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THE POWERS
TO CONFER
CONTINUED from First pagoj

Kong fpr so tMrKlcnW per ton, 10 arrive.
lb McAlrnm. The secretary Of the Japan
$50 treasury IN conversation In ioko.
hama admitted that Jnp1n'n financial rpn'
dlton was htmlghtonod mo Wol-llal.
Wei indemnify viii bn expended IN IN
ofonHlng her armament
Tho Chinese government has agreed 10
tho ftrnoh claims lhnl WDW yon ho
distributed among tho families NJ mur.
dcfcd missionaries ana that ID church DO
erected Ht 70 llnl port, canton province.
III chin lrong. lnto Chinese minister 90
japan "a said to hu going TO Europe on ID
special mlHHiun 10 Induce the ppw'ra ~
guarantee tho Independence ~ emma.
Lato aivIuua from Hhh Hhi tho seen"
of tho recent milsfurrlgn riot. ulalra that
ton uf tho leaders have been ARRESTED.
Two hundred soldiers and twu ,hlncHo
warhhlpa had arrived tu preserve order
Tho feeling against foreigners waH alil
worry bitter A rokiuE diapatoh, dated
May %. says Tho report concerning th"
disturbance ut Hhh AM has thrown lh"
Chinese government into a nlato ~ serious
CONSERVATION and thc ministers are great
~ troubled a. know what munHufos ought
properly 90 boo taken az ,nlH junr'urr,
Tho thu Ulu hears from certain chna'
men lt Yokohama that tho rising uf thr
mob al sha Ahl la supposed tu bu due To-
tho msIiRatiun NJ the karakDwal, "a Ho'
ctct society which was uyrriurning the
present Chinese government
Wuuug rlltptlsly un tho outrageous
attacks mado on tho Japanoao consulate
az Hha shi by rhlnrao muba, tho iomiuri
declares.
"'tho ChinrHo government must dispatch
an rm1asBy 90 Japan Nlth an apology. tho
local officials and rnEcadrra ~ ,ho riot"
mua, bc punished. all lunaoa to Doc fully
compensated. ElfuHun tn hu stationed
VI ryyry open port fuf protection, over
thirty Japauruu 90 hu engaged by the
Churso government aa adyisrp un clNil
and military. ana!fs. tno ompIuymcut VI
Japau,so advisers and Instructors 90 GOV.
ofunr uf respective provinces 800 china
must Roc sanctioned, china must permit
tho establishment uf the bauA ul Japan
30 China
Tho kukomuu persists Zoo its contention
that ibo following demands aru -
ava naH pf Tho ss,ll,mrnv
lIa. Ihat lhc c,pou VI cA.noar oor'
oais mast uo unractyod) permitted.
SECOND That ail internal roy,uuo taxes
upon s.uda imported from Japan ana
guois purchased n china by Japanese
shall po abpilahcd
ThIW rha, mono but reasonable taA'a
shall ho imposed ulon ANY industrial 300.
dor8huga started by Janne7n Iu ,hlua.
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rAnaEr rnAcrlcE.

san Fran, iaco juno Preparatory ia
their departure tor Manila the men ot
tho Colorado aud Pennsylvania regiments
have bcru HupplIvd with ammunition for
target practice. All tho troops nov Ia
camp viii shoot over the Preside ranges
IN turn. beginning tomorrow.
Tho tgah cavalry have been supplied
with heavy m,r,uchmcn, knives instead
OF nabrrs The knives arr about foot
Ions and their blades are a. wide as the
base % a mnsop's trowcl They arr very
formidable weapons az close quarters.
Contributions TO the Rru Cross now
amount 10 SiU0JO.
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SPANISH RGINFoRcEMENTs,

Gibraltar, juno S-'rhc Spanish garrison
In the nclghnorhpod OF Gibraltar has been
reinforced by additional troops at san
kouuo ana with further rclnlorccmcnts
at Tnrlf0, liarrlos and Algeria, Tcmpur-
AIRY huts win be- created to accommodate
thtm
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-06-09
THE TWELFTH CENSUS.

Washington, Juno S.-rhe bill providing
for tho twelfth census was passed by the
senate today, Under IT, II It should be-
como a law, director Of the census, as
sIstant director and five expert statls-
tlcans viii bo appointed In order to make
preliminary arrangements for the census
OF 1900 A determined effort was made to
provide that tho employees Of tho census
bureau should be examined and certified
by tho civil service commission, but 1t
failed by n vote of IS to 81,
A provision was inserted that no more
than two-thlrds of tho supervisors ana
onumerators should belong to ono political
party
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MAcKEN2IEs GOOD RECORD.

