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IIILL8BORO, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1898.
NO. 40.
EVENTS .OF THE DAY
Epitome of the Telegraphic
News of the World.
TERSE TICKS FROM THE WIRES
An Interesting Collection of Items Front
the Two Hemispheres Presented
la a Condensed Form.
At a meeting of the various religious
denomination! hold in London, the
czar's disarmament proposal wag In
dorsed. Four petsons were killed and otliera
seriously injured in Farli Lv the col
lapse of a house in enjurso of const mo
tion. It ia feared that flvo bodiea still
remain burled in tlie debris.
The British stoamer Pawnee 1ms ar
rived in New York from Mediterran
ean porta, and brought 10 ship-wrecked
people, eight men and two women, who
were taken from the disnbled schooner
Deer Hill, of St. John's, N. 13., iu
inidocoan.
The navy department has nmdo pub
lic a report from Admiral Schley cov
ering that part of the operations and
movements of the flying squadron
from its tailing from Key West for
Cienfuegos up to, but not including the
first bombardment.
Aa a remit of a coasting accident at
Tuitle creek, eight miles from Pitts
burg, Joseph West, aged 80 years, ia
(lead and eleven others aro injured, two
seriously. The aled collapsed at the
bottom of a stoep hill and thirled the
1aity with great force in every direo
ion. Thomas Jones, living near Greer,
W, Va., attempted to light a Are with
prod-oil. An explosion occurred,
wrecking the room, and the dresses of
ils twin daughters, aged 4 years, ig
nited, lie waa too badly burned to
nssit them, and they were so badly
burned that both of them dioj shortly
lifter wards.
Exports to Cuba are already begin
ning to show the elTcot of returning
peaoe and the roopening of our porta to
commerce. The October figures of the
treasury depaitment bureau of statis
tics show a marked increase in the ex
ports of tho United States to Culm in
nearly all articles, comparing October,
1808, with October, 1807.
The international anti-annrohiatio
conference which has been In session
here for several , weeks, has proved a
success. Ureal secrecy ia maintained
regarding the proceedings and conclu
sions, but tho delegates seem (utistied
that thoy have laid a splendid founda
tion for a uniform system of dealings
with anarchists. The conferonco de
clined to recognize anarchist outrages
as political crimes.
Tho drought in California has ended
and rainfall is reported from nearly
every section of the state.
Puget sound oystermen have formed
an association, and will make an effort
to secure noedod legislation.
The war department has decided to
have the remains of all soldieis who
died in Manila returned to this country.
Clyde Bennington, aged 33, has been
sentenced to lito imprisonment in Han
Quentin for his part in the Oio Qiuude
train robberies.
The death sontence of Private Lind
say, Tenth cavalry, has been commuted
by the president to life imprisonment,
on reoommendationof General Wheeler.
Since the cessation of hostilities this
government has spent about 11,000,000
In feeding the starving Cubans, and the
work is still going on with untiring
vigor.
The United States troops in Cuba and
Porto Rico have not beer, forgotten.
They will be sent for Christmas 10,000
pounds of prime turkey and 3,000
pounds of cranberries.
The body of an unknown man wai
found on one of the bars of the Willam
ette, three miles east of Monroe. The
bead and feet were missing. There waa
no means of identification.
The halibut schooner Two Brothers,
plying in Alaska waters, has been miss
ing nearly six weeks, and it ia feared
that she has been lost with ull on board.
One of her boats was recently found in
1 badly battered condition.
Bight additional survivoisof theorow
of the lost shipLondoninn wore brought
into Baltimore by the North German
Lloyd steamship Maria RickmerB. They
are: Captain P. B. Lee, Third Officer
Joseph Cottier, Boatswain T. Behoin,
Quartermaster F. Carlson, Able Sea
. men J, Webb and W, Cadness, Second
Steward D. Darnell and Sooond Cook
W. Martin,
In the German reichstag, Count von
Kardorff, leader of the free conserva
tives, condemned the sentimental Ger
man sympathy with Spain, and wel
comed the appearance of the "great
and vigorous American nation" among
the oolonizing powers. He said he
hoped that, in accordance with Bis
marck's principle, commercial ques
tions would be kept separate from
political relations, for, if this were
done, Germany could be on very good
terms with the United States.
