Eugene City Caard. I. L. C4rtL. rraprlalar. EUGENE CITY. . . . OREGON NEWS OF HIE WEEK Intarmtlng f'ollMllaa of Carraat Evant 1 f'ondanwd Korm from Holh Continent. TIib eteamrr Eller plying between Portland and Ahuka orU, report an exoeedinly roiitfh trip down. Tim waa the worst tlie craw and (iflloers of the Elder have ever enoonntered, and, owing to her lciiig without ballast, all control of tliu venael lual, and it u only owing to the vigilance of the officer, that aha w saved from going with cranh on one of the thousand, of mull island in this district. She wan forced to remain at sea for 8 hours. The gale, while It hutted, wa terrific, and attained velocity of at leant 100 mili'i an hour. Th vessel', profiler blade were broken ati'l ilia wa com pelled to lay over at Nanaiino for repair. At Philadelphia the birth'lay anni veriary of tleorge Washington vuaoom liiemorateil with appropriate axcruiae at tliu Academy of Music The future of the day waa an addre to the ftii dcntsof the university of V.n.y Ivunla, delivered by President MeKinley. The ). resilient paid an eloquent tribute to the memory of the Father of Our Country, and from Ilia life and deed drew a h-won aa to the duties of the American people of today. At Chi cago, ex-President llurrrison delivered an address larfore the Union league (Muh, chooing aa hia subject, "The Duties of Wealth." At nuiiit-roii other citiea the occasion waa aro. Mutely observed, with street parade and liter ary exercise. The senate haa pase a bill to add two artillery regiment to the atreiitli of the army. Thia measure hna lieen urged for many montha by nllli'iula of the war department, who foreauw that while congre of hitn yeara had tuken measure for the protection of our roast by additiomil nppropriationa for extensive wink rncl great guns, it bad Hot proidol the meu iteecsury to oiiernte these englm-a of war. Shout. 1 the hmiiHi pas. tho bill, it will enable the department to curry out plana it hna long bad in view. Criticism lutely panted Umiii the atute of the army and our forlllli'atioiia havo cause. I Incicit-eil activity in military nmttera, and to nine extent thia la responsible for re jxirta arriving from variolic quarter of luoveiuenta at army st. The llethleliein Company, ateol mill, giving employment to 1,000 banda, haa reaomed woik, after an idle tieaa of mine montha. The Carpenter Html Company, of Heading, I'a., la working a double turn ' on ordera from the navy department for teel project I lea. V. J. Scanlan, the once famous Irieh actor, died of pnreaia ill a New lork Insane iiKylnin, where hu bad been ci in II tied for live year. Luther C. Hilling, pay disvetor in the United Sliitea nuvy, haa been found guilty of inlnehiiod and cundulou eon duct by a court maitlul ut Washington, and sentenced to dmmismil from the service. The Ureal Commonwealth Develop nieiit aiul Mining C'uiipimy baa applied to the Dominion parliament for a ran Mad charter from Kdinoiitoii to the Aluaka line by wuy of Peace, Luird and Telly rivura. The board of director of the Eastern Oregon ft Washington Kiremeu' Asso rintioii have met in Walla Walla and elected La (lrundo aa the place for holding the licit annual meeting and tournament of the ussociut ion, June It, 16 and III. A sweeping reduction of over H,0lH,- 000 from the amount cuiried by the current law ia made in the aiindry civil appropriation bill, repotted to the hnuau Tuesday, the aiigiegiile ap propriation carried being f U.TtU.Hiill. The total 1 113,384,641 less than the regular and supplemental otlleial cstl matea made for the lineal year Isut), and fH,H0l,HH0 leva t It it it the appropria tions made for the current llscal year. A I'ort Townsend, Wash., dispatch aya: Aa a ronaeuuenca of the unfa vorable criticism that baa followed the sinking of the slcumcr Clara Nevada and the trouble that attended the de parture of the North Pacific for the north, currying gnlilscckors, Colonel Hut'slis, collector of customs, ha de termined to compel vessels bound for Alaska to curry only the number of passengers allowed by the federul er mil. The new wharf at Tampico, con tructel by the Central railroad, under government supervision, wua totally deatroytHl by II i Hun.l.ty. The cauxe of the fire la iinkmivyn. The construe tion of the wharf Wua i-otiniicnocd in July, IHU'J, and it a to be one of the llneat on the Spitiiiidi-Aiiicricuu coitu It length was 11,676 foot, and nil ia burned. The ctmtoin house under cou nt rncl ion and neatly completed, was damaged to Ilia extent of ul'oul fSoO, 000. The total loss on whaif, etistoiu bouse and merchandise is ncuily f j, 000,000; fullly insured. Hon. Sun ford II. Dole, prtwident of Ilia republic! of Hawaii, was tendered a public reception at San Francisco nt the chauiber of commcree, and met with a cordial and fluttering recognition on tha part of the crowd of eiple. 