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Eagene City Guard.
I. L. CAMPBBLI.. Proprietor.
EUGENE CITY... OKKGONV
NEWS OF THE WEEK
tiiln-atlii( l iillri llnii nf 'urronl
In Ctnlnefl form from
Until Cmitlnrnta.
Three person were killed on tha Bal
tlmoro Sc Ohio railroad tracks near
Cheater, P., If a pawenger train
crashing into a wagon.
The Daily Mail laiigln at the report
of the Canadian expedition ia Hudson'
bay hoisting the Birtlsh flag ovr
liuffln'a Land, to get ahead of the
Americana, and declare that the terri
tory ha long been British )osseMioD.
The firit of the waling fleet to re
torn to Victoria wa the Cusco. J
Blie brought 1,004 akin, taken off the I
Japanese coast and Copper island. Hhe
report that the Calottn, with 1,400 i
kin, and the Director, with 1,000
skins, are clone liehind her.
Five men met a horrible death from
black damp, the after-accumulatioH of
lire in the Jcrmyn mine near Rend
ham, Pa. The bodies were discovered
by a Rung of men who went down into
the uiiue with supplies for combating
the fire. Noolxly knew of their deaths
until thedisoovery of the lifeless bodies.
During the puit month nearly IV
000,000 worth of grain has left the 1'a
cifio porta for Kurope. Beaidt-s this, 211
lumber venues have sailed for foriegn
poits with cargoes valued at over 1300,
000. As the month of August nearly
equaled September, the export of graia
and flour alone for the two months
would easily run into the ten-million
figures.
Baron von Ktumin's organ, the Post,
Berlin, published an article calling at
tention to the fact that 8,308 horses
were imported from America during
the first seven months of 1897, and In
sisting that tills new import ought to
be excluded. In the same article the
Post claima America sends even greater
numbers of dead horses to Germany ia
the shnpe of sausages.
Over 6,000 textile workers have leon
locked out at Loebau, Germany, and in
its vicinity.
Commnndor Booth-Tucker has ar
rived In Denver to complete the ar
rangeinents for establiHliing a Salvation
Army colony in the Arkansas valley.
Michael Klinmonds, a railroad brake
man, aged 2, shot and tried to kill hi
sweetheart, Miss Jenny Long, aged 10,
at Baltimore, and then coin in it ted
luioide.
Rose the 19yenbr-old daughter of
John Miller Murphy, died at Olympia,
Wash. Her death was caused by an
overdone of. laudanum, taken to ulluy
oeuralgia pains.
Engineer K. Bennett Mitchell was
killed and Fireman John II. Cawley
seriously injured by the explosion of a
locomotive on the Northern Central
railway at Georgetown, l'n.
Secretary Wilson has secured an or
der from the xtomYe department to
attach the government frank to pack
ages of sugar-beet seed to be sent
throughout the country for analysis.
The latest news from Guatemala re
ceived here states that a price of f 100,-
000 has been pi need on the heads of
Prosper Morale and bis aide, Manuel
Fuentes. It is asserted that an order
to this effect has laieu promulgated by
President Barrios.
As a result of the breaking of a cable,
three colored men who were bring car
ried up in an elevator shaft of the
Northwest Land tunnel, at Chicago, (ell
lift feet to the bottom of the excavatinu.
'One of them was killed instantly, and
the other two sustained fatal injuries.
Word comes fioin Kaslo, B. 0., that
three men who were out on the lake
about nOO yards were drowned by the
boat cusizing. A stiff bieese was
blowing, and, as the boat reached the
beginning of the swift undertow opsi
situ Kaslo, the men tried to change po
sitions, and the boat was overturned.
lu a recent interview, Lieutenant
Peary, who has just returned to Boston
from the Arctic on the whaling bark
Hope, said: ' 'The 100-ton meteorite
in the hold of the lloe fell from the
skies hundreds of yeara ago, and has
long been the source of iron supplies for
the Esquimaux. I discovered it in
May, lMU, mid since that time have
been trying to secure it and bring it to
America."
The duel between Count Ibidcui, the
Austrian premier, and Dr. WollT, the
German nationalist leader, has caused
the wildest sensation. Count Badeni
sent his seconds to Dr. Woltf, who ac
cepted the challenge. The premier
sent a telegram to the cmeror, asking
permission to fight the duel, and at the
same time tendering his resignation.
In reply, he received not only permis
sion to tight, but also the inieriul ap
proval. Count Badeul then made his
will, after which he spent the evening
at the Jockey Club and a pleasure re
sort. His wife and family knew noth
ing about the affair until the duel was
over. It is thought that, as the premier
has set example, with the emperor's ap
proval, there will bo a serious epidemic
of dueling.
