The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 12, 1898, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1898. REFUSE T0 DINE WITH AMERICANS Dons Fear Sentiment at Madrid. FRIENDLY CALLS EXCHANGED ADDITIONAL DETAILS OF TEXT OF THE PEACE TREATY. The United States to Pay for the Re- patriation of the Spanish Troops From All of the Colonies. Special Dispatch to The Call. PARIS, Dec. 11 Peace Commission ter the long str d almost The United States rested to-day af- in of daily conferences daily sessions with the the intensity of which they lized until it was over. Warm onal friendships and mutual re- rd have arisen between the two commissions as the result of their ex- tended controversy at cl of both com- missions exchanged The Ame ican Commissioners unofficially inform- ed the Spaniards they would be glad to have the two commissions dine to- gether. The reply, which, like the in- vitation, was conveyed diplomatically through a third party, was that the Spaniards would be most pleased, but ed 1t would be inadvisable because i ght be where already much feeling existed against the Spanish Commissioners. Several me of the United States mi inclined at first to t of the treaty, but Sen- e made a strong plea yesterday observance of courtesy toward United States Senate and his ar- ients prevailed. urther details, however, have been learned as to the wording of the treaty, ch provides that Cuba is to be re- shed and that Porto Rico and the s are to be ceded. The Amer- icans e to pay for the repatriation of t Spanish troops from all the colonies. i sic tor the y them. They are tu re- all military stores munitions of war in the Philip- such ships as have not and pines and of n captured. » nations which the war ruptured to be renewed at the convenience of the two nations. The United been almost Commissioners with States overwhelmed desire of prominent Englishmen emphasize the Anglo-American en- e, but they will remain in Paris un- the day before sailing for the United [hey will make formal calls ident Faure and high officials here to thank them for official hospitali- tie Unofficial hospitality to the United ners has been osten- king in Paris. >c. 11.—The Government approves the memorandum of n of the United | led by Senor | “The Paris negotia- n er a far sadder spectacle than the ships which are bringing back our T Liberal says: dition of the latter i The Cabinet, it is said, will meet the Cortes intact, and Senor Sagasta will ask an indemnity bill for the cession of the Philippines. The Cabinet will then declare, as it finds itself at a crisis, it cannot admit any debate and will, therefore, demand immediate adoption of the bill, af- r which Senor Sagasta will submit tion of confidence to the Queen o1 Heraldo says the Government be- that, in the present circum- , the holders of the Philippine will accept the arrangement ar- at and considers the Cuban bond- rs should demand of the future nt of Cuba, a fuliillment of ntract by claiming a mortgage on the customs which guarantee the debt. The memorandum protests against the refusal of the Americans to sur- render the securities deposited in the treasuries of Cuba and Porto Rico by te Spaniards, remarking that has a clvilized nation commit- ted such an act of violence.” Secondly, it protests against the ulti- matum demanding the Philippines. Thirdly, it protests against the posi- tion in which those Spaniards are placed who desire to remain in Cuba. Fourthly, it protests against the ref- erence to the destruction of the Maine in President McKinley's message to the United States Congress. On this point the memorandum says debt rived 134 the « the United States refuses to give her the right which is granted to a crimi- nal, namely, the right of defending her- self. The Spanish Commissioners leave the care of fixing the responsibility for the explosion to the entire world, which will say whether those are responsible who desire the truth or those refusing to seek It.” The newspapers generally express re- lief at the signing of the treaty. The independent organs, most of the pro- vincial papers and the Carlist and Re- publican journals attack both political parties, Conservative and Liberal, . re- proaching them equally with having brought the country to the present pa 1 parcial alone publishes the con- tents of the treaty. which produces a less unfavorable impression than had been cxpected, owing to the commer- clal and other concessions to Spain. WILLIAM MEETS THE REICHSTAG PRESIDENTS The Emperor Discusses the Eventual- ity of a Serious Anglo-French Conflict. BERLIN, Dec. 11.