BOHEMIA NUGGET.
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COTTAGE GROVE. . . OREGON.
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A Comprehensive Review of the Important
Happenings of the Past Week Preserved
In a Condensed Form Which It Most
Likely (o Prove of Interest to Our Many
Readers.
Tho America's cup race will begin
September 21.
Franco wants her treaties with Tu
nis abrogated.
Mrs. Mckinley is standing tho re
turn trip well.
An unknown Inan committed sui
cide noar Kalama, Wash.
Three prisoners escaped from the
county jail at Salem, Or.
Army frauds havo leoii discovered
in Leyte, Philippine islands.
Suicide of a Kussiau financier may
embarrass many institutions
Senators Tillman and MeLaurin,
of South Carolina, havo resigned.
Cnilles and Malvcr, Filipino lead-
crs, nave uccn iorci lo sur..u.
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Thirty-two ixxiies navo so iar own
recovered form the Scnghcny colliery.
Orecon ores are leing collected
for tho
International
Mining Con-
gress
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le, the .oino re-
President McKinley
Alexander Mckenzie,
ceiver.
The output of the Sumpter, Or.,
mining district was never so great
as now.
Tho American legation
Pekin is having trouble
guard at
with the
Germans.
Publication of the St. Petersburg
Novoo Vremyra has been prohibited
for a week.
Five persons were killed and 40
injured in n trolley car collision near
Albany, N
Tho cases against Carman, Car
ranza and other insurgent leaders,
have been abandoned.
Tho steward of the German Lloyd
steamer Kaiser Wilhelm was arrested
for stealing gold bars.
Washington capital question has
been settled by the purchase of Thurs
ton county courthouse.
The last of
have left Pekin.
the American troops
President McKinley reviewed the
troops at the Presidio.
Brcsci. the assassin of King Hum
bert, of Italy, committed suicide.
The expelled West Point cadets will
appeal their coses to the secretary of
war.
rri.. : .,;., .n,tt
nlvincr on the Columbia river without
a license.
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Two men were held up at Midway,
B. C, and robbed of $450. The rob
bers escaped.
Flood in Elizabethtown, Tenn.,
drowned three people and destroyed
$1,000,000 worth of property.
The cup challenger, with a royal
party on board, including King Ed
ward, was struck by a Equall and
wrecked. The yacht is badly dam
aged. No lives wero lost.
The report of the examiners of the
suspended Vancouver, Wash., bank
shows its liabilities to be $232,465.53
and assets $249,373.84. Depositor;
will receive about 50 cents on the
dollar, as many of the assets are
valueless.
The naval board of construction hae
recommended tho construction of a
battleship of 10,000 tons displace
ment. This would give the United
States the largest vessel afloat, at
the present largest one has only a
little over 15,000 tons displacement.
Mrs. McKinley continues to
prove slowly.
Ex-Congressman Boutelle,
Maine, is dead.
Nearly 1,000 firms have signed
im-
of
the
new machinists scale.
The old Shamrock beat tho new by
half a minute in the last trial.
Tho striking machinists have
gained many recruits to their ranks.
Tho coal tax in England is injur
ing the manufacturing interests of
the nation.
The recent punitive expeditions of
Germany in China are now pleasing
to tho Russian ruler.
Nearly 2,000 more United States
volunteers are now on the .way home
from tho Philippines.
Interior regions of British Colum
bia are threatened with serious floods
by reason of the lute spring.
A band of fifty-seven gypsies seeking
admission to tho United States from
Germany havo been deported.
A clerk in the adjutant general's
ofllco at Manila is charged with forg
ing General MacArthur's name.
The party of Ohio congrcssmncn
who accompanied President McKinley
to tho West aro now in Portland.
Two missionaries who made for
tunes in tho Nome district are to
build a hospital in Chicago.
Recent census statistics in Italy
show that tho proportion of popula
tion not ablo to read or write has de
creased to 39 por cont,
Tho faculty of Stanford University
in California lias directed that saloon
and cafo advertisements must bo
omitted from tho Daily Palo Alto,
tho col lego paper.
