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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.
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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
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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-
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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.
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"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.