4RMISTICE CONCLUDED Turkey and Greece Agree to Let Powers Decide , fHE TEEMS OP SETTLEMENT the Trues Includes Both Land and Sea Forous Turk Are Horry to Quit" What Greece Wilt Fay. London, May 24. The armistice igreement betwoon Turkey and Greece itipulatea that a mixed commission of ifliccrs of superior rank shall establish t neutral Bono between the two armies, and that no advance on either flunk ihall be permitted. It is understood Turkey wants the commission to bo onstituted of foreign military attaches, with the two armies. Crown Prince Constantino, it Is said, lent a personal appeal to the ozar to sot allow the Greek army to be crushed by a force four times greater than it elf, and that, as a conseqnenco, the tzar insisted on the armistice. The Fapers Signed. Athens, May 24. An armistice be tween tho Turkish and Greek troops in Thessaly, to extend 17 days, was form illy concluded today. Constantinople, May 24. An armis tice was formally concluded today for even days between tho Turkish and Breek troops' on the frontier of Epirus. The ArmlHtlue Is General. Constantinople, May 84. The arm istioe concluded today is general, nnil Includes the land and sea forces of both tombatants. The ambassadors of the (towe'rs met this afternoon to consider erms ot peace. What Greece Will Pay. Athens, May 24. M. Ralli, tho pre mier, in the course of an interview to day, Baid: "The indemnity whioh Greece will! pay to Turkey will be in proportion to the resources of Greece and her finan tial position. The cession of territory is out of the question. Greece cannot iccept a modification of the strategic frontier which would render easy raid ing of Greek territory by armed bands, ind which would compol Greece to maintain a numerous army in order to prevent incursions." Turks Sorry to Quit. London, May 24. The correspondent f tbe Standard at Constantinople says: The armistice has caused widespread discontent among tho Turkish troops in Thessaly and Epirus, and the mili tary commission 1ms ordered the most prominent grumblers to be sent home under escort. The priests who are with the army have been instructed to vpreach special sermons exhorting the soldiery to be loyal and obedient. An imperial order prohibits the sale of irawings, photographs or poetry deal ing with the war, or with the exploits Df the commanders, the object of the prohibition being to prevent an indi vidual general becoming a popular hero. The Conditions of Feaoe. London, May 24. The Rome correS' pondent of the Mail says he learns on good authority that tho powers have agreed upon the chief conditions ol peace, namely, an indemnity of 5,- j 000,000, guaranteed by a control of the Greek oustoms, and the rectification' of the frontier, tho details as to which have not yet been settled. Negotiations Will Be Direct. Constantinople, May 24. Although it is not definitely deoided, it is thought peace negoitations will be conducted between Turkey and Greece direct, and afterward, following the precedent of the treaty of San Stefano, the treaty will be submitted to a European confer ence, probably to be held at Paris. Lamia Is Deserted. Lamia, May 24. This town is de lerted, with the exception of the pre fect, newspaper correspondents, tele graph operators and a few others. Greeks Ignored Flag of Trnee. Berlin, May 24. A telegram re ceived from Constantinople this after noon says the effort of the Turkish commander in Epirus to treat with the Greeks for an armistice resulted in a failure, owing to the Greeks having ignored the flag of truce and having at tempted yesterday, with two battalions of troops to make a fresh incursion into Turkish territory. The Greeks, it is further stated, also shelled the Turkish position. I In conclusion, the Constantinople dispatch says the Turkish government disclaims all responsibility lor wnat may follow. The Canrans Co-Operate. London, May 24. A dispatch from Canea says the Caneans have decided to co-operate with the admirals com manding the fleets of the foreign pow ra in organizing the government forces. For the Paris Exposition. 