I AMERICAN POLICY UNCHANGED.
Still Endeavoring to Reduce the Amount of
Indemnity.
Sjiii Francisco, Mny 21. The pwi-
tlcnt anil Secretary of State liny have
with W.ishlnuton tturlitir nil their
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fnrnien embassies have licen eon
tinimllv nrrivhiir. and tho Chineso
situation lias received special atten
tion. Tho president has Wvw anx
ious lost the dilliculties thrown in tho
way of an arrangement of some of tho
powers might lead to indefinite delay
and a consequent niurniBi-u lunumim
bo exacted.
In rouard to tho total amount of
tho indemnity tho president has con-
stany endeavored to modcrato tho
domnuds of tho powers to an amount
which China might pay without
financial ruin or territorial dismom-
bormcnt. Ho has thought that $200,-
000,000 was tho maximum amount
indicated by tho best authorities
consulted, and ho has proved tho
willingness of this government to
make sacrifices in tno interest oi
China and tho restoration of former
relations by cutting down our already
modcrato claim ono half if other
powers would admit u proportionate
reduction. Xlicso propositions nave
not been accented by tho other gov
I crnmcnis. wiuuKii uraii. xiriiuni iiu
ft t,ispo-ition to ft consjaoriUo
treatment of tho affair.
s to tho method of paying tho
indemnity, none of tho propositions
thus far submitted suits President
McKinley. Two weeks ago ho pro
P0-1"1 tlmt each nowcr 8,10"Id accept
for its share of the indemnity the
Jwndg q china &t pftr nul w-th jntcr.
rt nt 3 nor cent, nrovision for meet
:.. tno interest and for cvontual pay
mel,ts being taken form tho liken, the
ult duties and increased import taxes,
The attitude of tho Hritish govern
inent, as set forth in the recent
speeches of its representatives in par
liament, indicate that Great Britain,
though not willing to go so far as
this country in moderating the de
mnnds of the powers, is inclined to
accept ours, which, if adopted, may
bring tho negotiations to a conclu
81011.
FLOODS IN TENNhSSEE.
Ekht Lives Lost and Millions
of Dollars
Damage Done.
Knoxville, Tcnn., May 24. Mil
lions of dollars' damage has been
done and at least eight lives lost in
Upper Tennessee by the floods, which
bgean their work of destruction when
a dam across the Hoc river, at .bliza
bethtown, Tcnn., gave way yesterday
afternoon. Little mountain streams
emptying into the Doc and Watuga
rivers swelled these streams beyond
all proportions hitherto known, sub
merging Elizabcthtown, a town of
2,000 people, located at the junction,
land drowning three persons. The
Watuea pours its volumes into the
Hohston, spanned by many bridges,
which were swept away. Bail way
tvliiMi wnm mvnnr. nwjiv.
traffic is entirely stopped on account
of all bridges crossing tho Hoston
being washed away.
Nome Is Very Quiet.
Seattle, May 24. Advices from
Rampart state that A. D. Campbell,
deputy, marshal at Nome, arricvd in
Rampart from Nome tho first week
in March, after a trip of 20 days.
Ho reported Nome very quiet and
about 3,000 people there. There was
considerable lawlessness at Nome,
because of the fact that the town was
not able to incorporate, and because
of the opposition of gamblers and
their kind. After the soldiers were
withdrawn the chamber of commerce
took up subscriptions to the amount
of $12,000 to pay special deputy mar
shals to protect life and property.
After ono month no money could be
collected, and the deputy marshals
were discharged, and so the town was
practically thrown over to the tender
mercies of the thieves and thugs.
Minister on Way Back to Japan.
San Francisco, May 24. A. E.
Beck, United States minister to
Japan, sailed for Yokohama yester
day. Ho came home on a visit a few
months ago, but was attacked by the
grip, and has not yet recovered from
the difcease. He expects that tho sea
voyage and the change of climate will
completely restore him to health.
Warehouse Burned.
