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Eugene City Guard. I. I OAMratLL, Fraarialar. EUGENE CITY. OREGON'. NEWS OF THE WEEK lalcrMlIng Collorthin ol Carnal EmU la Conilanard form From Hath t'oatlnanU. A grain elevator wai destroyed by fire in Knit fit. Louil, entailing Iom of 1 1,000,000. Judge Lcwli E. MnComai hai been, been elected United Htatei tenator 1 tui-ced A. P. Gorman, nf Maryland The reorganized L'nion Paclllo rail road had to pay 120,403. SO fee to in corporate under the law of Colorado. Tlie V. 8. hattle-ahip Maine haa ar rived at Havana. Visit were ex changed between (Tominodora fligtbea ami Spanish official. President Katon, of Melolt college, will iiiH' t tlie work of the Isyard of American foreign mission! in CAlna under Invitation. The observation of the eclipwi 13 ri t iitti India were successful, com in tiona being moot fuvoiahle. Many Valnablo photograph with secured William Hepburn, an ullcged count erfclter, lion Isscn arrested in lonely raliin in Placer county, C'ul., ami all the paraphernalia for counterfeiting wtta found in bil joaoion, Itnssla will domund the immediate payment by Turkey of the 30,000,000 war iii'li'iniilty yet cine, oi meant of making the sultan more docile iu the treatment of the Cretan question. The National Stockgrower' oonvnn tion il In session in IVnver, Colo. About 1,000 delegate, representing 31 liitm and territories of tlie Um, Northwest and Southwest are present. On Priiluv a gain aprting up on Put In-Hay, Luke Krio, and tlie ice coin incuced to break lip. Two hunilrel fishermen occupying ahacki. built on the lee, wero in iiiiiiiiiiciit xri I, but made ahoro in safety, assisted by rea dier, who put off in boat and battled with tho ice floe. Th body of L. f)i korson waa found In the ruin of a building dutroyed by Ore at Hjicnocr, Ind. ' John C. llurciiford, a cadet of the nohlu family of that name la engaged to marry Mis Kmily, tlin third daugh ter of Adriun laolin, of Nuw York. Itritish chip Sainonoa, while being towed in Llverool harbor, ran into the ship Wendiira, lying at anchor, and both vessels were seriously Injured. Collin P. Huntington, In, an affidavit II led in a auit brought against hi in, in ii ken oath that he him no Intention of removing hie residence from New York to Han Francisco. Weaturn roada huvo agteed to make the mine reduced rates to the Mardl Iran in New Orleans aa hint rear. Ticket will he aold February U to 30, and will have a final return limit of March 10. A Mafia murder nun revealed at New Orleuna by tho Hinting of a trunk In the open street in the rear nf the city bull, which cimtiiiiiod the body of an Italian, with the head almost out from the body. Four niemhera of the crew of the achooncr Viking were taken in uhatge by the Hi 'Mini sdice on the vessel' ar rival, charged w it It attempting mutiny They had threatened the captain' lile uii'l were placed lu irona. It la aald by those in a position to know that there In not a map of Cuba in the war department that would give any guidance to an army wliioh should laud on that shore, there hu mil been a military olllccr connected with the government in Cuba alnoo the dii tiirhanco there begun. ltoeipioclty negotiation continue to proceed In a manner aulisfactory to Wellington olllcials, but there la no preaent prospect that the treaties or agreeiueiita will be concluded in the nrur future. The negotiation with Peru aro furthest along, nnd these reached a point w here the draft of a treaty ban been made, Anti Jewii.li riota have been renewed at Algiers. The mob inv idled the Jewish ipiarter nnd pillaged the shop In the lino de llnliuauiii, driving the Jewish merchant out into the streets, A siiuudroii of chasseurs wat ordered to the eccne Mini charged at the mob with drawn swords, hut the mob reformed further on, cheering (or the army. Ho Volvcr and daggera wero freely lined. One man who waa stubbed in the buck au.l ahot in the head died, and many were seriously wounded. Acting Secretary Spaulding haa de rided iu a case presented by the ("ana diun Pacific Navigation Company, that the tranxn till ion of American freight from heat tie or other American porta continued fur Alaskan porta, Victoria or Nuiiaimo, and at these porta tiane ferred tollmn.li vessels, la a violation of our (Hunting laws and subject the merchandise to forfeiture. The de cision U a atrong measure for the pro tuction uf the American coasting trade to Alaska in which there have been in dicationa that Drltish corporation! hope to break into. C. K. Maher, of Orand Inland, Neb., urrendered to the Sacramento ole, confessing that be had einheialod money belonging to Armour & Co., which he had collected while traveling aa aulcauun for the company. A St. Louil dispatch nave. A gale of wind that reached the highrit velocity of any experienced here iince the tor nado of May 37, ISM, prevailed Wednesday. Its highest velocity waa 60 mi lea an hour, ami up to noon two death, one fatal injury and