Philadelphia Juno Sin us preliminary
trial ON the Delaware river the torpedo
boat Mackenzie averaged a knots Tor the
distance OF 81 miles In deep water When
tho government trial comcs ufr Il Is cX-
pcctcd the Mackenzie wul develop a
speed OF nearly q knots. II was not
pushed at this time, /, being the builders
trnl lrIn
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the LATER RETURNS.

Portland, juno S,--PmctIcally complete
returns from all the counties In the state
except Curry, Lake, llOrnoy and Malhour
give Gccr, 80, ,S95; King, SO,G69. Gcer's plur-
ollty Ia 9,2gG
For congressman-Tongu 1919; Voatch,
lG9a2, Tongues plurality Is 2,lSl
Moody, 1881, Donaldson, l2,o& Moody's
plurality Is 6,Gd,
Gcors plurality In Multnomah county
In b.j9G
Mason for mayor has II plurality of 9,64l
over Muntag.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-06-09

states Senator W. A. ponor was noml.
mated Tor governor by tho prohibition
state convention this afternoon.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-06-09
TROOPS ABOARD glllp.

Llfo on q nlg Transport Has Many Dls,
adyanlngos-oa tho way to tho PM
lppnoa Nu Fun fpr Onlcors.
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NOMINATED FOR GOVERNOR

EmporIa. Kas,, June S,--Ex-Unlted
The Advocate and news., 1898-05-04
Cuthbert sargent's Voucher for Coal PIT Job.

rant No. 5,90S. This was $715 in excess
Of the original contract, and is fully that
much in excess of reasonable compensa-
ton for the work actually done. After
an examination of the voucher it ap-
pears that all of these extras were or
dered on the same day. This voucher
don't seem to be in harmony with the
records though. The record Of orders
for extras is dated December 30. II the
work required was materially Increased
the bond should have been made larger.
1t is a requirement of law that the bond
be equal to the amount of the contract.
II is also required that similar bond
be filed with the County Clerk Of the
county in which the work was per-
formed, which was not done.
In this matter there was no advertise
ment for bids. None were received.
There was no competition and the con-
tractors got the work at their own price.
The law provides that all letting Of con-
tracts by the Board of Public Works
shall be advertised where the cost OF
the work to be done Is likely to exceed
$1,000. The arrangement Of this work
into one contract and two extras leads TO
the suspicion that 1t was SO done to
evade the opinion of Attorney General
Dawes that the same law applies to the
executive council In this way 1t could
be eVaded, and it Is not unreasonable to
suppose that this was the cause of 1t.
II it was ii was not creditable to State
officers to be parties to transaction
which would deprive the State Of the
Y. 80
After the work was finally done 1t was
found that it was very poor Job. In
stead Of using the proper kind Of cement
on the top Of 1t an inferior quality was
used This let's water through when
ever 1t rains. There have been times
when the floor Of the pit was covered
with several inches OF water. This makes
1t very unhandy for use and it is dam
The Advocate and news., 1898-05-04
Victorious
Americans.
Aslatlc Squadron Meets the Spanish
Fleet In Battle In the Phil.
'ppIne Waters.
TWO SPANISH SHIPS ARE LOST
EVERY "WEDNESDAY.
PRICE FIVE GENTS.

Madrid, May 1--6:2O p. m.--Advices
from Manila say that the American
squadron under Commodore Dewey ap-
peared of the bay Of Manila at O'clock
this morning and opened strong can
nonade against the Spanish squadron
and forts protecting the Spanish harbor.
Madrid, May Midnight. An official
telegram received at late hour from
the governor Of the Philippines, says:
Admiral Montejo has transferred his
flag to the cruiser Isla de Cuba from the
cruiser Reina Maria Christiana. The
Reina Maria Christlana was completely
burnt, as was also the cruiser Castillo,
the other ships having to retire from the
combat, and some being sunk to avoid
their falling into the hands of the
enemy"
Madrid, May 1--8 .. m.--"Our feet,
considering the ehemy's superiority, nat
urally suffered severe loss. The Maria
Christiana is on fire and another ship,
believed to be the Don Juan de Austria,
was blown up. There was considerable
loss Of life. Captain Cadarzo, command
ing the Maria Chrlstiana, ia among the
killed. The spirit OF the army, navy
and volunteers is excellent"
London, May 1.--While II Is quite clear
that the Spanish squadron has suffered
a crushing defeat, the dispatches leave
unclear the intensely interesting ques-
tion whether the American feet has SUI
fered material damage.
Reliable details cannot be had until
Commodore Dewey's squadron Is able to
communicate with Hong Kong. There
lis, however suspicious frankness about
Spanish dispatches that savors OF a de-
sire to break unpleasant news to the
Spaniards II is not unlikely, therefore,
that Commodore Dewey may be able to
renew the attak.
The Advocate and news., 1898-05-04
Hanna a Brlber.