Minor Dews Items.
It tfl rftnnrlAf) In ontii-t ntwlaa lliat
n. I n - M ri . . . I
ri mini uouigo ui ureeoe is engageu 10
Prinoess Victoria ol Wales.
Mrs. Abbie L. Marble, sister-in-law
of the late Jamea G. Blaine, was killed
in a runway at San Loandro, Cal.
Gen. John 3. Dupuy, a prominent
ex-Confederate soldier, died in Mem- (
phis. He waa in all the battles of the
army of the Tennessee, and wai
Wounded four times I
LATER NEWS.
Tho Prince of Wales is promoting a
ur against tuberculosis in England.
Samuel Gum pen was re-elected presi
dent of tho American Federation of La
bor, by a practically unanimous vote,
at the closing session of the 18tli an
nual convention of the organization
held in Kansas City.
Secretary Long will toon issue ad
vertisements culling for proposals for
raising the Maine and the Cristobal
Colon, in accordance with the deoision
of the board of construction to which
tho matter had beon referred.
A financial statement just issued by
the Southern Pacific Company shows
that for tho month of October the gross
earnings of the company reached
$0,560,735. This ia an increase of
$1,125,701 orci the samo mouth of last
year.
Corliss, of Michigan, hat introduced
a bill in the house to facilitate the con
struction and maintenance of tele
graph cables in the Pacific ocean be
tween the United States and Hawaii,
the Philippine islands, Japan and other
countries.
London advices just received bring
promise that the West Indian colonies
will enter upon the new year with
brighter industrial prospects, owing to
the successful launching of the West
Indian Co-Operative Union, organized
on the linos of the California Fruit
Union, and tho Irish Agricultural or
ganization, which achieved wonderfully
tapid success.
Great Britain has given another
striking example of friendship for the
United States, and at the same time
has taken action wliiah is looked upon
in the light of a recognition of the
sovereignty of the United States over
the Philippines. A filibustering ex
pedition organized to go to the support
of Agninaldo has been suppressed at
Hong Kong by order of the British au
thorities. The first ordor for an English railroad
to be received at tho Schenectady, N.
Y., locomotive works calls for ten
mogul freight engines, which will be
built for the Midland railroad. The
machines will be of American pattern,
with cylinders 18 incites in diametor,
with 24-inch stroke, and fitted with all
modern appliances. The shipment of
27 locomotives has just been completed
for the Nippon railroad, of Japan, and
the woika are running night and day
with a force of 2,000 men.
Torre Huuto, hid., was visited by a
million dollar fire.
Three lives were lost and several in
jured by a fire and explosion at Fort
Adams, R. 1.
Ambassador Jules Cambon will sail
from Havre for New York on January
7, to resume his duties at Washington.
. Senator Hanna has introduced in the
senate, and Representative Payne in
the house, a bill to grant subsidies for
American shipping.
When the president in his southern
tour readied Macon, Ga., great enthu
siasm was shown and the Confederate
veterans tendered him a reception.
Tho National Casket Company, of
Pittsburg, Pa., has received from the
United States government an order for
4,000 caskets, the largest single order
of the kind ever given. The coffins
will bo used for the purpose of bring
ing to this country tho bodies of all
the soldiers killed in battle in Cuba, or
who died trom disease there.
The agricultural appropriation bill
passed by congress contains a retalia
tory clause authorizing the secretary of
agriculture to inspect imported articles
dangerous to health, and also author
izing the secretaiy of the treasury to ex
clude such articles. The restriction is
designed to apply to a large number of
articles imported from foreign coun
tries. Rat Portage, Ontario, is in wild excite
ment, over a marvelous strike, made in
the Mikado gold mine. The core fills
a atope 40 feet high and two and a
third feot wide, and tho richest ore is
worth, on a conservative estimate fiom
$25,000 to $35,000 a ton in free-milling
gold. The ore is being put in barrels
and sacks, and men are guarding it.
The mine is owned in England. At a
low estimate there is now $250,000 in
Sight.
