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The Lamar register., 1900-07-18

TROOPS 10 reJrsat to the transports, or
serea Deweyss Sect 10 sneak cut ct
Manlla bar. not ; single Democrat or
Republican, even n Mr. B-yan's ovn
state. wunld have apPT0Se,I lis cow
ardly course
The platform denounc-s the annsxa-
tian Of The PhiIpplnes because the
Filipfnos cannot be citizeas without en-
sanSerta= Cur eiviIlza1f0a, Admit il
and whar ,hens The sane could hzFe
been said Of the Iniians and mixed
races of the LJouisisna purchase q me
Seminoles in the everglades Of Florida,
~ the ARaches and other Wild tribes
that overran Texas. Sew Mexico, Ari-
xona, and California. ~ The MoEInons
who resisted American sdvsace ia
Utah. of the AIeuts IN AlasEa. q the
ignorant blacks In Porto RieO, q the
IIstiess natives in Hawaii, bat 10 pre-
vious Dsraorra,ic platform dsnoencsss
the annexation Of L5uislana. Florida
California. Alaska. er Parto RicO.
The DernOcratic plathorTa deaouEcez
-the greedy e0mrnerr4aEtsEn whIsh dic-
tated the Phgipplne policy Of the Re
publican adrnInEstra tio1 In 0thsE
words. the Democratic party ecadeulns
the pslicy lnaUzurats3 lfy he vSrTnry
Of Dewey In Manila haT, the Naricy
that took advantage q praaE onr 1zyy
had achieved. thai Claimed Ter the
United States : shz-e q tae trade
Of the Pacific ana instead q SzrreR-
derinE it all to Great Brssaga, that
holds the gate opea fpz TIE rra5e q
RnssEa. CAina and Iapaa, which : TO
make our Pacific coast al tAat our At
lantie coast Is.
TIE Democratic platform fzvurs an
immediate declaration pr the natIou-s
purpose to give the FuIpInos FIRST. a
stable form Of government second, In
dependence. and. third lsrotecsioa trun
oatssda iaterfesence.~ In other words.
the Democratic psrty Is coamitte,d 70
: policy that pledges the UHited States
10 the suppression Of rebellion. 10 ex-
pendifurcs ol lie ard money to estAt,-
lish = government only TO turn Il over
10 anarchy, and then defend the Rar-
ring, retroSradinG tribes from outside
interference. We would pay al The cx-
I-.nses Of governing and protecting The
FHlpinas Snd have neifher commercial
Dor political beDedt--Chieaso Inter
Ocsan-
The Lamar register., 1900-07-18

Prescott ARK July i5--Tle IRE which
started at 1855 O'Clock iast nigbl WIS
rot under control unEl ; o'clock this
morning. when the tire fighters went
a considerable 6iisfarce ia advance Of
fhss ra1nes and blew up the buildings
on the south side of Goodwin street,
preventing the tire from crossing sle
street
The burned district embraces I'VE
blocks. in which are losaied the pEin-
efpai unsrcanuia kpuSeS. both banks
both telegraph Offices, the three news
papers, foGF hotels, every saloon and
every restaurant except ore in the
town. besides SCORES Of private resi-
dences
To. add 90 the pEsTalllRg gloom. a
high wind has prevailed all day. send.
kng smoke. dust and burnipg eEntrefz
in eveEy direction requiring the great
.S< vigilance 10 prevent anorheT out
break Of tl5e flames
Owing 10 the chaotic conditions ex-
sting to-day, il s. impossible % OBJ
tain an aSEurdte AcCUunt Of the losses oE
individual insurance From Interviews
with Insurance. agents. the tasal irssIr-
amer does not eXcrsd S,s5asFo
TIE hesIFtsst tsserS are a. follow ):
Rasisf1rd Rur1a5strr Co. so. 90. sam
Hall. $1,000: Hotel Bsrke. SssljHr1; y.
Levy < to. S+nusss. lake Marks, S2-s-
coo r II Burulistrr < Sop ConfSany,
$1,000; g. A. Dake. So OS5s Ed Bb0cS,
So, 600: j. W. Wils1n. S2uusst; Kelly
& S1svens, Sia0n45 Journal Miner, Sl2.-
tss9. Bank q Arizona Stndss9. PRESCOTT
National Bank. $1,000 T-rsScsaii Hau~e
Sapoas W. IL smith, $1,000; Thss
Courier. $500: Gol.scn Eagle hotel.
SssO. scvPel. SIlJsst. =. .. Becbt,
Sio.oag. Wlaa~ur b0isl $1,000
Mountain City aruk store. SsEf..e;
Brinkmpyer hetri SSgss0; II, En<e So
usp. Lee Bros 800. Joe R0bssts, 81
90: Ei@uDA bakery. S.A"s5s Cabinet
sAIooa. Stoapss Palace SatSoa. Si1us9.
Prescott Elr,rtsse Company. 5000
In E1dlfiuu 70 the above were four
ieEa Or fiftEsf -ztooux. uith losses
rARginE from sl.0.G to S8nsa
Five Fvstaurauts- ave bart~aF shnpz
two Hteat markets and afty or sixty
residences were destroyed Ia mang
eases 1be above bossss DO u1t hseiUtir
bnililbEs
AZ daylight this EaUFninl terms were
AZ work bauiJng Iufater 10 the puhlfe
plaza and covering it With tents AID
Temporary frausp buildLn=@- The a-pc'-
pants wili b uesiy Tor business 10.
asarrow H5sh hanks have secured
Temporary quarters. sUd Uih = eFen
tomorrow
Al tigc sufferers fru1l the hrc ars
pToEE,issg with fo.a3. s5-itrr abd cloth.
Ing and Il i not rEoaEEt any oHtzid-
azSLstaper sgla be rcquiFsS-
The Lamar register., 1900-07-18
What the Democrats Dcnounee.