Columbus, o., April 25.-( (Associated
Press dispatch to the Topeka Journal -
The State Senate of Ohio (Republican)
Saturday voted that Senator Marcus A.
Hanna is guilty of the crime Of attempt
ing to bribe John G.. Otis, a member Of
the House of Representatives, TO vote for
him for United States SENATOR
The report of the committee was pre-
sented shortly before noon by Chairman
Burke, who moved It's adoption. Senator
Garfield presented minority report, in
which he charged that Senator Hanna
was the victim of a conspiracy.
The majority report created profound
sensation and many were Of the opinion
that such q scathing denunciatlon Of
Hanna would not be agreed to by a
Republican body. There were no speeches
made, and when the vote was taken IL
was found that the report had been
adopted by vote OF 19 to IL.
In IT'S report the committee says the
evidence proves four main facts:
1. That on or about January 0, 1893, an
attempt was made to bribe John G.. Otis,
a member OF the House of Representa-
tives Of the present general assembly o.
the State of Ohio, to vote for Marcus A.
Hanna for United States Senator.
2. That Henry H. Boice was the prin-
cipal offender in the commission Of that
crime.
3. That Major q. G. RathbOne, Major
Charles F. Dick and Marcus A. Hanna
procured, added and abetted Henry Fl.
Bofce to commit that crime.
4. That H. Fl. Hollenbeck aided said
Henry H. Boice In committing tnat
crime.
The Advocate and news., 1898-05-04
Competition
Not Desired.
Two Prices Paid for the Construction
of a Coal Pit, and Then Poor
Work Is Done.
BIG PRICES FOR CHEAP STUFF

The same recklessness seems TO have
pervaded the little contracts that char
acterized ~Ae larger ones which were let
by the Morrill, administration. The State
suffered as badly in one case as in the
other. It will be noted that not one Of
them gave the taxpayers decent treat
ment. One of the small contracts in
which the contractors got their share
and more was that for the construction
of the coal and ash pit, tunnel, track,
etc. There are a number Of details in
connection with 1t which merit close
examination.
The first record relative to it appears
on page 418 Of the Executive Council
record under date of November %, 1895.
It says:
"The council having under considera-
tion the matter Of providing for the re-
moval and disposition of ashes in the
sub-basement Of the State house, it was
ordered that the architect in charge Of
the work be authorized to let the con-
tract for constructing tunnel, track,
car and fixtures as per his plans and
specifications to -- for a sum
not to exceed $1,000 all complete"
There are many people who will be
unable to understand where the Exec
utive Council derives It's authority to del
egate it's right to let contracts to other
officers. 1t is supposed that public Of
ficers will devote their time and attention
to the duties Of their offices without
farming their work out to other people.
On December s, 1895, ii was ordered
chat this work be completed by February
Is, 1896, a condition which 1T would ap-
pear was disregarded, as the vouchers
for the work were not fled until April 6.
A bond for $1,000 was approved Decem-
Der TO- The contract Is dated December
5. This is another case of loose, careless
business methods AS everybody knows,
it Is very unwise to sign up a contract
without the receipt and acceptance of a
bond at the same time. Otherwise the
State would be obligated without any
guarantee that the contractor will COM
ply with the terms of the agreement.
This contract was for the construction
Of am underground coal room north of
the east wing OF the State house This
was connected with the sub-basement
with a tunnel, There was only one set Of
specifications and plans. Although on
December 30, 1895, the executive coun-
The Advocate and news., 1898-05-04
Topeka, KANSAS, MAY A, 1898.

Gil record shows that an order was made
that the pit be enlarged, it is impossible
to find wherein any enlargement was
made. A careful examination by compe-
tent men fails to disclose any difference
between the work as done and the plans
originally made.
The amount of this contract was $3.50.
The final payments, as shown by the
accompanying voucher, amounted to
$1,675. This voucher was paid by war
The Advocate and news., 1898-05-04

gerous in that the wet slack for use in
the furnaces which is stored in 1t is
liable to explode any time. An exDlo-
sion Of this sort would not only ruin the
work done but 1t might seriously dam
age the State house. It seems that the
State has not only paid two, prices for
this work, but the work done was 80
poorly performed that 1t is not only an
announcement, unsatisfactory affair, but
1t is positively dangerous.
The Advocate and news., 1898-05-04
Kansas Troops WIN Be Ready Tuesday.

