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VOL. VII. NO. 3.
iIS OF THE DAY
Epl tonie ot the Telegraphic
News of the World.
fERSS TICKS FROM THE WIRES
..I.tere.tms Collection of Items From
*'ib* Two Hemlipneres Presented
in • Condensed Form.
i premature explosion of dynamite
\ eravel pit in Murray, Ky., killed
*} T 'p'r r o laborers and wounded as
: mOre i. j
X house of ill repute was burned near j
TnVlin;, W. Va., and two girls and j
tiro men were burned to death. A
joaiber of others are reported seriously
Injured.
A Calcutta dispatch says that cholera
!,«broken out among the people em-
Bloyed at the relief works among the
natives, in the state of Rewah. In
two days 100 deaths occurred.
' igain an offer for the Le Roi gold i
m ;*ne'has been refused. This time the !
wuld-be purchasers, the Royal Tinto j
Comply, of London, made an offer of |
000,000, of which $100,000 waste!
be cash and the remainder in thirty
days.
Eighty-two passengers, more than !
half of them outfitted with dogs, sleds j
and other paraphernalia necessary for i
the Invasion, of the Yukon country, j
awdedthe steamer Al-Ki on her last j
trip to Alaska. This is said to be only j
»beginning of the vast numbers who]
till leave for that country the coming
spring.
Louis Mansfield, who was confined in j
the county jail in Baker City, Or., j
awaiting action of the grand jury j
en a charge of robbery, committed sui- j
cide. He told his fellow prisoners ;
■M days before that he preferred.to j
be dead rather than go to the peniten- j
tiary. Mansfield leaves a wife and two
daughters.
The East has again been visited by i
flood?, resulting in great loss of life j
and property. Many plants at Pitts- I
burg are under water, and a cloudburst
at the headwaters of the Monongahela
has caused great damage. More than |
10,000 men have been forced to quit
work in Pennsylvania on account of the j
rapidly rising waters.
At the annual meeting of the Lum- ;
ber Manufacturers' Association of the •
Northwest, held in Taeoma, the secre- !
tary was instructed to formulate an in- '
vitation to Eastern lumbermen to visit
the Pacific Northwest next July. An
executive committee was appointed to
make suitable arrangement for enter- ;
taining the excursionists, who are to
be shown the great forests and mills of
the Northwest.
A special from McMurray, Skagiti
county, Wash., says that a sad accident
occurred there by which the 3-year-old
daughter of W. F. Merry was instantly
Kled and his wife seriously injured. I
Merry was engaged in falling a tree
which endangered his house. In fall- !
in?, the tree struck another, which!
stood in its path, the latter falling in!
the direct ion of the woman and child. j
Tlie child's neck and back were broken, i
Mrs. Merry now lies in a critical condi- '
tion.
A mail train on the Pennsylvania
railroad crashed into a box car near
tbensburg, Pa., and was badly wrecked.
five persona were seriously hurt.
Charles F. Miller, a sailor, brutally
jwlered his wife at Port Blakely, |
'asn. Much excitement was occasion-' ;
«. and a lynching was prevented with ;
Peat difficulty.
Stephen Ringhoffer, aged 14, the son '
"Joseph Ringhoffer, of Walla Walla. !
*J* shot and killed by Charles Woody, !
JJo is 16 years old. The boys were out;
tog when the accident occurred. -
White settlers at Yerrington, in Ma
oa valley, Nevada, have appealed for j
*J, fearing an outbreak of the Piute :
J^ns in that neighborhood. One of |
ue Indians was killed in a quarrel and
c Indians have begun gathering in
jybers. Governor Sadler has sent j
octant-General Galusha on a special
*• to investigate.
J he Chesapeake & Ohio west-bound
P s>nger train encountered a washout
.gpoaite Portsmouth, O. The engine, |
■ ??age and express car, mail car and
ecoach were derailed. A. G. Stout,
j£msor of the C. & 0.. was killed.
engineer, fireman, mail clerk and
y^. messenger were all injured, but
JToi , making a desperate effort to
Sir* i arn'" T for some trivial offense,
rtjnolas Mentgen lost his life; under
j'^els of a train in Chicago. Fol
t;J bJ an excited crowd and a patrol
tot! Containin officers/ Mentgen ran
to a; and did not see the train
poaching. The locomotive knocked
'Chi } feet and the train passed
Pi,
*■ les Kreiner was drowned :in the
*Bal nt river at the Altonaß' wharf;
em- He was cook on the steamer
«ndij that plies between Portland
to g n'l l)eil^ence. An effort was made!
