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Eugene City Guard. I I OAMFBIIL, Praarletar. EUOENK CITY OREGON. DOINGS OF THE WEEK A Com plat Eerie w of the Tnlrgraphlo Haw, of Tbl and All For algn Lan-la. Tli huilnes portion of Divide, Colo., haa kMfl wiped out by fir). The Sixth Virginia regiment, corn, pnaod of nogroea, ha mutinied, and refiiao to eorve under whito officer. frightened settler are (looking in drovea out of tlie laoe country In East ern Oregon, (earing morn Indian out- break. The tranaport I'oru has arrived in Han Francisco with 16 sick aoldieri from Manila. Fifteen hundred lick men are reported among the tioops in the Philippine!. Seven CalUorniana lost their livea In disaster in the north. The party wandeied from the trail while en mute to the Atlln gold lielda, and unwitting ly walking into quicksands In a swamp. All wore engulfed. The monthly circulation statement of the controller ol the currency shows that the total amount of national hank notei in circulation Octol.cr 81, 1H08. waa Vo9,640,2l, an Increase for the month ol 14, II9.M1, and au increase fur the year of f 0,400,91)1. The annual reKrt of the general an perintcndent of the railway mail serv ice ahowa that at the clone ol the year thore were 8,074 cloika employed, and that with the closed iouch and express pouch aervioe the grand total ol miles traveled in tho aorvlce waa I8I.MI.S4I. Gotieral Leonard Wood, governor of the military department of Santiago, authorizes the atatomont that there has not I II a case of yellow level in Han tiago city dining the last Oil days, and that tho ordinary sickness during the same 01) days has hoen 00 per cent leal than was usual at this season of the year. The monthly statement of the puhlio debt shows that at the close of business on Ootoher 81, 1MH8, the debt, leas net cash In the treasury, amounted toft, 1 10.000, Mti an inciease lor the month of 148,487,717. The increase ia ao coonted for by the issue during the month of about 30, 080,000 of tho new 8 er cent bonds, and a decrease of about 7. 1138,000 in the cash on bund. War between England and Kuaaia ll declared to he Imminent. The war ai I 1 1 h at Wei-llui-Wel have cleared for action as a renult of the acixurohy Hits aia ol the town of Niu Chtutng, China. A stiong fleet of Kuasian warships has naaeinbli'd at 1'oit Arthur. Diitlah government officials claim that KtiHsta haa taken advantage of the Pasboda crisis to foiward her aims In the Par EaaL Nnn-ioaistanco means loss to Croat Uritain of tlie strategic point of Manchuria. The departure of troops lor Cuba has been postponed. Yellow Jack haa caused tho delay. The United States of Central Amer ica, the now republic, bus sprung Into life. It is composed of three countries, II luras, Salvador and Nicaragua. It Is the Intention of the administra tion to urge the construction of the Nicaragua canal by government aid, in accordance with the MMMtlttl of tho Maritime ('anal Company. Keai-Adiniial Dunce's retirement on December !IS will make tear-Admiral Dewey the senior olllcer of the navy, and if congress revivea the tirade of ad miral, as desired by Secretary Long, hla apointmciit to that rank w ill fol low without any further Jumping. A Mill Indemnity will lie demanded of Spain, and the United Statea will Inaiat upon being reinitiate. I for every dollur expended directly or indirectly mi account of the war. A general bal ance of accounts is to be struck and the indemnity will be deducted from tho sum allowed for the Philippine The murder of a pmspeotor named Dotluau, on the Aehcrofl-Olonnra trail has been ieportel to the provisional police. Tlie murderer is variously known as T. Wilson, McGregor and MoWiaw. The killing was the culmina tion of several weeks of quarreling, in duced by privation and disappointment oil that desolate trail, A dispatch to the Herald from Ha vana says no decision has yet been reached by the commissioners resid ing the date of evacuation. One or two communications have passed on minor agreements as to the day when Spanish 1 sovereignty in the island shall cease. The Spaniards, however, will ala be ordered to no' out by January 1. Pour piivates of the Nineteenth in fantry, who were left at Port Wayne when the regiment went South, were ha II v Injured b.r HO explosion of pow der which they weie tiansferi lug from the basement of the gruadbouse for transhipment to the regiment in Porto Kico. The men are Pied Pisher, Archie Miller and Kohert Iji vail. It Is be lieved the powder was ignited by a spark from a cigarette, which a aoldiei was smoking. Minor Nr-w. IIihii.. Students of Dartmouth college have unanimously voted to abolish basing. James A Davis, who died in Dor chester comity, Md., steered the Hist steamer that crossed Luke Erie. John Hays, the discoverer of Lake Superior's copper wealth, has Just oe la in atcd his 04th birthday in