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VOL. XXXIII.
CORVALLIS, BENTON" COUNTY, OREGON, f FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1897.
NO. 49.
I NEWS JFJHE WEEK
From : All Parts of the New
- World and the Old.
OF INTEREST TO OUR READERS
CompnbcmiT Review of the Import
ant fasppenings of the Past Week
Culled From the Telegraph Columns.
mJt. Langiey Hall, 83 years or age, a
pioneer of Oregon, died at Oakland.
The office of the Pittsburg Post was
almost totally destroyed by fire. The
loss is $60,000, well insured.
Harry- Banquist was knocked over
board by the boom of his fishing-boat
and drowned in the Columbia near As
toria.
J. Danach, a traveling man, was held
up and robbed of $70 by three masked
men while driving through a grove near
Koseburg. -
Capt. Chas. Swanson, of the pilot
schooner Jessie, was drowned in As
toria harbor while attempting to board
his vessel from a small rowboat.
Cuban sympathizers held an open-air
meeting in Tacoma and denounced Pre
mier Canovas. The Spanish flag was
trailed in the mud and then burned
A resolution was adopted praying that
Weyler might be subjected to the same
torture by his victims.
The arrangement i for the inaugnra'
tion of President McKinley are rapidly
nearing completion, and the indications
are that in point of brilliancy and at
tractiveness the ceremonies, the decora
tions and the festivities incident to
;' inauguration week will be more lavish
than those of former years.
A prominient church member of Pen
. dleton, Or., has headed a subscription
list with $5 for the relief of Jim Hems-
worth, the Ross and miner who - saved
the lives of his - two companions by
thrusting his arm into the cogs of a
rapidly turning windlass and in that
way prevented a . heavy bucket of pre
from falling on the heads of his com
panions in the shaft below.
Charles Frohman and his manager,
C. B. Dillingham, of the Garden thea
ter, gave a special performance of
"Heartsease" (by courtesy of Henry
Miller and his company), to the clergy
men of TJew York. ! The theater was
closed to all except the clergy,. and no
seats were sold. The . box office men
and ushers were dressed in long iilack
coats and black ties, and the playhouse
and its strange audience had every ap
pearance of a church. There were
1,062 ministers and their friends pres
ent, including a number of ministers
from New Jersey.'"" The only denomina
tion that sent regrets was the Metho
dists. r .
The Prince of Wales has bestowed
upon Dr. Nansen, the Arctic explorer A
the special medal of the Royal Geo
graphical Society. -
San Francisco capitalists are said to
be engineering a plan to . get a lottery
bill through the Nevada - legislature,
having been encouraged to make the at
tempt by the ease with which the prize
fighting bill was passed.
The house committee on Pacific rail
roads has decided to report favorably
the bill drafted by Representative Har
rison, which provides for the creation
of a commission to settle the indebted
ness of the Pacific roads to the govern
ment, . . "
It is said that Speaker Reed will
forestall legislation, other than tariff,
at the extra session of congress by ap
pointing only two committees, those on
- ways and means and on mileage,' and
reserving the appointment of other com
mittees until the regular session.
While the action is unprecedented,
members say it would be legal.
George Davies, a prominent com
mission merchant of Cleveland, O., was
shot and killed by his wife at their
residence -in "that city. The -tragedy
was' the result of a long series of quar
rels. Mrs. Davies when taken into
custody wept bitterly, and said her hus
band had treated her unkindly' and
called her bitter names.
During the voyage from Hampton
Roads of Admiral Bunco's blockade
squadron, which reached Charleston,
three men were lost overboard from the
battleship Maine, one man was crushed
to death on the cruiser Marblehead, an
other was fatally injured and six others
were so badly hurt that several may
lose limbs."' "The officers say the voyage
was made in the. worst gale ever experi
enced by the fleet. '
r A press representative who visited
the poor houses of the famine district
of India says the inmates were found to
be in ' a deplorable condition. The
buildings were overcrowded and med
ical attendance was lacking. A man
outside of one of them was dead and
another was dying, A girl of 5 years
of age weighed only ten pounds, and
several adults were under fifty pounds
in weight. The skin in all cases was
drawn over the faces, showing the out
lines of the skulls and the limbs and
joints had the appearance of those of
articultated skeletons. It is estimated
that the present famine is the greatest
of the century, and will greatly surpass
that of 1876, both in area and severity.
The famine belt is 1,800 miles long by
400 miles wide.
Michael Munckacsy, the celebrated
artist, is hopelessly insane. A Vienna
correspondent says that for months,
: while at Codesburg, suffering from
spinal paralysis, Munkacsy was brood
ing and melancholy. Suddenly, in an
excess of madness, he attacked and
nearly strangled the attendants and one
of the doctors. Accordingly he was
sent to the insane asylum. The doctors
report the paralysis is increasing with
alarming rapidity, and that the pros
pect! of his recovery are very remote.
' John B. Clancy, employed at the
Bloom ingdale dairy, Norfolk-, Va., had
an altercation with his employer, J. B.
Ferritt, and said that he would "get
even" with him. Ferritt supplied 257
families in Norfolk with milk, in 100
of which there are infants. He had
deliyered milk to about a dozen custom
ers one morning when he discovered a
peculiar color in the milk. - Clancy's
threats came to him like a flash and he
quickly went to all the places, and,"
luckily, none of the milk had been used.
He reported the matter, and. the milk
was examined and found to contain
polsea. - . :
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A SECRET CONFERENCE.
Thirty-one Were Present, Bnt Accom
plished Nothing.
