THE NEWS, The University of Peunsylvaniaexpedition to Northern Alaska has returned to Seattle with 13,000 specimens gathered in the viein- ity of Polot Barrow, Itis sald the collec. tion contains little that is pew from a sclen- tifle starnipoint, The Government of Niearagua by a decree signed by President Zelaya has advanced about 100 per cent, the duties on nearly all articles imported into thet country which were dutiable under the preceding tariff, Perry O. Symonds, a Stanford University, California studefit, has been selected by the British Museum to make a thorough zoolog- foal collection tour of Bouth America, from Eeuador to the Straits of Magellan, and will at ones begin his duties, The Supreme Court of Wisconsin has ren- dered a decision uphoidiog the law which forbids the printiog of a candidate's name in twocolumns of the official ballot, and practically prevents fusion of parties in the future, Governor Pingree was renominated by acclamation by the Michigan Republican State Convention, which met in Detroit, The resolutions endorse the National adminis- tration, reaffirm the principles of the St. Louis Piatform and commend the State ad- ministration for its “efforts in favor of the equal and just taxation of the property of raliroad, telegraph, telephone and express companies,’ Advices from Honolulu are that the natives are divided tions as regards annexation. desires the restoration of the the other acowpts the new order and asks for certaln rights under the form of government, General Augustin, former Captain General of the Philippine Islands, has arrived at Vitoria, Spain, He admits that he ecouterm- plated surrendering before the capitulation at Manlia actually took place. the effect two fac- faction to into One of affairs, new mont, has been tendered and ncoepted a place on the War Investigation Commission, General W, H, Jackson, of Tennessee, also been fuvited to aot, has Omaha by the 12.h, The pew lake steamer Minneapoiis has stranded on iiiddle Island, near Put-io-Bay, Lake Erie, President McKinley bas viee-president of the Lafayette Association, approving of the plan to erect a monument to General Lafayette, written to the Msmorial system in the important cities and towps in will be in operation aimost as soon as evacuation of the islands by the Spaniards is complete, The Secretary of the Treasury Chinese Consuls in foreign countries are n« authorized to issue certificates to privilege: classes of Chinese entering this country. The effect of this ruling will be to require certificates from the Imperial Calness ernment, and thus practieally exclude the exempt General Jackson, cline the Commission to investigate the of the war, Dr. William A. P. Martin, who for forty years past has been an American missionary in China, has been appointed President the Imperial University of recel established, The steamer China arrived at San F from Hong Koog and Nagasaki, Among the passengers are Fiilpo Ag and Jose Lopez, who are golag to Washing ton as representatives of Aguisaido eral Greene and stafl were also on board, Tests of nrmor plate made at Indian Head Proving Ground establish, in the opinion naval experts, the superi the Krupp process over any other, and prove the super- jority of the plates tested over any plate yet tested abroad, The plates tested repre. sent a group of armor intended for our Government, Major-General Miles has submitted to the War Department his plan for the reorgani- zation of the volunteer forces tuto corps, di- visions aod brigades, The scheme desig- nates an army of occupation for Cuba, pro- vides for the relief of the army io Porto Rico, and establishes a reserve to the troops in the various isiands which be occupied by the United States, The Bovereign Grand Lodge of O4d-Fel. lows began a week's sess’ons in Boston, where the members were given a hearty re ception, The Royal Order L } i (FOV. evel classes, ia de. on conduct has the President's invitation to serve of Tennessee, China, atly ran cisco wneello (ren. rity of relieve will of BReotland, nual meeting in Cineionati, Other asserted “identifications” have been made of the young woman dismem- bered body was found in a Bridgeport pond, but none have proved correet, Habeas corpus proceedings ciseo for the release of Mrs, ( were postponed two weeks, New Orleans has been seriously whose yrdelia Botkin fever, the president of the Confederacy, died at Narragaasett Pier, BR, I, after an lilness of