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Newspaper Page TextThe Mills IIILLSIiORO, OREGON, TIIUltSDAY, JANUARY 20, 1898. NO. 44. NEWS OF THE WEEK From all Parts of the New and Old World. BRIEF AND INTERESTING ITEMS Comprehensive Review of the Import ant Happenings of tha Cur runt Wek. The Peoria, ill., water works were sold under decree of court to bond holders (or 1 1, GOO, 000. Destructive brush (Ires in the colony of Victoria, Australia, litive done an I'liormoua Hinount of damage. ' In a Unlit over a game of curds at Sandy Forks, Ky. , uiht men, all col or I'd, were killod, anil (our seriously wounded. W. J. Tronliolm, former comptroller of the currency, lias retired (rom tho presidency of the American Surety Company. Governor Bodd, of California, 1ms ordered an inquiry to he made into the mental condition of Suiter D. Wordun, tho trainwrecker. While at Htnall arms practice at Tiunpa, Fla., four men on the cruiser Marbleliead were injured hy an explo sion, two seriously. Funds have been secured in London, and three immense Biigar beet factories will be ereoted at Chicago, Marysvillo and Hud bin IT, Cul. Mrs. Eliza Kohler, widow of a well known San Francisco liquor dealer, has made an assignment, with liabilities of $1)33,174; and assets, (323.785. Since the serious illness of Cornelius Vanderhilt, William K., his brother, lias become the actual dominant force in the New York Central railroad. ' The court martial of Captain O. M. Carter, which hug been in session at Savannah, will sit at Augusta here after for the convenience of witnesses A Chicago syndicate with f 1,000. 000 has purchased tho l,200,0l)0-acre Lopez ranch in Northern Mexico, which lias on it valuable deposits of asphalt um. American schooner Georgo W. Whit ford has been ordered forfa ted hy the Colon supreme 0011:4 fur loading a cur go at Porto Hollo iiil violation of port regulations. Charles Marsh,, arrested at Kansas City for swimllifaJ. F. Calhoun, of Spokune, is tho well-known confidence man, known by the alius of Lioston Churiey. The Oakland, CaL, authorities have suspicions that Joseph lt'iesido, the trainer, whose mangled body was found alongside the railroad track at Shell Mound, was murdered. The board of experts engaged In con sidering and adopting standards to govern the importation of tea for the coming year, has decided upon four out of the eighteen stnndurds, Sanford B, Dole, president of the Hawaiian republic, has arrived at Han Francisco, en route to Washington, where he will discuss annexu. ion of the islands to tlipt United States. Ships Aryan, for San Francisco, and Dirigo, for Shanghai, loft Now York together on Friday. Heavy hotB were put up by the masters as to which ves sel would arrive at her destination first. Mrs. .1. M. Furleigh, of Chicago, and Mrs. Mary Miller, of Dexter, Mich., have started for Montana to lay claim to an interest in the (1,000,000 estate of a deceased uncle, John D, Allport. Edwin T. Earle has brought suit in the United States circuit court at Sun Francisco against tho Armour Packing Company to recover ( 100, 0000 damages for violation of plaintiff's patent on a refrigerator. The controller of the currency has declared a dividend in favor of the First NiftiOfal bank of Helena, Mont., of 10 per c$nt. . . The Western Union Beef Company lias sold 8,000 head itf steers off its cTexalfranoh to Clinton Anderson, of Wyoming, and will retire from bust n ess. . "i if Qt assaying (653 In goldnd $70 in 'Willi.' WfAdami- ako conn ty, CalVrrttnta';' and the district is wildly excited. George Dobbs and Mrs. Emelie New, jointly indicted for the murder of the tetter's husband at Eureka, Kan., have been convicted of murder in the seoond degree. Patrick A. Largey, presidont of the State Savings bank, and one of the best known citizens of Butte, was shot and killed in the bank building by Thomas J. Riley. The Steer mansion at Nyatt, one of the best known residences along the shore of Narragausett bay, Rhode Island, was burned to the ground Sat urday night. . An insane man named Ramon Vivesa created a sensation in the cathedral at Madrid, by faring several revolver shots. He was arrested and will be aent to an insane asylum. Civil Engineer A. G. Menreal, U. S. N.; will be brought to court-martial on , account of the faulty character of the work of construction of dry dock No. 8, approved by him. At ,.833ion-ef the Augusta, Ga., city council, Councilman Goug got into a