Washington County hatchet and Forest Grove times., July 15, 1897, Image 2

W A S H IN G T O N
S WE P T
TO
HIS
r a v
DEATH.
F r e d e r i c k K i r n C a u g h t b y an A v a l a n c h e
on M o u n t H o o d .
Epitome of the Telegraphic
News of the World.
T E R S E T I C K S FROM THE WIRES
JLn I a t o l f a t l n g C o l l e c t i o n o f I t e m * F r o m
the
New
and
th e
O ld
W orld
In
a
Condensed and C om prehensive Form
Reportft from the North nay the A1
ask a Commercial Company’« Hteamer
A rctic wa« crushed by ice.
The International G cldm ining con­
vention at Denver »electe<l Hah Lake
C ity a« its next meeting place.
By the expio«ion of a lamp Samuel
W . Brown, a miner, an<l hi« w ife,
Mary, were burned to death in tied at
Pittsburg.
F iv e thousand wrought nail workera
o f South Staffordshire
and
Nortli
Worceaterahire have atruck for 10 per
cent advance in wages.
Preparationa are on foot in Dublin
for the Parnell anuiver«ary demonatra-
tion in October, ami it ia believed tliia
year it w ill he larger than ever.
T lie Britiah government liaa notified
the collector o f cuatoina at Vancouver
that no duty w ill Ire charged on aalinon
brought from the United States.
General Kobert Macleod Fraser, of
the British army, retired, an old gen-
tlemun o f 82 years, waa knocked down
and killer) by an omnibus on the Edge-
ware road near London.
‘ The atatement of tire Bank of Spain,
which hua been formally gazetted, hua
increased the adverse comment on the
hank management. It allows a note
circulation of 136,000,000 poaatas in
uxocaa of the authorized issue.
T w o men, the foremen at the tninea
at Cook’ a inlet, were allot and slightly
wounded hy a discharged miner at
Hitka, because the niineowners would
not pay ilia fare to Seattle. The man
took to the hills but wa« arrested by the
police.
F u lly 900 men are employed on the
tiranch line from Hlocan, crossing to
Hlocan lake. About 450 men are on
each end of the line working toward
the center, and the contract requires
that grading be concluded byOctoher 15.
It is expected that trains w ill he run
over the road hy December 1 . Tw elve
miles o f wagon road have been complet­
ed from the crossing inland.
The difficulty growing out of the
Imtindury dispute between Uoata Kira
and Nicaragua ia nearing the )«iint
where diplomacy and arbitration w ill
lie out of the question. The boundary
commission appointed bv ex-President
Cleveland shortly before he relin­
quished ilia office has suspended work
for two months to watch tiie actions ol'
both sides before proceeding further.
W hat ia said to lie the greatest oil
discovery ever made ia reported from
Alaska. Some gold pro«|iectora several
months ago ran across what seemed to
he a lake o f oil. The lake was fed hy
innumerable springs, and the surround­
ing mountains were full of coal. They
brought sain idea to Seattle and tests
proved it to be of as high grade as any
ever taken out of Pennsylvania wells.
I t is said there is enough oil and ooal
in tire discovery to supply the world.
It ia close to the ocean; in fact, experts
say that the oil oozes out into the salt
water.
Reports from the south of France
•how the destruction hy floods to lie
greater than earlier report* indicated.
The losses are estimated at '160,000,000
francs in the aggregate.
That they may obtain funds to llglit
the carrying out o f the death sentence
o f their son, the parents of Theodore
Dnrrant w ill place his photographs on
sale. The photographs w ill show Dur-
rant in prison garb taking iiis daily ex­
orcise with the other condemned men
w ithin the walls of San (Quentin prison.
A destructive cyclone passed through
Isiw rey, Minn.
Four persons were
killed and many injured. Every build­
ing in tlie villa ge was damaged, seven
dwellings, the depot, church, elevator
and butcher simp being totally de­
stroyed, while tlie railroad tracks were
twisted, telegraph wire torn down and
|iart of a m ill carried away.
