ME NO. 24. VOL. 2. IIILLSBOUO, OREGON. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5. 1895. DR. PKAKER IS ALIVE The Famous Insurance Swin dler Has Been Caught. WAS IN HIDING IN MINNESOTA Tim ( unit i:uil Donldnd II. Was Dead and Ordered lh Pulley I'hIiI Over tu III llulrs. Dulutli, Minn., Sopt. 4. Dr. Goorgo Frakor, of Topeka, Kun., supposed to liuvu been drowned iu the Missouri river two years ago, whh captured iu tliu woods near Tower, Miun., yestor ilay. Frakor'a lifo wan insured for $58,000. Suit was brought in tho Kansas court to recover thin. Thu ouse wont to tiiu supreme oourt, uud tho in surance compuuii'S wore defeated iu thu final decision, recorded lust mouth. It was ulwu.vs iiiuintainud liy tha companies that Frukur was alive. Re cently it booamu kuowu iu Bomo wuy t'.iat Frukur was iiour Tower, aud knowu under the iiliu.i of Suhuull. At torney Robert T. llorriek aud Deputy Mim-iff Wilkinson, of Topuka, organized a party to soaruh for him. Frakor was HAD NOT JURISDICTION. A Doulalon Against th. Northern Fa cllla lteeelvere. Seattle, Sept. 4. By the decision of Judge Gilbert, concurred in by Judge Hauford, Receivers Oaken, Puyne und House must uppCHr in thu United States court for the northern district of Wushingtou, iu this oity, October 2, and defend themselves against the charges of maladministration made by Drayton Ives, presideut of tho North ern Pad do. The opinion of Judge Gilbert was rend in court this morning; and the opinion of Judge Hauford was filed lute in the afternoon. Thu receivers are each ordered to file with this court a bond for 110,000, and also a report of their actions from the time of the lust report confirmed by Judge Jeukins up to the present. It is held that the acts of the receivers aro not invalid, aud that tho $5,000,000 receivers' cer tificates are valid liens as soon as oou firmed by the respective courts. By the decision tho question of jur isdiction is settled, aud the court here becomes tho court of primary jurisdic tion, settling the question of collateral attack. The second part of the Ives applica tion will oome up at the hearing of tho order to show cause, ami the question of fact as to whether the receivers have found in tho woods and his capture u,en lll!t in thfiir B(iu1iuiBtrutioii of the directed in a strategic muuner. Ho was brought to Dulutli today, aud will be tukon to Topuka ut oucu. Fraker will iw without a requisition. If.. I..... I....... li.,... ..,. T.wri fill. I una vmiu living iiwhi ... six mouths, He udmitted his identity, aud said he did not leave homo on our po.su to defraud the companies, but he foil iu tho Missouri river, swam across thu river und got oil land. Thu next day he read in the paper that he had been drowned, uud concluded to carry out thu deception und allow tho col lection of thu insurance. Tho easo is ouo of grout general interest, becuuso a reward of $JO,000 whs offered for his capture. Fraker is u physician aud up to thu latter part of 1 was physi cian to tho St. Elmo hotel, tho leading hotel in Excelsior Springs, a famous hortlth resort Hour Kansas City. To gether with seven or eight companions, the doctor went fishing iu thuMissorul river, and after dark aud while iu trust estate will then bo opened. Judge Gilbert says: "The acjtuul possession of tho prop erty of tho' insolvent corporation by tho first court, through its receivers, could extend no farther than the territorial limits of that oourt's jurisdiction. Tho rights receivers aro accorded in courts, whoso jurisdiction is superior to that of initial proceeding, have their basis iu comity. Such comity rests npou the fact that auother court is in the acutal possession of a portion of the property, which canuot well be segregated, and which the best interests of all con cerned required to bo managed by a single system. Hore, however, it is shown that at tho time of filing this appliea tiou to remove the rcooivers there is no part of the railroad line of tho Northern Puoiflo Kailroad Company within the jurisdiction of the court that first appoiutod thorn, aud that there is iu that district no personal company with George Harvey, Jamcs,.,,. hnl(l ln r(H,oiver8hip. All the Triplott aud Juko Crowley, a negro, he disappeared and was seen no more, Tho parties afterward sworo positively that they witnessed his drowning while rowing in a leaky boat, but after a search his body oould not be fonud. Some three months previous, ho begun loading up with life insurance, taking JO, 000 in the Kansas Mutual Life of Topuka, if 15,000 iu tho Hartford