THE
OREGON
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VOL..
XXIII.
HT. HELENS, OltEOON, Fill DAY, OCTOliEK 12, 10OG.
NO. 44.
MIST.
NEWS OF THE WEEK
la a Condensed Form for
Busy Readers,
Oar
HAPPENINGS OF TWO CONTINENTS
A l.tum. of th Lt Important but
Nut L. Interesting; Evntt
of th Pset Wk
Tl. trial at Standard Oil la Ohio
h commute. ',
;,lrels ' agl In control ol
Ru-in I'iuocrH.
Hi.iw ha fi:r lot th firtt Hint this
yrr l Mlnnnepollt.
Tall will heal olil fadt In Col b
lorn proclaiming amoly.
(inffl rumlon will om eoosldar
tb'.r number ol mounted inlaalry In
Cut.
Tim triple alllanc between ()r
mmr, Austria aud Italy If to b re
vived. H -Kline arhoonar returning to Vic
turn, II. C, all report ll teal catch a
Ughl.
Kan Francisco pallet he capiat)
ll man who li blid U hav bn
lh bader In Ilia Japan hank rob
bery. Tii Philadelphia manager ol Ar
oinai't packing Iioom Iim ba arretted
I. r ill Illegal dm cl Itoradc acid In
Dame
I am tra on loot lor Hit organisa
tion iiy virion railroad tompant ol
tinllc refrigerator and tlock car
cum ci y .
lb Colnrnbai, Ohio, board ol da
r. t hi has dK-dd to adopt th iimpll'
Bnl llln o lat aa It la piactlrabl
in tli irhoalt ol tha city.
Iia i.la In lb. cjnetrrc'.loo, ol war
hi hav bn dli)rd.
ri negro ri' war continue In a
mm: I way In man Wool hern cilia.
J J. Hill ha sounded a warning
Kinil Hi waaUol national nm tn.
Mrs no gold ba murdered a
nuti.b.r ol proa,,lori 10 lb. rouuiilaln.
iiurnor Magnon will rul In Cuba
na lr Hi Urmi ol lb cinilliotloo ol
tlmt republ c.
Cuban rebel hav. rlud to glv op
th-ir arm uolll tha govraunl troopi
ia all dlarrnd.
It is tab Mr. Howard Conld will
- to K.iulh Ikol and tablih a ret
urn. whn aha wilt aa lut dlvorc.
A n.rrl baa been arranged b
tMiitUUrand Duk Michael, onljr
brother ol th ciar, and Price Fa
trlite, nlu aol King Kdward.
Tli n and piwarlttl armored colt
er .N..rtli Carollua baa been B.viuiiy
Uiin. lii.il at Saarmrt Nwl. Klctosiv
ol Mtinor and armament tha vtl c-t
t.i,ft7a,ooo.
(! Hiaoot declare ba I r.!thr
liim. n( hi r. Iiglon or hi aisle.
II animals to M 01 mon to c,mcntrt
tlunr i fl irt to obtain land In nr.lMwr
l i other form ol Invwtmaul.
Panama and Colombia ar quarrell
1 UK sbaul their foreign dble.
Hill ht leaned large treo'to! Minne
sota al landa to th ileal trail
Forest flre ar ranting great damage
to forests In Houthern California.
IU emlnalon in Philadelphia klllt
iK'il iiian and dot! great damage
The army ton are gathering at
Newport Newt lor trantportatlon to
Culm.
Howar d Oonld and bit wife are qutr
rolling almnl tha management ol Caitle
(lotilil, ami may ttparat
Too ,-Urka wrMtllnc on th font floor
ol a Cleveland department ttora fell
from ln,lnr anil War dashed 0
death.
Th lSvrar old ton ol a Chli igo
niilllonalra liaa rxian arreti lor rob'
til II ar nil. I n.fii-linaa anil liundlnf th
nioiif on chnrut girl.
Tli Ht. Paul roa,l h ta Toted lo Itine
liriO.OOtl.UOU .! new elivk with which
lo
rmll.l Una down tli coatt irorn
I'oriland to Han Francisco.
Tha i iar l a. ratnrnad to hit gUded
prison Irom kit 7cht, keeping h'P
lookout for bombs.
