PULLMAN SUIT ENDED I ' .
JUSTICE FULLY DONE
The Power and Wealth ot the
Decision Regarded as a Very
Important Victory.
United States.
NOTED ENGLISH MAS '9 OPINION
MP J A Off 1 UsJ
. -
IS FAVORABLE TO THE COMPANY
Tli I'oaltloii of (he Company Was Fully
Huatulued la Every Particular,
Kxceptlng One.
Chicago, Junu 4. Several mouths
ago Attorney-General Malouoy begun
ii(i warranto proceedings agaiuBt the
l'ullmuu Palace Cur Company, fur tho
purpose of taking awuy the company's
charter and terminating its oorporato
existence. Iu his iiifurmutiou thu at-toiuoy-gonoral
ant up that tho oompaiiy
"hml violated its charter by buying
rnul estate aud building tht) towu of
Pullman, by erecting and optiratiug the
l'lilliiuin buildiug iu this city, by man
ufacturing briuk, and iu other ways.
Juilgu Baker handed down a decision
tmliiy favorable to tho company and
all its interests, but one.
Tho opinion in a long and exhaustive
one, fully eouHidering each of tho usur
pations uharged and disclosing the law
applicable to them. Ho lay down thut
under its implied powers, the company
had full authority to do all thut it was
claimed thut it had done, except us to
tho stock iu a Hinull subsidy company.
An to tho fundamental question of the
right of the company to build and own
tho town of Pullman, for the purpose
for which it was built and owuod, tho
position of tho company was fully sus
tained in every particular.
The decision is regarded by tho Pull
man ofllcials as a very important vic
tory for tho company, and a oomplote
justification of its action in tho estab
lishment and ownership of the well
known towu which bears the name of
its founder.
Incidentally, Judgo Baker has in
structed that tho company oxceodod the
power granted by its charter in buy
ing twenty-throe aoros of land which it
has not used iu its business. Tho oom
paiiy, however, had and has the right,
Judge Baker decided, to oonstruct the
big ollico building at Adams stroot and
Michigan avenue; to sell liquor to its
patrons iu dining-cars; to supply water
and gus to its tenants in the towns of
Pullman; to build houses and rent
tlieui to its employes; to eroot ohurehes
and school buildings iu Pullman and
to own laud for switching and car pur
poses. Tho ruling of the court does not
affect the oompauy to any material ex
tent. Tho interests touched are said
to be worth no more than 150,000,
which is an iusiguifioaut sum to a cor
poration with tUU, 000, 000 oapital and
125,555,000 surplus.
Tho decision is, iu effect, a declara
tion that a corporation may enguge iu
any busiuess which may bo considered
un advantageous or necessary adjunct
to tlie busiuess specifically set out in
its charter, without violating the law
or exceeding its corporate powers.
Thus thu court holds that the oompany
had thu right to erect an office build
ing which would bo large enough to
accommodate its businoss for yean to
oimio, no matter how considerably the
increase, and had the right to rent in
the meantime such portions of the
buildiug as wore not required for the
company's own uso. The sale of liq
uor iu the dining-onrs was declared to
be a desirable and neoessary aoooinmo
dutiou for tho comfort and convenience
of persons traveling in tho oars. The
construction of tho town of Pullman is
suid to bo a part of a general plan of
operations implied in the oompany
charter, aud therefore falls within the
Dowor aud province of the corporation.
The caso will be taken to the Illinois
suureme oourt. If that tribunal sus
tains Judire Baker the oompany will
go on with its business undisturbed,
and with its methods of business prao
tically uuchnngod by the suit of the at-toruuy-gonorul.
VOL. 2.
IIILLSBOUO, OREGON, THURSDAY, JUNE 6. 1895.
NO. 11.
CLEARING THE RIVER.
The W. N. Ladd Will lie Met to Work on
Lower Channel.
