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; THE . OREGON MIST VOL. 13. , ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY. SEPT. 25, 189G. NO. 40. EVENTS OF THE DAY Epitome ot the Telegraphic News of the World. TEASE TICKS FROM THE WIES A m Intonating Coll.otlon of Item. Fron. lb. Tw. Hemispheres PrasooUd In a Gandonssd form. On work nun, John Nonan, wti killed nod thrno perhaps fatally in. J tired by fulling pile ot bricks in Chi oago. The accident was oauaed by ths oaving-in of the old brick foundations. The bark Gainsborough, from New castle for Han Franoisoo, ooal laden, went hnre near Dimtioud Head, four uilloi from Uouolnlu, aud Is a total loss. Tlia crew with the captain, bit wife aud children, loft in bowti and wore picked up by a tug. ,, Frank Hepburn, inn of Congress man Hepburn, of Iowa, fought duel in Chester, Ark , and waa killed by the second abol from bia antagonist's weapon. The duel waa the outcmie of joke which Hepburn perpetrated upon W. E. Binis, a saloon proprietor. Ad examination of the paper left by Henry Dixon, ao Englishman wbo died in tbe almshouse in Witobita, Kan., revoala the fact that Diion waa of noble birth, aud that hla wife waa the grand duughter ot tbe Earl of Albermarle and daughter ot tally Georgians Hill, who eloped with Tboroai MoGann, tbt Feulan agitator. The story waa told to an old diary found among Dixon' paper. Ao Infuriated mob of laborers bat tlod with the polio of South Chicago for the possession of a wagon-driver whom they threatened with lynobing, because his runaway horse knocked dowu several of the crowd. After a tierce atruggle in which stones 'and ulutis were freely used, tbe driver, Peter Kisltskl, was rescued from his as sailant. In addition to the half dosen lueu tramplod beneath the boots ot tbe frantic horse, a number ot the crowd were sevorely beaten by tbe police. Uoports made by three vessels that have arrived recently in Mew York arouse tbe gravest feara that tbe three masted ship State ot Maine, whioh loft Mew York Hvptember 4 with aoargo of ooal tor HbanKhai,' has been burned at tut, and that all on board, some twenty-six innn, have perished. Tbe State of Maiue ia well known along the Pa uiflc onset. Bhe has been to Han Fran uisoo number of times. Bhe held the record between Hau Francisco and New York. Tbe captain was a part owner in tbe vessel. Two men and twenty-five horses lost their lives in a Are in Milwaukee, Wis., which partially destroyed Albert Mangor' livery stable, The Samoa spread so rapidly that only three men aud a fow horses managed to escape. Hon. W. a Allen, chairman of the I'opulist national committee, baa mulled to VV. J. Bryan a letter official ly notifying him of his nomination by that body. No sacrifices are demanded, aud Mr. llryan la neither asked nor ex pected to abandon bis adhesion to the Chicago platform. William Porter, former cashier ot the Uauk of Kansas Cityr Kan., which fulled last February, was arrested In that city on warrants obargtng him with receiving deposits when the bank waa in a falling oondition and be knew it was insolvent. Tbe oomplatnlng witnesses are two former depositors. Porter was placed in f 1,600 bonds and In default went to JaiL The American schooner Frederlok Gearing was seised off the ooaat of Nova Bootla, having been caught inald the three-mile limit. Bhe was con demned by the court, and tbe depart ment of justioe has now been notified that the owuers will appeal to tbe an preuie court of Canada, as they olalin that she was not within the throe wile limit at the time. John McCarthy, the alleged bank robber, was arraigned In Lot Angeles. He made a statement to tbe oourt to the effect that bis alleged confession, said to have been made to Captain Lees in Saoratnento, waa a bogus on in toto, and that be baa nothing to con fuss, as be was not connected with tbe attempt to rob tbe First National bank of that oity in any way. He waa held, and bis ball fixed at (5,000. Mrs. Elisabeth Cavanangh, an aged woman of Ban Franoisoo, baa brought suit In the superior oourt of that oity against her husband and her 6n, charging them with having conspired to rob hor ot ber possessions, and with having held her and caused her to be held a prisoner tor four months in a local private insane asylum. Tbe property was acquired through ber own bard work taking in washing. Ida Buchanan, of Hannibal, Mo,, aged 10, ooinmitted suioide by shoot mg herself. Hhe dressed herself for burial, then went out