Interference With De Armitt's Miners Must Cease. IS ONLY A TEMPORARY ORDER Court Will Itender Final DecUlon I'rrildnnt Dolan Declare Trouble ' Will Follow lu Enforcement. , PittBbnrg, Aug. 10. The much-talkod-of injunction against the Unit-' ed Mineworkers was filed in the county court today by counsel for the New York &, Cleveland Gas & Coal Coin jrnny. Tiie defendants are named The United Minneworkcrs of America, Patrick Dolan, prcHident; William Warner, secretary and treasurer, and 'others. The plaintiff company sets forth that it is a corporation under the laws of Pennsylvania, with a capital of (1,000, 000 invested in coal lunds of Pennsyl vania. Three of their mines, employ ing 1,300 men, are the Plnm Creek, Turtle Creek and Sandy Creek. The bill then recites the conditions prevail ing at their mines since the strike was begun and alleges the strikers have paid no attention to the sheriff's warn ings, and that the lives of. miners and property of the company are in danger. Judge Collier granted a temporary injunction, restraining and enjoining the defendants from assembling, march ing or encamping in proximity to the mines and houses of the miners, for the purpose by' intimidation, threats' and opprobrious words, of preventing the miners of the plaintiff from work ing. It further restrains the defend ants from induoing or compelling any employe or miner to quit work. A hearing was fixed for August 18. The injunction is regarded as the most sweeping yet issued. President Dolan expressed surprise when in formed it had been granted and added: . "It will make no difference to us. We will go right along as usual until the matter is tested in the courts. We will stay there regardless of every judge in Allegheny county, and if they attempt to enforce the injunction they will have to build more jails to accom modate the men." WILL FORCE THE ISSUE. -Striken to Teat the Legality of Ju lge Molllwayite' Order. Pittsburg, Aug. 18. The striking miners at Cannonsburg have determined to force the injunction issue by contin uing their daily marches and meet- in tlia nai (thtinrlinfid nf tha Tn. lllgO l MIW ...... . """" .. Govern and Cannonsburg mines in spite of the order of Judge Molllwayne, forbidding marches on the roads lead ing to the mines. The purpose is to have the men arrested in' order to test the legality of the injunction. Patrick Dolan stated it had been de termined to keep up the marches, and as fast as one group was arrested an other one will take its place until there wiil be so many of them in jail that ' opinion will be aroused on the question of urging a new form of injunction. In these movements the support of all the leading trades unions of the country are said to have been pledged At a secret meeting in Columbus during the last 10 days, presided over by Samuel Gompers. Information ,haB been received by . the Pittsburg operators that the miners of the Bell, Ivwis &, Yates Company have struck in Keynoldsville, and the rest of the mines of the company are idle. The company is one of the heav- . ieBt tonnage producers in the northern field. About 8,000 men are employed. The usual march of miners was made at Turtle Creek at 4 o'clock this morn- : ing, but more men went into the pit to day than yesterday.' Firms from all sections are coming to the rescue of the strikers. A certain cereal company at Akron, O., sent a dispatoh offering to donate two tons of corn meal. The offer was accepted. The Fishermen' . Protective Association, of Astoria, Or., has started East by fast freight 100 -cases of canned salmon for the miners. The Injunction Extended. Washington, Pa., Aug. 16. J. H. Cook, a coal operator of McGovern, flame into court this afternoon and com plained that the strikers were again trespassing on his property, that An drew Savage, leader, already enjoined, was there, and he thought they had instructions to go where they pleased in disregard of the injunction. At his re quest the court made another including the United Mineworkers of America, President Katchford and Secretary Pierce, and the Pittsburg district mine workers, President Dolan and Secretary Warner, in the injunction. , Work of Tralnwrecker. Dallas, Tex., Aug. 16.