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FEW BERG GRAPHIC FEWBERQ GRAPHIC. 4I>TK*TUMS RATIM O m Oslumn — — Ball .Twenty Dalian C o l u m n .......................................... Ten Do llar* Prafoasloael C ard s...........- ................. O a* Dalla* ' • ■ M e r liti* * F r tr e P a y a b le a b ly la A d ra a e * . la ra ri B e a | l* l K otier* w ill h* I averted ad Ike rata a l T ea M a t é r a r U à * . DOINGS OF THE W EEK 1 What Has Happened in the Civilized World. GIVES I S T H E P R E S S DISPATCHES * C o m p le te R e v ie w o f t h e N ew* o t th * l ’a e t S e v e n D a y * I n T h l * a n d A ll F o reig n Land*. Manzanillo, Cuba, is now fully con trolled by tlie American anthorities. A plan to dismember th e republic ot Switzerland is nmler discussion in Europe. Twelve men, it is said now, were killed and 28 wounded in the riot at Virden, 111. Mrs. Nanov Geer, wife of the gov ernor-elect of Oregon, expired suddenly of heart diseaso in Omaha. All Spanish civil courts in Philippine territory now subjeot to American oou- trol have resumed business. The government now has 65 warship* in course of construction. When com pleted, the United States navy will rank third. Secretary Alger has wired Governor Tanner, of Illinois, placing the Fifth Illinois volunteer infantry at T ann er’s orders, in case the state m ilitia is in sufficient to end the coal troubles. The Spanish mail steamor Kelna Maria C hristina has sailed from Ha vana for Spain w ith 1,073 officers and troops, 651 cases of military archives and a heavy cargo of ammunition. As a result of eating canned lobsters, shrimps, and clams, two Knights of Pythias, J. I. Jones and Charles Young, who live near Rainier, Or., are dead, ami Walter Furrow, of the same lodge and town, is critically ill from the same poison. The government lias apportioned the prize money for the men of our war ships. Sampson gets tire lion’s share, Dewey the next largest sum, while Schley will receive less ttian some of tire captains. The men will reoeive from $30 to $200 each. The im perial Chinese government has granted to the Peking syndicate of London the right to open and work emu ¡s and to construct and operate roads in tire empire free from C hi nese control. Tlris is the first conces sion ever granted by the Chinese gov ernm ent to a toreign syndicate. The annual report of Land Commis sioner Hermann aatiinates that over 11,000,000,000 feet of public timber lias been destroyed by fire during the past 25 years. Tim report says forest fires form the main subject for the at tention of the land office, now threaten ing, as they do, not only the growing forests bnt the forest lands whose pro ductiveness they retard indefinitely. The repott th at the treasure of the khalifa was found at Khartoum and forwarded to Cairo is w ith o u t founda tion. Alexandria advices received ot Lon don say th a t the troops who have just returned to Khartoum are dying off like flies from enteri* disorders. Jesse James, j r . , son of tire notorious bandit, lias been placed under nrrest for complicity in the many train rob beries in tlie outskirts of Kansas City. The anniversary of tlie death of Charles S tuart Parnell wrs observed in D ublin with a procession and exercises at the grave of the home rule leader. Marquis Ito, the Japanese states man, has expressed the opinion th a t tlie anti-foreign policy recently adopt ed liy China would be modified upon representations being made by th* powers. An unknown w hite man was burned to death in a negro church at La Flore, Miss, hy tlie negroes, who thought th a t because tlie man was ill he must be affeoted with yellow fever. Th* church was entirely destroyed. The Bear Island or Pillager Indians will surrender, and tlie threatened war has bee averted. Tlie recalcitrants have agreed at a conference to como into tlie agency as soon as details of tlie terms are arranged. NEW BE RG, YAM HILL COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21, 18!