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VOL. XXXIV.
CORVALLIS, BENTON COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 28, 1898.
NO. 46.
Epitome of the Telegraphic
News of the World.
TERSE TICKS FROM THE WIRES
kn Interesting Collection of Items From
the Xe and the Old World In a
Condensed and Comprehensive Form
Empress Augusta Victoria is almost
completely restored to health.
Deaths from bubonic plague at Bom
bay foi last week reached 851.
The Cabot mill, at Brunswick, Me.,
has closed, many of the operatives
having quit work.
The body of L. Dickerson was found
in the ruins ol a building destroyed by
fire at Spencer, Ind.
John C. Beresford, a cadet of the
noble family of that name is enaed
to marry Miss Emily, the third daugh
ter of Adrian Iselin, of New York.
British ship Samonea, while being
towx'd in Liverpool harbor, ran into
the ship Wendura, lying at anchor,
and both vessels were seriously injured.
Collis P. Huntington, in an affidavit
filed in a suit brought against him,
makes oath that he has no intention
of removing his residence from New
York to San Francisco.
Western roads have agreed to make
the same reduced r:ites to the Mardi
Gras in New Orleans as last year.
Tickets will be sold February 14 to 20,
and will have a final return limit of
Marcli 19.
A Mafia murder was revealed at Xew
Orleans by the finding of a trunk in
the open street in the rear of the city
hall, which contained the body of an
Italian, with the head almost cut from
the body.
Four members of the crew of the
schooner Viking were taken in charge
by the Boston police on the vessel's ar
rival, charged with attempting mutiny.
They had threatened the captain's life
and were placed in irons.
The annual commemoration of the
death of Prince Henry of Battenberg
took plaee at Whippingham church,
Isle of Wight, on Thursday, and was
attended by Queen Victoria, Princess
Beatrice and other members of the
royal family.
It is said by those in a position to
know that there is not a map of Cuba
in the war department that would give
any guidance to an army which should
land on that shore. There lias not
been a military officer connected with
the government in Cuba since the dis
turbance there began.
Reciprocity negotiations continue to
proceed in a manner satisiactorv to
Washington sifii&ie, -fern Hhere v- mtui' this -wilt ruafce little difference in
present prospect that the treaties or
agreements will be concluded in the
near future. The negotiations with
Peru are farthest along, and these
reached a poipt where the draft of a
treaty has been made.
Anti-Jewish riots have been renewed
at Algiers. The mob invaded the
Jewish quarter and pillaged the shops
in the line de Babazum, driving the
Jewish merchants out into the streets.
A Gmioilrnn of ftkassonrfl v:ia nrrlarAtl tn '
th snpnp anil nhiiri'p.l lit thp nifili w
;,u j
drawn swords, but the mob reformed
further on, cheering for the army. Re
volvers and daggers were freely used.
One man who was stabbed in the back
and shot in the head died, and many
were seriously wounded.
Acting Secretary Spaulding has de
cided in a c;ise presented by the Cana
dian Pacific Navigation Company, that
the transportation of American freight
from Seattle or other American ports
consigned for Alaskan ports, Victoria
or Nanaimo, and at these ports trans
ferred to British vessels, is a violation
of our coasting laws and subjects the
merchandise to forfeiture. The de
cision is a strong measure for the pro
tection of the American coasting trade
to Alaska in which there have been in
dications that British corporations
hope to break into.
The Belgian government has issued
invitations to a sugar conference.
The casino at Willard beach, South
Portland, Me., valued at $31,000 was
destroyed by tire.
The United States supreme court has
decided that heirs cannot recover in
surance on suicides.
Kmperor William celebrated the cor
onation fete on Sunday with all the
usual pomp and ceremony.
A steamship, supposed to be one of
the Allan line, was sighted to the east
ward of the Brand Links, heavily list
ed to starboard.
General Sir Arthur Power Palmer,
K. C, will succeed Gen. Sir Willliam
Lockhart as commander of the Tirah
field force on the northwest frontier ol
India.
The executive committee of the
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen is
holding its annual session at Peoria,
111. The membership increased 3,000
during the last year.
Forty persons were killed and 18 in
jured by an explosion of gas in one of
the mines of the Donezares Company,
in Tagenrog district, on the north
shore of the sea of Azov, Russia.
British steamer Newlyn is reported
disabled in latitutde 51 north, longi
tude 26 west, with her shaft and pro
peller gone The Gladis towed her for
30 hours, but was obliged to drop her.
The Bakers' union, of Chicago, Ima
begun a war against the American Bis-!
cuit Company, and incidentally against
all employers of nonunion bakers.
The
orncers ot the union say they will carry
the war into every state where the
American Biscuit Company does busi
ness. During a session of the Nicaragua
canal convention, being held in Kansas
City, resolutions were adopted urging
on congress the necessity of legislation
to secure the permanent construction
of the canal. The resolutions recita
that theipening of such a water way
will greatly increase the nation's com
merce, stimulate activity in shipyards,
and double the effective value of the
United States navy. A committee was.
appointed to visit Washington and per
sonally urge the necessary legislation.
A permanent executive committee was
appointed, with ex-Governor Fishback,
of Arkansas, as chairman.
ORDERED TO HAVANA.
Big Battle-shin Maine Going South on
Short Notice.
