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POKTLAOT,. OBEGCXN, SUNDAY MOKNING. JUNE 10, 1900.
NO. 23
PART TWO
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OUT Of HIS MIND
Suicide of a Young Business
Man.
JAMES E. ROUNDS, OP INDIANAPOLIS
He Came ts Fprtlaad Tkree Bays Ar
to Mawgo a Large MacKlaery.
Ueaie.
la & moment of temporary aberration
yesterday morning, James L. Rounds, of
Indianapolis, ImL, committed suicide by
shooting himself In the right temple by
a pistol bullet from a 3S caliber Smith &
Wesson revolver. Mr. Rounds had only
arrived In Portland Friday morning, and
was to take charge of a branch factory
that B. C Atkins & Co., manufacturers
of sawB, hardware and milling machinery,
were establishing in Portland. The posi
tion was a responsible one, and the sui
cide of Mr. Rounds was a severe shock
to his business associates here, J. W.
Perkins, assistant secretary of the East
ern firm, and J. M. Arthur, of J. M. .Ar
thur & Co., their local agents. Mr.
Rounds was a handsome, well-dressed
man, of medium height, and dark eyes
and hair, and of prepossessing appear
ance. Ho was well supplied with money,
$130 being found on his person, and finan
cial troubles cannot account for his sui
cide. .
A note written in a clear, business band
doea not explain the mystery:
"Do not trouble to eend my remains
back East. Bury me here my position
was forced. May God forgive me and
may Ho bo with my parents, brother
and sister. JAMES L. ROUNDS."
No one can explain how his position was
forced, and his business associates are at
a loss to explain his action beyond that
yesterday he complained of belngvery tired
and exhausted after his trip, and that his
suicide was the result of profound mel
ancholia or temporary aberration.
At the inquret, held yesterday afternoon
by Coroner Rand. J. M. Arthur, of J. M.
Arthur & Co., told of his connection with
Mr. Rounds In a business way. Mr. Per
kins, assistant secretary of the Atkins
Company, had arranged for a dinner
for the three Friday evening at the Port
land Hotel, but when the hour arrived
Mr. Rounds sent word from his room,
begging to be excused, being very India,
posed.
Yesterday morning Mr. Perkins tele
phoned to him asking whether Mr. Rounds
had presented his letter of Introduction,
which had not been done, and later, about
12:40, Mr. Perkins telephoned from the
Portland Hotel that Mr. Rounds had Just
killed himself. Mr. Arthur went to the
hotel, and accompanied Coroner Rand to
the room, where they found Mr. Rounds
dead In his chair, a pistol bullet In hid
head and a pistol held firmly in his
hand.
H. C Bowers, manager of the Portland
Hotel, told the story of the discovery of
the suicide and the letter In the room. In
company with the Coroner. The body -was
still warm when discovered, showing that
death had only been recent. No one had
heard the report of the pistol.
Mr. J. W. Perkins, assistant secretary of
the Atkins Company, who had made the
preliminary arrangements for establishing
the branch factory here, -was the only
witness who had been In company with
Mr. Rounds after his arrival. His testi
mony was as follows:
"I met Mr. Rounds shortly after his
arrival at the Portland. I had never met
him before excepting for a few momenta
at the Columbia Club In Indianapolis, but
had been Informed when he would arrive
by the secretary of the company. "We
lunched together Friday at the hotel, and
I found him to be a very pleasant gentle
man. Mr. Rounds complained of being
very fatigued from his trip, having come
through from Providence, R. I., without
any stops. After going over some business
at our office on First street, Mr. Rounds
left for the hotel, complaining anew of
excessive fatigue. When the dinner en
gagement with Mr. Arthur was broken,
through Mr. Rounds' indisposition, I called
at his room and found him in bed, al
though professing not to be 111. Yester
day morning he seemed to be all right,
though regretting his Indisposition of the
previous evening. While In his room In
the morning I saw a pistol In his bed,
and remonstrated with him for his care
lessness. He remained with me at the
office until II o'clock, when he left for
the hotel. At 12:30 1 went to the hotel,
secured my mall, and, seeing his key
box empty, went up to his room, having
an understanding that wo would lunch
together. I opened the door of his room
and saw him sitting In his chair, with
the blood trickling from his head, pistol
in hand. The shock was very severe upon
me. as I had no Inkling of his Intention.
