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VOL. VJ.
HILLSJIOKO, OltEflOX, THURSDAY, MAKCII 1, 1900.
JsO. 50.
EVENTS OF THE DAY
Epitome of the Telegraphic
Newt of the World.
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LATER NEWS.
tit Interesting Callortlonufllems Frain
tba Twn Iteitilauhar I'MninUil
la a t'.iadensad rrti
A Wilier In the I'u 1 1 inn ii Liimliei
Company' sawmill, lit Pullman, Ark.,
exploded, killing "U iiii u.',
Colon! W. H.KIng, nK-wniiinwHiimr,
Hint a national character (or p.il
40 year, diufl a't rdlfsueapoll.'""
Norlbnrii oiih U lit the throw iul
riiT. u liliiinl.''V' Trailit( cm tho trunk
lin", 'per1ttHyi,ilwuml, rn do-
nyed.v. "
lirt engagentt between the
T.rltlsh aud Hirs ituith,u,f log0
n-suited lii the FngfUh Wug twice re-
pulsed., "
TFiVfMriiiill stV'allleV ' A'dintta! lm
arrived ill liiur. nco Marque with llti
)wi1tBW;"Tiif)tlj f tarmau? -who will
join the IlinT furi
1 .
Ttiii Japanese) mtntxttT to th.. L'fdUid
Stub, Jniiini Komura, ha 1ii lifnil.
llmtfyrtMw from Japan i nippola.-
ItlCltt a UllrtUtlT to liniwl.
A young dentist of Kuw Yrk.fity
tint thn wife nf thti man who befriend
ciMi lin mul tlicu committed. nqU&ltt.
Jealousy was tli cause of the crime, : '
JllJ'lntlevlllp IVwder mill. 1'Iat,'
tuvlllw, Win., were wrecked liy uii i
killing three ni'ii huiI badly
liiturln: one. SeW'tai building were
deitroVed. - ! .
f i v ,..,.!: - i .i i . , :
A slwuiiar believed lo. bo the. Call
fomlau, il Hie Allan line, is ashore jilt
Fori William, Portland, (Me.) ImrUtrT
'..wits), heavily dmWu with grain,
lattd for U;rfL .,.,..,. ,
Ill Chlcauo, li 10 machlnlM employed
hy Ifrcwtr Chalmers and Croloy $
(';, aw on, a atrlko, on account of (lin
nlfeVM refusal of tbeir employe to
rMiiiiii'th''Anlun.
lour of tlm five members hi the new
riulh.uliiti commiminn have Isim
selected. Tin') ar; Ju'Ikm Talt, o
Ohio; Luke T. Wright, of Trtiuee
Irr t ' Mm of Vriuoit, Hint l)an
Wun-'v of MtrlilitHU.
Tlw ilHjiiu in Iil'lm wntliuin vira
Wilt. Tlii'rw r &H3 victiiii in l'mtn
f Imr I'ltu iliwiiw th wMk f RiliiiK FlrU'
nry 18. Willi Bi.OOO.Ollll liiilo Hffuct'
mltf llui fmln mm oulyiilMiiit4,0i)0,
hk lu rw tit ol rwllt'f, tliii iHiuutry
i' ii r.uii piiijiit.
UuiiilnrJ. WitVirmii'k. of ' MeCor
( mlvk ImrvButur fmiip, In rtimil. "
tv. Jhiiiwi Humrt, prmlili-nt of IVr
Aw Uuivumlly, Lnl'nyetlc, ln.1
lllHIll, -'
. I'hii. Kiw rurc a liiilliiu will mnu
Kl utiurly $200,000 Irom too guvvru
? fiulfli1 Uwt Stnmnliii OmipHny':
tfviifliimi t Vmu'ouviT, li. t.. uro ou
a irlk,
All IiiibIiiwii Ht MufiikliiK i now toti
itin ti'il in "iKiinb-oroof" uuilurnrouui1
utjituilwr..
OiH'riitioii lu tlifi riiiltpplmn fttn
lnilil( to oloiio and jiollco will n-
M 'ontmi lwii Imm'ii lrt for th urnnlion
ol h iikw oil ninl jtuMiio fitcUiry uttir A
Pirli(, Ori'KoW.
k-flw-HuntliiTD rclll(i Itnllmad Com'
jmny lum mtnlillHhfJ rwllnf cltinnrt'
M'uftft ft unlpfciye. ';'
n XluCl'lr 8Htle lm ftillod to lirwik
dowi Mf; t!rnvtm'ii ttwtinmuy rulttiv
Ci-lli irllHTlttt! 'with the fMlintnr.
!r JiiUilwl lhiwuy miy tlmt If tha Niiv
wwRHii riiuul i to Im a tiuntrnl pnth-
way, fiirtlllimtionn Rro uiiuocinHiry,
i,JCyUiijn' rikhtu Vmvo' u'mde uoh
littwft'. lu -tlhlle tlmt aliiiarly , tv'
IlllTiltrui tho pviUlit! chooV' tCHclier n
wnmmi.
