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THE HERALD Doable Sheet sM B | ?= TWENTY-SEVENTH YEAR. NO. 50. LOS ANGELES. FRIDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 19, 1897 Twelve Pages PRICE FIVE CENTS ALGER'S LAST REASON -OR DELAYING ACTION ON SAN PEDRO , No Money Has Been Provided to Pay Newspapers for Advertising the Bids WASHINGTON, Nov. 18.?Another complication has arisen in connection with the project for the improvement of San Pedro Harbor, In California, that threatens to delay the advertisement calling for proposals until Congress meets and makes further provision, lt: has been discovered that the act makes j no provision to defray the expenses of the advertisement and the department Is now seeking for some means to carry out the Intent of Congress that shall be within the law. GRANT ROBBERS Made a Big Haul in Gold and Green Backs SANTA FE, N. M., Nov. 18.?A mer- chant from Grant, N. M., where the re- cent robbery of the Santa Fe Pacific train occurred, states that fully $150,- --000, If not more, was secured by the train robbers. About 100 pounds ln gold coin was taken, according to the statement of Fireman Abel, given the merchant half an hour after the robbery, and "than they piled into their sack bundle after bundle of paper currency," the fireman added. United States Marshal Foraker admits that at least $35,000 In gold was secured by the robbers and an unknown amount of greenbacks. The Marshal has gone south to meet Arizona officials, lt is believed that tho hiding place of the robbers has been located. Sir Henry's Record SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 18.?Chief Lees today received a letter from Detec- tive Roche of Sydney, informing him that Henry Westwood Cooper, the swindler in custody here, was known In Sydney in 1891 as Charle3 Ernest Chad- wlck. He was arrested there at that time under that name on two charges of obtaining money under false pretenses, but was released, as, ln order to prose- cute, It would have been necessary to send to the secretary of state's office, London, for a person to go to the colon- ies and testify that the Beal with which the documents issued by Cooper were sealed was bogus. Two years later he was sentenced to eighteen months at hard labor for a similar crime. Later on he came to the front as Dr. Henry Westwood Cooper at Regent street, Redfern. Chinese Rebellion VICTORIA, B. C, Nov. 18.?The Em- press of Chla brings these Oriental ad- vices. The rebellion in Northern China Is spreading and fears are expressed that the insurgents will advance on Tien Tsln. The Imperial troops have been de- feated in several engagements and the number of insurgents is steadily in- creasing. The' Insurgents also expect to be joined by members of secret socie- ties who revolted unsuccessfully just be- fore the war with Japan. They are all well supplied with supplies and ammu- nition abandoned by "Chinese braves" in the recent war. Durrant's Spiritual Needs SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 18.?At the request of Mr. and Mrs. Durrant the Rev. Wm. Ruder will from now on act as the spiritual adviser of tbjHr son. it Theodore Durrani is oompelUM to (rive BLACKLISTED STRIKER IS GIVEN HEAVY DAMAGES BY THE COUET Ketcham Grew Tired of Discharges Without Cause and Appealed to the Law for Justice CHICAGO, Nov. 18.?Fred Ketcham was awarded a verdict of $21,666.31 by the jury in Judge Clifford's court today in his suit against the Northwestern rail- road for $25,000 damages for blacklist. ! The case has been on trial nearly three weeks and has been of great |n- I terest to men employed In railroad busi- ness. During the great strike of the j American Railway Union Ketcham was employed as a conductor for the North- western road. He joined the strikers and the evidence showed that he attend- ed some of the meetings in the Interest of the American Railway Union. Since the strike, Ketcham claims, he has been unable to secure steady employment owing to the fact that he was black- listed. He obtained several position? with other roads, but after working a short time was discharged, he alleged, without cause. Not long ago Ketcham secured employment with the Michigan Centra*! Elevator Company at Kensing- ton and moved his family to that sub- urb. He worked a short time there and was discharged. The trial throughout was hotly contested on both sides and several interesting Incidents occurred. Judge Clifford was asked to Issue bench warraijs for the arrest of T. A. Lawson, Superintendent of the Wiscon- sin division of the Northwestern road, and E, E. Osborne, an attorney. It