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FEAR INSURRECTION New Elections In Cubb May Not Settle Troubles. WHAT MAY MEAN ANNEXATION WRECK ON INTER URBAN. Further Intervention Would Bring On Inevitable Annexation Wantod by Frw People. Washington, Dec. 20. Occasional rumbling or rumors of littlo sideshow insurrections popping up in certain provinces of Cuba are tending to keep tlio Unite! States from forgetting the problem it has to deal with down there. There nro romo angles in this problem that liave received little ottontlonns far as tho public is concerned, but which liuvo occupied and nro now occupying much attention on tho part of high gov eminent officials and administration advisers among tho lnoinbors of con gress. It is a fact not generally known that our government entertains gravo fears rcganling wlmt may liappen following tho Cuban elections In January. A great many havo believed tliat inter vention by tho Vnitod States will have accomplished its purpote as fooii as a new government has been chosen by the Cuban people; tliat our forces would withdraw after inaugurating this new government with tranquility estab lished. Tliat is tho rosy view of the situation, and everything would bo lovely if our high otlicials were suro it would work out just tliat way. But they are not sure. President Iloosevelt, it is understood, has gravo doubts about tho effect of the coming election on tho dofealed party. If wc bo forced to do any moro inter vening there will bo nn effort by a cer tain clement to forco annexation, which some of our ablest statesmen insist is something tliat comparatively few peo plo in this country want. Tho admin istration recognizes tho embu rawing situation tlutt may confront it and, after President Iloosevolt's warning to Cu bans to "be good" In tho futuro or take tho consequences, tho question is just wlmtcourso shall bo pursued if the Cubans don't stay good. Tncoma-Sealtle Passenger and Work Trains Meet on Curve. Tueonm, Wash., Dec. 27. lntorur bun tmin No. It, bound from Soattlo to Taeoiua, and a work train consisting of a motor and five llntenrs, collided head on in a cut about a tuilo east of Milton Wednesday morning. Two orsons were killed, one probably fatally hurt, and 14 moro or less badly hurt. Tho tlrst conch of the intcrurban passenger was telescoped, and two of tho ilatcars piled on top of it. There were about 20 passengers in tho telcscoixxl smoker, some of whom strangely escaped with only slight in juries. Tho car was entirely demol ished, and sotno of the passengers wore hurled 20 feet In tho Hying wreckages Train No. 3 from Seattle was lato and luul orders to sidetrack nt Kdge- wood to lot No. 0, tho passenger for Seattle, mi's. Tho work train was given orders at Milton to follow No. 0 to Kdgowood. C. H. Foss, a brukeman on the work train, wns sunt to l-.dgc- wood on No. 0 with orders to tlag No. 3 and hold it on the side truck until the work train cleared. Ho either failed to place the Hag or there uit a uiisu j derstanding of orders. Foss diMip pen red and cannot bo found. No. 3 pulled out on the main track as soon as No. 0 pass-d and being Into, started down tho grade at a good seod. Half a milo this side of Kdgowood on a curve that runs through n deep cut, it met tho work train. The curve I so short tluit it was iinxwlblo for the crews of either train to seo the other until too late to stop. Tho trains camo together with a crash that was heard halt a mile. Tho two forward cars of tho work train went over tho platform of tho first car of tho passenger, striking it at an angio on ac count of tho curve. To this fact alone Is duo tho escape from death of every passenger In tho air. TOO MUCH RED TAPE Present Free Alcobol Law Use less to Help Farmers. AMENDMENT WILL BE PROPOSED Requirement as. to Registration Makes It Impractical for Farmers to Havo Stills. THEY ALL "CINCH" UNCLE SAM. Car- STOCK TOO LONG ON JOURNEY Railroads Will Be Prosecuted Under Oilrty-stx-Hour Law. Washington, Dec. 29. Secretary Wilson, of tho department of Agricul ture, today transmitted to tho depart ment of Justico tho nino additional cases of alleged violation of what is popularly known as tho "30-hour law," which provides that railroad companies shall not detain stock on cars for a longer period than 28 hours without food and water, except with tho consent of tho owner of tho stock, and then no longer than 30 hours. Tho cases wore one each against tho Great Northern, tho Oregon Short Line, tho Southern