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Wm mtllt NO. 40. VOL. XXXV. CORVALLIS, BENTON COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1898. I NEWS Of I WEEK From All Parts of the New World and the Old.- OF INTEREST TO OUR READERS Coinprehensi ve Review of the Import ant Happenings of the Fast Week Culled From the Telegraph Column. The pottery trust has completed iti organization under the laws of New Jersey; capital, 120,000,000. Steamer Ronmania lias 6ailed from Savannah for Havana with the first regiment, North Carolina, to help gar rison the turbulent city. The Paris court of cassation has granted a stay of proceedings in the Picquart trial, and thereby invoked the fury of the anti-Dreyfus press. A mining suit involving property valued at $3,000,000 has been entered in the courts of California by a Mon tana syndicate against prominent Cali fornia capitalists. In a recent public address in Wash ington Count von Goetzen said that the only good volunteers among the United States troops during the late war were the Rough Riders. It is now understood that Major-Gen-eral James F. Wade, president of thi United States eradiation committer, will be appointed by President MoKin ley military governor of western Cuba. The supreme court of Nebraska has decided that tha bondsmen of ex-State Treasurer Baitley will have to make good that official's shortages and steal ings from the state, amounting in all to about $700,000. D. H. Howard, a New Mexico cattle dealer, with two detectives, is on the trail of Gilett, the Kansas plunger, on whom Howard is $40,000 short. How ard will ask the governor of Kansas to issne requisition papeis for his extradi tion to New Mexico. The British Columbia m'lls are again receiving lumber orders from Cape Town, South Africa, after a period of two years, during which little or no lumber was shipped to that district. Two vessels are at present under way to Victoria to receive cargoes for Africa. Sam Smith, trainrobber, has been sentenced to be hanged at Eldorado, Kan., for the murder of citizen Bel ford, who was one of a posse that resist ed Smith and his partner, Tom Wind. Wind pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and was sentenced to 20 years. The Spanish government has issued the following semi-official note relating to tbe president's reference to the lose of the Maine in his message to 'con gress. J-i pair l'!i! bejpn.Jreat&J. by th conqueror with unexampled cruelty and is resigned to her fate; but she can not tolerate President McKinley's accusa tion, for she is conscious of her com p'ete innocence." A bill will soon be drafted providing for the taking of the 12th census. The steamer Rosalie, which has-just arrived from the towns on the Lynn canal, reports that a thousand men from Dawson are making their way to the coast. Francisco de Franchi, who was shot dead by Antonio Rosso after a saloon quarrel in San Francisco, is said to have been an agent of the murderous La Mafia Society. One more request of the Spaniards was negatived by the peace commis sioners. Ships and products ot Spain will not be granted the same rights ip Cuba and Porto Rico as those of the United States. From the war department comes the announcement that it is proposed to send regular regiments to relieve the volunteeers in Manila just as soon as transportation can be arranged. The volunteers will be returned to the United States in the order in which they left. The finding of the court of inquiry concerning the abandonment of the Infanta Mar ia Teresa during the torm of October 29, has been made public. The court finds the abandonment was not due to any fault or neglect on the part of any officer of the navy, and does not think any further proceeding! should be instituted. While fighting fire in the dock of the Lehigh Coal & Coke Company at West Superior, Wis., a crew of men was caught by a bad cave-in, caused by the weakening of the pile foundation. Four were buried under thousands of tons of burning coal. One, John Mai inowski, has been rescued - alive, but ia in a precaiious condition. The other three have probably perished. Of the emergency national defense fund of $50,00,0000, the navy depart ment got the largest amount, viz, $29, 973,274. The war department expen ditures of the emergency fund amounted to $13,951,303. The state department received $393,000 from the emergency fund. Of this $100,000 has been trans feired to bankers for this department at London for the use of the commis sion at Paris, and $30,000 was advanced to the disbursing officer for the com mission prior to its departure for Paria. Minor Keffl Items. The 26th body from the wrecked steamer Portland came ashore at Chat ham, Mass. Special Tariff Commissioner Robert Porter has sailed from Cuba for the United States, having completed hia labors. Five hundred and fifty men of the New York regiment have arrived in San Francisco from Hononlulu to be mustered out. The Lincoln theater, at Chicago, was damaged by fire to the extent of $60,- 000. The evacuation of the province of Puerto Principe, Cuba, has been com pleted. The three-masted, coal-laden schoon er Vamoose was wrecked on the Rhode Island coast Sunday night, and tbe captain and mate drowned. The German reichstag has opened. Emperor William in his speech de clared in favor of tbe czar's disarma ment proposition in the inteieata of peace. LATER NEWS. Two men were killed by the explo sion of natural gas at Cannonsville, lnd. I One man was killed and several fatally wounded at a school entertain I ment at Charleston, W. Va. i The purchase price is 950,000. paya ble in cash in fully paid shares, leaving 50,000 for the working capital. I Henry J. Nelligan, cook, George