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VOL. XIV.
ST. IIISLEXS, OltEfJ ON, FRIDAY. JULY 10, 1897.
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NEWS OF THE WEEK
From all Parts of the New
and Old World.
BRIEF AND INTERESTING ITEMS
Comprehensive Bevlsw af the Impart
til Happening! of tha Cur- .
' rant Week
A freight train on tlio Mutton cc
Maine niitrimil wn wrecked by a wush
out near WcMiilnoiivillu, N. II. The en
' jlnwr, tlruiuim unit brukoman wet
killiiil. ,
Kcportt from the south' of France
iliow the destruction by floods to be
jjreater thiln eurliur teportt iiiilicntecL
l'lie losses are estimated at 800,000,000
franca 111 the aggregate ;
That they may obtain funds to fight
Hie carrying opt of the death sentence
of tliuir loi), the parents of Theodore
Unrrant will place hi photographs on
lalo. The photographs will ahow Dur-
" rant In prison garb tuking bin daily ex
era I ho with tlie other comlumned inon
within the walls of Han Quentin prison.
A destructive oyclone passed through
Uiwrey, Minn.! Four persons wore
killed and iniiny injured. Every build
ing iu the village wat damaged, seven
dwelling, the depot, ohuroh, elevator
nil butcher (hop being totally de-
itroyvd, while the railroad track wore
twititod, telegraph wire torn down and
purVof a mill carried away.
Owing to peculiar land Inw, or
rather uo law at all, by which tillo to
hind can be auqiilrcd in Alaska, coneid
erahle trouble l being experienced in
Juneau, where the only title to real es
tate aeenii to be vented in pntaorsion.
If a man vacate his house, even torn
porarily, he 1 apt to tliui it occupied
on liia return, and the Inst occupant
haa as much right to it aa the former
occupant. The result Is many vacant
lota In Juneau and other towns are be
ing jumped by new arrivals In the
country. .';'
The Christian Endeavor excursion
train from Oregon was saved from a
frightful wreck near Cottonwood, Cab,
by Charles Broadhurst, a farmer.
Uroudhurst discovered that a trestio SO
feetloug had been burned out. Uo saw
the Endeavor excursion approaching at
a rapid rate, aud know that unless the
train was tinitged it would instantly be
duelled to deal ruction. W ithout a mo
ment to spare ha rushed up the track
and flagged the train, which came to
a standstill a few fact from the burned
ont trestle.
The salmon pack at Astoria to fur
' foots up alxiut 3,000,000 onset.
Senator Davis hat reported from the
cuminiciue on lorcign reunions an
amendment to the general deficiency
bill to pay 10,000 to families of three
Italians lynched at Hew Orleans.
Lake Ann, Mich., a village of nearly
1,000 inhabitants, wat practically do-
. troyed by Are today. Mrs. Masters,
aged 80, was burned to death while try'
ing to resoue goods from her dwelling.
Special dispatches from Bombay state
that from 600 to 1,000 rioters wore
killed during the recent rioting In the
vicinity of Calcutta, and it it added
that native officiate put the death roll
at high as 1,600.
' The sultan now shows tigns of yield
, ing on the question of rectification ot
the Turiksh frontier in the direction of
Greece, and the ambassadors are ex
pecting that negotiations of peace will
lie resumed when it it hoied evory
thing will be settled in accordance with
the views of Europe.
While tamping a shot In the Morn
ing mine, at Mullun, Idaho, an explo
sion occurred, injuring William Evant
and another miner, whose name wat
not learned. Both men were taken
to Wallace. Evans dvlntr on the road.
The other man is lying in a comatose
condition, with several fractures ot
tha skull. .
There was a fatal accident at the San
FrunoUoo fireworks display. Edward
J.. Matthews, 80 yours old, while
watching the display, was instantly
killed by the explosion of a mortar,
and his companion, Mist Hildonberg,
wus badly lacerated on the face, and re
ceived a shock to her system which the
doctors say may affect her mind. :
Telegrams received President Hatch
ford, of the United Mineworkers, Ohio
division, indicate tliut the order for
general strike of the miners hat been
complied with generally throughout the
mining districts of Ohio, Indiana, Il
linois and Pennsylvania, and in some
section! of West Virginia and Ken
tucky. President Ratohford roughly
estimutea the number of men involvod
at 300,000, but this it regardod at very
liberal. . :
Averill Dimmick, foreman of the
Winona mine, at Lead, 8. D., wat
burned to death, and two others proba
bly will die, as a result of a strange ac
cident. A gasoline pump at the bot
tom of the shaft refused to work, and
they went to investigate. Ousoline
had escaped and covered the wall of
the shaft. Their candles ignited it and
they ware surrounded by Are. Man
yon and Smokert tumbled into the
bucket and escaped, but Dimmick fell
on a hook,-which held him under the
chin. - ;
United States Circuit Judge IV. W.
