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VOL. XXXIV. CORVALLIS, BENTON COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 9, 1897. NO. 17. Epitome of the Telegraphic News of the World. TERSE TICKS FROM THE WIRES An Interesting Collection of Items From the New and the Old World In a Condensed and Comprehensive Form The salmon pactc at Astoria so Iar foots up about 2,000,000 cases. Patriotism claimed five lives in Chi cago and there was an unusually large list of maimed and injured people as a result of the celebration. Senator Davis has reported from the committee on foreign relations an amendment to the general deficiency bill to pay $6,000 to families of three Italians lynched at New Orleans. . Lake Ann, Mich., a village of nearly 1,000 inhabitants, was practically de stroyed . by fire today. Mrs. Masters, aged 80, was burned to death while try ing to rescue goods from her dwelling. Special dispatches from Bombay state that from 600 to 1,000 rioters were killed during the recent rioting in the vicinity of Calcutta, and it is added that native officials put the death roll as high as 1,600. The sultan now shows signs of yield ing on the question of rectification of the Turiksh frontier in the direction of Greece, and the ambassadors are ex pecting that negotiations of peace Will be resumed when it is hojed every thing will be settled in accordance with the views of Europe. While tamping a shot in the Morn ing mine, at Mullan, Idaho, an explo sion occurred, injuring William Evan? and another miner, whose name wa not learned. '- Both men were taken to Wallace, Evans dying on the r ad. The other man is lying in.' a comatore condition, with ' several fractures ol the eknll. . . ' There was a fatal accident at the San Francisco fireworks display. Edward J. . Matthews, 20 : years- old, while watching the -display, was' instantly killed by the explosion of a mortar, and bis companion, Miss Hildenberg, was badly lacerated o the face, and re ceived a shock to her system which the doctors say may affect her mind. " ' Telegrams received President Ratch ford, of the United Mineworkers, Ohio division, indicate that the order for a general strike of the miners has been complied with generally throughout the mining f Jistricts of Oiiio, Indiana; Il linois and Pennsylvania, and in some sections of West Virginia and Ken tucky. President Ratchford - roughly estimates' the number of men involved at 200,000, but this is regarded as very liberal. " I Averill Dimmick, foreman of; the Winona mine, at Lead, S. D., was burned to death, and two others proba !bly will die, as a result of a strange ac cident. A gasoline pump at 11 ie bot tom of the shaft refused to work, and they went to investigate. Gasoline had escaped and covered the wall of the shaft. Their candles ignited it and they were surrounded by fire. Man yon and Smokers tumbled into the bucket and escaped, but Dimmick fell on a hook, which held him under the chin. The Oregon state Sunday school union met in convention at .The Dalles. The secretary reports that dur ing the year 26 new Sunday school; were organized. There has been a loss from enrollments of last year of 225 schools, 2,544 officers and teachers and 15,979 scholars. At a special meeting of the San Francisco chamber of commerce the question of the advisability of an nexirg Hawaii was considered. A memorial was drawn up for presen tation to both the houses of congress, urging prompt action looking to the an nexation of the Hawaiian republic. The administration has determined to solve the Behring sea question by branding all seal pups found on Priby lov islands this season. Instructions to this effect have been transmitted to Professor David Starr Jordan, the" seal expert, who will soon leave San Fran cisco for Behring sea. It has been decided at the admiralty to build a new yacht for the queen and the design has been submitted to and approved by her majesty. The new vessel, which will be built at the Pem broke dockyard, will, in general out line, resemble the great Atlantic liners. It will be 620 feet long, with only 50 feet beam, and be fitted with powerful engines, so as to have great speed. Representative Crumpacker, of Indi ana, has introduced in the house a reso lution for a constitutional amendment providing that hereafter no noncontig uous territory shall be annexed to the United States except in pursuance of a treaty negotiated by the president, con curred in by two-thirds of the houses oi congress and ratified by the legislature of three-fourths of the states, and no contiguous territory except by treaty concurred in by two-thirds of each house, the vote of concurrence not to be taken into the house of representa tives until two years have elapsed from the time of taking the vota in the sen ate. . - One of the most sensational tragedies ever enacted in North Texas took place in the Methodist church in Pleasant Valley, Dallas county, in the course oi the services. As a result Augustus Garrison and Frank Jones are dead and Thomas Jones fatally wounded. The Union Savings Bank & Trust Company, of Tacoma, has closed its doors- and went into the hands of a re ceiver, as a direct result of the recent supreme court decision deciding that large amount of the city's warrants are . invalid. The state statistician has directed the authorities of every town, city and vil lage in Indiana to take a census of the' tramps within the limits of its juris diction. The plan is to issue a secret order, and on the night named every official will be enlisted in the work of rounding up the tramps at the jails and listing their names, place of residence, age and occupation, if any. A similar plan will be carried out in adjacent states, the purpose being to secure an - accurate