The Santiam news. (Scio, Linn County, Or.) 1897-1917, May 19, 1899, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextThe Saniiam News ORF áí DN •CIO ■ . -w y —■ 1HE NEWS Of THE WEEK luuip*»h*i<«l «• K««l«w • Ml < II app*«»i**ga uf -f Ik« th« Import l*a«t W ««b m II«4 Fraam th« T»l«gr«ph < alwMie». Vi*«-Pr«»i>lenl Hutort is sl<>wly ite- pruviug. All bop* ot r»or»nv«ning Ih* joint American -('anadian mmm ■ ••:•*« Ir A‘)| h «I )>a« txsen atondnned. Th« Ghinee* l«*ation ai Washington protrate sgamst ih« test». ti «» «>f Chino» «a»in grani« lo Cu La Ad i.g **<•retsry \| h k le John has de cld«d that tb« Chine*« exclu» m ari due« noi apply tu our new («<«•«•• «ni, Newest tritala Window già»», 1^0,- 000,000, will contini «0 per cent nt (he pfixluct, pluw uìauu I m turerà. |<-à,0lK),- 000. In spite of pre» antinnary me*» urea virulent etnallp' I is spr<»*!ihg in her many The »|i«e*»« wa» imported into the country by Roeaian laborers The Algmtea regard the beef report as a complete vindication. and are happy, General Mile« lefuers to talk: cungreM mav make another luveatiga I.on next fall. Ki Presiden» I1atfiar«n la nn hie way to Frame aa counsel for Venei'iela in ita boundary dispute. Fl Sect«tary ol the Navy B. ¥ Tracy 1» a*» •• late cOttD- a«l. and may gcootnpany him. Governor Thoniaa. of (‘«dorado, haa wired Adjutant General Corl n a» fol low« ’’The reported interview of mine In the Denver News minerninff the Colorado volunteeia ta fale* and malicious. " Rioters attempted to blow up a Wect Duluth afreet car with dynamite, 'there were 10 paeeengrrs in th car and they all received alight bruiaea The car waa thrown violently on ita »ide, and ita trut h» were blown lo pl<-e» The beef-pa« here are bringing (re- mendoua preeaura to toar on the prrsi- dent to rniK'V» General Mil»» from command <4 the army in epit* of the closing re< ummendattun of the Made l«ef <»»urt that no further action to t«kcn. Al Jamestown, O . P«»stmaster George A. .M> tougbhn, with sum« lx>y ft > i, Is. war putting a "lick ts< k on a window al the borne of his friend, E. E Ginn. Mr Ginn tired a »hot through the window, hilling -M< Laugh- tin Instantly LATER NEWS. Becauee be refused to buy drinks s <'hl<mg«> janitor was killed by thugs in * a aaluun. Ixmg Island ta toon to have an in- ] duetrial colony ma leupuf nogruee from the South. Claims aggregating million« have been tiled fur indemnity in Cuba by (Deal Britain. Fiance and Germany. Major Marchand, leader uf the fatnou» Marchand e i peditiun. who I. wa« returning from F'aehuda, ou the Nile, to the Red M*a, rn route to Fiance, i« rr|x»it«xl to have I h *« ii killed by a band of marauders Ul» «»r4*re Ire. It will take 4 5 000 mm weit year to handle the United Stale« census Work on a plant which i« ei|«ectw»l tn age whisky in 14 hnurw has been commenced al Louisville. Ky. The farm on which Abraham Lin coln was born, which l.ea two milwe •outh of H'tdgenvi lie, Ky.. ha« bren •old to David Girar, of New York city, and it i« very probable that the farm will be converted into a park. CABLED >•»•••••«■ •-» !*••• trete Var lau» IR* Iwterie» aa4 Hot Hprings. Va.. May 11.—This is (he g »I of a *<>iig cipher « aide »««nt by President M< Kinley today to General Gil» at Manila: ••F”»rw th« fighting Penetral« far into the Interior and capture or destroy •very waring Filipino.*’ It was p'umpted by several dis A freight train of the Southern I*« rift* wa« wir« ked in Cow Crrrk can- : pv(< h«r« form General Otis, transmitted you. Southern Oregon. The engineer, . by Hecrelarv A!g**r, which greatly «n- Jam»« MrCalley. was killed aul the x>urag«d the pre*»denI fireman. Jame« Merriman, eerlootly in- I TI m **I» llelmf«» r •«*«•«*• jure«!. T; •• wrs k « »■ «»' jw *! l*y « Manila. Mat 13 -—Although t'ffnre«! heavy engine «pleading the rails. Hie ptrsidei. » * f !:•« F .¡ ¡uo *• net, Dr. Charlee A Brigg», who was «ue pende*! for hereey bv the l*r»-«byt»fian assembly, was ordaiDw! a priest of the Episccq-al church in New York Hr was ordained together with the Rev ( barIre A Srvedrker. «nd liie ordina tion ceremonies w»*ie coudu<t<*«l by Bishop Putter. At Minnraf-» ' s. on* of the largret gatherings aver »wn in tl » citv a«!