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EVENTS OF THE DAY
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NEWS OF THE WORLD.
EFFORTS TO BE MADE TO PRE
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SITl FORT WALLA WALLA
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each vessel shall carry each rear. The
lumber shipments to foreign countries
re slso placed under restriction.
Four thousand lii hundred and forty
bids for $568,869,856 worth of bonds,
is the tremendous total of the subscript
tions opened at the treasury depart'
ment, in aooordanoe with the terms of
the call issued a month ago inviting
proposals for $100,000,000 of United
States 4 per cent bonds, to run for
thirty years, from February 1, 1805.
These figures do not include
$120,000,000 of "crank bids" rejected
as bogus. The immense offerings as
tounded the experts. The bids literal
ly swamped the department Al-
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Colonel W. P. Thompson, president bld of the Be,-.,,.. gvndioilto.
In Case It Sbonld Bo Glren l p. Whit
man College Wants the Ground!
Now Vied a a Reserve lor Memorial
1'nrpoees.
Walla Walla, Wash., Feb. 13.-The
about agitation over the proposed resolution
PACIFIC CA8LE PROJECT.
of the National Lead Company, died
of pneumonia in New York.
The city oounoil of Chicago has
passed an ordinanoe prohibiting any
person from engaging in the traffic of
borsemeat
It is announced in London that Jus
tin MoCarthy will resign the leader
ship of the Irish parliamentary party,
at the next meeting of that party.
The unprecedented rains in the
lower Mississippi valley the past ten
days have caused all streams to over
flow and the lowlands of Tennessee,
110,6877, will probably be aooepted
for at least $60,000,000. The syndi
cate bid covered the entire amount
John Hays Hammond, oharged with
the leadership of the late uprising in
Johannesburg, has been liberated on
bail.
A windstorm in New York which
blew sixty-two miles an hour, did
much damage to property. Three peo
ple were killed.
The cases of Americans arrested at
Johannesburg are now under prelimi
nary examination, and a formal trial
Arkansas and Mississippi are one vast wU1 take plaoe Aprfl 21
a onuge m me new rdigianu rail'
in relation to the abandonment of Fort
Walla Walla and the donation to
Whitman college of the grounds now
used as a militry reserve, which were
discussed at the meeting of the Com'
meroial Club last Friday, came up for
consideration at today's meeting of the
club. Resolutions were offered ss sub
stitutes for those presented Friday,
providing that the olub demands that
the senators and representatives of the
state of Washington in oongress ute
every effort to prevent the abandon
ment of Fort Walla Walla, and if
abandonment is officially ordered, to
introduce a bill providing thst the
reservation be donated to Whitman
college, to be used as a memorial to
the pioneer, Dr. Marcus Whitman; also,
that as soon as praotioable, they intro
duce a bill giving to Whitman college
twenty-six acres of land belonging to
the nresent reservation: also, that the
roaa over tne requonnocic river, near war department be requested to in
Bristol, conn., ooiiapsed, oarrying 0reane the sarrison to a ten-cavalry
witn it twenty woritmen; tmrteen trnnn mil After considerable discus
mr M w'
were drowned. ajnn tha rpsnlntinns were adonted.
ine revision oi tne extradition treaty there vtoa onlv two dissenting votes.
Between uermany ana tne unitea
States is again at a standstill, owing
to the demands regarding political
and military fugitives.
Notwithstanding the success of the
new loan, tears are entertained that a
considerable share of the gold offered
EDISON'S EXPERIMENTS.
He Will Xndeavor to Photograph the
Human Brain.
Italian oruiser
the disease,
Lombard! has died of
The federal council has authorised
the president of the Swiss republio to
aooept the proposal tendered by the
governments of Great Britain and the
United Staets that, in the event of a
disagreement as to a ohoioe of arbi'
trator for the Canadian sealers' claim,
the president of Switzerland shall
designate the arbitrator. ;
Word comes from Brazil that rain
MS laiien in suon torrents ior tne last new loan, fears are entertained that a n.o w .T UVK 13 Thnmaa A
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lew days mat it nas oausea tne railing considerable share of the gold offered Edison was hard at work all day in his
to many nouses m uio oiwee. leuuw in navment will have been withdrawn ii f Oration nrnn&r no
fever is increasing and one man on the from the treasury for that purpose. , n. a,nrin.nt of Dhotograohing
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The New York Herald's correspond- the human body and brain with the aid
ent in Montevideo. Urnsruav. tele- of the newlv discovered A ray.
