GAZETTE
CORVALLIS
WEEKLY.
lIO Estab. Jnly. 1897.
GAZETTE Estab. Dec, 1862.
Consolidated Feb. 1899.
CORVALLIS, BENTON COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1200.
VOL. XXXVII. NO. 44.
EVENTS OF THE DAY
Epitome of the Telegraphic
News of the World.
TERSE TICKS FROM THE WIRES
An Interesting Collection of Item From
e Two Hemispheres Pre yatl 1
in a Cor- lensed Covm. Is.
Chinese reformers captured Hni
Chow.
France wants peace negotiations to
begin at once.
Alvarez, a Tagal leader, was captured
in Mindanao.
The mineowners agreed to the strik
ers' demands.
Roosevelt was given a great recep
tion in Cleveland.
English horsemen are righting
American jockeys.
A French expediiton was massacred
at Lake Assai; Afiica.
Captain O . M . Carter is seeking bis
liberty on a habeas corpus.
Upton's challenge was accepted by
the New York Yalcht Clnb.
Hobenhole has resigned. Von Bulow
may be the new German chancellor.
The United States gunboat Marietta
has gone to Canton, which is threat
ened.
Rebels were defeated in an engage
ment with Americans at Tubnguan,
Panay.
A dispatch received from Lord Rob
erts, under data of Pretoria, October
16, reports a number of minor affairs,
but says that the only incident of im
portance was the surrendering of Tunis
Botha, a brother of Commandant Gen
eral Botha, at Volksrust, October 13.
Two hundred Uintah Indians from
Utah have invaded Northwestern Col
orado on their annual bunting expedi
tion, and as usual on such occasions
the settlers are greatly alarmed. Gov
ernor Thomas has appealed to the fed- j
eral authorities to drive the Indians
back to their reservation.
The family of the late John Clark, of
New York, has engaged counsel to try
to obtain the estate of his brother, Ira
lay Clark, who died a few years ago
in Australia, leaving a fortune esti
mated at 120,000,000. The dead man
was an owner of gold mines. Recent
ly, Governor Yoorhees, of -New Jersey,
was informed that the multimillion
aire's heirs were m that state. lie left
none in Australia and bis whole for
tune is said to be lying untouched
waitinir tr Ha rliviHprl amnnv fnnr
nephews and neices in New Jersey.
Among these are James N. Clark and
James W. Clark, whose present where
abouts are unknown.
Signal corps men were surprised by
Tagals in Neuva Ecija province.
Treasury Department may station a
Chinese interpreter on Puget sound.
Bryan spoke to a packed house in
Madison Squaie garden, New York.
Queen Wilhelmina announces ber
bethrothal to Duke Henry of Mecklen-burg-Schwerin.
Andrew Carnegie has presented 10,
000 to the town of Hawick, Roxbury,
county. Scotland, for a public library, i
Captain E. E. Ewing, of San Fran
cisco, manager oi the YVelchbach
Lamp Company, committed suicide by
inhaling gas.
In the province of Smolensk, Russia,
there is held every three months a lot
tery in husbands and wives, who are
chosen by the chance drawing of a lot
tery ticket.
Two men were killed and one fatally
injured by the derailment of a freight
train on the Chicago & Alton, at Lawn-
uaie, in. ine wiecu was caused oj
the removal of a rail by a section gang
making repairs.
Fire in the lumber district of Osh
kosh, Wis., destroyed 13,000,000 feet
of lumber and part of the Hollister
Ames Company's mills and the plant
of Challoner's Sons Company. The to
tal loss amounts to $300,000.
The United States transport Grant
lias sailed from San Francisco for Ma
nila. On the vessel art 507 casuals and
recruits representing every regiment
of the regular service in China and the
Philippines. A large number of hos
pital corps men accompanied the sol-
(1 ipra -
An explosion of rubber cement in the
basement of a four-story building in
Detroit, Mich., resulted in a fire which
cost the lives of two men and injured
eight persons, four of whom were
girls. Tbe fire spread with such ra
pidity that the employes were compell
ed to jump from tbe upper stories.
