Cottage Grove Leader.
FIRE LOSS $900,000.
NEWS OF OREGON
OREAT DAMAQE BY VOLCANO.
u. S. WORSTED
Destruction In Guatemala Oreater Than
That on Island of Martinique.
! . . T. W O O L K Ï i P u b l i s h e r .
New York, Nov. 18.— Astounding
Sioux City, Iowa., Nov. 19.— Armour Items of G<iitoil Interest Gathered revelation* of great lose of life and prop­ King Oscar Favored German,
Every Point.
A Co.’i packing plant, which occupied
C O T T A G E GROVE .. OREGON.
From All Over the State.
erty by the eruption of the Santa Maria
four acre« of the stockyards, and wan
volcano are being made daily, eaye a
valued at $900,000, waa totally de- COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL DOINGS cablegram to the Herald from Guate­ COMPLETE FINDINGS ARE ANNOUNCED
atroyed early thia morning by a fire
mala City. Eruptions continue. Many
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which started on the second floor of the a Brief Review of Improvements, Orowth hundreds of human beings perished and British and Americans Had No R|.ht
Oc nera! Review of Important Happenings fertilizer building, and is thought by
the destruction of property is considered
and Development Along AH Line*
Arbitrator's Views, to Protect Lite "
of the Past Week In Brief and
Manager Lennon to have been due to
or Uphold Samoan Court.
Throughout Our State.
greater than that in the Ieland of Mar­
Comprehensive Form.
either spontaneous combustion or to an
tinique by the eruptione of Mount
imperfect dryer. The loss is partly
The fourth annual Angora
goat
Washington, Nov. I 9 . _ By pr6Ti
The attempt on the life oi King Leo­ covered by $721,000 insurance. Five show of Oregon will he field in Dallas Pelee.
A ll of the estates in the neighbor­ arrangement between the official,
pold has revived the question of sup­ hundred men are thrown out of employ­ | January 14 and 15.
hood of the volcano are buried under there was today publi.hed .itn m ,,’
pressing anarchy..
Operations at the Tillamook fish
ment. Within an hour after the flames
Two distinct shocks of earthquake in were discovered by a watchman six hatchery have been suspended on ac- volcanic ashes, which reach to the tope eously in Washington, London and
of the liousee. The richeet coffee es­ Berlin the full text of the decision
Utah demolished chimneys and crock­
I count of the recent heavy rains
streams of water were being tbiown
ery and stopped clocks.
The given by hie majesty, King Oscar II
The freshet on the Siusla riverfeaua d tates are completely ruined.
I upon the flames, which were gutting
by tne recent heavy rains did consider­ principal losers are the large coffee as arbitrator between the three conn’
¡¡f Fire in the freight depot at Pell City,
Ala., resulted in the death of two men the fertilizer building, 120x60 feet and able damage to the fish hatchery on planters, mostly Uniter! States citi­ triee named, of certain claims owing to
zens and Germans, whose properties
and the injury of 10, two perhaps four stories high, but the pressure was that river.
m ilitary operations conducted in Samoa
I inadequate. The floors and contents of
fatally.
A postoffice has been established at are ruined.
in the year 1899. The decision is long
Two
or
throe
craterB
have
been
Inglis,
Columbia
county.
An
office
A ll hope of finding E. F. Egan, su­ the building burned like chaff. The
and abounds in whereases and conclu­
formed
on
the
side
of
the
volcano.
lias
also
been
established
at
Tiller,
perintendent of the Great Northern, roof soon fell, and the fire burst through
There was no eruption from the sum­ sions, and in substance it has been
Douglas county.
who was lost in the mountains of Mon­ into the beef-killing house.
A t the
The safe In the depot at Newberg was mit. Pumice ami ashes were carried announced heretofore in the cable di§-
tana, has been given up and the search
same time the cattle chute ignited, and opened Friday night and $1,180 se­ chiefly in the southern and western
for him abandoned.
patches from Stockholm. The preced-
The sea hae a coating of
in five minutes fell with a crash. cured by a burglar.
The crook evi­ directions.
ing publication, however, did not <
Four soldiers at Fort Stevens have
volcanic
material
extending
foe
many
Once inside the beef-killing house, the dently knew his business, as he worked
been arrested for attempting to burn
vey to tlio officials here a full realiu.
miles.
