Si.
1IILLS1JORO, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 20, 1897,
NO; 9.
VOL. IV.
MS OF THE WEEK
From all Parts of the
1 and Old World.
New
BRIEF AND INTERESTING ITEMS
CUBA HAS AN INNING.
Comprehenalve ItevleW of the Import
ant Heppenlnga of llio Gut
rent Week.
Mora Itutii 100.000 cases of salmon
have boon loft over from lust year's
pack Bt Astoria. ' "'
The famous Tombs prison in New
York Is to be torn down 'to give way to
a new unil jiandsoine structure.
CIoiiho OJodius, aged 17, was struck
by lightning and seriously injured at
liin homo on Mill creek, Walla Walla
comity, Wash. -
Portland Or., will celebrate tho-
Fourth of jniy this year. Committees
have been appointed and piano dis
ciiHHed to have tho finest, celebration'
evciifnen in that city.
A.HyJh L. Luotgcrt, a well-known
sausage manufacturer of Chicago, bus
been arreted aeouHed of murdering his
wife and burning her body in acid to
hide the traces of bin crime.
The New York Herald's special frnro
Mudrid says no doubt remains that the
work of pacification in tho Philippine
Inlands in at a standstill. The gravity
of the situation there has been fully
revealed by a oorreH)iondunt in Manila,
who gives many incidents with dates to
how that the insurgent bands are still
active.
Special reports from the principal
fruit and (train centers of California an-
nouee a general rainfall, which in a few
onses has lnjureiHhe" hay crop and in
other sections hi'.s come too late in the
' season to be beneficial. The California
wheat cnip will be generally light, but
growing cereals look much better along
tho foothills than on the plains.
Firms and individuals in this conn
try interested in trade with Cuba, and
wiio desire peace in-the island as soon
as possible, have sent to the secretary
of state a memorial, setting forth bow
their business .intersets are suffering,
and giving facts about tho struggle in
Cuba, in tho hope that measures niay
be devised to terminate the war,
The general traffic manager of the
6. K. & N. Bays that all the railroads
-interested have agreed to put Into effect
the new grain rate on June 9 next.
This action will be in aooord with the
law passed by the last Washington leg
islature, making a reduction of 10 per
cent on previous rates. It is estimated
that the new rate will effect a saving
for the farmers of "Eastern Washington
and of Northern Idaho 61 from $150,-
' 000 to 1200,000 a year.
tGeorge Francis Train lias rcopeneu
hnkplaim to the city of Omaha, and he
intends to press it to the last. If he
wins he will be worth 20,000,000; if
he loses, he will bo no poorer than he
is now. Certain of his friends have in
vestigated -the matter, and they are
convinced that his causo in just and
that tho claim growing out of the old
Union Pacific litigation and subsequent
i proceedings in which he was legally
declared a lunatic is valid.
Four mon wern drowned at the Cliff
house in San Franoifioo.
Two blacksmiths of Brownsville, Or.,
have invented a new machine for pul
verising olods. It has been tried, and
it is said, works, to perfection. They
have applied for a patent.
.Of tho 114 Chinese who came on the
iteamor Victoria to Tacoma, only fifty
will be admitted. The other sixty-four
will be returned, orders from the secre
tary of the treasury to that effect hav
ing been received.
. Judge Day, of Ohfo, qualified as as
sistant seoretary of state. Rookhill,
whom he succeeded, will remain until
Assistant Secretary Day becomes en
tirely familiar with pending negotia
tions, when it is expected he will be
appointed to some foreign mission.
Harry Flynn was drowned in Lake
Michigan, near Chicago, and 1,600
people saw him die and were unable to
" aid him. During the excitement
whioh prevailed Albert Mattari, aspeo-
tator,' dropped dead. It is supposed
that lieart disease was the cause of the
second acoident. , "
The O. B. & N. will send experts to
k the Seven Dovils mining district to
(make estimates of the probable traffic
-: i that region The oompany is figur
ing on diy.Hling the freight business
with theCfnion Pacific. The construc
tion ofjf sawmill near Riparia is A part
of tlwoompany's plan. ,
''The cabinet has decided to Bend one
of the new gunboats now building on
the Paoiflo coast to Sitka, Alaska,
about July 1. Great aotivity in Alas
Frealdent'a Meaaage Brings on a Sharp
Debate In the Senate. ;
Washington, May 10. Cuba en
grossed the attention of the nenate to
day. The public interest in the sub
ject was shown by the great crowds
whioh beseiged the galleries throughout
the day.
