Eugene City Guard.
EUGENE CITY ORKGO.V
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Intarastlnf follactloa of Currant El4
la CoadanMil form front
Holb Continents.
Charles Cnlten, night agent of the
Adams Kxpres Coin puny at Orrville,
0., disappeared with f 10,000 pack
age. The L'nited State supreme court hiu
affirmed the decision of Judge Hellln
er, of the circuit court, upholding the
mortgage tax Uw of Oregon, passed
October 38, 1893.
Joseph Hoye, a Chiougo plumber,
who committed suicide by shooting
himelf, is the third of three lirothou
to meet ruth fute. It seems to bo
ease of family mania for self-destrnc-tion.
The Pacific cable bill ha been
agreed to in the houe vommitti'u on
interstate awl foreign roniiiirron. It
provide lor the construction of cublu
from Han Kranciiro to the lluwaiian
Island.
iteprcaontative Tongue, of Oregon
ia trying to arrange to have the
veteran of the Indian wnr tuken at
soldiers' borne under the same rogulu
tiona a are tho veteran of the Mcxi-
can and the late war.
Advices from the Orient, brought by
the steamship Kuireii of India,
which haa arrived in Vancouver, 1). C,
tell of the alinoHt complete dest ruction
of Manila, Philippine islands, by Ore.
rive million dollar worth of property
waa destroyed.
There haa been a heavy full in atocke
of all kinda In London in conaco, nonce
of ruinora from China, west Afncu,
Hpain and America, with rumbling
thunder all around the iky. There are
ligna of alarm in every teetion of the
took lint, American iccuritica allowing
the greatest weak lies. Nothing ahoit
of miracle can preserve the pence of
the world, it ia Ixdievcd among Itri t in li
talesmen and isditiciuns, wires the
New York World'e London correspond
ent. tun since, the isuisileniile. wara
haa danger threutencd (mm ao miiny
quarters.
In cane o( war Uitwoen Hpuin mi l the
United State, hnglatid, it ia mid, will
at leaat lend ua her moral support
The Washington I'oat any Mary
Elm Lease, of Kansas, will apeak in
Oregon during the coining atute elec
tion.
A London dispatch to a New York
paper aaya that in an emergency Turin
would supply Hpain wild iminey to
carry on a .rar with the United Suites
The navy department will send the
dispatch boat Fern to Culm with pro
tiiions for the stirving iieoplo. It
wat at first intended to aend the cruiser
Montgomery.
A dispatch to the Loudon Muil from
Hong Kong taye that a fresh rebellion
haa broken in the Philippine, and thut
AS Spanish aoldiera have la-en killed.
No further details are known at Hong
Kong.
Tho ICorn I Canadian dragoon of
Wliuiliieg have been ordered to prepare
to move to the Yukon. Tlicy will
form a part of the military expedition
which the federal government contem
plate tending to thut purt of tho do
minion. Kecent heavy contracta for Ioe An
gelea H'troleiiiii mude by priNluceia lit
Loa Angclca with San Francisco have
encouraged the development of the oil
field there. Several well have been
put down aincn the lirst of the month
and oilier are lndng mink.
A Teheran dispatch ays: The gov
ernor of the province of Kermiin routed
the inmirgciit at aeverul point in
Persian Heluohlstau. There were acri
oiii riota at Ilammadun, February 2 J,
due to a quarrel between patlisan ol
rival pricxtM, during which 87 priest
were killed.
New waa brought in to Salt Luke
from Drown' Turk, on the Coloiudo-
Wyoming boundary line, that three
member of the "Kobhor' Uoost" hand
ot outlaw, who hint week murdered
Stockman llerr, had Wen captured and
lynched bv a pome of llerr'a fiienda,
and aome of Sheriff Kdgar'a deputies.
The Uritlah aeuler Anoka and San
tiago, from Victoria, bound aoiith, put
into Monterey, Cub, to avoid a storm
at ea. While five mile off Point Sur
light on Saturday the Anoka loi-t two
bout, containing four men, in a dense
fog, and turned north to tlud them.
Hot It boat landed Rafcly near Point
Sur.
An unknown man wa hot in tin
leg by a mob near 1'iiuceton, Idaho.
He fell, and, when Palled upon to ur
render, tired a bullet into Ins left
breast, missing the heart, und then,
placing the revolver to the tight aid
of hia heud, Just nlxive the ear, blew
hia brain out. Ho wu suspected ol
being implicated in the murder of Dun
Calland, a Tekou randier, and was lie.
ing followed by a mob of men claiming
to be deputy sheriff lioin Whitman
county.
Three Italian laborer were kilted by
a dirt cart which fell upon them whihj
they were at work in the new Kat
river bridge.
The ituiuian demand upon China
nave caused the greatest excitement at
the Japanese legation in Tekin, and the
Japanese minister has had several in
terview with official of the Chines
foreign office, urging the rejection of
the It u mih n demand. In
addition, it
ia retried that Japan list tlueuteued
to lake vigorou action if the demand
of Kuia are conceded.
