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OREGON
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1ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY 4, 1900.
NO. 20.
MIST
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TKIIHE TICKS FROM THK WIEK8
An Interesting fhillaetloa of Hews rrom
the Two Hemisphere l'r.Hul.4
Ceudeuaed F'lrm.
The Duke o( Argyle In dead.
Plumber of Chicago have gone on
itriko.
Turkey's reply to the United State
li misatifacUiry.
Door peace commissioner' mission
hm bouii (ulluro,
Chin In growing mars aud in
oiixHd to the "open door."
Japan will take stop to top tlx
StlligratioU of her coolie to till
country.
Captain Denning, on trUl before
court martini Ht Hun Franoiaoo, has
pleaded guilty.
Frank L. Campbell ha been noniln
ui(i to nuaoveii coster UavlH, m
sistant secretary ol the interior.
William A. Clnrk, of Montana, will
rohttin hi mat in tha United Htatua
lenuto, having decided that it will I
wiser to retire gracefully.
vote on the (jimy cane who taken In
the senate with the remit tlmt the
Pcmiaylvanian senator waa shut out by
one vote. It stood U!l (o 83.
Flood in the Houth grow wome,
Trafllo In Louisiana end Mississippi It
paralysed, ud the crop end property
damage will amount Into millions.
John Morton, a negro, hi wife and
four children, were drowued In the
backwater of Pearl river, uear Jack
eon, Mis,, while trying to escape Iroia
the Hoods.
At mooting of 1,200 lUxtr lympa
thlser held lu Kan Diego, ('!,. resolu
turn were adopted expressing the hops
that the United State would seek by
It gmid office to mid the war.
The treasury department will invei
tigate the minora of the alleged illegal
landing of Japauoe on the Pacific
count. An inxjctor haa been oulttred
to go to Seattle and make a complete
report on the matter.
The Sixty-ninth Regiment Veteran'
Club, of New York City, celebrated the
Both anniversary of tfielr departure for
the war, with a diuner at the Sturte
vant House. Just before the clone of
the festivities, Sorgoaut John Gleason,
who haa liven In the regiment for 40
yean, offered a revolution offering the
service of the regiment to Paul Kroner.
Before introducing the resolution. Ser
geant Uloaaon said: "I am willing
and prepared to go to the front with
1'aul Krognr now, although I bave not
shouldered a gun for 40 yeura." The
resolution wua adopted with trouieml
OUR cheering,
Rivera, secretary of agriculture in
Cuba, will resign.
Coal ban advanced in price for the
11 rat time in 10 yeari.
Croton Lauding, N
trike li
considered at an end.
Alaska la badly in need
of lawe.
(Settlor! on lands there cannot
a title.
acquire
Webster Duvia, nntil recently assist
ant secretary of the interior, aaya he li
out of politic.
Governor Taylor, of Kentucky, de
nies that he ia Hoeing from the grand
jury indictment.
Maaxauhuaott Democrat will pay
1 1,100 a day for their hotol aooomoda-
tioua at Knuaaa City.
. In an intorvlow, General Lew Wal
laco, former milliliter to Turkey, lay
the sultan ia an honest man.
The ateamahlp North Star, aground
near Victoria, haa boon floated. The
vohhoI waa only alightly damaged.
It ia reported that I'enrl Harbor, Ha
waii, ia worthless aa a naval ruudoi
vmi a until Improvements are made.
Americana captured, killed and
wounded 1,000 Filipino liiat week,
with a loss of nine killed and 16
wounded.
It ia expected that 60,000 working,
men and women will be in line in the
May duy parade which will take place
In New York City.
At Madison Square Garden, New
York City, an elephant in Forepough
& Sella' iilroua was choked to death in
an effort to subdue him.
Member of the "lloxei" soolety
havo niaaaacred many Chinese Catho
lics near Paro Ting Fn, in the province
of Pi Chi Li, southwest of Tien-Tain.
A paper ha been signed by all the
hjiniucss men except two of Walla
Walla agreeing to oloee their plaeea
every evening except Saturday at 6
o'clock.
Tha capture of Ilocaa del Toro, and
the threatened attack on Colon by Co
lombian revolutionist!!, may compel
forcible intervention by the govern
ment of the United Statea to preserve
tho perfect neutrality of the Iathmna of
Panama, guaranteed by the United
Statea in the treaty of 1840.
