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Eugene City Guard. I. I OAMFBBI.I Fr.prlelor. KUOENK CITY ORKGON EVENTS OF THE DAY Aa Interesting Callertlun -r H From the Twu llenilaphares Fraaeuled In a t'uadenaed Form. The torpedo-boat Fox, Imilt at Port land, Iim arrived at Han Fiuneiieo. Htm made the tun from Aatona in it hour. Th nary department Iium abandoned all hoi of the recovery of the armored ortiiaer Cristobal Colon, amik In tliH battle of July 3, at Santiago. The i avy department in informal by Admital Dewey that the supply (hip Nanahan him left Manila with supplies for the new naval station at Guam. A oorroapomlent of the state depait ment, wtitlnii from Ponupi, f arid i na iilanila, aaya thn inhabitant like .very thing that IliMfkMi They Iff hop ing :n. i praying, he lay, (hat the Americana will take poHaeaaion of all of the iilanila, lad, if not all, at leat the Island of l'oiiapi. The differencoa between the Itsiain Grower' Aaeoeiatlon ami the packer of California, hare been liniilly ad justed. The ass. h i at ion will make the ales ami the puckers will in riven liberal ooiiiiniiiiion. The packets will form an oragtiiaatinn with a rapital of 500,000, of which f 10,000 la to be in canli. The city of Paaig. eaat of Manila, haa been captured by American troopa after an hour 'a fight. The lima to the Filipino wan 30 killed and HI prison era. The Americana' lima wan ore man killed. Hli were wounded . Tbt mini kiii.' i la Private c. R. Thorn, of the Twentieth Kama. 'Jim battle wal fought by Wheaton's divininiial brigade. A learch stoamei which baa returned to Uiiiibaiie, IJuoensluhd, from Oook town, on the Kndeavor liver, thia oolonr, reiMirta that three ohiHini'rn ami NO luggera were loat ami that 400 col ored peiaona ami 11 wbitea wete diowned during the recent htiiricant that awepl the northwest coaat ol tueenalaud. There haa been a populai dctnoiiatra tion in Clitialiana, Norway, against town Prlncu Gustaf, Lluke of Worm 1 .i. l, who waa recently appointed re gent on account of the illneaa of Im father, King ' - ai The prince wai h i lining from the military club when ha met a ciowd of people, who i t - t him, hiaaed him ami pelted him with anowballa. A determined though uimftlcial effort la being made to secure the eicrciiie by tl.e United Statea of its gixsl nftlcea in behalf of China. The matter haa not yet been biougbt officially to the utlcli tion (if Hocrelary lliiy, hut it ia under stood that he ia awaie of the wiihce ol certain Interested iieraona, ami the ad vantage, from their point of view, which would accrue to thia government In caae of audi action. A wind with the velocity ol 45 mil en an hour awepl through St. I in, ami live people are repotted Injiitcd in dif ferent parta of the city ftoiu falling aiguboarda, Pinpsuial fot an arrangement between the contending for.cn in llolivia ure now under coiisiduiattun by the lend eia, ami it ia hoped thi'y will reault suc cessfully. A aerara snow itorin linn I awn raging in Miuiioeota and over Into South Da kota on Hie weal and Into Wisooniii on the eaat. The mow dnlte.l badly, and liafllc waa delayed. Tbtee tuga (m line among Hie Philip pine ialanda have la-en purchased by the United Htatea at I long Kong They are each of about loo tonn, s; loot long and draw eight feel ol water. Atenillc wind atorui visited Okla hatnn City, (I. T. For half an hour ll blew a perfect gale, while the rain (ell in aheeta. .Nearly I Oil hoiincn were blown down. The datiiHge ia entimnted at $50,000. No litrea were loat. The ahip Marion I'lnlcott will take from Puget Hound NOO tonn ol hay, oata and bran, and 400,000 loot of Intnl. n to Manila for goerniucnl line, III reapoune to a recent order received by Ifjuailerinanler Kohinmiu at s, .ml.. The diepa tch from the Italian govern uicnt aakiug (rout t'hlna a conceaaion of the port of San Mini, haa been changel into a note of demand, and China, which had tefuaed to cede tin1 port, in anawer to the recjueal will now probably yield lo the demand. The Cuban assembly ban impeached Gome and dismissed bun from the aimy for having agieo-l with I'uited Stale authorities lo disband the Cuban army without consulting the assembly. When llouiea was itilnrmcd ol the ac tion of the aasemhly, he replied: "All right; 1 enjoy the situation." Admiral Sampson ban sailed with hla tlagahip the New York, and the Brooklyn, from llaraua for Puetto C-orleg, on the coast of lion hum. The Indiana and the Tolas, ol till North Atlantic au.ua.lron, sailed from Havana for Cienluegoa. Tl.e alnpa will meet again in the courae of a week, probably off the Venciucla coast Mi.o.r Slews Hem. Two iurvcvmg iMrllea are titrating the line of the electric roa.l between Tacoma ami Seattle, a distance of SO miles. The road ia eipectvd lo I. ui operation by Nuvcuilter 1. A double tragedy ta refuted from' Nanaimo, II. C. Dave Kvaua shot Liu bie White dead and coiumitte.l mi:, I. It in their room at a hotel. Both WON public enterlaiiiaia. I' 1 1 r e.pi i t.sl leva ia aupponed to have been the .si.