-The north bound M., K. & T. train was wrecked this morning near Caddo Mills by some one removing the fishplates and bend ing the rails. Every car but the rear sleeper was turned over. Messenger Rawlins was instantly killed. Several passengers were injured, but how seri ously could not be learned. The in jured will be taken toGreenville. A wrecking crew has reached the scene. No further particulars are obtainable. Work In the Field. Spokane, Aug. 16. There is an un precedented demand for harvest hands throughout Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho. Fears are expressed -that enough men cannot be foound to .harvest the large crop. The cells in the jail at Dover, N. H., ra arraniw in a circle and revolTe. no that the inmate can successively see ' the country at all points of the com- ' pa s. THE ELDER RETURNS. The Officer! Brine the Lateft New From the North. Astoria, Or.', Aug. 16. The O. R. & N. Co. 's steamer George' W. Elder ar rived tonight from Dyea, after a very pleasant trip down. She brought "ac commodation" mail, and one passenger. Tho officers of the steamer gave the latest news from the north. The passage up was delightful. The ocean all the way was as smooth as a mill pond, Hiid very few ol the passen gers were sick. The livestock fared ex tremely well. Not one animal was in jured In the slightest, and all were landed in safety. When the Elder arrived at Skaguay bay men immediately came aboard and offered fabulous prices for horses. An imals such as are being canned at Linn ton an selling for from $000 to f 700, but none could be purchased from the Elder's passengers. One of the passen gers had a large bull, for which he was offered (000. Tne offer was refused. There is plenty of grass to feed the livestock, and horses are greatly in de mand The men were charged 25 cents per 100 pounds to have their luggage taken ashore. All the baggage was landed safely. The l ate for taking stuff over Chilkoot pass is 35 cents a pound. The officers state that there is abso lutely no truth in the reports that men are selling their outfits at Dyea. They say that every one who can possibly get over the passes is going. The weather at Dyea is all that oould be desired, and but little difficulty will be experi enced in making the trip'. The moat important item of news brought by the Elder is to the effect that White pass is being placed in a passable condition. One hundred mi ners, who were delayed by the condi tion of the road, banded and agreed to corduroy the road. Timber is plentiful iff the vicinity, and the work should shortly be completed. When this is done horses can easily be taken over the trail. Two drownings and a mining-camp inoident resultant occurrred at Dyea. On August 8, Dwight Fowler, of Seat tle, lost his life. He was carrying a load on his back and parcels in each hand over a log, when he slipped and fell into the Skaguay river. Fowler is said to be the son of well-known Seat tle people. The other fatality occurred August 6. Thomas Wall, of N. nainio, while at tempting to ford Dyea river on a pack horse, was lost. He left a wife and three children in Nanaiino, who are in destitute circumstances. Two men named Young and Cleve land are engaged in packing near where the drowning occurred, and recovered the bodies. They took them to Dyea, where they demanded $10 for their services. The citizens immediately oalled a mass meeting and served no notioe on one of the men to leave town within 24 hours. He applied for pas sage on the Elder to Juneau, mit'as she was not bound for that port, he was compelled to leave town until he could secure transportation. The day the steamer left citizens call ed another meeting for the'purpose of considering the advisability of serving a like notice on the other man. The partners were making from $200 to $300 a week each, carrying freight, but their demand for pay for bringing in the bodies of the men has lost them fortunes. On August 8 a man was shot and killed for stealing freight on Chilkootl pass. One of the men in qharge of a pack train caught him in the act, and his life was the penalty. His name could not be learned by the officers or passengers of the Elder. At Dyea, according to a letter re ceived from C. R. Scovey, of this city, there is a scarcity of provisions. The writer says that the stores were crowd ed, and that all the flour was sold. There will be no difficulty in securing more. The demand was created by men who left with money instead of provisions. There was but one returning passen ger. Theodore Lang, who sailed on the Elder, was attacked with rheumatism and forced to sell his outfit and return. The passage down was made in good