*ith ( c th man with a'small S boat}:
«out avail. The river was dragged
not kf Danute used' but j the {body: has
°een recovered. The : unfortunate
P ortla^ Yes a widow and one child in
The comer -stone of tbe^new; school
for t |, e '' ntVr-stone of the new school
st t jj. r '"ViV:X' of the lost mysteries of
The tl ty Was laid in San Die Cal
just : 'I'liical crusaders, who have
%ld tUr ed f rom a trip * around the
ccr etn ' o^r ere the central figures^ in- the
*l h«Jmtmc* at MountAngeli^Or:;l
*a« at Mount Angel, Or.,
own nF "! by burglars. The safe was
aods- 1? n and about f 100 =in stamps
Partiel 0 ln mone taken. The same
°4er ni 11 i to gain " entrance to two
fcihtll 4?' 8 the same but were
(l off
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THE SENATE AftOUSED.
Spani.h Inhumanities Can No Lon K er
Go Unnoticed.
Washington, Feb. 26.—Attention
was recalled to the Cuban question in
the senate today by the presentation of
three resolutions on that subject. One
of these came by unanimous vote of the
committee on foreign relations, and
called for the immediate and uncondi
tional release of Julio Sanguilly, held
in Havana.
Another resolution by Allen calls on
the president to protect effectively
American citizens in Cuba, and for that
purpose to send battle-ships to Cuban
waters.
A third resolution, by Hill, was
agreed to, requesting the secretary of
state for all correspondence with Con
sul-General Lee relative to Americans
imprisoned in Cuba.
A sensational episode occurred late
in the day, during the consideration of
the Indian bills. Several of the New
England senators had criticised various
items, which aroused Senator Pettigrew
to caustic recitals of barbarities directed
against Indiana in Massachusetts in
early days.
Hoar defended his state, and, amid
impressive silence, arraigned Petti
grew, a New Englander by birth, for
"befouling the nest in which he was
born."
Little progress was made on the In
dian bill, and Allison warned the sen
ate that the status of appropriation
bills was most dangerous.
Beginning tomorrow, the senate will
sit until 12 o'clock at night.
In the House.
Washington, Feb. 26. —The feature
of the session of the house was the ap
pearance of William J. Bryan, late
Democratic candidate for president, on
the floor. He has come to the city to
attend a dinner given in his honor by
John R. McLean, of the Cincinnati
Enquirer, and, as an ex-member, was
entitled to the privilege of the floor.
He came in with McMillin, Maguire,
Sulzer and ex-Congressman George F.
Williams. He was immediately escort
ed to the cloakroom, where he divested
himself of his overcoat, his entrance
not having been generally observed.
His presence soon became noised about
however. The Democratic members
deserted their seats and hurried to greet
him. After a few minutes he walked
calmly down the aisle to his old seat.
The Democrats gave him a round of
hearty applause, the people in the gal
leries craned their necks and took up
the demonstration. There were several
wild shouts. Many of the Republicans
joined in the welcome to their old col
league. The first was Judge Strode, of
Nebraska, his successor in congress.
Among the others were Hitt, Stone,
Dalzell and Dolliver. The cqnfusion
became so great that Speaker Reed was
forced to call the house to order. After
a few minutes Mr. Bryan made his way
back of the rail which divides the seats
from the lobby, around to the speaker's
rostrum, where he shook hands with
the speaker. The galleries again joined
in the demonstration, which occurred
at this juncture. Mr. Bryan soon after
left the house.
Most of the day was devoted to Dis
trict of Columbia business. The con
ference report on the bill to protect
the rights of purchasers of the Atlantic
& Pacific railroad under the foreclosure
sale was adopted—loo to 24.
A NEST OF THIEVES.
Arrests Made by the Seattle Police Led
to a Find.
Seattle, Feb. 26.—The arrests last
night of Mack McAlpin, William
Laurie and Charles Hussey, the latter
a 16-year-old boy, led the police into a
nest of counterfeiters, as well as thieves.
It is not thought that any spurious coin
has been passed, and the specimens
obtained by the police show such work
manship that it seems hardly possible
that much of it could be worked off.
