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VOL. IV.
IIILLSBORO, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOVEMUElt 4, 1897.
NO. 33.
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Fom all Parts of the New
and Old World.
BRIEF AND INTERESTING ITEMS
Cimprhnlve Review of tlin Import'
Hut llHieiilng uf the Cur
rent Week.
Great excitement litis been canned in
Curueus by tlia discovery of a plot to
Bturt a revolution in Venezuela in ordor
to prevent tlie mooting of congress.
Five hundred arrestB have boon mude.
The lurgost cargo of wheat ever load
ed in a vessel on Puget Bound wa(
placed on tlio steumer Olenfurg in Ta
coma, which cleurod for St. Vincent.
The cargo cotisisteH of 170,4510 bush
els of wheat, valued lit $140,000.
The Ottoman government hug notified
the powers that it objects to the appoint
went of Colonel Sclmoffer, an officer in
tlio army of Luxemburg, as provisional
commissioner of the powers for the
inland of Crete. The German govern
mont supports the objection of Turkey.
The Spanish government signed con
tractu last week with an important
firm of British shipbuilders, by which
it mxjuiros tome cruisers, lilted with
quick-tire guns, which tlio firm had
nearly completed for another govern
ment, whose consent, presumably, Spain
ham secured by thin uirtiuciuuiit.
The steamship Milwaukee sailed from
Now Orleans for Liverpool with the
largest cargo of cotton, if not the hirgoHt
general cargo, ever floated. It con
sisted of 23,850 bales of cotton; 80,800
bushels of grain; li 8, 850 pieces of
staves; 2,1100 ours; her entire cargo be
ing equal to 2(1,0(10 bales of cotton.
Buys celebrating Hallowe'en at Fort
Brunch, Ind., started a lire which de
stroyed Odd Fellows' hall, the Foil
Brunch Times oflloo, Bix business houses
and several ' dwellings. Total loss,
$350,000. In the course of thu fire 80
pounds of dynumite exploded, cuusing
mueh damage to surrounding property.
The Farmers' Alliance warehouso, in
GeueHee, Idiibo, was burned with its
contents, 100,000 bushels of grain.
The warehouse wan full to overflowing,
and OO.OOO bushels were stored outside,
considerable of which will be saved. It
in thought that most of the gruin was
insured. The flumes originated from
un engine. ,;
Much surpirso and ill feeling has
been occasioned in official circles in
Madrid by the statement In the ac
counts of the demonstration in Havana
on Friday, which preceded Uoneral
VVeylor's embarkation, that be hud de
clared while addressing the deputation
that he had been recalled in obedience
to the wishes of tho rebels and the de
mands of the United Stutes. -.
The British ship Morefon, which left
Taeoma about three months ago for
Dulagoa bay, South Africa, went ushore
on tho shore of Lorenzo Marqnos, on
the California const. The news was
received, at tho Merchant's Exchange,
San Francisco. It is announced that
the vessel was in u bud position, end
that the water was flowing into her
hold. It 'wiia expected, however, that
she would he floated at tho next high
tide. The vessel was loaded with
lnmbor.
It is understood that tho diet of the
Greater Republic of .Central .America
has refused to agree with Secretary
Sherman in support of the arguments
put forward in support of tho appoint
ment of Captain William L. Merry, of
Ban Francisco,1 as minister of the Uni
ted States to Nicaragua, Costa Rica and
Salvador. It is claimed in Managua
that tii is stop was taken to force the
United States, if possible, to fully
recognize the diet, although it if
claimed" that that "body may be over
turned any day by "a sucoessful revolu
tion in Nicaragua, Costa Rica or Sal
vador, or by the withdrawal from it of
any of the presidents governing the
state he represents The reply of the
diet will probably be forwarded to the
United States state department. ' ""' ;
' The Union' knitting mill, in Hudson,
N. J. , was destroyed by fire, and many
of the 600 porsons employed in tho mill
had narrow escapes from death. The
loss is over $200,000, and the insurance
$100,000.
A dispatch from Simla, India, says a
cyclone struck the town of Ohittagong,
in the Bengal presidency. Half of the
houses of that place were demolished,
all the roads in its vicinity were blocked,
and soveral vessels sunk. ,
The statute under which for several
years the police department of Denver
has at will seized, confiscated and de
stroyed gambling implements, was de
clared by Judge Allon in the district
oourt to be unconstitutional, and in
oonfliot with the federal statutes.
