"V" """IS sM Iffll
BolieniiaNuet"
W. ItlWUYlMltij-and rroii'r". ;
COTTAGE GROVE. . . OREGON.
--KILLnO-rOR HIS MONIJY.-
NEWS' OF "OREGON
Wealthy New Yorker Carelessly Dlsplajcd
1 Large Amount or Cash.
Now York, Sept. 30. James 1),
Cralt, a wealthy rvrlileut ot Ulon, Cove,
I.. I., nno murdered, nml liis body da.
ITFMS OF INTEREST FROM ALU PARTS
OF TUB STATE,
events of the DAY1r'l:!o'::,r't n:rl,1u':,:, emmcrtumna n.
...... .. TTT-.. . . 'deneo soea to show that Cinfl. vho had thc Past "ccfc-
nn ttt.. r tr, n.t vv,t. ',n making tho rounds of tho tender- vth nd
, , - & - . - - -1 . l.l. I,..,,i I,,,T .. .)!.,.). 1 I I
Presented In Condensed form, Mo.t
loin, Incautiously displayed n largo
. .. .. i , .. . . .. . .. i .. i.iii..., .
I ltl. H,A KlUUUHb Ul IIIUUUV HUU HQS KIIICU IOr
Jl ("H th purposo ot robbery. 'I'ho police
' " also my that knock-mil drops wore
A socond military expedition has first almlnlstorod, and that then the
boon sent nuainst tlio .Morn. I vicmn who uracil ur.o wio iHievnivui
. and killed with a cleaver.
Miioon hundred street cor men in , Tll0 odor of burning tlosh attracted
..Uiiu.u1.uu mi, u(u, tho nttontlou'ol tho oMtipanU bt th
" ,i , upper part ot tho house and led to tho
, Ora. at Stockton, CaI., destroyed discovery by tho detectives of tho head
5001000 Sftn-tlt At nroiertv. Five le-a holy ol a man In tlio basement.
blocks wero burned. Tho charred head was dlscovcrtHl a few
. , , nil nuk's later in tho fmnaro, In which
- -A-M FslMlppiegro, wlio-ronfesscd fl , d , u,
in at, rtltl ( mi n n n liiirmul HfA lis .
:.i:r ho.. : aiming u ,.
, slblllty ol identification of the remains.
lHK0"",m' iLntor tire body wa, iden'IBod by
Tho president's physicians found It Walter Cralt, ot Glen Cove, aa thnt ot
necessary to open tlio wound on his leg, htsiiather. The murdcrod man was
.1 - 1. .,,. l rr ... I t. ti , 9..-f. . , .
as uiu uonu was siignuy nuecui. . aivui ui nrn m rq ami mil a manti
Is not serious and recovery will toon factnrorof njf rlirorntin machinery In
i r-.ti..-.i . . ii t . . ! . . .
anclal Mappenlnsa ot
Uriel Rolcw of the
Dtvclopmcnt ot Various
Industries Throughout Our Common-
wealth Latest Market Report.
conio.
The annual report ot tho commla
(doner of pensions showa that thero uro
now nearly a million name on tho
pension rolls. The total diabimomrnt
ot tho department has been f 2,y00,
854,302. Tho cable from fan Francisco to
Manila will bo In working Older by
July -I, 1003, according to tho officials
i ot the company. Three steamers will
t lay the cnbto, two from Manila and
ono from San Francleco. i
ti The comet discovered at I.ick obser-'
atory Septcmlier 1 has grown steadily
brinhtur. until at tho prownt time it is
visible to tlio naked eye.
ffon a Jlttlo north of the star
Cysnl, ni ar the milky way. It Is mov
lug In a southwesterly direction
Dr. Silvlane Brandao, vice president
elect of Urazll, is ueau.
A census ot the Philippines has Ua
authorized by tlio president.
No more American soldiers will
sent to tho Isthmus of Panama.
Cortlamlt ttrect, Hits city.
Tho pre pence of troops has had
quieting effect in the coal fields
IVnnsyhania.
w Tresldcnt Roosevelt's injured leg
enntin-ica to improve, and the president
s, will be around again In a tew days.
Iturelars in South Sharon, Pa., held
" np a store, . overpowered, bound and
gagged two officers and secured $400.
, Iraac A. Singer, ono ot the largest
stockholders III tho Singer toning
' "machine company, died at Ida homo in
Atlantic City.
The following diplomatic appoint
moots havo been made: David E
Thompson, of Nebraska, minister to
Brail; Charlemango Tower, of Peunsyl
vanh, ambassador to Germany; Itob
ert B. McCormlck, of Illlnoi, ambas
sador to Russia; Bellamy Storer, of
New York, ambassador to Austria
llungiry; Arthur S. Hardy, of New
Hampshire, minister to Spain, and
Charles V. Bryan, of Illinois, minister
to Switzerland.
Tho emperor ot Corca Is dead.
Americans find the task of reducing
the Moras more difficult than antic!
pa ted.
A lone highwayman near Stiles,
Idaho, held up a stage and secured
$500.
Henry Fhipps, a Nsw'York steel
magnate, has given $ 100,000 for tbo
relief of Boers.
I'rosldcnt Roorevelt has announced
his determination to visit the Pacific
Coast noxt rpring.
Tho crnlser San Francisco has sailed
from Norfolk, Va., to Panama to pro
tect Amorican interests.
