OR
VOL. XIV.
ST. HELENS, ' OREGON, Fill DAY, MAY 28, 1897.
NO. 23.
NEWS OF THE WEEK
From all Parts of the New
and Old World.
BRIEF AND INTERESTING ITEMS
Compwh!"' Borlew of the Ims-ors-snl
Happenings of tho Cur-
. . . rent Week.
The president hn Mint to tit iciiata
tlm name of William W, Morrow, i
California, to be United Htato circuit
judge (or the ninth judicial district
William J. Bryan Iim iocopled n In
vitation to speak at Gladstone Park,
nmir Oregon City, on the 12th of. July,
tho ilti.y before tiie annual Chautauquan
assembly- will 0m. llii subject will
t"Dimotitllliwi."
From Clark' lorn work, Cambridge,
him boon ahlppcd ,n pwlul parlor cur
two II'"'" whloli form the Ion for the
great Yerko telescope, the largest lna
ever made. Every precaution wu
taken to insure the afe transportation
of the coolly lend. Thoy wore iwiured
(or their (till value, 100,000. Tho Ion
represent nearly si your of oareful la
bor. Captain Miller hat information Unit
the war department b appropriated
$24,000 for a transporation fund for the
army postat Hpokane, which make a
totnl of 1108,000 thi your. The un
dry civil bill carrlo $SO,000 more, all
to t)o apont tbtaT year. The intention la
to transfer two companies to Spokane,
probably froirt Fort Khonnan, A fust
im the 'barrack building are built,
other componlo will come from Fort
Walla Walla and Sherman.
A ipocial to the Now York Journl
from Havana, ay: The opening of
privato letter by Weylor'a potofflt.
employe ha boon made the ubjoct of
energetic protest by more than one lo
cal consul. The representative of a
leading South American republic went
personally to tho palace to compluin
that hi mail, both official and private,
hnri boon tampered with, while Dr.
Urunnor, of the United State marine
)iiii.ital aorvice, dotullod here a-
aiHtant aunitury inspector, attached to
the American oonitulute, received ov
eral lnttora from hi wife, the envelopes
of wiiiuli had boon clipped off at the
poatoffloe before delivery. They were
delivered open, no attempt whatever
having been made to conceal tho (net of
violation. Upon tho doctor' com
plaint Generally amit aharp note
f protest to the captain-general' office.
More than 100,000 case of salmon
have boon loft over from lust year'
puck at Astoria.
The fuinona Tomb prison In Now
York I to lie torn down to give way to
a now and handsome structure.
Clouae Clodiua, agml IT, waa struck
by lightning and oriouly lnjurod at
hi home on Mill creek, Walla Walla
comity, Wash.
Portland, Or., will celebrate the
Fourth of JiHy thl year. Committee
have boon appointed and plana dis
cussed to have the finest colebration
ever wen In that city.
Adolph L. Luetgort, well-known
aausaga luannfaoturer of Chicago, hue
been arrested accused of murdering his
wife and burning her body in acid to
bide tho traces of bia crime.
The New York Herald' special from
Madrid ay no doubt remain that the
work of pacification in the Philippine
Island is at a standstill. The gravity
. of the aitoution there ha been fully
revealed by a correspondent In Manila,
who give many inoident with dote to
how that the insurgent band are still
active.
Special reports from the principal
fruit and grain center of California an
nonce a general rainfall, which In a few
oe has injured the hay orop and in
other section ha come too lato In the
season to be beneficial. The California
wheat crop will be generally light, but
growing cereal look muoh bettor along
the foothills than on the plains.
Firm and individuals in this coun
try Interested in trade with Cuba, and
who dnoire peace in the island as oon
as possible, have sent to the secretary
of state a memorial, setting forth how
their bnsinos intorsets are ufforing,
and giving facts about the struggle in
Cuba, in tho hope that measure may
be devised to terminate the war.
The general trofflo manager of the
O. It. & N. aay that all the railroads
Interested have' agreed to put into effect
the new grain rate on June 0 next.
This action will be in aooord with the
law passed by the last Washington leg
ialature, making a reduction of 10 per
cent on previous rate. It 1 estimated
that the now rate will effect a saving
for the farmer of Eastern Washington
and of Northern Idaho of from (ISO,
000 to $300,000 a year.
George Francis Train ha reopened
hi claim to the oitv of Omaha, and he
intend to pre it to the last. If ho
win he will be worth $20,000,000; if
he lose, he will be no poorer than he
1 now. Certain of hi friends have in
vestigated the mattor, and thoy are
convinced that hi cause i just and
that the claim erowlnn out of the old
Union Paoiflc litigation and uhnequent
proceeding in which he wa legally
doolared a lunatic is valid.
