OREGON
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VOL. XIV.
ST. HELENS, OREGON, Fill DAY, MAY 7, 1897.
NO. 20.
NEWS OF THE WEEK
From all Parts of the New
and Old World.
BEIEF AND INTERESTING ITEMS
Comprehend v ! of tha Import'
nt Happening Car
rent Week.
Four live were loit in ft tenement
house flre In Brooklyn. N. V.
The bunking firm of Seliar, Kooli A
Co. fulled lor 166,000 in Chicago.
Fire consumed the elovator and otliot
property of the low Elovator Company
atr-eona, iu.j iosr, $200,000,
Lieutenant Etoff, grandson of Prosl
dont Kroger, haa been acquitted of the
ohargeof slander against Queen Vic
toria. ',
Tralnwreoker threw switch and
wrecked a train on the Houitnn St Tex
hi Central and killed one man and in
jured aeveral.
The aohooner Annie wan crushed In
an iee floe oft fit. Johna, N. B. The
crew of twenty-flv men barely escaped
with their Uvea.
N. Burrii, Son & Co., of Norfolk,
Va., one of the moat prominent and
widely known banking flrmi In the
Booth, baa failed.
I The insurgent against Spanish rule
I tn the riiuippine telanda are still 10,-
I 000 strong and offering etont resistenoe
I in the mountain.
I The Ifaneard union of printer and
puuuniiora in Miimon, wmoii ooiiapaei
in 1891, hat paid a quarter of a million
sterling of tta indebtedness.
The mlneownera of Leadvllle, Col.,
met and aubaoribed 950,000 toward
draining the mine!, and it ia estimated
that opening the niinea will put 700
men to work.
The Democratic member of the
finance committee object to reporting
the tariff bill direct to the senate.
They rely upon the Nevada aenator to
secure amendment! In full committee,
The French finning vessel Gallant,
Captain Pierre, from St Main (or Mi
quelon, atmck an Iceberg on the Grand
banks, near St John, N. F., on the
18th inst, and almoat immediately
foundered. 6he had seventy-three
fishermen on board, and all took to the
IxHita. Only one of theae boata hna so
far been heard from. When it left the
vessel, tta complement waa ten men,
Three perlahed from exposure and hun
ger. The bodies of the flrat two were
thrown overboard, but the survivors, in
their desperation, were driven to oan
mbaliam, and ate the third. The boat
waa picked up by a schooner. The sur-
vlvort are In a allocking condition, and
are so badly frostbitten that their armt
mint be amputated.
It ia reported that the Oregon deleuiv
tion in eongreaa ha reoommemled Pro
fessor II. B. Miller, prealdent of the
state agricultural college at Corvallia,
for a diplomatic appointment to Ger-
. liany.
Company O, Oregon National Guard,
Allan J. walker, captain, has beendiS'
banded by order of Governor Lord.
The oompany'a headquarter were at
Myrtle Point, Coo comity. The
resignation of Captain Walker, made
necossary by hi removal from the
tale, waa the cause for muking the or
The prealdent has sent to congress the
report of the boundary oommiaaion ap-
pomtwl to locate the boundary line be
tweon Mexico and the United ,8tntos,
west of the Rio Grande river. The
president' message merely trnnamita
tne paper filed by the commission
with the atate department, consisting of
prinieu voiumea and maps.
A dlapatoh from Coulee City, Wash..
aay that while Griff Jonea. Charles
Deeter and Kay Weston were rounding
up a band of yonng homes on lower
crab oroek, they undertook to swim the
horaea, below Rooky ford, aoroa the
atream. While orossing the horaea be
came entangled and unruly, and Jonea
and Weaton were thrown Into the water
and drowned, while Deeter managed to
reach the ahore.
Private John N. Stamm, of Walla
Walla barracka, waa accidentally shot
during target practice, and it ia not
possible for him to recover. Sergeant
Manes' pistol Snapped while aiming
at the target. He returned to where
Stamm waa standing, and waa explain
ing to him the reason why the car
tridge failed to explode. In doing this
he pulled the trigger, and the revolver
waa discharged, the bullet striking
Stamm In the groin, and passing entire
ly through the body, perforating the
Intestines, and coming out of the back.