Two phases of the subject wore pre
sented. First came the question of the
relief of destitute and starving Amer
icans in Cuba, and at 2 o'clock Mor
gan's resolution caused spirited debate.
The first question "was presented in the
president's message. Immediately fol
lowing its reading, Davis, chairman ol
the committee on foreign relations, pro
touted a favorable report on a joint res-l
olutiou originally introduced by Gal
linger, appropriating $50,000 for reliei
of American citizens in Cuba. The
resolution is as follows:
"Resolved, By the. senate and house
of representatives of the United States,
in congress assembled, that the sum of
$50,000 be and the same is hereby ap
propriated out of any money in the
treasury not otherwise appropriated for
the relief of destitnte citizens of the
United States in the island of Cuba,
said money to bo expended at the dis
cretion and under the direction of the
president of the United States in the
purchase and furnishing of food, cloth
ing and medicines to such citizens and
for transporting to the United Mates of
such of thorn as deisre and who are
without means to transport themselves."
Davis asked for immediate consider
ation of the resolution, and there was
no objection. Tho only speech made
was that of tialliiigcr, . who 8oko
briefly. He said he had been impressed
at the great mass nieetipg attended by
8,000 persons yesterday with the state
ment made there by a correspondent
who had traveled through stricken dis
tricts of Cuba. This gentleman had
stated that there was an abundance of
food in Cuba, and that it was needless
to give relief in that direction. The
real troublu, hei' ttiid, was that, the Cu
bans were lierded.iii the towns and pre
vented from going out to get the food.
The most effective relief, Gallingor
said,' would be a demand by tho presi
dent and the- government that tho Cu-
bans'be released from their bondage in
tho towns and permitted to go where
they could secure food. The senator
was ready to assume his share of re
sponsibility for such a step. Still, if
the resolution just reported gave some
measure of relief, he would heartily
sunnort it without urging the other
plan of relief he had suggested.
The resolution was then put on its
tmssftiro. and. without division, it
passed unanimously, there being no re
sponse. to the call for the noes. It bad
taken exactly eighteen minutes for the
reading of the message, the presenta
tion of the committee report and the
brief speech and final passage of tho
.restitution.
THE PORTE'S ANSWER
THEY'RE AT IT AGAIN..
Terms on Which He Will
Agree to an Armistice. '
POWERS GJtEATLY 8CRPRISED
"r
i ' In the House. '
' Washington, May 19. The house
conferees on the'Cuban question today
niilde a party issue of it and adjourned
without taking any action. President
Mcliinley's message wasreoeived with
out demonstration, . and on its heels
Hitt asked unanimous consent for con
sideration of a bill in response to the
president's request.
Bailey asked for consent to consider
in connection with the bill an amend
ment embodying' Morgan's resolution
for recognition of the Cubans iib bel
ligerents. Dingley would not consent
to consider the amendment, nor Bailey
to consider the bill without amend
ment, so, the question was sidetracked.
Tim Special Melange.
Washington, May 19. president Mo
Kinley today sent to congress a message
recommending that an appropriation of
$50,000 be at once made for the relief
of destitute Americans .in Cuba, and
the removal to American soil of such as
wish to come, but an without means
to make tho journey. .
The president's message to congress
was as follows: "
"To the Senato and House of Repre
sentatives of thO United States
"Official information from our con
suls in Cuba establishes the fact that a
large numbor of American citizens in
the island are in a state of destitution,
suffering for want of food and medi
cines. This applies particularly to the
rural districts in the central and east
ern parts of the island. The agricul
tural olasses have been foroed from
their farms into the ; nearest towns,
where they are without work or money.
Local authorities of "the Beveral towns,
however kiridly disposed, are unable to
relieve the needs of their' own : people
and are altogether powerless ..to; hell
our citizens. . , . ' '
"The latest report from Consul-Gen
eral Lee estimates that from 600 to 800
Americans are without means of sup
port. I have .assured him provisions
will be made to reliove'them. To that
Sultan Demanda Annexation of Thee
aaly, Indemnity of 10,000,000 and
Aliolltlon of Capltulatlona. 1
Constantinople, May 18. The porte
has replied officially to the note of the
powers, and declines to agree to an
armistice until the following conditions
are accepted:
The annexation of Thessaly; an in
demnity of 10,000,000 Turkish, and
the abolition of the capitulations.
