THEMORNING OREGONIAIV WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1900.
NEW CANAL TREATY
Full Text of Convention Signed
by Hay and Pauncefote.
PRINCIPLE OF NEUTRALIZATION
Previsions Similar to TboRe of Great
Britain for tke Free Xavlgrn-
tlea of the Suez Canal.
"WASHINGTON, Feb. G. The following
is the text of the new treaty negotiated
In relation to the construction of the Nic
aragua, canal:
"The United States of America and her
majesty, the queen of the United King
dom of Great Britan and Ireland, and
empress of India, being desirous to facil
itate the construction of a ship canal to
connect the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
end to that end remove any objection
Khifh may arise out or the convention of
April 18. 1850. commonly called the Clay
ton -Bulwer treaty, to the construction of
su h canal under the auspices of the gov
ernment of the- United States without im
pairing the general principle' of neutral
ization established in article "VIII of that
convention, have for that purpose appoint
ed a their plenipotentiaries, the presi
dent of the United States, and for her maj
esty, the Queen of Great Britain and Ire
land and empress of India, the Rt. Hon.
Lord Pauncefote. G. C. B., G. C. M. G.,
her majesty's ambassador extraordinary
and plenipotentiary to the United States,
who, having communicated to each other
their full powers, which were found to be
in due and proper form, have agreed
upon the following articles:
"Article I It is agreed that the canal
may be constructed under the auspices of
the government of the United States, elt
the government of the United States,
either directly at Its own cost or by gift
or loan of money to individuals, or by
corporations or through subscription to
or purchase of stocks or shares, and that,
subject to the provisions of the present
convention, the said government shall
hae and enjoy the rights incident to
such construction as well as the exclusive
right of providing for the regulation and
management of the canal.
"Article II That the high cdntracting
parties, desiring to preserve and maintain
the general principle of neutralization es
tablished in article VIII of the Clayton
Bulwer convention, adopt, as the basis of
such neutralisation, the following rules.
substantially as embodied in the conven
tion between Great Britain and certain
other powers signed at Constantinople,
October IS, 1888, for the free navigation
of the Sues maritime canal, that is to
say:
First The canal shall be free and open
In time of war, as in time of peace, to the
Vessels of commerce and of war of all na
tions on terms of equity so that there
shall be ne discrimination against any
nation or Its citizens or its subjects In re
spect of the conditions or charge of traffic
or otherwise.
Second The canal shall never be block
aded nor shall any right of war be exer
cised nor any act of hostil ty be com
mitted within it.
"Three Vessels of war of a belligerent
shall not revictual, nor take any stores
in the canal, except so far as may be
jstrlctly necessary, and the transit of such
vessels through the canal shall be exe
cuted with the least possible delay, and
with only such Intermission as may result
from the necessities of the service. Prizes
s-ha'l be In all respects subject to the
same rulos as the vessels of war of bel
ligerents. "Fourth No belligerent shall embark or
disembark troops, munitions of war or
warlike materials in the canal except in
nase of accidental hindrance of the transit,
and in such case the transit shall be re
sumed with all possible dispajtch.
' Fifth The provisions of this article
shall apply to waters adjacent to the ca
nal within three marine miles of either
end. Vessels of war of a belligerent shall
rot remain in such waters longer than
24 hours at any one time, except in case
of distress, and In such case shall depart
as soon as possible, but a vessel of war
of one belligerent shall not depart within
21 hours from the departure of the vessel
of war of another belligerent.
"Sixth The plant and establishments,
buildings and alt works necessary to con
struction, maintenance and operation of
the canal shall be deemed to be part
thereof for the purposes of this conven
tion, and in time of war, as in time of
peace, shall enjoy ample immunity from
attack or injury by belligerents and from
acts calculated to impair their usefulness
as part of the canal.
Seventh No fortifications shall be
erected commanding the canal or the wat
ers adjacent. The United States, how
eer. shall be at liberty to maintain such
military police, along the canal as may be
ressary to protect It against lawless
n s and eneegder.
Article--The hgh contracting parties
w 1., upon the exchange of the ratification
or this convention, bring it to the notice
l other powers and invite them to ad
here to H.
Article 4 The present convention eha'l
be ratified by the president of the United
Ft 'c. by and with the advice and con
s' ' t of the senate thereof, and by her
Br tannic majesty, and the ratification
f1 ill be rattftod at Washington or London
n Yrn six months of the date hereof, and
c' icr if poostMe.
In faith whereof, the respective plenl
r cntiariee nave signed this convention
. 1 thereunto amxed their seals:
IVne m dnpMoate at Washington, A.
V.. February f, 309.
"JOHN HAY.
"PAUNCEFOTE."
The president's letter of transmittal is
as f llows:
To the Senate: I transmit herewith,
v. h a view to receive the advice and con-
1 1 of the senate." tr Its ratification, a
1 ntion this day signed by the respect
1 pit ninotenUnrtes of the United States
ar, Great Britain to facilitate the cons''-
i tion of a shll canal to connect the
A' antic and Pacific oceans, and to remove
obiection which might arise out of
tb convention of April 1. 1SW. commonly
c. od the Clavton-Bulwer treaty, to the
co--t ruction of such etraal under the aus
' s of the government of the United
J?fte WILLIAM M'KINLEY,
Kxecutive Mansion. Washington, Feb
ruary &, vm.
orresmex to ratification.