Washington, Jan. 26. Within 48
hours, for the first time since the in
surrection broke out in Cuba, three
years ago, the United States govern
ment will be represented in the harbor
of Havana by a warship. The decision
to send the United States battle-ship
Maine was finally reached at a special
meeting at the White House this morn
ing, between the president, Secretary
Bong, Assistant Secretary Day, Attorney-General
McKenna and General
Miles, and it is a striking fact that,
with the exception of Secretary Long
and the attorney-general, not a member
of the cabinet knew of the intention to
take this radical action. It is denied,
however, that some such move has long
been in contemplation, as evidenced in
the following statement of Secretary
Day, made this afternoon:
"The sending of the Maine to Ha
vana means simply the resumption of
friendly natural relations with Spain.
It is customary for naval vessels of
friendly nations to pass in and out of
the harbors of other countries with
which they are at peace, and British
and German warships have recently
visited Havana. This is no new move.
The president has intended to do it for
some time, but heretofore something
has happened to postpone it.
"The orders to the Maine mean
nothing more than I have Baid, and
there is nothing alarming or unfriendly
in them. The Spanish minister here
is fully informed of what is going on,
and, so far as I know, has not made
the slightest objection to it."
Further, Mr. Day said that Consul
General Lee had not sent for a warship.
This statement shows that the move
ment was made deliberately, and that
it could not have been taken if there
were serious apprehensions of its re
sults to Havana. The general belief
here, however, is that in Madrid,
rather than in any Cuban town, is the
trouble to f!5e looked for, if there
should be any misapprehension of the
purpose of our government in sending
the Maine to Havana. The temper of
the opposition newspapers in the Span
ish capital has been threatening for'
some time, and it may require the
strong hand of the news censor to re
press utterances that would lead to
rioting.
Admiral Sicard's orders were not
made public in their text at the navy
department, but it was stated that the
substance of them was in the statement
made by Secretary Long. The orders
were not directly to the Maine, for the
reason that she is now attached to the
squadron, and the naval regulations re
quire all such orders to go through the
superior officer. There is some ques
tion whether the telegram reached the
admiral before he sailed with his
squadron from Key West for Tortugas
harbor. The belief is that it did not,
the programme, inasmuch as the tele
gram will be sent to the admiral by
one of the torpedo-boats, or by some
other means of conveyance. The de
tails of the Maine's movements are be
lieved to be left to the arrangement of
Admiral Sicard, but it is thought that
the ship, which put to sea with the
squadron, will return to Key West be
fore going to Havana.
The German ships to which Assist-
ant Secretary
Day referred in his
the Carlotte and the
statement are
Geyer, both training-ship3 and not of
formidable type, though one sufficed to
settle hastily the recent Haytian diffi
culty. Their touching at Havana is not
believed to have been significant, as their
cruise was arranged in all details last
September, and the some ships are due
at Charleston, S. C, early in February.
UNPROFITABLE EXPERIMENT.
Seventeen Reindeer Killed
lantic Steamer.
on an At-
New York, Jan. 26. Seventeen rein
deer were executed by hanging on the
voyage from Hamburg on the steamer
Glendon, which reached here after a
tempestuous voyage of 14 days. Fif
teen others sur.vived the trip, but one
of them has a broken kneecap, which
has been rudely bound in splints.
The 15 are all that are left of a herd of
40 reindeer started from a small village
in Finland a month ago, destined for
a journey of more than J 0,000 miles to
the Klondike region.
The reindeer are not a part of Uncle
Sam's plan for relieving the miners.
They were purchased by an old Klon
diker, who believed there was money
in shipping reindeer there to the land
of gold as beasts of burden. They were
shipped on the Glendon. It has no
stalls for cattle, and the reindeer were
tied to stanchions.
The Glendon left Hamburg January
7 in a gale which rolled the ship like a
barrel. Two of the reindeer had their
necks dislocated before they vtjssel had
been out three hours, and the next
day three more were killed. The fifth
day brought a gale from the west, which
speedily produced five more dead rein
deer. In the gale of last Ihursday six
more were killed and the legs of three
of these were fractured in half a dozen
places.
Government 'Will Prosecute.
Paris, Jan. 26. The government
will prosecute M. Gerault-Richar 1 and
the Comte de Bernis for their conduct
in the chamber of deputies during the
recent disturbance.
Reduction in Wages.
Wheeling, W. Va., Jan. 25. The
employes of the Wheeling steel plant,
in Benwood, about 500 in number,
have been notified of the second reduc
tion in wages within 12 months.. The
present reduction affects all employes
of the company, and runs from 12 to
25 per cent.
London, Jan. 26. The colliery acci
dent near Mons, announced in a dis
patch from Brussels, resulted in the
death of 17 persons.
For Chinese Waters.
Yokohama, Jan. 24. A fleet of nine
warships will leave in the course of a
week for Chinese waters, the mikado
previously inspecting the Yoshima and
the Fuji (steel barbette ships). De
crees have been issued appointing
Lieutenant Viscount Kawanshi chief of
staff, and calling a supreme military
advisory council, consisting of Marquis
Yamagata, Marquis Oyama, Marquis
Saigon and Prince Komatsu.
Poor window glass is responsible for
eye strain on account of the faulty re
fraction, according to oculists.
