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appointment will be made by President Mckin-
iey' From the six brigadier generals now in
command of the other departments the presi-
deht Will make his selection. These are John
Il. Brooke, stationed at st. Paul. Frank Whea-
toh' stationed at Denver; Edwel S. Otis sta
toned at Vancouver, Wash; James W. For
syth, with headquarters at San Francisco:
Aehas X Bliss, stationed at San Antonio and
1ohn j. Coppinger stationed at Omaha
Whlie precedent favors promotion of the
senior brigadier who is General Brooke, 1t
py no means follows certain that he will be
appointed. There is rare possibility that
PRESIDENT Mckinley may not promote Cen
eidl Brooke at once. 1t has been suggested
tnat' as General Wheaton is to be retired on
May sth, the president appoint him to the va
esncy in order that he may draw a larger
salary when retired, The pay of a major gen.
eral on the active list is $500, and a brigadier
@ @soSV. When retired the major general gets
9ooEo ana brigadier s4125. When the promotion
is made of one of the brigadiers to be major
general 1t means further promotion all along
me line. one of the colonels will become
prlsadler general. OF these there are II
L ne ranking colonel is William r. Shafter.
VINO commands the First infantry 1t is NOT
unlikely that the man chosen will be Colonel
James b. Wade of the Fifth cavalry. who is
the ranking cavalry officer Colonel Wade
Is an ohloan, a son of the famous senator Ben
"itue. retirement such as General Rupe,,s
are not sought by officers. They are comn,,1
sorry and come rather hard on men in active
The new North-west., 1897-04-02
RETURN OF THE STEAMER IAI,RAnn
she LANDED Her Cargo in the prov-
ihce of Santiago de Cuba.

fnliadelph1a, Pa, March 2S The fa
nous nous tlllbustering Laurada arrived in the
| DelaWare last night, after having sue
| cessIully landed the most important ex-
pedltlon sent from the country to Cuha
ana tonight Is anchored in the river he
low Wilmington. 0A oo
nope Tor the Laurada's safety had been
practically abandoned by all except those
connected with the Cuban junta. The
I.aurada left Baltimore February q for
t thls city and when near Cape Henry four
oeats We're taken on board to be used in
landing war material. Three days after
Mafds she met the schooner Donna T.
brlsgs OF Stonington, Conn.,. and the
steamer Jennie II. loaded with war ma
.erlal' ana this was transferred to the
holo OF the Laurada and tho vessel
promptly turned towards the West indies
me expedition was In charge of General
earlos holoff, the insurgent minister of
war. Ihefe We're 40 others in the Laura
"a When she left and in her hold were
stored 'ooo rifles, 100000 rounds of am
Hlunitlon, 70 tons of stick dynamite and
large supply of food and medicines
ne entlre expedition was fitted out hy
the CUBAN Junta for General Garcia the
second in command of the Cuban army
ino was landed In the province Of san
tlago de Cuba, where large force had
been sent to meet and convey the sun
plies to the interior
Among those on board the Laurada are |
MRS. Hughes, wife of the commander of |
the vessel. Two detectives are also said |
TO be on board who are believed to have |
kept daily log Of the vessels move |
nents. they are thought to have gone !
n the guiSe Of firemen
The new North-west., 1897-04-02
RUMORS OF REAL HEAVY LOSSES,
The Japan Mail Steamship Said to BE
Losing Big Money.