in tbe front yard, lay down on the grass and blew out ber brains. Bhe was engaged to be marrlod, and her lover waa in the house at tbe time. Bhe loft a note say inn her health was poor and that aha did not wish to become a burden on any one. Her mother ia a widow. Senator Butler, ot South Carolina, chairman of the Populist exeoutive committee, has officially notified T. E. Watson, of Georgia, ot bla nomination as oandldate for vioe-prestdeut by tbe People's party. In a long letter oon eying the notification, Benator Butler reviewed the history ot the People's party and the oauses whioh led to the adoption ot a oo-operative ticket, which he referred to as "the best silver ticket In the Sold and one wboh is more rep resentative of American interest Mum ui other." - A Mysterious HlMiutlng, Arnold Flown, ot the cloak manu facturing Hrm uf Barnard i'asternek & Co., of New York, is In a hospital with three pistol-shot wounds. His son, William li. Fosoh, la In oustody on suspioion of having attempted to take hla fathers' life. The shooting oc curred in the apartment of the elder Fosoh, at the Hotel Peloter. He lived there alone, bis wife having died three years ago.', -,. ', - 1 . . Work of a Maatoau Mob. A mob attacked tbe American Pres byterian oborob In Amuaa Callenta, Mexloo, and broke windows and doors with stones. Tbe minister's bouse was attacked. The mob also broke every window in the college in the same city. Minister Kansoine has been ap pealed to to use his best offloes with the government to secure the punish ment of tbe offenders. A Sturm In raunsylvanla. A storm of wind, hall and rain, Which swept the eastern part ot Penn sylvania Baturday night was the most severe thst has visited that section for a long time. Boores of buildings were unroofed, some utterly ruined, thou sands of panes of window glass and many skylight shattered, and apple aud other late orops almost destroyed. Four Klllod and III Injured. Four men were killed and six badly injured In a collision on the Cincin nati, Hamilton & Dayton railway, near Couuersville, Ind., by a payoar and freight train. The payoar waa fol liwiug the regular freight, eastbound. Doth were running as extraa. A author Bank fall. t Tie private bauking bouse of Gardi ner, Morrow & Co., tbe oldest bank In Central Pennsylvania, bus closed its doors, owing to the general depression in business. Tbe (Inn says it expects to pay every dollar of its indebted ness. ' , , ' Inpo.ro Waler In Schools. The public schools of Chicago ate liable to be closed at any moment on tbe order of the health commissioner, because tbe water supply afforded them by tbe board of education without liiters is impure. Fire la C hroolalo Jialldlng. A fire broke out in the stereotyping room of tbe Chronicle building, Bsn Franoisoo, which destroyed $3,600 1 worth of proerty before it waa extin guished, the firemen being handicapped j by the height of the building. j This Ilea Vdhhm Modal. James Fetnan, a well-borer, who re .ides alone In a small oottage at Berk ley, Cal.,c narrowly escaped being tiurned to a orlsp, while asleep in bla home. He waa saved by a little dog, wbo kept op a frsutio bowling aud tugged at hia master's clothes until he awakened him. In escaping from tbe house Feenau was seriously burned and Is now in a serious oondition. The Bremen who were battling with the flames bad a narrow escape. Some giant powder that bad been stored in tbe house exploded and blew to pieces all that was left of the building. Tale of Urutal Savagery. The state penitentiary board ot Ar kansas has ordered the discharge of a unoiber of state employee for oruel and inhuman treatment to oonviots in their charge. Two colored oonviots had es cayed, and when captured they were .evenly whipped. Iron rings were welded about their necks and one end of a ohsin fastened to the rings and tbe other to thoir waists. They were un able to straighten up when a member i tbe board saw them. Tbe chains ere drawn so ttght tbe 'niext wsro un able to raise their beads and were com pelled to work in that oondition. Hot a Hostlls Aot. The Brsailtan minister in Rome h, cabled to Buenos Ayrea that be baa hf t a conference with the Italian minister ot foreign affairs. The foreign min ister declared that in tending tbe orniser Piedmont to Brazil, the Italian government bad not intended any by" tile aot against Braall, being assured that full satisfaction would be given for ihe insult to the Italian Bag. Conned Powder la a Itov. Three