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IIILLSBOUO, OREGON, THURSDAY, OCOTBER 3, IS.
NO. 28.
IN ONE MIGHTY VOICE
Chicago Asked Recognition of
Cubans as Belligerents.
TWO IMMENSE MEETINGS HELD
Seldom Huff Morn KnlliuMlumn Heen
Shown hihI Never Were Hpeuke m
More Seriously in Kurnest.
Chicago, Oct. 2. As muoh of the
pnpulaitun of Chicago us could find en
tninoo to tho auditorium of Central
Munio hull mid tho Y. M. 0. A. build
ings tonight shouted itself hoarse in
approbation of it series of resolutions
iu which tin) government is asked to
rooogui zo tho Cubans um belligerents.
Such genuine enthusiasm Iihh seldom
beou witnessed in this city, utid ou no
oooasion wura words spokou by men
more full of tho heart uud mini than
tho speakers.
Mayor George B. Swift presided ut
tho main mooting in Central MuHio
hull, whilu Judge Willium A. Vinoont
wuh chairman of tho ovorflow mooting
iu tho AHHooiutiou building. There
woro seventeen vice-presidents who oc
cupied seats on tho platforms, chosen
from loading business men, and ouch
hud provioiiHly expressed himself an in
full uocord with tho objoot of thu meet
ings. Among telegrams from men who
could not bo present wuh ono from
Governor Johu P. Altgold, and itH
ringing wordH cullod forth cheer aftor
choor. It was as follows:
"It is timo that Spanish misrule,
Spanish brutality and Hpanish outrage
Hhouhl bo driven from the American
continent. Tho nations have long as
serted tlm right to interfere for tho
purpose of suppressing a praetion that
shocks tho moral sense of tho civilized
world, such as cannibalism and tho
sluvo trudu, yet tho cannibals do not
indulge iu wholesale slaughter nor tor
ture their victiniH, while iu Cuba tho
torturu is fiendish and tho butchery
continues.
"We must end those horrors or elHO
talk less about Christian civilization,
Uesides, whuu viewed from a geo
graphical and political or a military
standpoint, Cuba should be ours. Let
our country llrst extend recognition,
then a helping hand, and, lastly, n
place in the Union. This douo, tho
richest island of the world will soou
become the gem ol Hie seas."
.Senator Cullom wired: "The peo
ple of tho United Statos strongly sym
pathize with the Cubans struggling to
be free from Spanish domination. Our
government should do everything con
sistent with national honor iu their be
half."
General Alger's mossago read: 'It
seems to mo what has been previously
beou doue by our govemmeut and so
clearly deliued by President Monroe,
concerning belligerent rights of those
countries, should now be granted in
Cuba. She has made a magnificent
struggle for liberty; has formed a pro
visional govorumeut; has beou victor
ious iu muny hard-fought battles, with
every advantage against her, save that
she is right. I trust and believe she
will win hor iudepeudeuco."
The Hov. Dr. H. W. Thomas read
the resolutions, which wore adopted as
by one mighty voice. Tho resolutions
also declared for a permanent organi
zation to oontiinie tho work.
Spokane's Fruit Fair.
Spokane, Oct. 2. Governor W. J.
MoOonuoll, of Idaho, formally opened
the Spokane fruit fair this afternoon.
Governor MoGraw, of Washington,
was expooted, but, owing to official
business, he will not come before tho
middle of tho week. A great crowd
was in attendance, and tonight a larger
one is out. The music is supplied by
the military baud from Fort Walla
Walla. This baud will play five days,
and the military band from Fort Sher
man, in Idaho, will theu take its place
for the remaining five days of the fair.
The display of fruits, grains, vegeta
bles and flowers is the finest ever
gathered together iu this soctiou
Among the districts represented are
Umatilla county, Or.; Walla Walla,
Yakima, Weuatchee, Palouse and Pot-
latch, including the garden sections of
three states.
No Pay for Kxtra Time.
Seattle, Oct. 2. Inspectors of cus
toms cannot collect extra pay from
shippers for extra services botweeu
sunrise and sunset, nor for Sundays
nor holidays. This is the deoision of
the treasury department, upon applica
tion from Collector Sauuders, at Port
Townsend. The Taooma inspectors
under the old extra oharge of $1 an
hour and for services after 4 P. M. ,
the time of the offloe closing, formerly
averaged $8 to $10 a day extra.
