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VOL. I.NO. 14 ANACONDA, ONTAA, MONDAY MORNING, EBRUARY 4, 1898.P T
VTOL. IX.--NO. 104. ANAICONDA, MONTANA, MIONDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 14, 1898. PRICE FIVE
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All Boys' Suits that were
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Now at $2.25
Profits reduced to a
minimum this sale. One
week only.
CANS & KLEIN
JIUTTE. MONTA\NA
THAT DE LOME LETTER
Was Secured in Cuba PFrom the
Havana Poetofioe.
IT WAS A DEEP LAID PLOT
The Letter Was First Seen by a Cuban
Spy in De Lome's Ofoe--Plane
Were Perfected to Purloin
It at Havana.
Philadelphia, Feb. 13.-The Press will
print to-morrow what it asserts to be
the true version of the acquisition and
publication of the letter of Minister De
Lome to Senor Canalejas. The author
ity cited for its authenticity is "a
Cuban standing high in the councils of
the party who received his information
from headquarters in New York."
The story proceeds to say: "'The let
ter was not stolen from the United
States mails, but was secured by an
agent of the Cuban junta in the post
office at Havana. Don Jose Canalejas,
to whom the letter was addressed,
never saw the original. He did not
know until eight days after the letter
reached Havana that such a letter from
Spain's representative at Washington
had been written him.
"De Lome wrote the letter in his pri
vate residence in Washington instead
of at the Spanish legation. The paper,
however, was marked with the official
type, and read in the corner 'Legacion
de Spana.' The same inscription was
upon the left hand upper corner of the
envelope. Senor De Lome did not mail
the letter from his house; in fact, he
had not quite completed it upon the
morning it was written and carried it
to the legation where it was first seen
and noticed by a person who is in the
employ of the embassy acting in a sub
official capacity. The letter lay upon
the desk of the minister in his inner
office, the outer office being his place of
reception to visitors. During an ab
sence of half an hour from the inner
offices of De Lome, the clerk-in question
saw the open letter and read some of it.
The next day this same person sent
word to his Cuban associates in Wash
ington to the effect that he had seen a
letter from De Lome to Canalejas in
which President McKinley was villifled
and autonomy called a scheme. Sev
eral of the Cuban patriots got together
and asked the employe of the embassy
to secure the letter. They did not be
lieve implicitly in his story, although
he urged them to come into the public
prints and make charges" against De
Lome. Because they did not have the
letter in their possession the leaders re
fused to say anything about it. The
employe of the legation was urged to
use all means in his power to secure the
letter, although it was considered prob
able that the letter was already in the
mails when the Cubans at the Hotel
Raleigh were informed of its existence.
"The clerk in the employ of Minister
De Lome saw no more of the letter.
His memory-written abstracts were
forwarded to New York, and it was
quickly agreed that could possession of
the letter be obtained, and his state
ments proven true, the letter would be
of incalculable value to the Cuban
cause as substantiating what Cuban
leaders had maintained regarding au
tonomy and the general Spanish policy,
in official circles, toward this country
and its officers. Immediately words of
warning and urgings to be on the alert
were sent to every Cuban who might
be in a position to obtain track or in
tercept the much sought for missive.
"The letter reached Havana five days
agent of the Cuban party, who is an
employe of the Spanish postofflee, knew
that the letter was on the way and
when it came into his hands it was car
ried from the postoffice and a copy was
made of it.
"Word to this effect was sent to the
Cuban leader at Jacksonville, Fla.. who
at once asked the secret Cuban junta
in Havana to secure the original let
ter, that a copy was not what was de
sired. The Havana postoffice clerk was
not willing to do this at first, but after
wards consented, as he was obliged to
account for it to the other employes of
the department. The original was then
taken, several blank sheets were sub
ptituted in place of the paper upon
which De Lome had written, and the
letter finally postmarked in the Hava
na office and sent on its routine way.
Eight days from its arrival in the Ha
vana office the sealed envelope, properly
addressed to Senor Canalejas, was de
livered at the hotel Inglaterra. Senor
Canalejas did not regard the matter
seriously at the time, although the ho
tel boy who brought him the letter and
the postoffice employe who had last
charge of it were arrested. So also was
the hotel employe who went several
times daily to the postoffice for the
mails. All three were discharged after
examination.
