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MISr mTT XJC1 1 fxn 17 n r K H NO. 22. VOL. XIV. ht . TfmT.TT.VM. mtF.CIO V. FRIDAY. MAY 21. 1897. NEWS OF THE WEEK From all Pwti of ho New and Old World. BRIEF aKD INTERESTING ITEMS THHOUQH A TRESTLE. 11 . . ... . : .1 A PLEA FOR ant HPP"IIS Cu v' net WHk. " jpour men were drowned at the CHlf home in San Francisco. A dispatch from Hondnras says the revolution titers has ended and the country is peaceful. Two blacksmiths of Brownsville, Or., have Invented new machine for put verislng clods. It hss Wen tried, nd It Is said, work! to perfection. They have applied for a patent. - Of the 114 Chlness who came on the .i..mF virtori to Tacoma, only fifty Will be admitted. The other sixty-four will be returned, orders from the secre tary of the treasury to that effect bay na been received. Judge Day, of Ohio, qualified a as- tislant secretary of state. imkj . whom he suooeeded, will remain until i.i.t.ni vncrnt&rr Duv becomes en tirely familiar with pending negotia tion!, when it la, eipeoted he will be DPolnted to tome foreign nuaaiun. nrr Flvnn M drowned In Lake Jliclil.an, near Chioago, and 1,600 ml mw him die and were unable to .ia him. During the excitement whloh prevailed Albert Mattari, a spec tator, dropped dead, tt la supposed that heart disease waa the oauae of the second eooident. The O. R. & N. will aend experts to the Seven Devlla mining district to make estimates of the probable traffic 'of that region. The company la figur ine on dividing the freight bualnei with the Union Pacific The construc tion of a sawmill near Elparia it a part of the oompany'a plan. The cabinet baa decided to aend one of the new gunboata now building on the Paolflo ooast to Bilka, Alaska, bout Julv I. Great activity in Ala k. rowin out of the gold discover- Im. haa made the president and eabl net deem this step adviaabla for safe guarding American Interests. The recall of the foroea from Crete has been received with resignation by the Athens public. The Delyannia or gans attack the government bitterly for appealing to Europe, but most of the papers aooept thla as Inevitable and violently attack the Ethnike Hetairia, aiiklng It to render an account of its " action. '''--'.'V The steamer Bover, flying the Ameri can flag and plying between New Or leans and porta of Spanish Honduras, 'was fired on by aNicaraguan man-of-war, while four miles from Puerto Cortes, and narrowly escaped being hit amidships. It U said the man-of-war thought the Bover was aiding the Hon duras revolutionists. The Brussels exposition haa been formally opened. King Leopold and the diplomatlo corps were present Prince Blsmarok was honored at Frledriohsruhe, Germany by a torch light procession given by his townsmen. The agricultural department crop re mrt mitt the oonditionof wheat at 80.1 against 81.4 last month and 79 on May 1 laat year. The interests of United States oltfc sons at Puerto Cortea, the seat of the mwlntinn In Honduras, will be looked .riAr hv the oruiser Marblehead. The vessel is now on her way there. . A ruatltlnn ia now being circulated In New York and signed by bankers and tmainvaa men. u rains President MoKin- ley to do all In hia power to effect a . speedy settlement of the Cuban tnsur reotlon. ", : Lewis I McArthnr, member of the legal firm of Bronaugh, MoArthur, en ton A Bronaugh, of Portland, Or., and one of the prominent lawyers of tie elate, died In Walla Walla, Wash., of heart disease. ' The supreme court of the United Btates has decided the Borliner patent oase in favor of the Ball Telephone Company. The decision Is against the government and has been pending slnoe 1801. Aocording to the decision the Bell Company will control the patont for ten years. TJ..!r Tiara. Vila two SOUS and brother, Chris Bars, prosperous Ger man farmers of Bedfleld, 8. D., were asphyxiated In a well on their farm. Prank Ban was overcome by gas while at work in the well. The others de scended one at a time in an attempt to rescue him, and all met the same fate. The British ship County of Had dington, whloh has just arrived out at Cardiff, Wales, reports a terrible acci dent whloh happened last December, lust as the vessel wasgotttng away from the Columbia river, after lotting go the tug'a hawser. Four seamen were sent sloft to unfurl the main topgallant sail, and one of thorn named Edward Butt slipped and fell to the dock, break ing his neck and both of his