W. Beverly, both of company G, First Florida, stationed at Huntsville, Ala.. were killed in a camp quarrel. ' Rossland's famous Le Roi mine is at last before London investors. The London Globe Corporation and the British America Corporation have in vited subscriptions to 200,000 shares of 5 each in the Le Roi Company, ltd. A smooth gang of counterfeiters is at work in the Mississippi valley. The counterfeit is of the standard silver dollars. All of which have so far been discovered bear the date of 1890. It is believed something like 200,000 of them have gained circulation. Senator Davis, ol the Paris peaoe commission, in an interview with a London Daily Mail correspondent, de clared in favor of a triple alliance 'be tween the United States, England and Japan, for the protection of all their interests north of the equator. Charles Tracy, aged 16, shot and instantly killed Tim Connors, custodian of Greenlawn cemetery, Indianapolis, lnd. Tracy with a number of other boys was near the cemetery throwing snowballs at pedestrians. Refusing to desist he was killed by Connors. The thirteenth annual convention of the American Federation of Labor met at Kansas City, Mo. About 150 dele gates from all parts of the country were present; also William Thorne and Wil liam Inskip, of London, representing the British tiades-union congress. The British Columbian government has made a crown reserve of all town sites and land outside of the mining fields in the Lake Atlin district. This was recently announced privately by Mr. C. Settlin, premier of British Co lumbia, to Gold Commissioner W. J. "Rant, who has just arrived in Seattle from Atlin. The United States government is not aware that any arrangement has been made for the transfer of tbe title of the Samoan islands to Germany, and being one of the parties to the tripartite agreement under which Samoa is now governed, it is not conceivable that any change in the status of the islands can be made without the knowledge of this government. Three people were burned to death in a fire in a Brooklyn flat. President McKinley will make a tour of Porto Rico and Cuba. Only two men were killed in tbe Wardner (Idaho) mine disaster. Ten deaths as a result of suicide, and arcideni is the record of one Sun day in Greater New York. Germany is now said to be seeking an ally and wants tbe friendship of Uncle Sam. German Ambassador von Holleben has been commissioned to settle whatever differences exist. An area of 20 blocks in the 28th ward in Brooklyn was inundated by raging waters, which washed out tbe fundations of houses, tore down trolley and telegraph poles, imprisoned people in their homes. Charles W. Miller, of Chicago, last year's six-day champion, won the great bioycle race at Madison-Square Garden again this year, beating the world's record (his own) by 24 miles. He made 2,007 miles, and rested but 34 hours in the 142. Unprecdented secrecy obtains as to the conditions of the construction of the Shamrock, the challenger for the America's cup. Not merely are the most strict precautions taken to pre vent a leakage of the details of her con struction, but even the place where she is being built is kept secret. The foreign exhibitors have been seri ously affected by tbe decision of the Paris appeal court in rejecting tbe suit of a Swiss embroiderer against a Frenoh manufacturer who copied his designs. The effect of the decision is that de signs and patterns in the foreign ex hibits of 1900 may be copied with im punity by French manufacturers, un lessthe exhibitors possesss a manu factory in France. The battle-ship Massachusetts struck a reef or sunken obstruction near Dia mond reef, off Castle William, Gover nor's island, N. Y., while on her way from the navy-yard to the naval an chorage off Tompkinsville, S. L The damage wrought was considerably greater than was at first supposed, and it is believed fully 90 days will be required to put the vessel in condition to go to sea, even if she ia not vitally hurt. The authorities are making an effort to break up witchcraft in Alaska. L is "practiced among the Indians, who are very superstitious. News from Alaska says: Charles Watson, John McCubin and John Halpin lost their lives by the premature explosion of a blast. They were working on the grade of the White Pass & Yukon rail road, between camps 9 and 10. They were charging a bole when the explo sion occurred. Their bodies were hor ribly mangled. Senator Hale, of Maine, chairman of tbe naval affairs committee, has intro duced a bill to revive the grades of ad miral and vice-admiral of tbe navy. The United States government will build a railroad and a wharf in Cuba at once. The wharf is to be at Tris ooria, and the railroad will extend from that point to the military camp at Regla, seven miles away. This rail road will be the first to be built in Cuba under other than English aus pices, backed by English money. Tbe president has sent to congress the nomination of "Powell Clayton, of Arkansas, to be ambassador to Mexico, Romero, the former Mexican minister, having been raised to the rank of am I bassador. Mr. Clayton's promotion followed under an act of congress. ' The Episcopalian ministers of Tien ton, N. J., have adopted resolutions protesting against the seating in con . gress of Representative-elect Brigham H. Roberts, of Utah. The resolutions recited that the seating of a man who practices polygamy would violate Christian civilization. With THREE KILLED, MANY WOUNDED The Trouble Was Caused by an KfTort Account ' to Close the Theaters on of Garcla's Death. Havana, Doc. 14. After the news ol General Garcla's death spread through Havana early yesterday afternoon, the Cubans wished to