An expedition ha just loft Pblladol.
ptua mat nai lor it object theexpiora
tion of the oountrv around Mount Bt
Eliaa, Alaska, and poBibly the ascent
of that mountain, whloh for a long time
was considered the highest in America.
A number of people have been poi
soned in Oakland, Cal. , by eating straw
berries. The physicians dooluro that
the atrawberrie have been in contaot
with' some poiaonon matter usod oy
grower to destroy plant Ineeots. There
(have been trace of Pari green in tome
fit the fruit offered for tale.
VICTIMS OF A FIRE.
Two Parson Ferlnhed and Three In.
Jtired In New York.
Now York, May 20.- Two persona
were killed and three serioiudy injured
in a fire which wu started shortly aft
er 4 o'clock till morning in tho four
story and bnwornent brownstone build
ing, at 149 West Twenty-third street.
Several persons narrowly esoaped
death. The dead are!
Mr Catherine Mo way, 88 year
old; died at hospital from auffooation
and burn. , : ;
Beatrice Monaway, 4 year old,
duughtor of the former,, suffocated in
her room. 1
The injured are; Mr, Mary C. or
Carrie Howie, boarding-house keeper
at SH Mollis street, Boston, dangerously
hurt; Mis MacDonald, slightly burned
on the face; V. 8. Phaps, slightly
burned on the face.
Wlillo u tenant mimed Lament was
crawling the narrow Hill to reach the
adjoining houso, the body of a woman
struck a largo sign which hung on the
outside and to which ha clung for sup
port. Tho sign wu torn from it fas
tonings, and full with a crash to the
street. Tho woman was Mrs. Bowles,
who had precipitated herself from the
third floor to the street below when she
found that egres from the house by
way of the stair was choked by the
flames. She wit picked up and taken
to the hospital.
The origin of the fire is not known,
but it I believed that a belated tenant
lit a match in the hallway to see hi
way end earIly tossed the "till
burning match away. The fire started
at the foot of the stair, and tho light
wall acted us a fine to carry the flame
to the roof instantly.
AT MARK HANNA'S FURNACE.
A Xunlt or WoikuM Morloualjr Hurt
In Neweaatlo. v.
Newcastle, Pa., May 25. This morn
ing, the big liowna furnace, in this
city, owned by Senator Mark Ilanna
ami ex-Senator Cameron, let go, and
the next instant a heavy volume of
coke, lion ore and coal came crushing
through the roof of the casting house,
burying in tho neighborhood ni HO men
under the debris. Manager Keis wu
taken out with (kin hanging in shred
from his hands and arms, and "his lega
were terribly burned and bruised, A
number of others were badly burned
nil bruised.
A second accident of the day hap
pened about HO minnte Inter. It was
n rave-in at the big 70-foot cut of the
'ewonstle Traction Company, which is
iiiuking a track to tho now Cascade
Park. Michael Kurdy was buriod un
der at least T5 feet of and, gravel, clay
und rook, and was dead when taken
iut. Peter Herinsky was torribly
orusheil alxiiit the shoulder and hip,
but will probably live.
DroKUl Kmr Kltslll. ;
Ritxville. Wah., May 25. Coming
as it did upon the heels of the tragio
uioide of Mr. Vchr Yav, the sensa
tional drowning this afternoon of Dan
Sinclair, one of Kitfcville most promi
nent citiaen. in Cow creek, ho given
tho ataid old residents of this town
shock that they will long remember.
Sinclair, in company with five young
mon, started at 9 A. M. for a general
day's outing, their destination being
about 12 mile from town. Upon ar
riving at the orenk the party ate lunch,
and all went in bathing. Sinclair, who
was unable to swim, had waded out a
lew yards from shore, and accidentally
teped off Into a deep and treacherous
pool, and, bofore hi excited compan
ion could rescue him, had sank for
tho last time. The news was brought
to tlii place, and everything possible
was done to recover the body, but with
out avail. Giant powder will be used
tomorrow in an effort to raise the body.
Sinclair was 24 year of age, and
leave an aged father and mother to
mourn hi losa.
J'l(ht t odhou.
ri r,iv 9R Dim man was
I '1 1 . V f , "J ww. " - -
killnl nn.l unntlioi- fatnllv wniltlded at
Joe Lowe' madhouse, about five mile
south of the oity, at :o tni evening.