The porte proioses that plenipoten
tiaries of the powers should meet at
Pharsala to discuss the terms of peoe,
and declares that if these conditions are
declined, the Turkish army will con
tinue to advance.
The demand for annexation of Thes
salv is based upon the fuot that the
province was originally oeded to Greece
on the advice of the powers, with the
object of ending brigandage and Greek
incursions into Ottoman territory, the
porte believing at that time the cession
would attain these objects; but the re
cent incursions of Greek bands and the
events immediately preceding the war
have proved to the contrary. This if
the substance of the reply.
. The ambassadors met today to con
sider the porte's answer, which is re
garded as raising an extremely grave
issue. It is believed that representa
tions will be made to the sultan per
sonally to induce a modification of
these terms, but it is foreseen that this
will be very difficult, owing to the at
titude of the powerful old Turk war
party.
If the porte should prove obdurate,
a European conference is not improba
ble, although at present Russia is op
posed to this.
.- It Is regarded as quite certain that
the powers will not consent to a retro
cession of Tliessaly. Even Germany is
believed to be resolute on this point,
because it would involve a violation ol
the Berlin treaty and imperil the peaot
of the Balkans.
Altogether, the reply of the porte hai
caused the greatest surprise. It ap
pears that during the discussion of tb
note from the powers by the council ol
the saltan's ministers, news reached
the council that 3,000 Greeks had been
landed at Palona and were marching t
Janina with the intention of co-operat
ing with other forces from Arta. Thil
createil a bad impression among thi
ministers. .
Drawn Up by the Mlnlaters.
London, May 18. A dispatch to the
Standard from Conbtantinople says:
The porte's reply to the powers i
based upon a mszabata presented by
the ministers to the sultan represent-
Oraekf and Turk a In a Fierce Engage
neat-Two Thouaand Killed. r
Headquarters of 'the Greek Army,
Domokofl, May re.The Turkish attack
on the Greek right wing began at 2 P.
M., but the flank attacks are considered
to be feints, and it is believed the
main attacks of the Turks will be made
on the Greek center, where Crown
Prince Constantino is in command.
Two Greek cannon are doing great exe
cution on the principal Turkish column,
which is advancing through the hills.
The Turkish infantry at several
points is in contact with the Greeks.
The attack on General Smolenski, near
Almyros, is only s strategic operation,
and the Turks will endeavor to cut be
tween the two Greek armies, occupy
the road leading to the Oth.ery moun
tains, and thus cut off the retreat of
the crown prince. 1 ,
Mnat Not Be pruahed.- ';
Constantinople, May 19.-T-Bepresen
tatives of the powers yesterday drew op
anote whioh will bo presentwl-to the
Turkish government as soon as one of
the embassadors receives the necessary
instructions from his government. This
note does not deal with peace condi
tionB, but merely repeats the request
for an armistice and declares the powi
era will not permit Greece to be
crushed.
Although it is assumed in some quar
ters that the porte, in accordance with
Eastern usages has demanded more in
order to obtain less, it is pointed out
that if the Turkish government desired
to bargain it would not have formulat
ed its conditions officially.
The powers have agreed to protest
against the cession of Thessaly to Tur
key and the abolition of capitulations.
TRIED TO BREAK IN
A California Editor Anxious
- to Be Imprisoned.
HE WAS REFUSED ADMISSION
Two Thouaand Killed,
Constantinople, May 19. The gov
enror of Janina telegraphs that a divi
sion of Turkish troops under Osman
Pasha, after having fought two days be-'
fore Arta'against superior forces, sho
oeeded in inflicting great losses and
dislodging the Greeks from their strong
position. ' '
Constantinople, May 19. Osman
Pasha telegraphs from Louros, Epirus,.
that after a desperate battle near Arta,
Saturday, the Greeks retired to Arta
with a loss of 2.000 men killed. The
Turks bad 250 killed and wounded. ,
London, May 19. According tol a
dispatch from Athens to the News, the
Greek retreat in Epirus became so die
orderly that it oaused a panic in Arta,
where the prisons have been broken
open and many prisoners have escaped.
Sentenced to Eight Yeara for Manalaa (li
ter, Be Deliver Himaelf to tho
Warden of Ban Quentln.