Five hundred riotous Berkeley, Cal
students took possession of a train and
created general havoc. One arrest bas
been made and more will follow.
Two tramps were killed In a freight
wreck on the Northwestern in Iowa
v MANY CofcPSdS KECOVURCD,
jC- "V - -
DutiFuII Extent ot Sicily Disaster Cannot
YctbeTBL'.
'London. Sept. 30. A special dls'
patch from Homo, after confirming thn
reports thai Stroniboll has been in
full eruption for me tluie says;
"The night scone was grand but terri
fying; lava streamed down the moun
tain sides seaward, while huge boulders
wero falling into tlio sea fully li.'i
miles Itom tho shore.
"Tho director of the ob.ervatory at
Blount Aetna sava thero ham lwtn no
It can be eathouake In Sicily, but tint probably
"'1'"", more uau ix'en a fuumarino etuptiun
between btromboli and Sicily.
"One hundred and fifty corpses have
been rccovedred at .Modica. Hundredr
of victims were drowned in the open
country."
The whole country about Mount
A'tna has tufferod greatly. Mount
Aetna is sending up a thick column ol
steam from the vicinity ot tho scene ot
tho eruption ot 1892. Two fresh crater
have opened on Stroaiboli since Sop
temuer H.
be
Another call has been made on the
governor of Pennsylvania tor troops In
tho strike district.
J. r. Morgan la opposed to the re-
nomination of Roosovelt, and is work
ing hard to defeat him.
A hair and feather factory in Chicago
wa defrayed by fire. Several persons
were overcomo by smoka. Loss, $7,000.
Hall In New Mexico stripped trees of
fruit and lightning set fire to the capi
to), which was eavod after a bard fight.
The Colombian revolution ha? broken I
out In a new place. Conditions are
much disturbed on tho north coast,
near the mouth of the Magdalena river.
Miss Alice Caldwell Hegan, the
author of that successful litt e story,
"Mrs. Wiggs, of the Cabbage Patch,"
has written her second book, and it is
to appear serially In The Century. She
calls It "Lovey Mary," and the many
admirers of Mrs. Wlggs will be glad
to know that this optimistic character
reappears in the new story.
A Sacramento liver steamer burnod
at her dock in San Francisco. Feveral
passengers were more or lets teverelv
Injured.
A New ork man ! suing a streot
ear company for $5,000 on account of
an accident which compelled him to
suave ou ins wuiskers.
MINES IN QOOD SHAPE.
With Return of .Men, Coal Output Would
be Large as Ever.
Philadelphia, Sept. 30. General
Manager Luther, of the Philadelphia
Heading railroad company's coal
pioperty, has Informed the tales depart
ment of tho company that all the Read
ing's important mines are in (airly
good condition, and that wero the
miners to retrun to work, comparative
ly little time will olapM before thev
will be turning out their norm&l pro-
ductien. It is true that several ot the
Reading collieries are flooded, but
these have been abandoned for a time
at least. Officials ot thn Pennsyl
vania road's anthracite companies re
port tnat their mines are in such con
lition that when the miners go back
to wo-k the collieries will be able to
produce three-fourths ot their normal
output, and that within a week they
would oo in perioct shape.
EARTHQUAKES IN MEXICO.
Twenty-seven balos of hops wero
sold In Salem a few days ago for 23
cents per pottnu.
The assessment roll ot Colunilil
county shows the total taxablo proper
ty to no wottn i,oui,Htu.
urogon uity schools aro in a very
crowded condition, tho enrollment !
lug larger than ever before.
Rain throughout the Willamette val
ley has delayed prune drying and It I
feared may result In injury to tlio crop.
Largo crowds attended tho opening
of tho Kupenc carnival, do-plto tho
rain. Tho butine houses have a mini
bcr ot nice displays.
tianchmen In Josephine county will
he forced to use ttreimnus efforts lo rid
tho country of coyotes, which aro doing
nniili damage to stick.
The Salon, commercial club has
taken steps to distribute ISO.OOO pain
phlcts through tlio hast in the iiiteres
of tbo W illamelte valley.
A free rural mall routo has boon rec
ommended out of Forest Grove, but
there will lie some delay on account of
being no map of WntdilitKton county
roaus.
Tho Oregon blind school at Salem
opened with 32 student, tho ran e as
last year. This Institution co-ts tho
stato about $7,000 n year, or $220 for
ettcii pupil.
The session of the Methodist confer
ence just hold in Grant Pass proved to
bo tho lH:t ever held in tho state,
uver lnu members and delegates were
in attendance.
The registration at the agricultural
college is much larger than last year.
Both dormitories aro full and every
-tvailablo private boanlini: house in
town is taxed to its utmost.
Repoits show that tho Indian school
at Chemawa leads all others in the
Northwest. While the attendance at
the other institutions U tailing oft. that
"chool shows a marked increase.
A movement has toen started in
Albany to print 75,000 pamphlets for
advertising Linn county in the Middle
West.
Seventy-ton Crane Thrown from Railroad
Into the Bay.
Mexico City, Sept. 30. Advices
from Salina Cruz, the Pacific terminus
of the Tehuantepec National railroad,
which is being rebuilt by the English
contractor, state that Tuisday no less
than 75 shocks of earthquake were felt.
causing much alarm. Tho most serious
lamago was done to an immento 70-ton
crane used on tho construction of the
breakwater, it being thrown from tho
track Into the bay. A majority of tho
smaller cranes used on tho works are
also reported to have been thrown out
ot place.