was reported to the court by the plaintiff's attorney that Lawson and Osborne and possibly other officials of the road had attempted to Induce Andrew Stader, who had been subpoenaed for the plaintiff, to leave the city for the purpose of avoid- ing the summons of the court. Judge Clifford at the time refused the request and the matter is still pending. His honor said he would Institute an In- vestigation after the' case was sent to the Jury. Many witnesses for both sides were heard and at each session of the court the room was crowded with men who claimed to have been deprived of work ln the same manner as the plain- tiff. The case will probably be appealed. They Can't Walk Home NEW YORK, Nov. 18.?The Chinamen who were sent over to London to'appear in the initial production of the Chinese play. The First Born, are in a peck of trouble. They returned on the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, and they were not allowed to land because of the Chinese exclusion law. The Chinamen are now being fed at the expense of the German steamship and are dividing their time between feasting and praying to an Im- provised Joss that they may be permitted to land. The McCord Claim WASHINGTON, Nov. 18.?The Peru- vian minister. Dr. Egulgeren, was among 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 has now in return proposed to arbitrate the case. This proposition is not acceptable to our government and the negotiations continue. Dockyard Inspection SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 18.? E. O. Matthews, chief of the United States bureau of yards and docks, arrived from the north today. He Is on* touf of ln- A FURIOUS WINDSTORM Raging Along the Northern Coast \u25a0 STEAMER TRUCKEE AGROUND * AND IS LIKELY TO PROVE A TOTAL LOSS Tha Mississippi River Steamer Bluff City Destroyed by Fire and Powder? English Disasters Associated Press Special Wire. PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 18.?For the past twenty-four hours a furious wind and rain storm has prevailed over the entire North Pacific coast. The wind today reached at velocity of fifty miles per hour and the rainfall for twenty-four hours has ben about three and one-half inches. The weather has been warm, which has melted the snow- in the foothills, causing a rapid rise in the streams. The storm played havoc with trees, billboards, awnings, signs and electric wires in the city today, and tele- phone and telegraphic service was seri- ously interrupted. A message from Yaqulna bay says a heavy storm Is raging there. Tho cus- toms house was blown down and tho records of the office lost In the bay. The telephone wires are prostrated and con- siderable damage has "been done to small craft on the bay. THE TRUCKEE WRECKED MARSHFIELD, Ore., Nov. 18.?News leached here this evening that the steamer Truckee, bound from Tillamook to San Francisco, lumber laden, went ashore this morning on the north spit of the Umpqua river. G. W. Freeman, superintendent of the Thirteenth light- house district, was a passenger on the stage down the beach from the Umpqua this afternoon, says that about 5 o'clock this morning the keeper of the Umpqua light heard a distress whistle, but on account of the darkness was unable to distinguish anything. At daylight the Truckee was in sight south, evidently in distress. It was blowing hard in the south and the Umpqua bar was break- ing clear across and nothing but a white strip. At 7 o'clock the captain hoisted his flag and headed for the bar. The steamer passed through the outer line of breakers successfully and the captain, trying to hold her in tile channel, hoisted his foresail, but the wind was too strong and it was carried' away. The square sail was also hoisted, and was immedi- ately carried overboard, throwing the vessel on the extreme end of the north spit. All this time the crew were dis- charging the cargo. The Umpqua) life- saving crew was promptly on hand and made three unsuccessful attempts to reach the steamer. When Mr. Freeman left the scene at 10:30 there had been no communication withfthe Truckee, and she was apparent- ly resting easy, with her bow Inshore and her stern to the wind. The sea was very rough and was breaking all around the steamer, but did not appear to be breaking over her. The Truckee went on at high tide this morning, but as the evening tides are the largest. It may be possible that If she did not go to pieces today that after discharging her deck-load of lumber she may be forced over the bar. News regarding the wreck Is very meager, and there will be no more In- formation from there before tomorrow