Lowe ha had trouble with Jacob Kis
thiird, a neighbor, over the wator in an
irrigating ditch in which both are in
terested. Today Kisthard and hi two
ar.n. UMCik Wmlfillff Oil tllO ditdl. WllOn
some of Lewe' employe went to the
ur:.l.
flitch to protect ni luiereais. mm
them went some of his gueats, includ
ing Samuel H. MoCall, a well-known
gambler, and John MoKonna. A quar
rel en8uod, during which Samuel Kia-
thard drew a pistol ana biioi juovjbii
and MoKonna. Kisthard came to
Denver and surrendered to the police.
McKanna i not dead, but cannot re
cover. . -
Murder Ovar Card.
Pittsburg, May 26. A fight over
cards today at Snowden, ; a mining
town, resulted in the murder of Albert
Orior by George Douglass, oolorod. A
game of poker was in progress, when
Douglass was bluffed by James Smith
into laying down three queen against
a bobtail flush. Thi enraged hiin and
a fight ensued. Douglass then went
to his house and returned with a gun.
Tho crowd rushed indoor to escape
him, and he fired through the door,
hitting Albert Grior ami killing him
instantly. Douglass fled, pursued by a
crowd, but wa captured in the woods,
and thoy wero about to lynch him
when officers rescued.
A Vlmtliu of Clari.
Camdon, N. J., May 26. W. M.
Rosa, on of Mr. and Mr. William
t... Ktn,lrt.on. this county, com-
mittod suicide today by hanging. The
hoy was in good spirits when hie par
ents started to church. On their re
turn they found him hanging lifeless.
He wa addicted to the use of cigar
ette, for which he wa ohided by hi
father. It i believed that he oould
not break off the habit, and in despair
took bit life
HE WANTS THE HONOR
Edhem Pasha Says Peace
Must Be Made By Him.
AMOUNT OF INDEMNITY REDUCED
Tht Italian Volunteers Cul"s Mo Bud
of Troubl to Orasea Cwlonitl
Mlnul In DUgTKCH.
Atliens, May 25. It Is again semi
officially asserted that Ed horn Pacha,
tho Turiksh commander-in-chief, ha
repoated his statement that pence mur
be negotiated with him, and he is now
pressing for tho appointment of i
Greek plenipotentiary to conduct tlx
lettlement of terms.
M. Deligorgis, a former foreign min
ister ha been elected president of th
Cretan central committee.
General Binolenski has sent tele
grams to tho Athenian newspapers de
nying that ho ordered a retreat excep
in pursuance of the commands o;
Crown Prince Constantino, and adds:
"I earnestly beg yon not to publisl
inaocurute statements caloulatd to cre
ate dissonsicds in tho army."
Ho also denies that any gnus fell
into the hand of tho enemy during thi!
retreat from lioveni and Velostino.
The Borthel column (Italian) indicted
on coming here, several of tho volun
teer refusing to return to Italy, on the
ground that they are liable to arrest as
deserters. The government, has decid
ed that the column must retum to Ital
ian territory, and will underuike to
board and lodge only those liuble to
arrest. . . ,
Th Amliniixluri Instructed. T
London, May 25. The correspond
ent of tho Times ut Constantinople
says: The powers have instructed th':
ambassadors to act as tneir represen
tatives in mediating between Turkoj
and Greece. A collective note will be
handed to ttie pone forthwith.
Palace circle now realize that grea'.
maladilrc-s has boon displayed on the
Turkish side The question is how to
retreat from the present situation with
out humiliation, and a change of minis
try is being discussed as the best way
to save apiwarances.
Amount of tho Indemnity.
, T.n.1.n Ttfnv 9.. Thrt fthiiuliird nor-
Aaiun,taiit ut PonHtantinoiilft HUTS tho
caco negotiations continue. It is as
serted the amount o indemnity win db
-,i..i tn h mm nor, a ono.noo to lie
paid in cash to Turkey and 6,000,000 to
be accepted by Kossia as part payment
; .U. 4nrfnltV OWrt IllT llV Toi lieV.
V VUW - - J ...... . w.
it IB 8uul Here Ui&l uer uiw nunpu-
Bion OI noaiilitiM ie whjvkb, umm
v.A wiMfdniaa it nMttiliiiiof tiiKtr linen.
VV.."'W -- D
crossed the bridge over the Arta and
were attacked by Turkish commanders,
wlin rirnva them back, after heavy
fighting lor ten nours.
inil.ni to (lot Rid Of Italians. '
I,1., M. 9r..TliB AttiRns cor-
ua.uinitanl Of tllA TilllPS SUVS tllUt OW-
ing to the disquietude caused by the
presence in the city of largo bodies of
TUtUIIVCI'IR, ...V ft' J
recalled the force of gendarmes sent to
:.i..nn.M t.nrtimifnmnnE im. iiilmi.iiy
Arta, ami will taKe measures to uepon
,u .l.iitii-.-,iii nlliii to their various
ooontrios at tho earliest possible date.
