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About Lincoln County leader. (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987 | View Entire Issue (May 13, 1897)
AH jn Appalling Calamity at a Jt 9 Charity Bazaar. VICTIMS WOMEN AND CHILDREN ila fitiiBffa Wholesale I Fire Buffering-Building Wm a Very Flimsy Affair, Killed With Tapestry. P.ria Muv 6. Fire broke ont ut 4 P. H in a crowded olmrituble bazaar in ho Roe J1'8" 'ouon, ai wuicn me Ouchess d'Uzes and several well-known jatroneesea were present. The building in which the fire broke nt was a temporary structure of wood. The flumes were Hint discovered above a itall occupied by the Duchess d'Uzes. nhile the place waB densely orowded. Hie bazaar is an annual function pre iided over by the leaders of Parisian .: Thorn wm n wibl rush fur the lits, and older persons were homo Jown and trampled upon. The inflam Mble nature of the building and its xmtenta caused the flames to spread with great rapidity, and in a short time ;hre bazaar was a mass of flames. The Milies of thirty victims of the confla gration, mostly women, wore recov ered and laid out on tho sidewalk, diere the corpses formed a ghastly The number of injured is greater ;han first estimated. Over 100 persons lave been conveyed to the Hotel du Palais, in the Cour do la Haine, but many critical eases have been trans ported1 to the Hospital Boangon. The policeman on duty at tho doors of the bazaar Bays from 1,500 to 1,800 people were in the building when the lire broke out. The alarm caused a rush for the doors, which were noon choked with people, this preventing the escapo of many who might otherwise have been aved. lleirt-rending cries arose, soon followed by shrieks of agony as the flames swept upon the crowds strug gling for exit. Further details just obtained show that before the firemen could arrive the roof of the bazaar crashed in, bury ing numbers of those who had been unable to make their egress from the building. Very soon after the alarm was given, assistance hurried to tho burning build ing, and effective help was rapidly organized by the firemen and police men. Although a general alarm was lent out with reasonable promptness, the whole wooden structure wus blaz ing before the firemen could approach. The roof and almost the whole build ing collapsed, falling upon the unfortu nate people. Many of them are sup posed to have previously succumbed to the stifling smoke. In spite of the efforts of the firemen, some time elapsed before the charred bodies coulil be pulled from tho smoke and burning mass of debris covering the spot which but a short time before had been the scene of so much gaiety. As the work progressed and the in quiries became more numerous and pressing, it was seen that the death rate would be much higher thun at fir.t es timated. One hundred corpses have been laid out in the Palais do l'lndustrie. It is believed another hundred are beneath the rums. The building was erected the flimsiest manner, the nudity of ie ecanoluing inside being concealed by tapestry of the most inflammable description. The bazaar was in full swing when "waeniy about 4 o'clock tho cry of "fe rose in the quarter where the kin- wenwgrapli was being exhibited. One of the survivors tellB to the cor reS''ent of t,IB Pref,s '"a experience The nlanf. U-n nrmtimn.1 full f.f P'e, and the heat was stifling. Being - j unramiortable. my friends and determined to leave, hut. Brim hIumi" w thnlin0t muko "mch hef'lwy through " . """"K toward the door. I stayed a little behind, as I was offered a nose JW by a stall holder, when of a sudden B"out M hre was raised. Instantly "was commotion. , "W"e tried to keep cool, but the rush 7 behi"(l forced us forward and we er separated. Then I tried to work J way back, but I was carried off my wt and carried backward and forward u.e swaying crowd. I lost mv hat. wen coat was torn off, and then waiBt- ah tins happened in a few seconds, immediately the full extent of the "Slamitv rfu,...i m. - ..M..I.CU upon us an. ine ames spread with startling rapidity 3 ,,lt the whoIe building, which rmbled like a livin .i. proar of the conflagration could not 'Town the irrnun., .,5 .:.. ild crowd. s ''Gradually I found myself pushed r- 7 , 111,6 wall of the building, "feeded ,in. ""-""''ling thnna v. "i'c,""B mane dv Borne Ol lat.. r Were near nie- Ten seconds hardlvr'i ;lhaVe been tt victim, for beW ----""egicu mrougn me noie bl ! ,ar'1 8 dreadful crash as the th. ... . c" ln- 1 cannot describe ""juggle which followed. No word P'ct the horror of the scene. I on. T ! f 1 l00k back uPO it, a hido- m DIKlltmnrB Tl. .u..i- . over in i wiiuie unng