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FLOODS IN
WASHINGTON.
The Cheha|is Valley is a Dreary
Waste Of Water.
Farms and Highways Inundated to a Depth
Of Several Feet.
The Floods the Highest Ever
Known in the Valley-Usually
Placid Streams Raging Torrents
and Many of Them Ont of Their
Banks-RaiIway Traffic Greatly
Interfered With.

TACOMA, Dec 30-The Chehalis
Valley is a dreary waste of water. That
is all that confronts the eye in every
direction. Farms and highways alike
are under several feet of water, and
men go from one point to another in
boats. Fish Commissioner Little, when
he left the fish hatchery on the Che
halls River, rowed across farms and up
the country road, now buried under ten
feet of water.
Mr.. Little arrived from the flooded
district to-day on the first train that
had succeeded in getting through. He
says the loss will not be very extern
sive, but the prospect is not at all en-
couraging. Some Of the farmers will
lose a large part of their grain and
hay stored on the farms, and others
may lose some stock.
The floods are the highest ever known
in the valley. The smaller streams,
many of them tributary to the Cheha-
lis, are out of their banks, and the
usually placid creeks have become rag
ing torrents. The Saohet is four feet
higher than it has ever been, and the
Wynooche is over the railroad tracks.
At Oakville the branch line is under
tUIGt leel VI WdttI-
Landslides have done the most dam
age. There have been small slides
along the line, but one of the largest
was the one which occurred above Che
halls this morning. They have now a
hydraulic engine at work, and will have
the bank safe in short time.
NO EASTERN MAILS.
TACOMA, Dec. 30.-A special from
Everett, Wash, to the Ledger says
no Eastern mail has been received there
since last Sunday. 1t is almost impos-
'sible to get any definite news from
the upper Skykomish Valley. The wires
are reported to be down. and the con-
dition of the wagon roads, which are
flooded on the bottom lands, with some
of the bridges gone, have prevented
anyone from coming out of the valley.
1t is understood that one span of the
railroad bridge at Sultan has been car
ried away and that many of the fills
recently made in repairing the dam
age by the November floods have been
more or less washed away.
The bridge over the Stilliguamish
River at Arlington, on the Seattle and
International, has been carried away.
The track of the Great Northern and
Monte Cristo at Lowell has been under
water for three days, and from Lowell
to Snohomish are numerous breaks.
For the first time since Sunday the
coast lire train ran from Seattle to
Whatcom to-day
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LEGISLATION FOR ALASKA.
Senate and House Committees Pre-
pairing the Way for Action.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 30-The Sem
ate and House Committees on Public
Lands and on Territories are at work on
legislation for Alaska, preparing the
way for action by the two houses. The
matter has been talked over in commit
tee, and there will be some decisive
action shortly after the holiday recess.
The chief problem is to provide for a
better government. Secretary Bliss rec
commended in his annual report that
Alaska be made regular organized ter
Iitory. The sentiment of the Commit
tee on Territories is that time is not
ripe; that the population practically de-
pends on the rich mining strikes, is a
rowing one, and that towns may be
abandoned.
1t is probable that there will be some
enlargement of its present government
as preferable to a general system OF
local legislation and territorial organl-
cation. The jurisdiction of Federal off,
cials there may be extended and their
number increased. This is to be tenn
porary bridging over of the problem un-
til the transitory feature of the popula-
ton is largely eliminated.
As to the extension in toto of the gen.
eral land laws, the sentiment now Is
that the Lacey bill providing for this Is
too sweeping The right of way Act
for railways, etc, carried by the Lacey
bill is likely to be modified. while there
will be some special legislation for the
protection of timber. The homestead
laws will be extended. Mineral ana
townsite laws already are in force "A
prime difficulty is the absence OF sur
veys. and it is said-that in all propapli-
itv there are some portions of Alaska
that never will be surveyed. This inter
feres with the operation of pubhc lana
law extension.
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Pensions. but is not yet prepared to
outline the details of his plan.
The present system, he says. is
wrong, and should have been done
away With long ago. Disseminating the
service of the attorneys would result in
a great saving TO both pensioners and
the Government, and the liability to
frauds in issuing pensions would be re-
duced to minimum. Under Govern
ment supervision the Pension Bureau
would have direct control of the persons
appointed to look after the cases, whose
business it would be to see that all
honest claims We're promptly and in
telligently presented
The Commissioner notes the fact that
Sl3,a0O,oOO has been paid out during
the past thirteen years TO pension at
torneys by applicants for the prosecu-
tion of their claims.
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MCKINLEY CHANGES HIS MIND.
Will Not Appoint Judge Paxson
Commerce Commissioner.