The uiiinager of the Diltmar IVwdci
Co., of New Yoik stales thut last No
vember he aold Ueneral Weyler a large!
quanlity ot powerful explosive and
cable coil. It i interred that Weyler
wiihed to me the nrticlc in the eon
truction ot a dynamite mine.
A London Time dispatch from
Odessa say truope and war material
are going to the far F-t with aucb
haste that the KiiMian volunteer fleet
will not eufflc. The government,!
therefore, ha chartered tome French
iteamera, the flrnt of which will atari
with 1,000 men. I
TWO NEW WARSHIPS.
tioraramon Ultra Thnaa Building Is
Kiiflainl for llraill.
Washington, March U. Hoping for
the beat and prepared for the worst
about repieseiit the aituation in the
war and navy department these day
The offloiuls still profess confidence that
there la to be a iieuccful outcome of
the preaent threatening differences, hut,
meanwhile, prepare with serenity to
meet their duty, if event ihape them
se I res otherwise. i
It now seem probable thut the Km
lilian cruiser which have been aeveral
time rexirted a having been aol 1 to
Hpain, will become tlie prox-rty of the
United 8tute government, riegotiatioua
fur their pun Ino-e liuving b-eii opened
in Kngluud. (Jther than these vesnels,
the government haa no warships in
sight for immediate purchase, accoid
ing U) department official at Washing
ton. The most iuiMirtant and alguiflcant
development of the day were the de
cision of the house naval committee In
place in the naval appropriation bill a
provision fur three new battle-ships,
Hiid a conclusion, on the part of the
secretary of war, to issue tomorrow
morning an order creating a new mili
tary department. Including within it
roiillnea that part of the country which
would bo in all likelihood nearest the
field of hostilities iucaso it would come
to that. The order will cause a com
motion in the Houth.
Smw Military lriarlnitint.
The present department of Tela is
abolished, and the hcadiiuurtera, which
have been at San Antonio, Tex., for so
many year, are abandoned. In place
of the old department is created a new
(Hie, the department of the houth,
Ouneral (Iralmin, ut present commander
of the department of Texas, will com
maud the new department. Thi de
partment will Include the atate of
Houth Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Ala
bama, Mississippi ami Texas. All of
the states, save the lust, uie ut present
attached to the department of the hast,
under command of (leneral Merritt, of
New York. It is said at the department
that (funeral Merritt ia fully compen
sated for the strength of the command
which ha been taken from him, by the
addition to his forcea ol tho two regi
ment of urtillery now recruiting.
Ileuil(iiartcr of the new department
of the Houth will be at Atlanta, chosen
because of it fine strategio value and
its excellent railroad connection. At
present, the government ha no accom
modations in Atlanta for the head
quarter of the department, so it will
be obliged to bite tho most available
buildings.
(icneial Wilson, chief of engineer,
w ho has la-en in Florida, is expecte)
back tomorrow to report to Secretary
Alger on the progress of the fortillcu
tion work in thut section ol the country
and probably esH-ciully ua to the du
feuse of Tortogus.
For the first time today the olllrials
of the war department admitted that
they were straining every nerve to im
prove that purt of the defense of the
country con tided to their care.
The immediate, purchase of a large
number of rapid-llriug guua for the sea
Count defense ha been authorized bv
Secretary of Wtir Alirer. So uigent is
the necessity for prompt action in this
mutter deemed thut tho allotment of
the ,'j0, 000,00(1 carried by the Cannon
defense bill will not be awaited be lore
making the purchase. Order have,
been given to the various arsenals Ht
armories controlled by tho government
to increase their woikiug forces to
thuir fullest extent in older to expedite
the completion of existing projects.
PROCTOR SAW A SKIRMISH.
Iluw ttta Hiianlarus Art f'rushlua Hit
llvlii-lllnii.
New York, March 1 1. A Herald dis
patch from Key West says: Senator
1'ioctor and Colonel l'aiker give a mont
graphic und amusing dcsei iptiou of a
skirmish between n company of Span
ish cavalry and u handful of insurgenlt
which took place while tliry were on a
train near Maiauxa and which wa mi-
lonbtedly prepared for their special
bcnellt.
Keloro they readied the station thev
noticed thut the telegraph wires had
been cut, und aome alight obstructions
laced upon the track. On u hill in
the distance they could see the sil
houette of a doaen insurgents outlined
against the sky. In the valley the
Spanish cavalry had sinned toward
them, but they were brought to a sud
den halt by the bullet from the enemy.
The Spanish hulled and formed u hol
low mpmre, while the olllcers found
safety behind Dome convenient tree.
Meanwhile the insurgent culled for a
truce and withdrew into the dense
wood and the Spaniards returned to
the station in time to meet the I ruin
and receive tho congiutnlutions of the
commander of the district.
All thi byplay struck Senator 1'roo
tor as most amusing war tactic. An
old i oiitisierate veteran w no iiccom
punied tho party anked the Spanish
officer why he had not given chase to
the insurgent. Hi reply was that
there were more than a thousand be
hind the hills. The story is told thai
each member of that cavalry ha' al
ready received a modal in commemora
tion of hi braverv in that battle.
