OREGON
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VOL. 13.
ST. HELENS; OREGON, FRIDAY, NOV. 6. 1896.
NO. 46.
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EVENTS OF THE DAY!
Epitome ot the Telegraphic
News of the World.
TEKSK TICKS FROM TUB WIEES
Am Interesting ColUatloa of Items From
tli Two Hemispheres Presented
la Uondeuaed Form,
A disastrous lire In a Brooklyn sky.
orAiwr caused a loss of f 1100,000.
An ofllulal dlnpitch from Manilla
says a consplraoy has been dtroovered
tu tVio H(k)ik) archipelago, a portion ot
the bpatilab ooluny of the Philippine
Island.
Perry Bnthnlow, United State oou
tul at Mayenoe, It bolnR prosecuted for
severely injuring an inmate of liia
house by striking hlin on the bead
with a revolver,
. Tlio prioe of broad ha gono op halt
a penny a loaf, and the increase I be
ing actually felt in the poorer dlatrlcM
of London, whose many fitinilie have,
In eonaequoiioe, boon obliged to reduce
their upplii'.
An explosion of natural gas at Ava
Ion, Pa,, killed Hernia Osliorne, aged
IS, seriously injured her brother Dale,
aged 0, and htr sister Edith, aged 0.
Tho house wa badly wrecked. The
explosion waa caused by a leak In the
kitchen pipe.
Tbnmai I. Gillespie, superintendent
of the burling Mining & Milling Com
puny, at Moutgomry, Nov., waa ihot
and killed on the road between the
Jobuny and (Jul up mines, by unknown
parties. The shooting waa. done from
behind some bushes.
Advices reoelved from the Arotlo
ooean whaling fleet atate Ibal the en
tire fleet baa taken oulv 69 wbalaa np
to October 1. In oousequeuoe of the
poor catob, the prioe of whalebone will
be in the neighborhood of S acuta par
pound. At the Dent bad only one
week for operation! after thla now was
dlapatobed, the Arotlo season ia con
sidered a failure.
1'aol laeoberg, tbe wealthy Ha
wallan sugar-plauter, who with bla
family baa been apending several
montba in Europe, ha arrived in Han
Francisco. Mr. IienlHrrg'a Kurojein
trip waa for tbe purpose of interesting
foreign capitalist in the glgantloOahu ;
plantation scheme, of which ao much
baa been written lately. Hla miaalon
waa in a measure snooeaifol, for he ia
now returning to Honolulu with a
guaranty of about (1,600,000 from sev
eral Dutob nilllionairea,
It ia Hated by official that the
United State will bave tbe co-operation
and aupport of both Russia aud
Japan In the approach lug Issue over
tabtUblng adequate protection for tbe
fur aeala of the North Pacific ooean.
Tbe question i about to be brought for
ward, a two commission, one Ameri
can and one British, have returned, af
ter an Investigation of the condition In
Bchrlng aea. Aldo from tbe informa
tion tbey bave received, Assistant Seo
tetary of the Treasury Hamlin baa re
cently made a report after personal In
spection of tbe seal Inlands, stating that
if modifications of tbe Paris award ne
gotiations were not agreed to the "fur
eeal will in one or two seasons be
oommorolally extinct"
Tbe north-hound Honaton & Texas
Central passenger train waa wrecked
aixty miles from Houiton, Tex. Tbe
engine jumped tbe traok, but tbe
coaches staid on the raile. Eng'.nwr
C, E. Clark was badly hurt, aud Wal
ter Matthews, bis fireman, waa killed,
ho passeger were hurt
At a coat of two lives four masked
robbers stole (6,000 from Mr. and Mrs.
Anthony Monsgan, In the mining vil
lage of Rappahannook. Tbe beads ot
Mr. and Mr a. Mouagan were crushed
with a sandbag, and they are In criti
cal condition. Tbe robbers are still at
, large, but a posse Is in pursuit
' A bull fight with fatal result oc
curred at Nogale, Aria., and for a
ahort time oauaed a panic lu the audi
ence. One of the bulls beooniing more
enraged than usual, rushed about tbe
arena goring everything within its
reach. A horse wss disemboweled. A
picador in an attempt to place a tborn
in the. side of tbe wild animal, was
caught on one Its long horns, wbloh
pierced blm like a sword. He was
tossed and fell to tbe ground bleeding
and mangled.wbere tbe beast held him
between bis horns and pawed blm. He
was frightfully Injured and died a few
minutes later. .-'
The Venezuela government baa for
warded to Washington a brief prepared
at Caraoas by a oommUaton of five omi
. nent juriata on tbe British-Veneeuola
boundary question. It will be sub
mitted to the United State commission
as soon aa tbe translation is oompluted.
