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TKIISK TICKS FUOM TIIK WIKK.S
A lutereellBg Colleelloaor llama from
lb Two llerulapheroe l'ranU4
In Condensed Form.
'
lietumlng soldi-is taj all Philippine
lewa ii (MfiiuriI.
lnli'l F. TiitiHttn, former mayor uf
New York. U deed.
Now York hm cast of yellow fever.
It came (rum Cuba.
Fifteen tiuinlrl ninn are now ant at
Ilia Chicago stockyards.
Secretary A Igor invented a parapet,
but nil a It-tit It pioved worth loe.
Tim writing paper trust has been In
jorporaled, capitalised ut $3,OOO,0U0,
At tumult In ihe Italian chamber
f deputies in Home !0 deputies were
Injured.
, At Belgium tin) guTtii miipiit ha eon
tedud to the socialist tint right to hold
meeting.
Irfindmi tetegieph company objtirtt lo
l I'mi;I (lo cable because It will hurt
Ihelr Iwsiness.
The California in limn who were re
ported to have porlalied in Siberia, aro
alire ami wall.
Tho peanut tiuat linn been inc-orior-
led in Now Jersey with capltalisa
tiou of 1 50, 000.
Retail prion will advance in keep
lug with tlioaa o the wholesale iu tlia
lion ami attirl trade.
General Harrison Gray Otla any hi
namesake aliouhl have 60,000 uion to
routa tlio Filipino.
Tlio cruiser Chicago linn gone to Pie
lorla, Houth Africa lo protoul American
intnrest In Ilia Transvaal.
Dreyfus hui at laat been landed In
Franco. He wu taken In Iteiine,
where hi retrial will take place.
The United Stair consul at Haifa
dor, Inform! the ataie department that
fallow (over ha made it appearance
there.
Under direct order from the presi
dent, every nurve I strained to Ret the
volunteer regiments away from the
I'hltipplnna without a day' delay.
No colored legiiuent will bo organ
Ised for aervlce In the Philippines.
Any colored men enlisted will be as
Ignud to varaticii-a In Ilia preaunt col
uhhI legluiHiita of the regular army.
Heavy ralm have done gieat damage
in Texas. It 1 reliably stated that one
family of ill pereon porished. The
Iom in cut ion and corn alone will
r.wh 11,000.000, while another
I, 000,000 will not cover the loaa to
tailroada and other property.
California report profitable fruit
season.
Admiral Sampson ha been granted
month' leave of absence.
Tho Dewey home fund contribution!
have reached nearly $13,000,
A (lurman company will build a
initdtor in Shasta county, Cel.
Spain hit told the gunboat Vela
quel to Venesuela for 150,000 franc.
A ateain duo oollapecd on a Missis
ippl river sleainur scalding five men,
two fatally.
After an absence of nix year it Min
neapolis man returned to (laud trlul
for grand larceny.
Captain Coghlan will go to Pttgot
sound after all, a comtnandant of tho
naval atuliim at Bremerton.
The navy department ha received
Information that Admiial Dewey tailed
Ifom Colombo for Port Bald.
Governor Jones, of Arkanaaa, hai
iaaued a pioctanmtion in wliloh he
aay tho imiortatlou of minora must
ODRHO,
Two Japanese sailors Jumped from
the plnguo ihlp anchored at Sun Fran
cisco, hoping to reach shore, hut were
drowned.
The campaign will oemo In the Phil
ippines until the bad weather I ended.
Meanwhile Otii' force will be Increased
to 40,000 men.
Tho coroner' Investigation of ths
two negroes killed In the Alabama nico
riot, found that they were ahot down
in cold blood, but failed to bilng tu
light the guilty parties.
Railroad ticket agouti in the entire
territory west of Chicago will have
their Incomes materially Increased
after July 1. After this date agents
will receive liberal commission for
oiling ticket over foioign or connect
. ing linos. These commissions will run
from 26 cent to 4 per tlokot, the av
erage being about $1.
At Wallace, Idaho, deputy aheriffi
have posted notice foi bidding tin
public observance of July 11. This li
the anniversary of the riot at (Jem,
sovon year ago. It has ever since buen
observed as Miners' Union day, the ex
ercises In tho forenoon being similar to
those of Memorial day, while In the
"Iter noon Fourth of July spots are
" 1,01,1
Minor Mws Items.