"Senor Canalejas communicated al
most immediately with Minister De
Lome and for several weeks letters and
cablegrams passed between the two, but
no trace of the letter could be found.
Canalejas shortly afterward left Hava
na. going to Madrid.
"It is not explained why the letter
was kept by the Cubans for several
weeks before it was given out for pub
lication. An informant, other than the
person who gave the foregoing, but in
side the Cuban official circles, declares
that the delay was at first occasioned
by a desire on the part of the junta to
be assured absolutely that the writing
was that of the Spanish minister, so
that he might not have any chance to
deny its authorship and cause a reac
tion. which undoubtedly would have
been the result of the propagation of a
fake."
SLIPPED BY THE SPIES.
A Cuban Expedition Let Tampa With
Arms and Iynamite.
Jacksonville. Fla.. Feb. 13.-A special
to the Times-Utnion and Citizen from
Tampa says: Almost under the nose .fi
Edward Gaylor. superintendent of the
Pinkerton and Spanish spies, a Cuban
expedition left Tampa last night and
to-night is sailing from a point on the
Peace river.
The men. abhout 70 in number, walked
through the streets .f Tampa about 2
o'clock this morning and boarded a
special train which quickly bore them
to a point near where they were to emrl
bark. and there they remained in hiding
until to-night, when a tug took themn
out to the steamer which bore them
away to Cuba. C .I. I milio Nunez being
in charge of the steamer. It is said
t;enerai Seinguilly is th. real c- mmand
it, anti credi: is given tIts tumor trout
the fact that when the men left here
they were in charge of Colonel Lechuga,
who was first lieutenant on the personal
staff selected by Sanguilly when he
failed to get away from Jacksonville.
Superintendent Gaylor. his son and an
other Pinkerton man have been here
looking for Sanguilly, believing he was
somewhere near here. It is alleged that
the Cubans have sent Sanguilly away
on his trip to get rid of him in the
United States.
The detectives are totally ignorant of
the departure of this expedition. It is
understood that 5.000 rifles, 6,000 pounds
of dynamite, 200,000 rounds of cart
ridges and a large lot of supplies made
up the cargo.
WOODFORD'S DISPATCH.
Assistant Seeretary Day Refuses to Dis
eass the Message.
Washington, Feb. 13.-The 300-ý ord
cipher dispatch received from Minister
Woodford Saturday night was trans
lated at the state department to-day.
but no intimation of its import cuuld
be secured from officials. Assistant
Secretary of State Day, who had be.n
entrusted with the whole correspond
ence by the president, reiseed to dis
cuss the message. He said merely that
there was no development in the case
which properly could be made public
now. In one instance he supplemented
this statement by the remark that the
mere fact or information being with
held is not to be taken as a serious
dictation. Secretary Day dined at the
white house, Mrs. Day still being out
of town.
Every effort to supplement Secretary
Day's statement with some inforin:t
tion from the white house failed. To
urgent appeals for something definite
the president replied, through Secre
tary Porter, that the whole matter was
in Secretary Day's hands and that
the president relied on him to handle
the information for the press.
It was stated at the white house,
however, that there was no t atlh in
the rumor of a censure upon Minister
Woodford for allowing Dupuy De Lome
to forestall him in presenting ,ie ap
plication for the minister's recall. Min
ister Woodford's course, it was stated,
had been entirely satisfactory and any
criticism at this time was unfounded
and unfair. It could not be ascerteined
positively whether or not an answer to
Minister Woodford's last dispatch has
been sent. It is almost certain. how
ever, that k reply has been draftld :tn.l
that it was put in cipher at the state
department this evening. Sidney
Smith, chief of the diplomatic bureau.
was at the department until after 4
o'clock Special orders had been is
sued, also to allow no one in the build
ing without a pass.
The Duke D'Arcos, mentioned in the
Madrid dispatches as a possible succtes
sor to Dupuy De Lome, has been the
guest of Dr. and Mrs. Mackay-smith
of thi -etty during thet past week.
With him is the Duchess D'Arcos.
formerly Miss Virginia Lowery of
Washington.
The duke was ambassador to Mexico
and is stopping in Washington en route
to Spain. During the week he has been
entertained by the British ambasgador
and Lady Pauncefote at luncheon and
by the late Spanish minister and Mme.
De Lome, who gave a dinner in his
honor Thursday evening.