It is probable that the construction
of the artificial harbor will bo dolayed
x months, as the crane was thrown
Into deep water, and It will ren til re
lime to recover it.
Aa Bad as Siberia.
Butto, 'Mont., Sept. 30. President
Mayer, of tlio Western Federation of
Miners, said here todai that the con
dition of tho camps in the Ferule. B.
0., district, from which ho lias lut
returned, is as bad as rJlberla. Mr.
Mayer went to Fernie to investigate
labor conditions. He says the mining
company there owns everything in the
camp. They permit the men no privi
leges and allow no business excent un
der their direction. They even exer
cise a censorship, Mr. Mayer declares,
on what tbelr employes shall read.
All Is in readiness at Fort Riley.
.!
nan., lor ma war maneuvers.
A balloon explosion at Viomfa re
sulted in tho death of 30 persons.
Postal rorolpts ot Oreogn and Wash
ington lor tho past year show a good
Increase.
Cholera ban broken out again in
Egypt and many caeca aro being re
ported daily,
Thruo men wero badly Injured by an
explosion at the Willamette Iron
Works in Portland.
An unsuccessful attempt was made to
wreck the czar's train while he was on
Ills way to St. Petersburg.
Ap olectrlo car at Akron, Ohio,
lumrxtd tho track, inlurlnir a dozen
passengers moro or less tovorely. j
Death In Explosion.
McKeesport, Pa., Sept. 30 EhJit
Slavs, with terribly chaired faces,
burned bodies and terribly scorched
heads, were takon to tho McKeesport
hospital as a result of an explosion at
furnace B, of the Carnegie blast fur
nace plant, Duquesne, tonight. Two
of the victims havo since died, and
there is little bono that anv of the
others will recover. All of thoi-o In
jured wore caught in a blast of flames
and ashes, which followed tho blowing
out ol a bell while tho men wero at
work.
The Salem school burd has fixed the
salaries of all tea' hers in that city.
other than principals, at $40 rar
month.
Fruit growers In Polk countv sav
that the prune crop will not only bo
light this year, but that brown rot has
attacked the Italian prunes in some
sections, and that this will further de
crease the yield.
Eugene Horton. son of the Oregon
City postmaster, has received notice
that he has been Fcloctcd aa alternate
from the First coneresiional district for
admission to West Point, and has been
ordored to report to a Iwird of officers
at Vancouver Barracks, Washington.
lor mental and physical examination
The taxable valuo of Lake county
property is $1,609,033, an lncroaso of
$78,480 over last year.
ine district lair anil carnival at
Baker City, which closed last Saturday,
was a very successful affair from oveiy
point oi view.
With proper facilities for Irriealini;
trie land, Jiaker county will In time be
como ono of the chief agricultural coun
ties in the stale. Considerable Im
provomcnt along this line la already
bolus made.
An unknown disease, bafliing In its
nature, is creating havoc amoog the
sheep in somn parts of Lann county
especially on me prairie along Coy
ote ireek.
Oregon's 42nd annual ttate fair.
which clowd on tho 20th, was tho most
successful oxpoiition in the history ot
the agricultural association. The fair
was a success n t only financially, bnt
in point ot exhibits, which wore re pre
seritativo of the diversified agricultural
and horticultural Interests of tho state.
Lnougli money was made to pay for the
now buildings and improvements.
- SPAIN PAYS iiur nnnTS.
United States Receives Money for OUtrU
button on an Old Claim.
Wahhlngtim, Sept, 27. Tho treasury
department hm bojnn dlntrlluillou ol
$28,500, the sum received from tho
government ot Snaln as one ot the
aiinunl p-iyments of Indemnity duo
under the treaty of 1B33, Tho con
tinuation of these payments Is regarded
as a matked evidence ot the high senro
ot honor cherished by tho Spaulth peo
ple In meeting au obligation.
About 1818 some American merchant
ships wero seised and deitroved by
Spanish naval vessels, ami when the
matter was brought before a tribunal,
an award was made In favor ot tho
United States cltltrns for the amount
of their lo.vo.i. Tho award was con
DEATH IN CYCLONE
OUR HUNDRED I'lHll'IJ! I'liRISII ON
ISLAND OF SICILY.
RIOTINtl AT MINUS.
hlsturliancra IWeml Ovr 100 Mllsa In
the Hard Coal District.
Philadelphia. Sent. 811. Of tlio 10
anlhraello mm I liroduolnii enontU ol
I'onimylvanlii, stale JrtMt nru en-
Milium! In live. Pesplln th" presence
Property Damage Is Alnioat Incalculahle 0j u, iflM,,, h, nm district, rlollnul
Path ot Storm 120 Miles Long pen nnl KOntrMl InwIPHOra MHillnui'S In
Swept Inland, Destroying Iherytldng I t)l(, torrltory from iW'd
and Drowning Many-Railroad Tracks ,jty HiUKim lmnim county, on the
TOUR ABANDONED
PKIISIDIINT ROOSUVaT Is U) U
11V AN AI1CIISS
verted by a curious Spanish method ''"J!" '"iT1
.......I -...I ,i. u i.i. iS c ly. Tho i
Torn Up by tlio Wind.
