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(EortmUifi VOL. XXXIV. CORVALLIS, BENTON COUNTY, OllEGOX, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1898. NO. 48. Epitome of the Telegraphic News of the World. TERSE TICKS FROM THE WIRES n Interesting Collection of Items From the New anil tlie Old World In a Condensed and Comprehensive Form A Peking correspondent says poor old China is afraid to borrow from either Russia or England. She is en deavoring to secure an extension from Japan in the payment of the war in demnity. News lias been received of a landslide at Qaesnelle Forks, Cariboo. Three miners, William Allen, doe Rich and Alex McLean, were buried. The slide was 1,000 feet wide, 800 feet long and 25 feet high. Insane jealousy prompted the wife of William V. Place, an insurance ad juster of Brooklyn, to kill her 17-year-old stepdaughter and almost take her own life and that of her husband. The crime was fiendish in its nature, the weapon being an ax. Clans Spreckles' daughter, Mrs. Mas.m, who recently deeded back to her lather $1,500,000 in property, be cause her parent did not approve of her recent marriage, now regrets her hasty action and would like to again come into possession of the estate. The steamer Capilano, which has jrjst returned from the northern halibut fishing grounds, reports the drowning oi two of her fishermen, named Robert Longhead, of Ontario, and Michael Driscoll. The captain of the Capilano reports the roughest weather in his ex perience. The house of representatives has re ceived the official report of the death of Colonel Ruiz, the Spaniard who ww executed for carrying a message from Blanco imploring the Cubans to accept autonomy. Aranguren, the Cu ban general, who is supposed to have ordered liaiz put to death, is not cen sured in the official report. It is annouced that Hetty Green will build a railroad through Oklahoma. The proposed road will run from Med ford'on the Rock Island to Sherman, Tex., where it will connect with E. R. Green's road. There the lino will be concocted with the Hutchinson & Okla homa, and wil 1 give the territory an other connection with the Gulf. The road it is said will be built the present year. One of the biggest silk manufactur ing houses in Europe, with mills at C'ienfield, Germany, is to remove to this country, locating at Paterson, N. J., and build what is intended to be largest silk mill in the United Ics. The incorporation papers nleu laterson give the name of the con- as the Andiger-Meyer Silk Com- Employmeiit will be given to weavers. lie trial of M. l.mile Zola and M. jiux, manager of the Aurore, who being prosecuted by the French Irnment as the result of a letter r.h the novelist caused to be pub- fcd in Aurore in December last, ligly reflecting upon high officials Lected with the Dreyfus case, is ting a great amount of excitement 'aris. When Zola entered the Itroom the first day of the trial of "spit upon him" came from spectators. Iiomas Thompson, ex-minister to fcil, ex-representative, ex-secretary late, and one f the most prominent locrats in California, cut his throat temporarily insane at San Jose. ftie British Atlas Company, of Pani- Lhas offered to purchase railroads p ocean to ocean and steamers fd by the government foi $1,500,- Mfver. The government demands 100,000. Ford has been received in Spokane i uasmngton mat tlie committee Igrieulture has reported favorably later Warren's amendments for the nblishnient of a division of irriga- in the agricultural department. The most violent storm known since 1 swept the shores of Cape Ann esday night and early Wednesday l-ning, causing heavy loss ot life and Lint $200,000 damage. More than a fzen vessels are ashore near Glouces- at least four more are lost and Lny others are damaged. The water it of Gloucester harbor and along cape is dotted with wrecks and jckage, schooners, sloops and other vessels having been driven ashore by the fierce gale. A Washington special says: Repre sentative Kllis, of Oregon, is very anxi ous to have the land south of Hood River ami Mount Hood excluded from the Cascade forest reserve, and opened up to settlement. He holds that this land, being very fertile and well locat ed, should be given up to farm and school purposes, and opened to those wishing to avail themselves of its many advantages. Just now the in terior department has the matter un der consideration, but from what Mr. Ellis has heard from officials there, and from his colleagues in congress, he feels tolerably certain of succeeding in having this land thrown open to settle ment. While the steamship Coptic, which arrived in San Francisco recently, was lying in Shanghai, she narrowly es caped being sent to the bottom by the falling of a large weight of bullion from her deck to her hold. Six tons of Co ir sacks, piled in the hold, was all that prevented the precious metal from going through the vessel's bottom. As it was, the falling mass penterated five of the tiers. Third Mate Athens and Storekeeper Murphy were injured in the accident, and the mate was left at Shanghai for surgical treatment. The latest story of railroad consoli dation which is going the rounds of Wall street coijcerns a consolidation of j?oine ot the , (jroulu lines with the Reckefeller lines, in the Southwest. Ti e proposed amalgamation includes tl:e Missouri, Kansas & Texas, Texas &' Pacific and - International & Great JfDrthern. Under the management of iRockefellei'3, the net earnings of fissouri, Kansas & Texas increased 0,000 during the year. The Tex- ?acific has also profited by the , business conditions in the South- FOUR LIVES LOST. A Boat Containing Five