A special from Washington, D. C,
says: There are seers who predict that
Uncle Sam will become the banker for
the world. Two Old World govern
ments, Russia and Japan, have turned
their faces to the United States in
search of loans, Russia, at least, hat
had agents sound Amerioan financiers.
This is the first time foreign nations
have sought to float great national
loans in America, and the wise men
think it is the beginning of the new
era.
At the Mozoro insane asylum, in
Havana, a horrible state of affairs was
discovered. One hundred and twenty
inmates, emaaiated and showing every
Bign of statvution, are confined there.
Six months ago there were over 800 in
this asylum, but death and starvation
have reduced their numbers to about
one-seventh of that figure. The Span
ish government withdrew its grant,
and although money was raised for the
institution, oorrupt offloials embezzled
most of it, leaving the patients desti
tute. The British government has decided
to complete the Soudan railroad to
Khartoum, the distance yet to be cov
ered being 180 miles.
Forest Salee, a bellboy formerly em
ployed at the Planters' hotel in St.
Louis, is heir to $35,000, left him by
James T. Spaulding, of Chicago.
The movements of rebels from Brazil
have been defeated by troops sent to
the frontier, and there seems to be no
further danger to the peaoe of the country.
BURIED UNDER SNOW
Avalanche on Chilkoot Pass
Kills Six Persons.
FIVE BODIES WERE RECOVERED
Party Waa Encamped at Crater Lake
Whan the Accident
Occurred.
Seattle, Wash., Dec. 22. The steam
er Al-Ki, whioh arrived here today
from Alaska, brings meager particulars
of an avalanche on the Chilkoot pass,
in which at least six people were killed.
Five bodies have been recovered, as fol
lows: , , .
Mrs. Darling, of Lake Ltndemann,
and her two sons; Bert Johns, of Ju
neau; Harry Shaw, of Skagway.
The slide occurred December 0, at
Crater hike, about one mile beyond the
summit on the Lake Lindemann side.
Mrs. Darling's husband was at Lake
Lindemann, and she had arranged to
join him with her two sons, who had
utmost reached manhood. Shaw was
a Skagway man who had business at
the lako. Bert Johns, of Juneau, was
but 18 years of age, and the reason for
his taking the dangerous trip does not
appear. He was a friend of the Dar
ling boys.
The name of the sixth person has not
been ascertained.
Contrary to the advice of old-timers,
who realized that the trip was a dan
gerous one, in view of recent storms,
the party set out with light outfits. It
was storming very hard when they
crossed the summit, but they succeeded
in reaching Crater lake, where the
blizzard forced them to camp, although
it was but seven miles to their destina
tion. While encamped there tons of
ice and snow, mixed with rocks and
timbers, swept over them, evidently
without warning, and went on down
the valley, leaving them buried under
several feet of hard snow. Their bodies
were found two days later by a search
ing party.
The bodiea were not bruised in the
least.
A peculiar coincidence is that the
news of tho slide was brought by tho
same steamer that brought word of the
terrible slide last spring, in which
nearly 50 people perished. Another
coincidence is that the two slides oo
onrred just about the same distance
from the summit, but on opposite sides.
Just beforo the Al-Ki left Skagway,
G. Bald Mills, of London, England,
and F. T. Smith, of Melbourne, Aus
tralia, arrived from Lake Atlin, with
their feet and hands badly frozen. It
is (eared that Mills will lose bolb feet.
RIGHT TO EXPAND.
Teller's Address on the Legal Point! of
the Question.
Washington, Deo. 22. Senator Teller
occupied the first half of today's ses
sion of the senate with a speech in ad
vocacy of tiie theory that there are no
restrictions upon the right of the United
States to expand its borders so as to
inolude far distant territory. He went
into the legal points bearing upon the
question and incidentally discussed at
some length the form of government
for the Philippines, saying he would
encourage self-government among the
islanders, and would give them the
most liberal government which they
were capable of conducting, but that
he would not take down the American
flag where onoe planted. The re
niuindei of the session was given up
to the Nicaragua canal bill. Senator
Caffery was the only speaker on this
subject, and he opposed the Morgan
bill. .
The house listened to the first speech
on the annexation of the Philippines.
