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Newspaper Page Text1 i -'O CENTS A WEEK. ALBANY, OIIEGON, Fill DAY, MAY 15 18i)l VOL. VI NO. 141 "J i 3 H . i 0 fealDBaking UPowder Used in Millions of Homes 40 Years the Standard HUMAN NATURE UNVEILED I I 1 Vy mv si u Free. Friil. ly niirht, Physiogn We are at u r Spring iiml Summer Stork complete DRESS G0 3DS Very attractive lines in new c-jlorlnjs ami latest ; .t-ltics. SPRING & SUMMER JACKETSI Litest Styk-rt '. High N -vcl'.ies ! Ladies, Misses it Childien's. FURNISHING GOODS, VELVETS. SILKS. STi: . AND 1'USlj.ES. LADIES' AND MIOSES SILK' AND KNIT UXPERWKAR. COTTOX AND WOOL HOSE, EMBROIDERIES. SILK AXI) LINK HANDKERCHIEFS. SCARFS. VEILING- SHAWLS, ETC. hi inr ' 1 G. W. SIMPSON, FIRST STREET, ALBANY, ()RK(iOX. nn il I 'OHTLAN 1 ), Ol IEGOX . BRANCH HOUSE ALBANY, OGN JOHN ROBSON, MANAGER, Have on hand for the season of ls;i, hinders, mowers, farmer's tools and harvesting niaclmiery of all kinks. Our strek of buggies carts, spring wagons, etc., is the largest and most complete on; the l'acilie Coast, and comprises all the leading stvles. At Deyoe .V Robson's old stand, opp. Blumberg Block. davs at Seio, Fridays and Saturdays at Albany. Mr. Blumberg ii alsoownerof the standard bred trotting horse, Alvvood Breeze (So. 285:!) who can be seen at the stable of Tritea Bros. The get of this horse are large and tine formed, and onlyjneed proper development to show sjieod. A SERIES OF BRILLIANT I LLUSTIi ATKI) LKCTC UK 1 1 . . i ' 1! BY PROF. V. P. ENGLISH, MKMBKU OF FOWLER & WELLS' INSTITUTE, NEW YOKE CITY, AT W. O. T. U. HALL, FOl'U NIGHTS, Subject, Tlnirsilay night, Choosing a Pursuit; Admis- imy. the will In- found larger anil more than ever. WHITE GOODS Anything and everything in l.i'e assortment and end less varietv. mi 1 A 'J nvrn rnnniv r,i r iJii 1 vuiin mi 1 ) Many of our horsemen have given it as their judgment that Titus, Bhiniberg's black perch eron stallion stands at the head in his elaes. He is in the hands of Mr. O. K. Barrows.an ellicient and experienced horseman who will cive I in J patrons every possible atten- TituS Will make the season of M Mondays and Tuesdays at Jef- 'roil ess The Celetoated French CURE Warranted to -iiBBntuf.'Wr'-or .mo,!': refundcil fc.r.F0R AFTER the icenerutite urMisof either aex whether ariHintc trom the excegi e nae of stimulanu, toliwcu or opium, or thr U(h jouthful iiulie eretion.over iudulifence, itc, auch ulusaoi Brain Power, Wakefu'nese, IScarinit Down pains in the Baik, Srntinal Wiaknem, Hys teria, Nerou r ration. Nocturnal Om ia--,ioii8, Leucorrhoe Dizziness, Weak Memory, Loss of Power and Impoten :y which if neg lected often lead to premature old afre and insanity. Price 1 a box; 6 boxeo fur $6.00 8ent iv mail on receipt of price. A W KITTEN AillAKANTCE la given with every tb order received, to refund tne money it a Permanent cure is noteffetted. We have thousands of testimonials from old and younz, of both sexes, who have been permanently cured by the use of Aphroditint Circular free. Addrew, THE APHKU MEDICINE CO. Western Uranch, Box, 27. Portland, Oregon. For Kle by Koohay Mason, who esale and etail drui;Kii)t. Albany. Ore. in CALIFORNIA POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE ELECTRIC L INAMENT s CURE' CATARRH, 1UIKU M A T I S M, Xeurtlgia, Corns, Headache, and ail pain. The Califor nia positive and negative ELECTRIC COUGH C U RE, cures colds, croup, consump tion. Sold by all druggists. Each 25c, 50c. and $1. Creas inger & Co., Props., Los Ange les, Cal. BANK OF OREGON, ALBANY, ORECiON. H- F. Merill, Pre?., E- J. LanniDt, V. J. W. Blan. Cashier. Tr:tn:icls a nrral tiankin liusi.t-H-i. Ki'htiiwre bought and boM on tlio (t.i'i-cip-U cities f the I'liiteii States, altn, lir:it ilrituin, Kram-e and Germany. Col.tx-tions at all aivesihle points uiadc n fa omble termn. Intercut ku tin time deposits. RED CROWN MILLS iiow. to mm; a ki rrt, NEW PROCESS