Ban Francisco, May if. W. A. Se
horn, editor of the Willows Journal,
Glenn county, made a pressing appeal
today at San Quentin. to be locked up
for eight year for .Manslaughter. , ,
"I bave.no warrant for your commit
ment," said Warden Bale, "and must
refuse your request." . ',, -
"Then I shall stay around here until
I am locked up,'' was'tbe rwly y-
Sehorn waited t JMiitba till late
in the evening, 4Mping he would not
have to spend another day outside the
walls. At last, he went to the hotel
near the prison gates, there to remain
until necessary papers for bis incarcera
tion are furnished.
' I have been found guilty ot man
slaughter," Sehorn explained, "and as
the supreme court has affirmed the de
cision of the Glenn county court, 1
hastened here to surrender myself.
My first obligation is to my bondsmen
those Kood friend of mine who stood
by me in mv hour of trial. I want to
release them so they may not feel un
easv about me. mat is tne reason i
desire to begin to serve my sentence:
It may look strange, my trying to break
into jail, but I realize there are eight
lonst years for me within San Quentin's
walls, and I am eager to begin at once
to serve my time. It would look more
natural for a man' to stave it off as long
as possible, but in my case I can have
no peace of mind till the punishment
begins."
..i- Sehorn was convicted of shooting and
killing Dr. J. E. Putman, a druggist at
Willows, two years since. Sehorn still
maintains that he shot in self defense,
or rather, with a strong conviction that
he was defending his own life in shoot
ing. Twice the jury disagreed. On
the third trial, Sehorn was found guilty
of manslaughter and sentenoed to eight
years' imprisonment Last Monday
the judgment was affirmed by the sn
preme oourt!
A BLOODTHIRSTY INDIAN.
Aeelitenfc t ft ftftntft Vat Trftlft Near Ard-
er
fArdmore, I. T., May 18. A south
bound passenger train on the Santa Fe
road, known as tbe Chicago and Galves
ton express, went through a trestle six
teen miles south of here at 8 o'clock
thi morning. Fifteen persons, ps
sengerg and trainmen, were injured.
Several of these are seriously hurt, and
it is believed that two will die.
The accident occurred near the town
of Marietta. A heavy rainstorm;
amounting almost to a waterspout,
caused a sudden rise this morning ol
all the small streams in that vicinity.
The accident occurred at a point where
a steep, narrow gulch was spanned by
wooden trestle. Tbe - foundation
work supporting this trestle waann
dermined by the sadden rise of the' little
stream which flows through the gulch,
and the -trestle went down under the
heavy weight of the train.
Athena la Excited.
London, May 19. The c jrrespondent
of the Telegraph at Athens says: This
afternoon has been one of great excite
ment. The whole city turned out to
discuss the news of the fighting, and
the newspapers issued special editions.
The impatient crowds gathered around
the offices of the 'ministry of marine,
inu that Greece was responsible for questioning everybody coming out-
compelling Turkey to doclare war; that ; and finally invading the building.
for the last fifteen years Greeoe had ig
nored her engagements under the Ber
lin treaty by omitting to pay indem
nity, by seizing and confiscating Va
koups, or religious domains, and finally
The minister of justice, M. Triauta-
filacu, announced the news as it was
received to the anxious crowds. The
ministers have been sitting in council
until a late hour. Word has been re-
ka, growing out of the gold discover; end I recommend that '..congress make
ies, has made the president - and Jc.abi- ' an appropriation of noUe'ss than t60,-
net deem this step advi'juble for Bafe
guardinfe' Ameriein inttwetlts.
The m.H of the f;rc'.'S froai Crete
has bsen received witbMt sig:ution by
the Athens public ; Thv Delyannis or
gans attack the government bitterly
for appealing to Europe, but most ol
the papers aooept this as inevitable and
violently attack the Ethnike Hetairia,
asking.it to render an account of its
, action. ' - -.
Eli Mackay was run over and killed
in the Southern Paoific yards at Salem,
Or. ' '
The steamer-Nicaragua,. which has
000 to be immdeiately available for use
under direction of the ''secretary of
state. . It is desirable that, part of the
sum which may be appropriated by
congress should, ifi . the discretion of the
secretary of state, also be, used for the
transportation of American, citizens,
who. desirinit to return to the United
States, are without moans to do so.
"William MoKinley,
VExeoutive Mansion, May 19, 1897.
by invading Turkish soil; and that, '.ceived that Gen. Mavromichaelis has
oeen severely wopnaea in uiu teg, hhu
obliged to relinquish his command to
another officer.
therefore, the oouncil were of the opin
ion that Greeoe had no just claim upon
him for leniency.
