X M i r m , i w - m s * r e « , . lis t s . T h e P o p «lis t* have held a caucus and issued the fo llo w in g manifesto, w hich gives th eir tid e o f the tangle in the hawse: “ T o the People's P arty o f Oregon: T h e undersigned, your member*-elect to the legislative assembly, ask your loyal rapport and that o f a ll good c iti zen* in our contest for such an organ ization o f the boose a* w e b elieve w ill result in economical an-l remedial legis lation that w ill make an honest vote and a fa ir count possible in Oregon. W e are contesting fo r a fa ir organisa tion of th e boose, in order to make pos sible the passage o f the B ingham regis tration b ill, the H olt j ad gre-of-elec tion b ill, ami an amendment to the con stitution pirovi-iing for direct law -n u k in g by the people by means o f the in i tia tiv e and referendum in its optional form. " W e are assured by eminent law yers that the Bingham registration b ill is o n stitatio n a l. and lik e ly to be effec- tire . T h e H o lt b ill allow s county cen tral com mittees o f each o f the three principal p olitical parties to designate one ju-lge o f election in each precinct, and com mittees o f the tw o principal parties to each name one clerk o f elec tion in each precimn. T h e in itia tiv e and referendum need no explanation to Oregon Populists. These measures w e believe to be all important in obtaining honest elections and oontrol by the peo ple o f law m aking in Oregon, and there by preserving our libertiec. T h e situa tion is this: “ Last June the Republican party elected th irty-eigh t members o f the house o f represenative*. O nly tw en ty- e igh t o f this cumber have agreed to act together in organ izin g the house. Part o f the rem aining ten Republican mem bers support Mr. Bourne and part do not support any candidate. T h e Popu list and Democratic members are stay in g out until such tim e as a Republican m ajority m ay agree upon a candidate o f its own fo r spieaker, or un til a suffi cien t number o f III cm unite w ith us to assure Bourne's el«*ction, w hich w e be lie v e w ill enable us to obtain the measures herein named. A s long as Republicans are thus divided, and it is possible that w e may. by preventing o r ganization. fin a lly elect Mr. Bourne, and probably obtain the legislation be fore mentioned, w e feel it to be our d uty to the people o f Oregon to stay out— wag«-« or no wages. W ith this know ledge o f the facts, w e feel that w e are entitled to your suppiort for our selves and our a llie s .” T h e manifesto is signed by tw o sen ators and tw e lv e representatives. It is said that the rem aining Populist sena tor and representatives, who were out o f the c ity when the «mucus was held, fu lly indorse«! the manifesto. i 1 1 T h e first w -ek o f the Oregon legisla ture closed w ith but little plishsd. T h e organisation o f the sen ate was effected prom ptly on the first «lay, and Joseph Simon, o f Multnomah, who held the same posit ion two J t t r i ago. was seated as president. T h e sen ate was in session four -lay,, during win h tim e eigh ty-five b ill* were in troduced. ami then the senate ad journed over until Mon«lay, in order to g iv e the state printer tim e to catch • h M i l f t k « t U v * f t h * Im p m v U mmt Happwaiag* mt tka P m I W eek op- _________ C a l la d P r o a t k a T * U * r m p k C o I m m . The I norg>nired B o a««. The bouse was unable to perfect or Ajrerit W . R. Rusxell, o f th e Pacific ganixation, a quorum m>t being found ( W t E W a lo r Com fdfiT. o f Idaho, ha* parchaaciJ ©rer 20,000 ba«*h- present at any tim e a roll call was had. ela o f wheat at 70 rent». T h * last lary** T h e members are d ivid ed into three parch a-* waa 8,000 b u b e ll. Some factions on the senatorial nominee, wheat in that section in being hel-i aa each being a m inority. A l l efforts to unite and agree on any member for h igh aa 75 omto. speaker have been futile. Much bitter An oth er attempt ha« been m a l , to talk and discussion has been the rule g e t the stranded Glenm orag off