Commissioner Evans estimates that
the payments for pensions for the fiscal
year will foot up tl47,nOO,000. The
appropriation was $14l,Sd8,riSO. The
high-water mark for pensions wss in
1 hl3 when the payments amounted to
f 169,357,537, siuce which time they
have been kept down to the figures of
this year's appropriation The pay
ments for Mnnions this year will be
within :10, 000,000 of as mm h as the
entire receipts of the government from
customs last year, and more than equal
to the entire internal revenue lax.
Following up the agreement between
this government and Canada for a mall
service between Dyea and Dawson City,
the poaluftlce department has issued or
ders for a monthly exchange of regis
tered mail between the two points.
All sealed letters exchanged between
the two countries must he of the usual
and ordinary form. This is dons to
prevent persons tuking advantage of the
mails for seouring the trausitorlation of
merchandise at letter rates. This rate
is only IU cents rr pound from any
point in the United Mates, and is lee
than the packing rat over Chilkoot
pass.
ROCK ISLAND HOLD-UP.
Nallhar Faaaangars Nor Train Craw
Eacapad Ihs Bandits.
El Reno, O. T., Oct. 4. Bandit
robbed the south-bound Rock Island
passenger train and all it passengers
at 11 o'clock this morning, five miles
south of Minco, in Indian territory.
The trainmen were completely sur
prised, and were not prepared to offer
any resistance when five masked men
came iioii them at the lonely siding.
The place is uninhabited, and the only
iersoh in the vicinity at the time were
four section men. The section men
flagged the Haiti, the rohlx-re having
coinicllci them to do so. The bundit
were hidden in a lirui-h pile, and Jump
ed out us soon as the train had taken
the siding.
I'ndcr lite pressure of Winchesters
and only looking six-shooters, the tram
men, express messenger and all of the
s ire or moie of passengers were made
to leave the train and stand in aline,
hands up, on the prairie. While three
of th rohlicr covered the badly fright
ened crowd with their guns, the other
two ciNilly and carefully robbed them,
passing from one passenger to another
down the line. The hundit secured
ubout f:)00 in curb and such other valu
ables in the way of watches, pins and
ji-wlcry as were in sight.
Jim Wriuht, of Minco, showed adi
xisition to lesist, when the bandits or
dered "hands up." They shot one of
his cms nfl to prove to his satisfaction
that his bravery was ill assumed.
Wright's bands then went up. No one
else was injured.
The passengers and trainmen having
Iwon thoroughly plucked, three of tho
bandits turned their attention to the
express and mail couches, the otlieis
stunding guard over the helpless crowd
on too prairie. The registered mail
pouches were quickly rifled, but the
through safe in the express car resisted
all the (on e and ingenuity of the roud
agents. When the messenger hud con
vince! the hundits that he Could not
0eii the strong box, they resorted to
dynamite. Several heavy charges were
exploded, but tho safe proved bandit
proof, and, though badly buttered, its
contents weiu saved to the company.
Having tuken forcible pssexsion of
everything they could carry away, tho
bandits mounted tliier horses and role
off toward the west.
At Chickasaw, the next station, a
Mixse of citizens wus hurriedly former1.
These citizens set out in pursuit of the
gang, und ntllccr have Is-cn dispatched
from Kl Reno ami other iinH in this
section. It is hardly possible that the
bandit can be overtaken in the prairie
country, and they will probably be able
to reach the Wichita mountains.
THE WOODFORD NOTE
Mllallon TVnilarnt, Hut Not Korrrit
t'iun HnIii.
Chicago, Oct. 4. A Washington
Mcial to the Times Herald says:
It i now xssiblu fur the Timcs-Hcr-aid
to give, not the exact text of the
famous Woodford note to Spain, but a
fair statement of its substance.
This now celebrated and much-dis-cuxxed
document simply exprexxed on
the purt of the United States the hon
that the war will be brought to a close
it speedily as osihlc. There is no
.lute fixed w hen the cniixomination is
to he reached, but the nitoiesis of
Spain no less than the intercxts of the
I'nited States ami the Intcicsts of hu
manity ami of tho world at large aio
reaxons why the war should be ended
with the least possible delay. And
with that in view, uctiug as u friend of
Spain, hecauxn of the gieut stake which
the I'nited States has in Cuba, finan
cially and otherwise, becauxc of the an
noyance to which the United States hits
been put by maintaining a patrol and
preventing the sailing of filibustering
expeditions, and becuuxe civilixutiou
opposes war, the United States tenders
1 1 Spain its goo I ohVcx to act as a
tr end between the mother country ami
her relsdlious colonists, in the hope
that she may he ahh' to effect a settle
ment an. I bring the waifaie to a close.
This is all there is in the note.
There is not the faintest suggestion of
this goverii'iieut forcing uniii Spain her
goo I olllccs, if she does not caie to vol
untarily aci'pet them, nor is there an
intimation that the war must be
brought to an end within a certain
time or that Spain iniiM answer this
note within a tixed time.
Mi-ariittia. TrHKtil.v.