The evidence obtained was found in a
cabin occupied by the three men. The
tools were not discovered, but it is be
lieved they are secrete<i somewhere
about the cabin.
In addition to this, the police have
indisputable evidence that the men now
in custody were doing a wholesale burg
lary Jausiness. Their cabin was well
supplied with all kinds of household
goods, cigars, tobacco, etc., a great deal
of which has been identified as belong
ing to other persons.
Early this morning the safe in a
grocery store in a residence part of the
city was blown open by cracksmen and
$26 taken. The men were not nruch
afraid of detection, for the safe, which
is a small one, was taken out of the
store into the street, and there blown
open with powder. Ii is supposed
the work was done by the same men
; who recently broke into a safe in the
office of the Oregon Improvement Com
pany.
Bobbery at Rossland.
Rossland, B. C, Feb. 26.—Tonight
between 6 and 7 o'clock, while the
clerks were at dinner, burglars entered
Challoner, Mitchell &, Spring's jewelry
store, on Columbia avenue, taking all
the money, diamonds, watches and
other jewelry in the windows and
showcases, and even opening the safe
and taking the contents. It is esti-
I mated that the robbers got about $8,000
in all. The police have no clue as yet.
This house is a branch of the firm of
the same name in Victoria.
Wanted in Michigan.
San Francisco, Feb. 26.—Charles B.
McCoy, wanted in Michigan for em
bezzling $8,000, surrendered to United
States Marshal Baldwin today. He
was assistant cashier in the Second
National bank of Bay City, Mich. He
fled from the town and has been tray
! cling around the world since. The
! money has been spent.
Londoners drink 1,400 tons of liquid
mud a year, according to recent expert
I testimony before the county council.
FRIDAY HARBOR, SAN JUAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 1897.
FIGHTING WITH FIRE
Governor's Palace at Canea
Burned By Rebels.
ARABS THREATEN THE CITY
Further Fighting; at Various Points
on the Island—Powers to Issue
a Proclamation.
Canea, Island of Crete, Feb. 26.—
The governor's palace, with all the
archives, was burned today. As fire
broke out elsewhere in the town at the
same time it is suspected incendiaries
have been at work.
The situation is most grave. Armed
and excited Mussulmans are parading
the streets full of indignation at the
news from Selino, where the Mussul
mans are besiged. Benghazi Arabs
threatened to burn the whole of Canea.
While the palace was burning a
strong box containing $7,000 in gold
fell into the ruins and broke open,
whereupon there was a wild rush by
Turkish soldiers and Mussulmans to
secure the treasure. The foreign ma
rines were obliged to fire blank cart
ridges to restrain them, and for a time
a serious conflict between the Turks
and Europeans was threatened.
The admirals are about to issue a
proclamation in all the towns and vil
lages, explaining the reason for the
presence of the foreign fleets in Cretan
waters, and exhorting tranquillity.
The population is so divided in invet
erate hatred that schemes for reforms
are futile. The best plan, it is argued,
is to permit the Greek troops to occupy
the country and escort the beseiged
Mussulmans abroad, for the Mussul
mans cannot remain in Crete.
The suggestion of the consuls that a
foreign force be landed at Selino to
cover the retreat of the beleagured Mus
sulmans has not been adopted, the
available number of marines being in
sufficient. In view of the large force
of insurgents, the admirals have decid
ed to confine their action to the dis
patch of warships to Selino.
Attacks by insurgents continue at
various points. The insurgents have
descended into the plains behind the
convent of Chrysophighi and set fire to
the Mussulman houses.
A REVOLUTION THREATENED.
Nicaraguan People Preparing for a
General Uprising.
New York, Feb. 26.—The following
advices were received by mail from
Managua, being matter refused trans
mission by cable:
The people have unsuccessfully at
tacked the government soldiers at San
Juan del Sur and San Carlos in efforts
to get rifles and ammunition. Several
persons have been imprisoned at Ma
nagua, suspected of conspiracy against
President Zelaya's government. There
is great excitement in government cir
cles, and the police are searching
houses for rifles.
Ex-President Cardenas and others
have been imprisoned at Managua, sus
pected of encouraging people in the
conspiracy against the government.
The avenues to the city are guarded
and the people are deeply impressed
and excited. The government appre
hends a revolution.
These advices further said that the
government of Nicaragua was sending
military police and artillery by rail to
San Juan del Sur in order to protect
the military quarters there.