time, the steamer being but 71 hours from Sitka. She left up for Portland at 7:15 tonight. - The route from Skaguay via White pass is more level and easier traveling, though 25 miles farther. But the pros pector is landed on Lake Bennet, the second lake aoove Linderman, where travelers by Chilkoot pass are landed. Besides, there is plenty of timber on Bennet to build boats, while there is none on Linderman. Every day, hundreds are arriving there, and scows and small steamers are making fortunes in lightering goods from steamers. Letters from Astorians who went on the Elder advise others not go this fall, as they cannot get through except at great expense and hardship. Top Notch for Wheat. Walla Walla, Aug. 16. The top notch wheat market for the season was reached today. The market opened firm at 75 cents for bluestem, 73 cents for club. Several lots were sold at these figures, when the price jumped up one cent and several thousand bush els were sold for 76 cents This after noon the price dropped back to 75 cents, at which figure it closed. ' No More Fl( Brandy. San Francisco,- Aug. 16. Acting Collector Thomas has retceived a rul ing from Secretary Gage, of the treas ury, relating to the distillation of cer tain fruits, particularly in California. Last May the Tenny Fruit Packing Company, of Fresno, ditilled some fig brandy, but the treasury department has decided that the distillation of figs is illegal. The brandy in question will be released, but hereafter the law will be strictly enforced. STRATEGIC BASEOFTHE PACIFIC Much I Hawaii From a Military Point of View. Washington, Aug. 1Q. "From a mil itary as well as a commercial point of view," said Director Smith, of the bu reau of American republics, "The Ha waiian islands, owing to their location, are of great importance. Hawaii may be said to lie but one-third the distance of the accustomed route from San Fran cisco to Japan and China ports, from San Francisco to Australia, from ports of British Columbia to Australia and British India, and about half way from the Isthmus of Panama to Yokohama and Hong Kong. The construction of a ship canal across the isthmus would extend this geographical relation to the ports of the Gulf of Mexico and of the Atlantic seaboard of North and South America. A glance at the map will at once make clear the fact that no other point in the North Pacific has such a dominating relation to the trade between America and Asia as a place for coaling and a depot of supplies for vessels. "From a naval standpoint Hawaii is the great strategio base of the Pacific. Under present conditions of naval war fare, created by the use of steam, as a motive power, Hawaii would secure to the maritime nation possessing it an advantage as a depot fir the supply of coal. Modern battle-ships, depending absolutely upon coal, would be enabled to avail themselves ot their full capa city of speed and energy only by having some half-way station in the Pacific where they could replenish their stores of fuel and refit. A battle-ship or cruiser sarting from an Asiatio or Aus tralian port with the view of operating along the coast of either North or South America, would be unable to aot effec tively for any length of time at the end of so long a voyage, unless she were able to refill her bunkers at some point on the way. "On the other hand, if the United States possessed Hawaii, she would be able to advance her line of defense 2,000 miles from the Pacific coast, and with a fortified harbor and a strong fle't at Honolulu would be in a position to conduct either defensive or offensive operations in the North Paoifio to a greater advantage than any other power." STILL HAS FAITH. Captain Windrow Say That Andee Will Yet Ueturn. Chicago, Aug. 16. Captain John Windrow, of San Francisco, does not believe the story that Professor An dree's balloon was seen floating in the ocean by a ship's captain. The captain is visiting his brother, Dr. S. Windrow, of 233 Lasalle avenue. He has re turned from Sweden, where he visited his rleatives among whom is the fam ily of Professor Andree's .brother. The captain said: "I was in Stockholm when the news arrived that Andree had left Spits bergen in his balloon. His family, that is, his brother's Andree is not married fully believe that he will be heard from. Andree told them that if no news was received from him in two months, probably nothing would be heard for a year, as he then would have landed