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1 r The IS JnlILLSBR VOL. IV. IIILLSliORO, OREGON, THURSDAY, J)ECEMJIKR 2, 1897. NO. 37. NEWS OF THE WEEK From all Parts of the New and Old World. BRIEF A N I) I N T K K EST I N 0 ITEMS Comprehensive llevlew of tha Import mit Happening, of tha Cur rent Week. The celebration in honor of Oregon's martyred missionary, Dr. MuruiiH Whit man, was begun in Walla Walla, Wash., Monday. Lnre crowds were in attend ance. Tlie opening address was made by Rov. L. 11. Hulloek. A monument is to bo orooted ovur tbu gruvo of Dr, Whitman. Senator Lodgo, of the committee on foreign relations, was at tho state de partment curly in the week. Ho would nay nothing about the Cuban situation , except that tlio committee ha 1 accom plished a great deal. Tbu first business would Ihs to ooiilirm tint annexation of Hawaii, which wunl I Im done by rati fying the treaty, or by legislation. Ex-Senator Corbelt and wifo of, Ore gon, have arrived in Washington for the session. The Poet, of that e.ity, miy that the committee on elections will hold a meeting tho flrnt week of the session and rupoit favorably on Cor butt's case, and that party lines will not be be sharply drawn, which will mean that Corbett woidd get hia Ho.it. Asphyxiation catiNed tlio death of three men in tho Grand Trunk railway tunnel at Port Huron, Mich. Tliu train which wan being hauled through to tho Canadian side, broke in two. The engine banked down to get the de tuchod portion of the train, but for hours nothing was heard ol the erew. Finally a searching party found tlio dead bodies, and uleo rescued two braka men, in an unconscious condition. .Three members of the searching party were also overcome, but were readied by another party. The tunnel gas arises from the hard coal used by the locomotives. Colonel Domville, M. P., who went north in the interest of the Klonkide Yukon Stewart Company, of London, says hia company will build a wagon road through White puss, placing Hluel bridges over tho canyons. Work in to commence immediately, and tlio rea l is to be ready by February. They will build steamers to run from Lake Ben nett to White Horse rapids, around which they will have a tramway. From tho end of this trawmay t hoy will have stcumers to run direet to Duwi-on. These steamers, ho says, will bo ready . when tho river opens. Tlio wagon road : through White pass is to bo followed Immediately by a railway. One of the bills that will bo pushed in tho coming session of congress is that in trod lined by Representative Sha froth, of Colorado, which provides for changing tho time when congress shall meet. It is a vory sensiblo bill, and ought to be passed. Tho --first session of congress after an election would be in the January following tlio election in November. This session could last as long as would be necessary. Tim congress elected in November could legislate boforo another election was on hand. The second session could meet in Docomhor previous to tlio coming congressional election, and the congress would expire before the election took place. As tho matter now stands tho first session of congress is given over to politics by representatives who wish to be re-elected. Tlio short Bession is often a discredited and defeated con gress and oftentimes enacts very bad legislation because it will not bo called to account before the peoplo. Pot sibly, Mr. Shafroth's bill will get a hearing, though such reforms as this move very slowly. Postmaster-General Gary is reooiving many letters regarding tlio postal-savings bank proposition strongly urged by him in his annual report. The great trial of Arroyo's murder ers is over, at the City of Mexico, hav ing terminated with the sentence of doath pronounced on 10 of tho police offloers and policemen concerned in the butchery of the hapless wretch whoso audacious attempt on the president's life caused so profound a sensation i there. The jury was put over seven , , , Jioura. One of tho most important features of the Bchring sea negotiations not heretofore disclosed is that in thoevont that Great Britain and Canada consent tto a suspension of pelngio sealing for ne year, the United States for the same time will agree to a suspension of all taking of seals for one your on Pribyloff islands, constituting the American seal possessions in Hoimng aoa. Ex-Governor Crittenden, of Missouri, who was oonsul-genoral to Mexico under the last Cleveland administra tion, announces that he will leave KansaB City next weok for San An tonio, Tex., where he will be joined by W. J. Bryan and Mrs. Biyan, and