1 Washington', May 24. The senate committee on international exposition! decided to report favorably a .esoiution providing for an appropriation of $350, 000 for proper representation of thil government at tbe Paris exposition ol 1900. Farmer Cadets in Camp. Pullman, Wash., May 24. The j Washington agricultural college cadets, 125 in number, under command ol Lieutenant Stockle, U. S. A., have gone into their annual camp and will remain for a week. j Pittsburg, May 24. It is stated that an international bicycle tu!e trust ha been formed by const lidation of the four largest tube manufactories in Eng land and the two tube plants at Eiwoo nd Greenville, Pa. . j FOUR GHOULS IN JAIL the Ladd Oravo Conspiracy Laid Bar and the Body Found. Portland, Or., May 24. The body of William S. Ladd, which wan taken from its resting place in Itiverview cemetery Monday night, was recovered yesterday by Chiof Burns, of Oregon City, and Detectives Welsh and Sim mons, of Porltnnd. D. Magone, Charles Montgomery, Ed Long and William Rictor, all of Oregon City, are lodged in the city jail, charged with the orime of its removal. Montgomery has made a confession, implicating Ma gone and the other men. The body was buried at Magone's Park, a well-known landmark on tho Willamotto river, a mile and a half below Oregon City. Its hiding place was cleverly concealed by moss and loaves, and it would never have been discovered had not Montgomery weak ened and led the officers to it. The remains of Mr. Ladd were Hid den in the ground ubout l!0 yards from the river. The spot was wild and for bidding, so that there was but littlo chance of any one evor happening acorns it. A grave about three feet deep had been excavated, into which the body, wrnppod in burlap, had been placed and covered over. No effort had been made to provido a coffin or other like protection, and the covering of dirt was very thin to keep from detec tion the body beneath. When seen, the body was in a remarkable state of preservation, considering the time it had been interred. Maitked Robber Killed. Tacoma, Wash., May 24. A single robber late this afternoon held up and attempted to rob an incoming car on the Steilacoom electric line. About 4 miles out of the city a tall man, rough ly dressed, hailed the car, which stop ped, and he boarded it. As he got on the platform he pulled a blue dotted calico mask, having holes cut through for eyes, down over his face, produced a revolver and ordered Superintendent Dame, of the motor line, and Motorman Wellman to tho rear end of the car. They complied Blowly, and he fol lowed, ordering the men and the. pas sengers to hold up their hands and the ladies to sit still. Dame and Wellman had entered a rear compartment used for carrying baggage and freight. The robber evidently thought them safely disposed of, for he paid no more at tention to them, but commenced reliev ing George B. Evans, a contractor, oi his valuables. This done, he com manded William E. Hacker, a broker, to stand up and be searched. In the meantime, Superintendent Dame had taken out his revolver and came in be hind Hacker, where hn awaited an op portunity to shoot.' A roomont later he placed his arm on Hacker's shoulder and fired into the robber, who returned tbe fire. Dame fired two shots and the robber three. Two minutes later, the robber was lying beside the car, dead, whilo Dame had been shot in the arm and Jewett Smith, a passenger, in the leg. Brutality In a Prison. Philadelphia, May 24. Today's ses sion of the legislative committee inves tigating the management of the state penitentiaries was sensational. Sena tor Gagordorn, of Philadelphia, was the star witness. He said the official reports of the prison wore filled with falsehoods, and that lie could prove thnt the treatment of many convicts had been brutal and oruel. He said the institution reported there were 10 insane patients in November last, nnd that investigation made by him showed there were 50 at the time. Of these, he said nine are now in insane asylums and one is dead as the result of cruel treatment at tho prison. Thirty-six of the insane convicts, he said, are still in cells in the prison. He instanced the case of McCue, a prisoner whom he had ordored sent from the prieon to the Northtown state insane asylum, and who died the next day, as alleged by the judge, from a beating he re ceived the night before his removal. He told of another insane convict, a colored man named Prentice, who for eight months had been tied to the steam pipes every night. Mr. Tongue Injured. Washingotn, May 24. Representa tive Thomas H. Tongue, of