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ALASKAN LAWS.
Instructions Issued for the Guidance of
Local Omcials.

Instructions Issued for the Guidance OF
Local Omcials.
Washington. July 12.-The secretary
of the interior has approved instruc-
tions for the guidance of local officials
In their administration of the act ex-
tending the homestead laws and pro-
yiding for the right of way tor rail-
ways in the district of Alaska These
instructions were prepared by Com mis-
sioner Herman of the general land ottce
and constitute the first PRONUNCIATION
of the act approved May IA. 1885, An
important ruling is to the effect taat
the section Is imperative which ex-
tends to citizens of the Dominion OF
Canada the same rights as are extended
to our citizens in British Columbia in
regard to the mining laws. The only
privilege extended to citizens of the
United States by the Canadian law Is
the permission TO lease mineral lands
Our laws do not provide for leasing
such land, and the recent act of con-
gress provides that mo greater rights
shall be thus accorded TO citizens OF
the Dominion of Canada, than citi-
zens OF the United states may enjoy In
the district of Alaska" II therefore
results that the section in question Is
imperative.
A road way so feet in width, parallel
to the shore line as near as practical.
is reserved for the use of the public
as a highway. The shore line IL held
to mean high water mark. This ressr-
vation occurs in the proviso relating to
the reservation between claims abut-
ting on navigable waters. but since IL
is its purpose to reserve a road way
for public use as a highway along the
shore line of navigable waters. IL Is to
be held to relate to the lands entered
or purchased under this act as well as
TO reserved lands. otherwise IL would
serve little or no purpose. This reser-
walton will not prevent the location and
survey of a claim down to the shore
line. for in such cases the claim will te
subject TO this servitude and the area
of the highway will be computed as
part of the area entered and rur-
chased.
The interior department may author
ize the sale of timber under certain
conditions. but no timber taken sroin
the public lands and sold in this way
can be exported from the district cf
Alaska. Actual settlers. miners, etc.
may use not to exceed 800 worth Of
timber from public lands each year free
of expenses. Land offices have been
established at Sitka. Nulatao and Cir
Gle.
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Shafter's Demand.

Washington. July 1.-THE following
dispatch from Shafter. dated July IL,
has been received: 'It has been very
quiet and little fighting. A flag of
truce since 2 o'clock: we are consider
ing the proposition of surrender now.
1 have the town surrounded on the
north; lines were completed at s p.
m. by General Ludlow right down to
Santiago. but the line is rather thin.
and / will have it strengthened in the
morning by General Henry. who has
just arrived at headquarters. Only
three or four casualties; no one killed
as far as l can learn. Expect to have
two new batteries in position to-mor-
row. A great deal of suffering among
the people who have gone out of San
tiago. 1 am doing my best to relieve 1t,
but am not entirely successful"
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VIII Ask for Bids.

Special Dispatch to the Standard
Helena. July 12-The state capitol build
ing commission met to-day to decide upon
the form of advertisement asking for bids
for the construction OF the state house
and TO transact any other business that
might be presented. The commission de-
cided to advertise for bids to be opened
Sept. Is. This advertisement will be in
serted in the Standard and several East
ern trade papers The successful contrac-
tor will be required TO furnish bonds In
the sum of $4,000 The commission also
looked over the specifications. which are
very elaborate. and agreed upon them.
The architects expect 10 have the plans
ready for the contractors by Aug. Is.
which will allow nearly month to hgure
upon the work. IL Is expected that the
contract will be awarded and work COM
mence by Oct. I.
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GEN. T0RAL REFUSES TO SURRENDER.
The Second
the First-The Spaniard Reterates His Dissemination
to Resist to the End.