The governors of the civil provinces
have been in consultation for several
days at the capital, discussing the pro
jects for political harmony and a suc
cessor to President Zelaya in the event
of his death or resignation. The gov
ernors were also endeavoring to agree
on some plan to suppress the active
revolutionist disposition among the
people and among the intelligent and
moneyed class, who desire relief from
heavy burdens of duties, taxes, forced
loans, etc., without any works or na
tional improvements.
NO ADAMLESS EDEN.
But the Californians Will Tempt For
tune la the South Seas.
San Francisco, Feb. 26.—The brig
Percy Edwards cleared today for Tahiti,
and on her goes the United Brother
hood of the South Sea Islands. The
brig goes to Tahiti and from that port
will sail wherever the fancy of those
on board dictates. The expedition was
brought about by the publication in a
local paper of a story that on St Johns
island, in the South seas, were a num
ber of dusky women who were pining
for husbands. All the men had been
killed in war and the women were
lonely. A company was organized in
this city to go to the relief of the dusky
damsels, and on board the Edwards are
ninety-seven men, who sigh for the
tropical clime and the easy life of the
South seas.
It has since developed that the Adam
less Eden story was a myth, but the
company organised here determined to
go somewhere. Each man contributed
$100 to a common fund. The old
whaling brig Edwards was bought and
provisioned and tomorrow the expedi
tion starts. The men are provided
with agricultural implements and sev
eral trades are represented.
Crossed Ni»*ara on Bloadln's Back.
Chicago, Feb. 26.— The man who
rode over Niagara falls thirty-seven
years ago on the back of Blondin, the
famous ropewalker, is painting portraits
every day in a little studio on the thir
teenth floor of the Auditorium. His
name is Henry A. Coloord and he is
almost 70 years old. Mr. Colcord has
a vivid recollection of his ride over the
raging waters of Niagara with Blondin
for his steed and a slender rope for his
pathway
THE LAST MONEY BILL.
House Passed Appropriations for Naval
Bstablishment.
Washington, Feb. 25.—The house
sent the naval bill, the last of the ap
propriation bills, to the senate today.
Boutelle, chairman of the naval com
mittee, was in charge of the measure,
and displayed such skill in its handling
that its provisions aroused little oppo
sition, and it was passed practically
without amendment. Barrett made an
effort to secure an authorization for a
drydock at Boston to cost $1,000,000,
but, after a somewhat acrimonious de
bate, the amendment was ruled out of
order. He then tried to secure the ap
pointment of a committee to pass on the
relative merits of Boston and Ports
mouth as a location for a drydock, and
was equally unsuccessful.
The Day in the Senate.
Washington, Feb. 25. —The senate
made slow progress today on the Indian
appropriation bill, disposing of only one
item of the bill, that directing the
opening of the Uncompahgre Indian
reservation in Utah. It involved a con
flict with the executive branch, which
has steadily resisted opening these
lands on the ground that they contained
valuable mineral deposits. Vilas en
deavored to have a royalty reserved for
the government, but was defeated in
this, and the clause was agreed to after
an all-day debate.
During the day a resolution by Mills
was adopted, asking the president for
information as to the death of Dr. Ruiz
at Guanabacoa, Cuba.
In the course of the debate, Wilson of
Washington, alluded to the president's
order of yesterday, withdrawing from
the public domain 21,000,000 acres of
land and constituting various forest re
serves.
Cannon declared that there was not
the slightest knowledge of the subject
displayed on the part of the order mak
ing the designation, and that land in
Utah had been designated as forest
land when in fact there was no timber
on it larger than a jackrabbit bush.
BUFFETED BY WINDS.
The Atlantio Liners Encounter Heavy
Weather.
New York, Feb. 25.—During the
past twenty-four hours storm-tossed
steamers arrived in port bringing start
ling tales of narrow escapes from death.
The 400 souls on the Adriatic, just ar
rived from Liverpool after the most
tempestuous voyage in its career, are
thanking Providence the vessel did not
turn turtle in midocean during the trip
across.
This vessel had a narrow escape from
foundering in a gale on Wednesday last,
I when her cargo shifted and the engines
became deranged. It was the climax
I of a six-days' struggle with the ele
; ments. The crew worked with despera
: tion. All available men were set to
j work trimming cargo. When it was
I nearly finished the machinery became
! unmanageable.
