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IVz'StVlYse I ConsolidatedFeD. 1899. CORVALLIS, BENTON COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 25, 1899. VOL. XXXVI. NO. 35. . ihe'ios.of he week! From All Parts of the " New World and the Old." OF INTEREST TO OUR READERS Com pre Tien, ire Review of the Import ant Happening of the Fait Week Called From the Telegraph Columns. The Colorado volunteers have ar rived in San Francisco from Manila.. General Davis Bays the deaths from, the storm in Porto Rico will reach 2,000. .-. - - ;,'': : .. The partner : of Ale McDonald.' the Klondike king, denies the ; latter 's bankruptcy. vSV . 0: ' The meat combine has forced New York butchers to laise tlje prioe three cents a pound. ' ; ' i - t According to news received of the fleet now in Beting sea the whaling Benson was not a great success. ' ' V- ' -The California Passenger Association has agreed on a rate of f 87.50 to the Missouri river for returning soldiers. v An emblem of a badger four feet long, cast from a Spanish cannon, will adoin the new battleship Wisconsin. At Caxbondale, III., striking miners, were arrested for violating the court's1 injunction against - interference with mines. - Illinois wants a deep waterway to the Gulf and a river convention will be held in Chicago in Octorber to or ganize. - .:" " 't'; . The anti-expansionists talk of put-, ting a national ticket in - the field against McKinley as "Continental Re publicans." ,.' . .1 : ' ! Eighteen' thousand unstamped cigars were captured at Tampa, Fla. ' The factory lias been carrying on a profit able traffic for some time. ' . The automobile is to be given a test for war service. An experiment' will be made in carrying messages and mail from Chicago to New York. t ... , . a ; In a brush with the insurgents who again attempted to retake Angeles, the Americans lost two killed and, 13 wounded;, the insurgents' loss is esti mated at 200 men. ' i. .- '. Admiral Sampson will have oharge of ' tlie , naval reoeption to Admiral Dewey. The' North Atlantio squadron will probably meet the admiral a day's sail from New York. ' . ' . ', ' President Ratchford, of the United Mine Workers, blames the state author ities for the trouble. at Wardner, Idaho. He says the niiners' organization" is not oitimi,nal nor defender of criminals. . , i ' A Paris special to the New York journal says that a syndicate has plot red to kill Dreyfus if the trial result in acquittal. The plan included the illng of Labori. .Assurance is given hi that speedy acquittal may . now "be jlooked for. ,: ! Portland, Or., is to have a bicycle factory. 1 ;.' " . -, ..', The Santo Domingo rebels have es tablished a junta at New York. - Advices from Honolulu say that vol canic action of Manna Loa has entirely ceased. . ... .. " ' .; , WiMamette valley hopgrowera have agreed on 40 cents as the price for hop pickers. ' : ' i ; ...... July reports show that both exports and imports increased over the same, month last year. . : ' Andrew Carnegie has sent another $1,000 check to the Anti-lmperialistio League at Boston. - V. President McKinley spoke to the scholarrs.at the Catholic summer school at tjake unam plain. A auspicious disease, having all the symptoms of bubonic plague has mado its appearance in Portugal. M. Labori , is recovering from his wound, and expects soon to be able to attend the court-martial. A case of yellow fever has appealed among the marines guarding the gov ernment property at Havana. ' Lily Lanfztry, the actress, has again, married. The groom is but 28 years of age. of English parentage.' ? The United States cable steamer Hooker is ashore in Manila bay and efforts to tow her off have proved un successful. ' - Mexicans are holding the Yaqni In dians down, and the miners now think the Yaqui's war will be confined to the Indian reservation. '.'-'. . ' , ' The navy department has received a letter from Admiral Dewey speaking in high terms of the treatment he and bis men reoeived at the hands of the Aus tiian people. : -. The shooting of M. Labori stirred np all Europe. The opinion is general that Drefyus cause is loser thereby from the enforced absence of the at torney during the confrontation. Secretary Wilson while in Chioago after his recent trip to the coast says he learned .something of Philippine agricultural conditions while here,, and is enthusiastic over the future of the islands. James Brooks, of McPherson, Kan., walked 37 miles to see a circus. . Tl-e Chinese emperor is obliged by bis .religion to fast 64 days in a year. In Cuba 600 plantations under nor mal conditions arj? good for 1,000,000 tons of sugar. ' : A New Orleans man is said to have invented a sugar cane planter, in the form of a wagon, that with three men and font mules will do. the work here tofore done by nine men and nine mules. A giant leaping maohine at Red lands, Cal., cuts a swath 60 feet wide. Since 1883 military operations in the Soudan have cost the British govern ment about $40,000,000. The Maryland peach crop, both in quality and quantity, has been a de cided failure this season. Mexico is now producing from 70,000 to 90,000 tons of sugar annually on 2,800 farms, or haciendas, and ranches In 1886 the Erie canal carried to tide-water 1. 480,000 teas of vegetable food; in 1897 it carried only 744,000 tons. . LATER NEWS. The Chilean ministry has resigned. Quiet has been restored in the Blue fields district, Nicaragua. Lieutenant George FT Telfer has been appointed census supervisor for the Second district of Oregon. Dawson City saloon keepers have formed a trust and will make whisky a dollar a drink this winter. : Gold is reported to be again flowing Into the bank of England and British financiers aie feeling bettor. ,'.