A treat telenhon tvtlem,' baxked by
the Western Union Telegraph company,
is being organised to fight th Amen
can Telephone and Telegraph company
Itooaevalt aay th nlargement ol th
powcirso! th national government It
the only remedy Inr th trust vm
An emloraiit alnamal nlvlrg between
Hoiluiw ami llnnuknne foundered. The
captain and (JO pastengeri were lost
Tie coroner't iurr believe that
Carev M. Bnyder, whne body wat
found In the woodt near llilllhoro, wat
niiirdurtd.
The governor ol filmhlrsk province.
iiuaaia, wat wounded by a oomo.
A strong desire tot anneiatlon by
the Cuban cltlaena of all nationalities
It enl. nrd and talk it Indulged
In ol talking a tot on th aueatlon.
An flwannM mlnlatAf baa laid himself
liable to a Una lor marrying cjnpl
on the Vancouver ferry whll It wat
Inonrxil on tha Waahlnuton lid. Til
niarrla, lioent wat procured In Van
GERMANY REACHING OUT.
Eil.bllihm.nl of Bank Part of Qama
to Uet Control of Persia,
I'erlln, Oct. 9. - The effortt ol Gar.
many lo ettaliliih a bank in I'ertla art
only part of a wry deep gam bain.
played now lor th ultimata control ol
me rvrtian gull by theUarman govern
iiiwni. Ilia ttaUimeiit that tl.la l.ank
will h purely commercial It on that
iie auiuwmeiit In dlulomatla clrrlri
in r.urope, where It it fell that tha for-
Igu oltli-e will hav to take eneritetic
'Pi io prvveni in tiank ImIii aatah,
lllllMl.
(ieruian Influence in Teheran It er
i rung ana cauuoutly but turulf Uer
many It pu.b'.ng lu policy lorward.
Irl miii the building ol the Herman
railroad to the alioret ol the mil. and
tha Intrigue that haa tliice beeu taking
place to aetuie the thah't permiealoa
lo make Kowelt the termlnut. Then
only a mouth or two ago cam tin
etabltihiiiiit ol a Herman line ol
laatuamp) w trade along th gulf, a
line heavily iubidlid by the Ueiinio
governmrnt.
Now comet a protoul for the eetab
llahment of the hank. There It good
uthorlty lor the atatemeut that th In
ilian goverouirnl it waichlng eveir
mcv very carelully, but ih Kiigliali
lorelgn iiftu to far lia remained no
pine
LEAGUE FORMED AT HAVANA.
Promoline; of Stable Qovernment ll
Given at Object.
Havana, Oct. 9. The prellmlnariet
ol an organisation to tie called tht
UooU Uovernment h aue ol Culia were
begun thit afternoon at a meeting ol
Americana, Cuhana and other, tl
which ruliiltont were pasted to the
Reel that the put pore of the aeaocla
lun should be the "promoting of all
11(111 male meant, th eetalilialmiant ol
peruianent, stable and lacful govern
ment. comptent to aduiiniater ualice,
insure democratic tranquilit, prauiol
the aeneral welfaie ana liuaie llir
blotting of Utterly to all the luhabl
lenu ol th It I ml."
It was declared that the league In
tended to adopt whatever means to thit
end were deemed wlsect by a tnatonty
ol the membership, which It Intended
lo be repiesenUllvea ol all nationalities
and recllon. and not to be com ml I ted
to any line ol action until It It uecUled
hat it tiioit conductive lo tn ouiecit
named. '
While ther was no etpression to
thai effect, th movement aenerally it
regarded as pointing eventually toward
tome nior di Unit degree ol American
mntrtil or overslaht In Cuban affairs
than It vouchsafed by the Flatt amend
ment.
FOURTEtN OFFICERS LET OUT
Result of 4,609 Courts Martial
Dur
log Past Year.
K'.al.lnatan. Oct. B. Hiring the
I ail Her I year, accoidlug to the annual
,-r.mi of tlaneial (ieorge II. Davit,
udg advocate general oi uie army,
.,...1 tcAii. 4.690 tnala by general
court martial weia held. Filly of theie
.i.l. i. it commanding oltlceri, 13
of
whom were convicle.1 and etgni ac
nnlttnl. Fourleen i Ulcer were ais
r . . . ii,.
m aaeit bv lenience, in lour w
....i.,.ra ware comnititco io iw.
k. ln tmn raava res vniuona. lor
i.. t nl lb service." were accepted
in lieu ol continuing the teutencea, and
n one caae lb sentence wee uip
........ i
i""""V . f .1.. .li.il
Almul DU per en ui . .....
