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WHITE MAN THIS TIME THE STORM IN FLORIDA Woeful Tales of Destruction by Wind and Water. THE ARGUS, Another Lynching in the Bluegrass Region. HE HAD KILLED THE SHERIFF THE HAYOC AND DESTBUCTIOS The Hanging Wee Conducted With u Much Formality as If It Had Keen a Legal Affair None of the Hub Con cealed "ills Identity. Lkxinoton, Ky., October 10. Another lynching hag been added to the unuHually large full serica of the Bluegrass lynch ing lees. Saturday at the close of the Iteattyville fuir Oscar Morton, a citizen of Stanton In Powell county, went out on the warpath. Two weeks ago Morton killed a man at Stanton, and was out on 15,000 bonds. He arrived at the fair Saturday, and immediately proceeded te get drunk. When thoroughly intoxi cated he started to hunt for Sheriff Sims, who was his deadly enemy, a feud of long standing having existed between the two. Sims and Morton met near the entrance to the fair grounds, and after a few words both of them drew guns. A quick exchange of shots followed, Mor ton using two guns. His first shot broke the Sheriffs right arm at the elbow. John Hogg, a friend of Sims, whipped out his gun and joined in the battle. When the smoke cleared away it was found that Sims was dead, having been thrice shot through his breast, in the alidomen and through the arm. Morton was sltot throuuh the neck, while Hogg was unhurt. Morton was hustled to the county jail and placed under guard. The people became infuriated, and a big meeting was at once held on the public square. Colonel John Drummond mounted a barrel and made a speech. He said the murderer must be hanged, but that the work must be done quietly and with perfect order. Morton hail killed two men in less than two months, and he must die by the rope. A mob was quickly formed and marched to the jail. The jailer was overpowered and the key to Morton's cell obtained. He was found crouched on the floor, and after a struggle waB seized and dragged out. Seeing his game was Dp, Morton made the best of things and told the mob that he did not care what they did with him, provided they did their work quickly. After a short parley he was taken to a little bridge some distance from town, and the rope was placed around his neck. The leaders drew their guns, and told him to jump or else he would be riddled with bullets. Turning around, the doomed man cursed his captors and, uttering wild imprecations, i umped into space. The jump broke lis neck. After dangling in the air for some minutes his body became still", and a volley of bullets were fired into it. The mob then dispersed, leaving the body dangHng from the bridge. At noon Sun day it was there still. None of the mob made any attempt to conceal his identity, and the hanging was conducted with as much formality as if it had been a legal affair. The murderer was a wealthy man, who lived at Stanton. THE STAMP THEFT. Twelve or Fifteen Hundred Dollars Will Cover the Losses. Washington, October 10. The offi cials of the bureau of engraving and printing express the opinion that ths losses of postage stamps by the thefts of Smith and his confederates will not ex ceed $1,200 or l,500. Up to this time nearly sixty-four postmasters in differ ent parts o? the country in addition to the one at Ionia, Mich., have made com plaint of shortage in the stamps shipped them, but in each case the loss was very small. It is expected that by the middle of the coming week they will have re ceived reports from all postmasters whose shipments of stamps it is believed have been tampered with. William A. Beach, who was arrested at Orange, N. J., and released, is now being looked after by the postal inspectors' attorney, and with his capture it is believed all of those who were implicated will have been apprehended. Manufacturers Determined. Nsw Your, October 10. The cloak manufacturers have determined to re sist the demands of the striking cloak makers and to refuse to make any con cessions the workmen demand. This course was decided on at a meeting here. Sixty men, representing an aggregate capital of $40,000,000, were present. It was agreed that no manufacturer would make any concession or compromise with the strikers without the consent of all. Some speakers said they would rather go out of business than accede to the de mands of the strikers. Important Decision. South McAllister, I. T., October 16. Judge J. B. Stuart has been holding during the present term of the United States Conrt that all parties who have heretofore been convicted or pleaded guilty to liquor-selling in the Indian country are incompetent to testify. As the law makes liquor-selling in the In dian country a felony, this is a very im portant decision, for some of the leading citizens pleaded guilty to this charge and received a small fine. It may lead to disfranchisement when the country be comes a State. They Traded Wives. Anderson viTiLB, Ind., October 16. Rov. Dr. Smith, well-known In religious circles throughout Indiana, while preach ing at Winchester became infatuated with the wife of Fred Helm. Mr. Helm, strangely enough, fell in love with Mrs. Smith, and the result was they traded wives. ThiB caused a sensation, and ne cessitated Mr. Smith's retirement