The storthing has been opened. In graphs that the floods in the renublio Knrronnded bv a soore of reporters and
the speeoh from the throne, King Oscar caused by the heavy rains of the last other visitors, Mr. Edison sat for hours
aid be hoped that tne meeting oi tne few weeks have caused great loss of watching the progress of the work. He
committee on the condition of the jife displayed a wonderful amount of pa
union of Norway and Sweden would John Lee and James Bostic. rivals tfonne when, after repeated trials, the
tend to an agreement lor the happiness for the affections of a vouns woman of desired result was not obtained,
of both nations. Adams. Ind.. attemuted to settle the In an experiment today be caused
The United States minister to Tur- matter with pistols, and both were the rays to pass through a pieoe of steel
key. Mr. Terrell, has demanded an in- badly wounded, while a bystander also one-half inch thiok. He also found
demnity of $100,000 for the burning reoeived a stray bullet that the mysterious rays were capable
and pillage of the American missions it U rnnnrtnd in Havana that Onn. of penetrating a bit ot cardboard,
at Marash and Kharput. He also asked erai Gomez is going to establish a seat piece of celluloid, and a half-inch strip
ior tne immediate granting or nrmans 0f government at Siguana, provinoe of of steel comDinea, mjhvjub; mo put
TOT reDUliaing tnem. IRuiifo fllaro Ha (s annnnnraM tn Kfl I nnlfOrmlV D1RCK. flH Wit) ItlYB Jiut
The oelebrated oase of Dr. Arthur on the move between Batabano, San penetrated the steel, the plate would
Duestrow, the St Louis millionaire, Felipe, Salud and Mariet naturally have been biaoK in tne piace
who has been on trial during the past Th.i A.wTi. t. where the steel was not interpoBea.
month for the cold-blooded murder of Li. . si i t, I His next experiment will be to photo
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hU wife and baby boy, two years old. QOO.OOO aores. part of the Chippewa ?aPh eotionB of. he head, by ?T,g
has ended, the jury returning a verdict reservation, in Minnesota, will be Blna11 "lm, wnion is wo pinw i-
of guilty in the first degree. opened for settlement May 1. by proo- ol08ed in ceuulo a covers, in
lamation to be issued shortly.
Governor Bickards, of Montana, de- hnlh electrode will then be direoted so
manded of Seoretary Olney that ne L to penetrate the skull and strike the
iortnwitn na Montana oi tne uree iat the desired angle. Alter tnis,
Indians. The demand was made after another plate, similarly inclosed in
the reoeipt of a letter rom Secretary oellnloid covers, will be plaoed in the
Olney referring to the Uree controversy. ,nbjoet's mouth, facing the right or
The rebellion in Formosa is un- left side of the head, ana tne rays wiu
oheoked. One army of rebels has taken be plaoed aoordingly. This, in Mr.
up its position at Ton Wei. and an- Edison's opinion, should warrant a
other has assembled at Camphor luooessful negative, as tbe rays would
Mount The Japanese troops are con- onlv have to pass through one tnicx
Developments show that Lee Sellers,
lynched in Knoxville, Tenn. , ton years
go for the supposed murder and rob
bery of $1,100 from Edward Mainess,
was innocent Lizzie Hiokman, on her
deathbed, confessed that Ike Wright, a
notorious oharaoter, was the murderer,
fie is now being pursued by the of
fleers.
' The congressional delegates from the
Pasiflo ooast are making quite a push in
the matter of tbe additional revenue
ratters for the ooast If Squire's bill
should go through, the probabilities
are that one will be stationed at Puget
sound and the other in the Columbia
and adjacent waters. They will no
doubt be built on the ooast
fldent of defeating the rebels, but can
not sttaok them in their mountian re
treats.