that the three will depart from San Antonio on a week's tour of Mexico. Aided by the ex-oonsul's knowledge of tho peoplo and oountry, Mr. Bryan will make a careful study of Mexico's financial sys tem. The discovery of many children of very littlo if any Indian blood in the government boarding schools through out the country, leads to tho recom mendation by the superintendent of Indian schools that, inusinuoh as there :seems to be no remedy underlying ex isting laws, it is imperative in the in terests of justice to both races that con gress should early indicate by statute what degree of blood shall constitute Indian, and to what extent adopted ln ,dians shall be entitled to go enijtneutal Tt .support, in matters of education, " SWEPT BY THE GALL. A Fearful Nlorin Itaglng Off tha Eng lish Count. London, Dec. 1. The gale which swept tho English coast yesterday, do ing great damage at many places, raged all night. In many places it was almost cyclonic in its violence, and the long list of disasters includes a large loss of life, many wrecks of laigo ves sels and tho loss of scores, if not hun dreds of smaller craft, with serious damage to property ashore ut many im portant towns. At Norfolk, Bacton and Ifuppisburg five vessels, as yet unidentified, went down and the crews of all perished. A number of bodies have been washed ashore near Yarmouth. The brig ; Rugby whs wrecked olf llemshy. The, coast guard made desperate efforts to save the crew, and succeeded in getting a lino on board. A dying woman was "rocketed" in sufety, and then the brig capsized, all tho rest of tho ship's com pany perishing. A large steam collier dashed upon Flamborougli head, tho famous prom ontory on tho North sea coast, floated off, and then foundered, with all on board. A steamer not identified was wrecked on the Birdlougton sands, with her entire company. Last evening the steamer Rose ol Devon went on the rocks near Red Ruth, Cornwall, where she pounded all night long, her crew of 13 perishing. This morning the bodies of the captain ninl scumou, all wearing lifebelts, were washed ashore. Tho British ship Larnlca, Captain Burgess, wus driven ashore near Fleet wood, ut the entrance of Moretown bay, about 18 miles northwest of Preston. Tho crew wero saved, but the position of the vessel is dangerous. She left St. Johns, N. B., November 1, for Fleet wood. Phenomenally high tides are reported in many localities. Tho district near the mouth of the Thames has suffered severely, several townships being partly submerged. The Shemess dockyard and the Woolwich arsenal were inun dated. Scarcely a vestige remains in sight of Lord Nelson'sold flagship, the Foudroy ant, long fust in the sands of Blackpool. There is a lot of wreckage near the Goodwin sands. Immense damage has been done to government property at Shemess dock yard and the Woolwich arsenal. Sev eral thousand troops were hurriedly ordered out today to remove thousands of pounds' worth of ammunition anil stores from the wharves and sheds to places of safety. The tide continued to rise, and invaded some of the work shops. quenched- the ' engines and stopped the electric lights. The work men were obliged to go home, wading kneo deep. Six vessels wore wrecked between Yarmouth and Baoton, only a few miles apart, on the Norfolk coast, and 25 lives were lost. The brig Vodra stranded at Bacton. The storm tore out her masts, and when the rocket line was fired, tho crew was unable to haul it in. Finally the line dragged them into the surf, and three out of seven wore drowned. Rochester and Strood, on tho Midway, out 30 miles south, of London, have suffered severely. At Rochester the gas works aro flooded and the town is in darkness; the gale is now traveling southward aud traversing various parts of tlio Continent. Very rough weather S is reported along the north coast of France. A dispatoh from Liverpool says that during tlio gaie tne uussian snip Nikolai, Captain Karlsen, stranded on a treacherous bank near Formboy, south of Southport. After fearful ex periences her sails were blown away and the vessel was so damaged as to be uncontrollable. One of the crew, a man named Karlston, was swept over board and drowned. The captain saye no one on board slept for four days. The vessel will probably become a wreck. DEATH AND DESTRUCTION. Blaze on Luke Steamer Extends to Docks, With Fearful Result!. Escanaba, Mich., Deo. 1. Late to night a fire broke out on the steamer Nahanta, and before it could be con trolled it spread to the ore docks, the largest in the world. Two of the docks are on fire, and the others