The Corvallis gazette., June 18, 1897, Image 1

"VOL. XXXIV.
COBVALLIS, BENTON COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNE 18, 1897.
NO. 14.
Epitome of the Telegraphic
News of the World.
TERSE TICKS FROM THE WIRES
An Interesting Collectlonof Items From
the New and the1 Old World In
Howard A. Scott, 'who murdered his
wife in October last was ' electrocuted
in Sing Sing prison, N. Y. -
A fast freight train on the Santa Fe
railroad was ditched near Elma, Mo.,
a nA 1- i vr no nriil t hvalramon tnarfl
. killed. ; 'I i. ' '
The United States government im
migrant station, on Ellis island, New
' York harbor, was destroyed by fire,
but witb no loss ot lite.
..- Assistant Quarantine: Officer . . Blue
' declared that the disease on the City
of Para, now at Angel island quarantine
. station, San Francisco bay,, is yellow
fever.
A serious landslide occurred near
Briega, canton, of Valais, Switzerland.
Part of the forest there and a number
.. of buildings have been .buried. .There
was nu luss ui uie.
ihqTbe state 'department has beeh'in
formed by Consul-General Lee of the
release of Remedios, an American, ar
rested at Porto Cabanas, May 28. The
man was released Friday.
Sir Henry Irving unveiled a memorial
Btatue to Mrs. Sarah Scott-Siddons, the
famous English actress; oh Raddihgton
ereep. .. London,, Jvhere- her remains
were inierruu ou years ugu.
While. Professors Marksburn and
Richards wfere practicing on a'flying
trapeze at Fiesta Park, Los Angeles,'
' tiiev. leu to. tne erouna ana iticnaras
-Bnstained internal injuries which will
probably result fatally. .
- .Firemen extinguished a fire St ihe
home of '.Grant; Prestel,. laborer, at
Dayton, O. i - They found the 'charred
bodies of Rose Preitel, aged 16, and
'ill..., ti .. . . l - - n ' .ifi..
,aiucnv: iebicjK yearn,-- xiio
shildren played with matches and set
fire to the house. " ., .
The southbound express on the" Grand
r- - i o t a: .". : t .. l
r.;i piu oo xuuiaua, was uuraiieu -near
Riggeville, Ind. The rails are said to
have spread, ditching the engine, ten
' der, mail and baggage cars. The en
gine was totally demolished, .instantly
killing the engineer. '
The Pacific Mail steamsihp City of
Para, now in quarantine in San Fran
cisco, brings details of the loss in mid
Pacific of the British ' ship Buckhurst,
On April 4. last, she having picked up
part of the crew of. the ill-fated vessel'
on May 2, when -.500: miles off j the
Nicaragua coast,' and landed them at
Punta Arenas. .The Buckhurst caught
ire, and the- crew after working Jen
days to quench the flames, were com;
pelled to .abandon her. ,.A : -.
A special dispatoh from Buchal,
Island of Madeira, off the west coast
' of Morocco, to a London paper, says
'that on the arrival there of the. British
-steamship Scot, which left Table bay '
'tCape Town) June 2, for Southampton,,
it was announced that Barney Barnato,
the South African diamond king,, who.,
was among the passengers, bad com
mitted, suicide by leaping overboard.
TTia tmdv -wnn rppovpriH TiArnntn war
known air . over , the world and was
worth, at one time 100.000.000.
. An epidemic of cholera has broken
out in Bangkok. : '. -
. Proof is positive that Dr. Ruiz, the
American, was murdered in a Spanish
prison in Cuba.
, A boiler exploded in the print works
of Norcega Bros.:, Puebla, Mexico, kill
ing 60 or more persons.'
Fire destroyed $80,000 worth of prop
erty in Cairo, 111. Twenty-five head
of horses and a number . of dwellings
were burned. r ,.-';- -
A cloudburst,. which caused the river
Morge in France to '"'rise suddenly,
wrecked over 500 factoriea'and work;
shops -and desolated many small towns.
c . , It iff aaid in. Astoria, 'upon., what is
apparently good authority, that Mal-
rttt I m W Cola - i f Vnnnn'a Piva, toKsoa
disappearance in March last created
somewhat of -a seriasatiou is alive and
well.- ,
Earthquakes were experienced in the
state of Oaxaca, Mexico, and some dam
age was done on the isthmus of Te
huantepec, where - slightly 'constructed
houses were cracked. .One shock lasted
40 seconds. '. t
- Jerome Smeathers. hia wife and neven
children were poisoned at -Yelvingtony
Ky., with Paris green, which acci
dentally fell in a bucket of water. One
child is reported dead, two dying and
possibly none will recover. ,
Owing to engineer and conductor for-
: a . : . .1 .. m : ,. i : - 1 i
getting urutrro a xreigub tram mbiicu
into a work train, both going at a high
-rate of speed, near Hudson, Wisconsin,
and four workmen were' instantly
killed, three bodies being burned. 1
The department of state has - been
officially informed that an -international
conference will be held in . Berlin
from October 11 to 16, 1897, to discuss
the leprosy question. There -will be
lectures and exhibits connected there
with. A committee of Oefman protection
ists have addressed a communication
to the foreign., office -complaining of
American competition, and asking for
cycles, on the ground that if such duty
is not impose ii.uuu men employed in
German cycle factories "will be thrown
out of work, owing to the extradordin
ary . cheapness, of American wheels.
The petition, it is said, is not likely to
be granted,, for the" cheapness com-,
plained of generally lasts only until
the cycle in question becomes famous.
The filibustering " steamer . Three
Friends, has been acquitted of .. the
charge of filibustering as there was no
proof that she had. been outfitted in this
country."
