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The Chen Yuen and Limj Yuen
Have Been Sunk.
OTHER VESSELS ARE INJURED
Fierce Bombardment fur Two
Days Between Japanese Fleet
and the Fort.
Associated Press.
London, Fell. 7. -A cablegram from
Wei Hal Wei dated February 5th, says
the Chinese fleet has practically ceased
to exist. The Iron-clad Chun Yuen and
her sister ship Ling Yuen, have been
sunk, and other vessels of the Chinese
fleet are within the grasp of the Jap.
anese.
At daybreak Sunday the Japanese
fleet opened fire on the Lul Kung forts,
Which replied vigorously. The boin.
bardment became terrific. The first
Japanese division, Including the flag
ship, directed its force against Uie
eastern Island batteries, whlie the sec.
ond division shelled Fort Sehih. Hie
Chinese fleet came to the assistance
of the forts. The Ling Yuen used her
guns with effect, but succeeded in dl
verting some of the Japanese fire from
the forts to 'herself. The Lai Yuen,
smaller ship, also fought well. There
were many casualties. Two Chinese
gunboats also assisted, but were not
badly damaged. Those four vesselB
fought desperately until dark, when
the firing ceased on both sides. The
Chinese forts, especially Fort Sehlh,
suffered Immense damage. The Chinese
fire toward evening Indicated that the
guns were disabled, that the gunners
were disabled, or that the ammunition
was becoming scarce. The sea was
running high Sunday, but fearing that
the Chinese would endeavor to escape,
the Japanese fleet did .not seek shelter,
remaining to block the exits from the
harbor. During the night tlhe Japan
ese learned from a prisoner who had
been captured aflhore, that Admiral
Ting, the Chinese naval commander,
had ordered the captains of the va
rious ships to remain Inside the har
bor, even If the islands should be cap
tured, and endeavor to destroy the
Japanese fleet. Every officer was or
dered to remain at his post until the
last, under pain of dishonor or death.
The bombardment was resumed today,
Sunday's operations being repeated.
The fire from Fort Sehih continued
weakly, and the Chinese men-of-war
were bo repeatedly and so badly hit
that t'heir guns were handled with
difficulty and with less spirit. Towards
the close of the fight, the Ting Yuen
and the Chen Yuen were disabled.
They gradually settled down and foun
dered amid the shouts from the Jap
anese, both on land and sea. The oth
er Chinese vessels were in distress.
The dispatch concludes with a state
ment that the Japanese are preparing
to carry Liu Kung 'by storm, The Chen
Yuen and Ting; Yuen were built at the
Vulcan Works, Stetin, Germany,
THE STORM IN ENGLAND.
Thousands Out of Work on Account of
Severe Weather.
London, Feb. 7. Storms severly Im
pede traffic throughout England. The
Highlands of Scotland are completely
isolated. An unknown vessel founder
ed oft Port Patrick, Scotland, with a
loss of seven lives. A two-masted
steamship Is ashore on the Isle of Man.
The Thames is frozen over at Cheitea
At Antwerp the thermometer register
ed 15 degrees below zero centigrade,
the lowest In 20 years. In Wales thous
ands are out of work on account of
the severe weather.
WRECK ON THE UNION PACIFIC.
Chappelle, Neb., Feb, 7, The Atlantic
Express on the Union Paclllc road was
wrecked a mile from 'here this morn
ing. Four cars and an engine wore
overturned. No one was Injured, but
aa the thermometer registered 30 be-
Jow zero, the passengers suffered with
cold. The accident was caused by the
breaking of a frosty rail.
SIGNALS OF DISTRESS.
Milwaukee, Feb. 7. A siTnal of dis
tress Is displayed on the waterworks
crib out in the lake, upon which there
are 90 workmen employed In fhe tun
nel where 14 men were drowned two
years ago. The life-saving crew has
gone to th;(r assistance.
FATALITIES AT A FIRE.
