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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-03

ihS' TIC Achicy LUMBER cOmpany'S boom
was visited The timber was being cut
| by contractor named Hatcher Out of
| row of seventy logs Lucia counted Int
| nine dead. Peter Bunge counted row
| or ffty-one logs Of which but four were
| dead. The Indian policeman counted but
| three dead ones out Of row Of fifty.
The Fairbanks boom next to the Row
| brothers was also visited and it averaged
| about 60 per cent green.
ONE FAIR LANDING.
The party next visited the landing of
| John Pemberton, on the shore line of
township 14S, range 90, section 8. The
| boom continued several hundred thousand
feet, OF which nearly all were dead.
Bungo, the Indian, ventured the asser-
| ton that the Indians would have no com
plant coming If the logs averaged as
well as Pemberton's
| M H. Craig, representative of the q
| A. Smith Lumber Company of Mime
| apolis was seen by The q o b CORES
| pondent, and said: whether or not the
| government inspectors are all right I
| cannot say, but I have heard 1t stated
| right along that Is per cent of the tim
| Der being cut on the reservation is
| green. I came up here last fall with the
| intention of buying some dead and down
| logs, but when l saw the condition of af-
| fairs I decided to keep out of it, have
| from the first favored the Menomonie
| plan of bank scale. This would I think
| give the Indians full justice, and would
| be much more satisfactory to legitimate
lumberman than the present system. On
| the Red Lake reservation it cost s375. O0C
to estimate the timber, and at the sale
| held some time ago the fifty towns sold
I brought $390.000 or $4,000 more than il
cost to have the timber estimated. The
| whole cost of estimating the reservations
! is something like 100000, and the gov
| eminent has received but about 81, 900, O0C
form the sale of all these lands. T think
this is evidence of itself of the farce of
| the present system
PUT ON THE AGENT.
If the promised investigation material
! ICES every log on the lake will be stamp-
Cd United States. and tied up until the
facts regarding the charges have been
/ disclosed -
The situation here at Leech lake is
much the same as that brought out II
the suit Of the government against tn,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-12-11
THE MAetRt

-Foundered on Lake Erie, OF Long
Point, and Was Lost, With All
Hands, Numbering sixteen People.
Great Quantities Of wFeckage
Picked Up.
BUFFALO, N. y, Dec. 1O.--It Is now
certain that the Canadian steamer Nj
agara, Capt. Henry MeGlory, foundered
on Tuesday evening last, about eight
miles on Long Point, Lake Erie. with
all hands, numbering sixteen persons,
Tugs sent out from Port Colborne and
from Buflalo, to search for the missing
steamer have returned. bringing with
them great quantities OF wreckage
picked up near where the steamer Is
supposed to have foundered' The
wreckage includes a part OF the Mag
ara's deck, portions OF the cabin. deck
beams, other material. and a quantity
OF shingles marked Parry Sound"
from which port the Niagara sailed for
Bunalo.
Judging from thS uulVuHe VI WIN
age that has been found, the Niagara
must have broken up badly in the
storm. II Is the opinion OF lake cap
tains that the boat went down in deep
water about eight miles east OF Long
Point, aH none Of her spars have been
found, and II she had gone down In
shallow water they would be sticking
up.
The storm which destroyed the Mag
ara wns one of the worst that ever
ragged over Lake Erie. Tho wind was
blowing gale Of fortyyflve miles an
hour, and II was showing heavily. Even
the largest and strongest boats made
for shelter, ana II is the opinion Of
vessel men that Capt. McGiory at
tempted to turn his boat around and
run under Long Point and In doing so
encountered the full force Of the
storm, his craft going to pieces.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-12-11
THE CURRENCY BILL

