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Newspaper Page TextGORVAJ WEEKLY; SIxi'L-eiriWiConsoUdated Feb., 1899. COBVAIiLIS, BENTON COUNTY, -OREGON, FRIDAY, MABCH 21, 1902. VOIi. XXXIXr NO. 13. JLIS EVENTS OF THE DAY FROM THE FOUR QUARTERS OF THE WORLD. A Comprehensive Review of the Important Happenings of the Past Week, Presented in a Condensed Form, Which Is Most Likely to Prove of Interest to Our Many Readers. Fire on the Hobokeri, N. J., water ' front caused a loss of (1,000,000. Ex-President Cleveland celebrated his 65th birthday on the 18th inst. First Assistant Postmaster General Johnson has resigned on acconut of poor health. Joseph 11. Manley has been offered the position of first assistant postmaster general. The senate is working on the meas ure for the protection of the president against anarchists. ITMSE'STJtTE r or wftstfuisTCK f -THIS m hsno&ycf I HIS V&UAKTSSNS T nn ttm n i r i im r :i.v- :-;w :' SOLDIERS MONUMENT Kin Edward has made arrangements to feed 500,000 of the poor of London during coronation week. The state asylum for deaf and dumb at Jackson, Miss., was totally destroyed by fire. Loss, f 40,000. Prince Henry has landed on German soil. The senate has passed the ship sub sidy bill. The house is working on the rivers and harbors bill. ' In a collision at Milwaukee between a passenger train and street car 10 per sons were injured. A life saving crew and seven men it had rescued from a stranded vessel were drowned at Cane Cod. Two children were burned to death in a fire at Galena, Kan. Ten thousand people participated in a students' riot at St. Petersburg. The blizzard in the Dakotas has spent its fury and the railroads are now opening their lines. Fire damaged the Trinity Episcopal church at Portland to the extent of 112,000. Insurance, $16,000. Pension Commissioner Evans is to be given a more important office. His suc cessor has not yet been chosen. The worst blizzard in years is raging in North Dakota. Japan's foreign trade shows a sub stantial increase. The United States Brewers' associa tion will hold its annual meetng at Sar atoga June 10, 11 and 12. A three-cent street car fare franchise ordinance passed the Cleveland (O.) city council without opposition. An equestrian club of nine New York girls has discarded the side saddle and adopted the divided skirt. British naval estimates for the pres ent year provide for an expendituio of 1 7 ,000,000 for aw warthipa,. REBELS VICTORIOUS.3 Chinese Government Troops Badly Defeated in Kwang Si Province. Hong Kong, March 20. General Ma has been defeated by the Kwang Si rebels, who have taken possession of Fang Cheng. They have killed ot cap- tared all the Mandarins and have loot ed the town. General Ma attacked the rebel strong holds, bat after an engagement lasting two days, was forced to retreat. The rebels then established their head quarters at Fang Cheng. The rebellion is spreading rapidly in the provinces of Kwang Si, Kwang Tang and inn Nan. A letter received here from Tien Pai, 50 miles from Wang Cbou, says all Business is suspended there, owing to fear of the rebels.- . Marshal Su is at Leui Chau, and Gen eral Ma is at KaoChau (both in Kwang Tungprovince). Both of these com manders are awaiting reinforcements. They wish to join their forces, but the rebels are holding all the intervening passes and prevent a junction of the government troops. Many of the imperial soldiers are AT OLYMPIA, WASH. joining the rebels, owing to superior pay offeted them and the opportunity of looting. The rebel leader is Hung Ming, a relative of the celebrated Hung Sou Chen, leader of theTai Hung Hung rebel 11 ion. GUEVARRA SURRENDERS. Lukban's Influence Brings the War to an End in the Island of Samar. Manila, March 20. General Luk ban's efforts in influencing Guevarra, who recently issued a proclamation de claring himself the successor of General Lukban in the island of Samar, to sur render, have been successful. Both General Smith, in command of the United States forces in Samar, and Guevarra have agreed to an armistice to facilitate the collection of Guevarra's men with their rifles, when the formal surrender will be made. The arms will be paid in at the fort. General Smith cables that Guevarra has 400 rifles, and that Guevarra guarantees the absolute peacefulness of his men. General Chaffee is greatly pleased with what he considers as closing the native insurrection. The resistance in Datangas and Laguna provinces is prac tically over. There are daily surrend ers there of men and guns. The in surgents have been completely starved into submission by General Bell's ag gressive tactics in preventing any ex terior assistance from reaching them. Some surprise is expressed at the num ber of rifles to be turned in by the men under Guevarra, as it was thought there were but 200 in Samar. Boston Strike Wiped Out Boston, March 