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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-28
Fears for the Safety of the Pacific
Coast Merchant Marine.
SWIFT CRUISERS PURCHASED.
A Great Fleet Now In Pacific Waters
TO BE Preyed tpon by spain
Captured Vessels tn he EXCHANGED
for Those Taken by the enfted
Trade Would Not De Affected.

The safety Of the Pacific coast merchant
feet was the aIi-important subject OF con-
versa,ion in local shipping circles yester-
DAY. Since the war with Spain com
meneed there has been considerable specu-
lation along the water front as to the
safety Of vessels bound to foreign ports
from Seattle and other points on the Sound.
The large fleet of American bottoms oper-
at.ng in the waters Of the Pacific have
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-28

Interference was er.iresy Intellectual
Next Spain called On The powers, equally
made grand play II announcing that she
would not indulge IN privateering. Her
every move has shown an indlsposisson TO
asht.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-28

the rear Of Havana. ard the town viii be
hesieged with the purpose Of compelling
its surrender from lack Of supplies. The
ffesi viii. o: course, cooperate by biockad-
Ing the harbo:. Rifle pits viii be made.
shades pat up 10 shelter the soldiers from
the SUP, and camp quarters made as com
forahfa as t,esssf}a
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-28

WASHINGTON. April @7.-~IIon. J l..
Torxcy. 4 Wyoming vii s,e given rerry,is-
s33o ny ne pre- sidsns 20 raise one OF the IN
dependent regiments prov .ded for IL the
SoAaEtesr army ac-
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-28
The sh~nnndous safe

CORK. April =z-s5eauser killarney.
from Bristol. reports tfsss sac spoke TIE
American snip Shenandoah yesterday
evening. AL on board were we'll
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-28
Foreign wheat Carriers.

Among the steamers may be mentioned
the City OF Columbia. Capt. Baker, lisa
tons: conemaugh. Capt. Broamhead. 1,s@
tons: Elihu Thompson, Capt. Hansen. AS
tons: Indiana. Capt. Thompson. a.4S tons;
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-28
ACTIVE PREPARATIONS FOR WAR NOW BEING MADE THROUGHOUT The STATE

American vessels OF the lumber feet were
hound for porss OF the Sou'n Ahie''V.'''
coast. Many of them sailed TO Asss's''i'''
The others were fer the sandwich 'siShoS'
yv.s. e,ax. and occasionally for Chinese
and Japanese ports.
,-,.,,e. the. American vessels clearing
with lumber for ports outside of the IA
eiac may be mentioned the bark oiyhap'e'
Cant. Gibbs. from Seattle fer Boston 'd'i-
gary q: bark Guy C. Goss. Capt Ma1ieS'.
from B,akeiey for New York. Mafch a.
schooner Echo. Capt. Woodside. from La
coma for South Africa, March l. bark
Palmyra. Capt. kellar. fren Pofi oani'ae
fer South Africa. September y: BARK mar
yester. Capt. Beck. same destination. saao-
ary e
Twenty-one vessels OF the lumber fleet
are bound in from various foreign per's-
Nearly an of This valuable fleet would De
in reach OF Spanish vessels the latter
fitted out on the Pacific.
An even dozen large American sseah-
ships are now bound te Seattle from At
lantic ports for the Alaskan trade some
of the steamers are of high tonnage anu
are very valuable. Several OF the steam
ers left New York but a few weeks ago
and are now working their way down the
South Atlantic. Most OF them have al
ready rounded the Horn and VIII soon he
too far north to fall in with Spanish cruis-
ers. The sailing feet from the Atlantic
set sail for the most part in December
and January, and are also well around
Cape Horn.
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Gather mt rho ,rmess.

Tae members IS Companies II AID =
were al heaagaytsys yssst gsasy ard rart
of the usse ~ss spcsst /, Arsasne Ta- 49,
erssts were ,sSsa Ia ha4s3 ~ .Ae of3-ess
AID drilled dnFsag the DAY. "a orasr q
sa4Ae iasssa ~ pefises a. ycsza,o.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-28

Attention has been called to the fact that
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-02-05
AN ANTI.raus BILL.

