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ASTORIA, 0I.K0NT, FRIDAY MOKMNO, JANUARY 28, 18!.
NO. 21.
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"Superior"
Stoves and Ranges
are the
J. N. LAWS, AT HA
Diaries
and
Calendars s;
ror
1898...
GRIFFIN
Klondike
Miner
AND
CnttipcrH UtcnnllH
W. F. SCHEIBE,
A felt Hm at PIP... t (.
m4 9.re' AitttJ.
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Astoria's (orgcoai
ritrrtelert,nll
ll f lJ 14 I ' I Li i, J Wri-e Flor-r"lne Mtialr; finim-snf All Kindt:
fcjr""!.-1 ..."JJ luin.-riil liars; Kvemliliig Kind Clam;
Haiiili'W order miU Ktenuudy Rights Klrlrlly Obaer
Mams,
Bacon and
t SHIELD
t BRAND
..
Th. Deat, Absolutely Tur By.
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best
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Blank-
Books and
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V
Supplies
& REED
Supplies
Outfit
mid Prov.H.otiH
Foard & Stokes
Company
Manulacfurvr and
jlr In
FINE CIGARSI
The
iiood
rved.
Kopp's
"Best
9
A DELICIOUS DRINK....
and ABSOLUELY PURE
The North 1'aoiuo Brewery, of which
Mr. John Kopp ii proprietor, makes Wi
for domeittio ami export trade.
Hottlo-1 beer for family line, or ken
beer supplied at any time, delivery in
the city Ire
NORTH PACIFIC BREWERY
UNION MEAT COMPANY
Al l. KINPH
OK CAN NKD MEATS
Guaranteed
The lint III the Market
Strictly Pure Lard
Cor. rourth and Gllsaa Streets
Portland. Oregon.
"Keystone
Monogram"
Whiskey
For 8l. at H n. L.
Tli. Ocotdant Hotel Bar. ,
Tb Offlo. Saloon,
And all tti. leading ban in Aatorta.
SHERWOOD
Sun Fruucl8CO 6k
a. rortlanJ SHERWOOD
PACIFIC COAST AOBNT.
WHO IS TO DECIDE
THE QUESTION?
Test of the Civil Smlie Law by at
Old Soldier.
Kl'I.IMi OF (AHKT OF CLAIMS
tci .1 Dtpirtacit ny Hcaotr M p
a.litaciti nl tt Htit I adtr
Civil Srtiie U.
MWiiiiif'u'i tiar.
Tlii' xiiit of I'lullim I la. inurnlng t n
iIim.I ,ifi ImiMirUitl t-arihg an
!" u( n'ruiui- olfl -rr I') Jlm'
ii.nr f.(U. Ti- ill ' I'
I iiiK-l riittiin ii'i'iiit cvurl.
I In . u. , inut ! M k i K"liu, d:i 1U
in r, ui:J v, x ( fc-uii fVT tu y"in
ogu .Mr. K.lm u li'Moru j!y Ji.lir' a
Hum !!. JHiy m 1"' ' W run ut Ji
i.ll.i." ;' 7, m;r i iitliiuli-iu
ij iiiu i nil rw. i-.jiiini :uii lo uP
,i...ii.il u .11 lli' J'iulli'
hi in tiin ni. il.: w Uaiuifini-iJ miI
llini nJ. on iUK-.i 1. J'-'t .u a CM
in U u- o. i. .Mil olli '. ll Jul 4 r
ii.i. u lii.li Hum i Jui
IWI, '..! M4 iii.llil k U a:l'l ual t)Jt 1M'.I
utile tu il.UIJ ril.'Ul,!H"'t. Ill lll-
UidiK 'un ri-.oiiiiii'i.Hi! tit .rtlK.u'i
(.iiiiii.ii' Lx liiui on ih pjUik! V
Iih III. ii m y.
l.uiiiti It. ttiiilili ii i h1 Jviiu O. Ominy ut
tlio i...... I l.a: IIk J i ti ion lit Urn tuutl
of ci jinn 1 ni a'i lor u'-crihtl !
