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SALEM. ORECON. FRIDAY. -MARCH 21. 1902. STEAMER AND PIERS BURNED Disastrous fire oa Kcfcokcn Biverj front list Night crowd of civilians who were miking re pairs at J he barracks, Pistols and knives ace ald to have, been used. Michael Keoughan, who was discharged lart Saturday front the army, waa shot to death, and ten or fifteen men were wounded in the shooting and cutting. which was general. for a time. TRIAL BY COURT MARTIAL TWO MEN LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE FLAM Eft ABOARD A BRIT ISH LINER. The State School for the -Deaf and - Dumb In Jackson, Mississippi, Ds etroysd ; by Fire, but All Inmates Were Saved The Riots by Russian Students a Serious Political Move. lo Fatalities. .X ' -' X - ,.' Two Marine Court Officers Face Serious - Charges in Manila. MANILA, March 18. The court mar tial appointed to try Major Littleton I W. Waller andj Lieutenant John A. Pay. or the Marine Jcorps, on the ctoarge of executing natives on the- island of Ka ma r without trial, held Us first se3ion today. - -; '-, - ' .,-v.X Captain Marix. who represented Wal ler, pleaded that the court lacked juris diction as the marines cannot be tried by the army except when attached to the army service, whereas Waller re turned to duty with the marines in February, though the facts charged oc curred in January.1 '. t X r The court directed that the point was welt taken. General1 Chaffee U consid ering the decision, and probably will leave the final decision to the authori ties at Washington. , i ,i pnoTECTWij or THE PRESIDENT Tbe Scbject of a Bill Considered !a tbe Secate Shattuck, of the Committee of Imnil gration and Naturalization. and accept ed by that, committee, was' reported to ine nowe ioaaj whd if mvuuncuus- tlon that it bei passed. The general purpose of the bill Is to bring together, in one act. the scattered legislation on this subject enacted from 187S to J89i, In regard to the Immigration -of aliens Into the United States. . NO TRACE FOUND Of the Missing Express Messenger Who Betrayed His Trust. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind Mar.; 19. The Adams Express officials said today. 1 conomlng' tbe disappearance of L 8. BETWEEN MASON AND BACON .McKee. of Indianapolis, their mesecn- IT . STARTED A SHARP DEBATE ; NEW YORK, Mar. 18. Firs tonight destroyed the , pier of the Phoenicia I Stoamship Line, on the Hoboken, N. J river front, with many, bales of cotton and hay; burned the steamer British rQueen; consumed several lighters and HEAVY, FALL OF SNOW f ! Has Impeded the Travel of West Bound Homeseeksrs. J XT.; ----"'! imm essssss " " "' " " ST. PAUL, Minn., March 18. Neither of the train of the continental line" has yet succeeded .In clearing tbe road YESTERDAY. Roosevelt Vetoes Two .Private Bill the Object of Which Was the Re movsl of Charges Against Old Sol discs His Reasons Are Clsarly Set Forth In the Messages River and Harbor Bill. ' ': WASHINGTON, Mar. 18. The Sen ate today had under consideration the bill providing for the protection of -the President of the United States, and for f - jtheir cargoes; damaged the dock be longing to the Barber Steamship; Line, 'and for a time threatened the property of the Holland American Line and the Hugh Campbell stores.- The loss will i approximate $1,000,000. Chief Engin eer Scott, of the British Queen.,. was supposedly burned to death on her, and a saHor ftamid Jonsen met the same fate. , J -- The estimated losses are: Piers, 1300,000; British Qufen. K&0.000;. Cot ton and lighters, $250,000. Hev-n light- ers are more or less damaged. The we en of the fire was Seventh nhxl River streets, Hoboken. TWether there are theydock wnd basins of the Ihoe- nicla line, the Holland-American line and the Barber llnw. The Phoenicia line pier was a. wooden structure, 300 feet long, covered with a frame wh-d. In this were ,friany bales' of hoy and cotton which burned with the utmost rapidity. 1Iow theilre, Uirtii 1 not known. : ; VICTORY f OR FRIENDS -.- ' y ',xx i . I ' i xJ x.x,: r-, :!