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VOL. XVI.
ST. ' HELENS, OKEQON, FRIDAY, JUNE 2, 1899.
NO. 24.
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MIS
EVENTS OF, , THE 'DAY
Epitome of the Telegraphic
News of the World.
TKRSK TICKS FROM THE WIRES
" A Interesting Collection of Item Freen
, the Two HaaiUyherM Presented
r la Condensed Form.
Japan lias oooniiltnl Marcus Island
In the Paoillo. , :
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v A Philadelphia company la building
, a brlilua (or shipment to Japnn.
Tha Missouri legislature has ad
V Jau r lied aftur session of IDS day.
In a skirmish with the rebels nasi
Mar Iqiilna, t0 Americana wera killed.
(f A clash la reported bet wood General
Otin and the civil Philippine commie-
tlonere.
Admiral Dewey wu given tremen
doiii ovation by the Britishers on bia
arrival at Hong Kong.
1 The Washington atate law requiring
railiimds to aooept gruln lor shipment
. over competing roada has been de
clared invalid.
V In t'la HuliBia dessert Frenchmen
ere attacked by Arab. The trlli.
man were repulsed, and lout 10 killed,
without any lota to the French.
' Chailee W. Whitney and Frank
Whitney, brotliuri, were drowned at
, Faluns rapid, about three mllea below
Grange, Wash., by tbe capsizing of tbeil
' nofc 'i :!.-, j- . j I !.',; U;1 1
"1 Mia Hilton, of Aurora, Of.', to
dragged (rum her home by nianiao.
Solomon Dachart,' bur assailant, at
tempted to commit auicido by abooting
himself.
' Itoatarlo, Filipino ; congressman,
wealthy resident of Manila, and for
Dieily Aguinaldo'a rt)inaiitary -general,
accompanied by an inaurgent cap
tain liaa aurxendortd to General Otis,
Tha war department la not going ta
apare any palna in making the ictura
Voyage of tha volunteer pleaaant and
comfortable, and the trip aoroee tba
.Faoiflu will ba wad iu iyte. -
. Reseiptaof .wool I the 1890 clip at
rndleton have been to date 360.000
pound.; Some wool la wiling, and tha
price range I centa under tha figure
of last year. The quality of the crof
I below last year' Standard.
A confession of . Claude Dranton,
recently hanged at Kngene, Or., baa
I men made public In which ba admlta
firing the shot that killed Linn. The
oonteaaiun waa Ml to a minister to be
r published ton dnya after the banging.
The Oregon atate grange, Natrona ol
Husbandry, ornvened In tta 26th annual
session at Purtlund. Reports, allow
ailVHUOntnaiit alf along the line. iTh
membership is growing1 fust, and mora
than uasual intoreat la being aliowu
by farmers. . "
General Lawton eaya be liaa (onnd
a letter near San leldio, written by one
of tha Yorktown'a crew, aaying 4ltat
they were being kicked, that their lialr
waa being pulitd out end - that. thJ
were cruelly treated in 'arlona otTiA
waya, and Imploring the Americana to
burry to their relenae. . ! ' !r '
' Tha grniu ahovelera atrike at But
alo, N. Y., hna been aettletl, and tba
men will leturn.to work. ., ; , ;?.;'
. The boly of II. ' D. 4 McUuIre, Ore
gon'a flah commlBaioner, waa found In
the JJinpina a mile from where , tha
drowning took plnco. A . i t-
The acotlon men of the Oraml Trnnk
' railway ayatem 'recently' asked for an
inoreane In wages, which' waa rot need,
and about SOU men liave atruck. The
, atrike aflavta the road fioui Sarnia,
Ont , lo Portland. Me. -
. A portion of the Ilwaoo Railway A
Navigation Company'i trestle at II
Woo oollapaud, while the huai'i) train
waa passing over ll, and tba locomotive
waa dumped ovoi board Into the bay,
but fortuuately no oue waa Injured. ; ,
While digging for relicaat the alte
of old Fort Mackinae. In ; Mlciilgn,
aix complete akeletotia wera , un
earthed. This la posaibly Die burying
place of eome of the victlma Of the
maaancra which took place 180 yean
ago. , .. , ,";;1V', '
Three Chicago men, employee of tha
Aetna Powder Company, - at Aetna,
wera blown to atoms in the explosion
of a tank of nitre gycerllne. A pipe
r loadtnn f rom the engine tiurat, igniting
aome saw dust and leavea near a flue
leadiiig Into-tba, room containing thai
nitio-glyoerlne tank.' f '
General del Pilar, one of Aguinaldo'a
peace envoye, aaya: "The insurants
are aniioua to aurrender, but want the
assurance first that there will be no
putting to death of tbo leaders In tba
rebellion, and aome proof that Ameri
cana will carry out the general atate
ruents In their proclamation,
Private lettera flora Riga, province
, of Livonia, Prnsaia, report that Lettish
1 and Llhunauian workmen there quar
reled beoauae tha latter worked fot
. lower wages, and atreet fighting fol
lowed, wbaieupon the military inter
fered. Several workmen were killed,
: many Irjjarocl. and a" number of liouaoi
wera deatioyed. ( -t j ,
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' ' Minor Nw Itwitis.
