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Yamhill County Reporter ». H. BÀKMUnT. Fubllah’r M c M innville OREGON Comprehensive Review of the Import ant Happening* of the Rust Week Culled From the Telegraph Column*. Rev. Dr. William Maxwell Black burn, president of Huron college al Pierte, 8. D., died at the age of 65 years. Margaret Livingston Chanter ano Anna Bouling, heroic women who served without pay as nurses in Porto Rico during the war, have been recom mended for that rare honor, the thanks of congress. It is reported fri rn Peking that Russia has demanded a lease of the Miao Tao islands as a torpedo station. These islands lie across the entrance of the Gulf of Pe-Chi-Li, south of Port Arthur. The acquisition of these islands would etill further strengthen Russia’s hold on the approaches to Peking. The quartermaster’s department it preparing to disinter and bring to tbit country the remains of the 1,200 heroes of ttio Spanish war who were either killed by bullets or died of fever in Cuba and Porto Rico. Colonel Moore, assistant quartermaster general, say» the expedition of disinterment is wu'l under way. Senator Teller, of Colorado, has in troduced a bill for the amendment rd the war-revenue act, so as to provide for a tax upon the actual value or sell ing prices instead of the nominal value of certain stocks. The bill is in tended to relieve the cheaper mitring stocks from what is claimed to be an enormous burden upon them. A petition from ex-Queen Liliouka- lani of Hawaii has been presented to the house, protesting against the Unit ed States’ assertion of ownership to the crown lands of Hawaii as taking el property without due process of law, and appealing to the president, con gress and the people for a restoration of these lauds. A like petition was presented to the senate. A Havana cable to the New York World says: "Tlie graves of the Maine victims in tlm Havana cemetery are neglected. Two small, sickly shrubs, ono weather-beaten pot with a dead plant and two blasted stalks of three slips are all there is to show that any thing has been done in this beautiful burial place for our nation’s dead. A month ago, upon the interment of some sailors of the Resolute, their comrades put an 18x24 inch calico American flag on the mound. This little faded ting is the only tiling given by either the army or the navy. INTRODUCTION A cable censorship has been estab lished L-y the United States government at Mlinila. Commissary-General Eagan has sent to the war investigating commission a revised statement in place of that orig inally made in response to Miles’ charges. He has omitted the objection able portions. Austria’s hesitancy in raising the rank of her diplomatic mission to the United States is due entirely to her de sire not to give offense to Spain. In formation to this effect is in the posses sion of the state department. West Point appointments are to be made by the present congress. One will be from the first Oregon. The list will include eight cadets, all of whom must enter West Point next June. No further vacancies will be filled until 1900, when 58 cadets will be named. The present class will graduate Febru ary 15. Commodore Watson, now in com mand at tlm Mare island navy-yard, has applied for the command of the Asiatic station to succeed Admiral Dewey, wjien that officer shall have ceased duty. ~ Dewey will retire from active service next December, provid ing the law be not amended in his in terest. French sentiment is once more being worked up against the United States on account of the Spanish war. Hos tile newspaper criticism, which tem porarily was shut down by the viotor- ies of Manila and Santiago, is now re assuring itself in consequence nt the. difficulties which President McK in ley’s vacillating policy has caused in the Philippines. The steamship City of Macon, from Boston, brought into Savannah, Ga., Captain Kennedy and t|ie crew, nine men all told, of the schooner Aloha, of Bath, Me., abandoned Saturday night, 250 miles southeast of Georgetown The light, in i a sinking condition. Aloha left Fernandina a week ago with a cargo of phosphate rock, bound for New York. At Pana, Ill., the scene of the re cent labor trouble, Ike Ingles shot and killed Dave Evans, a fellow-negro miner, at tlie Springside mine. The trouble arose over dividing their wages. Frank Jones and James Palmer, non union white miners, were assaulted to day and seriously injured. Their as sailants ar< unknown. Three com panies of militia, which have been do ing guard duly for s.veral months, have beer, ordered home. The first detachment of the Seven teenth has left Columbus for New York, en route to tlm Philippines. The entire military department of Santa Clara, Major-General J. C. Bates commanding, is quiet. Twenty-seven thousand Spaniards still remain in tlie vicinity of Cienfuegos, but one trans port has loaded and 12 others ate ex pected to arrive at an early date. It is impossible, however, that the evacu ation will be completed much before the middle of February. The monthly statement of the col Great fear is felt for the safety of lections of internal revenue shows that during November, 1898, the receipts the naptha launch Paul Jones, hailing amounted to *22,404,405, against *13,- from Louisville, which left the mouth of the Mississippi river January 3 for 959,296 for November, 1897. Pensacola, Fla., with a partv of ladies The president has sent these nomina tions to .the senate: Uharlemangs mid gentlemen from Chicago and In Tower, of PenneyIvmffa, now minister dianapolis on board. Nothing has been to Austria-Hungary, to be ambassador heard there of the launch, and one of to Russia; Addison U. Harris, of In the fastest tugs has left to make a thor ough search on the Gulf. diana, minister to Austria-Hungary. At Hong Kong, the Filipino com mittee lias broken off all relations with United States Consul Wildman. The committee has issued a writ in the su preme court to recover the sum of *17,- 090. which the Filipinos claim to have been deposited with Wildman as treasurer of the Filipino independence fund in June last. The gunboat Yorktown has sailed from San Francisco for Manila, via Honolulu. She will go all tlie way under it full head of steam, and should make the run in three weeks if she is not delayed nt Honolulu. She is the bearer of full instructions to Admiral Dewey and General Gtis in regard to the situation in tlie Philippines. The New Year’s honors include Lord Dunraven being appointed pi ivy coun selor for Ireland, anil Sir Edward Chichester, R. N., being appointed companion of the Order of St. Michael and St. George in recognition of his services as captain of the British first- class cruiser Immortal, which was sta tioned at Manila during the war. Senator Mason, of Illinois, occupied the attention of the senate for nearly an hour and a half Tuesday, with a speech in sup;>oit of his resolution de claring that the Uniteil States will never attempt to govern the people of any country without their consent. In many resjieetsxlie speech was one of tire most notable utterance* from the senate thus far thia session. At Kokomo, Ind., there are IS tramp* in the Howard county jail slowly starving to death, Two weeks ago the hobos refilled to work on the •tone pile, and Sheriff Harries put them in iail on a diet of bread and water, mostly water, until they signi fied a willingness to work. At the close of the second week of the strike, the jailer reduced the bread supply to two loaves a day for the entire gang. They declare they will starve to death iu their cells rather than hammer stone. A train of empty cars on the Oregon Short Line, while leaving Butte, ran into an open switch near the city, and crashed into a switch engine. Both engines and some of tlm cars were wrecked The crew of the train and that of the switch engine all jumped. Conductor Joseph Giant,of the freight, was thrown under the wreck and killed. Fireman Dowling was injured. The rest escaped unhurt. A Madrid dispatch says the govern ment. on the reassembling of tlm Cor tes, will immediately ask La Reformtt for authority to sell the Marianne (Ladrones), Caroline and the Pelea islands, since Spain is powerless to maintain a sufficient force to defend them. The government at rived at this decision in consequence of advices from Geneial Rios that an nrrtiv of 4,000 men. h man-of-war and two gunboats would be necessary for the purpose. Official dispatches from Ho llo, is land of I’anay, indicate that tho nn- ti res are disposed to be ftiendly, al though absolutely opposed to the land ing of the United States forces without order from Malolos, the seat of tlm so- called Filipino native government. Some of the officials at llo llo are not in accord with the revolutionary gov ernment, but are willing to accept an American protectorate, and will go to state the ease