Pacific, tho Union Pacific, tho Lake Shoro & Michigan Southern, and tho Chicago, Darlington A Qulncy and three against tho .Santa Fo. WILL CONFER ON JAPANESE. San Bonaparte to Consult Devlin Francisco Case. Washington, Dec. 20. United .Statos District Attornoy Kobort F. Devlin, of Ban Francisco, who was culled to Wash ington by Attorney Goueral JJonaparto for a conference regarding tho exclusion of Japanese pupils from tho public hcIioois ol ban Francisco, arrived last night and will be ut tho department of Justico today Mr. Devlin refused to discuss his mission, declaring tliat the mutter is in tho hands of tho attornoy general. "Two weeks ago I liad a conferenco with tho San Francisco board of educa tion, ut the request of Attorney General Moody," ho aid, "when a statement of facta was agreed upon and forwarded to tho attorney general. A few days later I was called to Washington and I do not know officially that I am hero to discuss tho Japanese question." Railroads Gst Three Prices for rylng Malls. Chicago, Dec. 28. Statistics corn plied by tho representatives of tho United Typothetao of America nnd the American Weekly Publishers' associa tion, organizations which are vigor ously fighting tho movement to increase tho postage lor second-class mall mat ter, shew thnt tho government Is pay ing tho railways three times as much on the average for the transportation of mail matter as tho express companies pay the railroads for like service. On tho basis of the postmaster gen eral's statistics, tho publishers nsort that tho government during tho fiscul year ended June 30, 1007, will pay the roads almost 123,000,000 moro than tho express companies would pay them for hauling tho same tonnage. Tho printers and publishers compile the statistics to show tliat the government, for tho purpoxe of reducing tho annual IKMtoffico deficit, rather should reduce Its outlay for tho transportation than increaso tho rate for eecond-class mat ter. "One of tho chief needs of tho gov ernment is an export traffic manager," said W. D. Iioyce, a Chicago publisher. "It then would get as good rates as tho express companies." IT DENIES JURISDICTION. Greatest Year Since 1888. Chicago. Dec. 20. Moro miles of railroad were constructed in tho United States during tho last year than have been built during any year siuco 1888, according to tho Iluilway Ago. Since January 1 last, 0,007 miles of track havo been laid on 388 lines in 44 states ' and territories, making the country's total railway mlleago 223,310. Tho largest amount of railway building dur ing the year was done in Texas, where 701 miles of track were laid. Loulsl- ana and South Dakota uro almost tied for second pluco. Eager to See Roosevelt. Manila, Dec. 20. The Filipino poo plo aro elated over pros' report that l'resldont Itoosovolt contemplated visit ing tho islands next summer. Tho nu tlve press received tho announcement with outhusiasm. Standard Raises New Technical Point Against Government Suit. St. Louis, Dec. 28. The Standard Oil company of New Jersey ami 00-odd other corporations and individuals al lied with it, as defendants in the gov ernment's suit to break up tho alleged oil monopoly, today filed u motion in tho United Statos Circuit court attack ing tho jurisdiction of that court to bring in nonresident defendants by pro coss, and petitioning tiio court to vacate tho ordor of service issued by Judge Sanborn November 15. All of tho defendants join in tho mo tion except tho Watcrs-Pierco Oil com pany, which is a resident of tho eastern division of tho Eastern Judicial dis trict of Missouri. Henry 8. Priest filed tho motion as counsel for all tho par ties. Accompanying it was tho affida vit of Charles T. White, assistant sec rotary of tho Standard, who certifies that all tho petitioners aro non-resi dents of this district. Washington, Dec. 27. For several years past there has been a very active movement in favor of the imssago of a free alcohol law, which resulted lust session In thu enactment of a law re moving the internal revenue tax on al cohol to be ttcd for commercial pur- 11. Tho demand for legislation of this charvacter came principally from farming communities, and was Iwsed upon the theory that if the tax were removed farmers would Ih able to man ufacturo from their surplus grain, veg etables and fruit sufficient alcohol to supply themselves with xwcr, heat and light. Congress resiHinded readily to the demand, ami when the law known as the free alcohol law was approved, the