LiDeoln County Leader
J. F. HIKWAKT. I'uhllaher.
TOLEDO.
.OREGON'
tamprehenalve Review of the Important ;
Happening! of the Patt Week Culled :
From the Telegraphic Columns. '
A collision occurred at theGirdleness
lighthouse, near Aberdeen, Scotland, 1
between the British steamer Coldyne i
and the Grangoe. The Coldyne sank :
and eleven of her crew were drowned.
The five anarchists convicted of par-!
tioipation in the bomb outrage, June 7 j
hut, at the feast of Corpus Christi.were !
hot in Barcelona. They shouted :
"Long live anarchy," just before the i
order to lire was given.
A ponderous rock, weighing ten tons,
while being swung from a fiat car,
crashed through the sides of two cars
on the westbound Chicago & Alton
passenger train near Chicago, wrecking
the cars and injuring a number of peo
ple. Another citizenship question has
arisen between this government anil
Germany. An American citizen named
Mayer has been impressed into military
service by the German government.
The state department haB requested his
release.
Eight-year-old Emelia Kilssling.who
drank some lemonade which was kept
in a tin bucket over night, died at
Danville, Cal., from the effects of the
poison. Eighteen Bcholars who drank
of the stuff are sick. The ladies of the
liebekah lodge used a part of the lemon
ade at a social. The remainder was
presented to the school children next
day.
Consul-General Mclvor, at Kanaga
wa, Japan, reports to the state depart
ment that, according to current reports,
the Japanese government is about to
end a commission to Washington for
the purpose of influencing a redaction
of the increased import duties, which,
according to the American papers, it
is proposed to levy on silk. The im
perial diet has passed a bill allowing a
bonus to exporters of raw silk.
There will be an encampment of the
Oregon National Guard this year. It
will be the latter part of June or first
of July. It will continue from six to
ten days. An effort is being made by
the agricultural board at Salem to have
the encampment postponed until Sep
tember 80, and to have it then held on
the state fair grounds, in conjunction
with the fair. The selection of a place
has been left to General Beebe.
The Greek cabinet ministers who
have returned from the Greek frontier
seem to be in favor of a continuance of
the war. Altogether, fourteen officers
have been recalled from Crete to be
ent to Thessaly, and this is also proof
of the intention of the new cabinet to
continue the war. The movement was
actuated by necessity. All the best
officers are being sent to the front, nor
is there any intention yet displayed to
evacuato Crete.
Forest fires are said to lie starting up
again around Ashland, Wis.
The Santa Fe purchased the Atlan
tioAi Pacific railroad at a foreclosure
sale for $13,000,000.
The Transvaal will observe the
queen's jubilee day as a holiday as a
token of appreciation.
A big fire in Pittsburg, Pa., de
stroyed ,3,000,000 worth of property,
and resulted in one death and the in
jury of four persons.
The banking-house of J. B. Wheeler
&Co., in Manitou and Aspen, Colo.,
have gono into the hands of assignees.
No reason is given by the directors.
W. D. Cane, of Pittsburg, Columbia
county, and J. W. Duncan, of Uma
tilla, Umatilla county, Otegon, have
beuuappointcd fourth-class postmasters.
A Washington special says that it
has been definitely decided that Nat ion
al Committeeman J. K. Boyd, of North
Carolina, will be appointed solicitor of
internal revenue.
Colonel John Hay, tho newly ap
pointed United States ambassador to
Kngland, was received with unusual
distinction while presenting his cre
dentials to the queen at Windsor castle.
Johanna Spath, widow of Jacob Spath,
Is suing Kau Sons, sausage inanufacl
turors, of San Francisco, for 100,000
damans. Her husband was killed in
tho defendant's factory and tho widow
charges the linn with being responsible
on account of negligence.
President McKinley has sent to con
gress a message concerning the lynch
ing of three Italians at Ilahtivillc! Va.,
August !, IStitl. lie recommends an
appropriation of ( 10,000 tor tho heirs
of tho persons without admitting the
liability of tho United Slates in tho
promises.
In the German reichstag Count von
Kanitz, the agrarian leader, interpellat
ed the government on the subject of
tho promised United States tariff, lie
asked if tho government wished to con
tinue tho agreement of lS'Jl, and said
the Dingley bill implied less the in
crease of American customs revenue
than the successful expulsion of Euro
pea u imports from American markets.
MARKED BY LIGHTNING.