The governor of Oregon and Wash
ington have received copies of the call
for the annual meeting ot the trans
Mississippi congress, to be held thia
yw in Bait Lake City, July 14 to 18,
with a request that they designate a
number of oitizena to represent the
"tea, inolnding, "at least one speaker,
who w 11 be prepared to present some
general subjeet in which the state is in
terested." The objects of the congress
are to secure closer trade relations and
national legialation of benefit to statea
west of the Miasissippl. W. J. Bryan
has been made president of the eongreaa.
The fourth annual meeting of the
Paciflo Coast Women'a Congress has
opened In San Francisco.
John Forepfiugh and two prominent
Spaniard were killed In railroad ao-
-iuear rampa, Fla. A carelesa
motorman left hia post, and the trolley,
car was run down by a fast mail train.
Supervisor Rakestraw ia preparing
M 2 Jli'V0"1 e,,notinal institute
.?Mud.,n.Portland 0r- August.
o oola and agenciea in the west will be
represented.
RAILWAYS IN MEXICO.
Vngllsh Contractors Preparing to Hulld
i:. "! Linn.
City of Mexico, May 4. An import.
ant company haa been incorporated
nere, with a capital of 11,000,000, tl
larger part ot the share being taken
by Pearson & Hon, the English contract
tors having In hand the drainage of the
valley ol Mexico and the port work at
vera cms, with a lew Mexican share.
holder. The new company will
known a the Mexican Land, Navlga
tion as Railway Compuny. The first oh
ject of the company la to build a rail
way from some suitable point on the
National Tuhuantopco road to a desira
fble point in the atate of Vera Crua.
The government gives a subsidy of over
8,000 aoroa of public land per kilo
meter of railway constructed. On some
400,000 aorea ot land thus acquired
the oouipany will aettle European and
other colonists. Among other pinna of
the company is to acquire railway In
the southern part of Vera Cru. and
also the railroad line haa already been
located, and construction will begin I
two months.
THE LEVEES ARE HOLDING.
Wont Is
Apparently Over
the lied River.
North of
New Orleans, May 4. Dunatchea
from all point along the river today
show that the levee are holding.
full of one-tenth at Providence strength
ena the belief ot engineers that the
worst ia over from the month of Red
river to the Arkansas line. The dungci
pointa now are from Red river landing
southward. At Plaquemine today the
river rose four-tenths, and the .levee
worker in that vicinity are having
hard time keeping the line tn a condi
tion of safety. The gauge here show
18.80 tonight.
Major ltichardann, ohief of the atate
engineer, came to the city at the gov
ernor'i order to act aa advisory engl
neer on the local work, and declared
the defense well constructed. Here
and elsewhere the day waa devoted to
hard work, and no mishap have occur
red. There is considerable alarm about
Davia levee, but extensive reinforce
ments will be begun there tomorrow
Tli HI Water at St. Louis.
St. Louis, May 4. -The continued
high water has excited a great interest,
aa was evinced by the enormous crowd
that flocked to the river front today,
The river continue to rise, marking
30,90 at 4 P. M. At a number of
places along the levee the railroad
track were under water. The termi
nal association, whose tracks are partly
under water, expresses no uneasiness.
One of the official atated it would take
five feet ot water before all their river
tracks had been submerged, and that
they had engines which would work in
three feet of water, therefore it would
take a rise of eight feet beyond the
present stage before the company would
be lucovenieneed.
Situation at Matches.
Natohes, Miss., May 4. With the
exception of a half-tenth rise during
the rst twenty-four hours, the river
situation remain unchanged. The
weather having cleared, the situation
tonight seems more hopeful. While
the lovo are in fair shape, they have
many streams of water running through
them, necessitating a large ditch to be
dug to carry off the water at Vidalia.
They are being worked on by a large
force and closely guarded. In many
pluoes the river ia within less than a
foot of the top, and the current is very
wift .
Circulation of Currency. ;
Washington, May 4.-The monthly
statement of the controller of the cur
rency shows that on April 80 the total
circulation of national bank note waa
$232,802,344, a gain for the year of
$8,700,809, and a losa for the month of
$1108,650.
The circulation based on United
States bond was $208,768,649, a gain
for the year of $6,865,410, and a loss
for the month of $999,158.
The circulation secured by lawful
money was $24,088,696, an increase
for the year ot $3,835,589, an Increase
for the month of $93,608.