20. The great strike of last week, involving 20,000 anion men, was completely wiped out during the day, when practically every man went back to his work under conditions but slightly changed from those exist ing when the trouble began. Now the only incident ia the labor situation is the strike of 75 longshoremen at the Clyde line wharves. This is an inde pendent strike brought about by two uigruntlad werkmaa. NEWS OF THE STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS OF OREGON. Commercial and Financial happenings of ha- portance A Brief Review of the Growth and Improvements of the Many Industries Throughout Our thriving Commonwealth - Latest Market Report. The 1900 potato crop in Coos county has been nearly all cleaned out. The Lane county Democrats will hold their county convention April 5. The Baker City gas plant is to be enlarged and improved to meet the de mand for gas, which is steadily in creasing. Primaries for Multnomah county were held March 15. Very few Demo crats voted, as there was no fight among their forces. In the Republican ranks the anti-Simon forces carried the" day. The Polk county Republican conven tion was held at Dallas March 15 and delegates to the state and congressional conventions named and county officers nominated. No action was taken in regard to the senatorship. The Republicans of Morrow county held their convention at Hennner March 15 and elected delegates to the state and congressional convention. Resolutions were adopted indorsing. Williamson as United States represen tative and pledging its delegates to vota against the return of Senator Simon. Construction of a creamery has begun near Myrtle Point. The town of Haines. Union county, has been incorporated. A crusade against gambling has beon inaugurated at Oregon City. The Woodmen of tho Wond are building a hall at Dusty, Benton county. Several men in Salem have been found to have registered in more than one precinct. The regular election of officers for the city of Florence for the ensuing, year will be held April 1. Nearly 13 inches of rain fell at Grants Pass during February, which breaks the record for anv one month. The town council of Prairie City has passed an ordinance prohibiting the use of tobacco in all public meeting places. Pnni if n i lam ir.nu o 1&02. tbnrA w'ai-a 19 fiftft nnrna '-nainnrnrl from the government to Wasco county. Representative Tongue condemns the move to hamper improvement of Lower Columbia by pitting it against the up per river. i Papers throughout the state report that taxpayers are taking advantage of the 3 per cent rebate for prompt pay ment, and the new law is meeting gen eral approval. The market for Oregon prunes in the East is improviong. Every pound shipped this past year has been dis--posed of, and dealers say the could have sold more had they had them. H. V. Gates, promoter of the pro posed telegraph and telephone line from Ashland to Lakeview and other points has filed an application with the Lake county court for a right of way along tbe public highway. PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat Walla Walla, 6565c; bluestem,6666Kc; Valley, 65 65c. Barley Feed, $2021. ; brewing, ( rsl21.50 per ton. Oats No. 1 white, tl.1501.25: gray, $1.10(31.20. Flour Best grades, $2.8033.40 per barrel; graham, $2.502.80.- Millstuffs Bran, $19 per ton: mid dlings, $21; shorts, $21.50; chop, $17.50. Hay Timothy, $1213; clover, $7.508; Oregon wild hay, $56 per ton. Potatoes Best Burbanks, $1.101.25 per cental ; ordinary, 7080c per cen tal, growers' prices; sweets, $22.25 per cental. ' Butter Creamery, 2530c; dairy, 1822)c; store, 1315c. Eggs 14c for Oregon. Cheese Full cream, twins, 13 13c; Young America, 14(3 15c; fac tory prices, llc less. Poultry Chickens, mixed, $4.00(9) 5.00; hens, $5.006.00 per dozen, 11 12Hc per pound; springs, 11 12c per pound. $34K per dozen ; ducks, $5 6 per dozen; turkeys, live, 12 13c, dressed, 1416c per pound; geese, $6 7 per dozen. Mutton Gross, 4c per pound ; dress ed, 77c per pound. Hogs Gross, 6?c; dressed, 67c per pound. Veal 88& for small; 77K for large. Beef Gross, cows, 34c; steers, 44c; dressed, 6K7c per pound. Hops 1213c per pound. Wool Valley, 13 15c; Eastern Ore gon, 812Mc; mohair, 2121c per pound. Miss Shaw, of St. Louis, is to paint tne portrait oi yneen Alexandra this summer. St. Louis fair managers are informed that King Menelik of Abyssinia may accept an invitation to visit the expo sition. ' Joseph Devlin, now touring the United States in the interest of the United Irish League, has been elected to the Britisk parliaaat fram North Kilkaaay. TESTS NOT SATISFACTORY. Pacific Coast Lumbermen Da Not Agree With Bibbs' Report. ..,j,.y: Washington, March . 