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: i rin VOL. XIV. ST. HELENS, OHEGON, FRIDAY, JULY 9, 1897. NO. 20. HE OK M pr news ofIITeek From all Parts of the New and Old World. BRIEF AND INTEHESTING ITEMS Comprehensive Betlew of the Import ant Happenings af the Cur rani Hk. Tlie Orti(in state Sunday srIimI anion met In convention at Tbe Dulles. The secretary reports that (lur ing the your 20 now Sunday oho)li were organised. There had been a loss from enrollment of last year of 128 iclioola, 9,644 officers and teacher am' 15,97e scholar. At special meeting of the Frunolsoo chamber of commerce question of the advisability of Ban the noxing Hawaii wni considered, a memorial was drawn op for premu tation to both the bouse of congress, urging prompt action looting to the an nexation ol the Hawaiian republic. : The administration baa iloter mined to aolve the Behring question by branding all anal pup found on Prlby lor island thia season. Instructions to thia effect have buen trammitted to Protestor David Starr Jordan, the acal expert, vrho will soon luave Han Fran oiaco for Buhring sea. It haa been decided at the admiralty to bnild new yaolit for tlie queen and the design haa boon submitted to and approved by her majesty. The new vessel, which will be built at the Pem broke dockyard, will, In general out line, resemble the groat Atlantic linora. It will be 630 feet long, with only 60 feet beam, and be Btted with powerful engine, ao ai to have great speed. Representative Crnmpacker, of Indl- ' ana, haa introduced In tlie house a reso lution for a constitutional amendment providing that hereafter no noncontig uous territory ahull be annexed to the United Btate except In puriuanco of a treaty negotiated by the president, con curred In by two-thirda of the bounce of oongreaa and rati Hod by the legislaUre of three-fourth of the slates, and no oontlguoua territory except by treaty concurred In by two-thirda of each houae, the vote of concurrence not to It taken Into th house of rfllircKtMlta- tivea until two yeara have elapsed from the time ol taking tlie tow iu me ton ate. Nine children have been killed and many othere Injured by the collapse ol a church wall atSollno, iu the province of outdo iieai. v George D. Ladd, an attorney, and one of the moat prominent wealthy buaineaa men of Porn, III., committed auioide by ahooting. The estimate of Chicago's population by the publishers of tlie directory juat printed I 1,888,000, an Increase ol 76,- 000 over laat year. uil. Kim. airaJ 80. whose mind waa onbalanoed by the great tornado of laat year, commllteea suiciuo at au Ixrais ty tailing a uoaeoi runs green. A ..H........W (Mm flarn. aaVfl tll fwl eral council haa refused to ratify the commercial treaty with Japan, owing to the prohibitive duty placed by Japan uoon clocks and araionea.. The Bpaniah government ha signed nontraat lor a six tier cent loan oi a, nnn.nnn to moot the exnenaos ol the Philippine war. It will be guaranteed by the Philippine customs. f i- nf Ihm mnut aunantionAl tragedies V'l'V " " . - - ever enacted in North Texas txk place in the Methodiat church in . Pleaaant Valley, Dalla connty, in tne course oi the services. As a reeult Auguatua Garrison and Frank Jonea are dead and Thomaa Jonea fatally wounded. Tim volcano Mavn haa been In a ata f violent emotion, and the flow OI lava IIUS uuue grwa unmnHn h province of Albay, particularly to the village of Llbon, where tlie tobacco crop baa befn comploTtM'OJ'; '"( Thee-haa" lieanjnsidcrabie IBs 3 life. 1 .1 ... .. .1.. During a thunder atorni.JiMtrtwmg trunk- a onnvlct onion near Dakota, Oa., and aa a reault lour convict are dead, 10 are dying and 20 escaped dur ing the panic which ensued. Tlie came is at the lumber milta of Grees Bros., and about ISO prisoner from the atata penitentiary were at wora mere. ; fttvaral mvatnriona robberies have 00 eurred on ateamera touching at Hong Kong. The atenmer layuan on arriv ing there recently from Australia, re- nnrlaH that hoXal OOlltalllillB tSS.000 in gold aoverelgna had been stolen from her treasure room. A lew auys mier it nnn In uold leaf was stolen from thl treasure chest of the stenmor Loosook while ahe waa loading at Hong Kong for Bangkok. On June 14 men from the United fttntea cruisers Marion and Fhiladel- nhla were landed at Honolulu. While nn marnh ta tlia drill urounds an order ly brought an order, and the battalion returned on board. Thia action wut taken, it Is understood, on account ol at nmne in tku ffant fltut tVia TtttianaH