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OREGON
VOL. 13.
ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPT. J8, 1896.
NO. 39.
MIST
EVENTS OF THE DAY
Epitome ot the Telegraphic
New. of the World.
TKJtHK TICKS FftOH THE WIRES
Aa Interesting Collection or lUml From
th Two Hemispheres Presented
1 u Ciiort"J Parol. ,-.
' Ex-Presldnt Harrison bat boon ton
darnd tbe pr.eideiioy of tbe new mil
veraity of Indiana, but h declined
Auutlicr balloonist met bli fate near
Ward's Island, N, Y. Ill balloon
eatiglit fits In mid air and be full into
tlm Water near Hollgate cud wi
drowned.
- Mr. Bryan bat Issued fain Inttor of ac
teptanae. Me define bis position ou
the question of the day and statu
that h will uphold every plunk of the
platform adopted at Chicago.
Seventeen people wore Injured, tome
of thwn seriously, by tbe overturning of
I wagon, wbiob rolled down en etn
biiiikiueut of ton ftM't. Tbe aooldeut
occurred near Claokamae tatlou, Ore'
OU.
There have been received at tbe
irranarlr at Saloin thui far this season
10,000 buHbeli of wheat, and it le esti
mated tliat about 85,000 bushel are
. ret to ooma. Wheat now wit in tbe
lupttal olty for 43 oont a boibel. ,
Jauhi Applogato, who died at Mon
rovia, waa one ot the earliest pioneer,
to ooine to tbe Pao flo ooaat. He oame
to Oregon from Missouri in 1843, to
gnther with hi father and two brother.
Ue wa 63 years old at the time of bla
death. . , .'-
Superintendent Paine, of tbe Oregon
Btate Insane asylum, baa filed with the
board of asylum truatee a atatemeni
tt eipouditarei for the month of
August, whlob how the par oapita
ixpense for that mouth to be tbe lowest
In tbe history ot tbe institution.
William a Bradford, ot Mary.ville,
tul, mot bl death In tbe Webb mine,
Dear Brown'i valley, through tbe prem
tore explosion of a blaat looated at
bout the 500-foot level and some fifty
feet in a drift Tom Powers, who was
tome llfty fuet away also suffered seri
ous and possibly fatal injuries.
Engineer K. F. Ingles, the hero ot
WebaUT. who saved bla passengers
from being robbed by killing bandit
Morgan on September S, w called b
' (ore J. A. Ftlmore, A. D. Wilder and
other oRloers of the Southern Paoldo
. ind given a testimonial for bravery,
The oeremony was simple. The brave
laigueer was given a check for $250,
toother with a beautiful watoh and
ohain sultubly'engraved.
A terrible tragedy was enaotcd on
Broad street,- Klohuioad, Vs. J am is
& Wliitmer, aged 40, a blacksmith
working at tbe Hicbmond locomotive
work, Mauled and killed & G. That
bimer, sou of a well-known liquor
merchant The cause of tbe hoiniutd
was the alleged betrayal of Wlmmor's
partially paralyxed daughter by young
Tbathoimer. Wimmer, who was bout
lug for the youth, oame up with htm
ou tbe streot, caught bold of him and
tabbed blm in three places. That
beimer walked half a block and fell
doad. Wimmer surrendered himself.
The losses by th rooent sever Are
at Monmouth are being rapidly adjust
' sd, and as aoon a all are settled near
ly all tbe firm will take immediate
Hep to rebuild tbelr respective plaoes
of business.
Tbe annual exndu of bop-ploker
has begun from Balem and other town
In Marion oouuty, and, although the
ptoker will receive but Si5 cents a box,
the usual number are leaving tor tbe
Bold with undiminished enthusiasm.
The twenty-foot boat In which Cap
tain Frank Cbarlsen and bis brother
John, ot Nyaok, left New York on
June 91 last for (Jueenstown, wa
sighted two weeks ago bottom up some
860 miles off the Irish ooaat, and the
fate of her orow 1 merely a matter ot
eenjaoture.
There has been an election bet made
In Milwaukee, which for originality
lay over anything which haa been
' made thu far. Fred W. Burke and
Albert Donaldson are tbe parties to the
wager. The former agree to leave
the oonntry forever on or before Janu
ary I, 1897, if William MoKlnley 1
elected president, and tbe latter will
do the oonntry a like service if W. J.
Bryan is elected. Tbey have drawn
tip a contract to this effect which has
been formally attested before a notary
public. , .