8tHretary ti:ige siint with a good deal of interest to the f.tct that the cus tom! receipt for this fiscal year at lust have overtaken din receipts for the same period of the prior llscal year. The total receipt for litis liscal year have reached S4,0!itt,&Utl. The interstate commerce commission lias suspended oeration of the long and short haul cluue of the iiitemlatv imiu merce act in (uvor uf railtoad lines in the United hlate in coniietilion with the Canadian l'acillc road. Itepreientative Lewia.ot Waaltington, who baa Just returned to Washington from Ottawa, where be went to appeal to the Canadian government for some modifications to the Canadian regula tions requiring American miners bounj for the Klondike to procure their license at Vancouver, Viottttia or Dawson, was unable to secure any con cession (rum tlielXiuiinioit govcruiueuW A CLASH INEVITABLE. (la Ktra mm4 Mr.r.a.a Airallr I fum the Vvrga at W ar. New York, Feb. tH.A dispatch to the Herald foui I'anaina Bays: Ad vice receive.) today from Costa itica state that at a banquet given on him day night, 1'ieiideiit Iglesia said the situation between Costa Kica and Nic aragua ia such that war is inevitable. Further advices from (ta Idea aay that on February JO there was a large popular demonstration in which more than 6,000 pernons showed their ap proval of the attitude of the govern ment toward Nicaragua, and more troop were sent on February 20 to the frontier, ilostilitic with Nicaragua are expected at any moment. Many prominent member of the American colmiy have offered to aid the govern ment with men and money. One of them, Janie Dennett', offered to give fiiO.OOO. The French colony has also promised to take up arm in defense of Costa Kica in (Jim event of war. Kince the uiitieceslul revolution broke out in Nicaragua on February 6, which l'rid-nt Zelaya (barge the Costa Kican government with aiding, there ba been little communication with the Cota Uicau capital. M' -sagi-s sent from here are in plain lan guage at sender's risk and aubject to censorship. A ecial com miss inner arrived at Colon a few days ago with a dispatch from Witahiugtou. Keplica were sent to I'ort Li moil by the steamship New jiort. It is Muted that the same com missioner hud a private conference with the government anlhorltie here. His ohjit'l is to enlist Colombia on Costa Kica' side should the (ireater Kepuhlio of Centra I America or the triple alliance declare war aguinst her. AUTONOMISTS WANT PEACE. t uba Mliro' Hour mf Triumph Near I llan.l. New Yoik, Felt. iH.A dispatch to lint Tribune from Havana says: In the uncertainty of the relations with the United States, the iinportuneo of the recent action of the autonomist party i overlooked, lis central com mittee bus formally approved the plan which 1 a confession of the failure of the piesent s heme of autonomy and tin offer to the insurgent to concede every thing except tho withdrawal of the Spanish flag. It (ignillcunce is in the fact that Henor (Jovin, of the autonomist cabinet, was a leading spirit in the meeting, and offered the resolution or treating with the Insurgent, which contain a series of proiioeitioos otttliiteil by liihra two weeks ago when the radical anion Jinist party was formed. These cover everything but indeieudencu. The transignetes are still hostile to the government. Among tlietti the Maine inquiry is adding to the smother ed anti-American feeling. The author ities profess ability to hold it in check. NINE LIVES LOST. A T. neitieni llou hi Cliai levlun, H, ('., Hums With ratal l(nll. Charleston, H. C, Feb. 'JH. Nine lives were lost in n feurlul lire which ruged for a abort time here this morn lug. At 8: 10 A. M., a policNtinu on duty noticed big sparks Hying from the tetittneiit bouse nt I tit) Church street. The olllivr found that a blaze was is suing from one of the windows on the lirst floor. . The door were broken ocii and the family on that floor rushed nut without injury. Somebody yelled that a family of women were sleeping on the third floor. The mlic rushed up stairs and when they rendu) the top tl. sir the lilcsuving work was slopped by the flames, w hich seemed to be over the entire floor. Screams from dying women were heard, and Officer Hitgley rushed in and pulled out three charred bodies. The quick work of the tliu department chocked the flumes, but not until nine lives had been lost. Tho lead are: Mr. Kchccv.t Knii kinever, Albert O'Ncil, Caswell O'Ncil, Joseph ins Knickmeyer, 7 year old; Katie Kiiickmeyer, Itf year old; Ijcona Knickmeyer, D years old, Francis Knickmeyer, 6 years old, Li 1 1 la Knick meyer, 3 year old; a bnhy of Mr. Knickmeyer, I mouth old. BRANDING SEALS. Th I'ruress llvarrllitxl lit lit Kleeltieat Ititt lew. New York, Feb. 