OREGON COURIER
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OREGON CITV OBEGON
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The rate of exobange in Brazil have
fallen lower than was ever known be
fore. Grave feari are entertained that
commercial crisis will result
Th? Frenoh ohamber of doputies bai
adpoted the projeot for a new subma
rine telegraph line between France,
the United States and the Antilles.
The massacre of thirteen Armenian
familiei is reported from the distriot of
Moosh. Five Armenians are said
have been killed at Kirobebir, in the
Angora distriot.
Superior Judge Murphy, of Ban
Franoisoo, bas granted another stay of
locution in the Durrant case until
March 12. The bill of exceptions
not ready for settlement
Three hundred tons of side armor for
the battleship Sebastapool were shipped
by the Bethlehem, Pa., iron works to
Russia. This is part of the first order
for .armor the oompany ha reoeived
from Russia.
A great ioe gorge has been formed
on the New York Central & Hudson
River tracks between Hudson and Al
bany. The road is oovered with ioe.
in some places ten feet high and the
tracks and telegraph poles for a dia
tanoe of 700 feet are washed out
The steamer Clyde was burned
the water's edge at Point Grey, just
outside the harbor of Vancouver, B. C.
Captain Woodworth and the orew had
a narrow escape. The steamer was
valued at 13,000, and insured for
f 1,800 in the Western Insurance Com
pany.
8eoretary Lamont has issued an order
locating the military post at Magnolia
Bluff, near Seattle. While this settles
the location, much remains to be done
before the site oan be established. Se
ttle must give a perfect title to the
site, and then an appropriation from
oongress must be obtained.
With the subsidence of the waters
which overwhelmed a great part of
- New England, figures of losses sus
tained in the section will be oonsider
ably more than 12,000,000. This does
not include the wages to laboring men
and women through suspension of
manufacturing and other industries.
Biz lives have been lost
Miss JSdith M. Day, the young
woman who, in the spring of 1804,
made a trip by railroad around the
United States and through Mexico
without touohing her foot to the
ground, died in San Franoisoo. The
scheme for the trip was devised by rail
road men of Portland to offset the at
tention given to Miss Nellie Bly's trip
around the world.
One hundred and fifty five-tael cans
of opium were washed ashore at the
logging oamp of Edward Latour, near
Utsalady, Wash. The opium is valued
at 5,000, and is supposed to have
"been part of the cargo of a small smug'
gling sloop which left Victoria last
week. The Bloop, it is supposed, was
wrecked during the Bevere gale of last
week and the men drowned.
A dispatch from Kobe says the king
of Corea 1b still at the Russian legation
in Seoul. Internal uprisings continue.
It is rumored that Japan is making ad
vanoea to Russia with a view of arrang
ing dual oontrol in Corea. It is be
lieved the MarquiB Yamagata, while
in attendance upon the ozars' corona
tion, will negotiate a treaty of al
lianoe. Although the offloials at Cramp's
shipyards in Philadelphia say they have
reoeived no special orders to rush the
three warships, the Massachusetts, the
Brooklyn and the Iowa, to completion,
because of the pending trouble with
Spain, there is, nevertheless, an air of
activity about the yard which con
trasts strongly with the reoeut dull
ness there.
The United States supreme oourt has
deoided the Stanford case in favor of
Mrs. Stanford. The title of the case
fs the Unitod States vs. Jane L. Stan
eord, executrix of Leland Stanford, de
feased. It involves the individual lia
bility of stockholders in the Central
Paciflo Railroad Company for the debt
due the United States on bonds issued
in aid of the Central Paoiflo under the
California ooustitution.
Shipping circles of the world are
greatly interested in the voyage of the
British ship Auspices, bound from
Santa Rosalie, Mexico, to England
with a valuable cargo of copper ore.
More than eight months have passed
sinoe she left port, and sinoe then
nothing bas been heard of the ship.
The underwriters are considering the
advisability of paying the insurance
on the cargo and vessel, amounting to
$460,000.