Men Goes Over the Falls at Oregon City. Oregon City, Feb. 10. At a few minutes past 7 o'clock this morning, crossing the river in a boat a short dis tance above Oregon City, and while trying to find their bearings, the mighty current seized the craft and hurled it to destruction. Five men started on the maddening ride to what seemed inevitable death, but one miraculously escaped. He was almost insensible from the shock and could not have held out a minute longer when he was picked up by the res cuers, who got out in time to see the boat go over the falls. Three of the victims of the accident were members of the same family. All were employes of the Crown paper mills, at Oregon City. They were resi dents of Canemah, and were on their way to work. The lost are: George Freeman, 50 years old, of Canemah; married. . George and James Freeman, his sons, 26 and 10 years old respectively. L. J. Shannon, 36 years old, of Can emah; married, and leaves a wife and four children. For years George Freeman and his sons have worked at the paper mills on the west side of the river. The trip to and from their daily labor has been made from the village of Canemah over on the east side. The Willamette has been rising very rapidly since Sunday, and it is sup posed the current carried the boat farther than they suspected before the discovery was made that something was wrong. In the dense fog it was not possible to locate familiar signs, and in that gray mist the men had no warning by the ominous, sullen roar of the falls as they drew nearer and nearer the most dangeious point. The boat gave a wild lurch as the main torrent struck it. In the same instant all five of the men discovered that they were far below the usual point of crossing and that the powerful current was carrying them down at a velocity that increased every second. Additional hands were put to the oars and an attempt was mide to pull out of the swirling, rushing stream. But it was too late. It was but a half moment later that the launch plunged into the churning waves of the upper falls. The boat was caught and whirled around. One oar was torn from the rower's hands, and then the craft shot ahead, straight through the middle current to the yawning gulf be low. In wild despair each man clung to the plunging craft in the rapids, which swept it along at express-train speed. The occupants of the boat began to shout an alarm. Their cries reached the ears of some of the employes at the power station of the Portland General Electric works. Rushing out on the trestle walk, which runs into the shore, they could just discern the out lines of the boat containing several men. A general alarm was then given. A boat was put out from the electric works, but it was some time before the rescuers could see anything of the ill fated party. Muffled cries caused them to row toward the bank. There they saw an upturned boat slowly drifting about. Harry Freeman had just scrambled on to the bank, and lay there completely exhausted. Latei he revived and stated that he had left a man clinging underneath and that he had shouted once or twice for help. In his exhautsed condition, he said, it was . impossible for him to tell whether it was one of his brothers or Shannon. From the survivor's statements, it is evident that three of the party were flung out in the dash over the falls. The other two got through, but the man caught under the boat could not hold out longer, and sank to his death in the eddying waters, where he could easily have swam ashore had he been released. CUBA IN THE SENATE. Three Resolution Introduced Favoring the Insurgents Cause. Washington, Feb. 10. Three propo sitions, differing materially as to methods, were presented in the senate today for the relief of the Cuban insur gents. Allen offered as an amendment to the diplomatic and consular appro priation bill a resolution recognizing the belligerency of the insurgents, and said he hoped this would afford the house an opportunity to vote on that proposition. Cannon offered a resolution urging the president to notify the kingdom of Spain that if it did not recognize the independence of the Cuban republic by March 4, 1898, the United States would recognize the belligerency of the Cubans, and within 90 days thereafter would asset t the independence of the Crban republic. Mason followed with a resolution re questing the president to notify Spain that the Cuban war must cease at once, and declare the intention of the United States to restore and maintain peace on the island of Cuba. The right of Hon. Henry W. Corbett to a seat in the senate from Oregon oc cupied the senate's attention for two hours, Chandler speaking in favor of seating the claimant. The house today entered upon consid eration of tbe Aldrich-Plowman con tested election case, from the fourth Alabama district. The majority of the committee reported in favor of seating the Republican on the ground of con spiracy, an allegation vigorously denied by the Democratic minority. Plow man's plurality on the face of the re turns was 2,967. The majority revised the figures so as to give Aldrich a plu rality of 342. Two speeches were made on each side, by Taylor and Mann, for the majority, and by Fox and Settle, for the minority. It is ex pected that a vote will be reached to morrow. Spokane, Wash., Feb. 10. A Wal lace, Idaho, special to the Spokesman Review says: Thomas Locke, a miner at the Morning mine, was killed in a peculiar way this morning. He was standing by the ore chute, when a rock came down, striking him in the stomach and knocking him against the wall with tujh violence as to break his back. He was brought