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VOL. XXXIII COR VALLIS, BENTON COUNTY. OREGON, THURSDAY, J UNE 18, 1896. NO. 14. TRANSPORTATION. East and South -VIA- The Shasta Route OF THE Southern Pacific Co. EXPRESS TRAINS RUN DAILY. 8:50 P M Leave Portland Arrive 8:10 a u 12:10 a M lave Albany Arrive j 4:45 a u 10:45 a M Arrive 8. Francisco Leave! 7:00 pm Above trains stoo at En-t Portland. Oreson City, Woodbarn, salera, Turner, Marion, Jefl'er oou, Albany. Albany jHuctiou, Tanc nt, SaeddB, Halsey, Harrisbnrg. Junction City, Kageae, Creswell, Drains, and all stations from Rose bars; to Ashland, inclusive. ROSEB0KG MAIL-DAILY. 8: !0 a m 1 L?ave 12:25 p m Leave 6:20 p M Arrive Portland Albuiy Rosbtire; Air.ve 4:40 pm Arrive 1 12:5 P M Leave I 8:00 A M Pullman B lffet sleepers and secnud-clats sleeping rars attached to all through trains. SALEM PASSENGER DAILY. 4:00 P M LLave 6.15 P M (Arrive Portland Salem Arrive 1 1)15 A M Leave i 8:00 A u WK9T SIDE BlTISION. Between Portland and Corvaliis Mail train daily (except Sunday). 7-30 a M I Leave For. laud 12:15 p m Arrive Corvaliis Arrive I :2U r Leav ive 1:86 P At Albany and CorvtilHs connect with trains of the Oregon Central A Eastern Ry. EXPRESS TRAINS DAILY (Except BnT'day). 4 -745 p H 1 Leave Portland - Arrive 8:25 am 7:25 p m I Arrive MnMinnvllle l.ea'-e 6:0 a m Tbrongh tickets to all points in the Eastern states, Canada and Europe can be obtained at lowest rate from A. K. Miller, agent, Corvaliis. R. KOEHI.ER, Manager. E. P. ROGERS, A. G. F. A P. A., Portland, Or. E. McNEIL, Keceirer. TO THE IE A S T GIVES THE CHOICE OF TWO TRANSCONTINENTAL IR, O TJTB S VIA VIA GREAT , NORTHERN RY. SPOKANE MINNEAPOLIS UNION PACIFIC RY. DENVER OMAHA AND AND ST. PAUL , KANSAS CITY LOW BATES TO ALL EASTERN CITIES OCEAN STEAMERS LEAVE PORTLAND EVERY S DAYS .FOR. SAN FRANCISCO " For full details, call en or address W. H. HURLBURT, Gen'L Pass. Agent. Portland - . ureem OREGON CENTRAL AND EASTERN R.R. CO. Yaquina Bay Route Connecting at Yaqaina Bay with the Sanpraneiseo & Vaqaina Bay STEAMSHIP COMPANY. Steamship "Farallon " oaia tmm Vannini pvmt 8 davs for San Fran- r. ma Kiv. Purt Orford. Trinidad and Hnmbollt Bav. Passenger acc -mmodations nnsurpHBserl. Shortest route between . the Wil lamette valley and California. Fare From Albany- or Points West to San Francisco: Cabin I 8 Steerage J To G"OS Bay. and Port Oriord Cabin To Humboldt Bay-Cabm Konud tiip, good for f 0 days, tptclal. RIwav Dlvifiton. 8tmerg ALBANY and WM. M. HOAO, newly M 1 .. I. .1 !.,.. finnallll ti .li v YMnt Sf 11 T days, at 7 a. m., arriving at f ruand the same day ai 6 p m. K-turulng, boats leave Potlnd imedas as above at 6 a. m., arriving at Cor- vaiiw tit v p. iu EDWIN STONE, Mansger. W. Schmidt, Agt. River Division, Occidental Ho; el. ' Bupt Biver Division. H. B. Lowmav, Depot Aw L, Corvaliis. BENTON COUNTY ABSTRACT .COMPANY Complete Set of Abstract of Benton County. Conveyancingand Perfecting Titles a Specialty. Money to Loan on Improved City and Tl 4.. country rrvpvibj. V. E. WAITERS, Prop. Cfflee at CourttKrose, Corvaliis, Or. Til R u DR. L. G. ALTMAN H0M0E0PATHIST Diseases of women and children and general practice. Offlca over Allen & Woodward's drag store. Office boars 8 to 12 A. M.. and 2 to 6 and 7 tot P. M. At residence, corner of 3rd and Harrison after hoars and on Sundays. G.R.FARRH M.D. Office in Farra A Allen's brick, on the corner of Second and Adams. Residence on Third street In front of court house. Office hours 8 to 9 a. v., and 1 to 2 ana 7 to r. if. All ca.ls attende-l promptly. BOWEN LESTER- DENTIST Office upstairs over First National Bank. Strictly First-Class Work Guaranteed Corvaliis. Oregon F. M. JOHNSON ATTORNEY - AT - LAW Cobvallib, Oregon Does a seneral nractlce in all the courts. Also agent for all the first-class insurance com panies. ' NOTARY FCBIJC. JC8TICE PEACB. E. E. WILSON ATTORNEY - AT - LAW ' Office in Zelrofl building, opposite postofflce. Joseph H. Wilson. Thokus K. Wilson WILSON & WILSON ATTORNEYS -AT-LAW v lah;m uicl rirav n.uuuu jnuK. uii