A Johannesburg dispatch says when
President Kruger visits England it is
stated he will stipulate as conditions of
granting to Uitlander the franohise,
the abrogation of the oonvention of
1884, and the substitution of a treaty
of oommeroe and amity, recognizing
Ureat Britain as the paramount power
in South Afroia, and the inoluaion of
Bwasiland in the Transvaal; the guar
antee of the Independence of the Trans
vaal; that a pre-emptive right to Kosi
bay and Delagoa bay be aooorded the
Transvaal
Matt MoGnir and Jaoob Kinks,
miners, were instantly killed by an
explosion of powder in their cabin near
Sheridan, Mont
The date for the execution of H. H.
Holmes, the convicted murderer, has
been fixed by Governor Hastings of
Pennsylvania for Thursday, May 7.
A terrible conflagration raged for
twenty-four hours at Asperen, South
Holland. Several ohurohes, the post
offloe and fifty buildings were de
stroyed. The bioyole squad has proved satis
factory beyond anticipation, and when
spring oomes all New York's asphalt
streets will be patrolled by policemen
on wheels.
President Cleveland has approved
the bill granting the right of way to
the Columbia & Red Mountain Rail
road Company through the Colville
reservation, Washington.
In London the young radicals have
broken out in revolt against the policy
of the leaders of their party. The dual
leadership between Lord Rosebeny and
Sir William Vernon Haroourt is the
souroe of dispute.
Minister Taylor has refused the
resignaitona of Spaniards aoting as
United States oonsuls when they were
written in Spanish, on the ground that
that language is not the official lan
guage of the United States.
The French historical society has
placed a tablet on the house whioh
Benjamin Franklin oooupiel in 1776,
at Passy, France. Two members of
the tooiety eulogized Franklin, refer
ring to bis career as a scientist
Undergraduates of Princeton oollege
burned in effigy the king of Spain in a
demonstration in whioh several hun
dred took part The flag of Spain was
dragged through the main street, and
later was torn to pieoea in the center
of the oampus.
Letters written by Mayor Satro, of
San Franoisoo, to congressmen anent
the funding bill, have been seized by
the postofUoe authorities. Their ob
jection 1b that the envelopes bear the
inscription, ' Huntington would not
steal a redhot stove."
The obarge d'affaires of the United
States embassy in Berlin, J. B. Jaok
son, has bad several meetings recently
with the authorities in regard to the
insuranoe matter, and they have prom
ised to expedite a re-examination in the
case of the American companies,
Senator Mitchell of Oregon has been
consulting with the war department
oonoerning an emergenoy appropria
tion for the Cascade locks, to make the
looks secure bo they oan be early opened
for navigation. He will introduoe a
oint resolution for such amount as the
war department recommends, so that it
may be immediately adopted.
Admiral Richard W. Meade, in a
lecture on "The Caribbean Bea," said
that in case of trouble between the
United States and Great Britain over
Venezuela, the first shot fired in anger
will sound the death knell of the Brit
ish empire. Discussing the Cuban
question, he said that Cuba should bear
the same relation to Spain that Canada
bears to the British empire.
Actors Will Long and John West
fought a duel after the close of a per'
lormanoe at Marion, Ind. Long was
fatally wounded. The men are mem
bersof the "O'Houligan's Masquerade'
Company, and after a rough-and-tum
ble fight in West's dressing room, se
oured pistols and met on the stage,
In the volley whioh followed Long re
oeiyed two bullets. West was unhurt
THE PLAN OF MORGAN
REORGANIZATION OF THE
CIFIC ROADS.
PA-
NOTED FOR ECCENTRICITY.
woman In Hoot and a Slouch Mat
Play tho Kola of Highwayman,
St. Petersburg, Fla., March 11.
Miss Lulu Hoffman, an eooentrio
woman living in the suburbs of this
place, was arrested last night just
alter she bad robbed M. MoDaniel,
gentleman from Ohio, who is spending
the winter here. MoDaniel was pro-
oeeding to the Clarendon hotel at 1 1
o'clock. As he passed a large live oak
be was felled by a blow from a sadbag,
The robber rifled his pockets of $300
and a gold watoh, and also took a dia'
mond ring from his finger. As the
robber was making off MoDaniel re
gained bis senses and shouted for help,
Policeman Irwin heard the shouts and
chased the robber. Brought to bay,
the robber drew a pistol, but was dia
armed after a struggle. Irwin led bis
prisoner into the light, but was sur
On Through Lino to tho Coast Gov-
eminent Obligations to Ho Refunded
or Otherwise tho Government Will
Control tho Bonds.