The safecrackers who have been ter
rorising the people of Oakland, Ala
meda and Berkley for the past three
ness of the skull, and then, II the at
tempt is satisfactory, he will try to
photograph the entire head, the plate
resting at the back, and the rays pene
trating the face, and also, the subject
lving on his side, to have the rays
Andrew H. Davidson, of New York, h captured by the po- penetrate from the right or left with
who is greatly interested in securing
the release of Mrs. Maybriok, oonfined
in an English prison on the oharge of
murdering her husband, says the next
attempt to secure ber release will be
made by the Masons and Roman Catho
lios, and that the effort will be made
m the same lines as those in the past
An agent of the Chinese government
has oome to the Pacific ooast to plaoe
an order for SO, 000, 000 feet of lumber.
Most of the timber is intended for the
eonstruotion and repair of government
buildings. The agent says the indica
tions are good for a healthy revival of
the lumber trade throughout China
and Japan this and next year.
It is
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lice. They are mere boys, aged 16 and the plte on tne opposit siae.
17. They confessed to thirty seven
burglaries of residences aud stores.
They said they had realized only $100
from the burglaries.
In sporting oiroles there has been
considerable attention aroused by the
announcement that Yale intends to
Newt From the Front.
Havana, Feb. 13. Last night insur
gents entered tbe town oi iaivario,
fifteen miles from Havana, and burned
tbe railroad depot and captured two
policemen. This morning they went
send a orew across the Atlantio to oom'
pete at the Henly regatta. It is
thought it will do muoh to efface the
bitterness resulting from the Dunraven
inoident and the unfortunate experience
of the Cornell crew in England last
year.
Dr. Zelle, a praotioing physioian of
Bradenburg, Uermany, has contrived
expeoted that the battleship a photographio instrument which will,
will have her offloial trial in minute detals, reproduoe the various
some time in the latter part of April oolors of objects, persons and land
er early in May, and immediately after scapes brought within a specified range
that she will be ready to be oonimis
sioned as a first-class battleship of the
United States. All that remains to be
done is to place the armor plate of the
after-turret and mount the two 13-inch
breech-loading guns it is to shelter.
The Mexican International Exposl
iion Company expects this week to con
clude arrangements with the govern'
ment for a national exhibit, and a na
tional oommittee tooo-operate with the
exposition managers will be appointed.
The land on which the exposition will
he held has been formally conveyed to
the New York syndicate organized to
oarry out the project
The New York Herald's correspond
ent in Rio de Janerio telegraphs that
the British minister has reoeived a
dispatch from England ordering him
to reoognise the sovereignty of Brazil
in the island of Trinidade. It is now
probable that Brasil will permit Great
Britain to establish a big coaling sta
tion on the island for her South At
lantio squadron, and that she will
grant the right to lay a cable on its
abort.
The biggest trust ever formed on the
Pacific ooast and representing a capital
of over $70,000,000. hss been consum
mated. It is the Central Lumber
Company of California. Its member
ship includes every lumber mill, all
shipowners, snd the wholesale and re
tail dealers of the Western ooast of the
United States and British Columbia.
All charters of vessels and sales of
lumber must be effected through this J
eompany, which regulates freight and I
fixes the buying and selling prios on
of the camera. What is most surpris
ing in this experience is that in the
photographs the oolors lose none of
their original brilliant shades.
Mrs. Jennie Baxter was murdered
by her husband in East Portland. She
returned home in a drunken condition
and Baxter, becoming enraged, drew
a razor across her throat, nearly sever
ing the head from the body. He then
attempted suicide in the same manner,
but was stopped by an offloer before
he had oom pie ted bis work. Their 4
year-old girl was the only witness.
The reorganization oommittee of the
Oregon Railway & Navigation Com
pany announces that the plan of organ
isation is now operative. Deposits of
consolidated mortgage and oollatoral
trust bonds will oontinue to be reoeived
up to February 39 without penalty.
Ater that date a payment of $50 per
bond will be required. Deposits of
stock will be reoeived uo to the same
date, upon payment of $16 per share.
William H. English died at his
rooms in the Hotel English at Indian
apolis, Ind. At one time Mr. English
was prominent in politics, and in 1880
was unanimously nominated for vioe-
president on the ticket with General
Hancock, by the Democratic national
convention. He was president of tbe
Idians Historical Society, and author
of an historical and biographical work
on tbe constitution and lawmakers of
the state. Owing to his unremitting
work on the history of Indiana, which
has just been published, his system
wss in a greatly enfeebled condition '
when disease fastened itself upon him.
in the direction of Cotero.
