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I 'saster Near Waterloo, la., Caused by a Washout. NE KILLED AND 23 INJURED Irtick tvsa Inrtermmea uy a tfloud- biirit The Engine wai Kcraiiud and Coaches IMled Up. Vaterloo, la., May 30. The through trliii from fllica t0 Minneapolis, over tlm l'Ock Island and Burlington, t'Alar Hapids & Northern railways, M wrecked at 1:15 this morning, at A orossing of Sink creek, about four lea southeast oi tins piace. me tiiin consisted of hve coaches, includ ing uiaii arm unsKni;D d, muuhiug cA, two passenger coaches and eleepei. Sine persons were killed and 23 in jifred. The list of dead is as follows: Tl. Arnold, lumberman, Minneapolis; tfjili Scliollian, of Waterloo: W. A. McLaughlin, Muskegon, Mich.; R. II. fthwette, Alton, 111.; David Hallo, Minneapolis; F. S. Carpenter, St. iluis; Hawkins, pullman conductor; Sorge Wainwright, train conductor; die unknwn person. A cloudburst had washed the sand juvc! roadbed, 1?vv?P2 ! trnk nfasupported for a stretch of 20 feet, 'flie rails and ties held together, and tieie was nothing to indicate the inse curity of the road. The engine struck tie washout and was derailed in the ditch beside the track, and behind it tie cars were piled ir a confused heap. Tje mail car toppled over and was ti lescoped by the baggage car, behind, vhile the rear end of the baggage car, i turn, telescoped the smoker. The i of of the sleeper ploughed, its way t rough the day coach, while the lower 1 Uf of the latter crushed through the 8 eeper. The engineer and fireman j imped from the train and escaped i ith slight injuries. Mr. Schwette, of Alton, 111., was bought to this city alive, but died at 8 o'clock. He was badly cut about the ilead, and it was evident from the be guiling that his injuries were fatal. He was on his way to Minneapolis, where he was to be married today. He ipked his physician to telegraph his father and his sweetheart. "Tell her," Ife gasped, "that 1 have been detained a wreck, and cannot keep the ap- wintment on time. Don't sav any more." The news was brought to this city by mail clerk. Tim firo wl.iutla i..Ua Ulowii and a switch engine and coach fere hastily prepared and a lelief train nt veiy speedily. The injured pas- f ngers were extricated from the debris d brought here. Another relief am soon arrived from Cedar Ranids. d took a number of the seriouslv in- red to be treated in the hospital in at city. VIOLATED A TRUCE. egro Island Natives Fire Upon Amer icans. Manila, May 80. While at Esnn. nte, on the island of Nei?rns ninlrino V the cable between that island and ebu, the cable-ship Recorder landed Ptny m a launch, consisting of ths wmander, second officer and several the crew, and Cantnin TMlv nf tl.o 'gnal corns. A nnnv nf roi.aio .:t0,i mdei ra flag of truce, until the Ameri ca had landed, and then treacherous ' poured a murderous fire upon them. "pi-iin miy ail(j onn nlnn nt nn,,a ir'ng into the watnr. n.l th fonder of the Recorder, under great ".managed to reach the launch and l 08 from the bank to save it from eniK captured by the rebels. The 'wond mate was picked up by the llnch just ha o i..i. ' rr Jf'u that when he saw Captain Tilly " was swimming feebly. Though 18 steamer was f "lit fvrtivt bIiava pose aboard saw the Malay seamen ""jot by Hip oiuu a 1 ...... S, : 'v"""i "ujijjou tuiu vuii f pieces. General Smith, with a detaohment "0PS, has Rtnrtn.l r,1 P to investigate the affair. SWEPTBY A TORNADO feTy Dniilni, i,....- "(mo in jinmiuon County, Nebraska. Omaha, May 80.-A special to the ee from Content m xi... 'rnlmKi -via, vuy, ieu., savs: wauiy the most destructive tornado irm, it V18,ted Nebraska passed J J last night at 7 o'clock, destroy- 'rcpertv to 1100,500 worth of ilm"." '"uuing ia dwellings, one r..'in one Brlmnii ru,ges across n, .s, t. om m j-mu uver, uuriin, rn Cribs. nntl,il.i:. tl,ce8 and stock. 8 ii lenVfiack ?f the Btorm was 66 ''e8 0n,i f,ndabot 100 yards in width, ccon "8.11? blow Httle rain fell, oine V Dy immense hail stones, uie as laroa ao t: , , hilar, , ,v, 8 fatDll'es sought shelter in am, Whlla i U ttioiKi? ' .8tran8o to say, no one was l'iU be r3!Uet1, T1,e 1088 t0 crl'8 relink ""L uut me groves and "ipos.in ; wo '"Bureu, out it will be 'old V , lndlvlual losses. House- troyej, u oiouiing were all de- HER Alii HEHED RAIN NO HINDRANCE. General OtU rro.B, to Hfresslve CHiiialB,i. Manila, May 80. In sp.te of tLe general impression to the contrary, Oeneral Otis declares that the ca.nl Pa gn against the rebels will be prose- ihlf I h0 Utm08t 88reB8ivenes8 throughout the rainy season. General L.awton believes that the