tml tit Btintml court uiftttii
liiViilvlmj dishonor
able discharge and about 6 per cent of
these sentence were awarded
-i .na Minvintions.
ti. i. . he ennerai couiv
i...i.. ll.a vear a lOWfU a uein
tnt. aa compared wuu uie F..
y'-
n.i,. I. Wavlnt- Machete
ii.... fvt. 9. Reuorti received
i i.i. ion lilit from Guinea and
uuisir declare that disbanded rebel are
Min. about thee toani and wavm
their machetet in a threatening mn
I KnnllOn Will KU vu '
The memtiert of th
disarming commlaalon toftfc
. .ij hi Jna Miirnel Oomrs
aiXOHl'a"- - ,
.. i. r. ..(.... T.anuaker 01 me
uarcia x -i - , ...... ,
house ol repreientatives, so -
rived al Catllda, the P"
Trinidad, this evening. i"!
met by a lrg crowd.
Steedt From th Desert.
v.,,w n..l. B. Twenty-seven
. ' . landed today from
tha tteamthlp Italia. Th.y have oeen
.7 O.rla a nca AuiItlBt 14.
A rI)lBlU HWince
on III" way ,- - . .,
Thit Imputation It laid to . In.
largeit ol tha kind ever ma -i:7."u
i it,, nnlv trade ever lesusd
American. Homer Davenport
negotiated th purchasa. Tht anlrnalf,
h. tayt, represent th. only strictly dt
rt bred thoroUgbbriil ever uiuu.
thit country,
Mlnl.trv to Rlgn I" Prott.
f. il,. N. F.. Oct. B.-It wat r
portoltmliy tl't the ministry, low
g the recent ainpl pi the national
cabin.!, I'"":
?,n" i 'r..,.V .nil the United State,
"T L ol which American
lr, to the lawt of flew
a.ni. China'! Word.
...i v.t o Hlr Robert Hart
.. Bn"KU":' "V' , ,1,. nblnes. Imperial
,arJ o Chines, cnetomi will not ; b.
Z:,ged and that b. I.
.ill he no nnuue iiiiri.i"v
,ign control of tb. cmtomi.
iVILL LETJCONTRACT
Roosevelt and Shorts Agree On
Method ot Digging Canal.
WILL SOON MAKE PUBLIC TERMS
Chines To 8 Turned Over to Con.
tractors Taft To Hsve Hand
in Contract,
Washington, Ojt. 9. It hat been
finally d t-lded that the Panama canal
111 ba completed by contract. In a
few dayt the commission will mtk
public statement letting iortb Itt rea-
soiii for favoring the e infract tyilein,
and at tl at time a lorm ol ontract will
Iso probably be published showing ra
lly the tort of documei t believed by
the commissioner to be necrltary for
esfegnarding th wirk.
Prrtideut Roosevelt 1 known to sop
port th commission In it position that
work cm ba done more salisfsc'ori
ty by contractors than by th govern
merit. II bad a long c inference with
Chairman Kbonts today on th subject
ad th variant argument! in favor ol
the contract system were discussed
fully.
1 lilt change In building the canal
will In no way afttct the employuient
I Chineee labor, rropoesl lor fum
shing the Chinese labor were made
under aoch condition that they can be
ransferred to contractor! and the terms
can be fulfilled In such a manner thai
he eovernment can give the cooliet
lust ai muib protictlon at it could II
be government were the direct cm
ployer. It li likely that no disposition
will be made of the bid for supplying
Chines labor until alter the return o
Seiretary Tail Irom Cuba, as he aunt'
ed in drawing the ineciHcationi under
blch pronorall were cfli-red and It
much interested in the conditions under
blch the Chinese are to b taken to
the Isthmut.
Tht president tlilt intend to vitit
the isthmus thit fall and, unless there
e torn change lol th worse In the
Cuban aitoalion. will probably leave
for Colon a short time after the elicUon
BRITAIN ACCEPTS TERMS.
Real Fisherman of Newfoundland Con
cede American Rights.
Washington, Oct. 9 Th new! thai
th niodu vivendi between the United
4tata and f lieat Britain retarding the
Newfoundland fisheries had finally been
signed wat conveyd to Secretary Kool
n a cibligram from Ambattador Keid
today, adviilng him that the Britiih
government bad accepted the termt
So Information bat been received at
the Htat department concerning the
proposed resignation ol th. official ol
ha Newfoundland government on
connt of the new agreement.
