The
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VOL. V.
IIILLSBOltO, OREGON, TIIUHSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1898.
NO. 37.
EVENTS OF THE DAY
Epitome of the Telegraphic
News of the World.
TEKSE TICKS FItOM THE WIBES
An Intubating Collection of Items From
the Two Hemispheres Presented
In a Condensed Form.
Topgallant, a famous Btulllon,
was
old in Chicago for $20,000.
New bankruptcy rules, the supremo
oouit announces, will take effect Janu
ary I, 1809.
i A receiver has been appoiiitH for
the Chelsea Taper Company of Nor
wich, Conn.
Forty people were killed by the ex
plosion of a bos of dynamite near the
lteina battery, Havana.
The United State navy has lnmlod
marine! In China to act aa guard for
the United States legation.
Japan will resist the great ccar, and
; preparations are already under way for
driving the Russian troopi from Corea.
The Franklin stamp mill at Hancock,
i Mich., has been destroyed by fire, the
loss being 1150,000. Si bunderd men
i will be thrown out oi employment for
tlx months.
I A special to the New York World
from Washington says: A oahle be
twoon the United States and tbe Ha
1 wallan islands will undoubtedly be pro
vided at the forthcoming session of
congress.
! At a banquet given in bis honor at
Mew York, Admiral 8cbley stated that
he bad a presentiment that Cervera
would attempt to escape from Santiago
harbor, and that be bad made pre para
) tions to give him a warm reception.
I Acoordlne to a dlsnatch from Sliana
hai to a London, England, news agency,
the British admiral has hoisted the
"union Jaok over Ting Hal, capital of
the island of Chn San, and over several
other islands in the Chn San arohl
pelugo.
An English Cnrlist positively asserts
that Don Carlo's army will take the
field In Spain soon after the treaty is
t-muned. He declares that a loan has
been fully financed, and that It Is dl
Idod equally between France and
England.
Damage by the terrible blizzard off
the New Enlgar.d coast has been much
'greater than was Indicated by early
dispatches. In or near the harbors of
Massachusetts alone not less than 100
vessels have been lost, and in most
"cases the (ate of the orews is unknown.
' At least 170 lives have been lost
3 Official statistics show that German
cattla everywhere are suffering from
tuberoulosis and other diseases. In the
district of Aiz-la-Chappelle, for in
Stance, 88 communes show that 749
farms are so Infected. At least 40
fercentol all the German cattle have
uberculosis, and in some districts the
percentage is as high as 79 per cent.
A powder mill at La Motto, Mo.
blew up and six workmen were killed
nd several injured.
f Offloers of tbe Amerioan Maize Prop
agenda are planning for an extensive
exhibit ol Indian oorn at the Palis ex
.position.
?t The official gazette of Madrid has
published a decree aoceptinit tbe resign
nation of General Blanco as governor
general ot Cuba.
An anti-anarchist conference in which
all the European nations are ropresent
. ad, has opened in Rome. The Bcssiona
. will be prolonged until Christmas.
A territorial form of government will
be reoommended for Hawaii. The
Commission has completed the bill and
its report will be ready when congress
assembles.
, Revolutionary bands in Brasil have
grossed the frontier and are threaten
ing to unite and march toward the cap'
Htal of Uruguay. Troops have been
e lent to pursue them.
While rounding a curve near Burling'
ton, la., a passenger train was derailed
One woman was killed, a 8-year-old
Child fatally injured, and 19 others
seriously injured.
H The Italian government has sent an
ultimatum to the sultan of Morocco
On the subject ot the detention and ill
treatment of Italians. A week has
been given the sultan in whloh to make
! reply.
4 An experiment in surgery is to be
tried in New York. A man who blew
away the side cf his face and his nose
With a shotgun will have both replaced
with new ones ot rubber, covered with
grafted skin.
There has been street fighting among
the Dolitlcal nartiea at Seoul. Corea.
Qn one aide 38 persona were killed, and
farther bloodshed Is feared. The Jap
anese government baa been asked to
and troops to preserve order at Seoul
MA prominent Cuban says the first ob
bet ot the Cuban commissioners now
la the United States is to raise funds
With which to pay the Cuban troops,
fie also saya that Cuba would desire to
fm;iji ftee for awhile.'V ultimately
annexation to the United States is both
ipeoted, and desired.
i ' 1 .