Colorado congressmen want a sol
dier' home eatbbliahed at Denver.
John II. Reagan, the sole surviving
member of Jefferson Davia' confederate
cabinet, ia writing hi recollections.
John William Key, a famous miu
atrel 40 year ago, ia dead at hi home
in North Pateraon, N. J., aged 77 years.
A mummy discovered two years ago
In Egypt ha now been identified in
France a that of the Pharoah of the
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LATER NEWS.
uwing to a atrlke of washerwomen
there u a famine of clean linen in
run.
Three peraona were drownod at I'ort
uamiue, Wash., by the capsizing of
null boat.
Fire destroyed the buildlmr
by tho Atlaa Prewing Company, of Chi'
cago. um 100,000.
At an Indiun famine maa metting In
K' v..i a n .. . .
.'..w luia, fi.ooY waa contrltiuteu
Helen M. Gould pledged J0().
George C. Tod, formerly ol Ken
tucky, a brother-in-law of President
uncoln, died at Barnwell, 8. C.
Dnak HergBiiut Timothy S. O'Connoll
of the Woodlawn pollca station, Chi
oago, waa ahot aud killed by footpad
Mayor Harrison ha leaned an anixtal
to oltlzeu ol C'hlcago to use their In
llueuce in nettling the labor trouble
there.
The Berlin presa any lord Robert
ha blundered In believing that the
southern half of Orange Free State was
lortllleil.
Houor Perfeeto Lacoate ha accepted
the olllca o( aecretary of agriculture
Cutitt, made vacant by the reaignution
Ol General Kill lUvcrs.
llrltinh ammunition wagon passing
through Ilusutolaud were stoppeil by
Itasutos, who informed Geueral DeWet,
The llritiah were forced to retire.
The British government has issnad
orders for the clearing of all the hox
pitals at CaM) Town, with a view to
providing for future contingencies,
Mr. M. I. Warileld Clay, the dl
vorced wife of Hon. Cassius M. Clay
sage of Whitehall, died, 86 yeura old
She waa the mother of Urutua J. Clay
Floods in Texaa continue unabated
and huudreda of familiea are moving
from the submerged district. The
rainfall ha been tbe heaviest since
1852.
The engagement of Albert G. Van.
derbilt, aeixmd son aud the princlpa
heir of tbe late Cornelius Vanderbilt,
aud Miss Klsie French, the daughter of
Mrs. Francis Ormond French, i an
nounced.
In tho accident at Matanzaa, Cub
which resulted in the death of the wife
of General Wilson, governor of the de
partuient of Matauza, Santa Clara,
the daughter, who was driving with
her, was also burned, though not seri
ously, while endeavoring to extinguish
the flames. Mrs. Wilson's hauda were
so badly swollen before death that it
waa fouuit necessary to cut the ring
from her finger in order to give ber
relief.
Luzon rebels lust 833 killed in two
lay.
Oregon wool grower are urged to de
maud 20 cent a pound for their pro
duct.
Peunaylvauian believe that Quav'
deieut lu the senate wind np his pout
leal career.
War taxes have brought in a total of
183,405,303 to the United State
government.
The rumor of an American plot to
en troy the Wellaud canal ha proven
to be unfounded.
The transport Bavarian ha sailed
rom Cape Town for St. Helena with
,050 Doer prisoners.
Reiuhold Harms, oonvioted at Walla
Walia of stealing cattle, waa seotenoed
to four yean in the penitentiary.
The prosiiect for the admission of
Arizona, New Mexico and Oklahoma
aa states at this aesaion of congress 1
slim.
Chlnesa emperor 1 aaid to be dying
by inches. Some aver that alow pols
onlug by the em press dowager ia tbe
cause.
Hon. W II. King, representative
from Utah, auccesaor to Urigham II
Roberta, the pulygamiat, haa been
worn in.
The Tammany delegation (700 strong)
to the national convention at Kansas
City, will hare five special train to
carry thein.
Casualties of the garrison at Mafeking
up to April 1 bad been 808 killed and
wounded. They are now living on
bread made of oats.
Prominent American capitalists of
Philadelphia aud Richmond, are en
deavoring to secure the contract for a
$110,000,000 railroad line from St.
Petersburg to Odessa, in Russia.