in such a locality that it would require months for him and his party to reach a locality where they could communicate with the outside world. "My own belief is that Andree has Btruck a southwest wind, as these are the winds that most usually prevail at this time of the year in the northern latitudes, and that he has been carried into Siberia, and it may be months be fore he will be heard from. "As to the story of a vessel having passed a balloon floating in the sea, that is a good yarn for landsmen. There is not a captain -so inhuman, so absolutely without senses that he would not at once send a boat to inves tigate the thing, and, anyhow, the bas ket and provisions that Andree carried with him weighed six tons and would sink the balloon when immersed in water. Never fear, Andree will be heard from, depend upon it." Filled the Baby With Wind. Pittsburg, Aug. 16. Mrs. George Ruthman, of Beaver Falls, heard a pe culiar noise on the back porch of her residence. She found her two sons, one aged 7 and the other one year older, in a corner. The babe was on his back. The elder brother had in serted the tube of a bicycle pump in the baby's mouth and was filling him with wind as fast as he' could work the pump. The infant was unconscious and its little stomach was inflated like a balloon. The mother pulled the tube from the child's month and the air fol lowed with a sharp sound like the ex haust of an air brake on a railway train. The baby recovered conscious ness. . Cigarette Making Stop. New York, Aug. 16. Twenty -five hundred men and women who made to bacco cigarettes are out of work be cause of the failure of the internal rev enue department in Washington to supply the deputy collectors in thii city with the new $1 revenue stamps, provided for in the new tariff. The President Will Attend. Columbus, O., Aug. 16. President McKinley has accepted an invitation to attend the Ohio fair at Columbus, opening August 31. Denver, Aug. 16. A special to tht News from Del Norte, Colo., says: A messenger just arrived from 8um mitville, bringing news of a powder ex. plosion, which occurred in the lower working of the Little Annie mine at Snmmitville, by which four men lost their lives. Foreman Robert Jones is one of the dead. The names of the others have not been learned. The explosion occurred at 4 o'clock and caused cave-in and the men were suf seated before they could be reached. SPANISU.WERE ROUTED Report of the Battle Near, Aguacate Confirmed. WEYLER LOST FULLY 200 MEN Ineurgent Lou Win Light Several At tempt Were Made to Capture the Captain-General.- New York, Aug. 10. A special to the Herald from Havana via Key West says: Further details have been re ceived of the battle near Aguacate, which is near the Matauzas line. The fighting, tt was first reported, was in Matanzaa province, but it was juBt on this side. There is no doubt of the re sult of tho battle, however, and a con servative estimate places the number of Spanish killed at 200, while the rebel loss was comparatively trifling. Preparations for General Weyler's ar rival at the palace were made on Mon day, but he has only just returned from the field. He left Matanzas on Sunday and reached Aguacate the next day. It was there that a rumor oame that he was wounded in the big fight near there, but the statement lias proved to be false. The excitement in Havana is intense. The' uncertainty regarding the new ministry in Spain is partly to blame, and on top of this there comes news of a big insurgent victory between' Agua cate and Madruga, and also-of a pitched battle in the vicinity of Sagua la Grande. , The advance guard of General Gomes has crossed into Matanzas. ' Whether ne is close cannot be ascertained, but it is reported that lie declined the fight at Sagua la Grande. The largest battle that has taken place in several months was the one fought at Aguaoate. It is known that the battle was the result of an attempt to capture General Weyler and kill him. The captain-general had made preparations to return on horsebaok from Matanzas to Havana. Along the road he had posted- 'three columns of Spanish soldiers. General Castillo learned of his plans and gathered a force of fully 1,600 rebels. This, force he hurled against the Spanish lines near Aguacate where General Weyler was supposed to be. General Castillo commanded the insurgents In person, and the Spanish' were under General Milta. The insurgents dispersed, but later aocounts