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About The daily morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1883-1899 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 7, 1898)
uo;;ri: THE ASTORIAN lias the larrest clrtnlatloa of .an tit THE DAILY ASTORIAN Is the fel.fcst and teat paper on the Columbia River ILA Ion the Columbia River 3 -w. KULIv ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT. ASTORIA, OHKfiON, FIUDAY MOIININO, JANUARY 7, 1BH8. NO. 6. VOL. XLVUI. tm nil i b ieb i ci ,j ea ii in in in m in ih w 1 1 m a a M i . t i' mrrwr i f ;. w - 'r r . Wi-vr . - - 111 wv ti if in ra iu i n u ii i c i "Superior" Stoves and Ranges nr. nr. J. N. LAWS, AT HAWES OLD STAND Diaries and Calendars For 1898... GRIFFIN Klondike MlncrM' CompcrH UtctiMllH W. F. SCHEIBE, A full Hm PIpm. T.acc. a Smtaktn' Aitlcln. 474 Cofttmorvlail Ml. lnri' (lotqefim rotcrtinmet Mali lT m-i-i ma--' "- . Hams, Bacon and SHIELD BRAND " . Thn Bwt, Abtolutely Fur. By. For Sol. at The Occident HoteJ Bar, Hie Offloa Moon, And all Ui leadlnc bar In Arforla. !'rjs" r It-Til . J w. 1 .iw "f" ' 3 San l'runclseo and l'ortlnnU , nnnr Blank Books and Office Supplies ii 'v5- & REED Supplies Outfit mid ProvlMlotiH Foard & Stokes Company Munulmtunr and lcMlr In FINE CIGARS! The Louvre.. Three Klnnm-Klne Mntip; lianiranf All Klnrti:Tii Maaiilfli-enl llai; Kvprvlhiii Klrnt 'U: hiI orilcr and K-vervbiMly'a lti(hu hirlrlly (ibirrTeit. Kopp's "Best ?5 A DELICIOUS DRINK.... and ABSOLUELY PURE Tlia North P.oitlo Brewery, of which Mr. John Kopp ii proprietor, mnkoi beer for domentio nil export trade. Bottled beer tor froily n.e, or keg beer iiipplieil at any time, delivery iu the city free. NORTH PACIFIC BREWERY UNION MEAT COMPANY Al l. KINI'H . nr I'ANNKK MK.ATtf (luiirtinteed The It""! I" the Market Strictly Pure Lard Car. roarch nd Cllun f'trcets I'nrtland. Orcijon. "Keystone Monogram Whiskey 9? SHERWOOD SHERWOOD PACinC COAST AGENTS, GOMEZ SPEARS FROM THE FIELD Cubu Mist and Kill Have Peace by Abwlate ladepcadeace. SPAIN TO IJE CUBA'S FRIEND Soldier. Needed I. Till Ik ri.ld l p Wild l.lnd-Cib. Ready I. Tiy t frit lor rue. S-w VV Jim. - Tim Herald (it j tli f.iil.mlnu leiii-r from f!ii. r.il M.ntnio , ;n. a "tinna i.ili r H Ju. f of Dm ''whan i army ' In id" KM'I. per, y,. lnT;- ! "Vi.i ji-d in. for my oplrim rei;ar.!iiin whai i ff.M !3i. atiiniiim r k'ii- tboat lu he llll."Ml.'l , n I '! lllllfM i lMl loW, h !. Ill' atpe-i id H lOJI 1. 'Pbe ''ubitis In unit 'Vt nni (fni")M ti ilrt. n tMv. r viH I, n (Mr ninu. if!" 'Ii" lil--lni-'ll:.ii.i iiiill Day IMVK ( HlHl'llmil 'I lllflr Ulfilltf t!l'l'1--tl-1. in-' Nil nnntiT 1ut minili'-r of Wrr. li M Kr.i;il.-il t, j any i.iiiidi lii'V rniim:. rvit n t-ww Sp.iin .uUi rii-'i.i' (or hi-f.Hf no othrr ritilit I.Vn c K" ; !.. KjMiii.h flak- ovr 'uj. uii a , iii!' ! iioiiiiiimI hhwi U-iiiv. Oi- m i nut J.'c.rl ill iliillllfc hi. Mir. THr t"u t'4l lt lullllll .if thi uthrr imiIu. H-mi of Uii- I'l'wikt i'iK,rlii'i limn ht n'.Vir i-l'V Cui'A ch.JI hit rMKiii" 'I j ii nil., r of Hi- rtl'th'Kl if fri'i- ilalM In ili: 1 1 It tili. .if ulwiuii' r.iill'Mmn . t nr ul.iln-.l l.y t no lirmi, moiv, ! ttic)i. iDiilliil nji one n.i" force Impel the ruhan propti' an a whole an we a 1'i'tivl'bi.iiii lo aloit Im. giaml r.fullnn of tii I r i leti-p eriilttii'tii and Inter. ct( ihe form, r tirt-.llre tJle I 'lllwllt. f'-e ihut they luvi. lmvn prufiMimlly hurt by Ui horrible war mxrtvsl npfm-rat iifc-Mtnt thein by flpaan, ! I ittur e. i-iiiii. they are 1 fli-mly eotivlnewl that utilv aa free men w tfwy In. abb- o i-n-lev j-.! e nnil 'iiiniiajp thi ti'.'M.iry .