Williams, a Demooiatic member of the
foreign affairs committee, in an hour's
speech, stated his opposition to a policy
wbloh would bring the islands under
the sphere of the United States' influ
ence. He contended that it would be
hostile to the spirit of our institutions
to assume control over 9,000,000 peo
ple; that annexation would cost us
$140,000,000 a year; that the annexa
tion of the islands met none of the
tests whioh applied to our past acquisi
tions of territory, and would be a mis
take from a social, political and ma
terial standpoint. Williams' remarks
received careful attention and several
times drew applause from hiB Demo
cratic colleagues.
The agricultural appropriation bill
was passed without matetial amend
ment. It carried $3,696,823, oi f 187,
120 more than the current law.
Ule; Fire in Montreal.
Montreal, Dec. 23. A fire broke out
at 11:45 last night, completely gutting
the big dry goods warehouse of S.
Green8hield's Sons & Co., one of the
largest dry goods houses in Canada.
Half an hour after the fire started, the
roof fell in, and 10 minutes later one
of the walla fell out into Craig street
and the other into McGill street. The
fiie wall separating the Greenshields
building from the dry goods house of
Molntyre Sons & Co. collapsed and the
flames gutted the premises of that firm.
The loss on the Molntyre stock and
buildings will reach $200,000. The
loss on Greenshields will probably ex
ceed $800,000;
Three Hundred Soldiers Killed.
London, Deo. 23. A dispatch from
Shanghai say a a powder magazine, sit
uated in the center of the Chinese
oamp, in Hankow, exploded, leveling a
square mile of houses. It is estimated
that 800 soldiers were killed, including
the general of the commanding forces.
Washington, Dec. 23. The com
merce oommittee of the house decided
today to take up the Nicaragua canal
question on the second Tuesday in Jan
uary,
RETURN OF THE PRESIDENT.
Entire Party SatUfled With the Trip to
the South-
Washington, Dec. '2. The presi
dential party, after an absence of seven
days in theouth, arrif'd at the Penn
sylvania station over the Southern rail
way at 11:80 o'clock this morning, ex
actly on schedule time. With the
exoeption of Mrs. McKinley, who was
Blightly indisposed at Atlanta, every
member of the party has been in the
best of health, and all pronounce the
trip most enjoyable and a splendid suc
cess in every way. Everywhere a stop
was made the president was received
with greetings and demonstrations of
an enthusiastic character, and during
the entire week there was not a disturb
ance. The run from Columbia, 8. C,
was uneventful, and on its arrival
here the special train of six Pullman
cars, under the personal supervision
of General Agent J3ro,wji, was run up
the Sixth street siding, where all
alighted.
The president and Mrs. McKinley
were driven to the White House at
onoe, and the members of the cabinet,
Mr. Porter and Mr. Cortelyou, secre
taries to the president, and their ladies
were driven to their homes.
The entire morning aboard the presi
dential train was spent in farewell
visits by the different memberB of the
party. The president received his
guests in his own car. He expressed
his entire satisfaction over the trip.
With this sentiment every member of
the cabinet aboard heartily coincided,
while Generals Wheeler and Shatter
repeated the eulogistic expressions al
ready made in their publio speeches,
The geneial impression prevailed that
the trip had cemented, to a marvelous
degree, the good-fellowship between
North and South, and had brought into
prominenoe the excellent condition and
capabilities of the army.
The original object of the visit, to
celebrate the peaoe with Spain, lost its
significance directly after the presi
dent's memorable utterances regarding
the caie of the Confederate dead.
MIGHT HAVE BOUGHT CUBA.
John Sherman Says Negotiations Were
Once Under Way.
Chicago, Dec. 32. A special to the
Tribune from Washington says: Ex
Secretary of States John Sherman, in
an interview, tells an interesting cab
inet secret, which in the days before
the war was frequently suspected, but
never established. With considerable
emotion, the ex-secretary said:
"I tried to prevent this foolish war
with Spain. As a matter of fact, nego
tiations were already in progress to pur
chase Cuba from Spain when the war
feeling suddenly rose and swept every
thing before it. And Spain would
have accepted the terms.
"This is a matter of secret history.