The Democratic platform condemns
and denOunces the Philippine policy Of
the present administration because 1T
has involved the republic in uuneees-
sary war" Was ii UNNECESSARY? The
flag was fired on. American troops
were attacked by AguinaldO's hostile
army, American authority WIS resist
ed, war was made on the United
States, and II the administration had
hauled down the flag, ordered the
The Lamar register., 1900-07-18
HORRIBLE DETAILS
OF CHINESE CRUELTY

Chicago. Juiy IA dlspaych TO The
RcCorHi fr1m ST. Petersburg, July IL.
tyia Paris. JRiy ~. says
The czar has reviewed Wiyh great
eEsOtioa tho dreadful details % The
cAtaSiruphe 81 Pekis Tears epursszi
down bis rla5esty's checks as hss read
The catsIegram frum Admiral Airxsrz
n Pert Arthur ronnEIniug fiis, hor-
rfhie drsAlis of the ASA ~ tlgzl u n
he G,5ays, pa44ch F4ertly In tise farTn of
runners bad slrfady reachssi Russia
The admiral declares thaS the Russazn
rEvgy pas dragged through the streets
by the Boxers, iusRlted. beaten. tor
tur'si. and even thrown iBio great
kettle and gssiIt1i 10 dszih Tbe rsmaIEs
were thrown 20 the dos whiir NJ,
lie Giers was i-IBE Disposed uf tbs
frantic mob dAncsd around The cnuid-
rnn.
Nine. DeGiers. Admiral .NlexieT-s sd
yicrs declare. suffered a fate wprsc
than death and was beaten and ter.
tune,i with sticks until lifr was ex-
tiuct. The legation officials arp sid
To have brea tortured drDdishly until
death ended their SuffertnEs.
n DE GtsTs aud hss legation en-
ciais resisted desparEteiy and bis brave
body guard killed tEaHy 0f the attack
ing mob. In ,isc uidsi Of his tor
tur.s the ruvuy is said 70 have hero
lcaliy proclaimed his faith Ia Chrlssi-
antry. encouraged by his vic. who
soOu SHARED bis nlNrsygti0su.
ThtS intelligence 10 sh~ relatives of
the Russian martyr IN China was ae-
eompaaisd by heaTfrentiiuS sc.Hsss.
Count Lam>tiorf received the friends
of the murdered ones 81 The foreign
otIiue and uafolded to them the tragic
story. Thr seguss Of frrIlEIrd terror
and grief that followed weFa uusprAk-
able. The GuildlnE 0f the foreign Of
tlc- was bs~teg,'d by an excited thrung
and the whole Of 81 Petersburg l. fun
of lameBiNtion
Immediately after Admiral Al.NIafTrs
dispatch was received ihe cZaF ordered
the cabincI and council Of state 10 90
into session al once
The Lamar register., 1900-07-18
BUSINESS DISTRICT OF PRES
COTT DESTROYED BY FIRE

