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A SECOND BULLFIGHT
An Exhibition of Cruelty Not
Enjoyed by the Crowd.
THE BULL'S AGONIZING DEATH
Xo Attempt Wu Made to Stop It, but
at th. I'loao the Manager W.
Aguln Arrenled.
Cripple Creek, Colo., Angast 27.
Another ball wag killed in the arena of
Uillotte today in the presence of 6,000
people, and the work wag done in all
the regal splendor of (Spain and Mox
ioo. The first ball turned into the
arena wag an exceedingly tame animal.
Even after the darts were thrown into
him he refnsed to fight, and the multi
tude in the seats cried for a new ani
mal. The next animal driven in made
a fight for hia life, bat its fight was
quickly over. Chivella, the king of
the arena, not only of Mexico, but
Spain, made a itab at the animal and
left him practically dead, but the Mex
icans teased the creature and made
him dart at them. One came within
an aoe of losing his life, and there was
great excitement in oonsequencn. Sev
eral women in the audience fainted.
At the ring not a single shout of ap
proval was heard, not an applanding
hand was raised. For four minutes,
whiob to many seemed stretched to
ten, the bull had fought with death
and men in the full sight of them all,
blood spurting from gaping sword
wonnds just back of his right shoulder,
welling from his month and nostrils,
flecking his own sides and forming
pools upon the ground. For over two
of these minntes the ball stood motion
less, save for heaving sides, as he gave
long gasps for breath. Then he felL
For a few seconds be lay quite still.
Then he slowly struggled to his feet
and leaned against the heavy barricade
to the building, as if for support, piti
fully weak from the crimson streams
fast coloring the ground about Then
be gathered himself together and start
ed slowly forward, staggering and wa
vering from side to side, stopping an
instant as there came a fresh gush of
blood from his open mouth, then on
another step. For twenty feet the ball
advanced, weak, bloody and faltering
Then he fell again. Still bis fresh,
warm blood welled up a little over the
clotted mass upon the animal's shoal
der, at every step lessening the pulsa
tion of the heart.
A Spaniard in the gaudy costume of
the bullring stepped up to the quiver
ing beast and sent the sharp point of a
sword blade into the neck of the ani
mal, snapping the spinal cord. The
legs of the ball drew ap convulsively,
iinivered an instant, then life, clung to
so desperately, and so long, was gone.
It was simply an exhibition of cruel
ty, and was not enjoyed at all by the
orowd.
Over a hundred deputy sheriffs were
in attendance, and the manager was
again plaoed under arrest, but no at
tempt was made to stop the proceed
ings.
TAXES IN NICARAGUA.
The Annual State and Municipal
Col-
leotioni living Made.
Managua, August 27. The annual
national'and municipal taxes on real
estate in Nicaragua are now being col
lected and largely increase the govern
ment revenues. All who neglected to
report in writing over their signatures
before June 1, 1895, to the proper gov
ernment officials, an estimate of their
property and full statements of in
come, including tnat flute, are now
having their values estimated by the
government officials, and are paying
donble the tax rate. The following
will illustrate in part these taxes:
One half of one per oent on net m-
oomes to the municipality and one-half
of one per oent to the national govern
ment on the valuation of the property.
The net income from merchandise
sales is obtained by deducting the
usual expenses from clerk hire and
rents, and debts for the merchandise to
citizens of Nicaragua resident in this
oonntry. Foreign indebtedness is not
allowed. One-half of one per cent is
oolleotedby the niunioipal.ty on in
comes from loans; the usual disoonnt
rates on what is considered hero first-
class paper being 8 to 3 per cent
monthly. Coffee estates pay 2 cents
per pound on all exported and one-half
of 1 per oent on the estimated value of
the estate equivalent annually to
about 7 cents per acre export and 23
oents per acre occupation tax. Many
mineowners declined to givo an esti
mate of the value on their property,
referring to the low price on their
uiuoh watered stock, although they are
running at full time, and working all
their employes and machinery, and
shipping, monthly, bullion containing
85 to 50 per cent ol . gold, xnese are
now compelled to pay double rates of
taxes.
rilgrlma Still Going to Lonrdea.
London, August 87. A dispatch re-
cieved here from Lourdes says that
fourteen additional trains, all crowded
with pilgrims from Paris, arrived to
day. It is alleged that seventeen or
the pilgrims died while on the way to
Lonrdes, and that 9,500 sufferers are
there, some of them lying helplessly
about the depot and streets, clamoring
to be oarried to the sacred grotto.
Grant'! Grand aon to Wed.
New York, August 37. The Adver
tiser says: It is reported that Alger-
i Sartoris, the only son ol ueuerai
Grant's dughter, Mrs. Nellie Grant
Sartoris. Is engaged to a wealthy
young lady of this city. Her name
has not been made public Young
Sartoris is not yet SO yean of age.