FLOUR. (Superior (tr Family and Baker's list) Best Siorage Facilities tllihent canh prlcr aid for wheat Tf-1 ALBANY - ORRGON FIRST NATION AL BANK TRANSACTS A CENEHAL BANKING BUSINESS. PKKMDENT L. FLINN. VICE l'KESIDENT S. K TOUNO. SIUKK E. W. LA: 0 JON. S. K. Yoo.va, L Flikk L E. lii.AiK, E. F. Sox. E. W l.SODOM Cashier. HAVE YOU ANY FLRNITUKE THAT ncedi) varnidhinir or paintini; to be done? Old furniture made to look as tfood v new. llouses, fences and all kinds of paint inir done pmmptly and at reasonable rates, '.rave orders at K. M. Robertson's fcel store, second street. D. E. MrtRLKT, CW. A V KKS, ARCHITECT AND SUPER . ir.tcn.lHiit. Otli:e over First National bank I'liildinir, Alliany, Or. Work olii'itel from all iirt nf the onntv MONEY TO LOAN -HOME CAPITAL ON j ri al estate seiurity. For particn. 'ars enUiie .1 Oe. Huuipbrey. CB. WIVN, AOENT FOR THE LEAD ing flrd. life and uc.ai.lent intnir-ince 'Din ranle FOii SaI.E- ?500 Ui 1 .0J0 worth of house, h lil furniture in exchange fr improve.! real cIa!e Ln.il;re at o.hce of Orecon Land t'onipa"). GOLD KINO, 6 OLU PENS. 6 (VDAR lieiit i 2 very irood haiidkert-hiefs, all sent to any address to introduce my ch ap line of cm ds, for 10 cts. J S. Simmons, Cadiz O Land Surveying. Parties disibino burvbyino dohb can ob tain accurate nd prompt work by calling upon ex-county surveyor f , T. T. Fisher. He has complete copies of field notes and town ship plats, and is prepare 1 to do surveying in any part of Linn county. Postortke address, Millers Station. Linn cou lt, Oregon. IITANTEP A seamstress, one who can cut II ami tit. fid at comer of ith and Rail road Htri. U. Mrs. F. A. lliirkhart. FOSHAY & MASON Wholesale and Retail Druiists Booksellers ALB V OR El, ON NEW FEEJJJTORE! HAY, OATS AND CHOP FEED Always on hand. Also Lime, Plaster& Cement, Come to the comer of Water and Ferry sta. for all kiniU of Feed, p. W. SPINK, Albany, Or. O a STILL IN DOUBT. More Rumors of the Sinking of the Itata. THE CONFLICTING Klil'OKTS. Mors United States War Ships Ordered Into Chilian Waters-The Situa tion Is Growing Serious-Cm- of Mexico, May 14. T'ie Anglo-American prints a special from San Bias repeating the turn ors about the sinking of the Itata. Whether she exploded her maga zines or was sunk by the Charles ton is not stated. A special from Acapulco states that neither the Itata nor the Charleston had been sighted. Great excitement pre vails in San Bias. The government has given strict orders to port authorities on the Pacific coast to report the appear ance of any Chilian or other shipa. The government has ordered the gunboat Demarara at Acapulco to look out for the boats. A private te'egram was received announcing that a fishing vessel yesterday saw two vessels at sea oil' the coast going at full speed. They are about four hours apart, and they were so far distant the fisherman was unable to distin guish them. St. Lot is, May 14. A special from the City of Mexico says then are persistent rumors in circula tion there to the ell'ect that t lie United States cruiser Charleston overtook the Chilian vessel Itata on the high seas, and a naval en gagement was foiiL'lit, in whii'h the latter was worsted and blown out of the water. San Francisco, May 14. It was learned last night that ordeis had been received at Mare Island to gut the wooden steam cruiser Mo hican ready for sea as fast as pos sible, and the officers at Maro Is land make no secret of the f;ft that she is under orders to proceed to the Southern waters as fast s steam and sail can drive her. A! though it is stated that the Mohi can is going down to Central America to relieve the Ranger, now on that station, still no one on board of tier believes this to be the case, as orders have been is sued for a supply of provisions fur in excess of her real needs, and every pomij of coal tliat can be taken on board ol ber will bestow ed away in her bunkers. It 'n generally believed at Mare Island