are that both Colonel Aldea and General Molino were wounded. The battle began about 4 o'clock in the afternoon and continued till night. The Spanish were ranked along the open road and the rebels approached them from the rear, coming from the hills. A body of cavalry was stationed about a quarter of a mile down the road to cut off Weyler if lie should be there and attempt to seek safety. . The details of the actual fighting are meager, bat many reliable persons who passed near the place, which is beside the railroad station, say that from the carriage windows they could see many dead soldiers along the road. The rebels UBed rapid-firing guns. When darkness came the Spaniards reticed, to return the next morning wth heavy re inforcements, but the insuregnts only opened fire for about half an hour and then disappeared. They divided into small bands and subsequent pursuit was futile. Information has also been received of the big fif lit near Sagua la Grande. It, is said the town was attacked and that a portion of it was burned, but this has not been verifiod. Correspondence from the field, however, proves that there has been a battle there, Gomez in person, it is said, directing the in surgent operations. After the fight at Aguacate, General Weyler fell back upon Guanabacoa, just across the bay from Havana. The rebel chiefs, Colonel Arnaguara and General Rodriguez, were in the district and Weyler expeoted a raid. Weyler arrived at Guanabacoa with 4,000 men. Five miles from Guana bacoa he was attacked by a rebel force under General Rodriguez. Rodriguez's plan was to force General Weyler to give battle and pursue him into the hills, where the captain-general stood a good chance of being either killed' or captured. The rebels fired several vol leys from the hills along the roadside, killing 17 and wounding a large num ber of the Spanish, but Weyler refused to give fight and kept on his march to Guanabacoa, driving 800 head of cattle that he had collected along the line. General Rodriguez followed in Weyler's rear to within sight of the town. Af ter the rebels withdrew the Spanish troops commenced a heavy fire, the noise tf which awakened and frightened the residents of Guanabacoa. . A train running from Mariano in Havana province was fired upon recent ly. The American vice-consul, Mr. Springer, was on the train. Bullets struck near him, but he escaped unhurt. Gold DUcoverlee. New Orleans, Ang. 16. A new gold field has been discovered, but this one is in the tropic Reports have come to this city lately tnat big finds of gold have been tnade in Nicaragua, and steamers from that section have been bringing in gold dust in proof of it. Two Children Drowned. Crete, Neb.. Aug. 16. Willie and Mary Vogel, aged 4 and 10 years re spectively, Were drowned in the Blue river toJay. They fell from a narrow walk, and were carried over a mijldam to the rocks below. Paper Mill Destroyed. Manchester, Conn., Aug. 18. The Peter Adams paper mill, in Buckland, was burned this morning. Loss, (35,-000. WEEKLY MARKET LETTER. Downing, Hopklni Company's Review of Trade. There was a large and rapid advanoe in the prices of wheat during the past week with prospects of a higher range of prices the rest of the year. Spot wheat is difficult to get, even ata pre mium and the demand is pressing for old wheat; 1,045,000 bushels have been takon in Chicago this week for prompt and future shipment on foreign orders the bulk of which was taken at the advance early in the week. This general advance ii more the out come of the hand-to-mouth consump tion of twelve months overtaking the small stocks both here and in Europe, as we have pointed out time and again, than of short European crops now being reaped. Prosperity is coming, in the fact that tho European consumer is pay ing the American farmer a better price than the majority of speculators put) upon the wheat.. The actual value o the new crop is 20 cents higher than the professional short; seller made it in June, when they were selling Septem ber freely at 63Woents, and the farmet ps to be congra ulated that this advance comes before the grain leaves his nanus. And so long as the legitimate demand keeps the spot wheat at a premium, no combination or monopoly can profitably depress the- futures, as the experiences of the past six months have proved. So, for the near future, it will be safe to buy wheat on each decline, as the speculative market is broadening and