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TWENTY-SEVENTH YEAR. NO. 50. LOS ANGELES. FRIDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 19, 1897
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 18.?Anothercomplication has arisen in connectionwith the project for the improvementof San Pedro Harbor, In California, thatthreatens to delay the advertisementcalling for proposals until Congress
meets and makes further provision, lt:has been discovered that the act makes jno provision to defray the expenses ofthe advertisement and the departmentIs now seeking for some means to carryout the Intent of Congress that shall bewithin the law.
GRANT ROBBERS
Made a Big Haul in Gold and GreenBacks
SANTA FE, N. M., Nov. 18.?A mer-chant from Grant, N. M., where the re-cent robbery of the Santa Fe Pacifictrain occurred, states that fully$150,---000, Ifnot more, was secured by the trainrobbers. About 100 pounds ln gold coinwas taken, according to the statementof Fireman Abel, given the merchanthalf an hour after the robbery, and"than they piled into their sack bundleafter bundle of paper currency," thefireman added. United States MarshalForaker admits that at least $35,000 Ingold was secured by the robbers and anunknown amount of greenbacks. TheMarshal has gone south to meet Arizonaofficials, lt is believed that tho hidingplace of the robbers has been located.
Sir Henry's RecordSAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 18.?Chief
Lees today received a letter from Detec-tive Roche of Sydney, informing himthat Henry Westwood Cooper, theswindler in custody here, was known InSydney in 1891 as Charle3 Ernest Chad-wlck. He was arrested there at thattime under that name on two charges ofobtaining money under false pretenses,
but was released, as, ln order to prose-cute, It would have been necessary tosend to the secretary of state's office,London, for a person to go to the colon-ies and testify that the Beal with whichthe documents issued by Cooper weresealed was bogus. Two years later hewas sentenced to eighteen months athard labor for a similar crime. Lateron he came to the front as Dr. HenryWestwood Cooper at Regent street,Redfern.
Chinese RebellionVICTORIA, B. C, Nov. 18.?The Em-
press of Chla brings these Oriental ad-vices.
The rebellion in Northern China Isspreading and fears are expressed thatthe insurgents will advance on TienTsln.
The Imperial troops have been de-feated in several engagements and thenumber of insurgents is steadily in-creasing. The' Insurgents also expectto be joined by members ofsecret socie-ties who revolted unsuccessfully just be-fore the war with Japan. They are allwell supplied with supplies and ammu-nition abandoned by "Chinese braves"in the recent war.
Durrant's Spiritual NeedsSAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 18.?At the
request of Mr. and Mrs. Durrant theRev. Wm. Ruder will from now on actas the spiritual adviser of tbjHr son. itTheodore Durrani is oompelUM to (rive
BLACKLISTED STRIKER
IS GIVEN HEAVY DAMAGES BYTHE COUET
Ketcham Grew Tired of DischargesWithout Cause and Appealed to
the Law for Justice
CHICAGO, Nov. 18.?Fred Ketchamwas awarded a verdict of$21,666.31 by thejury in Judge Clifford's court today inhis suit against the Northwestern rail-road for $25,000 damages for blacklist.! The case has been on trial nearlythree weeks and has been of great |n-
Iterest to men employed In railroad busi-ness. During the great strike of the
jAmerican Railway Union Ketcham wasemployed as a conductor for the North-western road. He joined the strikersand the evidence showed that he attend-ed some of the meetings in the Interestof the American Railway Union. Sincethe strike, Ketcham claims, he has beenunable to secure steady employmentowing to the fact that he was black-listed. He obtained several position?with other roads, but after working ashort time was discharged, he alleged,without cause. Not long ago Ketchamsecured employment with the MichiganCentra*! Elevator Company at Kensing-ton and moved his family to that sub-urb. He worked a short time there andwas discharged. The trial throughoutwas hotly contested on both sides andseveral interesting Incidents occurred.