In Jotmore, Kan,, every house in oo
ennied by it owner. The population
of tho place I BOO.
James Edwin Cooke, onco famous ai
the champion ten-horso rider of the
world, ii living In an abandoned etruel
oar in Long Island,
1 finrvoy work prollininnry to the lay
ing of a cable between (iermany and
tlio United Htatos by way of the Azoref
was praotioolly ooiunleted,
LATER NEW8.
llelglun soolalist are aguinst elector.
l reform,
Many people were Injure.) in . nil
toad wreck at Loudon.
Dreyfus Is torifldnut the second court'
iinitlul will aoijuit hlui.
Kevunly-four casus of yellow fever
lave linen reported in Banliago.
racking-house employes In Chicago
will not strike until riipteiiiher.
The Democratic national committee
will meet in Chicago on July 110.
Tim peace treaty lias at last been rat
IDixl by the Kpaniah senate
Tho North (Jnrinan Lloyd Steamship
Company hut oidureJ three new pus
eager boats.
The number of drownings In the
Texas floods Is now placel at 06; prop
erty loss, $6,000,000.
Otis has cabled the war dnpaitment
the number of recruits ne:eioiary to lilt
racanuius In the tegular regiments.
The government has takun a hand in
the Illinois labor troubles. The strik
er at Cartervillo have been enjoined.
The Fourth of July in Coloiedo was
ushered iu at midnight by a uiaguitt
jeut illumination on i'ika's I'eak. 14,-
000 fuel above the sra. Nevvntren
tiuudred pound of red, white and blue
liowdur was set off.
At Chicago one hundred frenaied wo
men and 30 men rushed panic-stricken
fnitu the Ihioe-atory factory of the
Western l"aier filock Company to ee
cape being buriied to death. Kight
women were injuied in leaping from
the windows, and many more jumped
in safety.
Late Oriental advices state that 20
ringleaders of the Motets who destroy ed
ind burned eleotrio tramway car at
Boon I last month were executed in pub
lic at Coiea'a capital four weeks ago.
They met their fate bravelr. Their
heads were cut off and exhibited in
public plaue a a warning to all eril
Joerl. HeiHirt have been received in Ma
nila of an outbreak in the Island of Me
tros, incident upon the departure ol
the California regiment for houia.
Hinie hostile native, aoeing'a company
of loldioia at one of the small posts
preparing tu deart, thought the Amer
icans were evaauating the island, and
1 party of KflO rebels, mostly bolo men,
(Hacked the troope, and killed one man
tnd wounded another belonging to
xiuipany E. The Filipinos were easily
Irlven off.
The news brought from Honolulu by
the Coptic of the death o the Dowager
(Jiieeu Kaphdanl waa not a surprise to
llawaiiatis, as her death had been ex
pected lor some time. Khe was 66
fenrs of age and waa a sufferer from
isncer, ami recently had a stroke of
paralysis, following several attacks of
splexy. Bhe was much esteemed iu
the islands anil her death was sincerely
mourned. Her remains lay in state
for eight day and wen buried with
Impressive ceremonies.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson will
come to the coast this summer.
A a result of a lover' quairel a Ran
Pianoisco young wottiau was shot by a
llreman.
Two were killod and a number in
jured in a street car collision at Pitta
burg.
At Philadelphia, J. T. Carr, a re
porter, was killed In a strset oar ool
laioli. A number wore badly injured.
Fire did damage to tho extent ol
$100,000 at Summit, N. J. Cue hun
dred people, living In apai Intents, lost
their effects.
The negroes have all loft Pana, III.,
on tickota furnished by Governor Tan
ner. The mine will reopen with un
ion men.
Hchurinan has visited the southern
islands and ascertained the suntiiuonl
uf tho natives. He says peace will
i ii rely follow victory in the Philippines,
is the best people favor tho Americana.
Union City, III., populated entirely
union mineis, was destroyed by tire
and tho miners driven to the woods by
negroes, who sought revnge for the kill
ing of a ncgio woiuau by the wineii.
Ueneral Miles has paid a high com
pliment to the brave Oregon volunteers,
and sayi that In the West ii to be
found the best material inthewoild
lor military sarivce.
The rebels made a sally against our
linos at Han Fernando, but did not
push the attack. Tho Americans lost
one man killed and four wounded.