count of the number of no mads, with the ultimate - purpose in view of dealing with the tramp prot '. Jam. : ARBITRATION NEEDED. Opinions of Several Public Men Regarding- the Great Strike New York, July 7. The Journal and Advertiser this morning publishes special dispatches giving the following opinions of public men regarding the miners' strike and the possibilities of arbitration. Senator Hanna says: "I deprecate that the coal mining troubles should come at this time, when the conditions of trade are such as to make it seem impossible to secure a favorable con sideration of the strikers' demands. The rates of wages are unequal among mines in certain districts, which is un fair to the men. This is the point first to be adjusted, and is a matter which should be arbitrated at once and fairly settled. As soon as business revives and an inoreased demand for coal will justify it, the miners should have their ful share of its benefits, and I believe they will secure it without a strike. I am always in favor of arbitration in the settlement of difficulties between opera tors and their men. I hope such a course will be pursued in this instance as will bring results satisfactory to" both sides."- - Senator Fairbanks said: "I regret that any difference should have arisen between the coal operators and the miners. It is to be hoped that wise counsels may prevail, and that an early settlement of the disputed questions may be made on fair and honorable terms. A strike will unfavorably affect business at the time being. There are evidences on all sides of returning pros perity, and anything that arises which may tend to delay the early return of normal commercial conditions is to be deplored. It would seem that there is wisdom and patriotism enough among all parties concerned to enable them to unite upon some method of arbitration whereby a speedy settlement may be reached, and suffering' and distress averted." ...... , Senator Turpie says: "Neither con gress nor the president has any judicial authority, and consequently could not sit as a court of arbitration. I think that arbitration will be the- solution of all labor troubles some time, but it must be conducted under federal author ity. "Some of the states have laws pro viding for the appointment of arbitra tion board to 'settle strikes and lock outs,' but as many of-these troubles ex tend through " more than; one state, one board could not deal with the matter outside of its own jurisdiction." - Senator Lindsay says: "Inasmuch as the strike itself is to extend through six states and affect as many more, I beliftve'the proposition looking to arbi tration to be in the nature of a wise and humane effort to bring about a settle ment of the present difficulties, with none of the attendant horrors that fol low a prolonged strike." Secretary of State Sherman says: "Arbitration is always the best means of solving such complications as the miners' strike, when the parties con cerned are willing to arbitrate. The question of offering arbitration, ' I think, is one for congr es.-M J , Attorney ' General McKenna says: ""The strike looks formidable now, but may soon be settled by compromise, or as other strikes have been settled, by one side or the other yielding. I know of no law that authorizes the general government to interfere between em ployer and employes in ' a matter of this particular kind. THE MURDERED CHILD FOUND It Was Buried Near the Foot of Mont gomery Gulch. j Portland, Or., July 7. At last the sfory of "Sandy" Soper's local crime is ' complete. I When the murderer arrived in Mis- ' souri, to answer for the murder of his 1 former wife and two children " there, about six' years ago, he ' wrote to his heart-broken wife here, to the effect that when he deserted her, on the 16th of last April, taking their 2-year-old child with him, he killed it and buried the remains. Search was made for the little body, and it was found near the mouth of Montgomery gulch covered by a comparatively thin layer of earth. It ' was identified by its raiment, which was the same it had on when taken from- home by its inhuman father on its death journey. The coroner's inquest but added to the horror of the crime. I The child had been buried alivel Dr. Kessler, in bis evidence, showed conclusively that Soper attempted to ' strangle the little one, and as it re-' laxed into unconsciousness believed he had accomplished his horrible work. The murderer then proceeded to bury the body. A hollow grave was dug and me buh unconscious lnxam piaceu in it. The child's cap was then drawn j over its face and dirt and brush piled ( upon the body. Soper then left the. scene. Hardly had he reached the top of the trail, according to Dr. Kessler, before the child revived, and working j its baby hand free from the weight of i i ' . i.i - i l i i j . I uiri inu ueuriH xiuiuing it uown, lore away the cap from its face in an effort to gain breath. Its baby strength was, however, insufficient to raise the load pressing the poor little body down. That the child struggled is shown in the contorted position of the limbs as the child lay in its rude grave. The verdict of the coroner's jury was death from strangulation and suffocation, charging Soper with murder. Boilers at Salt Works Pittsburg, July 7. Thr the salt works of Haller, Bzplode. ie boilers at Beck & Co., in Alleghany, exploded this morning. Two men and one badly wounded, sion wrecked the plant works on fire. The cause sion is not known. at 8- o'clock were killed The explo and set the of the explo- Most of the business houses in Mex ico are closed for an hour and a half in the middle of the day. May Be At the Pole. Stockholm, July 7.