Wreckers on the Humboldt lleach.
Eureka, Cal., Oct. 2. The latest
news from the stranded steamer Hum
boldt is that she will soon go to pieces
and that little or no freight will be
saved. A large number of wreokers
ai;e camped on the ground, and trouble
is anticipated, When the steamer Ac
tive went ashore near the same place a
number of years ago, the officers and
orew were powerless to proteot the
property.
The Carson Mint Suspect,
Carson, Nev., Oct. 2. James Heney,.
the mint suspect, filed his bond and
was granted liberty today. His bond
was originally $50,000, but the judge
reduced it to $25,000, whioh was fur
nished by a number of Carson and Vir
ginia business men. The principal
bondsman was Jake Klien, a bank
president, who went on for $5,000.
ALMOST COMPLETED.
Kl iiIhIi i ii k ''l' the Work nil I lie tireat
Columbia River Jetty,
Astoria, Or., Oct. 2. Tho great jet
ty ut the mouth of the Columbia is
Hearing completion. Major Post,
United States engineers, who hus
charge of that work, states that
toher 15he shipping of rook to
jetty will be discontinued, and
work closed dowu and he does not
Oo
the the
ex-
poet that it will be resumed again.
Very rapid progress has been made
ou the work during the past season,
some 20(1,000 tons of rock having been
put on tho jetty since June last, and
about 210,000 tons since October 10,
1894. This nivalis a very large amount
of construction withiu the year, which
can hardly bo looked upon as perma
nently finished. Mr. Hegart, the su
perintendent, who has been in charge
seven years will remain ut Fort Stev
ens during the winter in charge. The
trumway will be kept iu order as fur as
possible, and next spring, if any neces
sity exists, caused by the Btorins of
winter, more rock will be put on the
lately completed portion of the jetty,
and a survey of tho channel will be
iiiudo too see what change has taken
place during the winter. The tram
way will never bo taken up, as it is not
worth tho trouble
The jetty is one of the most success
ful works of the kiud ever constructed,
uud the cost has been far within the
estimates. It was begun ten years ago,
when there were only from eighteen to
twenty feet of water on the bur at the
mouth of tho river, and even that could
nut be relied upon, us the sand was
constantly shifting. The jetty is four
and one-half miles long. The esti
mated cost was $3, 700,000, and the
actual cost will be $1,900,000. It hus
completely douo away with the once
dreaded "bur of the Columbia," and
hus created a wide, straight-out chan
nel thirty feet in depth, and for about
half tho width, thirty-one feet iu
depth.
The amount of stoue used iu build
ing tho jetty will amount to about
910,000 tons, and so well has the work
been arranged uud managed that this
rock has been placed on tho jetty at an
average cost of $2.30 per ton. This
includes the first cost of the rock, cost
of towing plant, superintendence and
everything.
THE PACIFIC BANK.
Action Commenced to tialn Control of
the Outstanding (Malum.
San Francisce, Oct. 2. P. F. Dun
don began an action iu the superior
court today against all the stockholders
and directors of the Paoifio bank, and
particularly against J. M. McDonald,
to obtain control of about $150,000 in
claims said to have been acquired by
J. M. MeDonuld while president of the
bank, but as a private speculation. It
is a oo-ordinute suit with that of Dun
don now being heard by Judge Heb
bard, against the directors to have them
removed. Before Judge Hobbard, in
the hearing of the suit Dundou has
brought to remove the present directors
of the bank, Patrick Kilbourn, bank
commissioner, testified today that
President J. M. McDonald's attorney,
Sawyer, had admitted that Captain
McDonald was buying up oluims, but
said it was merely to facilitate the
limiidation of the bank, and that the
captain would not profit by the pur
ohuses. Sawyer had agreed to get i
gua rau toe from McDonald that he
would not profit personally from buy
ing up tho claims of depositors.
THE FAIR ESTATE.
Another Step by the Son's Attorneys
A galiiHt the Trustees.
Sun Francisoo, Oct. 2 Charlos L.