Comes Up in the House To-day, and
Debate on That Measure wlll Over
shadow Everything Else 1T Re-
mains to be Seen Whether the Gold
Democrats WIN Stick With the Re-
puBliCans.
WASHINGTON, Dec, 1O,-The house
will devote tomorrow entirely to the
financial debate on the currency bill.
Under the terms OF the special order,
adopted on Friday, the general debate
will open tomorrow, Immediately after
the reading Of the Journal and continue
daily from noon until o'clock Friday.
on Saturday tha bill will be read para
grnph by paragraph for amendment un.
der the hVe-minute rule. The vote VIII
not be taken until the following Mon
day. The debate will probably cover
a wide range, including general re-
threshing OF d le campaign Issue OF lSst,
and there maly be some stormy Incl.
dents. The Republicans are arrayeu
golidIy for the bill. but many Of them
who have never before advocated the
gold standard doubtless will have TO
take the floor to explain their position.
on tho Democratic side, some OF the
members are reported as favOring the
bill, but there has been no canvass made
az yet, and II remains to be seen now
many OF them will join the Republicans
upon this measure Representative
Overstreet, of Indiana, who will havo
charge OF the bill on the floor, VIII
make the opening argument in Its sup
port tomorrow.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-12-11
.CAPBONADO
COAL MINE
HORROR
Investigation to be Made Into the
Condition Of the
1Eine.
MEN ARE DEAD.
OF ssvsnty-six, 1Een IN the Nine
Forty-four Are sttll
Alive.

CARBoNADo. washington, Dec. TO-
Stunned by the suddenness of last
nlghts mine horror, the people hero
seem too dazed for any expression OF
grief Of demonstrstlve nature. Thirty-
two is the number of dead. Two men
we're rescued at o'clock this morning.
after being entombed in the mine all
night. They are Peter Merp, French
man. and Michael Knlsh, Pole After
Knish had recovered from the effects Of
the suffocating black damp, he said;
Twas working in the fourth cross-cut
when the explosion came After that I
went to sleep, and somebody came and
woke me up and took me out Of there.
That was the total measure Of his per-
iod OF consciousness. He laid In the
cool depth over eighteen hours and had
not the least conception Of this length
OF time on the other hand, Merp, the
Frenchman, had been biindiy cropping
around In the darkness for the most part
Of the night, on his hands and knees
seeking for some avenue Of escape. With
the exception OF these two men. the
death list remains The same.
Ine luJurEut III auullluN. " 0Lislb
number i've They are Andrew Kicn-
inko, Michael j. Kichlnko, Hungarianai
Abraham Kalunli. rinn, and james
Conway. All OF them are severely
burned, and Caldldo Parolini. an Ital-
Ian. had several ribs broken by falling
tlmbeTs
Governor Rogers viii conduct a
searching examination as to the cause
OF the explosion. He telegraphed State
Mine inspector Owens, now at Spokane
to attend the inquest tomorrow. and
examine witnesses himself. The ques-
tlon OF insufficient ventilation OF the
mine in accordance with the state law,
will be thoroughly gone into. It has
been found impossible to secure an Inn
partial coronerB jury In the mining dis
trlct, and Coroner Hoskel has gone 10
Tacoma to select his Jurors
The theory OF Superintendent Davis Is
that a small pocket OF gas was opened,
became ignited and caused the terrific
explosion OF dust which resulted IN all
the damage and loss OF life
The total number Of men in the untor-
tunate shaft was seventy-six, oG whom
forty-four are alive, having escaped or
been rescued.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-12-11

PHILIPPINE
COMMANDER.
Reported to Have Surrendered TO
General Macarthur and
Wounded.
THE TREASURY RECORDS
OF Filipino Governments Found at
1rangatarem-Eishtesn Killed
and Nine Captured.

MANILA, Dec. 10. 1850 p. man ex-
petition headed by the battleship Ore
gon left Manila for subig last night.
Il Is reported that the Filipino cons
mander, General AlejandrIno, with his
stan, has surrendered to General Mac
Arthur and there Is also q rumor that
Aletandrlno is at Aguilar suffering
from wound received in a fight be-
tween insurgents ana bandits and that
he win be given an opportunity to sur
render and will be properly cared for.
Major Spence, with column OF tho
Thirty-second regiment, captured a
new insurgent camp, an uncompleted
stronghold, In the Tassan district. He
left Dllanupan at daybreak yesterday
and marched ten miles along mountain
trails, finally encounterlng a large
band Of insurgents who retreated after
brief skirmIsh. The Americans had
no losses.
The records of the treasury Of the So
called Filipino government, together
with a quantity of paper money and
another Nordenfeldt, have been found
at Mangatarem.
Three Americans, who, with COM
nissary sergeant of the Twelfth infan
try, were travelling from San Fernando
to Angeles. left their escort for mo-
ment and went into the bush. AS they
did not return speedily search was
made for them, but they could not be
found. They were probably captured
by the rebels.
A mall orderly disappeared between
Angeles and Bambam. He also is sup-
posed to have been captured.
A force Of 100 insurgents attacked.
yesterday. near Baliueg, a wagon train
escorted by thirty men of the Sixteenth
Infantry A sharp engagement follow
ed. The Fillplnos lost eighteen Killed
and nine captured.
During the recent attack by the lnsur-
gents upon VlgRn, the FilipInoS obtain
ed possession Of the Plaza, and of a
church in the center Of the town from
which the Americans dislodged them.
It seems that the escaped Spaniards OBJ
tained guns and fought with the Amer
leans against the Insurgents,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-12-11
TWELFTH CENSUS.