to the hospital here, but died two hours later. He left a widow and two ehildri 10 PRESERVE THE PEACE Fourteenth Infantry to Alaska. to Go THE NEED IS VERY PRESSING Troops Will Go on the First Steamer Four Companies Ordered North Two Others Held in Readiness. Portland, Or., Feb. 10. Four com panies of the Fourteenth infantry, under Colonel Thomas M. Anderson, have been ordered to start for Alaska at the earliest possible date, and two more will hold themselves in readiness j to follow at a moment's notice. The j order was received at Vancouver bar ; racks yesterday, by General Merriam, commanding the department of the Columbia, who intsantly set about the preparations for the movement of the troops. The constantly increasing dan ger of disorder at Skagway and Dyea has led the war department to insure peace by the presence of a force suffi ciently large to hold any disturbance in check. Whether the Fourteenth will be permanently located in Alaska has not yet been determined, but it seems not unlikely, as only two com panies are left at the post. As soon as the order reached Vancou ver barracks, General Merriam and Major Jacobs, his chief quartermaster, came to Portland to secure, if possible, passage for the troops on the Oregon. The result of their interview with Agent Poston was not entirely satisfac tory. The latter was not disposed to disappoint those to whom the accom modations on the Oregon have been sold, and would make no definite reply without consulting the officials of the Pacific Coast Steamship Company. He proposed, however, to bring the Au stralia, a 2,200-ton steamship now fit ting for the Alaska trade in San Fran cisco, to Portland, to carry the com mand, a plan which was favorably re ceived, and which, from pesent indica tions, will piTbab!y be adopted. In this case the start will not be made till March. Everything on the Oregon ex cept ten berths, has been sold, so that she could be of no service to the gov ernment for the movement of troops. It is well understood that ingaseof ur gent necessity, the steamer could be seized, but such a course is hardly like ly to be taken unless late reports should bring news of serious trouble in Skagway or Dyea. Negotiations are also in progress for the transportation of part of the troops by way of Puget sound. Colonel Anderson has not yet been fully apprised of his duties and author ity, but it is generally supposed that he will be placed in command of a de partment of Alaska, which will be at least temporarily created, and be given full charge. His headquarters will be at Dyea, and two companies will be stationed at Skagway. The two com panics which are to follow will be quartered with the commander at Skagway. i SALTER WO R DEN CONFESSED. Hopes Governor Budd Will Commute His Sentence. San Francisco, Feb. 10. Salter D. Worden, convicted of wrecking a mail train bearing a guard of the United States soldiers, near Sacramento, dur ing the great strike in 1894, and in whose behalf the supreme court of the United States declined to take favor able action on his plea for a new trial, has confessed his crime to Governor Budd with a view to receiving a com mutation of the death sentence from the executive of the state. Worden's confession covers 3,700 wrords, an.i gives the full details of the crime. He says he, with several oth ers, had been ordered by a committee of strikers to remove the rails from the Yolo bridge for the purpose of wrecking the train carrying the troops. He gives the names of his accomplices and makes known many details of the work of the strikers heretofore unknown to the general public. Ex-President Cleveland interested himself in Wor den's behalf, out of sympathy for the mother of the condemned man, and Governor Budd determined to probe the matter to the bottom before decid ing the case, with the result that Wor den confessed in the presence of the governor, Warden Anil, of the Folsom prison, and a stenographer. Worden throws the blame for the hatching of the trainwrecking plot on Harry Knox, chairman of the griev ance committee of the Sacramento lodge, A. R. U., who, he says, gave him all his instructions, and decoyed him into accompanying the gang of wreckers to the Yolo bridge. He also charges complicity in the plot to Mullin and Compton, the other two members of the committee, who, with Knox, managed the strike on the Sac ramento division of the Southern Pa cific railroad. Worden's story is that Knox in structed him, as a member of tbe A. R. U. , to procure a team to convey eight men to Davisville, saying that Tom Kelly, another striker, would ac company him, "knew all about it." At the same time Knox gave Worden an order on a Sacramento livery stable for the team. Worden says that in the wagon they drove out from Sac ramento were Kelly, Dunn, Hatch, Appleman, Barrett and Wheeler. He then describes how the train was wrecked, and concludes his confession with an appeal to the governor to save him from the gallows. Spanish trains so seldom leave sta tions on time that the time tables in many cases merely indicate the hour of departure say 8 and "minutos" this is, an indefinite number of minutes after 8. Shipwrecked Sailors Rescued. New York, Feb. 10. The steamer Burgundia, which arrived today from Mediterranean ports, brought 16 sea men rescued in midocean from their sinking craft. They were Captain Lar son and 15 of the crew of the Norwe gian bark B. D. Metcalf, from Savan nah to Hamburg with a cargo of naval stores. Disappointed by his inability to solve the problem of aerial navigation, Max Pauly, a machinist at the Um iron works, San Francisco, committ suioide. HAWAII'S