Then follow the proposals upon
whioh the oouncil would base a treaty
of peace. The grand Vizier, in sub
mitting the mazabata, assured the suh
tan that the nation was prepared to
shed it last drop of blood in support of
suoli conditions of settlement.
The war party threatens to dethrone
the sultan if he allows any weakness,
but Bhrewd observers believe that this
only a farce to enable him to pose
before Europe as the unwilling victim
of his fanatical subjects.
In spite of the success of Edbem Pa
sha, the palace spies have raised the
doubt of his fidelity, and the sultan ha
sent a special aide-de-camp to watch
him.
THROUGH A TRESTLE.
NORTHWEST BREVITIES
Evidence of Steady. .Growth
( and Enterprise. V
itElis" OF. GENERAL IXTDBCST
was the speed ol the train, however,
that the engine and tender, the ex
press, mail and baggage cars and one
passenger coach passed over the narrow
chasm, though the trucks of several of
these cars went to the bottom, several
feet below. The coach next to the
last, the one immediately in front ot
the Pullman, was left standing directly
over the chasm, one end resting on
either bank of theeulch. The Pullman'
remained on the track. The font
coaches which were dragged by the lo
comotive across the broken .trestle were
badly wrecked. The ' baegage car tele
scoped with the passenger coach, which
was the smoker, and the latter was all
but demoralized. Most of tbe injured
were riding in these coaches.
J. M. Under, the Wells-Dargo ex-
Vroaa All the Cltlea and Town f
the Thriving Sinter 8ttee .. .
Oregon. -r -
Fourteen wagon loads of wool wer
received at Moody' warehouse, in The.
Dalles, last week from the interior.
-The Linn County Pioneer' Associa
tion will hold us annual reunion at
Brownsville-this year,. June 9, 10 and
11. - .,.;-.. ' a
Wall Marsh, of Centerville, "WaBhlng-
So great ton county, was badly bruised and Bev
eral of his riba broken, by a pugnaciou
bull.
The telephone line being built be
tween Forest Grove and Hulsboro by -Anton
Planner will, it i expected, be
in operation in about a week. ' -
A delegation of Umatilla Indian
have been visiting Baker pfty in quest
of deer, hides, from whioh ..they, manu
facture, moccasins and gloves. . ,
Cattle riding will soon .commence at
Poplar1, in'Grant--countyv a 'number
of steer are contracted - for May deliv
ery, besides some stock cattle.
Jackson county hat a woman mail-
carrier, ' Mrs. Vol Stiokel, of Eagle
Point, who will carry the mail between
that point and Big Butte this summer.
Old settlers oh the lower Siuslaw, in
press messenger, was so badly crushed Unf) ntY, say that growing orop.
by a heavy car chest, that he cannot d f it t h ot ii in M
live. E. T. Sparks, of Oakman, I. T., fine a conditio,, M they are now in for
was crushed in the wreck of the smok-1 ..
er, and is also.mortally injured. . , .
a clergyman ot meuiora nas turneu
NO MORE SUGAR-BEET SEED, I loose eight Chinese pheasants, one cock
and seven hens, near Phoenix. . Sports-
tu
men are requested not to molest them, .;
but to allow the specie to increase.
The recent warm weather ha greatly
reduced the quantity of enow in the
mountains in Grant county, and many
stream that have heretofore . been un
fordable can be crossed without danger.
Sixteen hundred head of sheep were
sheared in Lava, Crook county, last
week, and 1,100 head, more will be
Killed Four White Men and la Looking
for More to Shoot.
. Eldorado Canyon, Nev., May 17.
An Indian called Ahvote shot and
killed two teamsters of the Southwest
ern Mining Company, named Lee
Franzen and Ben Jones, on the ore road
between the mines and the -mill this
afternoon, and then went to the cabin
of Christopher Keilson, a prospeotor,
and kilted him also. The teamsters
left the mines this afternoon on the
down trip, but did hot arrive at the
mill on time. Manager Charles Gracey,
supposing they had broken down, did
not suspect anything out of the way
until an Indian came in about 6 P. M.,
and reported that Ahvote had taken a
gun and might kill the teamsters.
Gracey at once sent a man up oh horse
back. Six miles up the canyon, the
latter found the teams, while the bodies
of the teamsters lay on the ground near
their wagon. He returned and warned
the people at the mill. A. H. Gracey,
the foreman, drove fourteen men in a
wagon to the scene, ana Drougni tne
bodies down to the mill.
