Lincoln County leader., July 07, 1899, Image 3

Nit
FOUNDER
Went Down in Lake
During a Gale.
Erie
CAUSED BY SHIFTING OF CARGO
Mut Persons Were
Drowned
and the
jteniHlnln Four on Bonrd Were
picked Up tr Llfe-Savlnsr Crew.
Cleveland, July 1. In a heavy north
east gala 'a9t n'8nti tne steam barge
Margaret 01 will, laden with stone f'om
gelley's island for Cleveland, found
crai iii Lake Erie, off Loraine. Nine
persons
were drowned. Four members
of the crew have been picked up by
passing Bteamem, uu uruugui into
, i i 1.1 . i
r
Captain
John C. J3raun, rnaator, ol
Cleveland.
Lizzie Braun, wife of the
master,
Cleveland.
Blanchard Braun, 8-year-old son.
Mrs. Cora A. Hitchcock, a passenger,
of Cleveland.
William Doyle, fireman, Cleveland.
fieoige Ileffron, seaman, Cleveland.
Frank Hipp, watchman, Cleveland.
Two seamen, names and addressei
unknown.
From the reports of the survivors,
the Oilwll's cargo of stone shifted
while the vessel was laboring in the
trough of the sea. Shortly before the
went down the rudder chains parted,
allowing her to fall off into the trough,
As the helpless craft rose on the top c
a heavy 6ea, the stone slid to leeward,
the steamer listed heavily and sank.
The cabins came loose from the bage
and floated on the water, while the rest
ol the ship went to the bottom.
The rescued members of the crew
were floating on the surface of Lakt
Erie, clinging to bits of wreckage.
Their rescue was attended by exhibi'
tions of extreme heroism, for a heavy
lea was still running when they were
picked up. Captain Wi loughby, ol
the State of Ohio, sighted the wreokage
aoom o:io mis morning, direotlv in
the course from Cleveland to Toledo. 1
The big steamer immediately put into j
service her life-saving crew, and aftei
sailing around the wreckage for an hour I
and a half Doyle was rescued. Heff-1
ton was thrown a line, but ha was too
weak to take hold of it, and went down j
in the presence of a large crowd on
board the steamer. Several attempts
me made to get the yawl into the'
water, but the eoa was still running
iligh, and the work was extremely per
ilJus.
Heffron's death was a pathetic one,
for he grabbed the rope, and, being en
couraged by the crowd, niade a super
human effort to put the lope around
liimself, but ho was too weak, and had
togive up the desperate struggle with
the waves. The rescue of Dovle was
ffeoted with difficulty. Expert line
men walked up and down the steamer,
and everv timn tho hio .n(-,u 1
worked near him a line would be
thrown. Finally he reached one, and
quickly got it around his body. He
"as more dead than alive when taken
" Captain Willouahby said he did
not leave the spot till he was sure that
io others remained on the wreokage.
WANT A REPUBLIC.
Socialist Row in Relglan Parliament
Led to Rioting.
Brussels, July 1. The storm of ver
08ity was renewed in the chamber of
oepuitea today.
Tlie socialists led a cheering crowd,
touting- "Vive la republique," to the
Park, where a conflict with gendarmes
occurred. Thence the mob proceeded
o the public square, the shops closing
th Motets nrmnnro.l
The streets were filled by a shouting!
nnicii eventually gathered in
, tof tDe war ministry, where gen
omes with drawn swords attempted
w disperse the rioters.
M the conclusion of a great meeting
"tie town hall this evening, thou
"idi attempted to cross the Grande
' ace, in which the town hall stands.
,'19 eendarmes charged with drawn
morels, and the crowd retaliated with
e'ones. shnfi .i..
urtjii on uoia biuus.
'area nnrom.n ... . ,
li ' or wounded, nnu a po
"Ce 01Ill!ir U'oo an.. i .l l.t -
l, , a oovciOJV BUIIIUHU Willi a
emnker'g knife. The rioters on be
tolB, l)er8eJi assembled at another
Pn. r. large crowd Sphered in th
"v -lUVaift. tonntm
paving
using these
as missiles,
was ordered
rinnll.. ..
