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VOL. XVI If.
8T. HELENS, OREGON, FBIDAY, FEJUtUAKY 22, 1901.
NO. 10.
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SPAIN IS AGAIN CALM.
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SIX WERE KILLED.
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From All Parti of the New WorM
and the Old.
Of INTEREST TO OUR MANY READERS
Ompthuulvt Review of th Important Its.
pnlngi of tlx Put W M
Condensed Tomw ,
Money scarcity iu England oontin
OM.
Tb president will call au xtr m
Ion.
Tli iid of lb Doer war It not In
light.
Haver oo Id waather prevail through
out Kurop. '
A 18-iuoh gun exploded on the but
tleihip Keamarge.
Au Englishman' letter created a
Munition In Maulla.
Five rebel offlrer and 20 men were
raptured ne.ir Manila.
Civil government wa established In
puKluen pwviuee.
All the volunteer will be home (ruin
the Philippine by June SO.
The cur li luapiclotie of Kmpenir
William doings In huglaud.
A ppropi latino Mile bave the right
cl wy in the hou thia wk.
Kuaala has imposed id liioreaaed
tariff on Import! Iroin America.
The senate will practically dtvote
tlili week to appropriation bill.
Louisiana mob hanged a negro who
killed a white uiau aud hi! faiuily.
hit persons were killed and ai many
seriously injured iu a traiu wreck In
Nevada.
Nine prisoners iu the Hoku conn
ty jail overpowered the jailer aud e
cwped.
Ollidal Hit of the victims of the
Union mine accideut place the uiiin
ber at 61.
One regiment aud a portion of two
other will lie mustered out at Van
oouver, Wuli,
Klaborat preparations are helug
made for the oolonlal tour ol the Duki
of Coruwall aud York.
Two Ilrlilal Veil, Or., factories and
the O. li. & N. rallmad bridge tier
damaged by lhbieaklngof a drift Jam,
Dunlin government hm broken off
negotiation with the Untied dates
regarding the aula of Daulsh Wait Iu
diei.
Colnnel V, T. Hart, well-know!
We.teru promoter, committed eul.riile
by JumpluK from a moving traiu into
the Klmke river.
To hasten peace negotlntloiin. Von
Walrierae hi punned au.HOflityex
peditlon and like American and I reuob
to co-operate with the (lermana.
The Jofferles-ltulillu fight ii ot-
poued.
Another Ininrgent band baa been
broken op,
A itata of ilege bai been proclaimed
at Madrid.
Guns were tie,l in a saloon raid at
Wlntleld. Kan.
I'elt Dewet 1 at the Cape trying to
brtug about peace.
Ctvll government baa been e.tnl Uh
d in rampHiiga provluce.
lienor I Devil will conduct the t ar-
n a u-Ca rr nza i u ven t iga t iou .
Charles M. Schwab ia to be preai
dent of the new Morgan iteel oompauy.
An address of loyalty from the olty
or Loudon was presented to King r.d
ward.
The headless and mutilatod body ol
a man was found iu the rear of a Co-
lumulu, O., laloon,
Pennlon for Oregon ludlan war vet'
eram hue been left out of the aubsti.
tute bill iu cougreM.
The ameor of Afghanistan hn writ'
ten an extremely sympathetic Utter to
Jjord Cnrxon, on the occasion of the
death of the queen.
Otto W. Meysaiiliurg, formerly praai
dent of the Wells & French Car Coin
pany, of Chicago, li dead at bia conn
try home, Alma rieta, Cat., at the ag
of 53 yearn.
Frank Crnwford, aged IB, wai ahot
and iuilautly killed by till brother
Charley, aged 14 yean, at Kallugee,
vv. . Frank objected to Charley
gulug out buutiug.
From an aih barrel that had been
consigned to a dump at Plalulteld, N.
J. , Colonel Julian Bcott, the well
known artlit, haa len-ued a deatk
nmik of Napoleon.
Margin McClure, convicted of assist
lug lu the wreck of the lintliind, Vt
Merchant' National Bank, wai (en
tenced to aeven yean in the county
home of correction.
Fire in the flve-itory block in Boston
occupied by Will'am tl. Blood He Co ,
shawls, cloaks, etc.! Creed Co.,
fancy goods; Edward Holler & Co.,
lining!, and M. 11. l'ulaikl & Co., em
broideriss, earned a loi of i 1 50,000.
