Lincoln County leader., July 29, 1897, Image 7

lii COAST NEWS
Resume of Events in the
Northwest.
dence of steady growth
.it Gathered in All me '"
ur Neighbor'" Htiites Iiiinrnve- j
l,tNnel In All Industries Oi-.-ef.li.
Golden Standard quartz mine, .
lr old Hill, in Jackson comity, was ,
iied last week lor iao,uuu.
officers of the Mathloma have ;
, JjjjxJ a crew in Corvallis to work on j
ing (lain war, is iu uo iuv in ui .
It Dog bar.
timates put on the wheat crop of
cm Oregon are that there win De
liie neiglihorhood of 15,000,000 j
fRMB liarVfBlC. lino a..nw...
Jie wagon bridge across the Yam-
;' a"cl "... '
lyed piers. Travel over tlie britlgo
be interrupted lor two or three :
B.
lie Falls City correspondent of the :
l;is Independent says that liops in
,4 precinct are looking well, haying
begun in earnest, ana inn-sown
4 will soon be ready for the binder.
C. V. Brock says that the crop
kheat in Sherman county is the
'9t on record. A conservative esti
ile places the output to be harvested
000,000 bushels, all ol excellent
ity.
toe seems to be some doubt as to
li'.her the fish hatchery at Mapleton
be operated this season or not, the
Jin being made by some in authority
the results of last year do not jus-
i f? the expense,
ie barbers of The Dalles have en-
!i l into an agreement not to shave
of their customers on Sundays,
barber who violates the agreement
have to furnish his fellow shavers
li a wine supper.
'lie grasshoppers that were devastat
or fields around Olex, in Gilliam
intv, migrated to the west and south
week. The Bun was partly ob-
ied the greater part of the week,
tale they were Hying over.
lie illustrated commencement num-
of the University of Oregon Month-
i:is been completed. Besides con
ing three orations and two poems
nintly delivered, and un unusual
i ber of interesting articles, it also
15 steel engravings of the literary
Ifties, graduating class of '97, edi
4al staff, board of regents and Presi-
t Uiapniun.
(ne of the lending wool buyers esti-
8 that about 3,500.000 nonnds of
vl have changed hands at The Dalles
season. This week the purchases
tfe been huge. One clin of (10.00(1
mis was sold at 12 cents. 'There
5,000,000 pounds more to bo sold.
nen all this is turned into money
ight to make a sum lama eimuih
ff felt in business.
Washington, j
!c potato Iiul's have
farance for the first time in the Pu-
e country.
lie Pacific soldiers' reunion began '
Westport, Chehalis cimntv. l.iat . i
ft, and will continmi fivn irnnlra !
'f-'er. !
'lm P. Fav 1,
:' Of tllR ll(i:ir,l r.f ra..,.nfa f :
I . - '".gv.um mo mil- .
f'tyof Washington, to succeed John
"j. "eceuscu.
t imported that the li.Tl.t.,lrnft )..
jt ii to navigate the Okanogmi river !
lompieiea at Wenatobee, and
make a trial trip in a few days. !
9 a result of the
f"7 at Al.er.lom. i. 1
'111 fittorl n.if s... a , ,
, V, " nsn Kir milium
-j hiii iui mcr iiui lii.
hipmentH of cattle over the Central
hington from Big Bend points con
several trains being sent out
' w.eek, loaded with cattle for East
pomts. jnie, in Whatcom county, is soon
rTa "hingle mill, located where
i oioops- sawmill stood a few
K ago. The machinorv for tu ...ill
arrived.
convention o i ..
1,.o. : t . oiiieuur coun
' being beld in Seattle for the
ieol adopting a uniform system
ru'f and r,..nm.r..,.i... 'i-.i
m the practice act.
"e nhitman Mimmt a::
anted plans and sDeciHcations for
Proposed Whitman monument last
k.nd the contract wns awarded
week in a tno.i.i . , ... ..
ilia worns in tvaua
''6 Sahnnr. . .!.! .
I .I- . " cuul 10 De "inning
"own the Sonnd, and the pros
" are favoral.lo f,.- . j
f ar,e nost plentiful just
iraia :""" unannei, gull or
I e, The m running now are
i'w' p-iano bro"?1,t t0 the Pacifl0
tntinnMt. ""cng considerab o
h, rrl as recently been placed.
Horn. BnH . .Vr'm,"g "J 01
I Mpf- 11,8 Property ol Uen-
fed to T "re8"ri utty it was ro
T t0 Jcoma in 1869.
BRAVE DEED OF NAVAL ENSIGN
Son or Admiral Gherardi Performs a
Gallant HpHCue.