are threat ened with destruction. Two of the crew of the steamer, whose names cannot be learned, are known to be lost, and sev eral others injured. The steamer was lying at the dock loading ore. Shortly before midnight, the crew discovered that the vessel was on fire. The crew made every effort to quench the flames, but a brisk wind was blowing and spread the fire with great rapidity. From the steamer the fire spread to Dock No. 4, which was partly loaded with ore and lumber. The lumber was soon a mass of flames, and from this it spread to the next dock. The fire is still burning fiercely. The loss will be fully $300,000. United States Warns Germany. Berlin, Nov. 80. The state depart ment at Washington has requested Am bassador White to ascertain the inten tions of Germany with respect to the oliams of Herr Luder, whose recent imprisonment in Hayti caused friotion between the German and Haytian gov ernments. Nicaragua Canal Commission. New York, Doc. 1. 0, S. Wheeler, who was assistant engineer of the Sault Ste. Marie canal, has acoepted tho po sition of chief engineer of the Nicaragua canal commission. The expedition will sail Sunday next, it is said. Will Emigrate to Mexico. Kansas City, Dec. 1. A special from Muskogee, I. T., says: The Clioctaws and Creeks, who have been in council, have determined to organize a colony and emigrate to Mexioo, I FAMINE IN - DAWSON Fear of Starvation Causes a Stampede. MAO EE PARTY ARRIVES SAFELY With the Latest News From the Inter iorTheir Hani Journey Over the Dalton Trail. Port Townsond, Nov. 80, Twenty five men arrived here today on the City of Seattle, direct from Dawson City. They were divided into two parties, t ie last of which left Dawson October 10. The party consisted of Thomas Magee, sr., Thomus Magee, jr., of San Francisco; "Swiftwater Bill" Gates, Joe Boyle, William Iluskins, E. Eckert, H. Robertson, If. Raymond, Bert Nel son, John W. Brauer, W. H. Cham bers, E. W. Pond, E. Ash, J. Gillis, Thomas Wilson, P. McGraw, Jack Dal ton, William Leak, Arthur Celine, Joseph Fairhurn, J. Smith, T. Warren, Jim Ferguson, and two others, whose names could not be learned tonight. They came out over the Dalton trail. They are reported to have between them 150,000 in dri fts and gold dust. All tell stories of a food shortage in Dawson that is almost a famine. The last person to leave Dawson was Jack Dalton. When Dalton left the steam ers Alice and Bella had reached there, loaded light. It is said that the Bella's cargo consisted of whisky and billiard balls. She brought no provisions. The Canadian mounted police char tered the Bella and gave all who wished free passage to Fort Yukon. The Bella is reported to have left about October 12, with 200 men. According to the statements made by members of the Dalton party, there is liable to be trouble of the most seri ous kind this winter in Dawson. Billy Leak told one of the men in the party ahead of him at Dyea that all the peo ple talked about at Dawson was the food famine. Men were gathered in groups, and cursing might and main the newcomers that were constantly en tering the Klondike with scarcely any provisions. The mounted police were offering, free transportation to the grub piles futher down the Yukon, but to count less hundreds who had labored hard all through the summer accumulating a grubstake, tho prospect was uninviting to say the least. These men figured that it would take all their savings in gold to pay their living expenses at Fort Yukon during the winter, and that in the spring they would not have even enough gold left to pay passage money back to Dawson, to say nothing of purchasing enough food to subsist until they could get started again. To these poor fellows the offer of the mounted police wus no better than the prospeot at Dawson of being compelled to winter on half rations until the sup ply boats could reach the diggings in the spring. John W. Brauer, the United States mail-carrier, who left Dawson Septem ber 27, said: "There is only one salvation for the miners who aro now nt Dawson City, and that is for them to undertake the awful winter trip from Dawson to Fort Yukon, a distance of 400 miles. There is food at Fort Yukon; there is none at Dawson, and just as sure as the stars shine, terrible Buffering will be the fate of the Dawson miner unless he leavos there before spring. I will make my statement conservative, and say that when I left Dawson the men who were there had on an average four mouths' food supply. Some did not have a mouths' Supply; some had four or five. "Tlio last restaurant closed the night I