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NO. 21.
VOL. XIV.
ST.. HELENS, OREGON, FHIDAY, MAY 14, 1897.
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NEWS OF THE WEEK
all FarU of the New
and Old World.
From
BRIEF AND INTERESTING ITEMS
Oompr.hen.lM ll.vJew of th. Import
ant Happonlnss U" '
., mt WHk.
.A oullixioii occurred attheUirdlenes
lighthouse, near Aberdeen, Scotland,
betweun the British steamer Culdyna
mil the Orangoo, Tim Coldyne ank
mil eleven of lior crow with drowned.
The five anarchist convicted of par
ticipation In the bomb outrage, June 1
lust, at the feast of Corpus Chrlstl, were
iliot In Barcelona. They houted
'Long llv anarchy," Just before the
tnlorto fire was given.
A pooderou rock, weighing tn ton,
while being fwnng from a Out car,
smithed through the aide of two oar
on the westbound Chicago & Alton
passenger train near Chicago, wrecking
the oar and injuring a niimlier of jwo
pie. Another oItlenhlp question hat
risen between thl government and
Hermany. An Amerlaan citiaen named
Mayer baa been impressed Into military
lervloe by the German government.
The itate department haa requested hi
release,
Etyht-year-old Emella Kilmling.who
drank om lemonnh) whitih wa kept
In a tin bucket over night, died at
Danville, Cat., from the effect of the
poison. Eighteen scholars who drank
of the atuff are sick. The lad it of the
Kebekah lodge used a part of the lemon
ids at a aooial. The remainder was
preaented to the school children next
' ' Conanl-Oeneral Molvor, at Kanuga
wa, Japan, report to the atate depart
ment that, according to enrrent report,
the Japanese government il alout to
end a conimlwloii to Washington for
the purpose of Influencing redaction
of the increased import duties, which,
according to the American puMr, It
1 proposed to levy on ilk. The im
perial diet ha pumed a bill allowing a
bonu to exporter of raw ilk.
There will he an encampment of the
Oregon National Gourd thia year. It
will be the latter part of June or first
of July. It will continue from six to
ten day. An effort 1 being made by
the agricultural board at Salem to have
the encampment postponed until Sep
tember 80, and to have it then held on
the date fair grounds, In conjunction
with the fair. The selection of a place
ha been left to General Hoe be.
The Greek cabinet minister who
have returned from the Greek frontier
eein to be In favor of continuance of
the war. , Altogether, fourteen officer
have been recalled from Crete to be
sent to Theasaly, and thia I also proof
of the Intention of the new cabinet to
continue the war. The movement was
.actuated by necessity. AH the best
officer are being aent to the front, rtbr
i there any intention yet displnyed to
evacuate Crete.
Forest Area are said to be starting up
again around Ashland, Wis. 1
The Bants) Fe purchased" the Atlan
tio & Pacific railroad at foreclosure
tule for $12,000,000.
The Transvaal will observe the
qocen'i jubilee day a a holiday aa a
token of appreciation, , !
A big Are in Pittsburg, Pa., de
stroyed $3,000,000 worth of property,
and reaulted in one death and the in
jury of four persona,
The banklng-houao of J. B. Wheeler
& Co., In Manitou and Aspen, Colo.,
have gone into the hands of assignees.
Mo reason I given by the director.
W. D. Case, of Pittsburg, Columbia
county, and J. V. Duncan, of Uma
tilla, Umatilla county, Oregon, have
boon appointed fourth-class postmaster.
A Washington special ay that it
ha been definitely decided that Nation
al Committeeman J. K. Boyd, of North
Carolina, will be appointed (ollcitor of
internal revenue.
Colonel John Hay, the newly ap
pointed United Bute ambassador to
England, was received witli unusual
distinction while presenting his cre
dential to the queen at Windsor castle.
Johanna 8th, widow of Jacob Spath,
is suing Kata fc Sons, sausage manufac
turer, of Ban Francisco, for $100,000
dumaiies. Her husband wa killed in
the defendant' factory and the widow
charge Ihe firm with being responsible
on account of negligence.
President McKinley ha aent to con
gross a message concerning the lynch
ing of three Italians at Hahnville, Va.,
August 9, 1806. lie recommends an
appropriation of $40,000 tor the heirs
of the teriion without admitting the
liability of the United 8tate in the
. premise.