New York, July 20. An accident on
board the battle-ship Texas while lying
at the Cobb dock in the navy yard came
very nearly resulting fatally to two of
the crew and also led to another act of
bravery on the part of Knsign W. R.
Gherardi, son of Hear Admiral Ban
croft Gherardi.
The second whaleboat of the Texas
was cast away shortly before 2 o'clock.
Two men were in the Wit wi,s,.i, .,..,
hoisted to the davits on the port side at
the time. John Avapian, a landsman,
and a sailor named Speers were getting
ready to lower the boat, when tho
former, it is said. ncniifantnllir
tho detaching lever, releasing the boat,
which fell about 20 feet to the water.
The two men fell overboard and the
boat filled with water. The shock was
so great that the men were stunned
and unable to keep afloat. The cry of
"man overboard" was raised on the
shin.
Knsign Gherardi rushed on deck,
and, throwing oil his coat, plunged over
the ship's side. Three seamen followed
him. Avapian, who sank almost in
stantly, was just down for a second
when the gallant ensign rescued him.
Speers was rescued by the other men.
Avapian and Speers soon recovered
from the shock.
The gallant, rescue, which was wit
nessed by officers and men of the ship
in the vicinity, elicited hearty cheers
and praise for the rescuers. Ensign
Gherardi, who is an exceedingly modest
young officer, camo in for a special
share of commendation.
When attached to the Maine last
February, in a storm off the Carolina
coast, Knsign Gherardi saved the life
of a drowning sailor uuder the most
porilous circumstances.
ALASKAN TOWNS DESERTED.
ClontlykK RuMl In Fnat Depopulnllng
the CoHMt Nettlinnta.
Pan Francisco, July 26. Among the
arrivals from Alaska on the steamer
Bertha was Dr. C. F. Dickinson, of
Kodiak island, which lies just at the
head of Cook inlet. lie says the gold
excitement all over the territory of Al
aska is something unprecedented, and
that people are flocking to the Clon
dyke in a way that threatens to depop
ulate many of the trading posts and
coast towns.
"When I left Kodiak, two weeks
ago," said Dr. Dickinson, "the people
were leaving all that section and flock
ing in the direction of .the Clondyke.
In a way, the situation is appalling, for
many of the industries are left prac
tically without the means of operation.
Mines that are paying handsomely at
Cook inlet have been deserted.
"In my opinion there are just as
good placer diggings to be found at
Cook inlet as in the Clondyke region.
There is not a foot of ground in all
that country that does not contain gold
in more or less appreciable quantities.
The great trouble has been that people
have not had either the courage or op
portunity, I do not know which, to
thoroughly prospect the country. I
think that in another month the conn
try will he practically deserted. There
is room about Cook inlet for thousands
of men, and there is certainly no better
place in the world for a poor man."
BETTER WAIT TILL SPRING.
The
reitent a Had Tline to Htart for
tliA f.'lomlyke
New York, July 28. The World
wye: The Clondyke fever has not
abated a particle. The offices of the
railorad coinpanines and ticket agencies
are visited by adventurous spirits eager
to seek their fortune in the Alaskan
gold fields. From information ob
tained by reporters, those seriously con
sidering making the trip will do.well
to postpone their departure for some
time. Under the most favorable cir
cumstntnces the working days in the
Yukon gold fields cannot exceed 100 in
the year. For the other 205 days the
earth is covered with snow, the ground
is frozen, and the rivers closed with
ice. Anybody starting from New York
at this season would reach the Yukon
river just about the beginning of the
long Alaskan winter, and it would be
far more comfortable to him to remain
in the states and go to the new Eldo
rado at a more seasonable time.
He CUImi the Clondyke.
New York, July 26. W. J. Arkell,
of the Arkell Weekly Company, of this
city, has announced that he expects to
claim the gold fields in the Clondyke
district, by right of disoovery, for the
estate of E. J. Glave. Glave was the
explorer who headed the expedition to
Alaska in 1890-91, organized by W. J.
Arkell, of Leslie's Weekly.
A Sudden Hultle lit the ?"T7 Yard.
New York, July 26. OrdcrB have
been received at the Brooklyn navy
yard to have all the vessels that are un
dergoing repairs there ready for sea
duty by the end of the week. The ves
sels are to join the ships of the North
Atlantic squadron and the work of
making the necessary repairs to them
is being hurried.
Bis Were Drowned.
Hamburg. July 26. A boat contain
ing 45 employes of the Hamburg en
gine works capsized in the river Elb
today. Six were drowned-
INSTANTLY KILLED.