Portland, Or., June 5. There is
nothing left in the Columbia river be
tween Portland and the sea for tho
pilots to growl about, except a shal
low plaoo near Tongue point, which
can be passed over at high water, and
a projection in the channel near the
wreck of the Sylvia de Grasso, which L
can bo got around with any ship, but
which, if removed would make the
channel Btruighter. Tho pilots want
these places looked after. The port of
Portland commission asked Major Post
if he would kindly send the govern
ment dredger W. S. Ladd to fix those
obstructions. At the same time, the
port of Portland commision which hud
a quorum that day, decided that if
Major Post oould uot see his way clear
to do this work, it would do it. Major
PoBt having ouly a limited amount of
money available for the improvement
of tho rivers decided that he would but
ter hold on to it ti 11 after the June
rise was over aud it was certain there
was no more pressing neud for the
money. Now the commission has ar
ranged with Major Post for the service
of the W. 8. Ladd which will be put to
work on the two obstructions montiouod
to afford at least temporary relief. It
is to be hoped that tho maguitudo of
tho work to be done has not been
underestimated and that tho relief de
sired may be obtained without the com
mission's purso being completely depleted.
The Marblehead's Timely Arrival.
Peoria, 111., June 5. A private lot
tor rooeivod in this city from Boyrout,
Syria, under the date of May 7, con
tains the following important state
ment: The two United States men-of-war
that came here created quite a stir.
Only ouo, the Murblehead, came to
Boyrout, but she met the San Fran
cisco at Alexandria and the admiral on
board the San Francisco Bunt for tho
Turkish Pasha to come down from
Adana to Mursiue to meet him, aud
gave him a very plain talking to about
showing proper respeot for American
citizens. Admiral Kirkland is a big,
bluff, old follow, just the one to bull
doze the Turks, aud he did it in stylo.
The Turks have been quite nasty up
there of late.
A (treat impression was created in
Bevrout. too. People here had fears
of a massacre by tho Moslems, and
thought the arrival of tho frigate pre
vented it.
Religious Wedding to Follow.
San Franoisoo, Juno 5. Miss Lor
etta Addis, who was married last Sat
urday to Lord Sholto Douglass by a
justice of the peaoe, has already dis
turbed the matrimonial peace. Being
no longer a dancing girl, but Lady
Douglass, tho representative of the
house of Qnoensbcrry, sho has signified
her intention to her liege lord to be
married with due oereomny and state.
Lady Douglass is a stanch Catholic,
and believes that her life will not be
happy unless she is married by a priest.
Sho therefore demands from Lord Shol
to that they receive the blessing of a
priest. His lordship has consented,
but the day has not yet been sot
TARIFF RETALIATION
The Colombian Republic Will
Claim Damages.
HER EXPORT TRADE IS RUINED
It Wm Reduced From Million to Al
most Nothing by Her Failure to
Enter Reciprocal delations.
Washington, June 3. Geuorul Rog
uifo, the representative hero of tho re
public of Colombia, expects to be au
thorized by this governmeut to present
a claim against the United States for
damages sustained by Colombia by rea
son of President Harrison's proclama
tion of tariff retaliation. Secretary
Blaine effected reciprocity treaties with
most of the South and Central Ameri
can republics, but Colombia and a few
others refused to make such treaties.
They were warned that if they held out
agaiust reciprocity they would bo re
taliated against. This failed to effect
any arrangement. Thereupon, at the
suggestion of Secretary of State John
W. Foster, who had succeeded Blaine,
President Harrison proclaimed dis
criminating tariff rates against the
coffee, hides, sugar and molasses of
Colombia. This practically ruined the
trade of Colombia, as her coffee and
hides could not be sent here against the
competition of Brazil, Mexico and other
countries which enjoyed freedom from
duties under tho reciprocity treaties.
Theso exports to tho United States
reached about 5,000,000 pesos, a peso
being worth about 45 cents, but im
mediately aftor the proclamation they
fell to nothing. Colombia protested
against the retaliation, claiming that
the most fuvored nation clause of the
treaty with the United States protected
against the tariff discrimination. Sec
retary Foster and the Colombian minis
ter, Senor Hurtado, carried on a sharp
and very personal correspondence, and
tho minister finally left Washington
with the statement that he would not
return until a settlement was effected.
No settlement was ever made, and the
submission of Colombia's claim for loss
and damage sustained will be the result
DENVER'S BIG EXPOSITION.
Hie Mine, and Industrie of the Trans
M!hn1mn1I Country.
Denver, June 4. The managers of
tho proposed mining and industrial ex
position have issued a statement to the
public setting forth what has already
been accomplished and what it is pro
posed to do. They say:
"The results to date of the canvass
for subscriptions justifies the statement
that ample financial aid will be ob
tained, and the selection of the site
ends tho important work of the com
mittee and warrants the announcement
that the success of the exposition is now
practically assured. Active work will
begin at once.
