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Newspaper Page TextORE GO H VOL. XIV. 8T. HELENS, OIIEOON, Fill DAY, JUNE 18, 1897. NO. 2(i. nn M NEWS OF THE WEEK From all Part of the and Old World. New BttlEF iSD IHTKEESTINO ITEMS eemarekeaalva Itevlew Inieer- t Happenings ef the Ou '. ml Wee. An epidemic ot cholera hit broken out iu Bangkok. Proof la positive tluit Dr. Ruin, the American, wan murdered in a Spanish prison in Cuba. . A boiler exploded in the print work of Norcegit Bro., Piiobla, Mexico, kill ing 60 or more person. Fire destroyed $80,000 worth of prop erty in Cuiro, 111. Twenty-five head of horses and a number of dwellings were burned. A cloud bii rut, which caused the rivet Morge in France to rive suddenly, wracked over 600 factories and work shop and desolated many iniall town. It I iald in Astoria, upon what I apparently good anthority, that Mul ooira W. Sale, of Young'a Ulvor, wIkim disappearance In March lust created somewhat ot a aonaaatlon, ii alive and well. : Earthquake were experienced in the late of Oaxaea, Mexico, and some dam age win done on the isthmus of To huaiitepec, wliere slightly constructed house were cracked. One abode lusted 40 itecoiida. Jerome Smeathera, ln wife and seven cliildron were poisoned at Yelvlngton, Ky., with Paria green, which acoi dentally full in a bucket of water. One child la reported dead, two dying and possibly none will recover. Owing to engineer and conductor for getting ordcra a freight tmin crushed into a work train, both going at a high rate of speed, near Hudmin, Wisconsin, and four workmen were Instantly killed, three bodies being burned. There was a collision between Ameri can and Spanish marine in Vera Crua, Mexico. The Spanish hurrahed (or Weyler and the Americana for Cuba. The latter were helped by Mexicans and d the marine were put to (tight. The department of state hit boon officially informed that an internation al conference will he held In Berlin from October 11 to 10, 1807, to tliscitsa the leprosy question. There will be leotnrea and exbibita oonnected thcro with. .. , A Spanish captain and two lienten anta wore tried by court-inurtiiil In Las Cabanas fortress anil- sentenced to be hot for cowardice iu having, after 11 duya siege, aurremlered the government (orta at Casa Orro In eaatern Cuba, to the patriot foroea of Oenoral Cut into Garcia. ... More than three acore of men have recently demoted from the warship New York and Massuchu tells, together with those who left the Texas while he waa In New York. Twenty-eight men took French leave of the Texas and 80 are missing from the New York. It la not known how many are mining from the Massachusetts. In every coho the deaertera are of (oreigu birth. Alfred Pearce, In attempting to board a train at Mendota, Oil., was ran over and horribly mangled, lie died at the hospital few hours after the accident Lansing, Io., was visited by a an p poaed earthquuke. An explanation haa boon found In the fact that a motoor waa seen to full near the city at the tiino of the ahock. Jmum William, editorof the Chron iolo, ot Arniore, I. ' T., waa abot and killed by a prominent attorney of that city for an attack made through the column! of Willhima' paper, The grasshopper are doing consider able damage in Morrow county, Or. Garden have been completely ruined around Lexington, and in many plucea entire fluid of wheat have beeu eaten up. The pleasure steamer . Hermoaa, of Son Franciaoo, while 90 miles off the Golden Gate, waa ahukon up consider ably while on her last outward trip by colliding with a whulo. The whule waa nearly cut in two and tbo steamer will have to go to the drydook for re pair. . v Newa oomoa from Grant county, Or., of the traglo death of Jeff Con ley, a aheopman, at hia cabin in the moun tains. . lie went to the crock to got wa ter, and a he atooped over, hia pistol full from his belt against tho pail lis waa carrying, and the woa)Kn was dis charged. Tho bullet panned thr.wgh his body, resulting in death tho follow ing day. i :. An Astoria dispatch any the past week ha aeen a radical change, for tho better In the run of salmon. The de liveries of fish have been remarkably "rge, even for tbia time o( the year, The oannorioa are all running at full wipnuny. not niy nre the hhIi un usually numerous, but the run tin to quality la extraordinarily fine. As an example, a fisherman one morning, af ter a few hours' work, turned into one of the lower town canneriea 80 chlnook salmon, which averaged by actual Weight more