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Eight men were blown to pieoes and two others were injured by the prema ture explosion of a big blast of rock powder on tbe Pennsylvania rail road improvements near New Cum berland at 7 :6b o clock this morn ing, ine acciaent occurred direct ly across the Susquehanna-river from the scene of the Pennsylvania railroad accident May 11, in which 23 persons were killed and many others injured, y All of the victims of today's dis aster were employes of P. S.. Ken- baugh & Cp,, Inc., contractors, who are now building the double tiacks tor the Pennsylvania railroad to connect with the Enola yards. The bodies of the men were terribly mangled aud particles of flesh and bones were scattered for a distance of 200 yards from tha scene of the explosion. An inquest was held this . after noon, ine jury rendered a verdict of premature explosion from an. un known cause and no blaraerattach- ed to the contractors'. " that they had acted under compul sion, ine coal supply of the muti nous battleehip was nearly exhaust ed, but there was ample food on beard. ' A Russian priest after the trans fer held a service of purification on board the Potemkin, sprinkling the vesssl arjd her flags' with holy water. ,Tbe Russian admiral's squadron, which brought a crew for the Po- tVtnkin, 6ailed with her for Russia this evening. '"Odessa, July 6. Forty-five eail ovs, who were recently relieved from duty with the Russian Black Sea fleet, have been courtmartialed and shot because they declined to take the oath ot allegiance to tbe czar. It is understood that all dissatis-J fiad sailors will be given their choice of swearing loyalty or being shot WANTS MUTINEERS RUSSIA DEMANDS THEIR SUR RENDER FROM ROUMANIA TO WHOM THEY YIELDED. Kuetecji, Roumania, July 9. Admiral -Kruger this afternoon boarded and took possession of the Russian battleship Ktiaz Potemkin, King Charles of Roumania . having sent instructions to the commander of the Roumanian squadron that Portland, July 7. The trial of Congressman Williamson, Dr. Van Gessher, Marion Biggs and others charged with conspiring to defraud' the government of public domain, commenced today. The case pro ceeded with remarkable celerity, the jury being secured and the opening arguments made in time to allow of the examination of one witness before the court adjourned. District attorney Heney stated,) in opening argument, that the gov ernment proposed to show that Wil-! hamson and the other defendants entered into a conspiracy to suborn 100 persons and cause them illegal ly to obtain from the government valuable pasture lands in Eastern Oregon. The district attorney stat ed that of these 100, forty-four se cured claims and that other patents wera pending as the' indictments were returned. H. S. Wilson, attorney for the defendants, asseited that there had been no conspiracy. He stated that Williamson and Gessner, 'j in order to secure pasturage for stock, bad offered to advance money to the settlers to come into the .coun try and take up the claims. He Russia Wants Roumania to Break Word and Give Them Up Pledges of Safety Was Giv en Them Naval Bat talions Mutiny Riots in Many . Cities. Odessa, July 8. Vice-Admiral Choukcia, when informed of the surrender of the Knias Potemkin, dispatched two warships and six torpedo boats to Kusterji to take over the battleship. been smashed by the mutineers, and everything inside the building has been destroyed. The situation is serious. All tbe officers of the battalions and of the district have been summoned to their poets. Berlin, July 9. A report is in circulation- here that the Roumani an governmenthas asked the powers to -advise what treatment shall he accorded the crew of the Russian Battleship Kniaz Potemkin, which mutinied and who surrendered to the Roumanian government today. Russia demanded that the crew be surrendered to her; Austria and Germany advised Roumania to give them to Russia, while England, France and Italy advised their liberation. the vessel be delivered to the -Rus sian authorities without raising any laseertfid . that the : defendants- had i rr 1 . I i 1 I 1 I . I 1 The Popular Grocery & Crockery Good Things For Eatirrg Butter Always Fresh from the Dairies, tasty and good. Pickles. Sweet and sour, Hienzes bottle and bulk. Eggs. Fresh and always direct from the hens. 