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MI icinn VOL. 13. ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, OCT. 30, 189G. NO. 45. nn OREGON EVENTS OF THE DAY Epitome ot the Telegraphic," bat been known for tome uionth New. of the World. TKA8K TICKS FROM TUB WIBKS a lutereallng Golleotloa of Items from the Two lleml.pheree Presented la Condoneed Furm. J. H. Uook, white, wa shot and ktlled,by a ngro near Sonuyslds, Ml. A poaM bauged the negro. It 1 laid that In oouseqntmoe the negroe have challenged tbe white and a riot 1 ini mluent Saturday, October Bl, ha been de clared a flag day by the national oh airmen of the Republican, Demo oratio and Populist parties. It 1 re queued that the national oolora be dla played on all reldeuoe and plaoe of bullae on that day. . The Berkey A Uay furniture faotory, of Grand Rapid, Mich., the largest in the world, ha resumed operation aftei a period of enforced idleuns dur ing the bualneaa depreialon. The fao tory employ mora workmen than any other institution In tbat city. It is now certain tbat the lumber combine, known a tbe Central Lum ber Company of California, will have new leaic of life January 1, 1807, and tbat it will early in the spring attempt to hold prioea at a higher fig ore than they have been for year. W. T. Kambnaoh, tbe defaulting banker of Jonean.Wis., shot and killed blmsvlf in Frederioksburg, Vt He left a note expressing a desire that he be identified in order that hi wife might gel bla life insuranoe. About $100 wa found on hi person. While the Dunham family waa do tog it aerial bar aot tn Darnum'a cir cus, at Chloago, one ot it members, John, met with an aooident that i likely to prove fatal He dropped eighty feat into a net, alighting on bis ,.k,lr, nn hia bead. His spine wa Injured and low er limb paralysed, T. P. Fa rns worth, of Cresoo, la., ac cidentally killed bis wife in that city. Just a tbey were going to dine Farns worth waa tn the not of loading hi re volver, when the cartridge exploded, tbe ball atriking hia wife nearly In the center of the forehead, killing her in atantly. Hamlin 3. Andres, president of tbe Arlington Chemical Company, Youkera, N. v.. wa instantly killed by the ex plosion of a bomb in hi oflloe. He wa alone when the tragedy ooourred. Who placed the bomb in the office, or whom it wa Intended for Is unknown. John Andrus, a brother of the victim, waa generally the flrat to enter tbe office, and a the dead man i very well liked, it i (opposed that bl brother it tbe one whose life wa desired. Tbe loss oooaaloned by the burning of the flouring mill and wheat ware- house at Weston, Or., ha been plaoed at about f0,000. Tbe mill was owned prlnolpally by L E. Haliug and P. A. Wortblngton, and there waa no Iniur anoe. The mill wa equipped with modern machinery, and wa almost constantly operated. It had 100 bar rel daily capacity. The warehouse oontalned 10,000 bushel of wheat that were insured for half their value. Tbe origin of tbe fire ha not been die covered. General Carloe Eseta baa taken quar ter In Oakland, CaL, and say be Is prepared to meet hi enemies. He im agine he i being punned by hired aisaaaln In the employ of-Mr. Lopea, the minister from Salvador. Lopea as serts tbat tbe general is bluffer and 1 afraid to make move. Tbe board of (uperviion of San Franoiaoo ha appropriated 1000 for tbe pnrobaseot a .upply of the Orto I remedy for leprosy. It will be used i for the relief of the thirteen men and two women In the leper colony at the pestboute, Tbe remedy a far a tried by tbe pbyiiolan ba bad good effect end many of the afflicted will recover. Weyler and Blanoo will be recalled, Premier Canovaa will fall, and grave event will oocor tn Spain, Madrid dis patches say, it is believed there, unless the rebel In Cuba and the Philippine island are oonqnered within a month. The Madrid press openly attacks Cauo va and Weylor because of their in ability to obeck the Cuban revolution, Albert Heuoe Downing, a highway man arrested in Denver, Col., ha con fessed that he murdered Joel O. Ash- " oommltted i worth In that olty and nnmeron robberies, beside having murdered a man in 188S at Ban Jose, Cel., and oommltted other orimei there. He promises to plead guilty to ail tbe crimes whiob he haa oommltted end aaya he wanta to be hung. Tbe people cf Albuquerque, N. M., paid their homage to a true hero at thi funeral of John Braden, who aaorlfloed hi own life to save those of women and children. During parade in that city Barden waa driving an ammuni tion