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Newspaper Page Text-TIFT OREGON VOL. XVII. ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY. MAY 11, 1900. rm EVENTS. OF THE DA Epitome of the Telegraph! News of the World. TRUNK TICKS FROM THK WIRES n Interesting Culleetloa of lUmi from the Tiro Itaaiilapherea rnmM Condensed Porm. President MoKlnley bun nlctd Dole to bo the llrat governor of Hawaii Kx-Mlnbitr Dmihy gives American missionaries ureillt (or the open door In Chin. Fire lit the town of Gladwin, Mltth destroyed 16 buildings, causing a loss of f 50,000. The mirth halfof theCoIvllhi, Waah. Indian reservation, has been opeued for settlement. Chicago landlord have formed combination anil rent advanced 15 per cent Immediately, Charles II. A I Inn wan inaugurated aa governor of Puerto Moo with linpre alve ceranioulea. Fire destroyed the Hasting shingle mill at Goshen, Wash., together with 1.000,000 shingle. The transport Sherman arrived at Han Francisco from Maulla with 22 lu aue soldier on board. Cri)tnra of Omaha are out on atrilce. They demand an eight-houl day and increase of wage. Five men were killed and three In' jured by a boiler explosion in the mill of J. V. Bray & Co., Tlfton, Ohio. At the lleroule Athletic Club, New York, Hob Fitaaimmou knocked out Ed Diinkhorust, the Syracuse giant, in two rounds. Joseph Mortar Itampon, former famoiia handmaater, leader of the Old Guard baud, la dead at New York, aged 07 yearn. The United State navy will not be nut to Turkey. Ai the sultan baa made some concessions, he will be given more time to study the matter. Ai a annuel to the Johannesburg ex ploalon, the Transvaal governnieut baa ordered British subjects, with a few exception!, to leave the republic with' in 48 houra. An engine and TO empty cure of the Santa Fe were thrown Into the bay from the new Santa Fe wharf at Han Franclxco, by the breaking of an apron. No one waa killed ao far aa known. Frank II. Peavey, of Mlnneapoli. Minn., has obtained insurance in the Mutual Life luauranoe Company, of New York, to the amount of f 1,000,- 000, the annual prvmiiim on the policy being f 48,800. Active preparation! are being made for a world'a fair, to take place in Han Francisco in May 1001, wbloh will continue for alx month. It la to be known aa the I'acitlu Ocean and In ternational Exposition. The Itoer peace commission is coming to America. President MoKluley algned the Hawaiian bill. Governor Plngree, of Michigan, haa turned Democrat. Four deputy 11 ah commissioners are watching the Claokauiai river. Hi now known that Captain Carter's glgnutio steal will reach $3,000,000. Maliy thouaanda of people greeted Admiral Dewey on hii arrival at Chi cago. Governor Taylor haa returned to Kentucky. No warrant waa served on him. Washington courts have declared $.10,000 worth of Otympta warrant to be illegal. Nino poople were killed by the fall ing of a condemned bridge at the l'arl exposition. Koberts must have nore horaea be fore he can advance. Loudon com plaint of hia slowness. Hy vote of 20 to 20 the aenute re- fueed to oouaidor the resolution ofayrn pathy with the Hoera. e Charlea luirarsoll, ol Ithlca, N. Y an embessllug county treasurer, was arrested in Han Francisco. German olllclul at Washington think that Secretary Hoot' aiieeuh on the Monroe doctrine waa aimed at their -country. Forest Are are raglug furiouily north of Fish, Mloh., aud the properly dam age will be large. The town of Ames ha been wiped out. The Boor forces have moved from Thahanuhu to a atrongor position, aud (ienoial French ha abandoned the effort to capture the burgher. The American chamber of commerce at Manila haa entered a protest against the exuoHsive taxation exacted by the military uoverumeut under Ooueral Oti. William F. Miller, manager of the Franklin syndicate, who waa recently convicted of grand larceny, was sen tenced in Brooklyn to 10 years' Imprisonment. A Spanish silver mine lost a century ago wa rediscovered in Texa. Lewi Watklus. a native of St. Paul, 1 ald to be the tallest man ln the world. Hi height is said to be eight feet 11 iuchoR, and hi weight 804 pound. Her. David Greeg, a Brooklyn (N. Y.) Preiybtorlun, aavs ho doubt if any member of the general assembly be lieve in condemnation of non-eluol fhlldren. LAI EH NEWS. one hundred