left. It had been selling nothing but b ef teak, for which the hungry paid 3 50. "When the people realized that no more bouts would be up the river, they knew that starvation threatened them, and the great stampede began. The first to leave went to Fort Yukon. I think there were 200 in the party that left the first day. "One boat came up from Fort Yukon with several newspapermen aboard, among thorn being Sam Wall and Mr. McUillvra. They brought the news that the Hamilton had unloaded all of her cargo and tried to get over the bar light and failed in her efforts, though she drow but two feet of water. This news increased the excitement, and made the rush toward food centers all tha greater "Soptember 14, with Bert Nelson, ol Soattle, I left Circle City, and started to pole up the river to Dawson City, a distance of 800 miles. At the time we started from Cirolo City, the miners had about all left. It took us 11 days and three hours to make the journey, arriving at Dawson September 20. Captain Hanson, with two Indians, who had loft Fort Yukon, beat us into Dawson by about an hour and a half. "Hanson gathered the Dawson City miners together and made a short speech,-in which he advised all who did not have provisions to last them all winter to either get out of the country to civilization or try and reach points in the Yukon country where it was known that food could be found. . "That night was the greatest one in the history of Dawson City. The miners, as soon as they had heard the news, made hasty preparations to get out, and nightfall saw goldseekers and men who can today sell out for thou sands, leaving by i the hundreds for down the river and up the river." Montevideo, Nov. 80. A monster meeting of native Uruguayans and for eigners was held in favor of the can didaoy of Senor Cuestas for the presi dency. His opponents interfered, and a great tumult ensued, in which several were killed and many injured. TO SHUT US OUT. Franca Will I'ut High Duties on Certain American Goods. New York, Dec. 1. The authorities In Washington, according to the corre spondent of the Herald,, have been in formed that France, while ostensibly engaged in negotiations with this gov ernment for a reciprocity treaty, is tak ing steps to place a prohibitory tariff opon some American products. The state department has been notified that a bill is pending in the legislative as sembly of France imposing a high duty iilioii certain products, which will prac tically make that country a closed mar ket, so far as the United States is con cerned. Ambassador Porter probably will bo requested to make an earnest protest against the measure. This bill may cause the authorties here to go slow in negotiations for the reciprocity agreement The depart ment has reoeived no reply to its propo sition that in exchange for a lower tariff on French wineB the French govern ment shall remove the prohibition against the importation of American rattle. Unless this concession be grant ed, the measure referred to may be de feated and the reciprocity negotiaitons come to naught. Should this happen, the French government may retaliate by imposing the maximum tariff under its laws upon American products which now enter under the minimum tariff. As these products are few, however, the authorities are not greatly dis turbed over the outlook. Dr. Van Hollenben, the new Ger man ambassador to the United States, will be formally presented to the pres ident tomorrow. He is expected to make representations in regard to the tariff. The state department is in formed that Baron von Hollenben's in structions contain propositions desig nated to lead to a reciprocity arrange ment. It is believed the United States will require in return for any conces sion the removal or abatement at least of restrictions now imposed upon the importation into Germany of American cattle and beef. The German government, of course, will direct its efforts in the direction of securing the repeal of the bounty section of the tariff law, which clearly affects Germany's sugar interests. Many representations on this subject have been made already by the Ger man authorities. It is not likely, how ever, that the president will recom mend any restriction of the tariff law, and apparently the only way in which the German government can secure an advantage for her industries would be to enter into a reciprocity agreement. Officials are speculating on the atti tude of the agrarian interests of the German empire and the German em peror, who favors the agrarian party upon their proposition to be submitted. So far as they