From the combination of the lock.
the fortifications. It is believed that flames began to dance merrily.
The loss of the coffee crop, which is tion of the complete victory won by
There
were
360
hales
of
hops
sold
at
they are guilty of starting all of the this house to the oleomargarine build­
Guatemala’s principal export, has com­
Germany in this arbitration, for it ap.
Dallas last Saturday for 27 cents f. o.
recent numerous firet.
ing was only a step, and when the oils
pletely demoralized commerce and gov­
b. Ho sales have heretofore been made
pears that on every point the arbitrator
ernment
finances
generally.
The
na­
The coal strike commission
has started to burn the fire presented a above 26 cents, though offers of 2 6 *
tional paper currency, which is the adopted the most extreme German
reached the fourth demand of the min­ most spectacular appearance.
The cents were out
only circulating medium, ha« fallen to view, in opposition to Great Britain
ers’ union, which calls for a yearly
big beef house, containing 500 carcass­
The board of directors of the W il­ 7 cent» gold for one paper dollar.
trade agreement, and which means a
ami the United States.
es, next caught fire, and the whole lamette Valley Chautauqua association,
Prices for all necessities have risen
straight out recognition of the union.
The arbitration grew out of claims by
plant, except the hog house, was a lake at a meeting held in Oregon City fast to prohibitive figures for many persons.
The north bound Southern Pacific of fire.
week, decided to take some steps toward The atborities are trying to foice the Germans or British subjects or Ameri-
express was wrecked Sunday afternoon
The roar was terrific. The country reorganization and appointed a commit­ dealers to send goods at the nsual can citizens for compensation on ac­
north of Cottage Grove. Only one man for miles around was illuminated. tee for that purpose.
count of losses they alleged they had
prices, but the condition of affairs is
was hurt and he says he was walking Suddenly there was a terrific detona­
Two different companies are endeav­ such that business is entirely paralyzed. suffered in consequence of unwarranted
along the track and had stepped aside tion, followed quickly by another, and oring to secure franchises for operating
m ilitary action on the part of German
Violently worded handbills and posters
to let the train pass. Every car in the then another.
British or American officers in Samoa'
Twenty-four drums of street car systems in the city of Rose- are being circulated.
train, except the Pullman, was dam­ 100 pounds of ammonia each exploded burg.
between the first of January, 1899, ami
One company is composed
aged.
the 13th of May following. The quw-
before the reserve supply in the am­ largely of local capitalists and the
ANCIENT RELICS FOUND.
tion really at issue was whether or not
That ex­ other is made up of Eastern men.
An anarchist fired three shots at monia cistern was reached.
the Pritieh and United States govern­
King Leopold, of Belgium, but hurt no­ plosion almost razed the entire plant.
It is expected that the lumbermen Americans Discover Prehistoric Cavern In
ments should be considered responsible
The flames were blown through the on the lower Columbia will advance
body.
Mountains ol Mexico.
fot the losses.
fire wall which separated the hog bouse the price of yellow fir logs from $7.50
A meteor of great brilliancy fell from the other buildings.
Hermosillo, Mexico, Nov. 18.— A re­
The arbitrator recites that the United
The hog
Yellow fir logs
near Lexingon, K y., causing considera­ i house contained 2,500 dressed hogs and to $8 per thousand.
States ship Philadelphia and the Brit­
bring a much higher price than ordin­ markable story, duly authenticated, of
ble excitement.
\ 2,500,000 pounds of pork products, ary fir, and are in great demand.
the discovery of bidden Aztec treas­ ish steamers Porpoise and Royalist, on
March 15, 1899, opened tire across the
V’ enezuelan government troops are j Steadily the fire crept against the
ures, has just been reported to the gov­ town of Apia, Samoa, directing the
During
the
first
two
years
of
his
term
reported to have won an important_bat- wind and through the office building.