—Emperor William to- day recelved the recently elected Presi- dents of the Reichstag. In the course of a general conversation he said that, al- though Germany was on a peaceful and friendly footing with all the powers, the international situation required great at- tention, ‘‘as, indeed, every-layman can see for himself.” Therefore, his Majesty urged, it was necessary to carry out the proposed com- pletion .and cting of the army. ““What I propose,” he remarked, *is cer- tainly not much, but consideration for the tax-paying capacity of the couniry would not permit more to be proposed.” LONDON, Dec. 12—The Berlin corre- spondent of the Daily News says: I have not been able to procure an authen- tic record of Emperor Willlam's conver- sation with the Reichstag offictals, but T have reason to believe that it covered a misconstrued at Madrid, | Spaniards are to return all pris-| 1 atriated soldiers, deplorable as the | | | “Spain has proposed arbitration, but FIERCE FIGHTING ON PANAY ISLAND Natives Claim a Victory, but Span- iards Report a Slaughter of Ipsurgents. ANILA Dec. 11.—According to rellable advices recelved from Iloilo, capital of the Island of Panay, in the Vizcayas group, the Insurgents attacked 1loilo on the night of December 1, and captured all the Spanish trenches except one. They then noti- fled General Rios to remove the women and children and threatened to renc ./ the attack the following night. ‘When these advices left Ilollo, General Rios was expecting re- inforcements and field guns, and the plan was for the Spanish gu boats to shell the town if the insurgents effected an entrance. T! foreign residents were greatly alarmed, and all merchantmen have been ordered outside the harbor in order to allow the gunboats to operate. Meanwhile, the Spanish authorities have been advised that the Tulisanos troops are looting. in disobedience to orders, and cannot be restrained. On the other hand. the Spanish transport Isla de Luzon reports that the insurgents around Iloilo were repulsed with great slaughter on December 6, while attemvting to storm the last entrenchment. According to this story 500 insurgents were killed or wounded by the machine guns. 0000000000000 0000C0 000000000000 00C0000000 000000000000000000000000000000000 GOOD GOVERNMENT DEMANDED AT DETROIT, ETROIT, Mich., Dec. 11.—The resignation of Police Ralph Phelps Jr. was demanded to-day at a mas; sentative citizens, held in one of the leading churches. the direct result of recent agitation toward %he enf:r?em;l;l}rztaf;l::r:; abolishing of vice by the Good Government League of Detroit and others. Phelps s charged, among other things, with being on fifteen liquor bonde; prior to his appointment as Commissioner, when the law expressly provides that no one shall sign more than two, and with not being released from the bonds after his appointment, with absenting himself from this city for al- most a year while Police Commissioner after having accepted the responsi- b;nlnes of office and with not being in full sympathy with the enforcement of laws. The Good Government League sprang into existence a: and took a prominent part in it. A few weeks ago several tlo::r:;l3 llia“s’:nzl:g‘t’l;z-x menced a crusade against so-called “stall saloons” and have been since wag- ing relentless war upon them and other forms of vice as well. This mass meeting of to-day, which embraced in the audience a number of the city's prominent business men and politicians, partook of the nature of a com- bining of the forces of the Good Government League and all the others who are active in the present movement for the enforcement of laws and preven- tion of vice. The