19. Senator Foster has been notified by the Pacific Coast Lumber Manufacturers' Associa tion that the tests of fir -conducted on a very extensive scale at the Puget Sound navy yard during the pat summer are not satisfactory. Secretary Vietor H Beck man states that at" a meeting of the association held at: Tacoma, Febru ary 15, the report of Stfval Constructor Hibbs at the Puget Sound navy yard on the timber testa, particularly in Doug las fir, was taken up. The association directed the secretary to, notify Senator Foster that the report was not satisfac tory and did not do entire justice to fir. Experience, it is stated, has proved that Mr. Hibbs' statements with refer ence to the lasting qualities of fir are misleading. The association calls at tention to railroad '' timbers on the Northern Pacific railway which have been in use 14 years and show little or no signs of rot. Also that it is a well known fact that consumers of lumber purchase fir for porches and outdoor work at a rery high price in preference to yellow pine, which, it is claimed, rots very quickly. In order to secure a complete and au thoritative test, the association urges Senator Foster to introduce a bill ap propriating a sufficient sum of money to conduct the work in a thorough man ner at some pint in the Pacific North west, where exhaustive tests may be made under government supervision. Senator Foster states that while a number of very important timber teste have been conducted from time to time by both the war and navy departments, these reports are contained in volumes that are not accessible to the general public He is in favor of a condensed report drawn from authorized govern ment tests and under government su pervision which will serve to show not only the merits of fir but of American woods generally, and such reports to be available for distribution or sale, as is the case with other government docu ments of a like nature. As a rule, the consumer is not wel Ei posted with refer ence to the lasting qualities of Amer ican woods, particularly so with refer ence to the relative ttrength and dura bility f b& cla ife compared with another. - .." " BIG STUDENTS' RIOT,' 10,000 People Join Them In St Petersburg- Police and Military Busy. St. Petersburg, March 19. A stu dents' riot here, in which over 10.000 people engaged, kept- a large force of police and cavalry busy throughout the day. Probably 100 arrests were made, but-the repressive measures were not so strict as on the corresponding date of 1901. While many persons were in jured, no fatalities were reported. The students placarded the city last night, announcing that they intended to hold a grievance meeting, and the authorities, taking the hint, made ex tensive preparations. ' The whole po ice was called out, and the military was held ready for mobilization, cavalry patrols supplementing the mounted po lice. Additional squadrons of cavalry, light batteries of artillery and detach ments of infantry were packed in the side streets. The crowds increased in the main thoroughfares until noon, when the cavalry officer in command of a squad in front of the Hotel d' Europe begged the crowd there to disperse and go home. The demon strators refused, and the mounted troops began slowly clearing the streets. At 12:30 P. M., the students attempted to organize a procession in front of the hotel mentioned, singing revolutionary songs and shouting "Free Russia," Down with the autocracy." The police and cavalry then charged, but used only their Cossack whips and the flats of their sabers. Many persons were hurt, but only a few were seriously injured. The fighting continued daring the re mainder of the afternoon, breaking out in fresh places continuously. One of the most severe fights of the day was concluded only a few minutes before the czarina, in an open sleigh, passed the spot where it occurred. Carriages of the nobility and members of the im perial household were several times mixed op in the melees. The author ities made efforts to prevent bloodshed, and in this they were remarkably suc cessful, considering the magnitude of the demonstration. Americans' Indemnity Claim. Pekin, March 19. the United States minister, Mr. Conger, has commis sioned Mr. Bainbridge and Mr. Rags dale (the latter the United States con sul at Tien TsinT to adjust the indem nity claims of Americans, approximat ing $2,000,000 in gold. Record-Breaking Order for Horses. St. Joseph, Mo., March 19. One of the largest single orders for horses ever given in the country has been closed with a buyer at .the South St. Joseph horse and mule market. The contract calls for 12,000 horses, to be delivered at the rate of 500 per month for 24 months. While the contract includes many varieties of animals, it is believed that the greater Dart of them are for the use of tha British amy ia South Afriam. GREAT DOCK FIRE HOBOKEN WATER FRONT HAS A : DESTRUCTIVE BLAZE. Property Loss Estimated at About a Mills One Big Steamship and a Number of Lighters Destroyed Docks Contained Baled . Hay and Cotton Several Lives Believed to Have Been Lost New York March 20, A swift and picturesque fire last night destroyed the pier of the Phoenix Steamship Line on the Hoboken, N. J., river front, with many bales of cotton and bay; burned that company's vessel, the British Queen, to a ' hull ; consumed several lighters and their cargoes; damaged a dock belonging to the Baiber Steamship Line and for a time threatened the property of the Holland-American Line and the Hugh Campbell stores. The loss, according to conservative estimates, will approximate $1,000,000. Whether any lives were lost is diffi cult to say. While the conflagration was at its height, and after it had been reduced by the firemen and fireboats, rumors were rife that several men per ished. It was tolerably certain at mid night that Chief Engineer Scott, of the British Queen, was burned to death on her and that a sailor met the same fate. One of the men who escaped says that he saw several men jump into the water when the steamer became envel oped in fire and he saw few, if any, of them rescued. The quartermaster cf the burned ship said that the crew of the vessel were in the forecastle and if they escaped it was with difficulty. Nevertheless, some of the British Queen's officers say that they are quite positive that all were safe, save En-: gineer Scott, who, they simply said, was missing. It is not unlikely that some of the longshoremen and steve dores who swarmed about the vessel mav still have to be accounted for. The scene of the fire was Seventh and River streets, Hoboken. Together there are docks and basins of the Phoenix Line, the Holland-American Line and the Barber Line. The Phoe nix Line pier was a wooden structure 300 feet long, covered ' with 'a ' frame shed In this were many bales of hay and cotton, which burned with the ut most rapidity.- How the fire started is not known. With but the barest warning the flames burst out, quickly licking up the pier and the cotton upon it and driving the stevedores and crews to the street, for the vessel was being unloaded, having arrived here Friday from Antwerp. The firfi flared nn from th stpnmAr with as great suddenness as from the pier and, since the vessel was made fast to the pier and could not be backed out, lighters and other water craft which lay alongsidepher, some of them hold ing such inflamable stuff as oil cake, quickly caught fire too. Tbe stiff wind which had blown all day gave impetus to the fire, whose glare reddened the North river for a Jong distance. From the Phoenix Line pier the flames spread to the pier of the Barber Line and then to the steamer Heath burn, newly arrived from Hong Kong, with a cargo of tea. Among the crew of the steamer Heathburn were 32 Chinamen. When the flames began to run over the vessel they all scrambled to the pier for safety and began to make their way to the streets of Hoboken. There was a large force of customs offi cers on hand guarding property. As soon as these officials saw the fright ened Chinamen they became alarmed that the aliens would make an illegal entry into the country, so with drawn pistols they ordered the Chinese to bait. The command was heeded and then, surrounded by guards, the for eigners were marched to a pier some distance away, and there locked up, under surveillance, for the night. The Holland-American docks are be low those of the Barber Line. They caught fire but were only slightly dam aged. The company's big steamer, Maasdam, was towed out in the river as soon as the danger became apparent. Givera Succeeds Lukban. Manila, March 19-Givera, the"" in surgent leader, has issued a proclama tion in the Island of Samar declaring he has succeeded General Lukban, who was captured by the Americans, and that consequently all orders now stand ing in the name of Lukban are void. Givera also says he has been compelled unwillingly to issue this proclamation. Captured a Boer Laager. Pretoria, March 20. General Brace Hamilton has captuerd a small Boer laager eastward of Vryheit, Southeast ern Transvaal. Four Boers were killed. six were wounded and 17" were made prisoners. General Botha's brother-in law, General Emmett, was among the Boers captured. Wireless 'Phone Demonstration. Lexington, March 20. The inventor of wireless telephony, Nathan Stub- blefield, has gone to Washington, where he will give a public demonstra tion of his invention on the Potomac river. The first demonstration given by Stubblefield was six weeks ago, at Murray. If successful in the Wash ington experiment, Mr. Stubblefield will attempt a longer distance by sea SKYSCRAPERS IN DANGER. Their Steel Framework, Says a Chicago Man, b Rapidly Corroding. Chicago, , March 18. "The steel framework in many of the bis build ings in the business district of Chicago ia corroding, making them very danger ous. It is only a question of a few years