When General Marin arrived at Can-
deleria, after the attaok of Maceo upon
that town had been repulsed, ha offered
his congratulations to the garrison and
to the people upon their heroio defense.
He offered a title to the town, and deo
orated all of its defenders with the red
cross or military merit, ana iuubu
unionist the earn sou who had most
distinguished themselves he deoorated
with the cross of San Fernanda
It is reuorted that numbers of the
garrison, wnion consisted oi vuu
unteers, saw 10,000 cavalry passiDg
Candeleria from a church tower in the
village. A letter signed by Maceo and
Miro was then written to the oolonel
of the volunteers, Ashmuada and to
the priest, demanding the surrender of
the village. This was reiuseo.
Kepreeeatatlves of the raelflo Cable
Company Granted a Hearing.
Washington, Feb, 11. The Ha
waiian subcommittee of the senate
from the oommittee on foreign rela
tions today granted hearing to repre
sentatives of the Pacifio Ci b e Com
pany, which asks a charter aud a sub'
sidy from the government for a tole
grapbio cable from the Pacifio ooast of
tbe United States to Pearl harbor,
Hawaii.
Brief statements were made by James
A. Sobrimser, president of the oom-
pany; Edmund L. Baylis, vioe-presi
dent; C. C. Neal and Admiral Irwin,
all of whom contended for the advan
tages to the government of the Paoiflo
Cable Company's position.
Mr. Sobrimser and Mr. Baylis sub
mitted a joint statement agreeing to a
modification of their bill so as to pro
vide that in consideration of tbe pro
posed government subsidy tbe company
will carry free perpetually all United
States government messages and will
not charge more than $1.35 per word
to China and Japan, nor more than 75
cents per word on messages between
the United States and Hawaii; press
rates to be one-fourth of the regular
rate. They also agreed to deposit
$100,000 with the seoretary of the
treasury as a guarantee of good faith.
Admiral Irwin dewlt especially upon
the strategic advantages of having a
Pacific cable, and gave the oommittee
much incidental information about
Pearl harbor. He referred to his visit
to Hawaii in. 1894, and said that he
knew from experience he had at that
time that tbe Hawaiian government
would be willing to concede the sov
ereign power of the United States over
Pearl harbor. He said also it was of
vast importance to have a cable extend
ing to China and Japan in oase of war
with any European power.
DEALING IN CORPSES.
the
Ghastly Find by tbe Agent of
Baltimore A Ohio Koad.
Washington, Feb. 11. Owing to a
misunderstanding of addresses on a
large box left at the Baltimore & Ohio
depot in this city to be forwarded by
express, the existence of a trade in
oorpses for dissecting purposes has been
unearthed. Tbe box bore two ad
dresses, and the employes of the United
States Express Company, were unde
cided as to which it should go. After
the box had been at the station all day
the employes focred its oover and one
of them thrust in his hand, hoping the
oontents would indicate whether the
box should go to Baltimore or Detroit,
as per the two addresses. The man
caught hold of a human body. The
box was then opened and it was found
to oontain the bodies of two women.
At first it appeared that murder had
been committed and that the bodies of
the viotims were being shipped out of J
town.
The bodies -were nude. One ot
them was that of an old oolored
woman. The other seemed to be the
oorpse of a young woman 85 years old,
After working all day the detectives
came to the oonolusion the bodies had
been shipped by grave robbers.
It has been learned that a regular
system for the shipping of bodies stolen
from the cemeteries about Washington
exists. The work has been carried on
with astonishng boldness, and dozens
of bodies have been sent out of town
recently. This box was addressed to
Angus MoLane, 333 Pelham street
Detroit, Mioh. Large boxes sent by
the same set of men have been for
warded to New Haven and Hartford,
Conn., Baltimore and other oities.
Some were so heavy as to leave the
belief that they contained three bodies.
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS
ROUTINE WORK OF THE FIFTY
FOURTH SESSION.
SubiUtne ot the Bills and Resolutions
Introdneed In the Senate and House
Condensed Keeord of the Doings of
the National Lawmakers Senate.
DISASTER AT SEA.
Ban Franclsro Poker-I'layera Raided.
San Francisco, Feb. 13. Ninety-two
poker players and dealers were arrested
Saturday night They deposited bail
and were released, but that did not
alter the fact thst the big raid prom
ised by Chief Crowley had begun.