H.inie facts in relation to the fcew
loundland government and the fish.rles
were staled, in wtiich it appear uia.
tha British government has been very
ii-h embarrassed during th. negolia
iin.inn ..vomit ol in. oemanu ui
. . i i i
Newfoundland. Th Kewloundiami
government is under the control of the
merchant fishermen oi wie miaou, mu
who buy, cuie and sell the tuning pro
I,,., i. Thev oonoee anv Auieriuau
fishing rights, Including loose gnaran
i.l hv tba ireatv o) lo!8. and are die
satisfied with any arrangement that the
British government makes to carry out
ft,n tarma of that treaty.
The real fishermen of th. Island are
nol In harmony with the restrictions ol
the Newfoundland government, luch as
denying th. privilege ot tolling bait
and of allowing the flibernien to take
. i.nlovment on th. American DBning
r- v - , , ,, .,
.....la rae neaiounuianu tunia
,...nt I, .a no real reSDontltillliy in me
... l ,.rrvlna out obligations. That
dovolvBi upon the Britieh government
Joint Salmon Fishery Regulation
Victoria, B. C, Oct. B.-An Ottawa
dispatch sayt recommendatloni lor
amendmenti to uie nsnery iri""
have been made by the J nni nsnery
commission ol British Columbia and
Wathlngton. Th. Americans aeaeu
that fishing be prohibited in the Fraser
ilver above New Westminster, but the
Canadian commission did not agree to
this. The American commissioners
will tecommend to the waeiitngion ik
islatnre a series ot retolutiont with the
object ol protecting ceriaiu saiuiuu
schools.
Hard on Veal Shippers.
Chicago, Oct. 9. Commission men
i .1.1. -itv todav prepared a petitiou
to the government that the time lor
tho use ol a new quality ol paper on
shipments ol veal be "tended Irom
M.ti. 1 to November 1. the date by
which the stcckyaids packer! are to
change the labels. The express com
rliialnff to pick up ship
L..,i. nt wrannfd In the legally speci
fied paper and the lose to the Chicago
market aloue it uioneaiiu m uU...
Plot to Destroy Nome.
Tacoma, Wash., Oct. 9.-A report
reached this city today to th. effect
. nlo was discovered to destroy
the city of Nome by flre September 24.
One fire was started, but timely efforts
..nt,l its spread. It It understood
that lmportaut arrettt are to b. mad.
ST, JOHN 8ET FREE.
Not Sufficient Evidence to Hold Great
Miner' Leader.
Grand Junction. Colo., Oct. 8 Vin-
ent Ht. John, ex president t,t tha Tell-
nrlde Miners' nnion and prominently
dent I lied with the Western Federation
f Miners, ii again a Ire. man, all
ha'gttl against bim having been diop-
pd by th state.
"We were unable to verily certain
vldenc. Against 8t. John, and rather
ban go to trial with a weak cat. w.
lecided to abandon lurther proamn
ion, " It th. way District Attorney
Sel'g pot it. District Jud(. Htevena
promptly ordered St, John released.
Ht. John had been out on bond! on-
ler the charge of being responsible (or
he strike riot ol 1H00 at Tellnride.
when a man nan e l Burnham was kill
ed. Ht. John, alter leaving Telluride,
went to Idaho. 11. was arrested for
omplicily in ih. assassination of ex-
loveinor Bteunenberg, of Idaho, but
iter released and immediately re-ar
rested, charged with the murder of
Burnham in Telluride, and brought to
Colorado. He was placed in jail and a
strong guard thrown around the jail to
prevent what was alleged to be an at
tempt to rescue him.
Three week! later the evidence did
not appprar to be so strong and he wai
released on a 110,000 bond, tin case
Irairyed along until at this term Of
ourt the prosecuting attorney announc
ed that he had not evidence npnn which
to bold him, and he wai released.
LOSES MILLIONS ANNUALLY.
Congress Mutt Reform Second Class
Mail Rate Law.