Makes 1t 4 Felony to Contlns for tbe Re,
straint of Trade-Propely NAV bs Far.
feited.
WASHINGTON, Feb. Ii IAN antitrust
bill, explicit in its term and naming a
penalty of $50, 900 fine, } from 9 to Is
years Imprisonment, is been intro.
duced in the house by llr. Greene. of
NeoraSRa' IL makes felony to
mohopollze or attempt o monopolize,
Ut eoHoihe or consplreEith others to
monopolize, any tradeIor commerce.
among the states, os WIFI foreign ma
tons, and the maliilr of every
contract agreement, q combination
q eu'''N" ihto oy my person,
firm, corporation or chm bination of
persons us trust, or o4erwise to re-
s'raih traae or commerk, or limit or
control the output or prize of any arti-
cie OF commerce. Tht bill confers
jurisdiction on the seve Ill circuit and
district courts Of the United States
anu any state court hting common
law jurisdiction, and ftteits to the
United States property Iwned under
such contracts, etc, and In course of
transit into state or TO foreign
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-02-05
TELLER RESOLUTION

De'eate" In the II pse by Large Msjorl-
| v-rhe Vote Cal on Strict Party Lines,
with the Excrppn OF Two o, Either
sid-' who Vote',vith Their Party's OPP.
| ponents-One ofhe Speakers Kissed.
WASHINGTON, feb. 1.-Yesterday's
session OF The serte lasted six hours.
Two OF the gene appropriation bills.
that for the ANY, carrying s2S. 243.-
4ss' ana that forlhe legislative, judi
cial and executiY departments, carry.
ing S2l. 65s, $50, Ie passed, the latter.
consisting OF lslPages, occupying the
attention OF tll senate during the
greater part of he session. After a
Drief executive Dssion the senate ad-
journed.
IusE.
The house OF r(resentatiyes buried
the Teller resoRion declaring the
ponds OF The Unip States payable in
SILVER under an q 'erse majority of so
votes. The republicans were solidly
arrayed in opposlon, with two ex-
ceptions, Mr.. Linty. OF North Aaro.
INA, VINO voted 18th the democrats
ana popullsts, andfr. White, Of North
carolina, the onlHcolored member OF
the house. who tswered present
when his name Us called. The de-
sertlons from the dnocratic side were
Mr.. McAleer, OF Pennsylvania, and
Mr. Elliott, Of SoLh Carolina. Both
voted with the relbicans against the
proposltlon. Spe1er Reed, although
IL Is not customaf for him to vote,
had his name caFd, and, amid the
cheers Oh MS foilo1rs, went on record
in opposition to tn resolution.
Inc vote was cached after five
hours Oh debate u4er Il special order
ADOPTED at The opfng of the session
yesterday. The liited time allowed
ior oeoate ana tlA pressure of mem.
ocrS lor an oppofnity TO be heard,
WIS SO great that y leaders on both |
sides were compely to farm out the
Time by minutes. u S de tractcd much !
from the continutHf the discussion.
ou' IL also, IN a psure, intensified
'he interest IN thdgalleries which
we're crowded all dat and the combat
mus on the hoor wefcheered by their
'especlivc sympathits.
Many of the senat( (s from the other
'hu ol the capitol wf also present to
lsten to the argument. The majority.
'noer lhe leadershiAof Mr.. Dingley,
'ho maze carefuliHrepared speech
o"noing The key mol of the opposi-
ion' assumed The hition that the
ast clause OF the rkolution was in
cality Il disguised detaration for the
ree coinage OF sllvt while the as
aulting democrats, lder the direc.
ION OF MI Bailey, mai tained that the
efeat OF the resoutib was another
tep in the dirdtion OF the
slaoilshment OF u gold stand
ru' 10 which hey alleged
ON 'he president andb Secretary Gage
ad irrevocably commled the repub. (
can party. The debd was at times
ist and heated, bud there were no
'nsationai incidents tyond the hiss
" Oh MI hhea, OF ke lucky, when he
nd that, us the authd of the ..crina
49," the hottest lace in hades
ould be reserved foIhe present seq.
'tary of state. The Ite on the reso-
tion was: Ayes, 1872; ays, 1S..
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-02-05

rssolu,,on .s am.road v.. .,,.. ..,a..s,.
Hn,i ion - a'nehuou "ss' aiter cohsiuofapie
n, ! sn,, ,d.,eL ,a, q. ,.,,,
M % nrov,,Ina s,st az 1shu,nena an W MOUSE Dii
s,.nd H. iie, ~ sh ,,'a ss'o sna.I not
he ,n,aa ''SN VI '"0 senSi"t "S'es'ne"s neAs 70
Mr Iamb,s amandme,, w.s adon,.a rn.,t
,r,,s, ~ q = III @ w"' "uoP.eu unani-
IL dwo.il,,rds % yo,e nsin ,v,s ,ote VI q" "
ttcn'e III, u, 'Sc' ~ Deanf 'si.ai ileeessay.
braIinn ol ca "a to lie nd ~" An ~ 9a,sppo asppIo
starky,ila was called IN ~ "''N w. ~oi'eso AZ
Mr. HARDY moved tn a,nand no ,ncraa.,n, IN.
,nnsonri,,y ~, 20 ~ "''chu w INCREASING Inc
H. fameodmIentf I f; Was adon.ed
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-02-05
NEBRASKA CATTLE DISEASE
Foot Rot Of u Fatal Character In the vi
cinity OF Hooper.