Queen Victoria had 78 children,
grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Lord Robert ia the fir it man ever
entitled to wear the Garter, the Vic
torla Ciom and the order of Ht. Put
rick. Tblrty-flve prominent American
oulptor will contrlbnte to the embel
liihment of the groundi and building
of the Pan-American exposition at
Buffalo, N. Y.
OUR LAWMAKERS. ,
Oolnji of Importance at Iht SUt Capital
Bill! Passed.
Two Railroad Bills Killed.
The houiie after spending nearly an
other half diiv lu oouslderetlou of rail'
road bill, disponed of two more Wed
ueiday. One of theie uieaaure rva
J'ooniian' follow lervaut bill. It waa
debated at length, and although even
It opponent admitted It bad good
point, it wit defeated by a vote of 81
to 22. The other railroad bill which
wa (linpoacd of, and which met a slm
llurfatn, wa the bill of iluirl to fix
the liability of railroad .corporation
(or iujuriea. Hut lit vote were oait
lu favor of thti bill.
No Holiday it Salem,
Waahlmitou'i birthday, February 39,
a a legal noiiciay. but II ia not a legia
latlve hiilldav unleaa lh ll.l.tnr. h
apeciflo act chooira
Inaamuoh a U'aahlngton'i birthday
imppeu mi year to tail on the 40th
liar of the amnion (the nauul A nl
line Ale adjouruineut) It 1 probable
mat uiialuoM will tie proceeded with
much a UlUnl. Tll conatltlltlnn nf
the itate doe not limit the ..in tn
4U (lava, but doe limit the tntiil rmm
tienaitlon of eu li mamhw ti tllti
3 per day; therefore, few legtdaton
oan be exiNtctwl to be m aelf-aaoriao-
ng ai to work long lor nothing.
Bill! PaiMd.
The aenata Wednesday paed tbe
following hill: fjeuata bill 70, to cor
reot the description of the boundary of
wiueu-r county; enate bill 143, to
protect hotel aud boarding bouie keen-
era; liy Hunt, regolatlag treet rail
way in 1'ortland; aeuate bill 78, to
enact the Torreu -ayttein ol regiatra
tlou ol land lltlee; aenate bill I7J, to
mgulate Inaurauce oompaoiea; (enate
bill II, to provide (or the eleoiionof
road iiiperviaon; aeuate bill 187, to
create tiie office of county auditor of
Multnomah county; aenata bill 217, to
amend the charier of Nberwood; aenate
bill 916, to fix the aalary of prosecut
ing attorney in the Seventh jndtclal
dUtriot.
Tbe bonae Wednesday paaaed bills
as follow.: house bill 97, providing
for a uniform system of mine bell ig
ale; bonne b'll 140, making it a crime
to remove or interfere with mining lo
cation marks; bouae bill 127, regulat
ing the supply of water for irrigation
purpose.
Th StnatorUI Vet.
The joint vote for senator Wednes
day waa: II. W. Corbet t, 82; Binger
Hermann, 29; George II. Williama,
; It. D. Inman, Democrat, 26; W. E.
Hobcrtson, Democrat, I; absent, 1.
LkiuM Bill Defeated.
Ketiato bill 10, lor the llceming of
tatiouary engiueer and tireineu waa
defeated .Monday.
Woman Suffrage Defeated.
A u effort wa made in the home
Monday to reconsider the vote by which
seuate joint reaolutiou 71, for woman
auffrage, wai defeated. The vote (or
recouaideratlon wai loal, 28 to 21.
Law Without Governor'! Signature
Governor deer Monday filed the
barber Sunday cloning bill without
hi lignature, tboa completing tbe
proceeding neceaiary to make it a law.
A It bears an emergency clause, It
went into effect Monday aud will make
barbering on nuxt Sunday a crime.
Paiied Both Houm.
The following bill have paaaod both
bouesa: House bill 9, relative to
cliool libraries; boune bill 91, to pro
hibit barbering on Monday; houm bill
208, appropriation for legislative ex
penses and detioienciee; senate bill 12,
provi ling for sale of school lands; aen
ate bill IS, exemption of earniuga of
judgment debtor; aenate bill 17. fix
ing (oo ol witueaeea In Douglai, Jaok
ton aud Joaephlne couutlei lu orimiual
actioni; lenate bill 9fi, fixing salary ol
judge ol Clackamai couuty. Incorpor
ation bill, Bberldan aud Whitney.
Sifned by th Governor.