CHAMPION. Senator Teller Urges the Ratification of the Treaty. Washington, Feb. 9. Senator Teller occupied the entire hours of the execu tive session in the senate today in dis cussing the Hawaiian annexation treaty. During the course of his speech Teller took occasion to say that he should have been glad to discuss the treaty in opan session and to the re mark he added the opinion that the time had almost come when the ques tion of annexation should be debated on a bill looking to legislation by both bouses of congress rather than on the basis of the treaty. While he thought there might be a bare possibility of se curing the 60 votes necessary to ratify the treaty, he considered that under the present cicrumstances this was exceed ingly doubtful, and he thought the sooner the fact was recognized and a change of front made, the better it would be from all points of view. Senatorial Routine. A communication was received by the senate from the secretary of war pre senting the urgency for immediate ac tion to control the disorderly element that is assembling in Alaska. Chandler presented a memorial call ing the senate's attention to one of the thrilling events of the civil war. The memorial was prepared in 1884 by the late Admiral Worden, who, as a lieu tenant in the navy, commanded the Monitor in the historic fight in Hamp ton roads between that vessel in and the Merrimac. Chandler said that Admiral Worden conceived the idea that it would be proper for the govern ment of the United States to pay the officers and crew of the Monitor the sum of $200 each in the nature of prize money, but after having prepared the memorial, concluded not to present it to congress, lest his motives might be misconstrued. Chandler said he now took occasion to present the memorial himself, and ho hoped that congress might see its way clear, in view of the wonderful victory by Admiral Worden, to do something substantial for the surviving members of his family, who are not in good financial circumstances. He asked that the memorial be refer red to the naval affairs committee. A house bill authorizing the secre tary of the treasury to purchase or have constructed a suitable revenue cutter for uso on the Yukon river, at a cost not to exceed $40,000, was passed. Washington, Feb. 9. The house to day passed the military academy bill, with only one important amendment. The debate on the measure was desult ory and touched a variety of political topics. As passed, the bill -carries $453,540, being $26,032 less than the amount carried by the current law. The bill to limit the period for the refunding of the certificates of deposit of 1879 to December 81, 1899, was passed. Tomorrow the house will take up the Aldrich-Plowman contested elec tion case. A Spanish Victory. Havana, Feb. 9. According to in formation from Spanish sources, a col umn of troops commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel Hervas has been engaged with an insurgent force at Canalaveja, province of Santa Clara. After inflict ing some loss on the enemy, the Span iards followed the insurgents in the di rection of Arroyo Honda and later be came engaged with 600 insurgent infantry and 60 insurgent cavalrymen, who occupied an entrenched position. The Spaniards, it is claimed, after some lively firing, dislodged the insur gents, who retreated with a loss of 27 killed, and leaving one wounded pris oner. The loss of the Spaniards is said to have been insignificant. Armed Troops Obnoxious. Chicago, Feb. 9. A special from Ottawa says: An official announcement was made in the Dominion house of commons tonight that armed troops of the United States will not be permitted to accompany the American relief ex pedition to Dawson. The government also stated that the question of allowing United States troops not under arms to do so was under considertaion by the cabinet, and was also the subject of negotiation with the Washington authorities. It is generally conceded that an unarmed body of American troops will be permitted to accompany the expedition over Canadian territory. Rescued Crew of Sinking Schooner. New York, Feb. 8. It is reported that the schooner Ida K. Hull, Captain Gabrielson, which arrived today from Savannah, met the schooner Jacob Reed, Captain Bunker, in a sinking condition, took her crew off and brought them to this port. The Reed sailed from Ferdinanda, for New York. The locality in which the reported rescue was effected could not be learned tonight. Dole Returns Home. Washington, Feb. 8. President Dole, ceased to be a guest of the nation tonight when he started for Buffalo, and thus began his return journey to the Hawaiian islands. The president arrived at the Pennsylvania station a few minutes before his train was ready, and was not kept waiting, but imme diately went to the private car Coronet, which he will occupy on his trip to Buffalo. ; Cast Into the Sea. Honolulu, Feb. 9. The heafth de partment has ordered 1,778 tins of opium seized by the customs depart ment dumped into the sea. The gov ernment has unsuccessfully tried to dis pose of the drug in the San Francisco, Portland, Vancouver, Hong Kong and Sydney markets in order to realize a sum sufficient to cover the expenses of seizure. A Brazilian doctor says that coffee is a certain cure for anaemia. Russian Bark Capsized. Grimsby, Feb. 9. The Russian bark Neptune, from Darien November 29, for Aberdeen, which was reported spoken on January 22 off Beachy head, leaning, capsized when six miles from Spurn head. Fourteen of her crew have reaohed here. Her captain is missing. Carlisle, Pa., Feb. 9. Elizabeth A. Landers and Fanny Eaglehorn, Indian girls, who