The naval board of construction ha
finally approved the plan for the three
battle ships authorized by the last con
gress and given instruction to have the
aieulfluationa prepared at once prelim
inary to calling for bid from the ship
builders. The ships will be enlarged
Iowub in typo, with the same rectangu
lar supergtincture and the two turrets,
bow and stern, on tho main deok.
The state department at Washington
has notified Mrs. Rita L. Ruiz, widow
of Dr. Rioardo Ruiz, who waa murdered
in prison at Cuanabaoao, Cuba,
while a captive of the Spaniard, that
the chair on which he wrote hi last
message in blood would be forwarded
to her. The message reads: "Mer
cedes, mine, Evangeline, Rioardlito,
goodbye. My children of my life, I
give yon my blessing. Re obedient to
your mother. Goodbye, Rita of my
soul."
From Cuba 10,000,000 pineapple
will be shipped into the state thi
year, me truit now rencnes mew lor
from Havana In three day.
Judge Foster, in charging a New
York grand jury, said that they must
eo to the bottom of corruption and
could use the military If neoessary.
Gov. Richards, of Wyoming, ha
called on the women of the state to
raise $4,000 to purchase a silver serv
ice for the new battleship Wyoming.
BIG FIRE AT OTTAWA
Thousands of People Made
Homeless aud Destitute.
Km MOKE THAN $15,000,000
rira Was lUrfitx tinder Control at Mlif
Ight Ouvvriimfttit Aid fur the uf-lann-Msnr
Mills dun.
Ottawa, Ont., April 38. PivefKinare
miles of territory burned; over 8,600
dwellings, factories, mill, stores and
other building destroyed, entailing a
loss estimated to reach 930,000,000,
and between 12,000 and 15,000 men
women aud children homeless, is i
(uinming np of the havoc wrought by
the fire which has been raging at Hull
and in Ottawa since 1 1 o'clock yesier
tray morning, and at midnight was not
completely under control.
Moat of the lumber pile in Ottawa
and Hull have disappeared, and are
now mere heap of charred wood aud
ashea. Half a dozen churches and
schools, a number of ml) Is, the Hull
water works, the Hull courthouse and
jail, the postofbre, the convent almost
very business place and about 1,000
dwellings aud shops in Hull have been
destroyed. Indeed, practically noth
ing of Hall is left but a church aud
few houses beyond it.
The spot where the fire originated is
about a quarter of a mile from the main
street of Hull, and as a gale waa blow-
lug from the northwest right in the di
rection of the lumber pile and mill
on both the Hull and Ottawa shores of
the Ottawa river aud Cbaudier falls, it
was soon seen that the fire was almost
certain to be a largo one. By 11:80
the fire had gotten a good hold on Main
street, aud the entire street, with
dozen of cross street, waa burning.
Practically there ia not a house left in
the street.
About thi time the fire made a jump
of nearly half a mile, and limited
Eddy's woodyard, near the match fao-
troy. It waa soon in flumes, and the
60-milo-an-honr gale which waa blow
ing drove a high column of flame across
Bridge street, and aet lire to the Eddy
iaper mill and the other building of
the company. The fire at thi time
also sprang across the Ottawa river,
and caught the sheds in the rear of the
Mackay Milling Company, on Victoria
island, and in a few minute the lum
ber piles on Victoria aud Chandler
lalauds, one of the power houses of the
Ottawa Klecrtio Compan.i, the Victoria
loundry and half the buildings on tbe
two islands were in flame.
The result 1 that the whole of that
part of Ottawa, known as tbe Cbaudier
Hats, surrounding the Canadian Pacific
railway station, where the lumber
mills are all located, i fire-swept. The
only buildings standing in the whole
area ia that of the Ottawa carbide fac
tory, which la newly erected and fire
proof.
From the flats the fire extended
across the Richmond road, on to Ho
hesterville, aud aa far aa the experi
mental farm. Westerly the lire took
in Hintonbnrg and Mechamcsville, so
that on the Ottawa aide of the river
there Is a larger area covered by tire
than on the Hull side. It 1 estimated
that at the present time the number of
people homoles iu the two cities and
suburban towns ia not lesa than 13,000
and it may reach 15,000.
Hull ha a population of about 13,-
000 people, aud more than half of them
are homeless tonight. The entire busi
ness part of the city, including the
courthouse, postotlice, public building
and newspaper offices, is one mass of
ruin.