A well-dressed man, about 45 years of
age, committed suicide in front of the
bandstand at Golden Gate park, San
Francisco, by swallowing cyanide of
potassnim. A note signed K'J. C. Bar
ton," to the effect that he had been
without food for four days, and conld
think of no easier way out of his mis
ery, was found in his pocket, bat be
yond this 'there was no clew as to hit
identity
DEBATE GREW WARM.
The Fiery Tlllmma Discusses the Sugar
. Question With Jf oar. .' '
Washington, June 16. The senate de
bate on the sugar schedule of the tariff
bill - proceeded today with only one
diverting incident to relieve the monot
ony into which the discussion has
lapsed. This was a sharp exchange be
tween Hoar and Tillman, representing
the two- extremes of senatorial pro
cedure. Tillman referred to published
charges of irregularity in connection
with the sugar schedule, and asserted
that the senate would stand convicted
before the American people if it failed
to investigate the charges.- Mr. Hoar
calmly and impressively repelled this
statement, his tone and language being
calculated as a rebuke. He declared
that the vague charges of irregularity
were not only preposterous, but infa
mous.
Allison, in charge of the bill, made
another speech in defense of the sched
ule, presenting tables whicn ne declared
proved that the sugar refiners received
less protection under xne senate bciibu
ule. than' under the existing law. Pet'
tigrew spoke at length in favor of his
amendment to place on the. free list
articles controlled by trusts, severely
arraigning the various trusts. Allen
.urged legal procedure against the trusts.
Only one roll-call occurred during tne
dayv -on Lindsay's amendment to place
all sugars on the same basis. This was
rejected, 26 to 29. Mclinery voted
with the Republicans in the negative,
and Pettigrew and Mantle with the
Democrats in the affirmative.
The tariff bill was taken up with lit
tle delay. Allison asked for an agree
ment that the daily sessions begin at 11
A.-M.; but it was preferred t bave the
agreement conditioned qan the under
standing that daily adjournments, would
be at 5 P. M. Allison stated that there
would be no difficulty 'about hat, and
an agreement for early sessions was
effected. " . ' '
VENEZUELA TREATY.
Final Ratification Has Been Completed
at the Capital.
Washington, June 16. The final
ratification of -the boundary treaty be
tween Great Britain and Venezuela was
exchanged at ttio state' department at 8
o'clock this , afternoon;' - Because this
exchange marked the closing-. chapter in
the negotiations begun in the last and
deciding phase, almost two years ago,
the occasion was marked ' with some
formality. The scene' was' the diplo
matic 'reception room' in the state de
partment, in'which the original treaty
between-:Sir:Julian-Pauncefote and Sec
retary Olney .was. signed, and where, on
February 2 last, the present treaty was
signed by the British ambassador r,id
the Venezuela minister. Today there
were -present in the room Sir Julian
Pauncefote, Senor Andrade, the Venez-'
joela minister, and his secretary Of lega
tion-Acting Secretary- of State W. R.
Day and Assistant Secretary Cridler,
who has been instrumental in framing
the various treaties, protocols and other
writings connected with the treaty.
. What remained to be done today Was
to exchange the". copies of the treaties
held by each party, and to sign what is
known as the exchange protocols. For
this purpose Senor Andrade brought
along the same magnificent gold pen
holder With its eagle quill and diamond-'
studded heart that had been used last
February to' sign the original draft of
the treaty. This pen is the property of
a brother of the minister, and was made
for this particular . purpose. It will be
sent to Venezuela, now that it has ful
filled its function, not to be used again,
but to be preserved as a relic ' When
the signing was over and each of the
parties held the exchange copies of the
treaties, there was a mutual exchange
of congratulations, and Mr. Cridler was
thanked for the pains, he had taken to
prepare all of the documents for the'
occasion.
The treaty now becomes binding
upon both governments, Great Britain
and Venezuela, and -thev must at once
'begin preparation of the cases to be sub
mitted to the arbitrators, who will meet
in Paris for organization, probably some
time next winter With today's cere
mony . the connection of the United
States' government" with . the negotia
tions ceases,. and the two governments
will be left to work out the boundaryj
dispute to a conclusion, .unless there
should be some totally . unexpected in
terruption in the workings of the ma
chinery which" has "Bech so carefully
prepared to insure a settlement of this
celebrated case. -
I.arg-e Sale of Wool.
Pendleton, Or. , June 16.' The largest
sale of wool recorded on the coast this
year was made by Fred W. Hendley,
who sold on commission 500,000 pounds
raised at Echo, in this county. There
are 1,200 sacks, and. they fill. 80 cars.
The wool was bought "'by E. Y. Judd,
for the Hartford wool house of - which
he is a member H. C. Judd & Root.
The wool will come to Pendleton to be
scoured, - in transit. The buyers and
sellers refuse to say what prioes were
paid, f urther.than that the total amount
paid was nearly $35, 000y. which would
give close to 7 cents a pound. This
price is-above that received for the
same last year. Before this no sales
had been recorded for several weeks.
-. Manchester, England, is experiment
ing with a system of underground elec
trical traction.
Vryburg, Buchuanaland, June 16.
The intelligence has been received here
that the police camp at Nashowing
has been attacked by a body of natives
500 strong, and that 'ix of the police
have beenkilled. The camp is situ
ated in the heart of the district where
the rebellion broke out last January,
and it is supposed the natives came by
stealth from Langburg and took the
camp by surprise. A body of 100 vol
unteers has started for the scene of the
outbreak.
View Distorted, Perhaps.
London, June 16. The Times,, com
menting editorially on the Hawaiian
question,, and -a .dispatch from Mr.