Most 01 me voiunioors uoiKiog up mu
Berthel column are anarcnists, and tne
government lias dealt wisely in reins
. ailta. iliAni in rviiiA hnre. nl
,i.n.. ,.h tknu tnuiaind mi t.lio nrivileve.
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Tlio government sent mem irom ana
. Uuflttnivt. a.wl iVinrA flirinrmod thnm.
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with orders to leave for Italy in Greek
vessels. Thereupon they begnn to in
dulge in all sort oi excesses, ami ui
into connict wun tne . iiiokuuhomj,
with the result that one Italian wa
killed and eiz were seriously wounded.
v:il., (tar u mat ilixil of trouble.
they were sent to Bringaie, under the
escort ot two ureeit men-oi-wur.
Kxees of tho Italians.
: Afiiw 9K. The enrresooml
out of the Daily Telegraph in Epirns
gives a terrible picture of tho excesses
of the Italians, while traveling from
Arta to Zavcrda. He says:
"Thev stole brandy and drank it
titn u'litaiv Armed Olllv with revoW
....J k.,mn.t. llV tll tilllB . tllCV
QIBItllU ...v'..i, J --
reached Zuverda they wore quarreling
flercely among themselves. Tho vil
lager, thoroughly alarmed, gathered
ir, ,.,a.il,iinii tn tlirht the Italinns. and
tho situation became serious. A Greek
..in.) tn nm.ifv u Gurihaldian. who was
aliout to dash his brains out with a
Italian fired and
ObV'llH, ...'"
,..i.i n,o t4i.....lr Inst.MMtlv. the crv
ITUUUlluw ...w -" v -
Tun. raisnd 'A Greek has been killed r
and the villagers began to flro their
rifles. The firing bcoamo general, but
tho Italians displayed a flag ot truce,
ond the embarkation was euocieu
ti.n....l. with ivi'nnt. rlifHenltv.
nftionrs told me they did
not expect to reach land alive, as their
xiHlan V HO lllOI'S WOIIIU OU1CIV IIM
them."
Armltlo May Bo rrolonjced.
Pari. Mav 25. Prince Ferdinand,
nf niilirnrla. had a Ioiik conforenoo to
,i with M TTonataux. minister of
uiv .
foreign affairs.
ri. i. .iruWutnnil that, the Grooo-Tui'k
IbIi armistice will be prolonged if, at
it expiration, the peace negoiuiiiuin
should not De tinisneu.
- Tho Hetalrla ot Work. ,
A , I. ana Miiv en. The forces of the
Ethniko Hetairia have ditinguished
thoinselves more since than during the
war. Bands of irregular deserters are
pillaging and devastating the Plithiolis
district, where the condition vi wo vu
lages il most lamentable. .
Manns In Dlscrsco.
Mnv 25. Acoordiiitt to a
dispatch to the Daily Graph ia from
Corfu, it iB reported there that Colonel
Mano attempted suiouto wnne in jau
FOUR QHOUL8 IN JAIU
Tho I.add Gravo Coniplroejr Laid Baro
and tho Body Found.
Portland, Or., May 34. The body
of William 8. Ladd, which was taken
from it retting place in Kiverview
cemetery Monday night, wa recovered
yesterday by Chief Burns, of Oregon
City, and Detective Welsh and Sim
mon, of Porltand. D. Magone,
Charles Montgomery, Ed Long and
William Rictor, all of Oregon City, are
lodged in the city jail, charged, with
tho crime of its removal. Montgomery
ha made a confession, implicating Ma
gone and the other men.
The body wa buried at Magone's
Park, a well-known landmark on tho
Willamette river, a mile and a half
below Oregon City. It hiding place
was oloverly concealed by moss and
leave, and it would never hava been
discovered had not Montgomery weak
ened and led the officers to it.
The remain of Mr. Ladd were
den in the ground about 80 yard from
the river. The spot wa wild and for
bidding, so that there was but little
chance of any one ever happening
scorns it - A grave about three feet
deep had been excavated, into which
tiie body, wrapped In burlap, had been
placet! and covered over. No effort had
been made to provide a coffin or other
like protection, and the covering of
dirt wa very thin to keep from detec
tion the body beneath. When seen,
the body wa in a remarkable state of
preservation, considering the time it
bad been interred.
Maaked Mubbar Killed.