-rellt 1u rnwwniii th"r oinniry, whleh i ha lu-en 1eva..neil by .ikiii Kiern-lf, "In nhorl. v.itia not otily t 11! ncde to 9h. fr. It In aibo.it tmv truit Hpuln ehoupl re.Menl. Hint f.u-t nrxl lc.iiSir a-Me ul .-haotle autonomy. j itfiouKI niiinfiill" iwfnnit the true proh 1 pin I t SpnnHh nivtloii iicknowl- iiIk" "ntw- iii'1' H'ii.i.v, wh.ft e Ju: ' ly 1'l.ilina, anl receive a omiii'iiKitlon which k. rtuht and eiiHa)lc. And i reti l"t h' r claim from our povrrnni-nt ' mime ii'lviitlt.iKc.. n ihe Cuban tariff to I fouler hir awn nduwtr.n. Then, ami j imivn t h i. will rile r.tflnhow of w.ic. I itirhten fie horlon wi leiw refli-i-ted by Hie iil-ire of the trlnwtnit flells and Ihe flrliiK of he nuiihin." The llcrnl'l o irwi:ii an liirvew with inn At a date ntT th.ui the aboe. The correntiondnt found i.iomei In Hie Nit of hentti urwl nlrltn and fully rnnvtu'nl that the kwu wtruKKle In draw Inir h cKmp. The. Intranm-KcnritK o litm, nald Oem-ru) Oomei. have been the only one wtlllnir t ixntmie rlie ntnutRle t-caiiKe they feared that I'nbnn trlittnph wmihl re.ih In Ihrlr prpecuton ami the 1 1 nftnillon of tht-lr proinTty. Ttiey nre tti t-rly nilniiken. I, Maximo Oomei, whoee iwont has never been brokei, a aure iinm of absolute protection. "I know rtie people repret th. tHirlfly hiiKlneea element of the aaid and b. lleve fhey are diwttrwl to rank nmonit the rmt vnluetl ritliena of fht' rpjble. The irlinnph of our rjwe will lain? to them aaaumnpe and pervntsiwon to follow thi Ir vocation In peat. There will t no prewldi-nt'e roluton. either polliicai Hoe1.i. All we aik of thm l 10 Jielp tnild the fortune of the Island aiwl re piilrlns the nate of war. I taiy Ihe earn limine, too, to the Spunl oflK-cm In the held. They have tieen fiKhtlnn us not tie. they hate CuUi, bul lieoiiuse tfhey lov: Ppaln. They liave proved fheni aejvm to be loya aons of the motherland. and wht ii thi y have tald down photr nnns we will trlr..lly extend to them the rlnht hand of fi low t:ip. W'l wH biir- the bloody pail and no forward shoulder to ehonMcr tc build up CtrtiVs IMMrlnn v!hiw whili have ben destroyed und (ttr shall n-ed men to :ll Ihe soli. The rank find tile of the i'tpan9i army will fill llie Klip." i'pi'aklnif of terms on wtok-h Oultn mlttht n freedom, Oen-oJ Gome roltrateJ bis rtnt.nont fh.it Cuba atlll nltnn to un.haai. her liberty. It la believed thai JiMUmo.ono would be an ciiult.ible aniounl now. 11 rnpl he ha 1 n, doubt thai 1111 arrangement would be made wlttt Ai.icrican .Mpllallits to form a eyndlrntp iNillect oustoms dull -s ujuI pay Snin In lrstallmciMw. In t!tii way U10 Ker.'Tal said there would be ; iiosltlvp end to the war by ihe establishment of friendly ra il. 'Ions with Bhiln. "When jk'iiw W ibvl.ir-d," he iWUJYd, "we want to ro-kon on Spain iimon our friends." 1 Ucfcrrinn t Hlio nblU'y of fuba 1 10 can on the war. I'enne said h's I foni -were ample an I 1c dnrtj that Oiha could conilnue (liihtlnit even If Che hi- dlM-s had to go rwkeJ; that i.ie war cost the Cubans nothing, wherein Spain' lire 1 ood was betng dralnel 1y her enormous expensee. H spoko tn term of affection ate admlra-llon for America. de-rblng her a the llht of Cub and eaW that he would welcome Intervention aa affording an Insluntaneou eolurion of the p.-o)lem. bill ilirijiU-l nun'Ull" )li"uti Iinc to vint prjtn'lorf if. VlT niHCOVKKKt). Nw York, Jn. . A HmU 1lpHtc,i from Hvnt my: AM Havana llkln of in frutnion of a pM to kll or wpl'ir. nnTa Ar.i ruit, l wi Oi-nirJl lx- and ipr talv Kln of H'h wire Innwent In tnmv.ntii. Mr. Kln, .Inc.