The government haa given the drill
hall aud the oity the large exhibition
building to accommodate the sufferer.
All the institutions in the city which
have any accommodation at all have
lent a hand to aid the distresaed.
On the Ottawa side of the river the
losa ia still greater. There are in ashea
the lironson & Weston Lumber Com
lny, the Ottawa Electric Railway
power house, tho Martin and Wameck
mills, the Victoria foundry,, the Otta
wa Saw Works, the Ottawa Specialty
Company, the Pain Pluiuing Mills and
several other industries. There are
also some flue residences included in
this area. Among them are those of J.
Booth, which was valued at $100,
000; the residence of hi son in-law, A.
W. Fleck; that of Hon. George Foster,
Lewi Runnell, manager for Mr. liron
son, ana Air. ram, ot we rain amis;
the latter two beautiful houses, out of
which their owner were not able to
take anything, so quick did the flame
extend to them.
As soon a the members of the gov
ernment saw that tbe fire was to be a
disastrous one, the acting member ot
pnblio work telegraphed to Montreal,
Peterboro and Brockville for fire appli
ance, and all assistance that could be
cent. But, although they arrived
peodlly, they were of no avail.
The lire originated tlirougn a nre in
dirty chimney, and the high winds
caused the flames to spread rapidly,
coming to the Ottawa aide of the river,
and that portion of the city east of Di
vision street whs almost entirely liurned
down. Here and fiere a building re
mains.
London, April 28. A special dis
datoh fiom Bombay aaya: "The cholera
is raging fearfully at the great camp
at Godra, where thousand of famine
stricken native are receiving relief.
hundred and fifty corpses wore re
moved yeaterday, but 100 others had
to be left because it was impossible to
procure bearers."
McMinnville, Tenn., April 87. John
Watson and Bill Brown, both white,
and Sonuie Craine, colored, were
banged here today for murder.
PLAQUE IS STAMPED OUT,
Honolulu Mow fusuos Clean Bills of
Health.
San Francisco, April 38. The steam
er Australia, from Honolulu, bring
the following advice, dated April 17
The plague seem to have entirely
disappeared, and the United State
consul issued the first clean bill
health to a vessel departing from here
since December 12, to the schooner
llertha Miner, which sailed for Puget
sound April 14.
The council of state ha adopted the
following resolution:
"Resolved, That it is the sense
of
tho council of state that the Hawaiian
government should pay all jnst claim
for the losses caused by the action
taken by tbe board of health in connec
iion with the suppression of the bubonio
plague; that is, losses caused by tbe
burning of houses, furniture and good
by direct order of the board of health,
as well aa losaea caused by the acci
dental spread of fire on January 20,
1000, and losses caused by the fencing
up of lands on which house have been
burned; further.
"That the council of state most enru
estly advise the exeoutive council to
appoint a new court of claim of five
member, at least three of whom shall
be business men,"
Sixteen ships and 'three barks will
comprise the fleet to carry tbe 1900
sugar shipments around Cape Horn
The vessels will carry about 62.800
tons of sugar from the various island
porta to the Atlantic aide.
The authorities of the Australian
colonies have been notified that all ve
eel bound from infected Australian
ports touching here will be quarantined,
and the vesaela must carry satisfac
tory bills of health if they wish to call
here. inspectors representing the
Hawaiian government have been ap-
IMiuted at each of tbe three affected
Australian port.
PERU AND CHILE UNEASY.
Former Looks to United States
Hinoolh Their UlOlcuItles.
Washington, April 28. The present
dispute between Chili and Pern is a
legacy of the last war between those
two countries, about 15 year ago,
One of the term of peace was that the
victor, Chile, should occupy the two
valuable Peruvian nitrate provinces of
Tacna and Arica, adjoining the Chilean
bouudary on the north, for a period of
10 yeara.
At tbe end of that period the people
of the provinces were to determine by
their vote whether their lands ahould
remain in the possession of Chile or re
vert to Peruvian sovereignty. In tha
firat case, Chile was to pay Peru 10,'
000,000 silver soles, while if tbe prov'
iuce was returned to Peru, tbe govern'
ment of tbat country was to py Chile
a corresponding sum of money. The
allegation la now that the treaty pro
vision on this point was not exacted;
that there was no plebescite and that
no money passed.