IT IS CONTRADICTORY.
Two Different Stories Relatlve to Spain's
Probable Action.
New York, Feb. 13.-A dispatch to the
World from Madrid says: A formal
statement of regret at the censure of
Dupuy de Lome's conduct, coupled with
an expression of sincere desire that the
Canalejas letter incident shall not im
pair the present friendly relations be
tween the two countries nor interrupt
the negotiations for a commercial treaty,
will be made by Minister Gullon imme
diately following the gazetting of the
royal decree accepting De Lome's res
ignation and appointing his successor
as representative at Washington.
On the other hand, the Washington
correspondent of the World says that
Spain has not disavowed responsibility
for the utterances of Senor De Lome,
and does not consider that any dis
claimer of that character is necessary.
From Spain's point of view the incident
is closed, not only as to De Lome's re
fiections upon the president and the
American people, but as to his declara
tion that autonomy is a mere mockery
and fraud.
Such is the unsatisfactory Informa
tion contained in the long expected
statement from Mr. Woodford received
last night.
LOADED WITH ARMS.
Rumored That a Filibusterlng Expedi.
tions Has Left Bridgeport.
New York, Feb. 13.-A special to the
World from Bridgeport. Conn., says:
The local collector of customs at this
port has received advices from Wash
ington to the effect that a tug with
three barges has just started from
Bridgeport. it is believed, orn a filibus
tering expedition. Accor'ing to ad
vices from Washington the tug and
barges are loaded with arms and dyna
mite.
The reports have it that it is intended
to transfer these articles to another
boat while somewhere on Long Island
Sound. The Washington authorities. It
is said, received their first intimation
of this filibustering expedition from
Spanish spies stationed at Bridgeport.
According to the advices received by
the World. a U'nited States revenue
cutter has been ordered from New Lon
don with the expectation of intercept
ing the alleged filibustering expedi
tion. ..-.
De Lome's Meccessor.
Madrid. Feb. 1".--The cabinet ill dit
cuss to-morrow the choice ot a successor
to Senor Dupuy de Lme at Washington.
The candidacy of Senor IPto lBrnablt ap
pears t the abandont'd. Se-veral members
of the ,ahin t favor the nomination of the
Duke of Art'os. Spanish ministe.r to, Mex
ico. hecau.e he , ould take 'charge of the
Spanish legation at W\ashington this
w' ek.
A Protest Agninst Torture.
Barcelona. Felt. 13--More than 7tt.it
people, mostly working men. h.ld an or
derly demonstration her, to-day .igainst
the torture nt the anarchists at Mint
Jurich f',rtr s.. Resolutions of protect
anid demanding the punishment ,f thi tor
turers and a revision of the triLl w. r,
adopted aind will btt forward, d tut thei
rovernm, nt.
i)ontingues (owan Iyng.
New York Ft-h. 1.-t)ominguez 4 tw-,n
a member of th.e c i'uan rev. 'I in. ntr.
junta of New York anti ht ad tI tih e;
b;anrt omm tt"- . . is dytna. N., h., , i, 'n
verv ui.eful to the t'uhan e.tu- ad a iwil
Slos r :sa tu the pttLriots.
CREAT STAIKE PENOING
Unions Vote to Call Out All Cot
ton Operativese.
WERE UR(D BY GOMPERS
If the Action I Endsed Every Mill in
New a Will Be Closed-Na
tional Vnnsom Are Ex
peed to Act.
Boston. Feb. 13.-At a meeting in this
city of 55 repreentatives of textile
unions in New England, it was unani
mously voted to, recommend that all
unions call out the operatives in every
cotton mill in Mew England.
The resolution was practically the
outcome of the recommendation which
President (ompers made to the Feder
ation of Labor last Sunday. in which
he urged the different unions to unite
on some settled policy in the mill siltu
ation in New Jqngland. At that meet
Ing a committee of four to take charge
of the matter was appointed, and after
a conference this committee recom
mended that a general meeting be held
to take definite action. To-day the
representatives of the various national
textile associations assembled and for
four hours discussed the situation from
every standpoint.