New York, Oct. 8. The congreesion
il committee which hat been invest!
gating the carrying of second class mail
matter by tbe Fostomce department ue
rided today to adjourn tbe bearing to
Washington, where representatives of
iha Periodical Publishers' association
will be beard on November 2d. F. C
Madden, third assistant postmaster
jeneral. said:
"I think that beyond question th
Postofllce department has established
itt case namely, that tbe present lawt
regulating second class matter are out
ol date and practically nullified by
urnaent nracticea beyond tbe control ol
the department as now equipped, and
that a real and effective enforcement
would be injurious to the publishing
interests. Ther are now many persons
eniovlmr the privileges ol the second
ass ratet in violation oi me inieni
nd purpose cl the statutes to the de
triment ot the postal revenues amount
inn to million! annually.
"From th. bearings, tba correctness
if thit it specially conceded by the
onlilialiera themselves. They seem to
be substantially agreed that a reforma
tion ol the laws it Imperative. Just
what view the committee will take or
what action it will propose, II any, no
one at thia time can say."
POLICE AT LOGGERHEADS.
Criminala Allownd To Go Unpunished
In San Francisco.
Pan Francisco, Oct. B. It it charged
by newspapers here that politic, in the
Police department la seriously nanui
. - at I . I. - I A . n
canning toe euori ui me iun-i w ap
prehend the two murderous tbURS who
looted the Japanese Uolden Gate bank,
slew tha v ce president and pounded
the cashier over the head with an iron
hlndireon until he was almost dead
The department seemed demoralised
over the,strnggle now progressing as to
whn shall head the aeiecuves, ana
within 12 hours not an arrest has been
made, nor it there the tbadow of a clew
to promise one.
El Wren, whom Chief Dinan wantt
to make inspector ol police, appear! to
he nnable to handle the situation, ana
matter! in the upper office are at
standstill, with Acting Mayor Galla
gher demanding Captain Duke to take
,, lmmand and infuse a mild solution ol
brains into the work, while Oman l
equally detetmined not to accept the
program.
Will Withdraw Coal Land.
Waahlno-lon. Oct. 8. It ii under
ttood that the president hai finally
, l a. .!.!. .1 .11 A.l
mane Up tilt mum io wuuuraw an wai
lands not already taken up under the
land lawt ol the United States. The
expectation it that he will, by a special
mestagt, request congress io cnange me
statutes, but that meanwhile he rill
hlmsell temporarily wlthdiaw the coai
lands from lurther entry. It la stated,
however, that before th withdrawal
can take place th. Geological survey
muiidetermlne exactly which ate the
ooal laude, aa a basil lor the order.
Ha Found Cancer Cur..
Paris. Cct. 8. riomise ol a cure for
cancer in txtreme cases was h id jut to
physlciant and aurgeont attending the
nrgical congreei here by Dr. Doyen,
the expert on that diiease, in an ad
dress. Dr. Doyen spoke at some length
on his serum treatment of tha disease
He announced that of the 19 cases he
haa treated during th. flnt year ol tbe
teals, death resulted In only three cases
and these were ol the most desperate
character,
Rumor Piatt Will Resign.
Washington, Oct. 8. It li reported
In Washington that 8enator Piatt in
tends to resiirn his seat in th. senate,
partly became ol (ailing health, but
more particularly on account ol tbe
unpleasant notoriety he recently re
ceived on account of domestic trouble!
Channel to Stranded Vessels.
Pensscila, Fla., Oct. 8. Th. Navy
department will make an effort to save
the war vessels stranded at the navy
yard during th. recent burrican. by
dr. lging obanneli horn deep water.
TORNADOES GALORE
Sweeping Through New Orleans
and Vicinity.
SIX KILLED; NINE MORE WILL DIE
Total Damifce I Over a) 1 ,000,000
Cropt Ruined and Hundredt of
Bulldingt Deatroyed.
New Orleana, Oct. 6. Thia region
waa the center of cyclonic disturb-
ancei. at least three or wnicn were
tornadoes and cauied tbe loss of six
lives, with nine persons fatally injured.
The first tornedo struck west Baton
Rouge Parish about 6 o'clock, killing
Mrs. T. Forel and her daughter, Mrs
White. Mra. Forel' body waa found
In a field near her demolished house.
Two children In Mrs. Forel' house
were fatally Injured and five more
were Injured In the collapse of a sugar
refinery.
