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Th* Prince of Wales has bestowed
np»«n Dr. Nansen, the Arctic eiplorer,
the special medal uf the IL »val (¿eo-
graphical Ifaciety.
Kan Francisco caphalivts are »aid ta
to cngin* «Tu g a plan to get a lottery
bill tlire-ush tbs Nevaola leeislakurw.
having toeti eneourog*'*! U» make the aL>
tempt by the raiu» with which thr |>r. in
fighting bill was paare ].
The bouse committee on Par ill« rail
i
r^- vls hks L aird to t* j* rt fav- r» 1.1*
th« bill drafted by Rrprvretilaliv*' liar
I
risen, which provides for ths ere«
of a re»mmission to settle the ind«*L
neat of U»o Po-ifir roads to the gov
menl.
it is said that Hpraker K«»*! will
forestall legislation, other than tariff,
at the extra acssion of congress by ap
pointing only two commits» s, thore on
ways and mrans and on miteagr, at»*!
reserving the appointment «»f oth« r r*»m-
rintttro
untn th* regular ressten.
White tl»*> ie'tiUO 5» Ui»
Jriiti*],
Snrmtora lay it wuuL* to legal.
Georgs Davies, a promir.eut < -m
mission merchant of Cleveland, O.« *•»*
ahcH and killed by his wile al their
resi«icn<w in that city. The tragedy
Was tho result of a I g Fi
uf q ;ar-
rela. Mrs. Dane* when tak< n into
rurtody wept bitterly, ami swti»l her hus
band ha*! treatel her unknelly and
caiLd her bitter natu» •
During ths Voyage from 1!ampt<«n
Row« I a of Admiral Bunce's blocka*le
•>)ua«!ron, which reached Ch ar Ireton,
threw men w rr«? lost overboard from the
battleship Maine, on«' man was cnislo^l
to death on tl «-<*»ui** f MarbLd** vl, an
other was fatally injured »m l six others
were e<> todly hurt that rev«*ral may
L*aS limbs. Th«’ »»ffto’is say the voyag*’
was made in the worst gale ever experi-
rncwd by Üic fl er L
A press representative who vtotel
the p<*,r houses <d the famine <l:«tri* t
of India say* th»' inmat«** *»•»«• L ifid tu
to in a deplorable condition.
Tl»**
buildings were overcruw<ted and mc»l-
ical attcmlam'e wa# I a king
A man
outride uf cute of them * a* «lead and
another was dying. A girl ot 5 y»*ar*
of age weighed only ten te»und* am!
several adults were under fifty |smn»te
in weight* The dm in all ca*rs wa*
«Irawn u.rr the faces, showing the out
lines of th* ftkti’f« am! the llmls and
j-HhtA had the appMrancw of those <»f
arti**u!tatel »kcletem». it is estimated
that tim present famine i* the gn-:it> *t
tit the century, am! will greatly sur|»a?a»
that of ib*6, totb in area ai d severity.
Thr famine l»rlt is 1,900 nnhw long by
400 mile* whir.
Mrs. Mary S«*ott, a pioneer of l**c. |.
du*«l at her home in Walla Walls, at
’’■'John
<tie»i only three m»>: ths ago
The president has signed, on the rec-
ommondatiun of thr mwreliirv <»f thr
interior, an order, reducing th«* num
ber of pension ag»-n* « •» in th«» United
Htatr# from eighteen to him* It i* Kai l
this a ill save at least | IfrO.uoO j* r An
num,
Hun. J. F lL’\«*r <!i««d nt hi* resi
dence m Walls Walla.
Mr. lk»y«*r was
one of the !•«•*( known men of that
rity. In bn*in«•♦>*, in church, in w* «a!
life amt in alm«»*! rvrry inatt»*r of pub
lic interest be w»m for many ymrw unr
of the n»-*t pr »minent men <»f th«- In
land Empire.
A Santa E’r train was held up uni
robbo>l Ly two ma*k<*d men m ar Nrl-
•on, A. T. <>nr uf the robls'is whib-
attmsptiug to break ihU> thr rlpre««
car was shot ari l kiln ! ly M»•*>»< og«*r
Hummers. The <»th< r < - nj -vl, t ik. g
w ith him about half a d /<-o regtetrns]
package«, th» through Dtail ¡.*’1' he
ta’injt untnoli—t.- L
A grnii'l Lail, <>tt aluturi>>
».!<-, In
honor <>« Pr.-vi-h-nt and Mr. Bias, wa.
given balunlat iiijilit at the ]<a!alril
nwMence of Pablo P». ai.fo.ti, of the
opulent family of that name, it
In p.4nt of im|«.rtan<*v, tante arid <ii»*
J.lay, what th.' Iha-U.-v - Mai tin lotll
W'll t» i' N. »
Nca a haa tw^-n r, • . | <4 tI.r> a I b.
■ale killrox of J.*
- at Julu
Ma
tanaaa pruvinee, |a»t week, Ly or r of
XVoylrr'a captain», nam.'.l Mari--,
He
raiital a atnall village, upro ting to find
an li>»urgrnt limpital th.-r
Being
<|laap|a>int<'l h<- an.' .-I ta. - ty i.f th.
mm, and, putting them in lin> h< ■ ■
«ierod cvvry odd numbered man »hot,
prouiiaing to a,uro the other*
No
•OUMr find tl.eae la<en di»|iwt< bed than
he hal the other* put to the m»- I < te
Rev. Myron Roe.!, pa»tor cd the
Ver Broadway Tempi« ’ A«--
prea.d.e.1 a nonaatfoual aa-rmon la»t
hunday, in which he dia><>nrnged the
collection of grain and money for the
■tarving («.pie of India, while there la
so much aufiering an I in ■ I in <>ur own
country.
Rev. Reed drtdarel that
India were
present conditions in
brought al.tul by Bnti.h misgovrrn-
ment and ahould therefore la* relieved
by the liriti.h |<eopl«.
Michael .Mum kar»y. the celebrateli
nrtiat, i» bopelewdy inwine. A Virnna
corre»'t«n.l.tnt a.y« that for montl IS,
while at I ‘ut!»*sburgf •(iffuring frum
spinal paralysis, Miinkn *y was brisl
ing and melancholy. Hii«Llmly, iu an
• *** uf luA'Ic«**-, hr alia« k« d nu I
nearly Strang!«*-! th«* attendants ai.d un»*
of the do* 'tors. A<v«u«lingly hr was
•SRt to the insane asylum
The d * t»»is
rrt*»rt tho parslywis !• incr«*a*tng with
alarming rapidity, ami that th«* pr*.»
pe< ta of bls m*»v» ry ar«* v* ry re
mote.