than 60 pound aplx-o. A committee of German 'protection, leta have addressed a communication to tho foreign offloe complaining o( American competition, and asking for a heavy Import duty on American oyoloa, on the-ground that If audi duty i not imposed, 3,000 men employed in German cycle factories will bo thrown out of work, owing to the cxtradordin ry cheapness of American wheels. The petition, It is said, is not likely to be granted, for the cheapness com plained of generally lasts only until the cycle in question- become faniou. LABOR AND IMMIGRATION. Comport Hk the Views of the Unions of til Federation, Washington, Juno IS. President Gomjiers and tho other members of the executive council of the American Federation of Labor have sent a greet ing on the immigration question to the alllllated unions, in order by ' this means to obtain the sense of organized labor on the immigration question in Its several phase. The greeting aays: "The subject haa been divided in snoh manner so that each member may have a fair opportunity to vote either in favor ot or against the entire subject of immigration restriction, or upon the measure and aoopo of uuli restriction. Of course, those who are opposed to the restriction of immigration need give little attention to the manner by which restriction may be aecured, while those who are favorable to restriction can fully discus and decide a to tbo form and measure of restriction. The following are the question sub mitted: "First Doe your organization favor amending the laws of the United Htntes to restrict Immigration more than it i now restricted? "Second-Doe your organization favor a provision in the law guarding against criminal and pntier elements entering into the United States? "Third Should the (orelgn consular service and our immigration depart ment be entrusted with greater powers to enforce Immigration laws? "Fourth Should the violation of the alien contract labor law by em ployer be punishable by imprisonment? Fifth Hhould the steamship com panle be held responsible for a term of year (or the character of their pusson gers? "Sixth Should a stricter civil and educational test be enforced as to qual ideation (or naturalisation? "Seventh Should evory immigrant be compelled to declare hi intention to become a citizen of the United States? "What other provision doc your or ganlcatlon favor, and suggest to further the restriction of immigration?" Organizations which expect to be rep resented at the Nashville convention of the American Federation of Lalxir are urged to instruct ' their delegates so that the convention may fully express the judgtnont of orgauized labor on the subjects, and unions which will not be represented are directed to discus and vote upon the question and to return a vote to headquarter not later than October 80, 1807. YELLOW FEVER IN NEW YORK A Passenger of the Advance Died at Swinburne Island.'; New York,June 15. Otto Werner son, one of the passengers of the steamer Advance, waa transferred to the Swin burne island hospital lust night, suffer ing from yellow fever. Wernorson was one of the anrvivor of the British ship Buckharat, which took fire and wa abandoned in midocean, while on the voyage from Newcaatie, N. 8. W., for Panama. Werneraon wa takensick at eea two or three duya before the steamer arrived at this port. He wa removed with the rest of the second cabin passenger to Hoffman island (or observation. The patient allowed no marked symptoms of the (ever until yesterday. Today he grew rapidly worse, and died at 8 o'clock tonight. There are 438 passenger at Hoffman island. They will be detained the usuu) five daya. ' Attempt at Trainwrerklng. New York, June 16. A train of 11 can on the Sea Beach railroad, orowded With passengers from Coney Island, crashed Into an obstruction on the tracks tonight at Fifth avenue and Sixty-fifth atrect.near the Fifth avonne tunnel. The train was running slowly at tha time, and fortunately no serious damage waa done. It was found that aeverul heavy steel rails had been placed across tha tracka and strongly braced with several other rails, and it appeared to the detective, who were at once put on the case, and to the train people, to be a deliberate attempt to wreck the train. Knrted In a How. San Francisco, June 14. Private ad vice from one of those on board the brig Porcy Edwards, whioh sailed from this port about two month ago for the Solomon Islands, with a party of 100 men, who expocted to find an Adam- less Eden to colonize, have