Heppner Weekly Gazette
Published Every Thursday.
HEPPNER OREGON,
EVENTsraTDAY
An Interesting Collection of Items From
the Two Hemispheres Presented
In Condensed Form.
Rev. Dr. William Maxwell Blaolt
burn, president of Huron college at
Pierre. S. D., died at the age of 65
years.
Margaret Livingston Chanler and
Anna Bouling, heroic women who
nerved without pay as nurses in Porto
Rico during the war, havo been recom
mended for that rare honor, the thanks
of congress.
It is reported from Peking that
Russia has demanded a lease of the
Miao Tao islands as a torpedo station.
These islands lie across the entrance
of the Gulf of Pe-Chi-Li, south of Port
Arthur. The acquisition of these
islands would still further strengthen
Russia's hold on the approaches to
Peking.
The quartermaster's department is
preparing to disinter suid bring to this
country the remains of the 1.200 heroes
of the Spanish war who were eithor
killed by bullets or died of fever in
Cuba and Porto Rico. Colonel Moore,
assistant quartermaster-general, says
the expedition of disinterment is wo'l
undor way.
s,.tr,r Tllnr. of Colorado, has in
troduced a bill for the amendment of
l,o wnr-rnvenne But. SO as to provide
for a tax upon the actual value or sell
ing prices instead 01 me nuiumtu
aim nf mitain stocks. The bill is in-
tended to relieve the cheaper mining
stocks from what is claimed to be an
enormous burden upon them.
from ex-Queen Liliouka
lani of Hawaii has been presented to
d,n i.nnoo nrntostine against the Unit
ed States' assertion of ownership to the
orown lands of Hawaii as taxing 01
property without due process 01 iaw
tint? to the president, con
the neonlo for a restoration
of these lands. A like petition was
presented to the senate.
A Havana cable to the Now York
Wnrhl nova: "The eraves of the Maine
victims in the Havana cemetery are
neglected. Two small, sickly shrubs,
one weather-beaten pot with a dead
plant and two blasted stalks of three
slips are all thore is to show that any
thing has been done in this beautiful
initial iiW.n for our nation's dead. A
month ago, upon tho intermont of some
sailors of the Resolute, uieir coiuruuua
put an 18x24 inch calico American flag
on the mound. This little faded flag
is the only thing given by eithor the
army or tho navy.
The monthly statement of the col
lections of internal revenue shows that
.lurinu November. 1808, the receipts
amounted to 12,404,405, against $!1!1,
OBt),21)0 lor Novoinbcr, 1807.
The president has sent these nomina
tions to tho senate: Oharlomange
Tower, of Pennsylvania, now minister
to Austria-Hungary, to be ambassador
to Russia; Addison O. Harris, of In
diana, minister to Austria-Hungary..
At Hong Kong, tho Filipino com
mittee has broken off all relations with
1 HtntnR Consul AVildman. Tho
committeo has issued a writ in tho su
premo court to recover tho sum of I7.
000, which the Filipinos claim to have
been deposited with Wildman as
treasurer of the Filipino independence
fund in June last.
Tho gnnboat Yorktown has nailed
from San Francisco for Manila, via
Honolulu. Sho will go all the way
undor a fall head of steam, and should
make tho run in threo weeks if she is
nut riidavod at Honolulu. Sho is tho
hearer of full instructions to Admiral
Dewey and General Otis in regard to
tho situation in tho Philippines.
Tho Now Yoar's honors inoludo Lord
Dunraven being appointed pi ivy coun
selor for Ireland, and Kir Edward
Chichester, R. N., being appointed
nf the Order of St. Michael
and St. George in recognition of his
services as oaptain of tho British ilrst
class cruiser Immoital, which whb sta
tioned at Manila during the war.
Konator Mason, of Illinois, occupied
the attention of the Bonato for nearly
mi hour and a half Tuesday, with a
speech In support of his resolution do.
thut the United States will
never attempt to govern tho people of
anv iimmtrv without their consent.
In many respects tho speech was one
of tho most notablo utterances from
the senate thus far thiB session.
At Kokomo, Ind., there are 18
tramps M Howard county jail
slowly starving to death. Two weeks
ago tho hobos refused to work on tho
stone pile, and Sheriff Humes put
them in 1ail on a diet of bread and
wuiiir. moHtlv water, until they siyni-
lied a willingness to work. At the
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Close 01 IIIO gecumi w ill ino
the jailer reduced the bread supply to
two loaves a day lor tne eniiie k"K
They declare they will starve to death
iu their colls rather thau Hammer sione
LATER NEWS.
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lished by the United States government
at manna.
Commissary-General Eagan has sent
to the war investigating commission a
revised statement in place of that orig
inally made in response to Miles
charges. He has omitted the objection
able portions.
Austria's hesitancy in raising the
rank of her diplomatic mission to the
United States is due entirely to her de
sire not to give offense to Spain. In
formation to this effect is in the posses
sion of the state department.