>S. VOL. X. A ddress, Q a a r u i a N ew uer*. U reaoa. LATER N EW S. Tbe Oregon legislature adjontned sine He Saturday. A genuine blizzard visited the Middlo Western states, doing considerable damage. A Polish priest has sued the Catholio church for (50,000 for excommunicat ing him. . It is said In London th a t tho French must either withdraw from Faslioda or go to war w ith England. The Germ an government has now decided to appoint permanently a naval attache at Washington, who will reach his post in January. The British ship Blengfelt, from New York, burned off Margat, England, early Monday morning. Eleven of the crew, besides the captain's wife and children, perished. Seven barges, containing 800,000 poods of naphtha have been burned at the petroleum port of Astrakhan, Rus sia. Three persons were killed in tho conflagration, and several others in jured. Tho war departm ent has received a detailed description of the fortifica tions of Havana. Besides old guns, there are 43 new guns. These guns are principally oi the Hontoria and Ordonez pattern, but there are a few Krupps among them. In a head-end collision between two freight rains near Grent Falls, Mont., due to a misunderstanding of orders. Engineer Charles Goddard and Brake- man Robert T. J u n e were killed, and Firem an A. L. Ritchie was probably fatally injured. Tlie government will undertake tlie transportation of Christmas boxes for soldiers at Manila. A steamer will start from flan Francisco early in No vember. so packages must be forwarded soon. Only sm all quantities of sweet things will be accepted. It is announced th at Montreal and Quebec are to bo thoroughly fortified as part ot the scheme for tbe defenses of Canada. Colonel Dalton, chief of the imperial defense commission, is in Montreal, completing plans for the fortifications of the cities. A curious method of aiding charities has been iqitiated in Paris, where, it is announced, the saloons of the high aristocracy, which have hitherto bean extremely exclusive, will be opened to strangers, on reception davs, foi a money ct.isideration, which will be ap plied to tlie charitable works of which tlie lady of tlie house is a patron. A reception was tendered the army heroes at tlie Omaha exposition. Colombia will risk no future trouble and diplomatic relations with Italy have been reversed. It is reported th a t Gen. Maximo Gomez lias been selected for president of tho Cuban rcpublio. A military plot against tho French government was discovered and fius- truted by prompt action. Tlie International Typographical Union in biennial session at Syracuse, N. Y., voted to abolish the referen dum. A cabinet crisis hns occurred in Cape Colony, Soutli Africn, and tlie assembly lias voter) a want of oonfldenoe in tlie government. Murderer John Miller was hanged at San Quentin, Cal., for tlie killing of Jam es Childs in San Francisco, in No vember, 1896. Tiie American peace commissioners were entertained in Paris w ith a pri vate theatrical performance, arranged in their honor by Figaro. Frauds amounting to millions of dol lars have been discovered in theCliilean arsenal. Senor Navarre, tlie chief ac countant, lias committed suicide. The Paris peace commissioners can not agree over the Cuban debt ques tion. The Americans claim the m atter is Irrelevant, beoauM the United States is not annexing Cuba. It is reported in Manila th a t Macab- uious, chief of the five northern prov inces of the Philippine islands, has rebelled against Aguinaldo, and th a t fighting lias taken place between tiie opposing factions. News to the effect th a t large n u m bers of political prisoners have been horribly tortured in Ecuador by order A terrible experience is related by of the government, has been brought Samuel Ensign, an American. He to San Francisco by tbe steamer P a n was deprived of his liberty for 18 long ama. years, and robbed of all his worldly Han Ky, tlie Corean minister of possessions, and thrown into a Cuban dungeon. He finally escaped and re justice, has been dismissed for having ' perm tited the brutalities perpetrated i turned to his n ative land. by tlie populace on tlie bodies of tbe Two bloodless uprisings have occur men recently hanged for conspiracy to red at Guam since American ruls wal poison the emperor, established. Both were qniokly quel Ciiief Sweenie, of the Chicago fire led. Spanish priests incited the na tives to deeds of violence. Tho Amer department, while directing his men at ican flag was hauled down on each oc work on a fire, fell into a manhole and ; casion. but soon replaced by the local was severely injured. The engineer of police. A young sailor is now running tlie building, Jo hn Meldrum, was killed, and two other men were scalded things for Uncle Sam. by escaping steam. A rear-end collision between two O. Lieuteuan Briands has written a let R. A N. trains occurred at Sullivan’s gulch, near Portland. Two engines ter saying that tbe voyage of the Obdam were wrecked, four box cars smashed from Forto Rico was not fraught with The sensational into kindling-wood and the caboose of danger or suffering. the first train wrecked and thrown newspaper stories of fire on tbe tran s down a steep embankment into the wa port and to tiie effect th at tlie wounded ter. Almost miraculously no live* and sick soldiers being brought home were lost. The trainm en saved th em were badly fed. are denounced as u n founded and ndipuloue. selves by jumping. F irs t f ft« in «. B o d ies SE TT L E D BY THE PROTOCOL A m e ric a n a P o sitiv e ly D eclin e to A s in i n e lle a p o n s ib ility for tlie C tibau D e b t —T w o W e e k a ’ L a b o r s . Purls. Oct. 18.