Indianapolis, Feb. 7. Shortly after
10 this morning fire broke out in the
fifth floor of the Denlson Hotel, the
largest In the city, and owing to the
in, arxi.iv fold weather the firemen
were handicapped The h-ti q-iifkly ' n'uca suffering from cold and hunger,
filled with smoke, and the puts ieft I SCHOONER ASHORE,
quietly. No panic resulted. The fire- . .
men succeeded in confining the flair.es ' Ylr.eyard Haven, Mass., Feb. 7. An
to the hotel. Fireman Frank Nutter r.rk.iown lime schooner is ashore with
and an electric llsht man. Peter Ryan, ( three dead bodies lashed to the deck
were knocked from a ladder 40 f'.et . house and covered with Ice.
high by a falling cornice. Nutter will
probably die. Ryan Is seriously Injured.
OLYMPIA'G LEGISLATURE.
A Busy Day was Experienced In Both
Houses.
Olympla, Feb. 7. This was another
busy day la both houses. The com
mittee on tl.e . senate employes pre
sented Its resignation in a ibody, claim
ing the senate Continually failed to
recognize Its recommendations, and by
reason of the army of office Beckers
life was a burden. The resignation was
tabled. Tiie senate passed the house
bill creating a board of llaa com
missioners, to consist of the governor,
state treasurer, and fish commission
er, and appropriating $20,000 to estab
lish (hatcheries on the Columbia, Puget
Sound, Gray's Harbor and Wlllapa.
A substitute resolution iby Frlnk, for
Investigating the penitentiary, was
adopted. Senator Sergeant says he has
reports to show that Coblentz has been
wrongly condemned, and that the state
Is 'his debtor, and soys Investigation
will show the. whole affair a plot of
the Portland smuggling ring to down
Cohlentz, who testified against them,
and the alleged exposure of the grain
bag manipulations was a Job against
Coblentz between the smuggling ring
and the prisoners. . The resolution by
Helm for a Joint committee to investi
gate the Cheney and Ellensburg Nor
mal schools, was adopted. A 'house
memorial Introduced by Catlln, asked
the members to refrain from the use
nf intoxicating liquors while in session.
Resolution for a committee to visit the
agricultural college was passed. Among
She new bills was one tu limit the ses-
ions of county commissioners to six
days a month. Cltne's proposed equal
suffrage amendment to the constitu
tion fail! by two votes.
Ham's bill allowing ten of twelve
Jurors to return a verdict In civil cases
paused, as did a bill 'by Burih, of Pa-
cilic, miking it unlawful to gather
cysters from June 15th to October 81st,
and a bill ty the same author prohibit
ing dredging for oysters from natural
oyster beds. A concurrent resolution
memorializing congress to place the
government Improvement at the Dalles
and Tumwater Falls on the Columbia
under contract, was adopted.
THE NEW CALIFORNIA ROAD.
Spreckels Takes Another Half Million
Subscription.
San Francisco, Feb. 7. The commit
tee In charge of the San Joaquin Val
ley Railroad now have subscriptions
amounting to $1,840,000. Claus Spreck-
els, the moving spirit In the organi
sation of the competing road, an
nounces that he will endeavor to se
cure a subscription of $4,000,000 in San
Francisco 'before actual construction
is commenced on the road. He will
tako an additional subscription of
500,000, making his total subscription
up to date $1,000,000.
SAME OLD STORY.
Salem, Or., Feb. 7. Dolph, 41; Hare,
10
Weat'herford, 8; Williams, 9; Her
mann, 13; Lord, 4; Lowell, 3; absent.
2 SO.
The only change was Wright, from
Williams to Lord. The house passed
Aioorc-head's bill providing that nine
Jurors , may return a verdict, The
house also accepted the Invitation of
il. W, Corbett to a formal dinner at
the Hotel Portland Saturday evening,
THE SNOW IN NEBRASKA.
Omaha, Feb. 7. Drifted snow and
.sand and intense sold greatly inter
fered with the movement of trains in
Nebraska last night and today. The
through trains from Billings, Mon
.una, on the Burlington, due here at
.1:45 last night has not yet arrived.
Trains on the Union Pacific are de
layed, and many engines are killed
by freezing.
BLIZZARD IN KAN3AS.
Kansas City, Feb. 7. A blizzard rag
.xl with unabated vigor all night. This
morning the thermometer registered
10 1-2 below zero. . A gale is blowing,
signal Ofllcer O'Connor does not prom
ise any respite until Friday evening,
i'ne railroads are not Inconvenienced
much by drifts,
COLD EXPECTED AT 4ST. LOUIS.