The primary object of the meeting
was to devise some method of render
ing assistance to the New Bedford
strikers. It was pointed out that if the
strikers at New Bedford could hold
out for four weeks without receiving
more than 20 cents per operative per
week in the way of outside assistance.
other mill operatives could stand a
similar strain, and that if all went
out it would precipitate a crisis that
would have to be met with in a short
time by the manufacturers. It was
also shown that the mule spinners were
in excellent condition as regards funds:
United Textile Workers and the New
England Federation of Weavers were
in good shape, but the rest were short
of funds. The resolution. were dis
cussed and at length the matter was
put to a vote, no one being registered
against the motion that the different
unions should order a general strike
in every mill until a satisfactory ad
justment of wages could be arranged.
It now remains for the various na
tional unions to take action in the mat
ter, but what this action will be is a
matter of conjecture. If all should ac
quiesce and vote to strike, 147.000 oper
atives would undoubtedly cease work
-aad-the manufaeture of cotton. goods
throughout New tEngland would be at
a standstill. If, on the other hand,
only a few unions should vote to strike.
the refusal of the others would still
keep a large portion of the mills in op
eration.
Inasmuch, however, as the meeting
was the outcome of President Gomp
er's suggestion, and as he admonished
the members of the Federation of La
bor to join hands and assist the New
Bedford strikers, it seems probable
that nearly every union will carry out
the recommendations, and that one of
the greatest strikes ever seen in this
country is pending.
IN NEW BEDFORD.
A General Ntrike Is Against the piunners'
Declared Policy.
point of view taken by the New Bedford
strikers the action taken by the confer
ence of textile unions in Boston to-day is
scarcely likely to be received with joy.
inasmuch as it is against the policy
adopted at the meetings of the executive
committee of the National 8pinners' un
ion, to-wit: That New Bedford should he
be made the battle ground, and until the
conclusion of the strike here the other
textile operators should remain at work.
thereby acquiring the means to assist the
New Bedford operatives ini their strug
gle.
Then. at the cncnluslon of New Bed
ford's tight, the plan was, that whether
New Bedford won or lost, the strike
against the general reduction should be
extended in one district at a time until
the wholeh of New England should be
covered.
The delegates to the conference will re
port their new pIlan to their several itn
ions., and although the Boston conference
adjourned sine die. it is presumed that
after action is taken by the unions a con
ference will be called to take action on
the result.
Secretary c'unnan 'if thet general strike
council reports on the collections received
up to Saturday. The total amount for the
work was $1.17:l against $1.3i for the pre.
vious week.
Daniel Delone. the socialist organizer.
to-day closed the series of meetings
which he has hild in the Interest of his
party. As a result of this meeting a
branch of the Socialists Trade and Labor
Alliance has behen formed in tlis , city.
This is the new trades unionl movement
vouched for by the soeialists, and its
fundamental principle is the wiping out
of the capitalist class at thie ballot box.
rather than thb' settlement of differetnces
between capital and labor by strikes. Not
withstanding the attitude of the Trade
and Labor Alliaince and the socialists gen
erally toward strikes. they declare that
they will do nothing to injure the pres. ni
strike. but after it is over they want thi.e
socialists to exert their Ihfltuence at the,
Is.ldis.
IMMENSE MEETING.
Religtous People Giving General Booth a
Helcome in Pittsburg.
Pittshurg. Feht. 1.-4-eneral \William
Booth. ct'ommatinder Booth-Tucker. his
wife and other prominent members ,of
the Salvatiln Army. took part int thi..
immense meetings held int the Itijotl the
ater to-day. The party will remain in
Pittsbulrg until Tuesday on a general in
spection tour. with the purpose of h,.om
ing the orde-r in this vicinity.
To-morrow motrnlng the general oill
make a sp.-':l ddr. i ti the miue!.
if the twit ,llts aind in the evef.ni4g .ill
iconduct .i ,ul;i m, -lting .t t'arn' ., ]ii
hrary hal!. tin rtal Both and p.t. i t.
heing at'-u+rdd the. heartiest o-p" tapli.,:
in their work iy- the religi,,u' p"I op
CELEBRATED MASS.
The Pope Obsrises Fast anid ('Coing .An
misersaries in the Itasilica.
Rome. Feb. ::.-Th.- II,," +u . luct.rateil
mass to-night in the iHasti,-a It the
prasente* .if a .ngregaito til ' ilgrtianS
ftom all -paits ,f the. outir ll t ' hinir
uL the past and tonllug atniau.\54tZt'
jointly of his first mass, his election and
coronation.