West Point appointments are to be
vm.ln l tlm nrnflont coneress. One
iiipu mj r - j ii-
will be from the first Oregon. The list
will include eight cadets, an oi wuuw
must enter West Point next June. No
further vacancies will be tilled unui
1900, when 58 cadets will be named.
The present olass will graduate Febru
ary 15.
n mn,ln,n Watsnn. nnW in COm-
VJUUIIUWVIUIW
mn.wi at tim Mum island navy-yard.
has applied for the command of the
Aalat n uhitinn tO SUCCeeu numirai
Dewey, when that officer shall have
ceased duty. uewey win ram
t December, provid-
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ing the law be not amended in in in
terest.
THREE YEARS' PAY
Amount the Cuban Army
Will Receive.
GOVERNMENT TO ADVANCE MONEY
Forty Millions Required-Customs Re
ceipts of Cuba Will Be Fledged
tot Its Reameut.
R.onVi onntimpnt is once more being
against the United States
on account of tho Spanish war. llos-
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tile newspaper criticism, which ioiu-
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porarily was Bnut down uy ino
ies of Manila and Santiago, is now re
assuring itself in consequence of the
difficulties which President McKin-
ley's vacillating policy has caused in
the Philippines.
Ti,o BtpainHl.in Citv of Macon, from
Boston, brought into havannan,
Captain Kennedy and the crew, nine
men all told, of the schooner Aloha, of
Bath, Me., abandoned Saturday nignt,
250 miles southeast of Georgetown
light, in a sinking condition. ino
Ainiia Wt Fnrinindina a week aeo with
a cargo of phosphate rock, bound for
New York.
At Pana, 111., the scene of the re
cent labor trouble, Ike Ingles shot and
killed Dave Evans, a fellow-negro
minor, at the Springside mine. The
trouble arose over dividing their wages.
Frank Jones and Jaincs Palmer, non
union white miners, wore assaulted to-riu-o
anil snrinuslv iniured. Thoir as
sailants are unknown. Three com
panies of militia, which have been do
ing guard duty for several mourns,
have been ordered home.
The first detachment of the Seven
teenth has left Columbus for New
York, en route to the Philippines.
The entire military department of
Santa Clara, Major-Genoral J. C. Bates
n.n,.iuiulinr. is nuiet. Twenty-seven
thousand Spaniards still remain in the
vicinity of Cienfuogos, but one trans
port has loaded and 12 others are ex
pected to arrive at an early date. It
is impossible, however, that tho evacu
ation will be oomplotod much before
tho middlo of February.
n-.,.n fnnr is flt for the safety of
the naptha launch Paul Jones, hailing
from Louisville, which left tho mouth
of the Mississippi river January 8 for
Ponsacola, Flu., with a paitv of ladies
and guntlnmcn from Chicago and In
dianapolis on board. Nothing hiiB been
heard there of the launch, and one of
the fastest tugs has left to makoa thor
ough search on the Gulf.
A train of empty cars on tho Oregon
Short Line, while leaving Butte, ran
into an open switch near tho city, and
crashed into a switch engine. Both
engines and somo of the cars wore
wreekod Tho crew of tho train and
that of the switch engine all jumped.
Conductor Joseph Giant, of the freight,
was thrown under tho wreck and
killed. F'noman Howling was injured.
The rest esoaped unhurt.
A Madrid dispatch says tho govern
ment, on the reassembling of the oor-
tes, will immediately ask L,a ueiorma
for authority to Bell tho Marianne
1 ,wl,,mi.ui Caroline and the Pelea
islands, since Spain is powerless to
maintain a sufficient foioe to defend
them. The government arrived at this
decision in consequence of advices from
flonoial Rioa that an army of 4,000
men, a man-of-war and two gunboats
would be necessary lor Uie purpose.
Official dispatches from Ilo llo, is
land of Panay, indicate that tho na
tWes are disposed to bo friendly, al
tl,im,h nliNoliitnlv onnoHod to the land
ing of the United States forces without
order from Malolos, tho seat of the so
called Filipino riativo government.
Somo of the officials at Ilo llo are not
in accord with the revolutionary gov
nriiiiimit. but are will'iiui to accept an
American protectorate, and will go to
state the case to AginaUlo if furnished
transportation by the Americans.
The Berlin correspondent of tho Lou
don Times quotes from the Cologne
Uasotte that "rumors as to tno annex
ation of Vauva, one of the Friendly
islands, by Germany, are an invention
of thoso who desire to stir up ill-feeling
between Germany ami the United
States. He says, however, as the
Cologne Gazette was among tho most
active originally spreading reports of
German's intention to annex the Phil
ippines, its excessive indignation in
the present instance is somewliat overdone.