.;'! . .Minor Maws Items.
Y k The steamer Monaroh cleared from
tfew Orleans for Liverpool with the
largest general cargo ever carried from
that port, embraeing 90,680 bales of
cotton, 138,000 bushels ot corn, 19,000
Uvea.
! t.Sarah Bonnell, an Abilene, (Kan.)
riung woman, baa ' received a legacy of
lit a million dollars from a New York
friend Interested in her mueloal educa
k 'On. She will goto Paris soon to com
Jite her musioal education.
LATER NEWS.
Piairle Area have caused great dam
age in Oklahoma and Indian territory
oring the past fow days.
A riot in a politloal club at Chicago
resulted in the death ot one and the
wounding of several others.
An engine driving a snow plow
unged over an embankment near South
Berwick, Me., and the eulgneer and
reman were killed.
John Warnock, a deputy sheriff, was
shot and killed at Birmingham, Ala.,
by an escaped negro convict, whom he
was trying to arrest. The murdoror
escaped.
An Illicit whisky still as a side issue
ot a plant tor tho unlawful manufacture
nd imitation of well-known brands ol
wine has been unearthed near the heart
ot Chicago.
The cossion ot Cuba, Porto Rico and
the Philippines was praotically accom
plished at Wednesday's session ot the
poace commission. These are the
three main articles.
Two hundred Uvea lost, 50 vessels
totally wrecked and 40 others hopeless
ly strandod, and the worst probably not
known, is the latest news Irom tbe (ear
ful Atlantic storm.
A freight train on the Norfolk &
Western railroad went through a bridge
near Riverside, Va. The fireman was
killed, the engineer seriously scalded
and a brukeman fatally Injured.
Articles incorporating the O. It. &
N. Company have been filed with the
eeoretary of state ot Washington, and
show that tho extensions in Oregon,
Washington and Idaho have long been
n oontctn plation,
At tho Loyal Legion banquet given
n Manila 69 guests Kwere present.
Nearly every oommantlery was repre
sented. General Anderson presided
and Rear-Admiral Dewey was received
by a guard of honor from the Oregon
regiment.
Cubans am starving to death In Santa
Clara, and the Red Cross has been ap
poaled to to furnish prompt relief.
Women and children are suffering. If
succor does not soon reach them all will
have died. The Cuban troops are also
In a pitiful oondltlon for lack of sup
plies. The Red Cross will promptly
respond to tbe appeal, but is bandl
capped by luck of funds.
Claude M. Johnson, director of the
bureau of engraving and printing, in
bis annual report shows that during the
year tneie were .82,B7,47 Meets oi
stamps and government securities
printed and delivered at a cost of 11,
570,598. This sum, howover, in
cludes 113,500 inorease ot stock, 130,
000 paid for machinery and $6,416
paid to outside employes.
Chas. W. Couldock, the well-known
actor, died In New York.
Natural gas has been discovered on
SummerUnd beaoh, near Santa Barbara,
Cat.
The steamer Wild wood sank at her
dock at Port Townsend during a heavy
storm.
Many of the Manila soldiers want to
come home. They have been attacked
by a serious case of home-siokness.
Three negroes were lynohed near
Meridian, Miss. The crime alleged
was the thumping of a white man.
The government has been officially
advised of the successful termination
of the Paris negotiations with Spain
The steamer Detroit was lost on
Shelter island, near Juneau. She had
37 passengers, all of whom were saved.
The battle-ship Wisconsin, recently
launched at San Francisco, is fast in
the mud, and all efforts to dislodge her
have proved futile.
Incompetent engineers are blamed
for the breakdown ot the cruiser But
fao. while on her war from New York
to join Admiral Dewey's fleet.
Horse-stealing on a large scale ia said
to be going on in Knstern Oregon, and
thousands ot horses have disappeared
from that section during the past year
A writer in the London Contemporary
Review, in an article characterising
William of Germany as the arch enemy
of England, declares that country and
the United States must stand shoulder
to Bhoulder in the East.
