Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About The Corvallis gazette. (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 4, 1898)
VOL. XXXIV. CORVALLIS, BENTON COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1898. NO. 47. CAUSED BY BRUTALITY. IDE KEY 10 HE DEFEATED IN THE HOUSE. PILOT'S FIRST TRIP. I WEEKLY MARKET LETTER. Epitome of the Telegraphic News of the World. TERSE TICKS FROM THE WIRES Vn Interesting Collection of Items From the Now and the Old World In a Condensed and Comprehensive Form There were 834 deaths from plague during the past week at Bombay. The Italian government has called out one class of the army reserves, ow ing to the bread riots. Chief of Police Jansen.of Milwaukee, has decided to put a stop to all boxing contests in that city in the future. Mrs. Julia Dorr, the well-known authoress and poet, is reported to be critically ill at her home in Rutland, Vt. Mijs. Hearst, widow of Senator Hearst, is visiting the City of Mexico, and 'has been received with public honors. Bishop, the man who assassinated the Brazilian minister of war last No vember, has committed suicide in prison. There is much excitement in Bolivia and the press is urging the govern ment to prepare for an impending war with Peru. Over half a million pounds of naptha were burned and several per sons lost their lives during a conflagra tion at Baku, Kussia. Hear Admiral MeNair, who has been succeeded in command of the Asiatic squadron ty Commodore Dewey, has arrived in San Francisco. Three men were killed and four in jured in a head-end collision between two freight trains on the Louisville & Nashville, near Upton, Ky. A ledge of free milling quartz t(n feet wide and assaying as hit'h as 500 a ton was struck in the Roanoke mine near, Mokelumne hill. Gal., at a depth of 400 feet. An anti-trust bill, explicit in its terms and naming a penalty of $10,000 fine or from 10 to 15 years' imprison ment, has been introduced in the houso by Greene of Nebraska. The Central Labor Union, of New York, has passed a resolution opposing the bill pending in the New York leg islature for the opening of the theaters in that city on Sunday. George S. Yantic and A. M. Hyde, of Sheboygan, have started on a jour ney to theJHoly Land, where they go to carry assistance to a colony of Dan kards, who went to Palestine in No vember, 1895. GfOiTP C. Howard, sup?rinterident of stfiotis ot Wefet Bridge water, Maes., moderator at the last town meeting and. ex-state representative, is a self confessed forger to the exent of $600, and 'is under arrest. Ri)ss W. Latshaw, of Kansas City, ex-justice of the peace, was acquitted by a jury in the criminal court of the charge of attempting to bribe a iuror in the recent trial of Dr. Goddard for the murder of Fred J. Jackson. The New York Pigeon and Poultry Society will open the ninth annual ex hibition at Madison-Square garden. According to the report of the secre tary, nearly 6,500 birds have been en tered in the several classes. Many entries have been received from Canada and the far West. , Mrs. Lucille Blackburn Lane, daugh ter of ex-Senator Blackburn, of Ken tucky, who accidentally shot herself with a revolver two weeks ago, is again in a serious condition, after a period of improvement, and her relatives and physicians are apprehensive lest the wound, with new complications which have set in, may result fatally. A grain elevator was destroyed by fire in East St. Louis, entailing a loss of $1,000,000. Judge Lewis E. McComas has been been elected United States senator to succeed A. P. Gorman, of Maryland. The reorganizeil Union Pacific rail road had- to pay $20,402.50 fees to in corporate under the laws of Colorado. The observations of the eclipse in British India were successful, condi tions being most favoiable. Many valuable photographs were secured. William Hepburn, an alleged count erfeiter, has been arrested in a lonely cabin in Placer county, Cal., and all the paraphernalia for counterfeiting was found in his possession. Kussia will demand the immediate payment by Turkey of the 28,000,000 war indemnity yet due, as a means of making the sultan more docile in the treatment of the Cretan question. The National Stockgrowers' conven tion is in session in Denver, Colo. About 1,000 delegates, representing 21 states and territories of the West, Northwest and Southwest are present. On Fridav a gale sprung up on Putin-Bay, Lake Erie, and the ice com menced to break up. Two hundred fishermen occupying shacks built on the ice, were in imminent peril, but made shore in safety, assisted by res cuers, who put off in boats and battled with the ice floes. C. E. Maher, of Grand Island, Neb., surrendered to the Sacramento police, confessing that he had embezzled money belonging to Armour & Co., which he had collected whilo traveling as salesman for the company. A St. Louis dispatch says: A gale of wind that reached the highest velocity of any experienced here since the tor nado of May 27, 1836, prevailed Wednesday. Its highest velocity was 66 miles an hour, and up to noon two deaths, one fatal injury and several minor casualties had been reported. The second monetary conference has opened in Indianapolis with 400 dele gates, an attendance larger than be fore. A Washington dispatch says: Should business permit and there be no com- . - i : i l , i ellowstone, go to Butte and then visit i o ...... a, T, . nd will be given a day and then Cali rnia will be traversed from Shasta to Diego. a Raving Portland, Or., Feb. 2. If the story of John Burke, who came around