I'to'slte. Y,.'. Ki'flliiy, lnvontor of tlie
lv'mliv mm, for t!n liquor luiliit, iliuil
iitiilH Iioiiio in Ijo Anelp, Oiil., ol
vrfMii-Siult!rii vlll toy for tho 1omm' of
Ami'iii'ium in turkoy (Vurlii tli At-
imilWiiiLVniubl. .rlliu' .huiii Uivohrrxl
Aiut-,IO(,ouu.r,
. Gmuirul llui'tor Molkmiilil, com
nui'iuHiiu thoVa'Huliliinil, bitijiiile ami
lumllnu in tliiv,. purHult of Cronju
toff, V4yW0M,ttiyl.-. .4
ltbtiwmmtotiWe liHutu, of OhlnJ Intro'
(luwiil in tlui house a lilll to irovliUi for
thn iiiibllu'WUtriliHtion of ft Uuitud
Miilds nmi)'to all lohoola in the ljuitud
lbrto..,! ..:.; -:
Upija iaieRimintioiis of the fipiminh
gavuniuiotit to the cllnct tlmt come of
tim lulnud lionth of the J'Jiilipiiliie
HMhlpalnfeo,' whltih Imd biwi tnkeil
fci((oBloh of by .the United States un
ltttH,'.eraithfi lroi'wty of Spain, the
mrthoaltlwr.-of. the HtiHo (lepartineut
Kit' "'BXiimliiiid the olmrt ami con
0d6d;rta'aiwo'the withdrawal of our
ohiiiiis to the IhIiiiiiIh of Uaytcayen, Hu
ItfaMfiuhntu, both of whii h lit) with
afit thq .honmlnry Hudh laid down by
tliii titnity of 'n,rl.
iliji'Sluiiita B, Autliony rewntly cole
bratodiher eiKhtluth birthday aunl-
VoMry."' ''
"ft(oriniin cities uinichauU are not
Blinwe'd to put up niBua uuIohs tlie
jikiritiiiK it) truo.
tliioe lourv of Bnwift was robbed
iwilminHtii while ou hia way to vialt
IhtfltlHg of Hliun,
.Oftli-aeoruoT. I'erklufl, of Akrou,
. OvKliiu tmwButed that city with 80
aoros of land valuod at $100,000 u
playground for children.
The Puerto KIchu ouiiiproinlw bill I
to operata two year. . .
Lord Hoburti' raxualtiet at Paarila
bora, were 7'.'1. in uue day' lllitliikc . Allan
Profit of the Kinibcrley lllmiidii.l
MiuliiK Coinpny lait year were 1U,-
000,000.
lfctmtM'ratie olflcMni for minor tto
niii' in Keutuuky have been givnu
cei titivate.
F.VBiinvillii, hid., people are heir to
mi enute in tha f'ljl liUuil, valued Ht
10,000,000.
P. D. Armour, Jr., who died latent
ly In 1'iimi'li'iiit, !., left an eittute
alued itt f M.uoo.imu.
Several Klmiiliki'r were arnmUid lu
Ktiiiiialt fortlfleHtUin, omlur the - tw
lief that they were KpliM.
Antorla, Or., pliyoiuiauxurKethe pi
pie to axterinluHta the rat In ordi-r to
kwp out the btiboulo plnun.
Jat 19 year afur tha Umt victory
at Majiiha hili, Cnmje mid 4,000 I
urwmler U tho ItrltUh force,
The triiniHirl lliiin-ook h mi rived
at Sail ! rmii'liico from Manila, with
the UhIUw of 605 dead beroea,
I lie preniiti'iit ha iimitnnlil lleurv
II. .Miller, of Jimi'tihiue county, Or., to
lie conxul at Chung Ivintr, China.
The l'.riliNli inli'llini'iire ili'piirtiiii-nl
1linateN Uie total IliH-r utreiiL'th at
I .Mull, while Kuuland Ua over 151,
OuO men.
Prince Poulatowiiki, of San Fran'
twm, lia itiri'liH)Hl the inland of Paul
Ian, one of the Philippine, for jou,
000. Thy in lull. I i valuahle lor ita
pearl ttxherle aud hemp lrad.