John B Clancy, etnpluvrd at th«*
BliHiming’laL* »lairy, Nurfalk, Va., had
an altercation with his rmplcnrr. J It
Frrritt. an«! *»••! that he u-.-ibl ,« t
even” with him. F« rritt *nj li«-d » ;
families in Norfolk with milk, in H •
of which there are infant«. Hr ha !
drlivrred milk to al«»ut a«L>a* n cu*t.«in
ert one morning wh« n hr «li* * • r»-l a
peculiar o«l »r in the m Ik
Clan *’•
threats rame Io him like a fla«h ai II
quickly went to all the plu«’«, a d,
luckily,
of the milk •«•».( brer ■ ■*
He retried th»* matter, ai ' the mt Ik
Was cxaxuincd an»l f«>ui d t< »<«i.;»in
Sanson.
PICTURES
OF
THE
PAST.
uf
H*a«»F at
Rradivr Wart la Rai Wa*«<ue-
NATIONAL
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Washington, Feb. 12.—Senator Mor
gan, the • hampion <>f the Nicaragua
»'
• 1 Hi l’.- »•:««'.' In
day his aband onment of that measure
for the present •• t<»fi of congrv*«, ai.d
ther« u|*»n it wa » displaced by the bank
rupt* y bill, The senator made thia
move after a protracted ountcet, cover
ing st« Vera I weeks, which ha<! dinoluMMi
the fa- t that olmtructive uppo«ution
coul'l not Is* uvrr«x»me lie gave n<»tice
that he would renew hfo advocacy of the
lull al an early date «»f the coming ex
tra w*eiun.
Morgan bitterly criticised th«' British
oppvsit mti to the « aual, an«!, addrro»jung
himself directly to Hhorman, declared
that if the nr it •<«« rctary of stale per-
nntt«*l himst'lf to be fol un the atto-
dines uf flattery <»( Great Britain, the
people would not •upport him. Mr.
Morg.-sn arorrtc;! also that Mhcrmau
would not succeed in negiitMtmg a
treaty relating t<» the «aitai, as the
genius uf Talleyrand or Mattonilch
conld not stand against the **Unmble-
rigging” of those re publics.
Th«' lainkrupt* y bill succeeded to the
ad vantageoiis |M«ititHi of ”unfinisli«*l
business,” but the debate went ovar
until l*«morrow.
The agricultural appropriation bill
was taken up late in the <Uy. and
pa»*«*d at $.!,255.500. It led to a lively
debate in which Secretary Morton was
sharply critf *e*l by S natora Vest,
( handler, Tillman and others.
The house bill was
extending
the time fur complying with ths rv
qtiirrmenta of the act forfeiting rail-
r«»ad larnls. McBrnle explaining that
the bill apph«*l to lamia along the
Northern I’a.-ific route.
% «1 » •»»I age» <»f a « ««tMuaissluw lu
l««g Mllh I arttlr Hoatla.
Deal
U aahington, F«d». 15, — Rcpn*senta*
tiv«* Hurtison, <>f Alabama, Ualay made
a report to Ch«' houiM* from the «'Oiumit*
«»n Pacific railmads for the settle
ment of the tffnira of the Pacific reads
by .* c.»mmission. Mr. Harrison aaya
that It ha* been demonstrate«! that it is
inq*ak»iblu to place th«* (¡uretiona in-
vulv«*d in the government’s relatione
with th«* rai!r<«v!s with all their tech-
mc-kl -letaiIs. before oniigreaa in such a
manner that intelligent actfon can be
taken. The rep«»rt continues:
“The «lehts due to the g«ivernni«*nt
are daily growing larger and means of
payment «unaller.
Fonvlustire pro-
<-.*« .Imgw an* p*riding against the Union
Pacific Htid this r«»ad is likely to l»r
•old, an«] the government's claim
r *i the - ci,.« dis|*»*«'«| of tn’fore the
next regular *« Msinn of congress. If
this ahutiLI occur, the most valuable
and inij*ortant part uf this great line of
railway acre« the continent will have
paxw-4 !<> other haud* without the pre-
•ervatiun to th«* government uf the
many valuable rights and privihg«-a it
now has. ”
It is argii«*i that als’ttrr price can be
obtained for the Union and Central Pa-
ci fie jointly, but that congress cannot
vomhn't th«* neceaaary negotiations
The advantages of a ««»miuireion con
sisting uf secretaries of the treasury
and interior and the attofwey-general,
ere ¡minted out. one of them bring that
ail informatioR relating to the reads is
tn three drj<rtmcnts.
■4a Blartrir Hilliard,
Butt«, Mont., Feb. 15.—The most
jwv nitar storm ever known in this sec-
I >n set in at 11 O'clock tonight.
The
«♦I tn! ro.M* tv almost a hurricane and
«ww began to f-'II- W ith the storm
F II. Hirer, of West Bergen, owns a were the most vivid flash«« of light-
Bible prints I in I akh I uii 29« years ago. nn.g an«I terrific peals uf thunder.
lam Ion, Feb. 12 —A telegram from
the wv.l coast of Africa, and dated
January M - •».
The Royal Niger
Company*, expediting against the emit
of Nu|«• engaged in a lug battle, which
)a«l«'d from sunrise to »unset, the ltrit-
tsh <oluinns .hiving their Fulah ene-
niK-a l. fiirr them. It is estimated that
the followers <>f the emir of Nupe num*
tiered at least 30,000. Darknre. then
stop|»*l the action. Lieutenant Tliotu-
win, of the I,eioraliire regitneut,
was the only Knro|<ean hurt.
WtYLER WAS ÜNDÍR fIRf
Hvuaa Af«**a
< waferaera H•>*•«« aa
laMBftgraftftew Bill.
Nrw York. F«h It.— Beautiful be-
ynml !rarri|»tioa was the ba I masque «»f Stuart Chooses the Site of
Col*
Mrs. Bradley Martin tomghL
the Battle.
umns liave been written als»ut thr af
fair an«I ph'turro drawn, but the fancy
of the reporter are I thr artist did n<»(
picture kmih on«' half as lovely aa THE CORBETT ANO FITZ FIASCO
were presentwi at the Waldorf. For
w«Y*ks Mrs Martin has worked in ths
i«re)»aration of the aumptuous affair.