-., I of the tragedy. The Oeleware legislature adjourned without electing a senator I'ulea a special aeaaivn ia called the election goea over until 1001. (in the laat bal lot Add ic ka led with 31 votes, lacking1 but five of clecliou. In all ION ballots were taken in alt effort to elect Grav'g nooaaaor. Frlach A Com .any, manufacturera of neckwear in RlH York, one of ibe old eat firms in that line ol busineea, hav beoouu financially embarrassed, and a committee of creditors have been ap pointed to look into thru affaire. Their liabilitiea amount to f '.'no, noo; i eatimated at fuo.ooo. LATER NEWS. The director of the Pacific Coaat Company declared a dividend of 1 4 and 2 per cent on preferred ami m uion atnek. Kepnrts of the likelihood of renew al of the trouble among Ibe Indiana at Leai'k Lake, Minn., are not credited at the Indian bureau, at Washington. Htanton Hicklee, secretary ol the United Htateta legation at Madrid be fore the niptureof diplomatic relatim.. h i been in London un a nc. rot inission. A lepott ia current involving the ei tabliahment in Hau Fiam-isc, by the moat widely known liniincial men of the world ol a ommi r. lal bank, with a paid up capital of 5,000, 000. The (now-bound train on the Chey enne & Northern at Wheatland bun been abandoned by the company offl ciala, who will take steps to rescue the passengers by aleds. Acting Postuiaalorienoral llealli haa laaued an older directing that here after fees for Mistal money orders issued in the United Mates lor payment in Cuba aball be the name aa tbuse liied (or domestic money ordera. Oidera have In-eti issued for the mua ter out of the Kirst Tenia at ialveslon and the Heooml LoolliaCI at Savannah, Both regiments are now at Havana. The Hiith oompaiiv volunteer signal corps, at Augusta, ta., wui also ordered mastered out. The drought which waa threatening the losa ol millions of dollars to Cali fornia ban been broken by a lain aloitii iMWtiMllNJ for sevetal days. BoPOrU how that Inilb giain ami fruit stOpt are in eicellent condition througb the big Sacramento valley. A special from Madrid aaya: Pre mier Hilvela, in an interview juat pub liahed, iMike in favot of the interven tion of Prance for the purpose of ob tainlng permission from the United Htatea fur Spain to resume direct nego nations for the releaae of the Hpuuinh priaoiiera held by the Philippine rehela. Hit men have arrived at St. Miuhaeb ftoui the North American Transput ta tion A Trading Company's steamer, P. II. Weate, which ia ice-bound in the Yukon, near Holy Cross mission. The men do not think tbof will bo able to aave her in the spring. Seven men led the aleainer, but one got lost com ing down, and the others think he war ItoMili to death. A party of antue 00 mem hern ol con gteaa, ectiatoieeml representatives, will accept the invitation eitemlod by gen tleineu representing Panama canal in tereate ami will lotpeot the Nn aiagim and Panama . anal works. The party leaves Now Y.ok, Mar. Ii '.' ThisLo.h haa notbiiiK to .lo with the olll. lal in vealigatlon which will lai made bv the comiuisaion to be appointed h Presi dent M Kluley. A diapalch from It e anDOOaOM that the poa haa ufteied a renewal of fainting litn, but It In a. bled that Ml physicians do not regard bin c lltloO aa serious. The apiadlate court, at I 'hi. ago, has uiiiiaiiiiuoiialy sustained a do. Lalofi tendered by Judge In Icy last summer, thai eipiess (OJBMniaa are obliged to (nrtiiah war revenue stain pa tu all ahip para. The sovereign camp Woodmen ol tin Win I.l, the llflli liugi st fraternal mid iHwicllciaty unlet in the United Mutes ate in biennial session at Memphis, Tcun. The session will last ten dais or two weeks Mta. Minnie Adams lias been arrest ed at hoi father's home, in San I'rnn cisco, on suspicion of having mm. I. re, I her two year-old illegitimate child, John Kicbard (Iray, by adunuistei lug a dose ol carbolic a. id. lOBQf Cjiienada, ol the Cuban jiintu in Waibillgton, haa received a cable gram form Santiago nlil.lt says: "Iho pcplo ut Santiago dlnaulhoriie the as aeiubly, sustain (ionics and are pie pailng a public inanllcstntion." At the annual meeting of the Anno tated riiambcts of OoUKtOfM in Lon don, a resolution waa passed urging the Itritish government to ininiitain the "open doOT in China ami prior llrlt iah lights In the Yatigtsu Kiung valley. A (ontraut ban been concluded be Iwo.ii the tiermati governuieiil and Cecil Khislea, the Hitllnh South Afn can magnate, for the construction of a telegraph line In Laat Africa. A contract fur luitbltng a railroad through the same teriitory ll upon the point ol conclusion. licar-A. Initial Hichborn, chief naval connttuctor. In his statement of wolk accomplished on