Glendive, Mont., May 24. The
Northern Pacific Company's large
warehouse in which was stored 60,000
pounds of wool, tools and supplies,
caught firo tonight, presuambly from
a locomotive spark, and was de
stroyed, together with a two story
residence and a large number of cedar
and oak piles. Loss, $100,000.
The Danish West Indies.
Copenhagen, May 21. It is offi
cially announced that tho Danish
West Indies have not been sold. As
previously set forth, tho negotiations
are progressing on matters of detail,
but it is not likely that tho treaty
will bo concluded beforo tho rigsdag
and congress meet.
Venezuela Objected to Arbitration.
Caracas, Venezuela, May 23, via
Havtien cable Venezuela's refusal
to accept tho French protocol cover- hr
ing tho .renewal of diplomatic rela
tions with Venezuela was due to tho
objection of Vcnezuola to a clause
providing for arbitrating all pending
claims which originated on account
of the, last revolution. Venezuela
proposed coming to an agreement on
a total sum without arbitration.
NEWS OF THE STATE
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM
ALL OVER OREGON.
Commercial and financial Happenings of Im
portanceA Brief Review of of the
Growth and Improvemeuti of the Many
Industries Throughout Onr Thriving Coin,
monwcalth Latest Market Report
There was a $3,500 llro at Oregon
City tho first of the week.
iVrraiurements are being nuido to
celebrate tho Fourth at Baker City.
Tho Grand lodgo of Odd Follows
held their encampment at Baker City.
Efforts aro being made to develop
tho Kaolin deposits, near Huntington.
Tho peoplo of Forest Grove and vi
cinity aro trying to seouro a Sunday
train service.
Farmers near Salem say grain is
looking as well as it over did and they
expect a largo crop this year.
Mrs. Thomas Campbell, aged CO
years, an old resident ot uregon, died
at her homo in Monmquth last week.
Tho Baldwin, Sheep & Land Com
pany, of Hay Creek, will soll'at pub
lie auction, Juno 1, 1,000,000 pounds
of wool.
At a meeting of the executivo com
mitteo of tho Columbia River Pack
ers' Association itwasoeciued to raise
tho price of canned goods.
Reports from Willametto and
Clackamas river fishermen, near Ore
gon City, say tins is tho best season
for their work for several years.
Tho board of trustees of tho State
Reform School has let bids for the
laying of 4,600 square feet of concrete
work, for basement lioors and walks.
The cost of repairing tho Albany
bridgo amounted to $1,1537.07.
Tho new ice plant at Baker City
will bo in operation by July 1.
The annual meeting and barbecue
of Wheelor County Pioneers will le
held at Richmond on June 12 and 13.
Tho advance in tho prico of pota
toes has caused the planting of moro
potatoes than ever before in the vicin-
ty of La Grande.
The Albany council has resolved to
turn over the bridgo across tho Wil
lamette at that place to Linn and
Benton counties or to Linn county,
when the city shall be reimbursed for
tho recent improvements.
A rural mail delivery route from
Eugene will be recommended to the
postal deparrtmont. The route will
Was follows: From Eugene north
on river road to tho Miller fruit dryer
and return to Santa Chira school
house, thence west to Irving road,
thence southeast to Siuslaw stage
road, thenco westto Kemp school
houso thence south to foot hills by
way of Martin brick yard and return
to Eugcno via Hawkins road. Tho
trip will lc made six times a week.
Service will not be established before
July.
Portland Markets.
Wheat Walla Walla, COc. ; val
ley, nominal; blucstem, 01G2c.
per bushel.
Flour nest grades, ? z.yuj.4U per
barrel; graham, $2.00.
Oats Wlntc.$1.3&1.4U percental;
gray, per cental.
Barley Feed, $nr.ou; brewing,
$1717.50 per ton.
Millstuli Bran, $17 per ton; midd
lings, $21.50; shorts, $20.00; chop,
$10.
Hay Timothy, $12.0014; clover,
$79.50; Oregon wild hay, $C7
per ton.
Hops VI 14c. per lb.
Wool Valley, ll13c; Eastern
Oregon, 710o; mohair, 2021c.
per pound.