Fair's attorneys will take auothor step
Thursday, in his suit against the trus
tees of his father's estate, in his contest
of the will creating the trust. Knight
& Haggerty gave notice today that,
Thursday, they will move for a judg
ment for Qharlos L. Fair on the plead
ings in the action, on the ground that
the trustees' answer to the suit does
not join issue. The trustees reply to
the original complaint was to submit a
oopy of the will under whioh they hold
title. The motion to be made by
Charles L. Fair's attorneys will be
based on their contention that the will
does not set forth a defense to the suit
or show title to rest in the trustees, be
cause the trust created by the will is
void under the law of California,' as
unduly suspending the absolute ower
of alienation of property beyond a live
person a existence.
Dr. Mary Walker's Last Scheme.
Oswego, N. Y., Oct. 2. Dr. Mary
Walker, who forty years ago preached
the gospel of dress reform to the
women of this oountry, and who has
been arrested in many cities for dress
ing and appearing on the publio streets
in male attire, is the apostle of a
soheme for the bloomer girls. Through
Lawyer H. C. Benedict, of this oity,
Dr. Mary has bought a farm contain
ing 135 acres 'of land, seven miles west
of this oity, and proposes to form a col
ony in which man shall have no part.
Only females who will bind themselves
to a life of oelibaoy while members of
the oommunity and to wear bloomers
for life are to be eligible. They will
wo'k the farm in all its details, plaut
and harvest crops, dispose of them in
market and take care of the stock. The
site selected for the colony is in the
heart of the finest fruit country in New
York.
Women to Be Admitted as Delegates
Elgin, 111., Oot. 2. Woman soored
another victory among the Methodists
today. The Rook River conference,
by a vote of 147 to 27, decided in favor
of the admission of women as dele
gates to the general conference. Every
prominent minister in the conference
voted for the women.
LEOPOLD'S CHARMER
A Paris Model Who Raised
a Sensation.
HINTS AT THEIR RELATIONS
She Wu Queen of it Student.' Ball and
Is Now a l'oiiulur Actress at
the Folies-llergere.
Brussels, Oct. 1. Quite a sensation
has been caused here this evening by a
paper pointedly remarking on the re
lations said to exist between King Leo
pold uud Emileuue D'Alouoon, favor
ite dunseuse at the Folios-Bergere in
Paris, whose acquaintance the king is
said to have made iu that city.
Emileuue D'Aleucou, as she styles
herself, first cume under the public eye
ill Paris two winters ago. She was
theu uu artist model, well known in
the Latin quarter, where Bhe posed for
the ensemble. A students' ball was or
ganized in the Boulevard de Clichy
under the title of Les Bal des Quartre
Arts. Emileune, on account of her
plastic perfections, was selected as the
queen.
Her appearance created a sensation,
even at a Fans students bull. She
was carried iu triumphal procession
around the hall attired only in a gauze
scurf. Members of the Social Purity
League, suspecting from the flourish of
trumpets with which the ball was her
alded, that there might be ground for
their interference, were present and
the result was that Emileuue and one
or two other models were prosecuted
for outraging publio decency.
The question whether the presence.
lightly clad, at a gathering of students,
of a model aocustomed to pose before
them for the "ultogether," could be
termed an outrage upon publio decency
was warmly discussed, both in court
and in the press. It was proved, how
ever, that many persons who were in
no way connected with art had paid for
admission.
Emileuue was fined and sentenced to
two or three days' imprisonment, but
escaped the latter by virtue of the Ber-
euger act relative to first offenders.
She was immediately engaged by the
management of the Folies-Bergre to
star iu the ballet entitled 'Le Bal Des
CJuartre Arts, and drew crowded
houses throughout the Beason. Since
theu she has abandoned the studio for
the variety stage, and during the past
summer has boeen the chief attraction
at the Casino at Troutville, the most
fashionable seaside resort in Frauoe.
WASHINGTON'S THEATER.
Built on the Site of th Hlstorio Old
Seaward Mansion.
Washington, Oct. 1. The new La
fayette-square operahouse, built on the
site of the old Seward mansion, where
Wilkes Booth's co-oouspirator attempt
ed the life of Secretary Seward, and
where James G. Blaine died, opens to
morrow with Lillian Russell in "Tzi
gane.
The theater faces Lafayette square,
direotly opposite the White House.