The brief oovers 800 pages aud is said
to be a forcible presentation of the oase.
Aside from this brief coming direct
from Venexuela, Messrs. Boruggs and
Storbrow, oountel for Veuesuela in
this oountry, are about to submit final
arguments. Hertofore the arguments
presented have covered the poiuta In
evidence, but the taking of proof is
now practically over aud the final argu
ment Is in order.
Isaao H. Lyouberger, of St. Louis,
has been appointed assistant attorney
general of the United States for the In
terior department. He sucooeds Wil
liam A. Lytle, of Georgia, who recent
ly resigned to booome a candidate for
the office of justice of the supreme
court of Georgia. Mr. Lyonberger has
taken tbe oath of office and entered
npon his official duties. Ho is a well
known attorney in St Louts, and one
of the leading practitioner in the
state. He is 48 years of age and a
Warm friend of Seoretary Franols. ,
Mobilising Prauee-Bruaslaa Troop.
A dispatch from St Petersburg to
Bulie says there bas been an import
ant exchange of views between tbe
crenon ana Kusslan ministers of war,
by wbloh certain modifications have
been effooted In the general plan for
the mobilisation and concentration of
Franoo-Busslan troops in time of war.
Soliel adds that proof of this statement
will soon be seen In a number of fron
tier changes, and tbe first step Is ssld
to bave been taken by an increase in
the number of Husslan dragoons.
Piano Factory Hnrii.il.
Fire completely destroyed the piano
factory of House & Davis, at Des
plaines, 111. The loss is estimated at
(60,000. Twenty-five new pianos
were destroyed, with 860 In process of
construction and a large stock of valu
able hardwood lumber. A lady living
over the factory loat dlamonda valued
at (1,000.
Has liwd tho Hall Club.
Mrs. Caroline IS. Newman, a woman
much interested in baseball, while wit
nessing a game In Baltimore, was
struck by a foul fly. She baa sued tho
Baltimore base ball olub for (6,000 for
Injuries she claim to bave received.
This ia probably the first suit of tbe
kind on record.
asphyslated by Gas.
John Houston and wife were asphyx
iated by illuminating gas in their
apartment in Chicago. Houston is
dead and hla wife's condition is criti
cal. The aocldeut waa due to oarelras
um on the part of Houston who forgot
to properly turn off tbe gas.
Mot Death In Ilia Cyclone.
The known dead by tbe disaatrous
eyolune in Lincoln aud Payne coun
ties, Oklahoma territory, number seven,
with three perhaps fatally injured.
Many others reported dead may swell
tbe list of fatalities. Tbo scene of
devastation ia bard of access. The
property damage is heavy.
Hank tiarduor Iad.
Hank M. Gardner, a one-armed
man, fell from bis bicycle in Buffalo,
N. Y., striking on bis head and frac
turing his skull, dying almost instant
ly. Gardner was on old-time tele
graph opera to; and well-known to tbe
fraternity throughout tbe oountry.
An Kievator Hop H.uke.
The rotten rope of an elevator oauaed
the deatb of John Rahenberg in St.
Louis. Tbe accident ooourred while
he was alone, and for eltvea boura bis
body served aa food for rats lie fell
a distance of forty feet and must have
been killed iustautly.
Oil Sture Kiplnilcd.
An oil stove in the teridence ol Wil
liam Alleubaob, in Milwaukee, ex
ploded and scattered the bum ng fluid
over the little family group in the
kitchen Allfnbach, bis wife and baby
In arm were fatally bnrued.
Have Benewed Tholr Pledge.
After aeveral week of daily confer
ence, the lumber men in tores tod in the
domestic trade bave arrived at the con
clusion that tbeir vaiious interests can
be best subserved by remaining in the
pool wblob they have maintained dur
itig the past year under the name of the
Central Lumber Company, of Cali
fornia. It required an enormous
amount of oonferriug to settle the mul
titudinous interests involved, but thi
ne at length been aooopiulUbed aud
nearly all of the mills on the books last
year have renewed their pledge to stauri
by each other. Price will remnin tho
same for the prestnt. at least
Coal Gas Ksploded.
A terrible explosion of gas occurred
at the South Wilkesbarre tbaft of the
Lehigh & Wilkesbarre Coal Company.
It is reported that tlx men were so
badly burned they will die. The mine
was not in operation aud only about
fifteen men, mostly repairers, were
inside. So great was the force of the
explosion that it abook tbe surface for
miles around. Smoke coming up the
shaft prevented the rescuers from goiug
down. The mine is one of the most
gaaeous in the authracite region. Five
years ago seven men poriabed in au
explosion there.