- A dispatch from Dane island, dated June 28, announces that the filling of Professor Andree's balloon was completed on June 22, and that everything was ready to start in his attempt to cross the Arctic regions on July 1. The winds had been gen erally northerly. " . Germany has 25,400 miles of rail road open on March 31, an increase of 475 miles over last year. The earn ings for the year were (17,700 per mile, an increase of f 6257jer mile. Ill European Population Threat ened by Mohammedans. THE SITUATION IS CRITICAL The Trouble Is Dae to the Weakness of Officials A Compromise Hay Be Effected Soon. Calcutta, July 6. In the fighting which took place yesterday in a suburb of Chilpore, between the police . and rioters, many policemen were injured. Twenty-four native policemen were sur rounded by a mob and so roughly han dled that all of them are expected to die of their injuries. The rioters suf fered heavily, but they carried off their dead and wounded. - " ... . A compromise on the plague meas ures having been arranged between the authorities and the rioters, the disturb ances have -ceased. The absence of rain is causing the greatest anxiety throughout India. . The rioting arose out of the growing practice of the Mohammedans of seiz ing and refusing to pay rent for certain so-called mosques, built,, contrary to the tenets of the Mohammedan religion, on ground belonging to infidels. The demolition of a mud hut, a so-called mosque, led to the outbreak. . The riot ers were continually reinforced in re sponse to telegrams sent up the country appealing to all true Mohammedans to come to the aid of their coreligionists. For 48 hours, the police and military were repeatedly obliged to clear the streets. Detached parties of Moham medans stoned Europeans whereever they found them, in some cases drag ging them from their glarries. All the telegraphic lines were cut and the buildings containing Europeans were besieged." -There were many nar row escapes." The rioters sounded war cries, shouted vile epithets and grossly insulted the European women. In sev eral parts of Calcutta, it is still danger ous for Europeans to go about, and it Is likely to remain so, owing to the na ture of" the compromises by which the riot was brough to an end. , The trouble is greatly increased by the absence of the higher officials, most of whom are now in Jhe hills. Those who remained behind hesitated to un dertake the responsibility of extreme measures. . The result was that the troops were not allowed to fire or to take the offensive, .and even when ex posed to every kind of indignity and insult, their behavior and self-restraint under the circumstances were admira ble. - : , -.-' . - . ' ' -, It is understood that the compromise is based upon the unconditional surren der Of the lands, but it is believed that. this concession will prove a standing menace to the " safety of every Euro pean, as the rioters will celebrate the victory throughout all India.' x " '., In spite of the cessation of the riots,, the situation is regarded as extremely grave, and it is felt that unless some official is invested with plenary, pow ers during the absence of the governing authorities, European citizens will be ' compelled to act on their own - respon sibility. - - "Z, THE BIG STRIKE ORDERED. , Miners of the Eastern Coal States Will Obey. ; , Columbus, O., July . 6.' A general strike of the United Mine Workers of America has been ordered by the na tional executive board, and also by the district presidents. The strike is or dered to enforce the scale of wages agreed upon for. Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois at the annual con vention of United Mine Workers, held in this city the 12th of January last. The national executive board is com posed of Fred Dilcher, David H. Jenny, Harry Stephenson, James M. Carson and Patrick Dolan. The district presi dents are . W. E. Farmer, W. G. Knight, James M. Carson and Patrick Dolan. M. D. Batch ford is president of the national executive board, John 1 Kane vice-president and W. C. Pearce secretary. All these names are signed U. the circular. The officers say 375,000 men are in volved in the proposed strike. Presi dent Ratchford says this is the best time to settle the question jf wages, as 'during the summer the men can make, enough out of their garden patches to obtain subsistence. The needs of cloth ing are not so great as in winter. Object of the Strike. Terre Haute, Ind , July 6. Presi dent Knight, of district No. 11, United Mine Workers of America, officially confirmed the news of a miners' strike. His estimate, however, of the men who will be involved is about 100,000. Mr. Knight says the object of the strike is to clear out the markets, and counsel the operators to pay living wages tc their men. ' He declares it is not a war upon operators, and the miners do not so. regard it. They admit, according to Mr. Knight, that the operators are not responsible for the present aggra vated condition of affairs, but are, like the men they employ, the victims of overproduction and under-consumption. Mr. Knight says that while the miners may not be especially hopeful as to the outcome of the strike. A Battle Near Metsoro. Constantinople, July 6. Newspapers of the city report that a battle occurred between 400 Greek raiders and a detachment- of Ottoman troops near Met soro. The Greeks suffered a loss of 120 killed. In addition, 80 of the Greeks were captured and taken to Janina. An eminent physiologist asserts that the weight of a woman's brain de creases after the age of 80, while that of a man does not decrease until 10 yea later. - v Great-Grandchildren Attended. Hoodsport, Wash., July 6. Captain George K. Bobbins and Mrs. Lucretia Low were married here yesterday. The groom is 75 years old, and the . bride is 77. The ceremony was witnessed by