the vessel now build ing tor the navy, shows thai theie aie now actually mulct consti uction, or al ready contracted for. 51 vessels of vari ous Ivpcs, tanging from battle ships to totpedo boats. Aocotdlng to a dispatch unit Pinar del Kin, live slsteis ol the American order of Hacied Heart lme bfOfl OrdOrad away from Cuba by srchibahop Cba ladle, papal representative. The BUM are all daiighteis of Indian clnrlt, and the reason g'von ia the "old hatic.l against the Indian slsteis." Tlnee Ihousaml insurgents -novel down to the towns of l'asigan.l PaUfOI on the shore of Laguna de Bay, ftoni ing W Ileal. m's troops on the I'usig river line, lly heavy lighting Wheat.. it .In rod gad and drove tbctn back, taking 400 prisoueis and Inflicting heavy losses in killed and wouude I, A monument costing 4 0,000 is to be afaOtaU over the grave of a simple Ken tuck v private killed in the xui Juan tight. The eol.liei wan only one of many wealthy men who weie ptopaied to go lo the front in any capacity. The Danish Last Asiatic Company, limited, which, Ksi.les bolarj a aieam- ship ooiiipany, owes Uige loiesta ami iMniiueiclal establisliinenta in Statin, lately ot.lenvl four more 10, 000-ton sleamera for its line between tbv Hal- ik ami the fat Kaatv The Chicago Colony Isle of Pines Co-operative Agricultural Couimunlty haa Iseeti organlied at Chicago. Aa the name indicate, it will be located in the Isle of Pine, ll is tl. ought identv of lerlile land can N i ..-ureil, eilhei in the way of government coufcaamus or !) ptirchaae at a iheap nice. Caplaiu tttvlaoti, maater of the bark Caromlelet, at Sail Praucisco, from New castle. N s , irHtris Ming an tin chartered raef lu the Smth Pacific (H-ean. The reef, as It showed above the water, waa about a quattei of mile long. REBELS AGAIN DEFEATED. mi Ceaapleaaly rtsaia by uew- Ml Whtilsu'l Truaps. Manila, March 17. Uen. Whealon. com m ami lug the United Stalea flying column, attacked and defeated a foroe of 3,000 Kllipinoe at Pusig thia after noon, inflicting heavy bats upon them. The Americana captured 360 Klli pinoe. Many btsliea of lelatla killed In the engagement are floating down the river. The American loee waa light. Private Kiirnoff, of the Twentieth Infantry, waa killed today. Private Rowmfia, of the Twentieth infantry, ami Private! Cat roll, .Marshall, Combs and Kogers, of the Twenty-second in lanlry, were wounded About 350 Filipino eurrendred at the town of Taguig to the Washington volunteer, ami 175 were captured at Paaig by the Twentieth infantry. Our tioopa found 106 dead Filipinos, mi l 100 new graves near Paaig. The priaonefl went unarmed, ami, there fore, it la priietinied they execute.) their tbieat of throwing their arms into the river. Our river boat! fought their way intu the lake. . ... stay " - Ailvlrrs. Washington, March 17. The fol lowing dispatch from Oeneral Otia haa lieeii received: "Manila, March 17 Three thou sand insurgents moved down laat night to the low ns of Paaig ami Patents, on the shore ol laiguna le Bay, f renting Wbeaton'a troops on the Paaig river line. By heavy lighting Wheatou has dislodged and driven them back, tak ing 400 prisoner) and indicting heavy losses in killed and wounded. He re port) hia lo--,., only moderate. He now oociipiea these towua with luffl cient force to hold them. FIGHTING EXPECTED. Ilsnnaus Inciting the Mataa'a It.n tu llsslst. Apia, - ui. oa, via Auckland, Match 17. Owing to the threats by the Ma taafa people to burn the Malietoa vil lages in the ialan.l of Savil, unlets they sent lav.-s levied Uxin them to support Mataitfa, the Biitiali conatil viaited Havii on the British dinner Porpoise, ami the commander of that vessel threatened to nhell the villagea of Ma taala'a followers if K-uce waa (lie turbe.l. Tint Britiali ami Ameiican oonauls have iaanud prOOlamationi denying the minors in cicrulalion to the effect that Mataafu hud btMB recoguised ami threatening nliong aclnm if the provi sional government luturferee with the loyal lata. GOMEZ WILL PAY OFF. 4 ..I. .1. ml Aries Will II I.. I v i I ..... i Havana, Match 17. Oeueril Homer has decided to pi I with the plant graad upon Inrdistritiutiug the f II, 000, linn to the Cuban troops disbanding, as though the military assembly did not ellal. He confened loi two houin to (lav with tiuueral Btooku regarding details. (ieneial Brtniku askeil Washington si veral days ago whether, III caae he diseolvcd the aHseitibly, Ilia action would be apptnved. The cabled reply authoiize.l him lo ilis.olve that bodv if. in Ins lu.lgiiii nt, such an m l was ne.essaiv. He hopes the assemldv will soon eeaae of its own accord ti bold lis session, lull shout. I sessions lisitiltiiig to the public in i ml con Untie he w ill intervene. Ureal Ninllirni reeks. BpokanOi March 17. Kritnk EL Pel- lett, a Oreat Northern freight cm ilnclor, was killed eailytbts iiuoutiig at Adrian, '.'0 miles west ol Spokane. He was on the caboose, into which a light I.Hiomollve crushed. The cabisisi wan crushed to pieces, ami two cars were derailed. Conductor Pellett leaves it widow and two olllldran, The to- maim will bo shipped to Willmar, Minn. In the : hours preceding thin a.