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NEWS.
Secretary Hay lias disapproved tiie
Scrvmscr Hawaiian cable concession.
Tiie British government favors tiie
canal being built by the United States
witli guarantees of its neutrality in case
of war.
Ordres have been issued for the dis­
patch of additional troops to Cuba to
assist in tiie maintenance of good gov­
ernm ent there.
A crisis is im minent at Berlin. The
emperor and chancellor cannot agree,
and a new cabinet is looked for. Tiie
principal trouble is over tiie wholesale
expulsions of Danes and Austrians.
Representative Nelson Dingley, of
Maine, is critically ill at his a p a r t­
ments at the Hamilton house,in W a sh ­
ington, witli an attack of pneumonia.
Because of his age, much concern is
felt ovet his condition.
The new year brings Ireland the
greatest experiment
since Catholic
emancipation, namely, the initiation
of the local government act, which
really, in many of its features, is an
extension of the emancipation acts and
policy.
Tiie war department has come to tiie
conclusion th at it will be necessary to
accotd General Brooke, military gover­
nor of Cuba, the assistance of a special
cabinet approaching in functions the
late autonomist cabinet of Cuban ad­
ministration of the civil affairs of the
island.
Tiie situation at Iloilo is grave. F if ­
teen hundred natives, fully armed,
are at Melo, a suburb of Iloilo. Seven­
teen thousand more, it is reported, are
awaiting orders to embark a t several
points on the island of Negros, 15
hoprs’ sail from Iloilo. All tiie women
have withdrawn, and many families
have taken tefuge with thu Ameticans.
Y A M H IL L
COUNTY,
A CHANGE OF FLAGS
S p an ish Gold and Crimson
C om es D ow n in Cuba.
A STIRRING
S everal
DAY
IN’
HAVANA
C u b a n G e n e r a l * T o o k I ' a r t In
t h e C e r e m o n i e s —G e n e r a l
B r o o k e ’# R e c e p t i o n .
Havana, Jan. 8.— The sovereignty ot
Admiral Dewey is now the senior
Cuba passed from Spain to tire United
officer of the American navv, baring
States at noon Sunday.
reached th at position without congres­
Tho form of tho transfer was simple,
sional action through the retirement
consisting of only art exchange of
of Admiral Ounce.
speeches in the salon of the palace, the
I h e American Newspaper Publish­
hauling down of tho Spanish Hag and
ers’ Association lias piesented to tiie
the raising in its stead of the flag of
Anglo-Aiuer¡can joint high commission
tiie United States on tiie flagstaff's on
a carefully prepared argument in favor
tire palace roof.
Salutes were fired
of free paper and free pulp.
from tire heavy guns of the forts and
the warships before ami after the
Senator McBride has offered an
change of flags. Tiro raising of the
amendment to tiie naval trill, which
3tars and Stripes was greeted with
provides for tire construction of a stone
fiieets by tire people, who covered tire
drydoek on tire Columbia river and
roofs of the buildings around tiie palace
appropriates 1200,000 for immediate
and plaza.
use in beginning tire work.
No crowd was permitted to gather in
Onedmlf tiie largest foreign order for
tire streets in tiie vicinity of tiie palace
finished steel ever sent fo this country
to witness the epoch-making function.
has been offered tire Illinois Steel Com­
At 9 o ’clock, a guard, composed of the
pany, of Chicago. The order amounts
Second battalion of tire Tenth infantry,
to 12,000,000, and is for water pipes
marched into the Plaza de Armas, un­
to be used by tiie Australian govern­
der command of Captain Van Vleet,
ment. The Carnegie Company will
and formed around tho square. C ap­
supply half the amount.
tain-General Castellanos watched them
Senator McUrhle has introduced a
with interest from tho balcony of his
hill appropiiatiug $4,000 for tiie pur­
apartments as they entered tiie square
chase or construction of a launch for
and were stationed at all tiie streets
the use of the customs officials at As­
approaching tiie plaza. No one was al
toria. A craft capable of giving a good
lowed to enter without a pass, and all
speed and one that will stand knocking
tiie doors of tire palace facing tiie
about is badly needed in ti.e customs
Unless congress should pass a law square were ordered tobeclosed. Only
service at Astoria, and Senator Mc­ authorizing him to remain on the ac­ those who could get on tiie roofs and
B rid e’s hill is intended to supply tiie tive list, Rear-Admiral Dewey will be balconies of houses in tiie neighborhood
deficiency.
placed on tiie retired list on December saw w hat was going on before tiie
Tiie Germ an ambassador, Dr. Von 26, 1899. Only one other retirem ent1 palace.