general impression was that the United States had entered upon a jHillcy simi lar to that which is in vogue In leading Kuropoan nations, ami that the furmois of tho country would roup a grout ad vantage. It has transpired, however, thut these advantage are not so wide spread as was at first supiswcd. A close examination of tho law shown that each distillery must bo supplied with a distillery warehouse, from which the alcohol may bo withdrawn and deHltcd In a bonded warehouse, where by a rather tedious process it is denaturlzed and then relieved from tax. This would, of course, exclude what are known In Germany as agricultural and produce stills, where scc!al apiximtui Is very generally in use which enables tho small producer to manufacture al ohol for his own use. In order to curry out tho original In tention of tho law as understood throughout tho country, Senator Hans brough, of North Dakota introduced an amendment to the free alcohol statute. The amendment is as follows: "That for tho convenience of persons engaged in tlio distillation of alcohol In quantities tliat would not justify the additional cxjenso of a distillery wurchouso or a bunded warehouse for ouch establishment, and who employ approved apparatus with suitable al cohol tanks uttaciied, designed to 1h locked and scaled by an authorized government officer, tho commissioner of internal revenue, with the approval of the socrotury of the "Treasury, slwll, under rules prosecrllieil by him, ar range for tho nroi-er denaturiiiK of any alcohol of the required proof so distill ed, sucli distillation and denaturing to bo under all the tonus ami conditions of this act applicable to such cases." EDUCATION IN PHILIPPINES. Director Sayi Schools and Pupils Constantly Increase. Washington, Dec. 2(1. Tho sixth an nual rcxrt of tho diicctnt of education In tho Philippines concerning tho activ ities of tho educational woik in tho islands for tho year ending Juno 30, 1000, shows that there aro now 3,10(1 primary schools In tho islands, with an average of 376,661 pupils. Seven hun dred American and 0,221 Filipino teacheis am employed. All of tho school divisions, tho roKirt says, con ducted teachers' Institutes, varying from four to six weeks in tho different provinces. Tlio instruction given was divide 1 between tho common branches of the Intermediate course and scclal tuples of Instruction, such us school pinioning, domestic science, primary industrial work and methods ol touch ing. Thonuiro 2,464 primary school laiild Ing In tho islands owned by tho mil uiciivilltics and, in addition, it number of buildings liclongiug to tho provinces but not constructed originally for school purtHiscs nro need. Private instruction, tho rcisirt says, play n largo urt In tho Intellectual condition of tlio Islands. Many of theo sclasd uro supsrtod by the Catholic church, with h history reaching back several dwades. Some of these institutions teach Kugllsh, al tliough in practically all of them Spun ish Is tho Wisls of instruction. The Filipino teachers, Dr. Harrows says, continue topiju In reliability, strength of diameter and moral puiisxe. WILL BOOST JETTY Congress Likely to Mfiko Work Continuing Contract. , BURTON WOULD HUSH PROJECT No Appropriation! Made Unless He- commended by EngineersCo- lllo Canal Will Got Cash. SENT TO DUNGEON. Pen- FORCED ON CONGRESS. No News Since September. Wushington, Dec. 28. Complaint has been made to the Postofflco depart ment that no newspaper or magazine mall has been delivered at Fairbanks, Alaska, slnco Septemler. This is due to tho fact tliat tho mail contractor Is obliged to curry 800 pounds of mall on eaqh bi-weekly trip from Vuldez, and practically this entiro u mount Is now made up of first-class, or letter mail. Tho government pays $1. 45 per pound for getting mail to Fairbanks, und lower classes havo to wait until there Is a shortage of first-class mutter. Pioneer of Alfalfa Growing, Topeka, Kan., Dec. 28. Harrision Parkmun, the man who first brought alfulfa from South America and plant ed It in tho United States, died at Emporia, Kan,, aged 73 years. President Knows That Frauds Are Traceable to Bad Laws, Wushington, Dec. 27. President iloosovolt has made it necessary for congress materially to modify the pub lie land laws More tho close of tho present session of congress. His sist ciul message sent in lust week indicate tho reforms most needed, and In the main his recommendations are likely to bo curried out. They do not differ materially from