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Oregon City Coupler. CHKNKY, Publisher. BEGON CITY OREGON MS OF THE WEEK lutei-eatlng Collection of Current Kventa In ContlfiiM.il form From Ituth Coutlnenta. A fire in Philadelphia destroyed tCOO.000 worth of property. A Portland company has offered to build a sugar beet factory in La Grande. U. J. Layzell was killed and Claude Hawthorne severely injured by a lire - on a launch in Astoria, Or. Falls Company, manufacture of cotton goods, in Norwich, Conn., have started up on full time, giving employ ment to 500 hands. The New Orleans health authorities have sent out notice of a death by yel low fever in that city. Quarantine has been declared by several Southern , cities. A rich strike is . reported in the Schroder mine, in Yreka, Cal., on the 1,200-foot level, the vein averaging four feet in width, and running $130 to tho ton. Edward Lyons, a patient at the Ore eon state insano asylum hung himself to a tree in the asylum grounds. He was committed from Multnomah county lust March. In the Mi I ford labor union, at its gumos in Milford, Mass., II. S. Dono van, of Natick, ran 100 yards in 9 seconds, breaking the world's record by one-ton Ih of a second, according to the timekeepers. ' George W. Clark broke the world high-dive record by jumping off the railing of the Ilalstead-street life bridge in Chicago, when the structure was raised to an elevation of 105 feet above the Chicago river. The diver was taken out of the river uninjured, and was placed under arrest by the police, . The Washington Star says: It is stated that S. D. North, of Boston, bus been selected as superintendent of the ' next census, and that his appointment will be made as soon as necessary legis lation can be enacted. The president is said to favor the establishment of a permanent bureau on oensus, and is likely to express some views on that subject in his next message to congress. Wild horses have become a nuisanoe in Northern Arizona, and Attorny General Frasier has been asked if they may not be legally slaughtered. That vicinity has been overrun by several large bands, hundred in number, un branded and unclaimed by any one. They have rapidly increased in number and have become wilder than deer and vicious as well. The matter has been referred to the livestock board. A Phoenix, Ariz., dispatch says it is expected that work will be resumed within (10 days on the great Kio Verde irrigation enterprise which is to redeem 300,000 acres of the finest land in the Halt river valley. Of the 150 miles of canala that will constitute the Rio Verde irrigation system, 23 have bte.i dug, and a large amount of work, cost ing altogether (200,000, has been done at and near the head works. "We are on the verge of a great min ing era," remarked Clarence King, former chief of the United States geo logical survey, in Donver. "The time is not far distant when a man can start out of Denver and travel to Klondike, stopping every night at a mining camp. Already two American stamp mills are pounding away on the border of the tttraits of Magellan, and the day is ap proacihng when a chain of mining camps will extend from Cape Horn to St Michaels." The supreme court of Oregon has de cided that a jury cannot .be discharged on Sunday. Mrs. John Drew, the famous actress, died at Larchmont, X. Y., after an ill ness of three years. Table cutters employed in the four largest glove factories in Oloversville, N. Y., have struck for an advance in wages. About 800 skilled men are out. By a vote of 53 to 85 tho Pennsyl vania state Democratic committee de clared vacant the Beat of William liar rity in the national Democratic com mittee. At a Spanish cabinet council it was decided to summon tho next class of'! 80,000 reserves, 27,000 of whom will 1) sent to Cuba and 13,000 to the Phil ippine islands. A landslide occurred at tunnel No. 4, nn the Northern Piu-illc, several miles west of the summit of the Cascades. Kastbonnd and westbound trains were delayed. A genuine flying machine, it is said, was seen at Sterling, Colo., a few days ago by O. A. Nenstein. Mr. Nenstein noticed a large black object in the southeastern part of the heavens, trav eling rapidly toward the northeast. He watched it pass clear across the heavens, moving quite rapidly in a straight line. He watched it until it passed out of sight, and is convinced thut it was a Wins fide flying machine. Another attempt has been made to destroy the life of President Fait re of France. Three minutes after the pres ident had passed the Madeline church in Paris, on his return from Russia, a bomb was exploited inside the railing around the church. An arrest followed immediately, and the railed field was closed by the police, who begun an ac tive investigation into the outrage. Nobody was injured by the explosion, but the affair, following to clowly n pun others of a similar nature, caused the greatest excitement. HORSES FOR ARMY USE. Practical Teat of Thoae From the Itange Ha Demount ruled Their Value. Chicago, Sept. 8. "No horses in tho world excent the raniro horses of our Western states are tit for military pur