from since the first day. th e sand, o f N orth beach. T h i* trial |jrw,e»i unsuccessful lik e the previous ^«•filoriaI Cauru*. attem pt- and it ia now thought the Near the end o f the week forty-three fH enm orag w ill be abandoned to the Republicans and one Populist held a m e rrier o f the ware*. caucus at the Mate capital ami unani V e ry Her. Thos J. Ornate, D. D., mously nominated John U. M itchell for l i w been installed a« re--tor o f the United States senator. Cfctholic un iversity of Am erica in Waafainirton. D. C. It waa a notable N«w B ill* Boar la. ewent in the hiatory o f the inatitntion. Patterson o f Marion has introduced and drew together a distinguished aa- a b ill m aking general provision for the aemblaze o f churchmen and educator*. transportation o f a ll insane persons to W h ile hunting near Elk Point, R. the asylum. H it b ill provides that D ., W J. M orphy, agerl 17, became the county clerk shall n otify the super ■spanned from hia companion* and waa intendent o f the asylum that be has an frnurri to death. W hen tirat missed be insane person to be conveyed to the asy waa supposed to hare returned home, lum. T h e superintendent then au and not until aome tim e later did thorizes some employe o f the asylum «■ r o b in g parties atart after him . Hia to repair to the county s«-at, where the body waa found. insane person w ill be delivered to h im , J u n e* Stephens. who ia *aid to hare and he w ill conduct such insane person «ta rn -1 several incendiary Urea in W alla to the asylum. A ll the expense is to W alla during the rammer o f 1896. ha* be borne by the asylum fund. been convicted o f arson in the superior Senator Ma- kay has introduced a b ill court for netting fire to the H am ilton- Koorke warehooae. January 9, 1896. for thè appointing o f a fiscal agent at T h e defenae had v ery little evidence to N ew York city, wbo ia to look after offer, and the jury, after being out one thè state * finane-al interrete. honr, returned a verdict o f gu ilty. T w o other bills o f a general nature In diggin g a w ell at Quilcene, W ash., at the base o f the O lym p ic range o f were introduced, one by Senator Mc- antaina, a vein o f coal va c diseov- C'lur.g. which authorizes the m a jor of It ia thought it ia a good vein, any c ity to bid in property sold at pub and it ia located w ith in one m ile o f the lic sale for taxes. T h e other was by Port Townaend Southern railway. Senator Smith, authorizing counties, W ith in the past three year* over $100. - cities and school districts to dispose of 000 ha* begn npent in prospecting for real estate acqu ire! at tax sales. coni in this county, and this is the first coal yet discovered. Senator M icb ell has called attention A n earthquake occurred on the island to the subject o f navigation on the Co o f Kishm a, in the Persian gu lf, attend lumbia river, by introducing a b ill au ed by enormous loss o f life. K ishm a is th orizing the governor to appiont a near the entrance o f the Persian gn lf commission to construct and equip a and is the largest island in that body portage railw ay from T h e Dalles to o f water, being surrounded by many C e lila smaller islands. Its length ia seventy The b ill o f Senator P rice o f U m a A short session o f the house was m iles and its average breadth tw elv e tilla , for the collection o f delinquent hel«l Snnday, the temporary speaker m iles. T h e population is estimated at taxes, provides that all property levied having rule.I that it was necessary ac 6,000. chiefly a rah*. upon shall b«- advertised and sold in cording to the constitution. T w o people were seriously injured the same m e rg e r a* real estate, thus and a score o f others bruise-1 and bat saving expense. Senator P rice h is T h e house has again failed to organ tered as the result o f a rear-end collision also introduced a b ill w hich enables ize before Tuesday and this defers the o f tw o train* in the Oakland yards. a farm laborer to file a lien upon a senatorial election un til Tuesday, F e b Instead o f holding the B erkley