'JS. The Electrical Keview will publish today the lirst authentic account of branding fur seal by electricity to prevent the destruc tion of tho female seals. The article is written by Klmer K. Fanner, of Stan ford university, who accompanied tho United States fur seal oolumisiiion to the 1'ril'ylotT islands lust August, when the experiment whs tried. The electrical apparatus consists of a small dynamo peruteilly a gasoline engine atuj a branding cautery simi lar to tliut used by physicians, The young female seals were marked by drawing the hot platinum cautery across the back, which resulted in de stroying the fur so that even if the seal were afterward killed tho commercial value of the lur would ln destroyed. Il is probable that the experiments will be carried further by means of im proved electrical apparatus. A writer in the Fortnightly Keview thinks that 66,000 farmers, each with a 100 acre farm in Canada, could sup ply all the wheal Knglund needs. euuil Amunit the Hhaft. lVndletou, Or., Feb. JS. Clarence Dupiilt, sued 3', was fatally hurt by being wound around the shaft at the woolen mill late last night. Dupuis was employed in the picker-room, and went below to remove a belt without waiting for the machinery to stop. A set pin in the shall caught hi blouse, whirled him over and over, breaking many bones and hurling hiiu internal ly, so that lie died sevetal hours after ward. Dupuis acted against the mill regula tion in trying to remove the bell le fot the machinery had been stopped. He was married ami ha a young wife, who bad Just given birth to a child. The accident is greatly deplored. Th Cabin. I Mating. Washington, Feb. . Tha first full meeting of the cabinet In aoiue weeks wit held today, both Alger and Sher man, who have been sick, twing pres ent. The cabinet talked about the Maine disaster at some length as cur rent topic id vital interest, but do so- tiuu was taken. . , - ..: v... nm n-r ap crcncVCI?! A STRICT CENSORSHIP France Denies Right of Free Speech and Free Press. JfKMXK'H OFFICIAL WAKMX0 UUrasalng lrffua (ainpalge -l.a.r IH.b.rr.4. I'aris, Feb. 2H. The new dictator hip haa decided to auppres the free dom of speech and the freedom of the press. This decision was annotinoed by Meline in the chamber of deputies this afternoon. Four newspars tonight were noti fied that il ii il le they cease discussing the Dreyfus campaign tomorrow they will be rigorously prosecuted. A number of oorressinilent of for eign newspapers were warned that un less they abandon their hostile dis patches they will be expelled from France. It is even asserted that Illowitx, the correspondent of the London Times, ! was also warned. Uecuuse of bis courageous action as an ofllcer in the war department and in the Zda trial, Colonel l'icquurt, by a decree issued tonight. waa expelled from the army and placed under three years of mico suiveilluiice. The lawyer who advised him lias been auss-nded from the bur. K-terbuxy has received official er mission to prosecute Mathieu Dreyfus. The announcement was made that more rigorous measure of the same high-handed silicy will soon be prom ulgated. Concluding his official warn ing, Me line laid: "I trust it will be understood that if the agitation continues after yester day's verdict we shall 1st in the pres ence of a parly issue. Kiiuiigb evil has already becu done internally. The life of the nation ha been checked. A part of the foreign press denounces us. This must lie slopod, in the in terests of aace, of the army, ami of our foreign relations. The government must deal with tho wound it desires to heal, and it will iutoae silence upon everybody. It will take such dis ciplinary measures its the circum stances demand. Noltody can continue the agitation in gixsl faith, and after tomorrow the government will sup press all attempts to continue it. The government is applying the laws at its disposal, and if the weapon are insuffi cient, it w ill ask for more." (Ureut tumult). "The vote of this house w ill prove tliut when patriotism is involved, there uro no parlies. F.verybody ral lies under thai flag." A CUT AT SAN FRANCISCO. The i auaillan I'arlllc .Makes Low Hat lu lha ICatl. Suu Francisco, Feb. 28. The Cana dian l'ucifio threw a bombshell into the camp of tho 'American railroad uncut this morning by announcing Unit tick et would be sold from Sao Francisco to New Yoik via Vancouver at flo lirst cluss and :I0 second-class. The lowest tirsl-clafc rates by tho Central and Union I'acillo are f7U. Agent here suv that fact-bound business bv the Canadian road is slight at this sea son, and they don't fctiMlciunralization, but they recognize the dancer to Klon dike business if these rates are enforced in tho Hast. In fact, the Southern l'acillc will have to meet the cut or see all Klondike travel go to Victoria and Seattle. Kverytblng deiend on the Chicago meeting. If the Canadian l'a oillc cannot bo placated then the Smith em l'ncillc will be compelled to cut the present rates nearly in half. i ruatiail lo Heath. San Francisco, Feb. 28 Charles Ijtpan, superintendent of construction on the Cull building, was instantly killed this afternoon, in the freight elevator on the Third-stieet side of the building. Lappan was nt work in the base ment, and stepped on the freight eleva tor. It is believed