that the I'nited States government has decided to concentrate as large a fleet as possible in Chilian wat ers, where it will remain until the war there is over, ami this be'ii f is strengthened by the fact that the Mohican will carry a quantity of shells which can only be used by the Charleston or San Francisco, and which would not be sent down on her if the vessel was go ing no farther south than Central America. It is further stated that the I'ensacola is also on her way to Chili. Both the I'ensacola anil Mohican have seen their best days, and both are armed with old-f:ush-ioned smooth bore guns which would make a poor showing against the modem ordirince carried by the Chilian cruisers. Yet at close quarters either would, no doubt, make things very interesting foi any of the Chilian fighting ships, lu spite of all that can be done, it is believed that the Mohican will not be ready to leave before Sun day at the earliest. It is not known what ports she will touch at on her way down, but no doubt she will call at Acapulco, Panama and possibly Payta. The Mohican is not a fast ship, and r.t her best speed it will take lift y (lavs to reach Callao, without counting the days spent in the orti she will call at on the way down. THE REPORT DENIED. City of Mexico, May 14. The government denies that any Chilian ship touched at a Mcxical: port up to a late hour to-night, or that any conflict took place at San Bias a" rumored. Washington, May 14. There is no lie s of Itata or Chath'ston at the navy department. No credence is given the report that the Charleston has sunk the Itata. In tlio first place it is sa'd the news of such an event could only be received through the arrival of the Charleston at some port con nected with telegraph lines, which has not so far occurred. In the second place, nobody supposes the Itata woijlJ resist the Charleston, for she is totally unprepared to do so, and even if she attempted it, the Charleston could readily sub due her without resorting to the extreme measure of blowing her out of the water, as rumored she has done. TIIK KSMKRAI.DA. Crrv of Mexico, May 14. A de- hivfil ti-li'irrnni from AcaDillco states that the F.smeralda left that jiort, having sought several favors, which were refused. She received u tulpurini from t h I'nited States. and then went to meet the Itata. A Man.anillo telegram says the captain of a fishing boat there claims that his vessel was nearly run down before daylight by a large steamer without lights liound north. California Oilil Fellow. San Francisco, May IL The grand lodge of Odd Fellows to-day elected the follow ing grand officers : J. X. E. Wilson, San Rjfael, grand master; (J. M. Stockweil, Los Angeles, deputy grand master; J. F. Thompson, Eureka, grand warden ; V. B. Lyon, San Fran cisco, grand secretary; C. 1. Semont, San Franoisco, grand treasurer; U. John Glassen, Grass Valley, grand representative: Luman Wadham and K. F. White, San Francisco, and II. 1. Rich ardson, Vallejo, grand representa tives. A ltOI.ll STAX1), The Clilrag't A Northwestern lls charges Striking Switchmen, Chicago, May 14. At 7 o'clock thia morning every switchman in the employ of the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad Company, 200 in this citv an i JIOO employed at points aloiig the line, were dis charged and paid oil'. The com pany chose this hour as the most convenient to not fy both the day and riL'ht force that their services would be no longer required. On account of the nu n being always ready to strike on the slightest provocation, the train service has been unsatisfactory t ) the public and to the company itself, and now they propose to put a stop to it. New men w ere at once put to work in their places. Many of the locked-out men want to be re-in stated, and others threaten vio lenct The police are patiohiig the yards. At iaiss tiik c:ascaik. The Snow N I : : 11 1 y PiKappenrliig Air. Ciites Crohtcs llic Miimuitt. S.i;W.il t.. the IIkra:.! (irivii.i k, May 14. Mr. AI. Gates, who crossed the summit of the Cascades yestetday. May l;, about in on i epoi Is snow about tw o and a hall miles wc.