The Division of Agriculture VIII
Give Special Attention to the Sub
jsct Of Irrigation-The Geological
Survey is Nearly Related to 1ETt-
CATION.
WASHINGTON, Dec. lo-A special
effort viii be made by the division OF
agriculture of the Twelfth census OF the
United States to collect and tabulste
important data relating to irrigation on
the arid and semi-humid regions Of the
United States. A preliminary schedule
has been prepared, and Will soon be sent
out, to obtain the names OF corporations
and individuals owning canals and
bitches. A request Is made also for the
names OF the principal canals or ditcheS
In their order down stream, the diteheB
10 the rightOoOkinG down stream), be.
ing arranged on the first page OF the
list and those heading to the left on
the last page.
The principal schedule now IN course or
preparation viii be mailed to addresses
thus obtained. calling for further data,
which will be supplemented by detailed
statistics gathered by the census enum-
orators.
II should be noted by all interested In
the subject that these various inquiries
OF the census office in no way CONFLICT
with or duplicate the work with refer.
cnce to irrigation, which IL being CON
Quoted by any other department OF
state. The most nearly related Inquiry
Is that OF the geological survey, when,
like that OF the census, ia undar the
more Immediate direction Of Mr. r. u.
Newell, the special agent for irrigation
in the Eleventh census, ana hydro
Erapher OF the geological survey.
The volume and vGiue Of these sta.
tlstlcs. II is stated, viii depend very
largely upon the attention and interest
shown therein by those engaged IN irri.
CATION, and It iB eanegtly hoped that all
To- whom the schedules are ADDRESSED
VIII appreciate tho Importance OF the
request, and make prompt and carelul
rotiy. 1s the future development ot TINS
vSst portion OF our domain will be
Greatly advanced by a comprehensive
cornpIatlon OF facts relating to ltS lrrt-
cation, such as contemplated by tAe
Twelfth census.
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pinas by reducing them, all were well
treated.
Colonel Del Rio, IN separate state
ment, SAYS;
Captain Coglan gave his word that
our capitulation would be accepted Is
It was made-that ls, to the Americans.
he promised that we should not be
given into the hands Of the insurgents,
and I believed he was sincere.
Later the Concord went 70 Cavite
for instructions, returning with an or
der from Admiral Dewey that we were
to be handed over to the insurgents" !"
Colonel Del Rio and Senior ROsello de-
clare that the Irene left her anchorage
at 8 o'clock in the morning. and that
the American waFshipS arrived at 10:SO,
passing the German cruiser al she was
leaving the bay. They express surprise
at the popular belief that the Irene
slipped her cable on the appearance Of
the Concord and the Raleigh.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-12-11
GOV. ATKINSON