controversy with Jailer Collins, and reached for a guu. Peacemakers in terfered and quiet was restored. The civil service debate which was inaugurated in the house a week ago has been ended. It opened with a row, but ended very tamely. There was not even a vote on the appropriation in the executive, legislative and judicial ap propriation bill for the commission, upon which the debate was predicted. BIQ STRIKE NOW ON. Over One Hundred Thousand Cotton Operatives Affected. Boston, Jan. 19. The fight between employer and employe in the, New England cotton mills is on, and whnt it will lead up to cannot be foretold. The great corporations in New Bedford tire silent, and thousands of operatives are idle, while here and there discon tent has cropped out all day, the most serious being at Biddeford, Me., when 3,200 persons refused to work, thus closing two mills, and at LewiHton, where one mill was crippled by 300 weavers staying out. The general wage reduction is en ti muted to affect 127,000 persons in about 150 mills. Tonight finds the textile opcrutives everywhere intently interested in tho ffew Bedford strike, for there the real strength and endurance will come, and upon the outcome will depend the ques tion of an iudustial battle the entire length and breadth of the New England States. The chief point in this will be ilisciplino. From the point of view of the lnillowuor tho New Bedford situa tion is now a lock-out. Intervention hy the state board of arbitration this week is hardly likely to be allowed, and no overt act on the part of the strikers and no attempt to open a mill is expect ed for a number of days. The New Bedford strikers will receive strike money from operatives elsewUero, but the Bum total will be reserved until a protracted battle brings on want and hardship, which the unions will then try to relieve. All tho New Bedford mills opened at the usual time. When noon came the lights went out, speed stopped, over seers and second hands prepared to make everything snug, and mill gates were cloned indefinitely. The labor unions did little work today except to carry ont plans of campaign wdiich will be developed only as fainthearted weavers seek to return to work. Of the other strikers, little has been developed in thorn as yet to forecast the future. All of the employes of the La con ia and Fepperell mill works in Biddeford struck because thev were anxious to, while the weavers alone in the Androscoggin mill simply took matters into their own hands, regard less of other departments. These two strikes, with identical issues, will serve only as minor fights along the line, unless the strike (ever grows and they become the nucleus o( a general tight in Maine cities. One other minor fight now is at Bur lington, Vt., whore the Queen City mills shut down indefinitely because the operatives refused point-blank to accept the reduction. The trouble, however, began u number of days ago, but reached the acute stage todav Taking today's events throughout, it Uiuy be said that things came to pass just as expected. ,. It is the immediate future winch awakens apprehensions. WORK BEING PUSHED. Klondike Relief Expedition Will Not lie A bamloued. Washington, Jan. 19. Arrangements for the departure of the government expedition for the Klondike are being pushed. Under date of January 12 Sifton, minister of the interior for Canada, wroto Assistant Secretary Meiklejohn as follows: "Referring to the'eonvcrsation which passed between us on the suhjcot of furnishing an escort for your relief ex peditiou, I have given instructions that sufficient number of men bo sent for ward to Skagway for the purpose, and I have no doubt they will be waiting upon the arrival of your people on or before the 1st of February." Sifton telegraphed the following Sat' urday evening: . "Ottawa, Jan. 15. My reports in dicate no immediate danger of starva tion at Dawson, but groat necessity for provisions being distributed between Fort Selkirk and Skagway at various posts. I believe ice has formed all the way through. Our provisions are bo ing pushed down by horses and dogs. I intend to keep supplies moving until the waterways are open in the spring to avoid the possibility of disaster." Eight Killed Over Cards. Middleboro, Ky., Jan. 18. A spe cial from Hynon says there was a fight on Sandy Fork. Light men were re ported killed, as follows: John Wil- Hams, Doc Wilson, Bob Colwell, Tom Shelton, Petor Barrough, Mark Paine, Eli