Oregon City Courier.
GENERAL LEE UtSIG'S.
A, W. CIIKNr.V, ri.l.hnlier.
OREfiON CITY...
EVENTS OF HIE DAY
An Interesting I'nlli cl (on nf Jlema Front
lm 'luii lleiiil-.ln rt-a rinl'id
kn CiiiiIh;i'i1 I'm hi.
A mail train on the Pennsylvania
railroad crashed into a box cur near
Hbfiii3ltiiy, Pa., mid wan ba:lly wrecked.
Vivo portions wero seriously hurt.
Charles F. Millar, it sailor, brutally
mirdered his wife lit Port Elakely,
Wash. Miu!i excitement was occasion
ed, nnd n lynching waj prccntcl with
Toat difficulty.
Stephen Iiing'inCer, aged 14, tho m:i
of Joseph Kinglioffor, of Walla Walla.,
was shot hml killed by Charles Woody,
who is 10 years id 1. The boys wero out
bunting when the accident oectiircd. i
Peter L. GaiTcy, CO yearn eld, died
at tho county ho.oital ia Chbago, alter
liaving undergone an operation for what
tho nttendiiij physician pronuncid n:i
lumpy jaw. Only one other case of n
human being nCibtoJ with this malady
ii on record. (
White sotthrs nt Yerrington, in Ma
son valley, Nevada, have appealed for
Help, fearm,' a.i outbreak of tho Pinto
Indiana in t:iat ne'g 'lborhoo 1. Ono of
tho Indium was killj I ia u quarrel and
tho Indians have begun gathering in
numbers. Governor Sadler has Kent
Adjutant-General Galuslia on a special
train to investigate.
Tho Chesapeake & Ohio west-bound
passenger train encountered a washout
opposito Portsmouth, O. Tho onjne,
bi.jjago nnd express car, mail car and
ono coach wero derailed. A. G. Stout,
supervisor of tho C. & O., was killed.
Tho engineer, firemm, mail clerk and
express messenger werj all injured, but
not seriously.
Vi'hilo making a desperate effort to
avoid arrest for soma trivial offense,
Nicholas MBiitgin lo.ilf his life nndor .
tho wheels of a train in Ohioago. Fol
lowed by an excited crowd ami a patrol
wagon conlainiur ofdeors, Mentgcn ran
to tho tracks ami did not S3o tho train
approaching. Tlio locomotivo knocked
him thirty feet and tho train passed
aver mm.
Charlo3 Kroiner was drowned in tho
Willamette river at tho Al tunas wharf
in Salem. Ho was ouk oa tho steamer
Kamona that plies between Portland
and Independence. An effort was mado
toaavo tho man with u small boat,
without avail. The river was dragged
and dynamite used, but tho body has
not been recovered. Tho unfortunate)
man leaves a widow and oao child in
Portland.
Nut 8iiprlil In II 4 HnMr ioi Inn by
th N'hIm lpii-tiiif nt
New York, Feb. 84. A disrate h to
, .01! KfiON "10 Herald from Havana, via Key West,
- says:
, Consul-Genoral Leo I n) resigned.
His letter tendering his resignation.
under certain conditions, goes by tho
next mail. Ifo determined fomo day.--
j iigo to tnko such n step if ho wero not
upheld in his efforts to pioto'ctall
American citizens in Cuba.
I Tho consul-general nko 1 tho state
j department that he be authorized toob I
tain tlio release of eitiz ms of tho Uni-1
ted States conlined in Cuban prisons,
uner the same illegal circumstances a
was tho ill-fated Iiuiz. fe-'mrli authori
zation lies not been granted.
I Spanish warship) in C'nhan waters
liavo sinco yesterday. b;en (.or.cen rat
ing in tho harbor of Havana. Ibis is
regarded as very significant, in view of
tho binortant incidents of tins iat fen
days. ' Great prcfsaro is being bmr.'ht to
boar hero to make Consul-General Lee
deny tho Herald's Jacksonville dispatch
to tho effect that the diplomatic upic
sontativo of tlio United States in Ha
vana had asked tho government lo sand
warships to Cuban waters. As n pre
text for such denial, and as a basis
upon which it can bo founded, it is
stated that, according to the dispatch, '
Consul-Gencral Leo has asked lor a
warship to tako him to tho United
States.