-ci dent tu o other w ieckn occnrresl on the Uteat Northern. A west bound pus enger train collided with a rotary hi nt the sw itchback The haggagc-CHr ami smoker telescoped, but iioIhsIv waa Hurt. Karly Tuesday evening a freight train crossing the nwilchback broke in I WO) and two cat were derailed. Nantlsgu tMlaata Santiago .Ic Culm, Match 17. Last night a mans meeting wai held in pro test against the action of the Cuban military assembly with relerenre In Qanaral Maaino Oomci, and Banoi Uouaalca de tuesaila. The Veteran's Association Issued a manifetto against the mooting, urging the people not to attend, but appaienlly it bad an affect Just the ODPOalta lo that intend. -d, for the crowd wan tremomloits, and the name of (ionics waa tcccivcd with gicat enthusiasm. New Hank for Han r.m-l.rn. San Krancisco, Match 17. The Yi JUlnai nays thai a report is current in volving the establishment in thia city by the most widely known financial men of the World ol a coniineieial bank, with a paid tip capital of 5,000, 000. The panics back ol the schem. are (aid to have sliea.lv acuircd min ing and othai property in California, Meilco and British Columbia, ami sugar luteicntn in Hawaii, all of which it n alleged will Ih gal hot cd under the cotittol of l'ie new lunik. 1 FOUGHT FOI It HOURS Twentieth Infantry Captures Another Stronghold. riLuei ok -oo mMABiTArn n. .r odds Agalaal ai"laaaa TUe Latter Leal I w Wen and the Keuels lOU. Manila, March 1-. -The fltst bat tatlOfl of the Twentielh iiilantiy regi merit bus ailvaiue.1 IrOM Pamg, clear ing the country to Cainta, a well h f.-m led village ol 700 inliabitMlitti, live miles notthwest of Ibe fiarthill. The troom ti t tat encountered the re hid outsust in Mia dense jungle on the hank of the liver. The enemy wai lialodgeil alter half an hoot's lighting. The American advanced in a splendid inn n tier, under heavy tire, until they were ready to volley the tebel from the trem bea. The latter hail a gteat advantage, ami dropped a number ol out men. The Americana charged acrot the rice li.-l.l-. making four ad vance on the enemr, who numbered 1,000 men, 600 ol wlmm were eu tieuuhed, and in the f c e of a croan flro. Our troope carried the towu after four hours of righting ami bntued the oiilnkiitl, the rebel tiring from the window and keeping up a running fire in the stieets The Americana then will. drew to obtain more ammunition. The reliela loat 100 men ami tli American loss wan: Corporal John oii, of company C, ami Private Mc Avoy, of company L, killed, and til wounded. Iteliel Line cm In Twn. Washington, March 18. The follow ing from (ierieral 'His wai received at the war depaitiuent today: "Manila, March 1H. Keportt from Ho Ho indicate an improvement and lesa activity on the pan of the insur gents. KeKittn 1 1 ..ui Negroa are moat IttOOOf aglag, The Inhabitants ate en thuaiaslio. (juiet prevaila thioiighoiit the island, and Colonel Smith il direct ing attain iii (taming the internal gov ernment Col. a ia ipiiet. Busineea it progressing under United Htatea pto lection. KeMirta from Haiiiar and latyte indicate the desire of the inhab itants for United Statea troops. Theee ialanda will Ic occupied. "The insurgents' control ii confined to Luxoti, and the occupation of the I'usig rivet line with control of Lagiina ile Bay ha cut the country occupied by the Tagaloa iu neatly two etiial parte. OTIS." POPE'S HEALTH. THE Ills Will Hee lion la lllierlc.ns Fls.nl Washington, Match 1 7. Lieutenant Vitale, military attache of t!,. Italian einbasev, has been gtanted iverin ission br i ne war deuittment to accompanv Itmips Irom New Yoik to San Krancieev and thence to Manila ami to remain wnh the army tinting the campaign in the rinlippitica. He deairea to study fot hia government the Amen can method ol land and lea Iran (isola tion of trvnipa ami to observe campaign methods in the ialanda. knolker Tisuapurl Chartered. San Kianctseo, Match 17. The Brit Ith hip Bi.lston II til haa been chart ered by the government lo cany met .haiidiee for the tioo(si to Manila She i to In) paid the lump sum ol ftO, 600. The Bid. ton Hill will carry aloul 8,500 torn of cargo, and abould make the run lu about 4ft dava, Atlauta. Oa.. Maich IT. A ipecial to the Constitution Irom Palmetto, (ta . say a: Nine negroes, chstftsl with a raon. were ahot down by a mob at S o'clock this morning. No farther par ticulari known ai vol A Vsrlelv nf I . , I(e(nrdln( I iiitd Ition. Koine, Mat. I. 18. The pope's health ia following ita iionnal 000 he. The Messagru, however, lays the "p almwa sign of imieasing weaknena