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2 FOR MARTIAL LAW A Petition From Alaska to Washington. TROOPS ARE ASKED FOR a poriu.K mv v ui*uu vksn nivvY MARSHAL HOWKX KILLED RUSH OF PEOPLE AND TROUBLE FEARED Mirsha! Rowe'i W fe and New Bom Child Die Soon After th* Tragedy-*No Local Civil Government and no One With Sufficient Authoritv. Ska g nay. Alaska. January .‘*l. via Sat* *V. Washington, FVh. Bw A petition has been circulated Iwro amt at Dyoa asking: li*' War 1 Vparnnent to send three hun dred Tnx>i*s here that law ami order may lv j«vsorvod. The jwtition is being vgiHHi by nearly all tho best element. It rtnt*ls as follows: "To the Honorable Secretary of War. "Washington. I>. O: "We. jho nndersigm'd citizens and business rntsi of Alaska rcs]>eetfully pe tition and set forth: "That there is an extraordinary ooinh ?i,>n ol affairs existing at ami near Dyoa ami Skngnay. Alaska, which calls for pn»mpt attention from the proper au thors tit's. "As a result of the recent discoveries of gout in ami m*ar Dawson City. X. \A . T., Canada, during the past two years, there is an enormous rush of people to that country from all parts of the world and it is estimate*! that 250.000 people will start for the gold liekls of Alaska ami the Northwest Territory. Canada, during 1 lie present year, and not less than To j>er cent will attempt to get in byway of the Chilkoot and White passes. Even at this eany day the full capacity of every steam sailing ship on the Pacific coast is taxed to its almost capacity to earn- the passengers and freight that is U'iiig offered and they an* being dumped off at these two i>oints at the number of 300 a day, which will soon he largely increased. "In view of the fact that there is no local civil government in the territory of Alaska and no one with sufficient an rhorhy to enforce the laws of the land iand much h'ss to prevent crane and dis order. and in view of tin* large number of the undesirable and criminal class who are now flocking to our community to prey upon the unwary and innocent pilgrim, and in order to have some one with sufficient authority and in sufti cient. numbers to prevent disorder and (blockades on the ttails leading to the Lakes Limlennann ano Bennett, and to protect tlo* property of citizens of the United Slates. “And. believing this to he an extra ordinary emergency, we oelieve that martial laws should be declared in al this "art of Alaska, comprising the eom •muniths of Dyce and Skagnay and the trails leading therefrom to the interna tiona.l 1 found ary, and that sufficient troops, not less than 300. be immediate ly dispatcher to these points to enforce the laws and preserve order.” A double murder occurred here at 2 o’clock this morning. Deputy United States Marshal J, M. Itowen, formerly city marshal of Mount Vernon. Wash ington, and Andrew McGrath, a native of Concord. Ontario, were shot and kill- ed in .Take Rice’s variety theatre by El. Fay, a bar tender. Fay is toeing guard ed by a committee of citizens. To-morrow he will Ik* tried toy a com mittee of twelve persons. Judicial forms will Ik* followed as closely as possible. It ’is the general opinion that if found guilty Fay will lx* hanged. The theatre (has been closed by the citizens. The murder had a sad sequel in the death of ißowen’s wife and child, which was born a short time previous to the mur der of its father. Row mi was on his way to obtain medical assistance for his wife when the shooting occurred. The shooting occurred out of a brawl in which McGrath was a participant. He deft the place and appealed to liowen, who. in tin' capacity of an officer, went to the theatre to investigate the mat ter. THE RELIEF EXPEDITION. Portland, Ore., Feb. 5. —The expedition which the United States government is sending into the interior of Alaska with supplies for the relief of miners who are reported to be in want, sailed for Dyea to-night on the steamship George XV. Elder. The Elder carried 350 pas sengers, 51 of whom are officers and enlisted men of the army who will act as escort to the pack train, which it is expected, will