Queen Victoria haa aeen every throne
in the world vaoated at leaat onoa and
aome of them several times.
Governor Roosevelt, of New York,
in denying a pardon to a wlfa beater,
bus declareed himself iu favor of the
whipping post. -
The military order of the Loyal La-
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nual election in New York and Rear
Admiral Wintleld S. Schley, United (
tatea navy, waa chosen commander.
LATER NEW3.
Bora JSon hour, tbo fatuous animal
,mlnter, la 'dead at Iiomlou, England.
The North Aliunde Nqiiadron will
make Newrt, R. 1., its summer
quaiters,
Oubau aoldlnra at Havana refused on
the fliat day to accept the $16 allotted
tlieiu' by the United Ktatea to aurrender
their aims. ' ;
Keoret aervira olBcora have un
earthed tha counterfeit fate and back
platoa of a f 10 legal tender United
StaUa note at Philadelphia.
: Fiona Hardeevllle, 8. O., ia reported
the burning to death of Jacob Solo
mon, bia wife and aoven children, in
an accidental fire which destroyed
their bouse. ' ' ,
Particular received regarding the
famine in Russia confirm the pievloua
harrowing accounts. Some authorities
estimate that aa many aa 80,000,000
peaaanta aro starving.
TheHpanlah troops have witlidiswn
from Zamboanga after a battle wit'j
the lnaurgenta. The Insurgent losi
was aevere. The rSpauiah loaa waa nine
killed and 37 wounded.
Harry and John Anderson, brotbera,
went out aailing on Young'a bay, neai
Aalorla, Or., in a small boat, and wera
drowned by the capsiaing of the boat
when they wore less than 60 yaidi
from ahore. , 4. j
Howard .R, Kreta, a young ' man
about i yeara of ago. an art atndenl
of tha Academy of Design of New York,
made a atartling and enooeaeful Jump
from tha Brooklyn bridge, and came
out of the river uninjured.
An Oakland, (Cal.,) miner, who haa
Just returned from Copper river, Alaa
ka, aaya that tie knowa uf 80 prospec
tor! In that aeotion who are missing.
If not already dead they will die In an
effort to reach civilization. Moat oi
them went oat In small partiea, witb
only ptoviaiona enough to last them a
few months. Bescue parties have been
unable to get trace of them.
Tha London Times in an editorial
doaling with the pioapeot that tha re
sult of the peace conference will be a
permanent arbitration tribunal aayat
"No government or people have devot
ed themtelvca witb greater ardor to tha
etudy of the theory ot arbitraton than
the government., and , people,, of , the
United Ktates. The Amer loans not
only posaeee great lawyer, but are
community in which . knowledge of
legal principles ' ia mora ' wideapioad
than In any other."
A Manila dispatch aaya tha approach
of tha wet seas an finds the insurrec
tion seemingly taking a new leas of
life. All along the American linea
the rebela are ahowing more aggresaive
activity in their guerrilla atyla than
at any time before or alnce the fall of
Maloloa. They keep the United SUtea
troops In the trenches, aleeplng In
their clothing, and constantly on the
alert against dashee on our outposts,
and then make, Ufa warm for the
American garrisoua in tha town. .
Colonel Summers, of the Second Or
egon, has been promoted to bravel
brigadier-general of volonteera, and
Captain Case to be major by brevet.
Queen Victorla'a 80th birthday waa
celebrated throughout the Uritlsh em
pile, festivities wera also bold In tba
leading capital of Auiorioa and Eu
rope, f '
' Tha coroner 'a jury inveatigatlng thej
train wreck at Exeter, on the Reading
railroad, found that the accident waa
due to the negligence of employe of
the company. - - '-
Tha Duke of Arcoa, Spanish minister
fo the United States, and the duchesa,
Were among tha pasaeagera on, board
the Kaiser Wllhelm dor Grosse, sailing
from Southaui pton. . . ,. .. . ? '-
The naavl orders posted at Washing
ton, assiuu Cantaln J. B. Coghlan to
duty aa commandant of the Puget sound
naval station. June 80, by which time
the Raleigh will be out of oommlsalon.