In the German relchstag Count von
Kunlts. the aararlan leader, interpellat
ed the government on the subject of
the proposed United States tariff. lie
asked if the government wished to con
tinue the agreement of 1801, and said
the Dingley bill implied less the in
crease of Amerioan custom revenue
than the successful expulsion of Euro-
, pean imports from American markets.
The effect of the action of the finance
committee of the senate in throwing
out the house provision in reference to
the Hawaiian reciprocity treaty, baa
been the subject of some comment.
One member of the committee say it is
the intention of the committee to deal
with the matter hereafter, : The effect
ot the bill aa it stands, he say will no
. doubt be to impose a duty on Hawaiian
ugur. Some amendment to regulate
thia will be prepared, hut lust what
form it will take ha not been deter
TO PROTECT CITIZENS.
The
Marlilehead Ordered to Puerto
Cortes, Honduras.
Washington, May 11. The interest
af tho United Slates oltissen at Puerto
Cortes, the seat of the revolution in
Honduras, will be looked after by the
Bruiser Marblohead. The vessel is now
on her way from Key West, orders hav
ing been given her Commander yester
duy to proceed at once. These order
were Issued at the request of the state
department officials, who felt that the
United States should be represented
there by a warship, so that if occasion
should arise there might be no delay in
affording the necessary protection to
citiaen of this government.
Lutest information reoeived by the
minister of the Greater Republic in
thl city 1 that the rebel at Puorto
Cortes were awaiting the shipment of
arm from Belize, British Honduras,
about whioh some trouble had arisen,
owing to the representation made to
the officials of that country. Nicaragua
and Halvudor, it is said, already have
dispatched troop to tbe scene of trou
ble, but a the journey ia a difficult
one, It is probable that they have not
yet arrived. : '
tabbed at a Dunce.
' Lafayette, Or., May 11. A serious
stabbing affray occurred about two
mile north of here, on the Will Green
place, at 9 o'clock this morning. A
neighborhood dance wa in progress,
and tho Garner brother, ot Lafayette,
were there. 1 They seemed to be dissat
isfied with everything from early even
ing until the dance ended in a row. It
seem a certain dunce was called while
other wanted a different dance. Then
the row began. The men wore outsi.'e
the house on a porch, and there were
about six or seven of them, all fight
ing. Pistol were brought out and
knives were used. After a few blow
Will Hilt said he was Rtubbed In the
abdomen, and wont over to where Wirt
Garner wa standing, and, with several
other, accused him of being the assail
ant. Hill' abdomen waa oat, the
gash being alxint two inche long. The
doctor say there 1 very little hope of
the man roovering. Some of those
who participated in thia row were un
der the influence of whisky. The Gar
ner brother wore arrested thl morn
ing. 1
SHOT FOUR MEN.
Sensational Affair ' Which Woman
Acted tho Leading Tart.
Littlo Hock, Ark., May, 11. A sen
sational shooting, in which a woman
shot and seriously wounded four men,
occurred at Lowell, Ark., today. The
shooting waa done by Mrs. Duerling,
and the wounded men are T. Bryant,
of Lowell, and three citiaen of Spring
dale, name unknown.
The shooting wa the result of relig
ious excitement caused by a woman
known aa Mr. Benedict, wRo ha been
holding a erie of "holiness meeting"
in the neigborhood. Mrs. Benedict
gathered about her some twenty con
verts, among them Mr. Duerling, who
deserted her husband. Citiaeos of
Springdale decided to run them out oi
Tye county. The posse followed Mr.
Benedict and Mrs. Duerling to a horn
at Lowell, where the women fortified
themselves, and when the men arrived
Mr. Duerling fired" on thein with a re
volver. She waa arrested and charged
with attempted murder.
Suburban Mall Delivery.
Washington, . May 11. A vlgorout
policy of extending the mail facilitie
lor the suDurua oi tne large omasa ii
possible by both steam and electric
car haa been adopted by Second Assist
ant Postmaster-General Shallenbergcr.
Many of the big cities will have addi
tional ervioe for the uburb if th
resident of those place oo-operate
with the department to make it a suc
cess, and tne statement wiu ne a wel
come announcement . to numerous
place, where feeling i evinced that
the demand or tne suburbs are not
mot. Mr. Shallenbergcr i giving the
matter careful attention, and as' an in
itiative has just made contract at
Pittsburg for additional train service
to various ubnrb there, witnin a
rana-e of aliout thirty miles rrora tne
city, whereby from one to three mail
a day will result Irom tne useot acoom-'
modation trains. Electric oar will
figure largely in the future postal oper
ation, owing to tho largo number of
sottled districts where the ateara roaus
do not touch.