-vx- '" . OF CUBAN RECIPROCITY The Conference of Republican Members' of Con- gress Agrees to a 20 Per Cent Reduction of the Duty, After a Protracted Debate School for Desf Mutes. Jackson, Miss., Mar. 18. The staXe Institution for the deaf and dumb, in this c4iy was destroyed by lire today. AH the inmates -werr--ufd. The lors Is 0.fo. . WASHINGTON, Mar. 18 Ths advocates of Cuban reciprocity, scored a decisive victory tonight, at the conference of the Republican members of the House, the proposition of Chairman Pynm of the Ways and Means Committee, for a 20 er cent reduction of the duty with, the Sibley amendment, limiting the duration of the reduction of duties to December 1, 1903, being adopted by a Vote of 85 to 31. The result was reached at 11:30 o clock, after a protracted debate, followed by a series of exeiting roll calls. ' ! ger running from Imlianapolls . to St. Louis on March 3d. that absolutely no clue has been found. Superintendent ilrae&eling, of Columbus. Ohio, any s thj9 company will not know how much money hxs been taken until the busi- neits uf the route is checked up. lie rays it might -run up to a. Iara figure. ArjTi-siworj PEOPIE VliJ Tbe Ccflventlsa la FJsItconah Cccnty Was Orcailzcd BY THE INDEPENDENTSAND A LEGISLATIVE TICKET WAS ; NAMED. of tbe Philippine authorities. Noting has yet been determined upon with re. spevt to the handling end transfer of dutiee and taxee collected in the UniteJ States on article Imported from the Island. The law provides that m tVw taifi and. duties are to be ji Inixth Philippine treasury, far th- use artNberent of tbe Islands. , A ROMANTIC MARRIAGE. BRYAN A FARMER. Has Removed from the City of Lincoln - into Bam. LINCOLN, Neto Mar. !. W. J. Bryan Is no longer a resident ot the city of Lincoln. This waa Bryan's forty-second birthday, ond he cele brated the event 'i by moving to hi farm, four miles from the city. Until the handsome country residence which he fs building is completed. Mr. Bryan and his family will live tn the barn. TRUST CLAUSE INVALID. , SAN , FRANCISCd, Mar, 1$. The Supreme Court (In a decision handed down, declares the trust clause in the will of the late Senator James- O. Fair invalid,! and, the property will at, once be distributed amonar the children of the deceased Senator. It is estimated the estate la worth upwards of twenty million dollars. " " ' LOST IN STORM. JAMESTOWN. N. Mar. 19. Two men are reported lost fifty miles north west of here. Ranchman Soewart and Herder Dan McLaughlin have not been found since, the storm. The stock loss Is heavy In this district, -V WOLCOTT CONSIDERED. . WASHINGTON. Mar. 1 . The Poet will say tomorrow: "Ex-Senator Wol- cott. of Colorado, Is being considered by the President aa a possible succes sor of Secretary of the Interior Hitch- cot-k. who; It is understood, will retire I from the Cabinet. Ex-Judge Henry E. McGinn, One of the Leading Ou;-.:nents Simon, Nominated for Senate The Delegation 8taU Convention to i Includes Metschan and Sol Hirsch. PORTLAND, Or Mar. HU-Tho Ro publican county convention It was controlled absolutely dependents or anti-Simon vote for chairman being 100 for A. A. Courtney, (Independent), to for H. H. Northrup, (Simon candidate). : The convention selected' fifty-seven delegates to the State and Congression al . Conventions, nominated ex-Judge Henry E. McGinn for Stale Senator, and named twelve candidate for. the The until one 27th, when of Senator the State the Phil mot today, by the In action, the fifty-seven named twelve oandidaiea Lower House of the Legislature, Convention then adjourned week from tomorrow, March the county and city ticket will be com pieted. The delegates to the State Conven tion are: Geo. H. Williams. II. L. Pit toe It. W. B. Ayer, Ad Burckhardt, Phil Metschan, EL W. Spencer, V. A. Bancroft. Charles A Moneil, A. J. Ciipron, -WL T. Muir W. L. Bois Geo. IL HowellJ D. Kelkt her. J. K.. Hunt, M. IL Carter, IL Van Auken. J. N. Sutton. J. J. Fltkgerald, A. I Mills. W. N. Jones, Chai. Squires. Joseph But h tel. Leainder Lewis, 8. B. Schwab, Chas. Wilson, P, Watt Daniel, W. F. . Matthews, C. II Carey, HoL Hirsch. jjohn P. i The Russisn