The amount Of United States regis
tered bonds on deposit to secure circu
lating notes was $382,749,800, and to
secure public deposti, $16,818,000. '
Gunboat Ordered Into CommUalon.
Washington, May 4. The first result
ot the laying-up of the big cruiser Co
lumbia i manifested In the prepara
tion of orders by the navy department
for the commisson of two new gunboats,
Helena and Annapolis. The Helena
will go into active servioo fur the first
time on June 1, and the Annapolis a
week later, on the 7th. These boats
will be kept on the North Atlantic sta
tion for about three months, when, be-
ng thoroughly shaken down, they will
be sent to one of the foreign stations,
probably China, to relieve some of the
larger cruiser now in need of. over
hauling. ' f
A FIRE AT PITTSBURG
Three Million Dollars' Worth
of Property Destroyed.
A CO-OPERATIVE SCHEME.
BEGAK ITS WHOLESALE GROCERY
thm Building Burned War
Fine tractare Situated
the Baslneia District.
Moatlj
Alaaka Mall Service.
Washington, May 4. -The first regu
lar mail service authorised for an en
tire year in Alaska has been contracted
for by the postoffloe department, the
service being from Juneau to Circle
City, 900 miles each way. The con
tract calls for one round trip a month,
beginning July 1, 1897. William F.
Sailor, of this city, is the contractor,
the contract prioe being $6,999.
Battle-Ship Oregon's Injuries.
Washington, May 4. The full reiort
of Naval Constructor Capps and Cap
tain Barker, upon the condition of the
Oregon, after her mishap at Bremer
ton, on Puget sound, has been received
at the navy department Aa indicated
by the telegraphic report, the injuries
were not of a nature to disable the
ship, and although there ia a long list
of bent frames and plates, caused by
contact with sunken piles, there was
no leakage and no necessity to repair
the benta.
Pittsburg, May 4. The greatest fire
that has visited this city since the
memorable one in 1845, started ahortly
after midnight this morning, in the im
mense wholesale grooery establishment
of Thomas 0. Jenkins, on Penn avenue
and Liberty street Three large blocks,
extending from Liberty to Penn ave
nue, and from Fifth to Sixth streets.
hav been reduced to smouldering
rnin. The loss will exceed $3,000,
000, and I well covered by insurance.
Among the buildings destroyed are
Jenkins' wholesale grooery establish
ment; Home's six-story dry-goods es
tablishment; Home's office building-,
the Duquesna theater, and the Metho
dist Book Concern.
The flre started in the oellar of the
Jenkins building, In a nlle of barrels
filled with waste paper. The flames
were discovered by Watchman Hunter.
He had melld smoke early in the
evening, but believed that it came from
the outside and paid no attention to it
ine names leaped rapidly up the ele
vator shaft, and he made a vain effort
to extinguish them with buckets of wa
ter. An air shaft used to ventilate
the great building fanned the flames,
ana ne louna it impossible to do any
thing. He made hia escape from the
building with great diffionltv because
of the immense volume of smoke. The
alarm waa turned In about the same
time by Officer Milton Bailey, who no
ncea amoxe issuing throtiKh the win
dOW. '-!..:.:.,".,'. .'. , ,
The flre made rapid headway, and by
13:80 o'clock flames benan to pour out
of the Penn-avenue front All the fire
department of the city and of Allegheny
was summoned, and the firemen fought
oraveiy to check the nroeress of the
conflagration. The flre, however, at
tacked the Immense quantity of bar
reled oil, sugar and molassea and flour
that this building contained, and 13:45
ooiook the Penn-avenue and Liberty
atreet front were mas of flames.
The flre ate its way ao rapidly that the
nremen narrowly escaped falling debris
Flame filled Penn avenue completely,
and snot into the air 300 feet or more,
presenting one of the most magnificent
gnta seen lor years.
The building of Joseph Home & Co,
opposite, caught, and the firemen
worked desperately to prevent its loss
At 1 o'clock the Home building waa
burning from cellar to roof, and the
flames had communicated to Home
immense office building adjoining. The
structure was of atone, six stories
height It was occupied by W. P.