General Blanco's retirement and tbe
resignation of the autonomist cabinet
increases the oon fusion in Cuba, which
preceded Amerioan control. Fear ia
felt that tbe United States may not
assume Immediate jurisdiction, and
that confusion will result.
The steamer Portland, whloh was re
ported mission after the big Atlantic
coast storm, has been lost off Highland
light with every passenger and the
entire Crew. The number drowned ia
about 100. Thirty four bodies have
been recovered from the surf and the
rescue work still proceeds. The Port'
land was valued at 1350,000, and waa
lununiu.
Newa ia at hand from Tien-Tsln that
a large number of Japanese spies have
'been captured by the Russians at Port
Arthur and shot. Seven Japanese, all
officers of the Imperial Japanese army,
were taken, and on their persona were
found drawings of the principal forti
fications. But a day elapsed after their
capture before they were marched out
before a firing party of Russians and
summarily shot. ,
California mine ownera assert the
gold output ot the state has been cur
tailed at least 60 per cent by a pro
longed drought.
Oliver Clement, aged 18, of Poplar
Bluff, Mo., has married Mrs. Hannah
MoGInnia, aged 60. She was his step
mother's stepmother.
Though one of the youngest general
officers in the confederate army Gen
eral Wheeler waa the oldest in the na
tinnal servloe against Spain.
1 B II
She Finally Accepts.the
American Terms.
HUMBLED, BUT YET HAUGHTY
Porto Rico, Guam mid the Philippine!
Are Now American Colonies Span
Uh Keiouroea Exhausted No Condi
tions Are Attached to Her Consent.
Paris, Nov. 80. Spain has aocepted
the United Stutos' offer ot $20,000,-
000, and at a joint session ot the peaoe
commissions this afternoon consented
without condition to the relinquish
ment of Cuba, and to oede Porto Rico,
Guam and the Philippine islands.
The document presenting this accept-
ice contained only 800 words. It
opened with a reference to the unequal
terms of the United States, and said
that the Spanish commissioners, after
having taken cognizance of tbe terms
propoaod by the Americans, replied that
their government had triod to give as
equitable an answer as possible, but
that they were not prepared to commit
their government to the acceptance of
the principle embodied in the argu-
UNCLE SAM'S NEW TERRITORY,
The above map shows the territory that has been, or will undoubtedly be, added to tae
United States ts a result of the war with Spain-Cuba, Porto Rico, the Island ot Guam,
or Guahan, In the Ladrones, end a coaling station and port in the Philippines.
IThe above map and statement was published immediately following the signing of the
peace protocol. As a result of tho Paris conference the United has gained every point therein
predicted, togetner witn ine cession oi me eimto
ment. Spain rejeots these principles,
the note continues, "as she always has
rejected them. '
Basing her attitude upon the justice
of her cause, the note then says she
still adheres to these principles, "which
she has heretofore invariably formu
lated."
However, the note adds, In her desire
for peaoe, she has gone so far as to pro
pose oertain compromises, wnion we
Amerloans have always rejected. She
has also attempted to arbitrate some of
the material particulars upon which the
two governments differed. These pro
posals for arbitration, it is added, the
Amerloans had equally lejooted. 'ihese
allegations in Spain's reply, as to at
tempted arbitration, refer to her pro
posal to arbitrate the construction ot
the third article of the protocol, and
also to submit the Spanish colonial debt
of Cuba and the Philippines to arbitra
tion. The last proposition had been
made in a written communication.
Since its presentation, and in return for
euch arbitration, Spain offered to cede
the territory in dispute. The Ameri
cans refused both propositions for arbi
tration. Spain's reply today In substance con
tinued by declaring that the United
States has offered aa a kind of compen
sation to Spain something very inade
quate to the sacrifices the latter coun
try makes at this moment, and she
feels that the United States' proposals
could not be considered as equitable.
Spain has, however, exhausted all the
resources of diplomacy and an attempt
to justify her attitude. Seeing that
an acceptance of the proposal made to
Spain is a necessary condition to a con
tinuance of negotiations, and seeini
that the resources of Spain are not such
'as to enable her to re-enter upon war,
iahe ia prepared, in her desire to avoid
bloodshed, and Irom considerations of
humanity and patriotism, to submit to
'the conditions of the conquering na
tion, however harsh they may be. She
is therefore to aocept the proposals of
the American commission, as presented
at the last sitting.