"Since tho national mining and in
dustrial exposition, held in Denver in
1882, which proved a great factor in
tho subsequent development of Colo
rado and Denver, there has been no
exposition of the resources and indus
trial progress of the trans-Mississippi
country. Since that time the country
west of the Mississippi has increased in
population 50 per cent; it has added
five new states to the Union; it has
built 95,000 additional miles of rail
road, and has given to the world un
told millions in the products of the
mines, farms, fields and factories. This
great region is the producing belt of
tho world. It constitutes two-thirds
of the area of the United States, and is
the home of 117,000,000 of the nation's
most progressive people."
Among the reasons urged for holding
an exposition at this time are:
"First to commemorate the close of
the centennial of the purchase of the
territory of Louisiana; second to cele
brate the progress of the trans-Mississippi
country in its mining, agricultur
al, educational, manufacturing, histor
ical and industrial advancement in all
their departments; third, to celebrate
Colorado's twentieth anniversary as a
state."
FISCAL YEAR'S DEFICIT.
WHOLESALE LYNCHING.
Fourth
GEARY LAW IS UPHELD
Lem Moon Sing Has Been
Barred From Entry.
RIGHT TO FORBID. ENTRANCE
New Retiring Sea Bill.
Washington, June 4. It is stated at
tho British embassy that the new Behr-
ing sea bill, which Sir Edward Gray
announced in tho house of oommons
yesterday, is on perfecting the phrase
ology of tho present act Without al
tering or extending the substantial fea
tures of the present not, it will not, it
is suid, enlarge the zone or extend the
closed Benson, as they are fixed by the
Paris award, aud are not subject to va
riety until a new award is made. Of
this, both governments soem to agree,
however, that the protected zone
should be extondod from sixty to 8,000
miles, as expert testimony establishes
it us a faot that the female seal goes
far outside tho sixty-mile limit, and
can be slaughtered without regard to
the government patrol.
A ohange in this particular cannot
bo offeoted, however, until tho govern
ments havo a further oonforenoe. Sir
Julian Pauuoefote, the British ambas'
sudor, sails Tuesday next for his sum'
mor vaoation in Great Britain. He
will probably be in London when the
Bohrinii sea bill is introduced and de
bated, but he does not anticipate that
the debate will be of any significance
on the general subject
Northern Paciflo Organisation.
New York, June 5. Chairman Ed
ward D. Adams, of the Northern Pa
ciflo reorganization committee, who re
turned from Europe Saturday, said to
day to a reporter:
"I was called abroad unexpectedly
by cable and had a conference in Lou
don with J. Piorpont Morgan, and rep
resentatives of the Deutsche bank and
the Great Northern railroad interest.
After that I went to Berlin and con
ferred with four separate Northern Pa
cific committees. All I care to say
now is that I have returned with full
authority to oontinue my work in
preparation of my plan for the reorgau
ization of the Northern Paoino."
How It Mail In Texas.
Houston, Tex., June 5. From Paint
Rook comes an account of an awful
hail storm. The stones were of such
enormous size that when one of them
struck an animal it knocked out its
brains. Many sheep were killed or
wounded. Several persons sustained
serious injuries, being caught by the
storm. Crops were entirely destroyed,
and large limbs were torn from trees.
There is not a window light left in the
neighborhood. The storm was of short
duration and covered only a small area.
The Cattlemen Are Determined.
Donver, June 4. The cattle-growers
of Eagle, Routt and Garfield counties,
in Northwest Colorado, at a joint
meeting have adopted resolutions posi
tively forbidding sheep-owners from
driving through the oounties. The
cattlemen are well organized and de
termined, and there will be serious
trouble if Jaok Edwards, of Wyoming,
persists in his purpose of driving his
flock of 40,000 sheep south to the Rio
Grande railway, instead of north to the
Union Pacific.
An Altrurlan Colony Split IT p.
Santa Rosa. Cal.. June 5. It is
rumored that the Altrurian oolony, lo
cated at Markwest. a few mil from
this oity, split up into two factious re
oently. Work on the big hotel started
there a few weeks ago has been stopped,
and it is reported that the dissatisfied
faction purchased the Crigler ranch,
above Cloverdale, and will go there and
establish an independent oolony. The
oolony stated at Markwest under flat'
tering auspices last fall.