legs, death being Instantaneous. The body Was burled at sea the same day, and the ship procoeded on her way, making a good run home. Ell Mackay was run over and killed in the Bouthern Pacific yards at Balem, Or. Tha steamer NicarsHiia. which has Just arrived in New York, brings the news of a disastrous earthquake in mo islands of Guadaloupe and Montserrat, of the Leeward sroun. in the West In dies. One hundred people lost their lives, and the proporty damage is enor mous. ' Twelve brick houses in Guada loupe, and six in Montserrat were de molished, and scores of other cracked Aeeldent to a Santa Fe Train Wear Ard. mora, Indian Territory. Ard more, I. T., May 18. A south bound passengor train on the Bnnta Ve road, known as the Chicago ami Galves ton express, went through a trestle six teen miles south of here at 6 o'clock this morning. Fifteen persons, pas sengers and trainmen, were Injured. Several of these are seriously hurt, and It is believed that two will die. The accident occurred near the town of Marietta. A heavy rainstorm, amounting almost to a waterspout, caused a sudden rise tills morning ol all the small streams In that vicinity. The aooident occurred at a point where a steep, narrow gulch was spanned by wooden trestle. The loundatlon work supporting this trestle was un dormined by the sudden rise of the little stream whloh flows through the gulch, and the trestle went down under the heavy weight of the train. So groat was the speed of the train, however, that the engine and tender, the ex press, mall and baggage cars and one passenger coach passed over the narrow chasm, though the trucks of several of these cars went to the bottom, several feet below. The coach next to the lust, the one Immediately In front ol the Pullman, was left standing directly over the chasm, one end resting on either bunk of the gulch. The Pullman remained on the track. The lont coaches which were dragged by the lo comotive across the broken trestle were badly wrecked. The baggage oar tele scoped with the passenger coach, which was the smoker, and the latter was all but demoralised. Most of the injured were riding in these coaches. J. M. Gridor, the Wc I Is-Fargo ex press messenger, was so badly crushed hv a heavy oar chest, that he cannot live. E. T. Sparks, of Oakman, I. T., was crushed in the wreck ol tlio smo er, and is also mortally injured. THE PORTE'S ANSWER Terms on Which He Will Agree to an Armistice. TO SECRETARY BLISS. POWERS GREATLY SURPRISED NO MORE SUGAR-BEET SEED. Government Hu Distributed Tea Thous and found Among Fanner. Washington. May 18. The sugar beet seed which the agricultural depart ment has been distributing is practio ,.l I v exhauated. about 10,000 poundi having been sent out to furmers in about fonr-flfths of the states. Ths seed has been distributed In packages ol an ounce to nan a pounu, puiw.j . beets KTiwtrlmnnial ournoses. Ihe grown from the seed will be analysed g t,)at durg tj,a disoussion of tht and the saccharine matter uewrmiucu not0 trom tlie powerg j,y the council oi to ascertain where beets oan be profit- Uje roJliinig ministers, news reached ably grown for the production of sugar the that 8000 Greeks had bees These experiments, it is said, will b Bn()ej gt paion and were marching t of immense value, as the best undoubt. , . ,he intentjon Qf co-operat in ii among tm be so produced, it will give w.e larmert minMerg. Saltan Demand Anneaetlou of The- air, Indemnity of 10,000,000 and Abolition of Capitulation. Constantinople, May 18. The ports has replied officially to the note of the powors, and declines to agree to an armistioe nntil the following conditions are accepted: The annexation ol Thesnaly; an In demnity of 10,000,000 Turkish, and the abolition of the capitulations- The porte proposes that plenipoten tiaries of the powers should meet at Pharsala to discuas the terms of peace, and declares that if these conditions sr declined, the Turkish army will con tlnue to advance. The demand for annexation of Thea- saly Is based upon the fact that the province was originally oeded to ureece on the advice of the powers, with the obieot of ending briaandage and Greek incursions into Uttoinan territory, ins oorte believing at that time the cession wonld attain theso objects! but the re cent incursions of Greek bands and the events immediately preceding the war have oroved to the contrary. This is the substance of the reply. The ambassadors met