Tbe Oregon Short Lines' fast mail
was wrecked at Topaz, 30 miles east of
Pocatello, Idaho, by running into the
rear end of a freight train standing on
tbe main line. The engine of the pas
senger train rolled down the em bank
ment, and Engineer Beckmanand Fire
man George were badly injured. An
unknown tramp was killed and another
bad his leg crushed.
In Jeresy City. N. J., a daughter
was born to the wife of Bresci, the as
sassin of King Humbert.
Five Minneapolis churches have paid
the debts banging over them during
the year, tbe total incnmberances
raised amounting to $38,675.
Tbe curator of the Field Columbian
museum at Chicago claims to bavo
found geological proof that the advent
of life on this globe was more than 10,
000,000 yea is ago.
LATER NEWS.
Hanna talked to colored volunteers
Chicago.
Natural gas has been discovered neai
Spokane, Wash.
America approves of the Anglo-Ger-nan
agreement.
The miners' strike will be called off
vheu all tbe companies post notices.
Imperial troops have suffered re
verses in southern provinces of China.
Robbeis attempt to blow open a safe
of the First National bank at Union,
Or.
The anti-imperialists issue an ad
Iress to the independent voters to sup
port Bryan.
Four firemen were killed and prop
erty valued at $450,000 destroyed in a
St. Paul fire
European papers indulge in much
critical discussion of the Anglo-German
agreement.
Aguinaldo is said to have written a
letter directing cessation of political
attempts for pacification.
" A score of criminal irsane patien?
jverpower their keepers and escap.
from a New York asylum.
The Spanish cabinet resigned as a
protest against appointment of Weylex
to be captain-general of Madrid.
Cholera is increasing to such an ex
tent in Japan that steamers thence
have been quarantined. There are a
number of deaths aboard steamer;
coming from Nagasaki.
lion. John Sherman, representative
in the house, for a long term a mem
ber of the senate and twice holding
cabinet positions, died at bis residence
in Washington, D. C, in the 78th yeai
of his age.
John Alexander Dowie, the Zionist,
of Chicago, was mobbed at a meeting
in London. Seven hundred students
attempted to prevent the faith bealei
fiom entering the hall, but a strong
force of police pulled Mr. Dowie
through the mob of students and ar
rested the ringleaders.
The transport Belgian King, which
broke down soon after leaving Ma
nila in consequence of an accident to
ber machinery, has put into Hong
Kong for repairs. The Argyle was at
Nagasaki on her way from Manila to
Taku with animals. The Arao has left
Kobe for Manila with animals. The
Ti ma left Nagasaki the 20th inst.
for Manila. The Breconsbire left
Kobe the 22d inst. lor Manila, with a
large cargo of lumber and forage. Tbe
Sumner, Athenian and Pak Ling were
at Nagasaki the 20th. The Athenian
was bound for Taku with animals, and
tbe Pak Ling was taking animals tc
Manila. The Port Albert is at Naga
saki. Roosevelt spoke in Baltimore.
There are 92 cases of yellow fever in
Havana.
The total registration in Greater
New York for 1900 is 656,154.
Bryan closed his campaign in New
York with a speech in Buffalo.
The spread of yellow fever in Ha
vana is said to be due to Spanish im
migration. General Weyler, ex-captain-general
of Cnba, has been appointed captain
general of Madrid.
Mr. Stevenson's forecast ot the elec
tion is 138 for McKinley, 189 for Bry
an and 120 doubtful.
Many American and European mis
sionaries in Shan Si province have
been killed by Boxers.
The Dutch cruiser Gelderland, with
President Kruger on board, has sailed
from Lourenco Marques for Europe.
One man was killed in a train wreck
on the Northern Pacific near Missoula,
Mont., and a ton of mail went into a
river.
Charles Dudley Warner, tbe author
and one of tbe owners of tbe Hartford
Courant, died suddenly at Hartford,
Conn., aged 71.
The New York Herald's forecast of
the presidential election is that Mc
kinley will have 281 and Bryan 166
otes in the electoral college.
Fire in St. Paul destroyed a packing
bouse, a locomotive and 30 box cars,
caused the death of five men by falling
walls and entailed a loss of $100,000.
Tbe United States census bureau an
nounces that the population of Ala
bama is 1,828,697, as against 1,513,
017 in 1890; increase, 215,680, or 20.8
per cent.
