Mio jl.
VOL. XVI.
ST. HELENS, OllEGON, Fill DAY, MAY 5, 1899.
NO. 20.
EVENTS OF THE DAY
Epitome of the Telegraphic
News of the World.
TERSE TICKS VUOH THE WISES
An Intending Volleetlon of Items From
the Two Hemispheres preaented
1m m Condensed Form.
Henry Brunot, who I confined in
the Taylorvllle jail nt Pana, 111. fur
the murder o( hi aunt June Biunot,
made second , contention implicating
lile motlior, Anna Brunot, In the crime.
James and Joseph Caldwell, brother,
II virtu on a ranch near William. port,
N. D., quarreled and Jamei thot hi
brother to death with a I Hie. lie then
coramittu'd auiolde by di inking oar
. bolio aoid. 1 " '
Edward Scott nabbed till ion at
Jaroettown, N. V, The father had
been drinking and abusing (be joung
roau't mother, which reaalted iu a
quarrel, . The victim la In a critical
condition. The father la under arrest.
Advliet received at New Orloane
from Blaefielda, by the iteanislilp Jarl,
atate that pandemonium reigned In
that city the night ol April 18, Drunk
en native aoldiera paraded tbe atieoti.
. firing at lmneniiv citizen and into
homes. Several peiton were wounded.
The first itreet-railw ay ordinance
which providea for a 4-cent fare, 10 per
cent eompeiu',ion to the city and the
option for municipal ownership hoe
been Introduced 1 it the city council at
Chicago, The com puny leuking a 80
year franchise under the terini it
the Chicago Western Elevated Railroad.
, The inembera of the guinoun coin mis
aion have arrived in San'Fraiicinco and
will go to Apia on thetiansport Badger.
Judge Tripp the American ropioseut
ativetay that the commissioner! ar
in thorough barmony in their deaire
to avoid internationnl complication
and are in accord on the main imuca
Involved.
Jnbn Page, 77 year old, living at
Springdale, Wash., applied for a pen
aion. Ilia ton, James Page, company
D, Second Oregon volunteers, wai
killed at Manila, March 10. lie waa
80 yean old, single, and the aole up
port of liia father, who la a widower.
This 1 the first application for petition
filed in Washington on account of the
late war. . ,.. :
A atory liaa tenohed Victoria from
Alaska to the effect that a party of ail
rntnrning Klondikera, one of whom i
laid to have been bringing out consid
erable treasure, have been drowned
near Fifv-Mile, where the river trail it
now Impassable. The atoiy whs given
at Skagway hy a lata arrival, hut it I
nncon Armed by the other lute comers.
No name were given, (
Governor Qage hat appointed Dan
Burnt a United ' Stales senator fiom
California to succeed Stephen M.
White. . . ' , .
Ex-Governor Riohnrd J. Ogtosby foil
dead near Lincoln, Neb. lie had keen
in ill health for some time, but ine end
waa unexpected.
Daniel E. Brewer, a prominent Chi
cago phyaioian, in a lecture, advocated
the establishment of a Tarpeiun rock in
Chicago, Unlet the ait tocuios a new
code of criminal law.
The Jury io the Windsor hotel Are
at New York, brought in a verdict that
the fire waa caused by accident. The
police (till have 140,000 worth of un
claimed jewelry and other valuables
recovered from the fire ruin.
Major Francis B.. Dodge, of the pay
department. " recently relieved fioiu
duty At Denver, lint been " Selected by
the war department to disburse the 3,
000,000 allotted by the government for
the pay of the Cuban troops.
The United State Worsted Com
pany, with a capital of $70,000,000,
and the American Plumbing Supply &
Lead Company, with an authorized
onpitai of 195,000,000, have been In
cotporated under the law of New Jer
aey. !-,,.;-f,,.,i.''i. .-,s v :i.' ;
N. M. Dyer, captain of the crnisei
Baltimore, now at Manila, will return
at once on account of sickness, and will
arrive In Boston, June 80, The family
tin notified Baltimore city officials,
and they will present hliu with a
word. -
The president ha appointed Colonel
James F. Smith of the First California
regiment, to lie a brigadier-general of
volunteer. The regiment I now In
the Philippines, - General Smith will
be assigned to one' of the brigade of
General Otis' arniy, - .,
At Springfield, Mo , hold attempt
. was made to release from the county
jail Jack Kennedy; Bill Ryan and Bill
Sheppurd, who are held here pending
trial (or the recent train robhery on
tlx Kansas City, Fort Scott els Mem
' phis road, near Macomb, Mo.