- . Two 17-year-oid : boys were killed while stealing watermelons in Ourar, Colo. The murderer says he only shot to scare the boys. . .,- .- .;..-.', The hunt for gold on Kotzebue sound brought fearful results. Seven per cent of those who went into that in hospitable country lost their lives. -'From the reports on the world 'a wheat crop there is little to indicate failure in either Germany or Russia, while Englaud's crop is large. Angered by the action of a gambler who assaulted one of their number, the Ipdians of a grading camp at Winslow, Ariz., threaten to exterminate the' whites.' - ".''.'".'"'" V:' ".' ' i ' Japan has issued her new law regu lating all faiths and beliefs. . Both pagan and Christian . religions are to be placed under absolute control of lo oal governors. -- . : - At Wetumpka, Ala.., Peter Louin and . his 15-year-old son were taken from jail and lynched by a mob. - They were accused of shooting Hall Jordan, a respectable oitizen. M. Labori appeared in court Tuesday morning, and if his condition will per mit, he will conduct the case for Drey fus until a verdioi is reached. He waa warmly greeted by the prisoner. i A seaman of the British ship Amphi- trite was caught by a tow line, drawn overboard and drowned as the vessel was entering the Columbia river. An other member of the crew was lost in a similar manner in Honolulu harbor. - ' A plot to escape from the guardhouse was unearthed at Fort Sheridan, - The prisoners-had the bars of the guard house all saved through and had ob tained possession r of the key to the magazine.. Knives, powder, and cart ridges were found in their, possession. 'The government is confident that the situation in Samoa is under con trol. -The Badger was. saluted and eheered by the natives as she sailed. The temporary, government set up by the commission is fully capable to hold natives in check though they do at tempt to cause tiouble The iron miners of Miohigan'are be coming iestless and threaten to strike. The Roanoke has reached Seattle with $250,000 in gold dust from Cape Nome. - . , i ' . . , Five ' people were drowned by the capsizing of the schooner Savldge near Detroit., Mich. , .-- . It is said the trust conference at Chi cago will be a representative, non-political gathering. Nebraska has raised $35,000 for her brave regiment and -will bring them home in a special train.;7 - The seat of tne Yaqui Indian war has been removed to ground advantageous to the Indians.' ": ..'-. Eight hundred tons of . supplies left Philadelphia on a' transport for the Porto Rico sufferers. . Seattle won first place at the annual meeting of the Pacific Northwest ath letic Association at Astoria. The secretary of the interior has is sued orders to restore to public domain the land once reserved for the Columbia river boat railway. .1 t Two Indians and one white man were hanged for murder at Daw Bon lust month. . They were the fiist legal exe cutions in that country. . . . General Mertitt, after a talk with President McKinley, stated to a corre spondent of tne press that there would be no change in the commanders of the Philippines. . v Two French lieutenants were assas sinated in the Soudan, where they had been sent to take command of c column of troops. Revenge is thought to have pi-ompted the act. -. : In a head-end collision between trol ley oars near Philadelphia thirty peo ple were injured, some fatally. Care lessness of the motorman is given as the cause of the accident. . The Twenty-sixth regiment atPlatts burg, N. Y., has received orders to pre pare to leave for Manila within a week. Like orders have beer- received by the Thirty-first infanrty at Fort Thomas. Ky. .,, v .; Prince Hecry, of Prussia, who com mands the German squadron in the Ea cific, Will visit San Francisco, on board his flagship after ' he - leaves China. President McKinley has extended him an invitation to visit Washington. Mr. S. S. Petersen has purchased a site at Port Angeles, Wash., and if sat isfactory arrangements can be made he will put in operation a shingle and hollow-ware plant of gigantic propor tions, which will give employment to 75 persons. The matter of granting a franchise to, Mr. Peterson was favor ably considered ' by the council' at its last meeting. The British government used 124, 000 gallons of corn whisky last year in the manufacture of smokeless powder. The timber lands of the south are being rapidly purchased by northern and western syndicates and manufac turing companies. James W. Bradbury, of Maine, is the oldest living ex-member of the United States senate. He is 97 years ' of age and served with Webster, Calhoun and Clay. .; ::': ' The value of bicycles owned in Maine is $324,420: This is only $7,000 less than the value of the entire street' railway properties of the state. Napoleon III.'s last dwelling place and the soene of his death Camden; house, Chislehurst, and its beautiful, grounds is in future to serve as a golf course. Jack Evsrhardt, of New Orleans, the light weight, has announced bis retirement froaa the prise ring. In the past few years he has met and defeated) many of the best pugilists et his class in tiie country, Red Bay, on the Island ol Andros, Swept Away. HUNDREDS OF LIVES LOST The Storm Reached Velocity of 105 Mile aa Hour Belief for the Porto Rleavaa Great Distreaa. Jacksonville, Fla., Aug. 21. Ac cording to a Miami dispatch to the Times-Union and Citizen, Captain