Grier& Co., china dealers; Bon Marche
Glove Company, Snaman's carpet house,
and score of physicians. -'"
Hook's cigar faotory and Hall Bros,
building next fell, and they were quick'
ly followed by the Duquesne theater,
Methodist Book Concern building, and
the Surprise clothing store. The lat
ter was an immense five-story building,
running back 800 feet. The flre was
the moat magnificent sight seen in
Pittsburg in years. When the Jenkins
and Horne buildings bad became en
veloped in the conflagration, Penn
avenue was one mass of flumes, and
sheet of fire, with heavy columns of
smoke, were aont 300 feet into the air.
The glare of the flames could be seen for
miles, and the atreets for blocks around
were brilliantly illuminated.
As soon as the flre attacked these
building), several streams ot water were
turned on them, but the water had no
more effect than If it was not an ex
tinguieher. The flames from the burn
ing oil in the Jenkins building rolled
out against it, and in five minutes the
two beautiful Home building were
burning briskly.
The firemen then left the Jenkins
building to its fate and used their unit
and desperate efforts to save the
Horne buildings. All the streams that
could be summoned were turned on
these buildings, but they were now one
mass of flames. The flre department
then turned its attention to the sur
rounding oudiidings, but the raging
flames rapidly ate their way to all sides.
At 4 o'clock, the flre was finally mas
tered, but was atill burning with in
tense fury within the blocks bounded
by Fifth and Sixth streets east and
west, and Liberty street and Penn ave
nue north and south.
The loss, it is now believed, will be
greatly in excess of the first estimates,
and is estimated at $3,000,000.
A number of firemen were Injured by
falling walls and live wires, but none
of them seriously.
, Struck fur Eight Hours.
New York, May 4,-Two hundred
and fifty union plumbers, steamfitters
and gasfitters struck at Newark today
for eight hours' work, with no reduc
tion of wages. They were working
nine hours. The carpenters and lath
ers have won their fight. The brick
layers and masons receive the same pay
as last year.
Chicago Unemployed Propose to March
. . to Utah. ,
Chicago, May 8. The Record says:
Another movement similar to that
which General Coxey organised a few
year ago, and which is designed to take
an army of unemployed men on a long
trip across the country, is being quietly
organized, and it is said that in June
it will "move," having it starting
point in thia city.
u amors irom mat which was pro
ductive ol tne famous "keep-off-the
grass" by-term, in that it doe not have
the national capital as its objective
point, and it is not designed to ask the
national government tor aid for any
one. If the present plana are carried
out, when the "army" reaches the end
of its destination it will at once go to
work a a co-operative commonwealth,
and the leaders will attempt to prove
that the working people oan provide for
themselves out of the abundance of the
earth without dividing the products of
tneir moor. ;
It ia said that with the adjournment
ol the convention of the American
Jtanway union, which will meet in
this city in June, the time will have
arrived for the order to march, and It
is further said that President E. V.
Debs and other men prominent in rail
road organization are among the prime
movers in the scheme. Utah is to be
the haven of rest, and once there every
man will be on an equal footing with
his neighbor. There will be no city
councils to do business with when pub
lio improvements are needed and the
people decide to make tbem. The
people will do this themselves. ;
It is said that figures have been gnth
erea wnicli show that there are now
100,000 men and women out of employ
ment in Chicago. It is not expected
that anywhere near thia number will
make the trip to Utah, but it ia be
lieved by men prominent in the move
ment that the army will move with
several thousand men, and that it will
pick np more on the way.
ii is propoeou to organise the co
operative commonwealth along the same
lines as those laid down by the social
ists, the means of production and die
tribntion are to be the common prop.
erty of the community, and may be
used by any member thereof.
Whether the proposition will be sub
mitted to the convention of the railroad
organization haa not been deoided, but
it said that it is more than likely it
will be. .. .
SPEED WAS TOO GREAT.
AN INSURGENT VICTORY
FISHERMEN DROWNED.
Benson Aselgned hy Jury for Portland
Street-Car Accident.
Portland, Or., May 8. The coroner'
jury impaneled Wednesday to hold an
inquest over the bodies of Catherine
Baillie, Newton Hansen, W. W. Blanch-
ard and M. C. Benninger, who died
from the effects of injuries received in
the street-car accident on Eaat Morrison
street last Tuesday, rendered a verdict
yesterday afternoon in which they
found that the accident waa mainly due
to the high rate of speed traveled by
car No. 63 at the time of the accident.