A Kcutuckiau avs Iho luckiest man
he ever knew wa drowned in a vat ol
whisky.
A 1rlil llllanro.
London, March H. The New York
correspondent of the Haily Telegraph
say: "I have it on the highest author
ity thai a triple ulliunco between Ureal
lliitain, the United Statea and Japan
i pending."
frujorlll. ttliln Makers Ituijr.
Cincinnati, March IJ. Kaaiern pro-
jcclile companies today placed order I
with the Davi V Kguii Company, of
tin city, to rusn work on aeveral largi
pi ojcctile machine.
Klarbar4 Turret Uon.
New York, March U. The tarloar
turret of the Maine ia found to have
1'11-n blown clear from the ship, says
Ibe Havana corresHndcnt of the
Herald. The turret now lie turned
on it aide and sunk deep in the mud.
ha prearnt poaition i regarded a oun
more proof of Uie tremendou force ot
the explosion exerted in the dlnvlion
from the p it to starboard.
Itussia Ukea the lead of the I'atmer
house in Chicago in being the balms,
tion of item I one ball of the Jew in
the world.
Governor Leedy's Denuncia
tion of Supreme Court
A 8TAKTM.NG ITIiLIC A DDK ESS
Mparlal Nrtilon of Kansas Legislature
Hill Ha uIIkI to I'as Au
olhsr Hals l is,
Tnj-kft, Kan., March 14. Tho I'opu
list administration of the atate of Kan
aa guve out a startling public address
today, one bristling with severe criti
cism of the recent decision of the
United State supreme court in the Ne
braska maximum freight case. The ad
dresa I significant in 'that Governor
Leedy ha already taken steps prelim
inary to culling the atute legislature in
special session, with the especial pur
pose of enacting a maximum freight
rate law. While the address i given
out over tho signature of Governor
Leedy, it had lirst been approved by
Chief Justice Hosier, of the state su
preme court und other prominent Pop
ulist. In giving tho nddres to the
reporter. Governor Leedy suid:
"How long iloyuu supixise a man cun
write treason like tili w ithout getting
into Jail? You muy nut my signature
to it ami make it a aignod statement, so
thut if anybody goes to jail it will be
me. '
The governor begin! Ids address w ith
the statement thut for a year tue pres
dispatches have said thut the opinion
In thu Nebraska earn would be adverse
to tho Htate. Then he says:
"The opinion has lu-eu handed down,
and the Associated Press disputchea shv
that it ia a clean victory for the rail
roads. On the contrary, it ia an un
clean victory in every res;ct of the
case, allowing thut no matter how care
fully the robe of justice are folded
aooul the personnel of thu supremo
court, thu robe cun no longer conceit)
thu cloven hoof of ollluiul mulfeai-anct
ami usurpation. Ah thi decision was
one a year ugo, ami us there wa no
known reason for the delay, urn! us the
decision u rendered confirms the stute
incut made in the Associated Press
disputchea from lime to time, Htrnng
color i given to the suspicion thai
the press dispatches emanated from
aome person in touch with thu court
and were for thu pmisise of feeling the
pulse of the public ami preparing it
for the decision which goes much fur
thcr in the direction of usurping power
tliun any that haa la-en made."
The governor declare that tho con
stitution of Nebraska give the legis
htlure iiower to establish maximum
charge for trunsiHirtatinii, and do-
clured thut tho supreme court hit tried
to unrogato ll. lie challenge justice
Harlan' declaration that a corsiration
i a person under the l lth amendment
to tho federal constitution, and suys
"1 deny il, and ao will evcrvhodv
but a corporation lawyer or a subserv
ient Judicial tool of corporate inter
esls."
Governor Leedy then quotes the 14th
amendment, und says:
"How, in the name of God, can this
apply to coriHiratioiiH? Coiporations
uie not born; they are created made
by law. They cannot bo naturalized;
thev can take no oath of alhyianci
only human being can do that."
After more in tho same strain, the
governor, still referring to the Mill
amendment, any:
"Who are thu persona who shall not
according to the provision, bedeurived
of life, liberty or properly, nor be de
nied equal legal protection? Every
body outside Hie usylnui ami off the
judicial bench know Ihem to be and
to only be natural aron. They are
those who, beside the capacity to
hold proerty ami enjoy legal protec
lion, also have life Ului can enjoy lib
erly, and that means human lcihgs."
I oiitinuing, the governor quotes
Hare on American Constitutional
Law," and a decision by Justice
WixhIs, of tho United Slate circuit
court, afterward supreme court justice,
to prove that the Uth amendment does
not refer to corporations, und declares
that the Wood decision had been fol
lowed in California, lihode Island and
other stale from INTO to 1SH3, "when
Justice Field and another federal jus
tice of the peace named Sawyer decided
tho other way, and since then, w hen
ever a corporation slurt out to commit
highway robbery, pick a niun's pocket,
or hxit a public treasury, it digitise it
self a a 'xrson' and goes out on it
mission of plunder. Nobody but a
slave or a knave w ill yield assent to the
hideous distortion of meaning which
Judge Harlan gives to the word 'per
son,' us used in the Mill amendment,
and tiHti which ho bottoms his infa
mous decision, and which show to
what depth of iniquity tho supreme
court of tho United State bus de
scended." "1 desire," the governor said, "to
quote some of the decision of the su
preme court of the United State More
it went into partnership with Morgan,
Vauderbilt, Gould & Co., in opxsi
tion to the opinion they hold in the
Nebraska ease." (Umg divisions by
Marshall in lXttO are quoted).