when those buildings will fall to the ground." This statement was made by General William S.Smith, at the 35th annual dinner of the Chicago real estate board. Ha added "that the steel framework of some of the skyscrapers in the condi tion stated is nothing short of a public outrage." . The speaker explained that his state ments were based on personal observa tions and investigations. "The steel framework imbedded in concrete will last 2,000 years," he said, "bat the steel framework in -many of the big buildings ia left free to the ac tion of the air and gases which circu late through the tile and a space about the steel. The owners of these struc tures have the steel painted with oil. lms cii will withstand the corroding process about three years. Then begins the corroding of the steel and within a few years your skyscraper will fall." The speaker said that the elevated road structures would not withstand the corrosion. He asserted that within 10 years they would be dangerous and within 20 years out of service. The corrosion of one-fifth of the thickness of the steel framework of the structure, he said, would render them incapable of bearing their own weight. BOSTON CELEBRATES To Commemorate Evacuation of the City by British Troops. Boston, March 19. The 126th anni versary of the evacuation of Boston by the British was celebrated in South Boston by the unveiling of a monument erected on the breastworks of the Colo nial army on Dorchester heights. This monument was erected by the state of Massachusetts, as a memorial to the valor of the New England militia and the military genius of Washington. A military parade preceded the ceremony, and following it Senator Henry Cabot Lodge delivered an eloquent historical oration. Rear Admiral Schley rode in the pro cession with Mayor Collins. The mon ument, which is of white granite, bears the following inscription, written by President Eliot, of Harvard : "On these heights, daring the night of March 4, 1776, the American troops besieging Boston, built . two redoubts, which made the harbor and town un tenable bytho Br itiah - fleet and- garri son. On March 17 tbe British fleet, carrying 10,000 effective men and 1,000 refugees, dropped down to Nantucket Roads, and thenceforth Boston was free. A strong British force had been ex pelled from one of the United Ameri can colonies." SAGASTA COMMISSIONED. Queen Regent of Spain Calls Upon Him to Porm a New Cabinet Madrid, March 18. The queen regent has commissioned Senor Sagasta to form a new cabinet. The queen regent only called upon Senor Sagasta to re construct the ministry after she found it impossible to induce the various sec tional leaders to attempt the formation of a coalition cabinet. The pope has appealed to her majesty not to permit the recent decree obliga ting religious congregations to comply with the law of associations to be put in force. The decree becomes operative March 21, so the new cabinet will be early confronted with a question admit ted to be extremely difficult to settle. On account of various threats regard ing the fomentation of disturbances, the mininstry of war has directed the soldiers who have recently completed their terms of service to remain with the colors. Lyddite a Boomerang. London, March 18. Tbe extraordin ary effect of lyddite has been revealed by the statement that daring the recent experiments with the hulk of -the old battleship Belle Isle, shells containing that explosive refracted fragments upon the attacking vessel 400 yards distant. Other fragments dropped close to a gun boat 2,000 yards abeam of the line of fire. The deduction drawn is that when lyddite ia used there is danger for a friendly vessel at least 2,000 yards away. The Outlook compares lyddite with a boomerang and points out that to be of any service it must be dropped right on board a hostile vessel, as, "if the projectile does not hit the right place, it will fly back and slay the slayer." Admiral Howell Retires. Washington, March 18. Rear Ad miral John A. Howell, president of the naval retiring board, and, next to Ad miral Dewey, the ranking officer of the navy, has reached the age of 62, and, in accordance with law, has been placed on the retired list. Commandant Celliers Captured. Pretoria, March 18. Commandant Celliers, of the Kroonstad, Orange Riv er Colony, commando of the Boers, was among the prisoners captured by the British recently in the Heilbron dis trict. The Danish Treaty. Copenhagen, March 18. The presi dent of the landthing. Dr. Matsen, who is opposed to the sale of the Danish West Indies to the United States, seems inclined to delay consideration of the treaty. He has called the first meet ing of the landthing for March 19. The press criticises his attitude, on the ground that the delay is considered dis courteous to the United States. It is thomght a few f the president's own party