Battleships Are Anchored Off
Key West.
ARE CONVENIENT IF NEEDED
Alarming Rumors Concerning the Situ
ation in Havana American Consul
ate Strongly Guarded.
Jacksonville, Jan. 25. A special to
the Times-Union and Citizen, from
Key West, says:
There has been much excitement in
this city during the last 24 hours, due
to an alarming telegram from Havana,
stating that the streets had been flood
ed with anonymous ultra-Spanish cir
culars, calling upon all anti-Americans
to mobilize and raid the American col
ony. Captain-General Blanco, fearful
that the rabid element of the city might
attempt such violence, has placed an
extra military guard around Consul
General Lee's office. Many of the
Americans of the city, who believe
they are in real danger, have prepared
their affairs for any emergency.
This news is what gave rise to the
rumor that Consul Lee had been assas
sinated. The feeling of uneasiness
felt here because of the proximity of
Cuba to this city, has been allayed, es
pecially since this morning at 10
o'clock, when Admiral Sicard's impos
ing fleet of battleships, consisting of
the New York, Indiana, Massachusetts,
Iowa and Texas, arrived off the bar.
The Maine, Montgomery and Detroit,
and the torpedo boats Cushing and Du
pont. left the harbor at 10 o'clock and
joined the fleet, the whole making an
impressively formidable appearance,
and one inspiring confidence in the
strong right arm of Uncle Sam. The
squadron will sail for Tortugas in the
morning.
The Spanish consul here was uneasy
over the repeated rumors to the effect
that General Lee had fallen a victim
to assassins, and wired to the authori
ties of Havana for the truth.
An important message was received
here at 11 o'clock for Admiral Sicard,
but there is no way of transporting it
to the fleet.
The commander of the naval station
received a message from General Lee
this afternoon. He says the city is
safe, but there is suppressed excitement
in the American colony. The white
squadron is anchored at Key West and
will sail for the Tortugas tomorrow.
Great Excitement In Madrid.
Madrid, Jan. 25. The report that
American warships have been ordered
to Cuban waters has caused great ex
citement here. The. lmparcial, in the
course of a violent article, says:
"We see ewth.9 .eagerness of the
Yankees to seize Cuba."
A grand banquet was given at the
palace this evening in honor of the
name-day of the king. The members
of the cabinet and the principal mem
bers of the diplomatic corps were pres
ent. The cabinet met afterwards and de
cided, so it is reported, to address a
manifesto to the country. One min
ister, in the course of an interview,
said the government was quiet and
tranquil respecting the movements of
the American warships which were
fully known to the minister of marine.
Lack of Official News.
Washington, Jan. 25. So far as
could be learned, the administration
has no advices from Havana today.
Both the state and navy department
affirm that nothing had been heard from
General Lee, and professed to look
upon the lack of news as a good sign.
On the other hand, the city was full of
rumors, ranging in importance from the
statement that the white squadron had
sailed from Key West, to that of Lee
being assassinated in Havana. Inquiry,
however, failed to find any basis for
the sensational reports.
THE ECLIPSE OBSERVATIONS.
Conditions That Prevailed in India at
the Time.
Bombay, Jan. 25. The eclipse of
the sun was accompanied by a rapid
fall in temperature. An earthy smell
pervaded the air, and the scene resem
bled a landscape under a wintry Eng
lish sun. The duration of totality was
two minutes, with a marvellous corona
of pale silver and blue.
The conditions were favorable at
both Professor Sir Norman Lockyear's
camp near Vizadiroog (on the Malabar
coast), and at Professor Campbell's
camp near Jour.
The-native astrologers predicted ter
rible calamities. The natives swarmed
to devotional exercises, and there was
general fear, but no great alarm. The
Nizaam of Hyderbad liberated 50 pris
oners, giving each a gift of money and
clothes.
London, Jan. 25. The morning Post
publishes a dispatch from Professor
Lockyear, from RajapuY, saying that 60
spectrum photographs were secured.
Some of these have been already de
veloped and are found to exhibit
changes in the aspect of the chronos
phere. The dispatch says the weather
was perfect, and that Lord Graham's
cinematograph work proved quite suc
cessful. A Missing Lieutenant.
Salt Lake, Jan. 25. A special to
the Tribune from Rock Springs, reports
the disappearance of Second Lieutenant
Joseph Dripps, of the Eighth United
States infantry, who was in command
of a detachment of soldiers at Camp
Pilot, Butte, Wyo. He left his post
on January 16. He was at Fort Doug
lass last Wdnesday, and afterward
registered at a hotel here, but did not
occupy his room.
Rear-End Collision.
Clay Center, Kan., Jan. 25. A rear
end collision between two sections of a
Rock Island freight train occurred
here this morning, resulting in fatal
injuries to three men. Brakeman Wil
liam Griffith had both legs cut off and
died four hours later. W. S. Drough
ton, of this place, had his skull and
jaw fractured.
Years ago Prince Bismarck used to
spell his name without the "o." The
present spelling does away with the
monetary significance of the name Bis-
gark two marks.
DEATH IN THE FLAMES.
ix-Story
Lodging-House
Spokane.
