Oregon City Courier
A, W. CBENKT, Publisher.
C3IQ0N CITY OREGON
IWS OF HIE WEEK
ftaiterestlng Collection of Current Events
In Condensed Form from
lioth Continent.
Freight rates have been reduoed oon
iderably by the O. K. & N. and N. P,
to British Columbia points.
The Seattle Coal & Iron Company
men at Issaquah, Wash., have quit
work. They want more pay, and object
to a deduotuai hy weight for carloads
having alate and shale.
The government armor board met in
Washington and accepted the offer of
Cramps to furniHh diagonal armor for
the battleship Indiana. The govorn
ment price was satisfactory.
The New York Tribune, in discussing
events that led up to the assassination
of Canovas, makes the statement that
the government is responsible for the
rise and progress of anarchy in Spain
An explosion of a lamp started a fire
in a load of hay in a livery barn in
Lewiaton, Iduho. The flames spread
with great swiftness, and before they
oould be suppressed caused a total loss
of 111,000.
F. L Johnson, while driivng a band
f homes near the Pine Creek reserve,
in Baker county, Oregon, bent over to
drink out of a stream in the ravine,
4iia revolver fell oat of his pocket, and,
exploding, killed him instantly.
The supreme court of Oregon has de
cided that the secretary of state must
audit aocounts and draw warrants due,
The decision reverses the lower court,
and is the outcome of complications
rising from the failure of the legisla
tare to organize in January.
An official dispatch received in Con
stantinople says several thousand Ar
menian agitators from Persia invaded
Turkey and killed 200 of the Migriki
tribe, including women and children
The wife of the chief was put to death
with the most cruel tortures, and sev
oral other victims had their noses and
ears ont off.
Consul-Genera 1 Hayward, in a report
to the state department, states that
during 1806 American vessels number
ing 247, of 243,984 tons, entered Ha-
waiian ports, while vessels of all other
nationalities numbered 130, of 234,014
tons. These are the only foreign ports
where a majority of the carrying trade
is now under the American Aug.
Golli has confessed that lie killed
Senor Canovas to avenge the Barcelona
narchists, and the insurgent leader,
Don Jose Rizal, who .was executed at
Manila, Philippine islands, December
80 last, as the instigator of the Philip
pine revolution. Dr. Uizal denied that
he was a rebel leader, but he admitted
that he had drawn up the statutes of
the Philippine league.
A dispatch from a press correspondent
in Medeltin, Panama, says that Charles
Radford, of Alabama, has been con
demned to death for the murder several
months ago of Charles Slmmomls, a
wealthy merchant of Calli. In all
probability the sentence will be com
muted to life imprisonment, as capital
punishment there is never exercised ex
cept in exceptional cases.
A Portland, Iml., dispatch says: A
south-bound Grand Hapids & Indiana
freight train went through the bridgo
spanning the Wabash river a mile
north of Goneva. The engine and
tender fell into the river and cars piled
on them. Engineer Barney lieid and
Fireman James Gallagher went down
with the engine. The former had both
legs cruahed, and was otherwise badly
injured. He will die. Fireman Gal
lagher and Brakeman James Clifford
were severely injured
The nativeB of New Guinea are mur
dering Australiau miners.
The corn crop in Kansas is now said
to be damaged 60 per cent by the pre
vailing hot weather.
Senators Quay and Morgan are to go
to the Sandwioh Islands to post them
selves on the country and its possibil
ities. The internal revenue oftlce has issued
orders to local collectors to seize tobucco
prise packages under the provision oi
the new tariff law.
Over 100 tramps and harvesters took
possetision of a freight train on the
Northwestern line, near Uiuaha, Nob.
The train was sidetracked, and the
sheriff and police were called upon for
assistance. After an hour's delay the
tramps were dislodged. Tho sheriff
had a desperate fight in trying to jail
the men, hut was successful. The sur
rounding country is overrun with
tramps.
The following is an extract from a
private letter received in San Fran
cisco from Manila, Philippine islands:
"Here things are in a frightful mess.
Spanish dollars have been introduced
at 10 per cent less value than Mexican.
