WEEKLY,
tmiON Eltab. Jnlr, 1S07.
GAZETTE t-b. Dc, IM&
Consolidated Feb. 1899.
COBVAIililS, BENTON COUNTY, OEEGON, FBIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1901.
VOL. XXXVIII. NO. 38.
EVENTS OF THKBAY
FROM THE FOUR QUARTERS OF
THE WORLD.
A Comprehensive Review of the. Important
Happenings of the Past Week Presented
in a Condensed Form Which Is Most
Likely to Prove of Interest to Oar Many
Headers.
Last efforts to settle the steel strike
have failed.
Blimot Plaig crushed to death In a
well at Lents.
Buried forest discovered under the
lava on Mount Hood.
The National reunion of the G. A. R.
opened at Cleveland.
Chicago police believe they have lo
cated Emma Goldman.
Strange death of Winter Kyle at
Astoria leads to suspicion of murder.
Improvement in President's con
dition has good effect -in financial
circles. .
Governor Geer commends proposed
-.New Jersey legislation against an
archists. Abraham Isaak, anarchist, under ar
rest in Chicago, published The Fire
brand in Portland. .
Secretary Gage has been asked to
relieve the money market by New
York financial institutions. . :
President McKinley continues to im
prove and the physicians have strong
hopes that he will recover.
H. O. Armour, the Chicago packer,
died at Saratoga.
An attempt was made to murder a
family of hoppickers.
A lone highwayman tried to hold up
the Ager-Lakeview stage.
Thieves are robbing sluiceboxestin
the vicinity of Dawson.
The Venezuelan fleet is bombarding
Rio Hacha, Colombia. .: ...
An X-ray apparatus has been sent
from New York to Buffalo. , .
Shooting of President McKinley dis
cussed by ministers in their sermons.
Two bombs were discovered under
the Hay market monument in Chi
cago. -'.
The steelworkers' executive commit
tee ordered Shaffer to settle -the
strike.
Prayers for the President's recov
ery were offered in churches through
out the land.
New York police are looking for
Emma Goldman. Steps are being
taken for the suppression of anarch
ists. . . - :- ..
President McKinley's chances of
recovery have Improved. For the
present no attempt will be made to
remove the bullet.
Messages of condolence were re
ceived from all parts of the world.
Dr. Von Miquel, Prussian ex-Minis-ter
of Finance, died at Frnakfort-on-
the-Main.
The Texarania train robbers are still
at large.
The ecumenical conference opened
in onaon. ;
Fighting is expected at Bocas -del
Toro and at Colon.
The New York conference did not
settle tne steel strike.
Remarably quiet year reported in
me ngnsn wneat market.
Columbia beat Constitution 17 sec
onds over a 30-mile course.
Bridge of the God's ascended by tho
.Regulator exploring expedition.
Prince Chun delivered Chin's letter
oi apoiogy to Kmperor William.
Harvest Carnival of the Modern
woodmen or America opened at Al-
Dany.
New international boundary line
may put much of Blaine, Wash., in
Canada.
Census Office issues a bulletin on the
sex, nativity and color of the popula
tion of Oregon.
The chainmakers are striking for
more pay.
Venezuela issues an explanation of
the trouble.
A Cotton Belt train was robbed
near Texarkana.
The Japanese press is excited over
the Honolulu incident.
Visible grain supply August ; 31st
shows general increase.
Late developments were not favor
able to the steel strikers.
uovernor aenroeder reports pros
perous conditions in Guam.
Men employed to take the strikers'
places at the Le Roi smelter walked
out.
- Summary of crop conditions reports
generally favorable weather.
The United States offered to medi
ate between Venezuela and Colombia.
The Caracas and Bogota eovern
ments replied to Secretary Hay's note.
English and Pittsburg syndicates
bet $4uu,uuo on the coming yacht race.
-Boers threaten to shoot all British
soldiers captured after : September
l&tn.