four great-grandchildren of the bride. Captain Bobbins is a retired sea captain and a pioneer of the Hood canal coun try. Mrs. Bobbins is said to have been a very sprightly widow, whose 77 years have not dimmed her eye, nor made her step less quick; It is estimated that the death rate of the world is sixty-seven a minute. KILLED BY THE HEAT. Twelve People Perish and Thirty-Five . . T Prostrated at Cincinnati. Cincinnati, July 7.' There were 12 fatalities from beat today up to 10 o 'clock tonight. There were 35 pros trations of which official note was taken by the police, conveying the victims to homes or hospitals, and fully as many minor cases in which the victims were able to go home witbont assistance. The weather bureau reports the mer cury at 70 degrees at 5 A. M., and 93 degrees at noon, which was the maxi mum. A thunder storm set in at 3 o'clock and continued for three hours, which cooled the air. Since dark it has been rising, until at 10 o'clock the The local temperature was 74 degrees. weather bureau, in answer to queries, refers to Saturday's prediction, which extended the hot blast over Tuesday1. Street thermometers registered the tem perature irom S to 6 degrees above the weather bureau - figures. - There hate been SI fatalities in three days. ' The Commercial Tribune specials re port result of the heat from outside points as follows: 1 '' '!-' I Springfield, O. Nine cases of heat prostration today Toledo Today's sham .battle result ed in 2.0 men being overcome, with no roomS;?rw; f very serious cases. MnrAif. Wapaknet Friday, Saturday," San day and today the mercury stood air the way from -103 to 108. The farmers cannot do harvesting. The extreme beat has had serious effect on horses. Wheat is dead ripe and is -beginning to become brittle. " ' Parkersborg, W.Va. Yesterday and today were the two hottest days on rec ord here, the maximum temperature being 99 at the weather bureau, and 113 in the shade on the street. No fa talities are reported. . " ' . H ottest for Ten Years. . Pittsburg, July 7. The thermometer today registered 99, the hottest July day for 10 years. As a result, two deaths and 17 prostrations are reported. During a heavy storm, Matthews, a ..ti u.. u w:iij v... t -x xt I.j a. if iwiiuiuii aii nuuiowuuu race irau. The deaths from heat are: Michael O'Loughlin and Mrs. Mary Doyle. Fatal Effects .at Fort Wayne. Fort Wayne, Ind., . July 7. -The thermometer was abont 95 degrees nearly all day. Those who were pros trated were: Mrs. Amelia Miller and Frank Huxley. Mrs. W. A. Miller, prostrated yesterday, died today. . Mrs. Pollock was prostrated while in a cher - . -DOU1 ry tree, and fell to the ground, legs were broken. - Nine Dead, More Prostrated. Chicago, July 7. Today was cooler, but tfie pavements and buildings had stored up heat enough to make things uncomfortable. There were nine deaths aud 29 prostrations. .,- v ..;r:yV :- - " Seven Deaths at Detroit. ;-"" Detroit, July 7. -The heat became less unbearable, but -seven deaths are reported. -?rv." r" NO FREEDOM THERE. Weyler Still Permitting; Outrages Women and Children. New York, July 7. A dispatch to the World from Havana says: Senors Borelles, Marandios, Nortones and Diaz all wealthy residents of Guanabacoa; were arrested recently and hurried to' jail. The next night their homes were invaded bv troons and police and their wives and daughters were forced to eo with the men. hardlv havinc a chance to dress. Indeed, two of them handsome girls of 16 and 18, were taken away in their night garments, the soldiers in dulging in the coarsest jests regarding them and their appearance. ' These women have disappeared, and to com plaints made in Guanabacoa and Ha vana, no attention is paid. La Lucba avers that 14 children from 6 to 15 years of age have been put in prison as "abettors of the revolution." .The American "colony is insulted daily in the papers and many sarcastic remarks - are made '. regarding the "Americans' sudden change of front when Spain stood on her dignity. " Wounded Going; Home. New York, July 7. A dispatch to the Journal and Advertiser from Ha vana says: Seven hundred ill and wounded troops have embarked lor home at General Weyler's request, to make room in the hospitals for the new fever" and smallpox victims, who are stricken down from day to day. Miss Wilberforce still hopes to persuade General Weyler to permit the reception at the hospitals and impartial treat ment of wounded Cubans who are cap tured and held as prisoners of war, awaiting court-martial, sentences of death or deportation in chains. A Juoaro Moron dispatch to El Diaro de la Marina reports the defeat oi a party of amazons near the central tro- captain, Senonta Florentina. The moment the news reached General Weyler at Manzanillo he telegraphed ordering her release. - Grest Britain's second oldest ship in commission, the Grampus, built in 1784, has been sold to (be. broken . up. It had been used for many years as a powder hulk at Portsmouth. . Nelson's Victory is the only older ship in the service. '-' ' . Havana, July 6. Addressing the municipality of Manzanilla, yesterday, Captain-General Weyler said that the pardons granted to political prisoners were due only to the generosity of the pueen, and not to the political influ ence of any party. Joapuin Pedroso and Antonio Bojas were shot outside the Cabanas fortress today. .