been re ceived, to the ofToot that tho expedition ha collapsed at Fiji. After a general row over the distri bution of the community property many of tho colonist left the vessel and sought employment on shore, and the remainder resolved to take the brig to New Zealand, where she ia to be sold at auction and the proceeds to be divided. ' ' Drowned From a Catboat. New York, June 15. Two men were drowned from a oatboat in the Hudson off Fort Lee this afternoon. The party on the yacht were Miss Emma Guil mette, her brother, H. E. Guilmette, a clerk In the oflloe of Moore & Schley, and W. Morton Smith, employed on the Mail and Express. Their boat was upset by a squall. The launch Lorn ade was some dlstanoe away, and be fore ahe reached the boat tho two men had disappeared Miss Guilinotto waa atill floating, and woa dragged on board the launch, where she revived. , Buffalo, N. Y., June 15. A panlo occurred in a Polish scboolhouso on Broadway tonight.. A ohuroh enterain ment waa being held, and 1,500 people, principally women and children, were present. A hanging-lamp fell and a cry of fire was raised. Men, women and children rushed, crowded and stumbled over each other in their efforts to roaoh the exit. No one was fatally Injured, but a large number of women and chil dren were bruiBed. The fire waa aoon extinguished, . INTENDED FOR FAURE Clumsy Attempt to Assinate the French President. BOMB EXPLODED BY ROADSIDE Mo On Waa Injured The Would-Be Murderer, Who Was Arrested, Is Bvlleved to Ba Insane. fans, June is. An attempt wa made today to assassinate Felix Faure, president of the Freneh republic, whilo he wa en route to Long Champa to witness the Grand Prix. While M. Faure' carriage was pass lng a thicket near La Cascade restaurant in the Boi de Boulogne, a bomb, which subsequently proved to be a piece of tubing about six inches long and two Indies iu diameter, with a thickness of half an inch, filled with powder and awanshot, exploded. No one waa in jured by the explosion. A" man in the orowd, suapected aa the prime mover, waa arrested. He gave hi name a Gallet, and mado only the briefest replies to question put to him by the police. Gallet ald that he had no occupa tion, but resided at Levaller Perret The police are making a thorough in vestigation. Gallet is believed to be Insana, for he shouted a the carriage passed along so loudly aa to attract gen eral attention in the orowd. : The po lio have alao made another arrest. In this caae a youth, but it ia thought probable that the actual culprit escaped. The newa of the attempted ansasBi na tion apread like wildfire through the rlty, and when M. Faure returned to the Elysoe, the at root along the route whore it waa known he would drive, were orowded with people, who cheered him "ociforously. It wa at first reported that the would-be assassin was a young man about 25, w ho stood in the crowd 100 yard or more from the race-course, and discharged a pistol at M. Faure aa he drove up to the entrance, and there waa subsequent report that both pistol and bomb were used. But Uie police now believe that the supposed pistol hot wa merely the noise of the bomb. The bomb wa a clumsily made affair. A piece of fuse waa attached, and the fuse waa probably lighted by a paper fixed in the end of a stick a soon a the head o( the procession came into view. The presumption is that the moment the fuse waa lighted the oul prlt fled, and in any case the bomb could not have done much harm. In the thicket where the police found the remnant of the bomb .they also found a pistol upon whioh were engraved the word, "Mort a Felix Faure," and the name of Alsace, Lorraine and Cologne. Near the pistol was a small dagger, bearing a similar threatening inscrip tion, and a few feet away the police found a paper with a cartoon grossly in aulting to the president. Tbia con tained an offensive inscription hinting at the execution of M. Faure. Several person have stated to tha police that the moment the explosion occurred a man waa seen to run swiftly Into the thicket, but reports of this oharaotor are likely to be mere conjec ture. A YACHT WRECKED. Pleaeure-Heehera Come to Orlef In 8aa Franciaoo Harbor. San Franoiaco, June 15. The sloop yaoht Nellie, with a pleasure party on board, wa driven by the wind this af ternoon on the rock surrounding Alca- trax, the island in San Francisco bay used. a a military prison by the United State army. The steering gear broke just aa the yacht approached the island, and the stiff breeae drove her