New York. Jan. 18. -According to
Brigadier-General Jose Miguel uomea,
o m.mhr of the Cuban commission in
Washington, the Cuban army is sure to
receive the three years' , pay to which
it is entitled, $40,000,000 being ad
vannfld hv the United States, with the
custom-houses of Cuba as security for
a natmarit
Brigadier-General Gome, who lias
just aimed in this city from wasmng
tnn ia nrateful for the way the commis
sion has been received. The negotia
.;.,a it in oYnonterl. will be completed
bv the end of this month, when the
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ruimmianinn will return touurja. gen
eral Gomez said last night:
"finf linripn have all been realized
At first, however, things looked dark
for us. Poor General Garcia was the
riinot npBsimistic member of the com
mission. He had little hope for the
success of our plans when he lelt lor
Th rpst f theoommis-
ii nciiniA.uM.
sion argued, however, that as the
a Mnm hail taken ch arize of Cuba
and thus prevented us from raising
money, we had a light to request a loan
with nihinii tn iinv on our men. vjoii-
eral Garcia aBked for only $100 for
each man.
"The other commissioners protested
because of the hmall amount. Then
came the general's death, and for tbe
n.o lin negotiations wore suspend
ed. At our next meeting it was agreed
that an official list of the men in the
Cuban army would be required before
any agreement could be reached. Ac
cordingly, I left for Cuba, whence I
returned on January 6 with the re-
niiirnil ilnc.nmeiit.
"There are 47,000 men to be paid in
tua finhan nrmv. The amount we
have requested is $40,000,000, to be
turned over to us either in one or thiee
payments. We will give as security
tim miHtom-houses in Cuba. Should
the government not care to lend us
that sum, we are willing to take one
third of it and later pay the men the
l-ncr
"As affairs now stand, I think we
mill rnnpive the amount in three pay
ments. This, however, is not decided
vt The lute Mr. Dinsley was n fa
vor of giving us the amount in one pay
Speaking of the present condition of
nffMirs in Havana. General Gomez
auiil it. wuh bud.
"Thnrn nnnears to be much disagree
tneiit auionB the American soldiers,"
he continued, "and no one seems to
bnna whnt bis power is. Someone
giveB an order, and the next man coun
termands it. As a result the govern
ment of Havana is not as smooth as it
might be. . ,,
"fiannral Rmnko. however, is well
HkAil. ami the Cubans are more than
tn linin him. General Lud
low's orders preventing the Cubans
from from taking any pari in me
imm.Miniiim tiiinide .' caused a ureat deal
of ill-feoling. This is now done away
with, and there need ue no war or a
clash between the Cubans and the
Americans.
"The American soldiers are a fine
ant of men. nnd do not Cive any trou
ble. We are done with war, and want
peace, but nevertheless we would never
tolerate tl e condition of affairs which
is roported to exist in Porto Rico.
"Goneral Brooke, I am told, is about
to name a committee of Cubans, who
ai-t na his advisors. Mondez Cap
ote, president of tho assembly at Santa
Cruz del Sur, will bo placod at the
head of the commission.
"General Maximo Gomez will re
main in the field until the army is dis
banded. He will then make his home
in Havana. After the men in the
army are paid off, we will try to prove
to this country that we are fully able
to govorn Cuha.
"The paying off of the army is the
most important move toward establish
ing tranquility on the island. If we
should not be able to raise the money
troublo with the men would follow."
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
Orccoa L'-flslature Is Kar Ahead of th
state rnmiwi
cim Or . Jan. 17. The legiBia-
devoted chiefly to the
preliminary work of receiving new bills
and Is still so lar n"u u wn
MmmiiinH have nothing to do.
But one measur ! reached the acute
stage, and that it the bill to acni two
iustices to tm upieu court. Having
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passel the nous last
the senate, whew it nsU awaiting its
second wading Th bill i warmly
supported, ami looM i ww
if it wer boumt t pass; ,vt
im.lrtr ilisotiitgion. and it
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chances are now wtj dubious, infec
tion to it so far as it la esprvsstM v
jwarsto lest chiefly or wholly on the
question of its constitutionality.
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The general protvtvaniK3
of perfunctory and monotonous kind.
IntMxluction and first reading of bills
occupied the whole time in both houses.
This is likely to be me oruer mi m
balance of the week. The usual liinxl
of propositions, wise and otherwise,
is pouring in, the great number of
couise, being destined to die in com
mitteo. Twenty-two bins were iniru
duced m the senate this afternoon.
Halt a dozen were read the second
time, and one authorizing the town of
Antelope to borrow $5,00U to uumi
water-works was passed. A house
joint memorial to congiesss for pen
sions for Indian war veterans, w.
same as Mexican war veterans, was
concurred' in.
A house resolution for the investiga
tion of tho affairs of the school laud
board was concurred in.
WAS A SWIFT DEATH
Ship Andelana Goes Down
at Tacoma.
FIFTEEN MEN WERE ABOAED
GO ON THEIR MERITS.
Captain and Mate Amone Thou Loit
-Yeuel CapiUed Daring a
Heavr Gale.
The lltiuxe.
The house convened at 2:30 this
afternoon, pursuant to adjournment.