today to con sider the porte's answer, which is re garded as raising an extremely grave issue. It is believed mat repreaenw tions will be made to the sultan per sonally to induce a modification of these terms, nut it is roreseen ma am will be very difficult, owing to the at titude of the powerful old Turk war Prt7-. ... . ..,.... If the porte snouia prove uuurw, a European conference is not improba ble, although at present Russia is op posed to this. v' It is regarneu as quite cenaiu uii the powers will not consent to a retro cession of Thessaly. Even Germany is believed to be resolute on this point, because it would involve a violation ol the Berlin treaty and imperil the pesos of the Balkans. Altogether, the reply ol the porte nai canned the greatest surprise. It ap- Bermana Crgo fnapondon of Froeaod Ing Agalnit Shpownra. '" Washington, May 17. Commissioner Hermann, of the general land office, has submitted to the secretary of in terior, a letter urging the suspension of legal proceedings growing sut oi tne Cascade range reserve act. The letter . ........ "It has been represented to tnis De partment tbat great hardships and loss haa reaulted to the sheepowners of Ore gon because of their exclusion from the grazing lands within tne oounaaries oi the Casosde range forest reserve, cre ated by the president's proclamation of September 28, 1808; that the large areas ol grazing lands witnm saia res ervation have been used for years past as a general grazing ground, and the sheepowners are dependent thereon for the support of their flocks during cer tain seasons of the year; that the suits institued by the government against certain parties to restrain them from pasturing their sheep within the reserve are repressive and unjust, and relief is asked. "A special agent of this office reports that Jndse Bellinger, on the 16th nil., In the United States circuit court for the district of Oregon, overruled the ilamnmr to the amended complaint in the case of the United States vs. Tygh Vallev Land & Livestock Company, anatainlna his former decision therein (76 Fed. Rep., 098), against an implied lioense to use such lands for pasturage purposes, and recognizing the right of tha mivernment to sue to protect its nrnmrtv (mm threatened iniurv. The amwiat ient autes that the several cases brought against varions persons, to which this ruling applies, will prob ably be at Issue and ready for trial some time next month. - "In view of the legislation now pend ing (Senator Pettigrew's amendment to the sundry civil bill) respecting forest reserves in general and their manage ment, and the authority tftereln w oe given the seoretary of the interior "to regulate their occupancy and nse," and the probable early action of the depart ment on the subject t win n wouiu be wise to suspend, for the present, legal proceedings growing out of sheep pasturing within the uascaae lorem reserve. "I therefore respectfully recommend that the attorney-general be requested to instruct the United States attorney tor Oregon to stay all proceedings in the above-mentioned cases nntil fur ther orders." ; TRIED TO BREAK IN A California Editor Anxious to Be Imprisoned. HE WAS REFUSED ADMISSIOH PLEA MERCY. of Immense value, as wte uw u- janina with the intention ol co-o edly can be produced with propt in . wUh other (()rcet rom Arta. many of the states. Wherever it oan crCBted , impression amon n mtw .'rim. All the surplus vegetanie aeeu in possession of the agricultural aepari,' mA,.t la Iw.inff distributed through con- - . . . gressmen or government agency to un Drawn VP by the MlnUtar. London. May 18. A dispatch to tha ciwlar.1 from Conntantinople says: The porte's reply to uie powera i uressmen or auTori,..v... .Bv..v r - r -- - . , . people iu the flooded districts along the based upon a msaabata presented by rTr . . . . . ,. i.,;unr tn tha aultan represent- MlHStSSippi tor pianmi, iu """""- .-. . , "7T.tL.i. lt Greece was responsible for waters auiwiuc - . . .,,- Iht ' 1 compelling luraoy Tha sutua vavalled. fot u,e Mt fifteen years Greece had ig- di.!1-.iuii,: Muv 18. In the city hr ennurements under the Ber- ..1.1..1. nu,w1 mi hia brow the laurel t: rtv hv omittinK to pay indent- crown of achievement, the memory of nity by seising and confiscating Va- Geonse Washington wss nonorea iooj koups, or religious aoinaina, aim un..j . . i - API.. ma ! t r-n l ! .1. .vjlt anil flint. in monumental orouae.