LINCOLN, Neb., Feb. 1.-The Ne
braslia authorities are seriously con-
cerned over number of conmunica.
tons from stockman in the vi
cinity of Hooper, Neb., addressed
to the governor, complaining of
new and fatal disease among the cat
lle of that section of the state. Moth
ing similar has ever been seen in Ne
braska, and experienced stoc,smen as
serL that the disease is mike ANYTHING
they have ever heard Of All the let
lers designate the disease as foot rot"
Hundreds OF cattle have died recently
in that part of The state OF the dis
ease. The feet of the atfi icted ami
mails turn black in night, and within
twenty -four hours begin to peel and
crumole away until nothing but the
bone is left. This disinlegrates ia
from three To five days, and the cattle
lie in great agony, apparently of
lood-poisoning. 1t sprea Is from herd
to herd in n short time. The cattle-
men are greatly alarmed, and beg the
governor to do something for them,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-02-05

satlsoed that the s,ate revenue agent did valra.
HE servicss In Ire pren,ises and vas entitled "a
have And receive ihs comnensation therefor
allowed hv isw 10 This offfesro - =
Mr. Kieer otyerad a eoncurrent resoIution rs-
o,,esting ihe onvernn, 10 ertend ina session flli
February IN whlen was adonted Tine resoin
lion Sc fSr,f n that ont of "a bills Introduced
only stvsn s,r sleht have hsen -acfed into iaws
m.
Mouse.
=. Mr. sexton Introduced concurreN resolns
t,on providing tor q comniittee 10 tnvtvs.gate
tns condition OF the capitol building and y s'ofk
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-02-05
A NARROWING sToav.

Dosp'rite Encounter with Pack Ice and
Isl znard- Experience or The Steamer
| Port'a-Terr bile Conditions Prevailing q
Among the Newfoundland F.shermen--
| Hundreds Dead and Dying, and Aid Can
| Not Reach Them.
New YORK, Feb. 1.-The Red Cross
line steamship Por;ia arrived, four
lays overdue. from st. Johns, N. r..
and Halifax, after desperate cncoun.
ter with pack ice off the Newfound-
and coast, and with narrowing tale
of blizzards there and destitution in the
coast section OF that country.
Hundreds OF men, women and chill
dren dead or dying from exposure and
starvation with abundance close by,
are the brief details of the condition OF
affairs brought by the Portia.
For four days the Portia was penncd
up in huge arctic foes in plain sight OF
st. Johns, unable to move. She man
aged to escape by the merest accident.
Many other craft, several OF the relief
vessels, sent by the Canadian govern
ment to succor destitute fishermen, sad
to abandon their errands OF mercy and
return to St. Johns, where they were
still in the ice when the Portia strug-
gled into clear water.
Close to where the Porta lay the big
steamship Virginia was locked tight
She had been sent north by the Cana
dian government with food for the
starving fishermen, but short dis.
tance up the coast she found the route
securely blocked, and was forced to re-
turn to port TO prevent being ice bound
allwinter. Before her departure news
had reached st. Johns that unless as
sistance was promptly dispatched the
unfortunate inhabitants would soon be
beyond relief.
Among the detained fleet at st. Johns
were dozen or more sailing vessels,
loaded with cod fish for England and
Brazil.
The city OF st. Johns was in II terri
bic condition on account of the bliz.
zard. The street, were rendered i'm
passable, the railroads suspended work.
and the poor were suffering through
hunger and cold. Prices OF food had
advanced until they were beyond the
reach Of the poor.
When the Portia was working her
way out to sea she was closely followed |
by the bark Flora, and these two ves-
sells were the only ones that succeeded
in leaving st. Johns.
Several miles off shore the Portia
passed the steamer Grand Lake fast
in the ice and in perlilous condition.
The steamer Virginia was released
from her perilous position after the de.
par'urc of the Portia from st. Johns,
and the position of the rest of the dis.
Lressed fleet has been reported by tele-
graph to be relieved.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-02-05
EAR AND WIN.
,les and Harness
:. HOLBERG'S