Carrollton, la., Oct. 4. The
slaughter of a mother and her six child
ren occurred at the home of John
Boecker, a farmer, living eight miles
uoitliwexxt of hero, laxt night. Knock
ei', the flclldixh husband, completed his
bloody work by sending a bullet into
his own head, inflicting a fatal wound.
The family were prosperous Germans,
and, as far as Is known, bail lived
happily. No tuoitve for tho tragedy
has been disclosed. Pocckcr'a victims
are his w ife and six childien Caroline,
aged 14; Christine, aged W; Henry,
HL'od .N: Lisxie. aired II: John. iilmiI M
and an infant. All are dead hut
Henry, and the latter cannot recover
fioin his wounds.
luiniril I rum a Whitlow. -
San Francisco, Sept. 311. Henry
Joyce, 3 years old, while teuiHirarily
inxane, jumped from a second-story
window of the county hospital today
and received such injuries that ho died
two hours later.
Springfield, 111., Oct. 4. In a race
that was witnessed by at least ft, 000
people. Star Pointer, on the truck of the
Illinois slute fair grounds, this after
noon not only maintained his reputa
tion us the king pacer by defeating Joe
Patched, hut he also lowered the world's
pacing record in a race by half a second,
making a mile in i!:00's, the record in
race having been S:0l, which Star
Pointer made on Saturday, September
IS, at Indianapolis when he defeated
Joe Putchen.
ratal Saw mill ArrMrul.
P.ii, lt,,V.t,i Vl'...). I L.t A I'l....!....
. .,.. "., i, limn-
Tuxten, an employe of the Pacific Coast
mill here, was iuxtautly killed about 4
o'chvk this aftermxni, while working
on an edgcr. lu some way not cleaily
e (plained, a piece of sharp timber was
piojivlcd fiom the machine with ter
rible force, Milking him in the abdo
men and passing clear thiough his
Ixsly.
The highext waterfall in the woihl ix
Chohvk Cas-Hvle, at Wwemite, Cal.,
which is 3.1134 feet high, oiJuxt half a
mile.
Electric Power on the Sum
mit of Chilkoot Trail.
POBTLA X I)-J IN EA U ENTERPRISE
A Company Organlnail to Transport
freight and rnotingfirs 0r
the Want Mil.
Portland. Or., Oct. 4. Ample fa
cilities for the transportation of freight
und passengers over Chilkoot pass w ill
be provided by a Portlund-Jnneaii
company, in time for the rush to the
Yukon next scuxon.
Articles iniirporating the Dyea-Klon-dike
TrunxMirtation Company were
filed here. The objects of tho corHru
tion B'e announced as follows:
"To conduct a general tr;insortation
business from the headwaters of Lynn
canal, Alaska, too all siints in Alaska,
and in British North America, and to
carry freight and passengers.
"To acquire, build, hsiatu and oper
ate tramways, bridges, wagon roads,
xuwinills, etc.; to navigate the Yukon
river and its tribntaiies from St Mi
chael to Dawson City, and to purchase,
build mid operate all manner of vesxels
between Portland, Seattle, Taooma, Ju
nesn, Dyea, Skaguiiy and St. Miuhuels.
Capital stock, .60,000."
Although the announcement of oh
jeuta is made to cover a wide field, the
company' present attention i directed
solely to providing means for tho trans
fer of Klondikers and their outfits over
the most difficult rtion of their jour
ney, which is from the steamer at
Dyea, over the pass to Lake Linde
maun, (instruction is already begun,
a wharf leing well under way ut Dyea,
and the work of putting up a 5,000-foot
cablo tramway at the puss itself being
started. The company announces that
it will be ready for business by Feb
ruary I, by which time it will be in
shape to bundle, if necessary, the out
fits of 20,000 people a month, doing
the work at a reasonable figure.
Members of the company make the
following statement:
"The trip from Dyea to Lake Linde
matin has been mado by a man with an
ordinary outfit, umply provided with
packers. We do not projsiso to lessen
this time very much, but we do pro
pnso to take over a very much larger
tonnage than could otherwise be tuken
in the same time. When finished, our
cablo tramway, which will lie quite
similar to those used ut some of the
big mines on mountain sides, will ex
tend from Sheep Camp to the summit,
cutting off a distance of four miles us
at present traveled. Our immediate
attention, however, will Iw directed to
the most difficult part of the ascent, a
stretch of alsiut fi.OOO feet, over which
we shull be ready to operate by Feb
ruary 1. Wo shall use the water fall
of the Dyea river to convey electric
siwer to our plant.
"Though the short eriod that is al
lowed our company for preparation
give us time only to overcome the
worst difficulty of the trip, yet wo have
ample means to do more as may be
juxtilled by the progrexs tif business.
When this route is open it will be pos
sible for auy number of people to go
from hero to Dawson w ith their outfits
at less than half the cost of the trip via
St. Michaels, without an outfit, ut the
same time saving 20 davs.