""".v, the
0U' to relieve the police.
I e?.11te those attempts to suppress
a . .-'."'"""ces, rioting continued to
" lata mn. . .
inmi 'ny persons Deing in-
JU'eU. A (mm ..- i-.-i - ! i
1a l ,-""" Junuucior receiveu
tron "iiiiB. ultimately tne
mm. Were calIed Rnd 86 ttrrp8t8 wer6
tody V,'"any f tl,08e taken 111,0 C,1S'
Tl, .V!8 in possession of revolvers.
staff 0 Prosecutor, with his entire
tho n n permanent duty at
(ie Ville.
It is rnmorod that
wounded has since
T "rooklyn Repnlred.
fiiooki ' J,,ly ' The cruiser
Bai ,lyn' w,i'o was Injured off the
iiery Dpnn-Q,i ... ....
0 (ho 1 ,v,""l "y WHB IUKBI1 Ullt
tW ".'ock at the navy-vard today. !
JOrni:hly repaired. 1
STARVING MINEPS.
l'hoia on Kotzebne
Sound Ran
money and A
No
k for lUlief.
San Fran
CISCO. .Tlllt- 1 Tl
pi-.to,! ... -asso
rt V V c.: "u" ,rece'ved a letter fro.
Plicianofthiacit;; tW
U'ttion in the Kntzfih,, .... ,
... oiune, iornielry a well-ki
"'iter is dated KmvU
wuuiry. J.J1Q
is dated Kmi-nk a
month r,f m .
1RQ0 n 1 UCK river' January ,
t-rS' t0"e 8a'8 that L6'00 mn
paid 200 passage money to Kotzebue
besides buying provisions, clothing
mining tools, etc., on the strength o
circulars issued by certain transports
Hon companies announcing "The rich
est gold fields in Alaska," and offering
other inducements to secure travel on
their lines.
The ciculars, writes Dr. Stone, were
ma icio.is lies made out of whole cloth,
and no gold has been found on Kotze
bue sound or either the Kowak, Nolo
ark or Selawik iivi- .i.:i.
.. .. . : """ii uuw into
uotnam inlet, a pait of the sound or
any
UJ. Uieir tributnrioe in o.,l.!
like
. -w ... CILJJbilJllg
paying quantities. Pn a,,,.,
other large rivers have been prospered
with no result. One thousand holes
were sunk this winter, some of them
35 feet deep, with no bedrock or color
being struck.
About November 1 a rush was etaited
for the Alashook on reports being re
ceived of gold being found in enormous
quantities, and hopeful prospects. Af
ter journeying 16 days, cutting trails,
dragging heavily loaded sleds, with the
thermometer registering from 45 to 60
degrees below zero, we reached Beaver
City, a settlement consisting of seven
cabins, only to find the reports abso
lutely false. The report had been
started by a merchant who had supplies
to sell sand by a recorder of claims.
Reports from other rivers are just as
discouraging.
Of 1,500 men who came here proba
bly half have returned; the remainder
are here waiting for the ice to break up
and for the possible arrival of a vessel
to take them back to civilization.
This country is cold and pioduoes noth
ing to sustain life. Of the men who
ate here not 60 have means to get away
and must, unless the United States
government sends one of its transports
here, die of cold or starve.
One-half of the terrible suffering of
tne people in this district has not been
told. The last news received from the
states arrived on the steamer Grace
Dollar, and the last papers are dated
J""e 20, 1898. We do not know if we
belong to Spain, Germany or the Uni
ted States
Mr. Stone wished the fact of the ne
cessity of governmental aid impressed
upon the people until necessary aid is
sent to distressed Americans who were
hoodwinked by the transportation com
panies. FIRST VOLUNTEERS.
General Otii' Skelt-ti.n Regiment! Will
Be Filled.
Washington, July 1. The first vol
unteers to be raised for services in the
Philippines will be those for the skele
ton regiments now being foimed by
General Otis. It is not believed there
will be the least difficulty in obtaining
theee men.