men ot Brighton Park, Chi cago, were injured, one ot them seri ously, by putting powder In a stove to dry. They were preparing to go bunt ing, and placed the powder in the oven and forgot about it The build ing was completely wrecked and their escape from instant death is considered miraculous. - . '. A Woman Firebug, Ethel Woods, an unmarried lady ot about 82 years, of Danville, 111., baa been arrested for arson. Her lover, George Allen, deserted ber, and it ia charged that she attempted to burn down tbe house in which he slept. When tbs Are was discovered the whole side of the bouse was in flames. A Mysterious Fire. Ths stock ot woodenware, household goods, etc., of the Carlos Unna Com pany, of Portland, Or., was damaged to the extent of about 18.000 by fire. Tbe firm la unable to account for the origin ot the Are.. The stook. was in sured to the full amount ot the loss. Three times as many herrings are consumed as any other kind of Ash. Fonts In Bchoolhousn. A child tipped over a cupboard in an anteroom in the Ogden school in Chi cago, and the sound of breaking so (tightened the younger children that they were terrorised and rushed from tbe building. The report that a tire was in progress in some way gained circulation, and for a time there was no controlling the little ones. No lives were lost, but many ot the chil dren were badly bruised and trampled upon. THE FALL OF DONGOLA Dervish Stronghold Taken by Anglo-Egyptian Forces. OBJECTIVE POINT OF EXPEDITION Tha Town Captured by ths Hirer Da taebm.nt, W bile tho Kuril's Man .;' Waro at Kl Baflr. ' Kerma-on-tbe-NUe, 8ept 22. Don gola baa fallen, and tbe nominal ob jective point of the British-Egyptian expedition baa been reached. The river forces ot the British-Egyptian ex pedition, purhlng'up the Nile from El Haflr, landed a force at Dongola and occupied that place before tbe dervish forces, retreating from El Haflr. reached that point El Haflr and Dongola are therefore both in tbe hands of the expedition, while tbe dervish forces are somewhere between them, seeking a refuge. - " Yesterday afternoon to resume tbe connected narrative of the expedition the long-range Bring continued between the dervishes on the west bank of tbe Nile and tbe expeditionary force on this side. Tbe Maxim guna, with thoir sweeping ball of fire, did great execution in the dervish ranks, while tbe Held and horse batteries never al lowed tbe enemy to do anything with their batteries. Darkuesi put an end to tbe artillery duel across the Nile water, and still ness fell upon both camps. The night was one of waiting, though the silence of the desert was onoe broken by a discharge from the Maxim guns on this side of the river. In the morning everyone was up at day break, anxious to know what ohaoge in the aituation had developed during the night, and what would be tbe next move, and eagerly scanning the enemy's camp serosa the river. There was no sign of life in tbe dorvish works, but soon a oommotion was per oeived among the boats along tbe bank, and a native in one ot them was dis cerned in tbe aot of waving something, as though o signal to tbis side of the river. " i Tbe steamer Dal, of the. expedition, thereupon proceeded to tbe west bank, where it was foutfd that El Haflr bad been evaouated by tbe enemy under oover of nigbt, and that not a dervish fighting man waa left in sight The detachment on tbe Dal sent baok to tbe camp on this side ot tbe river twenty seven boats, which bad been manned by native residents of El Haflr and loaded with great quantity of grain. The nativea announced that the en emy bad departed and that Wad Bis bara, tbe young emir of Dongola, wbo commanded the dervishes, waa wound ed in yesterday's fight A shell from an Egyptian battery burst in his tent, inflicting wounds in the breast and boad, tbe former being a severe hurt After the gunboataof the expedition bad foroed their way through past the forts at El Haflr yesterday, and had proceeded toward Dongola, tbe dervish es apparently peroelved that El Haflr was no longer the plaoe for them, and they prepared to depart They buried as many of tbeir dead as they had time for; the rest were prepared with a stone round their necks and thrown into the Nile. This afternoon the news arrived bei e that the steamers and gunboata ot tbe expedition bad reached Dongola and bad landed a force, whioh immediately oooupied the treasury aud the .Gran store, the prinoipal strongholds of the town. " This news whs received With