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EVENTS OFTHE DAY
A Comprehensive Review ot the ImporUnt
Happenings of the Past Week Presented
In Condensed Form Which ti Moit
Ukely to Prove ot Inttrul to Our Many
Rcidtrl.
Galea and storma in Kuropo have
caused great loss of life.
forty persons wore drowned in ship
wrecks on tho Italian coast.
Eighty-five minora wero killed uy an
explosion in a Mexican mine.
Watorburv, Conn., wits damaged to
tho extent of $2,000,000 by firo.
Tlie munlercr of n San Francisco
policeman lms been captured in Tort
land. Manila is intensely interested in pro
poned legislation by congresa ior the
islands.
The dowager empress of China gave
n remarkable reception to tho min
ister's wives.
An indecisive naval engagement was
fonght in Colombian waters.
Chicago lira in ape canal contractors
offer to build an isthmian canal.
The first meeting of tho trustees of
the Carnegie institution lias been held.
A parliamentary commission is con
sidering the question of depopulation
of France.
The ways and means committee will
frame a bill for reduction of tho war
revenue taxes.
A new gold district has been discov
ered near Dawson which is claimed to
be tho richest yet found.
Admiral Schley's appeal to tho presi
dent, asking for a review of the court of
inquiry, has been mado pubic.
light lives wero lost in a Boston fire.
Tho Boera have mado peace proposals
through Holland.
There wero 10,000 people prosent at
a hanging in Pennsylvania.
Tho house committee voted in favor
of a government owned Pacific cable.
A substitute for the Nicaragua canal
bill has been introduced in the senate.
The general outlook in Batangaa prov
ince, Philippine islands, is favorable.
A train wreck on a New York rail
road resulted in the death of the
engineer.
Four vessels are now on the Pacific
searching for the missing English war
ship Condor.
A discharged soldier in San Francisco
planned to co to Aew loric in a dox
hut wns discovered and turned over to
tho police.
Two prospectors in Montana have
found a mine of almost pure silver,
TJift nverarra assav is 18.000 ounces,
which gives it a value of nearly $8,000
to too ton.
Emperor William haa celebrated his
43d birthday.
River navigation haa been suspended
above tho Cascade Locks.
Two Negroes in Louisiana, who had
murdered a white man, wero lynched.
A train in South Carolina was held
up and the express tar rifled of ita con
tents. Governor Shaw, of Iowa, will assume
the duties of secretary of tho treasury
February 1.
Liberals defeated the Conservative
forces of Colombia in three successive
engagements.
United Minoworkera will levy an
assessment to help strikers fight battle
with operators to the end.
Tho delay of the committee in report
ing the canal bill to the senato means a
Having of much time later.
The treaty for the sale of tho Danish
West Indies to the United States calls
for the payment of $5,000,000.
Intense cold continues to prevail
throughout tho middle west. Many
trains are delayed on account of snow.
An extra session lias been called of
tho Colorado legislature to make corpo
rations pay taxes on full valuation, the
same as private citizens.
There is a movement to hold an ex
position at Manila in December next.
Tho Manila chamber of commerce
asks that Chinose bo admitted to the
islands.
An unknown hypnotist put a Spokane
man to sleep and doctors can do noth
ing to rouso him.
Prince Honry will bo given a military
farewell when ho leaves Germany for
the United States.
Tho Prince of Wales received a very
chilling reception on tho occasion of
his visit in Germany.
Investigation of the Iowa mine dis
aster disclosed the fact that tho explo
sion was caused by tooheavy achargoof
dynamite being placed by one of the
men who wero killed.
Tho cotton crop of tho United
States now almost equals in valuo its
wheat crop.
Tho gold minoB of Mysore, India'aro
worked by American electrical dovicea,
the power being from tho melting Hi
malayan Hnow.
Swiss papers record a decline in the
export of wood carvings,' and attribute
it to tho lack of variety in tho carvings,
tho subjects boing monotonously repeated.
YUNG LU IN FAVOR.
Two Reform Edicts timed by the Chlntie
Empress.