There is a movement on'foot to'con
.. solid ate' the wire manufactories of the
United States into a single corporation,,
with a capital of $100,000,000. To
evade the anti-trust law, the wire in
dustries will surrender-their independ
ence, and. sell their plants to a new
organization for cash at an apruised
value, the money to be furnished by
a syndioate of New York bankers.
Pierpont Morgan is said to be at the
head of the scheme. ; '
'All of the coal miners of Boulder
county, Colo., are out on a strike. It
is said that at one of the mines in
Jliafayette, the managers reduced the
wages of the machine men 10 cents a
ton. Word was sent to all the mines
in the district to close down and the
order was implicitly obeyed. The
strike is said to affect about 1,000
miners. A number pf the gold and
silver mines in the mountains will have
to close on account of the strike. An
effort will be made to have the matter
compromised as soon as possible.
BLANCO NOW REIGNS.
Tim New Captain-General Iuim
I'roulaiiiatlon.
Havana, Nov. 8. On the arrival of
General Blanco, the new captain-general,
the streets ami the vessels in the
harbors wero gaily decorated. The
wharves were crowded with people,
and the troops and volunteers lined the
thoroughfares from the landing stage
to the palace. When Marshal Blanco
arrived at the palace he was met by
tho civil and military authorities and
by commissioners representing the va
rious political parties, and then pro
ceeded to the hull of conferences,
where, in accordance with the ritual
and ceremonies customary on such oc
casions, he took the oath of fidelity to
Hpuiu.
Marshal Blanco has issued the fid
lowing proclamation to the inhabitants
of Cuba;
"I tun again among you in good will
and a sincere desire to serve the gen
eral welfare and to establish a lasting
peace. I shall follow broud policy in
my endeavor to restore fraternity among
all of Cuba's inhabitants. I am sincere
in my intention to inaugurate a new
government policy, tho object of which
will be to secure and preserve peace.
"I hope you will ull salute ami em
brace the Spanish flag, throwing aside
all prejudices and discarding alliance
with those who aro staining the coun
try with blood.
"Clemency awaits all who observe
the laws, but however rcgrctable it
may lie, I shall rigorously fight thoso
who obstinately or ungratefully con
tinue to carry on war."
Tho following proclamation has been
issued by Marshal Blanco to the armed
forces of the island:
"I desiro to express my admiration
for you who in two years of hard cam
paigning havo alwayB bravely fought
the infamous revolution. Tiiis I soon
expect to suppress through your heioic
efforts, and with the concurrence of the
whole country, whioh will unhesitat
ingly side with us to fight the victims
of bulluciuutions, who aspire only to
what must bring complete destruction,
and which offers as the only compensa
tion treason to the history of their race
or the sale of their country to for
eigners. "Let there be wur, therefore, on the
stubborn enemies of the Spanish peo
ple and protection for those who ask
the clemency of Spain; and lot this
war, which dishonors us and is muk
ing lis penniless, be vigorously prose
cuted." There is no reference to autonomy in
either proclamation, and both havo
produced a bad effect among all sym
pathizers with the insurrection.
Marshal Blanco when formally as
suming liis new functions at the palace
said to the deputations of the conserva
tive, autonomists and reformist parties
that, in order to obtain peace through
the new policy it would be necessary
for all political parties to unite. He
made no overtures of autonomy, nor
did be express any preference for any
uf the Cuban political parties.
THE INDIAN OF OLD.
A Creek Murderer I.Ike the Hero of a
IHnie Novel.
Chelsea, I. T., Nov. 3. Today John
Watka, the Creek Indian who shot
Jonas Deer, another member of his
own tribe, was legally executod for the
crime,
Tho men were rivals for the hand of
the same girl, and fought at a dance at
whioh she was present, to decide who
should gain her. Watka killed Deer
and afterwards married the Indian
maiden.
Sever il days prior to the trial prepa
rations for ids wife's future welfare
were completed, and the pang of part
ing over, Watka set out alone to the
public execution grounds. In due time
lie arrived the crowd was in waiting.
The prisoner assumed his position on
bended knees, with arms tied behind
and a blindfold over his eyes. The
rifle was plaoed in the hands of a keen
marksman; there was a sharp crack,
and the white spot marked over the
heart was discolored with the spurting
blood caused by the deadly bullet.
Late this summer Watka went to
Kansas City with a baseball team of
his "fellow reds and played a game at
one of tho parks. He had ample oppor
tunity to escape, but returned to the
territory of his own accord that his sen
tence might be carried out.
