VOL. XIV.
ST. HELENS, OHEOON, FRIDAY, AUGUST G, 1897.
NO. 33.
NEWS OF THE WEEK
From all Parts of the New
and Old World.
BRIEF AHD INTERESTING ITEMS
Comprofcl Review f the Import
sal STeppealugs of the Cat ' V; . ;' .
Mat , Weak.
' , Crockery In to be advanced !!! price
because of the new tariff.
Mr, lloiigeii, aged 7B, was burned
lo death in her home near Burlington,
b'kngit county, Wash.
The July ran of lalmon, although
Into, ii promising well and the fisher
men on the lower Columbia ara report
ing Urge catches.
The flux grown for fiber on the Cor
vallil college farm ha been pulled. A
portion of it attained the length of 08
inches, while the average length ii
about 40 Inches. .
The first mall for the Yukon valley
under the new contract left Juneau
July 18 in charge of F. V. Hoyt, car
rier. It consisted of 1,6118 letter, be
ing an accumulation from luat April.
The treasury official have discovered
I number of inconsistencies In the new
luriff law, some of them, it Ii (eared,
Incapableof rueonoiliatlon. It la point
ed out that section 803 place the duty
M plum at SB centa per bushel, and
; icotion 364 fixe the rate at 3 centa per
pound. ; An error In the paragraph re
ferring to curranta wa corrected In
onnfurunoe. . -
The desire of Germany to Institute
an European control of Greek finance
till hamper the settlement of the in
demnity question. It ia understood
thitt tlie Voio-Larlss railway will be
transferred to the Greek administration,
with the stipulation that the tame fa
cilities shall be granted to Turkey for
the tmnoporation of troop aa are grant
ed to Greece.
: A dispatah from Ottowa nnnonncea
that the Canadian government ha do
cldiid to impose royalty on all plaoer
diggin on the Yakon la addition to
IS registration fee and $100 annual
ssHcssraeut. The royalty will be 10
per oont each on claim on which there
ia an output of $600 or lone monthly,
and SO per cent on every claim produc
ing above that amount yearly. Beside
this royalty, It lit liven decided in re
gard to all future cluima ataked ont on
other stream or river, that every al
ternate claim fhonld le the proicrty of
the government, and ahonld be reserved
for publio purpose and told or worked
by the government for the bene lit of
the revenne of the Dominion.
The ateamor Hope, after coaling at
Camphleton, O. Ii., sailed for the Aro
tio region with Lieutenant Peary and
party on board. .
A. A. Fischer, a German, aged 84,
Ixtcauae of ill-health sucked gaa and
died in San Francisco. lie left a note
inking that the gaa he consumed be
paid for.
Tliomaa Renberge, welldiggor, and
William Butler, a veterinarian, well
known in Wabash, Ind., were drowned
In the Mississippi river near there
while fishing.
Captain J. T. C. Nash bns bonded
the Golden Standard quart mine,
owned by the Kubli and Judge Wat
sou, near Gold Hill in Jackson county,
Or. The prloe I 1186,000. . ;
The fund for the Omaha World'
fair now amount tp 1100,1 98. paid is
private subscription. The atite give
another f 100,000. There will be no
trouble In swelling the stock to 500,-
ooo. ; .; ,V';"V, ;;-v,-';.'..
That Japan will continue to oppose
the Hawaiian annexation treaty la
aliown by the latest new from the Jap
anese government, under date of July
10, which Is now made publio for the
first time, While couched In polite
and diplomatic language, the protest i
anfflciently Arm in tone to show that
Japan will continue to wage a diplo
matic war, and possibly go further to
prevent the consummation of the an
nexation policy.
Itecent advlcea from Tern, which
have been confirmed by O. de Miranda,
petroleum magnate now in San
Franoiscn, atate that the wonderfully
rich strikes reported from the Clon
dyke region have been totally eclipsed
by lubulou discoveries ot gold In that
South American republic In an In
terview Mr. Miranda eald that there no
longer seemod to be any doubt that the
famous Inca gold field, which have
boon considered a myths among the
intelligent people of Fern, have at last
been discovered.
The schooner Norma arrived at Hon
olulu from, the South sens on the 16th.
While the vessel waa cruising on the
long voyage Captain Roeohill secured
sufficient evidence to warrant the be
lief that England ha been taking for
mal possession of a number of small,
Mile island in that portion of the
globe, without topping to inquire who
the owners might be. There are many
lagoon island that are very fertile,
but uninhabited. These are now be
ing brought under cultivation for En
glish oompanie. who are planting
coooanut grove and other tropioal
ru I ta for the export trade.