- j by invaoiug iuriu i.lh mlnaaed the saddling flags from tliMwfore. the council were of the opin- the figure of the first president was lon tnat Greece had no just claim upon drawn by the country's latest exeouuv. him tot leniency. Surrounding him were men in Then follow tne propuauio u( veins runs the blood of those patriots wi,ioh the oounctl would base a treaty who battled sliouhler to sliouiaer whu 0j peace, me grano. viaier, iu .u vv..ni.snntnn and u-lth him made pos-1 i,tintr the masabata. assured the sal .n.i n. ..n. onnntnd tmlav. It was S I ,u ti, the nation was prepared to notable gathering, including the presl- 8lied it tant drop of blood In support of dent, vioe-presidont and cabinot officers, upi, conditions of settlement, officers and privates of the army and The war party threatens to dethrone - .,i n,- Arant dmnendants of th t.Q anltan if he allows any weakness, mnhlera and makers of the nation. , but shrewd observers believe that this la onlv a farce to enable him to pose nuilfight. Forblddan. before Europe as the unwilling victim City of Mexico, May 18. J.ne ciiy oI hia fHnatical subjects. .,mr, fnrhade anv bullfights to x .:, nt the sucoess of Edhem Pa. ? :.. n,iuv The authorities oluira .t. tli,.r anies have raised the the bulla provided for the fights are so doubt of hig fidelity, snd the sultan has ...... lk.ii rin not 1USUIV II1B Illllio hi , . arouMUt aiae-Ue-OBUiP nnm-u - ... . . i adin ss on aKei oy ie uiuso...v..- Enrique Mercio, a BiMinsh bullligliter, haa visited the famous bull-breeding farms of Atonco and other places, and his judgment la that none of the bulla shown him were worthy of the ring. The poorness of the animals is becom ing a serious matter, and it begins to look as if bullfighting would stop for lack of animals to fight. The govern- n.ni i Arm. and no per i il,u;pd with inferior cattle him. Tha Uul Oriental Method London, May 18. The preposterous ..m. nmivtaed bv the porte must be the natural and usual method of Oriental bargaining. They would not be serious did not they force continuance of the lighting. aatanead to Sight Tear for Manalangh- tar. Re Deliver Hlmwlf to the Warden of fan Quentln. Ban Pranoisoo, May 17. W. A. Be- horn, editor of the Willows Journal, Glenn countT. made a pressing sppeal todav at San Quentin to be looked up for Micrht vears for manslaughter. "I have no warrant lor your commit ment," said Warden Hale, "and most refuse your request." "Then I shall stay aronna nere nntu I am locked up," was the reply. Sehora waited at the prison till late in the evening, hoping he would not have to spend another day outside the walls. At last, he went to the hotel near the prison gates, there to remain until necessary papers for his incarcera tion are furnished. "I have been found guilty of man slaughter," Seborn explained, "and as the supreme court has affirmed the de cision of the Glenn county court, I hastened here to surrender myself. My first obligation Is to my bondsmen, those eood friends of mine who stood h me in mv hour of trial. I want to release them so they may not feel un easy about me. inav ia mo ramuu desire to begin to serve my sentence. It may look strange, my trying to break into jail, but I realize there are eight long years for me within San Quentm'e walls, and I am eager to begin at once to serve my time. It wonld look more natural for a man to stave It off as long as possible, but in my case I can have no peace of mind till the punishment begins." . ... ., . Sehorn was convicted Oi snooung aim killing Dr. J. E. Putman, a druggist at Willows, two years since. Sehorn still maintains that he shot in self defense, or rather, with a strong conviction that he was defending his own lite in snooi- imr. Twice the Jury disagreed. un the third trial. Sehorn was found guilty of manslaughter and sentenced to eight years' imprisonment. tsiat; Monoay the judgment was amrmea oj too u preme court. . A BLOODTHIRSTY INDIAN. Theodora Dnrraat Mahes His Appeal to Governor Bndd. Bacramento, May 17. An appeal for the life of Theodore Durrant, the con demned murderer of Blanche Lamont, was today beard In the court of last resort. Governor Bndd sat In final judgment In the case, and Eugene Deuprey, attorney for Durrant, argued eloquently for the life of bis client. The governor listened to the argument in silenoe, and only once did he show any sign of beintt impressed. That waa whan Attorney Deuprey asked him to compare