sent In a deadly fire and the Spaniards
fell back to their last entrenchments.
Offering but little resistance. The
Americans suffered no loss.
At noon to-day General Shafte-
communicated by signal with Rear Ad-
miral Sampson. requesting him to
cease firing. and then General Shafter
sent General Wheeler into the Span
ish lines under flag of truce with a
message to General Toral, reciting the
fact that the American ships had given
a complete demonstration that they
could throw shells into the city and
destroy lit and that the American
troops had the city completed sur
rounded and that $4,000 Spanish
troops and Cuban citizens were starv-
out out that our army had no means of
feeding them. General Shafter then
demanded the unconditional surrender
of the city and added the statement
that unless General Toral complied, an
assault upon the city by the land and
sea forces would be renewed at once.
Several hours elapsed before any re-
ply was received from General Toral,
and then he sent a message to Gen.
eral Shafter to the effect that the mat
ter was of such great importance that
he had been obliged to refer ii to the
Madrid government and would send
his final answer as soon as he had re-
ceved instructions from Madrid.
1t was then late in the afternoon and
General Shafter gave orders for all
troops to get as much rest as possible
and be prepared to resume the attack
at any moment. No word had been re-
ceived from General Toral up to 8
o'clock.
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HEAD MONEY.
Simpsons Onicers and Men Are In for a
Good Thing.

Washington, July 12.-Something
over 100000 will be paid by this gov
ernment as head money to the Off
GERS and sailors who destroyed Ger
vera's fleet. This is according to the
law which provides payment of 500 a
head for every man on the ships of
the enemy when those ships are de-
stroyed. A few of the officers will re-
ceive pretty good fortunes. The law
governing the distribution of this
money is very explicit. Every man,
according to his rank, will be paid in
due season.
Records in the bureau of intelligence
at the navy department show the COM
plement of officers and men on the
Spanish vessels destroyed off Santiago
TO have been as follows: NiZcaya, 500,
Maria Teresa, 500; Almirante Oauend ,.
800; Cristobal Colon. 500: Furor, 65:
Pluton. 20. Total, 2,0s7. on this reck-
oning the government will pay to the
officers and men of Sampson's fleet
sos, 700. The figures i'm Commodor.
Watson's dispatch to the navy depart
ment are slightly different, but change
the result only a trine.
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opyright 1898 by Associated Press.

Copyright 1898 by Associated Press.
Before Santiago, via Playa del Este,
Guantanamo Bay, July 12.-This morn
ing General Toral sent out a reply to
General Skaters second demand for
the unconditional surrender of San-
tiago. made by the latter yesterday
afternoon. In his reply. General Toral
referred to his refusal to accede to the
American demand on Sunday, and
again reiterated his determination to
resist.
Notwithstanding this, the American
batteries did not open fire this morn
ing. The renewal of the bombardment
will probably be postponed until to-
morrow, Wednesday, when it is hoped
that all of General Randolph's troops
will be in position. The siege guns
landed yesterday will also be brought
up as soon as possible.
Torrents of rain fell last night,
drowning out the boys in the trenches
and making the road almost impass-
able. This may delay the batteries and
siege guns. The volunteers who are
being hurried on to the front are being
located along the right center. in the
positions which have been occupied ty
General Lawton's division, while the
latter has moved forward down 20 the
right, until he controls the road to
Gaines, along which Toral would have
to retreat, should he now be foolhardy
enough to make the attempt.
The Cubans under Gen. Calixto Gar
cia took Gaines without opposition on
Monday night and have entertainments
on each side of the road. The Ameri-
cans are now in a position to strike the
enemy in the left flank and roll 1t up,
making the Spanish entrenchments
north of the city untenable.
General Toral, realizing the weakness
of this flank, has been busy during the
existence of the truce in doubling back
with intrenchments and fixing his guns
in the direction from which he is threat
ened. Most of General Randolph's
guns will be located on the heights in
the center of General Lawton's new po-
sitfon, where they command the town.
Yesterday afternoon the Capron and
Haines batteries on the right side sue
ceeded in tearing up the emplacements
for palm" battery, as it is called, and
in pumping shells into several block
houses on Salients, but the shots di-
rected at the Spaniards in the trench
did not appear to have much effect.
Shrapnel were rapidly broken directly
over the trenches, yet in five minutes
the trenches at every point of explosion
would be alive with the enemy. They
would watch for the flashes of our guns
and drop before the shells exploded.
Our mortars' fire was directed at the
Spanish bull ring, and tore up almost
everything in the vicinity. 1t is under
stood the bull ring is being used as a
barracks.
Three large steamers lie in the harbor
alongside the iron company's wharf,
and a small Spanish gunboat is an
chored at the head of the bay. All these
could be plainly seen by the associated
press correspondent. The 1st Illinois
volunteers and the District of Colum bia
volunteers are now located in the
trenches that were occupied last week
by General Chaffee's brigade.
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large forces constitutes one of the
most important problems of military
science.
Major De Grandprey will remain here
for about a week and will then return
to Santiago. IL the place has not sur
rendered by that time. In case II a
surrender. he will proceed to Porto
Rico, or such other points as may be-
come the center of military operations.
As to the probabilities of surrender and
the political aspect of the situation.
Major De Grandprey will express no
public opinion, as he feels that IL would
be contrary to the propriety of his
position.
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THE PREMIERSHIP GOES A-BECC|NG