Thirty-one members of the Mitchell
joint assembly met at the capitol in
Salem Monday and discussed the sena
torial situation at length "and in all ita
phases. It was a secret conference, but
it is known that no formal action look'
ing either to continued support of
Mitchell or his withdrawal was taken.
Driver, Sommers, Patterson of Marion,"
Taylor, Reed, Gowan, Nosier David,
Veness and others spoke. : Some of
these advocated supporting Mitchell to
the end.
Taylor made several earnest talks. It
was to the effect that the interests of
the Republican party were higher than
those of any one man; but he added
that the members of this conference
ought to have the right to name the
randiadte, if it is seen that Mitchell
cannot be elected. . .,. , :
Reed wanted to fight it out on this
line if it took all summer. He did not
believe in allowing the minority to dic
tate to the majority. r '?:
Senator Patterson, of Marion, thought
the thirty-one could afford to hold out
in their present attitude, and he invit
ed the opposition to "lay on, Macduff."
There was some talk Monday that it
was the purpose of the opposition to
come in and organize the house during
the afternoon. But it was without
foundation. .
While the number of absentees from
the Mitchell joint assembly was six,
there was just one voluntary with
drawal. . That was Representative
Mitchell, of Marion. .
- Mr. Mitchell is no orator and did not
think it necessary to set off any fire
works in joint assembly, announcing
his purpose. " He. simply stayed out,
which is quite as effective as any way
of getting at it. ;
The Mitchell cause has suffered se
verely through sickness. Representa
tive Hudson, of Washington, who had
been in bed since last Wednesday, Jwas
sent toihe Salem hospital. His phy
sician says he has typhoid fever in a
mild form, and that he will probably
not be able to leave his room for several
weeks. .... Representative Wagner is ill
at his home in Portland, and it is said
that it will not be safe for him to ven
ture out for several days, if, indeed, he
can be here during the week. Repre
sentative Vaughan is still quite sick,
but he ."may be" able to answer roll-call
tomorrow, though this cannot be stated
with certainty.
The Davis house met at 11:45 Mon
day night. - . Sixteen members were
present. - Adjournment was taken till
five minutes after 12. When that time
arrived, the house was - again called to
order, and adjourned till 9:30 A.. M.
Wednesday. ."- - " . -
- Thirty-three in Joint A ssemliy ,j jr ;.
Mondays -session of th joint convene
tion developed nothing new.; . Chair-?
man Borwnell calleiihe joint assembly
to order at 12 o'clock. He atonee sub-"
mitted letters from Vaughari,Hwl8dri
and Wagner. 'They were not read, but
the" clerk was directed to mark them'
excused. .XA ' ."
. The roll wan called and showedthe
following thirty-three in- attendance: .
"Senators Brownell,' Driver, Dufur,
Gowan, Harmon,. Hughes, Johnson,
Patterson of Marion, Price, Taylor 10.
Representatives Benson, Bridges,
Brown,'- Chapman, - Conn, Crawford,
Davids Gratkei Gurdane, Hogue, Hope,
Jennings;.- . Langell, Marsh, Merrill,
Nosier, Palm, Rigby, Smith of Marion,
Somers, Stanley; Thomas, Thompson
28. - ' - - . .. . ?
Absent Senator.: Reed. Representa
tives Hudson, - Mitchell, Vaughan,
Veness, Wagner 6. '
The absence of Representative Mitch
ell of Marion,, was significant. It is
known' that he has definitely declared
that he will not return. It was expect
ed that Mitchell would formally With
draw,' but he appears 'to think a speech
unnecessary. Representative Venness,
of Polk, was probably not able to return
from his home, whither he went Fri
day, on account of the storm. Senator
Reed remained in the senate chamber
during the entire time the convention
was in session. It is not known that
his absence indicated an intention to
stay out hereafter. - There were no
speeches. After the reading of the
journal had been dispensed with, the
convention, jgn motion of Senator Har
mon, adjourned. .
A number of Republican members of
the opposition have received the follow
ing self-explanatory dispatch:
"New York, Feb. 15. Hon. George
H. Hill, Salem, Or.: Failure to elect
a Republican United ' States Senator
will jeopardize Republican reorganiza
tion of the senate March 5, and en
danger tariff legislation. - Oregon then
would be responsible for continued hard
times and the embarrassment of the in
coming administration. . "?:'
American Protective Tariff, League,
"Cornelius M. Bliss, President."
The senate committee, appointed to
exaimne the ground of the proposed
portage railroad between The Dalles
and Celilo, was shown over the ground
Monday by a committee from the Com
mercial Club of The Dalles.
From now on to the close of the pres
ent session of congress it is expected
that everything not on the active list
will make way for the appropriation
bills, which must be passed before final
adjournment on March 1.
The San . Francisco police made a
general raid upon the Chinese gambling
joints of the city, rounding up a total
of 820 Celestials, all of whom were
found delving deep into, the mysteries
of the enticing game of fan-tan. '
A report is being circulated in Wash
ington, D. C. to the effect-that Binger
Hermann will be appointed general
land office commissioner, as soon as
President " McKinley gets" around to
where he can make appointments. The
office mentioned pays $4,500 a year.
The Postofflce Appropriation.
The postoffice appropriation bill for
the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1897,
has been completed by the house com.
mittee on postoffices and postroads. . It
carries $95,611,711, or $3,040,150 more
than the current year, and $1,903,605
less than the estimate of the postmaster-general.
There is an increase in
the allowance for the free-delivery ser
vice which is $12,595,000 in the bilL.
Steels-tempered in phenol have been
found by M. Sevat to have much great
er hardness and elasticity than those
tempered in water.