Pekin ,Foh. 4. Tho pre-eminence of
General Yung I.u in tho councils of tho
Chinese court has liecn otllcially pro
claimed. Today ho made u tour of tho
foreign legations here, endeavoring to
regain tho favor of the minister. An
edict has appeared, promoting General
I.ung I.u to bo first grand secretary, an
olllco not necessarily powerful, but of
the highest honor and vacant since tho
death of Li Hung Chang. Wang Wen
Shao has liecn advanced to tho second
grand secretaryship to succeed Yung
I.u. The pilgrimage of Yung I.u was
mado with considerable pomp. Ho de
nied the fact of his resjionslbillty for
the attacks upon the foreign legations.
Tho dowager empress has issued two
edicts, the first reciting that many Chi
nese had formerly studied abroad, but
were not Mauchus, and orders Uio Man
chu courtiers and generals to nominate
Mauchus between the ages of 15 and 25
to go abroad, there to study foreign
brandies of knowledge. Tho second
edict abolishes the prohibition of inter
marriage lietween Manchus and Chi
nese, which has been enforced since
tho leginning of the dynasty, and di
rects ollleials, by diplomatic methods,
to discourage the binding of tho feet of
Chinese female children, leeuuso this
is a barbarous custom.
ALL ARE ENTOMBED.
Explosion in a
Mexican Mine Kills
five Men.
Eight)-
San Antonio, Tex., Feb. 4. Eighty
five miners killed nnd 75 more buried
under debris ia tho awful record made
by n dust explosion at the Hondo mines
in Mexico, news of which was received
hero tonight. At the time the ex
plosion occurred there were 100 miners
at work in the mine, all of whom were
entombed by the shaft being choked up
by falling earth and stone loosened by
the explosion. Just how many are dead
is not at this time known, but nt last
accounts received here by wire tonight,
85 bodies had been recovered. It is
feared that the death list will bo great
ly over 100.
The Hondo mines are located at Co
ahuila, at the terminus of a branch of
the Mexican International Railroad,
about 100 miles south of Eaglo Pass,
and are the most important in that
btate. Details of the disaster are
meager, no names of the victims being
learned here.
MILLIONS POUR IN.
Rockefeller Duplicates Morgan's Offer to Har.
vard Medical School.
Cambridge, Mass., Feb. 4. Follow
ing the announcement at tho Harvard
commencement exercises last Juno that
J. P. Morgan had agreed to erect ut a
cost of more than ifl.000,000 three of
the buildings required for tho accom
modation of the Harvard Medical
School, in carrying out their now plans
for medical education and research,
President Eliot announced to tho med,
ical faculty tonight that J. D. Rocke
feller proposed to give $1,000,000 in
furtherance of this great project, pro
vided that other friends of tho umver
sity will raise n sum of money in the
neighborhood of .$500,000, to bo used
by the Harvard Medical School for
lands, buildings and endowment. It
was stated tonight that there can be
little doubt this condition will speedily
bo complied with.
LOSS IS $2,000,000.
Fire in the Business Section of Waterbury,
Conn., Threatened the Whole City.
Waterbury, Conn., Feb. 4. In tho
hardest gale of tho winter, Waterbury
struggled with a firo that destroyed a
large area of theJbusinesB section of the
city and threatened to wipe it out com
pletely. An estimate of $2,000,000 as
the amount of loss on buildings and
contents is considered consorvatie by in
surance men. Tho origin of the fire is
unknown. Tho fire was undiscovered
until it had gained tremendous head'
way.
When tho department reached tho
scene flames were issuing from every
window and it was evident that tho
structure was doomed and tho entire
business section of the city was imper
iled.
The fire started in a drizzling rain,
with a rapidly rising wind, and with
increasing cold tho rain turned to
Bnow. The wind was at ltrsr. Hunting,
but it settled toward the east and car
ried destruction with it.
Northwest Branch Mint.
