'mm win mam THREE FATAL BULLETS. Senor Canova Mnrderd by an Anarchist eking Vengesne. Senor Canovas del Castillo, prims minister of Spain, wa assassinated ' Sunday at Santa Agueda by an anar chist. The murderer fired three shots, two of which struck the premier In the forehead and another In the chest. The wounded man fell dying at the feet of hi wife, who was with him, linger ing In agony for an hour, and then passing away with the rry of "Long Live Spain," which were the I ant worda upon hi lip. Santa Amied la noted for Ha bath. The place la be tween Snn Sebastian, the summer re. Idence of the Spanish court, and Vlt torla, the eapltnl of the province of Alava, ahout thirty mile aoulh of nil boa. The assassin waa Immediately ar reted. He 1 ft Neapolitan and gives the name of Rlnnldl, but It la believed that thl la an assumed name and that hi real nmc la Mlchele Angina tolll. Several medical men and hi wife were unremitting In their attentlona to the sufferer, but hla wounds, unhap pily, were mortal and he died In about at hour. Extreme unction wa admin istered nmld a aeene of mingled sor row . and Indignation. The assassin narrowly soaped lynching at the handa of the waiter and attendant who rushed forward. Detective and civil guard at once secured him. He waa very pale, trembled violently and evi dently feared that he would be killed on the pot. Her majesty haa In ti listed the presidency of the council to General Azcarroga, minister of war. The greatest excitement and Indig nation prevail among all classes. The members of the diplomatic corps have expressed their sympathy with the government. Many senators, deputies and generals, while expressing their grief and indignation, have offered to render to the government all the as sistance In their power. It was at first rumored that the assassin was one of the pardoned Barcelona anarchists, but thl I not confirmed. The murderer declare that lie killed Senor Canova "In accomplishment of a Just vengeance," and that the deed Is the outcome of a vast anarchist con spiracy. He la believed to have ar rived at Santa Agueda the same day as the premier, and he waa frequently seen lurking In the passagea of the bathing establishment in a auspicious manner. The Queen Regent, on hearing the sad news, dispatched her own physic ian, Dr. Busto. by a special train from San Sebastian. Later. In learn ing that Canovas wa dead, she wired her condolences to the widow. The health of Senor Canovoa hod Improved greatly of late. He had been leading , a very quiet life, although he attended to the business of State. At the mo ' ment of the assassination he wa wait ' Ing In the gallery of the bathing es tablishment for his wife, who waa to Join him for lunch. Suddenly the as sassin, who had the appearance of an ordinary visitor, approached and flred at him point blank, one bullet passing through the body and coming out be hind under the left shoulder, and the other two lodging; In the head. He fell Instantly, and only recovered con sciousness long enough to speak a few words. Queen Regent Christina and the young King Alfonso are now at San Sebastian. The premier had been with them there, and left last Thursday to take a course of throe weeks at the Santa Agueda baths, after which he expected to return to San Sebastian to meet United States Minister Woodford when that gentlemnn should be oftl jially received by the Queen Regent. OPINIONS ON THE ASSASSINATION. Secretary of State Sherman believe that the same policy of Spain will bo continued toward Cuba, notwithstand ing the death of Canovas. General Stewart S. Woodford, United States minister to Spain, remarked ' that "Spain would have the sincere sympathy of all friends of constitu tional government." Senator Morgan, .of Alabama, a member of the foreign affairs commit tee, predicted that the assassination might result In a complete change of government for Spain, a republic re placing the monarchy. Justus Schwab, the anarchist, said: "That 1 very good. There la not the least doubt In my mind that an anar chist shot Canovas. Some people might call him something else, but he la an anarchist just the same. The ahoot . Ing of Canovaa is one of the retribu tions for the torture of the anarchists In that hell on earth, the prison of Montjulch. The death of Canovaa , means much to Cuba. A blow haa been truck at despotism in Spain, and a revolution Is sure to follow. It la not very often that violence Is a success, and In this case It la all right because ' tt is a success." . Emlllo Agramonte, the Cuban lead er, said: "Sagaata, who Is the head of the Liberals, will surely succeed Cano vas. It will doubtless be hla Idea to bring about a relationship between Spain and Cuba such as exists be - tween England and Canada. But such a relationship Cuba will never accept. She must have complete and absolute