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SENATOR
Hon. John HI Smith, of Asto
ria, Receives Support of
Fusion Legislators.
RESULT QF THE BALLOT
Cortett Still Has His Thirty-Six
Votes, tnt Probability of a
Deadlock Is Growing
UGLY RUMORS ARE AFLOAT
Somebody Stole Senator Senior's Bill
From the Desk of the Rouse Clerk
-A Hew Board Was Created.
HAI.HM. Oct. .-Hra. Correspondence
of lh AtirUn. The feature of today'.
Joint Imllotlnn for l'nltl State, kenntor I
wna th :ir:nn of the funionlat mrmbtri
of lth housM In wltc!ilfia; to llun. John
Hmllh. th iMipulnr Astorlo attorney. Mr.
Hmlth mu. iilatol In nom'.nutlon by Daly,
of Ijike county, who maile a nrat apt'ech
In nlv-lna- the name of the Astorlan be
fore the homo. He spoke of the general
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position as senator. The entire 24 fusion
Ists cast their ballots for Mr. Smith, and.
If there was a chance to elect him, they
would, they state, stand by him to a man.
Mr. Hmlth. w ho Was the only democratic
member of the upper house two years ago.
made many friends by his affable manner, i
ami some of the democratic members have
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of a ilcucllcx k. which Is not the im(!tss-!
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blllty at flrst thought.
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The ballntlng resulted as follows:
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Corbiti 36 '
Hmth 24 ' Nation fills all minds with distrust.
OorKu l" There are omino'ug clouds on the horlxon
Kkl that Indicate early trouble with the Cu-
I'lVwIt"1" 1 ' ba"1'' ho r nW 0penlr ProcIalm"";
Moore I!!...!..!"!.!!!!!!!.!!!".!.!!!!!!!.! l' their readiness to fight to the last drop
Ktiltuii l : 0f blood for absolute Independence.
Harmon was absent. j I'romlnent chiefs In the Insurgent army
There stmn to bo a determination t have Indicated their Intention, as soon
atnuni; the members to elect a senator as the forthcoming elections are over,
before adjourning, but a the contest t0 come to Havana and work strenuously
coiiu n u.-n It become apparent that 'a i for Independence. In this they are sup-deudliH-k
will result. The friends of Cor-1 ported by the laboring classes, or Da
belt still hope to secure his election, but i clllcos. not Identified with the last up
the opposition Is holding well together, rising, three fifths of whom. It may be
und the chances of the venerable Port- safely estimated, profess their intention
lander are not any better than when his of (oinlng the Insurgent ranks In the
namo was llrst proposed. The members ! gtruj-gi,. for Independence and to fajht the
from Claisop are doing their utmost to j Americans. If rhe latter In any way op
prevetit Corbet t's election, claiming that pos absolute freedom for the Island.
when I'nlted States senator he endeavored
to have the customs house at Astoria re
moved. Kor this, It Is said, he has their
bitter opposition.
The eli Hon of a Mitchell republican is
considered Impossible.
DKTA1L. pnoCEKDlXCS.
The house this afternoon passed the bill
approprlutliiK tS,(K) for the erection of
tlio state UKrlcultural college buildings,
recently destroyed by fire.
A resolution was passed providing for
a committee, from the house and senate j
to examine into tho towage and pilotage
syslcm of the state.
PIukk, of Marlon, Introduced a resolu
tion to appropriate a sum of money out
of which to pay the enlisted men In the
late Spanish-American war who were re
jected, ullowlng $1.30 per day from the
Unto of enlistment until the time of re
jection. The resolution prevailed.
The first matter to come up In the sen
ate this afternoon was the bill repealing
the act creating the state board of equal
isation. The bill finally passed by a vote
of 17 to 12.
Senator Selling asked and was given
consent tt re-Introduce senate bill No. 7,
which had been stolen ns senate bill No.
CO. His bill places tho office of district
attorney of Multnomah county on a salary
basis. It had passed In the senate and
was on the clerk's desk In the house,
awaiting action, when it disappeared. i
Tho announcement of the disappearance j
of tho bill created a considerable sensa
tion, and some ugly rumors are afloat In
explanation. Tho substitute bill, under
suspension of the rules, was railroaded
through and passod.
