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or to II 1 VOL. XXXV. CORVALLIS, BENTON COUNTY, EGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 26, 1898. NO. 24. EPITOME OF THE DISPATCHES Happ ening-s Both at Abroad. Home and A WEEK'S NEWS CONDENSED Interesting Collection of Item From Many Places Culled From th Press Reports of the Current Week. The hospital-ship Relief has arrived In New York from Porto Rioo with sick anil wounded soldiers. A resort in Stockton, Cul., known as Jackson's baths, covering almost a city block, was destroyed by fire. Loss, $40,000. The victorious fleets of Sampson and Schley have arrivcJ at .New York. They were accorded an enthusiastic reception by the populace. The Cubans are to disband. Orders for the execution of such a movement have been sent to the island emissaries from the junta in this country. The hardest fighting at the battle of Manila was done by the Astor battery, which led the advance. Brigadier General MtAithur, commanding the brigade, complimented the men in the highest terms right ill the midst of the battle for their valor and success. A cloudburst over a saw mill run in Pittsburg caused a tidal wave in the stream and endangered the lives of a dozen persons. Five children were drowned. They are: Irene Lnftus, Kegia Lnftus, Genevive Shaughnessy, Margaret Shaughnessy and Nellie Sauls. There is considerable work ahead of the new Cuban commission. The ad ministration of the affairs of the island will be no easy task, and the Cubans must be held in check after the Spanish troops are withdrawn. The notorious practices carried on under Spanish rule are to be abolished and the co-operation of Cuban lenders must be sought. Nathan Hollenbeck, a deputy pound master of Oakland, Cal., was shot dead by Quang Mon, a Chinese gardener, who was watching tor vegetable thieves. Hollenbeck was passing through a corn patch, and was tird at four times by the Chinese, one of the shots proving fatal. The murderer surrendered him self. A Madrid dispatch says the govern ment!) as resolved to insist that the capitulation of Manila, after the sign ing of the protocol, shall have no effect in the peace negotiations unfavorable to Spain. In any event the government holds that capitulation, signed by the commanders of the two forces, does not entail the surrender of the whole Phil ippines. A Ponce special says: Repot ts are coming in from all directions of om itted within the Spanish lines. Doubtless majjj-t4- tMM are ex aggeraredrTiu t rumors of a massacre at dales are confirmed. Some of the na tives took refuge in the belfry of a cathedral and fired on the Spanish troops, but they were overpowered and macheted to the number of 80. Captain Clark, of tbe battle-ship Ore gon, is seriously ill, and cannot at pres ent be removed from the auxiliary cruiser St. Paul. Tbe president has directed that the Twenty-third Kansas regiment, colored, be dispatched to Santiago, to form an army of occupation in Cuba. Congressman James G. Maguire has been nominated for governor by the Democrats of California. The fusion plan carried almost unanimously. Fiank Gelding, an expert miner and mineralogist, of Benton, Wis., com mitted suicide by blowing himself to atoms with dynamite in a powder house. Gen. Meriitt has prepared a procla mation to the Phlippine natives which provides a scheme of government 'for Manila and surrounding territory and other islands placed in our possession. Governor-General Blanco's orders to his generals decree that property in Cuba must be fully protected. The au thorities at the various towns are in structed to co-operate wiith the Ameri can military leaders for this purpose, and to prevent pillaging by insurgents. A srlfe has been chosen at the Pre sidio reservation, San Francisco.fur the Red Cross convalescent hospital, which will soon be erected. H. O. Low, Chinese consul, has forwarded to the San Francisco Red Cross Society $50, contributed by the Chinese cigar makers' union. The government intends to take vigorous measures to preserve peace and keep order at Santiago and the territory under United States control. The emphatic order issued to Lawton a few days ago will be followed by or ders sending enough disciplined troops to enable him to carry out the instruc tions of the secietaiy. A naval programme for presentaion to congress involving the immediate construction of 10 warships, has been adopted by the naval boards of experts, to which the subject has been referred by Secretary Long. It provides for three battle-ships, three first, three second-class and six proteoted cruisers, each to be the finest and most formida ble of its class. Minor News Items. Bismarck's personal estate, it is said, amounted to about $3,000,000. Tbe Pennsylvania alien tax law has been declared unconstitutional