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VOL. VIII.
HILLS BORO, OREGON, TIIUIISDAY, JUNE 27, 1901.
NO. 15.
EVENTS OF THE MY
FROM THE FOUR QUARTERS
OF THE WORLD.
k Centprchtntlvt Review of th
IUffMnll of th Past Week Pre l
m Condensed For Which li MmI
Ukaty to Prove of Inttrut to Our Many
Readers.
Religion riot continue in Spanish
toWII.
J. P. Morgan gave over 91,000,000
to Harvard university.
General Ludlow returned (rom th
Philippine on the transport lltiforti.
Harold M. Pitt wa acquitted at
Manila of th rlmrge of tmyliig gov
ernment tturvn.
An iuimiti groin flw ii raging In
California by which thmiaamU of dol
lr will he im.
Speaker Henderson, who ha just
visited KtirM, ay King K,dwrd ii
America' friend, j
Thirteen persons were killed mid
about 50 Injured in th Walmsh train '
wreck in Indian.
Tlif t rMiiK)rtit Thomas and Duford
arrived lit Sun Francisco with four
volunteer regiment.
The 1nu of life in the northern
part of the West Virginia flood dis
trict wa greater than at Unit re
Mrtid, One thoumed atriking laborer in
Rochester, N. V., attacked the police
and in the fight which ensued, 11
ollloer end SO rioter were injured.
Miner of Alaska Imve formed a
union.
Three hundred French convert
were massacred in Core.
The Forty-fourth volunteer have
arrived at San Francisco. ,
The body of Adelhert 8. Hay was
bulled at Cleveland, Ohio.
General Corhin, Sternberg and Mc
Kibhcn left Han Francisco for Manila.
The Republican of Ohio have re
- nominated George K. Nh for gov
ernor. The United Slate government i
not in favor of destroying the forta
of China.
A project ha been aet on foot to
build a railmad from Valde to Eagle
City, Alaska.
Dy a train wreck on the Wabash
railroad in Indiana, 15 person are
reported killed.
One person wa killed and icveral
severely injured in a St. Ijotii tene
ment house fire.
There i much discouragement in
England over the military situation
in South Africa.
An mpt to raie the transport
Ingall reunited in her linking deeper
in the water than twlore.
A detachment of 202 men and three
officers are on their way to Portland,
Or., from Columbus, 0. They will
be aMigned to duly at Vancouver
Barracks, Wah.
A Chinese company ha filed a
claim of 400,000 tael againit the
United Static. . claiming that when
our marine were camped at Tien
lion, they appropriated furs, rugs
ana jewel worth that amount
There are about 27,000 Chinese In
Hawaii,
Secretary Hay ha started another
canal treaty.
An American deserter who acted as
Cai lies' lieutenant ha been placed in
iron.
Fire destroyed business building
and warehouses in Portland, Or., to
the value of $00,000.
The loss of life in West Virginia
, flood will not be a large as first re
ported, while property loss will be
greater.
A man in Chicago who attempted
to (top a quarrel between two other
men, accidentally shot and killed one
of them.
Washington's state grain inspector
predicts that 25,000,000 bushels of
wheat will be harvested in that state
this year.
A sailboat containing a young man
and three girls capsited on Carquines
trait, in California, drowning one
of the girls and the young man.
Brazil has formally accepted the
invitation to participate in the Pan
' American congress of nations. It is
thought other South American re
publics will now follow this lead.
Frederick II. Davies, for many
years prominent as aoivil engineer on
railroads running out of Chicago,
was killed while attempting to pre
vent a wreck on the Baltimore A
Ohio, near Midland, Ohio.
As a result fo the war between the
United States and Spain, a now
principle has been established, which
prevents neutral menofwar entering
. or departing from a blockaded port
without the consent of the blockad
ing fleet.
Florenoe Nightingale, who has so
long been an invalid and confined to
her London house, recently celebrated
her 81st birthday.