With the guard was tiie hand of the
Ilolleben, has returned to Washington will occur this year, th a t of Com m o­
after an extended absence, during which dore H. L. Howison, now comm andant Second Illinois regiment, which had
lie held several im portant conferences of tiie Boston navv-yard. T here is a been selected for the occasion as the
with the authorities at Berlin relative strong sentim ent in naval circles in best band in the Seventh army corps.
to American affairs. It is expected favor of the passage of a law which With the band were the buglers of tiie
th at ins return will soon bring about will permit the retention of Admiral Eighth and Tenth infantry.
Tire weather was warm, the sun
exchanges with the state department, Dewey upon the active list for 10
and perhaps directly with the presi­ vears, as was done in the case of heroes bursting at intervals through tiie light
clouds, and tire soldiers in blue, who
dent, relative to a number of current of the civil war.
questions in which both countries are
The American line steamship Paris, were forced to stand in tire sun, foitnd
interested.
which has artived in New Yoik from tiie heat oppressive. The troops were
William F. Moore, convioted of Southampton, after a tempestuous pas­ formed in extended order around the
robbing Martin Mahon, a hotel-keeper sage, reports th a t Tuesday, December square, three paces apart, ami tiie band
of New York, by the “ badger game,” 27, in latitude 49:29 north, and longi­ was massed in front of the palace e n ­
was sentenced to 19 years in the slate tude 81:29 west,at 83:0 in the morning, trance across the street at tiie edge of
prison. The charge against Moore was she sighted a steamer flying signals of the park.
A t 11:55, Major-Genral Lee, military
th a t he conspired with his wife, Fayne distress. She proved to be the British
Moore, to rob Mahon, and that Mahon tank steamer
Vindobala, Captain governor of the province of Havana,
was enticed by the woman to apart­ Clark, from Rouen, France, December w ith his btaff, joined Geneial Brooke.
ments occupied by tire Moores and 15, for Philadelphia, in ballast. She Tho latter then crossed tiie street to the
there compelled by tiie husband to pay showed the signal letters, " M u s t aban­ palace. General Lee on ouo side of
blackmail. Moore was convicted on don vessel.” The Paris rescued her him, and General Chaffee on the other,
followed by the other American g e n ­
bis second trial, tiie jury in tiie fit at crew, and no lives were lost.
erals and tiie Cuban officers. Tiie C u­
instance having disagreed.
Fayne
William K. Vanderbilt, jr.. is to wed bans wore dark blue uniforms, brown
Moore formerly resided in Portland,Or.
Miss Virginia Fair, of San Francisco. felt ii-rts and gray gloves, and they t a r ­
Admiral Sampson's d aughter is to
Only about $400 worth of property ried machetes.
wed a Californian.
A flourish of trum pets greeted tiie
was recovered from the wreck of the
“ Bab,” the well-known syndicate Maria Teresa.
procession and the Spanish troops pre
writer is critically ill at her home in
sented arms as tiie Ameticans entered
Gold shipments from A ustralia for tiie palace. The Cubans remained o u t­
New York.
tiie year 1898 amounted £12,820,000. side until escorted in by members of
The O. R. & N. C .’s steamship Co­ Shipments to America increased by
General Brooke’s staff, the Spanish sol­
lumbia on hei last trip made the run £ 2 , 000 , 000 .
diery retmaning all the while at “ pre­
from San Francisco to Portland ill 47
A deficit in the German beet sugat sent arm s.”
hours and 65 minutes.
crop of at least 350,000 tons is figuied
As soon as all were in, the Spanish
The American National hank, of
upon by United States Consol Diedrich, troops formed a column of fours and
Lima, O., was robbed of $18,162. The
at Madgebutg. He says th at tiie hack marched around the right side of tiie
money was taken from the big v au lt ward season resulted in a deficiency.
plaza to tiie docks, w hile tiie band ol
Tiie robbery was perpetrated in a skil­
Negotiations ate progressing in the tiie Second Illinois volunteers played
ful manner, no damage being done to
matter of the payment of the Cuban the Spanish royal march.
the vault.
As Captain-General Castellanos was
tioops, so that on laying down theii
An express train and freight train arms they may be enabled to entei escorted to tiie w harf to take Ins de­
met on tne same track near Vincennes, upon civil pursuits and earn their parture the hand played tiie Spanish
Ind., and three trainmen were serious­ living. Piobablv no further appropria­ royal march.