The German delegates of the draft
ing committee of tho arbitration coin'
nilttee of tho peace conference hav
uftlcially announced the assent of Ger
many to Sir Julian Puunoefoto's pro
posal of a permanent court of at Mira
tion. Professor Waterhonse, of Washington
nnivraity, proposes that we call tin
United States "Usona," and its people
"Usonlam." The words are derived
from the inltiul of United Slates of
North America.
During the fiscal year just ended the
total output of American shipyards has
been the largest in any yeai tor the
last quarter of a oenttiry, exoept in
1881, when 1,384 vessel of 86H.80U
gross tons wore built and documented
in the United Stntcs.
The mayor of Hays City, Kan., Is
only 913 yean old, the president of the
council is S3 and the oldest man in the
municipal government is 89.
Now Jersoy fruit growers as a rule
bollove there will be an Immense crop,
as tho buds had not developed enough
to he damaged by the cold wenther.
RuhbU, with a population of 137,.
000,000, has only 18,884 physicians.
In the United States, with a popula
tion of about 76,000,000, there are 13,
000 physicians.
MURPHY'S GREAT RIDE
Paced by Locomotive, He Did
a Mile in 57 4-5 Seconds.
THK WOUI.D'8 FASTEST TIME
UenmamA from the Wind by Hood ee
iha Train -It Maarlf Cest
II I m ilia Lire.
Now Yoik, Jnlr 8. Charles M.
Murphy, of the Kings County Wheel
men, toda a mile no a bicycle, paced
by a locomotive, in 67 4 6 seconds to
day. His course wus a two-mile boa d
track on a siding of the Long inland
railway. Murphy followed an engine
and a day oonch, the luttrr being vrty
vidud with a hood, which acted as a
wind shield for the rider. The boa id
track was laid near May wood, L. 1.,
ami eitouded fioin that station two
miles east, ami was as nearly pel feci to
a level as skill could muke it. Fully
8,000 people saw Mot phy make his dar
ing i Me.
Kngineer Sam Booth had his hand
on the thiottle of engine 74 when the
word was given to start at 6:10. The
engine started at a rapid rate, and be
fore 400 yards had been traveraed, was
tunning at a rale of more than 60
miles an lour. Murphy was keeping
well within the hood. As they neared
the iM-giuning of the mile stretch, the
pace was a mile a minute, and a cloud
of dust obscured everything from the
view of the s;-eotators, who lined the
banks ou either side.
On entering this pace, which would
tost ids speed, Murphy, in reply to a
query, shouted: "I'm all right, smd
her along." but there was no necessity
lot Ins remarks as to speed, as the en
gineer was sending the big steam flyer
along at top speed. The quarter was
readied In 15 seconds, and the half in
2tf 2-6. The time for the three-quar
ters was 44. At the finish, two of the
watches showed 67 4 6, one 67 8-6. an
other 68 and the fifth 67 3-4, which
waa held by Sheiiff Creamer. The
timers agreed that Murphy had covered
the distance in 67 4-6 seconds.
Those on the back platform who had
watched Murphy all through his won
deiful ride staled that the rider's
handle bars had knocked againt the
rubber buffHt at least six times and
each time the oonensaion sent him back
fully six feet, but Murphy always had
strength enough to regain this dietance.
During tho last quarter of a niila.
the rider covered the ground for the
greater part fully a wheel's length out
side uf the hood, but as he passed the
finish he waa close up. Just then two
stiong men on board the tiuiu reached
down and seised the ildur by either
arm and lifted hint aboard the car in
safety. Their action undoubtedly saved
Murphy's life, because he was then in
suoh a weak condition that had he been
allowed to remain on the wheel he
would have been unable to contiot it,
and a serious, if not fatal, acoidont
might have happened.
Mm phy was carried to the front part
of the car and laid on a cot wheie a
physician adiuinlsteied to bim, and in
less than five minutes the cyclist was
aide to converse with those around him.
Murphy seemed dased at first, and
said, In answer to queries as to why he
full buck so many times: "1 did that
so that I might not come in oontact
with the planks which were being torn
up in front of me."
Later on, howevei, he did not refer
to thia, but said: "Hoys, I've felt al
ways that I ooo Id do this. Now that
I have done it, 1 am satisfied, and so
are many otheis."
Before the train had reached Baby
lon Mui phy had regained his normal
condition.