Judge Clifford was asked to Issuebench warraijs for the arrest of T. A.Lawson, Superintendent of the Wiscon-sin division of the Northwestern road,and E, E. Osborne, an attorney. Itwasreported to the court by the plaintiff'sattorney that Lawson and Osborne andpossibly other officials of the road hadattempted to Induce Andrew Stader, whohad been subpoenaed for the plaintiff,to leave the city for the purpose ofavoid-ing the summons of the court.
Judge Clifford at the time refused therequest and the matter is still pending.His honor said he would Institute an In-vestigation after the' case was sent tothe Jury. Many witnesses for both sideswere heard and at each session of thecourt the room was crowded with menwho claimed to have been deprived ofwork ln the same manner as the plain-tiff.
The case will probably be appealed.
They Can't Walk HomeNEW YORK, Nov. 18.?The Chinamen
who were sent over to London to'appearin the initial production of the Chineseplay. The First Born, are in a peck oftrouble. They returned on the KaiserWilhelm der Grosse, and they were notallowed to land because of the Chineseexclusion law. The Chinamen are nowbeing fed at the expense ofthe Germansteamship and are dividing their timebetween feasting and praying to an Im-provised Joss that they may be permittedto land.
The McCord ClaimWASHINGTON, Nov. 18.?The Peru-
vian minister. Dr. Egulgeren, wasamong Secretary Sherman's callers to-day. He came to talk over the last de-mand of our government for a settle-meat of the McCord claim and he hasnow in return proposed to arbitrate thecase. This proposition is not acceptableto our government and the negotiationscontinue.
Dockyard InspectionSAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 18.? E. O.
Matthews, chief of the United Statesbureau ofyards and docks, arrived fromthe north today. He Is on* touf ofln-
A FURIOUSWINDSTORM
Raging Along the NorthernCoast
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STEAMER TRUCKEE AGROUND
*AND IS LIKELY TO PROVE A
TOTALLOSS
Tha Mississippi River Steamer Bluff
City Destroyed by Fire andPowder? English Disasters
Associated Press Special Wire.PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 18.?For the
past twenty-four hours a furious windand rain storm has prevailed over theentire North Pacific coast.
The wind today reached at velocity offifty miles per hour and the rainfall fortwenty-four hours has ben about threeand one-half inches. The weather hasbeen warm, which has melted the snow-in the foothills, causing a rapid rise inthe streams. The storm played havoc
with trees, billboards, awnings, signs andelectric wires in the city today, and tele-phone and telegraphic service was seri-ously interrupted.
A message from Yaqulna bay says aheavy storm Is raging there. Tho cus-toms house was blown down and thorecords of the office lost In the bay. Thetelephone wires are prostrated and con-siderable damage has "been done to smallcraft on the bay.
THE TRUCKEE WRECKEDMARSHFIELD, Ore., Nov. 18.?News
leached here this evening that thesteamer Truckee, bound from Tillamookto San Francisco, lumber laden, wentashore this morning on the north spit
of the Umpqua river. G. W. Freeman,
superintendent of the Thirteenth light-house district, was a passenger on thestage down the beach from the Umpquathis afternoon, says that about 5 o'clockthis morning the keeper of the Umpqualight heard a distress whistle, but onaccount of the darkness was unable todistinguish anything. At daylight theTruckee was in sight south, evidently indistress. It was blowing hard in thesouth and the Umpqua bar was break-ing clear across and nothing but a whitestrip. At 7 o'clock the captain hoistedhis flag and headed for the bar. Thesteamer passed through the outer lineof breakers successfully and the captain,trying to hold her in tile channel, hoistedhis foresail, but the wind was too strong
and it was carried' away. The squaresail was also hoisted, and was immedi-ately carried overboard, throwing thevessel on the extreme end of the northspit. All this time the crew were dis-charging the cargo. The Umpqua) life-saving crew was promptly on hand andmade three unsuccessful attempts toreach the steamer.
When Mr. Freeman left the scene at
10:30 there had been no communicationwithfthe Truckee, and she was apparent-ly resting easy, with her bow Inshoreand her stern to the wind. The sea wasvery rough and was breaking all aroundthe steamer, but did not appear to bebreaking over her.