Taooma, Wash., May 24. A single
robber late this afternoon held up and
attempted to rob an incoming car on
the Bteilacocm electrio line. About i!4
mile out of the city a tall man, rough
ly dressed, hailed the car, which stop
ped, and be boarded it As he got on
the platform he pulled a blue dotted
calico mask, having hole cut through
for eye, down over his face, produced
a revolver and ordered Superintendent
Dame, of the motor line, and Motorman
Wellman to the rear end of tne car.
They complied slowly, and he fol
lowed, ordering the men and the pas
sengers to hold up their hands and the
ladies to sit still. Dame and Wellman
had entered a rear compartment used
for carrying baggage and freight. The
robber evidently thought them safely
disposed of, for he paid no more at
tention to them, but commenced reliev
ing George B. Evans, a contractor, of
his valuable. Tin done, ne com
manded William E. Hacker, a broker,
to stand up and be searched. In the
meantime, Superintendent Dame had
taken out hi revolver and came in be
hind Hacker, where h awaited an op
portunity to shoot. A moment later
be plaoed hi arm on Hacker' shoulder
and fired into the robber, who returned
the fire. Dame fired two shots and
the robber three. Two minutes later,
the robber was lying beside the car,
dead, while Dame bad been shot in the
arm and Jewett Smith, a passenger,
in the leg.
Brutality In Prison.
vMluilialnliiii Mur 94. .Tralav's ses
sion of the legislative committee inves
tigating tho management of the state
penitentiaries was sensational, oena
tor Gagerdorn, of Philadelphia, was
the star witness. He said the official
reports of the prison were filled with
falsehoods, and that he could prove
that the treatment of many convicts
hud been brutal and cruel. . Ho said
the institution reported there were 10
insane patients in November lost, and
tlmt liivotttlivntlnn mailA hv him showed
there were 50 at the time. Of these,
lie said nine are now in insane nsyiums
anri nrta. la flnnil mm thn result - of omel
treatment at the prison. Thirty-six of
the insane convicts, ne said, are sun
tn ..Alia tn tha nriann. Hn inatiinned
the case of McCuo, a prisoner whom he
had ordered sent from the prison to
llta Vnrtlitnwn fltatA inannA nnvlnm.
and who died the next day, as alleged
. . . . ....... . i.
by tne jnoge, irom a Dealing ne re
ceived the night before his removal.
Ho told of another' insane convict, a,
colored man named Prentice, who for
eiaht month had been tied to the
steam pipe every night
Mr. Tongue Injured.
Washingotn, May 84. Representa
tive Thomas H. Tongue, of Oregon, was
..... .Ir lw a nahla.nar TiAftr thn coritpr
of Pennsylvania avenue and Sixth
street and painfully injured, lie re
ceived a number of severe cut and
bruise. Mr. Tongue had just returned
from a trip with a number of senators
and represenattives to Charlottville
and Montioello. He wa taken to
Providence hospital, where it wa
found he had sustained a cot on the
left cheek, and another over tho left
eye. No serious consequences are ap
preheunded. Caucus to Consider Tariff Bill.
Washington, May 24. The Kepub
liran onnntors will hold a caucus Mon
day to consider the tariff bill. The
first effort will be to devise plans to
expedite the consideration of the bill,
and there will also be an attempt to
reoonoile the differences of opinion as
to the merit of some of the festures.
The principal objeot of the caucus is to
agree upon a plan for the limitation of
the time for debate, a under the pres
ent rule thi can only be done by mu
tual oonsent. The Democrats will also
hold a caucus soon to decide on a line
of action. -
Appointed Recent.
Salem, Or., May 84. Governor
Lord ha appointed D. P. Thompson,
ot Portland, ex-minister, to Turkey, a
member of the board of regents of the
state university, to fill the vaoancy
caused by the death of L. L. Mc
Arthnr. : ; " 1 '
Gamblers Ordered Out of Spokane.
Spokane. Wash., May 24. Chief ot
Police Hawthorne today ordered a
number of gambler and confidence
men to leave the city before sundown.
WAR EXISTS IN CUBA
Senate Recognizes Belligen
ency of Insurgents.
M0KGAS BESOLUTION IS PASSED
Tho Vote Wa a Decisive One of Forty,
one to Fourteen An Exelt-.
. lug Debate Ended, v
Washingotn, May 23. Tho long
ami exciting debate on the joint resolu
tion recognizing a state of war in Cuba
and declaring that strict neutrality
shall be maintained by the United
States, wa ended when tho resolution
passed the senate by the decisive vote
of 41 to 14 at a late hour this after
noon. The announcement of the vote
was received with tumultuous applause,
which drew from Hawley an emphatic
protest against "mob demonstration."
