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J Lincoln County Leader. J. F. STEWART, Publisher. TOLEDO OBEGON HAWAII ALL RIGHT That Republic Formally Recog nized by Cleveland. HIS CORDIAL LETTER TO DOLE MlnUter Willi Calls on the Hawaiian Fresldeut anil Present! Illin With the Letter of Recognition or the Republic by the United States. San Fbancibco, September 5. Advices by the steamship Belgic from Honolulu under date of August 28 say Minister Willis called on President Dole yesterday, and presented him with Cleveland's letter of recognition of the Republic. The Cabinet, as well as Min lister Thurston, were present. Minister Willis addressed the President as follows : "The right of the people of the Ha wauan Islands to establish their own form of government has been formally acknowledged both by the executive and the legislative departments of the United States. It seemed proper for me there fore, so far as I. the diolomatie aucnt. had the right to extend to the Republic of Hawaii, it having been created under me tonus ot law and existing without ellective opposition. The action thus taken has, I am glad to stute, been fully approved by the proper authorities at Washington. As the highcBt evidence of that fact I have received an autograph letter from the President, addressed to jfoji as President of this Republic. In uuiivuiiiiu this iuiier, as inslrucleU. per mit mo to join in its friendly sentiments anu lo express the hope that turougl mo government now inaugurated peace prosperity and happincHswi be secured to all the people of these Islands. He then presented the following lettc from President Cleveland, signed by See retarv Gresliam. and addressed to San ford B. Dole, President of the Republic oi Hawaii: " Greut and Good Friend : I have rC' ceiyed your letter of the 7th ultimo, by which you announce the establishment and proclamation of the Republic of J I a waii July 4, lHill, and your assumption oi mo olhce oi J'resMont with all tin formalities prescribed bv the constitu tion thereof. 1 cordially reciprocate the leelmgs you express lor the contniuanc of the friendly relations which have ex isted between the United StateB and the Hawaiian Islands, and asBiire von of in best wishes for your personal prosper ity." In reply to this letter President Dole said to Minister Willis: " It is with sincere gratification that I have received the information that tl President of the United States has con firmed the recognition so promptly ex tended by your excellency to the Kemib lie of Hawaii. Permit mo on behalf of the Hawaiian peoplo to reciprocate the irienmy sentiments expressed liy you to ward this government and to assure you ui our uemre mat wio reiaiious oi room, and of commercial intercourse, whin shall be mutually advantageous, may ever exist between the two countries. The continuation of the reported recog' nition has taken the wind out of the royalist sails, and even the most rabid of lliem acknowledge that the career of the ox-Queen is now ended. One prominent royalist, who expressed tho views of inanv, said last evening: "The recognition is complete. Wo must ncknowlcge that fact. Jtut if the royalistcommiHsion,coiiKistiiigof Parker, YV ildemann and (Jiimmings, had neve gone to Washington the Republic woul never have wen recognized, lliey nave ruined the Oueen s cause as Ihoroughlv as though they had taken a request from the Uucon lor annexation." A slight trouble seeniH tn be brewing in the government camp in spile ol the recognition news. Ihe N'lmuon i;iuli an organ ization originally formed by Herman supporters of the provisional government, but which has since grown to a large size and has taken in all nation alitics, has scut a set of resolutions to the government announcing that if some ol their ineinbers are not given govern inent positions at once, the club, as liody, will withdraw its support from the powers that he. No answer has been sent yet,' and the matter will come up in the Council to-morrow, inn llrst elee tion under the Republic will ho held during the last week in October, when Senators and Representatives will lie elected. Kverv inducement is Wing of fcrcd to make the natives register, and they seem to lie rapidly falling into lino, MONTANA 8CANDAI.. Mrs. Aaron Hershlleld Has llrouHhl Hill for llHIIIHKt'. Chic too, September 5. The sequel to a World's Fair romance was developed to-day when word was received here o a suit for $75,000 damages II led at 1 lei una, Mont., by Mrs. Aaron llerslili gainst the millionaire banker, J. IV Hershtleld, and his wife of Helena. A had been stated, Aaron Hershtleld, the wealthy brother ot the Montana hanker capitulated to the charms of Delia Ho gun. a beautiful Irish girl of Helena I'he pair visited the (air together, am one duv last summer Hella s two broil era called on voting Hershtleld at the (.treat Northern Hotel, and at the point of their revolvers, the Hershtields claim compelled him to marry their sister When the bride and groom returned to Helena, Hanker llcrshllcld and his wife were horn lied, and at their solicitation I Mia alleges, Aaron went to North Du- kota and liegan proceedings for the an nulnicnt of his marriage, When Mrs Aaron heard of the suit she sought legal advice, and the t7A,(HH) damage suit for alienation of her husband s allections resulted. Cannot