Oregon, was struck by a cable-car near the corner of Pennsylvania avenue and Sixth street and painfully injured. He re ceived a number of severe cuts and bruises. Mr. Tongue had just returned from a trip with a number of senators and represenattives to Charlottville and Monticello. He was taken to Providence hospital, where it was found he had sustained cut on the left cheek, and another over the left eye. No serious consequences are ap prebeunded. Canons to Consider Tariff BUI. Washington, May 24. The Repub lican senators will hold a canons Mon day to consider the tariff bill. (The first effort will be to devise plans to expedite the consideration of the bill, and there will also be an attempt to reconcile the differences of opinion as to the merits of some of the feature. The principal object of the caucus is to agree upon a plan for the limitation of the time for debate, as under the pres ent rules this can only be done by mu tual consent. The Democrats will also hold a caucus soon to decide on a line of action. Appointed Regent. Salem, Or., May 24. Governor Lord has appointed D. P. Thompson, of Portland, ex-ministei to Turkey, a member of the board of regents of the state university, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of U L Mo Arthur. Gamblers Ordered Oat of Spokane. Spokane, Wash., May 24. Chief ol Police Hawthorne today ordered a number of gamblers and confidence men to leave the city before sundown. WALL OF WATER. Orchards and Gardens Ruined Dim a . j Kstlmaled at 9100,000. Asotin, Wash., May 23. A cloud burst at some point a yet unknown, up the little Valley of Asotin creek, sunt a wall of water down the valley late this afternoon that carried devasta tion in its train. Stock was drowned, houses wrecked, bridges washed out and orchards ruined. The loss is rough ly estimated at $100,000. The pleas antest littlo valley was a continuous orchard-gardeu for IS miles above the town. A correspondent has just returned from a trip four miles up tho valley. From pontons on the road it was leanfl'd the flood extended for at least (three miles beyond that The torrent tore down the valley about 4:110 o'clock this afternoon. A wall of muddy water rolled through orchards and gar dons, entirely covering the narrower parts of the valley. Where the valley was widest it tailed to reuoli entirely across. As far as learned no lives were lost, bnt considerable, stock perished. Tho houses of Robert Campbell and John Dill were wrecked; John Miller's house was carried 800 feet from its founda tion, and many other places were more or less damaged. Between Asotin and a point four miles up the creek, all of the bridges, five in number, were washed out. Two of these belonged to the town and thrco to the county. The loss in this particular is about (3,500. It is thought that other bridges were washed out further up stream. But the chief loss was in the destruction of orchards and gardens. The torrent tore through these.with great fury, washing off the smaller trees. The larger trees were left stand ing, though they were badly damaged. In the town of Asotin, comparatively little damage was done, beyond wash ing out bridges. The park was ruined. Nothing to equal this torrent has ever before been experienced siuco the settlement of the valley. SPAIN IS UNEASY. Hopes the Freidnt Will Not Allow the Henale to Drive Him to War. Madrid, May 24. Senor Morelly Prendergast, a former minister asked the government, on behalf of the liber als, in the chamber of depuites today if it was true that the United States senate had recognized tho belligerency of the insurgents. The premier replied that the report to this effect was not a surprise to hiin, as it was a question of creating more difficulties for President McKinley in connection with the tariff bill, but he believed President McKinley, like Mr. Cleveland, would decide for himself in such a matter. In the course of his reply to the in terpellation, Senor Canovas soid the exchange of opinion between Spain and other European powers on the subject of Cuba had always been unofficial. The powers had shown great reserve in defining their views, and this attitude had led the government to believe that they were unwilling to offer any effec tive intervention between Spain and the United States. The exchange of views with the United States had