members of the league say that to-day’s action is merely a starter, and that unless a change is made in the policy of other city offi- Commissioner s meeting of repre- | e commercial treaties between \he‘ i | of dinners in England, prompted | | | | large fleld in foreign poltitics. The Em- peror, I understand, discussed the even- tuality of a serious Anglo-French conflict, expressing the opinion that England was in earnest and was pursuing her political objects with unusual tenacity, as the United States did before the late war.” cers more charges and demands of resignation wiil follow. RALLY OF THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR. ANSAS CITY, Mo., Dec. 11.—The annual convention of the American Federation of Labor will be called to order at 9 o’clock Monday morning. There will be a full attendance of delegates, according to the present outlook,’and an important meeting is looked for by the lead- ers. Delegates are here from all parts of the country; they have been ar- riving since Friday and the last delegation will not be here until to-morrow morning. President Samuel Gompers was the life of all groups. fight on Gompers' re-election has not yet developed. appears to be no material opposition to him. his re-election. “That rests with the party of the second part,” he said to a reporter. “If I am elected I want to enter upon my duties untram- meled by pledges, so that I may do for my chosen people what I think the interests of labor demands.” Gompers refuses to say what the probable action of the conventfn will be in regard to the Socialist pronunciamento, which some delegates will demand, or what will be the outcome of the fight In the convention for the indorsement of free silver. “In the past we have defeated the So- cialists,” he said. “And in the past, likewise, we have come out for silver. But since the latter has been made a political issue, the action of the con: vention this year may be differen FRANCE PREPARING A NAVAL PROGRAMME. N is preparing a naval programme which will soon be submitted to the Chambers for authorization. Information received at the Navy De- partment indicates that this programme is not as extensive as would seem to be due to the critical condition of affairs existing between Great Britain and France, but it is pointed out that no matter how many ships the French Government might lay down at this time, they would not be com- pleted in time to participate in & war of the near future. Frenchmen generally, however, thought that the liberal ideas of the Minister of Marine would cause the recommendation of a much larger programme than he contemplates. All told the Minister will ask for two battleships, two cruisers and thirteen various torpedo-boat destroyers and torpedo boats. The battleships are to be of 14,500 tons displacement, each will have armor protection over their whole length and will be provided with coal bunkers distributed along their sides, which will protect their vitals and give them a large steaming radii. Their armament will consist of four twelve-inch breech- loading rifles, ten 5.5-inch rapid firing guns and thirty smaller quick-fire guns. It is estimated the battleships will cost £1,200,000 each, the cruisers £320,000 each, and the destroyers £40,000 each. POISONED TWO OF HER MANY HUSBANDS. The so-called On the surface there Gompers refuses to discuss EW YORK, Dec. 11.—A Washington special to the Herald says: France F ERRY, Oklahoma, Dec. 11.—Mrs. Lulu Johnson, 60 years old, has been indicted by the Grand Jury, charged with the murder of her last two husbands, Shirley and J. W. Johnson. She had six or seven hus- bands altogether, and has been a widow as many times. The body of John- gon was taken up recently, and arsenic was found in the stomach and liver by Professor Edward Barlow, chemist, from the University of Kansas. Her next previous husband, Shirley, with whom she lived near Caldwell, Kans., dled four years ago. Professor Barlow has now found Shirley’s liver well preserved by the arsenic in it. Johnson was strong and healthy, but soon after his marraige he began to have attacks of