tssusd Reputation for charles Ar-
psFsen-R Refused to Rs1ait 1int.
Egtihato for Capitol Aprroyod-po
ings of the United statsl Court
Special pispateh 70 the IntolilSoneet
cHARLEsToN. w. Va. Dec. i. y.
Governor Atkinson yeaterday Issued q
requlsltion on Governor TanneE of ult-
nois. for Charles AppeFson, under IL.
dictmeat In Pocahontas county, this
state, for the murder OF AIr5. Julia A.
Simmons, on swaEo creek. IN Poelhon-
tas county. several months ago. Ap-
person had an aeCompIice. Jerome Ksl-
liSon. who ia still At large. Apperson
iS In jail At Springfield. III.
Governor Atkinson yesterday refused
to remit q tne Of Ses Imposed IA 1s91 GA
John 4. Vance IN MinBo county tor
violation Of the revenue laws. Vance
was only q few weeks ago paFdoned
by the board OF pardons from the pon-
itentiary. where he was serving i 12-
year sentence for manslaughter. HIS
petition for remission was, signed BY &
large number Of prominent citizens Of
Mingo county, but the governor refused
to grant 1t for lack of grounds. Vance
Is q son-ln-law Of Devil Ans" Hat
teld. The crime for which he was sent
to the penitentiary was the killing of
a man named Thompsen, whom he
claims he shot In selt-defense. The
governor refused to pardon him and
he sent his case to the pardon board.
The board Of public works held a
brief session yesterday afternoon. at
which 1t approved the frst estimate
from the architect Of the capitol annex
to the contractor. The estimate amount
ed to $3.50,
In the United States court yesterday
a Judgment Tor Sl1O77 was rendered in
favor of the government and against
c. A. Monroe Meadows and his bonds
men. John H. High and A. q. Malone.
The suit was the third and last Of
three brought by the government to re-
cover from Meadows balances alleged
to be due from him on account Of al
legged false returns of cancellation made
by him to the postoftlte department
while he was postmaster at Kanawha
City. In the other two cases the ver-
dict was against Meadows IN one ana
against the government in the other.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-12-11
MACRUM

Il Bsiisvsa u Bring Important In
formation From kruger That WIN
Lead to Ending the Transvaal wal.
CHICAGO. Dec. 1O.--A special to the
Chronicle from East Liverpool, Ohio,
says:
Friends In this city Of Charles B.
Macrum. until recently United States
consul at Pretoria. Transvhal Repub-
lie. say he ia returning to this country
with important Information for the
state department, which he was un-
willing to risk cabling.
His letters conclusively prove that
not only was Aiacrum not persona non
grata to the Transvaal government,
but that he was on the best possible
personal terms with President Kruger.
Cabling could only be done over Q line
controlled in part by England. Il is be-
leved the information brought by Ma
crtim Is from PreAident Kruger. and
the purpose Is 10 ihitiate measures to
bring the war to q close on honorable
terms to the Dutch republic.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-12-11
THE IRENE INCIDENT
From the Standpoint Of the Spanish
Prisoners = Claim That Captain
coglan Gave Assurance Of PrOtsc-
t,ou From the Insurgents. y

coglan Gave Assurance Of PrOtec-
tion From the Insurgents,
MANILA, Dec. 10. $3.50 p. M Colonel
julio del Iio, who is among the releas-
ed spanIards that have just arrived
here, gives an interesting version Of
the famous Irene incident in subig
bay in July Of last year. He was form
erly in command of the Spanish troops
In the olongapo district. His narrative
is corroborated by Senior Rafael Ros-
clio, wealthy Spanish merchant, who
also fell into the hands of the Insur-
gents.
Both declare that the spnniards sur
rendered 20 Captain coglan, of the u.
s. chuIser Raleigh. on an express agree
ment that they were not to be given up
TO the FIllpinos, and they assert that
the Spanish government has promised
10 press their claims against the United
states for their long imprisonment.
According to their story thousand
insurgents we're besleElng olongapo,
where there were two companies OF
marines and battery Of artillery, to-
gether with many civilians. The Ger
man cruiser Irene entered the harbor
to take the women, and children on
board. At this juncture the insurgent
steamer Fllippinas, Hying the insurgent
nag. started to leave. The Irene threw
a ehos across her bow, claiming the
right to stop her, as Germany had not
recognized the insurgent nag. The Fll-
ippinas then raised white flag and
departed. When she returned she was
nyinE the insurgent flag and was ac-
companied by the U. s. warships Con-
cord and Raleigh. The Irene was then
leaving the harbor with non-combat-
ants.
"without the least warning says
Colonel Del Rio and Senior Rosello, "the
American warships began to lombard
US. firing about twenty-five shots See
ing that resistance was useless, Us our
guns had never been mounted, we
raised tho white flag. Captain coglan
came ashore with several oi1cors, and
It was expressly stipulated that the
surrender was to the Americans alone.
Captain Coglan was asked to promise
that the spanIards should not be dellv-
cred to the Insurgents. and when he
had given his pledge the entire garrison
surrendered.
"The Americans sailed away on the
evening of the 7th. leaving the garrison
practically unarmed, They returned on
theIOth. Meanwhile the Insurgents had
repeatedly fred upon tho town. Cap
tain Coglan now ordered the spanlRrda
to embark on the FillppInas. When
they protested he said that although in
the hands OF the insurgents they would
be treated rs American prisoners.
''Nlne civilians. all merchants, were
plAced on bonrd the Fnlpplnas, and de-
spite their protests. were kept impris-
oned on tho vessel at olOngapo until
their recon; release"
senor Roscilo, who Is chiefly reSpon-
sIble for the foregoing statement, ad-
mlts that. except for one attempt 70
rob the merchants, for which Aguln-
aldo punished the officers Of the Flip
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-12-11
FEDERATION OF LABOR
Convention at Dstroit-None But the
Elect Can Speak.