Murphy rode a 88-incb wheel, geared
to 130, O'j-iucli crank hangers, and the
weight of the machino was 30','
pounds.
GOVERNMENT OF SAMOA.
Governor Not to He RuIiJkoi to Aof ol
tlio Treaty t'owara.
San Francisco. July 3. The steam
ship Mariposa ai rived fuuu Australia,
via Samoa and Honolulu, today, and
repoits everything quiet in the Sa
moa n islands.
The commission lost no time in get
ting to work and had an interview with
the rlavl kings, who agreed to surrend
er nil arms and abandon their claima to
the thorne. The commission is now
engaged in writing its lepott.
Apia is to be governed by a council
and mayor. The judicial and diplo
matic functions of the consuls will be
greatly restiicted and the supreme
court and one law is recognixed as suf
ficient for the needs of Samoa. Rev
enue will be raised by indirect taxation
by ineanB of increased customs duties,
snd the poll tax will bo abolished. A
governor will be appointed who will
not be the subject of any treaty pow
eis. He will be assisted by a council
of three, one from each of the Interest
ed (towers. This council will legislate
for the Samoans and will be aided by
a small body of representative Samoans.
Consuls Rose and Maxse are passengers
on the Mariposa.
Some of the rebels aie disatisfled
with the procalmation providing for a
provisional government, and have de
clined to give up their titles.
ri(littn( MeCook Marrlaa,
Philadelphia, July 8. Rev. Henry
II. McCook, 60 yoars of age, the em
inent Presbyterian clergyman and
scientist, and Mrs. Eleanor D. Abey
were married last Tuesday.
Dr. MoCook belongs to the fighting
MoCook family. Dining the civil war
he aided in oiagniiing the Foity-flrat
regiment Illinois volunteeis and served
as its chaplain. During the war with
Spain he visited Cuba and did splendid
work in beating nd maiking tin
graves of Amerioan soldiers.
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NEGROES SOUGHT REVENGE.
Hlaoh anit Whlt Minnrs Me Battle
at l-mclonl.
St. Louis, July 6. A Post-Dispatch
special from Curlximiale, III., says:
Union City, named from the fact that
it ia occirpied by nnlon miners, was
the scene of a battle lut night about
midnight, and aa a result the town ia
in ruins. The nonunion negroes and
other men employed by Brush at ii
mines near Fredonia having become
crazed over the killing of the woman
yesterday, went to the camp, which
consists of nine houses, and opened tire
on them, which was at once returned.
The battle raged until the union
miners ran from their homes and took
reluge in a clump of timber close to
the villago. The nonunion men at
once applied the torch to the bouses,
anil all were burned to the ground.
Alter the men had destroyed consider
able pioperty previously occupied by
the union men, they moved on the
woods, and until daylight the fusillade
was kept up. No lives have so far been
reported lost.
MUST ROUT REBELS.
l-aac Will follow Victory In Iba Philip
!la laya Hcliaruian.
Manila, July 6. Professor J. O.
Schurrnan, of the L'nildu Htatea advis
ory commission for the Philippines, re
turned to Manila today from a three
week's trip in the eoutiiern Islands.
He lakes an entirely hopeful view of
the conditions there. The intelligent
and substantial citizens desire an
American protectorate. The masses
are awaiting the settlement of the war
in the island of Luzon before declaring
themselves. They are chiefly anxious
tube undisturbed. The president ol
the town of Han to Nicolas, in the island
ol Cebu, said to Mr. Schurrnan:
"We want peace, food and piosper
ity. We do not wish to fight. W
would be neutral."
The president of the commission
thinks this declaration fairly expresses
the sentiments of the people in tin
southern islands of the archipelago.
Many of the towns there are in tin
hands of small bands of Tagals, and
the people fear to indorse Amerioan
lule until they are certain that Aguin
aldomnst be beaten. Let them once
be convinced of this, and the allegiance
of the southern islands, Mr. Schurrnan
thinks can be secured by diplomacy.
"Cuurl ol Arbitration. "
The Hague, July 6. The drafting
committee on arbitration adopted thit
afternoon the American amendment tc
the code of procedure relative to a re
vision of tbeseutui.ee of the arbitration
couit in certain cases. The committee
dealt in the second reading with the
motion of Sir Julian Paunoefote,
head of the British delegation, tc
change the word "tribunal" tc
"court," which was adopted. So tb
official name is "permanent court ol
arbitration." The committee alto
paused the second reading of the first
articles of Sir Julian Pauncefote's mo
tion. A Tvrltablo llattleflalrl.