General Castellanos
ly h urt and a score or more passengers tion by congress will bo necessary to thanked the generals accompanying
biuised and scratched.
enable tiie president to carry out tire him and us ho stepped into tiie launch
Crowds of Spaniards all
Captain R. D. Evans’ name is prom­ plan, if it should he decided, as tiie he wept.
inently mentioned as Rear-Admiral money will eventually come out of the dressed in black, gathered upon the eea
wall and silently watched tiie fleet pass
Bunce’s successor in the Brooklyn revenues of the island.
out. Men and women wept together.
navy-yard, now th a t it seems to lie de­
Immediately upon the ratification of
cided th at Rear-Admiral Sampson will
TRANSFERRED TO DENVER.
tiie peace treaty by tiie senate, the
remain commander in-chief of tho
president will recommend to congress
Noitii A tlantic station, and Rear-Ad­
m and D e­
ihe enactment of legislation looking ti­ G e n e r a l p a r M t m e r e r n i t a . m o f t W h e i l l C o C l o o m
rado.
miral Schley will be assigned to sea the settlement of the claims of Aineri
San Francisco. Jan . 3.—Major-Gen­
duty in compliance witli his request.
an citizens for damages sustained in
Tiie conference based upon the dis­ Cuba, Pm to Rico and other Spanish eral Henry C. Merriam, who is now
arm ament proiNisal of Einpeior Nicho­ possessions which foiine-l tiie seat of in Sun Francisco in command of tin-
las lias been fixed for St. Petersburg war. Claims to tiie amount of $26,- departments of California and the Co­
about tiie beginning of May next, prior 460,000 on this score have alrea-ly been lumbia, is to lie transferred to the de­
partment of ti.e Colorado. His head­
to which tiie Russian government will lodged witli tiie state department.
quarters will be at Denver. He le
submit officially to tiie poweis a defi­
Near Austin, Tex., a passenger train ceived official instructions to this effect
nite plan of disarm ament in order to
escaped a serious wreck thiough tire in ­ from Washington today
He will go
enable them to formulate modifications tervention of a bird. Some one huu
to Denver on or aohut January 16 next,
or counter-suggestions.
tied a rail securely across tiie track. A a t which time General Shaft-r is e x ­
A special from Dawson dated No­ few miles liefore reaching tiie spot a
pected here to resume his own com­
vember 19 says:
Reports from all bird, blinded by the headlight, flew
mand in tiie department of California.
creeks in tiie vicinity of Dawson indi­ against the glass, Lreaking and e x ti n ­ General Merriam says he has not the
cate that the w inter's product of gold guishing the light, which necessitated
least idea who will he placed in charge
will exceed th at of last year by more running slowly to tiie next station. of Iris old headquarters of tiie Colum­
than 100 per cent. Several persons are The train, at reduced speed, struck the
bia, th e headquarters of which are at
reported to have been frozen to death. obstruction, tearing up tiie track ami
Vancouver, Wash.
O ne of these was found in a kn:eling damaging tiie front of the engine, hut
F e l l F i v e Mu m l re , I F e e t .
posture beside his sled and dogs, be­ no one was injured.
Ishpeming, M i d i., Jan . 3.— A cage
tween Hunker and Dominion, at the
P art of Red Rock mountain, accord­ accident in the Lake Saperior mine
sum m it.
ing to a dispatch from Airolo, a village today caused the deatli of six Finn ish
Tiie navy departm ent is going to be
of Switzerland, canton of Ticino, has miners and serious injuries to three
prepared foi any emergency th at may fallen into Airolo, destroying a hotel
more.
The dead ate: Matti Tam-
heteafter arise in the Atlantic and P a ­ and several houses. Tiie scene of the uiir.en, Takko Mikkala, J. H. Kujanp-
cific oceans by carrying on hand the disaster presents a teirible spectacle,
pa, J. AV. Paavai, Alfred Sinna and
euoimoua stock of nearly half a million tiie debtis of the avalanche covering a Gust W. Johnson. Tiie men were go­
tons of tiie best steaming coal for war­ square mile. Tiie hotel, w ith eight ing down the ihaft in a cage to work.
ships that can be procured. This sup­ houses and 12 other buildings, were Tiie supposition is th a t something
ply of tiie most im portant of all sinews swept into a great heap of matchwood. dropped on tiie cage, forcing one side
of mo-fern war is to be systematically | A new terror was added by the outbreak of the frame work down, so as to let
distributed in American ports most !
of fire amid the rnins. Three dead tiie men slide off into th e shaft. One
conveniently located for the coaling of' bodies have been recovered. It is e s ti­ of tiie wounded men said lie thought a
ships for any operations tiie navy may , mate-1 th at th e damage will reach I
rope had broken. Another heard aomo-
conceivably lie called upon to under- j £40,000.
tb ing s trik e the cage.
take.