It is probable that some time will
elapse before the tioops of the provis
ional aimy are sent to Manila, but,
meanwhile, they will be drilled and
taught marksmanship in oainp. It is
estimated that three months are re
quired to make soldiers of recruits.
The officers ot the war department
think that a number of volunteers now
coming home will desire to return to
the Philippines for a short service after
they have had an opportunity to see
home and friends. They are tegarded
as the most desirable for tbe regiments
being organized by Geneial Otis.
The Situation in France.
London, July 1. A representative of
tho press saw Senator Depew today.
He said:
"I have just returned from Pais and
Brussels, where I picked up my sor
who is now thoroughly restored to
health, and who embarks with me Sat
urday for New York.
"The situation in Paris, which Is
equivalont to France, seems gradually
becoming broader. All this spasmodic
upset, this changing of mininsters, the
cries from the housetops are eurely
laying the foundation of making men
divide off into those cognate paities
which, well defined, will, in my opin
ion, yet raise France into and keep her
In the lront rank."
A Itourg-ogne Iiamag-e Suit.
Paris, June 80. The action for dam
age brought by Mine. Rcsal as a result
of the loss of l er husband by the sink
ing of the French line steamer La
Bourgognein collision with the British
ship Cromartyshire, June 4, 1898, off
Sable island, N. S., has resulted in a
verdict against the company of 100,000
lrancs, the plaintiff at the same time
being debarred from claiming any
money lost with M. Kesal which may
after be recovered. The court found
the copmany responsible for the acts of
the captain, who aiis deolared to be at
fault in bringing his ship to a stand
still after tho collision, in losing time
in launching the boats, and in not
furnishing the passengers with life.
boats.
Work on I)lton Trnll.
Judging from the number of olasts
ri 1 1 1. . . 1 1.
' - -j --- --
Dalton must be doing extensive woik
on that end of his trail.
going on near ryraiuna iiurooi jt
TEN THOUSAND MEN.
Recruiting
for the riilllnolnni irm
Begin at Once.
Washington, June 30. Secretary Al
ger, Adjutant Corbin and Colonel Bird,
assistant quartermaster-general in
charge of transpoi tation, had an hour's
cosultation with the president to day
relating to the question of reinforce
ments for Genreal Otis. A definite
deoision was reached to continue re
cruiting men at all the recruiting sta
tions, and Secretary Alger said aftei
the conference that General Otis would
have 40,000 when the rainy season
closed for resumption of active opera
tions. The enlistments are to be for service
in the regular army and reciuits are to
be organized into regiments or assigned
to regiments already formed after en
listment. General Corbin said the en
listments would be for two years. Ar
rangements are to be made at once for
increasing tho transportation necessary
to get these additional troops to the
Philippines.
The decision to reinforce General
Otis by the end of the rainy season is
interpreted to mean that active cam
paigning will cease until the bad
weather ends. By remaining quiescent
under good shelter during the rainy
season it is hoped that the health of
our troops will be conserved and the
danger from climatio fever reduced to
a minimum.
Later in the day it was definitely de
oided to begin enlistments for the vol
unteer serivce under the act of the last
congress. The adjutant-general's re
ports show the regular army is up to
its full authorized strength. Recruit
ing officers in the principal cities of
the country will be instructed immed
iately to prepare to enlist volunteers.
The present indications an that about
10.0C0 men will be wanted.
Volunteers will not be accepted in
organizations. Secretary Alger is de
termined to adhere to that rule. Look
ing over the act of congress he has con
cluded that the authorization to raise
these volunteer troops "at large" in
dicates a purpose on the part of con
gres to follow out the plans successfully
adopted in immune regiments.
Drowned in the raslgr.
Victoria, B. C, June 80. Details of
the drowning of five men of company
G, Twelfth infantry, United States
army, in the Pasig liver, June 8, were
brought here from the Orient by the
steamer Empress of China. A number
of soldiers under the direction of an
officer were crossing
small craft, made of
over small boats.
the river on a
bamboos lashed
The men were
crossing in regular squads, but at the
time of the accident the raft was over
loaded and rapidly filled until it sank
about 10 feet from the bank. The
water was full of struggling men, fight
ing against the swift current and heavy
equipment, and before they could be
rescued five had gone down for the last
time. Four bodies have been recov
ered as follows:
Corporal E. Hermann, Jasper L.