Life Annuity, 15,000 in tho Hartford Providence Savings Lifo of Now York, aud fS.OOO iu thu benovolout sooletios of that place, a total of 153,000. Immediately after his disappearance, tho iusurauce companies hold a confer enco anil discovered that whilo tho doctor's iiiojmo was about $1,800 a year, his premium amounted to $1,000 uuuually. Besides this, Georgo Har vey aud Jaiuoj Triplott, who swore to having witnessed Frakor's death, wore meu of bad characters, Harvey being nrrostoil only the other day in Eastern Missouri, cliargod with haviug com mitted burglary in Now Mexico. Trip lott was a well-known character in In dian territory and was said to huvo been drowned n short time ago. Attoruoy Herriolt and Shoriff Wilk inson loft Djlutli on tho afternoon train for St. Paul aud will go right to Kausus City. Thoy did not call upon the county authorities hore, and the lattor aro pretty soro in cousoquenoo. Had Frakor refused to accompany them, thoy oould have douo nothing without tho aid of tho shoriff of this oounty. FOUR STATES SHAKEN Three Distinct Earthquake Shocks Are Felt. HOUSES SWAYED, GLASS BK0KES American Armor I' lute Accepted. Bethlohom, Pa., Sept 4 The Beth lehem Iron Company is advised by oable of auothor successful armor plate test in Russia. Tho pluto tested repre sented a lot of seven-inch armor made by the company for the Russian battle ships Souiavim and Oushakoff. The tost took plaoo at 8t. Petersburg, and was very satisfactory to the Russian offioors. Tho Russian government has now aooeptod all tho armor plato made for these vessels. Mankay's Daughter Has Her Boys. Naplos, Sopt. 4. -The court, which has been hearing the controversy be tween Prince Colonna and his wife, the daughter of Mrs. John W. Mackay, has ordered that tho sons be given to the princess, and that if necessary, foroo is to bo used. Tho priuooss re ceived the boys yesterday, and it is doubtful it the prince, who has recent ly had posossion 6f thorn, will ever have them again. Murine. Stood Vp for the Flag. San Franoisoo, Sopt. 4. The Bulle. tin has a story of a fight, July 4, at Monte Video, between sailors of the United States cruiser Newark and British marines on shore at tho same time. Tho Englishmen pulled down the American flag in a saloon and stampod on it. The rosult was a fight in whloh an American sailor was stab' bed. probably fatally. Many others were woundod. The native police ar rested forty oombatunts. Colorado Will frotect IU Buffalo. Denver, Sept. 4. General O'Brien, oommander of the department of Colo rado and Wvomiiin. Grand Army of tho Republic, said today: "If the In dians attempt to hunt iu Red desert, Wyoming, they will nover return alive At the lust session of the state legislature a stringent law was passed to uroteot the only hord or buttaio in the state. The state will stand by that law, even though it brings Wyoming property that remains to be disposed of is iu other jurisdictions. It follows from this state of facts that the court is utterly powerless to make an order which affects in auy way the manage ment or possession of any property of the corporation. No foreclosure sale of said mortgages can be had, no pos session ti a purehasor ouu be given, until tho courts which havo tho actual posessiou of said railroad shall consent thereto. "In our judgment tho rule of comity, which has been iuvokod in opposition to tho motion, does not apply to such a cusu as this. Tho foundation of tho rule is the recognition of tho right that exists in another jurisdiction. It is predicated upon the fact that another oourt has first taken and retained the possession of property. Its roason con sists in tho fact that tho court of initi atory prooaediugs has in its possession and must neoessarily administer a por tion of property which a wise policy doolares must not be disintegrated. That reason does not exist in this case. Not only does it not exist, but many considerations lead us to believe that a wiser, more satisfactory management of a railroad may be obtained by .a oourt whiuh has jurisdiction ovor, at loast some of the territory wherein the same is sithated, or in whioh the home office of the company is located." In his opinion Judge Hauford con sidered as parts of oue proposition the question of romitting Ives to Judge Jenkins' oourt as the court of prolini' iuary jurisdiction, and of collateral at tuck. The application he said was a direct proceeding and the assertion that for the oourt here to take oogniz anoe of the matter was a oollateral at' tack was untenable. Want of