What tho consul-general did do, I
can raitarato on tho highest authority,
was to ask for warshipu to support him
in his efforts to protect Amei ieans in
peril of their livc3 and American inter
ests, which wero in jeopardy.
Tho Herald's Jacksonville dispatch,
thcieforo, was absolutely correct, and
upon indisputable authority I cm con
firm it in every detail. If necessary,
further, I am confident that I can se
caro and send to tlio Hjral 1 tho full
official telegram in which Consul
General Leo asked for vaihips.
i Great anxiety is felt at tho palaeo
and in nil official circles at the news
from Cicnfuegos, which states that that
city is tho center of a serious mutiny
of tho Spanish troops. Largo arrears
of pay aro due tho army in Cuba, and
tlio discontent caused by this has cul
minated in open disobedience in tho
Spanish ranks in tho Cienfuejos dis
trict. Tho insurgents in tho eastern end of
tho island have capture 1 Bavamo. r.:i
SHIPS OPENED FIRE
THE BILL REPORTED.
The Foreign Fleet Bombarded
the Cretan?,
kulhorixlng tho I're.hlent to Call a
JMiHmlKry C'lilMerenna
Washington, Feb. 23. Tho bill re
cently passed by tho senato, authorise
ing tlio president to appoint couunis-
I FORCED lllli TROCIM
!i
oners to represent thu United States
AND THUS AIDKI) THE TUBKS
llin Iimirgen'a Wero jtttncklitff a
Turkl.h liitrrlxiii Ni ir t niitu
, When Hid I iiiihIhiU I nlttrforeil.
Can!, Feb. 23. An cngiemont has
just occurred just al.ovo tho village of
Miurnies, between insurgenta anil a
Tii'kbh hand.
At 4:15 P. M. tho insurgents from
Akrotiii, having attacked tho Turkish
garrison at Ilalepa, the joint fleet bom
barded tho Cietans lor twenty-live
ininiftes. Tho insurgents fled, taking
their llaj with the:n.
Later reports are to tlio effect that
tho English men-of-war opened tho
bombardment. Tho others followed.
Tho Kaiserin Augusta fired melinite
shells. The com m under of tho Greek
man-of-war Hydra clea'c l for action in
case tho necessity shuul I arise, fc'oaio
fihellsfell in tlio town of Canon, raid
ing clouds of dust. It is rumored sev
eral persons were killed and wounded.
When firing cease.!, tiio Greek flag
was still tying over tho insurgent
camp. " ,
in an international monetary confer
ence to secure tho fixity of relutivo
value between gold and silver as money
by means of a common ratio, or, in his
I iiscrction, to call such a conference,
fvaa reported to tho houso favorably to-
I lay by a unanimous vote of ten mem;
aers of the houso committee on coinage!
' I'lio Fame factions which voted for tlio
sill in tho senate voted for tho bill in
iommitteH. An aineiidmenet was
)ffered by Stone, and adopted by tho
loiiunittee. It is as follows:
I "The president is authorized that, t
in his judgment tho purpose speei
ied in tho Hist section hereof can thus
jetter bo attained, to appoint ono or j
nolo special commissioners or envoys
;o such of tho nations of Europe as ho
nay designate, to seek by diplomatic
negotiations an international lyree
nent for the purposa specified in tho
3rst fcection hereof; and in caso of such
ippointnients, eo much of tho
Gcmez Nov Between
Veylcr and Havana.
A DECISIVE LAITLD IXrECTID
ONE NEW BATTLESHIP.
Tjlfr, TIntrnvnr, 8m1 Witnl Tliut
tliu liuurjcuiit I.mtilur unit 111 j
lion Aru In lull Kulrent.
important town in Santia:o.
PASSED C'f THZ HOU3S.
Ilio Oanornl
DutlolRnoir
lllll.