DR. HIRSCHFELDER'S CURE
Oxytuberoulln Will Be Distributed
Free.
San Francisco, Not. 2. It is pro
posed by the Cooper medical college and
persons who are convinced of the efflo
aoy of Dr. Ilirschfelder'soxytubersulin
in the treatment of consumption to
manufacture the compound for free dis
trbution. No definite plans have been
deoided upon, but it is thought that the
best chanols of distribution will be the
health departments of the " cities and
public hospitals. Dr. Hirschfelder has
given his sanction to the movement,
and will resorve no proprietary rights.
Dr. Reilly, of the Chicago health de
partment, has written to Dr. Hirsch
felder, stating that he hopes soon to be
able to use the consumption cure for
tho benefit of Ae poor of this city.'
Switzerland has just decided to make
insurance against accident and sickness
oompulsory on all citizens.
Big Oil Deal Closed.
Bradford, Pa., Nov. 3. The South
Pennsylvania Oil Company has closed a
deal for the purchase of the oil prop
erty of the Devonian, Emery and Mason
oil companies in the Bradford fields.
The deal inoludes 20,000 aores of land
and 450 produoing wells. The con
sideration was $1,400,000 in cash.
A naturalist states that the puffing
up of frogs and toads on being disturbed
is an instinctive device for terrifying
their foes.
WIRES TO KLONDIKE
Canadian Government Con
sidering the Matter.
IT COULD BE EASILY BUILT
Line Will Follow Old Surveyed Route,
via Ashcroft and Quennelle
The l.ukme Arrive..
Vancouver, B. C, Nov. 2. Charles
Ilosmer, general manager of the Pacilic
postal telegraph system, today said, "re
garding telegraphic communication
with the Klondike, that he understood
the Dominion government had this
matter under consideration. , There are
no insurmountable difficulties in the
way, either in the construction or in
the maintenance of a telegraph line via
Ashcroft and Quesnelle, which was the
route adopted in 1806 for connecting
Asia and America via the Behring sea.
This route passes through the present
Klondike country. A line connecting
Quesnelle, the northernmost point in
British Columbia readied by tele
graph, and Dawson City, if decided
upon within the next few months, could
ue put in operation oy uns lime nesv
year, stations could he established
every 40 miles, and they would be
used in connection with the mounted
police and other departments. Mr.
Hosmer leaves for Victoria this even
ing, and will proceed thence to San
Francisco.
The Blow Laknie.
Tacoma, Nov. 2. The steam schoon
er Laktno, Captain Anderson, arrived
here last night direct from St. Michaels
and Dutch harbor. She left St.
Michaels October 14, three days before !
the steamer Portland, whioh arrived j
on the Sound last week, and therefore
brings no advices as late as those
brought by the Portland. Tne Lakme
left Dutch harbor October 21. She
brought no gold, passengers or freight.
Mate Carlson, of the Lakme, confirms
the report that the river steamers have
gone to their winter quarters on the
Yukon.
"No snow was on the ground in the
immediate vicinity of St. Michaels
when we left," says the mate, "but the
weather was getting colder. Disagree
able northeasterly gules swept over the
place, and during the 13 days we were
there discharging cargo we were com
pelled to put to sea several times as far
as Egg island, 15 miles distant, to seek
shelter behind the island or stand away
from the inhospitable shore,"
Dogs For Yukonert.
Seattle, Nov. 2. There arrived here
last night from Chicago over the North
ern Pacific lailroad 220 dogs, which
are to be used in hauling provisions
into the Yukon gold fields.
THE COMMAND TRANSFERRED.
Blanco In Charge of Cuba, Weyler on
Hit Way Home.
Havana, Nov. 2. The Spanish cruis
er Alfonso XIII, with Marshal Blanco,
the new governor-general of Cuba, on
board, was sighted off Havana this
morning at 5:30. At 7 o'clock the
steamer entered the harbor, and Lieutenant-General
Weyler, the Marquis
Ahumada, Admiral Navarro and other
high military and naval officers wont
in a speoial steamer to meet General
Blanco. After a long and cordial con
ference, Lieutenant-General Weyler"
yielded up his command to his succes
sor. At 10:30 Marshal Blanco landed.
According to the official accounts, he
was "enthusiastically greeted" by the
populace, who Bhouted, "Long live
Blanco."