wagon, the contents of which ex ploded and set the to the wagon. The team started to run, In tbe direotlon of a crowd ot women and children, but Braden stayed at bi post nntil he had checked the frenaled animals, and then fell from the aeat, burned to a oriip. Five outlaw appeared at the ranol of R. T. Brooke, an Englishman, who place it near Tonkawa, O. T., and who la considered wealthy. They called Brooke to the door and com manded him to hold up hi band, their apparent purpose being robbory, Brooke replied with bullet from bil ' revolver, and shot two of bl viiiton dead and wounded a third. The nn- injured outlaw fled, carrying theii wounded companion. Tbe dead men have not been identified, but are ur posed to belong to tbe Dalton gang. Spender Orl.p D,ad. Charlef P. Crisp, ei-spsuker of tbs .onto n( representatives, died In At lanta, Ga., HI death was not alto gether a surprise in political oiroles, a turn uo uuu not long to lire, ana never again oould be in active figure tn pub lic affair. The speaker bad several pell of Much in Washington. Ha offered from aithma and later from heart trouble. Hi ill health, how ever, did not become matter of pnbllo notoriety nntil tbe past spring, when ha wa compelled to abaudon a lerloi of Joint debate arranged with ex-Secretary Hoke Smith by reason of tbe ad vice of hi physician. Crlap bad been in the sanitarium for five wek, suffer ing from malarial fever. The immedi ate oause ot bli death was heart failure. Bulolde of a Mlnlater, Rev. Tboma Stougbton Potwin, M. A., one of the best-known Congrega tional olerymen of Now England, ha committed inloldoat bi borne in Hart ford, Conn. Bev. Potwin bad been in poor health for some tlmo, and, since the recent developments of, niolan oholla, had been under tbe oare of Dr. Stearns, of the insane retreat. While hi family were away he went to nn upper room and hanged himself wltb rope fastened to tbe door knob. The Tab I.. Ware Tamed. Dr. T. W. Bowman, of Savannah, Oa., tried to kill hi wife. He wa prevented from so doing by W. T. Haskell, a ooinmorola! traveler. Has kell aelted Bowman's pistol and wrenched it from blm. Mrs. Bowman and bor mothor then assaulted the doc tor. They blackened bis eyes and beat him about the hoad very badly. Bow man wa arrested and taken before a judge who gave blm twenty-four hours to get out of tbe state. , Most IWlraia San Tat Sen. The Marquis of Salisbury ha de manded tbe immediate release of Sun Yat J3en, the Chinese pbyiiolan, aald to be a British subject, who war, ao- ' cording to the statement of bis friends, L.U..nJ ... 1. 1 I i .. . flklnu ,. . tmA" mnA 7im haW . ,,,. ' i r- I oner in the legation on a charge of having been engaged in a conspiracy to overthrow tbe Mautobu dynasty, A . tool. Broker A ealgos. I A. Coquard, a well-known St. Louis broker, bas filed an assignment He give hi arneta aa f 100,000; liabil ities not stated, but may exoeed the as sets, It is claimed that during the last six month he lost heavily in wheat and stocks, the total amount being estl- mated at f 300,000, A Mleaourl Bank l-oot.d. Robber entered tbe bunk at Can Mile, Mo., and blew open tbe aafe, sc ouring it contents. Tbe amount was large, but tbe bank officials refuse to say how much. Tbe robbery wa tbe work of professional. oriental Question .ui.d. Th9 p.ris correspondent of tbo Lon- don Newi wporu tbat he bear the ... .i.u to Uhm Victoria at Bal- murli retoited In Russia, England and Frano agreeing on tbe basis of a policy In Japan and China, while the Levant, Mediterranean and African questions are being arranged. Tbe czar want the result obtained without bloodshed, say the correspondent, and is support ed by Italy and Austria. Tbe sultan is likely to die bard, but he will b obliged to yield. rillbiMlar to Be Triad. Admiral Navarro, president of tbe naval court ot Havana, baa caused no tice to be served upon forty-one fili buster and others, including tbe crew and passengers of tbe Competitor, that they must answer obargea of piraoy and rebellion against the government. Consul-General Lee, in an interview in a Spanish paper, denies having insisted upon hi reoall to the United mates, " qwlwt Werler 0OtAlA -. 