Airoiila(lon
I Washington, Feb. 21. Tho Iiour8
today passed tho general dulloienry bill
and began tho consideration of the last
of tho many bills, that providing for
tho naval establishment. A lonar do-
i bato occurred over the nronrietv of thn
Governor Bradley, of Kentucky, has appropriation of $1,800,000 for tho
fixed March 20 as tho dato for tho csQ-uthorn Pacific railroad under tho
cution of Jaikson and Walling, tho (judgment of tho oourt of laims, but
tnurderers of Peai 1 Drynn. , th3 houso, by a voto of 103 to 13S, ie-
Tho Havana authorities, in view of fused to strike it out. Tho members
London, Feb. 23. A dispatch' to the
Daily News from Canea, daleJ Sunday
says:
frniart firing was heard today in tho
hills to tho eastward. Tho reply of tho
Turks was feeble, and it was obvious
that they must abandon their position
if pressed. The gun praetico from th?
redoubt on the outer line3 was ludi
crous. The chief Cretan position was a
hamlet on a lidge of hills 4,000 yards
from tho flagship.
1 At 4:30 o'clock this afternoon signals
were mado to II. M. S. llevongo, to
gether with ono Italian, ono Gaiman
and ltussian ship, to opiai firo upon
tho Cretan position whero tho Greek
flag was hoisted some days no. Tho
British ships fired forty and the foreign
ships thirty shells at tho village, and
ruined tho houso held by tho Cretans.
Tho flaj was soon lowered, and tho
order "ceaso fii ing" sounded after ten
minutes. Thereupon, thu flu'j was re
hoisted. Tlio rocks around wero
crowded with Cretans. The Turks,
encouraged by tho fleet, now opened a
lively fusil a le, while, tlio Cretans had ,
not replied during the wdiolo porform-'
nnce. It wa3 a somewhat melancholy ,
spectacle.
AiTmlniH ll'timcil Vnno4.
Canea, Crete, Feb. 23. Tho foreign
admirals have warned Colonel Vasfos,
commander of the G eek forces on tho
island of Crete, of their intention to
attack his t;oopj with four men-of-war
anchored off his camp. Aghoi Theodoti,
should ho attempt to aivanoj to tha
interior of the island. ,
filiation here mado as shall bo
lary shall be available for tho p:opcr
gnomes and compensation of buch
joinmisHoi.ors or envoys.
".Section 3. That so much of an act
ipprovti March 2, 18:'o, entitled 'An
ici making appropriations for the eun
iry civil expenses of tho government
for tlio fiscal- year ending Juno 30,
IS'JG, and for other purposes,' as plo
dded for the appointment of delegates
to an international conference, ami
aiakes an nppiopiiation for their com
pensation and expenses, be, and tho
lame is hereby icpe.iled."
Tlio debate was very briof.
Jacksonville, Fl.i., Feb. 22. A spe
cial to the Citizen from Key West says:
Pivato information has been received
of tho whereabouts of General Gomez.
Ho Im siuceeded in slippin,' by Gen
oral Weyler and is i:uv Loiwcen Liu
t'.a I Havana.
General Gomes gave tho command
for an advance, with strict orders that
any man that H'.ruc!; a match would bo
court-martialed. He then advanced on
I tho Moron trooha, in tlio eastern end of
tho island, wit!) 0.CC0 cavalry and 10,
COO infantry. Ho advanced on tho
appro-, lort r.t miiinigiit, and when lio saw i:o
was discovered by tho Spanish, who
iired o:i him, ho ordered tho cavalry to
charge. Tuey swooped down upon tlio
fort and captured it, and the whole
army went through tho trosha. All of
the arms itn.l ammunition of tho fort
was captured. Tlio army then contin
ued to march, and va3 encamped at
v cgnito when no news was sent to the
city by a courier. Hit order in taking
tho fort was to ii3o tho machete only,
tttd tho cavalry mado a gallant fljhu
WILL APPOINT HANNA.
I'lHlUc
Govornor UukIuiMI ,1Ijvoj
I MiilrnuMit.
Columbus, O., Feb. 23. Governor
Gusliiicll tonight gave out tho follow
ing statement to the press:
''It has been my irtention to niako
no announcement in relation to tho ac
iion I would tako in tho matter of an
ippoinlment to fill the piospective va
cancy in the Ohio representation in tho
United States senate until the vacancy
ictually existed. But, on account of
dio manifest interest of the poople, and
their desire to know what will bo dime,
1 deem it best now to make tho follow
ing statement: i
"When Senator Sherman resigns to
inter the cabinet of President Mclun
!ey, I will appoint to succeed him Eon.