I immediately telegraphed East, but have
received no reply. I can Imagine no mo
tive for hi suicide, knowing nothing 01
hi personal affairs."
No arrangements have yet been made
for the Interment, and no word has yet
been received from his Eastern relative
In Providence, R. I.
The Coroner's Jury brought m a ver
dict that "the cause of death was a bullet
wound through the brain. Inflicted by the
deceased Wm5elf, for reasons unknown to
this Jury, apparently while suffering from
temporary aberration of mind."
CORRUPT CUBAN COURTS.
Oficlal Caucfct 1b the Act of Solicit
ing: a Bribe.
HAVANA, June 8. Senor Vaecarrisse, a
Cuban agent for a well-known grade of
flour, recently had a matter In litigation.
The Clerk of the Court called upon him
and said that for $20 a decision would be
rendered In his favor. He refused and a
decision was rendered against him. He
laid the matter before General Wood, who
advised him to appeal and suggested that,
if he were approached again, he should
mark the money and endeavor to have a
detective overhear the negotiations.
Yesterday the secretory of the Judge of
the Cathedral Court called upon Vac
carrisse and told him that for 10 centencs
the appeal decision would be given In his
favor. An appointment was made for an
other interview, and when the secretary
arrived, accompanied by the under secre
tary, a- detective was In hiding who
heard the entire discussion and arrested
the secretary when he was leaving the
building with the money, taking him to
the Vlvac. the Tombs of Havana, where
he was able to obtain ball.
A lawyer who was consulted hy Vac
carrlssee advised him not to have the
man arrested, as such a step would be
considered "unpatriotic." and especially
as the Americans would be able to say
that the Cubans were worse than them
selves. This last suggestion was timely
enough, for the Americans, ever since the
occupation, have had good reasons to
consider the courts of Cuba the most
corrupt courts that exist In any civilized
country.
The Custom-House fraud cases have
been set down for trial on June 23, but it
is generally felt that conviction Is Im
possible, as every Judge and lawyer con
cerned have relations or friends among
the accused.
The Argentine training ship.
Presidents Sarmlento has arrived
and exchanged salutes with the port. The
municipality had reversed Its decision to
Ignore the arrival and had adopted a reso
lution to extend the courtesies of the city
In some way to the officers and crew. It
Is understood that the original difficulty
was due to the Impression that the Ar
gentine Republic had not In any way as
sisted the Cuban revolution. When the
contrary was discovered, the municipality
executed a, change of front. t The Havana
Center of Veterans also agreed to enter
tain the visitors, and all the Spanish
clubs sent deputations onVboird.
VAN WYCK ON THE STAND.
He Tells of Hts Connection Wit a tie
American lee Compaay.
NEW YORK, June 9. Mayor Van Wyck
was called to the witness chair today In
the proceedings against the Mayor, the
Dock Commissioners- and Charles W.
Morse, president of the American Ico
Company, .which was begun some time
ago before Supreme Court Justice Gaynor,
in Brooklyn. Those proceedings are de
signed to show what. If any, connection,
'exists between certain city officials and
the Ice company. The Mayor testified that
he owned COO shares of the stock of the
ROBERT VAN WYCK,
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WHO IS ACCUSED OF VIOLATING H IS OATH OF OFFICE IN CONNECTION
WITH HIS DEALINGS WITH THE IC E TRUST.
American Ice Company, which he had ob
tained from President Morse, some of It
in exchange for stock In tho Knicker
bocker Ice Company, of Maine.
"Did you purchase all this stock subse
quent to becoming Mayor of. the cltyr
Mr. Van Wyck was asked.
"I did."
"Why did you purchase stock in tho
Knickerbocker company?"
"Because It was paying 4 per cent on
common and 6 per cent on preferred
stock;"
When he made the purchase he did not
know that the American Ice Company In
tended to do business in New York City.
He had paid foT his stock with a check
on the Garfield National Bank, and bor
rowed 73 per cent of the purchase money.
"Whon you made the purchase, It was
agreed that you should borrow from the
bank?"
"It was.'
VWaa there any guarantee to protect
you against loss on that stock T"
"No."
"Have you paid back the bank?
"I have."
"Are you accustomed to uch largo
financial transactions?"
"I am."