Howard and Abel Coombs, all col ored. Sim Paine, Harry MoComas, Ed Martin and Lew Gossman are serious ly wounded. Intense excitement pre vails and further fighting is expeoted The fight occurred over a game of cards. The extraordinary bloodletting began Wednesday, when a party of ne groes,' who were playing cards, got into dispute concerning the way the game was progressing. Drunkenness added to the brutality of the fight. Four men were killed, and subsequently the fighting was renewed bv friends on both sides, until the mortality liatis equal almost to the casualties in a mil itary engagement. The feeling aroused gives rise to apprehension of more crime. ' Seven rersons Drowned. Colon, Jan. 19. A boating party, consisting of United States Consul Ashley, , Dr.- Haffinan, , the Oarraan cosnsul; Master Mechanic Mott and four others are supposed to be drowned. The body of a boatman has already been recovered. Washington, Jan..l9 Consul-General Gudgeon, at Panama, cabled the state department today announcing the drowning of Consul Ashley at Colon. No details were given. Ashley was ap pointed only a few months ago, and had been well-known in this city and Vir ginia as a newspaper man. Gold for America. Sydney, N. S. VV., Jan. 19. -The steamship Mariposa saied today for San Francisoo, via Auckland, carrying 450,000 sovereigns. VERGE OF A REVOLT ntense Excitement Contin ues in Havana. PRUDENCE MUST BE EXERCISED No Holt Me Demonstration Against the American Consulate North At , lantlo Squadron Sails. Havana, Jan. 18. Although out wardly order is restored here, great ex citement continues, and unless the newspapers exercise, under the present press censorship, great prudence, a gen eral revolt is probable with much bloodshed, because in such an event the army and volunteers would fratern ize. General Blanco's position is more difficult because his methods of warfare disqualify him to urge energy upon the mob. The rioters intend going in a pacific manner to the palace to request General Blanco to release Senor Jesus Trillo, a prominent attorney, who has been unjustly charged by political in triguers with fomenting mob violence. Up to the time this dispatch is sent no hostile demonstration against tne American consulate has taken place. General Fitzhugh Lee, the American consul, and other consular officers wit nessed the riots from the balcony of the Hotel Ingaleterre. On the first news of the riots, when a crowd of 6,000 men had massed in Central Park, and began stoning windows and shout ing "Death to Diano," "Viva Wey ler," and "Down with autonomy!" General Parrado, General Solano and General Garrichs rode up and General Solano ordered the cavalry to charge the mob. The cavalry commander re plied: "Whom shall I charge? Loyal Spaniards for shouting 'Long live Spain' and 'Long live the Spanish generals?' " The commander then dismounted and endeavored to persuade the mob, in which were a number of officers and several adjutants, to retire. General Garrichs, an intelligent, no ble Cuban, whose loyalty has never been doubted, confronted the leaders of the mob, Major Fuentes and Captain Calvo, of the artillery. Major Fuentes resented the rebuke, and General Gar richs. infuriated, snatched several dec orations from the breast of the officer, saying: "You have dishonored the army." Major Fuentes and Captain Calvo were arrested. General Solano, in an interview, has denied that he called the rioting offi cers drunkards, but he confirms the re port that he characterized them as "unworthy of the uniform they wore. Some of the papets having criticised this language, Seneral Solano said: "I used those words, and I am will ing to sustain them at the point of my word." Wednesday and Thursday nightB the theaters and cafes were closed, and the miltary band did not play at Central Park as usual. When the newspapers were being attacked General Blanco called upon several friends to ue their influence to calm the rioters. They re plied that they deplored the outburst, but did not know the leaders. They offered to do everything in their power to calm the outbreak, and pointedly suggested that General Arolas should try to calm himself also, as he was in creasing the disturbance by his intem perate and insulting language." At one point the mob moved toward the private residenoe of Senor Bruzon, the civil governor of Havana, but was promptly dispersed by the police. A Determined Suicide. Chicago, Jan. 