Dil lon, of the steamer Cocoa, states that the town of Red Bay on the isand of Andros, 20 mies southwest of Nassau, was 8 wept away in the recent tropical hurricane, and about 300 lives lost. An eye-witness of, the storm estimated that the loss of life on the island was fully 600. Scattered through the wreck of houses at Red Bay after the Storm subsided, he said, were hundred of corpses of persons of all ages and classes. . Captain Dillon said the wind blew at the rate of 90 miles au hour at Nassau, with an occasional gust whioh reached a velocity of 105 miles an hour. PORTO RICANS IN ' DISTRESS. Deeds of Next Planting: and Work Hull - Be. Provided, y New York, Aug. 21. A dispatch tfl the Herald from San Juan, Porto Rico, says: Visits to the most distressed districts of the island prove that th former reports of terrible conditioni have not been in the least exaggerated. People in the towns are huddled to gether anywhere for shelter. .. Iu the oountiy the people are sleeping in thb open air. The food supplies have been totally destroyed. Only the well-to-do can afford to buy provisions. , . Unless succor comes in a few days the people will starve. The supplies from San Juan have not yet arrived at the towns, but are expected. The de pots in many towns are already sur rounded by a large number pf hungry people. The mayors of the towns have received - no authority to dispense money, but most of them are contribut ing generously out of their own pock ets to supply the most urgent needs. - As far as Caguas and Cayey, the san itary conditions aie not threatened, but reports from towns further south state that their condition is dangeious. The peril lies in the herding of the inhab itants in the 'towns Several of the soldiers were wounded during the re cent hurricane, but it is learned that there were no deaths aomng" them. The best posted persons agree that it will be necessary to provide work for the inhabitants and seeds' for the next planting. An official report form Guay mas says that 265 houses weie de stroyed, 175 seriously injured and 204 damaged by the storm. - -.-.. .. ... In the district surrounding Maya guez, scores of women, old men and children 1 are homeless and ' begging shelter and food. ' The schooner Con oepcion, loaded with 200 Porto Rioans going as emigrants to Samana. went adrift today. All jumped overboard and several were drowned. A Maya guez paper reminds the public that in the year 1841 the oity was destroyed by fi"re for two days, the governor was personally distributing $50,000 among those who most needed it. In Arroyo 90 per cent of the houses were demolished by the hurricane. At the port nothing remains. Many prom inent persons in Utnado have signed an appeal to the public asking food and work for the inhabitants.'' Two thou sand persons Lave perished in this whole district. . , EXPLOSION IN MEXICO. Killed Ple American Engtneera and Three Mexican Firemen. - . Chicago, Aug. 21. A special to the Record from Tampico, .Mexico, says: By the explosion of a boiler of a loco motive on the Mexican Central railroad seven men were killed and three others fatally injured. The locomotive was standing on the sidetrack at Cardneas when the explosion occurred. It was of a special pattern and of gieat size, being used to haul trains up the moun tain. - Among the killed are four American engineers who were in the cab. , Their names were Simon, Fitzgerald, Hussy and Gibson. Another American en gineer named Lokhart was standing near the locomotive when the explo sion ocourred. He was hurled a dis tance of 100 feet and was fatally in jured. The other men killed were three Mexican firemen and woodpass ers. .- " .- - Aaylnm for ConanmptiTea. Chicago, Aug. 21. The Illinois So ciety for the Prevention of Consump tion is preparing plans for the estab lishment of a state sanitarium for the treatment of consumption, whioh it will ask the next legislature to build. The fundamental purpose ol the pro ject is to provide means for the treat ment of the poor who are disabled by the disease. . Governor Tanner has indicated his intention of supporting it and of ap proving the purchase of the society, on asking for an appropriation of $500, 000 with which to. build the sanitar ium. - . . - Shamrock Arrives in New York. New York. Aug. 21. Sir Thomas Lip ton's yacht Shamrock, challenger for America's cup, reached this port today accompanied by her tender, steam yacht Erin.. The Shamrock sailed from Fairlie-on-the-Clyde on August 3, and made the trans-Atlan'tio voyage in much quicker time than was anticipated. The Erin towed the Shamrock about 2,000 miles, and the latter sailed something more than 1.200 miles. Bace War in M isaiaaippi. Meridan, Miss , Aug. 21. A week ago Dr. Wells, living near Russell, shot and fatally wounded a negro whilt in the act of stealing cattle. On Tues day night, two negroes attempted tt assassinate Wells, and one of them wal shot and killed by the doctor. Anoth er unsuccessful attempt was made or; the doctor's life last night. 