and void. Twenty school yards in Boston were opened as play grounds for children during the summer months. Cecil Rhodes is trying to get back at the polls in the South African repub lic the power be lost by the Jameson raid. : Near Hoi brook, A. T.. a Santa Fe Pacific train was wrecked and two per sons were killed and 15 others were badly injured. The state normal and industrial col lege in North Carolina have ordered that the study of Spanish be a pait of the regular course. The Japanese government has offered to supply the Philippine insurgent! with arms and ammunition gratis in the event that the United States aban don the islands and the insurgents desire to continue their struggle lor independence. LATER NEWS. Orders for releasing 100,000 volun teers have been issued by the govern ment. John Polo was drowned by the can- sizing of his boat during the fish boat race at the Astoria regatta. The supreme lodge, Knights of Py thias, met in biennial session in the hall of the house of representatives at Indianapolis, Ind. The British expedition in tbe Soudan reports terrible scenes of slaughter by the dervishes. Everywhere are evi dences oi misery and decay. The 24th annual meeting of the American Banker's Association con vened at the Broadway theater, Denver, Colo., Tuesday. Most of the S00 dele gates ex pi cted were present. There are now in the hospitals at Camp VVikoff, Montauk Point, more than 1,200 men. Of these about 000 are in the general hospital In deten tion. Many of those in the general hospital are improving, and some are now being discharged as well every 'day. The war news was suppressed at San Juan, and the people did not bear of Spanish reverses for weeks after they had occurred. The truth about the destruction of Cervera's fleet was never published. The same secrecy was ob served when Santiago fell. News of the restoration of peace caused rejoic ing among all classes. Eight men were killed, possibly 10, and five injured, two fatally, at the Carnegie tunnel on Chartier's division of the Panhandle railroad near Pitts burg, Pa. The accident was due to the wall of the tunnel caving in. The dead are: John Jones, foreman; Felix Mills, a laborer, and six unknown foreigners. General Merritt has sent word to the war department that he needed no more troops. This statement was in response to an inquiry from the White House. The president and his war manageis are well pleased with the general's dispatch. They accept it as an assurance that the American com mander has the Filipinos under his control. Coincident with the West Indian sugar conference to assemble at Barba does September 8. for the purpose of protesting against the sacrifice of the colonies, Jamaica is preparing a plebis cite to the British parliament, request ing permission to endeavor to arrange for annexation to the United States. The promoters of this movement are endeavoring to secure inter -colonial co operation, but are not depending upon it. The premier of Queensland, the pre mier of New South Wales and the pre mier of Victoria, met in conference at Sidney, N. S. W., and discussed plans for a Pacific cable. They decided to make the definite offer that if Great Britain and Canada collectively would guarantee five-ninths of the cost of lay ing tne new caDie, they would recom mend to their respective legislatures to contribute one-ninth each, asking New Zealand to contribute the remaining ninth. The Manila cable is again working. Major-General Miles is coming home Accompanied by his staff he will leave Porto Rico in a few days. The natives control tbe water supply of Manila, and refuse to allow the wa ter to ran except for a few hours each day. They have demonstrated that they are incapable of self-government The president has promoted Captain Charles D. Sigsbee, U. S. N. , now com manding tbe St. Paul, by advancing him three numbers on the list of cap tains in the navy, for "extradordinary heroism." Dave Speagle shot and killed Bob Penix at Wilbur, Wash. Speagle is said to have been too intimate with Penix's family. Penix started out to kill Speagle, and the latter killed him m self-defense. A tremendous explosion at the plant of the Chattanooga Powder Company, at Coltewah Station, killed two men, Lucius B. Eagan and Harton Mortchke, and injured seriously, if not fatally, six others. The plant was destroyed by fire. A dispatch from Buda Pesth to the London News agency says that while a regiment of soldiers were crossing a pontoon bridge over the river Moras, near Homd, the bridge collapsed. Three hundred men were immersed and over 80 were drowned. The monitor Monadnock has arrived in Manila. On the way over she stopped at the Lad rone island of Guam, which had been seized by the first ex pedition. She found that a Spaniard had repudiated American rule, and set