IN DURRANT'S DEFENSE.
Coun.el'a Effort, to Prove an Alibi In
the Wllllanai laaa.
San Francisoo, August 27. The at
torneys for Theodore Durrant have at
last oonsentod to make public some of
the important evidence by which they
expect to clear their client of the
charge of murder in the Minnie Will
iams case. They have two witnesses by
whom they expect to prove that Theo
dore Durrunt was on Market street at
the very moment when the prosecution
insists that a fiendish murderer was
mutilating the body of the dead girl in
the library of Emannel church.
Accepting the conclusion of the pros
ecu tor that Miss Williams was killed
soon after U o'clock April 8, the defense
will place upon the stand Marius Bur
nett and Edward McPherson, who will
swear that at that bonr they saw Dur
raut down town. The defense will try
to show that the police have the testi
mony of both these young men, but
have given it no thought and no
weight because it would not fit preoon
oeived theories of the crime. Durrant
himself will traoe his movements on
that night, and will have the record
and testimony of the Christian Endea
vor Society to corroborate what he
will say. Be carried the record with
him from his home. He will swear
that he was busy in their inspection
on the way down town. Burnett and
McPherson will testify that they saw
the book under his arm when he was
down town, and entries in the book it
self will prove that he collected dues
from some of the members, at least, in
Dr. Vogel s house.
It is now admitted that Durrant'a
story of his movements the night Min
nie Williams was murdered, that he
went to the armory, is untrue. The
story ho will tell in court is that be
started for the signal corps armory, bnt
became absorbed in the Christian En
deavor accounts, which be carried with
him, and rode on down town. Then
be met Burnett and McPherson, and
afterward hurried to Dr. Vogel's
house.
STOPPED BY A WARSHIP.
Chill Clalma Guano Field. Which Were
Supposed to Belong to Peru.
Philadelphia, August 27. Captain
Stitch, commanding the British bark
Stuart, now discharging at Port Arago
nitrate taken on board at Taltall, tells
of a peculiar experience he had with
the Chilian authorities at Lobos, a
guano depot, 200 miles off the coast of
Peru. The Stuart had been chartered
to proceed to that place and load guano
for Liverpool. She had reached there
in safety and had on board about 190
tons of cargo, when the Chilian man-of-war
Esmeralda came up and stopped
them taking on board any more cargo,
claiming the land belonged to Chili
and not Peru. The captain was forced
to leave Lobos and proceed to Taltall,
where the 190 tons was transferred to
a vessel bound for Liverpool, and she
was then chartered to load for Philadel
phia. The captain says that all means
for the handling of guano were de
stroyed by the Esmeralda, and those
engaged in the working of the guano
deposit were placed under arrest How
the oase will be settled is not known,
but agents of the Stuart will at once
institute proceedings to have the ship
reimbursed for the time and money
lost through the operation.
Why the Total I. Large.
Taooina, August 27. Judge Jen
kins, of Millwaukee, and Receiver
Payne, of the Northern Pacific, left to
day for St Paul over the Canadian Pa
cific. In regard to the Chicago dis
patch, stating that the Northern Pa
cific Railroad Company had lost $10,-
000,000 while under the management
of the receivers, Receiver Payne said,
before leaving, that the amount might
as well have been placed at $50,000,-
000. He said that among the money
the receivers had paid out was the in
terest on the first-mortgage bonds, in
terest on the collateral trust notes, in
terest on the receivers' certificates, and
interest on the sinking fund. They
had also paid the expenses of surveying
and platting 7,000,000 acres of rail
road lands.and had also made improve
ments iu lining tunnels with brick and
replacing wood bridges with steel
bridges. He also said the road had
done well under its present manage
ment New York. Hop Crop In Danger.
New York, August 27. The World
says: The hop crop in this state is in
danger of ruin because of the refusal
of hop-piokers to work for the prices
which the growers are willing to pay
It is reported that the growers expected
to have their crops harvested on the
same basis as the wages of last year,
und the hop-piokers have organized a
union to enforce their demands, and if
these demands aro not granted at once,
they will strike. The hop-piokers in
the counties of Madison and Oneida,
in this state, claim they are having a
hard time of it Last year they sup
posed they would receive $1 a day and
board. When settling, they olaim they
were paid, instead of $1 a day, only SO
oonts a basket It was a good worker
who could fill more than two baskets a
day.
The Situation In Ireland.
Baltimore, August 87. Bishop
Foley, of Detroit, the traveling odm-
pauiou of Cardinal Gibbons during the
trip through Europe, says of Ireland
that he found it the impression among
conservative men in that oonntry that
the factionalism in the ranks of the
Irish party had thrown Ireland back
fully twenty-five years. People seem
dismayed by the wrangling of those
whom they had elected to parliament
Killed While Fighting the Native!.