Lieutenant-General Weyler and Mar
shal Blanco exchanged farewells on
board the Alfonso XIII. The steamer
Mont-errat sailed at 1 P. M. She was
escorted outside the harbor by numer
ous tugs laden with friends of the de
parting general and the officers of his
staff. An immense crowd witnessed
the doparture from the wharves. Ac
cording to tho official account, the "peo
ple oheered for Weyler, the paoifioator. "
General Weyler's escort on the Mont
sorrat consisted of 600 sick soldiers.
WANTED A CIGARETTE.
flcn of a Man With Both of Hit Legs
Cut Off.
Spokane, Nov. 2. Late Thursday
night the attention of a night brake
man on a west-bound freight train
was arttacted near Sprague by piercing
cries for holp. Lying close to the
( track was the upper portion of a man,
Btill oonscious, though both legs were
cut clean from his body. What was
j left of the man was able to yell lustily
enougn in spite oi tne iearmi agony lie
must have been suffering, and his first
woriis to the brakeman were:
"For God's sake, give me a cigar
ette 1"
The relief asked for was furnished,
and, with assistance, the man was re"
moved to the hospital.
The dead body of another man was
found a little further on. It was that
of a rather well-dressed person, and ap
pearances indicated that it had been
dragged along the tracks for some dis
tance in an easterly direction. He was
probably struok and dragged along by
the freight. The name of the dead
man was Thomas Kelly.
Concerning Union Label!.
Frankfort, Ky., Nov. 1. -Judge Ha
zelrigg delivered an opinion in the
court of appeals, in whioh the court
holds that labor unions have property
right in their labels and other devices
designing the fruits of their labor, and
may enjoin outside parties from ap
propriating this device or counterfeit
ing it. This is the first time this point
has been passed on in this state.
SOLD UPON THE BLOCK.
Reorganisation Committee Get the
Union Faclne.
Omaha, Nov. 8. The Union Pacific
road proper, including buildings and
all that goes to operate the system, was
this morning sold to the organizution
committee for $53,628,532.76. The
amount does not include the sinking
fund in the hands of the government,
and taking it to be $4,036,400, the
amount stated in tiie government dec
ree covering the sale of the road, the
total paid for the property is $57,564,
932. 78. There were no other bidders
and the road went to the reorganiza
tion committee without any opposition.
The sale of the road was in itself one
of the most tame and uninteresting per
formances possiblo to imagine. It was
advertised to take place in front of the
Union Pacific freighthouse, at 11
o'clock, and it was just one minute
after that time when Master . in Chan
cery Cornish, who was to act as auc
tioneer, took his place in front of the
Ninth-street entrance.
For over an hour a crowd had been
gathering to witness the sale, and it
was only with great difficulty that Cor-
nish was able to get sufficient room to
enable him to work. He finally jammed
himself back into the corner of the
i doorway and prepared for business.
The crowd was packed so closely around
tne ,oorway am up in front of the
building that members of the reorgan
ization committee, men who came out
to buy the road,were unable to see any
thing or hear a word of what was going
on. They were compelled to stand back
in the hallway, from which one of the
members occasionally poked out his
face juBt to see that all was well.
Cornish carried under his arm a
large portfolio. He untied the strings
and drew forth a number of papers.
Selecting one of these he replaced the
others, and, holding it out, sai
"Gentlemen, I am here to sell cer
tain railroad properties in pursuance of
a decree of the United States circuit
court. I will now read a description
of the property to be sold, and when I
have finished reading I will be prepared
to receive bids."
Here followed the notice of the sale,
which was very long. He "began tie
reading of the notice, and, as he said,
did not read it so that many people
could hear. Close to his left stood
Lawyer Greer with a copy of the notice
in his hand, and he followed the read
ing of the master in chancery very
closely. The reading of the notice
took an even 40 minutes.
Cornish then drew forth a small doc
ument, and without announcing its
nature, began to read. It was a pro
test from Receiver Trumbull, of the
Union Pacifio, Denver & Gulf road,
against the sale without the other Un
ion Pacifio properties of the Cheyenne
& Northern road, and the line that is
claimed by both the Denver & Gulf and
the Union Pacific. After reading this
notice Cornish Baid;
"I am now ready to receive bids for
the railroad property, the description
of which I have just read."
There was a moment's silence, and
then General Fitzgerald said:
"I bid $39,883,281.87 in the name of
Louis Fitzgerald and A. W. Kreich,
purchasing trustees."
There was another pause and Cornish
said:
"Are there any more bids?"'
There was none and the master con
tinued: "I will receive bids for the Bale of
the bonds the description of which I
have read:
General Fitzgerald replied:
"I bid in behalf of Louis Fitzgerald
and A.W. Kreich, purchasing trustees,
the sum of $13,845,250.89.