outside buying increasing, and will in crease as the state of the country im proves. Although the sensational press tried to show local manipulation in July de livery, Chicago is still the lowest mar ket in the country, with spot wheat this week 10 cents over the highest price in July, and we would have seen a much higher prioe during this month had not holders of wheat been fright ened in June by sensational rumors of large receipts; now the cash demand far exceeds, in proportion, the speculative demand. As in the May and July de liveries, the September speculative prioe is steadily advancing to the price of the spot wheat, which, as. in those months, will finally fix the value in the latter end of this mon'h. We are now having large receipts of wheat from an ample crop of fine qual itythis week 5,343,406 bushels at the nine primary markets, compared with 8,217,883 bushels for the same last year. Portland Market. Wheat Walla Walla, 81c; Val ley, 84o per bushel. Flour Best grades, $4.15; graham, (3.65; superfine, (2.25 per, barrel. OatB Choioe white, 8840c; choice gray, 86 89c per bushel. Barley Feed barley, (17.50 18; brewing, (1819 per ton. Millstuffs Bran, (14 per ton; middlings, (21; shorts, (15.50. Hay Timothy, (1212.60; clover, (10 11; California wheat, (10 11; do oat, (11; Oregon wild hay, (9 10 per ton. . Eggs 1 1 14 12o per dozen. Butter Fancy creamery, 8540o; fair to good, 80c; dairy, 2580o per roll. , Cheese Oregon, 11 wo; Young America, 124c; California, 9 10c per pound. Poultry Chiokens, mixed, (3.00 8.50 per dozen; broilers, (1.502.76; geese, (3 4; duoks, (2.50 8 per dozen; turkeys, live, 10 11c per pound. Potatoes. Oregon Burbanks, 85 45c per Back; new potatoes, 50o per sack; sweets, (1.902.25 per cental. Onions California, new, red, (1.25; yellow, (1.50 per cental. Hops 10ll)o per pound for new crop; 1896 crop, 4 6c. Wool Valley, 1415c per pound; Eastern1 Oregon, 10 12c; mohair, 20o per pound. ' Mutton Gross, best sheep, wethers and ewes, 3.Ji2)$c; dreenwl mutton, io; spring lambs, f per pound. Hogs Gross, choice heavy, (4; light and feeders, (2.608; dressed, (3 4.25 per 100 pounds. Beef Gross, top steers, (2. 75 8; cows (2.25; dressed beef, 45c per pound. Veal Largo, 83to; small, X per pound. , Seattle Market. Butter Fancy native creamery, brick, 18c; ranoh, 1012o. Cheese Native Washington, 10 11c; California, 9c. Eggs Fresh ranch, 20o. Poultry Chickens, live, per pound, hens, 10 lie; spring chickens, (2 3.C0; ducks, (2;503.75. Wheat Feed wheat, (28 per ton. Oats Choice, per ton, (23. Corn Whole, (22; oraoked, per ton, (22; feed meal, (22 per ton. Barley Rolled or ground, per ton, (22; whole, (21. Fresh Meats Choice dressed beef, steers, 6c; cows, 5c; mutton sheep, 6c; pork, 7c; veal, small, 6. Fresh Fish Halibut, 4c; salmon, 45o; salmon trout, 710c; flounders and sole, 84; ling cod, 45; rock cod, 6c; smelt, 2j4c. San Franelaco Market. Wool Choice foothill, 9 12c; San Joaquin, 6 months' 8 8 10c; do year's staple, 7 9c; mountain, 11 13c; Ore gon, 10 13c per pound. Hops 79o per pound.' Millstuffs Middlings, (18.50 22; California bran, (14 15 per ton. Hay Wheat,(12 15; wheat and oat, (1114; oat, (10 12; river barley, (788; best barley, (912; alfalfa,1 (788.50 clover, (7.509. Potatoes New, in boxes, 40a60c. Onions New red, 70880c; do new silverskin, 85cl per cental. Fresh fruit Apples, 4060c per small box; do large box, 40 65c Royal apricots, 20835c common cherries, 15825c; Royal Anne cherries, 2540o per box; currants, (1.00 1.60 per chest; peachet, 26 40c; pears, 20 40c; cherry plumi, 20 30c per box. FIRST BLOOD 8HED. A Riot Almoat Preelpitated Among tbe Striker. . - Pittsburg, Aug. 16 Injunctions by the court have put a stop to marches by the strikers against the New York & Cleveland Gas Coal Company, for a time at least. But in the execution of the injunction the sheriff and his dep uties narrowly escaped precipitating serious trouble. As it was, the first t blood of the strike was shed. Henry . Stewart, one of the sheriff's deputies, - Btruck Jacob Mott, a drummer of the McDonald band, with the edge of a, brass horn, and cut a severe gash above his eye. The sight of . the blood wrought up the 1,000 idle miners to such a pitch, that a desperate conflict was imminent: The deputies also were excited ana noisy. The strikers were jeering and yelling and urging a further rush. There were enough of the miners to annihilate the deputies. Captain Bel-' lingham, Sheriff