His holiness was borne to the church
in the Sedia Gastorita and an elaborate
ceremony was observed. The pope
knelt while his chaplain celebrated the
second thanksgiving mass, and then,
seated on the throne, received the lead
ers of the pilgrims. At the conclusion
he pronounced the apostolic benediction
in a strong voice, after which he was
carried from the church with the same
ceremony. His holiness appeared to be
in excellent health.
It is estimated that no fewer than 0tt.0i)
persons were present. of whom 20.00) were
pilgrims. While the pope was being borne
through the church amid the ringing
tones of silver trumpets, the assembly
was raised to the pitch of excitement al
most reaching delirium. The ceremony
was one of impressive magnificence and
the pope's appearance caused indescriba
ble enthusiasm on all sides.
A COLD BLOODED MURDER.
Krubin Killed HisCousin-Held the PVoile
at Bay and Escaped.
Ncwcastle, Pa.. Feb. 13.-A cold-blooded
murder was perpetrated last night at Ell
wood. Andrew Krisen, the murdered man.
and Andrew Krubin. the murderer, were
cousins and lived side by side on what is
tailed Chicken Coop hill. For a long time
the men have been employed In the Peer
less works, It is said the murderer was
envious of Krlsen, and threatened to kill
him because the latter had secured work
In the Westinghouse plant at Pittsburg
at higher wages.
Last night when Krisen returned home
he foiunld Krubin there drinking beer. Af
ter aI few words Krubln drew a revolver.
placed it almost in Krisen's face, and
tired. The bullet entered below the eye
and camse out at the hack of the head,
killing the victim instantly. Krubin went
to his home next door and kept the police
and citizens at bay for some time with
his revolver. lie finally made his escape
through a back door and has not yet been
captured.
TOTALLY DESTROYED.
Thrilling Escapes From a Fire at Moltane
Illinois.
Moline. IIi.. Feb. 13.-The Auditorium
opera house, with its contents, was totally
destroyed by tire this evening. Adjoining
store buildings also suffered from fire and
water. The total loss is estimated at
$80.000. The flames cut off egress from the
Auditorium and there were several thrill
Ing rescues by ropes and ladders. 't'he
building contained the large plant of the
Porter Printing company. Electric laun
dry. Commercial Postal Telegraph com
pany, etc. Arnold's "Funn-Makers" troupe
lost their entire outfit. The loss is covered
by insurance.
half a dozen iersmons were in the dor
mitory of the building and narrowly es.
capeed burning to death, all the stairways
havtintg-en burnett. ?Twof'ti0lPP~-tlW
a rope from the third floor and two wo
men and two men were rescued by means
of ladders. The building wais a three-story
brick and is a total loss.
A lig Invoele of Opium.
Saun Francisco, Feb. 1.--The steamer
Guelic, which arrived to-day from the
Orient, brought the largest single ship
ment ,of opium which ever entered this
port. There were 462 cases of the drug.
and the duty at P$ a pound will amount
to $111.s80i. At the market price the ship
ment is worth $i97.920.
RELIEF OF THE WHALERS
THE OVERLAND EXPEDITION LAND
ED BY THE BEAR.
Reindeer Will He Procured at Teller
Station for itte Trip to
Poiut Barrow.
Seattle. 1Wash., F'b. 11.-NeWs was re
ceived here to-day from the expedition
sent by the government last November
on the revenue cutter Bear to relieve the
whaling fleet imprisoned in the Arctic
ocean. The news was brought by the
steam schooner I.akme, which left Dutch
Hlarlior. Alaska. Feb. 3.
The overland exlpedition in charge of
Lieutenant D. HI. Jarvis left the Bear
Dec'. 16 for Tunnorok, a native village
on the north shore of ('ape Vancouver.
and the Bear returned to Dutch Harbor,
where slhe went into winter quarters. The
iverland expedition, consisting of Lieu
tenant Jarvis. Lieutenant E. P. Bertholt.
surgeon s. J. ('oll and F. Koltehoff, guide.
expiected to prroceed to St. Michaels.
wiichl pilace they would reach in about
to days after leaving the Bear. From tit.