The following bill bave been signed
by. tbe goveiuor: Donne bill 8, amend
luic Albany bridge act; house bill 4,
appropriating 946,000 lor Oregon agri
cultural college; nouse bin zd, appro-
oriating 147.600 to Oregon state unl
vernitr: houne bill 180, (or payment of
scaio bounty warrant; honse bill 224,
relative to Portland tax ley; house bill
267. relinquishing ground to United
Htatea (or poatoftlce at Kalevn; aenate
bill 8, relative to license on itate fair
ground. (A law without goveruor'i
iunature); (enate bill 19, to pay ex-
Denies o( Indian war veterans to WanB-
ington; senate bill 89, to submit initia
tive and referendum; senate bill 104,
removing incline at Cascade looks;
senate bill 11, to authorize Portland
to lev? a special tax; incorporation
acta for th followlug places: Hose
burg, Canyonvllle, Silverton, Elgin,
Pummervllle. Baker City. Antelope,
Dallas, fiuinpter, Myrtle I'oiut, Med
ford. 1
Th Vol (or Senator.
The vote for senator Monday tood:
Corbet 80, George H. Williams 23,
William Smith 26, Binger Hermann,
6, not voting 1. aluent or paired 6.
Aid (or Orphanage!,
f hnnaa Mimmittee on corpora
tion Wedueday rendered favorable
report on the bill by HoloomD provio
lng tate aid (or all orphan.aiylum of
not to exceed 1U per anuum per iu-
mate.
Foj Clark Sword Fund,
tn tha hnnaa Wednesday Eddy in
troduced a concurrent resolution pro
viding for an appropriation ot im ior
the completion of tbe Captain Clark
gword fnnd.
FH
Filipinos Warmly Welcome Amer
ican Commissioners.
eVHEN ON THEIR FIRST TRIP NORTH
ludje Tift and His Auoclstei Have Con to
Bacolor to Orcaniz Provincial Govern
ment Bulucsn Will Next Be Vlilted
Ban Fernando, Province of Pampan
(a, laland of Luzon, Philippine, Feb.
14. Bacolor and all tbe town adjacent
to the railroad, which name are hie
torlo on aooount ot the lleroe battle of
the earlier period of the American oo
oupatlon, turned oat to welcome the
Uuitod Ktate Philippine commlaelon
it proceeled northward, on it first
trip to organize provincial govern
ment. At every station, inoludlng
th hamlet where the train did not
atop, there were bunts of rauiio from
the native band and oneers for the
American commission and the partldo
(ederale. The oiowd at Malolos, th
former seat of the inaurgent govern
ment, wa imaller, In proportion to
the population, than at the village.
At all the stop addrease were deliv
ered by the native, and response
were nude by Judge Taft, the presi
dent of the commission; Professor
Worcester, General Flores, Chief Jus
tice Arellno and Dr. Tavera, president
of tbe Federal party. Tbe native re
peatedly declared the people were be
ginning to understand the purpose of
the Americana, adding that tbe com
mission' acta allowed it promise
wonld be kept.
Judge Tift told tbe people of tbe
town in Buluoan provluoe that a pro
vincial government will shortly be
established there. The American party
alighted at Ban Fernando, passed - un
der an arch of welcome and was
greeted by the military aud hundreds
of children waving Amerioin Hags aud
ainglng "Hail Columbia." The entire
American party wa then driven to Ba
color, capital of the provinoe of Pam
panga, where they will be cordially
entertained tomorrow, and until apply
ing the provincial government to Pain
panga, there will be publio discus
sion of the law enacted.
General Grant reoeived information
that a band of Tarlao Insurgent 1 ap
proaching (or the purpose of harassing
the people of Bacolor. He ha sent
oouta out alter them.
UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER.
Eijht Olficen and Seventy Mea Civ Up
th Fight
Manila, Fb. 14. An insurgent ool
onel, Bimon Teobon, seven Insurgent
oHioer and 70 men, with 60 gun,
have aurreudered unconditionally to
Captain Coolea, ol the Thirty-fifth regi
ment, at Ban Miguel de Mayumo.
. In fight at Blbiiyan, Batangas, the
rebel general, Malbn i reported to
bave beeo killed. Six Inaurgent offi
cer and 20 men were captured.
' Mariquina i the scene ot an im
mense peace meeting ol the Federal
party.