In the United State supreme court
an opinion was handed down in the
case of Oliver Wendell Holmes, jr.,
vs. O. D. Hunt, holding that copyright
on a book, the content of which have
been published aerially without being
previously copytighted, ia invalid. ,:,..
Sllnnr Nana Item. y - i
Gen, Wheeler hat recently had sot a
cuff button two button that were shot
from hi uniform daring the war of
the rebellion.
The sect e tar y of the Intel ior hi ap
proved the plana o( Director Waloott
for the continuation of inrvey in
Alaska during tbe summer of 181)9.
Disaffection in Jamaica against the
government Ia growing and the senti
ment to demand annexation to the
United Status la gaining force. : J
LATER NEWS.
The beef court of inquiry ha com
pleted it report and adjournod.
. The specie" Import at New York for
the week were $20,820 gold, and !i4.
387 ilvor. . ,
' At Butte, Mont., Lathrop D. Wal
lace, aited 17, died from the effect of
being itrnok by a baseball while prac
ticing. ; ' ;:' ' c ; v v
Dewey day waa celebrated formally
or otherwise In a patriotic way from
Maine to Hawaii, and Alaska to Porto
Kico. " ' - ;
England and Russia have signed
aelt-deiiying agreement regarding
China Which is intended to put an end
to the contention over railway; and
other concession in that country. "
Seventeen farmer of Pemisooot coun
ty, In Southeast Missouri, have been
arrested on a federal indictment charg
ing them with outting the levee. No
denial ia made by the farmers.
L. M. Pitkin, piesident of the Va
riety Iron Work Company, and one ol
the best known basinet men of Cleve
land, O., wat struck and instantly
killed by Lake Shore Oyer, at Colts,
a suburb.
The report of the Nicaragua canal
commission will be presented to the
president soon, with the report of the
Noaragua route. : The practical coat of
completing the canal and opening nav
igation to vessel of all nation ia:
Maximum, 1185,000,000; possible
minimum, $100,000,000.
The United State collier Abareuda
baa (ailed for Pago Pago, Samoa., In
addition to structural material for the
ooai pier at Pago Pago, tbe Abarenda
car r let 8,000 ton of coal for the war
ships at Samoa. The Iteel pier is to
be put down on "T"-hape piles, wliiuh
will be screwed into the coral bottom.
Three persons were killed and" more
than a dozen seriously injured, and 60
less seriously injured, aa the result of
a wreck on the Rochester & Lake On
tario railroad, near Rochester, N. Y.
Two car of an excursion train filled
witb passenger left the track while
rounding a curve at full speed, and
were completely wrecked.
Five men were killed and one fatally
lnjuiad by the explosion of a powder
press at Dupont' smokeless powder
work at Carney 'a Point, N. J. The
dead are; Captain Stewart, U. 6. A.,
powder inspector; Harvey Smith,
Joseph Y eager, Isaao Frient, Anio
Mortii, Jr., woikmen. A workman
named Russell was horribly mangled
about the body, and lost the light of
both eyet. He i not expected to live.
The Rothschilds' agent ' in New
York, deny that they are in the copper
trust. ; .. . y
Washington gossip say Miles will
be given command of the Philippine
army.
Private James L. Oilliland waa shot
by Lieutenant John Mayeski, during a
riot at Augusta, Oa. ; , t " t f.,
Tli navy department ha repri
manded Captain Coghlan, and ' the
inoideut ia oonsideied closed.
. The application, of American immi
gration laws suite the Cubans. - It
will shut put the Chinese and other
objectionable aliens. .
An important oonolave of Roman
Catholic prelatos from Mexico, Central
and South America will be held in
Borne on May 88 next.
The lite In copper ha resulted In
the discharge of 8,000 men in Kynochs,
England, where cartridge shells .are
made for the government.
Tbe cabinet has decided not to Send
General Wheeler to the Philippines.
He will command the department of
Texas, soon to be organized. '
Three hundred houses in Cuta, Hun
gory, have been burned. The remaina
of seven women and four children have
been taken from the ruins, v -
Another gigantio combination with
half a billion capital, whose objeot 1
to unite all the iron and steel interests
of the country, ia being formed.
Colorado con v iota made counterfeit
silver dollars in the penitentiary at
Cation City. The coins are so well
executed as to deceive any one.