Micharta the overland expedition will go
to, Teller station. where reindeer will be
proc'ured with which to make the trip
to Poinit Barrow. On account of the ice
the Hear was only able to get within tio
tnile. of Sledge island, where it was orig
inally intended to land the ovrerland ex
The Hear mad.e the trip from Seattlh to
Utnalaska in lit days. including a delay
of .) hours about :Y10 miles out caused by
a severe storm. No special incident at
tended the run to where the' overland ex
pedition was landed.
The Bear also brings news that the bark
C'iloma, which left Tacoma Dec. 26. with
lumber for Dutch Harbor. had not reach
ed her destination, and it is feared that
she is lost.
The cutter Bear was preparing to go in
search of thie Coloma. Just before the
Lakme left a man tn;med t'oley. from
Montana. reported having discovered rich
gold quartz in the vicinity of Dutch lHar
bor. Next spring, as soon as it is possible
to get through the ice. Captain Tuttle of
the Bear will start for Point ltarrow.
whlh Ih place hie expects to reach about
July.
The point where the overland expedi
tion was landed is 24o miles south of St.
Mi,'haels and 1,440 nautical miles from
'Point Harrow.
RIGHT REV. JOHN R. SELWYN.
Death of the Master of Selwyin College at
Pau, France.
l.sndon. Feb. V3.-Right Rev. John RtIh
ar dl,,n Selwyn. master .it S lw yin .oil. t;..
Sambridgte. sine. 1,: i.-d at lai.
-r:an e,. yesterday.
Dr. Selayn. who waa bh!hop "If Metlin-.
cia. from I4,7 to h:1. H'was i in itn New
Zealand in 1544. Ht- was the., -eoli id stn iof
Itlglht Rev. O;nrg" A1iulust*l" S: It yn.
i-tsh"lp ,f N, wNa Z'a!,.ed t1e a:i educ'ated
.at Tr:lliti ,.olls . i t'mblr:tdge.i aid from
1.,:H t, I 1 w e.s .;" c""-t%-ly thi' 'irate it
St. Atir wa, Statff rdh ,ir .,.Lt if St.
;e.rgte. VI rhitnptnt.
ihe etltered in the Mi.luaes an nilclstn itn
1"i, and II F-ebhrur .ir i, >urlt -eded
Psl.Htlh Patterson tli. i liso;.'p "f . "'3,lan
* a.1 wtht a a-. mnurdi rid b) ih. l i.itv.'a Int
} 1iý.
HELD THE JAPS AT BAY
Mad Drunk, Two Hundred At
taok Forty Englishmen.
THE PARTITION OF CHINA
It Would Mean the Beginning of Blood
shed and Strife-Great Britain Called
Upon to Interfere-Diesater
for Cotton Dealers.
San Francisco, Feb. 13.-The Oriental
and Occidental Steamship company's
Gaelic arrived to-day from Hong Kong,
Yokohama and Honolulu, bringing the
following Oriental advices:
The Hong Kong Telegraph says that.
continual trouble Is being reported from
vessels manned by Japanese crews, the
Japanese resenting any instructions or
surveillance from European officers and
reserving an especial grudge for Eu
ropean passengers. Several cases have
been reported whereby officers were
marked for attack by the Japanese and
warned to withdraw from the service,
the retention of their positions inevi
tably being followed by a murderous
attack from an ambushed Japanese en
emy. A case in point is reported from
the N. Y. K. liner Hakata Maru, from
Japan via Hong Kong for England.
There were 38 passengers on board the
liner, many of whom were repeatedly
attacked by the Japanese crew when
ever they left their own staterooms
after nightfall.
On New Year's day, the Telegraph
says, all the Japanese sailors and wait
ers. "mad drunk" and clad only in
breach clouts, made an organized at
tack on the English officers and pass
engers of the Hakata Maru. The Jap
anese were armed with knives, crow
bars and belaying pins, and brutally
beat the chief engineer and his third
assistant and attacked a passenger,
Thomas Hall, in his berth, cutting his
head open with a marlin spike. Ac
cording to the account in the Tele
graph, the officers and most of the
passengers were driven to the bridge,
where unarmed, 40 Englishmen kept
200 Japanese at bay during the entire
night by brandishing their walking
sticks.
