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n" y !he K1ILLSB6R VOL. III. HILLSUORO, OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 1897. NO. 45. EVENTS OF THE DAY Epitome ot the Telegraphic News of the World. TEfiSK TICKS FROM THE WIRES Aa Intereatlng Collection of Ciimrrom the Two llenilipherei Freaented Id a Condensed Form. Tho stoamer City of Topeka urrivcd ' at Port Townsend, from Alunku, upon schedule timo. It is reported tlmt tlie weather at Juneau and Sitka in at prcs . ent quite as wild us that of Puget Bonnd. Qrcut preparations aro being made for tho spring rush of miners to Al aska, which it in expected will 'be greater this year than evor before. Fow prospectors are planning to go to Cook's III lot tlUHHOUSOIl, tllCVXCitemeilt la that lection having about died out. Jumps MoCoy, one of tho founders of the town of Oukosdulo, Wash,, died ,at his home In that town at the ago ol S0 years. Mr. McCoy oamu to Oregon in 1858, and resided in Benton county till 1887. Ho then removed to Whit man county, Wash., where ho has since resldod. Port Townsend bus had another land slide. Tons of dirt full from tho hill on the west side of Tuylor street, at the second flight of terrace steps, carry ing with it the high cribbing and com pletely obstructing the passage on that side of the street. The ship Two Drothors, which hm arrived at Tacoma from Sun Francisco, to load coal reports that on January 10, while off the Oregon coust, Oscar Hart)!, a suilor, fell from the lee wain rigging and was drowned. It was his second trip on the ship. He was a German, 80 years old, and had lived in San Franolsoo. A Madrid dispatch says snow and rain storms threaten serious floods in Spain, liarrowiug distress prevails in Andalusia. At Jaon, tho people aro plundering the bread shops, and thou sands are begging in the streets,' Kimi """ar scones, ucs:u.paui!d by fights with iSe" police, have occurred in many other towns. The autho erless to nre with the d Joseph Meehan, 16 yoi Franoisoo, met bis death in a strongo ' and shocking manner. Ho was attempt ing to close a window in a room oo- copied hy himself and parents on the third floor of a lodging house, when ho slipped and plunged headlong through the .opening. to the street below, lie struok on his head and his neck was broken. - ' , A London dtspateh from Odessa, do scribing tho military preparations going forward there, says that the activity has only boon equaled during the period which immediately prcoeded the two lust'great wars. The Turkish govern ment is nimble to make its usual an nual purchase of .horses in Russia, all of the 'stud farms being cjoscd by the Russian government, Congressman Sturtovant, of Penn sylvania, who has recently called on Preidont-eloot MoKinley, quotes him as saying: "I will call a special ses sion of congress on Maroh 15, and un less I ohango my mind you may be in Washington by that time. 1 desire to have my protective system inaugurated immediately upon my inauguration, and I want a measure passed that will immediately stimulate business and give idle men work." Congressman Sturtevant said further that no Penn sylvania man would be in the cabinet. Very Rev. Thos. J. Conuty, D. D., has been installed as .rector of tho Catholio . university of America in Washington, D. C. It was a notable event in the history of the institution, and drew together a distinguished as- ; semblage of ohurohmen and educators. Another attempt has been mado to get the stranded Glenmorag off from the sands of North beach. This trial proved unsuccessful liko the previous attempts and it is now thought the Glenmorag will be abundoned to the mercies, of the waves. .. . , While hunting near Elk Point, S. D., W. J. ' Murphy, aged 17, became ' separated from his companions and was frozen to death. When first missed ho was supposed to have returned homo, and not until some time later did searching partioa start after him. His body was found. An earthquake occurred on tho itdp.nd of Kishma, in the Persian gulf, attend ed by enormous loss of life. Kishma is near the entrance of the Persian gulf and is the largest island in that body of water, being surrounded by many smaller Islands. Its length is seventy miles and-its average breadth twelve miles. The population is estimated at fi,000, ohiefly arabs. Two people were seriously Injured and a Score of others bruised and bat tered as the result of a rear-end collision of two trains in the Oakland yards. Instead of