Young (ilrl'n Frightful Experience in a
Thunder storm. j
Chewelah, 'Wash., May 10. An ex
traordinary electrical storm occurred
yesterday, in which a number of peo- j
pie were more or less injured. The :
most unfortunate victims were "Miss
Lutie McCorniack and Miss Laura
Boiler, aged lti ami 14 respectively. ;
They were returning from school, and j
took refuge under a large pine tree. A ;
bolt of lightning struck the tree, ami
the girls were knocked senseless. Soon
after, a neighbor saw Miss Boiler aim- j
leasly wandering near his house, and j
he and others instituted a search. !
They went to the tree and found the (
apparently lifeless body of Miss Mc-:
Cormack. She was lying on her back, j
twelve feet from the tree, having h;n ,
thrown that distance by the force of ;
the thunderbolt. The lightning struck !
her first on the back of the head, and a !
strip of hair an inch wide was burned j
clear to the skin from the last cervical !
to the third dorsal vertebra. At the j
latter spot there was burned black a i
place as big as a man's hand. Between j
the knee and the sole of the foot, on
each leg, a strip an inch and a half
wide was burned. Her hat was itcr- j
ally torn to pieces, and was burning i
when she was found. Her shoes were I
torn to shreds, and one was lying about
six feet from her body, and the other
sixteeen feet away. Notwithstanding
all these injuries, she was finally
brought back to consciousness. She ia
in danger, however, because of inflam
mation of the nerves.
Three head of cattlea half-mile away
were instantly killed. W. O. Smith, a
half-mile west, was partially stunned
and knocked down, and Ellsworth Cos
ner, a half-mile north, was knocked
down by the same thunder-Dolt.
Accident or Suicide.
Rossland, B. C, May 10. J. B.
Fisher, of Deer Lodge, Mont., who un
itl the last election was county re
corder, died here shortly before 8 this
evening from a shot in the right tem
ple. Whether it was a case of Buicide
or accident there were many opinions.
The object of the man's journey here
may help to clear this up.
The Red Mountain train was nearing
Rossland, when, as usual, the car doors
were locked, while the customs in
spector made his rounds. Fisheropened
his vulise and took out his revolver, it
may be presumed to avoid paying duty.
The gun discharged and he was shot in
the very place that, would be selected
for such an act and the skin about the
wound is burned from the close contact
with the weapon. The deceased wan
a Mason and a Knights of Pythias, ami
was a handsome, stalwart man of
about !)0. In his valise were pictures
of his wife and two children, and a
statement of his accounts as recorder.
Farewell ltanquet.
London, May 10. The farewell ban
quet given this evening by the Amer
ican society in London to Mr. Bayard,
former ambassador of the United States,
was attended by 270 guests. The com
pany included Ambassador Hay, Mrs.
Hay and all the members of the em
bassy, and the lord bishop of London.
Mr. Bayard had a cordial reception.
Ho brought with him the log of the
Mayflower, which he deposited in its
glass case in the reception-room, whiie
it instantly became the center of attrac
tion. During the presentation of the
loving cup, which is in the form of a
pumpkin, surmounted by a bust of Mr.
Bayard, Mr. and Mrs. Bayard were
visibly affected. Mr. Bayard, on rising
to respond to Mr. Crane's sentiments,
was greeted with a storm of applause.
He spoke for an hour slowly and impres
sively. The CaMrnde Rraerve.
Washington, May 10. Commission
er Hermann has recommended to the
attorney -general tho suspension for the
present of legal proceedings growing out
of sheep pasturing within the Cascade
range forest reserve. The attorney-general
is requested to instruct tho United
States attorney for Oregon to stay all
proceedings until further orders, in
view of the legislation pending in con
gress and tho probable early action by
the department on tho question.
The recommendation is due to a rep
resentation from Oregon that great
hardship and loss have resulted to
sheeKiwners of the state by their ex
clusion from grazing lands within the
reserve on which they have been de
pendent for years.
To Fplore North rncifle ContA.
New York, May 10. The World says:
An exploring party under the leadership
of 1-iofessor Frank Boaz, the noted
scientist and explorer of the American
museum of natural history, is about to
undertake an extensive systematic ex
ploration among the inhabitants of the
coast of the North Pacific ocean between
the Amoor river, in Asia, ami the Col
umbia river, in America. The funds
for this important undertaking have
been generously provided by Morirs K.
Jesup, tho president of the museum,
who has done so much already for the
advancement of science and for further
ing the work of the American museum
of natural history of this city.
A Belgian gourmand of Mons has be
qucathed f :l,U00 to five friends for an
annual dinner, which thev must attend
dressed iu mourning, entering the room
with a flair to tho music of an
I Oordion.