been friendly, but Spain had refused the proffered mediation. Tho guarded tone of the premier in regard to the bellig erency vote of the senate has made a profound impression, but the general opinion in the lobbies is thnt President McKinley and Secretary Sherman will not allow the senate to drive them into conflict with Spain. Story of Spanish Cruelty. New York, May 24. A special to the Journal from Havana via Port Tampa says: A shocking story of Spanish cruelty, verified by a consuluto repre senative of the United States, comes from Santa Clara province. The Cu ban leader, Cbuilcs Aguirre, who was officially annouced to have been killed by Spanish troops under General Ober gon in an engagement near Sancti Spir itu, a few nights ago, was, as a matter of fact, made a prisoner after having been wounded. Learning that he claimed American citizenship, his cap tors are said to have tied him to the tail of ahorse and dragged him through the streets of Aroyo Blanco until death claimed him. In justice to General Obregon, it is said that, after learning the facts, he severely reprimanded the minor officials directly responsible for the brutal action, and directed that the body be properly interred. Carelessness Caused a Holocaust. St. Louis, May 24. Mrs. Ada Mohr, 28 years of age, and baby Mohr, 18 months old, burned to a crisp and their bodies taken, to the morgue. Hugo Howard, 15 months old, died after re moval to the hospital. Mrs. Bessie Howard, 28 years old, William How ard, 6 years old, were probably fatally burned, and are expected to die at the hospital. Max Gumpert and Henry burman, painfully burned, ihese hor rors constitute the sum total, aside from Dronertv damage, which resulted from a gasoline explosion in the upper rooms or ziHi Aienara etreei, occupied by Gustav Mohr, last night. Death of Senator Earle. Columbus, S. C, May 24. Senator James II. Earle died at his home here last night He had been ill for several weeks, but until yesterday hopes were entertained for his recovery. Bright'! disease was the cause of his death. Fight With Bandits In Mexico. St Louis, May 24. Edwatd Calla han, owner of the Barranca silver mine in Mexico yielding 1,000 tons of $20 ore a day and a millionaire, is here en route to New York to be treated for the injuries he received in a fight with bandits. It was widely reported at tbe time that he ha1 been killed. Cambridge, England, May 24. Cambridge university today, by a vote of 1,718 to 662, rejected a proposal to confer degrees upon women. NORTHWEST BREVITIES Evidence of Steady Growtb - and Enterprise. ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST From All the Cities and Towns ef the Thriving Hlster States Ori'son, An inspector of the postal department will be tent to Salem to establish a rural mail servioo in Marion county. Many cherries are said to have fallen from the trees in Southern Oregon dur ing the last week or ten days. Growers in Linn county are cultivat ing their hops well, and the present outlook justifies them in hoping for fine crops. The Coos bay creamery is receiving 12,000 pounds of milk per day, nnd it is expected tho figures will soon be in creased to 15,000.' The machinery for the Vale, Malheur county, flouring mill has been pur chased. The mill will have a capacity of 60 barrels a day. Grasshoppers about the size of a flea are so thick in the Fulton neighborhood, Umatilla county, that they raise in clouds whenever disturbed. Harold Parker will soon start from Huntington with 80,000 head of sheep overland for Gibson, Foss & Co., to be delivered at some point in Nebraska. It will take about five months to make the drive. " The big ditch which iias been in course of construction for severnl months for the Flick Bar Mining Com pany, in Baker county, has been com pleted, and mining will soon be com menced in earnest No steps will be taken tobnild a new. courthouse in Coos county before the coming season. The defendant county has filed an answer to the complaint of those who are asking for an injunction to prevent the construction of tbe court house. William Brenner, of Soio, nnd D. Wheeler, of Lebanon, aro buying feed hogs near Scio for shipment to Nebras ka. They have bought about COO head, for which they paid from 2 to 2 cents a pound gross. Soio was a squealing center of industry last Monday, as wagon load