Independence. Still It la my belief that the killing of Canovas will be a great benefit for the cause of Cuba," Major Antonio Serrano, a member of the Cuban junta, appeared pleased . when told that Canovas had met a vio ' lent death. "It means," he said, "the overturning of the present government " and the subversion of the forces that are backing Weyler In Cuba. I think the removing of Canovas will be the aalvation of the paclflcoe In Cuba who are now being butchered ruthlessly by Weyler. I cannot believe that it was an anarchist that killed Canovas. I think that some member of the ultra republican party In Spain killed him." Fifty-Sis Killed. ' An explosion occurred the other day In a cartridge factory, at Ruatchuk, Bulgaria. Three hundred boys and and girls were employed In the factory. Flfty-slx are known to have been killed, the bodies of that number hav ing been recovered, while twenty-five are so badly injured that their recov ery Is impossible, and thirty others, less seriously hurt, are now in the hos pitals. A majority of the remainder of the employees suffered minor Injur ies, the number of those who escaped unhurt being very small. Most of those who lost their lives were either blown to pieces or drowned In the Danube. A second powder depot, situated near the building In which the explosion oc curred, narrowly escaped destruction. '' Cettoa Cornered. Cotton Is said to be cornered In St. Louts and is likely to remain so until 'Plcmbtr 1, when the official cotton Jr opens, and the new crop begins to move. The statements of the local -oOses show that the total number eft in store abrogated M-3. Last iir at t..l Urn Usre were iS.i, bates TERSE TELKOBAMS. Heat la reputed to have destroyed the Kansas corn crop. President McKlnley and party visited Port Ethan Allen, Vermont, last Wed nesday. A beer wagon ran over and killed Harry Heaty, a Pittsburg bicyclist, last Saturday. By a cloudburst In Colorado Wednes day over 100 bridges were washed away on Plum creek. Samuel Illalr, an old and wealthy ?ltlzcn of Chattanooga, Tenn., com mitted suicide a few days ago. Fourteen firemen were Injured at a 1100,000 Are In the I). Jnyne A Sons' L'hemlcal works at Philadelphia Wed nesday. An educated horse, owned by Dr. Wil liam Key, a negro of Shelbyvlllo, Tenn., ha been sold to U. U. Duffeld of New York for $10,000. Near Franklin, Oa., a negro chased by would-be lynchera for the usual of fense, fell and broke his leg. Then he cut hla throat. Orla Ilavlll, a former clerk of the penltenlnry at Chester, 111., Is accused of robbing the Institution of from 18, 000 to $10,000. According to the latest native reports from Sr.echimn, famine is still at Its height and people are dying by hun dreds every day. The Danville, III., saloonkeeper have surrendered to the higher license prices fixed by the city council and re opened their bars. The Rome, Oa., cotton factory has obtained a government contract for 1, 300.000 yards of heavy duck for mall sacks. The price Is $250,000. Oeorge Prender, supposed to be an agent of the Honduras national lot tery, waa arrested at Washington for violation of the anti-lottery law. By the breaking of a scaffold at Jer sey City Friday two carpenters fell forty feet. John Foster was dead when picked up. John Cook will die. Near Lancaster, la., three young daughters of Pierce Pample, and a girl named Adams, were carried away by the current while bathing In Skunk river and drowned. Divine Healer Schlatter placed hi hands upon Ex-State Senator T. C. Snyder, of Canton, Ohio, and the crutch which he hail used for 12 years was Immediately discarded. The city iunoll of Newton, Kas., has voted to collect lines from tho places where liquors are sold In violation of the prohibitory law, which Is construed to mean an Illegal license system. After a card had been placed upon her door stating that no one but the coroner was to enter, Mrs. Jaeger of New York, because of Jealousy, robed herself lit white, turned on the gas and died. The departure of Major Alexander Shaw from Baltimore for Europe J'iiuhps the surmise that he goes to con fer with foreign bondholders of the Baltimore & Ohio concerning reorgan ization. The Importation .pf American flour Into China la restricted to the needs of foreign residents. The Chinese stand- nrd of living is to cheap . to require flour reports Consul Reed to the State Depurtment. A dlspntch to St. Petersburg from Kremontchug, In the province of Pol tava, on the river Dnieper: says that the floods have destroyed a swimming bath, and that two hundred women have been drowned, Tho coroner decided that the death of Joseph F. Nlst, of Pittsburg, was due to paralysis of the heart, caused by eating of cucumbers, apple and other Indigestible substances. The boy is the seventh of the 14 children of the family to die. The greatest fountain In the world waa turned on