The appellate oourt of the fourth
district, of Illinois, haa decided that
pi iwliig oorn on Sunday in light of
ohuroh-goer does not in itself consti
tute a disturbance of th peace. In
oonstrulng aeotion 301, which relate to
disturbing the peaoe by labor on Bun
day, under which Mr. Foil, a Seventh
Day Aventlst, wa arrested, tbe oourt
hold that thl seotlon docs not prohibit
work or amusement ou Sunday, but
prohibit only such oonduot as disturb
the peace and good order of society.
The defendant being a Seventh Day
Adventlat, observe Saturday a tbe
Sabbath, and plowed oorn on Sunday,
and bis arrest and conviction resulted.
The old publio school building, at
Cheney, Wash., whloh had been pur
chased by Rev. R. Manier, ha been
burned, The Are wa doubtless of in
oendiary origin. There la an intensely
bitter feeling between two faotions in
Choney, one side asserting that it
would retain oontrol of affairs, even if
it had to resort to Are or other atroug
. method. It i stated that the enemies
of Kev. Manier are responsible for the
loss of the building, but there is noolue
to tbe perpetrators. Tbe building wa
worth about f 1,600.
A Female Maniac.
For several day report have been
received in lone, Cal. , that a woman
with long black hair, piercing black
eyrs, had been seen in tbe wood above
that town, entirely nude, A. farmer
and bis wife, while driving borne
some three mile from town, encoun
tered the woman, who sprang from the
brush at the roadside and seised the
bridle ot tbelr team. The farmer left
the wagon, and grappled With the
stranger, wbo was frothing at the
mouth and gave vent to tearful
shrieks, but ibe broke away from blm
and esoapod. A systematic search for
the supposed manlao will be made
with bloodhound. v ,
An Old Kstabllahed firm. '
Thoina B. Pearoe, Henry T. Atkins
and Henry Pearoe, owner ot tbe
Franklin ootton mill, of Cincinnati,
O., doing an extensive ootton business
in tliat olty, under the name of Pearoo,
Atkln A Co., and the Henry Pearoe
Son' Company, assigned as a company
and a indivdual to William O, Coch
ran, a ootlou-mlll owner. Tbe asset
are 1340,000; liabilities, 9108,000.
The cause of the orash i slow collec
tions and dull business.
Fits Challenges Corbett.
Robert Fltaslmmons, tbe pugilist,
and bl manager, Martin Julian, gave
a dinner In New York, at wbiob James
Corbett was challenged by FiUsim
moos. A f 5,000 forfeit was posted.
When Corbett was informed of tbelr
aotion, be said that Fitasimmon was
again bluffing, but that be would oall
bis bluff, and that be would fight blm
twenty minute after hi flgbt with
Sharkey. 1 ;
Across the In at Tawl.
The latest San Franoiaoo adivoe from
Yokohama say that a twenty-foot yawl
started from that port for San Fran
cisco Auguat 10. It wa tbe Nadjes
ka, and in bar Captain Rldderbjelke
hope to cross the Paciflo. She left
port amid the cheers of a large delega
tion of American skippers and tar
from tbe orulsers in tbe harbor. ,
The atrlke la Off.
Tbe strike ot 8,000 union bod car
riers In Chicago has ended in almost
complete victory for tba men. By
gaining recognition for tbelr anion
from' tbe bosses, the bod-osrriers claim
tbey bava won all tbey oonld bave
wished when tbey struck over a month
ago. . . '
Am Oil Tank xlodd.
An oil tank on a freight train in
Wellington, 111., exploded, setting fire
to and burning twenty-two oars of coal.
Peter Norton' elevator, containing
11,000 bushels of wheat, wa destroy
ed. Tbe railroad pumping station
wa also boruod.
A War Hello Burned.
Ender't tobaooo faotory, in Rich
mond, Va., which, during the war nsed
to accomodate tbe overflow of prisoners
from Libby prison, one square away,
bas been burned. It was a very old
structure. About 160,000 ot leaf to
baooo was destroyed.
A Hook by General MlUa.
Major-General Nelson A. Milea baa
written a book. It will be leaned
within tbe next two week and will
doubtless cause oomment from one end
of the country to the other, and from
civilians and military men alike. Tbe
book i entitled, "Personal Reoolleo
tiom and Observation of General Nel
son A. Mile, Embraolng a Brief View
of the Civil Wart or, From New Eng
land to the Golden Uata.''
Tumu.l.d a Bank Vault.
John McCarthy wa arrested in Ban
Franoiaoo for oomplloity in the at
tempt to tunnel into tbe vault of the
First National bank of Los Angnles,
five month ago. When arrested Mc
Carthy drew a revolver, but wa over
powered. He is believed to bava been
tbe leader of the gang who opearted in
Los Angela. . . .
Oyeloa, la Parla.