IS
Turks Force Them to Re
treat From Pharsala.
BOTH SIDES LOSE HEAVILY
The Greeka Transfer Their Suppllea
to Ionmko Volo Ia Evacuated
Edhein I'stlia Still I'lmhinc South.
Larissa, May 10. A dispatch from
Pharsala, dated 11 A. M. today, de
scribes the battle there, which begun
yesterday morning. A Turkish corps
appeared on the summit of Mount
Tekke yesterday morning. Securing a
formidable entrenched position on the
hillside, they attacked the Fourth regi
ment of Evzones about noon. The lat
ter made a strong resistance, but were
finally compelled to slowly fall back.
The Turks then cannonaded and de
stroyed the village of Ordskiniwof,
which is about two hours' march north
of Pharsala. The crown prince having
ordered the army to draw up in line of
battle, the Greeks advanced about 2
P. M.
The Turks, numbering 30,000, imme
diately descended the slopes of Mount
Tekke and planted batteries, which be
gan to bombard the regiments. Owing
to superiority of weight, the Turkish
cannon inflicted heavy losses upon the
Greeks, and especially near the station.
The Turks continued to advance until
they came into close quarters, and then
the crown prince decided to retire to
more commanding positions.
All the ammunition and supplies
have been transported to Domokos, on
the heights of which the Greek batteries
were prepared for action.
The Turks have burned the village
Df Tatia, and have massacred a priest
and the entire family in the village of
Dioskani.
Steady Advance of the Turk.
Lodon, May 10. The Daily Mail's
correspondent with the Turkish forces
at Pharsala, telegraphing yesterday
morning, says:
Yesterday's battle was the most de
cisive of the entire war. It was not
intended nt the beginning that the
fight should be a regular pitched en
gagement, but on the arrival of Edhem
Pasha at the outposts a furious firing
began. The weathrer was cool and the
sky somewhat cloudy after a thunder
storm. The village of Pharsala could
be see, huddled, as it were, under a
line of low, peaked hills. Higher and
roundabout were black hills rising be
hind the others, while between us and
the village ran the small stream known
to the anoients as the Kaipeus, crossed
by a bridge at the railway.
Between the stream and the village
were the Greeks, in an excellent posi
tion, well defended by earthworks.
Their advance line consisted of two
bridges, ami their reserve of two half
brigades, altogether about 20,000 men.
Against them were 50,000 Turks.
The artillery began the engagement,
the Greek practice being much better
than usual, but after two hours they
began to retire across the river. This
was a great mistuke, as they were thus
inclosed between tho river and the
mountains, with no room to deploy.
The sight was superb. In many
cases the Greeks fought with the cour
age of despair. The great black masses
forming the rear guards to hold the
bridges covered the whole rich green
plain. The endurance and dash of the
Turks was magnificent, too. I reached
the battlefield with a regiment whose
men immediately began to run for
ward, dancing under fire, and shouting
like children when they saw the en
emy. The Greeks repulsed them vigor
ously and followed up the repulse.
The Turks had formed in a semi-circle
of thundering batteries and crack
ling battalions. The division on the
extreme right tried to cut off the retreat
to Domokos, while the remainder of the
force flung itself upon Pharsala.
The battle was but little like the bat
tles described in books. There was no
tiring of volleys, no bayonet assaults,
no cheering, no rush only a Bteady,
leisurely advance into the open in per
fect order. There was some individual
firing, and the soldiers shouted, "Allahl
Allah!" until the constant repetition
swelled into one heavy, montonous
shout. I saw men suddenly fling up
their hands and fall face downward, but
the Greek tiro in the main was ineffec
tive. Before 5 o'clock, the last village
north of the river had been taken.
Then the village of Vasili and the en
trenchments near the river w.s
stormed, with considerable loss to the
Turks, and the battle ceased at night
fall, the Hanking division having estab
lished itself behind the Greeks and cut
off the best line of retreat to Athens.
Kdhrm I'nsha Announces It.
Constantinople, May 10. Tho min
istry of war has received the following
dispatch from Edhem Pasha, the Turk
ish commander in Thessaly, dated yes
terday evening:
"The Turks today won a great vio
lory. Turkish shells are commencing
to fall near Pharsala. Details will be
for,..,.!...! ....
.v.. ,.,.,, ,, ,.,-i, rauan says a division
of Turkish troops commanded bv Hakki
Pasha carried the first line of Greek
defenses at Velestino and the attack it
proceeding against the other lines."
CRIME OF A FARM HAND.
Shoot Ilia Former f:mployer and Three
either IVraons.