Owing to a peculiar laud law, or
rather uo law at all, hy which title to
land can be acquired in Alaska, consid­
erable trouble is being experienced in
Juneau, where the only title to real es­
tate seems to be Vested in possession.
I f a man vacates Iiis hou«e, even tern-
jm rarily, lie i« apt to find it occupied
ou Iiis return, and the last occupant
has as much right to it as tlie former
occupant. Tlie result is many vacant
lota in J iineau and other towns are be­
ing jumped by new arrivals in the
country.
Portland, Or., July 14.— Frederick
K irn , an A lbin a groceryman, met a
fearful deatii on Newton Clarke gla­
cier, on the north slope of Mount Hood,
eysterday afternoon. In the ascent of
tlie mountain lie strayed from the path
and was caught by a mass o f sliding
rock, which carried him 800 feet down
the steep side o f tlie mountain to the
brink of a cliff, over which his body
was plunged to the rocks, 400 feet be­
low.
Kirn left Portland late last week,
and reached Cloud Cap Inn.
He asked
Mr. W. A. Langille, of the inn, several
quesitons about the ascent of the moun­
tain, declaring his intention to make it
the follow in g day. He declined tlie
services o f a guide. He had examined
the road w itli iiis field glasses, lie said,
and would have no difficulty in follow ­
ing it all tiie way up.
He retired early and arose in the
morning at 4 o ’clock, drinking a cup
o f coffee liefore lie started on the clim b,
which he did at 4:30, all alone.
When at 5:80 yesterday afternoon
Kirn did not return, Mr. L an gille be­
came alarmed for his safety, and
started in search o f him.
He soon
found that lie had good cause for his
alarm. K irn ’s trail could 1>* easily fo l­
lowed to within 700 feet o f the summit.
A t tliin (glint it varies from the regular
trail, which it had thus far followed,
and led away to a treacherous, rook-
covered district near tiie head of N ew ­
ton Clarke glacier.
Here Mr. Langille
discovered, to his iiorror, that tiie un­
fortunate man had been caught in a
muss o f sliding rock, which lie hail
probably loosened with big feet, and
iiad been carried with it sw iftly to the
brow of a precipice below, over which
the furrows made *in tlie »now hy the
«m all avalanche disappeared.
W ork­
ing his way cautiously, and with the
skill o f tiie veteran mountaineer that lie
is, to tlie edge of tlie cliff, Mr. Lan gille
»aw the liody lying among the loose
rock fur below at tlie mouth of the gla­
cier.
K irn ’ » death had been sw ift and
terrible.
It was then 8:30 and growing rapidly
dark.
Mr Lan gille, being all alone,
could not bring the !mdy hack to the
inn, ami after nightfall would have had
to take desperate chances even to reach
it.
Had there been any chance of the
man’s being alive, he would have taken
tiie latter course, but no one could have
survived such a fall an instant.
He therefore returned to the inn and
telephoned the news to the |sdice sta­
tion. Captain Barclay, who was on
watch wiien the message came in, at
once dispatched Partolman Velgnth to
K ir n ’s residence, 853 A lbin a avenue,
to acquaint his fam ily with his fearful
fate.
THE
T ils
L A ST
COUNTY
■ in
Between Fever and Cubans,
They Are Scarce.
SPA NI S H
Sugar
Hnrkft
DESTROYING
From
Y ellow
FORTS
Fever
S m a l l P o x < H o » p i t a l a —G e n e r a l
and
W ey­
l e r la C o n g r a t u l a t e d .
N ew York, July 13.— A dispatch to
the Herald from Havana says: Major
General Pedro Diaz has assumed com­
mand of the insurgent forces in Pinar
del K io province. The rebel army of
the province is being thoroughly reor­
ganized and put in good trim to co­
operate with the eastern sguiy, if the
latter succeeds in reaching Havana pro­
vince.
The Spaniards have destroyed a num­
ber o f small forts because they cannot
spare men to garrison them.