several minor casualties had been rcorted. The second monetary conference hat ojont'd in Iudiauaolia with 400 dele gate, an attendance laiger than be fore. A Washington disvatch aaya: Should buaineaa permit and there be no com plication which deinanda hi presence here, President McKiuley will proha bly viait the Pacific roast atatet during the coming an miner. It is understood that the president will, after visiting Yellowstone, go to ilutte and then viait Spokane, Seattle and Tacoma. Port land will be given day and theo Cali fornia will b traversod from Shasta la tau Diego. THE GUEST OF HONOR. rrsl4al MrHlnlajF AIUst4 the Mas aUrlnrsrs' tlaaquat. New York, Jan. 81. The third an noal banquet of the National Associa tion of Manufacturera of the United State, which took place tonight at the Waldoif-Aatorit bolul, was one of the largest and most elaborate affair of the kind ever given in the city. A thou sand guests were seated at the table. The fact that President McKinley would be present caused a nub for tickets. President M Kinley waa driven from the Windsor and waa received at the Waldorf-Astoria at 0:30 P. M., by the committee of merchant and waa at once taken to the "royul chamber." Half an hour later, he appeared in the reception room, where lie held a levee for more than an hour. The bampiet hall was magnificently decorated, the tier of boxe being draped with silken banners. The pres ident' flag wss aiispended over the head of the tahle from the preaideiit'a box. Seven long tahb-a extended the length of the room and 10 smnll table were placed on either aide of the row of long tables. In the Astor gallery annex were 83 other table. The table were elaborately decorated with flower and potted plants. The daia were the president and other guest sat was also adorned with many flowers. From the reception ball up the broad staircase to the bampiet room were lines of palm ami ferns. Owing to the douhle ban quet room, there waa much confusion in making tho assignment of the guest to their acuta at the tallies. The march to the banquet hall began t 7:18 and lusted until H:'i), Ix-ing truggling line. President .McKinUy, with the committee of ill, marched into the hall, the baud playing "Hail to the Chief." It wa after S o'clock when Warner Miller, rapied for order. He an nounced that Iter. It. H, Arthur would invoke a blessing. I)r. Arthur, in hi prayer, called for ocial protection for the president ami the member of the Manufacturera' Association. President McKinley, in resionau to toast, spoke briefly on the financial question, and stated that all tlie pledgee of the St. Louil platform must be fulfilled. SMOKELESS POWDER. Naval lllll Will froslda for tha I'ur- rliasa of a l.arga Quaiillly. Washington, Jan. 81. It i regarded as settled that the naval uppropilation bill, now txdng framed by a house sub committee, will contain three iniMirt ant ItMns, namely, $.',(iOU,OOU for smokeless powder, I.'jOO.UOO for reserve ammunition, and f'JU.DUO for tho es tablishment of government -owder factory. The matter of having an am ple supply of tHiwder to meet the re quirements of our naval vessel iu an emergency bus received careful consid eration from memlicra of the commit- tee. A long a the old style of black iMiwder was in use. Hie niiinv urivute comnuiiic makinil t Ha artin e iruve u iirance that a snimlr could be secured oil abort notice. Now, however, with the general adoptiyi of smokeless pow der, the opHirtuinlics fur speedily get ting a supply are said to lie much re I need, l'or that reason, it is proiHisci! Ii a'low $.',0Oll,UU0 for the purchase of tin article, and at the samo tune provide a government factory which will thereafter produce an ample sup' ply. 1 lie 11 ni 1 .iUO.ihiii lor reserve aiumunitioii will cover ull classea of naval material, largo and small, to meet requirements of vessels Hearing completion, and such emergencies a may arise. Arms far Imllaa Itslisla. ijomlon, jail, m. According 10 lisputch from lllriiiingham to tho (llolo), the capture of the steamer Ilalu- lilstau, oft Muscat, Arabia, bv the llritish gunlMi.it Ijipwing, and the seixure of her cargo of anus und am munition, has temporarily paralyted some of tho large giiuiiiakcr, because the Loiiduii merchant concerned have ordered them to suspend nitrations. well known manufacturer lava that, on the order of a Imhin merchant, ho ha turned 100 rilles and a Ion of am munition weekly for the lust three year. 1 he rifle were M 11 1 lords. The Persian aullioi ities, it seems, winked ut these Irregularities, until Oreat Bri tain intervened. The siimn firm was preparing to turn out 8,000 wcuon monthly to the same customer. llol In Ytsshltialon. Washington, Jan. 81. President Dole, of Hawaii, ariived here at 'J:'J0 M., and in behalf of the govern ment was welcomed by Secretary Sher man and Assistant Secretary Adco. Hie presidential party was belated by storm along the way, und it was three hour after schelnlo time when tho train