Knfnro the I. aw. Washington, September 5, To-day a numlter of gentlemen representing the National Wholesale Druggists' Assoc! atinn had a conference with Secretary Carlisle and Commissioner Miller of the internal revenue bureau on the fn alcohol section of the new tarilf bill. Secretary Carlisle explained the dilemma In which ho and Mr. .Miller found them selves. The law is a mere skeleton witl out money or machinery lo put it into oieralion. Altogether he could not see how it was possible to enforce the law. i'h art orlng- Merchantmen. Yokohama, September ft. The Japan ese elections passed oil" quietly, targe nuin her of Japanese are going toCorea. All available merchantmen have been chartered by the government for us as transports. WAR DOCUMENT. The Ploolainatlon of the Chinese Em peror Declaring War. Sax Francisco, September 6. The steamship Belgic arrived from Hong Kongand Yokohama via Honolulu,bring ing Yokohama advices to August 15 and Hong Kong to August 1. At Peking August 1 the following edict was issued by the Emperor: " Corea has been onr tributary for the past 200 odd years. She lias given us tribute all this time, which is a matter known U all the world. For the past dozen years or so she has been troubled by repeated insurrections, and we, in sympathy with our small tributary, have as repeatedly sent succor to her aid, eventually placing a garrison in her capital to protect her interests. In May of this year another rebellion was begun in Corea, and the King repeatedly asked for aid from us to put down the re bellion. We then ordered Li Hung Chang to send troops to Corea, and they had barely reached Yashan when the rebels scattered. But the Wo Jen (an ancient name for the Japanese, expres sive of the greatest contempt) without any cause whatever suddenly sent their troops to Corea, and entered Seoul, the capital ot Corea, reinforcing them con stuntly until they have exceeded 10,000 men. In the meantime the Japanese forced the Corean King to change his form of government, showing a disposi tion in every way to bully the Coreans. It was found a difficult matter to reason with the Wo Jen. "Although we have been in the habit of assisting our tributaries, we have never interfered with their internal gov ernment. Japan's treaty with Corea waB as one country with another; there is no law for sending large armies to a country and bullying it in this way and compiling it to change its system of government. The various powers are united in condemning the conduct of the Japanese, and can give no reasonable name to the army she now has in Corea. Nor has Japan been amenable to reason, nor would she listen to the exhortation to withdraw her troops and confer ami cably upon what should be done in Co rea. On the contrary, Japan has shown hersell bellicose without regard to bp pearanceB, and has been increasing her forces there. Her conduct alarmed the peoplo of Corea, as well as our merchants there; and so we sent more troops over to protoct them. Judge ol oursurprise, then, when half way to Corea a number of Wo Jen ships suddenly appeared and, taking advantage of our unprepared condition, opened lire on our transports at a spot on the sea count near Yashan, and damaged them, thus causing us to sillier from treacherous conduct, which could not be foretold by us. "As Japan has violated treaties and has not observed international law and is now running rampant with her false and treucherous actioiiB, commencing hostilities herself anil laying herself open to condemnation by the various powers at large, we therefore desire to make known to the world that wo have always followed the paths of philanthropy anil perfect justice throughout the whole complications, while the Wo Jen on the other hand have broken all the laws of nations and treaties, so that it became impossible to bear with them. Hence wo commanded Li Hung Chang to give strict orders to our various armies to hasten with all speed to root the Wo Jen out of their lair. He is to send succes sive armies of valiant men to Corea in order to save the Coreans from bondage. We also commanded the Maiichu Gen erals, Viceroys and Governors of the maritime provinces, as well as tho coin- itittiidors-Hi-chicf of tho various armies, to prepare for war and make every oll'ort to lire on the Wo Jen ships, if they come into port, and to utterly destroy them. Wo exhort our Generals to refrain from tho least laxity in ohcyiiigourconimnnds in order to avoid severe punishment at our bands. Let all know this edict ns if addressed (o thcmsulvcB individually. Respect this." Til K WAII KKKI.I.MI. London, Septeinlier 5. A Shanghai dispatch savs Chinese recruits aro ar riving nt Tien Tain, where they are equipped. The province of Sluing Tung is discontented, and no sympathy is ex pressed with the war against Japan. The inhabitants regard the war with Japan as directed against the govern ment, and not against the people of China. In Manchuria the people are intensely anti-foreign, anil urge most active opposition to tho Japanese. A man was tortured at N'ing Po as a Japan ese spy. Tho man was not a Jap, but a nativeot China, Two Japanese in Shang hai arrested as spies were surrendered yesterday to tho native ollicials by the American Consul. Tho foreign popula tion nt Shanghai is indignant at this action. The