Whrims, Nels Anderson, Joseph Nune
ville. They wero buried in the new
national oemetery adjoining the old
Spanish cemetery.
FIRST CASE UNDER NEW TREATY
Mexico Wants to Try Hn, Rich for the
Murder of Her Husband.
El Paso, Tex., June 80. The trial
of Mrs. Mattie Rich has begun before
the United States commissioner here
to determine whether or not she shall
be surrendered to the Mexioan author
ities for trial at Juarez, on the charge
of murdering her husband there last
April. John Rich, an American citi
zen, was mysteriously shot in Juarez.
He was brought to El Paso in a hack
next morning by his wife and died a
few days later as a result of his wounds.
Mexico made application for the ex
tradition of the woman, who is- also an
American citizen, and the case has
aroused widespread interest on account
of its peculiar features and the fact
that it is the first extradition case un
der the neutrality agreement. Rich
made an ante mortem statement, in
which he said his wife shot him, and
this was placed in evidence. The sur
geon also testified, and the proceedings
of the Juarez court which investigated
the killing were introduced. Today
Mrs. Rich will testify in her own be
half. The dead man's home was formerly
at Fort Dodge, la., ami his father, a
banker, resides theie now. At one
time the deceased lived at San An
tonio, Tex.
Krush Willi Rebels.
Manila, June 80. Captain Gale's
squadron of the Fourth cavalry em
barked for Morong Monday. Tho gun
boat Napidan, which accompanied tbe
troops, visited the town of Muntiulupa,
on the west shore of the lake, and
found a small body of rebels intrenched
there. The inttenchments were shelled
by the Napidan, and when the rebels
began to retreat the cavalry was land
ed. The i ilipinos in firing a final vol
ley killed a cavalry private.
A French Duel.
Paris, June 80. A duel was fought
this morning with swords between M,
Beiteaux, socialist, and M. Millevoye,
republican nationalist, as a result of
the altercation which took place be
tween them in the chamber of deputies
yesterday. After M. Millevoye had
wounded M. Bertcanx in the le.'t cheek,
the two deputies shook hands.
BUSINESS IN ALASKA.
Sober Development Takes the Place of
the Mad Rush New Discov
eries lielng: Made.
Captain Dwight Hunt, with two
companions, has been in Haines this
week, outfitting for a piospeoting tour
in the Porcupine mining district, says
the Porcupine Quill. Captain Hunt
and party represent an extensive com
pany, known as the Jack Crawford
!poet and scout) party that went to
the Hootalinqua last season over the
Dyea route, equipped with dredgers,
and who have been unsuccessful in the
Yukon and are trying the present sea
son to retrieve their ill luck by operat
ing in the Atlin and Forty-Mile dig
gings in the Yukon. Attracted by fa
voiable reports from the Porcupine dis
trict, the manager of the company,
Henry M. Wallace, a prominent lawyer
of Ann Arbor, Mich., placed a detail
of opeiators under charge of Captain
Hunt, who is an experienced prospec
tor, and sent them here to prosecute
intelligent examination of the quartz
and placer claims in American Alaska
in this vicinity. They are also going
to give special examination of the hy
draulic propositions which are reported
favorable. In event they are success
ful in their search they will bring in a
large outfit this season of modern hy
draulic machinety and permanently
establish the headquarters of the com
panywhich have a large capital at
their control under the Stars and
Stripes, and abandon the Northwest
Territory propositions, wheie they are
sorely handicapped by unjust discrim
inations and exactions. The party will
be teady to start early next week, and
are now getting their boats and outfits
over the trail to the Chilcat liver.
Kxcltement Runs nigh.