poses, and I think the trip just fin ished by my cowboy friends proves my assertion." The foregoing remark was mado by Dr. William A. Bruett, special commis sioner of the bureau of animal industry of the department of agriculture. He was at his home in this city, and with him were two stalwart, sunburned young men, William and Bert Gabriel "These young men," continued Mr. Bruett, "have just demonstrated that the bronchos and range horses of our plains can cover a distance of 2,400 miles in DO days and subsist on grass and water along the route, without grain, and, more important still, from a military ioiiit of view, without being shod. I can say without fear of con tradiction that no other horses hi the world could have made the trip under the circumstances. "The route, beginning at Sheridan, Wyo., and ending at Galena, this state, covered all kinds of country, turf, sand, rock, clay and mud. When they en to red the last 100 miles the horses were in as good condition in every way as when they started from Wyoming, but Irom Dubuque to Waterloo, la., the road along the Mississippi was either over jagged rocks or through deep mud, "The heels and frogs of the horses feet were so badly bruised that, al though ' they- could have completed the distance to Chicago, I telegraphed the men to let the noble little animals stop at Galena. Hud the horses been shod at Sioux City, as 1 telegraphed, know ing the roads over which they would have to travel to Chicago, they would have reached here in first-class condi tion on Saturday. The telegram fuiled to reach tho men and they brought the horses through . .under my .original in structions. "As a test of the endurance of the Western horse, I am sure the depart ment of agriculture will be more than satisfied with the result, us it demon strates that the animal is all that has been claimed. As I Mid before, no other horses in the world could have made such a trip under such conditions I believe it will change the opinions of foreign governments, who have felt that our range horses were too light for military purposes. "It is a fact not known, as I said be fore, that the range horse has in his veins the blood of the thoroughbred and the standard-bred Peroheron, Clydes dale, Hambletonian and other fainouB strains. Stallions of these classes have been sent to the ranches, and the result is an increase in the size and quality of the horse. Range horses, as they are oalled in distinction from bronchos, range in weight from 950 to 1,150 pounds. The bronchos, which are of Spanish origin and have no improved blood in them, weigh from 750 to 900 jxmnds. We believe the performance of the two horses which have just come from Wyoming will influence the German and English army agents and exporters for domestic purposes to try our West ern horses." ' CAPSIZED AND SUNK. Wreck of the Schooner Ague O. Grace, Willi Four Big Uum. Savannah, Ga., Sept. 8. The three- masted schooner Agnes O. Grace, of Bangor, Me., capsized and sunk this morning 21 miles east of Tyhee. Her crew came ushore and landed at War saw island. The schooner sailed from New York August 28, with a cargo of salt for Sa vannah and four 18 ton guns for the Tybee fortifications. All down the coast she was driven by u fierce north easter, and on SuturJuy night she came off Tybee laboring heavily in the gale. An effort was made to bring her to and saveher being driven further south, but when she brought to, the wind began to toss the vessel, und the big guns, which formed part of her deck load, lrifted loose from their lashings and took possession of tho deck. The crew was driven into the rigging, mid the iron monsters plunged about as the vessel heaved in the sea, making every effort to recapture them almost certain death. About 8 o'clock in the morning an unusually heavy swell tossed all four guns into the port scuppers, and the vessel heeled under the immense weight, tried to right, but staggered as the greert water broke fiercely in over the bulwarks. She capsized and sank. ltlown on a Keef During Storm. New York, Sept. 8. A dispatch to the Herald from Montevideo says: The United States gunboat Castine, which has been stationed in these waters for some time, ran aground yesterday out side the bay during a heavy wind. The vessel was unable to pull away, and the Bteamers Plata and Kepublica finally went to her assistance. The Castine, with their aid, cleared the reef and was towed into the bav. Just j what damage was done to the gunboat ! is not known, but an examination is now being made. Know Storm In Ncotland. Edinburgh, Sept. 7. A snow storm has swept over Scotland. The Gram pian hills are completely covered with snow. Oft Their Kecrtlin. Globe, Aria., Sept- 8. About 1,000 Apaches are off the reservation, and are scattered through the Pinal and Superstition mountains, killing deer and gathering wild fruits. None of theiu are provided with passes, and all are armed. They have committed only minor depredations around the ranches of the region, but the settlers are alarmed and are on guard. The Apaches are all from the White Moun tain reservation in the vicinity of