Franzen had several bullet holes in
his body, and Jones one. A party
went to Neilson's cabin early this
morning and found him dead in bed.
I A Chinaman, just arrived, reports
: that Charley Monaghan, who lived
alone on the bank of the river, was also
1 l,nt AnA ;m luil Tt io taaraA ft.a tHa
Government Haa Dlatrlbuted Ten Thoua
and I'ounda Among Farmer.
Washington, May 18. The sugar-
beet seed which the agricultural depart
ment has been distributing is practic
ally exhausted, about 10,000 pounds
having been aent out to farmers in
about four-fifths of the states. The
seed has been distributed in packages ol
an ounce to half a pound, purely for
experimental purposes. The : beets'
grown from the seed will
and the saccharine matter
to ascertain where beets can be profit1
ahlv crrnwn for the production of suffitf 'Tha brirwe" aoross the Walla -Walla
These experiments, it is said, will bt:mTea,tb'lr9"r .allf-alla ,
of immense value, as the best undoubt- near Brown . null, in Umatilla county,
edly can be produced with profit in has again been repaireoi by the county,
many of the states. Wherever it can and the contractor says it is as strong
be so produced, it will give the farmers as ever, and will ot for some. -tiniejbe
a npw i-rnn material iv anectea dv nooa.
... - . '?rrl-
All tne surplus vegetanie seea in me . . a v.iin, n .
... 1 . 1 1 A. 1 BVUlk V "V VHVUQMI BTW
' Dalles man wa taken to the WaBhina-
,s U.UB.. t H. t aagtuje. but hi goo,. Brew
gressmen or government agency to me f;.,,. ,a;0 a
people in the flooded districts along the to w h,. . back t0 H, bam(.: jjf
.i . .. l
nil be analVzed eare4 there, the latter part of the
tter deSned i"
Lull In the Battle.
London, May 19. The latest news
from the seat of hostilities by way of
Athens shows that the battle yesterday
oeaBed about 9 o'clock in the evening,
but will probably be resumed this
morning. Thus far no account of the
fighting has been received from the
Turkish side. It is evident from the
Greek account that the Greek forces
have suffered a serious defeat, and if
the left wing has given way, as appears Ind.an hM geveral more victim8 who
proofs, ounsm rusna mu, uo au.o vU ,We abne on th(j r(mte he probaDly took
cut off the Greek retreat and separate i fter kim the teamsterSt
General Smolenski at Sourpri from the i 2
main army. '.' Mori Chlneae for Naahvllle Exposition.
Turk Muat Come Down. Tacoma, Wash., May 17. Collector
London, May 19. The conditions .Saunders today received directions from
nrnnnsprl hv the nnrte as the terms of the secretary of the treasury to admit
peace with Greece have been freely dis-' the remaining sixty-four of the 114 Chi-
The ITaual Oriental Method.
London, May 18. The preposterous
terms poponeuuy ..J. , ,obb. Darliament to-' nese bound for the Nashville exposition,
regarueu as tne -uaiuru. .... ueua. , - . , . t. . who wftrfl hrontrht here three weeks aro
method of Oriental bargaining. They j " - " :ataaviMnria Th raw
would not "be serious did not they force
Mississippi for planting as Boon as the
waters subside.
The Statue Unveiled..
Philadelhpia, May 18. In the city
which placed on his brow the laurel
crown of achievement, the memory of
George Washington was honored today
in monumentar bronze. The cord fertt5tag WarraitrBesMling
Wlliuil icmaocu mo aauuiiu uago tiuui at'98 CIlt8
Un "-tinviwA r4 rha 4 fab tiOAaiilant XX7UB I
drawn by the countrv's latest executive. , An agent is lPort Townend look
Surrounding him were men in whose ing for aboation ior. a colony of farm
veins runs the blood of those patriots
making a number of attempts to.b$ard;
the steamer and being preventMeiSa ;
time, he plunged into the WMlif5?'rshr
ing the opposite side only Vfj 'dta'
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tance oeiow uio utnuing,- vnvuuj turn .
worse from'his rough exjpejriejrWv
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w aemngton. , .
who battled shoulder to' shoulder with
Washington, and with him made pos
sible the scene enacted today. It was a
notable gathering, including the. presi
dent, vice-president and cabinet officers,'
offioers and privates 'otlkv army,and
navy, and the direct descendants of tbe
uiolders and makers of the nation.
ers, front Ohio.
baring April the treasurer of Spo-
kane county received $106,663, and dis
bursed $140,726. ' ''.