Courts will be asked to set aside
the sale of a Skagit County. Wash
ington, road to the Great Northern
Railway.
In Hong Kong there are only 400
- women, and in Hawaii 532 women, to
every xuuu men.
The number of retail liquor dealers
in the United States at the close of
last year was 206,000. The total vote
of the prohibition party in the elec
tion of the same year was 209,000.
The bee and honey-raisers of North
Germany are having a hard time. They
feel the competition of the artificial
honey factories very much..' The art!
: ficial product contains often no more
. than 10 per cent of natural honey.
rHE PRESIDENT IS IMPROVING.
Reassuring News From the Milburn Residence
at Buffalo.
Buffalo, Sept 9. Through a quiet,
peaceful Sunday every word that came
from the big vine-clad house In Dela
ware avenue, In which- the . stricken
Chief Magistrate of the Nation lies
battling for life, was reassuring and
tonight the chances of his recovery
are so greatly improved that all" of
those who have kept the patient vigil
at his bedside feel strongly that his
lite will be spared. -
The developments of last night and
today were dreaded, but hour after
hour passed and the distinguished pa
tient, struggling there beneath the
watchful eyes of physicians and train
ed nurses, showed no unfavorable
signs. Five times during the day
the doctors and surgeons assembled
for consultation, and" each time the
rerdict was unanimous that what
change had occurred was for the bet-
Not the slightest premonitory symp
tom of peritonitis appeared and the
fresh hope, bora with the morning,
grew stronger and stronger as the
day advanced, until, toward evening,
the confidence expressed in the Presi
dent's recovery seemed almost too
sanguine.
Milburn House, Buffalo, Sept. 9,
1:30 a. m. No additional bulletin has
been issued by the President's phy
sicians. The condition of the Presi
dent is reported as unchanged.
2:30 a. m Harry Hamlin has just
left the Milburn House. He said:
There ha3 been no change.'
9:45 a. m. Up to this time the ex
pected morning bulletin from the phy
sicians of the President has not been !
issued. The President is reported to
be festing well. His condition -remains
unchanged. -
CAPTURED BY BRIGANDS.
Kidnaping of an American Woman in Mace
donia is. Confirmed. -
Washington, Sept. 9. The State
Department has received Information
from the United States legation ax
Constantinople confirming the press
report of the capture of an American
missionary by brigands. The dis
patch : from Minister Lelshmann re
ports that brigands ' captured Miss
Stone, an American missionary, who
was traveling with a woman compan
ion, in the vilayet of Salonlca. The
department adds that the matter "has
received the immediate and earnest
attention of Minister Lelshmann.
Boston, Sept. : 9. The American
Board of Foreign Missions has re
ceived a cable message from Rev. J.
H. House, one of t;he missionaries at
Salonlca, in Macedonia, saymg:
"Brigands took Miss Stone and
companion between Bansko and
Djoumania.
These places are situated about 100
miles northeast of Salonica in a coun
try long familiar to the missionaries
of the American Board. Miss Ellen
H. Stone is one of the tried mission
aries of the American Board, having
been in this mission since 1878. Mis
sionaries now in Boston from Bul
garia are confident that no ill-treatment
will be given the ladies, but
think it is simply a case In which ran
som is sought for by the robbers.
Constantinople, Sept. 9. The Sul
tan, immediately upon hearing of the
abduction of Miss Stone and her com
panion, peremptorily ordered the Vail
of Salonica to secure their release
and to exercise every care for their
comfort and safety.
STRIKE MAY BE SETTLED,
Mr.
Schaffer Has a Telephone Conference
: : With President Schwab.
New York, Sept. ,9. The World, in
an article on the steel strike to ap
pear tomorrow morning, will say that
there is. strong hope for settlement of
the strike. It says:
'Hope for a favorable outcome was
increased when, early this afternoon,
President Schwab received a 'phone
call from Mr. Shaffer, who said he de-
sired to speak with him personally.