A violent cyclone swept over por
tion of Pari, Franoe. Omnibuses,
oab and stall in the streets were over
turned, trees blown down, store win
dow broken, carriage sunk In the
River Seine, and tba firemen bad to be
called. Many people were seriously
Injured. -
Dlad From Barns.
Mr. Bird, th wife of a farmer liv
ing near Rankin, Wash., was engaged
in fighting fir in a olearing near the
houaa, when her dress took fire and
she received burn wbiob In a tew
hour caused her death.
:., Tvs Maa Drownad. .
Two men named Fainter and White,
respectively, attompted to go from the
Nestuooa river to Alaea in an open
boat, by way of the open sea. When
near Alsea tbelr frail oraft oapsiaed
in the breakers ana notn were urownea,
Another Bank Failure.
Tba Mutual National bank, of New
Orleans, has closed its door. The
oapital stock is 1200,000 and tba line
ot deposit wa very small, it nas
been regarded weak tor a long time.
A Bains aulolda.
Dora Forest and Madge Dow, two
disreputable women of Helena, Mont,
took morphine with suicidal Intent
Tbe former died, bnt th latter will re
cover, Bmall Boy Drowntd. v
While a number of boy were wim
ming In the Mokelumne river, near
Lodl, Cal., Bert Cornwall, IB year
M inn of Mr. and Mrs. Thomal Corn
wall, wa drowned. He attempted too
long a distance, and weakened, wben
a companion went to hi rescne and
was nearly drowned himself . in hi
brava endeavor to lave the struggling
boy. Th case is a peculiarly sad one,
he being the Oldest ohild. Th body
ha not been recovered.
IS OVER A HUNDRED
John Durblo, of Marlon Coun
ty, Oregon, Isioa.
JlOItM BEFOBE WASHINGTON DIED
He Hat Mvod Lire Full of Adventure
-Has Five Children Living;, the
Youngest Over Slaty.
Salem, Or., Sept. 15. Marion ooun
ty claims the oldeat living pioneer in
Oregon. His name is John Durbin,
and be wa 103 year old Sunday.
John Dnrbln wa born in Fayette
oounty, ' Pennaylavnia, September 16,
1704. Hi birth antedate the death
of George Washington five years. He
did service as lieutenant in tbe war of
1813, and lived through tbe Mexioan
and olvil wars. He know what In
dian warfare, i from having lived
among them, and ha survived all.
In 1800, Mr. Durbin moved from
bis native state to Richard oounty,
Ohio, where, in 1830, be was married
to Sarah Fitting. Of this onion were
born ten obildren, five of whom are
living. Tbe family moved to Hanoock
oounty, Illinois, In 1843; thence to
Clayton oounty, Missiourl, in tbe ssme
year. In the spring of 1845, the fam
ily, with a body of emigrants, set out
for Oregon, arriving In the fall of
1845. Mr. Durbin settled in Marion
oouuty, and it bas since been bl borne.
He bas lived an aotlve life, giving mcst
of bis time to farming and itookrai-
log. In tbe '60s it was bis custom to
drive bands of cattle into the Rogue
river valley to graie off of nature'
rich pastures. He had a large band
in tbe valley at the time of tbe threat
ened outbreak of tbe Rogue River In
dian. It wa Mr. Durbin' good for
tune to get along peaceably with tbe
Indians, even wben they were hostile
toward tbe govenrment settler. He
treated with the Rogue River Indian
at tbe itart by promising them two
head ot fat cattle a year for tbe privi
lege of paatunge, and be always lived
up to tbe treaty. ,
An accident ooourred while he was
looking after his oattle in the Rogue
river valley, to wbiob Mr. Durbin at
tribute hi total abstinence from to
baooo since. He bad stopped on tbe
mountainside to light bis pipe, when
be beard the snap of an Indian's gun
only a few rods away. "Tbe thought
oame to me," he afterward said,
"that tliat pipe might be the cause ot
my death, so I threw it away, and
baven't nsed tobaooo since."
Mr. Durbin makes bis home with
bis son Iaaao, who lives on Howell
prairie, nine miles -from Salem. . It
was the intention ol bis cniidren ana
grandchildren to bave a reunion and
invite all pioneers ot '45 in the state
to be present to celebrate their father's
103d anniversary, but as tbe day drew
nigh it was apparent tbe statt of bis
health would not permit ol tbe excite
ment attendant upon snob an occasion.
The frailty of age is apparent Tbe
Venerable pioneer baa passed the nsual
limit of old age, and ia living in his
second childhood, and a yonnger gene
ration will soon be oulled npon to honor
bis memory.