Washington, March 11. Morgan in
troduced in the senate a long docu
ment in the shape of a resolution em
bodying his ideas of a plan for tho re
organization of the Paoiflo roads. It
instructs the oommittee on Paoiflo
roads to report the bill introduced by
Morgan, giving jurisdiction to the
oourt of appeals for the Distriot of Co
lumbia in cases brought by the United
States government liens on railroads.
The resolution alBO instructs the com- prised to find he had captured Lulu
mlttee to report a bill, either as an or- Hoffman. The woman was dressed
iginal bill or an amendment, contain- much like a man, wearing boots and a
in a Drovisions for refunding the out- slouob hat, and greatly resembled the
standing government Paoiflo road highwaymen of fiction. Last week
bonds held bv bonafide owners who are three other guests were held up and
not indebted to the United States, and robbed at the point of the pistol. The
also the first mortgage bonds, the re- Hoffman woman confessed she did it
funding bonds to run for thirty years She restored all the valuables secured
at the option of the government and by playing highwayman, and will
snbioct. after ten years, to be called in probably not be prosecuted. She is
and paid by the United States to bear noted for eccentricity,
interest at 8 per cent. The refunded
bonds are to be held by the United
States treasurer and to be exchangeable Two Penom Burled In a Ravine on
for old bonds. They are to be seoured Portland Height.
asthenresent bonds are. A sinking Portland, Or., March 10. A fright
fund is provided by the companies at ful calamity, caused by a landslide,
the rate of 6 per cent per annum, to overtook the family of Donald S. Mo
pay the interest of the bonds if not Donald, a bridge carpenter, early yes'
paid by the railroad companies. terday morning, in a ravine of Port
Direction is also given for taking land heights, and in the twinklng of an
possession of the roads by the govern- eye the home of the MoDonalds was
ment under the provisions of the act of swept out of existence, hardly a vestige
1806. In that event the United States of the house remaining, while two of
is to operate the roads as its property, the inmate were orushed to death, and
the present board of directors in eaoh the remaining members of the family
road to be superseded by others consist- narrowly escaped with their lives.
ing of nine ciitzens, to be appointed by The dead are: Daniel Campbell,
the president. No person now an offi- age 42. and Isabel MoDonald, age 16.
oer. or stockholder, of the roads or any The driect cause of the disaster was a
railroad or transportation or telegraph landslide. Hundreds of tons of earth
comDanv. or a member oi congress, or swept uuwu u raviuo, una wiiu irre-
any official of the government is to be Bistable force struck the dwelling, and,
appointed on these boards. The board hardly before one could realize what
of direotors is to manage the Central bad occurred, an nunsightly mass of
Paoiflo and Union Paoiflo and branch mud, rocks, brush and trees marked
roads as one line and have power to fix the plaoe where but a minute previous
rates. No dividends are to be paid on was the home of a happy family. The
unregistered stock and the stock is all ruin wrought presented an awful speo
to be reduced to correspond with the tacle, made all the more horrible by
KILLED IN A LANDSLIDE.
value of the property. The funotions
of present officers of the road are sus
pended and the books, papers, con'
traots, deeds, etc., are to be turned
over to the new board of directors on
the faot that somewhere in the mud
hidden ruins were the bodies of two
persons whose lives had been crushed
out There were willing hearts and
eager hands engaged in the work of
BRITISH BLUE BOOK
ENGLAND'S CLAIM IN THE VEN
EZUELA DISPUTE.
penalty of fine and imprisonment for recovering the buried bodies, but it was
refusal to turn thorn over. not until five hours of hard, laborious
The document closes with a deolara- work that both remains had been found
tion that the government is possessed, and oonveyed to the morgue. There
in its own right, of all the property were five people in the house at the
of the Paoiflo roads; that it holds it as time of the accident, the father, mother
the means and instrumentality of na- and little 6-year-old child escaping
Supreme Chanoellor Ritchie, of the
Knights of Pythias has issued a proo
lamation that the supreme lodge will
meet in Cleveland, O., August 25,
and saying that, if satisfactory arrange
ments oan be made with the railroads,
the encampment of the military branch
of the order may be held there. The
centennial of Cleveland is to be own
memorated in August, and, if possible,
arrangements will be made to secure
the camp vaoated by the Ohio National
Guard for the Knights of Pythias.