Her rfterta were richly rewarded. The
Litter * ritu i*rn hurkd at her were for-
gotten, god the hundre»is wh«» Were
Carson, N« v. F h 15. — Dan bluer;
prrornt vird in making her the hep-
has at lost arri ve» I an« I La* announcr*!
pieat w»»man in Amrruw.
that thr big tiglit te'twren C«»rbrtt and
The •Irouraliona
tl Tvasghout the
'Al
Fitarimmons will «muur in Ciarwm,
dorf were exquisite A met ican
March 17. Although Muart had re.i
tins, lilhw ah <I thr rarest <»f imp
crate! all th? way up fr«Mii Tela* that
blossoms, with vine« an«! ¡altii*,
m ] wtirre thr fight was
ihl«<r.!In « »»>arV»»1<a4t*lv ( mi
il
I mH take L.m lung tu
ful * vi «
N« vrr in N»’W Turk ba> a
I iS
irwl after lie got here,
greater fL»ral display Iwm ino-lr at a
mpmsario givre a* a
* '■ t" and nii»r»>rt
•r the re
I eel
*uteti»»n
«»f Carw«u in
w««re uer*l in a I**« ildering an«] artist fa
r t«» R« no, that Ute i ‘arson
mamtrt, all cum Lining U* transform
d wuffal hai d f»s thr |4u*agv
the already I* intifal hotel to an en
9» fight bill, whil • Reno Cid-
chanting fairyh«»ure.
The arrange*
■ upte- d to IL r tuart thinks
mcM* for ili«- Lail were tested to their
fo- dll «»a for th«* iMsxxntuo»la
fulL’M, but, with **icrll«*nt good for
vi->»i aun *ri»'.-j»’r’4ti>»n of a big crowd
tune, they w««re re(ua) U» every emer-
g-t.ry. Tl. u*.mds *f m~n and WOWtcn at Carwun are fully sufflrtent, an«I my*
< n»« l«*l th«’ strewHs around the hotel, that he has ma le very aatiafactury ar-
rangrm«*nta with tbr railroad.
but the pnli- «* kr|H them moving, amt
If the matter can fa* arranged to suit
ti<* « -siflicts .«r «•i.’tt«’mmt uf any kind
him,
> tuart will öfter Ltg pu »re* fag a
rtsmltoL la-te‘tivu> «««(niel In and
h1 L I •
'.g *
: ,
ni. w h,
around th«' famre to prswtii trouble,
Le rX|w»c’is will he attended Ly all the
but their ¡>rrs»*m'r was n<»t nrede«].
mH«*I alu’ts »»I (Er country
The rwwt»i mew were «'iquisite, All
No anic»«in> * tn« r»l aa yet Las hr a
thr great tn«-i fi and women uf the la*t
II!
fn»m any «dttetal **»uru«’ as t«i
three rwntun !«*• were represented, Ar*
1« r * the pavilion wdl bo built, but
rayed in ra! iment ci ally l«ry«m! the
it
>bab|y will bu in the heart <»f
dream of lh< s* originals were the men
the VI
«4 a few minute's aalk frum
an*l women who Ap|«eAF«*! tonight as
the n
I A farai agent gives it out-
ladies ami g» 'titirmrn uf <>L!rn periods,
that tl
I
rat buiLtlng, owing to the
At midnight thr great !*all was at Its
short t
Hi which to erect it. will mH
height
All rirty was there gathered to a i [t'ftîun*
to ¡«»rlray the regal s|drn<ior uf jw»t
will U
rrnturtrw, Tl.r great Uli fiNitn of the
city w I
Waldorf, bmotifttl with a wealth of terfern
r**»» * am! fragrant fl«»wris, wo then a
many
never toforw equated
arena of g
tim«, I
t'ourtu'n» of oLI, of
in thia country
«»very clime, m
•I with grand dam«^
i«l «jii*'rna. princes
ami ladtes. kin
and priticcsaw**. I»u? here am! there tl i«
oht spirit »»! Icyalty bad miihifi'Stel it
relf in the pre*w*n«'e of colonial men
and women uf the old and «¡uaint wavs
in »Emeries.
cial functions <»f thr past in
Great
this city w« rr sclipaed, rTrti thr mem-
< nf t»«t t • nd th* <•«»«*rnnr,
<<rabl> Vanderbilt bull uf |h»*3, with
Reno, Nev., Feb. 15.—There was a
.
r-U .1! «’! !.< ’ .»ff.» f « have big crowd at th-- !• ]-•( to riM-et Jon
reemc«] tv suiter in comparison, Far ('urU'tl w hen be pfl
thr«»ugh un his
lavish expenditure, f«»r artistic «to'ora- way to San Francis gxi.
Governor Ha«]-
tiuns and Aurruumlingw, for a reflrut fan Irr. uf Nevmia was among thoee who
«•( tbr must pu lure*jue cpiMsles in ()l«l came «h«wn from Car »n to take a ¡nek
World hi»«l« ry, and a * a gathering <»l at the world’s champion, Just UM **am
t... f.u»»-*t and ri«’L»’*t in the New aa ths train i»t*)pfi«*«l th«* governor clani-
W«»ri i life, I.’.« ’»all tonight mark»*»! an bcred atawd and was intrediiœd to
« ¡«» ii. it
Il mas
« m more
mor«* than a nub *|*»«t Cornett by A I à vi ngMtf »U.
in N« w York's history; it was the
I am j'L-1-« d
iim < * von Mr. Cor
• *. ■ | * | • I«-« .id«
Month* of prvji«ra bett, ’ said Ins »’Xodlency, making a
lion and the outlay <»l il hundreds of « rilH .il «urt* \ ««f CorU tt’s towering
tlnmsands of dollars were exhausted in figure ami brtrnd shoulders.
five hoars
It was very fash ion al»le.
“And I am ¡dea*»'»l to meet you,*’ re
M* n an«! 'somen
women traveled arnaui the plied CurlietL
cunt in nl fur th«* hunur of l**'ing pros
“You prove«I by signing that glove-
ri»L
cont* st metiBUH'ami giving the people
A* in«!.) • fifty dinners preceded. what they waiiteil that there was no
Ev«*ry coterie that makes up swelldom bypocriM) .about you. It needed some
had a dinner. Those who w«-re going g«»verm»r with the courage uf his con
*’■'! i»|»p* tt*-!