A special dispatch from Constanti
nople says new and frightful massacres
of Armenians have just occurred in the
district of Diarbekir. The Mussul
mans, it is asset ted, pillaged, out
raged and killed during five days with
out the intervention of Turkish troops.
Eight villages, it is added, were entire
ly destroyed and burned.
According to a correspondent of tbe
Shanghai Mercury, Bishop Fontosati,
in South Honan, was tortured fonr
hours by Chinese. Different members
of his body were removed singly. Two
priests were covered with coal oil and
placed on a pile of sticks which were
then seet fire to. Bishop Fogota was
disemboweled, and others were fright
fully tortured. Three thousand con
verts, led by French priests, in defend
ing their church, were massacred.
Tbe work of building a woven wire
fence along tbe Pennsylvania railroad
; right of way is nearly completed.
Tbe Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
i railroad will shortly unite into one
system all its branch and leased lines
i in Iowa and Missouri.
The natives of Hawaii, be they ever
so poor, never steal or beg. These of
fenses are confined almost exclusively
; to tbe Portuguese residents of the isl-
i and.
GERMANY NOT SINCERE
The Conclusion Forced Upon
Washington Officials.
HAS RECALLED HER MINISTER
Hi Only Offense Was la Being; Too
Conciliatory Ma Has Sailed
for the Father Land.
New York, Oot. 22. Distrust of Ger
many's attitude in China baa been re
vived as a result of information re
ceived here showing the hostility of tbe
Berlin government to a policy of con
ciliation in tbe settlement of tbe far
Eastern question, says a Washington
correspondent of the Herald. It is
learned that the recall of Baron Speck
von Sternberg, the charge d 'affairs,
was due to his efforts to smooth the
road looking to a prompt, peaceful
solution of the Chinese trouble. Baron
von Sternberg returned to Berlin on
the steamer Deutscbland.
Among the friends of Baron von
! Sternberg in tbe official circles here
! deep surprise was felt when the news
j of his removal from Washington was
i first noised about. His relations with
tbe administration were of the most
cordial character, and the officials gen
erally conceded that he was doing much
to make a satisfactory solution in
China possible.
Exact details as to Baron von Stern
berg's recall are impossible to obtain,
as none of tbe officials of the German
embassy will talk about the matter,
and the state department does not seem
to be fully advised on the subject. It
is known, however, that Baron von
Sternberg, while endeavoring to carry
out the several instructions be had re
ceived, presented proposals to this gov
ernment in a more conciliatory fashion
than the Berlin authorities bad con
templated. Being on tbe ground, Bar
on von Sternberg appreciated that it
wonld be advisable in the interest of
harmonious relations between both gov
ernments for him to be less positive
than his instructions required.
Officials here are very deeply grieved
over Baron von Steinberg's recall, as
they say be has certainly aided in pre
serving good relations between the two
powers. It is pointed out that if he
bad acted in an offensive manner the
answers made to tbe German notes
would not have been different from
those given. Undoubtedly Germany
was greatly chagrined by the refusal of
the United States to accede to its
proposition to make tbe surrender of
the Chinese guilty of outrages precedent
to negotiations, inasmuch as tbe attitude
of this government made tbe rejection
of tbe proposal certain. It was prob
ably this feeling that had much to do
with Baron von Sternberg's recall.
Baron von Sternberg was instru
mental in allaying much of the sus
picion which existed here regarding the
purposes of Germany in China, but his
recall for the reason understood here,
indicates that tbe Berlin government
would have preferred developments
vhich would have delayed an early set
tlement. An official recently recalled
that Baron von Sternberg was largely
responsible for tbe satisfactory solution
of tbe Samoan imbroglio; that this was
due to the virtual withdrawal by this
government from any claims to the
Caroline islands it must have possessed
growing out of the war with Spain,
and -generally that he had worked ear
nestly for tbe improvement of the good
relations between the two countries.
Miners Hopeful of a Settlement.
Wilkesbarre, Pa , Oct. 22. The Le
high Valley and individual companies
in the Wyoming valley posted notices
today, in which they invite their em
ployes to return to work at a 10 per
cent increase in wages, tbe same to
bold good until April 1, 1901. Up to
noon, none of the companies posting
the notices bad received any applica
tions for work. Tbe stumbling blook
now is the powder question. At strike
headquarters the opinion prevails that
some way will be found out of the diffi
culty. Negro Murderer Lynched.