Because the United State was deeply
interested in bringing about the peace
which terminated the bitter war be'
tween Chile and Peru, it 1 probably
assumed by the Peruvian that out
government likewise retain an interest
in the faithful execution of tbe term
of the treaty. It must, however, be
admitted that up to thi time our gov
eminent has not manifested any par
ticular interest in tbe subject, aud ha
not even received any application, se
cret or otherwise, from either of the
parties to intervene at this last phase,
though the report from South America
seem to indicate a purpose on tbe part
of tbe Peruvians, at least, to enlist our
sympathies in our behalf.
Confederate Memorial Day.
Atlanta, Ga., April 28. The annual
observance of Memorial Day, a time
when the grave of tbe Confederate
dead, buried in the cemeterie in every
city and town of the etate, are decor
ated, took place in Georgia today. Tbe
unuuI oider of exercises, an oration,
appropriate music, a military parade,
including the local organization of
Confederate veterans, the decoration of
the soldier' graves, waa carried out in
almost every instance. In this oity
the observance was made notable by
the governor of Georgia, who scored Re
publican "fanatics," and criticised the
war in the Philippine. Tbe speech
waa made at the presentation of crosses
of honor to the veterans, and waa
loudly cheered.
A ratal Labor Klot.
Chicago, April 27. In a laboj riot
tonight at Racine and Wellington
avenues, Peter Miller was shot through
the bead aud killed and sis other men
were more or less injured. Miller, to
gether with four union printers, way
laid three nonunion men who had taken
their place in the Baker-Sawter Print
ing Company's office, aud attacked
them. II. C. Baatei, the oompanv'a
superintendent, who waa one of the
men attacked, opened fire on the assail
ant with a revolver. Miller was in
stantly killed, and McGuire wag shot
twice and badly hurt. Policemen
quickly surrounded the fighting men,
and arrested all except one.
Chicago Strikers' Riot.
Chicago, April 28. Attack of strik
ers in the building trade labor war
upon non-union workingmen were con
tinued today, a mob assaulting two
teamsters, and an aged carpenter being
badly beitten by a trio of strike sym
pathizers. airs. Adams Acquitted.
Ciuciuuati, April 38. Mrs. Jean
nette Adams, who recently shot and
killed her husband, the local agent of
the Union Pacific railway, was today
acquitted of the charge of murder.
Roller Kxnlnalon Injured IS Men.
Pittsburg, April 28. By the explo
sion of a iiortable boiler belonging to
Drake & Strntton. contractors, at Ran-
kin, Pa., last evening, five men were
terribly injured, and eight others cut,
brained and slightly scalded.
PERISHED IN A FLOOD
ight
Persons Drowned at
Waco, Texas.
GREAT DAMAGE TO PROPERTY
A Succession of Cloudburst Raised the
Stream to aa Vnpreeedcntedl
liifh ta.
Waco, Tex., April 80. A cloud
durst, accompanied by a high wind, de
fended upon this city at noon today,
tnd tbe result is that eight people are
tnown to have perished in the city lira
its, and property valued at many thou
land dollars ha been destroyed or in
nred. Tbe known dead are: Mr.
Sanoy Caudle, Miss Clara Caudle, Rosa
Chapman, Emma Decker, Thoma
Sapps, Frank Walker and two negro
lien, name unknown.
The downpour of rain commenced
about noon and was Incessant until
lark. It was in the ibape of a water
apout, and the rise in the creeks and
branches was so rapid that it did not
give the inhabitants time to nee.
Three persons, two women and a man,
all colored, were drowned within 100
yards of the city hall. Their bodies
were washed into the Brazos river and
bave not been recovered.
There were several people, mostly
negroes, standing on a bridge watebmg
the rapid rise of Barron' branch, when
the bridge, a brick structure, gave
away without warning, precipitating
them into tbe water.
The number positively known to
have been drowned within the city
limits tonight is eight, and it is al
moat certain that several more live
have been lost. Searching parties are
out looking for the drowned and help
ing to move those who are in danger or
distress. In the southern part of the
city, where the two white women,
Mrs. Caudle aud her daughter, lost
their lives, the rise was the highest
fver known. Tbe damage done by tbe
storm will be heavy.
