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TO;? MORNING QBEGONIANt THURSDAY, JULY 6, 1900. RAIN SPOILED FIN Upset the Plans for Celebra tion in Many Places. GENERAL OBSERVANCE OF THE DAY East of the Cascades and in South.- era Oreson. the "Weather "Was Propitious The Record. PENDLETON. Or., July 4.-Fried Mox ley, of the rancher firm' of Prout & Mox ley, who were arrested in "Walla "Walla on a charge of uttering worthless checks on the First National Bank here, and had their examination here,-was released from custody, and socs free from all Ira putation of guilt. Bert Pront is held in the sum of $500, and is In jail In default of bonds. Hoxley proved that he had had nothing to do with the making of the checks, and in no was manner responsible for their irsuance. MOST PATRIOTISM EVER KlfOTTO. Day Generally Observed la Umatilla County Pendleton Celebration. PENDLETON, Or., July 1 The Fourth of July was more generally observed In Umatilla County than ever hsfore. Cele brations were held in Pendleton, Free water, Ukiah, Alba and Pilot Hock. Near ly all of the farmers deferred the be ginning of harvest until after the Fourth, end, with their families, attended some one of the celebrations. Senator Charles "W. Fulton, of Astoria, was the orator of the day here; at Freewater, Judge B. A. Lowell spoke, and at Alba John Mc Court delivered tbo address. The Pendleton celebration was the most elaborate. The literary exercises were conducted in Byers grove, in the eastern part of the city. Besides the oration by Senator Fulton, Mrs. "William Fitzgerald read the Declaration of Independence; the Mayor, Dr. F. "W. Vincent, presided, and Rev. John TJTRen delivered the Invo cation. The day parade was In charge of John Halley, Jr., marshal of the day, who had a surprise In the selection of his aids, three ladles on horseback, who wore red, white and blue costume deeorajjbns. In the procession were Uncle Sam and Col umbia, besides young ladies representing the goddesses of war, peace and plenty, respectively, and little girls as the rep resentatives of the states and territories. In the evening, a brilliantly Illuminated parade was given. In charge of H. L. Hexter. Numerous secret orders had floats with many-colored lights, the entire pageant being unique and beautiful. The afternoon was devoted to sports, a fireman's tournament for local com panies coming flrst, and then the usual athletics In competition for prizes. Special trains were run on both the O. R. &. N. and "W. & C. R. R, roads, and people came -from Athena, Hilton, "Weston, Adams, Helix and other places. Nearly every business house was finely decorated, and the town presented a gala appearance. CELEBRATIONS IN CLACKAMAS. One at Union Park and One at Sandy Was Rainy. OREGON CTTY, Or., July 4. The con tinuous rain all the forenoon put a damper on the people who made prepara tions to attend country celebrations and picnics. Some who started out very early In the morning put In the day, while others, wlio had engaged teams at the livery stables, cancelled their engage ments when it was seen that the rain was likely to continue. Only two celebra tions were held in the county; one at Union Park, participated in by the peo ple of Springwater, Highland, Viola, Lo gan and contiguous country, and the Other at Sandy. Senator Brownell was the orator at the former place, and G. R. Miller was the reader of the Declara tion of Independence. At Sandy, ex-Judgo Gordon E. Hayes was the orator, and Miss Jennie Gibbons the reader. Hon. G. B. Dlmick was billed to give the ora tion at Hubbard today, but returned this forenoon, as the weather was too bad to hold the celebration exercises. A num ber of people left on excursions this morning, going to the Upper Columbia and to Astoria and Seaside, but the greater number went to Portland during the day. All the mills and factories clOBed down today, giving their employes an opportunity for a holiday. IIOW ASTORIA CELEBRATED. Visitors From The Dalles Regular Troops and Crniser Philadelphia. ASTORIA. July 4. Astoria's celebration of the Fourth today was the most ex tensive for several years, and was attend h1 by a large crowd of visitors, there be ing fully 5000 strangers in tho city from the neighboring towns as well as a large delegation from The Dalles. Everything passed oft pleasantly. A heavy rain storm during the night And early morning de stroyed many of the decorations, but be fore 10 o'clock the clouds broke away, and the remainder of the day was cool and pleasant The street parade was sev eral blocks in length, and was partici pated in by a company of regulars from Fort Stevens, the officers and marines from the cruiser Philadelphia, the Sec ond Battalion Oregon Naval Reserves, be sides several civic societies and numer ous floats by the several commercial and