Plaquemine, La., Oct. 22. Mihey
Johnson, a negro, who shot and dang
erously wounded Conductor Will Jor
dan, of the Texas & Pacific road, Wed
nesday night, near Baton Rouge, was
lynched at 2 o'clock this morning.
Johnson had been incarcerated tempor
arily at the state capital. Last night
tbe sheriff attempted to take him to
the iail at Port Allen. A determined
body of men overpowered the officers
and securing the prisoner, hanged him.
Fever Spreading in Havana.
Havana, Oot. 20. Yellow fever is in
creasing here. It is said that there is
no block in the city but has contribut
ed from one to 17 cases. If thera is no
j improvement, there will soon be an ex
j odus from bere. Frank W. Hayes, the
! general manager of the Havana branch
oi the North American Trust Company,
i who is suffering from yellow fever, is
' very low, and Mrs. Hayes has been
isolated with him.
William L. Wilson, postmaster-gen-;
eral under Cleveland, is dead at Lex
I ington, Va.
Nome has bad its first fall of snow.
Bank Dynamited.
Nevada, Mo., Oct.' 22. Tbe Farm
ers' bank was entered by three masked
men before daylight. They dynamited
the safe, blowing it into many pieces
and secured about $3,000. tbe entire
contents, it is stated. Constable Wil
liam Maron, who heard the explosion,
fired into the darkness to alarm the
town. Tbe jobbers returned the fire,
killing Maron instantly. Sheriff Ew
ing, with a posse and bloodhounds, soon
after started in pursuit of the robbers
POPULATION OF ARIZONA.
Census Figures Show Increase of 104
Per Cent in Ten Years.
Washington, Oct. 22. The census
bureau today made public the returns
of tbe population for tho territory of
Arizona. The population of the terri
tory in 1900 is 122,212, as compared
with 59,620 in 1890. This shows an
increase during the decade of 62,592
ur 104.9 per cent. This large increase
is due in part to tbe fact that there
were 28,459 Indians and 154 other per
sons, or a total of 28,628 persons on
Indian reservations, etc., in Arizona,
who were enumerated in 1890 under
the provisions of the censns act, but
were not included in the general popu
lation of the territory in that census.
Tbe population of tbe territory in 1870
was 9,658, and during . the 10 years
from 1870 to 1880 it increased 80,782
or 318.7 per cent, giving a population
in 1880 of 40,440. Tbe population in
1890, as stated in the report for that
census, was 59,620, representing an in
crease during the decade of 19,180, or
49.4 per cent.
The population of Arizona in 1900 is
more than 12 times as large as tbe pop
ulation given for 1870 in the first cen
sus taken after its organization as t
territory in 186S.
The total land surface of Arizona is
approximately 112,920 square miles,
tbe average number of persons to the
square mile at the census of 1890 and
1900 being as follows: 1890, .60;
1900, 1. M
At
PHILLIPINE NAVAL
STATION.
Subig- Bay Is Not Considered a Suitable
Place. '
Washington, Oct? 22. Reports
which have reached the navy depart
ment are to the effect tjfcat Subig bay,
in the Philippines, is Jot a suitable
place for locating an extensive naval
station, coaling station or navy yard,
owing to tbe limited depth of the wa
ter. Naval opinion ban . been divided
for some time as to the Relative merits
of Manila bay and Subig bay. The
Spanish government spent large sums
on Subig bay and it w .3 thought to
offer facilities superior to those of Ma
nila bay for a permanent naval head
quarters. An inquiry as to the relative
merits of this and several other poinn
was instituted some time ago and the
leports forwarded through the com
mander of the Asiatic station are not
favorable to Subig bay,' holding that it
has disadvantages simitar to those urged
against Manila bay. Several other
points are suggested as offering good
sites for stations or ,f suds, including
Ilo Ilo and Olongapr. Naval Con
structor Hobson has tal su a different
view, however, rd .presented a
plan for an extensive naval establish
ment on Snbig bay. In view of the
differences of opinion it is probable
that a naval board will be named to
pass upon the several points and select
the one most available for a station.
POLITICAL UPHEAVAL.
