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PATROL OF THE COAST
The Government to Thwart
Cuban Filibusters.
GUARDING THE FLORIDA SHORE
,'. Washington, June 13. The determi
nation to send the United States steam
ship Raleigh to the Florida ooast for
the purpose of co-operating with reve
nue outters to prevent filibustering , ex
peditions starting from our shores, is
one of the first aots of Mr.( Olney in his
new position. Secretary Herbert has
deemed suoh o course advisable for
some days past, and conferred with the
president on the subjeot. He and Sec
retary Olney then had a further confer
ence, and as a result the formal orders
to the Raleigh were issued. i
Written instruction oaref ully stating
the line of policy 'which the adminis
tration desires to pursue in regard to
the interference with filibusters will be
sent to Captain Miller, commanding
the Raleigh, and it is probable he will
be oalled to Washington for a confer-
. enoe with Acting Seoretary MoAdoo
before his .vessel leaves New York.
These instructions are not available,
but it is known he will be direoted to
use the utmost care in preventing any
vessel from leaving our ooast destined
for Cuba with the object of rendering
aid to the revolutionists. The mere
shipment of arms is not regarded as a
violation of the neutrality laws, and
before any vessel is overhauled by the
Raleigh the officers must be thoroughly
convinced the suspected craft is fitted
out as a fighting maohine to operate
against Spain. It is the desire of the
authorities that proper steps shall be
displayed not only by the Raleigh, but
by revenue cutters, to prevent illegal
expeditions from leaving our shores,
' and treasury officials are seriously con
sidering the advisability - of further
augmenting the force of. revenue out
ters in southern waters. .
The following letter from the treas
utry department; was sent today to all
oolleotors of oustoms from New York to
the Rio Grande: '
"It is a matter of rumor that at var
ious points in the United States, at
tempts are making to enlist men to
equip and arm vessels and by other il
legal measures to aid the insurrection
now in progress in the island of Cuba.
While this department has been fur
nished with tangible evidence, con
firmatory of suoh rumors, it deems it
of great importance that no possibility
be given for complaints that the gov-
. ernment of the United States ' has in
any respeot fallen short of its full duty
to a friendly nation. Collectors of
oustoms for the several districts .be
tween New York and Brownsville are
especially enjoined to see to it that 'the
neutrality laws of the United States,
particularly sections 6289 and 6290, of
the revised statutes, are fully oomplied
. with." . -
Acting Seoretary MoAdoo, of the
navy department, said this afternoon
that the instructions sent to the com
modore of the oruiser Raleigh for his
guidance when on patrol duty off the
Florida ooast, .were of the most com
prehensive kind and provided for a
full and striot enforcement of the neu-
. trality laws. - The Raleigh probably
will go first to Key West. This is the
only port on the Florida ooast whioh a
vessel of her draught can safely enter.
. She then will make a thorough patrol
of the ooast line, and to render it
more difficult for a filibustering party
to ; get away, : the - oruiser's steam
launches and small boats will be man
ned whenever it is necessary to look
into narrow inleta and passes for light
draft schooners and yachts, which are
the favorite means of transportation of
the filibusters. With Spanish men-
- of-war lying off the Florida ooa6t out
side of the three-mile limit,, and the
' Raleigh and her boats sweeping the in
side waters, the over-enthusiastio Cu
bans and their Amerioan sympathizers
who undertake to drive the United
States into trouble by using Florida
as a base of hostile operations against
the government of Cuba are likely to
be repressed with a strong hand.
FOR THE THIRD TIME.
The Lone Highwayman Again Holds Up
the Klamath-Ager Stage.
Ashland, Or., June IS. The regular
monthly hold-up of the Klamath Falls
Ager stage occurred last night about a
half mile north of the Topsy grade. It
was ; a few minutes past 1 1 o'olock
wnen tne driver, unaries iJarneourg,
heard the same old order, "Halt and
throw out the express box and mail
pouohes, and tell your passengers to
get down," given by the lone highway
man. There Were, two passengers
aboard, one inside.. Charles Zwisler,
who was on the seat with the driver,
cut open the sacks, according to orders.