Hotter i-ancy creamery, ling
17c. ; dairy, 1314c. ; store, 11
I2c. per pound.
Eggs Oregon ranch, I2izc.
per dozen.
Cheese Mill cream, twins, j-ics
13 'c. : Young America. 13J14c.
per pound.
Poultry Chickons,mixcd,$3.504 ;
hens, $45.00; dressed, ll12c. pel
pound; springs, $35 per dozen,;
lucks, $au; geosc, .us; turkeys,
live, 1012c; dressed, 1410c. per
pound.
Potatoes uid, ximi.iu per sack;
now. 22Kc- por pound.
Mutton Lambs 4o. per
pound gross; beet sheep, wethers,
with wool. $4.254.50; dressed, 07o
per pound.
lloca uross, heavy, tit. iotgo
ight, $4.755; dressed, per
pound.
Veal Large, )$(S7C. per pound;
miall, 7Mc. per pound.
Beef Gross, top steers, $55.25;
cows and heifers, $1.504.75; dressed
beef, 8M8K- Pcr pound
A dispatch from Tangier says the
French commercial attacho recently
sold 100.000 rifles to the Shereefian
ovcrnmcnt.
A telegram of 12 words is sent to
iny part o! Now Zealand by simply
fllxing to it a ou stamp 12 cents,
Improvements already authorized
contemplated in now ionc city
will cost tho tremendous sum of
277,800,000.
Tho United States leads all other
nations in tho matter of fruit grow
ing. "Strawberries wero valued at
f 80,000,000 last year and grappa at
100,000,009.
His STAY AT AN END.
Presidential Parly Complete Their Programme
and Start for Home-
Sun Francisco. May 25. President
McKinley hits completed hN piourain
in this city, having met every organ
ixation included in tho original
sehedulc, nud Mrs. McKlnloy'H health
luis so far improved that, the president
and his party began their return jour
ney to the national capital at 10 A.
M." today.
The president's pulblo functions
yesterday mourned a reception in mu
Hcott mansion to the ineinlKrs of the
foreign consular corps of thiseity, u
reception at the Palace Hotel by the
S-'onsand Daughter of tho American
devolution and tho Loyal Legion in
honor of tho president, and a review
m the school children of Oakland by
tho presdent.
Last night President McKinley at
tended an impromptu reception at
tho California street M. E. church,
given by the Kpwortn League aim
Christian Kndeavor KOoietics, special
precautions were taken to prevent an
annoyance while the president ami
his wife wero being driven to the lorry.
A route was chosen that secured per
fect comfort for Mrs. McKinley. Tin
nartv was taken to Oakland on a
special boat. The two trained nurse
who have attended tho patient in thlt
city will ulso go to Washington with
her. No fast time will Ik) mado and
the trailwill run slowjy to Stockton.
ECLIPSE PHOTOGRAPHS.
Satisfactory Results Obtained by the Lick Part)
In Sumatra.
San Jose, Oil., May 27. Tho fol
lowing has lieen received from tho di
rector of the Lick oltservatory :
"Lick Observatory, .May 27. As
tronomer Perrine, in charge of the
Crocker eclipse expedition from tin
Lick observatory to Sumatra, luu
cabled the gratifying information
that some results were secured with
all the instruments taken with linn.
This, taken in' connection with hi
cable of last week, is taken to mean
that his successful photographs wen
secured lctween clouds drifting across
tho vicinity of tho sun. As this wn
an unusually long eclipse, iris quite
probable that his results will com part
favorably in quality and quantity
with thoso secured at tho short
eclipses of tho past three years. Tin
hoods of tho coronal streamers, first
observed at tho Indian eel ipso of 1898,
arc recorded on the plates of tho pres
ent eclipse. Further details of the
results secured aro not expected until
the arrival of Mr. Pcrrino's letters.'
TO DEFINE BOUDARY.
Internal Survey Party Will Locate United
States-Canada Line.