1 - relation wttn uaptain- A ratal Oh Explosion. In Chloago George MoWborter turn ad on tbe gas in bi room and lay down to die. The odor of the ga wa deteoted by Chalrea Oollard.wbo called George Holt. Lighting the gas in the room adjaoentMoWhorter, they burst i in bi door. An explosion fallowed, i blowing out a section ot tbe rear wall i . . . . , . . . . . i iii.i or tne DUliaing, ana ourning v.uuaru badly. Holt escaped Injury. Mo Wborter died while boiug taken to tbe hospital A Millionaire Ann. ulan. The most sensational trial ever known in Turkey ha jnat been con- eluded in Constantinople. AflkEffendi, ,,., i u.. v- me inunuuaiio Aimouinu, condemned to three years' seclusion in a fortress. He was aooused of being chief of the revolutionary oommittee. This latter wa considered not proved, but bis connection with the movement was established. He waa given the minimum penalty possible. A Cowardly Bulelde. Alfred G. Audrew, a carpenter ot Ban Franclsoo, ended bis own life be oause of miafortunes that had reduced him to poverty, and left a widow and three grown ohildren to struggle tor the living be bad grown weary ot en deavoring to make for them. He took carbolic aoid and died in great agony. Hi wife was a witness to his suffer ings. Fall Throuau a Floor. Robert Summers, of Taooma, a gar dener, foil ten feet, through a Moot, and died three hours later at the boa ' pital The fall fruotured the skull, I and conoostion of tbe brain followed. He lived in an old bmlding.and entered a dark room adjoining bia own, neat the door ot which was a l rge hole, in which a wheel tor oleaning oarpeti I 0ad once been let Into thi hole h ltv Wnn unaware of the existeuoe ol t0( death-trap. I FORGOT IIIS ORDERS Engineer's Carlessness Causes a Terrible Accident TRAINS COLLIDE NEAR ST. LOUIS Clftht raraon Ware Killed, and Twenty-Una Mora or Less In-Jured-Maov Will Die. St. Louis, Oct. 87. Shortly before 10 o'clock thl morning, two passenger train on the St Louis & San Fran clsoo railroad, going in opposite direc tions, oollided nearly opposite Windror station, thirteen miles from this city, instantly killing eight persons and in juring a large number, three of whom will probably die. Tbe killed are all of St. Louis. Their names are: Adolpb Hohl, engineer of tbe aooom roods tlon train; Charles Mobine, Con rad Kuntz, C. O. Blevtns, H. T. Hall; Barney MoKenna, in obsrge of tbe re freshments; Miss Maud MoKenna, aged 14, bis daughter; John Cartwright. Twenty-one persons were more or less injured. Tbe collision ooourred between the second section of an exourslon train bound west, and the 'Frisco Valley Park aooommodation. Tbe aooident wa tbe result of dla obedienoe or neglect of orders on the part of tbe excursion orew, who should have romalned at Spring Park for or ders, and let the aooommodation train through, Tbe excursion train wa tbe second section of a special bound for St James, Ma, 100 mile west of St Louis, where the Missouri Home for Aged Veterans was dedicated tgday under tbe auspices of the G. A. R. and Women's Relief Corps. The first seo lion bad gone through safely, and the second, which consisted of eleven ooaobes heavily laden with G. A. R. men, tbeir wives and children, left St Louis about 9 o'olook. According to J. D. Disbman, the telegraph operator and station agent at Spring Park, it should have stopped at tbat plaoe for orders. Instesd of doing so, the sec ond section passed by tbe station, and soon after met the accommodation com ing down tbe grade it full speed. Engineer Hobl, of the accommoda tion, wa not aware tbe eeoond section wa on tbe road, and, trying to make the switch at Kirkwood, crashed into the ill-fated train in a cut just thir teen miles from the St Louis onion station. There wa only one oar, a combination baggage and ooach, on En gineer Hobl's train, but tbe collision was terrific,' both engine being de molished and a number of oars tele scoped. Tbe wreckage was piled high on the track, and above the sound ot escaping steam oould be beard the orie of tbe frightened and injured passengers. Tbe aooommodation train oonsiited of an engine, tender, baggage car and two ooaobes, in wbioh there were only five passengers. Tbe engine and ten dor were wrecked, but the other three oars were not damaged. It is due to the lightness of this train that the ao cident was not worse than it waa. Next to the enigne of tbe exourslon train was the oommissary oar, filled with refreshments. Barney MoKenna was In charge of the edibles, and with him h 14-year-old dangbesr Maud. Both were Instantly killed, being scald ed and crushed. A number ot passen gers, mostly young men, were grouped around a temporary counter, eating and drinking. Almost all were either killed or injured. This and tbe next car, in wbioh were seventy passengers, suffered tbe worst damage, and most ot the killed and