at Indianapolis Tues day. The flow Is 7.000 gallons per min ute, and exceeds the famous Versailles, France, fountain, hitherto considered the largest In the world. It Is for the soldiers' monument. John M. Forbln and Lorenzo Semplo have been appointed receivers of the property of the American Publishers' Corporation, of New York, In proceed ings for a voluntary dissolution of the company. The liabilities are $403,000; assets about $150,000. The corporation of Brown University at Providence, K. I., haa received a communication protesting against the resignation of President Andrews, who resigned some time ago because his views on free silver were objected to by some members of the corporation. While playing In a game of baseball at New York the other day, at the grounds of the Catholic Protectory at West Chester, between teams made up of boys In the institution, Dennis O' Connor, 13 yeara old, was struck In the heart with a ball. He died In a few minutes. ' John 'tflynn, 16 "years' old," was almost Instantly killed by a blow over the heart while engaged In a friendly spar ring match with Fred Beitler, at a fac tory In Newark, N. J., a few days ago. Both were employed In the factory and they were boxing with bare fists at noon before a crowd of fellow employ ees. The boys were friends. Rosa Blnford, the 18-year-old accom plice In the assault upon Nellie Lawton at Decatur, Ala., was sentenced to be hanged with Thompson and Neville, the principals In the crime. All are negroes. Their victim Is a 12-year-old white girl. The jury retired at noon and at 2 p. m. Judge Banks sentenced Thompson, Neville and Rosa Blnford to be hanged September 7. John C. Hessian, of Duluth, haa re ceived a letter from his sister at Fort Cudahy, Alaska. The letter waa five months on the way and was carried on foot from Fort Cudahy to Healy's store, a distance of 750 miles. It says: "There are about 2,000 white men scattered through this part of the country, and a carload of girls could readily find husbands here." Everett Ruggles, of Stockton, Cal., has Just discovered that the woman whom he recently wedded Is an heiress. For some time an estate In New York state, In which Mr. Ruggles is Inter ested, had been in a legal tangle. Sat urday Mrs. Ruggles received a notice to the effect that everything had been settled and that she would receive one seventh of the estate, valued at about $760,000. In addition to the 47 political exiles whom Capt.-Oen. Weyler pardoned on Saturday, permitting them to return to Havana from Spanish penal settle ments, the Official Gazette prints a list of fifty-eight others liberated on the condition that they will reside In Spain, and El Pals announces that un conditional pardon has been granted to sixty-three prominent autonomists now In prison. A statue of the late Vice-President Schuyler Colfax Is to be erected In South Bend, Iud., his former home and where hla family now live. Prof. Langley, of the Smithsonian Institute at Washington, took his seat for the first time In some years at a meeting of the Academy of Sciences at Paris recently. The President of the academy reviewed at some length Prof, Langley's work In the depart ment of physics, and M. Bertnolot greeted him on behalf o( French sreo nauta, - THE WORLD'S GOLD MMIUL AMERICA LEADS, Qeologlcal Expert Report oa the Newly Dli covered Oold Field. Mr. Preston, the director of the mint at Washington, estimates the gold pro duction of the world for 1896 to have been $205,000,000, of which the United Rules contributed over $53,000,000. For 1897 It la believed the world's gold product will reach at least $240,000, 0"0, an Increase of $35,000,000 over 1896. Mr. Preston snld: "A an Indication of the Increase In the world's gold product for 1897, the following table, showing the product of the United States, Australia, South Af rica, Russia, Mexico, British India and Canada for 1896, and the probable out put of them countries for 1897, Is given: 1S98. 1897. United States ...$ 63,000,000 $ 6O.OO0.0O0 Australia 4B.2r.fl.00d M.&riO.OOO South Africa ... 44.000.000 r.6,000,000 Russia 22,000,000 2r.,ooo,ooo Mexico 7,000.000 9,0(10,0000 Mexico 7.000,000 9.000.000 British India ... R.800,000 7,000,000 Canada 2,800.000 10,000,000 Totals $180,850,000 $219,550,000 "That the world's great product will continue to Increase for a number of yenra to come," says Mr. Preston, "Is aelf-evldent, as new mines will be opened up in all part of the world and with the Improved appliance and method for extracting the gold con tained In the ores. It Is believed that by the close of the present century the world's gold product will exceed $300, 000.000." The report on the Yukon gold re gion by Snslah Edward Spurr, the geo logical survey expert, who headed a party that made a thorough Investiga tion In Alaska Inst summer, giving new fact about the