* tl»«*ir faiu v victions to br»\:k the ice in matters of
c a « i *
. u*and«t <»f dollars this kind, it is to be hoped your ex
an«i which they will wear but oner, ample will be follow*'«], a«».! that there
an«l in their jewels
After the «linnet will I*’ I«*-- hypocrisy about tilings of
their friends w«*re invited to admire, in this kind in future.”
order that the b««atity and the gurg»w»us-
licss of it nil should n»»t l»e I«M»t ill fu-
HARRISON’S REPORT.
turv generations.
WITHDRAWS
HOUSE
Th« FreBldant'B I om I Karaptfoa.
Washington. Feb. IE.—President and
Mr* Cleveland gave their annual re
ception to the army and navy and ma
rine corps at the White H*»usr tonighL
It was tin’ final alate reception of the
official term of Mr. Cleveland, and.
with the e ger pt ion of that given by
Mm. Cleveland to the public last week,
the crowd wan the largest of the season,
and protobly equal to that seen at any
time «luring the incumbency of the
president in the executive manamn.
Washington, Frb 11 —The b»>uae
today ag»r«*i U» the final <a»nfrrer e re-
purt on tier immigratum bill by aa
overwhelming majority—II7 to St
and ¡•a«*»*! two m< re pun« • n bilia over
the prrai'tent^s vet».
The moli fica*
toms of thr immigration bill contai nod
in the confrrrvce report, by winch an
Intending immgrwnl was required to
I n » able tu rem! and write "the English
ur anoUssr language," and which per
mitted his ilhfc^riite wife and minor
children to aafewnpany an eligible im-
nngrant. ren»ov**l thr mam
)•- ti«»n
to the bill, but Mali any. Magnilo and
Kfafar opja’SY’d tbr whole theory of the
bill on genrrwl principila Hart I««»LJt
and McCall b»»th S|s>lui in favor of the
bill as mudilted.
hw »-’■nuU'-rar ups ul («»••
imiim
pA.*M'd over Ike vet»» Were l* tl» of tbr
class kn«>wn as "remarn«'*! whfaww."
Preai-tent Cleveland baa diasqprev«*! a
number <»f Hire«« bills, but h»* has alo
a! L>w«*l wv. al to l«r< « me Ì..wsw ‘ ut
his signature^
A bill was | maamt <I to ) la«' - the naval
officer <m the board appointed Io ex-
amine the deep-water ha»t««r un th«
southern coast uf (falifurniM on the
ram«' («ailing aa wtlicr meni tiers of the
!<*»nl in the matter uf per di 'm all« 1>W-
all» e.
Thr sei^
mrnmiwoan ¡<»t
aeslotant *
the United HtatrW
navy was *
A bill waa )«n«M»*| to prevent thr
fra■<•*!u»• ««t use uf 11»«* Wftfd **v«ipy » ighl"
ou iMKiks and other pubik&tmne.
1« ll*« S mwsis .
Washington. E*rb 11 —The oj>un res
sten of thr senatr t«*lay was whully
perfundory, snd wft«*r tran>a«*t!ng
g wotne
ruutine businras, thr dtsva w»»rr
i* re riioed
and an exreutive aeasion rontinu«'«l
throughuut the «lay. Th«' rtmtinr btiri-
hrsa was clearWti away by I9 d.» |* M
an»!, <»n inotion uf HhcrmAn« th** »•< nate
w«'ht into «’lis-utivr ftrasioD, and al
5:46 I*. M. adjourned.
A
TOUR
Ktlvnaiv*
OF
THE
Trip f’l*nn*d
< I*«*IM«»«I.
WORLD
by
t‘r*«i<l*nt
Toledo, <>., Feb. II.—A passenger
Ag» nt of the Cam» han Pa« di. , n*»u in
the city, is authority for Uir statement
that President Ulewflaml will take a
trip aroun*] the work! immediately af
ter the inauguration of his suer«*«»*«r.
The president anti his ¡«arty will gu
to th«’ Pacific coa*t »»ver th«* ( 'anadian
Pariflo read, ami Division Pimronger
Agent Sheehy, <»f that line, will cou»
duct the |«arty in person.
It is the «lesire of th«' pr»’*blent to
start as rmhi as possible aft«*r th«* in
auguration of .M« Kinley. Hr Ureirrs
to avoid public functions as much as
possible, an«] intends to make the cir
cuit of the glulw as a private citir -n.
Private Becrebiry Thurl»rr am! rev-
oral membsro of his cabinet nr«* ekp-ut-
<*d Io aoruinpiny him. Mrs. Cleveland
ami thr children may accompany the
¡•arty, Ui.it matter Im- not lawn fully
'• .
tl|N»ll.
Bullets Whizzed Close to the
Captain-General
HE
i
WAS
Ferii»»«
•«her
GREATLY
• l»uMd»Mt
I«»
Wnrrb
Imtrlt-AB
WORRIED
!!•»•«»•
NtmpAptr
by
Ar
A m -
(«ne
Spnninrsl»-
New Y«*rk, Feb» 9.—A Key West
•¡* ’ial to the M eri I aivs:
Aa General Wclyer w m marching
with Ins column just before entering
Han la UGra. his hurw* was shot fr*»m
umlrr him by a Unban sharpshooter.
It ia
the shut came from a dis
tant hiltei«le.
Throughout the march from R«*!a*.
I!.” Caj taU' .« •■« ral w.*« aa«ai!rd by
inisaites of this kind, ami several times
barely ereai**»! touig woumlcd. H«' is
greatly «urns»! over it, ami larg*' scout
ing (»arties preceded the a*lvance of ths
b|«anish O'lumni to captare the «faring
marauders.
A Hjwnish force ot 5,000 Was am-
bush«**I \Vcln«**|ay night near Nm«
rene, just west <*f Hanta Clara, whrra
(faUMOrd Wcyler was then, and narrow ly
eaca|Mxl be nth I latum.