holding the Berkley local train as usual, the signalman allowed it to proceed on the main track, just as the sunset limited was approaching. Before the latter train could be stopped it crashed into the rear car of -the lo cal, completely demolishing it. The senate oommittee on fisheries hare listened to an argument by Pro fessor Elliot in advocaoy of the bill providing for a now international agree ment for the protection of fur-bearing " seals. Professor Elliott exhibited a large number of charts, showing the habits of seals. . He contended that lrom an coonomio and humane point of view, it. would be far better for the United States to kill all the remaining seals ontright than to permit the slaughter to continue under present regulation", . THE HEROD OF HAVANA. Senator Turpi Ho Oharaaterlied Captain Onuoral Weyler Washington, Jan. 27. In the sonate today Turpie of Indiana, characterized Cuptain-Uenerul Weyler as "the Herod of Havana, the murderer of women and children," and as an iiideBoribubb diminutive reptile.". These bitter words were incident to Turpie's speech of two hours on the Cameron Cuban resolution. The speech did not develop tho criticism of tho secretary of state which had been foreshadowed by Tur pie's remarks last week, us the senator oontlned himself lurgely to a careful analysis of the constitutional rights of congress, his conclusion being that con gross, as representing the people, bad the primary and paramount authority to recognize new governments. Tur pie frequently turned aside from his arguments to pay a glowing tribute to tho insurgent government and its lead erg. General Maceo was eulogized as a hero, whose memory would bo hon ored by tho people of Cuba libre as the American people honored tho horocs of Revolutionary days. In connection with Muoeo's death, tho senator re ferred with bitter denunciation to Gen eral Weyler. In the Huee. Washington, Jan. 27. After con suming most of the time today in dis posing of Distriotof Columbia business, the house took up the Indian appropria tion bill, and made fair progress with it before the hour for adjournment was reached. The bill carries $7,625,791, or $!lfl6,294 more than the current law, and $ 240,205 more tharf the estimate. Twenty of tho seventy pages of the bill were disposed of. The conference report on the immi gration bill was presented, and Dan ford, who has charge of it, gave notioe that he would oall 'the report up at an early date. A bill was passed calling on the war department for an estimate of, the oost of a water route from Gal veston to Houston, Tex. Johnson of Indiana, took advantaga of the latitude allowed in debute to read a speech in favor of an early re form of our banking and currency laws. Ho desoribed the depressed condition which existed during the recent cam paign, and argued that unless the in coming Republican administration cor rected the evils, it would be swept out lofpowor in 1900, and the country enactment (rf" a 'protective TaTifT wouiHposeTTT restore prosperity would be disappoint' ed. Unless thero was a thorough and adoquato revision of our banking and currenoy laws, he said, there should be no lasting prosperity. He agreed with the president that the greenbacks should be retired. He thought that with the establishment of a broader banking system the banks should have the privilege of issuing notes against their assets. Curtis of Kansas, offered an amend ment to the Indian bill to permit mer chants to go into the Kiekapoo reserva tion in Kansas to collect their aooounts. It was explained that this year, for the first time, merchants had been excluded from this reservation. The amend ment was adopted. IN CHETC3 MOUNTAINS. D. Bart man Shot and Killed Near tha Oregon Border. Grant's Pass, Jan. 27. Somewhat meagre particulars have reached this citv of a murdor committed in the Chetco mountains, about twenty-five miles north of Chetco, Cal., on the 21st inst. D. Hartman, an expert miner from Grovcland, N. Y., and a man named Jones had Bomo difficulty, growing out of a dogfight, when, without any other provocation than the mere disagree ment, Jones seized a Winchester and shot Hartman, killing him instantly. Jones then left, and is supposed to be headed this way, though so far u known no effort is being made to oap ture him. The shooting occurred at a mining camp, and was witnessed by but one man, who had oamped with Jones, and who, in company with P. Costello, the postmastor, at Smith River, Cal,, took