Incoming reports indicate that one of
the heaviest rainfalls experienced in
years visited many sections of the state,
and rivers and smaller streams are
again rising rapidly. All points along
tbe Brazos and Colorado rivers have
been notified, and while much damage
to property may result from another
rise, yet it is believed tbat the timely
warning will enable those who live in
the valleys fully to protect themselves.
Reports from Belmont and Kockport
state that the storm was especially
severe in those sections.
ANOTHER CHINESE CRISIS.
"Era of Widespread Horror and Blood-
bed Not Far Oar."
Yokohama, April 7. (Via San Fran'
cisco, April SO.) The flury over the
Masampo incident aud the fears of Rus
sian encroachments in Corea, are today
entirely in the shade by tbe tidings
which indicate serious trouble in China
tnd the approach of another of tbe
crises of which tbe empress dowager's
reign has been so prolific
It is quite evident that this restless
female intriguer has another coup in
contemplation, and it M as evident tbat
this time the western powers are re
wived by concerted action to prevent
it, aa is evidenced by the presence of
their fleets. The China Gazette, in
recent editorial, baa declared that "if
the recent policy of the empresa dow
iger inspired by her evil advisers, Kang
Vi, Prince Ching, Li Hung Chang and
Usui Tong, on tbe one hand, and by tbe
Rossian and other continental political
wire pullers on the other, is not speed
ily restrained, an era of widespread
horror and bloodshed is not far off.
The people and even many of the Man
darins in almost all the provinces, most
certainly in the middle and south, are
ready to rise and throw off the strang
ling yoke that binds them."
Whole Family Hanged.
Cambridge, Md., April 80. A
German family consisting of Carl Ker
nig, hi wife and son, were diecoverd
dead in their little farm bouse seven
miles from thi city, each corpse hav
ing a noose about tbe neck. Strangu
lation was probably the cause of death
in each case. From the decomposed
condition of- the bodies it is thought
the act must have been committed sev
eral days ago. As far as known the
last seen of any member of tbe family
waa on last Saturday, when the elder
Keruig came to Cambrigde and drew
f 800 from a bank. No trace of this
money could be found today. Tbe au
thorities are of the opinion that young
Carl Kernig assisted his father and
mother to hang themselves, and then.
after making a half hitch with the
rope, strangled himself and fell where
he was found today.
A Mother Lost Her Child.
Los Angeles, Cal., April 80. C.
Cole took his 8-year-old .daughter from
in front of ber mother'a eyes because
bis wife wonld not return with him to
his home in Massachusetts. Cole
placed tbe child in a buggy, and, de
spite the protestations of tbe young
mother, proceeded to the Southern Pa
cific depot, and is now well on his way
East.
Lou of 17,000,000.
Ottawa. Out., April 80. Over fire.
square miles of territory burned over,
more than 2,000 buildings destroyed,
seven lives lost, 7,000 men, women and
children homeless, and a property loss
f f 17,000,000, according to the latest
estimate, insured for about half its
' value, are the results as viewed tonight ,
at tne destruction wnicn swept this
nity and Hull, vesterdav and todav.
Although under control for many
hours, the flames were not entirely ex
ttnguished until about noon today. 1
ROOSEVELT IN 1804.
Slogan of the Marquette
Kanqnet.
Club
Chieago.April 80. "Theodore Roose
velt, of New York, for President in
1904," was the slogan of the Marquette
Club banquet tonight. Governor
Roosevelt was there, and looked bappy
at its suggestion and its hearty endorse
ment of cheers from the 300 banqueters.
Toastmaster Frank Lowden told the
guest of honor that only a few years
ago the Marquette Club had brought
ont William McKinley as presiden
tial candidate, and when his remarks
witched to "Roosevelt," "White
House," and "1904," the 200 tried
hard to make themselves hoarse,
Governor Roosevelt was the first
speaker of the evening, because he bad
to leave early. He pleaded for high
ideals In politics, but said nothing
could be accomplished unless things
were gone at practically and deter,
toinedly. He mocked at the "goody'
goody man" who refused to do his
political duty because be was "jostled
by the rude man."
In an interview today Governor
Roosevelt declared tbat he would rather
be in private life than be vice-president
of tbe United States. He said that
his position in regard to the Republi
can nomination for this office was abso
lately unalterable. He said he would
be glad if the Republicans of Sew
York should renominate him for gov
ernor, and expressed the belif f that be
could be of more service to bia party
and the pnblio in that position than as
vice-president.