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The Associated Press representa tive inspected the Knias Potemkin attar the withdrawal of the Rouma nian guard. Despite the efforts of the Rumanians to get things in ship-shape 01 board, the battleship waB in a state of wild disorder. The officers' cabins were stripped of everything of valup,and bloodstains were everywhere. There was suffi cient ammunition aboard' tbe Po temkin to have enabled tbe mutin eers to make a desperate resistance. It is said that during tbe last few days the vessel was navigated by two engineers' and ao officer with revolvers at their heads. : All of the sailorsSwished to sur render with the exception of Mat uschenko, the leader of the mutiny, who resisted for some time, and wanted to blow up the ship. foeven omcers were prisoners aboard the Knias Potemkin. They were in a pitiable condition for ill- treatment. They declare thatMat uschenko himself killed ten officers of the battle ehiprAirthe papers and books belouglng to the vessel were destroyed. 1 It appears that the decision to surrender the ship was made when it became evident that no other vessel would join In the,-mutiny. The crew of the battle ship seemed to be unaware of the surrender of the Georgi Pobiedonostseff,. and ex pected that she also was coming to Kuetenji to capitulate to Roumania. Twenty tailors from the ship have appuea 10 tne Russian consul here to ba 1 sent back to Russia. - The crew on the torpedo boat No. 26Z were given half an hour In which to surrender or leave port.- A: considerable number, of the crew of the Potemkin surrendered to the Russian squadron, alleging taken Mortgages in in the property and during the time the patents were pending agreed that the de fendants should have the right to the pasture. He stated that no agreements were made that com pelled the patentees ' to turn over ther claims to Williamson . and Gessner, and that tne defendants had exerted no claim of ownership after the return of their money. He stated thatjon several occasions Wil liamson 8nd Gessner bad bought land from these claimaLti after the patent had issued, but said that these had been entirely separate transactions and not connected with the advancing of money to the claimants. "" . - Campbell Dnncan, the first" wit ness for the government, stated he had been told by Marion Biggs, that Gessner wanted land, and if he would go on to the claim and secure the patent to it, - Williamson and Gessner would advance the necessa ry money, in the neighborhood of $400, and when the claim was pat ented they would pay him $500 for the claim- Duncan testified 'that he had agreed and Williamson and Gessner selected the land, advanced the money end he gave a mortgage Ion it for $400.' When the claim came to patent, he said, tbey paid him in the neighborhood of $100, When Duncan's examination was concluded the court adjourned. . The S. P. is selling round trip tickets between Corvallis and Port land "for $3 good going Saturdays or Sundays and returning Sunday or Monday following, either on East or West side, but good only on afternoon train from Albany to Portland on Satutdays if East side is taken. Passengers to pay local fare between Corvallis and Albany. Suitable Reward. - ' , Will be paid- for-the return of a silver watrch, lost on the . State road. Finde leave at Times office. Oak Wood for Sale Enquire of S. A. Hall on P. A. Kline no. 2; or I. D, Bodine, Ind.1 phone 290, Blackledge sells ' refrigerators. ; ' St. Petersburg, July 8. The ad miralty late this afternoon was in formed of the surrender of the Kniaz f otemkin to tne Kouman a authorities at Kuttenji, but the of ficials here have no details of the igements made between the Roumainian government and the mutineers. No diplomatic steps have been taken, but the foreign of fice undoubtediy will make the strongest representations against the mutineers being treated ai sim ple des6rte'rsand will demand their surrender to answer not only ,for mutiny but also for the murder of their officers, the bombardment of Odessa and inoitemeat to a revolu tion. . The vainglorious proclamation is sued by tbe mutineer at Odessa will also weigh heavily against them. .Their crime is considered the most odious by all nations, and it is thought to be imperative that the strongest justice be meted out to the ringleaders as an example to the fleets of Russia and the- whole world. Rear-Admirl Kruger's squadron, so Boon as it can be found, will be ordered to proceed to Kustenu to take over the battle ship and place a crew on board. There is a strong sentiment manifesting itself here in favor of wiping the name of Kniaz Potemkin from the navy register and giving the ship a new name, The situation in the Caucasus is so bad that the authorities there dare not publish an official account of the naval mutiny and the events at Odessa. There are disorders at Tiflie, and the government is tak ing measures to dist'ibute arms and ammunition among the Rus sian population of tbe Caucasus. -; At Kieff, a Doncommltsioned of fleer has been tried by court-martial and sent to prison for dissemination of revolutionary literature among the soldiers. - Much anti-Semitio rioting b as oc curred m the district around Nlzi Novgorod. The working classes have also been attacked. The police of Markarieff are pow erless to stop the excesses there. The