In St. James Parish one woman waa
killed and Mrs. H. Rebber and daugh
ter. Mrs. John Meyer, and a negro
were fatally Injurea. Fifteen build'
lngs were blown completely down in
this parish. v
At Point Chataula, George hawes
and son and daughter were killed by
the collapse of thtr house, and an
other child of the family was fatally
Injured. A negro was also fatally In
jured there, besides Injuries to a dozen
other persons,
The third tornado struck New or
leana about 8 o'clock. Although no
Jives were lost, property damage
reached $500,000 and about fifty Pec -
sans were Injured, one rauwy. r uujr
one ratatiy. r uiiy
800 buildings were damaged, about 75
belna blown flat. Most of the demol-lv.
u iicio i-. -ur j .
occurred.
.. - , , . . . v. . i. .
city was about eight miles long.
LC n I
The tornado here appeared at a dis
tance as a cloud sweeping the surface
of the earth. Its course was undulat
ing, some buildings being skipped en
tirely as it bounded skyward. Fre-
ouently it demolished - verandai and
fencea on one side of the street,
while not an object on the other side
was disturbed. The cloud -occupied
several minutes In crossing the city
and hundreds of persons who saw and
heard it approaching had time to run
out of Its pathway.
One exciting race was made hy a
street car, which was loaded wttn
passengers on their way to work. At
Marengo street the motorman threw
on full power. The flying car was lees
than half a block pst the roller skat
ing rink when that structure went
down. Another street car wai de
railed.
ANOTHER BIG MINE FIRE.
Fifteen Men Entombed By Gas Explod
ing in New Mexico.
Denver, Colo., 0"t. 6. According to I
a special to tne News. it men are dc-
Iieved to have been entombed In the
Dutchman mine at Blossburg, N. M..
at 2:30 o'clock this morning, by an I
, , ... i j . .
explosion which wrecked the walls
and roof of the tunnel In which they
were working. Only six men are posi
tively known to have been In the
A V L.nnol In nrhlih tl O V
tunnel at the time of the explosion,
but the usual night shift numbers IB,
and none of them have been located
outside of tbe mine.
Rescuing parties have taken out
four dead bodies, one of which has
been Identified as Jan JenskI, 40
years old. All but one of the night
shift were Austrlaus, the exception be
ing an American.
Firedamp has settled in the tunnel,
making rescue work difficult. It is
not thought that any of the entombed
men can live with this condition pre
vailing. As yet no fire haa been re
ported.
Another Storm Near Mobile.
Mobile, Ala.. Oct. 6. At 11:10 this
morning a tornado passed near Kushla,
about 12 miles north of Mobile. No
loss of life has been reported, and
owing to the thinly populated country.
It is hardly probable that there will
be any. The tornado cut a swath 100
feet wide and felled much timber. The
Western Union Telegraph Company
lost its wires along the Mobile & Ohio,'
Louisville & Nashville and Southern
Railways. Mobile felt no effects of
the tornado.
Dead May Total Seventy.
niuefleld, W. Va., Oct. 6. Twenty-
nine bodies have been recovered from
the West Fork of the Pocahontaa Col
lieries Company mine at Pocahontas,
Va., and a conservative estimate
places the total number of the dead at
70. The rescuing party reached the
scene of the explosion, but the im
mense amount of debris and wreck
age has hampered the Bearch for
bodies. There Is no evidence thus far
of flre.
Rebela Capture $125,000.
Ufa. RuBsla. Oct. 6. An armed band
numbering 40 men held up a mall
train near the bridge over the BJela
river last night. After killing a soldier
anrt wnnnrl lnr three others who were
In charge of the mall the robbers de-
camned with 1125.000.
NINETEEN B0DIE8 RECOVERED.
Virginia Coal Mine Still Hold.
Many
Mor. Victim.
Pocahontas, Va., Oct. B, Nineteen
known dead and from 30 to 40 more
men entombed, and doubtless all dead,
I the situation up to a late bour to
day at th. West Fork mines of the
Pocahontas Collerles Company, wnere
Ian explosion occurred late Wednesday
afternoon..
The bodies of these men were recov
ered from the mines as tbe result of
heroic work of a band of 35 men con
stituting a rescue party that worked
Incessantly through tbe hours of tbe
night and day.
It waa not until 7:30 o'clock lasi
evening that the rescuers reached a
point near Paul entry, where the ex
dIobIoq occurred. Toward the middle
of the evening the hope waa expressed
that all the bodies would be recovered
by midnight.
The authorities anticipated the
fearful extent of the casualties by or
dering a carload of coffins and burial
supplies, which are now on the way.