— The American and Spanish peace commissions closed their first two weeks of labor lieie today, and tlie progress made has been chiefly by negative action, owing to tlie a t t i tude of the Americans. The first article of tho protocol pro vided that "S pain will relinquish all claim to sovereignty over and title to C uba.” Tlie Americans opened their case by tlie assumption th at little or no action was necessary regarding Cuba on tbe ground th a t its disposition was infinitely fixed by tlie terms of the pro tocol. N otw ithstanding at the meeting last Thursday, the Spaniards subm it ted suggestions and propositions amounting to holding that tbe United States should take over all or part of the Cuban debt. Tuesday, Senor Mon te ro Rios, president of tbe Spanish com mission, verbally repeated It at length, and reiterated the same in summarized form. The Americans at their own session, Wednesday, took up the Spanish pres entation and determined the formula tion of tlie answer of tlie United States. Careful, exact, and full was the prepara tion of the answer, and, therefore, it became impossible, as intended, to serve a copy of it on tlie Spanish before tlie hour of opening the session, so that th e oral discussion might begin promptly. Whatever may have transpired at yes terday's session, wiiethor the Spaniards were or wore not advised 't h a t the United States deolined to assume tlie Cuban debt, it may be distinctly said th a t with such light as it now has. the United States commission will consist ently and to tlie end refuse to assume all or any part of the Cuban debt. Tlie Spaniards will, if indeed it has not al ready been done, have.impressed upon them tiie fact th at by tlie signature of tlie protocol, they utterly relinquished all claim of sovereignty over and title to Cuba. Thus possibly progress lias been achieved negatively, for, with the pres en t light, the Americans decline, or will refuse the responsibility of a single peseta of the so-called debt. F IR S T AT SAN LIZ A R D WRECK. o f M a n y o f t h e V ictim s B een R ecovered. fla re London, Oct. 18.—The Atlantic Transport Company issued the follow ing statement this evening regarding the fate of tlie passengers and crew of the steamer Mohegan, which was wrecked last Friday evening off the Lizatd, between tlie Manacles and Low lands: “ Of tlie passengers, 11 have been saved. 10 bodies have been recovered, and 83 are missing. Of tlie orew and cattlemen, 89 have been saved, 14 bod ies have been recovered, and 51 are missing.” 8ince this statement was issued, nine Dthei bodies have been picked tip, in cluding two th at have been identified as those of passengers. The reports of tlie various correpondcnts differ widely as to the rescues, recoveries and losses, though none agree as to tbe exact n u m ber of those saved or ol tlie bodies r e covered. Tbe bodies of the following passengers have been recovered: T. W. King, Edna King, Master King, Mrs. Weller, Jam es Blackey, Miss H. M. Cowon, M. Fallows, B. ¿’ranklin Fuller, Mrs. L. M. Luke, Geoige Seymour, Miss L. H. Warrener. The latest advices from Falm outh this evening say* that 38 bodies have been identified, mostly tlie bodies of sailors. Four are as yet unidentified, including those of two elderly ladies. Ono appears to be German. She wore a watch and wedding ring, botli en graved “ 1871.” The other wore a sil ver brooch with the letters “ D ” in pearls. This is probably the body of Mrs. Charlos Duncan. Nino of tlie bod ies have been brought to Falm outh; tho others were taken to the village church at St. Keverine. Tlie rescuod passengers aro being sheltered in cottages along the shore, and tlie crew at the sailors’ home at Falm outh, Tugs have been cruising in the vicin ity all day, despite tho very rough weather, in tho hope of pioking up otlior bodies. The cause of the disaster remains the profoundest mystery. Nobody a t tempts to explain how the Mohegan got so far north of her true conrso— from six to seven miles. There was no fog at tlie time, while the wind on tier port quarter was not sufficient to prevent her answering tho helm. It hag been suggested th at her compass wus faulty; but daylight lasted long after Eddy- stone light was passed. The sailors say the fact that the Lizard light was visible should have served to give tlie alarm. D em and of S pain Is F latly Refused. GOMEZ IS O B S T IN A T E . T lie C u b a n G e n e r a l R e f u t e s to H is A rm y . JUAN. D isb an d New York, Oot. 18.