evening. The Umpqua river ls twenty miles up the coast from here and has no wire communication. The stage driver says that he has never experienced such a storm on tha beach as that of today. The Truckee has a register of 342 tons and is owned by the Truckee Lumber company of San Francisco. A ROARING GALE ASTORIA, Ore., Nov. 18.?One of the worst storms ever known has prevailed for the last thirty-six hours. At the Cape last night and this morning the wind was blowing at the rate of seventy- four to eighty-four miles per hour. The gale was from the southwest, and the mouth of tho river was obscured by a thick fog. The storm'lncreased in fury after midnight and reached a hurricane at 7 o'clock this morning. Little Informa- tion can be obtained from North Beach, as the wire is down, but the steamer llwaco returned and reported no great damage done there. A man nslecp on a woodscow, which has drifted away from Its moorlngsjhas not yet been found. The steamep State of California, which was due Tuesday from San Francisco, has not yet arrived. As no vessels have arrived or departed since the storm commenced, there ls no anxiety as to her safety. It is believed that she has been off the mouth of the river for wo'days and is simply waiting for the storm to subside. VESSELS IN DANGER SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 18.?A south- west hurricane is raging from Eureka to Cape Flattery. The steamer State of California was due at Astoria Wednes- day morning, but the chances are that she is hove to somewhere off the Colum- bia river awaiting a chance to get in. The Umatilla, from Puget sound for San Francisco, must also have encountered the full force of the storm. She was due this morning, but has not arrived. On Wednesday morning lt was blowing ninety-live miles an hour off the Oregon coast and today the storm reached Hum- boldt. The steamer Humboldt from San Francisco got Into Eureka, but Captain Bonnlfleld reports that the bar was breaking and the weather very heavy outside. At the rate it is traveling the storm should reach San Francisco to- morrow ifit does not die out In tbe mean- time. 1 The bar bound fleet that got out of Gray's harbor last Tuesday must also bef In trouble. The fair wind they had at starting would about bring them to the Columbia river, and there they would meet the full force of the storm. The steamer President was due Wednes- day ond the Truckee today from Yaqulna bay, and they also are delayed. DAMAGB ASHORE noon the rain was 5.3 Inches: for the last three hours ending the same time It waa 5.2 inches. A landslide on the Port Townsend 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 higher than ever before known. The Great Northern track between Sultan and In- dex is practically all washed away. At Admiraltyhead yie new wharf for the government fortifications was wrecked by the wind. The new bridge across the South Fork has been washed away. RIVERS RISING SEATTLE, Wash., Nov. 18.?A heavy wind and rain storm has prevailed over the Puget sound region for the past forty-eight hours. Up to 6 oclock to- night the rainfall had exceeded four Inches. The White and Black rivers are rising rapidly and will soon be out of their bounds. The Duwamish. Snoho- mish, Skagit and Stlllaguamlsh are all raging torrents. TWO ENGLISH DISASTERS LONDON, Nov. 18.?The British steamer Indralem, Capt. Campbell, which arrived at Grenock, Nov. 17th, from Norfolk and Newport News, via Belfast, reported Oct. 2Sth, in latitude 38, longitude 70, a ship was seen on lire. She was apparently about 1400 tons burden and built of iron. As far as could be seen from the Indralem's deck, there was not a sign of life on board and all the boats were gone. Her identity could not be made out. The British steamer Maritime. Capt HughC3, from Galveston, Oct. 23d, for Bremen, Is ashore at Egmond-Aan-Zee, on the North sea. Assistance has been sent to her. A STEAMER BURNED ST. LOUIS, Nov. IS.?The magnificent new Anchor Line steamer Bluff City, one of the finest and newest boats on the lower Mississippi, which left here Wed- nesday night bound for New Orleans with forty passengers and 1000 tons of miscellaneous freight on board, was burned to the water's edge at Chester, 111., seventy-five miles below here, at 9 a. m. today. All the passengers and crew escaped to land without Injury, but nothing on board was saved. The loss, which is total, will aggregate $100,000. A number of valuable race horses that were being taken to New Orleans for the races there were burned up. Flames were discovered) shortly be- fore 9 oclock ln the engine room and spread rapidly, soon