A < «*fr**y»«»w4*Mt
Woaikington, Feb. 9.—Consul-Gen
eral I we today trl«gruph<"d the state de-
partment from Havana:
"Sylvester Scnvel, a World corre-
s¡»on*lent, was arrested yesterday at
Tunas, Santa Clara province»”
New York, Frb. 9- — Kylvrotrr Sx»vrl
»a ih« oi«’y N« w York «>rré*j*«iidrnl
w ho haa basti for any Irngtli uf urne
•
has had consi«Icrablr «iucer«»« in rluding
thè vigilane«’ uf thr S|MU>ish tro-qw ajid
getting bis dia|>atc>hre uut uf Cuba. Ha
if thè sdii «d ReV, !>r S’oVrl, prtwidcht
uf Woustrr university. He la wrll ed
uca t ed, ami an all armind alhletr
S«v»v«»l W;ui manager of thr Cleveland
Athlctn Club abeti thr Cuban rebrl-
liun brukr uut. In a «pirli of advrn-
ture, I»«» dvi«'«'iTìitic'd tu Joio thè J ma -
triots, ami in Octobcr, 1593, he Icft
(’(«'Telami f«»r Cuba.
CHARLESTON
Will II*
1*1
%•
GLOCKADE.
W*ll
<• a
Na,ai
ft. real.
Charleston, S, C., Feb. 9 —The
sti'umcr F« rn, thr first of the blockade
fleet, reached here today frern Hampton
roads. Th«* flngthip New York, the
Imtth'ship Maine, cruiser Columbia ami
Monitor Atnphitntr, which left Hamp*
ton roads with the Fern, are vija*cto«l
t«»im»rn»w.
The fleet will numls*r
alsmt tw-nly
Is, and they will,
in all probability l»e here within the
next few days, when the great mimic
blockade of Charleston harbw is sc hoi-
uled to begin, Arrangements ar« in
progress for the entertainment of the
naval officers. A number of commit-
t«*ea have been appointe!, and navy
officials as w« ll as leading ufflrrrs of
Thurber Ml«l V»*t
ft.
th«* blockade fleet w ill l»e given a h«»s-
Washington, Feb. 11. —Private Sec ¡»itablr rwM'ptiun. It is intended to
retary
-< f* inghtofti ally give a ball an*] receptions during the
to confirm or deny the statement.
He blcekada maneuvers. S«x'retary Iler-
prvferrtxl, he «aid, to await the pub ls*rt and ('okinel Farrow will le* gui’sts
lication of the story before making
of the rliAmbrr of oommaroa, which
announcement about it.
will give a dinner in their honor.
Charb’Mon will probably witness dur
A CHECK ON GREECE.
ing th« blm'knde »»nr of the largi’ot
oruwds ever assembled here.
I' owfti Will Xul Permit ls«»lMl»a l. th»»
um Her Part.
Ira Oaorgas «»« th* M l**la«1 |»|»l.
Lottisvillr, Feb. V.—An ice gorge,
London, FcK 11.—A sj- ial dir
fifteen f«-ui high and twenty miles lung,
|«at< h from Canea says the < <»mtmtn«lvrs which lias burn farming far revrral
uf the foreign mcn-of war, now «•< • «••« n- days, gave way this aftrrnwn. Hevcral
trat«*! off the islanduf Crete, h iv<- noti New < >rleans an ! Memphis packets
fied th«* Captains uf Grvrk w;inditj>«i have l»u«’n caught in thr ice and min*
that rm iaolate*! action on th«* part of ¡»rlh*»! to lay up. If three have not
the Greeks, such as Uunl»at<hiig Canea succ»-*'«l«'v| In finding refuge inthetrihu-
or the landing uf lr<«upe, will !«• ¡«r
t iri»-*, the !<•»*.* may I*' larg»*. A tele
mitted.
phone ine**.ige from thr scene tonight
states that the Buck«*ye Htato ran into
(lr»erF Mera an Opp »Htinil j.
Allien», F. h. 11.—Tli<* tati-t r-| rt. Blu«' river tu escape th«» ice. The wa
from I'ani-n .re to llu' ■•ffi-.-t th.it th« ter in Blur river quickly riwe with the
situation on the ¡»land of Crete nt i rit- passing gorge an»! «juickly receded, leav
i. nl to .ay the lea/!. In 1‘ uihm it in ing th«,' steamer stranded on the shore.
■aid that the 1*11 tintian. have h.-i-t. i Her pilot huiis«* and sm«»kr*ta«'k were
the Greek flag and invited the irotu- demolished, and it Is now thought she
utander ot the Greek font to train hi« will I n * a total loss. Iler value is |IO,-
gun« on the city, in the name of the 000.
king of Greet e.
It i» al«o .tatial tL.it
<!««• B Ci«M»d 'l.gr s»f Watnr.
the Greek »<in»>iron1 on nrrivii 4 it
Pittsburg, F» I». 9.—Both the Allr-
I’anea, did not »alute the Turki.h l! ig. ghrnry ami M «•nunguht'Li rivera are
If the»e runrora are true the »hide full uf fbmting ice, ami are rising rapid
i.land ia prohaMy in a tnrnioil of war, ly, but a dangeretfcB flood Is not apprr-
and the foreign fieri» may have to tako hrnd«»»l. A g«».*l lx »all ng stage of water
action to prevent further diaurder«.
is asaurrtl, however, an«! !>rtwem
000 000 and 10,000000 bushels of r«>al
»•Hrh Tsntler 14 IM *frgligr» t
will !>r shi)«|M*l to H’Uthern ¡mints »lur
Omaha, Frb. II.—The Union P.i ><■ ing the first of the week. S<*vcral
rastbound flyer was derailed at the tows W ith ” nuul«' toilay and started, but
"puaalr switch,*’ at the w«*»t end of the had to lay up lanwure of the ier. The
yard, this evening. Thr train was run Monongahela alovr Brownsville, am)
ning at high rate <»f sj««Td when the ac thr ARegheney, above Kiitangm, are
cident eorurred. Ei.gmr. r W II Van still froarn over, ami the weather is
Noy was picked up uiHxme iuus. Mini is getting colder, su they will probably
now at the hospital. Furman Thomas not break up now.
Krauts was caught under thr «»ver-
A m 014 I.o4r Mwr4srw4.
turned engine and scalded to death.
Halt Lake, Feb. 9. — A Tribune
No one els^WHT ’JWr'!roii» was injured-
N«*gligrn<’e of 8witch-Ten«ler limn, it s]*r<*ial from Butte says: Mrs. Mary
is charged, caused the accident. I iron Mclh»nough, a lady 70 years old, was
was arrested at II e’chirk. am! is held fourni murdered at ber h«jme today in
at the rentral station, charged « i th the town of Basin, In Jrff»-rsun county.
criminal n«*gligrnos.