manufacturing Institutions. The orator of the day was George E. Chamberlain, of Portland. During the afternoon there were numerous field Sports, boat races and fancy dances and drills by girls and boys,, and In the evening a ball In honor of the officers of the Philadelphia and a grand display of fireworks. FIJTE WEATHER IX GRAFT'S PASS. Celebration Was In All Respects Satisfactory There. GRANT'S PASS, Or.. July 4. Perfect weather ushered In the glorious Fourth, which was greeted at sunrise by a rousing salute. At 9:30 A. M., when the parade started, there were 4000 people on the streets. The whole celebration was in every way creditable to the "Woodmen, which order arranged it. President Haw ley, of "Willamette University. lcllvfrd the address to an audience crowding the"" capacity of the .grounds. The free din ner was admirably arranged, and save universal satisfaction. Small sports oc cupied the time until 2:20 P. m., when the baseball game between Ashland and Grant's Pass was played, resulting in a victory for Ashland by a score of IS to 6. The clay-pigeon shoot took placa with 32 entries, the first prize going to 5. E Red field, with a score of 20 out of 25. In the evening there was a cake-wa'ic on the dancing platform, followed by the free ball, which was well patronized. Noth ing happened to mar the pleasure of the day. The merchants and stands did sn enormous business in seasonable goods and refreshments. Hbvr Taneosrer Celebrated. VANCOUVER, "Wash., July 4.-The Na. tlonal holiday was fittingly obsrved here today, all business houses closed and the town was profusely decorated. Despite the rain which fell steadily during the greater portion of the day, there was an immense crowd. There was a street parade, commanded by General John M. Bacon, and an interesting programme of patriotic exercises at the Auditorium. Mayor A. B. Eastham presided, and Rev. E. H. Todd delivered the oration. The Declaration of Independence was read by Serceant Glenn Ranck. Fi Wnchinnn Volunteers, and Miss Edna Tayloreansl "The Star-Spangled Banner"; Miss Alice Smith represented the GoddesB of Liberty, and Miss Ethel McGurn Impersonated Co lumbia. A programme of athletic spores and races was carried out, ending wllh a baseball contest between the Vancouver and High School teams, which was won by the former by a score of 2 to.S'un by the former by a score of 22 to . Tnere was a display of fireworks this evening. Yamhill Connty Festivities.' MMIN3mLiL,E, Or., July 4. Ralh caused delay In starting the day's cele bration. By 31 o'clock 2000 people wore here and the exercises proceeded. The procession moved to Oak Park, where the following programme was rendered: Chorus, "America;' prayer" by Rev. A. A. Winters; recitation, Mrs. J. A. Young; reading Declaration of Inde pendence, Professor L. L. Duncan; duet, the Misses Hobbs and Patty; recitation in dear mute language, "Star-Spangled Banner," by Miss Mlna M. Murton. The orator of the day was Hon. "W. D. Fcn t6n of Portland. A long list of eports had to be aban doned owing to the lostf of time this morning. The Indians of Grand Rondo gave a war dance, but the crowd, swelled to 3500, demanded that the game of base ball between the Torpedoes and McMlnn ville's begin. This was the best game Played in Tamhlll County for years. The Torpedoes won. $ to 8. Bow Corvallis Celebrated. CORVALLIS, July 4. The day opened with a salute at sunrise. At 9:30 there was a baseball game between the Corvallis and Lebanon teams for a 146 first prize and $10 for second, nrst money was taken by the Corvallis team In a score of 29 to 2. The parade occurred at 11 o'clock, and the display was the best ever seen in the town. On account of the weather the exercises were held in the Opera House. instead of the CoUrthouite Park, a was originally planned. The Declara tion of Independence was read by Miss Laura Thomas, of Jefferson, and the ora tion was by Judge la. R. "Webster, of Port land. The afternoon was given up to races and athletics. Wet, But a Lorcc CtottcL. FOREST GROVE, Or., July 4. Five thousand visitors, who forgot the gloomy day and made lively the spacious grove where the veterans' encampment had just been held, were the feature of the college city's observance of the National birth day. After the morning's parade, S. C. Spencer, Of Portland, delivered the ora tion, and the reading of the Declaration of Independence seemed less perfunctory as its words fell from the lips of Miss Lena Parker. Miss Laura "Weller, with a chorus, sang "The Star-Spangled Ban ner." and immlff Anllvnd nil tVi --. biees of the day. Day a Sneeess at daehalls. CHEHALIS. "Wash., July 4. Chehalls' celebration was a great success despite the fact that It showered a good part of the forenoon. There was a large crowd In attendance. Ther was a -parade at 10 o'clock, and this