July l2An
but he edoesno a n
Iaton is
pointed however
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NOT A WORD OF NEWS.
An Anxious Night at the white House
and War department.

Washington. July 12.-This has been
a night of anxious waiting, both at the
white house and at the war depart
ment. Information from General Shaf-
ter has been expected, but up to 1915
O'Clock this morning not word of off,
cial news has been received. At l2:45
information was received at the war
department from the cable office that
there was nothing in sight"
Shortly after l O'Clock Secretary Al
ger and Secretary Wilson, who had
been in conference with the president
the greater part of the night, left the
white house for their homes. They say
that absolutely not a line OF official in
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is COMPLETELY INVESTED

The Bombardment Will Be Continued
Wednesday Morning-American Re-
inforcements Are Being Put in Posi-
ton to Cut on All Chance OF Torar=
Escape-Siege Guns Are Being Hurried
to the Front-Caimes Has Been Taken
Without Opposition - Spanish En-
trenchments North OF the City Are
Untenable - Randolph's Guns Com
mand the Town.
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l.. A. w. Bulletin.

Baltimore July 12.-Chairman Mott of
the l.. A. w. racing board has issued this
bulletin. The following is the score In the
national championship: Gardiner S.
Cooper 35. Bald 22 Major Taylor Is, Ste
vens 13. Mcfarland II, Eaton 10. Froman
10. Butler Q. Mertens s. Kimble s. Bowler
Z. Sims. s. DIR. Brown T. Eden T. Becker
Nat Butler g. Earl Kiser 3. Bourette g.
c. NJ. Ely q Hills. jr.. 2. Kiser 2. Wat
son Coleman l.
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Petition for "a Vote.

Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Pocatello. Idaho. July l2.-Psouons
signed by about 1900 voters, asking that
the question of issuing bonds for the
erection of court house in Povatello to
be submitted to the people this fall. were
to-day filed with the board of county
commissioners. The signers of the petit
tion constitute about four-fifths OF all the
voters of the county The petition will
receive affirmative action.
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slaughter of Chinese Rebels.

London. July 12-The Hong Kong cor
respondent OF the Times says: Disturb
ances continue on the West river. A
Paklan magistrate, who had offered a
reward for the capture OF a rebel chief
was himself captured by the chief. The
latter drenched the magistrate with kero-
sene and then burned him, afterwards
butchering the magistrates family and
fiinging the corpses into the river II is
said that the corpses of 400 slaughtered
rebels were seen fioats-g past wu Chau.
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Sfruek IL Rich-

Seattle. Wash. July 12.-From a letter
received to-day IL would seem that not
all OF the many prospectors who havs
gone to Copper river are returning dis
eouraged. A. F. Trodenbury. formerly Of
this city. writes under date of June %:
"A few days ago my partner and I 10
Gated a claim ten miles above Terrell In
the Blackburn mountains. We took out
$50 in three days in dust from the sur
face. but had TO stop work until Septem-
ber on account OF high water"
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Two Fi.hermsn Mi..i.,,

Port Townsend. Wash. July 1.-THE
tug Mystic. while towing ten fishing boats
and scOws. with total Of 15 men on
board TO Rocke harSor. encountered a Sc
we're gale. The tow lines broke and ths
boats drifted helplessly In the straits
while the seas swept over the scows,
running the fishermen's outfits. Ali hut
three of the boats were recovered. I've
fishermen are missing. They are probably
drowned.
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formation had been received tonight
from Santiago. and the only news of
the situation they had came in the as
soc1ated press from Playa del Este. Ad-
jutant General Corbin left the war de-
partment at about 1 o'clock.
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Victorious Rebels,