The Shanghai Recorder deplores any
partition of China, which, it says, will
~r&alAr a..-navorable to missionary
'work, addhngthat it will be a sad thing
not only for China, but for all con
cerned if the powers undertake such
action, predicting that partition would
be the beginning of continuous strife
and bloodshed. The Recorder calls
upon Great Britain to interfere, and
says that China shall not be divided.
but that she shall be reformed and
saved, predicting that in such inter
ference England would have the sup
port of Japan and the active acquies
cence of the United States.
Three Chinese were hanged simul
taneously in the Victoria Jail at Hong
Kong on Jan. 12, the drop being made
to accommodate all three, they falling
together. The executed men were
members of an armed gang of shop
thieves, and in raiding a store killed a
Chinese employe. The criminals were
disbanded soldiers.
The annual cotton report from
Shanghai states that the year 1807 was
one of extraordinary vicissitudes to
those in this trade. The year began with
an enormous stock of unsold goods on
hand. Prices declined steadily until .he
end of August. Then came a string
ency in the Chinese money market, the
result being widespread disaster among
the cotton dealers, very few importers
escaping heavy losses. The turn
Ing point is believed to have been
reached, however, the year 1898 be
ginning with improved demand and an
increased number of transactions, al
though Shanghai jobbers can hardly
congratulate themselves on the prices
obtained.
The chartered transport Jetunga,
from Hong Kong, arrived at Singapore
on Jan. 6. bringing the First batttalion.
Prine of Wales' own. and taking away
the following day the departing rifle
brigade.
Koyasu Shun, founder of the Yomi.ur
Shimbun, one of the oldest papers hi
Japan. in 1874, died on Jan. 15, aged 63.
He was formerly junior secretary of
the foreign office. He started the first
mutual life insurance association in
Japan, and among other achievements
edited the best Anglo-Japanese diction
ary of its day in 1873.
Kenichi Oloye. who is under arrest
in San Francisco for the embezzlement
of 27,000 yen from Favre Brandt of
Osaka. is also suspected of forgery.
and the foreign ofilce has communicat
ed with Minister Hoshi with regard to
his extradition.
As soon as the ratification treaty
with France has been exchanged. th'
date of the standard and conventional
tariffs will be notified to the foreign
powers and the tariffs themselves tlt
into operation. The refcipts for the
< iming year commen* ar.: April 1 are
therefore estimated at an Incrý'ase of
6.(0Of.000 yen.
The Hochi Shimlun says that a com
munication was originally made by the
Japanese government to the foreign
powers with the object of placing For
mosa beyond the reach of a new treaty.
but as only Great Britain and one other
power consented thereto. Japan de
cided to carry out the new treaties in
Formosa also.
The celebration of the comint of age
of Crown Prince IHaruno-Miya. which
was postponed last year owing to the
ctOrt mourning for the late Empress
Dowager, will be teld in Mar "'.
Japan's foreign trade during the
rm.onth 'f December last was as fol
In K: Exports. 19.275.762 yen: imports.
11.170.103 yen. The exports of gold and
stiver buliton amounted to 6.530.362 yen
and the imports to 676.182 yen.
ANOTHER PORT.
Lnuglad Negotiating With Chia tfor the
Opeaing of Yea Cht YV.
Pekin. Feb. 13.-England is nego
t;ating with China to open Tun Chu Fu
in the protvince of Hu Nan. as a treaty
port, and is negotiating also on the sub
-I Jact of the navigation of inland waters.
The Chinese government has
agreed indemnity of £4e,
M. Lyaudet, the Frenchman
by Tonquin pirates in 1J. The
Year's audience for the fo reigta I :t
ters has been fixed for Feb. l and the
banquet by the Tnuag 1 Tan will be
given the following day. Owilag to t
length of the day the mainsters had d .
clined an audience, but Taung IA TYan
has now arranged the matter.
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PERSONAL AND MALICIOUS,
As Aiswer Made to the Chakum at
Bribery and fread to the Ar :
kansas Chareh ieeties.