CHICAGO, Dec 30-The News .
Washington special says: Senator
Cullom's protest against the nomina-
ton of Judge Edward A. Paxson or
Pennsylvania as Interstate Commerce
Commissioner has borne fruit. To-day
the President told one of his callers that
he had reluctantly given up his inten-
ton to nominate the Pennsylvania
jurist. He referred to the opposition OF
labor to Paxson's confirmation, and ad-
ded that unless the cloud lowering over
the Pennsylvania man is lifted the lat
ter cannot hope for preferment.
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PENSION ATTORNEYS.
Commissioner Evans Thinks They
Should be Dispensed With.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 30.-Comms-
sioner Evans has been giving some at
tention to a proposition whereby the
services of pension attorneys engaged
in the prosecution of claims before the
office may be dispensed with, and their
work done by officials under Govern
ment supervision. Informally he has
been discussing the matter with mem
bers of the House Committee on Invalid
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Gum Fire on Shipboard.

!, WASHINGTON, Dec. 30. = Acting
Secretary Roosevelt was to-day in con-
s,1ltation with the chiefs of the Ord
nance. Navigation and Engineering Bu-
reaus respecting the subject of gun fire
on ship board 1t is the intention to
make a set of experiments on a large
scale 10 ascertain whether it is not
possible to improve the present meth
DDS of gun firing, particularly in the
points of accuracy and rapidity of fire.
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School Director Elected.

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 30-Christo-
pher j. Kubach was elected by the City
Council this morning to succeed ex-
School Director Adams Of the Seventh
Ward, who resigned on account of the
scandal now being investigated by the
board. Mr. Kubach is Republican
and an avowed anti-Webb man, and
was elected by the combined votes of
the Republican majority of the Coun-
oil
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Jos. H. Whites Estate.

OAKLAND, Dec. 30.-The estate of
the late Joseph H. White, the pioneer
miner, who made fortune with Walter
E. Dean at Tombstone, A. T., has been
appraised at S2S9, ,453. The inventory.
which was filed to-day in the Alameda
County Court, disclosed valuable per-
sonal and real property in Alameda
and Scnoma Counties and in Blooming
ton, Ill.
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Another Steamer Aground.

VANCOUVER (B. CO, Dec. 30-The
steamer Coquillan, which went aground
at the end of Cameron Island, near
Bella Bella. on the identical spot where
the Santa Cruz grounded recently, ar
rived this afternoon. She was ashore
twanty-six hours. By Jettisoning the
cargo she was floated off. Her hull
is considerably damaged.
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Engineers Start for Nicaragua.

NEW YORK, Dec. 30.-The party of
fourteen prospecting engineers who are
representing a number of capitalists
interested in the construction of the
Nicaragua Canal sailed on the steam
ship Finance of the Nicaragua line to-
day. Upon their arrival in Nicaragua
they viii investigate as to the FEAST
bility Of undertaking the completion of
the canal, and viii submit a report
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Foreclosure DEGREES.

SAN JOSE, Dec. 3O-The German
Savings and Loan Society Of San Fran
cisco was given a foreclosure decree
against E. P. Reed ct al for sea, ,4S5,
and another against Jacob Rich ct al
for SS2,14S. The property consists of
town and county lands in each case.
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STOP PUT TO
PELAGIC SEALING,
Secretary Gage Issues Regulations
Under the Act Of Congress
Prohibiting the Taking Of SeaIssins by
American Citizens.
Every Article Manufactured in

Every Article Manufactured in
Whole OF IN Part From Fur
Sealskins to be Imported Into
the United States Must be Ac-
companied by a Sworn State
ment in Writing From the
Manufactures That the Skins
Seals Killed Within Prescribed
Waters.
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A Banker Seriously Ill.

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 30.-D. B.
Dewey, President of the National Bank
of Chicoga, lies dangerously i'll at his
home in Pasadena. He arrived from
Chicago on Christmas day. and has
been confined ever since with infiamrna-
ton of the lining of the heart Little
hope is entertained of his recovery.
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TO the already over complicated case.
There can be but little done in the
matter until the complaint has been
served on Smyth and he has filed his
answer, but after that both sides will
have a right to his testimony, either in
person or by deposition, and the ques-
ton remains whether or not the point
can be made the basis for stay of
proceedings by the court or by tn :
Governor
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Turkish Troops in Crete.

CONSTANTINOPLE, Dec. 30.-The
representatives of the powers have re-
fused to permit the Turkish Govern
ment to replace $500 time expired
troops on the island of Crete.
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EVENTS ON THE TURF.
A THRILLING RACE AT THE IN
GLESIDE TRACK.
Buckwa, The Roman, Orimar and
Tripping Met at a Mile, End
ing in Brilliant Finish.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 30.-There
was a race at Ingleside to-day that Will
be talked about for many day to
come. In the mile race BuckWa. the
Roman, Orimar and Tripping engaged
in a thrilling finish 1t was a brilliant
struggle for supremacy, and Willie
Martin rode Buckwa as he was never
ridden before The finish between The
Roman and Buckwa was so extremely
close that many thought that The Ro-
man had won, but Buckwa's number
went up, and the bookies cashed on him.
Results.
Seven furlongs, Triumph CThorpe). 2
to l, won; Twinkle Twink CH. Martin),
5 to l, second; Rey Del Diablo (Spen-
eer), so 10 l, third. Time-l:30R. Lii
liam NJ, Durwad, Sandow III, Santa
Lucia, Los Cerrilos. Homestake, Santa
Clara and Malplaquet also ran.
Six furlongs, Midlight (Conley). 6 10
1, won; Cash Day (Clawson), 8 to l,
second: Miss Lynah (Thorpe), l to 2,
third Time-1:141a Mainstay and
Don't Know also ran.
One mile, gentlemen riders, Dick Be-
han (Mr Dunphy), II to 3, won; Atti
Gus (Mr Sinl), 8 to ], second; Preside
CMr HobarD, ; to 1, third. Time
:463l. William OBJ, Sky Blue and
Senator. Morrill, also ran.
One mile, Buclkwa CIV. Martini. even,
won; The Roman cThorpe), 2 to l. Sec
ond; Orimar (Conley), so to 1, third.
Time-1:41. Mercutio and Imp. Trip
ping also ran.
Mile and an eighth, Perseus Jones), 2
70 Ia ny
6 to ). second; San Marco (Thorpe). s
to 1. third. Time-1:55;4 Marcel, Pc
ter H., Joe Terry. Song and Dance.
Walter J., All Smoke, Doyle and Alive
TO also ran.
Six furlongs, Major Cook (Conley), 5
TO ,, won; Meadow Lark (Thorpe) s to
/, second; Pat Murphy (Clawson), to
1, third. Time-1:15h. Elano. Coda,
Moylan, Jack Martin and Zarro also
ran. Moylan, the favorite, was left at
the post.
RESULTS AT NEW ORLEANS.
NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 30.-Results:
second, Ardrath third. Time-1: :45s4.
Six and half furlongs. Dudley e.
won. Belle of Memphis second, Chiffon
third. Time-1:2414
Mile and an eighth, hurdle, Brakeman
won, Repeater second, Uncle Jim third.
Time-2:09.
Six furlongs, Harry Duke won, Sligo
second, Hibernia Queen third Time
1:164.
Mile and sixteenth, viscount won,
Lamoore second. Mount Washington
third. Time-l:55.
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OF engineers, gunners and deck officers.
According to information at hand the
road had prepared for handling 1900
men, five trains being held in readiness
for this service
The officers included in the first con-
t1ngent are intended to reinforce the
Japanese fleet, which is said to be very
short on engineering talent and de-
i ficient in gunnery.
The dispatch adds that a secret
agreement has been concluded between
Great Britain and Japan, by the terms
of which the Russian pretensions in
Corea are to be overcome and Russian
ACKNOWLEDGMENT in Asia permanently
checked.
Captain Ronald Rolfe, r. N, retired,
on inspection service, just returned
from the West and on his way to Eng
land, via New York, says that, in his
opinion, the force above referred to Is
destined to increase the efficiency OF
the forts as Esquimalt and relieve
crews of the North Pacific squadron.
He declines to discuss the probability
of an Anglo-Russian imbroglio, but as
serts that, in case of actual hoStilitieS,
the British Atlantic squadron is of suffi-
cient strength to enforce any demands
Great Britain may have to make he
denies that there is any probability OF
an Anglo-Japanese alliance, remark1ng
that Englands combining with fourth
rate Power like Japan would be a con-
fession of weakness that does not exist.
He asserts with positiveness that the
contingent to be sent West is not for
japanese reinforcement, but rather to
be used as a reserve for the fleets in
operation should a naval war result
| from the present complications in the
| Orient.
A REPORT DENIED.
LONDON, Dec. 30.-The officials of
the Canadian Pacific road here say they
have no knowledge of the British Ad-
miralty having requisitioned three OF the
Empress steamships belonging to that
company as reported in dispatch from
Shanghai and they believe the state
ment to be unfounded.
MONTREAL, Dec. 30.-Vice-Presi-
dena Shaughnessy of the Canadian Pa
cific Railroad Company, says there is
no truth in the story that his company
has been asked to transport engineers,
gunners and deck officers to Vancouver
and ESuuimalt, or that the Imperial
Government has made a requisltion for
steamships of the Canadian Paclhc
Company.
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stand and were scattered by squadron
OF Dumfries dragons.
1t was the 14th of July. In six weeks
they had been a. scourge 20 England,
calling out all the resources OF the en-
pire. Disappointed OF re-enforcements
in Meath, they passed the Boyne near
Duleek At Crawford they were as
sailed and were overpowered by artil-
lery. They broke and fled into the bog.
The main body advanced toward Dub
lin, where they were overtaken by the
dragons within seven miles OF the cap
ital and their numbers still further de-
pleted by the cavalry from England.
So closed the memorable year OF 1898
on the baffied and dispersed United
Irishmen Lord Edward was dead. In
November Wolfe Tone committed sui
eide. The remaining prisoners in New
gate bridewell and Kilmainham agreed
TO expatriate themselves and TO reveal
the secrets OF the order without incul-
pating individuals. These terms were
agreed to, as the government needed
the evidence in order TO complete the
act OF union, but the evidence did not
serve the purpose of the government,
and the prisoners were remanded TO st.
George, in the Scottish highlands.
Tone died in Killala Jail and is buried
at Bodenstown, where his grave is a
shrine. Father Murphy took refuge in
the village OF Tullow. County Carlow.
after the dispersion, with a faithful
friend named Gallagher. They were
soon apprehended Gallagher was LASH
ed and then hanged. In Father Muir
phys pockets a part of his sacred vest
ments was found. He was whipped with
the cat o. nine tails. His head was cut
off and his body stripped and thrown
into a barrel of burning pitch. The
bones were gathered and buried. The
head was fixed on pole at the door of
the chapel. Nearly all the others died
in peace and honor in France and the
United States.
The youth who witnessed all these
things, Robert Emmett. wooed martyr
dom. In Glasnevin cemetery under a
gravel walk. unmarked but shaded by
a giant birch tree, lie the bones of En-
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for Ireland that Benjamin Franklin
performed earlier for the American coll
onies and with brilliant success. Eng
land heard of his intimacy with Gener-
al Hoche in Belgium and of his confer
ences with Napoleon and the directory.
The efforts to crush the Irish society
were redoubled. The indemnity bill
and the insurrection act were passed.
by which private houses could be
searched for arms. The habeas corpus
act was suspended so that people could
be arrested and imprisoned without as
signing a cause.
All these hard measures had the ef-
feet of driving men into the societies.
BY the end of 1897 half a million had
taken the oath, but they had only the
native weapon. the pike and few fire.
locks Lord Edward Fitzgerald was
chosen commander in chief. In the
same year the Orangemen were organ
lied.
Near the end of 1897 Tone started with
General Hoche and a fleet of French
vessels. Dense fogs enveloped the ships.
Some of them lost their way, and the
others nearly suffered shipwreck. An
other fleet was fitted out with $1,000
men on board. General Hoche died. Ma
poleon went to Egypt In later at
tempt Tone was captured and sentenced
10 be hanged, but he died in Killala
Jail from the severing of an artery in
the wrist. 1t is believed that he com
mitted suicide, being denied the death
of soldier. Before the unfortunate
expeditions Of Tone. however. the coun-
try had been placed under martial law.
United Irishmen were hunted. tried.
o.. a
executed or imprisoned. In March.
1898. the executive directory met in
Bridge street. Dublin. to arrange for
the opening of the revolution.
They were full of high hopes. En-
coura ging news came from Tone. and
every day the ranks swelled. The meet
ing was surprised, and all present were
arrested. Warrants were out for Fitz-
gerald. Others stepped into the breach.
and all Ireland was warned not TO be
goaded into premature resistance to au-
thority. So desperate was England that
houses were plundered and burned and
men and women shot and hanged all
over the country. a reward OF G1,000
was offered for the capture of FitZger-
aid. He eluded the officers for three
months. Finally he was taken in the
house OF a Mr. Murphy. a feather de.l-
or at 153 Thomas street, in the "Liber-
ties"
In the daytime he lay on the tin roof
OF the warehouse, and when evening
came he dined and retired to a small
bedroom. Fifty years after that day
this bedroom was unchanged. IL was
a small square room with two windows,
a corner fireplace and a canopied bed.
In 1SiS there were still faded blood
stains on the wall though the room had
been repeatedly whtewashed.
AS the officers burst into the room
Lord Edward sprang from the bed and
stabbed a man named Ryan II times,
when he was shot In the shoulder and
overpowered. The illustrious captive
was taken TO Newgate. where he died
OF his wounds on the 4th of June.
Thus perished the hope of Ireland
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Il Mighty Gathering Of Umlsd Lvzsh1uem at the
Historic zozcm Of WeytovM
Thrilling Story Of the Revolution Of I798/7oO England Ma
Compelled TO Send Over Ninety Thousand Aruvea
Men TO OteW the Rebellion

