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CORVALLI8 WEEKLY. l'MO E.lah. July. 1SW7. GAZETTE! Eatab. Dee., 1862. Consolidated Feb. 1899. COKVALLIS, BENTON COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 24, 1900. VOL. XXX VII. NO. 35. EVENTS OF THE DAY Epitome of the Telegraphic News of the World. TORSE TICKS FRO. iHE WIRES An Interesting Collection of Items From -he Two Hemispheres Pres it la Cor'lensed Aval- Fort Sherman, Idaho, is unsuitable for an Indian school. Ex-Secretary Boutwell announces that he will vote for Bryan. Seven persons were killed in a train wreck near Grand Rapids, Mich. The Frink slate went through the Washington Republican convention. The war department publishes Fili pino correspondence captured by Fun s ton. Pritchard Morgan says the powers have decided on a new form of govern ment for China. General Chaffee repotted the allies at Ma Tou, 20 miles from Pekin, three or four days ago. Preparations to extend the railroad down the Yukon from White Horse to Selkirk, are in progress. China will send a high official to Tung Chow to arrange for delivering the foreigners to the allies. Foreign and domestic wheat markets have a downward tendncy, and the local situation continues dull. Oregon supreme court decides that district attorney's fee must be deposit ed with clerk when divorce suits are tiled. The transport Thomas, which left Nagasaki August 10, will bring 210 sick and four insane soldiers from the Philippines. Severe floods have occurred in Japan and it is reported that 2,200 persons have been drowned. Railway traffic is interrupted. Three lives were sacrificed by fire as the result of an explosion of natural gas in Thirty-fourth street, Chicago. Three other persons are supposed to be in the rnins. Secretary Gage, of the treasury de partment, ays that as long as the United States maintains the gold stand ard and keeps the public credit good it can retain for its own use all the gold it needs. A severe hailstorm destroyed 40,000 acres of the finest grain in North Da kota, even that cut and in the shock being destroyed. Many of the hail stons were from three to four inches in diameter. .Maurice Brennan, who is under ar rest at St. Louis, charged with being a dynamiter, was indentified as one of the men connected with the blowing np of the stieet cais in the soutnern part of the city several weeks ago. Theodore Roosevelt will not visit the Pacific coast. Shanghai has word that the Pekin le agtions were desperately attacked Aug ust 8. In a collision near Colorado Springs, Colo., two passengers were killed and five injured. President Kruger has applied for a temporary asylum in the American consulate at Lourenco Marques. C. P. Huntington, president of the Southern Pacific railroad, died in the Adirondacks, N. Y., of heart disease. The army of the Philippines elected General F. V. Greene president, Gen eral O. Summers as second vice president. The clothing factory of K. B. Olson & Co , of Chicago, was destroyed by fire, with a loss on buildings and goods of $95,000. Contractors are making close exam ination of the route for the Klamath Falls railway, preparatory to signing the contract. Steamer Deutschland made the run from New York to Plymouth, England, in 5 days. 11 hours and 45 minuter, breaking the record. Bob Fitzsimmons and Tom Sharkey have been matched to fight August 25 before the Coney Island Club for a purse of $25,000. Charley White is to be referee. The question of making the perma nent repairs on the Oregon at home in stead of in Japan has been discussed by some of the authorities of the navy de partment and may result in her being brought back to the Pacific coast. The official report of the Colombian government commander in the recent battle at Panama says the rebel casual ties were 600 and those of the govern ment 100. The commander intimates that the consuls favored the rebels, and that their intervention was dangerous and pernicious. The detective bnrean of New York City, is looking for Antonio Pesce, a banker, with offices in that city. He has mysteriously disappeared. Scores of excited Italian depositors have thronged Pesce's offices, and it is re ported to the police that the banker has gone to Italy, taking with him $16,000. Petrolenm fields of some importance are being opened in Japan. Belgium is one of the few countries in which the death penalty, though still part of the criminal code, is never enforced, in deference to public opin ion. Three women, the wives of famous husbands, have been accorded the honor of burial in Westminster Abbey. They are Lady Palmerston, Lady Augusta Stanley, wife of Dean Stanley, and Mrs. Gladstone. LATER NEWS. Count von Waldersee started for China. Roumania and Bulgaria are on the verge of war. The emperor and empress dowager have left Pekin. Senator Stewart, of Nevada, will support McKinley. A tornado did great damage in sev eral Wisconsin towns. Ex-Senator John J. Ingalls left an estate valued at $250,000. Japanese are beginning to distrust the Continental Europeans. Chicago's population as shown by the United States census, is 1,698.575. More rebels are reported to have sur rendered in the United States of Co lo m bia. A drunken Kansas doctor killed three persons, and was shot dead by a sher iff's son. William M. Johnson, of New Jersey, succeeds Perry Heath as assistant postmaster-general . Lord Roberts issued a proclamation prescribing severe penalties for Boers who violate their oaths. Estimates of the shortage in the Pacific roast salmon pack vary between 600,000 and 1,000,000 cases. A posoffice employe killed a Kansas City woman and wounded her husband as a result of a quarrel over rent. The Chinese government asks that Conger or some other American be ap pointed to open peace negotiations. The Willamette valley hop crop, is practically out of danger. The yield will be heavy and prices, re advancing. The state Board of agriculture ordsrs the erection of 150 additional stalls for livestock exhibit at the state fair at Salem, Or. Caleb Powers, ex-secretary of state of Kentucky, issued a statement in which he declares his innocence, and says he had a poltical trial. The reported of the plague in Manila for the two weeks ending July 17, af just reported to the murine hospita service, is seven new cases and five deaths. Ol the new cases four were Filipinos and three Chinese. The Kansas City firemen, in a class created at the Paris exposition for paid firemen, won the world's champion ship cup. The officers received gold medals, and silver medals and the money prize, 600 francs, was divided among the officers and men. The min ister of war. General Andre, presented the prizes to Captain Hale. Portugal won the volunteer championship. American troops shared in the as sault on Pekin. Fire in Wellington, Ohio, caused a loss of $50,000. Frenchmen accuse Euuland of dupli city at Shanghai. , Unirrigated crops in Idaho are suf fering fiom drouth. Another attempt was made to assas sinate the shah of Persia. The Typographical Union has refused to enter the political field. Two persons were killed in an acci dent at the Paris exposition. The population of Greater New York is shown by the census to be 3,437,202. Four deaths and 15 prostrations as a result of another hot wave in Chicago. Steel mills at Wilmington, Dela ware, shut down, affecting 1,500 men The Shanghai muddle is beginning to assume a serious aspect, international tioops being landed. Fuget sound salmon pack for this season is about 199,000 cases, compared with 528.000 for 1899. Philip Koenigberger, a New York tobacco dealer, cut his throat in. a bar ber shop in San Francisco. Caleb Powers was convicted of com plicity of in the Goebel murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. Lord Robeitu will be recalled from Africa in October and appointed commander-in-chief of the British army. War in China caused the closing of a large mill in Biddeford. Me., throw ling 3,000 hands out of employment. Shipments of lumber from the state of Washington for the year just ended amount, approximately, to $7,500,000. Foreign anarchists, said to have come to this country to assassinate President McKinley, are under' arrest at New York. Ex-President Ignacio Andrade, who was deposed from the presidency of Venezuela and succeeded by Cipriano Castro, the present incumbent, is dead. A forest fire near Encampment, Wyoming, has burned over a territory eight by 10 miles in extent and now threatens two towns. Two thousand sheep and one man have perished in the flames. The general attack on Pekin began August 15, in the morning, when the Japanese demolished the Cham Chang Lang and Tong Chi gates and entered the capital. The other armies entered by the Tong Quien gate, and sent de tachments at once to the legations, where the ministers were found safe. An Atlanta jury decided that a wife is responsible for the burial expenses of her husband. Cheap lands in Nebraska have been taken up so rapidly that few desirable acres remain. An addition of two miles will short ly be made to the fine avenues on the Gettysburg battlefield. The Kansas City produce exchange has adopted a plan for selling eggs by weight instead of by the dozen. TICKET IS RATIFIED The Frink Slate Adopted by Washington Republicans. , ALL BUT ONE BY ACCLAMATION A Slight Contest Over Nomination of Superintendent of Schools The Platform Put Forth. Congressmen W. L. Jones, of Yaki ma; F. W. Cushman, of Pierce. Governor J. M. Frink, of King. Lieutenant-Governor H. G. Mo Bride, of Skagit. Secretary ol State S. H. Nichols, of Snohomish. Treasurer C. W. Maynard, of Lewis. Auditor 3. D. Atkinson, of Chelan. Attorney -General W. B. Stratton. of Pacific. Land Commissioner Samnel A. Cal vert, of Whatcom. Superintendent of Public Instruction R. B. Bryan, of Chehalis. Judges of Supreme Court Wallace Mount, of Spokane; R. O. Dunbar, of Thurston. Presidential Electors Chas. Sweeny, of Spokane; J. M. Boyd, of