For tho money borrowed, the Mayor
said he gave, four, five and sixth months'
notes. He has paid two notes for $75,000
each, and yesterday paid one cash note
for $50,000. Continuing, the Mayor said:
"The Interest on the notes was 6 per
cent. When I made the renewal of the
note, the block of stock was worth $S1.00,
but I sold it yesterday for JCS.000. The
note called for 175,000. so I lost $700. I
took no active Interest In the American
Ice Compapy. I never knew anything of
its management. I never knew that the
American Ice Company was to have any
monopbly of the ice business of the city.
I never knew it had any leases. I never
knew that the ice company stated to the
stock exchange that It bad a contract for
II docks in this city."
'
Satclde of Dr. Robert Locke.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 9. Dr. Robert
Locke, son of Rev. Dr. Locke, of Chicago,
committed Suicide at the Occidental Hotel
this morning. Young Locke, who was a
physician, returned from Manila last
month, and has been In San Francisco
since then. He had been In poor health.
Locke shot himself through the heart in
his room In the hotel some time during
the night with an army pistol. He was
found in bed, undressed, with a sheet
wrapped about the lower part of his body.
Locke was about 40 years old, and leaves
a widow, who Is believed to be in Paris.
Rain a la the Northvrest.
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., June 9. The
rains of last night and today extended
from Central Southern Missouri north
ward through the state and Into the Brit
ish possessions. They Included the Red
J River Valley wheat fields.
ONE MILLION A DAY
What We Are Paying for Prod
ucts -From the Tropics.
THE PRINCIPAL IMPORTATIONS
.-n
All tae. Articles Are Produced or
Csa Be Raised la Oar New
Feaaeaaloaa.
WASHINGTON, Jun 9. The people of
the United States are paying $1,000,000 a
day for tropical products used In manu
facturing or food and drink, and moat
of which are produced In greater or less
degree or can be readily produced In the
islands which have come Into closer re
lationship with the United States through
the events of the past two years. The
April summary of commerce and finance,
which has Just been Issued by the Treas
ury Bureau of Statistics, shows that in
MAYOR OF NEW YORK
the 10 months ending with April our im
ports of tropical products have been over
$300,000,000 In value, thus averaging fully
$1,000,000 a day. and Indicating that for
the full year they will reach $365,000,000.
India rubber, fibers, raw silk, cotton,
gums, cabinet woods. Indigo, Ivory, dye
woods and certain lines of chemicals make
up the share of this vast sum Which the
manufacturers of the United States take
and Tequire In constantly Increasing quan
tities. The Importation of raw materials
for use in manufacturing has Increased
steadily, and now forma more than one
third of our total Imports, and the large
proportion of this comes from the trop
ics. Of India rubber alone the Imports
of the 10 months amount to more than
$27,000,000. of fibers to $20,000,000. of unmanu
factured silk $40,000,000, of cotton over
$7,000,000, of gums more than $5,000,000,
while cabinet woods, dye woods, Indigo
and Ivory also aggregate several millions.
Of the -constantly Increasing proportion
of imports of foodstuffs, sugar, of course.
Is first, and of that the proportion which
comes from the tropics Is vastly greater
In the past year than In Immediately pre
ceding years, the Dutch East Indies, which
He Just alongside of the Philippines, being
now our largest single source of supply
j for sugar. For the 10 months the impor
tations, of sugar are more than $30,000,000,
those of coffee nearly $50,000,000, tea nearly
$10,000.000,, tobacco $16,000,000, tropical fruits
and nuts $15,000,000. cocoa and chocolate
$5,000,000, and such other articles as spices,
rice, olive oil, etc., add several millions
to th tntnl. Th frtllotplne- tattf ahn-arn
j the Imports of tropical products Into the
i United States during the 10 months end-
Ing with April, 1200:
I Articles Value.
Sugar $31.0S,536.
Coffee 46,927,303
Silk 40,248.663
India rubber 27,722,010
Fibers 20.46S.746
I Fruits and nuts 15,674.95
.Tobacco ....... 16.07S.744
Tea 9.819,906
Cotton 7.264,674
Gums 5.S54.424
Cocoa and chocolate 4.833.560
Spices -. 2,929.323
Rice 1,9)6.425
Cabinet woods 1.SS5.694
Licorice root ....-. 1.391,654
Indigo 1,266,531
Cork wood 1,219.405
Olive oil S9S.C98
Dyewoods 7R1.074
Ivory 632.504
Sponges ..- 423.S04
Miscellaneous 11.700.0CO
f Total SSflO 0-3 9TI
Parxnit of Mexican Banditti.