Thr trarh uas Hhe was found in a lutck room of het
cleared and trains running again at 9 house, her head and face bring harked
o'clock, Engineer Van Noy will prob- almost to piece«, with an ax, which was
ably die.
ILa injuries w« rr fourni to fourni in the room. No motive is
known for the deed.
be very rerioua
Wnnlr« Milla Shut |*nwa.
Rilled by • K*llr»>o«l Tr»ln.
N.-wark, O., Feb. IL—A B Clark,
for amny years editor of lM> l>.uly
American of this city, was killed today
by a railroad train. Hr «aa ?2 years
of age.
Firs la 'aphtha llletrtrt.
Ft. Petersburg. Feb. II.—Fire has
broken out in the naptha <listri« t <>f
Baku. Twenty-nine boring platforms
and five dv|*ot>, containing 1,000 000
¡ mmk U uf naptha, have b» t*u leetruyvl.
Fall River M am . , Feb. 9.—The Jesse
Edy .Manufacturing Company, which
O|s*ral««s th«' unly Woolen mills in this
city, ha» «lr< i<l«*i tu ali ut down for •av
ere! wecka.
T ha Th«««»«« Overflowing.
London, Feb. V. — Although the rains
•topped last Friday, the Thames eon-
ttnuwi to rise. flertous floods are re
ported throughout the valley.
The
Windsor rare ootfN and the grounds
al Eton are submerged.
WORK
FrweaaU las •
Of
»f
CJNQRtSS
Iba RoweSS
Baaatea.
••
Washington. FrK 10-—Thr rerate
was iu ri«*cutivo ssoskm m«wt <»f the
day, «Minshlrring the A ng!»» American
prace treaty, so that little time woa
given in «»¡«un w-aai«»u to the transaction
uf regular leigslativr work.
Early in the day, thr bill rearrang
ing the jwdfcial «liMrirta of Texas was
¡ m »« m »« s | <>vrr thr president‘a veto by thr
unuauallv heavy majority of 75 to I,
thr negative vote being that uf Caffcry
of la»uisiana.
> • ak • c “f th«’ hill. M ill* * «. I the
burden of th»* president's objection was
that the ju«lgr of the omrl, tlw clerk
am] th«' marslial <vp|««*rd the change.
Fur grani thr *levrlo|»m (Mil of Texas ha*l
demanded th«* ohangw, but everv time
it was Attempt«*! thrr r w as the » ■I'p.'.l'
ti<>• 1 of nHirt «’fflemla wh«» desire» 1 their
co•nvmirmw comraltel1 rather th an the
Coinrrnirne* «d thr ptil.li.*
Ami1 a® « in
th is care, »a 1*1 th*
*nat«>r, th* 1’* r«i-
<U *nl had accepted t he view« « >f 11.«
urt *’ffl ial* ra Her t.han thoer ..r the
r»* t*rem»n Cat iron «4 the iwwinte
The etto t »>f the V,ule 1« to make thr
bill a Gw w 11h*mt further reference U>
the )irvwi»!«*iit* as it ha* already passed
c»v««r the v«*tu in thr h«mre.
Pettigrew MHight to lu»vr the bill rel
ative t«» amending the timber culture
law« re siled fr*»m the president tn cor
rect an error. Hill interpoard the legal
point (hat <t was Iwtymid the power of
«• «t: T' • tu lake a bill out «»f th«' hands
of the prre»«lent tn am«'nd it on matters
of sftihstaJV ••
might ovrMMii»» (hr
Il mijj
Veto |*
by wi ifli’lrawing a bill Irvm
«t whs en it was Rabia tu ba
th«* ;
he res» itlutlon went otor.
Vutm
At I
lock, tu a motion «»f hlivrman,
». wml I tat*»
tttiw »««Mwiun
main«*! I until a>lj>*urniiig at
I m (».* II.>«<•».
Wa*hingt«*n F»’b. I ft. —The h<»us«»
dwQtrd lb«* whole »lay to District of
Cailumh'i L isin«*** and right bills of
more or lr*» La al tm|a«rlance were
|WR
T
tificutm of (deci ton uf tho
prir ¡•al elm tore, f«>twar»l«w] to ths
by th»' secretary of slate, were
LmitUd a* d »»rdered to he <»n tho
Lie, in «nticijMiuoij of lite counting
vote.
■■port • in thr immigration bill
rn ted, ami notice given that it
called up tomorrow Barthold,
hl the first re¡a»rt, ha* sign«*»I
qw>rt, ami it will to
dirve»!, prst'lteallv with-
The *|w*;tk«‘r app«»intrd
Richar«!son as tellers on
h«»u.re to «ftiunl thr elec*
A rr*«dutmn wa* iid»»««trd requesting
thr re« retary »• tbr interior to inform
th«* h«»u*»' what action had barn tak»*n
to *-ni«»»»w thr terms <4 th«* treaty of
I m U m with thr Navajo hidlan*. by
win I« this*' Indians are requht*d lo ru-
main w ithin the limits of their reserva
tion.
Al 5:10 P M. th»’ house ad
journed.
EDISONS
NEW
DISCOVERY
M Ith th* * sw IwvenllnM S«srg*<>HS
tea through th» IImly,
< an
Now York, Feb. Io —Thomas A.
Edison r* J- «! t> ■ k ' > • !>• 11.«’ ■••••' I
another discovery as wumlerful in ha
WAV OS the fiurescupe, by means of
which ho puts the X rayi to practical
use in revealing the l»»ny atmeturu of
the I ns sly.
”!t was,” said he. "the action •'■f
the X ray on cry, dais of platin«»ry «nido
uf bnrium which eau*«*«I Roetgen tu
mak«* the original dis«' xivery. Imme-
diatdy after wards I discovered that
tungstate of ralcium was mor«» power-
ful, ami I <*onstructad a practi« al instru
ment for utilising the crystals in con*
ii« > tion with the X ray. Tungstate of
calcium is n»»t I’tifth'ionlly »«'iiaitive to
tran«dorm the strange light «li* uvervd
by Roehtgt'ii to a light that would so
illuminate the interior uf the human
ls*ly as to rvmh'F its most delicate tis*
• ih - m visible, in other words, to make it
IrnnsparviiL ”
Mr Edison s*-t al*Mit to finds crystal
which would
the «piality. He
haa «liik ovofvd one. Its nam«* he w ill
nut y»*t rwcal, saying h«* is still <‘tj»vri-
menting w ith it, and desires to exhaust
its |*M*«ibiliii«'s la«hire annuum mg it to
the world.