'Ss This has aroused the white people, and notice has been served on the ne groes that any further hostile move ment toward Dr. Wells will preoipi tate a race conflict. : r ; : . JIM INEZ ARRESTED. Caught aa lie War- Leaving; Clenfaeg-oa - Denounced the Arreat. : Havana. Aug. 21. In, view of the faot that Colonel Bacallao. chief of the secret police, persisted in his declara tion that General Jiminez, the aspirant to the presidency of Santo Domingo, was in Havana, eitner not having or having returned, the military authori ties telegraphed to Cienfuegos, in structing Captain Stamper, collector of customs there, to ascertain whether Jiminez was on the Menedez steamer, and to take him under arrest if that should be the case. Just as the steam er was about to leave Cienfuegos, Cap tain Stamper located Jiminez and ar rested him. Jiminez denounced, the arrest as an outrage.' He said he had broken no law and would . not yield except to force.. Captain Stamper re plied that he was ready to use force, if necessary, and Jiminez then yielded, remarking tbat he did so -because he could not help himself. -Captain Stamper informed Jiminez tbat he would mako him as comfortable as possible, and, after Jiminez and his secretary had packed their trunks, they were diiven. accompanied by the chief of police and Captain Stamper, tc the Union hotel, where two bedrooms and a dining room were placed at their disposal. General Jiminez will be kept under polioe charge until further advioes are received from the governor general. : ; - ' ' ' ' - : PUMMELED . TO DEATH. McConnell Beat Franey Unmercifully Charge of Manslaughter. San Franoisco, Aug. 21. The" au topsy held ; on the . remains of Jim Franey, the pugilist, who tlied after having been knocked out by Frank McConnell on Friday night, showed that his vital organs .were diseased; that he was in no condition to enter a ring as principal, and that he had been pummeled and beaten to death by Frank McConnell, who was arrested oh a charge of manslaughter, and is now out of jail on. bail. ' . . A similar . charge has also been placed, against J. J. Groom. J. D. Gibbs, promoters of the fight; Hiram Cook, referee, and the seconds of both men engaged in the contest." All have given bonds and are now at liberty. Dr. J. Lr Zabala, the city's autopsy physioian explains the cause -of the pugilist's death as follows: "1 foun' severe contusions' on Franey 's lac shoulders and upper arms. . There wa a hemorrhage of the biain on the left side and the organ itself was' in an a ahaemio condition. The man must have , reoeived a terrible punishment, and death was nothing more than the result of the blows whioh were rained on his face and head. The impact of the head on the floor 'liad nothing to do with it. He was in a dying condi tion before he fell. "Franey should never have entered the ring. An examination of his lungs showed pleuralic - adhesions, and his system was otherwise broken dowji. He, was fit for practical purposes in life, but certainly not for unnatural exer cise." : ' -: . ' - FLOOD. AT EDMONTON. ..""-'Vs. ; ' The Baekatehewan' Biver Boae Fortj . ., Feet in One Dav. ' i St Paul, Aug. 19. A Winnipeg, Man., speoial . to ' the Pioneer-Press says: An Edmonton dispatch says the Saskatchewan rivej. has overflowed, rising 40 feet during the last 20 hours, and continues to rise fatft. Already the bridge piers are four feet under Water, and electric light boilers covered Floating, islands of wood are passing down. . The ferries have "broken s?feay and no mail has arrived. "Thousand of feet of lumber is adrift. At present the water is rushing over the Hudson's Bay Company's fiats. Two and a half inches of rain fell in 20 hours. The end is not yet. The loss will be great. The historic steamer Northwest, one of the Hudson's Bay Company's best boats waa broken from her moorings, struck' the' middle pier 'of the bridge and went down the river a total wreok. The river is full of drift, miners' shacks and effects. Citizens on the river bank are moving out - - ' -' Street Duel at Woodi. . Sheridan, -Or., Aug, . 21. News h. been received here of a serious fight a. Woods. The trouble ' began Saturday night at a dance, and was between Bud Pollard and a man named - Miller. It ended in the ejection from the hall of a young man who had refused to pay his admission. Sunday morning the men met on the street and had a duel. Miller fired a shotgun point blank at Pollard's head and shot away part of one of Pollard's ears. Pollard emptied his revolver at Miller, but was so nerv ous that his shots 'went Wild. One aliot hit Miler in the leg below the knee. Considering that the men fired at close range,, their escape from seri ous in juiy. is remarkable. Paaaeng-er Train Wrecked. Texarkana, Ark., Aug. 21. A mes sage has just been received here to the effect that a north-bound passenger train on the Kansas City, Pittsburg & Gulf rairoad went into Litte river, GO miles north of here. A switch engine, with crew, has left for the scene. The wreck is between stations, and it is not kown how much of the train went off the bridge. It is known, however, that the baggage, mail and express cars went in. Idaho Town Burned. Boise, Idaho, Aug. 21. Last night the town of Placerville, in Boise coun ty, was wiped out by fire. The busi ness portion of the plaoe was destroyed and most of the residences. ' The loss is estimated at $250,000. To ascertain whether the Pacific coast is sinking into or rising out of the ocean is the mission of Professor G. K. Gilbert, of the United States geological survey, who has juBt arrived on the coast. May Be a Permanent Depot. Vancouver Barracks, Wash., ' Aug. 21. The impression is becoming gen eral at headquarters that the authori ties at Washington intend to make this garrison a permanent depot for the Philippine army, on account of the ease with which troops may be shipped to the sound or to San Francisco. This idea has been strengthened by the great sums of money now being expended in constructing a permanent camp. Thou sands of dollars have been used during the -past two months on sanitation alone. H Violent