PHOEViy. Ariz.. June 9. The SherifTs
' posses In pursuit of the four Mexicans who
killed Anton Olsen and John Stewart and
robbed their store at New River Station
are reported to be close upon the fugitives.
The same Mexicans recently robbed W. H.
R'lce, In Yavapai County, of a quantity of
gold dust. At Globe they held up a gam-
i bllng resort, securing considerable coin.
I A few days ago they robbed two pros-
pectors, James Allen and Charles Erick
son. near Jerome, of $200 and two horses,
and stole four horses last week from cat
tlemen south of Prescott. They were last
seen crossing the Arizona canal Just north
of Phoenix. Two of them stopped
at a ranch near there and ch'anged horses,
holding off the owner at the revolver's
point. At the Thoroldsen ranch, three
miles further on. the other two tried the
same trick. Thoroldson was away from
home, but his wife drove the raiders away,
firing five shots, killing one of the horses
and wounding one of the party.
COMMUNICATIONS CUT.
Boera Are Operating Norta of
filroonatad.
IiONDON,' June 9. A special dispatch
from Durban, Natal, says the Boers at
Lalngs NekVafter an action fought June 7,
offered to surrender conditionally, but Bul
ler replied' that their surrender must be
unconditional.
General Forestler-Walkfrr cables to the
War Office from Cape Town, under date
of June 8, as follows:
"Kelly-Kenny, at BJoemfonteln. reports
that the telegraph has been cut at Roode
val, north of Kroonstad, by a body of
Boers, estimated to be 2000 strong, with
six fle!d guns. He Is sending strong re
inforcements to (Kroonstad, and I am re
inforcing -from Cape Colony. I hope the
interruption wiU be only temporary."
London is somewhat disgusted at the
"disagreeable activity" manifested by tho
Boers in the Orange River Colony In cut
ting Roberts telegraphic communication.
As yet there ore no indications whence
came the strong body of 2000 Boors that
has arrived at Roodeval, unless it is the
force mentioned In a Tecent Boer dispatch
as having started from Standerton with
this very object In view. Apparently au
thorities on the spot regard the situation
at least as temporarily serious, as they
are not only reinforcing the garnson at
Kroonstad, but are sending up troops from
the lines of communication In Cape Colo
ny. Roodeval Is a fairly strong position. S3
miles north of Kroonstad, capable of giv
ing General Kelly-Kenny trouble should
the Federals elect to dispute Its posses
sion, as General Kelly-Kexmy cannot be
overburdened with cavalry, with which to
threaten the burghers line of retreat. The
news somewhat discounts the flattering
deductions the Britishers have been ex
tractlnsg from Roberts silence, as it Indi
cates that the menace of the Boers to
carry on a prolonged guerrilla warfare is
no empty threat, and President Stcyn Is
still capable of creating senous If only
temporary trouble.
A Parliamentary return issued this
morning shows 36 members of the House
of Lords and 2S members of the "House of
Commons are serving with the British
trcoops in South Africa.
STEYN AT BETHLEHEM.
Oaly a Small Band of Bifrgners Re
mains With. Htm.
NEW YORK, June 9. A dispatch to the
Tribune from London says:
The last Information received hero
shows that President Steyn is at Bethle
hem. He has a small band of desperate
men with him. but the great bsdy of the
burghers in the northeast of the Orange
River Colony appear to be heartily sick
of the war.
The mystery enveloping the fate of th
British prisoners at Watcrval had not
been explained officially at midnight.
General French ought to have reached
Waterval Tuesday or Wednesday and to
have released at least 3000 prisoners, if
only 1000 were carried east by the Boers.
But General Roberts has remained silent
respecting this Important detail. The mo
tive of the Boers in taking off the pris
oners Is obvious. While the prisoners are
with them there will be less risk of starv
ing out the Boers themselves by the seiz
ure of Komatipoort or the investment of
Lydenburg. They are hostages for the
protection of the burghers against star
vation and Increase their resources for
drawing the British Government into ne
gotiations of some kind.
Bundle's and Methuen's operations
against President Steyn at Bethlehem re
force unexplained. A reconnoissance In
force occurred on Tuesday, and there was
some skirmishing.
EXCEEDED HIS AUTHORITY.
