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missioner of Kansas. seems to have an
other fight on his hands with the East
ern insurance companies. They refuse
to answer his query as to salaries paid
officers.
ambassador White cabled yesterday
that the decree of Germany does not,
as he advised Thursday, apply to dried
fruits, while fresh fruit will be admit
ted to entry If an examination shows
its condition to be satisfactory.
Philadelphia police believe that II
they can lay hands on big Bill" Ma
son. well known western crook, they
will have the murderer of Mai William
C. Wilson. the aged librarian who was
battered to death in August last.
At mass meeting of Wichita eiti-
zens was formulated an invitation to
President Mckinley to visit that city
during the Transmississippi Congress
next fall Should he accept, President
DiaZ, of Mexico, will be invited to meet
him there.
The Burlington railway has an
nounced a rate of $45 first class and S35
second class from Omaha to Spokane,
n cut of IS. This Is to meet the cut
from St Paul and Minneapolis. A con-
| ference is in progress at Union Pacific
Headquarters on the situation.
Daniel McClelland, aged AZ, employed
| in the paint works of George S. Mephan
and Klein, committed suicide yesterday
| at st. Louis, Mo-, by putting his head
| between the ponderous wheels of a ma
chine known as a putty chaser" The
mans head was crushed to pulp.
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TWO MEN MURDERED.
Tragedy in u slSaguay Saloon - Juneau
Courthouse Burned.

Victoria, i. c., Feb. 4--The City of
Seattle arrived late tonight, having
on board seven miners from the
Yukon. They brought about $4,000 in
dust and some drafts. The arrivals
are: Hugh Madden. J. Bigelow. j. ].
Mcdonald, c. c. Yeager, Charles Lake,
NJ. j. Mcneil and G. C. Savage.
shooting scrape occurred ut Skag-
uay, in the ISlondiSe saloon. Ed Fay,
the bartender, was. mixed up in n rob-
berry, in which Andy McGrath, accom-
panied by United States Deputy Mar
shall Rowan, went back with him to
obtain satisfaction. Fay shot them
both when they entered. McGrath first
and then Rowan, both men dying al
most instantly.
Fay was given up to u citizens cont
mittee to have Justice melted out to
him, and will, in all probability, be
lynched.
What adds pathetic side to the
murder. Is the fact that the ,llarshalls
wife was In delicate condition and
was confined to her bed.
In fire at juneau the courthouse
and Jail were burned. all records being
lost. No one was injured. Fourteen
prisoners were released by The fire.
Maj. Walsh is not expected to leave
Big Salmon for Dawson until April
LIST. He paid 81 pound for provisions
Fl ON men going down.
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wARsHIP MOVEMENTS.


Washington, Feb. 4.-The navy de-
partment has received telegram from
Capt. Converse of the cruiser Mont
gomery announcing the arrival or
that vessel at Matanzas, Cuba, yester,
day. The captain said that he fired
a salute which was duly responded to
by the Spanish forts. that visits were
exchanged between himself and the To-
cal officials, and that he had been re-
ceived with the greatest courtesy. EV-
erything was unusually quiet at Ma,
tanzas, added Capt Converse. He VIII
leave the place in the Montgomery
tomorrow for Santiago, on the south
side of the island, and his stay there
will be brief
The Brooklyn. which is bound for
a cruise in the Wlndward Islands. and
then through the Caribbean sea. wind
ing up at Colon, sailed today from the
New York navy yard for Hampton
Roads for coal. She will make her
next stop after leaving Hampton
Roads at st. Thomas. and her tin
erary does not carry her into any Gu
ban ports.
The training ship Annapolis has
arrived at ST. Croix and the gunboat
Wilmington has sailed from there
for Grenada.
1t is said at the navy department
that the vessels of the European
squadron will rendezvous at Lisbon in
ell passed through Washington recent
ly on his way to take command of the
European station, he asked IL the navy
department objected to his making a
northerly cruise with his squadron. He
was told that the ships had been kept
in the Mediterranean by Admiral Self
ridge of his own volition, after the sub
sidence of the disturbances resulting
| from the Turko- Grecian war and that
the department left the movement of
his ships entirely to himself. He there
| fore was granted the permission he
| sought, and has announced that he
would bringe his force together at Lis
bon A cablegram from him announces
| that he relieved Admiral Selfridge and
took command of the European station
| at Genoa on the End inst, and 1t is
| expected that he will take his flag
ship, the San Francisco, and the
gunboat Bancroft around to Lisbon
very soon.
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TELeGRApAIc BREWTlEs.
Secretary Ayers health is improving
standby