—A dispatch from Havana says: It is generally bo- lieved n serious breach has taken place Washington, Oct. 18.—Tlie follow- between tho executive department of ing dispatch was receivod at tlie war tlie Cuiian rcpublio ami tlie leaders of departm ent this evening: the military forces. Word was received ‘‘San Ju an . Oct. 18.—The Forty- hero th a t General Wood lias received u seventh New York arrived at San Ju an communication from President Mnsso, at 6 P. M. EDDY, Colonel.” advising th at nothing he done hy tlie It is presumed by the war depart Americans th a t can be construed as re m ent officials, inasmuch as nothing is cognizing tho Cuban government. Mas said to the contrary, that tlie regiment se lias been joined by ids colleagues in was permitted to land at Sun Junn. It declaring th at tho time has arrived for was feared objection might bo raised hy disbanding tho Cuban forces. This tlie Spanish offioiala to tiie landing ol course will bo vigorously combatted by th e regiment at San Juan before formal General Gomez. possession was yielded to the American General Ju an Dneasse, one of tlie forces on the 18th inst. The Forty- j closest advisers of Gomez, lias arrived seventh New York has tlie honor ol in Havana to consult tiie opponents ol being tlie first American organization Masso and all those who fuvor a Cuban to enter tlie capital of Porto Rico. republic and oppose further American intervention. General DueaBse declares C o m m a n d s o f t h e D istric ts. Ponce, P. R., Oct. 18,i—Tho Btnr*i th at Gomez will lead tho insurgents and Stripes will be formally raised at back into tho field before lie will sub San Ju a n Thursday. Brigadior-Gen-[ mit to disarming them while tlie A m er eral Fred G rant will be given command ican and Spanish soldiers remain in of the district of San Juan, comprising Cuba. Colonel W aring’s first inspection of the jurisdictions of Arecilio, Bayaino and Hnmaooa. with tho adjacent tiie city filled him witli surprise. Con islands. Brigadier-General Guy V. ditions are mucli worse than lie expect Henry will be given command of tlie ed. Everything Is favorable for an out break of fever. In normal times deaths other portions of Potto Rico. in Havana nnmlier aliout 300 a week. T H E C R IS TO B A L C O LO N . They now nverage fully 100 a day. Ilo h so n I s C o n f i d e n t o f R a i s i n g t h s Tiie deaths are mostly the result of per nicious fever. S p a n is h C rn iser. Santiago de Cuba, Oct. 18.—Naval A N A R C H IS T P L O T . Constructor Hobson, who has arrived here from tlie wreak of tlie Spanish K i n g H u m b e r t , a « W e l l a n t h e V n - p e r o r , W a a t o l i e A fl«»R «lnated. cruiser Cristobal Colon, will leave to- moirow for G uantanam o on business London, Oct. 18.—The Alexandria connected with th e Infar.ta Maria correspondent of tlie Daily Mail, tele Teresa, which ho expects to get off to graphing regarding the anarchist plot tlie United States before the end of the against Emperor William, which was month. For the last few days he has discovered Friday, says: been engaged in preparing to raise the Tlie plot against tlie kaiser is hourly Cristobal Colon, a work which la prac proving more important, eacli arrest tically impossible from the sea because disclosing new ramifications. Tho doc of the dangerously heavy swell. The uments found disclose a plot to kill operations will, therefore, be conducted King H umbert already well matured. from the shore. Mr. Hobson has built F ifteen persons, all Italians, have been a trolley line out to the ship, a distance arrested. The original plan was to of 150 feet, w ith a suspension bridge; throw a bomb of guncotton and ful and the compressed air pump is now in minate of mercury on Erniieror Wil position. On his return from G uan liam's carriage in a narrow street of tanamo he will push liisoperations vig Cairo. When the Egyptian trip was orously, as he feels absolutely certain abandoned,elaborate arrangements were of raising tlie bull uninjured. made by the conspirators to semi con federates to Jerusalem to carry oat tho Tbe naval hoard appointed by ths plot during the dedication of tiie G er president to investigate disputed pointl man Chtirch ot Onr Redeemer. in the