four weeks from gastritis, lists with colored republicans, Race feeling is ruaning high at Raleigh, N. C,, between members of the Second Regi ment and negroes, and several conflicts are reported, The apparent identification of the Bridge- port (Conn.) murder mystery as Marion her home, Unless Governor Budd, of Califorain, per mits the removal of Mrs, Cordelia Botkin to D=lnware fur trial an effort may be made to compel him by mandamus proceedings, Governor Tanoer, of lilinols, has refused the request of W. C. T, U. women to allow the battle ship Illinois to be baptized with water instead of champagne, PORTO RICO AND HMAWAILL The War Department Is Arrangiog For Armies of Oceapation, A Washington special says: President MeKinley, Assistant Secretary of War Melk iejotin and Major-General Milos had a con ference regarding the composition of the armies of occupation to be sent to Cuba, Porto Rico, the Philippines and Hawail, It was decided that regulars and volunteers shall be ineinded in each army, and thet pending the dispateh of the troops 16 thelr destinations the regulars and volustesrs shall be sucamped together as far as possi- ble, It was also determined to send at Jeast twelve thousand men to Porto Rico and 8,000 to Hawall, and that the number of men in the Philippines shall be increased to 20,000, The detachments to be sent to Ma nile avd Hawall will consist almost entirely of infantry, Those sent to Cuba and Porto Rico will consist of artillery, cavalry and fn- fuutry. ¥ EVACUATION OF CUBA Proposition of Spanish Com: | missioners Rejected. 100,000 TROOPS IN CUBA. in View ot November | of the | Be FPro- Considered Preposterous and the Termes of the Protocol Firat Suggested —Authority United States Should Then claimed. A Washington special says: The prof o- | sition of the Spanish wembers of the Havana | Commission that the final evacuation of the | Island by the Spanish troops shall not ce- | eur prior to February 28, 1899, is not serfous- | ly regarded here, for the reason that it is! 80 preposterous in character, in view of the | terms of the protocol, that its prompt re- | jection by the American Commissioners can- | not be doubted, While this Government, i through its Commissioners, will agree to | the most liberal terms touching ithe time that shall be occupied in the withdrawal of | the Spanish troops and the relinquishment of Spanish authority fu the islacd, ft wiil be | insisted that the work of withdrawal shall | proceed with reasonable expedition, and that every method shall be adopied for pushiog instead of retarding it. It does | not surprise the authorities here that such | of the American Commis of this character, even were The points at which the evacuation shall begin can Le left to the discretion and good the American Commissioners, but view of sense of in date for Spain's withdrawal, they will accede to it Is not ex- any request cal- abject, At the War Department the opinion {s ex- that our Commissioners that the evacuation shall proceed several points taneously, the troops belng embarked at the nearest available port their places of rendezvous, Ian fixiog for the termination of Spanisn authority, it {s suggested that November 1 should Le pamed, and that in the meantime as many troops as possible should be barked for Spain. If the evacuation sbail not be completed by that date, the aathority of the United States over the entire island should be prociaimed, should in- sist at sin to em be fixed for November 1, it [s very certain that the Spag- ish authorities wiil an et 10 expedite rather than to delay the work of evacuation, and the probaiity is after December 1 the last of military forces would headed for 8paln. That 10t consent to maintal fon beyond the reasor 'r the traasfer of authority is evidesced by the fact that active preparations are bel: 2 made for sendiog United States troops to the isiand at an early day, the expectation being that & considerable number will be on the way within the coming three weeks, The oniy consideration that should be given the business of evacuation is the time necessary to gel vessels from Spalo to tran- sport the troops, Upward of 100,000 Bpan- ish troops are sald to te In Cuba, but this statement remembered from Spanish sources, and can safely be discount. i more ne-ha!f that number are now in Cuba, ince the withdrawal of the army from San. iago has reduced Blancos I y about It the American Commissioners will upon speedy