In reply to a question as to how he
regarded Admiral Dewty as a presiden
tial possibility, he said the admiral
was a personal friend of his, and be did
not care to talk of him politically.
STORY OF REDDERSBURQ.
Told by Correspondent Who Waa
With General De Wet.
Lourence Marques, April 80. A cor
respondent of the Standard and Digger
news wiht the Boer commander. Gen
ral DeWajt, gives a full description of
tbe British disaster at Reddersburg.
He aaya:
"Five hundred Irish Rifles entered
De Wet's Dorp on April 1 under Cap
tain McWhinnie and demanded tbe sur
render of tbe town which was readily
given. Captain McWhinnie was sur
prised to bear that a Boer force was ap
proaching aud he promptly retreated to
Reddersburg.
" General DeWet, fresh from bis
brilliant victory at Saunas Post, fol
lowed the retreat along a range of kopjes
for hours. The two opposing forces
were in camp on different sides of tbe
range. General DeV et knew all about
the British positions and movements
but tbe Irish were quite unaware of the
proximity of the Boers. They blond
red again as at Sannas Post and the
scouts were not alert.
"Before sunset DeWet had the Brit
ish force in his power after an engage
ment which lasted all the afternoon.
The Irish made most brilliant de
fense, but their fate was never in
doubt. During the afternoon DeWet
sent 800 burghers to cut off their re
treat and he then moved forward a
small force of Boers to tbe top of the
kopjes held by the British. The latter
boldly attacked tbe Boers then DeWet's
plan was suddenly developed.
The British soon found themselves
surrounded. They had, indeed, fallen
into a beautiful trap for they were com
manded at every point by the Boer
guns while their force was rurrounded
on two kopjes with the Boers in be
tween. "At sunrise tbe next morning the
er guns commenced to hurl shell on
the devoted Irishmen who, however,
refused to surrender, but fought with
the utmost fierceness for three hours.
At 10 o'olock, however, the British
commander saw that further resistance
would only involve a useless waste of
life, as his military position was quite
hopeless be therefore hoisted a white
flag.
"Twelve officers sorrowfully handed
over their swords to General DeWet
and 459 non-commissioned officers and
men surrendered. All the prisoners
were forthwith sent to Thabanchu
under escort and Genreal DeWet con
tinued his march toward Wepener."
Carter Behind the Ban.
Leavenworth, Kan., April 80.
Oberlin M. Carter, late captain U. S.
A., arrived at the federal prison here
at 7:80 o'clock this evening, nnder
guard of Lieutenant Thomas Haker,
Fifteenth infantry, a corporal and three
soldiers. By special orders issued from
the department of justice, newspaper
men were not permitted to interview
the prisoner, who was immediately
dressed in the prison garb of gray and
assigned to a cell. His prison number
is 2094, and he is now the occupant of
cell No. 425. When the late army
officer begins the monotonous grind of
prison life it will be as prison book
keeper, for he has been assigned to this
task in the harness, broom, shoe-repairing
and carpet-weaving shops,
which are in the third story of the big
east building.
Mew York Cntnl Strike.
Buffalo, N. Y., April 28. Twenty-
two hundred employes of the New
York Central railroad shops and yards
went out on a strike this morning. An
increase in wages and the., reinstate
ment of men alleged to have been un-
nstly discharged is demanded by the
men. .:.
Mill Bnrned at Lewlston.
Lewiston, Idaho, April 80. The
plant of the Lewiston Sawmill Com
pany waB destroyed by fire at 3 o'clock
this morning. The loss was f 7,000;
no Insurance.
Burglars dot rire Thousand Dollar.
Riohmond, April 80. The vault of
the Massanutten bank, at Strasberg,
Ya., was blown open by burglars this
morning and 5,000 taken. The burg
lars escaped on band car,
NINE WERE KILLED
Sunday Accident at the Paris
Exposition.
A CONDEMNED BRIDGE FEU
Nine Other Persons Were Several
Hurt-Fair Officials Are Sbnrply
Criticised by the Press.
Paris, May 1. An accident within
tbe exposition grounds caused the
death of nine persons and injured nine.
A temporary bridge, unable to with
stand the Sunday crowd, broke. The
injuries were mostly compound frac
tures of the legs. One woman and a
child are still unidentified.
