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TOWNS ALONG BRASS RIVER
STROYED BY BRITISH
DE-
XJetcnani Taylor of the Royal Xiivy
antt. Tito Men Were Killed
and Five Wounded.
LON".don. Feb. 25. Advices from Rear-Adml.-aj
Bedford. In command of Cape
r 3 ooa Hope and West African stations,
'.r "has been co-operating with the land
to Sies in the British expedition on Brass
Tver, on the Guinea coast, confirms the
report of severe fighting in that locality.
The admiral adds that Lieutenant Taylor,
of the royal navy, and two men were
Jkilled-end five men were wounded.
The British advanced up Brass river
February 23. captured several rebel strong
holds, and destroyed a number of war
canoes. Many of the natives were killed
and the main body of rebels retreated in
to the Interior. The following day the
British advanced further inland, and, af
ter sharp fighting, captured and burned
the native town of N'imbL
The natives, who lost heavily, fled from
Cimbi to Bassouia. followed by the Brit
ish, who shelled the last-named town,
Mit did not proceed further inland. Sir
Claude M. Macdonald, who personally di
rected the operations, sent an ultimatum
to the rebels that unless they surrendered
and gave up the prisoners captured at
Ak?,ssa. a month ago, further attack
wvuld be made on them.
A later dispatch from Admiral Bedford
nays the British expedition consisted of
tthe gunboats Widgeon and Thrush, two
steamers bcionglng to the Niger protect
oiate. and the flagship St. George.
On February 21 the rebels, in 23 war
.canoes, attacked the British force at
Sacrifice island, but the Are of the natives
jvaa Ineffective, and three of the war
sanoes were sunk, after which the rest
'retirod. Th; following day the intricate
channels of the Brass river were buoyed
and the creek rec onnoitered.
"At daybreak February 23," continues
Admiral Bedford's dispatch, "we com
menced the attack, and, after an obsti
nate defense of a position naturally diffi
cult, a lauding was gallantly effected
and Nimbi completely burned. The force
jvas withdrawn the evening following,
sifter the residences of King Koko and the
houses of the other chiefs had been de
stroyed." An additional dispatch received from Ad
miral Bedford this evening says that Fish
town, another town on Brass river, was
destroyed by the British expeditionary
force today. The admiral adds: "The
Brass chiefs and people implicated in the
attack upon Akassa have now been pun
ished, and no further operations are con
templated." SIevr Many TUonaml Tribesmen.
ROME, Feb. 2. The Tribuna says io
iiay: "The recent expedition which King
Menelck sent against the Galla tribes in
South Abyssinia slew 70,000 tribesmen and
captured 15,000."
A dispatch received from Massowah this
evening $ays that King Menelek's expe
dition tc South Abyssinia killed 7000 tribes
men, ov one-tenth of the number given
fcy thr. Tribuna.
IX GEKMAXY'S COXGRESS.
Proposed. Amendment to the Anti
Rcvolutionnry BUI.
BERLIN, Feb. 25. A clerical member of
the relchstag has given notice of his In-
tent ion to. move an amendment to the
ntl-revolutionary bill, providing for the
fine and Imprisonment of any person de
nying the existence of God, the Immor
tality of the soul or attacking the re
ligious character of marriage.
The Cologne Gazette attacks the amend-,
ment as an outrage of human" -liberty.
That paper says the next proposal of the
clericals will be to Impose a law to en
force the doctrine of papal Infallibility and
the Immaculate conception.
Freiherr von Stumm introduced In the
xelchstag today a bill to amend the tariff
so as to impose a surtax of 100 per cent
on dutiable goods coming from a country
which discriminates against German mer
chandise and German shipping; also, to
levy "duties on the goods previously ad
mitted free from such a country. Com
mercial Councilor Moeller, national Hb
ora'l, spoke In favor of the bill.
To ChecU Cuban llriKauiInpre
MADRID, Feb. 35. A special cabinet
"meeting was held this evening to consider
Cuban affairs. The minister of the colo
nies, Senor Abarzuza, announced that he
hud authorized the governor-general of
Cuba to proclaim martial law so as to
check the brigandage, which the Cuban
secessionists, prompted by Cuban refu
gees, in America, and by agitators on the
island, were carrying on for political pur
pof es.
Period of Grace- Extended.
LONDON, Feb. 23. The Daily News'
correspondent In Odessa says:
"The? period of grace attaching to Alex
ander IPs ukase of 1S92, forbidding for
eigners freeholdlng and leaseholdlng prop
erty In certain districts of Volhaynla, has
expired, and 33,000 farmers, chiefly Ger
snans. in nddition to their families, were
thereby affected. Nicholas II, however,
ordered that the period of grace be ex
tended 10 years."
A Bill for Australasian Colonies.
LONDON. Fob. 23. In the house of
commons today Mr. Sidney Buxton, under
colonel secretary, said, in answer to a
question, that a bill to enable Austral
asian colonies to make preferential trea
cles of commerce with Canada and other
"British colonies had been introduced in
the house of lords February 21.
Home Secretary Asquith moved the nr&t
reading of the disestablishment of the
church In Wales bill.
Women can't vote in New York, but they
can in Wyoming. Everywhere they vote
fer Dr. Price's Baking Powder.
Hureourt to Oppose Free Silver.
LONDON. -Feb. . The Standard says
that Sir William Vernon Harcourt will,
on behalf of the government, take a very
strong line against the resolution that
will be submitted to the house of commons
by Robert L. Everett, declaring that a
national agreement to restore free coin
age and the full legal tender power of
sliver is desirable.
Canadian Conyrlalit Attacked.
LONDON. Feb. 23. Mr. Conway, chair
man of the committee of the society of
authors, will have a letter In tomorrow's
Times reattaching the Canadian position
on the copyright. He announced that
a petition will be sent to the colonial sec
retary and appeals to authors, publlsherr
aHd other owners of copyrights to sign
it promptly.
To End the Crisis In Sweden.