An opinion was also expressed in the
verdict that the forward axle of the
front truck was broken at the reverse
ourve, where the car showed indica
tions of having flrat left .the rails.
Much evidence was taken during the
day from both persona on the car at the
time, and from others familiar with
mechanics and the track on East Mor
rison street.
The majority ot those on the oar
stated that it waa traveling faster than
is permitted by the city ordinances.
One witness, Mr. Philip Flood, who
stood on the front platform with the
motorman, stated that the oar waa not
going faster than waa customary at" that
point, and that it was thoroughly un
der the motorman a control until the
ourve waa reached.
Spaniards Repulsed . at
gatory Hills.
Pur.
WERE DRAWN INTO AMBUSCADE
A Withering Flre Was Poured Upon the
Spaniard From All Sides
, Loss Waa Heavy.'
jxew xorit, May b.a Herald dis
patch from Havana says:
The engagement which the Spanish
had with General Roderiguea in the
Purgatory hills, and which was report
ed as a decisive Spanish victory, turns
out to have been the reverse.
The Spanish columns encountered
the insurgents and attacked sharply,
relying on their superior forces. The
rebels retreated toward their camp, and
suoceeded in playing their old trick of
drawing the Spanish into an ambus
cade. Oeneral Castillo arrived with
reinforcements while Roderiguea was
engaging the Spanish and fell on their
flank. The fishting lasted five hours.
and in killed, wounded and prisoners,
the Spanish lost 280 men.
News comes from Santiago de Cuba
that 200 volunteera headed by a priest
and a prominent physician have joined
the insurgents because they were dis
satisfied with the conduct of the Span
ish autboritiea, and believed that Gar
cia would succeed in retaining his su
premacy in the eastern province.
Ihe situation at Banes continues to
command attention. Four cruisers and
several gunboats have been ordered
there to land a force to march on the
port in the direction of Holquin. The
rebel foroe in and near Banes is est!
mated at 8,000. '
General Weyler came Quietly back
to Havana yesterday morning after a
six week's trip to Santa Clara, during
which, if he accomplished anything
irom a military standpoint, the (act has
been most effectually ooncealed. It is
now reported that he is going to Spain
soon, but the report is probably due to
the fact that his son sailed April 80.
It wa reported last night that an in
surgent chief of importance had been
sent to Pinar del Rio. He ia believed
to have been Quintin Bandera, but the
statement lacks confirmation. ,
From Matanzas and other towns in
Havana, Santa Clara and Pinar del Rio
oomes the news that starvation and dis
ease are on the increase. .
One Capslsed ' la the Breaker
Clatsop Spit.
Astoria, Or., May 8. The first
drowning of the Ashing season occurred
about 8 o'clock this morning, when one
of Seaborg's boats capsized in the
breakers near Clatsop spit In the boat
were John Hendrickson and his boat
puller, August Koshela. The wind
waa blowing heavily at the time, and
when Hendrickson' boat overturned
few men had their net out. The boat
nearest the capsized craft went to it
assistance, and succeeded in rescuing
tne Doatpouer, but Hendrickson sank,
It is probable the body will never be re
covered. The deceased was a Russian
Finn, about 85 years old, and unmar
ried. He had lived in this country
eight years, and had a brother and sla
ter living in Astoria.
. News was received here late this af
ternoon of the finding of a body of an'
other fisherman. One of Kinney's boats
drifted up on Long Beach, near Ocean
Park. ' The net was fast to the boat
and tangled in the web was the body of
the unfortunate man. His name waa
not learned. It is probable the boat-
puller was also lost
It is reported tonight that one of
Booth's boata capsized this afternoon
near Clatsop spit, and that both captain
and boatpuller drowned. , The report
is evidently true, although neither the
number of the boat nor the names of
the men were given. The report was
brought up by fisherman, who had
learned nothing more.
TOUGH ON AMERICANS.
dis-
A Cuban Officer Captured.
New York, May 8. A World
patch from Havana says:
Advioes from Sagua la Grande say
that Rafael Fernandez, adjutant on the
stan ol the insurgent General Roban,
has been oaptured. He is an American.
ne ia connnea in the military prison
at Sagua., Mis case is receiving atten
tion at the hands of Consul Barker.