The Truckee went on at high tide thismorning, but as the evening tides arethe largest. It may be possible that Ifshe did not go to pieces today that afterdischarging her deck-load of lumber shemay be forced over the bar.
News regarding the wreck Is verymeager, and there will be no more In-formation from there before tomorrowevening. The Umpqua river ls twenty
miles up the coast from here and has nowire communication.
The stage driver says that he has neverexperienced such a storm on tha beachas that of today.
The Truckee has a register of 342 tonsand is owned by the Truckee Lumbercompany of San Francisco.
A ROARING GALEASTORIA, Ore., Nov. 18.?One of the
worst storms ever known has prevailedfor the last thirty-six hours. At theCape last night and this morning thewind was blowing at the rate of seventy-four to eighty-four miles per hour. Thegale was from the southwest, and themouth of tho river was obscured by athick fog. The storm'lncreased in furyafter midnight and reached a hurricaneat 7 o'clock this morning. LittleInforma-tion can be obtained from North Beach,as the wire is down, but the steamerllwaco returned and reported no greatdamage done there.
A man nslecp on a woodscow, whichhas drifted away from Its moorlngsjhasnot yet been found.
The steamep State ofCalifornia, whichwas due Tuesday from San Francisco,has not yet arrived. As no vessels havearrived or departed since the stormcommenced, there ls no anxiety as to hersafety. It is believed that she has beenoff the mouth of the river for wo'daysand is simply waiting for the storm tosubside.
VESSELS IN DANGERSAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 18.?A south-
west hurricane is raging from Eureka toCape Flattery. The steamer State ofCalifornia was due at Astoria Wednes-day morning, but the chances are thatshe is hove to somewhere off the Colum-bia river awaiting a chance to get in.The Umatilla, from Puget sound for SanFrancisco, must also have encounteredthe fullforce of the storm. She was duethis morning, but has not arrived.
On Wednesday morning lt was blowingninety-live miles an hour off the Oregoncoast and today the storm reached Hum-boldt. The steamer Humboldt from SanFrancisco got Into Eureka, but CaptainBonnlfleld reports that the bar wasbreaking and the weather very heavyoutside. At the rate it is traveling thestorm should reach San Francisco to-morrow ifitdoes not die outIn tbe mean-time. 1
The bar bound fleet that got out ofGray's harbor last Tuesday must alsobef In trouble. The fair wind they hadat starting would about bring them tothe Columbia river, and there theywould meet the full force of the storm.The steamer President was due Wednes-day ond the Truckee today from Yaqulnabay, and they also are delayed.
DAMAGB ASHORE
noon the rain was 5.3 Inches: for thelast three hours ending the same time Itwaa 5.2 inches. A landslide on the PortTownsend Southern railway at Tull-water delayed tratns today.
TRAFFIC INTERRUPTED.EVERETT. Wash., Nov. 18.?At 11
oclock tonight the water in the Skyhom-ish and Stllllquamlsh rivers is higherthan ever before known. The GreatNorthern track between Sultan and In-dex is practically all washed away. AtAdmiraltyhead yie new wharf for thegovernment fortifications was wreckedby the wind. The new bridge across theSouth Fork has been washed away.
RIVERS RISINGSEATTLE, Wash., Nov. 18.?A heavy
wind and rain storm has prevailed overthe Puget sound region for the pastforty-eight hours. Up to 6 oclock to-night the rainfall had exceeded fourInches. The White and Black rivers arerising rapidly and will soon be out oftheir bounds. The Duwamish. Snoho-mish, Skagit and Stlllaguamlsh are allraging torrents.
TWO ENGLISH DISASTERSLONDON, Nov. 18.?The British
steamer Indralem, Capt. Campbell,which arrived at Grenock, Nov. 17th,from Norfolk and Newport News, viaBelfast, reported Oct. 2Sth, in latitude38, longitude 70, a ship was seen on lire.She was apparently about 1400 tonsburden and built of iron. As far ascould be seen from the Indralem's deck,there was not a sign of lifeon board andall the boats were gone. Her identitycould not be made out.
