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VOL. XXXIV. NO. 29. CURRENT EVENTS OF THE DAY Epitome of the Telegraphic News of the Worlds TERSE TICKS FROM THE WIRES In Interesting Collection of Items From the New and the Old . World In a Condensed and Comprehensive Form Over 5,000 textile workers have been locked out at Loebau, Germany, and in its vicinity. Michael Simmonds, a railroad, brake man, aged 28, shot and tried to kill bis sweetheart, Miss Jenny Long, aged 19, at Baltimore, and then committed, suicide. Rose the 19-yeabr-old daughter of John Miller Murphy, died at Olympia, Wash. Her death was caused by an overdose of laudanum, taken to allay neuralgia pains. Engineer E. Bennett Mitchell was killed and Fireman John H. Cawley Beriously injured by the explosion of a locomotive on the Northern Central railway at Georgetown, Pa. Secretary Wilson has secured an or der from the postoffice department to attach the government frank to pack ages of sugar-beet seed to be sent throughout the country for analysis. . The latest news from Guatemala re ceived here states that a price of $100, 000 has been placed on the heads of Prosper Morales and his aide, Manuel Fuentes. It is asserted that an order to this effect has been promulgated by President Barrios. As a result of the breaking of a cable, three colored men who were being car ried up in an elevator shaft of the Northwest Land tunnel, at Chicago, fell 95 feet to the bottom of the excavation. One of them was killed instantly, and the other two sustained fatal injuries. Word comes from.Kaslo, B. C, that three men who were out on the lake about 500 yards were drowned by the boat capsizing. A stiff breeze was blowing, and, as the boat reached the beginning of the swift undertow oppo site Kaslo, the men tried to change po sitions, and the boat was overturned. In a recent interview. Lieutenant Peary, who has just returned to Boston from the Arctic on the whaling bark Hope, said: "The 100-ton meteorite in the hold of the Hope fell from the skies hundreds of years ago, and has long been the source of iron supplies for the Esquimaux. I discovered it in May, 1894, and since that time have been trying to secure it and bring it to America." The duel between Count Badenft the Austrian premier, and Dr. Wolff, ' the German nationalist leader, has caused the wildest sensation. Count Baden i sent his -seconds to- Br Wftlffrwhosw-'f cepted the challenge. " The premier sent a telegram to the emperor, asking permission to fight the duel, and at the same time : tendering his resignation. In reply he received not only permis sion to fight, bnt also the imperial ap proval. Count Badeni then made his will, after which he spent the evening at the Jockey Club and a pleasure re sort. His wife and family knew noth ing about the affair "until the duel was over. It is thought that, as the premier has set example, with the emperor's ap proval, there will be a serious epidemic of dueling. " .' " . Commander Booth-Tucker has ar rived in Denver to complete the ar rangements for establishing a Salvation Army colony in the Arkansas valley. In Joseph Hay ward's saw mill, near Macon, Mo., a large boiler exploded and killed three . workmen,' Charles Heator, Walter Fergurson and Albert Yost. The mill was blown to frag ments. The United States steamship San Francisco, the flagship of the European squadron, has arrived at Tangier, Morocco, in order to investigate and obtain redress, if necessary, for the re ported flogeing of American citizens at Mogador, and also to enforce the prom ised settlement of former claims of the United States against Morocco. The inexorable discrimnating law of China, which condemns a paicide to death by the slicing process, whether he be the perpetrator of a wilful crime or the victim of an accident, is terribly illustrated by a case now vexing the people of Shanghai. A boy of 1 1 was swinging some article about his head in play, when it happened to strike his mother, who died from the effects of the blow. He was condemned to be -sliced to death, and, though efforts have been made to save him from this fear ful end, so far they have not been suc cessful. A dispatch from Vienna says that the steamer Ika, with a c"rew' of 10, Bnd carrying 50 Australian passengers, was entering the port at Fibme, on the river Flumara, while the bora was blowing hard, when she collided with the English steamer Tira, which was leaving. The bows of the Ika were stove in and she stink in two minutes'. Boats hastily put off and saved the captain and seven others, but most of the passengers perished. The casualty took place in full view of thousands who crowded the pier in the greatest excitement and alarm. , Arthur Jordan, a Scotch explorer, who claims to be familiar with the country between Spokane and the Klon dike, will leave Spokane with six men, October 10, for the Yukon country. J. J. Browne is at the head of the syn dicate which is outfitting the party to prospect on Stewart river. Mr. Browne's son, Guy, will be a member of the party. They will go via Ash croft, taking the Hudson bay trail there toLakexeshn, down the lake to the TT i.