enveloping the whole boat. The passengers and crew got 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 all they could to get the passengers out of harm's way, and though there was a rush for the gangplank, a panic was averted. Most of the passengers were yellow fever refugees who were return- ing to their homes In the south from St. Louis. When the flames reached the powder magazine there was a tremendous ex- plosion which shattered the boat \u25a0and ' caused lt to sink to the bottom of tho river. Numerous windows in buildings on shore were broken and the town of Chester was badly shaken. IN DISTRESS NEW YORK, Nov. 18? The steamer Megantlc, from London, Nov. 4th, for this port, anchored outside the bar this forenoon, signaling that she was dis- abled and ln need of assistance. THEY COUGHED A Kansas Crook Stands Up Arresting Officers EMPORIA, Kan., Nov. 18. ? Sheriff Gaughan has received a telegram say- ing that a man named Cooken should be arrested. Deputy Sheriff Fred Wagner, Santa Fe detective Laws and Policeman Al Randolph placed Cooken under arrest while 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 in each hand. He shoved one Into the face of Wagner and coolly said: "Cough up your gun," and with the same breath covered the other two officers. In a mo- ment the three men were disarmed.Shov- ing the pistols into his overcoat pockets he 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 Splenetic Fever SACRAMENTO, Nov. 18.?Dr. W. P. Matthews, secretary of the state board of health, will leave for Bakersfteld, Kern county, this evening to Join the members of the board at that place. To- morrow the board of health will make a tour of Inspection over some of the great stock ranches in that vicinity lo inquire whether splenetic fever exists among the cattle, with a view to having the United States quarantine laws re- moved. Under the existing quarantine laws cattle raisers cannot make ship- ments of stock. The state board of health desires, if it is possible, to confine the splenetic fever, If any exists, to one district and to help out cattle raisers who are under the ban, but whose stock is not afflicted. A Cretan Commissioner BERLIN, Nov. 18.?A dispatch pub- lished by the Frankfort Zeltung from Constantinople today says the candi- dacy of Col. Schaeffer, an offcer in the army of Luxemburg, as provisional commissioner of the powers to the island of Crete, has been abandoned. The Ottoman government has announced ob- jection to the colonel and was supported In this matter by Oermany. Count Muravleff, the Russian minister for for- eign affairs, It is now said, Insists that the commissioner must be of the ortho- dox Greek faith and has so Informed the representatives of the powers. A Consul's Return SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 18.-D. W. | Maratt, who has Just retired from the | position of United States consul general I at Melbourne, and wife, arrived on this morning's steamer from Australia en ! route to their home in Dakota. An Aged Couple ST. 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. Both were ln excellent health. The National Orange HARRISBURO, No*. 18.?The Na- tional closed Its session tonight. li y'-y"* < M?»^*TOPJ^Md PRISONERS LIBERATED On Pardon Extended by the Spanish Queen CREW OF THE COMPETITOR NOW ON THE WAY TO AMERICA AND FREEDOM The United States Formally Expresses Its 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 has notified him that the Queen has par- doned the Competitor prisoners. The State Department announces that the Competitor prisoners were turned over to Consul-General Lee last Monday and will be sent by him direct to New York today. It is not doubted here that the pris- oners arc liberated on such conditions as were imposed in the case of former pris- oners; that is, that they will not return to Cuba. It is 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 in order, to insure departure from Havana without 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 naturalized citizen. Ona Melton, who claims Kansas as his native state, and who went on the Com- petitor in the capacity of a newspaper correspondent. Charles Barnett, of British birth, but who claimed the protection of the United States government by virtue of his sail- ing on an American vessel. The conditions under which the Com- petitor was captured April 27, 1896, off the Cuban coast while engaged ln land- ing arms for the insurgents, have been often described. The defense of the men was that they were forced Into the expedition against their will by the Insurgent 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 