the Horn on the American ship Geo. Stet son in the capacity of sailor, can be believed, the officers of this ship are guilty of the most barbarin cruelties that have been reported at this port in many a day. The Stetson arrived at Astoria with a cargo of coal Thursday, being 74 days out from Baltimore, where she took on cargo. Captain Murphy is in command, and George Harvey is first officer. The victim of the brutality of the officers, and especially that of First Mate Harvey, is a seaman named Amos Stone, son of a wealthy jewelry mer chant of Boston. Stone is said to have been taken off the Stetson at Astoria, a raving maniac, having arrived at this condition as a result of the treatment he received on the voyage. "Stone was singled out as the special object of Harvey's brutality soon after we left Baltimore," said Burke in narrating his story. "Harvey, for some reason, knockei him insensible with an iron top maul, and as the rest of us feared we would be treated like wise we were at the point of turning back four hours after we left port. As soon as we saw what had happened, we scampered up the masts to turn to. The mate, however, informed the cap tain, who bullied us into remaining with the ship. Stone, as a result of the injury he re ceived, was laid up for some days, dur ing which time he was given but little to eat. As soon as he had recovered sufficiently to venture out and report for duty, Harvey kioked him off the forecastle. From that time on Stone was unable to leave his cabin. He was starved and beaten almost daily and by the time we reached Astoria he was sKin and bones and a raving man iac. As we were rounding the Horn, where the seas were very bad, Harvey would open the door of Stone's cabin so as to let the water in to soak his clothes and bedding. I have also seen Harvey open the door to Stone's cabin and with a heavy leather strap beat him until big welts stood out on his legs and back. Stone, who was al ready losing his reason, would not wince under this scourging and stood like a statue, without saying a word in remonstrance. An effort was made to obliterate the marks on Stone's body before tfie ship reached Astoria, but without success, and he will carry the marks with him to the grave. During much of tho time that Stone was cooped up in his cabin he had nothing but refuse to eat and the place was the most foul smelling I was ever in. He was abused like a dog even during the time he was in irons. It made me sick to look at him, even as accustomed as I am to see displays of brutality on the high seas." j Burke's story is corroborated in ev ery detail by Ernest Weyl, Ira Dierks and Charles Russell, three others of the crew. DYING BY HUNDREDS. A Harrowing Tale Comes From the Newfoundland Coast. New York, Feb. 2. The Red Cross line steamship Portia arrived today four days overdue from St. John's, N. F. , and Halifax, after a desperate en counter with a pack of ice off the New foundland coast, and with a harrowing tale of blizzards and destituion in the coast section of that country. Hun dreds of men, women, and children dead or dying from exposure and star vation with abundance close by and hundreds more threatened with a like fate are the conditions reported by the Portia, The Portia was penned in by huge Arctic floes in plain sight of St. John's unabe to move. She managed to es cape by the merest accident. Many other craft, several of them relief vessels sent by the Canadian government to succor destitute fisher men, had to abandon their errands of mercy and return to St. John's, where they were still in the ice when the Por tia struggled into clear water. Among the detained fleet at St. John's were a dozen or more sailing vessels loaded with codfish for England and Brazil. The city of St. John's was in a terri ble condition on account of the bliz zard, the streets being rendered impas sable. Railroads had suspended work and the poor were suffering through hunger and cold. The price of food advanced until beyond the reach of the poor. Several miles off shore the Portia passed the steamer Grand land, fast in the ice, and in a perilous condition. TO GO TO SAMOA. Warship Will Be Sent There to Protect Our Interests. New York, Feb. 2. The American flag will soon be displayed in Samoan waters by a man-of-war says a Herald correspondent. The vessel will be the Mohican, which has been converted into a training-ship. Since the arrival in Washington of ex-Consul-General Churchill, the president and assistant secretary of state have been convinced that American interests demand that an American man-of-war shall visit Samoa. There is no intention on the part of the administration to abandon the in terests of this government in Samoa, and Mr. Churchill does not recommend it, although he says the only reason why this government should continue its hold on the islands is because it is morally bound to do so by the course pursued in the past. Mr. Churchill states that if the United States was to withdraw from the islands they would be divided by Germany and Great Britain. Bomb-Throwing in Havana. Havana, Feb. 2. About midnight a man named Luis Corolazo, who re cently returned to Cuba from African prisons, exploded a bomb at the private residence of the mayor of Havana. The noise of the explosion was heard throughout Havana, although the scene of the explosion was Jesus del Monte. The door was broken arid a large hole was made in the house. The Diaz family and those inhabiting the neigh boring houses were panic-stricken. The bombthrower was captured while