Tbe living ohildren of John Dnrbln
are: Casper J., ot Huntington, Or.,
aged 74; Mrs. Fannie A. Martin, fonr
miles east of Salem, aged 71; Solomon
Durbin, miles east ot Salem, aged
67; Isaac, aged 64, nine miles norm
west of Salem; Mr. Mary J. Starkey.
of Salem, aged 61.
The Alaakau Hondary.
nhinatrn. Sent. 15 Charles Hamil
ton, secretary of tbe North American
Transportation & Trading Company, is
an mnt tn Waahinntnn to nreaent to
the authorities there evldenoe that
American interest in Alaska are be
ing seriously jeopardized by the fail
ure of this government to demand the
location of a boundary line compatible
with the law and term under whlob
Russia ceded Alaska to this oonntry.
Hamilton take to Washington a
nf the mnnrt made bv the Cana
dian surveyor, William Ogilvie, laat
May to Inspector constantine, in
nharae of the Canadian nollce along
tbe Yukon river. So uncertain are
tbe Canadian police authorities as to
their rights in arbitrating disputes
along the disputed boundary' that In
spector Constantino deemed this re
port to be necessary. Withont it he
It that armata anil nthar nolioa duties
demanded of the British representative
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on toe nouuoay iiuo wuiu hm w unu.
A WYOMING GOLD FIND.
A Rich Discover j Kenr the Colorado
.. i-lne. .
Rawlins. Wyo., Sept. 15 There is
muob excitement here over a reoent
gold dlsoovery on Grand Eooampment
oreek, about forty-five miles outheat
of this oity, and just nortn or me Colo
rado line. The discovery was made by
A n Hun ton and Ben Culltonin July.
They have kept the matter quiet until
the present time. At a aopio or
tinntva fnt thnv have a nay streak
twenty-two Inches wide, assaying from
300 to 110,000 in gold. Therein bas
been traced tor several mile. Some
fnrtv nr fifiv olaima have been looatea.
Numerou parties hive gone out to the
field today and other are outfitting
and starting a rapidly a possioie.
To nrnose King Alexander.
London, Sept. 15 The Vienna oor.
respondent of the Cbronioie says was a
onn.nlran haa been diaoovered at Bel
grade to depose King Alexander of
Servia. .'
Commands the Mediterranean Station.
London, Sept 15. Vioe- Admiral
-I. lnhn (VM-nnAV HoDklns. K C. B..
has' been appointed to suooeed Sir
Michael Culme Seymour, ri. u. a., as
oommander-in-ohiof of the Mediter
ranean station. . . : ,1
Mlpped la tbe Bad.
London, Sept. 16. It is generally
believed here that tbe police, by tbe
arrest of Edwin Bell at Glasoow, J.
Wallace and John E. Kearney, at
Rotterdam, and P. J. Tynan (No. 1),
at Boulogne-sur-Mei, Franoe, bave
nipped a widespread dynamite plot in
the bud. At Rotterdam tba police
oaptured a number of infernal, ma
obinea and correspondence whioh may
result in further arrests. Tbe men ar
rested in Rotterdam were in bed when
arrested. Many infernal machine
were found in their possession, togeth
er with a quantity of oorrespondenoe in
oipher. The correspondence is said to
bave contained plans for dynamite out
rages, including an attempt upon the
life of Queen Victoria.
At Last a Ueelslon.
Washington, Sept. 16. The Span
ish government bas yielded to tbe de
mands of tbe United States for a trial
by a civil oourt of the Competitor pris
oner. Anthentio information to tbis
effect has reaobed tbe state department
unofficially, and tbe formal announce
ment Is expected in tbe next mail from
Minister Taylor in Madrid. Tbe
Spanish government reaobed tbis con
clusion soma time ago, bnt ha delayed
tbe formal announcement of its deci
sion until after the cortex adjourns, in
order to escape oritloism from tbat
body for making concessions to the
United State. '
An Italian Bark Wrecked.
Highland Light, Mass., Sept 16.
The Italian bark Montetabor, from
Trapanl for Boston, with a cargo of
salt, was wrecked on Peaked Hill bar
at midnight. To escape death by
drowning it i presumed Captain De
lassa shot bimself and the mate cut
bis throat with a razor. Four of the
crew of ten, all of whom were swept
overboard, were drowned. ; The re
maining six reached shore on the ves
sel' deckhouse.
BUTCHERED BY SPANIARDS.
Cubans Massacred In the Hatanaaa
Provlnoe.
