The daily morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1883-1899, February 27, 1898, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextTHE ASTORlAM has lfie largest circulation of anv caer on the Columbia River THE DAILY ASTQMAN li the blftest and test piptr on the Columbia River FULL, ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT. "" ' , ' "' 1 1 1 ' 1 " "' """ -p.. , r n " VOL. XIA'III ANTOHIA, OllWiOX. SUNDAY MORXIXd, FKIiKl'AUV 27, 1 '.,. . ,, ,.. in., in. in.. ii -n.,1. i i . P- i "" "''' i I nmi a itffif f r 1 "V T ifiifiuif I'm r it'if i ppvpiui in ivrn um i nn r iv l l i lu iiuliiim I ii i-iiun a a. : - i Wo Wnt the A 'attention ! ANALYSIS OF THE nf I In- lluiinovc who are niUaliig tlilt ale. Closing out entirely the I;. R. Mawcs stock at a SPANISH IDEA HE DEMANDED, IN A CORNER ...SACRIFICE... In im.1i r In initho hhmii fur giwl mi the way ftuiii Urn I juI. I 1 Absence of SulMiimlnc Mints in Ha-'(.nod Kound Sum Kill Ik Asked from! Spanish Authority in Cuba Is Now a A'il'INTM rllll- Juli k Mml III! Hti.tc. "HiiM'rlr" Htovr mill llaiitf.-., Eclipse Hardware LompanysisTSSst. ami llurlior a Slund off. Swln for the Maine. dim'osition uv Tin: isoimis emergency preparations From the Thirty-Eighth Annual Statement of EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY Of the United States. OiiMaii'linn A-'iuiiiiH' Ill, IH'.I? New Atiiaiii'' written in lH'.l" l'i'MiuN fur A-nnnine KxiiiuilH'l unl I - cliiiiil in l'.i7 .... Iiicoiiic in 1 S 1 7 A-fN I ml.i r .'!l, 1 M7 Ivi'mtvo mi nil i'xitin; jxilicif.H (1 jicr nut taii'lai.) uinl ull ct!n r liul'ilitK- Suri'In, I mt rent. tuii'ltiil I'ai.l i'.ilicv llcl.l. rx in l!i7 $!" 1 ,1 ;.-,,h:s7 Oil i:(i;,!i;:.,r,!i3.iMi JI.I!'l,!'7:ilMI i-,.'7-.v:ti!t..').i l,:!i;,m7';1:h).h.iu it;,:t;!a,i:..v.!ii .'..-, 7 1 m I .M,itii,ai in Shipment IOt4tce iimv ritMr4il.iv0i(1ct Uiutd t the Vtvjr Driurlment - Moie Kcn.ii !h. Nctilcp- i Mute t;n Ordered "uiKtcr Vo-id-tlal l.iHid lesl'liii.co. ! imd liesnuntrd l.v Scsti r Icm. Dead Letter. AUTONOMISTS ARE NOT IN IT louritlt C V'tnmi Almi.M Aivthioi t.t the riafj Will Accept Nothing Ex cept Complete Scpststiu. Wh.IiIiihHpii, IVI.. ;v-ln Ui.' iil.mncc in Washington. l' '- V - ' r.'...ry Hli-r- u ff mi Havana nn any stihj-i I otli-r man m- nl "iin time lit tin- ( itpllol today. Hum In- ...nlil..ii ..f Hi- t.-l lfili.-p. ! H' tl'l fr"'ly ' 't'"' n m. ll mliiil t ui ri.-.l luMiiy In tin i ' rnuiit the- pilmitloit In lUvunn In v. tril pIpj -f Oir Hwiilh nut. iii. nt, m.i'li- ; ! !.. Miilm- 1Ii.ii!i r. Hi- tol-l tlw m tliui 1 ultii limn- r I. . .l.-nn-.- i.f m. lal mih j "" t tt. -.rt f 1 1 1.1I.IHI..11 lo thi- Itiformatloi. il,.n. ri-l-rtll tli- '"'"I i.t'-ii'i- "t '! If Vh.u.ly r..-.lv. hint rnirhwl Ihi- mt.. Hiiiirlnn mini " fn.111 llavnmi hurhor. urn. it. i. irtrii.-r.t fur tin- l-mH f-w aiy. tin. H Wlm f nuclei l.y Hi.' n.iy .i. .iirimi n. ! I H"I Omt II'- llu-ill" '" "" , ii.K.illvlnii III- mlm (I... .ry uf tin- I lt-r..l liti 11 VI. "f tmvliiK tn po;r, l. rmil f"t Hi.- i n.ll'.n. Jun ri- I '! l"i'l l "'- Hi- tiuvul court Imw .. in l. ti.r. t'Ui mm -u i " t'"- -i'l"llii i hi 'Iiiiik lii'i'ilry Int.. th- diwin-r nfioui.. FAVOR CORBETT Looks Like the Man Prom Oregon Kill lie Seated. tOKAKIK, OF OHIO. SPEAKS Say the .limit Ce Co-tury t Vote Will Xt lie rrtit layetto .lonmeit. Ih.II. r lliM.r ii Id'- liii.nml ui- t"i llin .liMMPt.