Riots. t- t'etemburg. Mar. IS. (By the froirtier). The: com para lively blood fps outcome of Huolay'w riots develops a ratner filltiertln feature of an other-, wlse.serious piilltiml mov?. The stu dents, on pre piiring to make ii drnnn- siraUon. rerrwnberwl the, rough treat ment in-y were subjected to at the hands of the military Iat ya.r. and of the!great heajs of enow, under which the tracks were buried bl last week's blizzard.. It is estimated the loss to the, transcontinental railroad" will amount to very nearly a half million .WAR IN PANAMA. i Government Generals Characterize the Bravery of Rebels as Extraordinary. PANAMA, Mar. 14.- The government Generalsi Castro and:. Ortiz .arrived hsMk this mvMwilfii Pa.niJ - aV V. rtJf" .to h aih?HtJe promising engagement a.t Agua Dulce. on' Febru- ... .,,t,i,ntc vi inn i y uuini. anai viki; r . . t m to weKKinte truit-the lollce Innteiul of..-the military might be sent to maintain or der.. In fact, while the rtiilltary were numerous, the xilliv wre in. the ma jority ind the mvatry dftl not Use to . any great extent th terrible OwKick ' whips, with loaded butts, which caused 'sOjTnany fatalities in 1901 The students during the iay man nget to distribute a mass of lnc-niary "llteratufe from 4he tops of tr(H i-iirs. w n i ie ne ponce wer lmsy ns-hrHisr be low. Horn of tht tracts werr -vu:-hed in the nxmt. revolutionary language ever -nt aonxid In Russia. the forcew - under the revolutionary General Hen-era, over 700 were killed or wounded. He characterized the bravery of the revolutionists as extra ordinary. SLAVES LIBERATED. And Their Csptors i Defeated Troops of Portugal. by the MOZAMBIQUi:, March lS.-Thv Por tugfse troops raptur.l 12 slavif dealers anu kiiim nfty nttwr at IN-moa- Hay recently, w hen th Oovernrhent , -forces aiiaiKe3 uiv rt rongholds f the s.ave dealers, and Ilberattil 7fm slaves, THE REBELS WIN. r. Chinese Troops Defeated in One of tho Provinces Disorders 1 Increasing. ,1 ItiNG KONO, March 18,r,enera! Ma has been defeatKi by the. Kwnng SI retMis. who have taken possession of reng Chuun. .They hsiye killed or cap tured all the Mandarins and have loot- et me town, i - ; Ueneral. Ma attacked Hhe rebel strongholds, but after an engsgemR nt lasting two days was forced, to retreikt. The rebels then established their head quarters at Peng Chuan. The rebel lion Is spreading rapidly In-the Provinces of Kwang SI. Kwang Tung and Tun Nvn. A letter received here from Tien Iui, Mf miles from Kwung Chou, saye all busineej is eutpend ".I there owing to fear of .the rebels. ' . ! 'i .Marshal Su Is ot TIer Chou, and Oenerii Ma Is at Kao Chou both In Kwang Tung Province)., i loth of these commanders are, ak-nitiiig reinforce ttnt. T Theyjrliih toln their forces, but the rebels are holding all the inter vening pusseejuvd prevent ; a junction of the governnfent troops. Many of the Imperial soldiers are Joining tjie rebels, owing to superior pay offered them und the dptort unity fir looting. The rete lender Is Hung Mlngv a relative of the celebrated Hung Sou Chm. leader of the Tal Hung, re bellion. ' - ' A DISGRACEFUL BRAWL Soldiers and Citizen in Fierce Battle ' in Alabama. . -X Colon, Mar. 14. The following report was cfetalaed from the. Government troops, s which arrived here yesterday from Boras def Toro. ! The soldiers report-that 800 men were killed during the fighting, at AgQa, Dulce. The rev olutionists lost &50 and the Govern ment .forces 250. The rlrte Are during the .Agua Dulce battle 'was deadly and persistent. The slaughter and massa cre nt that battle are described as' awful. . i s MINERS IN CONVENTION . ,. . ii - - : i Laborers of the Anthraeit Regions Will Formulate Their Demands. the -punishment by United States Courts of those who commit assaults on him. Bacon opposed ths bill, and Hoar and Mason Supported it." Mason made an attack upon anarchy and Us methods, .and incidentally sharply criticized the amendment to,the bill Offered by ftacon. He denounced U i as the open I ng door to special pleading. for the benefit of assassins Of the Pree ident. .. Bacon considered Mason's crit icism a personal reflection - on himself I and resented It. An explanation by the Illinois Senator cleared the atmosphere. Earlier in the day a lively debate was precipitated by the effort of Itawllns to have printed . some Philippine corres pondence but eventually the matter was ! ordered printed us requestedv ' TOLD HIS BROTHER. nr.iiixiiv. Mann i.