juris diction apparent on the faoe of the record was the ground on which the attack was made and on such grounds the rights of the parties to litigate was not ooncluded by any decree of the court whose jurisdiction was ques tiouod. The railroad and real estate of the defendant being immovable oould not be brought within the juris diction of the Milwaukee court nor could jurisdiction be acquired by tak ing possession of suoh assets as money bonds and other securities or railroad oars migrating ovor other lines; and no consent of parties oould give to a court jurisdiction that it never pos sessed. As to the doctrine of foreclo sure proceedings Judge Hanford says "A mortgage may also be foreclosed In a oourt having no jurisdiction of the Dorson of the mortgagor by proceeding in the rem. if it had. jurisdiction oi the res. Proceedings may be of double nature; that is to say, both persona ahd in rem. This argues nothing, for the elementary principle that a purely personal judgment is not valid Hoainst a person who has not been by due prooess or his voluntary abearance brought within the juris diotion of the oourt which pronouuoea it remains in full vigor; and proceed ings in rem are impossible in a court having no jurisdioitou of the res. wow as the custody, oontrol and operation of a railroad, through receivers, must be pusmnt to procediugs in rem, jur isdiction thereof cannot be aoqurea a distant court, although it may have jurisdiction to foreclose the mortgage by suit ln personam. Fissure Opened Over On. Hundred Feet Weep Iu One or the Hill, of I'hiludelphia Fark. Brooklyn, Sopt. 8. Three distinct earthquake Hhocks were felt by resi dents of Brooklyn about 6 o'clock this morning. No damage to life or prop erty is reportod from any section of the city. Tho districts of East New York aud South Brooklyn received the great est shocks, but tho rumblings wore distinctly fult in other sections of the city. Contradictory reports aro given as to the severity of tho shocks. The first shook, which was felt at 0 o'clock, wus followed by a rumbling noise like distant thunder. This was followed by two slighter shocks, which, according to soino reports, died awuy in low, grating tones. Superintendent of Police McKelvy telephoned to tho police headquarters front his Green-avenuo resideneo that he had been awakened from a sound sleep by the earthquake. He suid the house oscillated aud that the bed he was sleeping iu moved perceptibly. Deputy Commissioner of Polioe Cros by, who was sleeping at Coney island, also telephoned to headquarters that the shock was very sovero in that sec tion of Brooklyn. Ho described it as a low, rumbling noise, and added that many houses hud been shaken, all the inhabitants being aroused from their sleep. Jumos Jackson, night watchman at the municipal building, said that resi dents of tho Twouty-tifth ward were startled by three shocks in rapid suc cession, and heard a rumbling noise. The houses trembled and many pictures uud other ornaments hanging on the wulls wuro thrown to tho floor. Two conductors of tho Atlantio-ave-nue railroad, who were diuing in a restaurant on Wushingtou street, re ported that thoy felt tho shock. Tho building trembled aud plates and other WASHINGTON'S SCHOOL TAX. Law Authorizing County Commissioners to Levy Tax In Force. Olympia, Sept 3. The question as to whether chapter 68, laws of 1895, providing for the levy of a school tax by the statu board of equalization, widely known as the "barefoot school boy law," repeals the law authorizing ounty commissioners to levy a county schooltax, is one whioh has been con siderably discussed of lute. Assistant Attorney-General Haight has addressed the following opinion to the prosecut ing attorney of Whitman county on this Bubjcct: "You inquire in your communica tion of the 33d iust. whether chapter 08, laws of 1895, providing for the levy of a school tax by the state board of equalization, repeals so much of section 64 of the revenue laws of 1893 as authorizes the boards of county commissioners to levy a oounty school tux. "An inspection of the act of 1895 shows that there is no express repeul. As to whether there was any repeal by implication, it must be said that there is no inconsistency between the two provisions of law and both must stand, unless it clearly appears from the act of 1895 that thut act was intended to cover tho whole subject of taxation for sohool purposes. "Whatever might have been the in tention of those who originally drafted the bill, it is understood to be a part of tho history of