be pulled the wrong rope, and w hen the elevator started up, attempted to Jumii out. His body was caught between the floor of the eleva tor and the tlrst lloor and was terribly crushed. Death must have been in stantaneous, for his whole chest was crushed to a pul. Will Nut Hrll Culia. London, Feb. 28. The Standard's Madrid corrcsiMitidcnt say that he lias found by an exhaustive canvass that all parties are amused and indignant at the suggestion that Spain should sell Cuba, saying that it meant that the monarchy would be menaced by an ir resistable popular movement supported by the army and navy. The tinunciers make the practical objection that, us the Cuban debt is almost entirely held by Spaniards, the price suggested would not satisfy half tho compensa tion required. None of the ministers would entertain the suggestion. Nhltiiiinti t ram Canadian I'ulnU. Ottawa, Feb. 28. The Canadian government has decided to permit Can adian giMsIs to be shipped from Van couver and Victoria in American ves sels free of duty by St. Michaels to the Yukon for tho coining season. An or der to this effect ba been sent to the customs oftlcv on the coast. The order applies to the Yukon route by St. Mi chaels, and docs not include Skugway. Tacoma, Feb. 28. The Midnight Sun is the name of a tiny craft about to sail for Alaska from Tacoma. The boat is flat bottomed, 24 feet long, 6 feel wide and 2 feet deep, provided with aide paddle-wheels, a two-borso power Iniiler and a steam engine. Only her two owners will go in her with their outtits. San Francisco, Feb. 28. A partv of goldseeker bound for the Klondike has just arrived front Gloucester, Mass., on the small schooner Hattie I. Phillips. The voyage wa made in 129 Jays. Stie made a stop of five days at Sandy point A heavy storm was en countered in the Uolf stream, and she was hove to for 87 hours. Six atop were made in the Strait of Magellan. The men, who are nearly all artisan or flsrtcrmen, will sell their vessel here and go north by steamer. Colorado ha pawed California and takeu Hint tank a a gold beariug slat. SINKING IN THE MUO. 1-raniBt Wr4 la r..arjr Kln Ike Main. Havana, Feb. 28. The wreck of the Maine is slowly but surely sinking into the mod. Uefore the Lull can be raised it will be iieeearr to move the gun and deck debris. For lack of proer appliance, practically nothing in thi line ha been accomplish'!. The cloudy weather and rain made the work of the diver unsatisfactory today, and very little wu done. It i aid that a hole ha b-eii made by th diver in one of the forward hatche, and it l hope. that anumlx-r of Uslie will be recovered. The court of inquiry sat longer than osual today, the six diver being exam ined more in detail than heretofore. At the afternoon scwiori the examina tion of the divei wa continued. A civilian whose testimony i said to ba of importance, was also examined. The name of thewilne- and all parth ulars of the evidence are withheld. Late today, the paymaster' :ife, with 122,600, and hi pa-'rs, was lateri from the wick. lley.md this, no statement is made a to the value and nature (if the contents. A large quantity of water ran out when the sale was raised above the surfinv. Tho complaint is still made that the electric lamp are id little ue to the divers, as tho light i faint and uncer tain, and to hold ihein titkc one of the diver' bunds. Tiny have as-uredly proved of little Value in the present investigation. So fur as rejK.rls made public go, workmen tin the Light Arm with the assistance of the naval diver are labor ing hard to recover the bodies under the hutch which led to the flieroom platform. It is hoped the isslie will lie taken out tomorrow. The Havana paper print long ex tracts from the American pupcrs but of course ouly of delayed news. All the Americans ate anxiously waiting the arrival of tomorrow' mail. Coiisul-tleiierul Lee say be has re ceived no news of imisirtuiicu Iriuii the State department. The Spanish cruiser Alfonso XIII hti been towe l to a buoy further within the harbor to make loom for tliu cruiser Vizcuya which is exjs'cled here tomor row or the next duy from New York. The wounded ure reported a doing well today. The w let-king tug Light Arm is engaged in removing such purls of the wreck as il is possible lo bundle in ad vance of the arrival of strong tugs und derrick ftoin the north. It i believed the divers fioin the fleet und Kight Arm will lemuiil atwotk when the Mangrove leavet. The Fern will lie the ouly Untied State vessel ill the harbor alter the M yigrove goes. A TRANSPORT SERVICE. 