Details of what passed between the
men have not been learned, but it
was reported that Mr. Shaffer had
asked for another conference between
the steel trust officers and Amalga
mated board and that the board would
come here today for- that purpose. Im
mediately . after Mr. Schaffer
telephoned Mr. Schwab went ; to
Mr. Morgan's office - and remained
closeted with him for some time. The,
nature of the news he carried seemed
to be highly satisfactory to both him
and Mr. Morgan."
Northwest Pensions.-
Washington, Sept - 9. Pensions
have been granted as follows:
Oregon Original, George Bentley,
Portland, $12; Ezra Suman, Elgin, $6;
Benjamin F. Nicholson, Eugene, $8.
Washington Original, Silas M.
White, Walla Walla, $12; Henry W.
Davis, Lincoln, $6; increase, restora
tion, reissue, etc., John S. McMine-
mee, Port Orchard, $10 u original wid
ows, etc., Grace S. Wallace, Cowlitz,
$12.
Famous Racehorse Dead.
Marion, Ind., Sept. 9. Glenmoyne,
the running horse, which on the Chi
cago tracks cleared $120,000 for the
owner, Harry Goldstein, in 1893-4, is
dead.
Will Sign Protocol.
Pekin, Sept 9. The Foreign Min
isters have accepted ' the Imperial
edicts and have arranged to sign the
peace protocol tomorrow. .
Harvest Hands Killed in a Collision
Jamestown, N. D., . Sept. 10. Five
men were killed and six others seri-
ously injured, two of whom have since
died, In a collision early today. A
mixed train on the Northern Pacific
came in from Oakes, carrying 17 men
on a flatcar. As the train passed the
station a road engine was struck, and
the force of the collision caused the
flatcar to collapse.- The names of the
dead -and Injured could not be learn
ed. They were harvest hands who
had boarded the car at Lamoure.
'i
PKESIDENT WILLIAM McKINLEY.
FIENDISH ACT
Th Dr-AoiHAnr ie Vhnt
III- I I COIUCIIl IO VMlVl
By An Anarchist.
AT BUFFALO FAIR
HE WAS WOUNDED TWICE NOT
NECESSARILY FATAL.
Well Dressed Stranger Approached Him As If
To Shake Hands, and Fired Twice With
a Revolver Concealed Under a Handker
chiefAssailant Was Immediately Placed
Under Arrest.
Buffalo, N. Y, Sept 7 President
McKinley was shot and seriously
wounded by a would-be assassin while
holding a reception In the Temple ot
Music at the Pan-American grounds
a few minutes after 4 o'clock yester
day afternoon. . One shot took effect
in the right breast, the other in - the
abdomen.: The first is not. of a seri
ous nature and the bullet has been
extracted. The latter pierced the ab
dominal wall and has not , been located..----
--
The President was approached" by
a man with a dark mustache and with
one .hand covered with a handker
chief. As the man extended his hand
to the President, apparently with the
intention of shaking hands with him.
he fired a shot which entered the
President's right breast lodging
against the breast bone. Another shot
was fired at once, "which entered the
President s abdomen. - " . - -
The assailant was Immediately ar
rested and was thrown to the ground,
and quick as a flash 20 men were
upon him. When rescued he was cov
ered with blood from a gash in his
face. Cries of lynching were heard
on every hand, but the police man
aged to get the man - out of the
grounds and locked him up in a sta
tion house a short distance from the
grounds. Later, he was removed to
the police headquarters.
Detective Geary was near the Pres
ident and he fell into his arms.
"Am I shot?" asked the President.
The officer opened the President's
vest,vand, seeing blood, replied;" Yes,
I am afraid you are, Mr. President."
The President was at once taken to
the emergency hospital, where a bul
let which had lodged against the
BOER COMMANDO CAPTURED.
V Kllled nd Worn and Several lm-
portant Officers Taken.
Mflddelburg, Cape Colony, Sept. 9.
Lotter's entire commando has been
taken by Major Scholl of Pietersburg.