attempting to escape. Sailor Taken Off the Stetson Maniac. Chairman Hitt on Hawaii's Strategic Importance. PROTECT OUR WEST COAST Secretary Long Opens Bids for Pro viding the Government With au Armor Plant Sixty-Nine Received. Chicago, Feb. 1. The Post's Wash ington correspondent sonds this inter view with Chairman Hitt, of the house committee on foreign relations: "The gist, in my opinion, in the whole Hawaiian situation lies in the strategic position of the little group of islands as a basis of operations for guarding our west coast. There is a strong resemblance in this case to the Bermudas, except that the Bermudas are not so commanding. That is, there are other islands to the south of them which would, in case of conflict, to some extent take their place with Eu ropean powers, even if they possessed the Bermudas. In the possession of the Hawaiian islands we would have what might be considereil safety for our Western coast against the naval powers, except Great Britain, which could still get coal for her ships from the British Columbia ports and use that base for naval operations. The subor dinate features, the question of sugar, the character of the population, the mode of government, etc., take up a great deal of attention, but I think they are of minor importance. "We have now by treaty certain ex clusive rights, but that is a terminable treaty. The Hawaiian republic is, theoretically, an independent nation, but is wholly incapable of defending itself and preserving its independence, and the moment that we come into a conflict, any naval power presenting itself will take possession. Once it is possessed by a power like Japan. Eng land or Germany, it will be the story of the Bermudas over again, only a stronger and more effective-Bermuda on our Western coast. With a coaling station 8,000 miles out, we cbuli double the time and length of effective cruises of our warships going out from San Francisco. Having no neighbor ing islands, it leaves the immense ex panse of the Northern Paeific utterly inhospitable to our opponents, if we hold it. It is thus of great value as a base for defense or for an enemy to operate against us. "I have thought for many years that these islands were of essential import ance to us. The impression that I got when in the state department in 1881 remains with me. When the question of extending the reciprocity treaty was then under consideration, I was impressed with these facts. The sugar question and its branches is a matter of competing interests. Once incor porated, they all go into the hopper to gether, as completely as the beet root of Nebraska and the cane of Louisiana. ' ' Armor Plant Bids. Washington, Feb. 1. Proposals were opened today in the office of Secretary of the Navy Long for the construction of a government armor plant. There were 69 bids, covering every phase of the advertisement. There were only two bids to furnish a complete plant, and only one of these named a figure. The Hungtington, W. Va. , chamber of commerce offered to follow specifica tions and build the complete plant for $3,325,905. Another offer to supply a complete plant came from the John P. Holland Company, of New York, but no figure was named, the company simply offer ing to do this for a sum of money and within a period less than estimated by the armor board in its report. The bid was accompanied by the expression of an opinion that armor should be ex cluded in the construction contracts of all vessels, by which policy congress and the country would understand the full cost of ships and their protection, the price of armor would be reduced, and its delivery expedited. Another proposal that commanded some attention was the bid of the Readic Engineering Company, of Co lumbus, O. This was a very compli cated proposal to supply each of the numerous buildings, furnaces, etc., re quired, as well as 150 acres of land, at sums specified in each case. A special point of interest about the bid was an accompanying offer from the chamber of commerce of Columbus to donate $500,000 to the government in the event the bid should be accepted. It will take some time to schedule all of the bids, but as soon as they can be arranged they will be sent to con gress by Secretary Long for the inlorma tion of that body in case it desires to embark the government in the manu facture of armor. Steamboat Inspection in Alaska. Washington, Feb. 1. Secretary Gage today sent to the house a recommenda tion for steamboat inspections in Al aska. He points out that the tide of travel to the Klondike fieis has result ed in the establishment of an extensive steamboat service on the Yirkon. He says suitable protection resulting from the inspection of stPamers should be given the traveling public visiting the Klondike region, and he submits the bill to accomplish that end. To Strengthen Spain's Navy. London, Feb. 1. The Madrid cor respondent of the Daily Mail says the government will ask the next cortes to vote 8,000,000 for strengthening the navy. Frank Beckwith, watchman in the employ of the Ontario & Western rail road, was shot and killed by a tramp whom he attempted to arrest in the freight yards. The homicide was Ed ward Simpson, a former inmate of the Elmira reformatory, out on parole. Washington, Feb. 1. The free homestead bill, giving 20,000,000 acres of public lands as free homes for set tlers, was ordered favorably reported to the house by the public lands com mission. The vote was 16 to 1. The item extending the provisions of the bill to military reservations which have been opened