Everybody wants to sell out. Native
brokers are nil over the plane trying to
sell their Hssession8, and llnd no buy
ers. In the sugar provinces, cane
plants are being burned up for lack of
rain."
Assistant Secretary Howell has ren
dered a decision in which he holds that
calfskins should be classed as "hides
of cattle," and are therefore dutiable
under the new tariff, but at 15 )cr cent
ad valorem.
In the engagement of Chakdara the
British troops suffered but slight loss,
but the native loss was heavy. Six
thousand tribesmen were preparing to
attack the fort when they were at
tacked by the British column, under
Colonel Meikeljohn, and completely
rout I
ENGLAND AFTER SHERMAN.
British Newspapers Comlder HI
marks Highly Offensive.
Be
London, Aug. 11. Commenting on
the interview of the New York World
with Secretary Sherman, St. James's
Gazette this afternoon suys:
"Sherman's utterances afford no ma
terial for denial by his friends of the
statement that he is suffering from
senile decay."
St. James's Gazette refers to the
Kalnoky incident when it says
"Austria properly severed diplomatic
relations with Great Britain, and Glad
stone apologized for bis attack on the
dual monarchy, and asked why there
is one law in Europe and another in
America?"
The Globe savs: "Secretary Sher
man iiad better rid himself of the idea
that Unolo Bam is going to boss this
country either on gold or on the fish
eries. The idea of Europe being afraid
of a third-rate naval itower like tho
United States could only have occurred
to a lunatic or to Sherman."
The utterances attributed to Secre
tary Sherman uKn which tiie com
ments of the London papers was based
are as follows:
"England is a great country, but jt
s nut always safe to assume she is
ready to follow up every quarrel with
blows. She quarrels oftener than Bhe
fights. It would be exceedingly diffi
cult for her to fight us all alone about
our seal catch ings. Russia and Japan
are in a similar position, and any quar
rel between the United States and
England on this score would probubly
involve those other countries."
AWAKE TWENTY-FIVE YEARS.
Htrange Case of a Carpenter Living at
St. Louis.
St. Louis, Aug. 11. John O. Sutte,
a carpenter and builder, lias ueen
awake 25 years. His lust slumber came
so many years ago that he has forgotten
what it is like to lie down at night and
awake refreshed and rejuvenated.
Sleep is an unknown quantity with
Sutte. He either lies upon his bed
and gazes on the stars, or, if in a rest
less mood, takes long walks into the
country, returning ut day break to begin
work in his little shop, just north ot
the house. His neighbors call him
"The man who never sleeps."
Sutte attributes his sleeplessness to a
noise .which continually roars in ins
lead like a cataract. At times it
sounds like the buzz and whirr of
wheels sawing their way through heavy
timber. Again the sounds resemble
escaping steam, but at times tuey
mingle in a horrible deafening roar.
Owing to the noises in his bead,
Sutte does not hear readily. He says
that the ringing in his ears was canned
by an overdose of quinine which was
administered to him in 1872. He 4ook
62 grains at one dose, and when he
awoke next day he heard a noise in his
head which has remained there ever
since, keeping him awake every day
and night for 25 years Sutto is 70
years old. He carries his age grace
fully and does not look the worse lor
his long siege of wakefulness
HER BOY WAS UGLY- I
A Quitman, Georgia, Mother Commit! a
Terrible Crime.
Quitman, Gtt., Aug. 11. Fishermen
iscovered the body of a 6-year-old boy
floating on the surface of a pond near
this plaoe and later identified it as the
son of Mrs. Idella Powell Banks, a
widow, owning a farm just outside of
Quitman.
The actions of the mother when noti
fied of the disoovery aroused the suspi-
ions of the coroner and she was subse
quently arrested and placed in jail.
Here she was visited by a minister, to
whom she confessed having murdered
her child. The reason she gave was
that he was too ugly to be permitted to
live, and was a constant source of em
barrassment to her on .that account.
She said that she walked by the pond,
ami when she tried lo push him in he
resisted with all his feeble strength.
She broke down completely in jail, and
says she wants to be hanged as soon ns
possible. The child s face was dis
figured by a birthmark.
A Grevmmne Discovery.