was followed by a meet ing at the Opera-house, at which Hon. F. P. Nash, of Tacoma, was the orator of the day. The afternoon was given to horse and bicycle racing at the Fair grounds. The doings closed with a fire works display tonight and a ball at the Opera-house. Rain, Rnces and Fireworks. HILLSBORO, Or., July 4,-Notwlth-standlng rain all the forenoon the cele bration was largely attended by people from ail parts of the county. Congress man Tongue delivered the oration, which was eloquent. In the afternoon games entertained the people. In a rain storm, over a slippery road, Claud Grear won the four-mile bicycle road race; time, 15:40. He also won th one-mile road race. The festivities closed with a brilliant display 6f fireworks. Quiet Day in Salem. SALEM, Or., July 4. rThe "Fourth passed very quietly here, there being no public celebration held in the city. How ever, the small boys with their firecrack ers and bombs were very much In evi dence, and a few home celebrations re minded one of the occasion. Considerable rain fell throughout the day, detaining a great many in the city who otherwise would have taken advant age of the different excursions to places where celebrations were held. Celebrated In ;the Afternoon. EUGENE, Or., July 4. Though th$ rain of the momlng was dispiriting, Jn the afternoon tha weather turned more tfe vorable, and the committee went ahead with the programme. The parade took place a! 2 o'clock and was very creditable. After this followed the entire entenaln. ment provided for the day, and the cfce bratlon, whleh promised to be a Hzste Until after 1 ocleck turned out to be quite the reverse, and everybody is thor oughly pleased. The Day nt Gerrnis. GERVAtS, Or., July 4. The natal day was duly celebrated by the people of Ger vals. The day" opeiied with a drisrllng rain, which continued until 10:30. Tho parade was dispensed with, owing to the rain, and the exercises were transferred from the fir grove to the Town Hall, where D. Bolls Cohen, of Portland, deliv ered the address. The clouds cleared away after dinner and the races were well attended. Jio Rain Interfered. "WASCO, Or., July 4. Tho citizens of the north end of Sherman County cele brated the Fourth at "Wasco in a highly satisfactory manner today. The exer cises began with a long parade led by the Arlington band. Hon. T. E. Barnes of Goldendale. delivered the address! Amusements of various kinds were in dulged In, closing with a grand ball at night. Showers Spoiled the Programme. COTTAGE GROVE, Or., July 4. Elab orate preparations were made for the celebration here today, but owing to oc casional showers the greater portion of the programme was dispensed with. The baseball game resulted in the Bohemia team defeating the Cottage Grove team. The fireworks this evening was a very attractive feature. Eyes and Hands Powder-Burnt. CHEHALIS. Wash., July 4. Dan Wis ner Was seriously Injured this morning while helping fire the Fourth of July Salute. thft-BOWder for thi Piinnnn Jr. -maturely'dlscharging. His eyes are badly mjureo, out it is impossible to tell wheth er or riot he will be blinded. Both hands wero also burned. KILLED IN PAPER .lilLL. Charles Denver, f Oregon City. Lost Life In California. OREGON dfTY, July 4. Dispatches re ceived from Floriston, CaL. this morning give the Information that Charles Deaver, until recently a resident "here, was killed yesterday afternoon by being caught in the machinery of the -Crown paper mills there. The body will be brought here for burial, and Is expected to arrive Friday. The deceased Was 35 years of age, and had resided here for about 10 years. He left a wife and two children, and his mother also lives" here. It was the inten tion of his family to have Joined him next week. The funeral will be held un der the auspices of tho Woodmen of the World. Gray's Harbor Lumber Shipments. HOQUIAM, Wash., July 4. Lumber shipments by water from GrayB Harbor during June were; From Hoquiara. 8 cargoes 2,950.003 feet From Aberdeen, 15 cargoes....6,S07.000 feet Total ....... 4.M.,..j.,...9,357lWfeet! A CAR'S WILD .LEAP (Continued from First Page.) after the accident occurred. Cltizetis, po lloemenv firemen, guardsmen, ex-volunteers and women and children aided. Tbo sides of tho .gulch are steep In fact, steep that a goat could scarcely cHng V them; buttbo cries of the Injured made men forget themselves, and they- plunged downward without regard to tbdr own safety. Ropes were jraiekly procured and tho victims of the wreck were drawn carefully to the top of the gulch, and thdr wounds attended to as fast as ft was possible for tho physicians to work. Every doctor In the ctty was called, on for Ms cervices. Tha Fanny Paddock and St Joseph's Hospitals wero soon crowded with patients wfcc but a few moments before were In the enjoymens of their