Major MeNamara Klllod llhnielr.
Kansas City, May 11. Major Henry
McNamara, a veteran of the Jfenian
army that invaded Canada in 1866, and
again In 1870, and who was later-prominent
in the Invinoibles, the Clan-na-Gael
and kindred Irish societies, killed
himself last night rather than sutler
the disgrace of being sued for a $30
debt. An acquaintance who loaned
him the money threatened arrest u it
were not paid. McNamara had been un
able to secure work, and could not
meet the demand. Major McNamara
wa 60 year old, and came West from
Boaton. He waa a newspaper writer,
and had done more or lesa work on
dailies in the Southwest for year. He
left a widow.
A Montreal flro. -,:'.
Montreal. May 11. Fire last night
Wrecked the building of E. A. Small &
Oo., wholesale olothiers, on Beaver
hill. The damage to the building and
stock is $126,000. . ,
Shoo Factories Destroyed, ,
Seabrook, N. J., May ll.-Fire thl
morning burned the shoe factories of
Poor & Dole and W. H. Bradford, and
three adjoining building wore also
burned. Los, 00?:.. ' .
AMnlthoo Burned.
Detroit, May 11. The inalthouse of
Henry Keiokel & Co., was burned to
dnv It i estimated that $80,000
worth of malt wa. destroyed. The los
on the building ie $30,000, fully in
ured. '
THE TURKS. AT VOLO
Found the Town Deserted
on Their Arrival.
SMOLENHKI'S ARMY CUT IN TWO
Constantino's Army Occupies Alt the
. Denies Through Which the
Tnrklnh Army Must Pass.
Athena, May 11. The Turk have
completely occupied and burned Vele
tino. At 7:80 o'clock Thursday evening,
the defeut of the Greeks was complete
and the pass to Volo open to the Turks.
The searchlights of the warships on
tiie bay flushing up the mountain side
were of great assistance to the retreat
ing Greeks, a they allowed .the roads.
Over a docon cannon were abandoned
and captured by the Turks, Two hun
dred wounded soldier were brought to
Volo. The correspondent I of tbe
opinion that many Greek soldier were
left on the field. It is Impossible to
estimate the killed.
Advice received from the frontierat
8 o'clock this afternoon are that Gen
eral Hmolenski' shattered army wa
cut In two. The left wing retired to
Almyro, What wa left of tbe right
wing oame toward Volo, broken and
demoralized.
The retreat across themonntaina waa
almost aa bad aa the pnnio whioh re
sulted in the change of base from Tyr-
navos to Volo.
The scene of the moro recent pan io
was wild and almost indescribable.
On Thursday and Friday, the populace
filled the streets of Volo with their
household goods Peasants from Sur
rounding villages entered the town and
added to the confusion. Brigandage be
came oorumon. Dive steamer were
filled with refugee. Scores of caique
oarrled fugitive to the island.
The correspondent ucceeled in get
ting on the last steamer. On this boat
were 1,800 men, women and children,
packed thick as herring. The pres
representative landed at tbalua and
from that place drove to Attiens.
Dispatches received from Domokos,
the headquarters of the Greek army,
today ay that Turkish cavalry, in
making a
reoonnoisance, approaohed
within a few mile of Domokos, but re
treated on the approach of the Greeks,
who followed tho Turkish cavalry to
the advance post of the enemy' lines.
Prinoe Constantino' lorce occupy
all the defile through which the Turk
ish troops must pass when they ad
vance, notaniy tliose oi Agora ru ana
Tiamassi. The inhabitants of Domo
kos are going to the interior.
The admiral in command oi ins
Greek squadron at Volo telegraphed to
day Raying that the French and British
consul at Volo, aocompanled by the
commander of the British, Italian and
French warships, had a conference at
veiesuno ThAt";' , Pny included Ambassador Hay, Mrs.
Turkish commander. The atter pram- , VJ member, of the em
imtA tn mraiKt tha inhabitants and - . . .
Velestiuo with Edhem fasha, tne
.Z- 'J I .,t ii rv
souadron ozreed to refrain from hostil
ities and to retire beyond range. The
Greek admiral accepted these term.
All foreigner at Volo have embarked
for other porta and the town ia now
empty. 1
Turks Entered Tolo.
Velestino, May 11. The Greek
have evacuated Volo. , Detachment of
2 1 t. 1 tMn Tli-itiaVi Rne.