ni 1 1. j vi Will practice in all the state and federal eoorts Abstracting, collections. Notary public. Con veyancing. - ' K. HOLGATE. H. L. HOLQATE. Notary Public. Justice of the peace. H0LGATE& SON ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW Corvaliis - - - Oregon W. E. Yates LAWYER CORVALLIS OREGON THE PULPIT JUST RIGHT, She Thought It Bettor to Chance the Preacher Than Cut It. In a very handsome little chnrch not 200 miles' from Indianapolis the read ing platform is udorned by a remarka bly beantifnl pnlpit, flanked by equally decorative chairs. The artistic oaken pulpit, hand carved in passion flowers and lilies bordered with trefoil, is al most the "graven image" in the eyes of the association of church women who earned and purchased the pnlpit furnish ings when the edifice was built. Recent ly a new minister came into charge of the congregation, and it was some time before be learned the peculiar doctrine of "love me, love my pulpit" which bis people entertained. He was a little fellow, and one day casually remarked to one of his feminine church members : "Mrs. Badger, that pulpit is entirely too high for me; think it bad better be cut down a trifle." "Cut down?" the horrified woman exclaimed. "Cut that pulpit down? No, indeed; it would ruin itl It would be much easier to get a taller preacher. " Indianapolis Journal. CAN HECURE CONSUMPTION? Lymph Without the Dangerous Toxlne Elements. Dr. Karl Van Ruck announces through the New Orleans Parish Medical society the discovery of a cure for consumption. It is said that the society will recom mend its use by the state and the city authorities at their next meeting. Dr. Van Ruck has been making a study of tuberculosis and Professor Koch's lymph for several years. About a year ago he conceived the idea of a lymph which should embody all of the curative properties of the Koch discovery with out the terrible reactionary effect which proved so fatal in the American experi mentsa lymph without the toxine ele ments. His experiments have been conducted at Asheville, N. C, and the results bave been startlingly successful. The record for the year shows 125 pomplete cures. MRS. GARDNER'S DANCE. The Famous Boston Society Woman to Appear as a Nautch Dancer. Mrs. John L. Gardner of Boston, famed far and near as "Mrs. Jack, the society leader," has decided on another innovation, which will, give the other 399 another surprise. - This time, .instead of adopting some noted pianist or other imported lion, she bas determined to appear in publio as a nautch dancing girl at the artists' festi val. Miss Helen McCoy, Miss Conant and Miss Corina Shattuck, who' are to be the queens of Bagdad, will have 18 dancing girls in their retinue, and Mrs. Jack will be one of these. Mr. Holker Abbott will be the high priest; Mr. Winthrop Pierce is to impersonate the caliph, Mr. John C. Abbott is to be the grand vizier and master oi ceremonies. The proceeds go to charity. EVENTS OF THE DAY Epitome of; the Telegraphic News oi the World. TERSE TICKS FROM THE WIRES . n Interesting; Collection of Items From the Two Hemispheres Presented In a Condensed Form. A violent wind and rain storm visit ed Newark. N. J., and did damage to the amount of $150,000. Russian engineers . bave been in Philadelphia and have made a contract for $500,000 worth of machinery there. Mrs. Annie Dyer, the baby farmer, of Rudbig, Eng., arrested on March 9 on the. charge of murdering many in fanta intrusted to ber care, was banged in Newgate prison. The three-masted schooner Edward C. Allentrue, Captain MoLaugblin, from Baltimore for Portland, sank off Job's neck, on the south side- of this island, near Vineyard Haven, Mass. From the fact that the vessel's boats have come ashore in pieces nod ar ticles of clothing have been picked np it is feared that all on board were lost Sixty oloakmakers employed by a Chicago firm, were thrown into a panio by a fire, and it seemed for a time that some of them would be trampled to death, in the scramble to escape. The fire was in the stairway on the second