Mr. Cole, the mail agent for Porcu
pine City, brought down on his last
trip a small pile of gold dust taken
from claim No. 1 above Discovery, on
Porcupine creek. It was the partial
output of the first washout by the use
of a sluicebox on that claim, and was
sold to S. Weitzman for $35. Mr. Cole
Eays the miners on McKinley and Por
cupine creeks are just beginning to
take out gold, and the field soon will
astouish the nations. The water is
quite liigh, and only the elevated rim
rock can be worked, but as the work
progresses the claims are growing rich
er, excitement is running high and
daily airivals of prospectors are large.
A Stampede Expected.
Since the arrival of samples of coarse
gold from the placer mines on the Por
cupine and McKinley diggings, the
mists of doubt that have been thrown
over that district by the "giubstakers"
who have done no active work except
to hang around the camp, "waiting
for something to turn up," have disap
peared, and a feeling of confidence es
tablished. In fact, nothing but the
best of reports are being brought in
daily, and if developments continue as
they are now going on there will be a
genuine stampede inside of six weeks.
Large Cannery Destroyed.
Mr. D. J. Munn's cannery on Sea
ialund, B. C, was completely destroyed
by fire. The cannery was one of the
largest on the North Arm, and general
ly bad the largest pack for that branch
of the river. The cannery was fully
equipped with everything necessary for
the season's work and all tbe nets were
hanging in readiness to be taken out
for the sockeye run. The loss on the
cannery, stock of cans, machinery,
etc., is estimated at $65,000, on which
there was only $45,000 insurance.
Struck a Quarts Ledge.
William Estinghousen. of California,
who has been prospecting along the
Chilcat river tor the past four months,
struck a ledge of quartz about four
miles from Haines. His discovery
covers a ledge five feet between walls,
and evidently carries a large per cent
of copper and gold. Mr. Estinghousen
has followed mining for several years
in Alaska and California, and is satis
fied that his discovery possesses great
wealth and will take immediate steps
to develop it.
New Aluskn City.
Jim McCloskey, of the Arctic, has
returned from the Ketchikan mining
district, which he reports as a promis
ing district. "Ketchikan," says Jim,
"is going to be quite a city, as it al
ready has one large store and about 40
houses. The townsite is being surveyed
and the prospectors are flocking in by
the dozens. One noticeable feature of
the district is the copper-stained ore,
nearly every sample coming from that
district being literally covered with
the stain."
Grettt Racing Event.
Saturday, July 1, the trotting and
Junning races commence at the Irving
ton track, Portland, and will continue
until July 8. Judging by the horses
that have already hoen entered for tho
different events, it ought to prove a
success in eveiy way. Opening day,
ladies will be admitted to thn track
and grandstand free of charge. On all
other days 25 cents admission will be
charged. This includes a seat in the
grandstand. Tiie admission foe for
gentlemen on all racing days, includ
ing grandstand, will be 60 cents.
Good racing and popular prices will
undoubtedly prove groat drawing cards.
Sumner Iron Works.
The Puget Sound Wire Nail & Steel
Company, now the property of tbe
American Steel & Iron Trust, hat
closed down and tbe nail and wire ma
chines will be shipped to the Wash
burn & Moen Company, at San Fran'
Cisco. F. W. Mitchell, of Mitchell.
Lewis & Staver Company, of Seattle,
is inspecting the buildings, machinery
and site of the nail works with a view
to purchasing thein and moving the
iron works thereto. If the deal ia
made it is the intention of the Sumner
iron works to at once go into the loco
omtive building on a large scale.
Mill Destroyed by Fire.
The Krumm chopmill, at Genesee,
Idaho, has been destoyed by fire, which
is supposod to have been started in the
engine-room. At the time of the fire
some four or five tons of chopped feed
was on hand. The 14 horsepower gas
oline engine, valued at $1,100, will not
be a total loss, as it is believed with a
few extras it can be placed in running
order again. The insurance was only
$1,000, which will nowhere near cover
the loss.
Cannery to Re Erected.
George W. Sanborn has purchased
200 feet of water front property on the
west side of the Seaside cannery, and
expects to have a cannery built and
ready for operation next season. Tbe
plant will be up-to-date and equipped
With the I.-.icsi niachincry. The enn
hery will have no connection with any
other cannery or combination.