Senator Mulkey Introduced a bill creating I
UMore mo augoui nil's 01 ie ln i
a state board of equalisation commission-'
era. Ho claims his bill Is free from the I
objections urged against tho present law.
SPANISH MECHANICS STRIKE
PUK HACK WAGES.
Roiuse to Work at tne Naval Arsenal at
Havana Prompt Evacuation De
manded by U. S. Commissioners
HAVANA, via Key West, Oct. 6.-SIX
hundred men, machtnlifts, blacksmiths,
skilled workmen and laborers, have gone
on a atrlka at '.h- Havana amnitl, rrfua
Itiir to work urile thny are pill flv.
month.' rrur of wages. The strlko
bKan on Monday and no aettkment ha.
yet l) n made.
The flpanlxh crulaer Conde te VeniIte
and gunboat Oallda anil the torpedo boat
Neuva Epan are on the itot k. at the
navy rard urvWi-Mnj- xtnWe repair.,
preparatcr? to their trip to Spain. The
ararnal artrlk Is lltl to delay the .vac
untlon ao far an the navy la concerned
unleaa the dlfferenrea ere 'aooo aettlcd,
aa the vt.iwia In their preatnt condition
are quite unequal to a tea voyage, es
peclitlly at this time of the year.
The Bpanlnh authorities continue to de
clare their Inability to evacuate the
Uland entirely before the end o Febru
ary. The Washington government,
through the American commissioners,
continues to insist upon prompt evacua
tion. The Spaniards say, also, as a rea
son for delay, that In addition to the lack
of vease-ls, a large proportion of their
soldiers are too weak and HI to undertake
the vogage In the winter season.
General Blanco Is beget on all aides
with grave nrolems requiring a cash so
lution. Unfortunately, the Madrid gov
ernment Is unprepared to meet them, and
the captain general Is thus placed la a
vt-ry dellcvte position. On the one hand
Is the navy yard strike, on the other are
troops clamoring for back pay. Last
week General Blanco Issued orders dis
banding ell the provisional regiments In
certain places, as, for Instance, at Sanrti
Bpirltua. The troops refused to disband
unless they first received their arrears of
pay. Many of them went over to the Cu
ban ranks.
The trip to Cii nfuigos of General Sol
ano, General Ulanoo's chief of staff, U
understood Ij be due to the seriwusnens
ol the sltu.-:'-on. Exactly what reasons
rendered the measure necessary have not
been developed, but General Blanco yes
. . . . .
terday revoked the order disbanding the
Irregulars.
It hiia leaked out that In his extremity
Ovneral Blanco summoned the governor
of the Banco Etpanol and colled upon
him for an advance of money. The bunk
official at first refused, but Anally yielded
to Blanco's ?ppeal and agreed to advance
3iO,0uO. His weakness is seriously con-
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1 " lthuraw weir oepos.is.
The commercial condition o. the Island, i
, lnoteaa or improving, ikuii w w .1
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complete standstill. The undisguised cor-
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l..n. In av.rf hrMni'K lif thA mdminlS-
Distrust and uncertainty as to the tre
clse policy of the United States govern
ment with utrard to Cuba keeps the
Island In a precarious and unsettled con-
! dltlon. Havana Is deservedly alarmed
I over the release of TOO Nanlgos, who have
i been undergoing sentences In Spain's col
j onles In Africa. These crlmlals are most
ly murderers, belonging to the Manlgo
societies, whose Initiation rites demand
that the neophlte should murder the flrst
person he meets In the Btreet, the cere
mony of drinking the hot blood of a co k.
If the feathers In the cock's tall are
black he must kill a negro; If white the
victim must be a white man, and If yel-
low or buff, then a mulatto or China
man ,
These Nanlgoes have long been been a
menace to this city, waging their battles
In the streets and committing terrible
crimes. During the past few years up
wards of "00 of them have been arrested
and sent to Ceuta. The report of their
release and probable return to Havana
fills the population with dread.
Senor Francisco De Armas, civil gover
nor of Matanxas. has been relieved of his
office owing to his Inability to cope with
conditions there. During his administra
tion nothing seemed to be donS to re
lieve the distress and reduce Ihe terrible
mortality. Armas is a Cuban and au
tonomist governor and the Spaniards sea
In his conduct something beyond incapa
bility. C'AlTAlX TOLLMAN DEAD.