from the ministry. Yesterday the Judge of the Circuit Court of Andersonville dis trict granted Mrs. Smith a divorce. Healthy Big City. ' Chicago, October 16. Chicago is the healthiest big city in the world, claims Commissioner Reynolds in his report covering the World's Fair year. The death rate upon a basis of a population of 1,600,000 was 19.9, the lowest of any large city in the world with the possible exception of Berlin. Wllut She Wanted. '., Mmd. Farvenoc -I wunt a first class ticket to Rome; - Agent (representing the Tourists' In ternational company) Yes, ma'am. Mmo. Porvcnoo And I want it to Include an excursion to Italy, do yon understand? Chicago Rocord. Dissatisfied. Bingo I hear yonr wife has a new maid. What was the matter with the bid one? Kingley She complained I wasn't home enough evenum.'-"'- " " VOL. 1. CALIFORNIA'S ORANGE CHOP. The A nation Bale In Han Francisco Will Probably be Reopened. San Fbancihco, October 16. It is probable that the San Francisco auction for the sale of oranges will be reopened early In December in a manner similar to that of last year, with some changes in its general management. The Orange Exchanges of Riverside, Pomona, On tario, Rod lands, Duarte and Los An geles will have a joint meeting of repre sentatives to-morrow, at which time the question of establishing a permanent San Francisco auction-house will be de cided. The men who probably will have the auction-house in charge are D. E. Allison and Frank Dal ton and W. W. Jones, the auctioneer who organized and conducted the auction establishment last , year. The Orange Exchanges named are convinced that this method greatly facil- , Hates the distribution of that fruit crop ' and saves money for the producer. It does away with all the small and sepa- rate shipments to the Coast cities and . towns, as well as to Eastern markets, and is a saving in freight and commis sions. W. W. Jones, who has returned from an extended selling trip in the East, ' will probably be the auctioneer and gen eral manager. The location has not yet been tixed definitely. A very large crop, heavy shipments and extensive sales are expected in fact, much larger than those of last year. The San Francisco auction sales of the crop of 1803 amounted to $180,000, and this in spite of the severe frost which destroyed the larger portion I of the Riverside crop. The outlook for tins year's crop is very promising, Daurte and RedlandB having better proBpects than ever before. These latter places Beem to prefer to ship their fruit free on board the cars to the principal markets, but they also feel disposed to join with the other exchanges and become regular shippers to the San Francisco auction. The matter will be definitely settled within a few days. AFFAIRS IN VENEZUELA. General Denial of tha Reported Internal Troubles In That Country. Washington, October 16. Senor Jose Andrade, the Venezuelan Minister to the United States, authorizes a sweeping denial of the report on internal troubles in Venezuela. His latest advices from DWW UMl bill) illVClVDI'D UL JJOaVU were never so firmly established. There are no signs of rebellion or discontent among the people, and the situation of affairs in the country, he says, has never been more promising. Business with the United States is reviving since the discriminations in favor of some of the other Sontli American countries have been removed by the abolition of the re ciprocity treaties. Before those treaties went into effect Venezuela was shipping to the United States 30,000,000 pounds of coffee annually. After Brazil negoti ated a commercial treaty with the United States Venezuela coffee was compelled to find a market in Europe, and the ship ments to this country fell off to 3,000, 000 pounds. Venezuelan coffee growers now anticipate another market for their product in the United States, in which country they prefer to sell their coffee, owing to their closer proximity, which results in much lower freight rates. An drade has no official confirmation of the report that Venezuelan forces have crossed the Yuruari territory and occu pied the Cuyuni Valley region, driving otr the British police. That territory, the Minister explains, is the property of Venezuela, and is in no wise connected with the territory in dispute between Venezuela and British Guiana. In other words, if the Venezuelan forces are oc cupying the Cuyuni Valley region, they are merely establishing themselves on property which belongs to them, while the British police, who are said to have been driven off, are mere interlopers. SOUTH AFRICA. The Kafllrs Again Attack Lonrenio Mar ques, But Are Repulsed. Loukknzo Marquez, October 16. The rebellious Kaffirs in great force attacked this town to-day, but were repulsed. A renewal of the attack is expected at any time. The situation is serious, for the force defending the place is not sufficient to make a prolonged resistance. assistance offered, Capetown, October 16. The govern ment of the South African Republic has offered to assist the Portugese at Lour enzo Marquez against the Kaffirs. The proposed co-operation is regarded with suspicion here as an infringement of British suzerainty. BUT IT IS DECLINED. Times from Lourenzo Marquez says the Portuguese