Morrow rendered a decision in the fa
mous Blythe case which wat In the na
ture of a surprise He ordered a decree
In favor of the English Blythes, at
prayed for in their coss-oomplaiut, by
default; and in hit findings made sev
eral rollings which ar In direct conflict
with those of the state courts. Under
this rating It is considered probable
that Floreuoe Blythe-IIInokley will
lose the property whioh she has fought
to hard and bitterly for during the past
ten years,
8ENATOR HARRIS' FUNERAL.
The President anil Mambars af tha Cab-
Inal Attended tha Services.
Washington, July 13. An impres
sive funeral service over the late Isham
O. Harris occurred in the senate cham
ber today In the presence of President
McKlnley and members of the house of
representatives, mombert of the diplo
matic corps, and ofllcials from all
branches of public life.
The desk of the late senator wat
heavily bound In crape with a crape
carl thrown over the vacant seat. In
t semi-clrculur area immediately in
front of the presiding officer stood the
casket, resting on heavy black draped
pedestals and literally burled in floral
offerings. At the head of the casket
and reposing in part on the desk of the
officers wat the floral tribute of the sen
ators. It wat of galas loaves, tago
pal tut and bride rosea made at a
wreath, out of which three white
dovet with outstretohed wings ascend
ed. .
At 13 o'clock Rev. Hugh Johnston,
acting chaplain, delivered an invoca
tion which referred tDthe long and val
uable services of Senator llurris, , his
sturdinest of purpose and unfuiling reo
tiude. Senate official announced the arrival
of the various officials. The president
and cabinet were announced at 13:15
o'clock. President McKinley came
first, accompanied by Secretary 'Sher
man, with Secretaries Gage, Alger,
Wilson, Attorney-Uenoral McKonna
and Secretary Porter following. Across
the aisle were the escort of senators,
each wearing a broad white silk badge
of mourning from shoulder to hip.
.The services were brief and simplo,
consisting only of praye-t by Rev. Mr.
Johnston, Rev. Dr. Duffy, of the Meth
odist Episcopal church south, and
Chaplain Condon, of the house of rep
resentatives, tho latter pronouncing the
benediction. At the conclusion of the
prayers, tbe vice-president arose and
said:
"The funeral service It closed, and
tho body of our late brother will now
be committed to the charge of the ofll
oort of the senate and a committee ol
the two bound to be conveyed to his
native state." At 13:80, on motion of
Bate, the senate adjourned.
THE HEATED SPELL.
Two Thduaand Parson Were Prostrated
In tha Kaat. : . ;
Chicago, July 18. The fierce heat
onder whioh the greater portion of the
country hat sweltered since the first of
July moderated in many localities to
day, and predictions from the weather
bureau at Washington indicate that
lower temperature will bring general
relief within 34 hours. The records of
prostrations and deaths resulting from
the long heated term approaches in
magnitude that of a general epidemic.
Reports from all sect ions of the coun
try show that the prostrations number
in the neighborhood ot 8,000, with fa
talities close to 850. In addiitou to
this, there were scores of deaths result
ing Indirectly from the intolerable
heat, the death rate In many of the
large cities showing a fearful increase
over previous years. The Central states
suffered more severely than other sec
tions, the heat being moBt deadly iu
Chicago, Cincinnati and St Louis. - Iu
the number of fatalities thit oity heads
the list with 87 deaths, Cincinnati and
suburban points reporting 65, and St.
Louis 43. Throughout the South the
heat wat intense, but the death rate
wat much lower than In the Norths
Maria flood tha Shortage.
Fairhaven, Wash., July 18. A ca
blegram from BuenOs Ay res announces
that J. A. Kerr haa effected a settle
ment with Winflold Scott Parko- for
913,000 on account of Parker's shortage
as tai collector of Fairhaven for 1891.
Parker, in "boom days" as tox collect
or, handled large sums of money. No
vember 20, 1801, ho asked for two
weeks' leave of absenoe, which was
granted. At the tame time he paid
over about 140,000, thus allaying sus
picion and rendering escape sure.. His
shortage was not discovered for more
than a month. It amounted to some
thing over f 13, 000. One thousand dol
lars reward wat offered, but to no avail.