-r. Nmliiiu li-nril I'hu fri.in Hi- i.iiirl of ImiMlry u'i'1 Hi- J-txirl -in.nl pilll Ik '' - ' I" tin illr.il ffin lurtni-nt ilur- iiinl Unit II nii ii"t th- ri-nult i( an H" I ill nt. T" llilii h- ii.lil-'l th- utiit-mi'nt lli.it In. iIiuukIiI t h t Iriil.-mnu y wotnu i.ri.ilnly I- id nmiiili.l anil If It nhoulu ii K'"l n.iiiiil num ulil Im- nnkul. Tli- wH-r.-tury ill.l not think Hi- HiHnln f.ni Hi Iv ti- 1 1 1 . . i ...... I.. III. tint V itnir Hi- .l.i y mlil.ilii' I III th- full"- ii'iili'.rm.n nun i.iiii imur- 1.1 mi- ini.ii I lim il.""'h ff""i '"l'""' H!Ki--: tl"i "t hii- on- who may huvi- ciumu i' Hm,. .i..r..l.. lii in.iklnii iitr.iiu' ! ill- i ll"l"H. I't n'lvom Ihi- npln !;tn.iii h wiiii h Hi- l-'U" in.') I- 'iitll"ii lh.it !n tin r lli-y w-rr nr nut. tkn j in l y W-.t In h. rin. ili .lily wul-il uni. I H.iihiIi K"V-rnm. nt wuuld I- ll.ibU- fur K. f.r tu K..ii.ili.' f"r I .111..I In K-v W'tI I In.l.iinitly If It w.i" hn th.it liny Hpaii- I I'ri'l'iilil- Ihal thf Im1i li. t-.iii'-r 1 uniui 1 nir'i win nu'wi u. I I.. r.. "Knl"l )'i.il'..iil- th.it 111- IhkIu I I , ,..l.t intuit in- Itl.m ... ! i;Mi:it:i:M-V PlIKI-AltAIIUNH. ' th- InKlir. r-'iulr. . liiiin. .lut- uil' iitlMii. Vnrk. K. I.. i -A m-. i.iI in llm 1 "J. iikli. iiikI Mi rrlil tn.iy ! r-i ..tjim.-. j n. r.il.l foni V.mtiliiKt"ii wiyH: l.v 1I1. Ir unlfi.riii IHv. r r.inniil K' l ihiw i. Kin-lit' in y iti imnitlmni if tin- mnt ittft iifl.r Hi- IkkII'i- I murninif I'm.W n,i...rtunt rhi riirl-r y.-t in.nl- ''' th" HENRY B. HH)E. l'rIJcnt. J. W. ALEXANDER, Vlte-Pro. L. 5AMI ELS, AUnaier, Third Eloor, OrcKonUn Building ... Portland, Oregon. N. w V.irk. I'. l.ruiiry i.-ln th turmoil nv-r the Main- (1I:imi.t Int-rnal t'ubiin IM.IIi . 11 r- firK"tti n. ruyt iIip Havana inir-iimnil-iit nf th. Trlhun-. N-v-rthi--i-nn r.i-nt movrm-ntii promli to he an ni'iini ntouK tu Himlii an th- limn of the Am-rUan WHrnhlp. If an unriiM-cln ll-iv-ry nhould i hnntte th- tiri-iwnt opinion nf th- mtval niM-rt. thut th- ahlp w blown up and th-n-by aHur a continue nmc of th- frl-ndly relation with the I'nlli-.l 8tMt-, the ilnmintlc pro I. U-rnn would not ! chanif-d. raptnin-O-n-ral llluni'u't mbarniiii'm-nt. ar' appalling. 1iivIii Am-rlran Int-rventlon. wh.-th-r IM-ac-ful or olh-rwliw. out ot mind, thi i' x plana t Ion of the failure of autunom would wv.n tak- the form of an ofllrlai i'Oiifinnlon. Th h-iit rommintary of tht liail ntut- of HihiiiIkIi uuthorlly In I'utia l found In Hi- kImoIuI- tnillff-renc iiliuwn towuplii the .r"Mn.ilii ot ra.lica. autuni'miKtii. Tin- meaning of their propo mtlon to i-n n-Kntlatlona with the In-urk'-nla on a n-w Imxln la utKl-ritood In V i'lrtil. If the ulniilow of an overwhelm- liK.corr.iw' w-re not over the American IKiiple, It would Im; dla-iiaawl Intelligently drenninit the nenate on the Corbett fan j wild he did not propose to follow the pre- Wanhlnition. F-b. W -DurlnR the rent er in.rtlon of th. aenate'i -clon unlay th right of lienry W. Coroeti t a neat from the atato of Oregon wa undi-r illacuMilon. Thiiraton. of Nehraaka. In n txtendeu nin e. h. oppoaed the admuwlon of Cor-b.-tt. While Korak-r. Kyi and Mantle aupiHined Corbett i claim. A vote on th aae. It ha been agreed, will be taken net Monday at 3 p. m. Thuraton appre hemlid grave danger to the republic It applicant for ailmlmlon were etthei aeaiid or turned away by a nv-re partlaan vote, but he believed that the rote on thla case would not only not be a parti- nan vote, but It would be ao decisive aa to d-t-rmlne all nlmllar caaea In future. At the conclusion of Thuraton'a apeecn thirteen private pension bills were pasneo by unanimous consent. Koraker. republican, of Ohio. In ad- u i'iiri- it hraitn p.