naseau and headaches, and finally succumbed after an illness of thirty hours. No doctor was called, and Mrs. Johnson and her little boy were the only persons present at the death. Some time after the funeral there was 50 much gossip among the neighbors that the body as takep up and examined. Mrs. Johnson’s hus- bands were: Leonard, Davis, Humphreys, Parks, Shirley and Johnson. Her trial was set for Friday. DEATHS AMONG THE AMERICAN TROOPS AT MANILA. W pox. December 4—Harry A. McDowell, private, M, First Colorado, suicide by cut- ting throat. December 5—Frank 8. Glover, private, A, First Nebraska, typhold fever. December 7—William P. Vance, private, I, Twentleth Kansas, typhoid fever, on board transport Indiana in Manila Harbor. December 8—Fred J. Norton, private, F, Second Oregon, dysentery; Frank M. Hibbs, private, A, Second Oregon, dysentery, heart failure. December $—Harry G. Hibbard, corporal, K, Second Oregon, typhoid. ASHINGTON, Dec. 11.—Mafor General Otis, commanding at Manila, has made the following report of deaths in his command: MANILA, Dec. 11.—Following deaths have occurred since last report: December 3—Amasa J. Hawkins, private, I, Thirteenth Minnesota, small- DREYFUS WILL -SOON BE RETURNED TO PARIS. ARIS, Dec. 11.—Le Soir this evening announces the return of Dreyfus P at an early date. It also asserts that the Government formally de- cided upon this course, and has ordered a body of soldiers to be in readiness to escort him from the port of landing to Paris. La Libertad says the temporary release of Colonel Picquart has already been ordered. ASHES OF COLUMBUS WILL BE HONORED Military and Sacerdotal Ceremonies Attending Their Departure From Havana. HAVANA, Dec. 11.—The ashes of Colum- | bus will be transferred with military and sacerdotal ceremonial to-morrow from tue Cathedral to the Conde de Vendo, and the cruiser will sail for Cadiz, convoyed by nboats. 2 "S’re‘;vl. destitution prevalls unong the la- boring classes in Havana. There has been no steady employment since the blockade began last April, the only food available befiu cornmeal. The local authorities can more, as their funds are ex- hausted. tors, nurses, medical su~- lies, rice, condensed milk, crackers, Eu:on and canned beef are needed at once and in sufficient quantities for 30,000 peo- le. p'i'he United States transport Roumanfa with the First North Carollna Regime: entered gort this morning. The Sme:: lell probably land to-morrow afternoon, | going to the Quemados camp. By the end of the week prohlbl{ 5000 American troops will be encamped at Playa de Marfano. O s REPRIEVE FOR WARK. Dying Statement of Jane Yates Ex- onerates the Lieutenant. LONDON, Dec. 1l.—Lieutenant Wark of the Royal Artillery, who on Thursday last was sentenced to death on the charge of having murdered Miss Jane Yates of Liv- erpool, a girl of good family, by conspir- ing with her to procure an illegal opera- tion, which resulted in her death, has been reprieved. The evidence in the case tended to show that the girl was solely responsible. She made a statement before she died, exonerating Wark, who, after the jury returned a verdict of guilty, pro- tested his Innocence in open court. do nothin; | ESCAPES StA AND GALE, BUT - NOT TO LIVE Horrible Suffering of John Hicks. JUMPS FROM BURNING SHIP GAINS THI BEACH FIFTEEN MILES AWAY. Clad Only in Underclothes He Wan- ders for Days in an Alaskan Storm and Dies After Be- ing Found by Indians. 0000000000000 000 wrought in her interior. BY HAL HOFFMAN. anchorage off Tompkinsville, Staten Island. First Supposed. GREAT HAVOC WROUGHT TO THE PLATES A@ND INTERIOR NEW YORK, Dec. 11.