orniser Nanlwa would land a (orce of men to take charge of the Hawaiian custom-house. The Japanese failed to ant. and It ia believed that Admiral Beardslee'a prompt aotion caused th captain of the Naniwa to change hil iuiuu. . A dispatch from Madrid says that on acoount of Senor Bilva'a reount belli oose speech and constant news of Span ish defeats from Havana province, a feeling is reviving there in favor of wat with the United States. The Union Ravings Bank & Trust Company, of Tacoma. has closed IU doors and went into tho hands of a re- ceiver, as direct result of the recent supreme court deolalon deciding that large amount of the city's warrants art invalid. FINISHED ITS WORK, IV. 0. T. T. Cunvantlon In Vanaouva Has Adjournal!, Vunrouver, Wash., July 6. After a nont pleasant and harmonious lour ays' session, the 14th annual oonven- ion ol the W. O. T. U., of Western Washlniiton closed tonight. The an nual election of officers today resulted as follows: President, Miss Mary L. Page, of niympiu; vice-president, Dr. Kiln J. FifluWl, Tacoma; corresponding tecre- ary, Mrs. Alios R Hideout, Olympla; wording secretary, Mrs. Ellen J. riiayer, Everett! troaturer, Mrs. S. E. 4hortliill, Tacoma; organizer, Mrs. Muttie N. Graven, Centralia; all being elected; delegate-at-large to the na- loual convention, Mrs. J. (J. Stone, ol Seattle, and Mrs. Mattie Grldley, Van- jouver, State delegate. Betxirts were prescnteil by tbe super- intendeiit of their respective depart ments of the work accomplished during he year ill the departments ol purity, jtirity in literature and art, school of inethods; temple work; lumbermen; narcotics; parliamentary usage; sanitary ind economic cookery; Christian letter ii lesion and others. ; : most pleasing feature of the session was the "JBimporinm," given near uie done of tbe session. This consisted ol practical illustrations of the different lepartments of W. V. T. V. wok. Many of them were very Impressive. A delicious luncheon waa furnished tlie white ribbon visitors in the Methodist Episcopal church. The address of Mrs. Narcbwa White Kinney, of Astoria, resident of the Oregon W. G. T. U-, in "The Spirit ol tbe Age," waa elo quent and was well received. Resolutions were passed directing the legislative department to urge the passage of laws favoring prohibition, the Indorsement of the universal nee of the W. tt T. U. text-book, "Heart Culture," in the public schools; favor ing crusade for the abolishment ot the sign "Ladles' Entrance" In front ol drinking saloons; favoring woman suff rage and Inviting all political parties in the United States to insert the suffrage plank In their platforms. An animated discussion toon place during the closing hours aa to whether it Is neoessary tor the w. u. i. u. workers to lay aside the badge of the society, the white riblwn, to insure de led swoons during political cam nutans, as ainieara to have been the Idea in other states. Tbe discussion was one-sided, being decidedly in favor of the ladies, when engaged in politioal or legislative work, retaining their badge of white. The convention closed with another snlendid address by Miss Belle Kear- nev. national oriranicer. ol juiasisaippi, on' "A Message for Our Young Women and Their Brothere." It was decided to meet next year in Tacoma, unless the national convention should be held In that city, In which ense the convention will be held in Ev erett TAX ON STOCK AND BONDS. Lodge rraparas a Draft of Amena ' mens. . . Washinicton, July 6. Senator Lodge today prepared draft of an amend ment to the tariff providing for a stamp tax on stocks and bonds in aocoordanoe with the action of the Republican sena torial caucos last . night, and submitted it to the. finance committee. As pre tmrttd the amendment provide! for a tux of ecenta per share of fiuo or trac tion on the faoe value ol the capital stock, or on bonds on their issuance; and ol 8 cents for each $100 or fraction on each transfer of atooka or bonds. United States and state bonds are ex cepted as are individual bonds to secure morteaaes. and also uie sioca. anu bonds of mutual benefit building asso chttioiis. - The amendment has Deen submitted to the Republican members of the judiciary oommittee and ap proved by thjem aa to form. ; -f 1 - '?:,.. i Kichaori!. of Wanthor Reports. WaeftlTiaiton. July 0. An arrange- miUJiaBben. completed between the invited States and Mexico lor the ex c&ngw-rrf-HcSther reports. Tbe co operation with Mexico ia similar to that now in operation ueiween vanaua