have declined the offer of as- j sistance made them by Cecil Rhodes,! Prime Minister of CaDe' Colonv. to auell the rebellion. The dispatch says the cable station at Lourenzo Marquez hae been abandoned, as has been the cable connected with the British warship ThruBh, from which all dispatches art sent. The correspondent of the Times, continuing, says: " The Governor yesterday told me he did not believe the rebels would attack the town, but they attacked it this morn ing and were repulsed by a heavy can nonade. Twelve Portuguese were killed. The country is in open revolt, and the authorities talk of having assistance from the Transvaal. The situation is unbear able." Grace Taughan Insane. Cleveland, O., October 16. Grace Vaughan, who is well known by the theater-going public as one of the most ca pable and popular members of the Sea brook & Spencer Opera Company, has become insane. Two years ago she was married to Andrew Jennings of this city, and she has since resided here. About a year ago she began to show signs of in sanity, and the disease developed so rap idly and the By nip torn s became so pro nounced that yesterdav she was commit ted to the insane asylum by Judge White. Mormons Tarred and Feathered. Csntertown, Ky., October 16. Elders Freeman and Mercer, Mormon mission aries who have converted fifty people in this vicinity, mostly women, to their faith, were visited by a party of indig nant citizens at 1 o'clock in the morning and given a coat of tar ud feathers. The two were then ordered to leave at once, which they promised to do. HILLSBORO, OREGON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18. 1894. NO FIGHT OF OURS. The United States Invited to Intervene for Peace. WILL MOST POLITELY DECLINE This Government Will Stick tothe Time Honored Policy of Minding Ita Own Business It Is Rumored That the Chi nese Government Wants Peace. Nkw York, October 15. A special from Washington says: The United States has been Invited by the quadruple alliance, composed of Great Britain, France, Germany and Russia, to join it in a friendly intervention in the war be tween China and Japan. The invitation will be .declined. The declination is based on the time-honored policy of this f:overnment to avoid any entangling al iance with foreign powers. Acknowl edgment is made of what the invitation has to say about the desirability of the restoration of peace, etc., but in the po lite language of diplomacy it is pointed out that this country has no far managed very well by attending to its own busi ness, and that so long as it continues to prosper by that policy it will not depart from it. CHINA WOULD LIKE TO END IT. Shanghai, October 15. A rumor is current here the Chinese government has commenced negotiations with Japan for peace. China, it is said, has offered to acknowledge the independence of Co rea and pay a war indemnity to Japan. THIS IS ENTIRELY DIFFERENT. London, October 15. The Pall Mall Gazette publishes an interview with a leading Chinese official in London, in which he says, with the exception of the naval battle at Yalu, not a serious blow has been Btruck at China. This, he said, was merely the beginning of a great war. He denied that the battle of Ping Yang was a crushing defeat for the Chinese. When hostilities are renewed on a large scale, he declares, China will produce an ample number of warships. OTOBI KEISUKB RECALLED. London. October 15. A dispatch from Yokohama says Otorl Keisuke, Japanese soldier and diplomate, has been recalled 1 owing to his failure to effect Japanese I reforms in Corea. Count Inouye, Jap ! anese Minister of the Interior, will short ly proceed to Uorea. CHINESE FORCE AT PINO TANG. Loni on, October 15. The Times will to-morrow publish a dispatch from Shanghai, stating that reports from Moukden confirm the statement that only 4,000 Chinese troops, commanded by General Tso, were at Ping Yang. They repulsed the Japanese until Gen eral Tso was killed. This, it is added, xplains the small Chinese loss. ANOTHER ITALIAN WARSHIP Roue, October 15. The warship Um kria will sail for China to-morrow. 8AID IN INTERVIEWS. Prince Tamashlno Does Not Think tha Power! Will Interfere. Quarantine, L. I., October 15. Prince Yamashinoof Japan.accompaniedby two of his suite, arrived this afternoon by the Bteamer Augusta Victoria. When inter viewed at Quarantine he seemed eager to learn the latest news from the seat of war, and was highly elated to learn of the successes of the Japanese army and the intended march on Peking. He has no doubts as to the final success of Ja pan. When asked as to what he thought of the probabilities of the intervention of other powers to stop the war, he hesi tated, and did not seem to care to an swer the question, but stated, however, that he did not think the other powers would interfere in the struggle. The Prince expected to meet the Japanese Consul on his arrival. He will remain in town for a few days, and will prob ablv visit Washington before proceeding to San Francisco, where he will take the steamer for Japan. THE WAX A GOOD THING. San Francisco, October 15. Rev. Gil bert Reid, who spent eleven years in China, learned the language and adopted while there the Chinese dress, is in the city. Mr. Reid has been trusted