Tuesday Chief Crowley sent notioes to
the captains in charge of the several
polioe stations, directing them to notify
sll saloonkeepers in tbeir respective
districts that the playing of poker
must be stopped. The principal
offenders were notified, but paid no at
tention to the notification. Saturday
night, therefore, preparations were
made to arrest the conductors of publio
games and the players.
Train Blown From the Track.
Georgetown, Cola, Feb. 11. The
regular passenger train which left Den
ver this morning was blown from the
track a mile from the depot there.
Fred Van Sicklen, of Chicago, and his
wife, were badly cut about the head.
E. A. Ager, of Toledo; F. C Gillard.
of Boston, snd J. P. Kessey, of tbe
Referee, a bicycle paper, were all mere
or less Hurt ine train was blown
over at a point within 1.500 feet of
where similar accidents have occurred
several time.
The Florida, From Belfaet, Wrecked
and Hereral Lives Lout.
Amesbury, Mass., Feb. 11. A
schooner supposed to be the Florida,
coal-laden for an Eastern port, is half
mile off Salisbury beach in a sinking
condition. The Plumb-island life-saving
orew attempted to reach the vessel
with a line for the breeches buoy, but
failed. Several men were seen in the
rigging when she oame ashore. Muoh
wreckage has oome ashore, among
whioh was the signature Florida. A
heavy wind is blowing.
The Florida went to pieces at 10
o'clock tonight, when the masts gave
way letting the seven occupants into
the sea. Two of the bodies were
washed ashore. One is that of a
mulatto. The lite-saving orew could
do nothing, as no boat could stand the
sea.
Big bonfires were bnilt on the beach,
snd attempts made by fishermen to
reach the fated schooner. Bombs with
lines attached were thrown by the life
saving crew, but were not caught by
the men but on the Florida who were
in a benumbed oondition. Five of
them were on the mizzenmast, one on
the mainmast and the other on the
bowsprit During tbe evening the
hatches and portions of the boat came
ashore. The horrifying scene was
observed by hunderds of persons from
the beach. '
Washington, Feb. 8. Tbe senate to
day passed a resolution calling for de
tailed statements concerning the bond
bills. Another resolution was agreed
to, directing the seoretary of state to
send to the senate copies of all laws,
regulations and decrees of Germany,
Frsnoe, Belgium and Denmark, which
discriminate against the introduction
of American cattle. Quay brought up
the resolution to recommit the tariff
silver bill. He offered sn amendment
modifying bis original resolution, that,
instead of instructing the oommittee to
report baok separate bills, the measure
be referred baok "for further consider
ation." Tbe resolution went over.
Turpie then addressed the senate in fa
vor of the eleotion of United States
senators by popular vote. Shortly be
fore 3 o'clock tbe house bill prohibit
ing prizefights in the territories was
brought over from the house, and was
at once taken up. Hoar stated briefly
the need of speedy action. The prize
fighters, he said, had been driven from
Texas to Mexico, and now to New
Mexioo, where they hoped to fight, be
oauee there was no restraining law,
The bill was read. No objection was
made, and, within three minutes of
the time it was presented in the sen
ate, it was passed.
Washington Feb. 10. Upon the
opening of the senate, the acting
obaplain, the Rev. Hugh Johnson, in
the course of an eloquent prayer, re
ferred to the recent popular expression
of the finanoial strength and confidence
of the nation. Frye, Rep., was unan
imonsly chosen president pro tern of
the senate, and, in brief remarks,
promised to justify the confidence re
posed in him by striot impartiality,
The Republican senators in oauous to
day nominated A. J. Shaw, of Spo
kane, Wash., for seoretary of the sen
ate; H. L. Grant, of North Carolina,
for sergeant-st-arms, and Alonzo Stew
art, of Iowa, to sucoeed tbe late Cap
tain Bassett as assistant doorkeeper. It
was decided to make no change in the
office of chaplain.