Tbe Women's Peace League met at
Judge Taft'a house today. Benoiite
Poble attempted to introduce renin
tlon requiring the release of the impris
oned insurgents. Mrs. Taft and other
ladies spoke on a resolution urging the
Insurgents to aurrenler. This was
adopted instead Of Benorita Poble's.
BOILER MAKER'S GOOD LUCK.
Bondi Mine In North lor Quarter ef J Mil-
lion Dollar!,
Port Townsend, Wash., Feb. 14. A
mining deal wa consummated here to
it..., of mora than naual intercat. owinn
to the amount involved, and that it
transfer a man Iroin tne ranx oi pov
erty to affluence. Eriok Molander, a
boiler maker, ol tbi city, who had in
vested bi earnings iu Mount Bicker,
It. C, mining property by hiiing
claims staked (or him on extension ol
Tyee and Lenora claims, haa bonded
hi holdings to London and Pari in
vestor lor $260,000. The papers were
made out and signed today. Molander
pent last lesson at Nome, but (ailed to
n,ut hl fnrtmia. Ha returned on the
teamer Charles Lane, aud when her
boiler gave out and the vessel wa in
danger ol awaraping, ha repaired the
boilers so that the steamer, with 800
passengers, reached port iu safety, and
(or which he was presented with f BOO.
Silk Weaver! Locked Out
fiwanton. Pa.. Feb. 14. The strike
of the 4.000 silk worker in Scrauton
, nnltnd in a lookout. The mill-
owner and manager today declared
they will not reopen their mill until
the girl are willing to resume at tne
wage whloh were offered nearly two
w.ka aco and in which there was a
concession of 25 cents a week to each
employe. The strikers are determined
to stav out until tneir aemanns suau
omntnri. Thev have a sked all ailk
workers in the oountry for moral and
material assistance, requesting tnem
t .t.ika if the mills at wbion they
are employed handle material from the
Soranton mills
Telegraphed 200 Miles.
London, Feb. 14. Professor John
Flemins. lecturing at Liveipool yester
day, aald he had Bignor Marooni's per
mission to make the first mention of
the fact that on the first day of bie
reian of Kins Edward VII Marconi ac
complished the astonishing feat of end
ing wireless messages between St. Cath
arine, Isle of Wigbt, and tbe Liazard,
loo miles. Perfect communication
has ilnoa been stablished.
Bui Martial Law Will Continue Throujhoirt
Carnival Week.
Madrid, Fb. 18, The minuter of
the interior, Benor Urgarte, in the
course of an interview, asserted that
oalin reigned in tbe provinces and that
if tbe same pacific behavior of the peo
ple continued after tbe carnival next
week, martial law could be discontin
ued in Madrid and tbiougnout Spain,
except in Catalonia. Madrid remain
perfectly calm, although the talk of
the probable ohange of ministry after
the carnival i very strong.
All th troo bave been withdrawn,
and the censorship is las vigorous, bnt
no refereuoe to lb disorder of the
past few days is permitted to appear.
All dispatches are now revised and de
layed. The street are now guarded
by only the ordinary number of police.
The weather la bitterly cold and not
conducive to mob manifeatatlon.
There i not the (lightest foundation
for the statement circulated in the
United Btates, on tbe authoiity of a
news ageuoy that the government bad
placed restrictions on tbe sending of
message regarding the royal wedding.
Two persons wore killed and several
others wounded yesterday at Grenada.
Tbe count and countess of Caserta
arrived at Hendays, France, today.
They met with no special inoident en
route and continued tbe journey to
Nice.
Cause of Diiturbances,
New York. Feb. 18. A speoial to
the Time from Washington nays:
Tbe disturbance which General
Weyler i now trying to quell, are not,
it ia said by person familiar with tbe
situation, of either Carlist or Republi
can origin, although both parties are
no doubt active in tryiug to take ad
vantage of the trouble. It i deolaied
that tbe uprising i in reality an out
break of tbe discontented. Those tak
ing part In it comprise all classes of
malcontents, aud its oaose are like
those which brought about tbe Frenob
revolution.
Poverty haa been increasing, tbe
burden of taxation has been growing
heavier, and the laboring olasses are
ripe for revolution. At tbe same time
the ruling dynasty i unpopular. All
these complications and a number of
other have brought about a widespread
(eelluir of uurest, and great eveuts are
looked for in Spain unless the incipient
revolution is quelled. Spain has been
tending toward a rebellion for some
time.
HARD LABOR FOR UFE.
Sentence to th Rebel Officer Who Captured
the Yorktown Party.