An engagement took place this week
near Artem isa. in which the Spaniards
lost heavily.
O ver 400 sick
and
wounded men have been sent to H a­
vana.
In Matanzas town, there are over
5,000 concentradoes, o f which over 50
die every day.
The (Spanish troops have been or­
dered not to eat mangoes, but they dis­
obey the order, because they have noth­
ing else for food.
Mango diet ag­
gravates the fever.
During the last 10
days over 800 soldiers w ere taken to
the hospital there.
The Kpanish m ail steamer leaving
Havana yesterday carried 1,000 sick
soldiers, many of whom w ill die on the
way home. Eleven thousand seek sol­
diers have been sent to Spain since
January 1.
Another American citizen has filed a
claim for false imprisomennt and dam­
ages w ith the consul-general.
Jose
Gonzales, for 40 years a resident of
Philadelphia, claims $50,000 for being
kept in prison for five months, and
$150,000 for damages to property.
A local paper, published chiefiy in
tlie interest of tlie merchants in Ha­
vana, makes a savage attack upon G en­
eral Brunuer, the acting sanitary in ­
spector appointed by tlie United States
government, liecause lie lias reported
that tlie importations of sugar from
certain warehouses hike might be re­
sponsible for an outbreak of yellow-
fever or smallpox in tlie United States.
In another interview had w ith Brun­
ner, he stated that his reason for mak­
ing the re|iort was that tiie sugar was
«"hipped from warehouses that had been
used as hospitals for fever and small-
pox patients. The soldiers in many
instances utilized tlie sugar sacks for
bedding, ami he considered it unsafe
to have sugar sacked and shipped in
these same sacks.
SESSI ON.
I hr lstlHfi
Endeavor
Convention
C l o s e d Itn l . a l io r » .
San Francisco, July 14.— The last
open sessions of the international Chris­
tian Endeavor convention were held to­
day. The attendance at the morning
and afternoon meetings were large, and
at night those who managed to obtain
entrance to either of the pavillions in
the evening were fortunate, for only
25.000 could lie accommodated, and
10.000 more sought admission. Esti­
mates made hy leading liusines» men
agree that the people bnmgh there bv
this great gathering w ill leave not less
tliun $ 1 .000,000 in our city. A ll the
leaders of the movement are pleased
with tlie success of their efforts, and
with the outlook for the future of the
society.
W ith the end o f tlie convention the
thousands of visitors, delegates and
others w ill take advantage of the op-
liortunity and the cheap rates to visit
many places of interest throughout the
state. Arrangements have been made
for excursions to Monterey, Mount
Hamilton, Yosemite. Santa Cruz moun­
tains, Stanford university and other in ­
teresting places, even taking in the
Southern country as part o f their jour­
ney.
HAS
HATCHET.
BLOOD
IN
HER
Is Jleteriiiliied I " f o r c e
W it h H a w a ii.
EYE.
New York. July 14.— A dsipatoh to
the Herald from Washington says:
Hawaii has offered to refer toarbitra-
tion the immigration question pending
between Japan and herself. ,,ut t‘ ‘e
Tokio government ha» so fur ignore«! the
proposition.
Telegraphic information
to this effect has been received by tlie
state department, ami it is therefore
|K>ssibile to deny tlie re|«>rt published
that Japan had agreed to arhitratre the
vexed question she is discussing witli
the Hawaiian government. The prop­
osition was made in tlie re(«>rt sent to
the Hawaiian minister for foreign
affairs. Mr. Cooper, in answer to Mr.
Shimnmura's last letter reiterated the
demand of Iiis government that Hawaii
recognize the principle of monetary
liability as a motive of her action in
excluding Japanese immigrants.
The Hawaiians do not expect that
Japan would accept arbitration.
In
fact, before Minister Shimumura began
correspondence with Mr. Cooper in re­
lation to tlie matter, lie declared that
his government would never accept ar­
bitration. A t that time neither he nor
Iiis government had any idea that the
strong arm of tlie United States was
seen to be thrown around Hawaii, and
it was because of this ignorance, state
lepartment officials say, that Japan has
assumed such a commanding tone in
her negotiations with tlie little republic.