18. Albert C. Green leaf, a bookeeper, committed suicide today by jumping from the 16th floor of the Mason 10 temple. He had been out of employment for some time, and. becoming despondent, decided to make away with himself. His first attempt was made in the Chamber of Commerce building, where he was caught in the act of jumping over the railing to the rotunda and ejected from the building. He then went to the Masonic temple ascended to the 16th floor, climbed upon the railing and jumped off into the rotunda. His body struck a mar ble landing on the third floor, shattered a slab two inches thick, and landed on the baloony of the second floor. The body was reduced to a mere pulp. Greenleaf's fall was witnessed by scores of people in the rotunda. Coal Trust Indicted. Springfield, 111., Jan. 18. The grand jury of the Sangamon circuit court to day indicted 10 of the companies form ing the alleged Springfield coal trust They are charged with conspiring to defraud. The companies formed the Springfield Coal Association and ad vanoed the price of coal 50 cents per ton, claiming they were compelled to advance the price to consumers because they advanced the wages of their em ployes. The advance in wages to theiz employes was 1 cents per ton. Escape of Lieutenant Turney. Calcutta, Jan. 18. The report of the escape of Lieutenant Turney, of the British survey party, recently attacked by tribesmen in the provinoe of Mek- rana, Belochistan, is confirmed. Killed at a Blind Tiger. Barboursville, Ky., Jan. 17. News reached here today of a bloody fight at a "blind tiger," Wednesday night, on Sandy Fork, in which Robert Caldwell Smith Helton, John Williams and Tom Wilson, all colored, were killed. Government Pigeon Loft. Atlantic City, N. J., Jan. 18. The United States government is to have carrier-pigeon loft in this city, to be used in connection with the naval Nrvice.. LATEST FROM DAWSON. wenty-Two Klondlkers Arrive on the Steamer Corona. Seattle, Jan. 19. Twenty-two per sons arrived here tonight from Dawson City on the steamer Corona, bringing ith them a small amount of gold dust, and drafts on the North American rading & Transportation Company and the Alaska Commercial Company amounting to between $800,000 and $1,000,000. In the party was one woman, the only woman to come out this winter. The party consisted of ndrew Oleson, E. H. Jenkins, Leon ard Sedgwick, E. Thomassini, D. Camp hell, L. V. Grady, W. M. Kaufman, E. Brenier, Joe Brand, H. C. Bolong, Carl Hunt, Colonel Brosius, J. Baker, B. Tragedio, Chris Nueber, James Wardell, J. O. Berth, James O'Brien, W. H. Welsh, H. T. Coffin, H. L. Burt and Miss Lou Keller. The amount of drafts brought down represents the proceeds of sales of claims to the Cudahy, Healy, Yukon & Klondike mining companies and private parties. The largest individual amounts were brought by the following: D. Campbell, $130,000; E. H. Jen- ins, fl25,000; .Leonard heugwicK, $100,000; Andrew Oleson. $120,000; E. Brenier, $46,000; Joe Brand, $15,000. , In reference to the food situation at Dawson, tonight's arrivals corroborate previous reports that, while food is scarce, there will be no starvation. They consider that it will be impossible to get a relief exedition in at this sea son of the year. Belief expeditions can easily reach the foot of Lake La barge, but the trou ble will begin when the Yukon river is reached. ' The Yukon is filled from shore to shore with great ice ridges rom 10 to 20 feet high, the ice being thrown up in great blocks, and stand ing at all sorts of ingles. Men with dogs can make their way by hugging the shore, but no great amount of sup plies can be carried with dog teams. A roadway can be cut through these ice ridges, but it would .require a great amount of money, and it is doubtful if the work could be completed before the ice moved out of the river in the spring. The proposed use of reindeer in this country is considered entirely iniprao- icable. Heavy snow storms have occurred this week on the Chilkoot pass, and travel has been praotically impossible for days at a time. Inspector Stuck land of the Northwest mounted police stationed at Tagish, was deiaved five days near the summit by snow and wind. A detachment, consisting of 30 men of the Northwest mounted police, have arrived at Skagway. They were to have been stationed at different posts in the interior, but, owing to the short age of provisions and the cost, of trans porting supplies, the detachment