withdrawal, half of Bianco's entire present be embarked within four weeks, and the res mainder lociuding the garrison of Havaoa, could be encamped outside that eity until they could be provided with transportation, and in the meantime the American troops ‘ould occupy Havana and other principal cities. There can be no doutt that the Spag- ish Commission, in making a demand for the extenclon of time for flnal evacustic and the surrender of Spanish authority make earnost off that soon the Hpasish te on ard, the President wii fog Spaclsh domina- alle time necessary 1 shipin it must Le is It fs considered doubtful whether e& than « ron fully one foree could retain the profits of admicistration as long as possivie Two Interesting Bulldings, Pictures of two interesting Baltimore and Oblo Railroad Lulidiogs bave been repro. duced io a recent numuver of Truth, One is the bukidiog at Frederick, Md., which bas been used since 1531 as a freight station, and which is still devoted to that purpose, In the little cupola of the bulldiag a bell ones huag which was always rung on arrival of trains from Baltimore, when horses wers the motive power of the rafiroad, The other bulidiog Is the station at Mount Clare, Baltimore, and it is noted for being the location of the first telegraph office in the worid. It was from this bulldiug that Professor Morse sent his celebrated message miles away. ABOUL NOTED PEIPLE, Will Carmack, the Klondike plonesr and locatar of “Discovery Claim" has left Aine. ka for the present, and is evjoying =u vaca tion iu Beastie, : Gen, W, W, Gordon, who is one of the Peace Commissioners to Porto Rico, bas been presented with a goid wateh by the Mr. Reginald Clark, who traveled in this | country last fall, has set to musie Rossetti's “Blessed Damosel” in the form of a cantata, and bad it performed at the Queen's Hall, | London, In her recently probated will Mrs, Lynn | Linton bequeatbed a brooch given her by | Lander D. Bwinburoe, some of whose finest | verses has been In praise of the author of the “Imaginary Conversations,” ; Prince Paul Esterhazy, of Galanths, Count | of Edeistettin and Farchtenstain, tha jockey | prinee, who died in Vienna recently, conid | bosst of coming from a family that had | twice refused the crown of Hungary, Queen Vietoria sent 8 magnifieent Indian | shawl and a riog as » weddiog present to Princess Dorothen of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, while her gifts to the Duke of Augustenburg were a ring and a handsome silver apergne, rs. Edward Barron, of Mayfield, Cals., will build a large studio for the classes in art at Stanford University, 3 Shortly before his death Admiral Kirk Innd, in the Mare-Isiand Navy-yard, gave this indication of his opinion of newspaper men: “If you are caught taking plotures arywhere in here you'll be arrested, but I suppose you'll take them anyhow.” Jann Bey, slilel of the Cherokees, Is on his way to bis Iodian Territory home from Havana, where before the war he owned & 1 py RNa i ENR American Commissioners, KILLED AND BURNED. Several Victims are Hurled Through Windows. fl Bs From Baltbuore } +d about He is the comfort of the looking after MIMIC WAR ENDS IN DEATH, Up the Manugers. A Pittsburg special aged thirty-three, Charies Miller, aged instantly killed while Haye Capt . rs and Jd. Adams, were a tis conducting ¥ ELEVATOR BLOWN UP. A Frightful Explosion in a Grain Elevator | at Toledo, Ohio, by the Spon- | taneous Combustion of Dust William Farks the superintendent Hurled Through as Window, Caused A Toledo, O., special says were cremated and eight m burned in one of the most disust that ever oecurred in T4 taceous combustion of dost in the graln ele. vator owned by Paddock, Hodge & Co, at nine o'clock, caused this terrible destruction of life, and n those who were taken | out after started were far enough from death's door to tell any of the detalles, | Wiliam J. Parke, the superintendent, was | biown through the window of wer | story. He said that about 8.30 a terrible ex. plosion occurred on the south side of elevator, aud that he know there were about | twenty men at work oa the seven floors of the enormous butlding., None of thelsjured | will survive their burrs and Be- sides those reguiariy employed at the eleva tor, the three children of Parks were visiting him, at the time, of these may recover from his Lurns, but | Grace, a seventeen -year-oid girl, Is burned | almost beyond recognition, and