One hundred and three prisoners were
captured, 12 Boers were killed and 4b
wounded. Two hundred horses also
were captured. ; -- , .
London. Sept. 9. Lord Kitchener's
report from Pretoria to the War Of
fice covering the capture of Lotter's
commando gives the figures as 19 kill
ed, 42 wounded and 62 captured un
wounded. The prisoners include Com
mandants Lotter and , Breedt Field
Cornets J. Kruger and W. Kruger, and
Lieutenant Shoeman.- Among the kill
ed were the two Vaslers, notable reb
els. The casualties were 10 killed
and eight wounded. . r V :
Burned to Death.
Topeka. Kan.. Sept. 9. Miss Eolah
Hounsom was burned to death today
in hor bnmn at 132 Klinn street. . The
origin of the fire is unknown. Mur-
der, with robbery in view, Is suspect
ed W the police, as she was known to
have had Some money.
Death List is Now Sixteen. - . -Newark.
N. J.. Sept 9. The death
list of the North Central train wreck,
which occurred last week near Falr
ville, has been increased to 16 by the
death today of Mrs. wuiiam Lee
Munyon, of Port Gibson.
Garrisons at Shanghai ,
Shanghai, Sept. 9. The Rajputs
have left here, reducing the British
earrison in Shanghai to one native
regiment. .-, i uiu gouinuu ?
ann ntrnne and is snowme ereat ac
Mvitv. The Germans have leased for
three years, with the option of six,
a large tract inside the general set-
tlement They are fencing it and.
building barracks and storehouses.
The British community strongly ob
jects.
breast bone was removed. Later the
President was reported as resting
easily. - -
At 6 o'clock Dr. Roswell Parke, the
well-known surgeon, arrived at the
hospital, and after putting the Presi
dent under an anesthetic, began prob
ing for the ball in the abdomen.
The prisoner declares that he is
Fred Niemari, of Detroit. - When ar
rested he was asked why he had shot
the President, and replied: ;
I am an anarchist and have done
my duty." -.
Later he denied to a police official
that he was an anarchist.
Mrs. McKinley received the news
of the attempted assassination with
the utmost courage. -r. ......
HOPE OF RECOVERY.
One Bullet Removed Wounds Dressed Imme
diately and Patient Doing Well.
Buffalo, Sept. 7. Secretary Cor
telyou gave out the following state
ment last evening at 7 p. m.:
"The President was shot about 4
o'clock. One bullet " struck ' him on
the upper portion -of the breastbone,
glancing and not penetrating; the
second bullet penetrated the abdo
men five inches below the left nip
ple and one and one-half inches to
the left of the madian line. The ab
domen was opened through the line
of the bullet wound. It was found
that the bullet had penetrated the
stomach.; The openi In the front
wall of : the stomach was carefully
closed- with silk stitches, after which
a search was made for a hole in the
back wall of the stomach. This was
found and also closed by the same
way.
. "The further course of the bullet
could not be discovered, although
careful search was made. The ab
dominal wound was closed without
drainage. No injury to the intestines
or other abdominal organ was dis
covered. The patient stood the oper
ation well; -pulse of good quality, rate
of 130; condition at the conclusion
of the operation was gratifying. The
result cannot De foretold. His con
dition at present justifies hope of re
covery. -
"GEORGE B. CORTELYOU,
."Secretary to the President."
Buffalo, Sept. 7. The following
bulletin was issued by the President's
physician at 10:40 p. m. last nieht:
"The President Is rallying satisfac
torily and is resting comfortably.
"10:50 p. m. Temperature, 100.4
degrees; pulse, 124;. respiration, 24,
Buffalo, Sept. 7. At 3 a.m. the fol
lowing bulletin was issued:
Tne president continues to rest
well. Temperature 101.6; pulse, 110
respiration, z.
Buffalo, Sept. 7. At 4:30 the Pres
ident was still resting easily;
Cloudburst in Kansas.