Cornish opened his mouth to say
"Are there any more bids?" when a
voice from the crowd called loudly:
"Wait a moment, Mr. Cornish.
What are the amounts of those bids?
I cannot hear them," and General
Cowan, the government attorney,
pushed his way through the crowd
with great difficulty. The sale stopped
for a moment as General Cowan strug
gled to the side of Cornish. He was
shown the amount of the bids and
made a note of them. Cornish again
said:
"Are there any more bids?"
There was not a sound, and the mas
ter continued:
"As there are no more bids I declare
the property of which I have just read
a description sold to Louis Fitzgerald
and Alvin W. Kreich, purchasing
trustees, they having made the highest
and the only bid."
This is all there was to the entire
sale. The members of the committee
had nothing to say after the transaction
was over.
A Pioneer's Bones.
Dubuque, la., Nov. 8. The bones of
Julian Dubuque, with those of two In
dian chiefs, unearthed a few weeks ago
by the builders of a monument upon
his grave, have been deposited in a
stone sarcophagus within the monu
ment. Dubuque was the first white
settler west of the Mississippi river,
and was known to the Indians as Little
Cloud.
The Durrant Case.
Washington, Nov. 3. Attorney -General
Fitzgerald, of California, today
submitted a motion to dismiss or affirm
in the case of W..H. T. Durrant. The
case involves the proceedings against
Durrant for murder. The case was
taken under advisement.
Warehouse Fire in London.
London, Nov. 8 The extensive ware
houses and stables of Carter, Pearson
& Co., limited, the well-known car
riers, railroad agents, forwarding and
shipping agents in Goswell road, Lon
don, were destroyed by fire today.
Atlanta, Nov. 8. -The Georgia oot-ton-oil
mill was completely destroyed
by fire this morning. The loss is $117,
000, $49,000 on stock destroyed, and
the balance on the building. There is
about $7,8000 insurance.
TO SUSPEND SEALING
Agreement Reached by the
Conference Delegates.
WHAT WILL ENGLAND DO NOW
Russia, Japan and the United Statei
BelleTe a Meant Hat Been Found
to Preserve the Herds.
Washington, Nov. 1. In reliable
quarters it is stated that the conference
between Russia, Japan and (he United
States, now proceeding here in refer
ence to sealing in the Behring sea and
the North Pacifio, has advanced to an
important stage, and that a proposition
has been reduced to writing, which, if
accepted, will bring about a complete
change in the sealing question. The
proposition is said to be acceptable to
the United States. It is understood to
be acceptable similarly to the Russian
delegates now here, but, in view of the
restrictions placed upon them by their
credentials, it has been thought desir
able to cable St. Petersburg for final in
structions. The greatest secrecy is preserved in
all official quarters as to the nature of
the proposition, and it is not officially
admitted that any proposition has been
made. From equally reliable souroes,
it is understood that the proposition
has a far reaching scope, and provides
for the material' limitation or entire
suspension of pelagic sealing on the
high seas. Such a decisive step, if
agreed to by Russia, Jap.tn and the
United States, would not, it is under
stood, involve a concerted move to
menace the claims of Great Britain and
Canada to the right to pelagic sealing
on the hitfh at as, but would rather he
a proposition expressive of the. conclu
sions ol the three most interested pow
ers that, in the interests of humanity
and the preservation of the seal herds
of their respective governments-,. all na
tions, including Great Britain and her
colony, Canada, should unite with
Russia, the United States and Japan
in such effective prevention of pelagic
sealing on the high seas as will put an
end to it, and thereby secure the pre
servation of the seals. . .... ,
The deliberations of the conference
leading up to the proposition' were
productive of numerous interesting and.
important features. -. :. ., ,.,
But little had been known of the
Russian regulations until the confer!
ence met. Tinder them a neutral zone
of 35 miles was established surrounding
the Russian islands, within which
Great Britain agreed to suspend pelagic
sealing. While this was of material
advantage to Russia yet it was felt
that any proposition for the entire sus
pension of pelagic sealing, even, be
yond 85 miles, would have to be recon
ciled with the modus vivenii. If, was
felt that this could be done, as the
modus was not a continuing agreement,
but was from year to year depending
for its existence on the annual readop
tion by the British parliament. '
Owing to Japan's view of the sub
ject the opinion of the seal experts was
laid before the Japanese delegates.