- hl rrlvl Vfral ly mo. hm provnl Mmr If n MiiliUKlanik- lnvirtlf'.r. He mmli no -rmt of Ui lnl-tieon to commutilrai with I ho Itwur"!!!! uii'l i-(itkii'I a iart:ulr ili-iilii- lo wm 0iiit Aruniu'n. H utatiil ohat lio kM (I'tirnl Irr to pro vl'V uM hj wo-il I take him lo fi'-n-t-ml Aranuuiri-n. but lntil tuu t)i .ri,.ir(l i.K."llii'it tr k"Pt kth for f. :ir IIi.ii t"" Himiilnh ouil tiki- pilvim of l to It-ar.i of Ar.iniT'ii ri-ii' I'i'a Hun. In iiii" o.' I hi". Hi'. tory not only l.uki 'l out. !ml Mr. Kliue wan fr-r.il n amiirnin'" 1y 't-rt-l i-l ni-r.il CoiiK'to il.nl ihi iMt"'"!''"" nM-lf lo hl i-.iHT throunh the 4niili lri. All K.ii. arr..n.' l f it Mr. Kln i.nl Hi sulii' l i t-.i Mi.- Il l i thli tiKirnlti. iir.il go lo i hi. rixi' wh'-r.. he .ih ti mwt IMi(a4-iir. Arniiwu11''!, lu.iklii. Tii Mirht. Null tii'l Klli'l Hi ll'.i Imii'l J i.ui hfi-.nii". junri"l lat Mr. Klnil w.ia rloii'ly iI.r I'iv. ! by .-i.iiii h p.ill.-e ..it' iit. eie I a;. lw .l hii I tibo'it 11 Vi-lu'k lln. oviTi-d Mr. Kiiuf aivl .s....rvtui y Ku-c In eiir- ' 1 i-.t 'uni'iliiNi:! I'ulK ieai(iK Ihe 'l.ii'Ki r IJk- x il ! eari-'l fur Ihe country 1111! In li'ilf an limn i. on n way 10 warn ArniiK i "n It 1 "I" ter4 tlii.l ilir auihyriiie inmln .-very pn-t am-j tlnii lo f"l')A Mr. Klnie n :he pl.ico flf n.i . llmi ami liH" a t-trt on h inl a in.c j In uviTionir reieiino' iiy Ihe r lx-l rib-f. I Vr. K in k" L u nitn.i'ii)fi of th. f.u- I lire of tuu iiropi.cj trip waa thin mjr'ihiie nhrn In' 1 jlii.l 1 ha I lil itunlc aim inh ln IifHIt ANT Mt'ST HAN'5 All I'lejMriil Ion pl..t. . for Ili4 Kx-cniin "1 YcntiT'la;'. Hcui Km 111 lice. Jan. S I'U"f' Mine- j thlnif iiiifiirs- i n nt.-rven. to prevent it. j Wam H'tiry Th-odore I'urrant, the I 'otidcnini.l niunlerr of lUan. h'- I.am ini, ! 1 will expiate Wh crime upon tie- i:.illw 1 at Sin Qu.-nun toinorruw moriilnx. Tbls ir.onilni; Ms atiorneya were U'. confl- i 'bill rtiat hey ( cnd ave him from the j hi'-nhmian s ncosc. but after iiovrnor In Id had uiiiiuiiia iil hl r'usiil to mer- 1 f iwlth lh. execution and the nen ll.ishid ov-- the wre from Waitoimrtjn tin! Albi tc.irliiian hiol f allot l.i tils ' inie-too 10 the itri-'ne court of the I rn- i I r't.i.t.-s, they w.-re comp. li' d to aek-1 now .i!fce tii.'inmive ihi;iiiUi.-l. Al'.or-j r iMuprey 11s a forlorne hope r-iTiel ; Ihe cvi h.i( of applying to the ju 1 j of the feil.-ral co.irt for h bill of eiccep- , tloii to fi. jr ra;tn- di nylnu his peiltljn j for a writ of h-.iix-.iH corpus ve:ei!uy, but falle.1 to cure the appeal Inirrnnl'ti parcnt-i announced their dc.i 101 inin.iilon to tall upon Kvcr-iar lor tin. HirKi. of niukini; a rtnul appe.tl fir ! their on' life, but the povernor abso- j luu-ly refill J to mv 'Vm an. I they eft thin etty fir San Quontln In onler that thev niltrlit Mwnd tlie 4iti;ht with their mw and bid thlm farewell. Amon I.unt. hangman, visited Dur- r.uit'i v-ell this afternocn for the purpose 0 la k 1 ic hks -neamire and 'letermlnlnR iipiwi the length of the drop. The ma chinery of the irivllivw was t-fd nd I'VivyUipiif was fouml to work emon'Jiy toiliy. AIkmii TiO Invitations haw been Isnted ly Warden Hale. IUOI'l'HUCAN"S rP.OTKST. Columbus, Ohio, Jan. t. call s kv aueU tonwtit by tho republican state ex- ooutrce. cmnUltt for muss conveitln of the reiniliiicane to the hold lu this city next Monday to prottst mrajnst the at tempt to diifoa Senator Hanna. NEW YORK'S POLICE CHIEF. Now York. Jan. C The police comml. slon.