delight, as it is supposed that tho enemy is now marching between here and Dongola in a much hampered condition, by reason of the number of their wounded. Their retreat along the river bank is ; threatened by the steamers, whioh can j destroy at any moment the food supply stored at Dongola, If they cannot hold the plaoe against the retreating foroea of dervhhes until the land foroea ot the expedition have advanced to oo-operate with them. Yesterday's engagement at El Haflr aceias to have altogether dismayed tbe dervishes, who plaoed great reliance npon the fort at that place. The artil lery Are from this side of the river seems to have entirely dlsoonoorted them, tbeir batteries being destroyed as soon as tbe smoke from them indicated a target for the British and Egyptian gunuera. 1 Swain ' orosa Ooldeo Oato. San Frauoisoo, Sept 22. -Charles Cavill, the Australian champion swim mer, and sou of Prof. Fred Cavill, of England, wbo swam aoross the English channel in eleven hours, making a world's record, accomplished the hith erto unattempted feat of swimming across the Golden Gate from Fort Point to the Marin county shore In one hour and fifteen minutes this afternoon. CaviU's performance adds a new notoh to the swimming reoord of the ooaat The time spent in oovering the dis tance is remarkably abort, considering oontiary tides and ourrents, and the faot that he was oarrled almost a mile out of bia oonrse. The attempt in England in 1768 to take a oeusua was opposed in Parlia ment on the ground of iu being pro fane, and was not realised till 1801. Infentn I.abolln DLnblod. New York, Bopt. 81. George Car los reports tbe Bpanlah oruiser Infanta Isabella as dlaabled at the entranoe to Port Havaua. Bhe has asked for as sisatnoe. : .'.: irlllod Into a Blast. Viotor. Colo., Sept ' 2 1. Dan Mo Leod and Frank Led better were killed today by an explosion at the Independ ence mine. They drilled into a blast that bad failed to go off. To Prison for Llfo. Ban Franoisoo, Bept 23. Olivet Wlntbrop, tbe chief oonipirator in the abduction and robbery of James Camp bell, the Hawaiian millionaire, was this mooring sentenoed to life im prisonment for his crime, Csmbpell was one fay last month inveigled into a oottage at tbe west end of California street where he was robbed of all tbe money be bad on bis person and kept for two days, the robbers, of whom Wlnthrop was the leader, making re peated attempts to force tbe aged mil lionaire to pay a ransom of f 20,000 to secure bis release. Tbia Campbell re fused to do, and tbe conspirators finally released their victim for fear ot being detected in their crime. Wlntbrop was subsequently srretted, at the insti tution of Camnbell, and was tried with tbe above result Would M Vp a Bspoblla, New York, Sept 28. It is whisper ed around tbe city that ao influential and farramifying conspiracy exists to overthrow tbe dynaatyof China and es tablish a republic While tbe Chinese empire is in no imminent danger, there is an organization with headquarters In New York whlob has for its ulti mate object its overthorw, but will content itself for tbe present with an airitation looking to the betterment of tbe Chinese peoplo. This organization bas its headquarters in New Yoik and a large and influential offshoot in Ban Frauciaoo, and branches in every city where Chinese abound. Its members are banded by solemn oaths, and no Chinese are admitted who are not in telligent and of good moral oharaoter Ed Crana's Sololdo. Rochester, N. Y., Sept 23. Ed Crane, onoe a noted pitcher of tbe New York ball team, oommittedj suioide at the Congress Hall hotel here last nigbt by taking a dose of chloroform. Crane bsd been in bard luck of late, yeara, and was penniless and despondent He was 82 yeara of age. A widow and on child aurvive bim. RATE DEMORALIZATION. aarlonf Tlmos Ahead for Soma of tha Wostora Linos. Chioago, Bept 22. Unless the stock holders of the Western roads soon take action similar to that wbioh resulted in tbe formation of the Joint Tariff Association among tbe trunk lines of tbe East, there are serious times ahead for some of tbe Western lines. Tbe situation among Western roads bas never been worse in their history than it is today, and it ia telling severely on tbeir revenues. Eaoh line ia putting in reduoed rates to secure business aa it offers, and indications are tbat rates on all commodities of oonseqoenoe will toon be down to bedrock. The daily bulletins issued by the agent of the roada in