health. Hacks, express wagons and all aorta of conveyances were pressed Into service. But there was another vehicle that was m -use, too. It was the wagon of tho dead. It came to take away tha las evi- I donee of tbo destruction, caused by the wreck. It made journey after jcurney, and it was always full. Boys and gitia and men and wsmen, wero its freight. The morgues of tho Various undertaking-rooms were rcarcely targe enough to hold all, ana when tho dead had been sorted from the Uvlhg, and the last one had been removed from the wreck, ex cited men and women and" children be sieged tho morgues searching' for missing frtondi?. Seme were successful in their oad quest, and others wbo wero not suc cessful turned away with every evidence of joy upon their faces. , Little Children Orphans. Thousands of people visited the bridgo where the accident occurred, during tho day. They watched tbn irw-n n trnft clearing away tho debris of the car and iftniw! .m.,,, - .v- ., . T looked curiously at the red stains- on tho grass and at the tattered pieces of cloth ing that hung from bushes. They glanced, too, at t"RO women who wandered about all day, one with a babe In her arms and the other leading a, Hftle boyl by 'the hand. The charges'of thoe women wero foundlings of the wreck. Nobody had come to .claim tnem- Perbapo their mother; and tbdr father fls- well, was dead. But they had found frferx&i, and If nobedy asks for them, their foster mother will probably oee that they do riot want. Then there i a ITtUe boy of 4 and a babe at the Fanny Paddock Hos pital. Tbey seem to be dfcdsrted, but ft is probable that aime- relative will look after them. One little boy wao sitting near the edge of the gulch, where he had been dropped by tho rescue party, crying out: "Some body drag mo home. I know 'where my hdme is. I want to go home to my mammy!" His leg was broken, oft at tha knee and dangled limp; .his head waa cut open, but not deep, and no was otherwise bruised. It was said his niother wad among the dead In tho Dottom. of tho gulch. One woman, with her bead all covered with blood and her face bruised and rubbed with dirt, where she had: evi dently been smashed against the grcuiid as the car crashed down the side of the gulch, waa wildly lamenting her loss three little children, all crushed and man gled In the moat shocking manner, ona with its little bead nearly torn off and smashed all out of form caressing the mangled bodlos and Tanly calling upon them to heat- her, not reaSzIng that they were past the troubles' of this world. Spoiled the Celebration. "When the news of the disaster reaphed up town, most of the societies and or ganizations which were to take part in the parade wero assembled at their vari ous redezvous. Immediately upon receipt of the news of the accident the commit tee called a meeting of the Mayor and City Council, the Governor, Admiral ICautz and the Red Cross Society, and it was unanimously decided to abandon tho parade, but at the suggestion of the Gov ernor, who said so many strangers were in the city, and as the various ofganlza tlons wero already la "ne, the commit- teo decided to let the various companies' who wished Join-In a parade. The Admiral and the officers of the bat-tie-ship Iowa were all in carriages, await ing the orders for the starting of the parade but In view of the untavorablo news from China added to thelocal catas-, trophy the Admiral decided ho would not parade his soldiers and marines, and they wero headed to the wharf and to- jolned their ship. As the parade passed down Pacific ave nue not a cheer was heard, and, In spite of the gay quicksteps played by the bands, it looked really more like a funeral parade , than -a holiday celebration. As the parade was going down the" street-It' met several wagons and .carriages bring ing in the dead and the wounded, and as the parade passed Ninth and C streets five bodies were being "brought 'into the morgue. Scene of Former Accident. The place where the accident occurred is near the foot of the same grade where the accident occurred 10 years ago, when. a car full of people on the same line miraculously escaped death. The car came rushing down the grade and crashed Into the station near the foot of DeLin street, but did not go over the bank. A large number of people were slightly injured, and two or three killed. This accident was two blocks up the grade, where the track makes a sharp curve to run onto the bridge. The bridge. is nearly the fyll width of tho roadway,. BRIDGE TS TACOMA WHERE THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. and to get off into the, gulch the car had to roll full 20 Xeet bef ore-it went over the edge. The gulch is over 120 feet deep, but where the car flrst struck the steep bank was about 60 feet down the side of the gulch. Here the car first crashed