and the United State. ' Professor Moore, obiet of the weather bureau, under Secretary Wileon't direction, has been in consultation with Senor Angus tin N. Che vex, director-general of the Mexican telegraph, for some daya, per tecting the scheme. Senor Cbavea was specially authorixed by the president of the Mexcan republic and his seoretary of t.nlillo works to establish a a daily telegraph weather service to collect ob servations by telegraph, and to issue to the Mexican marine porta warnings of hurricanes and other severe . disturb ances. He tironoses to have the Mexi can observations taken daily at the same moment that observationa are taken at the weather stations in the United States, and to plan the Mexican weather service alter that of the Unit ed States, which he considers the most efficient in the world. V Tlie two services, by the arrangement effected, will work in harmony. The motrie system of meosurementa will be used by Mexico; but thia ia easily re duced to our system. n . .-,.lnrtn Innrnanl at ill at. ratVol 1,00,0000 aaunnally, and the morc-se Unuch greater than that of any other eountry in the world, , San Diego, Cal., July 6. Three San Franciscans olaim a direct title by deed . t..t nf land contalninn 8.000.000 of acres in the best part of Lower Cali fornia. They are wimara juourmuie, J, M. Porter and C. K. Dray, all wealthy men. The land, however, is at present claimed by the Mexican Land and Townsite Company. The deed of the San Francisco claimants will be taken to the City of Mexico- by Mo Crindile, who will endeavor to obtain its legal recognition. A HAliROWIXG STORY Yellow Fever on a Pacific Mall Steamer. TEl'TII SUrrHESSED BY OFFICERS Viva-Boar BanJ Concerts fllv oa Hoard, While the raMenet Ware Slok and nrlng. New York, July 6. Passengers who arrived tonight on the steamship AI- lianoa tell a harrowing story of their experienoe aboard the Pacific Mall steamer City of Para, which left Fana-1 ma for San Francisco May 18 last. It seems that three daya after clearing the isthmns yellow fever broke out among the crew and passengers of the Pacific liner, which caused a panio aboard, and resulted in the death of the commander ol the vessel, Captain Marteraen. Three-fourths of the pas sengers, it is said, were attacked by the disease, and at least a dozen found wa tery graves. When the vessel Dually reached San Francisco, the fuota of the terrible voyage were suppressed, and' the sickness and deaths were attributed to tropical dysentery. But the passen gers who came here tonight say that the symptoms were plainly those ol yel low fever. The disease was raging on the isth mus, but when the passengers went on board the City of Para they were told by the officers that they need have no fear. There was no effort at fumiga tion, and when Mrs. Cuptain Mitchell, ifeof an Englishman commanding one of tbe vessels of the Chilean line, ap peared on ' the City of Para, heavily veiled, there was no uneasiness, inree days out she died from the so-called tropical dysentery. She was buried at sea, and the next to be taken down was Captain Marteraen. Before be died, the fever bad spread all over tbe Bhip. In the first eabin and steerage alike the fellow death went, and how many were prostrated wtii pronainy never oe known. The officers suppressed every scrap of newa they could, and Dr. Ren sin insisted on his original diagnosis. - At Punta Arenas, the Echeveria fam ily, one of the richest" in Costa Rica, took passage on the City of Para, not knowing that yellow jack was raging on board. The vessel proceeded on its voyage. Up the coast there were two or three funerals a day, and those who were not affetced were puiiic-strickeu. After muoh pleading, a number of passengers were put ashore at Corinto and Sun Jose de uuatemaic . it is al leged that the officers of the vessel sup plied the passengers with spoiled meat, and this is believed to have aided the yellow fever to spread. At San Salvador, a band came aboard, and while the passengers were still sick and dying, the musicians gave five-hour concerts daily. Yellow Jack Again. San Francisco, July 6. Tbe Pacific Muil steamer Acapuloo arrived this morning from Panama flying tbe yel low flag, four deaths having occurrred on board from tlie pernicious fever. . WELBURN'S SHORTCOMINGS. Affaire af the Internal Revenue Collee tor Won. Thaa Frrat Supponod. San Francisco, July 6.Iiivestiga tion into tbe affairs of the office of the collector of internal revenue for this district reveals a much worse condition