-riun a i "i lull. I the hkIIi t hi re. Mil' h l.l'tl. W". il.nr It away. Wmiiwrighl li"il in ihaiK- "f the wn-iklng matter. Koi- n.iy il-part nn nt formally d.-' l.l-d iiin im.l the n-.-.siiry ord-ra for carrying Ih' in out have l-en tnnuiil by Anlatani He.-reiary Hih.hv.-H. These pri-par.it Ions lin Im!-: Hut- inl'-ri In v-i. is tn ilitti rem fatls of the World. I'Hiklllg to tti.tr Ix-tV'f strut. 1,-lc illipoHltton. B. . .n. I -Th- shlpi'ltii! of guns aim mounts for aiKlllary cruiser 'rum the V ahlnitt"ti foundry t" th- N-w Vurk navy yard, where In a few hour Ihey can I' placed on board v.. ls of Iho Jn- III lw u ".wrrful rclnl'irce- j t. rimtlonul Navlgntton Company, Culum- M&wm City Book Store.... We carry a liirg. stock ot line am. commercial stationery Pnpclrl.' In nil the Intest 'Hit and shade, Knvcloiiea rnj)i'rTnl'l'-ls, I-ga. I'iikts Typcwrlllnn I'lijier In m. -! - Jl1.' I1 "I ' -li ' Kl I ' Ikih ind t n.'iwin. Griffin & Reed. It vi.. if 1 .-r-: A new way over the old rout. To Klondike This route leads yon via our stores In Astoria, Skagway and Dyca.. Where we are prepared to furnish you with everything In tho way of an outfit thai will protect you from cold, aid you In Prospecting for Gold and at the siitni' tlnti nourish the In ner man for a long tlm". Our stovea, picks, shovels, gold pans, cooking uti'iislls, and provisions of nil kinds, In fact a complete hardware Mid cook- r Ing muni for Alaska, we will sell you at a reasonable price. Foard & Stokes Co. Stokes Bros. AHTOIMA, OHKOO.M. Hkagway and riyen, Al.iskn. aw ii ' ' , . m Tpar I , .1 , ) I W4i tae.sioHi iioi UNION MEAT COMPANY w SHIELD BRAND 'trw w w w w w Al.t. KINI'S OK t'ANNKI) MKAT8 Mams, Bacon and Strictly Pure Lard lltianiiileed The lliwt In the Market I 'Hie following r.-ply was .nt-. HiuMmc, Havana, llif. rrmg to o..r t-i- 1 lira 111 of thi dale. t-ml ikkiics tna. tuny hereafter le r-cov. nil tu Key Mo. I r..r burial. K- lid by llm he. lailig.'' ' The double turreteil monitor T-rrot nartcl for New York this iv.iiIiik from 1 llatni.lon Itoads tin.l. r ord.-ra re. civ.d to day Hhe w I nn-111 to the d. f. n. of tn- comiiii r. ta. ' metropolis In case of nd anil aiatlnm-a In tin- narrows. It would I .- ilittli ult to. any hostile ship to pass her. There wi-r- n iiutnb.r of alarmliiK sto ri. s as to lh- heavy shlpm-nt of ord nance from the Wnsliincton navy yat. for the uimliiK of the auxiliary of th. new- navy. It Is said at tlin departni'ii. that none of these have l.-en shipped to day, but that a few for the fhli ail'i--pmhahly fourteen f th- !-inrh rapid tin. gun will lie dispatched Maiutay or Tues day. With ther guns In place, the Chi cago will lie pretty w.-ll mod-rniiiil In the matter of armament. The Ihdphln I to go Into cotntnlsilon In New York the 2tth of March. liltlclnla of the war department have completed all the preliminary arrange ments fur immediate execution In a bill which I expected to become law within the next few day providing for two ad ditional regiment of artillery. There will be no difficulty whatever In aecurlna the men ns applications for enlistment have been received far In excess of the number required, vlx : ISIu men. (treat are will be taken In recruiting and only the la st men will b. accepted, t'nder the law the new nu n must be cltlxens of the rolled Hlates. With the new reglin-nt there