Syracuse, Sicily, Sept. ill). severe
cjclono mi tho eastern coast uf Hlclly
has resulted In tho death of several
hundred persona and limuuuso dauisgu
to property. Fur 2 1 hoars before the
cyclnno bunt over tho Island n vlulout
i
on the eastern coast (i
i.., ....... .....! .....r ,i. u i.i. ' tticuv. ino twin oi ina eycuino win
ii.u !. (vnin, ivmn, im 1110 i'iiiu . , - ,, . " . .-,, l ll,
governmont lias met tho Interest on
tlieto with great regularity over since
tho treaty of 1833.
By a rulo of International law, war
absolutely oxtlngtil-dio treaties pro
vloiifly existing Ix'tweon tho princi
pals; but tho SpanNh govornnient did
not regard Itself as thus l el loved by Its
recent war with tho United States, and
t
the only discomfort to which tho scrli
holders wero subjected was in n slight
duferincm ot two payments during tho
war.
NAVY IN WEST INUIHS.
Qathering In Early on Account of South
American Troubles.
Washington, Sept. 27. A squadron
ot the North Atlantic fleet Is" to ren
dovous In tho Carrlbbean tea a good
while beforo tho appnintiHl tlmo for tho
assembly ot the ivmhiIs for the North
and South Atlantic and European sta
tions. It is said at the navy doi art
ment that the big cruiser Olympla
tho llaghlp ot Bear A Imlral Loihlan
will bo ready and at that officer's dis
posal by Octobor 20. Tho crulsor San
rrancisco Is now on her way to ;tho
Wost Indies, and there aro already In
these waters the Cincinnati, the Mont
gomery, tho .Marietta and tho Panther,
Besides these vessels tho navy depart.
ment intends to attath tu Admiral
Coglilaii'a squadron the protcctod
cruiser Raleigh, the unprotected cruiser
Detroit and the gunboat Marhias. The
navy department has two objects in
low in this early dispatch of war ves
sels to tho Carrlbbean, namely, prelim-
nary work In regard to the maneuvers
nd the disturbed situation. It is
rgued that, as the vessels are to co
town to tho nest Indies any way, it is
list as well, in Mew ol the state of
flairs in Central and South America.
to have them go earlier.
NEW AMBASSADOR TO QERMANV.
Tower, Present Ambassador to Russia, to
be Transferred.
Berlin, Sept. 27. President Rome-
volt has thoten Charlemange Tower.
mbaa.-ador to Russia, to succeed An-
diew D. Whlto aa ambassador to Ger
many. Notices of this decision, and
that Mr. White's letters ol recall had
been Issued by the state department,
Lave reached the foreign office bora.
Mr. White will probably not have
his farewell audience with tho em
peror November 7, his birthday, as
had been provisionally arrangod,
becauso bis majesty leaves November
6 for England. Tho retiring ambas
sador, therefore, Is not likely to pro
sont his letters of recall until the
middle of November. .
Storer will go to Russia.
Washington, Sept. 27. The appoint
ment of Charlmange Tower as am
basiador to Germany to succeed Mr.
Whlto Is confirmed. Mi. Towel's
acceptance of the German mission
will create n vacancy In the ambassa
dorship to Russia, which is held now
by him. It Is regarded as nulto nrob
ablo that ho will in turn bo succeeded
by Hon. Bellamy Storer, proent am
bassador to the court of Madrid. It
is intimated further that tho vacancy
in mo epanisii mission may bo III lo.
by tho appointment of Mr. Henry
White, present secretary ot embassy
in ureal iiritain.
line (it the storm was destroyed. The
sea snent Inland tor several kilo
meters, doing enormous damage, while
there were violent submarine agitations
kit ween Slcllv and the mainland
Along tho railroad from Catania In
Palermo the force of tho cyclone was
such that mils were torn up am
hurled to a gieat distance. It Is re
ivorlod from Modica, 32 miles south
west of Syracuse, that u hundred bodies
have already lntn found, hut that tho
number ot dead bodies swept ay by
tho torrent Is unknown. Ihoiiewn,
paper rratlsMi expresses the Udlv
that so mo 400 pooplu have Ixwn killed
Tho tut rent destroyed everything on
the ground Hours In houses In thn lower
IHirtlon ol Modica. Bridges and roads
have disappeared, tho damage amount
lug to many million lire (worth nlxmt
"0 cents), lhn survivors ol the ratal
trophu have tnken refugu In the hills.
A relief ctimmittiHi mid svarch parties
havo Ut'ii organized lit Modica. The
dlnaatcr Is siippnvd to hav Lcei) duo to
a marine watorsixiut. lh British
steamer Catierorn was wrecked at
Cntanta, after a terrible struggle will
the waves.
A larjo IHirtlon ot the low-hlig part
ot Modica has been destroyed. Two
torrents, tho Kt. Francis and tho St
Mario, which descend through the
town, rowi suddenly and brought with
them masses ot mud and heavy atnca
arid invaded tho streets of .Mullen.
rhey carried everything In their course
Many bourns worn utterly wrecked and
others wore seriously datnagvd. Num
erous animals er!hrd. The number
of victims is rlill unknown, but R0
corpses havo been deolled in a single
church. At Soldi 12 orsoiis were
killed. Tagsaro was destroyed
Enormous damagu was done at Pallaio,
Acroido, rarla and Geratana.
FRiailTI UL TRAIN WRECK.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Indians on Bad Behavior.