Milwaukee, May 10. Alexander Har
ris, a farmer, living five miles south of
Waukesha, on the the Mukwonago
road, and his wife, were murdered this
morning when at breakfast. A hired
man was wounded, but escaped. A
hired girl was also wounded, and it
likely to die.
The crime was committed by William
Pouch, a farmhand. Pouch worked for
Harris about two years ago. Last night
at his request he was given lodging over
night.
About 5 o'clock this morning Harris
and a hired man went to the yard to
milk the cows. Mrs. Harris and the
girl were preparing breakfast. Pouch
left his room quietly, and, going to the
yard, bade the men there good morn
ing. Harris and the hired man were
sitting on stools near each other.
Pouch drew his revolver anil fired at
the farmer, killing him. He then shot
the hired man, inflicting probably a
fatal wound.
Pouch then walked leisurely to the
kitchen. He told Mrs. Harris her hus
band would not be in for a few minutes
;lr,J he WOUld Cat his bluukfael ut Ulice.
The woman waited upon the murderer,
who seemed to relish his meal.
After breakfast Pouch.sJtarted to walk
toward the door. Before Mrs. Harris
realized what was about to happpen he
wheeled around and shot her in the
breast. He then fired at the hired
girl. The farmer's wife died Boon af
terwards. The hired girl has a chance
for recovery. Pouch then rode away on
a bicycle.
A posse of farmers is in hot pursuit.
The farmers are greatly excited and
enraged, and should they get hold of
the murderer he will undoubtedly be
lynched.
The supposition of the authorities is
that Pouch is either insane or commit
ted the murderers in order to hide the
evidence of another crime. The man
ner in which the murders were com
mitted shows plainly that Pouch delib
erately arranged his plans. Harris was
quite well to do. Pouch worked for
him in the summer of 1895, but nothing
occurred as far as known to cause
enmity between them. Pouch is 20
years of age. The name of the hired
man who was shot is Nelson Mcliolt.
The girl is Helen Vesback.
Latest reports from Mukwonago state
Mrs. Harris was not instantly killed
as at first stated, and may recover.
There is little hope for Nelson McHolt,
the hired man, and Helen Vesback,
the girl.
A HEROIC BOY ENGINEER.
Ho Saved Many Uvea at the Risk ol
Hla Own.
Houghton, Mich., May 10. With a
box containing 200 pounds of dynamite
on fire, ten feet away from him, John
Thomas, a boy who runs a compressed
air hoisting engine in the Tamarack
mine, stuck to his post and Baved the
lives of the men at work in the mine
by his bravery.
Ten seconds after Thomas had hoisted
the men to the level the dynamite ex
ploded, smashing the engine to pieces
aiul doing other damage, but the men
and the boy to whom they owe their
lives were safe.
The miners working in the 23d level
had put seven casts of dynamite in a
box for future use. At noon a miner
accompanied by Thomas went to his
post, .gave the alarm to the miners in
the level below and ran his engine un
til he had hoisted them out. He then
fled. The alarm of fire caused great ex
citement, but no miners were injured
in the rush to reach davlight from a
depth of 3,000 to 4,000 feet.
For Peace In Cuba,
New York, May 10. A special to
the Journal from Havana snvs: Your
correspondent is able upon high author
lty to confirm the Journal's recent
Washington reports as to negotiations
pending there between Secretary of
State Sherman, Dupny do Lome and
Estrada Palina, looking to a peaceful
solution by purchase or otherwise of
the Cuban question. The story is the
topic of conversation in all the clubs.
El Dial io de la Marina, the reformist
oragn here, in a leader, sounds an omi-
iiuiniiuioui warning dv initmatiug that
the so-called reforms that Premier Can-
OVUS has offered t il l .:n
iBuiuu Miu ue
little more than a farce, should Cuba
bo left to pay the cost of the war. Spain
must pay it, El Diario declares, other
wise she cannot hope to keep the colony
and continue to monopolize its trade.
Requested to Kenign.
Olympia, Wash., May 10. The
members of the board of control this af
ternoon received a formal request from
the governor to resign. This action is
desired by Governor Rogers as a result
of tho recent occurrences that render
harmonious action impossible.
One of the board said tonight that the
members had not decided what action
they would take, but they would hold
a conference as soon as practicable, and
agree upon a course, when they would
all stand together.
The' governor said that he did not
care at this time to enter into a discus
sion of the difficulties that have made
it impossible for him to act further
with the board as it is now constituted
Tho members of the board will douhtl
less decide soon wbeilor ti,.... -..n
4. '"j in resist
the governor or quietly acquiesce in
his request.