London, July 8. The Rome corre
spondent of the Daily Mall says: Th
chamber of deputies today was trans
formed into a veritable battle-field.
The tumult was terrific. Moie than
20 deputies were injured In the strug
gle, including Baron Sonnino, who waf
seriously hurt. Baron Sonnino is the
leader of the minority and the probable
future premier,
Flrat Ordara laauad.
Washington. July 8. The flist or
ders were issued today for recruiting
the troops under the clause authorizing
the enlistment ol 85.000 men. The
orders contemplate enlisting men foi
the three skeleton regiments in the
Philippines Recruiting officers havt
been insti noted to enlist men with tliii
understanding.
Morgan City Carrlaa Sick.
Washington, July 8. General Otii
nntilies the wai department that tlx
transport Morgan City left Manila June
28 foi San Francisco, with 464 sick sol
diers. KiHlrt-ti Aket for Allln.
Victoria, July 3. A deputation ap
pointed recently at a meeting of the
merchants and miners of Atlin waited
on the government today and made s
stong case in behalf of those who claim
to have suffered loss in consequence oi
restictive Icigslation.
Klondlkara Haach Tort Toarnaand.
Port Townsend, July 8. The steam
er Farallon snived today from the
north with 110 Alaska passengers and
600 pounds of guld dust. Among hei
passengers were George and Charles
Warden, with $33,000 from Eldorado.
Itooaavalt Not a rmidldats.
Albany, N. Y., July 1. Governor
Roosevelt, who stopped off in this city
thia afternoon for a few minutes on
his way to New York city from the
West, declared that he is not a candi
date for the Republican nomination foi
president in 1000, and that he is in fa
vor of renominating Piesideut MoKlu
ley, t'ruaslnn Strikers Killed.
Berlin, June 80. Three strikers
were killed yesterday during the rioting
at the Boohhum coal mines. The
number of men wounded is not known,
as many were spirited away to piivate
lioness. Tliirty-six arrests were made
yesterday, and troops to proteot the
non-strikers will arrive today.
Trouble at Cartervlll.
Springfield, 111., July 8. Secretary
Ryail, of the United Mineworkers oi
America, has received a message from
Thomas Jeremiah, of Carterville, say
ing that the negroes there are setting
fire to the homes of the union miners,
and urging the secretary to come at
onoe.
OtnattM Kxpoaltlon Opena.
Omaha, July 5. The Greater Amer
ican exposition opened its gates today
with a military parade.
ROYALISTS IX HAVANA
Cuban General Wants to Be
King of the Islands.
DOES SOT LIKE AMERICAS KL'LE
Ipmnlah Oraadaea and Otheva Itrawa
late the Schema by tba from
laeorTltlee. Havana, July 6. La Lncha pub
lishes a statement regarding matters
which its conductors say they have been
investigating and carefully guarding
for several weeks, owing to the reti
cence of those concerned and the de
sire of the latter to avoid a premature
disclosure, leading to possible failure of
their plans. The paper says:
"Cuba, during the last few months,
has been a land of many surprises.
The latest is the establishment of a
royalist party. The new organization
is unimportant at present, probably
numbering fewer than 60 members, but
a well-known Cuban general, who
claims to be a descendant of Cbarle
mange, is reported to be the head of
the party, and the meeting place is
usually the Inglaterra cafe. The Cu
ban general in question is said to be
disMatisfied with American rule. He
thinks that what Cuba needs is not a
republic, but a strong hand at the helm
like his own. He is of the opinion
that the people of the Latin race pre
fer royalty, and the possible bonori
accruing under monarchical regime.
"The Cuban general referred to is
understood to deny that be is head of
the party, but there is considerable
evidence that such a movement ia on
foot. He is the officer who was recent
ly reported to Ueneral Brooke for col
lecting 80 centimes from a Spanish
merchant on the ground that it was an
assessment for a fund devoted to driv
ing out the interveners."
General Ludlow has been made aware
of his successful attempts to collect
money from gambling bouses, under
threats to use his influence to have
them closed if the president of the Uni
ted States refused his demands. Foi
political reasons it has not been con
sidered advisable, thus far, to proceed
against him, but he has been warned
to discontinue these practices, and it is
now understood that he is now ranch
more interested in making money than
in starting a new party.