The only houses remaining In +
;oua are G;uidwsteF Bros, a ~
berg and Mrs X r. Blaine. drv ~
Joseph Dongiaarty. T. w. otis aBJ Nj
Gardner. groceries. and w, W
and W. r. Gosiglaud. drugs
The express oftiee and postoi7ce u.
both cut Of the nge limits, bar 4. \
ter had eiesse cali All to. ms3 NJ
Effects we're ready 10 move At ! n
nIent's notice,
The offlce II the snpcrviSo- a =.
sus for the territory wss lo-.atP,i IN Z
Prescott Ssti0Eal Bank bufHlire ~
contained ali the ogtits. ssatfstS,,, ~ ii
ernsus Of the territory, but t3,zy r,-
removed 20 a place q safety.
The Western Unloa apeusvl is = l
this morning in a gTpcery STORE NJ
the Postal has opened an otf5ss. al NJ
railroad depot.
The electric nxhs poles and rf,.
were destroyed ia the burnasI tg,lr,s
and the town VIII he Ia darknes. "a
I'll they can be replaced. This o5,zgss.
also owns the SeiephUae sy,;eas- ~
loses more than haif Of 81 -
ments
Many citizens whB YESTERDAY Y.
comfortably fSe,i are ta-,Iay hg-zss.i
aud psnniless, a puuaher ioslss /. \
their business places and fha.4 :.
dancss. An army of garp~atsrs
beea busy al day putting NJ tei.lt.a-I,l
StSuctures. HAIRY 81 whicE kaye ~
e01ap8sted and win oT,en foF Elssia,l
tomorrow
OF the three printing ctfirss Ia q y
all that was saved vas shsgut AZ
cases az type by the Couri@r. N 4
s;rnefian ~ she others Was c1-ap5ia
J " Martin. i.rpnrister % tlae I1e-,i4
Miner. - yed only bis ho-5ks iufBs
Ia his lcsss was McrgcutbsIsr "
type. iEstalIssi In tbs otiire galg -
months ago The two nlssrs psa. y
hare already made arrznEenlsnls K
soaiIHuiae pahiiCatlaa. algkGass n
little lUsufabee WIS carried Av n
Most 0f The boa risss iasserx a. H
buftf At once.
uuTEl thlS rvsnfnr. v hsn il ass l-a.
that a tnau rpanalng over TIE b,t e
wUrks Was lying Ia t-Si ryldlns b u
delight when a PlssSe q fo,ss,s F,zsss \.
the vail eauEht Ere He vau sa' q.
gave tho alarm and 1u-F5rp q
reached tae eEaoe the Ore Ess - s
control
Extra poi!ce sre On guard sNEs Il
orer Eoasl. 10 temporary stru,1s Il
erected to-day and ever the rEs.s
banks whicss arr exposed b yizg "a
tisc fsre gutFu5 Is ai-a h~iaE HalEl "a
70 Erercat any fresh nutbr11i N
thouSa with THE dying down Z "a
wind bat nttle apprehsusiaa - "a
BiEht-
The Lamar register., 1900-07-18

road certainly possess everything for
the comfort Of travellers There Is a
library. piano, writing eouyenienees,
barber shop, gymnasium ice water.
hot water. dials which Indicate the
next station and the length Of the stop.
double windows to protect the pas
sengers from dust and the extreme ST.
berizn cold and an observation car at
the rear There is no charge for ne6i-
cal attendance. but baths cost 81 There
are attendants on the train speaking
English, French and German The
time from St Petersburg TO Irkutsk Is
seven days.
The Lamar register., 1900-07-18
SUIClDE0F PROMINENT
KANSAS EDITOR

Emports. Kas.. July &c. V. Esk-
ridge. sd Tor Of the Emporla Republi.
can, and former lieutenant governor
OF KanSas. died at his home to-day
from thr fleet Of self-InfiiCtstI wounds
Before b. died, Mr.. EskTtd-e. who had
been III for several months, said he
knew be "ould not live and that he was
Tired OF lie.
At % this morning Mr.. Eskridge's
son. who slept In an adjoining room.
was awakened by pistol shot. Run
ming 10 his fathers room, he found tbs.
latter groanlng from wound Ia the
upper part Of the body, aud SIN grasp
ing the pistol with which he had shot
The Lamar register., 1900-07-18
Death ., s.a.,as Gear.

