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VOL: IX. HOOD EIYEE, OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 1898. Y NO. 42.
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Epitome of the Telegraphic
News of the World.
TERSE TICKS FROM THE WIRES
An Interesting Collection of Items From
the New'., and the Old World In
, ' Condensed and Comprehensive Form
In cast) o, war hetween Spain and the ,
United States, England, it is said, will
at least lend us her moral support.
The Washington Post says Mary
Elen Lease,' of Kansas, will speak in
Oregon during the ooming ' state elec
tion. ' T , .
A London dispatch to a New York
paper says that in an emergency Paris
would supply Spain with money to
carry on a war with the United States.
The navy department will send the
dispatch boat Fern to Cuba With pro
visions ' for the starving people. It
was at first intended to send the cruiser
Montgomery. " .
A dispatch to the London Mail from
Hong Kong says that a fresh rebellion
has broken in the Philippines, and that
63 Spanish: soldiers' have been killed.
No further details are known at Hong
Kong. f
The Royal Canadian dragoons of
Winnipeg have been ordered to prepare
to move to the Yukon. They will
lorm a part of the military expedition
which the federal government contem
plate sending to that part of the do
minion. ! . ,
Beoent heavy contracts for Lob An
geles petroleum made by producers,at
Los "Angeles with San FrancUco have
encouraged the development of the oil
fields there. Several wells have been
put down isince the first of the month
and others are being sunk.
A Teheran dispatch says: The gov-
' ernor of the province of Kerman routed
the insurgents at several points in
Persian Reluchistan. ; Thero were seri
ous riots fat Harnma'dan, February 22,
-due to a quarrel between partisans of
irival priests; during which 27 priests
were killed.
News was brought in to Salt Lake
. from Brown's Park, on the Colorado
Wyoming boundary line, that three
members.of the "Robbers' Roost" band
of outlaws, who last week murdered
Stockman Herr, had been captured and
' lynched by a posse of Herr's friends,
and some, of Sheriff Edgar's deputies.
The British sealers Anoka and San-
' tiago, from Victoria, bound south, put
into Monterey, Cal., to avoid a storm
at sea. While five miles off Point Sur
light on Saturday the Anoka lost two
boats, containing four men, in a dense
fog. and turned north to find them,
Both boats landed safoly near Point
;Sur. . ;
'. An unknown man was shot in the
'! leg by a : mob near Princeton, Idaho.
iHn foil. nnd. when called upon to sur
render,, fired a bullet into his left
ibreaBt, missing the heart, and then,
, placing the revolver to the right side
' nf his head, iust above the ear. blew
Ihis brains out. He was suspected tl
Ibeing implicated in the murder of Dan
V. uaJIUj c. , vj t. .u.aui.ui, u..u ...... "
ing followed by a mob of men claiming
to toe deputy sheriffs fiom Whitman
r.nnntw. ' " ' - ' , - '
It is eaid in London that the Bank
of France has advanced the price of
gold, with a view of preventing further
export of Silver. The market is weak,
on rumors that the Indian import duty
ni'lnnll mill rt n Idflfl
A special from Port Angeles, Wash.,
. . says: Charles Hendricks was shot and
; killed from ambush by Fred Edwards,
who then oommitted suicide. The
men were neighbors and quarreled over
& trivial affair a few days ago. .
The monthly treasury statement of
the publio debt shows thatf the debt,
less cash in the treasury, at the close of
business February 28, amounted to $1,-
010,104,316, a decrease lor the month
of $1,587,122. This decrease is ac
counted ; for by a corresponding in
crease in cash. ' . '
At a .Imass . meeting held In Spring.
field, O., to raise funds for a monu
ment to the victims of the Maine, Gov-
. ernor Bushnell, in a ' letter pledging
$10, said that if it were proved that
Spanish treachery destroyed (he Maine,
' he was in favor of building the monu
ment on the ruins of Morro castle..
According to a late issue of the Skag
' way News, the ill-fated Clara Nevada
carried down to death 65 human beings
on her fatal voyage. Among the pas
sengers were several members of the
-O'Brien party on their way baok lrom
the upper Yukon gold fields, and carry
ing with them their joint fortune,
variously estimated at from $90,000 to
,120,000.
Representative Boll, of Colorado, has
- introduced a bill in the house providing
that no person interested in an assooia-
tion which issues government money
shall be eligible to' the office of. secre-
tary of the treasury. The ineligibility
is not to be remedied by disposing of
. the interest in the association or bank
for the purpose of taking the office of
secretary. i :
FIFTY MILLIONS FOR DEFENSE.