Washington show that tbe tariffs issued are failing in tbeir reve nues to the roads, and in tbe opinion of some ot the conservative traffic offi oiala of the Western roads, the only thing that will remedy the aituation is sction by the owners and investors in the road and a demand that the presi dents take aoiton that will, in a short time, end the demoralisation. Tbe Western Freight Association is the latest oragniaation of the roada in freight matters, and Commissioner Midgley, of that organisation, found it nboessary to issue last week a personal appeal to tbe roads to inform his offloe at the same time the information ia aent out to tbe interstate commerce commission, ot the proposed reduoed rates. Numerous instances have oc curred where members ot the association bave given the commissioner no notioe whatever ot tbeir intention to out rates, and bis information has come from tbe agent at Washington. He asked the roads to notify bim simul taneously with the notioe sent to the oommission, and to continue the prao tioe until better conditions can te in augurated. One of the prominent offloials of one of the great Western lines said today: "I am convinced that if the stock holders and investors do not interest themselves in tbis matter before long, some of the lines will bave great diffi culty in avoiding bankruptcy." FAIR OPEN IN GLORY. Tha Fubllo Throngs tha Croat Kxpo . t altloa Building-. j Portland, Or., Bept 82. The Ore gon Industrial Exposition was opened Saturday night amid a blase ot splen dor and glory tbat more than insured its suooeas, and the verdict of tbe pub lio which attended, 8,000 strong, was that it meiited the claim of being the greatest and most attractive exposition ever held in the Northwest Tbis ver dict was not difficult to arrive at, as tbe marvelous transformation that the big building baa undergone baa made it a hundred fold mora attractive than the bleak, barraok-like structure, light ed by glarish aro lamps, that is remem bered ot former yeara, Tha people were surprised; tbe new music hall and the new promenade surprised them exceedingly, but it was an agreeable and happy aurprise, and they went away delighted. Mayor Pennoyer for mally opened the exposition with a brief Address, and pressed the button wbioh started tbe machinery in motion. The fair will continue until Ootober 1 7, and tbe various nights will be re plete with attraotiona. Four Fowdar Mills Blown Cp. Springfield, Mass., Bept 22. Four powder mills at Haaardville, Conn., were blown up today. Lightning struok one, oausing the explosion. No one waa killed or injured. Thousands of panes of glass were broken in town. Blmtj ConU In Trade for Wheat. Moscow, Idsho, Sept 81. Mercan tile firms ot this oity are offering sixty cents a bushel in trade for wheat The cash price is thirty-six cents. Wheat ia pouring in here. WAS A JAPANESE SPY Mission ot a Supposed Doctor in Cuba. HOW UK FOOLED THE SPANIARDS Information Bo Obtained Was Boliod ' and 9ont to Ganaral Woylar, Bnt ' tho 8p Had E.oap.d, Havana, Bept 21. Esquiel Murata, a Japanese doctor wbo came to Coba a lew months ago, ostensibly to inform himself on tbe sanitary oondition of tbe island, proves to be a spy. He was so imprudent as to mail bia report, and it was seised and delivered to Captain General Weyler. On being translated, it proves to be a report to tbe Japanese government. Murato was looked for too late. He bad already sailed. Tbe report is a plain statement of the progress of the Cuban revolution, accompanied by a map showing plaoes occupied by rebels and royal troop?. Tbe report ends thus: "In conclusion, I will say that the loyal troops number 147,000, of wbioh there are 7,000 offtoers. They bold the prinoipal cities and towns, while tbe rebels, numbering 48,000 In all, hold tbe woods, bills and plains. It seems there is an understanding between Weyler and bia soldiers to do no fight ing. The former is too busy figuring out his profits on big oontraots for sup plying tbe army with food and oloth lug to attend to military operations. He never goes out of the city walls, and la captain-general only in name, acting as governor in arresting un armed oitizens and giving out civil or ders. . "The government is rnn on the go-as-you-please plan. Occasionally tbe troops go soon ting, and return, having, killed some stray peasants. They make a false report of supposed fights with tbe object ot getting promotion. Binoe tbe rebellion started there bave been made over 1,700 