floor and escape was finally effected by rushing through the flames. It was soon extinguished with but little damage- O. F. Tyler, a son of President Tyler, is a prisoner in Riohmond, Va., charg ed with shooting with intent to kill Jaok Carr, a young negro. Tyler is a dairyman residing near Riohmond. He went to the assistance of another person who got into a difficulty with Carr, and, says the shooting was in self-defense. The accused was sent to the grand jury and allowed baiL One hundred and eighty oan of dynamite exploded about a mile below Lilly, Pa., with frightful Jesuits. One man was killed by the explosion, and seven others fatally injured Con tractor MoManus' . workmen on the Pennsylvania railway were getting ready to make a blast when a prema ture explosion occurred, burying the seven men beneath sand and rook. 1 James Creelan, the war correspond ent who had to leave Cuba recently by order of General Weyler, says be thinks there will be a war with Spain. He says the American people will be thunderstruck when the documents in the possession of the state department are made publio. Spain is anxious tot war. Twenty-five million dollars' worth of American property has been destroyed in Cuba and many Ameri cans killed without provocation. Since the collapse of the "brick trust" at the olose of May, the local brick market in Chicago has been de moralized. The demoralization has reached such a point that oommon brick were sold at $4.10 per 1,000. A Peoria, 1IL, dispatch states that Daniel Anderson, who was nominated for United States senator by the Pro hibitionists at their Springfield con vention, bas withdrawn from the race and the party. A four-cent fare ordinance was passed in Milwaukee. Thirty days' time is given in which to allow the companies to print regulation tickets and make ar rangements for oarrying out the terms of the ordinance. The oompany will carry the matter to the courts. While two dozen people . crowded on a portico were witnessing a circus parade in Ottawa, Kan., the structure gave way, precipitating men, women and children fifteen feet to the walk below. Seventeen were injured Mrs. David Day, of Rantoul, will probably die of injuries. An Astoria dispatch says the body of Gus Norburg, foreman of the Fisher men's cannery, who was reported miss ing, and also that of a Russian Finn named Ovick, who is supposed to have been out in the river with him, were found in the river below Tongue Point. It i not so far known how their deaths occurred, but the conjectures is that they were both accidentally drowned: The emperor of China has testified bis appreciation of the gallantry shown by the bluejackets of the American warships in resouing drowsing persons in the recent terrible disaster resulting from a collision at Woonsung between the steamers Onwoand Newobwang, by presenting to the captain of each of Unole Sam's cruisers in Asiatic waters an elaborately engraved and highly complimentary testimoniaL . The once beautiful little Tillage of Lake City, Cal., at the head of Sur prise valley, in Modoc county, is a scene of devastation, run and disaster. What was once a brisk and lively burg of 200 inhabitants with neat and cosy dwellings is now but a vista of tangled wreckage, nearly every building in town being wholly or partially de moliabed. It was struck by a water spout a veritable water cyclone. - A Cnt in Excursion Bates. Chicago. The Union Paoifio Com pany has given notice that it intends to ignore the action of the other trans continental and Western roads .in de clining to make a reduced rate for the Utah sohoolteaohers, who are anxious to come East to spend their vacation It will take independent action in the matter, and will make a one-fare for the round trip ior tne teacners. - . Mew Shah Enthroned. Teheran, - Persia. Muzaffer Eddin, , the new shah of Persia, has been form' ally enthroned, Grand Army Encampment. The Grand Army 'of the Republic for the department of Oregon is holding its encampment in Independence, Or. ; also the Woman's Relief Corps and Sons of