this bill that its pas sage was secured by a compromise re ducing the amount to be obtained by the state levy from $10 to $8 per child of school age in the state. It is also a fact that the average disbursement for school purposes per child of sohool age within the state during the past year was upward of $11. It is quite appar ent, therfore, thal the actual condition of the schools of this state, with refer ence to which the law of 1895 was passed, would indicate that the law of 1895 was not the sole provision for the maintenance of the schools of the state. The fact is in harmony with the lan guage of the act of 1895, which no where intimates or suggests or implies that its provisions are to furnish the sole authoirty for the levying of taxes for the support of the public schools of the state. "I am, therefore, of the opinion that the provisions of section 64 of the reve nue law of 1893, empowering the NORTH PACIFIC NEWS Happenings of Interest in the Progressive Northwest BRIEF REPORTS OF LATE EVENTS A Budget of Item Gathered From All Fart of Oregon, YVau lugton and Idaho dishes nn the table were moved. The second shock was like tho effects of a dis- county commissioners to levy a schaol taut explosion. At many hotels the guests wero so frightened by the vibra tion that they hurried into the hall ways to find out the cause of tho trou bles. The guests at the Pierrepont house wero very much alarmed, and many of them weut down stairs and asked tho night clerk what had hap pened. They thought an exploison must have occurred. Now York, Sept. 3. Aooording to Weuther Forecaster Dunn, the, earth quake reached this oity at 6:1.1. .o'olopk this morning. The slTvi, ,t aud lusted ten seoondtvf La i,, . . , from south to north. UMVptfrtrrtSry few Mips IB; the city noticed the dis- Sifrtf 'Eorf Sopt. 3. A shock, ap parently that of an earthquake, lasting about three seconds, was felt about 6:08 A. M. today. Jersey City, Sept. 3. New Jersey felt the foroa of the earthquake. The in tax, are still in force." A HANDSOME SHOWING. No Buyers for a Railroad. Frankfort. Ky.. Sept. 4. The Ken tuoky Midland railroad was offered for sale at public auction by Commissioner Posey at 13:30 o'clock. The upset price was $330,000, but no sale was mad for want of a bidder. tremor extended throughout the north ern part, while the southern section appears to have escaped the experience entirely. From all of the oities aud villages in tho northern section,- the story received is the same. The shock was preceded aud accompanied by a low, rumbling sonud, which marks the earthquake. This trembling lasted several sooonds. In some places the estimate of time is throe seconds, While other sections place the duration at from fifteen to twenty seoonds. The generul oourso of the shock was from east to west. Philadelphia, Sopt. 3. An earth quake lastiug sevoral seconds was felt at 6 o'clock this morning. The dis turbance was violent enough, while it lasted, to oreate a good deal of conster nation and not a little damage. Build ings perceptibly swayod, windows clat tered and banged, and docks and pic tures toppled from their places. The shook was most B3verely felt iu the suburban districts, and it is said that in one part of George's Hill in Fair mont park, o fissure was opened, per mitting tho entrance of a plummet, whioh extended down ovor 100 feet without touohing bottom. A large plate-glass window in the store of Michael Lett, on Germantown avenue, was split from top to bottom. Similar cases are reported from other seotions of the oity. " The AUiimoH A null-. Madrid, Sopt. 8. The Polish count, Hobakari, who was a passonger on the American steamer Alliuuca when she was fired upon by the Spanish gun boat off Cnpe Maysi, Cuba, and who accuses the captain of the Allianca of suppressing his evidence that the Alii anoa carried contraband of war whilo in Cuban waters, has arrived here and has been seen by the ministers of war and marine regarding the matter. The government, howovor, declines to re open tho question. Hobakari has pub lished his story iu tho Spanish news- Danors and it has caused a sonsation hero. District Legally Organized. Ogallala, Nob., Sept. 8 In the dis triot oourt of Keith county, Judge Ne ville, iu the case of tho Alfalfa Irriga tion Company, decided the district was legally organized, the issue of bond? regular and valid and holds the district irrigation law, passed ot the last session of the legislature, to be constitution. Tne case will be dock' eted in the supreme oourt and the court asked to give it preoedenos, provid d la th law. The Tear's Production of tha Colorado Fuel & Iron Compaq.