VOL. XXXIV.
COItVAIiLIS, BENTON COUNTY' OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 6, 1897.
NO. 21. ......
GURRENI EVENTS OF THE DAK
Epitome of the Telegraphic
News of the World.
TERSE TICKS FROM THE WIRES
a.n Interesting Collection of Items From
the Kew and the Old World In a
Condensed and Comprehensive Form
Kansas and Missouri are again being
scorched by h.?at.
: Six persons were killed in a moun
tain slide a tew miles from Berlin Sat
urday. A non-union coal miner was shot
and killed at Scottdale, Pa., during a
quarrel with striking miners
The potters of Trenton, N. J., and
the sheet iron workers of Phillipsburg,
N. II., now threaten to go on a strike.
The monitor Puritan broke her rud
der in New York and will be laid up
for a month, and will cost about $5,000.
- George H. Walker, a Washington, D.
C, lawyer and former correspondent,
has been appointed assistant postmaster-general.
- Four boys were drowned at Kansas
City while in swimming, four in Win
nipeg and two more at Boston, one of
' whom was 80 years of age.
Bluejackets from the warship York
. town and Boston were stoned and beaten
by Japanese at Kobe, Japan, and. some
of them were badly used up.
Andree's north pole balloon is report
ed to have been seen in several places
recently, but each time away off its
course. Many have given him up as
lost.
Professor Arion, a professional high-
.. wire performer, fell from his wire, a
. -distance of 75 feet, while riding a bi
cycle at Ridgewood Park, N. J., and
was killed.
The monthly statement issued by the
director of the mint shows that during
July, 1897, the coinage executed at the
United States mints amounted to
$ 670, 850.
War is going on in several countries
. in Africa, in which Great Britain and
Portugal are involved; also in India,
Egypt, and trouble is brewing in Tur
key, Greece and Crete.
A Missouri Pacific train ran into a
freight standing on the main track at
fates Center, Kan., and Engineer
Joseph Clown and Fireman Cal Rowan
were killed.' Other persons were injured-
Captain General , Weyler has par
doned forty political offenders under
death and other hard sentences, at the
suggestion of the home government,
and 1,000 Cuban exiles have been
granted amnesty.
i - - The state department has paid over
' to Count Vinci, the Italian charge in
Washington, $66,000 as indemnity for
the death by a mob of three Italian
subjects who were lynched at Hahn
ville, La., a year ago.
War talk is beginning to be heard in
Spain again. The premier says that
war in Cuba will cease when the gov
ernment funds give out, and that will
be soon. In that case Spain will de
clare war against the United States.
The German press still actively dis
cusses Great Britain's denunciation of
the commercial treaty, and the agrarian
section fiercely demands a tariff war,
and agitates for reprisals against the
United States. Veiled and open sug
gestions are made for a European trade
league against America, with threats
of serious consequences should England
refuse to join such a league.
The flax grown for fiber on the Cor
vallia college farm has been pulled. A
portion of it attained the length of 53
inches, while the average length is
about 40 inches.
The treasury officials have discovered
a number of inconsistencies in the new
tariff law, some of them, it is feared,
incapable of reconciliation. It is point
; ed out that section 262 places the duty
on plums at 25 cents per bushel, and
section 264 fixes the rate at 2 cents per
pound. An error in the paragraph re
ferring to currants was corrected in
ssonference.
The desire of Germany to institute
an European control of Greek finances
still hampers the settlement of the in
demnity question. It is, understood
that the Volo-Larissa railway will be
transferred to the Greek administration,
with the stipulation that the same fa
cilities shall be granted to Turkey for
- the transporation of troops as are grant
ed to Greece.
A dispatch from Ottowa annnounces
that the Canadian government has de
cided to impose a royalty on all placer
diggins on the Yukon in addition to
$15 registration fee and $100 annual
assessment. The royalty will be 10
per cent each on claims on which there
is an output of $500 or less monthly,
and 20 per cent on every claim produc
ing above that amount yearly. Besides
this royalty, it has been decided in re
gard to all future claims staked out on
other streams or rivers, that every' al
ternate claim should be the property of
the government, and should be reserved
for public purposes and sold or worked
by the government for the benefit of
the revenue of the Dominion.
The recent appointment of T. V.
Powderly as commissioner-general of
immigration has been signed by the
president. - Mr. Powderly's nomina
tion to the office failed of confirmation
in the senate because of the opposition
of labor organizations.
After having accomplished one of the
most remarkable and perilous trips ever
recorded in the marine history of the
Pacific coast, the little stern-wheel
steamer II. C. Grady, Captain Denny,
steamed through the Golden Gate and
docked at San Francisco.
The big battleship Indiana is to be
sent to Halifax to-be docked and
cleaned. No dock in this country is
available for the purpose.
When Collector of Customs Bidwell
of New York made the formal an
nouncement that duties in the Dingley
rates would be collected on goods en
tered on the day the tariff bill passed,
- many protests were at once filed by im
porters of goods entering on that day.
The duties Jnder the new tariff on the
goods on these vessels amounted to
tariff the duties would have amounted I
. ta ahnnt lAOfl HAA I
RIGHT OF FREE SPEECH.
Governor Atkinson's Advice to the
Miners Committee.
Charleston, W. Val, Aug. 5. Gov
ernor Atkinson has written to Messrs.
Gompers, Sovereign and Ratohford, a
committe' on behalf of the striking
miners who called on him to inquire
concerning the injunction against them.