Measure Prepared by Representative
Cannon With President's Approval.
Washington. March 9. Chairman
Cannon of the appropriations commit
tee, today introduced a measure in the
house entitled "Making appropriations
for the national defense." It is as fol
lows: '
'Resolved, That there is hereby ap
propriated out of any, money in the
treasury not otherwise appropriated for
the national defense, and for each and
every purpose connected therewith, to
be expended at the discretion of the
president, and to remain available
until June 80, 1899, $50,000,000."
It was referred to the committee on
appropriations.
The Cannon bill, it was learned
later, was the outcome of a conference
held at the White House this morning
at which Cannon, Secretary Long,
Dingley, Allison and Grosvenor were
present. The situation was considered
30 grave it was thought imperative that
an immediate appropriation oi tins
character should be made at once to
prepare for the national defense. After
the conference Cannon went to thecap-
itol and called a special meeting of the
appropriations committee. After tins
meeting, Cannon introduced the na
tional defense bill in the house. The
appropriations committee will meet to
morrow. ' :
DEMAND WITHDRAWN.
A Complete Backdown on the Part Of
Madrid Officials.
Washington. D. C. March 9. Spain
has wtihdrawn her request for recall of
Consul-General Lee, and It is believed
the inoident is practically closed. The
withdrawal came today in the shape of
an official communication from Minis
ter Woodford. It is stated that the re
quest was never put in the shape of a
demand, but was merely a suggestion
on the part of Spain, and when she
found it would not be pleasantly re
ceived bv this country she promptly re
called it. '
Washington, March 9. It is learned
that the Spanish objection to Consul
General Lee is based largely - upon his
sympathy for the Cubans and some of
his utterances which have found their
way into print. It is understood the
Spaniards bIbo take exceptions to the
friendly relations and companionship
existing hetween Lee and the corre
spondents of papers which .have been
decidedly unfriendly to Spain.
It is believed . De Lome carried in
formation calculated to make the Span
ish government request the recall oi
PROOF IS CONCLUSIVE.
But Divers Are Still In Doubt as to th
'( Means Used, v
New York, March 9. A dispatch to
the Tribune from Havana says: Not
manv days will be needed, for Captain
Sampson and his associates to conclude
the investigation. The wrecking com
ranies are making progress in clearing
a way through superstructure." During
the absence of the board, the naval de
partment divers . have been ablo to ex
tend their examination of the plates of
the hull. They found these plates
twisted as if from an outside explosion.
Everything previously learned re
garding the forward magazine being
intact and the existenoe of large quan
tities of unexploded ammunition has
been confirmed and strengthened.
.Without going into minutes, it may
be said that the navy department
divers have secured much teohnical
evidence from the condition of the hull
and keel and the interior indicating
that the Maine explosion was due to
foul play. Whether by a torpedo or a
submarine mine, doubts may be felt.
Not much proof can be gathered by the
naval board concerning the persons
who were in , the conspiracy. The
Spanish authorities are in the best po
sition to determine the matter.
The Spanish divers have been work
ing slowly. They have been: giving
more attention to the coal bunkers, ap
parently, than to any other portions of
the wreck. They have made-nothing
more than a superficial examination of
the hull. .,-.' ';
It seems t6 be understood ' that the
Spanish board in its investigation is
finding little evidence to give plausible
support to the theory of apoident. This
distinction from positive.- proor , or, an
external explosion it may be able to lg.
nore. There is clearly less confidence
in official circles than during the per
iod when the -declarations -of accident
were made by General Blanco The
Spanish inquiry proceeds in leisurely
fashion. It may be a long time before
a conclusion is reached. Ihis will be
no reason for a long delay by the naval
board. .
Consul at Sagua la Grande Resigns
New York. March 9. The World's
Havana correspondent sends word that
Walt at B. Barker, consul at Saeua la
Grande for the United States, has re
signed. It is alleged in Spanish circles
that Consul Barker's resignation is on
account of friction with Consul-General
Lee over the improper distribution of
American charity, but the World's cor
respondent declares that Mr. Barker
feels that the American government,
in its activity regarding Cuban affairs,
has ignored all the consular reports,
and the consuls to all intents and pur
poses are useless as channels of informa
tion. - -
LEE WltL NOT BE RECALLED
President Lost No Time
in
Answering Spain.
HIS CONDUCT NOT IMPROPER
And Naval Vessels Will Carry the Sup-
plies to Cuba as Was First Planned
Spain Backs Down.