conflict which resulted In ths In su rg en t* O v erd o It. destruction of C ervers’s fleet, find that Manila, Oct. 18. —The insnrgetns at "although the American fleet in th* battle off Santiago on J u ly 3 obeyed Lagaspi have prevented the American the general orders of Rear-Adibiral steamer Hermanos from loading or u n Sampson, given in advance to meet loading, on the grumid that there are just such an emergency, it was essen Hpaniards on board. They also refused tially a ‘captains’ fight. ’ ” Much to allow any of the rnen of the United credit is given th e battle-ship Oregon Htates cruiser Raleigh to land without permission fiom General Aguinaldo. for its good work. N ew Y o rk R e g i m e n t K ilters t h e C a p ita ) o f P o r t o I t I o o . K la rtrle S h o c k K ille d H im . Tbe French wheat crop is estimated Seattle, Wash., O c t 17.—Louis Kay- at 128,000,000 hectoliter*, th e largest Dr. G. Q. Colton, the noted Ameri ser, aged 88, an engineer, was killed can dentist who died in Rotterdam since 1874. Owing to tbe overproduction of yarn, this morning in the Sesttle steam some tim e ago, bad pulled over 1,000.- laundry, as a result of a shock received 000 teeth in the course of hi* practice, th e ingrain carpet spinner* of th e | while putting In an incandescent lamp. and was the first dentist to use "lau g h Pennsylvania district have decided to •h nt down their mills for an indefinite O r« B a rg e * s n k . ing gas” In practice. period. Chicago,Oct. 17.—The barge C hurch Robert Roberts, an English w riter At white lake, near Forestport, N. ill. loaded with ore from Duluth, sank on religions affairs, the anthor of over 100 books ami editor of tbe Christadel- ! . . a deer hu nter while sta'king mls- in tlie rough water off Waukegan to phia, of Birmingham, England, was ook a moving object in tbe wood* for day. Captain Kane, of Detroit, and a found deed in his room in San Fiam.it- i deer and fired, *HHn* instantly bi* deck-hand, John Hanaen, were drowned. 16-year-old eon. | The barge was valued at $10.000. so from h eart disease. M in o r THE PARIS PEACEMAKERS j THE O ppn«d PEACE W ith JU BILEE. » ■ le rv l« « S itin g . •f Thank«- Chicago, OcL 13.—Tbe national peare Jubilee, of Chicago, was tonight inaugurated with a thanksgiving ser vice at tiie Auditorium. President McKinley attended and listened to ad dresses by s Jewish rabbi, a Roman Catholic priest, a Presbyterian clergy man and a noted colored orator. The applause for tbe president was terrific, W R ECK OFF TIIE LIZ A RD NO. 48. riH A FTE R lie To!.t AT O MAHA. L o ti How th e S p an ia rd . S an tiag o . Omaha, Oot. 17. — Major-General William K. Shatter was accorded a most generous welcome by Omaha to- iay. When his train arrived in the morning a large number of people hail gathered at the station to greet tiie OVER 150 PERSON'S DROWNED tiero of Santiago. latter, upon tlie ex position grounds, the manifestation of iove and respect for tlie general were This after M o h e g a n * F r o m L o n d o n t o N e w Y o r k , sveiywhere in evidence. noon, in tlie auditorium, General Shut S t r u c k t h e R o c k « In a ter addressed an audienoe th at filled T e r rib le G ale. every inch of available space In the great building. His address was a London, Oot. 17. — The Atlantio plain, matter-of-fa"t discussion of tiie Transportation Company’s steamer i Cuban campaign, and tho simple pre Mohegan, formerly tlie Cleopatra, of sentation of facts was far more effective tlie Wilson-Fuiiiess-Leylaml line, than the most exalted oratorical effort which left London for New York yes from one who had not participated in terday with 50 passengers nnd a crew of the struggle. 150, is ashore off tlie Lizard, between One or two statements ninde by tho the Manacles and the lowlands. general are new. He said th at witli It is rumored th at tiiere has been a tlie capture of El Caney tlie campaign gieat loss of life. j was prnctioally over. It was simply . A coast guard messago reports that | necessary, ho said, to convince the tiie passengers are "drowning like Spanish commander th a t Ilia ease was ruts.” hopeless. Anotliei account, says: "Bodies are " W h y the Spaniards surrendered washing ashore, one being tliut of a when they could have abandoned their lady lashed to a plank, with both lugs position nnd kept up the w a r ,” he severed.” said, " I do uot understand, hut I be Particulars of the disaster are diffi lieve it was because they had been in cult to obtain. It appears th at when formed th a t tho Spanish government tiie Mohegan struck a gale was blowing had decided to