-rs loduy apionlcd Acting Chief Mc Culhich a chief of police n th city. PKA PIAICK I'X BHOKEX. Annuiolls, M.I., Jan. 6. Tho deadlock over the upoaKcrsriip or me .Miirayiaiio; house of delcR-ates was iiirokon today and there wiih no Indication rht It will be oiibil for some time t" come. Kinrc in 'Frisco. Columbia Theatre Partially Pestroyod Sonic of It'ie Furniture Saved. San Francwo, Jan. 6 The Columbia thititre, vn IVnvell street war Market, the mallesit but most popular of the Ihret play houstw controllixl in this city by Friollandor, liottlob& Co., was (Tutted by tliv this evenlntr. The flames "auei'd almut $12.fti1) damage to Wie interior wnlls. celllntrs nivil furniture, 'but the damage from the v-.iiter iln-fore f'lw fire was ex. tlng-uk-hed er.nsldernbly ncrcae)d this sum. Tho Insurance wan $2iW. It was fortunate that Ihe fire, which it s suinoeil startod from a dof'V.lvi' flue In the attic, broke out no laf.w than 7 : tr. tils evcnlnit, when thcr were only ii'hiut li" ivmhoiih 111 the toiNatre. At the llrsl sound of the alarm all these persona wtw (ulckly anil s-itcly es.-orteu to tne lox olllce where their money was re turniil. Meinwhle Malthow Riul BuIrct, who have bivn playing "At Clay Coney Isbukl." suporpiu ndinl the removal of all tlho Hcenery lo Hie lln-iuoof vault. While eniraged Un the work Matthew and liulger Inhale-j the smoke and w?re partially suffocated. They subsequently revived, however, and this wa the near est approach to a casualty. THE REINDEER READY TO START Dcvere Cables Prom Europe That a Steamer Is Chartered. WILL SAIL ON JANUART 20 r.rilnd Sires C.ilr.ct f.r Ktotdikc Belief Sip.liei - Will HtU it livery it Dye. Wii1irtnti, Jan. .-A r:iMtcram r' Ivil at lhi Kr HnMnt tody frorn ij-uii-iiant In-vow, v wan i".-nt with Jaki"in to -Buropf to ewtire Mn. ilwr fr thn KlVimllke rcU-f p!IU'rti. al't 1 1ml a Htwurmr iad fen rhartena for tre- tr.iiwieir:ilon of tfw rendr to rnltwl Htat, m1 It ma exjiw-teJ the party vjill be be 10 m( fur New York on the Snh Irauanf. pIOi TfU KiKTIjAND. Vancouver, Wash., Jan. 6. All awards CIiiih far made by Caitaln Bralnard, In chaw rf ' Y" rriti-t -xpel;tlon, for I supplbw to lie deliver! ' urces I ful lilrhk-r at fye.i haw bn eecured by I tli I'oruIuJid meriihajiW. Awar.lj made I no far are aa follows: I Itaklrur iiowiler, & twursbi j Ftour, 112.j) ixximls. 1 Hearts, Cwl ounds. 1 Hutrar. ir.aio rioumk'. j Vlmvar, 100 pound, j Suit, 40 uufa. I'epiier. 2V) poumlA Candpa, 40 pound.". 'hivta.te, 3)4 jioutals. Xrik eoondVrwed). VM cn. Hull.-, i VI pounds. Coffoe, 60(0 pounds. No aiward lian yi bi-on m.ule for ba con, rice and ea- The Seattle Hardware Oompony, of Se alt!e, w: awarded the contract to fum 'h sbls and wool.-n sti-knrs for W men fniim Cominy 11 Fourteenth Infantry, are to ro In nrva.re of t relief ex pedition. Iliim.-lin & Co.. of Portland, were awivrrbil te comrnct for sbi'plnie baffA WOXPKIl OK THE KUiNI'IKE. Loss to the Hudson Bay Company-Orest P.H-hes In Store. lvnv.-r. Jan. 6.- Pu.-dtd M. Dodd, a New York .ravelinp man, In an Interview here .aid: "The runh of miners und prospo-trs 10 A'.uska and ie northern Pritl.