"From Portland to Dawson via Chil
koot Pass the distance is only 1,700
miles; via St. Michaels it is 8,700
miles. It takes five weeks ut least to
nuike the trip via St. Michaels, and
nut over 15 days is required by the pusx
when the lakes and rivers are open.
I Another imortant saving of time is
j in the fact that one can get over the
Chilkoot and land supplies at Dawson
! two months before the tirxt steamer gets
j up the Yukon from St. Michaels, which
is usually not before the middle of
; July. The St. Michaels route is open
i but four months of the year, while the
Chilkoot will practically be open all
I the vein around when our line is com
pleted. We do not advise the trip be
ing made More February, however.
"One of the delays heretofore encoun
tered in the overland trip is the neces
sity of building bouts at the lake. Ten
days is uxually required for this,
though it was much longer this year,
owing to the rush, and the price was
prohibitive to a great number of travel
ers. This company w ill Ih. able either
to furnixh boats, or lumber for them, or
it will transport to the summit any
'knocked-dowu' Ixntts included in the
miners' outfits. It has never been pos
sible heretofore to take a Imat over the
puss, except by piecemeal, which don't
pay.
"A most important purt of the work
we ure doing is the construction of a
wharf at Dyea. It will have '.'00 feet
frontage und the approach will be 1,700
feet in length. Any steamer will be
able to dock at this w harf, thereby sav
ing the heavy expense and great loxs of
time to Imth passengers and steamship
people, of lighterage, as at present.
Hail it not Wen for work already done
by Juneau people it would have been
almost impossible to have completed
this work in time for the early travel
next season."
About flO.OHO.OOO in gold is now
concealed in tho teeth of eople in the
world.
Iittllftril fur l.arvrrtr.
Axtoria, Or. , Oct. 4. The grand jury
todav returned a true bill in the case
of B. L. Ward and W. G. Howell,
treasurer and deputy treasurer, respec
tively, of this county. The indictment
charges them w ith the larceny of public
money to the amount of 11, "58.
Found lnd lu Ilia Kuom.
Baker City, Or., IV t. 4. William
F. Iloey, aged 4rt, was found dead in
his room in a lislgiug-bouse this evening-
A Vf uolhulr Klllrd.
Pendleton, Or., Oct. 4. Andrew
llcckman, au old soldier, was found
dead on Dry Creek hill, near Weston,
this afternoon. Returning from the
mounntains with a load of cordwood
and a four-horse team, it is supposed be
fell from the wagon and was run over
or kicked to death by the horse.
Port Townsend, Wash., Oct. 4.
Charles Kisenbels, jr., son of one of
Port Townsend's moxl prominent and
wealthy citisens. committed suicide
here today b' shooting himself iu the
head
. llf. s.vln, !." That Has -Surc.Mfull
Te.ted.
8t. Paul, Oct. 4.-A very ingenious
and valuable contrivance for the saving
of life by pieventing railroad accidents
through the forgetfiilinss of trainmen,
ha been invented. The machine bai
just atood a very severe test on the
Great Northern railroad, after list ing
been previously 0s-rated successfully
on the St. Panl & Dulutl. road. Prac
tioal railroad men have given strong
indorsements to the device after seeing
it work. . ,
The object of the device is to provide
an accurate und reliable reminder sig
nal and distance indicator for hsomo
live, by which eni-'ineers are prevented
from forgetting th"ir train orders as to
stopping or meeting places. The mech
anisin is simple, but positively connect
ed with the forward truck of the engine,
accurately inesauring the distance trav
eled. The dial is placed in front of the en
gineer, showing correctly the distance
traveled. AIoe the smaller of two
dial are placed 15 triggers or do-a,
pivoted at equal distances around thf
center.
When the engiwer receives his or
dors, he sets one or more of these trig
gers to a point one mile short of th
distance to he traveled before reach in
the stopping place. The uiileuge indi
cator, on reaching such point, release
the trigger, which starts a signal whist'
blowing. This continues to blow foi
one-quarter of a mile, promptly warn
ing the engineer of the near approach
to a stopping place. If the engineer is
inuttentivo und fails to stop when this
last mile has been ruu over, the ma
chine sets the air brake and stops the
train for him. A train similarly
equip ed coming in the oposite direc
tion would be stopped ill the same
manner. The device can be made to
run forward or backward. For foggy
or stor i y weather, or for darkness, the
device is o.n sidered esMjciully valuable
for ordinary road use, although its li:'e
suvinj feature wax the point ut first
ought for by Mr. Wallace.
Alter a trial on the St. Paul & Du
luth, and trials on the Fergus Falls
division of the Great Northern, the new
invention was given an unusual tpst on
the recei t trip of President Hill to the
coast and back. For this trip, tho new
scheme, v ith one engine, No. 1103, w ith
Engineer John Wilhuno for the entire
trip, was tried, and the new life-saving
device was on the engine. For l.B'JO
mile to Scuttle on the (treat Northern,
170 to Portland on the Norlitern Pacific,
450 to Ssikuno on the O. R. & N., and
through Montana and hack to St. Paul,
the new device measured all distances
with accuracy, ami by other tests com
pletely demonstrated its ability to do
all claimed for it Piesideut Hill has
approved it with considerable enthusi
asm, as have other officials on his road.