Injured were taken from them. Engineer Hobl, of the ao oommodation, was killed, and bis fire man, Frank Hasler, waa badly injured. Immediately after tbe wreok oo ourred, people began to oome from all directions rn wheels, in bnggie and wagons and on foot, and witbin an hour after the aooident ooourred thou sands oould be seen grouped around the pile of debris. No wrecking train was available, but everybody turned to, aud in a short time had resoued the injured and taken out the dead. Doctors from surrounding town hurried to tbe soene and rendered what assistance tbey oould to the sufferers, who were trans ported to place ot safety. All tbe medioal resources of St Louis were plaoed at the disposal of the 'Frisoo road as soon as the new ot the aooident rraohed the city dispen- aarv. At 8:40 this afternoon tbe relief train bearing the survivor of the wreck reached the union station, and was im mediately besieged by a crowd ot friends and relatives, anxious to see it their dear one had esoaped injury. Somo ot the wounded wero removed to their homes by friends, while other were taken to various hospital. Thrown from a Wagon and Killed. New Whatcom, Wash.. Oct 7. A serious runaway aooident ooourred in Blaine, this county, this afternoon. Edward Lindsay a boy 15 yean old, wai killed; bis brother, James, and hi father, Jasper Lindsay, were quite badly injured. Mr. Lindsay is a farmer ahn lima near Blaine. He and bis sons were trip. returning from a fishing Japaneae raotorlaa In China. pvin. China. Oot 37. The return aooeptanoe by Japan of the Chinese' rendering ot the clause ot the Bakan treaty regarding Japanese faotorle in China, has been reoeived. Japan la ' . . . i i .. n-j rri I granted lana concession a iu iieu-iam, Shanghai, Hankow and Amoy. Another free Oruleer for Spain. Bueno Ayre. Oot 97. The Span inn colony here ha raised 19,000,000 with whioh to present to Spam a new cruiser. Cargo Took fire at Sea. New York, 0"t 38.The BrltUh steamer Worsley Hall put Into this port thi morning with ber cargo on fire. She left New Orlean for Havre, Ooto ber 16. On October 28, SCO miles east by south of Sandy Hook, during a southerly gale, smoke wa found issu ing from the ventilator under the bridge. An examination showed tbat tbe cotton itowed forward in tbe bold, wbioh constituted tbe major portion of tbe cargo, was on fire. Tbe ship was put before the wind to lessen the draught and the batch' lifted. The smoke was almost overpowering, but tbe sailors managed toboist out twenty bales of cotton and pile them np on tbe deok. . The sblp wa rolling with a heavy cross sea. Soon a huge wave broke over the steamer and washed tbe bales overboard. Croaaed the Troebn. Key West, Oot 28. Well-informed passengers who arrived from Havana last night confirm advices reoeived by mail tbat Ma ceo bas crossed tbe trooba at Artemisa and joined other insurgent' forces in Havana province. They de clared that the report circulated by Maoeo of bis enoampment at Caoara jaoara and a contemplated attack on tbat town was merely a feint of tbe rebel leader to concentrate the Spanish troops at tbat point Tbat the ruse was successful is proved by tbe faot that General Gonzalea Muuia, with large forces, was sent in tbat direotion to attack Maoeo, but upon tbeir arrival at Cararajacara tbe Spaniards fonnd nothing but a deserted camp. , Prevented a Fanle. Chicago, Oot 27. By rare presence of mind. Rev. Dr. James Vila Blake prevented a panio and the possible aw ful results of a fire, which broke put just a tbe morning service wa begin ning at the Third Unitarian church to day, and which destroyed tbe main part of the building. .When tbe pastor took bia place in tbe pulpit, his atten tion waa drawn to smoke in the lobby leading to the Sunday school room. He remained atanding until the organ ist bad ceased playing, and then re quested tbe congregation to retire quietly by tbe rear exit. Hi manner so reassured those assembled that a panic was averted. The chnroh was entirely destroyed. The loss is $26,000. Large Quantity of Lumber Bnrned. Saginaw, Miob., Oot. 27. Fire broke out early this evening in the lumber pile and on the mill plant premises of the Center Lumber Com pany, at Zilwaukee, aix miles down tbe river. It spread into a very large conflagration, which destroyed about 8,000,000 feet ot lumber. Tbe saw mill and salt worka were in immient danger, but were saved, and only small buildings were burned. The fire department of Saginaw and Bay City assisted in fighting the flames. Tbe loss