was rem.;- , , ve minutes, and nothing ruin. .uD! tl,e cl,arred an blackened "" 01 the bazaar." THE ORDER REVOKED. Senate AoU on Cleveland's Forestry Proclamation. Washington, May 8. The senate to day agreed to an amendment to the civil-service bill revoking the order of President Cleveland made on February 22 last, establishing forest reservations aggregating 17,000,000 acres. The de bate brought out muoh criticism of Mr. Cleveland's order, Senators Pettigrew, Wilson, Turner, Rawlins and White speaking against it. Gray of Delaware defended the course of the president, pointing out that it was the result of an inquiry authorized by congress and conducted by the Na tional Academy of Sciences. Allison endeavored to have the amendment restricted so as to leave tho question of revocation to the president, but he was defeated on an aye and no vote, 14 to 82. Gorman made a point of order against the amendment, but this being submitted to the senate, was defeated, 23 to 25. The amendment was then agreed to without division. Another amendment agreed to pro vides tor a continuance of the investi gation of the condition of the fur seals lu Behring sea. The sundry civil bill was passed late in the day. It carries aggregates of 903,000,000. During the day Bacon of Georgia in troduced a joint resolution deprecating war, and announcing the policy of the government in favor of arbitration. The resolution was referred to the com mittee on foreign relations. New War to Get Jobs. Denver, May 10. A special to the Republican from Cheyenne, Wyo., says: An attempt was made this morning by unknown persons to wreck the incoming Cheyenne & Northern passenger train by misplacing a switch in the yards at the northern entrance to the city. Owing to the fact that tho train was running slowly, no damage was done derailing the locomotive. The authorities discovered tonight that the parties who attempted to wreck the j train are several Union Pacific brake- j men, one of whom made a full confes sion of the affair to City Attorney Breckons. The switoh was turned with the expeotation that the Cheyenne & Northern employes would be blamed for it and discharged, and extra Union Pacific men would be given work in their places. Warrants were issued tonight for two of the brakemen impli cated, and they will be arrested tomor row. Cuban Sympathisers Arrested. City of Mexico, May 10. A sensa tional arrest was made today of the en tire editorial staff of the paper called 1 Contincnte Americano, which is the organ of the Mexican sympathizers with the Cuban insurgents, at the in stigation of the Duke of Arcos, the Spanish minister, who complains that the paper has insulted a friendly na tion. The editors are young Mexican students, and popular sympathy is with them. The arrest is causing much comment, but it could not be helped, as the Spanish minister pre sented a format complaint, and under the law, action had to be taken. The outcome is watched with great interest. The insurgents have engaged the best legal talent to defend the young ed itors. The Treasurer Drowned Himself. New Bedford, Mass., May 10. Will iam D. How land, treasurer of the How land mills, and the New Bedford Manu facturing Company, was found this morning in the dock at the foot of North street. The corporations with which Howland is connected are in the hands of receivers as the result of the discovery of an unsuspected financial entanglement recently by stockholders. Had Trouble With the Machinery. Vancouver, B. C, May 10. A young man named Harvey Kinsman commit ted suicide by shooting this afternoon, at Ladner's "landing on the Fraser riv- , twelve miles from New Westmin s;er. He was 24 years of age, and was employed at the Wellington farm oreamery. The only reason for the deed, as far as known, is that he had had some trouble with the maohinery at the creamery. Oregon to Come Out of Dock. Seattle, Wash., May 10. The bat tleship Oregon will come out of the Port Orchard dock tonight or tomorrow night. It will probably be two months before the repairB can be made to the ship, and the officers determined it would be better for the Oregon to be in water in the meantime, owing to the strain the ship would be subjected to during so long a stay in the dock. Takes Otis' Command. Washington, May 10. Orders have been issued by the war department, as signing General Shatter to the com mand of the department of the Colum bia, headquarters at Vancouver bar racks, transferring General Otis to the command of the department of Colora do, with headquarters at Denver. Colonel Merriam, now at Denver, will assume command upon General Whea ton's retirement until