local grow ing crop, even though there be a ruary 2, and, o f course, no ballot can train as usual, the signalman allowed it mortgage on the crop. be taken on that date unless the speak to proceed on the main track, ju st as ership problem is solved before Tues th e sunset lim ited was approaching. Senator M cClung’s b ill. No. 5, “ to d a y o f next week. Before the latter train could be stopped define the terms land and real property, i t crash«*-1 into the rear ear o f the lo T h e senate meets daily, but no busi fpr the purpose* o f taxation,” is v ir cal. com pletely dem olishing it. tu ally a re-establishment o f the old ness other than the introduction o f b ills T h e senate com m ittee on fisheries mortgage-tax law. It provides, h ow is taken np. h ave I istem-d to an argument by Pro- ever, for the exemption on ly o f record Senator Harmon has introduce«! a E llio tt in advocacy o f the b ill ed indebtedness, and in that particular rid in g for a new international agree differs from the old law, aDd from b ill designed to restore to kheriffs of the various counties the duty o f convey St for the protection o f fur-bearing other proposed statute*. ing all com m itted persons to the state Professor E llio tt exhibited a number o f charts, showing the T h e registration b ill intr<»luc«-d in insane asylum, reform school and peni habits o f seals. He contended that the senate by Renator Harmon is iden tentiary. It is m erely made the duty from an economic and humane point o f tical with the measure to be intro o f the com m ittin g court to place such v ie w , it won 1.1 tie far better for the duced in th e house by Thomas o f M ult in charge o f the sheriff. N oth in g is said aa to compensation, but the pre U n it e ! Stat«** to k ill a ll the remaining nomah. sumption is that the state ia to pay, as seals outright than to perm it the Senator T a y lo r’ s b ill am ending th « at preaent- ainaghter to continue under present regulations. incorporation act o f Pendleton changes Senator Brow nell has introduced a T h e F irst National bank, o f N e w the City charter in three particulars. b ill in the interest o f bicyclists. It It provide* that (1 ) the c ity may be d i port. K y ., has dose-1 its doors. H eavy directa that all transportation companies vided up into wards; (2 ) that the pres in vestm ent- in real estate is said to lie ent water-works system tnay be en shall be required to check and trans th e cause larged into a gra vity system; an«l (St port bicycles lik e other baggage. The As. im portant pooling arrangement that city treasurers shall hereafter be b ill is general in its provisions and de has tieen brought about between the appointed by the city council, and not scribes at length how railroad and other Alaaka Packers' A sms -lation an-l the e le c te l by the people. There ha* been transportation companies shall convey Alaska Improvem ent Company that trouble in Pendleton over m aking the free o f a ll chargee to each passenger, w ill m aterially affect the salmon in c ity fund* im m ediately available when w ith a ticket, not more than 100 How it shall be fa n try in Northern waters ami the they are desired for the payment o f pounds o f baggage. checked and how reclaimed are describ price o f canne-1 salmon in the country warrants. It ia thought that, i f the next season. It is said that the entire tem ptation for eamlidate* to place ed, the provisions sim ply enacting into product o f the coming seas-m w .ll lie themselves under personal obligation law the present praticea o f railroad pooh* I ami marketed at uniform rates. to financial institutions has been re companies. Louis tVmtencin, chevalier o f the moved, the difficu lty about the fun«is Senator Smith has introduced a b ill crown o f Ita ly, form er president o f the may be obviated. «^tanging the beginning o f the close sea Italian chamber o f commerce in N ew son on the Columbia from August 10 Y o rk , ami form rely Ita ly 's conral-gen- Senator Mutkey, o f P olk , ha* intro to August 1. T h is is in acconlznoe ecal to the