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THE CRIME AVENGED. Murderers of the Spicer Family Strung lip by a Mob. Miles’ Estimates of Cost cf Our Seacoast Defenses. FEARS NO TROUBLE WITH SPAIN |lr»r Three Million* N'eeded-«M5.OOO Recommended for the Columbia and S1,140,000 for the Sound. Washington, Nov. 15. — Secretary Alger has approved the estimates for the coast-defense work submitted by General Miles, and they will be sub mitted to Chairman Cannon, of the house committee on appropriations some days before the ojiening of the session. In accordance with law, the expenditures of the different seaports are itemized, but the secretary will ask fo» authority to spend the money in lump sums, so that work on any par ticular defense may be hurried to meet emergencies. General Miles divides the fortification appropriation for the Pacific coast as follows: San Diego, Cal..................................................J 725.000 San Francisco................................................... l,306,0U> Columbia river............................................... 605,<HO Puget sound...................................................... 1,14o,000 In his report to the secretary, Gen eral Miles makes no reference to pos sible complications with Spain, but says: ‘‘Although the general desire of our people is to maintain a condition of peace with all nations, and the policy of the government is one of good will and peaceful relations with all others, yet nothing could be more injurious than to settle in a condition of inse curity and permit the lives of millions and the accumulated wealth of many generations to be destroyed or endanger ed by any foreign power with which we are liable to come in contact, and the general plan for defense which has been adopted by the government should be steadily pursued until the nation is in the condition of security and safety which a due regard for self-preservation would demand.” A VALUABLE CYCLOPEDIA. Commercial Directory of American Re publics Presented to the President. Bismarck, N. D., Nov. 10.—Alex Coudol, an Indian half-breed, and Paul Holytrack and Philip Ireland, full blood Indians, the first of whom was sentenced to death for the murder of six members of the Spicer family last February, and had just been granted a new trial by the supreme court, and the latter two self-confessed accessories in the murder, were taken from the county jail in Wood county last night and lynched by a mob. The lynching had apparently been cooly planned, and was carried out without a break. Sudden and swift retribution was meted out. Williams port, where the hanging took place, is about 40 miles from this city, and off the railroad. The news of tiie lynch ing was received here this afternoon. The men had been in the custody of Deputy Sheriff Kelly. They were taken from him by the mob and hanged to a beef windlass several yards from the jail. Their bodies were left hang ing during the entire day, the coroner not having arrived, and no one else volunteering to cut them down. Aliout 40 men were concerned in the lynching. They rode into Williams port on horseback late at night, and tethered their horses a short distance from the city, that they might secure them again as speedily as necessary after the deed was done. The jail is a substantial stone structure, and was in charge of Deputy Sheriff Thomas Kelly. Since the confinement of the prisoners there, so great has been the fear that they might escape in some way, that one man had watched the prisoners all night. Last night Kelly was on watch. There was a meeting of the lodge of Woodmen in a building near the jail, and as Kelly was a member, he expect ed to meet some of the members of the lodge after the meeting had adjourned. To while away the time during the night hours, he was playing solitaire in front of the cells in which the mur derers were confined. About 2 o’clock there was a rap on the outer door of the jail, and Kelly rose quickly and turned the key in the lock, thinking that the persons he expected to meet had arrived. No sooner had he opened the door than the mob crowded into the corri dors. All of them were masked, and the leaders carried ropes. Kelly at once realized what the mob had come for. The lynchers were quiet but de termined. The lead?r presented a re volver at the head of the deputy sheriff and told him they wanted his prisoners, and demanded that he open their cells. Kelly demurred, but saw that resist ance was useless, and