In conclusion, Goernor Leedy states
that his maximum rate bill will be
presented to the Kansas legislature, in
audi slnie that to decide ugainst it the
court must reverse it decision in the
Nebraska case and he state that "if
the court still pursue tho corrupt and
rotten practice that it ha heretofore,
by changing it division to suit the
shifting interest of the railroad cor (or
ations, " the remedy w ill Iv with the
people in their dealing with therou-ts
or in building railioada of their own.
In IStRI the manufactured product of
St. Louis only Amounted to f'.'T.OOO,
000. I.ttsl year the output was about
1300,000,000.
Hraall Want Half. font. a.
New York, March 14. The Herald
correspondent at Rio de Janeiro states
that news from the Amaaoon ust re
ceived in Kiode Janeiro gives detail
of an Invasion of Brazilian territory on
the Kio Uranoo by Knglishmen from
British Guiana, whose purpose it ia to
instigate a revolution. The Braiilian
government will demand satisfaction.
Ta Admit War atalvrlal tr.
Washington, Match 14. Senator
Chandler hu introduced a bill provid
ing for the remission of duties on war
material that way be Imported.
SPURIOUS COINS IN PRISON.
Ts (oarlclt at Poisons Arm Taiifht In
the Act of C..unlrfrltln.
Folaom, Cal., March 14. A coun
terfeiting plant haa lx-un discovered
within Iho wall of Iho tate prison
hero. The work wa done in the engine-room
by Convict L. 11. Coyne and
Jumei Urow'n, ami aofur a known only
nickel were coined, presumably be
cause no precious metals could be ob
tained. The men were discovered in the act
of making hogu coin by guards, who
had been told of what was going on.
When the officers rushed in Coyne and
Urown leaped through a window and
threw their die ami crucible into a
canal leading to the American river.
A lurge number of well-execute I 0-
cent piece were found. I hey w ero
Diado ot Halibut metal, taken from the
engine which run through the prison
ground to huul ris k from the quarries.
It i thought the die were not uiale
by the men who coined the money, but
by some of the expert counterfeiter in
the prison.
Tho Impression prevail itinong the
officer that it wa the intention of the
convicta to coin a great quantity of
nickel and ship them out on the freight
cur, where their fnenils on the out
side could receive them iu exchange
for opium. Several of the bogus coin
have been found iu circulation iu the
town of FoIhoiii.
A Yiikuli Coal Mini.
Seattle, March 14. Coal in paying
quantities ha been found on the Yu
kon river ubout 1 ,0(i0 mile above St.
Michaels, and u company is uliotit to be
formed of Oregon and California capi
talists to ox-ratu the mine. This dis
covery will bo of vast importance to
the river interest, us coal depots will
be established ut various ixiint along
the river so that steamers can depend
on getting a supply of fuel ut intervals
of 300 or 400 miles. The promoters it
the scheme sav they can mine and
transport coal to St. Michael ami in
termediate points to sell ut f5 a ton,
which they say will reduce present
fuel hills over !I00 percent. The mine
is close to the river hank, so that coal
cuu be dumped direct into barges on
the river.
A Trrrllile Kxlallly.
St. Louis, March 14. .Mrs
Schwann was burned to death
day while lighting a gasoline
Helen
She spilled Home of the liquid on her
dres while Idling tho tank. When
she struck n match to light the stove
her dress ignited. Her screams at
tracted her three small children, who
ran to her and attempted to pull the
burning clothe off their mother. Thu
woman wax burned almost to u ciisp
und died in terrible agony. The three
children were all badly burned about
the bauds ami face.
favorable lttrt Orilnr.l.
Washington, March 14. The house
committee on public lamia agreed to
report favorably the Shafroih bill for
the cession of all arid lands to tho
state iu which they are located. Un
der the Carey net, 1 0110,000 acres have
lllreudy been ceded to tho lespective
states, hut none but Wyoming have
taken advantage, of the u t.
ItiiNi-ertms lit-uil.
IjOM Angeles, March 14.
lieiiera)
William Stark Hosecrans, the last gieat
captain of the Union army, died ut 7
o'clock thi morning at Ins home near
ledondo. Hi death was not unexpect
ed, it having been realized several
day ugo thut hi illness could not havo
other than it latal termination.
I'lilon raellli- Has Mel llii- ill.
Omaha, March II. The Hurling-
ton and Union Pacilio announce a rate
from Omaha to Portland ami Seattle,
meeting tho latest cut made by the
Northern route. The fate fioiu here
is f '.'O for lirst-clas und I0 for second
class ticket.
Lomax, of the Union Pacific, and
Fiancis, of the Uurlinctoti, uie both op
Ksed to the war and are doing all they
cun to get thu rates restored.
Kansas City, March II. Effective
today, the liock Island announced a
rate of f 30 second-class on all passenger
business from Kansas t'ltv to either
Seattlo or Tacoina.
Mr. Ilryxn's 0ul..ii (,r It.
Atlanta, Ga., March 11. ll,,,,,
J. llryan spent u few houis at Ailauta
last night on his way to Macon. When
asked hi opinion as regards the action
of congress in placing f.'.O.OOO.iHiO at
tho president's diuMi.-al (or the national
defense, Mr. llryan said:
'I am glad the house acted piouimlv
und uunanimoiisly. In fact, it might
have been better to have made it a bun-
I red millions to show the world that
ougrcss and Aniciican people, without
regard to political differences, are
ready to support the administration in
any action luve-saty for the protection
ot the honor ainl wcli.ue of the nation."
"Uie thisuppiopriation mean war?"
"Not necessarily," icplied Mr .Hrjan.
"Instead of leading to war, a prompt
liberality at this time may lessen the
probability (if war, and in the end
prove a wise economy."
h.oI sbrll r..r r'..rl Vt rr,.
Boston. March 14.-A eosi I.
. . ; -
o uminnni.H.n consisting of U . ,
of shot and shell, came in today, and
is being ttan-fericd by lighter to Fort
V urien and the fortification
at Long
Island head
Ilillgarluii Killlnr AMaulualril.
Constantinople, Match 14. Yester
day a Bulgarian visited M. Make
donsky, lirst minister of the Bulgarian
farchete. and editor of tho Bulgarian
newspaper Novinou, and shot him.
Makedonsky died today. The assail
ant, who ocaied, had demanded the
reason for the non-publication of a cer
tain paragraph.
Detectives detailed lo look after orn.
fessional shoplifter alwavs look to sea :
if Iheir a.w,..- i
I uie ncrui glove,
S.il.t u ('muni to Spain,
limdon, March v. Tho manager of
the u lea ii shipbuilding works at Stet-
tin. Germany, bein asked by telegraph
by the New York World's I-ondon
respondent if that tirm had aold. a re-
ported, three ertiiseia lo the Spanish
government, w ired Ibis answer:
"We have sold no cruiser to th
on cor- I
Spanish government.'
Berlin, March u,T,e Tagebtatl to-'
nay putilishe a diapulch from Peking
saying China haa agreed to lease Port
Arthur aud Talien Wau to Kueuia for
Stf years.
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WORK IX NAVV YARDS
Arming and Manning of the
Merchant Marines.
MASY I'SAITJiKNTIC KlSKiKS
Th. I nltml Alatet Not lluj-lnf Any
Off War.1 -Larue Number ot
Offers lla ln Mail.
Washington, March 12. -The United
Htate government ha not acquired a
:....!.. .i.ii....M,.l shin for the navy.
This ia true, not because of a lack ol
offer of warship from abroad, but
simply for the reason that the navy
tho
the
partment I proceeding wuu i
i riMimui iflct trill consistent with
heeds of the case in bxiking to tho
price and qualities of the ciaft. There
is a strong disposition to refrain from
being drawn into bad bargain uud to
insist on getting good vescfl ut price
not extortionate.
Secretary Long was in receipt of A
lurge number of cable message today,
almost all relating to offer of ship.
Lieutenant Niblmk, United Stute na
val attache at Berlin, St. Petersburg
uud Vienna, i paiticularly active in
quest of vessels.
There was n good deal of tulk during
the day about the assignment of offi
cer to the command of auxiliary crui
sers, the St. I'util and St. Louia being
especially mentioned, but Secretary
Long et these storie ut rest by the
statement that he had not made any
such assignments, and had only pro
gressed to the point of informing him
self of the possibility of getting tin
ship officered and manned quickly.
While looking after new ship, the
official of tho navy department are not
neglecting the other vessel, ami ar
rangement havo been made to muke
short repair on several ships that in
tho ordinary course would not be
treated in that fashion, but would re
quite mi entire overhauling. Thus, in
the case of tho Philadelphia, which has
had five yean hard work, and has never
yet been gone over, a ia the custom,
order have gone to Mare island to put
her in shape for aea within 40 day.
The Yorktown. ut the same van I. I
not to be touched at present, not only
because the is in fair condition, hut
ulso because she in not so formidable a
craft n to make it desirable to divert
to her repair tho attention required
elsewhere. At Norfolk the Newark i
set down for 30 days' repair, und us a
goo.l deal of work ha already been
done on her, tdie will ho almost a new
ship when she come out of the yards.
The big monitor Puritan haa practi
cally completed her repairs. The
monitor Comanche, at Mare island ha
been examined and found in tolerable
condition. At League island the Mon
itor Miautoiioiiioh und tho rum Katah
din went into eoiuiui.-sioii today, al
though they have not yet received their
order. They will probably remain in
the Delaware river or drop down into
the bay. Tho torpedo boat Pupont
sailed today from Mobile to attach her
self again to tho flotilla at Key West.