oi things than was at first supposed. E. C. Atkins, the "dummy" deputy, has admitted under oath that he ac cepted an appointment from O. M. Welburn, under promise to give the ex-col leotor tbe full salary attached to the office, which is f 1,000 per annum. Besides drawing checks for expenses for lamer amounts than required, Welburn is accused of having absolved favorite liquor-dealers , from payment of their federal licenses, and being guilty of various other irregularities. In order to get at tlie facts, tbe books and ao counts of every attaohed office are bo lus examined, and it is apparent' that the office was oonducted in a shocking ly loose manner. Two dismissals, Chief Deputy Loupe and Bookkeeper Chinn, are confidently expected as the result of the investigation, though neither is suspected of dishonesty. , , To Prepare for a Kalr. Spokane, Wash., July 8. The oom. mittee soliciting for the annual fruit lair deoided today that the required amount was practically assured, and it would go ahead with the preparations lor the fair. Twenty oitixeng have signed a 5,000 guarantee against the possibility ol loss. In addition to this, business men and others have oontrib nted a cash fund of between $1,000 and 5.000. M an v cash prizes will be offered. Exhibits are coming from Washington, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and British Columbia. Excursions will h run from tlie Northwest and the East. Manv Eustern commission and railroad men are comiiiK. The fair Will lust 13 days. Forestry Megulatlonn Approved. Wttshinaton. July e.The forestry regulations, approved by Commissioner Hermann, of tlie general land office, and which were announced some days ago. have been approved and promul- gated by Secretary Bliss. Anacortes, Wash., July 6. Robert IIVK, - f C ( - h,. mv-atnrinilfdv ilisa OBBttred. u miciirina' noniiinnv tnifiii wuion- linn, - .- He was seen in 'the evening when he 'went on duty, in tho morning notmng oould be found of Wolf or the dory that he UBed. His clothing was found on the beach. It is thought by the fisher- l.a !, ilnrv went adrift, and that Woll was drowned in an attompt to swim attor it. won was a uacnuior, 46 years old, and bad lived in Auacor I tea for several years. ATONED FOR HIS CRIME. t,. W, Mellon, the Murderer, Kxeented - at Grants Pan. Grant's Pass, July 6. Lemuel W. Me I mm was executed here today. He abandoned all hope yesterday, and was taken into the Episcopal chnroh and baptized by Rev. Isaac Dawson. He spent the day in reading and in writing letters, and was more calm than any one else about the jaiL He slept welt last night and ate hearty breakfast this morning. He refused to disenss theerlmeor his position, saying only when asked that he waa innocent. He was very muoh affected by the church ceremonies and the singing, and wept quietly.. There waa a great many people in town to witness the hanging. Sheriff Hiatt issued 100 invitations, and lie sides those in the enclosed space the court-house yard ia well filled. . Tbe board fence around tbe scaffold is so constructed that a good view of the pro ceedings oan be had from the main yard and street. About 600 people wit nessed the execution. Rev. Dawson went inte the jail at 8:45 tills morning. Melson made a full confession of (the crime. Sheriff Hiatt had the death warrant at 8:40, and at 10:03 Rev. Dawson prayed bis last prayer At 10:01 Sheriff Hiatt and his depu ties, with Melson, ascended the scaf fold. When asked if he had anything to say, Melson said: "I am guilty of killing Perry, and am sorry lor it. May God have mercy on my guilty soul." Melson was perfectly composed and calm. He bid the sheriff good-bye, and at 10:18 the drop was sprang. Mel son's neck waa broken and death waa instantaneous. At 10:23 he was pro nounced dead by the physicians and cut down. He will be boned in tbe pau per graveyard at the expense of the conutT. He wrote a long letter to his wife yesterday. Story of Xeleon's Crime. Grant's Pass. July 6. In Maroli 1896. Charles Perry disappeared from the Waldo copper mine, near Waldo, Or., where be waa employed and was known to have had considerable money with him at the time. Inquiry by bis friends lor several months failed to dis close his wherabouta, and fearing that he had met with foul play, a search' ina party waa organized on August 35, and after two days' travel in the Sis- kvou mountains, the party found tbe body of Perry in an old well near a de serted mining claim, .there was a Dui let wound in the right side, and