swung into the Haltimore 1 Ohio depot. A crowd of several hundred peo ple assembled on North Capitol street, and platoons nf mounted Hilicciiicn were on hand to act as an etcort. ratal K 1 1 lii lllluula. Mount Stei ling. 111., Jan. SI. The most disastrous fire In the historv of Mount Sterling broke out this morn ing. Albert Popper was killed by fall ing wall. Constable Snodgras's and two other men were injured and over 100,000 woithof properly w burned. Canard bjr Ksrotrna Kiploalon, Alltuitown, Pa, Jan. 81 A can of kerosene exploded in the l-oiler-room of the Greenville cement mill at ltoscndule today, setting lire to the mill and storage house. lloth were totally dest roved. Tho los ia 100, 000; fully iuaiirtsl. Itemands r)l.t i luiirlioniHnt. Madrid, Jan. 81. The public prose cutor demand a sentence tfpou Lieu tenant (h'ueral Weyler of two month' imprisonment. Aa I apravnkstf Murdor. San Francifc-o, Jan. 81. Thi morn ing Char lei K Wither murdertvl Nathan Phillip, a bartender, iu the Kuiplre theater, the crime U'ing at- arently unprovoke.1. Wither wa In tlaiuisl with driuk and in an ugly mood. Itbl a Kraador'a rraatlar. Ouayaquil, VVuador, Jan. SI. It la reported that rebel are gathering on the frontier. All is quiet in Guaya quil, however. The government i ap parently atrong, and no danger i tear, td (rota the rebel. SURPRISED IX CAMP Insurgent General Aranguren Slain by Spaniards. IMS IIODY CARKIKD TO HAVANA II I tba Tubae Who, II Is Alleged, Ordered tha Kserulloa of f olonrl Hull. Havana, Jan. SI. At noon, Lieutenant-Colonel liclicdicto, with the Spanish battalion, surprised, near Tupiste, this province, the camp of the insurgent general, Aranguren, killing Aranguren ami four private, capturing live of the insurgents and wounding others who made their escae. The body of lirigadier-Oeneral Aran guren was brought by train to Havana this afternoon and delivered to the military authorities. After identifica tion it wa sent to the morgue. lirigudier-Ocnerul Aranguern wa evidently about 33 year of age, of fair complexion, with Monde hair ami a mail mustache. The body, which show two bullet wounds, one in tlie head and one in the right leg, il dress ed in cunaimcre pantaloons, gray wool en coat, yellow shoes and gaiten, com paratlvely new. It is laid that the gaiter and vest once lieloiiged to Col onel Jtulx, the aide-de-camp of Uctieral rilanco, who, having gone last l)ecem- ber to Aranguren' camp w ith terms of lurrender, Wa executed by Aranguren or with bis approval. According to one account, Aranguren wui surprised while on a visit to a young woman on the Pitiita farm, In.- tweeu Caiuiio Florida and Tupiste. He wai wounded, and, in trying to ca raM, was shot dead. Among the pris oner is the father of the young wo man. Ho wa the dynamiter of Aran guren' bund. MISSION OF THE MAINE. llataaa Newspapers Insist That It Is tlna of I'eara. Now York, Jan. 81. The lust ripple of visible excitement in tlie arrival of the Maine ha died away, lay the Her ald' Havana correspondent, and the ship a she lie at anclur attract no mpre uttention than any other vessel in the harbor. The piteia made the brief est sissiblu allusion to her arrival, ami La Union Constitutional, tho conserva tive organ, print a Washington dis patch to the effect that the visit of tlie Maine to Havana is merely an act of courtesy allowing tho friendly feeling to Spain, und to counteract the and Spanish utterance in congress. La Union add that tho visit will be re turned by Spanish ship in American port. In spite of (hi, there i a strong un dercurrent of feeling in Havana, hi evinced by the excited talking of angry group assembled iu the cafea. The Kenerui impression nuioiig raoiciiis is that the cause of Spain has been be traced by the lllunco government, nod the nation humiliated bv what they re gard a the first step in the direction ol American intervention. This ha iu icnriiue,i me nnircn 01 to nerai lllunco und his associate and of the cause ol autonomy, and thi hatred may at any moment find vent iu u 11 outbreak ol fury, in which case, iiiember of the government may ho forced to depend for their crsiinal safety on the Maine, for while the nril is obvious, the troops concentrated during tlie riot have been dispersed und no uew pre caution have been taken. The arrival of the Maine created en thusiasm among the Americans, who realiie that the long period of suspense has passed ami that their safely is ab solutely ussorcd. Up to the prcxciil time mi one know what precipitated the sudden dispatch of sailing order to the Maine ut Dry Tortugas. Captain Sigsbee had not the remotest idea why he was sent, but he was not much surprised when the liiK0it arrived from Key West w ith or ders to stall without u moment's delay. I'eing in total ignorance of the situa tion, he had no concept ion as to what tort of a reception to expect. lie up proaclnil tho hurlmr from the west ward, partly for the purpose of inspect ing the Spanish batteries und watch ing for iiuy hostile demonstration, und partly for the purpose of displaying the (lag nnd character of tho Maine, so a to give the nullum! lea ashore, opisir lunity to make picparation to avoid a pan 10 which might have beeu prccipi tatcd by the Maine' sudden entrance 11 . 