certain writing of Rev. Dr. Gibson with the writing on the pack age sent by the murderer to the mother f his victim. The governor scrutin ised tha writing plosely, and asked to be given the originals for comparison. Durrant's attorney . had come pre pared to spring a sensstion in the case by producing a document, purporting to be a confession of a San Quentin convict named John Bosenburg, that be was the murderer of Blsnche La mont, and Durrant bad nothing to do With the case. The alleged confession was introduced, but was devoid of in fluence, owing to the fact that the gov arnnr had learned of the matter, and had ascertained positively that John Rosenbura did not arrive in California until seven months after the crime was committed. The governor said nothing that would give an intimation of what he would do in the case, nor did he show that he was particularly impressed by any ar- gument that waa advanced. NORTHWEST BREVITIES Evidence of Steady Growth and Enterprise. ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST GUNBOAT NASHVILLE. Averaged tr tha terms on WHICH peace wui Sormrncwi finally be declared, the general belief Seattle. A in official circles is that they will be :Z,.7. :rnl hVr. ha. been entered from settled by European come Spain to meet the emergency. Doean't Concern War Department. Washington, May 18.-The w de partment, having been Informed that the-e has been an outbreak of lawless ness in the western portion of New Mexico, and that the respectable olU sens there have been terrorised by threats from a lawless element, the matter was brought to the attention ol ro"n! entire Meikoliohn. by Dele- gate Ferguson, who had heard from ths lenal officers of Socorro of the state ol affairs. The acting secretary, now- ever, rteouiea hibv , . n, n the case was not one rou.uu...H ..... tion of the war aeparimoni, a gested that the judicial authorities lie consulted. - 1 Portland, Me., olaims a cat able to say "papa--aim Cuban Stamp Not Beeonled. Mexico, May 18.-Spaniards here having adopted the device of placing 2.1 stamp, on their letter, in add. t on to the regular postage stamps, the ormer being 'told to provide money in U1 of the Spanish cause in Cuba, it h. been ordered by the postofflce depart ment that such extra stamps be placed Inside the letter, and "not on the en velones. . Hermetically sealed wine flasks havs been found in PnrntwU - AMuranoe From the Power. London, May 18. The Times corrj pondentat Athens inys: Today M. Balli, the premier, visited the various and obtained assurances that the powers would undertake to prevent any offensive action on the part of the Turks, providing the Greek foroes maintained a striotly defensive atti tude. On this understanding he Imme diately wired to the commanders of ths three Greek divisions at Domokoa, Sourpi and Arta, Instructing them to abstain from an noaine .. attacked by the enemy. . New Mealean Colo. Citv of Mexlob, May 18. The new dies for coining dollars are to be pre--nt.l to all the mints, and the coin age of 80-oent pieces iiwtead of quarter- dollars is to oe comment. Conaul Got Hlnuelf PUllked. Lima, Peru, May 18.-In conse quenoe of the declaration by Einilio Clark, the United States consular agent at Piura, that his office had been sacked and important documents, money and other valuables stolon, which allegation the prefect of police denied, saying tha uu iv oc'u,u - . . 3 ' . . .f T .Ima and tha nAWHTHUlUrn VSl jsi.i- a-". A Ohfcitly tUhtiml. Paxton. 111.. May 17. Frederick IV ill! am Hnlmnn. who is to be hanged tomorrow for the murder of Mrs. 'Weib- koen Geddes, on December a, ieo, hld a dreaa rehearsal this morning, and was photographed on the gallows unon which be is to be nangeti. no hopes to sell enough of the pictures to pay for sending his oocry 10 umuu Haven. Mich, and have it buried beside ' "... . m j the remaina of his wile, in aaumuu tn tha nnrtlAr for which he IS to uie, Hnlmnn ia supposed to have killed other women. After being photo- araohed. Holman rehearsed a speech, which he Has preparea ior uie Unlvermal Stamp Impracticable. Washineton. May 17- The move mnt tn aoenre the adoption of a unl' versal postage stamp by the postal con gress has collapsed. There were too rtiffionlties. the chief one being : .V, that of currency nuoiuanouo, v- way of adopting such a stamp, and the raneral committee, after considering tha aiihtnct briefly, abandoned it as im ntinhla. and will