Washington, Feb. 4. Tho house
committee on coinage today acted favor
ably on the bill appropriating $000,000
for establishing a branch mint at Ja
coma, Wash. The general purposo oi
this new branch is to give added mint
facilities for tho gold and silver coming
from Alaska. Although votes wero not
taken on billa for other branch mints,
tho prospects are that tho establishment
of one at Tacoma will operate against
the establishment of other brandies in
that section of tho country. Director
of tho Mint Roberts was present, and
stated that one branch in tho Northwest
would bo sufficient for all government
needs.
China Pays First Installment
Pekin, Fob. 4. The first monthly in
stallment, amounting to 1,820,000 tads,
of tho Chincso indemnity was paid yes
terday to tho bankers' committeo of the
powers at Shanghai.
Montana Railroad Town Burned.
Helena, Mont., Fob. 4. Tho rail
road town of Clancy, 20 miles south of
Helena, was nearly wiped out by a firo
last night. The loss is about $14,000,
on which $8,000 of insurance was car
ried.
NEWS 01? TILE STATU
TGMS OF INTEREST FROM ALL
PART8 OF OREGON.
Commercial and Financial Happenings of Im
portanceA Brief Review of the Growth
and Improvements of the Many Industries
Throughout Our Thriving Commonwealth
Latest Market Report
Business men of Grants Pass have
orgnuitcd a board of trade.
Some trouble ia being uxHrlcnecd
with the Indiana on Umatilla reserva
tion. The postolllcu at Spikenard, Jackson
county, has been moved one mile north
east.
A number of sales of hops have been
reported from Dayton at llfjtf cents
per pound.
Tho site of the ostoi!lco at Anlauf,
Douglas county haa been moved a short
distance to the southwest.
Mrs. Martha Proctor Sin-neer, who
ennio to Oregon in 1852, died at her
home in Ilillsboro, a few days ago.
Two lumber schooners left Tillamook
a few davs ago for California points,
carrying 1,750,000 feet of Oregon fir.
Oregon insane asylum trustees have
renewed tho contract with Alaska,
whereby this state will for another vear
care for the demented of the far north.
A nmiilwr nf lirnminotit tnlntni. men
are taking active steps toward putting
in a smelter in toutnem iiregon. At u
meeting held by them, Merlin was de
cided to be the best location.
Eugene school district voted n tl mill
tar at tho annual meeting last week.
Many hogB are dying around Pendle
ton from what may prove to lie cholera.
The. company owning the hot artesian
wells nt Vale, has decided to erect n
fine hotel for the accommodation of
guests.
Work is progressing smoothly nt the
oil well being sunk at Yale, Malheur
county.
Firo damaged tho Ashland Iron
Works to the extent of $1,000 a few
days ago.
Tho merchants of Baker City have
agreed to doso their stores at 0:30
every evening except Saturday.
A preliminary survey of the route of
the projvosed electric road from Iji
Grande to Cove has been completed.
Oil has been struck in one of the
wells being bored near Nnmpa, in East-
ren Oregon, bamplca analyze 7a per
cent paraihno.
The Gopher Mining Company, whoso
property is in Southern Oregon, is in
stalling n five stamp mill, and will hnve
ore to keep it going steady.
The Woodburn school tax will be 10
mills this year. This, with the
county and state tax, will make a total
of 43, the highest ever known.
Portland Markets.
Wheat Quiet. Walla Walla, C3
C3ic; bluestem, 6464c; Valley.
634c.
Barley Feed, $19020; brewing,
J2O021 per ton.
Oats No. 1 white, $1.1001.25; gray,
$1.0501.15.
Flour Best grades, $2.8003.40 per
barrel; graham, $2.5002.80.
MIllstufTs Bran, $18 per ton; mid'
dllngs, $21; shorts, $20.50; chop, $17.
Hay Timothy, $11012; clover, $70
7.50; Oregon wild hay, $506 per ton.
Potatoes Best Burhanks, 9Oc0$1.25
per cental; ordinary, 70 085c per cen
tal, growers' prices; sweets, $1,750
2 per cental.
Butter Creamery, 2502714c; dairy,
18020c; store, 11013c.
Eggs 2O021c for fresh Oregon
Cheese Full cream, twins, 13
13c; Young America, 14015c; fac
tory prices, ljjl'c less.