Kansas City, Sept. 9. A special to
the Star from Ness City, Kan., says
A cloudburst struck Ness City last
night and it . is -estimated that over
eight Inches of water fell. Bridges
and sidewalks were washed out, cel
lars were flooded and several small
business houses were undermined and
ruined. T No lives are reported lout
Ness City is a town of 1000 people,
situated on the Santa Fe railroad In
Ness County, 55 miles east of the Col
orado State line..
Ptomaine Poisoning.
Cleveland, Sept. 9. Ninety people
who ate clams at a lunch at the open
ing of a new public building a few
days ago have been ill since, suffer
ing, it is alleged, from ptomaine pois
oning. No person has died, but many
are still in bed.
CI yclist. Loses a Leg.
New York. Sept 9. Gangrene hav
ing set in, . the surgeons at Bellevue
hospital Save decided that John Nel-
son, tne cyclist, must have his leg
amputated in an effort to save is
life.
Snowstorm in Montana. -
Butte, Mont, Sept 9. The western
portion of Montana is tonight in the
grasp of a storm that began before
daylight this morning. The weather
is intensely cold and considerable
snow has fallen. More is now coming
ana it is reared crops will suffer.
Ligh house is Too Low.
London, Sept 9. According to re
ports from Ottawa, an engineer of the
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! nnfnn ffnnina TVrt til ...... 1 I
rltoH f 'a rtd KfQfiA IM M"
where' several
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He
reports that the lighthouse is in. good
order, but that the-light is 55 feet
lower than it is advertised as being,
which reduces the horizon . by two
' miles. He also suggests, that the du-
ration of the fog whistles be changed
to two blasts of nve seconds each.
NEWS OF THE STATE
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM ALL
PART8 OF OREGON.'
Commercial and Financial Happenings of Im
portance A Brief Review of the Growth
and Improvements of the Many Industries I
v Throughout Our Thriving Commonwealth
Latest Market Report
It is said at least 5,000 hoppickers
are now employed in the Polk County
yards...... .- - -.,
The omnipresent forest fire la rag-
i. Jn pn n,nt w
amount of damage Is' renorted as yet
The big fall roundup is now In pro-
gress at Alba and will continue until
all the cattle are gathered in. It be-
gan last week. , . ... l
Barnes Bros., of Meacham. have
burned an experimental kiln of 20,000 I
brick. A first-class article is reported.
and the Inland Empire will furnish a
ready market
Wade Calavan fell 42 feet through a
condemned bridge over the Santlam,
and struck In 20 feet of water on his
head and shoulders, missing a ledge of
rock by about six Inches. He was
able to get to shore without assistance.
The articles of incorporation of the
White Butte Mining Company have
been filed with the Secretary of State
and the Crook County Clerk. The
property of the company consists of
seven claims. White Butte, Lily, Cel
tic, Capitan, Oregonian, Gypsy and Mo
hawk.
Fourteen carloads of Bartlett pears
were shipped from the Medford sta
tion last week.. Six hundred boxes are
loaded in each car, or 8400 boxes in all,
which quantity at the price most of
the fruit has been sold, $1.25 per box,
in Medford, has left $10,500 among or-
chardists.
The Mount Angel City Council Mon
day night granted A. B Kurtz a 30
year light and water franchise and
entered into a contract to take four arc
lights and four hydrants for three
years. Mr. Kurtz will supply the light
and water with the use of the Aurora
water power.
Baker City has issued $20,000 worth
of bonds to establish water rights.
ine iences oi Jesse carr around 80,-
000- acres of public land in Southwest
ern Oregon have been torn down.
A. B. Hammond, a Montana capital
ist has bought 50,000 acres of timber
land near Portland.
Deputy Fish Warden-Austin is put-!
vue " uu a va i tDaif luici
just above the
mouth of Wildcat
Creek.
J. S. Herrin, of Jackson, has sold his
1901 wool clip, 10,000 pounds, to San
Francisco parties at 13 cents f. o. b.
Ashland.