Cuban Reform to Be Applied.
Madrid, May 8. The queen regent.
at the cabinet meeting today, aigned a
decree providing for the application ol
the . agreed-upon reforms for Cuba.
frt .. . . .. .,
xue action was aue to tne receipt ol a
oable message from Captain-General
Weyler announcing the western part of
tne island waa pacined.
AMERICUS CLUB'S BANQUET.
Allen Miner In Koealand May Kara
. Become British Cltlaen.
Rossland, B. C, May 8. The pro
posed law aa to alien miners having to
deolare intentions to become citizens
(before they can take out a miner' cer
tificate is causing much talk here, and
'there are still hopes that it will not be
come a law, although it has passed the
legislature. Strong petitions against
;it are going up from all parts of British
Columbia, the principal argument be
ing that without American energy the
mining wealth of the country would
hot have been discovered, and without
it thia wealth cannot be developed,
Eighty-three Americana today applied
lor miner's licenses at a fee of $6 each
per annum, some for one year, some for
two, and some for three years. There
are many prospectors from the Ameri
can side who have previously taken out
licenses lor several years, and these,
the new law, if it becomes a law. will
not be able to touch. There will prob
ably be a rush of American miners at
other points to get miners' certificates
before the law is signed.
THE GUTHRIE CALAMITY.
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CONFEDERATE MONUMENT.
m Eulogy on
Unrolled at Dallas With
Jeffereon-DaYla,
Dallaa, Tex.. May 8. The Confed
erate monument ereoted through the
efforts of the Daughters of the Confed
eracy, at Dallas, was unveiled this
morning. It is of Texas granite, the
shaft being fifty feet high. At the
top of the column stands a private. At
the base on four pedestals are life-sized
statues of Jefferson Davis, R. E. Lee,
Stonewall Jackson and Sidney Johns
ton.
Jefferson Davia, jr., pulled the cord
that unveiled the statue ot his grand
father. Lucy Hays did the same for
Robert Lee, and a little grandaugbter
of Stonewall Jackson completed thenn
veiling by pulling the cords which re
moved the veils from the statues of
Jackson and Johnston.
After the young ladies representing
Southern states decorated the monu
ment with flowers, John H. Reagan,
the only surviving member of the Con
federate cabinet, delivered a eulogy
upon President Davis.
Heavy Cuatom-Houie Business.
New York, May 4. There was a big
rush of importers today to pay duties,
and the receipts reached $3,407,829, a
record exceeded by only two days in the
history ot the custom house. The
heaviest duties paid today were on sugar
and tobaooo.
During the last twenty years the rail
ways of the world have absorbed 60,
000,000 tons of steel, or almoat half the
total prod not.
Went Through Bridge.
Warrenton, O., May 8. An engine
and fourteen cars of a freight train, on
the Wheeling & Lake Erie railway,
went through a bridge near here today,
and plunged into. creek. Engineer
James Garletter was soalded to death.
Fireman Edward Munn and Brakeman
C. E. Keyser, both received broken legs
and were otherwise injured severely.
Uruguayan Revolution Falling.
Buenos Ayres, May 8. The Uru
guayan insurgents aoense the revolu
tionary committee here of inaction.
The leading chiefa are withdrawing
from the movement, and ita failure is
freely predicted. - '
Bunker Convicted of Kmbesilement.
New Orleans, May 8. William P.
Nichols, president of the defunct Bank
of Commerce, was tonight convicted ot
the embezzlement of $260,000 of the
bank's funds.
Decorations Were Burned, but the
Speeches Were Made.
Pittsburg, May 8. The eleventh an
nual banquet of the Amerious Club, in
memory of General Grant, waa held
tonight, in spite of the fire in the ban'
qnet hall which destroyed the decora
tions and threatened for a time to put
stop to the ceremonies. The club
had made great preparations for the
event, and the decorators had been at
work for several day and had adorned
the ceiling with four row of inverted
pyramids, constructed of red, white and
blue bunting. The pyramids, several
hundred in number, entirely covered
the ceiling, and the points ot them ex-
tended to within about eight feet of the
floor. An eleotrlc light was suspended
from the top of each, and a bunch of
smilax festooned from point to point.