tho recommomlutions made a year ago by tho public land commission. Tlio president omphusizod tho fact that tho olwoleto or impractical laud laws nro lurgoly rosjwjnslblo for tho frauds thut havo been unearthed during tho jxist year or two. Tho coal land frauds uro due almost entirely to tho impracticability of tho existing law under which public coal land can 1h ucquircd. Tho extensive tlmlKir frauds uro us lurgoly duo to thu impractical timber und stone uet. Many Russian Officers Receive ally of Surrender. St. Petersburg, Deo. 20. Tho court martial which has U-eit trying Hear Admiral NelMipitoff and 7H ollkers of his squitdion for surrendering to the Juimiiioso in tho Uittlo of the Ken of JniKin bunded In its divisions tonight. Vice Admiral Nobogutnff, Commander Lichiuo, of tlio mint squadron; General Aprin, itcar Admiral Gregorieff, of the count defense ship Adminil Seui vleu, and Lieutenant Smirnoff, who succcdcd to tho command of the Utttlc ship Nlcolal, were sentenced to death, but in view of extenuating circumstan ces und tho long-iiml otherwise blame less careers of those olllcors, tho court will petition tho ouicror to commute the sentences to 10 years' Imprison inent in a fortress. Four other olllrer are sentenced to short terms of im prisonment in u fortress, while the remainder nro acquitted. Tho trial of Itenr Admiral Neltopitoff and the ollkvrs of his squadron liogan In St. Petersburg Decoiulsir 6. The ac cused were divided Into three cutogar Ins First, Hear Admiral Nolxigatoff and the commanders of the IwtttltwIiijH; second, thu ollkers wlio advocated the surrender, and third, the olllcors who did not endeavor to prevent the surrender. MAY TIE UP HARRIMAN LINES. Firemen Labor Scarce In Mexico Also. Moxlco City, Dec. 27. Tho scarcity of lalwr Is Whoring tho railroads as well as other enterprises just at pres ent. It is rciortcd tliat in tho Luguim district, adjacent to Torreon, lalwr Is so scarce that as high as f 4 a duy Is offered to cotton nickers nnd that oven at that price It Is difficult to secure all tho labor necessary to pick the crops. Tho crop in that district uro reported to bo good, and uuusuully heavy, hut tho lack of labor prevents tho work of securing tho cotton in tho usual time for thut product. Too 8low In Unloading Cars. Tokpeka, Kan., Dec. 27. Koforrlng to tho congested condition of tho rail roads ut presont, Mr. J. E, Hurloy, general munager of tho Santa Fo, s:iys: "Tho ir shortuge Is not to bo chirged to luck of equipment. Consignees might rollovo tho congestion if thoy would unload cars expeditiously. For instnnco. thero uro today 14,000 loaded I on Sunset Route Threaten Extreme Measure. Houston, Tox., Dec. 20. Tho new feature of the strike of the Southern Pacific firemen was tho itssortUn made by Second Grand Master Hhea, of tho brotherhood, that unless an adjustment of tho differences with tho men now out on this division is muds, tho order Is to be given that the entile llarriuuiii sys tem of rallrosds shall lose tho services of tho Hrothorhood of Firemen, includ ing those engineers who uro mouilors, ho iiHseitlng that 80 Hr cent of the switch engineers and a goodly numlxir of the road engineers will end thulr servlcos on the road. Mr. Shou insists that 026 moil on the Texas and Iailsiuiiu Hues of the sys tem olsjyed the strike order Sunday, hut General Manager Fay, of tho road, declares that not moro than 400 men quit work, und thut practically all of tho places huvo been filled. Thero is no Interference with operation of trains, according to tho statement of Mr. Fay, but a number of switch en gines ut division points uro reported idlo In tho yards, No disorder of any kind has ken reported. Great Increase In Imm'gratlon. New York, Dec. 20. Figures Just compiled ut Kills island iudicato that at tho present rate of Increase 1,283,416 moro aliens may bo expeced to enter this country through tlio immigration station on Ellis island next year. "Tho number of aliens who will laud ut Now York this year," said Immigration Commissioner Wnthnrn, "will upproxl- innto 1 ,lU,(MiU txirsons, as against u total of 860,010 who lauded hero in 1006, Using these figures as "tho basis for mi estimate in 1007, wo may expect 1,283,416 aliens tourrlvo ill 1007." Washington, Doe. 21. Tho river and harbor hill will 1st rerted to the house of repicHcntutlvcx uInhiI Jiunmry 14 ami will pass that ImmIv tho same week. Tho committee on rivers ami harlsirs has distribute! tho prnMKed Items to sub-committees and on