The reading and the translation of
the document occupied less than five
minutes. At the conclusion of the
translation the commissioners empow
ered Senor Ojeda, secretary "of the
Spanish commission, and Seoretary
Moore, of the Amerioan commission,
to draw up articles which are to embody
the relinquishment ot Cuba by Spain
and the oesalon of Porto Rico and the
Philippines. These articles, whloh
may be considered aa constituting the
oondltlona of peaoe, will be ready for
submission on Thursday.
The commissioners left the foreign
offloe immediately after the secretaries
had been directed to prepare the artl
clea of the peace treaty.
There was scarcely any conversation
between the American and Spanish
commissioners niter the adjournment.
Among the Ameiionna only the most
grave consideration for their Spanish
colleagues was apparent.
Preparation ot his bionnia) report to
the legislature has been completed by
the Btate land commissioner of Wash
ington. L' t
SEVENTY LIVES LOST.
fatalities From tho Atlantis Const Gale
Hourly Increasing.
Boston, Mass., Nov. 80. It Is known
definitely tonight that mora than 70
Uvea have been lost In tbe wrecks ot
tugs, schooners and ooal barges during
the storm ot Saturday nlgbt and Sun
day morning, and if the steamer Port
land has gone down, as now seems pos
sible, the list of casualties will rise to
170, with over 100 vessels of all de
scriptions ashore, two score ot them to
be total wreoks and an unknown num
ber probably beneath the waves ot
Massachusetts bay.
There is scaroely a bay, barbor or In
let from tho Penobscot to New London
which has not on its shores the bones
ot some stanoh craft, while all along
Massachusetts bay, and especially Bos
ton harbor, the beaches are piled high
with the wreckage ol schooners and
ooal barges. The record, although
hourly lengthening, is still Incomplete,
(or that ocean grave-yard of Cape Cod
is still to be heard from.
Tbe annoyance and inconvenience of
the railroad and street-car embargo,
covering the whole ot southern New
England, tank Into insignificance be
fore the story of destruction wrought by
wind and wave, yet it will be many a
day bofore the full import of the disas
ter is known or even realized.
The islands of Boston harbor are
without exception strewn with wrecks
and wreckage; no less than 39 vessels
are ashore at Gloucester, ovei 20 in
the supposed safe harbor of Vineyard
Haven parted their anchor-chains yes
terday, and are hign ana dry on trie
beach. Nantasket beach saw two
schooners and a coal barge dash to
pieces on its sands, tbe rocks of Codas'
set claimed a stanch fisherman; Soitu-
A5 A RESULT OP THE WAR.
ruiuppme Biuujiromsu.j
ate, a well-known pilot-boat; Manchee
ter, a Down East lumberman, while one
tug and thtee barges known to have
been between Cape Cod and Boston are
unaocounted for and probably lost.
The upper harbors of Boston, Ply
mouth, Salem, Portsmouth, Portland
and other places where vessels were
supposed to be comparatively safe, were
the scenes ot numerous collisions be
tween the ships and the wharves.
Every life-saving crew performed
deeds of heroism in resoulng crews from
stranded vessels, and tug-boat captains
risked life and property in their en
deavor to save life.
Deatha at Manila.
Washington. Nov. 80. The follow
ing report of deaths among the Ameri
can force at Manila was received from
General Otis by the war department to
day:
"Manila, Nov. 29. Adjutant-Gen
eial, Washington: Following deaths
since last report:
"Nov. 81 Frank M. Harden, pri
vate, company K, First North Dakota,
typhoid fever.
"Nov. 23 Clyde Perkins, private,
company E, Second Oregon, smallpox
Walter Downing, private, company L,
First Colorado, dysentery.
"Nov. 23 Charles McKinnon, pri
vate, company F, Second Oregon
smallpox.
"Nov. 85 Robert Davidson, prl
vate. company 3. Fourteenth United
States infantry, malaria; James M
Clark, company K, First South Dakota,
dysentery . Ol lb.'