The recent appointment of T. V.
Powderly aa commissioner-general of
Immigration ha been signed by the
president. Mr. Powderly' nomina
tion to the oflloe failed of confirmation
In the senate because of the opposition
of labor organizations.
After having accomplished one of the
most remarkable and perilous trip ever
reoorded In the marine history of the
Pacific coast, the little stern-wheel
teamer H. C. Grady, Captain Denny,
teamed through the Goldon Gate and
docked at Sau Francisco.
ELDER ON THE OCEAN,
The Portland Mtatr Clean fuf the
Kew Jtldoiedo.
Astoria, Or., Avg, 8. A4:18o'clock
this morning, the O. K. A N. steamer
Elder, with 888 passengers from Port
land and 35 from Astoria, bound for
theClondyke, slowly left her dock, and,
In the dim light of the early day, aet
her nose toward the fur north, the land
of promise to the goldhuntors.
Hundred were on the docks even at
that hour, and every passenger was on
deck to bill a lust farewell to friend
and civilisation. A the ateatnergot
under way, a mighty shout wa given
by those on shore, which echoed from
the distant hill and wa answered by
those on board. Last word of warning
and advice were spoken, and anon the
big ship waa but a shadow in the dis
tance. Several joined the ship here at the
last moment. One man traded a dia
mond and 9500 gold watch for another'
outfit; and one man bought half in
terest in the outfit of another whose
fiartner left him, and a man from Port
and, who jumped on the steamer at
the last moment, found an ontflt here
all packed, which the person who or
dered it failed to call for. Without
question, he paid the Invoice price aud
hod it loaded on the steamer. -
During the day, the passenger of the
steamer were entertained by the citl
sena, and jolly time waa had while
the ship's machinery, which wa (light
ly dainamged on the trip down the
river, wa repaired.
The Shooting la Scottdale.
Scottdale, Pa., Aug. 8. Coroner
Owen today held an inqueat on the re
main of William Camming, the non
union mill worker who waa killed last
night In a quarrel with atriker. A
large number of witnesses were ex
amined, but the only one who gave
positive testimony wa Constable Long
necker, who testified that he wa stand
lug 'within a few feet of the parties
when the shooting took place, and
plainly saw the flash from the revolver
in the hand of William C. Hubb.
The jury found Hubb guilty, and he
wn arrested. Hubb was a roller in
the employ of the Scottdale Iron A
Stesl Company before the strike, and ia
one of the best known men in town.
While opinion differ as to the effect of
Cnmming'a death, it is believed that
the trouble last night will end the riot
ing and bloodshed, and the striker
will be more moderate in their actions.
The town tonight is quiet. .
. Five Violent Deaths.
Terre Haute, Ind., Aug. 8. Thiha
been a sad duy for Carlisle, a town SO
mile south of here. Fonr person
were drowned at Hyatt' Ferry, in the
Wabash river, and one waa ground to
fragment by an Evansville & Terre
Haute freight train. The dead are:
Mr, and Mra. Grant Ammond, Mr.
and Mrs. Abner Morris and Charles
Hi nes. The first four were seen to go
in bathing, and later their clothing wa
found on the river bank. It ia be
lieved one of the women wa ceixed with
cramp and the othora were drowned In
trying to rescue her. Charles Hinea
was found lying oloee to the Evansville
& Terre Haute track, at Carlile. The
head waa crushed in, the right band
torn off and the body almost severed.
It ia thought llines fell from the train
while stealing a ride. ; v
- The Fantsutekers Complaint. :
Now York. Aug. 8. -The general
strike of the pantsmakera union,
branch of the socialist trades alliance,
w.ent Into effect today in 880 shop in
Greater New York. The atriker are
enthusiastic, and believe this effort on
their part will end the sweating sys
tem and reatore the old rate ot wage.
Under the present system they are able
to make only 11.60 for a week' work.
Under the old schedule, which they
want restored, the operator made from
10 to $13 a week. There are nearly
8,000 operators, and, in consequence of
the strike, 5,000 finishers are idle. , .
Shipwrecked Sailor Reach Homo.