« pt ed resolutions in sympathy wBh the administration of affair« in connectiun with the Philippine« The names uf Preaidant McKinley and flewry were cberre»! to the vx bo several limes dot ing the afternoon. The Flan ‘ard Bank. Il-»w mstivilJe. ’ I rude« hum Tor‘»ut<>. was robbed of 111.- UOo of the bank s money, and » quan tity < f in -I < • »ntruUrd t«» the lai k for vafe keeping by private citlwvna. Before attacking the bank the rubbers went to the poll« e station «nd over- ' powered Hmry Metcalf, the man in charge. They blindfolded and gagged bun and to» k bun with them while they entere*! the bank Then they Io. ktxI Metcalf up in the station and :• ft The latr»t re|«Mt« from Oregon ot- cbaniists confirm the statement mad«’ last wr-ek that the prune ciop will he practically a failure this sea»<»n. The prunes continue to fall from the treee Many orchardisls are disputed tn take a ihrerful view of the «ltuation. and say that with ail condition« favorable only a short crop could have torn ei- peeled, for the trees bore eo heavily last year that they rirrd«»d a rest With t»ne •«-ast'ri*« re«t and ««»nsrijurnt growth, it is said, n full crop should to •, realise»! nelt year. ('apt. J. Maaaon. of Philadelphia, the well known oummsnder uf tf>v Munson hue steamship Vlmrra, fell from his veeacl into the water while paving close to ths Bahama island« and was »wallowed by a shark If tha lahabltants of the San Far- nandú region are to be believe«!, there 1« little avmpathy with the insnrrr* tion in that quarter. Before evacuat ing the city, the retols burned Ilia church and th« public buildings, and h*ot«**l tha Chine»« quarters. They drove many tich Filipino«, with their famihr«. out of the City b«-f re them, as well a« hundreds of Chine««-, to pre vent them helping th« Americans Tli«y cut the throat« of many. Many ('hiñes* hid on roof-tops or In cellars, and some escai»ed by cutting off their queue-. There are 60 (rush graves ill the churchyard. -*ci)*»r Paterno Je<hnee tu accept it un til the native evu gress. n«»w In •j‘ec»al smtiun at han l»i Irv. autb<»riMe birn lo treat fur |*e*«*• with the Unit«**! **tatec The arrival of lire tian»¡«**rt Han Mw k from *•«« Franci^To, with th« Twenty !.r«t Infa» try and a i>«tlery f lit« First artillery, is timely. ■■ Gen eral M a Arthur i» ir» great n«•••<! • f r«» inf«ir< ementa, a» a rr«ult ot th« pro lunged and ardito«»« campaign. Prominent Manila Filiphicwi ha t« de ct-to! to publish a nrw»pa|wr, tha Dwtnocra« ta. to advo ale | m »« o »«. ■Mr Higgins, ruanugrr of th« Manila DaguiMin railway, and two <»! bis a«*si»t ants, who had remained inai»!« the in • urgent line to take • are < t th«* pr<>p* •rtv of th« railsav company, arrive*! at San Fernando yesterday. They had ton informed by the Insurgente Itisi they wool»! no longer to teaponsibto fot their safety if they remained longer wihtln therr linee. Mr. Il iggtns «xir- rotorate I the stoi h-s that have beec l<dd of the detnorahlallun uf the Fill- pino«, sin*! says the retols are looting pr«q»ertv. Mr. liiggma says now is ths lime fui Americana to »trike bar*!. , [ SPACE «Ignal j { ' i : ( : , • TELEGRAPHY Corp» Ksperlmewt» Marroni Nyatem. With Fiftv acre» of Dud will t»e recovered from Lake Erie for the Ohio centen nial ei)<oeition to be held in Toledo in DKG. John Louis Lay. formerly a Itr«t as sistant engineer in the Unite»! States navy and the Inevntor of the lay tor pedo. whh b was uaevl by Lieutenant William B Cushing to de»iroy the Ceafedorate guul*uat Albemarle in 1884, died io New kork city, aged 88 /eats. lh« Washington, .May 13. — General Irmly today made th* ftr»t authorita tive siateinriil a» to the progrr-s ma«l< m wirelrM telegraphy under the atis- picrs of the Unite«! States mgnal orps. The irnp»irtanl onnchiaion is reached by G«u«ral <lr«*vly that the wireless system is not llkelv to sup plant the or.linary method of tele graphic rommuiii« ations. The r«*«ulti »«» far obtained have tocn uncertain. General Gimdy's statement is al fol low» "Since the announcement of th« test» in space telegraphy by Señor Marconi, two years ago, the subject has l»een under consideration by the signal cor | s of the army, and re« ently experiments have hern begun, with the obj«*ct of thoroughly testing the value of this means uf coiumiitiicallon for militaiy ami other governmental purpoastn. >pv* ial apparatus has been designed an«! constructed for ttieae testa, which have already shown nuffi- < H'tit pHimise to warraul further sys- tetnatio ti ial«. "During the ripeiimenta constant commutil* «lion by hrloigraph ami flag tM*tw«-< u the transmitting and r« < eiving station« has been kept up by the trained men uf the regular signal • ro|w. and this has giratly (a* ililetol the work of ei|»etimeating. Nignalf. letters ami won!