Key West, Sept 16. Advices from
Havana by the steamer Mascotte give
detail of a massacre ot Cubans in
Matanaas proviboe by Spaniards under
General Molinas. Tbe butchery occur
red on Las Calas sugar estate. Molina
beard an insurgent band was en
camped on the estate and ordered a
raid. The insurgenta had gone wben
the Spaniards arrived, and Molinas
ordered the buildings on tbe estate de
stroyed. ' The Spaniarda surrounded
the homes of the employes, applied tbe
torch and shot tbe Cuban a they
rushed out Eighteen men and four.
women were killed outright. While
thirteen other, including three cbil
dren, were wounded. Molinas was a
pleased spectator of the masaaore, and
reported it to Weyler a a "gloriou
viotory."
' Thursday Insurgents raided and
burned tbe town of San Francisco de
Paulo, a suburb of Havana. ' The
Spanish garrison of 800 men surren
dered, but were released after being
disarmed. The smoke and flames
were visible in Havana, and caused
great exoitement
Weyler teems to bave completely
lost his head. He is having leading
citiaens of Havana arrested by the
wholesale. Weyler says the men ar
rested bave been plotting to bave him
reoalled to Spain. The arrests bave
profoundly stirred Havana.
THE FIRST BIG BET.
MoKlnley nnd Bryan Supporter. Back
Their Belief. With Col-.
San Franoiaoo, 8ept 15. The first
big bet ot the presidential campaign so
far recorded was made bere last nignt,
when Charles D. Lane, manager for
Alvina Hayward, and Henry Brat
nober, tbe mine promoter, affixed their
sianatnrea to note in which each
pledged to pay tbe other 35,000 in
case tbe candidate of hi cboioe ia not
the choice of tbe people In November.
The nartie to the wager have known
one another for maoy year. Lane was
ohairman ot .the reoent silver conven
tion, and 1 an ardent supporter ot W.
J. Bryan and the white metal. Brat-
nober i just a enthusiastic a supporter
of Maior MoKiaiey.
The two friend were on the point
of taking a "nightcap" at the Grand
hotel bar, wben the politioal aituatlon
wa broached. In the beat of tbe de
bate Bratnober offered to bet f 100,000
on MoKiuley ' success, and Lane
promptly accepted tbe bet, but by mn
tual oousent it was subsequently de
olared off. Just before parting, how
aver, Bratnobes remarked to his friend
that be guessed Lane bad saved bim
self $100,000 by not making tbe bet.
and the latter thereupon offered to bet
any amount on Bryan at even money.
Bratnober named 135,000, the bet was
made, and a oouple of minntes later
their respective note were signed and
deposited in the hotel safe.
Its Success A""!.
Omaha, Sept 15. Tbe committee
having charge of subscriptions for tbe
trans-Mississippi exposition today re
sorted tbat the $800,000 guarantee re-
qnuired before the congressional appro
priation would ne eneotive nas oeeu so
rmred. Three hundred and fifteen
thousand dollar unconditional sub
soription have been received, and $40,
000 conditional.
. .-To Avoid Trouble. -ttnnnna
Avrpa. Sent IB The Her
aid's correspondent in Rio Janeiro
end word that President Moraea of
Braail ha bad a conference with Gen
eral Cereanlra. the minister ot state,
over the Italian troubles. It was the
object of the oonfesenoe to devise a plan
tn avoid trouble in the diplomatic rela
tinna between Italy and Braail. The
oongreaa bas adjourned until Ootober.
There ia some talk of haviug a sloop
regatta at Bay Centre soon.
THE TRADE REVIEWS
Political Uncertainty Still Pre
venting Improvement.
WOOL, WHEAT, AND CORN CE0PS
Light Demand lot Finished Products
Speealatlve Buying of Raw M ,
terlal-Bradatreet's Report.
New York, Sept. 14. R. G. Dun &
Co.' weekly trade review aya:
Better prospect and relief from
monetarty anxiety do not yet bring
larger demand for finished produote,
though large buying of pig iron, wool,
leather bides, cotton and other ma
terials continue to show a growing be
lief that a general upward movement
in piroea will come with tbe replenish,
ment of dealer' stocks this fall. Most
prices are so extremely low, tbat noth
ing more than an extraordinary de
mand would advance them. Bnt bank
failures at New Orlean cause tem
porary hesitation: crop returns indicate
disappointment in some ootton and
ome spring wheat states; prioe of oorn
and oats make it unprofitable to sell at
present; the number of manufacturing
worts and mines in operation does not
gain, but rather decrease. Reductions
of wages are somewhat numerous, oc
casionally observed by strikes, and all
these condition diminish for a time
the buying power of the people. While
many think general improvement can
not oome until the election has re
moved politioal uncertainty, other ex
pect soon to see tbe result anticipated
in trade.