1'lant l.ln Halil lo It I'rrimrvil lu l.anil Troops la llataiia. Tampa Flu. Feb. 28. Although the officials of the company have not so sluted publicly, nearly every laxly here understands that the l'lunt system has completed urraiigements for the trims isirtntion of troop nud munitions of war to Havana on short notice. All of the ship have been placed in condition for an emergency. Should war be de clared it is said that the company bus perfected plans to land a lurgu IhhIv of troops in Havana within .'It) hours after their arrival at this place. Troops can be transported from Washington and New York to this port in from 21 to 110 hoot. The company bus also made ar rangement it is saiil to land promptly men and iirm at Kev West and all strutcgic Kints on the coast of Florida and ul Mobile. BATTLESHIPS TO BE LAUNCHED All Important Kteltt lu Ormr at New port News Moon. Kichmond, Va., Feb. 28. The ofll cer of tho NewtHirt Ncus shipyard an nounce that the double launching of the battleships Kentucky und Keursage will take place March 24, and will be the lirst double launching of first -class battle-ship in the world. Uovernor llradley and staff will come from Kentucky, und Miss Christine Krudley will christen the Kentucky with a bottle of water taken from the spring from which Abiahani Lincoln drank when a hoy, while Mrs. Winslow, wife of Lieutenant Wilson, U. S. N., will stand spousoa-for the Keursurge. The ships could be put in coin mission in six months if necessary, but the con tractors have no hurry orders. Tho Illinois, the third l.ig battle-ship building nt New poit News, is only a month or two behind the othets. Nnanlnrtla Kaai-r for War. 'London Feb. 28. According to a special dispatch from Madrid report received there from the United Stales to the effect that public opinion in the latter country is becoming more ex cited owing to the impression that the Maine disaster was not due to accident are "rcstirring popular feeling here (iu Madrid) and the conviction is increasing in ministerial circles that the worst must lie expected. " Continuing the dispatch says: "The government has no choice if the United States adopts a threatening attitude for the prospect of war is popular with ull parlies und the more excitable newspa pers are already urging tin government to take measure to enable Spain to strike the tlrst and divisive blow." Town Nearly li.lroy,l. Tacoma, Wash., Feb. 2S. Floo.1 and avalanches have partly destroyed ibe town of Monte Cristo, situated iu the heart of the Cascade mountains. The railroad connecting the place with Kverett lis been washed out, and the lack of railroad connections bus caused the concentrator and the part of the Monte Ctisto mine which John D. Rockefeller own to hut down. In 1S9T Ohio furnished almost 37, 000 tons of grindstones. Artillery Mill In Nou Commute. Washington. Feb. 3H. There wa but one vote in the house committee, on military affairs today against favoiably reporting the icnate bill providing for two additional regiment of artillery. It wa delivered bv C-ox, Democrat, of Tennessee. The sentiment in the com mittee was overwhelming for the two additional regiment to promptly man gun which are being erected along lha coast. Infant school began in New Lanark, Sootlaud, in 1815; in England not till 181 J. FEELING OF Due to Warlike Preparations a At-. Tst11 Througnoui mc w KTRENUTII OF NAVAL MILITIA N...s.t ut i nn. " "' " A11.g,d lM.er.len. With IT..I'1'UI 'IrKlnl'-r-Waaltington, Feb. Jtl.-WI.il- there i. nothing to indicate innt -' " Spain i inevitable, a feeel.ng of pir.se pervade all section, of the coun try. The government, without adonl.t, is preparing for a possible emergency. Unusual activity is ret-.rted ul navy vard. barrack, and recruiting station, and where war material i bennj maim factored, order have been received to push the work with ull speed. As a result of the tension, st.s k and hotels jn the New York exchange .Iroppel from 1 to 12 point, and the New and Chicago w heat markets were affect ed .vwpatheticallly.In the London stock market, American shares sold at in cline. The aeiuite fortunately did not add to the excitement yesterday, the Jingoes doubtless being absclit. In the bouse, an increase in th appropriation for caring for the Springfield, Mass., arsenal, was accepted without protest. Th Natal Militia. Washington, Feb. 2H.-The navy department today gave out ligure show ing the strength of the naval militia up to date. This allows a total force id 4,445 officers and enlisted men, winch is a gratifying increase from the 3,703 shown bv'the former report. Aside from this, new brigades are in process of formutioii, which promises to swell the total to much lurger figure at an early date. The organization of this auxiliary arm of the naval service is under the immediate direction of Lieutenant (iibboli. U. S. N., whose energy has accomplished much is se curing state organization und m the harmonizing of the bodies into one com pact force, capable in emergency of co operating with the regular navy. In his last report, Assistant Secretary Koosevelt said that the state naval mil itia, in the event of a sudden emer gency, could be utilized at once for manning the smaller cruisers. It could be depended upon mainly, he said, us a second line of defense, und ulso be used in placing mines and the establishment of signal station for coast