Smalley, its New York correspondent,
says: There is but little enthusiasm in
the United States, according to our
correspondent, for or against annexa
tion. The enterprise, however,' is not
without points appealing to the imag
ination of the-American public. : p -
. An-official examination shows that
about 25 ner cent of - the miDils in the
t public schools of Minneapolis, Minn.,
J have defective eyesight
I
Fatal Accident on the 0.
& N. Near Portland.
ENGINE RAN INTO A HAND CAR
Charles A. Kathbone Fatally Injured
- While Attempting; to Rescue a Hoy,
Who Was Also Killed.
Portland, Or., June 15. A west
bound special train on the line of the
Oregon Railroad & Navigation Com
pany collided with a hand car half a
mile west of Booster Rook at 4 o'clock
yeterday afternoon, instantly . killing
Robert Dunne, the 6-year-old son of
Section Foreman Dunne, and injuring
Charles A. Rathbone so that he died
within half an hour. Both Rathbone
and the boy were . passengers on the
hand car. r Rathbone had - reached the
ground, and would have, been saved had
he not- heroically attempted ' to rescue
the child. , .- .. ,'- - i
The special train consisted of an en
gine and the 'Special -oar of Superin
tendent O'Brien and party; who were
returning from a tour of inspection over
the road. The car was ahead of the en
gine, and tne passengers were all in the
forward or observation end at the time
of the accident. The train was running
about '20 miles an hour, and was just
rounding a sharp curve when the hand
car was seen coming down the track,
with a party consisting of two men,
two women and two children on board,
It was Dunne and Rathbone, with their
wives, and Dunne's two children.
Engineer Whipple saw the hand car
as soon as did the party on- the observa
tion car, and instantly applied the air
brakes. The train was within 100
yards of the hand car, however, when it
was - discovered, and it was impossible
to check the speed in time to prevent a
collision. Both Rathbone and Dunne
took in the situation at a glance, 'and
;would have got the party safely off and
the car off the track had . it not been
for the women, who, paralyzed - with
..fright, refused to move. The. men got
to the ground at the last . minute.
Dunne was just about to seize his wife,
and Rathbone, whose wife had finally
managed to jump off, was endeavoring
to rescue, the' little Dunne ' boy, when
the crash came. . "
The' boy -was- thrown under the
wheels of the car- and instantly killed.
The step struck Rathbone in the head
-while, oblivious to all else, save his pur
pose to save the boy, he was banding
forward, and crushed his skull.
Mrs. Dunne and, her. daughter were
thrown . from the hand -car, but were
unhurt. The train was brought to a
standstill after the hand car had been
pushed, several rods, and the, party in
the observation car ran to the assistance
of the victims of the -accident. The
child was lying in a eut near the track,
dead. "" Rathbone 'lay nearliimfitllf
breathing, with a gash in his forehead,
which told that he had not long to live.
The two women, as soon as they recov
ered from the shock of the accident,
were nearly frantic with grief. Rath
bone was carried on board the train,
and the body ol the child was taken to
the borne of its. parents at Rooster
Rock. .Mrs. Rathbone .. accompanied
her dying husband, and was at his side
when he expired, shortly before the
train reached Portland. 'r
The place where the accident happen
ed was a sharp curve, which Dunne
had neglected to flag when he rounded
it with the hand car. . The men on
the car and their .wives and the two
children of the former had been on a
pleasure excursion to Corbett, three
miles below Rooster Rock, and were re
turning when the accident occurred.
Charles A. Rathbone, the man who
was killed, was a farmer by occupation,
and resided at Rooster Rock. He had
but recently returned from his mine in
Skamania county, and had been with
his wife but a few days.' Rathbone
was a man of fine character, and was
highly esteemed by every one who
knew him. -V
" Murder in Bf edford.
Med ford, Or., 'June IS.1 "Word
reached this city this morning that L.
C. Quisley had been shot and instantly
killed by "Doo Scraggs, at the Whip
ley ranch, hear Prospect, . about 40
miles from 'here. The shooting oc
curred yesterday, and Soraggs claims
self-defense. He says that Quisley was
in the act of carrying hay from his
field, and .when he attempted to stop
him, Quisley dropped the hay and
made a charge upon him with the fork,
sticking the prongs into his leg, where
upon he shot him with a rifle. Coro
ner Kirschgessner and Deputy District
Attorney White have gone to the scene
and will hold an inquest, and until
then the facts will not be fully known.
' A Wreck on the Cotton Belt.
Stuttgart, Ark., June 15. A wreck
occurred 'on the Cotton Belt railroad
nine miles southwest of here last night
at 7. o'clock. A local . freight was
ditched on account of a .culvert burning
out. - The engineer and fireman 'jumped
and saved their lives. Six cars were
wrecked- and .burned. - Two : tramps
who were stealing a ride were injured,
and one riding the rods under a car way
smothered and burned to death. . .
Killed at a, Crossing-.
Johnstown, Pa., June 15. Two men
were killed outright and one fatally in
jured oh a Pennsylvania railroad cross
ing east of here a few miles just before
midnight last night. One of the vic
tims was knocked into the Conemaugh
river, and his body has not been found.
Identification has not been made. The
rumor is that all three were Johnstown
men, : but railroad men-believe they
were tramps. ' . '- ;-. .
Rivera Sentenced to Death. -New
York, June 15. A dispatch tc
the Journal from Havana -says: The
secret oourt-martial of General Rivera
and Colonel Bacallao, the insurgent
chiefs captured in Pinar del Rio, was
closed at Cabanas. . The sentences were
death in both cases, and the execution
may occur during the coming week,
unless Washington renews its protests.
, k ' - -.
Not Yet Received BfcKinley's Note. '
Madrid, June 15. The Spanish for
eign office has not yet received the 'ex
pected note from the American govern
ment regarding the Ruia case.