Red Key, Ind., Jan . 8.— An explo­
The will of the late Charles P. Wil­
Elin or N e w * I t e m * .
sion of gas, followed by fire, at tiie
der,
of
Wellsley
Hills,
Mass.,
be­
Tiof. Kitridge, of Harvard, is said to |
Ohio & Indiana Pipe Line Company’s
he tiie only man living who can read queaths $102,000 to Mount Holyoke j compressing station near here caused a
college.
E liot’s Indian Bible.
loss estimated at $100,000. Engineer
The shortage in the California wine
Tiie French vintage of 1898 is offi­
W. F. Robinson waa badly burned.
crop
of
1898
and
the
fairly
good
demand
'
cially estimate-1 at 82,282,000 hecto­
Thirty or more towns are deprived of
that
has
existed
darin
g
tiie
past
year
!
liters, which is 68,000 hectoliters be-
natural gas by the destruction of the
have resnlted in advancing prices.
.ow the vintage of last year.
station.
__
M. Constantin, a young F renchm an j
Janies H. Southall, convicted of d e a l- j
When a young woman g"ts a new hat
of 19, who lives in Paris, is eight feet
ings in fraudulent government time
tall and probably bigger than other •lie ia never satisfied until the man she
checks, was sentenced in St. Paol to
man who has ever lived. He is per­ loves most and tiie girl site bates must
sta te ’s prison fol 10 y e a n at hard la- j
have both seen iL
fectly proportioned.
tier.
1
OREGON,
PROSPEROUS
T h « O ld Y e » r
IO
F R ID A Y ,
THE
(îin>*
O ut W ith
B oom ing.
THOUSAND
A n o th er
A w ful
at
Victoria, B. C., Jan. 8.— Tiie steam­
ers Victoria and Yamaguclii Maru have
arrived witli news from the O nent up
to December 15.
Another serious calamity, writes tiie
Hankow cories|iomleut of tiie North
China Daily News, has befallen tiie
people of Hankow; about 10,000 of the
inhabitants have met death by drown­
ing. About noon December 3 half the
storehouses extending along tho edge of
tiie river Han suddenly broke away and
tumbled into tiie water on top of ull
tiie boats there. Tiie houses and boats,
witli all the people in them, dis­
appeared in a moment. About 100
buildings and tiie same num ber of
boats ate gone.
News conies of more murders of mis­
sionaries. Tiie Japanese Herald says
an English missionary lias been mur-
deied by natives and soldiers at Tsing
Ping. A French missionary has been
burned to deatli at Swatow, and a Ger­
man missionary has been mortally in­
jured in Shan Tung. The murder of
an American missionary, Mrs. B u tte r­
field, of Central China, is re|iorted.
Advices state th at since tiie attack
on tiie Russian troops at Andijan some
time hack, discontent and dissatisfac­
tion have been rife throughout the
province. This feeling lias asurned
such propoitions that tiie Russian au­
thorities have already strengthened
their garrisons. They have, moreover,
occupied tiie larger villages in force,
and superseded the civil by a military
administration. Not more than 200 or
300 fanatics were engaged in tiie attack
on tiie Rusians, yet more than 1,200
men were arrested on suspicion and
flogged in order to extort information.
Not only were tiie actual malefactors
punished, hut their relatives of all de­
grees were also imprisoned. In addi-
tionto this, a fine of 300,000 roubles
has been inflicted on the district.
A I’ ro M p e r o n * Y e a r .
Washington, Jan. 8.— Tiie published
statement of the government receipts
and ex|ieiiilitures shows th at during
tiie half year ending December 81, the
receipts
aggregated
$245,901,890,
against $207,760,674, for the same per­
il»! last year. A o o rd in g to the tr e a s ­
ury these receipts are the largest since
1866, when they reached $558,032,620,
for the entire fiscal year, and 1897,
when they amounted to $490,634,010.
F ir* .
San Franoisco, Jan. 8.— F ire which
starter! early tonight in the busineae
building at 917 Stevenson street c a u s e d
a iosa of $60,000 befoie it was
extinguished. Of this amount aliout
$40,000 falls on the Kroagh Manufac­
turing Company, makers of pomps and
v d r a t il ic machinery. The San Fran-
siseo artistic metal works, which oc-
mpied part of the utrncture. were
totally destroyed, the loss being placed
it $10,000. The origin of the tire it
an k new *.
1899.
i
L ' h s i L ' i L / h
NO.
WANTS
NO
N IC A R A G U A
7.
CANAL.
U uhs I a I . » n n c l i c a » r u m piti (vn A g a i n s t
th e A m erican S chem e.
O ccurred
D lam atroii* S u n F r n n r l i r o
a
ltu iin e ii
DROWNED
C alam ity
H ankow .
(i,
AT S F A W
END.