Santa Fe, N. M Sent. 30. One bun
died Apache Indians from the Jlcarilla
reservation, in northern Rio Arriba
county, are camped In tho Picuri
mountains, ready to go to the San
beronlmo festival, at Toas Pueblo,
deep te the poeitlvo orders of tho apent.
Another band .of Apaches Is trorpr.eidiig
on mo land oi me rianta Chua and
other pueblos. Tho U. 8. Attorney
has orders from Washington to return
mem to the reservation.
No Parcel Mall to Alaska.
Washington. Sept. 30 Tho
offlco department has notlflod all post-
uuring mo winter months
It will be Imposslblo to trausmit mall
matter In tho form of narcflta to il,n
following named postofflces In Alaska)
Nome, 8t. Michael, Circle, Eaglo, Fort
Yukon, Rampart, Tanana, Teller and
Unalaska.
Mexican Government Buys Railroad
Moxlco City, Sopt. 27. Great into
rest has been nrousod by the announce
ment today that the government ha
bought In London tho controlling in
terest in tlio Interoceanic railway, hv
purchasing tho majority of the newlv
created bonds, in wnose holders, by
virtue of an arrangement creating
them, is vested the administration
tbo property. The purposo of the
government was to secure control of an
independent railroad to the Gulf
Mexico, over which government bus!
noss can always have preference.
Fastest Cruiser In British Navy.
London, Sept. 27. The new armored
cruiser Drake entered Fortsmoutl
harbor this ovoning and reported hay
ing steamed 24 knots an hour, the fast
est record over made by a British cruis
er. The Drake was deilgned to make
1 white, $1.0001.02: fitted with a propeller tor purposea ol
experiment, the blades, of which aro
almost circular, and which glvo the
screw a powerfrl crip on the water. re
duclng tho "slip" and Increasing the
available efficiency of tho propelling
power ol mo engines.
Trains Meet Head-on.
Mercer, Pa., Hopt. 27. The worst
wreck in tho history of tho Bessemer
road was occasioned by a head-on col
lision between two freight trains at a
point two miles east of Morcer today,
in which four men woro killed and
three Injured, Tho wreck was caused
by a cross order Issued for tho two
freight trains. At presont the blamo
lannot bo ascertained. Ihreo oneinea
and eight (tool freight cars woro badli
wrocked.
ton;
18!
Wheat Walla Walla, 02fl2&c; bine-
stem, H$f36oc; valley, t;33t)4Kc,
Barloy Feed, $10.50; brewing $20.50,
rjuur nni cranes. i3.uo(33 70 Dor
uarrei ; granam, tz.V33.20.
Mlllstufla Bran, $17 per
middlings, $21.50; shorts,
chop, $17.
Oats No.
gray, Bo.$l.
Hay Timothy, $10311; clover,
t'.ou; cueai, n per ton.
Potatoes Boot Burbanks, O005c
per cental; ordinary, 5065e per cen
tal, growers prices; sweets, $2.00
fcSZ.io per cental,
Butter Creamery, 2527tJc; dairy
J(5i'Uc; store, 12I5c.
Eggs 22)425c for Orogon.
Choose Full cream, twins, 12K
(313c;YoungAmerIca, 13K(314Kc; fac-
wry prices, ta ic less.
Poultry Chickens, mlirod. $4,600
6.00; hens, f6 006.60 per doxon,
ntSitrtC per pound; Bprlnga, 11(3
llXc per pound, $3.504.00 per doz
en; ducks, $3.50(95.00 por dozen; tur
keys, live, lSQHc, dressed, 1718e per
pouna; geese, fi.uutsu.uu per dozen.
Mutton Gross. 2ffJ3c Der connd;
drossod, 6c per pound.
Hogs Grose, 6JC! Jrosoed. lafiXc
per pound.
Veal 78o per pound.
Beef Gross, cows. SOSr! steers.
3Ji4Kcj dressed, 0Q7e por pound.
Hops 1617c; new crop 2022c.
Wool Vlley,1216EaStero Ore-
Many Burled Under Lava,
Berlin, Sept. 27. A dispatch has
boon received from Taskont, capital of
Russian Turkostan, reporting a torrl-
ble earthquake August 22, the shocks
continuing until September 3. Ono
thousand persons wore killed at Kash-
gar, in Eastern Turkestan., 400 In the
village of Astyn, and 20 at Jangi, while
thO town ot Aksuksitche
town ot Aksuksitche waa com
gon, B&HHc tnohali, 25(3200 pound, plotely destroyed,
Special Ran Into Stock Car Wreck Tok
l:lro-SU Lives Lost.
Rawlins. Wyo.. Sept. 20. A frlitli
lul irolght wreck occurml In tho west
orn part of tho city at midnight lat
night, and it is believed that at east
six men are under the wrrck. An oxtra
fruit and stock special, with Engineer
-aiiiue, camo in at midnight. There
a pretty heavy grade coml'ig into the
yards frtm thu wo-t, and tho air hrak
failed to work. The engineer whistle.
for brakes, but it was too lato for II
mud brakes to have any effect on tl
heavy train, which crashed Into a lomr
stock train standing on a aide track
About 15 cars wero tdlod on Iod of II
engine, and almost Instantly the
uroxo into names, mo engineer wa
thrown undor tho wreck, and It la sa
that least four or five others shared
like fato. Rescuers succeeded In clea
Ing iway the wreck sufficiently to talk
to the engineer, who was still alive but
they wero unable to get him out, an
to uurneti to main.