This opinion was to tha effeot that,-
while the Japanese seal possessions.
were little or nothing at the present
time, yet that by adequate protection
of the seals, her decimated rookeries;
would be restored and a large seal prop:
erty built up. This expert view ap
pears to have been convincing to the
Japanese delegates, for Mr. Fujita not:
only call. d the final proposition to Ja-S
pan, but accompanied it with his favor
able recommendation. The conferees
being thus agreed, it only remained to
hear from the respective governments
that they represented.
An adjournment was accordingly
taken until Wednesday, by which it is
not doubted the government at St..
Petersburg and Tokio will have taken
final action on the proposition.
REMARKABLE RULING.
Whitman County Judge Says a Gelding
Is Mot a Horse.
Colfax, Wash., Nov. 1. William
Herbert, a horse thief, desperado and
alleged murderer, wanted in Wyoming
for killing a peddler, was cleared today
of the horse-stealing charge on a re
markable ruling by Judge McDonald,
the eccentric judge of Whitman county
superior court. The evidence was
abundant and conclusive that Herbert
stole the horse, but his attorney moved
for a dismissal of the case on the
ground that the complaint said
"horse," while the animal was a geld
ing. The judge decided that a gelding
was not a horse, and the case was dis
missed. Herbert is still held for other
crimes.
Burled Viitler a Mass of Book.
Bonner's Ferry, Idaho, Nov. 1.
Murphy and Dunn, employed on the
extra crew of Great Northern laborers,
were killed yesterday morning, one
mile east of Katka. .. ; . (
The men had been drilling rock on a
mountain side for riprapping purposes
along Kootenai river, when rookfover
head began to fall. They sought' Shel
ter under an adjacent cliff, and were"'
buried under a fearful mass of rock, : It
took the rest of the crew 12 hours to
get the bodies out. Dunn was formerly
a civil engineer. ; ,"'
Twenty Feet of Snow.
Denver, Colo., Nov. 1. The Rock
Island train, that was due in Denver
yesterday morning, and the one that
left Kansas City yesterday, arrived,
here at noon today, as two sections of
one train. They were delayed neat
Limon Junction, where the trainmen
say, six miles of track were covered
with 20 feet ol snow. Wires were
down, and for 48 hours the where
abouts of the train due yesterday was
not known.
TROUBLE IN HAYTI.
Arrest of a German Brings Down . the
Wrath of the Kaiser.
Port au Prince, Hayti, Nov. 2. Seri
ous trouble has arisen between Hayti
and Germany. The German minister
to this republic, Count Schwerein, has
hauled down his flag and, according to
current report, three German warships
are expected here to back up the ulti
matum of the minister, demanding an
indemnity for the alleged illegal arrest
and imprisonment of a German citizen.
The affair has caused considerable ex
citement among the native population,
and some of the people have threatened
to kill the German minister and all the
Germans in the place and vicinity.
The affair grew out of the arrest, a
fe x weeks ago of a German named
Linders. The Germans say that a
dozen policemen entered LinderV
house and arrested one of bis servants.
Mr. Linders went to the central polioe
headquarters to complain againat' this
action of the police, but was himself
arrested, charged with assaulting and
attempting to murder police officers in
the execution of their duty. Linders
was condemned to -pay a fine of $400
and to undergo one month's imprison
ment, and was taken to jail. Claim
ing he was innocent, Linders demanded
and obtained a second" trial, and was
condemned to pay a fine of $500, and
was sentenced to one year's imprison
ment. The German minister tele
graphed to Berlin for instructions and
giving details of the case. On October
17, the German ' minister went to the
president of Hayti and demanded, in
the name of the German emperor, that
Linders be set at liberty, and also de
manded for every- day he spent in
prison,1 88 inv all, ah-' indemnity of
iltOOOcjEn .gokL. adding that for every
day Linders was kept a prisoner after
that notification he' (the German min
ister) :would demand an indemnity of
$5,000 in gold.
At .first, the Haytian president re
fused to grant the German minister's
demand, and Mr. Linders remained six
days longer in prison. This caused the
German minister to notify the Haytian
government that as Linders -had not
bfeen freed, he had hauled down his
flag and had isent the archives of the
German legation to the legation of the
Uriited" States, thiis breaking off all re
latlbntf'witl the Haytian government.