Chinese claim tho right to arrest Japanese within the limits of the settlement. Tho United States govern ment has instructed its Consuls not to interfere in any way in tho ditlicultics between China and Japan. Itnrolvers Appointed. Salt Lakh, September 5. Judge Mor ritt to-day appointed S. 11. II. Clark, Oliver W. Mink, K. Kllery Anderson. F. R. Condert and J. W. Donne as receivers of tho Oregon Short Lino and I' tali Northern road. Judge Marshall on be half of the American Loan and Trust Company asked for a reasonable post ponement in order to allow his clients, who were trustees of the consolidated mortgage, to make application for a sep arate receivership. Illmkli-y I'lended Utility. Moscow, Idaho, September 5. The Hinckley case was called this morning in the District Court. The counsel for the defendant withdrew their demurrer, mid the prisoner pleaded guilty to three charges of forgery. He will be sentenced tit-morrow morning. Hinckley is tho Deputy Auditor who einlfjlod KV.OOO of the county's money by a system of bogus warrants. Hand uf Outlaws. Gl'TiiuiK, O. T., September 5. News has been received here that a band of outlaws raided the Indian settlement of St. Stephen in tho western part of the Territory, kiiled nn Indian and looted (bo stores. .Marshals and a posse cave nase, aim mm a battle w itli the outlaws, miring which one on each side was wounded. The outlaws escaped, ami are now being lollowcd by n strong posse All Well Willi I'eary, Nkw Yohk, September fi. A cable dis patch from the Pearv relief expedition steamer Falcon dated Disco. July 17. re ceived to-day, states nit are well. County-Meat Itemntal. Evkhkit, Wash., Septeinlier 4. The County Commissioners have signed the order calling nu election to vote on the removal of the county-seat from Sno homish to this place. Against the Cuntrai'l K)slm, Nkw Yohk, September 5. The strike of carpenters against the " lumping " or contract system has begun. Fifteen uaudrvd uivu are oat. THE FOREST FIRES Whole Cities Wiped Out of Ex istence by the Flames. THE APPALLING LOSS OF LIFE Throughout Three States the Fires are Itaglng Furiously Death and De struction Every where More Than Five Hundred Dead, St. Paul, September 3. A special to the Pioneer-Press from Pine City, Minn., gives this estimate of the dead : Hinckley 200 Siiihlstone 4j HutHlstoiiti Junction . 2't Pokt-Kmna 2o hkulifc Lake '29 Mlsceilitneoui 3u Total 355 Six towns wiped out and more than 600 dead is the record made by the foreet fires in this State in the past twenty' four hours. In Hinckley, Sandstone, Pokegama, Sandstone Junction, Skunk Lake and Mission Creek there are 355 known dead. In addition several bun dred are missing, while from 160 to 200 were scattered on farms throughout the district burned over. The destruction was complete in most of tho town named, but some of the forest land es caped. The loss, however, will be in the millions, and the loss of life will not be uehnitely known for several days, i ever. The relief trains brought supplies sent out irom M. l'aul, Minneapolis Duluth and other towns, and the sutler en are being cared for at this and other no i ins. The town of Hinckley, Minn., about half way between this city and Duluth has been wiped out bv forest tires, ain tho list of the dead may reach 1,000. It will certainly exceed 200, and reports now being received would indicate that the larger figure may not be too great. On Hiu liuiu lo-uay from lucre mere were one or two people w ho came through th fires and who have graphic stories to re late ot the scene. I he train from JJu lulh reached a point a mile and a half nortli of Hinckley some time after mid night, and was forced to return to point five miles away on account of the threatening Haines. Halt a dozen pas sengers, however, secured a hand-car and rode through tho Ilames to Hinckley taking the north-bound train this side of there nnd returning to this citv. On their ride on the hand-car thev encoun torcd twenty-seven dead bodies along the lino of the road. Seventeen were discovered at Hinckley during the morn ing, and twenty-one others had been found up to 1 o'clock. They say the people of Hinckley ran into the wood when their homos caught lire, and as the timber afteward burned, it is probable that great numbers perished. 1 he mos conservative estimate of the dead is 200 The whole country mound Hinckley is on lire, and the lullest extent ol the disaster cannot be learned for a day or two. It iH feared several other towns have suli'cred a like fate. Milica called for help yesterday, and the relief train from St. Cloud was unable to go beyond lirmgcmun. rvothing further has ye been received from Milica, and how much has been the suH'ering cannot at this tuna be known, llridgeniun was apparently safe after a hard light. The Ilames, however, were very threatening around that town, and as it is very dry all over that part of tho Mute, the wors is feared. Those who came through the llres around Hinckley on the hand car siillered severely from miming. Ihei injuries, however, will not prove fatal They tell many sad stories of w hat they saw. Ono woman had evidently tried to save her five children, and waB overtaken by the fierce names, and the wdiolo fain ily perished close to the railroad. The passenger train from Duluth, on whicl these men