TO GO TO SPAIN.
Calhoun, Not General Woodford, Will
Be Minister at Madrid.
New York, June 16. A dispatch;
from Nash vi Ha. Tenn.. snvs that ex-
Commissioner Calhoun, who went tS
investigate the Ruiz case and the gen
eral condition of things in the island of
Cuba for President McKinley, is the
man who is most likely to be named
for minister to Madrid,' and not Gen
eral Stewart L Woodford.
Secretary Sherman said today: .
"No, General Woodford's name has
not been mentioned to me by the presi
dent in connection with the post of
minister to Spain. I know General
Woodford, and he would be an excellent
man for the place, but as I understand
it, Mr. Calhoun, who has just returned
from Cuba, is to be sent to Madrid as
the representative of this country at the
Spanish court. There have been a
good many conflicting reports made hi
regard to this mission, owing to its im
portance at this time and because the
president has really had in mind several
gentlemen for the place. -. .
Morran Has a Theory.
New York, June 16. A dispatch to
the World from Washington says
Senator Morgan in an interview last
night said: " 3
"I have information from most re
liable authority that Cuba is under the
control of a completely organized civil
government, stronger than it was ever
before, and so established that it is im
possible now for tba Spaniards to over
throw it. The Cubans have, by the
natural resources of. that part of the
island in whioh they are dominant,
sufficient . food and supplies to sustain
them to the end. The tactics of Gen
eral Gomez baffles the Spaniards effec
tually. -' .
"In the meantime the situation is so
grave in Spain that the government is
obliged to keep at home all of its regu
lar army of trained, seasoned, disci
plined troops, an army of 80,000 men,'
50,000 of whom might have been land
ed on the island and swept it from one
end to the other. But that is now out
of the question. These soldiers are
wanted at home to meet ' dangers that
are threatening the throne. - The Span
ish government is afraid to put in con
trol a man in accord with its past
policy. - . - , -
"It is impossible for ine even to con
jecture what President McKinley will
do, although I am not at all inclined
to impute to him unpatriotic motives.
But whatever, this government may
do, I am satisfied that this is one revo
lution which will not go backward.
Work has already been accepted and
established which must result in the
independence of Cuba. -
."The senate's action defining the re
lations between Spain-: and Cuba is a
firm and irrevocable declaration that
there is war in the island of Cuba.
"The administration is subjected to
the pressure of two classes of American
oitizens concerning themselves about
purelysinemattera.rt.One ja that,
which; i said to. have between 5O,O0'6i
000 and $100,000,000 invested in the
island. ' The other is the class which
in this case, as well as in every case
like it, avajl themselves of the oppor
tunity to make money out of the di
lemmas and distresses of others, which
would have as the basis of Cuban inde
pendence the issuance of $50,000,000
of bonds, one-half to be devoted to re
placing the losses sustained by Ameri
cans and the other half to go into the
pockets of the bondholders and bond
placers. This government I think is
now in a state of contention with these
influences. No matter how earnestly
the president may believe in doing jus
tice to Cuba or how great bis desire to
promote her independence or his zeal
to take care of our people and - the
rights of the island,' he is handicapped
by the crowd that are only seeking to
make money out of the misfortunes of
others." 1 '
A Cowardly Assassination.
Iraputo, Mexico, June 16. While
William R. McNeel, a'L 17-year-old.
American, accompanied by W. R.
Smith, another American, was passing
along the street here early at night, an
unknown Mexican 'Stepped up behind
McNeel and fired a pistol, killing him
instantly. The cause of the murder is
unknown. .McNeeLjhad been here only
a few weeks studying . Spanish, . He
was from San Antonio, add was a son
of Captain P. J. McNeel, a well-known
Texas ranger. Nothing has been heard
from the family of the murdered boy,
and the remains will be buried here.
The Mexican who did the killing ee-
caped. ;.. ''' j ;
The Ax Is Swinging;.
Washington, June 16. The effect of
the recent ruling in the posoffice de
partment order to consider as vacant
all offices which are due to expire be
tween now and July 1, was apparent
today when 153 fourth-class postmas
ters were appointed in this administra-.
tion. ' Seventy-two of . the vacancies
were created by removals. ''.- ' :
Peace Conference Adjourned. .
Constantinople, June 16. A further
adjournment of the . peace conference
has taken place at the request of Tew
fik Pasha, on the ground that the sul
tan has not decided on the retention or
evacuation of Thessaly. The other
points for the arrangement of perma
nent peace, with exception of the
amount of indemnity, have been prac
tically, settled,
" Bellaire, G,, Jiiriefr'S'S. Th liv.es of
three young ladies v were blotted out
yesterday evening by lightning. The
victims' -are Minnie MoGuire, Alpha
Taylor and ' Emma White, each aged
19. . Sarah Bohring was badly stunned
and may die."' Theywere . residents- of
Jacobsburg, 11 miles west of this city,
and were walking home from, ohurch
when struck by lightning. It is be
lieved the steel corsets worn "by the
three that were , killed was the chief
cause of their death.' .' ' - - ? .
Practice Boy and Five Horses Burned.
- Misaoula, Mont.; June 16.- At mid
night the great stable owned--by i Hig
gins Bros., two miles west of Missoula,
was discovered in "flames. ' Within an
hour the building .was -burned to the
ground. . Five race horses and ' a prac
tice boy, . Frank Ryan,, aged 16, who
oomes from San Francisco, perished in
the flames. : -;.--- - ;.. yr
Since the beginning of this century
62 volcanic islands have risen out of
the sea. ' Nineteen of that number
hare tinae disappeared, and 10 are now.
inhabited.
the
NAVAL OFFICIALS RETICENT
General Belief in Havana Is That Wey
ler Will Be Recalled Cubans Win
2 ' Several Small Engagements.