m i.ir jili. Kuiii. 'i0 "-vking Uy iw
Inlllllill lo iOJI hU H'III.IUIII:III. i.'ic
(.itiuuii fi folia l.i.a uiidir Kio l.i aiv
iu (.ii f. itiii lo .ul.llir uJ sallol Jiir.
h.Mu inl wruiuluily iI.iiiJ,
aiwl tiruudlii up tlic nui-tion of Uio rutin
of ii In n. I ol it d-lMi IliKiit . liuUti re
lllovaa..
A ! 'ill yt-ar niiu Col. John .!. l'.ilvr.
Ilio ..ii -tiny lor the tf-nrrnmrni, IlitJ
Ui'inr-r tu the n lltloii of Mr. Kclin. but
ih Ji'iuurrrr triiUKimnly uvcrruii-a
by nv i.iult that l-'iv inn inlKiit tw bitct-
tl ml iKTinl on the ln.'lk. Ttio i-'e
. iK'i'-l hit uly mid tw-im- Uvni unii.-r
ruiitipitiuii tiy lt" tourt. In me iiu-uii-tlmo
cjiirt R.iruiK-huut the cuuntry Imvt
t-rvll rvnJrrliiv ilrcUluiui on --urn of Ulr
pollilK lllVllVtml.
Th Jfllun toJy llmt-a Mr. K tin's
!. ilu.nu Jutk- lvl r-nilmi tiie itc.
rlslon, wuliti i-om-urri-J !n ty Chlit
Ji:U' Noil. Justice WvlJon coiwurrt-u
in W-r ulK-mrnt iro for nm thiil he cum
limy tie dii.'tilJ ty the -uiprvin,. court.
Jusilo lrlr illsrirttl ailj Justice Jliry
look no mcl In the ili-ciston ut tile cusn.
Juatlce luw suys In ths ilm-l'toii, uticr
riM(WliiK Hie vi-vuiiist.Min of Kelms
,11 tisr-:
"Thu sulviiinilsl Hiint In ttie ce con-
crns thr iwwi-r of ah court to examine
Into the course of an oftWr of a irincluul
txi-tiitlve ili psrlnienl of the I'nltnl Bute
In -iJvimliiK or lf'Kmitlt)C or otsniiiwliu
a -.iilxllimle rainy ti enterrl the ex.-cu-live
irvlce Ihromrti the rerommeiiitatlon
of th Hvll sen-Ice rommlnilon and o Is
Iko an lionormbly Ol. hurvi-J oliller.
ef.nilnts luwert that plmiuift
iis m.t ufllcleoily competent. This t
tleiiU-a, and n effort Is made to show
thiit ho was rotnieient ; that he waa ll-ml"-!!
lor otier reason rtian lack of uf
fK lent ahlltly, ami that On any event! he
arts not given the preference to whli-h on
(otherwise) even terms the former soldier
k. fiiilll.it.
T.'ie flist que-nlon e have to on
sMiT I as to our power. LMay court
enter nil executive department, examine
Die nots of the principal otner, linpilre
Into his excrvlse of dk'tlon, put him,
In effect, upon the witness stand and In-
vivtlicaie the reasoim wtlikM Influenced
ttio exercise of this discretion?
The plaintiff eoek to show that other
clerks -wero less efficient ttmn he, and
Wait these clerk were retained while he
aus dlschsrved; but who Is o divide as
lo t'hls efficiency, the superior nJmlnls
tnitlve officer. Tivpoiislhle for the efficient
comluct of tits oftlce, and dependent upon
this for hla reputation and tenure; the
officer presumuMy comprtetit and upright
ami rtlwiiyt subject to still superior exec
utive control and lciilwlatlv supervision;
Is fte to deckle this, or are. the courts?