and that his physii latin are very watchful. Professor Mazoui and Dr. Lapponi, the i.o.e's iibysieiaus, deny all the Blatnlat rumors that have been in cir ui. il ion regarding the condition ol hi holiness. They declare the wound made tiy the recent operat ion ia about he ded. that the Hipe's lungs and heart are abnoltitolv healthy, and that hie weakness ia not mote ti an is natural in a nonagenarian On the other band the newspapers print a variety ol re p.. i is While the Tribuna state that hie i ..In. ess ha resumed Ins usual avo cations, giving atiilten.es the Opinnine declares that he had aevetal tainting lila dm ing the day. iaiiUh 'oloulsts. Citv of Memo, March 18. El Con tinente Americano, the Organ ol tbo Cohan residents heie, ati.n.gly opi-neea allowing Hiainsh trm.ps discharged from i ...imy in I it ha lo come to .Mexico un colonists, ami savn it is a dishonor able and undignified conversion of Mex ico into a lair ol bandlli, disguised a colonist. It call Ibe Spaniard "the Chinese of Knrope," and says they w ill make Mexico the focus of infec tion lor tree Americans The Mcxcian Hatald sustain the i lllry in giving i charter (or Spanish colonization, con tending that the Spanish soldiers will make good citixeni. Heath on n QlaelsW Seattle, March 18. The steamer Ex celsior, which arrived tonight ftora the mouth of Copper nvcr, Alaska, bungs news of the frecxiug to .h ath ol six men on Vablei glacier, about the 1st of MatOh. They were A.lolph I'.brhardt, New York; Maxi roilian Miller, New York: Hi K.lwm Logan. IVuver; Alfred A Ictnaii, New Yoik. Rudolph Kllerkaiup, l.cnisv tile, Ky , August Schultl, New Yoik. All the bodie except that of Dr. Logan wete iccovcred and buried at Valdai Rbrbardt, Millar ami Aite- man were tncinbein of the Scteiitttic Prospe. ting Company, ol New York. The Excelsior brought nearly 100 paa aengeis, 10 per cent of whom wie suf fering fioiu scurvy. Coiotilnslloii Itettig Coitlderrd. Boaton, Match 18 A combination of lb duel woolen mills in the Kant, a oountarparl ia aiaay reaecta to the Atucrtcan Woolen Cmnany 1 1 he Wor sted mills conihinel. n repotted to Is under OOailderatioa by aeveral wmii liottae in this city. I'lrhlNl.oIr Vlsiiiinolh too ol San Ktan. March 18 A Chton ic.t ipacial lion Vancouver, B. C, says According to the latest mail ad vices from Haw , K MtVOrOW lia- coverv lias tven made on IVmitnuii creek, in the Klondike. A prehtstoi ic atanaioth, aaiahlna so tuna, with flesh ttill ivwt enough to eat. wan found on Kehiuaiv 8, by August Trnl Ma, a Hwede. and his partner, while woikmg then claim on Dominion .-teek They came actoa the remain Id feel fr. in the auiface. is. r, s,,,,i,h Treons Madrid. Maieb is The Spamili govcriiinent haa concluded a loan of SO.OOO.OOO pesotaa with the bankina house of Die ilja pi,, motiev waa BOadad over yeatcrvUy, and will be de voted to ivaving the r rears due to Spanish tioopa who have Mived in Cuba. THE SAMOAN MUDDLE. floiUlenil Botaraiaal vvni Mui r- Cnnsldered In Negnllnllnns. Waahington, March 18 Admiral Kautz ha reiorle.Lthe arrival at Apia of the cruiser Philadelphia Man ll I. He made n'J uiehlloii of -olitlcal affair. A negotiat one are now in progresi lietween the United Htate. Oieat Britain and Oermany. teapecting the kingly aticceaaion in Hamoa, any action of the soealled provisional government that would tend to force a ci lain pie maturely would have mischievous effect. The Herman government i regarded as being particularly solicit on that there iboold lie no outbreak at thin lime, but unfortunately seek tfl ImpOM condition in the pOfiall of thia puiisirte, that i( accepted, would sen misly DOtnprOmlM the rllegetl right ol both the United Htatea and Oreat Britain. Our government prefers tc adhere atrictly to the line of the Ber lin treaty, o long u that convention remain unchanged. It i understood here tJ.at the provisional government referreil to in the new dispatches, is nothing more than an assemblage of some of the ifbchief and that even Mataafa, the candidate for the king ship, haa not Joined. Meanwhile, the three governments are sumewhat di vided over the proposition to undertake a tnoetiing ol the controversy over the succession to the throne, tbo pienont contention ol the United Htate ami Uteat Britain being that us the duel justice w clothed wih speciflc author ity to deal with this ipieslioti, not even the treaty isuwers have any Miwet in the matter. POLGER'S PARTY SAFE. Nla at Kampart Cltjr nnd Tnu Aril.e at I'eavy. Seattle, March 18. H. O. Nordvig, of Portland, Or., ami O. B. Wilson, ol Browning, Mo., are the latent artivals from the Koyukuk district, Alaska. They report th safety ol a party of eight, headed bv .lack Kolger, an old Alaskan, who started IrOOO Katuparl City to the Koyukuk, am) who, it waa feared, hail crishfd in a bMtaanL Hix of the party returned to Kampail City, tint rolger