Otis' arrival. Colonel Anderson, at Vancouver bar raoks, will be in command until Shat ter's arrival. Northern papers are just awakening to the fact that Mississippi is fattening a few cattle for the Chicago markets. THE VICTORIOUS GREEKS. Forty Thousand or the Moslems Hurled Rack at Velestino. London, May 7. The correspondent of the Telegraph ut Volo, under date of Wednesday says: The biggest battle of the war began near Velestino this morning. As a re-t-ult of it, tho Turkish force of 40,000 men has been repulsed. The Turkish plan was to seize the hills on tho north, dividing Pharsala from Velestiuo. At I'haraala Also. London, May 7. A dispatch to the News from Velestino, dated Wednes day, says: The Turks were repulsed liter ne Hours' ngliting, with a heavy I loss, Simultaneously Kdhem Pasha's main force engaged the Greek outposts at Pharsala, and the lighting lasted from 2 P. M. until 7:30 P. M., both armies retaining their original posi tions. Where It Began. Athens, May 7. A private dispatch from the front says that the hattle be tween the Greeks and Turks VipgHn nt Aivali, between Velestino aud Phursala. Great Rejoicing. London, May 7. The Athens corre spondent of the Standard, under date of Wednesday, says: There is great rejoicing over the re ceipt of the official telegram from Phar sala saying that the Turks have been repulsed and the Greeks hold their positions after a three hours' battle. The dispatch 6ays Crown Prince Con stantino and Prince Nicholas fought boldly in the front runk, risking their lives a hundred times, and that they had an ovation from the whole army when the fighting was over. The government has forwarded to them its warmest congratulations. The k-imr mill .Mihinnt lmv i.lun a.lrlru.uH a manifesto to the troops, congratulating ! them upon their courage and patriotic devotion. The public is overjoyed, and is al ready forgetting the earlier blunders of the campaign. Both Attacks Itepulsed. London, May 7. The Athens corre spondent of the Daily Mail huvb: Ten thousand Turks attacked the Greek po sition at Velestino. The lire ceased at 4 o'clock this afternoon, and it is evi dent that the Greeks have met with great success. There has been slaughter at Pharsala, where the battle is pro ceeding. Crown Prince Constantino telegraphs as to the engagement at Velestino: "With God's help, our side bus con quered." The Athens correspondent of the Times says: Simultaneously with the attack at Velestiuo the Turks attacked the Greek outposts at Tartar, near Phar sala. It is said that both attacks have been repulsed by the Greeks. General Smolenski says: "The bridge at VeleBtino is deluged with blood." Arbitration Treaty Failed to Pass Senate. Washington, May 7. The senate to day, by a vote of 43 to 20, refused to ratify the general arbitration treaty be- j tween the United States and Great j Britain, negotiated by Secretary Olney j and Sir Julian Pauncefote. The rules of the senate require a majority of two thirds for the ratification of treaties. Hence, three more affirmative votes would have been required to secure a favorable result. The open session of the senate today was devoted to the sundry oivil appro priation bill, which was not completed up to the time of adjournment. Deboe took the oath of office at the opening of the session and was cordially greeted by his Republican associates. A tow ering boquet of American beauty roses nnd lilies had been placed on tho desk to be occupied by Deboe, which adjoinB that of Hanna, and is in the rear row of the Republican side. A Spanish Victory. Havana, May 7. Captain-General Weyler arrived yesterday at Cienfuegos, Santa Clara, coining by train from Isa bella, where he landed from the cruiser Pizarro on Monday, going thence by train to Sagua. General Suarez Ynclan, being in formed that war material for the in surgents hud been landed near the mouth of the river Mosquito, province of Pinar del Rio, Bent detachments of Spanish troops in that direction, with the result that they captured an insur gent camp at Tallcro, and another at Ojo de Agua. The enemy left Ave men killed, and the government forces cap tured sixty-three boxes of ammunition, containing 86,000 cartridges for the Spanish Mauser rifles and the American Remington rifles. Want the I'reslilent. Chicago, May 7. Three members of a committee from Utah passed through Chicago today on their way to Washing ton, where, with the remaining mem bers, they will invite President McKin ley to attend the Utah jubilee July 24. It will be fifty years ago July 24 next when the little party of pioneers entered Salt Lake valley, and the peo ple, not only of Utah, but of