The Injunction lie fused.
Chicago, June 5. Judge Showalter,
in the United States court, rendered a
decision toady on the demurrer of the
reorganization of the whisky trust to
the bill of the Central Loan Trust
Company for an injunction under the
bond mortgage. The oourt held that
the property in the hands of the receiv
ers was being conserved, and therefore
refused an injunction.
Inspecting the Lighthouse Service.
Washington, June 5. Admiral
Walker president of the ligthonse board
and Mr. Johnson, chief olerk of the
board, left Washington today on a tour
of inspection of the Alaskan and Pa
cific ooast service. They expeot to re
turn to Washington August 1.
Against August Spreckels.
San Franoisoo, June 5. The suit of
August Spreokels against the directors
of the Oceanio Steamship Company to
compel the election of new directors,
was deoided in favor of the oompany
in the superior oourt this afternoon.
En Route to the Yukon Country.
Vanoouver, B. C, June 6. Captain
Constantino, of the Northwest mounted
notice, and twenty members of that or
ganization, arrived from Begina and
left for Seattle, whenoe they prooeed
by steamer to the Yukon country,
where they will be stationed.
Three Negroes Killed mid
'Jerrlbly Beaten.
Burlow, Fla., June 3. Tuesday
night Mrs. Timberlake, a young widow
who lives with her father in the west
ern portion of this county, was assault
ed by a negro while in bed with her
little daughter. Four negroes were
arrested for the crime. Last night they
were taken from the guards while en
route to this place to be jailed, by fifty
men who wore black musks and carried
Winchesters. The masked men disap
peared with the four negroes into a
swamp, where three of them were kill
ed and the fourth almost beaten to
death and oderod to leave the country.
The orime for which the negroes
were lynched was a peculiarly brutal
one. About 1 o'clock Tuesday Mrs.
Timberlake was awakened by a noise
iu her room. She reached for the
matches, which were on a table near
the bed, aud as she arose a negro
grasped her by the throat. In the
Btruggle her night clothing was torn to
shreds, and her lower limbs and
breasts frightfully bruised. The negro
kept his hand tightly clasped on the
woman's throat, and she soon lost con
sciousness. About this time Mrs. Timberlake's
little daughter, who was sleeping with
her awoke and began to cry out,
"Mamma, mamma," as if she had an
inkling that something was wrong.
Mr. Pipkin, the father of Mrs. Timber
lake, whose room adjoined his daugh
ter's was aroused by the crying of the
child. He oalled to his daughter, but
reoeived no reply. Alarmed by tho
silenoe he rushed to the door to find it
locked. He burst it in, and as he en
tered the room he saw the negro crawl
ing out of the window from whioh he
had entered.
Mr. Pipkin struok a light and saw
Mrs. Timberlake in a frightful condi
tion. She was nude and lying in
blood whioh had flowed from wounds
inflioted by her assailant. The little
girl, who had orawled upon the unoon
soious form of her mother, was orying
and was smeared with blood. Soon
Mrs. Timberlake revived and told the
story of the assault.
Officers were notified and the search
for the negro was begun. A rain had
just fallen, and it was easy to track the
brute. All day a trail was followed,
and late in the afternoon it led to a
cabin in whioh were found four ne
groes. They were arrested, and the
guards started to this place with them.
When the guards reaohed a lonely por
tion of the road, masked men surround
ed them, and at tho muzzles of Win
chesters ordered the negroes turned
over to them. The guards were out
numbered ten to one and oomplied.
The masked men then disappeared
with them into the woods, where three
of them were killed and the fourth
beaten nearly to death. Not a mem
ber of the mob is known, and the de
tails of the killing is not obtainable.
The negro who was beaten has been
heard from in the western part of the
oountry trying to make his way out.
He is terribly frightened, and refuses
to talk about what happened to his
companions, saying tho lynohers swore
they would kill him if they ever heard
of his talking.
Treasury Officials Confident of a Good
Showing This Month.
Washington, June 4. Treasury of
cials are now confident that the fiscal
year, which ends one month hence,
will show a deficiency of not more than
$44,000,000, and possibly not more
than $43,000,000, whioh is at least,
$5,000,000 less than was expected only
a few weeks ago, and $3,000,000 or
$4,000,000 less than the present fig
ures. It is shown that the pension
payments during June will be at least
$25,000,000 less than for May, and
that the payments on account of inter
est will also be reduced $1,500,000.