- Denver, Sept. 3. Tho 'llSnual report of tho Colorado I jtfk Irou Company for the flsoal .t,Wided June 30,1895, just made ifWfCg shows that the gross earuiug1'"ii- ifto year were $5,067,185, asacr-rl with $4,475, 747 for the p"'? f twelve months. Xto --''fyned all its fixed ' X-Jidond of 8 per cent r-,VJ.A".- J ieu BtOUX, UUU HI. the end of tfte year had a surplus of $4,874. The net earniugs were 804, 329, an increase of $143,464 over the preceding year. The coal product showed an increase of 141,649 tons, and tho coke product increased 65,993 tons. The total product of coal was 1,480,435 tons, and of ooke 349,239 tons. The company produced upward of 550,000 tons of manufactured iron. It has been shown that the fuel and irou oompany can produce iron and steel at prices that oompote successfully with the large Eastern factories. Nebraska's Beet Crop. Norfolk, Sept. 3 There are about 4,000 aoroa of sugar beets iu Norfolk district all "laid by," and in much better condition than any previous year. Recent rains have benefited the beets greatly. With continued favor able conditions for roots, the result of the harvest will exceed other seasons, and will probably be more than 40,000 tons, which would mean an output of some 7,000,000 pounds of granulated sugar, and a run of more than 100 days and nights. The advantages of beet culture were clearly demonstrated lust year. Dry weather reduced the ton nage, but made the root richer in bu gar. It is believed that the euormous sugar output of the state this year will be a factor in the world's sugar market. Still Another Hero Seattle, Sept. 8. Traiu No. 2, on the Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern road, and its engine, tender and refrig erator oar were derailed this afternoon, about twenty miles from this city. A tree had been burned about the roots and fell down the bank across the rails, spreading them badly. The train con sisted of eight coaches, several of them filled with exoursionists. Engineer Gabriel did not see the tree until within two oar lengths, but stood at his post and saved the tram. As the engine tilted over he jumped, striking his spine against a tie, injuring him severely. The passengers did not know their danger till it was over. The Bom of Veterans. Cinoinnati, Sept." 3. Tho Sons of Veterans hold their annual enoamp- ment at Kuoxville, Tenu. , September f6 to 19. This is the first meeting by the national organization south of the Ohio and the Potomac, and, liko the Grand Army encampment ' at Louis ville, marks a new era in national his tory. Commander-in-Chief W. E. Buudit, of this oity, has inadQ every preparation and has been ably assisted by his staff and by the people of East Tennessee. Kxtent or the Dreaded Disease. St. Petersburg, Sept. 8. Official re turns show that there have been 3,350 cases of cholera and 718 deaths from that disease in the government of Vol hmia, between July 11 and August 17. Already the farmers around Colfax, Wash. , have begun hauling their grain in from the fields. The average prioe for twelve cayuses sold at the North Yakima, Wash., pound the other day was $1.75. Assessor Jackson has assessed the Southern Pacific roadbed at $10,000 per mile in Jackson oounty, whereat the railroad officials are considerably exorcised. The officers of the Salvation army in Washington and Oregon, forty or fifty in number, will oelehrate the harvest home festival in Taconia September 26, 27 and 28. The war in Oaksdale, Wash. , over cows running at large in the city, seems at an end, as the court has is sued a mandamus to the mayor to sign the ordinance. The point has been raised that Wash ington is not legally represented in congress because the legislature has failed to divide the state into congres sional districts. A petition has been sent to Gov ernor McGraw from Spokane for the pardon of William - Matthews, who is in the penitentiary for assaulting Dep uty Sheriff Pugh. The appeal bond in tho oase of the state vs. Cummings has been fixed at $5,000. Cummings is the man who not long ago was fouud guilty of kill ing his hired man. Friday, November 1, is the day set by Judge Hume, of Seattle, for the exe cution of Henry Craemer, convicted of murdering Mrs. Philipina Mueller and her baby boy Fritz. Mount Baker, Wash., was visible Sunday evening for the first time iu eight weeks, the smoke of the forest fires having died away. The new peak, whether the the work of ava lanche or volcanic eruption, is