Harold, the third child, bas not been found, The terrifie explosion caused a panie East Toledo, Houses were shaken as io an earthquake, and windows wera shattered | for a block around. Those in the vicinity of the Union Elevator soon noticed flames | bursting from the buliding., It was but a few minutes till the fire department of the | city began the work of rescue, which was rendered difficult by the terrific beat. The | river cut off escape on one side, and there the flames seemed to be families of adores, who were known to be | at work within, rushed to the scene, and | women calling lor their imprisoned hus bands, brothers and fathers made a scene | ndescribabile, nt 01 edo, The spon- ye of the fire the IK + the raises, Superintendent | One 0 eas fleroe. The JUBILATION IN HONOLULU, The People Delighted With Annexation Gen, Merriam Heturns, A San Francisco special says: The steamer Australia arrived in port from Hawall, Gen. eral Merriam, commander of the Depart. ment of California, who has been In Hono- inlu, was one of the passengers, He was | accom panied on the voyage Ly Lieutenants | Graves and Bennett, of his staff. Everythiog | was quiet in Honolaiu when the steamer left, tion, and were lntesosting themselves in an | effort to make the government of the Islands | similar to that of the United States. The | o Mowers of the Austrailia say that the Arizona i with troops for Maniia, sailed on the 11th in- | stant, and the Scandia, with troops and treasure, were to leave on Tuesday, the 18th, The Austrailia brought up five sick soldiers, Princess Kaiulani's reception, in honor of | the American-Hawalian Commission, given | at Alnahau, on the Tth, was a brilliant sue. | cons, General Merriam and staff, General | King and stall, Col, Barber and staff, gov- i ernment officinis, army and navy officers, | ex-Queen Liliuokalagl asd several hundred | prominent soclety people of the city ut-| tended, HOLDING TWO OFFICE», Question Whether an Army Commission | Vaontes a Seat in the Legislature, A Special from Wheeling, W, Va, says: Wm. A. Obiey, secretary of the Democratic state committee, secured fromm Governor Atkinson of defluite statement that he will not order elections held in the seveuth and tenth state senatorial distriots to fll the vacancies whieh the Democratio Committes holds exists in the membership of the state senate from those districts. The committee will now apply st once to the Bu preme Court for a mandamus to compel the Governor to order such elections, The alleged vacancies exist because Bapators Hughes and Getzandanner are holding com. missions in the United States volunteer army. They have not resigned as senators, aud toe Governor and the Republiean com- mittee hold that thelr commission with the army does not invalidate their seats in the state senate. The state constitation i cone straed variously on the subject. A Mother's Serious Mistake. Miss Barbara France, a domestic employ. ed by Drugeist G. Craue, of Altoona, Pa, while in bed with typhoid lever, was given sarbolie acid by her mother in mistake for iron tonic, The avid had Ly Hil chance been placed whers the tonic stovd. The girl died n few hours later, it f ure at the been, d ; nightiy feal Adams has As a Capt, Ex irig pEilion, the past 3 Manlia with LT soldiers great night, and ne bad been made to The preparati The expiosives latled 1c Adams and Miller middie of the river in Te and expl night was show, ask lu some which was iuten ship, was the skiff way, § yi unkn wx 1] 054 exp in wi men were working, supposedly Killing them instantly Connelly, a sixteen-year-old boy, vas burned sion, but was rescued (rom the water by the bit. rs were waleh- At the UUme tween 2,000 and 3,000 spectat the from the Ex; and ns everythiog was in darkness zomedi- ely after many of them saw the explosion < allie wition whart, the necldent, incident, pit « f Aa mighty cliver with polhing sosusuai in explosion sent uj the pro- gramme, for Dewey satisfied oa tment, The river was the victimes irngged but without success HUNDRED DIED AT SEA. ish Transport in deaths duricg There Iz much indiguation the fact that theres were 123 yage among the 1.000 Spanish arrived in Spain on board the Spacish transport San 80) rate to the “inhumanity of the Americans in obliging the sick Spaniards to and make room ian the hospitals for The minister of war, General ( fustiractions for the the West and has the orres, return ol Indies, the jeave frst, the