With an increase in the internal reve
nue of $3,000,000 on acoount of special
liquor, tobacco and oleomargarine li
censes, which must be paid before
July 1, and very material reductions
in pensions and interest payments, it
is confidently expected that next month
will show a small surplus, with the
deficit further reduced to at least $44,
000,000. July, however, is likely to
see the deficit increased by at least
$10,000,000, for that month's interest
payments will aggregate about $7,000,
000. Disbursements in every branch
of the government are usually much
heavier in July than in any other
month, so that unless they are increas
ed, the deficit August 1, next, will not
be likely to fall much short of $55,-
000,000 for the thirteen months.
Ihe Chinese Exclusion Law Affirmed by
Justice Harlan In the United
States Supreme Court.
Washington, June 1. The supreme
court of the United States made a most
important ruling upon the admission
of the Chinese exclusion laws today by
affirming the refusal of the United
States district oourt for the northern
district of California to grant an ap
plication for a writ of habeas corpus
made by Lem Moon Sing, who was
barred from entry by the collector of
the port of San Francisco.
Lem Moon Sing was engaged in bus
iness, a member of the wholesale drug
firm of Kee San Tong & Co., of San
Francisco, and in January, 1894, went
to China, intending to return to his
business. During his absence the ap
propriation act of August 18, 1894, was
passed, containing an item of $50,000
for officers to enforce the Chinese ex
clusion act and expenses of exporting
Chinese. He returned in November of
the same year, and the collector at San
Francisco refused to admit him, al
though he furnished the testimony of
two reputable witnesses, showing that
he had been engaged in business as a
merchant for two years before leaving
the country.
Application was made to the district
court for the northern district of Cali
fornia for a writ of habeas corpus,
based on these facts and the further
point that he was not held by any ju
dicial process. The writ was denied
and an appeal taken to the supreme
oourt
Justce Harlan, in the opinion de
livered by him for the oourt, rested the
case upon the statute providing that
the decisions of the immigration or
customs officers refusing admission to
aliens shall be final, unless reversed on
appeal to the secretary of the treasury.
Justice Harlan quoted several former
opinions of the court to the effect that
every sovereign has the power, inher
ent in sovereingty and essential to self-
preservation, to forbid the entrance of
foreigners."
GOING TO THE NORTH POLE.
END OF THE CONTRACT.
The Pullman Company Sues the Mil
waukee St. Paul.
Chicago, June 3. The suit of the
Pullman Palace Car Company against
the Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul
railroad for $70,000 came up before
Judge Seaman in the United States
court this morning. In 1882 the two
companies enetered into a fifteen-year
contract which the road was privileged
to end at the expiration of five, eight
or eleven years. The railroad fur
nished $300,000 and the Pullman com
pany $100,000 for the building and
equipment of forty-five parlor and
sleeping cars to be run on the road.
The Pullman company was to take
charge of the operation of the cars, and
each year render an accounting and
make a division of the profits accord
ing to the interests of each. The con
tract provided that at the end of five,
eight.or eleven years the railroad could
pay the Pullman company $100,000 and
become sole owner of the cars and the
srvioe. At the expiration of eight
years, in 1890, tne railroad gave notice
to the Pullman Company of its inten
tion to buy out the latter.
The Pullman oompany claimed
$105,555 for their fourth interest, and
the railroad insisted on deducting sev
eral thousand dollars for damages to
the cars. This was not allowed, and
now the Pullman oompany sues for
$70,000 damages, the St Paul road be
ing willing to compromise for one
fourteenth of that sum.
In addition to the suit now on trial
there is one by the railroad company
against the Pullman company pending
on the chancery docket, asking for an
order compelling the Pullman company
to render an accounting for the ex
penses of operating during the eight
years the contract was in force. The
hearing will probably take a week or
more.
ROUTED BY THE REBELS.
OUR METAL PRODUCTION.
The Great Decrease Last Year Compared
With the Year Before.
New York, June 4. Acoording to
the Engineering and Mining Journal,
the total value of the mineral and
metal productions of the United States
in 1803 and 1894 was: 1893, $615,
846,800: 1894, $553,272,902, a decline
of about $62,573,904, or 9 per cent.