adjoining states and territories, propose to cele brate fittingly the anniversary of the event, since the pioneers made possible the settlement of the Groat American desert and operated in the Central West to secure civilization. They are con fident the president will accept the in vitation.,' WEEKLY MARKET LETTER. Downing. Hopkins A Company's Ueview or Trade. With a large each demand for wheat .it all points, with slocks being reduced to a lower point than in years by the end of the crop, and with prospects for an average crop of winter wheat very poor, it is enough to warrant the main-tenam-ee of present values, and also the prevalence of good prices for wheat for the coining twelve months. How high prices will go depends on three things speculation, crop prospects, and the war. There will be a short crop of winter wheat for the third con secutive year The conditions are also uncertain for us large an acreage of spring as was expected earlier in the season, owing to the wet weather and the latenes of the seeding in some sec tions. High prices, however, will stimulate farmers in the Northwest to ifet in as large an acreage as pos sible. There lias been a good deal )f seeding, but in the Ked Kiver valley, where a large part of the crop iH grown, .here is too much water to admit of iarly seeding. Kansas gives good promise, but a change for the worse May come. The only things that can injure the crop are hot winds and sand storms. The outlook in California if uncertain. HeportB say that hot winds have deteriorated the crop. Latest re ports from France and Russia are against large crop of winter wheat, but in the other foreign countries there is promise sf about an average yield. StockH, how ever, are low, and consumers will go into the new crop with less then the usual quantity. Greece and Turkey are not important factors as wheat growers, the former raising 4.800,000 bushels, nnd the lat ter 24,000,000 bushels. Bulgaria, Ser via, Koumania, and Montenegro raisj UUU, UUl) bUSIK'IS. A liberal prOpO! tion. of their crop is exported to the continent. If Greece has a navy of sufficient strength to prevent a free ex port movement of wheat from thoBe countries, it might make a great differ ence in the supplies of the continent. market Quotations. Portland, Or., May 7, 1897. Flour Portland, Salem, Casoadia and Dayton, 14.00; Benton county and White Lily, $4.00; graham, $3.40; su perfine, $2.75 per barrel. Wheat Walla Wallu, 7374c; Val ley, 76c per bushel. Oats Choice white, S840o per I bushel; choice gray, 87(689c. i Hay Timothy, $14. 00 15.00 per ton; clover, $11. 50 (SI 2. 50; wheat and ! oat, $12. 00 (13.00 per tori. j Barley Feed barley, $16.60 per ton; ' brewing, $18 19. ! Millstuffs Bran, $14.50; shorts, $10.50; middlings, $2(i. ; Butter Creamery, 35c; dairy, 20 i 22 'gc; store, 17 80o per roll. Potatoes Oregon Burbanks,40(3i00c; j Garnet Chilies, 5565o; Early Kose, I 85(a40e per sack; sweets, $2.75 per cental for Merced; new potatoes, 3o per pound. I Onions $2.502.75 per cental Poultry Chickens, mixed, $2.50(3! 3.00; geese, $5.007.O0; turkeys, live, lSc; ducks, $4.005.00 per dozen, Eggs Oregon, 10c per dozen. Cheese Oregon, ll !c; Young America, 12!c per pound. Wool Valley, 12c per pound; East ern Oregon, 6a8o. Hops 7c per pound. Beef Gross, top steers, $3.50; cows, $2.25(83.00; dressed beef, 4 6c per pound. Mutton Gross, best sheep, wethers nnd ewes, $3.503.70; dressed mut ton, Co per pound. Hogs Gross, choice, heavy, $4.00(3 4.25; light and feeders, $2.50(5-3.00; dressed $4.50(8)5.25 per cwt. Veal Large, 8ia4c; small, 4J 5 per pound. Seattle, Wash., May 7, 1897. Wheat Chicken feed, $28 per ton. Oats Choice, $23(324 per ton. Barloy Rolled or ground, $20 per on. Corn Whole, $21 per ton; cracked, $21; feed meal, $21. Flour (Jobbing) Patent excellent, $4.80; Novelty A, $4.50; California brands, $4.90; Dakota, $5.65; patent, $6.40. MillBtuffa Bran, $14.00 per ton; shorts, $18. Feed Chopped feed, $18.00 per ton; middlings, $22; oilcake meal, $30. Hay Puget sound, per ton, $12.00; Eastern Washington, $15. Poultry Chickens, live, per pound, hens, 12o; ducks, $B6.50. Butter Funcy native creamery, brick, 18c; ranch, 14 (a 15; Califomiu, Cheese Native Washington, 12o. Vegetables Potatoes, per ton, $13.00 14; parsnips, per sack, 75c; beets, per sack, COc; turnips, per sack, 60c; rutabagaB, per sack, 60c; carrots, per sack, 40(2 50c; cabbage, per 100 lbs, $1.50; onions, per 100 lbs, $4.25. Sweet potatoes Per 100 lbs, $4.00. Eggs Fresh ranch, 13!14o. Fresh Meats Choice dressed beef, (teers, 7c; cows, C'c; mutton, sheep, 8c per pound; lamb, 5c; pork, 6c per pound; veal, small, 8c. Fresh Fish