give up the fight and ami the sea was running high. surrender their soldiera in the eastern Lifeboats put off from tlie Lizard and part of tlie island. ” from Fulmoutli, one returning filled Assistant Secretary of War Meikle- with passengers. Several were drowned, John made an able eddteas, commend however, it is reported, on tlie passage ing Nebraska’s part in the late war of tiie lifeboat to tiie shore. Another and denouncing tlie traduoere of the lifeboat saved six persons. army. Wu Ting-Fang, the Chinese Tlie coast at that point is extremely mininster, was given a cordial recep dangerous, and lias been the scene of tion. Senator Thurston spoke elo numerous wrecks. Some years ago quently. there was a movement set on foot to get D A W S O N Q U A R T Z M IN ES. a lightship plaoed there, but it failed. A dispatch from F alm outh says tho Mohegan foundered and was probably F u t u r e o f t h e C i t y D e p e n d s U p o n T h e i r D ev elo p m en t. blown ashore by tlie heavy east wind Vancouver, B. O., OcL 17.—J. II. after iter machinery was disabled. All tlie Falm outh tugs went out but Hold, of Chicago, who Is just down from Oassiar, says a gold strike has were unablo to approach tlie vessel. A lifeboat lias lauded 8Uof theMohe- been mado on F riday river. Throe ; a n ’a passengers and returned for more. men took ont (85 each from a river bar Olio lady died after she was brought In one week. H. M. Sinclair, of Los Angeles, Cal., ashore. It is rumored that tlie position of tlie Mohegan is serious and assistance who lias just arrived from Dawson, says the future of Dawson will depend is urgently needed. According to a dispatch just received largely upon tiie opening of quartz from Falm outh, out of 200 passengers mines. There have been upwards of constituting the passengers and crow of 400 quartz claims teoorded at Dawson the Mohegan, only 31 have been saved. and some claims in the vicinity of the This intelligence was forwarded from city are attracting considorablo a tte n the coast guard hy telephone to FuL tion, not on account of tho high grade, moutli. Tire coast guards are watch hut of tlie immense deposits of gold- ing for bodies und wreckage. Tlie life bearing ote. C. C. Black, who has just returned boats have gone intc Port nonstock. from Pencil rivet, states that several Tlie steamer Moliegan, then the Cleo prospectors up theie stole provisions patra, arrived at New York on August cached hy a tribe of Imiintis which had 12 last, on hor maiden trip from Lon always lieen friendly to tlie whites. don. She is a single-screw steel vessel Tho red men wore not long in retaliat of 4,510 tons register, 480 feet long by ing. They fired tho grass in tbe dis 52 feet beam, and nbout 80 feet in trict for miles around. The result was deptli of hold. She hud accommoda disastrous to tlie unscrupulous white tion for 125 passengers nnd a capacity men. Their horses died of starvation, for between 7,000 and 8,000 tons of and, half-starved themselves, they fled freight and 500 cuttle. H er com from the country and returned to Oinl- mander is Captain Griffiths, commodore necn. Had they not loft the district of tlie Atlantio Transportation Com tlie Indian hostilities would have boon pany's fleet. Slio is one of tlie five carried still further. vessels recently purchased from tho W h a t A l a s k a N r fids. Wilson-Furness Leyland lino hy tho San Francisco, OcL 17.—Thomas 8. Atlantic Transportation Company to repluce tlie Mohawk, Mobile, Mars, Nowoll, a prominent citizen of Boston, Michigan and Mississippi, wliioh were who lias ju st returned from Alaska, Bold to tlie United States government to where he has spent four months an- naully for tbo last 18 yoars, savs th at be used as transports. tlie district should have a representa C O M M E R C E O F T H E PACIFIC. tive in congress and should have tiie protection of adequato land laws. lie t V l l l 11« I n c r e a s e d li y t h o H o i e n t l o n o l nleo thinks Hint tlie prohibitory liquor t h e rtilllp |> ln e « . law originally enforced to protect the Seattle, Wash., Oot. 17. — D. B. Indians, hut now possible of evasion Brown, general agent of tlie Canadian with a great population of white men Pacific Railway A Steamship Company and thousands of miles of nnguarited at Hong Kong, speaking today ot the seacoast, should bo replaoed by high growtli of trade betwceen this country license, producing a revenue sufficient nnd the Orient, said: to pay many expenses of tlie tenltory . "T h e trade of tho last five year* should more than double In the noxt DARK DAYS F O R FRAN CE. five years, owing, in tlie first place, to increased transportation facilities, and R e v o l u t i o n M i g h t f i r i n g o n W a r W i t h E ngland. In tiie second place to tlio close rela tions th a t will have to exist hereafter London, Oct. 17.