Veterans. The citizens have given the town a very attractive appearance by extensive decorations of the buianess houses and residences. A large num ber are in attendance. Greek Vessel Seized. A dispatch from Canea, Crete, says another Greek vessel, loaded with munitions and provisions for the insur gents, has been seized by the Turkish officials. The French guardships started for Valova with $7,500 to pay the ransom of two French ladies recent ly, captured near that place by the brigands. " The Heat Was Terrible. A special from Bombay says the British second-class, twin-screw Bona venture, the flagship of the East Indian squadron, flying the Sag of Rear-Admiral Edmund Drummond, lost seven ty men by sunstroke on a voyage from Colombo to Pondicherry. : .' ' ' " Reorganization of tha Northern. . There is much discussion in New York among those concerned in the re organization of the Northern Pacific, as to the form of charter the company is to have or whether it is advisable to foreclose the property at present, in view of the fact that the present con gress bas failed to give the company a new charter. . . A Three Times Murderer Hanged. John Craig, a three times murderer, was hanged in Folsom prison. There could not bave been a more perfect execution it is said. : The condemned man was completely resigned to his fate, and walked to the gallows as cooly as though going to a wedding. A Fatal Fire. At a fire in a tenement house in Pittsburg, Pa., Mrs. Zoneshhondia Garbeiz, aged 74, was killed by jump ing from a window. Frank Garbeis, aged 6, was suffooated to death. Lot tie Garbeis, aged 12, was internally hurt and may die. Frank Garbeis was badly burned. The fire was caused by the explosion 'of a barrel of oil. "... --:. . ' . Their Courage Failed Them. Forty miles east of Charleston, W. Va., masked men' boarded an express train at midnight ana crawled over the engine tender into' the cab with revolvers drawn. The engineer stopped the train. He was commanded to out loose the express car. This was done. The passengers were awakened and the lights were extinguished. After ten minutes - work, the -'bandits . became frightened, and escaped to the moun tains. - To Float the Indebtedness- " A member of one of the largest bank ing houses in Honolulu is in this coun try for the purpose of interesting cap italists in the refunding of. the Ha waiian government's indebtedness. The government bas $3,096,000 of bonds drawing 6 per cent interest out standing at present, which it is pro posed to pay and issue in their stead bonds drawing interest at the rate of 4 His Death a Mystery. The. body of a man with his head split open, was discovered floating in the Columbia river near Wallaoe's island. It is not known how he was killed. Failed to Fly Flags. The trustees of the university of Illi nois were arrested in Champaign and held in $200 bail to answer to the grand jury the charge of failing to fly the flags from all univeristy buildings Governor Altgeld is a member of the board. Four Favored Cities. Exoept Savanah, the. capitals of the new states of Wyoming, Montana and Utah are the only plaoes that got ap propriations for publio buildings at this session of congress. The house polioy has been to report no bills for bew buildings. . Heavy Fines. The Hammond incident is finally settled. At a special meeting of the executive counoil held in Pretoria, it was decided to release John Hays Ham mond, Cecil Rhodes, George Farrar anrl J. W. TjAnnnrrl. tha lAaitara nf tliA Johannesburg reform committee, upon ! payment of a fine of 25,000 each, or in default, fifteen years' banishment. Killed His Brother-in-law. Ben Dice, a rancher living on the Tule river, twenty miles southeast of Visalia, Cal., killed bis brother-in-law, Grant Smith. They quarreled about water in an irrigating ditch, and Dice's wife attempted to remove the dam in the ditch on Smith's place. University Blot. " . . . Three thousand Harvard men, en couraged by the phenomenal event of a Harvard victory, fought 100 policemen in the streets of historio old Cam