at dif ferent times with the settlement of dif ficulties in connection with the acquisi tion of land and buildings, and these he has always adjusted with success. He is one of the most noted of the mission aries. He has been absent in the East for some time and la now going back, this time to work among the mandarins, military and civil, the local gentry and nobilitv. Hitherto he has met on dif ferent occasions the higher officials in China, including the Grand Secretary, the Foreign Officer and Viceroy Li Hung Chang, It is with these he will labor in future. He has hitherto acted in con nection with the Presbyterian Church, but in this work he and his associates will be unsectarian, and even in some cases unorthodox, according to some standards. He said yesterday : "The war in China will be the best thing that ever happened to that country. It will place her in the forward movement of civilization, which thirty years' intercourse with foreign powers has not succeeded in accomplish ing. For any one who has influence with those who control affairs in China these opportunities are all the more ap parent and the demands are all the greater. It is largely owing to the ac quaintances which I have been able to form with some of the prominent men in China, and to the deep interest which I have in promoting the prosperity of that people, that I am now returning to seize any opportunity which may arise both for the missionaries and the native church, and for urging China forward at the opportune moment, in the ways of im provement and civilization. The next year will be the turning point in China's history, and that tremendous body of ChineBe population with its conserva tism and pride will begin to look around and then to move on in the pathway of progress, peace and prosperity. Sullivan as a Trainer. South Farminoham, Mass., October 15. John L, Sullivan, the ex-champion pugilist, is negotiating for the lease of the well-known Davis farm in South Sherborn. The deal will be closed in a few days. He will retire from the stage and establish a sanitarium on the farm, furnishing the training quarters for pu gilists. The Davis estate is large and well located. HAWAII'S LAST QUEEN. Why Mr. Wldeinann or Honolulu la at tha National Capital. Washington, October 15. II. A. Wi demann of Honolulu, wbo is alleged to be In Washington at this time as a rep resentative of ex-Queen Liliuokalani to bring suit against the United States for a sum in the neighborhood of $2,000,000, is giving the State Department consider able trouble. That he and those sym pathizing with the ex-Queen in Hawaii are endeavoring to secure something for her from this country is no longer doubt ed. From a high official in the State Department the correspondent was told to-day that, while Widemann has made no particular representations to Secre tary Gresham in behalf of the ex-Queen, the belief among diplomates in the State Department was that Widemann was here for the express purpose of either bringing suit against the government ot to induce Congress at the coming session to settle with the representative of the displaced monarchy on some financial basis. Secretary Gresham and the Presi dent, so it is learned, will, if Widemann either brings suit or presents the ex Queen's case before Congress, put in an answer that the present administration at one time offered to restore the Queen to the throne from which she had been displaced by Minister Stevens, repre senting the Harrison administration, but that the Queen declined to accept the terms of the Cleveland administration unless she as the head of the restored monarchy would be permitted to deal with the principals of the so-called rev olution as she pleased. This purpose on the part of Queen Liliuokalani to behead some of the men instrumental in bring ing about her overthrow brought about the decision of President Cleveland and Secretary Gresham to take no further action in her case. This is the defense in a nutshell. FEELING IN FLORIDA. Opposition to the Corbett-Fltialmraona Fight Already Developed. Jacksonville, Fla., October 15. Un less there shall be a radical change in public sentiment there will be no op position to the proposed fight here be tween Corbett and Fitzsimmons. Mr. Richardson, one of the principal backers of the Florida Athletic Club, is reported to have said the club had been given " inside assurance " that they have no thing to fear from the Legislature. Some surprise is felt at the publication in the Citizen to-day, a paper which took no stand in opposition to the Mitchell-Cor-bett fight when it was pending, as fol lows : ' "Allow us to say right now that the so-called preliminaries of the so-called glove contest might as well be abandoned right now. Jacksonville is not a candi date for any further notoriety in this line. The scientific contests, as the par lance of the ring has it, are nothing less than brutal prizefights, in which one of the participants undertakes to punch the other's head off according to certain fixed rales. As soon as the Legislature of next spring shall have organized and some member can get the attention of the Speaker, we shall have an iron bound anti-prizefight law that will cover every phase of tins Bubiect. 