SAN
FRANCISCO, Oct. 6.-Captuin E
rolnlan
superintendent of the German
hospital In this city, died, today from the
cffocU of an operation. Captafn Pollman
was 63 years old. He commanded the
steamer Oregon plying between this city
and Astoria for 20 years.
WILL COME TO THE PACIFIC.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 6. Captain Crow
Inshleld, chief of the navigation bureau of
tho navy department, authorizes 'the
statement thqt no change has been mrvde
In the orders to the Oregon and Iowa to
go to the Pacific,
FIGHTING
CONTINUES
Gen. Bacon's Command Not
Annihilated In the Battle
With the Pillagers.
GREAT UPRISING LIKELY
Indians on Several Other Peser
vations Have Joined In toe
Massacre of Whites.
THE SITUATION IS CRITICAL
Feirel Tbat Bloodshed Will Follow-
Troops Stat to Qoell tbe Mar
derous Redskins.
WALK Ell. Minn.. Oct. t-Early this
morning firing between the soldiers and
Plllaeers was resumeo. and It has con
tinued practically all da
This makes it certain that General
Bacon's command Is still on earth and In
fighting trim. It is now be.leved the
soldiers are entrenched and In a position
to aold out until reinforcements reach
them.
GENERAL fPRrsrXQ OF INDIANS.
LEETHRCP. Minn.. Oct. i-Thls after
noon at 1:90 o'clock It was learned that
General Bacon and his small band of 70
or 72 men were still fighting on Bear
Island, but It cannot be learned what the
outcome of their fighting has been up to
this hour, i o'clock.
An attempt was made to land on the
Island this afternoon and rescue the
wounded soldier and get tbe bodies of
the . unfortunate bluecoats who were
killed. This attempt was partly success
ful, so far as that four bodies were re
covered and nine wounded soldiers were
rescued, but the citizens were driven to
the boat and the boat was driven from
the shore by skulking redskins.
A special train, with 215 men of the
Third Infantry, from Fort Snelling, under
command of Lieutenant Golharbach, ar
rived at Walker ithls afternoon. Another
special train will leave Bralnard tonight
with 100 or ZjO more soldiers. Inspector
Tinker expresses the opinion that with
500 soldiers the Indians will be subdued,
but thinks there will be bloodshed, and
may be lots of It
It Is said the Indians from the Mille
Lachs reservation have started. 300 strong,
to join the Lereh Lake Indians, and. If
this Is the case. It will require 500 ad
ditional troops to quell t;he disturbance.
They are reported to be well armed and
going north at a rapid rate. They , will
probably reach Bear Island and Lereh
lake tomorrow at daylight
Since the uprising of the Bear Island
Indians the Indians at Lereh Lake agency
had been qulot until today, but word has
arrived tonight from the agency that the
Indians have broken out, and the au
thorities have no control over thera and
fear there will be more bloodshed.
APPEAL FOR TROOPS.
MINNEAPOLIS. Oct. C-The following
telegram, signed by J. S. MeLaln. editor
of the Journal; E. R. Johnston, managing
editor of the Times; and C. H. Hablen,
manager editor of the Tribune, was sent
to President MeKlnley tonight:
"Advices from conservative sources lead
us to believe that a force of not less than
600 soldiers, preferably 800, should be at
once available at Leech lake and vicinity.
We believe such force Is needed, not only
to rescue General Bacon and the survivors
of his command, but to --operly overawe
the agency Indians, in whose professions
of friendship and neutrality no one ac
quainted with them puts credence. A gen
eral outbreak at or around Walker would
probably result In the massacre of many
citizens. In a country as heavily timb
ered the present force Is, In our judgment,
wholly Inadequate. The gravity of the
situation Is not over-estimated In the
above suggestions."
This dispatch was sent upon receipt of
advices that an uprising among the Red
Lake and Cass Lake, as well as the Leeoh
Lake Indians was regarded as Imminent
THE DEAD.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 6. - Up to 12
o'clock tonight no Informtion had been re
ceived by tho war department officials
from General Bacon. During the evening
however, the department received from
the general's adjutant, now at St. Paul,
the following telegram, giving a summary
of conditions so far as that officer was
able to obtain them:
"In answer to a telegram to the United
States marshal at Walker, Minn., I have
received a reply giving the location of
General Bacon on the mainland, at the
southwest corner of Lereh lake, saying;
' 'Commenced fighting at 11:30 yester
day. Indians seem to have best position.
dlers and two Indian pollr killed; await
Not moving. Major Wilkinson, five sol
ing reinforcement.' "
It I alKO rep rted that T. J. 8heen
was killed.