and one companion pushed through to Peavy. For -' i dave they subsisted on dog meat. Mr. Wilaon gives the population ut the various town on the Koyukuk as follows: Jimtown, 250; Burgmun City 2110; Arctic City, fiO; Peavy, KiO Union City, 100 or less. The Ninth American Tiansportation & I rading Iniiipany is aoout to move headquarters from Peavy to Jimtown on account of the rich ptospects on Davis creek, a tributary of tbo Koyu kuk, ami although no large amounts have been taken out, every one is satin fled. One mail cleuned up tl,500 last fall, which is the largest umoiin known. Pans have run from 6 cent aa high a $11. Since then but very little work h i heeu done, and no one knows what the district contain lir. liuber's Plana vs ry. Ann Arlsur, Mich., March 18. Dr. O. Call Huher, assistant professor of anatomy and director of the historical laboratory ol the University of Michi gait, haa juat discovered that, (miliary to the belief of the loading phvsiolo- glats ol the wolrd, the blood vessels of Ibe brain are controlled by nerves Dr. Iluhor has demonstrated this and will publish the results of his extensive teseaich AWFUL HOTEL FIRE. Many Lisas I.osl lu Ihe Burning "f thn Windsor. .New Vurk New York. March 80. - Flamei which originated Irom the igniting of a lace curtain, bunt lortb from tne ec ond floor of the Windsor hotel, at Korty eventh stteet and Fifth avenue, ihort ly after 3 o'clock this afternoon, Just gs the St. Patrick's day parade was pas ting the building, ami in a lew mo ment they had leaped to the root and enveloped the entire Filth-avenue ami Porty-eventh meet front of the hotel. Ten minutes later the flames were roar ing through the interim of the hotel, ami all ecaa by ineaus ol the stair ways and elevator! was cut off. There waa the wildest scene ol excite ment within and without the building. Hundreds of guests and employes were in the hotel when the lite broke out, and for many of them to escape with safely was impossible. Probably 15 lives were lost within u half hour, and 45 or 50 persona were injured in jump ing from wiiidow'H and in rushing through the roaring flamei in the tor ridor and stairway. Many who were injured died later in nearby residences and at hospitals, ami otheia who made wild leaps to the etoue sidewalk were to badly injured that they are still hovering between lilu and death. It may be 24 bouts or mine belore the L'omplele list of fatalities become known, ami it will be Inugei than that before it cuti be ascei tinned definitely bow many charred budie ure in the mnsa of fallen misoury that murk the -I ot where the hotel stool. Thus far 14 are known to he dead, 12 injured, an I 41 missing. TO POLICE PHILIPPINE WATERS Iteninsrk Wnuti n ailre. London. Match 18, The Copenhagen coiiespon.letit ol the Duilv Mail says: It is asserted here thai M. Deide, di rector of the Danish Kast Africa Steamship Company, is about to goto China in the company's interest. It ii also said he has a government tnissiun to seek some convenient barlair In China, as Denmark intends to lollow ill the loots!, ps of the otbet powers A Itievfus Store. Loudon. March 18. The Evening New today publishes a sensational Dreyfus ItOry, It declared thai the ex Kussian ambassador. Baron von Mob lenheim, ia the teal culprit, who sold both Kussian ami I- tench teciets to the Itetman government, adding that the Kussian government itself il convinced uf ins guilt. A Halt Trust. New York, March 18 It wai re torled today that the evaporated salt interests in this Hale were being brought together under the title of the National Suit Company. It will have an authorized capital ol 112,000,000, ol which $5,000,000 ia non-cumulative 7 per cent prefeired stock and the re mainder, $7,000,000, common. The ,. ,,.i. 1'rtsunera. London, Match 18. A special ftom Madrid ay: Premier Silvela. in an interview just published, spoke in fa vor ol the inteivenlion of Prance for the put pose of obtaining parmiaiioo from the United Statea fot Spain to resume diieet negotiations loi the re lease of the Spanish piisoncra held by the Philippine teliels. RaptMla Waa Nut nrrlileutal. Pans, March 1 f The Kuclatre con tiinis the u'tHirt thai ibe government imiuiiy legat.ltng tl.e exploaion ol the navaj nowdoi magaiine at La Ooubran ha shown that n was not of accidental origin and much credence is now given to the rumor thai It waa au anaichist ouitage. leaf." Hetrtibura, Pa.. Match 18. A teo lutiou waa adopted by the ....... todev requeuing llovetnor Stone to nam May I. IIM, as "Dewey day" an dtnat the Miuoai a legal holiday. Madrid. March 18. - The queen regent tonight signed the decree dis solving the cortes, convoking the new parliament and authorizing Hie nav- incut of arrears of pay 10 the leoalri- eted tioopa. Harietaa tiutiea Iniraaiii. New York, March 18 A disnatch to the Herald from Porl Au Prince a: An increase