Chicago negroes are to hold an antl
lynchlng service to protest against the
lynching of the Re. Lige Strickland
at Palmetto, Ga., by a mob of white
men. . : , ' .:; 3 ."
At Eaaton, Pa., Edward Harding
and J. D. German were buried under
iOO tone of slate, which fell in the Pen
Argyle quarry. A third wan, an
Italian, wat also killed,
' A deal ia pending in Chattanooga for
the purchat of Lookout Inn, on Look
out mountain, by the Order of Rail
way Conductors. It is the intention
of the O. R. C. to convert the hotel
into a university.
i ..... . .
At Dexter, Mo., one of tbe most
flendlsh crimes ever committed in
Southeastern Missouri waa the murdur
of Mrs. Jane Tuttleton, widow of
Watb Tuttleton, a prominent man of
that Beet Ion, and her four ohildren,
whose remains were partly inoinerated
by the burning of theii home, 17 mile
south of Madden. J. II. Tuttleton,
son of Wash Tuttleton, by hia first
wife, I under arrest lor the crime, and
all the circumstances seem to point to
his guilt, j; ,,', ,,;,J;,'
There are 460 employe to every 100
mile of railroad in the United State.
The Kiowa Indian In Kansas re
cently chose a "medicine man" tbe
white widow of the previous incumbent
of the office. .
Mrs. MoKinley, wife of the presi
lent, hei lister and the bsrir of the
late George D, Saxton own the oil and
mineral right in 860 tore of land in
the vicinity of the Sclo (O.) oil field.
They did not know it until informed
by a. man who wanted a leaee.
DEATH IN ITS WAKE
Terrible Cyclone in Northerr
; Missouri.
A HUNDRED. PERSONS KILLED
On Thonsnnd More or , Injur.d si
, KlrhsvllU Hundrcila f Homes .
, and etvr DwuaotUhad.
St. Louis, April 89. A special to
the Globe-Democrat from Kirkavllle,
Mo., (ays: ;
A gathering storm that had been
threatening all afternoon broke upon
Kirksville at 6:80 o'clock tonight in all
the fury of a cyclone. A path a quar
ter of a mile wide and aa clean as the
prairie was swept throngh the eastern
portion of the city, and 400 bulldlnga,
homea and mercantile houses were
leveled to the ground ', in scattered
ruins.
In the heavy rain that followed the
people who bad escaped turned out tc
rescue the injured. For two hoar not
much was accomplished, as all was con
fusion, but by 8 o'clock 49 dead
bodies had been taken from the mine.
It it expeuted that the list of dead will
reach between 00 and 70, if not exceed
that Nearly 1,000 people were more
or lets Injured.
Daylight will be necessary befoie an
adequate conception of the destruction
of life and property can be had. Each
blanched face reports a new calamity.
; " Th lbrlt Harnln;.
Intense darkness prevailed after the
cyclone, and the rescuers were at a die
advantage for a thoit time, until fire
broke out in a doxen place in 1 the
ruin and ahed light over the scene.
No attempt were made to extiiiguiah
the fire, and partly because of th
need of light. On both sides of th
atorm's path the debri was pi'ed high
and burned, fiercely. In all probabil
ity a number of bodice have been In
einerated.
The storm fiist atruck the eastern
portion of the city, near that part oc
cupied by the boarding-houses of the
students of the Ameriaan school of
oseopathy, the atate normal school and
MoWard's seminary. It was just sup
per time for the students, and it is
thought very probable the list of dead
will be well filled with students, a a
large number of these boarding-houces
were demolished.
At far aa known tonight these three
institution of learning escaped the
atorra. . . yy x
The (form went northwest and wiped
out Patterson' nureeiy, pulling tree
out of the ground and hurling tneuj
through the city. i ' ' ' Jy ' '
A teooud edition of the cyclono fol
lowed the first 80 minutes later. It
onme a an inky black cloud, widely
distributed, and covered the "whole
town, but passed above the houses, do
ing no material damage and irathering
fury at it went. It undoubtedly
struck the ground a few miles out of
Kirksville.5'
Work or llvseu.