Interior, waa made public a few daya ago. It I a com prehensive document and review In detail the work of the various districts. It say aa to the Forty Mile gold dis trict that In the latter part of 1887 Franklin Gulch wan struck, and the first year the creek la estimated to have produced $4,000. Ever Blnce It ha been a constant payer. The character of tho gold there I nuggety, masses of $5 weight being very common. The yield of the first year after the dis covery of Forty Mile has been various ly estimated at from $75,000 to $150,000, but $60,000 probably covers the produc tion. Following la the report on the Klon dyke district: "With the announce ment of gold here In the winter of 1896-97 there waa a genuine stampede to the new region. Forty Mile waa almost deserted. But 350 men spent the winter on Klondyke, In the gulches and at the new town of Dawson. The more Important part of the district are on Bonanza and Hunker creeks. According to latest Information 400 claims have been located up to Janu ary 1. 1897 about half aa many on Hun ker creek. There Is plenty of room for many more prospector and miners, for the gulche and creeka which have shown good prospects are spread over an area of 700 square miles." THE MINER'S STRIKE. Money Dae Striken Witheld on Alleged, Breach of Contraot. Hundreds of miners are now camped at Turtle Creek, near Pittsburg. Dally they march about the pita of tho minea hoping by that means to Induce those that have not yet joined the strikers to drop their work. It was said by President Dolan of the mlno striker that operatnra were fur nishing funds for carrying on the strike, and for the purchase of ration. It requires $300 a day to feed the army of strikers at the camp. The striking employees of the Now York and Cleveland gaa coal company were refused the pay still duo them, owing to breach of cantract aa la claim ed by the company. The section of tho contraot that guided the company's ac tion with each miner reads: "Section 4. That If he shall quit the employment of said second party at any time during the agreement, except for reasons satisfactory to said second party, he will forfeit any and all moneys which be due at that time to him for mining coal." The action of the company was a complete surprise to the men, and one and all soon circu lated their troubles, and President Pat rick Dolan at once declared to the men that tho miners' union would take the contract Into court and test Its validity. The striking miners have conducted themselves peaaeably thua far. But re ports of great destitution are reaching tho miners' camps, and It Is feared that hunger may urge the men on to riot. Except In the Fairmont region, where J. W. Rae and Joseph Wood appear to be making some headway, the strike leaders are losing courage. The strike In the Kanawha valley Is a failure thus far, while in the New River re gion there haa been but little to lend encouragement. . On the Norfolk & Weatern there Is nothing to Indicate that a strike was ever ordered, aside from a few disheartened agitators, who aro met coldly by the miners. Eugene A. Debs addresaed an aud ience of 6,600 persons last week at Pitts burg, enlisting their sympathy with the Interests of the strikers. The Strikers have added to their number In the Pittsburg district, al though they are losing a foothold In West Virginia. FLOODS IN GERMANY. Xing and Queen Forced to Flee From the Eoyal Falaot. The cloudbursts and Inundations which have devastated the eastern parts of Germany were the worst which have occurred since 1870. According to the local statistics 105 persona were killed In Silesia alone and in Saxony the casualitles will not fall short of 180, The financial losses foot up over 150, 000,000 marks. At Plllnltx, the country residence of tho Queen of Saxony, the river Elbe rose so fast that It flooded the lower floor of the royal caatle, forc ing the king and queen to hurriedly flee from the place and seek refuge at Dresden. Prince Hohenlohe, the Im perial chancellor, who was then on hla way from his estate at Ausses to Berlin had to leave the train at Ausalg and was conveyed ten miles In a sedan chair to another railroad station. Queer Freaks of Lightning. Lightning played queer freaks about the residence of Daniel Fist at Hag orstown, Ind the other day, It tore to pieces a solid oak bedatead, burned holes In the coverings, scattered plast ering about the room, and then leaped to different pictures hanging on the wall, shattering the frames and burn ing the paper behind them, but strange to say, the glass coverings romalned Intact. A farmhand sitting In an ad joining room waa unaware of the oc currence until' Informed. A small cy clone acoompanled the storm and did considerable damage, FEW FAILURES. A Largo Wheat Crop Rai a Benefiolal Street Upon Trade. R. O. Dun A Co.'s Weekly Review of Trade say: Four yeara ago, August 6, 1893, the first number of Dun's Review waa Issued, with failure In that month amounting to over $60,000,000, while In the month just closed failure have been only $7,115,127, the smallest In any month since 1892. The statement of failure by classes of business for July and for forty-six months shows that In manufacturing failure have been smaller than In any other month of the entire period, In trading smaller than In any other month except one, and In many branches of each depart ment smaller than In most month of which records exist. Lest month was the first for four years of which tho volume of business reported by clear ing houses wa larger than In the same month of 1892, and the telegraphic dis patches from all part of the country given this week show a gratirylng Im provement. Thl I partly due to a largo yield of wheat and good prices, though tho crop Is probably not aa large nor are price thus far aa high aa In 1K92, but of cotton the price Is higher and the yield probably larger than In that year. It I the wrong season to expect much from Industries, and yet there has been material Increase In the number of handa employed In the Iron manu facture because of the satisfactory ad justment of wage dispute with the Amalgamated association and the opening of numerous establishments which have been waiting, while the coal miners' strikes seem each day more likely to end In a permanent set tlement beneficial to both parties. Meanwhile the demand for most fin ished products Is steadily Increasing, the feature this week being large pipe contracts for Russian nil field. Suma tra and Germany. In minor metals the consumption of tin equals the re ceipts, so that the prices do not change and the visible supply Is practically the aame as a month ago, while exports of copper have been heavy and pre vent a decline of lake below 11 cents, and realizing In lead has caused only a slight decline to $3.80. The sales of wool, aa comparative re turns by months show, bear little rela tion to the actual consumption In manufacture, but heavy liquidation since the new tariff bill was enacted gives the Impression that some dealers are no longer confident of a speedy ad vance. Nevertheless prices have risen during the past few weeks nearly 1 cent per pound. Manufacture are buying but little, though they are rap idly increasing the output and are able to obtain an advance of about 10 per cent. In prices of goods, with rapidly increasing orders. Failures for the Vveek have been 237 in the United States, against 240 last year, and 2V in Canada, against 32 lost yenr. E. E. Armstrong, a Pittsburger, who went to the Alaskan gold fields last summer, haa arrived home a rich man. It Is understood he took out about $50,000 worth of gold on the Yukon riv er. He exhibited several large gold nuggets, stating that he had mado one of the lucky strikes In that region. - INCREASED VALUATION. Although the Rockefellow Objected Last Year, They'll Have to Fay More This Time. In performing their duty the assessors the town of Mount Pleasant, Westches ter county, N. Y., have completed tho assessment roll for 1897. The largest assessment on the roll Ih that of John D. and William Rockefeller, whose rases against the assessors concerning lust ycar'a roll, although they were be gun nearly a year, ago and have at tracted attention throughout the coun try, aro in no way near tho end. The assessments of both have been trebled. William Rockefeller Is probably as sessed more than any other man In the country. Rockwood Hall, his mag nificent home on tho Hudson, Is put down for $2,500,000, nearly three times the assessment last year, which was $1100,000. Ills other real estate in 1896 was placed at $115,582, but this year It will amount to about $350,000. John D. Rockefeller Is down for $587,775, or $300,000 more than last year. With. regard to last year'a assess ments, -which are yet In litigation, the Rockefellers allege that their assess ments are unequal, eroneous and il legal. Hearings were begun In the cases last October, and yesterday the thirty-fifth hearing was held In Tarry town. Twenty-nine of the hearing have been taken up by the counsel for the assessors In cross-examining. Only three witnesses have testified thus far, and more than 2.000 pages of type written testimony haa been taken. As there will be a number of other wit nesses. It Is probable that the case will occupy at least another year. As both John D. and William Rocke feller are out of town at present, the former being In Europe and the latter In the West, it could not be learned what action would be taken In regard to the new assessments, itis almost cer tain, however, that they will follow the aame legal course aa they are now do ing about last year's taxes. A Diiirable Minister. The Rev. Stephen Merrltt, of New York, at the Christian Alliance camp meeting the other day proclaimed his power to heal the 111 and restore reason to the demented. In the course of hla address on "Sanctltleatlon." he said: "I am In dally communication with the Holy Ghost. In the last six months God haa manifested himself to me and through me more than In all my former Christian experience. Through me ho haa opened lunatic asylums, bade In mates coma forth, and I have seen them depart clothed In their right minds. He haa touched consumptives on the very brink of the grave and res tored them to health. The crippled and Infirm have been fully healed." Doctor Saves Two Live. Dr. Von Llndgren of Washington heroically saved two reckless bathers from drowning at Capo May, N. J the other day. Miss L. E. Sears of Harris burg, Pa and Irving Martin of Phila delphia, had gotten beyond their depth and were struggling In the water. Dr. Von Llndgren reached the woman when she had become so frightened and exhausted that a moment's delay may have cost her life. He brought her to ahore, and returned for Martin, whom he also succeeded in landing. The sec ond rescue was a desperate struggle, but the Washlngtonlan'a athletic pow ers saved the two men, both of whom collapsed upon reaching shore. All the parties were aoon afterwards revived. FE0M ACK0B8 THK SKA. The king of Slam was entertained by Queen Victoria and the Prince and Princes of Wales at Osborne the other day. The British officer at Malakand re ports that practically all the tribes joined In the late attacks on the Brit ish forces in the Chitral district. He adda that $,700 men of the enemy were killed and many woundod. It Is announced that the rising of na tives In Beuhuanaland at Cape Town has collapsed and that Chiefs Toto and Lukajaujos, who have. l.OOQ, (ojlwers, have surrendered n miwwm mm. THE SUGAR TAX. Protest! Against Faying Higher Doty Thaa Other Countries. The German government haa again entered a protest against the applica tion to German sugar of section S of the new tariff act, by which such sugar would be taxed with a higher duty than that from other countries. It la not denied, however, that German augaf clearly come within the provision of Section 6 by reason of the payment of an export bounty, but the contention I made that the additional duty Im posed I a discrimination against Ger man sugar which I incompatible with the most favored nation rights that are secured to Herman productions by the treaties now In force, and with the provision of the Saratoga agreement of August 22, 1891. A to the flrt con tention, the German charge d'affalre Mr. Von Itelchenau, In hi note to the Secretary of State, appears to revive the position taken In June 1896, with respect to the duties leviable upon bountled sugars. The matter wa then considered In connection with the dis criminating tariff provision of August 27, 1894, In relation to salt duties by the Attorney General, Mr. Olney, who held that under that act salt waa legally dutiable. Mr. Von Relchenau's note refer generally to treaties, but It seem that his particular reference Is to the treaty of May 1, 1828, between the United States and Prussia. It is observed by the State department that it is still without any Information from the German government on the point raised by Mr. Olney as to whether the treaty with Prussia is to he taken a effective with respect to other portions of the empire, or I applicable only to tho production of Prussia exported from Prussia. As to the contention that the tariff provision I Incompati ble with the term of the Saratoga trenv of August, 1891 .the State de partment take the position that that agreement ceased with the passage of treaty of August, 1891, the State de repealed section 3 of the act of October 1, 1890. No reference Is made to the act which extend the scope of the Incerased which extend the scope of the Increased an export bounty is paid. Population of the United States. The latest official estimate of the pop ulatlon of the United States i 77.0O0, 068. Thl Is made by the actuary of the treasury, an officer whose duty It Is, at fixed intervals, to report on the per capita circulation of money In the United States. He estimates that the present holdings of money are $22 53 for every man, woman and child in the United States. Hla estimate of the population Is made by the use of the census report for the preceding de cade. Certain fixed rules of Increase by birth and Immigration and provi sion for death and other losses are made and the resulting estimate is ac cepted aa official. CAPITAL OLEANIN0S. Available cash balance In the United States treasury. $231,502,521; gold re serve, $140,160,439. Senator Gorman of Maryland will not be a candidate for re-election, accord ing to a friend. Word comes to the state department that the Hermans are exhibiting a lively Interest In the Japanese