AlGrlfflui Ga the flogging of tour
colored operatives of theKluoeld mills,'
by whlteoapa, haa led to sensational
develophiuent. The ronyo baa called
out the militia to protect the negroea.
At Copenhagen, while eome men
were eneaited In tilling shells at a mil
itary laboratory, soma of them exploded,
killing aoveral man and aeverely injur
ing a noncommissioned officer and two
woikmon. The laboratory waa de
etroyedytY n tn-f l it ''"? :
Rain and hall haa done much damage
to the oropa and property ,in Central
Knuaaa. In Saline county, wheat and
other cropa for mllea were completely
dostroyed, mauy bnlldlnga were da'm-aged-
and tliwuands ofwindow lights
were bioken. Some cattle and many
chtckena and birds were killed,,? t
Joohn Borkholder,-of Martindale,
and L. W. Frank Howser, of Terra
Hill, Pa., have been arrested on the
charge of counterfeiting labels of tha
Cigaimakeia' International Union. It
la alleged they have been engaged ex
tensively in tbla hueinesa for yeara, and
mpplied a large number of faatoiiea. ;
Jamea Neil) Greaham, a young man
from La Grande, shot himself through
the heart while in liia room at the
Hotel Perkins, Portland.' He waa a
nephew of the late General Walter Q.
Gresliam, Oleveland'a aeoretary of
etate, and a nephew of ex-Governor
Taylor, of Tennessee. The young man
waa in the custody o(, an officer, and
could not face disgraoe.
The government has decided to es
tablish a military post at Pyramid
harbor In Alaska. This harbor ia on
Chilkat inlet, neat Chllkat village.
Commissioner General Peek haa se
cured 8,000 additional feet of apace at
the Parla exposition, to be devoted to
the dttplay of American bicycles.
The National Afro-American council
fiaa iasned a proclamation calling upon
the colored people of the United SUtea
to set apart Friday, J una 3, aa a day o)
fasting and prayer.
PREPARING FOR WAR
China Will Resist the Ital.
a- ians tn San Mun Bay.
ORDERS ISSUED TO VICEROYS
Herman May Also Ba Drlvaa Oat 1
(ban Tua( Pnlo.ulcrb
fur Aadraa.
London, May 39. The Shanghai cor
respondent of the Daily Mail aaya:
Oidera have been iaaued from Peking
directing the vioeroya and governora of
the neighboring provincea to put all
their forces on a war footing, owing to
the arrival of six Italian warshipe in
Ban Mun haibor. It ia thouhgt also
that the Chinese propose to drive tba
Germans from Shan Tung peninsula.
SEARCH FOR ANDREE.
Anothar Kip4ltln Haa Oona to Leak
... fr thta MlMlng Aaraaau. -
Copenhagen, May 80. The expedi
tion under Professor A, G. Nathorat,
which ia to eearoh along the northeast
coast of Greenland for Professor An
drea, the miaalng aeronaut, haa aailed
from Halainborg, Sweden. Professor
Nathorst's relief party aailed on tha
steam whaler Antarctic, of which ha
ia part owner. ; A wealthy Norwegian
merchant named Haiumes will defray
almost the entire coat of tha expedi
tion. ' ' . -
After carefully examining the region
between the seventy-third and seventy
fifth degrees, north latitude. Professor
Nathorat will proceed toward Cap
Bismarck, on the eaat coast ot Green
land, tn the hope of meeting Captain
Snevordrup's expedition, whioh left
Cluiatinia last June on the Fram. Ilia
theory ia that Andree, it alive, ia prob
ably on tba northeaatern coaat of
Greenland. He argues that if the mis
sing aeronaut landed in Greenland and
took the east coaat route to the aoutb,
aeveral yeara muat elapse ' before he
could work bla way without ship to the
nearest ecttlement.
Tha releif party consists of alx scien
tific men beelde Dr. Nathorat and a
orew of 18. The plan la to head for
Jan Mayan, an island in the Arotio
ocean, and then to follow the ice edge
until an opening la found through
which the ahore can be reached..,.
MUST PRESS THE CAMPAIGN.
Oanaral Otla Told la Flh la Wat 8a-
. na aad Dry.
Washington, May 39. General Otia
waa told to fight by tho cabinet today.