The British steamer Maritime. CaptHughC3, from Galveston, Oct. 23d, forBremen, Is ashore at Egmond-Aan-Zee,on the North sea. Assistance has beensent to her.
A STEAMER BURNEDST. LOUIS, Nov. IS.?The magnificent
new Anchor Line steamer Bluff City,
one of the finest and newest boats on thelower Mississippi, which left here Wed-nesday night bound for New Orleanswith forty passengers and 1000 tons ofmiscellaneous freight on board, wasburned to the water's edge at Chester,111., seventy-five miles below here, at 9a. m. today.
All the passengers and crew escapedto land without Injury, but nothing onboard was saved. The loss, which istotal, will aggregate $100,000. A numberof valuable race horses that were beingtaken to New Orleans forthe races therewere burned up.
Flames were discovered) shortly be-fore 9 oclock ln the engine room andspread rapidly, soon enveloping thewhole boat. The passengers and crewgot to shore safely, not one of them be-ing injured in the least. They were un-able to save any baggage, however.Captain Conners nnd Clerk Cate did allthey could to get the passengers out ofharm's way, and though there was arush for the gangplank, a panic wasaverted. Most of the passengers wereyellow fever refugees who were return-ing to their homes In the south from St.Louis.
When the flames reached the powdermagazine there was a tremendous ex-plosion which shattered the boat \u25a0and
'caused lt to sink to the bottom of thoriver. Numerous windows in buildingson shore were broken and the town ofChester was badly shaken.
IN DISTRESSNEW YORK, Nov. 18? The steamer
Megantlc, from London, Nov. 4th, forthis port, anchored outside the bar thisforenoon, signaling that she was dis-abled and ln need of assistance.
THEY COUGHED
A Kansas Crook Stands Up ArrestingOfficers
EMPORIA, Kan., Nov. 18. ? SheriffGaughan has received a telegram say-ing that a man named Cooken should bearrested. Deputy Sheriff Fred Wagner,Santa Fe detective Laws and PolicemanAl Randolph placed Cooken under arrestwhile he was reading a letter at the post-office. ,
"All right, gentlemen," said Cooken."I'llgo with you in a minute," and com-menced placing his letter in his pocket.Like a flash he pulled out a revolver ineach hand. He shoved one Into the faceof Wagner and coolly said: "Cough upyour gun," and with the same breathcovered the other two officers. In a mo-ment the three men were disarmed.Shov-ing the pistols into his overcoat pocketshe rushed for the door and disappeared.A posse of deputy sheriffs and the en-tire police are out hunting for him.
KERN COUNTY CATTLE
Said to Be Suffering From SpleneticFever
SACRAMENTO, Nov. 18.?Dr. W. P.Matthews, secretary of the state boardof health, will leave for Bakersfteld,Kern county, this evening to Join themembers of the board at that place. To-morrow the board of health will makea tour of Inspection over some of thegreat stock ranches in that vicinity loinquire whether splenetic fever existsamong the cattle, with a view to havingthe United States quarantine laws re-moved. Under the existing quarantinelaws cattle raisers cannot make ship-ments of stock.
The state board of health desires, ifit is possible, to confine the spleneticfever, If any exists, to one district andto help out cattle raisers who are underthe ban, but whose stock is not afflicted.
A Cretan CommissionerBERLIN, Nov. 18.?A dispatch pub-
lished by the Frankfort Zeltung fromConstantinople today says the candi-dacy of Col. Schaeffer, an offcer in thearmy of Luxemburg, as provisionalcommissioner of the powers to the islandof Crete, has been abandoned. TheOttoman government has announced ob-jection to the colonel and was supportedIn this matter by Oermany. CountMuravleff, the Russian minister for for-eign affairs, It is now said, Insists thatthe commissioner must be of the ortho-dox Greek faith and has so Informed therepresentatives of the powers.