It is said that Mr. Shimumura in iiis
last correspondence with the Hawaiian
government, demands further explana­
tion in regard to certain details connect­
ed with the immigration controversy,
in which he holds that Hawaiian au­
thorities have committed an official
offense against his government. The
minister refused to admit the principle
of monetary liability, and insists that
tlie Japanese government does not want
to get at tiie real merits of the contro­
versy, otherwise it would acquiesce in
tiie proposition to refer tlie matter to
arbitration.
In view of Mr. Cooper’ s refusal, it is
tlie general expectation in administra­
tion circles that whether the senate
ratifies the (tending annexation treaty
or fails to take action during the present
session, this government w ill have to
•ettle tlie immigration question with
Japan.
MAY
J a p a n ’»
HOIST
OUR
FLAG.
A R g i ’f’ SHiven«*»*
May
An n exation M atter».
Ha sten
Chicago, July 14.— A special to the
Tim es-llerald from Washington says:
The administration has taken steps
to keep its grip on Hawaii. Any aggres­
sive interference on the part of Japan
w ill result in tlie landing of marines
and the hoisting of the American flag,
with or without the ratiefiation of tlie
pending annexation treaty.
The administration, realizing that
some crisis might arise while the trea­
ty still hangs fire in tlie senate, has
taken steps to be prepared for any
emergency.
Rear-Admiral Beardslee will have,
when the next steamer arrives in Hon­
olulu, instructions giving Him power to
act at the first sign of aggression on tiie
part of Japan, or trouble of any kind
with which the local authorities are
not able to cope.
Rear-Admiral Beardslee will
be
given sufficient force to carry out the
programme that events may force upon
him. It is definitely settled that the
battle-ship Oregon, now en route to San
Francisco from Seattle, w ill be dis­
patched to Hawaii as soon as she can
be prepared for the voyage. This w ill
give Adm iral Beardslee three vessels—
the Oregon, Philadelphia and Marion.
Japan lias at present hut one vessel in
the harbor at Honolulu, the eruiser
Naniwa. Siie has another cruiser at
Ban Francisco awaiting orders, which
may take her to the Hawaiian islands.
The Ohriatian Endeavor excursion
train from Oregon was saved from a
frigh tfu l wreck near Cottonwood, Call,
by Charles
Broadhiirat, a farmer.
Hroadliurst discovered tiiat a trestle 20
feetlong had been burned out. lie saw
the Endeavor excursion approaching at
a rapid rate, and knew that unless the
train was flagged it would instantly he
dashed to destruction. W ithout a mo­
ment to spare he rushed up the track
and flagged tlie train, which came to
a standstill a few feet from the burned-
out trestle.
IV .y ler’ . Neutrality.
Havana, July 13. — Reports presented
to the authorities by Enrique Gomez,
governor of Trinidad, says tlie rebels
there are in a serious positioon, owing
to the great scarcity of supplies of all
kinds.
A com m ittee of local autonomists of
Sancti Spiritus recently visited Cap­
tain-General W eyler and presented to
him an address in which they declared
that the autonomists always have sup­
ported and w ill, in the future, support
the government and its representatives.
The address congratulates the captain-
general upon his maintaining a posi­
tion o f neutrality with regard to |«>lit-
ical parties, and declares that more
than any other governor has lie main­
tained this position. The address adds
that not one of tlie local autonomists
iias joined the revolutionists.
General W eyler thanked the com m it­
tee and promised that he would not
abandon Iiis policy of neutrality.
ORDERED TO SAN FRANCISCO.
News received in Havana from a
private source says it is believed that
T h e K » U l r - H t i i p O r e * » n ' a DeatinKtiun
the insurgent leader, (ju in tin Banderas,
A f t e r T a k i n g on C oa l.
was killed on Monday last.