Valley, Nob., Aug. 11. A grading
company at work near here exhumed 19
keletons. All the bodies were in a
good state of preservation, and were
evidently buried with their clothes on
and without coffins. Five were fe
males. The bodies hud probably been
in the ground 15 or 20 years, hut no
resident of the locality can recall any
burying ground located here, nor does
rumor relate of anything in the past
that will account for the presence of
the skeletons. The bodies were covered
with only a few feet of earth, and were
placed in a largo trench. Apparently
the skeletons are those of white people.
Fall In Spanish NiM'iiritrt.
London, Aug. 11. On the stock ex
change here today Spanish securities
fell one-half a point on the news of the
assassination of Premier Canovas del
Castillo. Later in the day Spanish se
curities recovered three-eighths of the
loss.
The chemist of the agricultural de
partment in Washington thinks that
the oil made of sunflower seed, which
he says is a perfect substitute for olive
oil, is the coining salad oil.
A llad-Knd Collision.
Indianapoils, Aug. 11. The Chicago
express on the Pennsylvania line and a
Motion switch engine came together in
a head-end collision at Market street
crossing this morning. William Mar
tin, the Monon engineer, was instantly
killed and both engines completely
wrecked. No passengers were injured.
The tongue of most serpents is really
forked, though this member seems to
be of no particular use to the reptile.
WEALTH OF TDE YUKON
Hugh C. Wallace Talks ot
the Great Gold Strike.
EXTENT OK THE RICH DIGGINGS
It Is Estimated That 100,000 Men Will
lu In the Muring Callfornlan
Change U Ml ml.
Tucomu, Aug. 10. Hugh C. Wallace,
the prominent banker, who has proba
bly made a more careful investigation
of the Klondike than anybody on the
coust who has not actually been there,
having interviewed a great number of
the miners who came down on the Port
laud lust month, and other people who
have traveled in the upper Yukon coun
try and prospected along ihe main river
and its branches, suid to a press repre
sentative: "There is no doubt that the Yukon
will yield more gold than has been
taken from any river on this coast, or
probably in any other part of the world.
The Yukon runs through a country not
yet explored by white men, and its bars
are universally reported to be rich.
Miners who have worked along the river
since 1883 agree tliat ground 5 to $100
per day is easily found.
"The existence of gold in such quan
tities along the main river is abundant
proof of rich diggings in other branches
than the Klondike. It is certain there
was two months ago somewhere between
$0,000,000 and $8,000,000 already taken
out and sent to Dawson City. Fully
one-half of this, it is believed, will
come down on the next two steamers.
"The gold thus far taken out has
come from two or three small oreeks
emptying into the Klondike. Reports
of other rich strikes have been obtained.
Keturning miners unite in declaring
that prospecting has scarcely begun.
Men engaged in profitable enterprises
on Puget sound are leaving them for the
Klondike. I am informed that profit
able diggings and prosperous towns in
Alaska are being almost deserted in
the rush for the new eldorado.
"There will be a mighty and contin
uous stream of people from Puget sound
for the next six weeks, and I believe it
is no exaggeration to say that there
will be 100,000 men go in next Febru
ary, March, April ana May. To my
knowledge, letters are being received
daily from every section of this coun
try, and from European cities as well,
making inquiry as to means of reaching
AlaBka in the spring.
Old Yukoners say the trip can be
made any month in the year. The
perilous and difficult part of the trip has
consisted heretofore of a climb over
the mountain passes requiring a portage
of 28 miles from salt water to the first
of a series of lakes, forming the Yukon
headwaters. This difficulty is now over,
for since the using of White's pass be
gan, three weeks ago, horses can be
used for packing outfits the entire dis
tance over the mountains, and miners
themselves can ride if they choose. It
is three days from Puget sound to this
pass. '
"The effect of these discoveries on
business on Puget sound has been elec
tric, and the effect of the immense in
crease in the production of gold will
stimulate every artery of trade."
No Klondike for Him.
Port Townsend, Aug. 10 An evi
dence that many people started for the
gold fields of Alaska during the strain
of mental excitement was given here
lust night, when the steamer Queen
sailed for the north. Just after the
steamer blew her whistle to cast off her
lines, an excited passenger, who had
$800 worth of provisions billed through
to Dyea, yelled out:
"Boys, divide thed d mess between
you; I'm going back to California."