- Washington, Feb. 18. Aooordlng to
mail advice from the Philippine.
Captain Novico, the insurgent officer
who commanded tbe band whloh cap
tured Lieutenant Gilmore and party,
has been sentenced to Imprisonment at
ban! labor for life, ou tbe charges of
having permitted one of Gilmore'
party to be buried alive. The victim
wa a sailor named MoDonald.
Surrender In Bulacan Dlitrlct
Washington, Feb. 18. New of an
other. Important surrender in the Phil
ippine i oontained in the following
dicpatcb reoeived at tbe war depart
ment from General MacArthor:
"Manila, Feb. 18. Adjutant-General,
Washington One hundred and
twelve rifles and 1,600 rounds of am
munition snrrendeied at Haganey,
Feb. 13, mostly from supply seoreted
in contiguous swamps. Tbe incident
is important, and indicates a great re
lation favorable to American interest
iu region of Bulacan, heretofore one of
the wont in Lnxon. The result is ac
complished exclusively by tbe long
continued, intelligent and persistent
efforts of oflioer of the Third infan-
fry"
Engagement! With Insurgents.
Manila, Feb. 18. Colonel Cronin,
and 80 of the Thirty-third regimunt
have located 100 insurgents at Candon,
innth Hooos. Captain Green with 60
men, met a force of tbe enemy at San
ta Maria. The insurgents, who' were
commanded by Tino, hid behind stone
walls on a steep mountainside. There
was hard fighting ' for three hours.
Tncn Tino abandoned his position and
retreated southward.
Gold dlsooveiiea of some importance
have been made in the province of Le-
panto.
Car Jumped the Track. '
Pittslmig, Feb. 18. A oar on tbe
Hamilton line jumped tbe traok to
nigbt, at the corner of Sixth and Ham
ilton avenue, and toppled over against
the curb completely wrecking the oar
and injuring 20 or more paiaenger
four of them severely. '
To Stop Can Rushes.
New Haven, Conn., Feb. 16. The
Yale faculty baa abolished the time
honored custom of granting a holiday
to the undergraduate on Washington'
hirthday. The action of the faculty
tins excited much . discussion among
the undergraduates, and au attempt
will lie nuide to have the day restored.
February 23 is annually the date when
the Yule sophomores wear high bats
aud carry cauea for the first time, and
when the fenhmen 'rush the opho
mores and "take" th fenoe.
Defenses for Port Orchard Dock.
Tacoma, Feb. 18. The work ot lay
ing mines and torpedoes about the en
trances to the Port Orchard drvdook is
soon to begin. A shipment of five
cars of mushroom anchor baa been re
oeived by the quartermaster's depart
ment, consigned to the United State
engineer by the ordnance department
of the army. They are to be used to
old down tbe gunootton mine and
torpadoe.
Dewet Engaged a British Force
Near Philipstown.
CROSSED ORANGE RIVER AT SAND DRIPT
Th Inalskllllnji Charged th Enemy Who Left
Five Killed and Six Wounded
Tea Boers Were Captured.
London, Feb. 16. The war office)
ba received the following diipatoh
from Lord Kitchener:
"Pretoria, Feb. 16. Our troop are
now engaged with Christian Dewet'a
force north of Philipstown, which we
bold, Dewet having crossed tbe Orange
river at Sand Drift, apparently moving
west.
"Frenoh, reporting from a point 26
mile southeast of Ermelo, state that
large force . of tbe enemy ia being
driven on tbe Plet Kief, their effort to
break back having so far been frus
trated. Tbe Inniskilling charged tb
enemy, who left five killed and six
wounded on tbe groojtd. Ten Boers
were captured, and there was a large
capture of wagon, carta and cattle.
Our casualties were one killed and five
wounded."
The Kvening News print! a dispatch
from Cape Town, dated Thursday,
February 14, which say:
"The government here Is advised
that Christian Dewet and ex-President
Stern entered Cap Colony and occu
pied Philipstown. Tbe British attack
ed them yesterday and drove them out
of tbe town with loss."
Cap Town, Feb. 16. A Boer com
mando crowed the Orange river yester
day, lu the Philipstown distriot. It i
reported that Dewet wa in command.
Van Wykivle! wa oocnpled Monday
by 800 Boer who were retreating from
Calvinia. Tbe Boers are reported in
force 24 miles west of Carnarvon. A
Boer convoy of 66 wagons and 45 pris
oner! haa been captured north of Am
sterdam. Boers Near Cap Town.