ALL CLERKS DISPENSED WITH
Resolution Passed by the Senate It
. Caused a Hot Fight. .
A stirring and very personal debate
took place in the senate at Salem
Thursday afternon. It arose primarily
over the question of clerks, but it took
a broader range, and covered the entire
ground of the legislative hold-up and
the candidacy - of Senator ' Mitchell.
Just after the senate met in the after
noon. Reed introduced the -following
resolution: . -
"Whereas, the organization of the
legislature has not yet been : perfected
and public business is being retarded
and necessary legislation, such as ap
propriations for public purposes, abol
ishment of useless and expensive com
missions and other legislation promised
the 'people of this state by all political
parties, is being denied by the refusal
of certain persons-elected to the house
of representatives to qualify; and ' - .
-'Whereas, notwithstanding the facts
aforesaid, and the fact that this senate,
.isprjicticajly-, transacting, no public
business and there is no work for senate
committee clerks to do, there is, never
theless now employed by the senate
committees, at public charge, a large
number of clerks; and ,
- "Whereas, None 61 She said clerks
are engaged in. the discharge of any
public dutyj and there is no probability
of their services being immediately re
quired; therefore, be it
"Resolved, That all clerks of senate
committees be, and they are hereby,
discharged, and no compensation shall
be allowed any such clerk from and af
ter this date, unless the employment
be hereafter authorized by the senate
after perfect organization of the legis
lature shall have been secured. " -
Senator . Dufur made quite a lengthy
speech in which he set forth hie posi
tion on questions of economy. He was
followed by Driver and Michell and a
number of others, some of whom had
amendments to the resolutions as pre
sented. A vote was finally reached.
The amendments were cleared away,
one by one, and the ayes and noes be
ing called on the original question, but
one dissenting vote was cast. : The
president voted no, more in a spirit of
jest than anything. . .
The Joint Convention. "
The joint convention has met daily,
bnt at no time have more than thirty
nine been present. Each day developed
some fiery oratory, accusing the oppos
ing faction of blocking legislation.
Thursday thirty-seven members were
present, eleven senators and twenty-six
representatives. Senator Reed came in
for the first time. Representatives
Hudson and Vaughan sent letters ask
ing to be excused on account of sickness.
When the session convened it was the
-general expectation that it would be
purely perfunctory, but the spectators
were agreeably surprised. The first
surprise was when Nosler's name was
Teached."Nofiler"e&e" and"the""house'
became intensely quiet, as everyone
thought that Nesler was going to An
nounce nis withdrawal, but the eequel
proved a contrary intention on 'his part.
: Nosier first spoke of his having been
in his seat ever since? the WsSioii"
opened, answering every rollcall and
ready to do his duty. Said he: ...
"lam ashamed to, see such child's
play and must enter my protest."
Referring, to Senator-Carter' speech..
he saidr " -'; ' ' ' ; ; f t
"Would it not have been better for
him to have made the forty-first man
instead of the forty-sixth?"
Continuing, he declared that some
one was responsible for the situation.
The Republican party was not'respons
ible. forits recalcitrant members. - The
people would hold these responsible as
individuals. "... . r .. s; ; : ':
In conclusion Nosier said:
"I am here to answer to my name
and I expect toxbe here to the end."
Nosier s speech was of peculiar in
terest in view of the fact that his seat
is to be contested when the house or
ganizes. Nosier was elected as a Pop-
nliet.
Senator Reed was the author of the
next incident. He said that he was oc
cupying the seat of 4 Representative
Hudson, who" was ill, and he would
continue to occupy the seat as long as
he, Hndson, was absent. Reed then
said: "
"I don't come here as a Mitchell
man, bnt I will vote for him if I get a
chance. - I don't propose to be held np
by fifteen Populists, and I tell you I am
going to stay here now. "
Reed then said he would like to ask
what doctors were attending Vaughan
and Hudson. He suggested that they
might be jobbed by the opposition.
Chairman Brownefl appointed Reed,
Patterson and Chapman a committee to"
see who was attending the sick mem
bers. ' Reed's . motion was - not . made
seriously jand was ; intended only as a J
josh."'--'";- . .v:...i, ,. .a .
Chapman continued the speechmak-
ing by saying he was here ready to re
deem every pledge he had made.
, The . senate committee on judiciary,
to which was ' referred Gowan's sweep
ing salary bill, has considered the sug
gestions of the various county delega
tions as to the salaries in their respec
tive counties. The Multnomah delega
tion recommended that the same sal
aries be maintained for their county,
but all fees and emoluments of what
ever kind were cut off. The eugestion
was adopted by the committee. ;
- Senator Mulkey proposes an amend
ment to the road laws,' providing that
the viewers of a proposed road, when
damages are claimed by persons resid
ing in the Vicinity, shall appraise
damages at the same time they view
tVif wind. ThA nnfinn nf tlin rmmAaul
! road is considered sufficient notice to
all probable claimants, enabling such
claimants to file their petition at' the
time of : the hearing of the petition.