Burned at
Spokane, Jan. 26. A fire in which
the loss runs up to $400,000 worth of
property and at the very least five lives
were lost took place tonight. I he
Great Eastern block at the corner of
Post street and Riverside avenue, six
stories in height, and constructed of
brick, caught fire about 11:45 P. M. ,
and in three hours was totally demol
ished. All of the upper floors and part of
the third floor were used for lodging
purposes, and at least 150 people were
asleep in the building when the fire
started. While most of them escaped
with only their night clothes, it is
thought a number perished. What
makes the horror greater, is that no
one knows who is still imprisoned.
As the people were removed from the
burning struoture or escaped them
selves, they sought places of safety.
The last out of the upper floors report
forms lying in the hall, and women
shrieking in the flames. The origin
of the fire is supposed to have been in
the engine-room.
The Great Eastern block was built
in 1890 at a cost of $250,000, and was
owned by Louis Levinski, of San Fran
cisco, who carried but $50,000 insur
ance. A thrilling rescue was that of Robert
Masson, his wife and their 2-year-old
son from the fifth floor on the Post
street side. From a fire escape on the
fourth floor seven feet to one side from
their window, a fireman threw them
a rope, which Masson made fast to
the bed, and came down hand over
hand, carrying his boy. Mrs. Masson
followed. As she hung suspended far
above the ground, the huge crowd
watched with breathless interest.
When she was grasped by the fireman a
shout of joy went up.
The lives know to be lost are those of
Rose Wilson, aged 18, and Rose Smith,
an invalid, aged 20, besides Mrs.
Davies, who jumped from a fifth-story
window, and died two hours later.
Others are supposed to be in the build
ing. ANOTHER CUBAN RESOLUTION
Urges the Government to Intervene in
Behalf of the Patriots.
Washington, Jan. 26. In the senate
today Walthall of Mississippi presented
the credentials of H. D. Money senator
from Mississippi, to succeed the late
Senator George, and the oath of office
was administered to Money, who has
been sitting as senator under appoint
ment from the governor.
Walthall presented a joint resolution
adopted by the legislatureof Mississippi
urging the United States government
to intervene in the Cuban warfare on
behalf of the insurgents, "peacefuHy,
if it may be; forcibly, if it must."
- The Teller resolution was then laid
before the senate, and in accordance
with notice previously given, Turpie,
of Indiana addressed the senate in sup
port of the resolution.
In the House.
At the opening of the house today
Kleberg, Democrat, of Texas, and
Dockery, Democrat, of Missouri, called
attention to the poll of the house on
the immigration bill printed in a New
York paper rtoday. They had been
made to favor the bill and were op
posed to it.
Boutelle, Republican, of Maine,
chairman of the committee on naval
affairs, reported back two resolutions
calling upon the secretary of the navy
as to the suitability of sites for making
armor plate in the South, with recom
mendation that they lie on the table.
The report called attention to the fact
that invitations had been issued for
sealed propositions for land, building
and machinery for an armor-plate fac
tory which would be opened January
29 and the secretary, when these were
opened, would send a special report to
congress with all information. The
resolution was laid on the table with
out division.
Curtis, Republican, of Iowa, then
claimed the day for business from the
District of Columbia committee.
To Examine the Yukon Delta.
Washington, Jan. 26. Professor
Pritchett, of the coast and geodetic
survey, has practically completed ar
rangements for an expedition which
will start for Alaska in the spring to
make an examination of the delta of
the Yukon river for the purpose of
locating and marking if possible a deep
water entrance to the river.
For the carrying out of this work and
the exploration of Copper river, con
gress has just passed a bill appropriat
ing $10,000. The bill wil be signed by
the president within a few days, and
the money will be immediately availa
ble. The expedition to be sent out is to be
a joint land and water party, and will
be under the direction of Lieutenant
Helm, who is a skillful hydrographer.
The expedition will leave San Fran
cisco in April.
Tramway Around the Rapids.
Victoria, B. C, Jan. 25. M. S.
MacConly, who has just returned from
Alaska, has under construction a steel
tramway around the Canyon and White
Horse rapids. He is building four
tracks, and by the time the river opens,
he says he will be able to handle 500
tons daily, taking boats and all.
Buried Alive in a Well.
Baraboo, Wis., Jan. 24. The dead
body of Albert Miller, who was buried
alive at the bottom of a 40-foot well,
Wednesday, was recovered today.
Miller's rescuers worked day and
night. The imprisoned man was heard
to ask for a drink of water. But just
as the life-savers we o within a few
feet of him, a second cave-in occurred,
and from that time Miller's voice was
hushed.
Lynchers of Seminoles.
Wichita, Kan., Jan. 25. Informa
tion reached here late tonight that four
arrests had been made for the burning
of the two Seminoles, McGeizy and
Simpson, near Earlboro, I. XL January
14. It is stated that two of the men,
Martin and Hull, have confessed, giv
ing information as to members of the
mob. The information comes through
trainmen, and is not confirmed.
The original mint (first United States
government building erected) was in
Philadelphia, on Seventh street, below
Arch, and the building is still standing.
VOLUNTEERS ARE VINDICATED
Weyler's Pets Took No Part
in the Havana Riots.
OUTBREAK WAS SPONTANEOUS
Caused by Violent Attacks Upon Loyal
Spaniards and Army Officers by the
Newspapers Troops Still in Havana.