BRUSSELS. Feb. 25. A dispatch from
Cfenstfanla says King Oscar contemplates
the solution of the ministerial crisis by
uedtng the Norwegian throne to his son
.Oscar, who renounced his claims to suc
Tcession to the throne of Sweden upon the
'oeoasum of his marriage to a lady having
'no royal connection.
Dlstrrss in Enprlnml.
LONDON. Feb. 25. In the hearing by
the house of commons of the relief com
mittee, Mr. Hardle. M. P.. said the dis
tress was so widespread that a separate
lean of I5.OOJ.000 would be necessary to
tide over the needs of the unemployed.
The 'X?w Yankees.
NEW YORK. Feb. 25. A dispatch from
London says the American loan was quoted
on .the stock exchange today at 5 per cent
premium.
Tolstoi's Manifesto.
3HRLIN. Feb. 2S.-A telegram from St.
Petersburg says it is reported there that
Count Tolstoi, the noted Russian novelist
and reformer, is the author of a liberal
manifesto recently issued against the
czar's declaration that he -would uphold
an autocracy as ardently as his late fata-
An Unenviable Distinction.
BERLIN. Feb. 25. Coboure la the only
city in the empire that had declined to
celebrated Bismarck's SOth birthday. The
municipal council voted down a proposi
tion to observe the day oflicially.
A XfRlit In Vienna. j
LONDON, Feb. 23. Emperor Willlanr
will not leave Vienna immediately after
Archduke Albert's funeral, but will re
main with Emperor Franz Joseph over
night and return to Berlin Wednesday.
Influenza In Berlin.
LONDON, Feb. 25. The Dally News'
correspondent in Berlin says that the in
fluenza is spreading rapidly there and al
ready has more victims than at any other
time since 1SS9.
The Bimetallic Lena-tie's Fond.
LONDON. Feb. 23. The committee -of
the Bimetallic League has resolved to In
crease its propagation fund to 100,000.
The fund has already reached 50,000.
LOVE OF COUNTRY.
Efforts of Cobam in America to Free
Their Land.
NEW TORK, Feb. 23. An audience
small in numbers but great In zeal met
last night in the Hardman hall. Fifth
avenue and Nineteenth street. They were
Cubans, white and black, male and fe
male, all animated with the same hatred
for Spain and frantic enthusiasm for their
country's liberty.
The meeting was addressed by several
members of the Cuban revolutionary
party, a society whose mission is to col
lect money wherewith to buy arms for
the Cubans to be used in their expected
struggle with Spain.
The principal speaker was Gonzalo de
Quesada, a young lawyer who has been
addressing meetings of his countrymen
in the Southern states, where he has col
lected over $60,000 for the cause. De
Quesada spoke for two hours with extra
ordinary zeal and passion and his vehe
ment appeals to the patriotism of his au
dience were received with howls of en
thusiasm. In describing his tour in the
South, he said: "When I left the train at
Tampa, it was raining, and the rain drops
reminded me of the tears of the Cuban
mothers. There was thunder, and the
thunder recalled the roar of cannon. Then
there was sunshine, and the sunshine was
an omen of victory. In Florida every
Cuban contributed all he could, and not
only the Cubans, for 33 Americans in
Tampa were the first to give their money
for the cause of liberty. Those 05 Amer
icans contributed $1000. Will not the
Cubans of New York do as much?"
"Yes, we will," cried the audience.
"When we rise, will you not fight?"
"Yes, yes; all of us," cried women and
men.
"Hurrah for the revolution!"
At this point the Cuban flag was wavd
in the back of the hall, and every one
rose and shouted for fully five minutes.
DeQuesada ended his address with an ap
peal for contrlbutlops.
"I will be the first," he said, flinging a
roll of bills Into the collection plaie.
"Every dollar means a thousand bullets
for the hearts of the Spaniards."
When the speaker sat down, exhausted
from his exertions, there was a general
i ush for the collection plate, and the con
tributors fairly tumbled over each othr
In eagerness to deposit their offerings.
More than $1000 was collected, though
there were scarcely 100 persons present.
Sonic Apprehensions in Cuba.
HAVANA. Feb. 23. The apprehensions
of a revolution are increasing. The governor-general
has put into effect the pub
lic order law throughout the island. Some
21 men have defied tbe.autb.ori ties and.
.called for rebel recruits at Ybarra, near
Matanzas, and trouble is reported also
from luntacamo.
NEW YORK, Feb. 23. A special to the
Herald from Havana says: It Is reported
that several revolutionary parties rose in
arms in different parts of the Island. The
governor-general today issued a proclama
tion suspending constitutional guarantees.
There Is great excitement throughout the
island. Many well-known separatists have
been arrested. It is reported here that
there has been an engagement between
the government troops and the Insurgents.
A rumor has also been circulated that
many persons who were expected to join
in the movement left Santiago last week
for New York and San Domingo.
Governor-General's Proclamation.
MADRID, Feb. 25. The ministerial pa
pers El Correo and Correspondencia de
clare in reference to the proclamation is
sued by the governor-general of Cuba to
suppress armed bands of supposed bri
gands, which have appeared in certain
provinces, that the government was aware
that Cuban refugees in America and agi
tators in Cuba had been conspiring. This
Induced the authorities to reinforce the
West Indian squadron. The Cuban au
thorities attribute the revolt to the ex
asperation of the secessionists at the
success of the Cuban home-rule bill.
DISCUSSED IN COUNCIL.
The "Women Talked of Worlc and
Pay. Industry and Politics.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25. The National
Council of Women convened here at 10
o'clock. Mrs. Sewall occupied the chair.
Equal pay for equal work was one of
the themes for the morning session. Josefa
Hum pal Zeman, of Chicago, made a 10
minute talk on the relation between for
eign and national elements in our coun
try. Henrietta A. Keyser briefly reviewed
the same subject. Harriet A. Shlnn, of Il
linois, spoke of financial dependency, or
family poverty, She dwelt upon the sub
ject of woman as a factor in modern busi
nefcs, and declared that woman would re
main there.