-, ; - - ' ' " In many of the factories of Germany the women are not permitted to wear rorsets during work hours. ' Keform Press Association. - Nashville, July 7. The National Re form Press Association held its meet ing here today. About 75 delegates were present. Hon. Frank Burkitt, of Mississippi, the president, being absent, Vice-President Mays, of Pomeroy, Wash., presided. At 2:30 P. M. the convention reas sembled. The regular order was sus pended, several honorary members were elected, and then general speechmaking ruled. The committee on organization reported, recommending the olub plan and a non-partisan oo-ojpertiv broach. THESPflNiflRDS flRETIMID Trial of the Competitor Crew Again Postponed. NO FUTURE DATE WAS SET Officials Fear the Effect Relations of Passing; the Prisoners. on American Sentence on New York, July 5. A Herald dis patch from Havana says: The trial of 9omPet'tor crew did not take place un uijr x, as iiau vwu , repuxtcu. it may not take place for several months yet, unless the United States presses the matter. ' The authorities here hes itated to bring the men to trial for dip lomatic reasons. They realized ' the factthat if the laws of Spain mean any thing, and are not to be brought into disrepute, the sentence of thejDompet itor filibusters muBt be a severe one. On the ether hand Spain does not de sire to aggravate any hostile feeling Ithatimay already exist . in the United "-, States aeainst her. - - It was just about the middle of June ttH 'Consul-General Lee, by direction ! of his government, pressed here for an early Ural. He pointed out that a long delay had already taken place and de clared, it unjust. To the consul's letter General Weyler sent a most indefinite reply. He began by excusing the past delay, on the gronnd that proceedings on the part of the prosecution had con sumed . much time, and now, be said, the lawyers who had been, assigned to the prisoners had been given until the end oi July to prepare the defense. In conclusion he stated that it was "im possible to say when the trial would be brought on." This means that it has been- thought best to delay the trial in definitely. In the meantime , the Competitor crew'jare languishing in prison. Some of them cannot stand the confinement much longer. They are not treated . ,,- , . , ba,dly' ar Spanish treatment of Americans prisoners in vuua goes. cannot realize what the confinement in Cabanas during these hot months means. When Melton, for example, was taken prisoner, he was a remark ably fine specimen of a man. Today be is broken down beyond recognition. His shoulders are bowed and bis frame wasted to skin and bone. Disease among Spanish troops in San- tiago de Cuba has been so severe that I T-TTT 1 1 1 il . Wlieil ?euerui wtyier uruerea me uiuvo into the interior against the rebels, the only soldiers available were convales cents. All over the island disease among the Spanish troops is increasing t a fearful rate. ' Out of the thousand men in the Vegar Dattaiion in rinar del Bio, nearly 700 have been rendered ' unfit for service by malaria. . The hos- pitals in Havana are crowded to over flowing. - G.jieral Roiiz Bivera is dangerously "TllCi The prisoner's doctors have per formed a delicate operation upon htm, and he is now in a critical condition. The Herald's correspondent in Ma tanzas reports a fierce engagement on Saturday last between Spanish troops and a large body of insurgents. Be tween 60 and 70 Spaniards were killed and wounded. The rebel loss is not known. General Meline, who was with a column of men, came to the assist ance of the Spaniards and was badly wounded during the engagement. There are in the vicinity of Matanzas a.isuu insurgents wen ... armeu idu equipped. Thfl rehel fondar Gnarnnha ftflrir.nred and killed two Spanish spies near the of timber is allowed to bona fide set city limits of Matanzas. The Herald ; tiers, miners, residents and prospectors correspondent vouches for the statement for minerals, for firewood, fencing, that the Spaanish macheted 17 pacifi cos, men and women, who had left Matanzas for a plantation to get food. Rivera's Condition. Havana, July 5. A" press correspond ent has had an interview with General Bivera, in San Ambrose hospital, to which he" was removed from Cabanas fortress by the advice of attending sur geons. General Bivera expressed him self as satisfied with the medical and surgical attendance provided, as well as with the nurses. All the food sup plied him is excellent. His meals are served from a restaurant near by at his own expense. . Terrible Suicide of Three Men. St. Louis, July 5. Just west of Wellsville, there is a coal chute belong ing to the Wabash line. As passenger train No. 6 was dashing through this chute, Engineer Robinson saw three men liyng with their heads upon the rail. He tried to stop bis engine, but the distance was too short, and in an instant the men were ground beneath the wheels. A close examination of the bodise revealed the fact that the men must have been perfectly sober when they took their places beside the Canovas Angry at Reporters. Madrid, July 5.' Senor Canovas del Castillo, the Spanish premier, and the Duke of Tetuan have had a long con ference on the subject of the latest news from the United States. The pre mier has notified the reporters he will not give them any news -hereafter, on the ground that they publish it in a form calculated to influence the stock exchange. . Steel Mills Close Down. Pittsburg, July 8. As a result of the failure of the joint wage conference of the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers and the manufac turers to agree upon a scale at the Youngstown conference yesterday, all the union mills closed down today, and between 75,000 and 85,000 men are idle. - - Pet toads are sold at 8 pence apiece in Paris. ' - Washington, July 6. The monthly comparative statement of the govern ment receipts and expenditures shows that during the month of June receipts from all sources amounted to $36,584, 708, and expenditures $22,984,694, leaving a surplus for " the month - of $13,650,014. o Streator, 111.; July 23. A; mass meeting of miners today voted