speedy settle ment of the present troubles and the end of hostilities depend largely upon he Americans giving rigid protection to the working classes in their peaceful occupations while waging incessant war against the armed forces of the enemy henceforth by means of guerrilla waifare He expects to show the rebels, by vigorous action on rivers, lakes and mountains that our troops can campaign in the rainy season or in the mountains, despite the belief other wise. Changing conditions may later demand garrisoning by districts to al low tho investment of capital and the prosecution of industries until the Americans are in absolute coutiol. Filipino prisoners just brought in from Luna's lines declare that he is ar resting all natives in sympathy with the peace party. It is also reported that Aguinaldo is dead. Tliis is de nied, and cannot be confirmed. No one believes the rumor. It is said that General Luna will retire from the field for a time in order to recover from a wound recently leceived. Lawton has returned here from San Fernando. CUBAN ROLLS BOGUS. Authorities Itplleve That Many Name! Are Fictitious. Havana. May 80.There were 111 applicants today to share the $3,000, 000 which the United States has offered as a giatuity to the Cuban troops. Thirty were given $75 each. Tho others were not on the rolls, although they had guns which they were ready to turn in, and certificates of service. The United States authorities con sider that the rolls are very unreliable. Indeed, the opinion is freely expressed that a large proportion of the names aie fictitious, and that the rolls omit a majority of the names of those rightly entitled to share in the gratuity. The object of this apparently is to discredit the procieling8, and to show the Cuban public that a large number of the troops refused to take Ameiican money. MISSOURI TRAGEDY. Joplln Man Murdered Ills Family and Took Ills Own Life. Joplin, Mo., May 80. In and near a tent in the southeastern part of town today were found the dead bodies of J. E. Moss, his wife, an infant child, a trirl of 7 years, and a boy of 9 years. The heads of all, save Moss, had been mashed with a hammer. He had a bullet hole in his head, and still clasped a revolver. He had apparently killed his family and then committed suicide. The motive is a mystery. The tragedy is believed to have oc curred Tuesday night, while the lamily were asleep. Neighbors living within 200 feet of the tent knew nothing of the tragedy till today. A shot was heard Tuesday night, coming from the direction of the tent, but no investiga tion was made at the time. Moss had made his living scraping the ore about the abandoned mines, and the tent fur niture and clothes of the family indi cated that he had prospered. The fam ily came here two months ago. "HINKY DINKY" ON THE STAND Chicago Alderman's Views on the City's Morals. Chicago, May 80. The Baxtei legis lative investigating committee has ad journed until June 6. Alderman Michael Kenna, of the First ward, known to his iadmiring constituents and the world in general as "llinky Dink," appeared before the committee and proved to be the star witness of all who have appeared before thai body. In South Clark street vernacular, he told' the members of the committee that he did not believe there was any gambling in Chicago nor had he ever heard of any policy shops, coloniza tion of voteis or slot machines in the First ward. He admitted that his saloon remained open all night, and took the position that the all-night saloon instead of having a bad effect, had on the contrary a beneficent influ ence on the public, crime having ac tually decreased since they were al lowed to remain open. The alderman testified that he paid but about $0,000 in his last campaign, and that he charged the difference be tween that and his $1,500 salary as alderman to "amusement and pleas ure." "Politics is a losing game, tli6n?" questioned a committeeman. "Oh, I don't know." repled Alderman Kenna. Dreyfus Itevlsion. Paris, May 80 . The minister for war, Camille Krantz, has issued strin gent orders .that no officer, either in oivilian costume or in uniform, shall frequent the palace of justice or its pie cincts next week during the public hearing of the demand for a revision of the Dreyfus trial and during the trial before the court of assizes of Paul de Houlede and M. Marcel-Habert, on a charge of provoking offenses against the security of the state and inciting the army to mutiny. The public hearing of the demand for Dreyfus revision is expected to open Monday. FEARS CF PESTILENCE. Dawson City Again Threatened With Deadlr