bridge. It was the biggest riot that the university has ever seen. Many students and policemen were injured in the melee, but the blueooats finally j came out victorious and the students were looked up. A Brutal Murder. In a drunken rai ca .Tnlin TOTrklfcar nf Chicago, made an unsuccessful attempt to kill his wife. He then shot and killed one stepdaughter and wounded another so seriously that she may die. Mrs. Wolter is possessed of property valued at $2,500, left by her first hus band. It seems to have been Wolter's purpose to get control of it Being un able to make any headway in this di rection, be became dissatisfied and be gan, drinking to exoess and was under the influence of liquor when he com mitted the assault upon his wife and stepchildren. v TOWN OFHOPE BURNED Property Loss Will Reach One Hundred Thousand. BUT VERY LITTLE WAS SAVED Wen, Women and Children Turned Out to Fight die Flames Originated In a Lamp Exploding. Hope, Idaho, June 16. A fire broke out here this afternoon about 8:50, originating in the Northern Paoifio E.im laundry, owned by the dining car department The town is built on the mountain side, and in a few mo ments, the flames spread to the build ings on Main street and Railroad ave nue. Although men, women and children turned out and fought the fire, but few buildings west and north of the laundry were saved for a district over a block. - The Pend de'Orielle hotel, owned by E. Wanemaker, was, one of the first buildings destroyed. His large gen eral merchandise store, the town hall, warehouse, butcher shop, and a build ing occupied by Mra Mills as a dress making parlor and residence, burned. Thet next was a small building used by N. G. Sisson as a warehouse. Next to this building was the Examiner printing offioe of J. W. Settle. Blaok's tailor shop, the Odd Fellows' hall, A. O-U. W., O. R. C, and K. O. T. M., were destroyed, a Bible and a small stand being all that was saved. - Dr. Martin lost all his stock of drugs, men's furnishing goods, notions, etc, together with all his household and kitchen furniture. - N. G. Sisson, proprietor of a large merchandise store, , lost buildings, household goods and kitchen furniture, and almost everything in the store. The Twin Wo Co., merchants, lost a large two-story building, merchandise, etc. O. C. Smith lost his residence, a lodging-house, a tenement house and a building oooupied by Chinese as a gambling and lodging-houset Among the .buildings and contents destroyed were the steam laundry, Mrs. Head's lodging-house, J. C. Mo Dougall's residence, W. J. Piling's residence, Ed Ginn's residence, Perry Morgan's rsidence, C T. MoElvaney's residence, several small shacks and a section-house. Very little . furniture was saved from any of these buildings. The residences on Highland avenue, owned by T. F. Roby, Conductor Quinn, Rev. Mr. Roth, Fireman Han son and Miss. French, were destroyed, with most of their oontents. All of the type, job. presses, stationery and some of the household goods in the Examiner offioe were saved. One hundred thousand .dollars will not cove the loss. Giant powder was used to good advantage in blowing up several small buildings, thus stopping the ravages of the flames. To Prevent Collisions. Washington, June 15. The presi dent having approved the act passed by congress at the instance of the Ameri can delegates to the international mar itime conference, relative to the pre vention of collisions at sea, the state department bas taken steps promptly to acquaint the British government with the fact that the amendments to rules suggested by it have been made, and it is hoped there will be no delay in putting the rules into operation by proclamation. The acceptance of the changes by a third maritime power is necessary to the inauguration of the rules, but as Germany in April 1894, brought forward the same propositions as those recently ratified, no doubt is entertained of that country's ' adher ence. Outrages on Cuban Women. Key West, Fla., June 16. An American citizen, writing to a friend here, gives an