-'rlnce nenry lanled at Kiel, at dusk, ard Joined the Prince Henry and his sons. Prince Henry told Hmprr William his expert ences from the beginning to the end of his trip. HEADED A REVOLT. LISBON. March ,18. Admiral De Mel W. who headed the revolt of the Bra Zillan Navy in 1893, is dead. PRINCE HENRY AT HOME SHAMOKIN. .Pa,. March 18. The most important convention of hard coal miners isince that which resulted in the memorable strike of iswo, began here to day aid Is llkjclfy to -remain Ip session until Saturday. Three, anthracite coal districts are represented by over 600 delegates. : President Mitchell, of the Mlnework ers, a,rrlved early in the day. The 1m presslon prevails that If other conces sJons are made by the oteratora the matter of recognition ot the union will be permitted to rest for the present. RICH MAN'S DEATH. MILWAUKEE, Wis., March li.-Dah lei Wells Jr a pioneer lumberman of Wisconsin, and reported to be the rich est man in the state, -died itonlghf,, aged 83 years. . ' HIS CREDENTIALS. WASHINGTON, . March 17.-Jose V'lncente Concha, the newly appointed Minister from Colombia- presented Ihs credentials to President Roosevelt i.- day. ' THEY ARE DISAPPOINTED. BERLIN. Mirch 18. Five hundred returned emigrants, disappointed with life In the If nit ed States, have passed through Berlin on their way to their bid homes , In Posetr. the Provinces of East and West Prussia, and in lluwia ana-Austria. A NEW POSTMASTER. MOBILE. AU. March 18. A report ... . v -rytj iivm ruri wuriTW Ala at the entrance to the. Mobile Bay. states that. a riot between soldiers and - civilian occurred there Sunday night. -One man Is reported to have been killed and ten or fifteen wounded. There has been no communication between the barracks and this city since Sunday af ternoon. The news was not learned until a' private boat came m today. I About, forty or fifty soldiers were drinking la a saloon on the outside of tne reservation when the fight started-! between the boys In uniform sad. a ASli INGTOT. March 18. The Sen ate today confirmed the appointment of J.-. P. Alien as postmaster at Pullman, yvsshington. Besntae Of - APPOINTM 15a XsA Yei Han Vxm ENTS CONFIRMED. i WASHINGTfix. Mar. It. The Sen ate today confirmedstbe following nom. 1 nations: Cttptain AS. Crowninshletd. Rear-Admiral tn the Navy; Cart Rush. uruiea enates Attorney, District Mon tana. Vetoed by Roosevelt. . ' ' Washington, Mar. 18. President RoonveIt today sent to the Senate two veto, messages of private bills, j Onefls a bill granting an honorable discharge from the military sen-ice to Charles W. Hawiey. Of this case the President said: ' "I think It inexpedient to reverse the order of dismissal neurly-jCprty years after the event, when it is out of the quertlon for any ens to ossss knowl edge and meansof arriving at the judg ment, which him nossesfWHl by fellow- offlcers of, the man. at the time they dismissed' him." Hawl-y wins second lieutenant In ihe Sixteenth Connecticut Voiuntfer In fantry. '- ".- : . . Another is .he bill for the relief of James Howell, r In returning this bill the President says: "It Is enough to say that this man waa convicted of mutiny, and sentenced to be dishonorably discharged from the army. There is, perhaps, no other her Itftg the American would so like to leave to his children as an- honorable discharge from the service well and gallantly performed ', In Uv Civil War, and an honorable dtschnrge granted I to those who, with blood and toll have earned It, is cheapened and rendered, of little worth If It also is (ranted to un worthy brothers who have forfeited the right to receive it." f j Howell was a. member of Comnanv H, Fourth Illinois Volunteer Infantry. Rivers and Harbors. vasningion. Man 18. The eenerat debate on the River and Harbor