St. Louis, Feb. 7.'-Tho approach of
the cold wave predicted in this vicinity
was signaled during the night by heavy
winds and zero temperature. Today
gales prevail, and a drop of 10 or 15
decrees Is expected.
NOT SO SERIOUS AS EXPECTED.
Chicago, Feb. 7. The Chicago edition
of the blUzard was not so fierre a type
as predicted, but suburban railroad
trailic is seriously delayed. The
through trains are three to sis hours
late.
SNOW IN TENNESSEE.
Knorvllle, Tenn., Feb. 7. It has
been snowing continuously here for 30
hours, and the snow is frcm 12 to 15
Inches deep on the level. There Is
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Administration Financial Bill
Defeated in the House.
THE VICTORS CHEER LOUDLY
Oregon's . Representatives Voted
Against the Bill-Third Read
ing Not Allowed.
Assodalted Press.
Washington, Feb. 7. The last hope
of financial legislation for the relief of
the treasury at the present session of
this congress went by the board when
the house 'by a vote of 134 to 101, re
jected the administration's bill to
authorize tlhe issue of $500,000,000 of
bonds. The bill was beaten before It
reached its last parliamentary stage.
This result was reached after three
days of speeches, and at times a heat
ed debate, and at the end of a seven
hours' session. From 11 a. m. till 3:3C
today, when the bill with pending sub.
stltutes, was reported to the house
from tlhe committee of the whole,
amendments were offered in rapid suc
cession, most of which were voted
down as fast as they were offered.
Mainy of them were designed to load
down the bill, and the votes thereon
were In no sense test votes. The Bell
amendment, for instance, to make the
bonds payable in gold and silver, was
defeated Iby a decisive vote of 176 to
100, while the bill was defeated by 134
to 161.
Both the Reed and Cox substitutes
with amendments thereto, were re
jected after the bill was reported to
the house.
The Reed substitute, authorizing the
Issue of coin bonds for the replenish
ment of the gold reserve and indebted
ness to defray the deficiency in the
revenues, was lost, 109 to 187. It was a
party vote,. . When. the. question came
up for a third reading, and the en
grossment of the bill, the whole op
position centered upon It While the
vote was being taken, which resulted
In the refusal of the house to order a
third reading, the interest centering
in the vote of Reed. He sat quietly in
his seat during roll call, and did not
answer to his jiame, but on a second
call he voted for the bill. As soon as
the result was announced, Keed at
tempted to make an explanation of Uie
attitude of himself and those of his
colleagues who had voted for the bill,
but objections were made. He after
wards explained, however, that he had
submitted a proposition (his own sub
stitute) which he considered would
meet the situation. The Democrats
had rejected this, and ' then he and
many of his colleagues who were also
opposed to features of the bill, had
voted for it In the hope it woul pass
and be amended In the senate. Spring
er then moved to reconsider the vote
by which a third reading; was refused,
but this motion was laid on the table
by a vote of 135 to 123, ond the bill was
killed. An analysis of the vote shows
that 42 Republicans and 92 Democrats
voted for the bill, and 56 Republicans
and 98 Democrats and 7 Populists
voted against it.
SPRINGER'S VIEWS.
He Blames the Republicans for the
Result of the Administration BUI.
Washington, Feb. 7. Chairman
Springer, of the banking and currency
committee, was not prepared to say
tonight whether any further action
would be taken, or what would now be
done. He was very much disappointed
at the result, and blamed the Repub
licans, saying f they had stood by the
bill it would have passed.
All the other Democrats who were
for the bill said that this was the end
of anything in the way of financial
legislation. The impression prevails
that there will now be another bond
lss'je without delay.
BRIGHTER FOR THE CABLE.
Washington, Fob. 7. The laying of s
cable to Hawaii was further discussed
In the senate today, but no conclusion
was reached, and the Item remains ar
a stumbling block to the diplomatic
and consular appropriation bill. It Is
expected the cable Item will be voted
tomorrow, and a belief prevails that
the Item will be, adopted,
THE BOND BILL DEFEATED.
Washington, Feb. 7. The adminis
tration bond bill was defeated in the
house mis afternoon by a ovte of 134
to 161.
TENNE33DE CAN TAKE CARE OF
HERSELF.