Sao Carlos. TIIEAIEirS LOYALTY Difficulty of Holding Subjects in Check. His KO IMPORTANT BATTLES FOUGHT iloth nlilea Manning Tlielr Troona on the ISorder-Muil Mullah' Men Deaertlng. London, Sept. 7. The Times this morning publishes a (fispatch from Simla saying that further evidence has been obtained of the desire of tho ameer of Afghanistan to prevent his subjects from taking part in the frontier disturb, ances. Tho British agent at Cabul sub mittod, at the ameer's request, a writ ten statement showing the points upon which the government laid 8ecial st ress. The ameer replied to this statement in his owu handwriting, emphasizing his previous statements that his subjects did not dare to openly take part in tho lighting, but they have been drawn away secretly by the mullahs, whoso conduct he strongly condemned. Not the least doubt is entertained, the dispatch says, of the ameer's desire to fulfill his obligations loyally. He has issued orders that his troops be withdrawn from the detached outposts, so that they may he kept together under the control of officers who are able to prevent thorn from deserting and join ing in the fighting. An important step has been taken by Maharajah Sir Ber Shamsher Jang Kana Bahadur, prime minister of Nopaul, who has forbidden the circulation in the kingdom of native newspapers, which he considers seditious and hos tile to the British government. . . . Both Hide Lined I'p. . Peshawurr, Sept.. .7. No fighting of importance- has yet occurred between the' government, forces and the tribes men who have taken part in the upris ing. The enemy is concentrating at various points, and it is estimated that 17,000 tribesmen are now on the Sa- mana range, hut they appear lotn to attack the -government troops. It is reported that tho followers" of Haddah Mullah in the Shabkar district are deserting him, and several columns have been sent out in different direc tions. A slight skirmish has occurred near Hangu, from which point a small column was dispatched and scoured the districts of Algmir, Nawimola and Turi. They found the enemy's posts deserted. There was some firing, but the enemy refused to be engaged at close quarters. The subadur com manding the Mnllagori Lovies, and 40 of his company, which formed a part of the garr.Bon at Fort Lundi-Kotal, ar rived at Jamrund on Friday, and were given nn enthusiastic reception, the entire garrison turning out and eheer- ng as they entered the town, ihe Mullagoris cut their way through the" enemy after the capture of Fort Lundi- Kotal, and marched to their own coun try, whore they buried their dead and reassured their friends. They then pro ceeded for Jamrund, which pla.ee they reached in safety with their arms. YELLOW FEVER AGAIN. The Dlaeaae Prevalent on the Miaala- alppl Count. 4 Mobile, Ala., Sept. 7. Yellow fever prevails to some extent at Ocean Springs, Miss., on the bay of Biloxi, ac cording to a report just made by a board of physicians who have been making an examination of the patients, and the place has been rigidly quarantined. All persons coming from that place or neighborhood are to be detained at a station established outside the city limits. The Town Quarantined. New Orleans, Sept. 7. The Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana boards of health have been at Ocean Springs since yesterday. An examination of the pre vailing disease was made a week ago. There have been several hundred cases, but few deaths, and a board of experts declared the disease to be Dengue fever. Since then, mortalities became more frequent, and the symptoms became more like yellow fever and the alarm lecanie so great that the health authori ng again gathered. This time they wore accompanied by Professor A. L. Metz, chemist of the Louisiana board, who analyzed tho virus in several cases. The verdict tonight was vellow fever, and various 'mints on both sides of the twwn are rapidly declaring quarantine. Trying to Sure the New. Ocean Springs, Miss., Sept 7. This has been a day of anxious expectancy as to whether or not yellow fever exists here, and the question has not been de termined. The members of the Louis iana state board of health have been hard at work all day long, working in conjunction with the representatives of the Alabama and the Mississippi organ izations, in a determined effort to settle the vexed question as to the identity of the pernicious fever. Their investiga tion! were extensive. t Professor Met appears of the opinion that the prevail ing complaint is due in a measure to the pollution of the water in the bay fronting the town. It is feared that the oysters absorb poisonous germs and communicate them to the consumers. Kentm-ky Farmer Murdered. Russellville, Ky., Sept. 7 Will Barker, a prominent farmer, was shot by Doc Chapman last night at Adair ville and died today. Chapman is under guard. He was taken to Bowl ing Green for safekeeping, as a mob was expected. An old grudge caused the trouble. Chapman claims self-defense. Barker's friends say it was cold blooded murder. About 800 western curfew ordinance. cities have the HOPS SPOILING FAST. A Few (irowi-rn Made an