And now what have we got to show for
all this expense? Some islands in the
Philippines, for instance, which are
worth about $200,000 per annum in
come; increase! indebtedness of $200,
000,000 and a lot of islands inhabited
mainly by man-eaters. And the most
distressing feature of the affair is that
we are now about to be called upon to
pay $20,000,000 for territory that we
could have taken without expending a
dollar."
SHAFTER EXPLAINS.
Santiago Commander Before the War
Com mission.
Washington, Dec. 22. General
Shatter appeared rather unexpectedly
before the war investigating commis
sion this afternoon, and told his story
of the Santiago expedition. He was
supported by his aid, Colonel Miley,
who was with him in . Cuba, and waa
flanked by a large portmanteau of pa
pers, to which his aid occasionally ap
plied for reference.
General Shaffer's story of the opera
tions around Santiago was tersely told,
but at times was quite vivid in its re
cital and interesting in detail. Briefly
summed up, his estimate of the San
tiago expedition was that it had been a
military success and cheap at the cost
of 500 men lost in the fight. He con
sidered the expedition to have been as
well fitted out as the time allowed
would permit, and said that, in look
ing back, he had no criticism of his
plans to make, and would not ohanga
them if the events had to be gone
thiough again. He said he had no
complaints of any sort to make, and
would be loath to intrude them at this
time if he had.
JUMPED FROM HIGH WINDOWS.
Deaths Result From a Fire
in a Mew
York Residence.
New York, Deo. 22. Two women
were killed and another woman, who
afterward died, and a man severely in
jured today during a fire at the resi
dence of C. H. Raymond, at West End
avenue and Seventy-third street.
Mrs. Underwood, a sister of Mrs.
Raymond, leaped from a second-story
window, her head striking the sidewalk
and death was instantaneous.
William Doerr, in trying to rescue
Mrs. Underwood, sustained a fraoture
of the skull, which probably will re
sult in death.
Mrs. O. H. Raymond followed Mrs.
Underwood out of the window, and
was pioked up unoonsoious. She died
tonight.'
After the flames were extinguished
the body of Harriet Fee was found on
the third floor of the house. She had
been overcome by smoke..
A superb collection ol pictures and
tapestries owned by Raymond was en
tirely destroyed.
Santiago do Cuba, Deo. 23. A guer
rilla who landed here this morning
from a schooner from Baracoa to Bet tie
his affairs was recognized by the
Cubans, set upon and shot. He is now
in the hospital, and is likely to die. A
Cuban has been arrested on suspicion
of being the assailant, and if the crime
is fixed upon him, General Wood in
tends to make an example of him.
ANOTHER OX GORED
Filipinos Pay the Spaniards
With Their Own Coin.
ACCUSED OF FIENDISH CRUELTY
Uncertainty of the Future Seriously
Affecting Trade Rebels Doing
About as They Please.
Manila, via San Francisco, Dec. 21
Spanish refugees from the north say
that after the surrender of the town of
Aparri the insurgents formed a pa
lade, the central feature of which was
a Spanish lieutenant, who was carried
along the streets suspended from a
bamboo pole. On arrival at the' plaza
the pole was placed upon two forked
sticks and a squad of rebels proceeded
to terrorize their helpless victim by
shooting as e'ese to his bead as possi
ble without wounding him. When tne
unfortunate man was unconscious with
terror the procession moved On again.
Another story is told of a Spanish
officer being confined in a cell with his
hands tied behind his back and com
pelled to eat the portions of food allot
ted to him from the floor of the celL
Still another refugee states that be
cause he threw some papers, which he
did not wish the rebels to have, into a
cesspool, the natives, upon hearing of
it, dropped him into the hole and com
pelled him to recover the papers, after
which he was paraded through the
streets for hours. The Spanish priests
who were captured fared somewhat bet
ter. The natives indignantly deny these
allegations, and their newspapers re
taliate by printing horrible stories of
atrocities practiced by the Spaniards
before the surrender of Manila.
Senor Palermo, president of the Fil
ipino assembly, is said to have cabled
a long message to Madrid a few days
ago to the effect that if Spain would
guarantee autonomy and other reform
measures the whole country would sup
port Spanish rule in preference to any
other form of foreign intervention.