1 here is ne mistake about this, ana Messrs. Corbett and Fitzsimmons may prepare to take their show- to some less civilized and more lawless country." WHAT GOVERNOR MITCHELL SATS. New Orleans, October 15. The City Item in answer to a query whether the Corbett and Fitzsimmons fight would be allowed on Florida Boil received the fol lowing reply from Governor Mitchell: "Corbett and Fitzsimmons will not be allowed to meet in Florida, even if the Legislature has to be reconvened for the purpose of preventing the fight." WONDERFUL CAVERNS. They Are Said to Rival the Mammoth Cave of Kentucky. San Diego, October 15. Captain Free man and a party of prospectors a short time ago discovered a series of caverns in the rocky sides of Cajon Peak, a spur of the Cuyamaca Range, the extent of which they were unable to ascertain, having no lights with them. Last Sun day a party was made up for the purpose of exploring the caves, which were found to rival the Mammoth cave in Kentucky in interesting features, as well as the size of the chambers. There are several external openings, by each of which a vertical descent can be made into a small chamber with several laterals ex tending about 150 feet to the other chambers, some of which are of gigantic size. The roofs and floors are brilliant with stalactites and stalagmites, and as far as the investigations nave been ex tended it is apparent that a most won derful discovery has been made. Other passages leading in various directions into the heart of the mountain were traversed for considerable distances, and several mineral specimens of strong sa line qualities were found. Steps are be ing taken to secure title to the land on which the entrances were found, which is still vested in the government, and a company will be organized to thoroughly explore the caverns, which are said to be of immense extent, and open their won ders to the public. RICH MINING STRIKE. It Was Made In the Gold Hill District North of Jacksonville. Jacksonville, Or., October 15. An other rich mining strike was made here last week. A company, composed of E. B. Watson, K. Kubli, Frank Knight and II. D. Kubli, has been working a quartz ledge on Gale's creek in the Gold Hill mining district, about twenty miles north of Jacksonville. The company has been working during the past six months with an arastra. Last week they Btruck a twenty-foot ledge, full of free gold, that looks now like the richest strike ever made in Southern Oregon. Mr. Kubli brought some of the quartz to Jacksonville, and to-day pounded it out in a hand mortar, and the prospects proved very rich. Many persons nave called to-day to see the result of the mortar prospect. The mine had been placed on sale at $20,000, but that offer was withdrawn to-day, and Mr. Kubli says the company will put up a five stamp mill at once. SCIIOFIELD ON STRIKES Treatment by the General From a Military View. THE COUNTRY'S REQUIREMENTS Conditions So Change That an Increase In tha Effective Strength of the Army is Demanded Particular Reference Hade to the Debs Strike. Washington, October 13. Ma jor-Gen-eral Schofield has made to the Secretary of War his report on the operations of the army during the past year. General Schofield, who has been at the head of the army since the death of General Sheridan, announced his retirement next year. The report is principally devoted to a discussion of the necessity for strengthening the military arm of the government to cope with internal dis orders as well as possible danger from without, particular reference being made to the Debs strike. The report says : " During a large part of the year the army has been employed in the suppres sion of domestic violence which took the form in many cases of forcible resist ance to the execution of the laws of the United States and the seizure or destruc tion of property under United States of ficers. These disorders, at first local in character, spread at length to about one half in number and two-thirds in area of all the States and Territories exclud ing Alaska. So widespread and formida ble an insurrection called for the vigor ous action dictated by the President. At the city of Chicago the resistance to law assumed such formidable proportions that it was necessary to concentrate at that place nearly all the army forces that could be made available from all parts of the country, while on the Pacific Coast the Navv Department placed at the disposal of the department com mander the naval and marine forces at the Mare Island navy yard, and these forces rendered valuable services. The responsible duties thus devolved upon the Army Department commanders were performed by them and the troops under their command in the most satisfactory manner. The insurrection was prompt ly suppressed without any unnecessary sacrifice in any case. The prompt and vigorous action of troops in all cases and the great forbearance manifested by them when subjected to all sorts of in sults and indignities designed to pro voke retaliation were worthy of the highest commendation. It illustrated in a most striking manner the great value to a government of a well-disciplined force at all times, subject to orders of that government for the enforcement of the faithful execution of