-h Americ lant 5nr -and that which will follow the oening of next spring, meiuis the losa of many thoiiwindw of dollars to the Hud son'M Bay Trading Company, which con troto the r bunine In that courttry. This result ifrmi the driving away of the gume from 'V'hlch the company makes Its profits. Forty year ago my father ne one of the hundreds of men whom the Hudson's 'Bay Company employed to hunt and trap game In the far North. He followed the buKnittw for 20 yeans and dur ing that trnie hunted over all the Klon dike region. He knew of the rich gold dnilt there and I now have at home nugvets 'which he picked 'up in that coun try. He has many times told me that eome time that would he the greater gold producing region In the world. He claimed that The gold deposit extend from the Hudson's bay to Wetsern Aleieka and ar to be found ou a" -the northern Islands. "The official of the Hudson' Bay Com pany knew of the gold 'but forbade their men telllwr of 1t, for fear of Jus u?h a ru. of people Into the country aa w. hava now seen." AFFAIRS IX URUGUAY. Out of One Revolution Into Another Bit ter FVeliilK Agalnat the President. New York. Jan. n. .Uvordmst lo the Nishinston corr 'sp n lent of the Tribune Uruguay bus hardly emerged from enp revolution which resulttvl In the iissansi nation of President Bord.t and the gov- rnnient has har.l'y adjusted Itself, when another overthrow Is promised, and th tla.-bliip Cinclnndtl of the South Atlantic Fouadron ha been sent to Montevideo, where she arrived, reinforcing ihe Cast- Inc. alreadv there, to protect American Intercuts. Captain Colby M. Cheater, comnandcr-ln-chlef of the United Slates iwvat forces in the Rio Plata, has been Instructed by cable to watch affairs close ly. reHirt!nir emergencies promptly to the r:ivy department. The tlrtu titi.n.i!ion that trouble was brewing reacheil th. state depurtmen through a report transmitted by the nav; deivirtir.ent from Commander R. M. Berry of the Ca.'tlne, which had been at Monte video several month, having been ta tioiknl there during the recent revolution Coiumamler Berry thran-s an entlivly ne licit on that uprlsi'u, whUh press ac counts h'.ul creill'cd ,he rTOvenimcnt with uppr'-'i:Kt and rfionv that I'rug lay n stead of Ks(il!i more stability thi other Laitin Am-rlcun countries.! is sub ject to the same vbisiitud w us most of them and that the ballot Is not h'-lf so essential on the wjrd in eelectlng the executive. The report which gives the first accu rate statement of the remarkable terms on wheh the revop.lonl were tndurod to ".urrender,- etatee that upon the ac rssslofi of CueUt to th. prwadeneir, re gotlailor whlih had been broken off un. der rrtaWent B-rda were renewed. Term of arreement were reached and peace had been ratified thy the rhambiim Th. cotidltloi of pea ar. that national (niaiico) party shall renounce armed trurle and consequently rhe o4ntont army rhall be placid under or der of th. preetdent of Oie aenate tn ex tr&Mt of the txscutlv. power who at-U onlaln h dlirfiandment aa alo that of th. force raided by the jovernment or tho war an oon a new prefect) the tr emmem have resolved lo aittont take possession of their poaw. The diahend ment after disarming when 'he executive khail so detinnr.e, nal) take place tn the department to wh4 the force re-spr-tviiy belon. The executive In It capacity is coll lative prwer. ahaJI patronize and .support iiefjre the chamber the els.tora reform, the aaniKkm of rfrtileh ban been pleiltred '.of re frx country by the -najorlty, the le(sUlors In -the manifesto of Auiruet I, ; betnie utuleratood trial thre shall be Incorporate! n he reUmins jeirlstttKm the inodlflcatiorai already atiprjprlated by the senate and the bllla prwe-itci to the rvprfsentailve for the revres-nl'lon of minorities. This clause, on account of tlie Institu tions! auararrtee. which