unlocked the door. Two of the prisoners were con fined together, and the otiier in a seper- ate cell. They had been aroused from sleep by the entrance of the mob. and sat up, half awake and trembling in terror. Holytrack and Ireland were pulled from their beds, ropes were fast ened about their necks, and they were dragged out on the ground, alter being told to prepare for death. The men were then dragged to a huge beef windlass, which had been erected to suspend carcasses of slaughtered beeves, and were strung up on a cross beam. Cudol was the first man to be hanged. It is reported that he was asked before he was hanged whether Blackhawk and Defender had also been concerned in the murder for which he was about to be hanged. He answered in the affirmative. The rope, which had been fastened about his neck, was then thrown over a crossbeam, and he was suspended in midair. Holytrack and Ireland were treated in a like man ner and the mob then quietly dispersed. Washington, Nov. 15. — Secretary Sherman, Minister Romero of Mexico, and Minister Merou of Argentine, mem bers of the executive committee of the bureau of American republics, were at the White House today and presented the first voltimn of the commercial di rectory of the American republics to President McKinley. There was con siderable formality about the matter, the presentation being made in the blue parlor. Secretary Sherman presented the volume, saying the work was re- garded as of ‘‘such vast practical im portance to the commerce of our coun try, as to be well worthy that we should come in a body to present it to you. Upon looking through its pages you will discern its far-reaching value as a factor in disseminating general in formation respecting the natural re sources, the peculiar commercial activi ties, the varying occupations, the in dustries and the latent capbilities of the countries of the Western hemis phere.” President McKinley made a formal response, expressing his interest in the work of the bureau and the hope that the publication would lead to a closer commercial relation between the repub lics of America. With the volume was transmitted a letter to the president from Joseph P. Simth, director of the bureau, in which he stated the objects of the publication. It is a commercial cyclopedia of the Western hemisphere, IN A SNAKE’S COILS. intended to furnish information for the benefit of merchants and agriculturists. Muneuni Watchman Severely Injured by President McKinley has been congratu an Anaconda. lated from time to time during the Philadelphia. Nov. 16.— A huge an progress of the work, and has shown aconda on exhibition here today severe great interest in it. ly injured Samuel Masher, the museum A WHITECAP OUTRAGE. watchman, and crushed to death a valuable trick pony. The pony was Two Ohio Girin Beaten and Tarred and tied to a feed box alongside the ana Feathered. conda’s cage. Masher saw the reptile Holgate, O., Nov. 15. — Word reached had worked one of the boards of its cage this city this evening from Oakwood, a loose and had stretched out a short dis hamlet 25 miles south, of an outrage tance. He pushed tbe board to, believ perpetrated last night by whitecaps ing the anaconda would pull within its upon two girls, Edith and May Rob cage again. Instead, it wriggled out erts, 19 and 17 years of age, respect and wrapped itself several times about ively. Ten days ago the young ladies Masher. The latter screamed for help, received a whitecap notice warning and the pony, frightened by the big them to leave the town and county, reptile, began jumping about. This but they paid no attention to the no saved Masher’s life, for the reptile un tice. Last night, they were awakened wound himself from him and com Masher by a band of eight or ten men entering pletely encircled the pony. their rooms and dragging them from fell to the floor unconscious. When a their beds in their night-robes to the number of employes reached the scene, near-by road, where they were terribly the snake began to unwind itself, and whipped with a cat-o’-nine-tails, which appeared to be getting ready for the was found this morning. After beat fight. The men kept aloof until a lasso ing them, they gave the girls a coat of was obtained and the snake finally tar and feathers and took them back to made secure. Several of Masher’s ribs the house, where they were found un were broken, and he was taken to a hospital. conscious this morning. May, the younger of the girls, is in Marching on Havana. a critical condition, the flesh being cut Key West, Fla. Nov., 15.