The disgusted passenger refused to
give his name, but said he would pre
fer to give up his outfit than to take
the chances of crossing Chilkoot pass
this fall.
Evidently there were several disciples
of counterfeiter Dean and wife, of San
FranciBco, yesterday bound for Alaska,
for just before the Queen sailed last
night, several well dressed young men
rushed around the city in quest of
change for greenbacks. They said they
were going down the Yukon river in
boats, and, in case they fell overboard,
paper money would be mined by get
ting wet. In many cases they succeed
ed in passing bills, two-thirds of which
have been found to be counterfeit. One
saloon ist, in a butch of $240 in bills,
received two $20 Confederate bills of
tho mintageof 18(13. Investigation de
veloped the fact that they were left
here by people who went north on the
Queen.
Impracticable Exposition Kcliemca.
Paris, Aug. 10. A hundred projects
for attractions for the Paris exposition
of 1000 were submitted to the commit
tee today. They included the building
of a copy of Bartholdi's statue of lib
erty in New York harbor t00 feet high;
the construction of a restaurant under
water, to be built of glass; an enor
mous vertical screw, with a nut fitted
as a cafe; a reproduction of the Trojan
horse, capable of holding 1,000 people,
and plans for fitting the Eiffel tower
with a spiral railroad and toboggan
chute. The committee decided that
none of the schemes were practicable.
Caught by a Mower.
Wilbur, Wash., Aug. 10. While cut
ting grain yesterday afternoon the 4-year-old
son of Peter McKay in some
way managed to get in the tall grain in
front of the machine, and had one of
his little limbs completely severed.
The other was badly mangled, but Dr.
Young thinks that he can save it if he
can save the child's life.
A five-cent stamp must adorn everv
day book, ledger or other account book
kept by a business bouse in Mexico.
MORE REGULATIONS'.
Canada Will Now llcilure the Rlie of
Milling Malm.
Toronto, Aug. 11. A special to the
Globe from Ottawa says the Dominion
government has received several im
portant decisions in regard to the Yu
kon country and the working of tho
gold fields there. It has been decided
to appoint an administrator for the dix
trict, who will have entire charge of
all the Canadian offlciuls there and be
tho chief executor 'or the government.
Joseph Walsh, u former commander of
the No-thwest mounted police, is to be
appointod to the position. The party
of mounted police to leave Manitoba
next week for the gold country has been
increased from 30 to 35. They will
take with them two Maxim guns.
The mining rules have been amended
in an important particular. At present
a miner is at liberty to stake outacluim
of 600 feet, running along with tho
stream and back to the bunk. This has
been reduced to 100 feet, and the new
regulation will go into force inline
diutely. A court for the administration
of civil and criminal questions in the
gold districts has also boon decided
upon. Justice McGuire, of Prince
Albert, is to preside over the court
STEAMER WILLAMETTE LEAVES
The Old Collier HalU With an Immense
Cargo.
Seattle, Wash., Aug. 11. The
steamer Willamette, with' the largest
number of passengers ever carried by a
single steamer to Alaska, is now on her
way to Dyea. She carries 815 passon
gers, 200 head of live stock and over
2,000 tons ot freight.
A seething crowd of people thronged
the wharf to bid good-bye to Klondike'
bound prospectors, and every whistle in
the harbor gave lustily a parting salute,
Freight was piled in every concoiv
able nook and corner. In the hold,
pilothouse, cabins, dining rooms and
staterooms were piled an indiscriminate
mass of olotlung, hay, grubstakes, luin
ber and supplies of all descriptions.
Down below were the horses, crowded
together in little cubbyholes, called
"stalls" only by courtesy. The horses
didn't like the prospect That is to
say they made considerable objection
before they consented to be swung on
the boat by means of an engine and
large box.
The work of loading the big steam
ship Willamette began at midnight.
Of the 800 people on board, 565 took
passage here, 175 at Tacoma and 85 at
Sun Francisco.
APPEALING FOR FOOD.
Their Kamllle Are Btarvln While the
Strikers Itefuse to Work.