Willow furniture, mattings, etc,
may be cleaned with salt and water
applied with a nail brush. Rinse
well and dry thoroughly.
To wash silk handkerchiefs soak
them in cold salt and water for 10 or
10 minutes ; wasn mom in the sam
water and Iron immediately,
8URREN0ER OF CAILLES.
Cx tMurjcnt Take ths Osth st Afleflanct
Arollloe, Comma- Will Civs Up.
Santa Crus, Province of Laguna,
Luton, June 23. General Cailles sur
rendered here yesterday with 650 men
aud 500 rifles. The oath of alleg
iance was administered to the ex
insurgent. Colonel CaUille, who
(led to the mountains wth a portion
of his troops, likewise surrendered.
Cailles did not sulUcicutly control th
populace to bring in all the inaurg
tits in his district. The proceed'
lug of surrender were orderly.
It is rciortc4 that a large number
of Cailles' follower hav approached
him with a proposition that he issue
a strongly worded proclamation de
claring alt Filipino insurgents who
refuse to surrender to be considered
a bandit, and that this proclama
tion be published by the insurgent
preaidente of every town in Laguna
province.
Nr Surrenders Expotied.
Manila, June 28. Th Insurgent
general Arollio, together with a con
siderable portion of lit force of Gen
eral Malvar, is expected to surrender
to the American forces at San Jose, In
Batanga province.
With the change from a military to
a civil government of the J'lillippine
islands, which occur July 4, the
difficulty between the department of
the military secretary aim civil serv
ice board over the matter ol holding
examination in th civil service for
certain civilian now employed by
th military department will disap
pear.
In consequence of the surrender of
General Cailles, all the insurgent
prisoner on Luson island will be re
leased. Information from native
source confirm previous report
that General Malvar will soon sur
render.
DE8TROYINQ CHINESE FORTS.
ValMsMtt SmuttU Out of the
Cry Sold U Foreigners.
Pekin, June 20. There- ha been
no meeting of the minister of the
foreign powers at Pekiil since the first
ot last week, but the minuter mem
elves profess satisfaction at the
course of event. The Chinese forts
have not yet been destroyed. It has
been determined thst each nation
shall destroy those forts now occupied
by its troope. but the ministers una
that the respective military command
ers object to destroying Chinese fort
not occupied by their troop. Conse
quently the lain inter will probably
have to employ Chinese labor to effect
the destruction of the unoccupied forts
at the expense of the different nations,
Many Chinese enuchs have been
selling: valuable which have come
from the Forbidden Cily. Tl valu
able thus sold were probably passed
over the wall of the city to the
enuchs' confederate outside. "One
beautifully carved table, which was
seen in the Forbidden City only two
weeks ago, ha been sold by a enuch
for 600 taels. No valuable ot any
kind have been taken out of the city
through the gates. These are guard
ed by American and Japanese troop.
It is estimated that the cost of repair
ing the palace, independent of the
valuable work of art which are miss
ing, wilt reach 250,000 tales,
Member of the staff of I.I Hung
Chang and Prince Chlng say that
great anxiety i felt regarding the
whereabout and safety of a large
Quantity of gold that was buried in
the Forbidden City. Certain enuchs
who knew the secret of the location
of this gold have disappeared.
A Tie Til Annlvemry. -
Tien Tsin, June 25. The first an
niversary of the relief of Tien Tsiu
was celebrated yesterday. The Ku
Inn and British authorities have nub
lioly thanked the ladies who, June
17, the anniversary of the beginning
of the siege of l ien Tsin, decorated
the craves of the soldiers ol all n
tionalities. Tho Chinese insurgent
leador. General Mais, is here in eon
lultation with the Gorman command
era concerning the pacification ai.U
reconstruction of the country.
Ran Down launch.
Boston, June 25. While coming
into the harbor this morning the
steamer City ot Uangor, during
dense fog, ran down the naptha
launch Estolle, anchored off Deer
island beacon. Five men on the
launch were thrown into the water
and two drowned.