have gone the outlook is not favorable. MASSACRE OF INNOCENTS. Frightful Mortality Among the Cuban Concentrados. New York, Dec. 1. A dispatch to the World from Havana says: The World's first figures of Cuba's starva tion were timidly moderate. They showed the deaths of only 200,000 per sons; but every painful fact unearthed tends to prove them nearly double that number. When the grim returns are all in it is now almost certain that this Cuban massacre of the innocents will reach 400,000. And this awful num ber does not include those killed in battle or the thousands and thousands of women and children who died of ex posure, disease and massacre in the swain ps. It now seems certain that more than half a million people, for the most part loyal subjects of Spain, have been killed by the Spanish war in Cuba. A week's trip through the provinces of Havana, Matanzas and Santa Clara has tended to make moderate this tremen dous extreme figure. The figures of Spanish official reports show but a part of the mortality. They only give the number buried in conse crated ground, and they do not give that fully. And yet these official ultra-Spanish reports of burial permits issued admit that in the province of Santa Clara there have died and been buried since Weyler's fiat, 71,847 per sons. The number of people for whoBe ex istence Weyler is direotly responsilbe is 155,132, in Santa Clara province. And of these he has killed 88,216, or over one-half of them. Santa Clara lias so fur been by far the least desti tute of the provinces. It has many cattle and not a very thick population. Between it and the 63 per cent admit ted dead in Pinar del Rio are the prov inces of Matanzas and Havana, with a 60 and 70 per cent mortality respect ively. These percentages are estab lished by the actual figures of some 30 oities and towns, Applied to the den ser populations of their respective provinces, the total deaths since Wey ler's "bando" will foot up nearly a million.. Flight of the Fast Mall. Omaha, Neb., Dec. 1. The Union Pacific has made a reoord for fast run ning. A mail train has been shot across the country from Cheyenne to Council Bluffs, 519 miles, in 599 minutes. This is the actual elapsed time, and includes all stops. Engines were changed twice and one engineer was relieved. All the regular stops were made, and one extra, for an air- Drake hose burst and had to be repaired at the expense of over five minutes of time. A burned-out bridge near Medicine Bow, Wyo., delayed the mail five hours and forty minutes, and the train reached Cheyenne five hours late. It was necessary to reach Council Bluffs on time or pay a heavy fine to the gov ernment. The new Chinese mint at Canton coined more than 14,000,000 ten-cent pieces last year. A BAPTISM OF BULLETS Rebels Open Fire on the Pal ace at Havana. SO SERIOUS DAMAGE WAS DOSE Unsuccessful Attempts Made to Rescue General Rivera and to Capture a Notorious Spy. New York, Nov. 29. On Sunday morning, for the first time in the his tory of the Cuban war, rebel bullets sought the palace in Havana, says a dispatch to the Heraki from Havana. The shots came from Casa Blanca, 600 yards across the 'entrance to the harbor, and while no one was hurt, the palace, with its electrio lights, was a shining mark, and must have been hit. The Spanish authorities attempt to make light of the affair, but at the same time a reporter for La Lucha who wrote up and attetmpted to publish the facts in the case, was put in prison. The attack on Casa Blanca was made by Brigadier-General Cardenas and 60 rebels. They entered the town shortly before midnight on horseback, and at the end of an hour each man led out of town a horse with one extra head ap propriated, laden with clothing, pro visions, silver plate and money. Before they left they sent two volleys across the narrow harbor entrance at the pal ace, then, cooly went to a friend's house inside the Spanish lines and took sup per. All this was under the guns of Cabanas and Moro. It is learned from an inside source that the object of the rebels was to re lease General Ruiz Rivera, and hang a citizen named Fumiro who is known as a spy. They failed in the first object only because of some misconception of the appointed time on the part of con federates within the prison with whom arrangements had been made to admit them into the fortress. Fumiro man aged to escape aenss the harbor. The whole affair was well planned. General Cardenas came in the early evening with two columns along the seashore, and at 10 o clock the men followed. They first visited Cabanas. Whey they saw that