Okanogan; F. W. Hastings, of Jefferson; S. G. Cosgrove, of Garfield. Tacoma, Wash., August 17. J. M. Frink, of King, was nominated for governor by acclamation at the Repub lican state convention today. Every candidate on the Frink slate was suc cessful. All were named without con test, with one exception, the candidate for superintendent of public instruc tion, R. B. Bryan, of Chehalis. Pro fessor Bryan appears to be objectional to many leadeis of the state, who are not satisfied with his former adminis tration of the office, and a very sharp fight was organized against him. It resulted in nothing except an acrimon ious discussion in the King county del egation. Several delegates insisted on voting for Professor Layhue, and ap pealed to the convention to be permit ted to cast their votes, despite the unit rule enforced in the Seattle delegation. The King county leaders violently pro tested, and a very lively row ensued, to the edification of the convention, and the great delight of Pierce county, who was seated near. Bryan was nominated by a small majority. The Platform. The following platform was unani mously adopted: ' 'Four years ago, the Republicans of Washington met to mourn over uni versal calamity and despair under Democratio rule. Today we meet to rejoice over universal prosperity and happiness under Republican rule. Democratic theories become dangerous when coupled with political power; and they are not improved by a mon grel mixture of free silver and Popnlist vagaries They can be rendered harm less only by maintaining Republican rule in the nation, state and county; and to such maintenance we pledge our strongest effort. ' ' We are proud of President McKin ley, and indorse his able, fearless and patriotio administration. Under his leadership protection and reciprocity have again been restored to their proper place in public law; the Hawaiian islands have become part of the Union; Spain has been compelled to lift her heaw hand from off the Western hem isphere; Cuba has been made free; Porto Rico is happy under our flag; the Philippines are rapidly learning to appreciate and accept that kind of lib erty which is known and understood only by the American people; our army and navy have been ably sus tained; the honor of our flag has been maintained at home and abroad. "We indorse the Republican national platform adopted at Philadelphia, and commend it to voters of this state as an able exposition of Republican doc trine and of correct public policy. "We unreservedly indorse and ap prove the work of Senator Addison G. Foster and Congressmen W. L. Jones end F. W. Cnshman in behalf of the state. "We favor the building of railroads within our state as an essential means of its development and growth. , "We stand for the loyalty of the flag; for the gold standard of value for all our money; for protection and reci procity; for the Niearaguan canal, owned, operated and defended by the United States; for the election of Unit ed States senators by direct vote of the people; for the further enlargement of our trade and commerce; for the im mediate rescue of our people imperiled in China, and for ample restitution for loss of life and property therein. "In concluding this address to the voters of the state of Washington we invite their aid and co-operation upon the principles and purposes herein enu merated, without regard to past politi cal affiliations, in the firm belief that the best conduct of our public affairs will be assured bv this convention." Fort Snelling. Minn., August 17. The depot battalion of the Eighth in fantry, United States army, started for China via San Fiancisco today, under command of Major W. L. Pitcher. There were 500 men in line. Safe Conduct of Ministers. Washington, August 17. The state ment was made tonight on reliable au thority that the Pekin government would designate some high official to meet the commanders of the allied armies at Tung Chow and agree with them on some measure for the safe conduct of the members of the foreign legations in the capital. Information to this effect was received here today. The hop yield of California is re- I ported to be short. THREE TRANSPORTS SAIL. Warren Carries Over One Thousand Troops to China. San Francisco, August 20. Three transports sailed for the Orient. The Warren carried the headquarters, band and two squadrons of the Ninth (col ored) cavalry, under command of Col oriel McGregor; 75 hospital corps men, under command oi Surgeon-Major Ives; 138 recruits for the Ninth infantry. 