Poultry ChlckenB, mixed, $303.50;
hens, $404.25 per dozen, 9010c per
pound; springs, 10c per pound, $30
3.60 per dozen; ducks, $6.5007.50 per
dozen; turKeys, live, H0izc;
dressed, 14015c per pound.
Mutton Gross, 4c per pound;
dressed, 707'4c per pound.
Hogs Gross, 5c; dressed, 6'47c
per pound.
Veal 89c per pound, dressed.
Beef Gross, cows. 3 4c; steors,
44c; dressed, 6,47,4c per pound.
Hops ll12'4c per pound.
Wool Nominal. Valley, 1315c;
eastern Oregon, 80120; mohair,
2121c per pound.
Tliero is now in operation in Belgium
11 extensive millH whero cornmeal ia
ground. Ono mill at Alost has a ca
pacity of 170,000,000 pounds per year.
It is said that all tho mills aro crowded
at present.
A million dollars a week is tho cost
of tho United States army.
American manufacturers of silver aro
preparing to enter tho markot in Eng
land.
Tho Italian government haa declined
an invitation to tako part in tho St.
Louis exposition.
Tho Baltimoro & Ohio road will
spend $50,000,000 on improvements,
mostly on tho line Dotwoon Pittsburg
and Chicago.
OUTLOOK IN PHILIPPINES.
Prospects Are favorable Everywhere Except
In Samar.
Manila, Feb. II. Thu general outlook
for pacification tti the archipelago,
everywhere outside tho ilund of Sainnr,
Iiiih never licen more favorublo since the
original outbreak of the Filipino Insur
rection than at tho present time, Tho
insurgents have been broken up into
small lunula and are everywhere fleeing
for shelter. They surrender dally or
are captured or killed.
Tho Killcy bf reeoiiconlrntion and the
stem measure of dosing tho ports of
commerce have accomplished everything
expected of them. General Chaffee
still hopes that by the end of February
thu Island of Niinur ulono will remain
not pacified.
Those provinces bordering on the
province of Ratangas and Uiguna, in
Southern Luzon, have been patrolled by
the native constabulary, who have
done excellent work ami who have
received the commendation of General
J. Franklin Hell, commanding in tlio-o
provinces. The moiuliora of thu United
nun co ruiiippiiie commission are
proud of this constabulary, which was
organized following their suggestion
and the greatest care ia exercised In
the selection of the ollicers for this
force. During the past month 82 mill
tary posts have been handed over to the
native constabulary.
General Chaffee haa taken slop to
make sure that there will lie no trie
tion between the military nnd civil
authorities. The most positive orders
have lHi'ii issued to all military coin
maimers to co-operate in every way
with tint civil authorities without relax
ing tho severity when they have occa
siou to deal with active insurgeiita.
BOER INDEPENDENCE.
Initiative on Part of Holland Instigated by
Queen Wllhelmlna.
Imdon, Feb. 1. Tho Daily News,
giving the alleged genesis of tho pro
hini1 from the government of thu Neth
crhiuds on tho subject of tho South
African war, says that from the first
Dr. Kuyper, the Dutch premier, stipu
luted that he would take no part in
either arbitration or mediation, and
expressed the view that ho would have
to bring pressure on tho Boer delegates
to ersuade them to abandon their do
maud for independence. He explained
ilia position to an English visitor, who
went to urge him to take action. This
visitor afterward communicated to Mr
Chamberlain, the colonial secretary,
and to Lord I-ansdowno, the secretary
of state for foreign affairs, Dr. Kuy iter's
views and his offer to lccomo a "friend
ly negotiator." Mr. Chumlsurhiln
courteously replied that he wiih inter
ested in the proiK)sal, but could not ree
ognizeany approaches unless they wero
made by the lloers themselves. The
reply of 1-onl Umsdownu intimated that
he hail seat the prnjtosul to Lord Salis
bury, and that there the matter had re
mained until Dr. Kuyper visited 1m
don.