Into the bank and smashed along down the side of the gulch, grinding the vic tims under its wreck. BRITISH HOSPITAL SCANDAL Bardett-Contts Describes the Saffer iatrs of Soldiers In Africa. LONDON. June 27. Many complaints and criticisms have been showered upon the "War Office, but no more scathfng de nunciation of ita methods has been writ ten than the letter of a Times- correspond ent recently lnr South Africa, published today. The writer, William L. Asbmead Bartlett-Burdett-Coutts, Member of Par liament of "Westminster, American hus band of Baroness Burdett-Coutts, ex jKses the Inadequacy of the British hos pital service, and relates the Intense suf fering which has been caused .thereby. In part al letter Is as follows: "To a mind stocked with scenes which would sicken the hardest heart, it comes like a blow between tho eyes, leaving one dismayed and bewildered, tb learn that at every moment when these horrors were at their worst, ahd when men were dying- like files for wmt of adequate at tention, a large company of Intelligent and well-meaning gentlemen at home, both lay and professional, were praising, among other things which the war-worn soldiers out here would have been equally glad to have had, the perfection of the medical and hospital arrangement in the campaign. On that Alght (Saturday, April iS), hundreds of men, to my knowl edge, were lying in the worst states of typhoid, with only a blanket and a thin waterproof sheet (not even the latter for tnany of them) betweeh their aching bod ies and the hard ground, with no milk and hardly any medicines, without beds, stretchers, mattresses, without linen of arty kind, without a 'single nurse amons them, with only a few ordinary private soldiers to act as orderlies, rough and unfitted for nursihg. and With Only three doctors to attend 2M -patients. Ther 1,?Ti?o ,? !? conditions of a forced lI?atehah0Ut tIiis- It "wis a mile from ajoemrontem, capital of the Free State, a- large town, which was occunie'd for more than six weeks, with a line of rail way to two seaports, along which thou sands of troops and cduntless" tralrtlodds of stores and equipments of all kinds, and for, every one tJautheBlcsvhad been moving ud durinjr the whole of thafc 11. "Urefy, halting tinie. "About the, same day a convqy of wounded nlen were being subjected to nameless torturp for want of an ambu lance transport or the simplest comforts, huddled together Jn rough, springless ox wagons, jolted over spruit and drift for 40 miles; the road being strategically safe and their destination this same Bloem fonteln, provided with most things, ex cept humane appliances for the wounded. "These are two typfcal instances of the state of things there on April 27. From mdrnlng till night gloomy processions fol-. lowed each other across the market square at slow march, bearing shapeless fighters, sewn up in blankets and crowd ed to unknown graves in the cerrietery on Southern Hill, day after day, and Week after Week, in ever-growing -numbers. How many 61 these might today be strong men, full of life, rejoicing at their jiou ioiuni io uome ana xnenas, is a terrible speculation which must be left to those who consider" the conditions at tending their sickness and death-. "The horrors of these scenes, the tor tures suffered by our wounded there ow ing only to the shortcoming of the medi cal equipment staff and transport, were a byword In every mouth." Describing the Held hospital at Bloem fontein, Mr. Burdett-Coutts writes: "With no further equipment than two marques and a few bell tents, there were 316 patients, of whom half wero typhoid. Their condition was almost Indescribable. The tents were bell tents, such as were mentioned In former letters as affording sleeping accommodations for six to eight orderlies when working In solid health. In many of these tents were typhoid cases lying closely packed together, the dying against the convalescent, a patient In his crisis pressed against a man and hastening death. There was no room to step between them. Think of this, you who know the sort of nursing a typhoid patient requires. "With no beds or mat tresses, and only 42 stretchers in the wholo hospital. There was great scarcity of blanksts, and no patient could have more than one. with a waterproof sheet, bstween his body and the ground. The ground is as hard as stone, and at night the temperature falls to the freezing point. Besides other deficiencies which cannot be described, there were no sheets or pillow cases, or pretense of bed linen of any kind: only a coarse rug grated against the sansltlve skin, burning with fever. The heat of these tents in the midday suri was overpowering, their odors sickening. Men lay with their faces covered by flies In black clusters, too weak to raise a hand to brush them off, trying in vain to dislodge them