The measure is thought to be practical
and economical. ";-1, . ,:. ; :
TwO hundred and thirty-one bills
have been so far introduced in the sen
ate. . Honors are even between Senators
Gowan, McClung and Smith, as authors
of the greatest - number, there being
now 17 to the credit of -each. The list
is as follows: Bates 4, Brownell 9,
Calbreath 4, Carter 8, Daly 10, Dawson
8, Driver 0. Dufur 10, Gesner 6, Gowan
17, Harmon 11, Haseltine 7, Hobson 4,
Holt 7, Hughes -8, Johnson 10, King
14, Mackay 6, McClung 17, Michell 5,
Mulkey 9, Patterson of Marion 6, Patterson-
of Washington 6, Price 9, Seed
7, Selling 6, Smith 17,, Taylor S,
Wade 6. -, - "
FIRE 1 :
Cretan Insurgents Bombard
' . ing the Town.-
GOVERNOR RAN AT FIRST SHOT
Fighting la - the . Neighborhood of
Halepa Greece Bends More Troops
to " the Island Turks Fired Vpo
Canea, Crete, Feb. 16. The Chris
tiana" occupied the heights surrounding
the town this morning, and began to
bombard Canea. : As soon as the firing
commenced,- Georgi Berovitch, governor
of Crete, with thirty recently enrolled
Montenegro- gendarmes, boarded the
Russian man-of-war." The Greek con'
sul also embarked on board another
vessel. -
7 The Turks from the fortress replied
to the fire of the Christians. Jt is re
ported that the fighting was attended
with bloodshed. The military gover
nor has been removed from hiB post
The foreign consuls also embarked on
board the various yesssels lying off the
town of Canea. .- . - '
The Greek consul at Heraklion went
on board the Greek warship Naurachos
Miaulia. The Christians at Heraklion
are also hurrying on board the ships.
The Flghtloe; at Halepa.
London, Feb. 16. A Canea dispatch
dated Sunday to the Times says -the
village of Halepa, the residence of the
consuls, was in a state of great trepida
tion Sunday in consequence of the ap
proach of the insurgents, who, joined,
it is stated, by the Greek' volunteers-,
assmebled in force on Akrotari penin
sula, made an advance in the neighbor
hood. The Hellenic flag hoisted on the
arrival of the Greek warships was dis
played on the summit of an adjoining
hilL All of the members of the fam
ilies of the consular agents were trans
ferred to the warships." The. Greek
consulate was garrisoned with, an im
pressive show of force by-native Chris
tian sailors in anticipation of an attack
from the Mohammedans from the vicin
ity of Canea.
The insurgents advanced yesterday
toward the isthmus connecting the pen
insula with the mainland, and engaged
the Turkish artillery throughout the
afternoon. The Mohammedans at
Canea were in a state of great excite
ment, and, owing to rumors of an in
tended attack on - the consulates , at
Canea, special precautions were taken
at the offices of the British : consul.
About 400 bashi-bazouks and a company
of regulars hurried out from Canea and
attacked the (Jhristians, who were
finally attacked and pursued . into the
interior of the peninsula.
' It is reported tonight that the Chris
liana shaver, aucceeded-iin-inakmg -a
stand, and that they now maintain their
position. :L , V
. Heraklion is more quiet, as a large
part of the Chirstian population has
embarked on the men-of-war.-; ;
,T The governor has demanded a written
assuarncer from . the consuls that the
Greek fleet is not to molest the trans
port, conveying troops to Sitia. This
transport was compelled to return Fri
day by the firing from a Greek warship.
This assurance was given by the British
vice-consul, and -by Captain Grenfell,
of the turret ship Trafalgar. Captain
Grenfell subsequently promised the
government to prevent the Greek war
ships from bombarding the town, pro
vided the Mohammendans would ab
stain from acts of violence.
, ! Her . majesty's steamships Rodney
and Dragon have arrived. .. i
The Turkish troopship, which ar
rived Sunday has put put to sea, .pur
sued by the Greek transport My kale. ':
Ibrahim Pasha, military governor,
has resigned. . ' - -. -
, The Governor's Resignation.
f - London, Feb. 10. A Times dispatch
from Canea dated Sunday night says
that the resignation of Prince -Georgi
Berovitch as governor of Crete has al
ready been accepted,- and he departed
Sunday afternoon for Trieste. Despite
the official statements, there is reason
to believe he left his post without the
sultan's permission. In his" letter to
the consulate representing the powers,
he only stated that he had tendered his
resignation. 1. , J.
Although well intentioned, Bero
vitch Pasha has shown a lamentable
lack of courage during the recent trou
bles, according to the correspondent.
He practically abandoned the direction
of affairs at a critical moment. It
must, in fairness, be said that the task
imposed upon him was one of extraor
dinary difficulty. . Without gendarm
erie, without law courts, opposed by
military - subordinates, .. . thwarted - in
Constantinople, and harrassed by his
administrative , council, he had no
means to make his authority respected.
It must be also borne in mind that the
sudden 'disappearance of . Turkish offi
cials is often due to occult, influences.
The position of the next governor will
not be enviable. -'--. .
Athens, Feb. 16. It is evident the
Grecian government has taken a - seri
ous step in sending troops to Crete for
the purpose of protecting the Chris
tian's. A force consisting of a regi
ment of infantry, battery and artillery,
embarked 'at Piraeus yesterday on
board three steamers.
' . Torbl.h Transport Fired Upon.
Constantinople, Feb. 16. -A" Greek
warship yesterday fired on a Turkish
vessel conveying soldiers from Candia
to Canea. As the result of Friday's
occurrence, the ambassadors decided to
recommend to their respective govern
ments that the powers occupy Canea,
Retimo and Candia; for the purpose ol
affording prtection to the Mussulmans.
- Scarlet flowers stand drought ' better
than any others. "-?' - - -:z.:-r.cj'''
- ,-- Cramps' Western Knterprise.
y Detroit, Feb.-16. Charles E. Os
borne of Sault Ste. Marie,- state game
and fish warden, has returned from
Washington with information - that a
company -ha&r been organized to . com
plete the canal of the St. Mary's Falls
Water Power Company, at an expense
of nearly $3,000,000. -Mr. Osborne
says there are interested in the new en
terprise the Cramps,' the shipbuilders,
the Chicago' Gas Company, and oth
ers, which are to locate works, on the
new canal. The Cramps propose to
establish a lake shipbuilding industry
t the fall
POWERS CRY HALTI
Further Hostile Actions by Greece to
'-...' Be Prevented.