According to such other reports of
this bombastic scheme as have leaked
out, the promoter has represented that
be will persuade a majority of the al
caldes to give the movement their sup
pott by promising to make them dukes,
counts and barons. It is also in the
plans to form a Cuban Legion of Hon
or. Several persons who affect to be
lieve that such an attempt might suc
ceed, say the outcome will depend
largely on the charm of novelty with a
populace judiciously prepared to em
braoe the ideas. The theory is that it
would be par ticolarly acceptable to such
families as already have titles of Spain
snd the Spaniards residing in Cnba,
who, owing to buisnees or other con
siderations, have been compelled to for
feit their patents of nobility. The
promoters of the movement allege that
they expect financial assistance Iroru
these sources, as the plan promises to
substitute equal dignities and positicn
tor these that hare been forfeited.
SENSELESS IN A FIELD.
Mra. Mary Welch, or Ontario, Beaten
With a Club.
Ontario, Or., July 6. The town is
In a ferment of excitement today over
a mysterious occurrence last evening.
About 9 o'clock Mrs. Mary Welch, a
widow, aobut 45 years of age, was found
unconscious in a pasture in the edge
f town, with bruises upon her head
and face, as if the had been beaten
with a club. A yearling steer, with
its throat cut, and in the agonies of
death, was lying near her. Although
she has Blightly regained consciousness
this morning, she cannot remember
how she w,n3 hurt, except that some
body struck her on the back of the
head. The grounds have been careful
ly examined, without developing any
solution of the mystery. The steer
bears a mark and brand that are
strange to this section, and none of the
stoakshippers report a loss from their
heids or admit knowing the brand.
No one knows how the animal got into
the pastuie, or how the woman came to
be in the inclosure, as Bhe was return
ing home from a neighbor's in the su
burbs and her road lay outside. Mrs.
Welch is a pionoer of this country,
highly respooted, and possessed of con
siderable means. Her recovery is con
sidered doubtful.
Freight Car Burned.
Baker City, July 6. The O. R. &
N. depot and warehouses had a narrow
escape from destruction tonight at 9:30.
Operator J. G. Hurt discovered O. R.
& N. oar 4613, standing beside the de
pot, enveloped In black smoke. He
gave the alarm of fire and telegraphed
to Pleasant Valley for a locomotive to
save the other cars on the track. The
fire department soon had the fire un
der control. The car was loaded with
aoids, merchandise, matohes and other
height for Sumpter. The loss is heavy.
The Ballaat Shifted.
San Francisoo, July 6. Advices
from Australia by the steamer Mari
posa state that the British ship Eiibek
enconnteied a terrible gale on the voy
age from Melbourne to Newcastle.
The storm continued for several days,
and the ballast began to shift. In or
der to prevent the sinking of the ves
sel, her thiee masts were out away May
23. She aleo sacrificed 13 of her 18
spars, and had not fine weather ensued
would doubtless have been a total
wreok.
THE FOURTH AT MANILA.
All national Itlea Joined In tba Cele
bration. Manila, July 6. There was a great
celebration of the Forth here with fire
works, bands, speeches and decorations
everywhere, all nationalities partici
pating. The foreign ships and consul
ates, including the Spanish, raised
their colors in conjunction with the
Stars and Stripes. The flagship Balti
more fired a national salute at noon.
All nationalities enjoyed what the
Spanish papers termed the "esta of
North America." Uewsboys shouted
Fourth of July editions, soldiers paraded
the town, throwing firecrackeis from
the batteries on the water front.
In the, afternoon the Lnneta was
crowded with Americans, Filipinos and
Spaniards. There were thousands of
pedestrian and hundreds of carriages
who went there for the concert, direct
ed by Bandmaster Carl Erndt, of the
Sixth artillery band. A hundred Fili
pinos played American tones. Several
hundred boys and girls. Filipinos,
Spaniards and Chinese, from the public
schools, dressed in theti best clothes,
each caryying an American flag, sang
"America" in a curious mixture ol dia
lects. Chaplain Knndsen, of the
Washington regiment, read the declar
ation of Independence.