promotions, and about 8,000 medals and decorations awarded for supposed defeats of tbe rebels; nev ertheless these have continued unmo lested in their work of invasion and destruction. - Vine insurgents as a military organ ization are very deficient They are poorly drilled, badly dreased and bad shooters. They avoid fighting, but fight desperately when forced to. In open battle they will meet with su e defeat by the well-drilled Spaniards, but their war ia one of strategy and tricks. Wells are poisoned, also fruit and food. Dynamite is sowed broad cast Every scheme is resorted to ex cept real fighting. "In view of this state of affairs, we might, without fear, accomplish the capture of tbe Philippine islands, not by foroe, as did the Frenoh in Madaoas oar, but with tacit and underhand aid ing of the nativea like the American states with the Cuban rebels. To avoid international complications they feign neutrality, but secretly aid the rebels in fighting the Spaniards, ready to step in and annex the island at the proper time. Following the method ot the Americans, we might easily se cure control of the Philippine islands without bloodshed and complications with Bpaln." SUMMARY VENGEANCE. A Mamloan Murderer -Was true! ad In Oklahoma. Gotberie, O.T., Sept. 21. News has just reaohed here from Watonga of a lynching which ia likely to cause in ternational complications. One night last week S. C. Ruckman, a farmer living near Fay, Blaine county, was murdered while oa taped near. Home stead. Ruokman waa on his way to Medicine Lodge, Kan. About dark he asked Samuel Viokers whether he could camp near bis house, as he feared violence from two men, who bad followed him. Permission was given, and the next morning he waa found lying aoross the wagon-tongue dead, with hia skull crushed. . A posse started the next day after Sam Moore, a negro, who, with a Mex ican ot the neighborhood, had suddenly disappeared. After a four days' bunt a detail ot theAnti-Horsetbief Associa tion captured the Mexican, Narori, who waa biding in the Cheyenne res ervation. There was strong proof of his guilt, inoluding the possession of the property ot the murdered man, When he was taken to Watonga there was great excitement and talk of lynohing. Yesterday a orowd of 100 men stormed : the jail, took Narori to the edge of tbe town and hanged bim to a tree. The Mexicans in the vicinity allege the sheriff did not try to save the prisoner, and they are telegraphing the representatives of the Mexican gov ernment to demand an investigation. Flra at a Sum mar Ka.ort. New Bedford, Mass., Sept 81. Non quitt, a summer resort six miles south ot this oity, was threatened with total destruction by fire today. Assistance waa sent from the oity. The fire start ed in tbe oottage of H. O- Stone, ot Chioago. Tbe cottage was the only one burned. The loss ia estimated at $15,000. , Wild Man of tha John Day Proem Astoria, Or., Sept 81. The resdents of John Day preoinot, in this oounty, report tbat an insane man has been seen in tbe woods there, running about in an almost nude state. He is de scribed as being six feet tall, with long black hair and whiskers. He will al low no one to approaoh him, and, when surprised, seeks oover in the brush. How he subsists is a mystery, as none of tbe settlers bas any idea where he ' obtain food. RIOT AT LEADVILLl. Thraalansd Auanlt of Striking Minors j Bas B.Kan. ! Lesdvills, Bept 23. At 1 o'clock i this morning, three heavy explosions roused tbe sleepers in tbe eastern part of tbe oity for blocks around tbe Coro nado mine, wbioh is the one that first resumed operations, and whioh was heavily ban loaded, aud well stocked with provisions and arms. Tbe explosions were followed by a fusilade of rifle shots, apparently from within the barricade, and rapid but ir regular shots from the outside, ap parently from a widely sosttered at tacking force, who were on hand to protect tbe retreat ot tbe dynamiters. . The shooting lasted for ten minutes, and all was silent for about five min utes, when desultory firing was re newed and kept up until daybreak. Ten minute after tbe first explo sion, a telephone message from tbe 'Coronado stated tbat nobody inside the Ibarrioade bad been injured, i , Tbe telegraph offloe ia watched by several bands of men grouped in dark corners and alleya, and this may mean they propose to prevent any oomumni cations. The city ia in a panio of fear. County and oity officials are out look ing after the work of the