Sale of wool for the week have
about equaled tbe normal consumption,
for the first time in months, not be
cause manufacturers have more order
or are doing more work, fcr no gain
in seen in demand or output The buy
ing is mainly speculative, based on the
belief tbat prices must advance.
Wheat declined a cent, but then ad
vanced, closing a cent up for tbe week.
Western receipts still exceed laat
year's, having been in two week 11,
399,000 bushels, against 9,333,200 laat
year, while Atlantio export, flour in
cluded, bave been for the same week
8,898,265 bushels against 2,415,872 last
year. "
Corn is almost wholly out of danger,
and tbe yield is generally expeoted to
be the largest, as the prioe here is tbe
lowest ever known.
Failures bave been 815 in the United
States against 187 last year, and 47 in
Canada against 64 last year.
As Bradstreet Viewed It.
New York, Sept 14. Bradstreet'
weekly review of trade aays: The feel
ing among jobbers and manufacturers
last week tbat an improvement in de
mand for aeisonable staples waa in
sight was evidently well founded, for
at more than a doxen centers, South
and West, tbe demand is now mere ao
tive, the volume of sales haa in
creased, and the general ; outlook is
much more favorable to business later
in tbe autumn.
J. H BUCKMAN KILLED.
Walter Falrman Bit Him on the Head
With a Pitchfork.
Spokane, Wash.. Sept 14. J. H.
Bookman, one of the most prominent
farmer in Linooln oounty, wa killed
near here last evening by Walter Fair
man. A threshing orew was at work on
Bnokman'a plaoe, and Fairman was
measuring grain. Buckman aooused
Fairman of swindling, and Fairman
called Buckman a liar. The latter
struck Fairman, wbo retaliated by
knocking Buckman down. He then
jumped npon the prostrate form of
Buokman and ohoked him until be
cried auita. . '
Buokman walked away, apparently
atiafied with the thrahsing he bad re
oeived. About ten minute later, a
Fairman wa measuring grain, be
looked up and saw Buokman ooming
toward him with a knife. To protect
bimself Fairman grabbed up a pitch
fork tbat waa standing olose by. The
spectators say Buokman made a rush at
Fairman with the uplifted knife, when
Fairman raised the pitchfork and
struck Buokman a blow over the bead
with the handle. Buokman tell like a
log, the blood gushing from bis ears,
noee and mouth.
A messenger wa lent to inform Mrs.
Buokman, who oame and fell upon the
prostrate form of her husband, beseeoh
ing blm to speak, but be was beyond
all aid. Without recovering con
sciousness, and before a physician
oould arrive, Buokman expired, within
bait an hour.
Fairman made no effort to escape,
but remained in the vioinity nntil
Deputy Sheriff Fraaier arrived. He
was looked up in jail here. Fairman,
who is not very well known, expresses
sorrow at the fatal termination ot tbe
quarrel He laid he had no intention
whatever to kill Buokman, but waa
forced to strike him to protect hi own
life. ' - - .
Spokane, Wash., Sept 14. Walter
Hall, a 13-year-old boy, was thrown
from a horse last evening, bis bead
striking a atone and his skull being
fraotured. He died an hour after thf
accident -- - : '
. Mail Train Burned.
Goshen, Ind., Sept 14. The Lakt
Shore through express, carrying mailt
and express from New York to Cbi
oago, ' oaught fire near here tonight,
and thousands of dollar's worth of mail
were destroyed. Tbe origin of the fir
i supposed to have been spontaneous
ximbustion. v
Last year the farmers of this oonntry
exported 831,732 oattle, for whioh they
received $30,603,790.
USED MAILS UNLAWFULLY.
A Matrimonial Swindle Worked by a
. ft York Woman.
Newburg, N. Y.. Sept 15 Mra
Anna Gossner, a Swedish woman of
80, who bas a busbaud and six obil
dren, was arrested in this oity last
night on a warrant charging her with
using tbe United States mails unlaw
fully. Tbe warrant was obtained by
Postofflce Inspector McDuryea, on
complaint of William A. Biloott, of
Mount Vernon, O. Mrs. Grossner is
alleged to bave advertised in a matri
monal paper tbat ber busabnd bad died
and left ber a fortune, but tbat the
estate was not settled up yet Sbe
wanted tbe assistance of a wealthy
gentleman, and stated she would go to
his borne for an interview if money to
pay her fare was sent her. It is al
leged that she obtained $40 from Sil
oo tt in this manner. Mrs. Grossner'a
busabnd lift bere yesterday morning
tor Toronto, and the family waa to
follow. Mrs. Grossner and ber baby
are in jail, and the other five children
are at the Children's borne. Tbe
woman will be given an examination
by Recorder Hyndmann tomorrow
morning.