on the ground near by waa. shell from a 41 caliber Colt'a revolver, which the bul let taken from the wound fitted. With thia evidence the party returned to Crescent City. Cal. It was learned that while at the cop per mine Perry had often been told by L. W. Melson, his friend, of a fine mining prospect between there and the coast in the Siskiyou mountains, and that Melson left the copper mine on the day of Perry's disappearance. He re turned next day and went to Crescent City Cal., aaying that Perry had gone to Wa do. Melson began spending money freely, though previous to that time be waa known to have been possessed of very limited means. It was also learned that Melson had sold a revolver which proved to be tbe one from which the bullet found in Ferry's DOdy had oeen fired. In his possession was also fonnd watch whioh proved to be Kerry's, Melson was placed under arrest at Crescent City, but it was ascertained that the murder waa committed in Ore gon, and the prisoner was brought to Grant's Pass, Or., for trial. He was convicted and sentenced to death May 14, 1897. The evidenoe throughout the trial waa conclusive ot Melson 'a guilt. Melson was about 43 years old, and came to the Pacifle coast from Ken tucky 13 years ago, locating in Clatsop county, Or. He went to Del Norte county, Cal., about four years - ago, where he was married, and where be leaves a wife and two children. Melson'a wife did not visit him dur ing his incarceration, and expressed no desire to see him, but wrote to him fre quently, saying that she was not sur prised at the verdict of the jury. She expressed very little sympathy for him, but requested him, it guilty, to never confess hil crime on acoount of the children. Charles Perry, the viotim, was 60 years ot age, and came to the Paoifio coast two yeara ago from Connecticut, where his wife and seven children now reside. He was considered a sober and industrious man. Iadlani Drank Painkiller. Brainord, Minn., July 5. Five In diana, including Chief Wee Sug, are dead at Malone's Point, on Mille Lacs lake, and several others are expected to die, as the result of drinking painkiller, hair oil and other preparations contain ing aloobol. Indian payment has been going on there, and the redskins gorged themselves with thia stuff, whioh wai bought from Malone's trading post. The Indian riders are scouring every part of tbe reservation to bring the band together, and serious trouble may result, as the redskins think Malone is to blame for the deatha. It has been computed that between 86,000,000 and 87,000,000 babies arrive each year. , Zdhem Pasha Beatgna. . London, July B. A Standard dis. patch from Constantinople says that JEklhem Pasha, oommander of tbe Turk ish forces In Thessaly, has tendered bia resignation of command to the sul tan on the ground that under tbe pro posed peaoe condition he will be unable to guarantee the discipline of the army, : ' All the human beings that ever lived oould find standing room in Pennsylvania. TRIAL AGAIN DELAYED Competitor Crew Must Lan. guish in JaiL SPANISH OFFICIALS ABB TIMID Hesitated ta Bring the Men to Trial fof Diplomatic Beaaona Have Wot Bet a Future Date. , New York, July 5.-vA Herald dis patch from Havana says: The trial ol the Competitor crew did not take place en July 1, as had been reported. It may not take place for several montns yet, unless the United States presses the matter. The authorities here hes itated to bring the men to trial for dip lomatic reasons. Tbey realized tlie fact that if the laws ol Spain mean any thing, and are not to be brought into disrepute, the sentence ol the Compet itor filibusters must De a severe one. On the other hand Spain does not de sire to aggravate any hostile feeling that may already exist in the United States against her. It waa just about the middle oi June that Consul-General Lee, by direction of his government, pressed here for an early tiral. He pointed out that a long delay had already taken place and de clared it unjust. To tbe consul's letter General Weyler sent a most indefinite reply. He began by excusing the past delay on the ground that proceedings on tbe part of tbe prosecution had con- aumed much time, and now, he saia, the lawyers who had been assigned to the prisoners bad been given until the end of July to prepare the defense. In conclusion he stated that it was "im possible to say when the trial would be brooch ton." Tbis means that it haa been thought best to delay tbe trial in definitely., ; In the meantime the Competitor