The destiny of the vessel was shifted
from the crew to the men in the chief
engineer's department, and for six
hours, during which the Adriatic was
: hove to, her fate hung in the balance.
I On Wednesday, while the seas were yet
making a millrace of the decks, the ma-
I chmery was repaired and the vessel
I again shaped a course for this port.
The Adriatic had forty-five cabin and
ninety-five steerage passengers and a
! crew, making a total of nearly 400 peo
! pie. She left Queenstown February
11. Captain Snowdensaid the trip was
the worst he had ever seen in his
twenty-five years' experience.
The St. Paul also experienced a moet
1 tempestuous voyage. The vessel was
| delayed by heavy seas propelled by
I fierce western gales, from the time she
' left Southampton. To add to the dis
i comfort of the passengers rain fell al
j most continuously, making it impos
-1 sible for them to go on deck.
"In all my experience," said Captain
Jamieson, "I do not remember of a
! rougher February."
TO BOMBARD HAVANA.
Fiery Resolution Introduced by a
Tennessee Representative.
Washington, Feb. 25.—Representa
{ tive Gibson, of Tennessee, has intro
! duced a joint resolution directing that
the president demand of the Spanish
authorities in Cuba the immediate res
toration to liberty of every American
citizen, native-born or naturalized, now
\ imprisoned by them in the island of
Cuba, and that in support of the de
mand the president is authorized and
I directed to accompany it by the pres
ence of a sufficient number of United
States ships of war to mak the demand
good, and, if it is not granted within
twenty-four hours, that the city of Ha
. vana, and, if need be, other ports of
i Cuba, be bombarded until it is fully
complied with and all American citi
zens delivered to the commanders of
our warships.
Gary Gets a Portfolio.
Canton, 0., Feb. 25.—At 1:80 this
afternoon James A. Gary,who had been
in consultation with the president-elect
for several hours, gave the following
statement to the press:
"Governor McKinley has tendered me
a portfolio in his cabinet, and, while it
is not definitely settled which one, I
am assured it is one that I can accept."
Harrison Bill Dropped.
Washington, Feb. 25.—Members of
the house committee on Pacific rail
ways have practically decided to aban
don the attempt to bring up in the
house at this session the bill for the es-'
tablishment of a commission to settle
the debts of the Pacific roads.
New York, Feb. 25.—Augustus S.
Seymour, judge of the United States
district court of the eastern district of
North Carolina, died today of cancer
of the stomach
SHIPS OPENED FIRE
The Foreign Fleet Bombarded
the Cretans,
AND THUS AIDED THE TUEKS
The Insurgents Were Attacking a,
Turkish Garrison Near Canea
When the Ironclads Interfered.
Canea, Feb. 23.—An engagement has
just occurred just above the village of
Miurnies, between insurgents and a
Turkish band.
At 4:45 P. M. the insurgents from
| Akrotiri, having attacked the Turkish
\ garrison at Halepa, the joint fleet bom
\ barded the Cretans for twenty-five
minutes. The insurgents fled, taking
| their flag with them.
Later reports are to the effect that
the English men-of-war opened the
bombardment. The others followed.
The Eaiserin Augusta fired melinite
: shells. The commander of the Greek
man-of-war Hydra cleared for action in
I case the necessity should arise. Some
i shells fell in the town of Canea, rais
' ing clouds of dust. It is rumored sev
eral persons were killed and wounded.
When firing ceased, the Greek flag
was still flying over the insurgent
camp.
London, Feb. 23.—A dispatch to the
Daily News from Canea, dated Sunday
says:
Smart firing was heard today in the
| hills to the eastward. The reply of the
i Turks was feeble, and it was obvious
; that they must abandon their position
lif pressed. The gun practice from the
redoubt on the outer lines was ludi
! crous. The chief Cretan position was a
j hamlet on a ridge of hills 4,000 yards
i from the flagship.
At 4:30 o'clock this afternoon signals
i were made to H. M. S. Revenge, to-
I gether with one Italian, one German
I and Russian ship, to open fire upon
| the Cretan position where the Greek
flag was hoisted some days ago. The
British ships fired forty and the foreign
ships thirty shells at the village, and
! ruined the house held by the Cretans.
1 The flag was soon lowered, and the
order "cease firing" sounded after ten
minutes. Thereupon, the flag was re
i hoisted. The rocks around were
! crowded with Cretans. The Turks,
encouraged by the fleet, now opened a
I lively fusilade, while the Cretans had
not replied during the whole perform
| ance. It was a somewhat melancholy
spectacle.