He waa told to press the campaign at
11 times, in the wet season and out,
and theoabinet was informed that Otia,
in pursuance oi instructions of the ad
ministration, haa warned tha Filipino
peaoe envoya not to attempt to reopen
negotiationa except on the baala of un
conditional aurrender. In other worda,
tha negotiationa are declared off nntil
the Filipino are ready to quit. The
substance of the ultimatum to the Fili
pinos I: 't 'When you desire to re enter
tba American military linea, come pre
pared for an unconditional surrender;
otherwise, you will not be admitted. -;
Tha authorities have again taken ap
tha question of sending additional
troopa to tbe PbHippinoa. and the
Twenty-fourth: infantry (colored) baa
been elated for service there. Other
regimenta may also be aent. ' ;
rmlrtont'a Trip Waal. . '".
Washington, May 39. President
McKinley will vlait Oregon during bia
summer vacation, unless his present
plans are upset. He will be therein
lima to visit tha Second Oregon volun
teera after they return from Manila.
Ha will go to Yellowstone Park, and to
every atate that had volunteers In the
Philippines, according to the present
plana, if the atate troopa are all re
turned before September.. He wiahea
to go to the coast and return before
Dewey's ' return, which will be about
October 1, as ha will be in New York
to receive the aumlial. It ia claimed
that thia will be a. political tour and
tha first Sounding of tha Western
atatea on the issue oi the day. :
V Daweiv'e steaarav.'frlew t V'
Washington, May 89. Admiral
Dewey today cabled the navy depart
ment that he will itop at various
places on his way to the United States,
and reach New York about Ootober 1.
Admiral Dewey's dispatch did not enu
merate the points where the Olympia
will touch en route to New York, It
may be an effort will be made to as
certain this for the benefit of some ot
the towns especially along the Mediter
ranean who may desire to take official
notice of the vlait of the distinguished
naval officer and hia famous flagship. ;
The Coney Island Fire. ..
New York, May 89. Coney Island
property to the value of neatly 31,000,
000 was destroyed by fire early this
morning, 30 acres in the heart of tha
Bummer resort, the district known as
"tho Bowery," being reduoed to aabes.
The 800 buildings burned were located
between the Bowery and the ocean,
Tilyus walk on the west, and , tha old
Iron pier on tho east.
Tha New York Mutual Life Insur
ance Company's Insurance has now
paaaed tho billion mark.
No IUI(n of Terror.
Wanlnor, Idaho, May 89. Tha fol
lowing dispatch, addressed to tha Sil
ver Bow Trades and Labor Assembly,
Butte, Mont., was signed today by 65
citisena ot Waidner: i
"We thank yon for sympathy ex
tended na by the resolution of May 88,
bnt you aia three weeks behind time.
Tho reign of terror censed when the
Brat company of troopa arrived. Peace
and happiness reign supremo. No ont
has died In prison."
FEARS OF PESTILENCeT.
Dawsoa CUT Aaaln Thraatonad Wilt
Paadlr ftaaae.
Dawson, via San Francisoo, May 39.
With tha return of spring to Dawson,
come renewed feara of pestilence and
death. ; Stringent sanitary measures
aro being adopted. Health Officer
Good has posted public notice through
out the town, forbidding all persons to
gather Ice or take water from tha Yu
kon at an point nearer than a mile
above the oity. Tho Yukon council is
planning a system of drainage for tha
flats upon which the city is situated
and an ordinance haa been passed re
quiring the inhabitants to use the ut
most care in cleaning their pieinisos
prior to the breaking np of the river.
Ntwithstanding all these precautions,
physicians predict an unusual preva
lence of typhoid, owing to tha accumu
lated filth of winter which now encum
bers the site of the city.
Lack of Preparation.
London, May 89. All the die
patuhes to the morning paper from
The Hague show that tho peace con
ference ia Buffering from lack of prepa
ration. The Muravieff circular con
taiua beada and ohantera, but no de
taila. Ita author emphasized disarma
ment, but alighted arbitration. M. de
Staal, in opening the conference, abso
lutely reveraed thia order. What ia
wanted is something for daily wear and
tear.
The Daily News says: "Tha British
and Amerioan proposals, though aim
pie, are more practicable tban tba
scheme of M. de Maartena, ot tho Rue
elan delegation, and it la likely that
Franca and Russia, and even Germany,
will ultimately agree with them. .
Alaska Notll!oo.
London, May 39. The foreign office
officials confirm tbo statement made
by a New York correspondent ot the
London Timea to the effect that nego
tiationa with the Canadian govern
ment on the anhjeot of Alaska, have
readied an almoat hopeleaa atage, ow
ing to the Insistence ot the Canadians
that they receive a alioe of Alaska,
wbloh apparently precludes any agree
ment being reached on tha subject be
tween the Ameilcan and Canadian
high commissioners. The evening
newspapers reproduce the New York
dispatoh with comment, generally re
gretting the aitnatlon, but objeoting to
the conclusions that Canada ia blam
able,.,.. , - -
' . Charcot Against Admiral Kaats.
