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VOL. XXXV.
CORVALLIS, BENTON COUNTY, EGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 26, 1898.
NO. 24.
EPITOME OF THE DISPATCHES
Happ
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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troops are withdrawn.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.
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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.