An Appeal for Foreign Help.
Tien Tsin, June 28. News has
been received " from Tat Yuen Fu,
province of Shan Si, that General
Tun Fo Hsianir i marching thither.
and, the governor of the' province has
appealed for foreign holp in opposing
ins prugreno.
Rioter Stormed s Monaitery.
Madrid. Juno 26. The anti-olcrical
doers, who have been parading the
streets shouting "burn the oonvonts,"
and who hissed the Infanta Isabella,
stormed a nionastry during the night.
They were finally dispersed.
: i
Without HI Signature ,
Olvmpitt. Wash., Jnue 26. Gov.
ernor Rogers filed with the secretary
of state today sonato bill wo. 4 with
out his signature, senate bin no.
is tho act relative to- the issuance of
death warrants and was introduced
bv Senator Rand, of Clark county
It was the measure to oure which the
recent special leBsion was ' called,
Governor Roger was asked why he
had failed to sign tho bill, but he
refused to have anything to say.
NEWS OFTHE STATE
TEMS OF INTEREST FROM
ALL OVER OREGON.
Commercial and Financial rUppeningi f lav
portent A Brief Review l f th
Growth sad ImproveawMts of th Many
Industrie ThroMghivt Oar Thriving; Cos
aoawesltb latest Market Report
Two government official will visit
trini-arid regions of Oregon in August.
Oregon's mineral exhibit at the
Pan-American ia the best of its kind
from any State in the union.
Thirty five car loads of cattle were
hiniK'd from Baker City and Hunt
ington to Montana the other day.
The Gray' Peak Gold Mining Co
in the eumpter district, hav maae
arrangement for the erection ol
new stump mill.
Governor Grer has received an in
itation to help open the Louisiana
exhibit at the Pan-American, but wa
unable to accept.
From the number of scalps coming
in for bounty, it is thought the appro
priation made by th legisatur will
prove none to large.
The Mammoth and. Bald Mountain
Mining Companies, in Eastern Ore
gon, have made arrangements lor run
ning a tunnel Z.UUU lect into the
mountain.
The Portland General Electric
Light Company has reduced it rate
for light to the Oregon City council.
By the new contract that city will
save 910 per month.
Fish Warden Van Dusen caught
several fine specimens of trout near
the Upper Clackamas hatchery, whicn
will be forwarded to Buffalo to be
placed in the Oregon exhibit.
One of the salmon which a few
years ago were caught and the adipose
fin cut off, wa caught the other day
at The Dalle. This is the first one
to reach the Upper Columbia. It
weighed 50 pounds.
The town of Whitney, in Eastern
Oregon, is to put in a water system.
Baker City ia endeavoring to have a
weather bureau established in that
city.
frUcanihoat navigation on the Wil
lamette river to Corvalli has ceased
for the summer.
ProUbly the last car load of 1900
potatoes in the state was shipped from
llurlburt a few days ago.
The Oreiron King Gold Mining Co.,
ot Humptcr, has filed articles of incor
poration. Capital, il,UUU,UUU.
Arrangements have been made to
make Prairie City a "station" on the
tage line and the change will be
made shortly.
Reports from the various sections
.( the Kngue river valley are to the
effect that the wheat crop this year
will be considerably short of the aver
age. Sherman county will have an extra
large wheat yield this year.
A number of mines in the Robin-
sonvillo district have been bonded.
Portland Msrkets.
Wheat Walla Walla, export value.
57c per bushel; blitestem, 58c;
valley, nominal. .
Flour beat grades, 92.tKVt3.40 per
barrel; graham, $2.60. .
Oats White, 91-32 WA1.S5: gray,
91.30 132 per cental.
Barley Feed, 917Ol?.R0: brewing,
917 17.50 per ton.
Millstuffs Bran, 917 per ton: mid
dlings, 921.60; short, 920; chop, 911
Hay Timothy, 912-60914; clover,
979.60; Oregon wild hay, 97 per
ton. . "
Butter Fancy creamery, IK 17 Wc;
dairy, 13 14c; store, 10 12c im
pound.