Brussels, August 27. Lieutenant
Pelzer, the Belgian offloer command
ing the Kassi distriot of the Congo
state, has been killed while fighting
the natives.
PACIFIC NORTHWEST.
Condensed Telegraphic Re
ports of Late Events.
BRIEF SPAHKS FROM TUB WIBKS
Happening! of Intereat In the Town and
Cltle of Oregon, Washington
and Idaho.
An excursion of 800 people is coming
from South Dakota to see Spokane's
fruit fair in October.
Ida K. Winchester is suing Walla
Walla for $13,000 damages on account
of a fall on a sidewalk.
Threshing has begun in the Palouse,
Wash. Some wheat is going forty
bushels to the acre, but the average
will be about twenty-seven.
Pierce county, W?sh., fanners have
decided that it is too late to hold a
county fair this year, but have organ
ized for a big fair next year.
The Warm Springs Indian reserva
tion school will begin September 1.
The attendance is limited to fifty-five
pupils on account of lack of supplies.
Mr. Hume's Rogue river cannery ha
closed, after a successful season. The
run of fish has been immense, so that
the cannery could not pick all the
catch.
It will be impossible for the coming
term of court in Tillamook county,
Oregon., to clear np the business that
is waiting for it Over 100 cases are
on the docket
One of the prominent features of the
Eastern Oregon fair to be held at
Baker City on September 23 will be a
mining exhibit from all the mines
tributary to Baker City.
An injunction has been sued out to
restrain Albany's city treasurer from
paying $9,073.98 in bonds held by the
Portland Bridge Company. D. B.
Monteith, a heavy taxpayer is com
plainant Douglas county's assessment roll for
1895 foots up $2,073,052, a slight fall
ing off from last year, owing to a re
daction of 15 per cent on real estate.
The personal tax rolls show the assess
ment of 10,877 horses, 11,288 cattle,
6,605 sheep and 2,792 hogs.
A report from Colfax, Wash., says
the farmers of that vicinity and over
Whitman county generally will come
out in a better condition this fall than
they have for some time. It is owing
to the fact that they have not incurred
any debt during the past year.
Patrick Eervin, one of the promi
nent mining men of the coast, super
intendent of some of the Comstock
mines, arrived at Grant's Pass one day
last week and immediately left for
Eerbyville. Considerable speculation
is being indulged in as to what is his
mission here.
Professor Henry F. Wegener, the
newly elected principal of the Taooma
high school, is a native of New York
city, but spent his boyhood days on his
father's farm on Long island. He has
had much experience in teaching, and
has a particular fondness for biology.
He is about 48 years of age.
Mrs. S. C Slaughter, of Taooma,
and Mrs. F. A. Turner, of Olympia,
are interesting other women in the
state in the cotton states' exposition to
be held in Atlanta September 18 to De
cember 31. It is proposed to have the
women of Washington and their work
represented at the exposition.
The Stevens county auditors office at
Colville, Wash., has been flooded with
mineral location notioes during the
past three months. It is estimated
that during that time no less than 300
notioes of location of mineral ground
have been filed. The locations are
pretty well distributed over the entire
oounty.
F. F. MoCully tells the La Grande
Chronicle that the Wallowa telephone
stock is all sold, and contracts have
been awarded to W. E. Beidler and A.
O. Jacob to set the poles ready for wire
between Wallowa store and Elgin, said
oontraots to be completed by October 1,
1895. The wire will be strung on the
poles as poon as practicable.
The First Baptist church of Seattle
has extended a call to Rev. S. C.
Ohrnin, of Boston, and it is expected
that a definite and favorable answer
will be received from him. He has
been connected with the congregation
of Dr. A. J. Gordon's church, the
Clarendon street ohurch, of Boston,
and is very highly recommended.
Walla Walla county, Wash., has
1 ,681 farms, with 227,821 acres in culti
vation, 10,498 being irrigated; 90,314
aores of wheat; 2,853 of oats; 13,980
of barley. The wool produced this
year was 150,300 pounds The amount
of capital invested in lands is $3,734,
088, and in buildings $1,275,135. In
maohiuery the farmers have invested
the sum of $43,728. There are 19
dairies in the oounty and 263 cows
furnishing milk therefor. The capital
invested in the dairy business is
$10,815.
Successful experiments are being
made this year with Mexican barley in
Whitman oounty, Wash. This cereal
is beardless and without hull. A field
sown by Mr. Frew, near Pullman,
yielded seventy-six bushels per aore,
and went seventy-six pounds to the
saok. The grains are so extremely
hard that they will neoessarily have to
be orushed before feeding to either
horses or cattle, and crushed or soaked,
or either boiled far feed for bogs. The
grain is so dense and contains such a
large amount of nourishment that it
will be neoessarily fed in small feeds
and with a large amount of hay. .
DUNRAVEN IS CONFIDENT.