- 1 1 lnn tUn at-Mnm 1 the Yukon, thence to Stewart river. The Japanese government has taken up 2,000 out of the remaining 30,000 shares of the Formosan railway, and has persuaded Formosans to take up the remainder. Locomotives and cats are expected from America. The work will be proceeded with immediately. The government survey boats have about commpleted the work, of . estab lishing a series of lines of true . mag netic bearings along the ceast and in the , .principal harbors between Puget matnsi n i r Uo ri I 11 nrrr fstas rhn nnrtknOA of affording means for masters of . vea- J The average cost of criminal ' prose sels to adjust the compasses of their sqtiona in England at present is $185 vessels in a convenient manner, v. jaaob. SUPREME COURT DECISION. Payment of State Warrants Will Soon Begin. Salem, Sept 30. The supreme court convened today, Justices Wolverton and Bean being present. The petition for rehearing in the case of E. D. Shattnck, appellant, vs. Har rison R. Kincaid, secretary of state, respondent, was denied. This is the mandamus suit brought by the appel lant to compel the respondent, as sec retary of state, to audit" his clsim and issue a warrant on the state treasurer in payment thereof, for salary as cir cuit judge of the fourth judicial dis trict, f This suit was commenced in Judge Hewitt's court, department No. 2, cir cuit court of Marion county. Upon the filing of a- complaint the court issued an alternative writ of manda mus, addressed to the defendant and resondepnt, as asked, to show cause for not complying with the plaintiff's de mands. A general demurrer to the writ was filed by the defendant, and the court ordered a pro forma judgment, sustaining the demurrer. The plaintiff refused to amend or further plead, and the court ordered the writ quashed, and gave judgment for the defendant, dis missing the proceeding. From this judgment appeal was taken to the su preme court. A lengthy opinion was rendered, in which it was held that the demurrer should have been overruled and the case remanded. A petition for rehearing was filed by the secretary of state's attorneys, without his advice. One petition, prepared by N. B. Knight, was published before being filed with the court. The petitions were both overruled. - Secretary Kincaid said today that he has no disposition to delay the matter further, and it being satisfactory to both parties to the suit, it is under stood, the supreme court has agreed to issue a peremptory writ, and the secre tary of state Will begin issuing war rants right away. Average Keeps Up. . s New Orleans, Sept. 80. The yellow fever situation here continues exasper atingly the same. A daily average of 18 to 20 new cases and 2 deaths has kept up. But, while theie is no sign of an epidemical visitation, the slow prog ress of te disease puts obstacles daily in the way of the merchant public, who are anxious to again resume trade with the surrounding country. The record today was not unlike that of many other days, in that it showed a death through sheer neglect of the patient. There have been 21 cases up to date having a fatal termination. The facts are incontrovertible that at least one half died through neglect or lack of attention. Business is showing feeble signs of revival,' and the' railroads are putting forward superhuman efforts to secure a modification of the quarantine regulations. Dr. Olipbant's trip up the road tomorrow, at the invitation of the Southern Pacific Comranv. with a view dngbdtefiafion'fVhe-' existing, quarantine, will settle it whether trade is to stagnate- for several weeks longer or whetner it is partially to be resumed at once. Today two deaths were reported. There have been a total of 177 cases to date. A number of patients were discharged today. T. E. Gill, proprietor of the. Biloxi Manufacturing - Company, died - this morning at Biloxi. V - f t f'f 7 Scarcity of Sailors. . San Francisco, Sept. 80. Over 30 vessels have finished loading wheat in San Francisco this month, and the mat ter of securing sailors for them has re-, solved itself into a serious problem. "What's the good of a charter to a vessel when a captain cannot produce sailors to man her?" was a remark made by a disgusted British skipper yesterday. "Many a good ship is load ed and ready to sail, but is compelled to swing at her anchor because the master cannot procure men at the rul ing rate. It will come to a split up pretty soon, and the sailors' wages will advance, contractor no contract." The situation is about as follows: Nearly all the British ships in port are under contract to certain shipping mas ters. These latter have agreed to sup ply men all the year around whenever required, and at no time are wages to exceed $20 per month and $40 advance. At the present tim3 the rate in Port land and on Puget sound - is (30 a month and $60 advance, consequently sailors in this port will not ship at the lower rate. At the present time the ships Bothwell, St. Mirren, Dalgonar, Glencaird, Kensington, Largiemore, Leicester Castle and Matterhorn, and the barks Cloncaird, Forfarkshire and Iverlochy are lying in the stream awaiting crews. Some of them are at an . expense of $250 a day, and at that rate will soon eat up the etxra wages demanded by the men. By Rail From Trail. Trail, B. C, Sept. 80. The last spike on the Trail-Robson branch of the Colnmiba & Western railroad was driven this morning in the presence of many .spectators. Tomorrow, the first freight train will bring coke from Rob son, and a regular passenger service will be inaugurated as soon as the Can adian Pacific railroad affords proper connections at Robsonor Nelson. " The. road is 21 miles long, and runs up the Columbia river from Trail to Robson, connecting tHere with the Canadian Pa cific branch to Nelson. Turkish K aiders In Persia. Teheran, Sept. 30. The inquiry made into the fighting which took place on the Turko-Persian frontier, in August last, shows that the raiders were Turkish Kurds, who crossed the frontier with the full knowledge of the Turkish military authorities, sacked nine villages and massacred 300 Mus- aulmans and Chrisitans, including women and children. The Persian government is demanding full satisfac tion from the Turks for the outrages. . A New Coastwise Record. ' - San Francisco, Sept. 30. The re: cord for fast return passages between this port and Tacoma was broken today by the steamer Washtenaw, Captain I Gosscup. She came down, the coast in I 76 hours, making the round trip-, in 7 , rlays 4 hours, , which includes the time consumed in loading and unload ing. The best previous record, 7 days 8 hours, was held - by the steamship Mackinaw, a sister vessel. , J,; ' ,,,' THE .ARID LUND QUEST Considered by the National Irrigation Congress. A GATHERING OF ENTHUSIASTS Delegates From Thirteen States in At tendance Address of Chairman E. R. Moses Its Sixth Meeting:. Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 80. Aside from the disappointment over a slightly smaller attendance from outside states than was expected, the conditions for the opening of the sixth national irri gation congress were most auspicious. Delegates from 13 states were present this morning. Irrigation topics were discussed with animation by well known authorities. E. R.- Moses, chairman of the nation al executive committee, said in part: " "The. people of the United States must know of their country in order to judge- intelligently of the wants and needs of any part of it, and they must have love of country so strong in their hearts that they forget self, section, birthplace and state in their great de sire to build up America, the 'land of the free and the home of the brave.7 When this is done there will be no longer a flaunting of the bloody shirt at every opportunity, and in every spread-eagle speech no constant repeti tion of a 'solid South,' a 'grasping East,' a 'frigid North, and a 'wild and woolly West. The time has come when this nation must ever be alert in making due and ample preparation for the comfort and happiness of her peo ple. "The people living in this section are happy, while many of the 2,000,000 or more idle and homeless people in the crowded cities of the East are look ing for the time when these Western lands are made available for settlement. Philanthropists and humanitarians see the great opportunity for solving one of the most vital and serious questions of the times the settling of the worthy unemployed and homeless upon these lands white politicians and statesmen realize the fact, if they do not carry it into practice, that the safety and per petuity of this government lies in hav ing homes for its worthy homeless citi zens. "The time has come to the minds of all who fully know the conditions of the East and the West, that this coun try can no longer remain half settled any mcie than it could have remained half free and half slave. Individual and co-operative efforts have gone as far as'they can go. Uncle Sam .pwns this unsettled land, and it .has now come to the parting of the ways; either the government must open these lands for settlement, or turn them over in fee simple to the states and territories in them for settlement. "The settlement of the West means only that the products of the soil go East for the products of the factory. Settlement of the surplus population in the West relieves the East of a finan cial burden, which gives only tempor ary relief. The opening of the West will not only give homes to the present homeless, but to future thousands, in stead of forcing them abroad, like Eng land, France and Germany do their homeless people for want of territory. "If any bill is passed for the reclam ation of arid lands it must first be drafted by this body of the people of the West The last irrigation congress passed upon a bill a very good one for a starter known as the public land commission bill. It was introduced in the bouse of representatives near the close of the session and awaits resur rection. It has some firm supporters in both houses, and with proper efforts on the part of this congress could be come a law. "More acres are under cultivation by means of irrigation than ever before, and perhaps more miles of irrigating ditches have been built in the last few years than in ' all previous years. Through theBe annual congresses an im petus has been given another line of in dustry, that has worked ' night and day to perfect pumps and machines tojdraw water from the bowels of the earth at such a minimum cost as to make it profitable to irrigate in this way. The ingenious mind bas been set to work to conserve the storm waters that run in torrents to the sea. Even the East and South have been awakened to the fact that they can ditch, drain and employ the water at proper times and receive their results. "Irrigationists are satisfied that con gress will have to adopt the plan of preventing the overflow of large streams by the storage of the waters near the heads of such streams in such a man ner as to feed the streams at times of low water and other times to be used in irrigation, navigation and manufac turing industries; and in this way the damage to life and property now caused by overflows willJ:!"be . prevented and large tracts MfricT lands can be re claimed by these waters and opened for settlement. The nation would soon find it a paying investment if congress would apply the appropriations annual ly made to prevent floods, temporary makeshifts, to the storage of the wa ters, as well as for the use of agricul ture and horticulture. - "Following in the wake of irrigation and closley allied to it is colonization. The people of the West do not want these lands made tillable unless they can teem with life and are settled with Jthe best brain and brawn of the old and the young, the rich and the poor, who desire homes in this sunset land of America." The jubilee visit of the colonial pre miers has led to the discovery that the Prince of Wales pronounces premier as in French, premi-ay. . ' Epworth League Anniversary. ' Canton, 111.', Sept. 30. The Epworth League anniversary is being held in connection with the Methodist Episco pal conference here. - Miss Libbie Hamsber, of Monmouth, state superin tendent of