[N DANGER OUEAT SALES OF LAND. Last Half of 1902 Far Exceed! Any Hall Year Frevioua. A NEW STATION f JUDICIAL DECISIONS B K ” m --- Washington, March 27.— Land Com­ Secretary Moody and Committe Se­ Loose Mighty Flood missioner Kichwrds today gH\e out a sissippi Valley. lect Guantanamo. DELTA IS INUNDATED cnt Pour* Through Break (T h ree Counties -W o rs t Dry of the System. Miss., March 30.— A er 16 foot deep and over Dgth is pouring eteadiily kvas9e in the levee five pi here and is flooding pores of the finest farming celebisted Yazoo belt, pk in the levee occurred at 11 K vJn<>rning and the roar of |Tfaters can easily be heard feet of the embankment Irst, and a mighty effort hundreds of laborers in government engineers to d by cribbing and sacking, >n apparent that it was power to successfully Mistless fury of the cur- tur later it was seen that 'the levee on either side of ¡were melting fast, the force It cutting the embankment Igh it was built of sand. ^ ■ i M . Sears, who was in ^ H K o r a r ily of the government S S aS tated tonight that the hreak iqMationably the worst in the jr of the levee system. He says M antin' delta, as lar south as burg, w ill be flooded and the tg lands in Washington, llolivar hartley counties will be under for more than two weeks. This first Break to be reported on the tsippi since the present rise be- Major Scars Bays a devperate [le is being made to prevent the ir w id e n in g of the breach, f i m f i o n the interior are very . 1 , but it is believed the people fully prepared for a break, and ss of life, if any, w ill be reduced ipllfeam , though the loss of stock >e quite heavy. The damage to itioos and the interference with Ing cannot be estimated. ^ H b a tio n at midnight grows forj-«Greenville. Work on the !tionlevee through Main street Mien Abandoned and water has jl|H|>eliington avenue, the high- dnt in the city. Appeals for help IH K x om in g in all night from the lo and Race Track additions and boats are being sent out. The comes from these additions that e were seen clinging to roofs of • and rafts to escape drowning in talng waters. By lives have been reported lost, nan and five children perishing in lOapa, but tomorrow will tell the if many poor unfortunates. The ern part of the citv is entirely r water. II m i - oh arc filling and Inmates are securing rooms np- l. By morning the water will be all parts of the city unless another is made to build a protection, e city is In total darkness, water ng ont the fires in Ibe electric plants. statement showing the phenomenal in­ creases in sales of public land in the first half of the present fiscal year as compared with the corresponding por­ tion of the previous year. In the six montlia ending December 31, 1901, there were 7,476 cash sales made in the United States, representing 767,002 acres, from which |2,719,384 was real­ ized. During the corresponding months of 1902 there were 23,015 sales, of 1,- 663,613 acres, from which was realized $4,747,563. Inasmuch as these sales were princi­ pally under the timber and stone act, there seems to be jnitification ot the president’ s course in extending the for­ est reservation system before the tim­ ber lands are ail taken up. The sales of the past quarters exceed those of any corresponding period in the past his­ tory of the government. CUBANS G R O W SUSPICipuS. Bungling of Treaty Creates Fear of Fur­ th er Amendments. Havana, March 27.— Although there is much complaint here on the part of the Cubans that the United States did not give the reciprocity treaty a fair deal, the publication of the text of the amendments hag shown them that the treaty has not been materially damaged from a Cuban standpoint, except through the delay and uncertainty en­ tailed by the action at Washington. The present feeliug of suspicion is due principally to the lacx of assur­ ances that the treaty cannot be amend­ ed in the United States house of repre­ sentatives and that I’reaideut Roosevelt w ill call a special session prior to the regular meeting of congress. The presidents of all manufacturing and commercial associations today re­ ceived a list of inquiries from the sen­ ate committee on foreign relations with regard to the effects of the amend­ ments. It ia requested that ttie repre­ sentations be sent in tomorrow. The report on the treaty will be completed today. ___________________ BIG SMELTER BURNED. Company Whose Employes are Striking Suffers Heavy Loss. Canyon City, Colo., March 27.— At midnight the main portion of the smelting works of the United States Reduction and Refining company at this place was destroyed by fire, the loss being $200,000. Immense new buildings, 200 by 80 fatt in area, were destroyed. The company owning the plant is the same which owns Ibe Standard gold m ill at Colorado City, whose employes are on strike. The fire broke out in the refinery from an un­ known cause, and was discovered by the watchman, but could not be sub­ dued, and soon the recently completed additions, which have been in progress of erection for the past year, were a mass of flames. The plant is not a ® B O T H SIDHS FIRM. total loss, as its entire value was $500,- 000, but it cannot be ¡earned that there Is Street Car Strike to Be Fought was any insurance. One hundred and to a Finish. fifty men are made idle. March 30.— Both parties to Salvador Must Pay Up. Battle street car strike stand firm Washington, March 27.