New York, Aug. 8. Among the
passenger today per the Clyde liner
New York from San Domingo wo Cap
tain Hall and six shipwrecked sailor
of the American aohooner Belle Hooper,
which waa lost July 8, on Silver cape,
60 miles northeast of Maoaris, and be
came a total losa The crew wa
obliged to abandon the vessel and take
to the boat, and wa picked up by the
Norwegian steamer Bratten and landed
at Macorls, and then aent home by the
United State consul. :
Potters Want Their Wfi Raised.
Trenton, N. J., Aug. 8. The work
ing potter of this city held amass
meeting last night at their clubhouse,
and decided to ask the manufacturers
for the restoration within 60 days of
the 13Ji per cent cut In their wages
made in 1804. The men claim that
the Increased tariff rate on pottery
made by the Dingley bill justifies the
request, .... A committee of the men will
lock a conference this week with the
manufacturers on the subject,
The Sheet-Iron Workers' Strike.
Phillipsburg, N. II., Aug. 8.The
Amerioai. Sheet-Iron Btrikcra held a
meeting, at which the committee re
ported the result of ita conference with
Superintendent Danby. , The company
offered the men work at cut wages, but
they refused to accept the proposition,
and decided not to depart from their
stand.'" '"- 1
Now Norwegian Tariff taw.
8 The utorthlllff
has issued a maximum customs tariff
against all countries, accoramg mi (
favorable , treatment to , Norwegian
nmiliiDts and shins than is aocoraea to
other countriea. ?
They Tried to Change Beats.
Rminn Ainr. 8. -Bobert Stott, aged
on .Tnlin Peters, aeod 31. were .
drowned by the capslaing of. a lowboat ,
on the Charles river tonight during an
Utempt to change seats.
HIE SEAL CONFERENCE
A Diplomatic Triumph for the
United States.
WILL MEET LATE IX OCTOBER
A Permanent Agreement Will Probably
Bo llenohed A London
Paper's Opinion.
London, Aug. 8. Much satisfaction
ia expressed in official and mercantile
circle at the prospective settlement of
the seal question by aid of the Wash
ington conference, especially a such
an arrangement will remove a cause of
hot discussion between the United
States and England. Although at the
outset of Mr. Foster' journey diplo
mat and newspaper here ridiculed
the idea that there wua anything ncc
esary to be done, Ambassador Hay and
Mr. Foster have completely changed
this view, and Great Britain ia finally
doing everything possible to meet the
demand of the United States. Doubt
less this is partly owing to the support
Mr. Foster's idea received from Bua
sia and Canada. Sir Wilfred Laurier
and Mr. Davies have all along favored
conciliatory attitude toward the pro
posals of the United States.
The conference will meet on the
third or fourth week in October, the
exact date being left to be determined
by the arrival of the British expert
from the sealing ground. Great Brit
ain will be represented by Sir Julian
Pauncefota, the ambassador, and Pro
fessor D'Arcy Thompson. The United
States will probably be represented by
John W. Foster and Japan by the Jap
anese minister at Washington) Buasia
by a committee headed by Dr. Matena,
professor of International law at the
univemity of St. Petersburg, who wa
delegated by Russia to hold the pour
parle witli Mr. Foster. Canada will
be represented by Sir Wilfred Laurier
and Mr. Davie.
The conference will dinuss the whole
qneation a raised by the United States,
will draft a scheme of protection for
the seals, with details for carrying out
the same, and will decide all open
claims. Ita report will be a referen
dum, but, aa Kussia and Japan are en
tirely favorable to the pretension of
the United State, and as Great Brit
ain in indifferent so long aa Canada i
satisfied, the conference may be said to
be a diplomatic triumph for the United
States, and a personal triumph for
Mr. Foster. Unless it result in a
divided report, which ia not expected,
the government concerned will imme
diately embody the scheme in a perma
nent agreement in the form of a refer
endum, so thut It can be executed in
the season of 1893.
St. James' Gazette, referring to the
conference, eays: "Americana will
consider another conference a a climb
down for the British, and not unnat
urally. Sherman' dispatch will be
regarded aa the direct cause. The
United State make a quite unwar
rantable demand. We ignore it. The
American state department aenda a
menacing and Insulting dispatch. We
promptly yield. It is the Vcnexuelan
business and Cleveland message once
again, and once again it will confirm
the American political mind in the
conviction that John Bull alwaya
knuckle down when bullied and
threatened. Our statesmen are prepar
ing a future disaster for both countriea
by carelessly encouraging Una danger
ou delusion."
MEASURES OF RETALIATION.
Ban Franoleeo Outntten Will A peal to
the Government. .