carry the supplies over the passes. Aliout 200 tons of provisions were forwarded by tin* government from here and an additional supply will go from Seattle in a few days. OLXEY IS CRITICISED. Hie Donation of $ 100 Through Spanish Minister Which Ignores Gen. Lee. Havana, (via Key West, Fla.,) Feb. 5. —The reported act ion of ex-Secretary of State Gluey in contributing SIOO for the relief of the suffering in Cuba through the Spanish Minister in Washington, ignorin Consul General Lee, i« criticised by Americans here as teuding to east discredit upon tin* contributions through the State Department. The announce-j inent that the gift was made through the Spanish. Minister was cabled here and given publicity and a prominent American resident speaking of the mat ter said that the cablo despatch sent by Secretary of the Interior Covin of the Colonial Ministry, to Senor Dupuy De Lome, at Washington, in response, cost as large a sum as the gift. Insurgent Colonel Carnejo, a country-, man of General Maximo Gomez, who succeeded leader Cuervo has already or- 1 ganized two squadrons of cavalry in the districts of Guauainor, Vegas and Can Nicolas, in Havana province. I K1 I tiario De La Marina which has hitherto refused to admit that an an nexation sentiment existed among resi dent: Spaniards in Cuba, bow recognizes the fact that many Spaniards (hero ibe lieve that annexation is necessary to save their lives and property. | I'WO VESSELS 1U N AGROUND. 1 a Bretagne and Kaiser Wilhelm I. 1., Hun Aground nttd at East Reports are Still Sticking. New York. Feb. o. The steamship Kaiser Wilhelm I. 1.. of the North Ger man 1 .loyd l.ine and Ist lltetagne, of the I'tvmh Line ran aground to-d«y on tlndr wav out to sea. and at latest re port* 1 a Bretagne was still sticking hr she snud. in an easy pisiHon, th.' Ger man vevsel having Ihvh pulled out. They steamed down the kty in thick woollier this morning almost together, .and captains and pilots on the bridges were feeling their way gingerly down the narrow channel when the accident i occurred. Both ship** chose Gainey’s channel, nnd when they reached the bar they wen* in tinweleoine proximity of each other. They were running at low sped mi l their fog w hint let* were tooting dismal ly. Down thy the Dry Homer, as near as the reporters ei*uUl make it out the big ter steamer tried to get around the oth er. There was a little too much man ouovering for the narrow passage and then came a sudden scrapping, crunching sound. Although the shook was flight there was considerable excitement and a confusion «*f l»ells on the bridges and then with a mighty churning of the wa ter. the big stearners sought to liont their way off the muddy b**d into which their noses had been driven. AFTER SENATOR LINDSAY. The Kentucky legislature Will Con tinue its Appeal to Ilim to llesign. Cincinnati. Ohio. Feb. A special to the Oomniorc'al-Tribuno from Frankfort. Kv . says: The majority of the House signified its intention today to continue it.* ap peal t.) Senator Lindsay to resign. The Senator’s resjumse to the Legislative re quest for h:o resignation, delivered in the Senate at Washington yesterday was read with interest by members of both houses. Mr. Meyers. (Republican), of Greenup, in the early morning pre liminaries of the House said that body had suspended proceedings last week to have read a newspaper article attacking Senator Lindsay, and in view of this he now moved that Senator Lindsay’s re sponse to the resolution -requesting his resignation should toe made a part of the journal. There were cries of "No" front the Democratic side, and Speaker Beckham ruled the motion out of order. BANKS’ CLAIMS ARE VALID. $300,000 Worth of Claims Against Sew ing Machine Company. Trenton. N. J.. Feb. s.