' Berlin, Feb. 17. A semi-official
statement of the Cretan question has
been published here as follows:
"In reply to the representations of
the ministers of all the great powers at
Athens to the Greek government yester
day, pointing out the danger to Euro
pean peace from the attitude taken by
Greece- contrary to international, law,
M. Skouses, minister of foreign affairs,
declared Greece would occupy Crete.
"In ; view of this fact the imperial
government no longer considers it con
sonant with its dignity to take further
diplomatic steps at Athens. After an
exchange of views with the cabinets of
other great powers the eommmander Of
the German warship Kaiserin Augusta,
which will arrive at Canea within the
next -.few. days, has received instruc
tions in conjunction with the-'ccm-mahdersci
the' naval forces of other
Sreat '"'powers' assembled in Cretan wai
ters to prevent any hostile act upon
the part of Greece, and also to co
operate with them in every possible
way with a view to restoring order and
averting bloodshed."
CLOSING RUSH BEGUN.
Lower House of Congress to. Begin
Night Sessions.
Washington, Feb. 1 7. The general
rush Of business which marks the cl s
ing days of congress - -was : forcibly
brought home to the members of the
house today by the adoption of a special
order for night sessions tonight and to
morrow, for consideration, of private
pension bills. By the terms of the or
der these sessions will terminate at
11:30 P. M.
On motion of ,- Hitt, the house con
curred in the senate amendments to the
diplomatic and consular appropriation
bill. . . :- : : '
This was suspension day -and the
speaker recognized Reeves, Republican,
of Illinois," to move the passage under
suspension of the rules a substitute for
the senate bill appropriating $250,000
for closing the crevasses in the Mis
sissippi levee at Pass L'outre, La. . The
substitute appropriated the same sum
to be deducted from the sum due under
the Eads contract in caso the courts
should decide he was liable for repairs
under his contract with the government.
The bill was passed.
Clavton-Bnlwrr Treaty Discussed.
. Washington, Feb.. 17. A bill was
passed providing penalties for starting
fires which may be communicated to
inflammable growth on- public lauds.
Davis of Minnesota presented a resolu
tion requesting the submission of all
correspondence with the German em
pire relative'- to ' American insurance
companies. ' The resolution was agreed
to without comment. - i ;
Mojan'a resolution ;,for ,-thes,brogad
tion oi the Clayton-Bulwer. treat then
came up and precipitated a parliament
ary "fight"" Upon motion of "TKaFthe
senate went into executive se'ssion. ii.
y As the 'doors Were closed Morgan
took the .floor on the Clayton-Bulwer
abrogation - resolution. 7 He :. was ap
parently, very angry and his remarks
were along the line the Open session in
dicated.. Conference BUI Taken Up, -
Washington, Feb: -17: The -house
committee on coinage -. today took up
again the bill for an international
monetary, conference. , , Representative
Hartman, the Montana member of the
committee, urged that action be taken
as soon as possible in View of the ap
proaching death of:, the: 54th. congress.
, Burned a Gambling House:
. Chicago,' Feb.' IT. Citizens of Elm
hurst, 'a small town twenty-five miles
west of here, burned to the ground the
large-shed recently,-erected there by
Barney ; Zachariah, the Chicago" gam
bler, in which. pool8elling, faro and
roulette had been conducted for "several
days.1 Almost every day - 400 or ' 500
gamblers from Chicago visited the re
sort. A few days ago the residents
raided the pollroom, but could find no
evidence of gambling. Six men, how
ever, supposed to be connected with the
movement, were ' arrested, r During
the night two watchmen were employed
to watch the place. Early yesterday
morning a mob of indignant citizens at
tacked the building, and after driving
away the "watchmen, . set fire to the
building. - The gamblers say they will
re-open as soon as another can be built.
'; Held Up a Saloon. r
Chicago, . Feb. 1.7.; Four robbers
armed with revolvers entered J. Myer's
saloon at Fourteenth street and New
berry avenue and held up the place.
The barroom was crowded with cus
tomers at the time, and the robbers or
dered every one to keep in the rear of
the saloon and hold up their hands.
No one attempted to disobey, and while
three of the men kept them covered
with pistols the fourth went 'through
the pockets of each man, securing sev
eral watches and some money.. He
then took $15 from the cash register.
The men were driven into a small
room in the rear, and after fastening
the door, the robbers ran into the street
and escaped before the' imprisoned vic
tims could release themselves. -
- A clever Parisian has invented a ma
chine that can . split a human hair
lengthwise into thirty-six strips.
Brained Bis Father With an Ax.
Pineville, Ky., Feb. 17. Gilbert
Brock was killed yesterday by his son
Willis- in Leslie county. - The father
objected to Willis' proposed marriage.
The son finally brained his father with
an ax, and then told his mother about
the deed. ; --- . . '- ;..
New York, Feb. 17. William v) St.
John, ex-president of the Mercantile
National bank, and" treasurer of - the
Democratic committee, -died suddenly
at his home in this city last night.
: American Rails for J. pan. '.
Washington, Feb. 16. The English
steel trade has again received a shock
through the . announcement ' that an
American firm has in open competition
secured a contract for the delivery of
13,000 tons of steel rails to the Japan-.
ese government. The Americans under
bid the lowest English competitor Cd
per ton, and is already shipping the
rails. '. '. : --.. - '-' -. ' '
During the Indian famine of 1879-80
the mint at Bombay received $12,000,
000 worth of gold and silver orna
ments, sold by the natives for food. -
A Rossland; Miner's Unpre-
v eedented Heroism.