will approach 1160,000, and is un derstood to be fairly covered by insur ance. - ' Boy Huiderera. Cornish, Me., Oot. 87. On October 8 Mrs. Betsy R. Hobbs was found dead. She lived alone about one and a balf miles from Effingham, N. H. When found tbe house wa burning, and her body wa balf cremated. Tbe mystery wa oleared yesterday by tbe confession ofCbarlea Savage., He aoouses Frank J. Palmer of tbe murder. A coioner'a jury has brought In a verdict against Palmer of murder in tbe first degree. Savage was held a a witness. Palmer is 16 years old, and lives at West Par son field. Savage is 20 years ot age. At the inquest Savage unflinchingly withstood half an hour's cross-examination, bnt at last the coroner discovered weakness, and be persistently qoes tioned biro till be finally succumbed and related a tale implicating himself and Frank Palmer in tbe murder and attempted cremation of Mrs. Hobbs. He and Palmer, be said, bad been drinking together tbe day before the tragedy. Monday .morning savage took his shotgun to go shooting. They oalled at Mrs. Hobbs'. Savage left Palmer in tbe house while he went to tbe woodshed on an errand. While there be heard the report of a gun and soon after found Mrs. Hobbs bleeding upon the doorstep. Palmer soon ap peared, and with an oath declared tbat now be bad squared the grudge be owed ber tor pulling f3 out ot him in payment for the glass be broke in ber house three years ago. Palmer asked Savage to help him carry the body in the house. He saya he was so fright ened he did not realize what he wa do ing, but tbey got the body into tbe bouse. Savage then took to the woods, being shortly overtaken by Palmer, who deluared that nobody would ever know what had happened, for he bad set fire to the house. Araejo'e Tlotlnia Waahed Aahore. Marebfleld, Or., Oot 97. Early thi morning the life saving patrol fonnd on the ocean beaob the remains of three unfortunate viotima ot the wreok of the ill-fated steamer Am go. They were brought to Empire City, and a coro ner' inquest held. The name of tbe unfortunates' are: Patienoe and Speok, steerage passengers, and Sanders, sea man. The three were buried at Em pire City tbia afternoon.. The Arago is still in tbe same position. An excur sion from here today report the bar very smooth, and it i probable that what treasure is in the steamer will be reoovtred by diver. Moaambique, Out 27. Major Albu querque, governor-general, with 800 Portuguese and 100 native troops, re- wam tn MonlflBlanil IXJkitA In bivouao at Magenla, he waa ettaoked by 900 Masaiaralloa. Tbe Portuguese , made a gallant defense, and kept the natives at bay for twenty-two hours, but were finally forced to retreat, ow-, ing to laok of water. Two Portuguese , were killed, and twenty-three wound ed, inoluding the governor-general The enemv's loss wa heavy. AN UNTAMED PEOPLE The Scientific Expedition Comes to Griet. riSIT TO THE SOLOMOH ISLANDS Baron von Morbaek and Three of Bla Companion Mannered bv the Bloodtblr.tr tiatlve. San Francisoo, Oot 26. Details ot the massacre on the Solomon islands were brought up from tbe South seas by tbe Oceanio Steamship Company' mail steamer Monowai, wbioh arrived at thi port from Australia, via tbe Hawaiian islands, today. Tbe viotim of tbe bloodthirsty savagea were mem ber of a party of Austrians whiob bad been taken to tbe islands by tbe Aus trian man-of-war Albatross. It was under the leadership of Henry Baron Foul Ion von Norbeck, an Austrian sci on tist who had visited many groups of Islands in tbe South seas and bad numerous exciting experiences with tbe natives. While travelirg with an armed guard over the mountains of the Islands, be was set upon by bushmen snd slain, together with three other. During the desperate oonfiiot whiob fol lowed tbe assault, many of the party were dangerously wounded. Follow ing is the list ot killed: Henry Baron Foullon von Norbeok, Midshipman Armand de Beaufort, Sea man Gustav Chalanpka, and a native guide from Titer! The Albatross wa commissioned by the Austrian government to make sci entific explorations of the Solomon Islands. During tbe middle of last August, a landing was made at a place sailed Titori, on tbe north ooaat ot Uuadalcanar. From there, a party, jousiating of Baron Foulton Norbeck, Lieutenant Budik, Midshipman de Beaufort, twenty-nine sailors, the Daron's to servants ana two native guides, started for tbe purpose of ex ploring a mountain in tbe interior of the island, oalled tbe Lion's Head After two days' marobing, one mid