The proceedings opened with the sec
ond reading and reference of bills, but
owing to the fact mat uie suite pnumr
had not caught up with printing, the
l.niiua yntnrnod trt IMO 111 Ht reUUlUK "U
introduction of bills. Eight bills were
read the second time and referred to
the proper committees. One was passeu
and two were withdrawn. The bill
that passed was Whitney's, to amenu
the city charter of Albany.
WASHINGTON'S SENATE.
Frotest Againat the Kxclmion of Alleni
From Lake Atun,
oinmnia Wash.. Jan. 17. In the
senate on motion of Land, Judge Mc-
Gilvra, of Seattle, was granted permis
sion to address the senate. Anasuiucii
as it had been announced that Judge
McGilvra had up a senatorial lightning
rod, there were some quizzical expres
sions on the faoes of several senators
who are prominent in statq politics.
Judge MoGilvra, steppinsg msiue m
circle, referred, in a forensio style of
oratory to the death oi congressman
Dingley, and, at tne conclusion 01 mo
statement, asked for the consideration
of a resolution petitioning the presi
dent to appoint in his stead on the
joint Amencan-Uanadian nipi coiuuna
sion a resident of the Pacific North
west. Senator Preston suggested that it
might be well to wait until Dingley
was buried before proceeding to fill his
shoes. A discreet smile passed about
i.q nifoia wherniinon Senator Schofleld
proposed that the resolution be made a
special order for tomorrow.
Senator Hamilton then asked, inas
much as the resolution had been pre
sented by a gentleman not a member,
in what position it came before the
senate There was a moment's hesita
tion, during which the ohair thought
it possible to receive the communica
ttnti an il f'mnllv Senator Preston said
he would stand back of it. That was
acceptable to Hamilton, and, on motion
of Crow, the document was refeired to
the committee on memorials.
The house resolution protesting
against tho exclusion of aliens from
the Atlin mining district by the Cana
dian government was adopted 27 to 4
Hall, Preston, Reinhait and Wil
shire voting no.
Bhliia on the War.
Wasbngtou, Jan. 18. The navy de
partment was informed today that the
Bennington sailed fiom Honolulu on
the 7th inst., for Guam, in accordance
with the or.lersof the navv department.
On the way over she will stop at Wake
island and take possession of it for use
as a cable station. The Castino sailed
vesterday from San Juan de 1'oito h.ico
for Gibraltar. She is going to the
Philippines to reinforce Dewey's fleet.
Italdwln M ill ltebulld.
San Francisco, Jan. 18. The Bulle
tin says that Lucky Baldwin has de
cided to erect an eight-story fireprool
building on the property occupied by
tho old Baldwin hotel, which was
burned several months ago. me oniiu-
ing will cost $a,0U0,uuu, ami as booh as
the tu'uiB of the old building can he
cleared away, the work of coiiBtruotion
will commence.
Minor News Itemi.
A lieutenant and 13 men of the
French warship Sure wore killed in the
New Hebrides by natives.
The Merritt A Chapman Wrecking
company's outfit arrived at Santiago de
Cuba to raise the foimer Spanish cruis
er Reina Mercedes.
Araonio placed in coffeo by some one
unknown caused the death of Frank
Lomaek, his wife and fivo children at
Shelby, Tex.
The steamer Glenovan was wrecked
near Hong Kong and 20 of the crew
were lost.
Tl, ii niiiitrnllini? interest of the Chi
cago & Alton railroad has passed to
eastern men.
Benjamin R. Willetts, aged 33, was
hanged at Welherslield, uonn., ior inn
murder of David S. Liatuuen on uo
cewlHii 17, 1W7.
Harry Hoffman and Grace Doran
wore drowned at New Roohele. N. Y.,
while skating. The boy lost his life in
A violent gale swept over the Eng
lish channel and the east coast ol
Great Britain, doing immense damage.
An elevator belonging to the Geoigt
O. Bagley Company was burned ai
Minneapolis' with 200,000 bushels ol
wheat, the loss being ovei $200,000.
Prmnnt uteris are heina taken by tin
administration to assert the supremacy
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of the United Mines in ino i uini'iuum
and Maj.-General Utis has neon uesig
nated as governor-general of the islands.
Tim KBVstono Mutual Benefit Associ
ation, incorporated in 1878. made at
assignment at Alientown, t u.
Kunming of the new 1809 issue ol
aha ilnllnr silver certificates were
shown at the treasury department in
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Washington, moy are pruiiwi uum
entirely new designs.
A delegation presented to Fresldont
McKinley two petitions, one from the
great majority of the organized Pro
testant Christian churches of tho world
and the other from the Pan -Presbyterian
alliance, Rsking for internation
al arbitration as a subtititute for war.
Many Mjiterlom Deaths.
Little Rock, Ark., Jan. 18. There
il intense excitement in Baxter county
over a series of sudden and mysterious
deaths which have occurred iu tne vi
cinity of Mountain Home, the county
within tim lHt few davs. No
less than b!x men, all of whom were
apparently in robust health, have been
suddenly stricken and died within a
r ahnrt time after the attack. In
every case there were unmistakable
symptoms of poisoning.