Littli Rock. Ark., Feb. 13.-The n
ewer of the secretary and the
tion committee of the special eou,
diocese of Arkansas, to the -p)5
against the resignation of Are
William Montgomery Browns et
archbishop coadjutor to the diiocse 4
Arkansas, has been made pblit..
says:
"In answering the protest of
Whipple and others, we do mnt tbI
it necessary to reply in detaU-to ti*
statements and allegations. We at
satisfied that those whose duty it l~ha
comes to pass upon it will readly,
from the documents and the
itself the spirit that dictates It.
character is such that no churclhme
in our opinion, will for a motnet C0i
it such consideration as wottuld calt " a
the diocese of Arkansas the stfga
therein. It is plain to be seen that the
paper emanated entirely from a few =.
dividuals,. acting in an individMal ·
parity. No churchman, actuated b' the
proper spirit and who has the ooDQ 1 o
the church at heart, could he n  i
cloudy inclined as to use the langaae.
therein contained toward the bL ;!f
Arkansas and his fellow Ch"riati,
clergy and laity of the diocese.
The answer asserts that the elentli(o@
was in a regular and canonical mis
ner and meets the statements in the
order in which they occur. The charges
against Dean Hobbs of Trinity catha
dral. the answer avers, were actaatedd
by "'a manifested personal it.-a-.d,
we think, uncalled for mrallodetha
against the dean of the eathedrlt
In reference to the bishopS adO
in 1897. in which he advocated the
tion of a man of worth as bishop .
jutor, it is stated that the r
tertained the sentiment before Browp'
name was ever mentioned as ae
date. The charges of fraud and
are denied and the aflidavits are
duced to substantiate the deialt.
It is alleged that Gov. Den W.
Jones and Hon. William 0.
chancellor of the diocese. boast
fore and after the election that if
Dr. Cams of Chrit church of
were defeated that there
bishop coadjufu in. the dloeu
kansas, aq-tt the governos
ed that in chae of D~r.
the council could be brO*na tb..
Sriver Repietsaa
Special Dispatch ti tihe
Pocatello, Idabhtals. FIL.4-T
committee of tile tiver.
committee will. tneet hemttw
the purpose of fixing the time
of the proposed conference of
ver republicans. The meeti wMi per
bly be called for Boise City.
Premier siew*' Task.
Christitania. Feb. &-KIang Oscar l esm?
entrusted to former Premier tels the
task of forming a new cabinet,
DEATH OF COUNT KALNOKY
roauBMr AUlTao-rUNaa a g
IBTIR OF 103BBIGN AWAS.7
He Was Desceaded Irem as ag 3q
aian IfamBl asd Was l,5 '
meat iia Pate ArI.: .
Brunne. Feb. 13.-Count Osata5
mood Kainoky de Keorese-Pht
Austro-Hungartan inister of £
fairs, died here this afteraoe.
Count Kalnoky. who wais born at
wits. Moravia. Dec. 1. 1~, was
from the Moravian branch of
hemian family. He entered tbhe
service of Austria in 1168h Fro
1870 he was counsellor of wIpatg t#
Austrian embassy in .Lonadol. i
was minister at Copenhagen; I
was sent as ambasbeder tI
burg, and in 1B3 he was a
tro-Hungarian minister of
fairs, a post he held with lt
til 1896. when he was
present minister. Count
The cause of his reosigntle.
in Count Kalnoky't actin, 1t
the denunciation of _
the papal nunclo at Vienna. Mg.
who was charged by Ba[roan 1
Hungarian prime minister. with
made statements at Buda Pml
amounted to interference in
affairs.
Baron Banffy addressed a asnote
Kalnokv. informing him that an
lation was about to be put
the Hungarian parliament
utterance of nunclo, which hes
in the Hungarian newspspwgo
never been disclaimed by their
Count Kalnoky replied that t
had displayed tactleamees .
the limits prescribed fog
matic representatives. and
sired that a foreign omee oe.h
the vatican to complain of 91b
He went so far as to sltch
cation to the vatican and tp
premier telegraphed hisn a t
few days after Baron
Hungarian partiament
nuncto's arts were tot
enna. As soon as this speech
to Count Kalnoky he t p he
Pest that only part of his ltuers
Baniy was for publcS
the rest was onldstlal and it
to the vatican had not been eat
were made to reconcile the two
but these were unavatlfsg The
house approved Baron Bagif
unreservedly and Count
signed.
J.ateay Leads to
Ogden. Utah. Feb. -Les
Doutglas of Ogdena shef
ed his wife. EIml Dh h
vile. in Ogden valley,
the gun on himself ad tle
to end his own lineh The aeiba
result of jealous saega
Cannes. Feb It-s-Meary
his father and the whoef
start about the end of
South of Engiened
Gladstones fariet ttill
the utmost beaneit fire
SHiliera.