Several defective agencies attempted
to arreat him, but signally -. fuiled.
Finally, the matter wat put in the
hands of Kerr & McCord, attorneys here,
who located him in Buenos . Ayres.
About six weeks ago Kerr started for
Argentine with full power to comprom
ise the shortage, with the above result.
A Mysterious Death.
San Francisco, July 18. Ex-State
Senator W. M. Dixon, of Warm Springs,
Alameda oounty, is trying to ascertain
the cause of the death ot his sister,
Mrs. Eliaa Johnston, which occurred
while en route to California on one of
the Christian Endeavor trains.
The death occurred under peculiar
circumstances. Mrs. Johntson was a
wealthy widow living at Kansas City,
where she had large landed possessions.
She wat 71 years old. On her trip she
wat accompanied by a drunddaughter.
When the train reached Reno, Nov.,
the granddaughter missed Mrs. John
tton. After much telegraphing, the
railroad neotilo finally located Mrs.
Johnston at Wadsworth, Nov., whore
she subsequently died. How she left
the train or what oaused her death are
questions now being investigated by
Mr. Dixon and the railorad officials.
A New Bnnld-FIre Gun.
Tinme. Julv 18. Contain Col. of the
rwaluliurl. has invented a rifle from
wlileh 80 shots a minuto may be fired
without removing the weapon from tho
shoulder. Tho tests ol the arm are Be
ing made by the government.
pittolmru. Julv 18. Samuel W.
Brown, a minor, and his wife, Mary,
WACA homed to death in bed this
morning. The flro wat caused by a
lamp explosion. '
MIKE GOOD PROGRESS
Anxiety to Reach Complete
Agreement.
EXTRA EFFORTS OF CONFEREES
Several Hundred Minor Amendment!
Agreed Vpon and Others ta
Be Compromised.
Washington, July 18. Both the
house and the senate conferees appear
satisfied with the progress that has
boon made. Several hundred of the
minor amendments have been agreed
upon, many of them mere changes of
phraseology, and on a largo majority of
them the house conferees naturally
have yielded. None of the real import
ant problems in the bill, however,
have at yet been tolved. All of them
have received more or less considera
tion, and there has been a free ex
change of opinion. The temper and
disposition of the senate and house con
ferees on these important matters have
in th la way been ascertained. In sev
eral cases the conferees are very close
to an agreement Both sides show a
commendable spirit of conciliation,
and, while in each instance each side
teeme to be holding out strongly for its
contention as to rates, there has not
yet appeared on the horizon anything
which portends such difficulty as would
not in time be surmounted.
There it the best of reasont for be
lieving that several of the main points
of contention will lie compromised.
This is especially to be believed of lum-
ber, hides and wool, and possibly sugar,
sea are standing particularly firm for
their schedule..
On the subject of reciprocity the
drift of opinion seems to be in the di-
rection of a substitute. Certain of the
house provisions that is, the list of
artiolos that can be used as a basis of
reciprocity treaties will be broadened,
but the senate provision requiring the
ratification of the treaties will bedis -
carded. Several of the eminent lawyers
in both branches of congress question
the constitutionality of the power con-
furred on the president by the senate
reciprocity provision. .
The stamp act on bonds and stocks
provided for in one of the senate amend -
nients has not yet been affected. The
revenue that will be furnished by it
furnishes a strong argument for its ac
ceptance in view of the heavy anticipa
tory importations, and there it talk of
widening its scope so as to include a tax
on actual transfers, but on all recorded
tales.
The necessity of revenue also fur
nishes a strong argument for the resto-
ration of the bouse rates on imported
tobacco.
It is impossible to estimate yet when
a final agreement will be reached, and,
although various datea are given as to
tne lengtn ot time tne oiii win remain the end gaiued did not justify,
in conference, ranging from tomorrow j Much sickness prevails. The jnaur
to a week from tomorrow, one ot the gents are looking out for the landing
most influential of the confureea said of artillery along the coast of Matanzas.
tonight that all arrangements were pure The Spanish army 1ms never been sc
guesswork. He says the decision on weukened by sickness before. An offl-
mattert of great importance in the bill
were so interdepenuent that an ultt-
mate decision on one might involve a
oomplete agreement on others, and that
the final agreement might come at any
time after the rest of the matters of
secondary importance were out of the,'
Way. " '
When the report it completed, it will i
at once go to tne nouse, where it is not
likoly that more than one day will be
allowed for debate.