up a government on his own account. Captain Whiting, of the Monadnock, promptly upset this new government, and made the usurper a prisoner and brought him4x Manila. Our warships may soon coal at Pango-Pango. The contract for the building of a station there is to be let immediately. Work will be carried forward rapidly and completed next year. Naval officers declare the harbor secured by the United States is the only land-locked port of refuge in Samoa. By the Madiana, drowned. bursting of Spain, 40 a waterspout at persons were The tug Nimrod went down in a gale off Cape St. Bias and 12 of her crew were drowned. The emperor of China has to fast 64 days in each year for the sake of relig ion. Fire entirely wiped out the town of Center Ridge, Ark., with a population of 500. Sir Thomas Lipton has given $500, 000 to start cheap reading rooms in London for working people. In Baltimore Mrs. Hannah Lillls and her little daughter and Mrs. Bessie Wheeler, were fatally beaten by an un known man. Within the last four months 160,000 tons of coal have been delivered to the ships of the United States navy in vari ous parts of the world. Five hundred American trolley cars with the necessary machinery for a big electric street railway system have been ordered by a concern in Paris. ja i . ..A- A . ... ' f HAVANA STILL HUNGRY. Situation Much the Same as During the Blockade. Havana, via Key West, Aug. 24. The situation at Havana remains the same as during the blockade. Provis ions and other necessaries of life are very scarce and prices continue higl Tbe colonial government imposed the highest customs duties, which continue in force, making prices higher and ren dering the situation of the poor very painful. The free kitchens which have been established in Havana dailv furnish about 30,000 persons with food; but owing to the great number oi poor in the city who are without food of any sort, the amount of supplies handled by the kitchens is quite insufficient to relieve the distress to any great extent. Women and children lie about the streets, pale and emaciated, looking more like corpses than living beings. Considerable excitement and discon tent exists among the insurgent sym pathizers, -,vbo condemn strongly all the acts of the colonial government, and many of those sympathizers are keying the cities and towns to join the inauigent. Daring the past few days huu irede of uniforms have been sent to the insurgents from Havana. An immense majority of the Spanish conservatives in the island, and tbe na tives, favor the annexation of the is- COLOXKL JOUS HAT. Ian 1 to the United States, which they consider the only means of securing stable government in Cuba. Even the most ardent Spanish residents now favor annexation. The rumors which have been put in circulation, relative to the' report that the Spanish army would not obey the government a decision and evacuate Cuba, are entirely baseless. It is reported that the Insurgents forces from the provinces of Pillar del Rio and Matanzas are uniting in Ha vana province, purposing to make a tri umphal entry into Havana city. Auxiliary Fleet Smaller. New York, Aug. 24. The United States auxiliary naval force, which a week ago consisted of 41 vessels in commission, says the Washington cor respondent of the Tribune, was reduced to 25 vessels yesterday, and hy the end of this week it will have disappeared altogether until another war shall oall it into service. Will Retain Their Command. Washington, Aug. 24. Sampson will retain command of the North At lantic fleet, notwithstanding his service on the Cuban military commission, and Schley will continue in his present naval command, although serving tem porarily on .the Porto Rican commis sion, ili is statemnt was matte author itatively at the navy department to day. Over Twenty Thousand Surrendered. Washington, Aug. 24. A dispatch received by Adjutant-General Corbin tonight from General Shatter indicates that, with the fall of Santiago, 23,726 Spaniards surrendered. Of this num ber, a few less than 3,000 were guer rillas and volunteers, making the total to be returned to Spain about 21,000. General Shatter recommends that all the captured Mauser rifles and the am munition for the same be shipped to some arsenal in tbe North, with as lit tle delay as possible, in order to pie- vent rust. There are several million rounds of ammunition, he reports, and probably 10,000 to 12,000 stands of these arms. Religious Toleration In Georgia. New York, Aug. 34. The American Missionary Association has received a dispatch, stating that Rev. X R. Fletcher, a Congregational minister, one of its missionaries, bad been shot while attempting to organize a church at Smaley, Oa His body was riddled by 107 buckshot, and he is in a serious condition. The would-be assassins are colored