The driver and passengers were then
ordered to remove their coats and vests
and the driver ordered to break open
the box, but he told the robber the box
was empty, and when he shook it, the
robber seemed satisfied and told, the
driver to put it back in the wagon. It
was not opened. The robber ordered
the driver to take out one of his lights
and examine the inside of the wagon,
and then to leave the light and move
out of the way, and that, when he fin
ished, they might come back and get
their ooats. They moved on about fifty
yards and could see the robber quite
plainly as he went through the regis
tered mail and coats; but he overlooked
some registered letters and $60 in cash
that was in Zwisler's coat After he
had satisfied himself - he oalled to
the driver and passengers to come back
and get their ooats and what was left
of the mail. While they were gather
ing up the mail, the robber again went
through the wagon to satisfy .himself
that there was nothing left. He then
bade them good-night and they pulled
out. ' ' i
The robber was a man of medium
size and wore a dark overcoat and light
straw hat. He had no mask on, but
kept out of the light so that his fea
tures could not be described. r He only
got a few dollars from the passengers,
and, it is thought, but little from the
mail pouohes.
A TRIBUTE TO GRESHAM.
Venezuelan Flags Are at Half-Mast for
Three Days.
Washington, June 18. A Venezue
lan tribute to the memory of the late
Seoretary Oresham has come to the
state department through Minister An
dread in the shape of a note addressed
to him by Senor Jose Pulido, "the Vene
zuelan minister of foreign affairs. The
message has a peculiar significance in
view of the faot that the late, secretary
had hope to make his policy in . the
Venezuelan boundary dispute : the
crowning glory of his administration.
The letter is dated Caracas, May 29,
and is as follows:
"Yesterday at a late hour I received
your telegram announcing the death of
his exoellenoy, Seoretary Gresham.
This calamity must sensibly affect all
who, in the last two years, have follow
ed with any degree of interest the
oourse of the foreign policy of the
United States, in which that distin
guished statesman was displaying the
great gifts of his intelleot. Venezuela
is necessarily one of the- countries of
America in whioh this event has caused
the greatest sorrow, inasmuch as that
noble gentleman had displayed on var
ious occasions and in an eloquent man
ner the cordial feelings by which he
was actuated towards the republic.
Please oonvey the expression of sincere
sentiments to the department of state,
in order that it may be communicated
to his exoellenoy, President Cleveland,
The national flag has this day been or
dered to be kept at half-mast on all
publio buildings for three days in mem
ory of the efforts made by. Mr. Gresh
am to secure a just and amicable settle
ment of the Venezuelan-British dis
pute." A Dispute Settled. .. ;
San Francisoo, June 18. The ques
tion of authority between the executive,
and literary committees of the Fourth
of July celebration committee which
involved the placing of the name of
Rev. Anna Shaw on . the, literary , pre
gramme has been settled, and Miss
Shaw has oonsented to address an au
dience on the nation's natal day.
There are seventy-two trades- unions
in this oity, and from the present ap
pearances, not one will aocept the invi
tation of the exeoutive of the Fourth
of July celebration to parade on the na
tional holiday. , The cause of this ap
parent lack of patriotism seems to be
various. Half a dozen unions have de
cided not to parade, in conformity
with the action taken by the labor
oounoil last Friday evening. . Several
other unions will meet tonight and
probably take the same action. ' The
trouble grew out of a disagreement
about rep-esentation on the exeoutive
committee which has the celebration
in hand.
A rms In a Church.
New York, June 18. A special to
the World from San Jose, Costa Rica,
says: The polioe have seized a ; large
lot of arms whioh were concealed
in a church in the village of Sace. The
ownership of the arms has not been
traced, but it is believed they were hid
den by conservatives for a revolution
whioh was being worked up during
the late presidental eleotion.
MISSIONS DESTROYED
Confirming Earlier Reports
From China.
NO MENTION OF LOSS OF LIFE
Local Officials R.efused Protection to
the Missionaries Until the Mob
Destroyed the Buildings.
Shanghai, June 12. The report of
the total destruction of the missions in
Cheng Tu, Kiat Ting and Yoa Cho Pu
has been confirmed. The local officials
refused protection to the missionaries
intil the mob had completed the work
of demolishing the buildings. The
mission stations at other plaoes have
been threatened. - About twenty adults
besides a number of children have taken
refuge at Cheng Tu and Yamen. Vice
roy Lin is blamed for the affair.