by pain fully twitching their features. Seventeen orderlies had come with, or been raised for the half-section fiejd hospital; 10 had been taken from It, this number being mado up from the bearer company, but they had other duties to perform than. L brushing files from patients' faces. At night there were not enough attendants to prevent the patients In tne delirium stage from getting up and wandering bout the camp, half naked, in the bitter LU1U. British Snrroundlnfl: Devret. LONDON, July B, 4:2S A. M. The va rious telegram received from Fretorla and elsewhere in South Africa, While not giving an account of fighting, renresent I- the converging columns as making De- wet's roving ground more and more con tracted, and the possibility of his defeat and capture nearer. Heavy artillery fir ing was heard near Flcksburg oi the 3d. The Boers are massing In great numbers In the Lindley district. State Secretary Belts has gone to Hamburg with a pari of the Transvaal treasure. XCruger Goes to Welaprult. LONDON, July 4. According to a dis patch from Cape Town, President Kruger -is reported to have -moved to Nelspruit, the Transvaal station for Lydenburg. Competitive DrIH at Tacoma, TACOMA, July k-rCombany H, of Bpo- oane. won the comDetitlve drill, a prize cup offered by citizens of Tacoma, .and! sergeant, vf. Avaugmij; or met same company, won the individual drill for-' the brigade medaL t "... EXPLOSION OF AN "OIL TANK Six Hen Blown to Atoms and Others Injured. PARKERSBORGrTV. Va., July 4. The mOt hcrribJo calamity that this city ever witnessed occurred this mcrnlng at T:S0 o'clock, in which six men were blown to atoma and one other, John Chalk, eo badly injured thai he .soon died, and two mora are expected to jiie at any minute. The dead are: X H. Hamilton, general superintendent of iho Ohio River Rail road; E. La Lime, , master mechanic; Charles Mchler, yardmaster; G. O. Shan non, known as "Dick," train dispatcher: Bradley Reeves, freight brakeman. George Chalk, a fireman, died about noon at St. Luke's Hospital. Jim Ruth, a. fire man, and "Will Oarr, Jr., an engineer will die. Twelve othera swrcr badly hurt, and probably 40 otbem many cf them chil dren, were mora or lesa hurt. The yards of the Ohio- River Railroad are spotted with ptecea of torn flesh and sprayed with blood, that Was wiped Up by the burning oiL The scene is a ver itable charred spot, and descriptive, power falls to give any adequate conception and iinpresEiIcn of its horrors. A car tank containing C00O gallons of ail was on the yard track for shipment. Aa engine, with "Will Carr as engineer, and Morgan Hupp as fireman, was pulling a train of fast freight, south-bound. The switch, was open, and the, train ran. into the tide track, colliding with the tank, car. The collision caused a hole to be bored in the top part of the tanlq and. the cil Ignited. This happened a few minutes after 3 o'clock this mqming. It made a fearful fire. "Master Mechanic La Lime and the general uperlntendeitt. J. H. Hamilton, were, called, upon to devise jsome meano of ridding the'track of the burning tank and extinguishing the. -blaze. Tho effort waa made to tip the car over. There were few people who were cloao to. the car, as the heat was so intense that this manner of disponing of the fire was given up. Pouring water on it had. absolutely no effect. "While some of the men were grouped near the .tank, -after ? o'clock, an explo sion, occurred. It waa caused by the fire igniting with the gas that had formed from the burning oil, It came with a flash of fire and a deafening report Some people who were standing near were not affected by it at all. They sew the bodies of men flying m the air, and saw others knocked to the ground by the concuosion of the air as the tank went through the air. It had parted and went in two directions. There were num bers knocked down by the force of the air. Those who were killed were struck by tha flying end" of. the tank, whicji went in a southerly direction. It was 200 yards distant from the victim: and came to the ground near the shops. All of the fatalities occurred br bemsr struck br this part of tho tank. The piece which went 1 CO yards in the other direction killed no one. FOUR 'CHILDREN KILLBD. Terrible Effects of an Sxpiosion of Fireworks. PHILADELPHIA. Jury 4. A blank cartridge fired at clcse range by a penall colored boy Into a large collection of fire works of a highly explosive character to day coat the lives of foun children, the probable death of three cthersi and sa ere burns and lacerations to 20 other persons only two of whom were adult?. The dead are: Carmei Dlanno. aged 11 years; Charles- Feruzzi, aged 11 years; two unidentified children. Those who will probably die are: Isabel Derites; aged 8; Jennie Diano, aged 3; Frank Naccitro, aged 9. The explosion occurred