Again it was said ut the navy depart-
1 mem nun noiniug uad neon Heard irolU
the court ol inquiry ut Havana, nor
from Admiral Sicard ut Key West.
The presence in tho city of person
.onnecteil with steamship line and
steel works led to the circulation of a
number of fceiisational stories during
the day, but perhaps nono of these had
the persistency of one, which met sum
mary denial at the hands of Assistant
Secretary Day, to the effect that Minis
ter Woodford had notified the Spanish
government that the president intended
sending to congress a message announc
ing his recognition of Cuban independ
ence. A conference was held ut 8 o'clock in
the office of Assistant Secretary Koose
velt, to map out plana for arming and
equipping meichunt vessels as auxiliary
cruiser. This work, it is said, could
be accomplished readily within two
wees nine, us uu materials, except
the guns, are on hand. The bureau of
ordnance could not supply all tho guns
required within that short time, al
though some ;o or more arc now avail
able. The supply would be ndequiitii,
however, for the most effective auxil
iary cruisers and the complete urma
ment of the merchant ships could pro
ceed as rapidly us possible thereafter.
As to the question of manning the
auxiliary fleet, the navy department
feels that the most effective step would
be to enlist in tho United States naval
service the present merchant crews of
the several ships. These crews are
thoroughly famliiar with the vessnls
and could handle them with fur greuter
effect than green crews of bluejackets.
The ships would be officered from tho
line of the navy. In the case of enlist
ing a merchant crew, the pay and allow
ances would be about equivalent to the
rates pail ordinary sailors, and the
time of enlistment would doubtless ho
limited to short period.
In the lntfrrl of Mllra.
Washington. March i- ti...
coi.immt..T. ,,. .ii:.' ' - . P'7B
.i" numn '"""J
-- - ,.ni hi i ceo in mend the Passaire of
bill authorizing the revival of the grade
of lieutenant-ceneral of ' " Kn? 10
utenaiit-teneral of ll
The
bill authorizes the president to
mi m i.
nate any officer to this grade. The bill
is In the interest of General Miles.
ltu.sia Wanta N. War.hl,...
St. Petersburg, March 13. Tho i,.
jvrial ukase just issued order tho dis
bursement of 110,000.000 rubles a an
extraordinary expenditure for the con
struotion of warship, h isaiKkH. ,
e...... , w raised to provide
monev.
the
Berlin. March 19 tu., . .
Kussiun naval er.i;i ... : . . 6
with eoanimitv . i.'f..;.... ...
man naval bill.
UM UCr-
American I.lnur li,d..
Chicago, March 1J.-A special to
The U;!',8', sUU Wtt8,,iS'n says:
ihe Inited States mn...i i'
rir...ll- ..I P ","ul 09
cu line of steamer, coiisistimi of iT '
t. Louis, St. Paul Paris n I ' v
York. Fed-rul officer will be mil I
charge practically of each y.J I-
..-n possession of theAmer
arrive and
Sail from -i
-w vessel am tt
i'.,,, i " snore.
tnin.,.i .i.i :.. ' ""any in
todav.
V ""me
St Paul, which sailed
inyhe".l;rsf47.flr,tornbyerdi"1'
A CHANGE OF POLICY.
Huiiorl lh 'uba
tlunallsU.
Conatlta-
eio
Madrid. March la.-Political and
financial circle here realize that Spain
b, facing a grave problem. In view of
he at.iM.de of the United State, it .
undersell the Spanish gover.i.ne..
ha changed it- policy fard Cl.hu l... I
is now courting the co-operation of the
Cuban constitutional P1rt-T- 1 10
maintenance of volunteer and he
pushing of the campaign ii',MUi't the
in-nrgent., tl.u giving ll:.;.
policy predominance over diplomacy.
This change ia due fo the fact that, U
the radical autonomist- it sisl.d np"i
tl,e disarming of ll'" volunteer or in
cited tho constilutionulists to diu flec
tion, a conflict would supervene,
"affording tl.u United States ttll oppor
tunity for armed intervention."
A Hitler "punish lefVt.
New York, March 1 -.'.-The Cuban
junta has received by messenger the
official reis.rt of General Iteclo. who
commanded the Cuban force lit tho
bin tie of Najasa on Febiuary 21-4.
The details of the battle show that
while the Cuban were outnumbered
four to one, for four day they held
their position and caused the Spanish
troops to retreat, h aving 2U3 dead men
on the field. Tho messenger who
brought the news ulso brought u copy
of a Spanish paper iidmitting the re
treat of tho Spanish soldiers, hut as
serting that tho four days' lighting re
sulted iu a victory for Spain.
WORK IS NEARLY DONE.
Hei.orl of the Court of liiiiilrjr
U E-
ieeteil Nnxll.
Key West, March 13. Tho United
States dispatch-boat Fern arrived this
morning from Havana. The L'nited
States battle-ship Iowa has sailed for
Toittigas. The lorpodo-boat Porter
abo sailed for Tortugas with mail for
the fleet.