aud nine victim of the uwn mine disaster were bulled in oue uay at Bootleld. The Yalo-lierkeley game at New ...r.u, vouu,, resulted in a victory for the former team. Burglar looted the safe of tl First National bank of Fast Brady, I'a., and avourea f iu,uou. ine iiaraue in St. Louis in honor nl ' """"a !" " '"" PP'. The iundry civil bill was nasaed bv the bouse. It carries slightly mors Many buildings were demolished ny a terrino gale that went throuuh the uwn oi wtlsonvllle, Neb. Six hundred men employed in the xlno factory at La Halle, lml struck fur an advance in wanes. Die Standard Varnish work at Elm i'ark, Htaten Island, were damaiced bv lire to the extent of $200,000. The British have crosaed the Vaal river, pushing northward, and the lief of Mafeking is exiectd soon. An enori la neing muilo by govern ment ollicials to secure an apiroiiri tion fur tlie building aud mainteuancc ol schools fur Alaska. General MacArthur, in addition to his duties a commander, will exercise the authority of military governor ol tne I'liillppiue island. Fire which started in a livery stable at retersuoiY, lud., swept through the business portion of the town, leaving hut three stores. Loss, $80,000. The war department issued an order relieving General Otis of the command of the division of the l'liilipnines. The general ha left Manila for the United States. uue-tmra oi the house in Garza, a town in Denton county, Texas, were destroyed by a tornado. No oue was hurt, the people seeking refuge in stormhoiise. Work on the National Republican convention hall may be stopped owing to the dispute between the Allied Build log Trades Couucll and the Brother hood of Carpenters and Joiners. Lieutenant Gibbon, attached to the Ilrooklyn, in an expedition con ucted by him in the south of Luaou, lu the Utter part of February, secured the release of 622 Hpauish prisoners, An unknown negro, about 20 year of age, was lynched three miles Iroin ieneva, Ala., for assaulting a 12-year old white girl near Hartford. Armed men took him from the arresting otli cera and carried him to the woods, where he waa later fouud dead, hang ing to limb. Four miners perished in a fire in i mine near Koauoke, V. Munkucsy, the celebrated painter, died at lioun, Germany. Michigan Demoornta want Charles , Towne for Bryan's running mate. An eight-hour day ho been secured hy New England building trade jour neymen. Halt Lake capitalists have bought the owa group of mine in the Baker city district for $30,000. A doxen vessel have already left Seattle for Cape Nome. Opinion vary as to when they will gut there. Htate Secretary IteiU, of the Truns vaal, savs the Itoer will move to America if defeated. iwenty-iwo snops in Chicago are completely tied up, owing to the boiler UUer Strike. Robert will advance on Pretoria from Klmberley, Bloeuifouteln and Na-1 tal, simultaneously. I Twenty American were killed in an enuainniniit with iimurirenta at Catu- big, on the island of Sauiar. Senator Hunua believe the Republi cans will have fully a hard a battle this year a they had in 18U6. Bankers estimate that American will spend $10,000,000 more than us ual abroad this year, owing to the Paris exposition. D. 3. Sinclair, pnstoMloe inspector connected with the Ht. Louis force, ha been appointed chief postollloe inspoo tor of Porto Rico. General Merrltt' request for retire ment ha been granted, General llrooke ucceedintr him a commander of the department of the Fast. Many small yachts and tugboat bought for use during the Hpanish war, are rotting in the navy yard aud the government will tell them. The Northwest Episcopal general conference, br a unanimous vote, de cided to admit equal lay representation to all Methodist conferences. Two hundred Klondike miner are tampeding up White river, Aiuaica, to a! - , ,L. 1 .. nl,l A i .n,,,u,u I 1UU HvailQ Ol iiJ HJn,p kuiu n.nw.w. j. The find wa made on a nameless tribu tary of the above river last winter. Andrew Carnegie, who refused to Bontribute to the Dewey arch fund, has given $1,000 to the fund for the widow of Sergeant Douglas, who was killed at Croton dam during the recent strike. In Bending the check, Mr. Car negie wrote: "Sergeant Douglas fought not for foreign conquest, but for peace and order at home." A Loudon physician claim to have cured iuebiiety by hypnotism. Bishop Hartaell, in charge of Metho dist work in Africa, bastravelod 60,000 mile since 1800. Constant weeping over the doath of her husband and daughter made a New York woman blind. Chaplain C. C. Pierce make an offi cial report that there ha been no in orease in the number of suloou in Manila. IBRANDFORT TAKEN British Army Captures a Boer srmno-rinM Stronghold. I A GREAT FLANKING MOVEMENT operation la Hi. Ihnuancnii District ..tended lu Vut OH tha IuLr Ketreat t tha North. London, May B.