secretary Anger 5 Heaith ID ihphoNhi5
steadily.
The friends of the immigration reso-
luton bill are hopeful of securing its
consideration in the House of Repre-
sentatives next week.
The House committee on labor has
favorably reported, the bill amending
the eight hour law. Its effect is to en-
force the law as 1t now exists.
The Rhode Island Locomotive Works
at Providence, Il. l., has filed petition
in insolvency, placing its assets at $51S-
900 and its liabilities at s6l6,7oO.
The steamship Aurania. sailing from
New York to Europe today, VIII take
out $4,000 ounces of silver. and La
Bretagne will take out 100000 ounces.
All of the sixteen. fishermen who
went adrift on an Ice foe in Trim
ity bay. Tuesday, escaped. They were
on the foe for thirty-six hours without
food.
The New York Cuban relief commit
tee gave ont the information that Clara
Barton will go at once to Cuba to min
lister to the starving in that unfortun-
ate land.
State department officials believe that
the Japanese now in the United States
are entitled to naturalization. provided
they comply with the terms of the ex-
listing laws.
The United States canal commission
will complete its examination of the
western division, including Lake Nj
caragua and westward to the Pacific,
on Monday next.
The betrothal will soon be announced
of Miss Mary Moore, leading lady OF
Mr.. Charles Wyndham's theater COM
pany to Mr.. Alfred Brett, the South
African millionaire.
The House committee on interstate
and foreign commerce gave an extend
ed hearing yesterday on the Hepburn
bill to create department OF COM
merce and industries.
At Baku, Russian Caucasus, the pc
troleum fire that broke out last week
has destroyed almost 500 900 pools of
naphtha. 1t Is still burning fierceIy,
and many deaths are reported.
In Cleveland. Ohio. yesterday, Archi-
bald McLarin was arrested on a charge
of appropriating to his own use 5000
belonging to the Order of Scottish
Clans,of which he was treasurer.
Nick Burley of California and Aus
trallan Jimmy Ryan fought ten rounds
before the GAINESVILLE. o.. athletic club
last night. hurley had the best OF the
fight throughout. 1t was declared
draw.
Webb McNall. state insurance COM
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||3lI LOOKING TO WAR
me Merchant Marine Suspicious
'pN's Proceeding.
= ,f,u OPEN RUPTURE WITH AMERICA


-. reb. A declaration Oh
New w., srain would scarcely nav V
Fal I.issa washington much more 'na
Purpti''. ows that the Havana steam
pm l,o CT ciudad de cadlz + e., to . pc cruiser ,
'n Pa "A al barcelona into a ctu' ,,
'oEfneu The spanish torpedo hotiiia
p tssv eaters, says the Washington
f o. po previous intimation that me ,ne
stn "a government intended to uti'iNe
sui" liant marine in preparing Tor
i occasional circles the drafting
u ci,dad de Cadiz Is Regarded
|, an indication that matters are p so
icing toward an open rupture De
's H. limited States and Spain. "A
'' majority of the senators ana
l.,rssentatives prefer to pei'eve uA
sone. they want speedy settle
s n the spanish-C Cuban question:
"a ' care little how it is Accomplished
10 40 LONE, the Spanish ii'iii'.e'
| ma Knows nothing about 1t. he
. ,ocalyed no communication on the
ubjeet m.,o,, ,ov the
,.a,a authorities have the right TO
~ ,,amselyes of all vessels in pas
s snsr ar freight traffic whenever me
els s needs them. The great
sisan liners can be armed al any
s''a and transformed into cruisers.
w gently active steps were taken
NY oh,ln The arms and equipments
,,, Vs, to make these vessels'avaii-
w washington navy yard is now
nninr night and day making guns
ih which to arm the auxiliary navy
hsnld hostilities occur. These arna-
snts are intended for the st. Paul'
Iouis. New York and Paris
M The subsidized liners which Were
constructed that they could be
n4eliy changed into commerce de-
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the late administration and in support
ing the present government.
No member of the house is permitted
to say anything disrespectful OF the
governor general, and the speaker de-
handed a withdrawal of Sir Chares's
remarks.
After great uproar, Sir Charles Tup-
per stated that he would withdraw
anything he had said against Lord
Aberdeen personally, but maintained
that he had right to make the attack,
as the government had assumed re-
sponsibility for what Lord Aberdeen
did. Sir Charles denounced 10 per
cent royalty on gold in the Yukon, and
advocated the idea of keeping
Americans from holding claims in the
Yukon.
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IMPORTANT LAND DECISION.
Cases of Archbishop Ireland Disposed of by
the Land ONCE.