junior league work, reported that there were now 6,000 chapters, with a total membership of 350,000. Iltinois has 600 chapters, . the largest number of any state. i Queen Victoria reigns over one con tinent, 100 peninsulas, 600 promontor ies, 1,000 lakes, 1,000 rivers and 10, 000i land. TWO FACTIONS, FIGHT. .V Bloody Battle' Between' Polish Miners -at Girardsville. Girardville, Pa., Sept. 29. At least nine men received fatal injuries and possibly two score " others were more or less seriously wounded in the bloody riot here late last night and early this morning. The battle was the outcome of a quarrel over the Hazel ton troubles. Thirty-six men are known to have been wounded, and about 50 more are being secreted by their friends, who fear that they will be sent to jail. Twelve of the-- ringleaders were brought before Justice Elias Kissinger and 10 before Justice H. B. Johnson. All were charged with assault with in tent to kill, housebreaking and rioting, and were held in heavy bail for court. Many warrants have been issued, but have not been served as yet. - Dr. Charles Scblessman attended the 22 wounded, nine of whom he says will die. Drs. William Monaghan and James Donohue attended 14 others, and how many the other physicians cared for is not known. Three others have been reported dead, but this cannot be verified. ' - ..- . -.. Several hundred Polanders board at William Cullacabbage's hotel, on Sec ond street. Joseph Cavendish is pro prietor of the hotel at the east end of town, where several "hundred ' more Polanders make . their . headquarters. Bad blood has existed between them for a long time, and the recent strike troubles at Hazleton embittered them still more. Last night matters came to a crisis. . Cullacabbage, it is charged, and bis followers, to the number of several hundred, armed with guns, rev olvers, knives, axes and clubs, marched to Cavendish's hotel, where several hundred - of their enemies were, cele brating pay-day. The Cavendish men ascertained that their foes were march ing upon them, and, arming themselves hurriedly, awaited their arrival. After a demonstrative march, the Cullacab bage contingent arrived, and immedi ately stormed the saloon.' ' ? Then a bloody battle ensued. . The men fought like demons, the shooting was fast and furious; axes. knive9, clubs and other weapons were used with deadly effect The battle lasted almost an hour, when the Cullacabbage men were routed, leaving their wounded men behind. .. Everything in the house was smashed and the floors strewn with wounded men. The walls were bespat tered with blood and ehreds of human flesh. v After the rioters had returned to their headquarters, the Cavendish gang armed themselves to the teeth, and marched to their enemies' rendezovus, where a battle, still bloodier than the first, re sulted. The police force and the con stables of the surrounding region were called to the scene, but were unable to cope with the rioting horde, who con tinued hostilities until morning. VERDICT NOT UNANIMOUS. Coroner's Jury Differs Regarding Blame for Latimer Tragedy. Hazleton, Pa. , Sept. 29. The coro ner's jury which investigated the death of the strikers at Lattimer in the deputv coroner's office, after an hour's deliberation rendered the following ver dict: ';'': "That from the circumstances of the case and the evidence offered, the said Clement Platok, with others, came to his death by gunshot wounds on Sep tember 10, 1897, at the hands of Sheriff James Martin and deputies, . and in this, we, the jury, do all agree, and we, Phil J. Boyle, Thomas T. Thomas, Barton Fresh and Peter McKieman, of this jury, do further say that the said Clement ' Platok, with others, was marching peacefully and unarmed on the public highways, and they were in tercepted by said Sheriff Martin and his deputies, and mercilessly shot to death, and we do further find that the killing was unnecessary, and could have been avoided without serious - injury to either persons or property, and we find, finally, that the killing was wanton and unjustifiable; but in this, we, John Mau and F. J. MoNeal, of this jury, do not concur; and 'we, the jury, do fur ther say that there was strong suspicion of unlawful violence at the hands of persons unknown to this jury, as to make this inquest necessary." A Severe Experience. New York, Sept. 29. The four masted . . schooner . Goorwin Stoddard arrived in port today from Fernandina, Fla., and reported a severe experience during the hurricane which prevailed off the Southern coast during the past week. On September 18 Nils Svenson, one of the crew, a Norweigap, fell from the spanker masthead to the deck and was instantly killed. On the 22d the schooner Katie J. Ireland was sighted flying a distress signal. She was sink ing and had lost all her boats. The Stoddard took off the crew of the Ire land, consisting of Captain , Crockett and seven men, and the Ireland sank one hour and 40 minutes later. None of the rescued men saved any of their effects. -' ' ; . -. V." London, Sept. 29 The correspon dent of the Daily Telegraph at Vienna says: "I learn from a reliable source that the Vienna cabinet would imme diately intervene in a conflict between Spain and the United States. - The news of the ultimatum created excite ment in political circles, and the uni versal opinion was that such action would be an justifiable." Telegraphers In" Trouble. . Peoria, 111., Sept. 29. Walker V. Powell, grand chief of the Order of Railroad Telegraphers, and H Phelan, grand secretary and treasurer, were to day held in $600 bonds to the federal garnd jury on a charge of violating the alien contract labor, law, they waiving examination. They bad promised a place in the headquarters office to a representative of numerous Canadian lodges, and discharged a man to make a vacancy for him. ; ' . Miles of Timber Destroyed by Fire.' Rapid City, S. D., Sept. 29. A de structive timber fire has been raging in the Big Horn country. C. W. Green, agent of the interior department, who has charge of public timber, has just re turned and reports 54 square miles in the heaviest timber i destroyed.