Port Angeles, Wash., July 14.— The
T h e M o vem en ts o f G o m el.
battle-ship Oregon has been waiting
Suit to
l.i«Mt-lwtii(l Sett ler s.
Havana, July 13.— Reports from Ar- impatiently for two days for coal to ar­
Colfax, Wash., July 14.— The North­
rive from Uoinox. It came this morn­
ern Pacific has begun ejectment pro- teiuisa say that, ow ing to the great
ing. and the custom house inspectors
ceedings against J. D. H allidav, James scarcity of meat in the Candelaria dis­
were asked to hasten their inspection
W. Har|>er, Eli B. Spray and K. II. trict, it lias been found necessary to
as much as possible.
But 800 tons
II¡hits. The defendants are lieu-land confiscate cattle, in order to furnish
came and 500 were expected. This
supplies
for
tlie
hospitals.
settlers.
H alliday ami Har|>er live in
It is reported from Ceiufuegos that may provent the Oregon from getting
Turn bow Mat, near Palouse and P u ll­
away for two or three days. It is now
man. The complaint sets forth the Gomez has left the island. Colonel
definitely known that she is ordered to
Komose
Ysuchgnido,
who
is
responsible
same facts as in the Slaght case, in­
Ban Francisco. The officers are of tlie
volvin g the townsite o f Palouse.
It for the rumor, says he has learned
opinion tiiat the monitors Monadnock
is understood that this is the beginning through a confidential communication,
and Monterey w ill he able to cope with
of ejectm ent suits to involve every lien- that Gomez joined tlie iuiisurgent lead­
anything the Japanese may send to Ha­
ers
o
f
Las
V
illas
at
Jibario,
and
told
land settler. The settlers have handed
waii. ami tiiat the Oregon w ill only be
together ami w ill tight the case to the them it was necessary to act in order
•ailed upon in case of extreme necessi­
highest court.
Meetings have been to prove tiie existence of the revolution
ty. This is Imrne out by tlie fact tiiat
in
Las
Villas.
held, committees appointed ami money
“ I w ill cross the trocha,” lie said, the harbor at Honolulu w ill not ac­
subscribed for this purfioee. Some of
commodate the Oregon, and she w ill be
the land has been settled for 20 years " t o confer with the government; you
march west, tjuintiu Banderas remain­ under the necessity of lying outside in
and is well improved.
a heavy sea. It is said to be so rough
ing h e re ."
News from Jarnco is to the effect outside the harbor tiiat the battle-ship
I . r l y K l l l e i t In a t'wlltstnn.
would he unable to load coal from a
Co|>enhageii, July 14.— About m id­ that there are now 6,000 " reconcentra-
barge.
night, at G jentofte, an express train does" in tiie city, and many pitiful
The department evidently expects a
scenes
are
witnessed
there.
from Uelsinger ran into a passenger
crisis at Hawaii, for tiie orders for
train standing at the station, wrecked
T o letln H ad a C y r lo n f.
every man-of-war on the coast have
eight carriages, killed 40 persons, and
Toledo, July 13.— This afternoon been changed during the past week.
injured many others.
Most of the vic­
there was a decided drop in the tem ­
tims are of the artisan class. The dead
H i * C o n tr a ct A w a r d e d .
perature and a fierce wind and rain
and injured have been conveyed in am ­
Washington, July 14.— The war de­
storm, which (iMrtook of the nature of
bulance trains to this city. The col­
partment lias awarded the Pacific
a cyclone, swept over the city, doing
lision was due to an error made hy the
great damage to property. N o lives Bridge Company, of Portland, Or., the
engineer in reading tlie signal. Forty
contract for constructing the mortar
were lost.
During tiie heated period
bodies wore extricated. T lie number
battery at Marrowstone Point, Puget
of the last week tiiere has been a total
seriously "in jured is 84.
sound, at $163,450.
af teu deaths and 20 prostrations.
United States Cirenit Judge W. W.