Tho Brussels correspondent of tho
Standard declares that the peace initi
ative on the part of Holland una docid
ed upon at thu personal instigation of
Queen Wilhelmina, in a cabinet council
ut winch she presided. Tho corro'
siKindent says that Mr. Kruger was in
formally and confidentially acquainted
with tills proposed step, but declared
he could not charge tho Dutch govern
mont with any mission ot peace, as
long as Great Britain rejected the idea
of Boer Independence.
DEAD AT ROPE'S END.
Wade and Dalton Expiate Their Crime No
Delay on Gallows.
Portland, Feb. 1. Jack Wado and
William H. Dalton, murderers of James
B. Morrovf., were hanged in tho court
house square at 7 :58 o'clock yesterday
morning. Wade walked to tho gallows
in a state of indifference. Dalton
walked to tho scaffold with Wade.
During tho passage of tho prisoners up
the long and covered corridors of tho
county jail they did not say u word, ex
ccpt that they wero thankful for the
treatment received from the sheriff, the
deputies and tho jailer. At no time
did either of thorn show any signs of
weakening.
About 400 wore present to witness
the execution. Kvorything passed off
without u hitch. Both men made short
speeches, after which prayer was
offered. At a signal from Sheriff
Frazior, tho traps wero sprung nnd 15
minutes later tho bodios wore cut down,
life having been pronounced extinct.
A Bad Chicago Fire.
Chicago. Feb. 1. Firo that broke
out this morning destroyed tho flvoatory
brick building at 100-102 Illinois street,
with ita contents, causing n loss of
about $150,000. Heavy machinery in
tho upper part of tho building causod
tho floors to collapse, and tho ontlro
contents of tho structure crashed
through into tho collar.
Rushing In Manila Cigars.
San Francisco, Fob. 3. Privato ad
vices from Manila recoived in this city
awto that there aro over 2,000,000
cigars on tho way from tho Philippinca
to this country. It is thought that bo
foro tho end of February or tho middlo
of March at tlio latest there will ho 10
times that many consigned to American
tolacconists from tho same quarter nf
tho world. There seems to lo a fear in
tho islands that tho present laws will
bo rovoked.
G KIH AT INCREASE
GROWTH OF INDUSTRIES DUR
ING THE LA8T CENTURY.
' 1 ffhloy'a appeal, delivered to the presl-
Statements of Treasury Bureau Show Pro. dent about a week ago. Tho depart
gress of the United States Along All meiil'a "comment" will bo published
Lines Thlilecn Times as Wealthy In hi a day or two. Admiral Schley up-
1900 as In 1850-becreaie In Public
Debt.
Washington, Feb. 2. "Tho Progress
of the United States In Its Material In
dustries" Is the title of a monograph
Issued by the treasury department of
statistics, which contalua a series of
statements which show the rapid devel
opment during the century of the im
portant factors in tho present prosperity
of the country. These tables which oc
cupy a number of closely printed pages,
show the development In products of
the field, forest, mine and manufactory,
the growth In our population, wealth
mid commerce, the extension of rail
ways, telegraphs, anil other methods of
communication and transportation, and
present an interesting and Instructive
picture of the progress of the United
States and Ita people during the period
from 18(10 to 1111)1.
Among the interesting facts presented
by these tables are the grow th of pro
duet ions, the grow th of commerce, the
growth of wealth, the growth of money
in circulation, the growth nf deposits In
savings and other banks, thedecreuso in
interest on thu public debt, anil iiiniiy
other facts of this character. On the
production side it may be said that the
cotton product has increased from 155,
55(1 bales In I HOI) to 0,130,410 lmlca in
1000; tho wool produced from 35,802,
111 pounds in 1810 to 302,502,328
pounds in 1000; wheat from 151,1)00,1100
bushels in 18011 to 522,220,505 bushels
in 1000; corn, from 807,1)10,205 bushels
in 1811(1, 2,105,102,5111 bushels In 11100;
copper, from (150 tons In 1850 to 270,
538 tons in 11)00; pig iron, from 105,
000 tons in 1830 to 15,800,000 in 1001 ;
petroleum, from 210,00,000 gallons In
1800 to 2,titl,23:i,5(l8 gallons in 1000;
coal, from 3,358,81)0 tons In 1850 to
2117,850,000 tons in 1001; the gold from
$50,000,000 in 1850 to $711,171,000 in
1000.