Major M. C, Wllklnnon and Mr. Bhee
han, who are among the killed, are' well
known among the northwestern people I
Washington. Major Wilkinson wi a tol
unteer In the civil war, end at Its close
was given a commission In the regular
army. lie la well known in the depart
ment of the Columbia, and participated In
several Indian campaigns. Ills regiment
has been stationed at Fort Snelling for
ri years. lie was over 0 year old, and
hi famllv la at Redlanda, Cal., where he
has for two years been starting an orange
grove, with a view of spending his closing:
years there. ,
T. J. Bheehan waa captain In the Fifth
Minnesota during the civil war end par
ticipated In the Bloux Indian siutur.
In Wi, when he waa placed In command
of Fort RWgeley. There, with a total
force of but ITS men he withstood for twe
days the attacks and siege of over 1001
Indiana, finally repulsing them and savinc
the live of his command. For 20 year)
after the close of the rebellion he was)
sheriff of Freeborn county, Minn., and
lately had been United States deputy
marshal. He was about 0 years old, and
married.
THE FIRST BATTLE.
MINNEAPOLIS. Minn.. Oct. l-The
Times this morning prints the following
summary of the situation at Leech Lata
as near as It can be learned:
At 4:30 this morning the only definite
news from Leech Lake I that 100 of the
Third infantry under General Bacon hod
an engagement with the Pillagers on the
mainland with casualties of four killed
and nine wounded.
The troops landed at 1 a. m. yesterday
and scouted through the woods without
result. Boon after 11 e. m., while the nva
were getting coffee, the Indians opened
fire with the results staled.
The troops, steadied by General Bacon
and Major Wilkinson, rushed forward t
cover and returned the Indian Are wKA
good effect, the loss to the red men not
being definitely known because of the a
'ure of tbe ground and the thick brush.
This was ail the definite news received
up to the hour given above.
Early In the evening rumors began t
come In from Bralnard and Duluth to the
effect that a Custer like disaster had be-en
added to the long list of fights wiih In
dians. Mr. Peglcr, of the -ilnneapolls Journal,
telegraphed that Beaton of the Minne
apolis Journal was In a critical position.
Following this came a statement front
the operator at Walker that Beaton and.
Brill, the latter the Pioneer Pre?s corres
pondent, landed from a boat before the
troops were engaged and had been k'.Ufd.
A later story was to the effect that two
correspondents had been cut oft by the
Indians while trying to escape and killed,
Knappen, of the Times, was not men-,
tioned, but was supposed to be with Bea
ton and Brill. . - ' i
Still later comes a report from Bralnerd
that Bacon and his entire command and
two newspaper correspondents had been
killed. From railroad sources came the
rumor that Bacon and half his men bad
followed.
At 2 a. m. orders were received at Fort
Snelling to embark the three companies'
of tne Third Infantry on a special which
would leave the post at I a. m. today.
It should be remembered that the scene
of the fighting is many miles of rough,
wate- or thick forest distant from Walk
er, the nearest telegraph station, and It
would be well until definite advices are
received to accept the rumors tentatively.
If the story of a total or.partlul massacre
is true It Is almost Impossible to discover
how the story reached tne wire at
Wulker. That there has been a serious
fight is beyond question. That armed
soldiers, armed with the best of maga
zine rifles, have been killed by a couple
of hundred Indians that being the max
imum number named in the enemy's
band seems incrvdioie.
ONE THOUSAND PERSONS
WERE BURNED TO DEAT1L
Great Fire Sweeps Away a Large Part of
the Chinese City of Hankow, Causing
a Frlfhtful Loss of Life.
LONDON. Oct. 6. According to a pe
clal dispatch from Shanghai, fire on Sun
day lust at Hankow destroyer over a mile
spuore of the city, Including government
buiUllnKsand tne temple. It Is feared that
1000 lives were lost.
RAFT TOWED INTO i vttT.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. d.-The log raft
which has been floutlnc around tho Pa-
oltio for two weeks, was towed Into port
this afternoon by tug boat. , ,
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