Caused by tho Necessity for a Stronger
Foreign Policy.
Yokohama, Oot. 22. The resigna
tion of the Japanese cabinet am. the
probable coming into power of Marquis
Ito is the theme of tbe hour. The
change came as a surprise, although i
was deemed inevitable in the not dis
tant future. It was, doubtless, unwel
come to Marquis Ito himself, who has
by no means yet got bis new party in
proper trim for haimonious and suc
cessful work. Although the latter is
well organized, it is made np of many
incongruous and warrring elements,
and early trouble is predicted for it,
especially in view of a distribution ot
tbe offices before it is brought under
any sort of discipline. .
The ostensible cause of the sudden
upheaval in politics here is doubtless
the necessity which has risen for a
more decided and strenuous foreign
policy in view of the situation in
China. It is generally felt that Japan
has thus far kept herself too much in
the background in the negotiations
progressing on the neighboring conti
nent and that tbe time has come for
ber to assert herself, her geographical
position, ber eminent services in the
recent rescue of the legations, and,
above all, her superior knowledge of
what can and ought to be done in
China, all entitling ber word and coun
sel to be held to be of greater weight
than that of any other nation. Mar
quis Ito is the only man to whom the
country can turn in this emergency,
as has been the case for many years
past whenever an important crisis bad
arisen. A significant feature of the
present case is to be found in the fact
that the Marquis is now credited with
strong pro-Russian tendencies.
Verdict for Heavy Damages.
New York, Oct. 22. Mrs. Elizabeth
Rhoades has obtained a- verdict in the
supreme court for $37,000, in the suit
by ber as administratrix of her hus
band, George B. Rhoades, against the
Metropolitan Street Railway Company.
This . is tbe largest verdict rendered
against a surface railroad in this city
for many years. Mrs. Rhoades claimed
$50,000 damages. Her husband was,
on' July 10, 1899. run down by a car
belonging to the defendant company,
and died a few bonrs later. It is in
connection with the death of Captain
Rhoades that Policeman Thomas F.
O'Brien was sent to Sing Sing prison.
He was convioted of stealing the cap
tain's watch which bad been taken
from the injured man.
An Indiana Tragedy.
Columbus, Ind., Oct. 22. At Way
mansville, Ind., 15 miles south of
here, Oi. Conda Beck, late this after
noon shot and killed William Barton,
because Barton objected to Beck keep
ing company with his daughter. Two
yeais ago Beck killed Miss Grace
Cohee, because she refused to marry
bim. Beok was acquitted of the
crime. The tragedy caused a tremend-:
ous sensation. Beck at latest accounts
was still at large.
THE STRIKE SITUATION
President Mitchell Tells the
Strikers' Side.
NOT TREATED CONSIDERATELY
"en Do Not Want the Powder Conces.
sion Counted as Part of the IS)
Per Cent Advance.
Hazleton. Pa., Oct. 23. When Pres
ident Mitchell, of the United Mfcie
workers, was asked what he had to say
in regard to a settlement of the miners'
strike, he said:
"As there appears to be some dispo
sition on the part of the public to place
tbe responsibility oi tbe prolongation
of the strike on the shouldeis of the
mineworkeis, speaking for them I want
to say that when tbe Scranton conven
tion accepted the 10 per cent increase
in wages providing the operators abol
ished the sliding scale and guaranteed
the payment of the adavnce in wages
until April 1, the miners had met the
operators more than half way. They
had shown a conciliatory spirit, and I
know of no good reason why the propo
sition should not have been accepted
by the operators. As a consequence,
tbe responsibility for the continuance
of tbe strike rests solely upon the fail
ure of the operators to treat the propo
sition of their employes considerately.
The public should understand that un
satisfactory as is the proposition of tbe
operators, who make the leduction in
the price of powder apart of the ad
vance of 10 per cent, that even this
proposition has not been offered by a
very large number of the coal-producing
companies in the anthracite region,
and until all companies guarantee the
payment of the 10 per cent advance
above the rate of wages paid' in Septem
ber until April 1 , according to a decis
ion of the Scranton convention, the
miners are powerless to act.