V u a ..!., .1 Mrman
fjllf.ll. A ICiivili wonaa - -
warshir to uard the town.
The foreign consuls have arrived to
confer with Edhem Pasha, the Turkish
commander.
As tliis dispatch la being sent, the
Turkish troop are entering Volo. The
Greeks, who fled to Almyros will re-
join the main body of the Greek force
at juomoKos.
." . . em V iu
Lanssa, May U.-The reports that
the Turk have occupied Volo is con-
firmed. The Turkish troop
that place this morning.
envereu
The Mississippi I-ovees.
New Orleans. May 11. The river
gauge tonight is 19.5, and the water i hardship and loss have resulted to
steadily climbing higher. The south- ' gheepowner of the state by their ex
ern section of the state enjoyed fine elusion from grazing lands within the
weather todav. but the upper portion 1 reserve on which they have boon de-
had storms. Tho levee hold their own
in good stylo, work being kept up
steadily when needed. The Burton
levee troubles are not over. Saturday'
break wa about closed today, but a
new one haa developed at the extreme
...... .i i,a w mmntitv of
thronffh la causing un-
Both breaks, however, are
said to be under control. Governor
Foster and Congressman Robertson
addressed a meeting at Baton Rogue,
nd the city council voted appropria
tion. :
Historic College Hull Bnrned.
MYmnt Vernon. O.. May 11. Ro6
halL at Kenvon college, burned thia
morning. Tho loss on the building,
Which was total, was oniy t lu.uvu, uu
Ihe hall had a historic Interest. It wa
built fifty years Bgo with money raised
In England by Bishop Mcllvaine.
Lords Gambler and Kenyon and Lady
Rosso contributed most of the money,
and tho hall wa named in honor of
Lady Rosso. : ' '
Mayor and Council In Jail.
Omaha, May 11. A Eee ipeoial
from Auburn, Nebt, says: The mayor
and city oounoil are in jail, and are
likely to remain there. Judge Stull
had them cited to appear for contempt,
and sent thorn to jail for disregarding
ti.a edict. The citv attorney
aougnt
relief from the aupreme court, which
was denied. Judge Stull today onerea
to release the offloials on ball, but they
declined to give it. The trouble, or.
iginated in an effort to open street.
MARKED BY LIGHTNING.
Young Olrl's Frightful Experience la a
Thunderstorm. i
Chewelah, Wash., May JO. An ex
traordinary electrical storm occurred
yesterday, in whioh a numlier of peo
ple were more or les injured. The
moat unfortunate victim were Miss
Lutie McCormack and Mis Laura
Boiler, aged 16 and 14 resjiectively.
They were returning from euhool, and
took refuge under a large pine tree. A
bolt of lightning struck the tree, and
the girls were knocked senseless. Boon
after, a neighbor saw Miss Boiler aim
lessly wandering near hi house, and
he and others instituted a search. i,
They went to the tree and found the
apparently lifeless body of Mis Mc
Cormack. She was lying on her back,
twelve feet from the tree, having been
thrown that distance by the force of
the thunderbolt. The lightning struck
her first on the back of tbe head, and a
strip of hair an inch wide was burned
clear to the skin from the last cervical
to the third dorsal vertebra. At the
latter spot there waa burned black a
place as big as a man's hand. Between
the knee and the sole of the foot, on
each leg, a strip an inch and a half
wide w burned. Her hut was liter
ally torn to pieces, and was burning
when she was found. Her shoes wore
torn to shreds, and one wo lying about
ix feet from her .body, and the other
ixteeen feet away.. Notwithstanding
all these injuries, she was finally
brought back to consciousness. - She is
in danger, however, because of inflam
mation of the nerves.
Three head of cattle a half-mile away
were instantly killed. W. O. Smith, a
half-mile west, wa partially stunned
and knocked down, and Ellaworth Cos
ner, a half-mile north, was knocked
down by the same thunder-Dolt.
Accident or Suicide.
'Rowland, B. C-, May 10. J. B.
Fisher, of Deer Lodge, Mont., who nn
itl the last election wa county re-
1 eorder, died here shortly before 8 this
evening from a -shot in the right tem
' pie. Whether it was a case of suicide
1 or accident there were many opinions,
j The object of the man's journey here
may help to clear thl up.