-It is nnounoed that the British have captured Braud- urt. Hoars Takau hjr Hiirrl.a. iirauuiort, way a. iirumllort was captured by a combined movoment of Colonel Tucker' and Oeuerul 1'ole Carew'i divisions, on the euxt and center, and General lluttou's Mounted Infantry on the west. The Ilritifh sur prised the Hours, who retreated hastily. rour (nousuuu ol the enemy moved here re- yesterday evening in ordur to oppose our advance. Colonel Tucker' artil lery hud a sharp duel with the enemy's gun and put two of them out of action. In Thabaimliu District. London, May 6.' -General I! road- wood' cavalry brigude has reached Isa- befonte In, 28 mile uoith of Thaban- chu. General luu Hamilton 1 bivou acking at Jacobsruhl, 15 miles north of Thabanohu. Genenil Tucker's division is moving oast ward from Kuree Hiding. The divisions of General French and General Kundle are in and noar Thab anohu. Thus Lord ltuhert has 50,000 men operating clear of the railway along a front of 40 mile. He is ad vancing slowly with some suocesses, but nothing decisive. Yet, at all points of concentration, the ISoers ap pear in force sulllcient to compel the British to proceed with caution. Their I wide front in a lugged country make taming movements off-hand difficult. I The lioera, Winston Churchill says. have enormous herds of cattle and flocks ol ahnen unttmrml in thM annth. ' east. These they are driving north ward. Observer at headquarters in Bloein- fonteln seem to think that the lioera are preparing to evacuate Ladybrand. The lioera still holding Thalxnchu dis trict are estimated at 4,000. They have among their guns a 40-pounder. The correspondents at Kim her ley have been forbidden to communicate for several day, the deduction being that a forward morouiebt is uuder way there. The Boer in Natal are rtwtletp. Two hundred crosaed Sunday's river Wed nesday and tried to euguge the British outposts. NOT ENOUGH COFFINS. Cromatlon Hay Bo Itaaorted to at goo- held. fait Lake, May 5. The latest dis patch from Hcorleld says that the ex treme estimate of dead is now conceded V . 1 - . ! ...J . 1 . . it l' to uavo utreu iaiu largo, aim uiat it ia numerically impossible to place the loss of life at 800, as there were not that many men in the niiue. The probabilities are that 250 will be about the total numler of dead. Bolutives of the victims continue to arrive from all the surrounding town. The body of Tom Broggon, of North ! Lawrence, O., waa located today in mine iu. l. juero are uu buuU(Ih collius In the camp to bury tho dead, I ami, io ami nonrir me .imauuu. uie homes are rapiaiy decomposing, aud it lu .,,...li that Piumminn n,.. have to be nrM to. There are 60 hn.l. (, ll..h ,m nrcvi.n (oi- hurt! has been made. II any one man 1 to blame for the accident, it will never be known, for no man wno can ten ine story has come oui oi ine mines uuve. many old coal miner, laminar wim (nese mino. state that fhey have alway own regaruwi aa too anin unuca mi tne state, inese men aiso say mat tne company' policy has alway been to 1 spare no expense in order to keep the mines in a thoroughly sale condition. At the coal companv'a store every thing is being giving out free of charge that the families of the dead are in im mediate need of, and the store 1 being kept open night aud day. An inqnest was begun this morning at the residence of the late John Hunt er, who waa killed in too mine. The -tnrv Hdl lint an inta tha nniitmwarflv aa ' 4"-J r- j to what caused the disaster, but simply found that Hunter met hia death in the mine through - explosion. State Mine Inspector Thomas testified that it was his opinion that the explosion waa caused by a "tight heavy shot". He said the mine was free from gas. lie had examined the place where it was olaimed powder had been stored, and laid