tw o Sicilies, died at his duced into the senate a b ill covering w ith the recommendation o f U nited home in N ew York. H e had been one the subject o f taxation. T h e b ill, in Stat«-» Fish Commission«^ McDonald. «< th e most prominent Italians in this effect, is practically a re-enactment o f There are provisions for the regulation country ami was a man o f marked a b il the mortgage-tax law. It has three o f fishtrapa. by which none shall have ity. to which Ita ly frequently paid general object* in v ie w — <1) the assess a lead more than 700 feet in length, and honorable tribute. ment o f all property, (2 ) equal and im no fiah wheel shall have a lead o f more A Washington special «ays the ad partial collection o f taxes, (3 ) economy than fo rty feet In length. Other regu Senator Mu.key says it lative provisions are added. m inistration is determ ined that Peru in operation. ahull pay the claim for $900.000 grow w ill save the state at least $55,000 per Senator M ulkey has introduced a b ill in g out o f the outrage com m ittel in yrer. T h e b ill provid«-* for the deduc- 1885 upon V. II. M cto rd , a consul o f tion o f in«h-bte!nre* where the corre- in ten .tel to prohibit, as far as possible, It lim the U n it e ! States. A cable dispatch # 1 « .tiding credit can be found aipl as- corrupt practices at election s It abolishes the state board o f its the sums o f money that may be has just tieen sent to Mr. M cKenxie, sesse.l. the United M ate* m inister stationed at equalization as it is now con stitute), legitim a tely expemled in securing a L im a , d irectin g him to inform the vesting that duty in the governor, sec nomination or election to any office It crea te! by the constitution o f state or IV ru vian governm ent that the --as* retary o f state an«l state treasurer. mast he settled without delay. A a m * also |>rnvi.le* for the collection o f taxes for representative* in «ingress. It pro- mnnicution received from the m inister on the original assessor's roll and for Tides for a public inspection o f the ex a few -lays ago state-1 that Peru desired the sen-ling o f the summary o n ly o f I he pense account o f any candwiate or to iavestigste the case. Shw-retary roll to the state board o f equalization. p olitical committee. Other states have O ln ey at once advised Mr. M cK enxie It make* the county treasurer the col sim ilar measures on their statute books, that Peru had had more than ten years lector o f taxes up to the point o f d elin ami public sentiment in the state o f ts investigate, an-l the tint* was quite quency, when they shall be collected by Oregon. Senator M uikey thinks, is ripe the sheriff. tor a sim ilar statute in this state. ■ancient. T h e Minnesota State Raving* hank, o f St. Paul, has closed and filed a deed ■ f assignment. Senator H o lt’ s b ill, for the tem porary re lief o f counties in certain cases, pro.vdea that, whenever any R ation al Bank Exam iner Escott has railroad compaay shall neglect o r re etoard the German National hank, o f fuse to par its taxes, or any portion of Law isville, K y. T h e bank is an old them, in any county w ith in the state, •a s , hat for some tim e has heen regard each county shall not be required to ed as unsafe pay in to the state treasury its portion A h itter fight ic being waged in o f taxes on the assessed value o f ths T h e county is C leveland, Ok, between the Arbu rkle railroad's property. Coffee to m puny ami the sugar trust also to bn relieved from nil interest or regarding th * pries o f coffee. Cut a f other penalty until oae month after ths delinquent tax in collected. ter cut ia being met. A fiah trap b ill has been intrrxtnoed in the senate by Sm ith o f Clataup. I t is provided by the b ill that it shall be unlawful to construct, own, maintain or operate any pmimlnet, list,trap, f l y wheel or other fized appliance for catching salmon in a r y waters o f the ■tat* after January 1, 1»99. Penalties are provided. The measure is the same aa that introduced in 1895, except that tim e, until 1899. is given to re move the trapa. T w o years ago the b ill pawed the bouse, but it was d e fe a t» I ia the senate by a ciose vote. Cubans Used a n ___ , , Torpedo W ith r «>,, „ g R IV E R C A U T O PLANTEO i>?8tru;«-d the T e — I and K illed end Wounded A ll th « Crt m - Court'« l>rri»ioo I d Three Friend« Havana. Jan. 20.