Aguinaldo has seen fit to remove the
embargo upon Americans, and has is
sued an order granting the right to
travel through the territory at present
held by the revolutionary government
to all foreigners, exoept Spaniards, so
long as they are unarmed.
The present unpleasant weather is
having its effect upon the health of the
American troops, hundreds of whom
are suffering from cramps and chilis
occasioned by the dampness of their
quarters and exposure.
An order has been issued compelling
medical practitioners to report all oases
of smallpox under their notioe to the
authorities, in Older that they may be
promptly removed to the pesthouse,
owing to the continuance of deaths
which have occurred in private houses
throughout the city.
What with the uncertainty as to the
future disposition of the islands, and
the state of affairs existing outside ot
the limits of the city of Manila, which
are the bounds of American jurisdic
tion, business in the Philippines is in
almost as bad condition today as it was
six months ago. From May 1 until
the surrender of Manila, on August 1
last, the only means of communication
between this city and the other ports
in the Philippines was entirely out off,
sinoe all coasting steamers were under
the Spanish flag, and had to lie up dur
in the blockade.
With the advent of the American
army of oosupation it was hoped that
trade would be resumed almost imme
diately, but in spite of the fact that
arrangements have been made between
the American and Spanish authorities
toward this end, the fact" remains that
the interisland trade, whioh amounted
annually to over $500,000,000, has
dwindled down to less than one-fifth
of its normal volume.
MOVED A BRIDGE.
Remarkable Feat of Railway Engineer!
at Milwaukee.
Milwaukee, Wis., Dec. 21. A re
markable feat of bridge moving was ac
complished today by the Cbioago &
Northwestern Railway Company, under
the direction of J. S. Robinson, divi
sion superintendent of the engineers of
that road. The bridge was a single
track draw, weighing 215 tons, and
was removed a distanoe of 250 feet to a
new foundation in the quick time of 2
hours and 57 minutes. The structure
was floated on two scows, one on eithei
side of the center, which were sunk
90,000 gallons of water. With the
8 cows in proper position, the water
was pumped out and the bridge grad
ually lifted from its foundation and
towed to its new resting place by two
tugs. The bridge had rendered service
since 1880, and is still in good condi
tion, being removed to make way for a
double-traok structure of the latest pat
tern. Left Money to Wark.
New York, Dec. 21. A dispatch to
the World from Loudon says: Miss
Yates lelt $35,000, half her property,
to Lieutenant Wark, who was sontenoed
to hang for complicity in an illegal
operation which oaused her death. The
will ia to be contested by the next of
kin.
Fatal Pistol Duel.
Munich, Deo. 21. A duel with pis
tols took place here today between Ma
jor Seitz and Lieutenant Pfeiffer, grow
ing out of the former's misconduct with
the latter's wife. Major Seitz was
killed. "
The Usual Revolution.
Lima, Peru, Dec. 21. The presi
dent of Bolivia, Senor Alonzo, at tho
head of 200 men, is preparing to march
against the oapital, La Paz.which is in
the hands ot the revolutionists.
EXPANSION UPHELD.
Senator Flatt Speaks Against the Tast
Resolution.
Washington. Deo. 21. The senate
had a busy day, and there were several
important speeches. Piatt of Connecti
cut, spoke against the Vest resolution,
which declares that the United States
has no power to acquire territory. He
said that the power of a nation to ac
quire territory was as inherent as its
sovereignty.. The United States had
the right to govern such territory in the
best manner possible until the people
of the acquired lands were capable of
self-government.
Proctor of Vermont, and Ha!
Maine, explained divergent views upon
the subject of a commission of senators
to visit Cuba. Proctor thought such
committee was necessary, while Hale
said he thought it would be in extreme
ly bad taste, and useless.
The Nicaragua canal bill was up dur
ing tne latter part of the dar, and Sen
ators Berry, Allen, Hoar, Caffery and
Morgan discussed the measure.
This was suspension day in the house
and several bills were passed, the most
important of which was the bill appro
priating $350,000 for the Philadelphia
exposition of 1899. The vote was ex
ceedingly close; it had but two votes
more than the necessary two-thirds.