tried to burn the girl's building at the Indian school here, to day pleaded guilty, and were sentenced to one year and six months. M OFFICIALS POWERLESS Citizens of Dyea and Skag way Want Martial Law. ASK FOR GOVERNMENT AID Local Authorities Are Unable to Cope With the Situation, Owing to Hordes of Bad Characters. Seattle, Feb. 8. A petition is being circulated in Skagway and at Dyea ask ing the war department to send 300 troops there that law and order may be preserved. The petition also asks that inartial law be declared. The petition is being signed by nearly all the best element. It reads as follows: "To the Honorable Secretary of War, Washington We, the undersigned cit izens and business men of Alaska, re spectfully petition and set forth: "That there is an extraordinary con dition of affairs existing at and near Dyea and Skagway, Alaska, which calls tor prompt attention from the proper authorities. As a result of the recent discoveries of gold in and near Dawson City, N. W. T., Canada, during the past two years, there is an enormous rush of people to that country from all parts of the world, and it is estimated that there will be 250,000 peoplo start for the gold fields of Alaska and North west territory during the present year, and not less than 75 per cent will at tempt to get in by way of the Chilkoot and White passes. Even at this early date, the full capacity of every steam and sailing ship on the Pacific coast is taxed to its utmost capacity to' carry the passengers and freight that are be ing offered, and they are being dumped off at these two points to the number of 300 a day, which will soon be largely increased. "In view of the fact that there is no local civil government in the territory of Alaska, and no one with sufficient authority to enforce the laws of the land, much less to prevent crime and disorder, and in view of the large num ber of the undesirable and criminal class, who are now flocking to our community to prey upon the unwary and innocent pilgrim, and in order to have sufficient numbers to prevent disorder and blockades on the trails leading to the Lakes Lindemann and Bennett, and to protect the property of citizens of the United States, we, the undersigned, petition that immediate action be taken by the proper au thorities; "And, believing this to be an ex traordinary emergency, we believe that martial law should be declared in all this part of Alaska, comprising the communities of Dyea and Skagway, and tlu? tivjls loading therefrom to the international boundary. And that sufficient troops, not less than 300, be immediately dispatched to these points to enforce the laws and preserve order." It is stated that Governor Brady has ordered one of the government vessels now stationed at Sitka, to this place, to preserve order. The cutter will arrive in a few days. Good prospects have been found on the big Salmon river. Prospect holes have been sunk to the depth of 54 feet, but water interfered with the work before bedrock was reached. Inspector of Mines McGregor, who started for Dawson some weeks ago, with several tons of supplies and a number of horses, has abandoned the trip. McGregor got as far as Lake La barge, where he received orders from Major Walsh, administrator of the Yukon distirct, who is camped at Big Salmon river, to abandon the trip be cause of the impossibility of reaching Dawson with horses. McGregor iias gone to Big Salmon to confer with Major Walsh. The recent order of the Canadian customs officials at Lake Tagish, pro hibiting any person to pass there with less than 1,000 pounds of provisions for each man, has had the effect of stopping many people who had started for Dawson with less than that amount. ACCIDENT AT A DANCE. Supports of an Overcrowded Balcony Gave Way. Chicago, Feb. 38. A panic among 200 dancers was narrowly averted last midnight at the North Shore hall. Thirty spectators were crowded into the little balcony watching tbe dance. The supports became loosened and slipped back to the wall. The balcony sank gradually, allowing the spectators to slide topsy-turvy to the polished floor. When the creaking and pulling indicated that the balcony was falling, the large number of people gathered underneath quickly stampeded toward the central portion of the hall, leaving John Krusie behind. Krusie was caught by the falling timbers, and hail his side crushed in. As the north end of the balcony commenced to fall, the musicians became panic-stricken and, seizing their instruments, made a dash for the door. The dancers followed. Several police stationed at the door shut it and held it against the panic stricken dancers, thus averting a cer tain catastrophe on the narrow stair way. Of the 30 persons in the gallery, Krusie alone sustained serious injuries. All of the others, however, were pain fully bruised. New Port in Texas. Houston, Tex., Feb. 8. The steam ship Drumelsier sailed todav from Sabine Pass, the new harbor on the southeast coast, for Liverpool. She is the first European steamer to sail from that port. While there has been 24 feet of water on the bar for two years, nothing has hitherto been shipped ex cept lumber. The Drumelsier carried out a general cargo, most of which came from the Kansas City, Pittsburg & Gulf road. Asphyxiated by Gas. San Francisco, Feb. 8. Sam Martin ovich, a miner from Butte, Mont., was found dead in his room at the Europe hotel this morning, having been as phyxiated by gas. A draft for $1,600 was found on his person, and there is no reason to suspect that death was not accidental. A Premature Explosion. Mariposa, Cal., Feb. 8. By the pre mature explosion ot a blast at the