A Bar Bobbed.
A mysterious burglary occurred in
Spokane in the office of the steam larn
dry oompany, on Main avenue. Th
aafe was opined and between (1,300
and (1,800 in oash taken, but (he rob
ber, who bad gone to the trouble of
opening tbe safe and taking the money
in one part, left (87 !5 in another al
though about (40 was taken from the
same drawer in which the money was
loft Tbe money left waa all silver.
Tho Car Turoed 0or.
One person wa killed, two fatally
iujured and other seriously injured in
an accident on the Wyoming Valley
traotion line in Wilkesbarre, Pa. The
oar left the track and fell upon its tide,
pinning four passenegrs under tii
wreok.
Cyolon In Oklahoma.
A oyolone struck Mitchell postofflce,
twenty mile from Guthrie, O, T., and
wept away farmhouses for miles.
Postmaster Mullen and wife are known
to have been killed. Many other are
reported dead. Kesouing parties wun
oofflns have been sent from Guthrie.
A Storm In Orleans.
A severe wind and rain storm passed
over New Orleans, oauaing one death
and doing other damage. I he light
nluir. whioh was heavy, struck five
0 ... , , J ..... 1 M
housos. Albert .trauma who "'.'
killed. A Urge number of trees were
blown down and houaes were unrooted.
The greater portions of the fruit sheds
of tbe Queen & Cresoent road were de
stroyed. Mont of the ekotria oars were
stopped on aooountof interference with
the wires.
THE SIEGE OF HAVANA
Maximo Gomez to Surround
the Cuban Capital.
WILL 8TEIKE THK BLOW BOOM
Haooo ll.llav.d to Have March.
Through the Provlue and Xvon
' Mow to Ho at I'oloa.
New York, Nov. 8. A dispatch to
the Herald from Key West, Fla., says:
A prominent Cuban realdent of thl
city laid to your correspondent that,
without assuming the role of a prophet,
the Herald ooold poaitlvely annouuoe
that the oity of Havana would be be
sieged by Maximo Gomes within tbe
next sixty days. To that end be
said Gomea and all tbe rebel fooea
wore now maorbing westwsrd toward
tbe capital. This Cuban is in direct
comumnlcaiton witb the insurgent
leaders in the field, and is tbe local me
dium through whom all insurgent cor
respondent for the New York junta
pusses. He also stated that there waa
no confirmation of a rumor circulated
by Cuban passengers who arrived bere
last nlgbt, that towns in the ouUklrt
of Havana had been already besieged
by tbe Insurgent.
While tbo Havana "papers, many of
which were received by steamer last
night, oontinoe to maintain silence la
regard to Maoeo's movement si no bis
brilliant attack on the Artemisa, it i
ttill iutUted by aotlve partisans bere
in direct oommoniuation witb the lead
er in Cuba that be unquestionably
crossed the military trooha at that
poiut during tbe bombardment of tbe
town, aud witb a small following has
since marched through the entire
province of Havana, and ia now at
Colon, a central point in Matanzas.
It Is also alleged that bis mlssioa
there is to oonoentrate and assume com
mand of tbe forces of Rioirdo, Trujillo,
Kojas and otber minor rebel leader,
who bave been operating in that vioin
ity witb between 4,000 and 6,000 well
armed men. Notwithstanding the per
sistence of this report, other Cubans
bere, apparently equally informed, ex
press doubt that Maceo baa left tbe
provlnoe of Finer del Bto.whiob move
ment tbey aay would imply defeat by
the auperior forces sent against him by
Weyler. The explanation, however,
is offered that no abandonment of ter
ritory baa been made, as General Buia
Kivera, a veteran of the last war, ha
been left in oomamud in Pinar del Bio,
wbile Maoeo has gone eastward, in
obedience to orders from bis superior,
to operate with Maximo Gomea in the
letter's new oapmaign of invasion.
Gomea has not been beard from sinoa
bis attack on tbe town of Casoorro.
Tbe ominous silenoe of Gomes is said
to presage the planning of a series of
important attacks on the principal
cities within Havana and Matanasaa
provinces, his apparent inao ivity hav
ing been caused only by a desire to
await the fulfilment of neoeasary pre
paration. A CHURCH DEDICATED.
a.atllo Ha. tho Only Ruulan-Grook
t'hurrh In tho Nortttw.st.
8eattle, Nov. 8. The only Russian
Greek ohurob on the Pacifio coast
north of San Francisoo was dedicated
today in this city by Right Bev. Bishop
Nicholas ot the diocese of Alaska and
the Aleutian ialande, assisted by Bev.