Dining the past few months, this new
device has been used successfully on
over 10,000 miles of road. A feature
of the test is that it has been mu le
with the inventor's working model.
Admlrnl Iteardalve Kepurta.
Washington, Oct. 4. Admiral
Beardslee, who lias been in command
of the Pacific station three years, re
turned to Washington today anil called
upon Secretary Long und Secretary
Sherman. With the latter he went to
the White House and cullid upon Presi
dent McKinlcv. The admiral, in u
short time, w ill make a formal leport
to Secretary lAtng, giving his views
and opinions on the Hawaiian situa
tion, ami such information as he bus
gained during his long stay ut the is
lands. The administration is anxious
to have a geiieuil review from such nil
intelligent and experienced source us
Admiral llearilsiee.
Speaking of the reKtrted opposition
Uranin-x.uit n, the admiral said today
that it amounts to little. The suhstui
tial business interests on the islands,
with few exceptions, favor annexation.
Knltl Hit llllaband.
St. Louis, t'ct. 4. According to the
PoJt-Dispatch, John A. Truitt, a con
ductor on the Northern Central electric
street-car line, was sold by his wife for
4,000 to a woman who declares that
she loves the man more than his wife
does. The deal was the sequel to the
following remarkable statement made
to Mrs. Truitt by a Mrs. Stevens, who
lives in this city with her father:
"Mrs. Truitt; I love your husband,
and 1 want him. I have traveled the
world over, and he is the first man 1
ever loved. I will give you 4,000 cash
for him if you will give him up."
Truitt, who is the father of four
children, seems to agree to the deal.
It is stuted tliut luit Tuesday Mrs.
Truitt, knowing that her husband loved
another, attempted to take her life by
swallowing a big dose of morphine.
Aid Kmin the Canadian I'arlHr.
Montreal, tVt. 4. It is announced
that the Canalian Pacific Company in
tends without delay to extend the rail
road into Uossland, B. C, and that
capitalists closely identified with the
railway company have partly completed
arrangements for the erection of a largo
smelter on the Columbia river, w hich
will treat the Kosxland ores practically
at cost, and that the shipping mines
will be connected with the smelter by
an aerial tramway. The Canadian
Pacific also projwes adopting similar
methods in the Shvnn country.
Caiilata Itcady to sirlk.
Loudon, Oct, 4. The Daily Mail, in
its xihhmu! from Madrid. hhv&. TV...
symptoms of Carlist agitation are every
day becoming more manitest and at
tracting the attention ot the Spauish
L-ov.irnm.iti t ('tirli.it inttica.i.i... .. . ...
......... .... v - tti.iPP,,llVB niv ill
the province of Navarie and Castleton,
where the party has its strongest sup
xrters. There is the best reason for
Micving that the signal for a rising
will soon lie given. The revolt will
probably occur in Navarre or Castle
t.tt. t:rrrk fnulnrt Itealgna.
Athens, Vt. 4. The premier, M.
Kalli, this morning officially tendered
the resignations of the cabinet mini
sters, and they were accepted by King
Ot.'orge.
ICcalgnatlon of Weylar.
New York, tVt. 4 A special to the
Herald from Havana says that General
Weyler has resigned.
Chicago physician and firemen are
opixwed to the use of cocaine in eye
troubles, on the ground that it incite a
taste for the drug.
I r of Coal.
Americans Compelled to Fle
From Guatamala.
ACTS OF CRUELTY PERPETRATE..
Barrlu' M.nn.r of Carrying Wat
Bringing D.T.alatlon
Country- Xo Hope for Peace-
c Prarcisco. Oct. 4. -The steamei
Sun Bias arrived from Central Amen-1
can ports today with the first authentic;
details of the revolution in Guatemala.
The revolution broke out on Septembei i ,
6, and wa participated in by several,
departments, viz: San Marcos, yuez.il
tenango, Huehiietenange, Tutouicopan,
Mazakenango, Ouiche and Salola.
The revolt was opened with an attack
upon the out posts of yuezaltenungo and
other districts, which proved eminently
successful. The revolutionist, how
ever, withdrew to gather reinforce
ments from the surrounding country,
und three davs after the first shot wat
fired, the government sent the follow
ing into the field: General L. O. Leon,
with 1,500 men; General S. Toledo,
with 43 pieces of artillery and 2,001'
men. One battery promptly deserted
to the enemy uftei leaving the city.
On September U, J. Castillo, nid to
Morales, arrived on the scene with un
immense force of malcontents from
neighboring provinces, and, after a
sharp engagement, took tho city of
yuezaltenango. Meanwhile, Burrio.'
wus carrying inattcis with a high hand
among the rebels within the citadel.