will be seven regiment of artillery and the lota, strength of the army. Including the hos pital rorp. ordnance and engineer bat talions, and tho West Point detachment, will be Increased to nenrly 17,000 men. The new orgnulxatlon will result In tin promotion of two lleutenant-roloneis, tout major, ten captain, four first and three second lieutenant, and will absorb thi thirteen additional second lieutenant o. the Infantry. what iivi:ns SAY. New York. Keb. Sit. A special copy righted cablegram to the Kvenlng Worln from Sylvester Scovel, nt Havana, say: "hlvers working forward yesterday found absolute proof that the forivurd big n-iii!axlne, which could have so damagcui the ship, Is surely uncxplmtcd. The side mid floor of this nuiKaxtno are practic ally Intact and In such shape a Is Impos sible had the explosion within occtirren. New York divers hnve mi Rwurn todiij to the Investigation board. It Is now be lieved by expert that a big torpedo or mine, allied by the M pound of sulmlu powder In the reserve mugiixlni' next to the big mngaxltie, might have produced the actual result found lit the wrecV" Cor. fourth ami Gllsitn Street I'nrtlntiil. Orconit. 3 yr I f f Kopp's "Best A DELICIOUS DRUNK.... AND ABSOLUELY PURE bin Stamslilp I'ntnpany, ItiM hteum ship t'nnipany, and th" New York-.'uha Bt.-.unshlp Company. Third -Coll'i't Ion .f stor-s and the com pletion of repair to the cruiser Minne apolis and Columbia, the nionlto' Mian tcnomah and the ram Kahtldin. Kotirth-The shtpnunt to the work 01 the Jlcrrcschnga of torH do tuli.-s anu appliances and torpedo.- fur the 11 rrxai, iH.at TallHit and Hwln. which will short ly undergo th-lr ste.uii trials. Th" authorllles have relinquished nil 'ilea of keeping Mint the prep-irutlon which are being made .ind while diylinlng to go Into details as to the onlir.-t which me being given. It Is generally known what steps are living taken to put the country In a condition to meet any emer gency that may arle. It was denied that order have beiMi Issued to vessel which will entail their movement to different points, but what Vessels are affected and where they will go are question which the depart ni-n. oinclnl decline to answer. The Asiatic squadron Is iisn-nilillng it. Hong Kong, O) miles away from th litlllpplnr Islands. It Is gem-rally tH-lleved that before any decisive action In taken by the idmlnls trnthm that the cruiser Sun Kranclsco and Minimal Hancroft and Helena will Im- ordered home. It being appreciated that these vessels would not be effective against armored cruiser of the Sp-inlah navy. The vrulsur CluciuuaU and tho gun boat Castillo will probably remain ut the tturbadof until the arrival ot the Brook lyn ut Santa l.tuiti. tia mllea away, when Captain Cook, commanding the arnwreo. cruiser will communicate with Captain Chester, senior officer commanding the Cincinnati, and Cnallne, and theau ves sels will then probably proceed to lal Ouayera. where they will Join -he gun boats Wilmington, Ylcksburg utid Annapolis. the departure haniy causes passing com- i cedent established by the Mantle case, aa mint. If the Insurgents were willing to content themselves with anything except ! he regarded the decision In that case er- lonipl.-te separation from Hiwtln, they 1 roneous, and It was generally so regardeu would lind In those concessions proposea by th.