Nothing Known In Washington.
Washington, June 12. The Chinese
legation has received no information as
o the reported massacre of American
missionaries in Cheng Tu, and strong
hopes are entertained that the affair
may be less serious than the meager re
ports indioate. It is stated at the .le
gation that Cheng Tu is a large city in
the interior of China. The people are
far removed from the centers of for
eign commerce, such as Canton and
Shanghai." Reoently, however, by the
treaty of peace this interior city was
one of several places to . be opened to
foreigners and foreign commerce.' This,
it is explained, has agitated the peo
ple, who lived by themselves from time
immemoriaL . '. -v '
The missionaries are the only for
eigners who have heretofore settled in
Cheng Tu. Their number is not known.
It is said the number of missionaries,
including their families, in the capital
must be less than 100, inoluding all
nationalities. The missionary head
quarters is at Cheng Tu, where it is
believed there is not exceeding ten
missionaries, the rest being scattered
through the province. ' But this infor
mation is based only on the general in
formartion of Chinese officials, as there
are not exact details as to the extent of
the missionary service through China.
The tsung-li-yamen sought to secure
from each foreign government a com
plete list of the missionaries and their
place of service, but this was not given.
It is said that the emperor of China
and the tsung-li-yamen have given
every possible protection "to the mis
sionaries, although it has been impos
sible to gu'ard against mob violence,
particularly at remote interior points.
The Chinese governments has asked
foreign governments to appreciate these
difficulties, and has- advised that the
missions should be kept within safe
limits. But the zeal of the mission
aries has led them to push forward
without fear of results, to places where
Chinese officials have had difficulty in
affording full protection. Notwith
standing this the authorities at Peking
have done their utmost. They have
placed upon the viceroys of the province
the responsibility of protecting the mis
sionaries, churches, etc. , the viceroys
understanding that they will be de
graded if mobs are permittted to dis
turb the missions. As a result, the
vioeroys and their prefects of police are
active in restraining mob outbreaks.
The Offloial Gazette of China recent
ly received here, shows that a change
had been made in the viceroy at Cheng
Tu, and that a new one had just as
sumed his duties. This, added to the
agitation of opening the city to for
eigners, may account for the disturb
ances which have occurred.
A PACIFIC CABLE.
A French Company Makes a Proposition
to the Hawaiian Government. .
San Franoisco, June 12. The
steamer Australia arrived today from
Honolulu, bringing the following ad
vices dated June 8:
' Audley Coote, an Australian, who is
interested in different cables, arrived
on the 1st to confer with the Hawai
ian government regarding the proposed
Paciflo cable. He has made a proposi
tion which will be considered by Presi
dent Dole and his cabinet. ' He repre
sents a Frenoh company that is willing
to build from Sydney to San Francisoo,
taking in Auckland, Samoa and Hono
lulu. He wants the Hawaiian govern
ment to pay an annual subsidy; in re
turn no charge will be made for offi
cial messages. He will make a similar
proposition to the United States. Mr.
Coote feels confident that both govern
ments will assist his company. He de
clares the cable will be built within
eighteen months. ; Mr. Coote will be
in Washington October 7.
Sale of the Spitzer Collection.' .
New York, June 18. A . special
from Paris says: The sale of the Spitzer
collection of arms and armor at the
gallery Petit, has opened. It was fair
ly well attended. There were, how
ever, no representatives present from
South Kensington, the Louvre or the
Berlin museum. - The proceeds of the
gale already amount to $60,000.
TO PREVENT THE FIGHTi
The Dallas Pastors' Association Resolve
Against the Proposed Mill.
Dallas, June 12. The Dallas Pas
tors' Association met in the Young
Men's Christian Association building
at 11' o'clock, with the Rev. S. B.
Spraggins in the chair,' The regular
business was set aside and the Corbett
Fitzsimmons fight taken up. The Rev.
Mr. Spraggins, of the Methodist
church, introduced the following reso
lution: . , : . '
."Whereas, We learn with shame
and sorrow that it is proposed to hold
in our midst a pugilistio enoounter,
and, .'
