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THE PARIS HOLOCAUST More Bodies Taken From Ruins of the Palace. CAUSB OF THE FIRE A MYSTERY Thrilling Aeeouunts of the Disaster by Eyewitnesses mid Spectators Qhastljr Scenes. New York, Muy 10. A dispatch to (he Herald from Paris says: The scone on entering Porte Eight, of the Paluise do l'Industrie last night, when the bodies of the victims of the line Jean Goajon were tuken there, wuh of a fear ful description. There hud been placed tbe oharrod corpses of what had been a few hoars before beautiful women of the very best fumilies of Paris. The bodies were laid out on roughly im provised platforms of boards tuken from anywhere about the pluoe. They were charred beyond recognition. Almost all the bodies were burned about the head and feet, while the middle of the body remained comparatively intact. Ambulances kept coming up in a stream, bringing more and more of the unfortunate victims, the crowd outside giving way in awe-stricken silence. The Rue Jean Goujon was almost im passable. Of the bazaar building in whioh only a few hours before everything hud been fair and beautiful, there remained only a few charred mica. Inside the wreoked building there was nothing but pieces of rags, wood and human re . mains. The firemen were digging among the debris in search of the bodies. There were not enough ambu lances, and the bodies had to be placed in wraps. Then came soldiers, police and firemen to carry away the dead, and they all worked in silence and with a will. The soldiers carrieu sheets in which to wrap and transport bodies. There were women nnrses from 1'Hob pital Beaujon, also with sheets, wait ing to cover up the dead before they were taken away in the ambulances. Near the western wall, which bound ed what had been the bazaar, bodies were literally found piled in heaps and their position seemed to indicate that a terror-stricken rush hud tuken place, or an instinctive huddling together in the face of death. Thore were pieces of un derskirts all over the ruins and frag ments of woolen garments and corset covers. Tiny little slippers were everywhere to be seen, orisp and charred by the heat. On one side was a pile of valuable jewels, etc., guarded by policemen. Thore were bracelets and rings, completely free from flesh, showing how terrible hud been the flames in their fury. I spke to two women who were standing near the ruins. The elder one was Mmo. Rochezautier, and the younger was a servant "We were attracted by the cries of the ladies," said Mnie. Hochezuutier. "Oh I such cries I We called to the men in the Hotel de Palais, which fronts on 17 Cors de lu Heine. It was the work of a moment to tear down the iron bars of the windows and to throw out a chair. We hauled the poor women in there. They were so fright ened that they did not stay here long. They were so terror-stricken that many could not cry. But many were lost and I saw several rush out from the flames and fall dead. We saved at least 160." Mile, le Comte, of 22 Rue Jean Gou jon, said: "The fire broke out at 4:80 o'clock. It was terribly sudden. The heat was worse than the smoke. You could not go into the street for fear of the heat. The bazaar burned up just as if the wood had been soaked in kerosene. I should think there were 8,500 people there, because, you know, the nuncio was there during the afternoon and that made an extra attraction. He had hardly left when the flames burst out. They seemed to spring up all over. "So fierce was the heat that all win dows and shop fronts opposite we cracked or burst open. Birds in tho windows dropped dead from their per ches as if struck by lightning, and many of the neighbors were so para lyzed by fear that they did not know what to do. The fire lasted only twen ty minutes, but such a twenty minutes I shall never forgetl Women ran shrieking into the street and fell dead in the roadway overcome by the heat, burning from head to foot." American! Were Fortunate. New York, May 10. A Journal dis patch from Paris says: . There were very few American present in the char ity bazaar at the time of the fire, and these seem to have been especially fa vored by fortune. Mrs. William Astor left tbe bazaar a quarter of an honr be fore the conflagration. Miss Fane, sis ter of Frederiok Fane, an American re siding in the Rue Prony, who is almost totally deaf, was in the building when the fire