Washington, March 8. The Spanish
situation developed two new phases to
day, when it became known that the
Spanish government had Iorinauy re
quested the recall of Consul-General
Lee at Havana, with which request the
United States had courteously but firm
ly refused' to, comply; also that the
Spanish government had suggested the
impropriety of sending relief supplies
to the Cuban reuonoentrados on the
cruiser Montgomery and gunboat Nash
ville, to which suggestion the United
States had given a like answer In the
negative. - ' .
The first intimation or these steps
came in a brief and explicit telegram
from Madrid. Prior to its receipt,
however, the authorities here had
been fully conversant with the facts,
although no intimation had been al
lowed to get to the publio on either
subject.
' The disclosures from Madrid left no
further ground for reticence in Wash
ington, and after a conference at the
White House between the president,
Assistant Secretary Day, of the state
department, and Secretary Long, of the
navy department, the following author
ized statement was handed to the press
by Judge Day, comprising everything
that was to be said by the administra
tion on the subject:
"The president will not consider the
reoall of General Lee. He has borne
himself throughout this crisis with
judgment, fidelity and courage, to the
president's entire satisfaction.
"As to the supplies for the relief of
the Cuban people all arrangements
have been made to carry a consignment
from Key West by one of the naval
vessels, whichever may be best adapted
for the1 purpose, to Matanzas and
Sagua." -
Beyond the foregoing there was no
particular ohange in the conference at
the White House. It did not discuss
other subjects, and it was stated posi
tively that the authorized statement
comprised everything that would be
given to any one.
The ground on which General Lee's
recall was asked was not ofHoially dis
closed. It is known, however, that the
Spanish government has . chafed for
some time over General Lee's presence
in . Havana, although this has never
taken the form of a definite protest
prior to the present time. ' It began to
assume a more serious aspect shortly
after the arrival of the Maine at Ha
vana. At that time General Lee es
corted Captain Sigsbee on his round of
offloial calls. These were made with
due formality, but the Spanish officials
took offense when the calls were re
stricted to General Blanco, Admiral
Manterola, and the representatives of
the military arm of Spain's service, and
did not include Premier Galvez and
bis associates of the autonomist cabinet,
who represented the new civil regime
whioh Spain is seeking to enforce.
The matter came to the attention of
Senor de Lome, the Spanish minister
at Washington, and, although there
was no protest, the situation, doubt
less, reached the state department, as
suitable amends were made by Captain
Sigsbee calling on Dr. Congosto, the
civil secretary-general of Cuba, Pre
mier Galvez and his associates.
There was like irritation ov.er a din
ner by Consul-General Lee to the offi
cers of the Maine. The list of guests
on that occasion is said to have omitted
some of the Spanish naval offloers,v and
to have included quits conspicuously
the names of a number of Amerioan
newspaper correspondents, who were
"regarded by the Spanish officials at i&
vana as "antagonistic to them. This
was also brought to the attention of
the officials, but was not made the
basis for any action, but rather of un
official criticism of General Lee's gen
eral mode of procedure. Within re
cent days it (had been understood by
officials here that the feeling against
General Lee had been 'smoothed, and
the request of his recall, was for that
reason in the nature of a complete sur
prise. ' ,
There are no ciroumstano.es which
clearly disclose the grounds for the re
call, although it is not known that
Spain has made any exact specification
of complaint. Since the Maine dis
aster, a report has been circulated that
General Lee was of the persona' opin
ion that the explosion was due to ex
ternal causes. No official report of
this character was ever sent to Wash
ington, so far as known, but the mere
circulation of the report in Madrid, at
tributing such views to General Lee,
has been the source of much feeling in
Spanish official circles.
Enlisting: at Charleston Navy Yard
Boston, March 8. Orders have been
reoeived at the Charleston navy-yard
calling for the enlistment of men for
the several ratings in the enlisted force
of the navy. JNo dennite time ior dis
continuance of the reoruiting was given
TO STAND BY THE GUNS.
Bill Providing; for Two Additional Ar
tillery Regiments Passed.
Washington, March 9. Chairman
Hull, of the military committee, in the
house, moved the passage under sus
pension of the rules of the Hawley bill,
creating two additional regiments of
artillery. The debate on the artillery
bill developed nothing exciting, but
there was a great outburst of enthusi
asm when Hay (Dem. Va.),j declared
that he. stood ready to vote for the
measure, In view of the emergency
which confronted the country.