The struoture is built of polished green
granite, and the architecture is of the
classio Grecian ovder. It has a front
age of seventy-six feet and is 146 feet
deep. The building is pronounced ab
solutely fireproof. The main entranoe
is thirty-six feet wide, opening direct
ly from the sidewalk. The lobby is
finished in mahogany and floored in
mosaics, while broad marble staircas
es on either side lead to the upper
floors. The main floor, rising in five
tiers, is constructed on the cantilever
plan, so that there re only two sup
porting seagliola, on the main floor
and the third balcony.
All of the auditorium is divided into
stalls, named after the president of the
United States. There are sixteen pro
scenium boxes. The fronts of the stalls
and baloonies are .ornamented with
wrought style. The interior is finished
in the style of the Italian renaissance.
The stage, whioh is equipped with all
the latest fireproof rigging, has an
opening of thirty-six feet. There is
an asbestos curtain, lowered by mach
inery, on which is painted a oopy of
Corman'g famous painting, "Les Vain
quers de Salamiue. " The roof is so
constructed that it oan be used as
roof garden if desired.
The theater was built and will be
managed by J. W. Albaugh, for many
years proprietor of Albaugh s grand
operahouse in this oity. This is the
theater over the construction of which
Senator Cameron and others made suoh
resistance.
Room for Improvement.
Londou, Oot. 1. Responding to a
toast to the house of lords at a banquet
given at Ripon tonight, the Marquis of
Londonderry said that he thought the
house of lords could be improved in
many ways, and he hoped the union
ists would grapple with the question.
The house of lords might hereafter
have to oppose the house of oommons
in measures not so unpopular as the
home rule measure; therefore he wish
ed it to be so strong that no stone oould
be cast at its action.
French Spies in Germany.
Leipsig, Oct 1. The Gerichs Zei
tung says that as a result of the arrest
of a Frenchman and a German woman
at Cologne, four Germans have been
arrested at Essen, Magdeburg and Ber
lin, all oonnected with an extensive
system of espionage promoted by the
Frenoh with the object of obtaining
drawings of the defense work.
French Prisoners Released. ,
New York, Sept. 30. The Herald's
correspondent in Rio Janeiro telegraphs
that France will release the Brazilians
captured in the recent fights in the
Amapa territory and now in prison in
Cayenne, Frenoh Guiana.
WRECK OF THE HUMBOLDT.
Nh Struck a Perfect Neat of Rock,
Sunken and Projecting. a
Eureka, Cal., Oct. 1. The latest
news from the wreck of the Humboldt
was received this evening, when the
tug Banger returned from the scene,
bringing Chief Engineer Foord, of the
steamer.
The steamer is two miles south of
Point Gorda, and the locality is a por
fect nest of rocks, sunken and project
ing. A lifeboat was Bent to the wreck,
and, finding all hands safely on shore,
took off the mail sucks. Chief Foord,
in hiB account of the disaster, is loud
in praises of the stanchuess of the ves
sel. Had it not been for the strength
of the steamer, it is probable some, if
not all, those aboard would have been
lost.
The vessel went on the rocks at 3:45
Saturday morning, and, although con
tinually pounding and grinding on the
rocks, pumps were able to keep the wa
ter under control until 11:15 A. M. By
that time the passengers had all been
put ashore, and only the crew remain
ed. The water put out the fires. The
crew then made preparations to leave
the vessel.
A surprising thing about the wreck
was the absence of all panic. When
she strack the passengers were awaken
ed and told to dress, lifeboats were
cleared away, and a man stationed at
each to prevent any premature at
tempts to leave the ship. This precau
tion, however, seemed unnecessary,
and, instead of excited men and
screaming women, the passengers act
ed as though being wrecked was an
every-day occurrence.
At 8 o'clock breakfast was served
in the saloon, as usual, and most of tho
passengers ate heartily, after which
preparations were made to leave the
ship. One boat at a time was sent off,
women first, but all succeeded in land
ing safely, and, barring the wetting,
suffered no inconvenience. By this
time a nasty sea had commenced to
come up, and when the crew commenc
ed to go ashore, trouble began. Of
four boats n use, two were smashed on
the rocks, but the occupants succeeded
in scrambling ashore. Finally only
the captain and three men were left
aboard. These took the last lifeboat,
but were compelled to pull out to sea,
where they remained some time, get
ting ashore during a smooth spell.