"Industry" and "Politics" were the sub
jects discussed at the evening session,
the members of the National Association
of Women Stenographers debating the for
mer topic and the Woman's Republican
Association of the United States the lat
ter. Helen Varwlck Hoswell, of New
York, spoke of the efforts of women
against the Tammany tiger. She declared
that the question of "The Lady or the
Tiger" had been overwhelmingly settled
by the New York public in favor of the
lady. Bimetallsm was the last topic con
sidered. Miss Emily Sheldon discussing
it from a free silver, and Mrs. A. Burke
from a gold standard standpoint.
American products are invading Japan.
Dr. Price's Baking Powder has gained a
foothold there.
FOR A COMMISSION.
Mass Mcetincr in San Francisco
Secure n. Lexovr.
to
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 23. Metropoli
tan temple was packed with people to
night at the mass meeting to promote the
passage of the legislative bill for a com
mission to investigate official corruption
and other wrongs existing in San Fran
cisco. After several vigorous speeches by
prominent citizens, a telegram was or
dered sent to Assemblyman Brusle, chair
man of the ways and means committee,
voicing the petition of 3000 citizens for a
favorable report on the bill.
Ex-Police Captain Doherty on Trial.
NEW YORK. Feb. 23. Ex-Police Cap
tain Doherty. who was dismissed from
the force and indicted by the grand Jury
on a charge of extorting money from a
disorderly - house keeper, was placed on
trial today in the court of oyer and ter
miner, before Justice Graham. The spe
cific charge Is that Doherty received $50
from Mrs. Thurow. Mrs. Thurow, the
chief witness, soon after the indictments
against Doherty and other officers were
found, suddenly left for Europe, but was
induced to return.
slOPPOSED TO THE BILL'
:- I
THE 3HX0RITY REPORT OX 31EIL
WS NEW FOXDIXG ACT.
Representative Boatnr In an Inter
view Tells "Why He Is Opposed
to the Xerr Measure.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23. Snodgrass of
Tennessee has written a minority report,
in which certain specific objections are
made to the bill to adjust the Indebted
ness of the Pacific railroads, which was
reported to the house last week. The re
port Is also signed by Harris of Kansas
and Cooper of Wisconsin. The first ob
jection is that the new bill was only called
up twice in committee, and that it was
impossible in so brief a period to properly
consider It. Again, it extends all the privi
leges of the companies 12 months, throw
ing the onus on the government to meet
all payments of interest and all bonds for
that period, and permits the rail
ways at the end of that time to accept
the proposition or not. The Rellly bill per
mits the entire sinking fund to be turned
over to the railway companies, which re
quires the government to meet a payment
of $5,000,000 on the interest and principal,
which will fall due within 12 months, if
the bill becomes a law. The report shows
that under the Rellly bill, the government
must take a third Hen, giving the men
who pay the subsidy bond3 a second lien.
This, together with the first-mortgage
bonds, will make $123,000,000, thus leaving
the government with no security for the
$79,000,000 due from interest. Objection is
found to the Reilly bill in that it does not
extend its provisions to the terminals and
other property of the companies, as was
the case In the original bilL The report
adds:
"It permits the roads to declare divi
dends of 4 per cent to the stockholders,
hlle they are indebted to the government.
It provides that other companies may pur
chase the branches of the Union Pacific
and run them independently of the system,"
thus uploading upon the government
worthless parts of the roads, while the
profitable branches would be held by peo
ple who are antagonistic to the government-"
The report further declares that the
Rellly bill gives the companies the right to
Issue bonds for a period of not longer than
50 years, which would give them the right
to issue 20 or 20-year bonds, which would
mature before the government's debt, and
In this way permit them to foreclose and
collect their bonds in advance of the time
when the government bonds fall due, thus
defeating the collection of any part of the
$75,000,000 due to the government.
A Talk With Bontncr.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-Boatner of
Louisiana, on the repcrt of the Pacific
railway bill, says he does not concur in
the view expressed in the majority report
that the bill which was recommended to
this committee by the vote of the house
was more advantageous to the govern
ment than the one now proposed. In dis
cussing the "bill reported, he says:
"Without going Into details, it is suf
ficient to say that the present measure. If
adopted, will relieve the treasury of the
payment of the principal of the subsidy
bonds Issued in aid of the Pacific rail
roads, dealt with In this bill, amounting in
the aggregate to the sum of $63,000,000, the
last of which will mature January 1, 1899.
It further secures the payment of the bal
ance of the interest, which the United
States has disbursed on these bonds since
they were issued, and the amount to be
capitalized and represented by the bonds
of the several companies, bearing 2 per
cent interest, a part of which has to be
paid annually, so that the whole debt will
be extinguished In 50 years. The right of
the gpyernment.jto retajn,.tb.e earnings by J
uie roaoa lor me jransporianon oi iuaus.
troops, etc., which have for the' past fdjir:
years averaged over $2,000,000 per annum, to
an amount sufficient to pay the interest
and cash installments required by the bill,
is reserved. Were there no other security
than that afforded by the pledge, of the an
nual earnings of the company, this, in my
opinion, would be reasonably sufficient.
"In order to enable the several companies
to raise the amount of money necessary to
meet the principal of the subsidy bonds is
sued by the United State3 In their aid,
and now rapidly approaching maturity, it
was considered necessary to -authorize
them to extend the bonds having a Hen
superior to that of the United States for a
period of 50 years, at a rate of interest
not exceeding four per cent, and also to
transfer to the railroad companies the lien
of the government to the extent of the
government bonds, the payment of which
is provided for. The lien securing the
bonds Issued by the government will,
therefore, be a third lien, but with the
right to retain government earnings, is
sufficient security."
They Mny Reach a Vote.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23. While the
members of the committee on rules have
not positively stated that they will not
give a day for the consideration of the
Pacific railway bill, it is understood that
they will not do so. Rel'ly, the chairman
of the committee, said after conference
with the committee on rules that the re
sult was somewhat discouraging.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23. Boatner states
that the committee .on rules will set aside
tomorrow for the consideration of the Pa
cific railway bill.
Rellly says no attempt wUl be made to
call up the bill unless under special order.