Ran Frnnniaen. All. 8. Merchants
,t thia eilv. whn have Drofited bv the
Clondyka excitement are considering
eriouely the advisability ol communi
cating with the treasury department in
Wnaliinuton and askina for retaliatory
measure -against the new Canadian
tariff. It ha been estimated Dy many
of them that nearly 11,000,000 have
nnnn Axnenilml within the last few
weeks in thia city In the purchase of
supplies and outnta lor tne xuaon
mines. :.. :"
Since the new wa Diiblished that
the Canadian government had imposed
a high protective duty on all goods
coming across the border and would
lend a force of mountod polioe to col
lect the duty there ha been a large
falling off in purchases. No definite
plan bus yet been decided upon by the
projectors, except that they contem
nlutn hnlilinff a meeting with a view of
securing the assistance of the chamber
of commerce and board or trade in itir
thering the movement. It ia thought
tlmt. tha nnnnlnr sentiment throughout
the country will result in substantial
assistance from other state and etepB
will be taken a soon a a temporary
itroaiiiaatinn ia nffeoted tO have the
merchant of Portland, Seattle and Ta-
coma unite in the projeot- ; : :
Oreeea Will Not Submit.
Berlin, Aug. 8. The Post say Rn
a ml flArminv have counselled
rireece to submit to the condition im
posed by the powers. M. Rail!, the
premier, replied omoiauy wiai, urwi
would never entertain the idea of finan-
nial ontrol DroDOsed. and that ne
would help herself."
Her Hundnd-and-Thlrd Birthday.
urU.n W .T.. Aiiir. 8. Mrs
Christiana French oelobrated her 103d
birthday at her home here today, in
honor of the event tfrer was a family
reunion.
An expert at figures say 13,000 Te-
Mnloa a miartar nf them OmnibUPSCS,
pans through the Strand in London ev
ery day, and the narrowness of the
itreet cause each ot tnoir oo.uou oc
cupant to waste on an average three
minute.
BAD WRECK ON BIG FOUR.
A Faet Paeaenger Train IMtuhed and
Poor Men Killed.
Cincinnati, O., Aug. 3. A Time
Star special from Tborntown, Ind., says
the Chicago express on the Big Four,
due in Cincinnati at 7 A. M., was
wrecked about 3:80 o'clock. A coup
ling pin had been driven into a switch
o a to hold it open, and throw the
fast train from Chicago to Cincinnati
off the track a it passed thia point.
The engine) aad tender, mail, express
and baggage cars were thrown from the
track and wrecked. The coaches and
Wagner sleeping cars remained on the
track, and none of the passenger were
seriously hurt, although they had a
bad shaking up. (
' Both Winslow, the engineer, and B.
C. Kickmere, the fireman, and two un
identified tramp were killed outright.
The train was passing Tborntown at
a high rate of speed when the engine
struck the switch that bad been opened
and fastened open. ,
The two tramp who were killed were
stealing a ride on the front.end of . the
mail car, and their remains cannot be
identified.
A relief car wa sent from Indianap
olis to Tborntown early this morning,
and a soon a the track was cleared a
new train waa made np for Cincinnati,
and other point. -
Officials of the railroad company have
instituted a thorough investigation as
to the perpetrators of the wreck.. All
the available detective were set at
work today.
IMPRISONED AMERICANS.
Utt of Tboee Bllll Homalnlng la Cuban
. ' . Prisons. , ' . .
Washington, Aug. 2.- Consnl-Gen-eral
Lee ha informed the atate depart
ment that in the event of the release of
the American, Lewi Somelian, now
confined at Havana, there will remain
of American citizen imprisoned in
Cuba in addition to the five Competitor
prisoner only the following: Manuel
Fernandez, confined in Fort Cabanas;
Rafael Ferninandez Diaz, at Sugua la
Grande; Jolia Thomas Sainz and Frank
A. Gramont at Santiago.
All of these prisoners are charged
with rebellion with arms in hand, and
are held subject to the ordinary mili
tary jurisdiction. The United States
consul at Manzanillo has cabled the sec
retary of state a contradiction of the
story that Albert Slusser, an American,
has been captured by Spanish troops
and taken to that place. He say that
nothing ia known of Slusaer' arrest.
Seven Fenona Killed.
San Jose, 111., Aug. 3. At 7 o'clock
this evening a cyclone struck the farm
of A. McDowell, two miles north, and
his house and barn were destroyed.