Chief Foord professes to know noth
ing of the cause of the wreck, but sup
poses it was due to the fog and current.
Richard Sweassey, managing owner,
who returned from the scene, of the
wreck on the tug, said that he had
given up the steamer as a total loss.
The vessel was insured for $20,000.
MOB. OF ANGRY DEPOSITORS
They Are "After a Bank President, W
Will Be Lynched If Caught.
Perry, O. T., Oct. 1. A messenger
from Pawnee, twenty-five miles east
of here, says that President and Cash
ier Berry, of the Farmers' & Citizens'
bank, of that town, is being pursued
by a mob of angry depositors, and will
be lynched if caught. It leaked out
that the bank would not open its doors
Saturday, and a bill for a receiver was
being prepared. The depositors mime
diately ran an attachment on the bank
building and assets to the smount of
$30,000. C. L. Berry, the president
and cashier of the bank, was found
and tried to explain the failure, but
the people would not hear him, and
had it not been for the officers, he
would have been mobbed on the spot.
Berry left, and the crowd became more
furious, and when the sheriff opened
the safe and found only $20 or $30 in
cash the mob got beyond the control of
the officers and broke for Berry's house.
He had been notified, however, and
had made ' his escape. A number of
men, the messenger says, mounted
horses and took after him. If Berry
is caught he will be lynched.
Harrison in Literature.
Philadelphia, Oct. 1. Ex-President
Harrison has, as previously stated, en
tered the literary field. He is now en
gaged at his Indianapolis home on a
series of artioles to be called "This
Country of Ours, " the publication of
whioh will soon begin in the Ladies'
Home Journal, of this oity. It is Gen
eral Harrison's purpose to explain to
women what the United States govern
ment means, viewed from its inner
workings. He will explain the origin
and meaning of the constitution upon
which the national laws are based;
what the different executive and judic
iary departments mean, and how they
are divided; the power of the president
and of representatives and senators,
and will outline how congress legis
lates, what our relations with foreign
nations signify, and what the jury
system is. Political opinion will not
enter these records.
Indians Beady for the Warpath.
Hennepin, I. T., Oot. 1. A report
has readied here that the Cheyenne
and Arapahoe Indians, on the reserva
tion west of here, have become ugly
and are holding war dances and disre
garding the agent's orders to keep on
the reservation. Runners from Ana
darko are in communication with
them, and it is said that Kiowas. are
ready for the warpath. The cattlemen
in western Oklahoma are thought to
be partly the cause of the trouble, ai
well as dissatisfaction with the agent,
who is very striot.
Mora Claim Money.
Washington, Ocff. 1. Secretray Ol-
nev received information today that
the Mora draft, for almost $1,500,000,
had been paid in London today by the
Spanish financial agent. The money
was paid in gold and will probably be
transferred to this oountry by cabled
drafts and plaoed to Seoretary Olney'
credit in the New York subtreasury,
PACIFIC NORTHWEST.
Condensed Telegraphic Re
ports ot Late Events.
BRIEF SPARKS FROM THE WIRES
Happenings of Interest In the Towns and
Cities of Oregon, Washington
and Idaho.
Six schooners were loading lumber
on Coquille, Or. , last week.
Edwin Eels has been agent for the
Puyallup Indians for nearly twenty
four years.
The Herrick cannery at The Dalles,
Or., has put up about 5,000 cases of
salmon so far.
Governor McGraw and the military
board favor, for military reasons, giv
ing Spokane the new artillery com
pany. Fair catches of salmon are being
still made on Coos river, Or., although
the run of fish is slacking up some
what. The Burns, Or., town counoil has
contracted for the purchase of a fire en
gine to cost $1,275, delivered at Hunt
ington, or Ontario.
A row among the gamblers in Pa
louse, Wash., led the city council to
conclude that gambling should be
broken up. It will act upon the con
clusion. Spokane has organized a new infan
try company and elected these officers:
Captain, Emery P.. Gilbert; first lieu
tenant, Joseph M. Moore; second lieu
tenant, R. A. Koontz.
The contract of the city of New
Whatcom, Wash. , with the Bellingham
Bay Improvement Company for light
ing the city for one year at the rate of
$100 a month has been ratified by the
council.