Inasmuch as it would be useless to bring
it before the house under suspension of
the rules.
CamlnettI regards the pending bill as
a more "iniquitous measure" than the
original. .The provision which gives the
roads one year in which to accept the
proposition of the government Is one
against which the greatest objections are
made.
Boatner says the committee may limit
the time to next December instead of one
year from the passage of the bill, but
this concession is hardly less acceptable
to California than the terms of the
original provisions.
Mighty is the Mississippi is the tide of
popular favor for Dr. Price's Cream Bak
ing Powder.
COLLECTION OF CUSTOMS.
What It Costs Each Year in the Pa
cific Xorthwest.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25. A report from
the secretary of the treasury shows the
following cost of collection of customs 1n
the Pacific Northwest:
Port of Portland
Collector ? 4.473
Appraiser 3.000
Deputy collectors and clerks, 5 6.200
Examiners and clerks, 5 7,000
Storekeepers, 2 2,403
Opener and packer 1,000
I Inspector, weigher and gauger i.sju
Insneetors. 3 iz.tsi
Inspectors and weighers, 2 2.19k
Night inspectors, b o.wss
Janitor 720
Examiners. 2 2,400
Night watchman 720
Clerk and stenographer W
Total. 36 $61,954
Port of Yaqulna
Collector 5 1,015
Port of Astoria
Collector $ 3,900
Deputy collector 2,000
Deputv collector and inspector. 1,500
Inspectors, 2 2,928
Boatmen, 2 960
Inspector 366
Storekeeper 900
Total. 9 $12,554
Port of Coos Bay
Collector .5 1.053
Deputy collector. 600
Total. 2 5 1.633
Port of Port Townsend, Wash.
Collector $ 5.500
Deputy collectors, S 14.100
Denutv collectors and inspectors. 7.. S.EC5
1 Deputy collectors and mounted in
spectors, 2.., , .. .., 2,562
Deputy collector, Inspector and
storekeeper : - ..-..-.. 1.200
Storekeepers. 2. 2.40Q
Deputy .collector and examiner of
teas , , 2,000
Clerks. 4 4,900
Inspectors, 9 11,523
Inspectors and boatmen, 4 4.3S2
Boatmen. 2..., i 1.503
Night watchman LOSS
Total. 43 .'. $39,489
Port of Sitka, Alaska
Collector $ 3.S4S
Deputy collector -. 5,900
Deputy collectors and Inspectors, 4.. 6,054
Inspectors. 4. .'. 4,392
Deputy collector and Inspector 1,000
Total, 14 $23,202
California's Railroad Land Grants.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23. Representa
tive CamlnettI, of California, has re
ported t6 the house from the public land
committee aconcurrent resolution suspend
ing action oa all claims cited by land
grant to the railroads for lands In Cali
fornia until January 1, 1S96. A similar
resolution has been reported to the senate.
The secretary of the interior cordially ap
proves 1U The object Is to permit suita
ble action by congress concerning the
lands affected.
ANXIETY FOR MINERS.
Imprisoned In n. Pit by the Collision
of the Cases.
LONDON, Feb. 25. Great anxiety pre
vails at Normantown owing to a peculiar
accident that has happened at the White
wood Halghmoor colliery. Five hundred
miners have been Imprisoned in a pit by a
collision of the cages in which the men
ascend. The shaft was so badly damaged
that it Is impossible to use cages. A car
penter, while repairing the shaft, slipped,
fell to the bottom, and was killed. Great
crowds were waiting around the pit at
midnight awaiting news of the Impris
oned miners. At that hour officials de
cided to attempt to rescue them by way
of another shaft.
PULLED FROM A CAVE.
A San Dleo-o Lad Rescncd by Lawyer
Gcorjre J. I.covy.
SAN DIEGO, Cal., Feb. 23. George J,
Leovy, a lavcyer of this city, saved the life
of Ormle Lynch, of San Diego, at La Jolla
yesterday Young Lynch, who is about 16
years old, was standing on a rock near the
caves, when an unusually large wave ad
vanced and washed him Into the sea. He
was taken completely by surprise, but.
being a good swimmer, managed to keep
his head above water. He was unable to
make headway against the swells, how
ever, and a moment later was carried out
of sight Into a cave. As soon as the condi
tion of the surf would permit, Leovy fas
tened one end of a rope to a rock, and
.with the other end tied to his body, plung
ed in and entered the cave. He appeared
a few minutes later with young Lynch,
and brought him to a place of safety. The
boy had been in the cave hours, standing
nearly up to his hips in water.
The Revolver "Was Not Empty.
LOUISVILLE, Feb. 23.-Clarence Watts
was accidentally shot by Max Brun at 12
o'clock lastnightand Instantly killed. Brun
keeps a bicycle stbre at 619 Fifth street.
Watts and his brother, who live next door,
went into his room over his store, and,
waking him up, began fooling with him.
Brun pulled a pistol from under his pil
low, and, after shaking out the cartridges,
as he supposed, jokingly remarked, "Look
out, there; I'll shoot," and snapped the
trigger. One cartridge remained In the
pistol, and Watts was shot through the
heart. Both are well-known young men.
Brun has been arrested, charged with
murder.
A Pet Ppsr Canspd His Death.
LOUISVILLE, Ky., Feb. 23. Stanley
Smith, the 16-vear-old son of Mae-isJr.iri.
H. C. SmiM of, Bourbon county, wjille j
stump and sat idown to rest. His dog
playfully leaped on the stump and its
paw. struck the trigger of the gun, caus
ing It to explode. The charge entered
Smith's abdomen and caused his death.
Fatal Explosion of Molten Metal.
NEW CASTLE, Ponn.. Feb. 23. An ex
plosion of molten metal occurred at the
furnace of the Chenango Steel Company
this afternoon. James O'Brien,, and Jer
emiah Sullivan were burned fatally, while
Matthew Curtis and six others were
painfully injured.
A PANIC AVERTED.