AConsul's ReturnSAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 18.-D. W.|
Maratt, who has Just retired from the |position of United States consul general Iat Melbourne, and wife, arrived on thismorning's steamer from Australia en !route to their home in Dakota.
An Aged CoupleST. JOSEPH, Mo., Nov. 18.?John J.
Overton, aged 100 years and 1 month,was married to Mrs. Mary Henderson,aged 77 years, in this oity today. Bothwere ln excellent health.
The National OrangeHARRISBURO, No*. 18.?The Na-
tional closed Its session tonight.liy'-y"*<M?»^*TOPJ^Md
PRISONERSLIBERATED
On Pardon Extended by
the Spanish Queen
CREW OF THE COMPETITOR
NOW ON THE WAY TO AMERICAAND FREEDOM
The United States Formally ExpressesIts Satisfaction With the Set-
tlement of the Case
Associated Press Special Wire.WASHINGTON, Nov. 18?Minister
Woodford has telegraphed the State De-partment that the Spanish Cabinet hasnotified him that the Queen has par-doned the Competitor prisoners.
The State Department announces thatthe Competitor prisoners were turnedover to Consul-General Lee last Monday
and will be sent by him direct to NewYork today.
It is not doubted here that the pris-oners arc liberated on such conditions aswere imposed in the case of former pris-
oners; that is, that they willnot return
to Cuba.Itis singular that the men should have
been four days in the custody of Consul-General Lee without the fact having
become generally known, but it iB sup-
posed that the secrecy was observed inorder, to insure departure from Havanawithout exciting trouble from the ex-treme conservative Spanish faction.
There were four prisoners, namely:
Alfredo Lahore, the captain of the Com-petitor, a native of New Orleans.
Wm. Glide/, tho mate, a naturalizedcitizen.
Ona Melton, who claims Kansas as hisnative state, and who went on the Com-petitor in the capacity of a newspapercorrespondent.
Charles Barnett, of British birth, butwho claimed the protection ofthe UnitedStates government by virtue of his sail-ing on an American vessel.
The conditions under which the Com-petitor was captured April 27, 1896, offthe Cuban coast while engaged ln land-ing arms for the insurgents, have been
often described. The defense of themen was that they were forced Into theexpedition against their will by theInsurgent party on board the vessel.
They were tried by a naval court-mar-tial, before which they could make only
a poor showing, principally because oftheir Ignorance ofthe Spanish language,
In which the proceedings were conduct-ed, so that their conviction and the impo-
sition of the death sentence was nota matter of surprise.
At that point, however, the case as-sumed diplomatic importance.
Our government, through its consul-general at Havana, Ramon Williams,
and also through Minister Taylor atMadrid, interposed an energetic pro-
test against the execution ot the sen-tence, claiming that the men were im-properly tried without the guaranteesheld out in the famous Cushlng protocol.This protest caused the removal of thecase to the higher judicial authorities atMadrid, by whom a new trial was or-dered. The Spanish government, how-ever, did not and has not yet concededthat the Cushlng protocol applies to suchcases. To admit that would, ln the opin-ion of the Spanish authorities, greatlystimulate the fitting out of filibusteringparties in the nUited States.
The new trial had been ordered by theMadrid supreme court on the ground ofirregularities in the original trial, not
because of any concessions ofthe sound-ness of the objections interposed by theUnited States. It was to have begun
last Monday and It iB thought wouldhave resulted-in the Imposition of thedeath sentence again. This would.how-ever have provoked an explosion In thiscountry, according to the anticipationsof the department officials, that wouldhave been hardly less violent than thefeeling caused by the famous Virglniusepisode, so it is to them a matter of sat-isfaction that the Spanish queen hascut the diplomatic tangle by the par-don of the men before the second trial.