in front of a wnall shop or Antonio Mammerello. on Eighth street in. the most thickly popu lated section. The flrpwQrka were on a stand on the -pavement, and consisted largely of giant firecrackers, torpedoes, rockets and "chasers." A crowd "of chil dren were clustered around -the ttand. A colored boy, Isaiah Harris, was seen to point the pistol la the direction of tho fireworks and fire. The force of the ex plosion which followed shattered the win dows cf many stores and residences in the vicinity, and the scene was covered by a dense smoke. "When this lifted, the forms of moro than a- score of children were, found lying: en the etreet, burned and bleeding. The owner of life fireworks was arrested. Following the explosion, the poHco confiscated about three wagon loads of fireworks in the neighborhood. Score of Persons Injured. "WEBSTER, Mass., July L A car od tho "Webster and Dudley Street Railway, and a car on the Worcester and "Webster Road came together on a down irrade at East "Webster this morning. Nearly a score of persons wero injured, three of whom, it is feared may die. DIED IN COLOMBIAN JAIL. Ill Treatment of an Englishman liy Government TrOops. NEW YORK, July 4. A dispatch from Panama states that Reginald W. Paris,, who represented a manufacturing com pany, of New York, and who waa made a prisoner by tho Government troops on the Island of Morro, outside of Tumaco, on March 35, is dead. Arthur F. Town send, vice-president of the company, said he had seen the son of Mr. Guder, the United States Consul In Panama, on Monday, just after he had arrived from that city, and he told him that .he had heard the same report when he left Pan ama. There was no telegraphic commu nication with the Island of Morro nor with Tumaco, where the report originally camo from. Mr. Paris waa an Englishman. 40 years of age, who had represented the company about two years. He was arrested on March it, as he was taking letters from the British Vice-consul at Tumaco to the steamship Quito, which had arrived there and which was not allowed to enter, as the port had been closed. The rebels were In possession of the town, and tho Government forces were on the island at the entrance to the harbor. Mr. Paris had a launch, and, accompanied by Thomas Clark, an Englishman, and Mr. Pena, the agent of the steamship com pany, he started to go to tho Quito. The launch did not return, and on the following day the Vice-Consul sent to de mand of the Government troops the re lease of the launch and its occupants. The messenger waa made a prisoner, too, and the launch seized. The British Min ister to Colombia made a protest and de manded the release of the prisoners and then It was announced that Mr Paris' launch was released. Mr. Paris owned properpr In Panama and his family live in England. Indian Aerency Force Reduced. Pendleton East Oregonlan. Lee Moorhouso came home from the 81 lei Indian reservation, in "Western Ore gon, where he went on a business trip. He states that the force of employes of the Government at th'e agency has been reduced about one-half, the position of the superintendent being abolished, as also were those in the Industrial depart ment. Five Years in Penitentiary. CHEHALIS, "Wash., July -i. Joe BerrJer, who was caught in the act of burglaris ing Frank Swigerfs house at Forest a few days ago, pleaded guilty beforo Judge Elliott and was given a 5-year sentence in the penitentiary. Snlem Pioneer "Woman Dead. BAL.E1I, July 4. Elizabeth Chapman, a Salem pioneer of ISIS, died In this city to night, in her 81st year, of a complication of diseases. : STARTED BYiA ROCKET. BLAZE THAT DESTROYED $50,000 SEATTLE BUILDING. , Three .Firms Were BnrnedODt-Fire Canned by a. Cureless Boy Other "Washington JCcJVrs. SEATTLE, "Wash.. July 4. A ,000'flre caused by a skyrocket in the hands of a careless boy tonight burned a business block-occupied by Hold en & "Wilson, Ran dolph Gross and Rhodes Bros', on Sec ond avenue. The Imlldlhg and most or the contents is a total loss. All are be-" lleved fo be fully insured. STEADY RUN OF LUCKY BOY MIXE. Machinery Goes Day and Xlght TV1U Add More dfampt. BLUE RIVER, July 2. The machinery of the-Lucky Boy 10-stamp mill has been kept going day and night, without a stop, except for repairs, ever since it was started last December. Concentrators were added to tho mill during the Win ter, and the company will soon begin Bhlpplng concentrates. The company has decided to add 10 more" stamps to the mill," ana wiu also put in a small saw mill. A contract has been entered into be tween Joe White, owner of the Sunset mining claim, and Dr. Candianl, of Port land, wherein the latter Is to receive a one-third Interest In tho Sunset In conslderatloh that he erect a flve-stamp mill On the property. The machinery for the mill has been ordered. The Sunset Is