Eggs 17C417H0 per dozen.
Cheese Full cream, twins, 12
12 lo ; Young America, 139l3)t'c per
pound.
Poultry Chickens, mixed, 92.75
3.60; hens, 93.254.00; dressed, 9
10c per pound ; springs, 92.004.00
per doren ; ducks, 53(84 for old ; 9160
(4.00 for young; geese, 945 per
doren; turkeys, live, 8S 10c; dressed,
10tS.4e per pound,
Mutton Lambs, 8?io. gross;
dressed, 77H'o per pound; sheep,
93.25, gross ; dressed, C&c per pound.
Hogs Gross, heavy, . 95.75(36;
light, 94.75 5; dressed, 77o per
pound.
Veal Small, 7m88tfo; large, 6X
7c per poundt
Beef G roes top steer, 94. 25 4. 60 ;
cows and heifers, 93.75(84; dressed
beef, 7Q7KC P" pound.
Hops 12 14c per pound.
Wool Valley, 11 13c;- Eastern
Oregon, 8 1 2c; mohair, 2021o per
pound.
Potatoes 91. 25 1.60 per sack;
new potatoes, lXSlJio per pound.
The American Bible Society i pre
paring to issue editions of the Scrip
turtM In 20 different Filipino dialects.
A gypsy fortune teller who was ar
rested in Wyoming had bank notes to
tlve amouht'of 93,500 in a belt about
hi waist.
Announcement of Cdiunt von Wal
dersee's intention to visit America
in the near future is taken to indicate
an early termination of the troubles
in China,
FIRED ON BY STRIKERS.
Depety UniU Statu Marshal M to
Fl
Attempts' to Serv Injunction.
Huntington, W. Va.,' Jun 27.
Yesterday a posse of deputy United
States marshal were fired on by the
strikers, and forced to flee from the
coal fields at Mateawan. On their
journey to Bluefirld the officers were
forced to travel 25 mile on foot,
owing to the destruction of the rail
road by floods. v Immediately upon
their reaching Mates wan they began
serving notice of trie injunction,
Inch had been issued by Juilire.
Jackson, of the Federal court. A dike this morning are: For the Ca
mob of strikers followed, armed to nadian Bank of Commerce, $1,000,-
the teeth with firearms. On all sides
could be heard the cry : "down with
government by injunction." Women
called the vengeance of heaven upon
tli marshals, and children hurled
stone at them. When nightfall
came, notice had been served on the
strikers of all the coal companies but
one, and they were to be served at
Thacker. Fearing an ambush, the
officers waited until morning, and
early yesterday set out tor Thacker.
Some time before noon they attempted
to serve an injunction. A mob fol
lowed, enraeed to desperation at the
sweeping characetr of the injunction, i
One reckless fellow fired the first
shot, and almost instantly the moun
tain side echoed the reports of 20 or
30 rifle. The deputies fled, barely
escaping with their live.
The strike situation Is assuming a
most serious stage. Sheriff Hatfield
has withdrawn all hi deputies, be
cause, it is said, ho doe not believe
in that policy being used to put
down the strike. The United States
marshals have been alone, and after
being chased out of the field yester
dsy it is believed they will be strong
ly reinforced and return to the fight
when they appear to enforce the in
junction. A band of striekrs, almost 1,000
strong, have crossed over into Ken
tucky and are occupying the moun
tain passe. Here they are out of
reach of the deputy marshals, and
command the entrance to the col
lieries. It ia said that at a mass
meeting at Thacker the miners de
cided to ignore the injunction.
THROUGH A TRESTLE.
Pantngcr Train oa Wabash Railroad Wracked
-Many Reported Killed.
Indianapolis. June 27. A special
from Peru this morning says:
West bound psssenger train No. 3,
on the abash Railroad, ran into a
washout at Cast", 15 miles west of
here, wrecking the engine and five
cars. It is rumored that 13 persons
were killed.