The Red Mountain train was nearing
Rosslund, when, a usual, the car doors
were locked, while the customs in
pector made his rounds. Fisher opened
hi valise and took out bis revolver, it
may be presumed to avoid pay imr duty
Tbe gnn discharged and he wa ehot in
the very place that would be selected
for Btich an act and the skin about the
wound is burned from the close contact
with tbe weapon. The deceased wan
a Mason and a Knights of Pythias, and
was a Jiandsome. stalwart man of
about 80. In his valise were pictures
of his wife .and two children, and a
statement of bis accounts as recorder.
Farewell Banquet.
London, May 10. The farewell ban
quet given this evening by the Amer
ican society in London to Mr. Bayard,
former ambassador of the United States,
was attended by 270 guest. The oom-
bassy, and the lord tnsliop oi ixmaon.
BnTard had a cordial reception.
He brought with him the log of the
Mayflower, which he deposited in its
glass case in the reception-room, where
it instantly became the center of attrac
tion. During the presentation of the
loving. cup, which is in the form oi i
pumpkin, surmounted by a bust of Mr.
Bdvard. Mr. and Mrs. Bayard were
visibly affected. Mr. Bayard, on rising
to respond to Mr. Urane'a sentiments.
was ereeted with a atorm of applause.
,
He spoke for an hour slowly and impres-
, wvely.
The Cascade Reserve.
Washington, May 10. Commission
er Hermann lias reoommended to the
attorney-general the suspension for the
present of legal proceedings growing out
of ih(Sep pasturing within the Cascade
range forest reserve. .The attorney-gen-
'"eral is requested to instruct the United
gtateg attorney for Oregon to stay all
, nrlm4edinm nlltH fnrtl,er orders, in
-. , ,)jt
view of the legislation pending in con
gress and the probable early action by
the department on the question.
The recommendation is due to ft rep
resentation from Oregon that great
pendent for year.
To Explore North Faclflc Coasts.
New York. May 10. The World says'.
An exploring party under the leadership
of Professor Jtf'ranic JBona, tne noieu
scientist aud explorer of the Amerioan
1 museum of natural history, is about to
undertake an extensive systematic ex-
ploration among the inhabitant of the
: ooast of the North Pacific ocean between
Im A moor river, in Asia, and the U)l
umbia river, in America. The funds
for thi important undertaking have
been gcnerouBiy prpviuea oy murim
Jesnn. the president of the museum,
who has done so wuoh already for the
advancement of science and for further
I ing the work of the American museum
0I natural History oi uiu,
A Belgian gourmand of Mona ha be
queathed $3,000 to five friends for an
annual dinner, whioh they must attend
dressed in mourning, entering the room
with a flag to the music oi an ac
cordion. ' '
Sad Story of tho Sea.
Port Louis, Island of Mauritius, May
10. The British ship Traveller, Cap
tain Christie, from Sourabaya, for the
Delaware Breakwater, was wrecked off
tha island of Roderlgnez, 880 miles
northeast of Mauritius, on February 4.
Tbe news has just reaohed here. Three
tons of the cargo only were saved. Uip
' tain Christie, his first officer and four
, teen of the orew died at sea oi lever,
In thanking othera
most of u solicit new.
for paat favor
TIIE PARIS HOLOCAUST
More Bodies Taken From
Ruins of the Palace.
CAUSE OF THE FIBE A MYSTEEY
Thrilling Aeeouunta of tho Disaster by
Syewltnasees and Spectators
Ghastly Scenes. -
New York, May 10. A dispatch to
the Herald from Pari says: The scene
on entering Porte Eight, of the Palaise
de l'Industrie last night, when the
bodies of tbe victim of the Rue Jean
Gonjon were taken there, waa of a fear
ful description. There had been placed
the charred corpses of what had been a
few hour before beautiful women of
the very best families of Paris. The
bodies were laid out on roughly im
provised platforms of boards taken from
anywhere about the place. They were
charred beyond recognition. Almost
all the bodies were burned about the
head and feet, while the middle of the
body 'remained comparatively intact.
Ambulance kept coming up in a
stream, bringing more and more of the
unfortunate victim, the crowd outside
giving way in awe-stricken silence.
The Rue Jean Goujon was almost im
passable. . '
Of the bazaar building in which only
few hours before everything hod been
fair and beautiful, there remained only
few charred pole. Inside the
wrecked building there was nothing but
piece of rag, wood and human re
main. The firemen were digging
among tbe debris in search of the
bodies. There were not enough ambu
lances, aad the bodies had to be placed
in wraps. Then came soldiers, police
and firemen to carry away tbe dead, and
tbey all worked in silence and with a
will. The soldier, carried sheets in
which to wrap and transport bodies.