will remain at Skagway for the present. HIS SATANIC MAJESTY. Indiana Farson's Son Flayed the Devil In a Realistic Manner. Chicago, Jan. 19. A special to the Times-Herald from Bourbon, Ind., says: Rev. Mr. Aikin, pastor of the Bethel church, on Sunday night took for his theme "His Satanic Majesty." He is an eloquent man, and he painted the arch-fiend in vivid colors. At the climax of the description, a being dressed to represent a devil, with a large head and switching tail, ambled up the aisle, blowing smoke from its nostrils and bellowing: 'I am the devil, and I want all of you." The audience became panic-stricken. Men, women and children were hurled to the floor and trampled upon in the made rush for the door. In the confu sion the stove was upset and the build ing caught fire. Before the horrified members had regained their senses, the fire had made such headway that all attempts to save the church were in vain. This morning George Aikin, son of the pastor, confessed that he, in' com pany with other boys, rigged up a devil suit, and, knowing the subject of bis father's sermon, concealed himself. and awaited the arrival of the audi ence. . TO STAND BY THE GUNS. Two Additional Regiments of Artillery Asked For. Washington, Jan. 19. In i- com munication to congress today on the care and preservation of the government fortifications and their armament, Act ing Secretary Meiklejohn calls on con gress for an additional force of two reg iments of artillery, imperatively re quired to keep the guns and mortars throughout the country in good condi tion, and to use them effectively when required. He inoloses reports of Gen eral Miles and others on the subject, and says the most practicable and eco nomical plan having in view the pur poses for which the fortifications and armaments are provided, as to quarter the artillery force by units of organiza tion in batteries, behind the guns they are to use, as far as the' existing force will go, caring for the remainder by suitable detachments from those garri sons. The present authorized strength oi the artillery foroe of the army is in adequate to the proper care and preser vation of their armament. Earthquake In Italy. London, Jan. 19. A dispatch from Some Bays there was a severe earth quake shook today at Argentina, 18 miles southeast from Ferrari. Several buildings and a church were wrecked and many persons injured. London, Jan. 19. A special dis patch from Cairo says that a party of friendly natives has oaptured the Derv ish post of Sarfloh, taking 10 prisoners and obtaining concessions of quantities of supplies. Henry Savage Laynor Tor tured by Thibet n3. ATTEMPTED TO REACH CAPITAL He and Native Companions Crippled and DlsOgured for Life by Pun ishment Inflicted. London, Jan. 17. The Daily Chron icle, in a description of the experiences in Thibet of Henry Savage Landor, the artist, who narrow ly escaped death at the hands of the Thibetans when en deavoring last autumn to reach Lasea, the capital of Thibet, says: "His valuable diary and notes, in cluding interesting photographs, was only interrupted when Mr. Landor himself was under torture. One of these repreeonts the scene of torture of a native companion, tied naked to a tree and slashed and bruised by a cir cle of hideous beings dancing around, jeering at and taunting their victim. Another photograph, taken after the rescue, shows two unrecognizable men, all the hair burned off their heads, the skin lacerated and seamed with burns, and in place of their eyes two ghastly slits. "Mr. Landor lost one eye. The Thibetans repeatedly held white-hot irons so close to the eyes of tbeir cap tivei as without touching them to shrivel and wither them. Mr. Landor was rescued when nearly dead, after be ing three days without food or water, by a party including Mr. Wilson, Mr Larkin and Kasak Singh Pat, nephew of the rajawar of Askote, who had heard from the natives that a white man was doomed to be beheaded in the interior of Thibet. Mr. Landor had almost lost his reason. After three hours' attention he regained sufficient consciousness to say where he had con' cealed his camera. They had a photo graph taken of the savages cowering in terror of the avenging whites. "It is not probable that Mr. Landor will ever be well enough to return." FORT SMITH STORM. The List of Dead Numbers Forty-Three About Seventy Injured. Fort Smith, Ark., Jan. 17. The la test official death list shows a total of 43 lives