—It was Impossible to ascertain yesterday the full extent of the injurles ceived by the battle-ship Massachusetts, which struck a reef or sunken obstruction near Diamond Reef. off Castle William, Governors Island, on Saturday while on her way from the navy yard to the naval It was found, however, that the damage wrought was consid- erably greater than was at first supposed, and it is believed fully ninety days will be required to put the vessel in condition to go to sea, even if she is not vitally hurt. The big vessel now lies at the old coal dock at the navy yvard, and the crew was kept busy through- out the day discharging the ammunition preparatory to putting her into the drydock. workmen, assisted by a portion of the ship's crew, worked all Sunday examining the interior of the ves- sel's hull and putting her in condition for floating to the dock. A diver was sent down this but the keel being buried in the soft mud at the time prevented a thorough examination. cence was observed by Captain Ludlow and the officers of the Massachusetts, as well as Bunce, the commandant of the vard, and Chief Naval Constructor Bowles. several members of the crew that in crashing upon the reef or sunken obstruction in the harbor the big vessel had her hull plates on the port side smashed in for a distance of at least fifty feet and havoc was A gang of Unusual by (4] 000000C00C000000C00000000000000000CO0000CO000000000 re- yard morning. reti- Admiral It was learned, however, from Battleship Massachusetts More Seriously Injured by Striking a Reef Than Was at COO0O00O00000000000Q CONFIRMATION AT ST. JOSEPH’S CHURCH Special Dispatch to The Call. JUNEAU, Alaska, Dec. 5. (by Steam- ship Farallon to Port Townsend. DecAI 11).—John Hicks, the pasenger lost from | the steamer Utopia, while she was afire | off Cape Fanshaw, in Frederick Sound. on the night of November 17, reached shore in safety, after a battle with a heavy sea and icy water that is almost incredible. His awful experience is al- most without precedent. The story comes from S. R. Moon. a missionary at the Kake Indian villaze, in a letter sent by Indians to Wrangel. Hicks and two other men occupied & |and careful direction in the fundamental room next to the captain's. The fire| principles of the Catholic religion, the broke into the room, and they rushed |sacrament of confirmation was solemnly out in their underclothes. Hicks jumped | administered to a class of over 500 boys into a boat that was hanging over the | and girls yesterday afternoon at St. Jo- side by one rope, the other line hay- | seph’s Church by Archbishop Riordan. Ing been burned away. It was cap- | The ceremony began promptly at 4 o'clock S, and went adrift. There were mo |80 was both impressive and inspiring. FIVE HUNDRED CHILDREN RE- CEIVE THE SACRAMENT. | Eloquent Address by Archbishop Riordan—First Communion Ad- ministered in the Morning. After months of assiduous application It was an interesting and solemn specta- them warm. In the morning the moss | was frozen. He stood in sea water to thaw the frost out, the water being a little warmer than the atmosphere. He finally gave up in despair, and lay of arinking until the age of 21 vears. The following is a complete list of those confirmed: Mary Imelda Corbett, Hazel Marle Downey, Elizabeth Clare Hammerschlag, Katie Agnes O'Neill, Rose Mary Patte, Mary Margaret livan, Nellie Imeida McCarricl r cCabe, Phoebe Cecilia resa Helena Kelly, Nellle Katherin Alice Veronica McMahon, Rose Imelda Mc- Donald, Grace Aloysia Sharkey, Carrie Teresa Valencia, Ellen T-aldn Wilder, Rose Eliza- | beth Bohan, Minnie Teresa Flanagan, Loretta | Emily Mary Lanthier, Rose Elizabeth Burns, Mary Imelda Gallagher, are Cecilia Haase, Mary Gertrude McLaughlin, Josephine Julia Galloup, Anna Mary Bulger, Mary Elizabeth Dapelle, Eva Agnes Broderick, Louise Agnes iy Berton, Mary Clarisse Blakiston, Emma Mary Cella, Lily Clare Driscoll, Josephine Cecilia Fit d, Katie Philomena Fogarty, Marga- cilia_Foley, Mary Agnes Guering, K . Katie Agnes Hart, B ’ g, Lily Aloysia Kling, Keith, Alice Immgcul Ellen Mdrce P erine Serena Kane, Cecllia_Lee, beth O'Keefe, ( ary Agnel e, Jul rrie Cectlla_Purcell, ellie Aloysia Reiterman, Ger- . “Aloysia Jgeephine Shea, nia W M Cecilia” Pa trude Agnes’ Alice Cecilla nie Carmel Vocke, Agnes Cochran, lan, Fannie Agnes May “Dageat, Byrne, Anna Helena Hubbard, Mabel O'Conno Sirocco, Alvina Ver hel Ellen O’'Connor, Ter gusta Kelly and Miss Laura Bohanon performed_the important and necessary duty for the young ladies. At the 8 o'clock mass In the morning the following boys and girls of St. Jo- seph’s parish