Appro priation tall in the House was enliv ened today by Hepburn (la.), who made his annual onslaught on the message. Contrary to his usual custom. Hepburn found several thing in the bill to com mend, although some Of his rrHJfluna were quite severe. Other sneakers to day were8 Ball (Texas) and Lawrence (Mass.), both members of the commit tee, and White (Ky. and Thomnaon and Bfunett (Ala.), who spoke In favor 01 improvements or lntrrest to their districts. It was agreed that the gen eral debate on the bill should close to morrow. " . Of Doubtful ResulL , Washington. Mar. 18. Ttv Senate Committee on Privileges and. Elections today began consideration of- the House resolution providing for the election of United States Senators bv direct vote of the people. The committee decided to meet- regularly on Thursday of each wer-k. and to continue the consideration of the questional until a vote Is reached. Tho Program. Washington. Mr. 18. The Republi can steering committee of the Senate tocay decided to give first claxe In the order of business, after disposing of the j penaing nusineex, to the oleomargarine diu. it to be followed by the Chines exclusion MIL ' WAS GREETED AT CUXHAVEN BY EMPEROR WILLIAM i i The, Returning German Admiral Was Wildly Cheered by tho Crowds on the Pier An American Naval At tach in Attendance on the Royal Party.' ' ' - ; ; CUXHA VKN. ' March 18 Admiral Prince Henry, of Prussia, returned to Ofman "poll this afternoon. When the Deutschland arrived, Kra peror William stoocl , pon the quay, urounde$ by nigh naval and munici pal ofTiH a H. As the representative of. the Amtrlca't Embassy at Berlin, Cvmamnder William H. Beehler, the naval attache, stood at the Emeporors side. , - X The crowds chered wildly as Prince Henry walked down the gangway from the steamer. Emperor William kissed his brother upon both cheeks and hook hands with the members of the suite, Soon .after the meeting at the quay, the Kemperor and party. Prince Henry and eta fT, and Comamnder Beehler boarded the battleship Kaiser Wlthelm II, which weighed anchor and started toward Kiel, through the canal. - A banquet was served on board the war ship. , H. Newhall. W. H. Patterson. T. J. Cleeton, C. R. KrazJer, T. 8. P. Mays, Geo. Mager, C. K. W. Beverldge. 8. B. Linthicufh. Andrew L. Wills, Logan. II. Potter, K. Stnith. J. Kelly. D: W. tJkd- Kenna, P. XV. Sher- Wllliams, C.' Smith. L. H. Akims. E. H S. Dunbar. T, C. Powell. H dard, P. El ling, P. L Mc Kleman. J. W. Mathemi. C man,' Jus. W. Blair, D. I Sanford Whiting. W. II. Carney. C. V, Rumolin, R. L Durham. Aiek. Donald son, II. IL-Jbnea, J. Lw Hartrhun. Tho. D. Honeyman, T. M. Edmunls, L. Christensen. T. K. Mulr.'W. W. Howltt. C A. Dunbar. Husband and Wife Met After a Divorce -X j-'. ; and Remarried. : ' , TACOMA. March 18. Tlje marriage of William J. GoJbraith nndfcJJIie Gal broith by Justice C. E. Orlffli late tetday afternoon, revealed dHrhtjil but rather unusual llttle romauce. Mr. and Mm GaJbraCth were married n Omana, June 23. 180. They ilvd.hipX pily In that city until about eightn months ago. when a squall appealed n the horizon' and threatened their mat ri mon la I bark. A separation -followed.' December ICth ktst Mrs. Galbrzlth was granted a decree of divorce1 by an om. ha court. Meantime Mr, Ualbrnith h4' drifted to the coast and had locatl in Seattle, where he la eng&ged In a sur- (cessful business. Mrs. Gatbraith went to Salt Lake to live with friends. She fell 111 and for a- time her life wan paired of. Her ormer husband learne.j of her Illness and provided her with funds. She recovered, und yetfrday afternoon stepped off one of the be!atf d transcontinental trains and mtt.V-, her way up Pacific Avenue en route to the home of friends where she expectid to visit. Business called. Mr. Gilbralth tc Tacoma. He arrived on the 1 o'cl x k flyer, a single man. .He retwn-d on the 4:Sfr flyer with a bride- In the person of his former wlf. Their meeting on Pa: cifio avenue was purely accidental. Neipher knew the other was in Ta ina until thej? met face to face. A .reton cillation ensued. Twenty minutes aftr Mrs. Gaibralth stepped from her train she was with Mr. Gaibralth at the mar riage license window of the County Auditor's office.':- ". .'