Too Realistic a Fire Scene at a Phil
adelphia Theater.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 25. A panic was
narrowly averted at the Chestnut-street
opera-house tonight at the presentation of
"The War of Wealth." At the conclusion
of the third act of the play a quantity of
cotton was set on fire upon the stage to
represent the burning of a mill, and the
column of fire that shot up from the
stage and the volume of smoke made the
scene too realistic to be pleasant to the
spectators. To add to the uneasiness of
the audience, the asbestos curtain of
the house was sent down, and some one
In the audience shouted "fire," and a wild
rush was made for the doors. Some of
the cool heads in the audience, however,
shouted out that thexflre was a part of
the performance, and the panic-stricken
throng was quieted. During the panic
three women fainted, and one was carried
in an insensible condition from the house.
A Minneapolis Fire.
MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 25. Fire in the
.Crown Lithographing Company's estab
lishment, In the old Centenary church
building, at Seventh street and First ave
nue, south, did damage estimated at $63.
0C0, fully insured. Two men were slishtly
burned.
A Paris Music Hall Burned.
PARIS. Feb. 25. The Cassino de Paris,
a large music hall, at No. 13 Rue Blanche,
caught fire just before midnight, and
burned rapidly. All the spectators es
caped. Only the walls were left standing.
a
Luscious as California fruit Is the food
made with Or. Price's Baking Powder.
Dr. Price's received gold medal at the
California miJwinter fair.
MAY ARBITRATE.
About Three Thousand Out Because
of Electrical Workers.
NEW YORK. Feb. 23. The striking elec
trical workers today announced that they
had received a proposition from Seth Low.
of Columbia college. Rev. Dr. Ralnsford
and Mrs. Josephine Shaw Lowell, to act
as arbitrators. It was said that the
proposition was accepted by the strikers
and that the arbitrators were invited to
appear before the board of walking dele
gates. The board of delegates met at 4
P. M. Neither Low nor Dr. Ralnsford
appeared, but Mrs. Lowell attended the
meeting and renewed her offer to the
strikers, which was accepted.
The United Building Trades League met
this afternoon and passed resolutions
promising support to the electrical con
tractors. Besides the 10 buildings upon which
work had been, stopped up to Saturday,
the men employed on the wool exchange
and a private residence have gone on
strike. These buildings only employ about
150 men. but, with the workers on the
apartments called out this morning, the
number of strikers is nearly 3000.
To Invcstifrate McBrlde.
COLUMBUS, O.. Feb. 25. At the meet
ing of the local trades and labor assembly
tonight. President Mark Wild demanded
that a committee be appointed to go to
the bottom of the charges of bribery he
recently made in the miners' convention
against John McBrlde. president of the
American Federation of Labor. The com
mittee was appointed and authorized to
make a most searching investigation.
without regard to reasonable expense, and
make their report public when completed.
AT DOUGLASS1 BIER
IMPRESSIVE FUNERAL SERVICES IX
AVA5HIXGTOX.
The Dead Colored Man's Memory
Honored by Many Distinguished
Visitors- Who Were Present.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 25. Not since the
unveiling of the Lincoln emancipation
statue in 1878 has there been such a popu
lar outpouring of colored people to pay
tribute to a benefactor of their race as
was witnessed today in and about the Met
ropolitan African Methodist Episcopal
church, where the funeral services over
the remains of Frederick Douelass took
place. The body was taken from Cedar
Hill, near Anacostia, the home of the de
ceased, at 8 o'clock this morning, and
reached Washington about 9:30. From
that hour until 1:20 this afternoon thou
sands of persons, including many white
people, passed in double file through the
building and viewed the remains, which
were in charge of a guard of honor, com
posed of members of a colored camp of
the Sons of Veterans. When the casket
was closed at 1:30 and further admittance
to the general public refused, several
thousand Jpeople were assembled about
the church, which held 2000 people. The
altar and reading desk were covered with
floral tributes, the most prominent of
which was a magnificent shield, composed
of roses, orchld3 and palms, sent by the
Haytlan government through Minister
Hoentgeus. Another tribute was from B.
F. Auld.'the son of Frederick Douglass'
old master.
Soon after 2 o'clock the funeral proces
slon entered the church. In the proces
sion were. Mrs. Douglass, the family of
the deceased, many intimate friends, in
cluding' a number of white people;. Sena
tors Sherman and Hoar, and Justice Hait
ian, 2-Iiss Susan B. Anthony, Mrs. May
Wright Sewall, president of the Woman's
National Council; Re. Anna H. Shaw,
Mrs. Rachel .Avery Foster, and a number
of those in attendance on the woman's
council. The services were simple, but
appropriate. The funeral sermon was
preached by Rev. J. G. Jenifer, pastor of
the church. He took for his text, "Know
ye not that there Is a prince and a great
man fallen this day In Israel?" Rev.
H. E. Stevenson, pastor of the white
church In Anacostia, attended by Mrs.
Douglass, followed with a brief address.
Rev. J. H. Rankin, president of Howard
university, also delivered a brief eulogy
on the deceased. John Hutchinson, of
Boston, the last of the famous Hutchinson
family of abolition singers, who, wlth4hls
sister, accompanied Mr. Douglass to Eng
land on his mireion against slavery, told
some touching stories of his lifelong
friendship with the deceased, and then
sang two requiem solos. Secretary Nicho
las, of the Haytian legation in the United
States, representing Minister Hoentgeus,
a tall, very black man, delivered a brief
eulogy. Bishop Wayman, In his eulogy,
merely named the great men from a num
ber of states of the Union, and wound-up
with the remark:
"And last, but not least, Maryland has
her Frederick Douglass."
Rev. W. D. Derrick, of New York, said
It was Frederick Douglass who made it
possible for young colored men to have
culture and polish today. Moses E.
Hodge3, a colored singer of Boston, ren
dered a solo. Miss Susan B. Anthony then
arose, amid a stir of excitement, to read
a letter from Mrs. Elizabeth Cady Stanton
highly eulogistic of the deceased. Miss
Anthony prefaced the wading of the
letter with somfe remarks of her own.