police and sheriffs. Bullets frequently whistle over the offloe from which this message is being sent At t o'clock a fire has broken out and is believed to be the oil tanks in side the barricade at the Coronado sbaftbouee. A telephone message just received from tbe mine says that none ot tbe defenders bave been hurt as yet 2:10 A. M. The sights and sounds beggar description. All the whistles in tbe oity are blowing, and two or three steam sirens add disoord to tbe dark night's alarming chorus. ' Tbe sharp craoka of rifles punctuate the tooting at irregular intervals. Citizens have gone to the soene with whatever arms they can gather, and a militia oompany haa juat marched to ward the Coronado under arms. Tbe whistle which calls out all oiti aena in case of emergency has just sounded, and the streets are full of ' rushing men, crying women and chil dren.'." . . .':'v-...' -f 8:15 A. M. Another heavy explo sion baa just occurred. Five minutes ago, the Coronado telephone bore the message that tbe defenders were too busy to answer questions. As soon as the fire broke out, tbe fire department went to tha soene and the flames seem to be dying out, indicating effective work by the firemen. It ia said that a fireman named O'Keefe, when he started to " turn on water at the fire, was shot Shots are still heard at infrequent intervals. 8:00 A. M. The first Herald-Democrat reporter to return from tbe fire states that besides Fireman O'Keefe two unknown men are dead. He can not tell aa yet bow manj have been wounded, and is not Sure that this ia the list of dead. 8:10 A.M. It ia now reported that John Mahoney, who works at the Big Four, while on hia way from the mine, and near the Emmet mine, was shot through tha stomach and is believed to be dead. Another man bad all bia clothing torn from bis body, but es caped with hia life. Tbe miners' strike, of which to night's lawlessness is the outcome, be gan three months ago yesterday, when at 1 1 o'clock at night the men in two or three of tbe leading mines walked out. Tbe union scale of wagea in Leadville was $3 for everybody, but in 1898, when tbe price of silver dropped below 60 oents an ounoe an agreement waa made that $2.60 should be accept ed for some classes of work nntil sil ver should return to 83 oents. . This agreement the miners afterward de clared waa unfair, as many of the mines paid large dividends. It was to enforce tbe original scale of $3 that tho men a truck. About 8,000 men were involved. Within the last two weeks several mines have resumed work, and tbis week the output haa been 1,200 ' tons daily, against 8,000 tons before the strike. A dipsaoth from Denver states tbat Governor Molntyr bas ordered out the entire state militia to quell the riot TRUNK FULL OF DYNAMITE. A Startling Dl.ooT.ry Made In Chi - oago Lodglng-Hoaso. Chioago, Sept 28. Joseph Bestman, said by tbe police to be an anarchist, left at 18 Sedgwick oourt three yeara ago this fall, a trunk containing suffi cient dynamite to have destroyed an acre ot property in Chioago, and to have killed hundreds of people. ; The discovery was made by accident Beat man was not found, but the police re ceived information in the afternoon that he is living in Dallaa, Tex., and wired tbe chief of police there to arrest bim at onoe. The discovery of this enormous quantity of explosive ma terial and the story ot Bestman him self, so far as now known to the polioe. brings to light a tale of anaohistic plot tings snob as Chioago haa not revealed ainoe the dark days of 1885, when the existence of the city was threat ened, and Spies and bis oomrades were awung on the gallows tor the bomb throwing at the Haymarket massaore. Much correspondence with the con demned anarchists was also found. , 1 . ... -, . - ', London and Liverpool are both at the level ot tbe sea. An nglnnar'a Caroleaanes. San Franoisoo, Sept 82. The tug Ethel and Marion was sunk this morn ing, owing to the carelessness of ber engineer, wbo attaohed a hose to ber water tanks and then went off up town. Before he returned the tanks and hull were filled, and the tug is now at tbe bottom of the bay near the wharf where she was moored. It is estimated that a .lightning flash is only visible 1-20,000 part of a seoond. MTU WEST BREVITIES Evidence ol Steady Growth and Enterprise. ITEMS OF . GENERAL INTEREST from AH tho Clti. and Towns of tha Thriving Rlstar Slate .