Found Dead In the Road.
Union, Or., Not. 80. A minor, Wil
Ham Lamb, was found dead near
Saneer. a few. days ago. He became
lost In a mow storm and waa found
frozen to death. It was reported that
there waa a gunshot wound on his body,
and the ooroner went out to hold an in'
aneBt. but this proved to be untrue
Tbe body was brought here for burial
which took place today.'
Spanish Leave Plnar Del Rio.
TJ.Mn. VrtW ftflAf nAf1 tfullftV
Genera) Hernandea Velasco, with 8,000
Spanish troops, evacuated the city and
nrovince of Plnar del Rio. They left
the city with bands playing and ban
nera flving. General Velasco made
formal delivery to the mayor. Half an
hour afterward a Cuban lieutenant
colonel entered with 260 men.
New York, Nov. 80. The mem hers
of the Cuban committee in this oity
have received no word of the death of
General Gomea. They discredit the
rumor. ' '
Many Will Muster Out.
Washington. Nov. 80. The war de
partment, in view of the assurance that
the Paris treaty fin do signed, is ar
ranelng to muster ont more troops. It
ia probable that from 80,000 to 40,000
voiunteera will be mastered out as soon
as selections ot regiments can be made,
The foroea at Manila will not be re
duced at present.
Grant O. Gillett. a well-known Kan
sas cattle baron, has failed for a larg
amount and fled the country,
NOT ONE SURVIVOR
Steame- Portland Lost With
All on Board.
ONE HUNDRED PERSONS PERISH
Struck on Caps Cod During the Gala
Many Bodlea Hare Drifted
Ashore.
Highland Light, Mass., Doc. 1. The
steamer Portland, of the Boston and
Portland line, has been lost on Cape
Cod, with all on board. The lifesav
ing men. through a blinding storm,
yesterday morning at 6 o'clock heard a
distress whistle, and last night at mid
night the body ol a man was round on
shore. On tbe body of the man was a
fe belt marked "Steamer Portland, of
Portland." A gold watch in his pocket
had stopped at 10 o'clock. This man
was well dressed, wore black clothes
and tan shoes, and had light hair and
ustache. A piece of card in bis
pocket bore the words, "John W., Con
grees street, Portland." The body of
large woman, without covering of
any kind, washed asbore at ramet
ver, but there was no means of
identification.
It is believed that the Portland was
disabled by the storm at 10 o'clock last
ight, being unable longer to hold up
against the gale, and drifted on Peaked
ill bar, and went to pieces. No part
of the ship has drifted ashore, and it is
not known just where she struck.
Boxes of tobacco, clothing, cheese, oil,
eta, have been washed ashore, also
life preservers marked with the words
Steamer Portland."
Bodies of Victims Washed Ashore.
Boston, Deo. 1. Dr. Maurice Rich
ardson, of Beacon street, this city, waa
at bis summer home, Wellneet, during
the storm, and corroborated the early
aocount of the loss of the Portland,
for he saw two of the bodies washed
ashore, and on them were life preserv
ers marked with the vessel's name.
Dr. Richardson waa on the first train
from Cape Cod which arrived in this
oity late tonight
I saw two of the bodies picked
p." said tbe doctor. "Onewasprob-
ibly that of a deckhand, a man of
abont 20. He had on a life preserver
marked 'Portland.' The other body
was that of a stout woman. She, too,
wore a Hie preserver with tne steamer a
name on it. ' Wreckage is coming
ashore far IS miles along the coast.
Among the wreckage were cases of lard
directed to Portland."
In addition to the two bodies, Dr.
Riohardson brought news that at
Orleans the body of a girl abont 20 was
found. She had a gold watch and a
ring marked "J. G. E." Her watoh
had stopped at 9:17. There are three
bodies at Nausett, eight at Orleans and
28 at Truro and Wellfleet. The double
wheel of the Portland came ashore at
Orleans.
There were about 100 persons aboard
the Portland, including 51 passengers.
Tbe Portland was built at Bath, Me.,
in 1890, and was a side-wheel steamer
of 1,817 tons net burden. Her length
was 230 feet, beam 43 and depth 15
feet. She was valued at $350,000, and
was fully insured
Washed Ashore at Highland Light.