Seven People Meet a Frightful Death
at New Haven. I
New Haven, July 23. An appalling
accident occurred this morning in the
shell-loading department of the Win
chester Repeating Firearms Company's
works. Without an instant's warning
Bix human beings lost their lives by an
explosion and another victim died soon
afterward at the hospital. A score of
others were more or less seriously in
jured but no further fatalities are an
ticipated. More than 150 men and women are
employed in the loading department
and that more fatalities did not result
from the explosion is miraculous. The
hundreds of people who gathered about
the gates immediately after the explo
sion witnessed a gruesome sight. Six
dead bodies, blackened with powder,
and frightfully mangled, almost beyond
recognition, were lying on the floor.
Near by two injured men were writhing
in agony and all about were men run
ning with their faces and arms bleeding
from shot wounds, unmindful of the in
juiiuo, but liiug to uooiol lliu injuied
and quell the confusion. Owing to the
number of girls who were carried out
in a fainting condition, it was believed
that many of them were seriously in
jured, and there was a great feeling of
relief when it was found that in most
cases they were unharmed.
The explosion occurred in the loading
room. Employed in this room were
150 hands, two-thirds of them girls and
women. Nearly all the female hands
were employed on the loading ma
chines. The full complement of hands
was at work in the room when the ex
plosion took place. Forty feet of the
side of the building was blown out, and
fragments of human bodies were scat
tered in every direction. All available
physicians, fire department, police, nm
hulance and hospital corps were speed
ily summoned.
Harrowing scenes were enacted as tho
vast throng congregated about the place.
The viotims who were alive were made
as comfortable as possible and conveyed
with all possible speed to their homes.
Two bodies had been decapitated.
Others had been partially torn asunder
and still others had been dismembered.
Edward Barderoff died after being taken
to the hospital, making the seventh vic
tim of the explosion.
The cause of the explosion has not
been determined. T. G. Bennett,
president of the company, said:
"We have been running automatic
loading machines for more than 20
years, and this is the first time any one
has been injured. Since the adoption
of tnese machines we have had no acci
dents in the use of black gunpowder."
Bennett expressed the belief that
through the carelessness of an operator
or powder boy the machine that explod
ed had been overcharged.
A GEORGIA WATERMELON.
The Prenldent ltecelvea a Mammoth
Specimen of a Southern Favorite.
Washington, July 23. President Mc
Kinley was the recipient today of a
unique compliment in the shape of a
large Georgia watermelon. Several
members of the delegation in congress"
accompanied by several ladies, and W.
H. Mitchell, of Atlanta, the Southern
freight agent of tho Baltimore & Ohio
railroad, made the presentation in tho
Blue room. The melon was about two
and a half feet long, and measured six
feet in circumference. It was packed
in a golden hamper, wrapped in the
American flag and entwined with white
silk ribbon, on one end of which was
the flag of the United States anil on the
other the arms of the state of Georgia.
Representative Livingston made the
presentation speech. In doing so he
referred to the old adage about the
Greeks bearing gifts, and assured the
president when opened no office-seeking
enemy would emerge.
The president made a happy re
sponse, saying among other things that
he was especially gratified for the as
surance that it contained no office
seeker. 1
A SHOCKING STORY.
Toverty, Starvation and Death In an
Arkanian City.
Fort Smith, Ark., July 23. A
shocking case of destitution came to
light in this city yesterday. In an old
shanty within the shadow of the Uni
ted States jail, lying upon a pile of
straw and covered with rags, was found
Mrs. John Hauer, the widow of a once
well-known German resident of this
city, almost dead with malarial fever.
In another corner lay two scantily
clothed corpses. They were the bodies
of Mrs. Hauer's children, one 6 months
old, the other 4 years. The children
had died from disease, exposure and
starvation. In the hut were also found
Mrs. Lordan, Mrs. Hauer's mother, and
three living children, all of whom were
fast yielding to the pangs of hunger.
Mrs. Hauer was removed to a hospital,
where she will die.
The TariT Conference Report.
Washington, July 23. The tariff
conference report was taken up in the
senate today after routine business was
disposed of and the formal reading of
the report proceed!. During the
early hours the discussion was purely
formal, most of the time being given
to identifying the numbered amend
ments with the text f the senate bill.
DONE BY MASKED MEN
targe Number of Netn and Trap in
liuker'l Hay Dextroyert.
Astoria, Or., July 22. News was
brought to this city today that a great
fleet of fishing boats had destroyed
many nets in Baker's bay, last night
and this morning. There were between
60 and 100 boats, in each of which were
two or more men. The men were all
masked, wearing handkerchiefs over
their faces.
