; 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. ,
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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.