Pittsburg, Aug. 11. Appeals for
food and provisions were numerous at
the headquarters of the miners' officials
in this city today. It appeared as if
there was a wail from every section of
the district, and miners in person were
present to ask that the suffering ones
be looked after. Secretary Warner was
kept busy answering the appeals. He
said tonight that he had sent more than
$1,000 worth of provisions into various
parts of the district. The appeals are
now coming in from the families, the
heads of which are at the various min
ing camps using their influence to keep
other men from working.
A series of meetings are to be' held
all over the district It is expected to
keep up the interest in every section
and strengthen every point where thero
is the least indication of weakness.
The vigils on the mines of the New
York & Cleveland Gas Coal Company
are to be kept up, and the vigor in
creased from day to day.
Early this morning the miners of
West Elizabeth made a march on the
mines of the Elizabeth Mining Com
pany, formerly operated by Horner &
Roberts. About 50 men were going to
work. After a consultation the men
asked that they be allowed to finish
loading a flat. They agreed to go out
as soon as it was loaded, which will
take several days. Officials of the
company made an effort to get permis
sion from the miners' officials to con
tinue work on a 69-cent basis. This
was not given, and it is expected that
the mine will be idle as soon as the flat
is loaded.
From New York to Alanka.
New York, Aug. 11. The first ship
sailing from New York direct to the
Klondike gold fields is advertised to
leave about August 21. It is to bo
sent by the New York & Alaska Gold
Exploring and Trading Company. The
company has not yet selected its vessel,
but it promises to dispatch a steamship
capable of carying 200 passengers and
1,500 tons of freight, it says the ship
will make the voyage around Cilpe
Horn to Juneau in 50 or 60 days.
More than 50 names have been listed
for the voyage. Not more than 200
passengers will be allowed to embark.
Tho cost per passenger, including berth,
meals and transportation of 500 pounds
of baggage direct to Juneau is to be
$175.
More Steamer for Alaska.
San Francisco, Aug 1 1. Two steam
ers will sail for the north today with
their carrying capacity taxed to the ut
most. The Umatilla will be sent to
Seattle by the Pacific Coast Steamship
Company, and the South Coast will
also be dispatched. The Umatilla will
take away about 400 passengers and
transfer them to the City of Topeka at
gome Puget sound port
Although the South Coast is not yet
loaded she is very low in the water,
and seafaring men say that with her
load in a rough sea she will have great
difficulty in getting through.
The Gypsy' Fredlrtlon.
Malaga. Aug. 11. Old inhabitants
of this city relate that when Canovas
del Castillo was a young assistant roas
ter at a school here, a gypsy woman
told his fortune. She predicted that
he would become great, and would meet
with a violent death.
A MOST. TRAGIC FATE
Three Gold-Seekers Perish
in Alaskan Ice Fields.
OVERTAKEN BY SEVERE STORM
One of Them Left a Note airing an Ac
count of Their Terrlbre Huffer
lug From Cold and Hunger. '
Seattle, Aug. 0. There now remains
no doubt as to the fate of Charles A.
Blackstone, George Batcher and J. V.
Malique, the Cook's inlet miners who
have been missing since April. Black
stone's body has been found, and on
his body was a diary stating his part
ners had frozen to death.
When the steamer Lukmesailed from
Seattlo for Cook's inlet, Alaska, in
March, 1806, she curried among her
passengers Blackstone, Batcher and
Malique. The men attempted to cross
the portage glacier on a prosecting
tour and were frozen to death. It is
evident Bhtokstone made his way down
the glacier to where it pitches into
Prince William sound. His body was
found at the foot of the glacier, to.
gether with the remains of his dog.
On his body was the following memo
randum: "Saturday, April 4, 1897. This is
to certify that George Batcher froze to
death Tuesday night, J. V. Malique
died Wednesday forenoon, C. A. Black
stone had his ears, nose and four fingers
on his right hand and two on his left
hand frozen an inch buck. The storm
drove ns on before it overtook us within
an hour of the summit, and drove us
bofore it, and drove everything we had
over the cliff, except our blankets and
moose hide, which we all crawled un
der. The temperature is supposed to
have been 40 degrees below zero. Fri
day I started for suit water. I don't
know how I got there with the outfit
Saturday afternoon. I gathered up
everything and have enough grub for
ten days providing the bad weather
don't set in. Sport was blown over
the cliff I think I hear him howl
every once in a while."