In reply to an inquiry from the Secre-
tary OF War, Governor Leedy has tele--
graphed that he will have Kansas quota
Of troops ready to be turned over 10 the
government Tuesday, May 10. People
who know Governor Leedy know that
when he says he will do thing he does
II, and he will undoubtedly have the
Kansas contingent ready. The troops
will be mobilized at Topeka and VIII
doubtless be taken by the government
to Fort Leavenworth FIRST.
The Advocate and news., 1898-05-04

Governor Leedy has appointed Speak
er Street, Of oberlin, to succeed w. L..
Brown on the Board Of Charities. 1t is
good appointment. Street Is honest,
clean, and business man.
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A Gloomy Feeling.

LONDON, Oct. 31-There was an unex-
pectedly gloomy feeling this morning on the
Stock Exchange and the Paris bourse, both
these markets being influenced, it is in
ferred, from the aggressive tone of some
of the French papers. Besides this, some
thing extraordinary seems to have happened
and it looks as if a crisis were approach
ing The British naval preparations are cer-
tainly being pushed with great activity. The
British emergency squadron is gathering at
Devonport with all possible speed. Seven
battle ships and one cruiser have been thus
far designated to join this squadron. Officers
and sailors have been hurriedly recalled
from leave of absence; several battle ships
and cruisers at Portsmouth are taking their
full crews on board and other warlike prep
arations are being made. A number of sig
nal men, now on duty with the British
channel squadron, which arrived at Gibral-
tar this morning, have been ordered home
for service, it is presumed, on board the
auxiliary cruisers, if the latter should be
required for active service.
A sensation has been caused by the ar
rest this morning of a supposed Russian
spy at a fort near Harwich. The man was
already under surveillance and went to a
redoubt, where he tried to obtain some in
formation from a sentry regarding the for
tifications He was promptly arrested and
inquiries are being made regarding his an
tecedents.
1t was also asserted to-day that the COM
manding officers Of the London volunteer
regiments had received orders to prepare for
immediate mobilization and it was asserted
that the different artillery corps have been
informed as to the forts on the southern
and eastern posts to which they have been
allotted.
The Pail Mall Gazette this afternoon says:
England now is so near war that the gov
ernment has carried its preparations to the
furthest limit of the preparatory stage 1t
has been arranged to call out the reserves
and militia and to mobilize the volunteers
simultaneously and to form large camps at
various important railroad functions where
rolling stock and locomotives will be con-
|, i,centrated."
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Attempt to Intimidate china.

PEKING, Oct 31-Baron Won Heyking
the German minister to China, has proposed
to the representatives Of the powers at
Pekng a joint occupation of the railway
from Shan-Hai-Kwanan. in province of Pc
Chilli, to Peking, thus securing communica-
ton with the coast, unless the Chinese gov
ernment promptly withdraws it's troops to
a safe distance from the line.
The Empress dowager, II is reported has
ordered the Kang-Su troops to Picking 10
serve as a protection against q possible
movement on the part of General Yuan Sink
Kai. who she believes is using the foreign
drilled force under his command in the
neighborhood of Tien-Tsin in collusion with
the foreign enVoys
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-01