The officers of the United States
cruisers gave a reception and a dance,
which was attended by the foieign con
sals, the officers of the foieign war
ships, and all the society of the army
and navy circle. Colonel Denby pre
sided at the celebration at the Soldiers'
Jlub, where O. F. Williams, United
States consul-general, and others deliv
ered addresses. The officers of the Col
orado regiment gave a reception at the
regimental barracks, and there were
severs! dances during the evening. A
general celebration at night was ren
dered impracticable by the law requir
ing the streets to be cleared at 8:30.
FLOODS IN TEXAS.
Town of Dewey Washed A way -reople
Imprisoned on a Bill.
Houston, Tex., July 6. The flood
situation waa improved everywhere to
day except in Waller county. The
small village of Dewey has been
washed away, and many people there
abouts are in danger of their lives. A
report from Brookshire says 13 persons
have been drowned already, and many
more may soon be. A relief train was
sent out of here tonight with boats and
physicians, but not nearly enough.
The people were not warned and had
no time to escape. This afternoon it
was reported that between 100 and 150
farmers and their families were on s
small bill, near where Dewey was, and
which has since become an island, with
the water slowly rising. It is feared
that many of them have been lost. No
reports can be had until morning. The
total number of deaths accurately le
poited at all points now reaches 63,
40 of them in Robertson county. This
is not believed to be half. Calvert is
refusing offers of assistance.
TRAP GUN WAS FIRED.
Bicyclist Sonfht Shelter In a Cabin, and
Opening tho Door, Was Killed.
Butte, Mont., July 8. A special to
the Miner from Bozeman, Mont., says:
A bicyclist was shot and killed last
night between 6 and 7 o'clock about
two miles northeast of Chestnut He
was attempting to enter the cabin of
William Adams, which is close to the
Northern Pacific railroad, and had just
pried open the shutter to the window,
when a trap gun was discharged and he
received the full force of its contents
In his left side, from whioh wound ha
died in about half an hour. This cabin
has been robbed several times, snd
Adams had taken thia means to protect
his property from tramps, with the
above fatal result.
The unfortunate was a large mm,
of about 40 years of age, light com
plexion and moustache, and well
dressed. His body was brought to
Bozeman this afternoon by the ooronei.
Two checks for considerable sums,
made payable to W. F. R'loda, of Spar
ta, Wis., were found on the body.
rrematnre Discharge of a Cannon.
M'Cook, Neb-, July 6. A prematurs
dischaige of a cannon used in firing a
Baulte here Tuesday caused a severe in
jury of four boys. Charles Traver was
drawing the rammer when the dis
charge tore off his right hand. He
will lose one and perhaps both eyes.
His face and head are horribly injured
and his life 1b desparhd of. Willis
Kilpatrick lost a thu-jb and g,)t hia
face full of powder. The steel ram
mer went hissing up Main avenue, tore
two big holes through a frame building
1,600 feet away, and tore an ugly flesh
wound in thecal! of little Orville Hum
mel's leg. .
Accidentally 8hot.
Chicago, July 6. A special to the
Times-Herald from Cedar Rapids, Ia.,
says: William G. Dows, lute colonel
of the Forty-ninth Iowa volunteers,
was accidentally shot and wounded
last night by bis brother, S. L. Dows,
jr. The bullet passed through his
hand and struck in the fleshy part of
hislhigh.
Forty-Four Minora Killed.
Berlin, July 6. A dispatch from
Odessa announces that a dynamite cart
ridge exploded near there today while
the excavation on a coal mine was in
progress, and 44 persons were killed
and 20 wounded.
Fell Through a Trestle.
Joliet, III., July 6. An engine on
the Chicago, Lake Shore & Eastern
Shore fell off the trestle in the Federal
Ste6l mill yards killing Robert Gomm,
switchman, and Daivd Sandeis, en
gineers Albert Dickinson, switchman,
and John D. Harding, fireman, were
Injured.
San Francisco authorities have dis
covered counterfeit dies for stamping
oertinoates ol identification as given at
Houg Kong.
I
OVATION IN OREGON
Eastern Editors Welcomed
to the State.
MADE AWARE OF ITS RESOURCES
Oregon Mlnerala, Oregon frail, Oregon
age Visitors' Attention. .