received their first com- munion: Madge Bolger, erick, Ma, Carolan, Brogan, Flood, Rose Hall ston, Gertrude. Nellie. Hurley Josephine Connell, Agnes elife Cronan, ie Dunlea, A = aha; v Sh , Jennie Allen] Agnes Re en, netta Dowlinj Mary . Brod- Yy, Esme Guinee, Lola Hofmann, Hetena John- Mary Kane, " Mamie n, Millie Hazsl an, E g, Ge oars. Hicks, by good fortune, got hold | 1o to view the procession of girls, robed | AnEeline McLoughiin, Mary Knapp, Maud Swe s Kiernan, Mocy of the boat again in a few minutes. |y jmmaculate white costumes, with the | Mary jnica_Po Rose Vi Fehrenbacher, Katie Rowan, Lettie Kol r Sometimes he held to the keel and|white veils indicative of purity hiding | thier, Blen i O;Brlen, Wil | trude Shortt, Irene May Lynch, Sadie sometimes sat astride of it until|their countenances, followed by the young i;f-x:h" ,‘x“;;nu‘ e LS ‘\‘}r:rmln Mabel Berg, Margaret Welch, Josie pitched into the water. men and boys, wearing the confirmation | mings, Matilda - Josephtne Baptist, Anabelle | "R Cahill, M. Coleman, J. Connolly, T. Con- Thus he battled with an angry sea | padge. The procession slowly wended its | Angeline Cros| %, !\ahrm Mary gm h.“ Mary | don, Cornyn. H. Coover, P. Deeney, C. for nearly twelve hours, being washed | way from the assembly hall of the mon- Clare Winters, Josephine Agrnes Gosnell, A v, oley, M. Fc w S v entaally Veronica Reynolds, A. Baldi, J. Briggs, % Hanasin. ¥ off every few minutes. Eventually he|actery on Howard street down Tenth to | Brogan, J. Burns, G. Cain, G. Campbeli, o5, F. Lingheo: T drifted ashore on Kupreanoff Island,|the entrance to the church. Clark, H. Coghlan, P. Coriyn, J. De McTeughling G M near Portage Bay, a distance of about | mpe main afsles of the church were de- JDPX;‘n_V_ M. D;;iné. ‘\‘1 Dc‘:'nlt(x_n,‘ 1'-';} }:izz;n: fitteen miles from the place in Fred-|yoieq to those about to be confirmed. The | &, Hoban. W. Horan, T. Hurley, E e;§ck goun% \\he‘l‘"je the.}?o“t}‘]‘fllf adrlé‘- surrounding aisles, and, in fact, every |nelly T. Lally, A McDonnell, H. Mc Hlcks had 10 e W e o ok He| dvatiablovapace in the entire edifice, was | & Mumlg C HMdmag B, G & T T B e dereiothes, | crowded with people from all sectlons of | Shoehan, D. Suilivan Cotrionen Wringing the water out of them, he set | the city and by the parents and friends of | P. Leondrd, . Walsh, E. Warr haxt s 3 | i onfirmed. 34 Bow GaGatisgnan; out to find some habitation. when | the children con Greenan, W. Lyons, J. O tagirain there was nowhere a habitation of any | Immediately after the administration |y o'Brien, W. R Smith, E. Pengelly 5 | of the sacrament the total abstinence |C. Musante, J. Fa man, W Dunn. Hemensy, o kind within at least 100 miles. The | 2 iy . Riisskey, DE D Hid Sl weather was coid, and the gale still | Pledge, conditional upon membership in | 2o F%Gh ) ouid " . Brickle Moran, C.; Minitiar, howled. The mercury was down to 30 | the League of the Coogewad aken by Garvéy, P, O'Brien H. Dy or 40. all the boys, it fow exceptions. th o onald, T. | . | ™ " v > Me J. Doherty, E. Gray, H Hicks traveled for eight days under | The, prayers were read from the altar g, G. S - | I s und Simper: Te . G. Schl P. von Oor = | these conditions, crawling in his naked- | and the various conditions under which SInatt. Flood, J. Crosby, J. Philips, J. A Benefit Ball. | ness, and with Lleeding feet, over bar- | the pledge was taken were first read by | Casey A grand entertainment and ball; was | nacled rocks and cliffs. At night he|the Archbishop and afterward repeated | James Walsh and Wiliam Taylor acted | given last night at the Turk street Term buried his feet in wet moss to keep | by those willing to abstain from the evils | as sponsors for the boys, while Miss Au- | ple for the benefit of the literature fund. under the :nmpimv:] of the Liberty Branch and Soci: number of people prese: alist There was a large nt, and the danc- ing, which was kept up until a late hour, was great! v enjoyed. down to die on the beach, where the high tide would carry his body away. He did not want his body torn to pieces by wild beasts. Before he lost consciousness