Mr.. Magruder moved to amend by insertiJr
$500 instead OF sl,2OO as salary of superintet.
dents clerk.
Mt Ralnwater amended the amendment Ny
making II $500
Mr. Hardy moved 10 table all amendments
which was done
Mr.. Hardy offered an amendment to the effect
that the 81 200 was for trayein. expenses OF the
Superintendent, as well as clerk hire, and same
was adopted.
The original bill was then adopted by vote Of
% to3.
Mr.. Rainwater moved suspension of rules and
called up Tor final passage senate bill No ~ pro-
yding for division OF the State into districts
Tor the purpose of establishing institutes therein
and other purposes. The bll was read serlatim.
section ?, making schools continuous for four
months, met stronger opposition, and Mr.. Clark
moved 10 strike that section out. Carried.
section imposed a fine of $40 on county
superlntendents who do not visit schools. but
did not require him to remain two hours. as
now.
Mr.. Sessions moved TO strike it out. The mo-
tion prevailed, and section 1854 of the code re-
mains as at present.
Section provided that each member of ex-
aiming board should receive Sl.50 per day; by
motion OF Mr. CLARK, teachers was inserted In
lieu OF members"
Mr. Lamb moved to further amend by striking
out The words each upon nomination of the
county superintendent. which was adopted.
Mr. Gregory's amendment TO section 5, strik-
ing out -'Out teacher OF normal or training
school shall not be appointed on the board"
was adopted.
A message was received from the governor
announcing approval OF senate bill No. 3 pro-
viding for support of the Natehez hospital;
senate bill No. -, amending section $3.50 OF code.
In reference to last license to practice medicine.
House.
House met at 10 am.
Mr.. Yerger called for the second reading OF
the constitutional amendment resolution pro-
vlding for election of levee commissioners in
Mississippi levee district. The resolution passed
FIRST reading yesterday Ii allows the legisla-
ture TO provide a mode of selecting said COM
misSoners. Passed second reading
MIR. Cox called tor the special order IL being
consideration Of house bill No. 12l to provide for
uniform system OF text books for use In public
schools. The bill creates board OF commits
sioners composed Of the governor, superinten.
dent Of education and Stale board OF examiners.
whose duty 1t shall be TO select uniform system
OF books, the governor to be ex-oiiicio pres.-
dent OF the commission Said commission is to
advertise for bids and make contracts with pub
fishers and take bond from them In penalty OF
not less than 5000 Tor each book selected, con-
dttioned that said publishers shall furnish all
Of such books needed. Contract to be made for
four years.
The bill was considered by section and passed.
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TO EXPEDITE MATTERS,



Opened by Gen. Merriam.
WASHINGTON, Feb. IA telegrai
was received at the war departlnel
yesterday from L. II. Wells, a newsp
per man, who has just arrived at sev
tie from the Klondilie, saying that |
had with him the long-expected repo
from Capt. Ray to the secretary n
war, which he was charged to place :
the hands of the secretary himself.
lnasmuch as the department oilicia n
who are charged with the prepaN
tions for the government relief expe'
tlons are very anxious 20 secure su.-
information as Capt Ray has fol
their guidance. without waiting foi
Mr.. Wells to make the trip across the
continent, he was telegraphed by Act.
ing Secretary Meilieliohn to place all
the dispatches he has for the war de-
partment IN the hands OF Gen. Mer.
riam, commanding at Vancouver bar.
racks. The general has been in
structed to open the report and tele-
graph such points ms may be necessary
for the information Of the department.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-02-05
CONDENSED TELEGRAMS.