DRAGGED TO DEATH.
Horrible Murder or an Aed Woman In lng , more t)lBn 4,000,000 marks.
,T r"r,J,'i,'.0 . I Such a meteorological phenomenon in
Las Vegas, N. M., July 18. Accord- the ,ottost month of the year has nev
Ing to a report received from La Cinta, ' er b,, experienced before in this part
on the Canadian river, Teodora Salas, '0i tj,e fatherland.
80 years old, was oruelly murdered by j Befu,.8 the storm the weatber was ex
Antonio Lucedo, aged 18, and Teodoro tremely sultry. Gradually the clouds
Lafoya, aged 33. It seems that La DLKan t0 darken, and within a few min
foya't lister had heen ill for some time, ' u,eg aftor tnere waB gn(Wen darkness
and itwasoluimed that Sahia, who was f0jowed by rushing torrents of rain,
considered by the ignorant and super- whion Bimoflt submerged the villages.
ttitiouB natives of . the neighborhood as ti1b T1,jn wflH followed bv a terrific hail-'
a bruaha, or witch, exercised her wiU
over the yonng girl.
Following the advice of his mother,
Lafoya and his companion, Lucedo, fol
lowed the old woman to a place about
three miles from San Lorenzo, where,
after being frightened, she was pre'
vailed upon to go back with them to
the girl's house and onre her. They
plaoed her on '.the saddle of Lucedo'l
horse, he mounting behind. After go-!
ing a short distance, Lafoya pulled hit college. The board elected Dr. Wilson
r'3tol and killed the old woman's dog, I ioisimr of Spokane, to fill this va
whioh was following, saying that he cnuuy, anl r. J. D. Maclean, of Spo-
liad got rut oi one witch una wouiu .
now get rid of the other (the old wom
an.) ,
Thereupon, he threw a lasso over her,
and, starting his horse, jerked her from,
the horse. He thon instructed Lucedo i
to attaoh his lasso to her feet, and the
two, starting their horses on the run,
dragged the woman to death, not a ves
tige of olothing being found on the
body when discovered. Aftor lingering
1 A- 1 I .1.- '
around the place for a few days, the
murderers disappeared.
. The mother of Lafoya was arrested,
she having told the officers who oitlled
at her house that she had told her eon
and Lucedo to kill the old woman.
Frank Smith's Sentence Commuted..
Boise, Idaho, July 13. Tbe board ol
pardons today commuted to life impris
onment the sentence of Frank Smith,
who was sentenced to hang at Moscow,
for the murder of Emil Fox, at Gen
essee, in January, 1806.
; : A Yellow Fever 0",'n"n, -.
Madrid, July 18. The government
has decreed quarantine against vcssols
arriving from Costa Rica ports, owing
to the prevalence of yellow fever there,
CUBANS IN MATANZAS.
iong. Threatened Invasion of That I'm
luce lias lief un.
Now Vork, July 13. A Herald dis
patch from Havana says:
Tho threatened invasion of Matanzas
province by the insurgents hat begun.
Several large bodiet of Cubans have
crossed the line from Santa Clara and
the strength ot the force engaged in the
westward movement is estimated from
4,000 to 6,000. La Crete and Herie, who
recently crossed the Jncaro and Moron
trocha and passed Into Santa Clara from
Camuguay, have nnited with other
leaders, and there are now five or six
chiefs, each with a considerable follow
ing, moving into Matanzas, where the
insurgent forces were ordered to mo
bilize. Men have been summoned
from the plantations around and ordered
westward.
Whether the movement was ordered
to embarrass General Weyler or to dis
tract attention from Gomez, who is
supposed to be hemmed in by Spanish
columns near Sancti Spiritus, is not yet
clear. It may be both.
The purpose of the gathering in Ma
tanzas is said to cover the landing of an
expedition which is due in that prov
ince, and which will furnish the com
bined forces with tome additional arma
and cartridges and several rapid-fire
field guns. After receiving this expe
dition the programme mapped ont by
General Gomez is for an advance across
Matanzas province, and if all goes well
a demonstration near the city of Ha
vana itself. ...';,...... ,t
Quintin Banderas, who recently came
from the East with 1,600 men, and who
wus in Melaua del Snr two weeks ago,
hat Kone to Matanzas. The entire
J foroe of rebels under Castillo in this
province is ready to join with those in
the eastern province, Dnccaese and his
I
from Pinar del Rio to take part in the
aiovement
General Calixo Garcia will remain in
j Paiitluto province, hot --practically air
the other leaders of prominence of the
( insurgent side have been ordered to
meet in Matanzas.