PARIS, Oct. 3l.-The Eclair to-day says
it learns on reliable authority that the
Fashoda question will be settled favorably
to Great Britain by the recall of Major
Marchand. France, the paper adds, yields
all, reserving only the question of the right
to the Bahr-el-Ghazal district which she
does not consider as belonging to Egypt
Continuing, the Ecair remarks: IN. Del
casse, however, has now decided to raise
the whole Egyptian question, which should
have been done from the first and thus
avoiding the humiliation of yielding to the
British ultimatum. When the question is
thus enlarged France will not be alone in
it's discussion with the Marquis of Sails
bury. Egypt interests all the powers Russia
has promised NJ. Delcasse its most effective
assistance, and besides Germany has the
greatest interest, in view of her East Af-
rican possessions and trade in the far East
that the Suez canal should not become ex-
clusively British and is disposed to support
France-Russian arguments for definitive
settlement of the Egyptian question:
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-01
Governor Black Makes His First
Speech and Praises the Adminis-
tration's Conduct of the War.
TROUBLE In NORTH CAROLINA
NEGROES MAY INSIST ON RUNNING
THEIR OWN CANDIDATES.
Charges Given Currency in a Speech
by DIR. Swallow Denounced as
False by Senator Quay.
speclal to the Indlananolls journal.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31.-The prospects
for a general Republican victory al the polls
next week are brighter to-day than they
have been since the campaign opened. Ad-
vices from every section where there is
real fight are that the business men will
go to the polls. That is the element which
has been keeping quiet. 1t was supposed
to be suffering from an attack of hopeless
apathy, and the efforts of the Republican
campaign managers have been directed to
arousing it. 1t is aroused all right and the
Republican outlook has undergone decided
and widespread improvement. Men are re-
turning from New York satisfied that the
Republicans in that State have the fight
won, and information from every important
community East West and North are of the
same tenor. In many places which have
been PUT in the doubtful column there are
strong indications of 81 landslide. There are
in the situation as it now stands many ele-
ments of a great political surprise. Cam
paign managers of both parties frankly con-
fess that it has been utterly impossible to
make anything like close canvass and
that there ere more voters than ever be-
fore whose intentions cannot be accurately
ascertained. Recently, however. a drift has
been observable and the Republican leaders
are greatly pleased.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-01
Ten Tickets in colorndo.

DENVER, Col, Oct. S1-The time allowed
by the law for making changes in the state
tickets expired at midnight. The midde-of-
the-road Populists will have no state ticket
the court deciding at the last moment that
the party has no standing. There are ten
state tickets, but only four candidates for
Governor. Charles S. Thomas, Democrat,
heads the Democratic-People' party Tel
Ter, Silver Republican. National Populist
and Liberty Union tickets Henry r. VOL
cott heads the Republican Silver Repub-
lican (anti-Teller) and Western Republican
tickets. The other two candidates for Gov
ernor are Robert v. Rose, Prohibition and
Nixon Elliott, Socialist Labor. Through the
decision of the courts in regard to emblems,
the Teller Silver Republican candidates for
the Legislatufe and county offices in this
and several other counties will appear on
the ballot under the eHiblen Of the old fac
tion of the Silver Republican party, which
has fused with the Republicans on the state
ticket. The fact will cause many Silver Re-
publicans TO vote the straight Republican
ticket.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-01

night. There is a disquieting rumor that
the negroes are seriously considering the
question Of running a county ticket regard
less of the wishes of Governor Russell. The
unexpected arrival of Governor Russell this
evening gives rise to the hope among con-
servative people that Russell has heard of
the movement of the negroes to place a
county ticket in the field and has come here
to suppress it If possible. There is little
doubt that if a Republican ticket is brought
out for county offices the situation here will
become more serious than ever. The Demo-
Gratis have carried out their part of the ar
rangement made with the Governor by
choosing their candidates for the lower
house of the Legislature, and they are
furious over the talk of a negro county
ticket An editorial in the negro paper, the
Record. of this afternoon is considered a
positive indication that the negroes do not
consider the question of a county ticket
finally settled.
RALEIGH, N. c., Oct. S1-The Populist
executive committee of Edgecombe county,
following the example of the last Populist
candidate for Governor have declared for
white supremacy and decline to support
negroes on the fusion ticket previously ar
ranged.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-01
M,ADoo talks RAsHLY.
Makes Unsupported Charges Against
the Admin I'm ton

Makes Unsupported Charges Against
the Administration.
TRENTON, N. j., Oct S1.-In the course
of a speech at a Democratic mass meeting
here tonight former Assistant Secretary of
the Navy B1cAdoo criticised the admins
tration in the management of the war with
Spain. He said that the administration
started off with the department numbered
up with a lot of bureaucrats and followed
this up by the appointment of sons of some
body and sons of nobody without any mill
tary experience to positions of the greatest
responsibility Camps were selected, he
said, in out-of-the-way places and in spots
where proper sanitation could not be had,
and all because the men who made the
selections knew nothing about the needs or
were playing into the hands of the rail-
roads. The lives and health Of the men
were intrusted to incompetents, and the
President and the secretary of war did
nothing to remedy this evil, that in some
respects rivaled the black hole in Calcutta
Ali this, the speaker said, was because the
War Department was controlled by politics.
He complimented the management of the
Navy Department. Referring to his sue
cessor, Colonel Roosevelt he said he would
deem it privilege if he were in Colonel
Roosevelt's place to be able to tell the
American people of the msmanagement of
the Santiago campaign.