WashinEten. % C.. July I4.--ti
States Senator John Henry Ga
burlington, Iowa. ditd Al ~ !
day % heart failure ln his aEzrA
at the Portland In thss city. NIB
at1r Gear bad hesn in iii hsalis
year or murr. death came at ar 4
~ unexpected time. He was lE
lent health and spirits last nics'
made engagements with s1uir !
cal friends lAsI night Shorty b.
O'Clock last evrnlne, acc0asPa1
Mrs. Gear. be went out dTivir.
Secretary Wilson ~ the AErsgs
Department They returned aH
O'Clock and the senator RETIRED A.
later ia his usual health. Shgr
fore . o'clock this morning rbe :
sumnoued his confidential s0ss'.
Colonel Il Root and inforilf2
that he was troubled with cBh1
in his chest Mns. Gear was casss
she and Colonel Root applied scr
pie remedies. which seemed to
the senator's suffering. Al 255a
senator Gear complained q
difficulty In breathing, His c5s q
became critical aud his fan!E +
sician. DIR. Davis, was suumo1.S
examination convinced nr- IHNs
his distinguished patient was -
from heart trouble. and. calling 7
Root aside, be informed him tbs :
atOr Gear could last scarcely a. n
About ! o'clock the senator se b
be easicr. and when asked b
Gear as 70 bis condition repi.et +.
ly: I feel trifle better" Tbes' +
his last words. Fifteen MINUTES \
he was dead.
The Lamar register., 1900-07-18

A recent visitor to an astronomical
observatory looked through the great
telescope. and reported remarkable
appearance in the sky. The professor.
standing near. was incredulous: the
locker persistent The man Of science
took his turn at the instrument. and
then quietly remarked: There is a
eobweb forming across the glass. That
accounts for your vision OF the extra
ordinary object" Observers in varf-
GUS departments Of human thought
and activity. who report the coming OF
wonderful or threatening things into
view may, SO to say. have only cob
web to thank for what they see. The
business. the political or the religious
armament has really no such occu-
pants of its space.
The Lamar register., 1900-07-18

The famous Trans Missouri Freight
association decision of the Supreme
Court was said 10 have thrown the
railroads back into a competitive
state. But railroad passenger asso-
ciaticn has decreed that any road run
ming train between New YORK and
Chicago in less than tEenty-eight
hours must charge 81 above the regular
fare That does not look like eompstl-
ton. An association sufficiently power
fuI to compel the rich and eaterprising
roads 10 forego the advantage OF their
enterprise is hardly the shorn. crippled
and deerepit creature that It's members
have represented It as being.
The Lamar register., 1900-07-18

Engls nd's patent office has just Is
sued its report for 1893, and II appears
that there has been falling OF during
the past twelve months, as there Is a
diminution of about 900 in the num-
Der of the years complete speeifica-
tions- The outbreak Of the war coca
stoned the Invention of several shields
and cuirasses for soldiers: the abnor-
NAL heat during the summer result
ed in many applications for patents
for headgear for horses; and the pass
ing of the Shop Assistants Seats Act, I"
by which every employer must provide
his assistants with seats during their
work, resulted in the granting of pat
ents for over fifty various kinds of
seats. The largest number of appIica-
tons in one day was I2T, and the
smallest fifty. Women were responsi-
BILE for 574 specifications, I4s of which
were in connection with articles OF
dress and forty-two related to cycling.
The general diminution is attributed
to the great decline OF invention in
connection with the cycling Industry.
The Lamar register., 1900-07-18

himself. Ieung E-sFifire aT7,zsllt
family nnd wrut far = physEsssn. j
Elizabeth nsrksuil, - kAuSss On
sistsFsiu-law - the SICK rnAas unl
aEst 10 rrash ID. r1-au after -
bad isfL A. she enlrrssA E,kr.
weak FROM h4s Hinesa and frum -.
Mood fruu4 the pistol uups,.t. "A
hisls-sf on hls elbow ard aSziz a
81 The Ncafsen toward hifsrsl
lirtef slTuEsi. tgtWsssn fhens susl
Mrs. DtcksIE trying so Savurs Al
voivcr. Reterr ~ eysEid - ars4l
erred, the ~ snza Srni balist J1aI
body aaa tsil backward n a a
TWO huUrs latrr b. asrsl, dgsp.l
efforts q ptsysiciaias.
AR. EskriaSe rsutalap,f r5ass3sal
the lsst And taiks,i wish Bis al
s. they Htees1 slssur THE hs-l. b.
ts-n iii with tnncrE - tl-r Lts
ss.vcFAi months lie knees. D.
that rE-cuvcTy was iEnr.dss.ittis. I'd
dia nat care 10 suffer Longer.
Charles Y tlsEridSe vas t,oru = /
E9nia and eanss 10 kausas iz
He has hsyb tdcnuaed uith q
fsatiisss sluce before tb~ eva Wu 4
lnE brsn a rspFeseniArlvs in ttF
tatafr Ervtu is-si 10 iSsls. and stl.s
asgr II iSsEL He served a. iles
gopFgtnr wtsh Eoverpor JaHss
Harvey FROM 1851 10 1871. ssnts
be h4s owned aud esiiis,i ilsr -
RspuhiicaH. one Of the strusss. i
publican newspapers In The stEis
The Lamar register., 1900-07-18