Needing money, he applied to Dun Juan
Apricio, a 'well-known capitalist,
through the medium of General ltoque
Morales, who is noted for his cruelty.
Knowing that the loan would mean his
financial ruin, Apricio hesitated, ami
was promptly taken to the castle and
strung up by the thumbs. Upon re
fusal to accede to tho demands ma le
upon him, Apricio was lushed until he
fainted from the torture, und, still be
ing obdurate when he recovered his
senses, Morales cursed him and shot
him dead. His many friends, however,
had their revenge shortly afterward, foi
when the city of (jut zalteiiango wus
tuken, Itnquo '.Morales wus shot w ithout
the courtesy of n trial. Grave accusa
tions of cruelty to women, the wives
and slaves of men who hud joined the
revolutionists, ure made iigainst the dic
tator Barrios.
The San Bias brought a partv of 14
Americans from the scene of the revolu
tion, all of whom agree that it will be
a long time before peace is again re
stored. Four of the party left yuezalt
nango after tho town had been sur
rounded by government troops und or
ders had been issued that no one should
be allowed to leave. They stato that
Americans are thrown into jail on the
slightest provocation, on the ground
that they ure plotting against Barrios,
and say that nine Americans were in
prison at Quczaltemiitgo. The mer
chants of Guatemala City are expecting
a siege at any time, und have made
preparations to close their places ot
business at a moment's notice.
AN ENGLISH CONCESSION.
May llailm tliv Completion of tlie-NIc
aragua Canal.
Washington, Oct. 4. The report
that a bill bus been passed by the con
gress of Nicaragua granting u HO year
frunchise to the Atlas Steamship Com
pany, of London, for the exclusive
team navigation of the Kio San Juan
del Norte, with authority to deepen the
channel at various points and iil-o to
construct a railroad from the Silicon
lagoon to the river, cannot be officially
confirmed here.
If the Nicaragua congress has granted
a concession to the Atlas company, that
action may arouse quite a diplomatic
discussion between representatives of
the Greater Republic of Central Ameri
ca and the I'nited States.
The solution of the complications
into which the three governments are
drifting may he a treaty between the
I'nited States and the Greater Kopuhli.
for the completion of the Nicaragua
canal by this government.
It is stated by persons familiar with
Nicaragua canal affairs that either the
United States or the Nicaragua Canal
Company will institute an inquiry con
cerning the grant to the Atlus company.
These two waterway (the San Juun
river und Lake Nicaragua) are said to
form two of the links of what will ulti
mately be the Nicaragua canal.
The state department recently re
ceived a report from Consul O'llaru, of
Nieutaguu, giving brief details of the
concessions granted to the British com
pany, and slating that it embraced vari
ous exclusive privilege iu the Silicon
lugoon, the San Juun river and Lake
Nicaragua. Since then additional in
formation has become available as to
the plans oT the Atlas company.
( uliana Treating for I'mr.
liondon, Oct. 1. A special from
Madrid says a rumor prevail there to
the effect that important communica
tions have been received by the Spanish
government from the leaders of the Cu
ban insurgents, suggesting the basis ol
a possible settlement of the Cuban diftl
cullies. Locomotive Holler Kiptoded.
Vancouver, B. C, Oct. 4. A fatal
accident happened on the Canadian Pa
cific railroad today near White's creek
bridge, ubout 13 mile west uf North
Bend. The k.iler of engine 354, which
wss hauling an eustbonnd freight train,
exploded, and Brakeinan George Elson
who wa riding on the engine, was
thrown over a bank, sustaining injuries
from which be shortly afterward sue
cinnlyd. The engineer and fireman
were slightly scalded.
Strike situation lu llllnola.
Spring Valley, 111., Oct. 4.-eliet 1
was given to 400 families ut the com-!
missary today. The Northern Illinois
miners are more determine,! than ever
They are at present regarded a the'
mainstay of the great national strike I
If they Ko to work st wages lower than !
the scale, the niineis of Pennsvlvania !
ami Ohio.it is claimed, will have to!
accept a relative reduction. There are '
probably 10 operatus in Northern llli-i
noiwl,o have broken awav from the1
Operators' Association and are pavinJ
the scale.
San Francisco, Oct. 4. The revenue
cutter Rush arrived from UnalaBka to
day, bringing the latest new from St.
Michael and the Yukon that came to
Unaluska from the north by the Alaska
Commercial Company' teamer Bertha.
The Bertha left St. Michael Septem
ber 14. On the 18th the ateamer C.
II. Hamilton, belonging to the Chicago
roristrution, returned to St. Michael
and reorted that she wa unable to
uscend the Yukon above the flat ncur
Fort Yukon. Her passenger und cargo
wero unloaded at Fort Yukon, and were
awaiting the arrival of the Alaska Com
mercial Company' steamer Margaret
and Alice for transportation to Duwson
City. These steamer, being of lighter
draught, w ill get to Dawson City Sep
tember 20.
