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Oregon City Courier. A, W. CBKNKV, Publisher. HEGON CITY OREGON IWS OF THE WEEK lateral ting Collection of Cnrrrnt Events Id Condensed Form From Both Continents. fly a collision between two passenger traiiiH nt llurrisburg, N. ('., three men wore killed outright mid several others seriously injured. C. B. Bellinger, United States dis trict judge for Oregon, hits been ap pointed by Governor Lord a member of the board of regents of the state Uni versity ut Eugene. The Heldagobhitt, tho Dutch news pacr of Capo Town, declares that lead ing officials of the Transvaal speak openly of war with England as inevit able, and aver that it will bo carried right up to Table bay, A dispatch from Montevideo states that a serious engagement has occurred bctweon tho federul troops under Colonel Casalia and the insurgents near Minas. The federals are said to have been de feated. Tho insurgents have captured the town of Sarundi del Yi. The government of Japan has decided to send two warships to Hawaii, stop ping meanwhile all emigration.. A number of rejected emigrants have 111 rivod at Kobe. The press is urging the government to take a firm attitude toward the Hawaiian and American governments. Hot winds have taken the snow from the mountains above Pendleton, Or., and the Umatilla river is up to as high Rtago U8 at any time this spring. Part of tho railroad bridge abovo town has gone out, compelling the abandon ment of the branch line between there and Walla Walla. Tho water is still rising, and promises to do more damage. Tho Turkish porto, in a protest to tho powers against Greek invasion, says that the regular Greek army occupied Turkish territory near Grevnoand com mitted acts of hostility by destroying three posts. The protest further de clares that theso acts virtually consti tute an act of aggression and a casus belli, and denounces Greece as an ag gressor in tho war. Fire greatly damaged tho dwelling house occupied by James Jackson, a rel ative of President Andrew Jackson, and inheritor of the relics of the deceased president, at Clifton, O. Among the relies was General Jackson's carriage, the wheels of which were made of tim her from the old war frigate Constitu tion. Tho carriage was destroyed along with many other relics, valued at $10, 000. A Salt Lake paper prints what is claimed to be a confession by J. V. Fetzer, who is under arrest at Dillon, Mont, in which he says he killed Dr. O. H. Nichols, superintendent of the insane asylum at Washington in 1873. He says ho has ten or fifteen other vic tims, but will not plead guilty unless he can get a deatli sentence. Fetzor was arrested last week in Salt Luke and turned over to Montana authorities, charged with swindling the state. Carter Harrison has been elected mayor of Chicago. The president has named Theodore Roosevelt, of New York, to bo assistant secretary of tho navy. The board of control of the state of Washington unanimously appointed J. B. Catron warden of tho penitentiary t Walla Walla. Tho Oregon City land office, in an swer to numerous letters of inquiry, announces that no date lias yet been announced by tho president for the opening to the public of the Klamath reservation. A London dispatch says tho arch bishop of Canterbury will personally deliver into tho hands of Mr. Bayaid, on tho hitter's return to London, the log of tho Mayflower, which tho eon sistorial court recently decided to pre sent to the United States. There is a scarcity of onions in the California markets. Dealers say that all the California onion crop was ship ped as soon as gathered to the Eastern and Southeastern states, and that a corner has been effected in tho Wash ington and Oregon crop. Tho prisoners in tho Clatsop county jail at Astoria, dug a hole under an old aink in the jail and some of them made an effort to escape. Sheriff Hare ar rived just in time to catch Peter Fus tin, who had crawled through tho hole and hidden under the sidewalK. William Kothlage, an inmate of tho county jail nt Union, committed sui cide in his cell, by hanging. Ho was insane and was in jail waiting to be transported to Salem. The body was taken to La Grande for burial, in ac cordance with the lust request of the deceased. The supremo courtroom in Washing ton, D. C, and the corridors without were crowded with spectators, attracted by the appearance of William J. liryan aa counsel in a rase. The case on hearing involved the constitutionality of the law of the state of Nebraska to regulate railroads, to classify freights nil to fix rates. Great enthusiasm was manifested in Athens, Greece, during the fetes or ganized to celebrate the anniversary of the declaration of 1831 of the inde pendence of Greece from Turkish rule. The scenes throughout the day, al though very brilliant, were lacking in the usual imposing military display, on account of the large number of troops sent to the frontier. The ab sence of pleasant exchange between the people here waa also in atriking con trast with other years. Otherwise the usual customa were followed. A TRIPLE MURDER. 