— The jrunboats Centinela an«! Kt-lumj «ago left Manza n illo on the night o f January 16. with the object o f going up the riT*** ( ’auto to F o rt Guamo, in compliance with the orders o f General B»*- h. A t 10 o ’ clock in th e morning o f January 17, both gunboats were near Mango landing, when an explosion of a torpedo, which had been well planted in the river, funk the R elam fogo. Those o f the crew who survive«! swam toward the shore, but were fire«I on from the bank.-«. A t th i* critical moment a boat wa* launched from the Centinela, which reacued the men in the water In view o f the instruction* and th efw t that the commander o f the Centinela and nearly all o f the crew o f both boat.* had been wounded, the ex ¡»edition had to return to M anzanillo. Senor M artinez, o f the Relampago. waa seriou fly wounded in the exlpo- sion, as w e ll a* Gunner Francisco M ar tin ez and three seamen, w h ile P ay master Antero, C h ief Officer Maaquero, Engineer Pazadela and the assistant p ilot and four other* were slightly wounded. Six o f the officer* and crew were k illed outright, and all o f the re*t receive«! wound* o f more or le** severity. On the Centinela the commander, Benor Puerto, waa seriously wounded, w h ile one o f the crew was k illed and Corporal Manuel Cabana*, the pilot. Assistant Engineer M artinez and six o f the crew were wounded. Cabas Expeditions Not Ille ga l. Jacksonville, Jan. 20.— Judge Locke, o f the U n ited States court for the south ern d istrict of Florida, rendered his de cision today in the Three Friends case upon the exceptions o f the defense to the lib el o f the government for viola t ing the neutrality laws. T h e point was raised by counsel for the defense that inasmuch as the Cuban insurgents had not been recognized by the U n ite ! States th ey were neither a pieop.le nor a body politic, as defined by section S2»3. under which the lib el was drawn. This was sustained by Judge Locke, and the d istrict attorney "was given ten days in which to file an amende«! libel. The point was one that had never been raised before. F IE N D IN HUMAN SHAPE. T h « Man Who Wrecked the Alnbamh Mineral T r i'n C on ffue«. N e w Orleans, Jan. 20.— A special to the Tim es-Dem «« rat from A tlan ta say*: Ram Palataka. cross-eyed, a fiend in expression, revolting in <-otintenan<-e, has confesse«l to having perpetrate«! the horrible Cahaba bridge disaster, which occurred three weeks ago in Alabama. R tolidly and w ith immovable lines o f crim inal harshness on his face, he ad mits that, singlc-hamled, he sent twen ty-five persons to a horrible <l«-ath. ami wounded and maimed a score more. There was no romantic reason hack o f the work o f this courageous coward, a man who dared discovery, which, in Alabama, meant certain death, to «Irive a train to destruction in order to gain a few dollars. Palataka was arrest«»! in Eaton, Put nam county, in M iddle Georgia. His first captors believed him half-witted, as he gave h im self away. Those in eharge o f him to«lav in Atlanta, as he was on his way to Alabama, say he is absolutely reckless and entirely w ithout human feelings. To«lay he spioke of the fearful wreck with no sign o f emo tion. “ I did it , ” sai«i Palataka. “ I want ed money. It 's nobody's business w hat I wanted it for. I did it. I found it very easy. I say this fo r the benefit o f those who want to wreck trains. It's just as easy to wreck a freight train. There’ s no money in freight. I «li«l not get any money out o f the wre- k. 1 move.1 a rail, put it across the track, ami the w hole business seemed to fall. There were plenty o f d«*a«l folks with money— one had $500— but before I could get at the money the liTe ones g«>t up« and then the crowds cam«- ami I skinmri ou t.” At a Hungarian Wer i r i l ng. N ew Y ork , Jan. 20.