. "Whereas, Such contests are brutal
to an unspeakable degree; and, .
" Whereas, Such a contest will- con
centrate in our midst a horde of gam
blers, thieves, piokpockets, thugs and
harlots, whose presence, even scattered
throughout the oountry, is a perpetual
menace to the welfare of the commun
ity, and when concentrated here would
debauch our city and state in an un
limited degree; and, ,,
: , Whereas, While we have the fullest
confience in the integrity, ability and
courage of our chief exeoutive, Gover
nor Culberson, there is some doubt as
to the adequacy of our statutes to en
able the state authorities to effectually
interpose to prevent the besmirching of
the fair name of our oity and state in
the eyes of the civilized world in this
matter; therefore be it . .
"Resolved, That we express our most
emphatio disapproval and abhorrence of
the proposed outrageous abomination.
"Resolved, That we oall upon the
attorney-general of the state for an
opinion as to the power given in our
laws to the exeoutive in the premises."
They then asked the governor, if he
finds the law inadequate, to oall an
extra session of the legislature to pro
hibit the fight ,
A mass meeting held tonight to pro
test against the fight, brought together
seventy -four persons, of whom seven
were preachers. The protest was car
ried by two majority. .. ,
THE ALASKA BOUNDARY.
Indian Evidence in Support of the
Amerioan Claim
Seattle, June 18. Another impor
tant piece of evidence in , support ol
the Amerioan claim that the Alaskan
boundary runs along Portland canal
and not Behm channel,' as claimed by
the British, was received by the Seattle
chamber of commerce today. It is a
letter dated May 81, from D. Leask,
who migrated from British Columbia
to Anette island, which is in the dis
puted territory, but was granted them
by the United States government some
years ago. . In it the following state
ments are made:
"First When we left our old home
in British Columbia, we were regarded
as foreigners by the Canadian authori
ties. " ' " ;''' ,.''
"Second In the summer of 1887,
when we migrated to Alaska, Port Ton
gass, just over Portland inlet, was a
port of entry. We had to pay duty to
a customhouse officer residing there on
all dutiable articles we brought over to
this country. ,
"Third We employed three small
steamers to convey over our belongings,
one of which the ' oustoms Officer at
Port Simpson tried to detain as coming
from a foreign oountry.; We had to
receive our clearance papers at Port
Simpson before ooming over to Alaska.
VFourth Having got over to Anette
island, the Canadian agent at Metlak
ahtla, B C, ceased to have any con
trol over us, which would, not have
been the case if the boundary line had
been doubtful. '
The Stanford Suit.
San Francisco, June 12. In the
United' States court , today ex-Judge
John Gather concluded his argument in
favdr of the demurrer of Mrs. Stanford
against the9 suit of the. government to
recover $16,000,000 from the estate of
the late . Senator Stanford. ',. He con
tended that under the aots of 1862 and
1864 there was no : provision that the
stockholders , of . the Central Paciflo
Should be personally liable for the pay
ment of the United States bonds. That
these bonds should be paid he oontended
was only a condition ..of ' the bilL . It
was not a contraot only a condition.
A decision is expected in about a fort
night , ". '' '
He Is Held for a Ransom. ;
Butte, Mont.; June 12. A dispatch
from Chinook, Mont., says the 12 -year-old
son of Marcus C. Kane, a rancher,
had been kidnaped by Frank Turner,
a hunter, and several other men, whose
identity is unknown. ,; A note has been
sent to Mr. Kane by Turner stating
that the boy will be held for ransom.
A posse of ranchers and cattlemen
started after the boy.1. The kidnapers
have been trailed some distance into
the mountains, but the trail has been
lost -, ;':-,. -".
The Brazilian Boundary Dispute.
, Rio de ; Janeiro, June 12. The
oruiser Teradentes has been dispatched
to French Guinea. Admiral Gullobel
will then proceed to Paris with a view
to securing a settlement ol the frontier
dispute. :'::
TREND OF BUSINESS
Better Conditions Prevail in
Every Direction.
CROPS ARE AS YET UNSETTLED
As the Earning Power of the Masses
.Becomes Greater, Consumption ,
Grows Larger Prices High. .