Washington, Feb. Accommodations
Hermann, of the general land office,
today decided the case OF Archbishop
Ireland involving the right to about
$4,000 acres of land in the st. Cloud
land district. Minnesota. With view
to colonization and other purposes the
archbishop entered into two contracts
with the st. Paul Minneapolis and
Manitoba Railroad Co.. within whose
limits the land lay. for Its disposition.
These contracts We're dated July II,
1850, and March 30, 1888 Subsequent
ly, 1t was determined that the land
would not properly be conveyable to
the railroad and the question arose
whether the archbishop under the
agreements with the company could
become the purchaser of the lands on
which many persons had settled. The
commissioner decided that under the
agreement OF 1880. In which about Co.,
coo acres are involved, the archbishop
cannot become the purchaser, as he
was simply the agent OF the company In
dispoaing of the lands, for which he
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received commission. The settlers
now, ON those lands, can acquire patent
under the land laws ut the price of
81 rs per acre. or. under certain condi-
tons, may take out homestead rights.
Under the agreement OF 1888. the com
missioner decided the archbishop has
the right to purchase the lands. These
he Will have to pay for at the rate of
So, SO per acre. Many persons have set
tied also ON these lands under arrange
ments with the archbishop. In the first
case. therefore. the decision is agains,
the archbishop, and in the second Tor
him, although in both cases the settlers
will be protected. Tho archbishop has
the right of appeal from this decision
to the secretary of the interior.
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Kansas City, Mo-. Feb. A party of
twenty-four Klondikers from St. Louis
passed through here today in q special
ear over the Burlington road. The
guiding spirit of the party is Alex. G..
dixie last year and secured a claim on
Hunter creek. Among the others are
Il. NJ p. Tidd, widely-known st.
Louis bicyclist. and DIR. C. A. Jessup
who was accompanied by his bride of
one day, and who Will practice medi
cine in Dawson City. The party will
go in over the Chilkoot pass. The ex-
pedition is well equipped with supplies,
such as clothing and hardware A sup
ply of provisions sufficient to last two
years will be purchased at Seattle.
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Chicago. Feb. 4.--Attorney Lawrence
Harmon began the closing talk in be-
half of Adolph Luetgert today. He
compared the position of the prosecu-
ton toward Luetgert to that of the
French republic in the case of the
imprisoned officer, Dreyfus. upon Dew
IFS island
He asserted that as Zola had dared
to question the righteousness of that
condemnation, challenging the Justice
and equity of the court martial, so he
and others had dared to appear In de-
Tense of man whom they believd in
nocent.
Mr. Harmon scored the police for
what he termed was their wilful per.
secution of a wronged man. He Will
speak tomorrow, all of Monday and all
of Tuesday, If his physical strength
permits. 49,
Then States Attorney Deneen will
close for the state.
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Commencing the KIondihe Railroad.

Great Falls, Mont, Feb. 4.-Negotia-
tons were closed here today whereby
the Canadian government constructors
for the new KlondilSe line of railroad
from Telegraph creek to the south end
of Lake Teslin purchased from the
Great Falls &c Canada railway eighty
miles of narrow gauge rails. four loco
motives and number of cars to be
used in the construction and operation
of the new road. The work of con-
struction viii begin within ten days,
and the entire line completed by June
LIST, at which time the Stickeen and
Teslin rivers will be open to navigation
and afford the shortest route for reach
ing the Alaska gold fields.
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Editors Forbidden to Tell of the Suffering
of the Peasantry.