This causeoV great excitement, and dis
turbances wouicT.have occurred had
they not been avoided by sending Lin
ders, wW. was threatened with lynching,-
On board a steamer bound for New
York, from which port he was to leave
for Germany. It is said the German
minister, on the arrival of the war
ships, will (insist on the payment of
the indemnity demanded as a result of
the imprisonment of Mr. Linders. ';m
IN A BURNING
MINE.
. - - l . :
Six Men Lost Their Lives in a Disaster
at Scranton.
Soranton, Pa., Nov. 2. The worst
mine disaster in ' the Lac.kawana' or
Wyoming: 'Coal fields since the Twin
:haftr horror at- rittston, oyer a year
ago, .was (eye.lpped in,, the fire which
gutte'll the river'stope of the Delaware
Sr"HudsOn Tympany's -Vonsterch mine
In. thjs. city, today. Six men were suffo-
..cated..by;smoke. ,
The dead are: Thomas' Hill, John
'Farrell' John ; Francis -MOran, - Mike
Walsh, John McDontiell Thqmas Pad-1
den. .i ' . "
The slope extends' down ' through
'three''-TfeiBv;- The missing' men were
at .work in trtje .decjk and surafce veins,
the former 100 and the latter 60 feet
from the ' surface. They had but two
-avenhes of escapes : Th, shorter, route
was by- way of the stope, which was a
sea: pf , flames for nearly 112 hours, and
is yet burning hear its foot, and the
other route 'wa via' " crosscuts to " the
gangways which led. to an air shaft,
nearly ra mie from the spot where the
men - Were working.. 'Fire kept them
out of the -stope;- and the smoke .which
backedut; ..and jinto ;-all the, workings
prevented escape through the crosscuts.'
The supposition is that' the men were
suffooated.- Chief : Hickey, of the
Scranton., fire , depa,rtmenj;,' apd eighji
firemen, narrowly escaped death in tbfl
stope. , ' ' ' ' '
Joe Yamaskj, one pf the. seven' men'
entombed: in. ,the,niiue, was resdued at
10 o'clock tonight: "The ; bodies of 'the
others '' we're afterwards found, and
brought to the surface.. , k-
-HIS ' HANDS WENT UP.
But He Had A Gun and a Highwayman
. Had a Narrow 'scape." .
Tacoma," Nov; 2.1 A" 'shot' 'from' 'S
large1' revolver ' came near-- ending; the
existence of a .wo;uld-be highway robber.
last night,., .and, .had, Jove aim of John
O'Kieff only beehV little more accur
ate, the coroner would have had.a job'
todaVi Mr; !Ki.eff.is asttanger.to the'
.coast, and yesterday received a large
sum of money through a local bank. "
Asfie -'wtu'going- to his : lodging-house
about ft -o'lClock last-, niglit, when near
Wright. Park two men, both ''masked,
compiaiidd ' hirn 'J t6 throw " up his"
hands; :This command lief. tobeyd,i 'bur
with. fl mint, t The. close call .. one :of the..
; robbers, jiad is 'shown by his, hat, "whioh"
'was" .found: ti'h'ei,e';ir a ''millet; ""hole" :
through the crown, and "it . is powderi
bUMied,. "V-. ";.- -:;'': .-:' v,. V.,'
The ne'w Clvmese- aHnl ' ai .Canton :
oodned;n)ptre; than 1000,000 , tea-cent
pieces Jast.year. .,; , :' ', "i .'
,.'.i,M.-ii ;' -, ' i ' ' ' -;tv; ;,i:ti '
'M.ivf 'Marshall KtlttiS'(tnner'.,:'t
k - ..Versailles t , Ky;, , , NpfyJCity , Mar,
ghal' Ed , Sterns shot and instantly
killed' jasbn 'Miller, a farmer" and trad
er;' at'1 MidwayVs this: -oounty. Miller
esjsted arrest. .7 ,:; ;;',!,;.; ,.j ., M ' s-. .
" ..' . ' ,
German PaVer Seiieii.in France!
Paris, Nov. l.Thet police 9! thj
city today seized a German comic pa'
per, the Lustigblatter, containing car
toons, ridiculing President Faure and
the French republic.
NORTHWEST BREVITIES
Evidence of Steady Growth
and Enterprise.
ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST .
From All the Cities and Towns of
the Thriving Sister State
i '':; j .Oregon. ' '
. Klamath Indians will haul over 80,
000 pounds of flour out of Lake county
this fall.
The government snag-puller is at
work in Coos river. Moat of the work
just now is being done above Parol in
bar. More work will soon be done on
the sooth fork.