orew are languishing in prison. Some of them cannot stand tbe confinement much longer. They are not treated badly, so far as Spanish treatment of prisoners in Cuba goes. Americans cannot realize what the confinement in Cabanas during these hot months means. - When Melton, for example, was taken prisoner, he was a remark ably fine specimen of a man. Today he is broken down beyond recognition. His shoulders are bowed and his frame wasted to skin and bone. Disease among Spanish troops in San tiago de Cuba has been so severe that when General Weyler ordered the move into the interior against the rebels, the only soldiers available were convales cents. All over tbe island disease among Uie Spanish troops ia increasing at a fearful rate. Out of the thousand men in the Vegar battalion in Pinar del Rio, nearly 700 have been rendered unfit for service by malaria. The hos pitals in Havana are crowded to over flowing. ' ""?;. :; General Ruia Rivera is dangerously ill. The prisoner's doctors have per formed a delicate operation upon him, and he is now in a critical condition. 1 The Herald's correspondent in Ma tanzaa reports a fierce engagement on Saturday last between Spanish troops and a large body of insurgents. Be tween 60 and 70 Spaniards were killed and wounded. The rebel loss is not known. General Meline, who was with a column of men, came to the assist ance of the Spaniards and was badly wounded during the engagement. There are in the vicinity of Matanzaa 3,300 insurgenta well armed ; and quipped.' : The rebel leader Guaracha captured and killed two Spanish spies near the city limits of Matanxas. The Herald correspondent vouches for the statement that tbe Spaanish maoheted 17 paciB cos, men and women, who had left Matanzaa for a plantation to get food. ' Bivera'e Condition. Havana, July 5. A press correspond- ent has bad an Interview with uenerai Rivera, in San Ambrose hospital, to Which he was removed from Cabanas fortress by the advice of attending sur geons. General Rivera expressed him aell as satisfied with the medical and surgical attendance provided, as well as with the nurses. All the food sup plied him is excellent. Hia meals are served from a restaurant near by at his own expense. ' ' , , Terrible Suicide ot Three Men. St. Louis, July 6. Just west oi Wellsvllle, there is a coal chute belong ing to the Wabash line. As passengei train No. 6 waa dashing through this chute, Engineer Robinson saw three men liyng with their heads upon the rail. He tried to stop his engine, but the distance waa too short, and in an tho A nlnne examination Of aijobnuv ... " ' " o the bodise revealed the fact that the men must have been perfectly sober When they took their places beside the track. Canovaa Aagry at Beporte . : Madrid, July 6. Senor Canovas dal Castillo, the Spanish premier, and the Duke ot Tetnan have had a long con ference on the subject of tbe latest news from the United States. The pre mier has notinea tne reporters wm otgive them any news hereafter, on ... . i ;,, the ground that they publish it in a form calculated to influence the stock xohange. Steel Mills Cloae Sown. Pittsburg, July 8. Asa result of the failure of the joint wage conference of tlie Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers and the manufac turers to agree upon scale at the Yonngstown conference yesterday, all the onion mills olosed down today, and between 75,0 and 85,000 men are Idle. ' .' Pet toads axe sold at I pence apiece in Paris. CLOSE CALL FOR JACK TARS. Thirty Men Scalded oa Board of the Monitor Puritan. New York, July 5. Thirty men nar rowly escaped death in the boiler-room of the monitor Puritan. That they were not scalded to death ia due to the presence of mind of one of tbe orew. The Puritan ia moored at the foot of the main street of the Brooklyn navy-yard, and haa been nndegoing re pairs to her boilers. The repairs bad been completed and the men were only putting on the finishing touches at the time of the explosion. Orders had been given to start the fire under the boilers, and get up steam, so tbat both engines and -boilers could be given a thorough test, as tbe vessel bad been ordered to sea for target practice. Engineers were in the engine-room, giving instructions to firemen. There was suddenly a slight hissing sound of escaping steam In the room, but tbe mm continued to work. Then a sharp report and a flood of hot water and steam from one of the boiler started them to their feet. In an instant the room was filled with steam that was ao dense