"I want to repeat again that there
can be no partial sectional settlement
of this strike. The large companies in
the Lehigh region that bave refused to
move at all since the Scranton conven
tion was held are Coxe Bros. & Co.,
the largest coal producers in the Lehigh
region; G. B. Markle & Co., the Lehigh
& Wilkesbaire Company, the Lehigh
Coal and Navigation Company and a
large number of smaller companies.
There is also a considerable number of
coal companies in the Lackawanna and
Wyoming regions that have not guaran
teed tbe pamyent of tbe 10 per cent
advance until April 1 . The only dis
trict that has accepted tbe terms of the
Scianton convention in fnll is No. 9,
better known as the Schuylkill district.
"Companies which produce about 65
per cent of j a total production of the
anthracite coal fields have guaranteed i
! the payment of the 10 per cent ad- .
vauce and have abolished the sliding j
! scale."
When Mr. Mitchell was asked what
he would do if all the companies were
to post notices, he said:
"When all tbe companies have post
ed notices then I will bave something
to say."
When it was suggested to bim that j
there might be a break in the ranks of
the strikers if the contest was to con
tinue much longer, he said that not one
man would go back to the mines until
they are officially notified to return.
Two Hundred Indians Starving.
Vancouver, B. C, Oct. 23. A spe
cial from Agassiz, B. C, tonight says
that 200 Indians are starving at Pem
berton Meadows. 150 miles north of
Agassiz. An Indian rider brought
news today that' 50 Indian families
are dying and that it is doubtful if sup
plies can be sent to tbem quickly
enough to save their lives. They have
caught no salmon this season, their
potato crop has failed and their stock
has been drowned by floods. Recent
heavy rains bave caused the Harrison
river to overflow its banks and the
whole Country is said to be flooded.
Conditions are said to be worse now
than during the disastrous floods of
1894, when tbe district was under six
feet of water. Supplies are being
rushed from Vancouver to the starving
Indians. '
French Immigrants Held.
New York, Oct. 23. The entire list
of steerage passengers of the French
liner La Bretagne, 716 in number,
were held up on the registry floor of
the barge office today because it was
claimed that a majority of the names
were improperly manifested. No such
hold-up of immigrants at the landing
bureau of this port has occurred in
years, if ever before. The emigrants
would have been sent back to tbe ship
had not the agent of tbe French line
appeared in the afternoon and supplied
a bond of $5,000 as a guarantee that
the fines for all emigrants improperly
manifested will be paid.
Mexican Town Swept Away.
El Paso, Texas, Oct. 22. Tbe town
of Gaudalope, Mexico, in the Rio
Grande Basin, 40 miles below El Paso,
was swept away by a cloudburst Wed
nesday night. The 400 villiagers lost
everything they possessed. An old
man and two children, besides many
goats, cattle, horses and fowls were
lost.
Opera House Burned.
Paducah, Kv., Oct. 23. A fire broke
out in Morton's opera house this morn
ing at 1:20 o'clock and gained such
headway before it was discovered that
the building was doomed before tbe
fire company could reach tbe scene.
Tbe largest dry goods store in tbe city,
owned by L. B. Ogilvie & Company,
occupying the ground floor of the build
ing, was destroyed, as well as many
offices and smaller stores. Tbe agre
gate loss is estimated at $800,000.
REVOLT OF THE INSANE.
Twenty Crime Patients Overpower th
Keepers and Escape.
Ponghkeepsie, N. Y., Oot. 24.
There was a revolt at the Mattewan
state hospital for the criminal insane
this evening, when six or eight keepers
were assaulted and overpowered by 20
insane patients. Some of the patients
escaped, and seven are still at large.
One or two of the keepers are badly
bruised.
After the patients had been given
their supper they were taken back to
their apartments with their keepers.
Among the number were 15 or 20 who
slept in one of the large corridors
where there were six or eight keepers.
There were no suspicions movements
on the part of the patients. But sud
denly and withuot warning each keep
er was attacked simultaneously by two
or three patients, and heavy blows de
scended upon the heads of the keepers.
Tbe keys beld by the keepers were tak
en from them quickly, and a rush for
the door was made. The patients first
passed through the dining-room, where
each picked from the table , a heavy
late or cup or bowl. From" tbe din-g-ioom
they went through the ad
joining rooms, the doors of which were
unlocked, and then into the long hall
leading to the rear exit. Through the
yard they ran like deer, and crowded
around the big gate in the wall, while
one of their number was turning the
key in the lock. When the gate was
thrown open they rushed out of the
yard, fairly tumbling over each other
in their anxiety to gain freedom.