Ala bama mine at Whitlock, Thomas Beckerly and W. C. Denbridge were killed. DIED ON THE GALLOWS. Gus Wachline Expiated His Crime In Hillaboro. Hillsboro, Or., Feb. 7. Gus Wach line, the condemned murderer ot John D. Ledrick, expiated his crime on the gallows at 12:10 o'clock this afternoon. The hanging of Wachline was made a good deal of a holiday affair in Hills boro. Not only were the residents of the town alive to the occasion, but there were many people in from the country, particularly from Iowa Hill, where the murdered man lived. In addition there was a trio of negro singers from Port land, a peripatetic fiddler patrolling the saloons in an effort to pick up a few dollars, and a phonographic outfit on the streets, with all the latpst songs at a dime per tune. The hanging brought business to town, and in emu lation of city dailies the Independent and Argus, weekly papers, issued "ex tras" shortly after the execution. Wachline passed his last night on earth much the same as he had since he was sentenced to death. He spent most of the time talking to the death watch, and went to sleep about 3:30 o'clock this morning. He was up be fore 8 but refused any breakfast. Three hours before the execution took place, the office of Sheriff Bradford was beseiged with a crowd of men, all anx ious to be close at hand when the prisoner was brought from his cell to the scaffold. So great was the crush that at times it was difficult to move about. It was nearly 10 o'clock when Cap tain A. M. Collins appeared with the rope, and, walking out of the west win dow on to the scaffold, be adjusted it to the crossbeam. In this he was assisted by Sheriff Bradford, Sheriff Phy, of Union county, and ex-Sheriff Ford, of Washington county. After the noose was adjusted, the rope tested with a weight of sand and the trap found to work without a hitch, the more active preparations to enforce the death sen tence weie begun. It was 11:15 A. M. when Sheriff Bradford and the 12 jurors passed into the corridor of the jail through the door leading from the sheriff's office. Ordering the door of the cell opened, Sheriff Bradford said: "Wachline, come out." The condemned man shuffled out from the cell, coatless, both hands in his trousers pockets, with an ugly, surly look upon his face. The sheriff told him he was about to read the death warrant, but this drew forth no re mark. During the reading Wachline seemed to rivet his eyes on the floor, and when the ceremony was over walk ed back into his cell, sat down on a chair, rested his head in his right hand and seemed absorbed in thought. He was then asked by one of his spiritual advisers if he intended to make any statement on the scaffold. Wachline signified his intention of doing so, and it was thought he would at the last moment make a full confession. Wachline was brought from his cell to the scaffold through the sheriff's office at 12:03 P. M. , accompanied by Sheriff Bradford and Deputies C. E. Deichman and J. H. Westcott. He was placed on the trap, facing north, and asked by the sheirff if he had any thing to say. The prisoner said "yes," and then, in an almost inaudible tone, continued: "All that I want to say is that the statement 1 have made is true. I am an innocent man. Let Jesus take me as I am." This was a disappointment to the crowd, which had expected a confes sion. It was all he would say, and his legs, arms and hands were quickly pinioned, the black cap put over his head, and the noose adjusted about his neck. At a signal from Sheriff Brad ford, the trap was sprung at 12:10 P. M., and Wachline was hurled into eternity. Life was pronounced extinct in 14 minutes, and one minute later the body was cut down and placed in the wait ing coffin. The body was afterward removed to the undertaking establish ment of G. VV. Patterson, where it was viewed by many men and women dur ing the day. Wachline was hanged for the murder of John D. Ledrick, an aged German farmer, who lived three miles south of Cornelius. Bad Fire In Wlnnepes;. Minneapolis, Minn.. Feb. 7. A Journal special from Winnipeg says the Mclntyre business block in the heart of the city was destroyed by fire this morning. The building was four sto ries high, and contained retail stores, sample rooms, offices, secret society rooms and the lecture rooms of the Manitoba university. The total loss was about $500,000; fully insured. Houses Buried by Snow, Waterville, Me., Feb. 7. Small houses have been buried by 20-foot drifts of snow. The Lockwood cotton mills have closed, the operators being unable to reach the factory. There has been no train over the Maine Cen tral for 24 hours. Lima. Pern, Feb. 7. According to dispatches from Sucre, Bolivia, there is much excitement there as to the pol icy of Peru. The pressure on the gov ernment to increase its armament, and get ready for the pending conflict, as serting the existence of a treaty be tween Peru and Argentina is strong, but the existence of such a treaty is de nied in responsible quarters. Fatal Naptha Fire. Baku, Russian Caucasus, Feb. 7 The fire that broke out here last week destroyed half a million pounds of nap tha, and is still burning fiercely. Many deaths are reported. A Famine in Russia. London, Feb. 7. The St. Petersburg correspondent of the Times says a fail ure in the harvest has caused terriblo distress among the peasantry of the in terior provinces, and especially in Cen tral and Southeastern Russia. Telephoned His Surrender. Fort Scott, Kan. , Feb. 7. George Finch, the murderer who broke jail here last Tuesday, called Sheriff Wheeler up on the telephone, from La- monte, Mo. , today, and told the sheriff he had