—Riano, in to the bone by the whip. There is no Havana province, has been attacked clew to the perpetrators. again, the insurgents making no effort, T.adue Robbed of Klondike Gold. however, to enter tbe town. The in Chicago, Nov. 15.—Joseph Ladue, surgents were under Juan Delgado. who struck it rich in the Klondike,was The Spaniards made no resistance. robbed of *700 worth of nuggets in the Calixto Garcia is said to lie marching depot of the Lake Shore railroad today. toward Havana through Matanzas prov The thief managed to secure the gold ince with a large insurgent army, many while Ladue was walking from his large guns, and plenty of ammunition, train to the depot door. arms and dynamite. Hehl Vp by a I.onr Hl(h«.yn»n. Lewiston, Idaho, Nov. 15.—Word has been received here that the Warren mail and express carrier was held up a few miles from Warren by a lone high wayman. He turned over the express box, which contained a considerable amount of gold dust, although the ex act amount is not known. Boston, Nov. 15. — Bv the collapse of a three-story brick building today four men were injured, one of whom, it is eaid, will probably die. London, Nov. 16.—The Rome corre spondent of the Daily Chronicle says: Baron von Bullow, the newly appointed German secretary of state for foreign affairs, in an interivew with the pope, has warmly complained against the sympathy of the Vatican with the Franco-Russian alliance ami its hostil ity to the triple alliance. He declared in the name of Emperor William that if the Vatican persisted in such a policy the German government would retali ate on the Roman Catholics. THREE AGAINST ONE. An Alleged Conspiracy to Wipe Bolivia OtT the Map. [ WEEKLY MARKET LETTER. [Office of Downing, Honkins A Co., Chicago ! B->ar<l of Trade Brokers. 711-714 Chamber of Com- I iueice Building, Buriland, Oregon.] New York, Nov. 15.—A dispatch to the Herald from Valparaiso says: A Evidence of Steady Growth The action of the market has been a plan for a dreibund of Chile, Fern and and Enterprise. great disappointment to the bulls, and Argentina is in existence, which, if there is a growing feeling that with I ________ adopted by the three governments, will favorable conditions in the winter wipe Bolivia off the South American wheat sections for the next two weeks, 1 map, Chile. Fern and Argentina divid ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST | that wheat possihy may sag still lower j ing her territory. Startling as this ________ ■ The news has been rather bearish in statement is, there are many who are many respects, the enormous receipts inclined to give it credence. Without From All the Title* and Towul ol (much of which is low grade), the the Thriving Slater State* a doubt some international move of im heavy rains in the winter wheat see- i portance is under contemplation. Chile —Oregou. lions in the past week, the improved and Feru have become entangled with Umatilla county recently bought a conditions in the Argentine, and the 1 Bolivia, and what the result will be no reversible road grader, ami this county smaller demand for flour has caused a one can tell. liquidating movement to set in that has now has four road machines. The demands of the alarmists for an carried May wheat down to a lower The population of Lostine, Wallowa explanation from the government, it is price than it has seen for a long time generally believed, are justified. Senor ?ounty, is now estimated at 175. Claims are made that the ealier esti Salinas, Chile’s minister to Sucre, Bo Three months ago only 40 people were mates of Euro)>e’s import requirements living there. livia, has gone to Santiago to confer of breadstuff's are now thought to have A farmer of Tangent has nearly with the government on the situation. been somewhat too high. In addition, The government flatly denies that he ready for trial a steam plow that he the demand has been, so far, easily will uot return to Sucre, though there has invented, and which he thinks met, causing together a shade of indif are grave fears that he will be mur will plow 15 acres of ground in a day. Terence ou the part of purchasers. In dered if he does return, as the feeling A Curry county man soon expects to all estimates of the future, much is there against Chile is intense. begin manufacturing barrels in which made of what may be expected of the In the clubs, in cafes and at social to pack fish. A number of such