Just what opposition the Spanish
troops will make to the movement is
jnot certain. The sodden activity in
the rebel ranks after the rainy season
J has well begun shows that they are able
to move, despite the muddy condition
of the roads, and frequent drenchings
which they iinint receive. Any forced
marches of largo bodies of Spanish
' troops to head off the rebel movement
must result in heavy losses from sick-
nees, hardship and exposure.
. Evacuation of Bayamo. .
New York, July 13. A Herald dis
patch from Havana says:
Cuptiiin-Gcneral Weyler bas at last
decided it wiso to evacuate Bayamo.
He bus already ordered the inhabitants
to betake themselves to Manillo, and hai
Mked tho war department of Spain to
I authorize the withdrawal of troops and
the biirninir of the town. The exiiensei
f maintaining the garrison there hav
wars been very heavy and one whict
oial estimate of the number ot Spanish
soldiers in hospitals throughout the is-
land 8 2,500. Not lone ago the Lu-
chano battalion marched to the front
1,100 strong; today the battalion nnm-
here 150 men.
,
, rjuetrnatlTe Hall Storm.
New York, July 12. A World dit-
patch from Berlin says:
A Stuttgart dispatch received here
brings the news of a destructive hail
. 1. ' 1 1 . I ci . L
Storm w men rngeu .or ..uure . ouulu-
em Wurtemhurg, causing the death of
13 Dei-sons and damage to crone amount-
gtorm) some 0f the hailstones being of
almost incredible size.
New Officials.
Olympia, July 13. At a meeting of
the statu board ot control today, a com
munication was read from Dr. Semple,
gnperintendent of the Eastern Washing-
ton i10Smll,i Ior the insane, asking to be
reieved, as he wished to take a post-
r!1,itB nonrm in n Eastern medical
kl.ne. 1.1. arBt agsistant physician. Dr.
Lockhart will take charge ol the Medical
Lake hospital July 80, and Dr. Mac
lean's term of office will begin Septem-
i,ep j0i,n Scott, also of Spokane,
waa Uon0inted overseer of the jute mill
at the penitentiary.
. "
Sixty Deaths In the Week.
Cincinnati, July 13. The number of
limit deaths todav waa six. The maxi-
mnm heat, by trustworthy street ther-
mometers. today was 98 at 8 P. M. It
is 85 at 11 o'clock tonight. The num
ber of deaths in the lust seven days
it 60. ,;. v ' " ' ''' " ? -.
liurrant Was Not Hanged.
Sun Francisco, July 18. The i
prievo granted Theodore Durrant by
Governor Budd expirea today, but the
murderer of Blanche Lamont and Min
nie Williams it in no danger of hang
ing. It docs not matter whether Gov
ernor Budd grants a furthor reprieve or
not, as the granting of an appeal by the
United States circuit oourt to the Unit
ed States supreme court takes all power
from the state officials until the high
est federal court renders a decision is
the case . , w ,
THE ENDEAVOR HOSTS
Convention Formally Opened
in San Francisco.
MONSTER MEETINGS BEING HELD
Over Twenty Thounand Delegates From
the Kaat In Attendance Coaat
Ie Well Represented.
San Francisco, July 13. The long-
anticipated "California, '97" of the
Christian Kndeavorers became a reality
with the assembling of the two vast au
diences at the Mechanic's and Wood
ward's pavilions this morning. Ten
thousand people filled the Mechanics'
pavilion as early as 9:30 thia morning,
and crowds of delegates and visitors
who came later were turned away, no
room being left for them on the inside.
The hall was a vast bouquet of colors.
Ail was animation and happiness, with
tbe thousands eager to applaud or cheer
at every opportunity.
The formal opening was by Rev. F.
E. Clark, the founder and president of
the great Christian Endeavor move
ment. Dr. Clark was received with
frenzied applause by every person in
the building. Every man, woman and
child stood upon benches and chairs
waving aloft flags, banners, handker
chiefsin fact, every conceivable ob
ject to be had. The demonstration
lasted several minutes, and Dr. Clark
appeared much affected by the hearti
ness of the welcome.
The meeting at Woodward's pavilion,
while not so large, owing to the smaller
capacity of the building, was equally
enthusiastic The hall was crowded
and hundreds blocked the streets on
the outside. Secretary Willis Baer for
mally opened the convention at tiiU
meriting.
The Christian Endeavor hosts have
completed their conquest of this oity.