lost in the tornado which swept through Fort Smith Tuesday night. Not less than 70 others are injured. large number of them seriously, and several are expected to die. The work of removing the bodies from the ruined buildings progressed today. Five new names were added to the list of the dead. Two bodies were dug from the ruins of the Smith block, from which 11 had previously been taken. The full extent of the storm may be comprehended from the fact that 35 miles northeast of the city a quantity of tin roofing from Garrison avenue buildings Was found. A woman was taken from the ruins of the Burgess ho tel today, and was identified as Mrs Ida Innis, of Elm Spring, Ark. Her brother is missing, and it is believed his body is still buried in the ruins Business in the devastated districts. where the building were only partially damaged, was resumed today. Ladi of the city are at work distributing food and clothing to the needy. Th relief oommittee, composed of prominent business men, finds difficulty in hous ing the sufferers. One hundred and fifty buildings were demolished, and will have to be rebuilt to accommodate the people. Orton and Wright, two of the dead, were Indian territory farmers, and had just stepped into the Smith building for shelter. Memphis, St. Louis, Kansas City, Little Rock and other cities wired readiness to lend aid if necessary. The number of dead will not exceed 50. Vanderbilts In Possession. .New York, Jan. 17. The control ol the Oregon Railroad & Navigation Company having been obtained by the reorganization committee of the Union Pacific, the Vanderbilts are now in vir tual possession of a through transcon tinental line. The New York Central is the first road in the combination from this point. At Buffalo it con nects with the Lake Shore for Chicago, from which point the chain is carried on to Omaha by the Chicago & North western, and from there the Union Pa cific, the Oregon Short Line and the O. R. & N. Co. lets the line to Portland. All these roads are Vanderbilt roads, and the total mileage is 13,420. Negotiations Successful. San Francisoo, Jan. 17. A cable gram from London announces the sue cess of the mission of Willard E, Greene, who recently left for Europe in the interest of the beet-sugar syndi cate which has been negotiating for lands in the Saoramento valley. Satis factory arrangements have been made to secure the proper persons to culti vate the beets. Contracts have been signed bv which 150,000 acres of land near Chioo, Marysville and Red Bluff have been secured, and the work of erecting three immense sugar faotories will be started at once. The syndicate .has a capital of 115,000,000. New York, Jan. 17. The World says: E. N. Whitton, a banker, re ceived word yesterday that Professor A. J. Keeler, F. C. Kingsiey and Thomas Field, all of this vicinity, had lost their lives in Arizona while in quest of treasure.. The supposition is that the adventurers, who had secured treasure in gold and precious stones, were murdered by a roving band of Na vaio Indians. Mr. Whitton says he will at once send an agent to Arizona to get all the particulars of the affair. ACCIDENT, IT IS SAID Daughter of Ex-Senator Blackburn Shot Herself. Washington, Jan. 18. In her apart ments in the Wellington hotel last night Mrs. Lucille Lane, youngest daughter of ex-Senator Blackburn, of Kentucky, shot herself. According to the statement given out by the family, the shooting was accidental. Both Mrs. Lane's physicians refused to dis suss the subject, even to the extent of saying whether or not the wound would prove fatal, but from the best that cau be karned she will probably recover, although now suffering severely from the shock. A friend of the family nominated to give out a statement said that about midnight Saturday Mrs. Lane was pre paring to retire. Her husband at the time was in the adjoining room look ing over a paper. Mrs. Lane opened a bureau drawer to get a handkerchief, and picked up a handful of gloves and laces which had been tossed together in the drawer. Cnder this fluffy mass was a tiny lady's pistol, a gift to Mrs. Lane from her father, and a possession of which she was particularly fond. It caught in a piece of lace as she raised her hand, and, falling of its own weight, struck the hammer on the edge of the open drawer. The pistol exploded, and the ball penetrated her left breast. Wnat became ot tne ball it is impossi ble to Bay. According to the statement