Stikeen River journal., 1899-02-18
tsisNiR II. NEWS.
X Syn"rai, oi Happenings In the Outside World as Cleaned
 from Exchanges.

The Pacilir soa=t Steamship Com pany has male a contract with the TreadWell Mining Company at Doug las lsland to c,trry trom l58 io 2O0 toas of ore to the "'aeona -mrIter on every steamer. One hundred and GttN-tWo tons of lhis ore was on 'he la-t do%n- ward steamer.
 President AirEiaI,A aas -eat I special mc,sa4e to Congress aavocatin4 thc building of d Pacific cable fram d poat on the Pacific coa~f to ManiiH ta0caina en route. IL the tla"aiian islands aud Guam.
 1'ha Amer.iraa troops on Feb. leJh., gained another decisive victory oyer In" insurgents ia tbr phlirrinc5. cai- 6arjoe tAr toan If taIoeau oa Gazta i-5uhd. ailb great lo-. 10 the ,eauN. American casualties were sniui.
 Tao soap trusts are haiul Gra.ed oac at Chicago wtsh #lapa3J.Gp3 eapi- lal. aud ole at Boston a.'' .4a.oe9H4.
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 II F. f,psete4 t1u :5. 1.#s,.=~ o. Prof. Aaaear haes Hsa f#aa fa s.hel'e. together s;s1l hi~ tao a.a- raalaa~ and tAa as.e ef Gt--#aa# a#.a f.Iea. Prof. Aadraa -s:ssa 'e T ha.aao.aa la'y llaa. Isa-.re #.a3 tae north rp5a.
 1t i~ probable that naGe B'Nrcos formerly spanish minister to Mexico. will be designated by the Madrid gov eenmant a, .it- minister to Washington to exchange the ratification of the treaty of peace.
 Oar C1eyeland exchange tGe CIrye- land Plaa"deater ia aGartirle on !. a- ruar4 5sh., claims that a reconciliation is about affected between prceident Mckinley and his former premier John sherman, of Ohio. 9he fact ,hat sherman coIa"- out in fayol. of ra'itira- tion Of tbn treaty 0ith spain | 4iyon ;ts an indication oi a change of trrIing.
 The time between Chicago and D'u- aha has been reduced to l.. hours on the Chicago and NortANestprH railway. This k part of the overland limited. which i- to reduce the timc between Chicago and Portland h three d9y-. Tao fastest time previously made be- tween Chicago and Omaha on the Ghi- ca4o X ,.orthWestern was l3 hours and D minutes.
 In view of the neW placer mining amendments that restrict the placer. mines of British Columbia to British subjects. no doubt there will he quite il number of aliens who will be anNiou, to know the condition, upon which they can become naturaizod as British sub ieet~: -o as to benefit in all the priyi- le4o, which chat right gives them,
 The only necessities fol' a person to bccom" naturali2ed are that the anpli- canl is d person of good character and has resided in the Dominion for three years, The applicant makes oath of res- idcncc and takes the oath of allegiance before any of the following persons: X judge of d court of record in Canada. Il commissioners authorized by the gov- crnor-gcneral to take oaths under the act. q justice of the peace of the county or district where the alien resides. a notary public, a stipendary OF d police magistrate.
 The middle and western states are experiencing severe cold wave. The cold"st in years. Colorado seems to suffer more than the rest on account of the heavy snow which accompanies the cold. Trains are delayed ycner- ally and much suffering is he result
 Hale. chairman of the naval affair. favorably reported and the ! senate passed a bill creating an ad mral | m the navy, it being intended that