New Yoik, Ja n . 2.— Bradstreet’s
says: Concisely stated, the reports re­
ceived as to the y e a t’s business in all
sections of the country point to an un ­
precedented volume of domestic and
exoprt trade, which is reflected in bank
clearances th at break the high record
of 1893. The general level of piioea of
staple securities at tiie close of the
year is at the highest point reached toi
five years past. Railroad earnings ex­
ceed all previous years, and finally
there was a small number of failures,
and lower liaihtUies than reported in
any year for at least five years past.
These gen ral results in the countiy at
large have been achieved, too, notwith­
standing tiie outbreak and conclusion
of a foreign war, and in spite, also, of
unfavorable conditions in some indus­
tries, notably textile manufactures,
which, combined with unfavorable
weather early in tiie year, and the
lowest price for cotton on record, exer­
cised an unfavorable influence.
But tho close of tiie year finds an im­
provement even in these directions, and
returns as to retail trade and particu­
larly holiday business, ate strikingly
good in all sections. B )st reports as
to distributive trade naturally come
from the graingrowing sections of the
country, which were tho first to meet
ati iuipiovement resulting from free
foreign demand for our cereals, but in­
dications are not wanting th a t this im­
provement is gradulally percolating
throughout the entire business com­
munity, and coupled with the unprece­
dented export trade in manufactured
goods, and the fact th at we are selling
$2 worth abroad for every dollar’s wortli
we Imy, renders possible tho gains re-
poited in distributive trade of 1898
over 1897, ranging from 10 to 40 per
cent, with likewise good exports frout
tiie manufcturlng centers, excepting
tiie textile industrries alicady men­
tioned.
The export trade of the country for
the year, as above intim ated, is the
heaviest ever known, and will probably
exceed $1.250,000 in value, thus being
nearly double tiie imports. Our ex­
port trade in manufactured goods, it
must be observed, is the heaviest ever
known, and for the first time in
our country’s history exceeded the value
of imports of similai goods.
There were 11,038 failures in the
United States in 1888, involving liabil­
ities of $14 1,187,117, a decreaso from
1897 in number of 11.2 per cent, and
in liabilities of 9.5 per cent. Com­
pared with 1896 and 1895, the propor­
tion of decrease shown is even larger,
as compared with 1896, failures were
fewer by 25 per cent, and liabilities
smaller by 64 per cent. Docreases are
also shown when compared with 1891,
a year of largo trade, hut of numerous
and
costly
failures;
but
com­
pared with 1892 there is an increase
shown of 13 per cent in num ber, and
20 per cent in liabilities.
TEN
JANUARY
Three Men Killed in a Des'
p erate Fight.
TH E
WORK
OF A DESPERADO
C lin rle*
W illa rd
M urdered
S heriff
W illia m * a n d D e p u ty L a n ie rs , anti
M a s S h o t b y D e p u ty M iller.
Seaside, Or., Ja n . 2.—Tho burning
of tho Fulton cottage, at this place,
last Wednesday morning, culminated
tliis afternoon in the bloodiest tragedy
in the History of this county, ns a re­
sult of which tiiree men are cold in
deatli and one other is badly wounded.
Tiie dead ate:
Sheriff J. W. Williams, Deputy
Sheriff James Laniers and d i a r i e s Wil­
lard.
Deputy Slieiifl A. E. Miller was
shot in the leg.
It was considered certain by every
one that the burning of the cottage was
for tiie purpose of concealing a rob­
bery, and suspicion pointed to d ia r ie s
Willard as tiie guilty person, particu-
latly as iio was seen a short time after
tiie fire coming from the locality with
a wheelbarrow loal of goods.
Acting on tiie suspicion then aroused
Sheriff Williams this morning secured
a search warrant, and in company with
Senator C. W. Fulton and otlieis. went
to Seaside to search W illard’s prem­
ises, and also ali tho cottages of which
lie iiad cliatge during tiie winter season.
About 3 o ’clock this afternoon, Sher­
iff Williams, Senator Fulton and Dep­
uties A. E Miller and James Laniers,
tiie two latter being residents of Sea­
side, went to tiie cottage of Mrs. Susie
Lewiston, whore W illatd was living,
to search it.
On rapping at tiie door they were
answered immediately by Willatd,
who told them to wait until he dressed,
hut from subsequent events it is certain
he wanted time to get his guns ready
for action. After a few moments he
opened tho door, and on being told
w hat was wanted, told the sheriff, in a
polite manner, that lie was welcome to
searcli any of the residences in Ids
charge.