The civil aerrtce lawn provide for en
trance Into government employ; they di
rect thiit (ottier thlnirs Mg equiil) the
soMler nll huve preference, but aomb
one In aulhortty nnist In each Instunce
iI.h'IiU whether the former aoldler ha
placed htnmrlt In ttuch a position of equal
ity with hat colli-Hi;iies as to be entitled
to the stalulory mlvantiiRo.
As a broad prlnclle, tt:e power to ap
point Implies the power to remove (People
ex ret. .UOuIIouki v. Cram, S4 N. Y. Sup.
ft., HIT), The supreme, court of the
t'nltnl States (ex parte Hennen, 13 Peter,
; rarsona v. V. 8., C. Cls , and
Iff, V. S Kt) have held:
1 There can be no doubt that thee
elerka hold their office at the will and dis
cretion of the head of the dctpartment.
Srisnr (n Ttint for lorlnrlnir. AM
orlnn, Ui'lilim, liuriil.iK. .! sealy kl ami scalp
diseases Willi luw m liir. - Warm hatln wlilit'u
Tim'Ra eor, neiilm aitlleatliina ofOuTicuat
(olntinano, awl hill ileaea of Ci'Tioes Kanu
TxsT.araatMt ut blooU purtUor sad huaior oarei
Btlcnra
ITCHING
Ses
--w 11 BDiq tliriinw it.rus ill "
T " Dow to Curt lichtnt Mkta l).tMtt,H tm. , ,
RED ROUGH HANDS ,t..4
It would be a most ixiroriinury cm
filrii..'ll n of the law tnat all these ofll
u.a weru to be litU during It f -, wiiloti
must ni'Vliatly follow, uriivN. the In
lUinixMit as Teiiwviille at the dUw;rniou
of thu diparliip iH.'
" I no pnwr lo apj.olnj Has been lliuitnd
by tho tivll ervnj law; Hie v to
remove, howwir, rmaliis uiniiilMirid in
I he executive -n-pl li tills, liml I'ilii t
iliu.i( belna e-pnti' Hie Yeiiioviiiy puavr
must retain uia man who iu. s-rvtj Our
inr Hi'- war as tKiliI.er; so o-iaui we
reach i In- s-inl of m s win. u li
lliuuali much ek-e nus b'-i'ii said; simply
ls-.liij Is lo d.-. ldeT
"If the court can ex4iiiln U
tloiis, If every disciisrKcd ck ik can by an
appeal lo Uie umrJ-y pismuly overmle
tils chk'f and lie reinstated la an oltlc
for wnkto Ins cl.lif denu lilrn lii'.oinpe
tent, the discipline uf the ilipannMlios
is serloi.isl) impaired. In .'hkilioun's ca
Itl C C, p. Wl tt'ls court hHd 'upon shiosi
ij.-mC louts as U.ne tnu rxrcullvc ollk'i.rs
inn rflont d' i Ide; tin y aru qusttons of
ill. r-llon whli-h In their nature belong
1) those havliitf Dw rni(iisNnil;y.' 'I'ne
officers of the goven iiieni are carefully
. I.i l. l; thr In-u ln of the principal nn
livo ili . arinn iit srwl nl tie important
lireaus aire tralnwl nu n of brood exi rl -
en. c a.id national repuutiou; to spare
tfirtn certain .r-eture and resporfc-lblllty
ami In an effort lo Improv. the subuM! -
.,,.i. ..iVii ...ii. . .. aiMinii- n.. under
cuimld-ratlon wt. ru p.iasd; but twuaej
.I..I..I,. r..iMi ..nlv tn Ir.-ikin f..r at-
xlntmnit, and do not toji-n upon the
Mir of reml 'oept that (othir
llilinjs biiiK eual) (tie sol.Mi-r shall be re
tained. 'Ttie superlur exwutlve officer decide
aa to the removal. The kw controlling
him Is th unwritten law ot fatrners. Juat
lce, klrulness and hone-sty, and also the
written law that (ottie-r tut rigs rlnt( ua,l)
the aolikiT shall Im preferred. The tuper-
vlslon of this purely executive power Is
nc entrusted to the Judlcktl brancn of tne
nmrrnm-'H at the I'nlted Ktates. I'etl-
tion ihamlsse-d."