were, is in ashes, and the rest ol tho passengers luvvo taken refuge in a marsh near Muink Uike, w here they aro surrounded by lire, the engineer w as badly burned by the Ilames, but stood at his post and took all of the passengers out ol the tire satelv, this engineer James Root, is ono of the best known and pluckiest of those in the employ of the M. raul and Pulutli. lie tried to take his, train through the fires to Hinck ley, but when tho curs caught from the living em tiers ho reversed his engine and hacked at full speed to Skunk Lake. It was so dark during the day that it was almost impossible for any one to see 100 leet awav, and during the night the head light on tho engine was useless. Engi neer Knot s injuries aro quite serious, but it is hoped he will recover, althougl one report gives no hope. CAHNKtilK ON I.AIIOK. Worklligiiien Can Live Cheaper Here Than in (Irent Itrltaln. London, September 3. Andrew Car negie has an article in the Septeinlier Contemporary Review concerning labor in America. Ho savs that a working man can live for less in America, if he chooses, than in Great Britain, provided be w ill live as Irugully. Consequently Carnegie thinks tho argument that wages must bo higher in America is fal lacious. A pound judiciously expended in America on necessities of lite would allord a woi kingmun's family more com forts than would the same amount spent Here. 1 lie American workingninn s imisi tion was like that of the old Scotch woman, who, when asked if she could live on a certain annuity, replied she could live on hall ol it, but could spend dooiiio. TIIK WHEAT CHOP. Annual Kstiiunte uf the Hungarian Mltv Ister of Agriculture. Ri'DA-PusTii, Septeinlier 4. Tho an nual crop estimates issued by tho Hun gar inn Minister of Agriculture are pub lished lo-dtty, t lie delav In their issuance having lieen duo to tho care bestowed upon the revision of the report. Accord ing to these estimates the wheat crop ot the world will ls 2.47tl,OOO.lW bushels for 1S1M, against 2,27l,lXH.ftH) bushels for 1M!K. and 2,2t0.lHV,WI bushels, the of Mcial average for the past decade. The dclicit required to be covered bv import- ing countries is :ltU,,i,(HX bushels for IM"4, against S.lUW.OOO bushels in ISttt. The surplus from importing countries in 441,2111,000 bushels, against 37S,lM,000 bushels in inm. Marlon Maitola Insane. Boston, September 4. Mrs. Jackson, bettor known as Marion Manolu, is in sane. Way up North Conway, far from the scenes other triumphs, thechartuing singer is eonliiied bereft of her reason. Her condition is such that a constant watch must be kept. Marion tvniemlvrs nothing of her past stage life. She speaks very little, but that little, per haps, gives a clew as to the cause of her present unfortunate condition. She is always fearful of arrest. Without doubt the reverses that have befallen her hus band and herself within the past few months must answer for her present mental condition. I INTENTIONS OF CHINA The War Farty Raid to Have Gained the TJpper Hand. London, September i. TheStandard's correspondent In Belin telegraphs that the war party, of which Prince Tching is at the head, has the upper hand in China, which meant the struggle will be prosecuted vigorously. A large army is gathering near Peking. Half of this army will guard the capital, and the other half march to Corea before winter. Owing to the freezing of the gulf of Pre hili the Japanese will then not derive so much benefit from their navy as they have heretofore, and will be doomed more or less to inaction. The corre spondent states the rumorB of negoti ations between the United States, Great Britain, Germany and Russia for hold ing a conference to pave the way for peace is denied. i'OilCED LOAN OltDEBED. London, September 4. A dispatch from Shanghai says: "An imperial de cree has been issued at Peking ordering a forced loan. It calls upon four native banks to loan the government, if pos sible, 10,000,000 taels. HEAVY OBDEU FOB GUNS. Beklin. September 4. Prince Yama- sb ino, the nephew of the Emperor of uupan, visneu ine ivrupps in lessen on Wednesday, and yesterday he sent them a heavy order for guns. He says that Japan has ample fundB in her treasury and does not need foreign money. She is able to carry the war to its conclusion and demonstrate the rottenness of the Chinese Empire without borrowing a copper from anybody. The Prince and bis suite will be entertained by the Krupps for several days. THE DEFENSES TOO KTBONO. London, September 4. A special to the Times from Shanghai states that the Chinese report that Thursday last the Japanese troops made a reconnaissance in force on l'ort Arthur. They found the landward defenses too strong, and retired without making an attack. KIMI'I.Y TO PROTECT IIUKSIAN TRADE. Sr. ParEHHHUito, September 4. The Russian squadron deBtined for Corea is under orders to proceed with the utmost expedition. It is olficially Btated that,! the dispatch of the fleet does not imply? Russian military intervention in Chi-i nose-Japanese disputes, but ia merely' intended to protect Russian trade. j talked fueei.y ok the wak. Chicago, September 4. H.Miyayawa of Tokio, the Japanese Consul at Lyons, j Prance, passed through the city to-day! on Ids way to his foreign post. He was formerly Consul at Hong Kong, and was transferred last