Lowrey, Chief Deputy. James Richards and Superintendent DeArmitt were the only cool men in the assemblage. To them and to Cap-' tain Bellinghara belongs the credit of' avoiding a riot. When Bellingham saw there was danger of his men getting beyond his , control, he commanded a halt and ad-. dresed himself to the task of restraining) the more belligerent So well were hie efforts directed that he soon bad re-.' stored comparative order. Sheriff Lowrey had a difficult task to perform, but ho handled it well, ami' by his coolness and good nature, uiu much to neutralize the bitterness and strife invited by his subordinates The strikers finally retired anl marched. back to their camp. There were sev eral other brushes with the deputies, but no aqtual collisions. After the miners returned to camp. the offiocrs held a conference witii their attorney, and he advised them to quit marching until the court had heard the argument over a bill in equity brought by the New York & Cleveland Gas Coal Company, as it might injure their case if they were) brought up for contempt before the court. President Dolan then issued order that' no more marches should be made to any of the New York & Cleveland Company's mines until further orders,, though marches may be made at other places. There were no signs of trouble to night. The strikers remained within their camp, and while the deputiee were on guard they had little to do. In order to more thoroughly fortify his position, Sheriff Lowrey swore in 2q additional deputies tonight, and dis-j patched them to Plum creek. . y . AN ARIZONA STORM. A Cloudburst Doe Great Damage ta) Property, 1 ' Nogales, Aria., Aug. 16. Southern Arizona and Nothern Mexico have been visited by a terrifio rain storm. AH telegraph lines between Nogales and, Guaymas are down, and a great part of, the Sonora railway is washed out. The track between Nogales Enoinas, a diai tanoo of 16 miles, is almost entirely 0nnn. A train started to leave Guay mas this morning,, but it was detained by the Mexicun government. Iner ' a nlnud burst which filled the stream which flows through the place: - . . . M T t and flooded tn greater partoi mogaies, Thrne hridires were washed awav. Bcvt eral houses, were washed away and number of Mexican families are home less. The residence of Arilo Itaniria,' the mayor, was destroyed. ; Maria Eiperama Sacked by Cuban. Key WeBt, Fla., Aug. 16. Mart Esperanza, a town in Santa Clara prov ince, was attacked by insurgents recent ly, who entered the town at 3 P. M., and left at 4 A. M., sacking all th stores and taking merchandise, clothes, drugs, money, etc. The Spanish force made resistance, but the insurgents de feated them with little trouble. The Spanish loss was heavy. The Cubans, lost one killed and several wounded.' The forces of General Montano came to the aid of the town, arriving one day late. They took arms and ammunition from the guerillas who remained in the town, although most of them had joined the insurgents. Then tbey ' burned about 80 houses belonging tan Cubans. Calixto Alvarea attacked and sacked the towns of La Enorucijada,' Crucos and Plaoetas. The Spanish forces made no resistance. These towns are in the pacified province of Santa Clara. Lady Keieued From Death. . The Dalles, Or., Aug. 16. Fire totally destroyed the Michelbach builds ing, on Second street, occupied by Mrs. Britton as a lodging-house, at 1 A. M. It was a fierce, hot blaze, and only prompt action on the part of the firede partment avoided a general conflagra tion. The origin of the fire is nn known. The building was insured for (1,000 in the Hamburg-Bremen, and Mrs. Britton's furniture was insured for (600. One of the occupants, Mrs. Gage, narrowly escaped being burned to death. She was overcome and suffo cated, and lay prostrate on the flriorj but was reached in time by Fireman O. G. 8tacey: The mouth of the octopus is in the center of his body and is provided witli a beak closely resembling that of a parrot. Adulterated Tea Destroyed. San Francisco, Aug. 16. Forty chests of adulterated tea, which had been condemned by Inspeotor Toohey, were burned today in the large furnace in the basement of the appraiser's building. The importer failed to either appeal from the inspector's finding, or export the stuff at his own expense, ae required by the law passed by congress, and approved March 2, 1897. This is the first destruction of tea under the provision of the new law.