1 . . 1 1 . . me naiiiesnip was pteparevi lor unv emergency. After picking up a pilot the Maine went rapidly up the harbor to a berth near the Spanish flagship. It will be impossible to give the crew their liberty while in Havana, und us yet 110 shore leaves have been given to officer, tlie captain being the only man who has gone ashore. For this reason it is believed that the navy department will not keep the Maine here long, but w ill replace her by an other vessel of the squadron the mo tiieut the health of the crew become impaired. Jame r.uton ha been matched to raw Charles Kaiser, of Swittvrland, at St. Louis, early in February, for a purse and $1,000 side bet. The Ku.h of Immigration. New ork, Jan. 81. ln anticipa tion ot the new Immigration law going into effect, the rush of immigration to thi country has started. The Tartar Prince arrived today with 730 person 111 tne steerage. llie vessel come from Italian port. ratal Kaphlha rir. Hukn, Jan. 81. Half a million pound ot naphtha was burned and sev eral persona lost their live during a conflagration here. Aa A ital to I'nrla Sam. New Yoik, Jan. 81. A Herald dii- patch from Seoul .tvt: It 1 dated on good authority that the king of Core ha asked the United State minister here for protection against possible rev olutions. Captain Wil ler, of the cruiser licton, refuse to land a naval forrt, though strongly urged to do o by the king. Kalauia, the new town laid out at the south end of Koolenay lake, a the western terminal uf the Crow' nest rail way, while only two week old, baa population of 00. NEW YUKQiN MINING LAWS. The Ottawa Govsrnmeat Prafts a of Refulatlons. Ottawa, Ontario, Jan, 81. After careful consideration and with the advice of William Ogilvie, the Cana diun authority on the Yukon country, the department of the interior ha de. cided upon the legal condition! which are to govern placer mining in the Yukon. The regulations in substance are a follows: Free minor shall mean a male or fe male over the age of IH, but not tinder that age, or joint stock company named in and lawfully ismsesscd of a valid existing fiee miner' certili'"ite ami no other. A free miner' certificate shall not be transferable. This certificate may be granted for one year to run from the date thereof or expiration of ti e applicant' then rxi-ting certificate, ,lnll jm Ilicilb llieit-iifi ..." - (10 miles the certificate is to I is- ........ ......... tb I... ,. I ,u sum oi mod in favor of a Joint stoclt company, in which case the fee shall he f .O for company having a, nominal capital, Exceeding f 100,000, the fee shall bo 100. Only one ix-rson or joint stock com- panv shall be named In a certificate. j . bottom in an hour, leaving only Thi certificate shall a'so grant the .r P;,bin and rurt '"'r I"111" holder the privilege of fihiug and , jbovo water. shooting, aul.ject to the provision of Tiie two big tugs, Morford and Pro law; the privilege of cutting timber tcction, which had accompanied the big for actual neccsrutic. for buildins ( ho.it on her trip across the lake, made housea and boat, and for general min- j ,'-H-rate attempt to reach her ami ing operation; for the exclusive life of the miner liiniwdf. but inch permia ion shall iNit extend to timber which may have been granted to other per Min or corporations. Certificate may bo obtained by ap plicant! in person lit the government department of the interior ut Ottawa, or from the agent of the I)ominion hinds at Winriijieg, Calgury, Edmonton ami Prince Albert, in the Northwest territory, Kumloopi and New West minster, Ii. ('., und Duwsou in tho Yukon district; also from ngent of the government ut Yunconver and Vic toria, Ii. C. No person or joint Btock company will be recognized a having any right or interest in or to uny claim mi les he or it or every erson in hi or iti emplovment shall have a free min er' certificate unexpired. On the expiration of a free miner's certificate the owner thereof shall ab solutely forfeit all hi rights und inter est unless ho shall on or bufore tho day following the expiration of such certificate obtain a new free miner's certificate. Nevertheless, should any co-owner fail to keep up hi free miner's certifi cate, inch failure shall not cause a for feiture or act as abandonment nf the claim, but tho interest ot such co- owners, pro rata, according to their former interests; provided, neverthe less, that a shareholder in a joint stock company need not bo a free miner. Every free miner shall during tho continuance of hia certificate have the right to enter, prospect or mine for gold nnd mineral upon any lands in tho Yukon district, whether vested in j tho crown or otherwise, except npou government