By no'ana of newly discovered crys
tals Eaiison will now <h**l«Nw* to the eye
of surgi'tins organ» and tissues that have
hitherto I m * vi > * < n only in the diaa**«*t-
Ing ruuui. Il ia prolmble that whets ho
perfects his new discovery the slightret
derangement of the system will be re
vealed U) the do* tor’s sight.
*t«»t»*4 ter • Mute.
Philadelphia, Feb, 10, —When !»!•
iirieat JotM ph Slattery rum Itided his
rrture al the Itidu»tnal Art hull last
evening and appeared at the door to
take his carriage to his hotel a mub
gathered. Two ¡sditrnirn got in the
carriage with Slattery and his wife ami
dr«‘Ve off.
The crowd at the hall was held iu
check by thr |*>licr, but ¡«arliro of a»en
ami boys amt«sl with storwsi and bricks
were lying in wait in the all«*ys along
Brea«l street. As th»« carriage pasMol
there points, vtdh’vs of stones greeted
iL Policeman Clemens waacut over hia
right rye, Policeman Durria wm» light
ly cut ami Hlattrry had a similar in
jury. They reo* he»! the hotel safely,
but the carriage was laully wrecked.
Seattle, Waah.,F.'h U —Oncaagain
tmiirr. and ——n-hrre for fortune are
getting rea-ly to •■titer the gold region.
•>f Alaska. The new. brought down
yeatertlay on the T<>|a-ka by a party of
m.-n, who nia4«* the dang.*ror*. journey
out from the Upper Yukon, of a new
diaroeery on Klondike
creek, haa
touch»! the match, float« leaving for
the north an- already carrying pawn-
gen>. who are «nsioul to get near the
gold dt.tricta aa early a« prwatble, and
by March it ia espn-tad that th. rush
will begin greater than «»«.
Completely worn out by the cares
N»«>«<iM*e Wortallly I m Hnmha-.
and drudgery of a household, which
London, Feb IL—The Baniiiiey cor-
euwmsted of a |«ralytic father, invalid
respon«lent uf tlie Daily Mail complains
mother ami sickly brother, Emma Mc
of the management uf the infect ions
Quaid. a young woman of Han Fran
shl|U, and says the plague patients are
cisco, drank carbolic acid with suicidal
left without attention for th« Jwl . |a
intent and died within half an hour.
night, the result being neo* I less nsur-
Ta < bnb» <>« War Rumors.
Ulity.
Lima, via Clalveofon, F-h. 15.—The
Sfffoed hy Frano«.
Bolivian and Peruvian governments
Paris,
Feb.
IL—PrcwMcnt Fiorato-
have perfected a mutual arrangement
for the |xir|w«Aeof preventing an alarm day stgucwl thèappriinitucnta«>f William
ist warlike tone from toing adopted by Dannai, thè American painter, and
Roilman Wanam.iker, ss forvigli «iftl erg
the newspapers of both countries.
uf thè Ltugon uf Donar.
Number of Factories Now In
Operation.
HISTORY
OF
INDUSTRY
THE
V«r«d R*K*rUlMg R««l Sugar
by
Albert
< bll-t haf
Furni«h»«l
<»«»rt»»r«l lug
<ltab,
uf
s « m
th*
Frowsts««.
Mr. Albert Gcrd»vnhng «lelivrnxl an
Idrew. befor r th«' Chit-Chat Club, of
Han FraticiMo», which contai ne»I a brief
htfttory of th«* hurt sugar industry in
this eunnlry. A* thr «object uf start
ing the industry tn thr Northwest is
iM'tng agitai«'*!, tt is thought infoi mat ion
from its perusal may be »»btain«'«L Th»*
historical sketch of the m»lustry is a*
fallows:
"Europe lias 3,000,000 acres of fiel is
pDalrn'ing say, 4.500.000 ton« of sugar
annually, ami uf thi* amount i* selling
tue tho Unite»! Hlatc« sugar to the value
ut IJO.lMMt.OOO a year
Although the
Industry has l»em e*tah|i«hi'*l in Eun»
[wan coutilri«’« fur years, it haa lawn
slow to gain a fadd in Am*
a. Its
history on this si«lr of th«' Atlantic is
short, although the same climatic cutt-
ditioita prevail
"thir first *.x»inm«'rcial experiment in
making sugar fr«*m bruta was near
Philadelphia, in 1H30, <x»nl«'U>|M>rane
uusty with the final e^tablishirn'tit of
thr tmlustry in Frane**, but with wide
|y «lifferrnt result*. Intelligent pursuit
in th it - ■ ■ inV y hr ught nu.............. g
so»'«» in our own. disastrous failure.
Thr experiment wa* tri«**] again in Ifiâfi
by a man in M « <*a>*hu«wtt«.
His sugar
prudori r**t him II «ertila a pound H”
was thr victim of the theory that fawta
must Iw drird before prueoaihig
lie
ha>! hisexperiencr. and lh«e’’ who camo
after him profited by hl* failure.
"For twcnty-flvr years thereafter
A merca made m» atl«-n»pt t«» imimd v .
ture licet sugar
In |M03 » fa« tury was
establish«1 «] tn Il tinnì*. The lami was
unfavorable to hurt culture» air!. aft» r
six years of unintrlltg i*nt rmleav«»r. the
factory wa* muvtsl (o another part of
tbe slate, m >t more favorable, ami fail-
ure w as I again thr r«'<ull.
Again the
machín»! ry was moved, t«» Wimvmsiu
this titur, where la>th th«' *>«ll and rlt-
mate were uh»utlaLI«*, and ftinrr la, I
nothing has been heard «»f the «•*talbl*h
incut. A factory w-i* aft«*rw tr»| Mtarti*d
in Fund du lave, Wjs , ami attractol
much attention.
“In
th** owner*, two German
chemists, «mu* to Cahfi>rnla to sup«»rin-
tend a hrw rnlcrprl*«’ «if the same «rift
ut Alvam-hi. Ntart« I hi M* l>v«*r. wh«»
I* • ulithd to the • •lit ■ f inaugurating
tl— beet sugar industry tn (hi* state.