Disease. Dawson, via San Francisco, May 29. With the return of spring to Dawson, come renewed fears of pestilence and death. Stringent sanitary measures are being adopted. Health Officer Good has posted public notices through out the town, forbidding all persons to gather ice or take water from the Yu kon at an point nearer than a mile above the city. The Yukon council is planning a system of drainage for the flats upon which the city is situated and an ordinance has been passed re quiring the inhabitants to use the ut most care in cleaning their piemises prior to the breaking up of the river. Ntwithstanding all these precautions, physicians predict an unusual preva lence of typhoid, owing to the accumu lated filth of winter which now encum bers the site of the city. Lack of Preparation. London, May 9. All the dis patches to the morning papers from The Hague show that the peace con ference is suffering from lack of prepa ration. The Muravieff circular con tains heads find ohanters, but no de tails. Its author emphasized disarma ment, but slighted arbitration. M. de Staal, in opening the conference, abso lutely reversed this order. What is wanted is something for daily wear and tear. The Daily News says: "The Britiph and Amerioan proposals, though sim ple, are more practicable than the scheme of M. de Maartens, of the Rus sian delegation, and it is likely that France and Russia, and even Germany, will ultimately agree with them. Alaska Negotiations. London, May 29. The foreign office officials confirm the statement made by a New York correspondent of the London Times to the effect that nego tiations with the Canadian govern ment on the subject of Alaska, have reached an almost hopeless stage, ow ing to the insistence of the Canadians that they receive a slioe of Alaska, which apparently precludes any agree ment being reached on the subject be tween the American and Canadian high commissioners. The evening newspapers reproduce the New York dispatch with comment, generally re gretting the situation, but objecting to the conclusions that Canada is blam able. Charges Against Admiral Knutz. New York, May 29. A dispatch to the Herald from Apia says: Mataafa has written to the commission asking permission for himself and 800 un armed supporters to occupy the eastern sections of Apia near his counsel. He requests the withdrawal of the English and American sailors to their shina and the disarming of the Malietoana during the hearing. II. J. Moore, the American supporter of Mataafa, has written a protest against the conduct of Rear-Admiral Kautz. He makes sen sational charges of abuse of military power toward the opposition, wanton destruction of many boats and villages, and oruelty. More Troops Needed. Manila, May 29. The events of tin past week have emphasized the need of a much larger army here, without which, according to the best authori ties in Manila would be attempting the impossible, to expect to maintain supremacy in the Philippine islands. The inadequacy of the American forces is said to be responsible for the large loss in the number of small encounters, without material results as compensa tion. Most of the fighting has been in territory which the Americans had swept, but had been compelled to aban don beoause they could not spare troops to hold it. Dig Steel Firm Falls. Glasgow, May 29. A great sensa tion has been caused by the failure of Neilson Bros., an important firm en gaged in the iron and steel trade. They had long beared Glasgow pig iron, and were heavily oversold when a corner in warrants was engineered. It is calculated the nonoern lost $1, 250,000 during the past year. Total liabilities, unknown. Neilson Bros, aie tho largest dealers and exporters of ship-plates in Scotland. Big Fire In Brooklyn. New York, May 29. Cartridge & Co.'s iron bed manufactory, a three story frame building in Brooklyn, caught fire at 2 o'clock this morning and waa burned to the ground. The fire spread to a row of tenement houses on Driggs avenue, and another on Graham avenue, and about 100 fam ilies fled in their i.ight clothes, carry ing such household goods as they could save. Camp for the Volunteers. San Francisco. Mav 29. Pursuant to instructions from the war depart ment, General Shafter is taking steps to nrenare a model caniD at the Pre sidio for the accommodation of 4,000 men. It will be oocunied bv volun teers returning from the PhiliDDinea until they can be mustered out. A board of officers will select a site and attend to the detaUu of establishing a new camp. The Soldier Dead. San Francisco, May 27. The re mains oi is soldiers wiio