November. Ho waa seen at the Grand Pacific to-day, and talked freely on the war which Japan is waging with China. He said: " I am surprised that American news papers Beem to know so little about the relations between Japan and China. It appearB to be thought that Corea is par tial to China, while, in fact, our rela tions with Corea are most friendly. When our troops occupied the Corean capital, a request waa made by our gov ernment that reforms be instituted in Corea. The King of Corea consented to this, and appointed commissioners, who are now at work. The internal govern ment, which was very corrupt, will be changed and the methods of taxation altered." WHAT IUXKN Will 1,1) DO. Mrs. Clougar Rjteaks ITpun Justice." " Shutgun or New Yohk, September 4. Fully 1,000 men and women listened to an address by Mrs. Helen M. Cougar of Indiana at tho auditorium in Prohibition Turk, Staten Island, to-day, Tho announced subject waa : " The Shotgun or Justice? Which Shall the Laboring Classes Have in the Settlement of Strikes and the Rattle Be tween Capital and Labor?" Referring to the poverty in the great cities and suH'ering in the great tenement-house districts of the city, Mrs. Cougar said there were thousands of acres of land in the suburbs of New York held for speculative purposes, and added : "If I were tho Almighty for only five minutes, 1 would fake "all' this nronertv from the land speculators anu give to iiod g children in the tenement houses of New York a place upon this earth and some of the gospel of fresh uir and sun shine." CKOPS IN TIIK POTI.ATCII. Wheat, Flax and Krult Yield Astonish ing lteturus. Kendrick, Idaho, September 3. The farmers of the Potlatch country are in the midBt of their harvest. Fully half the grain is cut, and the yield for what has been threshed is above the average. W. P. Edmonson of Pig Potlatch ridge cut fifty acres with an average of sixty bushels per acre. Another man went above the Btandard by an averugo of forty-seven bushels per" acre, though it is apparent that thirty bushels per acre would be a fair average' estimate. There is more flax sowed this year than usual, all contracted at $1 per bushel. There will be shipped 50,000 bushels from this place in the near future. Should the price of wheat rise to 6.) cents, the Pot latch country would be in line condition after disposing of the surplus product. There is no doubt but that with the opening of tho Indian reservation there will be an iuttuxof men and money that will materially alter the phase of fi nancial matters in this reirion. lirent dependence has been put upon the fruit crop Ibis year, and bo far the yield and saio nave been very large. 1 tie varieties which are yet to" market are of more substantial and staple character, and no doubt will add greatly to tho resources oi the country. SCOTCH COAL MINIMIS. Ballot Shows Them In Favor of Accept Ing a lteductlon. Glasgow, Septeinlier 3. The result of a ballot among the Scotch coal miners on the questions In vol veil in the present strike was announced to-day. The bal loting shows 25,417 miners in favor of the proposal of the Miners' Federation to accept sixpence reduction, with guar anteed wages on that basis for two years, and '.'0,5142 in favor of insisting iiimii a slulling advance in wages, lhe mine owners declare that the balloting, which shows a majority in favor of ac cepting a reduction of sixpence, does not bv anv means put an end to the strike, for the reason thut it will be im- lHsiblo for them to guarantee even a minimum rate of wages tor a period of two vears. The oh tiers assert that this cannot lw done, inasmuch as most of their annual contracts have been can celed bv their subscribers. Canadian Pilgrims. Romk, Septeinlier 3. Sixty Canadian pilgrims attended mass this morning in the Hall of the Consistory, where the Pone acted as celebrant. After the serv. ice his Holiness permitted the pilgrims to kiss his too, and expressed a few pleasant words to each. LATER FIRE NEWS The Enormous Losses in and Around Hinckley, Minn. A MOST APPALLING DISASTER So Thought of Property Losses The Care of All Has Been to Heal the Sick, Clothe the Naked and lturjr the Dead Governor Nelson's Proclamation. St. Paul, September 4. Later details simply confirm the reports already re ceived as to the magnitude of the Hinck ley disaster. The most conservative es timates of deaths in the six towns of Pine county ia 302, and from that the figures go up to 1,000. Although the exact number of dead will never be known, enough is known to make this one of the most appalling disasters in American history. More have perished, but never so many in so terrible a man ner. As to the property loss all thoughts have been of the dead only a few could be made to talk about their business losses. It is probable that the loss at and around Hinckley will exceed $2,000, 000. although no careful estimates have yet been made, nor can they be made where alt papers anu records nave gone up in the Eame flames that so quickly devoured all the houses, the vegetation and almost the land in a large section of Pine county. The rains to dav cleared the air somewhat from smoke, but they were not heavy enough to ent irely quench the fires, which would break out on the slightest provocation if they had aught to feed on. Of the fires across in Wis consin