The accident threw a pall over the
Immense throng who bad profited by
the magnificent weather to visit the ex
position. Today's was probably the'
record attendance. Not merely the in
terior of tbe grounds, but the precinoti
also were crowded, and the concourse
was particularly great along the
Avenue de Sufren, which forms the
northern boundary of the grounds.
Here is situated a big side show, the
Celestial Globe. A footbridge, on
which the finishing touches were being '
put today, crosses the Avenns de Sufren,
connecting the side show with the ex
hibition. It was constructed of wood,
with a stucco facade ana with a
plaster-made tower at each end.
Strangely enough the bridge bad been
condemne I only this morning. Tbe
public was, therefore, not allowed to go
upon the structure, and in this way a
disaster even more terrible than that
which occurred was averted.
The gay crowd was passing along the
avenue and some hundred or more per
sons were walking beneath the bridge.
when suddenly an ominous crash was
beard. Before those underneath could
turn aside, the structure fell with a
fearful crash, burying nearly 50.
A cry of horror a rare from the spec
tators and mingled with the cries of the
victims. For a moment nothing could
be distinguished but a cloud of dust
and plaster. A scene of the greatest
excitement and confusion followed.
But this was only for a few seconds.
Almost immediately the crowd attacked
the debris in an effort to release those
lying beneath. The workmen within
the grounds, who had witnesed the ac
cident, tbe police and the Republican
guards, together with quite a number
of soldiers, joined in tbe rescue work.
The promenaders forgot their Sunday
attire and covered themselves with dirt
in tearing away the rubbish with their
hands. Wooden beams and poles were
brought from the half finished build
ings near by and were used as levers
to raise the fallen mass.
The victims first recovered were most
ly only the injured, the dead being
found later beneath the center of tbe
structure. Messengers were dispatched
to bring firemen and sappers, with
their equipments, and the first body
was found after a quarter of an hour's
frantic labor. It was that of a little
girl about 7 years old, whose head was
horribly crushed. Victim after victim
was brought to light, until a row of six
mutilated corpses had been placed upon
the sidewalk, and nearly 40 other per
sons, some badly and others less seri
ously injured, had been carried in am
bulances or driven to the hospitals.
WORST OF FLOOD OVER.
Still the River ! Out of Banks and
There Is Great Damage.
Galveston, Tex., May 1. Tonight's
reports indicate that the worst of tbe
trouble in the Brazos basin is over, if
more rains do not follow.
Bryan, about ISO miles from the
mouth of the river, reports, the Brazos
out of its banks and considerable bot
tom land overflowed, and the river ris
ing two inches an hour. Tbe Navasota
river is out of its banks and flooding
tbe lowlands, and in Velasco county,
near its mouth, the water is three feet
below last June's high mark. The
river is rising slowly, and lowlands are
inundated. The Texas railroads bave
not suffered any great losses in the de
struction of property, and those who
have wash outs are operating ny mak
ing detours over other lines. The
Southern Pacific bridge at Columbus,
which was washed out about three
weeks ago and which was replaced by
temporary structure, was again
washed out. The Gulf, Colorado &
Santa Fe lost about 2,600 feet of track
and some small culverts on the San
Angelo branch. About two miles of its
track on tbe Montgomery branch is
under water and two or three small
trestles are gone. The main line is
intact.
Kinbeaaler'e Honey Gone.
San Francisco, May 1. Charles In-
gersoll, of Ithaca, N. Y., waa arrested
here today on the charge ot embezzling
$15,000 of publio funds belonging to
Tompkins county, New York, ol which
he was treasurer. Ingersoll, who is 67
years of ago, admits his identity, and
says be is willing to return without
the necessity of extradition proceedings.
He says he took the money to tide over
temporary financial embarrasment,
and if be bad only been courageous
enough to bave told bis friends, he
would not have been compelled to take
refuge in flight. He is extremely nerv
ous, and saya he has been almost crazy
since December. All the money he
took with him when he fled in Decem
ber was $255. When searched at tha
oity prison he had $1.50 in bis pocket.
"Boxers" Still Troublesome.
Tacoma, May 1. The steamship
Olympia brings news that the "Box
ers" are having more trouble in Shan
Tung and Chihli provinces. They have
been stirred up against foreigners by
the reactionary polioy ot tha empress
dowager, '
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