broke out. Her escape was largely due to her infirmity. She saw tbe fire and made her way to the exit, being among the first to reach it Under forced draught the new British first-class battleship Jupiter made an average of 18.4 knots in her four-hour trial, nearly a knot more than the con tract speed. A right With Tramp. Marshfield, Wis., May 10. Chief of Police Gerwin and Fred Myers, a brew ery employe, were fatally injured today in an encounter with tramps. During the day six tramps bung around tbe brewery drinking. When Chief Gerwin tried to disperse them by persuasion, four of them showed fight, and one of them slashed the officer with a knife, cutting a fearful gash in the left side of the abdomen and a smaller one in the hand. While interfering, Meyers' bowels were literally ripped oat MARKED BY LIGHTNING. i'oung Girl's Frightful Experience tm B Thinicli'r Hlorm. Chewehih, Wash., Muy 10. An ex traordinary electrical storm occurred yesterday, in which a number of peo plo were more or loss injured. The most unfortunate victims were Miss Lutie McCorniack und Minn Laura Boiler, aged 10 und 14 reflectively. They were returning from school, and took refuge under u lurge pine tree. A bolt of lightning struck the tree, and the girls were knocked senseless. Soon after, a neighbor saw Miss Boiler aim lessly wandering near his house, und he and others instituted a search. They went to the tree and found the apparently lifolens body of Miss Mo Cormuek. ' She was lying on her back. twelve feet from the tree, having been thrown that distance by the force of tho thunderbolt. The lightning struck her first on the buck of tbe head, and a strip of hair an inch wide was burned clear to the skin from the lust cervical to the third dorsul vertebra. At tho latter spot there was burned black a place as big as a man s hand. Between the knee and the sole of tbe foot, on each leg, a strip an inch and a half wide was burned. Her hat was liter ally torn to pieces, and was burning when she was found. Her shoes were torn to shreds, and one was lying about six feet from her body, and the " other eixtceen feet away. Notwithstanding all these injuries, she was finally brought back to consciousness. She is in danger, however, because of inflam mation of tho nerves. Three head of cattle a half-mile away were instantly killed. W. O. Smith, a half-mile west, was partially stunned and knocked down, and Ellsworth Cos ner, a half-mile north, was knocked down by the same thunder-bolt. Accident or Suicide. Rossland, B. C, May 10. J. B. Fisher, of Deer Lodge, Mont., who un it! the last election was county re corder, died here shortly before 8 this evening from a shot in the right tem ple. Whether it was a case ol suicide or accident there were many opinions, The object of the man's journey here muv help to clear this up. The Red Mountain train was nearing Rossland, when, as usual, the car doors were locked, while the customs in spector made his rounds. Fisher opened his valise and took out his revolver, it muy bo presumed to ovoid paying duty. The gun discharged and he was shot in the very place that would be selected for such an act and the skin about the wound is burned from the close contact with the weapon. The deceased waa a Muon and n Knights of Pythias, and was a handsome, stalwart man of about 80. In his valise were pictures of his wife and two children, and a statement of his accounts as recorder, Farewell Banquet, London, May 10. The farewell ban quet given this evening by the Amer ican society in London to Mr. Bayard, former ambassador of the United States, was attended by 270 guests. The com pany included Ambassador Huy, Mrs. Hay and all the members of the em bassy, and the lord bishop of London. Mr. Bayard had a cordial reception. He brought with him the log of the Mayflower, which he deposited in its glass case in the reception-room, where it instantly became the center of attrac tion. During the presentation of the loving oup, which is in the form of a pumpkin, surmounted by a bust of Mr. Bayard, Mr. and Mrs. Bayard were visibly affected. Mr. Bayard, on rising to respond to Mr. Crane's sentiments, was greeted with a storm of applause. He spoke for an hour slowly and impres sively. The Cascade Reserve, Washington, May 10. Commission er Hermann has recommended to the attorney-general the suspension for the presentof legal proceedings growing out of