shipman and seven sailors returned, the men not being able to stand tbe heavy walking in the bush. Tbe baron's party that proceeded, reached a camping plaoe at tbe foot of the Lion' Head. Tbe baron and bla servants, with tbe native guides, were in tbe lead going up tbe hill, several natives being apparently near the party. When np near tbe top, tbey heard two shots fired in the neighborhood of the camp tbey bad left, and at the same time they aaw a busbman obief stand ing on the top of a rise a little above them, making some signs. As be ap pea red, two shots were fixed lower down the mountain from tbe direotlon of thecsmp. Tbe shot seemed to be a aignal tor the obief to attack the baron 'a party. Bushmen from a aoore ot plaoea at onoe rushed out and the baron wa struck on the nook with a torn aba wk, wihle a crowd of the bush men attacked the rest of the party with oluba. Tbe native who had out down the baron waa promptly sbot by a sailor. Lieutenant Budik also used big revolver to good effect One sailor bad to protect himself with toma hawk he had wrested from a native. Tbe other sailors were well armed and the bushmen finally had to retreat to the woods, many of them wounded. Tbe baron waa not the only of the party badly hurt At first it waa thought he would recover, but he grad ually sank after he had walked baok to camp, and died in three hours. The sight when the party returned to the camp wa a bloody one. Mid shipman de Beaufort had .been out to death and three aailora and one native guide with him. Six sailor and one guide bad been wounded. One ot tbe guides fought bravely, though hi hand had been seriously wounded. The rifles finally told on the native and tbey withdrew. Tbe new waa aent to Captain Mauler, ot the Albatross, and a relief party, headed by Lieutenant Bublai, and consisting ot the doctor and thirty aailora, was sent and a safe return made to the ship. After the injured had been taken aboard, Captain Manler aailed for Cooktown, and thenoe the Albatross will go to Sydney. - STRONG GRIP ON LIFE. Han Befueed to Die After His Bkoll Had Bean Broken. San Franoiaoo, Oot 28. William Kennedy, a well-digger, astonished tbe surgeons at tbe receiving hospital to day by refusing to die after hia skull had been smashed by a orowbar, whiob fell a distance of sixty feet and atruok him on tbe head. Kennedy waa at tbe bottom of a well, and waa hauling a orovv bar to tbe top by meana of a rope and pulley, when the bar slipped and struok him a glanoing blow on the bead. Kennedy's skull wa olef t as it by a tomahawk, and his brain wae laid bare for five inches. He never lost consciousness, and, though it took the doctor three hour to dress bia wound he still remained consoioua. He talked continually, and hia chief grievance was tbat the raaor with whioh they shaved hia scalp wa dull. Aooording to the doctor, ninety-nine men out ot a hundred would have been killed, but there is a obance tor hi recovery. Sued for Breach ol Promts. Chicago, Oot 20. Theodore Feltera, a retired capitalist residing at West ' Pullman, is sued for breach of promise ' by .Mrs. Sarah Glover, who ask that he pay her $25,000. Some time ago,' Felter was a tenant in a boarding-; bouse kept by Mrs. Glover, and she alleges he asked her to marry him. She consented, and, while she wa pre-. paring for the wedding, be went to Georgia on business, and when he re. 1 turned brought a wife with him. A GIGANTIC PROJECT. Company Formed to Pnrehaaa Street Ballwajre la Burope. Cleveland, O., Oo& 97. Tbe pur chase of street railway systems in Eu rope by an international syndicate of capitalists, tbe soope of wbioh waa partly outlined in a reoent dispatch from St Louie, ia the greatest business enterprise now on loot in tbe entire world. Additional Information on tbe subject baa been obtained from gen tleman who is financially interested in tbe success of tbe syndicate's opera tion. , The Amerioan at the head of the en terprise are James Ross and a Mr. Mackenzie, of MonteraL Mr. Ross ia immensely wealthy, ia a direotor in the Bank of Montreal, and ia heavily interested in the Northern Paoifio rail road and Canadian street railway. It i stated tbat with him are a number of Americans on this side of the Cana dian line, who have become wealthy a street railroad operators, also a number of English, German and Dutch bankers, as well aa tbe great house of tbe Bothr obilds. , These gentlemen find the street rail roads of Europe where those of Ameri ca were ten year ago. Tbey see abundant opportunity