This great falling off was however, due
far more to lower prices than a les
sened quantity of the product. Thus
the value of the coal production de
clined last year $138,783,828, or 7 per
oent, while in quantity it fell off only
6,220,970 short tons, or 3 1-2 per oent.
This small decline in the volume of
the ooal product is substantially the
measure of the whole mineral output of
the oountry.
The copper output increased 8 per
cent, from 322,255,788 pounds in 1893,
to 353,504,314 pounds in 1894, though
in value it declined no less than
$1,639,500 or 4 1-2 per cent.
The production of gold increased
from $35,955,000 in 1893 to $39,761,200
in 1894, but the commercial value of
silver produced deolined from $47,
311,400 in 1893, to $31,405,531 in 1894,
a fall of $15,907,929, or 34 per oent.
This was partly due to the reduoed pro
duction, but the price also declined
from 7.02 per ounce in 1893, to 63 in
1894. Other mineral industries made
a highly satisfactory record in 1894.
With reviving prosperity and prices
the produot will reap the harvest whioh
was planted in hard times.
This Time the Voyage Will Be Made
by Balloon.
Stockholm, June 1. It is announced
that King Oscar will subscribe 30,000
kroners to the promotion of M. Andres'
project for reaching the north pole by
balloon, thereby making the expedition
a certainty. M. Andre, the celebrated
Swedish aeronaut, who proposes to
take the voyage, is chief engineer of
the Stockholm patent office. He has
made a number of aeronautical ascents
with the assistance of the fund which
is controlled by the Swedish academy
of sciences. He always ascends alone
in a balloon of 30,000 oubio feet, built
in Paris, under the direction of M. de
Fourvrelle and Count Wrangle, first
secretary of the Swedish legation in
Paris. M. Andre in 1893 orossed the
Baltic sea from Stockholm and landed
on a deserted island, forming a part of
the French archipelago. His Arctic
proposition was explained by him in
detail at a sitting of the academy of
sciences at Stockholm recently. In the
course of his leoture he expressed the
belief that in view of the favorable
conditions whioh the polar regions
afforded for aerial voyaging and the
great progress lately made in aeronaut
ics, a balloon oould make the voyage
from Spitzbergen over the north pole
in about thirty days. The coBt of the
enterprise would be about 130,000
kroners, or $36,000.
Three From Seattle.
Seattle, June 1. There were three
instead of two Seattle men on the lost
stamer Colima. The third was Win
dom T. Spearin, a surveyor, who left
with his wife for San Franoisoo, in
tending to go to central America or
South America. Two years ago he was
special inspector of surveys for the
United States land office, and had to
wait for approval of his work, agreeing
to pay his employes when he was paid,
The latter assigned their claims, and
spearin was suea ana judgment was
obtained, with interest and costs.
When Spearin received the money
about $2,500, he tendered the original
amount, but declined to pay interest
and costs. The tender was refused,
and Spearin kept the money and start'
ed for Central America with it, only
to meet his death.
Cuban Insurgents Meet With a Succes
sion of Disasters.
Havana, June 3. Colonel Zamora,
at the head of 300 troops found the in
surgents occupying positions between
Plazuela and Rinoon de Caliente. An
engagement followed, in which the
troops captured the insurgents' position,
the enemy leaving four dead on the
field, carrying away their wounded.
Lieutenant Fernandez, operating in
combination with Colonel Zamora, at
the head of another detachment of
troops, after opening fire upon the in
surgents, charged on their position at
the point of the bayonet and compelled
the enemy to retire. The insurgents
lost two killed and several wounded.
The regiment of Isabella, the Catho
lic, came across 850 insurgents be
tween Baylon and Manzanillo. After
an engagement of an hour the insur
gents were routed, leaving fifteen dead
and eight wounded on the field. Among
the killed was the insurgent leader,
Gnerra. It is reported the insurgent
chiefs, Reuty and Vega, were also
killed. Nine Spanish soldiers were
killed.
An Outrage on a Farmer.
