THE 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.
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" VOL. XIA'III
ANTOHIA, OllWiOX. SUNDAY MORXIXd, FKIiKl'AUV 27, 1 '.,.
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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.
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