Amended ClayteH-Iialvrer Treaty Xot
Favored by All Senators.
NEW YORK, Feb. 6.-A special to the
Journal and Advertiser from Washington
sa'w
t a hurriedly called meeting of variouB
e na tors Monday night it was determined
to oppose the ratification of the Ctayton
Bu'wer treaty as It applies to the Nicara
gua canal, which was abrogated Saturday.
T lenders in the opposition are: Sena
tors putt and Ha ley. of Connecticut;
M u o.i or Illinois, and several othtrs. The
tratj Is regarded, in effwet, by some of
the most conservative senators on
both side as an offend ve and defensive
alliance with Great Britain: that It close
ly associates the two countries in the con
trol of a purely Amer.can project: that un
der the provisions the United States aban
c'ors the right to defend Its own property
in rpturr 'or the promise of assistance
from Gnat Mritiin, whenever assistance
for the runlrtenance of the canal's neu
trality si ' 1 required. Instead of the
treaty t- ng ratified promptly, the oppo
? 'tion to i u enlanc In the present form
will ins i upon Us being referred to the
committee on foreign relations for revision
r with Instruct 'on to insert the f ollow-
T'ip contract'ng parties further engage
w'un he canal shal. have been com
r - the government of the Vnlted States
shall have the right. In case the United
States is at war with any nation, to take
temporary possession of, defend and forti
fy the canal and its approaches without
prejudice to the commercial rights of any
other nation guaranteed b the neutrality
of the canal"
There seems to be no doubt that the
treaty in Its present shape cannot get
through the senate.
CAXAL BILL PROSPECTS.
Indications Are It Will Pass by
Overwhelming Majorities.
iNEW YORK, Feb. G. A special to the
Herald from Washington says:
Senator Morgan, chairman of the sen
ate committee on the Nicaragua canal,
says he expects the canal bill to pass
the .senate this month. Representative
Hepburn, chairman of the house commit
tee, says he expects it to pass the house
this month. A poll of both houses shows
that when it comes to a vote the bill will
pass both houses by overwhelming ma
jorities. '
Both bills, while differing in language
somewhat, authorize the president to se
cure from Nicaragua and Costa Rica the
control of such territory as may be neces
sary to construct and defend the proposed
canal and make an -Indefinite appropria
tion To be used in securing such control.
Citizens of Nicaragua and Costa Rica are
to have the same advantaccs in the use of
the canal as citizens of the United States.
An appropriation of? $10,000,000 is made for
the commencement of the work, and the
secretary of war is authorized to enter
into contracts for its completion to the
amount of J14Q.000.000, the money to be pro
vided in the regular annual appropriation
bills as it shall be needed.
There Is no reason to expect any seri
ous efforts to delay the bill In either house
of congress. Its opponents are so few
as to make such efforts hopeless, and the
present prospects 'are that a vote will be
reached in both houses after short de
bates. When Mr. Reed was Gpeaker he
was able to prevent consideration of the
bill in the house, but Speaker Henderson
Is heartily In favor of It, and will aid
In expediting action. Chairman Hepburn's
present plan Is to try to secure consider
ation of the bill by unanimous consent.
Speaker Henderson has Intimated to him
that this can probably be secured. If
there Is objection to consideration by any
of the opponents of the measure, Mr. Hep
burn will then apply to the. committee on
rules for a special order, and he has no
doubt of Its being granted, as all the
members of that committee are In favor
of the bill.
In the senate, the financial bill will have
the right of way until February 15, but
after that has been acted upon Senator
Morgan Intends to. call up .the canal bill
and push It to a speedy vote. There will
be some opposition from senators who
think it would be wise to' wait for the re
port of the Walker commission, but few
members will oppose the bill In Its pres
ent form. Senator Morgan Is confident
the canal bill will pass congress at the
present session. He has assurances that
a large majority of representatives favor
the passage of the bill without further
delay. In the senate some of the friends
of the bill are Impatient to have It taken
up and passed some day during the
morning hour. The only substantial op
position comes from Senator Caffery. of
Louisiana, who will probably insist on
debating the subject at length.
"Friends of the bill," Senator Morgan
said, "are satisfied the American people
fully understand the provisions of the
measure and recognize the importance of
prompt action. Under the circumstances,
its advocates will not waste time In dis
cussion. So strong 13 the sentiment in
the senate favorable to the bill that It
might be taken up tomorrow and passed
with not more than five or six votes
against It. There Is a general understand
ing, howevqr, that It shall not antago
nize the financial bill, now pending, and
therefore I probably shall not call up
the canal bill until the financial bill Is
disposed of. The latter measure Is to be
voted on one week from next Thursday.
"I do not believe Senator Caffery pro
poses to filibuster against the bill when
It is taken up. He desires to present his
objections to the proposed bill, and I un
derstand he will content himself by ex
plaining his position to the senate after
which a vote will be taken. I have no
fear as to the result, as the senate has
twice passed a similar bill, and the sub
ject Is perfectly well understood by all of
the intelligent people In the United
States."