London, Feb. 16. It i reported from
Cape Town that the wife of Comamnd
ant Botha left Pretoria with a military
eioort to endeavor to get her husband
to surrender.
Tbe Boer tried unsuccessfully to
destroy a culvert near Cape Town. Re
vere fighting ensued, tbe Boer leaving
three killed and 28 wounded. The
British lost one killed and two wounded.
Boers Wonted at Aberdeen.,
Cape Town, Feb. 16. Fighting 1
reported to have taken place near Aber
deen Friday and Saturday last, th
Boer being wonted.
CHICAGO HOTEL FIRES.
Attempt! Were Made t Burn Four Structure
Robbery During the Excitement
Chicago, Feb. 16. Flame were
tarted simultaneously on four floors of
th Palmer House this aflernoon. and
45 minutes later were discovered on
two floors in tbe Great Northern hotel.
Two men supposed to be hotel
thieves were seen to run from the
Palmer house. During tb exoite
ment, $500 worth of jewelry was stolen
from one of the rooms ol the Great
Northern. About the same time, a
blase of light wa discovered in tbe
Sherman boune. Another fire ot sus
picious origin hud been .discovered
only 24 hours before. The tires con
vince the . police that an organixed
gang of incendiaries is operating in
Chioago. Good desciiptions bave been
secured of tbe two men who were seen
running from tbe Palmer bouse, and
a number of detectives are at work on
the case. The four Area, with tbe oir
onmstanoea attending them, were:
Palmer House Four fire started
simultaneously in baskets of linen on
different floor. Towel saturated
with kerosene were found. The fire
wa extinguished by guest and em
ployes. Two auipeots were seen, but
allowed to escape. Damage nominal.
Great Northern Hotel Simultan
eous fire were discovered on the H and
J floor. Odor of kerosene on H floor.
J. 8. Friest, ot New York, reported
that $500 worth ot jewelry bad been
stolen fiom hi room. Damage of
$1,500 by fire and small panic among
th guest.
Sherman' Home The. bias, was on
the upper floor and wa attended with
little commotion. Damage, $100. '
Hotel Grace Fire of suspicious
origin discovered in a linen closet.
Damag nominal.
The most dangerous fire in the
Palmer house wa on the fifth floor.
It wa extinguished at personal risk
by John M. MoWilliams, Jr., senior
at Princeton university. The police
agree that all the flies were incendiary
and tonight every iiortant down
town hostelry was guarded by a detail
of officer in plain clothes, watching
for the men snspeoted of having started
the fire. These officers, a well a
the hotel manager, have the theory
that the blase was started by some din
charged hotel employe who wished to
satisfy his grudge and was able to do
10 through hi intimate knowledge ol
opportunities.
Ribbed el $3,000 Worth el Jewelry.
San Franoiapo, Feb. 16. Mr. F.
H. Osgood, of Seattle, who arrived in
till oity on tbe Oregon express tbi
morning, ha reported to the police
and railway official that (he wa
robbed during last night of $3,000
worth of jewelry. She atated that tbe
gem were in a leather bag which she
impended from her neck, bnt that
they were taken while he was sleep
ing. The polio officer have arrested
man on uspicioo.
Five Passengers and Fireman en Wrecked Train
As Many Seriously Injured.
Winnemuoca, Nov., Feb. IB. The
it bound overland limited Southern
Pacific train, officially known a No. II,
wa wrecked at 6:20 o'clock yesterday
morning at a point 27 mil west ot
this place, while running at a speed of
50 mile an hour, tbe train went Into
a waahed out culvert, and tb reiult
wa tbe wont wreck known on this
division of tbe road. Six persona were
killed and aix injured.
Tbe disaster occurred at a point
where an embankment 8 feet high
c rouses a ravine. Melting (now from
the mountain cansed heavy rnh of
water which broke through tbe em
bankment aome time during the night.
The wanhoot wa about 75 feet in
width, and into the. raging torrent th
Ill-fated train plunged witboot warn
ing. Tbe engine nearly cleared th
break before the rail gave way, tb
tender falling back. Tne mail oar
and composite car followed into tb
chasm, the composite car telescoping
the first of tbe Pullman sleepers nearly
half it length.
Two lie peri and the dining car re
mained on the track.
The bodies of two men, evidently
tramps, who were steal lug a ride, are
In tbe wreokage.