- radical autonomists a oasis o. f ace. They would Tmt lay down then amis until the ttpanih cortm had form ally contlrm.il all the proposition. They muld probably go further and demanu that rtailn be aatlsHed with the flag alone i.s the emblem of her sovereignty a in. Ihey take possession of the fortresses an., maintain an army and navy of their own. Whether they would be willing to pay- by the legal profession throughout th' country. "It Is generally understod." sain Foraker. "that the silver question haa more to do with the reaching of the decis ion than the application of the principle of law." Callinger, of New Hampshire, entered a disclaimer to the application 01 Forsker's statement to him. "1 want l assure the senator from Ohio tnat so ta fcAJltl BLOWN ASHORE Straoded on Juneau Plats During a Fierce Gale. SUFFERINGS OF PASSENGERS Ship Ciai Oat lihtrmed ttliatie Liner lecaeCrew Iron La Chsnpagae. the Overdse r.eick Liac Steatter. S-attle, Feb. 26. -The steamer Topeka arrived here tonight from Juneau. Th. officers of the Topeka report that In a terrific, wind storm at Juneau last Bun- day the steamship Oregon was blowu ashore on Juneau flats. She was lying In Juneau barber at anchor when the gal. struck her snd after straining at bet anchors for ome time, she began to drag and then at a tremendous speed she was hurled on the flats. Several homes wer. thrown heavily against the side of th. vessel as she struck and soma wens-killed. All day she lay In that position, the pas sengers suffering terribly as during the gale a dense snow storm raged. Th. thermometer registered I degrees below sero and the fierce wind was piercing, cold. When the gale abated at hlgn tide he vessel was floated. Fortunately the flats are soft and the Oregon suffered no Injury. On the way down the Topeka spoke th. Corona and brings word from Captain Goodall that she can be raised. On Thursday the long over-due steamer Sco tia was passed bound to Seattle from Skagway, and reported all welL even II-ll ni",l of the drlit irlelit Ik- , doubtful. Whether the Spunlsh ministry I ' am concerned; the silver question I had not the slightest weight In determln- AVKItSE TO WAR. New York, Feb, 2t. Tol vranhlo advices from the Herald's correspondent in Ma nagua slate, that tho prcus and people nro averse to wnr with Costa Rlcn and the government desires peace, provided It Is gnnntnlccd by Costa Hlca conceding to Nicaragua's Just demands. Otherwise the government wnnts war. Tho government of Cnsln Hlca ha not yet answered the diet of the republic, throfoeo relations remain bitter. Bpeiinl envoys are en '.'otno to Stilva- lor, Nicaragua and Costa '.tle i for media tion. The North I'lioitlo Browory, of which Mr. Johu Kopp is propiiutor, uiiikt'H beet tor domes' io mid export trade. ' Bottled liocr for family use, or keg beer supplied nt nny time, delivory In the city free. NORTH PACIFIC BREWERY muld persuade Ihe Spanish iieopl, to ai -cept must be Judged In Spain and not lure. Hut It I known thut the insurgents w 111 accept no terms not luis.-d on nctuat iMili-iH-ndence. That Mr. (Suvln, a member of the cabinet, should have lieen a leading spirit In the propositions Is In Its way Im I rtant. They have never forgiven him for (ailing them 'birds of passage." ami they are now convinced that his aim Is the destruction of Hwinlh sovereignty. Ing my vote In the Mantle case. 1 voteu 1. gainst admission, and for similar rea sons I expect to vote against the admis sion of Corbett." 