The order la being rushed at Blue-
field and the burial supplies, which
Include 60 coffins, are expected to
reach Pocahontas early tomorrow
morning.
The West mine has over 700 acres
of "worked out" or abandoned work
ings. This fact alone made it difficult
for the men to get to the part of tbe
mine where the explosion occurred.
All the brattices In these old worV
hngt had been blown out. ' The scene
of tbe disaster Is over two miles from
the drift month.
In the operation of the telephone
system of the mine a number of boys
are employed, and the greater number
of these are said to have met death
in the explosion or were caught by
the afterdamp. It Is said that shortly
after the explosion one of the boys
called ud the office outside, hut was
overcome before be gave his message
Tne boy
probably died at the tele-
pn0ne,
The cauge 0f fne explosion cannot
definite! v ascertained as vet. but It
iouowea Dy aneranniir. mo mi
Were considered the safest and best
.
Ipany has been at enormous expense In
VHI1 1 1 IMlf 1 ID LU1B BCLLIUU UU UI.
equipping and ventilating them.
NEWS AMAZING TO CUBANS.
Palma'a Early Request for lnterven-1
tion Surprise Them.
Havana. Oct. 5. That ex-President
Palma early In September asked fori
American Interference In the interest
of foreign lives and property Is not
considered surprisinK here. In view of I
hi. piihoAmient rennost to Mr. Sleeper. I
the American Charge, and Commander
John C. Colwell, of the cruiser Denver.
But that he suggested calling Congress
In . lr fn- Amorlrtfln fntprveminn SSI
early as September 8 Is considered
surprising- and that on September 13 1
he officially asked for intervention
anrt had then irrevocably decided to
reslen causes amazement.
Th correspondence between tne
State Department and Consul-General I
atelnhart in connection with Cuban I
Intervention reveals the truth of the
rumors current here t the time, which
were persistently denied at the palace,
Palma declining to speak for interven-
tion.
On September 13 Mr. Bacon received
dispatch which told of the Irre-
1 vocable Intention of President Palma
.moult" in it ., ,
I reg, and ,0 turn over the govern-
I . . - w-a u J
ment to an appointee ot rrtsmuui
Roosevelt in order to prevent complete
anarchy. It is added that It may be
necessary to land a force to protect
American property.
This message was sent upon the day
that American marines first landed in
Cuba, but were ordered back to the
vessels by Secretary Bonaparte, un
the day following it was announced
that Secretary Taft, and Bacon would
be sent to Cuba, and upon that same
day a message was received saying
that the Cuban Congress could not
meet for lack of a leader, neither the
President nor Vice President being
willing to retain their office.
Pronounce Drsadnaught a Success.
London, Oct. 6 Tb. battlciDip
Dreadnansht today started a au-nour
unllra alaam trial. Tit Beveral
n,ll.in.r. ahnrt trials she is said to
r.v. , ... ...I
hav. proved a distinct success irom me unicago, tc. im- uuumm m
nnlnt ol view ol handinetl In manen I "Doctors entered noon their duties at
verlng. This in spite ol th. weather
conditions, which were far Irom favor-
able. Aa the Dreadnaught la tb. first
exampl. of the use of turbine engines
in a warship, her tuccets is renard-H)
with great satufaction in naval circles,
and is attributed entirely to ber doable
rudder!.
Equitable Must Answer,
Balleton. N. Y.. Oct. 5. Justice
Van Kirk today dismissed the demur
ren of the delendantl in tb. suit
bronaht by Mrs. Mary 8. Young aa
policyholder and stockholder against
tba Eauitable Lll. Assurarca icciety io
cimnel a restitution of tb. funds of
that irclety. The cjuit also oraerea
that, if tha defendant! do not wltDin xu
.ftar rli-a of a cmv of th. ludii
J .. , . I
ment anewer tn. complaint ana pay
tb. oats,, final judgment may be bad.
Wsird Evidence, of Slaughter,
Nw York, Oct. 6. A special cable
to tb. Timet from St. Petersburg says
k.t .in. iau m Hh ascka nver their
h..,i. and hnllt holes in their breast!
bav. floated ashore near the palaca of Mobile, Oct. 4. Prominent Insnr
Peterhof. Tbey ar. presumably the. lance mea estimate tb. storm loss h.r.
of sailon recently extcated
at Kron
ItUdt.