Cleveland. At an auction sale at Mortis Park, N. J., the great race horse and sire, Me Idler, .is sol I to William C. Whit My fur flU.OOO. Brigadier Uencral Joseph Roberts died at his home in I'l.il lldelllllbl ace.l 84 years, lie entered tha West I'oint military academy in 1835. L II. Pratt died at Attlehoro. Muss. I He estahlisoed over 50 daily and week ly papers in Massachusetts, Kb.de Island and Connecticut. Captain Henry O'Neill, aged 0), a Muxlcan and civil war veteran, and (or many years a famous member of the Louisville (Ky.) police force, la happy in being for the first time a lather. Hi wife, whom he mauled two yeara go, la 80 yean eld LATER NEWS. An envelope trust has been formed General Pitchugh Lee's mother died at Kichmond, Va. A huge fire at Sydney, Australia, whirl, destroyed 110 large mills and caused a heavy loss of projier ty. A proclamation has been iasned bringing Hanta Out and other islands under tho British Solomon islands pro tectorate. At Friday's session of the Paris peace commission the Spaniards rejected the Americans' proposals, and refused to give up the Philippines. Later report, from the conflagration at Hankow, China, say that 10,1100 houses were destroyed and 1,000 peo ple killed and burned to death. Ellis II. Roberta, treasuror ol the United States, in his annual icpoit, shows that the treasury was stronger at tho close than at tho opening of tho fiscal year. Senator Radflehl Prootor in an ad dress at Mont pel ier, Vt. , declared that thore should be divided sovereignty and that the United States should retain tie entire Philippine archipelago. Tim work of removing the bodies ol all government soldiers buried in Cuba, Porto Uico and Manila will begin in a few weeks. Tho expense of the under taking will ho Lome entirely by the government. Major Hclhurn's recital boforo the war investigating commission, while in session at Cincinnati, disclosed c ter rible state of iffaln at Camp Thomaa, Chickamniiga, due to ignorance and no gleot. The sick soldiers were tieated like dogs. The hoard of control of the Joint Tralllc Association has decided to dis solve tho organization. This aotion was taken because of the recent decision by the supreme court that the efforts of the association to control railroad rates was illegal. Hy the explosion of a boiler at the Oil City (Pa.) boiler works, two men were killed, two fatally injured anil a dozen more slightly hurt. Tho killed are Kichaid McCloskcy and John Praw ley. The fatally Inland are 11. J. Uid ders and Denis McMahon. A recent disoovory of bituminous coal in the Klondike region was made in American territory alrout 100 miles below Porty-Mile. A tunnel has been dag into the hillside a distance of 45 feet, mid there the vein is six feet in thickness. The coal is said to be of u porioi quality. The mayor of Spokano has declared an emergency, and issued a proclama tion enrolling all persons over 81 yeais of age as special constables, to assist in arresting lubbers who have been ram pant lately. A reward of $500 is offered fin tho conviction of any one of tho lobhors. Western railroads have been enjoined fiom excluding Pueblo steel from Pacific coast point... The tiunsort Panama, which wan m portal lost with 800 lives, has arrived safely in lluvana. Germany's exairts lor the first nino inonthl of the fiscal year showed an in reuse of 68,050,000 marks over 1807. The newly-organized Prench cabinet announces that it will 'Rtippoit the couit of cassation ill the revision of the Dreyfus case. Several coiuHiiiiies of native tioops in the Visayas islands rebelled, They were pursued and several were killed. The rebellion is ended. In a speech delivered at Worcester, Mass., Senator Hour, of Massachusetts, expressed himself strongly opposed to the policy of expansion. Russia has declined to support Prance in the Pushed i affair, fearing that a re opening of the Egyptian question would interfere with her tremendous task in China. Action has been taken hy the admin istration looking to the maintenance ol the status quo with respect to the con cession of the Maritime Canal Company (or the const rmd ion of the Nicaraguan canal. M. Pontaine, of Minneapolis, who has just relumed from the Stickcon route, says ho has discovered rich dig gings on an uuexpioied creek on tho Hootulinqua river. He shows a quan tity of course gold as evidence. The War between England and Pi unco bus been a vol ted. A general and sutis lactoiy .iriungemeut is said to have been effected in iclation to the disputed r'liahodu question. An official note has been issued on the subject in which the llritish government announces that the situation is iimeliorating. The navy department has practically decided to abandon wrecking opera- tions under existing contracts on the cruisers Cristolsd Colon, Viscaya and Almlranto Oquendo, near Santiago, which havo heroine enormously ex