Senatorial Choice on Ticket.
In the house the veto messages of
the governor were taken up. The veto
of the bill providing for the survey and
location of a roadway from Montesano,
Chehalis county, to Brooktield, Wahki
akum county, was sustained.
The bill creating a state road along
the Columbia river from Lyle to Wash
nneiai una vfitnod. because the pioposed
road parallels a navigable livor, the
governor holding this to be against
good public policy in the straitened
oondition of state finances.
Representative Moore, as the author
of the bill, stated it to be his wish that
the veto be sustained, because there is
no time now to enter into the merits of
the bill, and his wish was simultane-
Colonol Patterson, of Kitsap, pre
sented a petition for a fish hatchoiy in
Kitsap county.
Col well presented a petition from
Cowlita oouuty for a law restraining
live Btock from at large.
Judge McGilvra was aocorded 10
minutes in which to present his Lake
Atlin and Dingley resolutions, which
were adopted.
t resolution bv Brown,
requesting the respective political par
ties of the state to piace upon tueir
tickets the choice of the party for Unit
ed States senator at elections prior to
senatorial elections, that tbe people
may express their choice, was adopted.
The New York to Go to Havana.
M-..i.i.,.,i,M. .Ian. 18. The navv de-
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partment has designated the following
warships to form the squadron of evolu
tion which is to go south under direct
command of AdmUal Sampson:
Flagshp New York, Brooklyn. In
diana, Texas, Chioago, Newark, Ma
chias. They will be accompanied by the fol-lowlng-uamed
colliers and supply ships:
Marcellns, Lebanon and Supply. The
htm ai a ort lered to be at Havana prior
to the first of February next.
Taooma, Wash., Jan. 17. The most
appalling marine disaster that has
ever occurred in the history of Tacoma
happened early this morning. During
a terrific gale which Bwept over Puget
sound, the British ship Andelana, an
i..a.i in this nort. awaiting cargo,
tuvi v- i . .
capsixed, and Captain G. W. Staling
and liis crew ol iu men, wnu ww
asleep below decks, were dragged down
to a sailor's death without an instant's
warning. The full list or tnose lost
is as follows: ,
Captain G. W. Staling, ol Annapo
lis, Nova Scotia; B. H. Crowe, aged 39
years, Londonderry, N. 8.; first mate;
E. G. Doe. aged 23 years, 145 Essex
Talbot Road. Blackpool, England;
Nemey Jossaim, Victoria, B. C, stew
..a. in.nnii M. A. D'Holvere. of Ost-
lliu, uvD.,-.. - ,
n,i Relimim. apprentice; Richard
Reginald Hanze, of Ostend, Belgium,
apprentice; ChaileB Smith, of United
States, botswain; James Daly, of New
York, boatswan; J. R. Brown, of Bar
badoes, cook; H. Hacsson, Sweden,
able seaman; Antone Jensen, Den
mark, seaman; John Nielson, Noiway,
seaman; E. Ostiom, Finland, seaman;
Fred Hindstrora. Norway, seaman;
Edward Letz, Rega, Russia, seaman;
Aueust Simonson, Holland, seaman,
Pat Wilson, St. Jonn s, xx. sea
man. Just what time the disaster which
resulted in such appallling loss of life
occurred is not known, as every per
son on board the vessel went to the
tnllnrn r,l thfl RnilTld Wltll It.
The ship, which was of English
build, and worth probably $150,000,
entered this port several aaya agu. r
was to have loaded wheat under char
ter to Eppinger & Co., of San Fran
oisco, for Europe. Yesterday, she was
taken to the Eureka dock and all bal
last removed and the hold cleaned, pre
paratory to receiving cargo. She wai
then towed to aa anchorage several
hundred yards northeast of the St.
Paul & Tacoma Lumber Company's
deep-water wharf, at wnicn point uis
aster overtook her. She had out, ac
cording to the best information ob
tainable, the starboard ancnor, weign
ing at least three tons, while to either
;.o if tho vpaap.l were attached the
ballast logs used to keep a ship upright
during the absence of cargo or ballast.
Tho aiiin ws ridlna the wave serenely
when the skippers of other vessels an
chored close by retired the night before.
When daylight dawned no signs oi uie
Andelana were visible Over the spot
where Bhe rode serenely at anchor the
night before only a danger-signal buoy
lamp was visible. When the absence
of the ship was discovered, Captain
Doty and Captain Burley took the tug
Vairfial.l and made an investigation,
and it was soon determined beyond
possibility of doubtf tnat tne snip nau
gone to the bottom.
One of the ballast logs was found.
To it dangled part of tho chain by
which it was originally fastened to the
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ill-fated ship. In addition, one oi uie
lifeboats, a matterss with the name of
the ship on it, and several oars, were
found. Beyond these no other wreck
age has been discovered.