The attorneys for iMa-. Ketm toilay said
that an aipcal would be taken to the
(-upremo court
HO! KOK KLONDIK.K!
A Short and Cheap Kouta Ps-coverrd by
the V. C. T. U.
Come lo Klher's hall. Monday evening.
J.tluary II. and take a trip to Dawson I
City, win-re clam chowder and Yukon
strawberries will lie nerved durlna; trie
evi-nlnir, rommenclrur pot t o'clock, for
5 cvnt. Ouliles may l-e secured at Uyea
or Hkatrway, who will enduct yJU over
the pasiut Into the (old fields, where you
ran stake your claims.
BIDS OPENED FOR
HAULING REINDEER
camdux rrctric lovrsT on or
TVCKTT-riVC RODS.
Reiadcir for hloadike t. kc Tri.ap.rttd
!ttw Tork I. Tacitic l.ast
lapla.ders Here.
New York. Jan. r. Hlds for the trana
portatton of 5i reindeer and their at
tendants from New York to Portland or
Seattle have been opened in tfie office ot ;
the quartitnnaster-iteneriil. About Si
railroad were represented at the bidding,
the lowest bid belitR that of the Cana
dian raclflc. who offer to transport the
reindeer and attendant with for.ie and
food supplies for th party at e rate
of 117 60 per car. Olher blilu rac.Ked
hurti as fWO per car. Tne reindeer will
bo um-d In the icovernment relief expvdl
t Ion to the Klondike for whU-h JK).'K has
lieen awropprlated by conRress.
The expt-dltlon mill lyave for the ra
clflc coast alHiut the middle of February
In charge of Brl-cadier-Oeineral Murriam,
V. 8. A. Supplies which ttie government
Is sendliiR throuirh for the miners in the
Klondike con-l9ts chiefly of bacon, bread
and coffee. Lieutenant I). D. De-core and
Rev. ilT. Sheldon Jacknon went lo Nor
way some time a (to to buy reindeer to toe
used In the expedition and succeeded In
ulno hlrwl 75 Laplanders, who with their
families and household effect-, will b
part of the relief expedition. The Allan
line steamer Manitoba has been chartered
for the trip and Is now on the way from
Alten, Norhiy. with
lan-kra and sufficient
reach the raclflc coast.
KLONDIKE) POG8.
Chicago, Jan. S7.-damcs H. Ingrahnm,
of New York, and Thomas Wilson, ot
London, are on their way to the Klon
dike gold flekls for the purposo of deal
ing In dogs. They will buy and sell dogs
and also do a dog livery b unities-.. They
expect to take In a largo quantity of sup
plies with the 00 dogs which they al
ready have had shipped, to Skagw-ay.
They will arrive In Dawaon about April 1.
Not only for the purpose of doing a
freighting business will the dogs be used,
but they will also be rented for pleasure
sleighing. RualneM can only be done In
the .winter time, but the experimenters
hope to be utile to get wuch as to enable
them to take a vacation In the summer.
As the uwo of dogs Is practically the only
means of freighting In the country they
find conlVlent that their stock will be
kept busy.
FOX ELMCTBD.
That Gentleman Will Tose as the Great
Sultan.
And ex tho twill of tho people Is that
thnt gentleman shall wear the royal robes
tonight and tomorrow nUht at the pro
duction of "An Oriental Fete" for the
benefit of the Public Library. One thing
Is euro, h!. Hiirhncss will be greeted
with flattering audiences, ns Is evidenced
by tho advance seat salo.
The seventy participants each declares
the. performance will be extremely Inter
esting. Palace scenery, oriental costumee),
calcium lleht effects, etc., are separate
and sufficient guarantees to purchase ns
ot tickets.
ADVICES
FROM CUBA.