166 driveis and other government em ployes and also a detachment of hospit al corps men for Manila. The Warren also carried $1,500,000. According to present arrangements the tioops will be transferred at Nagasaki to a trans port that will take them to Takn. The Warren will then pioceed to Manila with a few officers and men together with freight. There are 1,100 troops and civilians on the transport, and the cabin accommodations are taxed to their full limit. It was necessay to leave considerable supplies on the dock, owing to laok of room. The Aztec sailed for Kobe with 500 horses and mules for China, and the Siam sailed for Manila via Guam with 5,000 tons of freight. The general hospital at the Presidio is to be enlarged to accommodate the extraordinary detachments of sick and wounded on the way here from the Philippines and China. Fifty wall tents will be erected inside the in cisure at the rear of the hospital and a large tent to serve as a ward. The Seventh Artillery. Washington, August 20. Light bat tery M, Seventh artillery, which has been stationed at Washington barracks for seveial months, will leave here Friday for San Francisco, en route to China. Light Battery F, Second artil lery, has arrived here from Cuba to re lieve Battery M, and will garrison the aresnal post for the present. At San Francisco the troops from Washington will be joined by light battery C, alBO of the Seventh artilley, and will sail on the first available transport. The equipment of Battery M. including horses, has been shipped to San Fran cisco. Second Infantry Hurrying West. Kansas City, August 20. Five hundred and fifty soldiers of the Sec ond United States infantry, destined for service in China, being rushed through to San Francisco from Foit Thomas, Ky.. arrived here from Chi cago this afternoon, with their officers and equipments, and were hurried on west. COLOMBIA'S TROUBLES. President Has Resigned and the Vice President SnecSeds Htm. New York, August 20. A cable dispatch was received here from Bo gota, announcing the resignation of President Sanctlemete, of the republic of Colombia. Vice-President Marro quin will serve out the foar years that remain of his term. The action of Senor Sanctlemete will bring about a change in the political system of Co lombia, and may even end the revolu tion which has been in progress for 10 months. Intervention of Consuls. Colon, Colombia, August 20. The following is the full text of the state ment regarding the alleged interven tion of the foreign consuls during the recent fighting in Panama, as contain ed in the official report of General Sa lazar, commanding the government forces, General to Alban, civil governor and military chief of the province of Panama, who was in command of the garrison when the city was attacked by the revolutionists: "The revolutionary leaders, after taking positions around Panama, placed themselves in communication with several foreign consuls, hoping that their intervention would lead to the surrender of the city. The interven tion of the consuls produced such dan gerous and pernicious effects, morally, that only the resolution of General Alban averted serious consequences." HEIR TO MILLIONS A PAUPER. Fills Pauper's Grave Beeanse of the Provisions of a Will. San Francisco, August 18. The Ex aminer says: Asa Packer Wilber, one of the heirs to the $20,000,000 estate left by Asa Packer, the Pennslvania railroad king and coal baron, has died in poverty in this city, and yesterday was buried in a pauper's grave. He was a victim ot the morphine habit, and until a few days ago worked at in tervals for J. P. Bogard, proprietor of a dramatic paper, to whom he assigned half of his prospective estate. He was a nephew of Asa Packer, whose will made over his immense estate to his children, but contained a cianse that should they die without issue the estate was to revert to two brothers, named Elisha and Jeremiah Wilber, who were related to Packer by marriage, or in case of their death to their direct heirs. Elisha Wilber took charge of the Lehigh Valley rail road and the Packer coal properties and operated them, increasing the value of the property. One by one the Packer ohildren died, leaving no direct heirs, until only one daughter is left. She has no chil dren, and her life is said to be all that stands between the Wilber family and the Packer fortune. Philadelphia, August 20. Three freighters the British steamships Rey nolds, Trevanian and Rathmoor- have been cbi.rtared to carry coal from this port to Fiance. It is stated that five more vessels will be chartered for a similar purpose. The miners' strikes in Germany and Austria have resulted in a scarcity of bituminous coal in France, and for several weeks agents of the French government have been endeavoring to secure ships in England and this country available for carrying fuel. . REPORT OF CHAFFEE Admiral Remey Also Sends Information. SMALL AMERICAN LOSS AT PEKIN Uncle Sam's Troops Entered the Lega tion Grounds on the Evening of the 14th. Washington, August 21. From Gen eral Chaffee today the war department received official confirmation of the fall ot Pekin and the rescue of the besieged legationers. The dispatch of the American commander was not long, and contained but few details, but the unconcealed satisfaction with which it was received by officials of the admin istration indicated clearly the anxiety that had been engendered by