he heard singing. Had the heavens opened and the voice of a rescuing angel ' come down, it would not have been more astonishing to him. Indlans in Alaska sing to keep themselves warm. It has a peculiar stimulating effect upon the circulation and vital organs. He stood up and saw a canoe laden with Indians coming around a point. They took him with them into camb, and provided him with blankets and food. His feet were badly frozen. The Indians took him to the Kake village. There he was cared for by Missionary Moon, but soon after being put to bed lost consclousness. He was sent to Wrangel in a canve in care of Indians, for that was the best thing to do under the circumstances, but he died on the way, and the Indians buried him on the beach, where his grave was marked. Hicks believed that the Utopla was destroyed by fire, and that he was the only survivor. He was tall, dark and about 26 years of age. He gave his mother’s name as Lizzie Hicks, and her residence Tacoma, Wash. To-night a crew arrived on the Cot- tage City for the Utopia, and she will leave for the Sound as soon as she can be beached and the propeller attached. TO DAWSON WITH A HORSE IN WINTER Two Alaskan Prospectors Start With a Pony to Jaul Their Outfits. PORT TOWNSEND, Dec. 11.—The steamer Farralon arrived from Skag- uay, Alaska, to-night, with the follow- ing news: The first attempt to reach Dawson in winter with a horse was made on De- cember 4 from Skaguay by Joseph Rellly and Joseph Achenbach, old min- ers and prospectors. Their pony weighs 600 pounds and their outfit consists of two sleighs and 1070 pounds of provi- sions and clothing. They expect to reach Dawson in thirty days. The United States Court is in session at Juneau and the docket shows the largest number of criminal cases since the organization of that district of Alaska. The Grand Jury is still turn- ing out indictments, principally cases of selling liquor to Indians. The court has taken up the matter of suppressing witchcraft practiced among the In- dians, who are very superstitious. When one of the tribe becomes sick with some disease which the shaman or doc- tor is unable to cure he pronounces the patient bewitched. Then the relatives of the sick Indian will accuse one of the tribe of witchcraft. This accusa- tion is equivalent to a death sentence, as the accused is immediateiy tortured to_death. United States District Judge John- son in his charge to the Grand Jury asked for a patient inquiry into the of- fenses growing out of the superstition, The steamer Utopia, which escaped destruction by fire on November 17, in Alaskan waters, and was afterward seriously battered by an Alaskan bliz- zard, has been partially repaired at Juneau and is now on her way down. The first United States malil for Tan- nana River left Dyea, December 5, in charge of Alfred I. Smith. He has two dog teams of seven dogs each. The Welsht of the il exceeds 0 pounds: BOYCOTT THREATENED. Publisher of Two Chicago Papers Re- fuses to Unionize His Office. CHICAGO, Dec. 11.—Victor F. Lawson, | publisher of the Morning Record and Evening News, refuses to unionize his of- fice. A committee of union men will wait upon him ain in the morning. If he persists in the refusal a boycott of both ublications will be declared. As the Fubihes, Assocation ahich, Ton, 1 n July otypers, has been weakened by the withdrawal of the Inter-Ocean, no concerted action can be teken to ald Lawson. : MAGAZINE Announcements for 1899 Arrangemements have been made as heretofore with the most eminent authors and iilustrators of the day for contributions to HARPER’S . MAGAZINE during 1899, which will make this periodical of extraordi- nary value and interest to every one. One of the leading features will be A History of the Spanish War covering all the important events leading up to the war and during the war itself. This will be without doubt the most valuable contribution to the histories of the world, and will be fully, even profusely, illustrated, of a comprehensive, political, and narrative nature, and especially written By HON. 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