less is known here up to mid night, but there waa no loss of life re ported, and it ia hoped that it ia over. Notwithstanding to-day's shower, how ever, the ground is dry and parched, and all veiretation is so dry that it would ignite easily and burn with terrible rapidity. .....v ul,mu lowaru secur ing contributions to relieve the prevail ing distress. I hereby appoint the fol lowing State commission authorized to receive contributions of money and sup plies and to expend and disburse the same: C. A. Pillsbury of Minneapolis, Kenneth Clark of St." Paul, Matthew J. Morton of Winona, Hastings Hart of St. Paul and a Duluth man yet to be named." OKIKNTAI, WAK NEWS, Coreans Said to he WiikIuk Guerrillu Warfare Against Japanese. Londost, September 4. A dispatch to the Times from Shanghai to-day says the Japanese Marquis Saigone landed at Chemulpo August 2S, and congratulated the King of Corea upon having attained his independence. The dispatch adds the Japanese hold at the present the Provinces of Seoul, Whang llai and the country around the treaty ports. Tho remainder of the country is said to be in nossession of armed bands of Coreans. It is Btated the feeling against the Japan ese in Corea is increasing, and the na tives are commencing, to wage a guerrilla warfare against them. EACH SIDE CLAIMINO VICTORIES. London, September 4. A Tien Tsin dispatch says an imperial decree has been issued rewarding General Yeh and other Chinese ollicers for their victory over me Japanese iroona ailing lang a snungnui uispatcn says live war steamers will convey the troops to be sent, to I'ormosa, lliework of extend ing me Chinese tort works on the coast is being pushed with all haste. Skir mishes between Chinese and Japanese iroopo are occurring ai several points in Corea. In every case victory is claimed by cacti side. FOKTIFYINa THE IIAIIIIOtt Of DAl'TILAS. London, September 4. The Times will print to-morrow this dispatch from its Chee Foo correspondent: The sec ond Japanese fleet has assembled in the Harbor of Dautilas, Southern Corea. The entrance of the harbor is guarded with torpedoes. The Chinese are emi. ing from port to port in tho Gulf of Pe cm ix ine hostile armies at Ping Yang are quiet. TALK WITH WAI.KKK. He Says Pearl Harbor Is All That Could be Desired. Washington, September 4. Rear Adniiral Walker is in the city for the purpose of laying before the Navy De partment his information acquired in his recent trip to the Hawaiian Islands. Speaking to-day of the all'airs in the Isl ands, he said : " Everything was quiet at Honolulu when I left there in August, and there was no prospect of an outbreak. The new government seems to be firmly es tablished and thoroughly competent to take care of itself, unless there is inter ference from the outside. Pearl Harlor where it is proposed to establish a United States coaling station, is a beauty. It is one of the finest harbors in the world, and is large enough to accommodate nli the ships atloot. All it wants is the re moval of a little bar at its entrance. This bar is all sand, and can lie easily taken out in reasonable time and n't small expense. It was thoroughly gur veyed while I was there bv Max V,vwl one of onr ollicers." ' How aUmt annexation?" Oh. I can't sav anvlhim. nn tl... subject, except the sentiment among the people for annexation to the ri.it.xl States still abpears very strong. By the I way, Honolulu is a nios't charming p'laee, I and I had a most delightful experience j i uere. Another New Paper. Sr. Pavi., September 3. The Morning Call, an eight-page 2-cent daily news paper of independent Democratic prin ciples, ii. i. Halt, publisher, made first sppearancs yesWrday. its MISSISSIPPI'S W A i: It A NTS. The OBIcer. of the Bank Note Company to be Arrested. Washington, September 6. - Chief Hazen of the treasury secret service re ceived a telegram to-day announcing the arrest in St. Louis, Mo., this morning of Secretary Smith of the St. Louis Bank Note Company. This company, it wil be remembered, printed and ened the 15 and $20 warrants of Mississippi, "..v.". ..ii,,r, rsnd ance to SnrThe President of reiumo iu wi -. , ., of the company, who is in charge of the Ch cago branch, win ." it. , Tiilc In the meantime the United States Dis trict Attorney at Jackson Miss., ir pre paring a case against the State, Oov 1 "A-. l in the same case. ernor miotic m .- -- ,. The Mississippi ollicia s refused to call in the warrants, but the fact that tlitv i... i. .winrorl SlWal bv the general ,ant l.aa it. in said, had the effect of destroying public confidence in them as money, and the banks refuse longer to take them. TUI1EATKNKU CPRIS1XG. Indians In Northwest Territory Prepar lug for an Outbreak. Battlefoud, N. W. T., September 6. We are threatened with an Indian up' rising. Saturday a settler named Day brought word that the Indiana around Jackfish Lake had risen and seizeu an the guns and ammunitien and horses belonging to settlers in the neighbor hood. It is said Gabriel Dumont is there oml i inciting the Indians to make (r.,nl,l. That storv. however, is not sustained by any evidence, and mav have no foundation in fact. Thirty of the mounted police went out there late Saturday night, and 'nothing has been hennl iih to their movements since their denartnre. Much anxiety is felt. The Indians are non-treaty