Vancouver, B. O, May 27. An in
ternational survey party, consisting
of United States anil Canadian en
gineers, is about to begin tho task of
defining the international boundary
between tho United states and Can
ada from tho Pacific coast to the
Hocky mountains. It is contended
that this work was inaccurately cr
forined in tho surveys of 1859 and
1901. Ono of tho most important
matters to lie determined is the ques
tion of tho national locaton of Mount
Baker mining district. Valuable
mines arc embraced in this section,
and tho territory is claimed by both
the American and Canadian govern
ments. Lieutenant Sinclair, of tho coast
and geodetic survey, will bo at the
head of the United btates party, and
II. McArthur will lead the .Cana
dian surveyors. The work will begin
this week.
MULTIPLEX TELEGRAPHY.
The Rowland System Is Belnj Introduced Into
Germany.
Baltimore, May 27. Tho multiplex
system of telegraphy, invented by the
Jato Henry A. Rowland, of Balti
more, which is being introduced into
Germany, permits of tho transmission
of eiglit messages simultaneously over
a single wire, four in each direction
at tho rato of 40 words a minute.
Tho messages aro sent by means of
koyboard similar to that of a typo-
writer, which can lie operated by an
ordinary typewriter oprcator, and aro
recorded at tho other end of tho wire
by a small machine. It is possible to
Dither print tho message upon a sheet
of paper or upon a long tapo liko
that which is used in tho ordinary
ticker service. .
Slide More Serious Than Reported.
Baker City,. Or., May 27. Tho
andslido at the. Climax mine, which
occurred about two weeks ago, in con-
scquonco of a water ditch overflowing,
has proven far moro serious than at
first reported. Tho mouth of the
main tunnel was closed with timbers,
louldcrs, gravo) and debris of all
kinds, so that it required heavy blast
ing' and 10 days to open it up. It
will rcquiro soveral weeks moro to
put'up tho buldings destroyed and
restore tho other property lost in the
flood.
No Smallpox on Indiana.
Pekin, May 27. Tho doctors who
wore instructed to make a roport as
to what length of timo must elapse
beforo it will bo safo to allow the
troops on board tho United States
transport Indiana, whore it was sup
posed a case of smallpox hud devel
oped, havo decided that tho suspected
jaso was not smallpox. Tho- troops
will go on board tho Indiana today.
TWELVE AVERE LOST
BTEAMER FOUNDERED ON LAKE
HURON IN A STORM.
"Every Man (or lllmtelf" was the Captaln'i
, Last Order Second Knglneer and One
Deckhand Saved Latter was Craty from
Ills Terrible nxperlnct-Cnslneer'i Story
of the Wreck.
Kast Tawas, Mich., May 27. The
wooden steamer Baltimore foundered
this morning in Lake Huron near
An Hable, and 12 of her onnv of 14
wero drowned. Two men wero
washed about in the luko for several
hours, lashed to plecon of wreckage,
unit wero finally picked up by the
tug Columbia and brought in here.
(ii'on'ii Minimiln ii deck hnnil. (inn
of the rescued, went crazy from his
experience. The other survivor,
Thomas Murphy, of Milwaukee, sec
ond engineer, was able to tell the
story of the disaster.
It was sometime after tho Colum
bia had brought the shipwrecked men
into port luiforo Murphy was re
vived Hiilllclently to tell his story.
Tho Baltimore foundered about 0
o'clock In tho morning and ho was
in tho water until Jute in the alter
noon. "Wo were hound from Lorain to
Sault Ste. Marie," he said, "and hud
in tow a large steam drill and scow.
When olY Thunder Bay Captain Place
decided to turn about and run for
Tawas for shelter. When we arrived
olT Au Sable the steamer struck heav
ily on her Ixittom. The seas broke
over her at the same time and carried
away the deckhouse and the after
cabin, and finally tho smokestack fell.
Itnth rails forward broke in two just
aft of the forward deckhouse, and we
knew it was only a few minutes lieforu
the steamer would go to pieces.
" 'It's every man for himself now,"
shouted Captain Place. Wo took
Captain Place's advice mid every man
started to save himself ns best he
could, Some of tho hoys took to the
rigging, hut McOinnis and myself
lashed ourselves to a rin lolt in a
piece of the after cabin, and wo were
washed ovorlKiard shortly iifewnrrd.