The resolution as parsed is as follows;
"Resolved, etc., That a condition of
puhlia war exists between the govern
ment of Spain and the government pro
claimed and for some time maintained
by force of arms by the people of Cuba,
and that the United States of America
shall maintain a strict neutrality be
tween the contending parties, according
to each and all the rights of belliger
ency in the ports and the territory of
tho United State."
An analysis of the vote shows that
the affirmative vote was oast by 18 Re
publicans, 19 Democrats and four Pop
ulists, and the negative vote by 12 Re
publicana'and two Democrats. Prior
to the final vote, the motion of Hale to
refer the resolution to the committee
on foreign relations was tabled. Fair
bank proposed a substitute providing
that the president extend the good
offices of the United States to Spain to
ward securing an end of the conflict,
and the ultimate independence of the
island. This, too, waa tabled, ayes 85,
noes 15. Then followed the adoption
of the original resolution. The voting
occurred after an exciting debate, par
ticipated in by Thurston, Elkins,
White, Fairbanks, Hale, Spooner and
Gorman. Thurston, who presided over
the Republican convention at St. Louis,
recalled the stirring scene when the
convention inserted a Cuban plank m
the platform, and declared that this
resolution was a partial fullillment of
that pledge. Elkins and White urged
a conservative course and an inquiry
bv a committee.
Then came the first vote, that on the
motion of Hale to refer. It was a test,
and a defeat of the motion assured the
passage of the resolution. Fairbanks
tried to stem tho title by offering the
compromise proposition, somewhat on
the line of the Cuabn plank adopted
at St. Louis, but it met the same fate
as the Hale motion. v
This brought Hale forward for a final
protest. He spoke with intense earn
estness and feeling, and with a trace of
bitterness in his word. He declared
that the element opposed to the oppo
sition Democrats and Fopulists had
furnished the bulk in favor of the res
olution, and that the foreign policy of
the administration was thus to be dic
tated by its opponents. He expressed
the fear also that tho resolution would
lead to war with Spain.
Spooner added his protest against ty
ing the hands of the administration.
Gorman closed the debate, resenting
the suggestion that party lines were
drawn on the resolution, and asserting
that the administration Bbould have
-dispatched a war vessel to Cuba to pro
tect our officials on the island. The
final vote was then taken and the sen
ate adjourned to Monday.
Belief Bill raised.
Washington, May 22. The house
unanimously passed the Cuban relief
resolution, appropriating fau.ouu lor
food and supplies. .
The "Baroneee" Is Pointed for Rome.
London, May 24. Baroness .von
Turkheim, formerly Jeaunie Young,
who believes that she was decoyed from
home to prevent her appearing as a
witness in the lair will oase, has de
parted for Liverpool, whence she sails
for America. She was accompanied Dy
her 4 year-old son. Her companion,'
who came with her from San Francisco,
will meet her at Liverpool and sail
with her.
The baronoss say that Von Turk
heim was very much disappointed on
reaching London two week ago, to
find , that the remittance he had ex
pected was f2, 000 short of the amount
promised him. " He did not Know
whether Mr. Delmas,. Mr. Craven'
lawyer, had failed to send the amount
or whether Detective Stiiiwell secured
it. It was while Von Turkheim wa
smarting under this disappointment
that he revealed, to the baroness, she
says, that he married her in pursuance
of a plot to get her out of the way,
He suggested to her then, she says, that
thev "stand in" together to maKe uei
mas nav a btrce sum of money. The
baronoss doolared that if Von Turkheim
ventures "to return to San Franoisco,
she will prosecute him.
Montevideo, May 24. The Uruguay
an troop have defeated the insurgents
under Lamas and Saravia . It is onl
chilly announced the insurgents have
boon completely routed, and the revolu
tion is considered as ended.
A Woman In tho Cane.
St. Louis. May 24. George A. Tay
lor, teller of tho" Third National bank,
was found dead at tho Normandio ho
tel this afternoon. He committed sui
cide by shooting himself with a revol
ver. ' When found, Taylor had' in hi
hand a letter from a woman, not hi
wife, and her photography
William Moore, of Snow Hill, Md.,
on a wager of five cents, attempted to
kiss a 'possum, and is - now mourning
the loss of a part of his nose.
WALL OF WATER.
Orchards and , Oardons Ruined Dam
ag.a Estimated at aUOO.OOO.
Asotin, Wash., May 22, A cloud
burst at some point as yet unknown,
up the little valley of Asotin creek,
sent a wall of water down the valley
late thia afternoon that carried devasta
tion in it train. Stock waa drowned,
houses wrecked, bridge washed out
and OTChatrds ruined. The Ion i rough
ly estimated at 1100,000. The pleas
aniest little valley was a continuous
orchard-garden for 15 miles above the
town.