New York, June 10. Dun & Co.'s
weekly review of trade says: :
"The trend 1 of business is rising,
even as it was falling just two' years
ago, with surprising . rapidity. The
gain has gone so far and so fast in
some branches that the more conserva
tive fear it may not be maintained.
But the period of dullness which comes
in each market after an unusual rise
brings as yet nothing like a correspond
ing decline. Industires gain much,
halt, or fall back a little and then gain
once more. The demand for consump
tion is steadily increasing as the em
ployment and wages of the people- in
crease. ' The demand for money in
creases, one bank reporting 29 per cent
increase in the discounts for the coun
try and another 28 per cent more com
mercial loans than a year ago, and all
but two report some gain. ..
"The serious ' question remains
whether the crop will be good enough
to sustain a large business. The re
ports are better by far than estimates
recently current. Wheat rose 2o, fell
back 2o with realizing, and has risen
again 8c, with a Western estimate of a
crop of 80,000,000 bushels smaller than
lust year. It is pertinent to remember
hat official and most unofficial reports,
down to a late period last fall, had the
yield about 80,000,000 lower than now
Known to have been. Western receipts
were 284,000 bushels more than last
year, ana in nve weens nave Deen
r,e71,000 bushels against 6,990,500
last year, while Atlancio exports, flour
included, 670,000 bushels smaller for
the week, have been in five weeks
7,786,700 bushels against 11,945,600
last year. V
There is neither holding back by
farmers, nor any anxious haste in pur
chasing by foreigners to support the
belief in a scarcity. Cotton declined
an eighth of a cent. . .. ;.l ..... ,.; .
"Iron pushed upward like the great
buildings into which so much of it goes
and the advance in finished products
nas become general. Of stuoturul steel,
12,600,000 tons were turned out in May
by the Homestead works, breaking the
record, and prices rose to 1.8 cents for
beams and 1.2 for angels. 1
"Coke producers are said to have
substantially agreed upon sales by an
agency and an advance in prices to
$1.50 or higher. Chicago works are
in full operation, though the demand
from agricultural implement makers
lags, because the coming harvest is in
doubt. Tin is weaker, with a rise in
the world's supply, but copper is
stronger at $10.75 for lake, and lead
at 8.8 cents. . ' ..
"Failures for the week were 195 for
the United States, against 216 last
year, and 25 in Canada, against 40 last
year." '. .
TOLD TO INSPECTORS.
The Official Inquiry Into the Wreck ol
the Colima. V
San Francisco June 10. The
United States inspectors of hulls and
boilers commenced an official examina
tion into the Colima disaster today. A.
K. Riohardson, storekeeper of the
wrecked steamer, told the story of the
storm, of the sinking of the ship and of
the resoue of the ; survivors by the
steamer San Juan. His testimony de
veloped no new details of the ship
wreck. Third officer Hansen was the
next witness, and stated that when the
steamer left Manzanillo May 26 the
weather was fair, with a heavy south
west swell. He said that he had super
intended the loading of the cargo; that
the work had been well done, and that
the cargo had not shifted. . If the Co
lima had not been a good boat, he
thought she would not have weathered
the storm as long as she did. He heard
no explosion. He was in charge of the
bridge when the steamer went down.
He believes the wreck was due entirely
to the violence of the storm. The
morning of the 27th she fell off into
the trough of the sea and listed to star
board. Three heavy seas broke over
her, and after the third she listed over
on her beam ends with her masts in the
water, sinking five minutes later be
fore the life-boats could be launched.
The customs and quarantine authori
ties say they will discipline the Paciflo
Mail offioials for summarily removing
the Colma's officers and seamen from
the San Juan on a tug before the quar
antine or customs officers boarded her.'
Notified of Castle's Appointment.
Washington, June 13. Seoretary
Olney has received a brief telegram
from Minister Willis, dated Honolulu,
JuneS, and San Francisoo, June '10,
saying that W. R. Castle has been ap
pointed Hawaiian : minister to the
United States, in plaoe of Thurston.
ORDER OUT OF CHAOS.
Formosans Submit Readily to the Rule
- of the Japanese. .