.Under the itew school law in Wash- T ' -
ington elections will occur on the sec " " Wwc
Bullflghta Forbidden..
City of Mexico, May 18. The oity
government forbade any bullfight to
be given today. The authorities olafm
the bulls provided for the fights are so
poor they do not justify the price of
admission asked by the management.
Enrique Mercio, a Spanish bullfighter,
has visited the famous bull-breeding
farms of Atcnco and other plaoes, and
ond Saturday in June.
The contract for building the Fern- '
dale-Blaine road in Whatcom county
ha been let, for $13,684. ;
Government Engineer Clapp Bays
that the work done in improving Qray's .
harbor has already resulted in muoh
good to the harbor.
The residents of Clallam county will
petition the postal department for a
daily mail service along the Strait
from Port Townsend.
A severe earthquake shook was felt -
, if
a continuance oi tne ngiiung.
As to the terms on which peace will
finally be declared, the general belief
in official circles is that they will be
settled by European conference. -
. Proteat Ajalnat Tobacco Tax.
Cincinnati, May 19. The tobaooo
manufacturers of the first Ohio and
tVia Sin tli Kentuckv districts met and
just! arrived in New Yorkbrings the passed resolutions protesting against
news of ,a disastrous earthquake in the the proposed increased rate of tax on
islands of Guadeloupe ahd Montserrat, manufactured tobacco from 6 to 8 conts
of the Leeward, group, in the West In- per pound. A coramitte of three has
dies. . One bundled people loBt their been appointed to present the protest to
lives, and the property damage is enor- the United State senate.
- Aaauraneea From the, foifftf,,,,! ,.
London, May 18. The Times corre
spondent at Athens says: Today M.
Kalli, the premier, visited the varioui
legations and obtained assurances that
the powers would undertake to prevent
any offensive action on the part of the
Turks, providing the Greek foroes
maintained a strictly defensive atti
tude. On this understanding he imme
diately Vired to the oominanders of the
three Greek divisions at Domokoa,
Sour pi and Arta, instructing them to
abstain from all hostile action, unless
attacked by the enemy.
Mew Mexican Oolna. .
City of Mexico, May 18. The new
dies for coining dollars are- to be pre
sented to all the mints, and the coin
age of 20-cent pieces instead of quarter
dollars is to be commenced.
mous, Twelve wick nouses in uuaaa
- loupe, and six in Montserrat were de
molished, and score of others craoked
nd seamed by the shook. ' ,
More than one-third of Great Britain
is owned by members of the house of
lords. v . ;
Conaul Out Hlinaelf Disliked.
Lima, Peru, May 18. In conse-
quenoe of the declaration by Emilio
Clark, the United States consular agent
at Piura, that his office had been saoked
and important documents, money and
other valuables stolen, which allegation
the prefect of police denied, Baying the
only seizure made was that of furni
ture, the newspapers of Lima and
Callao demand that the Peruvian gov
ernment oancel the exequator of Consul
Clark. ' '
Thessaly, and of such an indemnity -as , on. thSsteamer Viotoria. The telegram
is already suggested, is ridiculed as im- from Washington says that this action
practicable and absurd. At the outside is takert 'bpon the urgent request of the
an indemnity of 5,000,000 or 6,000,-1 Nashville exposition offioials. The
000, and a slight strategic rectification first fifty of the lot were sent East last
of the frontier, are considered as likely week, inoluding the 361 recently admit
to be the terms as finally settled upon. ' ted at San Franoisco. This makes 875
, Chinese already admitted for attendance
Arid Land Act Not Operative. at the exposition, in addition to a con
Olympia, Wash., May 19. Assistant aiderable number brought over by the
Attorney-General Vance has handed an Canadian Paoiflo line. The Chinese
opinion to Governor Rogers, in answer , have certificates entitling them to re
to an inquiry addressed by tbe governor main in the country one year after the
after his tour of investigation of the exopsition closes,. but, like the Chinese
arid lands of the state, as to whether admitted on similar terms tor tne ai
there is any arid land act in the state , lanta exposition, it is considered doubt
inh crivnK t.h ful if they oan be collected and sent
his judgment is that none of the bulls in Waterville one night lost week,
shown him were worthy of the ring. The vibrations lasted 15 or SO seconds,
The poorness ol the animals is Deoom- anj woke many people,
ing a serious matter, and it Degins to
look as if bullfighting would stop for
lack of animals to fight. The govern
ment is firm, and no performances will
be allowed with inferior cattle. A
shipload of bulls has been ordered from
Spain to meet the emergency.