town -was given over to the mob for sjveral hours. The publication of the emperor's reply to the reactionary deputation, in which H113 Majesty addressed th delegates as "gentlemen and brothers," has created a favorable impression even among the Liber als, as it is noticed that the empe ror reiterated his promise to . sum mon an assembly without discuss ing the deputation's suggestions looking to a more restricted body than outlined in the Bouligan pro ject,' and also that his majesty failed to comment on their advocacy of a continuance of the war. KuBtenji, Roumania, July 8. The mutinous crews of the Kniaz Potemkin and her consort, the reb el torpedo boat, have surrendered to the Roumanian authorities, Lave been landed, and are now being dis patched in small parties to different places in Roumania. The mutineers wanted to take off the treasure which was on board the Kniaz Potemkin, but the authori ties declined to acquiesce. ' The Russians will gradually be couveyed to any frontier they nwy select and will then be liberal ed, the local officials, having given an understanding to this effect. ine Roumanian nag, as well as the Russian, has been hoisted ovr tbe Russian war vessels, so as to prevent any attack on them in R u manian waters by the vessels of tie Russian squadron which are report ed to be in pursuit of the mutineers. The mutineers offered to surren der as deserters, and the Roumanian authorities demanded the breech- locks of the battle ship's guDS a pledge of good faith. The mut u eers offered to present the baule ship to tbe Roumanian government as tbey declarejtbey are anxious that she should not be handed over to Russia. The Kniaz Potemkin arrived here today, accompanied by a torpedo boat and now lies in the outer har bor near the Russian guardsbip Psez ouape. The Roumanian cruis er Eelzabeta and tbe training ship Mercea are in close proximity. Soon after she anchored, the Kniaz Po temkin began exchanging eignale with the royal guardship Psezonape and it was the belief ashore that the mutineers contemplated sur rendering in accordance with tbe terms qfiered by , the Roumanian government when the battle vship visited this port. - The mutineers asked the Rouma nian authorities to guarantee that thev would furnish the sailors who surrendered with Roumanian pass ports and also guarantee that tbey shall not be extradited to Russia. London, July 8. A dispatch from St. Petersburg says it is re ported that tbe crew of the battle ship Catherine the Great has joint d the mutineers. A dispatch from Theodosia says that the Potemkin stopped a Brit ish steamer end compelled her 10 follow the battle ship and a quan tity of coal was taken from the steamer. According to this dispatch the Potemkin left Theodosia last night. Reports to the effect that the Po temkin bombarded Theodosia axe untrue, as is the reported destruc tion of the warship. Her present whereabouts is unknown. The torpedo-boat destroyer Stremitelny ar rived several hours after the Po temkin departed, and after hurried ly coaling put to sea. At Valea, Crimea, there is intense excitement owing to the fear that the Potemkin will bombard the city. A St. Petersburg dispatch says reports are current today that tend to confirm advices from Moscow to tbe effect that the emperor has pre pared to go to Kremlin lo issue a Tnanif sto summoning representa tives of the ptopie. . Buy It Now. Now is the time to buy Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Eemedy. It is certain to be needed sooner or later and when that time comes you will need it badly you will need it quickly. Buy it now. It may 6a ve life, j For sale by Graham & Wortham, r 1 f. " . 1 -.1 -n. ot. retersourg juiy a. ine re volt against the government con tinues to spread. A report which reached here ahnonncs a eerious outbreak among the members com prising the Fourteenth and Fif teenth Naval Battalions, stationed at the Krinkovski barracks. All the windows of the barracks have St. Petersburg, July 8. The whole Crimean peninsula is on the verge of revolt and anarchy reins in the mountains of the Caucasus. At Theodosia the workmen are back ing tne mutineers aud the soldiers refuse to fight them.. TThe crews of the several ships in the harbor have joined forces with the crew of the Potemkin. . News of the mutiny was a signal for a genral revolt in the Caucasus and troops and police are practially powerless to cope with the situation. London, July 7. The Tokio cor respondent of the Daily Telegraph declares that General Linievitch has sentenced several Russian offi cers to death for circulating sedi tious circulars, and on tbe author ity of the pap5r th Japanese cor respondent at Ti.fcio, Japan asserte that all the Poles and Jaws in Linievitch's "army are mutinous and are constantly surrendering h as to enjoy pleasant captivity a prisoners of the Japanese: