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Tambill County Reporter ». i. AiiiiiT. pibiia«. WcMINNVILLE OREGON CoDipreheriire Review of the Import- ant Happening;« of the Past Week Called From the Telegraph Columns« An arid land conference will be held at Salt Lake April 18. The Puerto Rican tariff bill has passed the house by a vote of 172 to 160. The Inniskilling fusiliers were caught in a Boer trap at Railway ilill Mid unmercifully slaughtered. Two persons were killed and several badly injured in a collision between two passenger trains near Kansas City, Mo. During the carnival procession at Caracas, Venezuela, two shots were fired at President Castro, without effect. All chance of saving any of the Span ish armored cruisers sunk off Santiago has gone. The Cristobal Colon haa •lid into deep water. The Russian piess is clamoring for intervention. They contend it is timt to end the most infamous war England has ever waged through lust for gold. The greatest fire Newark, N. J., ever experienced swept through the retail dry gooods district, destroying a score of buildings, causing a loss of $1,000,- 000. The Swedish mail steamer Rex ■tranded off Iohmergui Island, off the coast of Germany, during a fog. Five stewardesses were drowned in attempt ing to leave the ship. General Miles says that Cronje’s sur render is not a serious injury to the Itoer cause. lie expressed admiration for the 4,000 patriots who stood off for 10 days 50,000 of the British army. Lon Curry, one of the train robbers who was engaged in the Wilcox, Wy oming, hold-up on the Union Pacific last June, when something like $30,- 1)00 was secured, was shot and killed by officers near Kansas City while re sisting arrest. Two men who have arrived at Ana heim, Cal., from the Santiago moun tains, report that there have been many earthquake shocks in the section since last Christmas. No serious damage is known to have been done, as there are few habitations there. At a meteing In San Francisco, a plan of organization has been agreed upon by the promoters of the Pacific Commercial Museum. All commercial ttodies on this coast have been asked to request their congressmen and sena tors to support the pending bill to ap propriate $200,000 for a public mu seum at Philadelphia. Lord Roberts’ casualties at Paarde- berg. were 721, in one days’ fighting. Profits of the Kimberley Diamond Mining Company last year were $10,- 000,000. Democratic officers for minor state offices in Kentucky have been given certificates. Evansville, Ind., people are heirs to an estate in the Fiji islands, valued at 110,000,000. P. D. Armour, Jr., who died tecent- ly in Pasadena, Cal., left an estate valued at $8,000,000. Astoria, Or., physicians urge the peo ple to exterminate the rats in order to keep out the bulsmic plague. Just 19 years after the Boer victory at Majuba hill, Cronje and 4,000 men •urrender to the British forces. The transport Hancock has ai rived at San Francisco from Manila, with the bodies of 505 dead heroes. The president has nominated llenrv B. Miller, of Josephine county, Or., to be consul at Chung King, China. Prince l’oniatowski, of San Fran cisco. has purchase.I the island of Basi- lau, one of the Philippines, for $500,- 000. The island is valuable for its pearl fisheries and hemp trade. The Baldwin Locomotive Works of Philadelphia, has received an order froom the Palis <S Orleans railway of France, for 30 10-wheel passenger engines. This is the first locomotive contract ever placed by the railway iu America. The Chamber of Commerce of San Francisco, has appointed ■ committee to consider the advisability of estab lishing a branch of the New York American-Asiatic Association, the pur pose of which is to increase trade with the Orient. The steamer Australia arrived at San Francisco from Honolulu. She brings news that after 12 days had passed without a sign of plague, three cast*» were discovered on February 19, and all ended fatally. The victims were two Chinese, males, and a woman, half Chinese and half Hawaiian. The rouncil has appropriated another $100,- 000 to allow the board of health to carry on the work of tightiug the plague. Mis» Susan B. Anthony recently cole- brated her eightieth birthday anni versary. In German cities merchant» are not allowed to put up signs unless ths wording is true. 1‘rince Henry of Russia was robbed by bandits while on his way to visit the king of Siam. Col. George T. Perkins, of Akron, 1 O., has presented that city with 80 acres of land valued at $100,000 as a •Urground for children. BUSH FIRES IN AUSTRALIA. LATER news . Cecil Rhode» is on hi» way to Eng land. Princeton college wants a million dollars for a law library. Cronje’s men are now prisoners on board British warship». Germany will admit American meat for fear of a tariff war. The machinists of Philadelphia de mand a nine-hour day. Six people were burned to death iu a New York tenement-house fire. The increase in American imports has been nearly doubled in three years. Steamers Victorian and Prosper col lided in Port Townsend, Wash., har bor. San Francisco highbinders murdered two men, both leading merchants of the city. General Woods asserts that trouble in Cuba is now absolutely out of the question. The transport Grant has arrived at San Francisco from Manila with 201 sick soldiers aboard. The British second-class cruiser Hemes is reported off Cat island, in the Bahamas, in distress. President David Starr Jordan, of Stanford University, in a speech at Chicago, said that England would roon topple. Trouble has arisen between the cigar and box manufacturers of Tampa, Fla. Advance in the price of boxes is the cause. Tom Sharkey and Bob Fitzsimmons signed articles of agreement for a 25- round bout before the club offering the largest purse. The Yaqui Indians are headed for the United States. General Merriam has troops in readiness to stop them if they try to cross the border The United States government will begin the manufacture of smokeless powder and compete with private man ufacturer» in point of quality. The American Clay Manufacturing Company, tlie $10,000,000 consolida tion of sewer-pipe manufacturers, will control 85 per cent of the industry. Near Olympia, Wash., three chil dren, aged 5, 7 and 9 years, were burned to death while their parents were absent from home attending a dance. At Hanover, Germany, some persons not vet identified tore a British flag and made an anti-British demonstration in front of the residence of an English man, who had displayed the Union Jack in celebration of the successes in South Africa. Prospects for the termination of the Colombian revolution are poorer than ever. At Vienna, the Crown Princess Steph anie, of Austria, was married to Count Von Lonray. The total number of Boer prisoners captured at Paardeberg by the British is 4,660 men. A party of six American rubber pros pectors have been massacred by Indians in the wilds of Brazil. The twelfth convention of the Nation al Republican League has been called to meet in the city of St. Paul, July 17, 1900. Frozen meats, supplied to the Ameri can army in the Philippine», is reported by officials in Manila to be highly satisfactory. A passenger train on the Canadian Pacific, near Toronto, Canada, jumped the track, and several members of par liament were injured. The Kentucky legislature has passed a bill appropriating $100,000 to carry on the work of hunting down the as sassin of William Goebel. In an engagement between Mexicans and Maya Indians, near Santa Ciuz, 600 Mexicans defeated 3,000 Indians. Indians killed numbered 32. Fatal Fire in a New York Lodging-House. THE INMATES PANIC-STRICKEN The Fire Wan in th* Cheap Bowery Hectlon. and the Property Loi» Did Nut Eictefl •'¿,000. New York. March 6.—Six person« were burned to death and two were in jured early this morning in a fire which occurred in a seven-story lodging house at 44 to 48 Bowery. The dead are: Charles Buttie, 40 years old; John Clark, 50 years old; Edward Doyle, 35 years old; Henry Jackson (colored), 35 years old; one unidentified man about 50 years old, Stephen Carney, 75 years old. Martin Gallagher, 53 years old, was burned about the face and hands and also removed to the hospital. Edward Walker, 47 years old, was burned, but after having his wound dresied, remained at the lodginghouse. The fire was discovered shortly after 2 o’clock. Smoke was pouring from ths windows of the fifth floor, and the flames were making rapid progress. The lodging house was cut up into 132 rooms, and 90 of these small places ware occupied when the fire broke out. Policemen sent in an alarm and burst into the place to arouse the inmates. They notified the night clerk, who im mediately rang the alarms all over the house. The hallways were instantly filled with a crowd of excited people. The jxilicemen forced their way to the upper floors in an effort to rescue some of the helpless, believing one or two were overcome with smoke. They carried out Thomae Harper, a one- legged man, and Ed Waker, who had been burned anil partially overcome by the smoke. Stephen Carney was found dying on the floor in his room, where the flames had already burned the old man’s face, hands and body, but a policeman picked him up and carried him out of the building. The firemen succeeded in putting out the flames without great loss to the building. After the fire was out they began a search. The bodies of all five ot the victims were found on the fifth floor, where the fire did the most dam age. Buttie was suffocated in his bed. John Clark was found on the floor of his room dead, as was also Edward Doyle. The colored man was found dead at a window, and the unidentified man had been overcome just as he was dragging himself from the window to the tire escape. All the bodies were taken to the morgue. The damage to ! the building will amount to about $2,- 000. The place was conducted by Domino Milano, and was a cheap Bow ery lodging house. Carney, who died tonight, is said to have been a licensed priest of the Catholic church. CUBANS RIGHT Gen.ral Wil.on Bay. Contrary Knporta Ara Intro.. Vancouver, B. C., March 5 —The iteamer Aorangi, from Sydney, today bring» an account of the most disas trous bush fire» in Victoria experienced In the last 50 years. The entire Warrnambool district has been devas tated, and the damage is estimated at |2,000,000. The fire broke out simulta neously in various parts of the colony, I «nd burned for two days and three nights, finally burning itself out the morning of January 31. The whole country between Dunkeld and Mort lake is a mass of blackness. Seven persons perished in the flames, which iwept over a tract 40 miles long and 50 miles wide, consuming 1,000,000 »cres of grass, six wool warehouses, 2,000 sheep and 1,000 cattle aud horses. The latest news from Noumea prior to the sailing of the Aorangi was to the effect that the plague had again broken nut among the kanakas. In almost every case the disease has proven fatal to the kanakas, but in the majority of nases cures are effected among Euro peans. In five weeks the mortality has been nine Europeans and 54 kana kas and Asiatics. So far, owing to the strict measures taken by the author ities to prevent the pest extending to the country, it has only been reported at Neponi. The village of Neponi has been quarantined. One case of bubonic plague is reported from Tasmania, and there was also one case at Sydney, but both recovered. There was a tremend ous scare all through the Australian jolonies, and rigorous quarantine regu lations have been enforced, with the re sult that no other plague cases have made their appearance. The coast defenses of New Caledonia are being strengthened, large sums be ing expended in erecting forts on the hills and in the suburbs of Noumea. Convicts are being employed in the con struction of earthworks and batteries. These public works, utilizing the serv ices of all the convicts, none of the latter will for the future be let out to private enterprise. The scarcity of labor has necessitated a cessation of mining operations. The government has entered into negotia tions with the Japanese government to bring over 2,000 Japanese as agricul tural laborers, and 3,000 for work in the mines. The Sydney papers have a story about Miss Logan, an American girl, 21 years of age, who is termed the “Hero ine of the Caroline Group.” She is the «laughter of the first missionary to the group sent from Boston by the Con gregational boanl of the Untied States. Rev. Robert Logan «lied 12 years ago, and since his death his work has been carried on by his widow, who was the first white woman in the islands. Through illness Mrs. Logan was obliged to return to the United States, and her daughter volunteered to remain alone at the mission. Matanzas, Cuba, March 7.—General Jame» H. Wilson, military governor of the department Matauzas-Sant* Clara, in the course of an interview today, said: “Trouble is absolutely out of the question. The future depends largely upon the agriculture prosperity; and where work is plentiful, wages are good, a id a country is prosperous, no sensible man wishes to alter conditions. “Any person who publishes reports representing the Cubans as preparing w rising, does so with malicious intent to misrepresent them, or because he has been led to believe this by those who know better. The prospects of Cuba are very bright. If sugar goes to the United States free or nearly so, there will be such an influx of capital and of immigrants as will render Cuba, ere long, one of the richest and most pros perous places in the world. “The best the United States can do for Cuba and the Cubans is to give every opportunity for improving the value of the land by putting it to the best uses. In this way capital could do an immense amount of good here as well as get large returns.” General Wilson suggests supplying cattle for working purposes on a time basis, accepting regular rates of inter est, which should be about 1 per cent a. month. “Cattle,” says he, “can be landed here at a cost of $70 a yoke, which, once here, would bring more than $150. Large numbers of working cat tle are required by reliable and hard working men who are anxious to ob tain them.” NEEDS OF THE NAVY. Secretary Long Submits a Statement to Congress. Prevention of Forest Fires. Fighting in the Southern Extremity of Luzon. CAPTURE OF NUEVA CACERES Brnah With Inaurgrnt. North of th« Town— Hlvty-four Krbela Klllvd — Geuetal Bat«*»' K»pe«lltlon. Washington, March 7.—Genera) Otis has cable«I the following account of the recent military operations in Luzon: "Manila, March 7.—Bates, with two battalions of the Fortieth and Forty fifth regiments, anl detachments of artillery, engineers awl signal corps, a total of 2,200 men, landed troops on the southeast, northwest and southern coasts of San Miguel bay, Camarines province, to move on Nueva Caceres, iu three columns. The only strong oppo sition was encountered by Godwin awl a battalion of his regiment at Libanan, northwest of Nueva Caceres. Godwin’s loss was Adjutant Callehes, who «lie«? of wounds, and three enlisted men severely wounded ami five slightly wounded. The enemy left 64 dea«l on the field and many wounded, who were cared for by our me«lical officers. "Goodwin captured a number of armed insurgents, 18 Spanish prisoners 30 rifles and considerable ammunition and property. Particulars of minor engagements of the other columns not reported. "Nueva Caceres was found practical ly deserted, the inhabitants having taken refuge in the mountains. The troops are covering important points in the provinces of Camarines and Albay. Tlie navy rendered most valuable aid in landing troops and supplies.” General Bates’ Expedition. Manila, March 7.—General Bates’ expedition to Southern Luzon, consist ing of the Fortieth and Forty-fifth legi- ments, a total of 2,200 men, has occu pied Nueva Caceres, province of South Camarines; Daet, province of North Camarines and the neighboring smaller towns. The enemy resisted at one point and two Americans were killed, including Lieutenant John B. Galla- gher, of the Fortieth regiment. February 20, the expedition arrived at San Miguel bay, landed, and in three columns pushed inland, converging upon Nueva Caceres and attempting to prevent the enemy’s retreat. At Lib anan, north of Nueva Caceres, the enemy was concealed in the rice field and resisted a battalion of the Fortieth regiment, which engaged them at close quarters with bayonets. After 40 min utes’ fighting the enemy tied and Lib anan was occupied, The Americans burietl 64 of the enemy, whose total loss in killed aud wounded is estimated at 140. E’rom Libanan the expedition pro- ceeded to Nueva Caceres, the gunboat Paragua arriving 10 minutes ahead ot tlie troops. The town was found prac tically deserted. The Americans, daily scouting in the vicinity, report that the enemy have retreated into the mountains. Swept Over Niagara Falls. Imprisoned Miner«. Redding, Cal., March 3.—Of the sight miners who were imprisoned by yesterday'» cave-in in the Iron Moun tain mine, four were afterwards res cued. but have died from their injuries. The dead are: David E. Ross. A. Cav anaugh, R. Castillon and Alfred Oates. The four still entombed are: J. Mc Broom. R. McCalliop. A. Van Buren and J. Oatea. While the work of res cue is being rapidly pushed, it is with out expectation of finding them alive. SUPPORTER Carter Tells OF QUAY. Why He Will Vote for the PennsyIvan an. Washington, March 7.—Carter dealt vigorously with the Quay case in the senate today, in the course of an ex- plauatin as to why he will vote for the ex-senator from Pennsylvania, notwith standing that he voted against the seat ing of Corbett in the last congress. The near approach of the time of voting on the conference report on the finan cial bill brought out two speeches on that measure, one by Fairbanks and the other by Butler. Thomas R. Bard, recently elected senator from Cali fornia, was presented to the senate by his colleague, Perkins. Later the oath was administered by President Pro- Tern. Frye. Considerable miscellaneous business, much of a minor character, was trans acted in the house today. During the consideration of a bill to incorporate the Frederick Douglass Memorial and Historical Association, the speaker and Bailey, of Texas, exchanged sharp words, and the latter filibustered and ultimately prevented the final passage of the bill by demanding the reading ot the engrossed bill. The bill propose» to collect at the residence of the late Frederick Douglass, in this city, a rec ord of the anti-slavery movement. Underwood (Dem. Ala.), was appointed to the vacancy of the committee on ways and means, which it was under stood was originally reserved for Gen eral Wheeler, had he returned to <jou- gress. The early part of the session MEXICO. was devoted to District of Columbia, business. Washington, March 5.—Secretary Long has made a statement to the house naval committee on the general needs of the navy ami the desirability of not building new ships in government yards. As to the new ships, he held tc OF his recommendation at the time con ARCHAEOLOGY gress met, namely, three armored cruis Discoveries Near an Ancient City—Price ers of about 13,000 tons each, with the of Cotton too High. heaviest armor and most powerful ord City of Mexico, March 7.—Professor nance; 12 gunboats of about 900 tone Marshall Saville, representing the each, three protected cruisers of about American museum of natural history 8,000 tons each. As to building war of New York, has left for home, taking ships iu our navy yard, Mr. Long said many unique objects discovered by him they cost much more than those built ! at the ruins near the prehistoric City under contract, and took twice as long of Mitla, in the state of Oaxaca. The to build them. principal work of the professor was Admiral Dewey suggested to the com the uncovering of many ancient mittee that it leave off the 12 gunboats mounds overgrown with forests to aud give three new battleships instead. which a road had to be constructed. He said that the battleships would b« Duke de Loubat, himself interested more serviceable, as General Otis had in archaeological research, describes just purchased 14 gunboat», and had the work of Professor Saville as most turned them over to the navy. They important. Half of the objects dis were in fair condition, aud the admiral covered go to the Mexican government said that from his experience, h« under the agreement made previously. Head W h « Shot ofY. London, Ky., March 6.—Millard thought they were just the vessel« Some of the largest cotton mills at Filipino insurrection has not yet needed for service iu the Philippines. Puebla and Orizaba will suspend 0|«er- been subdued. The rebels are prepar Hughes was murdered and Henry Blev ations for a time, owing to the high ing for the rainy season and will carry ins and others were injured last night Busing In cill«-az«> School. at a dance near East Bornstadt, a min Chicago. March 5.—The boxing' price of cotton, and will sell off accu on guerrilla warfare on a large scale. ing town. Leonard Smallwood, Hamp mulated stock, which is considerable. William Henry, a half-breed Indian Gregg and others attacked Hughes bouts which were held in the basement Refined sugar production for the re of Coreto, Cal., shot and killed Nettie Huhgea’ head was shot off, and Blev of the South Division High school un-1 public last year amounted to over 50, Smith, a young Indian woman, and ins and others were hit by stray shots. der the supervision of Principal Smith, 000 tons and the unrefined to more then killed himself. Jealousy was the Smallwood later went to sleep iu the find favor in the eyes of the board of! President G. II.! than double that amount. There will education authorities. cause. room whom his victims lay. Today he Harris stated that he saw nothing be a large increased production this Forty-three and one-half inches of •nd Gregg were arrest«»! as principals, wrong in them as long as Mr. Smith year. »now in 63 hours is the new record •nd Edward Smallwood, father of Leon supervised them. Superintendent ol I The Chinese Kevolutionists. established at Rochester, N. Y. The ard, and his daughter Lizzie, were ar City Schools Andrews not only indorses Victoria, B. C., March 7.—Leong railroads are recovering from the biggest me tod aa accomplices. the exercise, but says that he believe« tight against the elements they have Kevolt of Convict. ot Cairo. that boxing is the best sport in which Kay Ting, one of the foremost Chinese reformers connected with the move had fu many years. Calio, March fl.—A serious revolt of the students can partake. ment of Kang Yu Wei for the over TO convicts at Tourah, the great prison The Cartersville, 111., union miners, throw of the empress of China awl the Frat.ce'n Naval Policy. near Cairo, nearly involve«! 500 other who have been ou trial for the past 40 « Paris, March 5.—In the chamber ol establishment of a new Celestial em prisoners. Blank cai t ridges having days at Vienna, charged with murder deputies today, while the naval esti pire, is here. He is a brother of Leong ing negro miners, were acquitted by failed to overawe the malcontents, a mates were under consideration, M. Kang Chew, now at Honolulu ltxiking volley was fired from a window oppo- ; the jury. Four other charges are (lend rite through the window of the mom j Lockroy, ex minister of marine, made after the interests of the revolutionary ing against the miners. occupied by them. Five wete »hot, s notable speech, explaining his view party, who is expected to come north- Like his brother, the Belief in the efficacy of prayer as a •mi two, it is beieved, fatally wounded. regarding the proper naval policy for waid soon. sure cure for disease was the cause of All of them then surreudeied and were France to follow. He declare«! it neces young reformer has lieen a fugitive sary for France to make great mone from China since the notorious «roup the divorce granted to George E. eon tine* I in their cells. tary sacrifices for her navy, as her for d'etat of the empress dowager, when White, ex-congreaaman and a wealthy I.arge Tannery Burned. eign policy depended upon her naval Yang Yui fled to Japan. He says that lumber dealer of Chicago, from his Corry, Pa., March 6.—The Western strength. although a posse of 26 ha« been seut by wife, Minnie A. White. Union tannery, at Spartansburg, and the empress to kill Kang Yu Wei, he The Canadian Papermakers’ Asso contents were destroyed by tire today. Bishop Gilbert Dead. has no fears, for he says tie is well ciation at Montreal, adopted a scale of With no means of tigting the fin*, the St. Paul, Minn , March 5.—Bishop guarded. Kang Yu Wei went to Siam prices for carload lots, five-ton lots and citizens had to stand helplessly by Gilbert, coadjutor of the diocese ol at the invitation of the king of that 20-ream lots Of different grades oi watching the only industry of the town Minnesota (Episcopal), died here to country, to visit that monarch. The paper. The increase in present price« 1 being destroyed. The loss is $80,000, day. aged 52. He had previously been British governinert has furnished him is from 10 to 15 per cent fully covere«! by insurance. a body guard. locate«! in Montana. I 1 | 1 j ALL »•at Tra.t Burned Ov.r—8.v.n Peraonfl Perished. Washington, March 6.—Investigation of the causes, effects, and means of prevention of forest fires in the West, will be carried on this summer in Washington, Oregon, California, Ari zona, New Mexico, Utah, Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho. South Dakota. Be sides field study, designed chiefly to discover means of preventing the evil, the forestry division is making a his- troic record of all important fires w hich have occurred in the United States since 1754. Although yet incomplete, this indicates that the annual recorded loss by forest burnings in the United States is, at the very lowest, $20,000,- 000. It will probably run far above thia sum, as the Pacific coast states have been only partially examined. Accounts of over 5,500 disastrous tires have linen obtained in the 17 states already examined. Michigan, Minne sota and Wisconsin have suffered the most severely. Women sailors an* employe*! in Den Buffalo, N. Y., March 6.—Sarcely a mark, Norway and Finland. doubt remains that the man whose Reports from 45 college« show dis cries for help were heard coming from couraging religions conditions in but the Niagara river last night was Ashton Smith, 27 years old, sou of Rev. Henry three. Ashton Smith, rector of St. Paul'» Booth-Tucker »ays God uses America Episcopal church, at Fort Erie. Ont. as a connecting link between other Young Smith left Fort Erie in a rickety nations. boat at 8 o’clock last night, and at- Thomas Yates, of Toledo, O., is the' tempted to row across the swift cur- only living American who took part in rent of the Niagara to Niagara Falls on the charge of the Light brigade at1 • n important erran«! for a friend. 11« Balaklava. ba» not been seen since ARE THE COUPLING BROKE Serious Collision Between Two Freight Trains. Chicago, March 7.—Twenty stock- men and railroad employes were in jured in a freight collision today be tween two Illinois Central freight trains near Broadview, a few miles out of Chicago. The two trains had been running about a mile apart. While climbing a long grade a coupling pin in the mid dle of the head train broke. The rear section started down the back grade. It struck the engine of the oncoming .freight train. Both trains were on the way to Chicago from Western Iowa, aud were made up mostly of loaded stock cars with a caliooseand passenger coach for the stockmen. All the pas sengers were asleep in the day coach. The occupants of the caboose and coach were thrown violently from their seats to the floor of the cars. The caboose telescoped the coach, pinning a number of the unfortunate passengers in the debris. Fire broke out immediately, an-1 the injured were in great danger of roast ing alive. By hard work on the part of the uninjured passengers and the train crew, all were removed in safety. The cars were almost totally con sumed. The wounded were loade-1 iuto an empty liox car and taken to Broad view, where they were given medical attention by the one physician of the village, and the women of the neigh- borho«id. and later were brought to Chicago and placed in the Illinois Cen tral hospital. Mnchini«ta’ Strike in Chicago. Chicago, March 5.—President James O’Connell, of the Machinists’ Union, issued orders today calling out all the machinists in the city who were work ing for firms who had not signed the union agreement. Over 1,000 quit work. Nearly 6,000 men, 2,000 of whom are not members of the union, are now out of work, aud with few ex ceptions all the large machine shops in the city are closed. No More Plague in Santo«. New York, March 6. — Health Officer Doty has notified the agents and owners of vessels arriving at this port from bautoe that ou awl after Mowiay the former stringent regulations imposed on vessels from that port will be re moved. Hereafter all vessels from the port of Santos will be permitted to pro ceed to their wharves after the usual insuection and disinfection. Advices from Santos sav there ha« been no case of plague re|«orte*i ther» during the past 30 days. Senator Wolcott Divorced. Denver, March 7.—Before Judge Allen, of the district court. Mrs. Fran ces M. Wolcott was today granted an absolute divorce from Senator Edward O. Wolcott, on the ground of desertion. The complaint was not file,! until to day. Senator Wolcott was not pres ent. and no evidence was introduced for the defense. The op]*ortunitv and ability to repent is one of the highest privileges that God has granted to man.