They asked what were their rights in
connection with addressing the miners.
The governor reminds them that his
office is executive, and that . he cannot
interfere with the action of the courts,
but, he goes on to say, in bis opinion
there is the utmost freedom allowed in
discussion in public places on any sub
ject, the only restrictions being that
they must not trespass upon the prop
erty of others, nor incite to riot or un
lawful violence. He assures the men
that he will protect all citizeni in the
exercise of rights o free speech, warn
ing them at the same time that if they
abuse that, right by interfering with
the rights or property ofothers, he will
just as energetically use the power of
the state to repress all lawlessness and
preserve the peace. "
JOINING THE STRIKERS.
DeArmitt's Men Are Slowly Coming Into
Line With Strikers.
Pittsburg, Aug. 5. The sttikers will
continue to gain accessions to their
number from the New York & Cleve
land Company's men. Sandy creek
and 'Turtle creek mines, are idle, and
the Plum creek men are slowly but
surely coming into line with "the men
encamped in the vicinity.. Today
nearly half of the diggers at this strong
hold of the company failed to go to
work, and a number of .those who did
not go into the pit have promised to
quit as soon as they clean up the coal
now in their rooms. At Camp Deter
mination it was reported that every
miner of the New York & Cleveland
Company who had gone to work was in
sympathy with the movement, . and
only their signatures to a contract
prevented them from staying out.
There are close upon 2,000 etrikers
in camp at Turtle creek. 350 at Plum
creek, and S00 at Sandy creek. If this
number is not sufficient to deter the
DeArmitt men from working, all these
camps will be largely increased before
the end of the week. .
EASY ROAD TO CLONDYKE.
A Salem .Man Claims One Conld - Be
Qnickly Opened.
New York, Aug. 5. A special to the
Herald from Washington says: There
is a short and easy route to the rich
gold fields of the Clondyke, according
to a communication to the interior de
partment, from J. M. O. Lewi:, a civil
engineer, of Salem, Or., who says he
can open up at small expense a route
from south of the Copper river by
which the Clondyke may be reached
by a journey .of not much rDOre"tiTftn
800 miles from the coast.
The route which he proposes will
start in from the mouth of Cop
per river near the 20-mile glacier, about
25 miles east of the entrance to Prince
Williamsound. He says Copper river
is navigable for small ' steamers for
many miles beyond the mouth of its
principal eastern tributary, called on
the latest maps the Chillina river,
which is itself navigable for a consider
able distance.
From the head of navigation on the
Chillina, Mr. Lewis says either a high
road or a railroad could be constructed
without great difficulty or heavy grade
through what the natives call "Low
pass," probably Scolai pass. From
this pass, the road would follow the
valley of White river to the point where
it empties into the Youkon on the edge
of the Clondyke gold field?. '
FIVE HUNDRED KILLED.
Awful Loss of Life by the Outbreak ot
a Volcano.
Chicago, Aug. 5. A Chronicle spe
cial says: Five hundred reported killed
up to July 1 is the record of the terri
ble outbreak of the volcano of Mayon,
on the island of Luzon, one of the
Philippine group. On the night of
June 26 the volcano began throwing
up ashes and lava in immense quanti
ties, and flames were thrown upward
considerably over 100 feet. The next
day 56 bodies were recovered at a con
siderable distance, and the recent dis
patches to Hong Kong up to July 8
state that not less than 500 were known
to be killed.
The Turks Angry.
Constantinople, Aug. 2. It is re
ported here that Lord Salisbury, British
prime minister, has telegraphed urging
the immediate withdrawal of Edhem
Pasha, the commander-in-chief of the
Turkish forces, from Thessaly. The
Turks are very angry, and accuse the
British government of trying to jockey
them out of Thessaly without com pen'
sation being made.
Murdered Hi Son.
Boulder,' Colo., Aug. 4. H. C.
Mellor, an old and respected resident
of this county, shot and killed his son
James, aged 25, at Quigleyville, to
day, in a quarrel over the right to use
a certain field as a pasture. James
first struck his father. The murderer
gave himsell up and said he merited
punishment, as he had committed a
terrible crime.
A Long Hammer-Throw.
Albany, N. Y., Aug. 6. John Flan
nagan, the champion hammer-thrower,
surpassed all records today by throw
ing the 16-pound hammer 157 feet 4
inches. He was giving an exhibition
at the athletic meet of the Hibernians,
and the record will not stand as the
world's record. On his second throw
be beat his world's record of 150 feet
9 inches by one inch.
Others see our faults as plainly as we
see theirs.
Britannia Beat Meteor.
Coes, Isle of Wight, Aug. 5. In the
race for the queen's cup today the
Prince of Wale's yacht Britannia, with
his royal highness on board, beat Em
peror William's yacht Meteor, on the
time allowance. "
A Small Boy's Suicide.
AVrnn. O.. Ancr. 5.- Georae Younsr.
13 years old, son of respected parents,
committed suicide this morning by
hanging himself with a rubber hose.
TbA hose -hud -stretched.' but the boy
pulled up his feet and slowly strangled
to death.
ffl PANIG IN HAVANA CITY
Inhabitants Leaving as Fast
as They Can.
THE ATTACK ON THE SUBURBS
The Insurgents Are Well Armed With
Dynamite and Rapid-Firing- Guns
, Booty Secured by the Cubans.