1'a.vo. democrat, of Florida, said he de sired also to enter a disclaimer to the statement of Foraker. He thought thai the roll call on the Mantle case conclu- n..e wcre.ary uovin auos io nis un-, slvt.y ,nUmlM tl) hlm ,ha, the 8llver A CATIKM.IC IMI'ItOVKMi'lNT. flan Plcgo, Feb. '211. The Bomcwhat mys terious movements' of n jentienmn n.inico MotiN. Hemi F.itnitni'bMi, said to have n commission from the vittlo in, has exclteo a number of residents ot till city tho pnst day or two. Man. Eumnielen U Si'lo to be clothed with tuthor iy t i mice I a slto for n homo for nged and Invalid priests nf tho Komim C'nthollo church In the United States ,inJ his Mtatoment th.u there Is a fund of 'l,)W,i)0 set ipa:i Itr the purpose by tho church makes the es tablishment of such nn Institution 01 SIMIi.Y UKTTINO RKAl'Y. New York, Feb. M. A special to tho World from Washington says: Acting Secretary of the Navy Iloosevelt w hen asked concerning the probability 01 war mid the condition of the naVy in case nf emergency, he replied: "I wish you would say to the Worm that while we do not expect war. the navy department Is simply making every pre paration for It. The work of the navy Is going on as rapidly as we could wish. To get Into Ideal condition of defense lino offense will consume much time and a great deal of patient labor, liming; the past 10 days tho labor of the department has been multiplied. "No news of great Importance to the public has been received today from Ha vana, and like everyone else, we aro pa tiently waiting further developments." His words nre susceptible of two Inter pretations, both consistent with official reserve and caution. Working night linn day to prepare for war, tho secretary may regard ns the surest way to avei. war. MOKK Ul'NS. San Francisco, Feb. J. Two more big guns of 10-Inch size have arrived lor the rresldlo fortification. Those guns will bo placed In misitlon with ..11 po-sUila speed In view of the disquieting rumors prevalent. Paring the pnst six days large quanti ties of ammunition have been stored In the magazines lit the presidio nnd lilme point. The ammunition sen: ovc. to I.lme point Is for tho three rnd n half inch guns recently mounted there. In tho new fortt- Ilcntlons at tho Presidio f.vo J'Mnch rifles nro ready for uso. as woll a three M-ttuh rilles, three dynamite guns and slvteeon lMnch mortars. Additional puns and car riages are expected to t.rrlve from the Is no ground for supKstng that he will gain favor with the Insurgents. With this feeling possibly there Is no cause for wonder at the Indifference of the Havana public to the politics of the scheme. The Cuban autonomists by offer ing to surrender the control of the Cuban government to the Insurgents discharges the responsibility which the Madrid min istry has placed on them of persuading the Insurgents out of existence. If further concessions would result In an armistice between Spain and the In surgents, this blighted Island would be blessed. Many thousands of the Inhabit ants who are otherwise doomed to death by starvation would he saved. In spite of the Immense area of charreu rene lie his, a large amount ot augur coue. tie ground and marketed. Since he be came satisfied there was not enough com merce left In Cuba to form the basis 01 a treaty of commerce between Spain anu tho I'nlted States, Gomel has been more liberal. Soveral big plantations whl. have been In suspense and have paid the Insurgent tax will be allowed to grtna. The promise Is now of a sugar crop some what In excess of last year. Should the present menace between Spain and the