Governor
Geer
granted
15
pardons
and
ernment author ¡ties at Tepic by Rev. same against the forces of High Chief
I Not a scrap of paper was saved. When
tle with the revolutionists.
the last of the ammonia drums was 20 commutations, and during his last Pablo Martino, the pprish priest of Mataafa; that the same vessels brought
Senator Elkms, who has heretofore
two
years
10
pardons
and
16
commuta­
the newly appointed king of Samos,
going off, a burning chute fell upon a
Y esca.
fought reciprocity with Cuba, has come
Malietoa, and his forces to Malinin
bunch of live hogs, and their squeals tions Of the 10 men pardoned in the
The
priest
makes
a
statement,
which
out in favor of the measure.
point and supplied them with arms and
were added to the appalling cboruB. last two years two were gnilty of mur­
is
concurred
in
by
several
reliable
wit­
Congressman Babcock has declined After the tire got good headway in der, two of manslaughter, four of lar­
ammunition for the ensuing struggle
nesses, that a party of Americans,
to enter the speakership race ami has the hog house, the shops, chicken pack­ ceny, one of assault with a dangerous
against Mataafa.
In answer to the
headed
by
an
archaeologic
expert,
who
thrown his support to Cannon, thus as­ ing plant, ice bouses and ice runways weapon and one of obtaining money
British and
American claims that
gave
the
name
of
Heverick,
arrived
at
suring the latter’ s election.
under the treaty of Berlin, any one «1
and smaller department houses were under false pretenses.
Yesca several weeks ago, and went
George L. Dillman, state engineer from that place into the mountains, the signatory powers was authorized to
The American Federation of Labor consumed in quick succession.
The terrible roaring continued un­ for the examination of land applied for
enforce the decision of the chief juBlire
adopted resolutions against the ship
accompanied by three Mexican guides.
subsidy bill and demanded a repeal of abated. The high brick walls crum­ under the Carey arid land act, expresses The archaeologist obtained bis bearings of Samoa, declaring Malietoa kipgti»
arbitrator say i:
the law requiring marine engineers to bled and crashed one by one, and the the opinion that private operations by means of a chart which he is said
conflagration gradually ate its way will not prevent government work, as
" W e have found nothing in thesaik
give notice for quitting work.
to have copied from an Aztec stone
through building after building. The the amount reclaimed is small com­
general act, or any subsequentsgtw
tablet
in
the
National
museum
in
the
Secretary Hitchcock [has determined fire department was inadequate.
The pared with the total area of arid land
ment, which authorizes one of the
City of Mexico.
He located a vast
that a forest reserve shall be created in pressure was hardly strong enough to in the state.
signatory powers, or a majority of then,
cavern
in
a
mountain
near
Yesca.
Im
­
the Blue and Strawberry mountains, in throw water to the roof of the pork
to take action to enforce the condition
Superintendent of Public Instruction mense stone images stood about this
Eastern Oregon. The reservation will house,.
of the act or to make the decisions of
When the walls of this de­
chamber.
In
one
end
was
a
handsome
Ackerman
has
derided
that
as
soon
as
be made on an entirely new plan.
partment burst, the firemen played
the chief justice binding on the part of
a parent or guardian moves into a altar, above which burned a bright
The Southern Pacific has signed a their streams on the buildings until school district with the intention of flame, supplied by natural gas from a the United States. ” The decision con­
cludes as fellows:
new agreement with the telegraphers, daylight.
making it his bona fide residence, a crevice in the wall. In a chamber ad­
The fire burned all day and this
"T h a t the military action in qore-
train dispatchers and station agents on
child of such parent or guardian is en­ joining this main temple was found a
the entire system whereby an advance afternoon there was another terrific ex­ titled to free tuition from the time he great store of ornaments and utensils tion, namely, the bringing back of the
plosion, which threw bricks and pieces
Malietoane and the distribution to them
of 10 per cent in wages is granted.
belonging to the Aztecs or some other
moves into the district.
of iron for hundreds of yards. No one
of arms nnd ammunition, the bombard­
In bis report on the army in the was hurt.
Linn county farmers are Dreparing a prehistoric race.
ment, the military'operations on shore
Twelve burros were required to trans­
Philippines, General Chaffee upholds
protest to be presented to the next leg­
and the stoppage of the street traffic,
General Bell.
islature against the proposed change of port the articles to Fan Bias, where cannot be considered as having been
BOOK ON PHILIPPINES.
the game law, under which upland they were shipped to Fan Francisco, ac­ warranted; and that, therefore, hil
A large furniture factory at Bean-
companied by the Americans.