Havana, Jan. 24. Since Saturday
the rioters have been quiet, with the
exception of a dynamite bomb exploded
in the Plaza de Colon, which did no
harm. The rumors that the volunteers
would revolt against the government
have had no foundation. Neverthe
less, on Saturday and Sunday several
generais arrived here from Matanzas
province and from Havana province
with additional reinfocrements. About
15,000 men are now located within the
city limits and in the outskirts.
Certain persons have circulated
rumors that the .volunteeers would join
in the riots, and have still further in
creased popular passion by saying that
the government intended to disarm
them. It has also been asserted that
the volunteers would not have the bal
lot, because they are in the pay of the
government, which is not a fact, as
only buglers and a few others are paid.
The rejst are merchants and clerks,
serving without government pay.
Those responsible for circulating these
rumors are interested, it is asserted, in
breeding trouble between the govern
ment afcd the volunteers, so as to have
the latter disarmed, and to be assured
of 84,00 men less against the insur
gents. Now that the disturbances have
quieted down, the greatest part of the
troops have returned to their respective
stations.
Amo) the government's supporters
the rioi i are explained as spontaneous
and wholly without previous arrange
ment. They are ascribed to the violent
attacks upon not only army officers,
but also upon prominent loyal Span
iards, like the Marquis of Pinar del
Rio, and Madame Eva Canel, the well
known newspaper woman. The sol
diers on the other hand blame the au
thorities for tolerating newspaper at
tacks prohibited by law. Though
without social standing, the rioters
insist upon their patriotism.
A DOUBLE MURDER.
A Drink-Crazed Mechanic Shoots His
Vife and Mother-in-Law.
New Haven, Conn., Jan. 24. Ed
ward Luff, 40 years old, a mechanic,
shot an killed his wife and mother-in-law,
M: y Maher, at their home here
laat urgrrt, jfter Uying to induce his
wife to live with him again. He had
been drinking heavily. When he
called his wife left the house to avoid
him. He followed and shot her. Then
he returned to the house, and, going to
the room where his wife's mother was
Bewing, unconscious of the tragedy,
shot her in the neck and shoulders,
killing her almost instantly.
John Reilly, who was in an adjoin
ing room, met Duff coming from the
sewing-room with a revolver in his
hand. He asked him what he had
done, and received as a reply a shot
which grazed his necK. Reilly ran and
Duff took to the street.
He passed over the body of his dead
wife as it lay on the walk. He re
loaded his revolver, and, seeing that
the crowd was gathering, walked
briskly down the street for a block,
carrying the revolver exposed all the
time. The news of the murder spread
rapidly, and a few minutes later a pa
trol wagon with three officers rushed
up. Duff fought like a tiger, but was
disarmed and locked up.
OHIO RIVER ON A RAMPAGE.
Cnusually Heavy Rains Cause a Sudd m
Flood.
Louisville, Ky., Jan. 24. Fears are
entertained here of a flood. The Ohio
is rising steadily. At 6 this morning
the danger line was but three feet off,
but by noon this distance has been de
creased by nearly 11 inches.
Much damage was done throughout
the state last night by a heavy rain and
wind storm. Thomas Cross, a drummer,
was drowned while crossing a swollen
stream near West Baden, Ind. A son
of a farmer named Drury, and a negro
farm hand, white riding horses across
the Cumberland river fom in Jackson
county, Tenn., were drowned. The
Methodist church near Falmouth, Ky.,
was unroofed and barns and farmhouses
in Girrard, Grayson, Henderson, Union
and Hickman counties were damaged.
The Licking, Big Sandy, Cumber
land, Green and all their tributaries
are booming and many are out of their
banks.
Moving the Expedition.
Seattle, Jan. 24. Arrangements
have been made to send a detachment
of the government Yukon expedition
from this city on the steamer Signal,
which sails for Skagway about Febru
ary 5. The detachment will consist of
two officers, 22 men and 110 pack ani
mals. One hundred bob sleds, designed
by Jack Dal ton, for the use of the ex
pedition, arrived here today from the
East.
Relief for Cubans.
Jefferson City, Mo., Jan. 24. The
National Guard of Missouri will col
lect money to aid in relieving suffering
in Cuba. Adjutant-General Bell has
appointed a committee and issued an
appeal to the people for subscriptions.
General Milton Moore, of Kansas City,
will receive all subscriptions.
Spencer, Ind., Jan. 24. The total
loss by "last night's fire is placed at
$30,000. The body of L. Dickerson
was found in the ruins today.
Lived With a Broken Neck.
Port Townsend, Wash., Jan. 24.
August Nickerson, a sailor, died here
today after living 11 days with a broken
neck. Nickerson, who was a seaman
aboard the American bark Carypbene,
while off Cape Mendocino, 11 days
ago, fell from the main yard through a
batch to the hold of the vessel, a dis
tance of 48 feet.
The Plague In Bombay.
Bombay, Jan. 24. During the past
week deaths from the bubonic plague
haye numbered 851. The exodus is in-
perasing and business is stagnat-ed.
MOB HELD IN CHECK.
Police of Paris, With the Greatest Dif
ficulty. Preserved Order.
Paris, Jan. 25. Todday. Paris has
the appearace of being in a state of
siege, and 4,000 police and soldiers
hold the Place de la Concord.