The train is due at Peru at 10:55,
hut left here one hour late. The
train was running at a high speed to
make up lost time, and when near
Cass, hve mile east of Logansport,
plunged through a trestle that had
been swept away by a washout.
The engine was totally demolished
and the three psssenger coaches and
two baggage cars were derailed and
overturned. Every surgeon in Peru
was summoned, and the relief party
left lor the scone.
Details are meager, but it is ru
mored that the engineer and fireman
and at least a doien passengers were
killed and many more injured.
TO EXPLORE ALASKA.
Government Party Will Traveroe Wide Un
known Art.
Seattle, June 27. A United States
exploration party arrived in Daw;on
early in June on the way to Northern
Alaska to explore one of the widest
unknown areas in the vast territory.
The party was to leave Dawson about
June 10, going down the Yukon to
Fort Hamlin by steamer, thence over
land by the Dahl river trail to the
middle fork of the Koyokuk to Berg
man, where supplies were shipped to
the party last year. '
Thence they will go up one of the
southward flowing tributaries of the
Kovokuk. probably the Alashuk,
thence over the divide to the Kowak
and down the Kowak to Kotcebue
sound, opening into the Arctic ocean
a short distance north of Behring
strait. This is the first government
party ever detailed to this field, which
has been visited by lew white men.
They will gather geological inform
tion and mabke maps of the country
traversed.
Mesas ju of Condolence.
Washington, June 28. Telegrams
of condolence from all parts of the
world are coming to the state depart
ment today addressed to Secretary
Hay. Cards are also being received
at the Hay home expressing regret.
Protectloa Prom Motlu. :
White cloves are said to be as effect
ual in banishing moths as either cam
phor, cedar or tobacco. .
Th Pop Growing Weaker.
Rome, June 27. Owing to hi in
creasing feebleness the pope's physi
cian has forbidden him to follow his
usual custom of passing the hot
weather in a pavilion in the Vatican
garden. -Notwithstanding this fact,
no alarm concerning the pope is felt.
It is reported that at the recent audi
ence between the pope and Cardinal
Gibbons, the pope bid the latter
touohing farewell, saying he would
probably never e him again.
GOLD FR03I DAWSON
8TEAMER DOLPHIN BRINQ8 OUT
ABOUT $1,350,000.
Two an One-half Millions Mors Now on ths
. Way Down ths Yukon River to St. Mich
Mr, an! Another Million is Coming Up
the River to Skagway In the Grips of the
Returning Klondikers, f
8eattle, June 26. Gold receipt by
the steamer Dolphin from the Klon-
000; individual dust, 9350,000.
There wa shipped from Dawson
via St. Michaels, June 12 92,500,000,
and there is now on the way op the
river 91,000,000.
Alaska' output of gold from the
spring clean up has started in a steady
flow to the United State. Over three
ton of gold, or 92,500,000, is on it
way down the Yukon. It will be
brought from St. Michaels probably
on the Roanoke. June 20 over 91,-
000,000 was on its way up the Yukon
from Dawson. It will probably ar
rive on the next steamer.
The Dolphin left Skagway June 20.
The big shipments of gold she brought
came up the Yukon on the river
steamers Zealandia and Canadian,
leaving Dawson June 12. The gold
vras removed to the assay office early
this morning.
According to advices on the Dol
phin, the miners on Eldorado creek
have about finished their clean up lor
the season. The miner on the other
creeks are also well along with the
work of segregating the gold from the
earth in which it is dug out during
the winter, and an estimate of the
total clean up for the district for the
season places the amount at between
115,000,000 and I20,UW,UUU.
The next steamer from Skagway
will probably be crowded to the guards
ith returning Klondikers. Over
150 Klondikers arrived at Skagway
the day the Dolphin left, very few
of them, however, came down on her,
Between 100 and 150 Dawsomtes were
route to Skagway from White
Horse, and fully 200 passenger from
Dawson were said to be in White
Horse. Alt steamers leaving Dawson
had full paascneer lists, and two of
these boats, well loaded, were on the
voyage up the river.