after wagon load of pigs nere brought in. The railroad company in Jackson county brought suit ngainst the county to restrain the collection of $18,000 taxes, alleged to be due the county. With the Oregon & California company is joined in the suit the Southern Pa oitic Company, against which no taxes are assessed. As the Southern' Puoitic Company is a foreign company, this would give the federal courts jurisdic tion, should thnt company remain a party to the suit. Washington. The long-distance telephone has reached Asotin. Salary warrants in Whatcom county Bold last month for 08 cents. The grand lndgo of Masons will meet in Seattle on the 8th of June. A shipload of rock from Bellingham bay has been received at Grays harbor for the lighthouse. ' Thurston county fruitgrowers have organized under the name of the Olyra pia Fruitgrowers' Association. George Alsip has strated up his brickyard in Ellensburg. He will make at least 100,000 bricks and more are needed. The annuiJ session of the State Teachers' Association will be held in New Whatcom from June 28 to July 8, inclusive. The Stanwood creamery one day re cently received 11,395 pounds of milk, breaking its best previous record by 2,000 pounds. The question whether or not school districts shall furnish text books and supplies free to pupils will be voted on in Washington, June 12. There are five sawmills, with an average capacity of 80,000 feet daily, and five shingle mills, cutting 600,000 shingles every day, tributary to Elma, in Chehalis connty. At a meeting of the directors of the city scohols in Walla Walla, it was de oided to add a month to tbe school term, which makes the term the same length as before it was reduced in 1803. The schools will therefore, close on the 18th of June this year. The city treasurer of Everett at the last session of the council reported a de fioit of $2,897.94, for the first four months of the present year. The esti mated receipts for the remaining eight months are $14, 650, estimated expenses, $19,720.60; deficit for remaining eight months, 8,170.60; total deficit for the year, $7,668.44. The mayor of Seattle, in his annual message to the council recommended that the social evil be regulated by re stricting fallen women to a prescribed district; he urged a further reduction in city expenses, and that the city's revenues be increased by licenses. The merit system in force under the new charter law receives the mayor's heartiest approval. The Skamokawa creameryjlast month made 1,608 pounds of butter, and it is expected that double this amount will be made this month. The remnant of last year's crop is being marketed in Garfield. After the requirements of reseeding and spring seeding, it is believed that from 6,000 to 10,000 bushels remain unsold in the territory tributary to Garfield. At present prices this will be a pleasant pick-up toward summer expenses. It was thought that scarcely a bushel re mained in the farmers' hands. WEEKLY MARKET LETTER. Downing, Hopkins Company's Review of Trade. The past weok has added materially to the previously strong position of wheat values viewed from the position of supplies and demand. Tho crop prospect as a whole retrograded, but more particularly in California, where drought and hot winds have oauscd a reduction in expected yield of at least 25 percent, as compared with last year. Foreign orop prospects are much poorer, especially in France, where the est im ted yield is 75,000,000 bush els smaller than last year, ami conser vative grain dealers predict large im portations during the coming crop year. , Values have been firmly held and while no material advance has oc curred, tho market has gained in strength and recoives better support than during the previous week. The export demand is fair and improving. Interior supplies are rapidly dimin ishing, and it is now a patent fact that stocks will bp reduced to the lowest possible point before the winter wheat harvest. Nothing but the absence of u generous speculative support prevonts a material advance in values, but un der exisitnf con litions, the scarcity of supplies in Amerioa and the increased wants of importing countries, owing to short crops at heme, crop failures in exporting countires other than America, the ultimate result must be higher values. The prospects of the spring wheat crop are