4n Indian Chief Killed .Mineri. Three Whlto Mojave, Cal April 14. News of a triple murder committed Friday night at Panamint, a mining camp 120 miles east of Mojave, by an old Indian chief known as Panamint Tom, reached here today. His victims were William Lang don, of Tulare; Jules Goldsmith, of San Francisco, and Frank Reed, resi dence unknown. The men hud had troublo with the Indian over tho trans fer of some mining property, in which tho Indian fancied he had been cheated. On Friday evening, shortly after dusk Panamint Tom, in the manner peculiar to his raee, sneaked unawares upon big victims, shooting all three of them be fore they had an opprtunity to defend themselves. Langdon was instantly killed, but as Goldsmith and Reed were only mortally wounded, tho Indian clubbed them to death with his gun. He left tho scene on foot, closely pur sued by several miners, bent upon lynching the murderer, and after a hard run of fifteen miles lie surrendered himself to Frank Montgomery, of Los Angeles, into whoso camp he ran for safety. If the murderer is not lynched ho will be brought to Mojave. A BURGLAR'S SUICIDE. Killed Himself After Shooting a Spo kane Police OIHcer. Spokane, April 14. Police Offioer McPhee lies in a critical condition, with u bullet wound in his neck. The dead body of the man who shot the officer lies in the city morgue. Mc Phee had the man under arrest and was taking him to the station, when the prisoner sprang back and lired a re volver at tho officer. The ball struck .McPhee in the jaw, went through the neck and lodged near the vertebrae. Tho man who did tho shooting was Arthur Chappello, of Dayton, Wash., where he has a wife and five children. Ho was wanted for burglary. After shooting McPhee he ran through the city several blocks and concealed him self in an outhouse. Ho was pursued by Deputy Sheriff Ferguson and a crowd of angry citizens. As tho deputy pulled tho door open a shot was fired inside, and tho officer thinking he was being fired upon shot at the man inside. Chappelle fell to the floor and was dead in a moment. It was then seen that lie had shot himself through the head. Ferguson's bullet passed through the burglar's arm and made a flesh wound in his Bide. : ANOTHER BRYAN MURDER. Evidence of a Foul Crime Illinois. Found In Mount Vernon, 111., April 14. Boys passing through some woodland five miles northwest of tho city, today, found a woman's head lying near the public road leading from Mount Vernon to Riohviow. They reported the dis covery, and a party was organized for a search for the body. It was found 200 yards from the spot where the head lay, with the flesh stripped from the bones, both the trunk and head being so badly decomposed as to render recog nition impossible. The testimony of the inquest went to prove that the body was that of a woman who was in that locality in November. She refused to divulge her name, but said her home was in Carmi, 111., and that she was going to St. Li.uis. The theory is that another Peral Bryan murder has beon committed. It is said a suspected party left tho country about the date of the woman's disappearance. Tho Semite Adjourned. Washington, April 14. The senate I met at noon for the first time since the death of ex-Senator Voorhees, who un til recently was a conspicuous member of the body. The opening prayer of Rev. Dr. Milbnrn, tho blind chaplain, made an eloquent reference to voor hees' brilliant talents, impassioned ardor, kindling eloquence, genuine pa triotism and the unselfish dedication of his great powers to every cause human and divine which enlisted his support. Immediately following tho prayer Senator Gorman, of Maryland, moved that as a mark of respect to their late associate tho senate adjourn, adding that many senators desired to attend the funeral. Tho motion prevailed, and at 13:05 the senate adjourned. Ohio Town 11 in a Sliding Mountain. East Liverpool, O., April 13. An avuluncho lias started near here. An entire hill is moving, and at three points near here the street railway system is blockaded. Two big dwell ings near Wellsville aro doomed, and the Pennsylvania tracks wero moved by the pressure of the hill. The un dermining of the hill for the Wellsville road has left no protection and the en tire face of the hill is slipping, from summit to base, including a small for- ) est and tons of rock. The Wellsville j road has dropped from sight in two j places and the expected avalanche will ; bury the Pennsylvania tracks and tho street-car line ami will endanger the big sewer pipe works. j Fighting In Vruguay. New York, April 14. A Herald dis- j patch from Montevideo sa s. it is re ported that a serious engagement has occurred between the fedeial troops under Cojoncl Casalia and the insur gents near Minas. The federals are said to have been defeated. The in surgents have captured the town of Sarandi del Yi. Relief Work In Tennessee. Memphis, Tenn., April 14. This morning Lieutenant Rowan, in com pany with Captain Fitch, left the city aboard the steamer Itaska. Helena is the objective point Captain Fitch will make another inspection of levees, while Lieutenant Rowan will aid in a proper distribution of supplies pur chased with a part of the government appropriation. CREEKS