Senor Dupuy de Lome, the Spanishminister, had a long conference withAssistant Secretary Day today, and it
is believed the Spanish government lsvoluntarily about to remove anothertroublesome factor from' the field ofne-gotiations In revoking the decree) madeby Weyler prohibiting the exportationof tobacco from Cuba. This prohibitionhas worked hardships on Americancigar making interests, and up to thistime all efforts of the state departmentto secure an amelioration of the harshconditions of the decree have been un-availing. The reason set up by GeneralWeyler for the order was the necessityof keeping in Havana the supply oftobacco necessary to run the domesticcigar factories, and thus, by giving em-ployment to workmen keep them fromdrlflng away into the Insurgent ranksItwas a matter of common report, how-ever, that another potent reason was adesiro to cripple Cuban cigar makersIn the United States, from whom theinsurgents drew funds.
Reports that come to Washington areto the effect that the new crop of to-bacco that will be ripe in February nextis of excellent quality an damounts tofour-fifths of an average crop.
ON THEIR WAYHAVANA, Nov. IS.?ln pursuance
with cabled Instructions from Spain,received yesterday, Gen. Blanco releasedfrom Cabanas fortress Alfred Labord-;,Chas. Earnett, Ona Melton and Wm.Glldoa, members of the crew of theAmerican schooner Competitor. Theywere delivered to the American andBritish consuls and have taken passageon the steamer Saratoga of the Wardline for New York.
A REPORTED SURRENDERLONDON, Nov. 18.?A special dispatch
from Madrid, published here- this even-ing, says all the important insurgentchiefs of the Philippine Islands havesurrendered to the Spanish authoritiesand Captain-General Prlmo de Revesannounces that the Island Is completelypacified.
NOT A BWOLB^rj^si^^^
paper that in spite of the concessionsmade to the Cuban autonomists and inspite of the appointment of autonomistprefects in the different provinces, theredoes not exist a single sign of the ap-proaching submission of the insurgents.
At the meeting of the cabinet today aletter from United States MinisterWoodford, warmly expressing the satis-faction and gratitude of the UnitedStates government relative to the set-tlement of the Competitor case andother current questions. The communi-cation created a good impression inpolitical circles,
INSURGENTS DEFEATEDHAVANA,Nov. 18.?It is officiallyre-
ported that the combined forces underCol. Esteban recently had an engage-
ment with an insurgent force under theleadership of Varano at Mogole, in theprovince of Pinar del Rio, with the re-sult that the insurgents were put toflight, leaving twenty-one of their num-ber dead on the field. Anmong the slainwere the leader, Torriente, and the In-surgent prefecto of galafre, Montes deOca.
The Spanish force captured a quantity
of arms and ammunition and also de-stroyed the insurgents' camp.
The infanta battalion, according tothe officialreport, attacked a force ofin-surgents at Sierra Yngles, province of
Pinar del Rio, and the Spanish guideand several of the soldiers werewounded.
The troops, the official report says,
captured the mother of the insurgent
Nunez and her two sisters. The insur-gents' camp and nfty-two huts were de-stroyed.
WEYLER'S RETURNCORUNNA, Spain, Nov. 18.?The
Spanish steamer Montserrat, which leftHavana Sunday, October 31st, with Gen -eral Weyler, the former Captain-Gen-eral of Cuba, on board, and subsequentlytouched at Gibrara and' Porto Rico, ar-rived here unexpectedly today. She wasnot due to arrive here, according to theannouncements, until Friday evening.
The newspaper campaign for andagainst a popular demonstration lnhonor of General Weyler is so fierce thatthe editor of the antl-Weyler paper, LaVoce De Galllcia, has challenged theeditor of the Weyler organ, El Nord-quest, to fight a duel.
The Moderate Republicans and Car-lists are in favor of the demonstrations.
Every craft of every description thatthe port afforded was chartered to con-vey individuals, societies and clubs tothe Montserrat. A number of deputa-tions went on board the vessel. Thecommandant ofCorunna had a brief In-terview with General Weyler, simplyconveying to him the desire ofthe queenregent and government to receive himas speedily at Madrid.