IHhviii her 31 tho whole committee will get to gether ami begin the actual framing ol tlio bill. It will probably take two weeks lo Hr(cct tho measure. In formulating tho bill tho house committee will rtrietly olworve Its title to umko no appropriation for uuy pro ject that has not Is'on recommended by the chief of eugiueois and approved by the engliieei Iswrd ol review. There officials In turn will roeiniiiiioinl no ap propriation unit the project has Ixt'ti surveyed and endorsed by the local en gineers. There will lt nlwolutoly no divergence from this practice and all states will faro alike. In like manner the ouiuinltteo will recommend no ap propriations In excess of thu amount estimated by the engineers, but In most instance will materially cut those esti mates. This Udug tho case, tho committee will under no clrcuiuslamvs recount mend more than $1,000,000 for the mouth of tho Columbia river nor mote than $760,0001 for the Celilo cnuat. Indeed, in view of tho very heavy de mand for appropriations (Mining from all parts of tlio country, It will U vcty remarkable if tho committee iiuthorires appropriations as huge as recommended by tho ougincci. Thero is a prnUihll ity that the improvement of the mouth of tho Columbia river may ho made u continuing contract and, If that Is done, it Is as good as a rash appropriation, In that It insures continuous construction until tho south jetty is completed. There Is littlo or no likllhMl that the Celilo canal will Ui nindo a continuing contract in the forthcoming hill. Over 1,200 sesitato appropriations havo Itcon asked for by the delegations from tho various statin; thu hill as rcisirtcd will pyihahly contain 400. Naturally with this htwvy cut, ut of it must bo oxM-ulcd in Oregon and Washington. NOT HEADY FOR CITIZENSHIP. Goitftrnsa Will Disappoint Porto Hlco Willi llooiuvell's Consent. Chicago, Dee. !!.- A dlsmteh to tliu Tribune from Washington saysi In spite of I ho president's recom mendation no cltlfimshlp for the people of Porto Hlco will bu granted by this, congress and probably not by the uoxl ouo und probably not before the next one cither. The h-adcis Isilh III lint house und senate havo coiuo lo the con clusion thut the time Is not yet ripe for such aellon. Thev have pnssuted tho matter lo the president, ami ho Is now aware that his recommendation in this. reganl will not bo mini upon. Thero aro said lo 1st gmve matters of publlo policy Involved which might he seri ously complicated If cltlreiishlp should ho granted at this artlculur time to the people of Porto Itlco. A general un derstanding therefore has been arrived at. There Is mi understanding lu eon gretn that the president will ncquleat-o In this decision bemuse It bus Im on put up to him frequently by some of tho stroiiKi-st nun ut theniiiltol. Ilrlelly stated, the objictlon to citi zenship for I 'or to Itlco is based liisui the existing condition of the iniihiIhIIou of that Island. A largo per contiiMii of the people are of lilixrd stislli of filll-It-It and neyro blood. The iroxirtlwn if Illiteracy Is naturally la rite. Mim-Ii progress Ists U'cii mode In tho schuil system, hut It is still approximately true that 76 per emit of the hoiiis of school agi- ate lint receiving Instruction. NAVY EYES TURBINE ENOINE EIGHT PASSENGERS KILLED. Dakota tho D-. Passenger Train In North Hits Switch Engine. Ht. Paul, Pec. 21. A sis-clul to Pioneer Pro from Knderlln, N says : IHided to Its full capacity with people going to their homes in the Kast to slK'iid tho Christmas holidays, the south lstund train on tho Minneapolis, St. Paul Kault Hto. Mario erasing into a switch engine at the west end of the railroad yards at this place at 2:10 o'chx-k .Sunday morning. Kight men were klllwl taitrlght ami one has since died of his Injuries. Twenty seven wero seriously injured and it is likely that thu death list will U added to. All of tho fatalities occurred in the smoking car, which was completely tolesoo)el by thu Isiggage car, and only two of tho occuiMiuta of this oar escaped Injury. Tho wreckage took firo from tho over turned stoves used In heating tho enrr and there was a race Isttweeu thu res cuers and tho Humes. Ily jilmost super human efforts tho rescuing party man aged to fight off thu flames until all of the dead and injured had liccn removed from tho wrecked cars, which then wero allowed to burn. Will Not Finally Adopt Until Demon strated the Bast. Washington, Deo. 22 The iirrwt Its tMirlaiit engineering problem of tin present