With'rockets. red fire and the sharp
reports of cannon crackers, the special
train of the delegates ot the National
Editorial Association was greeted, all
along the line, as it drew up Fourth
street, in Portland, at 9 o'clock Toes
day evening. The city was in a glare
of light, and the first impression upon
the editorial brain was a dazzling
one. At Fourth and Morrison mem
bers of the citizens- reception commit
tee, the Portland Press Club, and the
State Editorial Association, were gath
ered, and the delegates weie received
aa they stepped off the train, and di
rected to their hotels and places ot
lodging. At the Portland hotel, after
the arrival, the scene was bright and
inspiring. An electrical display in
red, white and blue conveyed a wel
come to the National Editorial Associa
tion in the spirit of the day, and in a
more vivid way than could be expressed
by word of month or clasp of hand.
Patriotic airs were played by the band,
and the "Star Spangled Banner," with
aocopnianying red fire and the waving
of Stars and Stripes above, brought the
crowd to their feet to join in one of the
nation's popular anthems.
Inside of the hotel all was bustle and
sxcitement, the editors hurrying to find
their assigned accommodations, and
meeting old fi lends of prevlooa asso
ciations, and an informal reception
was held, in which all mingled in a
most cordial fashion.
Tho Maw England Delegation.
In the morning the Massachusetts
delegation had arrived and were met
snd escorted over the city. The party
was in charge of R. S. Barrows, and
jame over the Canadian Pacific, having
a delightful trip and an enjoyable so
cial time. With this party came the
president of the National Association,
Joseph B. Maccabe. editor of the Argus-Advocate,
of East Boston.
In Enatorn Oregon.
The special train load of editors from
the East belonging to the National Edi
torial Association arrived in Hunting
ton at 11 A. M. Tuesday, and was
at once pnt in charge of J. H. O'Neill,
traveling passenger agent of the O.
R. & N. Co. The welcoming delega
tion from Poitland met the special
train there, and inserted its gai'y de
corated car into the middle of the train.
The Pertland committee invited the
editors to breakfast at the hotel, and
some short speeches of welcome were
made. President Gault and E. L. E.
White had gone on and met the editor
ial train in Idaho and returned on It.
It was met with cheers and given a
warm welcome to Oregon.
Soon as a hurried breakfast was taken
the train sped on and the delegates
were pleasantly reminded that they
were in Oregon by being helped to an
abundance of Oregon fruit. The
membeisXof the Portland reception
committee passed through the car and
distributed boxes of large and lncious
Magoon stiawberries, Oregon cherries,
Oregon peanuts, Oregon lemonade, Ore
gon ohewing gum, Oregon souvenirs,
etc., and amid these pleasant surprise
the run to Baker City was made.
Keeeptlon at Baker City.
The Baker City people gave the edi
torial party a cordial reception, and
pleasantly impressed upon the visitors
a good idea of the mineral resources ot
Oregon, which was a revelation to most
of them, who had a vague idea that the
state had no mineral resources. The
enterprising part of Baker City's popu
liitiou met the party at the depot, a
brass band doing its part toward not
ing the arrival. The chamber of com
merce had arranged matters in advance,
and the entire party of visitois was es
corted to the leading hotels and res
taurants and regaled with a good din
ner, a special feature of which was a
plentiful supply of Oregon fruits. The
party then gathered at the armory,
where six tables, each 100 feet long,
were covered with one of the best min
eral exhibits ever seen in the North
west. On one table weie 600 fine spe
cimens of fine quartz, each containing
gold worth f 5 to $35. There were two
gold bricks, each containing $13,600.
The complete collection had an actual
value of $100,000, and was an agreeable
surprise to the visitors, who thus had
their eyes opened to a realization of '
some of the sources of Oregon's great
ness. In tho Grande Rondo Valley.
When the editoiial special tiaia
leached the eastern end ot Grand
Ronde valley Tuesday afternoon, Gen
eral Passenger Agent Hurlburt bad it
pause for 10 minutes to give the excur
sionists a view of the picturesque val
ley below. A stop was made at La ,
Grande, where the sugar beet factory
was shown the party.
At Meacham a bountiful meal waa -served
by Grandma Monra. .
At Walla Walla the reception was
most cordial. The Dalles was reached
at 4:80, and a good dinner was given
the editors at the Umatilla bouse.,
At' Hood Rivor a big concourse of
people greeted the train, and the town
presented 80 crates of strawberries.
The ride down the Middle Columbia
waa a delightful experience, . Stone
wore made at tho looks and at Multno
mah falls. .. ' ' "".
Mncb praise was bestowed on the O.
R. & N. offloials for thoir numerous
kindnesses .