Train No. 4, th esstboond express,
was following tbe limited train very
closely, and the rear brakeman of tbe
latter bad only a few minute In
which to flag No. 4 and prevent rear
end collision.
At 7:20 A.M. a special train left
thi place for tbe scene of tb wreck,
carrying doctor and nurses, and the
injured were given every attention pos
sible, being taken to tbe hotel at Mill
City, tbe nearest station. Tbe dead
and injured were later taken back to
Wadiworth on a special train, and
will be carried on to San Francisco.
It will be two or three daya before
the track can be put in condition to
tbat tbe running of train may be re
sumed. It will be necessary first to
build a trestle across tbe cbaam in
which the recked cars are lying.
OVERPOWERED THE JAILER.
Nine Prisoner! In the Spokane County Jail
Escape Officer OaVe Pursuit
Spokane, Feb. 19. Arthur Spencer,
of San Frauclsco. charged with imper
sonating a United State officer, and
eight other prisoners overpowered
Jailer Thompson in the Spokane county
jail this morning and are now at large
Thompson say he wa seized from
behind by prisoner who were hiding
behind a door, waa beaten in o ineen
sibility, robbed of key and revolver
and gagged to prevent an outcry.
When the jailer got loose be took a
Winchester and went out to look' for
the escaped men. He spied citizen
who, frightened by tbe jailer' appear
ance, started to run. Tbe jailer gave
pursuit and began to shoot at the man,
who finally waa rescued by a jury out
for an airing.
Posses bave been lent out every
where, but not one of the jail breaker
ha been lighted.
NEGRO WAS LYNCHED.
Killed Man and His Family and Ransacker
th House.
New Orleans, Feb. 19. Thomas
Jackson, a Negro, waa lynobed today
at St. Petet, 20 miles above thia city,
for a series of ciimes. This morning
be visited the home of Alexander Bour
geois, the engineer of the drainage
machine on Bellepoint plantation, some
distance from the plantation quarters.
He told Bourgeois the manager wanted
bim, and the engineer mounted the
tricyole with the Negro. Jackson
stabbed tbe engineer in the back and
threw the body into a ditch. He then
returned to the house and butchered
Mrs. Bourgeois and her two babies and
ransacked the house. Two boy visit
ing tbe family bid in tbe wood. After
the negro' departure the boy went to
St. Peter and gave tbe alarm, return
ing with mob of several hundred
men. The negro wae tracked to his
home and fully identified by the boys.
He was banged and bia body riddled
with bullets before the sheriff arrived.
Composer Nevln Dead.
New Haven, Conn., Feb 18. Eth
el bert Nevin, musician and com poser,
died suddenly here today of heart dis
ease. Mr. Nevin came to New Haven
about five weeks ago to be associated
with professor Parker, of Yale univer
sity, in bii muscial work. Ethel bert
Neivn was born in Nevinacre, Pa., in
1868. A copmoser, Mr. Nevin at
tained a name hardly second . to any
musician, and hi aong are known
throughout the continents. Among
these are "The Rosary," "Naroiesus."
"Good Night," "Good Night, Belov
ed," and an arrangement of Heina'
"The Helden Roealein."
Mexican Troops Defeated Indian.
Mexioo City, Feb. 10. The federal
troop had another engagement with
Maya Indians yesterday, and the troops
turned their flank and drove them from
ail their fortified . place. The caw
Mauser rifle are found to be extremely
effective against the enemy.
Three S'.'lcldcs In Sin Francisco.
San Francisco. Feb. IB. Suiildei
were epidemic in this city today.
Three men suffering from despondency
took their lives. A. Lewis, a hoe-
maekr in ill health, ended his life trou
bles by asphyxiation. Robert Mo
Kenna, painter, quarreled with bia
wife and (wallowed a dose of arsenic.
A. Moeller, a baker, who grieved over
the death of a son, who waa killed In
the terrible football accident last
Thanksgiving, took carbolic aoid,
Sixty-Five Miners Are Entombed
No Hope for Them. -
CAUSED BY AN EXPLOSION OP CAS
Only Exit b th Mouth ol th Shaft Which U
Puled With a (lug Velum of Smok
Relief Measures Have Begun.
Vancouver, B. C, Feb. 18. Sixty
five mlnr are imprisoned in No.
shaft ol tbe Cumberland coal mine on
Vancouver island. The only exit 1
tbe month of the shaft which ia filled
with a huge volume of flam.' Thr
la considered to be no poiiibility for
tb unfortunate! to escape.