of '.'5 the duties on all effect ycster.iav 1 or cent in impott went into koterelgn AnualaloO. Boise. Idaho. March 18. The "ov emoi hai appointed .lanM K. m tctgn. I.irmeily mastet workman of the Knights of Labor." member of the Ward of conciliation and arbitration. His nomination wa sent to the ernate and rejected. The governor uow name hiiu tu receaa. ' 1 Chicago, March 18. The appellate court to 'it unanimously luitatoed a deviiion rendeied by Judge Tuley laat summer, that express companies are obliged to furniah war revenue itanipa to all shippen. Meet Will Ile Mrut tu VI intra! Ilewey. Washington, Match 20. The navy lo pa i un. in ia taking steps toward the formation of a mosquito fleet for the Philippines. The conditions now pre vailing iu Luzon indicate that lor a long titue it will be necessary to main tain a strict police of the coast and in land waters. Foi the inlund work, sp-cially, the department will need tome very light-draught bouts. For Ihii work the Idg oceHti tuga that formed the moiquito fleet that operated iround Cuba (luring the blockade, and jf which the government ha a num ber, are now being looked over with a view to juat this service. Some of them are on the Pacific coast. The department has figured out a coasting voyage that will lake them up the Alaskan coast, coaling at Sitka, to Unalaska and Cook inlet, thence down through the Aleutian islands to Hako date, the northern poThtof Japan, fioiu wh. io they can make the run aciosc the China sea down to Hong Kong ami thence lo the Philippines. It will be about a two-iuontbs' voyage, but one that can be made safely. THE END OF THE Wil Spain and the United State Again at Peace. QUEEN REGENT SIGNS TREAfl Which Will It. Heal In rrenrh ..,,(, aaUur far Kachange With th. (u, aiguad ujr McKlule. Madrid. March 80. Tho queen r tent has signed thn tteaty of p,.1Cft The signed treaty will be (orwarded tc the French ambassador at Washington for exchange with the one signed In President McKinley. No decree on ,, subject will lie published iu the un). cial (Juzcite. Washington. March 20. In the ak aenre of uuy direct diplomatic cutg. Bnnication betweon the United Sigtn ind Spain. Secretary Hay expects u receive hil first (oruial notice uf M ratification ol the eace treaty by th, queen regent through the medium u the Fteucli embassy here. The next step must be taken It Spain, which must name a special en voy and notify the United States g0? eminent of the probable dute uoot which he will present liimsell gi Washington with the exchange copy the treaty of peace. Although in moat instances lutf, more than a perf-in. toty ceremony, it the case of the exchange of the ratifica tion of this tteaty the detail! will bi of more than ordinary interest, fur tin occasion wi.l be historical. Avnlnuehe on the Ureal Nurttiern. Seattle, Wash., March 10. A huge avalanche of ice ikkI novv on the t treat Northern railway, near Wellington, has done so much damage that traffic between ibis city and Spokane will he suspended until next Monday. An iton bridge 100 feet long has been car ried away. The slide is located b tween Wellington ami Madison, about 17 mile! nest of the switchback. Pond ing the resumption of traffic, the Ureal .Northern s buMiiess is being transferred to the Nothorn Pacific at Spokane ami this city. A large force of men it working night and day repairing the damage. The ( e-tn Cairo Kailrnail. London, March 20. The Berlin cor resHiudeut ol the Standard, discussing the recent visit to the (iermaii capital ol Mr. Cecil Khodes in connection with his Capo-to-Cairo railway piojcct, says: The government, it is believed, will submit to the reichstag a hill asking a gnaianteeol 3 per cent interest for that p.u tion of the line which dosses Herman teriitory in East Africa. This section will he built ami worked ex clusively bv Hermans ami lupotlntand ed by the Herman govcriiinent. It ia not unlikely, however, that a portion of the capital will be offered toi sub scription iu Kngland. Aroused ur I'ulsoulnrg Her It, .v. San Francisco, March 20. The cor oner s jury investigating the caso ol John Richard (tray, the 2-vear-old bov who died of carbolic acid poisoning a few days ago, returned a veidict to night that death wasoaused by carbolic acid iiolsoniiiB administered bv soinu Iter son unknown. Mr. Adams, tlx child's mother, who has been held or suspicion ol having poisoned the bov, was immediately charged with murder on the legistet of the city prison, where he is oontine.l. "paulah-Amerlran War February 15, 18tttj Uattle-ihit, Maine blown up in Havana harbor. April 20 President ailthoriied ti. congress to inteiveue in Cuba wiu army and navy. April 22 Blockading proclatnatiot issued. First gun of the war tired bj gunboat Nashville, iu capturing thi prize Unci. a Ventura. Apiil 28 President culli for 125, 000 two-year volunteer!. April 25 