As all on board perished, only Bur
mises as to the cause of the disaster
are prevalent. Judging from indica
tions, shipping men say, the ballast log
found was from the port side oi uie
I ..ooa.il slm nliin. nccordina to all ao-
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counts, was headed in a southerly di
rection, or toward the head of the bay,
at the time the galo swept down the
Sound. The heavy winda caused the
ship to train on the chains, making the
log on the weather side taut anu giv
ing a tendency to lift the log from the
water, but the strain was too great for
one of the chains, and it snapped.
This released the towering craft fiom
tho oraotAF restraint on tlie weainui
side, and she lifted with the wind, and,
there boing little restraint from the
other end of the log, raised it enough
to allow the right or mooring, ohain to
slip oft. Thus freed from ballast and
floating like a chip, the ship oareened
under the pressure oi tne neavy gam,
and shipped great quantities of water,
filling completely tne now anu iuro
castle, causing her to capsize and sink
to the bottom, all in a very few min
utes. The situation was further aggravated
h tim runt that the tides were just
setting in at the time the ship went
down. This in all probability forced
ti.o lam nf ttin vpssel around and ex-
nAun.i tha hrnfldside to the sale's fury.
Late this afternoon the ill-fated ves
sel was located. She lies on the bot
hn Snnnrl. on her broadside,
under 23 fathoms of water, close by Uie
a. I 1
spot where she nad peen ancnoreu.
x.leed Over 100 Vears.
Utica, N. Y., Jan. 17. Mrs. Emily
J. Moseley, who would have been 102
.an,. nld l.ii,! she lived until April.
died at the Home for the Homeless tonight.
Oregon legislature Will Closely Con
slder Approprianou
Salem, Or.. Jan. 14.-The first week
of the legislative session closes with
01 bills introduced and lead in the sen
ate, and 184 in the house. The house
passed the bill to add two judges to
the supreme court, and there is little
doubt that the measure will rass the
senate in due time, xwo noiauio in
forms have been provided for to limit
the number of committee clerks and to
keep appiopiiationsof doubtful merit
out of the general appropriation bill.
A bill to correct the committee clerk
sbip abuse further for future legisla
tures is before the senate, and is likely
to pass both houses. The ways and
means coammittee will report not only
a general appropiiation bill and a spe
cial appropriation bill, but will refuse
to yoke with appropriations of un
doubted .merit those that are question
able, making the latter bills stand in
dividually on their merits befoie the
legislature and the governor.
lillNlslmQL
But General Otis nar u
Well in Hand.
k REBEL ATTACK IS RIDICULOUS
Good Results Expected From the Con
ference Between Otis' and Agul
naldo's Representatives.
WASHINGTON LAWMAKERS.
Mnntz, Whose Seat Is Contested, Asks
to Be Taken Oft Committee.
Olympia, Jan. 14. Senator Mantz
today nsked to be excused from serving
on the committee of elections and elec
tion contests, inasmuch bs his seat was
to be oontested, and that, in all proba
bility, the matter would be referred to
that committee.
The chair stated that it was expected
that the contest in Mantz' district
fmrnd to a soeoial commit
tee. He did not know but that a spe
cial committee would yet ue namen
Munis was made chairman of the com
mitteeon senate employes other than
Paul, of that committee,
.,a mo'iin rli ninn :ui of the election con
test committee. Keith was transferred
'mm tim mmmittee on fisli to the com
mittee on printing, exchanging places
xuitli Kwnntnr Rit?fl.
Eight hundred and forty-two citizens
of Walla Walla petitioned for an as
halt in the Walla Walla state
pen'tentiaiy. The request was made
on tne ground of public morals, ars it
was claimed an assembly hall for the
inm',es of the penitentiary would
tend to improve their morais.
Manila, Jan. 16. The situation here
is undoubtedly critical, but Major
General Otis has it well in hand, and
there is no such certainty of tiouble as
many believe. The rebels are concen
trated on the outskirts of the town,
and their leaders have issued strict or
ders that they shall act only on the de
fensive. An accident might precipitate
trouble, but the idea of a rebel attack
upon Manila is ridiculous, as the
Americans control the position.
Aguinaldo has lepnblisbed the seo-
ond manifesto in reply tome pruciumn
tio? of General Otis, which was re
called on its first appearance, but it
has proved ineffectual.
On Wednesday, a false alarm, due
'a trivial incidents occurring simul
taneously in opposite parts of the city,
led to a general call to the United
States forces. In 15 minutes the en
t;.o n;t- maa fnvfiTHfi. The prompt!-
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tude of the Americans, while it created
a scare for the moment, effectually re
stored confidence throughout Manna,
and dispelled the excitement due to a
passing fear on the part oi tne cuiaena
that an outbreak was imminent. It is
possible that the Filipinos, after the
diplomatic conferences mat nave ueen
held between the representatives of
General Otis and Agumaiuo, n
finally come to understand that the
cautious and coneetvative policy of the
Americans is not due to tear. -ana tney
may accept the inevitable with good
grace. It is evident tnat at present,
they are unable to appreciate the full
meaning of the independence demand
ed, and when they do understand its
extent, the American proposition win
be acceptable.