The fleet evidently congregated at
the head of Sand Island last night, af
ter having formulated plans. From
there the boats proceeded to the bay,
destroying all the tr aps that lay in
their path. Whenever possible, the
men sawed off tho trap-poles. When
this was impossible, they tore the nets
to pieces. From the information at
hand it appears that nearly 100 traps i
were destroyed. This morning the de- I
Btruction was continued. No attempt
was made to stou the work of the men.
The action" of the men in this destruc
tion of property is no doubt due to the
fact that the price of rish has been re
duced. Within the last few days tiio
traps have been doing exceptionally
well, and it is believed the plan for
their destruction was formulated by
vengeful men, although, of course, it
cannot be definitely said that the ma
rauders were fishermen owing to their
masks.
The traps belonging to Samuel El
more, McGowan & Sons and B. A. Sea
borg received the attention of the men,
Seaborg's property suffering most. A
few private traps were molested. The
men could be plainly seen from tho
shore, carrying on their work of destruc
tion, but no attempt was made to stop
them, as it was supposed they were
heavily armed.
Complaint was made to Deputy Uni
ted States Marshal Stuart, but he has
taken no action as yet.
i The affair has created great excite
ment. It is said the men have vowed
to remove all the traps in the river,
claiming that they are the cause of the
reduction in the price of fish. The
canners have taken no action as yet for
the protection of their property, and
will probably obtain permission to keep
an armed force in the bay. It is under
stood the owners of the destroyed gear
will offer $1,000 reward or the appre
hension o the offenders.
REACHED THE SENATE.
The Seialon Will End With the Dis
posal or the Tariff mil.
Washington, July 22. The tariff
conference report was reported to the
senate today, but little progress was
made on it beyond the formal reading
of about two-thirds of it. During the
day Tillman openly threatened a fili
buster until next December if cotton
, bagging and cotton ties were not re
stored to the free list, but the threat
was regarded as somewhat facetious.
The sugar amendments ocasloned a
long debate, during which Allison
stated that the conference rates were
lower than those of tho senate, and
largely a concession to the house.
Vest, Jones, Berry and White ques
tioned this statement, urging that the
sugar trust secured larger benefits from
the conference schedule than from any
previously offered. The lumber ameud-
ment also brought out animated criti
cism from Teller and Pettigrew.
Early in the day the senate passed a
joint resolution authorizing and re
questing the president to take all ueces-
' sary steps for the release of the Com-
petitor's prisoners from prison at
Havana.
i The general opinion is that the
quorum of the senate will disappear
' very soon after the disposal of the
; tariff bill, but the determination of the
supporters of the Harris Pacific rail
road resolution to secure a vote upon it
before final adjournment may delay
' that consummation for some days.
A flute Murderer Killed In Arlxona
Kingman, Ariz., July 22. Informa
1 tion received from Riovillo, Nev., at
! the month of tho Virgin river, aavi
j that Mouse, the Piute murderer, wai
1 killed two days ago on Muddy creek in
I Lincoln county, Nevada, by a posse ol
' pursuers.
. Mouse is the Indian who killed
Steames and Davis on tho Colorado
i river last winter near the White hills.
, A reward of tiaO was offered for him,
! dead or alive, and a constant search
: has been made for four months. No
j trace, however, was struck till a week
ago. He was then located in the
Charleston mountains, north of Van-
derbilt. Sheriff Butts wired William
1 Miller, of Vanderbilt, to take trailers
; and go out. Miller found the trail
! and followed it to within 10 miles of
Muddy settlement. The Indian trail
I ers then turned back, being afraid of
' the Indians on the Muddy.' Miller
; followed alone and finally ran down
i Mouse, who was shot five times beforu
i be gave up
The Oakland Tidal Canal.
Oakland, Cal., July 23. A memo
rial has been forwarded to congress by
the people of Alameila asking that the
Oakland tidal canal be completed and
not abandoned. This canal was plannod
! and half completed under Colonel O. C.
! Mendell, when he was chief of govern
ment engineers. hen Colonel Sutter
was appointed he withdrew Colonel
Mendell's tidal canal plun, already
partly completed. Citizens of Fruit
Tale and Alemeda want it completed.
WEEKLY MARKET LETTER.
Downing;. Ilopklnn Company'! Review
of Trade.
There was much activity in the Chi
cago market during the past week.
There was a temporary advance in July
wheat of 5 cents per bushel, but tho
end of the week shows u tendency to
sell out on the confident assertions that
the present week will see a good begin
ning of the movement of new wheat
to market.