THE house of representatives on the
Slst buried the Teller resolution, de
claring the bonds of the United State.
payable in silver, under an adverse ma
jority of so votes.
AN antitrust bill, explicit in its terms
and naming penalty of $40, 900 fine, OF
from two to fifteen years Imprisonment,
was introduced in the house on the 31st
by Mr.. Greene of Nebraska.
THE gold production of Mexico for
last year was s6,s6l scr, gain of more
than 100000 over 1896, and of more
than g., 600, 900 over 1890.
The final estimates of the tobacco
production in the United States in the
year 1895, made by the agricultural de-
partment, place the total yield at 4OS,-
004, $50 pounds, valued at s24,25s,07O.
The fortification appropriation bill,
providing for the extensive system of
sea coast defenses was reported to the
house on the Goth. 1t carries 81, 144,91o,
as against estimates made by the war
department of sl3, ,37s,571.
On the night OF the SOth John S.
Hutchinson, quiet and peaceable
farmer living at Tickfaw, in Tangipa-
hoa parish, La, was murdered on his
front gallery by an unknown assassin.
TURNPIKE affairs are growing worse
IN Kentucky. Notwithstanding the fact
hat Gov. Bradley has offered reward
nor raiders, a mob visited the toll gate
lear the fair grounds at Bardstown, on
he Louisville pike, on the 29th, and
lew up the dollhouse with dynamite,
'mpletely demolishing it.
FouR persons are dead aatsstiirty are
STEERING from wounds received on, the
Ah in wreck on the Maihe Central |
,rtlroad, near Orono, Me- s
Six members OF what is known as the |
Slrms gang are under arrest at Burl- |
triton, Ia, charged with completely In |
thmurder Of Mrs. Rathburn and her
di,ghter.
IRs. MICHAEL RuMIssky' wus bnrned
toleath in q fire Of mysterious origin
in Illagheny, Pa, on the asth.
ALuREs the past week have been
s4ah the United States, against, ,issb
!lasfear, and "a In Canada against 81 /
las4ear.
4pu4tF has broken out gain be.
twep the blscks and the Nhites IN |
Lenfs county Ark, and . race warts |
thrsfened which, II once started, may
outrjal nuyth3nS of the "a Sxer nil. e
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-02-05
UNCLE SAM UP NORTH.

'htrrestiog Report of Mai. Racker, Fourth
Cavalry, tn. Governments Agent al
Dyea-Company supplies ut Fort Yukon
seized and Issued to the Peopie-A sup.
Ply of Dust aud Naggets-Maj. Fuckers
| Plans.
| WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-The war de.
partnent has received advices from Its
agent at Dyea, Maj. l.. II. Ruc!ser,
Fourth cavalry. IN one dispatch, dated
January l2, the major says that W. IL.
Rank, just in at Dyea from Dawson,
December is, had dispatches from Capt.
Ray, the army officer sent into the
mining country by Secretary AL
ger to report upon conditions
there. Rank said that Ray. who
was at Fort Yukon, had seized all the
supplies OF the Alaska Commercial Co.
and OF the North American Trading
Co. in the name Of the government,
and was issuing them to the people,
selling ut the company's prices 10
those who could afford to pay, and
giving to those unable to pay. There
were. 1900 people at Fort Yukon.
Rank further said that Ray would
ask the government for 500 troops to
be stationed at Circle City and vicin-
ity.
January IL Maj Rucser reported
that number of parties had just come
IN from Dawson and "all appear to
have accumulated supply OF dust and
nuggets"
They were going back in the spring
and came out for amusement. There
was no starvation at Dawson.
Maj Ruelier reports at length upon
the plans he has prepared for the re.
lief parties to be sent out by the gov
ernment. lie says that it will require
Ito mules and 13O juneau sleds to
transport 100 tons of supplies into Lake
Lebarge, ready to send down the Yu-
kon river to Dawson when the ice will
permit.
lie proposes to divide the route into
three sections The major has worked
out all the details OF the expedition,
but while submitting them according
10 MS instructions, he adds that he
recommends strongly that the govern
ment contract with one of the railway
companies to take in the supplies. One
at least of these roads will be open by
the time the supplies reach Dawson,
he says and he incloses an offer from
one crossing the Chillloot pass to take
IN 100 tons OF supplies or more for l61a |
cents per pound, delivered at Lake
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-02-05
EATING DARKER B3EAD.
Millers Can Not Get the Good Wheat be-
cause Letter Holds 1t.

"A"cis van Not Get the GOOu wheat be-
cause Letter Holds It.
CHICAGO, Feb. 1.-Joseph Letter. ac-
cording TO experts in the trade, is fore
ing thousands of people to eat darker
brcal than has ever been since the in.
PRODUCTION of the patent roller process
OF making flour. His control of 49,
600, ,Oo0 bushels of contract wheat
means, they say, that the millers arc
grinding the best grain they can pro-
cure since their supply of choice No. l
hard spring wheat has become ex-
haustcd, and that best is not very
good. Grocers and retail flour
dealers have been receiving
complaint regarding breadstutfs
from cooks and housewives who have
sent back sacks and barrels Of flour
marked with the fanciest brands and
bought at the highest price. But the
loudest protests have been raised by
the restaurateurs and bakers who buy
hour at wholesale.