— John Om is, a rejecte! suitor, cause«! a riot ami bluol- «heil at the w e ld in g o f Agnes H afri. whom he ha«l loved in vain. The bridegroom. M ichael Roman, ami three guest*, were stabbed before the police moved upon the wcd«ling feast, winch had become a riot, and arrest.-1 the en rage! ami disappointed lover, «b-nis is a tall, pow erfu lly b uilt Hungar.an. W hen Roman and Agnes were l o th ruth ed he oonceale.1 his chagrin ami was the first to congratulate thecouple. A fte r the ceremony last night, how ever. the guests turn«»! to Ornis and chided him for his ill luck in not w in ning such a fa ir girl. A secoml later a scene o f w ild confusion ensued. The furniture was overturned, women fie I shrieking from the flat, ami some of the men trie«! to overpower Ornis, who cut righ t ami le ft with t knife. B-sem an. M o n t. Jan. 20.— Sheriff Fran sham on Batnnlay went to arre»t Frank Morqar. fo r assaulting a French man near here. Morgan drew a gun on him and earapcl. The ah-riff. w ith depoty Jack A llen , took the trail, overtaking M organ and hi* partner at < arpenter's cab in . in tbe Cherry creek basin fo rty mi lea from here. The re f ugee* opened fire with shotguns, drop ping Deputy A lie n , who fc probably m ortally wntneled and wounding Sher iff Fransham. the San Fran h steamer Saghalien boiler* of the F r c b*Xplo«Ie*I whiU* thrr v*Y**el was o ff the C h in «* Yjast, rm em ber 2, bound from «ingapore for Hong Kong. Eleven o f the stokers in the fin-room an-l one en gineer were killed by the explosion or by the scalding steam. The chief stoker was so badly injured that he died a few hoars afterward and four other firemen died the next «lay aa a result their burns. The vessel was crowded with passengers and for a tim e there was the wildest confusion on boani. A letter Wrought by tlie Ki«> de Janeiro from the Orient yesterday, g it re the details of the disaster. Th.- passengers had just assemble.1 in the saloon for dinner, when there was a loud report, like that o f a cannon. The deck beams were torn np. grating» were sent flying in th>- air an«i the steamer trembled from stem to stern. When the steam ha-1 cleared away men were sent below to the stakehedd. Eleven o f the L a s a r firemen lav about the floor before the ruined boiler, d«ad or writhing at the last gasp, w ith their flesh pari«died bv the terrific bath o f superheated steam in w hich the explo sion had pdunged them. The chief stoker, a Frenchman, was among them. H e 'lie ! in the most frigh tfu l agony a few moments after he ha. 1 been carrie«! to the deck. The other firemen who were in the stokehold were badly burned. Four of them d i«d during the night following the expluaior. SHOT HIS ARM OFF. .% Plucky Young Hr.ut«r of Duck* on Cool Hay. Marshfield, Or.. .Un. 21.— E iw ard Tow er, non of Dr. C. W . Tow er, shot hi* right arm off thi* afternoon, w hile dui-k hunting. He wa* acvom|*anied hjr W illiam Koi« hart and Harry Na*- burg. and the a -trident oorurTed about three miles from town. The boy?« w eie in a i*mall boat and T o w er wa* pit-king up hi* gun to tire at a fh*-k o f •int-k$. when the gun wa* accidentally dis charge«!. The charge o f No. 2 *liot took effect above the elbow. *hattering the bone and severing the artery. A *tray «hot aln» «truck Na*burg in the forehead, imbedding itself in the scalp. T ow er «howed great presence o f min«!, and ordered hi* companion* to tie a bandage above the wound to stop the flow o f h i.*»!, and then they *tarte«i to p oll to town. W hen they reached March field T<»w»*r wa* very weak from loss o f blood, but he was very gritty. On examination, it wa> found neces sary to amputate tbe » m i several inches above the elbow. NO CANAL FO R TURPE. Indiana Senator’ « Speech in Opposition to the Project. Washington, Jan. 21.— The «»-«sion o f the senate was w ithout incident. Senator Turpit* sj«»ke against the Nica ragua canal bill, and the reading of the legislative appropriation b ill wa* com pleted, with the exception of section* making provisions for the congressional library, which were passed over tem porarily in the absence o f senator* in terest ed in the subject. Salem. Or., Jan. 19.