oil terri tory. Dr. Bruner, sanitary Inspector for the marine hospital service at Havana, predicts a rapid Increase of yellow fe ver among Spanish seamen now In the harbor. Advices at Washington from latest Japanese malls are that the Japanese will be content with recognition by the Hawallana of the principles for which they contend without Insisting on sub stantial pecuniary damages. The Interior department has made a ruling which restores William F. Rog ers, lieutenant United States revenift? cutter Forward, In the Mexican war, to a pension for Injuries. At the time he waa hurt the cutter waa temporarily In active aervlce in the navy by the President's orders. Lieut. Rogers waa granted a pension, which waa stopped later. It will be renewed. BBIAKFAST IN A POCKET. Chicago Druggist Enables Man to Carry Food in tho Shape of Tablets. Mr. Fry, a Chicago druggist, pro fesses to have discovered a method of reducing beet to the form of tablets. He Is keeping the discovery secret un til he can protect It by patents. The tablets are about the diameter of a nlckle, but a trifle thicker. Mr. Fry declares that six of them have sufficed him for his breakfaat each morning for the last two weeks. He says each tab let has the sustaining power of a quar ter of a pound of beef. The tableta are very light, and one man could carry the equivalent of two entire beeves. Just what the ingredients of the tablets are Mr. Frey declines to tell, but he de clares that every particle of the con densed food Is nutritive and healthful. MUST BE PAID. United States Mado a Demand upon tho Peru vian Government for $30,000. An ultimatum has been presented to the Peruvian government by the ad ministration requiring the Immediate payment of the McCurd claim of $50, 000. While no threat of coercion la made. In case of refusal, it la under stood the note makea the positive state ment that any further delay on the part of Peru to close the incident will be considered as Injurious to the cordial relations existing between the two gov ernments. The Peruvian minister haa cabled the note to Lima and la await ing instruction. It Is said the Peruvian government will try to obtain further consideration of the case. The state department has Informed Peru that her liability Is unqueatloned except by her self and that this government will not consent to a further discussion of the matter. Bscro.it for Dob, A new branch of the Debs Social De mocracy waa organised Sunday at New York by representatives of nearly 25, 000 Hebrew socialists, who were ex pelled recently from the socialist labor party for daring to question the meth ods and motlvea of Dunlel De Leon. De legates from the Hebrew organizations In New York, Boston, Brooklyn, Brownsville, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Haverhill, Hartford and New Haven were present. Some of them wanted to establish an Independent organiza tion, but a majority voted In favor of joining Debs. It waa agreed, however, that they did not approve of his coloni zation scheme, but only of his propa ganda methods, . ACbookforSlQOOOOOO. The city chamberlain of New York has received from Vermllye 4k Co. a check for $10,434,404.62. the balance due for the new city bonds awarded to them last week. FEARED JAPAN, Offleiali Initrneted to Baiie tho Americas. Flag In Cm Congress Does not Act. The following from the correspondent of the Associated Press at Honolulu wa received on the steamer Belglo a few days ago. "The arrival of the steamship Moan from San Francisco, due here July 29, mean much for Hawaii. In official cir cles It I generally understood that United States Minister Bewail will car ry out the" Instructions received In the last mall, said to be to this effect: It' the Moana bring word that Congrena failed to pass the annexation treaty Minister Sewall is to declare a protec torate and raise the American flag. "The American Minister has had fre quent consultations with President Dole within the past week, and It la believed they have agreed on a pro gramme. "The Intervening month would be a long time for this country to stand alone, In view of the attitude of Japan, and Secretary Sherman believed a pro tectorate of the United Statea the only way to prevent possible hostile action on the part of the Japanese, As soon as the Moana arrives It la understood the United States Minister will notify this Government of his Intention to raise the American flag. Diplomatic etiquette will allow a day or two for answer, and It Is expected everything will be In readiness to declare a pro tectorate Monday, August 8." It Is positively known that both Ad miral Beardsley and Admiral Miller have been Instructed to hoist the American flag over Honolulu in the event of Japan offering to aelze the Custom House or attempt any other forcible seizure, and both Secretary Sherman and Assistant Secretary