Kebcli Still Holding Their
Against the Spaniards.
Own
MORE CA1NEPIELDS BL'RNCD
fl.liat t Itlack .1 Ik. lanrgiatf la.i.ud
I. lkia Spain Will Strcigtkn
lir Mav jr.
No Vork, J.in. Ti S. dlsna-.-h to the
Herald from Havana says:
The Hi-anlsh acouvint of the victory ot
Oi-in-rul 'ast I Is n.i and 'lie capture of
fhe hral'iiart-rs of the rebel novernment
In tho town of riTnxi, Is now provet
1 to a fabrication. Tln-re a no suc'J town
Ksperai.xa near Cubltas. ti e name of
, rh town r(rimll and ocoH'l-l fc rhr
1 capital by the r-M aovrn.nent. Is Ag-
I ramonte. Hpanlsh tniow am unable to
et ear this place, tx-lna: ri-pulaed In the
m.iiniairra nmt forcei to r-iir- with a
heavy loss.
Ijit'Mt advlivs from the i)rleni state
that th rebels are atrt III wsieifl-ii Hol
Ifiiln and that Ki rarrleon cannol po
sibly hold out wlttinul supplies and rs-Infori-ements.
fjemral Pando finds It imposoble to
send them throui!4!. rhouirh he l m.ihlnc
desprrste efTorts to do o. General I'an
do's army U still alon-t the abtik- of the
Cauto river and lntrenehe.1. but Is unable
to ai-nume the asrslve.
General flomri shows no slicns of tak
liiar the fl. Ll and ron-lucting an active
campala-n. He statr-s as hla r-ason thai
Iih is t4iort of cavalry and --annot oper
ate sucrwsfully atralnat the Snaluards.
who have plenty of hor. At this late
the war In the east can last for years.
In the western provinces, h-W'rr, the
troops keep pretty well on the move, tail
neither side has achieved decisive r
eilts. General Molina hrid what Is called
here an Important battle with Nie rebel
General Hetancourt at Camarlo. 51a
tanzas province, January 3. General
Molina had 1V0 Infantry and cavalry.
He attacked the rebel camp and there
was flchtln for five hour, but finally
he was ubjlfred to retire wit nous smcc-ess.
The loss on both sides was imlnlftcant.
The rebels are slill devoting their atten
tion to preparing for the coming wet tea
son. Every day large quantities) uf sup-
plir-s of all sorts are sent to rhem. Rad
j teak here my General Blanco Is playing
j his last carl In his present visit to the
r
provinces, for the purpose. It i
attempting to Induce General
Rabl and ralvadr Reyes to lay down
j their arms. Roth these men refused to
surrender at the clone of the last war and
j the Cubans believe them Incorruptible.
lieforv leaving Havana -on Monday, Oen
i tral Hlaiico. It in known, drew from tbe
treasury tS.f". General Itlanco received
in ws that an American wars-hip would
i t.e onlered to Havana while at Batabano.
I but did not delay sailing for tile eait.
Yesterday he was In Jucaro Inspecting
the tr.H'tra and today he went on to Man
j xanlllo. He la exected to return at tne
end of the week.
lNSl RCtCNTS ATTACKED.
Havana, via Key West. Fla.. Jan. 27.
General Molina on the morning of tne
3nh of January began a t-econd attack
upon the insurgents' position be:wen
Boca Camarlco and Punla May. The
Insurgent were under leader Tabarta
and they stiod continuou volleys until
the Spanish, about U o'clock, begun an
artillery fire. The Insurgents belnj; with
out cannon, burned their camp and made
a flank movement toward the coast and
ttio Spanish reur. obliging General Mo
lina to abandon his position in order to
avokl a reaiT attack and compelling him
to retreat toward the coast.
The Insurgent- Immediately divided
their forces and Invaded ihe rich aone
of sugar cane, burning iinmen cane
flekls with Incalculable loss. The Spanish
had 11 killed, Including a captain. They
burled their dead and then retlrM. They
ad 3 wounded.