- - - The estimated loss is over $500,000.1 The fire was finally extinguished by a snow storm. ' - --.-is-r.-j:'----' ; In every mile of railway there are seven feet and four inches that are not covered by the rails the place left be ween them for expansion. I! HI DIES PASS Only One Life Was Lost ' the Avalanche. in SEVERAL SERIOUSLY- HURT Warm Weather and Continuous Rains Caused Section of Glacier to Break ; Loose Thrilling: Race for Life. Victoria, B. C., Sept. 28. The steamer City of Seattle- arrived from Skaguay at noon, bringing the follow ing special to the Associated Press: -- Finnegan's Point, on .Chilkoot trail, Sept. 22. Sheep camp, nine miles above here, was nearly wiped off the face of the earth yesterday morning by a section of a glacier breaking loose from the main body, which came crash ing down the canyon for 2 miles, carrying death and destruction in its wake. The first report ' that was brought down last night by - men who had braved the perils of : the flood and precipice to get out, was that not less than - seven were killed and dozens maimed and hurt, as well as thousands of dollars worth of property destroyed, bnt later reports, . confirmed by hun dreds of witnesses, have brought the certain death loss down to one man named Choynski,? of San Francisco. Several were hurt somewhat but none fatally. There may be other deaths, but so far no other bodies can be found. The loss of supplies will reach $25,000. Many have lost their all after toiling for weary days to get them this far on the way, and many profes sional packers that had been working for weeks and months, working as men never worked before, lost their earnings in the twinkling of an ye.7 : ; - , ' The warm weather and - heavy rains of the past few days had formed a lake on the glacier, and the wind, ' blowing for 24 hours from the north, had finally broken off a section, probably half an acre in extent,w hich, with the water behind it, started on its fatal journey. : Persons who were camped at Stone house say it looked like a volcano turn ed loose over 100 feet in height and 25 feet : in - width. ' When it -started it made a noise as if 1,000 cannons had been fired, and the startled inmates oi the tents sprang to their feet in all stages of undress and rushed outside to see what was the matter. One glance up the canyon was enough. Some rushed into their tents to . gather the most valuable things they could lay their! hands on, while others took to the foothills. ? From Skaguay the City of Seattle brought 210 persons, 192 men and 18 women, who were unable to cross White pass and who preferred a return to civ ilization to risking death : by exposure at Skagnay. . T. P. McCauley, a fonn "er member of the state legislature from Tama7ar&lntra Bengers. He wag nortn six weeks and says during that time there were only two days in which either rain or. snow did not fall. Many persons who started over from Skaguay are too poor to return without sacrificing their all and have camped for the winter on the trails :'n many cases occupying the same tents with their horses. -- From now on the rush from Alaska back to the Sound will be greater than was the rush to Alaska- after -the first trip of the Portland. - The City of Seattle brought the news of a murder and suicide at Skaguay. George Buchanan foreman of the Skag uay Bay Improvement Company, shot and killed Mrs. Stella Kossuth, the pro prietor of a lodging bouse and restaur ant and then killed ' himself. He was madly jealous of her. On the night of the 21st he called her to his room and as she was running from him shot her in the back of . the head. She died in 12 minutes. He turned the revolver on himself, and the bullet went crash ing through his temple, killing him in stantly. Buchanan was about 24 years of age. Mrs. Kossuth Was a widow, about 28 years of age.. Her mother, Mrs. Crawford, formerly kept the Con tinental hotel, at Skaguay. i Purser Thorndyke says there are over 1,000 men all in all on the trails, who, if they could get to the coast, would do so. There were others among the pas sengers who lost their outfits at Sheep Camp, and still others who had theirs destroyed by the incessant .rain that had been falling. Some few sold their outfits, but those who could not find buyers left their outfits along the trails to be ruined. Those who came down predict that a still larger contingent will come down by' the steamers following . them, ' as winter is beginning in earnest. Ice is forming on the river and on the lakes, and if those at Lakes Lindeman and Bennett do not soon start down they will be also too late to do so this year. On the summit snow is nearly six feet deep, and at last reports snow was still falling heavily there. - " With some of those at Skaguay, the state of affairs seems to find favor,': for there are some of the miners who will make an attempt to get in with sleds and dog trains when the lakes are frozen. No one has. gone in of late, and, in fact, very few have attempted to do so, for the trail is in such bad condition that it is absurd to think of doing so. . ;' The report comes from- Dyea that a large number of boats were swamped while running White Horse rapids and in Miles canyon, - and that four men were drowned. Nobody seems to know the names of the men, but a packer named Reynolds stated that it was a fact that four men had lost their lives. A Greenwood (Me.) farmer found & sheep , and a lamb in his pasture the other day with their noses so full of porcupine quills that they were unable to graze. A -;: : . . ' -.'