to Aginaldo if furnished transportation by the Americans. The Berlin correspondent of the Lon don Times quotes from the Cologne Gaxette that "rumors as to the annex- ation of Vauva, one of the Friendly islands, by Germany, are an invention of those who desire to stir up ill-feel ing between Germany and the Uniteil State*. He says, however, as the Cologne Gasette was among the most active originally spreading reports of German's intention to annex the Phil ippines, its excessive indignation in the present instance is somewhat over done. Oregon L^gihluture Is Far Ahead of th« State Printer. Will Probably Re Advanced Three Years’ Pay. GOVERNMENT’S AGREEMENT The Amount I* Forty Million«—Custom« Receipt» of Cuba Will Be Pledged for It* Kepaymeiit. New York. Jan. 18.—According to Brigadier-General Jose Miguel Gomez, a member of the Cuban com mission in Washington, the Cuban army is sure to receive the three years’ pay to which it is entitled, *40,000,000 being ad vanced by the United States, with the custom-houses of Cuba as security for its payment. Brigadier-General Gomez, who has just arrived in this city from Washing ton, is grateful lor tlm way the commis sion has been received. The negotia tions, it is expected, will be completed by the end of this month, when the commission will return to Cuba. Gen eral Gomez said last night: "Our hopes have all been realized. At first, however, things looked dark for us. Foor General Garcia was the most pessimistic member of the com mission. He iiad little hope for the success of our plans when he left for Washington. The rest of the commis sion argued, however, that as the Americans had taken charge of Cuba and thus prevented us from raising money, we had a right to request a loan with which to pay off our men. Gen eral Garcia asked for only $100 for each man. “The other commissioners protested because of the small amount. Then came the general’s death, and for the time being negotiations were suspend ed. At our next meeting it was agreed that an official list of the men in the Cuban army would he required before any agreement could be reached. Ac cordingly, I left for Cuba, whence I returned on January 6 with the re quired document. "There aie 47,000 men to be paid in tho Cuban army. The amount we have requested is $40,000,000, to be turned over to us either in one or tlnee payments. We will give as security the custom-houses in Cuba. Should the government not care 1 to lend us that sum, we are willing to • take one- third of it and later pay the men the rest. "As affairs now stand, I will receive the amount in tlnee pay ments. This, however, is not decided yet. The late Mr. Dingley was in fa vor of giving us the amount in one pay ment.” Speaking of the present condition of affairs in Havana, General Gomez said it was bad. ‘‘There appears to lie much disagree ment an < ng the American soldiers,” he continued, "ami no one seems to know what his power is. Some one gives an order, and the next man coun- termands it. As a result the govern ment of Havana is not as smooth as it might be. “General Brooko, however, is liked, and the Cubans are more willing to help him. General I low’s orders preventing the Cubans t'om from taking any part in the ‘evacuation parade,’ caused a great deal of ill-feeling. This is now done away with, and there need he no fear of a clash between the Cubans and the Americans. “The American soldiers are a fine set of men. and do not give any trou ble. We are done with war. and want peace, but nevertheless we would never tolerate tl e condition of affairs which is reported to exist in Porto Rico. “General Brooke, 1 am told, is about to name a committee of Cubans, who will act as his advisers. Mendez Cap ote, president of the assembly at Santa Cruz del Sur, will be placed at the head of the commission. “General Maximo Gomez will re main in the field until the army is dis banded. He will then make his home in Havana. After the men in the army are paid off, we will try to prove to this country that we are fully able to govern Cuba. “The paying off of the army is the most important move toward establish ing trauqnnilit.v ott the island. If we should not he able to raise the money trouble with the men would follow.” ship« on tlie Way. Washngton, Jan. IS.