Boston, June 14,. The United State
cruiser New York, the flagship of the
North Atlantic squadron, with Reai
Admiral Montgomery Sicard on board,
steamed out of the harbor t 5 o clock
this afternoon, not a soul on board
knowing to what port she is bound, foi
it .Swill only be when the . big white
cruiser is welroutside of Boston light;'
with her pilot over the side,, that the
sealed orders will be opened and hei
destination ascertained.
It is generally believed, however,
that when she reaches Cape Cod, she
will turn her nose to the southward and
that her twin screws will not stop until
she is somewhere in the immediate
neighborhood of Cuba; for when she
started -she was fully provisioned and
coaled, and could, if necessary, go to
Gibraltar or a long distance without
laying in supplies.
The New York arrived here on May
26 to participate in the ceremonies at
tending the unveiling of the Shaw
monument. The battle-ship Massachu
setts came with the flagship, while the
battleship Texas had arrived some
days previously. ; The Texas left a few
days ago, but the other two ships have
been swinging at their moorings off
the navy-yard until today.
The rear admiral might have had
some inkling of an important cruise
from the fact that for the last few days
the entire crew has been hard at work
getting the ship ready for sea, while
her coal .bunkers have been filled to
overflowing. - Shortly after . 4 o'clock,
the guns of -the cruiser boomed a part
ing salute to Commodore Howison, of
the navy-yard. ; The . anchor was
weighed and. the cruiser swung around
in the stream and started out to sea.
although a? furious gale was blowing...
- Naval Officials Reticent.
Washington, June 14. The navy de
partment officials were singularly re
served about the movements of the
New York, and showed a reluctance to
answer any questions. Secretary Long,
in answer to a direct interrogation, re
plied: - --,?' j. i;i i
"The New York is not going to
Cuba; she will next be heard from at
some point on the Atlantic coast well
north of Cuba." "
The secretary refused to answer fur
ther. It was learned r however, that
the cruiser is expected to report next at
Hampton Roads, Va., and that she
will be at sea about two days. It is
Bvrviniaeu uu vuo nary ueparimeiii.,
which' has been charged of late with
the whole duty of looking after fili
busters afloat, has been advised of the
intention of some formidable expedi
tion bound for Cuba to put out from
some northern port. In such case,. the
department would send out a Bmaller
cruiser usually, but it is said that at
this time it was a case of choice of the
vessel able to get under way first. . -
i Weylers Terns Is Short.
New York, June 14. A dispatch to
the Herald from Havana says: It is
believed here since the long suppressed
news of the affairs in Madrid have been
made public that General Weyler's re
turn to Spain will be the most import
ant result of Canovas' success in retain
ing power. Private telegrams have
been sent to persons here in which it
was . distinctly stated . that Campos,
Dorainguez and Pidal had given their
support to Canovas only with the plain
stipulation that General Weyler should
go.- ' ' -',?'- ' J- '
In fact, it is felt here that General
Campos, who is now in power in Spain
and fills the popular eye, would not on'
any account lend himself to the con
tinuation of General Weyler's policy.
The plan is to send General Marin here
from Porto Rico and then supplant him
in turn, by General Blanco or Campos.
Opinion of One of Weyler's Generals.
New York, June 14. A dispatch
to the Journal from Havana says: An
other of Weyler's generals, Lono, in
spector-general of the civil guard in
Cuba and military governor of Havana,
has resigned in disgust, and expects to
leave the island by the transatlantic
liner sailing on June 80 for Spain di
rect '
Lono regards Weyler's early recall
as quite assured and thinks Blanco or
Lopez Dominguez will come out as his
successor. Both are unusually, inti
mate with Martinez. Campos, to obtain
whose support in the recent ministerial
crisis Canovas is known to have made
important concessions. Weyler is re
ported to have cabled' Canovas insisting
that Minister Dupuy de Lome 'demand
from the Washington government the
extradition of Nunez, Cartaya and Ar-
teaga, alleged filibusters recently cap
tured by the United States authorities
on the Florida coast, alleging old crim
inal indictments against three of them,
said to be still pending in the courts
here.
Several Minor Engagements.
New York, June 14. A dispatch to
the Journal from Havana ' say: Four
thousand insurgents from the Eastern
department, led by General Rodriguez
and Quintin Banderas, have crossed
Matanzas, entered' Havana province
and are now menacing : the town of
Guineas. " .';!
Pinar del Rio advices report a hot
fight three days ago within sight of
the town of Consolacion del Sur. ; Two
Spanish captains, a lieutenant and six
privates were killed, - but the rebels
were compelled to retire in great disor
der.'"-:' :":.-,,'"..'"." " ;' :'-';--
In' an - engagement upon the r La
Luisa sugar estate, near Port Cabanas,
between Mariel and Bahia Honda, the
Spanish column lost SO killed and up
ward of 100 wounded. ;
This is in Weyler's so-called pacified
district. - The - insurgents, after the
night, retired into their fortified posi
tions in Maceo's - old stronghold, the
Rubi hills. Weyler telegraphed, or
dering Six columns to march against
them, but not a word of the defeat at
Im Luisa had been cabled to the war
iepartment at Madrid.
Mysterious ; Mission of
v : Cruiser Hew Y ork.
VICTORIA'S DIAMOND JUBILEE.
Interesting Celebration to Be Held in
- .. Portland Oregon .