London, Feb. 4.-The ST. Petersburg
correspondent of the Times says: A
failure in the harvest has caused ter
rible distress among the peasantry of
the Interior provinces and especially in
central and southeastern Russia. In
some places they are worse off than
during the famine of 1891. The Rus
sian editors have been forbidden to re-
fer to the matter.
Private letters from Tamboff, In the
proyince of that name, southeast of
Moscow, say the peasants are feeding
their half-starved cattle with the
thatches of their roofs.
Typhus and other diseases are max
ing rapid Roadway among the people.
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barcelona, Feb. 4.-The project has
stopped the departure from this port of
the Spanish steamer Cuidad Cadiz and
returned the fares Of passengers
booked to sail on her. The Cadiz Will
be armed and used as n cruiser to es-
cort the Spanish torpedo hotillh to
Cuba.
las PaImas. Canary Islands, Feb. A..
The first class armored cruiser VIZ
caya of the Spanish navy has arrived
from Cartagena and sails today for
Maui vnrl
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PASSENGERS FOR THE NORTH.
=" As Nuiaber the Steamer Queen
Ships for Alasla,


tacoma. Wash, Feb. 4.--The steamer
s a.e Inc finest vessel in the Pacific
ha'eis, and which has heretofore been
Ma summer eNc1rsion ship to the ice
@ OIL Ainska, sailed from Tacoma
s sr,,i Tor skaguay and Taiia she
kon, ~ northward $50 passengers. ao0
ma ma VI freight, 200 dogs, thirty horses
na score of cases of dressed cattIa
AZ, ss una sheep the latter for the mar,
ElscruI the coast cities, Juneau
hi s,.o ueIarture of the ship was n sIp-
4 am, em. On the water front. Althourb
|theassnnhs rain prevailed ali day
ma r ,ai, OF people visited the shin
bnsn u,,igled with her band OF intrenid
bayed ai ~ women fortune-hunters, ar
lana an ~ inackinnws, furs, heavy boots
|yo r sohnhreros or Klondlke ems Tha
In sna wore short skirts, knickerboct
Hesyi,o tner snug costumes.
IOuear all the passengers on tho
|in,ey yn intend to ultimately 20 n t t,e
|oni tOr OF Alaska. and have bore she
Enre ssn' on the sound. The nassena sm,
The eVery quarter of the glohs
|shIp her. rassom officers searched the
Iwhissv 'e and found 1850 bottles 'n Nv
conascs,ssd,' IN small lots, which was
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Washington, Feb. 4.-Another Cubnn
resolution was introduced In the House
today by Mr.. Williams of MissisSipI'i
1t calls on the secretary of state TO
inform the House of Representatives
as to what progress has been made in
the effort of the Spanish government
to induce the Cubans to accept autono-
my and If not incompatible with the in
terests of the country to report upon
what the condition of the reconcentra-
dos has been since the advent OF the
new regime inaugurated by Spain I'M
der the administration of Gen. Blanco.
The resolution was referred to the COM
mittee on foreign affairs.
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Omaha, Neb., Feb. Am order re-
ducing the shop forces between Omaha
and Ogden was issued by the Union
Pacific tonight, 275 men being dis
charged from the shops at Omaha,
Grand Island, North Platte, Sidney,
Cheyenne. Laramie and Ogden. One
hundred of these came from Omaha.
The officers of the road decline to say
haw long the reduction will be in
force. The Omaha shops worked 1000
men forty hours during the week.
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iAckED the GOVERNMENT


|commoTs ,ont, Feb 4.-The bopsa ~,
The address any IL took up the revision Of
me throne Neply to the speech from
moved the ada ar bertram of Toronto
supporting tha M In a strong speech
because Il mss,, nkon railway policy,
e 4 the trade s''. that Canada was to
helds. lie AK ot the Klondike gold
y clause Of n supported the monopo-
graph creek sna contract of the Tele-
S S,,,, It preyent PREVENT 5stlckeen railway, be-
territoqgy q T., a railway o nve years the
Fove prPDpo'iton made an rSp ai,r leader Of
dian prec sysgy British and d ev sr,d; had
oy his action against
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Florence, Feb. Am almost perfect
fresco painted by Dominica del CHR
landajo, the illustrious Florentine
painter. has been discovered In the
church of San Salvador d'Ognissanti, In
this city. Among the figures is q por-
trait of Amerigo Vespucii
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Fight with Ediba Tribes.

Bonny, West Coast of Africa Feb. A.
The cross river expedition, which has
been operating in the interior against
the Ediba tribes, has had some severe
fighting Capt. F'enton has been killed
and Capt. Middleton wounded. The
enemy sustained great loss.
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STnEsss3sR1s
III s y sss
SHORT LINZ
Railway.
Rairoad and Steamship Tickets sold to all
points.
TIME CARD IN EFFECT FEB. ., 1sos.