New York, May 89. A dispatch to
the Heiald from Apia aaya: ' Mataafa
haa written to tho commission asking
permission for himself ' and 800 un
armed supporters to occupy tha eastern
sections of Apia near bis counsel. He
requests the withdrawal ot the English
and American aailora to their ahipa
and tho disarming of the Malietoana
during the hearing. H. J. Moore, tbo
American auppoiter of Mataafa, baa
written a protest against theoonduot of
Rear-Admiral Kanta. He makes sen
sational charges of abuse of military
power toward tha opposition, wanton
destruction of many boats and villages,
and oruelty.
' - Mora Tros Nedd.
' Manila, May 89. The events of the
past week have emphasiied tha need of
a much larger army here, without
which,: aeoording to tho beat authori
ties in Manila would be attempting
the impossible, to expect to maintain
supremacy In the Philippine islands.
The inadequacy of the American forces
is said to be reeponaible tor the large
loss in tha number of small encounters,
without material results as compensa
tion. Most of the fighting has been in
territory which the Americans had
swept, out had been compelled to aban
don because they could not spare
troopa to hold ft. '
III St.el Firm fall.
Glasgow,' May 39. A great sensa
tion has been caused by tha failure of
Neilson Bioc, an- important firm en
gaged in tbo iron - and steel trade.
They had long beared Glasgow pig
iron, and were heavily oversold when
a corner In warrant was-engineered.
It is calculated tho aonoern lost f 1,
350,000 during the past yaar. Total
liabilities, unknown. Nelleon Bros,
era the largest dealer and exporters of
ship-plates tn Scotland. ' '
Bl Flro In Brooklyn.
New York, May 29. Cartridge A
Co. 'a Iron bed manufactory, a .three
story frame building in Brooklyn,
canght fire at 8 o'clock this morning
and was burned to the ground. Tho
fire spread to a row of tenement houses
on Drlggs avenue, and another on
Graham avenue, and about 100 fam
ilies fled in their tlj,ht clothes, carry
ing such household goods as thty oould
save. - 1 '
Y Cam tor tha Valontaos. r
San Francisco,' May 89. Pursuant
to instructions from -the war depart
ment, General Shatter ia taking steps
to prepare a model camp at the Pre
sidio for the adcommodation of 4,000
men. It will be occupied by volun
teera returning from the Philippinea
until they can be mustered out. A
board of officers will select a site and
attend to the details of establishing a
new camp.' -:' v' ' ' ' v j'
'.. ' Tba Soldier Dead. " :
Saa Francisco, May 97. Tha re
mains of 18 soldier! who: died in the
Philippines have been landed from the
transport Sheridan, and will be sent for
burial wherever' relatives or friends
may desire. ;
iplottoa la a Dye Mitt.
Philadelphia, May 89. Daniel Hus
ton was Instantly killed and William
Lang so badly injured that he died,
by tha explosion of a ateam drying
cylinder in the dyeing and finishing
mills of James Martin & Co., today.
Several others wera injured, cna proba
bly .'atally:Ji ;
The snprema oourt did not decide
the Oregon "overlap" case in which so
much Interest has been exhibited, ant?
it goea over nntil tho October term.
CAUSED BY WASHOUT
Passenger Train Wrecked
Near Waterloo, Ia.
MINE KILLED AND 23 INJURED
Track Was Undermined by a Clood.
burst Knaiaa Pernllod aad tha
Coechea filed Up.
Waterloo, la., May 30. The through
train from Chicago to Minneapolis,
over the Book Island and Burlington,
Cedar Kapid & Northern railways,
waa wrecked at 1:15 this morning, at
the cross I n n of Sink creek, about four
miles southeast of this place. The
train consisted of five coaches, includ
ing mail and baggage cars, smoking
car, two passenger coaches and aleepei.
Nine person were killed and 33 in
jured. The list of dead ia aa follows:
L. Arnold, lumberman, Minneapolis;
Will Schollian, of Waterloo: W. A.
McLaughlin, Muskegon, Mich.; B. H.
Schwette, Alton, III.; David Hallo,
Minneapolis; F. S. Carpenter, St.
Louis; Hawkina, puilman conductor;
George Wainwright, train conductor;
one unknwn person.
A cloudburst had washed the sand
and gravel roadbed, leaving the track
unsupported for a etretch of 30 feet.
The laila and tiea held together, and
there waa nothing to indicate the inse
curity of the road. The engine struck
tha washout and was derailed in the
ditch beside the track, and behind it
the car were piled in a confused heap.
Tbo mail car toppled ovei and waa
teleacoped by the baggage car, behind,
while tho rear end ot tha baggage car,
in turn, telescoped tho smoker. The
roof of the sleeper ploughed its way
through the day coach, while the lower
half of the latter crushed through the
sleeper. : The engineer and fireman
jumped from the train and escaped
with slight injuries.
Mr. Schwette, of Alton, 111., was
brought to this city alive, bnt died at
8 o'clock. He was badly cut about tbo
head, and it was evident from the be
ginning that bis injuries were fatal.
He was on bis way to Minneapolis,
where he was to be married today. He
asked his physician to telegraph bia
father and his sweetheart. "Tell her,"
he gasped, "that I have been detained
by a wreck, and cannot keep the ap
pointment on time. Don't say any
more."
the news was bronght to this oitv by
a mail clerk. The fire whistle was
blown and a switch engine and coach
were hastily prepared and a relief train
sent very speedily. The injured pas
sengers were extricated from the debris
and. brought here. Another relief
train soon arrived from Cedar Rapids,
and took a number of the seriously in
jured to be treated in the hospital in
that city. ' ' '
' VIOLATED A TRUCE.
tVegro Island Native Fire Upon Anaar
' Icau. '
Manila, May 80. While at Esca
lante, on the island of Negro, pioking
up the cable between that island and
Cebu, the cable-ship Recorder landed
a party in a launch, consisting of the
commander, second officer and several
of the orew, and Captain Tilly, of the
signal corps. A party of rebels waited,
under a flag of truce, until the Ameri
cana had landed, and then treacherous
ly poured a murderous fire upon them.
Captain Tilly and one man at once
spring into the water, and the com
mander of the Recorder, under great
risk, managed to reach the launch and
put off from tho bank to save it from
being captured by the rebels. The
second mate was picked up by the
launoh just as be was Binking. He
said that when be saw Captain Tilly
last he waa awimmiag feebly. Though
the steamer waa far out from shore,
those aboard saw tbo Malay seamen
caught by the lebels, flogged and cut
to pieces.
General Smith, with a detachment
ot troops, has started on board a gun
boat to investigate the affair.
SWEPT BY A TORNADO.
Heavy Damage Done la Hamilton
.. County. Nebraska..
Omaha, May 80. A special to the
Bee " from Central City, Neb., says:
Probably the most destrnotivo tornado
that over visited .Nebraska passed
through the northern part of Hamilton
county last night at 7 o'clock, destroy
ing lrom 75,000 to tl00,C00 worth of
property. Including 15 dwellings, one
church, onu school house, two iron
bridges across the Blue liver, barns,
corn cribs, outbuildings, orchards,
fences and stock.
The track ot the storm was 66 miles
in length and about 100 yards in width.
During the blow a little rain fell,
acoompanied by immense bail stones,
some aa large as a tin cup. In nearly
every case the families sought shelter in
cellars. While there were many nar
row escapes, strange to say, no one was
seriously injuied. The loss to crops
will be slight, but the groves and
orchards were ruined. A majority of
the farms were insured, but it will be
impossible for several days to get tha
amonnt of individual losses. House
hold goods and clothing were all de
stroyed. Probably 5,000 people viBited the
scene today.
Killed Her Father While Ha Slept.
Rapid City, S. D., May 80. Lena
Bouts, aged 14, and a younger brother,
children of Frank Bouts, a Burlington
tie contractor, ot Pennington county,
are under arrest, the girl being charged
with murdering her father. She ahot
him through the' bead while he slept.
Tho man waa cruel to his family,
which lived half-starved much ot tha
time.
RAIN NO HINDRANCE.
fleneral Otla Fropntea to Wage an A
g-reaalve Campaign.
Manila, May 80. In spite of the
eneral impression to the contrary,
General Otia declares that the cam
pn'gn against the rebels will be provo
cated with the utmost aggressiveness
throughout the rainy season. General
Lawton believes that the speedy settle
ment of the present troubles and the
tnd of hostilities depend largely upon
the Americans giving rigid protection
to the working classes in their peaceful
occupations while waging incessant
war against the armed forces of tha
enemy henceforth bv means of guerrilla
waifare. He expects to show tha
rebels by vigorous action on rivers,
lakes and mountains that our troopa
can campaign in the rainy season or in
the mountains, despite the belief other
wise. Changing coii'Jitions may later
demand garrisoning by districts to al
low the investment of capital and the
prosecntion of industries until the
Americans are in absolute control.