defense. The appropriation of ;.0,OHO tliut is to aid the work of the naval militia will be distributed among the states in a few days. FOUND BY DIVERS. tvlilrnr Thai lha Klrtl Explusiun Wa Itrnrath Ilia Ship. Washington, Feb. 2(1. The Evening Star bus received the following cable gram from Charles Pepper, its staff cor respondent in Cuba: At this writing diveis are developing important results. From the examina tion of the inner wreckage they have secured evidence which Seems conclu sive that the explosion came from un tlemeath the ship. Some of the smaller magazines may hitve exploded. The muni, 10-iticli iiuigazine did nut explode. The condition of the interior of the ship show further probability of the wreck buving been title tooutsidlTforces. The further the investigation progresses, the more untenable becomes the theory which the Spanish government adduced to show accidental cause. It is evident the Spanish cusu will be based on the claim that the lire preceded the explo sion. Captain Sampson und his colleagues of tho naval board say that outside evidence is offered regarding the tor pedo flout producing the explosion. Said one diver, who bud been engaged in the work of getting bodies out from under the hutch: "(4ihl may lie merciful to the men who blew-those poor fellows into eter nity, the United Stutes should not." This wus before Long's order pro hibiting ofllcers from talking hud been issued. This diver evidently thought the explosion wus not un accident. He hud an expert's capacity und oppor tunity for judging. The Havana public is not permitted to know the intensity of public senti ment in the United Stutes. Only meager detail ute permitted to be know n of what happens in Washington. Congress is watched with exce.-sive anxiety by palace officials, hut tho populace know nothing of what is liable to happen. Evidence of ill-feel-iug toward the American people and anxiety over the Maine disuster does not lessen. The Maine inquiry dwarfs interest in Cuban politics, but recent develop ment carry an official confession of tho failure of autonomy. War rreparatlona In Pennsylvania. Philadelphia, Feb. 20. Major-Gen-eral Snuwden, commander of the na tional gourd of Pennsylvania, bus issued general orders lo every officer in the Hate to recruit hi command up to the full quota retpiired by law. The or der were issued the days ago with in structions that they be kept a profound secret. The officers were instructed to have their men ready to march fully armed and equipiied at 21 hours' notice. New York, Feb. 2(1. A Tribune dispatch from Havana says: The out look in Cuba does not grow more prom ising. The exact siuution is that the government officials were never so much disturbed us today. This is part ly due to information from Washington and Madrid. News from these places which is permitted to reach the public is so meager that U-tter judgment can be formed iu the United States than here as to whether the fears u I the officials are exaggerated. General IUInrll a California. Suit Francisco, Feb. 26. Report from all part of the state indicate a general rain has fallen during the past 24 lours, to the great lienetit of the growing crop, which bad been suffer ing from the long-coutinued drought. Mounted Pollra for Stlrkeen. , Vancouver, B. C. Feb. 20. The Canadian government has decided to nation mounted police in the Stickecn river country. A small detachment of police left tonight on the steamer Dan libe. They will 1 located at Uleuora Telegraph creek aud Lake Tesliu. 'THE PRESIDENT'S VIEWS w.r w t.h spam bu,,b' Situation I . Chicago. Feb. 2.-The Tribune thi niorldng Ti"- from Wusl.iii('"n: , . To a senator who called- upon him vesterday in order to.sk wine ieriom S i to (he policy of the admin- n ion President McKinley, !!, the utmost frankness, uttered the following W'io not proisise to do anything at all to accelerate war with Spam. L P S t .. present I do not think war either K.ry or inevitable. wou d ,. lux in my duty, however f I Jul not prepare for the future. The .liua io i iagruv. and the policy ; of the ad Ligation will be determined almost ;:;,tir,.,v by ti, .... or -" time to time. There l no necessity of alarming the pe e. but congreM mu b ready to assist the administration witl.mil making too many imiuine as t the course ol current events. There i no doubt ol the fact that the Kovenitnent of the United State U Hctuully preparing It.r war will. Spain. It is not inevitable that war will follow, but the activity i too ui stukuble o be concealed. The president und hi cabinet unite in the belief still, in spite of ull evidence to the contrary, that the explosion of the Maine wus an unfortu nate accident, but they recognize the fuel that the contrary may prove true ut almost any hour, and that if it U shown even iiifcrentinlly that Spurn had a hand in the catastrophe there will be but one thing to do, and that will be to seize the island of Cuba by force of arms. At no time since