— The state »a ln . - is paralyzed. Business triad to mediate vesterday, but department has taken measures to col­ dent Furth declared the union lect the aw f rd assessed against the gov­ i not he recognized, and the etrik- ernment of Han Salvador by the arbi­ tdared they would strike till it tration in the case of an American cor­ poration amounting to $534,000. The recogn ized. ^^pras a slight increase in the secretary has accorded the Salvadoreans cars operated, and the offi- a full opportunity to present reasons lict that this increase willcon- why tho judgment should not be paid, irracks are being fitted up for but alter patiently considering these lyes, and 18 of the latter have representations the department has just •n in as policemen and armed, informed the Salvadorean government «ikers say they have gained that it cannot reopen the case without and ride on cars to convert showing gross disresDect for the arbi­ men. A strike of the miners trators, and that it sees no reason why Inton coal m ire, which sup- the money should not be paid. power houses, is threatened. Up Capitol Steps In Automobile. Treaty Would Be Better. Tork, March 30.— Senor Silva, ’ of the Cuban senate, who has [ advocate of the treaty of reci- tith the United States, is quot- ying, according to the Havana indent of the Tribune: “ I am to the belief that the beat Dtild lie todisapprove the treaty, gotiate another. The amend- cm confusing to all of us. We Brfect confidence in President »It. but fear the amendments are I shape that to make a new treaty rable.” Carnegie's Great Gift. nrg, March 30.— Andrew Car­ as added $1,650,000 to his libra­ tions in Pittsburg. Today he it known that he would donate 1,000 in addition to $1,750,000 given by him to provide means addition to the present Carnegie and $150,000 for the bnilding East End branch library. This ft of Mr. Carnegie’ s makes Ills button to the greater institution 1,000. To Lay Cable From Honolulu. Francisco, March 30.— The first n the preliminary work to the ( of the [cable between Honolulu fidway island has been taken, ’acific Commercial cards company bartered the eteamer Grace Dollar, n April 10 »he w ill depart from >rt carrying tnppliesand matrials e construction of the cable station idway island. The British steam- nglia and Colonia are at present mdon being loaded with the cable. Washington, March 27.— Three men in an automobile attempted to ride tip the steps of the east front of the rapitol today. They reached the te 'ond land­ ing, 16 steps from the street, when the chain of the vehicle broke, and it ran backward without accident. The man who acted as chaffeur gave the name of J. D. Hurlbnt, and said he was from Detroit, Mich. His companions did not give their names, but one of them said he was a police commissioner of Hartford, Conn. The chaffeur was ar­ rested, but later released on bail. Fire in South Dakota Mine. Leads, 8. D., March 27.— The Biof»- ham hoist of the Higgen Fortune m t - ing company was destroyed by fire m r - ly today. The loss is $50,000. partly insured. Four miners were at work at the bottom of the scaffold and were slightly injured. They escaped by almost a miracle. The mine ia tim ­ bered with heavy tim l«rs and ia still burning. The fire has reached to a distance of 75 feet below the surface. The fire started in a drying room. lijjcv? W ILL W ANT TWENTY SQUARE MILES Will Be Principal Station in W est Indies cations to Be Built. Guantanamo, Cuba, March 26.— After a personal inspection of the pro­ posed site, Secretary Moody has select­ ed Guantanamo as the principal United States naval station ir the West Indies. Secretary Moody, Senator Proctor and Representatives Cannon, Foss and G illstt arrived here yesterday on board the United States dispaten boat Dolphin. Secretary Moody and his associates have worked incessantly during the past two days under a hat sun examin­ ing the points, the water supply and the surrounding country. They visited the locations for the proposed fortifica­ tions, surveyed the coast line and con­ ferred with the owners of the land which it ia pioposed to acquire. Senator Proctor and the representa­ tives w ill recommend the purchase of 20 square miles of land on both sides of the lower bay and several small islands. As soon as the necessary leg­ islation has been secured, they favor the construction of a permanent bar­ racks, a drydock and strong fortifica­ tions designed against a sea attack only, fortifications on the land side not being regarded as necessary. No diffi­ culty is anticipated in acquiring the necessary land, as the Spanish and English owners are enthusiastic for tiie station. It is thought that both the army and navy will maintain forces at Guantanamo. The Dolphin will proceed to Jamaica tomorrow. NEW PHILIPPINE CURRENCY. Treasury Department Plans lor Purchase and Coioage of Silver. Washington, March 26.