it was plainly evident that the ex. nloalnn started where the nowder was stored, a the bodle taken from that wer, Dttdly turned r Plaadod tha lirlton'a Cam. Chicago, May 6. Bishop Hartzell pleaded the case of the Briton in the Transvaal tonight before an audienoe that almost filled the Auditorium He iioku from impressions gained by per sonal observation in South Africa; from personal acquaintance with Presi dent Kruger and from close study of laws and the administration of law by the government. Bishop Hartzell in-.de his argument in behalf of the English. Oil Truat Balsas WiM, .New York. May 6. The World to morrow will print the following: "Tweuty-five thousand men employed by the Standard Oil Company a meohanio and laborer all over the country have had their wages raised 10 per cent. The advance will not affect clerks." riaguo at Nuakln. Suakin, May 5. Three oases of bonio plague and one death from disease' are reported here, bu-tbe THt CASE OF CLARK. onala Will Tak It Cp Neat Thnr. day. Washington, May 5. The senate to day adopted the motion of Hoar to take up the resolution of the committee election declaring that Clark, of Mon tana, was not duly elected to the sen' ate, and then postponed consideration of the question for a week. The army appropriation bill, after a rather spirit ed debate, was passed without division The day closed with the passage of number of private pension bills, inclad ing bill to pension Mr. Julia Henry, widow of the late General Guy Henry; General James Longstreet, Mrs. Margaret M. Badger, widow of the late Commodore Badger, and Mrs. Harriet Gridley, widow of the lute Caput Gridley, of the navy. The house today, without division. passed the free home bill, which ha been pending before congress for number of years. The bill provides that the government shall issue pat ents to actual iHjua tide settler agricultural lands ol Indian reserva tions opened to settlement. These lands were taken up by settlers, who contracted to pay for them $1.25 $3.75 per acre. Jty the term of the bill, the government assumes the pay ment of the purchase price to the In dians and change Ihe existing law rel ative to agricultural colleges so a insure the payments of the endowments which heretofore have come out of the ale of publio lands in case of aVflcien cy. These payments involve $1,200, 000 annually. Of the 20,000,000 acre in Inriian reservations opened to settle ment, for which the government ia to pay or has paid $35,000,000, about 8,000,000 acre have been taken and 2.000,000 are supposed to be still avail able lor agricultural purposes. A re markable thing in connection with the passage of the bill today was a speech in it favor by Gulusha A. Grow, the venerable ex-seaker of the house, who 48 years ago, lathered and passed tlx original homestead bill. He was then the youngest and is now the oldest member of the house. The remainder of the day wa devoted to the sundry civil appropriation bill, the lost but one of the great supply bills. GOEBEL MURDER CASE. Cnlton Described the Conforenee Held In Lexington. Frankfort, Ky., May 6. W. II. Cnl ton resumed hia testimmony in the Goebel murder investigation today, He stated that Governor Taylor author ised the witness to give xoutsey any amount of money desired if he would leave Kentucky. At a conference in Lexington, the Sunday before Goebel 'was shot, it wo decided that Kepre- (tentative Henry Hurry, who had been unseated a lew uay belore, should go to the bouse of representative nex morning and take hi seat and refuse to give it up. Vanmeter, his opponent, was to be in some way prevented from going to the hall that morning. Caleb Powers, who waa at the conference. te)nhnil to Governor Taylor at ' Fi auk fort two or three times in regard to the conference. On cross-examina tion, Culton said he did not know ef any list of state senators or representa- titvea who were to be put out of the way. On re-direot examination, Culton aid that Hergeant-at-Arm Haley signed the subpoenas for witnesses (or uovernor Taylor to testify before the hRr.itr.yial nontaat onnmiitt.ee and ,uth0riaed Culton to secure good men ln the various counties to serve them. rjnlton said be did not know where Power or Youtsey were when the shot wa fired. The last talk he had with Youtsey, the latter said