Washington, Feb. 13. Although
the senate failed to accomplish much
today, tbe session served to make defi
nite the programme on a number of
important subjects. Morrill, ohairman
of the flnanoe oommittee, gave notice
that be would call up the tariff bill
next Friday. Call secured unanimous
oonsent that ' the Cuban question be
made the special order following the
deficiency appropriation bill. Davis,
author of the Davis resolution on the
Monroe doctrine, gave notice that next
Monday be would call up tbe resolu
tion. Thus the three most important
pending questions were given a definite
time for hearing. Smith in addressing
tbe senate on the Monroe doctrine.
said: "Tbe ringing message of the
president of the United States, prompt
ly supported by the unanimous vote of
both houses and by the unanimous sen
timent of the country, is sufficient no
tice to every power in the civilized
world that the Monroe doctrine is
EFFECT OF THE LOAN.
From Gomes' Camp.
Key West, Fla., Feb. 11. A three
masted schooner, whioh passed here
today, signaled tbe pilot boat Non
pariel and informed the captain that
be was from Cuba, and that he had on
board two stowaways. Tbey sn
nounoed themselves as Dr. Castillo
and servant Dr. Castillo stated he
was surgeon-general of the Cuban
army, and that be left tbo camp of
General Gomez about ten days ago for
the United States on a secret mission
of importance. Be said Gomes was
encamped in the southern part of Cuba
with a large army and plenty of provi
sions and ammunition. He also said
the ultimate suooess of the Cubans wss
assured in short time.
fixed principle of this government, to
be maintained in all eases and at all
hazards." At 4 o'clock the death of
Representative Crain of Texas was an
nounced and the senate adjourned.
House.
Washington, Feb. 10. Debate on the
free-silver substitute for the bond bill
proceeded steadily in the house today.
Tbe bouse met at 10:80 A. M., with
less than thirty members present
Newlands awoke the empty echoes of
the vast hall with a vigorous argument
in favor of the free and independent
ooinage of silver. He asserted not a
single debtor nation of the world main
tained the gold standard except the
United States, and we did so as the
prioe of the oontinued bond issues.
Hartman and Kem followed in favor
of concurrence, and Tucker in favor of
non-oonourrenoe.
Washington, Feb. 13. The desk of
Crain, of Texas, who died early this
morning, was draped heavily with
black when the bouse reconvened at
10:30 today. Tbe debate on tbe bond
bill proceeded. Hainer spoke in favor
of non-concurrence in the free-coinage
substitute, snd McDearmon, Calder
head and Skinner for concurrence,
Tbe blind chaplain referred to Mr,
Crain s death in sympathetic words.
Diugley endeavored to reach a new ar
rangement about the bond bill debate,
He desired to have it taken up next
Suaturday, and to proceed under the
five minute rule until 4 o'clock, when
a vote snouid be taken, mere was
no objeciton. Sayert made a formal
announcement of the death of his ool
league, and offered tbe usual resolu
tion, which was unanimously adopted
A committee was appointed by the
speaker to accompany the body to Tex
as, after which, at 13:15, tbe house as
a fuither mark of lespect adjourned.
Harled Into the Kirer.
Plain field, N. J., Feb. 10. While a
locomotive was making an ineffectual
effort to draw a flatcar carrying a fire
engine to Boundbrook, last night it
ran upon a man wbom the overflow
bad driven to the higher ground, upon
which the track is bnilt He was
hurled into tbe torrent raging at the
side of the track and swept out into
the Raritan river
General Trade Much Improved by tne
Keeent Bond Issue,
New York. R. G. Dun & Company's
weekly review of trade says:
Tbe wonderful success of the popu
lar loan alters the face of events. The
influence of this event upon all manu
facturing and tradiiig industries cannot
be lightly estimaetd. It puts the treas
ury on a safe basis for a time, wheth
er congress does anything useful or
not It notifies foreign nations that
tbe United States has power as well
as purpose. It unlocks millions of
gold which have been gathered in
preparation, brings directly several
millions in gold from Europe and
stimulates the anxiety of foreign in
vestors to obtain American securities.
With such a revolution in business,
suddenly effected, the customary rec
ords of the past week and month are
of less value than usual.
But there have been signs of im
provement in tbe iron manufacturer
although the average of prices is near
ly 1 per cent lower this week, for or
ders have been booked for nearly 300,
000 tons of rails tbis year, against
total deliveries in 1985 cf 1,000,000
tons, and orders for wire nails are
stimluated by a decision to advanoe
the price again on March 1. Specula
tion bas raised copper to 10. cents,
with sales of 6,000,000 pounds, and
tin to U4 cents, and lead to $3.10,
with large exports of Mexioan.