-; Killed His Mother, Then Himself. "Manistee, Mich., Sept. '28. Victor Anderson, of . Whitedale, committed suicide after murdering, his mother by firing four shots into her heart. It was premeditated murder, as evidenced by a letter left by Anderson, in which he says life became a burden to him, and with his mother he- would leave this world. - Anderson was a farmer at Whitedale. ..;;' .' A Scotch collie ' has' jumped from a church tower in Norfolk,. Encland. 80 feet to the ground unharmed, save for (baking up. It was the rector's dog. TERRIBLE SUFFERING. experiences of a Tonne American and His Sister. New York, Sept. 29. The Journal and Advertiser says: Three years ago Miss Eloise Brunett was the belle of Cienfuegos, - Cuba. She was rich. Now she lies : upon a cot - in a 10x10 room in a small house on the ontskirts of Philadelphia, her body burning with fever.'her mind racked by terror of the Spaniards, her memory full of the hor rors of an experience abounding in star vation, suffering and peril. In a similar condition, aggravated by wounds, is - Dr. Arid re Brunett, who served as a major in the Cuban army. The father of these refugees was an American, who owned a large estate at Cienfuegos. He died in 1893, and his son, Dr. Brunett, went to Cuba to set tle up the estate. . The Spanish admin istration of such affairs made this a long and difficult. task. In September, 1895, General Bego raised the Cuban standard in the Cienfuegos district, and the g Cuban-American was one of the first-to join him It was impossible for his sister to re main on the plantation, and she there fore went into the Cuban service as a nurse. For 20 months she shared the hardships of the patriots. She re mained bravely in the Cuban arniy, caring for the sick and wounded, help ing to cook the scant provisions and proving herself a heroine on many oc casions. : After two months of this life they both contracted malarial fever, and were so ill that they had to leave the insurgent army and seek shelter, and they found neither and were compelled to take refuge in a cave, where they lived for 23 weeks, having no food but green pumpkins, sweet potatoes and water from a stagnant pool. Both suf fered terribly from fever, a nd were often delirious. Finally the brother managed to climb the hill and attract the attention of a Spanish planter, who took them to Sierra, whence they were taken by boat to Cienfuegos. When they landed at the wharf Miss Burnett had no shoes, and her dress, which she had worn for three months, was in shreds. They were almost un able to walk, and were dragged along by the Spanish soldiers, who struck and cursed them. ' The Spanish eom- 'mander examined them separately to find excuse to put them to death, but failing in that, he permitted them to go to their sisters, who lived a mile away, on condition that they report in person every three or four days. This, in their condition, entailed the most in tense sneffring, but the order was piti lessly enforced. Dr. Brunett appealed to the Ameri can consul, Owen McGarr, for aid, but It was refused. Then followed a long correspondence with the state depart ment at Washington, and in the end the consul was ordered to help them. They received passports on August 13, and .sailed September 7. ' ; Their passage was paid; ..all the way. to New York m- Y Dr., Brunett and his sister have filed a claim at Washington against the Spanish government for destruction ot their property. . ' ' STRUCK A SAND DRIFT- A Fatal Accident on the O. K. N. Railway. . '". ! The Dalles, Or., Sept. 29. An acci dent occurred on the O. R. & N. road at 12:30 o'clock last ' night which re sulted in the killing of the engineer, Charles Johnson, and the probable fatal injury of the fireman Hockman. ' Train No. 22, an east bound freight, pulled out of The Dalles last night on time. For some days severe windsH have prevailed along the road, resulting in sand drifts on the track. Between The Dalles and John Day river No. 22 had lost considerable time, and when the accident occurred Johnson was speeding his engine along in an effort to make up his schedule. ' The night was dark, and when a quarter of a mile east of John Day station the engine ran into the drift. .. The locomotive left the track, turn ing on its side as it plunged down the embankment, carrying with it the ten der and two freight cars. Neither Engineer Johnson nor Fire man Hockman had time to jump. Both went down with the wreck. Johnson's life was crushed out in an instant, he being fairly buried beneath the engine. Hockman, the fireman, was pinned down by the locomotive, and, with both legs broken, the unfortunate man received the vent of the escaping steam. A wrecking train was sent out and Engineer Johnson's body was recovered and conveyed to his home in this city. Fireman Hockman was .sent by spe cial train to St. Vincent's hospital, Portland. Dr. Mackenzie, -, the com pany's surgeon, is with the injured man, and an effort will be made to save the poor fellow's life. Only two cars, according to railroad authorities, left the track, in addition to the engine and tender. The wreck was cleared at noon today and the track opened for traffic. Making Loans to Farmem. Victoria, 'Australia, has inaugurated an official loan office. Small loans up to a maximum of $3,000 are to be granted to farmers and others to enable them to improve their holdings. The loans will bear interest.at 5 percent. The money will be provided from the savings banks.' Death Rather Than Separation. Shamokin, Pa., Sept. 29. The bod ies of Arthur W. May, aged 24 years, and Miss Cora Eastman, aged 18, both of Shamokin, were found in the black smith shop of Joseph Sminkthis morn