barrels crops of the Argentine and of the Au gatherings, everywhere in Bolivia are used on the Coquille, and some on stralian colonies. Too many perhaps, everybody hears Chile talked of as a ! Sixes and Elk rivers. forgot that while harvesting begins in faithless nation. Reasons for all the George II. Tolbert, who is in charge about a month, the products of the feeling against Chile are to be found in of the Rogue river salmon hatchery harvest do not appear, to any great ex- j the rebellion of 1891, and its bearing station, says that 1,679,800 eggs have tent, before April or May. Tbe large on the Ancion treaty. The revolution been taken. Some of the eggs now' shipments from Russia and America ists promised to Bolivia, if she would ( taken are hatching. yet stifle any uudue efforts on the part1 recognize the belligerency of the rebels, of buyers in Western Europe to secure The cannery at Kernville near the that if they were victorious they would larger shipments at present, especially j mouth of the Siletz river, in Lincoln give to Bolivia two years after victory as the quantity on passage is about the two Peruvian provinces of Taeana i county, did a good business for the double the amount so found at the be and Arica, held temporarily by Chile season just closed. It is reported that ginning of our crop season. It is not it canned about 10,000 cases of salmon. under the Ancion treaty. Track laying on the Astoria & Co surprising, in view of these conditions More than six years elapsed since that the markets have occasions of re- J the victory of the revolutionists, and lumbia River railway was completed lapse But later, when the two prin Chile has not yet fulfilled her promise, to Aldrich )>oint Monday night. The ci pal sources of supply begin to show track-laying machine has been side for the reason that by doing so she actu tl exhaustion, as they may be ex would trample on the treaty. Bolivia tracked at Knappa, and the work is pected to, at the rapid rate of shipping, now' insists on the fulfillment of this now being done by hand. an upward turn in affairs is likely to promise,which’Chile holds is illegal. Fish have been plentiful on the ensue. It should be no disappointment In the meantime Chile recalled Senor streams of Curry county this fall. One to those who habitually understate the Lira, the minister of Chile to Peru, fisherman caught 250 big salmon in the resources of ex(H>rters to find relapse in who belonged to the revolutionary Sixes in one night. Flora creek, Sixes prices when the facts showing it are party, and has sent Senor Vicente and Elk rivers, Rogue river and the developed. Still there need be no great Santa Cruz, a Balmaeedist, there with C’hetco are all good salmon streams. apprehension of the future for the sup instructions to sound Peru on an alli An Oalkand, Cal., man estimates ply is none too great for the natural ance against Bolivia, against which that the amount of apples contracted want* of the world. the government of Peru has grievances. for in C oob county this season, includ The plan is to bring about a war with ing those already shipped, figures up to Portland Market. Bolivia and for Peru’s assistance it 30,000 boxes, and several thousand Wheat—Walla Walla,72@73 v^C;Val promises to return Peru the provinces more boxes are being held for higher ley and Bluestem, 75@76c per bushel. of Taeana and Arica without putting prices. Four—Best grades, *4.25; grahatu, the question to popular vote or de Baker City is the only city in Eastern *3.70; superfine, *2.40 per barrel. manding of Peru the 10,000,000 soles Oregon with a gas plant. There is also Oats—Choice white, 33@34c; choice ransom, as provided in the Ancion an electric light plant. Three new re gray, 31@32c [>er bushel. treaty. Chile has also prepared to torts have been added to the gas plant, Barley—Feed barley, *19(320; brew furnish Peru with all necessary arms and half a mile of additional main ing, *20 per ton. and munitions to carry on a war with pipes have been laid since September Millstiffs—Bran, *14 per ton; mid Bolivia. 