Toledo, O., June 3. A shocking
outrage has been perpetrated upon Joel
Handst, a farmer living in Richfield
township, Henry county. Numerous
depredations were made on his farms,
but no one was punished. Becoming
suspicious of his forbearance, his ene
mies began to associate his name with
several mysterious disappearances of
farmers during the last year, and a
band of masked men finally went to his
cottage in Whiteoap attire. Handst
was praying when the marauders made
a forcible entrance. He continued in
a suppliant attitude while his premises
were being ransacked. JNot finding
their suspicions verified by anything,
the maskers deliberately cut off his
right ear and half of the left He
made no resistance. His wounds were
dressed by his wife, who takes the out
rage as coolly as himself. The sheriff
is investigating the case, but Handst
will not prosecute it
A Regards Physical, Mechanical and
Intellectual Force of Nations,
Nothing Compares With I's.
New York, May 81. The English
statistician, Michael G. Bnlhall, pub
lishes in the June number of the North
American Review just issued an article
on "The Power and Wealth of the
United States." Mr. Mulhall's con
clusion is that "if we take a survey of
mankind in ancient or modern times as
regards the physical, mechanical and
intellectual force of nations, we find
nothing to compare with the United
States in this present year of 1895,"
and that the United States possesses
by far the greatest productive power in
the world. He asserts that the absolute
effective force of the American people
is now more than three times what it
was in 1860, and that the United
States possesses almost as much energy
as Great Britain, Germany and France,
collectively, and the ratio falling to
each American is more than what two
Englishmen or Germans have at their
disposal
He points out by careful comparison
between the conditions in these differ
ent countries, that an ordinary farm
hand in the United States raises as
much grain as three in England, four
in France, five in Germany and six in
Austria. One man in America can
produce as much flour as will feed 250,
whereas, in Europe, one man feeds
only 30 persons. Mr. Mulhall calls
especial attention to the fact that the
intellectual power of the great republio
is in harmony with the industrial and
mechanical, 87 per cent of the total
population over eight years of age be
ing able to read and write. He adds:
"It may be fearlessly asserted that
in the history of the human race, no
nation ever before possessed 41,000,000
instructed citizens. "
The writer sets forth in regard to the
growth of the wealth of the United
States, that the increment in the per
iod from 1821 to 1890 was 901 mill
iards of dollars, which gum is one
milliard over the total wealth of Great
Britain. In classifying the whole
wealth of the Union under the heads of
urban and rural, he finds that rural
agricultural wealth has only quad
rupled in forty years, while urban
wealth has multiplied sixteen fold In
an important series of figures it is
shown that the "rise in wealth and the
increase of wages came almost hand in
hand." In dealing with the develop
ment of farm values Mr. Mulhall makes
the following statement:
"If the United States had no urban
population or industries whatever, the
advance of agricultural interest wonld
be enough to claim the admiration of
mankind, for it has no parallel in history."
REBELLION 'N FORMOSA.
The Viceroy Reported to Have Revolted
Against china
London, May 31. A special dis
patch to the Pall Mall Gazette from
its correspondent at Shanghai says a
renewal of hostilities is imminent The
viceroy of Formosa is said to have re
belled against the government at Pe
king. Japanese ships are reported
cleared for action. French ships at
Tamsui, Formosa, are also said to have
prepared for action. In addition,
rumors of Russian intervention are
current at Shanghai, and steamers
have been ordered to Tien Tsin with
provisions, in view of the probability
of Russian hostility.
N Transcontinental Association.
Chicago, June 8. The transconti
nental lines have abandoned their at
tempt to form a passenger association.
It was annoucod as there would not be
a satisfactory attendance at the next
meeting, whioh was scheduled for June
5, the meeting would be indefinitely
adjourned.
Spokane If as Another Sensation.
Spokane, Wash., June 4. A sensa
tion was developed today when it be
came known that the trustees of the
Scottish Rite in Free Masonry had
sued William Ziegler and Louis Zieg
lar, his father, for nearly $1,500.
William Ziegler was treasurer. It is
claimed he refuses to make a settle
ment with the order. Louis Ziegler is
one of the most prominent Masons in
the Northwest, the owner of the Zieg
ler block and a pioneer of Spokane. He
refuses to discuss the matter, but says
there will be a defense and a strong
one.
No Coal Strike.
Johnstown, Pa., June 3. The Cam
bria Iron Company today advanced
wages in all departments 10 per oent
This will increase the payrolls $20,000
a month.
The Illinois Central to Build.
Sioux City, June 1. A report is
current in railroad circles here that
new company has been formed in the
East to bid in the unfinished Pacific
Short Line bridge at the receivers' sale
on June 10. The company is said to
be backed by the Illinois Central rail
road, whioh is rumored to be desirous
of entering Nebraska at this point by
means of a bridge, and ultimately of
building a line to San Franoisoo. The
looal officers of the road and the re'
oeiver of the bridge company profess
ignorance of the design, but the report
rests upon good authority and is gener
ally oredited.