Mob in Paris Wrecks a Church. HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE INJURED Crucifix and Ornamenta Thrown Into .a :' Heap and Flrvd Tmnul tuoua Crowd - Sivea the Police a Hard Fight. Paris, Aug. 22. Paris was today the scene of most serious disturbances, recalling some aspect of the commune. In response to an appeal of tne Journal' du Peuple, groups of anarchists and so cialists gathered about 3 o'clock in the afternoon iu the Place de la Repub "tique. The police had taken precau tions, and there seemed to be no dan ger of disorders. Sebastian Faure and Faberot, well-known revolutionary an archists, were the ring-leaders. Faure, standing on the pedestal of the statue which rises iu the oeuter of the Palace de;la Republique, adressed the crowd. Among other things he said that the anarchists should be masters of the streets. ' The police then inteifered and dislodged Faure and Faberot, mak ing three arrests. :! The crowd at this point dispersed, but a column of dem onstrators, : headed by 'Faure and Henri d'Horr, made for . the Place de, la Nation.. ; The police broke through the column and a struggle for the mas tery' followed. Shots were fired, and' M. Goullier, commUsary of police, was twice stabbed with a knife. The rioters proceeded toward the Fauborg du Temple, at the corner Of Rue. Darberi and the Rue St. Mauri Popincourt, they formed np into a oom paot body.' Hatchets were suddenly produced, with long knives stolenrocu the .counters of shops, and a concen trated rush was made upon the Church of St. Joseph. : - The aged sacristan, seeing the mob, (hastily closed the outer gates, but these were soon forced with hatchets and bars of iron. The massive oaken doois were then attacked. According to the first account, the wild horde burst into the cjiurcfc, which instantly became a scene of wild pillage and sacrifice. A1 tars and statues were ' hurled , to the floor and smashed; pictures were rent, candlesticks, ornaments and hosts from high- altars were thrown down and trampled under foot. The crucifix above was made the target lor missiles and the figuie of the Savior was fras tured in .several places; - Then, while rancorous voices sang the "Carmag nole," 'the chairs were carried outside, piled up and set on fire in the center of the square fronting the church. .. When this stage was reached,, the crucifix jwas pulled down and thrown into the Ifiames. Suddenly the cry was raised that the statue of the Virgin had been; forgotten, and the crowd .returned and t9r6 this down also. - . An attempt was made to fire the ichoir of St. Joseph's with petroleum, and the firemen were called in to quench the flames. Several parishion ers were severely mauled in their-efforts to defend the church from eacri lege. The church is situated in ' thei poorest Quarter of the -city. No disord ers of any kind occurred in the fashion-' able district.'-' . - - ' .. 1 , v ; Meanwhile the- sacristan, who had been captured by the anarchists, es caped, and called the polioe and repub lican guards, who promptly arrived, with many constables... - They were compelled to fall back in order to form up into line of defense." as the anarch ists attacked . them fearfully ' with knives. -' . i-. ' ; " Did Dawtr Sav ThUf ' London, Aug. 22. The Naples corre spondent of th Daily News telegraphs the substance of an interview he had with Admiral Dewey there during the admiral's recent visit. Admiral Dewey said he believed the Philippine ques tion would shortly be solved. In his judgment, the inhabitants are capable of self-government, and the only way to settle the insurrection and to insure prosper ity is to concede it to them. He declared thai he was never in favor of violence toward' the Filipinos, and remarked that after autonomy had been conceded, annexation might be talked of. When asked whether a conflict be tween Germany and the Dnited States over the Philippines were possible, Admiral , Dewey replied, according to the correspondent: ," "It is impossible to foresee the un foreseeable." Fight With Bebela. Manila. Aug. 22. One lieutenant of the Twelfth infantry was killed and another was Beriously wounded while reconnoitering last evening north of Angeles. The Americans encountered a large force of insurgents and drove them trom ther position. ' : Lieutenant Cole, of the Sixth infan try," with 80 men, encountered 100 in surgents intrenched in the mountains of the island of NegrGa and routed them, after an hour and a half of se vere fighting. The Americans .bad three men slightly hurt. Nineteen dead insurgents were counted in the trenches. Six rifles and a quantity of reserve ammunition were captured. The insurgents recently out the cable in Laguna de Bay, leading to Calamba. on the south shore of the lake, but the break has been repaired. ' . Spanlah War Veteran Killed. Chicago, Aug. 22. James P. Young, a private in company D, Third infantry volunteers, was killed by a freight train at Evanston today, while on his way to Fort Sheridan to report, after a day's absence. The body was strewn along the track for a block, and the only remaining vestige of the uniform which Young wore was a brass button found on the roadbed. He was a mem ber of the Fifteenth Indiana regiment during the Spanish war. ' Kxplealon In a Mine. London, Aug 21. By an explo sion today in the Llest colliery, in Gla morganibire, Wales, 18 persona were killed and 60 others are still in danger. The explosion ocenrred during the night shift, when there was only 50 men in the mine. There were maay J heroic aots in an endeavor to save