15 last. dlings, *21; shorts, *15.50. In this connection the dreibund Hay—Timothy, *12@12.50; clover, The cannery in Marshfield shutdown against Bolivia is considered. Argen *10(311; California wheat, *10; de tina, it is said, will be invited into the last week. The pack for the season oat, *11; Oregon wild hay, *9@10 pei alliance to give strength to the move amounts to 8,500 cases, of which about ton. 7,000 eases are chinook. Some of the ment. Eggs—22l£@24c per dozen. The Heraldo eays that it is reported •alteries are still running, and the fish Butter—Fancy creamery, 45 (3 50c; all international affairs between Chile ermen will probably continue opera fair to good, 35@40c; dairy, 25@35c and Bolivia and Peru will soon be sat tions until the middle of the month. A thoroughbred trotter just 40 inches per roll. isfactorily settled, except the commer Cheese — Oregon, 11 %c; Young cial and police treaty, drawn by Bo high and weighing 900 pounds was America, 12‘sc; California, 9@10c livia, and leaving the solution of the brought into The Dalles recently. per pound. Tacana-Arica question until next year. The animal is well built, and perfectly Poultry—Chickens, mixed, *1.50(3 formed in body, but his legs are con 2.50 per doezn; broilers, *2.00@2.50; siderably shorter than those of a normal NOT THE RIGHT TRAIN. ducks, *3.00@4.0C horse. He was raisel in the Willam geese, *5.00; per dozen; turkeys, live, 10@llcpei ette valley. pound. Missouri Robbers Were Wrong in Tlieif The horse cannery at Linnton is fur Reckoning. Potatoes—Oregon Burbanks, 35@40c nishing a market for considerable num Kansas City, Nov. 15.—The Missouri ber of cayuses from Eastern Oregon and per sack; sweets, *1.40 per cental. Onions—Oregon, new, red, 90c; yel Pacific passenger train known as the St. Washington, and will in time relieve Louie fast mail, which leaves Kansas the ranges of a large number of useless low, 80c per cental. Hops—8@13c per pound for new City at 9 P. M., was held up by five stock. One day last week 16 calroads masked robbers at 9:30 tonight at the passed through The Dalles on the way crop; 1896 crop, 6@7c. Wool—Valley, 14@16c per pound; Chicago & Alton crossing, just east of to Linnton. They were a lot of [Mtnies Eastern Oregon, 7@12o; mohair, 2C Independence, and less than a mile from the Warm Springs reservation. (3 22c per pound. from the famous blue cut, in which W ashiiiffton. Mutton—Gross, best sheep, wethers three trainrobberies have occurred About *750,000 will be paid out for and ewes, *2.50@2.60; dressed mutton,! within the past year. 5c; spring lambs, 5t^c per pound. The robbers were disguised as women, wheat at Tekoa this year. Hogs—Gross, choice heavy, *4.50; A new brewery in Colfax will beign and w hen the engineer saw them swing light and feeders, *3.00@4.00; dressed, ing a lantern across the track, an ap operations this week. parent signal of danger, he did not The proprietors of the Tekoa mills *4.50@5.00 per 100 pounds. Beef—Gross, top steers, *2.75(33.00; hesitate to stop. The engine’s crew have 30,000 bushels of wheat now in was covered with revolvers. Conductor store and are running on full time. cows, *2.25; dressed beef, 4(®5,1yc per Dennis O’Brien and Brakeman Michael They are shipping large quantities of pound. Veal—Large, 4>^@5c; small, stepped out to see what was the matter, flour to China and Japan and their ex 6c per pound. and were greeted by a volley of bullets, port trade is increasing rapidly. which caused the greatest confusion in Seattle Market* One hundred and Seventy-five Chi the passenger cars. The conductor and nese arrived at Tacoma on the steam1 r Butter — Fancy native creamery, brakeman were compelled to cut the Utopia last week, en route from the brick. 24(3 25c; ranch, 16 (3 18c. express and baggage cars from the rest Blaine salmon canneries for Portland. Cheese—Native Washington, 12J>j'c;1 of the train, and the engineer and fire After landing they ami their baggage California, 9l$c. man were made to get down from their were inspected by Chinese Inspector Eggs—Fresh ranch,'80c. cab. The robbers quickly jumped Jossey, and then put aboard cars and Poultry—Chickens, live, per pound, aboard and took the engine and express dispatched to the metrofiolis. hens, 10c; spring chickens, *2.50(3 car about two miles further east, where 8 00; ducks, *3.50@3.75. A California mining man has discov they stopi>ed and compelled Exprees Wheat—Feed wheat, *25 per ton. ered what he considers a good lead on Messenger Williams to open his car. Oats—Choice, per ton, *19@20. He offered no resistance, as he carried the Elwha river, 15 miles from the Corn—Whole, *22; cracked, per ton, no treasure. The robbers had evident mouth, in Clallam county. The ore *22; feed meal, *22 per ton. developed *8.88 in gold and 17 cents ly intended to stop the St. Louie lim Barley—Rolled or ground, per ton, ited express, which leaves Kansas City in