—The Court of Errors and Appeals today affirmed the decision of Vice Chancellor Emery in the case of Eliza Blake and others as complainants against the Domestic Sew ing Machine Company, and the Domestic Manufacturing Company, both of which companies are in a receivers hands. Thin decision sustains the receivers in allowing claims of the Phoenix National Garfield National, National Park. Na tional Broadway and Chemical National Banks, aggregating $300,000, which the complainants as bondholders attacked. The money was advanced h.v the banks on notes endorsed by the treasurer of the manufacturing companies. The complainants contended that the trea surer had no power to endorse, but the company got the money and the court holds the banks* claims to be valid in law. CONCESSIONS ARE REFUSED. The Situation at Fall Itiver is Un changed. Fall River, Mass., Feb. 5.—A confer ence was held today by Agent A. B. Chase, and Superintendent P. A. Mat thison. of the King Phillip Mills, and ex-Seeretary Robert Howard and Secre tary Thomas O’Donnell, of" the Mule Spinners Association. At the conclusion of the conference, Secretary O’Donnell said the situation remained unchanged, Mr. Chase refusing to make any con cessions. REPLY 'TO WOODFORD. Premier Sagasta Responds to the Amer ican Minister, Pushing Work on Span ish Navy. Madrid, x eh. 5.—-El Heraldo says that General Stewart L. Woodford, the Uni ted (States Minister to-day presented an official note to the Spanish government, to which Premier Sagaata respond(Hl in vigorous terms. The work on the naval armaments is l>eing actively rushed, and the Spanish squadron will proceed shortly for the Canary Islands. TO CUBA FREE OF DUTY. Government Consents to Admission of Supplies for Destitute and Suffering. Washington, D. C„ Feb. 5.—A tele gram has been received at the State De partment from Consul Geenral Lee at Havana, stilting that the government there consents to the admission of sup l plies for the destitute and suffering Cu bans into any Cuban port, free of duty. MORE SPANISH VESSELS. Reported—‘Spain Will Send us Two More of Those Friendly Vessels. London Feb. s.—Siiecial despatches from Madrid say that the Spanish gov ernment. tons decided to send two addi tional cruisers to the United Stub's. The vest-els selected will probably Ik* the Cristobel Colon and the Almirante Oquendo. TUB CARTER COURT-M A ItTIAL. 1 Savannah. Ga., Fel>. f>. —The defense in the trial by court martial of Captain O. W. Carter. United States Army, lmd tin opportunity today to get soirn docu mentary evidence in favor of the ac cused and promptly accepted it. Today it was shown by the documentary evi dence found in Capt. Carter’s office that I Lieutenant Colonel A. A. Gilmore, in | 1892 and 1893, advertWd for periods of only lifteen or twenty days. ; This seems to knock out the point , made by the prosecution that Captain L Carter advertised less than thirty dayn , for the purpose, of aiding in shutting out : other eontraetors than the Atlantic Contracting Company. It was also . shown that former officers had sent out i only one copy of specifications to eon tractors. which was the rule followed by i Captain Carter. The court adjourned [ until Tuesday at 11 o’clock. THE JNEVVS A-ND OBSERVE fl, FEB. 0, 18S8. SLEEP AND.REST For Skin-Tortured jUI _ BABIES MJd MOTKEIg^pM s / A bath CUTICURA a CUTICURA (ointment), purest of emollient skin cures, will afford instant relief, permit rest and sleep to both parent and child, and point to a speedy, permanent, and economical cure of the most torturing and disfiguring, itching, burning, bleeding, scaly, and crusted skin and scalp diseases, with loss of hair, when all else fails. V 1 Sold throughout the world. Pott** Deco a*d Chem. Com*., Sole Props., Boston. British depot: F. K.wu.r * Sous, 1, King Edward-st., Loudon. “ How to Cure Skin-Tortured Babies/* TRAIN RUNS INTO A SLEIGH. Man and Two Women Killed and Third i. Woman Badly Injured. Saginaw. Mich.. Peb. s.—Just before 5 o'clock this evening a Michigan Cen tral passenger train front Detroit ran down a sleigh containing a man and three women at the ’Sheridan avenue crossing. The man and two of the wo men were killed and the third woman •badly injured. The dead: Thomas Stewart. Mrs. Matthias Mosner. Mis* Barbara Mosner. There was no gate or flagman at the crossing. Stewart saw the train but was unable to cross before Ixdug caught. THE FORTI PI CATIONS BILL. It Was Pa.