In anticipation of the prohibited
anti-Dreyfus demonstration today, un
der the direction of the organizing com
mittee appointed by the anti-Dreyfus
meeting at the Tivoh Vauxhall last
Monday night, stringent measures wero
taken by the authorities to preserve
order. The Place de la Concord and
the garden of the Tuilleries were held
by detachments of cavalry and infan
try and large forces of police.
Nothing happened until 2 o'clock
this afternoon, the time announced for
the meeting to protest against the pro
Drefyus agitation in the Salle des
Milles section and in the Mont Parnesse
quarter. The approaches to the hall
were occupied by police and mounted
republican guards, while the precau
tion was taken of removing all chairs
from the interior. The police refused
admission to known anarchists, but
many who were less prominent evaded
police vigilance, gained admittance and
created disturbances. M. Thiebaud
was elected to the chair, aud the noise
iest disturbers of the proceedings were
expelled from the hall. M. Thiebaud
proposed that a wreath should be laid
on the Strasbourg statue, and the pro
posal was greeted with cries of "Vive
l'armie" and "Vive la France!"
As the disturbance continued, M.
Thiebaud got a motion adopted to close
the meeting. The wreath was then
placed in a carriage, but the police re
fused to allow the crowd to follow it in
a body, and divided it into small
groups. In the meantime, the anar
chists tried in vain to organize a fresh
meeting. The wreath was placed on
the statue at half past 4 o'clock this
afternoon, amid perfect order.
Later in the evening the police dis
persed large bodies of anti-Jewish dem
onstrators in the Rue de la Fayette
and at the office of the Aurore, but
nothing serious occurred, and there
were few arrests during the day.
It is agreed on all sides that Satur
day's scene in the chamber of deputies
was almost without precedent, except
the recent disturbances in the Austrian
reichsrath. Curiously enough. Count
Badeni, the ex-Austrian premier, wit
nessed it. He must have felt quite at
home.
After the chamber was cleared 125
torn-off neckties were picked up, to
gether with many coats that had been
torn by deputies from each other's
Bhoulders. M. Clovis Hughes, one of
the deputies for the department ot the
Seine, had a door slammed on his fin
gers, which were so mutilated that he
is now in the hands of a surgeon.
The scene of fighting around the tri
bune was unparalleled.
A CHICAGO WELCOME.
President Dole and Party Arrive in the
the Windy City.
Chicago, Jan. 25. President and
Mrs. Sanford B. Dole, of Hawaii, ar
rived in Chicago at 8:05 o'clock this
morning.
A distinguished party greeted the
president of the island republic on his
arrival. The government was repre
sented by Judge Grosscup, John C.
Black, United States attorney; Thomas
E. MacMillan, district court clerk, and
Hon. Thomas W. Cruller, of the state
department at Washington. Chicago
was represented by Mayor Harrison,
and the army and navy by Major Hie
stand and Lieutenant-Commander
rneips, respectively, wno were re
splendent in full uniform and several
pounds of gold lace.
In addition to these gentlemen, the
president was welcomed by General
Brooke and staff, consisting of Captain
Richards and Lieutenants Dunn and
McKenna; Hon. M. F. Hatch, minister
to the United States from Hawaii;
William Penn Nixon, Dr. Henry C
Lyman and the Chicago Hawaiian con
sul, W. F. Job.
President Dole's party consisted of
himself, Mrs. Dole, Secretary Iankea
and Dr. Day, his physician. The fol
lowing ladies were also present: Mes-
dames Grosscup, Harrison and Brooke.
On arrival in Chicago, the reception
committee entered President Dole's
private car and welcomed him co Chi
cago. The first to shake hands with
him was Judge Grosscup, who said:
"President Dole, I am instructed by
the president of the Unsited States to
welcome you here. I am pleased to
introduce you to Assistant Secretary
Cridler, representing the president, and
Mayor Harrison, of Chicago."
After the exchange of courtesies and
a welcome to Chicago on behalf of the
city by Mayor Harrison, President
Dole cordially responded to the greet
ing and seemed greatly pleased with
the hearty reception given to him.
Mrs. Dole won the hearts of every one
present by her unaffected and pleasant
manner, thanked the ladies of the com
mittee for coming out so early in the
day to welcome her, and seemed to ap
preciate very highly the reception she
received in Chicago.
The party at one proceeded in car
riages to the Auditorium annex, where
suite 1102 had been reserved for the
guests. They will be driven to Fort
Sheridan tomorrow where a pararde
will be given in their honor, and other
wise entertained before their departure
for Washington.
Distillery Warehouse Burned.
Nashville, Tenn., Jan. 25. Shortly
after midnight, one of the largest
warehouses of the Old Hurricane
Springs distillery was destroyed by fire.
Nearly 1,000 barrles of whisky was
burned. The loss is about $15,000.
Coming Around the Horn.
Rio de Janeiro, Jan. 25. The steam
ship City of Columbia, en route from
New York to Alaska with a party of
goldhunters, bound for the Klondike,
has arrived here without incident.
Vote on Engineers Strike.
London, Jan. 25. The executive
committee of the London engineers has
issued a ciruclar advising the men to
accept the employers' terms. A bal
lot of the men has been asked for Tues
day next, and it is probable that work
Kill be resumed the following Mon
day. A day coach on the Western railroad,
f Alabama, went through Cubahatcbie
bridge,""- 21 miles from Montgomery.