Tacoma, Wash, March 2S.-The North
ern Pacific steamer Braemer has arrived
here, bringing Oriental advices up to
March 8.
Inc Yokohama advices state that the
Nippon Yusen Kaisha, or Japan Mail
steamship Company, in opening lines to
London and Seattle had been prepared
to sustain more or less loss, but the losses
nave been heavier than was expected
Two or the chief stockholders on hearing
that the company had been losing III, 600
yen on each voyage, recently interviewed
Mr: hondo, president of the company
70 learn the actual state of affairs. They
then demanded that an extraordinary
meeting of the shareholders be called to
decide whether it was advisable to con-
tlnue the lines or abolish them altogether
because, although they might be consid-
ered a sort of national enterprise, they do
not think it right for the company TO
continue running steamers abroad at
heavy loss.
PRESIDENT Kondo replied that an appH-
cation had been sent to the government
asking that the deficit be made up, and
aInough 1t has not been taken up by the
cabinet, 1t was laid before the diet dur
ing the present session. -.
me stockholders accordingly agreed to
walt little before convening an extra
ordinary meeting Some of the high gov
ernment officials favor granting an an
nual subsidy of 100000 yen to the Nip
pon 4usen kaisha, and a bill to that eff
feet will soon be introduced.
private letter received al Hong Kong
from Manila states that the Philippine
rebels captured three guns at the battle
OF Sllag, and that the Spanish general
who was in command was killed. The
letter says the Spanish soldiers are suff-
erlng great .orivations and that they are
praying and begging for food
The new North-west., 1897-04-02
SOME OF THE FAT POSITIONS.
Ben ButtervyOrth of Ohio Slated for
Commissioners of Patents.

Washington. March 2s.-The Post to-
morrow will say:
A number of important nominations will
be sent to the senate today, unless some
thing unforeseen occurs. While the pres
ident's selections for several offices are
not definitely known, it is believed that
they will Include: Ex-Representative
Shallenberger, Pennsylvania. second as
sistant postmaster general; Baxter of Ell
mira, N. Y, third assistant postmaster
general; Thomas Ryan, Kansas, first as
sistant secretary of the interior; O. l..
Spauiding, Michigan, first assistant sec
retary of the treasury. EX-President An
drew ID. White of Cornell university has
been rendered the German embassay and
has accepted it. Charlemagne Tower of
Philadelphia, who was originally named
for the German embassy, will probably be
minister to Austria; Mr.. Draper of Massa-
chusetts ambassador to Italy. Ex-Repre-
sentative Conger of Iowa, as minister to
Brazil; Franklin Fort of New Jersey as
solicitor general, and Benjamin Butter
worth of Ohio. as commissioner Of pat
ents, are also said to be on the list.
Republicans Consider Amendments
Washington, March 2S.-The republican
members of the ways and means commit
tee We're in session several hours today,
and again tonight, considering amend
ments to the pending tariff bill. A number
of amendments were agreed on and will be
presented in the house by Mr.. Dingley
before the vote is taken Wednesday,
Probably the most important agreed on
was to make the rates on nursery stock
specific on the thousand cuttings instead
OF uniform ad valOrem, as they now are
in the bill. The duty on dates was reduced
from ll2 cents per pound to " cent.
The new North-west., 1897-04-02
NO ROOM FOR WORkMEN THERE
iFitnsSaaI sentinel Paints n DARK
facture for Ambitious Men.

Ghlcago, March 2.-Copies of the Transvaal
sentinel, published at Krugersdorp, in the
@ oouth AFRICAN federation and which We're
reports received there that American working
men IN large numbers about to emterate
10 that region In search of employment and
,n ises thefh TO think twice before making the
iois Journey. Tho Rand, says the Sentinel is
not only already overcrowded but is patting
lulief every day. There Is a man waiting for
every other mans job. and ready to accent
'to., WIZ at any price rather than starve The
80 s tes oi hlgh wages are grossly exaggerated
ior purpose, the cost of living is enor1nous
ailo every skilled worker who goes there with
VISIONS OF making fortune in a few wears
NJ. WI not only hnd that he has no chance for
,ili.seli ,i. put that he has prejudced the pros
poets Of those on the spot ~ e'os-
The new North-west., 1897-04-02
Five Miles Indoor Competition Bi-
cycle Race in 1O.54 1-5.