officials of a Methodist church. LIBERTY PROCLAIMING PEACE. PEARL OF THE PACIFIC Old Glory Waving Proudly O'er New Scenes. HAWAIIAN REPUBLIC IS NO MORE America's First Break Toward Terri torial Bxnansion Impress! ve Ceremony at Honolulu. San Francisco.'Aug. 24. The steam er Belgio this evening brought the fol lowing: Honolulu, Augs- 12. Precisely at eight minutes to 12 o'clock today the Hawaiian flag descended from the flag staffs on all the government buildings, and exactly at five minutes to the sain hour, the Stars and Stripes floated oi. the tropical breeze from every official flagstaff. - -rg, Tbe ceremony of today was a most impressive one. To hear the strains of "Hawaii Ponoi" for the last time, as a national anthem, to hear the bugle blow taps as the Hawaiian ensign sank from its position, and to notice the emotion of many who had been born under it and had lived their lives un der it, was solemn. But then came the blight call for raising Old Glory, and the strains of the "Star Spangled Banner" broke forth as that banner was unfurled to the breeze. Then the cheers broke forth, and eyes which had been dim for a few mo ments became bright and lightened up when the Stars and Stripes blew out. The picture presented in and around the extensive building was most strik ing. In the grounds and around all the approaches were crowds of onlook ers of every station of a varied nation ality. Notably remarkable was the number of Hawaiians. Within the grounds the military and naval display was fine. Hawaiian troops, United States marines, the mounted patrol, the police and the citizens' guard pre sented a splendid appearance, while the platform for the exercises and the verandas of the executive building were gay with brilliant summer dresses, dancing feathers and ribbons and the brightest faces that Honolulu possessed. The uniform of staff and navy officers added brightness to the scene. A line of these stalwart, well-dressed men, stretched across the first step from the veranda and made a distinctive mark in a massive grouping, which was in itself worthy of special notice. ' The weather was fortunately propitious. The breeze came down Nuuanu valley pleasantly, and made the noble flags stream out in all their beauty. A few minutes after the hoisting of the official flag, others were raised lroiu the two side towers, and from the mili tary headquarters. Minister Sewall then read a procla mation stating that President McKin ley directs that the civil, judicial and military powers of the government shall continue to be exercised by the officers of the republic of Hawaii. All such officers will be required to take an oath of allegiance to the United States, and renew their bonds to the United States government. The powers of the minis ter of foreign affairs will cease, so far as they relate to diplomatic intercourse between Hawaii and foreign nations. The municipal legislation of Hawaii and the existing customs'' regulations will practically remain in force until the congress of the United States shall otherwise determine. Following the reading of the procla mation. Minister Sewall made an ad dress congratulating the residents of Hawaii upon the accomplishment of annexation. Fatal Collision. Hamburg, Aug. 24. The pearl fish ing steamer Hamburg collided with the English schooner Catherine in the channel during a dense fog Sunday. All of the Catherine's crew except the helmsman and eight men were drowned. One member of the Hamburg's crew was killed in the collision. President Will Attend the Fair. Omaha, Neb., Aug. 34. President O. W. Wattles, of tbe Trans Missis sippi Exposition, has received a dis patch from Manager E. Rosewater, at Washington, stating that President McKinley has given positive assurance of bis consent to be the guest of tbe ex position daring the grand peace jubilee which will be the feature of early Oc tober. Mi. Rosewater has not received acceptances from tbe cabinet officers, bat from private sources it is learned that there is little doubt that a major ity will accompany the president to Omaha in October. SPANIARD'S FAREWELL. Soldier Tribute to a Y irtorloiin Foe lie L.oves Not Hie Oubaii. Washington, Ang. 24. A document entirely unique in the annals of war fare was cabled today to the war depart reeut bv General Shatter. It is in the fjn of a congratulatory farewell ad dross issued to the soldiers of the Amer ican army by Pedro Lopez de Castillo, ti'private Spanish soldier, on behalf of e 11,000 Spanish soldiers. No sim- roeument, perhaps, was ever before to a victorious army by a van quished adversary. The president was very much impressed by the address, and after reading it carefully, author ized its publication. Following is the text of the address as cabled by Gen ial Shatter: Santiago de Cuba, Aug. 24. H. C. -storm