the war of the rebellion lui the military brunch of the government been w active aa it i today. It i a significant fact that within the hist two diys there ha been a remark able change of opinion iu the nuvy de partment iu it'gar.l to the explosion on the Maine. When the lirst news arrived here lust week exert ut the depart ment were nearly divided a between accident und design, but today after itudving the late reports, und especially photographs sent fiom Havana, nino out of ten of the officer of the depart ment exnress the belief that the Maine was anchored over a submarine mine. The only difference of opinion seem to be us to whether the mine was ex ploded by Spanish ofllcers acting under orders, or by some enthusiast. The latter opinion is generally held, but it is said tliut this does not lessen in any degree the reMinsibility of Spiiin for the horrible catastrophe. If the Spanish officers allowed the warship to lie moored to a buoy which was attached to a submarine mine, they thereby became reionsiblo for the result, whether the mine wus ei ploded by official order or not. The placing of the Maine iu nn exposed place in the harbor if il wus done nt all, wag doue by Spanish officers, and if the mine was exploded by anybody at all, they were directly responsible, und will le so held by President Mi-Kin-Icy' administration. RELIEF FOR MAINE VICTIMS. Hill for That I'urpose Introduced lulu the lluuse. Washington, Feb. 20. I!epre-ei:t;i-tive Hoiitelle, of Maine, chairman of the house committee on naval uffairs, introduced u bill this afternoon provid ing for the relief of the victims of the battle-ship Maine. It follows generally the lines of the Satnoan db inter relief bill of 1SU0, and is the result of sev eral days' conference in committee, and embodies the views of tho admin istration, lioutello hud a conference with President McKinley today, at which he went over w ith him the pro posed legislation, and later submitted the tneiiHuro at an informal meeting of some of the commiltee. It will be re ferred buck to the committee immedi ately, und its passage expedited. The bill provides for the payment of 13 months' pay to the widows or child ren, or, if there be no such, to the parents, or if neither of these, to the brothers und sisters of each of these killed in the Maine disaster. In addi tion, the legal heirs of tuch of the vic tims shall receive any arrears of pay due at the time of death. It is pro vided also that any allotments previ ously made by any of the deceased to any relatives of the men muntionod shall be continued for throe months, the nmounts to paid to be deducted from the 13 months' pay otherwise allowed. THAT SUBTERRANEAN PASSAGE. Kpaiilnril CanteM Titer It a Mine I nder the Harbor Knlranra. Havana, Feb. 2tl. In connection with the claim made by the Cubans that there are mine galleries under the harbor of Havana, leading from sub terranean passages and known to hnve existed for ycurs, between Fort Caban as, Morro castle, and thia 'port, the Spaniards explain tliut for over a cen tury, a subterranean passage about two miles long and eight feet wide at its narrowest diameter, capable of giving passage to a column of troops, has ex isted from tho nuvyyard toCustillo del Principe. But, the Spaniards further assert, the existence of this passage, was not known to the present authorities, or to those who have been in power for many years past. The entrance and exit, it is added, hnve been closed for years past, by thick walls now covered with debris, and their exuet locution ia said to be lost. At the same time, it is admitted that the mutter regarding the subterranean passage can be found in old documents in tho archive of Ha vana Finally, the Spaniards insist that this passage tb.es not go under the harbor at any point. Warship Headed fur Havana. Las Palas, Canary Islands, Feb. 26 The Spanish armored cruiser Altnil rante 0iuedo left today for Havana. The Italian third-class cruiser Gio vanni Buusani is expected here Satur day next. She is on her way to Cuba. tiank Vault Blown Opn. St. Louis, Feb. 28.-A special to th, Pc .Dispatch from Shipman, III., as to. ay blown open by robbers, who used nitroglycerin. The robber, on y obtained f 10 in pennies, a. they we e scared away before being ,b!e to break into th. inner steel safe, which con Mined thousand, of dollars. Richard Allen and Tom Holme, were lynched at Mayfi.ld, Kv Ail.n "bbed. house, and HolmkllW S wlf. hi month, ago. DYING IN THE STREETS Condition of Reconcentrad0 in Matanzas. BELIEF FUSD IS EXHAUSTED Fourteen Thouiaud) I'erioui lh blutly Without rood-,,"' AutonomUta' Lataat Mora. Santiago, do Cuba, Feb. 25. vi'bib. tho United State, oruiser MonigonJ) wa. at Matanza. recently 8 bo,iZ ofllcers was aptioiiitcd to inquire lut the condition of the people in t,! province. 