There IS a horse in Havana. Cuba
Which probably has saved the liyss Of
i ECO persons de iE kept in Hayana's $
meteorological laboratory. which. ike
the Pasteur Institute OF Baltimore. was
founded by a newspaper. THIS horse
was given 10 that institute In 1895.
Prom that year up TO date, II is said
10 have furnished 1900 cubic csati-
meters Of anti-diphthersa serum, with
a record OF I,s69 cures
The Lamar register., 1900-07-18
a rs-rrrul ran.lr r,t-r.nc..

Pres5deHJ Mskiniey's speech in r.
sF,ouse to the comalJter ef the BFPutA
Ecan pztiunSi cUaveutBun which uJt}
FED him % his denomination Is a
strung, manly. patriotic uJtcrance.
There is no aosiEtnE. no trimming
and no fear a. 30 the futGrs Of the re
public in a..
AL the issues uc the campaign sud
all the gTgat guss1ions Of the day arc
discussed Ia a broad confident, mas
terry way and nobody IS left in any
doubt as to the policy that win BE pur-
sued by or soveramrat. both Al bone
and abroad. Il majority % the Amer
Icar people shall fpciHs IN fasos os an
other term Of RrpablieaG government
IN November.
The ADMINISTRATORS has nothing TO
take back ana 10 Apologies 10 orpr for
Its course upon any of the Ereat quss-
lions arising out Of the Spanish war
and It's consequences There viii bs
no retreat from the ground gained ia
Porto Rico and The Philippines and the
pledges made to CHla wIll be faithful
ly kept
The foolish chatter of the Democrats
about imperialism = turned aSainst
theta def;iy and forcihiy with the
grace and skill Of expression Of which
President Mckinley is such supreme
master, in the following striking
words:
The Republican parry was ieslicat-
ed to freedom forty four years $50. II
has been the party OF liberty and einar-
cipatIon from that hour. not Of prufss-
sion. but Of performance. II broke
the shsckles nl 4.Oo1gOJp slaves and
made them rnse- and 10 the party OF
Lincoln has eUlle another supreme op-
portunl,y. which IL lEas bravely met.
in the liberation Of 100000 ur the
human family from the yoke Of i'm
peFlalIsn. In its solution Of great
problems, IN lis performance OF high
duties. Il has had the support Of mem
bers Of all parties In the paw. and con-
fidently Invokes their cooperation In
the future"
DemocraCy's latest, and, indeed. only
period OF dominance in forty years
President CleveiRnd's second term
was the most calamitous era In the life
time Of this generation ard 1t will re-
quIre great effort TO convince It's vie
tins that the party which is held re-
spOnsible for many Of its worst evils
should be returned 10 power now. for
the alleged purpose OF defending the
Declaration 0f Independence. the Constl-
tuition and the Republic. none Of which
really seems TO be in any danger Of de-
structioI at the hands OF the Republi-
can party.
The Lamar register., 1900-07-18

Gen Andre. the mex French war
minister, had his measures on taking
o1sce cancelled pending military pun
isAnsnis and resciD1ed Gen GaIHreJ's
prohibition OF the wearing Of civil
dress by officers xhsn OF duty.
The Lamar register., 1900-07-18

Recent explorations sho~ that Braz-
illan resources. If pressed. eoalc tur-
rish 80 per cent more raw rubber than
AZ present investigations In Africa
have disclosed supply which IS Prae-
ticzIiy Hmitless
The Lamar register., 1900-07-18

Tslegraphfe wires are better con-
ductols on Monday than on SATURDAY.
on account OF their Sunday resi- and
= rest Of three weeks adds 10 per cent
to the eontuctivify of a wire
The Lamar register., 1900-07-18

A ragst1 cost Cfsea -cEeTB a warm
N-z1 ~hlls uany al embroidered
rzlstoost has nothing better under il
thar heartburn
The Lamar register., 1900-07-18