STABBED TO DEATH.
A Murder Followed a Wrestling Bout
at San Benito.
Hollister, Cal., Sept 15. Logan
B. Cornwall, aged 83 years, was stab
bed to the heart and died instantly
last nigbt at San Benito, thirty-five
milea south of here, by George Smith,
a obnm of the deoeased. Both men
were skylarking and Indulegd in some
wrestling, in wbiob Cornwall threw
Simth. This angered the latter some
what, and, another bout taking place,
Smith was thrown again, Cornwall
falling upon him. Smith reached into
hi pocket and pulling out a knife,
slashed at Cornwall several time.
Two cuts, six and five inches long,
were made across his abdomen, and one
stab was directly over bla heart, whioh
waa fatal. Cornwall roae, walked
about fifteen feet and expired. Smith
went home and, upon the arrival of
Sheriff Holbrook this morning, urren
dered himself and waa plaoed in jail.
He deeply deplores bis act, aa be and
Cornwall were warm friend and had
been raised from boys together. Corn
wall leaves a widow and two ohildren.
WENT THROUGH A BRIDGE.
Petal BIIroad Aecldeat in Northern
California.
Eureka, CaL, Sept 15. A fatal
railorad accident ooourred this after
noon five miles north of Areata, which
resulted in tbe death of fonr persona
and the serious, if not fatal injury of
several others. Tbe train whioh leave
Areata at 4:30 for Corbel, went through
the bridge aoros Mad river, both
coaches, engine and box car being pre
cipitated to tbe river bed below, about
forty feet Those killed were: Sandv
Cameron, brakeman; Annie Holland;
Mrs. Kirkbam, of Riverside; a child,
whose name oould not be learned.
A relief train immediately went to
the saene and Draught the dead and in
jured to Areata. The injured were
given all possible attention. Drs. Felt,
Wallace and other physicians were
summoned and attended to tbe injured.
This is the worst aooident that ever oo
ourred in Humboldt, and tbe telephone
and telegraph offices were beseiged for
news. Tbe news spread quickly and
excited groups discussed tbe aooident
on the streets and about tbe offloea.
STOPPED HS OWN FUNERAL
Mistake Made by the Friend or a Mtae
lng Salesman.
v San Franoisco, 8ept 15. Matthew
Roche, a missing dry-goods salesman,
made bis appearance today just in time
to interrupt hia own funeral services
and to prevent the interment of a corpse
tbat bad been identified by a score ot
former associates aa his. The body
had been picked up on the beach Fri
day morning, and aa Roche bad been
missing for eome day, wa out ot
work, despondent and given to drink,
his ex-employers and several of bis
friends, who called at the morgue,
readily identified it as his, and made ar
rangements for bis decent burial.
While tbe cortege wa on tbe way to
the cemetery, Roohe telephoned from
the oity and oounty hospital to the
coroner's office that be had just read in
tbe papers an aooount of bia death and
tbat some one had made a mistake.
The funeral was promptly stopped by
he coroner, and the body taken back to
tbe morgue, where It now awaits Iden
tification. The unknown man ia said
to olosely resemble Roche in figure,
features and age.- ,
Five Fi-hermen Drowned.
Halifax, N. a W., Sept 15. Henry
Warford and hi tour cons, of Green
Bay, N. F., were drowned in tbe
straits ot Belle Isle while on their way
home in a smalt schooner from a fish
ing cruise. r ' ' :: : -Alice
Blythe Vagged.
San Franoiaoo, Sept 15. Alice
Edith Diokerson-Blrtbe. tbe woman
' who olaimed to be tbe oontraot wife of
I Thomas Blythe, and as such olaimed a
' half interest in the dead millionaire's
estate, wot arrested this afternoon and
booked at the oity prison upon a charge
of vagrancy. During tba past two
years the woman has been arrested on
all of a score of times.
San' Franoisco, Sept 15. An old
lady from Seattle, who gave hor name
aa Mrs. Weber, oame near being as
phyxiated by gas at the Park hotel last
night ; Sbe waa found unoonsoious at
8 o'olook this morning, and waa taken
to tbe receiving hospital, where she is
slowly recovering. Sbe said she oame
to the city for treatment at tbe Ger
man hospital. ' Tbe old lady got up in
the night to take her medicine, and, it
ia thought, accidentally turned on the
gas.
NORTHWEST BREVITIES
Evidence ot Steady Growth
and Enterprise.
ITEMS OF eSNEBAL INTEREST
From All the Cities and Town, of the
Thriving Sister States
Oregon.
Horses sold at tbe pound in Athena
last week did not bring very high
prioe. On wa sold for eleven cents.