Filipino prisoners just brought in
from Luna's lines declare that he is ar
resting all natives in sympathy with
the peace party. It is also reported
that Aguinaldo is dead. This ia de
nied, and cannot be confirmed. No
one believea the rumor. It ia said that
General Luna will retire from tbe field
for a time in order to recover from a
wound recently leceived. Lawton bas
returned hero from San Fernando.
CUBAN ROLLS BOGUS.
Authorities Believe That Many Name
Are Flctltloua.
Havana. May 30. There were 111
applicants today to share the $3,000,
000 which the United Ststea haa offered
aa a giatnity to the Cuban troopa.
Thirty were given $75 each. The
others were not on tho rolls, although
tbey bad guns which they were ready
to turn in, and certificates of service.
The United Statea authorities con
sider that the rolls are very unreliable.
Indeed, the opinion is freely expressed
that a large proportion of the namea
are fictitious, and that the rolls omit a
majority of the names of those rightly
entitled to share in the gratuity. The
object of this apparently is to discredit
the proa a lings, and to show ' the
Cuban publio that a large number of
the troops refused to take American
money. .
MISSOURI TRAGEDY.
fopltn Man Murdered His Family and
Took His Own Lire.
Joplin, Mo., May 30. In and near
a tent in the southeastern part of town
today were tonnd tbe dead bodies of J.
E. Moss, his ' wife, an infant child, a
girl of 7 years, and a- boy of 9 years.
The heads of all, save Moss, had been
niaahec! with a hammer. He bad a
bullet hole in bis head, and still
clasped a revolver. He had apparently
killed hi family and then committed
suicide. The motive is a mystery.
The tragedy is believed to have oc
curred Tuesday night, while the larnily
were asleep. Neighbors living within
800 feet of the tent knew nothing of
the tragedy till today. A Bhot was
heard Tuesday night, coming from the
direction of tha tent, bnt no investiga
tion was made at the time. Moss had
made bis living scraping the ore about
the abandoned mines, and the tent fur
niture and clothes of the family indi
cated that he had prospered. The fam
ily came here two months ago.
"HINKY DINKY" ON THE STAND
Chicago Alderman's Views oa the City's
- Morals.
Chicago, May 80. The Baxtei legis
lative investigating committee has ad
journed nntil Juno 6. Alderman
Michael Eenna, of the First ward,
known to hia admiring constitutenta
and the world in general as "Hinky
Dink." appeared before the committee
and proved to be the star witness of all
who have appeared before that body.
In South Clark street vernacular, he
told the members of the committee
that he did not believe there was any
gambling in Chicago nor had he ever
heard of any policy shops, coloniza
tion of voters or slot machines in the
First ward. He admitted that his
saloon remained open all night, and
took the position that the all-night
saloon instead of having a bad effect,
bad on the contrary a beneficent influ
ence on the publio, crime having ac
tually decreased since they were al
lowed to remain open.
The alderman testified that he paid
out about $6,000 in his last campaign,
and that ho charged the difference be
tween that and his $1,600 salary as
alderman to "amusement and pleas
ure." "Politics is a losing game,
then?" questioned a committeeman.
"Oh, I don't know." repled Alderman
Kenna. -
Dreyras Revision.
Paris, May 30 . The minister foi
war, Cam i lie Kranta, has issued strin
gent orders that no officer, either in
civilian costume or in uniform, shall
frequent the palaoe of justice or its pre
cincts next week during the public
hearing of the demand for a revision ot
the Dreyfus trial and during the trial
before the court of atsizs of Paul de
Bouiede and M. Marcel-Hubert, on a
charge ot provoking offenses against
tha security of the state and iuoiting
tha army to mutiny,
The publio bearing of tbe demand
for Dreyfus revision is expected to open
Monday. The speeches will probably
occupy four days, and the decision be
given June 8 or June 3.
Wreck la Iowa.
Oelwein, Ia., May 80. Tbe Chicago-Great
Western passenger tiain
that left St. Paul Saturday night was
wrecked two miles north of bere this
morning. Richard Manning, of Minne
apolis, the colored porter, was killed.
Several men and women on the train
were more or less seriusly injured.
Tha train waa running over low landa
when tha track began to settle, and tha
train was derailed.
SCOUTS AND REBELS
Funston's Troops in a Fight
at Santa Rita.
SIX AMERICANS WERE WOUNDEB
Flllpluv Commissioners Ot Back M
Aguinaldo for Further In
structions. Manila, May 37. A scouting, party
of American troops encountered a body
of insurgents at Santa Rita and tha
Americans being reinforced by Brigadier-General
Fonston, with the South
Dakota regiment, a warm fight ensued.