INSURGENTS DISARM
Pacification ot Cuba Proceeds
Without a Hitch.
MARINES GUARD LARGE CITIES
Guerrera' Troops Being Sent .Home
by Trainloads Fighting Waa
Mostly by Gamecocks.
Havana, Oct. 4. The alacrity with
which the rebela are laying down their
arms to tbe commission appointed to
superintend that important phase of
the termination of the revolution Is
tbe greatest surprise tbe provisional
has yet encountered In the smoothly
working program: This operation la
now well under way in the vicinity of
Havana, 700 of Guerra's men with
their horses having already been en
trained for Plnar del Rio, while one
brigade marched to Guanajay today
without a sign ot disorder.
Hundreds of persons from Havana
went out to Santiago de las Vcgaa and
Rincon today to view tbe disarma
ment. They were disappointed at not
seeing the rebela actually surrender
their guns, but nevertheless they wit
nessed an Interesting sight. As a con
cession to the men General Funston
and Major Ladd permitted them to
take their arms to Plnar del Rio, where
most of the men Joined the insurgent
army. The tines, nowever, were nroi
counted by officers of marines under
the direction of Major Ladd and the
men will be required to surrender
them before leaving the train at Plnar
del Rio.
It is reported that some of Del Ces
. u .11 ih. trlnri. mmnindirt
. ' ,. . .,. , -n
, iisva imuruiiru wmui -
their men will disarm and disDana
when ordered to do so by General Del
Castillo. Wednesday afternoon Gen
eral Castillo gave Major Ladd an or
der directed to all his subordinate com
manders and telling them to comply
I with every request made by the Amer
ican officers. Major Ladd will work to-
I night to carry out the disbanding ar
rangements. According to the testimony or an
American named Harvey, a former
I Roosevelt Rough rider, who haa been
with the Insurgents, the amount of
actual fighting during this revolution
was really very small.
Harvey aaya
that most of the fighting he had seen
was between game cocks. About 10
ner cent of Guerra's men carried
fighting cocks tied to their saddles.
YELLOW JACK IN HAVANA. .
Full Details Concealed and Health
Officers Working Hard.
Key West. Fla., Oct 4. An oppost-
t(on many Umeg more gerioug an tha
Uon ,n Cuba ,8 .waiting Uncle
..,rdin
m aim, u. . . "
to i wireless message receivea nero
iate tonight from Havana. The new
. . yeiiow fever.
According to the dispatch ten new
I ACCOl UltlK tu mo uio.w. - "
renorted today and doxena
o( gUBpici0Ug cases are being closeiy
watcned. The first reports sent out,
tending to minimise the extent ot th.
.nine ,!. are now acknowledged to
I - - ; .
have been purposely toned down.
1 It i, gaid that the American forces
I wIn flmj Havana In a much different
sanitary condition from that which ob-
talned under General Wood', ruie.
There la Bald to have been a decided
I IaD8A toward the old, inefficient condi-
tion under Spanish rule. Major Jef-
ferson R. Keene, who left here tonight
for Havana, expressed no surprise at
the report ot the serious condition ot
affairs, but declared that the sanitary
department of the army of occupation
Is ready to meet the situation ana win
rirmhtii.ii. ha rlonhlv reinforced as soon
Washington can be acquainted with
the ai gravity ot the situation.
".at inspeciion Begins,
rx.i . mi 1 l
th. packing bouse, yesterday,
under
th. n.w Federal taw. Judging fiora
the first day's experience, the Inspec
ts n will be thorough and systematic.
It ther. is anything wrong now, it it
up to th. government," said one pack
er, with apparent relief. That ii th.
position ol all tb. packeri. From
statement, mad. by Secretary Wilton,
of th. Agricultural department, tb.
government it willing to assume tl .
responsibility.
Burn Th.at.r Us.d by Ja.
Odessa. Oct. 4. Tb local theater
where th. Jewish company played bat
been entirely deitroyed by flre. A pro
fessor and two student! perished In th.
names
- 1 Folic, patroll and convoys ar. now
I .id 1- ..l.lUtnn
suppuea wuu n iu uu,.i la
volvert and sabres. Uovernor General
Kaulbart bat ordered tbe guards on
duly at public buildings to hav. tb.lr
rlflet always loaded and ready for
prompt use.
I Lo by th) Gulf Storm.
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will not .xcd 100.
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