Norton of Ohio today introduced in
the house a resolution, which, was re
ferred to the committee on rules, set
ting aside Thursday and Friday for
consideration of a joint resolution to
recognize the independence, of the re
public of Cuba. . '
Two Democrats, Jones of Virginia
and Cox of Tennessee, spoke against
the bill, whioh was passed without a
division.
Washington, March 9. Today's ses
sion of the senate was devoted entirely
to consideration of the District of Col
umbia appropriation bill. At the hour
of adjournment the bill had .hot been
disposed of, and its discussion will be
continued tomorrowi '
The present monopoly in the city of
the Chesapeake & Potomac Telegraph
Company, on account of high rates', was
severely scored. Carter (Mont.) urged
that the bill go over until tomorrow, as
he desired to offer an amendment relat
ing to the gas supply of Washington. V
"A more infamous and audacious
outrage was never perpetrated on an
inoffensive public than is nightly per
petrated by the Washington Gaslight
Company," declared Carter, "and I
desire to present an amendment that
will afford the suffering people' of this
city an opportunity to foroe'the com
pany to give them what they pay for. V
The bill was laid aside, and at 4:43
the senate went into executive sessiorj,
and soon afterwards adjourned. . .
During the morning hour Allen
(Neb.) presented the petition of 18,000
railway men of Pennsylvania in favor
of legislation to prevent the abuse of
the writ of Injunction. . : ,
' MAXIMUM RATE CASE.
The Nebraska State Lav Is Declared
Invalid. . .
Washington, March 9.-Justice Har
lan today delivered an opinion in the
Nebraska maximum freight rate case.
He held the Nebraska law to be con
trary to the 14th amendment, in that it
authorized the taking of property with
out the proccess of law and was there
fore invalid. Hence the railroad won.
Justice Harlan's opinion affirmed the
opinion of the circuit court, of appeals
of the eighth circuit, which was agaii.st
the maximum freight rates law favora
ble to the railroads.
This case was instituted to test the
validity of the law passed by the Ne
braska legislature in 1893, prescribing
the maximum rates for transportation
of freights by railroads within the
state. The decision sustains the con
tention of the railroad companies and
holds against the validity of the law.
The opinion was based largely, upon
the oharge of unreasonableness. Jus
tice Brewer made a computation show
ing that the reduction effected in the
freight rates amounted on an average
to 29 per cent, which' be held was
too great a change.
The case has been twice argued ir
the supreme court, Hon. W. J. Bryan
appearing as one of the counsel for the
itate at the last hearing. . V
ON A BIG CONTRACT.
Cramps Reported to Be Figuring With
a Foreign Naval Power.
. Philadelphia, Maroh 9. The North
American Review prints the following:
While the attention of the public dur
ing the recent war scare has been for a
time diverted from the Cramp shipyard
to League island, yet it is safe to assert
that the Kensington, firm of shipbuild
ers is at this moment on the eve of se
curing a foreign contract of sensational
proportions. Although the members. of
the firm maintain the utmost secrecy
on the subject, it is a fact that during
the week Just passed a force of draughts
men has been working on plans and es
timates almost continuously. . ;'.
These plans and estimates, it is said,
are being drawn up for the considera
tion of a foreign power, and include a
first-olass shipyard, such as is operated
by the Cramps, besides several battle
ships and cruisers. Although the name
of the foreign power is being Kept a
secret, it is generally understood by
those in a position to know that the
plans and estimates will eventually
find their way to Russia. .. ,
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Hat International Aspects.
Vancouver, B. C, March 9. There
will soon come up for trial at New
Westminster a murder trial with inter
national aspeots, involving the feature
of a man standing in Canada and shoot
ing another in the United States. On
Saturdav last Jack Atkinson, who runs
a hotel on the Canadian side of the
boundary at Blaine, quarreled with
Billy Patterson, who runs a rival estab
lishment on the American side. At
kinson shot Patterson in the leg, inflict
ing a wound from whioh Patterson died.
AlKinSOn ineil weui iUiXioyy ytcoiujju-
ster and surrendered himself tOi the
authorities.
WOULD SEIZE ALL ALflSKfl
Canadians Raise British Flag
on White Pass."