IN 1IACED0XLI Eccciged Turks Escapo Aftcj a Hot Fight. GARRISON OF UALTIX0 IS TAKE) Greek Now Advancing Into thf Country EdhMa I'asha's I'ro puser. Move Postponed. Trikhala, Thossaly, April 14. TIk pirn of the insurgents was to occupj Baltino on tho frontier of Macedonia, in order to prevent the Turks from tak ing up a more advanced position. Di rectly the Greeks crossed the frontiei their leaders issued a proclamation call ing upon the Macedonians and Epiro teans to rise for freedom. There is ar unconfirmed rumor here at this houi that tho insurgents ure continuing tc advance unchecked by the Turks. ,. Twenty-five Italian volunteers have returned here, being unable to stand the cold weather. Besieged Turk! Escape. London, April 14. A dispatch from Trikhala says the Turkish garrison of Baltino, numbering about 800 men, which was b:-seiged by Greek insur gents, has cut its way through the Greeks witi a loss of thirty men killed. It is added the lighting was stubborn. It was only at the fourth attempt that the Turks were able to issue from theli barracks. The insurgents continued to march into Macedonia and have cap tured the town of Krania. They pur sued the Turks close to Cipria, which is only two hours distant from Gro vena. Throughout the operations, which have hitherto been so successful for the insurgents, the latter lost only three chiefs killed and four men wounded, according to a special dispsTteh. It is repVied that on the Turkish frontier a detachment yesterday iirec on and killed a Greek private and peasant carrying dispatches to Cairo livri. Turkish Auvxnce Delayed. Constantinople, April 14. The Turkish porte informed the representa tives of tho foreign embassies on Satur day that in consequence of tho Greet invasion, of Macedonia, Edhem Pasha, the Turkish commander-in-chief, wat marching on tho Greek headquarters at Larissa. AcotViing to authentic infor mation contained in a dispatch today, however, tho Turkish army has not yel started and it is supposed that at the last moment Edhem Pasha's orders tc advanco were countermanded. Nevertheless the Turkish govern ment still seems to have tho intention of attempting to seize and hold Lariss? until the Greeks shall have evacuated the island of Crete. It is pointed out that Krania, a town in Macedonia, which is believed to be in the hands o: the Greek insurgents and the scene ol the present invasion, is an important strategic position threatening Edhem Pasha's communication with Jania, the Turkish headquarters in Albania. Creeks Clamor for War. New York, April 14. A Herald dis patch from St. Petersburg says: The Greeks are now Booking every way of avoiding responsibility, owing to the wording of the noto handed tc them by the powers, regarding the at titude of Europe. Vis-a-vis attaches state the aggressors were Albanian! who numbered 2,000. Judging f: jm the words of a leading Greek authority here the Greeks want war at any price, and they will not stop either to consider the cost, the sacrifices or tho most dire results it may entail, lie says tho Greeks have 70,000 troops with which, he holds, they can defeat tho Turks, whom h knows have not more than 100.00C troops. At tho Turkish embassy they have had no flews for five days. The gen eral opinion here is that if this is the commencement of war it is a good thing, as the matter will be promptly settled by the Turks. One of the ques tions of the moment is the Greek question which is attracting more at tention in commercial circles than in diplomatic circles, for Greece ruined and without credit is the problem ol tho future upon which financiers are speculating. M. Petereerho.T, correspondent of the Russian Gaiette, who has just re I turned from Greece, says that the ! wholo affair of the war preparation!: j with their accompanying scenes struck him as an opera-bouffe performance. I The soldiers seemed to have no idea ol j discipline or of the respect due their j officers. liryan Still Si-Hi-rlng. Washington, April 14. William J. Bryan returned to Washington today from Florida. Ho is still suffering aa the result of the accident at St. Angns tine, and is considerably bruised. His worst injury is in the left side, which pains him greatly when going about. The force of the fall can be judged from the fact that a silver watch safe which Bryan carried in his vest pocket was crushed completely out of shape. Switzerland is the only civilized country in the world which grants no patents to inventions. Frnalon Order to He ltevoked. Washington, April 14. A sweeping order of President Cleveland affecting consolidation of pension agencies will be revoked by President McKinley if present plops are carried out. Though, it is stated no conclusion ha been reached on the matter, the president, it is learned, has practically become con vinced it should never be allowed to be come operative. Some species of snakes are born cannibals. THE SPECIAL ENVOYS. Commissioners to the Monetary Confer ' euee Appointed. Washington, April 14. Tho presi dent tonight announced the appoint ment of Senator Edward O. Wolcott, of Colorado; lion. Charles J. Payne, of Boston, and ex-Vicc-President Adhii E. Stevenson as