1M Although the exact terms of tins,, port are not known, it niuy be uii that in subsjance it sets forth tb-t there are 14,000 people absolntei, without food and clothing within II, city limits. About 3,000 of live in small huta of palm brancU The other 11,000 niifortunatei i,ei. the streets of the city and ure alsolm. ly without home or shelter. Tliw, 1L000 people ore of the lulling c. who have been driven into the cilia from their country homes, which hit. been destroyed by the war nKirstiooi Most of them are women ami chitrrfB and they are emaciated, sick am aL most beyond relief, unless they ai have tho benefit of regular treatmut in the hospital.. A. it is, they in dying in the streets for want of food. According to statistics gathered froq the best ofllcinl sources, the number of deaths in the province of Matum from starvation is 80,000, an number of starving people at prwtm 1 in the province is estimated at IS ton out of a total population of 263,616 ia December, 1807, and tho number of starving people is rapidly iiicreaiin& In tho city of MutHnzas altmt then hnve been about 11,000 deuthi doricj the past year and the number ii inert ing daily. The deuth rato at present averages 46 per duy, as shown b; tt reports at the cemetery. The in. creased death rate is due to the fat. that the distress is no longer condnsl to the laboring class, most of whoa have already perished. Itisnowti. tended to the people who befora tbt war were in moderately comfertibw circumstances. Those now Legging ii the streets were in large purt welt-to-do people or children of the well-to-do. The citizens of the city of Miitintu themselves are begging for the ictml necessities of life, having exbanttrl their resources in order to supply tl needs of the laboring class who hart been quartered upon them. The citizens of Matanzas have u organized system of relief for the stanr ing people, but it is entirely intnlequiti und is daily becoming more glaringl; so, for the resources of those who wen well-to-do are rapidly d iminiehirtf, while the detnund for food is constantly increasing. - At one of the stations tlx board of officers found 100 penoni starving, this being the actual nornta of people for which the citizens bad been able to provide relief thert Puna of rice and lisli were arranged it rows ready for distribution among IU people who were waiting in anoihs purt of the houso. But this relief da not begin to supply the 14,000 who are starving in the streets, forth citizens are only able to issue M once daily at each place and tlieos only about 100 ut a time. Consequent ly only about 000 of the destitute p pie receive food in a day. It should M added that n large number of the citi zens of Matanzas have fed the etarvim in the streets in front of their on homes, but the citizens themselves an fueling the pinch nnd privation, inl unless assistance soon conies to then, they will be compelled, in self prot tion, to cease the work of charity ii which they are now engaged and whick is seemingly the only salvation forth starving thousands. The only public relief nt Mutants! that given to the sick children br the management of the emergency horpiul which is under direction of the voim teer fire department of Mutant There are ubout 80 children treats! daily, furnished with nourishment, wi der the direction of the city phyiiciw. These statements are the coiiclmw facts und figures arrived at by of United States naval ofllcers. Vim tho ofllcers landed, they were constant ly followed by clamoring crowdi a starving men, women and cliiMr who importuned them in the v heartrending manner for a li ttle W for the want of which they wereilw dying. The United Stntes consul at M zas has done everything possible nn tho eircumstanoes, buf when the N"1' gomery loft the oonsul hud only eiionf" rations remaining to lust ubout I" weeks. Work at Leaaue Ialn1- Philadelphia, Feb. 25. Imper1'" orders were issued today to tliepai""!1 working on the eruiscr Minni-ai!" the drydock at League island, that ' I' . must tlniHh her so that she can b Doij od at high tide tomorrow. The for men bus been enlarged ""..! . worked until dusk tonight and suine nt daylight in the morning- 11 navy yard' was crowded today ' men desiring to enlist, but onlJK were accepted. An Irrevocable Heel"!'"1' X- xr-l n A .li.niltl'h f new iotk, ruo. o. "-r- . the Herald from Madrid says: A,B question of the purchase oi - again being pushed in hingteu may be of interest to state, on highest authority, that rul" never, no matter what govenin'"1 in power, consider any s-,n '"j tion or any compromise in Cu1, '-(fj the broud measure of autonomy r by the liberal government. Tli irrevocable decision. In Fighting order. . Norfolk, V." Feb. - reported ready for sea at noon t the monitoi Terror is still villg h , dock awaiting orders. She ' leave tonight, possibly not lot days. It is believed the chai'KJ ' , Vitcaya'a plans has result i change of those ( f the Terror. tf pedo boat Winslow will ea by Monday, and the M week. The Puritau will ready to leave the yard under iu- j The number of men nt tl" J probably be doubled by March L