The strain whs too much for McOin
nis and he went crazy lxforo we had
been in the water very long. He
tried to throw mo olT the wreckage,
but I talked to him and encouraged
him to hold on. Twice he got loose
mid tried to drown us both, but each
time I succeeded in quieting him. 1
told him a boat was coming to take
us olT, and then I would gOt him tied
fast again.
The tug Columbia lost a drill scow
with six men on tKiard just lefiire
she picked up the men from the Bal
timore. Tho Columbia wont out
again this afternoon anil found the
drill. The men wero taken olT it
badly frightened, as they had neithci
liout not life preservers,
Tho lost steamer was rated at $10,-
000 by the underwriters, and was in
sit red fur nearly that amount.
NATIVE JUDGES INCOMPETENT.
Discontent Caused by Appointment of Amcd.
can Judju.
Manila, May 27. Tho discontont
among tho natives at tho appoiitiucnt
of American judges and alleged dis
crimination in tho civil service in
favor of Americans is finding expres
sion, encouraged by some of tho na
tive judges, who are aware that the
reorganization of tho judiciary will
result in the loss of their jiositions.
Judge Nccr, of the court of the first
instance of Tondo, ono of tho leaden
of what is beginning to lie called the
radical wing of tho Federalists, de
clared today that if such things con
tinue thero will be a second revolu
tion. Somo of tho prominent Federal
ists ridiculo tho prediction. The
Philippine comnlitsion's selections;
of Judges wero thoroughly considered.
It is undeniable that most of the
nativo judges lack tho competence
required. Ono of them, has been re
moved for mal'casancc, and others are
suspected of irregularities. The
classifications of tho civil service
avoid discrimination, but tho native
and Spanish qualifications are not
equal to thoso of capable Americans.
Somo departments arc employing na
tives at the risk of temporary incon
venience. After a conforonco with General
MacArthur, General Trias has under
taken negotiations at Lucliau for the
surrender of General Caillcs wheh it
daily expected.
Yukon Is Not Open.
Whito Horso, Y. T May 14. Not
withstanding roports to tho contrary,
tho Yukon river is not open below
Lobarge, but tho daily clearanco ol
tho ice is expected, Many scows and
a great quantiy of froigh have been
passed as fur us Lobarge, tho latter
awaiting tho urrival of tho first Daw
jon bound steamer. Lake Bonnet is
not yet open, but that is of hut little
concern to tho 1001 Klondikcr, since
tho Whito Pass & Yukon routo has
solved tho problem of lako and rapid
navigation, as far as Whito Horso.
Saved a Bank Prom Burglars.
Wavorly, 0 May 27. Dr. W. T.
Wallaco engaged in a duel ' with four
robbers last night, and saved tho First
National Bank and tho postofllco from
boing burglarized. Tho doctor lives
nti tlin Knnnnd floor of tlin hniidlnni
and was awakoned by tho noiso. Ho
exchanged snots with tho burglars
and a trail of blood proved that his
aim was good. Tho crooks mado
their cscapq from town on a freight
truin. i ,
RACED FOR A SWITCH.
Terrible Accltltiit Caused by Mntormen'
CArdeioiiii,
Albany, N. Y., .May 27. Klcelrlo
curs riming for a switch while run
ning in opposite diicotloiiH at tho
rate of 40 miles an hour eewt live
lives yesterday afternoon by u terrlllo
collision In which over 40 prominent,
peoplo wero Injured, somo fatally
nud others seriously. The lobby of
the local postolllce, filled with dead
mid wounded, hysterical women and
children looking fur relatives and
friends, surgconM administering tem
porary relief, and ambulances racing
through the city taking the wounded
to tho hospitals, wero tho early In
timations of the accident.
The scene of the accident was at a
point about two miles out of Oreeu
btiseh, ou the line of the Albany k.