CONSIDERED AMERICAN SOIL
Miner Will Resist Payment of Duties at
That Point Warmer Weather Causes
Rush From Dyea and Skagway-
Seattle, Maroh 7. Five ' steamers
arrived from Alaska today the Uto
pia,' Hueneme, Del Norte, Protection
and Queen. The Queen left Skagway
last Sunday. , E. E. Knapp, of Boston,
who came down on the Queen, author
izes the statement that the Canadian
authorities raised the British flag on
the summit of White pass on Saturday,
February 26. ' This has heretofore been
considered American territory.. Mr.
Enapp's authority' for the statement is
the foreman of the Humbert Trans
portation Company's pack train.. He
reported the affair to Mr. Knapp, who
is connected with the company, just
before the latter left Skagway.
In referenoe to the report that mar
tial law had been, proclaimed at Skag
way, Mr.. Knapp said that when he left
last Sunday no such action had been
taken; neither was it anticipated. Mr.
Knapp also said that the reports of
deaths' at Dyea, Skagway and on the
trails had been very much exaggerated.
He had made a personal examination,
and ascertained that since November
1 there had been 19 deaths at Skagway,
and 18 at Dyea. This is not at all
large, considering the population of the
two places.
The report that two men from Daw
son had perished on Whtie pass, with a
large amount of gold dust on them, is
said by Mr. Knapp to have no founda
tion.- ..!'...".''.'.;
The rivalry between the towns of
Skagway and Dyea is characterized by
Mr. Knapp as being "at white heat,"
and is the reason, he thinks, that so
many exaggerated stories of death and
hardship are sent out. Eaoh town is
doing all it can to throw discredit on
the other. ,- . '
It is feared that serious trouble will
grow out of the Canadians' attempt to
collect duty on the summit oi White
and Chilkoot passes, and the Amerioans
will, resist the payment of duties on
what they consider American ground.
Another complication will result from
the various tramways which are being
constructed to carry freight over the
passes. The officials of these tram
ways are reported to have declared that
any interruption with their construc
tion work or ajy attempt to exercise
any right of ownership will be resisted.
It is thought at Dyea and Skagway
that' the next movement on the part of
the, Canadian authorities will be to
claim sovereignty over those two places.
Last Sunday the boundary line was at
Lake Bennett, then at Lindemann, and
now is at the summit of the mountains,
which is only about 20 miles from salt
water. '
Two days before the Queen left Skag
way, the wind, which had blown from
the north continuously for seven weeks,
shifted and began to blow from the
southwest, causing a general thaw to
set in. The changed weather caused
hundreds of people who had been de
tained by the severe cold to start over
the trails from ' .both Skagway and
Dyea, and when the steamer left, a gen
eral exodus from both towns was taking
place. Both trails are reported in ex
cellent condition. . -
A Portland Man's Opinion.
Portland, Or., March 7. Northwest
territory officials have taken the initi
ative in the contest for possession of
Summit lake, by raising the Canadian
flag on its shores. This lake, according
to Dr. Horace R. Littlefleld, one of
the best-posted men regarding Alaskan
affairs on the coast, is situated, as its
name implies, at the summit of White
pass, about 16 miles from Skagway,
Both the United, States and Canada
claim it, and the dispute regarding it
has engendered bitter feelings between
Americans , and Canadians in Alaska,
whioh have rapidly increased in inten
sity of late. The American claim to
the lake is generally considered to be
quite as well founded asMhat of Can
ada, and the action of the Dominion
officials is premature, if not wholly un
justified. ,''.";,
Suffering Is Terrible.
Portland, Or., March 7.-i-Following
is an extract from a letter dated February-
21, from Rev, WV.W. Warne, at
Haines mission, (Jhilkat, Alaska, re
ceived by William Wadhams yesterday:
"Winter set in four or five days ago
and now we are experiencing all the
rigors of an Alaska winter. The suf
fering of some of the newcomers is ter
rible. The Perry Humbert expedition,
stationed here.is going to losa 180 head
of horses and oxen in a day or two
more if they cannot get feed. I have
loaned them all I had; now we are all
out, except a few sacks of grain I kept
for myself.
"There is not a bale of hay to be had
in the country, and all of the gra,in is
gone. Mr. Smith is now feeding 1,000
sacks of flour to try and tide over the
storm. They have a little rice they.
will feed next. They cannot keep the
poor animals either tied or blanketed,
as they ohew everything up.
A DUEL WITH SWORDS.
Cavalottl, the Italian Poet' and States.
man, Killed.