the plan to kill Goebel had been abandoned. Culton , had been asked by Taylor to ascertain what tho wicnnftHAa in tha (vintnat lrnew. because he was a lawyer. To the pros- edition ha said he had told more now on tbe tUia, tnan to any person exoept hu father iIere hig testimony ended. circuit Court Clerk Mooie, of Jack , cnuty, denied that Culton had niln aything about the plan to bring on a riot and kill Goebel and other members of the legislature. The afternoon session of the court was taken up with testimony by the surgeons, who conducted the autopsy on fhe body of Goebel, and a civil engineer who had made a measurement of the state bouse yard. The proseou tion sought to show, from the nature of the wound and from the course of the bullet, which is supposed to have passed through Goebel' body and waa dug out of a tree near where he fell, that the shot wa fired from a window in the office of the secretary of state. Canal Bill railed. Washington, May 6. Ihe house to day, at the conclusion of the most stormy debate of the present session of congress, passed the Nicaragua bill by ovorwueiuiiun vote of 225 to 85, All attempts to retain in the bill the language of the original bill for the for tification of the oanal and atill further to strengthen the language on that line were balked, and the victory of Hep burn and the committee wa complete. A motion to recommit the bill with instructions to report back another bill leaving the selection of the route to the president was buried under an adverse majority of 68 to 171. The point of absolute aero, or the point of no heat, ia fixed at 461 degree Montana Oantral Lookout. Minneapolis,, May 6. The Montana Central trainmen's strike ha assumed tlie form of a lookout. The parent, Great Northern Company, ha long been preparing for it, and haa hired ex perienced men in the Twin cities and Chicago to take the strikers' plaoes. Today the first consignment of 00 men waa sent on a special train. With these it is hoped to open the road to traffic Another train will follow in a few days WHOLE TOWN BURNED Second Mining Camp In the Slocan Country. LOSS EXCEEDS HALF A MILLI05 Water Supply - Failed and tha Uurnad Itaalf Out-A Id Seat nd Mora Naaded. Spokane, May 7. A special to the Spokesman-Review from Kaslo, B. C, lays: Sandon, the second mining town in Importance in the Slocan, ha been completely destroyed by fire and nearly all it 1,200 people are homelea and ruined. Kaslo i 28 mile from San don, but about midnight large cloud of smoke came rolling over this town from Sandon. At once word went out that Sandon was destroyed, but no new could be bad from tbe desolate town, a all wires had been burned. At 4 P. M. a train came in from San don bringing number of those who lost all their property. They reported that the total loi-s was between $500, 000 and $1,000,000, while the insur ance could only have been about $25, 000. The alarm wa sounded shortly after midnight, and quickly tbe streets wen filled with hundred of men and wo men. The name started between Spencer's hall and Brown's store, Two streams seemed to bold tbe flame ln check for a while. Then one stream ve out and the flames spread rapidly After that it was only a matter of the fire burning itself out. Tbe miners' hospital and a drug store were blown np in tbe effort to stop tbe names. By this time all the lower part of town, including the tenderloin and many business plaoes were gone, Then the firemen blew up the Echo hotel, one of the finost buildings in the Kootonay country, the Canadian Pa cific railroad station and other build ings in order to save the valuable store of II. Geigerich and II. Byers & Co. This wa accomplished. Half a dozen other buildings at tbe extreme ends oi the town were saved, including the electric power-house. Tbe rest of 'the town was drawn into the maelstrom of flame. Relief measure were taken quickly. The official of Sandon donated $500, and mining men there contributed $8,000. Kaslo raised $1,800 and sent np a special train with large supplies of food, tent and clo'Mng. More re lief ia needed. GREAT FUNERAL TRAIN. Started From the Scene of tho Utaa Mine Uliaiter. Salt Lake, May 7. The greatest funeral train in the history of Western America started on its journey from Scotield today. The train had upon it