— Secretary Root lias been in cable correspondence with Governor Taft in relation to the carrying out of the provisions of the Philippine currency act an I it has been dstermined to sell $3,000,000 of tem­ porary certificates for the purchase of silver bullioa for coinage into pesos. These certificates bear four per cent in­ terest, are free from taxation, aud run for one year. They w ill be issued in denominations of one thousand dollars each, made payable to the bearer. These certificates are to be sold in this country. It is learned that the insular divis­ ion of the war department has request- ed the secretary of the treasury to pur­ chase the necessary silver and execute the coinage of the Phijippine pesos authorized by the Philippine currency act. Although this act authoiizes the coinage of not to exceed 76,000,000 pesos, including recotnage or M e x ic a n and Philippine coins, it is not contem­ plated at present to coin more than 20,000,000 pesua, at the rate of 2,000,- 000 a month. The silver for these coins will be pur­ chased in the United Htates, but under what conditions has not yet been determined. The treasury, it is under­ stood, w ill purchase only at the market value, in such quantities as may lie needed as the coinage progresses. It is said that the department will not submit to an advance in the price of silver, it it cat) possibly be secured at the ruling rate. AMERICAN FALLS RUN DRY. Ice-Jam Stops the Flow of Niagara, and Relic Hunters Revel. Niagara Falls, March 26. — The American Falls is practically dry, and for the first time in 55 years people are able to walk about in the river bed. Thousands have clambered over tho rocks hunting for relics and souvenirs. Great rocks never before seen are high and dry. So little water is flowing over the American Falls that men in high hoots almost could have crossed at the brink. The extraordinary condition is due to an ice jam up the river. The ice was driven from Lake Erie into the entrance to the Niagara and lodged in the ghoalwater, shutting off the flow into the American channel. Tbe Horseshoe Falls ia not affected as mnch as the American. The river in the vi­ cinity of the Three Sister islands is quite dry, and the center falls, between Goat and Luna ielands, is a skeleton of itself. The conditions ia likely to last for several days. Offers to End the W ar. Willemstad, Island of Curacao, March 26.— General Matos, the leader of the Venezuelan revolntionary move­ ment, who is here, today sent tbe fol­ lowing telegram to General Ramon Ayala, vice president of Venezuela and president of the congress: "General Castro has resigned the presidency. Considering that bis being independent renders impoeeible all peace and pros- parity in Venezuela, if congress w ill ac­ cept his abdication I w ill promise you to use all my influents with the com­ manders to immediately end the war.’ * Heavy Loss by Fire. Rochester, N. Y ., March 27. — Fire of unknown origin which broke ont in the Hayden bnilding tonight complete­ ly gutted that structure and caused heavy damage to the adjoining ouild- ings. The total loss is estimated at The building was »even | $258,000. stories high in one part and fire in oth­ ers. The flames started on the fifth floor, and rapidly ate their way throc^h the stroctnre, the greeter portions of the three walls falling before it was under control. No one was hurt. ///i V vv/I - Barracks, Drydock and Fortifi­ Coal Mine Blown Up. Springfield, III., March 26.— A ter­ rific exploeion in tbe mine o f the Athens coal company at Athens, Menard county, 20 miles north of Springfield, today resulted in the death of six men and”one being eerioualy in­ jured. An entry in the mino had been for some time stopped np on account of tbe gas. This morning an attempt was made to open it by drilling an­ other entry in order to allow air to en­ ter and the gas to escape. -, t-n -----— j I------ _ j - Substantial damages are held, in Western Union Telegraph Co. vs. Church (Neb.), 57 L. K. A. 905, to be recoverable for breach o f a contract to C H R IS M A N & B A N G S , P r o p s. transmit promptly a telegram which tbe eompnny knew to be addressed to a physician, directing him to come to the sender’s house at once. The adoption of a new constitution reserving the right of trial by jury “ us heretofore enjoyed,” Is held, In State vs. Harney (Mo.). 57 L. It. A. 846, not C arrying! P a s zc n g e ri to Include the right which bad existed and U. S. Miti by statute for many years of liaviug the Jury assess tbe punishment in criminal oases whenever there Is an alternative or discretion In regard to It. One who furnishes money for the purpose of discharging mortgage Hen upon real estate Is held. In Meeker vs. Larson (Neb.), 57 L. R. A. 901, to have no right to be subrogated to the rights o f the mortgagee In the absence of an agreement or understanding that the mortgage Is to be kept alive for his benefit or that he shall be given a lien on the premises in lieu of the one which has been discharged. In order to obtain a preference over general creditors of an Insolvent trus­ tee. It Is held, lu Lincoln Savings Bauk and S. D. Company vs. Morrison (Neb.), 67 L. R. A. 885, that the cestui que trust must show that the estate out o f which lie claims such preference has been increased to some extent by A L L CASES OF tbe misappropriation of trust property, and lie Is held to be entitled to a pref­ erence to the extent of such increase only. by our new invention. Only those born deaf are incurable. Where a debtor executes a note nod mortgage for a loan of money at a law ful rate of Interest and at Its ma­ F . A. W E R M A N , O F B A L T I M O R E « 8 A Y 8 1 turity enters into a new contract with B a l t i m o r e . M d., M a rch 30, 19 « . 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It Is held, In Chicago Lumber I then saw your advertisement accidentally in a N ew Y o rk paper, and ordered you rtreat- A fte r I had used it on ly a few days according to your directions, the noises ceased m d Co. vs. Bancroft (Neb.), 57 L. R. A. raent. to-day, after five weeks, my hearing in the diseased ear has been en tirely restored. I thank y• hand to do your job work In Uardonlng plowing. Etc, Etc. C o tta « Urove, Oregon. Foley 9 Iloijey a i)d Tar /or children , sa/c sure. J\ o opiates*