Ambrose Wretta, D. D., and two can
didate for the priesthood. Tbe deoo
ration were elaborate, and the rich
robes and vestment found a fitting
background in the vivid coloring of the
altera and their trappings. Tbe flag
of the United States and Greece were
ooupicuoualy displayed. Tbe musical
programme was of a high order.
Bishop Nicholas' title fails to oonvey
an idea of the extent of hi diocese,
whioh include the . entire United
State. There is a rumor that be will
soon be oonseorated an archbishop.
Tbe parioh ores ted today is the twenty
fifth in tbe United States. His emi
nence ba only been in America four
year, and all of the organisation baa
been oarried on under bis aupervison.
His headquarters are iu San Franolsoo.
He ba been twioe decorated by tbe
oxar.
A Brakonian Killed.
Cheney, Wash., Nov. 8. Brakemaa
Mahoney, of the local freight, east
bound, was killed In the yard tbia
morning. In switching, he attempted
to make a ooupliug between box and
fiat oar. Tbe oars backed with suffi
cient force to break the bumper, crush
ing Muboney's shoulders and chest
He did not gain consciousness, and
died in a few minutes. Whether" the
negligenoe is attributed to tbe de
ceased, a fellow-brakeman or the engi
neer was not ascertained. The train
was on a ourve, t'ne other brakeman be
ing atationed at the curve giving sig
nals from Mahoney to the engineer.
The deoeaeed was unmarried.
Rut'lan Oarrenejr Reform..
St Petersburg, Nov. 8 An ofBolal
jniai h.a hAn mnda of the recort
UHB -
originating in a diiipatoh from Berlin
to the London Times tnai u naa mou
deolded to postpone the reforms of the
Russian currency.
' Stevens Poiut, Wis., Nov. 8 An
attempt was made to assasalnate Rev.
O. Zileneoki, pastor of St. Peter' Pol
ish Catholio ohurob, last nlgbt The
Zileneoki parsonage was burned two
i A hia tlAW homo last
weeaa hh --- ,
night, two snots were nreu viruugu a
window, one ot whioh graaed tbe head
of tbe housokeepr r. There has been a
row in the oburoh for a long time. No
arreBts have been made. The priest la
now on trial for an alleged assault on
the ehuroh janitor.
A MINI8TER ACQUITTED.
Knd of a aonaatlonal Trial In Ooa.
noetlout.
New Haven, Conn., Nov. 8. Tbe
murder case eg ilnst Rev. H. H. Hay
den ba been dismissed in the oourt.
It recall one of tbe most sensational
trials in tbe history of the Connecticut
orlmlnal oourt. The trial took place
in 1870, and wa probably a widely
disonssed as any trial that bas taken
plaoe in tbe oountry.
September 1, 1878, Mary Stannard,
who bad been employed a a domestic
in Hayden's house, went to ber home
and sent a letter baok informing Hay
den she would soon be a mother, oharg
lng blm with tbe responsibility for her
condition. On the following day sbe
returned to North Madison and visited
Hayden's bonce several times, finally
telling her sister that he bad promised
to buy ber medicine. Next day Hay
den left borne, telling bis wife he was
going to Durham, and about noon be
appeared at tbe borne of MissBtsn
ilard's slater. Late In the afternoon
ber body was found. An autopsy was
held, and sixty grain of arsenic found
in ber stomaob, unabsorbed.
Hayden was arrested but denied all
knowledge of tbe murder or any re
lations witb the girl. Tbe trial had
many sensational feautres. The
strongest point in the defense was made
by tbe mixing up of experts on two
kinds of arsenic. Tbe jury was taken
on a special train to view the scene of
the murder and when their decision
was given tbey stood eleven to one for
acquittal.
A Karrow B.oapo.
Spokane, Nov. 8. Mrs. Hendrioks,
wife of Wood Hendricks, residing at
Front avenue, bad a narrow es
cape from being killed this morning,
as a result of tbe oareles blasting that
bas been going on for some time at the
site of tbe Northern Paciflo carshop.
Sbe bad but a moment before arisen
from a chair upon wblob sbe was sit
ting, in tbe front room of the bouse,
when suddenly there came a orasb of
breaking timber and latb, followed by
a fall of plaster from all over tbe room,
and a piece of rock weighing about
twenty pounds fell to the floor just
where she bad been sitting. Upon in
vestigation, it was found that the mis
sle bad been thrown into the air from
a blast set off by Contractor Bennett'
men at tbe site ot the work now going
on at the shops and oarried forty rods,
when it came crashing through the roof
of Hendricks bouse.