commissioners to an inter national monetary conference. Tho appointments are made under tho art approved March 8, last, for tho promo tion of an international agreement for bimetallism, ami the appointments do not require confirmation by tho senate. It has been generally conceded that Sen ator Wolcott would bo made a member of the commission. He has been an active leader in the movement for a monetary agreement, and is , widely known as an advocate of tho silver cause. His trip to Europe, last summei was generally conceded to be ut least semi-official, as the representative of the new administration. His tour ex tended over several months, and em braced the leading European capitals. Ex-Vice-President Stevenson, the Demoeratio member of the commission, though generally known as an advocate of bimetallism, was a staunch supporter of Mr. Bryan and the Chicago platform. He and Senator Wolcott, however, are said to be in accord on the financial question. General Charles J. Payne, who may be termed the minority member, is a Republican, aud was a McKinley man. Ho is one of the most prominent busi ness men of Massachusetts, and is said to be a deep student on the finanoial quesiton. While no is classed as a sup porter of bimetallism, based on interna tional agreement, he is regarded as allied with the sound-money faction. He is a gradiiato of Harvard, being a member of tho class of '58. General Payne is largely identified with rail roads and other corporations, being a director of the Chicago, Burlington & Quinoy road, and other large concerns, and a director of tho Boston Institute of Technology. He was an intimate friend and associate of Professor Walker, the financial authority. It is not known when the commission will meet and organize. - When organ ized, however, it is believed Senator Wolcott will be mado president. It is believed the commissioners will not go abroad before May 1, at which time, the new ambassadors will be at their posts and render the special envoys the assist ance necessary in tho consummation of their mission. TWO MILLS TOO MUCH. Special Tax levy of the City of Port laud Is Illegal. Salem, April 14. Opinions were handed down by the supreme court to day, as follows: H. W. Corbett et al., appellants, vs. the City of Portland et al., respondents; reversed. Opinion by Bean, J. Suit was brought in this oase to re strain the collection of a special tax, levied by the city of Portland for the payment of interest charges on its bond ed and other indebtedness. It was set out in tho complaint that, on June 80, 1895, the Portland city council, by ordinance, levied a tax of 8 mills for general municipal purposes, and on the same day, by another ordinance, an additional tax of 2 mills, for the pay ment of interest on bonded and other indebtedness of the city. For this lat ter ordinance plaintiff held there was no warrant of law. The complaint al leged by the act of incorporation, tho levy of taxes for general and municipal purposes shall not exceed in any one year 8 mills, and out of the sum real ized therefor and other revenues of the city it must pay the interest charges and all other general and municipal ex penses. It was further alleged that prior to commencement of the suit, plaintiffs paid, or tendered and offered to pay, the full amount of the 8-mill tax, and that defendant Sears, sheriff of Multnomah county, threatens and will, unless restrained, attempt by levy and sale to collect the remaining 2 mills. The defendants' contention was that the 2-mill tax was not without author ity of law and alleged that without it it would be impossible to successfully conduct the affairs of the city, it being the opinion of the mayor and council that both taxes were indispensable to meet the public exigencies. An injunction restraining the collec tion was granted, which, on trial in the lower court, was dismissed and an ap peal was taken. Levee Una Given Way. Memphis, April 14. The mighty sweep of the waters south of Vickshurg has at last had its effect upon the lower levees, and tonight a telegram from Tallalah, La., reports that the levee which protected Davis island has given way, and that the island will in all probability be flooded. Twenty-five hundred people inhabit Davis island, which consists of about 1,000 acres of land. The place is situated in Warren county, Miss. Through the upper delta, the flood situation shows little change since last reports. Tho work of government relief has been actively inaugurated. Many people are being fed and housed at Greenville, Rosedale, Helena, Friar's Point and other points along the river. The relief steamer is now plying up the St. Francis river with food and forage for man and beast. Bad Fire at St. Louis. St. Louis, April 14. A five-story building on Main street and Park ave nue, occupied by the St. Louis Refrig erator & Wooden Gutter Manufactur ing Company, was partially destroyed by fire this forenoon. The loss is $60, 000. Two firemen and boy were in jured by falling walls, but not fatally hurt. The men who design war maps have experienced ' slight dash of the return of prosperity. THE SEALING PROBLEM What the Recent Presidential