FELL FROM A WINDOW.
AdelbcrtS. hay AccidtnUy Killed at
New
Haven Son of Secretary of State
New Haven, Conn., June 25.
Adelbert 8. Hay, son of Secretary
Hay, and ex-consul to Pretoria, was:
found dead on the sidewalk outside
the New Haven house early yesterday
morning. , .
Mr. Hay retired to his room at 1
o'clock, after spending the evening
with friends in apparently excellent
spirits. About 2 :30 o'clock in the
morning a few people standing' out
side the hotel were startled at seeing
large white object come whirling
through the air and strike the side
walk. Tho night clerk of the hotel
was immediately summoned and rec
ognized the body as that of a young
man who registered as Adelbert B.
Hay.
There was considerable excitement
about the hotel, and a large - body of
students and graduates, who are here
for the commencement exercises, soon
gathered. A number of his former
classmates at Yale positively identi
fied the young man.
Dr5 Bartlett, the medical exam
iner, stated that Mr. Hay came to his
death by an accident. The clothes
on the bed had been turned,, showing
his intention to go to bed. His
clothes had been folded. On the
lodge of the window was found a part
ly burned cigarette. This discovery
leads to the belief that Hay had light
ed a cigarette before retiring and had
went to the window to smoke it.
Whether he was seized with a tit of
dizziness or fell asleep on the window
ledge cannot be determined. There
are no external injuries.
Mr. Hay graduated from Yale in
1898 and had come here to attend his
class triennial reunion. He was out
driving in the evening with a party
of classmates and Iriends, and on re
turning to his room left word to be
called at 9 o'clock next morning.
This was the last seen of him alive.
Only Great Britain Object.
London, June 26. A dispatch from
Pekin cays: All the ministers of the
foreign powers at Pekin, with the ex
ception of the British minister, have
agreed to the Russian proposal to in'
crease the Chinese tariff on imports to
10 per cent in the event of a deficien
cy in the service of the indemnity.
Sir Ernest Satow declares that Great
Britain will only ageer to such an in
crease in duty in return for the total
abolition of the liken tax on inter
national commerce and other conces
sions.
Heavy Wind Storm in North Dakota.
Minot. N.. D., June 26. A heavy
wind storm at White Earth early
today blew two box cars from a side
track onto the main, track. : The
Great Northern flyer, west bound,
due here at 1 A. M., ran into the
cars, and part of the train jumped
the track. It is said two tramps
were killed and several passengers
injured. The wires are down and
particulars unobtainable.
RAN OUT OF HER COUR9E.
Patteajert Became Panic-Stricfcen, tut Were
Safely Landed.
St. John's, N. F., June 28. The
Orient Steam Navigation Company's
steamship Lusitania, from Liverpool,
June 18, for Montreal, having 300
passengers on board, wa wrecked
last night off Cape Ballard.
The Lusitania was bound round
Cape Race for Montreal with a large
cargo and a shipload of passengers.
She mistook her course in a dense fog,
and went ashore near Renews, 20 mile
north of Cape Race, lielore daybreak.
The ship ran over a reef, and bangs
against a cliff. The passengers, who
are mostly emigrants, were panic
stricken. They stampeded and fought
for the boats, but were overcome by the
officers and crew The rougher ele
ment among the passengers used
knives. The women and children
were first landed, and the men fol
lowed. The crew stood by the ship.
A heavy sea was running, but at
latest advice the Lusitania was hold
ing her own. It is thought that she
will prove a total wreck.
The passenger .of th Lusitania
had a terrible experience. The first
knowledge they had of the disaster
wa when, owing to the ship scraping
over the rocks, they were burled from
their berth by the shock. A scene
of great excitement prevailed. Three
hundred people were clamoring to
escape, while the crew tried to pacify
them and launch the boats. The
male passenger in their attempt to
seize the boats, trampled the women
under foot and fought the crew with
knives. Some of the more cool head-
ed of the passengers assisted the crew
in the effort to get out the boats.