During the period under considera
tiou tho exports of merchandise have
grown from $70,1)71,780 in 1800 to$l,
487,704,1101 in 1001; tho per capita in
1800 iH-ing $i:i.:i7 ami in loot $18.81
The luiKjrts of merchandise have grown
from $1)1,252,708 in 1800 to $823,721,
105 in 11101, while the per capita Im
ports have fallen from $17.10 in 1800
to $10.58 in 11)01.
Turning to tho figures which show
the net results of these developments,
those relating to wealth, circulation,
deposits, etc., the tables show that the
wealth lias increased Irom ? ( ,l.!i,Mll,
000 in 1850 to an estimated $01,300,
000,000 In 1000; the per capita wealth
from $307.01) in 1850 to $1,235.80 in
1000. The public debt, less cash in the
treasury was, in 18115, $i0.08 ikt cap
ita, and in 1000 was $13.41 per capita;
while the interest on the public debt,
which in 1807 was $143,781,502, had
fallen to $32,342,707 ill 11)01. Tho
figures of money in circulation show in
1800 a total of $135,407,252, and
1001 $2,175,387,277. The circulation
per capita in 1800 was $13.85; in 1001,
$28.02. Thu deposits in savings banks
"A
in 1830 were $0,1)73,301; in 1883, 5
years later, they wero $2,024,850,787,
and by 1001, a further period of only
18 years, had reached $2,507,004,580.
Meantime the national banking system
had come into operation, and in 1805
tlie deHisits in national banks were
$500,010,873; in 1880, $1,000,452,853,
and in 1001 $3,044,000,000. The mini
her of depositors in savings banks grew
from 38,085 in 1830 to 1,007,001 in
1800, and 0,358,723 in 1001. Rail
roads grew from 0,021 miles in 1850 to
l!IO,378 in 11)01; mid freight carried
ono mile Increased from 30,302,200,204
tons in 1882 to 141,102,100,413 tons in
1001, freight rates falling meantime
from 124. cents iter ton per mile to
76-00ths of 1 cent per ton per mile
FREIGHT TRAIN8 COLLIDE.
Train Dispatcher Gives the Wrong Orders-
Three Lives Lost.
ririiuil .Tiiiietinn. Coin.. Feb. 1.
Threo men wero killed in a heniTon col
lision between two freight trains on
tho Itio Graudo Western, near Cisco,
Utah, 5(1 miles west of Grand June
tiou, this morning.
Tho trains in collision wero tho first
section of tho west bound freight, No.
17, leaving hero at 2:50 A. M., and
tho east bound freight from Salt Laku,
No. 145. Both trains wero running ut
a high rate of speed, and tho impact of
tho engines was terrific. 1 ho engines
literally plowed into each other, and
wore reduced to a heap of broken iron
and twisted rods. Half a dozen cars or
more of either train wero demolished
and their contents scattered along tho
right of way.
Gales In English Channel.
London, Fob. 3. Continued gales in
thu Channel nro causing numerous
shipping casualties. Tho Channel mail
steamers wero unablo to start from
Franco this morning.
American Money Sent to Norway.
Christinnia, Norway, Feb. 3. Tho
Him of nearly .'1,000,000 kroner was
sent by postal orders from porsons in
tho United Stntea to friends in Norway
during tho year 1001.
ADMIRAL SCHLEY'S APPEAL.
Aiks for Review of findings of Court llainl
en Verdict of Admiral Dewey.
Washington, Jmi. .'It The imyy de
partment has made public Admiral
i,n",B pri'snjcni as the chief exe
cutive ami commander-in-chief of the
army and navy, "vested with power to
regulate and direct tho acta of the hit
oral executive olllcorH thereof," and he
asks that the president rtivluw tho find
ings of Admiral Dewey, as opposed to
.1
the
ii'iijorny report. Tliuso three
grounds are set out compendiously in
the "petition," which fills about eight,
printed pages of n pamphlet, and Im
signed by Admiral Schley, and by '
Messrs. llaynor, Parker and Teaguo, of
his counsel.