to the helving rooks, where she waa held faat. All of the 80 persona on board were safely landed, exoept Misa Annie Seen, of San Jose, who jumped prematurely on the rock and fell, sustaining seri ous internal injuries. The yacht will probably go to pieces on the rocks. The vessel ia valued at (1,600. Almighty Volee's Brother. Winnipeg, Man., June 15. A Be gina, N. W. T., dispatch to the Free Press says: The irritation among the Indiana in consequence of the killing of Almighty Voice and hi companiona by the polioe is assuming an ugly shape. Fifteen Indians have attacked bile inrul ui iur. uwuvji, uufcwcru k?o- kaloon and Duck lakeand killed all the oattle in the corral. A detachment :, '. , . , A ., p. of Northwest mounted polioe left Re- the farm of Mr. Gordon, botween Saa- gina tin morning to prooeea to ine spot by train. They will join a sooond detachment at Nut lake. It is believed that the instigator of the outrages is a family connection of Almighty Voice, called Almighty Voloe' Brothor. A Feasant Riot In Hungary. a A .li i. iL. darmea to pieoea with their scythe. The othera escaped. Forty of the ring leader have been arreated. The Human Ostrloh Dead. Kansas City, June 16. Harry Whal- en, the ' human ostricn, - wno waa operated upon at the German hospital on Saturday last, and from whose stomach the surgeons took two pocket knives, three knife blade, three ounoea of fine glasa, and taoka, nails, screw and itaple to the number of 70, died at 8 o'clook this morning aa the result of the operation. He had been unable to take any nourishment after the oper , ation on Saturday morning. I Lonaon, oune i. auujmiwi to ma course. Several people are reported Daily News from Vienna Bay that the kiue(1 and jnjnmi. The cvclone tore peasant on the estate of the Baron de up house and other buildings in its Daniel, the Hugarian minister of com- 'course, and the territory is now bare, merce, at Bacskerick, attacked a Jew The path of the storm wa about half farmer, who called four gendarme to B pji width. All telegraph line his relief. The peasants, 700 strong, 1 north are down, and box-cars on sid B8sumed threatening attitude, and ing ware orushed into kindling, the gendarme fired. The mob then & cyclone passed over the town of rushed upon them and hacked two gen- .Randiyoh, Wilmar county, Minn., and MURDER THE CHARGE. ietes loper, Alias Homer Lee, Arrested In Ashland. Ashland, Or., June 14. 8. E. Lowe, If an Eustern detective agency, left lere on this evening's train for Port land, en route eastward, with Bate Jopor, alia Homer Lee, arrested by lim near Ashland late last evening on t requisiiton from tho governor of Mis souri, on a charge of murder in the firat legree. ' It ia alleged that six year ago last April Soper murdered hi wife and two ihildren, at Archie, Cas county, in Missouri, by deliberately chopping them o piece with a hand ax. Soper, according to hi own story, same away from Missouri in 1891, and aas over in Washington two months. He then came to Oregon, and lived in he Willamette valley, above Oregon Dity, for a year and a halt He then went to Portland, he says, and lived .bore four years, being known a Sandy soper, and having employment most of ;he time with the Pullman Car Com pany in cleaning and such work in tha ail road yard. He waa married in Portland, and hia wife ia there now. though he refused to give her addres. When Soper left Portland, it is claimed ie had a 3-year-old child with him, and .t ia suspected that he made way with ,hia child, too, after leaving Portland, Soper left Portland last April, and Missed through here to Bissoni, where le remained a week, and then came ack to Ashland, April 38, where he ia been working ainoe in farming and Jrchard work. . He bad leased an or- ihard tract here, and, at the time of lis arrest, wa working on the Owen arm, south of town. Those who have mown him say that he was an exceed ingly quiet and inoffensive man, and iva an unusually good worker. He vas known here a Homer Lee. Wben arrested he did not deny being Bate Soper, the man wanted, though ae doe not admit the crime charged tgainst him. Lowe, the young detective who can- mred him, claims to have epent a year ind a halt in searching (or Soper, and jo have been on the case off and on for lis rears, locating bis man in Portland last December. He waa not entirely latisfied, so returned for further instruo ions, to come back and follow his trail from Portland this way. He claim to lave spent' months in following a clew it Cripple