Appointments Indicate. GRAVITY OF THE SITUATION l'o.ll.lllty of a Serious Entanglement Unless Matter Is Arranged Be fore the Heaitou Open. Washington, April 13. The recent appointment of ex-Secretary Foster and ex-Assistant Secretary Hamlin by the president to assist in the negotiations now in progress with Great Britain re specting the Behring sea fisheries is in dicative that this long-standing diplo matic issue has at lust assumed grave importance, and that an earnest effort is being made to end the present un satisfactory Btate of affairs or to place the subject on such a footing before the beginning of the approaching session as will prevent it from passing into a more serious phase. The diplomatic correspondence of the past year makes it evident that a severe strain was placed upon tho patience of the officials of both the United States and Great Britain, and tho warning given quietly but firmly by the British premier, that further proceedings by Amorican reveune outters in the line of lust year's p(0gramme would not be tolerated, and the intimation from Sec retary Olney that there would be no chango unless additional restrictions wero imposed upon the British sealing vessels, hold out latent possibilities of a serious entanglement for the two friendly powers, unless some arrange ment can be made before the end of May. Because of ex-Secretary Foster's familiarity with the early stage of the negotiations that led up to the Paris tribunal, and ex-Secretary Hamlin's conduct of the negotiations of the lust administration, they .have been chosen to assist now in composing this threat ened difficulty. Tho troublo appears to have begun principally through the refusal of the British authorities to renew last year the regulations requiring British vessels going into the seal waters to place their firearms under seal, to give effect to the Paris regulation, prohibiting tho use of such weapons in killing seals. This reg ulation was laid down on evidence that a large proportion of the seals killed with guns sunk and were never recov ered, involving wasteful mortality. Tho British having refused to seal up their arms, the United States adopted the. plan of making a most thorough search of every sealing vessel in Behrifig sea. There was justification for a search in the regulations, but again the British government protested, claiming that British vessels were thereby sub jected to unnecessary and most vexa tious detentions, and that their catches were overhauled and thrown into con fusion, and that the only result was the discovery of one skin, in which an American boarding officer thought he saw a shot-wound, and of a log-book a few days in arrears in entries. Yet for this twenty-six out of twenty-nine British vessels in the seal waters were searched eighty-two times, and one boarded six times in twenty-four days. Secretary Olney, on the other hand, justified tire course of the revenue offi cers by pointing out that all three of the seized vessels were convicted in British courts. He also gave some startling figures to show the need of ad ditional restrictive regulations, which he invited the British government to accept. From actual count he showed that in 1895 no less than 28,000 dead seal pups were found on the seal islands, which had perished from starvation be cause their mothers had been killed at sea by sealing vessels. It was also stated that in the same season the ves sels had taken 44,195 skins, as against 31,585 in tho previous year, and Secre tary Olney asserted that, if the killiug was to go on at this rate, the total de struction of the seal herd would be ac complished in the course of two more seasons. To make the showing worse from our point of view, it was stated that the lawful catch of the seal islands had largely fallen off. Efforts were made to devise a way of insuring the seals against the use of firearms by poachers, but they came to nothing, and the upshot was that both sides stood firm, the British warning against fur ther indiscriminate search of British vessels, and Secretary Olney standing on our rights to make it. Meanwhile an expert commission sent out by both governments made an exhaustive report tending to sustain Secretary Olney's assertions regarding the probable extermination of the seals under present conditions, and it must be upon this basis that negotiations will now proceed. Clemency Promised for Rli-era. ' Washington, April 12. Secretary of State Sherman stated that he bad as surances that General Rivera, the in surgent leader, would not bo executed but would be treated as a prisoner of war. General Rivera was captured af ter being wounded in a recent battle, and it was feared for a time that he wonld be executed by the Spanish au thorities for his participation in the rebellion. The giraffe is dumb and was never known to utter any sound. Wild Parsnips Poisooed Them. English, Ind., April 13. William Hughes, a farmer, and his two sons died today from eating wild parsnips growing on their farm six miles west of here. Mrs. Hughes will probably die. Roof of a Church Collapsed. Paris, April 13. While mass was being said in a church near Catres, in the department of Tarin, the roof col lapsed. Seven women and one man were killed and three persons were seriously injured. GOVERNMENT CROP REPORT. Average Condition of the Wheat Crop llelow Last Year. Washington, April 13. Tho report of the department of agriculture for April makes tho average condition of winter wheat 81.4, against 90.5 on December 1, 77.1 last April and 80.5 at tho sumo date in 18115. Leading winter wheat states show as follows: Pennsylvania, 98; Ohio, 88; Michi gan, 85; Indiana, 05; Illinois, 40; Mis souri, 00; Kansas. 