The liwurgents have burned tiie greater
of the cane-tleMs on the plantation ''nlon
near San Luis, although the plantation
Is protected by forts and detactvner.ts.
The military authorities here critlclxe
the reindeer. Lap-1 General Molina for -attacking the Insurg
auppltes until they enta' camp at Camarlco a :hey conslded
it unimiortnnt aiw tne sacr.nce icq -e-rioua
for experiment.
TO STRENGTH EN HER NAVY.
London. Jan. !7.-The Madrid corres
pondent of the Dully Mall say the gov
ernment will tisk the next cortes to vote
8,t.iu,'Ma pound, fur strengthening the
navy.
A. O. IT. W. NOTICE.
On the eveuur of Feb. 1, at 7:30, Past
Supreme Maater Workman J. O. Tate
will deliver an addra at Fkther's opera
house on the mission and purposes of the
Ancient Order of United Workmen. The
public are cordially Invited to attend.
After the apeaklng a ilunch will be spread
In the lodge room for tho members of the
order In good standing' and fhelr wives,
and members of th Decree of Honor.
All the brethren are requested to meet at
the hall of Seaside lodgv, Tuesday after
noon at 3 o'clock, and march to the boat
In a body to wolcome Brother Tate.
By order of Joint Committee,
IN OLDEN TIMES.
People overlooked tho Importance of per
manently beneficial effects and .were sat
isfied with transient action; but now U
Is generally known Wt Syrup of Figs will
permanently overcome habitual constlpa.
Hon, .well-Informed people .will not buy
other laxatives, which act for a time, but
Dually Inujure the ay-stem. Buy the genu.
In, made by the California Fig Syrup
Oompwny.
Tf i-r have the making of our own
mouths, aa we are told, there ana a great
many amateurs in tn. ousineea.
CALIFORNIA WUBAT.
Han KrunthH'o, Jan. Z7.-The light rain
fall thsi 'winter La pausing wheat growers
to antiHiata high prices for their aro-
diul. flpeaklng of the outlrok, Wlllmm
Iferg, a well known local grain operator
for years, a tw rtrnlatlvt of con
tinental dealers, particularly European,
said:
"Dry weather ao far hs done, no dam
age In this state except In the minds ol
the speculators who always anticipate the
wore and are now crying, 'A dry season.'
That there will be good prVo for wheat
thla year, I think thf-re as r,o douht.
Everything gives promlee of It, whether
we have a big crop here or not,"
Other prominent dealem have expressed
thems-Mvea lo the same effect.
TO CURE A COLD IX ONE DAT,
Take Laxative Bromo Qulnne Tablet.
All druggk-Ui refund the money if It fall
to -we; Kc For sale by Charlea Rofera.
H'h.n a woman ha a long evening
ahead of her and do expectation of com
pany aha generally put In her time wash
ing her head.
ih vrrkmiii often eata hla lunrh on
the rami bench where he doe- hla work.
The offlc man turns hla desk Into a dln-
in-r t.i Neither ru the out of Hootw
...-n-iM ti needs, neither take the proper
tltii for eating. It la amall wonder that
the dUt-wtlon of both r-u out of order.
in aiu-h raaea Dr. Pterre'a Pleanant
Hi come to their aswlstance by akhng na
ture In taking care of th food.
Th -anu of nlne-tentli of the ica
mu of the world ks constipation. From
i his ana muM come lrKll-reartlon; diwd-
ers of the stomach, liver and kidneys; bll-
Imian-ws. hea.larhw. flatulence, hejarthurn.
tm purity of the blood and the aerlou
cr-mi-tica-tlorui that follow. To begin
with, constipation k a little, thing, and a
little thing will curw tt. The Pleasant
piw!" ar tier, sugar-coated granuea.
Th--y will perfjctly cure the worst eaae
of constipation and indlreatloii. If the
dnirrtsr trlea to tell tou some other pi (I
that paya him greater profit. Just think
of what will best par you.