— A t a of the N orth P acific Sheepfe and W .»olgrowers’ A —oriat n heldl the state capitol, pursuant to % from the president, Hon. John )fl the follow in g resolutions a^ra mously adopted: “ Whereas, T h e congre-- ^ I ’ nited M ate* ha* authorize-1 th* <lent to proclaim a* forest 4 .600 .000 acre* «»f the Ca*wit- rzu^l mountain«, extending in at u*|^ body across the state o f O regon by creating a physical division || state; and •'Whereas, T h i* im m ei.*« body land ha* been placed under the car*i the department o f the interior, to I protected from the injury of its growth by tbe ai l o f the United district court and by it* office^; citizens of the United States, of Oregon, have been arrest o i and to cost on the assumption that f stock (sheep especially) within reserve i* an in jury to the growth thereon; and “ Whereas, By an experience e x tj ing over fifty years, in some members of thi* association know despite grazing of sheep or cattle the grass* land* of Oregon, whether the mountains or in the valleys» reforestation of open land has is extending, over a ll pasture near enough seed!*earing trees for eeeds to be carrie«! by tb e wind; the truth of this statement is well forth in ¡»a[»en* now published by state board of horticulture, by who have seen these processes forward for from forty-four to fifty- years’ observation; therefore, be it “ Resolvtsl, »These prosecution* stockowners, whose stock has in i years ranged on the mountains of C gon, is totally unjustifiable, on ground of injury done by such grj that we, a* citizen* o f the Uni Mates, residing in Oreogn, claim ^ the right of the citizens o f other to the full benefit o f the use of public domain, and of the general law* of the national government, believe iLan oppression, unjust a* N il t trial.« in the Unite«! States court a- !-» of technical trespast, where lienefit^H er rather than damage has been to o z^ B K n ,, . that we heartily indorse the ccni urretr.^Frne<j res-dn'ii.n intr«« la. «»1 by Senator Mu k-» :u t!.- j-r. sent l«*yislativeassembling,,, of Orejron; that wv are unanimously in favor of the restoration o f a reasonaW« tariff duty on wool adequate for thi eneourafrement of woolgrowing, ami also favor an imjsirt duty being placed on shol.lv, sufficiently high to die ..urage the 1 m p .rtation o f said ar ticle.” Senator Mulkyy.’ « fFKlbtltfofi, • v «'| t ides for three deserve«, instead of oatJ THE DAY O r a to r ic a l IN THE T r ib u t«« to HOUSE. th « S p eak er « r l.g , Washington, Jan. 19.— Most of thill day in the house was d e v o te l toora-1 torii-al triubt«* to the late Speaker P Crisp, «if Georgia, who died during the J reeent recess of eongress. T h e s p e e c h «! were listened to by nearly all of th el Democrats, and a large contingent o f ! Republicans, w hile many Southern I T h e ol«l soldiers had a field day in people ti lire I the galleries. A l l of th e ! the house tolay. U m le ra special or nn-mbers from Georgia and several! der adopt«»! yesterday, the whole day leaders on both sides of the Ijouse de I was d ev o te l .to the consideration o f livered eulogies, which were unusually 9 private piension billa. O f the 900 on impressive, and were listened to with 1 the calemlar. fifty-tw o were dispose 1 of much more than the usual attention. «luring the five hours' session. The bill authorising the Columbia 4 I ■lim p s K«»l Moutain Railway Company to I A n I n d i a K « l l « f I 'a u ip . bui 1«1 a bridge across the Columbia I I I )cnv Bombay, Jan. 21.— A correspsindent river, in Stevens county, W ash., called I H iu .e s I o f the Associate! Press, who has b«-gun up by Doolittle, passed. Delegate Cat-1 I “ The a tour o f the famine «listricts o f India, ron attempted to s«» ure the passage of I H its tir telegraphs from Raratora, sonth of a b ill to give the deserted Fort Marcy I H ..