pensive to the government. A Swedish company has applied for permission to aise the sunken vessels. The war department has issued a general order fir the movement of troops to Cuba. The first troops will leave on or aUmt November 33, and will comprise a brigade under llrigu dler Uenei.il Carpenter, The brigade will he taken from tho Seventh army corps. Tho hiigado will bo sent to Neuvitas, Pueito Principe. American pulp making machinery is gaining consideiablo headway in Scan dinavia. licorge Wilson Phillips, aged 70, who invented most of tho machinery which w is ued in the first match fuo toiy la the country, died at his home In Springileld, Mass. Trouble at Poll Woith, Tex., between whiles and blacks over politics cul minated in a fight in which Hope Adams, Independent candidate for sheriff, waa shot and killed. The receipts ol the Seattle assay office and the San Pranciaco mint of the clean-up of the season's output of Klon dike gold oio 18.000,000. It bus been judicially divided in Georgia that a municipal ordinance prohibiting tho sale of liquor ia uncou- Itttltiomtl Tlie value of the gold produced in the United States during the calendar year 1807 Was (67,363,000. The South African republic holde (list place, pro ducing gold to the value of 57.8l,o3S; Australasia, $53,684, let, aud liiiMia, 133,345,703. SAT REFUSAL GIVEN Spain Will Not Sell Philippines. the KAYS Wl HAVE NO CLAIM A. ..... tho i .oi. .1 -1..1. . of Arllng la Mad full h Not ' i I or llii, 1'rolorol. Paris, Nov. 7. The Spanish commit ( sinners, In tlie course ol a two-nours session of tho peace conference today, I flat I v refused to accent Monday's nrooo- sition by the Americans to take the en tile Philippine group and to reimburse Spain for her "pacific" expenditures there. This negative action was expocted. The Spanish commissioners had also a number of positive declarations which filled some 117 typewritten sheets. In this statement the Spaniards held that the United States had no ultimate rights in the Philippines islands, and could have none save by the consent ol Spain in these negotiations and upon terms satisfactory to her. According to the Spanish contention in tho formal statement, tho United States entertained no thought of annex ing the Philippines when tho protocol was signed, or it would have been ex pressed in the protocol as clearly us the conditions regarding the cession of ter ritory in the Antilles and the Orient. M. Cunlbon, before the signature of the protocol, received from Madrid, the presentment alleged, cable message, clearly setting forth that tho mainten ance ol Spain's authority over the Phil ippines should not lie affected by tlie protocol, to which reservation the United States made at that time no protest or objection. This dispatch to M. Cainbon, as tho Spaniards cluiined to lav, embodied also the view that the United States had no vulid busis for claims in tho aichipelago. It was further held . to Lit by Senor Rios and his colleagues that tho capitu lation of Manila, having occurred after tho signing of tho protocol, and thus after tho suspension of hostilities, was invalid. With all this for a groundwork, the Spaniards made thoir first positive move against tho Americans, and It constituted their counter proposition. They charged uon the United States a wrongful appropriation of public money belonging to Spain hy seizing the tariff duties at Manila, and they formally demand the return of these moneys in the Mini ol nearly $1,000,000. On these same premises the United States was alleged to have made and held as prisoners the Snanish troops at Manila, in violation ol international law, because done after the suspension of hostilities under the protocol. A further ohargo waa that hy the IftV piisojimcut of tho Spanish troops at .Manila the United Statea had prevent ed Spain from quelling tho iiism lection, and had thus contributed to the vio lence ugaiiiKt Spain aftur tho cessation Of hostilities. Today's Spanish presentment also cited tho refueal of tho Americans to consider the Cuban debt on the ground that it was not Kiinclioned in the pro tocol, ami demanded an adherence to this, as a precedence to the discussion of tho Philippines, regarding a cession ol whiuh the Spanish cotnini i. inner held that tho piotocol made no men tion. In snppoitof tbeoe assoitions, arguments and demands, tho Spanish presentment invokes Spain's record in the cot rcspoudeiicc by mail and tele graph, though it is not known unoffi cially whether tho Spaniards produced the message said to have been sent from Madrid to M. Cumbon at the time the protocol was signod, in which, it was affirmed today, Spain icserved her Philippine sovereignty. The piosontnient was read by Inter preter Porgiisoii, being rendered fxom the Spanish is which it was wiitten, into English. At the close of the leading, the Americans said they wished to have the Spanish statement rendered into written English for more careful eon sidciutioh. and an adjournment was taken to Tuesday. rii-ogi o i iiHr rellatao. Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 7. A remarka ble petition has been filed in the dis trict court ol Lancaster county hy Charles P., David W. and Oeorge K. Hrown, to seek to have toceivers of the defunct Lincoln Savings bank re strained from selling to the highest bidder insurance policies aggiegating 115,000 on the lives ol the Drowns, pledged to secure a loan. The novel claim is advanced that by thus dis)osing of the polloltt the livea of the plaiutiffs are placed in jeopardy. The policies may be paid only at the death of the assured, hence the claim is made that by transferring them a dual inducement is offered to make away with tiie parties insured. Judge Holmes has assigned the case for hear ing at the term of cou it which meets this month. i o - ei". o, i . .1 In I. ova. Seattle. Wnsh., Nov. 7. E. N. Heinrich, son of a wealthy Watertown, N Y., Jeweler, committed suicide laat night by di inking acid. Disappoint ment in love is assigned as tho MOM lighten a Detellet, Port Townscn.l, Wash., Nov. 7. Captain John II. dm, ol the Canadian schooner Victoria, reports that, Sep tember 30. ho passed within 10 yards ol a derelict. Tho craft hud turned turtle, and appeared to be a vessel of about 100 tons. Tho derelict was in latitude 51 deg. 6 ntttti north, longitude 150 deg. 33 mill, west, and in the direct track of vessels coming from llehring aea. The derelict is I bought to be the Hritish sealing schooner Pio ncei, which is considerably overdue. Kaaclrt AaUlanr to Whaler. Port Townsond, Wash., Nov. T. It la stated that the revenue cutter Giant will leave in a few days for a four months' cruise in the North, the object being to keep in tlie Hack of the whaleis in order to lender assistance if necessary. It Is also stated that the gunboat Wheeling, now at San Fran oisco, will co-operate with tlie Oiant. Washougal, Wash., Nov. 7. Several carload of pi tinea have been shipped from here, aoine ol which were aold for as high as 5t, cent per pound for SO to 40a ON A BURNING SHIP. firitttT U.rt..ofc '""' Oejul Ntaainor-Flt. PMStagMa IVrUliad. Vineyard Haven, Mass., Nov. 7. A disaster at sea, fortunately with a small loss of life, live persons in all, was made known to lay by the landing here of turvivois who escaped llOBI tho burning steamer I jo.itan, of the Clydo line, bound from New Vork for Wil mington, N. 0.,and Oeorgatown, c. The disaster occurred November I, about 18 miles north of Cape Charles, mid about 300 mile from HeW v,,rk fioru which p Tt tin steamei sailed oc tober 31, with a general cargo and eight passengers. At 3 o'clock in the after noon, the burned hull f the big freighter sank beneath tho wivoa. Of the 37 (reranim who were on boaid, 23 havo aurvievd. These passengers were landed at this port till I avfteiUOOB by the aeboonar Alice B. Clark, of Port land, Me., which was in the vicinity ol the Crontan at the time "ho was burn ing. The Groatan'l list ol drowned is ns follows: Second Assistatd Engineer Jeremiah McCurty, of Nova Sclia; leaves a Widow in New Vork. Steward .la I Cm tin, ol Jersey City! Mrs. JamM Cuitis.wife of the steward; Prank -, an oiler; Jennie Willurd, colored, Wil mington, N. C. FfcLL THROUGH A BIIIDGE tdghtron Men Precipitated lies lliulri It I v sr. Into tho Olympia, Wash., Nov. 7. A crew oi eight men and a traction engine fell through a county bridge acioss the Des Chines liver, near the Waddell settle ment, yesterday afternoon. Thoy (ell about 15 feet. Three of the men wore seriously injured. The bridge had been undergoing repairs. The con tractor had finished his work on it only a few moments before the accident. Tho notices for vehicles to keep off had not been removed, and the county com mission hud not accepted tho bridge. The engine and orew were about two thirds of the way across when the bridge fell, und the machine and crew were precipitated into the rivor. Tho engine is the properly of Thompson & Dutchei, who talk of bringing suit against the county if they are not ro imoiusod for the damage dono their machine and the coat of repairing it, which will bo considerable. Tho names of liie injured men are Dutcber, lien (Jibson and Piper. Joseph M fai Higher, engineer on tho steamer City of Olympia, which was built hy a joint stock company ol busi ness men ol this city, and sent to Alaska for prospecting purposes last mi m tie-1, has returned on a short busi ness trip. Tho steamer is in winter quarters at Skagway. Tho crew have hi i claims at Lake Atlin, which they will work in the spring. The men have secured a wood contract at Skagway which will keep them em ployed till spring. FASHODA INCIDENT CLOSED. Kninea A nnnnncra V ... I I tli Withdrawal El.if'il.t.iill. Paris, Nov. 