his pro longed silence. His last communica tion to the government prior to the re ceipt of today's advices was dated Aug ust 11, at Ma Tou, almost 30 miles from Pekin. The explanation of his silence is suggested in advices received by the navy department today from Admiral Remey, who, telegraphing from Taku on the 18th, says the telegraph line be tween that point and Pekin is in terrupted . Ihe cablegram from Admiral Remey contains some important information not mentioned by General Chaffee. He makes the startling statement, on Japanese authority, that the inner city of Pekin was being bombarded by the allied forces. Admiral Remey says also that the dowager empress is de tained in the inner city by Prince Ynn gedo. Advices received last night from the foreign office at Tokio, Japan, by the Japanese legation in this city confirms and amplifies previous ac counts of the capture of Pekin by the allied troops. Following is the text of the dispatch from General Chaffee, as made public by the war department: "Che Foo, August 21, Pekin, Au gust 15. We entered legation grounds at 5 o'clock last night with Fourteenth and light battery. Eight wounded during day's fighting. Otherwise all well. CHAFFEE." The dispatch, which was received during the morning, was transmitted immediately to the president at the white house. He expressed his gratifi cation at the news it contained, par ticularly at the small loss sustained by the American troops. It will be noted that the dispatch indicates that the American troops en tered the leeation grounds at 5 o'clock on the evening of the 14th inst. By the Washington officials and by several legation officials to whom it was shown the date of General Chaffee's commu nication is regarded as an error of transmission. It is believed that the date "15" should be "16." NA11 prev ious advices, official and unofficial, have indicated that the legations were relieved on the evening of the 15th, Wednesday, after a day of sharp fight ing. Minister Wn, the Chinese repre sentative, and Minister Takabira, of Japan, were quite positive on this point, all their official advices being that the entrance to the city of Pekin was effected early in the evening of Wednesday, the 15th inst. Big Ax Plant Burned. Alexandria. Intl.. August 21. The entire plant of the Kelly Ax Manufac turing Company, valued, at $800,000, was destroyed by fire tonight. It was the largest ax facto; y in the world, employing 900 men when running at full force. The insurance on the plant is thought to be $450,000. The fire is thought to have originated from an overheated boiler. The fire was dis covered by the watchman, and the woodwork between the boilers and the grinding room was ablaze. The plant was thoroughly equipped with an au tomatic sprinkler, but owing to the steam in the boilers being so low it would not work. The great establish ment was divided by a railroad switch, and all of the buildings on one side was burned. The burned district in cludes the forging, drop, grinders, pol ishers and pattern makers' depart ments. In addition to the buildings, machinery and half of the finished' stock, $150,000 worth of manufactured goods were destroyed. 0i Slain With a Hammer. New York, August 21. Catherine Scbarf, aged 22, was beaten to death with a hammer in her rooms on the second floor of 674 Second avenue, some time between 7 P. M. and mid night Saturday, the body not being found until early this morning. Her brother made the discovery when he came home after midnight. The wo man's body lay in a pool of blood, face downward. Near by on the floor was a bloody hammer and the rooms had been ransacked of everything of value. It is tbe opinion of the police that a thief entered the bouse and was sur prised in his work by the girl and that he killed her to prevent identification. Aberdeen, S. D., August 21. A severe wind and rain storm is raging in this city. At Columbia consider able damage was done. The spire of tbe Congregational church was blown off , and numerous barns and other buildings unroofed. Ruse to Gain Information. Cape .Town, August 21. General De Wet's demand for the surrender of the British force at Commando Nek is con sidered as a pretense of gaining infor mation. Finding that Commando Nek was strongly garrisoned, Dewet re sumed his march northward, shadowed by General Baden-Powell. Negroes Died From Heat. Louisville, Ky., August 21. Two negroes died at Louisville today from heat. The maximum was 9S STATEMENT OF POWERS. Says His Trial Was Political and a Judicial Farce. Georgetown, Ky., August 22. Ca leb Powers issued a statement to the public tonight, in which he says: "That one of the greatest judicial farces known to history has been en acted here in my trial, under the forms of law, no well-informed man can doubt. Innocenoe is no shield with $100,000 and the methods of Campbell ism against you. The rectitude of one's past life counts for naught. They say Taylor is guilty, because he was at his