ing. . May had shot his sweetheart and then blew out his own brains. The couple had been lovers for a long time, and last week they arraged to go away and be quietly married. Being opposed by the parents of the girl, they evident ly decided to die together. Fear of Lynching Drove Him Mad. .Columbus, :' Kan., . Sept. 29. Ed. Staffieback, one of the notorious family of murderers in . jail here, has gone stark mad through fear of lynching at the hands of a mob. Staffieback is con victed of murder in the first degree for the killing of Frank Galbraith, one oi the several persons supposed to have been murdered in the den of the Staffte backs, at Galena, this county. " Connecticutpapers say that the oldest man in the state is Mannel Oliver Levy, of Stonington, who was born in Portugal 104 years ago. TO END THE CUBAN WAR Negotiations Opened Between Washington and Madrid. NO ULTIMATUM WAS SENT The Present Negotiations Have for Their Object a Peaceable Solution of the Cnban Question. Madrid, Sept 27. The Correspon dencia de Espana asserts that negotia tions are proceeding between the United States and Spain for a friendly settlement of affairs in Cuba. EI Epoca, after denouncing as "sen sational" the story of an ultimatum, points out that the Cubans have not been at war with Spain without the moral and material co-operation of the American people. There is a great deal of comment as to the origin of the ultimatum canard. It has been attributed to a foreign ambassador,- but all the ambassadors deny responsibility for it. The people do not think that war is inevitable. It is asserted that the liberals will soon form a cabinet, and that on the return of the queen from San Sebastian to Madrid Captain-General Weylerwill be recalled from Cuba and autonomy established in the island, thus leaving no pretext for the intervention of the United States. Would Europe Sustain Vs. Washington, Sept. 27. State depart ment officials, refuse to discuss the statement made in the cable disptach from Madrid, namely, that the coun tries of Europe, with the exception of Austria, justify the interposition of the United States in favor of a termination of the Cuban war. Still, it is recalled that while Mr. Woodford was tarrying in an apparently purposeless manner in London and Paris, instead of proceed ing to his post in Spain, it leaked out that the United- States ministers at various European . courts had been in structed to sound the governments to which they were accredited, with a view to learning how intervention in favor of Cuba would be regarded. Although it was generally supposed at the time that this effort would not succeed, there is now good reason to ac cept the statement in the Madrid cable as fully warranted by the facts. No Ultimatum Was Served. . New York, Sept. 27. A special to the Herald from London says: In reference to the sensational telegrams from Madrid about ' the alleged ulti matum and inevitability of war between the United States and Spain, the Herald correspondent had a conversa tion with a distinguished American diplomat, who, though not personally concerned in the American-Sp. nish ne- jii1iti".inA;,i4 exact state of affairs, but who, for ob vious reasons would not allow his name to be mentioned. ; He said: "I cannot, of course, pledge in ad vance the government of the United States, but so far as the present is con cerned such a step is not in contempla tion. The United States has probably intimated through Mr. Woodford that the present state of affairs is most de plorableand that if we could be of any assistance in bringing this condition of things to an end we should be glad to offer our services, But you may say absolutely that no ultimatum bas been sent to Spain by the United States." Denied by Tetnan. Madrid, Sept. 27. The Duke of Te tuan, the Spanish minister of foreign affairs, in the course of an interview to day wjth the correspondent of the As sociated Press, denies that the govern ment had received an ultimatum from the United States in regard to Cuba, and said he had received a cablegram from Senor de Lome, the Spanish min ister to the United States, to the same effect, and denying the existence of an ultimatum. Election In Cuba. . Havana,. Sept. 27. According to ad vices from Puerto Principe, Senor Bar tomoloe Masso has been elected vice president of the Cuban republic, Gen eraUGomez minister of war, and Cal ixto Garcia major-general, General Gomez remaining commander in-chief of the army of liberation. Armed insurgents continue to sur render, among them Captain Ojeda and 10 men in Havana province, and the local leader, Bias Varela, in the province of Pinar del Rio, who surren dered with nine others. Three days ago the insurgents dyna mited a pilot train between Punta Brava and Las Mangas, Pinar del Rio. The engineer, Pedro M Hones, son of the well-known poet, was seriously wounded. The beef famine increases. There is no meat in Havana today, and the importation of American refrigerated beef is urged. It was officially announced today that two1 insurgent officers and 21 armed insurgent cavalrymen, who be longed to the insurgent force under Trellez, surrendered yesterday to Span ish authorities at Yagurmas, province of Santa Clara. Trellez, it is added, was killed the previous night by three of his followers. Ammunition Wagon Exploded. " London, Sept 27. A dispatch from Bucharest says that while a battery of artillery was passing through the town of Pilisti, Roumania, 65 miles north west of Bucharest, an ammunition wagon exploded. , Four men were blown to pieces and 1 1 injured so seri ously that they have since died. Eight horses were killed. r Warshaw, Ind., Sept, 27. Fred Hessel, a wealthyjcitizen, was fatally in jured by an angry bull. Whisky on the Willamette. Port Townsend, Sept. 