Marcus A. llanna, of Cuynhocu county,
;o servo until his successor is cho.-en
ay the seventy-third general assembly
jf the state. I trust this action will
meet tho approval of tho people.
"Asa S. BuahncH."
mo scarcity of beef, have decided to ro
quost tho government to allow tho free
importation of cattle from tho United
States and Mexico.
Frank Castile, a stockman, stabbod
and killed John Beck fit Cleveland,
Wash., in an altercation at a mas
qunrndo ball. Castile surrendered him
self to tlio sheriff and claims tho act
was ono of self-defense.
D.-. Arthur Duestrow, tho St. Louis
millionaire, who on February 13, 1804,
ahot anil killed his wife and child in a
lit t drunken rage, in that city, was
banged in the courtyard of tho county
jail in Union. 1I broke down at. tho
last moment and confessed to the crime.
Secession has entered the porceodings
of tho convention of tho Loaguo of
American Wheelmen, now being held
in Albany, N. Y. Colorado will tako
the initiative and will probably bo fol
lowed by California ami several other
tales. Sunday raciug is the bono of
contention.
Before tho legislative investigating I
committee on trusts in New York, John
V. Searles admitted that tho average
margin of profit between raw and re
fined sugar during the live years before
tho trust was formed w as .8.r34 of a
cent a pound and during the subsequent
five years 1.00. j
A letter received by an official in
Panama from La Paz, Bolivia, states
that tho Bolivian congress will declare
war upon Peru. The letter also states
!iat there is great activity in military
circles, the army is being placed on a
war footing, and recruiting has begun
throughout the republic.
A special train form Chicago to Den
ver, a distance of 1,020 miles, mado the
ma in 18 hours 52 minutes. Tho jour
ney (joes into history as tho greatest
railroad feat ever accomplished. Tlio
train was a special conveying Henry J.
Mayham, a mining broker of Chicago, '
to the death bed of his son. He arrived
a few hours too late.
The battleship Oregon has returned
to San Francisco after her first long
cruise. She went as far us Acapuleo, '
Mexico, and has been absent five weeks. I
During her Voyage she practiced with '
Tier guns and has been tested as a light
ing machine and seagoing craft. The'
vessel proved satisfactory in every re-!
tpect. She will soon proceed to Seattle 1
end enter the drydock.
Tho sale of the Northern Pacific Kail
nad Company's property and transfer
to the Northern Pacific Railway Com
jny, tho purchaser, has been fully
completed, Judge Jenkins, of Mil
waukee, having enteied an order in the
Unitod Kittea court conflrniinir the ac
tion of Master Carey in executing deeds
transferring the proeify and sanction-
4ag the disunion of porceeds aa made
tjr tho master. This is the last act in
-tha disposition of the property, but
years will elapse before the court is
kuae with litigation.
who favored tho appropriation for tho
repayment to members of tho last con
gress of salaries withheld from them on
account of absenoo. carried their fight
into tho house, but they were beaten,
06 to 122. Sixteen of the fm ty-eight
pages of tho naval bill were completed.
The attempt of Mr. Grosvenor to seeuro
an amendment to retain session em
ployes on the roll after March 4 to
March 15, when thu extra session
would begin, drew from him, when
pressed as to whether ho was author
ized to proclaim an "extra session,"
tho good-natured admission that ho
was authorized to assume that thoro
would bo an extra session.
Athens, Feb. 23. It is stated that
tho warning of tho foreign admirals
given to Colonel Vassos only referred to
a Greek attack on Canea. Colonel
Vassos w ill continue to occupy strategic j(vt.
miiia in uiu uiiunor ui uio lbiauu 01
Crete.
In thn SriiiilK.
Washington, Feb. 21. Tho senato
turned its attention to the Indian ap
propriation b.ill. It involved a contest
over sectarian schools. Tho clauro
directing temporary contracts with theso
schools when no government schools
I were available was agreed to, 51 to 8.