They have arrived in such numbers
during the last 34 hours at to permeate
every quarter of the city. All through
tho late hours of the night and every
hour thit morning, trains have arrived
from east, north and south, bearing
thousands of delegates and .visitors.
Special boats have carried the crowds
across the bay, and at the ferries they
were met by scores of white-capped
guides whose sole duty it is make the
delegates welcome and to pilot them to
the headquarters at the Mechanics' pa
vilion, where every delegate it regis
tered and directed to comfortable quar
ters in some part of the city.
The scenes at the pavilion resemble
a national political convention, except
that women are more in evidence on
this occasion than usually attend great
gatherings. In faot, fully two-thirds
of the delegates are of the gentler sex.
But their presence tends to make the
scene more striking in color and more
animated in spirit All the streets in
the business district of the city and in
the neighborhood of the different head
quarters are congested with the count
less thousands of visitors.
Every one seems to be on the move,
as if the coming breezes from the Pa
oifio are most welcome after a journey
through the burning alkali plains.
Men and women alike are decked
with ribbons of purple and gold, En
deavor colors, on which are words an
nouncing their state and town. Streams
of delegates poured into the pavilion
throughout the night and this forenoon, i
and the young women engaged in the
reigstration department was prepared
for anything, and not even the big Mas
sachusetts delegation could rattle them.
The busiest scenes this morning are
about the California headquarters.
There are 80 0QQ Ende&mren in CaIi.
forni d u h h f
them intended putting in an appearance
at some time during . the convention.
Not the least attractive part of this part
of the pavilion is the score of pretty
California girls who are engaged in dis
tributing badges and imparting infor
mation to all those who call.
i; Oregon and Washington.
The work of decorating the different
state booths is about completed, and
the installing of the- coat-of-nrms of
each state oq the different booths has
given life and color to every nook in
the building. One of tbe largest and
handsomest booths ia that of Oregon,
decorated in purple and gold, the state
name appearing in gold letters. The
other Northern coast - state, Washing-
ton j,ng i,anasome quarters, violet and
wlli'te beine
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Th
the predominant colors.
These Passed Ogrden.
Salt Lake, July 13. The Endeavor
westbound movement is practically
over. The Rio Grande Western han
dled 71 trains, carrying 17,333 passen
gers, from Grand Junction to Ogden.
Again at Flood Mark.
Minneapolis, July 18. The Missis
sippi river is within six inches of the
highest mark reached in the unprece
dented floods of April last. Between
4,000 and 6,000 men are out of employ
ment as a result of. the necessary clos
ing down of sawmills, and there will
be heavy losses on logs if the rise con
tinues. The new power dam haa been
damaged, repairs resulting from the
freshet being in progress and the work
being wholly unprepared for this unex
pected flood.
Six Burned to Death.
Louisville, Ky., July 13. An Even
ing Post special from Pineville, Ky.,
says Hugh Joeeon't family living IS
miles north of his place, was burned to
death Tuesday night, being unable to
escape from the house, which was fired
over their heads. The dead are: Hugh
Joe son, Mary Joeson, Fanny Joeson
John Joeson, a daughter 8 years old,
and Maggie, a daughter 6 years old.
The remains of all six were found in
the debris. ' ,
THE STRIKE GROWING.
A Complete Shutdown In the Wheeling
District.
Pittsburg, July 13. Nineteen thous
and men in thit district are idlo.
There is an almost total supension of
work in the mines along the Mononga
hela river. Tbe suspension is radically
total on the Wheeling division of the
Baltimore & Ohio railroad, about five
men working there. All the mines
closed down today excepting the M. A,
Hanna & Company, along the Panhan
dle; the New York & Cleveland. Gat
Coal Company, and a few individual
mines which can have but little effect
upon the situation.
The Hanna mines have about one-
third of their nsual number of men at
work. Tbe coming out of the men
along the Baltimore & Ohio is a decid
ed victory for the miners, because these
men are working under an ironclad
agreement, and by their loyalty to their
brethren forfeit $8,000 in wages which
the company holdt out.
The tituation as to the supply of coal
cannot be called serious as yet, because
there are from 13,000,000 to 16,000,000
bushels of black diamond in stock at
the various pools along the river which
can be placed in Pittsburg at short no
tice and, if need be, a portion of it
could be shipped to tbe lakes.
Up to tbe present time, no tign of
lawlessness hat developed among the
ttrikert and there it no evidence what
ever that there will be.