Indians, and be- bnsr to the Sotos. All the white women hum been removed to one lame house, u'hie.h in in itself a siirn of danger. Six of tho vountf Indiana in the Industrial School ran awav two dava ago, and are supposed to have joined their brethren who are threatening trouble. TO LIGHT TIIK KIVfiK. Cmiiinuiider Farenhult to Keport as to the Proper Sites. Washington, September 0. Repre sentative Hermann has been in consul tation with the department regarding lighting the Willamette river, as pro vided for in the appropriation bill. About twenty-five beacon lights are to be established along the river, and in iti nctiona were prepared to-day and sent to Commander Farenholt of the light house district to make an examination ind report as to the proper Bitea. COLUMBIA lilVKU LIGHT VESSEL. Pohtland, Or., September 0. Com mander Farenholt, United States navy, inspector of the thirteenth lighthouse district, with headquarters in t his city, stated yesterday that in accordance with orders the Columbia river light vessel No. 50 would be replaced on her station about four miles to the southward of the entrance to the Columbia river. The tender Manzanita towed the light vessel from Astoria across the bar on thatdate, but because of bad weather she was re turned inside the bar to anchorage oil" Fort Stevens, and will be replaced on her station as early as practicable. SCANN'KI.IAS CASK. The Contempt Proceedings Against Him Cuntinued. Omaha, September 0. The trial of Bishop Scannell for contempt of the Dis trict Court in refusing to open St. Paul's C hurch at the court's order wa8 con tinned to-dav. The Bislion waa called to the 8tnnd, but refused to testify, as he was the defendant in a criminal action, and was sustained by the court Later the Bishop was examined by the defense. He testified to the conversation he had held with his parishioners, and which had been ottered in evidence by the State. 1 1 is version dill'ered in no material respect from those preceding him. He stated that he hod refused to send a priest, as requested bv the committe. or to open the church for school purposes until thev had settled their grievances and made arrangements to pay their uems. i ne case waa continued to Sep tember 17. IN DIPLOMATIC CIRCLKS. indications That the Coreun Minister Sympathizes With China. San Fhancisco, September 0. If the attitude of the Corean Minister, who is in this city, toward the two Oriental powers now engaged in war is any indb cation of the feeling which Corea enter tains for its neighboring nationa, then Corea is the firm friend of China. The Minister arrived here from Washington a few days ago on his way home. Ho had intended to sail on tho China, but became ill and had to postpone Ida de parture. He declined the services of an American doctor, and also spurned the services of a Japanese phvsician, who olleied to attend him. Minister Soosent to Chinatown and engaged a Chinese doctor, who cured him. The Minister u en engaged passage on the Belgic, which saila September 8. but. ..io,,r,. his mind on learning that the cousin of ' c -apauese r.mperor, Prince Komatsu, also intends leaving on that steamer. ."i.usier coo win wait lor the steamer. next A FT UIl MANY YE A US. The liallrond Will Now be Itullt ifo Aberdeen on the North Side. AiiEitbKEN, Wash., September 6. Chief Engineer E. H. Melln vision Engineer C. II. Bihler of the -voriiiern raeitic railroad were in town yesterday, and arrangements were made i regnru to completing the extension of the Northern I'm. ii .. .,n i .. , . iiuiiuuu on me north side of the Chehalis river to this city. The citizens agreed to do most of iJVU I,ri'Parations are . . ...B .....v , uVom.e oetorethe all ruins t in ti. 1 lc m...wi i f I'ei'pie snow com mendable enterprise in undertaking the present task, considering the times; but as thev u-nnt.,1 tl. .' . l , '" iaiirua'l and thrt onlv way was to build it. they decided Tl""ioi mis kind w build citWs,andAbcVdeen;s,m,reisZured: That Contribution Circular. IH'IH.IN. SentBiiilu.i. r. , ' freeman s Journal aova i .n . . v,,,KiOI me circular appealing .for contributions to the lri-1. fund has been traced to the London ro, nutteeof the Irish National League? An Ignoble Kndlng. Chicago, September 7.-The celebrat ed iking ship, which crossed the At Iantic and was exhibited at the World's lair, sank in the river durimr a .b tl -uoimay. M. EZETA TESTIFIES' He and His Fellow Refugees Before Judge Morrow. THE CASE GOES OVER AGAIN. The Case Will be Decided According to the Evidence Unless Habeas Corp,,, Proceedings Are Hegun Deposit!,,,,, Not Eutlrely Satisfactory. San Francisco, September 7, The government of San Salvador has ex hausted its stock of depositions, and seems to have no oral testimony to offer in the extradition proceedings now pend ing in the United States District Court here against General Ezeta and his fej. low refugees. The depositions presented bo far have not been entirely satisfactory to the prosecution, inasmuch as a great deal of testimony has been stricken out under the ruling of the court that Ameri- can law relating to admissibility of evi dence must obtain during the proceed ings. The first deposition relates to the killing of Thomas Canas, a teamster whom General Kzeta and Juan Cien fuegoa encountered during their (light to the sea. The