Seven people were killed and'.' three
seve-ely injured. The kil'ed are:
A. C. McDowell, McDowell' grand
son, wife of Samuel Brownlee, three of
Brownlee'e children, Mi8 Jessie Groves.
Severely injured: Mra. M. C. McDow
ell, hereon Cbarlea and daughter Mary
Mis Jessie Grove waa a neighbor of
the McDowells and wa spending the
day there. The storm came directly
from the north, and entirely destroyed
the McDowell house, barn and walnut
grove. It then roe and went over the
town of San Jose. At Mason City,
lightning struck the spire of the .Pres
byterian church and set it on fire.
Believe Annexation Certainty.
San Francisco, Aug. 3. Ellis Mills,
the retired consul-general at Honolulu,
arrived from the islands on the steamer
Alameda. - Mr. Mills waa succeeded by
William Hayward, and with hia wife,
be is en hia way back to bis home in
Virginia. Speaking of political affairs
in the islands Mr. Mills said:
"Annexation is now regarded univer
sally by the people of Hawaii a a cer
tainty. Their enthusiasm' over the
annotation movement ia more intense
now, if such a thing be possible, than
it has ever been, and almost every
body has an abiding faith in the happy
result that they all wish for and antici
pate. It ia confidently expected that
the whole matter will bo settled when
congress meets thia fall."
A Whaler Lost In a Storm.
Ban Francisco, Aug. 2. A liieennge
ha been received announcing the loss
of the whaler Cape Horn Pigeon, in
the ; Japanese lea, during . a furious
storm. Capatin Scullam and the crew
of 18 were saved, but 90 barrels of
sperm oil went down with the vessel
Two thousand pounds of bone had been
shipped home a short time before the
disaster. , The Cape Horn Pigeon was
owned by J. and R. Wing, of Bedford,
Mass. : ' ; "' " .-
Tha Treaty Renounced.
Berlin, Aug. 2. The commercial
treaty between Great Britain and the
German Zollverein, which has been in
force since May 80, 1895, was renounced
today by Great Britain, and ceases to
ha niwrative a rear hence. The Reioh-
lanzeiger say the supplementary con
ventions which were concluded wiien
the treaty was extended to the German
states joining the Zollverein will ex
pire with the main treaty next summer.
. : A Ilanrflna; In Texas.'
c.n Antnnin. Tex.. Ainr. 3. Maximo
Martinn was haiicred at Flovesville this
afternoon for a triple murder commit
ted on June 6 last. , He killed Jesus
Carille and wife, an aged couple, and
Juamta Aoo3ta.
A Disastrous Pennsylvania Storm.
tiintnn Pa.: Aiiir. 3. A terrible
..in ami thunder-storm occurred in thia
oity and county. The Episcopal church,
nna nf th finest buildimTS in the oity.
was blown to the ground, as well as
several other houses in tne immediate
Tioinity. Crops are practically ruined.
Rnn Nov.. Anz. 2. A draw bar fell
down on the Eaten freight train five
miles east of Palisade, on the Central
Paoiflo, ditching three freight oars and
killing two tramps.
HURLED TO HIS DEATH
Professor McClure's Fall on
Mount Rainier.
DEATH WAS OSTAKTA5E0US
Ho Was With tho MasamaaTho Body
Was Found by a Searching Party ,
'.V aad Taken to Taeoma.
Tacoma, Aug. . Porfeesor S. B.
McClure, of Eugene, a member of the
Mazamas' society that made the ascent
of Mount Rainier Tuesday, lost his foot
ing while descending the mountain
Wednesday and fell 800 feet. He
struck on a pile of rocks and wa in
stantly killed. Hia body wa recovered
several hour later by a searching party,
and was brought to Tacoma tonight.
The Mazamas encamped in Paradise
valley Monday, and about 80 of the
party began the acsent to the peak that
day, arriving at Gibraltar rock that
night, where they camped, w
Early Wednesday morning Professor
McClure, Professor Baillie, Professor
Mitchell, of New York, and Dr. E.
Dewitt Connell, of Portland, started
ahead ef the main party, and arrived
at the mountain top about noon. Pro
fessor MoClure carried a barometer for
the purpose of taking observations on
the top of the mountain.
Returning, they met the remainder
of the party near the summit, and, ar
riving at Gibraltar rock, awaited their
return.