There were women nurses from i'Hoe-
pital Beaujon, also with sheets, wait
ing to cover up the dead before they
were taken away in the ambulances.
Near the western wall, which bound
ed what had been the bazaar, bodies
were literally found piled in heaps and
their position seemed to indicate that a
terror-stricken rush had taken place, or
an instinctive huddling together in tbe
face of death. There were piece of un
derskirt all over the ruin and frag
ment of woolen garment and corset
cover. Tiny little slipper were
everywhere to be seen, crisp and
charred by the heat. On one side was
pile of valuable jewels, etc, guarded
bv nolicemen. There were bracelets
and rings, completely free from flesh,
showing how terrible had been the
flames in their fury.
I sptke to two women who were
standing near tbe ruins. The elder
one was Mme. Rochezantier, and the
vounger wa a servants ' , ..
W were attracted py tne cries oi
the ladies," said Mme. Rochezantier.
"Oh I such cries I We called to the
men in the Motel ae iraiais, wnion
fronts on 17 Cors de la Keine. It was
the work of a moment to tear down the
iron bar of the window and to throw
out a chair. We hauled the poor
women in there. They were so fright
ened that thex did not stay here long.
They were o terror-strioken that many
could not cry. But many were lost
and I aw several rush out from the
flames and fall dead. We saved at
least 160."
Mile, le Comte, of 23 Rue Jean Gou
ion. aid:
The ore oroxe out at :ou o cioca.
It waa terribly sudden. The heat was
worse than the smoke. You could not
go into the street for fear of the heat.
The bazaar burned up lust as ii tne
wood had been soaked in kerosene.
should think there were 3,500 people
there, because, you know, the nuncio
waa there during the afternoon and that
made an extra attraction. He had
hardly left when the flames burst out.
They seemed to spring up all over.
"Bo fieroe was the heat that all win
dow and hop front opposite were
cracked or burst open. Birds in the
window dropped dead from their per
chea a if struck by lightning, and
many of the neighbor were bo para
lyzed by fear that they did not gnow
what to do. The tire lasted oniy rwen
ty minutes, but uch a twenty minutes
I shall never loroetl women ran
shrieking into the street and lell dead
in tbe roadway overcome by the heat,
burning from head to foot. '
Americans Were Fortunate,
New York, May 10. A Journal dia-
natch from Paris says: There were
verv few American present in the char
ity bazaar at the time oi tne nre, ann
. . . . . n 1
these seem to have been especially fa.
vored by fortune. Mr. William Astor
left the bazaar a quarter of an hour be
fore the conflagration. Miss Cane, sis
ter of Frederick Fane, an American re-
aiding in the Rue Prony, who i almost
totally deaf, waa in the building wnen
the fire broke out. Her escape was
laraelv due to her infirmity. . She saw
the fire and made her way to the exit
being among the first to reach it.
Under forced draught the new British
first-class battleship Jupiter made an
average of 18.4 knots in her four-hour
trial, nearly a knot more than tne oon
tract apeed.
A Flrht With Tramps.
Marshfleld, Wis., May 10. Chief of
Police Gerwinand Fred Myers, a brew
erv emu-love, were fatally injured today
in an encounter with tramp. During
the day six tramp hung around the
brewery drinking. When Chiel Uerwln
tried to disperse them by persuasion,
four of them showed fight, and one of
them slashed the officer with a knife,
cutting a fearful gash in the left aide
of the abdomen and a Bmaller one In
the hand. While interfering, Meyers
boweiswer literally ripped out
CRIME OF A FARM HAND.
Shoots His Former Smployer and Thrc,
Other Fereone. .
Mil waukee,May 10. Alexander Han
ris, a farmer, living five milea south o,
Waukesha, on the the Mukwonugt
road; and hia wife, were murdered thii
morning when at breakfast. A biret
man waa wounded, but escaped, i
hired girl was also wounded, and it
likely to die. ;;
The crime was committed by Willian
Pouch, a farmhand. Pouch worked foi
Harris about two years ago. Last night
at his request he was given lodging ovei
night.
, About 8 o'clock this morning Harrii
and s hired man went to the yard U
milk the cows. Mrs. Harris and th
girl were preparing breakfast. . Pouch
left his room quietly, and, going to th
yard, bade the men there good morn
ing. ; Harris and the hired man were
sitting on stool near each other.
Pouch drew hi revolver and fired at
the farmer, killing him. ' He then shot
the hired man, inflicting probably
fatal wound. .-, ..