the body to Chetoo, where it is being embalmed for shipment East. Jones is described as a man 6 feet 8 inches in height, weighing 150 pounds, I nearly bald-headed, with a sandy oom I plexion. The name of Jones v is be lieved to be assumed. Deolded A galimt the Bailor. , - Washington, Jan. 27. The United States supreme oonrt today affirmed the judgment of the California district court in the case of Robert Robinson and four other seamen, arrested at San Francisco for refusing to obey the or ders of the master of the Aragona, after having entered into articles to make a voyage to Valparaiso. The constitu tionality of the law empowering a jus tioe of tho peaoe to arrest deserting sea men was involved; also the question to whether their arrest violated the "Involuntary servitude" amendment to the federal constitution. Both points were decided qgainst the sailors. Nelson, B. C, Jan. 20. Dngald Patterson, of Emmet, Mich. , was killed here yesterday by a falling log. At the Trail creek smelter, George Braden, also an American, fell into a pot of molten slag and was frightfully burned. Minneapolis, Jan. 27. A. C. Haug han, oity treasurer, tendered his resig nation today in consequence of his fail ure to secure bonds. He has been treasurer for four years, and was re olootod for two years more. Ho lost considerable money through bank fail ures, and his present embarrassment is the oause of his inability to secure bondsmen. It is understood his net loss will be in the neighborhood of $200,000, whioh amount will ultimate ly fall upon the city at large. DAY IN THE SENATE. Calendar I lord of r.mlon Bill Resolution Presented. Washington, Jan. 26. The senate confined itself strictly to business to day, passing a large number of bills, including those for a statue of President Lincoln at Gettysburg, appropriating $!i00,511 to pay one of the old claims of the late John Roach for use of his shipyards, and reclassifying the railway postal service. Over 100 pension bills were passed during the day, thus clear ing the calendar. A resolution by Morgan, was agreed to, requesting the president for all correspondence on the Nicaragua canal since 1887, also a reso lution by Allen requesting the attorney general for information regarding the reported Pacific railroad settlement be tween the executive authorities and the reorganization committee of the road. Allen of Nebraska secured the adop tion of the following resolution: "Resolved, That the attorney-general be and is hereby directed to inform the Eonato whether he entered into an agreement or stipulation with what is commonly known as the reorganization committee of the Union Pacific rail road, respecting the foreclosure of the government lien thereon, and the amount, if any, of such agreement or stipulation that said reorganization committee has bid on the foreclosure of said liens, and, also, send to the senate a full text of such agreement or stipu lation, together with the names of per sons comprising the reorganization committee as well as the authority he may have for beginning such foreclosure proceedings or entering into any such agreement or stipulation." The Land Portal Bill. Washington, Jan. 26. The senate committee on postoffices and post roads resumed the hearing on the Loud second-class mail bill today. Orville J. Victor, chairman of the New York committee of publishers, said the bill was to the interest of the press com panies and opposed to the interests of the public, which demands good and cheap literature. Victor called atten tion to a largo amount of government matter carried free which would, he said, go far towards accounting for the postofflce department deficit, and creat ed a general laugh at the expense of tho committee by reading a newspaper extract characterizing most of this mat' would be excluded from the privilege of 'being entored as second-class mail matter. S. S. McClure addressed himself es pecially to Senator Chandler's proposed amendments, referring to the.distribu tion through news agencies. It would have tho effect, he said, of requiring the publishers of magazines to organize their own system of distribution, and thus both increase the cost as well as decrease tho circulation of their publi cations. Any addition to the cost would render it impossible to publish 10-cent magazines. To advance the price of the magazines to 15 cents would be to out the circulation one-half. Chandler said he did not propose to press his amendments. ; J. S. Ogilvie