The lUhlw In Icmnitive Work of
Philadelphia, ha received an order
Inmiu the Pm i & Orlean railway tit
France, for 80 ID-wheel peiiiifr
engine,' Thin U the flrxt locomotive
contract evar placed by tho railway lu
America. ,("
Tha 'Chauihar of Ountnerce of San
Fraiicimi, ium appointed a committee
to ciiiml'lcr tlie advUability of iwtab-
ll.HliiiiK tirmich of the New York
Amerlcan-Aniatio Aociatiou, the pur-
(kpik! of which 1 to lucrcjuie trade with
tho Orient, '
Tli uli'inni'r Auxtralia arrived at San
Frauciaco from lioiiululu. She briiiit
new that idler 13 day had panaed
without a niK" of pl.tijun, tbrne cawK
wer diactivored ou Fetaruary li), and
all eurtii'l (atallv. Thn victim were
two ChinrB, tnalca, aud a woman,
half t'hiuew and half Hawaiian. The
ceuBcil Ium apmpriHted auntherflOO,
000 to allow the Uiitnt of health to
cam on ' the work of ikbtintr. the
plague.
Croiijo ha nurrendcred.
Puvjet Sound almon pucker have
combiued.
National lUiiict!liU will meet in
Kanaa City lu July.
The Traua-Minaiwippl congrim will
meet in Houston, Texa. ou April 17.
lu a Utile w ith theYaiiuia, Mexican
tnaiiMi lout over 1!00 in killed and
wounded. ' . ,
Hamilton II, Oreyann, former pout
lOHHter at Manila, died in Philadel
phia, of hiccough,
Two PitUburg tin plate work have
roKumed operatioim, giving employ
lueut to 1,000 workingmeu.
Dr. A. Wright, of Buffalo, preaident
of tha American Iutitute of Homeo
path, t dead, aged 74 year.
Flra in Montreal destroyed the
Theater Francai and nearly an entire
block, cnuKlng a In of $100,000.
Catholic in Now York are nocking
tha privilege of teaching their religion
In tho public achooU at certain Hour,
Tha United State government will
build road and wharves aud 2,400
mile of telegraph line this year in
Alrttka. ' ' ' V '.', ' ' '
PiiglliHt Tom Sliarkey thi-eateu to
retire from the riug mile he cau ar
range a matoh with Kitanimmou or
JurTrle. ,
Tim ' United State supreme oourt
ha denied the application of Captain
(JlHTlln Carter to bring hi cane into
that court. .. s . , '
The InlerHtato Uitiimerce Comml
alon'a aamiioii at Norfolk, Noli., in inves
tigating alleged - discrimination in
freight rated. -' ; i'
..In Liudon, tlio Grand tjioator, where,
Henry ' Irving and other actors have
beeii iiii tha habit of beginning provin
cial tour, wa gutted by lire.
Aduilra Dewey lot his prir.e money
oaan, the court of elulni deciding that
tha Spanish iloct in Manila bay wan
not superior to the American, lie wa
awarded $U,750. ,
Ten of the leading chain work in
tlie United State will be combined
aud operation ooutlnued under the
management of the Standard Chain
Worka Company.; !
Full powers have been t granted to
HeurtL. WllHon, United States uilu-
Ister to Chill, to slgu a treaty of extra
dition he lias negotiated with tlie
Chilean government.
An Old Maids' convention was held
at Cvnwvd, Pa. . l'risws were awarded
for the oldoHt, the handcomont, the
smallest and the tallest maidens that
attonded the convention. , , ,
OFF THE MAINE COAST
Line Steamship
fornian Ashore.
Call-
I'ASSRNGKlt.S AUK ALL SAFE
CIG FIRE NEAR PARIS
Th. Vl Want Hrt In llarbul
vl furtlaud, Ma., In a llaat
aturui,
rortlaurl. Me., Feb 27 Tlie big Allan
Hue ttcaiiiiihtp Califoruiaii, which left
lier dock at midnight, went ashore ou
Hum Island ledge, Just outside the
lutrlsir, a few minutes after the pilot left
her this morning All the paswnners
are safe, though still aboard. Mot of
till local seafaring men are of the
opinion that the rocks have penetrated
the bottom of the vesnel in aeveral
places, and they doubt very much If she
can be saved. The vessel Is valued at
13,000,000; the car!0 at $.100,000.
There are six cabin, live Intermediate
and 10 tucraii uasseuifcr. beside a
crew of 78 men.
The Culiforniaa w in chargo of
Pilot Kdward L. Parsons, and at the
time he left her the wind was blowing
bud from the southeast, and a heavy
ruin was falling. Pilot Parson left
the ship on reaching the bell buoy of
Cunhing' Island Point, after he gave
the ofllcer of the ship the course. Ten
minute later the Californian was hard
and fast aground on Uam Island ledge.
This I a reef that rims out from P.am
island and the ship bad gone several
points off her course when she struck.
Tha ship is lying under the lee of Ham
Island, on the lodge, and although th
wave are breaking with great force,
the long ledge act as a breakwater and
protect the ship. The local ollicialf
(eel confident that the ship can W
llnatcd. The condition are now fav
orable.