Halibut, 4(?5c; salmon, 6 (a 8c; salmon trout, 7(3 10c; flounders and soles, 8 (3.4c. Provisions Hams, large, 11 J; hams, small, 1 1 ?4 c; breakfast bacon, 10c; dry salt sides, 6c per pound. Fruits Lemons, California, fancy, $2.608; choice, $; Cal fornia fancy navals, $303.60. A Resume of Events in Northwest. the EVIDENCE OF STEADY GROWTH Mews Gathered In All the Town ol Our Neighboring 8tateslraproTw nient Noted In All Industries Oregom. Stages have begun to run again be tween Eugene and Foley Springs. Strawberries along South Myrtle creek, in Douglas county, are ripening. The school fund apportioned in Cooi county during April amounted to $7,114. A Pendleton man shipped twelve car bads of cattlo to Council Bluffs, la., . last week. The woolen mill, broom-handle fao tnry nnd nnwmil in Hmidnn are all run ning full time. The Klamath county Sunday school convention will be heJd this year in Klamath Falls, Juno 12 and 13. The street lamps no longer burn in The Dalles at night. The contract ex pired nnd the council has had the lamps taken down. Business for the month of April at the Astoria custom-house footed np $48,000, being the largest month's re ceipts in the history of the office. Bob Hinman, who was captured in Yuma, Ariz., and who is wanted in Roseburg, was working in a mine in Arizona under the name of Robert Hanks. Stockmen in Harney county have been busy moving their cattle to the open ranges, to get them off the flat lands subject to overflow, and to save the expense of longer feeding hay. The telephnno line being built from Heppner to Long Creek has been com pleted to Hardmau, and it is expected that the line will reach Monument in about a week, and Long Creek by the 20th of May. There is great activity in the hop yards in this vicinity, and also further north, says the Roseburg Plaindealer. The vines are being oarefully trained, and the yards cultivated, and the out look is very favorable. The Baker City Democrat says that it is reported on what seems to be relia ble authority the O. R. & N. will soon put on a line of steamboats to ply be tween the Huntington bridge and Bal lard landing. These boats, it is ex pected, will transport ores from the Seven Devils mines to the railroads. Two men named Casey and Ott had a thrilling experience in the Umatilla river near tho Mission one day last week. Ott attempted to ford the river with a four horse team, hitched to a load of hay. He miscalculated the ford and was carried down stream about 100 yards, when Mr. Casey swam out and cut the harness and rescued the horBes; then swum around the rack and cut Mr. Ott loose. The wagon and load of hay were lost. Washington. The citizens of Snohomish have secured the Dorrnnce academy build ing, and fitted it up as a hospital. The stockmen around Pasco have been gathering up saddle horses for the last week, and making preparations for the spring round-up. The eighth unnual stato convention of the Washington State Union of Cristian Endeavor, will be held in Tacoma, July 1 to 4 inclusvio. The school fund apportioned in Walla Walla during April, amounted to $3, 817, and tho number of days' attend ance in all of the districts was 367,071. There are live sawmills in tho neigh borhood of Napavine, Lewis county, and all of them are running full time. Common laborers there are paid $1.30 a day. A petition has been signed and for warded to the Chehalis county commis sioners requesting them to take steps to repair tho South Bay roadway and bridge between Ocosta and Laidlnw. The horticultural commissioner for Asotin county, Bays that tho fruit crop in the Asotin creek valley will be some thing enormous. In fact, this is the report that comes from every fruit soc tion in tho county. In some orchards, it is said the winter apple crop will be short, but this complaint is not general. Gardens are thriving nicely. Luke, who fought under the famous Nisqually Indian chief, Lcschi, and who was one of the last of the follow ers of the old warrior, died on the Nis qually river last week. He was 80 years old. In his earlier days Luke was a great fighter, a skillful marks man and good tillioum generally. The remains of the old brave were interred beside Leschi's bones, ou tho Nisqually prairie. Spruce logs on Gray's harbor are scarce, and the demand for them is greater than tho output. The logs are worth about $5 per 1,000. The supply of cedar logs on the harbor is also muoh less than will be consumed in filling present orders on hand. The price of cedar logs is firm at $4.50. The fir logger has very little to brighten his outlook. Most of the loggers say they will cut no more fir than necessary at $3.60.