Bills weie also passed under suspension
of the rules to authorize the distribu
tion of the assets of the Freedmen's
bank; to enlarge the scope of the fish
commission to include game birds; for
the relief of the Fourth mounted Ar
kansas infantry, and for the relief of
John W. Lewis, of Oregon.
Bailey of Texas, introduced a resolu
tion in open house, directing the ju
diciary committee to investigate and
report on the question as to whether
members of the house who had accept
ed commissions in the army had for
feited their seats in the house. He
made the resolution the text for some
remarks, taking occasion to denounce
anew the statement that in his attitude
on this question he had been made a
catspaw by Republicans in the house.
He denounced the Republican who had
instigated the statement as an infa
mous liar, and challenged him to
father it There was no repiv to Mr.
Bailey's statement, and the resolutions
were referred to the committee on
rules.
JAPAN IS SATISFIED.
Policy of Expansion Receives the Moral
Support of That Nation.
Seattle, Wash., Dec. 21. Command
er I. Mori, who is on his way to San
Francisco to take charge of the new
Japanese cruiser Chitose, says the
policy of expansion which has been ad
opted by the United States receives the
most cordial moral support of the Jap
anese from sentimental and commercial
reasons.
Commander Mori plaoes Admiral
Dewey in the same class with Admirals
Ito and Nelson. "He is not only a
great naval offioer," said he, "but a
general and a statesman." He did not
know Admiral Dewey personally, but
be saw the result of his work, having
arrived at Manila in oommand of the
cru!ser Noniwa to look out for the Jap
anese interests there.
Commander Mori thinks a considera
ble portion of future oontracts for war
ships will be let to American firms.
One of the principal reasons of this,
aside from the superior workmanship,
will be because the United States is
nearer to the home country, so that the
vessels oan be taken across the Pacific
without the long voyage thiough the
Suez canal or around the Capo of Good
Hope.
A COLOMBIAN OUTRAGE.
Two Anrericnns Unjustly Kept Under
Surveillance for Two Years.
Los Angeles, Cal., Deo. 21. Charles
Nelson and H. K. Spring have just
reached this city from the United
States of Colombia, where for two
years they were held under surveillance
without being granted a trial, on a
charge of having killed Jason Hubbard,
August 27, 1896.
They are both from Colton, and went
to South America and entered the em
ploy of Hubbard, whose dead body was
found on the date mentioned with a
rifle by its si.le. It was thought that
he had accidentally killed himself, but
Nelson and Spring were arrested on sus
picion, and imprisoned for 25 days,
when they were released on bail. They
cou'd not leave the country, but on
November 4 their bondsmen secured
their release, and they at once started
for home. There was no evidence to
oonnect them with the death of Hub
bard. Gold In Pike's Peak.
Colorado Springs, Colo., Deo. 21. A
strike of gold in the Strickler tunnel,
being driven through Pike'BPeak to in
crease the water supply of this city,
has caused the most intense excitement
in Colorado Springs. A splendid vein
bearing large quantities of sylvanite
has been encountered by the contractor,
George W. Jackson, and samples from
the find assay up into the thousands.
Today pieces of the ore were roasted,
and globules of gold were apparent in
the rook. .
The find is of importance to this city,
as the riches will revert to the city of
Colorado Springs.
Experts who have examined the prop
erty say that millions of dollars' worth
of gold are contained in the vein en
countered. '
American Loooraottves for England
London, Dec. 21. The Midland Rail
way Company has ordered 28 engines
in Philadelphia and New York. As a
consequence of the engineer's strike,
English firms are only able to cope
with arrears of work.
Flag Was Lowered.
Cairo, Dec. 21. Major Marohand
and his party evacuated Fashoda during
the morning of December 11, when
' the Fienoh flag was lowered and the
British and Egyptian flags were hoisted
THE WORLD AT PEACE
William T. Stead Writes of
the Czar's Proposal.
OPPORTUNITY FOR AMERICANS
Movement In England In Favor of aa
International Demon
stration. London, Dec. 20. William T. Stead,
Writing to the Associated Press, says:
"I have seen the czai. I have heard
from his own lips the earnest desire' of
his heart that sonaeJiuna -praotical
should be done, and that' quickly, to
divert to the service of humanity, some
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preparations for war. Hefias taken
the initiative in snmmoning the confer
ence. He is prepared to give an earn
est of his sincerity by arresting the
future increase of Russian armament.