There wore at least a dozen men wl
wero riding on and In tho cars, U'ating
iiinir way over thu road. It is not
nown how many of them estane
noi more man lour or II vu have lx-e
seen, but it is believed that moro tho
mai nuiiiuer got on wnen It was
found that the engineer had lost control
of his train.
Tho flro department wont to the
scone and four streams of water wero
turned on tho lire, but could not mnk
much headway, as tho broken cars wore
piled np in splinters, and thu wind w
blowing. A largo niimtor ot slice
were burned to death.
Strikers Hold Up Cars.
Shonandoah, Pa., Sept, 20. Sheriff
Kiiorr, oi uoliimhia county, thH alter
noon asked Governor Stono to send
troops to Centralla. The governor re
lerred the matter to General Gobln
and tho latter advised tho sheriff to
nuko a further attempt to nresorvn
oruor wiin me resources at hand
Stiikors today held up three trolley
cars niieti wiin non-union men and
stoned thn workmon. A workmen
train waa hold up and those on board
were warned to quit work tinder nonal
ty oi Doing narsriiy dealt with.
Sentenced to Hang,
roriianu, r-opt. zu. lho death sen
tenco was p.-onouiicod upon A. L. Bold
Ing Friday afternoon by Judge Gooriro
anu rriuay, uciouer 31, was IJxed as
tho day of execution. Ilia attorneys
asked and wero grunted until October
15 to prepare; a bill ol exceptions for an
appeal to tho supremo court. Holding
recoiled tho sentence calmly and stood
erect and laced the court without any
exiiiuuion oi nervousness whatovor.
Holding was n trial for ehootlnu his
wifo and rnothor-ln-law, and seriously
wounding ins lutiier-in-mw.
Money for Princeton.
rnnccton, n. j,, bent. zu. it was
learned hero today on good authority
that the bequest to Princeton of Miss
Mary J. Wlnthrop, of New York, which
formerly wns reportod to bo about
$500,000, will amount to $1,400,000.
nomber of tho seminary faculty said
today that tho inonoy In all probability
woniu do urou (or mo manor dovolon
ment of the Intellectual gldo of tho
seminary. Tho Increased amount of
the bequost Is a plcasaxt surprlso.
Three Days Across Atlantic,
Nnw York, Sept. 20 A patent has
been eocurod, nay a London dispatch
to tho Tribune, covering a novel engine
for marine propulsion, which John
wiiiis, tho inventor, asserts will reduce
the crossing of the Alantlo at least to
three days' Journey.
North, to Wllltnmstmwi, Dauphin
county, ou tho south, n distance uf
more than 100 miles. Hm section of
tho stilko region In thu vicinity ol
Forest City, which has Uxui ixnntr
atlvoly unlet ever slmo thu strike !
gan, was greatly wrought op Uxlsy by
crowds of strikers Interfering with mid
beating men who hud returned to work,
and as u result Sherlfl Mary, ol Kn
quuhaiina county, tonight atkud Gov
ernor Stono fur troop to assist him
and other civil authorities to pre
serve tho pence.
At present thero nru f mr full rogl
moots, tno iMiniiile of niiother and
two troops of cavalry In tho Held. Tho
Thirteenth regiment Is oiu'suipod at
Ollphtuit, six miles north of Hcraotnu;
the Ninth Is quartered at Its urninry In
VllkeUirrei the Eighth toglmoilt ulid
tho S.H'ond Philadelphia troop are
miller canvas on tho top of a hill uver'
looking Sheiiandivahi ono battalion id
tho Twelllh and (lovi rilor's trtMips Is in
tho Panther creek valley, and one bat'
tallou of tho Twelfth la preserving order
In the city of lajUinnn, where the iron
und steel workers are sltuutitl. If th
disorder coiillniies, tiuieinoi Ktiiiin
will lie (ompellel loenll out additional
soldiers.
While theru has liecn no big veneral
riot, the dlttui hancc havn Ihimi nl aiuh
a serious nature as to cans the niitho.
rltlns much apprehen I n. Every
effort Is being iimdu by tho sheriffs n
tho several coiiulies nltcvtcd and the
troops tu prevent disturaiicns from
growing to such an extent as to eitun
IiIihuIsIiihI, KuiMirls urn ciiiulug In
from every section ot nonunion men
and olhern being either hot t r olnliKi I
lloiiN's of wirkiiien have hen either
burned or dynamited, and attempts
havo iKvn made to hold ui coal trains
or derail them.
loui is being shipped Iroui ti.any
parts of I ho coal Holds to market, but.
comp.rcd with the normal output, thn
qiutlly Is Inslglflcant Tlinuulpul for
this week will lw much iless than the
average pioductlou of one day, .which
salamt 300,000 ton. Iho strikers
asrt that viry little of the co.il la
freshly mined, and that It la nnwllr
nil washnl from tho culm Iwnks or
has ixen toie.l at various xillita since
Uio strike la-gan.
PAUMA FILtlS A PROTEST.