Provincetown, Mass., Deo. 1. Two
bodies that came ashore at Highland
Lieht and are supposed to be from the
Portland have been brought here. One
is that of a well-dressed man. The
other body 1b that of a - woman with
only shoes and stockings on.
IN FEAR OF AMERICA.
European Powers Dared Not Interfere)
In Philippine Matters.
Berlin, Deo. 1. The Cologne Ga
zette says: "International envy has
e;; desDof"the VM&Z
upon Spain. Although they mignt
have profited by the situation, the pow
ers feared to make a bitter enemy of
America, with the consequent closing
of her markets, if they opposed the an
nexation of the Philippines."
Other German papers argue that
the United States would never have
dared to Impose such conditions had
it not been for England's support.
This oonviction of the Anglo American
agreemnet, giving the two powers the
virtue of control of the "far Eastern
question," intensified the situation.
It is believed Ureat Britain will get
Chusan as compensation and both Eng
land and America are suspeoted of hav
ing some disagreeable surprise in store.
Bagasta Breathes Easier.
Madrid, Deo, 1. Senor Sagasta
showed much emotion on learning that
the Spanish commissioners in Paris
had formally agreed to sign the treaty
jot peaoe on the American conditions,
Qui lie nssureu ma Ariauua luut uq nan
convinced he had adopted the best
course in the interests of the country
and the monarchy, adding that the
news had lifted a great weight from the
minds of the people. The Bank of
DpUlU lino UIDUC 1IOOII HUTRiiuo lu bus
sovernment of 60,000,000 pesetas, to
tho Tnnu nf rnnatriatinor tha
Spanish troops from the Philippines
and the Antilles. The republican pa-
pera violently attack both the govern
ment and the Amerloans.
Gold on San Jnan Hill.
Wiohita. Kan.. Deo. 1.- Dr. J. W.
Langford, of Arizona, and 12 of Roose
velt's Bough Riders have gone to San
Jnan hill, Cuba, to prospeot tor gold.
In an interview here Langford said:
"Because of its pleasant climate I be
lieve Cuba to be a better gold field
than the Klondike. I think Cuba Is
one of the best prospecting countries In
the world. I expect to locate a olaira
on San Juan hill that a company will
be able to work with large profit."
MUSTERING OUT.
Volunteer Army Will Be Reduced by .
ad.OOO Men.
New York, Deo. 1. A special to the'
Herald from Washington says: One
oi the first results of the determination
of tbe peace negotiations at Paris will!
be an order for tbe mustering out of asj
many as 80,000 men of the voluneter1
army. Tbe orders thus far cover about'
69,000 men, but not more than 35.000,
bave actually been mustered out.
Tbe present army consists of about
130,000 men, exclusive of all ordered
mustered out, 68,000 of whom are reg
ulars. The forces contemplated for
tbe Islands are:
' For the Philippines, 20,000; for
Porto Rico, about 7,000; for Cuba,
not more than 80,000.
This, on the basis of 75,000 men for
the regular establisnment which ia
tbe number now reckoned on by com
petent military forecasters here will
leave 20,000 men for frontier and sta
tion work in this country. Secretary
Alger recommends 100,000 men. ,
There are now 80,000 volunteers.
who are entirely useless, in view of the
technical cessation of hostilities. Or
ders for the mustering out of these will
be issued without delay, which will
leave 100,000 men in the army. It
was recalled by army offloers that the
regular army of 25,000 men has never
been up to its limit of enlisted strength,
and that tbe army of 62,000 men under
tbe Hall bill lacked 10,000 of complete
enlistment
Secretary Alger lefused to say
whether lie would ask for more pay for
enlisted men, but it is asserted that it
will be impossible to secure tbe enlist
ment of 75,000 men unless there be
granted greater pay than $13 a month
for eaob man. An inorease of pay for
privates in the servloe will be one of
the almost certain developments of leg
Islatlon for army reorganization, the
argument being based upon tbe danger
ous climates to be endnred in the new
possessions. '
The New Army.