The committee of arrangements foi
the Queen's Diamond Jubilee have
everything, excepting the ; finishing
touches, concluded for a fine celebra
tion in Portland, Oregon. This will
be commenced - on Sunday afternoon,
the 20th of June, at 3:30, being the
anniversary on which her majesty,
Queen Victoria, began her long reign,
with a full choral service at Trinity
Episcopal church, under the immedi
ate charge of the -Rev. John E.Simp
son, but the Bishop of Oregon and
other clergy will also be present and
take part in the serivces. This service
is the more interesting, as similar ones
will be held all around the world,
commencing with the colonies of New
Zealand, and Australia, thence to South
Africa, and so on westward, until com
ing back across the -Atlantic the city
6t St, John's, Newfoundland, will take
it up, -and send U.on across the conti
nent till reaching the Pacific ocean it
will be sent back to the place of begin
ning." Every service will commence at
3:30 with the magnificent "Old Hun
dred," "All people that on earth do
well," and promptly at 4 o'clock the
service will be brought to a temporary
stop, when the congregation will join
in singing "God Save the Queen."
The service will be printed on . slips
(one of the committee has generously
offered to donate these) so that every
one will be enabled to join in the ser
vice,: and it is expected that a great
number will be present. The collec
tion will be taken for the benefit of the
hospital fund, which is being gotten
up by the British-born residents of the
state of Oregon, for the endowment of
a bed in the Good Samaritan hospital.
The choir of Trinity church are now
practicing the special hymns and the
service under the very able direction
of Mr. Lighter, the organist, who has
kindly given his services for the occa--sion.
- " . : ,
On Monday evening, June 21, there
will be a grand promenade concert and
ball at the Armory, at which will be
given songs and music of the various
British countries (English, Irish, Scotch
and Welsh) by the very best local ar
tists, who in several instances will ap
pear in the old-fashioned native cos
tume, such as the pretty dress of the
Welshwoman, with short skirts, red
cloak, and the tall sugaf'-loaf hat The
Armory will be splendidly decorated
with flags, etc., and in this connection
it may be said that the secretary of the
treasury, through Collector Black, has
given instructions that flags for this
purpose may be brought in from Vie
to. ia, B. C, free of duty, the same to
be returned to Victoria. The band of
the First regiment will play their best
selections, which are always enjoyable.
In addition to the musio the ladies
will have - booths, representing the
different divisions of the United King
dom and colonies,-; at which refresh
ments, ice cream, badges,, etc., will be
sold, and these booths - will be. decked
'-out in- the flags and emblems ojf. ,tbe
part of the country they represent A
large number of tickets have already
been sold by the various members of
the committee, and from this it is easy
to judge that a very great number of
people will be there. The proceeds of
the concert are also for the benefit of
the hospital fund, and the committee
especially desire . that every British
born resident will go to that concert.
The price of tickets has been put at 25
cents each, with children free when
with their friends. This was done for
the express purpose of allowing every
British-born resident, however humble
his station, to attend, and thereby take
some past in a celebration that is not
likely to occur again in their lives.
While of course the concert is specially
for the British-born residents, this
does not mean that their American
friends are not . to come, as if they do
they will be most heartily welcomed,
and at the same time be sure of a most
enjoyable entertainment.
-On Tuesday evening, June 22, the
celebration will be brought to a close
by a banquet at the Porltand hotel,
which Mr. Bowers promises will sur
pass anything that has ever been held
in that famous place for such entertain
ments. The menu cards are works of
art, and will be treasured as souvenirs
of the occasion. - The dinner will com
mence promptly at 8:30, and after the
material part has been disposed oi
speeches will be given by the best
speakers in the city and state, includ
ing the governor and others equally
well-known. -
The committee appeals to all British
born residents in the state of Oregon
to subscribe to the endowment of the
hospital bed. This is not a city affair,
but is known all over the state of Ore
gon as one of the most charitable in
stitutions, where no .one is ever re
fused, and no more worthy object could
be found with which to celebrate the
reign of one of the best and kindest of
monarchs, than by giving something
for the sick and needy. If you cannot
give dollars do your best, and if any
wish to subscribe so much a month for
two or three they years can make their
payments in that way. Any of the
committee will be pleased to acknowl
edge the receipt of any money sent
them, or it can be sent to Mr. W. R.
McKenzie, the secretary, Worcester
block, Portland. . The -committee re
quest that all non-residents, who in
tend being present at the banquet send
in their names at once.
" Farmers' Taxes in Turkey.
A farmer's taxes in Turkey are class
ified thus: (1) one-tenth of all crops i
and fruits; (2) 4 per cent of the renting !
value of house and lands; (3) 5 per .
cent on every transfer; (4) an annual (
cattle tax of 82 pence on every sheep )
and 21 pence on every goat. The
taxes are rigorously collected.
In France the doctor's claim on the
estate of a deceased patient has prece
dence on all others. ; .-- . - -
Dress in the British Museum
- Eccentricity in. dress is bow a ground
for exclusion from the British Museum
reading-room. A man who was in the
habit of wearing sandals instead of
shoes and going without a collar or hat
was recently turned out.
' Fify years ago there were 651 jour
nals published in the United Kingdom,
of whioh fourteen were dailies. .
John Lawrence, Master of the Clan
gibbey Hunt in Monmouth, Wales, has
hunted continuously for 70 years. He
ia now aged 90. r
THE ADMINISTRATION
WANTS INFORMATION BEFORE
ACTION IS TAKEN.
Good Republican Organization in Sen
ate, While Democrats Are . Just the
Opposite Responsibility of Any De
lay In Bill Will Lie With Democrats.
. F. Parsons, Special Correspondent.