to settlers was stricken out, while the item including lands which the government sells for the Indians, oollects the purchase price and pays the money over to the In dians, was retained. Chairman Lacey will oppose both of theae recommenda tion in a minority report. The Teller Resolution Buried by a Ma jority of Fifty Votes. Washington, Feb. 2. The house to day buried the Teller resolution, de claring the bonds of the United States payable in silver, under an adverse majority of 500 votes. The Repub licans were Eolidly arrayed in opposition, with two exceptions Lin ney of North Carolina, who voted with the Democrats and Populists, and White of .North Carolina, the only col ored member of the house, who an swered "present," when his name was called. The desertions from the Demo cratic side were McAleer of Pennsyl vania, and Elliott of South Carolina. Both voted with the Republicans against the proposition. Speaker Reed, although it is not cus tomary for him to vote, had his name called, and, amid the cheers of his fol lowers, went on record in opposition to the resolution. The vote was reached after five hours of debate, under a special order, adopt ed at the opening of the session today. The limited time allowed for debate, and the pressure of members for an opportunity to be heard, was so great that the leaders on both sides were compelled to farm out the time by minutes. This detracted much from the continuity of the discussion, but it in some measure intensified the inter est in the galleries, which were crowded all day, and the combatants on the floor were cheered by their respective sym pathizers. Many of the senators from the other side of the capitol were pres ent to listen to the arguments. The majority, under the leadership of Ding ley, who made a carefully prepared speech, sounded the key-note of the op position, assumed the position that the last clause of the resolution was in reality a disguised declaration for the free coinage of silver,while the assault ing Democrats, under the direction of Bailey, maintained that the defeat of the resolution was another step in the direction of the establishment of the gold standard, to which he alleged both the president and Secretary Gage had irrevocably committed the Republican party. The debate was at times fast and heated, but there were no sensational incidents, beyond the hissing of Rhea, when he said that, as the author of the "crime ot '73," the hottest place in hades would be reserved for the present secretary of the state. The vote on the resolution was: Ayes, 132; noes, 182. Today's session of the senate lasted six hours, twopf the general appropria tion bills that for the army, carrying $23,243,492, and that for the legisla ture, executive and judicial depart ment, carrying $21,658,520 were passed, the latter, consisting of 121 pages, occupying the attention of the senate during the greater part of the session. After a brief executive ses sion the senate adjourned. CRIME OF IOWA BRUTES. Frozen Bodies of Mother and Daugh'.er Found Near Burlington. Burlington, la., Feb. 1. The dead and frozen bodies of Mrs. Fanny Rath lrjrn and her 12-year-old daughter Mary were discovered this afternoon in pools of blood at their lonely home west of this city. The woman's head had been split open with an ax. The body of the child was found in a bed room off the kitchen with the throat cut from ear to ear. Evidences of a horrible struggle for life were present on all aides. Evidently the girl had been brutally assaulted by the mur derer, and her torn clothing indicated she had fought desperately for her honor. Having accomplished the deed, her assailant had cut her throat. The girl's hand showed cuts received in at tempting to defend herself. Blood was saattered all over the bed and on the floor. The body of the woman was found to be badly eaten by rats, and presented a horrible sight. Several arrests have been made, and the police are actively engaged in run ning down several clews. It is be lieved the crime was commited several days ago. The woman was a widow of good reputation, and quite poor Mecca of the Powers. Constantinople, Feb. 2. The Rus sian auxiliary cruiser Saratoffam, be longing to the volunteer fleet, with 12 quick-firing guns and 1,600 troops on board, passed the Bosphorous yesterday on her way to Vladivostock. According to a dispatch to the London Times, from Odessa, cabled to the Associated Press last night, the Russian volunteer fleet will convey in the quickest time practicable over 10,000 Russian troops to the far East. Aged Couple Murdered. Grayson, Ky., Feb. 2. "Virginia Bill" Riley, an old citizen of Elliott county, aged 80 years, and his wife, about 70 years old, were murdered tonight at their home, and robbed of from $800 to $1,200. There is no clew to the murderers. A maul was the in strument used. San Franisco, Feb. 2. Hulda John son, aged 3 years, was run down and killed by an electric car this evening, in front of the residence of her parents. The child attempted to cross the track in front of a rapidly approaching car, when she was struck. His Horse Fell Upou Him. San Francisco, Feb. 1. George Slankard, manager of the Wild West show at Central Pam, weas seriously injured today just before the time for the exhibition to begin. He was thrown from his horse which fell upon him, crushing his head against the ground. He sustained a fracture of the base of the skull. His condition is critical and his recovery is doubtful. The wheat crop of India is harvested usually in February. Canadian