Morrow rendered a decision in tlie fa­
mous B lythe case which wes in tlie na­
ture o f a surprise.
He ordered a decree
in favor o f the English Blythes, a*
prayed for in their coas-csuoplaint, hy
default; and in hia findings^ made sev­
eral rulings which are in dirXot conflict
with those o f the state courts^ Under
this ruling it is considered N o t a b le
that Florence B ly th e -H ilic k lH ^ w ill
loee the property which she Inn ^ ’ .’ lit
at
so hard and bitterly for during th
tan years.
'
New York, July 14.— A special to
the llfra ld from Long Beach, L. I.,
says:
A single-matned, sloop-rigged
craft, on which it is supposed there-
were several persons, was caught in a
terrific storm off the coast and went
down. Before tlie disaster the craft
bad been rocking w ild ly in the storm,
its sails lorn away, and about the last
that witnesses on shore saw was a sig­
nal o f distress waving from the boat.
There is little doubt that all ou board
perished
W i t h A l l on H o a r d .
^
M n rd v r and Sulrldt.
Am
A r r f « o f litirn ln g O il.
Vancouver. B. C., July 14.— A dou­
Olean, N . Y . , July 13.— Ligh tn in g ble tragedy oi the most sensational na­
struck a 4,000-harrel oil tank 20 miles ture has jn «t taken place on one of the
north o f here this afternoon. A can -1 principal streets in this city, when W.
non was procured, and shot fired at the - J. Iminel shot and killed his sweet­
surrounding tanks to allow the oil to heart. K itty Askew, at the corner of
escape and prevent other tanka from Pender and Riohards streets, and then
exploding. The escaping oil became shot himself.
ignited, and now 20 acres o f ^oiI are
Mrs. Cox, o f Nebarska, has taken
burning. Booms are being built to pre­
the $150 prise offered for the best and
vent the spread of the burning o il and
simplest invention; this invention is a
keep it out o f the river. Tbs loss w ill work table
be large
.
IHE COHVINTIOH IS Hill
Trouble
S E N A T O R H A R R iS * FUNl
I hff President and Member«
Inet Attended the s»*r$|e#|
Washington, July in__ An ¡B
sive funeral servioe over the fate i
G. Harris occurred in the sensteck
her today in the presence of prwi,
M cKinley and members of the ho,,
representatives, members of the,,
C O A S T IS WELL R E P R E S F . N T E D matic corps, and officials irom'
branches of public life.
The desk o f the late sonata
heavily bound in crap»- withac-
O rexon and W a sh in gton » B ooths A re
scarf thrown over tiie vacant geat
A m o n g t h e * l o e . t O v e r ¿0.0 00 U r l -
a semi-circular area immediate,
cK H ln f f r o m t h e F a i t .
front of the presiding officer SUxj|j
San Francisco, July 12-— Tlie long- casket, resting on heavy black
anticipated "California, ’9 7" of the pedestals and literally buried in i
Christian Endeavorers became a reality offerings. A t the head of the _
with the assembling of the two vast au­ and reposing in part on the desk of
diences at tlie Mechanic’s and Wood­ officers was the floral tribute of th»
ward's pavilions this morning.
Ten ators. It was o f galax leave»
palms and bride roses made j
thousand people tilled tlie Mechanics
pavilion as early as 9:30 this morning, wreath, out of which three »f
and crowds of delegates and visitors doves with outstretched wings ^
who came later were turned away, no ed.
At 12 o ’clock Rev. Hugh Johnr
room being left for them on the inside.
Tlie hall was a vast bouquet of colors. acting chaplain, delivered an in;
A ll was animation and happiness, with t ion which referred tith e long and
the thousands eager to applaud or cheer liable services o f Senator Harris
sturdiness of pur|ioseand unfailing
at every opjmrtunity.
The formal opening was hy Rev. F. ti title.
E. Clark, the founder and president ol
Senate officials announced the a
tiie great Christian Endeavor move­ of the various officials. The
ment.