Creek, and then returned Bast with the wrong man. CANNON BLOWN TO ATOMS. Ciplotlon of a Onn Cotton Shell at tha Indian Head Proving Grounds. Washington, June 14. The state of Maryland trembled last evening aa the result ot an explosion of 830 pounds of ion cotton at the government proving rounds at Indian Head. A 12-inoh breech-loading rifle weighing 101,000 pounds and worth 125,000, waa blown to pieces. The armor-covered "bomb proof" in which the spectators take refuge while testa are made waa wrecked and a dozen naval officers and ordnance x ports narrowly escaped with their Uvea ' ' The final test was being made of a un cotton abell invented by a Chicago man, and through some unaccountable accident the shell exploded in the gun, wrecking the monster and it carriage and throwing some of the piece more than a mile down the Potomac. Colonel O'Neill, the chief of ord nance for the navy, and several United States naval officers and naval attache from the various foreign legations had fortunately taken refuge on a navy yard tug about a mile from shore. Lieutenant Anderson, who had been directed to fire the gun by electricity wben the signal waa given from the tug, had gone behind a big earth bank or "butt" about 800 yard from the gun. He and other spectators were unhurt, though a massive piece ot the gun, weighing many tons, flew through the air with frightful velocity and struck the water within 100 feet of the tug. If the spectators had gone into the "bombproof," as they usually do, when such testa are made, they would all have been killed, for a big piece of steel struok it and ripped through the 13 inch armor aa if it had been so much paper. A great hole waa torn in the ground where the gun stood and tho bulldinga at the proving ground were badly shaken. Not a particle of the massive gun or its carriage remained. This was the largest charge of gun cotton ever fired or attempted to be fired from a powder gun. r The govern- i . , . , . ?!Bnt Paid abu' t26'00ll0 the.g" Pi B',d "h fTli. ,for these test. A shell shot from this t rf.rt ai lnni,. gun wa expeotod to perforate 31 inches of eteel at a distance of 1,500 yards and to travel from six to ten miles before losing its momentum. A Cjrolone In Iowa Mason City, Ia., June 14. At 6:50 toniuht a cvclone struck northwest of , takinir a southeaster! " w "1 entirely demolished the buildings oa- the larm ol Jonn Berquist. A- W, Nlckerion Accidentally Killed. Spokane, June 14. Alfred VV. Niok erson, an old resident of this city, and formerly manager of the Chatteroy Lumber Company, waa killed today by the collapsing of the second floor of a building at 8econd and Mill street. The building waa partly destroyed by fire aeveral weeka ago. Nickerson and hi partner had bought it, and were tearing it down for the materials. Two other men were near Nickerson. Charles Erioason waa slightly injured, TlIE NEW YORK SAILS She Leaves , the Navy-Yard Under Sealed Orders. CONNECTED WITH CUBAN AFFAIRS it Is Surmised That She Is After Fill, boaters Folly Coaled and Frovseloned. . Boston, June 14. The United State cruiser New York, the flagship of the North Atlantic squadron, with Rear Admiral Montgomery Sicard on board, (teamed out of the harbor at 5 o'olock this afternoon, not a soul on board knowing to what port she i bound, for it will only be when the big white cruiser is well outside of Boston light, with her pilot over the side, that the sealed order will be opened and her destination ascertained. It is generally believed, however, that when ahe reaches Cape Cod, she will turn her noie to the southward and that her twin screws will not atop until she is somewhere in the immediate neighborhood of Cuba; for wben ahe started she waa fully provisioned and coaled, and could, if necessary, go to Gibraltar or a long distance without laying in eupplica. The New York arrived here on May 26 to participate in the ceremoniea at tending the unveiling ot the Shaw monument. The battle-ship Massachu setts came with tbe flagship, while the battleship Texas had arrived some days previously. Tha Texa left a tew d.iys ago, but the other two hipa have been swinging at their moorings off tbe navy-yard until today. The rear admiral might have bad some inkling of an important cruise from tbe faot that for the last few days tbe entire crew ha been hard at work getting the ship ready for aea, while her coal bunkers have been filled to overflowing. Shortly after 4 o'olock, the guns of the cruiser boomed a part ing salute to