the survivors front the affenia af the off. 1 Uamp, but so far only five have been ! jieaouea auve. ratnetio scenes were 'Witnessed as the badien were hranal. (to the surfaae, men. women . and ohil- idren erring and saver I v waltln. (tidings of the entombed mlaera. I THE ATTACK BEGINS. Soldiers Are After Onerln, the Bealeged Boclaliat. London, Aug. 23. The Daily Chron iole publishes the following from its Paris correspondent: A detachment of infantry has just completed an attack upon M. Geutin's house, whioh is likely to lead to blood shed before morning. Nobody is allowed to approach the scene, and the oavalry charges are need lessly brutal. Proeeedinga Agalnat Anarchiata. - Paris, Aug. 23. In oonsequence of yesterday's events, judicial proceedings have been instituted against Sebastian Faure and four others, 'for rebellion, acta of violenoe and attempts to mur der.itnd against divers persons for rob bing a building and burning its furni ture; also for breaking windows and inciting to riotous assemblage. ' A member of the Anti-Semite League says M. Guerin has three days more provisions. From , today on all ohnrches will be guarded by pickets of republican guards, and detachments of infantry and oavalry will be held in readiness for eventualities. " The dam age done by the rioters to the Church of St. Joseph is estimated at 8,000 francs. . The church is surrounded by a cordon of police, and no one is allowed to approach the building. It is point ed, out that the rioting persons are from 15 to 20 years of age. WASHINGTON CENTENNIAL. Anniveraary of Hla Bnrlal Will Be Ob served by Virginia Bfaaons. Washington, Aug. 21. Preparations for the observance of the 100th anni versary of : George Washington's death are biing actively conducted by the committee of the grand lodge of Ma sons for the state- of Virginia and by the local lodges. The Masonic observ ances which will take place in Alexan dria and at Mount Vernon, December 13 and 14 next, are being thoroughly discussed and planned. The programme as virtually settled upon opens with the assembling of the grand lodge of the state of Virginia in Alexandria on: December 13. Early the following morning ; the state grand lodge, accompanied by lodge No. 4, of Ftedericksburg, Va., of which General Washington was -a member; the two local lodges. Federal lodge, of Wash ington, and, - representative Masons from all over the world will proceed to Mount Vernon, where the funeral serv ices of December 18, 1799, will be du plicated as Jieurly as possible. Porto Klco'e Great Storm. ' - Ponce, Porto Rico, Aug. 23. It is now estimated that the oodies of 2,500 victims of the recent hurricane have been buried, that 1,000 pei sons were injured during the storhi, and -that 2,000 people are Btill missing. : There are opportunities here now for investors.. There-Hs the greatest lack of , money for repairing damages, re planting and replenishing stocks. - . - " The aluades appointed - committees for the distribution of relief, stores, etc., but the military : authorities ob jected to it. ,i . - - - ' - Ponce is healthy, though bodies con tinue toe . found, in the fieldB. The authorities have decided to - burn the ruins of Yabuco. - ( Sixty Lives WoreIot . Nebern, N. C, Aug. '23. 'Reports today from thecoast'of North Carolina, where the West Indian hurricane touched last ' week, show that there -were a large number of-lives lost and much damage done to property. Four teen fishermen, in trying to cross Pro lico Sound ' in skiffs, were- lost. .' Four bodies ; have " been - recovered. . ' The schooners Good in- and Aurora were wrecked. The: L. B. Hill is ashore. The Beswiok and all hands are .report ed lost.- These losses all ocuried in Pimlico sound. It is believed that. as many as 60 persons dost their lives in the storm." 'C -- - Infantryman Drowned. Manila, Aug. 23. While a recon noitering -party of the Twenty-fourth infantry, under Captain Crane, was ciossing the Mariquina river on a raft today,: the hawsers broke. The cur rent, very swift at tbat point, caused the raft to capsize, drowning nine en listed men. The United States transport Tartar, from San Francisco July 24, with Gen eral Joseph Wheeler and his daughter, troops of .the Nineteenth infantry and more than $1,300,000 in coin has ar rived. . . ' -' ' - ' .' - Crulaer BeacneeV Shipwrecked Crew. Rio Janeiro, Aug. 23. The United States cruiser Montgomery arrived here last night from : Montevideo.' . She re ports having rescued the ciew of the British steamer Nettleton, which went aground at Marica, 20 miles east or this port. All the members of the Nettle-' ton's crew were saved. Tugs have been sent to rescue the vessel. Olympla'a Sailora Attacked. - London, Aug. . 23. A special dis patoh from Leghorn, Italy, says five men have been arrested there on a chaige of attacking and wounding some sailor who had come ashore from the cruiser Olympia. - ' Famine on Baat Count tif Africa. London, Aug. 23. The Church Mis sionary Society has just received a re port stating that 40,000 persons have died of famine on the east coast of Africa. ... 