make an adverse report to the congress. Sacramento Want Bryan. anrmento. Cal.. May 17. The Iroquois Club, of this city, is making strenuous efforts to induoe William J. Bryan to stop over one day in this city hila en route to Oregon. A committee has been appointed to communicate ;th tha Nebraska orator, requesting that he honor the capital city with bis presence and address its peopla. Cattle Train Deral.ed. Eufala, I. T., May 17. A cattle train Jumped the traok a mile north of here this afternoon while running at full speed. The engine turned bottom .A t-n ars of cattle were derauea. An unknown negro boy was killed, and Peter MoCardy, engineer; 0. Overd fireman, and two other men were badly hurt Fifty cattle were killed outright Seven Killed and Several Injured. Florence, Ala., May 17.-This i.fter noon, the tipple, ,at the Pinkney, Tenn., ore mines, about twenty-five miles from here, fell, killing seven men and badly wounding several others. Communication with Pinkney is out off and full particulars oannot be had. Physicians have le nere ior vuo ture, Callao domand that the Peruvian gov- eminent oanoel tbeexequator oi vjuubu. Clark. A New Ioe of abort line Bond. New York. May 17. The directors of the Oregon Short Juine uian Northern railroad today authorised the issue of nonouinulative income bonds, series B, to the amount of 115,000,000, in accordance with the plan proposed by the reorganisation committee. Don by a Flrebu. Springfield, O., May 17.-The Fund erburg mills at New Carlisle were de atroyed by Are shortly after midnight. Loss, 160,000. It was the work of an incendiary. The War In the Philippine. Madrid, May 17- An official dis ruitrh from Manilla, Philippine islands, announoes that the Spanish troops oap tured Ternate, and that fifty-seven in surgents were killed. The Spaniards I.-, twantv.flva killed and 838 wounded. ' Deputation of Convict Oood. Tendon. May 17. In the commons today, the bill to prevent the importa tion of goods manufactured in foreign prisons passed the seoona reaatmc Killed Pour White Xeo and I Looking ,.,;,,.-.-. n, Maea-o-hot."-f TCUnrado Canvon. Nev., May 17. An Indian called Anvote snot snu killed two teamsters of the Southwest ern Mining Company, named Lee fWnun and Ben Jones, on the ore road between the mines and the mill this afternoon, and then went to the cabin of Christopher Neilson, prospeotor, and killed him also. rne teamaiera left the mines this afternoon on vne down trip, but did not arrive at we mill on time. Manager Charles Uracey, supposing they had broken down, did not suspeot anything out of the way until an Indian came m bdoui d jr. jh., and reported that Ahvote had taken a gun and might mil tne wamuwjrB. Gracey at once sent a man up on horse- baok. Six miles np uw canyon, mo tatter found the teams, while the bodies of the teamsters lay on the ground near their wagons. He returned and warneo. the people at the mill. A. H. Gracey, tha Inramin. drove fourteen men in a wagon to the scene, and brought the bodies down to tne mm. Fransen had several bnllet holes in his body, and Jones one. A party went to Neilson's cabin early this morning and found him dead in bed. A Chinaman, just arrived, reports that Charley Monaghan, who lived alone on the bank of the river, was also shot dead in bed. It is feared that the Indian has several more victims who live alone on the route he probably took after killing the teamsters. More Cblnee for Nahllle Exposition. Tacoma, Wash., May 17. Collector Saunders today received directions from the secretary of the treasury to admit the remaining sixty-four of the 114 Chi hound for the Nashville exposition, who were brought here three weeks ago on the steamer Victoria, me telegram fmm Waghlnnton says that this action i talran noon the urgent request of the Nashville exposition officials. The first fifty of the lot were sent East last week, inoludingthe861reoently admit tH at San Francisco. This makes 876 Chinese already admitted for attendance at tha exDosition. in addition to a con siderable number brought over by the Canadian Paoiflo line. The Chinese have certificates entitling them to re main in the country one year after the exopsition oloees, but, like the Chinese admitted on similar terms for the At lanta exposition, it is considered doubt ful if they oan be collected and sent back when their certificates expire. Hearly Seventeen Knot on Ber Trial Trip. Bridgeport, Conn., May 