Leaving Felton, Laniers and the
sheriff in the house, lie picked up his
rifle, and telling Miller to follow him,
he started for John L. Carlson’s cottage
which iio had in cliurgo, and which lie
Baid some one had endeavored to break
into. There they were soon afterwards
joined bv Williams and Fulton. Tiie
latter asked Willard to come back to
tiie Lewiston cottage. He made no
objection.
It was on nontiug the cottage the
second time th at the tragedy occurred.
Senator Fulton had identified some
shotgun cartridges in tiie house as be­
longing to him, and began questioning
Willard as to where lie got possession
of them. Tli is nettle I Willard, al­
though he answered th at a friend had
given them to him , and lie began to get
ugly.
Fulto n and Miller went inside the
cottage, leaving Willard, Sheriff Wil­
liams and Lainers standing outside.
They had just proceeded to tiie rear
room when two shots woro heard in
quick succession, and on running to
he door. Sheriff Williams was seen to
throw up his l.ntidB and fall backwards
over tho hank. In front of the house
weto Willard and Laniers, in a desper­
ate hand-to hand struggle, although
the latter had been allot through tiie
right groin and was fast growing faint,
and bis asaailant was fighting witli toe
desperation of a demon. Fulton sprang
at Willard's head, ami pulling him to
tiie ground jumped on his face. Miller
wrenched tiie rifle from his hand.threw
it on the ground, ami tuking out his
revolver beat the desperado over tho
head.
Senator Fulton, in the meantimo,
picked up the rifle and told Willard to
remain quiet, or he would kill him.
Tiie latter, however, watched his op­
portunity, and jum ping to his foot
started to run away, when Fulton fired,
missing iiim tiie H u t time, but strik­
ing him in the face the aecoud time,
carrying away the greater p o ti o n of
his mouth and nose. Willard full, ap­
parently dead, and Fulton started to
obtain help to caie for tiie injured men,
leaving Miller on guard witli tiie title
in hand. Miller stepped hack to aid
Laniers, who was lying on tiie gtound
desperately wounded, when Willard
was noticed to he fumbling w ith his
belt. (Quicker than a flush he drew a
revolver and fired three bullets, the
first one h ittin g Miller in the left leg,
just below tiie hip. MiII. r retained
the fire with tiie rifle, the fiist bullet
inflicting a flesh wound in W illard's
shoulder, and the second hitting him
in tiie left side, near tiie groin, killing
him instantly.
By this time help had arrived, nnd
an examination was made of tiie in­
jured men.
Hirer iff Williams was
found to have been shot through (lie
right breast, and although Ida pulse
was heating feebly when examined, lie
sliowod no further signs of life. L a­
niers was shot in the right groin, and
he lived about 30 urinates after being
removed to G rim es’ hotel. Miller, the
other deputy, was wounded in the leg,
hut his woond is not of a serious na­
ture.
New York, Jan. 2. — A dispitch from
Paris says: The H erald's European
edition prints the following:
Russia is evidently beginning a
campaign against tiie Nicaragua canal.
Ti e Novoe Vremya publishes an urticle
not only warmly advocating tiie P ana­
ma scheme, hut filled w ith hitter dis­
like of the United States.
The writer says the predominance of
the United States would have been de­
sirable for Russia a few yeata ago, hut
all this has changed since tiie last
war. He goes on to say that, having
despoiled poor Spain, tiie United States
lias become a colonial party and an
Asiatic power.
"F orgetting tiie Monroe doettine of
America foi Americans, which implies
the other doctrine that American do­
minion must he confined to America,
tiie Yankees,” he says, “ ate now enter­
ing into open competition witli us in
China and Corea.
They have no
scruples over an alliance with their
traditional enemy, England, and with
Japan for this purpose.
“ F o r this reason Russian financiers
ami d ip lo m a ts ought to give their sup-
putt to tiie French undertaking when
it comes to Beriously discarding tho
n e u tra liz a tio n of the Pauamacan.il ami
placing it tinder tiie general control or
guarantee of tire European [lowers.”
Tiie wr iter declares the Panama route
would be m ore beneficial to Russia
than tho Nicaragua route.
“ This laltei can al,” he adds, “ even
supposing its completion possiblo,
would be a purely American undertak­
ing, whereas the Panama canal remains
in tiie hands of our allies, tiie French,
or it may become an international en ­
terprise witli tiie addition of a strong
American element to its shareholders. ”
Tiie Novoe Vremya says:
“ Russia must therefore, be on tier
guard against tiie United States, es­
pecially in view of tiie enormous
wealth of its Pacific sliotes and s t r a t­
egical position occupied liy Americans
in tiie Sandwich, the Philippines, tiie
Samoan and tiie Mariana islands.”
W IL L
NOT
RETURN.
G e n e r a l M e r r i t t ’s O f f i c i a l C o n n e c t i o n
W i t h t h e I ’l l l l i p p i n e a H a s C e a s e d .