A provision was added declaring it
to bo tho settled policy of the govern
ment hereafter to .make no appropria
tions whatever for the support of sec
tarian schools.' A further amendment,
offered by Gallinger, directing that all
appropriations to sectarian schools end
on Juno 30, lS'.ltj, went out on a point
of order, which the senate sustained,
c5 io inu iiuiinii out is still under
consideration.
Kind liiimk Shot.
' Canea, Feb. 23. British torpodo
boats have captured and brought to
this port the small Greek steamer
Lauriu n, which w.n carrying viutuaU
and tents for tho insurgents,
i The forts fired two rounds of blank
cartridges yesterday at the Greek gun
boat. Pencils. A Turkish f i igate also
discharged blank shots at tho Greeks.
The G.eek gunboat Pencils quickly
I replied to the blank shots lired by tho
Turkish frigate. The frigate then
withdrew from the scene of operations.
1 The German flag was hoisted on tho
ramparts here on tlio arrival of tho
cruiser Kaiserin Augusta.
Ilaniiik .Noiiflftl.
Cleveland, Feb. 23. Chairman
llanna was at tho Union Club this
evening, when ho was shown tho dis
patch fioni Columbus containing Gov
ernor Bu.ihnelPs annotice.uent of Mr.
Hanna's appointment as senator to
succeed Shuiman. This was tho fist
intimation Mr. llanna had of tho sub-
Of canrse ho was pleased at tho
termination of tho (ontioveisy, but he
i bowed his pleasure only 'by a genial
smile. Asked if he would discuss tho
governor's action, the chairman de
clined to say anything, remarking that
Lo could rot talk about tho matter for
publication until ho received official
i:otico of his appointment fiom Gover
nor Bushiicll. Mr. llanna remained
at his club during tlio evening und re
ceived tho congratulations of such of
his friends as had hemd of his ap
Wfyl'r lii I'n til t or O-Miift.
Havana, Feb. 22. If official reports
aro correct, tho insurgent army under
General Gomez has been divided into
small corps and Gomez hirnsolf is in
full retreat before the continued ad
vance of 'Wevlor. Disp itches from
Ciejo do Aviel say th'o insurgent commander-in-chief
with 4,000 men ro
crossed tho military lino in tho prov
inca of Puerto Pinoipo, extending from
Jucaro to Monon, and is going eastward
through Puerto Pinoipo in tho diieation
of the capital of tho privinco.
General Calixto do Garcia, Gomes'
second iin-ommand, was reported four
days ago in the vicinity of Puerto Prin
cipe, retreating towards the same point
as Gomez. Weyler arrived yesterday
at Sancti Spii itus, the most important
town in the eastern part of thep. ovinco
of Santa Clara, near tho boundary of
Puerto Piincipo, in tho territory whero
tho insurgent headfiuartors wero re
cently located. Weyler will push for
ward to Moron, Ciego do Aviel and
diiraco, in us seemingly sweeping across
the island with a largo force, and driv
ing the enemy before l'im. Ho expasts
to entrap Gomez between tveo wings of
j tho Snarisli column, and force a decisive
ciiaggcmeni oeiore tho rains put an end
to tho military operations. Tho Cu
bans believe, jiowever, that Gomez
will, as sual, slip through tho cordon
before being completely developed.
Will 11 PruvMiMl rr In lh Nut Ap.
irnirlHtliMi lllll.
Washington, Feb. 22. Tho navy ap
propriation bill for the fiscal year has
been practically completed by the house
committee on naval affairs, and may be
reported to the house by Chaiiman
Boiitello tomorrow. The bill carries
about $33,000,000, which is about $3,-
000,000 more than tho appropriation
for tho cunrrent year. Tho committee
decided to put in the new battle-ship
recommended by the subcommittee. It
is to cost, including hull, armor and
machinery, not more than $3,750,000.