They arrived at Camp Mulr about
9:80, on their way to Paradise valley,
and soon after leaving that point, lost
their way. The leader and the rari
ons members of the party began cau
tiously to search for the trail. The
lights of the oamp in Paradise valley
were' plainly visible, and, although it
waa a tramp of nearly four, hours, the
way to this camp seemed so plain that
nobody felt the least alarmed. -
Professor McClure ventured toward
the edge of a cliff, and announced that
be saw a large pile of rocks a few hun
dred feet distant, and thought be had
discovered the trail. Dr. Connell
stood within 60 feet of him, keeping
np a conversation, and .attempting to
direct his movements.
Darkness had fallen, and the only
light came from the snow, which ren
derd the members of the party only
half visible. Dr. Connell says he had
just answered Porfeesor McClure's call,
and was peering intently in another
direction, when he heard sudden
crash, like the falling of rock. He
looked in the direction where Profeasor
MoClure had stood a moment before,
but he was not to be seen. He at ones
called to him, but received no re
sponse, and the members of the party
began a systematic search, but, failing
to find McClure, concluded that he had
fallen off the cliff. ;
It was nearly an hour before the
trail to oamp was found, and the mem
bers of the party, with the exception ol
Dr. Connell and a lady and gentleman
from Oregon, started to come to report
the accident. ' . .'..,. .
A searching party was instantly or
ganized, and under the direction of Dr.
Nunn, of Portland, began the search
for Dr. McClure's body. The plaoe ol
the accident was so closely described
by the members of the party who had
been With Dr McClure that the search
era were soon able to reach the point
on the side of the mountain directly
underneath.;
Daylight broke about 8:80, and the
body of Dr. McClure was found lying
on a great pile of boulders, forming a
great, forbidding shelf.
Professor McClure's body foil a sheet
800 feet, and bounded about 40 feet out
ward toward the edge of the cliff. It
lay within 13 feet of the face of the
mountain, and, bad it fallen over,
would have dropped two or three miles,
and in all probability would have dis
appeared into one of the huge crevasses
which seam the mountain there.
Professor McClure carried a heavy
roll ot blankets and bis barometer,
itrapped upon his back. The barometer
was broken, but all of his papers and
notes of observation were found in hit
pockets intact. . , ?
. Dr. Connell had remained on the
mountain all night, to enable the
searching party to locate the spot where
the accident occurred by shouting to
them through the darkness. The lady
who remained at this point was put
into a sleeoing bag, and passed a fairly
comfortable night.
The Sun's Eclipse.
St Louis, Aug. 3. A partial eclipse
of the sun was observed here this fore
noon. Ira R. Hicks, an astronomer,
said: "It was a peculiarly beautiful
exhibition, my telescope showing vio
lent perturbations. To the southwest
appeared an enormous spot : with a
black chasm in its center into which,
like nodding plumes, waves of Are
seemed to fall. Toward the northeast
of the giant spot and just above the
line of ths moous pathway Were two
smaller spots of similar description.
These indicated unusual activity in the
sun due to a season of storms on that
planet. The earth always feels the
effect of extradordinary sun perturba
tions, and I predict we shall have
storms and electrical displays as the re
sult of the solar disturbance."
Fisherman Drowned.
Vancouver, B. C, Aug. 8. -A fisher
man named Ibbotson was drowned
Monday at .Green's slough near Lad
ners. It is stated he was nnder the in
fluence of liquor at the time.
Mrs. Lease Will Relga as Queen.
Topeka, Kan., July 81. Mrs. Mary
E. Lease, the Populist orator, has been
elected as queen of the fall f 'stivities,
a harvest demonstration.- Sbe will
reign as queen for a week and wear
130,000 crown. .
AT HAVANA'S VERY GATES.
Cabana Kald the Suburbs of the Span
ish Stronghold
New York, Aug. 2. A dispatch to
the Herald from Havana says: Ha
vana's outposts have been again at
tacked by a large body of rebels, who
before the Spanish troops could be
gathered to resist had swept through
the suburbs, carrying all before them.
Tbey used, it is believed, rapid
firing guns and a large quantity of
dynamite. The attack was mode late
lust night. Today there is an inclina
tion among the Spanish officials in
Havana to deny the fact that the rebels
had evaded the forts and swept into
Havana limits. The facts, however,
remain and the path left by the rebels
through the suburbs southeast of the
city may be plainly traced.
At the first sound last night the
Spanish soldiers in the city and suburbs
sprang to arms. They proceeded hur
riedly to the southeastern part of the
city .where the. booming of heavy
guns or dynamite could be heard plain
ly all over Havana. Then the sound
of firing increased, and finally after a
few hours, died away, showing that
the rebels bad retired. Several wounded
Spauisb soldiers were brought to Ha
vana and removed to hospitals after
the engagement, and several were killed.