arms, ammuani. Toe minister is greatly incensed ast Geno on the latter's arrival Santiago de Cuba, and sald Toral ought to be eourt-martiaied for bis conduct as gov ernor of Santiago, The Queen Regent has replied to the eir- cular of Count Muravieff, the Her Majesty praises the Czar's project, and promises to send a delegate to the proposed disarmament conference, It is stated that Senor Ojeda, Spanish minister to Moroeeo, will be appointed sec president of the Peace Commission, had a conference with the Quesn Regent AGUINALDO 18 FRIENDLY, Filipinos Leader Says His People Have Confidence in the American Republie, A Washington special says: The following Manila, Philipploe Isinnde, The Filipino that the many rumors circulated regarding the strained reintions between the Filipino and American forces are base, malicious sianders of the whemy to both parties, are without any truth and are circulated for the parposs of prejudicing the appeal of the Filipinos for their reiedse {rom the oppression and crueity of Spain. The relations of our peoples and yours have been and will continue to be of the most friendly nature, and wo have with. drawn our forces from the suburbs of Manila as an additional evidence of our contidanes in the great American republic, AOTIRALDO, State and War Department officials wel. comed the news that there Igy now no friction between the Filipinos and the American forces in Luson, Virginia Baseball League Formed, A special from Norfolk, Va, says: JB HH. Cunningham, manager of the Norfolk Base. ball Club, and W, D, Bradley, president of the Richmond Club, have withdrawn their clubs from the Atiastie League, and, with L. Lazarus, of Lynchburg, and Jobm T, Brady, of Portsmouth, met at the Atlantic BLAME COMMANDERS. si" Alger's Careful Inspection At Camp Poland, Tenn. ADDRESSED SOLDIERS. w Complaints War Department Thomas—1f the OMeinlly of Camp Had Been the Troops Would Earlier, Have Been Moved A special from Kooxville, Tenn, says: Becretary of War, Alger, inspected Camp Poland snd reviewed the troops sncamped there, made a speech to the commanding officers ut General McKee's headquarters, in which be fixed the blame for the slek- country on the commanding officers, Becretary Alger received an enthusiastic reception by the citizens of Knoxville, went from the station direct to the camp staff and the officers of the camp, the Becre- tary rode over the drill fleld acd {inspected afterward made a speech ing officers, He next visited hospitals mental quarters and made a spection of the condition of the camp and men, General Alger congratulated Gepersl McKee on the splendid and of the troops. ¥ ion with the I« the and regi- thorough in- condition of his camp He expressed sat. isin tbe showiug made by the men, at Camp Poland was witnessed Ly an im- mense concourse of people, Secretary Makes a Speech, After the review General the con g officers asvemble a1 Gen- eral McKee's beadquurters., There, sur- Knoxville Becretary made an rounded by the officers and the Citizens’ Committees address, He sald “1 came here to purpose of nee the for seeing he Jim faring say about division and Bosplinis There A Eresal cea the re especially, of talk al d camps apd hospitals veived tha only g sod thal the « EXREReraled aggeraled The {he AMMUNITION USED IN WAR. Value of that Expended at Manila and Santiago About 8147.000. 5s] e 1 he ers say that there | Gea prevaent asi i nl rave paval ord. »« +1 a very 8rron the xaiue of the an i shot away by Dewey at Mani a and 1s fleet at Santiago. Instead §2.000,000, as as the fart wast 47,000 worth North Atlantic Sand durd » wxoeed 8100 000 quarters, at of am. fieot at WiIATG. iania . and the Banting 6nd not t aly ng the i ments CONDOLE WITH LI BUNG CHANG The Action of Diplomatic Representatives Excites Comment in Pekin. The diplomatic representatives of Rossia Spain and Holland have 2 IA Hung Chang © mdole wit } bis dismiseni from the Ci Foreign Office. Much excited by the action of ealied upos him vron 3 comment has these ministers, Cane to Be Presented to FIELD OF LABOR, We send cotton to China, Mexico needs paper mills, Drug stores are decreasing, Japan buys Canada’s butter, Vienna has a 1,.500-room hotel, Hibern has 40,000 gold miners, Philadelphia coppersmiths struck, The South boasts 451 cotton mills, America contains 35 467 drag stores, Austrian made 70,000 vioyeies in 1897, Lockport, N, Y.. coremakers organized, Losomotive firemen convenwad