Governor the power to appoint a oom
missioner of irrigation or other officer
to execute the provisions of what pur
ports to be an arid land act.
Mr. Vance advises the governor that
he is compelled to hold that the arid
land law of this state is inoperative, for
lack of a legislative provision for an
officer to execute the intent of the law,
and that there is no authority vested in
the governor to create an office not pro
vided for by law.
Drowned While Fishing.
Banta, Cal., May 19. -J. H. F. Lib
lienthal and II. DeHahn were accident
ally drowned at Paradise Cut dam yes-
back when their certificates expire.
Explosion at a Fireworks Factory.
Cincinnati, May 17. There was an
explosion at the powder mills of the A.
, L. Duo Fireworks Company, at Bead
ing, O., this afternoon. Samuel Sher
: boli was fatally injured. . Frank Moore
' and George Buokenbruok were slightly
I injured. These three were the only
1 ones in the building when the explosion
ocourred. The loss was only $300.
Wants Damagea for Torture.
San Francisco, May 17. Thomas
Reynolds brought suit today to recover
I tao.000 damaees from Charles Herrold.
terday. The men were fishing for shad f nenry Leppold and William Biordan.
in a boat, but drifted too close to the The suit grows out of the action of the
falls and the boat capsized. The bodies
have not yet been recovered.
Braall Signs Extradition Treaty.
New York, May 19. The Herald's
correspondent in Rio de Janeiro tele
graphs that the extradition treaty with
the United States has been signed.
defendants some months ago in hanging
Reynolds up in a barn to make him
confess to the burglary of Herrold'
blacksmith shop on the San Bruno road.
Reynolds was oonvioted by a jury and
is now serving term In the state
prison.
Doesn't Concern War Department.
Washington, May 18. The war de
partment, having been informed that
the-e has been an outbreak of lawless
ness in the western portion of. New
Mexico, and that the respectable citi
zens there have been . terrorized by
threats from a lawless element, the
matter was brought to the attention of
Acting Seoretary Meikehohn, by Dele
gate Ferguson, who had heard from the
legal officers of Socorro of the state ol
affairs. The acting seoretary, how
ever, decided that in it present shape
the case was not One requiring the ac
tion of the war department, and sug
gested that the judicial authorities be
consulted.
Portland,
say "papa"
Me.
and
claims a
"mamma.1
cat able to
Cuban Stamps Not Recognised
Mexico, May 18. Spaniards here
having adopted the devioe of plaoing
special stamps on their letters in addi
tion to the regular postage stamps, the
former being sold to provide money in
aid of the Spanish cause in Cuba, it hat
been ordered by the postofflce depart
ment that such extra stamps be placed
inside the letters and not on the en
velopes. ' ' ," 7
Hermetically sealed wine flasks have
been found in Pmoeii
A Japanese drummer, with five sam
ple trunks and as many Btories a any
other drummer, wag working his line
in North Yakima last week. . -
The Spring Creek Creamery Company
started up its creamery in Ellehsburg
the first of this month, The creamery
is prepared to handle 6,000 pounds of
milk daily.
A good road club ha been formed in
North Yakima by the wheelmen, and
considerable money has been subscribed
for the purpose of putting Matches ave
nue in condition for bicycling,
Company A and battery B, N. Q.
W., have decided to keep up their, or
ganization, in spite of the small appro
priation made by the last legislature,
and will meet necessary expenses theme
elves. ' '
A successful operation of skin graft
ing was performed at the St Joseph's
hospital in Tacoma, the other day. The
father of a girl from Puyallup furniahed
th cuticle to replace t part burned
from his daughter. . . : :
There are five logging camps in oper
ation on Ostrander creek, in Cowliti
county, two having started up last week.
The creek was cleared of "bank", logs
last week, the first time in four year.
The work was done with a locomotive
and steel oable. 1
. State Superintendent Browne has
decided that women as well a men
must register for school elections. Tbe
expense ot the registration must b!
borne by the school district, and the
registration done by the regular affiewt, .,
as in tht cat of men.
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