TIME CAltD IN EFFECT FEB, 0, lsDo.
Trains arrive and depart at Salt Lake City
us follows:
DEPART.
For Chicago, Omaha, Denver, Kan
sas city, st. Louis, Ogden and
For San Francisco. ogden. Cache
:, Valley and intermediate points. 90 II IN
For Ogden. Denver, Kansas City,
Omaha, 81. Louis Chicago and
intermediate points. ............ 6 Is p m
and San Francisco. ,..,........... S 45 p IN
Monti and Intermediate points so u m
tFor Provo. Nophi, Milford, Frisco
and intermediate points. ........ 6 90 p m
MIXED train for Garfield Beach,
TOoele and Terminus 10 Il m
ARRIVE.
From Chicago, Omaha, st. Louis,
and Ogden. . 10 p m
Francisco, Ogden and intermed-
late points. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 0j Il m
From san Francisco, Cache Valley
ogden and intermediate points Is p m
| From Chicago, Omaha. st. Louis,
Kansas city, Denver and Ogden 30 IA m
| tFrom Frisco, Milford, Nephi, Provo
and intermediate pOintS......... % II m
| From Mercur, 1intc. Provo, Nephi,
Munti and intermediate points. @ 30 p m
| .Fron Terminus, Tooelc and Gar
tTrains south of Juab run daily except
'Daily except sunday.
CITY TICKET OFFICE, UNDER MASONIC HALL,
Cor. End South and West Temple.
u. +. hurley.
Gen Pass. and Ticket Agent.
General Traffic Manager.
| ". II. BANCROFT,
! Vice-president and Gen. Manager.
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MORE REINDEER COMING.
10 shipped on the steamer manitopah--
Lapianders Coming.

Washington. Feb. A cablegram re-
keiyed at the war department IRON
H Jackson at Alton, Sweden, an
kounces that the Manitoban. char
|ered by Lieut. Devore for the govern
kent has Just sailed from that port
In New York with $50 reindeer and
syenty-eight Lapland women to care
In the animals and drive them for the
klief expedition when they arrive in
Alaska. The war department is now
making arrangements for the trans.
kortatinn Of the deer across the con-
hnent from New York to Seattle.
I In answer to inquiries that have been
made at the departments instance as
the probability Of finding in Alaska
b. moss upon which the reindeer feeds
together In his native country, the
hreau OF education has submitted
line correspondence its agents have
ID on this subject. The inquiry had
becial reference to the vicinity of the
hilcat region, and samples of the
orweglan moss were sent up there
pr Identification In response, the
Presbyterian missionary at Haines, Mr..
4. W. Ware, writes as follows:
'n'he re'rdear moss came by the last
ball. and have been asking a good
.any n9iiyes and whites about it. The
et outcome is that there is very little,
fdeed, along the coast, but fifty miles
Pyer the coast range there is a great
abundance. Some say the whole coun-
~ Is covered. | accept that statement
rith some reservations, but / should
udge that there must be a great deal"
The war department has con-
{2eted with the Pennsylvania
falroad for the reindeer now
y The way from Norway, from
Pew York to Seattle. The route will
Y over the Pennsylvania road, the Chi
Ego Milwaukee & St Paul and the
i'eat Northern. Passenger train time
to be followed, and the government
reserves the right to stop the train and
II, the animals at points selected by
agents. The price is s2i3.77 for stock
ars and sl6S.l7 for box cars. and the
allroad company is to furnish accom-.
rodati0ns for the attendants
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Don Carlos Daughter Divorced,

London, Feb, A special dispatch
I'm Rome says judicial separation
As oeen granted to Donna Elvira
paIgh'er OF Don Carlos, the pretender
ME Spanish throne, from her hus-
ano, Count Filipo Folchi. The court
uered Count Folohi to pay the count
@o francs alimony per month.
pohha Elvira Bourbon Anjou, the
eeohu daughter of Don Carlos, in No
csmper; ls96, eloped from Rome with
vunt Folchi, an artist said to be n
narfled man with family. Donna
ev1A with her her iewelry. which was
ihd cripple. "sS
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C0NSUMPI

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ers that 1 have positive remedy for tho
above named disease. By its timely use
thousands of hopeless cases have been per-
manently cured. / shall be glad to send
two bottles ofmy remedy free to any of your
readers who have consumption if they will
send me their express and post Office address.
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NsCNEl ESINsy n ~
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Syrup Of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
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its action and truly beneficial in its
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Syrup of Figs is for sale in SO
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gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro.
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wishes to try it. Do not accept any
substitute.
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