Rank Incorporated.
The Medford bank has filed articles
of incorporation, at Medford, Jackson
county. The capital sttock is fixed at
$50,000. The incorporators are R. II.
Whitehead, J. E. Engart, J. Stewart,
W. B. Roberts and H. E. Ankuey,
The company will conduct a bank.
PACIFIC COAST TRADE.
Seattle Markets.
Onions, 90o per 100 pounds.
Potatoes, $35(340.
Beets, per sack, $11 25.
Turnips, per sack, 50 75c.
Carrots, per sack, $1.
Parsnips, per sack, $1.75.
Cauliflower, $1.00 per doz.
Celery. 8540o.
Cabbage, native and California
$2.60 per 100 pounds.
Apples. $2.503.50 per box.
Pears, 60c $ 1.50 per box.
Prunes, 50c per box.
Butter Creamery, 18c per pou-rdj
dairy and ranch, 12 18c per pound.
Eggs, 21c.
Cheese Native, 14c.
Poultry Old hens, 16c per pound;
spring chickens, 14c; turkeys, 16c.
Fresh meats Choice dreBsed beel
steers, prime, 9c; cows, prime,
9c; mutton. 9c; pork, 7o; veal, 810o.
Wheat Feed wheat. $20.
Oats Choice, per ton, $2728.
Hay Puget Sound mixed, $8.00(3
8; choice Eastern Washington tim
othy, $12.00.
Corn Whole, $23.50; cracked, $24;
feed meal, $34.00.
Barley Rolled or ground, per ton,
$2520; whole, $23.
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,
$3.76; rye flour, $4.60.
Millstuffs Bran, per ton, $15;
shorts, per ton, $16.
Feed Chopped feed, $21 23 per
ton; middlings, per ton, $22; oil cake
meal, per ton, $33.
Portland Market.
Wheat Walla Walla, 68c; Valley,
69c; Bluestem, 6lo per bushel.
Flour Best grades, $3.20; graham,
$2.65; superfine, $2.16 per barrel.
Oats Choice white, 45c; choice
(ray, 43 44c per bushel.
Barley Feed barley, $19 20; brew
ing, $21.00 per ton.
Millstuffs Bran, $17 per ton; mid
dlings, $22; shorts, $18; chop, $16.00
per ton.
Hay Timothy, $8 9; clover,
8; Oregon wild hay, $6 per ton.
t7
Butter Fancy creamery, 8085o;
seconds, 2730o; dairy, 2527o store,
2022o.
Cheese Oregon full cream, 12o;
Young America, 15o; new cheese,
10c per pound.
Poultry Chickens, mixed, $34
per dozen; hens, $4. 00 6. 00; springs,
$1.258; geese, $6.007.00 for old,
$4.505 for young; ducks, $5.00
5.60 per dozen; turkeys, live, 16
16c per pound.
P'ltutnHB Si I fttl 1 . 1 ft nnf aunb" flwoall
2c per pound.
Vegetables Beets, $1; turnips, 90o
per sack; garlic, 7o per pound; cab
bage, $1 1.25 per 100 pounds; cauli
flower, 75o per dozen; parsnips, $1
per sack; beans, 8c per pound; celery,
70 75c per dozen; cucumbers, 60c per
box; peas, 83c per pound.
Onions Oregon, 6075o per sack.
Hops ll13o; 1897 crop, 46o.
Wool Valley, 1213o per pound
EaBtern Oregon, 6 10c; mohair,
97c per pound.
Mutton GroHS, best sheep, wethers
and ewes, 4o; dressed mutton, 7)jCJ
spring lambs, 7c per lb.
Hogs Gross, choice heavy, $4.60;
light and feeders, $3.508.00; dressed,
$5.006.00 per 100 pounds.
Beef Gross, top steers, 4.00$4.60;
cows, $3. 50 8. 00; dressed beef,
6 6 He rer pound.
I Veal Large, 6 7c; small, 78a
per pound-