second accuses General Cienfuegoa and Manuel Cassin with shooting atAndros Amaya, with whom Casein waa at war. The third d posi tion ia in connection with the forcible taking of $2,584 from the International Bank of Salvador and Nicaragua by Gen eral Ezeta. Then came a long accusation charging the refugees with shooting Cesar Alfaro and the hanging of Cas simo Henriquez, revolutionists who had opposed Ezeta'a cause. Other charges of burning houses and shooting other persons were brought out. Yery soon after the convening of the court this morning counsel for the prose cution announced that it had no further depositions at hand. Dr. Calderon, the local Consul lor ban eavauor, was sworn, He testified that documents intended as evidence against the accused had been dispatched to him, and would arrive on the next steamer from Central America. Upon this showing the prosecution moved for a continuance of tho case. Judge Morrow refused to grant a con tinuance. The defense then moved for a dismissal of the charges, asserting that t- 'icient evidence to hold the prisoners had not been adduced. This motion, too, waa overruled. The defense after some delay decided to put in evidence to substantiate their plea of lack of juris diction of the United States courts. Commander Thomas of the guuliout Bennington wa8 called to the witness stand. It was the announced intention of the defense to prove that the priton era had really been kidnaped into the country, their deinanda to be permitted to leave the gunboat at La Libertud and Acapulco having been refu8ed, and that they could not be considered within the jurisdiction of the court, inasmuch aa they had been forcibly and illegally landed upon American soil. Commander Thomas testified briefly as to the i; denta of the rebellion in Salvador, w waa prevented from statins whv he h detained the refugees on board the Ben nington. Judge Morrow finally ruled that the province of the court was to consider the prisoners within its juris diction and not to consider the means by which they had reached there. In other words, the court decided not to go be hind the returns of the United States Marshal. This means that, unless re sort is had to habeas corpus proceedings in another court, the prisoners will be tried on the merits of the evidence pre sented against them by the government of San Salvador. Ezeta was called aa a witness in his own behalf. He denied the charge that he caused Henriquez to be hanged, and said that he did not know of his death until informed of it by hisoflicers. Kzeta added, however, that he thought Henri quez had been well hanged, because he waa a rebel. He said that ho killed Thomas Canas in self-defenBe, and that the money taken from the Bank of Nic aragua was merely borrowed to pay his soldiers. General Colclio was also ex amined, but there are no specific charges against him. The case went over. THE CHINESE TREATY No Further Action Taken by China on Account of the War. Wasiiinuton, September 7. Before Secretary Gresham left for the West he had a conference with the Chinese Min ister concerning the Chinese treaty, which was ratified by the Senate a short time before adjournment. Minister Yang Vui told Secretary Gresham that, owing to the war, no action has been taken by the Chinese government. China has been otlicially notified by the Stato De partment of the ratification of the treaty on the part of the United States, and a soon as the treaty is ratified by Chin and official notice given the United States ratifications will be exchanged by the two governments and proclamations issued. No action will be taken bv the United States looking to the enforcement of the treaty until President Cleveland issues tho proclamation. Then the Sec retary of the Treasury will issue instruc tions to Collectors of Customs in accord ance with the treaty. Secretary Greelmm and the Chinese Minister discussed the present permits of the treaty, and the Minister was assured as soon as the ac tion of his government was otlicially re ceived the United States would proceed with its part of the contract. Hoat Railway at the Dalles. Washington, September 6. Instruc tions have been sent Major Post by the War Department to mils nn Ptnniina- tion and report upon the right of way y. a uuni runway at ine dalles oi w ( olumhia pi,.a. Tf,l....l ...M.uin. . " . . v. . ii iuc j.i luce mr able in his judgement, thev will be ac cAtu,i iti...-.r ... ' . , .i.. it. miere unreasonable, ine ---tornev-General rill 1,Q not,.l in heuin condemnation proceedings. The World' Fair Medals. Wasiiinotov. K,.nt.l.nr n Hi, Is for furnishing blanks and striking in bronze ine oM.noo medals of award for tne U'n.l.l'. -.!.' , , ... ., ..to voiumoian J'.xposiiion ci opened at the Treasury Department. Unit of the Scoville Manufacturing Com pany of Waterbury, Conn., at was tin. !,.... " ' Must be of Age. Washington, September 0. General 'liofield has ordered that hereafter IB view of the small number of vacancies in tlm avniu ... 1.1 . . ,i!w tlOtiH iiru.M ........ : t,.r ivwumuir jure cm i " the age of 21 will be enlisted except they w ""isiemnfl or to learn music. ir-....is. . . . r .. -iui oi Amu inn? bed hereof a ..ni -t . . . , , v...an i- . i ""l ul Ann irioes in if""- --- ... . no nrans are reported io ii' Dlown up several official buildings. xJ