them with but $4,030 cash on hand. Commissioner Ogilvie oallod a meet ing to decide on ways and moans for relieving the situation, and a memorial asking foi aid will be sent to Wash ington. It is estimated that $9,000 a month will be required to pay for the treatment of indigent patients. The death rate this wlntor has been almost aa great as in the summer, Soveral stampodes to new fields havo recently occurred, but in each case the goldseekors weie disappointed' Gold Standard Hill. Washington, Jan. 24. The house coinage, woights and 'measures commit tee by strictly a party voto ordored a favorublo report on the substitute for house bill to fix the standard of value in the United States and for other put posos. The bill provides in substance that the standard of value in tho Unitod Statos shall bo the gold dollar that all contracts existing and in fu- ttira citiutl lin .nmniiliid l.i .nfn.ntinn I n I . . iUU . , ,...U,UVU l i .i,n ..,,, ,,r,i. ( Ill Ihnrni iii inmliih, I ' 1 ----- -v.- - " " lished a treasury department of issue and redemption; that greenbacks Bhall be retired and that upon their retire mont gold bills shull bo substituted therefor. Archblahop Ireland Wlna Washington, Jun. 24. The soerotary ol tho lntorlor has amrmod the decision of the oommissloner-gonoral of tho land office in the famous case of Archbishop Ireland, Involving title to 88,178 ncres of hind in Minnesota. Ho holds that undor the first contraot made with the St. Paul, Minnesota & Manitoba Rail toad Company, July 17, 1880, Ireland was not the purchaser, but that under the Buoond contract, adopted Muroh 80, 1883, ho was tho purchaser. Accord ingly the lundB covered hy tho first contraot will not go to Ireland, while ho will roceivo thoso oovurod by tho second oon I :t. Reported Murder of Spunlah Ofllcnra Lubaun, Island of Labium, British Bornoo.Jun. 24. Sho steamer Labium, which has returned from the island of Palawan, In tho southwestern poition of the Philippine archipelago, reports that the Spanish governor of the island ana a number of Spanish ollioors were murdered by tho natives while Issuing from ohurch. Tho natives then re tired to the hills, taking the women and children and somo men us prison ers. Killed In a Mine. Baker City, Or., Jun. 21. S. W. Johnson was instantly killed by a pre mature blast of giant powdor in tho May Queen jnino, noar tho Red Boy mine, today. Johnson was ngnd 47 yours, and lately came from Indiana. His wifo is at tho May Queen lnino, and he left two brothers and other rel atives in Indiana. Memorial Tablet to llagley. Annapolis, Md., Jun. 24. Tho momoriul tablet placed in thu naval academy chapel in memory of Ensign Worth Bugley, who was killed on the Winslow off Cardenas in the luto wur, wus unvoilud toduy in the protonoo of a largo number of liavul oillcors and others. Clayton-llulwer Treaty. London, Jan. 24. The Daily News editorially toduy says: "Tho Clayton Bulwer treaty is a singular document, signod by a weak American adminis tration in peculiar circumstuncos, and for Lord Sulisbury to insist npon its unconditional observance now would be neither gracious nor wiso." A Denial From Home. Rome, Jan. 24. Tho Tribnno an nounoes that tho Italian oruiners Elba and Etna are shortly going to China, but that tho rumor of the Italian gov ernment's intention to seize a Chinosa port il premature. Schley Olven a Sword. Now York, Jan. 25. Rear-Admiral Schley waa presented tonight witn a joweled sword by his brother members of the Royal Arcanum at Carnegie Mu sic hall, in the prosonco ot 4,000 per sons. More Troop for Cuba. Savannah, Ga.,Jan. 24. The United States transport Manitoba ruilod today for Havana. She had on board six troops of tho Seventh cavalry, which arrived this morning from Macon. ITT "President" Lopez Replies to President McKinley. AMERICANS CLOSELY ON GUARD Lopea Saya the Revolutionary Govern ment Anteilatea the Farla Treaty by Two Ycara. Manila, Jan. 24. Presidont Lopez of the Visayan federation, lias replied to President MoKinluv's proclamation of the Uth. Ho claims that tho revolu tionary government antedates tho Paris treaty by over two years. Ho says he has never been officially notified of tho existence of tho treaty, and that there fore ho declines to recognize American authoiity, und refuses to allow Ameri cans to disombaik in