have all the places oi amusement closed. They suceeded in dosing two places frequented by Cubans, but the management of the Tacon theater, where there were many Spanish officers among the audience, refused to close the house. Thereupon Allegretto, a former captain of the Cuban troops, got into an excited argu ment with the manager of the theater, and was escorted to the sidewalk by the police on duty. There Allegrette entered into a heated discussion with a Spanish officer, who struck him across the face with tbe flat of his sword. Then there was a collision between the Cubans and Spanish military men, more blows were struck on both sides, and many persons from the cafes and park cheered for Spain and brought crowds of people to the spot from ad jacent streets and squares. Suddenly a shot was fired, whether by a Cuban or by a Spaniard, inten tionally or accidentally, cannot be said, and the Cubans retieated into the Ho tel Ingleterra. More shots were filed on both sides, and Arturo, a French citizen, born in Havana, was shot and seriously wounded while sitting at a table. More shots were fired, and Cubans ran through the hotel office and made their way upstairs. Jesus Solongo, a Cuban, fell wounded on the stairs, and another wounded man broke into the room occupied by Lieutenant Fitzhugh Lee, son of tbe famous general, and the former consul-general .tere, demanding protection. Genera' Greene and sev eral members of his staff, who had been out on a balcony watching the crowd, heard the uproar in the hotel, and went into the corridor. So soon as the Span ish officers saw General Greene, who was in uniform, they stopped the pur suit of tbe Cubans, saluted and --etired. In the meantime, Eastaquino Lemus had been fatally wounded in the street, and Pedro Blesa and Senor Jiminez had been killed. Shortly after the Spanish guards on duty swarmed in from the neighboring streets, and order was restored. At the time the Cubans and pursuing Spaniards ran through the Hotel Ingle terra, General Humphreys was in the lobby, talking to M-in Martin, of Gen 3i uen- era I ifK0ttKKHtttKI: e r vmnm men. A bullet shattered a mirror near which they stood, and two others splintered the stairoase. R. S. Howland, editor of the Provi dence Journal and Mr. W. L. Reilly, a New York contractor, were jostled by the sudden rush of shouting and fight ing men. General Julio Sanguilly was sitting at a table in the lobby. The violent scenes in the office and on the stairs lasted, however, for only a few minutes. On the outside the Spanish soldiers were clearing the great square and streets in the vicinity. The hotel was full of American officers and civil ians, and some of them with their wives were standing on the balconies at the imminent risk of being hit by bul lets fired at an upward angle to scare the crowds. From that point they watched the spectacle in the electric lighted square. It is reported that in addition to those killed and wounded who have been previously mentioned, 14 are be ing oared for in private houses. Three arrests were made. A fow minutes after the shooting in the hotel fright ened patrons and Cubans gathered around General Greene asking if he would protect them. He assured them he believed they were safe, but tbe only recognised authority in Havana was the Spanish executive. He then sent Captain Cole and Lieutenant Steven" to General Castellanos to inquire what was being done to preserve order. The latter replied that the cafes had been ordered closed, and the streets cleared, while troops in sufficient numbers to keep the peace had been posted in the! squares and thoroughfares. Two ol tbe aids of General Castellanos called upon General Greene and gave him further personal assurances. Telephone messages describing the occurrence were sent to General Wade in Elvedado, and General Greene cabled to Washington a brief statement of the facts. What was taking place in the city was all unknown to the Amer ican warships and transports in the harbor, nor did the news reach there until this morning. The United States evacuation com missioners and General Greene sent General Clous and Captain Hart at noon today to exchange views with the Spanish commissioners. It was ar ranged that all the Cuban officers and soldiers, including General Julio San guilly and Jose Laoret. should go to the camp near Mariano and remain out of the city until the Spanish forces were withdrawn. Mr. Jerome, the British consul, had already called at the palace on tbe same mission. Astonishing- Chinese Reform. London, Dec. 13. The Peking cor respondent of the Daily Mail says: An imperial rescript just issued sentences to death a Chinese literatus who wrote threatening letters to a foreign missionary in Kiang Si, and confers Chinese honors on the missionary for his tact and forbearance in the matter. The edict astonished the Chinese and the action of the empress dowager ia likely to have a salutary effect. Philadelphia at Managua. Managua, Nicaragua, Dec. 14. The United States cruiser Philadelphia ar rived here today. Commodore Albert Kauta, Captain Edward White, Dr. Dickinson, Lieutenant Miller and Pay master Stanton called upon President Zelaya during the afternoon. They re port all well on boaid the warship. Admiral Schley III. New York, Deo. 14. Admiral Schley who is living with his family in the Hotel Kensington, Fifth avenue and Fifteenth street, has been seised with a slight attack of la grippe. Rioting in Havana, Fatal Results. EXPANSION OPPOSED. Senators Test and Hoar Desire So Philippines. Washington, Dec. 14. Discussion of two questions, each of importance and interest at this session, was begun by the senate at its session today. Terri torial expansion