died in the Philippines have been landed from the transport Sheridan, and will be sent for burial wherever relatives or friends may desire. ALONG THE COAST. Itoi: of Oeneral Interest Gleaned From th) Thriving Paclftn States. To Kxclude Convict-Made Goods. The Manufacturers' and Producers' Association, of San Francisco, Cal., has entered upon a vigorous campaign against convict-made goods being placed upon the free market. Circu lars are being sent throughout the state, accompanied by a postal card, which is to be filled out and returned to the association by the receiver of the letter. By filling out this card an agreement is made to exclude from business establishments and homes all stoves known to have been made by convict labor. Recent investigations made by the association disclosed the fact that among other things large quantities of stoves made by convict la bor in Oregon were being sold not only in San Francisco, butv throughout the state of California, and it is principally against this trade that the circular letter is diiected. Sharp Advance In Oatmeal. Flour and feed merchants of Van couver. B. C. last week announced an advance of 20 cents per barrel in all grades of oatmeal. Heavy orders will have to be filled from the north short ly, and American dealers have been asking for quotations from British Co-Jqj of the CQ iumoia merchants with a view to iiavr.t j.,i,or Pitr ing the orders filled in Vancouver. I'i nil The supply of oats held on the ooast is not large, and higher prices followed the inquiries from Seattle and Pacific coast points. As manv tons will be required in the north before tho new crop is ready, another advance in both oats and oatmeal is looked for. No at tempt has been made to corner the market. Mill Will Not Close Down. D. A. Merriuian, president and gen eral manager of the nail mill at Ever ett, Wash., received word from the headquarters of the American Steel Wire Company, in Chicago, that 2,500 tons of wire rods were about to be shipped to Everett for the mill at that point. This mill has been running nignt and day for the past two weeks, and there is not enough wire rods on hand to keep it running more than a month longer, so it was feared that the mill would have to shut down, but this shipment of rods, however, will be sufficient to keep the mill running continuously for at least three months. Southeastern Oregon Wool. The wool market has opened tip in iteu rsiun, and tne prevailing prices range from 6 to 7 cents for fall clips, and 11 to 12 cents for the spring clips, only a small quantity selling at the top price. It is expected that by the end of the week the whole spring clip oi lenama county will be in. It is evident that the Lake county market will not be as lively as that of the spring of '98, owing to the fact that there still remains so much unsold wool. Figures gathered from the vari ous wool centers of Oregon give a total of 6,000,000 pounds remaining unsold from the clip of 1898. Cold Storage Plant. Olcott Payne, the Northwest agent of the Frick Ice Machine Company, of Waynesboro, Pa., is at present in Lew iston, Idaho, preparing plans and speci fications for the cold storage plant to be established at Vineland bv the Lewiston Ice & Cold Storage Copmany. The company will put in an ice ma chine plant having a capacity of ten tons, with a cold storage warehouse at tached, and provided with ample fa cilities for handling the fruit cron 'along the river6 and other cold storage i)U8iness. The plant will be installed and ready for business early in July. Klectrlo Lights for Kepublio. The San Poil Mining Ss Water Com pany has secured a franchise and right of way from the commissioners of Ferry county to string wires, set poles and introduce electric lights through out the town and suburbs of Republic. The company is composed of Spokane men and a few Republic men. The works are to be placed at or near San Poil lake. Contracts are being made with private people for placing lights in their buildings and plaoeB of busi ness. The capacity will be l,200v 16 candle-power, and must be in opera tion by August 1, 1899. Dig Orders Placed. The Pacific American Fisheries Com pany, of New Whatooin, has placed an order for 7,200,000 cans with the Pa cific Sheet Metal Works. They will also soon be manufacturing 60,000 per day at the Franco-American cannery, and 50,000 per day at the Friday Har bor plant. One hundred and fifty thousand boxes will be manufactured by the Puget Sound Sawmill & Shingle Company, and Morrison Bros., of Fern dale, will make 60,000 for the fish company. ' To Bond the City. The city council