Attempt to Hi k In tile Itulu. Portland, Or., Sept. 8. An effort was mado to pick hop-t in a few of the yards hi Oregon yesterday, but the work was generally retarded by the wet weather, and, in some sections, by a scarcity of pickers The growers still try to keep a stiff upper lip, but the tenor of tho reports indicate that the hop crop in Oregon has already been damaged enough to make it fall short at least 25 per cent of the average yield. Tho opinion of most interested per sons in the grain districts of the North west is that wheat has not yet been materially injured, and that, should the weather clear up in a day or two, farmers may put all their wheat where it will be nut of danger. In all of this district, Forecast Ofllcial Pague, of the United States weather bureau, at Port land, Or., in his nqiort, made up at 5 P. M. yesterday, says that heavy showers occurred and that the wind provailud from tiie south. His forecast is thut the weather is still unsettled, and that occasional light showers may be expected. Ilis correspondents throughout the district report as fol lows: "The Dalles, Or. Weather cloudy; strong north, drying wind; .02 of an inch fell last night; threshing today." . . "Weston, Or. Yesterday and today .70 of an inoh of rain fell no damage reported; work still delayed; ceased raining; cloudy." "Pendleton, Or. Temperature, 68 degrees; .37 of an inch rain fell; weather clearing; great damage to wheat." "Pomoroy, Wash. Rainfall, 1.53 inches since yesterday noon, wetting stacked and oausing uncut grain to fall, damaging some." ' . Hepner, Or. Rain since la?t re port, .48 of an inch; occasional showers today; clearing now." "Colfax, Wash. Rainfall, .69 of an inch; .39 of 'an inch fell before grain was injured, ram 'endangering whole harvest of standing grain; very little grain is stacked." In Marlon County. Buttevillo, Or., Sept. 8. Hops 8 re spoiling fast. GroWers of experience predict that should the present cloudy, rainy weather continue, the hop crop will be entirely ruined in a few days. HopgrowerB here are quite short of help to pick the hops. This is account ed for by the fact thut the Growers' Association decided to pay only 80 cents a box, and did not raise the price in time to retain many whom they had engaged. J. S. Vaoghan, A. Cone, Peter Feller and a very few others have full crews. Salem, Or., Sept. 8. The prospect of fair weather is more encouraging to night than for the two days past. There was a light shower today, but little time was lost by hoppiokers. There is a considerable amount of hops yet to be saved, if the weather permits. PANIC IN A THEATER. San Franclaco Oi-iheum Tatront Have n Cloae Call With Fire. 4 an Francisco, Sept. 8. Fire in the Orpheura theater just before the close of the performance last night created much excitement and a panic attended with loss of life was narrowly averted. The casualties were confined to slight injuries to a few persons. In the theater there is an electrical apparatus known as the cinemutograph bv which pictures ure thrown on a "white ground on the stage. It is oper-1 ated from a small closet built on the front of the gallery. The sides of the closet were of muslin. This material caught fire and began dropping on the heads of the audience below. A cry of "fire" was raised, and a rush for the exits was made. One man pushed his arm through a glass door and was badly cut. An elderly lady was thrown down and trodden on, but was revived and taken away by her daughter. A man jumped from a second-story window and his head was cut in several places. The fire was extinguished before it spread. "Within a few minutes the ex citement had subsided and the per formance was continued to the end of tho programme with the exception of the cinematograph pictures. Mutllnted Conme In a Lonely Wotd. Washington, Sept. 8. The little vil lage of Laurel, Md., 19 miles from Washington, is much excited over a murder mystery. A hoy hunting in the woods near the village this morn ing found a nude human body. The coroner of the county was notified and went to the place. He found that the body was that of a woman in sticji an advanced state of decomposition as to make identification very difficult if not impossible. The head had been com pletely severed from the body, as had also the left hand and the left foot. The hand and foot were missing, but the head lay a short distance from the body. It was iiniossible to estimate the age of the woman correctly, but she seemed to have been under 50. The nails of the right hand seemed to have been well cared for and indicated that the woman had not been accustomed to hard work. As far as learned no woman is miss ing in that locality, and the officials have no clue as to the murderer. Worae Than the Spanlnh. London, Sept. 8. A special from Madrid says that Mount Mayon, south of the island of Luzon, Philippine isl ands, is in a state of violent eruption, and that the streams of lava thrown out by the eruption reach to the sea shore, distance of 20 miles. Several villages have been destroyed and 500 persons are reported to be killed. A man in South Dakota believes that he has found uranium on bis farm. Evidence of Steady Growth and Enterprise.' ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST From All the Cities and Towm el the Thriving Slater States Oregon. It is estimated that 1,280,000 prunes were shipped in the three cars that left The Dalles for Chioago recently. That number could about supply nearly everybody in Chicago with one Dalles prune. A plan is on foot in Pendleton to raise 18,000, to be invested in build ing a first-class racetrack. Nearly enough subscriptions have been prom ised to make up a joint stock company with the required capital. Albert Geisur.who recently purchased the Pyx mine, in Baker county, for flS.OOO, sold tho property this week to New York parties for $30,000. All mining properties in this section of the state are advancing in value. The vicinity of Bly, on Sprague riv er, in Klamath county, was the scene of a cyclone one day last week. Exten sive damage was done to- fencing, out buildings anl hayricks at an estimated loss of several thousand dollars ..The Indians on the Silutz are object ing because, when they get drunk, lin ger the law passed by congress, they jet. ut least 30 days in jail, while a white man can get drunk without be ing sent up for more thun five days. Tho grain cropyif Grant county is something enormous this year,, es pecially wheat, and,' with the good round price it is bringing in the mar ket, will put the farmers in a fine financial condition for the coming year. On the 1807 assessment roll, in Lane county, all church parsonages are as sessed. , This is the first time they have been included in the assessable propyl erty of Lane county. All lots, owned by churches, but not occupied by churches, ure also assessed. The Umatilla reservation has been nearly deserted by the Indians, who enjoy summering as well as the pale faces. Many have gone to the John Day mountains and tiie Wallowa lake to hunt and fish. Over 200 are pick ing hops in the Yakima country. Estimates of the wheat crop of Union county for 1897 range from 1,250,000 bushels to 2.000,000. While the hitter figure is considered rather high, yet when the facts of increased aoreage and better orops of this year, as compared with others, are taken into ensidera tion, it is not improbable that the out put will reach thut amount. Craig Blankenship, of South Salem, is packing eggs for the Klondike trade. The eggs are dipped in a preparation to preserve them before they are packed. It is the intention of Mr. Blankenship to ship his eggs to the Klondike next spring, ihe demand lias not caused any noticeable udvunce in price, but has stiffened the egg market here. The law preventing Oregon sheep- raisers from driving their sheep into Washington doesn't seem to permit of reciprocity. More than 10,0000 sheap thut would have crossed the Columbia at Arlington have been kept out of Washington; but thousands of Wash ington sheep have been driven all along the border into the mountain ranges of Eastern Oregon, so the Oregon sheep- : men say. Washington. Grouse are reported to be quite plentiful on Blue Mountain. Congressman James Hamilton Lewis arrived in Spokane, from Washington, last week, on his way to the Sound. There are 62,000 sheep owned in Kit titas county. Besides this number, many bands summer there on the moun tain ranges. A party of prospectors from Seattle are reported to have made a rich strike in the Olympics about 18 miles from DuckabuBh. A telephone line is to be erected at once from Oakesdale to Thornton, Sun set and St. John. Work will begin as soon as the inateiral can be had. A Tacoma carpenter, while walking in his sleep, fell from a two-story win dow to the ground. Nothing but his nap and a little skin were broken. Salmon for the interior and transcon tinental shipment have begun to arrive in Tacoma from lower Puget sonnd can neries, and the traffic is expected to soon be brisk. The firm of Balfour, Guthrie & Co., for the first time in the history of the crop hop industry in Yakima county, is buying in that county this year. The firm recently bought 1,200 bales on a 10-cent basis. Two wagon-loads of immigrants passed through Walla Walla on their way to Centralia. They started from Kansas on the 29th of April and havo been traveling ever since. Whitman county warrants have re cently advanced from 95 to 98 cents. As these warrants only draw 7 per cent interest, the price offered is considered good, and as speaking well for tho county. The hay crop of Kittitas county for this year is estimated, by those who are said to know, at 35,000 tons. Fruit has been shipped from Wen atchee at the rate of a carload a day for the last few weeks. The shipments consist mostly of tomatoes, pears, peaches, watermelons and apples. The marketing of tomatoes has ceased al most entirely at present, owing to de preciated prices, and, as a consequence, hundreds of bushels will rot on the vines, as the hot weather has ripened them verv fast MICHIPICOTAN GOLD FIELDS. Flrat IteporU Hie. Cnnflriuetl by the gault Murle l'arty. Puult Ste. Marie, Mich., Sept. 7. Tho party of goldseekers on the yacht Mary Bell