and the construction of the Nicaragua canal occupied the atten tion of the body duiing the greater part of the afternoon. As soon as the routine morning busi ness had been disposed of, Mr. Vest (Dem. Mo.) called up his resolution offered last week, declaring it to be un constituional for this government to acquire foreign territory except for coal ing stations or some like purpose, un less its intention was to confer state hood upon the territory and citizen ship upon its inhabitants. Mr. Vest declared it was a basio principle of thia government "that the powers of the government were derived from the con sent of the governed," and maintained that the federal government had no authority either in morals or fn the constitution to go beyond that princi ple. He held that the principle had been sustained by the supreme court in various deoisions, and that no public man of prominence and no recognized tribunal had ever been reckless enough to controvert it. Mr. Morgan opened the debate on the oanal bill with a three hours' appeal for action at this session. The whole country, he said, would be disappoint ed if congress did not act. He was willing to take any measure which would result in the building of the canal. In the course of his remarks, he agreed to accept an amendment spe cifically excepting the canal from neu trality with regards to any country with which the United States might be at war. TO RELIEVE VOLUNTEERS. Six Regiments Designated for Service at Manila. Washington, Deo. 14. The war de partment has begun in earnest the re lief of the volunteer troops now sta tioned at Manila by regulars. This afternoon Secretary Alger signed an order designating for this purpose six regiments of the United States infantry out of eight held in reserve for service to tropical countries. The regiments are the Twentieth, at Fort Leaven worth, Kan.; the Third, at Fort Snell ing, Minn.; the Twelfth, at Jefferson barracks, Mo., and Fort Riley, Kan.; the Seventeenth, at Columbus barracks, O.; the Fourth, at Fort Sheridan, and the Twenty-second, at Fort Crook, Neb. They will go forward to Manila as soon as the transportation can be pro vided. It mav be that the two regi ments still held in reserve, the Twenty fourth and the Twenty-fifth infantry, will join the others before they sail. These regiments were selected in the reverse ratio to the loss sustained by them in the Cuban campaign. The volunteers in Manila will be retried iu Q order ln which they reached that ettv-. Ttesr-End Collision. Pendleton, Or., Deo. 13. Rushing down the mountain grade of the O. R. & N. Co. 's mam line a heavy freight train crashed into the rear end of the overland fast mail and piled up the cars and engine in great confusion. The' mail train was at the time station ary. Three men were injured David Filuer, an old man of 64, who was on bis way to the coast from Montauk, in.; Jay Adams, of San Francisco, general Pacific coast agent for the Nickel Plate road, who was cut and scalded; Louis Pieohner, traveling salesman for the wholesale house of Ginterman Bros., St. Paul; and Fire man Harry Burrows, of the freight train, who received a cut on the fore head. Isle de Cuba l eaves. Manila, Dec 14. The Isle de Cuba, one of the ships sunk by Dewev in the battle of Manila, and which he subsequently caused to be raised, start ed for Hong Kong today under her own steam. She is of 1,030 tons displace ment and 2,200 indicated horse-power. Tbe Raleigh leaves for home Thurs day via the Suez canal. As a result of an altercation before a fruit stand yesterday, a California vol unteers was stabbed and two natives shot to death. The Mare Island Fleet. Vallejo, Cal., Dec. 14. The rebuild ing of the United States cruiser Ranger at Mare island is progressing rapidly. The Wheeling came out of the dock to- day. She will receive her supply of coal and provisions in a few days, and will then sail for the northern seas. The Iroquois has been thoroughly over hauled and in readiness to go into com mission. Commander Henry Nichols has been ordered to Manila to take charge of the Monad nook. Father and Son Killed. Denver, Deo. 14. A special to the News from Starkville, Colo., says: Michael Tereso and his 15-year old son Antonio were killed today by a cave-in in the coal mine in which they were working. Four Burned to Death. New York, Dec. 14. The fire which destroyed the apartment-house at 134 Prospect Plaoe. Brooklyn, last night, killed four persons Joseph W. Nob lett, his wife, his wife's mother, Mrs. Stothern, and John Winee. The other missing persons have been accounted for. To Welcome the Fighting Machines. Lima, Peru, Dec. 14. Cubans resid ing here are preparing to give an en thusiastic reception to the United States battle-ships Oregon and Iowa, on their arrival in tbe northern passage along the coast, en route to join Dew ey's squadron at Manila. A g-ed Argonaut Dead. New York, Dec. 14. Dr. Edward Shall, a noted phyaician, ia dead at his home in this city, aged 80 years. He was a California goldhunter in 1849. Dreyfus Will Return to Paris. Paris, Deo. 13. Le Soir this evening announces the return of Dreyfus at an ear ly date. It asserts that tbe govern ment has formally decided upon this course, and has ordered a body of sol diers to be in readiness to escort him from the port of landing to Paris. La Liber tad says the temporary re lease oi Colonel Picquart has already been ordered. A caterpillar in the course of a month will devour 600 times its own weight in food. LfflfflR STORMED CUT Iloilo Assaulted the Night of December 1. fOOK ALL BUT ONE TRENCH According: to a Spanish Report, They Were Finally Repulsed With Great Loss Deaths at Manila. Manila. Dec. 13. According