--Oraaon. The Oregon state fair opens Ootober 7 and closes October 18. Hop-pickers around Silverton are averaging from tour to five boxes a day. Aobut 2,000 Chinook salmon were re ceived at the Empire City cannery on day last week. The run is tbe largest ever known. . Myrtle Point haa a curfew ordinance. Tbe ringing of tbe bell at 8 o'clock every evening promptly dear the street of small boys. Mrs. Mary Scott Myers, of The Dalles, haa been notified of her appoint ment as member of tbe national exeou tive board of tbe Woman's Relief Corps. The cannery it Nebalem started up last week, and tbe ran of big salmon continued fair for a few day. Tbe fishermen anticipate a large catch this season. ' Senfert Bros., of The Dalles, just shipped two carloads of fresh salmon to New York. - Tbeir cannery baa been running day and nigbt since tbe open season began. Wallowa, Wallowa county, present busy appearance. A large amount of lumber is being hauled, many buildings are being erected, and an air of general activity i noticeable. '- Several taxpayer in Harney county wbo paid their taxea to ex-Sheriff Git tings, the defaulting sheriff of that county, are anxious to know if tbe county court will regard the receipt as regular. Twenty tons of silica were shipped from the Mosier mine to Boston last week. No one knows what is being re ceived for it Tbe cost of mining and delivering f. a b. at the Mosier depot is about $12 per ton. The silioa mines now give employment to eight or nine men.;;"':,;..; ';:,:.:.:';, ... W. H. Talyor, of 5 The Dalles, shipped Hungarian . prunes to New York last week that brought the re markable figure of $1. 55 per box. The high figure waa because of tbe superi ority of tbe fruit and tbe excellent packing. Other fruit sold by its side for $1 per box. Tbe oounty oourt of Baker oounty, in accordance with an order barring tbe payment of oounty warrant not presented for payment after seven years, and which had been advertised according to law, canceled $17,819.26 oi these evidence of : indebtedness against Baker oounty. Donald MoKay i at tbe Umatilla agency after a trip in the Wallowa country. The scout, who baa been sent for by Indian Agent Harper, expect to be appointed interpreter to succeed tbe late John McBean. McKay says the Umatilla and Lapwai Indian are encamped on Wollowa lake, having a big time gambling and horseraoing. - - . Washington. Five mile of the ditch proper on the Yakima reservation ia now com pleted, besides the 8,300 feet of slough utilized. , ;.:,'.) ,yt - The assessor of Yakima oounty has made a list of all the farmers and dairy men in the oounty wbo own ten or more milch oowa. There are 1,867 such persons. Jesse Nelson ha begun rait against the oity of Spokane for alleged false imprisonment He ask judgment far $1,950. He was .arrested on a charge of stealing an express wagon. The statement of the treasurer of Walla Walla oounty shows that during the last fiscal year the reoeipts of the county amounted to $201,844 97, and the disbursements to $216,890.85. The Taooma offloe of the Northern Pacific Coal Company ia to be olosed, and the work done there is to be trans acted at Roslyn. This will bring about the removal of officers and em ploye to Roslyn. Quite a few traota of land are being cleared up by their new white owner on the Puyallup reservation along the county road between Puyallup and Ta ooma. It is the richest land on earth, and soon the whole stretch of eight mile will be owned and tilled by whites. Tbe fruit orop in the Wens tehee country is an abundant one this year. Apples, peaches and grape are all very low, and no sale for them. " The oities on the Sound furnish a very poor mar ket for it in quantities, and the freight charge are so high eaatward that it leaves but little profit for the prodnoer. - ..-v . An appeal bas been taken by tbe Nail Work Company ot Port Town send front tbe decision rendered by Judge Pritohard, of the Pierce oounty superior oourt, in which the Biddell Purchasing Company was allowed the sum ot $5,000, in a suit for foreclosure of a mortgage, the plant being ordered sold to satisfy the claim. The land department of the Northern Paoiflo railway does not propose to give up its title to the land in Palouse City on whioh it depot and other building are located without a atruggle. The oompany will contest the deoislon of the secretary of the interior awarding to Jacob Boblat title to the 160 acres on which ia situated the western hall of Palouse City. Tbe Renublican oounty oonvention of Chehalis county will be bold ia I Montesano September 80.