Tampa, Fla. , Aug. 3 The stories
telegraphed from Havana last week
about an attack by insurgents on the
suburbs of that city is confirmed by
passengers who left Havana on the
Plant steamer Mascot and arrived here
tonight Among the number was Senor
Calbajer, a wealthy Spaniard, and his
wife and daughter, who: are now to be
reckoned among the refugees who have
fled from Havana.
The attack referred to was made on
the little village of Mariano, about 10
miles southwest of the city, and
the terminus of the antiquated and di
lapidated Mariano railroad. Senor
Calbajer was an eye witness of the at
tack. He says that the attack was led
by Juan Delgado and Hernandez. The
insurgent chiefs left 100 of their
troops outside the town and carried
800 to the attack. They were well
armed with dynamite and rapid-fire
guns, and met with but slight resist
ance. The engagement was short and
desperate. Forty-nine Spanish troops
were killed and 130 wounded; two
Cubans were killed and . 40 wounded.
The inhabitants of the town fled for
their lives, leaving the insurgents in
complete possession. They sacked the
place and secured $40,000 in gold and
a large quantity of supplies that they
could not carry away.
Other passengers tell the same story,
and say that the wildest terror reigns
in Havana, that the well-to-do inhab
itants are leaving as fast as local laws
will permit.
ANDREE'S BALLOON.
A Manitoba Fanner Believes That He
Saw It.
Winnipeg, Aug. 3. A Whitemonth,
Man., dispatch to the Free Press says:
Inquiries regarding a large ... balloon
which was seen passing in a northeast
erly direction on the evening of . the
29th, three miles from' Whitemouth,
have elicited the fact that the evening
was remarkably calm and cool. Farmer
Henderson was standing at the door of
his barn, and was.:'taking a glance
around the sky when he saw a large
oblong object sailing slowly across the
horizon. Gradually he. made out the
car, and then he saw a large sail swing
into view. Astonishment held him
spellbound, and again and again the
gostlike sail swung in full view, show
ing' its rmous -plporHons. "'Then
the balloon drifted slowly out of sight
in the twilight. Henderson, on re
turning to his house, consulted a news
paper having a picture of Andree's bal
loon and declared that the airship he
saw is of the same, character. The
balloon was floating very low, and Hen
derson says it could not have been more
than half a mile away. He could see
no signs of life, and it showed no light.
THE YELLOW FEVER GERM.
Dr. Senarilli's Account of His Recent
Discovery.
Washington, Aug. 3. Surgeon-General
Wyman, of the marine hospital
service, has bad translated the account
written by Dr. Seuarilli, of Montevideo,
of his discovery of what he claims to
be the yellow fever germ, and which he
calls the icteroid bacillus. He says the
bacillus jwaa discovered in the second
case examined. The doctor dwells upon
the difficulty of making sure of results
because of the numerous microbes to be
found in yellow fever. The germ which
he holds to be responsible for yellow
fever, Dr. Senarelli says, is found in
the blood or tissues, and not ' in the
gastro-intestinal cavities. He notes
the fact, however, that in yellow fever,
as in typhoid, the digestive tract is the
seat of abundant bacilli coli, but doe?,
not associate these with real yellow
fever microbes. He concludes, there
fore, that the virus of yellow fever does
not reside in the intestinal tube, and
"that is toxine, instead of being ab
sorbed by the intestinal walls, is elabor
ated in the interior of the organs and
in the blood." :
Two Fires in Ottawa.
Ottawa, I1L, Aug. 3. The Pioneer
Fireproof Construction plant, the
largest of its kind in the world, was
partly destroyed- by fire today, entailing
a loss of $100,000, partly insured. The
fire was of incendiary origin. The
large elevator of J. N. Shulter was
burned to the ground this morning.
Loss $6,000; insurance $3,000. It is
now thought this building was set on
fire. Had there been any breeze at the
time of this fire, the city of Ottawa
would have been almost wiped out, as
both buildings were situated close to
the business center.
Ore Bins and Chute Burned. . .
Butte, Mont., Aug. 8. The ore bins
and ore chute of the Boston & Montana
Leonard shaft were burned this morn
ing. The origin of the fire is not
known. The company loss will not
exceed $10,000.
Alleged Filibusters in Mew York.
New York, Aug. 3. Captain Selva
and Mate Lewis, of the filibuster Three
Friends, now held by the United States
authorities at Jacksonville, Fla., ar
rived here from that city by steamer
today. As they left the dock, they
could not be interviewed as to the cause
of their visit.
Liverpool has the largest fire engine
in the world equal to throwing 1,800
gallons a minute and a stream 140 feet
high.
Paris, Aug. 3. It- is rumored that
the possible abdication of the king of
Greece has inspired the following dis
patch from Athens: "It is stated in
the event of a proposal looking to the
establishment of foreign control of the
Grecian finances being adopted by the
powers, the king will make a declara
tion of exceptional gravity." -
Three places, at least, are known
where green snow is found. One of
these -places is near Mount Hecla, Ice
land; - another 14 miles east of the
month of the Obi, and the- third near
Quito, South America- -
MASSACRED BY NATIVES,
Tragic Fate of a Party of Australian
Goldseekers. :: 't
Vancouver, B. C, Aug. 4. The
steamship Miowera, from Sydney,
brings information that news of still
another massacre has been received at, 1
Sydney. Not long ago a number of 1
Australia's army of unemployed were
attracted by stories of fabulous gold
panning at Papua and other interior"
New Guinea points. Their ranks have
been terribly thinned by murder, star
vation and fatal swamp, fevers. To
make matters worse, every native who
helped a white was marked for the
tomahawk.