Dog fennel dust interfered with the
harvesters about the machines in Sher
man county, Or., this season. The
clothes of the workers would become
filled with it, and the wrist, neck and
body were badly blistered.
The debt of Curry county, Or. , is
about $40,000, and draws 8 per cent
interest. The debt was incurred in
building a good road from one end of
the county to the other. The rate of
taxation is $2.50 on $100 of the asses
sed valuation.
A sawing plant has been fitted up in
Tacoma for cutting lumber into blocks
to be used in paving Pacific avenue.
The block-cutting machine can cut
seven blocks at a Btroke, 5,000 an hour,
50,000 a day, or enough to lay 400 lin
eal feet of paving on one side of the
avenue.
The other day fully 100 people wit
nessed an exhibition of Cunningham
& Harter's horseshoeing machine, in
Heppner, Or. The machine is made
to hold the wildest cayuse without in
jury to him or those shoeing the horse.
The trial was fully satisfactory to all,
says the Heppner Gazette.
Settlers in the Lake oountry, Or. , are
anxiously awaiting the survey of that
oountry, which will be made this fall.
Work in that section may then be look
ed for, as people are adverse to putting
substantial improvements on unsurvey
ed land. A townsite will be laid off
lit the Narrows in the near future.
The Astoria News says that it may
be authoritatively stated that the firm
of Dickson & Co. has been awarded the
contract for building the drawbridge
pier and trestlework from Young's
bay to Astoria, and that Corey Bros. &
Co., will do the first ten miles of
grading and tunneling work east of
Tongue point.
The total valuation by the assessor
of the property of Malheur county is
$1,138,736. Of this, $112,343 is ex
empt, leaving the taxable property
$1,026,393. The grand jury of Curry
county, Or. , has recommended the ap
pointment of three capable persons to
expert the reoords and aooounts of the
different oounty offices.
Joh Considine, of Spokane, has lost
the first point in his fight to maintain
his right to employ females in his the
ater. The case came up on defendant's
motion for a writ of habeas oorpus,
and -was heard by Judge Buck. After
the argument of counsel on each side,
he court held that Considine was le
gally held, and denied the writ of hab
eas corpus.
Yakima, Wash., people hope to ob
tain a pardon for Frank Lavigne, who
was sentenced to thirty years for kill
ing Tex Bagwell. The effort is based
on a recent decision of the supreme
court that if a person is arrested for
murder he must be either convicted or
acquitted of that charge, and if he is
oouvioted of murder the sentence can'
not be for manslaughter.
G. F. Billings haB on exhibition at
his office in insurance block, Ashland
Or. , the peach the surpasses the record
for size. It is of the twenty-ounce
oling variety, and laoks but 1 3-4
ounces of weighing twenty ounces.
The big peaoh was grown by B. Beach,
of Ashland. It has been preserved in
a glass jar for exhibition, with several
other smaller ones (one of the latter
weighing 16 3-4 ounces), and they will
probably be sent to the fairs.
The earnings of the ladies of the
First Methodist ohuroh in Spokane for
the year ending August 81, 1895, ag
gregated $1,908.94. For sis months
continually the ladies served meals in
the rear of the old church to workmen
engaged on the new ohuroh. Five hun
dred dollars worth of meals were fur
nished. Another important feature of
their work was the lecture course,
which put nearly $400 into the treasury.
DUTY OF SURVEYORS.
Not Required to Keep a Record of Sur
veys of Highways.
Olympia, Wash., Sept. 30. The
county surveyors were given a knock
out blow in the supreme oourt today by
the reversal of the judgment in the
case of the state ex rel. Ruth, respond
ent, vs. Prather, appellant, which in
volved a construction of the law passed
by the last legislature relating to coun
ty surveyors. The court said:
"Construing section 8, chapter
lxxvii, laws of 1895, 'which provides
that all field notes, etc. , shall be col
lected by the Burveyor, perfected and
recorded in his office, in the same
manner as the records of surveys are
required to be made by the provisions
of this act, in connection with section
5 of the same act, which excepts from
the record which the surveyor is au
thorized to make surveys of highways,
the exception of section 5 must be con
sidered to apply also to the provisions
of section 8."