denied the assertion made at , a meeting last Saturday that some of his publications were indecent. He asserted that the government was under an implied contract with pub lishers to maintain the present rates. Yates Hickey, of the American Rail way Literary Association, favored the bill. David Williams, proprietor of the New York Iron Age, submitted an argument in favor of the bill. Senator Chandler stated the hearings will close next Saturday. ' Introduced by Hermann. Washington, Jan. 26. Representa tive Hermann has introduced a bill to amend the Indian depredation claims law, whereby "inhabitants," and not only "citizens," shall be entitled to sue for payment. The original act em braced citizens only. Many ot the old settlers losing property had at the time only declared their intention to become citizens. The amendment also pro vides that the Indians committing depredations may have been merely "in treaty relotions," so as to give the right to claimants to recover. The ex isting law gives jurisdiction to the court as to such claims as wore committed by Indians in "amity," at least the su preme court construed the law to have this meaning. The amendment also simplifies the taking of testimony in ' such cases. Ivory Betunii Home. London, Jan. 26. The Daily Mail announces that Edward J. Ivory, alias Bell, acquitted of a charge ef complic ity in a dynamite ponspiracy, and John F. Mclntyre, formerly assistant district attorney In New York, who came to London tn his defense, sailed for New York yesterday. Smallpox on the Victoria. Victoria, B. OV, Jan. 28. The steamer Victoria, of the Northern Pa cific line, arrived today with a case of smallpox on board, that developed the first day out from Yokohama. The steamer was disinfected and given clearance for the sound. The steerage passengers were detained at William Head quarantine. Fourteen Hundred Bodies Recovered. London, Jan. 26. A Times dispatdk from Teheran says that 1,400 bodies have beon recovered from the ruins which resulted from the recent earth quake on the island of Kishma, in the Persian gulf, the inhabitants of which were estimated to number 5,000, most ly Arabs. Dominion Parliament Prorogued. Ottawa. Jan. 26. Parliament has formally prorogued for the 8th of I March next. A BOLD CUBAN DASH Hernandez Men Captured the Town of Pelanos. SPANIARDS WEEK SURPRISED The Troop War Attending Cboreb While tha Inanrgent War Tak ing tha Carillon. Cincinnati, Jan. 20. The Commer cial Tribune special from Key West, says: Another defeat for the Spanish is reported from Pelanos, in the Southern part of Havana province. The place has 1,000 inhabitants, is well fortified, and has a Spanish garrison of 000 men, with one field piece. Lieutenant-Colonel Hernandez, is command of 500 insurgent cavalry, made a dash at the town Monday after noon while the troops were at church celebrating some local holiday. Before they could form the insurgents had possesssion of the blockhouse. Cannon was trained on the church, and before the Spanish were hardly aware of what was the trouble, solid shot came hurtl ing through the walls, while cries of "Cuba Libre" filled the air. Out they rushed, only to fall before a deadly vollev from a strong force posted be hind some neighboring houses. Colonel Muncio, tho Spanish officer, bravely rallied his men, but as they formed for a charge, he fell, with a dozen bullets through him. The sec ond in command took his place, but he, too, fell in a few seconds' time, the sharpshooters of Hernandez dealing death with a rapidity that rendered the troops panic-stricken. They made one more attempt to charge the blockhouse, but Hernandez' cavalry reserve dashed at them, sweep ing through their ranks and cutting a bloody pathwith their sharp machetes. The Spanish then retired, it being a rout, though a portion stubbornly pro tected their rear, making stands until forced to retire by Hernandez' fierce charges. After pursuing them nearly to Cajulo on the coast, the insurgents withdrew. They burned the forts at Palanos. The insurgents secured 1,400 JTBH"DUIIllUISBUy Havana officials knew of the battle Tuesday night, but kept it suppressed, and the palace officials say that the place has been "evacuated." AN OLD BURIAL. 