The women and children, almost
nude, were pulled up the cliffs by the
coast people.
The unhappy passengers, after
shivering for hours on the hilltop,
tramped weary mile to reach the
house of the fishermen, where they
are now sheltered. Previous to reach
ing the cliffs, the passengers passed
two hours of terrible anxiety on the
wreck. As a furious rain storm and
heavy sea raged all night, it is feared
the Lusitania will be a total wreck
The last reports received here said
the steamer was breaking up, that
her foreholds were full of water and
that her cargo was being salvaged.
There is hope of saving the effects of
the passengers, as, where possible,
they were stored above "decks.
RIOT AT ROCHESTER.
Policemen and Strikers Fought
and Many
Wert Injured.
Rochester. N. Y-, June 28. One
thousand striking laborers had
brisk encounter with the police today,
in which 11 policemen and 20 rioters
were injured. The rioter set out, as
several time before, too drive off the
laborers working on street improve
ments. At Mill and Commercial
streets they encountered 50 laborers
employed by the Rochester Gas
Electric company in digging a trench
and drove them from the trench.
The worker sought refuge in the
power house of the company, and the
ponce unaervooK 10 aisperse me moo.
The police reserves were drawn up in
a platoon of 50 across the street, and
upon orders advanced with drawn
clubs upon the mob. Immediately
the air was filled with bricks, stones
and wood, and shovels and picks in
the hands of the strikers were used
freely. Amid the melee a 'shot rang
out and the sergeant commanding the
platoon ordered the police to hre over
the heads of the strikers, this bad
the desired effect. . The strikers scat
tered and the police , chased them
through the streets to the City Hall
Park, where they were held awaiting
action by the mayor.
Police reinforcements wore hurried
to the scene of the riot, but their ser
vices were not required. The injuries
sustanied by several of the policemen
are ot a serious nature.' The hurts of
the rioters were mostly scalp wound
inflicted by the officers clubs,
A Second Cloudburst
Bluefields, W. Va June 28.
other destructive storm swept
An
the
flood-swept district tonight, and while
no loss of life is yet reported from
this second Visitation, the damage to
property has been great. The work
done by the large force of men repair
ing the damage of the last storm has
been destroyed in many places.
Refunding Proprietary Stamps.
Washington, June 28. The coni'
missioner of internal revenue, Yerkes,
has decided that the value of propri
etary stamps properly affixed and
canceled on proprietary articles not
removed from the factory for sale or
use before July 1, 1901, may be re
funded on proper application to the
collector from whom the stumps were
purchased.
California Hotel Burned.
Bakersfield, Cal., June 28. The
Central hotel in Kern, about a mile
east of here, caught fire today, and
before the flames were subdued one
life is known to have, been lost and
others are missing. . The skull of a
fireman, was crushed. The fire is
supposed to have started from the ex
plosion of a lamp in one of the rooms.
In a moment all ways of escape were
cut off by walls of flame. Loss, 110,
000; insurance, 13, 000.
DEATH ENDS FEUD
EX-CHIEF OF POLICE KILLED BY
A GAMBLER. '
Desperate an Bloody Battl I Crowded
Drag Iter In Scattfc, In Which rat A
grenor Meet fib Death BM Fight
With a "Sawed-OfT Shotjwa-Acn Itad
Sworn to KiS Eacn Other at SJflM. '
Seattle, June 26. At 5.23 o'clock
yesterday afternoon John W. Con
idine, one of the proprietor of the
Htandard gambling house and Peo
ple's theater, in this city, hot and
tiled ex-Chief of Police W . L. Mere
dith. The shooting occurred in
Guy's drug store, on the corner o(
Second avenue and Yesler way, In
the heart of th city. Considine
wa also wounded slightly in the hand
by a ball from a double barrelled
shotgun in Meredith' hand.