-t of the sum mit, and ah. ml oia-half mile east. Then is a line prwpt-ct for push ing the Oregon Pacific lailioad eastwa rd. The depth of the remaining snow aveiages uout lour ieet. STILL IJUltXIXd. nniiNsK ittxAiii: i i:nn i ok- KST KICKS. A Hl:u kciicil, Desolate Ilixlrict .tinny Teople leHlitnle-A Seeth iiiK M :i nf I'lamc! Sr. P. i i , May 11. Railroad dispatehts from the district affected by the forest fires show the situation, Ahile not at present threatening to the railroad com panies, is most grave. Two miles east of Ashland the forest is a seething mass of fiit. Fierce lires can also b" seen across the bay, where last night it was reported that danger was past.. Railway oflicials state that the losses to the companies wiil not be worth men tioning, but the loss to private propei ly holders along the roads will be heavy. Thomas M. Cos tello, an extensive lumber owner, places bis loss at .f 2r'.,O(0. lustres'-among the settlers is great. Dnlutli, Ashland and Superior are full of people driven out of the woods. Thousands of dollars worth of valuable pine is entirely wiped off the earth. Two miles from South Superior the country presents a most desolate appear ance. Km-nad, Mich., May 14. No rains have failcn in four weeks and the situation is very serious. Fires arc now doin:; great damage inl'eltaand Menominee counties and have spread over a vat area. M m; i.i i c, Mich., May 1 . Forest lires nr.! laving about Aus trian iu Algi r county. The village is in serious danger. A special from Bessemer says forest fires are raging all over icgebic county ami the ioi in standing pine will be very heavy. Win i id ci d, Mich., May 14 Rains have subdues the forest lires in this vicinity. Hundreds of families a,-e dest ii lit Some of Iheiii are badly binned. C.ll.ll OKNI WINK. The l.urKcst Shipment Kver .Made t- Kiirope. S.u'hii:niii, May II. One of the la'gfiit shipments of brandy ever made from this city will be sent to F.urope in two or three days. The consignment will con sist of packages, containing 18,1C gallons, which have been on storage in the United States bonded warehouse here for the National vineyard, ami w ill go to Breman, Germany, by sea from San Fran cisco. A Cowardly Murder. Los Anoki.ks, May 14. John I've, a well known oil operator of Ventura, was shot and killed here this afternoon by Nat Bradlield, his business partner. The latter fued both btrrels of a shotgun from the second story of the Ar lington house as Iye was passing. Bradlield was arrested. Carrie Itrown's .Murderer. New York, May 14. The jury in the Carrie Brown inquest case to-day found that she came to her death by strangulation at the bauds of Ameer Ben Ali. alias 'T'rench Xo. 1." THE PRESIDENT. An Affecting Reception at His Old Home m Indiana. THE PRESIDENT S 11 El) IS TEAKS & Qausms dootier Welcome-The Tired Farty Now Speeding Toward tie National Capital' Indianapolis. May 14. A larire delegation of li.diina friends met the presidential party at Monte zuma and made tfumselves hoarse ch.'eiing the president. lie was overcome by the greeting. He said in part: "My friends, we have had a long journey and one attended by a great many pleasant incident". Everywhere we had a most cordial and kindly greeting, but as I cress to-day "the border line of Indiana and nuet again these old friends, I find in your welcome a sweetness that exceeds it all." At this point tears came to the presidents' eyes and his utterance became fo choked that he could say no more. He soon recovered, however, and extended a cordial welcome to the IndianajKjlis recep tion committee. The train arrived in this city promptly at 4 :4 j p. m., and its approach was heralded by an artillery salute. The reception was magnificent iu every way. The crowd in cheer after cheer gave the president a genuine hoosier welcome to his old home. Governor Hovey address ed the multitude and Mayor Sulli van in a neat speech, welcomed the president home. The resident responded, raying iupHil: 'T lo not i.iiink lean speak much to day. The .'