the men could hardly see. , When the burst of steam came from the boiler Angnst Wilson, the boiler- maker, in charge, ordered the men to get out ot tbe room. Wilson was the laat to get out, and while he was trying to find the entrance to tbe engine rooms Chief Engineer Cowie, of the Puirtan, who heard the report of the explosion, rushed into tbe room. Cowie made several attempts to get to the valves, but was held back by Wilson, When the steam was nearly exhausted the valves were closed, but not until tViwie had been burned about the head and neck. The injnred were attended by the ship's surgeon. The cause of tbe accident was the j blowing out of tbe crown sheet in one of tbe boilers. ' It was a miracle, the The steel cells and all necessary ma officers say, that none of the men were ( terial for making the interior of Grant killed or greater damage done to the county's jail secure have arrived in veseel. As it is, the monitor will havo ' Canyon City and are being put to to remain at tbe yard for some time, gether. so the boilers can be put in trim. BAD FOR WORKING CLASSES. A Seriona Labor Problem Mow Con fronts Chile. New York, July 5. A special to the Herald from Valparaiso, Chile, says: If the government does not soon take steps to better the condition of the t working olaeses throughout Chile, there will be a dark, despairing outlook in store for them. The Heraldo here says the closure of the engineering estab lishments will cause others to follow and leave more than 1,000 working men's families exposed to hunger. It adds tbat this may cause the paralyza tionol several nitrate establishments in Tarapaca province, throwing 1,800 men in the streets and causing the stoppage of all building work throughout Chile. W'orkingmen are preparing to hold a monster meeting next Sunday to pro test against tbe delay ot congress in discussing the reform customs tariff law, which has been submitted to that body. The workingmen will also pro test against the idle political discus sion in congress on the resolution f the government railway directors to order five locomotives from the United States after having promised to protect the national industries. Could Not tlve Apart. Guaymas, Sonora, July 6. A sensa tional double snicide has ocurred here. Senor t lodomiro Maytorena, a widely known and popular young man, had been engaged for some time to Senorita Ampora Ynigo, the daughter of an equally aristocratic family. Another suitor found more favor in the eyes of her stepmother than did young Mayto rena, and the latter waa notified to cease paying his visits. . Tbis led to clandestine meetings, and when a mutual friend attempted to in terfere, a personal encounter resulted. For this the yonng man waa about to be arrested when he took two pistols. one in each band, pressed each to his temples and nred two Dana, ootn enter ing the brain. When the shocking news was conveyed to the young lady ahe took poison, and is reported to have ainoe died. A Collection of I voriee. . San Franoisoo, July 5. John I Bardwell, of thia city, has presented to Golden Gate Park museum one of the largest collections of delicately carved ivories tbat can be found in the Unit ed States. There are 700 pieces in all, ranging in value from $25 to $1. 000 each. They represent every conceiv able kind of animal and vegetable life, with protecting gods and goddesses. ' . Will Not Give Up Theeaaly. London, July 5. A dispatch to the Times from , Constantinople dated Wednesday says: Tewfik Pasha will I . . announce to tlie ambassadors of the ' powers tomororw that tho cabinet maintains the indefensible right oi Turkey to retain Thesealy by virtue of conquest .- ; The Mors Palled. Washington. July 6. The Bepubli can managers ot the tariff bill have been making an effort on the floor of the senate to secure a unanimous agree ment to take a vote on tbe tariff bill tomorrow. The opposition declines to , t P" ' The Democrats say they hesitate out of caution to pro vide against a possible surprise. .. : Will Not Hang. Colfax. Wash,. July 6. John Leon ard the murderer ot Jacob Malqnist, will not be hancad today, hia case hav ing been appealed to tbe United States suDreme oourt. Leonard was takon Sookane. tbe officers fearing mob viO' Woe. The fear seems to bave been groundless. - ' " ' On a globe 80 miles in circumference it would taket be strongest mioroscope to find a man were be redued propor tionately. NORTHWEST BREVITIES Evidence of Steady Growth and Enterprise. ITEMS OF GENEEAL INTEREST Pro i