n, Adjutant-General, U. S. A., Washington: The following letter has jpnet been receivod from the soldiers just embarking for Spain: "Major-General Shatter, "Command ing the Araer'sn Army in Cuba Sir: t'h .i!.trf nish sbiviers who capitulated is place on the TStlToTTuly hist, . recognising your high and just position, i pray that through you all the courage ous ana noDie soldiers under your com mand may receive the greatest wishes and farewell which we send them on embarking for our beloved Spain. For CAPTAIN OKNKRA1. ATjGUBTI. Spanish Governor of tbe Philippines. this favor, which we have no doubt yon will gtant, you will gain the everlast ing gratitude and consideration of 11, 000 Spanish soldiers, who are your most humble servants. "PEDRO LOPEZ OE CASTILLO, "Private of Infantry." SPAIN'S COMMISSIONERS. State Department Receives Notice Their Appnlntment- Washington, Aug. 24. The state de- partment today received a call from M. Thiebaut, secretary of the French em bassy, and in charge during tiie absence of Ambassador Cambon, who bore a notification from the Spanish govern ment of the military commissioners for Cuba and Porto Rico. Under the peace protocol, each gov ernment was to name its military com missioners within 10 days, thoir meet ing to begin within 80 days. The 10 days was rip today, and, accordingly, I Spain gave the official notice of the ap pointments. They are as follows: For Cuba Major-General Gonzales Parrado, Rear-Admiral Pastor y Lan dero, .Marquis Montore. For Porto Rico Major-General Or tega y Diaz, Commodore (first rank) allarino y Carrisco, Judge-Advocate Sanchez del Aguila y Leon. In England less than a century ago it was not unusual for a man to sell his wife into servitude. Seven Lives Lost. Pittsburg, Aug. 24. A terrible ac cident by which seven men lost their lives, occurred early this morning in the tunnel of the Chartiers division of the Panhandle railroad at Carnegie. The work of tearing out the tunnel has been pushed night and day by a force of 200 men. From the reports received it seems that, by using too large a quantity of explosive in blasting, an unexpected amount of earth and rock was loosened and caved in on the work men. Olivette Ordered to Boston. Washington, Aug. 34. The Olivette, the hostital-ship, which just arrived at .Montauk Point with 200 sick, has been ordered to proceed to Boston. The sick soldiers will be taken to the hospitals in Boston, which have volunteered to take care of them. Invalids in New Quarters. Plattsbirg, N. Ang. 24. Nine teen sick md wounded soldiers have ar rived fron New York, and are now comfortatly settled in new quarters at the Plattffiurg barracks. Many are ex pected the week. REBELS VICTORIOUS. Fifteen Hundred Chinese Troops Slain and Bodies Thrown in Kiver. San Francisco, Aug. 23. News has Just reached here from the Orient that early in July there was a battle between the rebels at Wu Chow and the imperial Chinese troops, in which the former were victorious. Over 1,500 of the troops were slain, and their bodies thrown into the river. The Do Sing, under Captain Tholeman, was engaged to take about 1,000 Chinese troops to the scene of the rebellion. From the time the Do Sing left Can ton until she reached Wn Chow, 200 miles up the river, Captain Tholeman had trouble with his crew, the Chinese sympathizing with the rebels. One, a comprador, began inciting them to mu tiny, and the captain alleges that in self-defense he was compelled to shoot the man. The comprador died from his wound the next day. Captain Tholeman was placed tinder arrest, and as soon as opportunity af forded was sent down the river to Can ton. On bis journey he was confined in an iron cage, and on arrival was placed in the British jail. On account of the claim of American citizenship made by Tholeman, there is a bitter feeling against all Ameri cans in that district. MILITARY OCCUPATION. General Merritt Has Proclaimed Gov ernment for Manila. London, Aug. 23. The Manila cor respondent of the Daily Telegraph, in a dispatch dated Sunday, says: Gen eral Merritt has proclaimed a govern ment of military occupation. The news of the armistice arrived on the l(5th. It is feared that the Americans may restore the Philippines to Spain and thus reinaugurate a fresh peiiod of tyranny, extortion and rebellion. The Americans found $800 in the Spanish treasury. Foreign opinion is loud in praise of the action of the American commander in excluding armed rebels from the city. It is believed his firmness saved Manila from pillage. A week ago there appeared to be a possibility of collision with tbe rebels, but there is no danger now. Everything is quiet. More Troops Arrive. Manila, Aug. 28. The American transports Peru and Puebla, having on board General Otis and General Hughes, arrived here at 8 o'clock this