The Californian was bound to Cilas-
gow by way of Halifax. Captain Pare-
lay say that the bold is full of water,
the fire are extinguished, there i a
heavy sea, but the pasnengers are per
fectly safe. The cargo of 3,000 ton
emmist mainly of meatx, lard, apples,
cheese aud grain. The greater part ol
tho csr,;o was probably insured by the
consignees. It is not kuowu whether.
the ship was insured,
The tt'-amship California, now
Diimeil the I alilorolait, was tnuit ou
the Clyde and launched in 1801. She
is built of milled steel, is classed Al
in Lloyd's special survey, aud with ad
ditional trcugtheuiug over Lloyd's
rc(iiiretiiput Ui comply w ith the de
maud of the admiralty for tiaUHsrt
tMTvii'fl, Her length is 400 feet, beam
40 feet aud depth of hold XI feet 8
iuche. Her tonnage capacity ii 5,000
ton. She 1 divided into eight com
partments, the bulkhead of which are
ill carried to the upper deck. Thepe,
with the cellular double bottom, im-ure
the greatest amount of safety ill case of
accident.
Carta of Alcohol Kiptoalon
150 Paopla.
Paris, Feb. 28. A a result of a lira
that broke out thl morning at St.
uen, a suburb of Paris, lu a collection
of alcohol and oil store, a erle of ex
plosions occurred, spreading tha flame
until a block of ix Immense ware
house w Involved In a huge conflagration.
A great conconrse of spectator had
assembled aud bad approached too
near, wlien suddeuly the explosions
occurred. A large number of people,
including some firemen, Were more oi
les Injured. The last explosion oc
curred at 6 o'clock this afternoon, when
it was thought that much danger hud
been averted. Thirty person were in
jured by flying debri. The official
compilation howt that 150 were hurt,
and cpaite a number seriously.
The fire broke out at 8 o'clock, from
some cause a yet unknown, and had
obtained firm hold before It wa dis
covered. It progressed without excit
ing incident during the morning, and
at 1 o'clock bad been gotten under con
trol. At 4 o'clock, however, tho fall
ing walls permitted the flame to reach
a numlicr of alcohol vats, and then the
explosion liegan to take place. Tlie
block of warehouse wa almovt sur
rounded bv unoccupied cround, over
LSURRESDEROFCROSJEi
DEWEY'S PRIZE MONEY CASE.
Boer General Gives Up Jn
conditionally.
TIIK BUItGHEES C0SCESTBAT1S0
Stubborn Trfna ht raardahrrf WW
to Jlnabla Mratlared Band t .Col
lect al lllouifunlla.
London, Feb. J8. The wsr office ha
received the following dispatch from
Lord Koberts:
"Paardel-erg, Feb. 28. General
Cmnje and all of bis force capitulated, n,ine and torpedoe.
Court of Claims Allowed Him Half That
lla Sued For.
Washington, March 1. The United
fjtatca court of claims today rendered
in opinion on the claim of Admiral
Dewey, his officer and men, for naval
liounty under section 4C35 of the re
vised statute, for the destruction of
;he SpaniHh fleet in Manila bar, May
1.189S, the court holding that the
claimant ha the right to re .-over lor
sach person on board the enemy' ship
:he sum of $100. This decision ia on
She bai that the admiral' fleet was
mperior to the Spanish fleet, excluding
the shore batteries, the torpedoes and
the mines in Manila bay. Admiral
Dewey' claim was for $200 for each
man belonging to the enemy' fleet,
iiji-1 iidinir the supporting shore bat
BID TRAIN WRECK
Accident Occured During
Snow Storm.
unconditionally, at daylight and is now
a prisoner in my camp. The strength
of bis force w ill be communicated later.
I hope that her majesty' government
will consider this event satisfactory,
occurring a it doe on the aunheraary
bf Majuba."
MASSING AM ARMY.
Bor Ara Concentrating at Bloarofon
Uln. f
London, Feb. 28. The Boer are
aiwetnblinsr an army nearBloemfonteiu,
which the burning alcohol spread when j wjth which to dispute the invasion ol
the buildings collapsed, resembling a ' Lord Koberts.
ea of flames, and causing consternation
throughout the district. People in the
dwellings near by began hastily remov
ing their furniture. The suffocating
beat and fume aeriously hampered the
work of the fire brigade. A number of
engines were scut from Pari to assist.
The firemen worked fearlessly, and
more than ouce were precipitated to the
round by falling roofs and wall.
A detachment of soldiers aided the
firemen in emptying the adjacent
nines of furniture. Ambulance were
busy in carrying victims to the neigh-
Isirnu hospitals.
Fortunately tlie flame did not reach
the immense reservoirs of petroleum.
he loss i estmated at 2,000,000
francs.
I'o.tonlc ltibbl.
Independence, Feb. 27. Tho post
ofllce wa broken iuw thl morning
slter 3 o'clock and over $000 was sc
cured; the amount of cash wa $'J13.l)u
and stamp $400. An entrance was
made by taken out a window pane in a
war room, aud then a panel of the door,
thus ifivina admission to the oflice.