I'nlted States be ciicnged Into friendly relations, a prowKion 01 friendship might be shown by asking Pres ident McKlnley's administration to ar runge an armistice with the tnsutgcnts. rE LOME INCIDENT. Madrid, Feb. IS. tCorrcspomicnco o. the Associated Tress.) As far us outwarw appearances go, the Madrid press has not given evidence of any great exi Ucineim In connection with the le Lome incident. Most of the papers In announcing the ac ceptance of the minister's resignation were tucked nway In an obscure para graph nnd so it has been with most ot the news touching the affair. The sub stance of tho following Interview with Senor Sngnsta -was cabled Io the Asso ciated Press on February 11, but there are many niceties of expression and per haps meaning which warrant the repro duction of the entire Interview as It ap peared here In tho lninarcl.il and the Hernldo. Senor Sngnsta said: "When I heard of the publication 01 tho letter written by Senor Dupuy V I.oine, I was, to say the least, surprised. Tho Ulcus transmitted to Europe about this letter were ot such u nature that 1 at first thought they had been roneocteu In tho same factory of false news r,hlct Is dally sent to Europe bv those who have an interest I t raising dilui'uUli.s between the Spanish government and that of the United Stutes. Furthermore, how coulu t believe Dupuy would write anything against the president of that republic, when wo hnve In our possessions num bers of communications, from hlm In which he Constantly praises the picst d;nt's prudence, the cxqusite tact anu uprightness of Mr. McKlnley. Hud Du puy confidently manifested some averse opinion concerning that government or Us president, then I should not have been surprised nt what appeared In the b'tter, but in fact wc do not possess the least document from Dupuy even seemingly In dicating that he hud cause for complaint the conduct of McKlnley. That Is to say the Spanish government was In Ignorance question had nothing to do with the re fusal of the senate to seat Mantle, as ii out of the l'i votes against him were cast by senators who supported Bryan for president. The names of the 17 are: Ber ry. Blackburn. Coke, Faulkner, George, Gibson. Harris, Kyle, Mills, Mitchell Pusoo, Murphy. Peffer. Smltn. Vance, Vest and White. "I am very- glad." replied Foraker, "to have the disclaimer of the senators from New Hampshire and Florida, and I ac cept them absolutely, but I repeat that throughout the country the Impression was that the silver question had a great deal to do with the decision of the Mantle case. If It did not control It. I wish to say that I did not have It In my mind to criticise any senator for his vote on that case." Mantle, of Montana, declared his Inten tion to support the claim of Corbett to a seat In the senate. He held that the sov erelgn right of a state to be fully repre sented at all times In the senate was, In his judgment, beyond doubt. NICARAGUA CANAU New York. Feb. K. The Herald's cor respondent with the Nicaragua canai commission under date of -Jreylowii say that the commission hns reached that city thus finishing a hard trip on foot on Ochoa. Inspection of the country anu the canal line has be?n finished, by th commission and it will go to Costa Rica and Panama next week. Engineer Monocle who was ordcrco. back to the 'lulled States for court martial In connection with defective work on dry dock No. 4 nt Mrooklvn, hns not been able to get awny. He will probably sail for New