The conductor, flagman and several
passengers were severely bruised.
TO PA, BONDS IN SILVER
Teller's Resolution Will Be
Considered by Senate.
TO BE PRESSED TO FINAL VOTE
Speaker Reed and Representative Bai
ley Engage in an Exciting Dispute
Cuba in the House.
Washington, Jan. 22. By the de
cisive vote of 41 to 25, the senate today
decided to proceed at once with the
consideration of the resolution intro
duced a few days ago by Teller, provid
ing for the payment of bonds of the
United States in silver, at the option
of the government. The resolution
provides:
"That all the bonds of the United
States issued or authorized to be issued
under the said acts of congress herein
before recited, are payable, principal
and interest, at the option of the gov
ernment of the United States, in silver
dollars, of the coinage of the United
States, containing 412 grains each of
standard silver; and that to restore to
its tender in payment of said bonds,
principal and interest, is not in viola
tion of the public faith nor in deroga
tion of the rights of the public cred
itor." Vest, the member of the finance
committee who had charge of the reso
lution, spoke briefly upon it, but dis
claimed any desire at this time to
thresh over the old straw of financial
discussion. He believed, however,
that the time was ripe for a reitera
tion, with emphasis, of the declara
tions of the Stanley Matthews' resolu
tion, which had been placed on the
statute books 20 years ago, particularly
in view of recent statements of the
secretary of the treasury, in which the
present president, who had, as a mem
ber of the house, voted for the original
resolution, evidently concurred. Vest
announced his intention to secure a
final vote upon the resolution as soon
as one could be reached, and accentu
ated his intention by forcing the dis
placement of the census bill with the
Teller resolution as unfinished business.
Speaker Reed, from the rostrum of
the house, and Bailey, leader of the
Democrats, from his place on the floor,
glared at each other at the close of the
Cuban debate today, and joined in an
issue of veracity. This sensational
episode completely overshadowed the
interest in the Cuban question, which
has continued, interruptedly, in the
house for three days, during the con
sideration of the diplomatic and con
sular appropriation bill. Yesterday,
notice was given by Williams that at
the conclusion of the debate today, a
motion would be made to recommit the
bill with instructions. Today, when
the motion was made by Bailey, it was
ruled out of order by the speaker.
Bailey thereupon startled the house by
affirming that he had a private under
standing with the speaker by which a
vote should be taken directly on the
motion to recommit. This the speaker
emphatically denied, and these two
leaders of the respective parties in the
house, with white faces and voices
shaking with emotion, set their state
ments against each other, while the
galleries looked on in breathless amaze
ment, and the members were in an up
roar. Smith, who said he was present, cor
roborate'd the speaker's side of the con
troversy. The resfclt of the speaker's
position was that an appeal was taken
fiom his decision, and by a strict party
vote, it was laid on the table, 168-114,
the Democrats and Populists, as on the
two previous days, voting against the
solid Republicans strength. The de
bate was not as interesting as on either
of the two preceding days. The fea
tures were a characteristic speech by
Champ Clark, a strong appeal for con
servatism by Johnson, a presentation
of the results of his observations in
Cuba during his recent trip to the
island by King, and an hour's speech
by Dingley, in explanation of the
causes of the reduction of the wages in
the New England cotton industry.
LOCAL STEAMER INSPECTORS.
Will Be Required to Pass a Civil-Service
Examination.
Washington, Jan. 22. Assistant
Secretary Vanderlip has decided to re
quire local inspectors of hulls and their
assistants and local inspectors of boil
ers and assistants to pass a civil service
examination to test their fitness to
hold the positions they now occupy.
This order, however, does not apply to
those who were admitted to the service
through competitive examinations
under the civil service commission or
through special technical examinations
under section 4415 of the revised stat
utes. The number of inspectors who
come within this order is 62. In his
letter to the civil-service commission,
Mr. Vanderlip says:
"The department requires this ac
tion by. your commission as a precau
tion to the interests of commerce and
the traveling public. The labors of
persons holding such position are very
important, as the object of their labors
is to prevent, if possible acci lents
which might involve She loss of human
life and valuable property. The pub
lic has the right to know that persons
who examine boilers and inspect hulls
are mentally and physically competent
in every way to perform the duties.
Resentenced to Be Hung.
San Andreas, Cal, Jan. 24. Joseph
Hubert, convicted of the murder of his
wife, whom he shot and killed at
Poverty Bar, Calaveras county, April
19, 1895, has been resentenced by
Judge Rust, of Amador, to be hanged
at Folsom penitentiary on April 15
next.
The Floor Collapsed.
Omaha, Jan. 24. A section of the
floor at the Cudahy Packing Company's
plant fell this morning, carrying down
several workmen. J. N. Overwork
was killed, J. Montgomery sustained a
broken jaw and other bad bruises, and
Mike O'Day a bad scalp wound. The
wall supporting the floor had been
weakened by repairs.
Electricity is used to ignite the wick
of an oil lamp recently placed on the
market, the battery and push button to
tarn on the current being mounted in
the base of the lami
VICTORY FOR BARRETT.
Decision of Arbitrators in the Case of
Vice-Consul Kellett.