Washington, Deo. 1. There is re
newed talk of reorganization of the
regular army by the present session of
congress, and that a bill is now under
preparation by the war department.
RAN ON A REEF.
Steamer Detroit Wrecked on Shelter
Island Passengers and Crew Bared
Seattle, Deo. 1. The steamer Cot
tage City, from Alaska, brings news of
the wreck of tbe steamer Detroit on
Shelter Island. Her crew and passen
cere, numbering 87, were saved.
The Detroit ran between Juneau and
Haines Mission. While making her
regular run Thanksgiving day she
struck a reef on Shelter island. The
weather was terribly thick and a heavy
snow storm raging. The rock toie
great holes in her, as the engines
pounded themselves to pieces, en
deavoring to drag her from her rock
bound position. The water poured
through her, and had it not been for,
the tightness in wibch she was held by;
the rooks she would have gone down
drowning all on board.
The passengers and orew were land
ed on Shelter island, where they are
housed with scarcely any provisions,
under tarpaulins.
The purser and two seamen went to
Junean in a small boat for relief, arrlv
Ing there just before the Cottage City
left They say the survivors are in
critical condition, shivering with cold
around a fire and without food
A steamer has gone to the rescue with
relief.
Smokeless Powder Factory Bnrned.
Pinole. Cal.. Dec. 1. A disastrous
fire at the works of the California Pow
der Company today destroyed several
buildings and much valuable ma
chinery in the gun-cotton department,
entailing a loss ot $35,000 and the tem
porary discontinuance of the manufac
ture of smokeless powder. The com
pany bad just made a contract with the
United States government to supply an
j quantity of smokeless powder.
Regulars May Go to Manila.
San Francisco, Deo. 1. A rumor is
current at army headquarters that be
tween now and January 1, 5,000 sol
diers will be brought here to embark
tor the Philippines. It is expected
that the Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sev
enth, Thirteenth and Twentieth in
fantry will be assigned to 'duty on the
iBlanJa and that some of the voiunteera
stationetd there will be returned to this
country for mustering out.
Trial of Oakland Brutes.
Oakland, Cal., Dec. 1. The trial of
W. A. Brandes, accused of the murder
of his 15-year-old daughter, has been
set for December 1. He broke down
in court and wept when the charge was
read. His wife will be tried on the
same charge on December 6. She is
quite unconcerned, and, like her hua
band, has pleaded not guilty. They
are accused of having beaten tbe child
to death and then made it appear to be
a oase of suicide.
Sealing Question Unsettled
Washington, Nov. 80. The Behring
sea question has reaohed such an ad
vanoed stage in the considerations of
the Anglo-American commission that a
i - . ,j j .
special meeting was held today to hear
' the report Of- the Committee. AltOI
two houra devoted to considering
t,,e rePort and the viewa of 'he re-
apectlve sides, it was atated that no
conclusion had been reached
London, Dec. 1. The Dally : Mail
this morning makes the following an
nouncement:
"We are able to state that on the in
vitation of the secretary of state for the
colonies, Hon. Joseph Chamberlain
some English capitalists have indicated
their readiness to endeavor to revive
the sugar Industry in the West Indies
if bounties are abolished. Sir Thomas
Lipton is prepared to spend 1,000,000
.
I
pounds, and it is believed that some ar
rangements will be arrived at."
SCALDED TO DEATH
Terrible Accident on a Stock
ton Steamboat.
PAET OF A BOILER EXPLODED
Six Persona Killed and Many Danger
ously Wounded Heartrending
Scenes Among Sufferers.
8tockton, Cal., Nov. 29. Tbe most
disastrous river accident In the history
of Stockton occurred this morning at
4:30 o'clock, near Fourteen-Mile slough,
when a part ol one of the boilers of the
river steamer T. C. Walker, which lelt
San Francisco at 6 o'clock last night,
was blown out, killing six and danger
ously wounding 11 persons, while prob
ably 15 or 20 others were more or less
badly hurt The T. C. Walker is owned
by the California Navigation & Im
provement Company, and ran between
San Francisoo and Stockton. Tha
dead are:
John Tulan, captain of the T. C.