forco, without ex press orders from the government nt Malolos. General Miller, the com mander of the American expedition, repliod that tho Americans cannot rec ognize President Lopez's authority, be cause the Filipino republic is not roo ognized by the powers. He also ex pressed regret at tho determination of the Filipinos to resist just claims. Mlller'a Troopa Landed. New York, Jan. 24. A special to tho World from Washington Bays: Goneral Millor's expedition has landed on Guimaras island, threo miles from Ho I Io, without opposition, Goneral Otis cables from Manila. Landing waa necessary because of the crowded con dition of the troops on tho transports. Lxporionoe lias proved Unit Boldiors lose spirit and fighting qualities when confined long on board ship, bo tho war department asked General Otis to as certain if it was possible for Goneral Miller to land his expedition near Ilo Ilo. He cabled that it was, and was then instructed to order a landing. It was deomod inndvisublo to ndviso this expedition to return to Manila without iiaving landed, bee an so it was foarod the natives of Luzon would think the Filipinos at Ilo Ilo repulsed the Americans. REVENUE CUTTER ASHORE. The 0111 cora and Crew Had an Experi ence on an Iitland Corpus Christl, Tex., Jan. 24. The United Statos revenue outtor Alma wus driven on Padre island about 15 miles south of here Wednosday during a storm, and all on board esoapod to hind. There wore soveral revenue officers aboard. The party divided and each wandered over tho island looking for a sail. Jnmos A. McEnory, spcoiul treas ury agent of the district of Toxas, and Bedford Sharp, of Sun Antonio, assist ant United States district attornoy, Ightod a ornft and signalled it and worojtakon off the Island and brought to tho shipyard nt Corpus Puss. Toduy another vessel was sent to Pndro island to look for the rost of the Alma's pas songers. Admiral Cervern'a Watch. Wichita, Kan., Jan. 24. Admiral Corvora's watch, it is claimed, is owned by Lieutenant Botts, company K, wonty-third Kansas volunteers, a egro, who Is Home from Cuba. It is a flue gold watch, the case set with iuuionda and rubies. Inside "Paschal Corvern" is engraved. Tho watch was secured by Belts, according to his Btory, from a Spanish pilot tho man who guided Corvora's ship out of San tiago hnrbor July 8. Aa a rewuid Cor vera gave him this watch. Being In straitened circumstances and wanting, to go homo, he sold it to Butts for $03. lteef for Manila Soldier. Sun Francisco, Jun. 24. Tho trnns- poits Suamlia and Morgan City,' whioh -aro soon to sail for Manila, will cany. largo aiipplr of California meat to . feed the soldiers stationed in the Phil-, pines. On the Morgan City, 4,000 cases of canned meats have been laced, whllo 40,000 pounds of frozon beef will bo put on board tho Sound iu next Sunday morning. Iynamlte Attempt. South Omaha, Jun. 24. About 3 clock this morning an attempt was niudo to tilow up witli dynamite tho resilience of F. B. Towlo, tho manager of the Omaha Packing Company.. A ' flickering light on the porch attracted passer-by, who stamped tho fire out. Examination dovulopod that it wus a fuse connected witli a package contain ing six sticks of dynamite. Another Hig Truat, . Milwaukee, Wis., Jan. 24. The National Enameling & Stamping Coin- puny will be the name of tho Grunito- are trust, winch includes the Kieek- eifer Company, of this city. Tho company will be organized under tho laws ol Now Jorsoy, witli a capital stock of $10,000,000 sovon per cent pre. ferrod stock and $20,000,000 common took. CommlRaloners From Aguinaldo. St. Louis, Jun. 24. Lasoda Mai ti Burgos and J. Lunaa, commissioned representatives of Aguinaldo, tho in- urgent leader of tho Philippine islands, passod 20 minutes in St. Louis today, on route to Washington. Their ' iss ion is to persuudo Undo Sum to re- nqiiish his hold on the Philippine Islands. Copper Boom Opena Mlnea. Now York, Jan. 24. A dispatch to the Herald from Valparaiso, Chile, Bays: Iho copper boom Is oreating great enthusiasm among the miners. Caravans are starting to work now1 mines, and thoso that wore closed down are now in full activity. Relief to Go to Manila. Washington, Jun. 24. Tho' hospital ship Roliof has been ordered to Manila, The vessel la now at New York, and IS ill go via tho Suez canal. receive visitors.