Washington, Feb. 7. In the house
today Orosvernor, of Ohio, asked the
unanimous consent for the considera
tion of a Joint resolution for the ap
polntment of a committee to Investi
gate the validity of the election In
Tennessee last November.
"I object." shouted Cot, of Tennessee.
IT
"The state of Tennessee can take care
of herself."
The house went into committee of
the whole and resumed the consider
ation of the administration bill to
authorize the issue of $500,000,000 In
gold bonds.
ADJUTANT GENERAL'S REPORT,
The Famous Terwllllger Case Settled
at Last.
Portland, Feb. 7. The famous Ter
wllllger will case has been brought to
close. Judge Northrup today ad
mitted the decree of the United Statts
caurt, which ordered that the will was
forgery. By this decision the heirs
share equally with the Rlchardsons.
Adjutant General Mitchell, of the
Oregon National Guard, has made his
report for 1893 and 1894. It shows the
national guard of the state consists of
23 companies of Infantry, two troops
of cavalry, and one 'battery of artillery,
one engineer corps, three hospital corps
detadhments, and two bands. The re
turns Show for 1894, 46,000 men are lia
ble to military duty ,ln the state.
There was a breezy time today at
the meeting of the state board of hor
ticulture. Prof. E. R. Lake stirred up
matters by delivering some very caus-
tlo remarks regarding the course of
Mr. S. A. Clarke end Millard Lowns-
dale in attacking the state board of
horticulture. Mr. Clark was on hand
and defended himself.
LIEUT. UN RAT II TO BE TRIED.
Portland, Feb. 7. Governor Lord has
called a brigade court-martial to try
Lieut. Unratlh, of Battery A for insu
bordination. Lieut. U.nrath is accused
of inviting Capt. Farrer of Company G,
to accept the captaincy of Battery A,
while the battery already has a cap
tain. The court-martial will convene
hero February 15th.
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
San Francisco, Fob. 7. Arrived U.
S. Monterey, from New Whatcom;
Mackinaw, from Tacoma; bark Rufus
Wood, from Nanalmo; Farallon,
from Puget Sound; schooner Chas. R.
Wilson, from Gray's Harbor.
Cleared Willamette, for Nanalmo;
Queen, for Astoria and Portland; ship
WaChusett, from Nanalmo.
Departed Ship Llewellyn J. Morse,
for Nanalmo; schooner Helen N. Kim
ball, for Seattle! schooner Dora Uluhm,
and sdhooner Volunteer, for Gray's
Harbor; schooner Chas. E. Falk, Port
Blakeley; schooner Annie Gee, Gray's
Harbor; schooner Ruby A. Cousins,
Gray's Harbor; BChoouer Pioneer, Seat
tle. Freights and charters German bark
Artemus, now at Hastings MlllB, lum
ber thence to Valparaiso; American
BMp Oriental coal from (Departure
Bay to San Francisco.
LA OASCOGNE STILL OVERDUE.
New York, Feb, 7. The French
steamer' La Gascogne from Havre, is
four days overdue. It is the general
belief among steamship people that
some part of her machinery has broken
down.
NO CHIAiNGB AT BOISE.
Boise, Feb. 7. The 28th ballot for
United States senator was taken today
without any change. There was one
pair, and the result of the ballot was
as follows: Shoup, 19; Sweet, 18; Clag
gett, 15,
WHAT MR. BARRETT SAYS.
In the Budget of last evening refer
ence is made to my action as a mem
ber of the county court In refusing to
pay the bill of I. M. Long, who claims
to be deputy district attorney. Mr.
Long at the last term of the county
court, presented bills, some of them
for services which he had not rendered
In any shape whatever, and others for
double the amount which Mr. C. J.
Curtis has charged for the same ser
vice, and which the law allows. These
the county court refused to pay, and
xent for Mr. Long and requested him
to show on what authority he was
acting as deputy district attorney, and
presenting such bills. He claimed that
Mr. Curtis hod deputized him to act,
by the authority of District Attorney
Hurrett. Having reason to doubt this
answer, I Immediately wired Mr. Bar
rett, and received Uie following reply;
Hlllsboro. Or.. Feb. 6. 1895.