morning. There was no serious illness on boaid either of the vessels. DEWEY AND MERRITT. Heroes of Manila Are Congratulated the Presidrut. Washington, Aug. 23. President McKinley tonight cabled to Admiral Dewey and General Merritt his and the nation's congratulations upon their capture trf Ma'n-ila. The text ol the d is patch to Admiral Dewey is as fol lows: Executive Mansion, Washington, Aug. 23. Admiral Dewey, Manila: Receive for yourself and the officers. sailors and marines of your command my thanks and the congratulations and those of the nation for the gallant con duct all have again so conspicuously displayed. WILLIAM M'KINLEY. Following is the text of the dispatch to General Merritt: Executive Mansion, Washington, Aug. 23. Major-General Merritt, U. S. A., Manila. In my own behalf and for the nation I tender to you and to officers and men of your command sin cere thanks and congratulations for the conspicuously gallant conduct dis played in your campaign. WILLIAM M'KINLEY. The Arizona Off for Manila. San Francisco, Aug. 23. The trans port Arizona, with Major General Mer- riam and staff and about 1,300 troops. sailed for Manila via Honolulu just be fore noon today. The Scandia, with another detachment of soldiers, will de part in a few days. It is understood that General Merriam carries with him plans and authority to construct oar- racks and hospitals for the troops at Honolulu, which port is now attached to the department of the Pacific, of which he is the commanding officer. Steamship Lost. Falmouth, England, Aug. 23. The British steamer Toledo, Captain Wis hart, which sailed from Galveston on July 20 for Rotterdam, struck on Grim Rock, Sicily islands, last night in a dense fog and foundered almost immed iately in 25 fathoms of water. There was just time to launch a large boat, and al! were saved, many clad in their night clothes only. The Toledo was built in Sunderland in 1882 for John Toll v. Her net regis ter was 1,818 tons; gross register, 2,843 tons. She was 301 feet long by 42.1 feet in breath and 28.3 feet depth of hold. From Copper River. Seattle, Aug. 23. One hundred and fifty disappointed prospectois arrived here tonight from Copper river, Alaska, pn the steamer Excelsior. They brought with them copies of a set of res olutions passed at a recent miner's meeting, setting forth that gold in pay ing quantities had never been discov ered in the vicinity of Copper river, and that the Valdes glacier was impassable for large outfits. The resolutions also censure the boom of the country by cer tain transportation companies. Porto Rico Tariff Rates. Washington, Aug. 23. The war de partment has promulgated tariff rates for Porto Rico. The rate is the Span ish minimum tariff heretofore inforced in the island. The tobacco schedule is the same as for Cuba. Shafter has informed the war depart ment that it will not be necessary to fend any more troops to Santiago for the preservation of peace' and good order. Attempt to Blow Up a Station. Vancouver, B. C, Aug. 20. An at tempt was made last Wednesday at Steveston to blow np the police station and courtroom with gunpowder. A can conaining 25 pounds of powder was found underneath the building, di rectly under Magistrate Pierson's ohair. The fuse had burned within six inches of the powder. William Lough bridge was drowned in the river near Oak Point, Wash. , by the upsetting of a boat in which himself and two other men ware sailing. Lough bridge's companions escaped. W PEOPOI KILLED Rear-End Collision on a Mas sachusetts Railroad. WOUNDED NUMBER TWENTY-SIX Several Soalded by Escaping Steam The Injured Were KeiuoTed to Bos ton Signals Failed to Work. Sharon, Mass., Aug. 23. A frightful rear-end collision occurred in the Sharon station of tbe New York, New Haven & Hartford railroad, at 7:30 o'clock tonight, when an express train, which was running as the second sec tion of a long train, crashed into the first section, composed of local cars. As a result seven persons were killed and 26 seriously injured. The injured were nearly all removed to Boston on a special train, which was met by ambu lances and surgeons. The rear car o the local train was completely demol ished, and a portion of the second car, while the engine of the express train was crippled. The dead aie: Franklin M. Waters, Somerville, Mass.; Mrs. W. J. Fitzpatrick, Boston; Mrs. W. J. Fitzpatrick's granddaughter, Mary Fitzpatrick, a 10-year-old girl; Mrs. Fitzpatrick's grandson, 15 yaars old; a woman, supposed to be Mrs. Watson, of Westerly, R. I.; Mrs. H. C. Brisco, Revere, Mass.; C. B. Frye, Revere, Mass. The two tiains which were in the collision were usually combined into one long train, but as the traffic today was so heavy, it was divided, the first section running as a local accommoda tion, while the second, which started