It would appear that Blackstone
went over the cliff with the intention
of finding his dog. From his diary it
seems that he found his dog, and finally
in order to prevent starving to death
he was forced to kill and eat the animal,
but it was of no avail; no relief came
and he starved or froze to death.
On May 27, just two months after
the men left Sunrise City, the body of
Blackstone was found by George Hall,
a prospector from Seattle, and the re
mains were buried. Blackstone was 39
years old, was a native of Oregon and
had lived in Portland, Centralia,
Wash., and Seattle.
Batcher was a native of Montana,
was 86 years of age, and for many years
followed mining.
Malique was a native of Indiana,
was 38 years of age, was a graduate of
Hamilton college, Mo., and was a prac
tical miner. For many years he bad
as a partner Mr. Hall, the hero of this
story.
FATAL CHICAGO FIRE.
Five Firemen Were Killed
ind Fifty
Wounded.
Chicago, Aug. 9. Five lives were
lost in an explosion this evening dur
ing a fire in the Northwestern grain
elevator, at Cook and West Water
streets. Four of the dead are firemen:
the body of another fireman is thought
to be buried in the ruins. From the
force with which the explosion swept
the spot on which they were standing,
they must have been instantly killed.
Either the bursting of a boiler or tiie
explosion of mill dirt caused the havoc
The four firemen, who were killed by
the falling wails of the elevator are:
Jacob J. Schntir, Joseph Strikmnn,
John J. Coogan and Jacob 8. Stramer.
An unidentified man was blown into
the river, but the body was not recov
ered. Besides these dozens Of firemen and
passers by were more or lees cut and
bruised by glass and flying debris. In
all 51 firemen were injured.
A SLUMP IN SILVER.
The Trice Declined One and One-Quarter
Cents at New York.
New York, Aug. 9. Silver bullion
experienced today the most violent
break of the season's decline. In Lon-
on, the price dropped ,d per ounce
from yesterday's price, selling at 25?4d
per ounce, as against 27!d a month
ago. The New York price fell to 55?c
bid, a break of l4'c an ounce from yes
terday and 14c within a month. At
this price the bullion value of the sil
ver dollar is a trifle more than 43
cents.
London dispatches ascribed todav's
great weakness in silver to liquidation j
of New York holders of the bullion.
Such a decline as todav's has not i
been witnessed since June, 1893. The !
India mints were closed to free silver
coinage June 26 of that year. On the
news, bullion fell in London from
87 4'd per ounce to a price below 30d,
but it rallied sharply later.
A huge cvpress tree in Tule, in the
state of Oxaca, Mexico, is 154 feet in
circumference.
Flour on the Rise.
Chicago, Aug. 9. Flour is rising in
price, and has reached $5 a barrel. Last
April it cost $4.10, the low price of the
year, lhe advance has been steady
since, and some of those in the trade
think it will continue until war-time
prices prevail.
St. Petersburg, Aug. 9. Word has
been received that during the recent
floods 88 persons were drowned bv the
collapse of a bridge at Kertle, province
of t thorn a.
SENOR CANOVAS SHOT.
Spanish
Premier Assassinated
by aa
Italian Anarchist.
Madrid, Aug. 10. Senor Canovas del
Castillo, the prime minister of Spain,
was assassinated today at Santa Agueda,
by an anurchist The murderer fired
three shots, two of which struck tho
premier in the head and the other in
the chest The wounded man lingered
unconscious for two hours, and died at
8 o'olock this ufternoon. His wife was
but a short distance away when he fell.
Santa Agueda is noted for its baths.
The place is between San Sebastian, the
summer residence of the Spanish oourt,
and Vittoriu, the capital of the prov
ince of Alava, about 30 miles south of
Billio.
, The prein ior went there last Thursday
to take u three weeks' course of the
baths, after which he expected to return
to San Sebastian to Me United States
Minister Woodford, when that gentle-,
man Bhould be officially received by the,
queen regent.
The ussussin was immediately arrest
ed. He is a Ncoiolitan, and gives the
name of Kiniuldi, but it is believed his
real namo is Angele Angelo Golli.