At St. Michaels, despite the presence
of over 300 persons, order prevailed,
and the presence of the revenue cutter
Bear was regarded a nn additional
guarantee to prevent any trouble. A
number of the Hamilton' passengers
were landed at Minook creek, where
quite a big strike is reported, and
where there are plenty of provision
fur the whole party.
The Bear w ill remain at St. Michael
until the arrival of the Humboldt, with
troop for the garrison.
The disabled steamer Eliza Anderson
will remain at Uuulasku until next
spring.
The Bteamcr Portland was at Dutch
harbor when the Hush left Unaluska.
Coal being source she wua unable to
continue her voyage to St. Michaels,
but the passengers were sent north on
the Alaska Commercial Company'
steamer Bertha. Tho Portland will
probably return to Seattle without pro
ceeding to St. Michaels. The ateamer
frame and machinory she carried will
be landed at Dutch harbor, and a new
cargo of planking to replace that lost
on the schooner Hueneme will be sent
north, bo that the steamer for the Yu
kon can be built at Dutch harbor dur
ing the winter.
The Rush report that 12 British
bcIiooik rs took 0,3119 Beats, and three
American schooners obtained 875 skins.
1'rovlalona at Dawaon.
Victoria, B. C, Oct. 4. William
Ogilvie, Dominion government survey
or in tho Yukon country, arrived in
Victoria this morning, lie says there
are provisions enough at Duwson for
4,000 people for the winter. When he
left Dawson, July 15, there were 8,000
there, but if, as it is reported, many
luivo left since then, the situation will
not be so bud as feared. He says there
is no use in trying to take in food with
dog tr. ins. Mr. Ogilvie will probably
sail for Skaguay tomorrow morning on
the steamer Quadra.
Inspector Wood, of the Northwest
mounted police, who is in command of
the force that will accompany Major
Walsh, Dominion administrator of the
Yukon, urrived here today. He tate
that Major Walsh and Hon. Clifford
Sifton, minister of the interior, will ar
rive here tomorrow, and will leave im
mediately for the Yukon on the Quadra.
Besides several more members of the
mounted police, a number of halfbreed
guides and dog driver also arrived.
Inspector Wood states that he ha or
ders to go along the trail a far as pos
sible, and then come buck and report
us quickly us he can. The party will
travel by dog trains.
ATTACKED BY STRIKERS.
Edwardatlllt, III., Miners Koughly
Treated.
St. Loui, Mo., Oct. 4. Early to
day the minera in the employ of the
Madison Coal ' Company at Edwards
ville, III., while going to work, were
attacked by strikers, including 30 or
more women sympathizers. The strik
ers threw stones and red pepper and
heat their opponents with clubs.
"Scotty" McAllison had his skull
crushed, and numerous others were cut
und bruised.
The miners fought as best they could
with their tin dinner pails, and were
finally allowed to go to work. After
the uttuck the strikers and women
formed in line and marched through the
Btreets of Edwardsville shouting and
singing. No arrests were made.
The strikers, more than 800, with
the women, far outnumbered the work
ers, who were guarded by a force of
deputy sheriffs on the way to the mine.
T. W. MoCune, a deputy sheriff, in the
escorting jkissc, was disarmed und
dragged to one side, where a otowd of
irate Btrikor beat him until he was al
most unconscious. Though heavily
armed the sheriff's officer took their
drubbing w ithout making any attempt
to use their arms. They were outnum
bered ten to ono, but they fought with
their fists.
Had a shot been fired the consequen
ce would have been fearful, as the
strikers were frenzied.
Nevere N tor ma In Cuba.
New York, Oct. 4. A dispatch to
the Herald from Havana says: Opera
tions in the four western provinces of
Cuba have been absolutely suspended
during the last few days on account of
a severe storm that swept over this end
of the island. In the suburbs of Ha
vana nearly 20 persons have been
drowned by the floods, and in country
district many live and much property
has been lost.
Scuttle, Oct. 4. A Time corre-
i londent. who returned last evening
! from the vicinity of the Mount Baker
gold discoveries, says that there is no
,loub' that great strikes have been
maile, and says he believes the claim
I that some of the quarta will run 10,
! 000 t0 ton is not an exaggeration.
I He says that upward of 1,000 men are
I now the district, and more are rush
ing in, desnite the fact that th IIIA
has commenced to fly and the cold is
severe.
Reported to Marine Hoapllal.
Washington, Oct. 4. The prog
ress of the yellow fever epidemic, up to
the close of the day, reported to the
office of the surgeon general of the ma
rine hospital service, give a total of
6S2 case and 00 death in tho entire
country.
Oregon Ready for Sea.
San Francisco, Oct. 4. The battle
ship Oregon is filling her bunker with
coal, and, according to instructions re
ceived by her commander a few dav
ago. will remain in the buy ready to go
to sua ou a few hour' notice).