San Francisco, March 27.-Jay Eaton of Chi
cago and Mcfarland of San Jose were the
star riders in the professional events tonight
and j. d. kenna, of the Bay City wheelmen
won the final of the f1ve-mile club cup race
In spite of the almost foul attempts of his
rivals to staye his wind Off The half mile
for professionals had four starters In the final
and was won by Eaton, Mcfarland second
and Morris third. Time LOFTY.
The hve-mlle professional was the event of
the evening. AS a result of the excellent pacing
Oh the tandem team, Morris and Sullivan a
live-mile indoor competition record was the
result Mcfarland and Stevens did some very
prettJ team work In this race and as a result
Mcfarland took first place and Stevens took
third place and would have finished in second
position had he not been accidentally fouled.
Jones finished second and Eaton finished last.
lime, 1854 1-5, new worlds record
The new North-west., 1897-04-02
ATTACKED BY A MOUNTAIN HON
Two Men Have n Fierce Encounter
in the Hills.

Boise, Idaho, March 2S-One of the
most thrilling encounters with a noun
tam lion ever known in this state oc-
CURED near Ola, a few days ago Chas.
Bannister and Jake Woods were passing
along trail leading from their work to
their camp. There was no thought of
danger in their minds until there was a
shadow in the air and an enormous
mountain lion landed on Woods shoul-
der The impact knocked him over, and
mis- companion thought he was certainly
killed.
Teaching for a stone Bannister in
stantly attacked the beast, breaking its
shoulder blade. The lion then sprang on
him, when Woods came to his rescue.
also armed with a rock AS the lion was
attempting to tear Bannister's throat
Woods struck 1t on the head and frac-
tured Its skull.
The creature still fought desperately
but the men finally managed to kill it.
It measured nine feet from tip to tip. and
1t was found that it had leaped 30 feet in |
springing upon Woods. |
The mountain lion never attacks a man
unless driven to 1t by hunger The snow |
IN the mountains probably deprived this
beast of food, and it was ready to spring /
upon the first living being 1t saw.
The new North-west., 1897-04-02
l7E lOWA'S SILVER SERVICE.
Presentation by the Farming Stnte
TO the Magnificent BattIeship,

New York, March 27,-It will now be the
hohor OF Iowa to see ner state name afloat over
the ocean blue on the warlike frame Of a mod
efn sea-destroyer, Tor among the new mag
ni1cent battleships Is her namesalsa which aa,
tie liohor OIL belng the largest battleship of the
american navy. Fittingly to acknowledge the
honor the great commonwealth on the hanls
OF the Mississippi will follow the example of
other states and present the vessel with an
been especially made by James n CaldwaIl
q 60 or Philadelphia, according to the order
OF the executive council, headed by Governor
Drake. ~
Inc loWa's keel was laid In 1S93 She has a
dispiacement OF II, 40 tons. has speed OF ia
hhots, with horse power of H. 0OO She cost
$S'olo ooo. Her main battery consists of four
l2-inch breech-loading rifles, eight S-inch and
% 90 1-iich. Inc secondary battery is made up
oi eating and other rapid-fre guns
"A large delegation will come to this citv
from Iowa for the ceremony, which will take
place at the New York navy yard shortly after
day. 1N. MOL
The new North-west., 1897-04-02

hfe and good health, who are perfectly willing
10 remain in harness for several years to
come.
General Ruger was born April q 1898 at
Lima N. Y, and graduated in 1854 at West
Iolht. For six years he a lawyer at
GAINESVILLE, Wis. He went to the war in 1861
as lieutenant colonel of the Third Wisconsin
infantry. His war record is good He saw
service IN the shenandoah valley and in the
northern Virginia and Maryland campaigns
for bravery at Gettysburg he was made Dre-
tet t prlgadier general. He did duty during
me. ne arnfe m riots In New York, and later was
ueIeated General Hood and took part in the
surrender sur or General J. e. Johnston in April
lSbo. lie has bea- pIC,ie1uiItIi governor O
dtoisia from January 13 to July T. 1863 ana
commanded the district of Alabama and the
uepattlhent or the south till 1871, when he be-
caihe superintendent of the West Point acad
Guy. AFTER live years he returned to the
army He has commanded in the south Mon
ur, via, Slssouri, W Dakota and the Pacific slope.
W W neh General Miles went to New York GeneraI
huser was made major general
The new North-west., 1897-04-02
RETIREMENT OF GENERAL RueER
1t Means a Long Line of Promotions
in the Army.