t ImpIU for the ciuntry, is fund.imeitM.1 and tssenti-U a a base of this negotiation and Ihe execu tive pledge itself to indole this reform n rhe present extraordinary stttiicr and to rupvort --s approval. The report condludea a followe: The question of the election of a prtsl dent ro uew.ed Senor CueMta In Maroti next, which res 01 on the prownt cham bers, kt cauiUra; much btiterneM and ap prshenMon. The chamber" are not favor. ble to President Cuestus, in whose favor ehere seerrw to tie a popular aprisiry? of ojilnlon rwhoh tian shown Itself In tcveraj m-etlrurs, that he whouM declare Wmself dictator and dkwolve the chambers. Strong forcee and sol diem are culled out rhen the-e meeting occur. Offlclala of the state and navy depart ments have no ijoubt that a diettorhlp will be rhe reault and tt will be followed by civil war. OSHKOPH-S STRONG MAX. OAkosh. Wis.. Jan. . Oshkosh ban a ertonit man, August snane, a uanwn nsn- erman, over eix feet tall and weighing 300 ho while Fttasimmons mis here oh&l- lenteed him to an arra-Gwlsting' contest. Fltzsiininona accepted. The two men uteiied hand- and braced the(r etbowg ujwmi the counter. At tvery trial me pugilist' hand was forced down o fho ounter. Fitrsimmorji acknowledged hts lefeat and accepted t good muuredly. VESSELS OVERDUE. Sfvn F.-anclsco. Jan. . Xot a little anx iety ki being felt for the safety of a num ber of eoasttru? vesels that should have arrived from Pugef Sound some days ago. Those arrivlntr In the pa-t few daye re pot terrible weather all alomr the coast. and while it 1 not thought that any of the missing vessele halve gone down, thetr contlnueil absence Is womirur owners and the relative of those on board. Among those overdue Is the hark Gatherer, now 19 daye rfom Tacoma: the ship Yonernlte, JO daya from the same port: and the ship Hurry Morse, 24 -days out from Se attle! CHINAS NEW WAR VESSEL. San Franoi-.-o, Jan. t. All the men that can conveniently work on tho Japanese war vessel Chrtos. now in course of ooft- struvtlon at th 'Union 'Iron Works, are busy putting the ftnMring touches on tier huge body. The vessel will be launched February 30. NEW ROAD IX OPEIRATION. San Franctaco, Jan. 6. The now Rands- burg Railway running from Kramer on the line of the Santa Fe road to Johannes burg, in the heart of the new n;inlng dis trict In the Mohave idesert, is completed nd tin operation, and the Southern Pa cific company has joined with the new line ami Bile Santa Fe In a Joint freight tariff. OFF FOR f'ALESTINf!. New York, Jan. 6. Among the passen gers wno rtaiieu oy tne .orina.nu inis week ws Ira D. Sankey. the weil-knoiwn evangelical siiurer and author of wongs. Mr. Sankey was :u'comianlwl by a lre iwrty of friends who form the advance guard of a large Palestine expedition next Monday under the guidance of Rev.Russel Conwell of Philadelphia. INVITE PRESIDENT M'KINLEY. Los Angeles, Jan. e.-The board of dl retort, or the enanwer or commer.'e in common with like organisations, p; esed resolutions extending to President Mc Klnky a Invitation to attend the Trans- Ml.vRslpl commercial congress to be held at Wichita. Kan.. In the fall of 189s. Soiintors White and Perkins were ap pointed a committee to extend the invita tion In person. FAVORABLE REPORT ORDERED. Wailngton, Jiin. 6. The eenate com mittee on military affaire today ordered a favorable report on the bill increasing the military force of the country to the extent of two reglmcmts of artillery. The purpose of the bill is to afford a sufficient number of men to protect the new guns and mortars "which are being put In place. REVENUE CUTTER FOR THE COLUMBIA Bill ii Coigrtsi to Coistruct Skip For Tils Harbor. WILL COST SUM OF $250,000 9m 0tkr VmI to B. C.titneted k tk Trctsiry Dtptrtatat t. Ri alaca OkMlcte Sbipi. Wat&lwrton, Jan. .