Pouch then walked leisurely to the
kitchen. He told Mr. Harris her hus
band would hot be in for a few minutes
and he would eat his breakfast at once.
The woman waited upon the murderer,
who seemed to relish hi meal.
After breakfast Pouch started to walk
toward the door. Before Mrs. Harris
realized what was about to happpen he
wheeled around and shot ber in the
breast. He then fired at the hired
girl. The farmer' wife died soon af
terwards. The hired girl has a chance
for recovery. Pouch then rode away on
bicycle.
A posse of farmers is in hot pursuit.
The farmer are greatly excited and
enraged, and should they get bold of
the murderer he will undoubtedly be
lynched.
Tbe supposition of the authorities is
that Poncb is either insane or commit
ted the murderer in order to bide the
evidence of another crime. , The man
ner in which the murders were com
mitted shows plainly that Pouch delib
erately arranged his plans. Harris was
quite well to do. Pouch worked for
him in the summer of 1895, but nothing
occurred as far as known to cause
enmity between"' them. Pouch is 20
years of age. The name of the hired
man who waa shot i. Nelson Mcllolt.
The girl is Helen Vesback. ;
Latest reports from Mukwonago state
Mr. Harris waa not instantly killed
as at first stated, and may recover.
There is little hope for Nelson Mcllolt,
tbe hired man, and Helen Vesback,
the girl. '" -
A HEROIC BOY ENGINEER
Ho Saved
Many Lives at the Risk
ot
His Own.
Houghton, Mich., May 10. With
box containing 200 pounds of dynamite
on fire, ten feet away fiom him, John
Thomas, a boy who run a compressed-
air hoisting engine in the Tamarack
mine, stuck to bis post and saved the
lives of tbe men at work in the mine
by bis bravery,
Ten seconds after Thomas had hoisted
tbe men to the level the dynamite ex.
ploded, smashing the engine to pieces
and doing other damage, bnt the men
and the boy to whem they owe their
lives were safe.
Tbe miners working in tbe 23d level
had put seven cast of dynamite in a
box for future use. At noon a miner
accompanied by Thomas went to his
post, gave the alarm to the miners in
the level below and ran his engine un
til he had hoisted them out. He then
fled. The alarm of fire caused great ex
citement, bnt no miners were injured
in the rush to reach daylight from
depth of 8,000 to 4,000 feet
For Peae9 In Cuba, .
New York, May 10. A special to
the Journal from Havana save: Your
correspondent ia able upon high author-
ity to ounfirm the Journal's recent
Washington reports as to negotiations
pending there between Secretary of
State Sherman, Dnpuy de Lome and
Estrada Palma, looking to a peaceful
solution by purchase or otherwise of
the Cuban question. The story is the'
topic of conversation in all the clubs.
El Diauo de la Manna, the reformist
oragn here, in a leader, sounds an omi
nous note of warning by initmating that
the so-called reforms that Premier Can
ovaa has offered to tbe island will be
little more than a farce, should Cuba
be left to pay the cost of the war. Spain
must pay it. El Diario declares, other
wise she cannot hope to keep the colony
and continue to monopolize its trade.
Requested to Resign.
Olympia, Wash. , May 10. The
members of the board of control this af
ternoon received a formal request from
the governor to resign. This action is
desired by Governor Rogers aa a result
of the recent occurrences that render
harmonious action impossible.
One of the board said tonight that the
members had not decided what action
they would take, but they would hold
a conference as soon aa practicable, and
agree upon a course, when they would
all stand together. :':
The governor said that he did not
care at thia time to enter into a discus
sion of the difficulties that have made
it impossible for him to act further
with the board as it is how constituted.
The members of the board will doubt
less decide soon whether they will resist
the governor or quietly aoquiesce in
his request
Wanted to Sell Hl Body.
San Francisco, May 10. William
Oppermann, a musioian in hard luck,
today offered to make a contract with
the San Francisco board of health to
the effect that, in consideration of $100
Hnwn nr even t.iO. he would sell hia
body for. dissection, his part of the oon-
traot however, not to be carried out
... .... ....
until after his natural death.
; It is estimated that 2,000,000 tons of
pure silver are held in solution by all
th water of the earth.
NORTHWEST BREVITIES
Evidence of Steady Growth'
and Enterprise.
ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEEEST
AU tho Cities aad
Towaa of
: the 'Thriving Slstor
' -Oregon .
Stages have begun to run again
be-
twees Eugene and Foley Springs.
Strawberries along South Myrtle
creek, in Douglas county, are ripening.