EvidenL0frsteady
ITEMS OF GENERAL
r. All th. CHI., . .
A 4R-nniir.rt
Marshfleld trolier M UH
A Yamhill conn t
pound of hopsinr" Mjt
Over 1)00 acres of f -ed
in Lynn county thi, 1
heuferts' cannerv, t Tt ' n
putting up 1,000 iw-ofi.?
I.
ureihin V,
name of a new pat., ,tuT- " 4
county. 1 rt,Unloii,crJ
An Oregon grizzly .
800 pounds was killed oTn.
In Lime county. """n
A farm near Pendleton, ,hu
sold four months gl f, "'. 7
last week resold for 8.J60. '
A young man named j,' ,
sheephorder, accidental!. V"
killed himself near Lonctwi 1
peucl, weigl.mg on, , ,
DOUUds. and mB,..,.i ... " 1 !
circumference, is a n.
nrrulm-tinn 6 l tot
r
The completed 8.eWment
Clatsop county for ISk; ,10l
Notices have been posted on ti,
. ..-..,niieiu muiijinj
that the prices of salmoD hidU-'
duced to 25 and 10 cent
A Lane county fruit growerki,,
lied seven carloads of nia (,;,.
farm, placing it in from on. to tJ
Ion cans, nrini'inillv ti. f. '
i oic lurmer.
Another shipment of Walor
ty beef cattle was made from Kft
week, consisting nf 450 bif
One of the animals ti.p.J
1,740. m-
The Oregon Telegraph ft T:;
Company is surveying munforr,
plnne lino from Monroe to mi)
on the main line between llirra:
und Junction.
Mr. N. Humphrey, of Lane
has up to tho present time drilc
pounds of prunes from liii onv
and expects his entire crop to tc
to about 107,000 pounds.
A contract has been airirMtty
a levee across Lost river ilmyl
Klamath countv, for J,4M. Ik-
croachments of the wstenulKtJ
have made the construction if
leveo necessary.
A colony of immiranti, 21 inn
ber, have just come out from XtbJ
with the intention of loiilinjii J
country. They elitp) e 1 ll Uxeirf.
out, including a number of ;
They are now looking around G.J
county.
The bodv of the tramp ibonit
by a train it Huron, wa buried taJ
coroner. It was not mcdum. 11
that was found on tliebulrtui;
ed sjioon and four or live pounds
tatoes in a sack. TliecornMrdir
the young man as being ilwilH
old, five feet seven indu u fcv
liaving dark brown hair, blneera J
as never having been waved.
The Salem fruit dryer are m
care of no less than 1,130 to'
prunes per day, or 105,000 poow
ery 24 hours. This giveiidiwf
put of 85,000 pound, daily, ui'
eompnny expects to handle ft
pounds of green prune! thii
Just as soon as the prune vp'
the dryers will start on l'!
that are offered will be bought.
vear 0-vear-old piuneorchaniiw-
itur returns to the owners
the way from f t.00 to I,000k"1
Wahlnl.oo.
ThecitT council of Spots"
the tax levy for that city at U
Tho shingle mill t M1'"
stroyed by lire; also 1.500.000
A 350-pound bear m WW '
miles ubove Dudley, in '
A bund of 4,000 iheep '
. . t. V.,l.,, MI
purchased ut ri
.....ttt in I'liicaL'O.
Win. Oir, of Walla w.lU.
instantly killed hythebrvnN
.1- '
electric ugnv pure.
There is a regular itami '
seekers to the new discovert'
vicinitvof Mt. Baker.
The Bank of arfcM.bJ:
into voluntary 1 qiudation,
its doors January 1, W-
A boy named William B
accidentally shot hiMtn.
. i :.. u iof heart u"1'"-
oieu 111 u""" . r'
A"-.!ibrbdS-
at Mann "" tji
chused t00 worth of .
Since January L.fg,
porauoo, it" . tf"
stock of 3.iH,,.'i."'
in Seattle. ,
Farmers' i"ilH '..;,
been held at different po fi
,. ...1.: ...mductea "
vi uniinii,"'"' - , 1
the state agricultural
Thurston county,
census, has an em"""
children of scIi.hu ""'j
127 from tne ,rT,','"
decrease is in the
Olvmt.ia shows an m""; .
A crazy man who il s
be learned created ;hhk b
ment in Tck.a by d. J
Main street. A'Ier .
captured by cities an j;.,
don his clothing M
leave iu". itoJi2
There is a great 1 1.
machines in tin LT1 "'L-!'.
farmer a.e onr... Kfv
the regular price in 0 ,
er. One farmer off'
of $30 besides I;'W
a thresher to Hires-
could not get it- .-.on is'
Under a recent
uucollecten si - -j,":.;
under the ne lllit n
legislature. '"
larger cities will r f
H-r cent more oat 4
ban theyhve