to re liable advices received from Iloilo, capital of the island of Panay, in the Visayas group, the insurgents attacked Iloilo the night of December land cap tured all the Spanish trenches, except one. They then notified General Rios to remove the women and children, ariJ threatened to renew the attack on the following night. When these advices left Iloilo, Gen eral Rios was expecting reinforcements and field guns, and the plan was for the Spanish gunboats to shell, if the insurgents effected an entrance. The foreign residents wera greatly alarmed, and all merchantmen have been ordered outside the harbor. Meanwhile tbe Spanish authorities have been advised that the Tulisanos troops are looting, in disobedience of orders, and cannot be restrained. On the other hand, the Spanish trans port Isla de Luzon reports that the in surgents around Iloilo were repulsed with great slaughter December 6, while attempting to storm the last entrench ment. According to this story, 500 insurgents were killed or wounded by the machine guns. Deaths at Manila. Washington, Dec. 13. Major-Gen-eral Otis, commanding at Manila, has made the following report of deaths in iis command: "December 8 Fred J. Norton, pri vate, comany F, Second Oregon, dysen tery;. Frank M. Hibbs, private, com pany A, Second Oregon, dysentery, heait failure. "December 9 Harry G. Hibbards, corporal, company K, Second Oregon, typhoid fever." FILES HER PROTEST. Spain Accepts the Consequences 111 Naturedly. Madrid, Dec. 13. The government entirely approves the memorandum of protest against the action of the United States commissioners, filed by Senor Montero Rios, at Paris. The memorandum protests against the refusal of the Americans to surren der the securities deposited in the treas uries of Cuba and Porto Rico by private Spaniards, remarking that "never has a civilized nation committed such an violence." my tbeuiti- e P lilippmeSi Thirdly, it protests against the posi tion in which those Spaniards are placed who desire to remain in Cuba. Fourthly, it protests against the ref erence to the destruction of the Maine in President McKinley's message to congress. On this point the memoran dum says: "Spain has proposed arbitration, but the United States has refused to give her the right which is granted to a criminal; namely, the right of defend ing herself. The Spanish commission ers leave the care of fixing the responsi bility for the explosion to the -entire world, which will say whether those i are responsible who desire the truth, or those refusing to seek it. The newspapers generally express re lief at tbe signing of the treaty. The independent organs, most of tbe provin cial papers and the Carlist and repub lican journals attack both political par ties, conservative and liberal, reproaih ing them equally with having brought the country to the present pass. El Imparcial alone publishes the contents of the treaty, which produces a less unfavorable impression than had been expected, owing to the commercial and other concessions to Spain. El Liberal says: "The Paris negotia tions offer a far sadder spectacle than the ships which are bringing back our repatriated soldiers, deplorable aa the condition of the latter is." Several members of the United States commission were inclined at first to publish the text of the treaty, but Sen ator Frye made a strong plea yesterday for the observance of courtesy toward the United States senate, and his ar guments prevailed. Further details, however, have been learned as to tbe wording of the treaty, wbioh provides that Cuba is to be re linquished and that Porto Rico and the Philippines are to be oeded. The Americans are to pay for the repatria tion of the Spanish troops from all the colonies. The Spaniards are to return ali prisoners held by them. They are to retain possession of all military stores and munitions of war in the Philippines, and of such ships as have not been captured. The commercial treaties between the two nations, which the war ruptured, are to beienewed at the convenience of the two nations. Arrowsmith, I1L. Dec. 10. The private bank of Taylor & MeClure was last night entered by robbers, who se cured $4,000 worth of negotiable paper and esoaped. Newport News, Dec. 13. Henry Re fitt, private, company I, Fiist Ken tucky regiment, was killed, and Henry C. Brehm, private, company B, same regiment, was seriously wounded last night by a sentinel who was stationed at the gangplank of the transport Ber lin, which brought the regiment from Porto Rico. The men started to leave the transport, but did not have a pass. They ignored the injunction of the sen try to stop, and when they attempted to pass him, he struck each of them over the head with his bayonet. Re fitt's skull was fractured, and he died three hours later. Brehm was trans ferred to tbe hospital last night. He will recover. The Snltan Promises to Pay. Constantinople, Dec 18. Osoar Strauss, United States minister to Tur key, had an audience with the sultan, Friday. The sultan was exceedingly cordial, and it is understood assurances were given to the American minister regarding a satisfactory settlement of at questions between the United States and Turkey, including the payment of indemnity for American losses in Armenia. II.;... . .;., I In DEATH OF GARCIA. rhe Cuban Patriot a Victim of the Northern Climate. Washington, Dec. 18. General Cal ixto Garcia, the distinguished Cuban warrior and leader, "and the head of the commission elected by the Cuban as sembly to visit this country, died here this morning, shortly after 10 o'clock, at the Hotel Raleigh, where the com mission has its headquarters. The sudden change from tbe warm climate of Cuba, with the hardships