unani mously to go on strike now, and not wait for a general suspension - order. As a consequence, no coal is being mined nere, and . nearly 8,000 miners' ifeldla. - WEYLER WANTS MORE MEN. Will Demand Sixty Thousand . Addi tional Troops. New York, July 5. A dispatch to the Journal and Advertiser from Ha vana says: ,. General Weyler will require at least 60,000 more troops to conquer the east ern provinces and hold them for Spain. Colonel Garamendi, a member of Wey ler's general staff, and private secre tary to the commander in chief, will go to Madrid this week, the bearer of confidential dispatches to Premier Can ovas and the Spanish war department, in which the demand is made for 60, .000 additional recruits. All regular troops that can be spared from Pinar del Rio, the western tro cha, Havana, Matanzas and Santa Clara districts, are being concentrated at Sancti Spiritus, where Weyler has directed the immediate organization of 14 columns, at the head of which he will try to drive Gomez across the new trocha and invade Puerto Principe province, where Calixto Garcia's forces are said to be massing. ' Weyler expects a great pitched bat tle when he meets Garcia, the result of which may be the turning point in the war. Should Weyler's army meet with defeat, Spain will then be ready to listen to President MoKinley's offers of intervention. If Spain wins, and Garcia is routed, Weyler will assume a magnanimous lole, proclaim general amnesty, and offer the Cubans complete autonomy and full personal and polit ical guarantees under the Spanish flag. Should these overtures be refused, it is predicted that the war of extermination will be waged to .the bitter end.- El Commercio warns the government that agents of the American sugar i trust are now in Cuba buying up all the best plantations, and urges Weyler to prevent by special decree foreigners from buying or holding real, estate here in future. 1 -.- A syndicate of New York men is said to have repersentatives in Pinar del Bio, purchasing tobacco estates with a view to controlling the leaf mar ket. ' ' Acting on the British consul's ad vice, Miss Wilberforce, the English Red Cross representative, has aban doned her original intention and de cided not to attempt to reach the Cu ban lines. She will confine her work to the government hospitals in the cities and towns. A Manzanillo dispatch reports that the Cuban chief, Jesus Babi, is dead. THE FOREST RESERVE. Kales and Regulations Prepared Commissioner Hermann. Washington, July 5. Much atten tion has been paid recently by the gen eral land office to the preparation of rules and regulations applicable to the government of the various forest re- serves, and Commissioner Hermann has now lormuiatea tnese lor tne approval ! of the secretary of the interior. Prospecting, locating and developing mineral resources ana" loTest- reserves 1 are permitted. Lands for schoolhouses. and churches are provided and water' ' for domestic, mining, milling and irri 1 gation purposes are also allowed. Con ' struction of wagon roads is authorize 1 ' and the right of way across reserves for irrigating canals, ditches, flumes and reservoirs is permitted. I Minearl lands of the forest reserves are subject to location and entry under 1 mining laws in the usual manner. I Makers of mining locations are author ized-to fell and remove from their mining claims any timber growing thereon, for actual mining puproses unon their particular claim. Free use buildings, etc. The New Treasurer. Washington, July 5. Secretary Gage has appointed a commission to examine the books of the present treasurer, D. L. Morgan and to count the money in the vaults. This is an enormous un- ! dertaking and will employ about . 100 persons, including expert counters and ' oooiofantB ftt alvmfc t.lirAn months.' taken up Most of counting this time will be the vast . stores of silver. Mr. Morgan's bondsmen will not be relieved until the count is concluded and all the money in his charge have been fully accounted for. Though Mr. Morgan received from his predecessor about $700,006,000, he I will deliver to Mr. Roberts about 60,- 000,000 more tnan mat sum. Bad Accident at Chicago. Chicago, July 5. Five men were in jured this morning by the explosion of the engine of an incoming suburban train on the Chicago & Northern Paci fic railway, while the train was going at full speed between Morgan Park and One Hundred and Thirteenth street stations. -. The injured are: John Fogg, engin eer, terribly bruised and scalded; prob ably fatally; John Latshaw, fireman, crushed and scalded; will die. - Three men, names unknown, residing at Blue Island, bruised; will recover. The train was -the suburban express, consisting of five coaches filled with passengers. The explosion was heard for miles. The engineer and fireman were thrown 50 feet. The cause of the explosion is unknown. Henderson, Ky., July 5. When an old trunk was opened in the home of Joseph Melton, in Union county, the father found his two little girls lying in it, smothered to death, Laura, 7, and Jennie, 5. While their parents were absent the ohlidren had been playing j'hide and seek," with three other tots. While searching for a good hiding I place the two evidently thought of an ' old trunk in the cellar, crawled into it ' and closed the lid. A spring lock made it an air-tight tomb. - - Serious Floods in Roumanla. London, July 8. A dispatch to the Daily Mail from Brail, the principal port of Boumania, says that 20,000 in habitants of Galatz, in Moldavia, on the left bank of the Danube, between the confluence of the Sooth and Pruth with that river, are homeless, as a re sult of recent floods.' Most of them are destitute also, and are camping in the streets, and are fed by the military. The-Roumanian government boats are busy rescuing families still in danger. It is estimated that no fewer than 100 peztoas have been drowned. ' DEMOCRATIC DELAY rHEY ARE HOLDING BACK THE TARIFF BILL. ' rhe Republicans Are Doing All in Their Power to Keep the Bill Moving, bnt They Are in the Minority in the Senate. - . F. PArsoss, Special Correspondent. Washington, D. C." That the tariff bill has not passed before the end of June is the fault of the Demorcats and of the Democrats only. This fact might just as well be known now, and plainly understood. So I propose to give you in this letter the words of one ot the most distinguished and experi enced members of that body, whose in tegrity of purpose, good judgment and fairness of expression are well known the country over. 