In the meantime the keepers had re
covered sufficiently to give the alarm.
Chase was given across tbe hospital
farm, and all but seven of the patients
were captured. The recaptured pa
tients were taken back to tbe institu
tion and securely locked up in other
parts of the building. The searching
parties started out to scour tbe woods
in tbe vicinity of the hospital. The
keepers who were assaulted were given
medical attention, and were able to
join in the search for tbe fugitives.
The reovlt, it is thought, was caused
directly by the cramped quarters at
the hospital.
FOUR FIREMEN KILLED.
Gasoline Tank Exploded In a Burning
Building.
St. Paul, Oct. 24. As a result of a
fire that broke out in the slaughtering
pen of Hinman & Company's packing
house shortly after midnight last night,
four firemen are dead and a number of
others injured, and property worth
about $50,000 destroyed.
Tbe fire, which is supposed to have
been of incendiary origin, spread with
great rapidity fanned by a strong wind.
From the packing bouse the flames
spread to the warehouse of the North
western Lime Company, then to the
McCormick Harvester Company's large
brick warehouse filled with valuable
farm machinery. The firemen had en
tered the McCormick warehouse to be
in a better position to fight the flames.
A tank containing 20 gallons of gaso
line in tbe rear part of tbe building
exploded, shattering the walls and
burying the men in the debris.
The McCormick Harvester Company
was heaviest loser, their loss footing
up $380,000.
Of this $80,000 was on buildings
and $300,000 on stock and notes, all
their papers and records being burned.
They carried no insurance. Tbe loss
of D. M. Robbins, owner of the pack
ing house, is placed at $35,500, which
includes the loss on several tenement
houses and other buildings. Other
losses bring the total to nearly $450,
000. Losers other than the McCor
mick company are well protected by
insurance.
Confessed to Three Murders.
Vancouver, B. C.,r Oct. 2. Two
murder mysteries bave been cleared up
by the confession of Yip Luck, the
Cbinaman who has been sentenced to be
banged on November 16 for tbe mur
der of Chief of Police Main, of Steves
ton. He has confessed to one of his
keepers that be killed an Indian at
Chilliwack some years ago. Another
victim was a colored man, who was
found dead about five miles from Yale
some 10 years ago. He bad been out
shooting when he met the Chinaman.
They had some words. The negro,
though armed with a gun, was killed
by the celestial, who wielded an ax.
Still Fighting in Santo Domingo.
- Kingston, Jamaica, Oct. 23. Ad
vices received here today from" Hayti
assert that the rebellion in Santo JX
mingo is not ended, and that fighting
is proceeding in tbe interior, although
the revolutionists are weak.
Depot Burglarised and Burned.
Grand Forks, N. D., Oot. 24. Burg
lars last night blew open - tbe safe of
the Great Northern depot at Cavalier,
N. D., and the explosion set fire to the
building which was totally destroyed.
It is not known what amount of
money was secured. The sheriff is
pursuing two buspects.
Texas Tornado Kills Six.
Atlanta, Texas, Oct. 28. A tornado
struck about half a mile west of Lodi
and 35 miles west of here today, sweep
ing everything for 200 feet wide before
it. One house in the center of its
path occupied by oolored people was
destroyed, six people being killed out
right. Three others are missing.
Toung Man Murdered.
Chicago, Oct. 24. Thomas J. Grif
fith, a shipping clerk employed by U.
K. Fairbank & Co., was shot today and.
instantly killed while trying to pro
tect Miss Fay Gilbert from the attack
of a strange man in front of 2220 State
street. Unmindful of the threatening
muzzle of the weapon the shipping
clerk grappled with tbe assailant. In
a moment be fell to tbe sidewalk with
a bullet through his heart. Tbe mur
derer escaped.
HEWED WITH FAVOR
Anglo-German Compact Sat
isfactory to United States.
NOTE OF APPROVAL WILL BE SENT
American Reply Will Accept the Frlu
elple of the Agreement Ne Ad
herence to the Alliance.