The remnant of these white pioneers
went to Vanapa for a final effort to
make their fortunes. Their stores gave
out and - for months they lived,- on.
"damper" and. tea. Natives in the vi
oinity claimed to be ill-treated by the
government in the way of scant stores,
and decided to teach the government a
lesson by killing all the whites within
reach. The whites were raided at
night and put to death with toma
hawks, being easy victims. After long
suffering they were - weak and emaci
ated, and could not defend themselves.
Many massacres bad occurred in the
same place previously, but the govern
ment has never attempted to punish
the murderers. .
Later news confirms the massacres
which occurred 85 -miles from Port
Moresby. The entire settlement of na
tives and whites had their heads split
open by a large band of savages. -. The
government has sent a large body of
military police to surround the natives
and shoot if necessary. Wholesale ar
rests will be made. The natives will
be brought back manacled in the hold
of a steamer chartered for the purpose.
PETROLEUM LAKE IN ALASKA.
It Contains Coal Oil In an Unlimited
Quantity.
San Francisco, Aug. 4. While the
whole world is excited over the gold
discoveries in the North, sight has
been lost of another discovery . that
promises to be of great value in the
development of that section.
Some months . ago ax lake of a almost
pure petroleum was discovered and
samples sent to Seattle for analysis.
The assayer's report on these has just
been made public, and the find is re
ported to be of incalculable richness.
A company has been formed in Seattle
to handle the product, and travelers
from there say that the company in
tends to put it on the Alaskan market
at once. ;
The lake is of unknown depth, sev
eral miles wide and five orrsix-jn:
length, and the quality " of the petrol
eum is said to be 'of the finest. -. It is
fed by springs and the hills surround
ing it are said to be rich in coal and
asphalt The lake is only two miles
from the ocean, so thatJbe diffiopU
ties of-transportation are reduced to" a
minimum. It is the intention of the
owners of the lake to 'take its product
right into the mining camps of North
ern Alaska wherever the waterways
will permit. '.
i MESSAGES WITHOUT-WIRES. r
Inventor Marconi Talks of His New
Telegraph.
New York, Aug. 4. A special to the
World from London says: Marconi,
inventor of the "wireless telegraph,"
has just reached Soudan, where a trial
of the inventoin will be made. ' In an
interview Marconi said: "The greatest
distance which we have been able to
transmit messages by telegraph with
out wires is 12 miles, but that by no
means is the limit of the instruments.
It simply signifies that existing appli
ances are not perfect. ' At Spezzia I
sent messages without wires from the
San Bartolomew arsenal to the warship
San Martine, 12 miles out in the har
bor without difficulty, and with abso
lute accuracy. It was done before the
royal commission. Official experiments
will be renewed when I return to Italy
in September. I have successfully ex
perimented at the Italian ministry of
marine and at the Quirnal before the
king and queen."
Cigarettes on the Rise.
New York, Aug. 4. Cigarette man
ufacturers have decided upon an in
crease in the price of cigarettes. A
letter of notification is now going
through the mails. The .advance is
about 15 per eent on the whole list
from Turkish to common . brands.
Turkish cigarettes that were sold from
$7 to $17 will now cost the dealer
from $8.65 to $20.30, according to the
brand. Louisiana perique advances
from $5.15 and $5.75 to $6.15 and
$6.50. Brands of domestio make
which dealers bought for $3. 80 per
1,000 have been increased in price to
$4.10. - The advance is ascribed by the
manufacturers to the increase in the
internal revenue law.
Had to Succumb.
Buffalo, N. Y., Aug. 4. The Buffalo
Refining Company, of " which C. B.
Matthews is president, has made a gen
eral assignment for the benefit of cred
itors. While the company is a compar
atively small corporation, being capital
ized at only $15,000, it has been one of
the few independent refineries in the
country, and under various names has
maintained an existence in active antag
onism to the Standard Oil Company.
Devastation Caused by Floods.
Berlin, Aug. 4. Devastation caused
by the floods in Silicia is widespread.
Nothing like it has occurred in that
district for centuries. . The loss al
ready has reached many millions of
marks, and it ' is estimated that 100
persons were drowned.
Five Deaths From Heat.
Ilopkinsville, Ky., Aug. 4. Five
deaths from the intense heat have oc
curred here within the past two days.
Two Thrifty Goldseekers. ; u
Butler, Ind,. Aug. 4. Albert ' and
Clara Franks, of Toledo, were found in
a Lake Shore stock car by a conductor,
beating their way to Clondyke.. The
woman had on men's clothing and was
good looking. They had a large .sum
of money, but were beating their way
to save it to buy their outfits for the
gold fields, which they expected to
reach early in the spring. ; f: f
In Kansas City a "horse wandered
iway form its stable fell into an
ibandoned well, 23 feet deep, but was
not injured.
DISPUTED PALMYRA ISLAND
United States Has Valid Claim
; ; by Right of Discovery.
AN AMERICAN LANDED IN 1802
. Bui the British So-Called Occupation
--! and Annexation Did Not Occur Until
; 1S8. 87 Tears later.
- New York, Aug. 2. A Herald special
from Washington says: In support of
their claim to Palmyra island, which
has- been - taken possession of by the
British government, the London author
. fties refer to the fact that the 'British
(flag Was hoisted "over this "territory in
1889. Even if the official records of
thfe Hawaiian government fail to show
the title of the Dole regime to the
island, the United States is in a posi
tion to raise the" claim that the island
(belongs to this government by virtue
?f discovery by an American, citizen.