sheep pasturing within the Cascade range forest reserve. The attorney-general is requested to instruct the United States attorney for Oregon to stay all proceedings until further orders, in view of the legislation pending in con gress and the probable early action by the department on the question. The recommendation is due to a rep resentation from Oregon that great hardship and loss have resulted to 8heepowners of the state by their ex clusion from grazing lands within the reserve on which they have been de pendent for years. To Explore North Faelflo Coast. New York, May 10. The World says: An exploring party under the leadership of Professor Frank Boaz, the noted scientist and explorer of the American museum of natural history, is about to undertake an extensive systematic ex ploration among the inhabitants of the coast of the North Pacific ocean between the Amoor river, in Asia, and the Col umbia river, in America. The funds for this important undertaking have been generously provided by Morirs K. Jesup, the president of the museum, who has done so much already for the advancement of science and for further ing the work of the American museum of natural history of this oity. A Belgian gourmand of Mons has be queathed $3,000 to five friends for an annual dinner, which they must attend dressed in mourning, entering the room with a flag to the music of an ac cordion. 8ad Story of the Sea. Port Louis. Island of Mauritius, May 10. The British ship Traveller, Cap tain Christie, from Sourabaya, for tbe Delaware Breakwater, was wrecked off the island of Roderignez, 830 miles northeast of Mauritius, on February 4. The news has just reached here. Three tons of the cargo only were saved. Cap tain Christie, his first officer and four teen of the crew died at sea of fever. In thanking others for past favors most of us solicit new. CRIME OF A FARM HAND. Shoots Hli Former Employer and Three Other Tenon. Milwaukee, May 10. Alexander Har ris, a farmer, living live miles south of Waukesha, on the the Mukwonago road, and his wife, were murdered this morning when at breakfast. A hired man was wounded, but escaped A hired girl was ulso wounded, and ' it likely to die. The crime was committed by William Pouch, a farmhand. Pouch worked for Harris ubout two years ago. Last night at his request he was given lodging over night. About S o'clock this morning Harris and a hired man went to the yard to milk tbe cows. Mrs. Harris and the girl were preparing breakfast Pouoh 1 his room quietly, and, going to the yard, bade the men there good morn ing. Harris und the hired man were sitting on stools near each other. Pouch drew his revolver and fired at. the farmer, killing him. He then shot the hired man, inflicting probably a fatal wound. Pouch then walked leisurely to the kitchen. He told Mrs. Harris her hus band would not be in for a few minutes and he would eat his breakfast at once.' The woman waited upon the murderer, who seemed to relish his meal. After breakfast Pouch started to walk toward the door. Before Mrs. Harris realized what was about to happpen he wheels i around and shot her in the breast. He then fired at the hired girl. The farmer's wife died soon af terwards. The hired girl has a chance for recovery. Pouch then rode away on a bicycle. A posfe of farmers is in hot pursuit The fanners are greatly excited and enraged, and should they get hold of the murderer he will undoubtedly be lynched. The supposition of the authorities is that Pouch is either insane or commit ted the murderers in order to bide the evidence of another crime. The man ner in which the murders were com mitted shows plainly that Pouch delib erately arranged his plans. Harris was quite well to do. Pouch worked for him in the summer of 181)5, but nothing occurred its fur as known to cause enmity between them. Pouch is 20 years of age. Tho name of the hired man who was shot is Nelson Moliolt. The girl is Helen Veshaek. Latest reports fiom Mukwonago state Mrs. Harris was not instantly killed us at first stated, and may recover. There is little hope for Nelson McIIolt, the hired man, and Helen Vesback, tbe girl. A HEROIC BOY ENGINEER. lie Saved Many Live at the Risk of ' Jilt Own. Houghton, Mich., Muy 10. With a box containing 200 pounds of dynamite on fire, ten feet away from him, John Thomas, a boy who runs a compressed air hoisting engine in the Tamaraok mine, stuck to his post