Hr »till redd«** it» cl«w proximity tu the
Aivarsdo factory, and w** are ph'.*i**»i tn
lK»tr that hr i* yet «» do» kholder in
what is now A a dividend paying enter-
prire, the ultimate re- lit uf his lung
years uf j> r*l*te*nt « ff-ot
After years
uf indifferent sue* vms the rompauy a am
reor-gatiirel in IHH9, (hr plant »'nlarg
r»L ami aiu<V th«*li thr biisiioM« has
burn a su«’*: ■»"•Hi
"Harratnentc started
IHrty, with machinery
000
In IM75 it was m
and u***-! t«» re-«*<itiip th
until lh«9
factory in
built st la-hi.
Neb . and Nofr
and Virginia al
now.
Western B“« t Sugar
t« factory »il WalAuii-
, ( ’al . « a* thr ** «’ne
start«*i about IH9I,
r tun«* f »<»tories were
*tah; (itand islam!,
, Nvh
New M»*i|«*<>
claim a fact«»rv ea< h
“A I»«*« facto*v i» n«»w toiii.f «v»n-
strueU'd at Atamantte, in the vicinity
uf Anaheim, i‘al , and one ha*l«*« n
<*umm«*nu«*«l at Hahtias
Thu* w»* have
at present «*ight fa tone* in th«* entire
Un it«’» I Mat« - th t ■ of w hi* L / with (a«»
m«»r»* in pro«*«*«* uf
ruction) are lo
cal«* I in Csliforniu. In this vast «tato
uf unlimited ¡u'reag«*, favorable climate
and roil, there are p**rha¡* today stout
60.000 acres, or one twentieth of I ¡»er
cent of the area of California, devoted
tn to«*t cultur«*. and yd w«« ar«* ¡'«tying
annually 9'* iMWi,ooo to our frirmla
across th«’ water fur what we «-«»uLI as
a« II and totter produce uurrelvt-e,
"This sugar l»*rt has burn bred, ami
hr»*»| f««r'h’Mirabie ¡ointe, such as «ha¡**,
«*••!«•?.
■••dig” and •.**•• bar in«,* con
tente. until, by careful «w l»*«*iH»n, <h«*s«*
qtl.i!iti«*s have lietMiuw filed. The reed
plantel in Ualifornin ha* twdi im|»ortfsl
from Fran«'«’ and Germany, but, under
tin* influeno.» <>( the climate arel -»il, a
higher ¡wremlagr »»f sa«vharin«* matter
has Is’en developed than in any «Hher
known ¡»to*«*
Beds are known t«»
grow in this «tatr <»n about 29,000 area
in four counties, ami, while we know
they flourish in th«* nrightorhouil «>(
thr»M« to'tori«’«. It is interesting to dr-
acribe thr method of testing am! bring
ing tu public notice anew territory. It
has been the •■x¡«rrirncr <« I *11 ll.c fa.-,
toric* that for th® Mnt h-w y.-ar. thu
Itrrat.'.t «hfh.-ulty ha. b®rtt in a®ctirii>|{
■ »ufHcicnt quantity of twvta, bat *«
•oon aa the farnirra laxin to un<h>retan<l
the Iman»'«, th® »upply tax.-» the
utmoat i-a|au'tty of th® fa«-tory.
B.-"ta, a. a crop, aro of but little uro
without th.' fa«-t<>ri®a, an.l fa.-tori«** ere
ralu.-l."-« without III® !»•«■(*.
Th® farmer haa th® lan<l, which he
knowra will pr>.lu.'® goal l»-< la. but the
rapitali.l will not rentar® hia wealth
until h.' »••»■* th.» |»'*'ta growing. an*l
anh-aa th® capitalist ia alao th® lan.i-
uwner, an<l approciat®. th® a«lvantag.**
of th® augar ®ntrrpriM'. it ia nio.t «IifU-
rull to inaugurate the l»u*inew«. • •
Cumberland. Ml , Fek Ift. —An «*x-
cur* Ion tram on the (‘umtor lan«l A
Pen n«y I van i a railroad, a feeder of the
Baltimore A Ohio, went «L»wn a tr«*atlo
at Franklin mine, ML. at midnight.
There were fifteen ¡wiasrngrrs on tautrd.
John Howard, fireman, jump» I from
the engine as it was toppling over, and
News conirt from Roun«J Valley,
received injuires from which he died.
Engineer Rows was alro fatally injured. Cal . to the » *ffecl that an Indian
The accident «ai cause»! by the center named Dick Bell had killed a man
Bell has been
props uf the trestle I mm ng knocked down name«! Thomas Steele
armateli. Kteele was sh<»t in the hark.
and carried away by an ire gorge.
Worn Out by t<•»««•«’hold Caret.
«••!•« Aflar (io IS.
CüLTURf Of SUGAR BIEIS
<>?••
F* m I Vrair«1y or» lhe SlMg*.
Starting Fatnlllrr in
Bellaire« <)., F»*b. fi.—Fifty families
are living ni the Br«luM.day cubi
near here, atwolutcly destitute, and
t<«lay a committee of men from the
in inc went al«'Ut the city nolicitmg
final for the starving famlllc
When
the mines abut down four month, ago,
supplies were rolli». I to th»' miners at
the company’s store.
Armand Caathmiary, while singing
the mle «if Tnstano in Fl«»tuw’s opera
oT ” Martha, at the M«'ir«>puiiiati t»p-
era house. Sew York, <ln»p|**l dend in
front of the f«*»tIights and almo*t in
full view of one of the m«mt brilliant
a it« hences which has filled the (heater
thia winter. Ko quiet was th«* matter
kept, however, that fi*w in the mi- !i-
enre knew a tragedy had taken placs
before their very eyes.
Tl.et'hineae condemn criminal, tn
Towles, ('al., Feb. fi. —A premature
•sphaduo of a blast in tbs Pioneer death by preventing .leepu Snff.-rer,
mine today resulted in the death of U laat from twelve to twenty 'hya, when
death come, to their relict
J. 0ullir*n an»l Edward Thorn peen.
In the last three y> art 411.000 •«•res
of timber in New York Mate have t.-cu
destroyed by forest fires.
Jacksonville, Fla., FVb. 9.— The
Steamer Three FH«wds wm reired and
lilirlrd ufsm her return today from a
towing trip «town the o>art. The libel
eharg< * her with piracy; that a Hotch
kiss gun was mounted upon the bow of
tbr steamer and was firoi at a Spanish
gunboat at the mouth of the Han Juan
river, while endrav«»ring to land an as*
paditioo.