The men had threatened to shoot
one another on sight, and were both
prepared for trouble. The drag store
at the time of the shooting, wa
crowded with people, and one by
stander was shot through the arm by
stray bullet. Meredith was killed
while struggling with John Const-
dine and Tom Considine, who had
come to hi brother' aid. Three
bullets from Considine' revolver.
fired at short range, pierced Mere
dith's body, one in the head, another
in the chest and another in the abdo
men. No event of recent year ha created
more excitement here. lor hoar
after the shooting the street in the
neighborhood of the drug store,
where the tragedy occurred, were
filled with thousands of men, women
and children, jostling one another for
an opportunity to inspect the prem-
and excitedly discussing the
bloody affray. Although a short
time after the shooting some street
talk of lynching wa heard, this soon
subsided. -
It i alleged Meredith wa the ag
gressor, and made a deliberate at
tempt to kill his personal enemy of
yean' standing;. He is said to have
spent the afternoon in walking about
the streets armed with a wed-on"
double barrelled shotgun loaded with
buck shot, in search ot hi man. In
order to avert suspicion, he had
wrapped the weapon in a large sheet
of butcher's paper and tied it with a
cord, so that it bore little resem
blance to an instrument of death. ,
Meredith found Considine in front
of the drug store talking with a friend.
He discharged the weapon at Consi
dine' face, but the paper wrapping;
prevented him from taking accurate
aim, and the charge went wild.' Con
sidine ran into the drug store, and
Meredith followed, firing the second
barrel just as he entered the door.
Then Meredith dropped the gun, and
drawing his heavy revolver continued
the pursuit.
Considine found, himself oornered
on reaching the rear of the store, and
turning, grappled with hi enemy.
Tom Considine, the gatribler'
brother, who had been standing with
him in front of the tore, had fol
lowed Meredith, and he also grappled
with him. Tom Considine finally
wrenched the revolver from Mere
dith's grasp and repeatedly beat the
latter over the head with it. John
Considine then drew his own revolver
and fired three shots in quick succes
sion at his antagonist at a distance
of eight feet. Meredith reeled and
fell dead. - ' " ' ;'
Considine cooly handed hi revol
ver to the rheriff, who had arrived on
the scene, and gave himself up.
BRAZIL WILL TAKE PART.
Accepts
Invitation to Participate
ia Paa,
Amtrkaa (xpoiitioo.
New York, June 27. A Washing
ton dispatch to the Herald says :
Brar.il, one of the countries which
it was believed would not participate
in the Fan-American congress on ac
count of the restriction imposed upon
the principle of arbitration, ha ha
formally announced its acceptance of
the invitation to participate.
Peru is still of the opinion that it
will not be deserted by Bolivia and
Argentina. .Since the" recent ex
changes between the various Pan
American government " neither of
these governments has given any in
timation of the course it intend to
pursue. The administration is ap
parently confident that Argentina,'
Uruguay and Paraguay will follow the
course of Brazil,, leaving Peru and
Bolivia the only two countries declin
ing to take part in the congress. .
As the interests of Pern and Bolivia'
are practically identical,' the action
of One will bind the other. The
authorities are hopeful that future
consideration will show Peru it in
terests are such as to require it .par
ticipation in the congress rather
than to stand subject to Chile's ' will.
Pump Plant Burned.
Cairo, 111., June 26. Fire today
destroyed the plant of the National
rump Co. and the Big; Four station
at Mound City, III. ' Loss, $100,000. ;
Another Big Gusher.
Denison, Tex., June 27. What i
said to be the largest oil gusher yet '
struck in the southwestern field was'
blown in today at Bedford, Creek
nation, north of Denison,' on the St.
Louis k San Francisco Railroad ex
tension, by the Pennsylvania' Oil
Company. The oil spouted 400 feet in
the air. It is still gushing and ia
wasting in great quantities. - '....