Axnerlcaa Naval Officer Meddled in
Mexican Affairs.
CITY OF MEXICO, June 9. The Official
Gazette of the general government says:
"Some days ago a newspaper of this
city published an article taken from a
border newspaper to the effect- that the
American warship Ranger hadj threatened
to bombard Port La Paz, Lower Califor
nia, on account of a criminal suit pending
against two Americans, Robert and Ar
thur Grlsby. The truth Is that there was
no such threat, but merely a courteous re
quest from the Captain of the Ranger to
the Jefe Politico of that district to be
Informed as to the case, the parties con
cerned having made complaint to him.
"The Jefe also courteously declined to
furnish the Information and reported the
matter to the Department of Foreign Re
lations, which, through the American
Embassy in this city, complained of the
conduct of the Captain, who could have
nothing to do in a matter now psnding In
tho form of habeas corpus before the Su
preme Court of the nation, the Govern
ment of the United States having de
clared that the request of the Captain
in question (whose ship. It seems; went to
La Paz on a geographical mission) had
not been the result of Instructions given
to him, and that his action was disap
proved and the occurrence sincerely re
gretted. "It was also stated that an Investiga
tion was going to be made into the acts
of Captain Field and the American Con
sul at La Paz and that the result would
be communicated to the Mexican Govern
ment. When this takes place the entire
correspondence In the case will be pub
lished." SENTENCES COMMUTED.
Tliree Filipino Murderer Eacaped
the GalloTrs.
WASHINGTON. June 9. Newspaper re
ports just received at the War Depart
ment show that three natives were con
victed by a military commission of hav
ing murdered Quartermaster-Sergeant Al
bert Voltrie, Company K, Thirty-ninth
Volunteer Infantry, at the Barrio of Bag
bag, near Tanuaan. In the Province of
Bat an gas, on February 2, and were sen
tenced to death by hanging.
In passing upon the case General Otis,
as the final reviewing authority, said that
the findings of the commission were fully
sustained by the evidence, and that the
death sentence imposed by it had the
express sanction of the laws of war. He
was, however, unwilling to direct the ex
ecution of the sentence, as be believed
that the accused were Influenced to com
mit the crime of which they were con
victed by local guerrilla chiefs, who, he
said, were the principal criminals in the
affair. Moreover, he said, the prisoners
were Ignorant of the legal consequences
of their act. Therefore he commuted the
sentence in each case to 20 years im
prisonment at hard labor In the Presidio
de Manila.
STORES FOR PEARY
Steamer Windward Is Ready
to Sail for the Arctic.
WILL FLY THE AMERICAN FLAG
If the Explorer Ens Already ReacaeA
tie Pole, He Will Retara' ea
tke Snip la the Fall.
ST. JOHN. N. F., June 9. The Pary
Arctic steamer Windward la ready to coma
out of drydock, having fully completed th
extensive repairs which have been Ja
progress for several months, and will
shortly leave for Sydney, C B., In com
mand of Captain Samuel W. Bartlett, to
take on coal and supplies for her voyage
to the north. While the new engines de
sired have not been obtained, in conse
quence of the utter inability of manufac
turers both In Great Britain and in Amer
ica to take up the contract, a new shaft
and propeller have been supplied, the old
engines thoroughly overhauled and put
in the best possible order, so that at least
a knot and a half an hour In speed has
been gained, bringing the Windward up
to the Kite of the 1S31-1S92 and 1&5 expedi
tions. In addition, tne hull has been
thoroughly rebuilt, strengthened both
within and without, and the Windward,
as a whole. Is in far better condition than
she has been for years, new boilers hav
ing been installed by Mr. Harmsworth
shortly before he turned her over to Mr.
Peary In 1SS3.
The Windward will this year sail as an
American ship, so far as her nationality
13 concerned, the necessary legislation by
Congress having been approved by Presi
dent McKinley, though, not having entered
an American port, the formal register has
not yet been Issued. Captain Bartlett has,
however, a copy of the act, certified by
the Secretary of the Treasury, upon which
the United States Consuls and foreign au
thorities of any port will permit the Wind
ward to fly the Stars and Stripes. The
rebuilt Windward will be, therefore, the
first Arctic expedition steamer to carry
the Stars and Stripes at the peak since
the ill-fated Polaris left the Brooklyn
navy-yard In July lSt, under command of
Captain Charles F. Hall, and who died on
board a few months later.