the remains of about 85 or more of the victim of the Winter Quarters disas ter. Accompanying the bodies were many relatives, who are bowed down with the severity of the blow that they have so suddenly sustained. One of tbe miners who waa in the mine at the time of tbe explosion and who was one of the first rescuer who went in to re cover the bodies, tells an interesting story. He was in No. 1, in the first raise, when the explosion occurred, but so far away from it that the sound did not reach him. lie suffered a moment with the air, but thought it tbe result of a cave-in, worked on a quarter of an hour, when his miner instinct told him that something was wrong, and he came on down to tbe main entrance A door had been fitted in here to keep the current of good air from going above, and to diiect it into the main workings, where it would meet tbe damp and either weaken it very muoh or drive it back. This door was guard ed on the outer side. Passing on to the mouth of tbe tunnel, this miner, with otheis, joined Superintendent T. J Parmley, and went to No. 4. where the greatest danger existed. Outside of the mine those working bad all been in jured, so the party was small. Army Itlll railed. Washington, May 7. Today'a s sion of the senate waa rendered espec ially notable by the passage, after a de bate lasting taree hours, of the army reorganization bill. In military cir cles the measure ia regarded as one of the most important of the present ses sion. It practically revolutionizes tbe present staff iMTHngeraents of the army. It proposes to change tbe present sys tem of permanent appointments in cer tain staff corps to one of detail by a gradual process a the oflioera in those corps go out of active service. As va cancies occur in the department of the adjutant-general, tbe inspector-general, quartermaster-general and commissary- general, they are to be filled by details from the line, the details to be tem porary and not to exoeed four years. Shaw la Mot a Candidate. Chicago, May 5. Governor Shaw, ol Iowa, who is here attending the Metho dist conference, declared in an inter- lew that he was not a candidate for the vloe-presidenoy on the Republican ticket, nor did the know that Congress man Hepburn was. Stranded Near Port Townaand. Victoria, B. C, May 7. The steamet ictorian did not get in until noon to day, having been on a sand bar neat Port Townsend for six hour. When coming up the sound this morning it was very thick, and in a bank of fog she suddenly came upon the steamer An geles, which was not whistliug, and narrowly escaped collision. It was in he effort to escape her that the Victor ian stranded. She floated at high tidt Without damage. NORTH COA6T LIMITED. Thousand of People Impacted Hand soma and Brilliantly Lighted Train, Exclamations of astonishment anil delight at tbe sumptuous furnishings the Northern Paoiflo's new North Coast Limited were beard on every aide Wed nesday evening at the union depot Portland. Lighted by electricity, ai it was, from the outside the train lookeo like a glgantio fiery glow-worm. On the inside tbe effect wa a rich aa Oriental dream of splendor. "Beautiful I" "Look at those fine chairs!" "Never saw anything to equal it!" These and aimilar exclamation wonder burst from visitor. The train made it initial trip from St. Paul to Portland without a bitch ol any kind. At every station where stop was made huge crowd of visitori warmed aboard, and in some of th larger place difficulty was experienced in getting tbe cars cleared in time tart again. Charle S. Fee, genera) passenger agent, wa aboard. He wat met at Seattle by A. D. Charlton, Portland, assistant general passenger agent; I. A. Nadean, general Kgent Seattle, and A. Tinling, general agent at Tacoms. To attempt to give a description each separate section of this new trait would tax tbe English vocabulary was thought tbat modern railway con venience had reached a high degree o: perfection, but it remained for tb builder of the North Coast Limited how that added improvement coulc be made. from one end to another it is a con tinnation of luxury. Bathed in tht oft glow of shaded electric globes, tht dark redwood finishings shine with net brilliancy; the polished glass walk- sparkle and scintillate with light, an the other furnishings gleam with