: Washington, D. C. Much interest
is felt here in the course of the house
of representatives upon the senate reso
lution recognizing the Cubans as bel
ligerents. Whatever delay occurs in
this matter will be because the admin
istration is not yet ready to act in the
matter. It is absolutely necessary that
a new administration, which found on
coming into power its only sources of
information thosecreated by a party
adverse to its interests and methods,
should have time not Only to study the
situation,, but to study it through ; men
elected .by itaelL . Any step looking
to the recognition of the Cubans, either
as belligerents or as an : independent
nation, must be a ' grave- one, and is
likely to bring about serious complica
tions with one or more European na
tions. It is easy for men who have
not this responsibility upon their
shoulders to insist upon immediate
action and to talk glibly about the abil
ity of the United States to whip any
nation, but the man who recognizes
that his action, unless carefully con
sidered, is likely to plunge nations into
war, sacrifice not alone millions of
money but perhaps thousands of lives,
must feel that ' the responsibility is a
very grave one. Human life, whether
in Cuba or in the United States or upon
the high seas is sacred and a president
who could or would take action likely
to create such complication as to endan
ger the lives of his own people or the
people of ether nations,' without the
mofct careful consideration, would be
unworthy of the confidence of his coun
try. '- ': " .'-.
The Tariff Bill.
That the senate of the United States
is not a .Republican body eveiybody
knows. That the ability of the Repub
licans to pass a tariff bill depends upon
the strength of the protective sentiment
among the Democrats and Populists is
conceded. The Republicans are in the
minority in the Senate. To pass the
tariff bill they must either have the
active support of one or more . Demo
crats or one or more members of the
Democratic and Populist parties must
omit to vote against it. There is rea
son to believe that the bill will receive
the support of at least one Democrat
and probably two Populists, if Senator
Kyle is to be classed as a Populist.
He is put down in the Congressional
Directory as an Independent. Senator
Jones, of Nevada, who has been classed
as a Populist for the past two years,
will, it is understood, support the bill,
and it ia probable that Senator Kyle
will do so, or least not vote against it
.Senator McEnery, of Louisiana, Demo
crat, has indicated clearly his inten
tion to support a protective tariff. The
Republicans, in their caucus, deter
mined to put aside personal preferences
in regard to the various items of the
bill, each man submitting his proposed
amendments to the finance committee,
and afterwards, if necessary, to the
caucus committee, upon this subject.
They further agreed, much as' they
might desire to enter upon a general
discussion of the tariff, to forego that
undertaking for the sake of economy of
time,- and to press at every turn for
active, energetic work upon the sched
ules of the bill, with the purpose of
getting final action upon it at the earli
est possible moment Not a speech,
aside from the explanation which Sen
ator Aldrich offered in the opening day
of the debate, is made by the Repub
licans, other than the brief responses
made necessary in reply to the attacks
which the Democrats make upon the
schedules of the bill, as the discussion
progresses. Thus the public may un
derstand that for the delay in the pass
age of the bill through the senate, the
responsibility rests with the Demo
cratic party, who recognize the fact
that every day's delay is a postpone
ment of business activity -and pros
perity, and that by this process only
are they able to create the dissatisfac
tion which they hope may result to
their advantage in the coming elections.
One Hundred Millions Seek Investment.
The people' who have been insisting
that the United States needs "more
money" are puzzled to know how to
explain the fact that a great railway of
this country recently refunded more
than 100 million dollars of bonds at
three and a half per cent interest, and
found plenty of money to take them at
that price. If the country really need
ed more money for -general business
purposes, that which it has would not
be looking for investment to three and
a half per cent per annum.
No Half-Way Policy.
Peru's 'abandonment of the silver
standard proves to be of the most rad
ical type. Detailed statements of her
action on this subject which have
reaced Washington show that not only
does she make gold the standard of
value but the act goes so far as to pro
hibit the importation of silver coin.
Even . the product of her own mints
which have gone out of the country
cannot be returned, except at one port,
where it must he melted into bars.
The gold production continues to in
crease both in the regions where mines
were in operation labtyear and through
the development of new gold fields.
Mr. Otis S. Gage, formerly of Washing
ton, D. C, who has spent the past two
years in Ecuador, reports the gold fields
of that country "surpassing in richness
and extent the famous mines of South
Africa." Reports from. Mexico repre
sent that new and very rich gold fields
are being developed there, advices from
Texas indicate that gold mines are be
ing developed in Wichita mountains,
and while the new processes which
are now being followed' in the mines
of Georgia and North Carolina are
making gold mining in that section
extremely profitable. Present indica
tions are that the gold production of
1897 will exceed that of 1896, which
was the largest in any year in the his
tory of the world. "
The construction of the new French
Transatlantic cable, which is to be laid
during the ensuing summer from Brest
to New York, is rapidly approaching
completion It will have a length of.
8,980 nautical mile.
WEEKLY MARKET LETTER.
Downing;, Hopkins Company's Review
of Trade.
.There was not much trade in wheat
last week but prices were firmer and
the close was 3 cents higher than the
preceding Saturday.. It is safe to say.
that with the statistical situation -so
strong as at present, the volume of gen
eral trade never was lighter. Specula
tion is confined to professional traders
who have been educated np to see
nctnmg but tne short side. .However,
there is another side to the market '
The Orange Judd Farmer makes an,
estimate of the prospective yield of
winter and spring wheat, placing it at
515,000,000 bushels, somewhat -Jowec-than
the former estimates from other
sources. The real stimulus to the mar
ket at present is - the unseasonable!
weather that has prevailed in the
Northwest for the past two weeks,
and if the wheat crop has recently been
as badly damaged by frost as it ia
.claimed, we will see a sharp' advance
as soon a this fact is fully determined.