4 . Chineae Brigands Massaere Bnaalana. Marseilles, Aug. 23. News has ar rived here that a mission of Russian engineers and their escorts were recent ly attacked by Chinese brigands at Kirin, on the China-Russian trontier, on the main Manchuria railway. - All Were massacred. -. ' " The Pennsylvania railway Company will purchase the connecting links for electrio railways and will have a con tinuous line from New York to Wash ington. The Taqul War. - Chicago, Aug. 17. A special to the Times-Herald from Guaymas, Mexico, says: Military Operations in the Ya qui valley culminated on Friday in a series of engagements and the final rout and dispersal ef the Indians. : The rest of is campaign will proba bly consist of bunting out the renegades from their hiding plaoes Next te the seamen of the United States, British seamen get higher wages and better fare end more aom &r)g)Ie conditions of employment than sjsjea ol any other country. IS mm He Will Not Submit to Eng- land's Demands. WAR IS THE ONLY SOLUTION It la Said Hoatllltles May Be Looked for Any Day Anxiety In Cape Colony ' end Orange Free State. - London. Aug. 93. There is no long er any doubt that Presidont Krugur has refused to submit to the demand of Mr. Chamberlain for the appoint ment of a court of inquiry. . He way have dono so diplomatically or hodg lngly. But that his answer. is regard ed by the British government as tanta mount to positive rofnsal, ia now an established fact. The colonial office is noncomvnittal. but there are' other evi dences which amply justify the state ment. The report that; President Kruger has proposed new. terms is somewhat verified by the guarded com ment of the colonial office offlciaU and the irritability displayed there. Theie is not the slightest doubt that they now believe wax is the only way to set tle the controversy. . ; . They would lcr rsther have had a curt, defiant answer, than the tempor izing answer which the Boer president has sent. With tho former Great Britain would Lavo pUin grounds for a quick commencement of hostilities. Under the oicrumstanccs, which it ia believed now exists, aggressive action needs considerable explanation to justi fy it in the eyes of the world and the English minority who still ileclare war would be an outrage. However, if Mr. Chamberlain has is way, it is believed President Kruger's counter-proposals will meet with scant attention, and un less the Boers completely back down, which is not likely, the crisis will quickly develop into war. It has developed that the war offico has been aware of the nature of the Transvaal government's answer for sev eral days and that it was communi cated to the war office, hence it is prob able that Great Britain will delay de nouncement as little as possible. A high official expressed to a repre sentative of the press his disnust at what he termed "Kruger's cupidity and hypoorisy." He said: "The kind of game which Kruger is playing must be clear to Americans. The protestations of the Boers tbat they wish to live a quiet agricultural life, may be the tune of some of, tho Veldet, but, the gang in Pretoria is simply after money. Though Presi dent Kruger says many harsh things of the Uitlanders, he never, hesitated , to make money out of them, eiVher, by fair or foul means. ... . "This Transvaal question cannot be judged by recent occurrences. You must go back 50 years.' It has' been hanging fire all that time, and th. sooner it is settled now the better." Though the official did not actually say so, it was clear that he believed war was the only method of settle ment. -. , 1 '- - ' v ' It is learned that the government is somewhat annoyed at the public's Blight interest in the Transvaal. . ' A speical dispatch from Cape' Town says there is great danger of an out break of violence on the frontier, and that the scum ' of South Africa is en listing throughout the colony, and is being sent to Pitsania and Jameson, on the border. - - GREAT FIRE AT VICTOR. . BuaTneas Portion of the Colorado Town - Swept Away. Cripple Creek, Colo., Aug. 23. Fi-9 has utterly destroyed the business por tion of the city of Victor, causing a loss estimated at $2,000,000. Begnning , shortly after noon, the fire raged until evening, consuming everything in its way. It bad its origin, it is'thought, in-the Merchants' Cafe, adjoining the Bank of Victor, on the oorner of Third street and Victor avenue. A strong wind from the south fanned the flames, and in a few min utes all the surrounding houses were afire. Help was summoned from. Cripple Creek, but the town bad beeu built in the early days of the camp, and was of pine timber 'for the most part, and burned like paper. Efforts were made to stop the progress of the flames by blowing up buildings by means of dyn amite, and -.all afternoon the stree's have roared with the explosions, but the effort was in vain. - The residence portion of the-city has Buffered comparatively little, but the business portion is paralyzed, and suf fering is bound to follow. The burned area may be roughly designated as the space between the head of Fourth street and Victor avenue, extending from the Gold Coin mine buildings, on the west, to a point near Second street, and down Third street almost to Diamond avenue. Fishing; Boat Sank. . ' ' Seattle. Aug. 21. A fishing boat containing two men was run into Thursday night by the steamer. North Pacfiio near the mouth, of the Fraser river. One of the oouupants, David Gordon, was drowned. He is said to have formerly lived in Shasta county, Cal. His companion, Louis Smart, was picked up by the North Pacific, Two Hen Hanged in Maryland. Rockville, Md., Aug. 21. Armistead Taylor and Alfied Brown were hanged here this morning for the murder of Louis Rosenstein and wife. The crime was committed : May '13 last, the pur-, pose being robbery. ... . While being 'ar rested, Taylor shot and killed one of the officers. " . . Nearly 400 were injured in the Paris riots. It is olaimed the disturbance will operate to cause a yeidiot of conviction against the prisoner. ; Miner