Tie tol worn stolen from a black
smith ahop in town. A hole was
drilled in the outside door of the oflice
safe, just above tha handle, and the
hole lu the iuner door was made just
above the combination lock, and powdei
was used to blow the safe own.
The robbery was not discovered until
about Id o'clock today, when several
dollars' worth of stamp were found be
hlud the adjoining harness ahop by AY
11. Craven, which led to an invrstiga
tion. It is thought that the thieves
have been lu town for the past two days,
mid could be easily identified. The
money loat belonged to Postmaster J
A. Wheeler.
, CroiiiHtloo of ria(iia Victims.
Chicago, Feb. 20. A special to the
Iteoord from Honolulu, February 18
via San Francisco, savs: As there are
no facilities for cremation at Kahului
where the latest advices show that the
black plague has broken out, the seven
laidies of those who have died front tho
dread dlseaHe were cremated in the
open air ou the beach at night by pil
iug up an immense amotint of fire wood
or a tire. Tho harbor was tuu
ships at the time aud the sight from
tho decks of the vessel of tha burning
uf the plague victims ia described as a
weird one.
right on Huriuah-Chliieaa ltoinulnrjr
Kaugoou, British Burmah, . Feb. 24
A British official attached to the
boundary' commission, named Herta,
while tonilng in the Burmah-Chiucse
frontier with an escort, baa engagei
and routed two considerable forces
hostile Chinese from Mirkawcpa, kill
iug tlie leader of the Chinese and
Chinese.
Women sailors are employed iu Den
mark, Norway aud Finland, , ,
ItovMirts from 45 colleges show dia-
oourauinu reil.lous couditlona iu but
throe. ' - i
Booth-Tucker any God uses America
a a counooting link between , other
nations. ;
Thomas Yatos, of Toledo, 0., la the
only living American who took part in
the chargo of this Light brigade ' at
Balakluva.
Mill, Elevator ami flralit Burned
Halifaxx, Feb. 27. The works of
the Muritime Milling Company at New
Glaauow, were destroyed by fire today
with a grain elevator and thousands of
bushels of craln. The loss was
$150,000.
Fireman Killed, Others Injured.
Detroit, Feb. 27. Fire tonight, in
the plant of the Detroit Steel & Spring
Conuianv'a works, destroyed both the
nomnauv's rolliu. mills, oausiug a loss
of $100,000. fully insured. Fireman
Timothy Keohaue was crushed by
falling ataek and killed. A hospital
ambulance, runniug to the Boene, ool
lidod with a swiftly ruuunlng cloctrio
oar. The ambulance was smashed to
piece, aud its oocupaut. Driver Frank
Durthbaur and Dr. J. T. MCMttrioK,
were badly bruised and shocked.
YAQUIS HARD FIGHTERS.
Mealeans Los Mora Thau SOO la lint
Battle.
Chicago, Feb. 28. A special to the
brouicle from Potam, Sonora, Mexico,
savr. ilia .Mexican renerai troops,
wier General Torres, have saved Guay-
ma from the Yaquia. but by dint ol
the fiercest fighting of the war. and a
sacrifice of 200 soldier. The town
here is filled with wounded, and all
public buildings are utilised. Torres
nticipated the surprise the Yakuts in
tended. I lie Indiana were accompaniea
by 10 edveuturer,, miner aud cow.
boys, who acted a commander ol sep
arate companies of 40 men each. The
Yaouis hud also a Maxim gun, which
had been smuggled through at Bisbee,
A.T., inaload of machinery. The
gun was manipulated, me .viexicaus
av, by two ex -rough riders.
Torres reached hero Thursday after
noon aud decided to divide hi army of
00 men iuto two divisions. The first
and strongest, flanked by the gunlmat
Democrat, left here at daybreak Fri-
ay morning. No scouts preceded the
force and the first intimation of the
presence of the Yaqnis was a wither
ing fire from the Maxim and a rule
olley from concealed fortifications in
a dense thicket. The first division re
treated in coufusion, aud was sheltered
iu the timber growth along the river.
More than 100 meu fell at the first fire.
The Democrata then steamed up and
swept the thicket with her machiue
gnu, but evidently ineffectively. Her
forward decks were swept, aud the pro
tected upper decks peppered with bill
ets from the Maxim. Ten sailors aud
First Lieutenant Hambolo, of the army
were killed. Tho Democrat , drifted
for more thau half a mile until a bend
in tho river sheltered her.
Late, in the afternoon hill signals
showed tho waiting commanders of the
first divisiuu that the second detach
ment had reached the neighboring
heights to the southeast in ita flank
movement. A simultaneous attack
was then made from the frout aud
flunk, aud the Indiana retreated. The
Maxim gun, disabled aud useless, was
brought to Potam and 73 Indians, the
official report Btatos, wore found dead.