John Hays Hammond, the American
mining engineer under bail at Joban
nesburg, awaiting trial on a charge of
treason, has cabled Secretary Oluey as
follows: "Please reoord my apprema
tion of Consul Manoon's efforts in my
behalf. He has shown wisdom and
good judgment, rendering me a great
service. I am well treated by the gov
ernment The preliminary trial will
begin soon. I have no fear of the
ultimate result, as I am innocent of at
tempitng to overthrow the government,
although participating in the revolu
tionary movement"
A letter from San Carlos, A. T.
states that Inspector MoCormiok, of the
interior department, is now practic
ally done with his task of scouring by
treaty, from the Apaches of the White
Mountain reservation, segregation of
the noted Deer Creek coal fields. The
Indians have agreed to have an area of
land out off the reservation covering
all the Deer creek coal fields, and any
other land on whioh a coal formation
oan be tiaoed. The Indians will receive
the proceeds of sale of coal lands as
oolleoted under the existing laws.
J. R. Bartlett, president of the Nica
ragua Canal Construction Company,
oonfirms the report that negotiations
are in progress for a fusion of the
Panama and Nicaragua . companies.
The scheme, however, has not yet se
oured the oonsideratoin of their respec
tive boards. The consolidation of in
terests is regarded with great favor in
banking orioles in Europe, and, it is
understood in America as tending to
remove the rivalry between the inter
ests, and the governments are also be
lieved to be friendly to the proposed
combination. It is believed that an
Anglo-French-American syndicate for
canal-building is being formed, but the
details are withheld.
tional government, and of interstate
and internal oommeroe; that it is neo
essatry the roads should be consolidated
as one through line; that the govern
ment will preserve the property as far
as is consistent with justice for the
payment of all lawful debts, and when
the roads are freed from debt will per
mit the owners of stock to share in the
ownership, according to the value of
their property.
GUN,
unhurt.
FOUND IN A BARREL.
A MANIAC AND HIS
Eight Men Shot, One of Whom I
and Another I Dying.
Brook ville, Ont, March 11,
maniao who alighted from the
train today shot eight men.
Moore is dead, and Chief of
Rose is fatally injured. The maniao
himself was shot through the body,
and is in jail. His name is said to be
Lapointe.
About noon Lapointe came on the
street carrying a shotgun. The first
person he met was Peter Moore, an old
man. Lapointe deliberately shot
Moore dead. Chief of Police Rose ran
in the direotion of the report and La
pointe shot him in the breast and bead.
An old man named Dickson, standing
near, received a charge in the neck
from the other barrel. Lapointe had a
pocket full of cartridges, and began
shooting right and left at random.
Policeman Linsey got behind a door in
a grooery store, and partly opening it,
had just taken aim when Lapointe
fired, the bullet taking effect in
sey s bead and neck. A young man
fired at Lapointe from a window,
wounding him. He fired into the win
dow, after which he fell exhausted,
He was then captured. Liu Bey is bad
ly wounded, but may recover. The
others wounded, but not seriously, are
Robert Boyle, Fred Stagg, George
Stagg, Robert McCormack Thomas
Devereux.
THE CASCADE RESERVE.
Protet
Against It Opening by the
Forestry Association.
Another MurderMystery for the Chicago
1 olloe to Unravel.
Chicago, March 10. Carefully con
cealed in a barrel and oovered with a
mass of old rags and ootton, the dead
bodies of a gray-haired man and a new
born babe were found in an alley in
Hyde Park today. This forenoon the
office of the Hyde Park moigue was
rung up on the telephone and a woman,
Dead, who declined to give her name or ad
dress, asked if the body of a man had
A been found in Hyde Park. The office
11:45 attendant repnea in tne negative, and
Peter then questioned tne woman, but his
Police6"0"8 failed to obtain any informa
tion of a decided character, although
she told the olerk she was looking for
a man who was missing. She was
finally prevailed upon to give his des
cription, whioh she did in minute de
tail. She astonished the morgue at
tendant by saying that be would cer
tainly learn more of the case.