AT THE RISK OF HIS OWN LIFE
Prevented an Ore Bucket . From Fall
ing Upon Tiro Men by Throwing
Himself Upon a Whirring Windlass.
Spokane, Feb. 15. A rare act of
heroism, such as deserves to be recorded
in history and song, was performed at
Rossland, B. C, today, which saved the
lives of . two miners and proved plain
Jim Hemsworth to be one of nature's
noblemen.
Jem Smith and Frank Con son were
working at the bottom of a narrow
shelf of the. Young America mine, at a
depth of nearly 150 feet, engaged, in
loading ore into an iron-bound bucket,
while Jim Hemsworth's duty consisted
in hauling the bucket to the Burface by
means of a windlass. The heavy bucket
filled with ore, had almost reached the
top of the shelf .when the iron crank of
the windlass snapped in two like a bit
of pine, hurling Hemsworth to the
ground. " .
Springing to his feet half dazed by
the blow, Hemsworth saw the windlass
whirring around at a, frightful rate of
speed as the - loaded bucket - shot down
the shaft upon the men below. He had
not a second to lose. There was just
one chance to save them, and he took
that chance. . Jumping forward, he
threw his body upon the cogs of the
whirring windlass, thrusting his arms
and shoudler between the swiftly re
volving wheels. Their iron jaws
crunched and tore the flesh, crushed
nerves, bone and sinews, tore ghastly
wounds from finger-tip to shoulder, but
the; windlass stood still. With an
awful jerk the bucket stopped just
above the heads of the two"" men far
down the shaft. . j.
Pale as death, with the blood flowing
in streams and suffering intense agony,
tiemswortn never uttered a cry nor
even a sound, as the jaws of the wheels
pinioned him fast as in a vice. Super
intendent Shields, "who witnessed the
accident from a short distance away,
rushed to Hemsworth's aid and blocked
the machinery.
As Hemsworth staggered back and
was about to fall, Shields caught him
in his arms", at the same time exclaim-.
ing: ,,My God. Jim! This is awful l"
"dh, what's the difference?" replied
the plucky fellow, "so long as I saved
the boys?". '
His. wounds were dressed and the in
jured man made, as comfortable as
could be under the circumstances. The
attending . physicians are at this time
unabletov Sta.te how serious ;-..Hem e
worth's' injuries are likely to result,
but unless he is hurt internally they
hope to.ave his life.-"3Rsafm, how
ever, in all likelihood will have to be
amputated at the shoulder.
ANNEXATION OF HAWAII.
Thurston : on a Missionary Visit to
This Country.
San Frafesisco, ' Feb. 15. Lorin A.
Thurston, ex-minister of Hawaii to the
United States; arrived from the islands
today. -. Thurston, as president of the
Annexation Club of Honolulu, expects
to "accomplish considerable missionary
work in aid of the annexation move
ment before his return home. His mis
sion is not an official one, he says, and
he has not been sent here, either by the
government or by the Annexation Club.
He says, however, that if the opportu
nity' presents itself, he proposes to exert
his - best efforts to aid the annexation
movement. He says: .
"The all absorbing theme of discus
sion, in the islands just now in annexa
tion. As the day for the inauguration
of McKinley approaches, interest in the
annexation question - is becoming in
tensified and widespread. The Annex
ation Club has been reorganized, and
now has a membership of 6,000. Of
! this number, a third or a fourth are
' natives. The natives are joining the
mAVarnont Txrif V 4-Via IIaa Viof nn
auvvvAuuv nu ta vus w biic nil-
nexation of the islands to the United
States is their only salvation from the
Japanese,- who are elbowing them in
- "The census of the islands has just
been completed. The census shows a
population of 31.000 natives 8,000 half
castes and mixed races, 24,000 Japa
nese. 21,000 Chinese, and 25.000
' whites, including Americans and Eu
ropeans. The official returns have oc
casioned some surprise. It was gener
ally - presumed that the Japanese
population was greatly in excess of the
figures given.".
: Hundreds of Mohammedans Killed.
London, Feb. 15. A late dispatch to
the Times from Canea says the entire
Mohammedan population of Malevsi,
. Temenos, Pirgiotiga and Monofasti en
I tered Heraklion, attacking and assault
I ing the Christians in the streets and
pillaging the shops and houses. It is
I stated the soldiers assisted in this work
of plundering. The local nrefect at-
Tsitia reports 300 Mohammedans killed
in that district, and he is afraid the
Mohammedans in the town of Aitia
will massacre the Christians out of re
venge.' : ,
' :a&rfield, Wash., Feb. 15. At the
meeting of Whitman county farmers to
protest against the proposed abolition
of state grain weigher and inspector,
resolutions were passed and sent to the
legislature, stating that such officer is
necessary to the farmers of Eastern
Washington. ' Resolutions - were also
adopted recommending moderate reduc
tion in freight and passenger rates, and
fixing the maximum rate on wheat be
tween any two points of the state at
$3.50 a ton. '
' -- The Kaiser Counted Our Ships. -
; Berlin, Feb.; 15. In- the reichstag
today, the president, Baron von Buol- j
Berenberg, announced that the em-
peror had presented the reichstag with
tabular statements - drawn up with "his
own hand, dealing with the condition
of the navies of Germany, France,
Russia and the United States, and
Japan, and that he intended to thank
his majesty Jn. behalf of the house.