Commodore Howison, of the navy-yard. The anchor wa weighed and the cruiser swung around in tbe stream and started out to sea, although a furious gale waa blowing. NaTal Official Reticent. ' Washington, June 14. The navy de partment officials were singularly re served about the movement of the New York, and showed a reluctance to answer any question. Secretary Long,' in answer to a direct interrogation, re plied: . "The New York is not going to Cuba; ahe will next be heard from at some point on the Atlantio coast well north of Cuba." Tbe secretary refused to answer fur ther. It was learned, however, that the cruiser is expected to report next at Hampton Boada, Va., and that she will be at aea about two days. It ia surmised that the navy department, which haa been charged of late with the whole duty of : looking after fili buster afloat, haa been advised of the intention of some formidable expedi tion bound for Cuba to put out from some northern port In such case, the department would aend out a smaller cruiser usually, but it is said that at this time it waa a case of choice of the vessel able to get under way first Weyler' Term Is Short. New York, June 14. A dispatch to the Herald from Havana says: It ia believed here sinoe the long suppressed new of the affair in Madrid have been made public that General Weyler' re turn to Spain will be the most import ant result of Canovas' success in retain ing power. Private telegram have been sent to persons here in whioh it was distinctly stated that Uampos, Dominguea and Pidal had given their support to Canovas only with the plain stipulation that General Weyler should go..; - ; In fact, it ia felt here that General Campos, who is now in power in Spain and fills the popular eye, would not on any account lend himself to tbe con tinuation of General Weyler' policy. The plan ia to aend General Marin here from Porto Rico and then supplant him in turn by General Blanco or Campos. Opinion ot One of Weyler Generals. New York, June 14. A dispatch to the Journal from Havana aays: An other of Weyler' general, Lono, in spector-general of the civil guard in Cuba and military governor ot Havana, haa resigned in disgust, and expects to leave the island by tbe transatlantic liner sailing on June 80 for Spain di rect' Lono regards Weyler' early recall a quite assured and thinks Blanco or Lopea Dominguea will come out a his sucoessor. Both are unusually inti mate with Martinea Campos, to obtain whose support in the recent ministerial crisis Canovas is known to have made important concessions. Weyler is re ported to have cabled Canovas insisting that Minister Dupuy de Lome demand from the Washington government the extradition of Nunes, Cartaya and Ar teaga, alleged filibusters recently cap tured by tbe United States authorities on the Florida coast, alleging old crim inal indictment against three of them, said to be etill pending in tha eourts here. ; Several Minor Engagements. New York, June 14. A dispatch to the Journal from Havana says: Four thousand insurgent from the Eaatern department, led by General Rodrignea and Qulntin Banderaa, have crossed Matanzas, entered Havana provinoe and are now menaolng tha town of Guineas. Pinar del Rio advice report a hot fight three days ago within sight of the town of Consolaclon del Sur. Two Spanish captains, a lieutenant and six privates were killed- . ; WEYLER'S WARFARE The Perseentlon of Helplaaa Cohan Women Continues. New York, June M. A dispatch from Havana to the Journal says: Weyler continues persecution of help less Cuban women, who have relatives in the rebel ranks. Senora Sardug, whose husband la a Cuban leader late ly captured, waa dragged from her home and thrown into the house of de tention, where she will be kept "in communicado" until her husband's court-martial and execution at Cabanas castle. , Six insurgents, who surrendered to Spanish authorities at Santiago de Cu ba, and who expected to be pardoned and paroled under Weyler' amnesty decree, have since been court-martialed and ghot. . Tbe town of El Callao, on the west ern trooba, waa entered by insurgent recently. They visited the local Span ish hospital and confiscated all medi cines and supplies in light, but did not molest the inmates. Dr. Paguera, a wounded Cuban sur geon from Castillo' staff, who had smuggled himself into Havana to re cuperate, wa discovered by the Span ish polioe, and sent to the military hospital of San Ambrosio. El Commeroio, in an editorial com plimentary to Premier Canovas, say that, supported by Depuy de Lome at Washington, he enleavored to maitain apparently good relations with the United State simply to gain time to reinforce tbe armada and bettor arm the Spanish ports and complete certain dry docks already under way. MUSI SERVE GOVERNMENT. Annapolis Cadets Will Mot Be Permit . '':.';.'