office, and that I am gulity be cause I was away from mine. This has been a political trial 'throughout, for political purposes, and no greater, mistake has been made by the Demo cratic party since they robbed us of the offices to which we were fairly elected by the people. From the beginning of the campaign until now I have stood with what little of merrit I have had for the rights and liberties of the peo ple. That is my crime. That is the only offense I have committed. That is the only thing they have proved against me. I swore to that myself -in testimony. I have never had, and I now have no apology to make for be ing true to the trust imposed upon me by a majority of the voters of this state. History will draw its dark lines around those who have outraged me and disgraced the judiciary and blackened the history of the state." $5,000 PACKAGE GONE. Lost Somewhere Between Chicago and Burlington, la. Chicago, August 22. Somewhere between Chicago and Burlington, la., an express package supposed to con tain $25,000 is alleged to have gone astray. ' The Commercial National bank of this city sent the package to the Burlington agent of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroad a few days ago on orders given from the Bur lington headquarters in this city. The money was sent by the Adams Express Company. When the .money was sent fiom the Chicago bank it was wrapped in the usual way in which money is transmitted. In due course of time the Burlington agent of the railroad re ceived a similar package, but it con tained nothing by brown paper. The wrapper containing the worthless pa per was returned to Chicago and the bank officials are certain it is not the one sent by them. Representatives of the corporations interested in the mat ter spent a busy day today investigat ing the mystery of the missing pack age, and laying plans for the arrest ol the robber, if the money was stolen between Chicago and Burlington. Drouth in Kansas. Kansas City, August 22. Two-thirds ot Kansas, west of the three eastermost tiers of counties, is experiencing one of the most severe droughts in the his tory of the state, and tbe general opin ion is that the Kansas corn crop will be the smallest in proportion to its re quirements for feeding, that has been raised in many years. In 1899 there was 225,000,000 bushels. Secretary Coburn's report of conditions in Au gust indicated a yield this year oi about 145,000,000 bushels. Since then there have been two weeks of hot, dry weather, which has further materi ally reduced conditions, and the most liberal estimates ol well-informed men on change do not exceed 10.000,000 bushels, while many place the crop at not over 75,000,000 bushels. The plow ing for winter wheat is delayed by the dry condition of the soil. Pastures are dry and stock water in many cisterns is scarce. Porto Rico Strikers Ask Aid. New York, August 22. The Social Democratic party received a letter to day from Alwin Hushler, secretary of the Federation Libre, a central labor body of San Juan, Porto Rico, asking for aid on behalf of a number of strike leaders who were arrested there. The letter started that the cigar makers, painters, carpenters and bricklayers were on a strike in San Juan, and the strike was beginning to spread over the whole island,. In all, 20 strike lead ers were arrested. Tbe subject was brought up at today's meeting of the Central Federation Union, where the letter was read, and it was decided to send a contribution to the Porto Rico strikers and also to ask President Mo Kinlevto act in the matter. Bodies Located Mine Still Burning. Mahoney City. Pa., August 22. Af ter many hours of desperate battling with deadly white damp, one of the successive rescuing parties succeeded today in locating the bodies of George and William Thompkiss and Charles Iritis, who were entombed in the burn ning colliery. The 60 mules which were in the mine when it was discov ered to be on fire are also dead, and were raised to the surface today. The fire is still burning fiercely, and the mine officials are bending every effort to extinguish the flames. Son Killed Father. Lincoln, Neb., August 22. James N. Burnham, publisher of the Wymor ean, at Wymore, Neb., shot and killed his father. Captain Collins A. Burn ham, at their home today. A coroner's jury immediately exonerated the son. Both father and son were prominent political workers in the county in which they reside. The killing was in seif-defense. Ihe son gave himself to the officers. Collision In Paris. Paris. August 20. A street-car col lision, resulting in injuries to 35 per sons, occurred last evening at the cor ner of the Boulevard des Batignoles and the Rue St. Petersburg, where electric and horse lines cross. All the injured will recover. No American was hurt. The United States army will aid des titute miners at Cape Nome, feeding there those that cannot be gotten home. PITCH DARK AT NOON Tornado Burst Over Town of Sheboygan. SWEPT AWAY ALL