Shanghaiers. Victoria, B. C, Feb. 2. Last night Superintendent Hussey, of the provin cial police, and several other officers went out to the American ship John A. Briggs, in Royal roads, and brought ashore a man named Haines, who was about to be taken to Australia as an able seaman against his will. Haines says that he was drugged and taken aboard the ship. Two bluejackets were also taken from the ship. The crew of the Briggs deserted her while she was loading, and the captain is haying difficulty in getting men in their plaoes. Struck a Bar Off St Joseph, Mich., Harbor. A HEAVY CARGO ON BOARD Passengers and Crew Were Rescued by the Lifesaving Crew The Vessel Is a Total Loss Sea Was Heavy. St. Joseph, Mich., Jan. 31. The big grain steamer City of Duluth arrived off this port, from South Chicago, last night, and attempted to enter the har bor, i There was a tremendous wind from the northwest and a very heavy sea running. The Duluth kept on her course- into the harbor, and at the mouth of the river struck a bar and wiChrown heavily against the north pier, breaking in two. The mammoth steel arches on either side of the boat gave way immediately, and the bow of the boat diopped two or three feet. A large hold was stove in the port side as she swung around, and Bhe went to the bottom in an hour, leaving only her cabin and part of her bulwarks above water. The two big tugs, Morford and Pro tection, which had accompanied the big boat on her trip across the lake, made desperate attempts to reach her and get her crew and passengers off, but were unsuccessful. The life-saving crew were summoned and reached the scene of the disaster in quick time considering that it had disbanded for the winter. At midnight they had shot a mortar line to the boat and the rescue began. The first one to be taken ashore was August Kerwein, of this city. He dipped into the water several times during the perilous trip, and was badly frozen when he was pulled out onto the pier. The rest of the passengers were taken ashore in Jhis manner, one at a time. There were 17 passengers and 23 of the crew. Captain McLean was the last to leave, being taken off at 5 o'clock this morning. There were several ladies on boa-d. The members of the life-saving crew took turns going out in the car after them. Mrs. William Tryon is suffering from the effects of the trip. She was in delicate condition, and was badly frozen and seized with nerv ous prostration. There is no hope for her to live. The City of Duluth had a heavy cargo of corn and flour, and a deckload of merchandise for local merchants. Theie is no hope of saving anything of the wreck, as there is a very high sea rolling. No boat can reach her, and she is rapidly going to pieces. The en gineer says that when the boat struck the engine jumped a foot and was im mediately torn to pieces. The water rushed in and put out the fires, and the firemen barely escaped up the lad ders. The floor of the deck gave a mighty heave upward, nnd the passengers were thrown into the wildest confusion. The City of Duluth was an old but stanch steamer. She was under char ter of the Graham & Norton Transpor tation Company, carrying principally through freight from Chicago to this port, in connection with the Big Four. She was owned by the Lake Michigan & Superior Company. Her capacity was about 1,000 tons, and her value about $30,000. She was laden with package freight and grain. The steamer is well insured, and it is understood had $10,000 insurance on her cargo. On several previous trips she stuck on the bar while entering this harbor. SNOW LOCOMOTIVE SCHEME. Mr. Glover Explains In Chicago the Plans of His Company. Chicago, Jan. 31. George T. Glover, an inventor, has solved the problem ol getting supplies into the Klondike reg ion this winter by means of his snow traction locomotive. Seven of these locomotives are now building in Chi cago and New York, and 82 freight and passenger cars will be built at Port land, Or., for this work. These will be at Dyea by February 15 for Dawson City over the Dalton trail. "The locomotives that are now being constructed for this Klondike trip," said Mr. Glover, "will weighrbout eight tons each, half the weight of the logging locomotives. Their capacity will be about 100 tons' burden respec tively. I find that an eight-ton ma chine will do the work and run easier. These locomotives are practically ready now for shipment to Portland, .where they will be assembled and then ship ped, together with 32 cars to Dyea. Ilere they will be put up and placed in readiness for the expedition which leaves that point February 15 for Daw son City, in charge of Captain Brain erd, of the United States army. "Chilkat pass will be the greatest obstruction encountered on the first trip. There is no part of the pass, however, that presents a grade greater than 30 per cent. These locomotives can climb such a grade readily. Each machine will have a steam windlass attached and by means of this the train can easily pull itself up at a remarka ble speed. I calculate on getting over the pass in less than 48 hours with the first train. The way once open sub sequent travel will be easier. "The cost of building and equipping these trains will be less than $35,000. Each locomotive will cost about $4,000. The cost of the passenger and freight cars and their transportation to Dyea will not exceed $5,000. "On reaching Dawson City four of the locomotives will be used in trans porting supplies and passengers to and from the various points and villages located in the Klondike gold