surrendered to a Lamonte con stable, and would be brought here this evening. Finch murdered Frank Swofford, in this city, In 1894, for the purpose of robbery. A Al 1 C i ,t'ii acetylene us now uaeu tur iigi.uug Paris nmnitmaas oonarafnr ami iafKia : ..I. : L a oft Ill Cubans to Buy Their Inde pendence of Spain. MORE TROUBLE IN HAVANA The United States Cruiser Montgomery Leaves for Cuban Ports Several Oth ers May Follow. Chicago, Feb. 7. A special to the Tribune from Washington says: Se cret neogtiations are now actually in progress between the state department and the insurgents in Cuba looking to a stoppage of the war on some financial basis to be agreed upon hereafter. President McKinley has not recognized the insurgents as belligerents, and he cannot therefore treat with them open ly, as he would do with a diplomatic representative of an independent na tion. Direct communication has, how ever, been had within the last few weeks between the insurgent govern ment and the administration here. The insurgents have expressed per fect willingness to assume a reasonable share of the Spanish bonds issued against the Cuban revenues. The proposition has been considered with some favor, and the president and his cabinet have discussed several plans for guarateeing the Cuban debt on the sole basis of independence. These negotiations have gone side by side with the gradual massing of the ships of the North Atlantic squad ron within striking distance of Cuba. Orders to the cruiser Montgomery to sail at once for the harbor of Matanzas have been issued, and the ship is ex pected to be received there quite as cor dially as the Maine was in Havana. The orders to her commander contem plate a call on Consul Brice at Matan zas. Should everything be found peace able the ship will proceed to Santiago de Cuba, but should affairs look threatening in Matanzas, another ship will quietly be slipped to the latter port, and before Captain-General Blan co knows what is happening to him American ships will be in the harbor of every important port in Cuba. The gradual occupation of the island by a naval force is understood to be part and parcel of the negotiations with the insurgents. When they are concluded, if everything goes well, the United States will be in a position to offer Spain a heavy fiancial bonus for giving up the island, while at the same time the insurgents will find themselves in a position to make a junction with the United States naval forces at any one of the half dozen ports. A cablegram has been sent by the state department to Consul Brice at Matanzas notifying him that the Mont gomery is en route to that port, and directing him to make the necessary arrangements for its reception. Al though it is not admitted by state de partment officials, the impression pre vails that Consul Brice in advising the department of the recent riots occurr ing in Matanzas, suggested that a war ship should be immediately sent there for the protection of American inter ests. The fact that the state depart ment requested that the Montgomery be sent there strengthens this be'ief. The sending of the Montgomery to Matanzas is regarded here as of equal importance to the dispatching of the Maine to Havana. Stripped of His Rank. New York, Feb. 7. Official state ments which will soon be published are to the effect that the reason that Gen eral Blanco was not successful in se curing General Rabi's surrender was that General Rabi had been arrested by General Garcia and stripped of his rank because it was feared he would surrender, says the Havana corres pondent of the Herald, (ieneral Rabi's brother, it is reported, had been ar rested by order of General Garcia for the same reason. Failing in securing the presentation, Spaniard here expected General Blanco to take the field and conduct a vigorous and aggressive campaign. He publicly announced that such was his intention, but for some reason his plans miscarried and now he is coming home without having struck a decisive blow. Reports say the rebel forces under General Garcia inflicted a severe blow on the Spanish under General Linares and General Luque, killing several officers. Reports say that 85 were killed or wounded. Volunteers are making threats again, and the authorities, in order to be fully prepared, have deemed it necessary to take precautions against a demonstra tion. Guards have been placed about public buildings and the American con sulate. One of the most important engage ments of the present campaign in the Orient was fought on January 21 near Caiman, between the forces under Gen eral Luque and the rebels under Gen eral Garcia. The Spanish, it is report ed, had 150 killed and a large number wounded. -From accounts received the fight was a veritable slaughter, the Spaniards being boxed up in a ravine. General Luque sent to Cauto, where the main body of troops was stationed, for assistance, and commenced to re treat toward Holguin. He reached Holguin on January 27, and on the same evening General Linares, who had been sent to his assistance, was chased into that town by another rebel force. The rebels employed light field guns with great effect. Washington, Feb. 7. The senate committee on commerce today author ized the reporting of a bill in accord ance with the recommendation of the treasury department, establishing a steamboat inspectors' district in Alaska. Licensing of Mates. Washington, Feb. 7. The house committee on merchant marine and fisheries favorably reported today the senate bill authorizing the licensing of mates on river and ocean steamers. Cowboys and Cattle Thieves Fight. Great Falls, Mont., Feb. 7. Word reached here