the arrangement had failed, the rebels went after Fu miro. He fled across the harbor and the rebels did not dare to follow. Then the rebels went to Casa de los Frailes, the priest's house, where they took blanket?, silver plate aud money. This house is close to Moro castle. The priest made a great outcry, but no soldiers came. Then the rebels sacked the store of Fumiro, securing some gold. They also looted other stores. Working as quietly as possible, they approached a cavalry outpost, securing several horses. For two hours they enjoved them selves, then rode to the harbor and fired two volleys at the palace. This aroused the Spaniards for the first time, but by the time troops turned out the rebels had gone. The authorities made every effort to suppress the details of this raid, though an official report admitted that six rebels entered the town. The rebels approached and fired upon Mariana last night. There was great excitement. The volunteers were called out, and with the troops returned the rebel fire. The residents were panic- stricken and locked themselves in their houses. The rebels did not succeed in entering the town. The lines have been strengthened all about Havana. Correspondence received from the east states that General Gomez is mass ing men near Sagua, and is preparing to march westward to strike a potent blow before congress meets. Unusual activity of the rebels is reported flora all quarters. The Spaniards are also making preparations for action, but as yet each avoids the other. here and in what manner the blow that is com ing will fall cannot be predicted, but it is more surely coming than autonomy. General J. M. Rodriguez, command- in-chiel of the western provinces, is out in a manifesto stating that he will accept nothing but independence, He contrasts the treatment of Cuban prisoners with that of Spanish prison ers, and says only the Spaniards under arms are considered as enemies. He promises equal rights to other Span iards if independence is gained. General Blanco's general shake-up of the police force throughout the island is causing some excitement. The heads of departments of police were nearly all changed. Wherever fraud or undue oruelty was discovered drastic measures were taken. Secretary-General Con gosto's knowledge and experience gained in America are of valuable as sistunee in this direotion. Special re ports from the Herald correspondents in various parts of the island state that the Spanish soldiers are as badly off as the pacificos and concentrados. In many places the troops have been forced by circumstances to beg from door to door. General Blanco is making every effort to relieve their condition, and to reform the hospital service. . Vienna, Nov. 29. The unparalleled violenoe in the lower house of the reichsrath yesterday is about the only subject of conversation throughout An stria today. The German progressist party has published a note expressing regret at the outbreak, and disclaiming any responsibility for it, Made a Clean Sweep. Chicago, Nov. 29. The three re maining buildings spared by fire, which devastated the little town of Willow Springs two. months ago, were totally destroyed by fire last night, while the members of the fire department were at a dance. The comparative isolation of the buildings prevented the blazo from spreading, and what now remains of the town was saved. The loss is esti mated at $20,000. It is spread around among a number of small retailers. APPALLING DISASTER. tornado In the Philippines Swept Thou sands to Death. San Francisco. Nov. 80. Tha tv- -1 l :.. 1 . 1 1 n i i I pnooii which nwepi over me rnuippine islands, October 6, caused one of the worst disasters reported from the south ern ocean in many years, if not in the history of that section of the world. Thousands of lives were lost, includ ing many Europeans, and the damage to property was something appalling. Telegraphic advices concerning the calamity have been very meager. The difficulty of getting news from the islands is great at any time, and, ow ing to the remoteness of some prov inces visited by the hurricane, full de tails of the storm did not reach Hong Kong nntil November 1. The steamer Gaelic, from the Orient, today brought letters and papers which contain accounts of the ravages of the tidal wave and wind. Whole towns were swept or blown away. Fully 500 Europeans were killed, and it is esti mated that 6,000 natives perished. The storm first struck the islands at the Bay of Santa Paula, in the prov ince of Samar. It devastated the entire southern portion of the island. On the 