Duriug the first fire of the Yaqnis i!3
Mexican Federals were driven into the
river in a pauio, aud drowned. The
total Mexican loss was 227. The Dem-
ncrata has been taken to Guaymas for
repairs.
This is the first time the Yaqmshave
made use of fortifications.
This intelligence come from Pre
toria by way of Lurenco Marques. The
commandos are described a "hastening
from all quarters of the two repub
lic." No estimate i made of their
numbers, but the withdrawal of the
ISoer irom most of the place where
they have been in contact, with the
British, except the district near Lady
smith, may raise the resisting force to
80,000 men. This figure assume that
the Boers have between 60,000 and 70,-
000 men in the field.
The gathering of thi army acroat
the path of Lord Robert give signifi
cance to General Cronje' steadfast de
fense. He has engaged the corps of
Lord Roberts for 10 day, and has given
time for the dispersed Boer faction to
get together and to prepare position to
receive the advance of the British when
Lord Robert move forward.
The principal question involved In
the case was w hether, in determining
the enemy' force, the supporting shore
batterie?, the mines and torpedoe
thould he included. Taking Into con
sideration the guns at Corregidor, El
Fraile and other forte at the entrance
.if the bay, and those at Manila and
Cavite, and the torpedoes and mine in
the bay and the entrance to it, it wa
conteuded by counsel for Admiral Dewey
that the enemy' force wa uperior to
the vessels of the United States. The
government Insisted that the statute
failed to provide for the contingency ol
the co-operation of shore batteries with
the naval force destroyed, and that the
court ia powerless to supply the omis
sion. The court, in deciding the case,
held that the law applied only to the
rce of vessels engaged in the action,
md that in this instance, taking the
number and character of vessels into
account, the strength of their batteries
an board and all other matters which
iroperly go to the determination of the
ictual fighting strength of the two op-
pos ing fleets, that of the United Statet
was tne superior.
It is understood that counsel for Ad
miral Dewey will take an appeal to the
npreme court of the United States
Under today' decision Admiral Dewey
is personally entitled to $9,570.
MILLION DOLLAR FIRE.
SPOKE AGAINST QUAY.
Turler Began the Formal Debate in the
Henate.
Washington, Feb. 28. Formal dis
cuseion of the right of Senator Quay to
a seat in the senate as a member from
Pennsylvania was begun today by
Turlev, of Tennessee. He presented a
constitutional argument against "the
seating of Quay, which was given close
attention bv his colleagues. He will
conclude his speech tomorrow. Con
sideration of the Hawaiian government
bill brouiiht out a lively discussion be
tween Tillman and Spooner. in which
the former admitted that ballot boxes
had been stuffed aud negroes had been
shot down in the South to maintain
white domination. An amendment
was made to the bill striikng out the
property qualification of voters for mem
Iter of the legislature, but little other
progress was made.
The general debate upon the Tuertc
Rican tariff bill was today extended
nutil tomoirow night. Interest con
tered in the conferences which were
going on among the Republican leaders
and tlie disseutiug Republicans in theii
effort to compromise their differences
on the bill.
Building llurn.d In Chicago.
Chicago, Feb. 27. Fire today de
stroyed a four-story brick building at
51-55 Jefferson street, causing a loss of
$05,000, divided among tlie following
firms: Lammert & Mann, machinery;
William W. Vernon, gas machinery;
James Barry & Co., pattern makeis;
Hartley Eleotric Company; George il.
Nve, pump manufacturer; Charles H.
Beudham, pattern maker.
Two Frncen Bodies Found.
Buffalo, N. Y., Feb. 27. The storm
which has raged since yesterday after
noon, with a maximum wind velooity
of 65 miles, abated tonight. Tlie laxly
of a farmer was found frozen stiff in a
snow drift about a mile from the city.
Near Warsaw, the body of John Car
wody was found frozen.
Soldiers' Clothing Uettclency.
San Franoisoo, Feb. 28. Upon the
request of Major Oscar F. Long, quar
termaster, United States volunteers,
depot quartermaster in this oity, a
board of survey met in his office today,
to examine into, report upon and fix the
responsibility for an alloged deficiency
of olothiug and equipage shipped by
Major Long to the quartermaster at
Manila, P. I., and for delioienoyxaud
damage to quartermaster's stores re?
coived at the depot in this city from
various posts.
Pennsylvania Town on Flra.
Pittsburg, Feb. 28. At 1 o'clock
this morning fire was discovered lu
Wilson's billiard hall, Main street,
Clarion, Pa., and in a short time an
entire block of busines buildings was
destroyed. The loss is estimated at
$150,000. Jud.e W. W. Barr, the
oldest inhabitant and a prominent poli
tician, dropped dead from excitement
The water pipes are frozen. At
o'clock this morning the fire was still
raving and not under control. Snow
was boing piled up in huge piles, aud
teams were used to cart it to the sceue
of the tire. Huge bonfires were lit at
all tire uluirs, but at late reports the
water had not thawed out. The near
est town is Edenbnrg, 10 miles away
and theie is no possibility of getting
help there. ,
Fell Down a Shalt.