Klondike nuggets are very realistic nov-
cities in confectionery, but they dlj. not
look all right from an epicurean stand
point.
THE MAINE IN
HAVANA HARBOR
ust mrric or exciteimt over
mivu mas rassED Avar.
laaercarre.t ol refill, ia Biva.a Belief
Carreit Tkat tke Ca .1 S.iia
Has Beta Betrayed.
New York. Jan. I7.-The luH ripple ot
visible excitement in the arrival of the
Maine has died away, tays th Herald'a
Havana correspondent, and the iip as
she He at anchor attracts no more at
tention than any other ve---H In the har
bor. The papers made the briefest pos
sible allusion to her arrival, and La Un
ion Constitutional, conservative organ,
prints a Washington dispatch to the ef
fect that the visit of the .l3tne to Ha
vana is merely an act of courtesy show
ing the friendly feeling to Spain, and to
counteract the antl-Spanlsh utterances ot
congrese.
La Vnlon adds that the visit will De
returne-d by Spanish still In American
ports. In spite of this, there is a btrong
undercojrrent of feeling In Havana as
evinced by the excited talking of angry
grou-ps a-Membled In the cafes. The gen
eral Impression anion ladlcal U that
the cause of Spain has been betrayed by
the Blanco government and the nation
humiliated by what they regard a the
first step In the direction of Anetrican
Intervention. This has inten-rttl-d the
hatred held for General Blanco and his
associates and for theciuae of autonomy
and this hatred may at iny moment find
vent In an outbreak of fury In which
case members of the government may
be forced to depend (or their pemonai
safety on the Maine, for while the peril
is obvious, the troops concentrated cur
ing the riot have been dispersed and no
new precautions have been rake-i.
The arrival of the Maine erea'.ed en
thusiasm among the Americans, who
realise that the long period of euspense
has passed and that their safety I ab
solutely assured. Up to the present time
no one knows what precipitated the sud
den dinpatih of sailing orders to the
Maine at Dry Tortugas on Mon lay. Cap
tain Stgsbee assured me that he had
not the remotest Idea why he was sent,
but that he waa not much auiprised
when the Dupoat arrived trom Key West
with orders to start without a moment's
delay. Being In total Ignorance cf the
situation, he had no conception as to
what sort of reception to expect. He
approached the harbor from the west
ward, portly for the purpose of inspect
ing the Spanish batteries and watching
for any hostile demonstration, and partly
for the purpone of displaying the nag
and character of the Maine so as to give
the authorities ashore an opportunity to
make preparations to avoid a panic which
might have been precipitated hy the
Maine's sudden entrance. 'Hho battle
ship twos prepared for any emergency.
After picking tip a pilot the Maine went
rapidly up7 the harbor to a bertth near the
Spanish flagship.
It will be Impowtble give the crew
their liberty while In Havana, and as
yet no shore leaves have been given to
officers, the captain being the only man
who hiu gone iu-fhore. For this reason
It Is believed that the navy depurtm-nt
will not ke.-p the Maine here long, but
will replace her by another vessel of the
sptiadron the moment the nealth of the
crelw becomes Impaired.
The iwomun of decided style must make
her maid n Infinite amount of trouble,
judging by the way my lady's skirts drag
along th. dirty streets.
HAS SOLVED THE
GREAT PROBLEM.
SippliesCaa Be Takei Into Eloadiki
b Saow Locomotives.
WILL CLIMB THE PASSK3
leaf; t. Star! rrrt 15 ItUds.r VIII
tart fro Kv T.rk Hidati f rck
ritry D.tl.ri In D.