Senator Aldrlch, chairman of the finance
committee, says there Is no doubt as to
the passage of the canal bill.
"More than two-thirds of the senate
favor the bill," he said, "and It Is not
likely that the small opposition will in
terpose any unnecessary delay to prevent
the passage of the bill. The very small
minority in opposition may require a few
days to present their views, and friends
of the bill will give them every reason
able opportunity to be heard. Unless
some unforeseen obstacles arise, the bill
should be passed soon after the financial
measure Is out of the way."
Senator Harris, one of the most ener
getic friends of the canal bill on the demo
cratic side of the chamber, has had sev
eral conferences recently with Represent
ative Hepburn, of Iowa, who advocates
a smaller appropriation than is carried
In the pending bill, and the prpspects are
that a satisfactory agreement will be
reached for a limited appropriation by
the present congress.
"It will be difficult to stay the passage
of the bill now," said Senator Harris, "as
the American people are thoroughly
aroused to the Importance of building the
canal without further delay. While there
Is no intention on the part of the friends
of the bi'.l in the senate to take precipi
tate action, we feel that too much time
has already been allowed to pass without
getting down to actual work on the canal.
The time Is ripe for beginning the con
struction of the canal, and the whole coun
try, without regard to politics or section,
demands action by coneress this session."
THE RUNNING RACES.
Yesterday's Winners nt Oakland and
Xevr Orleans.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 6. The weather
at Oakland was fine, and the track fast
The results were:
. Seven furlongs, selling Dogtown won.
Twinkle Twlnk. second, New Moon third;
time. 1.2S&.
Three and a half furlongs, for 2-year-olds
Laura Marie won. Corncake second,
Count Hubert third; time. 0:41..
Six furlongs, selling Tuthill won, Red
wald second, AHenna third; time, 1:14.
Mile and an eighth, selling Rio Chico
won. Coda second, Perseus third; time,
l:54?i.
One mile Ollnthus won, Formero sec
ond, Del Paso II third: time, 1:41.
Races at Xerr Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 6. The results
of today's races were:
Selling, seven furlongs Cathedral won,
Elkins second. Judge Quigley third; time.
1:32.
Selling, mile and an eighth Maidstone
won. Dr. Dannlo second, Tom Gllmore
third; time, 2:02.
Selling, one mile Trust Me won. George
B. Cox second, Quanah Parker third; time,
1:46.
Six furlongs, handicap Belle of Mem
phis won. Lord Fairfax second. Agitator
third; time, 1:17.
i e
Sale of Painting;.
NEW YORK. Feb. 6. Fifty-seven paint
ings, the property of Austin H. King of
Providence, were sold at auction in Chkk
crlng ball last n!ght. They brought a
total of 577.3i6. an average of 51355 for
each p'cture. The pick of the collection,
"Bedouins on the March," a study by
Schreyer. was bought by R. Hoaglard fo
$7000. Thomas W Lawson. of Boston, and
Anthony Brady were also liberal buyers.
VERY DULL AT DAWSON
,
FEARS THAT THE TOWS WILL BE
DEPOPULATED.
'
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How Fred Clnyson Left the Klondike
Completion of .United States
Barracks Personal Notes.
DAWSON CITY, Jan. 15.-(Special cor-
respondence.) Dawson Is dull, dreadfully
dull, as It always Is at this season of
the year. The miners are at work, sind
but a few hours Is necessary each Jay
for the merchants to transact all the
business that Is necessary for the city
trade. The Influence of the Nome excre
ment is just being felt From threi to
five men arrive over the Ice from Bennett
each day, and this number will be great
ly Increased next month, as it Is rep-Tied
that over S00 are now en route and more
coming by every northbound stejimer.
All who arrive here will remain n lew
weeks or until after the usual February
cold snap lias passed. Many will r:r.iain
until navigation opens in May. Last year
the river opened May 17. Some prophesy
that on account of the unusual amount
of cold weather this winter, that It may
open earlier this season. The rusn from
nere will be terrific. There are not one-
CHAIRMAN OF PHILIPPINE COMMISSION.
JUDGE WILLIAM H.
half the steamers to accommodate those
who will want to go in the first rush.
These will consist mostly of speculators,
gamblers and laborers. The laymen and
property-owners will not be able to leave
before the second rush In July, n.3 'he
clean-up does not occur until June. It
is not the richness of the diggings en
tirely that causes the rush, but the more
equitable laws. Each new law from Ot
tawa received here makes the lot of the
prospector arid mlneowner more arduous.
As the most prominent business man in
tho city expressed It yesterday: "Unless
they make better laws to govern th min
ers here and change their present gov
ernment very materially, the owls and
the bats will be making their nests in
the business houses after the Nome rush
Is. over."
Mnrdcrert on the Trail.