Admirals Warned Vassos.
Canea, Crete, Feb. 23.—The foreign
\ admirals have warned Colonel Vassos,
commander of the Greek forces on the
island of Crete, of their intention to
attack his troops with four men-of-war
i anchored off his camp, Aghoi Theodori,
should he attempt to advance to the
! interior of the island.
Athens, Feb. 23. —It is stated that
the warning of the foreign admirals
i given to Colonel Vassos only referred to
a Greek attack on Canea. Colonel
Vassos will continue to occupy strategic i
' points in the interior of the island of
j Crete.
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Fired Blank Shots.
Canea, Feb. 23.—British torpedo
i boats have captured and brought to
! this port the small Greek steamer
Laurium, which was carrying victuals
and tents for the insurgents.
The forts fired two rounds of blank
| cartridges yesterday at the Greek gun- j
I boat Peneus. A Turkish frigate also
| discharged blank shots at the Greeks.
The Greek gunboat Peneus quickly
• replied to the blank shots fired by the
I Turkish frigate. The frigate then
I withdrew from the scene of operations.
The German flag was hoisted on the
ramparts here on the arrival of the
j cruiser Kaiserin Augusta.
Too Poor to Fight.
London, Feb. 23.—A dispatch to th«
Daily Mail from Berlin says:
The queen of Greece recently sent a
message to the czar requesting his sup-
I port for the national cause of Greece.
| The king also wired the czar, stating
' that he would declare war on Turkey
\ and himself lead the army before he
: would yield to European coercion.
! Princess Marie, of Greece, also tele
! graphed her fiancee, Grand Duke
George of Russia, that the action of the
i powers against Greece was infamous.
Another dispatch says:
The Nord Deutsche Zeitung asserts
i that the Turkish cabinet last week de
i cided to declare war against Greece,but
; the sultan vetoed the resolution, on
: account of the government's financial
; condition.
An Athens dispatch says the Greek
| government has decided to send a part
jof the fleet on a cruise along the Spor
: adis islands, while another portion of
the fleet will go to Ambracia to pre
vent the Turkish attack on the Greek
frontier from Prevesa. Troops from
' all parts of Greece are hurrying to the
j Turkish frontier. The call for naval
; volunteers had been more than amply
answered. The policy of Greece will
be defensive on land, but aggressive
by sea.
Bachelors are now safe at least an
other eight years, seeing that 1900 will
pot be a leap year.
Baa Into a Washout.
Cincinnati, Feb. 28.—The Enquir
: er's special from Ashland, Ky., says:
T«day the eastbound Norfolk A
i Western express ran into a washout
1 pear Lovelette, wrecking the engine,
j baggage car and two coaches. The
: sleeper escaped. Engineer Pennington
j and Fireman Mayfield were both dan-
I gerously injured, and a brakeman,
1 whose name was not learned, was fa* '
'tally injured. Several persons wen
i slightly injured. i
- GENERAL LEE RESIGNS.
Not Supported Jto His SatUfaetloa »y
':' ' , . " the State Department. J^.'-f
New York, Feb. 24.— A dispatch to
the Herald from Havana, via Key West,
says: ' ' *_- , ':\ -. - :
11 Consul-General I Lee - has resigned.
His. letter tendering his resignation,
under certain conditions, goes by the
next mail. r He determined some days
ago to take such a step if he were not
upheld in his efforts {to protect all
American citizens in Cuba.
The consul-general asked the state
department that he be authorized to ob
tain the release of citizens of the Uni
ted States confined ; in Cuban prisons,
uner the same illegal circumstance! as
was the ill-fated Ruiz. Such authori
zation has not been granted. -
Spanish warships in Cuban waters
have since yesterday been concentrat
ing in the harbor of Havana. This is
regarded as very significant, in view of
the important incidents of the last few
days. _ ; .'. ~ 1 ~ .-
Great pressure is being brought to
bear here to make Consul-General Lee
deny the Herald's Jacksonville dispatch
to the effect that ' the diplomatic repre
sentative of the .United States in Ha
vana had asked the government to send
warships to Cuban waters. As a pre
text for 1 such denial, and as a basis
upon which it can be founded, it is
stated that, according to the dispatch,
Consul-General Lee has asked for a
warship to take him to the United
States.