Scrauton, l'a., rob. as tour men
were killed this morning in the Mount
Pleasaut miue by the breaking of
mine carriage. The killed are: Wil
liam Gilbert, Thomas AVilliams, John
Rogan and Frank Woodward The men
Were descending on the mine carriage
to the sixth vein. When it reached
the fifth vein the oarriage, which was
going down at a rapid rate, struck an
adjustable shelf, which was left pro
jecting, breaking the bottom of the
carriage aud dropping the uieu to the
pit 75 feet below. Gilbert and Rogan
were killed instantly, while Williams
and Woodward lived only a short time.
Swept Through the Retail District ol
Newark, N. 4.
New York, March 1. The greatest
Bre Newark, N. J., ever experienced
swept through the retail dry goods dis
trict tonight, destroying a score or more
jf buidlings. The loss i estimated at
)ver $1,000,000. The fire destroyed
W. V. Snvder's department store at
Itroad aud Cedar streets and its stock
worth $500,000; a building adjoining,
jeeupied by J. M. Mantz and others;
T. 1. Allen's confectionery store; C
15. Peddie's trunk store, the roar of
David Strauss' department store and L,
Plantz' dry goods stores, W . T. Kae'i
lewelry store, P. J. Carrigan' drug
store and a number of small stores and
Bierman's pawnshop.
Four firemen were buried under
wall at the rear of Snyder's, that fell
w ith a terrifio crash. Captain Waltei
Harrison and Fireman Thomas Brown
were taken out unconscious, ana may
be fatally injured. The other two fire
men were severely injured.
Busila In Persia.
New York, March 1. A dispatch tc
tLs Herald from Teheran, Persia, says:
'British influence and prestige
Persia have completely vanished
Russia is victorious in the diplomat:
contest so long continued, and the
Shah, whose health is now better than
for some time, is making hasty warlike
preparations in his anxiety to demon
strate his antipathy toward Great Brit
a in. The Grand Sidariat hag ordered
the speedy completion of recruiting of
soldiers throughout Persia, according
to plans, the carrying out of which
has been delayed for years. Reservists
will also be enrolled, and all officer
aud privates now on leave of absence
will bv recalled."
a
NEAR KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
Two or Mora Persona Were Burned t)
Death -Several Were Bailljr
Injured.
Kansas City, Mo., March 1. The
fast St. Louis day express, dne to ar
rive in Kansas City at 5:45 this even
ing, was delayed by a freight train,
which stnek in a suow drift two mile
south of Independence, Mo., about 13
mile out of Kansas City. The St.
Louis local passenger train, running 40
miunte behind the fast express, came
on through the blinding snow storm
and crashed into the express train
ahead, the engineer having failed in
the driving snow to see the danger sig
nal which the fast train had sent back.
The parlor car in the rear of the first
train wa literally cut in two. When
F.ngineer Frank Raymond and hi fire
man escaped from the WTeck they
crawled out through the window s of the
parlor car. Fire added to the horror
of the wreck, coals from the furnace of
the shattered engine having fallen
among the debri of the splintered coach
and soon the whole wreck was ablaze.
Two or more persons, it is believed
were burned. A list of the dead and
seriously injured, so far as known, ia
as follows:
Mrs. J G. Scbmidlapp, Cincinnati,
instantly killed, body recovered; un
known woman, body consumed in
wreck. The injured are: J. O.
Scbmidlapp, Cincinnati, will recover;
Mis Scbmidlapp, Cincinnati, scalded,
will lose sight of both eyes; Mrs. J.
Balke, Cincinnati, mother of Mrs.
Schmidlapp, badly scalded, eyesight
lost, may recover; W. A. aughn, Cin
cinnati, newspaper reporter, scalded
and right arm crushed, amputation
necessary; JL. F. Sheldon, Sedalia, as
sistant superintendent of telegrsaph of
Missouri Pacific, painfully scalded;
Brakeman Frank McAfee, St. Louis, ,
badly bruised; Mrs. Elizabeth Lee,
Cincinnati, scalded.
All of the injured have been brought
to the University hospital in Kansas
City.'
William Rost, a farmer near whoaa
place the wreck occurred and who was
one of the first to reuder any assistance
to the imperiled passengers, is quite
sure that at least three women were
binned in the wreck. When he reached
the car, flames were craeklinii through .
the splintered woodwork of the car at
one end , while at the other end a
cloud of blistering steam was issuing
from the locomotive, which had ripped
the coach open from end to end. On
every side were men and women cry
ing for assistance.