still there, so that it is certainly not com posed of soft snow, says the Reveille. The sawmills np the north Santiam are all busily employed at present get' ting out lumber and timbers for the O. C. & E. railroad. The Santiam Lum bering Company, at Mill City, will put iu a night shift and run day and night, getting out bridge timbers. The force of bridge carpenters is to be largely inoreased. Reports from Haytsack, Or., are to the effect that Siegrist, the viotim of the recent stabbing affray, is getting along all right, aud has no intention of dying at present Young Swift, who did the stubbing, was among the prisoners who reoeutly attempted to escape from the Canyon City jail, However, he was reoap tared. The superintendent's report shows that there were in Thurston oounty, Wash., during the school year 8,410 school children between 5 and 21 years of age, 1,790 males and 1,701 females. There were 2,575 enrolled in the pub lio schools, and 288 in private schools, leaving 693 ot school age who had no schooling. The average daily attend ance in public schools was 1,884. Some of the old residents of Marsh field, Or. , claim that grading for the uew sohool building will disclose the graves of a few whites and Indians, who were buried there about thirty years ago. The site at one time was used as a cemetery, but most, if not all, of the bodies were removed to what is now known as the old grave yard, when the lot was deeded for sjhool purposes. Prosecuting Attorney Stewart has filed suit against ex-Treasurer Clump and his bondsmen for $36,000, the full amount of the funds that should have been turned over by Clump to his suo- oessor, says the Port Angeles, Wash. , Times-Tribune. He ignores the settle ment made by the commissioners with the First National bank, which, if al lowed, would leave Clump's shortage a little over $4,000. The civil service commission at Washington has ordered an exaraina tion held at the customhouse in Port Townsend October 1, commencing at o'clock A. M., for eligibles for the positions of clerk, day inspector, night inspector, messenger and boatman in the Puget sound oustoms distriot. Only oitizons of the United States can be ex amined. No application will be ao copied unless filed with the secretary of the board of examiners at Port Townsend, in oomplete form on the proper blanks before the house of cloS' ing business September 11, 1895. The wheat crop in Wasco oounty, Or., is turning out much better than was anticipated a few days ago. The oool weather has allowed the berry to ripen slowly, and very little shriveled wheat will be harvested. Max Voight, who has a large ranch fifteen miles frqm The Dalles, will harvest 2,500 bushels of wheat from his place, when two weeks ago he only counted on get ting about 1,800 bushels. Oue of the large warehouse buildings of R. Feld man & Co. , of Marous, Wash. , burned Saturday night, resulting in a total loss of the builidng and $3,500 worth of groceries stored therein There was no insuranoe. The origin of the fire is supposed to have been in cendiary. Soon after the fire the little 6-year-old boy of Mr. Feldman, while playing about the smouldering ruins, fell upon the ooa1! and was severely boned. CHOLERA IN HONOLULU. Eight Deaths From the Disease Have Been Reported. San Francisco, Sept. 2. The steamer Monowai, which arrived tonight from Australian ports, did not stop at Hono lulu as usual. When off that port the steamer was hailed by the American oonsul in a small boat, who announced that cholera had broken out in Hono lulu. Already there, had been eight deaths from that disease among the na tives and Chinese. As the cholera broke out soon after the steamer Belgie left on her trip, it is presumed that the disease was brought by that vessel. The Monowai did not enter Honolulu harbor, but steamed direct to San Francisco. Her passengers for Hawaii were brought here. The Belgic carried a large number of passengers in the steerage, but most of them were landed in Honolulu. It was among the Honolulu passengers that sickness broke out According to the story as shouted from a small boat to the people on the Monowai, three Chinese steerage passengers bound for Hawaii died at sea. The doctor said that one died from heart disease and the other two from pneumonia. No mention of deaths at sea was made by the steamship officers when the Belgic arrived here, and it seems strange that they should have"ueglected to mention the fact that there had been sickness and death on board. The Belgic brought to San Francisoo six white