All the people who escaped the cal
amity have turned out to rescue the in
jured and hunt the bodies of the slain,
and the surgeons, professors, operating
tail and students, men and women,
of the American school of osteopathy,
together with all tbe diuggista and
doctor residing in the town, have
formed rescue and hospital corps, and
in the darkness and rain are hunting
out the unfortunates to set fractured
bones, bandage the lacerated and ease
tbe pain of anguished hearts. Their
work is being superintended by. Mayor
Noouan.' " 1
- , Nowton Dovn.tntod. - .;
Kansas City, Mo., April 89. A spe
cial to tha Journal from Chillioothe,
Mo., says; A tornado, probably the
same one that swept over Kirkville,
truck Newton, a small town in Sul
livan county, tonight, and caused ter
rible destruction. It is reported that
16 people were killed in the city, and
that many otheis were killed in the
country near there. A great number
of; buildings jwere . blown down. A
heavy rain followed the tornado, add
ing ' greatly to the 'damage. A Chi
cago, Milwaukee -& St.' Paul railroad
bridge ia said to have been washed out.
STATUE OF GRANT
President Wttnrs.es the Unveiling la
Falrmonnt l'nrk.
Philadelphia, April 89. In the
presence of President McKinley and his
wife, members of his cabinet, three
generation of General U. S. Grant'
family and a great crowd of people.
Miss Rosemary Martoria, granddaughter
of General Grant, today unveiled a
lieroio equestiian statue ol her Illus
trious grandfather in Falrmount Park.
Although the day was not a holiday in
honor ol the event, thero wo a great
outpouring of patriotic citisen. Flag
were everywhere displayed througout
the city, and all the ships In the har
bor were gaily decorated in colors.
President and, Mrs. McKinley en
joyed themselves immensely during
their outing today.
. Th unveiling was a great success in
every way; not an aocident marred the
occasion; not was there a hitch at any
time during the day,
Penoe Overtures. '
Manila, April 89. General Luna
ha made overture for peace. He
ha asked for a concession of hostili
ties, and ha sent a messenger through
the line to see General Otis about the
terms of aorrender. '
' Kxtradltlan Trenty RntlAed,
Washington, April 89. Tbe presi
dent ha issued a proclamation an
nouncing the ratification of the new
extradition treaty between the United
State and Mexico.
RETREAT BY RAIL.
General MaeArthnr Again KouU the
Filipino Armr.
Manila, April 29. General Mao
Arthur's division crossed the Rio
Grande today, and advanced on Apalit,
completely routing the flower of tbe
rebel army. - r
The enemy were very strongly e re
trenched on the river bank near both
aides of the railroad bridge. - General
Wheaton sent Colonel Funston across
with two companies of the Twentieth
Kansas regiment, a couple of privates
swimming the swift stream with a rope
under a galling fire for the' purpose of
guiding the raft.
The men crossed in tqoada o( 80, and
attacked the left flank of the rebels,
who scuttled like rabbit into covered
ways and trendies. The rent of the
regiment was compelled to cross the
bridge in single file along th stringer.
All of the wood work and much of the
iron work had been removed. The
First Montana followed the Kansas
acioa the bridge.
The First Nebraska regiment, acting
a a reserve, attacked -the rebels in
three line of trenches, driving them
out, killing 16 and wounding many.
In the meantime a large body of Fili
pino, estimated at no fewer than
8,000, led by General Antonio Luna on
a black obarger, that waa evidently
coming to reinforce the rebels who were
engaged witb the Nebraskans, appeared
in the open field about two miles to
the left.
: Emerging from the. jungle, tbe en
emy formed an open skirmish line
nearly two miles in length, witb very
thick reserves behind. Tbey advanced
at double-quick until they were about
8,000 yards fioui the American line,
when General Wheaton ordered hi
troops to fire. Jr, I ''-
The rebel, who were evidently un
aware that tbe American bad crossed
the river, broke and ran in the direc
tion of Macabebe. The other Filipino
fled toward Apalit station.
The heat in the early part of the af
ternoon was terrific, but a drenching
thundentorm, which oaine later, great
ly refreshed the American. -:
, Most of the rebel fled to Apalit
ttation, where train were awaiting
them. They left hurriedly, presuma
bly for San Fernando,
The town of San Vinoente and
Apalit were simultaneously burned and
evacuated by the natives. -
Twenty piiaonera were captured, in
cluding a Spaniard.
The American troop alto captured
a. bras cannon and a quantity of arm
and ammunition, and the eame evening
they captured a Maxim gun on the rail
road."' " - ' ' ' :
The fighting lasted from noon until
4 o'clock. The American loss is one
man of the Montana regiment killed
and three offioera and six men wounded.
THE WAR IN SAMOA.