this evening of a pitched battle between cowboys and cattle thieves west of Glasgow, near the Da kota line. One of the thieves is re ported dead and the cowboys are in pursuit of the other members of tbe gang, who have crossed into Dakota. WEEKLY MARKET LETTER. Trade Conditions in the Leading Cities of the World. A Liverpool cable says that stocks of contract wheat there are small, apart from spring, held presumably for Chi cago account. It was supposed that the Leiter party had disposed of all the spring wheat delivered to them in September, but this would indicate that they still have some of it on hand. Dornbusch, under date of January 21, admits that early estimates of United Kingdom require ments were too large, and that for the last 20 weeks the consumption has fallen short nearly 70,000 quarters, or 560,000 bushels per week below the average of the two preceding years. In other words, their theoretical require ments for the preceding 20 weeks were overestimated over 11,000,000 bushels. It is admitted that the working classes are living more largely on meat and vegetables than heretofore, but it is also true that cheaper substitutes have crowded out wheat flour. What is true of Great Britain is doubtless true of the continent. The European visible is estimated to have decreased in January 3,675,000. Broomhall cables that fairly large Indian shipments are anticipated, and the quantity on ocean passage will still further increase. Argentine ad vices are to the effect that the crop is turning out a large one. The temper of our market is bearish, also, and the trade is, if anything, too willing to aid a decline. The weak domestic feature is the continued large receipts at pri mary points and the probability of their growing temporarily larger instead of smaller, and giving us an increasing visible supply when it should be dimin ishing. The reason for this undoubt edly lies in the fact that farmers in the Northwest are so willing to take advantage of present high prices that they are letting go their seed wheat, anticipating no trouble in getting what they require later at lower prices. The present receipts at Minneapolis are just about equal to their full grind ing capacity and there is little possibil ity at present of much drain upon their reserve elevator stocks, particularly in view of the fact that their output last week was nearly 100,000 barrels in ex cess of the same week last year. Portland Market. Wheat Walla Walla, 73 74c; Val ley and Bluestem, 76 77c per bushel. Flour Best grades, $3.75; graham, $3.30; superfine, $2.25 per barrel. Oats Choice white, 35 36c; choice gray, 33 34c per bushel. Barley Feed barley, $1920; brew ing, $20 per ton. Millstiffs Bran, $19 per ton; mid dlings, $24; shorts, $20. Hay Timothy, $12.50; clover, $1011; California wheat, $10; do oat, $11; Oregon wild hay, $910 per ton. Eggs 18c per dozen. Butter Fancy creamery, 55 60c; fair to good, 4.5 50c; dairy, 40i per roll. -m - - Cheese Oregon, 12c; Young America, 12c; California, 9 10c per pound. Poultry Chickens, mixed, $2.75 3.00 per dozen; hens, $3.003.50; geese, $3. 50 6. 00; ducks, $4. 50 5. 00 per dozen; turkeys, live, 10llc per pound. Potatoes Oregon Burbanks, 45 50c per sack; sweets, $1.752 per cental. Onions Oregon, $1.752.25 per sack. Hops 416c per pound for new crop; 1896 crop, 46c. Wool Valley, 14 16c per pound; Eastern Oregon, 7 12c; mohair, 20 22c per pound. Mutton Gross, best sheep, wethers and ewes, 4c; dressed mutton, 7c; spring lambs, bc per pound. Hogs Gross, choice heavy, $4.00; lightand feeders, $3.004.00; dressed, $4. 50 5. 00 per 100 pounds. Beef Gross, top steers, $3.003.25; cows, $3.00; dressed beef, 4 6c per pound. Veal Large, 55c; small, 6 6)c per pound. Seattle Market. Butter Fancy native creamery, brick, 27c; ranch, 22 23c. Cheese Native Washington, 13c; California, 9c. Eggs Fresh ranch, 23c. Poultry Chickens, live, per pound, hens, 10c; spring chickens, $2.50 3 00; ducks, $3.503.75. Wheat Feed wheat, $22 per ton. Oats Choice, per ton, $21. Corn AVhole, $23; cracked, per ton, $23; feed meal, $23 per ton. Barley Rolled or ground, per ton, $22; whole, $22. Hay Puget sound, new, per ton, $11 12; Eastern Washington timothy, $1718; alfalfa, $12. Fresh Meats Choice dressed beef, steers, 7c; cows, 6Jc; mutton sheep, 8c; pork, 6c; veal, small, 7. Fresh Fish Halibut, 56c; Salmon, 3c; salmon trout, 10c; flounders and sole, 34; ling cod, 45; rock cod, 5c; smelt, 2'2'4c. Fresh Fruit Apples, 40c$l per box; pears, 25 75c per box; oranges, navels, $2.252.75 per box. San Francisco Market. Wool Nevada 11 13c; Oregon, 12 14c; Northern 7 8c per pound. Hops 12)2 16c per pound. Millstuffs Middlings, $22 25; Cal ifornia bran, $20. 50 2 1.50 per ton. Onions silverskin, $2.602.75 per cental. Eggs Store, 21c; ranch, 22 23c; Eastern, 18 19; duck, 16c per pozen. Cheese Fancy mild, new, llc; fair to good, 7 8c per pound. . Citrus Fruit Oranges, navels, $1.252.50; Mexican limes, $6.00 7.00; California lemons, choice, $1.50 2.50; do common, 7oc$l. 25 per box. Hay Wheat, $1618.50; wheat and oat,$1617.50;oat, $14.5016. 50; best barley, $13. 5015.50; alfalfa, $10.50 11.50; clover, $11 12. 50. Fresh Fruit Apples, 30c$1.45 per large box; grapes, 2540c; Isabella, 60 75c; peaches, 50c$l; pears 75c; $1 per box; plums, 2035c. Butter Fancy creamery, 2oc do seconds, 2526c; fancy dairy, 24c; good to choice, 2223c per pound. Potatoes New, in boxes, 45c$L10 The Eternal City. Though Rome is called "the Eternal City," the name by right belongs to the city of Damascus, in Syria, which is the oldest city in the world. Asj long as man has written records Mj city of Damascus has been known.