The notable feature of the fair at
Marshfleld is the large number of dif
ferent kinds of "skin games" which
have been licensed.
During the past week or ten days
quite an extensive fire has been raging
in the Middle Fork Country between
Willow Creek and Susanvllle.
: Cattle and sheepmen In Grant and
adjoining counties are losing small lots
of stock every once in a while from
poison weeds and gun-shot wounds re
spectively.
The salmon hatchery , at Siuslaw is
not to be abandoned, as lately stated.
It is the intention to increase the out
put and operate the hatchery to its
fullest capacity.
As this is the open season for ducks
numerous hunters are going out daily
from Albany. They are said to have
trouble avoiding accidental slaughter
of Chinese pheasants.
Portland Markets.
Wheat Walla Walla, nominal
55c; bluestem. 56c; valley, 56.
Flour best grades, $2.653.50 per
barrel: graham, $z.bO.
Oats Old, 9095 percental.
Barley Feed, $1515.50; brewing,
$15.50 per ton.
Millstuffs Bran, $17 18; mid
dlings, (21.50; shorts, $20; chop, $16.
Hay Timothy, Sllairf; clover,
$79.50; Oregon wild hay, 56 per
ton.
Butter Fancv creamery, 2527c;
dairy, 18 20c; store, 12 15c per
pound. .
Easts lSZ2c per dozen.
Cheese Full cream, twins,
13c; : Young America, 13gl4c per
nound,
Poultry unicicens, mixea, s.uua
3.75; hens, S3. 00 4. 25; dressed, 10
lle per pound; springs, $1.753.O0
per dozen ; ducks, . $3 for old ; $3.00
3.6Q tor young; geese, $55.60 per
dozen ; turkeys, live, o10c; dressed,
1012c per pound.
Mutton Lambs, smc, cross;
dressed, 66sC per pound; sheep,
S3.ZO, gross ; dressed, be per lb.
light, f4.755; dressed, 77o per
- 1 '
pound. -Veal
Small. 89c; large, 7
7c per pound.
Beef Gross top steers, $3. 50 4. 00;
cows and heifers, $3. 00 3. 50; dressed
beef, 647c per pound.
Hops 1012c per pound.
; Wool Valley, 1113 c ; Eastern
Oregon, 812c; mohair, 20 21c per
pound.
Potatoes $L10$1.20 per sack.
The biggest pumps ever used were
made to pump out Lake Haarlem, in
Holland. They pumped 400,000 tons
dally for 11 years.
For continuous beer drinking, so
to speak, Egypt holds the record
among nations. In Egypt beer has
hAn drank fnr R ono nam and rh
"busa" of the fellahs of today
made bv a orocesa almost identical
with that described by Herodotus,
mentioned in hieroglyphs and de-
picted in sculpture as old as 3000
B. C. .
LAST PEACE MOVE FAILS.
Semi-Official Report That the Settlement is
Left to President Shaffer.
Pittsburg, Sept. 11. The last efforts
to settle the steel strike have failed.
The general executive board of the
Amalgamated Association adjourned
this evening without date and without
accepting any of the peace propositions
that have come indirectly from
the
United States Steel Corporation, or
making any counter propositions, ac
cording to the official statement. The
semi-official report is that the propo
sition secured for the Amalgamated
Association, through the intervention
of the representatives of the National
clvl Federation, was unsatisfactory.
and tnat 016 matter of settling and ar-
. . nner- 'ine
" BBf " "V.
hM been clamoring for a settlement
" sui.acury terms ana means were
not at hand, and the sessions resolved
themselves into an informal discus
sion of the situation. At the close of
the meeting of the National executive
board this evening, President Shaffei
declared he had . no statement to
make, but subsequently said:
The board has adjourned, and the
out-of-town members will probably
leave for their homes tonight . No
peace proposition has been received
and none made.