A Battle Between Friendly MntlTot nnd
. Kebela nt Vnilelo.
Anokhtnd, ; N. Z., April 29. Par
ticulars of the fighting in Samoa, con
tained in advice received here from
Apia under date of April 18. abow that
a battle between friendly nativee and
rebela took plaoe at Vailelo, and that
the latter lost 100 men in killed and
wounded. -
Further detail of the death of En
sign Monaghan, of tha cruiser Phila
delphia, and Lieutenant Lansdale, of
the aame vessel, have been received.
They show that Monaghan was behead
ed before he was dead. A deserter oH
the Mataatan force says Monaghan
and Lansdale were; retreating When
tbey were discovered by the ohief and
hi wife, who were looking for dead
men. They gave the alarm and Mona
ghan was shot while continuing the
retreat. Later it appear the rebel
returned and killed Lansdale. ; Mona
ghan fought until he waa wounded,
and he waa then beheaded.
Suatelle, the principal rebel chief,
ran away and told hia people 100 Brit
ish had been kilted. Mataafan desurt
ers assert that the German tent car
tridge in bags of rice and sugar along
the coatt in December.
.Admiral Kant a, it ia asserted In the
advices received, fired a blank shot
April 8 serosa the bow of a German
achooner whioh waa entering Apia har
bor without reporting. . .
The rebel wbo were in possession of
the late Robert Louis Stevenson'
house and some forts were attacked In
tbe rear by Tamasese friendliea wbo
killed three of them and wounded
others. One friendly native waa killed
in the fight. ,-'.
' Another Greet Tru.t.
New York. April 39. The World
says: "Cicrulars have been issued by
tbe promoters for a combination of all
the concerns in this countiy engaged in
the manufacture of silk ribbon and
broad tilk goods. Many have signified
their willingness to enter the deal. It
is proposed to form s corporation under
the laws of New Jersey, to be called
the United State Silk Manufacturing
Company, with a oapital stock of about
$100,000,000."
Another Georgtn Lynching.
. Leesborg, Ga., April 89. The body
of Mitchell Daniel, a negro, was found
in tbe road near here today, riddled
witb" bullets, Daniel and other ne
groes have t recently made inflamma
tory talks against a family . named
Laramore and ' others, charging them
with complicity in a lynching near here
some time ago. '
Knglneer Corps Returns.
San Franolsco, April 89. The
steamer Australia arrived tonight from
Honolulu, bringing the engineer corps
which has been stationed at Honlolulu
during the past nine months. The
four companlea will be returned to the
respective cities where they were or
ganized.,. " ' '.. : ' ' - ' ;
' In China, whioh has long been
known as "the land of oppositea," the
dials of docks are made to turn round,
While the bauds stand still
END OF THE STRUGGLE
Rebels Ask for Suspension
of Hostilities.
OTIS WILL NOT RECOGNIZE THEM
General r raise for the Volunteer., W he
Will Bach Receive a Medal ol
Honor for Brnvery.
Washington, May 1. The end of the
Filipino insurrection ia in tight, in
the opinion of army and navy official.
A telegram received from General
Otis today announced that Agninaldo
had taken what is regarded a the first
tep toward aurrendering, namely, re
quetting a testation ol hostilitie.
Tbe text of General Otis' dispatch fol
lows: '
"Manila, May 1. After taking Cal
umpit, MaoArtbor's division orossed
the Rio Grande river in the face of
great obstacle, driving the concentrat
ed forces ot the enemy back of the rail
road two mile.- MacArthur report
that the passage of the tiver ia a re
markable military achievement, the
success of whioh is dne to tbe daring
skill and determination of Colonel
Funston, under the diaoiiminiating
control of General Wheaton. Our cas
ualties are slight, the number not yet
being ascertained.
"This morning the chief of staff
from the commanding general of the
insurgent forces entered our lines to
express admiration of , the wonderful
(eat of the American army in forcing
the passage of the river, which was
thought impossible. ; A staff officer re
port that the insurgent commanding
geneiai ha received from the insurg
ent government direction to suspend
hostilities pending negotiations for
termination of tbe war.' The staff offi
cer witb hi party is now en route to
Manila, and will soon arrive.
"Lawton'a force are well in hand
in tbe vicinity of Angat, east of Cal
umpit, where he i waiting for mpplies
to be sent tomorrow.