fields. The others will return and make an other trip before the winter in Alasks is over. " A Secret Dispatch. Winnipeg, Man., Jan. 81. Orders have come from Ottawa to engage a re liable man to carry an important secret dispatch from the minister of the inter ior to Commissioner Walsh, at Daw son. Hayes, the celebrated guide oi Prince Albert, has been secured. H will make the run in 35 days with dog train. It is believed the govern ment has decided not to allow aliens to hold mining claims in the Yukon. Sugar alone will apparently sustain life for a considerable time. Wreck of the Cor na Said to Have Been Due to Carelessness Seattle, Feb. 1. Twenty-five of the pasengers of the iH-fated steamer Co rona, which was wrecked on Lewis island last Monday morning, arrived here tonight on the steamer Al-Ki, which rescued them from the lonely island. E. W. Pollock, who was a passenger, on the Corona, in describing the wreck said: "The accident occurred at 9:10 A. M. in the morning. The gong had just sounded to awaken the passengers for breakfast, and about 100 of them had already risen. Captain G. H.Pierce and Pilot H. F. Coffman were on the bridge. It was Coffman 's first trip as pilot. There was light enough to see the shores on all sides. Suddenly, while the ship was going at full speed, without warning a terrible shock oc curred, followed by a grinding succes sion of lesser shocks. Instantlv it was realized the ship had struck a rock, and a scene of great confusion followed. The wheel was reversed, but the ship remained on the rock. Thre sea was calm. Captain Pierce ordered the boats lowered. The women were taken ashore first, and by 10 o'clock the pas sengers were all landed. The stock an(Jsome baggage and provisions were then taken ashore. The passengers re mained on the island until Thursday, patiently waiting for a passing steamer to take them away from a place of great personal discomfort. Thursday the st.Samer Al-Ki arrived, and 200 of the castaways bo.irded her. About 100 remained on the island in the hope of catching a north bound vessel. "About 10 o'clock Thursday night the Al-Ki met the steamer Oregon, bound from Portland to Dyea and Skagway. The two steamers were lashed together and all but 25 of the Corona's people were transferred and started north again." It is not believed that the injury to the Corona is serious. Pilot Coffman, who was on duty at the time of the wreck, tells the follow ing story: "The directions on the chart say to steer direct from Gibson's islands to the northwest side of Kennedy's island. In this water there are no soundings marked on the chart less than seven fathoms of water, and seven fathoms is only found at the extreme end of Lewis island, close to the shore. The sounding'! taken all around the ship af ter the accident ranged from 5 to 10 fathoms, with the exception of where the ship struck, which was only 2? fathoms. "It is 6 miles from Gibson's island to the northwest side. I kept the ship due northwest for 17 minutes af ter passing Gibson's island, and then altered it to northwest by north. Seven minutes later she struck." Mr. Coffman declares that he fol lowed the directions laid down, and that he is not to blame. Against Pilot Coffman's statement that he was on the correct course is Steamer Pilot Thompson's statement, who went off duty at 4 o'clock the morning of the accident. He says that the reef upon which Coffman ran the ship is well known among marin ers, and that she was two miles out of her course. He characterizes the ac cident as sheer carelessness. SWINDLED IN MEXICO. Americans Buncoed in a Fake Mining Deal. City of Mexico, Feb. 1. Another bold swindle has been brought to light here by which New York business men have been swindled out of $21,000. It appears that last autumn an American giving the name of Frederick P. Gra ham, claiming to be a half brother to the criminal lawyer, John Graham, of New York, and married to a grand niece of Sir Robert Peel, persuaded three or four New Yorkers to go into phosphate mining in the state of Oaxa ca, reporting that very rich phosphate was on the market, and that he con trolled it. Graham further represent ed that he had organized here a com pany known as the Mexican Phosphate Mineral Company, and when the par ties were taken into the concern Graham was made treasurer and presi dent. Recently two parties from New York came here to inspect their prop erty, and now they find that there is no phosphate, and that Graham has fled with the cash, which had been de posited to his order in the bank of the city of Puebla. Graham played the game very bodly, representing that he was in close touch with the highest officials, and could bring influence to protect the property, and in case other things were wanted, they would be forthcoming. The police are sure Graham is one of the gang who swin dled Franke, of Chicago. CHILKOOT ROAD COMPLETED. Time From Tidewater to Hheadwatcrs Shortened to One Day. Tacoma, Feb. 1. Hugh C. Wallace, president of the Chilkoot Railroad & Transportation Company has advices of the completion of the company's aerial tramway over Chilkoot pass, in Alaska. The company's system is a railroad from Dyea to Canyon City, thence a system of aerial tramways over Chil koot pass to Lake Lindermann. This marks a new era for Klondike travel. The time between tidewater and the headwaters of the Yukon is shortened from a month to one day, besides re moving peril and hardship. The com pany made a contract last night with the Canadian government at 15 cents per pound for transporting 