and saved the lives of the men at work in the mine by his bravery. Ten seconds after Thomas had hoisted tho men to the level the dynamite ex ploded, smashing the engine to pieces und doing other damage, but the men und the boy , to whom they owe their lives were safe. The miners working in the 23d level had put seven casts of dynumite in a box for future use. At noon a miner accompanied by Thomas went to his post, gave the alarm to the miners in the level below and ran his engine un til he had hoisted them out. He then fled. The alarm of fire caused great ex citement, but no miners were injured in the rush to reach daylight from a depth of 3,000 to 4,000 feet. i ' For I'cace In t ube, New York, May 10. A special to the Journal from Havana says: Your correspondent is able upon high author ity to confirm the Journal's reoent Washington reports as to negotiations pending there between Seoretary of State Sherman, Dupuy de Lome and Estrada Palma, looking to a peaceful solution by purchase or otherwise of the Cuban question. The story is the topic of conversation in all the clubs. El Diai io de la Marina, the reformist oragn here, in a leader, sounds an omi nous note of warning by initmating that the so-called reforms that Premier Can ovas has offered to the island will be little more than a farce, should Cuba be left to pay the cost of the war. Spain mast pay it, El Diario declares, other wise she cannot hope to keep the colony and continue to monopolize its trade. Requested to Resign. Olympia, Wash., May 10. The members of the board of control this af ternoon received a formal request from the governor to resign. This action is desired by Governor Rogers as a result of the recent occurrences that render harmonious action impossible. One of the board said tonight that the members had not decided what action they would take, but they would hold a conference as soon as practicable, and agree upon a course, when they would all stand together. The governor said that he did not care at this time to enter into a discus sion of the difficulties that have made it impossible for him to act further with the board as it is now constituted. The members of the board will doubt less decide soon whether they will resist tbe governor or quietly acquiesce in his request Wanted to Sell His Body. San Francisco, May 10. William Oppermann, a musician in hard luck, today offered to make a contract with the San Francisco board of health to the effect that, in consideration of f 100 down, or even $50, he would sell his body for dissection, his part of the con tract, however, not to be carried out until after bis natural death. It is estimated that 2,000,000 tons of pure silver are held in solution by all tb waters of tbe earth. NORTHWEST BREVITIES Evidence of Steady Growth and Enterprise. ITEMS OF. GENERAL INTEREST From All the Cities and Towns of the Thriving Sister States Oregon. Stages have begun to run again be tween Eugene and Foley Springs. Strawberries along South Myrtle creek, in Douglas county, are ripening. The sohool fund apportioned in Coot county during April amounted to $7,114. A Pendleton man shipped twelve oar bads of cattle to Council Bluffs, la., last week. The woolen mill, broom-handle fao tory and sawmill in Bandon are all run ning full time. The Klamath county Sunday school convention will be held this year in Klamath Falls, June 12 and IS. The street lamps no longer burn in The Dalles at night The contract ex pired and the council has bad the lamps taken down. Business for the month of April at the Astoria custom-house footed up $48,000, being the largest month's re ceipts in tbe history of the office. ' Bob Hinman, who was captured in Yuma, Ariz., and who is wanted in Roseburg, was working in a mine in Arizona under the name of -Robert Hanks. Stockmen in Harney county have been busy moving their cattle to the open ranges, to get them off the flat lands subject to overflow, and to save the expense of longer feeding hay. The telephone line being built from Heppner to Long Creek has been com pleted to Hardman, and it is expected that the line will reach Monument in about a week, and Long Creek by the 20th of May. There is great activity in the hop yards in this vioinity, and also further north, says the Roseburg Plaindealer. The vines are being carefully trained, and the yards cultivated, and the oat look is very favorable. The Baker