The reticence of Spanish officials pre
vents any knowledge of the result of
the attack becoming general. It ia a
fact, however that great damage was
done by the insurgents on their bold
raid, and that a considerable quantity
of dynamite waa used.
There was great excitement in Ha
vana during the rebels' attack. Hun
dreds aroused by the heavy firing,
poured into the streets and the word
passed along, "Tne rebels have attacked
the city," created almost a panic in
some quarters.' There is still much
excitement here, due largely to the re
fusal of the officials to give out infor
mation. .,'
This attack on Havana was not unex
pected. For weeks past the rebels have
been within sight of the capital and
hare practically moved without inter
ference. The insurgent leaders near
Havana are Brigadier-General Castillo,
with a large force at Mariano, nine
miles southwest, and Colonel Nestor
Aranguren, of Gnanahacoa, across the
bay. General Alexander Roderiguez,
rebel commander of Havana province,
with a large force, is near Minar and
Colonel Arangnreu is at Colorado. .
It is believed the rebel raid was led
by Aranguren, who is noted as one of
the most daring of the rebel chiefs.
Captain-General Weyler has left Ha
vana for Matanzas, and the belief is ex
preened that the knowledge by the in
surgents of this intention on his part
led to the attack. '
It is understood that large bodies of
insurgents have recently crossed from
Pinur del Rio and Matanzas. and .that
the rebels' strength in this province
has assumed formidable proporitons.
Quintin Banderas with 800 men is
among those who have come into the
province from Matanzas.
Mob Fired on at Scottdale.
Scottdale, Pa., Aug. 2. Wild excite
ment prevails here tonight. As the
afternoon tarns of nonunion men, who
have taken places of striking ironwork
ers at the Scottdale works, were going
home, one of them beoame incensed at
.he remarks of some boys, and fired at
them. A large crowd gathered about
the station at the time, and they start
ed after the nonunion man, who fired five
shots into the crowd before he reached
the boarding-house. The hotel was
surrounded by-an excited crowd, and it
Was with difficulty that Burgess Porter
got them cooled down, and had he not
had the assistance . of strike . leaders
there is no telling what the crowd
would have done. Another nonunion
man, whose name could not be learned,
drew a revolver and fired several shots.
He was knocked down and pretty badly
beatetn before he could be reached by
the officers and taken away. The sec
ond crowd is massed about the station
and nonunion men -are afraid to ven
ture out... . ' ''' "'.' f ;;r
.':.: Destructive Hall Storm.
Denver, Aug. 2. A Republican spe
cial from Sioux. Falls, 8. D., says one
of the most destructive hail storms
known passed this morning. The
storm started three miles west of Dell
Rapids and went southwest, destroying
absolutely everything in its path
around Galveston. - Everything is a
total loss. One branch of the storm
that passed over Hermantown and Lu
verne, Minn., went in two paths, one
north of Luverne and the other south
clear across Nobles county, -The path
of this branch of the storm is fully 10
miles wide, ft is estimated that fully
1,000,000 acras of crops were destroyed
by tsi. storm. Hundreds of farmers
have lost 'every vestige of a crop.-
. .'.'Ammunition Kunntug Low.. . .
f Bombay, Aug. 3. The situation at
Camp Makakland has become serious.
Word has been received that natives in
large force made a second attack on the
forta today. The fighting was severe.
Thirteen of the British were killed and
80 wounded, among the tatter being
Lieutenant Catello. The tribesmen
lost 100 men. The worst feature of
the situation ia that the garrison is
short of ammunition, and it ia feared
the whole supply will be exhausted be
fore reinforcements arrive. It ia re
ported that Madmullah has mustered at
least 40,000 tribesmen.
By the Breaking of the Dam.
Middleton. Conn., Aug. 3. At 8
o'clock this morning a dam 40 feet
wide, containing water from which
three factories get power, burst, letting
downs tremendous volume of water.
Huge stones of whioh the dam was built
crashed into the faotory of William
Wilocx's lock shop and the lower floors
of . the factory were flooded. Forty
workmen were compelled to nee for
their lives. Much damage has been
done. -
NORTHWEST BREVITIES
Evidence of Steady Growth '
and Enterprise.
ITEMS 07 GENERAL INTEREST
From All tho Cities and Town of
tha Thriving Sister States '.