There no longer seems any doubt that
Lynn Relfe, of Seattle; Ltnem-yi O.'t-tn,
of the Dominion government telogiaph
company, and Fred Clayson, of Irorc'.and,
but later a merchant at Skagway, have
been murdered while en route from Daw
son to Bennett. Clayson left here nbout
December 17, on a bicycle, and as he
started remarked to your correspondent
that he would have something" to reo'-d
In The Oregcnlan when he arrived at
Bennett, little thinking it would be to
record his death. Instead of his fist time
between the two points. At Selkirk he
wired to his brother In Skagway, and
the next morning left Mlnto, a Canadian
Development Company station, about 200
miles from here. All three men left there
together, with the intention of eating
Christmas dinner at Hootchiku, a mount
ed police station, 15 miles further. But
that point they never reached, and not
a trace of their movements can be found,
though the most diligent inquiry lias been
made. A special detachment of police is
now searching for their bodies or clews
that will lead to their disappeai-ince.
Each of the murdered men had quite a
sum of money, besides which Clayson
had a draft for $2000. Two men, O'Brien
and Graves, have already been arrested
as suspects. Upon the former was found
a large revolver, believed to have been
given Relfe by Murray Eades when start
ing from Dawson. Relatives have sent to
Juneau for bloodhounds to assist in trail
ing the murderers or finding the bodies
of the murdered men.
.U. S. Barracks Completed.
George W. Hunt has returned to Daw
son from Eagle City, where he his been
supervising architect over the new bar
racks being built there for the United
States government The buildings were
erected on a level piece of ground along
side Mission creek, overlooking Eagle
City, said to be a beautiful site.
The soil Is sandy loam, has perfect drain
age, and Is free from frost, except In
midwinter. A well was sunk to a depth
of 45 feet through a sandy and gravel
formation, and It furnishes plenty of pure,
cold water. Two buildings, 24x42 feet in
size, were built for the offices, besides
the main barracks, which are 28x100. All
are two stories In height. Immediately
back of the barracks is the hospital, 60x72
feet in size, built In the shape of a cross.
Besides these, there are two storehouses,
24x80. and stables for the accommodation
of 100 head of stock. All the buildings,
with the exception of the hospital, face
the parade ground, a tract 500 feet square,
and almost perfectly level. One hundred
men from company L, Seventh Infant' y,
under command of Captain Wright, are
now quartered there. The remainder cf
the company is doing duty down tht- :rer
as far as Nome. Mr. Hunt savs that but
one claim was worked on Amoricm cicek
last winter, and It yielded $41,000 at a coit
of $8000.
Over tle Line.
Instead of going down the river, as was
generally supposed, and as his friends en
ergetically circulated the news that he
had, D. W. Semple went the other direc
tion. Nor did ne look back until Va had
safely crossed to American soil, 'only leur
hours ahead of the police, who were after
him. Fortunately for him, the wires were
down, and the officers ahead could not
be notified of his coming. Semple was
fleeing from the wrath of Judge Dugas,
before whom he was in contempt for
publishing certain articles in his paper
detrimental to the dignity of the court
Narrow Escape From Browning:.
"Captain Jack" Crawford, the poet
scout had a narrow escape from being
drowned last Friday afternoon. He was
returning home from Hunker, where he
had given an evening s entertainment and
I approaching the Klondike, took te
wrong trail. It led him upon thin ice,
and he was soon struggling waist-deep
in the ice-cold water, in which he would
have drowned but for the timely assist-
ance r'ni'eref1 by two men who were
passing up tht trail and heard his cries
I or h2l
J General Aotcs.
i The warm storage building which per-,
m,ts c?ps be-nR keot in sood condition,
is responsible for the large porcelain
punc'iuo-wl fillta with savory eggnog and
surrounded by a tempting array of chlno
i mugs." so familiar to Americans, io De
J seen In every well-appointed barroom.
intention of going to Nome in the spring.
He say3 the laws will not justify any
miner In remaining here.
For the first time in Us history. Dawson
now has a standard time. Each day at?
noon a minute gun Is fired at the bar
racks, and every timepiece, in the city
Is supposed to be adjusted accordingly.
Arnold F. George, the newspaper man,
in contempt before Judge Dugas, made
an open apology In court, and was dis
charged. His associate, D. W. Semple,
having been guilty, the second time, had
visions of the woodpile for one year, and
took a lively pace for American territory.
The last mail left Bennett at 1 P. M
December 28. and arrived here at K:Sft T
M., January 6. At one point between.
White Horse and the next station it made
30 miles in four hours. Good time for
dogs, with 400 pounds of 'freight, the
-driver "mushing" all the way,
Over t.he ..United States consulls office.
TAFT, OF CINCINNATI.
the American flag was floating when the
recent fire started in the Monte Carlo, a
few doors away. Soon the flag was en
veloped in deep, black smoke, through
which the red tongues of flame could
occasionally be seen. Mr. Adams, the
temporary consul, was removing the rec
ords of the offlct, when some one; no
ticing the danger of the flag, loudly ex
claimed: "Pull down that flag!" "Never
mind," replied your correspondent, "that
flag is never pulled down in any coun
try." Soon the halyards were burned,
next the pole, and then "Old Glory",
still proudly waving to the last, sunk
fluttering into the mass of fire, roundly
cheered by a number of Americans who
heard the words spoken. C. W. W.