The Fern brought the Maine'ssilver
waro mid 110 rille recovered from tho
wreck. Mr. llissell, stenographer of
the court of inquiry, was on board.
Hoth of the stenographers havo now
left the court, and it hu only a tem
porary clerk. This leads many to think
that its woik is practically done
Hil l that it will return to Key West
shortly. Tho Fern coaled, und provi
sions for the starving Cubans were
then put on board. She is scheduled
to ttart for Matanzas tomorrow.
The Marblehead will go from tho
Tortugas to Tampa, where it is report
ed she will lake on additional ammu
nition. Tho British cruiser Cordelia saileJ
today.
THE ALASKA BOUNDARY.
Sulci In Hum Hern Seidell l utorubljr
tit the I nlled Slates.
New York, March 12. A dispatch
to the Press fiom Ottawa says: Sir
Julian Pauncefote, British ambassa
dor, has informed tho Canadian minis
try officially that ho has arranged u
convention with the United States
whereby the Alaskan hoiindaiy dispute
has been settled. Under tho terms of
theconventiou the Diitish government
has concede.) the claim of thu United
States that thico mai ino leagues should
bo meastited from the shore of the
mainland, mid should proceed along
the shores of the inlets, w hich are thus
recognized us arms of thu ocean. The
contention of tho British and of the
Canadian government was that Iho
thiee league limit should begin on the
ocean side of thu islands, and that the
delimiting lino should bo run across
the inlets, and not follow their Fhorcft.
These inlet are numerous and extend
into tho mainland a great distance,
Hud thu decision, therefore, is of much
importance to tho l'nited States. The
United States has agreed to tho Biitish
locating the boundary on tho limit of
Chi I knot and White passes, because by
thu Kussiiin-Uritish agreement of 1823
. I. .. I : . I 1... . .
uie, line oi demarcation was nxed lis
one running along tho tops of the
mountains. Tho decision, while not
entirely unexpected by tho Canadians,
is regarded with disfavor. It was un
deistood that tho British government
was irritated at thu forwardness of the
Canadian ministry, but it was not
thought that tho surrender would be
so sweeping.
YAQUINA ALONE FAVORED.
Ailvi-i.n Itrtmrt on Amrnilnmit
Snniliy C'lrll Mil.
to
Washington, March 13. The senate
committed on commerce has reported
adversely on the proposed amendments
to the sundry civil appropriation bill,
providing for river and harbor im
provements under the continuous con
tract system und for which estimates
have not been made. This decision
has tho effect of ruling out all the
umendiiieiist of this character, except
the one offered by Senator McUride,
providing for the improvement of Ya
quina harbor iu Oregon and appropri
ating 1150,060 for this purpose, on
which favorable action was reeio...
mended.
Senator Frye, chairman of tho com
mittee. afterwards explained tho ad
verso notion to the senate, and the
house amendments and various amend
incuts for rivers and harbors were laid
an the table.
In Him 11. iii. p.
Washington, March 12 -I,, the house
today a resolution was adopted direct
ing tho secretary of war to loan to the
citizens' committee of Cincinnati tents
for use in the 32d grand encampment of
the Grand Army of the Republic
The house then went into committee
of the whole and resumed coi.sidera
ion of the excepted senate amendments
. - ... .... nan inn. i,e !., ,. ,,..
tion
coming over from yesterday was
motion of r.ddv(Ke. Mi,, , .1
the
concur in tho dee home clause.
... . .Th thaeBat.
Washington, March 12. Kev F,l
ward Kverretti.u.e.of Boston denj
red ,ie invocation at the openin, f
'',""e t0,lav
'uvor'iel the unn
'rmul r,v,'l',ioi
A joint res
and siibseciuentlv ...
unusual honor of an in.
en the floor of the .
rOMlltll inn t.x .
" - "-.nini-general of the arm v
I rv. the ra,li,rT Xil.
committee bv Warren. "uirs
V". betmK-rat," of Missouri faij
he desire,! ,t understool that Ihe r
not unanimous. Without Z.1
n any important huiml .i -
t adjouroeJ. ' j
FATAL HRETii
ive Lives Lost in the Burp,
tS ui a uoie ,
I'AKTICL'LAUS SOT YKT
Parsed
Hlaamar Humboldt With .
and Ov.r HOO.ooo In ll.dj
rive From Haw,n,
Scuttle, March 1 1 .Pntfn
the steamer Humboldt, whi, , . .
hero curly thi morning frIH Dvm"
Skagway, bring the new that n !!
night of March 3 a flic .k.,,,,"'.1
Dyea, in which it is thought f)v J
sous perished. The lire broke , .
tho F.very Ouu'i Homo hotel,
ly destroying tho hotel and an
ing saloon and duncehouse. (jt '
persons wero deeping in tle i
Tho bodies of Uert Meek, of pur, L
and Gus Keller, of Juneau. Jj"
taken out. Keller was still alive I
he was not expected to live. Theh.1
of mi unknown woman hud also iJ
recovered. It was thought tlml t,rJ
mains of two more men were In
ruins. The flre occurred such a j
tinm before the Humboldt ,.f. '!
place that full particular could
obtained.