This fact is recognized by the authori
ties : in an official publication which
contains a reference to its discovery and
the . action of the British in placing
their flag over it. The publication
is the official directions of the hydro
graphic office of Great Britain issued by
the admiralty. In regard to Palmyra
island, the volume states:
-r "Palmyra was discovered by Captain
Saule, of ' the American ship Palmyra,
in 1802, and was formally annexed to
Great Britain by Commander Nicholas,
of H. M. S. Cormorant, May 18, 1889.
There were no inhabitants on the island
at the time of its annexation, although
Messrs. Henderson and McFarlane. oi
: New Zealand, contemplated cultivating
it." ' . ,
A high official of the state depart-
ment said last night that an investiga
tion regarding the rights of Hawaii and
Great Britain to Palmyra island is now
being made. , x
. Senator Morgan, of Alabama, said he
bad not examined into the question of
'the validity of the Hawaiian title to
v Palmyra island, and was not prepared
to express a defintie opinion on the
: subject, though he was inclined to
think it a matter of comparatively
small importance to the United States
whether Great Britain bad the island
or not, on account of its distance from
.the United States and Hawaii. :
j -fThe action of Great Britain in taking
i possession of Palmyra at this, time if
- generally regarded .here as a step in
her jubilee .year poilcy of strengthening
,ier .military, lines. Another step in
ibat policy has been brought to the
attention of the state department in a
"report of Consul Miller, at Port Stan
: ley, -. Falkland isles,, who report that
surveys are in progress at that point
iinter the 'direction of Colonel Lewis,
rT-thVtsflngineers, for the estab
lishment of a naval station and hos
pital. Such a station at this point,
with repair shops and fortifications
would be of the utmost importance to a
British fleet operating in- the Southern
Pacifio. '
NEWS "FROM AUSTRALIA.
An Account of the Trial and Conviction
' of Murderer Bntler.
San Francisco, Aug. 2. The steam
ship Alameda arrived from Australian
ports this morning via Samoa and Hon
olulu. '
- The Alameda brings from Sydney
papers describing the trial and convic
tion of Butler, the murderer, who was
captured in San Francisco and returned
to Australia, and who has since been
hanged. ' The trial lasted three days,
and in some respects was sensational.
When the prosecution finished its case
Butler was asked if he had anything to
say. The murderer was in a state of
collapse apparently and the court ad
journed until afternoon. ' He then in
low tone made a rambling statement to
the effect that he had started for the
mines with Weller at Weller's solicita
tion. On the way Weller acted queer
ly, and when he displayed a pistol But
ler thought Weller was going to shoot
him. Instead, however, Weller placed
the pistol to his own head and when
Butler grabbed it in an endeavor to
take it away the weapon was discharged
and Weller was shot through the head.
Butler said he had used. Weller's pa
pers to enable him to ship as a sailor.
- The case was then given to the jury,
which deliberated . for an hour and
twenty minutes before bringing in a
Terdict of guilty.
Workmen Are Deserting.
Washington, Aug. 2. The navy de
partment has felt the evil effects of the
gold craze. The firm of Moran Bros.,
located in- Seattle, is building the tor
pedo boat Eowan, and had made good
progress until the Alaskan craze set in.
Now they have informed the depart
ment that so many of their workmen
have dropped their work to go to Alas
ka that they are obliged to appeal to
the navy department for an extension
of time in which to complete the boat.
The land office is receiving many ap
plications for copies of the public land
laws by persons who profess their in
tention of going to Alaska. The office
has been obliged to notify the appli
cants that the land laws have not yet
been extended to Alaska, though the
mineral laws apply.
r Decree Passed On In Omaha.
Omaha, Aug. 2. Judge Sanborn
passed on the decree of sale in the Un
ion Pacifio foreclosure case this morn
ing. He accepted the Ames decree
with but few corrections. There was a
sharp debate over the government's de
cree, the attorneys for the "reorganiza
tion committee objecting. The upset
price was placed at $50,000,000. Judge
Cornish was appointed special master
to conduct the sale. He will . fix the
date later. ;
, American Locomotives for Japan.
: Philadelphia, Aug. 2. The Bald
win locomotive works yesterday booked
an order for 20 locomotives for Japan.
This, with other orders makes a total
of 50 for that ' empire. Thirty have
just been shipped. The order just re
ceived is for the Japanese government.
Captain Hatfield at Large.
Huntington, W. Va., Aug. 2. A re
port has reached here that Captain
fatfield, the notorious outlaw, held for
woraer, escaped from the Miga jail
this morning, by cutting his way out
A large reward is offered for him.
GREAT MASS " MEETING.
flora Than Five Thousand Strikers at
McCrea Schoolhouse.
Pittsburg,' Aug. 4. The mass meet
ing of miners at the McCrea school
house today was the greatest during the
strike, and probably the largest gather
ing of the kind ever seen in Allegheny
county. More than 5,000 striking
miners ' were gathered for an all-day
session, and labor leaders harangued
them in various tongues, while bands
of music served to stir up the enthusi
asm to the highest pitch. From early
morning miners of every-nationality
were gathering at the schoolhouse.
They came in big bands and small ones,
but the one that set the camp wild with
enthusiasm came from Turtle creek.
It had 1,600 miners from that camp,
and when they came in sight there was
sur;h ' cheering as has not been Heard
si ace the strike started.