A lieutenant and five men of the Amer
ican foioe were wounded and ten of the
insurgents wera killed and several cap
tured. '
Genreal Hughes, who has been ap
pointed to relieve Colonel Smith, at
governor of tbe Viaayan district, will
be succeeded aa provost marshal by
Brigadier-General Willston, who re
cently arrived here in command of tha
Sixth artillery.
Tbo Filipino .commissionera left by
a apecial train -yesterday. Thy will
be escorted to their lines under a flag of
truce. . It is expected they will return
soon. President Gonzaga, of the com
mission, previous to his departure,
said: '''.''
"We greatly appreciate the courtesy
shown us. We have spent some time
with your commissioners incidentally
considering American annexation. Its
principles impress us profoundly. The
plan of government offered the Philip
pines seems in theory to bo a good col
onial system, but why should a nation
seek to make a colony of"a distant peo
ple, who have been so long fighting
agaii at Spain to secure the same rights
your annexation gives? You fought
tbe same battle in America when you
fought against England." '
Two Kngegement.
Washington, May 87. General Otia
today cabled tho war department:
"Manila, May 37. On tho 83d inst.
the Third infantry, returning to Ba
liuag, was attacked in tbo morning,
noon and evening by a large force oi
the enemy, suffering in oausalties two
men killed and 13 wounded. Tbe en
emy was repulsed, leaving on tbe field
16 killed and a large number of wounds
ed and prisoners. Yesterday, the en
emy ' appeared in the vicinity of San
Fernando, and was attacked by the
Kansas and Montana regiments, which
suffered slight loss. The enemy waa
driven through rice fields, leaving 64
dead and 88 wounded and 38 priaonerat
50 rifles and other property were cap.
tured. Tbe retreat through swam
lands saved the enemy from destruc
tion. Lawton ia returning, leaving
with MacArthur on the front regular
troops to replace the volunteers."
THE FEUD RENEWED.
Gome and the Assembly Leaders Again
v at Outs. :
Havana, May 37. The feud betweea
General Gomel and the old Cobau
aaaembly haa been renewed.. General
Gomea' manifeato, issued to tbe sol
dier today, advising tbem to give up
their arms and return peacefully to
their homes, will be met tomorrow by
a strong manifesto from a majority ot
the Cuban chiefs urging the soldiers
not to accept any part of the $3,000, 000
offered by the United States, but to
dsband and keep their arms.
A meeting was held this afternoon
at the home of General Maya Rodri
guez and attended by the anti-Gomes
officers In the Cuban army. Strong
anti-American sen timenta were ex
pressed. Gomea waa called a "traitor
to Cuba libre" and severely scored for
entering into the laat negotiations witb
General Brooke without consulting th
representatives , of the army, Hia
actione were construed by the speaker
as an effort to further his own political
aggrandizement. It was voted unani
mously to use all means to prevent th
soldiers fiom surrendering their arms.
In addition to tha manifesto, General
Rodriguez will send a personal lettei
to the soldiers asking them not to ao
cept United States money.
. Tuberculosis Congree.
Berlin, May 36. The tnberculosit
congress opened in the relchstag build
ing today, with 3,000 members present,
ot whom 300 were delegates from Ger
many. The empress of Germany if
present as a special guest of honor.
The minister of the interior delivered
tha inaugural " address. Representa
tives ot the various countries mad
brief addressee. All were applauded
vigorously except Surgeon Boyd, who
repieaents the medioal corpa of tba
United States navy. He was beard in
silence. At a meeting of the United
States delegates yesterday Boyd was
elected chairman. ' ' :
Queen Kepllea to the President.
Washington, May 37. The piesidecl
this evening - received the following
cablegram from Queen Victoria, in re
sponse to his messaged congratulation!
"Windsor, May 87. To tha Presi
dent of tbe United States: I am deeply
touched by the words of yonr telegranr
of congratulation. From my heart I
thank you and the American people foi
the sentiments ot affection and goode
will therein expressed. "V. R-'
Prealdent'a Western Trip,
Washington, ; May 87. President
McKinley has positively decided to
go as far West this summer as St.
Paul, but whether ha will go on to
Yellowstone Park and tbo coast de
pend upon aucb circumstances that it
is now impossible to make a decision. ,.
1 Silk Mill Destroyed.
Pateraon, N. 3., May 87. Nightin
gale's silk mill was destroyed by fir
today. Tho factory contained 3uf"
looms. Tba loss is $50,000.