reservation and land law fully occupied. A creek, gulch, river or land claim shall not exceed 2 ."ill feet in length in the general direction of the stream or ravine on which it fronts anil shall not be more than 1,000 feet in width. Every alternate 10 claims shall be reserved for tho government of Can ada. That is to say, when u claim is located, tho discovery claim and nine other und numbered consecutively, will bo o'li for registration. Then tho next 10 claims of 250 feet each will bo reserved for the government, und so on. Tho penalty for trespassing upon a claim reserved for the crown ahull bo immediate cancellation of any entry or j entries which tho persons trespassing ' may huve obtained, whether by original ! entry or purchase for a mining claim, j ami tne reiiisui 01 tne acceptance of unv application which the persons trespass-1 ing may ut uny iiinu make for a claim. ! If any free minor or party of freo miners ' discover u new mine, ami such discov- i cry shall bo established to the satisfac- ' tion ot the mining reorder, creek, i river or hill claim of the fullowimt sizes shall bo allowed; i To one discoverer of a claim, 500 feet in length; to a party of twodiscovorers. i two claim amounting together to 1,000 feet in length: to each iii.l.... .. ! party beyond two in number, a claim of j tho ordinary size only. A claim shall bo recorded with the 1 mining recorder in whose district it is ' situated within 10 days after tho looa-1 tion thereof. Entry shall not lie grunt ed for a claim which bus not been i staked by the applicant in person j ! the manner specified iu these regnlu lions. An entry Ice ol H5 shall be charged the first year ami an annual i fee of f 15 for each of the following years. , A royalty of 10 per cent on the gold mined shall be levied und collected on the gross output ot each claim. The ! sum ot 12,500 shall be deducted from ' the gross annual output of a claim when ', estimating the amount upon which roy ; ally is to U calculated, but thi exeni'p-' tion shall not be allowed unless tho! royalty is paid at a bunking office or to the gold commissioner or mining corder. Two Hundred Th...,.....l n..n.. a-. -" ..i i . ... ... nicaso, Jan. 31 hire ton i?ht nr. I tially destroyed the Ewart building, 11 I to 23 Jefferson street, entailing a loss ! of 1200,000. The flames broke out I within a few momenta after the 5oo' employe of tlie various tenants of the building had left the UtlUCtlirtk At that! completion ol their iluy's work. The , - v building was dsmaireo to the A.m .,t 73,000. The balance ot the l.. i. divided among a nuniher ot concern occupying the building. IU Kripon.Ud Nobly. New York, Jan. 81 The Time to morrow will say. President McKinley has decided to n-nd to Havana a sneeiul emusary, whose duty will be the dis tribution of the supplies vent there by the central Cuban relief committee, of this city. The committee has annoint. ed uheommittee all over the East and rViuth, and the contribution of cloth ing, provision, furniture and cooking utensils have been so treat that wh..n tbey ihipped to Havana General Le. to whom they were eonigned, found himself entirelv unable to hand U ibeau with bit limited lupply of help. PECKED ON A BAR Ship City of Duluth drain Lost Off St. Joseph, Mich. PASSEX0F.IW AM) CREW BESPl'ED rha V.ssel a Tolsl Loss-Ube Carried a llsavr Cargo of Corn and !" High "-a Was Illuming- St. Joseph. Mich., Jan. 31.-TI.ehig rram Iteamer t Ity oi uuim.i sio.e. jfT this port, from South Chicago, last light, and attempted to enter the bur xir. There wa a tremendous wind from tho northwest and a very heavy a running. Tho Duluth kept on her ...uraa into the harbor, ami lit the TWIIlt II flf the river struck a bur and , ij, i,i,ii ... in" ..... WM thrown heavily against the north ; (1j,.r, breaking III two. me iiiuuiumo" )l(.,.l arches on either ude 01 tne doui j iaVe way immediately, and the bow of ;. at dinps two or three feet. I A large hold was stove in the port side ; , l0 uung around, and she went to 1 ber crew and passenger off, but Were UllCUCCCrMUl. ilie lim-raiiiiK j cr,.w were summoned and reached the scene of the disaster in quick tune considering that it had disbanded for tho winter. At midnight they had ! thot a mortar line to tho laiat and tho i rescue began. The first 0110 to be I taken ashore wa August Kerwein, of this) city. He diped into tlie water several times during the erilou trip, and was badly frozen when he was pulled out onto the pier. Tlie rest of the passengers were taken ashore in this manner, one at a time. There were 17 passenger and 23 of the crow. Captain McLean wu the last to leave, being taken off ut 6 o'chs k this morning. There were several belies on hoard. The member of the life-saving crew took turn going out in tlie car after them. Mrs. William Tryon is suffering from the effects of tho trip. She wa in delicate condition, and was badly frozen and seized with nerv ous prostration. There is no hope for ber to