NONINTERVENTION.
It Would Be Folly for United States
to Uleddle In Africa.
PORTLAND, Feb. 6.-(To the Edltor.)
England, undoubtedly, as a balance of
power, is a solid rock in the support of
several European nations, whose boundary
lines join, and are fairly crumb.lng un
der pressure from the weight of arms of
might, and despo tc empires, supported by
a military organization that is an ever
present dread and menace to their very
existence. Who can tell what a powerful
empire would do in the control and dicta
tion of an ambitious leader to widen his
boundaries and release the sufferings of
20,000,000 of starving souls, as in Russia
now, whose miseries are the result of a
grinding system of taxation, that carries
away the last flutter ng fowl from the
roost, to support th's same dread power.
With Great Britain crushed to earth,
where is the man can say what might
happen from the arms of a powerful foe?
There Is tottering Italy, on the south,
Sweden and Norway on the north, of
Europe, and even mighty Germany may be
menaced in the squeeze. Not that these
nations love England more, but Russia
and France less.
The Dutch and Germans, at home and
over the world, have a natural sympathy
of language for the Boer, and, doubtless,
in an hour of excitement, the fury of
passion and prejudice of the German peo
ple would have plunged that nation into
war with England, the only result of
which would be great sacrifice of blood
and treasure. But the government au
thorities, with the knowledge and keen
insight of the internal working of the
government machine, and what is best
for the people and state, stood firm in
an hour of danger and averted the calam
ity of war, and when the flames of
malice and prejudice have burned out
these misguided people will bless the hand
that directed them from the pitfall of war.
In consequence of the facts of the great
question of state-making that is, the
progress or decl'ne of nations Is It not
wise for us, regardless of nationality, to
leave these momentous affairs with our
statesmen, who understand them? We can
conduct our own business with wisdom and
Intelligence, but be tdtaly Ignorant on the
question of the division of China. There
fore, It seems to me mean and contemptible
for political demagogues to stir up strife
and bitterness among the common people
for partisan purposes, and talk of calling
down our government fQr ont intervening
in the Transvaal war, when that govern
ment Is bound to neutrality by all the ties
of honor and obligation to a nation that
stood faithfully by us In a trying hour of
need. Honor is at stake. Shall we sacrifice
it? Never! RT C. PRINCE.
Paris Jonrnals and Editors.
The Spectator.
In Paris the identification of a journal
with its" editor and chief writers is com
plete. In the brilliant days of the July
monarchy nobody thought of the presse
or the constitutlopnel: these were mere
counters, and hardly ttiat; people thought
of Emlle de Glrardln and Adolphe Thiers
they provided educated men with their
politics, as somewhat later on Salnte
Beuve and Jules Janln provided them with
their literary Ideas. Wben the republic
was founded Gambetta started the Repub
llque Francalse, and though it had many
able writers, France Identified that jour
nal with, the great orator, and millions ac
cepted Its every utterance as oracular. To
quote a lesser Instance, L'Intransigeant,
with its hysterics and heroics, could be
nothing without the personality of M. de
Rochefort And L'Autorlte is simply M
Paid 4? Cassagnao,
PHILIPPINE COMMISSION
JUDGE TAFT, OF OHIO, APPOINTED
ITS CHAIR2I.VI.
He "Will Probably Be Xamcd as tbe
First Civil Governor of
tlic Islands.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6. Tha president
has appointed Circuit Judge Taft, of Cin
cinnati, chairman of the Philippine com
mission, and he will sail from tan Fran
cisco some time after March 16.
The appointment of Judge Taft marks
the first selection for the new Philippine
commission. There will be five members
of the commission, and all of them will
be civilians. Mr. Schurman, president of
the existing commission, has declined, for
business reasons, to remain on .the com
mission, so Judcre Taft will be president'
In hla place. Mr. Denby and Professor
Worcester have been Inv.ted to aecept ap
pointments, but so far have not signified
their intentions. Admiral Dewey will not
g0 DacK t0 -Mania, ana. General Otis w:
ell!
give way, like him, to a civilian,
Secretary Root said today that no in
structions had been framed for the new
commission as yet, but it would be easy
to perceive, from the eentiments set out
Irf'tUe pres dent's message, on the subject, -what
these instructions would be.
Judge Taft called at the war department
today in company with Judge Day, late
secretary of state, and had a long talk
with Secretary Root as to the plans o
the commission.
As some surprise has been caused by
the willingness of Judge Taft to surrender
a life position of the digmty and emolu
ment of a United States circuit judge to
join the commission, it may be said that
the prevalent impression is that as soon
as the commission shall have succeeded in
replacing, the existing military govern
ment In the Philippines with stable gov
ernment, Judge Taft will be named aa
the first civil governor-general of the
archipelago. It Is not thought th's change
will take place at once, but the commis
sion is expected to move steadily toward
that object, and to set up local civil gov
ernment as fast as the Filipinos shall
r demonstrate their worthiness.
FIGHTING IN THE PHILIPPINES.
Two Officers Wonndcd and a Ser
gennt Killed at Nine.