of their Ignorance of the Spanish language, In which the proceedings were conduct- ed, so that their conviction and the impo- sition of the death sentence was not a 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 at Madrid, interposed an energetic pro- test against the execution ot the sen- tence, claiming that the men were im- properly tried without the guarantees held out in the famous Cushlng protocol. This protest caused the removal of the case to the higher judicial authorities at Madrid, by whom a new trial was or- dered. The Spanish government, how- ever, did not and has not yet conceded that the Cushlng protocol applies to such cases. To admit that would, ln the opin- ion of the Spanish authorities, greatly stimulate the fitting out of filibustering parties in the nUited States. The new trial had been ordered by the Madrid supreme court on the ground of irregularities in the original trial, not because of any concessions of the sound- ness of the objections interposed by the United States. It was to have begun last Monday and It iB thought would have resulted-in the Imposition of the death sentence again. This would.how- ever have provoked an explosion In this country, according to the anticipations of the department officials, that would have been hardly less violent than the feeling caused by the famous Virglnius episode, so it is to them a matter of sat- isfaction that the Spanish queen has cut the diplomatic tangle by the par- don of the men before the second trial. Senor Dupuy de Lome, the Spanish minister, had a long conference with Assistant Secretary Day today, and it is believed the Spanish government ls voluntarily about to remove another troublesome factor from' the field of ne- gotiations In revoking the decree) made by Weyler prohibiting the exportation of tobacco from Cuba. This prohibition has worked hardships on American cigar making interests, and up to this time all efforts of the state department to secure an amelioration of the harsh conditions of the decree have been un- availing. The reason set up by General Weyler for the order was the necessity of keeping in Havana the supply of tobacco necessary to run the domestic cigar factories, and thus, by giving em- ployment to workmen keep them from drlflng away into the Insurgent ranks It was a matter of common report, how- ever, that another potent reason was a desiro to cripple Cuban cigar makers In the United States, from whom the insurgents drew funds. Reports that come to Washington are to the effect that the new crop of to- bacco that will be ripe in February next is of excellent quality an damounts to four-fifths of an average crop. ON THEIR WAY HAVANA, Nov. IS.?ln pursuance with cabled Instructions from Spain, received yesterday, Gen. Blanco released from Cabanas fortress Alfred Labord-;, Chas. Earnett, Ona Melton and Wm. Glldoa, members of the crew of the American schooner Competitor. They were delivered to the American and British consuls and have taken passage on the steamer Saratoga of the Ward line for New York. A REPORTED SURRENDER LONDON, Nov. 18.?A special dispatch from Madrid, published here- this even- ing, says all the important insurgent chiefs of the Philippine Islands have surrendered to the Spanish authorities and Captain-General Prlmo de Reves announces that the Island Is completely pacified. NOT A BWOLB^rj^si^^^ paper that in spite of the concessions made to the Cuban autonomists and in spite of the appointment of autonomist prefects in the different provinces, there does not exist a single sign of the ap- proaching submission of the insurgents. At the meeting of the cabinet today a letter from United States Minister Woodford, warmly expressing the satis- faction and gratitude of the United States government relative to the set- tlement of the Competitor case and other current questions. The communi- cation created a good impression in political circles, INSURGENTS DEFEATED HAVANA, Nov. 18.?It is officiallyre- ported that the combined forces under Col. Esteban recently had an engage- ment with an insurgent force under the leadership of Varano at Mogole, in the province of Pinar del Rio, with the re- sult that the insurgents were put to flight, leaving twenty-one of their num- ber dead on the field. Anmong the slain were the leader, Torriente, and the In- surgent prefecto of galafre, Montes de Oca. The Spanish force captured a quantity of arms and ammunition and also de- stroyed the insurgents' camp. The infanta battalion, according to the official report, attacked a force of in- surgents at Sierra Yngles, province of Pinar del Rio, and the Spanish guide and several of the soldiers were wounded. 