What i the consul-general did do, I
can reiterate on the highest authority,
was to ask for warships to support him
in his efforts to protect Americans in
peril of their lives and American inter
ests, which were in jeopardy.
The Herald's Jacksonville dispatch,
therefore, was absolutely correct, and
upon indisputable authority I can con
firm it in every detail. If necessary,
further, lam confident that I can se
cure and send to the Herald the full
official telegram in which Consul-
General Lee asked for warships.
Great anxiety is felt at the palace
and in all official circles at the news
from CienfuegOß, which states that that
city is the center of a serious mutiny
of the Spanish troops. Large arrears
of pay are due the army in Cuba, and
the discontent caused by this has cul
minated in open disobedience in the
Spanish ranks in the Cienfuegos dis
trict. .
The insurgents in the eastern end of
the island have captured Bayamo, an
important town in Santiago.
PASSED BY THE HOUSE.
The General Deficiency Appropriation
Bill.
Washington, Feb. 24.—The house
today passed the general deficiency bill
and began the consideration of the last
of the many bills, that providing for
the naval establishment. A long de
bate occurred over the propriety of the
appropriation of $1,300,000 for the
Southern Pacific railroad under the j
judgment of the court of claims, but
the house, by a vote of 102 to 138, re-!
fused to strike it out. The members
who favored the appropriation for the
repayment to members of the last con
gress of salaries withheld from them on
account of absence, carried their fight
into the house, but they were beaten,
96 to 122. Sixteen of the forty-eight
pages of the naval bill were completed.
The attempt of Mr. Grosvenor to secure
an amendment to retain session em
ployes on the roll after March 4 to
March 15, when the extra session
would begin, drew from him, when
pressed as to whether he was author
ized to proclaim an "extra session,"
the good-natured admission that he
was t authorized |to assume that there
would be an extra session.
. In the Senate. ,
Washington, Feb. : 24.-—T>e _ senate
turned its attention to the Indian ap
propriation bill. It involved a contest
over sectarian schools. The clause
directing temporary contracts with these
schools when no '■- government schools
were available was agreed to, 51 to 8.
A provision was added declaring it
to be the settled policy of the govern
ment hereafter to make no appropria
tions whatever for the support of sec
tarian schools. A farther amendment,
offered by Gallinger,-directing that all
appropriations to sectarian' schools end
on June 80, 1898, went out on a point
of order, which the senate sustained,
28 to 22. ; The Indian bill is still under
consideration. . , :' "
Valuable Aid to Mariner*.
San Francisco, Feb. 24.— import
ant aid to navigation by which mariners
along the Pacific coast may readily de
termine the deviation of their com
passes,•• is < likely to be : afforded by the
chamber of commerce, Shipowners' As
sociation and the marine ;' underwriters.
'It is proposed 5 that at suitable points
along the i coast from '-'i San Diego ;to
Puget sound, and •] especially about the
shores of ;the f principal harbors, ; two
prominent points which can be brought
conveniently? within * range from deep
water be taken and the true bearing of
the line between ; them determined and
made known, so that a commander may
easily compare the bearing of I his com
pass needle therewith. V This has been
carefully done by ? the Sgovernment
boards of » trade and nautical bodies of
Europe, but this valuable J safeguard is
here being seriously considered for the
first time. , '
:&'^::~ round : Fro«em ■««. /-^v'^
Bpokane, Wash., Feb. 14.—The body
of Charles | Sherwood was found yester
day morning, frown stiff, near Craig's
camp, on the north fork of the Salmon
river, near Waneta, B. C. Sherwood
was a locomotive engineer, and at one
time was employed on the Central
Washington and Spokane * Northern.
About a year ago he engaged in mining.
He left a brother and sister in Los An- .
geles, CaL The body will be brought
to Spokane for burial.
PKICE 5 CENTS.
HOW TO GROW BEETS
Practical Information for the
Northwest Farmer.
FROM G. W. SHAW'S REPORT
Difficult!** Surmounted by Pioneer
Growers—Comparisons Between
This wad German Climates.