its laws. " It would seem unnecessary to point out the fact that any force like the mi litia of a State or the police of a city, acting primarily under another author ity, though highly efficient in their ap- fropriate service, cannot be made a re iable instrument for the prompt and effective execution of the laws of the United States. Manifestly every gov ernment should have an adequate force of its own for the execution of its own laws no less than the judicial executive officers necessary for the same purpose. " The country is now for the first time squarely confronted with the necessity of making adequate provision not only for defense against any possible foreign aggression, but also for defense against domestic violence in the form of forcible resistance to the laws of the United States. A just estimate of those means of defense requires consideration of the vast extent of the Vnited States and the great amount of property widely dis persed throughout this territory, either belonging to the United States or in such condition as to be under the protection of the national government. When these facts are duly considered it becomes manifest that the present strength of the army is not adequate to the performance of the service which may at any time be required. It is certainly manifest that the present condition of the coontry, with a population of nearly 70,000,000 and under the danger of di Border now known to exist, cannot be met with the same force that was deemed adequate twenty-five years ago, when the popula tion of the country was leas than naif its present number and destructive violence was not apprehended. One man to four teen square miles of territory or one man to 2,800 population is surely a very small guard to protect property and pre vent violation of law, leaving out of con sideration the force necessary to guard the extended seacoast against sudden at tack by a foreign enemy. It is also worthy of remark that more than once in the last summer an infuriated mob in a single city waB twice as formidable in number and capacity of doing vastly greater injury to life and property than the most formidable combination of In dian warriors that ever confronted the army in this country. In a few words, the army has been recently required to deal with an army far more numerous and dangerous to the country than any savage enemy which it has hitherto been called upon to meet." NEW YORK CLOAKHAKERS. Their Parade Last Night the Occasion of Much Rioting. New Yokk, October 13. The assem blage of cloakmakers in Rutgers square to-night, preparatory to their parade and mass meeting, was marked by in discriminate clubbing by the police of the Madison-street station under com mand of Captain Grant. Revolvers were drawn and shots were fired in the air. Three times the gathering was dispersed. The square was the scene of a riot nntil Superintendent Byrnes' permit to pa rade arrived. Even then the slugging and jostling continued. Women and children were treated alike. The parade was divided into two sections. The first went off without interruption, but the second headed by Joseph Barondess was stopped by the police of the Elizabeth street station. Barondess was arrested and detained until the Sergeant in charge had communicated with police head quarters and ascertained that the parade was authorized by the Superintendent. Eight thousand persons, of whom one tenth were women, assembled in Union square. NO. 30. KEEP OFF RESERVATION. Tha Conrt Decides a Pnyallnp Indian Cannot Alienate His Land. 8an Fbancisco, October 13. The United States Circuit Court of Appeals decided to-day that the Pnyallnp Indians have not the power to alienate the land granted to them in severalty, and ap proved the conduct of the agent, who drove the workmen off the reservation. The decision is one of the moat impor tant that has been rendered since the organisation of the const, and unless re versed by the Supreme Court of the United States will be an impregnable barrier between the unsophisticated In dian and the enterprising white. The case before the court was that of Edwin Eells, Indian agent of the Pnyallnp res ervation in Washington, against Frank C. Roes. Ross is a railroad contractor, and in the early part of 1893 he was engaged in building a road through the Pnyallnp reservation. From John Cook and Susie Cook, Indians, who had a farm on the reservation, Ross secured permission to occupy their land and to erect camps on it for his men. Soon after Ross took possession of the land the Indian agent ordered him to vacate the premises on the claim that the ground he occupied was government property. Boss, how ever, did not move, and then the Indian agent called the military to his assistance and drove him away by force of arms. Ross took the case into the United States Circuit Court for Washington, which de cided that Eells had no authority to drive Ross off the reservation; so the Indian agent was enjoined from inter fering with . the contractor. Soon after this decision Eells appealed to the Ap pellate Court, and now that tribunal de cides in his favor, overruling the judg ment of the lower court and ordering Ross to keep off the reservation. The court in its decision said : "The act of 