bor rowed light in a manner that makes tb general effect dazzling. Each car ia ai completely furnished aa a modei drawing room. Ail tbe accommoda tions accorded by first-cuts hotels cat be secured aboard the palace on wheel This observation car to tbe rear wil never be detached to make place fo any private cars, and no smoking wil be allowed in the main section, ao tha women-may enjoy the luxury whil viewing tbe scenery. Twocommodiou card rooms at one end are placed then for the accommodation of tbe smokers The following table gives brief! ome facta about this end of the centurj trains: Cost $100,00( Weight 1,000,000 poundi Length 691 feet Illumination 291 electric light) Capacity 225 passenger! Time, Portland to St. Paul. . .73 houn COURT MARTIAL PROCEEDINGS Officer In the Philippines Guilty Breach of Military Discipline. The war department haa receive from General Otis, at Manila, the rec ords of the proceedings of court mar tial in the cases of six commissioned officers. The chief of these case if that of Major George W. Kirkman Fortv-ninth Volunteer infantry, (Cap tain Twenty-third infantry) who wai dismissed from the service by order o General Otis on conviction by court martial of conduct unbecoming an off) cer and a gentleman, in having misb haved in appearing on the BwrseU l Manila in a drunken condition. The other cases received are tbose o First Lieutenant Robert C. Gregg Forty-ninth Volunteer infantry; First Lieutenant Clayton J. Bailey, Twenty seventh infantry; First Lieutenant John J. Foley, Thirtieth Volunteei infantry; and First Lieutenant Harolc Hamilton, Ninth infantry. These offi cers were tried on various charges. Lieutenants Greeg and Bailey were con victed and sentenced to dismissal and Lieutenants Foley and Hammond wen acquitted. The sentence ln each cast was approved by General Otis and wen disposed of without dismission to tht authorities at Washington. The rec ords have been sent to the war depart ment for file and recorded in the office of the judge advocate general. At the instance of the secretary ol war, Judge Advocate General Liebei will make a special report in tbe case of Major Kirkman, which report alp will nave a bearing on the cases o. Lieutenants Gregg and Bailey, a the same legal principle is involved in each of them. Generally stated, that in volves the right of General Otia to dis miss the officer without the reference to the president, as commander in chiel of the army. It is admitted that such power ia conferred on general com manding armies in tbe field in time ol war, but it is contended that no such condition existed in the case of Majoi Kirkman at the time of tbe offense! alleged to have been committed. Hero's Flax Story. The best flax story ia now reported from western Walsh county, say tha Omemee (N. D.) Herald, where farmer raised 2,500 bushels of flax from 100 acres of a $750 farm and is still lling it at home at f 1.75 a bushel for seed. A $4,875 crop off $760 farm pretty awift farming. Startling Deathbed Confeastoa. A startling deathbed confession wa ade by Mrs. Van Horn, at Sioux Falls, S. D. She solemnly declared that she had murdered her mother, the wife of Thomas Egan, who waa hanged for the crime in 1882. A Human Plnenahlon. "People are always wondering where i the pins go to." "That' right. Do you knowT" "No, but eome Baltimore mrgeona can acoount for 11 of them. They found them in a 'Human Ostrich' upon whom they were operating." Cleve land Plain Dealer. He who would not change the atonei into bread for himself multiplied the loaves of others, United Presbyterian, BIG PIER BURNED New York Fire That Cost About $1,000,000. MANY PEB80N8 BARELY ESCAPED Several Barges Moored Hear tha Pier Were Deatroyad Child Drowned Buildings Scorched. New York, May 8. A fire that start ed at the river end of the Mallory Liue steamship pier, at tbe foot of Maiden Lane and the East river early tbi morning, completely destroyed the pier and its valuable content. The police place the loa at f 1,000,- 000; Several barges, which were moored near the pier, were also de stroyed, and many rescues of tbeir cap tain and of member of the familie on board were made. One life wa lost. Tbe 9-montbs-old daughter of Captain Charle Loch, of the barge Sherwood, waa drowned. Tbe Mallory pier wa 200 feet long