will sappart tfca gavarameat. FOR SHIP SUBSIDY SENATE FINALLY DISPOSES OF THE MEASURE The Final Vote was 42 to 31 in Favor of the Measure An Amendment Limiting' the Expenditures to $9,000,000 a Year was Lost Foreign Built Ships Shall Not Par. tlcipate in the Benefits. ' Washington, March 19. After pro longed debate, the senate has passed the ship subsidy bill, the final vote upon the measure being 42 to 31. Four Republicans voted against the measure and one ' Democrat for it.' Some amendments to the bill were adopted, but they were all agreeable to those in charge of the measure, the friends of the bill voting down all other amendments. With the excep tion of amendments offered by Allison and accepted by Frye, limiting the time of the operation of contracts made un der the provisions of the bill to July 1, 1920, and providing that the amount of the expenditure under the mail sub sidy paragraph shall not at any time exceed $8,000,000 annually, none of the amendments agreed to materially affected the bill as it was reported from the commerce committee. The vote unon the amend monta . gan at 3 o'clock, and such a flood of them was offered that a final vote upon the bill, as amended, was not reached until just before 6 o'clock. Amend. ments offered by Vest, providing for tree snips" and for the application of the provisions of the anti-trust law to the shinninff industry, were reWtnH as was the amendment proposed by raiterson, providing that no Chinese person should be a member of t.hn maw of a subsidized vessel. Pettus offered an amendment providing that the, rnr.nl expenditure under the bill should not exceed $9,000,000 in any year. It was adopted in committee of the whole, but later in the senate was rejected by a decisive vote. The senate azreed to an ammiHmen); offered by Spooner providing that con gress should have power to amend or repeal the act, without impairing any contract made under its authority. Hanna offered And thn snnnta nrInrWl wt three amendments applying directly to the acquisition by J. P. Morgan and his associates of the Leyland line of British Bhins. Thev nrovide that n foreign built ship shall participate in tne proposed subsidy, that nothing in the act shall be construed to nrevent American citizens or corporations from holding or operating foreign ships in the ocean carrying trade, and that no foreign built ship of any line thus ac quired by American citizens 'shall be admitted hereafter to American reg istry. PHILIPPINE COMMERCE. . Imports and Fxports of the Islands Are Both Showing Marked Increases. Washington, March 19. The insular division of the war department has prepared for publication an ."extract from its regular monthly bulletin of the commerce of the Philippines, com paring the eight months ended August 31, 1901, and 1900. . It is shown that the total value of merchandise imported during the eight months ended August 31, 1901, was $19,618,596, against $14,580,457 for the same period of 1900 ; and the total value of merchandise exported during the eight months ended August 3, 1901, was $16,935,405,against $15,928,015 for the same period of 1900. ' The imports show an increase of 35 per cent during the period of 1901 as compared with the same period f 1900. In the exports there was a 6 per cent -increase in favor of 1901. The imports from the United States, exclusive of gold and silver, during the eight months of 1901, was $2,470,050, being an increase of 64 per cent over the same period of the preceding year, while the export figures show $1,960. 687, or a slight increase in favor of 1901. TheJmport figures show a gain of nearly $1,000,000 on foodstuffs and in manufactured articles of nearly $4,000, 000 for the eight months of 1901. Agri cultural exports for the period men tioned show a slight increase during 1901, the showing for this period being $14,539,887, of which amount $9,436, 566 is accredited to hemp, the leading article of export. The export figures of $1,709,169 in manufactured articles for the period of 1901 nearly doubled those of 1900, while products of the mines and forests show a decided in crease over 1900. Particulars of New Russian Loan. Berlin, March 19. The particulars of the new Russian roan were pub lished here today. The loan amounts to 933,000,000 marks, of which 300, 000,000 marks is issued now at 4 per cent. The loan covers Russia's portion of the Chinese indemnity. It is offered for subscription in Germany, Holland and Russia. Plot to Destroy Warships. Vienna, March 19. A sensation has been caused here by the discovery of a plot to destroy the Austro-Hungary warships Habsburg and Arpad, which are stationed at Pola. A large quantity of dynamite ?as recently stolen at Trieste, and the government has been informed by an anonymous letter that the Habsburg and Arpad were imper iled. The vessala have siuea baan rig idly guarded.