Mr. Host's first act was to pull from
the wreck a woman whose legs were .
sticking out through a broken window.
She was not badly hurt. By the time
this had been accomplished, other pas-:
engers from the forward coaches had
come back and helped out all of those
in the burning car who could be
reached.
Mr. Rost states that he saw the body
of one woman jammed in the roof of
the burning coach, and that it was not
reached by the rescuers. " - '
The body of another woman was con
sumed in full view of the passengers
who gathered about the wreck. Mr. .
Rost and others tried to drag her out, :
but she waa pinned under heavy wreck
age. Mr. Kost say tne young woman
was apparently dead, as he reached
her hand and there was no response to :
his efforts at rescue. -
Trolley Lines on the Hudson.
New York, March 1 .A bill pending
iu the New York legislature repeal the
act forbidding the construction of rail
roads on the Albany and New York
post road, which is a continuation of
Broadway. The bill is said to be in
the interest of a syndicate in which
John D. Rockefeller, Levi P. Morton
and J. P. Morgan are reported to be in
terested. This syndicate, it ia said,
proposes to construct trolley car lines
between the more prosperous Hudson
river towns, and then connect these
lines so as to iorm a continuous line
from New York to Albany.
Chicago Summer Resort Burned.
Chicago, Feb. 28. Fran. Thiel
maun's summer garden, with its palm
bouse, Btage and other buildings, and
tlie broad sweep of water paviilion
; threading the edge of the lake, the
1 breathing spot for thousands of merry-
making folk throughout the summer
evenings, burned early today. The
loss was $50,000; insurance $0,000.
Tin Plate Works Resume.
Pittsburg, Feb. 28. The Mononga
hela Tin Plate Works and the Star Tin
Plato Works, both owned by the
American Tin Plate Company, which
have been closed two mouths, resumed
operations today. The two employ
1,000 workmen.
Richard Hover Is Dead.
New York, Feb. 28. Richard
Hovey, the poet, psofessor of English
literature in Barnard College, is aead
in this city of apoplexy, aged 85 year.
A Nebraska Tragedy.
Brock, Neb., March 1. Wilson
Wakelin. a prominent farmer, mur
lered his w ife last night by cutting hei
throat with a razor. He then went to
the grfaveard where his first wife was
buried, aud standing on her grave, cut
his owu throat, falling forward dead
Mrs. Wakelin was at one time presi
dent of the W. C. T. U., of Nebraska.
Kaiita Will Transfer His Flag.'
Washington, Maich 1. Admiral
Kautz is expected to arrive at San
Francisco on his flagship, the Iowa,
about March 20. He is now in Mexi
can waters engaged in annual maneuv
ers aud drill. At San Francisco he
will transfer his Hag to the Philadel
phia, and the Iowa will be sent to
Bremerton naval station, on Puget
sound, to be docked.
Winter In the Adtrotidacks.
Flnttsburg, N. Y., March 1. Last
night was probably the coldest of the
winter iu the Adirondack region. It
was 13 below zero at daylight tliie
morning, 14 below at Malone, and 22
below at Suranao lake.
THE PLAGUE IN HAWAII.
Three More Deaths at Honolulu Con-
dltion at Hit.
San Francisco, March 1. The
steamer Australia arrived from Hono
lulu today. She brings news that after
12 days had passed without a sign of
plague, three oases were discovered on
February 19, and all euded fatally.;
The victims were two Chinese, males,'.
and a woman, half Chinese and ball.'
Hawaiian. The couucil has appropri-.
ated another $100,000 to allow the
board of health to carry on the work bf
fighting the plague.
Consul Haywood, who has returned
from a visit to Hilo, reports condition
there as being satisfactory. Precau
tionary measures have been taken re
garding the shipments of sugar. Con
sul Haywood reports no undue excite
ment, and the residents are taking
every possible means of stamping out;
the plague and portions of the town
which were in a very unsanitary condi
tion are being cleaned,. ,
President Dole has received a dis-:
patch from Secretary Hay approving
the scheme for the appointment of a
committee to determine the losses sus
tained by sufferers from the great fire.
President Dole will appoiut the com
mission in a few days.
The ship Invernesshire, which wa
blown out to sea form her anchorage in
the harbor, ia believed to be safe. Her
captain and a crew were taken out to
her in a tug, and now have the vessel
under control. .
A Naval Change.
Washington, Maroh 1. Commander
R. R. IngersoU waa detached from the
naval academy today and ordered to
Norfolk aa ordnance inspector.
To Increase Oriental Trade.
San Francisco, March 1 .The Cham
ber of Commerce of this city ha ap
pointed a committee to consider the
advisability of establishing here a
branch of the New York American
Aslatio Association, the purpose of
which ia to increase trade with the
Orient ' '
The oldest consul of the United
States in continuous service is Horatio
J. Sprague, who became consul at tiib
falter in 1848.