Oregon. . . .-.( -
The Washington county court is de
bating the question of building a county
jail. , .,
A new wheat warehouse has been
built at Mission to take the place of
the one that burned recently.
The estimated sum of money that has
left Grant county during the last year
for bicycles is 84,600. This sum would
give a bicycle to about every twentieth
voter. . -. ; ,;. '
A brass shoe weighing 1,800 pounds
was cast at the Astoria iron works last
week. The shoe is to be put on the.
keel of the Manzanita to hold the stern
post, rudder and screw.
Work is piling up at the Pendleton
foundry so rapidly that it has been
found neceassary to work nights. A
night force has been hired and in a few.
days the bum of the machinery will be.
heard almost without cessation in the
establishment. ,
The citizens of Marshfleld, Myrtle
Point and other towns in Coos county
have complained somewhat of a sugar
famine, but Coquille has been worse
off. There has been a shortage of flour,
sugar, butter, eggs and fruit jars, and,
steamers and trains would come and go
without replenishing the stocks of flour
and sugar.
The 12th annual oatalogue and guide
book of the atate normal sohool at
Drain, in Douglass county, has been
published. A feature of the catalogue,
not usually fonnd in such publications,
is the remarks addressed to the differ
ent classes, to those who expect to be
come pupils, to the instructors, and to
the school directors throughout the
state. ':
The Odd Fellows hall in Pendleton
is being moved and the contents of the
copper box deposited in the corner-stone
of the building May 8, 1879, have been
removed. The articles contained in'
the box consist principally of a number
of coins, two business cards, several
newspapers, a copy of the old constitu
tion and by-laws and the family record
of Lot Livermore. :
The report of the officials of the La
Grande land district, which includes
Baker, Grant, Morrow, Umatilla.
Union and Wallowa counties, shows a'
total land surface area in the district
of 8,843,000 acres, of which 15,860
acres are reserved, 2,820,426 acres have
been disposed of, leaving a total of 5,- '
871,315 acres yet undisposed of,, of
which 4,894,601 acres are surveyed
and 1,476,614 acres, unsurveyed land
Union connty embraces a total land sur
face area of 8,028,000 acres; 678,814
acres have been disposed of, and there
ia yet available 1,349,186 acres, of
which 867,353 acres are surveyed and
481,833 acres unsurveyed. Of the
land in Union yet undisposed of, 75
per cent its timbered, 20 per cept graz-
ing land, and 6 per cent farming land.
, .Washington.'
H. T. Jones has been tendered and
has accepted the position of chief grain,
inspector for Spokane. The salary i
(1,200 a year.
All arrangements have been made by
the Fishermen's Protective Associa
tion, on Gray's harbor, to run the can
nery at Aberdeen this season. .
The Whitman County Union Vet
erans' Association of Old Soldiers and
Sailors, at ita first annua) reunion last
week, decided to meet next year in
Pullman. 'v;:-"''.'
The contract for revenue cutter sup
plies for the coming year has beeq
awarded to the Adams Hardware Com
pany, of Port Townsend, says tha
Leader. 5 .':.
Dealers are offering 52 cents a bushel
for wheat in Pomeroy, but there are
few takers. One farmer sold 8,000
bushels at that figure, and received part
down. '.' )?"-.
One of the Seattle banks ib issuing
letters of credit available at Juneau.
St. Michaels and Circle City, Alaska,
Fort Cudaby and Dawson City, North
west territory.
The Port Angeles school district has
decided by a vote of five to one to val
idate its oustanding warrant indebted
ness, amounting to $18,000, issued in
excess of the legal limits.
The receiver of the nail works at
Port Townsend baa postponed the sal
of the goods and chattels of the works
until August 24, at the request of a
majority of the creditors.
The shipments of fruit from the city
of Walla Walla during the last four
months have brought to that place ti5,
000 in cash, being 40 per cent more
than for the corresponding period a year
ago. ' ' ;':,;,
Very few idle men are seen on the
streets of Walla Walla as compared
with the number there a week ago.
Those willing to work secured Jobs from
the farmers, most of whom are harvest
ing full blast. .
The berry-pickers around Lsko What
com are bringing into Whatcom 100
gallons of wild blackberries every night.
One night last week 181 gallons were
brought in. The berries retail at 60
cents a gallqn.
A raft of 845,000 feet of logs has
been received at Port Townsend. The
logs are to be cut into lumber and used
in building a wharf that will be usih
in connection with the building of the
foritfications at Marrowstone point by
the Paoiflo Bridge Company,