Brittannic majesty’ s government nnd
harbois, Quebec, was burned, entailing New Work Just Issued by Insular Bureau birds may be shot from September 15,
As such articles cannot be removed
instead of from October 1. Open seas­
the United States government are re­
of War Department.
a loss of $100,000.
on before October 1 means at a time from Mexico without the consent of sponsible, under the convention of the
Washington, Nov. 19.— The Pro­
The American Federation of Labor,
when the farmers are busy with har­ the government, an investigation is in 7th of November, 1899, for lossee
now in session, is considering a plan to nouncing Gazetteer and Geographical vesting and they desire to have an even progress.
caused by said m ilitary action; whie
pension men of 60 and over.
Dictionary of the Philippines, with chance with hunters from the cltieB.
reserving for a future decison theqnee-
MITCHELL
ON
THE
STAND.
A Swedish sailor on the transport maps, charts and illustrations, which
tion as to the extent to which the two
Sumner jumped overboard to save- the was prepared in the bureau of insular
governments, or each of them, may be
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Coal Attorneys Put Him Through Lively considered responsible for such losses."
ship’ s flag and was drowned.
affairs of the war department, has just
Pace—Stood
Examination
Well.
Wheat— WallaWalla, 68166690; blue-
British
Columbia
accuses
the been issued, and contains a wealth of
stem 73 * 0 74c; valley, 70c.
Scranton, Pa., N ot . 17.— President
TIMBER ORDERED SOLD.
United States of stealing thousands of
information concerning our Oriental
Barley— Feed, $21.00 per ton; brew­ Mitchell, of the United Mineworkers’
square miles of territory near Portland
possessions. The gazetteer proper con­ ing, $22.00.
canal.
Union, occupied the witness stand Idaho Land Board Will Dispose of Tweaty
tains 264 pages, including the index,
Thousand Acres.
Flour— Best grade, 3.5003.70; grah­ throughout both sessions of the coal
The official returns from the recent while the geographical dictionary occu­
Boise,
Idaho,
Nov. 19.— The etnte
election in Pennsylvania show that pies 668 pages, exclusive of the maps, am. $3.00(33.50.
strike commission Saturday. For four
Millstuffs— Bran, $19.00 per ton;
the Republicans elected their governor charts and illustrations.
hours and a half he took the cross-fire land board has ordered the pale of
middlings, $28.60; shorts, $19.60;
by a plurality of 166,410.
When Dewey's brilliant
v ic to ry ’
of two brilliant attorneys of the coal about 20,000 acres more of Idaho
chop, $17.
| timber.
The estimates place the
A gang of robbers operating in Ely­ awoke national Interest in the Phil­
Oats— No. 1 white, $ 1 .1 2 *0 1 .1 5 ; companies, and ended the day with few amount of timber to be disposed ofnt
ria, N. Y ., were interrupted and in ippines, the obtainable literature in
scars as a result of the battle.
David 150,000,000 feet.
The agent of the
the fight that followed one officer was English on the question was meager, gray, $1.1001.12* per cental.
Hay — Timothy, $10011; clover, Wilcox, of New York, of general coun­ Howard land, log and lumber com­
fatally wounded anil one robber killed. while the Spanish works were to be
sel for the Delaware A Hudson com­ pany, of Coenr d ’ Alene City, appeal*!
found in but few libraries, so that the $8.00; cheat, $809 per ton.
Four of the men injured in the furn­ work of obtaining complete and accur­
Potatnee— Kent Burbanks, 60080c pany, and Wayne MacVeagh, of Phila­ before the board and asked that the
ace explosion at Lebanon, Pa., have
ate information of the islands, their per sack; ordinary, 50055c per cental, delphia, who is representing the Penn­ tract of timber on 8t. Mary’s river be
died, making the death list eight.
geographical resources, history, etc., growers’ prices; Merced sweets, $1.750 sylvania coal company and the Lehigh sold. He deposited with the secretary
Many of the injured are not, yet out of has been a very difficult one. Requests $2 per cental.
coal and iron company, were the prin­ a certified rheck for $500 as a guarantee
dangei.
Poultry— Chickens, mixed, $3.500 cipal questioners, and they put hun­ that bis company would bid the ap­
already received for the edition exceed
4.25; per pound, 10c; bens, $404.60 per dreds of questions to Mr. Mitchell. The
praised price.