Hong Kong, June 10 Advices from
Formosa indicate chaos is rapidly giv
ing way to order, now that the Japan
ese troops have reached Tai Peh Fu and
established headquarters at that point
The natives of Formosa are submitting
readily to the rule of the Japanese.
The Japanese losses during the military
movements in occupying the island
amount to only eight men. ' The Chi
nese carried away millions of dollars'
worth of property from the Chinese
fortifications.
During the firing which followed the
detention of the steamer carrying the
ex-governor and ex-President Chang
Ting, who was making an effort to- es
pape from the island, seven persons
were killed and seventeen wounded on
the steamer. The German gunboat It
lis replied to the bombardment from
the fortifications on ' the Foromsan
shore,, and the native gunners deserted
their positions. ; The forts were quick
ly silenoed. According to all reports
thirteen natives were killed by the can
nonade of the Itlis ;
The Controversy Over Ames' Estate.
Baltimore, June 11. The long-pending
oontrversy over the estate of the
late Bishop E. R. Ames, of the Metho
dist Episcopal church, has been settled.
The suit brought by Mrs. Emma L. A.
Weik, : grand-daughter of the bishop,
and administratrix of his estate,
aaginst William Hiss, husband of the
bishop's daughter, to reoover the value
of the personal property left by the
bishop, has been entered in court aa
"agreed and settled. " Similar action
has been taken with reference to five
other suits growing out of the contro
versy. ; During the recent visit to Chi
cago of ex-Governor White, counsel for I
Mrs. Weik, the terms of settlement
were agreed upon. .
They Lassoed the Socialists.
London, June 12. A Vienna dis
patch says during the trouble between
the police and socialists last Sunday,
"Texas Jack" happened to be practic
ing near the scene of the riot with his
north Amerioan Indians One of the
local magistrates ordered "Texas
Jack," his cowboys and Indians, to
catch the socialists with their lassoes. .
Six of the workmen were thus thrown
down and placed under arrest. There
is considerable indignation among the ,
people in oonsequenoe of the manner
in which the laborers who gathered in
the streets were treated. '
the Rebel 1 aqui Indians.
Phoenix, Ariz., June 12. Advices,
from Hermosillo, Sonora, state that
Saturday afternoon Lieutenant-Colonel -Flores
Hormosa, with fifty regulars of
the Mexican army, came upon a band
of rebel Yaqui Indians in Chihuaquete
canyon, Upper Sonora, and routed '.
them with heavy loss. Darkness term
inated the fight. - On the Mexican side
a colonel and five soldiers were wound
ed and one corporal killed; A large
amount of booty was recovered from
the Indians. The Yaqui rebellion is
the most serious ever known, and the
Mexican forces are making little prog
ress against it.
Costa Rica Preparing for War.
New York, June 10. A special to
the World from San Jose, Costa Rica,
says: ,
Everything possible is being done to
put this country in a good .position for
defense. The topograghy is such that
an invasion by Honduras and Nicara
gua combined would be difficult. If
the four other Central Amerioan repub
lics combine against her, it is believed
she will receive Colombia's aid, with
which she can . hold her own. , Costa
Rica will make no further concessions,
but will rest on President Cleveland's
deoision with reference to the boundary.
Forest Fires in Indiana.
Brazil, Ind., June 10. Forest fires
are raging in the noithern part of this
oounty and the southern part of Parke,
caused by railroad men burning ties
along the track. It is said that about
800 acres of timber have been oonsumed
by the flames, while some residence
property is threatened. A large num
ber of men have been constantly at
work fighting the fire. The shafts at
the coal mines of the Superior Coal
Company,' the Isaad Mcintosh Coal
Company, the Swamp Angel mine, and
several others are threatened.
V - Satisfaction Will Be l iven.
Constantinople, June 7. In a dis
pute here today between a Turkish
officer and the officers of Frenoh
steamer regarding baggage, the former
drew a sword and wounded one of the
French officers. The Turkish officer
was arrested. ' The French embassy
promptly demanded satisfaction from
the Turkish government, which agreed
that the Turk shall be tried by French
laws. '; "' "
A Protest From England.
London, June 10 The Standard, in
an editorial, enters a strong protest
against Russia being allowed any por
tion of the Chinese territory in return
for the guarantee of a loan to the Chi
nese government