good, but not sufficient ly so to offset tho short winter wheat corp. exhausted reserves and inoreascd wants from abroad. The tendency of the market even without speculative support seems slowly but steadily higher. Market Quotations. " Portland, Or., May 25, 1897. Flour Portland, Salem, Cawadia and Dayton, $3.90; Bunton county and White Lily, $3.90; graham, $3.40; su perfine, $2.75 per barrel. Wheat Walla Walla, 7576c; Val ley, 77u per bushel. Oats Choice white, 8840o per bushel; choice gray, 87 89c. Hay Timothy, $13.00 14.00 per ton; clovor, $11.50 12.50; wheat and oat, $12.00 13.00 per ton. Barley Feed barley, $16.60 per ton; brewing, $18 19. Millstuffs Bran, $14.50, shorts, $10.60; middlings, $23.50. Butter Creamery, 80c; dairy, 20 22 tc; store, 17)30o per roll. Potatoes Oregon Burbanks,45 60c; Garnet Chilies, 5605o; Early Rose, 8540o per sack; sweets, $3.75 per cental for Meroed; new potatoes, o per pound. Poultry Chickens, mixed, $3.50 8.00; geese, $4.007.00; turkeys, live, 123:jo; ducks, $4.000 00 per dozen. EgB8 Oregon, 10llo per dozen. Cheese Oregon, llo; Young America, 12 per pound. Wool Valley, 12c per pound; East ern Oregon, 68o. Hops 7c per pound. Beef Gross, top steers, $3.50; cows, $3.503.00; dressed beef, 6 6c per pound.. Mutton Gross, best sheep, wethers and ewes, $3. 00 3. 60; dressed mut ton, 65)to per pound. Hogs Gross, choice, heavy, $4.00 4.50; light and feeders, $2.60(33.00; dreBsed $5. 00 5. 50 per cwt Veal Large, 8)4o; small, 4J 6 per pound. Seattle, Wash., May 25, 1897. Wheat Chicken feed, $2627 per ton. Oats Choice, $23 24 per ton. Flour (Jobbing) Patent excollent, $4.75; Novelty A, $4.45; California brands, $4.00; Dakota, $5.65; patent, $6.40. Barley Rolled or ground, $20 per ton; whole, $19. Corn Whole, $20 per ton; cracked, $21; feed meal, $21. Millstuffs Bran, $16.00 per ton; shorts, $18. Feed Chopped feed, $18.00 per ton; middlings, $22; oilcake meal, $30. Hay Puget sound, per ton, $13.00; Eastern Washington, $18; California, $15. Poultry Chickens, live, per pound, hens, 10c; spring chickens, $2.6003.50; ducks, $5 6. Butter Fancy native oreamery, brick, 10c; ranch, 10 12. 1516J$. Cheese Native Washington, 11 lljc; Eastern, 12c; California, 9c, Vegetables Potatoes, per ton, $12.00 14; parsnips, per sack, $1; beets, per sack, $1.25; turnips, per sack, $1.25; rutabagas, per sack, 60c; carrots, per sack, 76c; cabbage, per 100 lbs, $1.75; onions, per 100 lbs, $1.80. Sweet potatoes Per 100 lbs, $3.60; new potatoes, o per lb. Eggs Fresh ranch, 14 16a Fresh Meats Choice dressed beef, steers, 7c; cows, 6Jo; mutton, sheep, 7o per pound; lamb, So; pork, 6jc per pound; veal, small, 67c. Fresh Fish Halibut, 4 6c; salmon, 68c; salmon trout, 710c; flounders and soles, 8 (3 4c. Provisions Hams, large, 11; hams, small, ll&c; breakfast bacon, 10c; dry salt sides, 7c per pound. Fruits Lemons, California, fancy, $2. 60 ft 8.50; choice, $2; Cal fornia fancy n avals, $3. 60 4. San Francisco, May 25, 1897. Potatoes Oregon Burbanks, 70cQ $1.10; Early Hose, 60 70c; River Bur banks, 65 80c; sweet-, $1.25 per cental. Onions $3. 00 3.50 per cental. Eggs Ranch, 1 3 1 5o per dozen. Butter Fancy creamery, 15o; do seconds, 14 15c; fancy dairy, 14c, seconds, 1313)o. Cheese Fancy mild, new, 7Ko; fair to good, 6 7c; Young America, 7X8c; Eastern, 14 16a INVESTIGATING THE RUIZ CASr Spanish Officials Intimidate InpwrtaM Witnesses lit the Case. New York, May 24. A Herald dis patch from Havana via Key West says: , The joint inovstigation of the Ruia casa does not get along very well, and there is some danger that the United States representative will find himself forced to withdraw because of delay and the tendency to politely ask and) insist on undesirable conditions. News comes that Ferra, who figured In General Lee's report of tho Kuis case, and who was in jail with the un fortunato American in Guanabacoa at the time of Ruiz' death, has been re arrested quietly, probably as a warning to him and others that whilo Spain consents politely to a froe A morion investigation, she has her own ideas about the duty of hor subjects in a case of this kind. Ferra asserts that he ia nn American citizon, but not regis tered. It is said also that since Mr. Cal houn's arrival and just before Goneral Lee began his investigation word bad been pased down the lino that all per sons who talked over