account of outrages per petrated on Cuban women, who obeyed Weyler's order requiring them to pre sent themselves at the Spanish fortress and camps. He was an eyewitness' of one of the ourtages. Recently Senorita Martinez and her 15-year old daughter appeared at a' Spanish camp. After addressing insulting remarks to them, the officer in command tore the oloth ing from the girl and exposed her to the soldiers. Then, at the point of the bayonet, the nude girl was forced to maroh in front of the column of troops. To escape dishonor by the Spaniards, hundreds of Cuban women are joining the insurgent army. Aid for Armenian JOrphans. London, June 16. A dispatch to the Chronicle from Constantinople reports that an American lady from Marash makes the following statement: "Hav ing made arrangements with charitable persons at Constantinople for homes and education for eighty orphans " Marash and Curfa, I am prepared to bring them to Constantinople. The Turkish authorities absolutely refused to allow them . to leave. It was only with the greatest difficulty that I ob tained permission to bring my own children, as the officials said that, be ing born in Turkey, they were Turkish although their parents were Ameri cana" ' ... .. . The Grasshopper Plague. South Bend, Ind., June 16. Grass hoppers are doing immense damage in portions of this county. Alexander Smith, of Center township, has eighty aores of wheat from whioh every blade has been eaten up entire, as well as fifteen aores of potatoes and a large field of oats. ,-.' - " ; .- , Niles, ' Mioh., ' June 16. Reports from peppermint-growers in all parts of Southwestern Michigan say that grasshoppers are doing great injury to the crop. The yield of oil will be con siderably lecothas last year THEY FOUGHT TO THE DEATH Two Duels In Which the Contestants Were Killed. Tavares, Fla., June 17. Mrs. Robert Gresham is dead, and Mrs. Mollie Gainea dying as the result of a duel in whioh they were engaged near Clermont yesterday afternoon. Three months ago Mrs. Gaines was a happy bride, and Mrs. Gresham, who was a young widow, was her dearest friend. Two weeks ago this love was changed to. hate, for Mrs. Gaines discovered that her husband's affections had been won by the widow. Mrs. Gaines learned yesterday that her husband and Mrs. Gresham had planned a meeting at the latter' s home. Taking her bus. band's razor, the young wife went to the widow's home and found the couple . together. , Gainea fled, and his wife sprang upon her rival, using the razor with awful effect Mrs. Gresh am picked up a hammer and defended herself as best she oould, dealing Mra Gaines blow after blow on the head. Finally Mra Gaine's reached ber rival's throat with the razor, severing the jugular vein and causing almost instant death. Neighbors who came in found Mrs. Gaines unconscious beside her rival. An examination showed that the blows from the hammer had fractured her skull. Both women came from good families, and both were noted for their beauty. Another Fatal Affray. Birmingham, Ala., June 17. Mon roe Jackson and J. W. Vest, prominent Populists, bad an affray at Hartzelle, Ala., last night, which resulted in the death of both. The trouble occurred over a political argument and they fought with knives and pistols. Jack son leaves a widow' and ten children. Vest leaves a widow and six ohildren. NEW STYLE OF WARSHIP. Official Report of the Board of Battle ship Batteries. Washington, June 16. The report of the board of batteries on battleships, of which Admiral Walker is president, has been banded to the navy depart ment The report shows that the board considered, with much care and in great detail, the whole subject fo battleships. As a result of this invest igation it recommends a slightly differ ent ship with a somewhat different ar rangement of battery from any hereto fore built. While speaking very fa vorably of the superimposed turret, as designed for the Kearaage and the Ken tucky, the board does not recommend installing more turrets of this descrip tion until experiments with the two