City Democrat says that it is reported on what seems to be relia ble authority the O. R. &N. will soon put on a line of steamboats to ply be tween the Huntington bridge and Bal lard landing. These boats, it is ex pected, will transport ores from the Seven Devils mines to the railroads. Two men named Casey and Ott had a thrilling experience in the Umatilla river near the Mission one day last week. Ott attempted to ford the river with a four horse team, hitched to a load of hay. He miscalculated the ford and was carried down stream about 100 yards, when Mr. Casey swam out and cut the harness and rescued the horses; then swam around the rack and cut Mr. Ott loose. The wagon and load of hay were lost. Washington. The citizens of Snohomish have secured the Dorrance academy build, ing, and fitted it up as a hospital. The stockmen around Pasco have been gathering up saddle horses for the last week, and making preparations for the spring round-up. The eighth annual state convention of the Washington State Union of Cristian Endeavor, will be held in Tacoma, July 1 to 4 inclusvie. The school fund apportioned in Walla Walla during April, amounted to $3, 817, and the number of days' attend ance in all of the districts was 867,071. There are five sawmills in the neigh borhood of Napavine, Lewis county, and all of them are running full time. Common laborers there are paid $1.80 a day. A petition has been signed and for warded to the Chehalis county commis sioners requesting them to take steps to repair the South Bay roadway and bridge between Ocosta and Laid law. The horticultural commissioner for Asotin county, says that the fruit crop in the Asotin oreek valley will be some thing enormous. In fact, this is the report that comes from every fruit sec tion in the county. In some orchards, it is said the winter apple' orop will be short, but this complaint is not general. Gardens are thriving nicely. Luke, who fought under the famous Nisqually Indian chief, Leschi, and who was one of the last of the follow ers of the old warrior, died on the Nis qually river last week. He was 80 years old. In his earlier days Luke was a great, fighter, a skillful marks man and good tillioum generally. The remains of the old brave were interred beside Leschi's bones, on the Nisqually prairie. Spruce logs on Gray's harbor are scarce, and the demand lor them is ; greater than the output. The logs are j worth about $5 per 1,000. The supply of cedar logs on the harbor is also much ' less than will be consumed in filling present orders on hand. The price of ; sedar logs is firm at $4.60. Tbe fir1 logger has very little to brighten his outlook. Most of the loggers say they I 11 cut no more fir than necessary at 13.50. The city of Tacoma has issued 1,874 bicycle licenses. Last month 1,055 licenses were taken ont A comparison with last year's record shows that on May 1, 1896, there were but 735 licenses issued. The Tacoma warehouses of the Stand ard Oil Company, which were last week destroyed by fire, will be rebuilt on the lame site on Center street, and it is ex pected to have the main building com pleted within tbe ensuing sixty days, tars the Tacoma Ledger. WEEKLY MARKET LETTER. Downing, Hopkins A Company's Review of Trade. The wheat market was vory dull dur ing the past week. On Saturday a speculative demand sprung upon a "tip" that the coming government re port on growing winter wheat would show a decline in condition of about 5 points and have a tendenoy to enhance values. The slow demand from abroad for our wheat is especially discouraging, as the inquiry is below anything figured early in the season, on this side of the Atlantic or on the other other. When the figures of total production were first compiled the only question that agi tated speculators was the problem of how the world was going to get along with so light supply, without prices advancing to a point that would turn enough consumption to substiutes for wheat, to make the less quantity of it do for the whole orop year. Most peo ple thought then that nothing short of 90o to $1 a bushel would do It. There is where the mistake seems to lie. About 75o in the primary markets turned away enough wheat bread eaters to substitues to lengthen sufficiently the supply, for all practioal purposes. Even at the moderate prices prevailing last week, this country's foreign ship ments were away under 2,000,000 