MANILA, Feb. 6. The Insurgents at
tacked the First battalion, Forty-fifth in
fantry, near Niac. A major and a cap
tain were wounded and one sergeant killed.
Details of the engagement are lacking.
Ships arriving from Legaspi report that
General Pana concentrated a large force
around the town and made a sharp night
attack on Major Shipton's battalion of the
Forty seven in Infantry, wh ch occupied the
large convent as a fort. One battalion
and a battery have sailed as reinforce
ments for Shipton. The casualties are
unknown.
A corporal and four men, while patrol
Ing the railroad near Mabalacat, recently
disappeared, and are supposed to be cap
tured. A searching party looking for
them was ambushed and a corporal Killed.
February 7, Noon. The insurgents Mon
day captured a supply train of nine bull
carts between Orani and Dlnalupljan, kill
ing a corporal and five privates of com
pany G, Thirty-second infantry. The es
cort consisted of a sergeant and 11 mount
ed men. The Insirrgents weakened the
supports of a bridge over a creek, and the
first cart went into the stream. While
the escort was bunched, trying to haul
the cart out of the water, the insurgents
fired a volley from the bushes, killing the
six Americans and also two native drivers.
BURIAL OF OREGON DEAD.
State Willing: to Assume All Respon
sibility. SALEM, Or., Feb. 6. Governor Geer
sent a telegram to Secretary of War Root
this afternoon to the effect that the state
of Oregon would assume all responslbl ity
in the matter of the interment of the dead
volunteers if the government would ship
the bodies to the state. A!so that the
burials would be. in a plot in Rlvervlew
cemetery, near Portland, and that there
would be a single funeral service over
all the bodies. An answer is expected
from the secretary tomorrow.
Remains of Oregon Boys at Presidio.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 6. Quartermas
ter Long has received requests for the
remains of four Oregon volunteers, which
will be shipped soon from the Presidio.
Ten bodies of that regiment remain there
uncalled for. Some of these were. landed
yesterday from the transports lately from
Manila. Below Is a list of the bodies
claimed and unclaimed:
Charles P. Oliver, private, company H;
Michael P. Crowley, private, company D;
Richard E. Perry, private, company A;
Charles A. Horn, private, company C;
Fred J. Norton, private, company F;
Frank E. Rotherne-, private, company G;
John H. Fen ten, private, company B:
James Page, private, company D (applied
for); Bert B. Chandler, private, company
Cf Charles R. Rupert, private, company L;
Jay Taylor, private, company B (applied
for); Joseph Berry, private, company M
(applied for); Robert B. Hoffman, private,
company M (applied for); Henry Payne,
private, company M.
Lawton's Body at Indianapolis.
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 6. The body of
Major-General Lawton, which arrived in
this city from Fort Wayne last night, was
transferred to the state capitol at 11:45
o'clock, where it lay in state this after
noon. From the time the coffin was placed
on the catafalque In tne great rotunda
until the doors were closed, the stream of
people anxious to take a last look at the
face of the dead hero was unbroken.
At 6:30 o'clock, when the doors of the
capitol were closed, it Is estimated that
40,000 people had passed through the build
ing and viewed the remains of the dead
general.
The remains were taken to the train at
7:30 o'clock, and tomorrow morning, a(
8:30 o'clock, the funeral party will con
tinue its journey to Wsshlngton. Tonight
General Shafter gave an informal recep
tion In the parlor of the Grand hotel.
Two Fnncrnls nt McMlnnville.
M'MINNVlLLE, Or., Feb. 6 The body
ot Frank W. Hfbbs, late of company A,
Second Oregon, arrived here today. Funer
! al services were postponed until Thurs
day, when it Is expected that the body
of Lewis E. M'ller will have arrived, and
one service will be held for both boys.
The services will be at the Christian
church, conducted by members of Com
pany A, and the sermon will be preached
by Rev. Arnold Lindsey.
Gorge'ons Swordn.
Chambers's Journal.
Of .gorgeous swords which are not so
much weapons as settings for precious
stones, the most valuable In England is
said to be the one presented by the Egyp
tians to Lord Wolseley and. valued at
2000; but this sum 13 comparatively little
for a bejeweled sword if the value of the
sword brought over to Europe by the late
shah of .Persia on his first visit namely,
10.000 can be taken as a standard of
what a diamond-hllted weapon ought to
cost. Those who can recall that wonderful
saber will be somewhat skeptical about
tho existence of the alkwar of Baroda's
gorgeous blade, which Is supposed to be
worth more than 20 swords of equal beau
ty apd value to the shah's; but It Is pop
ularly supposed that the diamonds, rubles
and emeralds with which It is thickly In
crusted bring up its value to about 220.000
which, at 4 per cent, represents an Income
of almost 9000 a year, and renders the
possession of such a sword something more
1 than a mere luxury.
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AN UNEXPECTED STEP
MOLI.VEUX' LAWYERS AVILIi
OAM, WITNESSES.
A'ttoraey Weeks, in His Snmnilns Up,
Tried to Throw Suspicion
on Cornish.