7. A semi-oPlciu! noto issued this evening sujs the government has icsolved not to retain tho Mar chain! mission at Faahoda, adding that Ihio decision was arrived at by the cab inet after an exhaustive examination of the question. LondOfl, Nov. 7. Tho most tollable information from Paris confirms tho earlier reports that M. Denny, the premier, bus decided tOWaill his hands oi Pushodu ar.d to recall Major Mar chum!, (or whose luiMhta I . is not re sponsible. This doolllotl is, to some extent, ana to a doelrt te allow nothing to inter'ero with the. ioeorwi of the ox position of 1900, ENGLAND'S WAR. rKEPARATION. Said In Itortln In Us I'liiinrrleil With the l'hllliulua Qnastlaw. London, Nov. 7. Tho Berlin corre spondent ol the Dally News says: It is a seer ted iu well-informed qaarteu that the Uritish war preparation! ore connected with tlie Philippine ques tion, in which the United Stntes gov ernment is working in agreement with England. The rnmort wore revived that tho United States intends ceiling to England some of the islands or grunting coaling stations there. New roaiuaiplloa Cura. Chicago. Nov. 7. Dr. J. B. Mnr phy'f new tteatmont for consumptives has apparently walked its first cures. The patients are William H. Purcell und J. C. Eriwatdt, who have been un dergoing the treatment for a little over thiee uioulhs. The tieatniciit is that which excited wide liitentt when pre sented in a puier read by Dr. Murphy before the American Medical Associa tion ut Denver this summer. Fatal Hlae Riot. Nuniiiinn, U. C, Nov. 7. A short time ago the Union Collieiy Company imported hundreds, of Japs to work in the coal mines. Early this morning a riot broke out among them, which ro sultcd in one having his head smashed to pieces aud auotbei'b a Women being badly lacerated. Latest ieHirts eay the injured c .nuot poesibly recover. ''leave! foe Action. Wei-Hat Wei, No. 7. All the British warahipa her aro now fully coaled. Their woodwork bus been re moved, ami they ari completely pre pared for emergencies. Two rt;i AejeMeate, Brooklyn, B. C, Nov. 7. Yestoiday Otto Anderson was blown up hy dynu wite near here. He was employed in a railroad. A blast exploded prema turely. Today John Olsen, in another railroad camp, met death bv a tamp-ing-tod oassing through his head. It was propelled by a premature blast. Spain will permit her soldiers who have served three years to remain n Cuba, but thev will receive lint n m nil portiou ol (heir salary. Ueilln, Nov. 7. Herr Ungen, edi tor of Simplioisslnius, has been arrest ed owing to the publication in that portivlnal uf a DOM entitled, "In tho llolv Ind," ironically congratulating Palestine upon receiving such august visitors as the emperor and empress of Germany. Washington, Nov. f Admiral Dewey cabled the navy de, trnent to day that the Charleston has sailed frvm Manila for Iloilo, on the Island ol Pan in This is the last aal f Spanish power ol any account in the 1 Philippine.. MOVEMENT TO CUBA The First Brigade Will Start About November aa. GEN. 0ABPMTII IN CO MM AND Nauvltna anil Puerto I'rlnelpr Will U Flrat Cltloa (cciilel-Kiiluiil nil Batleaed 'r "u Dni Washington, Nov. 5. The war de paitmont has issued a general ordei for the movement of troops to Cuba. Tho first troops will leave on oi about No vember H2, and will comprise a brigade under Brigadier-Oeneral Carpenter. Tho brigade will be taken from the Seventh army corps. Tho brigade will bo sent to Neuvitas, Puerto Principe Tlie order looks to the occupation of two point! to begin with, namely, Nue vitas and Puerto Principe, but the oc cupation will be extended as rapidly as the Spanish evacuation proceeds. The order diieola tho movement to begin at once, hut according to tho cal culations of tho department, it will scarcely be possible to make the firs', landing before November 22. Tho headquarters of the now OOfpl which has been created for the purjso of beginning the occupation will ho at Nuovitaa, under command of Oeiieral L. H. Carpentei. The ordei follows: "Headqiiurtcs of six troops of Eighth United BtttM cavalry, and Third i gia voluntceis will be at Nuevitas. Six troops of Eighth United States cav alry and Pifteenth Infantry at Puerto Principe. liegimcnt will he prepared to embark at onoe and subsistence de partment will arrange lor necessary rations. Command will bo equipped and rationed for 00 days. "Brigadier-Ceneral L. II. Carpenter is assigned to the command ol these troops, with headquarters at Nnovitas. Cavalry brigade composed of Seventh and Kighth cavalry is di icon tinned. The Seventh is assigned to Pirst army corps, and the Eighth to Second army corps. The Fifteenth infantry is de tached from the Fourth aimy corps, and an infantry brigade created, com posed of the Third Georgia volunteers and Fifteenth infantry, and designated as the Second brigade, Third division, Second corps." The order