"Yesterday a force of 1,800 Insurg
ents attacked the troope af Taguig, and
were driven back by the Washington
regiment. Our loea was two killed
and 13 wounded. , OTI3." ;
. Secretary Alger laid, aa the depart
ment closed, that, while it could not
be aaid that peace was assured, he re
garded the prospect a of, the bright
est, and felt confident that the end of
the insurrection waa near. To hi
mind, there would be a repetition of
the negotiationa which were had be
fore Santiago. ' The secretary left
Washington tonight for a 10 days' trip
in the West, and it gave him great
satisfaction to leave affair in such
promising shape. . .
Everybody is praising the r volun
teers, a i market) change in the senti
ment expieesed a few days ago, when
it waa understood that the same men
were pleading , to be brought home.
Colonel FunBton came in for the most
commendation, even the regular officers
taking note with admiration of the fact
that his achievements were all strictly
within tbe line of the plana laid down
for him by bi superior officer, General
Wheaton. ' '
General Corbin said that every vol
unteer who participated in tha fight
ing in the Philippines tinoe peace was
declared should have a medal of honor.
By the terms of their enlistments they
were entitled to withdraw from the
service, but they had remained volun
tarily; performing more than was re
quired of them, which was more than
the ordinary duty of a soldier.
Rebels Demoralised. '' .
Manila, May 1. General Otis laid
today after the interview with the
Filipino peace envoys: :-;!-:-'
"The inaurgenta were Completely
demoralised when our force orossed
the river and took the trenches beyond
the rebels, though their position in the
Rio Grande trenches waa impregnable,
for they had defied the Spaniaids there
in 1896, and thought they could do it
again.". "' . " -
The insurgent, have gathered at San
Fernando, where non-combatants re
poit they are burning and pillaging.
The soldier are said to be mutinous.
, General Lawton ia again in touoh
with Otia and MacArthur by wire, via
Bocave, a new line haying been com
pleted tonight. ' .' '" '''.).,
Agninaldo ia at San Isidro, a town
40 miles beyond Cain pin it, almost doe
north and on the Rio Grande river, the
same itieam which the American
crossed to utterly, rout the rebela
Thursday. .....!.:
Peasants and native non-combatants
are now. returning to their homes
within the American lines.
Insurgents from Baler -declare that
Lieutenant Gilare and the 14 men
fiom the Yorktowh, who went there
to release the Spanish garrison, are
prisoners In their hands and are alive.
Hrltleh Pnelne Cable. .
London, April 88. The Times an
nounces this morning that the Biitish
government ha deoided to contribute
an annual subsidy to the full amount
recommended In the report of the Pa
cific cable committee of 1896 for the
construction of a Pacific cable from
British Columbia to Australia.
Cyclone In Nebra.ka.
Omaha, April 83. A special to the
Bee from Stewards, Boone oonnty,
Neb., says: A teirifio wind and hail
storm twept over this place tonight,
doing great damage to property and in
juring several pertont. Two and a half
milee south of town the house of Mr.
Russell was blown to pieces. The
family sought refuge in a cave and
thus escaped Injury. ' The barn and
granaries were destroyed, and consider
able livestock killed.
MISSOURI CYCLONE.
Fifty Bodies Hare Been Recovered, Bnt
More Are MI.elne;.
Kirksville, ' Mo., May 1. A a re
sult of the tornado that swept through
the eastern portion of this city yester
day evening, demolishing half of the
residence and otner buildings, nearly
60 dead bodies and over 70 injured
person have been recovered from the
ruin. ..More than a dozen of the in
jured will die. . Although rescuer
have been searching the ruins ever
since the storm swept its fury, many
are still missing, and it it thought that
a considerable number of the unfortu
nates were consumed in the flame
that broke out soon after the storm had
oeaned. ' t ' . ... . , - . ' .
f Apnenl or FlnnUh Amerlcnns. '
New Yoik, May 1. At a meeting of
Finnish-Americana held in this city
last night, a resolution was adopted
oalling upon the government at Wash
ington "to use, . through its duly ac
credited representative at tne court of
St. Petersburg, it good offices with the
czai to bring about, as an earnest of
hi declared love of peace, the rescind
ing of bi; majesty' ukase of February
17, and the restitution to his loyal
Finnish subjects of their ancient con
stitutional rights and privileges." ' A
copy of the resolution, together with a
signed petition from all parts of the
Union, will be forwarded to tbe presi
dent and to tbe secietary of state. ;
Annie at. George Not nllty.