Mrs, May Wright Sewall then spoke feel
ingly of Mr. Douglass. The hymn, "Seek
ing for Me," was followed by an eloquent
prayer by Rev. Ann6. H. Shaw, and then
tion- The remalna.'were borne to the
hearse by-eight colored letter-carriers, and
the funeral moved to the Pennsylvania
railroad station, where the casket was
placed on board the funeral train.
The funeral cortege was escorted to the
station by the Capital City Guards, a col
ored contingent of the Grand Army of the
Republic, the Capital City Cadet corps and
the Sons of Veterans. The Sons of Vet
erans remained with the body until a lit
tle before 7 o'clock, when it was placed
on the train for Rochester, N. Y., leaving
at 7:10 o'clock.
COLOXEL T1IORXTOX DEAD.
Xotcd Both as a Lawyer and a Horse
Breeder. FRESNO, Cah, Feb. 23. Colonel Harry
I. Thornton, one of the best known men
In the state, died tonight of pneumonia.
He was noted as a lawyer and was In
terested In horse-breeding. He was
taken sick Thursday. Sunday morning his
life was despaired of. He remained un
conscious from noon Sunday till noon to
day, when he recovered, and dictated a
letter to a few of his friends, telling them
that he would be dead in a short time,
and giving directions concerning certain
personal property. He retained conscious
ness to within 10 minutes of his death. He
was president of the Fresno Canal & Irri
gation Company, and for many years was
attorney and superintendent of a Scotch
syndicate owning large tracts of land and
water rights in this and Tulare coun
ties. He owned a farm of 400 acres in this
county, and within the past few weeks
had commenced fitting It for fine stock.
He owned many valuable horses. Colonel
Thornton fought In the confederate army
during the war, and surrendered with Lee
at Appomattox. His remains will be sent
to San Francisco tonight for interment.
OTHERS WHO ARE DEAD.
A Prominent Baltimore Physician.
BALTIMORE, Feb. 23. Milton I. Tay
lor, M. D., aged 67 years, died today of
heart failure. He had been active in polit
ical life since 1S30, and took a conspicuous
part in the reorganization of the demo
cratic party in Maryland after the war.
One of Canada's Best-Known Men.
OTTAWA, Ont.. Feb. 25. Colonel Allan
Gilmour, a millionaire lumber man and
one of the best-known business men In
Canada, died tonight, aged 79 years.
Baron Alicrdnrc.
LONDON, Feb. 25. The death of Baron
Aberdare, (Henry Austin Bruce), one time
secretary of state for home affairs, Is an
nounced. He was 80 years old.
Victims of the Influenza.
LONDON, Feb. 23. Henry Fowler, sec
retary for India, and Dean Bradley are
confined to their beds with influenza.
Delicate as a hothouse flower the flavpr
of dishes made with Dr. Price's Baking
Powder.
THESE ARE SICK.
Louise Michel May Die.
LONDON, Feb. 25. Louise Michel, the
anarchist agitator, has been very ill for
several days. She is not expected to re
cover. John Morley Is Also III.
LONDON, Feb. 24. John Morley Is con
fined to his bed from the effects of a
chil, with which he was attacked today.
Carlisle and Mullen Sick.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25. Secretary Car
lisle and Internal Revenue Commissioner
Mullen are both confined by la grippe.
General McCIernand Hns La Grippe.
SPRINGFIELD, Feb. 25. General J. A.
McCIernand is seriouslyill with la grippe.
The Pope's Health.
ROME, Feb. 23. The pope is still indis
posed with influenza.
Almost Incorporated.
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 23. The board
of directors of the San Francisco & San
Joaquin Valley Railroad Company hcid
lis first meeting this afternoon, and
I agreed upon Claus Spreckels, W. F. Whit-
iter, Charles Holbrook, John T. Doyle
and E. F. Preston as the incorporators
of the company.- The articles of incor
poration were completed, and were sent
to Sacramento tonight by special messen
ger, to be filed with the secretary of state.
This done, the company will have legal
existence. Tomorrow or Wednesday the
directors will meet again and elect" their
officers, and then the actual work of
launching the new railroad project will
begin.
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DUNREGGAtt IN PORT.
Her Lonj
Tussle With. Gales Off the
Const.
ASTORIA, Feb. 23. The British bark
Dunreggan, long overdue from Valparaiso,
arrived at 12:30 this afternoon. Fifteen
days ago Pilot Staples went aboard and
the same evening they were about a mile
off the lightship at the mouth of the Co
lumbia. Easterly gales blew them to sea,
where they have been ever since trying
to beat in. The Dunreggan was very light
and the pilot says wholly unmanageable.
Escaping; Quarantine Inspection.
Shipping1 men on the Sound have discov
ered a way to avoid subjecting an Inward-
bound vessel from a foreign port to quar
antine inspection at Port Townsend,
which, incidentally, brings up "a slight
disagreement with the customs authori
ties. The law requires such vessels to
procure quarantine bills of health at that
port before passing up the Sound or en
tering at any of the subports. Exceptions
are made to Port Angeles, a port of call,
where a municipal bill of health is all
that is necessary. The British ship Gil
cruix, from Iquique, Chile, arrived at Port
Angeles last week, procured a local bill
of health, filed her entrance manifest at
the custom-house there, and then re
ceived notice from her charterers that
site was to load at Port Blakcley, and
proceeded up the Sound in tow of a tug
without stoppings at quarantine station.
The proceeding was regular enough under
the law, and the government quarantine
officer. Dr. Simpscn. was powerless to or
der her back for Inspection. Under exist
ing regulations the latter does not Inspect
craft after sundown, which sometimes oc
casions vessels a few hours' delay, and
that is the reason shipping men are tak
ing advantage of the Port Angeles sys
tem of inrpection, the health officer being
accommodating enough to examine ves
sels at any hour of the day or night.
Collector Saunders and Dr. Simpson have
sent full statements to the department
and asked for Instructions with the view
of obviating similar trouble in the future
and to preserve a thorough system of
quarantine inspection in the district.
Deserted in Mldocean.