silver. The Selby Smelting Com *22; whole, *22. at a late hour, and were greatly sur pany, of San Francisco, offered to take Fresh Meats—Choice dressed beef, prised upon discovering that the cars 1,000 tons of the ore at the assay valu steers, 6c; cows, 51$c; mutton Bheep, ation. which they had captured contained The receipts at the Everett custom 6c; pork, 7c; veal, small, 7. nothing of value. In their rage they Fresh Fish—Halibut, 5c: salmon, pounced ujstn the express messenger house for last month were *16,268.21, 3‘2c; salmon trout, 7(3 10c; flounders which was all paid in silver, making a and went through his pockets, but *2.65 and sole, 3(34; ling cod, 4@5; rock cod, was ail they secured. After this they little over a half a ton for C^aptain L. 5c; smelt, 2‘2(34c. quickly left the train and disappeared H. Coon to handle during the first Fresh Fruit—Apples, 25c(3*l per in the darkness. After a delay of over month he has been in charge of the box; [leaches, 75(380c; prunes, 35@40c; 1 office. This is the largest month ’ s busi an hour the train was got together ness that has ever been done in the pears, *1 per box. again and started on its journey. The county marshal and his men history of the office. Ran Francisco Market. were at the scene of the robbery very A proposition to establish, in Seat Wool—Nevada 11@ 13c; Oregon, 13 soon after, but there is every probabil tle, a plant for the manufacture of @ 14c; Northern 14 (3 16c per pound. ity that the robbers were safely in In cans, has b»en laid before the chamber Hops—12‘yc per pound. dependence or Kansas Citv before any of commerce by Irving Ayres, treasur Millstuffs—Miildlings, *20(322; Cal organized effort was made to capture er of the Pacific sheet metal works, of ifornia bran, *16.00(316.50 per ton. San Francisco. He is investigating them. Onions—New red. 70(3 80c; do new the probable advantages of such a silverskin, *1.00M 1.15 per cental. The new standard postal card will l>e plant, and on his rejiort to the directors Eggs—Store, 18(326c; ranch, 39@ a trifle smaller than the card now in of the company, of whom he is one, 41c; Eastern, 17(325; duck, 25c per use, so that it can be inclosed in busi will depend the inauguration of tbe en« dozen. ness envelopes of ordinary size. terprise. Potatoes—New, in boxes, 30(3 70c. The gathering of the cranberry crop Cheese—Fancy mild, new, 12,^c; fair : Lon« Highwayman'* Haul. Lewiston, Idaho, Nov. 15.—Letters at the Chabot marsh, near Ilwaco, was to good, 7(38c per pound.. Citrus Fruit—Granges, Valencias, j received from Warren state that the concluded last week, and the product highwayman who held up the express will be over 6,000 bushels. Last year *1.50(38.00; Mexican limes, *2.5009 messenger a few miles from Warren it was 6,500bushels. Aliout 40China 3.00; California lemons, choice, *2.00 November 2 secured *1.000 in gobi duet men were engaged as pickers this year, @2.50; do common, 75c(3*l j>er box. Hay—Wheat, 12(3 15; wheat and from the treasure box, besides coin and and about 100 hundred white people, pat>er money that increased the booty men, women, boys and girls. At 50 oat, *11; oat, *10(3 12; river bar cents a bushel, these pickers earned ley, *7(38; best barley, *10(312; to *5,000. _________________ just *3,000. alfalfa, *8(39.50; clover, *8(3 10. The Berlin town council has decided At Olympia land office six final Fresh Fruit—Apples, 85(3 85c per to appoint a municipal ‘‘hydrologist,” proofs were made, three were received large box; grapes, 25(340c; Isabella, | whose duty it shall be to supervise the from subordinate officers and three irons 60(375c; peaches, 50c(3*i; pears, 40 i water supply of the city. homestead enrtiea were made. 1 65c per box; plums, 25(335c. AGAINST Sure to THE CANAL. Be Much Opposition at th* Coining Session. Washington, Nov. 15.