S6AAN 'aAAA4AeA
Elect Can Speak.
DETROIT, Mich, Dec. 1O.-Neufiy
all Of the 1so delegates to the American
Federation OF Labor convention had to-
night presented their credentials at
headquarters. Many unofficial visitors
have arrived, among them representa-
tIves OF the bar-tenders' union, and
others who desire to obtain full mem-
bershlp. The bar-tenders have eatAbs
lished headquarters. According to the
announcement Of the local committee
OF arrangements. the convention was %
have been formally welcomed BY Cow
ernor Plnsres ana Mayor Maybury, Is
well as by Michigan members Of the
convention. but It was considered im-
probable tonight that any outsider win
address the convention. A rule Of orr
der covering this question says;
None other than members Of bcnG-
flde trade union shah be permitted to
address the convention, or read a paper
therein, except by q vote Of tWo-thiFdD
OF the convention"
AS the delegates viii not be permit
ted TO vote until their credentials have
been duly passed upon. 1t is not deen-
ed proper TO take q vote on the matter
ut the outset It 10 possible that this
technIcality may be waived, although Il
has not been customary for other than
trades union members TO speak, except
by special request Of the convention.
p. j. Mcclure. OF Philadelphia, tlrbt
vice president OF the Federation, and
president OF the Amalgumated Society
OF Carpent6rs, will call to order u he
arrives Ia time, otherwise Ja0es puR4
can, second vice president, will pre-.
side. Delegates from the international
unions have one vote for each one
hundred members represented; local or
Eunizations, not members OF intefna.
tionai bodlcs have each one delegate
and ono vote.
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THE WEEK IN THE SENATE
WIN bs Given Up to Routine Busi-
ness and Committee wOrk-RoOr-
ganisatiOn of Committees VIII Re-
ceive Special Attention.

ceiVe Special Attention'
WASHINGTON. Dec. lO.-The week
does not promise to be busy one in
the senate, tho indications being for
routine business and short sessions In
side the chamber, with much prepara-
tlons for future work In the committee
rooms.
Senator Mason viii open the week
with speech on his resolution declar-
Ing the sympathy OF the country With
the Beers In their war with Great Brit-
ain, There may be other brief speeches
upon this and other questions, though
there is a general disposition on the
part OF senators 10 postpone speech.
making until after the holidays
The Republican senators generally
feel that the most Important work for
the present Is to secure the reorgani-
zntIon or the committees especially the
iInnnce committee, as preliminary to
other work. An effort will be made TO
complete thu reorganization during the
present week.
Tho Bunncc committees may meel on
Tuesday Tor preliminary confederation
az the iiuRncC bill. but this II not yet
decided upon. The expectation now ls
.thnt this bill will not be taken up N
the senate until after the Christmas hol-
days
The committee on foreign relations
will take up tho reciprocity treaties on
"Wednesday. The committee on priyi-
lrqeB aud elections win consider the
contests over senatorial seats In deS-
uitOry wHy, but the real work on these
win not begin until Saturday, when OPP
posing counsel will b. heard In the Quay
Gaze