'I hope the people of the oountry understand," said Senator Cnllom, as he closed a weary day of . tariff discus sion, in the senate, "that the silence of our side of the senate is simply for the purpose of ecoonmizing time and get ting this bill through as soon as possi ble." "Then it is not because of lack of matter with whiob to reply to the argu ments and charges being made by the Demncrats against the bill?" . "Not at all. On the contrary there is ample material' with which to an swer their arguments and every charge made by them. But the pressure on the part of the people for action on this bill is so great that we have deter mined to let nothing, so far as we are concerned, stand in the way of the ear liest possible action upon it." "The pressure from the people for action on the bill, is unusually great, is it not, senator?" . "Yes, more so than I have ever seen on any- occasion of this kind. It is not surprising, of course, that people who have suffered as ours have, under the depression and blighting influence of the present tariff law should be anxious, very anxious, for its instant repeal and the substitution of the protective sys tem under which the country was so prosperous for so many years. But it seems that they do not realize the em barrassment under which the Republi cans in the senate are laboring. It seems to me that if they were to stop a moment and consider the fact that we are in an absolute minority in the sen ate, that Our hands are tied, and that it is with the greatest difficulty and diplomacy that we are able to command or obtain a snfficent number of votes for the protective theory, they would not be impatient, even under the dis tressing circumstances with which they are surrounded. It has seldom if ever happened within the history of the country that a tariff was enacted when the two branches of congress were not controlled by one party. Here we are with the Republican, party in te senate in the minority, trying to pass a pro tective tariff bill." "Then it is the Democratic party and its leaders, who are responsible for de lay in action upon the tariff bill in the senate?" "Absolutely. Had not the hands of the Republicans in the senate been tied, the bill would have been upon the statute books long before now. The Republicans have worked in season and out of season to hasten action on this bill. .- They have laid aside every other consideration. They are consid ering various items of the bill, schedule by schedule and paragraph by para graph, in e inference and caucus, and before the finance committee, day by day outside of the regular hours of the session and during the hours of the session are depriving themselves of the opportunity to answer the criticisms made upon the bill and upon the party simply for the purpose of gaining time and hastening final action. They are sitting in their seats, quietly, in re sponse to the demand of the people that nothing shall interfere with prompt ac tion by the senate and there is no oth er way by which they can hasten the final vote. The Democratic members, recognizing the fact that the Reupbli cans in their anxiety to hasten the pas sage of the bill are omitting to answer the false charges made against the bill and the party are proceeding to pile up the groundless attacks and charges, set ting up straw men and fighting them for the purpose of making cheap polit ical capital, and here we must sit and listen to these false charges made, and be unable to respond to them simply because of our loyalty to those who are demanding prompt action and com plaining because it has not been had before this time. They ought to under stand that the Detmocratic leaders and party are persistently and unnecessarily and maliciously delaying this benefi cent measure, in order to permit theii allies, the importers, to fill the coun try with foreign goods and at the same time to embarrass and pile np false charges against the Republican party." "How soon do you expect to see the bill pass the sentae?" "I hope soon after the end of the present month. The leaders on the Democratic side do not make any prom ises as to when they will permit it to pass. They talk about the first week in July, but they have been making promises of that sort from the begin ning, as everybody knows, stating that they would not delay the bill unneces sarily, and yet they go on talking . and talking into the air indetfinitely." The Democratic senators who have been scolding because sugar-trust stocks advanced 6 per cent in value while the Republican tariff bill was under consid eration evidently supposed that the country would forget that sugar-trust stocks advanced 65 per cent in value ! while the Democratic party, under I their individual leadership, was consid ering its tariff bill in the senate in 1894. Twenty-seven members of the pres ent congress are of foreign birth. The New York Democrats hae gent ly intimated to Mr. Bryan that they prefer not to have his "assistance" in the coming