Day have been expecting advices In every mall from Honolulu that Admiral Beardslee ha carried out his discre tionary Instructions. The State Department assumes the right of the United State to establish a protectorate over the Hawaiian Is lands at any time, with the consent of the present ruling Government. Some officials believe that the Senate reso lution declaring that the United States would not look with favor upon any forced Interference In the affairs of Hawaii amounted practically to the establishment of a protectorate. CURE FOB LOCKJAW. Washington Phyilolani Test a Now Remedy With Bom Suecoii. The physicians of the Emergency hospital at Waahlngton had their first chance to practically test the antl-tox-Ine of tetanua or lockjaw the other day. An Interesting aerie of experi ments with this poison and Its antidote have been carried on for a year past at the army medical laboratory, but the disease in human beinga la ao rare that no practical test has been made In Washington. The sufferer In the case was Richard Curtis, colored. He step ped on a nail several dnys ago, making a bad wound in the sole of his foot. All the symptoms of the disease developed. The muscles of the face and neck be came rigid, the patient could not speak. Nourishment had to be given by injection. The antl-tnxlne was In? jected in the patient's side and he has since been kept in perfect quiet. The physicians state that the spasma which are one of the features of the disease have begun to subside, and the pa tient's condition is now quite encour aging. Uncle Sam's Expania. The following statement shows soma of the more important items of un usual expenditure in excess of June payments, which became payable dur ing July: Monongahela river improve ments $3,600,000 Pensions 4.900.000 Interest 6.500,000 Deficiency in postal revenues. .2,500,000 State Agricultural College .... 1.200.000 Bounty on sugar 1,100,000 Rivera and harbors 1,200,000 Pay, subsistence, etc., for the army 3.000,000 During last month the receipts from customs amounted to $16,966,801, an In crease, aa compared with July, 1896, of about $5,000,000. The internal revenue during July last yielded $19,767,831, as compared with $14,302,533 for July, 1896. NUGGETS FB0M TBI KLONDYKE. The Rothschild have sent represent atives to the Klondyke. A complete newspaper outfit haa been shipped to the new gold field. The first Klondyke gold waa re ceived at the Philadelphia mint Sat urday. Hundreds of tons of supplies are stacked up at Dyea, waiting to be carried over the pass. It will be Im possible, he says, to move all the goods before spring. In the hold of the Steamer Excelsior which left San Francisco last week for the gold mines were a number of faro tables, roulette wheels, and other de vices to deprive the miners of their gold. Juneau Is deserted. Everybody has gone to the Yukon, and the quarts mines cannot get enough men to run their mills. Wages are $2.50 to $3 per day with board, but only fifty or sixty men are working at Treadwell, where 300 were working six months ago. The steamer Queen arrived at Dyea a few days ago with a large number of passengers and great amount of . freight; a thousand people are en-' camped there, and the number will reach 3,000 In a few days, and that most of them will never reach the Klondyke this season, aa it la Impossible to get anything: like the quantity of freight over the summit. The steamer Noyo sailed Tuesday with 140 passengers for Dyea, Alaska. Of the passengera already booked 10 are women, who will make the Jour ney over the Chllkoot Pass to the Klon dyke gold fields. Two others are Mayor A. C. Scott, of Springfield, III., and hla son. Mayor Scott has resigned hla of fice to seek a fortune In the froaen north. Many think fortunes are to be mad by shipping provisions to the gold fields and enough grub la en route to Incur high living. The only trouble la that two-thirds of the stuff will get strand ed In Chllkoot paaa or be stored at St. Michael or Juneau. Flour is selling for $6 a sack at Dawson City and every thing Is In proportion. The supply of miners' outfits here Is being depleted. Washington will soon have a visitor from the Klondyke gold regions In the person of Father Francis Barnum. Ha Is to be stationed at Georgetown uni versity, having been at the Jesuit mis sion In Klondyke for some time. A relative recently died, leaving him $25, 000, and Father Barnum has asked per mission to come here to look after the money. He has written a grammar and dictionary of Aalaskan language. Fishing Boats Deserted. Fiah packers at San Francisco are greatly alarmed over startling rumors that have come floating down from Uis North. The reports are to the effect that the men engaged in salmon fishing have deserted their boats and, gpu.9 to the Klondyke.
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