Propositions for new rtrydocks at Al
giers, La., and Mare Island, Cal., wero ,
Voted down. Tho appropriations for-navy-yards
include $00,000 for the
Mare island yard, of whiuh $30,000 is
for extending tho seawall, $20,00 for
dredging, and $10,000 for grading and
paving about tho drydock. Tho Pnget
sound naval station eels $00,000 for a
wharf and $10,000 for grading. Tho
total for repairs and . preservation of
navy-yards is $100,000. There is an
item of $50,000 for modern machine
tools at the Mare island yard.
Tho new appropi iations for tho ma
rine barracks are: Erection of building
at Port Orchard, Wash., $1,000; offi
cers' quarters, $5,000, and grading pa
rade grounds, $3,000.
The appropriation for armor for ves
sels authorized from 1890 to tho present
date amounts to $7,720,000, and for
hulls, outfit and steam machinery, $5,-025,000.
New steam tugs arc provided for Port
lioyiil and Puget Eound, each to cost
$50,(100.
NO
VOTE REACHED.
DROWNED IN DEEP C3EEK.
MILITIA ON GUARD.
Fen-
VhIiiII AM to Mmliirr".
San Francisco, Feb. 24. An import
ant aid to navigation by which mariners
along the Pacific coast may readily dc
terniino the deviation of their com
passes, is likely to be afforded by tho
chamber of commerce, Shipowneis' As
sociation and the marine undcrw i iteis.
It is proposed that at suitable points
along tho coast from San Diego to
Paget sound, and especially about tlio
shores of the principal luubois, two
prominent points which can be brought
conveniently within range from deep
water be taken and the tiue bcai ing of
the lino between them determined and
made known, so that a commander ni;iy
easily comparo the beaiin; of his com
pass needle therewith. This has been
carefully done by tho government
Ixiardsof trade anil nautical bodies of
Europe, but this valuable safeguard is j
here being seriously considered for the
first time.
Fonml Froi-n UIT.
Ppokane, Wash., Feb. 24. The body
of Charles Sherwood was found yester
day morning, frozen stiff, near Craig's
camp, on the north fork of the Salmon
river, near Wanela, B. C Sherw.Hkl
was a looomotivo iMigineer, and at one
time was employed on the Central
Tim I. i.p lo KlR'lt.
London, Fell. 23. A dispatch to tho
Daily Mail f.om Beilin says:
The queen of Greece recently sent a
message to the czar requesting his sup
port lor the national cause of Greece.
Vhe king also wired the czar, stating
that, he would deel ire war on Turkey
and himself lea I the army before ho
would yield to European coeicion.
Princess .Marie, of Greece, also tele
graphed her fiancee, Grand Duko
George of Kmsia, that the action of tho
'powots against Greece was infamous.
I Another dispatch Fays:
I The Nord Deutsche Zeitung, asserts
that the Tuikish cabinet last week de
cided to declare w ar against 'Greece, but
the snl tan vetoed the resolution, on
account of tho government's financial
condition. . j
An Athens dispatch Fays the Greek '
government has decided to send a pyrt
of the fleet on a cruise along tho Spor
adis islands, while another portitm cf
the fleet w ill go to Ambrucia to pre
vent the Tuikish attack on theCreik
frontier from Trevesa. Troops from
all pa i ts of Greece are hnriyiiig to tho
'iurkisii irontier. Hie call for naval
volunteers had been more than amply
nr.swered. The policy of Greece will
e defensive on land, but
by sea.
Bachelors are now safe at least an
other eight years, seeing that l'JOO will
(.ot be a leap year.
Plut to Uluw Up llifl Xmr Mexico
Ituiitltiry.
! Santa Fe, N. M., Feb. 23. Cover-
nor Thornton has placed the local com
pany of infantry mi guard at the peni
tentiary on account of the discovery of
a'plot to blow up the building by the
friends of tho four members of the
Borrego gang of assassins, who wero
condemned to be hanged next Tuesday,
but who have been granted a respite
fur thirtv (lavs bv President. C1ivi1hiw1
iii disregard 'to nil appeal from tho gov-, Astonn about nine years ago,
err.or and other authorities to let the
law take its course. Another ominous
feature of the trouble is the appearance
of the cabalistic chalk figures "B.-302-40"
on tho pavements and on the doors
of officials, which the knowing ones
iccognize as similar to tho call for
meetings of tho secret Button gang,
which appeared frequently in 1S92,
just prior io mo assassination or ,ex
sheriff Frank Chavez.