—The navy de partment was informed today that the Bennington sailed fiom Honolulu on the "th inst., for Guam, in accordance with theordersof the navv dep u tment. On the way over sl.e will stop at Wake island and take possession of it for use as a cable station. The Castine sailed yesterday from San Juan de Potto Rico for Gibraltar. She is going to the Philippines to reinforce Dewey’s tleet. K h IU w I ii Will Rebuild. San Francisco, Jan. IS.—The Bulle tin savs that Lucky Baldwin has de cided to erect an eight-story fireproof building on the property occupied by the old Baldwin hotel, which was burned several month’ ago. The build ing will cost *3,000,000, and as soon as the ruins of the old building can lie cleared away, the work of construction will oomtuence. A violent gale swept over the Eng Many My «teriou« Death«. lish channel and the east coast of Little Kock, Ark., J«n. 18.—There A lieutenant and 13 men of the Great Britain, doing immense damage. is intense excitement in Baxter county French warship Sure were killed in ths An elevator belonging to the Georgo over a series of sudden ami mysterious New Hebrides by natives. C. Bagley Company was burned at deaths which have occurred in the vi The Merritt Jk Chapman Wrecking Minneapolis with 200,000 bushels of cinity of Mountain Home, the county company's outfit arrived at Santiago le wheat, the loss being over *100,000. seat, within the last few days. No Cuba to raise the former Spanish cruis less than six men, all of whom were Prompt steps are lieing taken by the apparently in robust health, have been er Reina Mercedes. administration to assert the supremacy suddenly stricken and died within a Arsenic pieced in coffee by some one of the United States in the Philippines very short time after the attack. In unknown caused the deaths of Frank and Maj.-General Gtis has been desig every case there were unmistakable Lomsck, hie wife and five children at nated as governor-general of tbs island* symptoms of poisoning. bhelby, Jex. Minor Naw* Item«. GO BILLS. Salem, Or., Jan. 17.—The legisla ture is as yet devoted chiefly to the preliminary work of redeiving new bills and is still so far ahead of the printer that committees have nothing to do. But one measure has reached the acute stage, and that is the bill to add two justices to the supreme court. Having passed the house last week it is now in the senate, where it rests awaiting its second reading The bill is warmly supported, and it looked last week as if it were bound to pass; but it loses steadily under discussion, and its chances are now very dubious, Objec- tion to it so far as it is expressed ap pears to rest chiefly or wholly on tlie question of its constitutionality. The general proceedings today weie of a perfunctory and monotonous kind. Introduction and first reading of bills occupied the whole time in both houses. This is likely to be the order for the balance of the week. The usual flood of propositions, wise and otherwise, is pouring in, the greatest number of course, being destined to die in com mittee. Twenty-two bills were intro duced in the senate this afternoon. Halt a dozen were read the second time, and one authorizing the town of Antelope to borrow $5,000 • to build water-wOrke was passed. A house joint memorial to congiesss for pen sions for Indian war veterans, the same as Mexican war veterans, was concurred in. A house resolution for the investiga- tion of the affairs of the school laird board was concurred in. Tlie House. The house convened at 2:30 this afternoon, pursuant to adjournment. The proceedings opened with tlie sec ond reading and reference of bills, but owing to the fact that the state printer had not caught up with printing, the house returned to the first reading and introduction of bills. Eight bills wero read the second time and referred to tlie proper Committees. One was passed and two were withdrawn. The bill that passed was Whitney’s, to amend the city charter of Albany. WASHINGTON’S SENATE. Protest Against the Kxclusion of Aliens From Luke Atlin« Olympia, Wash., Jan. 17.