200 tons of its freight for the mounted police from Dyea to lake Lindemann. Chinese brides of high station fre- nnontltr An tint doq ttipi r HiiaHnrwlfl nnt.il i ...r , . r." , ' i tne rea veils are uiiea at tne marriage ceremony. Vessel for the Naval Reserve. San Francisco, Feb. 1. The sloop of war Marion was today turned over to the Northern division of the raval re serve of California. Governor Budd formally transferred the vessel to Cap tain Turner, who, with 140 members of the reserve, then took charge of the warship and brought her to this city, where she will be stationed. Sir Robert Ball, the astronomer, saya that for com unica ting with the in habitants of Mars, we would need a flag as large ajs Ireland, and a pole 000 miles long. Was Surprised Near Camp by a Spanish Battalion, FIVE OTHERS WERE CAPTURED The General's Body Carried to Havana Spaniards Killed Four and Wounded Several Others. Havana, Jan. 81. At noon, Lieutenant-Colonel Benedicto, with the Spanish battalion, surprised, near Tapiste, this province, the camp of the insurgent general, Aranguren, killing Aranguren and four privates, capturing five of the insurgents and wounding others who made their escape. The body of Brigadier-General Aran guren was brought by train to Havana this afternoon and delivered to the military authorities. After identifica tion it was sent to the morgue. Brigadier-General Aranguern was evidently about 22 years of age, of fair complexion, with blonde hair and a small mustache. The body, which shows two bullet wounds, one in the head and one in the right leg, is dress ed in cassimere pantaloons, gray wool en coat, yellow shoes and gaiters, com paratively new. It is said that the gaiters and vest once belonged to Col onel Ruiz, the aide-do-camp of Genera: Blanco, who, having gone last Decem ber to Aranguren's camp with terms of surrender, was executed by Aranguren or with his approval. According to one account, Aranguren was surprised while on a visit to a young woman on the Pitata farm, be tween Campo Florida and Tapiste. He was wounded, and, in trying to es cape, was shot dead. Among the pris oners is the father of the young wo man. He was the dynamiter of Aran guren's band. MISSION OF THE MAINE. Havana Newspapers Insist That It Is One of Peace. New York, Jan. 31. The last ripple of visible excitement in the arrival of the Maine has died away, says the Her ald's Havana correspondent, and the ship as she lies at anchor attracts no more attention than any other vessel in the harbor. The papeis made the brief est possible allusion to her arrival, and La Union Constitutional, the conserva tive organ, prints a Washington dis patch to the effect that the visit of the Maine to Havana is merely an act of courtesy showing the friendly feeling to Spain, and to counteract the anti Spanish utterances in congress. La Union adds that the visit will be re turned by Spanish ships in American ports. In spite of this, there is a strong un dercurrent of feeling in Havana, as evinced by the excited te Iking .ofjipsry groups assembled in the cafes. The general impression among radicals is that the cause of Spain lias been be trayed by the Blanco government, and the nation humiliated bv what they re gard as the first step in the direction of American intervention. This has in tensified the hatred of General Blanco and his associates and of the cause of autonomy, and this hatred may at any moment find vent in an outbreak of fury, in which case, members of the government may be forced to depend for their personal safety on the Maine, for while the peril is obvious, the troops concentrated during the riots have been dispersed and no new pre cautions have been taken. The arrival of the Maine created en thusiasm among the Americans, who realize that the long period of suspense has passed and that their safety is ab solutely assured. Up to the present time no one knows what precipitated the sudden dispatch of sailing orders to the Maine at Dry Tortugas. Captain Sigsbee had not the remotest idea why he was sent, but he was not much surprised when the Dupont arrived from Key West with or ders to stait without a moment's delay. Being in total ignorance of the situa tion, he had no conception as to what Eort of a reception to expect. He ap proached the harbor from the west ward, partly for the purpose of inspect ing the Spanish batteries and watch ing for any hostile demonstration, and partly for the purpose of displaying the flag and character of the Maine, so as to give the authorities ashore oppor tunity to make preparations to avoid a panic which might have been precipi tated by the Maine's sudden entrance. The battleship was prepared for any emergency. After picking up a pilot the Maine went rapidly up the harbor to a berth near the Spanish flagship. It will be impossible to give'the crew their liberty while in Havana, and as yet no shore leaves have been given to officers, tho captain being the only man who has gone ashore. For this reason it is believed that the navy department will not keep the Maine here long, but will replace her by an other vessel of the squadron the mo ment the health of the crew becomes impaired. James Eaton has been matched to race Charles Kaiser, of Switzerland, at St. Louis, early in February, for a purse and $1,000 side bet. The Rush of Immigration. New York, Jan. 31. In anticipa tion of the new immigration law going into effect, the rush of immigration to this country has started. The Tartar Prince arrived today with 720 persons in the steerage. The veaeel comes