General Weyler did not come on shore.He has decided to remain on the Mont-serrat until she reaches Barcelona, forwhich port she will sail direct at 6oclock tomorrow morning. Thus farthere has been no disturbance whatever.
INDEXTO THE TELEGRAPH NEWS
Woman suffragists' convention be-gins at Chicago today.
A Mississippi river steamer de-stroyed by fire; other marine disas-ters.
Butler Keller placed in the sweat-
box at Chicago; sticks stoutly to hisstory.
Senator Chandler outlines the,probable result of the coming sessionof congress.
A furious storm raging along theNorth Pacific coast; the steamerTruckee aground.
A Chicago railroad man gets a $20,---000 verdict against the Northwesternroad for blacklisting.
The Competitor prisoners pardonedby the Queen of Spain and are now ontheir way to New York.
Secretary Alger finds one more rea-son for delaying action on the SanPedro harbor improvement.
A serious wreck on the Memphisroad near Williford, Ark.; one passen-ger killed and thirty injured.
California fruit growers discusshorticultural subjects and ask for theconstruction of the Nicaragua canal.
Sharkey takes a decision over JoeOoddard, after a thoroughly unsatis-factory exhibition of rough-and-tum-ble scrapping.
McKenna practically certain to beappointed to a supreme court justice-ship; his successor as attorney-gen-eral is somewhat in doubt.
Every member of the Western Pas-senger association accuses everyother member of violating the agree-ment relative to commissions.
NANSEN'S NEXT TRIP
Plans Laid for Attempts to Beach thePole
CHRISTIANA, Nov. IS.?HjalmarJohnannes, the Norwegian army officerwho was with Dr. Nansen in the latter'arecent Arctic expedition, referring to theplans of the doctor's next trip north,says arrangements have already beenmade fora sojourn hut on Franz Joseph -land. The Fram, Nansen's ship, willbe accompanied bya large vessel calledStarkodder. There will be many moredogs and more scientific men and oneof the ships will advance through theice until it becomes icebound. Fromthere sled expeditions will start north.The other ship will go along the border,making scientific researches ln the ice,in the water and at the bottom of thesea.
A Rapist SentencedCINCINNATI, 0., Nov. 18.?Duke
Croxton, the first to be tried of the ninemen who follovyed Mr. and Mrs. Geasouout of Newport, Ky., and taking thewoman, at the point of a revolver,brutally outraged her, was today foundguilty and his punishment was fixed bythe jury at twenty years in the peniten-tiary. The trial was held at Newport,Ky.
ASan Jose PioneerSAN JOSE, Nov. 18? E. A. Vandal-
sem, a pioneer contractor of this city,died today. , «c was the builder of tbehall of T^°jt1, Sulnte clair*°lub bouse
CHANDLER'SFORECAST
Of the Work of the ComingSession
RESTRICTION OF IMMIGRATION
NOT LIKELYTO AFFECT BORDEBNEIOHBOBS
Cuban. Policy Is Problematical, Butthe Hawaiian Annexation Treaty
Will Be Ratified
Associated Press Special Wire.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18.?SenatorWilliam E. Chandler ot New Hamp-
shire, in an interview regarding legisla-
tion at the coming session of congress,
said:"Senator Lodge proposes pushing tha
measure looking to the restriction of im-migration and of demanding Its pas-sage without delay. <,
"Billsproposing to bar the undesirableforeign element from entering) Into thiscountry are now pending ln both thehouse and the senate, and there is no
doubt that the two houses will be able
to agree upon a bill. The house measurelays restrictions on what are called 'birdsof passage,' but the senate bill does not.
The class referred to is that which livesalong, the northern and southern borderlines of the country and embraces Mexi-cans and Canadians who work daily lnthe United States but live in their nativecountries. This part of the bill, ln my
Judgment, eventually will be omittedand the senate bill, which applies to Im-migrants from European and Orientalcountries, passed.