The statement was greeted with cheers.
Athens, Feb. 15. A dispatch from
Crete Baya 'the Mussulmans have set
fire to Pstimo la several placet. -
KILLED WITH AN AX.
A German Farmer -Murdered by Bis
!- ... ..L.Fsrtner..
Seattle, Feb. 16. In the outskirts
of Eliot, a sparsely settled community
sixteen miles from Seattle, Edward
Folzke, a German farmer, was killed
with an ax Friday evening, about 7
o'clock, -and the perpetrator of the
crime attempted to cover np his work
by dragging his victim's body into the
house, to which he applied the torch.
The cabin was entirely destroyed, and
the dead man's fate is told by a large
pool of blood outside the door and an
ax whioh shows blood stains and black
hair on., it. The. sheriff and 'coroner
investigated'' the case this afternoon,
with the result that Andrew S. Kraus,
Folzke's partner, is locked - up . in. the
county jail, charged with murder" and
arson. No one saw the crime commit
ted, , bnt circumstantial evidence is
strong 'against Kraus. The two men
had lived together for eight years, and
when sober wertTclose friends bnt
when drunk they frequently quarreled.
Kraus denies all knowledge of the
crime, claiming he slept in a cabin
some distance from the scene of the
murder. Blood spots were found on
his overalls.
Ke.wspaper Office Fire.
Pittsburg, Feb. 16. The office of
the Post, on Fifth avenue, was almost
totally destroyed by fire this morning,
causing a loss to the paper of about
.$60,000, well insured. The loss on
the building is not yet known. The
only other tenant in the building was
Gleason, - the railroad ticket broker,
whose loss is email. The Commercial
Gazette, next door to the Post, was in
imminent danger, but good work by
the fire department saved that plant,
the only damage being caused by water.
The Commercial Gazette's presses
and engines are, for the time being,
disabled. The paper's edition tomor
row morning will be printed at the
Press office. Both the Post and Com
mercial Gazette were promptly tender
ed the use and services of machines,
presses and offices of the other news
papers in the city. The Post will be
issued from the office of the Leader
until a new plant can be established.
Preparations for the Inauguration.
Washington, Feb. 16. The arrange
ments for the inauguration of President
McKinley two weeks from next Thurs
day are rapidly nearing completion,
and the indications are that in point of
brilliancy and attractiveness, the cere
monies, the decorations, and the festiv
ities incident to inauguration week will
be more lavish than those of former
years. In the decorations of the ball
room, finer results are expected than
ever before. All spectacular effects will
be avoided, and a more artistic and
harmonious arrangement of flowers,
lights and bunting will be secured.
About $13,000 will be spent by the
inaugural ' committee in decoratingHhe
main ballroom and the private rooms
set apart for the use of the presidential
and Tice-presidential parties. .
1 A Race With Death.
- Chicago, Feb, , 16.- Six men had a
race with - death on the lake last night
and won by a hair's breadth. They
were the crew of the big supply tug A.
C. Vanraalte.- This tug carries sup
plies to the crib off Sixty-eighth street,
and while returning to her dock she
sprang a leak while bucking a tremen
dous ice floe.
Then for three hours the six men bat
tled with the ice and faced death while
they were tryig to keep their boat
afloat long enough to reach her dock.
The tug managed to get into Calumet
river, but the fire was dead. The men
were up to their knees in water. In
answer to signals of distress the fire
boat Chicago responded and took the
crew ashore.
Drunk and Beckless.
Portland, Or., Feb. 16. Frank
Nagle, a shoemaker, was run over and
instantly killed near Weidler's mill
last night by the Northern Pacific in
coming passenger train, No. 1, which
arrived at the Union depot at 7:30.
The man was in an intoxicated condi
tion, and was evidently attempting to
cross the track in front of the rapidly
approaching train, in which reckless
effort he sacrificed his life. The pilot
of. the engine struck Nagle in the head
and back, carrying him a distance of
seventy-five feet under tfje pony truck"
of the engine, and leaving the fright
fully mangled remains lying beside the
track, near the loot of Savier street.
Italian Claim Filed.
New York, Feb. 15. The corre
spondent of the Herald in Rio Janeiro,
Brazil, telegraphs that the Italian min
ister has presented new and heavy
claims for outrages upon Italian sub
jects. The wrongs for which redress
is demanded are alleged to have been
committed by Brazilians in the state of
Matto Gressoa during the revolution
which occurred in the administration
of President Peixoto.
Buried in a Snowslide.
Brigham, Utah, Feb. 16. A snow
slide rushed down on the Cottonwood
canyon last night and struck the cabin
occupied by John- Anderson, Andrew
Anderson and Andrew Miller, burying
the men under tons of enow. After
six hours' work, Andrew Miller and
John Anderson were taken out badly
bruised, but not dangerously hurt. The
dead body of Andrew Anderson was re
covered an hour later. -
Pittsburg, Feb. 16. Mars, Pa., a
town of 800 inhabitants, on the Pitts
burg & Western railroad, twenjty-three
miles north of this city, was ' badly
scorched this morning. The fire start
ed at the passenger . station.. It de
stroyed the National Oil Wells Supply
Company's large buildings and a half a
dozen smaller ones. ' The - tota -is esti
mated at $100,000, about one-third of
which is insured. It is believed the
station was set on fire after it bad been
looted by thieves. ;
" The Freeman Mine Cave-In.