NEW YORK, Feb. 6.-Counsel for Ro
land B. Molineux, charged with murder
ing Mrs. Katherine J. Adams by poison,
Sent to Hflrrv Pnrnkh in Tliuianikiii. -1UUU
took a bold and unexpected step today! !
announcing that the defense would submit
no evidence. Last night Barlow S. Weeks,
counsel, for Molineux, stated that the de
fense would eonsume less time than the
prosecution, but it had been the general
expectation that many witnesses would
be called, Including the handwriting ex
pert, Carvalho, and a number of persons I
wno would attack thee -character of Harry
Cornish.
Mr. Weeks began his summing up to
day, and had not finished when court ad
journed. He spoke with great earnest
ness, and the jury listened to him intently.
He told of his long persona? friendship
with Molineux, and he attacked Harry
Cornish bitterly. The tenor of his argu
ment was that the proof pointed more
strongly to Cornish as the murderer than
to Molineux. Molineux's father, mother
and wife were in court, as was Cornish.
who was visibly nervous. Molineux
seemed cool and collected.
No testimony had been produced to
show that this defendant mailed this
package, or was In the vlcnlty of the
postoffice at 3:30 o'clock December 23, 1W8,
the day this package was mailed. "But,"
said Mr. Weeks, pausing an instant, and
poising his hand In the air, while his
eyes swept over the jury, "Harry C. Cor
nish was, and he was at the postoffice
at exactly the 'time the package was
mailed, and on that day. That stiver bottle-holder
was bought by a man who said
that he wanted It 'for a lady's dresser,'
and matched the silver on that dresser.
"There Is not a syllable of evidence or
scintilla of proof that that package ever
came through the malls, except Mr. Cor
nish. Has he told the truth? This is im
portant. No one proves the receipt, no
postman proves the delivery, except Cor
nish." Word by word Mr. Weeks went over
the Cornish testimony and strove to Im
press upon the jury the suspicion that
Cornish might have been guilty. He di
lated on the suspicious circumstances.
"Mrs., Adams took, a dose of medicine
and died. Mr. Cornish took a dose, or
says he did, on an empty stomach, and
wanders around all day with no effect.
He says he took a dose. He even went
to see Yocum, a man who knows how to
make cyanide of mercury. Now what
reasonable excuse did Cornish have Mr
visiting Yocum on that day of all days'f '
Mr. Weeks then described Molineux's
actions ever since the newspapers accused
him of the murder as those of an Inno
cent man.
Mr. Weeks asked for an adjournment
un-il tomorrow his voice having failed.
The jury will be locked up tonight in the
Astor house. Mr. Weeks' address wiH
consume all of tomorrow.
Stnpre Kisses Are Genuine.
Ladies Home Journal.
They must have an impulsive manner.
They must look sufficiently fervid. It is
a curious sight that of two players who
are to express the ardent love whkh
Shakespeare has written for his "Romeo
and Juliet," but who at rehearsal, in
modern clothes and no accessories of
glamour, practice a kiss as mechanically
and unfeelingly as though it were as it
is then utterly devoid of sentiment.
There must be no hesitation or clumsi
ness. Romeo is not permitted to decide
whether to throw both arms around his
sweetheart or only one. or which. Nor
may Juliet be shy or forward, yielding
or resisting, as she ebeoses. The director
will place their arms for them if they
do not themselves make a picturesque
exhibit of tenderness. And the kiss? Shall
it be delivered by the weoer on the lips
of the won, or on brow, or cheek? That
question is considered and settled. Are
kisses on the stage genuine? Well, not
at rehearsals, exeept, maybe, once or
twice In order to show the effect fully.
An actress would resent a real kiss at a
rahaarcol avrdnt TvllAtl l!fPfl.rV- For
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the satisfaction of natural curiosity on
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mat poiBi, itnmy u iuiu ns-fc "VT
most of the kisses in the public perform
ances of plays are actual kisses,
o
Varions Incomes.
"Reminfccencee," y J- Kegan Paul.
"Not long before her (Mrs. Proctor's)
death, Mr. Browning. Mr. Matthew Ar
nold and I were- standing in front of the
fireplace one Sunday afternoon, talking
about the various incomes made by prom.
nent persons, and Mrs. Proctor was giving
her own reminiscences of barristers and
physicians' fees, and the sums obtained by
literature by men known to her m her
youth.
"Mr. Browning thereupon told how a
tho house of a distmgushed . surgeon he
had met an exalted personage, who. to
much bonhomie joins on inordinate curi
oelty. He said to the surgeon, 1 should
like to know, of course I do not speak to
present company, what a first-rate sur
geon makes In his profess on. "Well, sir.
ra d the host, 'I Should aay that about
i5;ooo a year would be t&e mar. 'What,'
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SHAMPOOS OF
wjuiauB) oi uuthjub oQir ie.), w eteaoBe ma kibm erasts aoa
scale and (often the tbtekened entiele; Cstkttra Ointmsxt (Mo.),
to instantly allay itcbln?. inflammation, and trrhntton. aad soetfce and
heal; aid Curicuiu Rxsolyxnt (S9e.).to cool and eleaese the Mood.
xlp, d Mood honors, with teo rTw
LBUQ &SB UK9
Objuc Cmp., Sole Praot., Seatea.
said the prince, turning to the then ac
knowledged leader of the English bar.