Hudson Hallway. Tho point where
'.ho cars met on the single track wim
at a sharp curve, and so fast wero
both running and so sudden was tho
collision that the inotoriiieii did not
have time to put ou the brukim be
fore south bound car No. 22 hud gone
ulmoU clear through north bound
car No. 17, and hung ou tho etlgo
ot a high bluff with its loud of shriek
ing maimed humanity. Ono motor-
man was pinioned up against tho
smashed front of the south IkiiiikI
car, with Ixith legs severed and wuh
killed instantly, while the other ono
lived hut a few moments,
The few women and children who
had escaped Injury wero hysterical
and added their cries to the shrieka
of the dying and mutilated. Men
with broken anus and hones, with
dislocated joints and bloody headx
and faces, tried to assist others who
were more helpless, Help had been
summoned from Kast Greenbiisch anil
vicinity, and in a little time tho
bruised muss of humanity, with the
mutilated dead, were loaded on
empty ears and taken ' to Albany.
The ambulances and physicians had
leeu summoned and the poidolllee
turned into morgue and hospital.
An fur as the physicians could tem
porarily attend tho wounded they
were taken to their homos or to tho
hospitals.
With iKith motormen killed it
wan hard to gut at tho real cause of
tho accident, hut it is pretty well de
termined that it was canned by an
attempt of the south bound cur to
reach a second switch instead of
waiting for the north ImmiihI cur Ht
the first siding. The curs weigh 1ft
tons each and aro the largest electric
cars built, mid so frightful was tho
crash that lioth cars were torn almost
to spliiuv-rs.
SEVERE W.ND 8TORM.
Caused Widespread Devastation In five WeiU"
crn Slates.
Salt Lake, May 28. The wind
itonn which swopt over Nevada,
Utah, Southern Idaho, Wyoming
.Mid Colorado, did damage that will
run into the hundreds of thousands,
of dollars. It resulted in almost
enmpleto prostration of telegraph anil
telephone service in the states affect
ed and for nearly 21 hours during tho
height of the storm, the inter moun
tain region was practically cut off
from tho rest of tho world. Tliu
storm was severest in Kusteru Nevada
and Utah, and in tho fertile valleyH
in tho northern part of Utah wide
spread devastation resulted. When
the storm wus at its height, the wind
nt somo points reached a velocity of
SO miles au hour.
At Ogdon tho storm was felt worst,
Here tho wind toro roofs from a niiiii
ler of buildings, including the Bap
tist church, completely demolishing1 '
barns and outbuildings, and scattered
them far and wide, uprooted many
shade trees and tore others to pieces,
blew in plato glass windows in busi
ness blocks and prostrated electrio
light wires, so that tho city wuh in
darkness. The damage in Ogdeu
will probably reach $100,000.
At Fivo Points, Logan, Smithficld,
Hooper and other places tho dumago
was very great. Hundreds of fruit
trees wero coinplotoly stripped. Tho
forco of tho wind was so tcrrifio
around Logan and Hooper that to
mato vines wero swept entirely from
fields. It is estimated that fully
ono half of tho crops wero destroyed.
Around Hooper, tho sweep of tho
wind itlow away tho ploughed ground
to tho full depth that tho plows hud
entered tho earth, rendering the land
practically useless.
Along tho north shoro of tho Grout
Salt Lako tho wind picked up tho dry
sand in great clouds and hurled it
across the country with terriflo forco,
half burying tho railroad tracks for
miles,
New Mexico Mine Accident
Santa Fo, N. M., May 28. Ono
man Was instantly killed and several
seriously hurt at tho Santa Hita, cop
per inino, in Grant county, whilo
cleaning out blasts which hud failed
to oxplodo.
Sailed for Nome.
San Francisco, May 28,Wj.'ilreo
steamers sailed today for Nomor-tho
Conomaugh, with 2, (500 tons of gon
erol froight hut no passengers; ,tho
Poitland with 400 passongors, threo
tons of mail and a full cargo. Nearly
half of tho passengors aro employes,
of tho Northorn Coinmorolal com
pany, bound for Unalaska, Dutch
harbor, St. Michael and Nome, Tho
steamer Valencia, witli about 200
passongors and supplies.