We are inclined to look for further ad
vance under the prevailing conditions.:
Receipts of wheat for eastern shipment
at Duluth have been light, most of the
spring now going to Minneapolis where
there is an extraordinary milling de
mand. , Beerbohm'a report estimated
the world's shipments for the .week at
only 5,600,000 bushels. The exports
from both coasts of North America were
reported at 1,890,000 bushels, compared
with 2,620,000 bushels last week, and
2,922,000 bushels the corresponding
week of last year. The amount on pas
sage to importing countries decreased
in the seven days 1,100,000 bushels.
The American visible supply decreased
1,764,000 bushels and now totals 22,
686,000 bushels. A year ago the visi
ble decreased only 6730,00 bushels, and
totaled 494,800,000 bushels.
The long expected advance in stocks
is now under full headway, and values
have advanced steadily all week, with
scarcely any reaction to 8 Deaf of.
Portland Markets.
Flour Portland, Salem, Casoadia
and Dayton, $3. 75; Benton county and
White Lily, $3.75; graham, $3.40; su
perfine, $3.60 per barrel.
wneai wana waiia, (juoc; valley,-
76c per bushel.
Oats Choice white, 8840o per
bushel; choice gray, 87 89c. '
Hay Timothy, $18.0014.00 per
ton; clover, $11.50 12. 50; wheat and
jat, $10.00 11.00 per ton.
Barley Feed barley, $16.50 per ton;
brewing, $1819.
Millstuffs Bran, $14.60, shorts,
$16.50; middlings, $23.50.
Butter Creamery, 80c; dairy, 20
25c; store, 17)i30o per roll.
Potatoes Oregon Burbanka,40 50c;
Garnet Chilies, 5565o; Early Rose,
3540o per Back; sweets, $2.75 per
cental for Merced; .new potatoes, 1
ljo per pound.
Poultry Chickens, mixed, $3.00
3.25; geese, $4. 00 8. 00; turkeys, live,
10c; ducks, $3. 50 3. 50 per dozen. .
Eggs Oregon, 11 12c per dozen.
Cheese Oregon, Hc; Young
America, 12)o per pound.
Wool Valley, 12c per pound; East
ern Oregon, 6 8c.
Hops 7c per pound.
Beef Gross, top steers, $3.50;
6c per pound.
Mutton Gross, best sheep, wethers
and ewes, 2c; dressed mutton, i
5o per pound.
Hogs Gross, choice, heavy, $4.00
4.50; light and feeders, $2. 50 3. 00;
dressed $3.00 5. 60 per cwt
Veal Large, 8,4c; small, 4
6c per pound.
Seattle Markets.
Wheat Chicken feed, $26 per
ton.
Oats Choice, $21 22 per ton.
Flour (Jobbing) Patent excellent,
$4.60; Novelty A, $4.30; California
brands, $4.75; Dakota, $5.65; patent,
$6.40.
Barley Rolled or ground, $20 per
ton; whole, $19.
Corn Whole, $20 per ton; cracked,
$20; feed meal, $20.
Millstuffs Bran, $16.00 per ton;
shorts, $18.
Hay Puget sound, per ton, $12.00;
Eastern Washington, $17; California,"
$1314.
Feed Chopped feed. $18.00 per ton;
middlings,. $22; oilcake meal, $80.
PoultryChickens, live, per pound,
hens, lie; spring chickens, $2. 50 3. 50;
ducks, $5 6.
Butter Fancy native creamery,
brick, 16c; ranch, 1012.
Cheese Native Washington, 10
11c; Eastern, 11c; California, 9a
Vegetables Potatoes, per ton, $12.00
14; parsnips, per sack, $1; beets,
per sack, $1.00; turnips, per sack,$1.00;
rutabagas, per sack, 60c; carrots, per
sack, 75c; cabbage, per 100 lbs,
$1.75; onions, per 100 lbs, f l.oo.
Sweet potatoes Per 100 lbs, $3.60;
new potatoes, lJo per lb.
Eggs Fresh ranch, 14 15&
Fresh Meats Choice dressed beef,
steers, 7c; cows, ejc; mutton, sheep,
6sC per pound; lamb, Bo; pork, 6ic per
pound; veal, small, 6 7c
v Fresh Fish Halibut, 46o;
salmon, 6 8c; salmon trout, 7 10c;
flounders and soles, 8 4c.
Provisions Hams, large, lie; hams,
small, lljc; breakfast bacon, 10c; dry
salt aides, 6M V pound.
Fruits Lemons, California, fancy,
$3.003.50; choice, $2.60; CaLfornia
fanoy navals, $3 8. 60.
Ban Franoiseo Markets.
Potatoes Oregon Burbanks, 60 75c;
Early Rose, 60 70c; River Bur
banks, 60 65c; sweets, $1.25 per
cental. i
Onions New, 86 60c j
Eggs Ranch, 18 14o per dozen. '
Butter Fanoy creamery, 18 I9o; da
seconds, 16)17o; fancy dairy,
16M17c; seconds, 15 16c
Cheese Fanoy mild, new, S8X;
fair to good, ?8o; Young America,
8 9c; Eastern, 1415c
Wool Choice foothill, 8 10c; Baa
Joaquin plains, 7 9c; do 13 months,
7 9o per pound. -
Hay Wheat and oat, $7 10; best
barley, $6. 60 8.00; alfalfa, $5 8;
clover, $6 8; compressed wheat.
$6. 50 10.00; straw, 4050o per bale.
Tropical Fruit Bananas, $1.25
1.50 per bunch. -.
Citrus Fruit Oranges, navel, $3.00
2.60; seedlings, do, $1.952.60; com
mon lemons, 76o$1.60; fancy, $3.00
3.25 per box.
. Annies $1.26 (it 2 ner box: Eastern.
$3.60 per barrel. ' ,
Hops 8 13o per pound, .