Attached to the petition are threo
exhibits, "A," "II" and "O," each
made up from copious extracts from the
testimony taken by the court of Inquiry
and Intended to confirm tho statements
of fact iiimiIo in the petition Itself.
Thla latter document, the first ground
of appeal, Is tho holding of Secretary
Umg In his Indorsement of tho court'
findings, "that the conduct of the court
in making no finding and rendering m
opinion on those questions (that of com
mand and of credit for the victory) is
approved Indeed it could, with pro
prlety take no other vuiirru, evidence
on these questions during the Inquiry
having been excluded by the court."
Oiitthl.H iolut tho petition saya that
tho secretary of the navy was In error
Instating that the court excluded testi
mony to show that, as Dewey aald.
Schley was the senior officer in the bat
tle of Santiago; was in absolute com
mand and entitled to the credit duo for
thu glorious victory which resulted in
thu total destruction of the Spanish
ships.
TWO RUNAWAY CAR8.
Cause Death of Three Persons
and Injure
Score of Others.
Pittsburg, Jan. 31. Thrcu orsori
were killed, two fatally hurt, and u
score of others more or less hurt by two
runaway cars on the Mononguhelu
branch of the Pittsburg Hallway Com
pany tonight.
The accident happened at the foot
of Long Hill, running into WllmordliiK.
from McKeesport. A car without pas
sengers got beyond control of tho motor
man, and dashed down the hill, one
and a quarter miles long, at a terrific
skhs1. At the bottom it jumped into
thu Pennsylvania Railway station, car
rying away the side of the station and
tearing up the platform. A large crowd
gathered aliout tho wreck and 13 min
utes later a tucond runaway car came
tearing down tho hill and plowed into
the crowd with death dealing force.
On the way down tho hill the car struck
a carrlngo containing a young couple on
their way to McKeesport to bo married.
Tho carriage was completely wrecked,
and thu driver fatally hurt. Tho young
lieoplo escnjied with comparatively
slight Injuries, and weru Inter married.
A blinding sleet storm prevailed ut
tho time, and it ia said tho two cara
"skated" down tho hill with brake
tightly set.
"Slip" at a Furnace.
Chicago, Jan. 31 In an accident
known na a "slip" at tho plant of the
Illinois Steel Company, at South Chi
cago, early toduy, one man was killed .
and four others wero so severely Injured
that tlioy will probably die. Cold
weather is thought to have boon the
immediate cause of tho accident. It is
supposed that tho molten iron ut the
toji of a blast furanco became chilled
and clogged at tho top. When tho men
opened tho vent at tho bottom to draw
off this metal, tho whole mass slid
down, covering tho workmen from head
to foot, with tho white-hot metal.
Chinese Naval College,
London, Jan. 31. Tho Tion Tain
correspondent of tho Standard says that
tho emperor has ordered Admiral Yeh
to organlro a naval college at Chn Ttm
and to ongngo Rear Admiral Lord
Charlea Berosford to act aa naval in
structor nt tho college
London's Smallpox Epidemic.
London, Jan. 31. The smallnnx nl.
demlc in London, nftor falling to 20
casoi daily last weok, increased sudden
ly this week and reached the record of
71 cases yesterday.
$50,000 Damage by Wind.
San Francisco, Jan. 31 A blrli
northeast wind which blow over tho
bay between midnight nnd daylight
this morning, inflicted damntro to trj-
extent of probably $50,000. Vcssols nt
anchor and moored to tho wharves;
wero thrown about with violence
Only ono llfo was lost. Tho only ves
sel wrecked as a result of tho gulo was
tho bay schooner Fannie, which had
taken on a enrgo of 70,000 fcot of lum
ber for Stockton. Tho vessel now 11pm
Hiibmorgcd, with n greater part of the
lumber floating in tho bay
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