From numerous complaints made,
the police bave several times notified
Contractor Bennett that be must be
more careful in blasting at that point.
Only two weeka ago all the front teeth
of a tinner by the name of Brown, who
wa at work on the roof of the new
roundhouse, were knocked out and bis
faoe laoerated by being struck by a
piece ot rook thrown by a blast In
view of tbia last ieoe of carelessness,
Chief Hawthorn says be will take atepa
to effectually put a atop to the reckless
risking of human life.
Advlo to Spain.
London, Nov. 8. Tbe Globe, in an
editorial tonight, saya that should tbe
insurrection last much longer. Spain
would not lose much by quitting its
hold ot Cuba. Witb the island'a two
staple industries almost ruined past
mending, tbe termination of the rebel
lion must endow Spain with a verita
ble white elephant For a long time
afterward she would bave to maintain
au army of occupation to prevent an
other uprising, and, as the revenue re
ceipts would be next to nothing, the
Madrid treasury would bave to find tbe
money. In tbe preaeneo of this dismal
prospeot, tbe Globe opines that the
Spanish people would do well to con
sider tbe question whether Cuba is
worth retaining. If it is, Spain should
use all possible dispatoh in aooompliah
ing Its paolficatlon,' either by conces
sion or oonquest. .
A Danc.rou Fattlmo.
Indianapolis, Nov. 2. The seoretary
of the state board of health haa a case
reported from Columbus, where a man
persisted in kissing bis sweetheart who
i alarmingly ill with diphtheria, by
whioh be also oontraoted tbe disease.
The seoretary therefore want to inter
dict all kissing, concerning wbioh be
aaysi -
"X am ocntvnoed of the difficulty the
health board will meet in trying to
taboo kissing among aweehearts. Al
though a moBt dangerous pastime,
there seem to be an inherent tendenoy
to indulge in it, and we have little
hope of ever being able to do away
with it I may have to recommend a
disinfectant All that will be neces
sary will be to rinse the teeth well
with it and rub it well on the lips.
That would insure against the dangers
resulting from osoulation."
Dlatr as lnoroaaln- In Constantinople.
London, Nov. 8. A dispatoh to the
Daily Mail from Constantinople says:
"It ia rumored that tbe Armenians
bave decided to poison the water sup
ply, and the authorities are taking rig
id precautions. Panics are. of daily
ooourrenoe. The masses regard the in
crease in the prioe of bread as a sign
ot tbe approaoh of war. The bitterest
strife exists amongjthe minister in the
Yildia kiosk. There are rumor ot
arrests of ministers and offloials. The
sultan's only supporters now bere are
Hassan Pasha and Rifat Pasha."
Thl. Tlina It Is Hops.
Balem, Or., Nov. 3. Dr. M. S. Skiff
today delivered 80.000 pounds of hops
that had been contracted at 18 cents.
An offer of 11 oenta was today refused
by a Salem grower. This is the high
est offer made this year.
Frank Mayo's Widow.
Philadelphia, Nov. 8. Mrs. Frank
Mayo, widow ot the well-known aotor,
died last night at Canton, Pa., from
the effect of an operation for tumor.
THERE WAS NO CRIME
"Not Guilty" Was the Jury's
Verdict
THE SEIFFEBT CASK SETTLED
the Mao Who Klll.d I B. Plattor,
W.ll-Known Spokane Lawyer
and Folltldlan, Bet Fre.
Spokane, '' Wash., Nov. 8. The
Seiffert murder case went to tbe jury
at 4:80 O'clock this afternoon. At 6
o'olock a verdict of not guilty was re
turned. Af 7 o'olock tbe judge came
into oourt and tbe verdiot was an
nounced. When the announcement
waa made, Seiffert turned and em
braced bis wife, both crying. Tbe
crowd cheered the announcement
(Henry Seiffert sbot and almost in
stantly killed L. H. Plattor, a well
known attorney and politician, in the
corridor of the courthouse at Spokane
shortly before 6 o'olock on the evening
of July 81 last
The tragedy resulted from remarks
made by Plattor in oourt, and wbioh
Seiffert construed as a reflection upon
bis obaraoter. Seiffert was being
pressed before the oourt a adminis
trator of tbe estate of Rudolph Gorkow,
a rich brewer, who died in Spokane a
short time previously, Gorkow had
married a variety actress about a year
before, and the marriage was an un
happy one. He brought suit for di
vorce shortly before bis deatb, and in
his will cut his wife off witb (1. She
is contesting the will, and there is a
struggle over the administration of the
estate. Plattor represented some of
the beneficiaries ot the will, opposing
Seiffert
When court adjourned, the two men
met in, tbe corridor. Seiffert claimed
he offered bis band to Plattor as a
brother Elk, and said;
"Come on, Lew, and I will show
yon that you are all wrong."