sending the Second b -igmle, Third division, Second corps, to Athens, On., has been revokod. CENTRAL AMERICAN UNION. Its Constitution Moilrlixl After That ol tha L'nltrtl Stataa. Washington, Nov. 6. A complete transformation of the geogiaphy of Central America occurred November 1 hy the birth of a new republic, tlie United States of Central America, and tho disappearance of the republics of Nicaragua, Honduras and Salvador, ex cept as states of the new Union. Senor Corea, churge d'affaires of these repub lics duiing their transition stage, has received detailed information of the changes effected, nnd the form of the government of tho new republic. As indicating tho dignity and im portance of the United States of Cen tral America, Senor Corea iniints out that it has a population of about 2,000, 000, an aren of about 113,000 squato miles, and a great stretch of seacoust on tho Atlantic and Pacific, and tho Bite of tho Nicariiguu cunal, through which commerce will ultimately puss from ocean to ocean. Tho goneial character of the new government is shown in a communication received by Senoi t 'oiea hum the general assem bly's soiretnry. It states the capital is temporarily located at Amnpala, on Tigro island, lying in the Oulf of Fon sica. The capital wil remain thero un til tho congress selects a permanent Bite for it. Tho constitution piovides for n prosi dent, olocted for four years hy tho di rect vote of tho people, with a provi sion against immediate re-election. The president is mudo commander in chief of the army and navy, and his functions aio much tho same us those of the persuient of tho United States. The inauguration of the president is Axed for March 15, noxt. Monntime the executive power will be directed by a council of three, elected by the general assembly. The presidential election occurs tho first Sunday in De cember, and nt the same time represen tatives to tho now house of icprosenta tives will be elected. Tho legislative power is given to a congress of two houses, the somite being made up of six senator from each stato, and three fiom the fedcrul distiict, while the bouse of repiescntatives has ono repre sentative from each ;!0,000 inhabitants. The fedoial Judiciary providod by tho constitution is pattorned after the sys toni of tho United States, and indeed throughout the constitution thero is a close resemblunco to tho systems in this oonntiv. The governments of Nica ragua, Salvador and Honduras becomo states, their picseut presidents giving way to governors. A SlBiilflrant Sign. London, Nov. 6 The fact that coast guarusmen throughout tho United Kingdom have been warned to he in readiness for tnobilixation ia regarded as a monneinir ai,.., r - s " mmuj oi liioin have already Joined their ships. HI Storm on tha Sound. Port Townsend, Wash., Nov. fj. The seveiest storm of tlieseusou visited this section last night. Tho schooner Maria Smith dragged her anchor for quite a distance. The abatement of tlie storm prevented her going ashore The sloop Olaf Johnson went ashore on Wnidhy island and is a complete wreck. OfttM Uueitlon Hattlad. Canea, Crete. Nov. 5.-The interna tional troops occupied the fortress at 5 o clock this morning. Hailing uf tha Spanish Shlpt. Washington. Nov. 5. Secretary Long said this afternoon that the gov. ernuient would take no fuither steps to raise the test of the Spanish warship, destroyed by Admiral Sampson's fl.4t ofl the coast of Santiago, hut that the department would receive p.o,Hsitions to that end from any p,Tate fiIUJ that cared to undertake the work. Voluntary LlqoliUtTun. hicago, Not. S.-Tl.o Bank of Com moree. a state bank.with ,500.000 cap tal and ll.00O.OO0 deposit, haa voted to go into voluntary liquidation. Our Itrlallon. Willi Nicaragua, Coucara lug Ilia t'anal. Winhington, Nov. 5. It ia ald at the state department that our govern ment has not protested ngainst the ac tion of tho Nicariiguu government in grunting a concession for tho building of tho Nicaragua oanal to Eyro A Cm gin, after the expiration ol the Mari time company' concession next )i to ber. What the department ha douo ia not of reci -it date, and consist aolely of making of reproseiiations to the Nic aiagua authorities to tho effeot that the United States doom oil it only fair and pioper that tho stutus quo should I ,. maintained in matters relating to the Nicaragua canal until tho hoard, beaded by Ailmiiul Walker, bus had a ohano to rapOrt and emigres au op portunity to consider that reMirt. This is diplomatically something very dlfler ent from a protest. The reiisoon that th;- action is taken is that tho making of a new concession by tho Nicaiuguu government, even thoiighit will tiiko effect only upon tho expiration of tho pieaent Bonoewion to tho Maritime Canal Company, might operate to pro vent the latter from obtaining an ex tension of its concession, 'to which it night