They came down to the schoolhouse
with bands playing stirring airs and
banners waving in the breeze. Cheer
after cheer went up from the camp, and
the marchers returned them with a
will. - When the miners of the two
parties met there were some wild
scenes. Men rushed around shaking
hands, shouting, and even embracing
each other. The crowd that had gath
ered was so much larger than the men
had anticipated that they were wild
with joy.
A few minutes after the arrival of
the Turtle Creek division the speakers
arrived in carriages. They were A. P.
Carrick, president of the Painters' and
Decorators' Union; W. A. Carney, vice-
president of the Amalgamated Associa
tion; - Mrs. Jones, the female agitator,
of Chicago, and M. C. Monahan, of the
Painters and Decorators' Union. In
addition to these, the leaders of the
miners were lined up to speak as the
occasion demanded.
J. T. McCoy, a prominent member
of the typographical union, extended
the sympathy and financial support of
the printers of the country, and said
the organization made a per capita
assessment for five weeks to be paid for
the benefit of the strikers.
Two new camps were instituted this
afternoon after the meeting. The one
at Plum Creek is Camp Resistance, and
the one at Sandy Cieek will be called
Camp Isolation. Each camp in the
beseiged district will be kept supplied
with guards. Headquarters, as hereto
fore, will be at Camp Determination,
at Turtle Creek.
The force of deputies was kept busy
during the entire night. Every move
was watched, and trouble seemed to be
in the air. The condition is said ta
have been critical. Both sides feel
that there is a crisis near at hand.
The officials of the New York & Cleve
land Gas Coal Company gave out the
statement tonight that their forces were
increased in the : Turtle Creek and
Sandy Creek mines, and that more men
were at work at Plum Creek thanvsince
the campaign . against the- company
started. .
' The bearing of Patrick Do! an will be
held tomorrow before Justice Semmins,
of Turtle Creek. The miners' officials
have retained attorneys, and the case
will be fought to the end.
- Whatever the immediate culmination
of the strike situation may be, it is
evident that Sheriff Lowrey consider'
the time a critical one. Tonight he
telegraphed Governor Hastings fully
concerning the conditions existing here,
with the evident purpose of having' the
governor prepared for any emergency
that may arise in the near future. It
is learned that the governor has been
impressed with the gravity of the Situ
ation, and that he has instructed the
adjutant-general to remain in his office
awaiting any requisition that may be
made on him for troops.
- While the ranks of the strikers at
Turtle Creek were being augmented,
parties of marchers were in the field tc
induce miners not to go to work. About
250 gathered at Plum Creek mines be
fore the men started to work. A line
was opened up and as the diggers neared
the pit mouth they psased between the
lines of strikers. - There was no attempt
at force, but a number of diggers
stopped and talked with the strikers
and then passed into the mine. Some
were induced to come out. About an
hour later the strikers moved off in the
direction of the McCrea schoolhouse.
At Oak Hill mine a demonstration
was made, but no men were induced tc
quit At Sandy Creek mine, many
men are out. The company say 100
are at work, while the strikers say
only 22 went in.
Crushed to Death.
Salt Lake, Aug. 2. A special to
the Tribune from Cedar City, Utah,
says: Mrs. Joseph Smith was instant
ly killed and Mrs. Amelia Webster
badly injured in an accident today.
Joseph Smith was hauling timber over
the - mountain road, having on the
wagon Mrs. Smith, his wife; Mrs.
Daugherty, Mrs Webster and five
children. While coming down the
mountain, the brakebeam broke and
the wagon went down the bill at a ter
rific speed and fell over an embankment.
Mrs. Simth was crushed to death, and
Mrs. Webster badly injured. The
five children jumped off at varions
places and were uninjured. '
The father of the British navy, Ad
miral of the. fleet, the Hon. Sir Henry
Keppel, has just celebrated his 88th
birthday. " Despite his advanced age he
still remains on the active list. '
Killed by Lightning.
Louisville,' Ky.. Aug. 4. William
Sadler and YVilliam P. . Parks, Garrard
county farmers, were struck by light
ning and instantly killed yesterday
afternoon during a storm.
Expelled From Cuba by Weyler.
Havana, Aug. 4.; Captain-General
Weyler has signed an order expelling
from Cuba . Edouardo Garcia ' and
George Eugene Bryson, -correspondents
of. New York newspapers. - ;
.. A Moonsniner Killed.
Huntsville, Ala.,! Aug. 4. A band
of moonshiners attempted- to enter the
house of - Frank Simmons. 30 miles
north of this city, Sunday morning,
and the leader, Dudley Johnson,' was
killed. . The desperadoes broke the
door from its fastenings and when
Johnson appeared Simmons fired. , The
leader stepped : backwards and after
firing several shots into the house the
party retired- This morning Johnson
was found dead- in the woods near the
house. : The moonshiners were afraid
Simmons would teitif agtinit then.
A GREAT ADVANCE
THE RISE .IN . SUGAR TRUST
STOCK EXPLAINED.
Cause Iiies in the Fact That the Trust
Had Imported 700,000 Tons of Raw
Sugar Under the Low Tariff and Will
Make an Immense Profit on It.
E. F. Pabsons, Special Correspondent.
Washington, D. C. Why has the
sugar trust stock advanced so enormous
ly during the past fortnight,' and espec
ially since the action of the tariff con
ference on this subject became known?