Tho Humboldt brings 11 pin
from Dawson, and over ;'00,000
gold und drafts. The Dawson na ,1
two brothers named Suva;', j,
Brandt, J. Solid, J. L. Pierce.VjUj, .
Perdue, E. J. McConnack, p. 8 j.
son, A. Bartlctt, W. H. Kerrum ani
N. Peters.
The last to leave Dawson wer Pa.
line, roiiii, nicrnun an I fierce. Ttn
left February 7, and mndo the tripa
in 24 days. Vcy cold weathsr
cxierionced. Mr. Solid, whose hoi
is in v ouax, n is., says that when
left Dawson there wore between 10 t&j
40 cases of scurvy there. m
not tell how mnuy were sick along 0,
creeKS. tie anew oi no deathi frra.
the disease.
Provisions at Daw sou are now etlis
at regular summer rates, and there i
very little demand.
Concerning the new strike m.(
Wulker crock, neur Hig Salmon rim,
Mr. Solid suid thut the first dirt pu!
ncd out ran from 35 to 75 centi pa
pan. Tho pay streak ha not Uri
reached yet. Thirty two claims hj)
been locuted.
Between Lake LcBarge and Lib
Marsh many peoplo wero met, slowly
working tneir goods dow n the rim.
At the mouth of Sixty-Mile creek t!j
met a man and his wife who ludbm
30 days coming from tho lloeUlinqa
river to Sixty-Mile.
LIAO TUNQ INVADED.
fifty
Thnuaaml Troops Are Adth
Til run -li the Termor.
Vancouver, B. C, March 11. Or
ental advices sav that thu Liuo Tu:;
province is in great alarm over t;-
prospect of a Kussiun invasion and It
capture by Kussiun troops of i m
territory in China. The Chinese i
habitants uro fleeing from this pr
ince, leaving their homes unprotectst
owing to the ndvauco of GO.OOOKmia
troops through thu territory, while tk
5,000 Chinese troops left to guard tt
section of the country can ecaroelj a
kept from throwing down their srmi.
Tho Hussiuns who have crossed lb
border are divided into three corpt, on
corps containing 3,000 Siberian M
laws, who ure given a chance to kin
tho mines and serve in tho uriuyvitb
out poy.
The latest dispatch states that lit
Russians ure ut Nuho, China, t
the Amur river, where it is said fil
luusly rich gold mines are Mai
worked and gold is stored. It ia ford
that some of the troops may eeiie tk
mines and gold in case of war brenkiaj
out, and work the mines with Siberia
convicts, and that the others are pro
ceeding to other points of importance
jury Hat Not fiuilljr.
Wilkesharre, Pa.. March H. Tk
jury in the case of Sheriff Martin iri
deputies for shooting strikers at Lath
nier, September 1, returned a venlid
of not guilty. After the jury liJ bm
discharged by Judge Woodward, Dir
trict Attorney Martin asked tlist
defendants be required to continue i
bail bond, as there are still 1? ii"1'"
ments for murder hanging over lb
and 88 for felonious wounding-
bond was continued as requested.
Attorney Martin says he has not
cided what to do with these
cases. The prosecuting commim-
.is suid, will insist upon further pi
cution.
A Suicide Compart.
Lancaster. Pa.. March 11
,-Kd
Gehrig, of Milton, Pa., shot ami F
haps fatally wounded Will 13. DhtM
St. Clair, Pa., at Millersville, tftW-
and then killed himself. "
written by Gehrig was found, pi"r
ing the tragedy. .
"We are dead in love wuu -
rlltlllll I lftd ami & mi ia Tin me. UUt
VU...tUlftC, nuvt ------
not being able to boo them and wtj
IffMiinfV nirov frmil 11 a Vl reoKW
take our lives. My name h to
3ehrig, of Milton, Pu., and the
fellow is William Duvis, of St. tltj
We would like to be cremated, w noti
fy our parents at once."
Davis says he knows nothin, of t
note, and denies that there w
compact to commit suicide.
Hullr. on the Ala.ka Trail-
Seattle, March 11. J- W. f
lector of customs for the ''1S1,IC'
Alaska, has arrived in Seattle."0111
conference with the authoring
Washington. He has specific in
tions of a significant nature re!aU"
tlie collection of duties and the
tion of his men for that purpc '
passes and trails leading toth u
lteportrd Sale of lha Hhorl Ll"' .
Omaha, March ll.-Iti mwWj
hereon excellent authority l""
Union Paciflc is now in coutrol oi
Oregon Short Line Formal nn),
mcnt of the absorption by the P
company of this great branch H "
for this week. It is the first it'P
the rehabilitation of the ove
tern. Thellreiron snori .a
. ... .. t ;
ctvt
with it the control of the Oregon m
road & Navigation Comp.n.v- 4
also announced here that the
Pacific will secure control of the i
Pacirio, Denver & Gulf from Pu
Juleaburg.