live. The City ot Duluth had n heavy cargo of corn and flour, and a deckloud of merchandise for local merchant. Theie is no hope of saving anything of the wreck, us there is a very high sea rolling. No Ismt can reach her, and she is rapidly going to pieces. The en gineer says that when tho boat struck the engine jumped a foot und was im mediately torn to pieces. The water ruidicd in and put out the fires, und the firemen barely escaped up tho lad ders. The floor of tho deck gave a mighty heave upward, nnd the passengers were thrown into the wildest confusion. Tlie City of Duluth was an old but stanch steamer. She was under char ter of the Graham Sc Norton Transpor tation Company, carrying principally through freight from Chicago to this port, in connection with tho llig Four. She was owned by the Lake Michigan & Superior Company. Her capacity was about 1,000 tons, and her value iilM.ut ;i0,00(i. She wa laden with package freight and grain. Tho steamer is well insured, und it is understood had f 10.000 insurance on her cargo. On several previous trips sho stuck on tho bar w hile entering this harbor. SNOW LOCOMOTIVE SCHEME. Mr. Ulovar Kiiilains In Chimin thr rians of Ilia Company. Chicago, Jan. 31. George T. Glover, an inventor, bus solved tho problem ol getting supplies into the Klondike reg ion this winter bv mean of his snow .r ,,.,,,. i.,.. Seven of these building in Chi- locomotives ure now cago and New York, und 32 height and passenger cars will bo built ut Port land, Or., for this work These will be at Uvea by February 13 for Dawson City over the Dalton trail. "The locomotives that are now being constructed for this Klondike trip," said Mr. Glover, "will weigh about eight tons each, half the weight of the logging locomotive. Their capacity will be about 100 ton' burden respec tively. I find that an eight-ton ma chine will do the work and run easier. These locomotives ure practically ready now for shipment to Portland! where they will be assembled and then ship ped, together with 32 car to Dvea. Here they w ill ls put up and placed in readiness for the expedition which leaves that point February 15 for Daw- son City, in charge of Captain Brain erd, of the United States army. "Chilkat pass will bo the' greatest obstruction encountered on tho first trip. There is no part of the puss, however, that piesents a grade greater than 3d per cent. These locomotive can climb such a grade rcadilv. Each machine will have a steam windlass attached and by means of this the train can easily pull itself up at a remark, ble siwd. I calculate on getting over the p;is in less than -IS hours with tlie first train. Tho way once open sub sequent travel will be 'easier. The cost of build .I,.,... . ... : :. .. 1 ,US naiiis w 111 oe less t urn :t noo v . .. , r-a" locomotive wi 1 coat 4 l)00. The cost of the passenger and (r,'1',l' ar and their transom tation to Dy wiM "", ,X0l,,,'l 5.000. " reaching l).,wson (ly foilr of locomotives will be used in truss- Pl'pplil'S tttl'l r:lHstmitrta ti u...l , o u nun " m ule various points and vill loeate I in the Klondike gold fields. The others will return unit noil-u .... other trip before the w iuter in Alaska A !rrt I'l. patch. Winnipeg. Man., Jan. Sl.-Ordera have conic from Ottawa to engage a re liable man to curry an important secret dispatch from the minister ot the inter ior to Commissioner Walsh, at Daw son. Hayes, the celebrated guide of Prince Albert, has been tceored. He will make the run iu 85 davs with a dog train. It is believed tlie govern nient has decided not to allow aliens to hold mining claims in the Yukon. Sugar alone will apparentlv snttaip life for a considerable time. p.ssc, ft viMMENSE CONTRirr T.ll.r Its.olulloa adopted hi a Vol. of 47 l Waahington, Jan. 29.-Afler a de bu e, animated at all time, and occa tonally acriuio.iio.H. which occupied l e g eater p trt of tlie week, the len ate thi.altl'rmH.n.hy d.isivo vote o 47 to 33, scl the Teller concur ret reoluion. Tim res.dut.ol, .. . practical realllrmalioi. of that of Man ley Matthews, pae-ed in ISTH, and I a follow: . . "That all the bonds of the Lulled States, issued or authorized to be i-ued ... i... .i,.. ...i.l ,.,-u of congress lu tein- ! u.,re r,.,.ited. are payable, principal Uliuei lie: rt . . . I... .ml i, in (if lllll L'OV ami intercM, m we- "i - .7 cn.n.ent of the United States, in silver dollars of the coinage of the Ln ted States, containing H i ' mtiis each or standard silver, and that to restore to its coinage inch silver coins us a legal tender in pavmeiit of said luids, p.in- iii..r,.t. s llol III Yioianoii riJMil on'. ' . 1 (l( ,)ie ,,,,1,110 faith nor in derogation 01 ru,t,tii oi tne punnc ci.-,i....