'what tofts a great banister make? 'I
swppose, sir, 3Mt would hit the mark.'
Sir John Mlltols was also present, and ho
was the third naked. 'Possibly, sir, 3T.,
M6 a year.' 'Oh, come, come,' said the
questioner. 'Well, sir.' said Sir John Mil
tote, rather nettled, 'as a matter of fac
last year 1 made 40,069. and might have
made more hd I not been taking holi
day longer that usual In Scotland.' When
he had finished speaking, Mr. Browning
put Me arms through Mr. Arnold's and
mine, and said: 'We don't mane that by
literature, do wer "
a
Cora-DryiRsr and firssad Sqairrcl.
Zltkata-Sa in A he Atlantic
From a ncid In the fertile river bottom
my mother and aunt gathered an abun
dant supply of corn. Near our tepee they
spread a large canvas upon the grass.
and dried their sweet corn in it. I wis
left to watch the corn, that nothing shou d
disturb It. I played around it with dolls
made of ears of corn. I braided their
sof :, ftne silk for hair, and gave them as
various blankets as I found scraps in my
mother's workbag.
There was a little stranger with a b'ark-and-yellow-striped
coat that used to come
to the drying corn. It was a little ground
squirrel, who was so fearless of me tha:
he came to one corner of the canvas and
carried away as much of the sweet cortt
as he could hold. I wanted very much
to catch him. and rub his pretty fur
back, but my mother said he would be .-o
frjghtenedtf I caught him that he would
bite my flRger. 9o I was as content as
he to keep the corn between us. Evry
morning he came for more corn. Some
evenings I nave seen him creeping about
our grounds, and when I gave a suddon
whoop of recognition he ran quickly out
of sight.
In the son and wind mother also dried
many wild fruits cherries, berries and
plums. But ehtefest among my early recol
lections of autumn Is that erne of the corn
drying and the ground squirrel.
a
'The Gentle Dove."
From "Wild Animate hi Captivity." by Edward
Bartelett.
I am almost afraid to say that tha
great amount of kind feeling, sympathy.
and regard bestowed upon doves in gen
eral is wasted upon the undeserving. To
all keepers of doves and pigeons the pug
nacious disposition exhibited by birds of
this class is well known, although tha
means of indicting injury upon each other
is somewhat limited In consequence ot
the comparative want of weapons. Not
being armed with claws, spurs, and a
powerful beak like most gallinaceous
birds, they not only do battle with a
somewhat weak Mil, but strike each othr
with the wing joint. The heavy blows
thus inflicted by the aid of the powerful
pectoral muscles would perfectly astonish
any one who received it, and although
(hey seldom kill each other, they are
prone to quarrel, fight, and keep up a
very determined disagreement.1
A RESTAURANT EPISODE.
A Sort, of Straw Vote.
An advertising agent, representing a
prominent New York magasine, while on a
recent Western trip, was dining one- even
ing in a Pittsburg restaurant.
While wafting for his order he glanced
over his newspaper and noticed the adver
tisement of a. well-known dyspepsia prep
aration. Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets; as he
himself was a regular user of the tablets
he began speculating as to how many of
the other traveling men in the dining-room
were also friends of the popular remedy
for indigestion.
He says: "I counted 23 men at the tables
and in the hotel office I took the trouble
to interview them, and was surprised o
learn that nine of the 23 made a practice
of taking one or two of Stuart's Dyspepsia
Tablets after each meal.
One of them told me be had suffered o
much from stomach trouble that at ono
time he had been obi'ged to quit the rond,
but since using Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets
bad been entirely free from Indigestion,
but he continued their use, especially
while traveling, on account of irregularity
in meals and because, like all traveling
men, he was often obliged to eat what ha
could get and net always what lie wanted
Another, who looked the picture of
health, said he never ate a meal without
taking a Stuart Tablet afterwards, because
he could eat what he pleased and when
ne pleased, witnout fear of a sleepless
i nigju or any oiner ironoie.
I ann .w .i !.-, t.... -
night or any other trouble.
. "--W. - ,. -..., .re YT1
I subject to gas on stomach, caosing pres
sure on heart and lungs, shortness of
breath and distress in chet. which he no
longer experienced since using the tablets
regularly.
Another claimed that Stuart's Dyspepsia
Tablets was the only safe ramedy he had
ever found for sour stomach, and acidity,
be had formerly used common soda to re
lieve the trouble, but the tablets wre
much better .and safer to use
After smoking, drinking or ,ther excews
which weaken the digestive organs, noth
ing restores the stomaen to a healthy,
wholesome condition o effectually as Stu
art's Dyspepsia Tablet"
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tabl- ontain tbe
natural d'gesttves pepsin, 1iasne, which
every weak stomach 'aek as w 1 as nox.
hydrastin and yeliow par..a. a..J can be
safely relied upon as a radical cure for
every form of poor digestion. So'd by
drugirWs everywhere
A little oook on stomach trouble rril
free bv aci'ew'ng F A. Stuart & Co
Marshall. M Sj.