passengers, sixteen Japanese ana iorty five Chinese. Eighteen other Chinese were in transit, and have already pro ceeded East or to Mexico. The Belgic brought a cargo of tea and silk, which has already been shipped Last There is ni danger that cholera germs may be in the cargo, but there is some alarm felt as to the spread of cholera by the passengers who were landed here. The sickness on board the Belgio was con fined to the party that was bound for Honolulu, but, as the other steerage passeuegrs associated with them on the voyage, it is feared they may spread the disease. RULES OF THE ltOAD England Will Probably Agree to Our Regulations. TO PREVEST COLLISIONS AT SEA NEW YORK'S EXCISE LAW. Over Seven Thousand Dollars Faid ln Flues in 'two 11 ours. New York, Sept. 2. Four hundred and twenty-five excise cases were set for a hearing today before Justice Jer ome, in the new oourt ot special ses sions. An immense throng tilled the courtroom aud the halls leading to it when oourt opened. The rush was precipitated by the justice's announce ment Wednesday last thut all the li quor dealers who would plead guilty to day would be let off with a $25 fine; that any one who would plead guilty after September 3 would be fined $300 while those who stood trial and were found guilty would be sent to tho peni tentiary for three mouths. When the court opened Justice Jer ome, Justice Hayes and Justice Hol brook were present Justioe Jerome at once declared that all liquor dealers who would plead guilty would be let off with a fine of $25. He said: "All those who did not plead guilty will please withdraw. Another day will be set down for their trial." There was immediately a tremen dous rush for the bar. "Don't come in all at once," criod the clerk, who was astonished at the rush of the liquor dealers. It was like a football game, and tho liquor men fought to be first in line. "Have your $35 ready, please," again said the clerk, and immediately there was a rustle of bills and the greenbacks were flourished. In a little while bills were piled a foot high on the desk in front of the clerk, and he was obliged to call for a respite from his task. It was said that at least half of those on the calendar would plead guilty, and, judging by the proceedings, the estimate was not too much. Six big policemen had to keep the crowd in or der, and they had to keep hustling. In two hours before noon $7,700 in fines was received. The collections from excise fines for the month of August amount to $20,000. Zella's Suit Against George Gould. Jersey City, Sept. 2. Counsel for Zella Nioolaus-Ruhman was today granted permission by Judge Lippin oott, of the supreme eourt, to incor porate in the suit against George J. Gould for the face value of a check for $40,000, which the latter is alleged to have foroibly taken from her, the ad ditional charge of assault recently made by Mrs. Ruhman against Mr. Gould. The complaint asserts that as a result of the alleged assault, tho date of which is set in April, 1893, her life was for a long time despaired of. Couusel for Gould was given thirty days in which to put in his answer to the amended complaint. New Committee Will Be Appoiated at This Session of Parliament to Look Into the Matter. Washington, August 31. The pros pect for international acceptanoe of the Washington rules to prevent collisions at sea is reported bright by Navigation Commissioner Chamberlain, who has just returned from an informal consul tation with Ambassador Bayard aud the British authorities on the subject After the assent of nearly all maruimo nations to the rules had been secured last year by the United States, Great Britain joined the other powers und asked delay nntil the rules oould be re ferred to a parliamentary committee. This committee, which was about to render a general favorable report, came to an end with the abrupt dissolution of parliament upon the defeat of the late ministry. That a new committeo must be appointed at the preseut ses sion of parliament has been clearly in dicated to the British government Delay in appointing the committee until February might impede uctiou by congress, should any be necessary, and it is expected that parliament will show the courtesy to the United States which congress at the last session showed to Great Britain. The secretary of the treasnry today issued the following circular to collect ors of customs further modifying tho circular of July 24, 1895, relative to the transportation of goods in bond through the Mexican free zone: "It having been reported to this de