given out, it struck a rib and ranged around beneath .the left shoulder, mak ing a superficial wound. At the same time it is said Mrs. Lane is suffering so from the shock that the phyaieans have devoted all their energies to allay ing her pain without attempting to definitely ascertain the extent of the injury. The most precise statement that either physician would make to night was that Mrs. Lane would prob ably live until morning. At the request of the family, the block in which the hotel is situated lias been roped off. Ex-Senator Black burn is deeply affected by the occur rence. He does not live with his daughter, and when the affair occur red was summoned from his room on New York avenue, remaning thereafter at Mrs. Lane's hotel. THE DAY IN THE HOUSE. Debate on Army Bill Late representa tive Milliken Eulogized. Washington, Jan. 18. The house devoted two hours to general debate on the army appropriation bill, and the remainder of the day to eulogize the life and public service of the late Rep- resentative Milliken. of Maine, who served for 14 years in the lower branch of congress. On motion of Lianham, a bill was passed authorizing the president to ap point an additional district judge for the northern district of Texas. It was explained that Judge Rector, now judge of the district, was utterly inca pacitated from pei forming the duties of the office. The house then went into committee of the whole and took up the army ap propriation bill. The bill, the chair man of the committee explained, car ried $23,165,990. New provisions in the bill required the payment of troops by the paymaster in person. During the debate, McHenry took occasion to denounce Gage's funding scheme, and Gerry made some remarks about the protective tariff. At 2 o'clock the debate was suspend ed to give the members an opportunity to pay a tribute to the memory of the late Representative Milliken. Those who spoke were Burleigh, who sue ceeded Milliken; Dinglev, Boo telle, Dinsmore, Skinner, Mercer, Hilborn and Little. At 3:25 P. M., as a further mark of respect, the house adjourned. Among the bills introduced in the house today were the following: By Lewis, of Washington To estab- lish the eight-hour law in all states and territories. By Maguire of California (by re Quest) To prescribe the manner of holding elections for representees in congiess.. - A FIRE IN BUTTE. Nearly Caused a Panic In the Opera House. Butte, Mont., Jan. 18. Fire, sup posed to be of incendiary origin, broke out in the Boston dry goods store,. in the Odd Fellows' building, on Broad way, adjoining the Maguire opera- house, about 9 o'clock. Before the fire was extinguished, the block was practically a total loss. It was insured for 125,000, which is believed to be the full value. The dense smoke pene trated the upper part of the building where Thomas Steets, a paralytic, and his wife lived. Thev were resoued with dfflculty. The smoke also, penetrated the opera house, where "Under the Dome " was being given. As Manager Hagan started for the stage to advise the au dience to withdraw quietly, some one rushed into the gallery, and gave an alarm.' There was a rush for the doors, and several women fainted and were slightly injured by being tram pled upon. No one was seriously hurt, The'attaohes of the theater acted with great coolness, and this probably prevented a more serious disaster. The play was not ended. Lighted the Spray. Wheeling, W. Va , Jan. 18. Two thoughtless boys caused great mischief by applying a match to a spray of coal oil issuing from a small aperture in the Standard Oil Company's pipe line from Sisterville and Manningtou to George town. The pressure at the point was strong. Soon, the burning spray melt ed the lead m the joints of the pipe, which was six inches in diameter. Fifty acres of forest and field were soon ablaze, and two small bridges and two barns were burned. AMERICANS IN CUBA Senate Becoming Alarmed for Their Safety. INFORMATION IS ASKED FOR Caffery Speaks Against the Immlgra. tion Bill House Consider Agricultural Bill. Washington, Jan. 15. Senator Can non of Utah, today presented the fol lowing resolution to the senate, and it was adopted: . "Resolved, That the president is re quested, if in his opinion it is not in compatible with the public interest, to transmit to the senate at his earliest convenience a statement showing what measures are in force by this govern ment in the island of Cuba and in the