The school fnnd apportioned in Coos
county during April amounted to
17,114. -v i
A Pendleton man shipped twelve car-
loada of cattle to Council Bluffs, Ia.,
last week. ,..
The woolen mill, broom-handle fao-
tory and sawmill in Bandon are all run-
mug lull fciuie. , ..j-. --r--"
The Klamath" county Sunday school '
convention will be beld this year in
Klamath Falls, Jnne 12 and 13.
The street lamps no longer burn in .
The Dalle at night The contract ex
pired and the council has had the lamp
taken down. :
Business for the month of April at
the Astoria custom-house footed up
$48,000, being the largest month's ro-
ceipts in the history of the office. . '
Bob Hinman, who was captured in
Yuma, Ariz., and who is wanted in
Roseburg, waa working in a mine in
Arizona under the name of Robert
Hanks.
Stockmen in Harney county have
been busy moving their cattle to the
open ranges, to get them off the fiat
lands subject to overflow, and to save
the expense of longer feeding hay.
The telephone line being built from
Heppner to Long Creek has been com
pleted to Hardman, and it is expected
that the line will reach Monument in
about a week, and Long Creek by the
20th of May.
There is great activity in the bop
yard in thie vioinity, and also further
north, lay the Roseburg Plaindealer.
The vine are being carefully trained.
and tbe yard cultivated, and the out
look is very favorable.
The Baker City Democrat say that
: , i a unn.f nA nn what BOATtln in Via rpliA
ble authority the O. R. & N. will soon
put on s line of steamboats to ply be--tween
the Huntington bridge and Bal
lard landing. These boats, it ia ex
pected, will transport ores from the
Seven Devil mine to the railroads.
two men namea vjasey ana u
a thrilling experience in the Umatilla
river near the Mission one day last
week. Ott attempted to ford the river
with a four horse team, hitched to
load of hay. He miscalculated the
ford and waa carried down stream about.
100 yards, when Mr. Casey swam out
and cut the harness and rescued the
borses; then swam around the rack and
cut Mr. Ott loose. The wagon and
load of hay were lost
, Washington.
The citizens of Snohomish' have
secured the Dorrance aoademy build
ing, and fitted it up as a hospital.
The stockmen around Pasco have
been gathering up saddle horses for the
last week, and making preparations for
the spring round-up.
The eighth annual state convention
of the Washington State Union of
Cristian Endeavor, will be held in
Taooma, July 1 to 4 inclnsvie.
The school fund apportioned in Walla
Walla during April, amounted to $3,
817, and the number of days' attend
ance in all of the districts was 867,071.
There are five sawmills in the neigh
borhood of Napavine, Lewis county,
and all of them are running full time.
Common laborers there axe paid $1.30
a day.':'
. A petition has been signed and for
warded to the Chebalis county commis
sioner requesting them to take steps to
repair the ' Sonth ' Bay roadway and
bridge between Ocosta and Laid law.
The horticultural commissioner for
Asotin county, says that the fruit crop!
in the Asotin creek valley will be some
thing enormous. In fact, this is the
report that comes from every fruit sec
tion in the county. In some orchards,
it is said the winter apple orop will be
short, but this complaint is not general.
Gardens are thriving nicely.
Luke, who fought under the famous
Nisqually Indian chief, Leach i, and
who was one of the last of the follow
ers of the old warrior, died on the Nis
qually river last week. He was 80
years- old. In his earlier days Luke
was great fighter, a skillful marks
man and good tillicum generally. The
remains of the old brave were interred
beside Leschi' bones, on the Nisqually
prairie. :
Spruce logs on Gray's harbor are
scarce, and the demand for them is
greater than the output. The logs are
worth about $5 per 1,000. The supply
of cedar log on the harbor is also mucn
less than will be consumed in filling
present orders on hand. The price of
cedar logs ia firm at $4.50. The fir
logger has very little to brighten hi
outlook. Most of the logger ay they
will cut no more fir than necessary at
$3.50. -
The oitv of Taooma has issued 1,874
bicycle license. Last month 1,055
licenses were taken out A comparison
with last year's record shows that on
May 1, 1896, there were but 735 licenses
issued. :
The Tacoma warehouses of the Stand-
ard Oil Company, which were last week
, destroyed by fire, will be rebuilt on ths
1 a k i : . i -
tame lite on Center street, and it is ex
pected to have the mam building com
pleted withio the ensuing sixty days,
th Tacoma Ledger. .
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