17. "The fastest vessel of her class in the world," waa the verdiot accorded by the officers at the conclusion of the speed trial of the new gunboat Nashville today on Long Island sound. The speed required by tne govern ment was 18.07 knots, ine average need made by the vessel was 16.76 ... - . , knots, making an excess oi speea very near three knots. With a bonus of ton rvno for each exoess knot, this means a total of 160,000 for the build era. The time for the thirty miles out was 1:35:86. The elapsed time for the aecond run was 1:48:16. The gunboata Nashville, Wilmington and Helena Were provided for by act of congress anDroved March 8, 1893, and in Janu ary of the year following their building was awarded to the Newport News WipbundingmpanyToT Newport News, Va. So thoroughly have they carried out their contract that, not only have the vessels won the highest praise for their workmanship, finish ,t Trfnrmance. but their excess de- ,ir.r.msnt ,.f untvA has already netted ,V. ,,ttara the SnU2 bonus of $181,463. ' " ' All the Cltle and Town of tha Thriving Slater State .... Oregon. Fourteen waeon loads of wool were received at Moody's warehouse, In The Dalles, last week from the Interior. The Linn County Pioneers' Assooia- ion will noid its annua, reumuu Brownsville this year, June 9, 10 and 11. Wall Marsh, of Centerville, Washing ton county, was badly bruised and sev eral of his ribs broken, by pugnacious bulb... . . The telephone line being built be tween Forest Urove and miiBDoro vj Anton Pfsnner will, it is expected, be in operation in about week. A delegation of Umatilla Indians have been visiting Baker City in quest of deer hides, from which they manu facture moccasins and gloves. Cattle riding will soon commence at Poplar, in Grant county, as number of steers are contracted for May deliv ery, besides some stock cattle. , Jackson county has a woman mail carrier, Mrs. vo. oiicaa., oi Point, who will carry tne mail Deiweeu that point and Big Butte this summer. Old settlers on the lower Siuslaw, in Lane county, say that growing crops and fruit trees have not looked in as fine a oondition as they are now in for nine years. A clergyman of Medford has turned loose eight Chinese pheasants, one oock and seven hens, near Phoenix. Sports men are requested not to molest tnem, but to allow the species to increase. The recent warm weather has greatly reduced the quantity of snow in the mountains in Grant county, and many streams that have heretofore been nn fordable can be crossed without danger. Sixteen hundred head of sheep were sheared in Lava, Crook county, last week, and 1,100 head more will be sheared there the latter part of the month. The flocks are in good condi tion. ' alia TO REGULATE VIVISECTION. sill Beported In the sallln;er. Senate by Waahinston. May 17. Senator Gal linger reported In the senate today the bill for the regulation oi yiviaeuuun iu tha Diatrict of Columbia, unanimously adopted by the senate committee of the Tliatriot Of tJOiumoia, proviuniB, umv, for the use of anaesthetics in all pain Jul experiments on living invertebrate animals, the so-caiieu .nocuiawun M neriments. tests of drugs and medi cines, and oases of recovery from sur gical procedure being expressedly ex- empira tniiu vu.o , .v.i . . v."... . for the lioenblng oi an experiment by the district Commissioners, except throw who are duly authorised officers of the government; third, for the pro hibition of vivisection in the publio schools, and in exhibition for the gen eral public; fourtb, tor tne mBpecuon of all places of experiment by inspect ors to be appointed by the president of the United States. , Died Trying to Save Other. Oakland, May 17. Samuel W. Em mons, a Southern Pacifio flagman, sacr rifioed his life today while warning a group of persons at the pier of an ap proaching train. The accident occur red at the wagon-crossing on the mole, just beyond the eastern approach to the big depot A party of four - men walked aloni the roadway, not noticing the armroach of a train. - In his anxiety to save them from acoldent, Emmons did not observe a local train that was backing down, and stepped aside to avoid another train right in front of tha local. The brakeman on the rear car yelled, but the car struck the while haired flagman with terrifio foroj, fmntiirina his skull. He fell in such a way that the wheels only caught his 4i,t foot, otherwise he would have been manttled