But unless be is supported by the peo
ples who detest militarism as well as
by those who groan under its burden,
bis well-meant endeavor will fail. - .
"The American people can, if they
will, prevent so fatal a catastrophe.
As the greatest and latest born of the
world's powers, they can, if they
ohoose, save this supreme opportunity
of the century from being sacrificed by
the skeptical apathy of the govern
ments. But to do this, it will be nec
essary to aot, and to act at once. What
is hoped of those friends of peace and
enemies of militarism who turn their
eager eyes to the great republic of the
New World, is that between now and
the end of January, the citizens of the
United States will, by public demon
strations, formal resolutions and fey
other methods by which a democratic
people gives expression to its convic
tions and its aspirations, have manifest
ed to the world their determination to
help the czar to put this thing through.
"In England, where the difficulties
are much gieater owing to the sense
less prejudice against Russia, which, has
been the baleful legacy of the Crimean
war, such a national committee is al
ready in course of formation. By the
end of next month, it is expected- there
will not be any considerable center of
population which will not have' had
its publio meeting demanding that en
ergetic support should be given to the
Russian proposals.
"What the friends of peaoe In Eng
land confidently calculate upon is that
the appeal in the cause of humanity
will find the Ameiioan people ready
and able to respond. If so, the great
est demonstration ever made of the
peace-loving passion of the English
speaking race will be within our reach.
A joint Anglo-American representation
of, say, 15 men and 6 women, chosen
from the foremost of our race, charged '
with the mandate to proceed through
Europe on a pilgrimage of peace to pre
sent an address of thanks to the czar,
would rouse the continent.
"Round the Anglo-American deputa
tion would group themselves, in the
first place, the representatives of the
seven small states Sweden, Norway,
Denmark, Belgium, Holland, Switzer
land and Portugal, with an aggregate
population of nearly 80,000,000, and
with these reinforcements the great in
ternational delegation would begin its
orusade through Europe. In four
weeks, it would have Bhaken the conti
nent from center to circumference."
The movement in favor of an inter
national demonstration in support -of
the czar's peace conference is taking
practical shape in Great Britain, and is
attracting much sympathy .from' the
queen and other members of - the royal
family, who are said to be aware of the
entire sincerity of the czar. :.
MORE HOBSON KISSING.
The Merrtmao Hero In the Hands ' of
Chicago Girls. .
Chicago, Dec. 20. Lieutenant Rich
ard Pearson Hohson was heavily bom
barded by a large field of kissing girls
at the Auditorium tonight, but as no
distress signals were hoisted after ..the
engagement, it is not believed that he
was seriously injured. Lieutenant
Hobson lectured on "The Sinking .of
the Merrimac," under the auspices ; of
the Chicago Press Club, and after the
lecture, the members of the audience
pressed forward for an impromptu re
ception. There was much handshaking
and applause, but more interesting
than either were 163 kisses given the
Merrimac's hero by as many girls. The
lieutenant met the attack bravtly and
even seemed to encourage it.
During his brief stay; in Chicago,
Lieutenant Hobson was the guest of
General John MoNulta, at the Union
League Club. After the leotuie he
left for Kansas City, where he will
speak tomorrow evening. Tuesday
evening the distinguished naval offi
cer will face an audience in Denver,
whence he will proceed to San Fran
cisco and sail for Manila December,
on the City of Peking.
Savannah, Ga., Dec. 30.r-Nearly the
whole of the business -part of the town
of Tifton, in the center of the peach
belt, was burned last night. An oil
lamp in a boarding house exploded.
The Masonio hall and 10 stores were
destroyed, and a hotel and a large lum-
ber mill wore damaged. '''
Indian Bill Passed.
Washinston. Deo. 20. The h nil an
today gave its attention to the Indian
appropriation bill, passing it substan
tially as tepoited. This is the third of
the appropriation bills to pass, and it
clears the calendar of the big supply
bills, although another, the agricul
tural, will be ready and knocking for
attention by Monday. The house
passed the bill granting a light of way
through the San Francisco forest re
serve to the Saginaw Southern railway
of Ariiona. ' j