General Chaffee was tendered a re­ the lim it ordered by congress to be
dozen; per ponnd, 11c; springs, $3.00 tiest of harmony prevailed between the
After some discussion ol the nutter
ception in San Francisco by the busi­ printed.
03.50 per dozen; fryers, $2.5003.00; lawyers and the witness.
The
mem­
Governor Hunt moved that the Una
ness men.
Flagman Made Fatal Mistake.
broilers, $2.0002.60; ducks, $4.500 bers of the commission took the same
which is located on St Mary’s river
Chicago, Nov. 19.— One man was 6.00 per down; turkeys, young, 1 2 * interest in everything, and frequently
Southern Pacific locomotive engineers
and tributaries in the conntie* of
have asked for an advance of 20 per killed and a dozen men, women and 0 )3 c ; geese, $6.000 6.50 per dozen.
interrupted with questions, that tbev Latah, Kootenai and Shoshone be pot
children more or less seriously injured
Cheeee— Fuff cream, twins, 150 might have a better understanding of
cent in wages.
up for sale, and that the white pin*
In a collision tonight between a West­ 16e;
Young America, 1 5 * 0 1 6 *
what was oeing said.
The afternoon timber be appraised at $1.50 p*[
The war department has announced ern avenue electric train and a Chicago factory prices, 1 0 1 * c lees.
session was more interesting.
Mr. thousand, and 76 cents per thousand
that additional barracks to hold 416 Burlington & Quincy freight train at
Butter— Fancy creamery, 3O 032*c MacVeagh’s cross-examination was, as
for red fir and yellow pine. A read»-
men will be built at Vancouver at once. the Eighteenth street crossing. The per pound; extras, 30c; dairy, 20
a rule, very keen, and while he assured tion was passed - instructing the chif
motor and trailer which made up the 0 2 2 * c ; store, 16018.
Mr.
Mitchell
he
was
not
radically
op­
General Bliss has gone to Havana, electric train were crowded with pas­
clerk to advertise the sale of the tn
Eggs— 26030c per dozen.
posed to him, he did not miss an oppor­ tier. The sale will occur in Kootenai
where he will work for the early adjust­ sengers, and it seems a miracle that so
Hope— New crop, 22026c per ponnd. tunity to place Mr. Mitchell’s reasons
county December 22, Shoshone. Decem­
ment ol differences on the reciprocity many escaped instant death.
W ool—Valley, 1 2 *0 1 5 c ; Eastern for better conditions in the anthracite
treaty.
ber 23, and Latah December 26.
Oregon, 8 0 1 4 * c ; mohair, 26028c.
coal field in a bad light before the com­
Demands on Two Railroads.
Baef— Gross, cows,
303 * «
per mission.
The war department w ill reduce the
Increase of 1 Cent an Hour.
Chicago, Nov. 19. — Engineres and pound; steers, 4o; dressed, 607c.
cavalry down to 60 men to the troop.
Philadelphia, Nov. 19. — The Phila­
Veal— 7 * 0 8 * c .
Son Succeeds Father In Congress.
At present about 90 enlisted men are firemen representing the entire St.
delphia Rapid Transit company t" J
Paul system have made a demand for
Mutton — Groan, Sc per ponnd;
in each troop.
Paris, Tex., Nov. 18.— A special announced that, beginning Pecen'°‘V ’
increased wages and an entirely new dreaaed, 6c.
election was held today in the Fourth the wages of the conductors and motor-
A porter in a ’New York hotel has schednle. The same classes of employ­
Lam b s— Grose, S * e per pound; congressional district, Morris Shepard
men in their employ would hrjo
been found guilty of robbing the guests es on the Northwestern have made dressed, 6 * c .
being elected to congrees to fill the on- , creased from 19 to 20 cents an ho*-
for a number of years. He has about i similar demands, the increase demand­
Hoes— Gross, 6 * 0 6 * e per pound; expired term ol his father, recently de­
, Nearly 8,000 are affected by tb* *■
ed ranging between 10 and 20 per cent. I dressed, 7 0 7 *0 .
$15,000 in stolen jewiery.
ceased.
I crease.
Big Armour Packing Home Plant at Sioux
City Entirely Destroyed.
W E E K ’S DOINGS