norrioiy. Emmons, who is 68 years old, was conveyed to the receiving hospital, but never recovered consciousness. rr. v.! iAriuTTrl. w.lla Walla mad. river uu wjo v. jj" . near Brown's mill, in Dmatilla county, J 1 . U n mi n .TT nas again otscn n). j - and the contractor says tt is as siroug as ever, and will not for some time be , materially affected bynooas. Not lone? aso a horse belonging to t . Dalles roan waa taken to the Washing ton side to pasture, but he soon grew tired of hia surroundings, and resolved to beat his way back to his noma, aimw making a number of attempts to iar the steamer and being prevented each time, he plunged into the water, reach ing the opposite side oniy a snor um tance below the landing, none the worse from his rough experience. Kxploaloa at a Firework Factory. Cincinnati. May 17. There was an explosion at the powder mills of the A. K Tine Fireworks Company, at Read ing, O., this afternoon. Hamuel bner boli was fatally injured. Frank Moore and George Buokenbruok were slightly Injured. These three were tne oniy ones in the building when the explosion occurred. The loss was only 300. Sent to Jail for Fllthlne. San Francisco, May 17. W. B. Bradbury, a local millionaire, was to day sentenced to twenty-four hours' im prisonment in the oounty jail for vio lating the oivic ordinance prohibiting expectorating on the floors of street ears. This was Bradbury's second offense. He claims the privilege of spitting when and where he pleases as an inalienable American privilege, and will make test case of his punishment. Philadelphia, May 17. Ex-Postmas ter-General John Wanamaker, at a ban quet of the Business Men's Leaguue, hia evening, made a remarkable speech on national and state politics. After commenting on lot .anuio of " Want Damage for Tortnr. San Francisco, May 17. Thomas Rnolda brought suit today to recover 120.000 damages from Charles Herrold, . . iif ! 1 1 1 r ! . . Henry teppoia ana vyihiuui Aiuruuu. Reynold, up in . barn to make him ; V.namTer said that the low confess to the burglary 0I 1 . tat. to which the political religion of blacksmith shop on the San Bruno road. state to un8Lfrupol. X7Ztf:& 55 S-T -ntualfy result in a prison. .. , 1 MW par y- wraablngtoa. Kittitas county warrants are selling at 88 cents. t.f An agent ia In Port Townsend look- ing for a location for a colony of farm ers from Ohio. . killing April the treasurer of Spo kane county received 106,653, and dis bursed 1140,736. Under the new school law in Wash ington elections will occur on the sec ond Saturday in June.' The contract for building the Fern-dale-Blaine road in Whatcom county . haa been let, for f 12,684. Onvarnment Ensineer Clapp says that the work done in improving Gray's harbor haa already resulted in much good to the harbor. Tha residents of Clallam county will petition the postal department for daily mail servioe along the Strait from Port Townsend. A severe earthquake shook waa felt in Waterville one n.gnt last weex. The vibrations lasted IB or 20 seconds, and woke many people. A Japanese drummer, with five sam ple trunks And as many stories as any other drummer, was working his line in North Yakima last week. The Spring Creek Creamery Company tarted up its creamery in Ellensburg the first of this month. The creamery is prepared to handle 5,000 pounds of milk daily. A good road club has been formed in North Yakima by the wheelmen, and considerable money has been subscribed for the purpose of putting Watchea ave nue in condition for bicycling. Company A and battery B, N. G. W., have decided to keep up their or ganisation, in spite of the small appro priation made by tne last tegiamuuv,. and will meet necessary expenses thema Selves. .' . A successful operation of skin graft ing was performed at the St Joseph's hospital in Tacoma, the other day. The father of a girl from Puyallup furnished the cuticle to replace part burned from his daughter. There are five logging camps in oper ation on Ostrander creek, in Cowlita county, two having started up last week. The creek was cleared of "bank" logs last week, the first time in four years. The work was done with a locomotive and steel cable. : State Superintendent Browne has decided that women as well as men must register for school elections. The expense of the registration must be borne by the school district, and the registration done by the regular officers, aa in the case of men. , and seamed by tha shock. f