Ior a State Road.
t. tha iimifia bill was introduced by
Mooie, establishing a state road down
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the Columbia river trom lyie, jmiuki
tat county, to Washougal, Clark coun
t oml iinnrnnriHtinsr 1825.000 therefor,
A concurrent resolution relating to
ti,o wanitli nf Washington coal mines.
and requesting the secretary of the
navy to use Washington coai in preier
anna tn Rritisb Columbia coal. and call
ing upon said secretary of the navy to
nntifw tim legislature if anv reason ex
ists why this cannot be done, was
offered by Calvert, and adopted.
HnnH hill No. 78. offered bv Bel
ford, who moved its advancement to
ttiiv-l rnflfllncr after the title had been
read. It is an appropriation bill, car
rying $1,500 for the transportation of
prisoners, f5UU lor transporting juvc
,lprs and 8200 to pav travel
ing expenses of superior court judges.
On final pasiage it receiveu oyone ueg
otivo vnt and 64 affirmative.
- Sonata onncnrrnnt resolution No. 2,
thA nnrr.base of a suitable
flag for the capitol, was taken up and
passed under suspension of the rules.
The senate concuirent resolution for
tl.o nrintini and tiublication of 2,500
copies of Governor Roger's message
was passeou
RAILROADS TO POOL ISSUES.
Report That Great Northern and North
ern l'acino nave uoraointa.
New York, Jan. 16. The Times flays:
The announcement of the settlement oi
recent disagreements between the Great
Northern and the Northern Pacific
railroads proved to be one of the most
interesting statements Wall street has
lately had to consider and enthuse over.
I,, -NTnrthiirn Pnc.ifio common stock
there is reason to believe that a pool
i.ao hooti formed, including in its mem
bership the strongest finanoieis of Wall
street, among others, mends oi j. r.
Morgan, Governor Flower and John
n l)..'lrof11ar.
This pool, credited with a capacity
beyond any such recent combinations,
; Viniiuua.l in have as the basis for its
organization knowledge of plans which
will nrni't icallv make the Northern Pa
cific and the Baltimore & Ohio one
property. Some reports, probably dis
n.tn.i imva it fivon that Northern Pa
ciflc property would aotnally absorb
the B. & O. Under any circumstances,
it in tnnlnril there will be direct man
agement and personal supei vision of
policy by James J. utii.
Klondike at Home.
iiiiiohirn .inn. 1A. While ditchinc
nn hia hnavnrdam at Farniington. five
. t, -
miles southeast oi tins city, ueorge
Robinson struck a gold-bearing quartz
ledger hich assays $43 to the ton. The
ledge is between two and thiee
ft In width. The lead runs north
and south, pitching east. Near it are
two other ledges, the rock from which
has not yet been assayed.
ThA lmltfM was discovered several
,!..,. aan hut tha matter was kept verv
quiet until today, and the only trouble
tn iio ani-nnntereil is in uettimt water.
No gold had ever before been found at
Farmington, but old miners consiuereu
the indications there very good.
HOUSE PASSES ONE BILL.
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Senate DUcuanes the Question of Opea
Executive eiw.on.
16. The house
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today passed the diplomatic and consu
lar appropiiation bill without an
amendment. During tne general u
bate two set speeches " were made
against imperialism uy tarmac anu
nuinnu nf Tonnessee. The diplomatic
and consular bill is the sixth of the
wonlaii nnnrnnnation bills tO pass the
house. Seven budgets yet remain to
be acted upon, lae Din as passeu cur
ries $ 1,751,638.
Woaliinotnn. Jan. 16. Little bust-
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ness was transacted by the senate in
open session today. Sixteen Dins on
the pnvate pension calendar were
passed, and a joint resolution extending
tim than ka nf nnnoress to Miss Clara
Barton and other offioials of the Red
Cross Sooiety for their beneficent worn
in Armenia and Cuba was adopted.
Cockrell entered a motion to recau
the bill which passed yesterday, author
izing the president to appoint Briga--iini-.aonornl
T. II. Stanton a maior-
general, and place him on the retired
list with that lank. At a o ciock tne
senate adjourned.
Debate In Open Sessions.
Waaliinotnn. .Ian. 16. The SUDPOrt-
ers and opponents of the peaoe treaty
in the senate had their first contest
over that document today in executive
session.
Whilft the debate technically was
upon Senator Berry's motion providing
for the consideration in open s.ession,
the entire question at issue was gone
over to a considerable degree. The dis
cussion contmuod irom a lew minutes
past 1 until 5, when the senate ad
journed foi the day without reaoning
a vote upon the Berry motion.'
Mena, Ark., Jan. 18. Joe Bates, a
fanner living near the Washita river,
i.i.l t.i nlmri-h with his familv in a
wagon. In attempting to ford the
river the wagon was swept away and
his wife, child and a young woman
were drowned. The river had risen
from the late lains.