—In the senate on motion of Land, Judge Mc- Gilvra, of Seattle, was granted permis sion to address the •senate. Inasmuch as it had been announced -that Judge McGilvra had up a senatorial lightning rod, there were some quizzical expres sions on the faces of several senators wiio are prominent in state politics. Judge McGilvra, steppinsg inside the circle, reterred, in a forensic style of oratory to the death of Congressman Dingley, and, at the conclusion of his statement, asked for the consideration of a resolution petitioning the presi dent to appoint in his stead on the joint American-Canadian high commis sion a resident of the Pacific North- west. Senator Preston suggested that it might be well to wait until Dingley was buried before proceeding to fill his shoes. A discreet smile passed about the circle, whereupon Senator Schofield proposed that the resolution be made a special order for tomorrow. Senator Hamilton then asked, inas much as tfie resolution had been pre sented by a gentleman not a member, in what position it came before the senate. There was a moment’s hesita tion. during which the chair thought it possible to receive the communica tion, and finally Senator Preston said he would stand back of it. That was acceptable to Hamilton, and, on motion of Crow, the document was referred to the committee on memorials. The house resolution protesting against the exclusion of aliens from the Atlin mining district by the Cana dian government was adopted—27 to 4 — Hall, Preston, Reinhart and Wil shire voting no. Senatorial Choice oil Ticket. L: the house the veto messages of the governor were taken up. The veto of the bill providing for the survey and location of a roadway from Montesano, Chehalis county, to Brookfield, Wahki akum county, was sustained. The bill creating a state road along the Columbia river from Lyle to Wash ougal,was vetoed, because the proposed road parallels a navigable river, the governor holding this to be against good public policy in the straitened condition of state finances. Representative Moore, as the author of the bill, stated it to be his wish that the veto be sustained, because there is no time now to enter into the merits of the bill, and his wish was simultane ously respei ted. Colonel Patterson, of Kitsap, pre sented a petition for a fish hatchery in Kitsap oounty. Colwell presented a petition from Cowlitz county for a law restraining live stock from at large. Judge McGilvra was accorded 10 minutes in which to present his Lake Atlin ami Dingley resolutions, which were adopted, A concurrent resolntion bv Brown, requesting the respective political par ties of the state to place upon theit tickets the choice of the party for Unit ed States senator at elections prior to senatorial elections, that the peopl« may express their choice, was adopted. The New York to Go to Havana. Washington. Jan. 18.—The navy de partment has designated the following warship* to form the squadron of evolu tion which is to go south under direct command of Admiral Sampson: Flagshp New York, Brooklyn. In diana, Texas, Cldeago, Newark, Ma chias. They will be .-»<■ ■•»mpanied by the fol lowing-named collier* and supply ships: Marcellus, Lebanon and Supply, Th« •hi;«* ate ordered to !■« at Havana prior to the first of February next. ON THEIR MERITS. Oregon legislature Will Cloaely Con sider Appropriation Bills. Wrecked at Tacoma With Fifteen Men Aboard. SUFFERED A SWIFT DEATH Met Their Fate While Aeleep-Capteln and Mate Among Those L'Ut—Vessel Capsized During a Heavy Gale. Tacoma, Wash., Jan. 17.—The most appalling marine disaster that has ever occurred in the history of Tacoma happened early this morning. During a terrific gale which swept over Puget sound, the British ship Andelana, an chored in this port, awaiting cargo, capsized, and Captain G. W. Staling and his crew of 16 men, who were asleep below decks, were dragged down to a sailor’s death without an instant’s warning. The full list of those lost is as follows: Captain G. W. Staling, of Annapo lis, Nova Scotia; E. H. Crowe, aged 39 years, Londonderry, N. S., first mate; E. <4. Doe. aged 23 years, 145 Essex Talbot Road, Blackpool, England; Nemey Jossaim, Victoria, B. C., stew ard; Joseph M. A. D'Holyere, of Ost end, Belgium, apprentice; Richard Reginald Hanze, of Ostend, Belgium, apprentice; Charles Smith, of United States, botswain; James Daly, of New York, boatswan; J. R. Brown, of Bar- badoes, cook; H. Hansson, Sweden, able seaman; Antone Jensen, Den mark, seaman; John Nielson, Norway, seaman; E. Ostrom, Finland, seaman; Fred Hindstrora, Norway, seaman; Edward Letz, Rega, Russia, seaman; August Simonson, Holland, seaman; Pat Wilson, St. John’s, N. F., Sea- man. Just what time the disaster which resulted in such appallling loss of life occurred is not known, as every per son on board the vessel went to the bottom of the Sound with it. The ship, which was of English build, and worth probably $150,000, entered this port