bushels. The low price of corn at 25o, of rye at 83o, barley at 25o, and oats at 18o are particularly attractive to the praoitcial economist who supplies the family table, in these times, when so many are idle or in a state bordering upon idleness. The official wheat yield in this country was something of an error, but the usual commercial reck oning was not much astray. The fault of calculation seems to be in the prioe that would turn so many consumers to the cheaper cerears. Market Quotations. Portland, Or., May 11, 1897. i Flour Portland, Salem, Casoadia and Dayton, $4.00; Benton county and White Lily, $4.00; graham, $3.40; su perfine, $2.75 per barrel. Wheat Walla Walla, 73 74c; Val ley, 76c per bushel. Oats Choice white, 8840o per bushel; choice gray, 87 39c. Hay Timothy, $14.00 15.00 per ton; clover, $1 1.50 12.60; wheat and oat, $12.00 13.50 per ton. Barley Feed barley, $16.60 per ton; brewing, $18 19. Millstuffs Bran, $14.50; shorts, $16.60; middlings, $36. Butter Creamery, 80c; dairy, 20 22c; store, 17680o per roll. Potatoes Oregon Burbanks,40 55c; Garnet Chilies, 5505o; Early Rose, 8540o per sack; sweets, $2.75 per cental for Merced; new potatoes, 1 jjO per pound. Onions $3. 50 2. 75 per cental Poultry Chickens, mixed, $2.60 8.00; geese, $4.00?.00; turkeys, live, 13,0? ducks, $4.006.00 per dozen. Eggs Oregon, 10c per dozen. Cheese Oregon, lljo; Young America, 12 o per pound. Wool Valley, 13c per pound; East ern Oregon, 68o. Hops 7c per pound. Beef Gross, top steers, $3.50; cows, $3. 25 3. 00; dressed beef, 4 6c per pound. Mutton Gross, best sheep, wethers and ewes, $3.503.75; dressed mut ton, 6c per pound. llogs Gross, choice, heavy, $4.00 4.25; light and feeders, $2.503.00; dressed $4. 50 5. 25 per owt Veal Large, 84o; small, i 5 per pound. Seattle, Wash., May 11, 1897. Wheat Chicken feed, $28 per ton. Oats Choice, $28 24 per ton. Barley Rolled or ground, $20 per (on. Corn Whole, $20 per ton; oracked, $21; feed meal, $21. Flour (Jobbing) Patent excellent, $4.80; Novelty A, $4.50; California brands, $4.90; Dakota, $5.65; patent, $6.40. Millstuffs Bran, $14.00 per ton; shorts, $18. Feed Chopped feed, $18.00 per ton; middlings, $22; oilcake meal, $30. Hay Pugct sound, per ton, $12.00; Eastern Washington, $15. Poultry Chickens, live, per pound, hens, 10c; ducks, $6 6. 50. Butter Fancy native oreamery, brick, 18c; ranch, 14 15; California, Cheese Native Washington, 12o. Vegetables Potatoes, per ton, $13.00 14; parsnips, per sack, 76c; beets, per sack, 60c; turnips, per sack, 60c; rutabagas, per sack, 60c; carrots, per sack, 40 50c; cabbage, per 1M lbs, $1.60; onions, per 100 lbs, $4.00. Sweet potatoes Per 100 lbs, $4.00. Eggs Fresh ranch', 13)14o. Fresh Meats Choice dressed beef, steers, 7c; cows, 6Wc; mutton, sheep, $a per pound; lamb, 5o; pork, 6)c per pound; veal, small, 8c. Fresh Fish Halibut, 45o; salmon, 68o; salmon trout, 7 10c; flounders and soles, 84c. Provisions Hams, large, 11; hams, small, c; breakfast bacon, 10c; dry salt sides, 7c per pound. Fruits Lemons, California, fancy, $2.503; choice, $3; Cal fornia fancy navals, $3 3. 60. San Francisco, May 11, 1897. Potatoes Salinas Burbanks, 90c $1.10; Early Rose, 60 70c; River Bur banks, 4060c; sweets, $1.40 per cental. Onions $3.25 (? 3. 00 per cental. Eggs Ranch, 1 1 1 3o per dozen. Butter Fancy creamery, 14o; do seconds, 1314c; fancy dairy, 13 13 He; seconds, HXQKUo. Cheese Fancy mild, new, 67c; fair to good, 6 6c; Young America, T8o; Eastern, 14 15a THE ORDER REVOKED. Senate Acts on Cleveland's Forestry Proelamatlou. Washington, May 8. The senate to day agreed to an amendment to the civil-service bill revoking the ordor of President Cleveland made on February Ol laur naeiikliul.ittf fnwMis- MluiirVui I it neat j ev iniik, vnuiuiiauiiig iuivdv ivoui ivir aggregating 17,000,000 acres. The de bate brought out much criticism of Mr.. Cleveland's ordor, Sonators Pettigrew,. Wilson, Turner, Rawlins and Whit speaking against it. Gray of Delaware defended the course of the president, pointing out that it was the result of an inquiry authorised!' by congress and conducted by the Na tional Aoademy of Sciences. Allison endeavored to have the amendment restricted so as to leave the -question of revocation to the president., but he was defeated on an aye and no vote, 14 to 83. Gorman made a point) of order against the amendment, but' this being submitted to the senate, wast defeated, 