- All effort to amend me reso, were voted down bv majorities ranging from 8 to 20. Lodge's gold-standard sub-titute being defeated by the latter mnjoritv. Tlie vote on the Lodge nn.emllllent WllSt AveS, 2H Does, 63. The events of the day leading opto tho final vote were full of interest und importunco. It was a Held day for Urn orator of tho senate, not le-s than 2j senators embracing tho op ortunity to s-ak U!m tho subject under discus sion. The public interest in tho de bute wa attested by the iittondancfl in the galleries, which were crowded throughout the day, and that it was important was evidenced by the tiite infills of several of the spcaket that tho discussion was hut the preliminary alignment of the great political parties for tho contest of WO.). From 10 o'clock this morning until 7 thi evening, tlie comet was con tinued. When voting was begun, it was evident that party lines weio be ing broken on both sides of the cham ber, but it was on the substitute ffer ed by Lodge that tho biggest break occurred. On the Kcpoblieun side, Allison and Hurrow did not answer to their name on that roll call und many Republican! voted directly against it. Upon tlie final passage of the resolu tion, some lb-publicans who supported McKinley nil I the St. Louis platform in IHUll, like Carter, Chandler, Clark, j Pritchard. Slioiin. Warren nnd Wid en! t. voted for the resolution because, m Wolcott nnnnnnccd, they did not believe the resolution committed those who eupjKirtod it to the free and unlini itcd coinugo of silver. Tlie bill to pay the hook publishing company of the Metholist hpis opal church. South, 2SS,0U0 for damages sustained by that corporation duritu the war, after encountering an nhstin ate filibuster, which staved off a vote on two previous private hill days, wa piloted to its passage in the house to day bv Ciaqs-r. w ho was in charge of the measure. The friends of the measure proved themselves in tin over whelming mnjoritv and the opposition today, finding it could boll out no longer, reluctantly yielded. Tho vote wu9 1NS-07. THE CORONA WRECKED. Alaska-Hound Strainer Weill tiiiwn Near Mouth of SkeniM Klvrr. Seattle, Wash., Jan. 23. A special to the Times from Victoria hivs that news has been received there that the steamship Corona, which left Seattle with 225 passengers January 20 for Southeastern Alaska ports, had been wrecked near Lewis island, t tho month of tho Skcenu river. Her pas sengers were nil safely landed on Ken nedy island. Every pound of ficight and baggage i lost. Tho Corona whs a screw propeller, 220 feet long, 3.") feet beam, and tl feet 5 inches hold. She was built iu Phila delphia in 188, and has been running on tho coast ever since. She is well known in Southern California, having neon on the run there between San Francisco nnd Suan Diego for somo years. She was a 15 knot boat, an. I was fitted with nil the modern iippli atices. This was to have been the last trip of tho Corona, as sho was to have been transferred to tho Southern California division on her return. rnrlirnlars of the Wrerk. Nunaiino, B. C., Jan. 29. The steamer Danube arrived at Departure bay lata this evening, bringing down news of the wreck of the steamer Corona. Tho Corona struck a rock near tho mouth of the Skeona river and at once commenced to sink. Lifeboats wero lowered, and the passengers were conveyed to the 1 beach of Kennedy island. The steamer Al-Ki went to tlie rescue. She is now on the wav south with tho unfortunate goldseeker's. Tho Corona struck tho rock liow-on and is lying w ith her stern submerged. It is feared sho will prove a total wreck, and the whole of her cargo will DO lost. It is also reported thai ih., r.,;.... I Steamship Company's steamer Coonit- mm was wrecked on the skeona river. iiiiicuiars oi tins wreck w ere not oh of the iHine.1 Iroin tho Danube. passengers Wrecked at Srali-r'i Co. Montevideo, Ja 29.-fnforn.atio,, has been received that the British learner Majnru, bound fro,u Welling, ton for London, was wrecked ut Sealer's cove, January 12. The captain, three of the passengers, the ship'edivtor had 10 of the crew are nt Sandv point in r led : In boats. The other boats w hich left the wrecked steamer with the re ma.mng members of tho crew and pa, angers arejeported to be safe. 11 ""I"1 L,n 1 '"" "Aa..l. '"'""". iex.. Jan. 20. s diortly be- ore midnight Patrick J. Oihson. a r:;"1' the Southern Pa- iosrats:!r,8htl,e h' Young GilMn had bePn ... , Mary Burke, to whom he was en ed to J married, and .Urtrf to Uk, elmnccarto hi ho'- Mi Burk9 shot1 T enu,reJ her rMl,' out in T' Ur-. ra" out in time to see the fllrta nf " me iireet. Running toward m ih. feil ovW ber WJ --vi Portland Company to Bulirj Gray's Harbor Jetty. SEVEN 15110-TON HAIUiKS NKKDED flora Will Ita Furnlalind to an Ar uf Men-ContraeluraOlvan four Years to Coinplota It, Portland, Or., Jan. 2H PortlanJ get the 1770,000 contract for thea! stmction of n jetty at Gray's harbor Wash. ' The Hale & Kern Conduct ('oiniin, is tho lucky bid.lor, and the contra ha been signed and sealed, and tit bonds given und approved. ' The work ot preparing the extcn,jT plant necessary for carrying on tij. work will be commenced at once, i fleet of seven mo leb d barges of l tons ouch will lie constructed in p'or land. Tho plans und specification! trt nil ready, and estimates for tlio lumK.