Gouverneur, N. YnrFeb. 16. Work
of rescue in the Freeman mine, which
caved in yesterday afternoon, progres
sed all night. Six of the eight men
who were in the mine at the time of
the accident were killed, and their
bodies were recovered. The other two
escaped without injury. - The killed
were: William Dawley, Fred McCoy,
M. Louchlan, Charles Larock, A. Edg
erton, John Matthews. Each left a
large family. -
Nearly every city in Mexico haa
hotplUL .
Number of Factories Now In
Operation.' '
HISTORY OF THE INDUSTRY
Facts Begardtng Beet Sugar -Furnished
by Albert Gerberding Before th
Chlt-Chat Club, of San Francisco.
Mr. Albert Gerberding delivered an
address before the Chit-Chat Club, of
San Francisco, which contained a brief
history of the beet-sugar " industry in :
this country. As the subject of start- .
ing the industry in the Northwest is
being agitated , it is thought information
from its perusal may be obtained. The
historical sketch of the industry is aa -
follows: - -
"Europe has 3,000,000 acres of fields,
producing say, 4,500,000 tons of sugar :'
annually, and of this amount is selling
to the United States sugar to the value
ot $20,000,000 a year. Although the
industry has been established in Euro
pean countries for years, it has been
slow to gain a hold in America. Its
history on this-side of the Atlantic is
short, although the same climatic con
ditions prevail.
"Our first commercial experiment in
making sugar from beets was near '
Philadelphia, in 1830, contemporane
ously with the final establishment of
the industry in France, but with wide-
ly different results. Intelligent pursuit
in that country brought success; ignor
ance in our own, disastrous failure.
The experiment was tried again in 1838
by a man in Massachusetts. His sugar -product
cost him 11 cents a pound. He
was the victim of the theory that beets
must be dried before processing. He
had his experience, and those who came
after him profited by his failure.
"For twenty-five years thereafter
America made no attempt to manufac- :
ture beet sugar. In 1863 a factory was
established in Illinois. The land was
unfavorable to beet culture,, and, after
six years of unfntelligent endeavor, the
factory was moved to another part of
the state, not more favorable, and fail
ure was again the result. Again the
machinery was moved, to Wisconsin .
this time, where both the soil and cli- .
mate were unsuitable, and since 1871 -
nothing has been heard of the estalbish- .. . .
ment. A factory was afterward started
in Fond du Lao, Wis., and attracted
much attention.
"In 1860 the owners, two German
chemists, came to California to superin
tend a new enterprise of the same sort
at Alvarado, started by Mr. Dyer, who
is entitled to the credit of inaugurating
the beet sugar industry in this state.
He still resides in close proximity to the
Alvarado factory, and we-are pleased to
"note that "he" is yet "a stockholder in
what is now a dividend-paying enter- "
prise, ihe ultimate result of his long
years of persistent effort. After years
of indifferent success the company was
reorganized in 1889, the plant enlarg
ed, and since then the business has
been a success. -
"Sacramento started a factory in -1869,
with machinery costing $160,
000. In 1875 it was sold for $45,000,
and used to re-equip the Alvarado fac- (
tory, which from that time until 1889
was the only beet-sugar factory in '
America.
"In 1889-90 the Western Beet-SugaT
Company erected its factory at Watson
ville, Cal. Chino, Cal., was the scene
of the next factory, started about 1891, v
and about the same time factories were
built at Lehi, Utah; Grand Island,
Neb., and Nofrolk, Neb. New Mexico
and Virginia also claim a factory each
now.
"A new factory is now being con
structed at Alam'antis, in the vicinity
of Anaheim, Cal., and one haa been
commenced at Salinas. Thus we have
at present eight factories in the entire
United States, three of Which (with two
more in process of construction) are lo-
cated in California. : In this vast state
of unlimited acreage, favorable climate
and soil, there are perhaps today about
60,000 acres, or one-twentieth of 1 per
cent of the area of California, devoted
to beet . culture, and yet we are paying
annually ' $6,000,000 to our. friends
across the" water fori what we could as '
well and better produce ourselves.
, "This"sugar"beet has been bred, and
bred for desirable points, such as shape,'
color, size, soilage and saccharine con
tents, until, by careful selection, these
qualities have become fixed. The seed
planted in California has been imported
from France and Germany, but, under
the influence of the climate and soil, a
higher percentage of saccharine matter
has been developed than in any other
known place. Beets are ' know n to
grow in this state on about 22,000 ares
in four counties, and, while we know
they flourish in the neighborhood of
three factories.it is interesting to de
scribe the method of testing and bring
ing to public notice a new territory. It
has been the experience of all the fac
tories that for the first few years the
greatest difficulty has been in securing
a sufficient quantity of beets, but as
soon as the farmers begin to understand
the business, the supply taxes the
utmost capacity of the factory.
Beets, as a crop, are of but little use
without the factories, and- factories are
valueless without the beets.
The farmer has the land, which he
knows will produce good beets, butthe
capitalist will not venture his wealth
until he sees the beets growing, and
unless the capitalist is also the land
owner, and appreciates the advantages
of the sugar enterprise, it is most diffi
cult to inaugurate the business. "
News comes from Round Valley,
Cal., to the effect that an Indian
named Dick Bell had killed a man
named Thomas Steele. Bell has been
arrested. Steele was shot in the back.
Beal Tragedy on the Stage.
Armand Castlemary, while singing
the role of Tristano in Flotow's opera
of "Martha," at the Metropolitan op
era house, New York, dropped dead in
front of the footlights and almost in
full view of one of the most brilliant
audiences which has filled the theater
this winter. - So quiet was the matter
kept, however, that few in the audi
ence knew a tragedy had taken place
before their very eyes. .
In the last three years 49,000 acres
of timber in New York State have been
destroyed by forest fires. .