9ROUNQ, Hundred! of Bone Unearthed Vnl l olnt. at New York, Jan. 26. A special to the Press from West Point says: Bones by the hundred have been un earthed right under the officers' club rooms. They are all human bones, in good condition, but nobody knows when they were placed or how they got there. It might have been half a cen tury ago, but the probabilities are, judg ing from storieB told by old residents, that they are the bones of soldiers killed in the Revolutionary war. It is known that spies and tories hanged on the plains were buried by the patriots where the mess hall now stands. What disposition will be made of them has not yet been announced, but it is likely they will be buried in the cemetery. Coroner Miller, of Highland Falls, got an inkling of the find, but as coro ners are allowed in West Point only by permission of the authorities he has small chance of holding an inquest, and it is clearly evident that there was no foul play in connection with the bury ing of the bones. Colonel Ernest is now in Washington, and it is probable the matter will remain as it stands un til his return. In the meantime the bones have been placed where no harm can come to them. QUICK RETR'BUTION. Spaniard Are Caught In a Trap Laid by Their Own Countrymen. Cincinnati, Jan. 26. A special to the Commercial Tribune from Key West says: A horrible story comes from Jumento, province of Santa Clara, telling of auick retribution to the Spaniards for their butchery and barbarous methods of war. A Spanish force, under Cap tain Martelli, entered the place, which had been the camp of the insurgents, and before going away secretly poi soned a well and a spring noted for affording excellent water. That even ing a Spanish band of guerillas entered the town, and used the water, from which over twenty-five men died. The guerilla captain charged the Cuban resi dents with the deed, and shot them dead. He then turned the women over to the tender mercies of the men, who shot young boys who attempted to save their mothers and sisters. He burned the village. The next day some of the Spanish troops told the guerillas the story of the trap they had set for the Cubans, and learned that their own companions in arms had been caught by their barbarous plots. In the myxine we have an eye in which the optic nerve has entirely dis appeared. Forty-Nlnen Fennted. Chicago, Jan. 26. Old men who crossed the plains to the Pacfio coast in the days of the gold fever of '49 gathered at the Tremont house this morning to celebrate, with story-telling and feasting, the discovery of gold in California. Each member of the asso ciation was met by President Addison Ballard, who pinned to his coat a large yellow badge with a California bear and "49" conspicuously displayed I ihsronn The menu was elaborate. NICARAGUA CANAL. Roderigaea I Oppoaad Only ta tha Morgan Bill. Chicago, Jan. 28. A Times-Hearld's Washington special says: It is appar ent that the time has come when some thing must be done by this government if the Nicaragua canal scheme is to be saved from falling into the rut of fail ure. Senator Sherman, who is to be the next secretary of state, said to the Times-Herald correspondent tonight that Mr. Roderigeuz, minister of the Greater Republic of Central America, had doubtless convinced the senate that any further attempts to arrange for the building of the canal upon the plan laid down in the bill must be given up. But the enterprise need not, for this reason, be abandoned, for the represen tative of the Greater Republic of Cen tral America distinctly avows the will ingness of his government to take up the matter on a new basis, to leave the present company out of consideration, so far as the future is concerned, and to treat directly with the United States for construction of this great waterway. In the opinion of many senators this is just what should be done. It is said Secretary Olney will be glad to take up the matter of negotiating a treaty with Nicaragua and Costa Rica for this pur pose, if he only had more time before the expiration of the Cleveland admin istation. It is not impossible he may do so as it is. PRESCRIPTION KILLED HER. Brooklyn Girl Took a for a Gold. Fatal Dole New York, Jan. 26. Miss Lilian Templeton, of Brooklyn, is dead, as a result of taking a prescription of a friend, who meant to cure, not to kill her. Miss Templeton had been suffer ing from a cold. A friend gave her a prescription, which called for equal parts of spirits of camphor, pepper mint, laudanum and balsam of fir. This prescription was filled by the Bolton Drug Company. She took the medicine Friday evening. Saturday morning she was found unconscious. Physicians were called, but their efforts were unavailing. Coroner Coombs said tonight: "Twenty grains of laudanum- is a large dose, and generally is ap proached by giving gardually, increas ing doses from three grains up to twenty. There must have been forty ii n ' iaj..ai iii a.j-tyafaq. dose, and ..,! . A rignrmthtafcnt.