A careful review of the tituation
provea tbe assertion of the mine offi
cials that the Wheeling division is sol
idly advocating tbe strike. Five cars
were loaded at the Germania mine yes
terday, but it was with coal which had
been lying on the dump since work was
suspended last week. There wat a
doubt at to whether or not - the Slave
wonld return to work, but tbit bas been
dispelled, and the ioreigners seem as
enthusiastic as any on the strike qqea-
tion. r;r.-.-r ; , ,v - - -: -
It is said that Presiddent Gompers
will offer to raise a fund of $60,000 per
week to assist the strikers in their
struggle. ,
The Number of Men Ont.
- Columbus, O., July 13. The United
Mineworkers' headquarters report that
from 135,000 to 130,000 miners are out
Florida Filibusters.
New York, July 13. A spoeial to
tbe Journal and Advertiser from Ha
vana says: -
An expedition of Cuban filibusters
from Florida is reported to have landed
on Sunday in Havana province at the
mouth of Jaruco bay. The Spanish
gunboat Reina Maria Christina, which
was cruising about tbe coast, en
deavored to intercept the expedition,
but without success.
When the cruiser arrived at the spot
and disembarked her marines, they
were fired upon and driven to their
boats by a strong rebel foroe in ambush.
After a brief bombardment of . the in
turgentt' position the warship hurried
to Havana for reinforcements. When
she returned the filibusters had already
left with their munitlona and supplies
for Castillo's headquarters in the Ta
peate hills, closely pursued by Fons
devielah' Spanish column, which had
marched overland from Minat to inter
cept their movements.
Dr. Augustine Clemente Betancourt,
an American citizen, after years of in
carceration as a military prisoner in
Pinar del Bio and in Cabanas oastle as
a political suspect, has been liberated
and ordered to leave the island, no
proofs to substantiate the charges
against him having been found.
Manuel Fernidanez Cahuquielo, an
American citizen captured with the in
surgents near Jaruco, 13 months ago,
and since then confined in Cabanas for
tress, haa been notified to prepare for
an early trial.
Railroads Confiscate Coal.
" Chicago, July 13. Railroad com
panies issued orders to confiscate all
coal being . parried over their lines.
The order carried confusion with its ex
ecution, and local coal companies, who
expected to receive special shipments
to meet . the demand of the day, were
thrown on their own resources to over
come the difficulty. - The price of com
mon toft coal jumped 40 cents a ton,
while soft screenings were rated at
just double th eir customary value.
Fully 15,000 oarloads from the mines
in Southern Illinois were confiscated by
the railroad companies. The seizure it
made because of a recent supreme oourt
opinion, whioh taya that in case of
ttriket the railroad companies have the
right to confiscate any coal on their
railroad property, regardless of the con
signee. ' " . . '''.'
T The Elks' Grand Lodge, i
Minneapolis, July 13. The grand
lodge of Elks tbit afternoon elected the
following offloars: Grand exalted rul
er, M. D. Detweiler, Harrlsburg, Pa.:
grand exalted leading knights, M. B.
Allen, Birmingham, Ala.; Louis Hau
ter, Newark, N, J.; Charlee M. Foote,
Minneapolis; grand secretary, George
A. Reynold!, Saginaw, Mioh.; grand
treasurer, Ed 8. Ortit, Meadville, Pa.;
grand tyler, Scott Holmes, Cincinnati;
grand esquire. Lew A. Clark, St Louis;
grand inner guard, George K Meyer,
jr., Pittsburg; grand chaplain, Rev.
Dr. S. D. Timberlake, New Albany,
Ind.; board of directors, Jerome B.
Fisher, Jamestown, N. Y.; Hunter A.
Grayoroft, Dallas, Tex.; George B,
Cronk, Omaha.
A Portland Man Drowned.
Vow York. Julv 13. The bodv of a
man found in the North river Wednea-
riav with 1.207 in h s Dockets. ' it
believed to be that of Edward J. 'John
ton, of Portland, Or., who left that
city June 14. He wat a Swede, and it
supposed to have been drowned.
' In Session at Toronto.
Toronto, Ontario, July 18. The na
tional conference et charities and cor
rections began here todu.
NORTHWEST BREVITIES
Evidence of Steady Growth
and Enterprise.
ITEMS 07 GENEEAL INTEREST
From All tha Cities and Tewas af
tha Thriving lists Itatee
Oregon.
Edward Walker was killed near Bro
naugh by a bucking horse.