Hon. J. H. D. Gray, County Judge, As
loria, uregon ;
Dear Sir; In answer to your dis
patch of the Dth Inst., will say that I
nave not deputized Mr. Long to act
for me In Clatsop county, and there
fore did not know that Mr. Long was
acting as oepuiy qrtrtct attorney. The
only deputy that 1 have fci Clatsop
county is ). J. Curtis. It Is oosslble
that iMr. Curtis may have made some
arrangements with Mr. Lorur to have
him attend to the luslness while Cur
tis was absent at Salem. I know noth
ing about It. Yours Truly,
W. N. BARRETT.
The above explains Itself.
J. H. D. GRAY,
County Judge,
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A Hot Debate Over Nebraska's
Belief Committee.
MONTEREY AT SAN FRANCISCO
Captain Kcrapff Congratulated by
the Department for Washing
ton Coal Tosts.
Assooiarted Press.
Omaha, Feb. 7. A Lincoln special to
the Bee says: The senate Indulged in
an angry debate today over the al
leged, inactivity of the state relief com
mittee. Senator Stewart offered a reso
lution providing for the appointment
of a committee of five senators to at
once take charge of the shipment of
100 carloads of supplies now on hand.
The resolution provoked a heated dis
cussion. Stewart denounced the mem
bers of the state commission as gross
ly Incompetent and asserted that
through their criminal negligence peo
ple were perishing from cold and star
vation. The dlBcuBslon soon took a
partisan turn whldh was brought to
a climax by Caldwell, who asserted that
the commission was handicapped by
the fact that at least one of its mem.
bers was a Populist. The debate was
closed Iby the adoption of an amend
ment providing for a commission of
three to wait upon the governor and
urge immediate action.
FORECLOSURE PROCEEDINGS.
Omaha, Feb. 7. Papers were filed la
the United States court at Council
Bluffs to make the United States in
tervener In the foreclosure proceedings
on the Union Paclfla. The papers were
nled In the name of the people of the
United States.
MONTEREY AT 'BAN. FRANCISCO.
San iFranolsoo, Fob, 7. The United
States coast defense vessel Monterey
has arrived from the Sound after an
eight days' trip. She was Bent north
to moke a test of several grades of
Washington coal. The official report of
her doings has been sent to Washing
ton, and Captain Kempt has received
telegrams of congratulation from the
department. -
THE MOCK KINDERGARTEN.
A large Audience Greets this Unlaue
and Creditable Performance.
Amateur entertainments as a rule
are rather tiresome, especially when
the principal purpose Is to make one
laugh; but the Mock Kindergarten en
tertainment given last evening at Fish
er's Hall was an exception to the rule.
The characters were all taken by pop
ular young people of the city, and each
one was cast in an Individual and
peculiar style. Their united efforts
kept the large audience In a continual
roar from the preface to the finis of
the entertainment. Miss Rayse proved'
to be a patient teacher, but was not
as backward in reprovtng her little
tots as her name Implies. Taken alto
gether it was a most agreeable and
unique entertainment and no higher
compliment to the ladles who conceiv
ed and conducted the evening's amuse
ment can be Imagined than the unan
imous desire felt on all sides for Its
early repetition.
FROM iMR. BONNER.
Mayor 8. H. Friendly this afternoon
received a letter from Mr. E. L. Bon
ner, one of the purchasers of the Ore
gon Paclllo railroad, dated at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel, New York, January 27.
Mr. Bonner says Mr. Hammond or
himself will Ibe here within 30 days to
confer with our citizens over the er
tension proposltl'in. Gugens Guard.
Whlob. confirms the report heretofore
made that the new proprietors pro
pose tapping the valley towns with
the Oregon Pacific, undoubtedly event
ually reaching Portland, and connect
ing with the Astoria road, and then
when the extension is made over the
mountains. having a conleUi lino
from deep sea at Astoria to the East.
There Is a big deal in the focL Albany
Democrat
A LOST BON.
The Following letter has been re
ceived: North Ablnifton, Mass.
I write this for a poor, distressed
mother who had a sn st your place
last spring; his name is William Boyce,
No. 250 Csreby avenue, Astoria, Oregon.
Any Information In rexnrd in him
would be thankfully received. Ptnasa
ad-lress, D. Gliosis
North Ahtngton, Mans.
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