--' Chihuahua, Jan. 26. At RosaT west of here, in the heart of the Sierra Madre range, a large force of rurale guards yesterday had a battle with a band of Yaqui Indians, who had started out on their winter raids of pillage and murder against the farmers and miners of that section. The Indians had al ready murdered the members of two families and were about to make a raid and attempt to sack the village of Ro sales when the force of rurales, or state troops, arrived at the place in response to a message, and made the attack on the Indians. The fight was a desperate one, and resulted in twelve Indians and five soldiers being killed. Tha Franoo-Rnatian Alliance. Paris, Jan. 26. It is semi-offioially announced here that Baron de Mohren heim, the Russian ambassador, has in formed M. Hanotaux, the minister for foreign affairs, that the czar has order ed Count Muravieff , the newly appoint ed Russian minister of foreign affairs, to visit Paris so as to be presented to President Faure and enter into rela tions with the French minister before returning to St. Petersburg. Count Muravieff will arrive in Paris on Thurs day, and he will be tendered a banquet at the palace of the Elyssee. Sod Schoolhouse Collapsed. St. Louis, Jan. 26. A Bpeoial to the Republic from Perry, O. T., says: A schoolhonse built of sod, near here, col lapsed and twenty-five schoolchildren Tvere entombed for some time. The trustees of the school district built a schoolhouse of turf. They employed Miss Jennie Jones to teach. The schoolhouse collapsed and every child and the teacher were entmboed. Sev eral children will die from their in juries, and the young teacher is in a critical condition. All had to be dug out. Rearming of tha Ruailan Artillery. London, Jan. 26. A St. Petersburg dispatch to the Times, with reference to the rumor that Russia will spend 100,000,000 roubles in rearming the artillery with the French quick-firing gun, says: The report requires comb ination, but although the powefrul M. de Witte, the minister of finance, op poses the idea, his opposition would be of little avail against the minister of war, General Novisky. Abbe Glraud Elected. Paris, Jan. 26. Abbe Giraud has been elected deputy for Brest, to re place the late Monsignore D'Hulst. It was a three-cornered contest, the other candidates being the Comte de Blois, pure royalist, and Dr. Roiseli, repub lican. Commander of the Me'eor. London, Jan. 26. The Times an nounces that Emperor William of Ger many has appointed Ben Parker, of Southampton, to command his yacht, the Meteor Train Over a Precipice. New York, Jan. 26. A Kingston, Jamaica, special to the World says: Word has been received here of a ter rible railroad disaster at Barbadoes. A train plunged over a precipice, killing a large number of passengers. No de tails are given. Pope and the Manitoba Quettl n. London, Jan.i' 28. A Rome corre spondent of VJk Daily Mail says that the pope is considering the compromise elaurns of the Manitoba school question. AN EVENTFUL SESSION. Ttaroa Distinct Banaatlona tha ganata. Sprang In Washington, Jan. 25. The session of the senate today developed three dis tinct sensations. The most important of these was the presentation by Sher man of a letter from Minister Roderi guez, the representative of the Greater Republic of Central America (includ ing Nicaragua), in effect protesting against the execution of the Nicaragua canal project by the United States un der the concessions granted in 1887 to the Nicaragua Canal Company. As the bill for this purpose was about to be voted on by the Benate, the presen tation of the letter created consterna- tion among its friends. Morgan, its I chief supporter, at once declared the letter was inspired by Great Britain, who sought to drive the United States from the isthmus by using the Central Americans as a catspaw. He asserted that Minister Roderiguez had come here to execute such a plan, and that it was an open threat against American control of the canal. The debate was very earnest, and the letter made 8 i profound impression on the senators. Senator Vilas declared it struck the death-blow to the canal project as pro posed by the pending bill. Earlier