The expedition will sail from, Sydney
about July 1, and proceeded directly, with
a call at Disco, to Etah, North Green
land, Mr. Peary's Winter quarters, where
instructions from hi to will doubtless be
found, or if not, will be awaited. The
Windward will take with her tne maxi
mum quantity of coal which she can carry;
additional lumber, oil, sugar, arms, am
munition, provisions, scientific Instru
ments, and everything which is necessary
for Mr. Peary's work. The Windward also
takes two new whaleboats, built at New
Bedford, for the Peary service, thoroughly
equipped in every detail.
It is, however, quite possible that Mr.
Peary may have attained the pole thta
Spring, In which case he will, of course,
return with the shlp if not, the addition
al equipment, with what remains of the
40 tons of supplies left at Etah by the
Diana last year, will be ample for the re
mainder of the time which he will de
vote to his work. Upon the arrival of the
Windward at Etah. Mr. Peary will as
sume command, and her further move
ments will be subject to tho conditions of
his work and to his Instructions. No pas
sengers will be taken on the Windward,
the Danish Government having qualified
Its permissions to land at the Green
lands port3 with the condition that tour
ists should not be carried. Mrs. Peary and
Miss Peary, however, will go north oa
the steamer as far a9 Etah, and It Is prob
able that the Windward, if she returns,
will bring- home the Robert Stein party,
landed near Cape Sabine by the Diana
In August last.
MATTERS IN BRAZIL.
Dutch and Belgian Capital In-vesting
Political Affair.
RIO DE JANEIRO, May 10. The
Dutch bank has opened agencies In nearly
all the towns of the interior. The Bel
gian Bank of Hypothecary Loans will
begin operations on June 10.
Congress has Just voted a law estab
lishing the Presidential pavilion, rectan
gular In form, of green silk, with the na
tional arms in largo size, emblazoned
with gold trimmings, to be raised at the
masthead of the vessel carrying the Presi
dent. It ie generally believed here that Dr.
Campos Salles, President of the Republic,
will not go to the Argentino Republic In
July or In September, as the political as
pect of affairs is far from being satisfac
tory in spite of the apparent calm.
It is reported that Dr. Joaqulm Murtln
ho, Minister of Finance, and Dr. Orlintha
de Magalhaes, Minister of Foreign Af
fairs, will resign early In June.
According to the latest advices from
Acre, via Para, the new Junta is com
posed of Colonel Braga. president: Victor
Sllva, Secretary of War, and Barbosa.
Selte, Secretary of State.
Three battalions have been organized end
have gone to meet the Bolivians on tha
frontiers. A congress has been convoked
for Juno 25, with full powers to
elect a President. All the Brazilian laws
have been adopted, and a tax of 10 per
cent on rubber will be collected.
To Collect Bicycle Tax.
OREGON CITY, Or., June 9. Monday
morning the bicycle-tax collector will
begin forcing collections from delinquent
wheelmen. Out of the 1200 estimated
wheels In the county, only about half
are now supplied with tags. Of course,
it is expected that many of these will
be hunting tags tomorrow. It Is the in
tention to push the extension of the path
south toward Aurora as soon as money
enough shall be collected.
The County Judge today granted let
ters of adoption to George A. and Eva P.
Steel of the person of Lillian Soils Alex
ander, the minor daughter of F. R, Alex
ander, the father giving written consent
to the adoption and change of name.
Snvrmill Boiler Exploded.
TRAVERSE CITY. Mich., June 9. The
boiler In Charles F. Reed's sawmill, five
miles west of Fife Lake, exploded today,
killing three men and injuring 10 others.
The explosion occurred Just as the em
ployes were about to begin work. The
engineer had left the engine, and A. J.
Cole had taken his place. Cole was lit
erally blown to pieces. M. S. Smith and
another man, whose name ba3 not yet
been learned, died soon after from In
juries received. The mill was completely
wrecked.
Ttto Men Drovned In Ynlcon.
SEATTLE, June 9. According to W. H.
Tramaln, a Dawsonlte, there were two
fatalities below Dawson before the Ice had
gone down the river. W. N. Selphert and
Charles Langdon, two former residents of
Harlem, N. Y., were caught in an ica
pack and drowned. Their boat was ground
to pieces and sank. The bodies were not
recovered. The accident happened be
tween Dawson and Forty-Mile.
J.