Dr. Clark was received with and cabinet w ere announced« 1
frenzied applause by every person in o ’clock.
President McKinley ,
tlie building. Every man, woman and first, accompanied by Secretary |
child stood ii(«iu hem lies and chairs man, w itli Secretaries Gage,
waving aloft Mags, banners, handker­ Wilson, Attorney-General McKe
chiefs— in fact, every conceivable ob­ and Secretary Porter following,
ject to be had. The demonstration tlie aisle were tlie escort of nen*
lasted several minutes, and Dr. (dark each wearing a broad white silk
appeared much affected hy the hearti- of mourning from shoulder to hip.
Tlie services were brief and
uess of the welcome.
The meeting at Woodward’s pavilion, consisting only o f (irave-s hy Ret.
while not so large, owing to the smaller Johnston, Rev. Dr. Duffy, of the?
capacity of tiie building, was equally odist Episcopal church south,
enthusiastic.
The Hal I was crowded Chaplain Condon, of the house of
and hundreds blocked the streets on resentatives, the latter pronotneix
tlie outside. Secretary W illis Baer for­ benediction. A t the conclusion ol
mally opened tlie convention at this prayers, the vice-president are«
said:
meeting.
The Christian Endeavor hosts have
“ Tlie funeral service is closed,
completed their conquest of this city. the body of our late brother will
They have arrived in such numbers lie committed to tlie charge of tin
during the last 24 hours as to permeate cers of tlie senate and a commit'
every quarter of the city. A ll through tlie two houses to be conveyed to
tlio late hours of tlie night and every native state.”
A t 12:30, on mot:
hour this morning, trains have arrived Bate, tlie senate adjourned.
from east, nortli anil south, bearing
THE HEATED SPELL
thousands of delegates and visitors.
Special boats have carried the crowds
across the bay, and at tlie ferries they T w o T h o u s a n d P e r s o n » W e rs Pr ;
i n t h e Ea st.
were met by scores of white-capped
guides whose sole duty it is make tlie
Chicago, July 13.— The fierce
delegates welcome and to pilot them to under which the greater portion of
the headquarters at the Mechanics’ pa­ country has sweltered since the ti
vilion, where every delegate is regis­ July moderated in many localitir
tered and directed to comfortable quar­ day, and predictions from the»;
ters in some part of the city.
bureau at Washington indicate
The scenes at the pavilion resemble lower temperature w ill bring
a national political convention, except relief within 24 boors. Thereto!
that women are more in evidence on prostrations and deaths resulting
til is occasion than usually attend great tlie long heated term approach
gatherings.
In fact, fully two-thirds magnitude tiiat of a general epic
of the delegates are of tlie gentler sex.
Reports from all sections of the
But their presence tends to make tlie try sliow tiiat the prostrationa d
scene more striking in color and more in tiie neighborhood ot 2 , 000 .
animated in spirit. A ll the streets in talities close to 350. In addii'
the business district of the city and in tliis, there w ere scores of deaths,
the neighborhood of tlie different head­ ing indirectly from tiie into!'
quarters are congested with the count­ heat, tlie death rate in manv
less thousands of visitors.
large cities showing a fearful
livery one seems to he on the move, over previous years. Tlie Central
as if the coming breezes from tlie Pa­
suffered more severely than other
cific are most welcome after a journey
tions, tiie heat being most d“
through tiie burning alkali plains.
Chicago, Cincinnati anil St. Loo:'
Men and women alike are ducked the number of fatalities this city
w itli ribbons of purple and gold. En­ the list with 87 deaths, Cincinn:
deavor colors, on which are words an­
suburban (mints reporting 65 , *
nouncing their state and town. Streams Louis 42. Throughout the Soot!