in the day the senate unex pectedly found itself discussing the new Anglo-American treaty. While the treaty itseii nas oeen reieasea, an a.s-; cussion ot n is restrictea to executive , session. Notwithstanding this rule, ! the expressions were free and full from enerman, way, tmram, iuge, oar , and others. The statements of these senators were uniformly favorable to the high principle of the treaty, the only qualification being that it should receive mature and dispassionate con sideration. Shortly after the session began, Tur pie caused a preliminary flurry by criti cising the reported agreement between Olney and Sherman, by which no ac tion was to be taken as to Cuba before March 4. Sherman emphatically de nied that any such agreement had been made, and added that he had not had word with Olney in that direction. These three incidents relating to cur rent foreign questions made the day's sessiop one of the most eventful in years. Washington, Jan. 52. This was private bill day in the house, and most of the time was consumed with small he bill to provide for holding ed States courts for t the town dent's veto cidental to the discui Texas, declared the president vetoi bill through mispprehension, and that he had vainly tried to get an audience with Mr. Cleveland to explain the measure. Grosvenor spoke sarcastically of the president's custom of refusing to see congressmen, unless his private sec retary approved of their errands. Some minor bills were passed. After the night pension session, the house ad journed. A KITE ASCENSION. BncceMfut Experiment Made ernor-i bland. at Got New York, Jan. 25. Lieutenant Hugh G. Wise, of the Ninth infantry on Governor's island, has just made the first kite ascension ever successfully at tempted in America. For six months the lieutenant, entirely on his own re sponsibility, has been studying and ex perimenting with kites as a means of assisting armies in warfare. The tan dem system of specially constructed kites is intended to supplant the use of balloons, which cannot live in gales. The lieutenant's kites are cellular. They consist of rectangular frames of pruce. Cotton string and cotton cloth in strips are stretched around the ends of the frames, leaving both ends of the rectangular framework open, and also an open strip in the center. Thus four lifting sufraces and four guiding sur faces are presented to the wind. . When the breeze freshened to a five-mile-an-hour, the lieutenant was hdist ed fifty-two feet so that he could see over the eaves of the officers' quarters and down the bay. ' The force repre sented by the pulling of the four kites is estimated at 400 pounds, - r .- "I have studied the system of Pro fessor Langley, of the Smithsonian in Btitution; Professor Markham, of the weather bureau, and Civil Engineer unanute, oi umcago, wno are making Bpeoiui experiments, in aeruu naviga tion with aeroplanes," said Lieutenant Wise. "The expermient shows that kites are serviceable in a gale whioh would tear a balloon to pieces where it is de sired to observe the surrounding count ry and inspect the maneuvers of an enemy. I attribute my success to a close view of the methods of those who have studied the subject, rather than t my own effort. " Denlei That Santa Clara Fell. Madrid, Jan. 19. An emphatic de nial has been issued from official circles of the report that Santa Clara, the cap ital of the Cuban province of that name, has been captured by the insur gents. It is further stated that the only recent insurgent attack in the province has been at Buena Vista, where, it is said, the insurgents were repulsed. Destroyed by Fire. . i Wheeling, W. Va., Jan. 25. Short ly after midnight fire started in Mingo Junction, O., a few miles north of Wheeling, which wiped out nearly ,the entire business portion of that indus trial town. At o'clock this morning nine houses had been destroyed, and the property loss is estimated at $50, 000. - No receptacle has ever been made strong enough to resist the power of freezing water. nfTTriiiia. ! AGREED TO FORECLOSE Government Will Settle With Bankrupt Roads. TUB COMMITTEE'S GUARANTEE Tanderbllt Syndicate Will Bid amount Equal to Original Bond, Lea Payment Already Made. New York, Jan. 25. The announce ment is made by the Union Pacific re- tton that, it hint . ron fVl( onvor. ment, in accordance with which the latter has begun proceedings to fore close its lien upon the Union Pacifio lines, inclusive of the Kansas Pacifio line. The reorganization