Falls to His Death. Wallace, Idaho, Aug. 22. A miner, name unknown, was killed at the HeU ena-'Frisco mine this morning. He fell 140 feet down an ore chute, break ing both legs and several ribs. Men of Experience. Washington, Aug. 22. The colonels and livutenant-oolonels of the new reg iments of United States volunteer in fantry soon to be organized for service in the Philippines, axe men of experi ence, all but one being graduates of West Point. All have been in the service oTer 20 years. TRADE GAINS STRENGTH. Heavy Exports of Wheat Fewer Bnal ness Failures Beported. Bradstreet's says: The trade gath ers strength as summer wanes. Reports of expanding fall demand arrive, ao oompanied by very cheerful advioes as to the outlook in most parts of tho country. In manufacturing lines pro- duotion appears to be at a minimum, and the price situation retains most of its old strength. Notable in the mat ter of added strength are most of the cereals and iron and steel in many forms. The impetus given to wheat prices by the government report last week has been further reinforced by less favorable crop advices from other countries, notably India, and export business is reported as somewhat im proved. Wheat (inoluding flour) shipments for the week aggregate 4,040,009 bush els, against 3,616,154 bushels last week, 3,988,348 bushels in the corre sponding week of 1898, 5,316,803 bush els in 1897, 2,991,693 bushels in 1BUH, and 2,389,140 bushels in 1895. Since July 1 this season, the exports of wheat aggregate 36,165,065 bushels against 22,846.076 bushels last year, and 21,43,344 bushels in 1897-98. . Business failures for the week num ber 172, as compared with 156 last week, 195 in this week a year ago. 221 in 1897, 264 in 1806, and 192 in 1895. Bonding at a Low Bate of Interest Some of the counties of Montana are reducing exuenaes bv bondine their in debtedness at a low rate of interest. Beaverhead is about to issue 4 per cent bonds to the amount of $40,000. and Gallatin , county , offers $137,000 .in bonds bearing interest at the rate of A4 per cent. , i-.-., . PACIFIC COAST. TRADE. Portland Market. Wheat Walla Walla. 6758c; Valley, 5959c; Bluestem, 6061o per bushel. ' Flour Best grades, $3.25; graham, $2.65; superfine, $2.15 per barrel. Oats Choice white, 4043cr choice gray, 88 42c per bushel. Barley Feed barley, $17; brew ing, $18.50 per ton. Millstuffs 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, 45 50c; soconds, 85 40c; dairy, 80 85o; store, 2227Jc- V . Eggs 1818Jc per dozen. Cheese Oregon .full cream, 12o; Young - America, 13o; new cheese, 10c per pound. . " Poultry Chickens, mixed, $1.505 per dozen; hens, $5.005.50; springs, $2 3.25; geese, $4.00 5.00 for old. $4. 50 6. 50 for young; ducks, $5.00( 6.50 per dozen; turkeys, live, 12 13c per pound. r Potatoes 75c$l per sack; sweets, 2 8c per pound. .Vegetables Beets, $1;. turnips, 90o per sack; garlic, 7o per pound; cab--bage, l2c per pound; cauli flower, 75o per dozen; parsnips, ' $1 beans, 5 6c per pound; celery, 70 75c per dozen; cucumbers, 50c per box; peas, 34c per pound; tomatoes, 75c per box; greeu corn, 12 16c per dozen. - - " - Hops ll13c; 1897 crop, 4 6o. Wool Valley, 1213o per pound; Eastern - Oregon, , 8 13c; mohair, 87 80c per pound. ' . Mutton Gross, best sheep, wethers and ewes, 3 s; dressed mutton, 6 7c; lambs, 8 4c per lb. : Hogs Gross, choice heavy, $5.00; light and feeders, $4.50; dressed, $6.00 e.ou per iuu pounas. - Beef Gross, top steers, 3.60 $4.00; cows, $3. 00 8. 50; dressed beef, 6 7Hc per pound. i Veal Large, 6) 7c; small, 8" 8c per pound. , - ,t -' '.'-" '.'-!- - Seattle Markets! - Onions, new, $1.25 1.50 per saok. Potatoes, new, llc per lb. " Beets, per sack, $1 10. - - w Turnips, per sack, 50 65c. . ; - Carrots, per sack, 90o. , . : . . Parsnips, per sack, $11.75. . Cauliflower, 40 60c per doz. Cabbage, native and Californi $1 1.25 per 100 pounds. . ; Cherries, 75cl. . , --j Peaches, 75 90c. , i . ' j Apples. $1.25 1.75 per box, i Pears, l.Ttf'iper box. - , :. Prunes, $1 "per box. y -: "Watermelons, $2 3. Cantaloupes, $22.60. ; ' ' Blackberries, $1.65 3. . Butter Creamery, 25c per pound; dairy 1720o ranch, 1217o per lb. ;. Eggs, 24c. ' ,....-.' Cheese Native, 10 12c. ' Poultry 13 14c; dressed, 16c. "Hay Puget Sound timothy, $7 9; choioe Eastern Washington tim othy, $14.00. Corn Whole. $23.50; cracked, $23; feed meal, $23.00. Barley Rolled or ' ground,' per ton, $21; whole, $22. ' Flour Patent,' per "barrel, $3.60; blended straights, $3.25: California $3.25; buckwheat flour, $3.60; graham, per. barrel, $3.60; whole, wheat flour, $3; rye flour, $4.60. Millstuffs Bran, per ton, ' $16; shorts, per ton, $16. Feed Chopped feed,. $20.50 per ton; middlings, per ; ton, $22; oil cake meal, per ton, $35. . Ban Francisco Market. Wool Spring Nevada, 12 14o per pound; Oregon, Eastern, 10 14c; Val ley, 17 19c; Northern, 810c. . Onions Silverslcin, 85c$l per sack, r - Butter Fancy creamery, 24c; do seconds, 22 (gaSc; fancy dairy, 202)lc do seconds, 16 19o per pound. "-. 1 Eggs Store, 17 20c; fancy ranoh, 2226o. Hops 1898 crop, lto. Citrus Fruit Oranges, Valencia, $2.768.25; Mexican limes, $434.60; California ' lemons,-- 75o$1.60; do choice, $1.75 2.00 per box. Hay Wheat, $7. 9; wheat and oat, $7 8; oat. $8 9; best bar ley, $4.60 7; alfalfa, $5.50 7 per ton; straw, 25 870 per bale. Potatoes Early Rose, 7590c; Oregon Burkanks. $1.65 $1.85; river Burbanks, 7590o; Salinas Bur banks, '$1.25 1.40 per Back. . Tropioal fruits Bananas, $1.60 2.60 per bunch; pineapples, $2 4.00; Persian dates, 69o per ffonjjtfl. ,:'- . , ... -v. ,