Palmer Wltmfn Flfli-rii.Vnr. Old 15 .y,
AuulOHiititlly Urmvuml.
Skamokawa, Wash., Feb. 22. News
lias reaoheil Skamokawa of an accident
that took place on Deep river, in tho
lower part of Wahkiakum county, last
Saturday evening, by which Palmer
Wliiio lost his life. It seems that
Wilme, who was about 15 years old,
and another boy of the same age, Max
Long, had gone to thepostoffi-o at Deep
river, to get their mail. Having se
cured their mail they started for "their
homes in a small boat, taking w'tli them
a man, John Long. The boat was one
of those little skill's used on tho creeks.
It was barely safe for one person to
travel in, much less three, nnd in
changing seats it was capsized nnd the
occupants thrown out. None of them
could swim, but John Long hung to tho
capsized boat, while the two boys strug
gled to got ahsore, which was only 100
feet away. Their cries for help brought
Georgo Garey to their assistance with
a boat, nnd he succeeded in saving tho
two Liongs. uiie boy ilme went
down and his body was not, recovered
until Sunday, when it was found near
the scene of the accident.
Wilme's sister was drowned noai
Arbitration Trent AKhi roii'ldrrert
In KxfViHlvM Ki'imlnit,
Washington. Feb. 22. The senate
adjourned at 8:35 tonight, after having
spent almost eight hours in continuous
executive session on tlio arbitration
treaty. No result was accomplished
beyond voting down tho motion mado
by Nelson to postpono further consid
eration of tho treaty until March. 5.
Sherman mado repeated efforts during
tho day to secure a voto on tho ratitica-
tion or to get tho senato to fix tho day
and hour when it would ngreo to voto
upon tho treaty. lie was defeated In
both purposes, and when tho sonatont
last adjourned, because of tho absence
of a quorum, he did not say whether ho
would niako another effort airain this
session to seenro further consideration,
but it is supposed that he will renow
the motion for an executive session to
morrow. Tho feeling through the sen
ato among the friends, as well as tho
opponents of tho treaty, is that any
effort to secure a vote will bo ftttilo.
TUMBLJO INTO THE BASS DRUM
Unuminl and
liivnliiittttry
A rr.. hit
Fent of an
ALL ALONG TH LINE.
Walling for tlie Opening of the Colville
l:netitrluii.
Wilbur, Wash., Feb. 52. This town
and others along the south half of the
Colville Indian reservation are filled
with strangers, awaiting a proclama
tion opening that section to mineral
entries. There are a number of men
on the reservation now, and they havo
located mineral claims, and in some
cases have been nrosecutini? wnrk ilmm.
Winn, Dolores county superintendent on. In a letter to Spokane, one of the
oi scnoois, mis reiusen a teacner s cer- miners on the outside savs that tho L'ov
... . r...f ...... t: c - I . .
niiraic iu loicssor u lor - lucwirr.
Tim lYuitlier "iiuihmI.
Denver, Feo. 23. M:s. Louisa
Fitt
San Francisco, Feb. 22. An acrobat
at the Orphoum fell forty feet from a
trapeze yesterday and crashed through
tho big bass drum. Incidentally ho
caused two women to faint, broke two
music stands, scared tho w its out of.
but did not kill, a fiddler, as ho might
have done, and bruised himself Blight
ly. Tho acrobat is ono of tho Henfo
brothers, who perform a number of
daring feats on high trapczo suspended
in front of tho curtain over tho orches
tra. The trapezes are suspended nt
opposito sides of a horizontal rectangu
lar frame. From ono tranezo Jules
ltetife hangs by his feet, while his
brother Jacques swings from tho other
trapeze, his back turned to Jules.
AVhen Jacques has obtained sufficient
impetus from his swinging ho lets go
tho trapczo bar and so flies to the out
stretched hands of his brother.
They wero performing this feat yes
terday evening, when, somehow or
other, Jacques succeeded in getting
only an insecure hold of ono hand.
Jules could not hold on, and mado a
straight drop.
Will MhuI ,,,i,p, Frn.