It waa said by some, but this wa
denied by other, that Plattor rejected
tbe proffered band and (truck Seiffert
with bia oane. Seiffert then drew a
revolver and fired the fatal shot, wbiob
passed through the heart Plattor wa
dead in a minute, never uttering
word after be was sbot Seiffert then
walked into the sheriff's offloe and gave
himself np.
A crowd of attorneys were with the
two men when tbe tragedy occurred.
An attempt was made to stop Seiffert,
but the maddened man was too quick.)
DOES NOT AID CUBA.
The Bed Cross Bool.tr m Partisan Af-
. rr-
New York, Nov. 8. A commission
of the Spanish branob of tbe interna
tional Red Cross Society, whioh re
cently arrived in this city from Hav
ana, baa issued a oircular letter appeal
ing to the Amerioan publio for fund
to aid the work of the 8paniah branob
ot the society in Cuba. It ia stated in
tbe oiroular that the society in Cuba
lends assistance to . all the ill and
wounded in tbe fleid, Cubans and Span
ish alike.
Tomaa Estrada Palma, head of tbe
Cuban junta in the United States, re
ferring to the oiroular said:
"I request that it be made known
that the commission's claim that the
work of the Spanish branch of the so
ciety is absolutely independent of gov
ernment oontrol and free from any po
litical bias is not correct Tbe Red
Cross in Cuba ia entirely a one-sided
partisan society, completely nnder tbe
control of the Spanish government, and
none of it members ia allowed to min
ister to the wounded or dying Cubans
on the battlefield.
- "I challenge the society to publish
over its signature a single oaee in
wbioh the Red Cross has on any bat
tlefield in Cuba attended to the wound
ed on the Cuban aide. I can prove by
Amerioan, and even by the Spanish
press reporter that there bave been
many oases where Cuban surgeons have
nursed the wounded Spanish soldiers,
escorting them afterwards to tbe Span
ish linea.
"Only recently a Spanish deoree
was issued from Havana plaoing tbe
drug trade under the oontrol of the
government in order to keep, nnder se
vere penalties, any mer'ioine from
reaching Cuban hospitals. It ia for
this reason that we Cubans must rely
on the United State for our medicines
for our ill and wounded in Cuba, and
it ia to keep the Spanish soldiery from
assaulting our hospitals that we plaoe
them in the heart of tbe mountains
where only Cuban would dare tread.
"While I will not grudge the com
mission any amount of suoeesa they
may attain in their work, it is my
duty as a representative of the Cubans
to let tbe Amerioan publio know the
true taota in the case ot the Red Cross
Sooiety in Cuba."
A Sepoy Ban Aniuok.
Simla, Nov. 3. A sepoy belonging
to the British-Indian troops atationed
at Fort Bandeman, ran amuck laat
night and killed Lieutenant Yeate, of
the royal engineers; Lieutenant
Downea, of the Bombay lancers, and
two private soldiers, beside wound
ing Lieutenant MoLaugblin.
London Cabmen Strike
T.nndnn. Nov. 9. In Dnrsuanoe of a
resolution adopted yesterday evening,
nnwarda of 1.000 cabmen struok todav.
adding another ohapter to tbe long,
wearisome dispute between tne caomeu
and tbe railroad stations.
Storm on Coast of Portugal
Lisbon, Nov. ' 8. A severe storm
prevails along tbe coast of Portugal.
fishing-boat bas been lost near seta
bal. eighteen mile southeast of this
eity. Fourteen fishermen were drowned.
BENEFIT THE NORTHWEST.
ll.dnollon In Freight Bates on all
the Transooutlnental Line.
Portlsnd, Or., Nov. 8. A new
schedule of redaoed freight rate will
go into effect on al' tbe transcontinent
al lines, November 9, plaoing North
Pacific coast points on tbe same basis
as San Francisoo.
Tbe new rates will apply to all points
in the Central Traffic Association's
territory, and from there west to tbe
Paciflo coast Tbe difference in San
Francisco, and Portland and Sound
rates, on general commodities, amount
to about 6 cents per 100 pounds, in fa
vor of San Francisoo. This will be
equalized by the new tariff, wbloh will
lower Nortb Pacific rates to correspond
witb those applying to San Francisco.