waters contiguous thereto to protect the livei, liberty and property of American citizens now dwelling in Cuba." Among the other measures reported to the senate today was the pension appropriation bill. It was placed on the calendar. At the close of the morning business, the immigration bill, the unfinished business, was taken up, and Caffrey of Louisiana was recognized for a speech in opposition to the measure. Caffrey said: The pending bill is as mild a form of antagonism to immigration as con ditions will permit. The eduoational test is of no very stringent character so far as the test is concerned. It is. however, the beginning of a new de parture. From the foundation of the government we have invited the, hardy, adventurous people of the Caucassian family to our hospitable shores. The grand transformation of tbia continent from the wigwam of the savage and the lair of the wild beast to the myriads of homes of a happy, industri ous people, has been the work of white immigrants; yet we are about to smite -the hand that has upbuilt us; to give a sting to gratitude. Many whose ancestors are foreign born are now clamoring for restricted immigration. It is just and proper to hold this continent against the Mon golians. The exclusion of Chinese is justified by a wise policy and by. the principle of retaliation. Tbeir doors have been closed to the world, but their arrogance and selfishness are not the role for wise nations to play in tha world's grand theater. "Not to admit to this country Irish men, Swedes or Italians who cannot read or write is Chinese, not American. No danger to our institutions has ever arisen from admitting immigrant' who oannot read and write. This govern ment is the outgrowth of the labor of countless immigrants, who will be dis qualified by the pending bill. He who is vigorous in body, sound m mind, honest and industrious is a gocd citizen. No immigrant, not a pauper or insane, diseased or criminal should be turned away from our shores." At the conclusion of Senator Caffery a speech the senate at 12:20 P. M.. on motion of Chairman Davis, of the for eign relations committee, went into ex ecutive session. Senator Frye made a most spirited speech in support of the Hawaiian treaty, urging upon the senate the im portance of accepting the islands while opportunity offered, and denouncing as folly any refusal to embraoe the oppor tunity. In the House. Washington, Jan. 15. The house today entered upon the consideration of the agricultural bill. The bill car ries (3,332,402 being (135,500 in ex cess of the amount for the current year. Wadsworth, Republican,, of New York, chairman of the agricultural commit tee, explained that the inoreases were due to a constantly growing demand for inspections of meat and meat prod ucts for export. Under the latitude allowed for de bate, Williams, Democrat, of Missis sippi, submitted an extended argument in favor of the establishment of the postal savings bank system. Representative Dearmond, Democrat, f Missouri, sarcastically commented on Hanna's election and the telegrams of congratulations sen V him. Mahoney, Republican, of New York, replied to Dearmond. He recalled what he termed the victory of Democratio bosses in the Chicago convention in 1892, when they forced the renomina tion of Cleveland over the protests of the state of New York. The result was that he had been repudiated by his party, and had gone out of power un honoredand unsung. Cannon, Republican, of Illinois, also expressed gratification that the majority and politioal decency had triumphed in Ohio. Here the incident closed. Explosion on the Maiblehead, Washington, Jan. 17. Commander McCall, of the United States ship Mar blehead, reported to the navy depart ment from Port Tampa that while at small arms target practice yesterday four men from the Marbleliead were in jured by an explosion, two very seri ously. The injured were removed to a marine hospital near by. No details as to tho cause of the explosion are given.' News of Andree. - Stockholm, Jan. 17. Professor Nor deskjold, the arctic explorer, baa in formed the Swedish academy ot science! that the foreign office has received in telligence that several persons worthy of credence saw Professor Andrea's bal loon early in August in British Colum bia, seven miles north of Quesnells lake, in the District of Cariboo. The professor regards the news as being of sufficient importance to call for a closer investigation. .