Peter Wage, of Nehalem, expects soon
to pat up a flouring mill on bis place,
near Fishhawk falls, on the main Fish
hawk river, to grind for the farmers of
the Nehalem valley,
.-. Thursday another big shipment of
prime beef cattle was forwarded east
from the Baker City stock yards. This
shipment required 15 cars, there being
400 head of fine 8-year-old steers-.
A farmer who farms the Boyer place
southeast of Woodburn, in Marion
County, this year rasied 3,040 bushels
of Burbank potatoes on 10 acres of
land. He had five potatoes in the lot
that weighed 15 pounds.
The civil service examination for po
sitions in the Astoria postofBce depart
ment will take place December 4, and
all applications must be filed by No
vember 13. ( Secretary Lewis says no
applications have as yet been filed.
' The largest cargo of lumber yet to
cross the Nehalem bar was taken out
by the three-masted schooner Prosper.
She carried about 275,000 feet, and
made the round trip from San Francis
co to Nehalem and return in about 20
days. '.-''' ' v .
About 200 pounds of sugar beets,
grown in different parts of the Grand
Ronde valley, are to be forwarded to
Corvallis for analja.s. The object of
the additional analysis is to ascertain
the amount of sugar and percentage of
purity in beets of later growth than
those heretofore sent.
The work of locating the Indians in
Harney county has been completed.
One hundred and fifteen Red Men have
taken advantage of ,. the government's
geneorus donation. The agent says
that the Indians are not allowed to rent
or lease their claims, except old, blind
and infirm Indians, and the renting or
leasing is done by the department.
Among the personal treasures of
State Secretary H. R. Kincaid is a su
perb collection of autographs ot the
famous men of America, gathered by
the secretary during his 13 years of
service at the national capital. Many
of these celebrated signatures are at
tached to letters and documents, ad
dressed personally to Mr. Kincaid, in a
public or private capacity, and are
highly valued.
J. E. Kennerly has completed his
contract on , the Blue river mines wagon
road, in Lane county. It now reaches
the Kenniston group of claims, and
lacks only about 200 yards of reaching
that of the Chauncy Bale mine. The
Eugene Mining Company paid $100 on
the last work done, the county paying
the balance. The miners have now
agreed to construct the road into the
heart of the district from the last
named point. - It is now thought that
tha "district will at least have one mill
in operation next summer, with a prob
ability of threej"
f Washington.
Offers of from 11 to 12J cents were
made for hops in Chehalis, Lewis coun
ty, last week, but no sales were made.
Whitman county won the Dodsnn
cup af the Spokane fruit fair for the
best. general district display. Lewis
tonyridaho, was awarded, second place,
and Walla Walla third. '
" The treasurer of Adams county re
jpoftV that farmers are paying delin
quent taxes as far back as 1892. It is
expected that the county will be able
to pay oft her entire debt.
The King County Horticultural So
cietyjnet in Seattle, and spent an af
ternoon in discussion of the fruit in
dustry in the state of Washington, dur
ing Aheoourse of which W. H. Brown,
;inspAotor of insect pests for King coun
ty,,.expibited tree branches and fruits
covered with various forms of insect
life, imd explained the best methods
, for destroying the pests.
. The.tax levy of the city of Colfax
hat) been fixed at 15 mills, all of which
is' to be used for the purpose of paying
nterast and reducing the indebtedness. '
The tftal indebtedness of the oity on
October 1 was $31,555.16, and the cash
'on hafto at that time was $2,4535.79.
Sihoojtlanuary 1, 1897, the receipts of
the, pity ,b,av.e been $17,409.13, of whioh
$16,895.45 has'been expended.
" 3 decree has been, entered in the
'pMor!icburt 'of f bijrston -. oourity,
e su
ex-
ndin4he time.. for filing ctAims with
jthe state treasurer against the defunct ;
State" Insurance Company, of Salem,
O'r'i'until the 18th of November, next.
This.treenae want made on a showing of
some-o, . the .parties in .interest, whos
claimed that they were unable to file
their' claims1 with the former limit.
I:Coynte&ar. becoming so plentiful In
the.cputry. between Garfield and tho
mpunfains as to bes a menace to the
poultryHbuBiness and a general nul
anoemnv A nutpber of, farmers and, business
inen 'in the Walla Walla valley have
' obneeivea the generous idea of loading
several) oars with -potatoes and other
products, of tbe.rjch soil of that valley
for tarnsmission to Ireland, where the
potato orop is a failure, and ' fears an
entertained of a famine among tilt
poorer people.