Canton. China. July 1.-THE rebels have
captured nine towns and have defeated
the imperial troops west of Woo Chow.
Placards have been posted at Woo Chow
declaring war against the officials and
warning the Inhabitants to depart before
the rebels attack the town. The authori-
ties here have purchased 5000 rifles and
are negotiating for a number of machine
guns
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V|ND|CT|VE ABUSE WAS
HEAPED UPON CERVERA'
Blenco Sent Him a Manly Report It Il
Thought That knowledge of This Is Keeping Toral
From Making His Surrender

to be a great advance from the con.
ditions during the civil war and is at
tributed to the Introduction Of anti
septic treatment of wounds. Ii shows
that no fever follows the wound AMI
that in the absence Of pus the wounds
heal rapidly without complications
Considering the great number OF
wounds to be treated. now and here
after. this is regarded as a most satis-
factory showing
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EVACUATED SANTIAGO.

Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Washington. July 12.-High officials
of the war department believe that Gen.
eral Lihares has taken most of his
troops out of Santiago under the cover
OF flag of truce.
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CAPTAIN GridleY's Ashes.

Chicago. July l2.-In an unpretentious
wooden box which arrived in Chicago
were the ashes of Captain Charles v.
Gridley, late commander Of Admiral Dew
ey's flagship. the Olympia. The box was
transported over the c. & f. railway to
Erie, Pa. the home of the commander.
No escort accompanied the urn.
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A Satisfactory showing.

Washington. July l2.-Surgeon Gen
eral Van RiDen of the navy has re-
ceived a report from the surgeons with
the fleet. showing that in the many
cases of the wounded. some of them
serious. no rise OF temperature or an
accumulation of pus has appeared.
From a medical standpoint this is said
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Incorporated.

Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Helena, July 12.-The New Mine Sap
phire Syndicate was Incorporated to-day
by Matthew Dunn. @. A. Wells and s. 5.
Hobson. Capital 100000. The Office of the
company will be in Great Falls and the
operations will be carried on in Fergus
county.
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A British Prize.

Key West. July ~. 1890 p. m.-The
sloop WY. flying the British flag. was
brought in here to-day as a prize ~
war She was captured by the St
Louis about 110 miles from Santiago de
Cuba while bound from Santiago de
Cuba for Santa Cruz with a cargo cf
provisions
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Harmon Released,

Special Dispatch to the Standard
Helena, July 12.-James p. Harmon. who
killed William Noel at Augusta on July
4. and has been in Jail here since while
his friends have been trying TO procure
bonds in the sum of s5. 900 was released
to-day bonds having been procured.
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Teamsters Wanted.

ST. Louis, July 12.-Colonel Smith.
deputy quartermaster general. has re-
ceived orders from Washington to Sc
cure 200 teamsters for service in Cuba
In addition to these men. who are
wanted Immediately. Colonel Smith has
been instructed to secure 80 more mule
hackers.
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A RUM OR OF SURRENDER.

Rome. July 12.-The Tribuna of this
city publishes an undated Kingston,
Jamaica. dispatch, received at $40 p.
m. to-day. affirming that the city of
Santiago de Cuba has capitulated.
Arizona republican., 1898-10-17

bequest have been increased nearly threefold, and the cveTplus turnsd to much more cTeditable uses.
 In 1892 1t is recorded that the S25O was paid in the purchase of copyhold close in St. Ives, containing an "esti- mated acre Of land which was let tc James Kidmsn at a yearly sum cf S55, much higher rental" This came to be known as Bible Orchard" The books Of the charity commissioners show that the six Bibles have been a1- nually purchased. and that these have been rallied CT drawn for by twelve poor children on Whit Tuesday in each year, the stipulation being that 'six boys and six girls bern in the par ish, Of good repute, able to reac the Sculptures, and ahcve the age Of 12 years" should cast lots for them.
 In addition to %he eleven shillings 6isbursed between the vicar and the clerk, one shilling is given to the sex ten. The attempt at entertainment, however. has been given up. the sur plus funds being dsvoted to the pur- chase Of blankets, warm clothing, and other necessaries for the benefit Of the poorest parishoners in winter.-Lon- don Mail.
Arizona republican., 1898-10-17
(. R. Go0DsN, Proprietor.