IN ITS PATH Was Preceded by An Intense Heat Thai No One Was Killed Seems Al- w most a Miracle. Milwaukee, Wis.. Augnst 22. A special from Sheboygan, Wis., says: A terrific wind storm struck the city this afternoon. The storm came very suddenly from the north. Eight large buildings were completely wrecked and 200 small houses were blown down. The loss will be more than $300,000. At noon it was dark as night and in tensely hot. A few moments before 1 o'clock the storm broke, increasing in force until a tornado was blowing. Persons were thrown down and fences and signs hurled hundreds of feet. The storm raged for some minutes and passed off to the south. The storm started in the western pait of the city, near the cemetery, and swept down on. to the south side and off into the lake. It was two miles wide and wrecked everything in its path. All was over in 10 minutes, although it seemed hours to the panic-stricken people. The roof Of the large warehouse of the Crocker Company was blown off and thrown against the large factory. Tbe building was wrecked and a large stock of chairs was left without protec tion from the rain, which tell in tor rents. The street car barns were wrecked, and street cars were smashed to pieces. The electric wires were all blown down. The roof of the malthouse of the Keneid-Schriver Brewing Company was lifted from the building, carried over 150 yards and thrown into the street. It was carried over the huge ventilators of the brewery. The American Folding Bed Company's plant was demolished and the sheds in the Sim ball & Sons brickyard were blown down and the debris scattered in every direction. Tbe storm struck the South Side Lu theran church, and the steeple was blown down on to two residences, smashing in the roofs. The Fourth ward school house, a beautiful build ing, was completely wrecked, one side and the front being blown in, causing .u f -A 1 1 nnia - u ; u a .. iiic iuui w mn nuu v&uautug but? uuuia down into the cellar. The plant of th Opetenberg & Sonneman Company was partially wrecked. Several freight cars standing on the Northwestern rail road' tracks were blown over on their sides. That no one was killed seems almost a miracle. The wind wrecked build ing after building, with the greatest rapidity, and there was little warning of the approach of the storm. The peo ple in every oase were out of their homes before the storm broke, and those who were struck by flying debris were only slightly injured. In the factories the employes were in many cases bruised and cut from wreckage. The 5-year-old son of Mrs. Thomas Atkins had a remarkable escape. The house was torn into shreds and scat tered about in the roadway. What was leit of the house was only about three or four timbers where the build ing stood. The child was buried in the ruins, and when found was standing in the corner, with timber plied in front of him in such a manner as to shield him, and be escaped with only bruises. Four box cars in the Chicago & Northwestern yard were carried off tho track and stood straight on end. Some of the bricks from the Crocker Company's- warehouse were thrown with such force against the adjoining build ings that they passed through the sides of the buildings and yet no one was in jured. Other portions of the building of the Crocker Company were torn to pieces. There is scarcely a whole pane of glass left in the tornado district. Telephone, electric light and trolley wires and poles are torn down, and a street, car has not run in the city since the storm struck. Sidewalks and trees were carried away like chaff. The principal sufferer is tbe Crocker Chair Company, whose loss is $250, 000. Three Bathers Drowned. Cape May, N. J., August 22w EUen Young, Salina Newliouser and Albert J. Schwab, all of Philadelphia, were drowned in the surf at Cape May point today. They were bathing and got be yond their depth. Schwab made a noble effort to save his companions, holding their unconscious bodies above the water loi some time. Just as a boat, whieh went to their rescue, reached bia side, be loosened his grasp on- the women and sank out of sight. The women were taken ashore and, although the usual methods for resusci tating drowning people were resorted to, they could not be bi ought back to life. Cattleman Assassinated. Wichita. Kan. August 22. Mr.. Huff, oattleman and farmer, was shot dead in his home in Custer county, Oklahoma, Friday night by some one, who fired through an open window. The herd there is said to be the cause of the crime and more trouble is feared. Sergeant "Buck" Taylor. Washington, August 22. Sergeant "Buck" Taylor, 42 years old, known as "King of the Cowboys," a dashing i cavalryman, and one of the best-know u of the Rough Kiders, died at ram: dence hospital today of consumption, tbe result of illness contracted during the Cuban campaign. Taylor's correct name is said to have been Berry F. Tatum. He was the son of a former well-to-do merchant of Montgomery, Alt).