Four hours later the barrel with its
ghastly contents was discovered in the
rear or 142a Indiana avenue. The
body of the man tallied in almost every
respect with the description furnished
by the mysterious woman over the tele'
phone. The police unhesitatingly con
nected her with the case. In the bar
rel was also the body of a boy not over
three days old.
J. A. Nourse, residing in Prairie
Lin- avenue, while emptying a pan of ashes
in the alley, discovered a barrel, whioh
aroused his curiosity. Breaking open
the head of the barrel be was horrified
upon seeing the naked body of an old
man inside It was entirely nude and
was frightfully mutilated. Covering
the corpse was'a thick layer of ootton
After the body was lifted from the
barrel the body of the baby was found,
It was nude save a thin flannel shirt,
and there were marks on the head ap-
praently made with a blunt instru
ment The man was apparently be
tween 65 and 70 years of age.
Rehased to Pay Indemnity Venesueln
Maintains the Uruan Incident Is
Identical With the Boundary Dis
pute With Kngland.
London, March 0. The British blue
book on the Venezuela boundary dis
pute was laid on the table of the house
of commons today. Following is a
summary of tne position oi ureat
Britain, as published in the work re
ferred to:
First Long prior to and at the time
of the treaty of Monster, in 1646, the
Dutch founded settlements in various
parts of British Guiana, partioulaily
on the coast
Seoond The only Spanish settlement
prior to them was Santo Home de
Guyana.
Third During tbe whole period from
1648 to 1796 tbe Dutch had uninter
rupted possession of the entire coast
line and the river Corentyn to Barima.
Fourth During the same period
they had explored the upper portions of
nearly all the rivers and made many
settlements in adjacent districts.
Fifth Prior to 1728 there was no
settlement of Spaniards, except Santo
Home de Guayana.
J3ixth Between 1724 and 1796 Ca
puohin missions were established south'
ward of tbe Orinoco and gradually ex
tended eastward toward Dutch ten'
itory, the farthest point obtained by
the Spaniards being Tummeremo,
founded about 1788.
Seventh Before 1796 the Dutoh bad
settled far up the Cnyuncka. A Dutoh
post was established near the Uruan,
and tbe Dutoh had full oontrol of the
whole basin of the Cuyuni,
Eighth Except for the settlement of
Santo Home de Guayana and their mis-
sions the Spaniards exercised no author
ity in the territory now in dispute.
Ninth Great Britain, on becoming
possessor of tbe oolony, suooeeded to all
tbe rights of the Dutoh.
Tenth After 1796 Great Britain ex
tended her settlements and exercised
over the territory orignally olaimed by
the Dutoh all the rights whereby na
tions usually indicate a claim to ter
ritory, i
Eleventh Neither Spain nor Vene
zuela, after the latter declared her in
dependence, at any time had dominion
over the territory in question.
Twelfth Great Britain, while main
taining her just rights, has consistently
shown a desire to make a fair arrange
ment with Venezuela in regard to the
boundary.
Thirteenth The olaim of Venezuela
that her territory extends to the Esse
quibo is based on contentions in no
wise supported by facts, and cannot be
justified on any reasonable ground.
The foregoing thus establishes Great
Britain in her strict right to be en
titled to the territory extending to
Barima, inouding the watersheds of the
Essequibo, Cuyuni, Uruan, Pomaroon,
Waini and Barima. The bluebook
oontains nine maps.
NO
DOINGS OF CONGRESS.
Routine Work of the Fifty-Fourth Ses
sionSenate. Washington, Marob 7. For a long
time today it looked as if tbe Cuban
question would be finally disposed of
in the senate by agreeing to tbe con
ference report accepting tbe bouse res
olutions. At the conclusion of Mitch
ell's elaborate argument of the Dupont
case, Sherman presented the report of
tbe oonfereea and asked for immediate
action. Chandler, who had not been
before beard on Cuba, declared himself
in favor of not only recognizing but
of maintaining tbe independence of
Cuba, even if it resulted in war with
Spain. On account of the late hour
no action was taken.