The effect wbb very beautiful. The
windows were artistically draped, and
in the center of the north wall was a
llfesize portrait of the hero of Appo
mattox. The club management wished to se
cure a photograph of the decorated hall,
and in the attempt to secure a flash
light picture an explosion occurred
which was followed by flames which
practically destroyed the entire decora
tion of the hall. Men were at once put
to work to remove the debris, and the
banquet was delayed only an hour, the
dismantled condition of the room prov
ing but a Blight detraction from the
evening's enjoyment.
There were 324 diners seated at the
table, with U. S. Trent as toastmaster.
Fatal Sawmill Bxploaion.
Pittsburg, May 8. A boiler explo
sion at Alderman's sawmill in the
Kanawah valley, W. Va., last night,
killed two men and seriously injured
five. The killed are: Perry Devers
and George Conley. The injured are:
W. Hickman, Thomas Hickman, Will
iam Balton, William Alderman, John
MuCauley, The three former will
probably die. The mill was badly
wrecked, and the losa will be heavy.
Fire More Bodiea Recovered
the Debrl.
Kansas City, May 8. A special to
the Times from Guthrie, O. T., says:
Five more bodies were recovered from
ithe debris left by Wednesday's storm
in West Guthrie. ; The bodies of
George Owen and Mrs. Charles Ruffint
were found on the west bank of the
river. . The bodies of Henry Simmons
and Mrs. Watson and child were found
nnder a pile of hay near the Cimarron.
Mrs. Watson had her child clutched to
ber breast, in which position both met
death. Scores of organised searching
parties are at work, but progress is
slow, since tons of debris must be dug
over in the search. It is believed the
rushing waters of the Cimarron oonoeal
many corpses. The Cimarron is two
miles north, and when the flood came
the waters of the Cottonwood joined it
The Cimarron's bottom contains quick
sand, and it is one of the most treacher
ous streams in the country. It flows
into the Arkansas in Pawnee county.
and it is believed several bodies, if not
buried in the sand, have been carried to
the Arkansas, which ia also very high.
NORTHWEST BREVITIES
Evidence of Steady Growth
and Enterprise.
ITEMS 07 GENERAL INTEREST
Tev
THE PRESIDENT ASSENTS.
Petition far a Duty on Ride.
Coulee City, WaBh., May 8. The
Stookraiaers Association of the Big
Bend has sent a petition to Washington
asking that congress place a duty on
hide. Eastern Washington cattle
men want the Dingley bill amended.
Dr. Traell Green Dead.
Eaaton, Fa., May 8. Dr. Traell
Green, an eminent physioian and fa-
meua scientist, died today at hia home
in this city. He wa 84 year old
General Miles Will Go to the Seat of
.-, War In Greece. ,
Washington, May 8. General Mile
today received the formal assent of the
president for his projected trip to Tur
key and Greece. The order read:
"The president grants you permis
sion to proceed, as soon as practicable.
to the seat of war in the Levant, and
if authority therefor be granted to you
by the respective governments con
cerned, to visit the Turkish and Greek
armies, or both, as, in your judgment.
may be desirable. The president fur
ther grants you authority, while in
Europe, to visit such other countries aa
may, in your opinion, offer the best
opportunity for military observation,
and at such times as yon may deem
most expedient."
uenerai Miles will be gone two or
three months, as in addition to mak
ing a personal study of the military
features of the contest between the
Turks and Greeks, he proposes to in'
spect the military establishments ot
the prinoipal European powers Ger
many, France and England, and possi
bly Russia. The result of his observa
tion will be embodied in an official re
port to the president
Alonzo Lowe of Greenfield, Ind. , ha
lifted one of his horses clear of the
groupd, and he can shoulder alone and
carry a barrel of sugar.
A Severe Earthquake.
" Washington, May 8. The United
Statea consul at Guadeloupe, Weat
Indies, has telegraphed the Btate de
partment, under date of April 29, from
Pointe-a-Pitre, as follows:
"A severe earrthquake occurred here.
The loss is heavy and many were in
jured." - -
Seven mile an hour ia the camel's
limit, nor can it maintain this rate
over two hour. Its usual speed is five
miles an hour.
An the Cities and
the Thriving Slater
, . Oregon
Wild pigeons are flying along Coo
river, and the gunner are out.
Six carloads of wheat were shipped
from Eugene to Portland last week.