Rome, March 8. Signor Felice
Carlo Cavalottl, the poet, dramatist, .
publicist and well-known radical mem
ber of the chamber of deputies for Cor
telona, was killed here this afternoon
in a duel with swords with Signor Ma
cola, member of deputies and editor of
the Gazzetta di Venezia. The encoun
ter ,was the outcome of a press polem
ics in the oolumns of the Milan Seoolo
at an unfrequented spot , outside the
Porta Magore. Signor Maoola's ' sec
onds were Deputies Signor Guido Fu
ginato, a professor at the university of
Turin and member of Foltre, and
Signor Bizzoni, the publicist, . and
Signor Tassi, member of the chamber
of deputies.' -
Shortly before the meeting, bignor
Cavalottl seemed in excellent spirits,
and even joked with his seconds.
When the word was given, he attacked
his opponent vigorously. The first
two engagements were without result,
but in the third, Signor Cavalotti re
ceived a thruBt in . the throat that
severed his iugular vein
At first, it was thought he was only
slightly injured, but the gravity of the
wound was soon perceived on his put
ting his hand to his mouth. He with
drew it covered with blood and could
not utter a word. The doctors and his
seconds carried him to Zellino, and
laid him in a bed in the residence of
the Countess Celiro. There, tracheot
omy was ' performed, and artificial
breathing attempted, but all efforts
were useless. Signor Uavalotti expired
in 10 minutes, without speaking again.
Signor Macola did not reoeive a scratch.
The news, on reaching the city,
caused a great sonsation. iMumerous
deputies and friends hurried to the
scene, and there is universal regret over
the death of Cavalottl.
CUSTOMS INSPECTORS.
Mounted Patrol for the Northern Part
of Washington.
Port Towsned, Wash., March 8. A
feature heretofore unknown in the
Pnget sound customs district has been '
inaugurated. It consists of mounted
inspectors, and the first man appointed
to a position on horseback is Enoch
F. Plummer, of this place. . Collector
Huestis was recently authorized by the
treasury department to establish a
mounted inspecotrs' .' patrol on the
boundary between , Eastern Washington
and British Columbia, with headquar
ters atNorthport. A mounted inspeotor
is allowed a salary of 3.50 per clay,
with 50 cents extra per day for horse
hire, and is expected to cover the
boundary line for a distance of from 25
to 40 miles as often as possible-.
Fierce Street Battle.
Texarkana, Ark., Maroh 8. A fierce
street battle oocurred here this after
noon in which One man was killed out
right, another mortally wounded and a
third seriously injured. Vinson Gra
viani is mortally wounded, shot
through the breast, shoulder, arm and
leg. Pete Darigo is seriously wound
ed. The participants were barbers.
S. -A. Gingola and his son-in-law, Mike
Cannela, were about to come to blows,
when the Graviani boys and Darrigo
attempted to intrecede. Gingola and
Cannela turned upon theGravianis and
both sides drawing revolvers, the battle
was soon in progress. More than 80
shots were fired. Gingola and Can
uela fled. ' .
The Corona Floated. '
Seattle, March 8. The steam
schooner Lpkme, which arrived this af
ternoon from Alaska, brings the news
that the Bteainer Corona, which went
on a rook at Lewis island, was - floated
last Thursday evening. The Corona is
considerably injured, the, worst place
being under the forward hatch, where
she first struck the rock. At this
point, her keel is turned over for 20
feet. This can be temporarily fixed
from the inside. After entering and
clearing at Victoria, the Corona will
be brought to Port Townsend, where
her cargo will be unloaded. Captain
Goodall then expects 1;o take her to San
Francisco without going into a drydock.
Cruise of an Kight-Tonnev. '
Port Townsend, March 8. Tho
eight-ton schooner Anna Catharine put
into this place last night en route from
San Franoisoo to Alaska When the
schooner left the Golden Gate, nearly
three months ago, she carried . five
persons, four men and one woman. On ,
the way up the coast the little craft
came near being wrecked, and was
forced to put into Tillamook, where tho
woman deserted and returned to San
Franoisco. Fresh supplies were taken
on her today, and the schooner headed
for the north.
Mounting Guns at Point TjOina.
San Diego, Cal., March 8. Lieuten
ant Humphreys, commanding battery
D, Third artillery, stationed at this
place, has received orders to send his
company of artillery at once to Point
Loma to mount the three 10-inoh rifles
recently delivered there by the United
States government for the defense of
this harbor. ' ' '
' Russia Takes a Slice. .
London, March 8. The Peking cor
respondent of the Times says: "Russia
has demanded that China surrender to
her all sovereignty over Port Arthur
and Talien Wan for the same period
and on the same conditions as given
Germany at Kiao Chou.