Still later he added that he nor no
other member of the board would go
to New York during the night to sub
mit a peace proposition, saying he
wouia oe at neaaquarters as usual to-
The meeting of the board did not
adjourn in high good feeling, yet the
members of the board were averse to
making statements supplemental to
that of President Shaffer. It was stated
by some of the members of the board
that the adjournment had left matters
practically as they were before the
meeting had been called, and that the
strike must go on as before, leaving
arrangements for a possible settlement
through the direct conference of the
representatives of the United States
Steel Corporation with President Shaf
fer.
GREAT FOO CHOW FIRE.
Caused by the Overturning of a Lamp Loot-
ing by Natives. f'
Vancouver. B. C, Sept. 11. Details
of the weat fire of Aueust 20. in Foo
Chow, which destroyed over $1,000,000
worth of nrnnprtv iwHivo1 Tit ' fljo
caused by the .Overturning of a lamp
in a native undertaking establishment
Hundreds of acres of business houses
were carried away, and many people
perished in the fire, which burned the
greater part of two days. European
proprietors of business houses ; and
larger Chinese, merchants were the
heaviest sufferers. "
During the progress of the fire and
immediately after it the coolie native
population - looted ' the half-burned
buildings and stole everything that
they could lay hands on. The Chinese
police, under their European officers,
were unable to prevent the looting
except in a small degree, and before
the second evening had passed a large
number of regular soldiers were call
ed out. At that tlmje many people
had been killed in fights and there
were dead bodies In every street Five
men were kind by the failing of a
three-story building. ,
The carnage on the streets was aw
ful. The soldiers, mounted, dashed np
the main thoroughfares, stabbing to
death or trampling under horses' feet
the robbers who were carrying away
goods in every direction. Even though
knocked down, the natives who were
running away with stolen goods held
on to their bundles. The horsemen
thrust them through the legs or arms
with swords to make them drop
these, and even then some of the
coolies clung to their plunder with
such desperation that they were put
to death where they had been knocked
over. Many of the injured were taken
away in ambulances and were being
treated in the hospitals when the Tar
tar sailed from China.
Union Men Return to Work.
Milwaukee, Sept. 11. Thirty-five
Amalgamated Association men return-
ed to work at the plant of the Illinois
Steel Company in Bayvlew today. It
is said two of the company's mills,
the 12-inch and the rail mill, were
1 started. Among those who reported
for duty were J. D. Hickey and J. F.
Cooper, the two men who went , to
Pittsburg recently to learn the real
facts about the strike.
British Minister to Chile.
Washington, Sept 11. Gerard A.
Lowther,
the first Secretary
and
harg d'AIf.aire8 Bri"sn Ejn-
1 Yia rhv tiArA hflH raralvAil ft substantial
bassy here, has received a substantial
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Fatal Collision.
Jamestown.- N. D.. Sept 11. A
Northern Pacific train of seven freight
cars and two passenger coaches col
lided with an engine in the yard here
today, killing five men and injuring
several. -
Prussian Minister of Finance.
Frankfort-on-the-Maln. Sept 10. Dr.
Johannes Von Miquel, ex-Prussian
Minister of Finance, was found dead
In hed this morning. He was born
In February, 1849. Dr. Von Miquel
was out -walking Saturday and spent
th evenlne reading. , He retired at
is midnight He had not been feeling
well all day.- His daughter went to
his bedroom this morning and found
her father dead. A physician who
was summoned certified that death
was the result of heart apoplexy.
I HE STILL IMPROVES
PRESIDENT M'KINLEY'S CONDI
TION IS SATISFACTORY.
No Unfavorable Conditions Have Appeared
Physicians Express Confidence That tie
Will Ultimately Recover Many Friends
and Relatives Leaving Him Confident That
He Is Out of Danger.