The Australasian Shipping News, just to
hand, says: During the passage of the
Norwegian bark Passat, from New York
to Adelaide, she fell In with and passed
the bark Dumbartonshire, of Glasgow,
lying dismasted and abandoned in mid
ocean about 1500 miles southwest from the
Cape. The Passat was running along at
about 10 knots before a fresh breeze when
the disabled vessel was sighted. The fore
and mam masts were gone. There had
been an attempt to secure the mizzen
mast by means of a preventive stay, on
which a sail was temporarily bent, but
there was no signal set or any sign of
people about. The Passat approached
closely enough to read the name of the
bark and then resumed her course. The
Dumbartonshire was an iron bark of 915
tons register, built by Dobbie & Co., of
Glasgow, in 1874. The master of the Pas
sat supposes the crew had been taken off
by a passing vessel.
Another Scnlina: Schooner.
Captain O. N. Fulton, of Onslow, Nova
Scotia, has purchased the schooner Harry
C. W.. of 92 tons, and with his son J.
E. Fulton, accompanied by the latter's
wife, beside a crew, will sail from Hali-
TaJna Jatrdais,for Victoria. B.C and
then To T ther:nortn. Eafclng-nsnJarirnyir
route some 30 spearsmen. The vessel, ex
pects to reach the Behrlttg sea seallrigs
grounds by August 1. The voyage to A'lc
toria is expected to occupy about five
months. There are several Nova Scotia
schooners already on the Pacific coast.
V ar to the End.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 23. The steam
er Walla Walla, which arrived from
Sound ports this morning, will leave
March 1, carrying passengers to the Sound
for $5 first cabin and $2.50 steerage. This
is the lowest rat6 yet offered, but it was
stated this morning that the opposition
boats would quote a lojer figure before
the steamer sails. There does not seem
to be any immediate prospct of an end to
the war, as the Pacific Coast Steamship
Company states it will carry on the fight
until the opposition Is crushed.
Anxiety for the Mary DAilgc.
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 23. Anxiety is
felt for the schooner Mary Dodge, which
left here for Tacoma 2S days ago, and has
not been heard from since. Several vessels
which left here a week or 10 days later
than the Dodge have arrived at Puget
sound some days ago. The overdue vessel
was loaded with giant powder and dyna
mite. The Mary Dodge was built at Eure
ka in 1SS2. Her tonnage is 243.
Advantages of Southampton.
LONDON, Feb. 25. James E. Huddart,
promoter of the new Canadian Pacific
line of steamships to Australia, said at
a recent banquet that If the selection was
left to him, Southampton would be the
English port of the new line. He declared
the American steamship line had judged
the matter accurately when it chose
Southampton, which was making itself
felt against Liverpool.
An oasis in the detsert of household
cares Dr. Price's Cream Baking Powder.
3Iarinc Notes.
The Loudon Hill Is taking out coal at
the O. R. & N. dock.
Wheat ships working yesterday were
the British General, Carnarvon Bay and
Celtic Queen.
The Glendlnorvig, flour laden, left down
stream yesterday. The British Merchant,
with wheat, goes today.
The Dumfriesshire moved from the
stream to the West Side coal-bunkers
yesterday. The Chelmsford went from
the stream to the Sand dock.
Another fog-horn is to be placed In the
San Juan archipelago. It will "be on Patos
island, a prominent point right on the line
of travel and close to the British Colum
bia line. A fog-horn has long been needed
at that point.
Domestic nnd Foreign Ports.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 23. Freights,
Celtic Race, 19S3 tons, and Incheape Rock,
1319 tons, wheat, to Cork, 25s, less Is 3d
direct, Andrew Welch, 839 tons. Robert
Lewers, 696 tons, and S. N. Castle, 4S9,
tons, assorted cargo for Honolulu: Prus
sia, 1192 tons, cannery supplies to Karluk;
Richard III, 934 tons, coal from Comox
to this port.
SAN FRAi O, F6b. 23. Arrived
Steamers Protccticn. from Port Angeles;
Farallon, from Puget Sound; Homer, and
Alcatras, from Yaqulna bay; Truckee.
from Astoria: Queen, from Portland, via
Astoria; Walla Walla, from Victoria, etc.;
ship John C. Potter, from Departure bay;
Highland light, from NanaimO. Sailed
Steamers City of Puebla, for Victoria,
etc.; San Benito, for Tacoma; Beltlsloe,
for Nanalmo; bark Arcturus, for Port
Hadlock; St. Paul, for Guaymas"; British
ship Port Caledonia, for Hull.
ASTORIA, Or., Feb. 25. Arrived Steam
ship Columbia, from San Francisco, and
proceeded up for Portland; British bark
Dunreggan, SO days from Valparaiso;
schooner Hueneme, from San Francisco.
Left up Barkentlne Monitor, for Port
land: schooner Lettltla. for Portland;
British four-masted bark Invernesshlre,
for Portland.
NEW YORK. Feb. 25. Arrived out
Kron Prinz Freldrlch Wllhelm, at Naples.
Sailed for New York Sailer, from Bre-
J men, February 23; Werra, from Gibraltar.
MUST BE PRODUCED
THE SUIT AGAIXST THE . STAND
ARD OIL COMPANY.
It' Most Bring: Its Ledsrer B" ItttO)
Court, So Rnles J nil Ke Gay-
nor, of BrooLlyn.
BROOKLYN, Feb. 23.-Judge Gaynor. in
the supreme court, decided that hdger S
of the Standard Oil Company's books
must be produced in court In the suit of
Caroline Girty against the company Mrs.
Gh-ty clleges" that her husband, who was
employed by the company, induced her to
sign her property in Cleveland over to the
company to save him from prison, as it
was alleged he embezzled C76.05J. A docu
ment found. among Girty's paper? after
his death,showed that there was an entry
In ledger B. of the reserve fund, a credit
of government bonds to the value of $li7.
940 to the compary, and a debt of that
amount to the Long Island refinery. On
the strength of the document motion was
made to have Iedgflr B produced. Judge
Gaynor so decided.