several days ago. She was to have loaded wheat under char ter to Eppinger & Co., of San Fran cisco, for Europe. Yesterday she was taken to the Eureka dock and all bai- last removed and the hold cleaned, pre- paratory to receiving cargo. She was then towed to an anchorage several hundred yards northeast <>t«the St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Company s deep-water wharf, at which point dis aster overtook her. She had out, ac cording to tlie best information ob tainable, the starboard anchor, weigh ing at least three tons, while to either side of the vessel were attached the ballast logs used to keep a ship upright during the absence of cargo or ballast. The ship was riding the wave serenely when the skippers of other vessels an chored close by retired the night before. When daylight dawned no signs of the Andelana were visible Over the spot where she -rode serenely at anchor the night before only a danger-signal buoy lamp was visible. When the absence of tlie ship was discovered. Captain Doty and Captain Burley took the tug Fairfield and made an investigation, and it was soon determined beyond possibility of doubt| that the ship had gone to the bottom. One of the ballast logs was found. To it dangled part of the chain by which it was originally fastened to the ill-fated ship. In addition, one of the lifeboats, a matterss with the name of the ship on it. and several oars, were found. Beyond these no other wreck age has been discovered. As all on board perished, only sur mises as to the cause of the disaster are prevalent. Judging from indica tions, shipping men say, the ballast log found was from the port side of the vessel. Slie ship, according to all ac counts, was headed in a southerly di rection, or toward the head of the bay, at the time the gale swept down the Sound. The heavy winds caused the ship to train on the chains, making the log on the weather side taut and giv- ing a tendency to lift the log front the water, but the strain was too great for one of the chains, and it snapped. This released the tovering craft fionr the greater restraint on the weather side, and she lifted with the wind,and, there being little restraint fiom the other end of the log, raised it enough to allow the right or mooring chain to slip off. Thus freed from ballast and floating like a chip, the ship careened under the pressuie of the heavy gale, and shipped great quantities of water, filling completely the hold and fore castle, causing her to capsize and sink to the bottom, all in a very few min utes. The situation was further aggravated by the fact that the tides were just setting in at the time the ship went down. This in all probability fotced the stern of the vessel around and ex posed the broadside to the gale’s fury. Late this afternoon the ill-fated ves sel was located. She lies on the bot tom of the Sound, on her broadside, under 23 fathoms of water, close by the spot where she had been anchored. Lived Over 1OO Year«. Utica, N. Y., Jan. 17.—Mis. Emily J. Moseley, who would have been 103 years old had she lived until April, died at the Home for the Homeless to night. Storm in **witzerlantl. Berne, Switzerland, Jan. 17.—A heavy gale is blowing today, accom panied in different parts of Switzerland by torrential rains and snow. Great damage has Lreen done. Many of the mountain passes are blocked, and it is feared there will be serious avalanche disasters. Salem, Or.. Jan. 14.—The first week of the legislative session closes with 91 bills introduced and read in the sen ate, and 184 in the house. The house passed the bill to add two judges to the supreme court, and there is little doubt that the measure will pass the senate in due time. Two notable re forms have been provided for—to limit the number of committee clerks and to keep appiopiiations of doubtful merit out of the general appropriation bill. A bill to correct the committee eleik- el ip abuse further for future legisla tures is before the senate, and is likely t<> pass both houses. The ways and means coammittee will report not only a geneial appropiiation bill and a spe cial appropriation bill, but will refuse to yoke with appropriations of un doubted merit those that are question- ¡dile. making the latter bills stand in dividually on their merits befoie the legislature and the governor. WASHINGTON LAWMAKERS. Mantz, Whose Seat Is Contested, Asks to Be Taken Oft" Committee. Olympia, Jan. 14.