-tram of the long journey and fieuuent calb made on me to speak, from Wash ington to the Golden Gale, and f i din the far Northwest to Indian apolis, has so exhausted me and made my heart so open to these impressions, as I greet my old ttiends, that I cannot, I fear, com mand mvself. Our pathway has been marked by the plaudits of multitudes, our way btrewn with flowers, but all the sweetness of these flowers, all the beauty of the almost tropical landscapes, the tidiness of the precious mines, sink into forgetful ness as I receive to day this grand welcome from my old friends. There was a per ceptible moisture in the presi lents' eyes. My manhood has k iow n no other home but this. It was the scene of my early strug-irb-s. It has been the scene, in strument and support of my early success in life. I come to lay down before you to-day my offer ing of thankfulness foryour friend ly helpfulness in boyhood and in all hours down to this. I left you two years ago to take up the work of the most respSnsible office in the world. 1 went to these un tried, sustained by your helpfu. friendliness. I come alter two years to confess many errors, but to say to you I have but one thought in mind, to use whatever influence I have to the general good of all the people. Applause. Our stay is so brief I must deny myself the pleasure of taking all these friends by the hand. God bless you all ; I have not forgotten or cannot forget Indianapolis. I look forward, if my life is spared, to this as the city where 1 shall rest when hard toil is done. I love its homes, and rejoice in its com mercial prosperity." The party soon after started for Washington. TEX SPEECHES IX A PAY. Dayton, Ohio, May 14. The presidential party arrived here at S:.'!0 this evening. A- brief stop was made and the president ad dressed the crowd at the depot, making the tenth speech since morning. Ffcl.I. II EI K TO A FOKTI NE. A Taeomu Man ltecelve the Modest Hum of Ten MHIIoum. Tacoma, May 14. Mr. Lopat eeki, of Tacoma, received a letter this morning stating that he bad fallen heir to ten million dollars. His brother-in-law, John Pake, of Jedorowiz, Chamberlain to the Emperor of Russia, Chevalier of the grand cross of St. Andrew, ol St. George, died on April 7th in Russia, leaving a fortune of forty millions, of which ten millions is to be delivered to Mr. Lopatecki. SAILED FOR AMERICA. Michael Duvilt Says I'aruell Will Have but Four Follower. Livehi'ooi., May 14. Michael Pavitt and family sailed to-day for Quebec en route for San Fran-c-sco. Pavitt said: "After the next general election I'arnell will have only four followers. Except as a private motnber of parlia ment, Parnell is as dead ae a dodo." The Methodist Conference. Cincinnati, May 14. The com mission on the location of the gen eral conference for 1S!2 of the Methodist Episcopal church to-day unanimously voted that Omaha be selected as the seat of the next conference. A Mau'a Selllah Opinion. Women who want their hus baiids to care for them should never cry. A homely women looks pretty and attractive when she laughs at a man's faults, a pretty woman looks homely when she cries over them. This is selfish, no doubt, but look among any of our married aquaintances and you will find that the women whose husband thinks the most of her is the one who laughs where other woman would cry. HE WANTED TO DIE. A Seattle Man Attempt to Suicide Oyer HI Wife Grave. Seattle, May 14. Thomas Browne, aired 50 vears. attemnled to suicide to-day by shooting him self three times with a revolver. He will recover. He was found about 2 o'clock this afternoon lyinr across the grave of 'his wife in Lake Union