The subject of cultivating sugar beets,
and the manufacture of sugar from
J them, has \ been before the I people at
| different times. When it was seen
that the industry was a success in Cali
fornia, the prospect of its introduction
seemed favorable. Persons agitated
the matter with varying success, and
at times individuals made experiments
in producing the beets, some of which
were submitted to analysis. Some of
these experiments did not yield results
as satisfactorily as was hoped, and gave
many the idea that beets containing
sufficient saccharine matter would not
grow here. Other individuals also en
gaged in producing a few sample beets,
devoting more intelligent care to them,
and were rewarded with much higher
percentage of sugar.* Seed have been
brought from foreign countries to be
distributed among farmers in order
that different soils might be tested. Of
such efforts as these were those of Mr.
H. C. Smith, of Portland, Or. About
the year 1888, Mr. Smith imported
some of the beet seed procurable from
Cologne, Germany, and had some sent
from Alvarado, Cal., where a factory is
in successful operation. Both these
quantities were distributed, with in
structions in planting and cultivating
accompanying. From some persons re
ceiving the seed no replies were ever
obtained, and those who did take the
pains to plant at all, stated, in their re
port, that but little attention had been
given them. Some simply sowed them,
leaving the plants to struggle with
weeds, etc., while others gave but the
slightest cultivating. Of course, the
roots yielded little sugar. Nothing else
is to be expected, as the cultivating of
sugar beets has reached a stage of scien
tific exactness that anything like best
results cannot be obtained without cer
tain care. This is a fair sample of other
individual efforts, some of which have
had the effect of conveying the belief
that the industry is not profitable in
the Northwest.
In 1890, the federal government
passed a bounty law, offering 2 cents a
pound for domestic sugar testing 90 de
grees, and 1% cents for all testing be
tween 80 and 90, which should be pro
duced until July 1, 1905. In further
aid, the agricultural department aided
the several states. in making experi
ments. Seed was furnished fanners
who would agree to plant and care for
them, and return samples for analysis,
! and with reports of other conditions.
The experiment station at Corvallis,
j Or., delivered seed to farms in different
localities of the state in 1891, in accord
ance with this plan. In regard to this
effort, Mr. G. W. Shaw, chemist, re
ports in bulletin No. 23, the following:
:' 'Each year arrangements were made
with fanners in different portions of
the * station to cultivate a small plat of
beets, the seed being furnished them |!
by the station. Although there was a
heavy and ready response by those who
would agree to forward samples for an
alysis, accompanied by a report—blanks
for which were furnished— were a
many who never responded to a single .
inquiry after the seed had been fur
nished, notwithstanding that they had
! expressly agreed to report results."
According to Mr. Shaw's report, care
ful instructions were given in regard to
cultivation. The '}, kind of soil was
specified and the degree of moisture best
for the beets was also named. -
The results of these efforts were con
vincing that beets could be grown with
profit. •■;';"" :.\ •"::."■';■ .;■.-;- '■'- ■:-: : V. \\i[-±
The succeeding year preparations
were made to repeat with greater care
the attempts of 1891-1892. Unavoid
able delay in receiving the seed so that
it could not be planted in April was the .
first discouragement. The rainfall dur-"
ing the season was below normal, and
all reports showed ?'very dry," "extra
ordinary dry," and ''weather' unfavor
able." j . eSSss;
Mr. Shaw has made some interest
ing comparisons between the tempera
ture and precipitation of Oregon and
Germany and France. The era covered
by the figures is from May 1 to October
1, the time between planting of seed
and harvesting the beets. In France,
the temperature May 1 was 67 degrees
Farenheit, reaching 71 in June, and
falling to 56 in September; in Ger
many, May starts with 60 degrees,
which rises to 67 in June and falls to
49 in September, and the Willamette
valley starts with 64 in May, reaching
66 in June and falling off to 55 in Sep
tember.
In Eastern Oregon the temperature
is about five degrees higher than in the
Willamette valley in the middle of the
summer, but is not much different at
the beginning and the end of the sea
son. It will be seen that the mean
temperature of Oregon is much less than
that of either France or Germany, and
if mildness of climate is favorable, this
section possesses an advantage over both
of those countries.
All well-conducted experiments have
shown good products, although many
who have made indifferent attempts
have been rewarded with very unsatis
factory returns. Some of the latter have
been circulated mere or less, and leave
the impresson that the soil or climate
oi the state is unsuitable to the indus
try. 3y devoting proper care, as is
shown where experienced hands have
taken hold of the matter, this state's
sugar beet* are of superior quality.
The climatic condition* of the other
Northwestern states are alike favorable.