Walker; Ferdinand Law, of Seattle;
W. A. Blunt, the agent In charge of
shipping of sugar beets from the Moss
tract to the Crockett factory; Watson
H. Henry, of Stockton, engineer of the
T. O. Walker; Mrs. Henry Watson,
wife of the chief engineer; Jerry
Dailey, fireman.
Ten were wounded.
The majority of the passengers were.
in bed when the explosion occurred,
and were awakened by the report,
which was as loud as a cannon's roar.
People rushed from their rooms in
their night clothes and found the whole
forward portion of the steamer's upper
works blown away. The electric lights
had been put out, and the escaping
steam enveloped the front portion ot
the boat, till it was impossible to see
how muoh of the boat had been dam
aged. Tbe screams of the men who
were locked in their rooms near the
pilot-house were heartrending.
Captain John Tulan had been blown
from his bed against the door of tha
stateroom, and so seiiously injured that
he could not move. The door could
not be forced open, as he was jammed
np against it. One of the employes of
the boat scoured an axe and out the up- -per
part of the room away, and finally
removed him, but not until he was vir
tually roasted alive. When pulled out,
the flesh dropped from his bones in -large
pieces, and although he was suf
fering excrutiatingly he bore it bravely,
and not a groan escaped him as he waa
taken out of tbe steam.
Watson H. Henry, tbe chief engineer,
and his wife, were In their room near
the pilot-house when the explosion oo
ourred. Mrs. Henry was blown through
tbe roof. Tbe flooring was blown up
wards, and she was burled with great
violence a distance of fully 20 feet,
towards the bow of the boat. She waa
horribly crushed by the force of the ox
plosion, and also badly scalded by es
caping steam. Her injuries proved
fatal at 13:80 this afternoon. She re
tained consciousness until a few mo
ments before her death., Her suffer
ings were so intense that she begged
the physloiacs in attendance to end her
lite, bat all that could be done was to
deaden the pain by the use of narcotics.
Mr. Henry was terribly scalded. He
was blown some distance away, but
not as far as was his wife. He died
shortly after being brought to this city.
W. A. Blunt was instantly killed.
He was standing on the lower deck, aa
be intended making a landing a short
distanoe above the place where the ex
plosion occurred.
Jerry Dailey, the fireman, was in tha
firehold of the boat when the accident
occurred. Tbe escaping steam com
pletely enveloped him, soarcely a por
tion ot his body escaping ' the scalding
vapor. He died at tbe receiving hos
pital at 12:15 this afternoon. He had
been in tne employ ot the uaiuornia
Navigation & Improvement Company
for about 14 years.
Underneath the lower decks, where
the deck hands slept, the groans and
screams were heartrending. . Tbe un
fortunate imprisoned men were receiv
ing the full effeot of the steam as it
came from the boilers. , Eight ot them
were almost roasted alive. Those who
were able made their way to the deck
as best they could, while the more seri
ously injured were unable to get out.
The exposed poi tions ot their bodiea
suffered the most The arms and facea
of those near the main entianoe were .
frightfully scalded. Coratti Dominici.
who waa on the lower deck, waa blown
Into the water, and had to swim ashore
after his back was' terribly scalded.
Louis Brizzolana, in company with
Charles Maagini and wife, waa standing
near the pilot-house on the texas deck.
The foice threw him to one side, but
not until he was badly burned about
the body. Fortunately, Mr. Magginl
and his wife esoaped without so much
as a soratoh, though both were thrown
down by the concussion.
Drowned In the Street.
Boston, Mass., Nov. 29. Two men '
lost their lives in the storm today at
Revere. One was Michaol Lee and the
other an unknown negro. Both were
drowned on Ocean avenue while trying
to cross that thoroughfare, through
which tbe tide was flowing.
Three Negroes Lynched. :
Meridian, Miss., Nov. 29. Beporta -have
reached here that three negroes
were lynched last night four miles
west of Meridian. Newton county
farmers are aald to be on the trail ot
othera implicated in an assault on a ..
white man, who came to Meridian Fri
day from Newton county and waa pur
sued and fired upon by the negroes. A
mob of armed farmers left lor tha
scone, and while no dofinito news had.'
been received, it is believed that they
hive lummarily dealt with tha black,