cemetery. Three small holes, surrounded by powder marks, were in his head just above the right ear. Airs. Browne died eighteen months ago. He declines to speak of his troubles. Supposed to He HllcotU London, Ky., May 14. A man has been arrested in Leslie county suspected of being Silcott, the de faulting door-keeper of the fiftieth congress. He denies his identity with that much wanted gentle man. The Wheat Market. San Francisco, May 13. Wheat fl.70(iU.72,'e for standard grades, w ith $1.75 per cental for an article of rather choice quality. Milling unchanged at 1.8tl(;i l.So per cental. Brazil ami China Will Be There. Washington, May 14. Brazil and China have each accepted the invitation to participate in the world's fair. Base Ball. Tacvma, May 14. To-day's game stood: Seattle 6; Tacoma 4. Spokane, May 14. Spokane 4, Portland CHINESE INDIGNITIES THE MONGOLS INCt'K TUE WKATH OF THE BRITISH. The Wire or the British Consul Compelled o Flee In Illxgulse The Mob's Work. Shanghai, May 14. Further particulars from Woo I loo in the province of Ngan Hoer, show that the Chinese A bo took part in the burning ol the Catholic mission and other European buildings are liable to bring upon themselves the wrath of the British govern ment. The mob, it is stated, also burned and looted the custom house and British consulate. The wife of the British consul, dis guised as a Chinese woman, man aged with difficulty to escape from the consulate and made her way to Yang Tse Kiang. where in com pany with other Europeans, she took refuge in hulks moored in the stream. The British consul was wounded. OREGON ODD FELLOWS. reparations for the Grand Lodge Meeting; In Portland. Portland, May 14. Next Mon day will witness the convention in this city of the Rebekah Degree lodce and grand encampment of Oregon. The former will meet in the hall of the Orient lodge, but the assembly room of the encamp ment has not yet been decued upon. Vn luesuay the grand lodge of I. O. O. V., of Oregon will meet in Bruce's hail, and their session will orobablv last for a neriod of four or live (lays. The delegates will in all probability amount to 200 people, who will be the guests of the Oritnt and Home lodges. I. O. O. F., during their stay here. 1 he total number of people who will come during the convention will be much larger than the actual list of delegates, and Port land proposes mvinsr tliem eood cause to remember their visit. The New Orleans Affair. New Orleans, May 14. The committee of fifty made its report to the mayor to-night, lhe com ii ittee in pointing out the reme dies in the existing trouble sug gests restriction of immigration, reform in criminal laws and the administration of criminal justice. The only remedy which suggests itself to us is the entire prohibi tion of immigration from Sicil? and lower Italy. It was found necessary to prohibit Chinese im migration, and congress passed the necessary law. The danger to California from the Chinese was no greater than the danger to this state is from Sicilians and the rabble from the south of Italy. They are undesirable citizens and there is no reason why they should be permitted to participate in the blessings of freedom and civiliza tion, which they are not only un able to appreciate, but which they refuse to understand and accept. Fatal Railroad Accident. Leadville, Colo., May 14. A freight train on the Midland last evening ran into a push car near Florrisant at the moment both were crossing a bridge. Two men on the car were killed and a third badlv wounded. BLAINE IS VERY ILL. His Friends are ' Alarmed Over His Condition. HE RECEIVES NO VI9ITOR9 He Is Reported a Little Bettsr, sut Em Besa Unable to Attend to BisineEi for 8cme Time. Xew York, May 14. The World hints the following : "Sec retary Blaine is still very eick at the residence of his son-in-law, Walter Pamrosch, 72 West Seven tieth Btreet. Mr. Damrosch re ceives all callers, and, to avoid the spread