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.
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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: -
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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.