A correspondent has just returned
from a trip four-mile up the valley.
From person on the rood it was
learned the flood extended for at least
three miles beyond that The torrent
tore down the valley about 4:80 o'clock
thia afternoon. A wall of muddy
water rolled through orchards and gar
den, entirely covering the narrower
part of the valley. Where the valley
was widest it tailed to reach entirely
across.
As for a learned no live were lost,
but considerable stock perished. The
houses of Robert Campbell and John
Dill were wrecked; John Miller's house
was carried 800 feet from its founda
tion, and msny other plaoes were more
or less damagea. Between Asotin and
a point four miles up the creek, all of
the bridges, five in number, were
washed out. Two of these belonged to
the town and three to the county.
The loss in this particnlar is about
(2,500. It is thought that other
bridges were washed out further up
stream. But the chief loas waa in the
destruction of orchards and gardens.
The torrent tore through these with
great fury. Washing off the smaller
tree. The larger tree were left stand
ing, thougu they were badly damaged.
In the tows of Asotin, comparatively
little damage was done, beyond wash
ing out bridges. The park wa ruined.
Nothing to equal thia torrent has
ever. before been experienced since the
settlement of the valley.
SPAIN IS UNEASY.
Hopea tho President Will Not Allow
the Senate to Drive Him to War.
Madrid, May 24. Senor Morelly
Prendergast, a former minister asked
the government, on behalf of the liber
als, in the chamber of depuitea today
if it waa true that the United States
senate had recognized the belligerency
of the insurgents.
The premier replied that the report
to this effect was not a surprise to him,
as it was a question of creating more
difficulties for President McKinlejr, in
connection with the tariff bill, but be
believed President McKinley, like Mr.
Cleveland, would decide for himself in
each a matter.
In the course of his reply to the in
terpellation, Senor Canovas said the
exchange of opinion between Spain and
other European powers on the subject
of Cuba had always been unofficial.
The powers had shown great reserve in
defining their views, and this attitude
' had led the government to believe that
they were unwilling to offer any effec
tive intervention between Spain and
the United States. The exchange of
view with the United States had been
friendly, but Spain had refused the
proffered mediation. The guarded tone
of the premier in regard to the bellig
erency vote of the senate ha made a
profound impression, but the general
opinion in the lobbies is that President
McKinley and Secretary - Sherman will
not allow the senate to. drive them into
conflict with Spain. .
Star of apanlab. Cruelty.- .
New York, May 24. A special to the
Journal from Havana via Port Tampa
says: A shocking story of Spanish
cruelty, verified by a consulate repre
senative of the United States, comes
from Santa Clara province. - The Cu
ban leader, Charles Aguirre, who was
officially annouced to have been killed
by Spanish troops under General Ober
gon in an engagement near Sancti Spir
it!!, a few nights ago, was, a a matter
of fact, made a prisoner after having
been wounded. - Learning that he
claimed American citizenship, his cap
tors are said to have tied him to the
tail of a horse and dragged him through
the streets of Aroyo Blanco nntil death
claimed him. In justice to General
Obregon, it is said that, after learning
the facts, he severely reprimanded the
minor officials directly responsible for
the brutal action, and directed that the
body be properly interred. . -
Carelessness Caused a Holocaust. ; '
1 St Louis, May 24. Mrs. Ada Mohr,
23 year of age, and baby Mohr, 18
month old, burned to a crisp and thoir
bodies taken to the morgue. Hugo
Howard, 15 month old, died after re
moval to the hospital. Mrs. Bessie
Howard, 28 years old, William How
ard, 5 years old. were probably fatally
burned, and are expected to die at the
hospital. Max Gum pert and Henry
Surman, painfully Ijnrned. These hor
ror constitute the sum total, aside
from property damage, which resulted
from a gasoline explosion in the upper
rooms of 2841 Menard street, occupied
by Gustav Mohr, last night.
Death of Senator Karle.
Columbus, S. C., May 24. Senatoi
James H. Karle died at hi home here
last night He had been ill for several
weeks, but until yesterday hope were
entertained for hi recovery. Bright'
disease was the cause of his death.
FIfht With Bandits In Mexico.
St Louis, May 24. Edward Calla
han, owner ot the Barranca Bilver mine
in Mexico yielding 1,000 tons of $20
ore a day and a millionaire, is here
en route to New York to be treated for
the injuries he received in a fight with
bandit. It wa widely reported at
the time that he had been killed.
Cambridge, England, May 24.
rtnmhrlilcn university todav. bv a vote
of 1,718 to 863, rejected a proposal to
COPto nna-roea upon tvuuvJii -:
NORTHWEST BREVITIES
Evidence of Steady Growth
and Enterprise.