committee I guarantees a minimum bid of some- thing over $45,000,000 for the govern j ment's claim upon the railroad, and i for the Government Union Pacific sink- ing fund, and has deposited $4,500,000 as earnest money. Kuhn, Loea U). , bankers, for the reorganization com mittee, have assured the committee of funds required to carry it agreement with the government into effect. People well informed on the Union Pacific situation intimate that, in order limit the nt isgue o firgt m0lt. bonds of $75,000,000, which.it ig intention, 60me junior o bondg wil, have t0 legg an it waB t fi. i-j,, to rf I them. It is understood that Kansas j Pacific consols and the sinking fund i bonds will be modified as to terms be ! fore the plan becomes operative. Tbe Attorney-General' Statement. Washington, Jan. 25. Attorney General Harmon today gave out the following statement of an agreement with the reorganization committee of the Union Pacific railway: "Upon the defeat of the funding bill in the house, the president directed the attorney-general to commence fore closure proceedings against the Union Pacific Railway Company, first making the best arrangements obbtainable for the protection of the government's in terest, following the lines indicated in his last report. The attorney-general began negotiations with the reorganiza tion committee. Thursday, an agree ment was made which will result in immediate steps toward foreclosure. The chief subject of the negotiations was the protection of the government '"Miaaaainst the risk of sacrifice of its ,e at a price which would lal after paying is now assured dj ment shall recelv aided portions of the Union Kansas Pacific lines, including sinking fund, not less than $45,75 000. The sale will be public, so tbe government will receive the benefit of any higher bids up to the full amount , of its claim, principal and interest. -The sum of $4,500,000 cash was on Thursday deposited with the Unfted States Trust Company, of New York, by General Lewis Fitzgerald, chairman of the committee, as security, accord ing to the terms of the agreement. The committee agreed to bid par for the sinking fund, if it is desired to sell it at any time before the foreclosure Bale. "Bills in equity have been prepared, signed by the attorney-general and Hon. George Hoadley, special eounsel, and forwarded to St. Louis, where they will be presented to Judge Sanborn, who has jurisdiction in that district,' and whose consent to their filing is necessary, because the receivers in charge of the property are made parties defendant They are original bills, and not cross-bills in the pending suits. Whether they will proceed as inde pendent bills or be ordered to stand as : cross-bills in the pending suits will be determined by the judge, but in either event the result will be practically the same, vizi ;- the sale of the property under the government's lien, as well as under that of the first mortgage. the bills will be filed in the districts of Iowa, Nebraska, Woyming, Colo rado and Utah. "Separate bills for the foreclosure of the lien on the Kansas Pacific are in course of preparation. These will be filed in Missouri and Kansas. "The proposed arrangement was sub mitted to the government directors be fore it was closed. They all recom- i -ltB adoption." Draft Hint Be Paid. Tacoma, Wash., Jan. 25. United States Judge Gilbert gave a decision here today that the Northern Pacifio Railroad Company must pay a draft for $4,200, cashed by the late Paul Sohulze, at the local London & San Francisco bank, just before his suicide. The draft was on New York, and payment was stopped because Sohulze used the proceeds for personal purposes. The case Was tried in Portland. Judgment Against tha Ferrl .Wheel. Chicago, Jan. 25. A judgment for $84,000 in favor of the World's Colum bian Exposition Company was entered today in Judge Burke's oonrt against th.j Ferris Wheel Company. The jndg mcint is for the World's Fair Com pany's share of the gate receipts during the exposition. . Atrehlp at Lodl. . Lodi, Cal., Jan. 25.-The airship craze has been revived here by the ap pearance of an aerial navigator in day light. Many people in Aeampoytbree , miles north of here, saw it. the other afternoon sailing over as plain as Jhe. . sun. It seemed as big' as a small house, and looked like it wag. built Of canvas. It went southeast. ' Some. farmers ulso saw it the same day near here. The ship seemed to be undet perfect control. " ... ' '