The supreme court has reversed the
judgment in the case of Howe, appel
lant, vs. Ella Barto, respondent. The
question here involved was whether or
not the courts must give force to cer
tain sections in the freeholders' charter
of Seattle relating to tax deeds. Such
sections provide that deeds executed by
the proper offioers, upon sale of land
for taxes assessed, as provided in said
article, shall prima facie establish the
fact that the proceedings provided for
in said article and recited in deed must
have been complied with, as provided
for in the charter. If the city has
power to provide for a conyevance of
property, the supreme court can see no
reason why it ia not oompeteut for it to
provide, within constitutional limits,
what shall be the effect of the convey
ance. The deed was executed for the
purpose of conveying to the purchaser
the property described. If the charter
could provide that it should have such
force, there seems to be no good reason
why it could not provide that it should
have such further force as to prove
itself. In the opinion of the court, it
was within the power of the oity to
enact as a part of-its charter the sec
tions under consderation, and that it
was the duty of the court ot give force
to to these provisions, so far, at least,
as they provided for prima facie force
of the conveyance. The case was re
manded for a new trial.
NEGROES MAY HOLD OFFICE.
So Decides South Carolina's Constitu
tional Convention.
Columbia, S. C, Sept. 30. A sen
sational debate was had in the consti
tutional convention over a measure
proposed by Colonel Robert Aldrich, of
Barnwell, that in all elections for
members of the legislature only white
citizens should be eligible. He made
an ingenious argument to show that
while the 14th and 15th amendments
to the United States constitution con
ferred the right of citizenship and
suffrage upon the negro, it did not con
fer upon him the right to hold office.
Senator Tillman led the fight against
the measure, and said it would be both
foolish and idiotio to do suoh a thing.
A motion was made to postpone the
discussion until tomorrow, but Senator
Tillman jumped to his feet and loudly
exclaimed:
"No, don't let it go to the world
that we even took time to consider
such a thing. It would be a collossal
blunder. It would ruin us. We are
now trying to devise a law to retain
white supremaoy, and for God's sake,
don't let us do anything so idiotio as to
jeopardize what we may accomplish
The supreme court would never sanc
tion such a thing, nor would the senti
ment of the oountry countenance it."
Aldrich taunted Tillman when be
ing afraid that the United States army
would be sent to South Carolina, and
said he had stood before it once and
was never afraid. Tillman replied:
1 am not alraid, Colonel, but 1 am
no fool."
A vote was finally taken and resulted
in the defeat of the Aldrich measure
by 102 to 25.
Medical Officers Retired.
Washington, Sept. 30. Paymaster
W. M. Maynadier, U. S. A., stationed
at San Francisoo, and Surgeon Wash
ington Matthews, stationed in this
oity, have been retired on account of
disability. Surgeon Matthews retire
ment will promote Assistant Surgeon
Lewis Stesson to the rank of major,
but no vacancies follow in either case.
By this retirmement, however, the
medical oorps is reduced to the limit
number prescribed by oongress, and
any further retirements will create va
cancies to he filled by civil appoint'
ments.
French Spies Arrested.
Leipsio, Sept. 30. The Gericht Zei
tung says that as a result of the arrest
of a Frenchman and a German woman
at Cologne, four Germans have been ar
rested at Essen, Magdeburg and Ber
lin, all connected with an extensive syS'
tern of espionage, promoted by the
Frenoh, with the object of obtaining
drawings of the defense works.
Sentenced to Three Years.
Paris, Sept. 28. Boutelz, who in
September carried a cocoa tin contain
ing chloride of potash and ordinary
gunpowder into the vestibule of the
Rothschild's banking house in the Rue
Fitte, where he was arrested as he was
trying to light the compound from
cigarette, was today sentenoed to three
years imprisonment.
An Antarctic Expedition.
London, Sept. 30, The Times to
morrow will publish a dispatch from
Melbourne, which says that Hon. G,
Houston Reid, premier of the colony of
New South Wales, is securing the OO'
operation of the other colonies in the
raising of funds for an Antartio expe
dition.
GREAT LUX ESTATE
Charges of Incompetency Are
Made Against Potter.
ACCUSED OF RIOTOUS
LIYISG
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First Skirmish In the Legal Battle Be
. gun by the Lux Heirs to Se
cure a Distribution.