from Italian ports. Fatal Naphtha Fire. Baku, Jan. 31. Half a million pounds of naphtha was burned and sev eral persons lost their lives during a conflagration here. An Appeal to Uncle Sam. New York, Jan. 81. A Herald dis patch from Seoul says: It is stated on good authority that the king of Corea has asked the United States minister here for protection against possible rev olutions. Captain Wilier, of the cruiser Boston, refuses to land a naval force, though strongly urged to do so by the king. Kalama, the new town laid ont at the south end of Kootenay lake, as the western terminal of the Crow's nest rail way, while only two weeks old, has a population of 400. Trade Conditions in the Leading Cities of the World. Last week was a very important one in the Chicago wheat market. May wheat advanced 6 cents per bushel and January 13 cents. Statistics were all in favor of high prices, but the main feature is the Leiter corner. He claims to be able to put May wheat to $1.25. The exports from both coasts to Europe were very large 5,110,624 bushels, and the visible supply showed a very good decrease. The foreign news situation is as bewildering as it usually is on wheat. Speculators have their eyes on Argentine, not because it contributes so much, but because it sells so furiously the 25,000,000 bush els it has to contribute. The English men at Liverpool learned something during .the week to make them nervous about the South American supplies, yet direct Rosario cables reported noth ing more serious than a cessation of de liveries because of rains, and the Ar gentine shipments for the week were 328,000 bushels, a big start so soon after harvesting. The flour people talked dolorously of the demand and of the demoralizing effect of the corn adulteration going on; and then, to make this as puzzling as every other feature, Minneapolis reported 200,000 barrels of flour sold in two days. The winter wheat condition so far is high, and recent heavy snows have minim ized the danger for the present. Ex ports keep large, and new purchases for foreign account small. The movement from first hands is away over any ex pectation, but the supplies of contract wheat everywhere are in snch few hands as to be unavailable and in most markets at startling premiums. Janu ary wheat at New York for a few min utes was 12 cents cash at Chicago and 12 cents over the May price at New York. All of which should be new proof that no one can tell very much with any certainty about a subject which involves the supplies and needs of the whole world. Portland Market. Wheat Walla Walla, 75 76c; Val ley and Bluestem, 78 79c per bushel. Flour Bestjgrades, $3.75; graham, $3.30; superfine, $2.25 per barrel. Oats Choice white, 35 36c; choice gray, 33 34c per bushel. Barley Feed barley, $19 20; brew ing, $20 per ton. Millstiffs Bran, $19 per ton; mid dlings, $24; shorts, $20. Hay Timothy, $12.50; clover, $10 11; California wheaLflfi;-dp oat, fii; Oiegon wrra iiay-"Tf9lO per ton. Eggs 20c per dozen. Butter Fancy creamery, 55 60c; fair to good, 45 50c; dairy, 40 50c per roll. Cheese Oregon, 12 a Young America, 12c; California, 910o per pound. Poultry Chickens, mixed, $2.75 3.00 per dozen; hens, $3.003.50; geese, $5. 50 6. 00; ducks, $4. 50 5. 00 per dozen; turkeys, live, 10 11c per pound. Potatoes Oregon Burbanks, 45 50c per sack; sweets, $1.752 per cental. Onions Oregon, $1.752.25 "per sack. Hops 4 16c per pound for new crop; 1896 crop, 4 6c. Wool Valley, 14 16c per pound; Eastern Oregon, 712o; mohair, 20 22c per pound. Mutton Gross, best faheep, wethers and ewes, 4c; dressed mutton, 7c; spring lambs, 5c per pound. Hogs Gross, choice heavy, $4.00; lightand feeders, $3. 00 4. 00; dressed, $4.50 5. 00 per 100 pounds. Beef Gross, top steers, $3. 00 3. 25; cows, $3.00; dressed beef, 46c per pound. Veal Large, 55Jc; small, 6 6c per pound. Seattle Market. Butter Fancy native creamery, brick, 27c; ranch, 2223c. Cheese Native Washington, 13c; California, 9ic. Eggs Fresh ranch, 23c Poultry Chickens, live, per pound, hens, 10c; spring chickens, $2.50 3 00; ducks, $3. 50 3. 75. Wheat Feed wheat, $22 per ton. Oats Choice, per ton, $21. Corn Whole, $23; cracked, per ton, $23; feed meal, $23 per ton. Barley Rolled or ground, perton $22; whole, $22. Hay Puget sound, new, per ton, $11 12; Eastern Washington timothy, $17 18; alfalfa, $12. Fresh Meats Choice dressed beef, steers, 7c; cows, 6sc; mutton sheep, 8c; pork, 6c; veal, small, 7. Fresh Fish Halibut, 5 6c; salmon, 3c; salmon trout, 10c; flounders and sole, 84; ling cod, 45; rock cod, 5c; smelt, 24c. Fresh Fruit Apples, 40c $1 per box; pears, 25 75c per box; oranges, navels, $2.252. 75 per box. San Francisco Market. Wool Nevada 11 13c; Oregon, 13 14c; Northern 7 8c per pound. Hops 12 16c per pound. Millstuffs Middlings, $22 24; Cal ifornia bran, $20.5021.50 per ton. Onions New red, 7080c; do new silverskin, $2.502.65 percental. Eggs Store, 2223c; ranch, 24c; Eastern, 18 19; duck, 16c per; pozen. Cheese Fancy mild, now, 113c; fair to good, 7 8c per pound.. Citrus Fruit Oranges, navels, $1.25(32.50; Mexican limes, $6.00 7.00; California lemons, choice, $2.25 2.50; do common, 75c $1.25 per box. Hay Wheat, $16 18.50; wheat and oat, $1-17.50; oat, $1416; best barley, $13.5015.50; alfalfa, $10.50 11.50; clover, $11 12. 50. Fresh Fruit Apples, 25c$1.40 per large box; grapes, 25 40c; Isabella, 6075c; peaches, 50c$l; pears 75c; $1 per box; plums, 2035c. Butter Fancy creamery, 26c; do seconds, 20 22c; fancy dairy, 23c; good to choice, 20 22c per pound. Potatoes New, in boxes, 45c$l. 10