located on the "headwaters of Quartz Creek, on the Gold Hill side, and Is one of the most promising claims in the camp. Messrs. Rice and Graham came down from Gold Hill yesterday with a col lection of ore which fairly sparkles all over with the yellow metal. The rock found by them Is said to be the richest 'ever found on Gold Hill, and assays thousands of dollars to the ton. Professor Fairbanks, of the University of California, Is making a geological tour of the mountains of Oregon, and is now making investigations in the Cascade range, cast of here. ACCIDENT TO THE LIMITED. Ran Into Clondbnrst Near Yakima and Was Partly Derailed. NORTH YAKIMA, Wash., July 4. A cloudburst at tho lower end of the gap near Yakima City washed a large quan tity of earth and stones onto the rail road track this afternoon A few min utes later the North Coast Limited pas senger was partially derailed by the ob struction. Nobody was hurt. The storm was confined to an area of about one square mile. It destroyed parts of a cost ly county road a short distance below the sap. SKULL "WAS CRUSHED. Accident to Teamster -Jfear Cornu copia, Union County. CARSON, Or.. July 4. Asa Deeber, a teamster In the employ of John Wilson, was run over by a wagon this morning near Cornucopia. His skull was crushed. He died, at 7:00 this evening. He was a yoUng man. and left a wife and four small children. SKAMANIA COUNTY 3IILL BURNED. Fire Entailed a Loss' of 85000 Incen diary Orlgrin. Supposed. STEVENSON, Waslu -July 4.-The Wil son & Grapper saw mill, one mile north west of this place, was completely de stroyed by Are Monday night. The Are is supposed to have been of Incendiary orig gf Used Internally and Externally p Refreshing and invigorating when used In the toilet, or after shaving. As a remedy it controls all pain, bleeding and inflammation. " A T 11 '7V T T TTTti TT uciJitiY wucn xiazei is iui rona s z'W&& "hac and c&rmni hf uxed fn ft. (ypdi-narw JWUrU vpJtk Hazel is sold in hulk, diluted, generally contains "wood irritant externally, and, taken poison. 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Farr hnsccotnmenced suit against thJ Walla Walla Statesman for ?U SO. Ol this amount $18 SO Is claimed to be a balance due for services as solicitor, and 090 Is for damnge to plaintiff's good name and credit. Farr claims that wheu he entered the employ of the Statesman he was Informed that the paper would be enlarged and reduced In price. Op these representations, he secured much business. Now; that the paper haa failed to make the Changes, he is placed before the business men in a false light, and therefore demands damages Oregon Notes. Outstanding city warrants to thi amount of ?2000 were called in by Rose burg Monday. It Is reported that the Medford Frei Press, the 6rgan of "the regular Pcople'i party, has suspended publication. From 400 head of .sheep Dick Kiger hai sheared and Sold 3300 ppiinds of wool oi an average ofnine pounds per head. The Christian churches of JUnlon; Walt Iowa and Ba&er Counties will hold a camp meeting at Elgin, convening or July 5. . - The .broqm-handle factory at CoqullU City resumed' 'operation-. last week with a lull force. It liad been Idle since th flrst of the year. ;,- "ittv-nlne head of Indian ponies fron the Warm Springs reservation' wer shipped from The Dalles Monday to th Linnton abattoir. The annual teachers' institute for Coos County will be held ut Marshflel'd July 2T to ZI. There are 56 teachers In the coun ty, 63 women and 22 men. Near Warm Springs Indian reservation a herd of 200 elk has been discovered. Unless proper precaution are taken, th Indians will kin a number of the animals. The- annual, report of the Recorder oi The Dalles shows that there ero foui times as many fines collected during the year ending June 20 as there wero during the' previous year. Max Pracht, of Ashland, since his transfer to the Treasury from the'Inte "rior Department, has been located at El Paso, Tex;, where he will have cire of "the customs service at the Mexican border. Peach plums In Wasco County are rip ening rapidly, and will yield a heavy crop. Picking has "already begun in some or chards, and It Is expected two or three carloads will be shipped East during the week Fred R. Nell and Guy Hamakar made a record run on their bicycles between Klamath Falls and Ashland Thursday, .says the Ashland Tidings. They covered the distance of 60 miles In eight hours, which Included about 15 miles of walking over the mountains. The Oregon Mining Stock Exchange Auditorium. Chamber of Commerce Bid?., P. O. fcox GT0. Portland, Or. Telephone Main 810. J. E. Haseltlne, Pre.; David GoodsellTreas.; F. J. Hard. Sec Directors L. O. Clarke, J. B Haseltlne. Da vid Good3ell, P. J. Jennings, L Q. Davidson. F. Vc Drake, E. A. Clem. 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