Washington, March 27.-The retirement of
Major General Thomas H. Ruger, which will
occur April 2. Will be the most important
change of the year IN military circles Promo
ton al! along the line will be the result There
Is mueh speculation as to the moving up
The retirement of General Ruger will mean
the removal of Major General Wesley Merritt
from Chicago to New York. The war depart-
men precedent mas it that the second officer
OF the army shall be in command of the de-
partment of the cast which includes more
states than any other, embracing the New
England states, New York. New Jersey Penn
sylvania, Delaware. Maryland, Virginia, West
virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina
Georgia, Tennessee, Florida, Louisiana Miss
1ssippi. Alabama, Kentucky and Ohio. Who
VIII succeed General Merritt as commander of
the department of the Mfssour-which in
cludes Michigan, Wisconsin. Indiana, Hi
nois. Missouri, Kansas Arkansas, Indian and
Oklahoma territories-is open uestion. The
The new North-west., 1897-04-02
STUART WANTS ANOTHER E,our
re heiieVes Fitz and Corbett VIII
Have Another Go Soon.

:, Daiias' Tex, March 27.-The friends of
.orpett stlil believe he can whip Fitzsim-
mons, that the result at Carson was an
accident, accident, and if the two men meet again
1oipett s,l VIII regain the title of worlds
champion. It is said to be NOT ,,nlil.al,,
ehat the two will fight again. Fitzsim
mons has stated emphatically he will not
lsht again, but nevertheless it is believed
ne ne VIII do So This is the opinion of Dan
stuart who says the probabilities are
shey VII meet In the near future The
fight, If it takes place will he for a s,do
purse of 100000 or more, and the prosnects
aIe good that the money will be posted.
When the money is up and there is no
chance left for theatrical displays Stuart
VIII go after the fight with a suitable
purse having already selected place for
pulling it off. 1t is said IT NAV NOT bo ~ "
Nevada 49, NC ~
The new North-west., 1897-04-02
IN THE SUBMERGED DusrRIcns
santa re Road Suffers In TexasL
Along the MississipDi.

Clebourne Tex, March 2S-On acoou,,
OIL Washouts, no trains from the soutb ~,
east have arrived here today. Rain has
fallen in torrents ali uay and all stra.,,e
are swollen The Santa Fe road has sev-
eral miles of steel rails on their thn,a
bridges to prevent them from n,.shiss. i ~
away. 1T is said authoritatiyely that INN
ieel or track Is gone at Valley Mills two
bridges gone at Kopperl, one at Rnm
ohe at morgan, one south Of Alvarado
ana m great number of small bridges.
Inc Santa Fe Is sending out every avail
able man to repair damaged bridges The
track Is all right north of here.
A Freak Reported.
Rosedale, Miss, March 2S.-Wild rumors
are heard here that break had occurred
N ~ Tue lssaquona district, but confirmation
mas not been received. The only noint
along the Mississippi line tonight serious
~ threatened is Longwood Is miles south
OF GreenVllle, the situation there being
considered very serious.
The River Rising
Greenville, Miss, March 2S-The gauge
reads 466, rise of a within the past "a
nours. Nearly 1000 men are at work upon
me levees along the 10 miles covering
sleenvllle. Five hundred laborers, fresh
@ .,oil ehe plantations, will arrive here to-
morrow. The Greenville saw mills orc of
work today with full forces of mon n,bi1a a.
parges are being loaded with lumber and
sachs 10 pe sent to weak points Seven
ooats are being used now almost exc,u-
slVely for transportation of men and ma
'., terlai, 10 be used in strengthening the |
leVees. Every energy is being used to pre-
t,sa Yen. crevasse, with hopes of success. If |
th. tho "gather continues good, it is believed
.tAt the entire line of levees along the
NJ IMlsslsslppi side. a continuous line of near
~ 4oo miles, will be made to hold. Several
weak places reported south of Greenyille
iasl nlght are now under control.
Vlck6DurE is Wnrrfa6
slcksburg, MISS, March 2s-The day
mas mas been one of increased anxiety for
.hose depending upon the levees. Orders
plentiful oeeA
me river has risen 5 since last evening,
ana now Is 1885, six inches below the high
sst water since 1862
Ihe most that can be said is that the
eVees are being held on both sides of the
lVer under circumstances a little short of
desperate. Government dispatches TODAY
more rain in the upper valley
re most depressing. The supply of sacks
efe is exhausted, and 10000 have been
ent from New Orleans
encouraging mt Memphis. =
memphis, March 2S.-The flood situation q
The new North-west., 1897-04-02
AN Ak AND CHIsEL IN THE JAIL.
Dangerous Weapons Found by the
Jai1ers of Mark Townsend.