.;....'"'': ted to Beslgn. Washington, June 14. For the first time in many years the secretary of the navy ha interposed hi veto upon tbe application of a junior officer to leave the naval service. In tbe present case three cadets at A'rTliapolie, George Weber of Arkansas, H. L. Collins of Pennsylvania, and P. L. Pratt of Illi nois, sought to resign. They had com pleted four year' service at the acad emy, the last year being devoted to tbe engineering branch, and desired to leave and engage in private business. Secretary -Long, however, found that the engineer corps wa sadly in need of officers owing to tbe rapid depletion of the ranks of tbe older engineer in late years, and he decided that as these young men had been educated at tbe expense of the government, they should render servioe in return. . The cadets, upon admission to the academy, are required to pledge them selves to serve the government not less than eight years, so these young men will be obliged to take tbe usual two years' cruise, which rounds out the Annapolis course, at the end of whioh time they will receive their commis sions aa assistant engineer in the navy and be regularly assigned to duty. A Test Tote on Sugar. Washington, June 14. The test vote on the sugar schedule was taken late today, resulting in the adoption of the Republican caucus amendment, increas ing the duty on refined sugar from 1.087 to 1.095 cents per pound, by the close vote of ayes 82, noes 80. The affirmative vote wa made up of 29 Re publican, 1 Democrat (McEnery), 1 silver Republican (Jones of Nevada), and 1 Populist (Stewart). The' nega tive vote was made up of 25 Democrats, t Populist and 2 silver Republican. It was tbe closest vote so far taken on an issue of importance, and was accept ed as showing that any amendments having the sanction of the caucus were assured of adoption. The vote was taken after a day spent in speeches on the effect of tbe sugar schedule. - The main speech of the day came from Allison, in charge of the bill, and was in the nature of an an swer to the charge made against the sugar schedule as a whole, and a defense of it Gorman spoke against the sched ule and the entire bill, pointing out that its effect was to burden the peo ple, without opening to us new mar kets. White reviewed the records of Republican senators on the sugar sched ule during the debate on tbe Wilson bill, arraigning them for inconsistency. Caffery and Stewart also spoke, the former against and the latter for the sugar schedule. The first paragraph of the sugar schedule was not finally disposed of up to the time of adjournment Shot Serenader. Little Rook, Ark., June 14. Miss Lena Goodman, one of the most popular society belles of Dardelle, was kilted in a most shocking manner at Rover, Ark., last night- The Yell county normal is being held at that place, and a large number of teachers are in attendance. Last night a party of young ladies and gentlemen were out serenading, and went to a house where a young teacher named Lipp was stopping. When awakened by the aerenadera, Lipp de liberately fired a pistol shot into the serenading party. The bullet struck Miss Goodman in tbe neok, causing in stant death. The murderer was ar rested and spirited away to Danville by the officers, who feared that an attempt would be made by the excited people to lynoh him. Locusts are an article of food in parts of Afrioa, Arabia and Persia. ' Struck by Lightning. Indianapolis, Ind., June 14. A se vere thunder storm oame np this after noon at 6 o'clock, and William Owens and Miss Ida Aliew were killed by lightning. - . Wahpeton, N. D., June 14 While canvas men were working on the tent of Ringling Bros' circus yesterday the center pole waa struck by lightning, and Charles Walters and Charles Smith Wars killed. Four others were shocked. NORTHWEST BREVITIES Evidence of Steady Growth and Enterprise. IT EMU OF GE5EEAL INTEREST Iran All the Cltle and tha Thrlrlng Bllte Stat tea Oregon. A Mekay creek rancher shipped 430 sheep from Pendleton- to Seattle re cently. He received 2 cents a pound for the sheep, and they averaged 90 pounds. Fishermen along the river at The Dalles report a good many salmon in the river, and if