of Edmunds, Wash., has introduced an ordinance for the issuance of $6,200 ooupon bonds to raise mony to construct a system of waterworks. The bonds are to be issued in denominations of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000, and made pay able in not more than 20 years from date. They are to boar interest at a rate not to exceed 6 per cent per an num, payable semi-annual!?. . Bond Elections. An election was recently held at Red Lodge, Mont., at which a proposition carried to bond the city in the sum of 125,000 for the purpose of constructing water works in that. city. Another proposition to bond that distiict for $10,000 for the purpose of erecting a brick high school building will soon be submitted to the qualified voters of Red Lodge. These latter bonds are to be redeemable in 10 years, and paya ble in 20 years, and are to beat inter est at a rate of 5 per cent. Yakima Hops. There is a full acreage of hops in this vicinity this year. The Yakima hop crop will probably amount to 18. 000 or 20,000 bales. About 4,000 have been contracted for the season. Arthur Poole made contracts at 11 cents last week as follows: Captain Dunn, 80 bales; Frank Marble, 70 bales; E. S. Hill. 150 bales; A. W. Morrison, 50 bales; George Siverly, 80 bales. He reports negotiations pro gressing favorably for several hundred bales more. Mew Mining Company. Articles of incorporation have been filed by the Empire Mining Company, with a capital stock of $1,600,000, divided into 1,600,000 shares of the par value of $1 each. The company proposes to operate placer gold mines and lodes of gold-bearing ore in Baker and Grant counties. The Drinciral company will be situated with a branoh office in Montreal, Canada. Bank Incorporated. The Kendrick State bank, of Ken drick, Idaho, filed articles of incorpora tion with a capital stock of $25,000. The directors , are M. C. Normoyle, D. C. McCrea, Math Jaoobs, A. W. Uoi don and F. N. Gilbert. PACIFIC COAST TRADE. Portland Market. Wheat Walla Walla, 57c; Valley, 68c; Bluestem, 69o per bushel. Flour Best grades, $3.20; graham, $3.65; superfine, $2.15 per barrel. Oats Choice white, 4445c; choice gray, 42 43c per bushel. Barley Feed barley, $22.00; brew ing, $23.00 per ton. Milletuffs Bran, $17 per ton; mid dlings, $22; shorts, $18; chop, $16.00 per ton. Hay Timothy, $8 9; clover, $7 8; Oregon wild hay, $6 per ton. Butter Fancy creamery, 8285oj seconds, 2730o; dairy, 2527o store, 1720o. Cheese Oregon full cream, 18)o; Young America, 15c; new oheese, 10c per pound. Poultry Chickens, mixed, $3 4 per dozen; hons, $4. 00 5. 00; springs, $1.253; geese, $6.007.00 for old. $4. 50 5 for young; ducks, $5.00 6.50 per dozen; turkeyB, live, 15 16c per pound. Potatoes $11.10 per sack; sweets, 2c per pound. Vegetables Beets, 90c; turnips, 76o per sack; garlic, 7o per pound; cab bage, $1 1.25 per 100 pounds; cauli flower, 75o per dozen; parsnips, 75o per sack; beans,8o per pound; celery, 7076c per dozen; cucumbers, 60c per box; peas, 88c per pound. Onions Oregon, 6075o per sack. Hops ll13oj 1897 crop, 46o. Wool Valley, ll12o per pound; Eastern Oregon,' 6 10c; mohair, 87c per pound. Mutton Gross, best sheep, wethers and ewes, 4o; dressed mutton, 7c; spring lambs, 7c per lb. Hogs Gross, choice heavy, $4.60; light and feeders, $2.50 3.00; dressed, $5.006.00 per 100 pounds. Beef Gross, top steers, 4.00$4.60; cows, $2. 50 3. 00; dressed beef, 66c per pound. Veal Large, 6 7c; small, 78o per pound. Seattle Markets. Onions, 80o$l. 10 per 100 pounds.' Potatoes, $35 40. Beets, per eaok, $11 25. Turnips, per sack, 5075o. Carrots, per saok, 75c. Parsnips, per sack, 85c$l. Cauliflower. $1.00 per doz. Celery, 8540o. Cabbage, native and California $2.50 per 100 pounds. Apples, $2.503.50 per box. Pears, 60c $ 1.50 per box. Prunes, 60c per box. Butter Creamery, 20o per pound; dairy and ranch, 12 18c per pound. Eggs, 18c. Cheese Native, 18c. Poultry Old hons, 16c per pound; spring chickens, 14c; turkeys, 16c. Fresh meats Choice dressed beef steers, prime, 9c; cows, prime, 9c; mutton. 0c; pork, 7o; veal, 810o. Wheat Feed wheat, $20. Oats Choice, per ton, $26.60. Hay Pugot Sound mixed, $7.00 I; choice Eastern Washington tim othy, $12.00. Corn Whole, $28.60; cracked, $24; feed meal, $24.00. Barley Rolled or ground, per ton, $2520; whole, $24. Flour Patent, per barrel, $3.85; straights, $3.10; California brands, $3.25; buckwheat flour, $3.60; graham, per barrel, $3.60; whole wheat flour. $3.75; rye flour, $4.60. Millstuffs Bran, per ton. $15: horts, per ton, $16. Feed Chopped feed. $21 23 ter ton; middlings, pei ton, $23; oil ck meal, per ton, $33.