1887, which confers citi zenship, clearly does not emancipate the Indians from all control or abolish the reservations. That the abolition of res ervations is the ultimate hope of the government's policy there can be no doubt, but it will not be soon and cannot be realized by attributing fanciful quali ties to Indians or supposing their nature can be changed by a legislative enact ment. The patent has clear words of prohibition against alienation. The power of the government to impose re straint is not questioned, and its pur pose is certainly not ambiguous. The treaties with the Indians, the allotment of land in severalty, all had the purpose of fixing them in permanent homes. "By article 6 of the treaty the privilege of allotment can only be availed of by those who locate the same as a perma nent home, and the purpose is so clear, insistent and dominant that the Presi dent is given power to prescribe such rules and regulations as will insure the family in case of the death of the head thereof the possession and enjoyment of such home, and he may issue a patent only to such a person who has made a location for a permanent home, and, if issued, may cancel the patent if such person or family go from place to place. It follows therefore that the contract of Ross with the Indians was void, and he was properly removed from the reserva tion. It it is for the interest of the In dian or commerce to remove restraints upon alienation, Congress will undoubt edly do so if applied to, and in the latter case it will be enabled to provide for the interests of the Indians, but thev seem to have provided for themselves In the contract with Roes." FRISCO NOT BENEFITED. The War In tha East Has Not Done That Port Muoh Good. San Fbancisco, October 13. Beyond the sale of a few shipments of flour and canned goods the merchants of San Francisco have not derived much bene fit from the war in the Orient, says a morning paper. Local wholesalers claim that they cannot compete with the Ca nadian Pacific and the cheap transporta tion and manufacturing concerns of Eu rope. They say that the war cannot do the port of San Francisco any good. Re ports from Japan and China, however, tend to disprove the belief, and show that it is want of energy and business promptness on our own part that is standing in our way. Late advices re ceived via Victoria from Japan say the local steamer and cargo-ship service of that country and China have been great ly demoralized by the war. Shipping is at a standstill, and some ports are sadly in need of certain lines of merchandise. For the benefit of our Northern neigh bors that have extensive coal mines the following quotation is copied from a let ter received in this city a few days ago: "Japan's coal stock has nearly all been bought up at a high premium, and the price of coal hs advanced nearly 100 per cent, with ready sales. Australian coa! has not been shipped here in any quan tity for a long time, and most of the Eng lish coals are too high-priced to handle." Some of our Pacific Coast hulls might find employment carrying coal to Asia. FORFEITED THEIR SEATS. Refused to Take the Oath of Allegiance to the Emperor. Bkblin, October 13. Deputy Bueb and young Oppler, both Social Democrats, have refused to take the oath of allegi ance to the Emperor before entering the Provincial Council in Strasburg, and thus have forfeited the seats to which they were elected recently. Their objec tion to the oath was that it was at vari ance with their republican principles. There is much curiosity to know whether Bueb and Oppler are acting on a new principle of their party or merely on their own responsibility. Neither Beibel nor Liebknecht has ever refused to take the oath upon entering the public bodies to which they have been elected. To Close With. Tacoma Day. Tacoma, October 18. On account of the great success of the Interstate Fair the management to-day decided to con tinue it nntil October 20, when the fair will close with Tacoma day, when excur sions from all parts of Washington. On. gon and British Columbia will run to this city. The Northern Pacific has made an excursion rate of $10 from Walla Walla, (3.60 from Elleniburg and North Yakima and 18.50 from Portland lor mat day. Damage Dona to Towns la the Path of tha Storm la Re sorted to he Almoe Incalculable Appalaehleola anal Ce dar Keys the Principal Sufferers. Jacksontills, Fla., October 14. Com munication has been re-established with all points on the west coast visited by the recent storm, and dispatches tell woeful tales of the destruction caused by the wind and water. Appalachians and Cedar Keys were directly in the storm's path, and the damage at those places is almost incalculable. The storm first struck Cedar Keys, and the following dispatch describing it has been received : " Cedar Keys has just experienced the moat disastrous storm for twenty-five years. Main street is piled with debris, consisting of wreckage from boats, wharves, fishhouses and logs of every description. The damage is great. The Florida Central is a heavy sufferer. Al most the entire track to the mainland, a distance of three and one-half milee, is destroyed. From the mainland to Sumner, four and one-half miles, there are nearly 100 