12th, a hurricane reached Leyte, and struck the capital, Taclo ban, with great fury. In less than half an hour the town was a mass of ruins. The natives were panic-stricken. Four hundred of them were buried beneath the debris of wrecked buildings, and, 120 corpses of Europeans were recovered from the ruins when the native authorities in stituted a search for the dead. Reports from the southern coast were received which claimed that a score of small trading vessels and two Sydney traders were blown ashore and their crews drowned. The sea swept inland nearly a mile, destroying property valued at several million dollars, and causing wholesale deaths among the natives. VICTIM OF CANNIBALS. Fate of Two Washlngtonlans In Congo Free State. Washington, Nov. 80. A startling and horrible story of the killing of two Washingtonians and the mutilation of the bodies by natives of the Congo Free State has just been received here in a letter to Leo Harman, of this city. The men were members of a party which, during November and December. 1894, went from this city to enlist in the Belgian army, for service in the Con go. The party included Lindsay Burke, Frank Batchelor, Barry R. An drews, Harry Sparlin and a Mr. Mel lin, who was at one time a noncommis sioned officer of the United States army. All except Thornton and Mel lin were members of the National Guard of this district. The information received is that Mr. Burke and a party of 50 natives, who were sent out in December, 1896, to dislodge a band of natives who revolt ed, were ambushed and killed. " An Arab, who was with the command, but was BOme distance off at the time of the ambush, states that Burke was dead before the natives reached him, and that the most hideous looking lit tle men he ever saw walked up and cut Burke's head off with one blow of a knife. The chief then began to slice pieces of his legs and. arms and to dis tribute them among his followers. There were so many of the natives that the pieces were very small, and before they had concluded, there was a fight to see who would get the remainder. The natives then left, one carrying off Burke's arm. Windeye, a New Yorker, who had command of another detachment of sol diers sent out on the same errand, ar rived a few hours after the natives left. Windeye gathered up the remains of Burke and buried them. When he learned the strength of the rebels, he hurried back to Michan and notified the oommandant of the post. The other Washingtonian who lost his life was killed March 1, when the troops, under the command of Baron Dhanis, revolted near Kabanbarre, and assassinated a number of officers of their regiment, among them being Mellin. The body of Mellin was but chered beyond recognition. His heart was cut out and burned. The situation is said to be precari ous, and a relief expedition has been sent to the rescue. Mr. Gage, another American, is very sick at Vangine. Will Acoept Aid From America. Washington, Nov. 80. In conse quence of the widespread destitution among the people who have been con centrated at oertain points in Cuba, the governor-general of the island has in formed Consul-General Lee that United States citizens who desire to send sup plies to the poor and needy in Cuba should send them to the Catholic bish ops at the nearest point of collection, and these prelates would in turn eon sign whatever might be sent to the bishops of the island at Havana and Santiago de Cuba for distribution. Fatal Boiler Explosion. Halifax, N. S., Nov. 80. The explo sion of a boiler at the Gold Lake mines, East Halifax, caused the death of the manager of the mine, Daniel Phail, and James Hennessey and John Mo Isaao, their bodies being terribly torn by flying wreckage of the boiler. Hennessey and Molsaac were testing the boiler. Smallpox in Mexico. Denver, Nov. 80. A special to the News from Santa Fe., N. M., Bays: A visitor from San Marchal states that an epidemio of smallpox exists among the Mexican residents there. The matter has been kept very quiet and the atten tion of the territorial board of health has not yet been called. Eighteen persons live in a one-room shanty, 10x24 feet, in the town of Woodstock Vt., not far from tho Bridgewater line Evidence of Steady Growth and Enterprise. ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST From All the Cities and Towns of the Thriving Slater States Oregon. Willamette valley fall-sown grain is looking fine. Several Oregon towns report "not a vacant house. " The late storm was the severest known in many years in Clatsop county. Last week five carloads of wheat and five carloads of wood were shipped from Sheridan, in Yamhill county. A Medford man has sold 10 carloads of Ben Davia apples to a New York firm for 75 cents a box, f . o. b. A Buck Hollow rancher raised $300 worth of silver-skin onions on one acre of land in Sherman county this year, and sold the crop for cash. The run of steelhead salmon in Coos bay has commenced. Quite a number were brought from Coos river to Marsh field last week, and were sold for 50 cents each. - , . Three steamers now ply between Ya quina and San Francisco, the Presi dent, Truckee and Scotia. The latter oarries only stone, while the, others carry all kinds of freight. The finanoial condition of Grant county shows some improvement Treasurer Hazeltine has funds on hand for the redemption of outstanding war rants bearing date of registration prior to January 24, 1891. State Treasurer Metchan's account with the several counties of the state shows that Baker, Benton, Columbia, Coos, Curry, Grant, Jackson, Klamath, Lincoln, Umatilla and Wallowa have paid their taxes and interest in full for 1896. A Grant county paper says more wheat has been threshed in the sur rounding country this year than ever before, and that enough of it will be ground into flour to supply Grant coun ty with flour until next season. Usual ly it has been necessary to bring in flour. The apple crop on Burnt river is re ported to be three times that of last year and of good quality. The price, also, shows a very material advance over last year's. Last season's yield', brought 40 oents a box, which this year has advanced to 75 cents, nearly double. Both dwelling and business houses are needed in Vale, Malheur county, says the Advocate. Every available room in town is occupied, and the great demand for more is increasing daily. Little three and four room cot j tages that can be built at a oost not to exceed $200 each will bring from $5 ' to $8 a month rent. j Samples of Eastern oysters that were planted in Yaquina bay have been on exhibition in Newport. The oysters j have increased very much in size, and i have improved much in flavor, oyster , experts say, but whether or not spawn . discovered on mussel shells and other objects near them is the product of the foreign or native oyster cannot yet be ( determined. Samples were sent East , two weeks ago for settling this point, but no report has yet been received. Washington. There is a good demand for logs on Gray's harbor. - The lumber shipments from Wash ington in October by rail were 750 oars. The shingle shipments from Wash ington in October were 1,868 cars, or 298,560,000 shinlges,. notwithstanding the car shortage and drop in prices. . A Gray's harbor fisherman says that " the falliug-off of the catch in silverside salmon there this season is fully 60 per cent. The pack of the cannery at Aberdeen is only 10,000 oases, against 21,000 last year. The new hatchery on the Chehalls river will, it is expect ed, check this diminution in supply and restore the industry. Washington has a law against alien ownership of land in that state., A Scotch company is desirous of building -a beet-sugar factory near Spokane, and this law stands in the way. There is a case in the supreme court of Washing ton at the present time whioh will de termine whether the law is constitu tional Or not, or Whether aliens can owu land in the state or not. By the breaking of a she.er boom at Stanwood, in Snohomish, county, the other day, between 5,0u0,000 and 6, 000,000 feet of logs went out into the Sound, and that of this amount , prob ably 500,000 feet will go out to sea through Deception pass. The boom company expects to be able to save all except those oarried out. to sea by the tides. , The state auditor has had printed in cam oh let form the ooiniona of the at torney-general relative to ' revenue and taxation. These pamphlets will be for , warded to the different county treas- ; j urers throughout the state. ' So many I inquiries were received by the state auditor relative to the construction of the revenue law that this Jtep was deemed advisable. The famous Ruby oreek, over which there was so much exictement 15 years ; ago, promises to furnish the state with . another rich distriot. A resident of Burlington was in Mount Vernon last , week and brought with him and sold to , the bank a little over $1,000 in coarse , gold taken out of plaoer claims on Can i yon oreek, a branoh of Ruby creek. W. A. Woodin and others, who were contemplating building a shingle mill in Fairhaven, have changed their minds, and will put up a salmon can nery with a capacity of 20,000 case,