ITEMS OF 0ENEBAL INTEEEST
rroia All the Cities and Town of
tho Thriving Blstef States
Oregon.
An inspector of the postal department
will be sent to Salem to establish
rural mail service in Marion county.
Many cherries are said to have fallen
from the trees in Southern Oregon dur
ing the last week or ten day. ; '
Grower in Linn county are cultivat
ing their hop well, and the present
outlook justifies them in hoping for flu
crops. i
The Coo bay creamery is receiving
12,000 pounds of milk per day, and it
is expected the figure will loon be in.
creased to 15,000.
The machinery for the Vale, Malheur
county, flouring mill ha been pur
chased. The mill will have a capacity
of 60 barrel a day. ,,, -t
Grasshoppers about the size of a flea
are so thick in the Fulton neighborhood,
Umatilla county, that they raise in
loud whenever disturbed.
Harold Parker will soon start from
Huntington with 30,000 head of sheep
overland for Gibson, Foss & Co., to be.
delivered at some point in Nebraska.
It will take about five months to make
the drive. ,
The big ditch which ha been in
course of construction for several
month for the Fliok Bar Mining Com
pany, in Baker county, has been com
pleted, and mining will soon be com
menced in earnest . ' v
No itep will be taken to build a new
courthouse in Coos county before the
coming season, The defendant county
has filed an answer to the complaint of
those who are asking for an injunction
to prevent the construction of the court
house. William Brenner, of Soio, and D.
Wheeler, of Lebanon, are buying feed
hogs near Soio for shipment to Nebras
ka. Tbey have bought about 800 head,
for which they paid from a to 2 cent
a pound gross. Soio was a squealing
center of industry last Monday, as
wagon load after wagon load of pigs
were brought in. -, (
The railroad company in Jackson
Bounty brought suit against the county
to restrain the collection of f 18,000..
taxes, alleged to be due the,' county.
With the Oregon & California company
is joined in the suit the Southern Pa-
eifio Company, against which no taxes
are assessed. As the Southern Pacific
Company is a foreign company, thia
would give the federal court jurisdic
tion, should that company remain a
party to the suit ;
Washington.
The long-distance telephone la
reached Asotin.
Salary warrant in Whatcom county
Hold last month for 98 cent. - - .
The grand lodge of Masons will meet
in Seattle on the 8th of June. , .
A shipload of rock from Bellingbam
bay has been received at Gray harbor
for the lighthouse. . - 1 1
' Thurston ooanty fruitgrowers' nave .
organized under the name of the Olym
pia Fruitgrowers' Association.
George Alsip . ha strated 'up his
brickyard in Ellensburg. He will make
at least 100,000 brick and more are
needed. .
The annual session of the: State
Teachers' Association will be- held in
New Whatcom from June 28 to July 8,
inclusive. , '
The Stan wood creamery one day re-
cently received 11,895 pounds of milk,
breaking its beat previous record by
8,000 pounds. , . -.. ;
The question whether or cot school
district shall furnish text books and
aupplia free to pupils will be voted on
In Washington, June 12. ' '
There are five sawmills, with' an
average capacity of 80,000 feet daily,
and five shingle mills, cutting 600,000
shingle every day, tributary to Xlina,
in Chehali county. j . ,
At a meeting of the directors of the
city soohols In Walla Walla, it waa de
cided to add a month to the school
term, which makes the term the same
length as before it wa reduced in 1893.
The schools will therefore, close on
the 18th of June this year. :it
The oity treasurer of Everett at the
last session of the council reported a de
fioit of 12,897.94, for the first four
month of the present year. " Theesti
mated receipts for the -remaining eight
months are $14,550, estimated expenses,
(19,720.60; deficit for remaining eight
months, 5,170.60; total deficit for tho
year, $7,588.44. -'
The mayor of Seattle, in his annual .
message to the council recommended
that the social evil be regulated by re
stricting fallen women to a prescribed
district; he urged a further reduction
in city expenses, and that the city's
revenue be increased ' by license.
The merit system in force under the
new charter law receive the. mayor'
heartiest approval. -
The Skamokawa oreameryjlasf month
made 1,508 pound of but lor, and it is
expected that double this amount will
be made this month.
The remnant ot last year's crop i
being marketed in Garfield. After the
requirements ot reseteding and spring
Reeding, it i believed, that from 5,000
to 10,000 bushel remain unsold in the
territory tributary to Garfield, ; At
present price thi will be a pleasant
pick-up toward summer- axpesaeau It
wa thought that scarcely a busbl re
mained in the farmer' hands. , . . .