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Ghastly Scenes at Palaise del
l'Industrie, Paris.
THE SEARCH STILL GOL j r
1
Thrilling Accounta of the Dlmutft
by Spectators and 8urvivor-eaui)
of tho Fire Ia Undeterinluel
New York, May 10. A dispatch to
the Herald from Paris says: The seen,
on entering Porte Eight, of the Palais,
de l'Industrie last night, when tii(
bodies of the victims of the Rue Jejt
Goujon were taken there, was of a fear.
ful description. There had been place,)1
the charred corpses of what had been a
few hours before beautiful women ol1
the very best families of Paris. The'
bodies were laid out on roughly in.
provised platforms of boards taken from
anywhere about the place. They wen
charred beyond recognition. Almost
all the bodies were burned about tht
head and feet, while th" middle of ii,
body remained comparatively intact
Ambulances kept coming up in i
stream, bringing more and moreoftfii
unfortunate victims, the crowd ootsidi
giving way in awe-stricken eilence.
The Rue Jean Goujon was almost im.
passable.
Of the bazaar building in which onlr
a few hours before everything had been
fair and beautiful, there remained onlr
a few charred poles. Inside ths
wrecked building there was nothing but
pieces of rags, wood and human re
mains. The firemen were digging
among the debris in search of the
bodies. There were not enough ambo.
lances, and the bodies had to be placed
in wraps. Then came soldiers, polio
and firemen to carry away the dead, and
they all worked in silence and with
will. The soldiers carried sheets ii
which to wrap and transport bodies.
There were women nurses from l'Ho
pital Beaujon, also with sheets, wait
ing to cover up the dead before the;
were taken away in the ambulances.
Near the western wall, which bound
ed what had been the bazaar, bodiei
were literally found piled in heaps am
their position seemed to indicate that i
terror-stricken rush had taken place, o
an instinctive huddling together in tin
face of death. There were pieces of nn
derskirts all over the ruins and frag
ments of woolen garments and corse
covers. Tiny little slippers wen
everywhere to be seen, crisp am
charred by the heat. On one side w
a pile of valuable jewels, eto., guards
by policemen. There were bracelet
and rings, completely free from flesh
showing how terrible had been thi
flames in their fury.
I spoke to two women who en
standing near the ruins. The eWe
one was Mine. Rochezautier, and tin
younger was a servant.
"We were attracted by the cries o
the ladies," said Mme. Kochezaotier
"Oh! such cries 1 We called toth
men in the Hotel de Palais, whfcl
frontson 17 Cors de la Reine. Hwa
the work of a moment to tear down tb
iron bars of the windows and to throi
out a chair. We hauled the poo
women in there. They were so fright
ened that they did not stay here long
They were bo terror-stricken that man
could not cry. But many were loi
and I saw several rush out from th
flames and fall dead. We saved i
least 150."
Mile, le Comte, of 22 Rue Jean Got
jon, said:
I "The fire broke out at 4:30 o'olocl
I It was terribly sudden. The heat wi
j worse than the smoke. You could ni
go into the street for fear of the heai
i The bazaar burned up just as if th
j wood had been soaked in kerosene.
, should think there were 3,500 peop
j there, because, you know, the minci
i was there during the afternoon and thi
.made an extra attraction. He ba
j hardly left when the flames burst ou
They seemed to spring up all over.
! "So fierce was the heat that all wii
dows and shop fronts opposite we
; cracked or burst open. Birds in tl
j windows dropped dead from their pe
,ches as if struck by lightning, ar
many of the neighbors were so par
! lyzed by fear that thev did not kno
j what to do. The fire lasted only twe:
I ty minutes, but such a twenty minnt
I shall never forget I Women n
shrieking into the street and fell dci
in the roadway overcome by the hw
i burning from head to foot."
Americana Were Fortunate.
New York, May 10. A Journal di
patch from Paris says: There we
very few American present in the elm
ity bazaar at the time of the fire, ai
these see m to have been especially!
vored by fortune. Mrs. William Aft
left the bazaar a quarter of an hour I
fore the conflagration. Miss Fane, si
ter of Frederick Fane, an American i
Biding in the Rue Prony, who ia almc
totally deaf, was in the building wb
the fire broke out. Her escape w
largely dud to her infirmity. She ri
the fire and made her way to the ex
being among the first to reach it.
i
1 Under forced draught the new Briti
first-class battleship Jupiter made :
average of 18.4 knots in her four-bo
trial, nearly a knot more than the oo
, tract soeed.
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