and 50 feet wide. The pier waa filled with valuable freight, mostly cotton. On the north aide of the pier were moored a number of coal and cotton barge, while on the south tide was the steamer San Marios and number of barge. No sooner had the work of fighting the flames begun than the firemen turned their attention to saving the lives of those on the barges which were lying witbin tbe line of danger. Near est to the pier was the oarge Stephen B. Elkins. Her captain, Frank Fox, and hi wife and 8-montbs-old daughter were on board sleeping. A skid wa quickly run from the pier to the coal barge and the occupants of tbe boat were awakened ana were hurried from their bunks to a place of aafety before the flamea reached them. On board the barge Sherwood were Charles Lochs, the captain, 86 years eld; his wife Lenna, 80 years old, and their daughter, Bosie, 9 months old. Tbe Loch family waa awakened by the flamea. Their barge waa already on fire. The father took the 9-montha-old baby in his arms, and with his wife jumped into tbe water. Timothy Boyle, formerly in command of tbe barge New Brunswick, whose home is at Bondont. N. Y., plunged in to save the woman, who had become exhaust ed. Her husband, who still held the baby in his arms, saw that his wife was on the point of going down. It became a question with him a to which he should save, his wife or baby. He let the baby go, in tbe hope that sbe wonld be picked np by some one else. and went to the assistance of hia wife. He managed to hold her head above water until Boyle reached them. All three were then landed by life linen, the child being lost. The half drowned captain and his wife were moved to the Hudson street hospital, where tbey re covered. On the coal barge H. 11. Hand, which lay alongside the other burning barges, were the captain. Joseph Plumb, his wife and two chil dren. All were rescued by the polioe. Patrolman Jeremiah Cronin was badly burned while taking one of the chil dren ashore. All bands on board tbe lighter A mo got ashore safely. Michael Sheldon, of tbat boat, was compelled to jump into tbe river, from which be was rescued. Three laige vessels were lying so near the blazing pier tbat tbeir safety was endangered. They were the steamer San Marios and the steamer Neuces, which were safel; towed out into mid stream, and the bark St. James, the rigging of which was burned before she could be gotten out of harm's way. Tbe scene on the water was a most exciting one. The river was filled with team craft engaged in towing the. vari ous vessels and barges to places of safety. Four cotton barges, others laden with oornmeal and some loaded with coal caught fire and were de- stioyed. Some of them were also sunk . to prevent the further spread of the flames. Beply to the Porto's Note. Constantinople, May 5. The ambas sadors met yesterday and decided to reply to the porte's note of April 29 re garding the increase of duties, as fol lows: "Tbe embassies note the porte's declaration that it does not intend to introduce any unilateral measures, and will hasten to inform their govern ments of this." The ambassadors have decided to make their consent to an in crease conditional on the removal of the abuses of the chemical analysis, tbe suppression of warehouse duties and the abolition of the stipulation where by articles not specified in the tariffs may be interdicted, confiscated or de stroyed. - Hallatones Large aa Baaenalla. Omaha, May 8. A spe:ial to the Bee from Beaver City, Neb., gives fur ther detail of the Wilsonville tornado. any farm bouse were destroyed. The hailstones were as large as base balls, and were driven through roofs. The twister appeared after the bom bardment and took a northeasterly course. It was funnel shaped and did damage over a large area. Farmers west and north of Wilsonville were the greatest sufferers. Many people fled to their cellars. Mayor fc'orblda "Sappno." Leavenworth, Kan., May 8. Sappho," which has been played throughout Kansas for the past few weeks, was billed here for Sunday night, but Mayor Neeley forbade tbe production. Church people got up in arms, and a deputation of ministers called on Mayor Neeley and laid the matter before him. Montreal, May 8. The paper and pulp mills at Grand Mere, Qnebeo, have been entirely destroyed by firs,. ;