of delegates poured into tiie pavilion
heat was intense, but the death
throughout the night anti this forenoon,
was much low er than in the Nor'
and the young women engaged in tlie
reigstration department was prepared
M a d e G o o d th e Short*!*
for anything, and not even the big Mas­
Fairhaven, Wash., July I t —
1
sachusetts delegation could rattle them. hi 'grain from Buenos Avres an:
The busiest scenes this morning are that J. A. K err has effected a
about tiie California headquarters. ment w ith W infield Bcott Par-
There are 30,000 Endeavorers in C ali­ $12,000 on account of Parker's i-
fornia, and it seems as though most of as tax collector o f Fairhaven te
them intended putting in an appearance Parker, in “ boom days” as tax
at some time during the convention. or, handled lajg^ sums of money
N ot the least attractive part of this part veniber 26, 1891, he asked
of the pavilion is the score of pretty weeks’ leave o f absence, whit
( n I ¡fornix girls who are engaged in dis­ granted. A t the same time
tributing badges and imparting infor­ over about $40,000, thus allay
mation to all those who call.
(licion and rendering escape«"*
shortage was not discovered for
O re*.in » m l W a s h in g t o n .
than a month. It amounted to
The work of decorating the different
thing over f l 2,000. One tho
state booths is about completed, and
lars reward was offered, but to»
the installing of tlie coat-of-arms of
Several detective agencies *'•
each state on the different booths has
to arrest him, but signally
given life and color to every nook in
Finally, the matter was pot
the building. One of the largest and hands of K err & McCord, at tor nr,
handsomest booths is that of Oregon
who located him in Buenos
decorated in purple and gold, the state
About six weeks ago Kerr si
name appearing in gold letters. Tiie
Argentine with full power too^
other Northern coast state, Washing­
ise the shortage, with the »***
ton, has handsome quarters, violet and
A M y s t e r i o u s l>est*-
white being the predominant colors.
San Francisco, July l®-":
T h f S P PrtXMiGl O g d e n .
Senator W. M. Dixon, of Mar®
Salt Lake, July 12.— The Endeavor Alameda county, is trying W-
westbound movement is practically the cause o f the death of h"
over. The Kio Grande Western han­ Mrs. Eliza Johnston, which
dled 71 trains, carrying 17,232 passen- while en route to California <*
gers, from Grand Junction to Ogden.
the Christian Endeavor train»-
The death occurred on<'ir
A * a i n at F lo o d M a r k .
circumstances.
Mrs. John-
Minneapolis, July 12.— The Missis­ wealthy w idow living at Ka
sippi river is within six inches of tlie where she had large landed
highest mark reached in the nnprece- Bhe was 71 years old. Oa j j
dented floods of April last. Between "'as accompanied hy a ora--
4,000 and 5,000 men are ont of employ­ When the train readied i
ment as a result of the necessary clos­ the granddaughter mi-sed
ing down of sawmills, and there will ston. A fte r much tclefȣ
be heavy losses on logs if the rise con- railroad people finally
tinnes. The new power dam has been Johnston at Wadsworth,
damaged, repairs resulting from the she subsequently died. H**
freshet being in progress and the work the train or what caused her
being wholly unprepared for this unex
questions now being 'nT
pecte*! flomi.
Mr. Dixon and the railorsd-
Hundreds of People Turned
Away From the Hall.
M * R u r n r d to D e a t h .
A JCew R s p M - F I r * «
Louisville, K v ., July 12 — An Even­
ing Post special from P in eville Kv
*ays Hugh Joeson’s fam ily livin g 15
“ ' J " 'iorth/
hi" r‘Ucp’
W n Jd t
death Tuesday night, be.ng unable
escape from the house, which was fired
Rome, July 13.— Captain-
Rersiglieri, has invented*’
which 80 shots a minute \
without rem oving the wesf®*
shoulder. The tests of tb *5
ing made by the govern®«*^
Joe.cn Mary Joeaon, Fannv Joeson 1
Pittsburg, July 1®-*
John Joeeon. * daughter 8 years oM
Brown, a miner, and h®
•nd Maggie, . daughter 6 years old
were burned to death ®
th e V e b M T ° f * “
*’ X Wfre
f0un<1
morning." The fire we*
lamp explosion.