The flooring mill at Long Creek be-
gun grinding and will oontinue until .
all tbe surplus wheat around Long .
Creek haa been made into flour.
Tuttle & Carry have extended their
telephone system from Tillamook to
Garibaldi, and are thinking of extend
ing the line up tbe beach to Nehalem.
Soottsburg, in Douglas oounty, has
the oldest tannery in Oregon. It was
built in 1858 by Levy Kent, now a ,
prominent and active business man in
Drain.
Tba yield of grain per acre in Har
ney oounty this season 1 said to be
heavier than aver before. Tbe hay
crop ia aimply immense, and every
fruit tree in the country ia loaded with
fruit , , :
Manager Fell, of the Pendleton
woolen mills, aays that the company
will enforce the payment of the sub
scriptions made to tbe stock by oitizena
of Pendleton, or olose the mills. All .'
subscriptions were due last March.
A petition has been crioulated in .
Linooln oounty asking tbe oounty oourt
to put a bounty of $2 on bear scalps.
In some part of the oounty bear are "
getting pretty thick and the ranchere
would like to see them thinned out a
little.
Drain ships to Rosebnrg from 800 ti
1,000 carload of wood a year. It for
wards also by rail 500 carloads of lum
ber to different points, and from twenty-five
to thirty oars of live stock, and
it receives about 100,000 ponnda ot
merchandise a month.
About all the surplus sheep and cat
tie in Coo and Curry bava been
hipped via Port Oxford and Rosebnrg.
Quite a lot of money baa been distri
buted among tbe farmer by tbe ship
pers, and a glut in tbe home market -haa
also been prevented.
A prominent Philadelphia wool-buy-,
er aaya tbat Oregon ia the only state
that haa not sold it wool. All tbe
olip from tbe other states, or the great
er portion, were moved off aa early as'
July 1. But Oregon wool men have'
held for bigher prices and consequently
bnt a small amount had been disposed
ot
Tbe sawmill at Hudson, in Donglaa
oounty, will resume operation this
week, and will give employment di
rectly and indirectly to fotry men.
The mill is a donble cironlar with a
oapaoity ot 80,000 feet a day, and will
get out material for the Bio Grande
railway, and whatever oontracta may
turn np, the product consisting of fir
and spruce. With the sawmill are two
planers and a lath mill, and every de- -.
partment will be utilised.
Washington.
The Paciflo oounty fair will be held
at South Bend September 23, 84 and 35.
The total reoiepta of the Seattle land
offioe laat month amounted to $1,
848.12. . . .
The Douglas oounty industrial expo- -
sition will be held at Waterville Octo
ber 1, 3 and 8.
Tba disbursements in Spoakne coun
ty laat month for oounty puprosea
aomnnted to $40,049.81. .
The Northwest Mining Association
will hold its second annual convention
tbis year in Spokane, Ootoker 6, 7, 8.-
Wednesday. October 14, there will be
a reunion of the old Union soldiers,
sailors and marines of Columbia coun
ty in Dayton.
The total exact cost of Spokane
county's new oonrthouse was, accord
ing to a synopsis from the auditor's re
port, $339,081.53. .
The United States pays to pensioners
through the oounty clerk's offioe in the
oity ot Walla Walla alone, annually,
tbe anm of $36,000.
Tbe new machinery tor the Ritaville
flouring mill haa been shipped, and
will aoon be plaoed in position. It is
the plansifter process.
The 1896 potato orop in Kittitas
oounty will not be half aa large as that
of 1895, and In oon sequence potatoes
are rising in prioe in that locality.
- The committee appointed by tbe "
grand lodge ot Odd Fellows of Wash
ington to select a site for the proposed
Odd Fellows' home ha decided in favor
of Walla Walla.
Gold i said to bave been discovered
in the Walla Walla river at tba slide,
a abort distance below the month of
the Touohet One of tbe discoverers
ay a he can pan out $3 a day.
The mangagement of the Port Town
end Southern railroad baa ordered that
the entire road bed be overhauled and
repaired, and put in flrat-olass shape
for traffic and this work ia to be don
without delay.
A petition haa been circulated to
bava a road opened east from Maltby.
Snohomish oounty, to oonneot with the
river road to Snohomish. Tba road
would benefit many settlers by opening
a way to tbe nearest railway station.
The Catlln sawmill, in Cowlit
oounty, has secured a oontraot for 165.-.
000 feet of log timbers. There will be ;
two sticks 34x34, 100 feet long. Tbe "'
whole bill oontains exceptionally heavy,
timbers, and Mr. Fidler is arranging
hia mill in order tbat be may saw them.
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