"Some action, Ibelieve, will!be takenlooking to the relief of the Cuban in-surgents. Of course, the Republicanpolicy will largely depend onlthe presi-dent's message, but my opinion is he willleave the entire matter to the judgmentof congress.
"The prospects for the ratification ofthe Hawaiian treaty are excellent. TheRepublicans will stand by it to a unit,
and many Democrats will do likewise.I think the necessary two-thirds' votewill be secured.
"As to final legislation, especially asto the revision of the banking laws, Tcannot see how any such legislation canbe passed."
PROSPECTIVE PENSIONS.WASHINGTON, Nov. 18.?Secretary
of the Interior Bliss, In his annual report
made public tonigtht, submits estimatesaggregating $156,532,419 for appropria-tions by congress for the fiscal year end-ingJune 30,1899.
Discussing pensions, he says 200,000pension claims are awaiting adjudica-tion, and it Is estimated that forty orfifty per cent of these will be finally ad-mitted. If they are rapidly adjudicatedand the first payments made thereon,the amount of the pension roll will de-crease very rapidly, possibly to $125,000,---000 or $130,000,000 for the first year.
Concerning Alaska, Secretary Blisssays existing conditions demand a rad-ical change in the laws relating thereto,and he recommends that the public landlaws be extended to that district, thatadditional land offices be created andappropriations made to carry them Intoeffect; that the granting ofrights of wayfor railways, telegraph and telephonelines and the construction of roads andtrails be specially authorized; that pro-vision be made for the incorporation ofmunicipalities, providing for the hold-ing of elections, defining qualificationsfor voting and givingsuch powers as areused and exercised by municipalitieselsewhere; that the legal and politicalstatus of the native population, which lsin doubt, be defined; that citizenship beextended to the Metlakahtla Indians,who emigrated from British Columbiaand under authority of an act of con-gress approved March 30, 1891, now oc-cupy Annette islands; that completeterritorial government be authorizedand established and that representationin congress be granted.
A STRANGE SUIT
Side Lights Cast on Methods of StockGamblers
NEW YORK, Nov. 18.?The Journaland Advertiser says that J. R. McMur-ran, formerly of St. Paul, Minn., hasfiled suit for $3000 damages against Ed-win Barbour, formerly of Virginia, andnow a Wall street broker. Itls allegedthat McMurran arranged with Barbourthat in return for advance informationof the Supreme Court's decision in theBell telephone case last May, Barbourshould buy or sell 1000 shares of 8011,telephone stock, and ln the event of aprofit give McMurran two-thirds andretain one-third himself. McMurranalleges that on May 8. 1897, he gave Mr.Barbour the promised Information,which he says he obtained from one ofthe clerks of the Supreme Court. OnMay 10th the decision was handed downand Bell telephone stock went up. Bar-bour, McMurran alleges, refused to payfor the "tip," saying he did not use it.Hence the suit. James R. Keene, Mc-Murran alleges, got the same tip andpaid $10,000 for it.
HORSES FOR JAPAN
Kentucky Stallions to Improve thsNative Breeds
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 18.?Thesteamer Coptic, which will sail today forthe Orient, will convey to Japan seventhoroughbred stallions purchased inLexington, Ky., by Y. Maisumokos, therepresentative of Japan and exporting;manager of the great Japanese tradingcompany, besides the one in New York,
The animals are all dark bay, and noneare less than 15V4'hands in height. Theiraverage weight Is 1000 pounds, and theircost when delivered ln Yokohama willbe about $4500 each. These stallionswill be crossed with mares from thaunion of Hungarian with the nativebreed of horses, with a view ofproduc-
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NItJUTS 1 Ounday, 97?0n Jay and Ztuesday, Tfov. 2/, 22, 23jCeon jfcerrman The Wizard of the Nineteenth Century. I
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Jsooth Consecutive PerformanceKTcry purchasorof a reserved scat for this performance willbe pro&fnted with aMautlful 11 ustraied Souvenir ol 44 pages, eoiualnlng the portraits of prominenterUiU who have appeared at this house since IU inauguration.
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