The murderer declared he killed Can
ovas in accomplishment of a "just ven
geance" and as the outcome of a con
spiracy. He is believed to have arrived '
at Santa Agueda the same day as the
premier, und was frequently seen lurk
ing in the passage of the bathing estab
lishment iu a suspicious manner.
The remains of Senor Canovas will be
brought here tomorrow.
Marshal Martinez Campos has gone
to San Sebastian to attend the queen
regent.
Senor Sagusta, the liberal leader, has
sent the following telegram to the gov
ernment: "I have heard with deep pain of the
crime that has thrown us all in mourn
ing, and I pluce myself at the orders of
the government and queen."
Most of the liberal leaders sent sim
ilar messages, placing themselves at the
disposition of the government.
The queen regent, on hearing the
sud news, dispatched her own physician
by a special train from Sun Sebastian.
Later, on learning that Canovas was
dead, she wired her condolenoo to the
widow. ,
The health of Senor Canovas had im
proved greatly of late. He had been
leading a quiet life, although he attend
ed to the business of state.
At the moment of the assassination
he was waiting in the gallery of the
bathing establishment for his wife, who
was to join him for lunch. Suddenly
the assassin, who had the- appearance-
of an ordinary visitor, approached anil
fired at him point blank, One bullet
passing through the body and coming
out behind the left shoulder, and the
other two lodging in the head. He fell
instantly, and only recovered conscious
ness long enough to speak a few words.
Several medical men and his wife
were unremitting in their attentions to
the sufferer, but his wounds were mor
tal, and he died in two hours. Extreme
unction was administered amid a scene
of mingled sorrow and indignation.
The assassin narrowly escaped lynch
ing at the hands of the waiters and at
tendants who rushed forward. Detec
tives and oivil guards immediately
secured him. He was very pale, trem
bled very much und evidently feared
that he would be killed on the spot.
He will be first arraigned before the
local magistrates at Vergara.
JACK HAM B LET ARRESTED.
Will Be Tried In Long Creek for the
Murder of Henjumln Gaminaiiy.
Long Creek, Or., Ang. 10. Jack
Hamblet, arrested in Boise City, Idaho,
last week, and for whom requisition
papers have been applied by Sheriff
Livingstone, of this county, will bo
tried for the murder of Benjamin
Gammany, whom he killed in an alter
cation at a dance at Rock Creek on tho
morning of February 23, 1894. The
circumstances of the killing are as fol
lows: Jack Hamblet, who lived in tho
mountain, and was considered a quarrel
some and dangerous character, was
called to order during the night of the
dance by Gammany, who was floor man
ager. Hamblet resented the interfer
ence, and, using abusive language, the
two men came to blows. Gam many,
who was considerably the smaller, was
getting the best of the fight, when
Hamblet drew his pistol. The pistol
was taken from him and the men sepa
rated. Everything was again compar
atively peaceable until about 3 o'clock
in the morning, when Hamblet renewed
the quarrel by asking Gammany to step
outside with him. Gammany com
plied, and no sooner had the two men
reached the outside when Hamblet
turned and fired. The shot struck
Gammany's left wriet, and, ranging to
the elbow, entered the body. With
his death wound, body bent, and hands
crossed on his breast, Gammany ran
back into the room. Hamblet fol
lowed him, and, reaching over his
shoulder, sent another ball into his
brain.
Then, defying any one to arrest him,
Hamblet mounted his horse and rode
away. Armed parties started after
him, but he got into the mountain
fastness, and eluded all efforts to cap
ture him. Before leaving the dance
hall Hamblet made the remark that
Gammany was his fourth man.
Those who touch each other art)
sometimes farthest apart
Shortage In Eastern Peach States.
Chambersburg, Pa., Aug. 10. The
Blue Mountain peach belt of Southern
Pennsylvania and Western Maryland
is the only part of the country that will
have more than 20 to 25 per cent of a
crop this year. According to the views
of Colonel James Englore, of Chambers-,
burg, who has returned from a tour of
the peach states, the shortage is es
pecially great in Wisconsin, Ohio, Del
aware and the Eastern shore in Maryland.