Ilia Afflict tun la the Result uf the Rnent
Trolley Car Accident Opurnllun wa
Performed Successfully and Prsshlsnt
Placed on Ills Special Train Caa la
In No Wise .Serious.1 'i
lndluiittH)IU, Hent. 25. l'resl lvnt
ItiHisovvlt's Weatiiin trip t'linio to an
ontliuoly oiul In this city yesterday,
lie was found tu bo suffering Imin a
swelling of thn left leg, butnt-oti the
kueu and tho anklo, that requital Im.
mediato surgical iiltenllon, Mini luatrad
uf Uilng taken to his trahi to innlliin.
thu Journey tu I'firt Wujiio and M.
waukee, ho was eoiiloyod tu Hi, Vlu-
cent's hospital, where he was opotated
uii, Thu operation occurred at Mill
u'cltK'k, and laatiHl only n short tin,.
when he was taken to a private mhiui
In the hospital to riot. A (tor taking a
light luncheon at 7:110 P. M., ho was
convoyed ou n atretchor to his tram,
which had Imikod up on a "Y" iii
the hospital, and at 7:51) tho train left
fur Washington.
Thn accident which Iwfoll him at
t'iltallold, Muaa , when a trolley tar
crashed Into his CMrrlagu, Is roponlhlu
for tho sodden ending ol thu nrtvl.
dent's trip, and his Lnliig ciniKiiil to
undergo thn imr4tlnn, In Ihal.arcl
dent his knee was badly brolN-d and an
nhacesa quickly formed which gave It I lit
Homo trouble, but lint enoogli nt llrst
In Interfero with Ida pUiH, Ur. Lung,
hlsnlllhal physlciuu, together wllhUlr.
lllclisrdHiii, wliu acnunpanlcd him on
thn trip, ileinird It adviMbln yestarday
tu consult other doetura. An-oidlmily
Dis. Olivet and Cook Mornrulle to thn
Col ii in til a i luh, whore the ptealdciit
was lo Ui ntcriallied at lunch, 'they
d.H'Ideil that tin ni-oratlou waa nervK-
ry, and that It hoal.l Ui rwrformtil
ut onto. This deetslun was arrived at
1 1. (urn luncheon, but was nut allowed
to Interfere with the meal,
iho itnnoiiinenient eumo aa a thun
derclap oiil of a clear sky. Thn pro.l
dmit np4Mrcl In such goyl IimIUi
otherwlw that it wa hard to Ullnva
that Im was nlmut to undergo an owra
Hull lln had ilellterixl an addreaa
earlier In tho day hefiiro tho Snanlah.
,Viiierlcu war veterans, and also ad.
d re. nil the cltliena uf IiidlanaiMilla
Irom the Iwleuny ot the Commercial
clnb. lie was tho picture, of lumlth,
and ininy mmniniits weie made during
tlmoarly Hrt of the day on how wt II
be looked. It waa nothtxl, however,
lint ho walked with a slight limp.
IIKI FIRI1 IN ISLAND CITY.
Object, to United State. Removing Cuban SScK '
rivuiu,
Havana. Peril. .n.f.n n,nn.l. .... . ' P"1'.' 0r'' W l"-
President I'alnia wrotn a letter to
W a-hlnglon asking Hut all tho mill
tary revrda now in charge of Chief
Clerk bleiiihart to kept ill Cuba for at
lean ono year, as they acre absolutely
lietTsury tnrtuiducl goveriiment bu.l-
less. Preafdeht' I'aliua did not rcrlvti
a satisfactory reply to this rrqtio-t, and
last wrak the war dipartment rout
oruors to lua sgorits here to send linmo
dlatcly In, VVashlbgton the n cords of
liieatiijiter'solllio. Preparations aro
being made to cornidv with Hipmi
orders.
rrcsiqent l'alma, however, strongly
objects to the romovs! of the documents
In question, and has protested to Wash
Ingtnn 111 tho mailer. lie says thn
Cnb.ui government la now nuvlmf oil
the exiioRMts ol kevninuuiitliu auditor's
office, und is willing to continue, to do
City.
25. Klra Im
Island Cltv. vostunlav all nrnrkin.
deslrojed $65,000 worth of property.
rue riimeer llourliig mill rauuht Urn
at 3:30 o clock and waa completely
doalroyu.1, together with an adjoining
grain etrvalor. The llamas spread
rapidly and In n short tlmo tho Maud
tlly Mining A Milling Company's
Implement warehouse was In ashes.
Continuing the llro de.trojo.1 a Imrnn-s
shop, blacksmith shon. tannnr. tl,,M
residences and the only chur h In the
W)wn.
A high wind was blnwlnir t llm il,..
and It l(Kike.l for a while as though the
wuoio iowii was dcMimcd. Everything
was at tho mercy of the flames, with
no protection, excepting what could
Jai afforded by hand pumps and water
buckets. By hard work two ware
house containing riO.OOO bushels nl
so. and that It In o.nli r i... ... ""'. "UltH r-illio 30.000
lln- tl... i . . """"" near ny were cunsiimoi
ress . V o'rV r "V c Tim valiio of tho ...III plant Is ritl-
...... . inni.ui hi n, n .
f-,uu, wiin t.-u.iiuu lusur-
Am.rican.SoldlersUeat0r.c0nru.nr.. " mill. The
' " I fl I Illft I IlllllilHinnlfei . I I.
Cplon, Colombia. Sept. 20.-Th,e . "'S V 5na
companies ot United State, m.rlnes. $ MOO rZir .... ""n?J
who arrived lure on the nnxlllsrv III, i.i i 'i
cruiser Panther, hevo rrache.1 Panama. churcT '"The m7 ' .1 '3,. "1!