washouts. The Town Im provement Company is a heavy loser, as a number of business and dwelling houses were swept away. The total loss here amounts to several thousand dol lars. The city hall, a two-story build ing, had the root blown off and one side knocked out. The city jail cannot be f onnd. The five bridges to the shell road are washed away. Many small boats were wrecked. One sloop came in Tues day with five men, who bad clung to a palmetto tree since Monday night. It is reported that five sponge vessels went ashore daring the storm and were driven seven miles into the woods." From Cedar Keys the cyclone traveled np the west coast to Appalachians. At that point it was even more severe than at Cedar Keys. The following dispatch from Appalachicola says: " Never before in the history of this town was such havoc and destruction played by storm and tide. Water, Com merce and Market streets were a mass of logs, boats, lumber and dead fish. Two lives are reported lost. Two residences were carried a mile away and placed in the marsh near Cypress Mill, uninjured. The docks were totally destroyed, and the houses were unroofed. The families sought safety on the hills, only to bo routed by the terrible gale. The water is six feet deep on Water street, and some of the best dry-goods stores were battered into pieces by the floating tim ber and shattered to destruction. Five bargee were blown from East Psas and lodged two miles norm oi Here. Kim ball & Co., lumber dealers, are heavy losers. It is impossible to obtain an es timate of the losses on goods and build ings. People are dismayed, and appeals for aid wilt be sent out." From many other points in West Flor ida come reports of the storm's destruct ive work, but Cedar Keys and Appalach icola seem to have been the principal sufferers. NEW FREIGHT BATES. Host of tha Dealer Arm Indifferent te tha Advance. Portland, October 13. Wholesale merchants appear to be indifferent to tho raise in west-bound freight rates an nounced recently. So far as can be learned, there is no complaint at the ad vance. The average dealer is more in terested in the stability of rates than in the raise. If he is certain that he is granted the same rate as his competitor, e is satisfied. As for the amount of the advance, that is added to the amount of his sales, and the dealer therefore oc cupies about the same position no matter what freight charges are. These higher rates, it is claimed, will be of some slight benefit to the wholesaler in preventing the retailer from ordering direct from the manufacturer, as has been done to a considerable extent since rates were placed at the low figure. If there were many manufactories here, this advance or a greater one would be a blessing to them. It was thought that ap increase in west-bound freight charges would be of assistance to water lines doing a freighting business around the Horn, but the present advance is not enough to make any material difference, at least at the present time. Merchants here are ordering sparingly from the East, only enough for present needs, and are not inclined to speculate, and are back ward about bringing their goods via the lengthy Cape Horn route. But for the prevailing depression in business a change, even such as becomes effective the 20th of the month, would greatly stimulate the clipper trade. NINE MONTHS' EXPORTS. Value of Breadstuff!, Provisions and Mineral Oils Sent Abroad. Washington, October 14. The chief of the bureau of statistics reports that the total value of exports of breadstuff's, provisions and mineral oils from the United States during the nine months ended September 80, 1894, as compared with similar exports during the corre sponding period of the preceding year, were ! j 1894. 1899. Breadstuff 198,988,096 IM7,M8,98 Provisions 187,172,876 117 70lSoO Mineral oils 29,086,278 6m!3S The Gentle Autocrat's Will. Boston, Mass., October 14. The will of the late Oliver Wendell Holmes was filed this afternoon. The sum of $8,000 is left to Edward Jackson Holmes, a grandson of the deceased. The rest of the estate is left absolutely and in fee Bimple to the son of the poet, Judge Oliver Wendell Holmes of the Massachu setts Supreme Court. Work of tho Kaffirs. London, October 14. The British Con sul at Lourenso Marques has cabled tho foreign office that the Kaffirs have en tered the outskirts of that port and burned several houses and murdered several people. It is believed here that a party of British marines have again landed from the gunboat Thrush In or der to protect the consulate of Great Britain. Management of Knife and Forh. After the knife and fork have once bent sad they should not again rest on the ta blecloth, either enirely or In part, but be laid across the rim of the plate. Carry food to the mouth with the fork and never with the knife. When carrying food to the mouth with the fork, use the right hand only. Do not "spear" the food with the fork, but slide the tines of the fork under, the food and so lift it. Do not allow t finger to grasp the blade of the kn' j tr the tines of the fork-, keep them witlua tie limits of the handles. At the end of course lay knife and fork parallel to each other on the plate, with the handles potat tag toward ywialC-CoBscksrgeT.