Does the tariff bill give to the sugar
trust any undue advantages and if not
is there any other cause far the advance
in the stocks of the trxfyt?-. " '
- These are-inquiries which-fefeH citi
zen is making, and properly. They
are pertinent to the' occasion. It is
right that he should make them, and
it is right that they should be ans
wered, and answered frankly.
Now what is the cause? Does the
bill give the trust any secret and. mys
terious advantages of which the publio
does not know in detail? Are Chair
man Dingley," Representative Payne,
Senator Allison and others mistaken
when they say it does not? The people
will not believe that these men in
whose long public career there has been
no suspicion of dishonesty, are wilfully
and knowingly misstating the facts or
making assertions that are not based
upon facts,, or at least what they be
lieve to be facts.
These men assert that the tariff rates
of the bill give the refiners no more
protection than the actual cost of refin
ing, viz.: One-eighth of a cent per
pound. Nobody who knows the men
making this assertion will believe that
they are stating other than what they
believe to be the truth . The question
then is as to whether they are mis
taken, whether, to use the term of the
day, they have been "b-aoed" by the
sugar trust or by experts upon whom
they have to rely for their information.
If not, is there any other cause which
would legitimately result in the ad
vance in sugar trust stock as has been
the case? .
It was generally conceded when the
bill passed the house that it was not in
any way advantageous to the trust, but
that on the contrary it took away from
it the advantages which it had under
the Wilson law. ' As the bill left the
house the rates on refined sugar were
12 cents per hundred pounds higher
than the rates on raw sugar. Of
iiourse the rates on different grades
of raw sugar are different, but taking
the number of pounds of any grade
which were required to make a hundred
pounds of refined sugar it was found
that the rates were on an average of
12 cents per hundred pounds less than
those on refined sugar. This means
that the refiners of the country, whether
in the trust or out of it, were allowed a
difference of 12)4 cents per hundred
pounds, or one-eighth of a ' cent per
pound difference between raw sjgar
when imported, tbus"giving them an
opportunity to import raw sugar at one
eighth of a cent a pound less than the
rates at which refined sugar can be
imported. Since it is generally conced
ed that the cost of refining sugar is not
less than about one-eight of a cent a
pound, it is apparent that the rates
really given to the sugar refiners are
simply the bare difference between re
fined and unrefined sugars or the cost
of refining.
While the rates adopted by the sen
ate undoubtedly were more advantage
ous to the sugar refiners, those finally
agreed upon by the conferees made pre
cisely the same difference between raw
and refined sugars that the house made
when it was passed by that body. The
conference report did increase rates on
refined sugar slightly, but it also in
creased the rates on raw sugar, thus
making the difference in the rate of
duty between raw and refined, or the
"differential," as it is called, precisely
what the house bill made it originally.
If, however, the conference report
really gave the sugar trust no advant
age, why was it that sugar trust stock
advanced during the time that the bill
was in consideration by the conferees
nd after it was made public? This is
a pertinent and proper question
The answer to this is simple enough.
The sugar trust, knowing that the new
bill would certainly advance the rate
of duty on sugar as a protettion to
American producers, has been bringing
into the country as rapidly as possible
mgar in enormous quantities, gett'ng
It in of course, under the comparatively
low rates of the Wilson law. It ha
scoured the world for sugar and had
in stock- by the time the conference
report was presented to the public over
700,000 tons of raw sugar, or in
round numbers, 1,500,000,000 pounds.
Enough sugar with which to load 70,
000 cars, or 8,500 freight trains of 20
cars each.
It was thus perfectly apparent that
the trust would make whatever profit
there was between the tariff rates of
the Wilson law and the increased tariff
rates named by the Dingley law, or an
aggregate profit calculatedat about $12,
000,000. Is it surprising that -sugar
trust stock went up in view of the fact
that this organization would make
upon the sugar which it had brought
into the country $12,000,000 by the
mere advance which it could make on
ts stock of sugar after the final passage
f the bill?
Currency reform is to be the -next
indertakingof the Republican adminis
tration now that the tariff reform is an
accomplished fact.
Advices from abroad confirms the re
ports that the great grain-producing
sections o the world outside of the
United States are having light crops
this year, while the prospect of an un
usual yield in the United States makes
it now certain that the farmers will
find the year 1897 an unusually pros
perous one.
The impertinent editors all over the
sountry are nagging Mr. Bryan because
tomebody has discovered that he wears
ilk nightshirts, and somebody else has
Bven asserted that they are adorned
with a ruffle. This announcement,
however, does not seen to ruffle Mr.
3ryan very much, whose sympathy and
interest in behalf of the "suffering peo
ple" is still "fine as silk," especially
in view of the fact that it has been a
most profitable industry to him.
Soldiers in the Italian army are al
lowed cigars as part ot their daily ra
tieos, .
WEEKLY MARKET LETTER.
Downing, Hopkins Company's Review
',, . ' of Trade.'
: The. importVit factor in wheat last
week was the large foreign demand.
A lesser influence was the appearance
of the July bulls as large buyers of the
September.
The general view of the trade is that
the situation is favorable for compara
tively high prices. The fact that the
market has had within a fortnight an
advance of 10c per bushel, and that the
new crop movement has not fairly
started to keep, however, an influential
party in the field. As to the final out
come of the situation, it is remarkable
Their differences are hardly more than
as to the time for an advance and its'
"extent. ,
Receipts of new wheat at Chicago are
away under last year's. The big Kan
sas crop shows in the arriavls at Kansas
City, which, without being so very,
large, are a good deal over 12 months
ago, yet the foreigners have taken all
of this Kansas wheat they could get.