muoh about foul play will hear from it later, no matter how prodigal tho American government may be with promises of protection at any cost. General Weylor Is expected here soon, nnd he has sent ahead of hint a long interview to tho local press in which he makes tho statement that the Cubans are worthy and intelligent people, and that as four western prov inces aro wholly paoifled, tho time to put the reforms in operation lias come. Spain Wants No Mediation Madrid, May 24. A semi-official de claration is issued that Spain will never agree to foreign mediation in the Cuban question, which bhe regards at exclusively concerning herself. HAS WORLD'S RECORD. Great Performance of Lncretla Borgia at Oakland Track. San Francisco, May 24. Lnorett Borgia, a brown filly, 4 yoarB old, by imp. Brutus, out of Ledctte, bred and owned by William BooU & Son, of San Jose, now holds tho world's record for four miles. After Lucrctia Borgia's splendid showing, with a poor rider' up, in the Ingleside stakes at four miles, three weeks ugo, the owner de termined to send his horse for the rec ord, believing that with a good rider she could lower the coast, and perhaps the world's record. Tbe result of to day's trial exceeded his expectations. Splendidly ridden by Jockey Claw son, a olever lightweight pilot, and paced by Peter II over the third mile, and by ' Installator over the fourth, both of the latter horses owned by the Boots, Lucretia Borgia covered the distance in the wonderful time of 7:11, and thnt, too, in tho face of a strong wind blowing down the back stretch. The record for four miles against time has stood at 7:15 for 21 years, having b.'on made by Tenbroeok, the celebrated distance horse, September 27, 1870, at Louisville. The competi tion record for the same distance tins stood for 23 years at 7:19, made by Felloworaft, at Saratoga, on August 20, 1874. High Wind at Kossland. Rossland, B. C, May 24. Rossland has many large new hotel buildings, the supports of which are two-by-four scantlings. There was a high wind to day, and one of theso buildings toppled over. It was a new hotel building-, three stories high, 20x70 feet, on Washington street, being erected by Henry Rose and a man named Purcell. The building, on whioh there were sev eral men at work, fortunately fell at tho noon hour, so no one was injured.'' The roof was ready for shingling. It fell flat, an enormous pile of lumber, and discloses the fact that there was not a mortised board in the whole; building, nor a tongue-and-groove, piece. The nails used at the most im portant points of strain were only inohes in length. There are several similar buildings here, and there is also a building inspector drawing a fairly munificent salary for tbe work, he is supposed to do. Married at Sea. San Francisco, May 24. Don Jos I. Barrillas, the 19-year-old nephew oi the ex-president of Guatemala, and Miss Kate Kinsey, the 17-year-old daughter of C. C. Kinsey, of this city, who have been engaged for six months, despite the objections of the young lady's parents, were married by Cap tain J. Selovich on board the tug Vigi lant outside the heads on Monday last The romantio affair would probably have remained a secret longer had not the departure of the young bridegroom) for Central America on the steamship City of Sydney yesterday brought mat ters to a crisis. Young Barrillas is re puted to be very wealthy in his own name. San Francisco, May 24. The weath er was excessively hot here yesterday and early in the day the thermometer gave indications of breaking the record for the first 19 days of May. It rose all the morning at an alarming rata until noontime, when it reached 8 degrees. Then it stopped, and all chances of a new record were gone. But it came very close to making a new mark, for only twice in 26 years bava there been hotter days in May prior to this date. West Point, N. Y., May 24. The quartermaster at West Point has just made the startling discovery that five ot the guns captured in battle from the Mexicans by General Scott's army " have been stolen. The cannon have)'""1 lain for nearly half a century on theniu bluff overlooking the Hudson, wbw-,iiiil the trophies of our wars with England, .; Mexico and the South are ranged.,, The history of each piece is engrave ' on its surface. How they were stole ' !', ' is not known. """"