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 RETURN CORUNNA, Spain, Nov. 18.?The Spanish steamer Montserrat, which left Havana Sunday, October 31st, with Gen - eral Weyler, the former Captain-Gen- eral of Cuba, on board, and subsequently touched at Gibrara and' Porto Rico, ar- rived here unexpectedly today. She was not due to arrive here, according to the announcements, until Friday evening. The newspaper campaign for and against a popular demonstration ln honor of General Weyler is so fierce that the editor of the antl-Weyler paper, La Voce De Galllcia, has challenged the editor 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 that the port afforded was chartered to con- vey individuals, societies and clubs to the Montserrat. A number of deputa- tions went on board the vessel. The commandant of Corunna had a brief In- terview with General Weyler, simply conveying to him the desire of the queen regent and government to receive him as speedily at Madrid. General Weyler did not come on shore. He has decided to remain on the Mont- serrat until she reaches Barcelona, for which port she will sail direct at 6 oclock tomorrow morning. Thus far there has been no disturbance whatever. INDEX TO 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 his story. Senator Chandler outlines the, probable result of the coming session of congress. A furious storm raging along the North Pacific coast; the steamer Truckee aground. A Chicago railroad man gets a $20,- --000 verdict against the Northwestern road for blacklisting. The Competitor prisoners pardoned by the Queen of Spain and are now on their way to New York. Secretary Alger finds one more rea- son for delaying action on the San Pedro harbor improvement. A serious wreck on the Memphis road near Williford, Ark.; one passen- ger killed and thirty injured. California fruit growers discuss horticultural subjects and ask for the construction of the Nicaragua canal. Sharkey takes a decision over Joe Ooddard, after a thoroughly unsatis- factory exhibition of rough-and-tum- ble scrapping. McKenna practically certain to be appointed 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 every other member of violating the agree- ment relative to commissions. NANSEN'S NEXT TRIP Plans Laid for Attempts to Beach the Pole CHRISTIANA, Nov. IS.?Hjalmar Johnannes, the Norwegian army officer who was with Dr. Nansen in the latter'a recent Arctic expedition, referring to the plans of the doctor's next trip north, says arrangements have already been made for a sojourn hut on Franz Joseph - land. The Fram, Nansen's ship, will be accompanied by a large vessel called Starkodder. There will be many more dogs and more scientific men and one of the ships will advance through the ice until it becomes icebound. From there 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 the sea. A Rapist Sentenced CINCINNATI, 0., Nov. 18.?Duke Croxton, the first to be tried of the nine men who follovyed Mr. and Mrs. Geasou out of Newport, Ky., and taking the woman, at the point of a revolver, brutally outraged her, was today found guilty and his punishment was fixed by the jury at twenty years in the peniten- tiary. The trial was held at Newport, Ky. A San Jose Pioneer SAN JOSE, Nov. 18? E. A. Vandal- sem, a pioneer contractor of this city, died today. , «c was the builder of tbe hall of T^°jt 1, Sulnte clair * °lub bouse CHANDLER'S FORECAST Of the Work of the Coming Session RESTRICTION OF IMMIGRATION NOT LIKELY TO AFFECT BORDEB NEIOHBOBS Cuban. Policy Is Problematical, But the Hawaiian Annexation Treaty Will Be Ratified Associated Press Special Wire. WASHINGTON, Nov. 18.?Senator William 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. <, "Bills proposing to bar the undesirable foreign element from entering) Into this country are now pending ln both the house and the senate, and there is no doubt that the two houses will be able to agree upon a bill. The house measure lays restrictions on what are called 'birds of passage,' but the senate bill does not. The class referred to is that which lives along, the northern and southern border lines of the country and embraces Mexi- cans and Canadians who work daily ln the United States but live in their native countries. This part of the bill, ln my Judgment, eventually will be omitted and the senate bill, which applies to Im- migrants from European and Oriental countries, passed. "Some action, I believe, will! be taken looking to the relief of the Cuban in- surgents. Of course, the Republican policy will largely