—Senator Mantz today asked to be excused from serving on the committee of elections and elec tion contests, inasmuch as his seat was to be contested, and that, in all proba bility, the matter would be referred to that committee. The chair stated that it was expected that the contest in Mantz’ district would be referred to a special commit tee. He did not know but that a spe cial committee would yet be named, Mantz was made chairman of the com mittee on senate employes other than regular, and Paul, of that committee. was made chairman of the election con test committee. Keith was transferred from the committee on fish to the com mittee on printing, exchanging places with Senator Biggs. Eight hundred and forty-two citizens of Walla Walla petitioned for an as sembly hall in tho Walla Walla state pen’tentiaiy. The request was made on tne ground of public morals, as it was claimed an assembly hall for the inmates of the penitentiary would tend to improve their morals. I For a State Road, Ii the house a bill was introduced by Mooie, establishing a state road down the Columbia river from Lyle, Klicki tat county, to Washougal, Clark coun ty, and appropriating $25,000 therefor. A concurrent resolution relating to tlie wealth of Washington coal mines, and requesting the secretary of the navy to use Washington coal in prefer ence to British Columbia coal,and call ing upon said secretary of the navy to notify the legislature if any reason ex ists why this cannot be done, was offered by Calvert, and adopted. House bill No. 78. offered by Bel ford, who moved its advancement to third leading after the title had been read. It is an appropriation bill, car rying $1,500 for the transportation of prisoners, $500 for transporting juve nile offenders, and *200 to pay travel ing expenses of superior court judges. On final passage it received by one neg ative vote and 64 affirmative. Senate concurrent resolution No. 2, authorizing the purchase of a suitable flag for the capitol, was taken up and passed under suspension of the rules. The senate concurrent resolution for the printing and publication of 2,500 copies of Governor Roger’s message was passed. RAILROADS TO POOL ISSUES. Report That Great. Northern and North ern Pacific Have Combined. New York, Jan. 16. —The Times save: The announcement of the settlement of recent disagreements between the Great Northern and the Northern Pacific railroads proved to be one of the most interesting statements Wall street has lately had to consider and enthuse over. In Northern Pacific Common stock there is reason to believe that a pool has been formed, including in its mem bership the strongest financieis of Wall street, among others, friends of J. P. Morgan, Governor Flower and John D. Rockefeller. This pool, credited with a capacity beyond any encl, recent combinations, is believed to have as the basis for its organization knowledge of plans which will practically make the Northern Pa cific and the Baltimore & Ohio one property. Some reports, probably dis torted, have it even that Northern Pa cific property would aotually absorb the B it O. Under any circumstances, it is declared there will be direct man agement and jwrsonal supeivision of policy by James J. Hill. Klondike at Home. Hillsboro, Jan. 16. — While ditching on his beaverdam at Farmington, five miles southeast of this city, George Robinson struck a gold^Fearing quartz ledge which assays *42 to the ton. Tho ledge is between two and thiee feet in width. The lead runs north and south, pitching east, Near it «re two other ledges, the rock from which has not yet been assayed. The ledge was discovered several days ago, but the matter was kept very quiet until today, and the only trouble to lie encountered is in getting water. No gold had ever before been found at Farmington, but old miners considered the indications there very good. General Fagan Censured. Washington, Jan. 16.—The war in vestigating commission today passed a resolution censuring Eagan for the language he used when he appeared to sti’wer charges made against the com missary branch of the army by Miles, and returned to him the carefully pre pare«! typewritten statement which be The United States gunboat Helena left with the commission after reading reported at Port Said today, and, hav it to that body. It is reported that ing coaled, proceeded on her way to General Egan has concluded to exclude the matter complained ut. the Philippines r f