he had there endured, to the wintry weather of New York and Washington, Is responsible for the pneumonia ivhich resulted in his demise. He con tacted a slight cold in New York, ivhich did not assume an alarming stage until 'early the part of last woek. Uist Tuesday night, General Garcia, n company with the other members of ;he commission, attended a dinner jiven in his honor by General Miles, and it was a result of the exposure that :nlminated in his death. ' During the 12 hours or more preced ing dissolution. General Garcia was unconscious most of the time. At in tervals he recognized one or more of those about him. In his dying mo ments, as all through his busy and ac tive life, his thoughts were for his be loved country and its people, and, among his last words, were irrational mutterings, in which he gave orders to his son. who is on his staff, for the bat tle which he supposed was to occur to morrow, and in which he understood there were only 400 Spaniards to com bat. Just before he died he embraced his son. Rev. Father Magee, of St. Patrick's church, was called in during the day, and was with General Garcia until the end, administeriug the last rites of the Catholic church. Other members of the commission and Mr. Rubens, their counsel in this country, were also in the bed-chamber when the end came. The remains were immediately pre pared for burial, and were placed on a bier in the room in which he died. A large Cuban flag served as a covering, and the head rested on one of smaller dimensions. The face and bust were left exposed to public view. The fea tures had a remarkable lifelike appear ance, and gave no indication of the suffering which the deceased had borne. Just above the head rested a magnificent floral piece of red and white ribbon. By direction of Major General Miles a detachment of soldiers from battery E, Sixth artillery, under command of Lieutenant Cox, was de tailed as a body guard for the remains. General Garcia, whose name will ever be linked with those of other pa triots who have fought against unequal odds for the freedom of his country, has had a most active and varied life, most of which has been spent in fight ing for the cause of Cuban liberty, which he had the satisfaction of peeing accomplished so short a time before his death. He was a man of culture and n 6nement, oJBMSMVMP4eT i came frcas a distinguished family of Jaiquaui.of Santiago de Cuba province. He was born in Cogquin, October 14, 1839, and was therefore in his 60th year. BRYAN'S RESIGNATION. Chinese Decoration for Lieutenant Colonel Tifquain. Savannah, Ga., Dec. 13. General Keifer, who is in command of the re maining troops of the Seventh army corps since General Lee's departure for Cuba tonight, confirms the rumor of Colonel W. J. Bryan's resignation of his command. Both General Lee and General Kiefer endeavored to induce Colonel Bryan to go to Cuba, but were unsuccessful. Lieutenant-Colonel Vifquain, of the Third Nebraska regiment, who will succeed Colonel Bryan upon the lat ter's resignation, received notice today from the Chinese legation at Washing ton that the emperor of China had con ferred upon him the decoration of the Order of the Double Dragon in recog nition of his services to the Chinese residents of the republic of Colombia, when he was United States consul at Panama. Lieutenant-Colonel Vitquain is a graduate of the ro.. al military academy of Brussels, and served in the service of the present king of Belgium. He served throughout the civil war in the Union army, and was : breveted brigadier-general by Abraham Lincoln. RETURNS TO HAVANA. Hajor-General T oe Started Last Night With Ills Staff. Savannah, Ga., Dec. 13. General Lee and staff sailed for Cuba this after noon on the transport Panama. Crowds of people lined the wharves as the transport passed down the river. As the tugboat cut loose, the siren taken from the Spanish cruiser Almirante Oquendo after the battle of Santiago, and now on the tug Cambiia, soreeched the Panama a parting salute. General Lee will remain outside of Havana un til January 1, when he will enter the oity. The Panama will land at Mari ana, whore General Lee will establish his headquarters on the camp site select ed by Colonel Hecker for the Seventh corps, and will remain there until he enters Havana. Ig-lesias Brother-ln-Law Arrested. New York, Dec- 13. Wm. P. Lynn, brother-in-law of lglesias, president of Costa Rica, who came to this country with the latter, is under arrest here. He is charged by F. S. Lusk, of Lusk, Wyo., with failing to aocount to him for profits on a Costa Rican railroad scheme, involving about $100,000. Carl Decker Sentenced. San Francisco, Deo. 12. Carl Deck er, known to tbe police all over the country as the prince of forgers, was sentenced to serve seven years in San Quentin today, for defrauding the Ne vada bank of this oity out of over $20, 000 by means of a raised check, which he and three others presented to the bank for payment. Smallpox in a Pennsylvania Town. Huntington, Pa., Deo. 13. Benja min Lee, secretary of the state board of health, arrived here tonight on his return from Bedford, Pa., where he in vestigated the nature of tbe epidemic prevailing there. Dr. Lee says the disease is smallpox, and that in the town alone there are at least 20 cases. .General vaccination has been ordered, and the infected houses are closely quarantined. Chinese knife has coinage in the shape of a been traced back as far as i 8240 B. a YEAR'S WORK IN ALASKA Progress Made in Mining: Development Value of the Salmon Indus try Agriculture in the Far North Necessary Legislation In teresting' Report of Governor Brady, of Alaska One of tbe most interesting docu ments