Mr.. GLaGsioas's statue is to be set up
at Athens. IN the gardens ut ZAFpsioa.
in recognition Of his services 10 Greek
Independence
The Lamar register., 1900-07-18

Queensland Is being converted into
a large orange orSharl- The Austrzl-
ian orange ripsns Et q TINE vhsl
other countries eaano, provide fruit
The Lamar register., 1900-07-18

Evea in these days Of high Po~eE.
small eaIi5eT rifles. the smooth bore
with hsg mouth IS bad ~e4Poa 20
Tua up against
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GLOOM IN BRITAIN
Ct 55Td uoLJ pauunuoOD

been added to the personal staff of
Lord Roberts.
Arthur ]. Balfour declares that ia
mesCn's raid prevented England from
protesting against the increased arma-
menL OF the Beers.
There is general interest in Europe
about the reply to be made by PTesi-
dent Mckinley to the Brussels petition
to offer mediation in South Africa.
General Butler, who was removed
from command in South Africa before
the war began, has been summoned to
the War Office and his advice solicited
IL is likely that Adelbert Hay will
not receive his exequatur from Presi-
dent Kruger. The American charge
daifaires at Pretoria, Albert Hollis, has
not been permitted 10 look after Brit
Ism interests.
Arthur J. BalfOUr, First Lord Of the
Treasury, speaking in East Mancnes-
ter, said: 81 know Of no war in which
Great Britain has been engaged. except
that resulting in the independence of
the American colonies, which did not
end triumphantly.
The Beers have an Irish brigade of
2 500 men, most Of whom are from
Western America. Many of the Amer
lean recruits, who are numerous, are
veterans Of the Spanish war. New men
are all the time coming from Europe
and the United States.
Conigsby Ralph Disraeli, son of the
late Lord BeacOnslield and Conservative
member of Parliament for the Altrich-
am division Of Cheshire, has caused
amusement by a remarkable offer TO
take a commission in the Royal Bucks
Hussars on account of this regiments
depletion by calls to the front. but say
ing he regrets that his Parliamentary
duties must keep him home
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which carry farther than the French
magazine rifles, the bullets being two
ounce slugs.
Belasco's new play, Naughty An
thony," in which Blanche Bates ap-
pears as a stocking model, is severely
scored by New York critics.
1t is expected that the Duke of Con-
naught will succeed Lord Wolseley in
command of the British army when
the latter's term expires in November.
Lieut. Gilmore, whose rescue is con-
firmed, may be tried for disobedience
of orders in making the attack on Ba-
Ter. where he and his men were cap
tured.
Mgr. Capel has published a transla-
ton OF the Pope's century decree
which shows that His Holiness really
designated December 81, 1900, as the
end of the nineteenth century.
General Greedy, chief signal officer
and the famous Arctic explorer, was
thrown down the front steps of his
house by a drunken man with whom
he eXpOstulated for ringing his door
bell. He is In a critical condition.
Governor Leary reports from Guam
that the people appear to be grateful
for what is being gratuitously done for
them and seem TO appreciate the i'm
portance of cooperating with US, not
only In our medical work, but in our
efforts to make sanitary improvements
Latest mail advices from India aver
that the situation there grows darker
every week. Three millions are work
ing on Government relief works. The
sale Of children by starving parents Is
becoming common. Families are break
ing up, each member for himself. in
search of food. Abandoned children
are found with frequency. 1t Is a fam
inc OF water as well as food Cattle
are dying of by thousands, and no rain
is now expected until June.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-01-18
ANOTHER sTEAmER LINE.
It VIII be Operated Between Pc.
Arthur and San Francisco.

1t VIII be Operated Between Pc. t
Arthur and San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 1O.-The
mission of the agents Of the Russian
Government, who we're conveyed to
this city by w. H. Mills of the South
eTn Pacific, on orders from high Off
cials of the corporation, still remains a
mystery so far as it concerns land deals
or colonization schemes, but not in the
matter of a Pacific Coast terminus for
the great Siberian Steamship Line.
San Francisco will be the terminus of
the line, according to the decision that
reached here some time ago, but it is
thought by the Russians that the COM
pany should have feeders. 1t is thought
that several colonies of Russians will
be established here, and the Trans
Siberian line will bid for the output of
their lands. The Santa Fe Railroad
may get some of the steamer lines
business, as it is contemplated that
local coast steamers may be operated,
nor is it improbable that one steamer
may be put on the route from Port Ar
thur to San Diego or Port San Pedro.