York In a 'ew days. Rock has been t'o'ind l'i the river tit Ochou, the site of the proposed dam. MORE Lt'MFER FROM COLUMBIA. RESCUE IN THE ATLANTIC. New York, Feb. SI The Holland-Amer ican line steamer Rotterdam, from Rot terdam, arrived at Quarantine tonight, with Third Officer George Unsworth ana nine seamen of the over-due French Ilnet La Champagne, who were picked up from a lifeboat on Thursday, February . The men were In a helpless condition. having been In the ship's lifeboat for sla days and nights In attempt to get help for La Champagne, which broke her tail- end shaft on Thursday, February IT. ana was anchored on the edge of the New Foundland banks. 1a Champagne was perfectly tight ana not taking any water, and carried JJ passengers, 48 being cabin, 53 second cab In, iC steerage, and a crew of ITS. ARRIVE AT NEW YORK. Laplanders and Reindeer on Foard Des tined for the Klondike. St. Paul, Minn., Feb. 28. A private mes sage from New York says the steamer Manitoba arrived In New York from Al ten. northern Norway, with a party 01 X Laplanders and 530 reindeer destlneu for Alaska. They will be carried acroea the continent by order of the govern ment by the Pennsylvania, Milwaukee Great Northern roads to Seattle anu thence to Alaska coast points to engugo In the work of carrying In supplies t the miners. This expedition Is ex pec tea to come west after two days' rest In New- York, a like rest for the reindeer being had In this city. THE RAILROAD RATE WAR. Rebate of CO to the Coast Payable ou Reaching Destination. Chicago, Feb. 26. At a meeting or tn general passenger agenta of the wester roads here today to devise wads of con ducting the transcontinental rate war, the trans-Mlssouti roads gave notice that, beginning March 6th they would put Into effect to North Pacific coast points from tho Missouri river gateways tne sann. rates ns are now In effect via St. Paui. CUBAN FUJBUTERERS. Key West, Feb. 26. The nine Cubans, who were picked up In a rowboat on. Bahla Honda were landed here today t the steamer City of Key West. They arw the lenders of a big filibustering expedi tion which has Just landed In Cuba. SCOUT3 FOR EXPEDITION. Washington. Feb. 26. The war depart ment has telegraphed General Morrtam av Vancouver Barracks, authorising him tu enlist one hundred Alaskan Indians for service as scouts to the government re lief expedition. (Continued on Fourth Page.) (Continued on Fourth Pago.) San Francisco, Feb. 20. -The Pacific Ex port Lumber Company has chartered the big British steamer Ailsacritirf to carry lumber from Portland to VLiillv'ostock, F bet in. She left Cardiff, January 15, f. Shanghai, and has aeon chartered for April, loading nt 60s a thousand feet. SCALDED TO DEATH. Lebanon, Mo., Feb. 26.--Yesterday the boiler at Bunch's mill, at Ryan, 3 miles southeast of here, blew out, knocking Bunch 30 feet Into a snwoit. He crawieu out of tho sluice of hot water, walked a quarter of a mllo to his home with flesh falling from his body. After suffering In tensely for ten hours he -Hod, VETERAN'S PR 'St'ARINO. Sacramento, Feb. 26. The members 01 Warren post, O, A. R., have requester Governor Budd to loan ;hem bO rifle, canteens and haversa.'ks. The veterans express their desire to become accustom ed to the military tactics now In vogue, so that In case of war they will he ready to go to the front. Royal ssake the food par. wholesome sad delicious. &4KII$ F3WBSH Absolutely Pure damn BMina aK ao,, nix vom. , I some moment.