There is no indication that the de
mands from the milling interests will
be sufficient to head off any great quan
tity of it as the Hour trade is appar
ently calling for lessened rather than
increased production. It therefore re
mains with tho farmer to say whether
or not he will sell now or at some time
in the future. The devclopmentsof
the last few days lead he trade to be
lieve that there will bo the usual lib
eral marketing of wheat almost direct
from the harvester. Looked at in tho
broad sense, however, the wheat mar
ket is in a strong position the world
over, n'ld the cnniinir twelve months
should see a higher price level than the
last twelve. America should take u
more than usually prominent part in
the trade of the year, as the present crop
promises to be not only the finest qual
ity but relatively larger than that of
any other country. The government
figures on production issued July 10,
are practically ignored by the trade.
They indicate a crop nearly 40,000,000
bushels less than the most radical in '
the trade will estimate. The weak
point in the report is the notoriously
inaccurate figures on urea. No one in
the trade will seriously entertain the
proposition that Oklahoma has but 200,
000 acres in wheat this year.
The London Times of recent date
Fays: "The prospect of the harvest in
Eastern Europe are disquieting indeed.
In Austria and Hungary and along the
whole line of the Danube the harvest
will be bad. Immense tracts of corn
fields in Servia, Bulgaria and Roumania
have been laid under water by destruc
tive floods, and what water has spared,
rust has greatly injured. So bad, in
deed, is the prospect that Austria and'
Hungary, instead of exporting wheat
will have to import it. At any rate it
is clear that the wheat supply front
the Danube is likely to be exceedingly
s.nall, if not altogether wanting this
season. rortlaud Markets. "
Wheat Walla Walla, 65c; Valley,
68c per bushel.
Flour Best grades, t3.60a3.60;
graham, 3.25; superfine, $2.25 per
barrel.
Outs Choice white, 8840c; choice
gray, 87 39c per bushel.
Barley Feed bailey, f 16 10.50;
brewing, $18(419 per ton.
Millstuffs Bran, $13.50 per ton;
middlings, $21; shorts, $15.50.
Hay Timothy, $1114.; clover,
$11. 5013; California wheat, $10.50(3
12; do oat, $11; Oregon wild hay, $9
10 per ton.
Eggs 14 15c per dozen.
Butter Fancy creamery, 85 40c;
fair to good, 80c; dairy, 2530c per
roll.
Cheese Oregon, llja'c; Young
America, California, 0 10c per
I pound.
j Poultry Chickens, mixed, $33.50
j perdozen;broilciH, $1.60W3.60;geeH,$3
(33.50; ducks, $2.503 per dozen;
turkeys, live, 10 11c per pound.
Potatoes. Oregon Burhunks, 35($
45c per sack; new potatoes, 50o per
sack.
Onions California, new, red, 80c
$1; yellow, $1.25 per cental.
Hops 9 10 'aO per pound for new
crop; 18U0 crop, 0c.
Wool Valley, 11 13c per pound;
Eastern Oregon, 79c; mohair, 20c
per pound.
Mutton Gross, best sheep, wethera
and ewes, 2l'2c; dressed mutton,
4 '.c; spring lambs, 5,!j per pound.
Hogs Gross, choice heavy, $1; light
and feeders, $2.503; dressed, $3(g
4.25 per 100 pounds.
Beef Gross, top steers, $3. 75 3;
cows $3.25; dressed beef, 45,'ue per
pound.
Veal Large, 3; small, 44o per
pound.
Seattle Markets.
Butter Fancy native creamevy,
brick, 18c; ranch, 10 12c.
Cheese Native Washington, 10(4
lie; California, 9c.
Eggs Fresh ranch, 1718o.
Poultry Chickens, live, per pound,
hens, 10 lie; spring chickens, $4
3.50; ducks, $2.503.75.
Wheat Feed wheat, $25 er ton.
Outs Choice, per ton, $21.
Corn Whole, $20; cracked, per ton,
$20; feed meal, $20 per ton. .
Barley Rolled or ground, per ton,
$19; whole, $18.50.
Fresh Meats Choice dressed beef,
Bteers, Go; cows, 5)c; mutton sheep,
Go; pork, 6,'c; veal, small, 0.
FreBh Fish Halibut, 4ffc; salmon,
4 5c; salmon trout, 7 10c; flounders
and sole, 84; ling cod, 45; rock
cod, 6o; smelt, 8lc
Ran Francisco Markets.
Wool Choice foothill, 9 12c; San
Joaquin, 6 months' 8 10c; do year',
staple, 7 9c; mountain, 10 18c; Ore
gon, 10 18c per pound.
Hops 8 12o per pound.
Millstuffs Middlings, $1821;
California bran, $1414.60 per ton.