Notice of tbe proposed reduotion wa
telegraphed yesterday from St Paul
and the foregoing meagre particular
were given out last night by J. V.
Creighton, chief olerk of tbe Portland
general freight office of the Northern
Paoiflo railroad. This reduotion will
be of great importance to Northwestern
merchants aud business men.
GROUGHT TO HIS SENSES.
The Sultan Olrea Warning by the
KuMlaa Amba.eador.
Constantinople, ilov. a. Since the
visit of the Russian ambassador, M.
Denelidoff, to the sultan and the im
portant audience whioh followed, it is
noticeable that there bas been another
change for tbe better in the attitude of
Abdul Humid and bis advisers toward
the Armenians in particular and tbe
reform party in gentral.
It is known that Denelidoff used very
plain language, and tbe sultan wa con
vinced that the Russian ambassador
was in earnest This, supplemented by
grave reports received by the sultan
from tbe Turkish embassies in London
and Paris, pointing out tbe distrust
and irritation caused by tbe attitude
of tbe Turkish official, baa brought
about eager profession npon tbe part
of the Turkish government of a desire
to earnestly push tbe reform a com
menced. Five Christian deputy governor bave
been appointed in Armenia. It is prob
able there will be change shortly in
tbe Turkish ministry.
A TRANSFER OF GOLD.
Large Amount Sent From Now Turk
to" Chicago.
Chicago, Nov. 8. Railroad employe
at tbe Grand Central paasenger station
thought the advance guard of tbe army
bad arrived in Cbioago when tbe Balti
more & Ohio fast express trsin pulled
into the station last night The
United States Express Company had a
special car attached to the train, and
all except one Of this oar was filled
witb men who oarried revolver and
guns having bristling bayonets. -
In tbe little corner, however, was
sufficient wealth to satisfy a dozen
gangs of trainrobbera if they had se
cured it The wealth oonsisted of gold
amounting to a legal tender value of
(8,600,000. It bad been shipped from
the subtreasnry in New York to the
ubtreasury in this oity, and it will be
transferred from the express car to tbe
i Band MoVally building this morning.
' The transfer was due to the faot that
j the Chicago subtreasnry was taxed to
i relieve the recent strain on the sub-
treasury in San Franoieoo.
A VENTURESOME UNDERTAKING
two Wariilngtnntane to Carry Mall to
- ' ". Ventral Alaska. .'
Seattle, Nov. 8. Hugh Day and
Jaok Hays, mountaineers, left on tbe
steamer Willap today for Alaska.
They will oross ' the divide above
Juneau, leaving Juneau November 10.
carrying the United State mail to
points on tbe Yukon river, Forty-mile
and Circle City. -
A oontraot witb the government for
the trip was completed bere yesterday.
They will bave to walk and sledge
about a thousand mile through the
snow and ice-bound region of the mid
night sun, and they expect it will take
them 70 day to reach Forty-mile.
Last year three men, who attempted
to oary mail to the Yukon at this sea
son, must bare perished in the snow,
aa they have never since been beard
from. '
SIMMONS' GOOD FIGHT.
Manager of a Coqullle Cannery Put
Bobbers to Flight.
"-. Marshfield, Or , Nov. 8. A. H.
Simmons, manager ot the Parkersburg
salmon cannery, on the Coquille river,
was held up in bia offloe last night by
two masked men, who demanded of
Simmons, at tbe point of a revolver,
that be open the aafe. Simmons re
tused, and tbe robbera began an assault
. pon him with their revolvers. The
robbers "went for" tbe manager with
auoh fury that be changed bia mind,
but the desperadoes did not hear him
say that be would open the aafe. Dur
ing the souffle Simmon caught hold of
the mask of one ot tbe robber and tore
it from bia faoe, ao that be recognised
bim. Tbia frightened the robbera
away. Mr. Simmons ba several fleah
wound on bis head, and is under a
doctor's oare. Who the robber ia that
he recognised be will not disclose. No
arrests bave been made.
Bagllshmaa Arrested In Cuba.
Havana, Not. 8. Thomas W.
Beatty, an Englishman, and owner of
the Meda Luna plantation, ba been
imprisoned at Mancanillo, charged
witb being the instigator ot the de
struction by fire of many bouses in tbe
village ot Meda Luna. His attorney,
Juna Silva, was also arersted. -
It is annonnoed that Nat Goodwin's
jompany next year will carry two oar
loada of special scenery and a divoore
lawyer.
NORTHWEST BREVITIES
Evidence ot Steady Growth
and Enterprise.
ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST
From All the Cities and Towns of the
Thrlrlng Bl.ter States
Oregon.