depend onlthe presi- dent's message, but my opinion is he will leave the entire matter to the judgment of congress. "The prospects for the ratification of the Hawaiian treaty are excellent. The Republicans will stand by it to a unit, and many Democrats will do likewise. I think the necessary two-thirds' vote will be secured. "As to final legislation, especially as to the revision of the banking laws, T cannot see how any such legislation can be passed." PROSPECTIVE PENSIONS. WASHINGTON, Nov. 18.?Secretary of the Interior Bliss, In his annual report made public tonigtht, submits estimates aggregating $156,532,419 for appropria- tions by congress for the fiscal year end- ing June 30,1899. Discussing pensions, he says 200,000 pension claims are awaiting adjudica- tion, and it Is estimated that forty or fifty per cent of these will be finally ad- mitted. If they are rapidly adjudicated and 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 Bliss says existing conditions demand a rad- ical change in the laws relating thereto, and he recommends that the public land laws be extended to that district, that additional land offices be created and appropriations made to carry them Into effect; that the granting of rights of way for railways, telegraph and telephone lines and the construction of roads and trails be specially authorized; that pro- vision be made for the incorporation of municipalities, providing for the hold- ing of elections, defining qualifications for voting and giving such powers as are used and exercised by municipalities elsewhere; that the legal and political status of the native population, which ls in doubt, be defined; that citizenship be extended to the Metlakahtla Indians, who emigrated from British Columbia and under authority of an act of con- gress approved March 30, 1891, now oc- cupy Annette islands; that complete territorial government be authorized and established and that representation in congress be granted. A STRANGE SUIT Side Lights Cast on Methods of Stock Gamblers NEW YORK, Nov. 18.?The Journal and Advertiser says that J. R. McMur- ran, formerly of St. Paul, Minn., has filed suit for $3000 damages against Ed- win Barbour, formerly of Virginia, and now a Wall street broker. It ls alleged that McMurran arranged with Barbour that in return for advance information of the Supreme Court's decision in the Bell telephone case last May, Barbour should buy or sell 1000 shares of 8011, telephone stock, and ln the event of a profit give McMurran two-thirds and retain one-third himself. McMurran alleges that on May 8. 1897, he gave Mr. Barbour the promised Information, which he says he obtained from one of the clerks of the Supreme Court. On May 10th the decision was handed down and Bell telephone stock went up. Bar- bour, McMurran alleges, refused to pay for the "tip," saying he did not use it. Hence the suit. James R. Keene, Mc- Murran alleges, got the same tip and paid $10,000 for it. HORSES FOR JAPAN Kentucky Stallions to Improve ths Native Breeds SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 18.?The steamer Coptic, which will sail today for the Orient, will convey to Japan seven thoroughbred stallions purchased in Lexington, Ky., by Y. Maisumokos, the representative of Japan and exporting; manager of the great Japanese trading company, besides the one in New York, The animals are all dark bay, and none are less than 15V4' hands in height. Their average weight Is 1000 pounds, and their cost when delivered ln Yokohama will be about $4500 each. These stallions will be crossed with mares from tha union of Hungarian with the native breed of horses, with a view ofproduc- Los Angeles Theater 'F^S%^"' o rtdTr, - uror "- w 11. C. vV xAir,Manager. Tonight and remainder of week. Matinee Saturday 2:10 p. m. at People's Prices, 25c, 50c, 75c. No higher. Tho Famous . . c f \u25a0 st : Orau Comic Opera Company .... Voniyht fatinilxa Voniyht \u25a0ATDRDAY B KVK B 5i*\S. 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Page 1: Herald (Los Angeles, Calif. : 1893 : Daily) (Los Angeles ...€¦ · The storm'lncreased in fury after midnight and reached a hurricane at 7 o'clock this morning. LittleInforma-tion

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TWENTY-SEVENTH YEAR. NO. 50. LOS ANGELES. FRIDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 19, 1897

Twelve Pages

PRICE FIVE CENTS

ALGER'S LAST REASON

-OR DELAYING ACTION ON SANPEDRO ,

No Money Has Been Provided to PayNewspapers for Advertising

the Bids

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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