Ti. tmvmnment of the Transvaal.
says the Pretoiia correspondent of the
i London Times, lias expeiwea neartj
$800,000 since 18i)t in trying to in
fluence the European press and Euro
pean officials to prevent tbe leasing of
i Dolagoa bay to Great Britain.
San Francisco, Jan. 18. The Ohio
arrived today with 800 men from Ma
nila, most of them stray eoldiert, who
were either going home on furlough or
convalescents. The First Nebraska
Waal mnnt i tha most laruelv represent
ed among the sick men, although there
is a number from the Thirteenth Min
nesota regiment also. The convales
cents wete taken to the division nem
hospital. Those who are too ill to go
home immediately will be retained
there. . The others will go to their re
spective homes as soon aa they can be
provided with suitable clothing.
Storm In Switserland.
Berne, Switzerland, Jan. 17. A
heavy gale is blowing today, accom
panied in different parts of Switzerland
bv torrential rains and snow. Great
j..m km haen ilnne. ManT Of the
mountain passes are blocked, and it Is
feared there will De serious avaimiuHo
disasters.
The United States gunboat Helena
snorted at Port Said today, and, bav
on her way to
!a ll VV7a vu fr-.v
the Philippines.
Small Railroad Accident. .
rinrinnati. Jan. 17. Passenger
thA Baltimore & Ohio
Southwestern, leaving St. Louis, at
8:35 this morning, was derailed just
i east of Clay City, 111., by a defective
tail. The combination car. coacn anu
sleeper were slightly injured.
Rank of Spain Report.
xr.,w.,l Jn. 17. The Bank ol
Spain report for the week ending yea
terday shows the following: Gold in
hand, no change; silver in hand, in
crease, 3,758.000; note in circulation,
Increase, 11,833,000 pesetas
General Eagran Censured.
Wa.hinwtnn. Jan. 16. The war in-
tnilav TlHssed a
VCOfclK""& - . 2
resolution censuring Eagan for the
language he used wnen lie appeareu to
answer charges made against the com
missary branch of tne army Dy Miies.
and returned to him the carefully pre-
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pared typewritten statement wuicu no
left with tbe commission after reading
it to that body. It is reported that
General Egan has concluded to exclude
the mattei complained of.
TO ORGANIZE A CABINET.
General Brooke Has Decided to liars
Four Civil secretaries.
TTa-ann .Tan. 16. Gen. Brooke has
nnrofnllv (mnMhWflil the .formation of
a cabinet of civil advisers, and has de
cided to have four secretaries tne nrst
of state and government; the seoond of
finance, the third oi justice and puDiic
instruction; and the fourth of agricul
ture, industry, commerce and public
works, uniy prominent Teamenm oi
the islands will be invited to join the
cabinet.
The governor-general has received
acceptance from two. whose names are
reserved until all four can be an
nounced. One of the othei two may
be a Spaniard, though it is probable
that all four will be Cubans.
Oregon Soldiers Will Gome Home.
Washington, Jan. 16. Representa
tive Tongue today saw Assistant Secre
tary Meiklejohn and asked him if the
recent turn of events in the Philip
pines would mean that the Oregon vol
unteers would be retained in those
islands longer than was originally in
tended. He was informed that the
outbreaks would not change the depart
ment's plan, and that the Seoond Ore
gon would be sent home aa soon as re
lieved by regulars.
Chew Ing-Gum Trust Formed.
New York, Jan. 16. A combina
tion of chewing-gum manufacturers of
the TJnited States was pracrtioally con
summated today, when the last con
tracts necessary to amalgamation were
executed, in this city. The capital in
volved amounts to about $13,000,000.
The naval board on promotion wi'l
recommend that rewards be given to
Ensigns H. II. Ward and W. W. Buck,
who acted as spies during the war with
Spain.
Disappointed and Obstinate Girl.
Marinette, Wis., Jan. 16, Jennit
Howard, a modiote. died today, prac
tically of slow suicide. Four weeki
aco she went to the Menominee hos
pital, determined to die, made her will t
and absolutely refused to taka anj
medicines or allow the physicians to dc
anything tor her. A love affair is said
to have caused tbe suicide.
The French have sent China an ulti
matniii tliioatoninff to send an armed
'force from Tongking into Sw Chuen,
'to rescue the unfortunate Father
'risury.
Mr. Dingley Dead.
Washington, Jan. 16. Hon. Nelson
Dingley, of Maine, leader of the Re
publican sido on the floor of the house
of representatives, died here tonight at
10:30 o'clock, of heart failure, result
ing from extreme weakness due to
pneumonia.
Death Reigned la Santa Clara.
Havana, Jan. 16. The official re
port of the mayor of Santa Clara shows
that in 1896 there were 1,416 deaths;
6,987 deaths in 1897, and 4,841 deaths
in 1898, being in three yeata a loss of
' 68 per cent of the population.
tryum to lave (lie gin.