' San Francisoo, Sept. 28. The first
skirmish in the legal battle begun by
the heirs of the late Charles Lux to se
cure a distribution of his vast estate,
took place before Judge Buck, at Red
wood City, today. It was the time set
for Jesse Sheldon Potter to show causo
why he should not be permanently re
moved as executor of the estate.
A short time ago Henry Lux, of San
Jose, a brother of the deceased million
aire, filed an affidavit in the superior
court containing serious allegations
against the executor, and accompanied
that document with a petition for the
removal of Potter. The petitioner al
leges that Potter, for more than five
years past, had been a habitual drunk
ard and was incapable of further man
aging the estate; that he had wasted
large sums in riotous and profligate
living, and squandered much money at
the racetrack and upon immoral wom
en. It was further stated that he had
fraudulently converted funds of the es
tate to his own use,and that he was
controlled by Henry Millor-and aided
ihe latter to prevent a settlement of
the copartnership of Miller & Lux.
When the case was called, Attorney
Campbell presented written charges
against the administration of Exeoutor
Potter. After reading the document,
the attorneys' for Potter held a consulta
tion, at the conclusion of which they
announced that they would be prepared
to take up the hearing Tuesday morn
ing. In the meantime they will pre
pare a demurrer to the petition and
will be ready to make their arguments
at the date mentioned. At the same
time a date will be agreed upon for
hearing of the evidence.
The value of theproperty is said to
be in excess of $10,000,000. An in
ventory of the possessions of the firm
shows that the two men own 14,539,
200 acres of land situated in California,
Oregon and Nevada.
THE CONDITION OF CHINA.
The Trade Last Year Shows That a Re
vival of Prosperity Has Set In.
Washington, Sept. 28. The depart
ment is in receipt of the report on the
trade of China for 1894, prepared by
the secretary of the British legation of
Peking. The most remarkable feature
of this trade for the year is found in
the fact that, notwithstanding the Jap
anese war and many other untoward
circumstances, good results were ob
tained, and a promising revival of com
mercial prosperity has set in.
Both exports and imports show an
advance, and the customs revenue was
increased by every division of trade
with the one exception of Indian
opium. The-receipts from the exports
exceeded the maximum collected dur
ing the most prosperous days of the tea
trade. In accounting for this condi
tion, the author of the report says that
the ports were not blockaded during
the war, and the usual calamities of
war were wholly absent. He therefore
ooncludes that the revival was due to
the "inherent stanchness of the Chi
nese position. " Former stocks of im
ports had been absorbed, and prices
were on the whole so moderate and
safe as to enoourage orders.
"Fluctuations in the value of sil
ver, says the report, "though occur
ring, were less violent, and, while ex
posing the importer to less risk, also
afforded more confidence to exporters.
This is well illustrated by the resuta
of the years' operations, almost evSv
exporter done well. We may ooncf
that the revival, which, under oharL
conditions, we expect to
continue, is-Jo
range of val- " . .
tne natural result or tne range
ues having reached a sound and safe
basis and of moderate steadiness in ex
change whioh had reached a low stand
ard."
SATOLLI MUST DECIDE IT.
Trouble Between a Portland Priest and
the Archbishop.
Portland, Or., Oot. 1. Portland's
eoclesiastical row has been transferred
to Washington. For weeks past Sister
Williams, who has been conducting a
girl's directory under the auspices of
Arohbishop Gross, has been the object
of bitter attaoks through the press by
Father Kelly of Beaverton. The rev
erend father denounced her as a fraud,
and offered to produce evidence that
she was not a full-fledged Bister.
The archbishop ordered Father Kelly
to cease his persecution and to go into
retreat and repent. This the reverend
gentleman refused to do, and he was
unfrocked. He maintained that his
suspension was irregular, and demand
ed a rehearing. Failing to obtain this
he quietly left for Washington to lay
the matter before Monsignore Satolli.
He left Tuesday night on the Union
Paoifio train.
The arohbishop disappeared the next
day, and today it was learned that he
had taken the next train following
Father Kelley's departure and is now
speeding over the Northern Paoifio.
Washington is also said to be his des
tination, where the case will probably
come before Satolli.
Tatan Rebels Defeated.
Madrid, Sept. 80. The orew of the
gunboat Marques del Duerdo bag de
feated the rebels in the island of Ta
tan, and killed eighteen of them.
Others were taken to Manilla and
tried, and seven of them were shot.
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