campaign in that state. This is not surprising when it is re membered that nearly every state and city visited by him last fall went Re publican by increased majorities. Scissors which can be used as a ham mer and screw driver have lately been patented, and a measure being also placed on the inner surface of the blade. ' When the blades are opened to their widest extent the edges form a WEEKLY MARKET LETTER. downing, Hopkins & Company's Review of Trade. Outside of some little manipulation of July options, markets were dull and . fairly steady last week. Spring wheat ) in the Northwest is above the average, both as to quality and acreage sown.. The whole Southwest from Kansas City to Galveston is feeling elated over the crop of winter wheat. The Kansas hard wheat is of a fine quality. Texas , has a big crop. - Proctor Taylor, the well-known mil ler of Quincy, 111. , and member of the Chicago board of trade, has just re turned from a trip to Oklahoma, where he has been to see for himself about the likelihood of getting a quantity of soft red wheaffor his mill. The result of his inquiries and observations on the spot was, in his opinion, that Oklaho ma would raise between 20,000,000 and 25,000,000 bushels of excellent quality wheat unless his information is largely astray on acreage. He saw a field threshed that yielded 43 bushels to the acre, and returns of 35 and 33 bushels were quite frequent. His ob servation was confined to the line of the Santa Fe Bailroad, an he said only the best farmers those having threshing facilities of their own had yet tMreshed their wheat, but withal he came to the above conclusion as to the total yield. The Minneapolis Market Record of June 28 says: The prospect for wheat in the Northwest is not impaired dur ing the past week. The growth is very heavy and the head is forming. By opening the straw it is found that .the heads are of unusual length. There is nothing now in sight to prevent a large yield. It is to be borne in mind that there is yet time for many accidents. If no accident happens to it .there ought to be more than 200,000,000 bushels harvested in Minnesota and the Dakotas. Allowing 60,000,000 for the other spring states and about 30, 000,000 of winter wheat, which is now practically assured, and the outlook is for a crop for this country of 575,000, 000 bushels of wheat. The question of price is also promising, for with the small stocks to be carried forward, in all countries, the new crop will go more quickly into consumption and leave small surplus to be carried over to another crop. . Portland Markets. Wheat Walla Walla, 66 67c; Val ley, 68c per bushel. " Flour Best grades, $3. 50 3. 60; grahram, $3.25; superfine, $2.25 per barrel. Oats Choice white, 3840c; choice gray, 87 39c per bushel. Barley Feed barley, $16 16. 50; brewing, $1819 per ton. Millstuffs Bran, $13.50 per ton; middlings, $21; shorts, $15.50. Hay Timothy, $10 13.50; clover, $11.5012.60; California wheat, $10 12; do oat, $11; Oregon wild hay, $9 10 per ton. Eggs 13c per dozen. . Butter Fancy creamery, 8035o, fair to good, 25c; dairy, 2025c per. roll. - Cheese Oregon, llc; Young America, 12)c; California, 910c per pound. Poultry Chickens, mixed, $2 2. 50 per dozen; broilers, $1 1.25; geese, $3 4; ducks, $2. 50 3. 50 per dozen; turkeys, live, 10c per pound. Potatoes. Oregon Burbanks, 40 50c per sack; sweets, $2.75 per cental for Merced; new potatoes, $1.00 1.10 per cental. Onions California, new, red, 90c $1; yellow, $1.25 per cental. Hops 774o per pound for new crop; 1896 crop, 4c. Wool Valley, 1012c per pound; Eastern Oregon, 6 8c; mohair, 19 20o per pound. Mutton Gross, best sheep, wethers and ewes, 2c; dressed mutton, 4. 5c; spring lambs, 6 7 per pound. . Hogs Gross, choice heavy, $4; light and feeders, $2. 50 3; dressed, $3 4.25 per 100 pounds. Beef Gross, top steers, $3.50; cows $2.503; dressed beef, 56c per pound. Veal Large, 8; small, 44o pei pound. Seattle Markets. Butter Fancy "native creamery, brick, 17c; ranch, 10 12c. Cheese Native Washington, 10 lie; California, 9JiC Eggs Fresh ranc, 1415o. Poultry Chickens, live, per pound, hens, ll12c; spring chickens, $2.50 3.50; ducks, $4 5. Wheat Feed wheat, $25 per ton. Oats Choice, per ton, $20; feed $21 22. Corn Whole, $20; cracked, per ton, $20; feed meal, $20 per ton. Barley Rolled or ground, per ton, $19; whole, $18.50. Fresh Meats Choice dressed beef, steers, '6c; cows, 6c; mutton sheep, 60; pork, 6Jc; veal, small, 67. Fresh Fish Halibut, 34c; salmon, 4 5c; salmon trout, 7 10c; flounders and sole, 3 4; ling coad, 4 5; rock cod, 5o; smelt, 8 4c San Francisco Markets. Wool Choice foothill, 9llc; San Joaquin, 6 months' 8 10c; do year's staple, 7 9c; mountain, 10 12c; Ore gon, 10 12c per pound. Hops 8 12o per pound. Millstuffs Middlings, $16.50 20; California bran, $13 14.50 per ton. Hay Wheat, $8 11; wheat and oat,$7 10;oat,$6. 50 8.50 river barley, $56; best barley, $6.508; alfalf;a, $57 clover, $68. I Potatoes-'-New, in boxes, 40 60c. I Onions New red, 60 70c; do. new ailverskin, 8090 per cental. I Fresh fruit Apples, 25 85c per small box; do. large box, 40 50c Royal apricots, 2040o common cherries, I 1525c; Royal Anne cherries, 2535o per box; currants, $1.002.00 per rhest; peaches, 25 60c; pears, 20 40c; cherry plums, 20 40c per box. Butter Fancy creamery, 17c; do seconds, 16 17c; fancy dairy, 15 15c;goodto choice, 13 14o per pound. - Cheese Fancy mild, new, 8c; fair to good, 7 7o per pound. Eggs Store, 10 11c; ranch, 18 16c; Eastern, 12 18; duck, 13o per dozen. . . Citrus fruit Navel oranges, $1 2; seedlings, 75c$1.25; Mexican limes, $6.50 7; common lemons, 75o 1.60. - -" - ... It took - the Washington experts three weeks to count the cash in the New York sub-treasury. They handled. f 198,888,000 in all.