«d ied Poona, an important session o f the Dec- m ilitary reservation, at Ranta Fe, N. I H ie stri can, having an area o f 48.000 square M to the American Invalid A id So-1 X rtiik miles, ami inhabitei by 1,250,000 pier- ciety. of Boston, for the establishment I H i fìtte sons, saying that the famine is less of a sanitarium for j.ulmonary disease«, I H u t severe there than in other parts o f the but it faile.1 on objection. ■ ill. th Deccan. The first relief .-amp estab H . iv e be P l o s c 'n t on S h ip b o a r d . lished at Nansil, ««n the P,.«na-Bang!..re ■ l i e (lip road, in the mid«lle of N..Tember. and Ckveland. Jan. 19 — Senators Frve H i loved there are now fiTe camps in that v icin a n d lla le , who were responsible for the J ■ i n m j i s ity. The people are lislging in mat —'note substitute for house b ill No. I ^ f wate I Ituts, containing parents and children 2663, which restored flogging in the I h«-m w or three single adults. They wot$ merchant marine, are b ein g severely I ■ f Curb from snnrise until noon, and from 2 P. condemned by the 300.000 members of H . k in i M. to sunset at stone-breaking. The the Mi-stern Seamen'» Society and va- I K .11 pr< people are contented an«i have sulfi- rions branch*-». A t a m eeting o f th# I ¿Si VN n-t< cient fo o l and blankets. The corre lootl trust«»-» rtf the -««ciety, who are I i spondent did not not ic«* any distress prominent business men, resolutions 1 ^fiiioi.th from the case* .if destitution. N o gen were a«lopted protesting against ths eral emaciation was observe. 1. nor were law. Hk: tbe people dying by the roadside. The H » * D is c o v e r e d S o l y m p h . situation in tiiat distinct is taken, on Paris. Jan. 19.— In an in terview , Dr. the whole, to be satisfactory. Roux, who is connected w ith the d«e partment o f hygiene, denied a report K o b h e r y In * a 1 # n i. that he had ma le ci|»-riments w ith an -alem . Ur., Jan. 21. — Three mask«»! anti-plague lymph. H e would know met ent-red the Salem L ib o r Ex- how to prepare the lymph, he said, if chanpre. in North Salem, about 10 it was needed, but he felt that bubimio o clock ¡-.night, ami — nianded that plague would never get a hold in Eu- Manager Hove, at the jo in t o f a pistol, rope. The Temps complains o f the in open the safe. Hove demurred and was activity o f the present Indian govern as-au d-i by the men. H e was finally ment in dealing w ith the scourge. mad- to open the safe, and then th * men renewed their assault. Victim o f CnmmiMlnrv W reck. T h - manage- w ,s cut through the Safom, M a«».. Jan. 19.— T h e rem ans hand w ith a knife, and also received o f the late W illiam A lexan der Higgins, two had wound- in the bacg of the wl.«> met his «death with many others Imad. T b e men th—n esra|ei. at the foon.lering o f the Cuban filibu«- The «h eriff was notified ami went to foring steamer C> mmodore, o ff the the scene, but he could find no satis Florida coast, Sunday m orning, Janu factory truce of the thugs. They are ary 8. arrived today. T h e funeral was ‘ U j.j.eed to have ««-u n *! only a «mall I.-. 1 at the umlertaking rooms, and amount of m'*n<>T. was attended by a large crowd. W e , 1er « a r a ! . . M m -, a w n . N ew York. Jan. 21. — a Herald y *™ ‘ lack e-n u lle, Fla. sa vs: i_ ü í* a * 4.. U * ha« loen res-ejvrd bom Havana -..„t O -.e ra l W ay for ha« 3Ü!“ 1 ‘ i e * / 1* » ' “ > •■olmui, for t«>* -ebl. T V a tim e the captain-geo. evsl mar-bed in the direction o f ths borierà of Matanza* and L i* Villas, where Maximo Goni t i » «opposed to be. Astronomers say that three * -v ery rea-on to believe that human nan life on Mars is much like it ia this earth. T b . Death o f Moceo. Jacksonville. Fla.. Jan. 1 ».— A let- ter has been received by one o f the representatives in this c ity o f the Cp- ban junta, confirming the A ssociate! Press dispatch o f F rid ay g iv in g an ac- ‘ oount o f the death o f General Mace.. T ,e letter is from Lieutenant-Colonel H ernandez, who was encamped w ith a company o f cavalry and other forces near where Haceo was am bashed. T h e lsrargents are reported to be encamped Bine m iles east o f Havana.