at Toronto, Washington's hop-piexers include Indians, Osaka, Japan, has twenty-eight ship. New York bas 70000 self-supportiog A flouting mill will be erected at San Ig nacla, Mexico, Ironworkers’ helpers at Cleveland get from $1.50 to $1.75 a day, Poughkeepsie Star will conceds the nine. hour day to its printers, New York Board of Walking Delegates AY avatish abmesthutio mt -. the Bain on pein Ee Himes Bu sreme Court Ly popular vote, CHINA'S RULER RESTGNE. Imperial Edict Says He Has Yielded Cone trol to Dowager Empress. Au Imperial edict just issued definitely announces that the Emperor of Chios bas resigned bis power to the Dowager Empress, who bas ordered the Ministers to deliver to ber in future thelr official reports. 1t is diffienit to obtalh reliable Information at the palace iu regard to the proceeding, but the recent reformatory edicts probably enused the change, While the Emperor was subservient and a mere figurehead, the Dow- ager Empress permitted him to remain as the nominal ruler, but so soon as hs at tical deposition was the result, His prive'pal adviser, Kang-Yumol, the Cantonese reformer, fled, iu spits of the vig- orous sitem pts made to arrest him, and it is gaid he ls now on his way to Shanghal. The effect of the change must be grest. probability 14 Hung Chang will be influence The hopes of reform so ar- of the Chinese are now lmpossibie of fulfil ment, The suddenness of the coup is sald to be due to the desire of the Dowager Empress to prevent the mission of the Marquis Ito The Japanese states wan recently came to Pekin with the object of trying to bring about an sillapece, offen #lys and delensive, between Japan and China, The new order of things will undoubtedly It is reported that the next edict wili give the full reasons for the change, The word ing of the present edict bas not yet been made public, but it is In effect that the Em. peror requested the Dowager Empress assume power, this being the third time this % Vo request bas been made, The Marq the ediet we to, in an Interview Sams ty ined ; sEULG, said ais before the Emperor re. wt cordial manner, and the juls io the reforms which 3 undertake, » Marquis even then feared that the in- action and eon m of the Chisess clas would altbough he i & ceived b 4 Le hope have the advantage of GEly 8) ¥, Gil jie y 4 wa } avd i % arti ¥ g believed the Et o acting iL good fis falih. CAPLAIN CAPHOUN DEAD, He Served With Shafter at Santiago, sud His on Was Killed There. Gee ery ol in 1878, and yon artillery eral Staller 3 corps went | accompanied it, foe work in the ’ wiore the city t. Allyn K. Cap- t he never for an during the terrible days that is of diseases were sown campaign, to his home at Fort Myer, be stricken down with swerved being suring the Cuban b FOUND PUERSE WITH 861,000, Honest San Francisco Gripman Returas a Big Sum. recently returned ost a containing car a few days ago. It found and returned by John Dona- . the gripman of the car, the exception of $40 in currency the ks, one of which was = issued at Dawson City ou fais caty. icky as 10 recover §20 ut the car bouse ree been ith y was in che r $57 e bank illigan, 000 of British Columbia in Who was so | ritdue iniact, jell Virited Lafayette’s Tomb, Ferdinand W. Peck, United States ‘ the Paris Exposition of and bis stall visited the tomd of La- Mr. Peck is net receiving any encouragement in his ef- at the Ex- the #RiGDer to G00 token of respect, 0 secure increased space for American exhibits, From Baithnore Morning Hersid. i TWO NATIONS DIfAaGRER, Colombia Charges Italy With Treaty ¥i- olations in Corrati AfMalr, Advices received ir Colon from Dogeta, the capital of Colombia, say that all tela tions between Colombia and Italy have been severed, owing to the action of the Italian Government in the Cerruti affair, which the Colombia ofcials consider arbitrary and in violation of the treaty of amity of 1889, which was thereby annulled, News from Carthagens says it is romored thers that Colombia ageass to pay the sinims o! Punchard, MeTaggard & Company of 16,« 000,000 france, as & result of a Lreach of the Antiguan Rallroad contract Double Marder and Sulelde. News was received in Clarksburg from Lewis eottey, W. Va, of a double murder and sulolde near Churchville, that The murderer, Wardy Wolfe, was fosane and was belloved to be harmless, He shot Paulin Wolly, his brother, and Wardy Wolfe, senior, his father, killing both and ibe turned the pista! on himeell with