The Foster & McDonald mine, in
Gold Gulch mining district was
bonded to Crook oounty capitalists
hist week.
Plenty of trout can be caught on
Coos river, by using salmon eggs for
bait, but fly fishing In that river ia
over for tbe season.
The Nortb End Mill Company, ot
Coo bay, baa discontinued rafting
logs from tbe Coquille, and ia now
shipping them over the railroad.
The oontraot for constructing the
dikes, etc., in Tillamook harbor, baa
been awarded to Contractor Jaoobson,
who bad tbe oontraot at Bandon last
year.
The extention of the Sumpter valley
railrcad to the town ot Sumpter waa
celebrated by a ball and plonio, and by
the shipment of concentrate and ore
that bad been accumulating for two
months.
Foss, Guthrie & Co. shipped from
Baker City a trainload of 490 cattle.
Nearly all of the cattle were bought
from Powder Valley stockowners. Tbe
price were: Cows, (16; two, (18;
threes, (38 and (84.
Some of the bopgrowers in Washing
ton county are storing crops in the
Maaonio building in Laurel, where tbe
bops will be kept until sold. Seven
and a bait oenta bas been offered for '
bops in Hillsboro.
Tbe chinook run of salmon in the
Siuslaw this year ha been fairly good, "
but it ia about over. Tbe big run of
silverside salmon ha not yet entered
the river, although it bas been daily
expected for the last ten daya.
' Mrs. J. T. Vincent, who bas a gar
den in the south part of Toledo, claims
to bave raised tbe largeat pumpkin of
tbe season. Tbe pumpkin ia five feet
six inches by five feet one inch in oir
cumferenoe, and is still growing.
Eight men, including the millers,
were thrown out of employment by
the burning of tbe Weaton flouring
mills. Tbe mill lacked 800 barrels of
completing a 1000-barrel order for the
China trade. - It bad just received a
telegram asking terms on 1,000 more
barrels. !'.; -t
Messrs. May & Semlers, of Harris
burg, during tbe week preceding the
80th inst., shipped 16,000 bushel of
wheat from ' their warehouse on the
railroad. The object wa to save their
customers the advantage of the 8-oent
rate which went out of effect on that
date, tbe rate now being twelve centa
per bncdred.-
G. W. Wright and Cbalres Collin
are putting up a sawmill at tbe foot
of the mountain, on the Low Pass road,
in Lane county. Tbe mill will run by
water power, and is to be in running
order by tbe 16 th of December. They
now have ten men at work. Order
for 100,000 feet of lumber have been
received already. " . -
Washington.
A theater ia being built In New
Wbatoom that will be able to seat
1,000 persons.
Colfax ' college has made arrange
ments to publish a monthly paper, an
eight-page sheet
The oity tax levy in Olympia for the
ensuing year will be 10)4 mills. : Last
year the levy wa 18 mills. :
Olympia sportsmen will take step to
prevent tbe trapping of quail, oontrary
to law, by men and boy in Thurston
county..
The entire collection ot coin wbiob
wa stolen from tbe Ferry museum in
Tacoma a few weeka ago, ba been re
covered.' .- , , ' '; '
. A levy of three and one-fourth milla
haa been made by the school board of
Tacoma for school purposes. The levy
will provide (80,100. ,
The Herrick Canning Company, of
Aberdeen, has put up 160,000 ease of
salmon this season, and expects to put
up about 4.C00 more.
Very few hops bave been sold in
Puyallnp thus far, only those that bave
been contracted for having been de
livered. Growers seem to think they
will get more by holding on.
In order to out down expenses, Olym
pia haa entirely abolished tbe use of
street lights. Several citizens have,
however, subscribed a fund for the
illumination ot thoroughfares near
their residences.
The logger and mill men who bave
camp on the small stream flowing
into the Snohomish river are anxiously
waiting for. rain. These streams are
now ao low that logs or boats cannot be
floated to the mills.
.A, bullet oame flying through the
window of J. H. Miller's kitchen, in
Whatoom, the other day, and struck
Mrs. Fred Hamburg, who was at work
there, on a finger. The ball had spent
it force and did not injure ber.
The reoeiver of the Trader' bank,
of Tacoma, made a showing ot bia
trust before Judge Stallonp last week.
Tbe oause of tbe ease being brought up
wa to get a ruling ot the oourt as to
whether the assets now on hand should
be sold and the stockholders assessed to
pay tbe balance of the liabilities or let
tbe matter rest awhile. Tbe stock
holders have virtually agreed to the
former plan, and if tbe oourt allow
them to carry it out the assesssment
will surely be made before December
1, 1898. - .