recently received at the interior department is the annual report of John G. Brady, governor of Alaska. The report is very elaborate in its treatment of subjects relative to the great Noith west territory, covering everything from mission stations to the mining indus tries. Probably more space is devoted to gold mining than any other subject, that being tbe predominating industry at the present time. Of this, Mr. Brady says: "The past year has been one of won derful progress. During the winter and spring all sorts of vessels were put into the Alaska trade, and were filled with passengers and cargo to the very limit. Before long, thousands of tons of freight could be seen piled upon and under the snow upon the summits of the Alaskan mountains. The United States contributed by far the largest number of prospectors, who came from all quarters, a large number from every state in the Union, California, Oregon and Washington sending the largest contingents. These prospectors, as a class, were fine specimens of manhood. "It is calculated that 3,200 outfitted for Copper river, several hundred went over the divide at Yakutat, and some parties went over the Dalton trail and worked their way up the White river, one of the largest branches of the Yu kon. Cook Inlet, Resurrection bay, Golovin bay, Kotzebue sound, Koyukuk river and many other places have all been visited by prospectors this season. The declaration of war against Spain checked tbe tide. Most of the Amer icans who proceeded to Dawson com plained of the mining lules and regula tions, and the manner in which they were carried out. This had the effect to drive many upon the Alaska side, and the claims which were abandoned for the first onrush to the Klondike were relocated, and much other valua ble ground discovered, which will keep large numbers of men there this winter. "There is no way of ascertaining the amount of dust washed out upon the Alaska side. The amounts given for 'the Klondike and its tributaries- vary very much. Several reasons are given why the output is smaller than was anticipated the scarcity of supplies, especially lights, the high price of labor, and the 10 per cent royalty ex acted. Many claims are being held with the expectation that supplies will be more abundant and not so dear, and consequently cheaper labor, and that the loud complaint against the royalt. r4'il cause the Otta abolish it. There wflHpsTo supplies this winter, but there appears to be a determination among the miners to koep up wages, and the royal ty is still demanded. So we can expect the product for the coming year to be much curtailed." Speaking of quartz mining, he says: "Very rich ore was discovered in the vicinity of Ketchikan, and many loca tions have been made and developed. Quartz locations have also been made at various places around the coast and upon the' islands, as far as Unalaska. The greater number of these are held by poor men who are not able to make developments of any considerable ex tent. Alaska is a splendid field for a class of men who can command capital and who can examine these discoveries and come to terms with the owners for the purpose of development and sale. While important discoveries of gold have been made on Pine creek, flowing into Lake Atlin, the fields in the vicin ity of Bald Eagle and Sum Dum Chief, as well as Sheep creek, near Juneau, have made even better showings in the past year than previously." Favorable reports are made of the operations of the large American min ing companies at work in Alaska, their efforts seeming to be more abundantly rewarded than are those of foreign cor porations. Land Laws. So much of the land laws as relates to mineral lands and mining claims, inasmuch as they are the same as are now in force in the United States proper, have given perfect satisfaction throughout Alaska, but in the matter of homestead laws, quite a different state of affairs exists. The idea that a man may dig out ore upon lands and obtain patent for the same but cannot build a house and improve land for a home, nor obtain title to it. is regarded as highly unjust and imprudent by the residents of that country. As a matter of fact, the land office has issued but one patent under the law ot March 3, 1898, for trade and manufacture, and the amount of land an applicant re ceives depends not on any law, but entirely on the will of the land officer. Even the law which passed last May, extending the homestead rights to Alaska, is found to be practically val ueless. "There are no surveyed lands in Alaska, nor has any system of survey been provided. It is impossible, there fore, for a poor' settler to acquire a homestead. If he were able and will ing to stand the expense of a survey, Heaviest Oriental Cargo. The Nippon Yuse'n Kaisha steamship Kinshiu Maru, which sailed from Yoko hama for Seattle November 29, is bring ing the heaviest caigo ever shipped from the Orient for Seattle. It consists of 8,500 tons of tea, silk and curios. The heaviest previous cargo was brought on tbe Agapanthus, which arrived in De cember, 1896, with 2,700 tons. The Kinshiu is also bringing the marines to man tho Japanese cruiser Chitose, un der construction in San Francisco. Will Protect Their Fruit. The Clark county fruit farmers are at the bead of a movement whioh will compel the plain labeling of all Wash ington prunes sent out to the genera) market. The Washington crop has been almost entirely sold to California dealers, who put their stamp on the boxes and sell them as a California prod act. Seeking Honolulu Trade. Birmingham & Co., flour and feed dealers of Tacoma, recently sent a rep resentative to Honolulu to open up business connections for the firm. V eH Hate