Washington, Oct. 24. It was au
thoritatively stated tonight that tbe
United States government views with
distinct favor the principles of the
Anglo-German agreement relating to
China and that a formal response to
that effect will be made at an early
day to the invitation extended this
government to accept the principles of
the agreement. The German charge
d'affaires, Connt de Quadt. had a con
ference with Secretary Hay this after
noon, presenting officially the text of
the Anglo-German agreement, includ
ing the invitation to the United States
to accept the principles therein record
ed. Mr. Hay expressed his satisfaction
at what had been done, saying be felt
it to be in complete harmony with the
policy this government had pursued,
both as to the maintenance of unob
structed commerce in China and the
territorial entity of tbe empire, and
adding that a formal reply would be
given in a day or two. Count de
Quadt was gratified at these assurances
and left with the belief that there was
such a harmonious understanding on
tbe general principles involved that the
concurrence of the powers was near at
hand.
Mr. Hay has been fully advised of
the agreement and had gone over it
with great care with the president
yesterday and today. This was the
more necessary owing to the president's
departure for Canton tonight. The re
sult of these deliberations is summed
up in the statement that the govern
ment views the Anglo-German agree
ment with favor. It is also probable
that some attention has been given to
the draft of the American reply. It is
likely to be more in the lorm of a note
of approval rather than any formal ad
herence to the alliance, but this is said
to be merely a matter of detail.
About the only serious, question
which has arisen as to the American
reply was in clause three of the Anglo
German agreement. This states that
in case of another power making use of
the complications in China in order to
obtain territorial advantages. Germany
and Great Britain reserve the rigSt to x
reach a preliminary "understanding of
tbe eventual step to be taken for tbe
protection of their interests. This is
open to the construction of being a
threat. It is probable that the Ameri
can reply will not go beyond accepting
the principle that Germany and Great
Britain have a right to agree between
themselves as to their eventual course.
But there is not likely to be anything
which will commit this government to
accept this eventual agreement. In
short, the third clause is interpreted to
apply only to Germany and Great Brit
ain, there being no invitation extended
to other powers to join them in a pre
liminary understanding regarding the
eventual steps to be taken.
JOHN SHERMAN DEAD.
Passed Away at His Washington Home
Ye.-terday.
j Washington, Oct. 24. Hon. John
Sherman, representative in the house;
for a long term a member of the sen
ate and twice holding cabinet posi
tions, died at bis residence in this city
at 6:45 o'clock this morning in the
78th year of his age. His death bad
been expected for some days and lov
ing friends gave him their unremitting
care and attention to the end. The
immediate cause of death was described
as brain exhaustion, incident to ex
treme weakness, due to old age and
several attacks of sickness from which
be bad suffered for the past year and a
half.
Since Saturday afternoon, Mr. Shtr
man had been most of the time uncon
scious, rallying partially at intervals
when slight nourishment was given
bim. Yesterday afternoon, evidences
of the approaching end were manifest
and he failed to regain consciousness
after 3 o'clock, passing away peace
fully just after dawn broke. About 1
o'clock this morning he rallied some
what from the stupor and turned him
self over in bed, but after that he grad
ually sank until the end came.
Secretary Sherman's death occurred
in the handsome home on K street
which he had erected eight jean ago.
Some weeks ago fne secretary deeded
this valuable property to Mm. McCal
lum. The secretary was a large holdei
of real estate in this city. Conserva
tive estimates of his wealth place it at
around $1,000,000.
Resisting Indians Armed.
. Denison, Texas, Oct. 23. The Creel
full-blood council has been joined by
Cnootaws, Cbiokasaws, Cbeiokees and
Seminoles, all armed with Winches
ters. They declare they will stand by
the treaty of 1866 and will not take
allottment of lands. Colonel Sheen
fele, agent of the five civilized tribes,
is confident that he can handle the sit
uation. Forces Returning From China.
Manila, Oct. 24. Mr. Wildman,
United States oonsul at Hong Kong,
who is now in Manila, says the ex pec
tation of a general anti-foreign out
break in Southern China, notably in
Canton, is growing daily, and that
cablegrams received by him last week
record an increasing uneasiness in
Hong Kong. A troop of the Sixth
United States cavalry and a contingent
of marines from tbe United States bat
tleship Indiana have arrived here from
China.