In Sumpter, Baker county, a man
was knocked down and robbed of $150. ,
Jacob Burckhardt fell in the river at
the foot of Flanders street, Portland,
and was drowned.
An enterprising man named Long
bas put in a photo gallery, a newspaper
and a steamboat at "Woods.
, Tbe Pendleton roller mills are grind
ing about 3,000 bnhsels of wheat every
34 hours, turning ont daily 400 barrels
of floor.
Goods to the amount of $838 were
stolen from a store at Pleasant Hill.
Rewards aggregating $350 are offered
for the apprehension of the thieves.
The Eastern Oregon Association of
Baptist churches held its annual meet
ing at Adams. L. E. " Penland, -of
Helix, wat elected moderator, and Rer.
Hugh Miller, of Pendleton, waa elected
clerk. ''.'
The McKenzie wagon road across the
Cascade mountains is now free from
snow, and in good condition for travel.
Several thousand head of cattle have al
ready been driven across tbe mountains'
on this road.
A band of abeep that were being
driven to tbe Canyon creek range, back
of Strawberry, in Grant county,, ate
some poisonous weed just before reach
ing the range, and several hundred of
them died on the hillside.
Denny pheasants will be more numer
ous in tbe Willamette valley this year
than ever before. Tbe weather was
fine for hatohing and raising the first
crop, now being cared for by the cocks,
while the seooni crop ia being hatched
OUt - ' '':''. "'" '.'.'."'.'"'--
Pocahontas, an old Indian woman
who haa been roaming np and down
the coast from Rogue river to Humboldt .
for years, is reported to have perished
while attempting to ernes the moun
tains from Crescent' City to Happy
Camp, on the Klamath river. She was
caught in a snow storm. ;
For the scalps of gophers and squir
rels, Marion connty pays 10 cents
apiece for the former in quantities of
10, and 5 oenta apiece for the latter Jn
amounts of 30. For wildcats, $1 is
the rate, coyotes $3 60, bear $1.50, and
cougars $3.50. During the month of
June the county treasurer paid out on
this account about $193. ..(
Mr. Wilcox, of Eagle Lake, missed
one of bis cows a few days ago, and
when he finally found her, he discov
ered that she bad adopted a young
fawn, and was taking proper care of it
A few days later she gave birth to a
calf, and now the calf and. fawn re
oeive the tame motherly attention.
Washington. .
The Okanogan river it so low that
navigation haa beeji suspended for the
season. : ;V'
There are 3, 100 children of school age
In Walla Walla, being an inoreaes of
81 above tbe census of last year.
The Washington State Philiologloal
Soceity held its second annual conven
tion in the state university at Seattle.
Work on the new cannery building at
Blaine is advancing satisfactorily. A
foroe of about 35 or 30 men ia employed
in construction. -
Ed McNeil, of Tumwater, has made "
a number of violins of Washington
wood. The violins are- said to be of
excellent tone. j- ;
The plat of township 84 north, range
11 west, has been plaoed on file in the
Olympia land office, and the township
thrown open for entry.
George Brown was drowned in the
Hob. river, Chehalia county. Indiana
who recovered the body say he waa
seised and held onder the water by
mammoth crabs.
John H. Walsh, of Oakesdale, has re
ceived from the secretary of the navy''
hit appointment at a cadet at Annapo
lis. Emery Hathaway, ot Seattle, haa
been named as an alternate.
William Chambers, 18 years of age.
waa hunting a bob-oat that had been
oatohing chickens on hit father'a ranoh
near Asotin. In hit eagerness to catch
the animal he fell over precipioe and
was instantly killed.
A number of men have visited West-
port and other points in' Chehalitt
county lately, with view to making
estimatea on the material advertised '
for the government jetty work at tha
harbor mouth.
The Great Northern shops at Hilt-
yard are now employing a larger fore
than ever before. - There are 139 men
en the payroll, exolntive of the various
elerkt in the store department, teotion
men and numerous other employes.
The two engines that rolled several
hundred feet down a mountain tide
some weeks ago, near Kalispell, have
been put in the shops for general re
pairs. , ',.".' -. -'". .-. '.';'
Tbe receipts for the School fund at
the office of the land eonxiaission, in
Olynjpia, for the quarter ending June
0, aggregate $38,343.10. The receipts
from Whitman oounty alone for leases
of sohool lands amounted to $9,000.
The citisnes of Anaoortes are some
what hampered by lack of bank facili
ties through which to transact the large
amount of business that their new in-
dustriet furnish, and it it probable thai
new bank will soon be established,
tiers. . . . . . ..
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