Wat with Spain ii da c I a red. April 2U Cervera's fleet sails for Cuba. May 1 Kear-A.lmiral Dewey de .troys entire fleet of Admiral Moittolj, in Manila bay. May 11 Entign Uag'ey killed at Cardenas. May 10 Cervera's fleet aeekl lefugt iu Santiago de Cuba bay. May 25 President call for 75,000 additional volunteer. June I) Hobson ainks the Merrimac in Santiago harbor, and is taken pris oner with seven volunteers who accom panied him. June 10 Six hundred United States marines lauded at Caimanera. June 13 Cauiara's fleet sail fioin Spam. June 22 Shafted army lands at Daiquiri and m honey. July 1 Liitt ton uu.l Kent and rough rideis take San Juan hill, losing 231 men, with 1.304 wounded. July 3 Cervern'e fleet deatroyod by BpampaotVi squudrou. July 17 Toral surrenders Santiago ami eastern portion of Cuba. July 5 Heneial Miles lands in Porto Rico, near Ponce. July 28 Spain propoiei peacr through Fi. ii. h Ambassador Cambnn July 31 Uattle ol Malate, neai Manila. August 12 Spain and United Status ign peace protocol defining terms. August 25 United Statea peacg Commission named. No van be I 28 Final terms of United States accepted by Spain at Pari. December 10 Tteaty of ieaco signed at Paris. January 0, 1809 Treaty ratified by United States senate. March 1? Treaty Mgne.1 by queen regent of Spain. Will Operate From New York. Wmcester, Masa, Match 20. The American Steel Wire Comimnv an nounce that its business center here after will be in New York ami its ex eciittve business will be 1 1 a 1 - for , .. I to Chicago and San Fiancisco. The hug business offices at Cleveland and Worcester will be the tlrBt to be abol ished. It is stated that thia will result In saving nearly '.'0,000 in the annual expense account. The heads of cost and sale deiiartmeuts, insulated, flat and barbed wire department and the potohaailtf agents will be transferred to Chicago, it is reported. All Illinois litter Freak. Havana, III., March 20. a Boatlaa island, between one and two acres in extent, and from four lo live feet thick, nas come down the Illinois river. It collided with a cabin-boat and amaahnd Kama Arrangea a Cenreranoe. Washington, March 20. Admiral Cantg has cabled the aecrotaiy of tli iavy from Apia, Samoa, via Auckland, N. Z., that he has arranged for a meet ing of the three consuls, those ol the United States, Great Britain and Ger many, at an early dute, to have a free discussion of Samoan affair. Till cable dispatch is dated a week ago. tranilil al Cuppar Klver. Seattle, March 20. Miners who ai med here last night from Copper river, Alaska, say that Governor Brady has hern requested to ask the govern ment to semi a vesael to Copper river for the purpose of bringing hom strumled prospector. There are be tween 200 ami 300 there who ate with out means to secure tianiportatio. Many of them are suffering frua scurvy. Kiplnratlnn of Alaska. Seattle, March 20. In fuitherano of the (oveiiiuient's plans to oontino '.be exploration of Alaska tli is season, Assistant Quartermaster Robinson hM receive.! order to puichse 41 pack ani mals for the use of the Abeicronilu and Glenn parties, who will visit th Siishitiia and Koyukuk distiict. A 75 ton light-draught steamer will alio be purchased by the government. it ashoio. The in the keel and landed Idol,,, I . .... . t .. ........ a piet 01 the wagon budge, violently shaking the structure and throwing crossing horse from their feet. The island is now slrandeJ between the pier and the shore, and the city authorities contemplate blow ing it up with dynamite. Kebels Captured. .'lailllit. .March I ' -Cnm...... First Washington volume.. ...1 tilled l.'ol ..1. 1.. 1 1 .... -. i'.nuuvi n ueat -ag'iig. and also sou.. J some auiuim.i. th.n l ... ... maw ot mo re, tskr arms hidden 01 thrown into the river. in engineer! have thrown a t.. porarv budge acrosi the Pasig river (or the artillery and commissary traiu. rrlnreaa Kalulanl llea.l. Honolulu, via San Franiisco, March 20. Princess Kaiulani died Match i ol inflammatory rheumatism. In 18.1 Kaiulani was ptoclalmod heir apparent to the Hawaiian throne. cap- were Ordered Home rnr Muster Out. Washington, March 20. Font com panies ol the Second volunteer engi neers, now at Honolulu, hive been or dered to San Krancisco to be mustered out. The Twentieth Oahkosh Htreela I n.ler Water. Oabkosh, Wig . March 14. A heavy J tain, preceded by a thaw, haa resulted in flooding various parta of the city. In the low district of the south side! j "umber of stieets are undei water, and Mtty lamilie have been compelled Ifl move their household goodl to th npper stories,. fioin the front today regiaieut Will ieltua Near ork, Match fO.-The ite.ro. hip Ktrur.a. tailing lor Europu totuor row, will take b I J.OJJ ouucmoI tiUl Th Mead al Havana. Havana, March 20. The United SUtra transport Meade, having 08 hoaid 3,000.000 fot Cuban troop, red Leietbii morning.