80; California, 99. The average rye condition was 88.9, against 82.9 last year. The condition of the soil at the time of seeding was generally favorable throughout tho country, a few scattered counties reporting it too dry or too wet, so that by December 1 a crop nearly up to the standard was indicated. The falling off since December was greatest in Illinois, but was strongly shown in eve-y neighboring Btate. The average of 18 per cent for the wholo country in due to the sharp freezes of early winter. Snow covering was ample in the Rocky mountains states and westward, but elsewhere to the East it was scanty. There was little damage along the At lantic slope, where tho winter was mild und the favorable indications continue, no important wheat state showing a condition under 95. The condition of winter wheat is re ported below the average in Great Bri tain, France and Holland, because of excessive rains, but favorable in Central and Eastern Europe. In Southern Russia there has been extensive re sowing, but tho wet weather has so de layed field work in Western Europe that the spring wheat area will be greatly out down, the shortage in France alone being 730,000 pounds. SHE MAY BE BLOWN UP. Steamer Vaqulna With a Lot of Dyna mite, on a Sandbar. Huenemo, Cal., April 13. The Bteamer Yaquina, in approaching the wharf here at 10 o'clock today, struck a sandbar, opening her seams. She be gan filling, and immediately settled, with only her deck abovo water. A line was run ashore and efforts made to beach her, but so far she has only been hauled in a short distance. The Yaquina is loaded with 200 tons of miscellaneous freight, including ten tons of dynumite for Los Angeles. The weather is fine, but fears are felt that, should the weather become at all bad, the pounding of the ship may explode the dynamite. At 9 P. M. the Yaquina was lying in about ten feet of water, on an almost even keel, about sixty feet west of the wharf, and 800 feet from shore. The wind from the west is freshening. At high tide and with more wind she is very apt to crash into the wharf. Some thirty tons of freight have been landed, but the work has now ceased, awaiting the arrival of tho Bonita in the morn ing. COLORADO BAD MAN. A Hardened Convict Kills a Man, Wounds Two and I Fatally Shot. Cripple Creek, Colo., April 13. A shooting affray occurred this , morning at McElroy's hall, in Altman, Colo., in which Jack Cox instantly killed Bob Dailey and wounded Harry Minor and Sam Loshey, and was then shot fatally. After killing Daily, Cox ran into the street, where he met Town Marshal O'Brien, at whom ho fired. The mashal returned the fire, shooting Cox, who now lies at the hospital in a dying condition. Thj shooting grew out of a quarrel. The men had been gambling and drinking all night. Cox ;fl a convict pardoned from the peniten tiary by Governor Waite. This is the first murder in the state since the leg islature passed the law abolishing cap ital punishment. Senator Yoorhees Dead. Washington, April 13. Daniel Wolsey Voorhees, ex-United States senator from the state of Indiana, died at 5 o'clock this morning at his home in this city. The senator had been in bad health for several years, and for the two years past had taken little part in the pro ceedings in the senate. He has been a constant sufferer from rheumatism of the heart, and his friends, therefore, had come to expect that they might hear of his death suddenly. Tho last reports of him, however, were that he was showing some signs of improve ment, and his death, therefore, while not entirely unexpected, caused a shock. Shipping Stock From Arizona. Phoenix, Ariz., April 13. Over 200 carloads of sheep and cattle have left this valley within the past week, the Santa Fe taking out 140 carloads of sheep, or 34.000 head, billed to Chi cago. These comprise the heaviest shipments ever known in Arizona. The sheep are mainly from Northern Ari zona, wintered near Phoenix. Japan's Latest Move. Yokohama, April 13. The govern ment of Japan has decided to send two warships to Hawaii, stopping mean while all emigration. A number of re jected emigrants have arrived at Kobe. The press is urging the government to take a firm attitude toward the Ha waiian and American governments. A Railway Collision. Charlotte, N. C, April 13. The northbound Florida special on the Southern railway and a local south bound passenger train collided at 11:15 this morning at Harrisburg, a small town about thirteen miles north of this city, killing three persons and wound ing several others. . White quartz with a great deal of free gold has been struck near Hilt Citr. in the Black Hi':-