from Mansfield 15 minutes later than the first, ran as an express. The looal train due at Sharon at 7:02 was 13 minutes late. It left Mansfield on time, making two stops, and had lost the 13 minutes between Mansfield and Sharon. It was due in Canton Junc tion, the next station beyond Sharon, two minutes ahead of the express train, which should have passed it there. Sharon is situated on a cuive, and both the outward and inward tracks are protected by electric block signals. After the accident it was thought the block signal protecting the inward track was set at danger, showing, as it was intended, that there was a train in the station. There was no warning given by the conductor of the Mans field local, to show the approaching train that the track was not clear at the station, and It was not until he was within 300 feet of the station that the engineer of the express noticed any thing wrong. He immediately set all brakes and whistled a warning, but it was too late to stop the express It crashed into the rear car, splitting it asunder and completely demolishing it, with the exception of the roof. Its speed was not slackened until the engine had penetrated fully five feet into the rear of the second oar. The escaping steam entered the car and badly scalded a number of the occu pants. The roof of the last car was forced on top of the engine of the ex press, and remained there as the only portion of the car intact. Engineer Getchell and Fireman Holmes, of the express train, both jumped. Getchell was cut and bruised about the head. He stated after the accident that he 1 aft Mansfield prompt ly on time and there was no incident until he was within 400 feet of the Mansfield train. Then he saw the red lights of that train and shut off steam. Meanwhile he had whistled for brakes and used every effort to stop his train. Every one of the killed and injured was on the ManBfield train, and the only explanation of the fact that the number of fatalities is not larger is that the passengers were all in tbe forward end of the car, and most of them at the time of the accident were either upon the front platform or stand ing by the door. Mary Fitzpatrick, 10 years old, was taken from the wreck unconscious, and died just as the special train beating the injured started for Boston. Twenty one of the injured were taken on this train. The scene about the little station at Sharon was a terrible one. A large corps of surgeons and two undertakers arrived soon after the accident and im mediately set to work to relieve the suffering and care for the bodies of the dead. There were very few lights about the portion of the track where the ac cident occuired, and the surgeons were compelled to do their work in almost total darkness. Fifteen ambulances waited the ar rival of the train at the Park square station, which brought the injured from the scene of the wreck. A great crowd had assembled, and a force of police men were necessary to keep them from crowding onto the tracks. Lined upon the platform were 14 stretchers, while 30 hospital attend ants and a number of surgeons were on hand. Daniel C. McCann, an express mes senger on the New Bedford train, had his right hand and arm badly lacerated and his right knee painfully injured in extricating a man who was pinned be tween tbe engine's head plate and the flooring of the telescoped car. Just in front of the prisoner lay his wife, crushed and bleeding, and he was un able to move hand or foot to help her. The woman died in a few moments. Steam was arising as in a Turkish bath. The heat from the escaping steam was intense. Mr. McCann said that many people were slightly burned, though in their heroic endeavors to assist the injured the workers did not know it. C. B. Frye, of Revere, Mass., one of the injured brought to this city, is dead, making the total number seven. Norwegian Bark Sunk. Aldenburg, England, Aug. 23. The Norwegian bark Nimbus, Captain Nick elson, for Sunsfel, Sweden, was sunk off here today in collision with an un known steamer. No lives were lost. The Nimbus arrived at London on July 25, from Tadiose, Quebec. Joliet, 111., Ang. 80. Star Pointer made an effort,at Ingalls Park today to lower the world's record and his own. A fast track favored, but a cool breeze on the track was a handicap, and made the time 1:6911, a truly marvelous per formance. WEEKLY MARKET LETTER. Reported by Downing. Hopkins A Co., Inc.. Board oi Trade Broke, 711 to 714 Chamber ol Commerce building, Portland, Oregon. Half of the 5c wheat advance made the previous week was lost last week. The September, which had advanced from 63 5-8 to 68 5-8o, sold back to 65c, and closed at 65 5 -8c. The bulls were disappointed at the government report, which made the spring wheat condition almost perfect, and at the continuance of splendid