All tbe Cities and Towns f tbe Thriving Slate (tates Oregon. Mayville's new church is said to be the handsomest one in Gilliam county. ' Ben Ross, of Gordon Creek, recently turned out 65 railroad ties in 10 hours There is quite a demand for home steads in Lane county by intending set tlers. The Siuslaw agricultural society has decided to hold a fair at Lorane hall, on October 15 and 16. , Tbe Western Union has received In Astoria 135 miles of wire for the new line to be constructed between Astoria and Portland. . A rock-drilling contest lor 250 a side has been arranged to take place at. Sumpter between men o! the Bonanza and Kachaol mines. Joseph, in Wallowa county, has long been without a saloon, bnt the council at its latest meetng voted in favor of granting a license. . " r It is said that grouse and sage hens will be plentiful in Grant county tbis year. The season has been favorable for their hatching and rearing. The Dalles has the firemen's tourna- ment thia fall, and the enterprising school board is talking of delaying the opening of school a week on that ao-, count. Five United States fish onmmission ers will soon visit Pelican bay and Har ney lake, to make, an examination of those waters and see what the chance is for putting in fish. . There were shipped by the O. R. & . N. Company during the past shipping season 18,800 crates of strawberries an increase over last year ol 8,800 crates. One-third ol the shipments were made to Montana markets. An Astoria paper says the fact that the British ship Duchalbnrn was una ble to secure but about 1,500 cases oi salmon for England when she expected to have had 10,0000 cases is good evi dence that the price of salmon is on the rise. ". In 1891 the state of Oregon brought suit against Baker county lor dock taxes amounting to about 14,000. AI-, , ter fiye years of litigation Referee B. F. Bonham, appointed by the supremo court, baa rendered bis findings to the effect that Baker county must pay all but about 98,000, barred by the statute of limitations. .;. " Washington. The Ferndale cheese factory has be gun operations. . - Coamopolis shipped 49 oars of lumber East within one week. . ; Mange is prevalent among the range horses in Garfield county. The Ellensburg cheese factory is making between 500 and 600 pounds of cheese a day. A circus is gladdening the hearts of tbe small boys ; throughout the Big Bend country. LeRoi Mining Company, of Spokane, declared its fifteenth dividend. The dividend is $35,000. Terrv Clancey, section foreman ' near Buckley, was struck by a freight train nd probably fatally injured. : . . A number of tbe offiicals and in mates of the state penitentiary are sick with tonsilitis, but tbe epidemic is not feared. ..if Judge Richardson, of the: superior court, for Spokane, has decided that a person cannot be incarcerated to bo held as a witness in a trial. Tbe receiver of the Central .Wash ington estimates that that road will haul at least 1,600,000 bushels of wheat from the Big Bend this fall. - Senator Wilson has telegraphed to friends on Gray's harbor that the amount of the appropriation for the Gray's barbor jetties is $350,000, and not $300,000, nor $400,000, as has been published. ' State Grain Inspector Wright is con sidering the advisability of making provisions for inspecting corn importa tions from Eastern states. During tlie last year large shipments of corn have . come in, because we low pnoe oi mat cereal compared with oats, which was not subject to. inspection. The inno-. vation is proposed both for purposes of revenue and to ascertain the amount of grain thus consumed. Because of the oloudburst on Mill creek, in Walla Walla county, the fish are dying by hundreds. They oome to the surface of the muddy water, appar ently suffocating, and in a lew minutes leave the water entirely to die by the hundreds, on the rocks, too exhausted, evidently, to return to the stream a foot or two away. The dead fish are thick. They are fine ones, too, many of them being 18 and 14 inohes long. : B. W. Hollo way, a Friday Harbor jeweler,' man of 28, dropped dead in bia office. The physicians found on exam ination, that an artery had been rup tured. Six weeks ago he took out a life insurance policy for $3,000. ; Judge Hanford has issued a deroos permitting the treasurer of Okanogan county to turn taxes into the salary fund. Previous to this the oonnty offi cials had received no pay since liiHt Jan nary, the sheriff even being compelled to board and care for ths prisoners at bis own risk.