Chicago January 27. Oeorg. T. Olover,
an Inven'or. tmt solved the problem ot
getting supplies Into the KJoQdlka rag-too
this winter by mecna of bis snow
traction tooomotiva. Sevan of thesa lo
romotiveM art now building In Cokago
and New York, and thirty-two Iralght
ami posting ?r cars will be made al Tort
land, Oregon, for this work. Tbef. will
be at Dyea by t'ebruary L and will start
by February HOt tor Dawson City by tn.
ballon tralL
"Tbe locomotives that ar now being
constructed for thla Klondike trip." said
Mr. Olover. "il iwetgh about eight tons
each, half th weight of th logging lo
comotive. Their capacity will be about
100 tons burden respectively. I and that
an eight-ton roach in will do th work
and run easier. These locomotives ar.
practically ready now for shlpmect to
Portland, where they will b a-mb!ed
and then shipped. togethr with 32 van,
to Dyes. Her they will bo ,ut up and
placed In readiness for the expedition
whkto leave that point February IS for
Daovson City. In charge of Captain Braln
trd. of the I'nlted State army.
"Chllkat pas will be th greatest ob-
true Hon encountered on tn first trip.
There I no part of th. pas, however,
Chat present a grade greater than Hi per
cent. These locomotives can clolra ouch
a grade readily. Each machine will have
a steam windlass attached and by means
of that the train aan easily pull Itself tip
at a remarkable speed. I calculate on
getting over this pa In lee than forty-
eight hour with th first train. The wwy
once open, ut(uent tratvel will bw
easior.
"Captain Bratnerd thinks that th. trip
to DtMrson City will require about a
days; I think 30 day will b mora accur- .
ate. . Some bridging will doub:lts r.ave
to be done and parts of -ha trail opened
up by blasting. 'Iovevor. t'lcr. etings
are readily obviated.
"Thr cost t. buiidini; and eo,uippli.g
these train will b .si t:ian IX.OoU. Kach
locomutiv will cjt v.biui itvk The pse
senger and frelh: cars and their ra.ni
porution to Dye will n it exceed CajOil
"On reaching Daw ion City, four of th.
locomotive will b used 1; transporting
supplies and p liKeug-.-rs to and Irom the
various point and village! located in th.
Klondike gold Veliki. Tho ot tiers will re
turn and make another trip before the
winter la Abkka I over "
Tho Snow and ice Trauspor nation Com
pany, which owns '.he right of the G-vver
locomotive, will receive J. cents a pound
for transyorting the food supply for th.
United Slatts government ! TaWton
City. There will be Vrj tons In this ship
ment Mr. Glover was the fir, to aolv.
the problem of jetting tracl'on on tncw.
He experimented for vea-t and spent a
snug fortune In developing and accom
plishing this mechanical result. Tbe lo
comotive Is von simple in construction
and principle, consisting of a cller, twin
engines, driving wheel end other riM.es
sarc appurtenances, ninporlei in a steel
fiame. Tbe frame re-. l, . :: ruri.vr.
fore and aft. and the locomotive pit per
Is hitched to th 'rtfe Ly '.'el beams.
Th great feature of the nucline W a
huge traction wl cei between the rui iitra.
There is a Jrd.u In th; wi ..l ind th.
wheel is run by ij engin vh) horse
power range from 20 to ), reared from
i to 1 up to to 1. The beat from th.
oiWr furnace and the evhaust steam la
utilized In the drum Into which It Is con
veyed through the trunnions. By this
mean the wheel is kept hot sll the time.
About the wheel V-shaped teeth, 3 by U
InohtM, are set regularly. The action of
the heating cylinder prevents the snow
from clogging It and at the same time
compresses th. snow Into a solid mass,
thereby giving sufficient resistance lo en
able the teeth to pull a train burdened
with a M-ton -weight.
A woman In I'ulot town yesterday was re
port. d to the county court ai being Insane.
Upon invest Igat'on by the sheriS it waa found
to be more of a rate ol violent temperament.
The Insurgent general, Arangueren, and bl
meu, wer surprised yesteid.iy In Havana pro.
vince. Arangueren and four privates wer.
killed, Ave captured and others wounded.
Rpysl aaake th feed parts,
wholesome and tfellcloa.
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