Canton, O., May L The jury in the
case of Annie E.. George, on trial for
the murde' of George D. Saxton, came
into the courtroom at 18:43 A. M.,
having agreed upon a verdict Be
fore tbe verdict waa read the court
cautioned tbe audience that there must
be no demonstrations. In jpite of that
there wat ioud cheering aa the clerk
read the verdict of "Not guilty.'? A
core of women rushed to Mrs. George
and seized her hand. Congratula
tions were also extended to her attor
ney. - She worked her way to the
jury box. took each juror by tbe hand
and gave him a word and nod of
thank. Then the oouH said she was
dieoharged, and released the jury. ,
. President Is Gratified. r.
Philadelphia, May 1. Immediately
npon receiving from Washington the
dispatch from Otiu, President McKin
ley sent the following message of con
gratulations and thank to the soldier
in the Philippines: ' i
"Philadelphia. May 1. Otis, Ma
nila: Your message announcing the
achievements of MacArthur' division
and tbe proposal by the insurgents ol
suspending hostilities la most gratify
ing. Convey to the officers and men
my heartfelt congratulations and grati
tude for their signal gallantry and
triumph. ,
"WM. M'KINLEY." ;
Fntnre or tha Philippine. ,
San Francisco, May 1. Speaking at
banquet tendered him by the heads
of departments of the Southern Pacific
Company, Collia P. Huntington an
nounced himself a strongly in favor
Of President McKinley'a policy ill the
Philippines. He added:' '
"The future of those islands, so far
a the United States is concerned, ia a
problem indeed, but it ia a problem
tbe solution of which will lie in the
justness of our administration.' What
wb shall want there first will be riot
statehood, but military government,
with a civil governor, able, honest and
kind, whose underlying principle of
action will be the deterimoation to do
those things whioh are right to be
done in the interest of tbe people.'
'Wlreleea Telegraphy TJeed.
London, ' May 1. Wireless tele
graphy was first put to practical use to
day. " The Goodwins lightship was
atruck by a . passing vessel, and - tha
crew, utilising th wireleea telegraphy
apparatus, notified South foreland that
the ship wo in a sinking condition.
Tug were dispatched to the assistance
of the lightship. , .
Strike Wna Short Lived. '
Wardner, Idaho, May 1. The Last
Chance men went to woik last night
t 3 for car men and $3.60 for miners.
The Banker Hill ia woiking with 800
men, the fall complement being 400.
Some strikers are returning to work
and other are leaving town. The
atrike appears to be practically ended.
Glad to Get It.
Washington, May 1. Secretary Hay
this afternoon was notified by the
French ambassador that Spain would
accept through him tbe $2,000,000 to
be paid under the treaty of peace for
the Philippines. The payment willl
be made to the Ambassador as soon as
tbe president returns.
Educator Goes to China.
Berkley, Cal., April 89. Professor
John Fryer, head of the department of
Oriental language and literature in
the university of California, will leave
on Friday for a three month' trip to
China. Professor Fryer goea in the
interest of the Chinese imperial gov
ernment to consult on several educa
tional matters, the chief of which i
the establishment of a Chinese uni
versity at Nanking. , .
Waxes to Be AilTnnoed.
' Birmingham, Ala., May 1. Five
thousand employe of the Tennessee
Iron & Railway Company Were given
notice today that their wages would be
advanced on a basil of 10 per cent. .
Burled In n Well.
Sacramento, Cal, May 1. Word has
been received from Clark' station,
Nevada, that three men engaged in
diirging a well were oaved in at a depth
of 80 feet, and little hope is expressed
for their lives, though a large force ot
men is at work trying to rescue them.
1 Tbe New York police have in custody
two alleged robber charged with the
theft of registered mail pouohes at
Buffalo early this month.
MINERS USE DYNAMITE
Bunker Hill & Sullivan Milt
Blown Up.
WAEDNEE SHAKEN BY THE BLAST
Property Worth From 'itlo.ooo to
SeO.OOO Shattered by the
. - ' - Kxploslon.
Spokane, May 8. A Wardner epe
oinl to the Spokesman-Review says:
Wardner today has been the scene of
the worst riot since the ealy labor war
of 1898.- One man it dead, another is
thought to be mortally wounded, anil
property valued at 1360,000 has been
destoyed by giant powder and fire. The
damage was done by union men and
sympathizers from Canyon oreek,
about 80 mile from Wardner.
- Thi morning a mob of from 800 to
1,000 men, all of them armed and
many of them masked, seized a train
at Burke, at the head of Canyon creek.