Speculation in wheat has again lift
ed prices, although Western reciept
have been 3,800,907 for the week,
against 793,971 last year, and for the
year thus far, 15,067,695 .bushels,
against 6,089,988 last year. Atlantio
exports have been increasing, though
not in the same proportion, amounting
for tbe week, flour included as wheat,
to 1,965,956 bushels, against 1,468,
356 last year. The speoulative market
bas been largely influenced ' by rumors
of injury to the coming crop, and by
foreign advices, and prices advanced
8o for cash and 3 6-8o for May.
Failures for the week have been 833,
in the United States, against 381 last
year, and 63 in Canada against 58 last
year.
Duel to the Death.
Chicago, Feb. 13. Carl Dahlke and
Herman Dahlke, brothers, fought a
frightful duel to the death with knives '
tonight at the home of their sister, Mrs.
William Stuy. There had been a
family gathering for the cbristening-
of a babe, when the brothers quarreled.
They adjourned to the baok yard to
fight, and after it was over, Herman
was picked up with his bead and face
cut into ribbons. Before going into
tbe yard they had been drinking and
quarreling, but had been separated by
their wives, who clung to them. Carl
and Herman are middle-aged, each
having a large family.
The Importation of Kgyptlan'.gugar.
Philadelphia, Feb. 13. Twelve
thousand, three hundred tons of sugar-
are now afloat on the way to this port
from Alexandria, Egypt. These
cargoes are on board British tramp
steamers, and are due about March I.
The importation in large quantities of
Egyptian sugar is a new thing, made-
neoessary through the apprehension
that the Cuban crops, by reason of the
war, will be very poor. In addition
to this large quantitiy, considerable-
sugar is being shipped from Hamburg
in British steamships and from Hono
lulu in Amerioan clippers.
NATIONAL FARMERS' ALLIANCE.
Ad-
The Arabian Blare Raiders.
London, Feb. 10. Advices from
Blantyre, under date of January 39,
say tbe Sikhs, under British offioers
have gained two brilliant victories over
tbe slave raiders in British Central
A fries. The Arabs were totally routed
and 14 chiefs captured. The road
into the interior is thereby cleared.
The Convention in IVaihinaton
journed,
Washington, Feb. 10. The national
farmers' alliance and industrial union,
whioh has been in session here for three
days, has adjourned. Important ac
tion was taken during the closing
hours, and among these tbe subtreas
ury "plan," to which the alliance has
been committed for a number of years,
and the demand for an increase of
the circulating medium to $50 per
capita were eliminated from the plat
form. Resolutions were adopted op
posing the refunding of the Pacifio rail
road debt, and agreeing to meet next
year at Dullas, Tex., if that city will
make suitable offers. A committee
was appointed to appear before the
proper congressional committees to-
complain of alleged outrages on the
Maxwell land grant in New Mexico
and in Colorado, the Des Moines river
grant in Iowa, and the Sierra forest
grant in California. Alliance mem
bers who lived on these grants bad
complained to the national organiza
tion that they were illegally evicted in
favor of corporations, and the alliance
now proposes to call the attention of
oongress to the cases.
8. P. Stnrgls' Memory Honored.
Pendleton, Or., Feb. 10. Every
business bouse in Pendleton was closed
all day today out of respect of Samuel
P. Sturgis, late cashier of the First
National bank. At 8 o'clock this
morning a special train, consisting of
five coaohes. Superintendent Bories'
private car and a baggage car, left
Pendleton for Walla Walla, conveying
the remains there for burial in th
family vault Two hundred and
seventy-five citizens of Pendleton snd
135 of Adams, Athena, Weston and
Milton attended the funeral at Walla
Walla. The obsequies were in chars
of the Masons, the Elks sod members
of commercial associations also attend
ing in a body.
Of the many changes introduced in
quick succession in Cores, the recent
adoption of the Western method cf
hsirdressing has attracted most atten
tion. The king recently issued a r,r.
lamation urging the sacrifice of tbe
queues, and set the example by having
his own hair cut, the prince royal fol
lwoing suit Many lesser government
officers have resigned rather than sac
rifice their locks.