Shanghai, May 31. Lord Li Chang
Fang, son of Li Hung Chang, with
John W. Foster, will start for the
Pescadores tomorrow to formally turn
over the island of Formosa to the Japanese.
The Japanese have landed at Tai-
pehfu, a town of 70,000 inhabitants,
eleven miles up the Tan Sui river, at
the residence of the governor of For
mosa, and have informed the authori
ties they intend to take possession of
the island. Fighting is imminent
A Kentucky Battle.
Louisville, Ky., June 3. A battle
occurred on Straight creek, fifteen
miles from here, in whioh Long John
Helton was killed and Jim Belcher and
Charles Johnson were badly wounded.
Those on the othr side were George
Taylor, Jim Taylor, Joe Arnett and a
woman named Sarah Griffith, who oan
handle a Winchester with the best of
men. The Helton orowd was sur
rounded and fired upon from ambush.
They returned the fire, and some of the
Taylor orowd were wounded and car
ried to the mountains. The battle
grew out of a series of lawsuits and a
controversy between Johnson and Tay
lor over the possession of some prop
erty. Infant Insurance Crimes.
Washington, June 3. Touching the
evils of infant insurance, United States
Consul Chancellor at Havre, has sent
to the state department a report on the
practice in France and England. The
conclusions are that it is most injurious
in its effects and tends to infanticide
and other crimes. Malnutrition is a
common means of destroying such
children, and another frequent cause
of death among irftants is "suffocation
while in bed with their parents." It
is said more than 10 per oent of acci
dental deaths are of children who die
in this way.
Our Ships at Kiel.
Washington, May 81. Owing to the
great number of applications which
have been reoeived from persons anx
ious to visit the American warships at
the naval demonstrations at Kiel, Sec
retary Herbert has been obliged to is
sue an order to Admiral Kirkland, in
oommand of the fleet, for his guidance
in tne matter, By its terms he may
admit visitors to his vessels before and
after the ceremonies, but during their
progress every oivilian will be rigor
ously excluded from shipboard, save
ambassadors and ministers. This is
believed to be neoessary to the mainte
nance of a good naval appearance and
discipline while the ships are parading
or are subject to the inspecton of the
German emperor.
Demand for Kdison Bonds.
New York, June 3. The subscription
books for $1,986,000 of the Edison
Electric Illuminating Company's first
consolidated 5-per-oent 100-year gold
bonds were opened today at 10 A. M.
by J. P. Morgan & Co. and F. 8.
Smithrers Co., and were closed at 10:30
A. M., the loan being subscribed for
twice over.
Fifteen Killed Outright.
Guayaquil, Ecuador, June 1. The
boiler of the Eonadorean gunboat Sucre
exploded tonight, killing the com
mander and fourteen men, and injur
ing seventeen more, thirteen fatally.
ad tne time oi tne acoiaent sne was
oarrying troops to Maohala to attaok
the rebels.
Action Against a Seised Sealer.
Viotoria, B. C, June 8. Hon. E. C.
Pooley, Q. C, a leading lawyer, has
been instructed by the British govern
ment to take action against the schooner
Shelby, seized by the United States
steamer Corwin, for being in prohibited
sealing grounds with unsealed fire
arms. It is not known whether this or
illegal sealing will be the charge, but
probably the latter, as England refused
to renew the regulations regarding the
sealing of firearms.
Drifted Out to Sea.
San Francisco, June 1. The tug Re
liance, while towing a ship into port
today, passed the body of a woman
about sixteen miles beyond the heads.
It is presumed to be the corpse of Stella
Hughes, who was missed from her
home about a month ago.
A l hange o ' Venue.
San Franoisoo, May 81. Theodore
Durrant was arraigned this morning in
the superior court for the mnrder of
Blanche Lamont and Minnie Will-
latna nlAarlinf nnfc cvnilfv in a a nil AQOA
The defense was given five days to de
mur the information. Both cases were
set for trial July 22. The Blanche La
mont case is to be tried first The at
torneys for the defense gave notice that
they wonld move for a ohange of venae,
bnt said they were anxious for a speedy
trial.