Chicago, Jan. 2. — Major-General
Wesley A. M erritt and liride are in
Chicago. They will spend the holi­
days hero and then go to New York,
where the general will assume his po­
sition ns commander of the departm ent
of tiie East.
Tho general says that his official
connection witli tiie Philippines has
ceased. He thinks this government
should ignore Agnnoilln, the Filipino
representative. Acooiding to tiie gen-
erul’s belief Agoncillo is trying to hold
up the United States.
Geneial Merritt smiled wlien the
question of “ embalmed” beef was
brought up.
“ What fresli lieof was furnished us
at Manila came from Australia,” G en­
eral Merritt says, “ but most of thu
m eat furnished tiie army was canned,
and a good share of it was taken witli
us. We (jid not experience tiie least
trouble with it. Myself and my staff
lived on canned meat part of tiie time,
and we weie in tiie best of h e a lth .”
MRS.
B O T K IN
G U IL T Y .
C o n v i c t e d o f M u r d e r In P l m t D e g r e e -
L ife I m p r i s o n m e n t t h e I'eiiH ity.
San Francisco, J^n. 2. — Rather to
the general surprise of those who have
followed the Botkin trial, and to the
entire dismay of tiie defendant and her
attorneya, Mrs. Cordelia Botkin was
tonight found guilty of m urder in tire
first degree foi causing the death of
Mrs. John P. Dunning, hy se n d in g .a
box of poisoned candy to her in Dover,
Del. The condemned murderess will
he spared an ignominious death on the
gallows, however, the ju ry th a t found
her guilty imposing also the penalty
of life imprisonment. Tire veidict was
unexpected. An acquittal w u b confi­
dently awaited by tiie defense, while
the prosecution feared a disagreement.
Itig U o ld S trik e.
El Paso, Tex., Jan. 2.—Considerable
excitement was caused in mining and
smelting circles here today by the a r ­
rival of autiientic information of one of
tiie biggest gold strikes yet made in
Northern Mexico. E. U. Beauchamp,
who arrived today from Bacereao, ho-
noro, hy way of Casus Gratulea, C hihua­
hua, repents tiie discovery of an itn-
tnenae fissure vein of free milling gold
ore 20 miles south of Uacereac. Tiie
ore is repoittd to contain 18 ounces of
gold to the ton, and thu vein has been
traced for several miles.
American
prospectois in Casas Grandes and sur­
rounding districts are arriving on tiie
scene in large numbers.
P i u t M t T r a i n in tli* W o r l d .
Cleveland, O., Jan. 1.—As a result
of a meeting of division superintend­
ents of tiie Luke Shore & Michigan
Southern railroad, just held here to re­
arrange tiine-lahles, it ii announced
thut tiie new fast mail, which ia to
be staited next Sunday between New
York and San Francisco, will be the
fastest regular train in tiie world.
T hat is to say, there is no other train
which goes so great a distance in aa
short a time every day in the year.
The total redaction in time between
New York and San Francisco over the
present schedule ia a little over 13
hour*.
D is c a r d e d W o m a n '* D e e d .
A tlanta, Oa., Jan . 2.—The memor­
Loa Angeles, Cal., Jan . 2.—George able sentim ent regarding tiie natio n ’*
P .K ing, chief deputy in tho office of care of Confederate dead espresseli in
City Engineer Donkweiler, was shot President McKinley’s now famous fra­
and probably fatally wounded tliia ternising speech befóte the Georgia leg­
evening by Theresa Kerr, whom lie hud islature lina crystallized luto an order
to ascertain the location of all the Con­
caat off.
federate burying grounds in the South,
r x t m r f I t l o n T r e a t y a lih Itrnsll.
and this work lias already begun.
New York. Ja n . 2 . - -A dispatch to
Georgia has lieen called on for a list
the Herald from Rio de Jan eiro stutea of tliese places, the adjotant-general of
th at the Brazilian oongress lias ap­ the state having received an official
prover! a treaty of extrudiliun witli the letter from Washington requesting a
United States.
fail list of the Confederate cemeteries.
AtvwHaUg Bil ls O altooMd M oa U Ur *
LULL ROUTE FAVORED
Report o f N icaragua Cana)
C om m ission.
PRESENTS NO SERIOUS PROBLEMS
I n c r e a s e d D hiieii*lon* A re M a d e
esitar? b y t h e D e m a n d * o f
M utlern C o m m e rc e .