day affecting marine iiroisil- slop, In the opinion of Idtir Admiral C. W. Iliiv, chief of the bureau of steam engineering, wluwo resirt wns made uhllc tislny, Is that of tho steam tur bine. Involving such radical clmnttes, Admiral Hue says, the bureau has pre ferred to wait Ixiore adoptltiK it exten sively, until It hail Ixi'ii demonstrateil us unqticrtlnuuhly tho Is t system of pnqailslou for navnl piirtsmcs. It Is ojpevtcd thnt, when the tbreo sctait cruisers now building, two with turbine and one with rtvlpnsiitlng en gines, tiro comtileteil and their trials have Iki'U held, couiinitlveilutn of tm utnioft value will ho obtnlncil. An ofllcer of the bureau Is now abroad tusk ing a thorough Investigation of ttmrlno turbine Installations already in om- tlnu and In contemplation mid lu addi tion tho work of erecting at Aiuintsills, Md., xrliueiital turbine engines, eomlensers, hiiiis, etc., Is proceeding. TREASURE CHEST STOLEN. Adopt New Pistol for Army, Washington, Dec. 20, Secretary Taft has appointed a bourd of olllcors to moot January 16 ut tho Sprlngflold armory, Hpringfiold, Mass,, for tlio purpose of nkcortuininiii doshrn of automatic pistol " . '. - . ...1. .. . ' ""i ..--.w...n ..WW. or rovolvor best adapted to fulfill tho. sorloiiH iinport,unco la attached to Caitro Is Seriously III, Trinidad, Colo., Deo. 24. Advices received hero from onozuola uro to thu effect that thu health of President Castro, who is at Macuto, Is Incoming moro and moro alarming. An opera tion Is deemod necessary, hut tho weak ened statu of tho sick matt docs not per mit oi an ntteinpi in tins respect being made. Tho sailing of General Joso Manuel Hernandez Is. not confirmed. hut rumors of a serious revolutionary movement in tho western part of Yen- ezuela continue to bo circulated, Tho press Ih unite on thu subject, cars in Galveston awaiting unloading." roqulromonls of tho military uorvlco, notlceu. Appeal to "Ku Klux Klan " Atlanta, (la., Deo. 24. Following the posting of small notices, printed lu red Ink, In tho strcola early today, call ing tho "K. K. K." to meet this tiven Ing with arms, Mayor Woodward today offered a reward of $200 for ovldenco to convict any person ofp ostlng such no tlces, or lu any way Inciting riot. No tho Thloves Rob Welli-Fargo at Reno of LarKo Amount, Khio, Nev., Dec. 22. Wells largo A (iinS4iiy's exprftw Isix, said to lMtvt coiitHliiisl $itO,(XKI, wns stolen fr-'in th coiuHiny's ollico hero last night aflei the arrival of tho train from Toiioih. IM ward Ctoftou, tho nnweiiger, contin ued on his way to Hun Fnimisco. Efforts of the local jxillceiind sheriff have lsoii unuvulltiig lo nipture tho thieves. Charles IVrrcll, tho dctectlvo uplKiliited on the cnmi, slated this even ing una mo roiiiM'is wero iiountinvt criminals who huvo been hanging aUait the station with the purixmc of stealing I'irt of Iho Mohawk ore shipments, which have Isen stopisil on several oe caslous during ths lust few days. J. .1. Iturko, Wells-I'argo agent here, udiultted ((slay that tlul uiiioiint of tho niblsiry would reach the first itlumle, $30,000. Ho will know exsitly how iiiuch was stolen when advices reach ltetio from Tom qui 1 1 tomorrow. Will Signal New Year. Washington, Dts. 22. The naval (ili'itrvulory will send this year, as us ual, four series of New Year's ovo tela graphic tiiuo signals to announce tho exact Instant of the beginning of the new year lu each of the four great, standard time zonts of thu United Htutca, namely, Ivastern, Central, Mountain and Pacific. The system fid lowed will bo the, humo as heretofore, ami like that lu use dally at noon. Each series logins live minutes beforo tho hour and thu clock tick, followlnu it. silent Interval of ten seconds, marks, tho exact hour. Colorado Town Shaken. Glenwood Springs, Colo., Dec. 22. A violent trembling of thu earth wan felt on ltoth Hides of tlio Grand river lit tho ucIghlKirhood of Newcastle about 0 o'clock this morning. Tho ncltiul iiiuso of tho disturbance U uiicorluln, though many attribute It to un explosion of accumulated gait lu tho Wheeler coal mine, which runs north and south be yond NpvvoihIIo. One theorv of tndav'u disturbance Is that trio oarlh settled. thu displacement huvliiu been iimi.,l liy fire, which slowly burned uvvuv tlu coal vein. Declines Sliver at 70,000, Washington. Deo. 22 Thu Tn.imiirv depariinenttodoy declined to piirchuso any silver ut tho miotod nrlro of 70.006. conts per lino ounoa, Two UiouhuihI ouncttj wore onorod at Uiut price. r'