There were nine box cars and a passen
ger coach, and they were black with
the mob, . The visitors brought with
them 8.000 pounds of giant powder.
After a parley of two honrs, 140
masked men armed with Winchesters,
Burke in the lead and Wardner follow
ing, started with yells for the Bunker
Hill & Sullivan mill and other build
ings, a third of a mile from the depot.
They sent pickets ahead., and one of
these picket fired a shot as a signal
that the mill was abandoned. , .
This was misunderstood by the main
body of the mob, who imagined that
non-union miners in the mills had
opened fire on them, and they begun
firing on their own pickets. Ahout
1,000 shot were thus exchanged be
tween the rioters and their pickets, and
Jack Smith, one of the pickets, for
merly of British Columbia, and a
noted figure in drill contests, Was shot
dead. The fatal error was discovered
after a few seconds' firing and Smith'
body brought down from the hilleide.
, , By this time the striker - had taken
possession of tbe Bunker Hill! & Sulli
van mill, which tbey found ideserted,
the manager having directed bis em
ployes not to riek their lives by battl
ing with tbe mob. :. ' ' '
: Powder was called for, and 60 50
pound boxes were carried from the
depot to tbe ; mill." The heaviest
charge waa placed among the machinery
of the milL : Another charge , was
placed under the brick office building.
Other obarges were placed around tha
mill. Then tbe boaiding-houee, a
frame Itructnre.wa fired. Fnsea lead
ing to the charge were lighted, and
the strikers carrying the dead body of
tbe picket, retired to a sate distance.
At 8:36 P. M. the first blast went
off. It shook the ground for miles,
and buildings in Wardner, two mile
away, trembled.' At intervals of about
80 seconds four other charges went off,
the fifth being tbe largest and com
pletely demolishing the- mill. The
loss to tbe Bnnker Hill & Sullivan
Company ia estimated from (250,000
to 1300,000. - , , ; . , '
In a few minute the striker went
back to the station, the whistle was
blown for stragglers, the mob soon
climbed aboard and at 8 o'clock, just
three hours after its arrival, the train
pulled out for Canyon creek.
During the fusillade from the guns
of the mob, Jim Cliayne, a Bunker
Hill & Sullivan mlllman, was severely
shot through the hips. It is reported
that he was carried off by the strikers,
and hi wound is probably fatal. J.
3. Rogers, a stenographer in the em
ploy Of the company, was shot through
the lip, hot bis wound ia trivial. '
GREAT RUSSIAN FAMINE.
Harrowing- Storlee From the Province
:.:ef Kia. ::'t:1
London, April May 8. Letter
from the lamina province J of Russia
tell a harrowing tale of distress. ; In
the province of Kaian, tha center of
the famine district, the Red Cross So. -oiety
alone is feeding 133,000 people.
The relief delegate in the province of
Ufa reports that peasants ran after him
and begged for food on their knees in
the snow. The St. ' Petersburg Skyya
ViemomoBtl, in a vivid description of
the misery and disease prevalent in
Kazan, says:
j "Crime, mortality and the murder of
still-born infants have increased, and
now scurvy and typhus are devouring
the population like conflagration
fanned by the wind; but this ia a casn
not of houses and barns, but of human
lives being destroyed." i... . .
The Conference nt Mnnlln.
Manila, May 8. The conference to
day between Geneiai Otis and Colonel
Manuel Argulezea and Lieutenant Joeu
Bernal. who came from General Lutih
under a flag of truoe yesterday to ank
for a cession of hostilities, was fruit
less. It is understood the Filipino
commissioners were given the terms
upon which the Americans will consent
to negotiate. The Filipinos admit
they have been defeated, and it is ex
pected (till return with fieah proposals
from General Luna.
Dewey Will Soon Heturn.
.Washington, May; 9.- The moment
peace ia declared in the Philippines
Dewey will start for tbe United States.
He will be relieved from duty with the
PhilipDine commission as soon as peaca
is an assured fact He has written
friend here that he wants no atten
tions, and will come un heralded, if
possible. II aays he will taWa a long
leSt.. ; .' ; J : .'
Poatnl-Cnrde In bi1'.
Ottawa, Out., May 8 ?m post-,
office department bus J-;.:idit.I that
United States postal-cxnld j ! iu
Canada or the United i: (! may l
forwarded by the affixing of a 1 i- ht
Canadian postage bUudu