Ritzville, Wash March 27.-News has
reached here by means Of the Grant
County (Wis.) Herald that after Mark w.
Townsend, who was committed on the
charge of murder, had been put in the
Jail and assigned CELL 1t came to the
sheriff's ears that some dangerous weap-
ons were concealed in the mattress of his
cell. An investigation was made, and an
axe and chisel were found. The axe
was an Did dull one, with hickory ham
die, which had been cut off to length
of about Is inches. The chisel was about
eight inches long, large and heavy, ard
had recently been sharpened. When the
tools had been placed in the mattress and
for what purpose they were taken into the
Jail are matters of conjecture. Either the
axe or chisel would have been a dan
gerous instrument in the hands of a des-
perate man.
The new North-west., 1897-04-02
THE POPE is LIBERAL
IRELAND SAYS LEO is
THE REPUBLICS FRIEND.
Catholics Should BE True to Ameri-
can institutions and BE Model
Citizens.

Washington, March 2S.-Archbishop Ire
land of st. Paul preached tonight at st.
Fatricks church on Pope Leo XIII. This
IS an age, he said, OF wonderful social and
poitlcal transformation, of great intel
tectual quality, or great discoveries and
inventions, and he asked what is to be
tEe position of Catholics towards the age
Acpiying to his own question, he said it
should be one Of sympathy of Jealous CO.
operation and prudent direction. Such, he
stated, is the position of our chief leader,
Leo Kill
The archbishop said: LEO is the provl-
DENTAL pontiff given to this church in
this new era of humanity to show that
The church Is, of all ages, as is her found
er, Christ Holding fast to the divine orr
sin of the churcn and the types of faith
ana morals, Leo recognizes the social and
political changes which are coming upon
humanity, and adapts the human forms
OF the church to the new surroundings.
There are Catholics in every country
VINO more or less cOnScientiouSly and eff
fectively keep themselves aioof from Leo S
leadership Thus in France today, despite
Leo S repeated admonitions, we see, in the
republican form of government which the
people of that country have adopted, the
representation of law and order and the
legitimate government of the nation, GER
tain Catholics clinging to dead empires
and monarchies, and refusing to give
peace to the country and to the church.
Ihefe are, we must confess divisions
among Catholics in America-not, indeed
in matters of faith and morals, but in ten
dencleS and movements and adaptations
OF action to modern circumstances and
There should be for us but
one tendency and one movement-these
indicated by the pope. Those who resist
the direction given by the pope are refrac-
tories and rebels. 1t Is asked sometimes,
are not Catholics divided in lines of race?
Not at all. There is for me no race and
TO language. | rise above all such acci-
and recognize as my brethren all
WHO work for God and truth If | differ
from some of them, it Is because of their
ideas, not because of their race. Some
leaders are too willing to
pGse as representatives of that which
Trey both understand and misrepresent."
The archbishop concluded his discourse
by Il reference to the special love of Leo
for the American republic and to the
duty of Catholics to be models of good
and loyalty to American in
5titutions.
Mgr. Dol. Val Arrives.
New York, March 2S.-Monsignor Dol |
Val, the newly appointed papal delegate
10 the churches of this city, arrived on |
The Umbria and went at once to the res |
dence of Archbishop Corrigan. 1t was |
said al the house that he would not see |
he representatives of the press until to- |
morrow
The new North-west., 1897-04-02
REFUSED TO BE ENTRAPPED.
democrats and BoltinS Republicans
AFeVeRt a Quorum in Kentucky.