Washington, March 9. Tbe senate
oommittee on publio lands praotioally
deoided today to report baok tbe Ari
zona school land bill, recently vetoed
by the president, with the recommend
ation that it be passed over the veto.
Delegate Murphy of Arizona, addressed
the oommittee in favor of the bilL Tbe
report would have been ordered today
but for the faot that the oommittee de
sired to secure certain Information
from the interior department before
finally passing upon tbe bill.
Washington, March 11. When the
Cuban question was laid aside in the
senate today, Tnrpie was reoognized
for an argument against the olaim of
Dupont to a seat in tbe senate from
Delaware. The senator had not con
cluded when, at 4:85, the senate held
a brief executive session, and soon
thereafter adjourned. Frye introduced
a bill for the establishment of a depart
ment of the government to be known
as the department of commerce and
manufactures, the bead of which is to
be a member of the president's cabi
net Tbe senate committee on publio
lands deoided not to recommend tbe
passage of the Arizona land bill over
the veto of the president, but to recom
mend a new bill.
ABATEMENT AS YET.
A popular loan, ' as some people
understand it, is one that doeo not
have to be paid baok.
Washington, March 10. The execu
tive oommittee of the American For
estry Association has just forwarded a
letter to the secretary of the interior
protesting against the contemplated
opening of the Cascade range forest
reservation in Oregon. This reserve
oontains 4,492,800 acres, and is situated
on tbe crest of the high Cascades. The
letter states that there are no agrioul
tural lands in the reservation; that the
lumber interests are not in need of its
timber supplies; that the miners are
not affected and that the only interest
prompting the movement are the shep
herds whose flocks not only destroy ex
isting forest growth, but prevent any
new growth. The need ot legislation
is urged to empower the people to pro
vide a protective service and to make
rules and regulations, under which
mining, lumbering, grating or any
other occupation and use of the reserva
tions might take plaoe.
More than ever before 'flow, Span
iards will win victories by cable.
Bteant Is Displaced.
Chicago, March 9. Compressed air
as a power bas displaced steam in
three departments of the Pullman
Palace Car Company's works, and the
results have so far been satisfactory to
the officials, and it is probable that the
new force will be used in all the great
shops of the corporation. The change
is radical and marks a revolution in
the manufacturing system of the great
Pullman plant Tbe argument ad'
vanced at Pullman in favor of a change
from steam to compressed air was, in
short, a great saving of labor, economy,
ability to transmit power long dis
tances without loss of force, simplicity,
safety and convenience. With the air
system it is claimed the speed of the
machinery in use may be graded, some
thing impossible when a belt is used.
Considered Rldlenlons In Bassla.
St Petersburg, March 9. Spain's
attitude toward the United States in
connection with the Cuban question is
regarded here as ridiculous.
The Excitement Throughout Italy
Great as Ever.
Rome, March 9. The exoitement
throughout Italy caused by the defeat
of General Barateri recently by tbe
Abyssiuians, with loss of from 5.C00
to 10,000 men killed and wounded, ac
cording to generally credited reports,
shows little signs of abatement It is
true, however, that the disturbance
caused by tbe news of the great disas
ter and the consequent display of in
dignation against the government has
been greatly inoreased by the calling
out of the army reserves of the olass of
1872, which calls 80,000 additional
men into active service. The great
majority of these reserves are married
men, whose families will be thus de
prived of their ohief or only support
for an indefinite period. Thus, at
Milan and other places, serious rioting
has occurred when the reserves were
prepairng to obey orders, and in many
cases they have been prevented by
foroe. Women and children lead the
trouble. Railroad cars have been de
molished, rails torn up and telegraph
wires cut, and the police have been
beaten and stoned into helplessness.
The soldiers have been attacked, bayo
nets have been freely used, and men
and women, frenzied with wrath, have
thrown themselves on the naked steel
of the troops.
Large numbers of arrests have been
made, the troops everywhere are either
confined to barracks, or occupying the
streets, and night has been turned into
day by torchlight processions, indig
nation meetings, riotous demonstra
tions in publio squares and in front of
many oi tbe government buildings.