be justly entitled. In the event that congress should lcgisluto npon the basis ol the con stiuction of the work under tho aus pices of the Maritime company, this, of course, would seriously joopardizo the interests of tho United States. GALLERY COLLAPSED. Serlouf A as IdMl In the Kugana Opera noaao feejl Panlc-StrlckaD. Eugene. Or.. Nov. 5. Tonight at about 10 o'clock, daring n performnnc ut the operu-hoiiBO, while the building was packed, a section of one of tho up M ,,acke,l, a sect on oi one u.o up- , (()(k , , " h .3 per fioora, on which there wore abou , t() ,,,, J C. 3(1 oeonle. fell, without warning. The lower floor wub also crowded The sec tinn of floor that fell wa about 13 feet long and H feet Ikhle. It was built out from the wall. The wall I'lppOrtl gave way, and the floor swung back, piecipitating the people to tho floor below. Those underneath were caught under the timbeia, but miraculously few of them woie injured. One man had his collar bono broken, nnd a boy about 16 years of age was severely in jured in the back. A dozen or more received minor injnries. A regulai panic followed the collapse, but the hou-e wu emptied without iirtlier nc cidents. though another floor creaked and camo near going down during the i tub, BUFFALO READY FOR HER TRIP. Will Qa to Manila Via the Hues Canal Itoute.' New Yoik, Nov. fi. Everything is now in readiness (or the departure of the criuser liuffalo for Manila The coaling of the ship wus completed last night. The Buffalo is to go by way of the Mediterranean and tho Suez canal. There will be several bundled men for Admiral Dewey's fleet on the Buf falo when she sails. They are intend ed to fill the vacancies due to illness and other causes, on tho vessels iu the Asiatic station. A large amount of stores will also be sent on the Buffulo. She is oxpucted to make Ihe trip in about 60 days, traveling ut a speed of 10 knots an hour. An effort will he made to get hor into Manila harbor by Christmas. Twenty-four officers sail on tho Buf falo. Commander J. N. Hemphill is in command; Lieutenant W. B. Diehl is executive officer, nnd Lieutenunt George W. Logan, navigator. To stop urn win or Tfrlaa Spokane, Nov. 5. A special meeting of tlie mayor, commissioners aiul chief of police was held today, to take action reganling the growth of ciime. The city has become inlested with burglars and highwaymen and hold-ups nnd rob belies havo becomo of nightly occur rence As a result of the meeting tho mayor issued n proclamation offeiing a reward of 600 for the arrest and con viction of any of the men who have been engaged in tho recent hold-ups. It was also decided to swear in ns spe cial policemen any reputable citizens who may desiie to carr- aims foi their jwu protection. To Prevent 1'rlvatoerlng. Washington, Nov. 6. A inomoria, ptepareil by Charles Honry Butler nnd others has boen presented to the presi dent, asking that this government call an international convention to consider the question of making private property fiee from enpturo on tho high seas in time of wai. Tho menioiial pays a tributo to the adniininstration on tho humane and ipeodily successful proso cution of the recent war, and points out that this government is in the best 08ition of any power at presont to tuko the initiative in such a humane movement, without laying itself open to the imputation of selfishness. Newi From Kotiebne. San Frauoisoo, Nov. 6. A lottor fiom Frank Nunan, a prospector, dated September 18, was reocived in this city from Koliebue sound today. He states that the sternwheel steamer John Riley was uground six miles above Squirrel river, and it wns said thnt hor back was broken. The steamer Arctic went to the Riley's assistance with provisions for her crew. On the Nootak, Sclawack and Kubak rivers only the color of flour gold was discovered. Prospeota on the Buckland rivor are fair. Chicago, Nov. 6. The British gov ernment has olosed a contract hero for the immediate delivery of 135,000 gal lons of distilled spit its at Montreal. An intimation was also given that about 40,000 more gallons would in all likelihood be ordered within about 10 days. This order ot 125,000 gallons amounts to neurly 8,000 barrels, and will require over 60 cats lor it tians portntion into Canada. The use of tho distilled spirits thus ordered will be in the manufacture ol smokeloai powder. Washington, Nov. 6. In regard to Spain's protest against sending tho battle-ship Oregon and Iowa to Ma nila, Secretary of Stato Hay ha noti fied M. Thicbuut, the Freuch charge d affaires, who is representing Spain in the absence of M. Cam lion, that the destination of these shins i. lirmrdnir. to carry and as that is now on American port reU i8toad this government haa tho riabt ir. ..,! . turret. oe snips tneie. m ami nrwa arc now In """"" i" r,.,rtm. nt W -0 Braxilian wate,., and while officially he .' ' rT Led; 1 i ..... .... i , . 