4 . , tjiiBiiaiiiiK v OU
moil, will Im koi.t in Colon. Tim rim n
ot this latter company will bo used in
guard tho dally trains across tho Isth
mus. Tho cdnfldonco of fnrelirimrn mi
tlio Isthmus Iihh l(en restored in a largo
iiunsiira ny mo urrivsl of American
Bolivian Dlsputa May be Settled.
Santiago. Chllo. Kent. 'r, ti,- t.,r.
rnnl uxchaniin of treaties lHitwi-n A r.
gonllrin and Chllo, providing for arbl-
triltlon nnil ll),latl.... . , .
men-of-vvarandtho landing of troop, ha. takon place ani Id ,a J
. :tttJ,Tali,r,'"1 tl'0u'"J'''K'' at ' Kovornment houso in thnpres'
iraina oy mo soldiers. onco of President Itlesm. tl in Arttnr.ttnii
minister, Sonor Portolln ami delegates
from the diplomatic corps and tlio local
aulhorltlos. It Is reported that, a
prompt settlement of the iiuostlons In
I'l'Ti'.0 ,V.m' JiMa, Is likely, and
that It will result In stability to this
part of tho world.
For International Ctnfcrcnct.
London, Sopt. 25. SUps aro bolig
taken on tho initiative of Gorrnany
with tho flow of holdlniz In Ochiher
an International COtlfcrntlf-n nl l,n
liowora on tho suhleet nt wlrnln.. i..i...
grapliy. Tho purposo of thoconforenro
s to establish tho groat prlnclplo of nil
International agreement. Rmm.nu .,i.
vancos tho view thnt as tho practical
working of wlrelosa tnlnurntl.u i.innu,
assure.), the systom should In public
nterests bo subjected to rules similar
to those laid down In tho International
toloraph convention.
Cool Miners Alake an Offer.
loiisvi no, l-n., Sopt. 25A dologa-
New Volcano In Peru.
X . . - I. rt ,. .
oeill. Zll. Till) rnrrm.
ponnont of the Hera Id at Limn. 1'.,-,.
cables that news has Just boon rocolved
that Mouut Chullapata, 1H mile, from
Culondin. has been ornnllnv vnln..tn
nusi ami smoko lor tho last fortnight,
more is no record that Mount Chnl.
Ispata over waa bollovod to Iki a vol
cano, ixmu noisos aro now hoard 30
miles awoy as a result of tho volcano's
action. Thoro havo bean several nnril,.
quaaes nroiimi mo mountain, and great
tiiui-iiis nave ooon opened in tho vlclnl.
vy oi uio volcano.
Panic at a Weddlne.
l-omlon, Hoilt. 20 A noncl.1 ,11..
paicn irom (it, I'otersbiirg says that
wiiuo iuu pcasanis wore attonding a
"""""s miuuruuun yostoruay in a
barn at Werba. near Moscow, n flr
startod from a cigsrotto and a panlo en
suod, Wornon and children u,n i.i.
don under foot. Tlio fire snrcad rnn.
idly. and within a nuarler of an hour Hon of ml,,, .'.-TL' , "U"'K-
over 100 of tho woddlmf n, V.V., . .7 V"' 11 V '1111"1'1''
liAfln an (Vv- Ia.I am I ,r.".r ..V "- - lUIUUOipillU .V 1(08(1 lilt COal
u. uuniuu l, i iiiniiri nml I nmi i-n. . . ... .
i.-.i i . . . . ," wilinaiiy lOllluht nml
many had boon uorlously Injured.
No Tax on Philippine Cigars.
Waahlniton. Sent. 20
t.... r. ' .1 :
v. ,ii,,i,ni ruvunun. in n pi-itiaw
leuer io coi ectors ol lntornal
Anita n 1 1 .... I I t . 1 I I. I . . .. '
'"" ..nuiiiiuii Hi uio opinion oi tho at
torney gonorul to tho effect that no in
tornal rovomio tax can bo assessed log
ally on cigars shlppod from tho Philip,
plnoa, and directs that tho word
I'lilllppines" bo Imprinted on the.
customs Import stamp attached to tho
boxes containing theso cigars.
Macedonian Insurrection drawing,
Sofia, Bulgaria, Sept. 20 Advl ens
irom iwacouonia snow mat Iho Inaur.
rvctlonary movement thoro Is increas
ing. The railroad and tolunranh linn.
aro damaged In many placos.
...III. I '7 .' """ ! BI1U-
mlt wl a proiHDsltlon to rotiirn to work
If thoy could havn im, ,.,.... il..,
Prosldout llaor will n,li n
.... - juDv nil 1UCUI
differences at tho collieries. Tho
delegation will have . pn..vvl
with tho company's ofllclals tomorrow
morning, mid It s r,oiinv.i ...... ...
mont will be roachod.
Relief Punds Inadequate.
Tamanua. Pn ai ok i.. ,. .
Picket, ro l o Zrtn"":
colliery today In an cfTort to prevent
nl 2u T ,rom 80,"K t0 work, bu
no vlolenco Is roporlod. Thoso In a
position to know .v tii.i ii ..A...'""
$2 a woil '.1. U ' c'o'mcd tlmt
s a week la thn nnu.i i ... ..
,, ,. a-., nuiuuui a ruur.
rlod striker can soenre