-sed Carrying $4,000,000 Against $0,000,000 last Year. Washington, 1). C., Feb. s.—The House do-day during its entire session had (under consideration the bill making appropriations for fortifications and coast defenses. Little interest seemed to be manifested in the proceedings less than onelmlf of tlhe 'imnnixu’s being pres ent during the session. The bill was passed carrying $4,144,912 against $9,517,141 last year. NEW YORK TENEMENT FIRE. Two Small Children Lose Their Lives, to death. They were Tony, 3-yea rs-011. New York, Feb. s.—The four-story rear temjment at. 130 East I Liston street was destroyed by fire tonight. Seven families lost everything they owned, and two children were burned to death. Tlieey were Tony, 3-year-old, and Michael, a year- younger, the chil dren of Fillipo Spoiuelle, a boot black. GULLON IGOFNSELS CALMNESS. ■ Says the Fnited States Need Not be “Skeeml” of tin* 13,000 Spaniards Re cently Sent to Cuba. Madrid, Feb. 3.—Seuor Gullon. the Minister of Foreign Affairs, declares There is no reason to fear any aggrava tion of tihe Cuban situation. Tin* dis patch of 13,000 .men to Cuba. the Mih ister asserts, was decided lqnm before General Blanco's departure. We are anxious to do a little good in this world ami can lihink of no pleasanter or lx*tter way to do it than by recom mending One Minute Cough Cure as a preventive of pneumonia, consumption and other serious lung troubles that ro low neglected colds. Heart! & Heai s drug store. Chicago, 111., Feb. 3. The Vuolcan Iron Work’s plan! at Fulton iw“* < !,nal streets, was burned tonight. Tho sac-simile signatnro of te on every wrapper of CAo i uaux ANSON WANTS NO GIFT. He Will Continue o Play Base ball. Chicago. I Ho.. Feb. 5.—“1 refuse to ac cept anything in the shape of a gift. The public owes me nothing. I am not old and am no pauper. I can earn my own living. Besides that lamby no means out of baseball.” Sueli is the declaration made by for mer Captain-Manager Adrian Anson todav. Part of it came in the form of a letter to A. G. Spaulding, and was read at the meeting at the Chicago Athleticj Association to establish an Anson testi monial. EARTHQUAKE AT LYNCHBURG. Lynchburg. Vn. t Feb. 3. —A distinct oartlupiake shock was felt here today about 3 o'clock. Specials to the News show the disturbance was through Southwest Virginia, Bedford City re porting that a loud explosive sound, dif ferent from the usual rumbling, preced ed the shock. ALSO IN PULASKI. Richmond. Va„ Feb. 3. —Pulaski. East Radford. Ythcville, Bedford City, Salem and various other point* in Southern Virginia report having experienced an earthquake shock this afternoon. 4 here is general agreement that the duration was about three second*, and the tun a few minutes after 3 o’clock. No dam age reported. BLANCO HEADING FOR HAVANA. Havana, Feb. 3.—Captain General Blanco and Genual Pando have arrived at Puerto Principe. General Blanco is expected to reach Havana in three days. In ia recent letter from Washington, I). C., to an old friend, Major G. A. Stiuler, for twenty years United States Consul at Singapore, says: “While at Dc* Moines I became acquainted with a liniment known as Chamberlain’s Pain Balm, which I found excellent against rheumatism as well as against soreness of the throat and chest (giving me much easier breathing). I had a touch of pneumonia er.rly this week, and two ap plications freely applied to the throa and chest relieved me of it at once. I would not be without it for anything.’’ For sale h.v .T. H. Bobbitt, Henry T Hicks and North! Side Drug Store. ARGUMENT IN LUETGE/RT CASE. Chicago. 111, Feb. s.—Attorney Har mon addressed tin* jury in the Lnetgerf case all day to-day and said lie would continue Ids argument Monday. TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY. Take Laxative Bronao Quinine Tab lets. All Druggist* refund the money if it fails to Cure. 25c. (???) « EDUCATE FOR BUSINESS AT THE i NORFOLK, VA. | COMPLETE IN ALL DEPARTMENTS. _ ___ Endorsed by five Governors, Bankers and Profes sional Men throughout the South. 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