There is much aotivity in Douglas
Munty hopyarda this year, and few, if
my, yards will go uncultivated.
In digging a well on the Warm
Springs reservation recently, George
Krause found human bones and teeth at
l depth of forty feet
Six or eight Greeks in Astoria sold
out their nets and other fishing gear
last week, and, with the money, started
!ack to aid the mother country in her
itruggle with Turkey.
The semiannual statement of the
Inancial condition of Grant county
Vfarch 81 last showed that the county's
liabilities amounted to $138,004, and
the resources to $87,944.
Two pairs of Mongolian pheasants
from Oregon have been turned loose in
Rockbridge county, Virginia, where
they will be carefully protected in the
sffort being made to propogate them.
The firm to secure the government
work of the upper Coquille is arranging
For the commencement of the work,
rhe improvement will be confined
largely to points between Robert's land
ing and Rackleff's mill, or about one
mile below Myrtle Point
Hood River haa doubled the acreage
jf its strawberries this spring. The
new plants will not bear this year, but
next year should have a full crop, and
this next year should furnish 1,500,000
pounds ot crimson luscionsness, or 750
ions, says The Dalles Chronicle.
Dairying in Curry county is in full
alast. The number of cows has not
been decreased by the hard winter, but, '
wing to the inrceased demand for cat
tle and the better prices paid, more
sslves will be raised and the output of ,
sutter will probably not equal that of
last year. ' .
The Tillamook Lumbering Company
a operating ita water pipe faotory night
is well as day, for the purpose of filling '
in order for about 2, miles of pipe, ,
which is required to extend : the water
system at Kalama, in Washington. It
rill require about 60,000 feet of lum- '
ber. The pipe will be shipped on the
iteamer Harrison. . t
Union county butchers are becoming ;
wmewhat uneasy over the prospect of
lecuring beef cattle for this season's
business. : Heretofore it has been an '
iasy task to secure all the beeves they
needed at any time, but the unusual de-
mand for cattle this season threatens to
change former conditions. Not only '
are buyers purchasing all the salable
steers they can find, but they appear
Just as eager to secure dry cows.
Washington.
Potatoes are plentiful in the Kittitas
ralley, and are selling at $9 a ton.
The business men of Snohomish are
working to get a hospital for that city.
A farmers' institute will be held in
Ellensburg during the first week in
June. .
' A movement has been started in
Oakesdale to raise a fund to help the '
Greeks.
Frank Terry is to be the new Indian
tgent for the Crows at Puyallup Indian
reservation.
Klickitat county formers shipped
three tons of bacon from The Dalles to
Rossland last week.
Mate Jenner, an old '49er, drowned
in Pemiahmoo bay, near Blaine. 'last
week. His boat capsiied during a
heavy wind.
Stevens oounty millman are begin
ning to ship their lumber to British Co
iumbia. A great deal of brick and '
lime goes the same way.
The monthly report of the Spokane
public schools for April shows that the
enrollment ia 656 larger than that at .
the end of April last year.
. A $10,000 damage suit against the
town of Asotin was decided last week
by jury in favor of the town.
Tekoa ia said to have a Young La
dies' Pedestrian Club, the members of
which get up at 6 o'clock in the morn-
ing and take walks for their health.
The injunction restraining the con
struction of the Snohomish oounty,
courthouse has been dissolved, and once
more Everett will try to get the county
seat on a firm foundation. ,. . '
The corporations throughout Wash
ington are generally complying with the
new law requiring the payment of an
annual fee ot $10. Last week in one
day $40 waa received from this source
by the secretary of state,
Indian Commissioner Barge has re
turned to North Takima from Mon
tana, and will be joined this week by
Commissioner Hoyt, when negotiations
with the Yakima Indians will here-'
sumed. Commissioner Goodwin haa
gone East on a leave of absence.
A resident of Walla Walla last week
took 1,300 stock hogs to Nebraska.
The bogs were bought for 8 cents a
pound by a Nebraska man, who bought
80,000 bushels of corn at from 10 to 11
cents a bushel before the hogs arrived.
The experts at work on the books of
Whatoom oounty have finished the
work in all the county office except the
treasurer's, and are at work in that de
partment now. The work in that oftfue
will take about two month' time, aa
there are over 18,000 receipt to check
over. .... ......