to make a great deal of money by bringing them np to tbe present American standard. They not only have tbe undergound railroads in London in view, bnt are prepared to operate in Berlin, Paris and other large European cities. The syndicate ha al ready gained possession of tbe street railway aytem of Birmingham, Eng land, and is operating it Aa motive power, oompressed air will be used. Compressed air haa been tbe motive power on a Paria railroad for the last fifteen years, but its com plete suooess was prevented by inability to obtain reservoirs wbioh would sus tain for any length of time the great air pressure needed. An American named Kellogg haa invented seamlees tube whioh will hold air at pressure of 5,000 pounds to thesqurae inch, and it was mainly this faot tbat led to tbe formation of the syndicate. A oom- pany to make tbe tubing has been formed in Boston, and tbe faotory has been in operation for some time at Findlay.O., in the midst of the natural gas region. Tbe gas is failing, and tbe faotory will be removed and estab lished at a oost of $2,000,000, if all the plana of tbe syndicate go through. Cleveland, Newoastle, Pa., and two other cities are being considered aa plaoea for the new faotory, and within a few weeka a proposition will be made to tbe chamber of commerce of this olty. A number of pneumatio motor street oars erenow made at Woroeater, Mass., to ship to Birmingham. ONDON FINANCIAL NEWS. Bank or England Tryl-g to Cheek the Outflow of Gold. London, Oot 97. The advance in the bank rate has not led to advance in outside quotations, because there waa an ample supply of available funds. The plethora ha been increased during the week by the release of 500,000 of Japanese money, with a probable release of 1,000,000 more in a few days. There is, however, some indication that the bank ia borrowing on stock in order to make its quotations more effective in checking the outflow of gold. Russia is offering leas tor bar gold, while tbe German and French exobangea have moved in favor of Great Britain in advanoeof tbe bank rate .;. - The outward movement continues, being further stimulated by the heavy and increasing wheat shipments from Atlantio and Paoifio ports. Stocks of grain in Great Britain stand at an un usually low level, and the failure ot crops in India baa caused aotive pur chasing to replenish supplies. Tbe Amerioan surplus ia being freely drawn upon at advancing prioea, and pur chases of European goods are muoh re stricted. The remittance of gold ia the only method ot redressing tbe adverse balanoe. A change in this respect will probably ooour after the eleotion. VERGING ON ANARCHY. Alarming Developments In the Turk lib. Bttuatlm. London, Oot 97. The Standard' Constantinople correspondent says: The purchase of arms during the week has been moat extensive, and a feeling ot vague uneasiness and alarm is spreading rapildy. Tbe palaoe hope to distraot the attention of tbe Moslems in Constantinople from its misdeeds by holding out a prospect of unlimited loot An Athena dispatch to the aame pa per says: Reports from all parts o. Turkey point to the oomplete dislocation of tbe administrative maohinery and an ab senoe of all justice and public security. The envoys have sent a collective note to the porte of the strongest obaraoter in view of the oritioal rituation. , The Boat Overturned. Denver, Oot 27. While Andrew Spute with his wife and five ohildren were boating on Smith' lake, a amall body ot water within the southern limits ot the olty, this afternoon, the boat waa by tome meana overturned, and Mr. Spute and ber five ohildren were drowned. : Rioting Strikers. Madras, Oot 97. A serious riot oo ourred on tbe Negapatam, sixteen miles south of Caraoal, forty-five milua by rail from Tanjore. Several thous and workmen who were looked out at tempted to loot a freight depot Tbe police fired on them, killing two, and wounding many. Constantinople, Oct 97. It is re ported that the police seised large number of bombs last evening. Tbe arrests of Armenians continue here. IS SERIOUS FOB SPAIN Philippine War Likely to Rival the Cuban Revolt. fiEBELS DOING GREAT DAMAGE Revolting Atroeltiee on Both Bidee The Blaek Hole of Manila -Other Foreign Newe. Vancouver, B. C, Oct 93. The Empress of Japan arrived from tbe Orient today, after a ipeedy and un eventful trip. She hud twenty-nine saloon and 800 steerage passengers, and 9,700 ton of cargo. Advice reoeievd by tbe Empress of Japan regarding the rebellion against tbe Spaniards, in tbe