partment that merchandise transported in bond through the United States to interior points in Mexico beyond the limits of the free zone is invariably en tered at the Mexican enstom-hou e on the frontier, whence it is forwarded after full duties are raid, collectors are instructed that the consular verifica tion provided for by the order of July 24, 1895, will be at the Mexican fron tier, said order being modified so as to provide for the consular veri lieu tion for the district through which the mer chandise was imported, and they shall certify that the merchandise has passed beyond the limits of the free z mo, and shall require satisfactory evidenoe of payment of the full and regular duties, as assessed by the government of Mex ico, on goods destined for points be yond the limits of the free zone." The controller of the treasury's deci sion that the statute allowing double fees to United States marshals, district attorneys and olerks in Wushingtou, Oregon, California, Wyoming, Mon tana, Idaho, North and South Dakota, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah aud Ne vada did not apply to mileage, has caused much dissatisfaction among those officials. Previous to the do oision, doable mileage bad been al- . lowed on account of greatly increased cost of traveling in Western states and territories. he United States mar shal of NL. "rlaims that mileage oomes undfj, vvfees, and sug gested that fee ... v brought to the attention of tW """H jus tice. This will proba Controller Bowler based on the opinion of the supreme W several months ago in a case involviiff. that maximum fees be allowed, the court holding mileage was not fees. Minister to Mexico Ransom, after taking the oath of office and holding a conference with Acting Secretary Mo- Adoo, expressed his intention ot start ing on his return to Mexico within tho next few days. His health has improv ed to the extent that he thinks he will be able to endure the high altitude bet ter than during his first stay'. It is understood one of Ransom's principal missions will bo to induce Mexico to recede from her position on the extra dition of American criminals who have fled to that country and havo an nounced their intention of becoming oitizens. As a result of the recommendations of the Chicago drainage canal board, the engineer corps of the war depart ment will make observations and tako measurements so as to determine the probable effect of the operation of tho proposed oanal upon ' the level of the great lakes. No further steps can be taken nntil this is accomplished, and it is announced that the observation will be started as soon as practicable. American Inter, erenve Kcsented. Paris, Sept. 2. Estafette protests against the statements of Borne Ameri can papers relative to ex-Consul Wal ler, saying that if Frenohmen sold arms to enemies of the United States Americans would never tolerate any interference on the part of the cabinets of Europe. Moreover," oontinued Estafette, "we need pay no attention to the idle complaints of these Amerl oan papers. Indeed, Waller ought to have been immediately shot for his glaring treason." Home Kule for Cuba. Havana, Sept. 3. At a reunion last night of leaders of the autonomist party, an agreement was entered into providing for an active propaganda in the interest of the party. An effort will be made to bring to the attention of the Spanish government the coces sity for the establishment of the prin oiples ot home Vale This, it is hoped will satisfy the liberal element anri pat an end to the struggle with the in argents. The Lyle-Goldendale Koad. Goldendale, August 80. L. Ger- liuger, of Vancouver, Wash, , and Er nest C. Dalton, of Chicago, armed in Goldendale today and made a proposi tion to the Klickitat Valley Railroad Company, to tie, rail and equip a rail way from Lyle to Goldendale, provided the right-of-way is procured and the grade made. No decision has yet been made by the company. Boyd Given Bis Liberty. Notrh Yakima, August 80. At the preliminary examination of Louis A. Boyd, charged with stealing $500 from the safo of the Hotel Yakima while he was employed there, the evidence was of such oharaoter that the defendant oould not be held, and was given his liberty. The costs of the prosecution were charged up against Peter Belles, the complaining witness. Re Will Go to Japan. Little Rook, August 80. Dean Davis, who for two years has been in iharge of Trinity cathedral, has ao oepted the position of professor of yi- tematio divinity la th uninarr it Tokia 1 np mm to hum with wool am."