( made, und work will be commence within u few days, mi I employment, will bo furnished for ubout lioo' umt. These bargei will be practically l.soo. ton schooner, except that they wju, have no must. Two. million f.ft 0 lumber will bo uscKii their construe tion. They will be used in convey, the 500,000 ton of rock required fronj Fisher's limiting, on the Columbia, mound to Oruy's harbor. One bit will bo employed iu towing them toil mouth tit tho river, ami an ocean tug boat will take thoin up the coatttt Gray's harbor. Tho rock for the jetty will be qnr ricd at Fisher' binding, and a force of men will bo put at work there atone to build a wharf, and get the qutny in readiness for being worked on an ex. tensive sculo. Some 180 men will ha employed at this quarry, ami 10 hoiit ing engines will bo used to handle tht rm'k quarried and place it on board tb barges. A largo number of men will ulso bo employed in getting out pile and brush for umttreises for the jetty work. The jetty to bo constructed ii of about tho piimo magnitude a the jetty ut t ho mouth of the Colombia. The double-track railroad required in con struction will be ubout five inilca in length, und tho cnrocku'ient ubout Ji mile. In all 11,000,000 ha letn appro priated for this work, f770,Ouo of which is immediately avuilable. The work is to bo done under the continn-ous-contract system, ami it is provided tho government shall not bo required to pay more than $100,000 on the work within any fiscal your. Tho jetty proper extends seaward in estimated distaneo of 1 8, 200 feet from the high-tide lino of Point Hansen. Four years mo ul lowed tor it com pletion, but tho contractors hope to complete it inside of three yean. Some idea of tho magnitude of the work may bo formed from tho follow ing estimate of the amount of inutcriali which will enter into its construction: Piles, 1510,0000 feet; lumber lor trot, tie, 2,500,000 feet; steel rails, (!00 , tons; iron bolts, etc., 100,000 poumli; brush, -15,000 cubic yards; stone, 600, 000. it is bid if veil that the completion ol this jetty will give u permanent chan nel into Gray's harbnr, with nn ordi nary depth of ut least 24 feet nt tlie men n of tho lower low water. Spanl-li YVaraiilpa In Amerlran I'orU. Madrid, Jan. 23. Admiral Chacon, the admiral of tho fleet, has arrive) here ami bud a long conference with Admiral Dermco, tlie minister of ma rine. Ho asserted that tho recent evo lutions bud detmoiMtruted the srfect condition of the fleet. Tho next cabinet council will decide what American pons the Spanish men-of-war are to viMt. Tho battlo-ship wcavu, of iOO tons displacement, has been ordered to visit America. The Spanish piqri sharply stigmutizo the Maine incident us nn act of unwarranted provocation. Most of them counsel the people of Ha vana to show forbearance. In official circles tho tendency ia to accept the argument that tho United States ia friendly, und it is needless to attach importuuou to the visit of nn Ameri can vessel to Havana. Krthiiike In Arkansas. Helena. Ark., Jan. 28. At 8:50 this evening, this city was startled by severe earthquake shock. House" were shaken to their foundations anJ succession of noises were heard tilt sounded like immense explosion!. There were three shocks in quick "! cession, the Hist beinir tho most severe, nnd tho three occupying less than h" a down seconds. They were succeeded by a trembling or shaking motion and not by the usual swaying motion Telegrams from country points indicate tho shock was felt nt many places. London, Jan. 28. At today's con ference of bto Federation of Master En gineers, called to consider tho situation in regard to tlie withdrawal of the eight-hour day, it wus resolved to re open the work's Mondiiy. It is main tained that the men will bo compelled to accept defeat. They must give thei' reply by Friday noon. The Amalga mated Society of Engineers is still in clined to jieid. Kxplo.lon of lllai'k Damp. Xuiittcoke, Ph., Jan. 28. Si P'' soiis were Imdly burned and otherwise injured by un explosion of black duuip in the mine of No. 3 alia ft at Ad ler to day. Tom Wataun fur (ioverner. Atlanta, Jan. 27. Thomas F. Wat fon will bo the Populist candidate I"' governor of Georgia. Tlie state conven tion meets on March 6, and a major'!-' of the delegates already elected are said to favor Watson for governor. Hold Nrar Skiifnay. TacoTiiu, Jan. 28. Frank Ford, jt down from Skagway, says that just be fore he left two men came in in a smH """'P with over $3,000 in gold dint. Wbero they gt it, they would not say. Tiny exposed a package to N' "'k. and, laving in n stock of provis "n. left ,H1t tlt. nex, dav, beading to fie north. Tlio men gave the nam Phillip, an. I CiiriK-nter. A several m'n have brought gold in recent!? fun some neiir-hv island, considera b'o curiosity wus excited, and it i I'kely aoruej boat will follow theu). "T-TS-Sf" -im (MTV . V ,