Milburn House, Buffalo, Sept. 10, 3
a. m. President McKinley is resting
easily. His condition continues to Im-
Drove. His physicians express the ut-
most confidence that he will recover,
though there is still a possibility that
complications may set in. Up to this
ha been no Bymptom8 of
peritonitis, and the danger of this set
ting in decreases every hour. Dr. Mc
Burney, however, says that If the im
provement continues it will be a week
before the President can be pro
nounced out of danger and convales
cent. The President himself is cheer
ful, and was given light nourishment
yesterday. Everything is qniet at the
Milburn house, and the vigilance of
the guards is not as strict as it has
been heretofore.
Milburn House, Buffalo, Sept 10,
6:25 a. m. Up to this hour no bulletin
of the President's exact condition has
been issued, but it is learned that the
Datient nassed a ennd nieht and at this
nour ia quietly sleeping.
Bulletins Don't Tell All.
Milburn House, Buffalo, Sept. 10.
After the 9:30 bulletin had been is
sued from the Milburn residence last
night announcing a continuance of the
favorable condition of the President,
there were many indications that the
bulletins were but meager indications
of the real Improvement of the .distin-'
guished patient. At 9:45 p. m., Miss
McKinley, a sister of the President;
Dr. and Mrs. Herman Baer, the latter
a niece of the President, and the
Misses Barber, nieces of the President
left the house, and, taking carriages,
announced their intention of returnine
to their homes tonight. Abner Mc
Klnley accompanied them to the sta-
uon ana to tne Associated Press said:
rne nearest relatives of the Presl-
dent are so confident-of his recovery
that they have no hesitancy in leav
ing.
Postmaster -Frease. of Canton, a
warm personal friend of the President
wba came today fllled with anxiety,
said tonight: "I go baek because I
have the most positive assurance that
the President is going to make a rapid
recovery."
GREAT FLOODS IN CHINA.
Thousands of Lives Lost Along the Yangtse
River Rice Crop Ruined.
Washington, Sept 11. Under date
of Shanghai, July 25, Consul-Generai
Goodnow reports to the State Depart
ment that the most disastrous floods
are prevailing in the valley of the
Yangtse River. He understands that
they are the worst known by Euro
peans In that valley. All the towns
in the neighborhood of Wuhu and
Klukiang are, to a large extent under
water. The farms, especially In the
rice-growing region about Wuhu, are
so completely flooded that there is no
hope for the crop this year. In ad
dition to this, thousands of lives have
Vtiin lsxt a Tt si nnlrnAiirn numhara vn
-aered homeless by the overflow. The
stoppage of trade is very serious. The
destruction of the crops in the fields,
and particularly the probable loss of
the rice crops in the district of Wuhu.
the great rice-producing center, will
add famine to the other difficulties be
setting the empire. - ,
Arms for Colombia.
Washington, Sept 11. Following is a
translation of a cablegram- received
late today by the Colombian Legation
from a confidential agent of the Col
ombian Government:
'Kingston, Jamaica, Sept 9. Col
ombian Legation, Washington. It is
known officially that the Ecuadorian
vessel Cotopaix sailed with arms from
Esmeraldos, Ecuador.
Tomaco be
sieged by filibusterers from Nicaragua.
A considerable expedition was expect
ed to land near Panama on the 5th of
September."
The signature to the dispatch was
not made public, but the information
contained in the message is believed
by Colombian officials here to be en
tirely authentic.
Dynamiters at Work.
Chicago, Sept. 11. Three men who
said they were linemen, on being re
fused admission to the office of the
Chicago General Electric Company,
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men escaped. '
Ordered Out of France.
Paris, Sept. 11. Ferideoun Bey,
head of the Turkish police in -Paris,
and the right hand man of Munir Bey,
the Turkish Ambassador, has been or
dered to quit France within 48 hours.
' Windfall for a Waiter.
A nlil (i n rl fti Sanf 11 To rno T7M
lison, a young man who for the past
four years has lived in this city, fol
lowing the occupation of a waiter, has
come into a windfall by the death of
a hitherto unknown aunt in Switzer
land. He has received word from a
firm of attorneys, stating that he and
three others would inherit the estate
of the deceased aunt, and that his
share, when finally administered,
i would amount to $50,000.