Johnson Bros, Agents at Mesa Louis Sultan Agent al Globe L. k. Drais, Agent at Florence L.W. Collins Agent at Phoenix
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RATTLE OF BIBLES.
Scriptures Thrown for With Dice in
 Church.

The good people Of St. Ives, in Hunt object to Bibies being rallied for with dice in church, and the Charity com missioners are to be approached on the subject.
 The annual custom has bser observ ed for mere than two centuries, but there is pretty gensral feeling among the inhabitants, which has been grow ing stronger and stronger in the past few years, that it is about time this rslic of a past age should be stopped.
 It was a provision in the will of Dr. Robert Wilde, a Presbyterian minister. that gave rise to it. In making his testamentary disposition, in the year 1878, the worthy doctor hequeathed the sum Of $250 under certain conditions to the town Of St. Ives. According to his direction this amount was to be laid out in land or a rent charge to raise s15 a year. to be paid on Whit Monday or Tuesday tc. the vicar and church wardens With this ineome were to be purchased "six plain. well bound Bibles, never exceeding the price of seven shillings each, to be cast for with dice by twelve parsons-siS males and six females"
 Further, the testator expressed a wish that the minister should receive ten shillings for preaching a sermon suitable to the occasion, and "com- mending the excellence, perfectness and divine worth Of the Holy Scrip tures" Care was to be taken that no person ever received mors than cne Bible, and the clerk Of the church was to receive one shilling for his services in entertainments by the vicar and church wardens and such as they shc uld think gCcd to invite. EVi- dently Dr. White had a great belief in the entertaining powers Of twelve shil- lings, inasmucn as the profits on his
Arizona republican., 1898-10-17
4 TRIUMPHAL MARCH
Colonel Brodie'S Progress iH
 inc North.

Holbrcck, Ariz., Oct 16.-tSpecial correspondence Of The Republican.)- After ti1e meeting here yesterday af- terncon a special train was engaged to take the Brodie party 10 Winslow. The party bearded the train, and @. the last moment an crder came to hold the special as the road was blocked with freight trains. l. was then s c'clcck, and it became apparent that the Wins low meeting would have to go by the Colonel Brcdie, G-vsInor Murphy, Judge Wright and the other repuoll- can lesdsrs were oo1carned The party retired, and will leave this morning for Flagstaff. The disappointment was keenly fel. by Cc,onel Brodie, who was opposed to. having any break occur in his arrangements. From Flagstaff Gel onel Brodie will g. to Kingman and speak o1 Monday night The later meetings will be announced as they are arranged.
 MessIs. A. and B. Schuster, who are the leading merchants Of Holbrcoik, took the party through &heir large store and Colonel BrCdie was presented with a handsome piece of petrifed wood which he treasures very much. Judge Wright tock away with him ss a gift a beautiful Navajo blanket and 8 bcfw with 3 brace Of fint-pointed arrows.
 
 The people of WinslOw will be. given a chance to meet and hear Colonel BfC- dis October 18th He will g over to St. Johns in Apache county, where he was stationed during the Apache h. dian warfare in the '7Gs, and there he has many friends who are anxious to greet him again.
 Although Colonel Brcdie has done very little public sps aking, his friends think tha. he will become a gccd cam paigner in a short time. His impress siTe manner, 9 slew, easy delivery and a plain statement Of the issues, count more than the pompous, wearying c-a- tory of his opponent Tha psople Of HClbroolz would not believe that Cole nel Brodie had not been 8 long time befcre the people as speaker. He won them here and ha will mak3 the same good impression wherever he gees.
 * =
 Colcnel Brodie was attacked by camp dysentery at Camp Wikof and he is still weak from it. During the past three weeks he has gained nearly seventeen pounds, and he will soon regain his usual weight and strength
 
 When Colcrel Brodie was called to the front his wife was i'll, and he lift her with the baby which had just ccms 10 bTightsn their home life. It was 9 trying parting and net a few men