returned from Michipicotan last evening, after having been in tho new gold fields hut three days. They say the newly discovered Eldorado is as ricli as reported. There were 14 in the party, and all are responsible busi ness men of this city. Each secured claims' upon gold quartz promising big returns. In all, the party will make, application for 4,000 acres, which were prospected and staked out while they wore there. Many specimens of quartz, in which free gold as large as a pin- head can bo seen, were brought back with them. The specimens were se cured from different places on thoir claims, which are scattered about. When the party arrived Tuesday night there were but six prospectors on the ground at Lake Wawa, and they seoured good locations. They are jubil ant over their finds, and say that the auriferous deposit evidently is an im mense one. Veins of beautiful white quartz, carrying free gold, exist in the River and Lake Wawa region. The original find is an extremely large one, beyond doubt. The returning prospec tors say that where the veins are laid bare, the gold particles can be seen everywhere in the quartz. When the party left Saturday, at least 200 prospectors had arrived, and they passed several parties going in. The shores of Lake Wawa were dotted with tents, and within the three days they were there a lively mining oafnp had sprung up. The distance from the mouth of Michipicotan river to Lake Wawa is not to exoeed seven miies, and the party experienced no difficulty in getting in and out. Witli their camp equipage, the trip was mado in about three hours. The road is well defined. . ' . ' ,. The reports the Mary Boll party brought has set the two Soos wild with excitement, and ah exodus to Klondike, jr., will begin tomorrow. . RICHER. THAN KLONDIKE. According to Heporta From the Vttqul Indian lieaervatlon. Kansas City, Sept. '7. A special to the Journal from Sedaliu, Mo., says: J. W. Cork ins, a Scdalia capitalist, and Leo Cloud, an expert mining engineer of Cincinnati, representatives of .a St. Louis and Cincinnati syndicate, will leave tomorrow for the west coast of Mexico to practically verify the value of gold placer and quartz mines which have recently been secured by the syn dicate. Messrs. Corkins and Cloud will go direct to Hermosillo, and from there to the gold fields in the new El- ' dorado located in the Yaqui Indian country, which has just been opened to entry to white men. This part of Mex ico has been explored but little by the whites, but, if reports of the syndi cate's prospectors are true, the inland mountain -ranges along the west coast of Mexico are richer even than those of the Klondike. The placer mines are said to be marvelously rich in scale and nugget gold, while the quartz rock in the upper ledges contain veins of free-milling ore which assays from $50 to $200 per ton. The syndicate suc ceeded in keeping the discovery a se cret while securing its patents and con cessions, and, if the reports are sub stantially corrcot, the syndicate will bo able to turn tho tide of fortune-hunters from the gold fields of Alaska to the Eldorado of Mexico. The Hpan Gave Way. Santa Rosa, Cal., Sept. 7. A tela phone message this evening from Dun can's mills stated that the southbound train on the Pacific coast road narrowly escaped serious accident. A long bridge cYosses Russian river, near Dun can's mills, and as the train, a mixed freight and passenger, was crossing the third span, one of the piers gave way, owing to a defective bolt. The greater part of the train had already passed the spot in safety, but it is reported that one of the freight cars went through the gap in the long bridge, fatally in juring John Blauey, one of the train crew. Four to Get Office. Portland, Or., Sept. 7. The Oregon congressional ' delegation have agreed upon the following recommendations for appointment to federal offices in Oregon: United SUites district attorney John II. Hall, of Portland. United States marshal Zoeth Hou- ser, of Umatilla county. Appraiser of customs, Wjllamette district, at Portland Colonel Owon Summers, of Portland. Register of United States land offioo. at Oregon City T. T. Geer, of Marion county. Nitroglycerin in a Buggy. Monongahela, Pa., Sept. 7. Bv an explosion of nitroglycerin this morning two men and a horse were killed, a buggy completely demolished and a bridge across the Monongahela river badly damaged. Windows in the vi cinity were broken and residents for miles awakened by the concussion. One of the men is believed to be Charles P. Rankin, foimerly superintendent of the Watson Company. It is supposed the men had nitroglycerin in the buggy and that a sudden jolt caused the ex plosion. Murderoua Chief Arretted. Vancouver, B. C., Sept. 7. Skooka wak, an Indian chief residing in Lower Nicolai valley, has been arrested after a hot fight with members of his tribe, by the provincial police, for tying his aged squaw to a horse by the heels and then having young bucks lash the horse to a gallop with the result that he was dragged to death. The latest thing in locks is one where the keyhole is in the center of tiie door knob.