Philippines, con firm tbe previous reports that the Spaniard will likely have another war, aa serious a that in Cuba, on tbeir band. Governor-General Blanoo realize that with tbe present force be ia un able to qnell the revolt, and conse quently ia awaiting the arrival of rein forcements before striking a decisive blow. Meanwhile, the rebel are do ing a great deal of damage to property, and murdering and 'robbing tbe in habitants. Tbe rebellion baa spread to the provinces of Manila, Bulacan, Pampanga, Nueva Eeija, Tarlao, La Laguina, Cavite and Batangas. An illustration of the atrocities per petrated by tbe rebels, is furnished by sn attack on a large monastery, in Cavite province, which they have since used aa tbeir headquarters. This was one of tbe first places attacked. Maddened by the refusal ot tbe priests to yield, the rebles, on porting inside resorted to tbe moat fiendish tortures in order to wreak their vengeance on the priests. Several of them were hanged to tress and roasted to death by burn ing kerosene oil. Others were put to death in an even more cruel manner, portions of tbeir bodies being out off pieoemeaL In the monastery, the rebels were well supplied with rifles, ammunition and food and so far have suooeeded in driving off the Spanish troops. The report that the alip and arsenal at Cavite were in the bands of tbe rebels haa ainoe been denied. In Manila, thugs are praotically at a standstill. ' The prisons are crowded with prison ers, and over 800 bave been deported to Carolines. By torture, Spaniarda have wrung many seorets from the prisoner. A triangular mark, cut in the arm, ia the badge of membership of the revolutionary society. The prison at Manila, whioh haa earned for itself tbe opprobius title of the "blaok hole ot Manila," is an old fortress. Prisoners are thrown into a dungeon, the entranoe into whioh ia gained by a bole in the roof. The only ventilation is through a barred opening underneath the platform floor, and at high tide this means of ventila tion ia totally closed, and large num bers of prisoners, who did not die from suffocation, were fonnd .to have torn each other in a dreadful manner in fits of insanity. Numerous aoousations ot oo ward ice bave been made against tbe Spanish. In a brush with the rebels, tbey placed native troops in the van, and when these were dispersed, tbe Spaniards fled. To show tbe stress to whiob the authorities are plaoed for men, dis charging of the steamers was suspend ed for some day, because there were no soldier available to .perform the duties of customs officers. Further advioea fromgFormosa state that the Japanese are paoifying that island by exterminating the natives. Men, women and ohildren are bayonet ed by Japanese troops, while the whole oountry ia overrun with banditti. In many districts, there bas been severe drought, and in addition to other hor rors, famine stare the people in the faoe. A traveler, who ha just re turned from a tour through the "cam phor" district denies that the rebellion has been subdued, though most of the villages were deserted and everywhere was evidence ot destruction, caused by fire and the sword. Like the Chinese generals, they are adepts in manufao. taring viotories. THE HALL OF HISTORY. Corner-Stona Laid of the First Build ing of tha Amerleau Vnlveraltv- Washington, Oot 93. Tbe cere monies attending the laying of the corner-stone of tbe Hall of History, the Ant to be erected of a group ot "build ings to comprise tbe Amerioan uni versity, took plaoe' this afternoon in tbe presence ot a large and distin guished gathering ot the grand lodge of Masons of the Diatriot of Columbia, assisted by several oommanderiea of the Knight Templar, who took a prominent part Bishop Bowman put tbe stone in plaoe after relic and document had been deposited in the reocptaole. An introductory address waa delievred by Bishpop Hurst Ex Governor Robert E. Pattison, Bishop Wilson, Newman, MoCabe, Fowler, Kev. Cbarles G. Payne and Rev. J. M. Buckley also delivered addressee. Brigadier W. M. Powell baa been ap pointed oommander of tbe Salvation Army in Japan. Fatally Injured at Fire, , Beaver Falls, Pa., Oot 93. Mayor Bros. pottery works was destroyed by fire early this morning, entailing loss of $100,000. A wall fell and five boys were buried in tbe debris. Two named Reed and Walker were fatally injured. 1 1 v - " ."! ' A Japanese steamship line to Austra lia ba boon started, tbe Tamasbimo Mara, the pioneer t reamer, having left Kobe October 7, with 400 tons oargo.