San Francisco, Jan. 24. A special
press correspondent at Bangkok writes
as follows, under date of November 15,
1897:
"The long-awaited and much debated
decision of the arbitrators in the mat
ter of the assault upon E. V. Kellett,
United States vice-consul, by Siamese
soldiers at Chianggai November 19,
1896, was published yesterday in the
Gazette for the first time, and this
morning an English translation was
posted in the American legation.
Shortly after the announcement of the
assault, John Barrett, United States
minister resident and consul-general,
opened negotiations by demanding an
investigation by a mixed commission,
which Siam promptly refused. The ar
rival of the gunboat Machias in Feb
ruary, 1897, however, opened the eyes
of the Siamese and hastened negotia
tions, for when Minister Barrett pro
posed to call the commission, a board of
arbitration was appointed. The Ma
chias then left the river, and the board
of arbitration, composed of Mr. Barrett
and Mr. Orts, who represented the
Siamese government, soon proceeded
to investigate the matter, sitting both
at Bangkok and Chienggai. After a
20 days' session, the commission agreed
upon a decision without an umpire.
and the result is a decided victory for
Mr. Barrett. While the commission
decided that the conduct of the officers
who committed the assault was to a
certain extent excusable, from the ex
citement resulting from the unusual
and imprudent steps taken by Kellett
in releasing his servant from the cus
tody of the authorities, after he had
been arrested, it was agreed that the
Siamese government should apologize
and punish the offenders. The officers
in command of the troops are to be
publicly reprimanded and degraded in
rank, while the men are to be deprived
of pay for three months.
CHRISTIAN SCIENTIST -FINED.
Kansas City Judge Sustains the Decision
of a Lower Court,
Kansas City, Jan. 24. In the crim
inal court today Judge Wofford sus
tained the decision of the police court
fining Mrs. A. J. Baird, one of the
leading Christian Scientists of this
city, $50 and costs, for failing to report
a case of diphtheria. The patient, a
child, had died under Mrs. Baird's
treatment. Mrs. Baird was arraigned
in the police court last Thursday.
After examining witnesses today, Judge
Wofford upheld the sentence of the
lower court, and took occasion to de
nounce the system of Christian science.
"I think," said he, "a most serious
wrong has been done in the death of
the child. I do not think the penalty
is sufficient. If this woman is going
to be turned loose on this communiti
l am going to let a higner court 10 tw
I would fine her $1,000 if I had the
power to do so, under this" ordinance."
Mrs. Baird will appeal the case.
WILL RETIRE FROM BUSINESS.
The Bank of Goldendale Voluntarily
Closes Its Doors.
Goldendale, Wash., Jan. 24. The
Bank of Goldendale went out of busi
ness today, and posted conspicuously
Dn the front door the following notice to
depositors:
"The management of this institu
tion, having decided to retire from the
banking business, hereby gives notice
to all local depositors to call at the
side door and withdraw their deposits
in full and without delay."
The First National bank was started
about 10 years ago, and in 1896 went
into voluntary liquidation and was suc
ceeded by the Bank of Goldendale.
The retiring of the present bank leaves
Klickitat county without a bank, which
is regretted by many business men.
Bryan Was a Witness.
Jacksonville, 111., Jan. 24. William
Jennings Bryan had made his appear
ance as a witness in the Draper murder
trial. Upon Bryan's entrance the au
dience became excited, and it was with
great difficulty that order was main
tained. The presence of two presi
dential candidates of the last cam
paign, General Palmer and Bryan, was
too much for the spectators. Bryan
testified that he was in the same office
with Draper for four years, and that
he knew his reputation for honesty and
integrity to be good. On cross-examination,
the witness admitted that Draper
had a violent temper, which was easily
provoked.
Warlike Preparations.
London, Jan. 24. There has been
made a responsible statement that the
government has decided to add 7t000
men to the navy, and that the first-"
class battleship Hannibal, now at
Portsmouth, is to be put into commis
sion at once. There is no official con
firmation in either case.
China Promises Satisfaction.
Berlin, Jan. 24. The German mis
sionary, Homeyer, of the Nam Jung
station, who was recently robbed and
wounded near a place called Lang Then,
has returned to Nam Jung. He is out
of danger. The Chinese authorities
have taken measures to protect the
missionary station, and have promised
satisfaction.
Priests Killed and Wounded.
Corfu, Island of Corfu, Greece, Jan.
24. At the Catholic church this even
ing, during vespers, a young man at
tacked the priests. One, Father Ern
est Laitoux, was killed, another was
mortally wounded, and two others in
jured. Dervishes Repulsed.
Cairo, Jan. 24. The dervishes made
a raid yesterday north of Atbara.
They were repulsed with the loss oi
five killed.
Bold Jail Delivery.
Siloam Springs, Ark, Jan. 24. At
Bentonville last night a dozen prisoners
gained their liberty Among them was
the notorious Dick Brandt, the supposed
trainrobber, burglar, horsethief and
murderer, wanted in Texas and Indian
territory. The prisoners battered down
the prison doors. Brandt stole a horse
and made for Indian territory. Officers
are in pursuit.
Rice wine has been in use in J (pan
for over 2,000 years. Next to g.ape
wine, it is the oldest alcoholic beverage
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