ships named have demonstrated their utility. The hull reoommended for the ship is like that of the Kearaage and Kentucky, but so modified as to be similar in many respeota to the Iowa. The main battery recommended is com posed of four 18-inob and fourteen 6 inch guns, so arranged as to fire two i 18-inob and four 6-inob guns directly ahead, two 13-inch and two 6-inoh di reotly astern, and four 13-inch and seven 6-inch in broadside. It is be lieved by the department that the ship outlined as above will be an improve ment on any yet built in this country. The secretary of the uavy has ap proved the general features of the re port of the board, and direoted that the plans be taken up without delay. The secretary has already decided upon all preliminary steps. A Boy's Awful Crime. ' Rosebnrg, Or., June 17. James Dix on, the 18-year-old son of J. R. Dixon, a wealthy and highly respected farmer living north of Umpqua, shot and killed Charles Rice, aged 25, a son of Mra Jane Strader. The affair occurred at a baseball game, at Blakesleys, fifteen miles east of Rosebnrg yesterday afternoon. The immediate cause of the shooting was trouble over the ball game. Suit A gainst Baker City. Portland, Or., June 16. C. Gold smith, of this city, bas opened suit against Baker City, claiming to be the holder of $2,403 worth of warrants is sued in 1891, said warrants have been presented to the city treasurer for pay ment, whioh was refused. The inter est on the warrants for five years since tbey beoame due makes the whole sum asked for $8,800. Milton Smith is at torney for plaintiff, and the case will be brought before the June term of the oirouit court. The city has entered a demurrer to the oomplaint on the ground that it does not allege faots sufficient to constitute a cause. Drowned In Hangman Creek. Spokane, Wash., June 15. John Brannan, aged 21, unmarried, was drowned in Hangman creek, near Waverly, Saturday. With two com panions, he had been shooting fish with dynamite. The sport was slow, and Brannan, went swimming in intensely cold water. He was seized with cramps and was drowned. ' His companions, unable to swim, oould not reaoh him. The body was recovered. A Hospital Burned. Santa Fe, N. M., June 17. St Vin cent's sanitarium, conducted by the Sisters of Charity, burned last night The hospital annex was - gutted. The loss is $100,000; insurance, $8,000. Both institutions were crowded with patients and guests, but there were no fatalities. Big Guns on Short Notice. Pittsburg, June 15. The Carnegie people have decided to build an addi tion to their works, costing at least $1,000,000. The new plant will be for the rapid construction of heavy ordnance. St John's, N. F.V June 15. Lieu tenant Peary arrived today on the steamer Portia, from New York, seek ing a whaler to oonvey him with a soientifio expedition to Greenland. It is expected he will have great difficulty in obtaining a suitable ship. He re turns to New York tomorrow. IT t TTA11 I T TM1T I lTrPf Appropriations Authorized by Congress. THE TEEASUEY IS CRITICISED Joint Statement Made by Chairman Cannon and ex-Chairman Sayres of Texas. Washington, June 13. Chairman Cannon, of the appropriations commit tee, and ex-Chairman Sayres, today made publio a joint statement concern ing the expenditures authorized by this congress. Total appropriations, in cluding permanent annual appropria tions, are $515,759,830. Mr. Cannon's statement begins: . "The annronrifttinns charmrl to this congress include $119,054,160 under permanent laws, of whioh amount $50,000,000 is for sinking fund and $30,500,000 for interest on the publio debt, or $3,855,614.40 more than was included at the last session of congress in the statements of appropriations, . and is on account of the increase of $162,316,400 in the bonded indebted ness of the oountry by the present ad ministartion to February, 1895, inter set and sinking fund oharges on account of the latter bond issues of $100,000, 000 in February, 1896, amounting to $4,400,000, not being included in the estimates of permanent