23 to 25. The amendment wast then agreed to without division. Another amendment agreed to pro vides for a continuance of the investi gation of the oondition of the fur seals in Behring sea. The sundry civil bill was passed lata in the day. It carries aggregates oC $68,000,000. During the day Bacon of Georgia in troduced a joint resolution deprecating, war, and announcing tbe policy of ther government in favor of arbitration.. Tbe resolution was referred to the conv ait toe on foreign relations. ( Mew Way to Get Jobs. Denver, May 10. A special to tbe Republican from Cheyenne, Wyo-r says: An attempt was made thi morning by unknown persons to wreck , tbe incoming Cheyenne & Northern passenger train by misplacing a switch in the yards at the northern entrance t the city. Owing to the fact that tbe train was running slowly, no damage was done derailing the locomotive. Thai authorities discovered tonight that the -parties who attempted to wreck tbsr train are several Union Pacific brake men, one of whom made a full confes sion of the affair to City Attorney Breckons. The switch was turned with, the expectation that the Cheyenne As Northern employes would be blamed for it and discharged, and extra Union Pacific men would be given work in their places. Warrants were issued' tonight for two of the brukemen impli cated, and they will be arrested tomoit row' : " z; Cuban Sympathisers Arrested. r City of Mexico, May 10. A sensa tional arrest was made today of the en tire editorial staff of the paper called E Continente .merjeano, whioh is the ora of the Mexican sympathisers) with the Cuban insurgents, at the in stigation of the Duke of Arcos, that , Spanish minister, who complains that! be paper bag insulted a fjiQflc)rj.naJ; tion. The editors are young Mexican?"' students, and popular sympathy iavx with them. The arrest is causing? much comment, but It , could not bet helped, as the Spanish minister pre sen ted a formal complaint, and under the law, action had to be taken. The outcome is watched with great interest. The insurgents have engaged the best legal talent to defend the young ed itors. The Treasurer Drowned Himself. New Bedford, Mass., May 10. Will iam D. Howlund, treasurer of the How land mills, and the New Bedford Manu facturing Company, was found tbi morning in the dock at the foot oS -North street. The corporations with. -wkth TTnwlnrwl is nnnnAntafl arA in thn hands of receivers as the result of ther disoovery of an unsuspected financial entanglement recently by stockholders.. Had Trouble With the Machinery. Vancouver, B. C, May 10. A young man named Harvey Kinsman commit ted suicide by shooting this afternoon, at Lndner's landing ou the Fraser riv- , twelve miles from New Westmin ster. He was 24 years of age, and wasr employed at the Wellington farm -oreamery. The only reason for the deed, as fur as kndwn is that he had had some trouble with .the maohinery at the creamery. Oregon to Come Out of Doek. Seattle, Wash., May 10. The bat tleship Oregon will come out of ther Port Orchard dock tonight or tomorrows night. It will probably be two month before the repairs can be made to the, ship, and the officers determined is would be better for the Oregon to be inw water in the meantime, owing to ther strain the ship would he subjected to daring so long a stay in the dock. Takes Otis' Command. Washington, May 10. Orders have been issued by the war department, as signing General Shatter to the com mand of the department of the Colum bia, headquarters at Vancouver bar racks, transferring General Otis to ths command of the department of Colora do, with headquarters at Denver, Colonel Merriam, now at Denver, wilt assume command upon General Whea ton's retirement until Otis' arrival. Colonel Anderson, at Vancouver bar racks, will he in command until Shat ter's arrival. Northern papers are just awakening to the fact that Mississippi is fattening a few cattle for the Chicago markets. A Sunstroke In Chicago. Chicago, May 10. The first ease of prostration from heat this season occur red today. Charles Wilson, a milk wagon driver, fell to the street uncon scious. He was removed to a hospital. The weather bureau thermometer regis tered 80 degrees during the day. On tbe streets in the business part of town, it was from three to five degrees warmer. Durham, May 10. Eleven men were drowned through the inflow of water, into the Kclloe colliery.