the water continue falling expect a large catch soon. The PioneesMill Company, of Island City, in Union county, baa received orders for 6,000 sacks or ten carloads ol flour for direct shipment to China. Nineteen double-decked oars went out of The Dalles recently loaded with sheep. They go to the new ranges in North Dakota, on the line of the Great Northern. The firemen's tournament for vol unteer firemen of Eastern Oregon and Southwestern Washington, was held in Baker City last week and was largely attended. The new postof&ce in Salem was in spected by Chief Postal Inspector Monro and Inspector Thrall, and a favorable report is said to have been forwarded to Washington. Wool is coming into the warehouses in The Dalles at tbe rate of about 250, 000 pounds a day, and the warehouses are being rapidly filled, says the Tmes Moontaineer. The track at the ooal mine, near Co quille, connecting tbe new opening with the main track, about 1,100 feet, is nearly completed. The work has been done rapidly, many citizens lend ing a helping hand and putting in sev eral daya of work. There were two or three pretty heavy cuts, but they were bravely tackled and finished. Superintendent Shields, of Astoria, had the new reservoir cleaned out, and when the water had nearly all been taken out of the big tank, the bottom was found to be filled with beautiful mountain trout, of all sizes and colors. Mr. Shields bad all the fish carefully preserved, and will replace them in tho tank after the water is turned in agian, aays the Astorian. ' The Light & Water Company," of Hillsboro, haa commenced a new tank that will haves capacity of 103,000 gallons. The tank on the tower in Hillsboro holds 70,000 gallons, and with the new tank the reserve supply will be 170,000 gallons, enough to keep four streams flowing for three and a half or four hours. The new tank will be set in the rear of the statioa and on top ot the ground. , Waahlngtoa. ... Good crops of gooseberries were raired on number of ranches in Thurston county this year. The berries were all sold in the Sound markets. L The lieu-land settlers in Eastern Washington are preparing to organize to fight tbe Northern Pacfiic Railroad Company for titles to their binds. The plat of township 24 north, range 11 west, has been filed in the Olympia land office and applications for land in " this township are now being received. There are about 1,000 shingle bolts in the Toutle river, between the mouth and Tower, in Cowlitz county. The river is low, and the drivers are . hav ing a hard time getting the bolts out. A number of wheat sacks have been stolen from the warehouses in Alto, Walla Walla county, lately. In ono night more than 2,000 sacks were stolen. There ia no clew to the thieves. The commissioners of Chehatia county have granted a petition for a six-foot right-of-way from Aberdeen to Montc- sano, along the old country road, for a bicycle path. Tbe road is to be built by private subscription, and a portion of the necessary funds has already been collected. The governor and secretary of state have issued a deed to the United States government, conveying the tidelanda fronting the Magnolia bluff property, at Seattle, for a military site. It is the first deed of the kind issued nnder the law passed in 1880 by the state ot Washington. i The Medioat Lake Granite Company has secured the contract for supplying the granite for the army post at Spo kane, and has put on a large force of cutters, blasters and general quarry men, all of whom are busy. It ia esti mated that the filling of the contract will require three months of steady work. The Indians at Kettle Falls claim the White men's fishwheels are robbing them of their rights, as no salmon -have found their way up the river for three years at least not enough to give even "one fish to one Indian," and it was reported in the spring that In dian were suffering on the reservation for want ot food. This was among those who have not yet learned to raise enough to last through winter, and for merly depended upon dried salmon. i The money order business at Olym pia baa increased $4,000 a month, be cause of the refusal of tha secretary of state and commissioner ot publio landa to accept bank checks in payment of remittances to their departments. Registration for the sohool election closed In Whatcom with 1,338 name ' on the book, about 600 being women. Evidently there are- aeveral htwtired ! men voters who are not registered, a the mala registration last year was 'about 1.400. .