This is a summary of what has cocur-
red in a greater or lesser degree at Mi
lan, Florenoe, Turin, Como, Terrera,
Beluna, Lodi, Varona, Parma, Ber-
garmo, Naples, Bre sia, Venice, Pazara,
Palermo. Cremona. Catania and al
most any other town memionable.
House.
Washington, March 7. After Hart-
man had made a very bitter attack
upon the president in the house today,
a bill was passed, on the motion of
Grosvenor, to make the national mili
tary parks national telda for the ma
neuvers of the regular army and mili
tia of the states, under the regula
tions prescribed by the secretary of
war. The house then resumed the
consideration of the amendment to the
legislative appropriation bill to abolish
the fee system in the case of United
States attorneys and marshals. After
the committee rose, without complet
ing the consideration of the bill, a bill
was passed appropriating $96,000 for
tbe reconstruction of tbe Rock Island,
111., bridge.
Washington, March 9. The house
today passed the legislative appropria
tion bill, whioh has been under con
sideration for a week. Most of the
time, however, was consumed in the
consideration of an amendment to
abolish the fee system in tbe oases of
United States attorneys and marshals.
This amendment was perfected and
adopted. The house then entered upon
the consideration of the postoffioe ap
propriation bill. The largest of the
regular supply bills, which oarirea
191,943,757 A bill was passed to
abolish the cash payment of pensions,
the purpose of which was to protect
old veterans who squandered or were
swindled of out pensions on quarterly
paydays.
Washington, March 11. District of
Columbia business consumed the major
portion of the day in the house.
Among the bills passed was one to de
crease the cost of gas from $1.60 to $1
a thousand. This was the outoome of
a long fight against the gas company.
The consideration of the postofflce ap
propriation bill was continued, but no
important amendments were adopted.
Tbe speaker announced the appoint
ment of Hendrioks to the banking and
currency committee. A bill was passed
to authorize the secretary of the treas
ury to pay 8. W. Peele, of Arkansas,
$50,000 for servioes to the old settlers
against Cherokee Indians. A bill was
also passed to change tbe times for
holding oourt in tbe northern district
of California,
CITY OF RIO JANEIRO.
The International Conference.
London, March 9. The first lord of
the treasury, A. J. Balfour, answenug
a question in the house of commons on
behalf of the government, said he did
not believe anything would be gained
by Great Britain taking the initiative
in promising a monetary conference.
Large Italian Loan Expected.
London, March 9. The Pall Mall
Gazette this afternoon says it has the
best of reasons to believe that Italy, in
a few days, will raise a loan of many
millions of pounds sterling.
Tbe Empress of Russia owns an
ermine mantle which is vauled at
$50,000. It U a present from her rub-
ecta living in tbe province of Kherson.
Anxiety Is Felt for PaclBe Steamship
Company's Steamer.
San Franoisoo, Maroh 10. The Pa
oiflo Steamship Company's City of Rio
Janeiro, which left here for the Orient,
heavily laden, February 6, should
have arrived at Yokohama the 2 3d nit,
but no word bas been heard of her.
The agents declare they havp received
information of no sort regardng the
steamer's welfare or whereabouts since
she glided out of the bay, February 6.
The New York office of the company
has been wired incessantly by the local
agents, but the reply comes regularly
and monotonusly that as yet nothing
bas reached them by cable concerning
the vessel The Rio Janeiro left here
with 156 poeple on board, all told. Of
these four were cabin passensera. and
there were in the steerage ten Eu
ropeans, fifteen Japanese and twenty
two Chinese. The crew consisted of
thirty whites and eighty Chinese.
Failed to Feed His Horses.
Modesot, Cal , March 11. This af
ternoon Sheriff Puvis swore out a
complaint against " White Hat "
McCarty and his son, charging them
with willfuly and feloniously failing
to provide necessary sustenance for the
starving horsea at Cantie'sranch, thia
oounty. The sheriff will leave for San
Francisco tomorrow to make the ar
rest. McCarty has been notified many
times of the condition of his hone
and last Thursday District Attorney
Fullkerth wrote McCarty, threatening
him with arrest if tome relief war nnt
immediately given. The fetter wi
not answered.