27. Four hft'urs were spent here this morning by customs officers in searching the steam ship Willamette previous to her de parture for Alaska. - The search was re warded by the discovery of 100 cases of whisky, which were seized. The steamer carried a full cargo of freight and 110 passengers. A Decatur, Ind., Sept. 27. William Darweohter, a young' man employed at the stone orusher of Calvin Miller ft Co., fell into the ' crusher ' and was crushed to pieces, . WEEKLY MARKET LETTER. Downing, Hopkins A Company's Reriewi . of Trade. .A low range of values for wheat has been established during the week as the result of diminished speculation, in creased receipts and accumulating stocks, the market closing weak under these- conditions, with still lower ten dency. Clearances continue large. Export sales have been only moderate, and there seems to be a pause in the European demand. The diminished volume of speculation is probably the weakest feature in the market at -present, as the trade generally have accept ed as a fact that Europe wants all the surplus food products that we have to spare. The presence of a so-called "bull clique" has been largely respon sible for the decreased trade and done much to check the advance. The in creasing stocks would not prove suffi cient to depress values, but in conjunc tion with the lessened export demand and absence, of speculation the current of the market has been turned and un til conditions are changed a lower range of values is to be expected temporarily. Corn values have suffered a severe decline, due in part to local speculative conditions. The salient points of weakness in the market, however, have been the large receipts, enormous stocks and the insufficiency of - the cash de mand. The forward movement is now falling off. Farmers have practically ceased selling. The cash demand is also improving and a stronger market is probable next week. Crop prospects are unfavorable.' Serious damage has occurred since the last government re port was compiled, and the next report will show a very large decrease in the estimated yield. Present values are below the average for years past and in vite speculative buying: The shortage in the world's wheat crop wonld in it self warrant better values for corn, but in connection with the serious shortage in the potato crop, etstimated at 1,000,000,000 bushels, it is apparent that corn will be in greater export de mand than ever before. We regard present weakness as but temporary, and certain to be followed by much higher values. Portland Markets. Wheat Walla Walla, 79c; - Val ley and Bluestem, 8182c per bushel. Flour Best grades, $4.40; graham, $3.70; superfine, $2.50 per barrel. Oats Choice white, 37 88c; choice gray, 36c per bushel. Barley Feed barley, $1920; brew ing, $1920 per ton. Millstuffs Bran, $14 per ton; middlings, $21; shorts, $15.50. Hay Timothy, $1212.50; clover,' $1011; California wheat, $10 do oat, $11; Oregon wild hay, $9 10 per ton. Eggs 16 17, per dozen. Butter Fancy creamery, 4550o; fair to good, 35 40c; dairy, 80 85c per roll. . Cheese Oregon, 11 o; Young "America? IS&c; ; Calif ornk ?'fid? per pound. Poultry Chickens, mixed, $3.00 3.50 per dozen; broilers, $2. 00 2. 75; geese, $6 7; ducks, $4 4. 50 per dozen; turkeys, live, 9 10c per pound. - Potatoes. Oiegon Burbanks. 40 45c per sack; new potatoes, 50o per sack; sweets, $1.40 per cental. Onions California, new, red, $1.25; yellow, 80o per cental. Hops 1315o per pound for new crop; 1896 crop, 6 7c Wool Valley, 1415c per pound; Eastern Oregon, 10 12c; mohair, 20c per pound. Mutton Gross, best sheep, wethers and ewes, 22c; dressed mutton, 5c; spring lambs, 5 per pound. Hogs Gross, choice heavy, $4.50; light and feeders, $3 4; dressed, $5 5.50 per 100 pounds. Beef Gross, top steers, $2. 75 8; cows $2.25; dressed beef, 4 5c per pound. Veal Large, 4J5c; small, SQBo per pound. Seattle Markets. Butter Fancy native creamery, brick, 23 24c; ranch, 14 16c. Cheese Native Washington, 10 11c; California, 9& Eggs Fresh ranch, 2021o. Poultry Chickens, live, per pound, hens, 10c; spring chickens, $2.50 3; ducks, $3. 50 3. 75. Wheat Feed wheat, $30 per ton. Oats Choice, per ton, $22 23. Corn Whole, $24; cracked, per ton, $23; feed meal, $22 per ton. Barley Boiled or ground, per ton, ' $22; whole, $22. Fresh Meats Choice dressed beef, steers, 6c; cows, bc mutton sheep, 55c; pork, 7c; veal, small, 6. Fresh Fish Halibut, 6 7c; salmon, 3 )5e; salmon trout, 710c;flounders and sole, 8 4; ling cod, 4 5; rock cod, 5c; smelt, 2a'4c San Francisco Markets. Wool Choice foothill, 8 12c; San Joaquin, 6 months' 7 9c; do year's staple, 79c; mountain, 10llc; Ore gon, 11 14c per pound. Hops 10 13o per pound. Millstuffs Middlings, $19.5020; California bran, $13.5014.50 per ton. Onions New red, 70 80c; do new silverskin, 85c$l per oental. Potatoes New, in boxes, 85 85c. Butter Fancy creamery, 27 28c; do seconds, 25 26c; fancy dairy, 23 24c; good to choice, 20 22c per pound. Eggs Store, 1825c; ranch, 80 32c; Eastern, 20 25; duck, 20o per dozen. Citrus fruit Oranges,' Valencias, $1.503; Mexican limes, $5; Cali fornia lemons, fancy, $3; do common, $1.502.50 per box. Fresh fruit Apples, 60 65c per large box; apricots, 20 40c; Fontain bleau grapes, 1525c; muscats, 20 85c; black, 20 30c; tokay, 20 30c; peaches, 85 50c; Dears, 85c$l per box; plums, 20 40c; crab apples, 20 85c. Hay Wheat,$12 15; wheat and oat, $11 14; oat, $1012; river barley, $78; best barley, $1012; alfalfa, $810 clover, $8 10. . Convicts Cry for Pie. Massachusetts convicts -are getting fastidious. Not content with Boston baked beans for breakfast every day they have just sent in a petition for custard pie every Sunday. The loftiest inhabited place in the world is the Buddhist monastery of Hahne, in Thibet. It .-is 17,000 feet above the i