he would have no assurance that it would be accepted by the government. If he settles as a squatter and makes improvements, be cannot tell how future surveys may affect him. In con sequence of this condition of affairs, not a single homesteader has attempted to make entry under the new law in the land office at Sitka." In the matter of wagon roadB, rail roads, etc., a different condition exists. As soon as the right of way bill had passed, numbers of filings were made, and several roads of various character are now in progress of construction. At Unga, Berner's bay and Douglass island there are railways in operation, although solely for use in connection with the mines. The Pacific & Arctic Railway & Navigation Company has probably made more progress than any of the other large companies, having completed 14 miles of road over almost impassable country. Moreover, so much of the road as is completed is constructed of the best material, by the best of workmen, and is in every way first-class. Money has not been spared, and as a result the road stands without a peer. It might be mentioned, in this connection, that, owing to the limita tions of the timber laws, it was found best to import a great deal of timber, and nearly all the timber and lumber used in building Dyea and Skagway, their railroads and mills, was shipped from Pugest sound. The governor expresses the hope that congress, during the short session, will pass upon a code of civil procedure for the district of Alaska. Salmon Industry. Of the salmon industry, a great deal is said. There can be no doubt that this industry is one of great importance, for from figures given it is seen that the Alaskan output in the last year marketed at 12.977.019. The red salmon seems to far outnumber all oth ers, although the pink and silver salmon are found in large numbers. Comparatively few king salmon were taken last year. To pack these salmon for shipment, over 5,000 laborers are I employed, and, strange to say, the most of them are Chinese. It has been found almost impossible to educate the native Alaskan Imiyin to American canning methods, and this, together with the lact that Chinese labor is ex ceedingly cheap, may account, in a measure, for the large number of Chi nese in the canneries. This salmon trade during the past year was of suffi- zii-nronortions to keep in constant aijgi, 63 steamers, in boats. In the opinion of tbe governor, Alaska should be well supplied with inspectors, the present foroe of two be ing decidedly inadequate. Agricultural Possibilities. As an agricultural country, Alaska is still in its infancy, little being known of its possibilities. Enough can be learned, however, from experiments made in the past year, to satisfy those interested that such crops as potatoes, cabbage, beets, peas and other market vegetables can, with proper attention and care, be raised in parts of the coun try without difficulty. But grass, be yond everything else, promises to be the agricultural wealth of Alaska. This is but little appreciated at present. The native grasses are nutritious, and grow luxuriantly. Timothy, clover and other cultivated varieties do well, one acre of giound in grass there, for pas turgage, being worth several acres in a drier climate. There are many varie ties of native berries, such as currants, huokleberries, etc., but- berries from the States, as a rule, do well under cul tivation. "Of stockraising." says the report, "but little can be said. Reindeer will soon be reared in vast herds. In the near future we expect to have the mail transported by reindeer all over North ern Alaska during the winter, and at much less cost than at present." The Governor's Recommendations. Before closing tbe report, a number of recommendations are made. Among them is the suggestion that Japonsky island be built up as a naval station. Attention is also called to the fact that at Kadiak, Unga, St. Michaels, Circle City and Dyea there is a great lack of proper courtrooms and jails, aa well as I at Sitka, where the buildings are in miserable condition. The appropriation for Alaskan schools has been found quite insuffi cient, being but $30,000 per year. An appropriation of twice that size could easily be utilized to good advantage. A further recommendation is made to the effect that lighthouses and other beacons be placed at conspicuous points along the coast, as the commerce has greatly multiplied of late and demands such protection. Governor Brady oloses his report with an appeal to the Republican party to live up to its pledge and extend to Alaska the privilege of sending a dele gate to tbe national congress. Hop Outlook. A good outlook for the future of the hop crop of this year is presented, as there is a good demand for them and a rather short supply. The market is at present buying oautiously. They have done very little purchasing this year, so far, and it is almost certain that a good demand will in conseqeunce re sult. English buyers are now purchas ing only very choice hops, the price paid here being about 15 o and about 8c to the buyer in England. Sonoma county, Cal., has the honor of receiving the highest prioe paid this year for hops on the Pacific coast, some Sonoma hops selling for 19a Some choice Oregon hops brought 18o in some cases. The orop of the coast is placed at 135,000 bales, there being about 12, 000 yet left in the hands of the farmers. Oregon's crop of hops was 65,000 bales, and there are about 1,700 bales yet left with the farmers. This is a decided improvement over the crop of last year; but the crop ia still under tbe figures given before the hop lice got into the yards, which will materially effect tbe output. auuiuorr tufiuo i j