Nec­
Washington, Deo. 81.—The full text
of tho preliminary report of the Nica­
ragua canal commission was today
luade public. It says:
"Tiie commission visited Nicaragua,
personally examined tiie entire canal
region from oceun to ocean, and em­
ployed some 70 engineers, with their
laborers and helpers, for 10 months, in
making careful surveys
I ex» , ,i-
tions of tho canal regie-■, Tiie com­
mission believes tiiat th< construction
o t a canal across Nicaragua is entirely
feasible. The estimates of the beat-
known routes have lieen : arly e rn-
pleted. Tliese routes ai
as tl ■■
Maritime Canal Company’s route and
tiie Lull route. Their estimated cost
is approximately $124,000,00 and
$125,000,000 respectively.
“ The assumed dimensions are con­
siderably greater than ever before pro-
posed, both in length of locks and in
width, depth ami radius of curvature of
canal.
These increased dimensions
have been made necessary by tiie d e­
mands of modern commerce, size and
draught of modern ships, etc. Tins
lias necessarily made a corresponding
increase in tiie estimated cost, ami is
in no way inconsistent with tiie esti­
mates made from former surveys,which
contemplated a much smaller and
cheaper canai.
" I t is tho opinion of this commis­
sion th at of the two routes herewith
estimated foi, the one called the Lull
route is thu more desirable, because it
is ensier of construction, presents no
problems not well within good engi­
neering precedents, and will lie a safer
ami inure reliable canal when com­
pleted. It also believes tiiat tiie d i ­
mensions ami form of construction pre­
ferred hy tiie commission are better
than the cheaper form, as the smaller
dimensions would undoubtedly call for
exepusive improvements within a short
time after its completion. Botii ot
the routes referred to above admit of
variations which may reduce tiie cost.
Tliese are now being considered liv tiie
commission. Tiie work necessary for
an exhaustive discussion of and report
upon the entire canal problem is being
pushed ns tapidly ns its gieat magni­
tude permits, and when completed tiie
report will he submitted without delay.
We are, sir, with greut respect, your
obedient servants,
J . E. WALKER,
“ Rear-Admiral, U. S. N., President of
Commission.
“ LOUIS M. H A U PT,
“ Civil Eengineer, Member.
“ I concur w ith the other mem bets
of tiie commission with respect to tiie
construction work and feasibility of tiie
canal, but I think, in view of tho in­
creased size of tiie canal eatimuted for,
and the difficulty incident to work in
tropical countries, that the estim ate is
lower than ii should be by about 20
per cent.
" P E T E R HAINES.
"Colonel Cotps of Engineers, M ember.”
SUGGESTS
IN V E S T IG A T IO N .
D ew ey W a n ts a F irst-C lass S tatesm an
S ent to th e P h ilip p in e s .
New York, Deo. 81.— A dispatch to
the Herald from Manila nays Admiral
Dewey considers it absolutely necessary
that a lust-class statesman he sent to
Manila to thoroughly Investigate the
1 situation there and asceitain the aspira­
tions of tiie Filipino republicans. He
fu ith er states tiiat the United States
must accept their responsibilities in
the Philippines which have been ac­
quired hy conquest. If they should
shirk tiiis duty they would put them ­
selves hack 200 years in the world’s
history.
The first republican government lias
resigned over the question of American
intervention in the government of tiie
Philip) ines. Owners of property desire
American co-operation.
Tiie present temporary
cabinet,
which will exercise power pending the
elections, is vety anti American. It
allows no American co-opeiation w hat­
ever. and wants to declare a free repub­
lic and to consider Americans as allies.
It is willing to grant liberal commer­
cial tiealics, witli a monopoly of the
mines and railways, Htid to repay tiie
expenses of tiie American occupation
of Manila.
Troubles due to malcontents continue
in the provinces of Tarlac and Dana-
gasitnan. Republican troops have lieen
sent there to quell tiie disturbance.
K illed T h r e e M en.
West Plains. Mo., Dec. 31.— At A m ­
brose, in Ozark county, William Bar­
ton today shot and killed two men
named Uobb. Sheriff Luna quickly
organized u posse at Gainesville and
started out to capture the murderer.
He wns found near the scene of the
tragedy, and liefore being arrested he
shot and killed Henry Winge, a m em ­
ber of the imsse, and then surrendered.
Y o u n g Minn H a n g e d .
Hartford, Conn., Dec. 81.— Ben­
jam in R. Willetts, aged 23, waa hanged
at the state prison, Wethersfield, al
12:30 this morning for the murder of
D. S. Lambert, of Witter, his former
teacher, I)eiember 17, 1897. Willetts
was the youngest perron ever hanged
in the prison.
Han Francisco, Dec. 3 1 —Joh n Riley
•nd J o h n Nealon, laborers, were killed
today hy tiie caving in of a sewer
tranoh which they were digging.