The Fire Underwriter Xot Worrying-
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 25. The snt
which "the Continental Insurance Com
pany has brought against the newly-or-franized
board of Fire Underwriters of the
Pacific coast, to prevent the latter from
carrying on an alleged boycott against
the Continental, which has not joined th
new insurance compact, has been very
calmly received by the underwriters. Sev
eral prominent members of the board,
who have been interviewed, say that th:3
suit, which had been threatened by the
Continental, was broucht because the new
board, which had suspended the enforce
ment of the non-lntercourso rule, in the
hope of effecting a peaceful settlemen
of differences with non-unjon companl??,
after waiting proper length of time, and
not being met In the proper spirit, con
cluded to enforce the rule.
Ohio's Tax on Etpres". Companfe".
COLUMBUS. O., Teb. 23. La3t year the
agents of the United States and American
Express Companies refuted to pay the ex
cise lax of 2 per cent on their gross re
ceipts in the state. The state brought
suit. Their motion to quash set up that
they were organized under New York laws
as partnerships, and not being corpora
tions were not liable to the tax. Judge
Pugh this mo.-nlng overruled the motion.
and the case will be heard on its merits.
Southern Cotton-Growcrn.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 25. Governor
Evans and ex-Governor Tillman, of bitl
Carolina, arrived here last evening tor
purpose of visiting the Drexel instltu?
and obtaining points for their new
school at Rock Hill. The ex-governor said
the cotton-growers are being pauperized,
and the miners are growing rich. When
asked the cause, he said:
"It is caused by Cleveland's financial
policy."
The Dividend Was Passed.
LONDON, Feb. 25. The Canadian Pa
cific had dropped 4ss per cent by noon to
day from its closing price Saturday, duo
to a dividend on the common stock passed
over. The Pall Mall Gazette says: "The
shareholders are greatly disappointed.
The directors, the paper says, have done
wisely in not drawing on the reserve.
A Minnesota Bank in Trouble.
LAKE CITY, Minn.. Feb. 23. The Mer
chants bank is closed and In the hands
of the public examiner. The bank ex
aminer has found that President Holmes
loaned himself $40,000. while the capital
stock was S10.C00, and the surplus but
$40,000. Legally he could have loaned only
$9000. The bank will be dissolved.
'TnTfTt ifrilfciptor'TncVamvanytz .,
-LOS ANGfeLES, Febr3r-7The. jury Jn,
the suit of Henry Bohrman vs. the Con
solidated Electric Railway .Company for
$10,000 damages for personal injuries sus
tained through alleged carelessness of one
of the defendant's men. this afternoon
returned a verdict for the defendant.
LEFT THE EXPRESS CAR.
Would -Be Train - ltobliers Found",
Xothina- to Rob.
TUCSON, Ariz.. Feb. 23. When the
westbound overland reached Stein's Pass
tonight, soon after 6 o'clock, two masked
men appeared on the station platform
armed with six-shooters. One of them
entered the engine cab and covered the
fireman and engineer, while the other
commanded a brakeman to cut off the
car next to the engine and tender. As
soon as this was done, the engineer was
ordered tQ proceed. When they had gene
three miles, they stopped. The bandits
carried a sack full of what appeared to be
dynamite. This they placed beside tne
roadbed when the engine stopped and then
discovered that they had left the express
car behind. The bandits indulged In con
siderable strong language and then,
mounting horses that were fastened to
a tree nearbj. they rode to the south.
Tne engine ami car returned to the rest
Of the train. The jassengers, as is al
wavs the case, were scared nearly to
death. Many crawled under their seats
and remained there until assured that the
danger was over. Southern Pacific De
tective Breckinridge left here at 11 o'clock
tonight for the scene. He is of the opinion
mm me iiitciniJi.ci uku-.j ..-, ...
mltted by the two men who held up th i
overland some weeks ago at WillcoxSj
Hri savs the hold-up was the work ot
very green hands
In Defense of Ills Daushter's Honor.
OAKLAND, Cal., Feb. 25. Judge Ogden
this afternoon granted C. R. Bennett, con
victed Of assault with a deadly weapon
upon George Gray, a new trial. The court
held in e'ffect that Bennett uas acting in
self-defense. Gray is the father of Ella
Gray, who claimed she had been traduced
by Bennett. He fired several 3hots at
Bennett on a local train some months ago,
when Bennett returned the fire.
P stands for purity, perfection and
Price's Dr. Price's unrivaled baking pow
der. In qualities of superb excellence no
competitor can approach it.
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One Person Mny Die.
SHARON, Pa., Feb. 23. A double resi
dence was wrecked by a natural gas ex
plosion today. John Ashton, severely
burned, may die; Jean Bryson was burned,
and Miss Grace Ashton was burned and
one finger almost blown off. Mrs. Bryson.
Mrs. John Ashton and Miss Minnie Ash
ton were slightly Injured.
There are 760 children of school age in
Grant's Pass. Of these 355 are females,
and 403 males.
ELEGTRO-MAGNETiC TREATMENT.
Dr. Darrin can be consulted fre- at h's offices
In the Washington building. Portland. Or. Offlca
hours, from 10 to 5 daily; evenings. 7 to 8; Sun
days, 10 to 12. ,
He makes a specialty ot all diseases of ths
Eye, Ear, Noee. Throat. Catarrh and Deafness,
and. all nervous, chronic and private diseases,
such as Loss of Manhood, Sjphllls. Gleet, Gon
orrhoea, Stricture. Spermatorrhoea, Seminal
Weakness and Loss of Desire or Sexual Power
In man or woman. AH peculiar female troubles.
Irreeular Menstruation, Leucorrhoea, Displace
ments, etc.. are confidentially treated.
r- rtnrrln will uni) to anv addres? his Elec
tro-Magnetlc remedies on the receipt of $5 and
rl o.trnlnm nf thp rtlp.1!p. One Visit tO the
offlce 13 desired, but is not necessary in all
cases. Circulars and question Dians " uw.
Inquiries answered. References at the orace.
5 Kills Pain-kills it quick-kills it fori
- good. Unless you are Pain-prooflt will j
pay yon to keep Pain-Kilfer by you.
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