San Francisco, Feb. 22. Tho com
mittee of the India famine relief fund
announces that tho privilege of free
transportation for food supplies with
which to load tho steamer provided by
the United States government has been
granted by the Southern Faciflc for Pa
cific coast points, nnd for donations
from Eastern contributors by the Cen
tral and Union Pacific roads, in connec
tion with the Hock Island, Burlington
and Milwaukee & St. Paul roads.
Contributions of supplies, which will
bo received nil nlonir tho 1
earnestly solicited at once, and will be
received for shipment at McNear's ware
house, Port Costa, Cal.
fni Train Wrri-k.
Kinmnndy, 111., Feb. 22. A freight
wreck occurred on the Illinois Central
railroad near Boskydell, 111. The en
gine and fourteen cars with contents
uggrcssivo
Kan Into a Wi,int.
Cincinnati, Feb. 23. The Ennnir-
cr's spivi.il from Ashland, Ky., says:
Today the eastUumd Norfolk &
Western express ran into a w:ihout
jiear Loveh tte, wrecking the engine,
baggage car and two coaches. Tba
Wishing., ,l s..k.. i".1:. ""I1"'.- -m;iueer rcnnmgton
..,.. . ' , . , . , and t ircm.in Mavhv d were
Al nt a year ago heengnged in mining. , wron,T inh-, . e
r- 4 ' aa
wnium name was not learned, wai fi-
Several ierson vera
jilishtly injured.
principal of the Kico public school, lo
calise ho smokes. Mis. Yokum takes
the ground that a person who smokes
is disqualified to teaih in the public
schools because teachers in this state
are required by law to instruct the
children against the use of tobacco. An
appeal will probably be taken to the
state Iniard of education by Professor
Mi Girr, who is a graduate of tho To
ronto university, and is very popular
, in Kico.
(laauliu Knina ESilnrtrd.
! Waisaw, Ind., Feb. 23. The explo
sion of a gasoline engine caused the de
struction of the county infirmary, locat
ed ten miles east of here, this morning.
Though the building burned to the
ground, an oi tne inmates were res
cued. The loss is $40,000.
ernment officials aro interested with ' e uemousiieu. i no engineer, fire-
companies in locating valuable mineral man uml 0110 '""'"'an wero killed,
claims. It is said that the Indian no-' . cauae W:,s ,he breaking of an axle
lice stand in with them. Ono location
on the reservation bears a paper which
of the engine drivers.
lias tno signature as witness of Sam
Vinson, deputy United Suites marshal
at Spokane. New York and Spokano
companies have the "cinch," according
to tha writer, on all of the best claims,
and, where their agents are seeking
new discoveries, all other miners are
kept off the land.
Mo left a brother and sister in Lou An-
jelea.Cal. The body will bo brought uUy injllret,
'" for banal. i:JL.i
both dan
braken an.
Although the salary of the King ol
Greece is fonr times greater than that
of the president of the United States,
it is said to be smaller than that of any
other r.oropeaa monarch.
Kyi W Elected.
Pierre, R. D., Feb. 23. On the sen
atorial ballot today, the Republicans in
the house Toted almost solidly for Kyle.
The Republicans of the senate began
at once to change to Kylo. Before the
result was announced enough changes
I bad been made to give Kylo 65 rotes,
three more than were necessary. With
tha solid Republican vote ami a few
Populists who stayed with him. Kyle
tcu red enough votes to pull him
through.
Klre, I'mi.n I'anle In it School
Boston, Feb. 22. Fire in the Everett
school building this morning caused a
panic among the pupils. The police
ambulances were quickly On hand and
within a few moments thirteen injured
victims were on the way to the city hos
pital. The fire was extinguished with
out any considerable damage.
Washington, Feb. 22. Senor Du
puyde Lome, the Spanish minister,
has received the following telegram
from the president of the chamber of
commerce of Havana:
"The suwr plantations in the larger
manufacturing districts ' are grinning
cane. Railroads anil telegraphic com
municitions are regular. Fernandez."
The larger sng.ir producing districts
of Culia, it is explained, are in Eosu-rn
Plnaf del Rio, lUvma, Mat..nTl,
Santa CUra