— The situation In between this country and tiie Orient as Paris is regarded in well-informed tlie result of holding the Philippine quarters as being more serious than at Islands. We are perfectly willing th at any tim e since the commune. The St. the United States should hold on to Jam es’s Gazette this afternoon says: the Philippine islands, and when onoe " A military revolution, howevor tiie matter is definitely settled, and peaceful, which replacos the Brlsson business is again in full swing, it will oabinet with nominees of generals, not be long before tlie conunerco of the would imperil tho relations between Pacific will be as great as th a t of the England and France almost to tlie Atlantic. Especially will tills be tlie breaking point. Semi-official and case wiien railroads shall open up China paitly inspired Paris papers are still to the commercial nnd industrial world, protending th at negotiations are pro and make tills Northwest coast its ceeding between the two governments, landing point.” and France believes it, although «very- body in England knows the statenMut P lo t A |K ln a t R m p e ro r W illia m . to be ridiculous. Even supposing Major Alexandria, Egypt, Oet. 17.—Th* Alexandria police have arrested nine Marchand is unconditionally w ith drawn from Faslioda, the difficulties Italian anrachists since last night, and have thereby frustrated a plot against w ith France will In no way end. B e Emperor William, now on his way to hind it lies tlie whole question of Bahr- sl-Ghazal, the richest prise in the Sou the Holy Land, to be present at the _______________ consecration of tiie Church of theSaviot d a n . " A tlantic S te a m e r F oundered W ith G reat Loss ot Life. at Jerusalem. The first arrested was a cafe keeper, a well-known anarchist, in whose house tlie police discovered two wire liomlis of great strength and full of bullets. This arrest was made in consequence of the notification from the Italian consul-general at Cairo that two anarchists had left Cairo for Port Said. A S o u th ern PaclA c R rakem an K illed . Ashland, Or., Oct. iu .—Charles S ny der, of Ashland, a Southern Pacific hrakeman, was Instantly killed at Zn- leka, on tlie sonth side of tlie Hiskyona, near tlie state line, in California, last nig h t An extra freight train was switching, and in jnmping'npon a mov ing car he missed his footing snd was thrown under the oar wheels, which F r a n c e J o in « A b j««liil». Rome, Oct. 17.—The Italo says: completely severed his head from his "F ian ce ha* concluded a treaty with body, besides cutting off one leg and Abyssinia against England in tin- Fa- one arm and otheiwise shockingly m u tilating his body. •hoda affair.” R u sh in g W o rk on G unb o at« . Lmrgm A m o u n t o f B o n d « S t o l e n . Boston, OcL 17.—The gunlioat Wil mington has received sailing orders for ■exl Tuesday, and simultaneously tne lavy-yatd officials got word to rush work on her nnd have her ready by that la te without fail even if it was neces sary to work overtime in all depart ments to do so. Her sister ship, the Helena, is under orders slready to Mil for China the following Tuesday and work has been pushed on her rather than on the Wilmington. Minneapolis, Oct. 17.— It has ju st leaked out that a week ago buiglars broke into the office of tlie Consolidated Milling A Hardwood Company, and after breaking open a safe, escaped w ith $56,000 worth ol United States bonds of tbe recent issue. President Georg* C hristian received a letter offering to retain them if a reward was advertised in one of the local papers. The matter has been placed in th* bands *f th* local authorities. Atvsrttstag BUI* Oollacta* Moathlf THE COAST DEFENSES G eneral W ilson’s S tatem en t to th e Com m ission. WHAT B urgeon THE ENG IN EERS SPENT HofT*« T e s t i m o n y a « Bo C ondition« P re v a il In* a t C am p Thom as. th e Washington, O c t 15.