harvesting and maturing conditions in the Northwest. With so much confirmatory of huge supplies, the mere matter of receipts, depending as they apparently did only on the mood of the farmer, in the estimation of the speculator dwindled in import ance. The trade the week previous bad thought only of small stocks and inadequate movement, and the inclina tion of the grower to bold on. but it turned last week from these immediate and lesser considerations to the greater, the amount of wheat that had been grown tl i world over. It has been fortunate for everybody that the winter wheat farmer was not in a hurry to sell his grain. The result has been comparatively high prices for six weeks after harvest, cash wheat, in spite of the apparent abundance, commanding 70c and over. Almost 20,- 000. 000 bushels have cleared since July 1. and at the rate of 1,000,000 bushels a day, the home consumption since the beginning of the new crop year has been almost 50,000,000 bushels, all at fair prices to the Westerners, for whose prosperity all are hoping with self in terest. The speculator has contributed to this result by his very bearishness. The overzealousness of professionals to discount the big crops has kept up the short interest and created the conges tion which has checked the declines and has forced occasional rallies. New wheat is slowly moving into market. About a dozen or more car loads so far have reached Seattle. More of the old stock has arrived of late and on one or two of the docks there has been some good large consignments. Portland Market. Wheat Walla Walla, 55c; Val ley and Bluestem, 58c per bushel. Flour Best grades, $3.35; graham, 12.85; superfine, $2.25 per barrel. Oats Choice white, 3839c; choice gray, 86 37c per bushel. Barley Feed barley, $20; brewing, $21 per ton. Millstuffs Bran, $14 per ton; mid dlings, $21; shorts, $14; chop, $13 per ton. Hay Timothy, $K11; c'ver. $9 i0; Oregon wild hajsBT10 per ton. Butter Fanev craaKrv. 45(9 50c: seconds, 85c; dairy,fH35o jEtc.e Cheese Oregon full cream, 111. i; Young America, 12fco; new cheese, 10c per pound. Poultry Chickens, mixed, $8.504 per dozen; hens, $5.00; springs, $2.00 3.00; geese, $4.005.00 for old. $4,50 5)5 (for young; ducks, $8.00 4.00 per dozen; turkeys, live, 10 12c per pound. Potatoes 45 50c per sack. Onions California red, $1.25 per sack; silver skin.;, $1 25 1 40. Hops 512c; 1896 crop, 46c. Wool Valley, 10 12c per pound; Eastern Oregon, 8 12c; mohair, 36c per pound. Mutton GrosB, best sheep, wethers and ewes, 3'2c; dressed mutton. 7c; spring lambs, 9c per lb. Hogs Gross, choice heavy, $4.75; light and feeders. $3. 00 4. 00; dressed, $5.50(56.50 per 100 pounds. Beef Gross, top steers, 3.50$3.75; cows, $2. 60 3. 00; dressed beef, 6 634c per pound. Veal Large, 65c; small, 7c per pound. Seattle Markets. Vegetables Potatoes $1013 per ton. Beets, per sack, $1.10; turnips, 85c; carrots, $1; radishes, ia'-4c; new Cali fornia onions, $1.25; cabbage, 1 34 2c. Fruits California lemons, $6.50 7.00; choice, $3.50; seeding oranges, $2.60 case; California navels, fancy, $3(3-8.26; choice, $2.502.75; ban anas, shipping, $2.252.75 per bunch; peacnes, Yakimas, 75 90c; Wenat ohees, small, 60 66c. Butter Fancy native creamery, brick, 25c; ranch, 1416o; dairy, 15 18o; Iowa, fancy creamery, 25c. Cheese Native Washington, 11 llijc; Eastern cheese, llll)c. Meats Choice dressed beef steers, prime, 7c; cows, prime, 6c; mut ton, 7o; pork, 77o; veal, 5 8c. Hams Large, lO-lc; small, 11c; breakfast bacon, ll1.. Poultry Chickens, live, per pound, 14c; dressed, 16o; spring chickens, $2.603.76. Fresh Fish Halibut, 84Jo; teelheads, 4)5c; salmon trout, 9 10c; flounders and sole, 3 4c; herring, to; torn cod, 4c. Oysters Olympia oysters, per sack, $8.60, per gallon, $1.80. Wheat Feed wheat, $2021. Oats Choice, per ton, $26. Corn Whole, $24; cracked, $24; feed meal, $23.50. Feed Chopped feed, $17 21 per ton; middlings, per ton, $17; oil cake meal, per ton, $35. i Barley Rolled or ground, per ton, $23; whole, $22. 1 1 Flour Patent, $4.10, bbl; straights, (3.85; California brands, $4.60; buck wheat flour, $6.50; graham, per bbl, $4.25; whole wheat flour, $4.50; rye 'flour, $4.25. I Millstuffs Bran, per ton, $14; shorts, per ton, $16. Hay Puget Sound mixed, $8 10; choice Eastern Washington timothy, 114. Egg! Paying 19S0, selling 21c. San Francisco Market. Wool Spring Nevada, 10 14c pet dound; Oregon, Eastern, 10 12c; Val ley, 1517c; Northern, 14 15c. Millstuffs Middlings, $1820.00; bran, $16.50 3 16.00 per ton. Onions New. 7080c per sack. Butter Fancy creamery, 2425c; io seconds, 2223c; fancy dairy, 21 B2c; do seconds, 19 20c per pound. Eggs Store, 15 17c; fancy ranch, N.35o. Oi true Fruit Oranges, navels, $2: 00 00.36; Mexican limes, $9 10; Cali- ia lemons, $3. 00 8. 00; do ohoice. 8094.60; per bos.