—One of th» prominent measures which will be brought before congress at the coming session is the consideration of the Nic aragua canal. From the present out look it is probable that no action will be taken, and that a final vote on the bill will not be reached. The main proposition which is now pending is the construction of the canal by a com pany, the bonds of which to the amount of *70,000.000 shall be guaranteed by the government. It is not strange, in view of the re cent complications which have arisen, that members of congress hesitate about going into a scheme involving any such guarantee. It may mean that the Uni ted States will not only pay the interest, but, in the end, will be compelled to pay the principal of these bonds. There is also fear of a scheme or trick by some underhanded and underground meth ods. People do not care to be entangled with a concern which is operating for its own profit. Many men would gladly vote for the building of the Nicaragua canal if the United States would have absoltue control, and if it was assured that it could be built for *100,000,000, but, as the matter stands now, it ie verv doubtful whether the canal oan be built for that amount, and it is also doubtful whether the company which owns the concessions will be able to carry out the plans and purposes of the bill which has long been pending before congress. It is well known that the greatest benefits that would come from building the canal would accrue first to the At lantic coast—New York and New Eng land—then the Gulf states, next the Pacific states, and following, possibly the states bordering on the Mississippi river, which would ship their products to the Pacific coast by way of the Nic aragua canal. It must be acknowl edged that the interior states would de rive little benefit, and is it not to be wondered at that their representatives hesitate about them embarking in any such undertaking. Even big Tom Reed, the speaker of the house, hailing from Maine, a great maritime state, hesitates about putting the seal of his approval, or, in other words, allowing the Nicaragua canal bill to come before the house, when it involves sueb a vast expenditure from the United States treasury. These are the reasons that will pre vent the consideration and passage of the Nicaragua canal bill at the coming session. ‘•X” RAY IN A DAMAGE SUIT. Roentgen'* Discovery In Court for th* First Time. New York, Nov. 15. — "X” rays were used in court for the first time in this country in a damage suit before a jury in the Brooklyn superior court. Martin Hutchinson, 9 years old, was subjected to ray examination for sev eral minutes. He was injured on Christmas night, 1895, by being eject ed from a street car. The plaintiff contends that the head of the left humerus was fractured from the boy’s fall from the car when the conductor threw him off. A dynamo was placed in front of the jury box and near the lawyers’ table, ami a large Crooke’s tube was used. Soon after the case had been resumed young Hutchinson’s jacket and outside shirt were removed. The arms and shoulders were exposed. Before the examination the question as to whether any possible injury would result from the examination was discussed. J. Stewart Ross, who rep resents the plaintiff, insisted that a limit as to the time of the examination should be set. It was decided that it should be three minutes. When the boy took his seat with his left shoulder about six inches from the Crooke’s tube, he smiled at the jury and the lawyers. Dr. William Morton looked at the boy’s left shoulder through a fleuroscope, »nd Judge John- Bon, who presided at the trial, stood up and timed the proceeding. George L. Fowler then took the fleuroscope and looked at the boy’s left arm and should er until time was called. Dr. Morton and Dr. Fowler will tell on the stand the result of the examina tion. They are witnesses for the de fense. Previous to that made in court there had been examinations of the boy’s shoulder. The examinations were made to show the result of the frac tures. Outlook Ha* Improved. New York, Nov. 15.— A dispatch to the Herald from Madrid says: The out look as regards the United States ia considered to havo improved. Greater quiet prevails here. It is reported liere that the papal nuncio at Madrid who is at present in Rome has received instructions fom the |s>pe to exhort the Spanish clergy against espousing the cause of Don Carlos. Weavers* Demands Granted. Philadelphia, Nov. 15.—The 250 weavers employed by F. A. Bachman Sc Co., who struck about three weeks ago for higher wages, returned to work this afternon, the company having granted them an advance of from 5 to 8 per cent. The strike of weavers threw nearly 1,000 persons out of work. Polar Expeditions. Stockholm, Nov. 16. — King Oscar ami a number of private persons have contributed sufficient money to insure the dispatch of the Swedish polar ex pedition in 1898, which will be led by Professor Nathorst, the geologist. The cost of the expedition is estimated at 70,000 crowns. The Decree of Autonomy. Madrid, Nov. 15.—The royal decree granting autonomy to Cuba will be formally gazetted November S3.