— Tho state ment made by General John M. Wil son, tlie chief of engineers, to tlie com mission investigating tlie oomluct of tlie war, was made public today. D ur ing tlie progress of tlie war, the follow ing additions were made to the coun try armament: A rmam ent was placed In positioin for six 12-inoh guns, 29 10-inch, 56 12- inch morturs, and 35 rapid-fire guns and additional platforms were made ready for a still larger number, nnd ad ditional emplacements are under con struction for still more. According to this report, when all tlie works begun aro completed, the armament will con sist of 80 12-inch mortars, and 79 rapid- fires. Tiie emplacements wete under construction at 25 different liarbora August 31, and there were double shifts, woikiug at each place. The total expenditures on account of gun and mortar batteries during the period of tbe war amounted to $4,821,- 600. Among the purcliasoe for harbor de fense wero 400 miles of cable, 150 tons of high explsolves, 1,650 new torpedo cases, 44 searchlights, etc. Twenty- eight harbors were mined, 535 mines being planted. Tlie expenditures on harbor defenao lor tlie period wore $1,- 661,000. Intrenching tools were pur chased ami stored at Willet’s point sufficient fur an army of 80,000 men. H o s p i t a l s In C h lo k R in an g M . Washington, Oct. 15.—Lieutenant- Colonel L. J. Hoff was before tlie war investigating commission nt tlie fore noon session. He is a regular army officer, nnd was chief surgeon in tlie Third army corps at Uhiokamnuga. Hoff did not consider the cauip to have boon in the best sanitary condition, but expressed the opinion th at it ootild not be hotter, under tlie circumstances. In tlie beginning, tlie camp was short of medical supplies, due to tlie expecta tion th at urriving troops would bring supplies of medicines. Continuing, Dr. Hoff said tho capa city of tlie division hospitals was often doublod nnd trebled. It sonietimes oc curred th at there wero eight men In tents which were Intended to accommo date six, because of delay in securing tentngo to oaro for tlie increnso of dis ease, which was unexpectedly rapid. On one or two oocasions patients were necesaaiily placed in beds made upon tlie floors, because of a temporary de- floeincy in cots. As a rule the nurses were without training, and this fact occasioned some difficulty in dealing with typhoid ousos. Yet he knew of no speoifio cases of suffering on this ac count. Hu specified tlie case of a man affiictod with an Infectious disease,who had been compelled to lie in the open air one night on acoount of lack of te n t age. The doctor was sure th at no in jury resulted, as tlie weather was pleas ant. Dr. Hoff said that the shortage in medical supplies hnd continued for several woeks, but theie was generally sufficient to meet the immediate ’de mands. He also said th at some requisi tions had been returned hy the Wash ington authorities because impro|>erly filled, and lie was under tho impression th at there had been complaints of some ■offering on this account. There was considerable delay in securing flooring for the tents. ORDERS TO DISBAND. M as .* » W i l l H . n d t h a C n b a n S o l d i e r s H u m « b j l t . q n . . t of C u lu n e l K .jr. Santiago de Cuba, Oct. 15.— Senor BartolomO Mnsso, accompanied by two momliersof Ills staff, arrived this morn ing at Manzanillo from Santa Crnz del Snr, In Puerto Principe, ahout 75 miles from Manzanillo, whore tbo Cubans now liavo their headquarters, and where, October 20, the Cuban assembly will meet to olect a new president and to decide as to the plans for disband ing the army, if disbandment is con sidered advisable, and as to other im portant matters. He called at onoe on Colonel Ray, who received him oourteously, expressed pleasure at tlie opportunity ol an i n terview, and said be hoped Senor Mas so would arrange for disbanding the Cuban* under General Rios in the neighborhood of Manzanillo, so th a t work In tbo field could liegin. He also earnestly advised the president of tlie Cuban provisional government to disband tlie Caban troopa at ail point* now in possession of the United State* forces, in order th a t th* men might give the assistance so greatly needed to plaoe the oountiy in a position to re cover from tlie evils of the three-year war. Senor Masso readily agreed to oarry ont Colonel Ray’s request, and said th a t General Rice would reoeive orders immediately to disband his men. “ I believe,” said Senor Masso, in terminating tiie interview, " t h a t Cuba, in two years, will be moie prosperous tiian ever before.” Tlie interview lasted about an hour, and apparently was satisfactory to both. Senoi Masso leaves tomorrow on hia return, going by the insurgent steamer Fernando. B l a i r S ta ia * r a v e l l e d . Lansing, Mich., O c t 14.— Upward of 80,000 residents ol other portions ol the state were present today at tbe u n veiling of a statue erected to the mem ory of Austin Blair, Michigan's fatnon* wai governor. General Shaftei was present and received an ovation.