-eVnator Fry. to- day Introduced a bin authorizing the aso- retary of She tresiairy Ho have eight ves sel constructed for the pnenue cutter .tnrloe, four of them to court lffl.QOO each, end one to com 1230.000 and the other ihr 1,(M0 each. The first four are to be used tn replacing the Seward, Mcdane. CoJfax and th Boutnlle, and She (ast three to reptac the Washlngtoc alt Philadelphia, harbor. the Hamlin at Boaton harbor, and th. Chandler at New York harbor. The 50,000 vessel Is to be used at fb Columbia river bar on the Pacific coast. The bill was Introduced at the lrmtanc. of the treasury department. The old raa- sei to be reptateed are complained of as obsolete and unfit for the service re quired. A NEW LWHT. Claimed to be Better Than the Saji for PhotographlnK. New York. Jan. . Nlcoa Testa an nounces an Important discovery. He say that he has perfected vacuum tubes at such high illumination power that they may be used In lighthouses and that (hey will enable the photographer to work by rdght as well as by day. Th. result wMcit Mr. Testa has attained l.ave been achieved by the u3 of hie vacuum tubes and hi oscillator. The light which he is able to produce by this mean fa as bright, aa that of the noonday sun. By Its use every line of the object photographed may be made to stand xn clearly and distinctly. It is known chat it is" difficult to secure light whL-h will penetrate a fog. It la believed that light from the vacuum tufco 111 eventually be used for this purpose. It Is likely that prajUcai experiments will soon be mutle in some lighthouse on this coast for the purpose of deno-MUrat-Ing the practicability of Mr. Tenia's ind ention. L. A. W. pRE.SIPENT. New York, Jan. 6 Tbe committee of Ihe Neiw York state division L. A. W., which la composed of Walter S. Jenkins, M. M. Bcldtng, jr., and W. S. Ball, ana which wa authorised to pledge the votes of the state division at the coming L. A. W. election to fhe best advantage for tho division, has declared for Isaac R. Potter of New York for pnsident and T- J. Kee nan of Pennsylvania for vice-president. It has been agreed that the New York: and Pennsylvania delegation will work ogether to elect ttilr candidate. NEW RAILROAD ORGANIZBD. 6anta Fe, X. M., Jan. 8. The Las Vegas, Mora & Taos Railroad Company has been organised at Las Vegas and the tneo.-por-atkn papers filed with the territorial sec retary. The road will be K miles fcnf and ft ts sold construction work wU com mence at an early date. The line will open a settled region of mines and tlna- er. THE BRIGGS LIBELLED. Xew Haven. Conn., Jan. 6. The schoon er Donna U Bngge. or aroningwn, as present In Xew Haven harbor with a cargo of himber has been libeled as a fill- buster. The Brlgsw figured promtnenay In the hearing of witnesses at the de partment of justice tn the case of tho alleged filibustering tuff Somen X. Smith, now lying at Mobile under surveillance. PRHSIDEXT BLTRT OUT WEST. i Cheyenne, Wyo., Jan. . President Burt of the U. 'P. iw-lth tfeneral Manager Dickinson anvl other officers of the com pany spent a few hours In this city and after a hurried Inspection of the shops and other company property, proceeded to Laramie. 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