of alarming reports, he gives an extremely rosy account of bis distinguished father-in-law's condition. When approached by a reporter last night and asked about the state of the secretary's health, Mr. Damrosch started "in by declaring that it was excellent, but further inquiry showed that to bean exaggerated statement. It is a matter of fact that Blaine is in no condition to take part in business consultations. He re ceives no visitors, and the state ' department officers have instruc tions to send no man. iue secre tary has not been out of his bed room since the musical festival last week, and it is doubtful if he has been out of his bed. His health has been bad for some time, and he is now a very sick man. Indeed he has been in no condition to work during several months nast. Those who kept close watch of him iu Washington have remarked that since the be ginning of the year he has been absent from the 'state department more days than he has attended there, and when he did go to the department his stay waa very short. He has done most of his work during the past four or five months in the privacy of his own house, and furthermore he has done it either lying in 1 ed or reclining in an easy chair propped up all around with cushions." Dr. Dennis found Secretary Blaine much better this morning than he was yesterday. Mrs. Blaine staled it was barely possi ble that she and her husband would leave for Washington to morrow. KENTICKY DEMOCRATS. They Try to Swallow Both Cleve. land and Free Silver. Lorisvn.LE, May 14. The dem ocratic state convention is etui in session. The platform adopted to night insists that tariff reform is the prominent question before the American people, and denounces the McKinley bill as the "most outrageous measure ever passed in an American congress." The plat form contrasts with it tire policy of G rover Cleveland and John G. Carlisle, which would discourage unnecessary expenditure, provide ali needed revenue, cheapen what we buy, and open the markets of the world to the products of our farms and factories. On the silver question the plat form says : We tender our grati tude to the democrats of the last congress for their almost unani mous vote in both houses in favor of free coinage, and demand its restoration to the position ot equality before the law given it by our lathers. RANK SICKERS. How American Fortune Hunter Are Duped by Bold Britisher. London, May 14. In spite of re peated w arnings sent from time to time by the United States legation here and bv the press of America concerning the fraudulent char acter of the so-called togusii estate agents in America, recent developments show that the warn ings have been unheeded, and the number of dupes is increasing in stead of decreasing. During the past few weeks more letters than ever have been received from America, inquiring after imaginary estates of fabulous sums awaiting the writers in the banks ot Eng land. Of all claims investigated not one has been found to have any validity whtever. Tfie claim ants should also bear in mind that the statute of limitations fixes the period within which unclaimed estates revert to the crown, tnd this period is twenty years. Known a Fort Vellowstoue. Washington, May 14. By di7 rection of the president, the mili tary post at Mammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone National park, Wyo., heretofore styled Camp Sheridan, w ill hereafter lie known and designated as Fort Yellow stone. Oil Work on Fire. Piiii.APKi.PHiA, Alay 14. A fire is raging in the Belmont Oil Works, in the lower section of the city. It is believed it will destroy the whole plant. Montana Elevator Burned. IJozeman, Mont., Mont., May 14, The Montana elevator burned to-dav. l-oss, $00,000; insurance. $50,000. ' An Italian View. Roms, May 14. In the deputies to-day Premier Rudini said an ex aggerated importance ought not to be given to the New Orleans affair. A) Vb; r ; '&r