He Think the Valkyrie la Equal to
the Defender.
New York, August 26. A special
to the World from London says:
JusC before Earl Dauraven sailed for
America he spoko freely and ohreelully
of the approaching contest. He was
highly pleased that the Valkyrie baa
arrived safely. Asked if bo was un
easy at any report, he replied:
"Not at all. There was nothing to
he uneasy about I consider that elio
made a very fair passage. She is a
strong boat and well equipped to
weather any Atlautio gale."
"Do you attach any importance to
opening of seams in her bows?"
"Not the slightest She evidently
got a bit shaken and the putty worked
out of her seams. That happens to
every new boat after her first raco. It
is easily remedied. We have just re
ceived a cablegram from New York
that the Valkyrie is in perfect condi
tion, and will be got out of the dock
soon and put in trim at once and will
be sailing this week."
"Will she have an opportunity for
any trials in America before competing
with the Defender?"
"No, there are no boats there with
nktnl, Ik. Vo1Im.lA
"Will her speed show to better ad
vantage in light or strong winds?"
"How can we tell? Just remember
we have sailed her only three times al
together. What can we tell of ber
qualities after suoh short experience?"
The same question being put to Mr.
Watson, he said: :
"The Valkyrie's greatest speed will
be exhibited in a stiff breeze. The
speed of every yacht is shown in a
strong wind, but on what points she
will prove superior to the Defender re
mains to be proved."
"Do you think the Vakyrie will
win?"
Dunraven replied: "If I did not
think so I would not raco. We have
done all we could to build the fastest
boat, and I think we have a fair
chance. I shall sail on the Valkyrie
in all the races. So will Mr. Watson.
Our crew will number forty-two all
told, with a few extra hands. The
crew are all Englishmen, all young,
active yachtsmen, and I am sore they
will render a good account of them
selves. Some of them have sailed on
preceding Valkyries."
Mr. Watson was asked if he consid
ered the Defender a formidable rival.
"Ob, yes; she's a mighty good boat.
You see what she has done with the
Vigilant By such performances she
has proved herself to be flyer. Tho
Defender has shown more speed than
the Vigilant"
ADLAI VERY AFFABLE.
Made Himself Very AgTeeable on the
Alaska Trip.
Taooma, Wash., August 26. Vice-
President Stevenson returned here from
Alaska this morning, accompanied by
Mrs. btevenson, Misses Julia and Leti
tia Stevenson, John C. and W. W.
Stevenson, of Bloomington, 111., tho
vice-president's brothers. The journey
was made primarily to improve the
health of Miss Julia Stevenson, who
was greatly benfited by the trip. To
day the party were guests of Mr. and
Mrs. John A. Parker, and received a
number of callers. They leave tomor
row at 7 A. M., going direct to Mis
sion, B. C, to catch the east-bound
Canadian Pacific train. They will
spend several days at Banff Springs, in
the Rocky mountains, going thenco
home. Mr.-Stevenson thoroughly en
joyed the Alaskan trip, and was one of
the most active sightseers of the largo
party which went north on the Queen.
At Sitka the party was tendered a
reception, which was attended by the
territorial officials, a large number of
the inhabitants and the officers of the
United States steamship Pinta. The
Queen's passengers declare the vice
president was one of the most affable
men on the Bteamer. He was promi
nent in all the social festivities of the
excursion, and Wednesday night, at a
meeting of the passengors, he made an
address.
In an interview, he says that tho
United States has a rich possession in
the territory of Alaska. He declined
to discuss politics.
The Last of "Wild Bill."
Spokane, August 24. "Wild Bill,"
or W. J. Walters, well known in Spo
kane, committed suioide in Colfax jail
last night He was arrested about
four months ago in Spokane for selling
whisky to Indians, and has been kept
in confinement at Colfax. Last night
he complained of toothache, and was
allowed with three old men the privi
lege of the outer or large room. Some
time during the night he arose, and,
while the others were asleep, procured
a oord and hanged himself in the jail.
Walters obtained the title of "Wild
Bill" from being a wild and reckless
fellow, daring and making gun plavs,
and getting into all kinds of sorapes
and fights, both with white men and
Indians. He was a great horseman,
riding all kinds of animals without the
slightest foar. He generally went
heavily armed, and for these reasons
was given the appropriate name of
"Wild Bill."
England Wake Up.
.London, August 26. The Chronioio
says that at the request of Lloyds, a
committee for the board of trade is oou
sidering the advisability of sending a
representtative to Washington to ar
range a joint scheme to destroy floating
derelicts, especially in the North At
lantic It is probable that Messrs.
Cummings and MoDouua will be
ohosen. ,
More Mill Outrage. -
Rome, August 27. The gendarmes
and polios surrounded the village of
Favara, near Girginri, and arrested
forty-two members of the Mafia society
on oharges of murder and other out
ragea. '