None of it is moving . toward Chicago,
unless it is to go through to the other
side. The small receipts are more sig
nificant because July is 4c over Septem
ber, an incentive to rush the grain here.
Furthermore, Chicago July is lc and
i 74 c over ssi. L.oui8,. xoieao or ueiroii.
The completed crop movement last year
developed that, the 1896 winter wheat
yield was very much less than anybody
had assumed it to be. With July al- .
most ended the receipts this year at
Chicago are vastly less than last, the
week's shipments exceeding the ar
rivals. ..
ft... lln-J. .l,nAi1 an t
T1UU1U OUrJflJ DIIVWTO CM. 1U-
crease of 1,782,000 bushels, and now
totals 17,814,000 bushels, against 46,
754,000 bushels a year ago this time.
The foreigners took freight room in
two days last week for as much wheat
as will be received at all the primary
markets in a fortnight."- It is certainly
notning -against tne market teat tnere
is a clever active bull interest in it.
This has made it somewhat unoom- -fortable
for the professional short
selleis. These latter have found out
that there was somebody to meet their
raids. The long line has not, however,
been large enough to be threatening,
and the tactics have at no time been
offensive. It looks as if the July would
go out at a moderate premium over the
September, and as if the campaign
would be continued through September.
Portland Markets.
Wheat Walla Walla, 76 77c; Val
ley, 79c per bushel.
Flour Best grades, $4; graham,
$3.50; superfine, $2.25 per barrel.
Oats Choice white, 3840c; choice
gray, 87 39c per bushel.
Barley Feed barley, $1616.50;
brewing, $18 19 per ton.
Millstuffs Bran, $14 per ton;
middlings, $31; shorts, $15.60.
Hay Timothy, $12.60; clover,
$1011; California wheat, $10
11; do oat, $11; Oregon wild hay, $9
10 per ton.
Eggs 12 13c per dozen. 1
Butter Fancy creamery, 35 40c;
fair to' good, 30c; dairy, 26 30c per
roll. " ,
Cheese Oregon, llo; Young
America, 12c; California, 910c per
Poultry Chickens, mixed, $2.50
8.0 1 per dozen; broilers, $1.603.00;
geese, $34; ducks, $2.60 3 per dozen;
turkeys, live, 10 lie per pound.
Potatoes. Oregon Burbanks, 35
45c per tack; new potatoes, 60o per
sack; sweets, $1.902.25 per cental. .
Onions California, new, red, $1.25;
yellow, $1.50 per centaL
Hops 10 llo per pound for new
crop; 1896 crop, 4 6c.
Wool Valley, 11 13c per pound;
Eastern Oregon, 7 9c; mohair, 20c
per pound.
Mutton Gross, best sheep, wethers
and ewes, 22c; dressed mutton,
4c; spring lambs, 5 per pound. '
Hogs Gross, choice heavy, $4; light
and feeders, $2. 50 8; dressed, $3
4.25 per 100 pounds.
Beef Gross, top steers, $2. 75 8;
cows $2.25; dressed beef, 4 5c per
pound.
Veal Large, 3)4c; small, 5
5)o per pound.
Seattle Markets.
Butter Fancy native creamery,
brick, 18c; ranch, 10 12c
Cheese Native Washington, 10
11c; California, 9o.
Eggs Fresh ranch, 18 19&
Poultry Chickens, live, per pound,
bens, 10llc; spring chickens, $2
3.50; ducks, $2. 60 3. 75.
Wheat Feed wheat, $24 per ton.
Oats Choice, per ton, $21.
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, 60; cows, 6Kc; mutton sheep,
6c; pork, 6c; veal, small, 6.
Fresh Fish Halibut, 4)c; salmon,
45o; salmon trout, 710o; flounders
and sole, 8 4; ling cod, 4 5; rock
cod, 60; smelt, 2)4&
San Francisco Markets.
Wool Choice foothill, 9 12c; San
Joaquin, 6 months' 8 10c; do year's
staple, 7 9c;' mountain, 10 18c; Ore
gon, 10 13c per pound.
Hops 812o per pound.
Millstuffs Middlings, $18. 60 22;
California bran, $1515.50 per tonv
Hay Wheat,$12 15; wheat and oat,
$1114; oat, $1012; river barley,
$78; best barley, $9 11; alfalfa,
$7 8. 50 clover, $7. 50 9.
Potatoes New, in boxes, 3040o.
Onions New red, 7080o; do new
silverskin, 85c$l per cental. 1
Fresh fruit Apples, 20 30c per
small box; do large box, 85 75c Royal
apricots, 20 860 common cherries, .
15 25c; Royal Anne cherries, 25 40c
per box; currants, $1.00 1.60 per.,
chest; peaches, 25 50c; pears, 20
40o; cherry plums, 20 SOc per box.
Butter Fancy creamery, 21c; do
seconds, 18 20c; fancy dairy, -16
18c; good to choice, 14 16o per pound.
Cheese Fancy mild, new, 80; fair
to good, 1)4 Per pound.
Eggs Store, 14o; ranch, 15
18o; Eastern, 12 14; duck, 14o per
dozen.
Citrus fruit Navel ' oranges", $1
2; . seedlings, 75c$1.25; Mexican
limes, $4. 50 5. 60; common lemons,
$1.60 3 per box.
Happy the man who' finds and re
moves the particular cause ot his mta
tortus. '