Details ef Disaster Meager.
Details of the disaster are meager.
Th Cumberland mine is near the vil
lage ot Union, "about 60 mile north
of th town of Nansimo. Tbj only
telegraphic communication from On
ion is by (ingle government wire,
and little i( known of the tragedy in
the mine except tbat terrible explo
ion occurred in No, 6 shaft of tb
Cumberland about 11 o'clock thia
morning. Following th ex plosion tbe
shaft caught fire, and the 65 miner
who were working half mile front
tbe entrance were caught in Ja death
trap. A relief party from No. 6 shaft
made a brave but futile attempt at
rescue. They were headed off by the
fir and could not reach the imprisoned
men. Th attempt at rescue wa mad
through No. 6 shaft, but tb flame
prevented any development of th per
ilous venture.
The Cumberland mine is on of tb
ptopartie of the Onion Colliery Com
pany, situated near Comox and
reached irons Onion bay by the privet
colliery railway crowing tb Trent
river on which tb memorable bridge
disaster occurred a year or two ago.
It baa been singularly fortunate here
tofore in immunity from disaster and
was counted an especially aafs mine to
work in by reason of th character of
tb formation in which th coal is
found there, and the manner in which
it bad been opened op. No. 6 shaft,
tbe scene of the disaster, wa bottomed
in October, 1898, at a depth of 814
feet It i well constructed and lim
bered, with a mud wall, the pit bot
tom being timbered with 11x18 sawn
hulks, built wildly together, 16 fee
wide and 13 feet high. Tbe abaft la
located cloae to th railway, and th
ventilation of the mine is fleeted by m
14x5-foot Guibal fan, wbicb, when ran
to iu full rapaoity, give 85,000 oubio
feet of air circulation per minute.
Tbe air enters by the haulage elope
and is divided into asperate splits, th
main aplit being at the. point wber
No. 2 branohee off the main elope,
part of the air going down each slop.
Further down each of then dope th
air i again aplit, and sent to th stork
ing( east and west of the respective
dope.
- A second explosion ooenrred in No.
5 ehatt tonight, bnt it had been ex
pected, and all the men had left tb
workings. Tbera were no casualties.
Thia explosion prevent any further
effort being mad to rescue the ear
tombed miner through No. 6 hft.
Killed by a Tiger.
Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 18. Albert
Neilaon, aged 15, employed a an ani
mal keeper at the Zoological garden,
in tbi city, v killed by a Bengal
tiger , today. He entered the tigei'a
eag and was attacked by tb beast.
A terrible struggle followed in which
Neilaon waa torn in a hundred placee.
Red hot iron war thrust into th
blood thirsty animal, but not until
even bullet had been Bred into it
body did it release it hold on its vic
tim.' Neilaon was dragged from th
cage more dead than alive, and wa
hurried to the city hospital, where be
died as he was being carried in. Th
tiger wa not fatally wounded. Neil
son had been employed by tbe Zoo
company thre years. He- was in
charge of the lion'a cubs, and it is sup
posed opened th tiger's oage by mia
take. Generals te Retire Today.
Washington, Feb. 18. Generals J.
H. Wilson, Fitzbngh Lee and Theo
dore Schwan will be retired tomorrow,
the last named on his own applicaion.
Colonel A. 8. Daggett, Fourteenth in
fantry, wilt be promoted to a brigadier
generalship, succeeding Sohwan, and
will be retired immediately.
May Arrest Without a Warrant
PitUbuig, Pa., Feb. 18. In tbe snit
f John B. Bennett against Secret Serv
ice Agents Flynn and Berriman and
Deputy United States Marshal W. 8.
Blair, who war charged with malic
ious trespass assanlt and battery in
connection with the arrest of the plain
tiff, Judge W. M. Achin, in th Unit
ed State court, Handed down an im
portant opinion. He make a prece
dent in deciding tbat United State
marshal or their deputies oan mak
arrest in emergenoy cases without
warrant.
, found Dead on the Desert.
Tuoson, Aria. Feb. 18. Gsorg
Wbeatley a well-known mining man
and two Mexloan miner were ton ad
dead in their tent, one mil from th
mining camp of Scholia, 80 milea front
Tuoson. When fonnd the parties had
been dead for aevaral daya. Indica
tion point to death from oharosal
fume. Some believe that th man war
polond. Th body of en o' th
Mexloan waa being ooniumed by fir
when th remains war discovered.
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