frankfort KY, March 27.-The democrat is
and boiling republicans refused to answer to
thelf names In the legislature today, thus pre-
venting a quorum and ballot because of the
ruinor which gained currency shortly before
the hour for the joint session, to the effect
that the Hunter men, being desperate over the
lallufe TO elect their man, had delibera tey
entered into pairs with a number of demo-
Gratis with the avowed intention of breaking
lhem when the ballot was taken. To prevent
any such action the opposition declined to
answer 1t was rumored that Mark Hanna S
man mere, Secretary of State Taylor of Ohio
mad advised the withdrawal of Hunter and the
nomination OF Attorney General W. s. Taylor
VINO is staunch supporter of the present nom
inee, ~
The new North-west., 1897-04-02
CHIEF CONSUL kERRIGAN RFsIGNc
IL. "A. w. OfhciaIs Who Insist on Sum
day Racing.

San francisco, March 2S-Chief Consul
frank M. kerisan of the North Califor-
ma ma division of the League of American
Wheelmen has resigned his position
His action is a result of tbe
refusal of the league at it's last meeting
to sanction Sunday racing. Nerrigan's
resignation is the first movement of a
plan to supplant the League of American
Wheeimen in California by local organ
lzatlon that will be more liberal in it's
IDEAS concerning racing. There are about
1900 members in the North California di
vision of +l@ -, t,uIerlcan Wheel
men, but it is probable that within tho
next ~ days the number will be greatly
reduced ''
The new North-west., 1897-04-02
GREAT is THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
The biggest Papers of the United
Press Have Changed Front.

New York, March 27.-The New York Herald
Tribune, Times, Evening Telegram. Philadel-
phia Public Ledger, Philadelphia Record and
Philadelphia Evening Telegraph have entered
into 9O-year contracts with the Associated
Press and have severed all news relations
with the United Press. The same has been
done by the Youngstown Vindicator, the Lew
iston, tMe.) Journal and the Rockland (Me.)
Daily Star Every morning daily in Maine will
begin a full leased wire service with the
Associated Press tomorrow night.
The new North-west., 1897-04-02
'bINERo" ON A SIX DAYS. TRIP.
schech Leads at Twenty-Five Miles
After the First Hour

Washington, March pa six-days' BIZ
cycle race was begun here at 1901 this
morning. At that hour eight plucky de-
votees Of the wheel started on their long
ride OF six days and six nights. The
starters are: Albert Schoch, George Null
Ter, Peter Golden and Frank Alberts of
New York; S. L. Cassidy and e. Ford of
New Jersey; G. e. Rivierre of France
and John Lawson
The score at l a. m. was: Schoch %
miles; Lawson, q miles laps; Albert,
q miles l lap; Golden, 10 miles laps:
cassidy, ls miles laps; Rivierre, Is
miles 7 laps; Ford, Is miles 7 Ians. Mu1-
Ter. 13 miles lans ' ~
The new North-west., 1897-04-02
MUST HAVE SOME POWERFUL GlJNs
A Musical Speech That Won the Ger
man Statesmen.

Berlin, March 27.-On the resumption of the
debate on the naval estimates in the reichstap
the secretary of the navy, Vice Admiral Won
Holman, made a long speech in which he said:
whatsoever wishes to partake in the concert
OF peace must have the necessary instrument
and hope we shall produce some powerful
bass notes upon the bass viol wherever we ap-
pear with our guns. Without ships the VIC
tories won by the German people will soon be
forgotten on foreign Shores. The house
passed the estimates as made on the second