. ' i 'MAYOR BOYLE'S SALARY. WANT MORE TROOP8. GnraU Mm and Su Find It imootaibU to Cope with the Insurrection HONG KONG, Mar. IS. The rebels In the southern rro'lnce continue to crushlngly defeat the Imperial trowp ?nt to subdue them. General Ma and Marshal Su report that It is impossible to suppress the rebellion Kith the troops at their disposal, and the Vice roy of Canton, has requested Tuan Shi Kal, the Viceroy of Chi LI, trt ivnd re inforcements overland from k.Chl IJ The imperial troops have bee h defeat ed at Sek Shing. in Kwang Tung Prov race, and t Porak, in Kwang Si Prov? Inoe. In Tan Nan Province the rebels hold the town and district of Pd Chuen, 20 miles northwest of the perfectun! town of Tun NaN. They also have cap tured the town of Liu Chou, In Kwnng 81 Pro-inoe. and the town of Yunar Nlngi- KwHchou Province. Supremo Court Makes Former Ogden " Msyor Live Up to Promises. SALT LAKK CITT. March 18. The State Supreme Court has reversed the Judgment In the ca of former Mayor John A. Boyle, of Ogden, who sued tr and recovered half of his salary an mayor; which had been reduced by the council' ordinance, . Sir. --.Boyle was electel In November, 1897. Iurlng the. campaign he advocated . rrtrenchmrnt and d-iared he was wllPng to have the salary of the mayor cut in two. Ini metilutely after Mr. Boyle's tlfctlofi a new wajary ordinance was titwwd by the council, fixing tl nutyor" .ilury- at $600, the former salary having Imii 81200. The onlf mi nee Wits dispprovt .1 by Mayor Boyle, amende., r'pjiio.',l and then approval- At the con-hrion of his tertn. however. Mayor IUyJ,e suii the city for the ifnialolcr' of his stl ry had It.remuinpd at the $i;i0 figur: ;, The Siiprennr Aurt in. reversing the ruling . of the lower court whl. h de clared for Mr.. Boyle holds thnt th, lat ter bail publicly favored reduction In 1 salaries ami had approved an ordinance providing for such reduction arid that Judgment therefore could not stand. 4 - " - - 1 - : .." iNEW RAILWAY PROJECT. I '- Prominent Mining and Transportation X V Men Are Interested. AGED PENSIONERS' BILL Passed to Second Reading in te House of Commons. x WOULD NOT CONFER. Coal Companies Decline to Meet Miners A Strike Imminent. tho PHILADELPHIA. Pa., March !. In refusing to enter a Joint' conference with the representatives of the United Workers, the officials; of the great coal carrying railroad and coal companies were careful to word their declination in euch si wsy that It was not a direct refusal to meet the mlnere representa tives because they, were euch. ,The rompanie generally answered the re quest of the miners by letter, saying that It was Impracticable to arrange a wage scale that would be uniform, be cause of the different condSttonsjOf min ing in the different fields, and on the ground that nothing would come of the jronference they, declined to meet the mtners'tta proposed. X The Indications at Shamok In tonight point strongly to e. etrike declaration, as the operators letters seem! to have caused much bitter feeling among the men. LONDON. Mar. It. The House of Commons today fiaased to secWnd read ing of the AgedPenioners' bill, gmnt- Ing des-rvlng poor persons a pension of from five to seven shillings weekly st the age of sixty-five. It Is estimated that the sum of 10,000,000 will be re quired annually to pay th pensions. as tne Government at todays seseion declared It .could not provide. Us share to the scheme. It is riot likely fci become effective. ? . . HUGE ICE GORGE. Enough Water Collected Abovl Cham. berlain, S. D to Sweep tho Valley DANISH WEST INDIES : Immigration BilL ., , . , Washington. March 18. The evneral! immigration bill prepared by Chairman COPENHAGEN. Maf. 1. The Landthlng. the upper House. In com mittee of tha whole and in executive session, voted today to ratify tne treaty providing for the sale of the Danish Wee Indies to the United States. The opponents of the treaty are playing for L SIOUX CITY. la. Mar. 19. The for mation of a huge Ice gorge In (he Mis sourf river Imperils thousands of dot la rs' worth of property In this Vicinity bariy on Surxlay morning the river suddenly ceased running. Ull the water was but two feet deep at Chamberlain. S. D., and so sudden was the fall that a ferry-boat was stranded in mid stream. The great stream Is still run ning, but not more than . 