and TO watch the house of God go up in
flames. To him there in his extremity
refugees fled with news of the betrayal
AT Ferns and the massacres at Carmen
and Dunaven i'm Wicklow. While they
watched the flames of their chapel rise
they knelt in the thicket and prayed.
When the prayer was over, Father Muir
ply was man of God with call to
Kill.
With a small band he waylaid the
Camolin yeomanry returning from a
marauding expedition and killed every
one OF them. They then took Camolin
castle. The pitchforks and pixies and
scythes were more than a match for
sabers and artillery. They secured arms
at Camolin castle. and the next day
5000 were marching behind Father Muir
phys cross raised aloft for a holy war.
There were only 300 guns for the army,
the rest fighting with native weapons
forged by blacksmiths. They fought on
the hill OF Oulart. and they broke the
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Almost a Paradox.

The longest way around is sometimes
the shortest way. Some years ago two
English ships were repairing tele-
graph cable near Bombay. The two
ships were but half a mile apart. one
of them holding the shore end OF the
cable in close communication with
Bombay, the other having the sea end,
which was connected with Alden. 1t
became necessary for the two ships TO
communicate with each other. This
was done by one OF them telegraphlng
TO Bombay arid thence around to Alden
and the other from Alden around Bonn
bay. Thus as a speedy means Of send
ing messages a half mile they were
sent around by IA route nearly 1000
miles i'm length.
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hosts as would call out England's re-
sources.
The rebellion broke out at Mas on
the morning of the oath of May. five
days after the capture Of Lord Edward
Fitzgerald and when it was known that
he would die of his wounds. The first
blow showed how terrible was the dis
ease from which Ireland suffered. A
thousand insurgents under a leader
named Reynolds appeared at Mas, IA
miles from Dublin. The British troops
were protected by barracks and the at
tacking party had no arms, only pitch
forks, pixies. scythes and shillalahs, but
they killed 80 soldiers and 2 officers and
retreated with a loss of 100. They were
pursued. In the darkness some so peo-
pie were killed who were simply flying
in fright from their homes. Houses
were fired, innocent people were hang
ed, and throughout all the surrounding
country the people were harried.
on the same night the militia at the
hamlet OF Prosperous were attacked and
the barracks burned. and there was a
skirmish near the bridge OF old Kill
cullen in which some 600 We're engaged.
The victorious insurgents of Prosperous
marched against some royal troops at
Slane. In so spots to the north and west
Of Dublin the insurrection broke out
with horrible deeds. The Irishmen
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MARQUIS OF CORNwALLIs.

lLord lieutenant oil ireland IN lfJS
by adventurers of all kinds, suspected
by the government agents and patrolled
nightly, that the meetings took place
thereafter. From that night in May,
1894. when the government broke up an
open meeting the United Irish society
took on different aspect. 1t was COM
PEELED to meet in secret The members
were liable To fine, imprisonment and
death. Forbidden TO agitate for re-
forms by constitutional means and
openly, IL resorted 10 secrecy and ad-
voceted the sword.
For reform In parliament was now
substituted the demand for representa-
tion of all the men of Ireland. for pub
lication and petition. the enrolment of
men by baronies and counties and the
appointment of officers from the least
TO the highest. The United Irish So
cieties were now military camps in ev-
erything but the possession of arms.
Subsequent events proved that there
were paid government spies in every
camp.
The first intimation the revolutions
lists had OF this was when an agent OF
the French government TO the Dublin
executive directory was arrested on
landing Wolfe Tone fed TO France.
and Lord Edward Fitzgerald stepped
into the breach. Brave. gentle, gen.
erous of dignified manners, skilled in
diplomacy. Of lofty lineage-he was
brother of the Duke of Lienster-he
gave additional prestige 90 the cause