appropriations. The increase in the principal of the in-; terest-bearing debty under the present administration amounts to $262,315,-: 400. whioh entails an annual interest charge of $11,492,616, and to meet the sinking fund obligations, the further sum of $2,623,154. "The regular annual bills, including the deficiency bill, as passed by the house, made a reduotion in the total estimates submitted by the exequtive of $26,983,191; they were increased by the senate $22,920,422, and as they beoame laws, they appropriated $10, 686,624 less than as passed by the sen ate; $12,283,818 more than as tbey passed the house, and $18,374,373 less than the estimated requirements of the administration. "The resmlar annronriat.ions. includ ing deficiencies, made at the last ses sion of congress, amounted to $383, 636,896, and it included no river and harbor bill. Excluding the river and harbor aot passed at this session, the regular annual bills, as passed by the house, appropriated only $373, 570,082, or more than $10,000,000 less than was appropriated by the last congress. " Mr. Cannon criticises the treasury department because it has expended $7,377,440 for the present year in col lecting the revenues from customs esti mated at $165,000,000. The bills establishing salaries in. stead of the fee system for officers of the United States courts, be says, will save $1,000,000 annually, and minimize frivolous and malicious nroseoution. Especial attention is called to the fact that congress made no increase of sal aries of employes in the government de partments. The following table of ap propriations is given: Fifty-first congress, $988,417,183.84; fif ty-seoond congress,! 1 ,02 7,124.547.92; fifty-third oongress, $989,239,205.69; fifty-fourth oongress (first session), $515,759,820.49. Mr. Sayres, in his statement, says of the total appropriations of the session: "This aura exceeds the annrouria- tions during the last session of the fifty-third congress by $18,751,299. and those of the first regular session of that oongress by $23,523,657. "It is less than the appropriations by the seobnd session of the fifty-second oongress by only $3,744,538, although at the latter session $39,352,494 more was appropriated for pensions than at this session. It is more than those by the first session of the fifty-first oon gress by,$21, 803,571, and $25,464,040 less tbanthe appropriations of the sec ond session of the fifty-first congress. "The appropriations made . by the second session of the fifty-first oongress exoeeded those made at the first session of the same congress by $46,676,612, or nearly 10 per cent. If the same proportion should be made at the next session, then the appropriations will not be less than $565,000,000." Contracts authorized by this session he estimates as follows: , , Rivers and harbors, $69,616,404; publio buildings, lighthouse and revenue-cutter service, $1,406,000; defenses and armament, $4,195,076; new war ships, $12,900,000; District of Colum bia, $125,000; total, $78,241,400. He says the total expenditures in one fiscal year have never been so great, except during the war, and exceed tbe estimated valuation of property in any one of tbe South Atlantic states. Quarrymen Strike. Berea, O., June 15. Four hundred quarrymen at tbe quarries of tbe Cleve- I land Stone Company, struoic today. Tbey demanded that all nonunion men , be discharged, and that several union men, who recently were dismissed, be reinstated. The strikers have taken possession 'of all loaded oars and refuse to perimt them to be moved. IVHbV aUA Ml siu vvm v vsaxawaa- Chicago, June 15. The roads of the central passenger committee have ' agreed to a rate of one fare for tbe round trip for the meeting of the Order of Elks, whioh will be held in Cincin nati, July 7-9. Blacklisting Forbidden, nt.. vr mt - in t Judge Collier, of the United States court, today issued an order to tbe re ceiver of tbe Atlantio & Paofiio railway forbidding the blacklisting of Ameri ' can Railway Union men who partioi t pa ted in tbe strike two years age.