4 creek couriers sent up (Re river to find the trouble report a gret Ice gof g had formed at LKtle IJend, 80 miles above Chamberlain, 8. D. I Por sixty hours the water Mas been Piling up behind this obstruction, snd there Is now enough water collected to sweep the Missouri valley In a flood that will cause disastrous loss. In all the records of the Government I Engin eer's office here, nothing like this has occurred. In the great flood of 1881-3 counties were flooded by ad 1c gorge, but enough water escaped the idam to make a good-sized river. Between Chamberlain snd Little Bend there are enough" tributary creeks to supply ail the wnier now running. In this city. z&o mile from the gorge by mer. the water has fallen three feet within 21 hours, .; . r.. - BAKER CITT. Or March 19 Arti cles of incorporation of the Baker City A Snkke River Railroad were'fitrd wih the county clerk of this county , to.l.i) The lncorMjrators aie: iHJliam Pollman, I Crabili. John Waterman, John Schmitz. V. M. Sag', O. I MiHer. P. Basche. S. A. Ilel;n.r. W. J. Patterson. C, L. Palm-. G.ik Stoddard ami It, D, Carter, of llaki-r City,, arid Ed-ward 8. Farrow, of Nw' York. ' .-Xr-. The articles of Incorporation o( thi company were prepared last fall.fter' IJeut. Edward S, Farrow, a pmmfnnt mining and railroad engineer, had mail. a careful, insMction of. the rop-rtjf and franchises of the Northwret ft-tlt-'i way, which was sold a( re-elVri :ti here last October; Lieutenant ;Fi row also Inspected the famous Iron Dyke mine In the Seven Devils. It is hinted that the Harri man syndicate is iht-r-estetl In the proposition.: . A CONVICTS STATEMENT. He Aecusi X PHILIPPINE TAXES WASHINTGON, March 18 Secretary Root has notified. Acting; Governor Wright, that the taxes and duties col- . lected In the PfaUlDoines under the re- aefay. but the measure is now assured t cent tariff act for the .Islands shall be oi a. majority or ine two votes in favor! converted directly Into the Philippine raunoouon. I treasury, and are subject to the orders its a Man Roesntly Hanged of 1 - Two Murders BUTTE. MontJ, March 19. A special to The Miner, from Deef txulsf, M'nt., says that Convict Clinton iMfon. who is .awaiting sentence of death Tor mur dering his father, has made a remark able statement to -tlovemor Toole, in which he declares his Innocence of th two murders with which he is charged, lie asserts that Jas. McArthur, who was hanged for murder last Sept Mnlwr, killed his father alone. Dotson declares that McArthur. con? fessed to him the murder of the rnan whose remains were found near. Cen tral Park. In lKil.- His name was Al-n and his folks reskle in, Wafla Waila", Washington. -.r'": HUNTINGTON'S ESTATE. It Will I Roach Many Millions Large XX Sumo Loaned to Friends. . NEW YORK. March !. The. Tribune will eay tomorrow; ''The' ?ol Us I'.;, Huntington estate, now being Inventor led by the state's tax appraisers, will Amount to about 828,000.000 or 829.C0fl. 000. The transfer tax will approximate 8X04,000. According to the Tribune's Informant, Huntington loaned personal, friends a great deal of money, most of which is not collectible.- MAYER REARRESTED. NEW , YORK. March 18, Max C. Mayer, formerly a' partner In the bank ing firm of Rath borne, Mayer at Rath borne, who was arrested at Bayonne, N. J.. charged with embezzlement from the firm through false entries In th " firm's accounts, and who was' released In ball of 8i000, was rearrested and im medtetely placed In jail. He was on his way to the ferry when overtaken by a court officer. The action was tak en on! representation of. Judge Blair that, the case. Involved at least 8100,040, instead of , only $4800 mentioned In tho j specific charge. . - . . ' Subscribe for tho Weekly Statesman, 81.00 a year.