1 I .iili.it on with Secretary -jgflWI The Oregon and Iowa - m uono- - -" -,.. ,w utei m ".,. is unoincially admitted that "Ji, to.. - , We' thev will i .. " " .;.lp.l turn the board OS , J..VWV1I iu Aianila. i v.. will moss mi New Railroads for tho i.i. J Emnir. ---g-ei J. PttWBBSS OK the Klclit ih,,.. ,.f n... . ""oi" I-,.. ""'" , , J -Capital aa.ouu.rjoa ortlund, Or. ttOfl article. ,,f tM No. . . iiiieuiicn vvcro HI...I ofllco of thecunii lOk III ill I. . ' v" l (I oouniy and r i rm in. i he iirt .. .... w v,i ' 1 1 i"i ll. in ui a bbbs liiiii i;ii rij.i, I ..... -wxtxa ....... ,., , . Llaho The Incorporate.,, Keniiedv ,lii..r & N. Co.; O.W. Muig, "i"0-! auditor, and I u, i j "w uri ik.- The following line, ..j1 ...... a . i n niv point it, the state of .lit! Illllf'l urn it or noiir me junction of ll.. . rivor will, tl. .:""L"!"a,l n .., ' J " I . ,T mer'"" valleys ol tho Clearwater ri,,, ..Z tlie mouth and middle fm..i.t l to a point on the bound... u... . il Idaho and pass, with 1.1..1... ... i i ,,u" DftsgM fliomana to or . J uiiiiii oinn.-. from some suitable f A 1. - r.l I'oint iatatipS riv.,. a. .t 1 oi uio v learwater riv... , .l. "no irom a ioirit in tlie kwI Oiegon to or near the mouth ol, Oiand Rondo river, and thenaj the vnlb.r nt (I,.. r:.,.j , . i . m -wwjk , u Bigg, to tho mouth of the Wallow, rim. a ihio irom a point at or am a town of Baker (Jily, Or., theoc a. general easterly direction to tn liver, and thence along loiier rrar to its Junction with Snake river. A Hue from a point in the run I Oregon on Snake liver, ueai the mt' of Pine creek, thence np Pise aud across the divide to , point nra; Powder river. Aline from some suiuhle poiua Snuko river, in Oregon, thcur bj J feasible louto to what in known nth Seven Devils mining region, ia Itkaai A line from a point on Snuke'rii,; noar the mouth of Salmon rim,,' Idaho, thence up Salmon river Its. . neaii. A lino from a point nt or new t town of Moscow, in Idaho, thence ii. southerly direction to some Milan point on Clearwater met. This is nuderst I to lie another itnij n lug scheme of development (or tkr Inland Umpire. The line tip thelW water is tho chief of tlioee prsjaxtil these incorporation articles, and I gives name to the company. Suriar from Lewiston, ut tlie junction of tU Clearwater and Snake rivers, tv si point the O. R. &. N. tine, not M have a road, implies the cnnitractia' of tho long-contemplated line opd Snake river from the Itipuri, croasii at least, and probably from Willil Aiming for the Lolo iaM, on thelhe tana boundary line, gives color to la speculation about tho O. R. 4 IV entering Montana, and eipumajai n vast system of transportation, m portance, though they will be of M value as develooinir agent for uVanj ing und agricultural Bcctiom ol ai l idiiintua basin, lliruugu which in will paes. The way is open in evajj MM for connection with tlieuas V avulni'- Tho conviction that this iiionatkal moro than a roipor railroad ivaa HuociAl Hiirnitiiinico to the loyinn its full ihare of the of tl, Viirthu-out und is in ihlM extending its tines into new i""- ll id . . . ... . . i ltd i he lirnii.l Dlaiili.il' develop the country's resource! l..i.... ...i., tr, Ira , oi mill and il" pursuing that plan with energj aw ' telligenco. A few tnoiitlis agoaaa puny wus incorporated fur buildiajaj tlie Snake river from Wallul to L Iston, and tho piesent incoiio' '- o --' - ' comes inlogical sequence. time when actual construction villa . . I . not uegun, no iniorniuiou m ,e- CARAVAN ATTACKED. Ilrlgand Ward, or IMlr BPaanah RuldlafSi London, Nov. 4. -The Kooe nr spondentof tho Daily Mail gOTernment has received news n , Mnssowuh, in the Red sea, tW "J Danukils, member ol a h' TJ Italian protection, lecentl? ' caravan near Jlbutil, on tlie of tho gulf of Adee, taloagial J Abyssinian envoys who e,J2 Irom Puris to the court ol U'( I n Menelik, of Abyssinia gurdo, tho representative ol , , , r i , ti 1 1 t I n 1)1 I the late S1'" Obok. The Danakils, who invril.irv I ll t Wi'i'Il "IH'lt " - ; , a i ::.. L.iltP.1 four J l i s ill .ui rriii." " . , so , lorn nrill Sel.eil ... . , e,ii, M nr. ' rilles, a u. ., tv OI """ nnd valuable gifta luteiiu"" negus. t. i . 1 rbe result 4 11 IB lOMrru "- ., complications with France, n Abyssinia. . Fall- t ' . v on auo. ..,.. - . .. . n lb I this citv. has requeaw T,nan,irtulioll Co.lipiUiy learning thelhte ol hoi bo" band- sno oeiievcs "" "., in the Aia-K. li B .e, j( left Chicago he had f4,(W i and bought his outfit. boi . i.. c...,irle. nasi'-' starting for the KiowlU 111:11' l l !IV in V'. Monitor. May . -The m Wasliiimton, . . .j.aaMal o n no 'III H l-iili.- . , . of modifying m- jt 3,700 tons to 4.0U0 ton. '""w;., In i 111 I I i lli 11 V 1 II I 4 ' ' r ib..' Vnnr l.'-incu r. . hi .,( on V ia- .... ...in. lo,.-u Niton, one m " -..w una OI " . I Mla. for hl.ilding the