« have t>eeii transmit- t»x| and received between these sta tions, liut the great «lelicacy and con stant a Ijustnienl i eq wired in the pres ent rm'»'iv«r have made the transmis sion of reg ilar m»,**4ge« as yet unrelia ble ami uncertain. The prraenoe <>f largo I' lildlhg» ari l large ma«»*» of iron ami metal. n«-< «-»arily pir«enl in cities, makes such i laces undesirable (or carry mg <>n ei|»erimenta of this character. The distance over which signals may to traimmitl«*d by a given «1 paratus i- a turn t * n <»f the c, ighl of the vertical wire u « mm | in sillier eml, and this ha» naturally suggested the use of ainail gas halltMms. such as have already to«-u used for signal and other j ur|*<MM s by the signal uorj«s. A sup ply of these haiIo*Hi» has t*ern obtained, • nd will lai ox* I fur this pur|MM*e m th« near future. "That there is a fieh! of usefulness for space telegrhaphy is undoubted. u<it that it will suppi«tit to a material • itenl the u»e of wire f«»r or«linary '«immrrciai telegraph« is not tolirved. For ■ • *i. lo-ctioii towieen lightlum»*« • nd light»h ps at »»-a ami to fenlace or- Sinaiy flag metho Is in u»e between «aval vessels it should prove invalua ble. sim e no kirn! of weather, nor f«»g, iarkro■»* or st**rrn. a\ail to aff«< I its u»e M lt»rr»ll«» -*w V«hrr*»n Trail. Victoria. B. ('., May 6 —A mail carrier ba» arrived (rum the Upp--r Htl* keen river after uiakmg a iiaiatdouf trip over crumbling ice to gel relief for prospectors who are starving at Dr* iw- Lake, on the Ashcroft trail. 1!« reports that they have eaten all their •tippile« tan I hot»«-« ah I are living on mule« etk! d«<s. Fatwllf Tr«|»<1r- The international Fon*Jay’school con Aubtim, N. Y.. May IS.—Th« b<>lir. vention ha« decide.! <<> hold til« licit ot Mr. «nd Mr«. Ilrury Titx'kn.ll wrr. meeting al Denver in 11K)2. fottud In their room* today. The man One American company in tha la»t «a* <lra<l, wKhout a mark npot. him. 80 days has rec leved orders fur 41 steam The Votnan wa* ur. onermoa, with the an«l gas engines, and they will to ship able ol hei head baltrted In. and th« ped to 19 different countries. brain protruding. Rhe wa* taken l< tha boapital, but rannol lite. Il it The military pajwrs in Vienna an •up|H>*ed her hnaband tried Io kill her nounce the invention of a 15 barreled with a hammer, and then to wind up quick firing tifie, carrying 18 cart bi« horrible butchery be ciu in it led ridges at s time and bring 45 |*er miu- auiclde. ut«. Syrlaws f ailed lo Arm*. The British budget for the coming year amount« to f584.855.000, an in crease of I 10,000,000 orer last year. < »p twee •» MUI Bvwvf VS atrlng Filip»*« A Mi»«« Raws it»«.«« If ARE A naval eapeditlow will 1« «mt from Manila to the island of Mtn«!anao to re lleve the Hpaiiish b>ror« at Zamlvmnga. reported to t*e l«e«irge>! by a «trvtug force of in»u>grnt«. if the report cor- rent in Manila and »ent by <Mi« to Washington it verified. Th« war department is preparing to The Miaeouri house ha« paeeed and »end four regiments of regulars to Ma •ent to the governor an imi'ortant bill nila, via Nrw York an I the buri canal, requiring Mtawouri corporation« to • In the transports Thomas, M* a le and keep tlieir principal office in the «late, !>>gan, which are to to ¡«rrmaiiriitly and providing that al lra«l three di* transferred (rum the Atlantic l’> the rector« «hall i>e residents of Miaeuati. Pacific fleet. Governor Htanlrv, of Kan»*«, ha« addressed tu the governor« of Western • tale« preMing invitation« to attend the annual convention uf the trana- Mi«et«eippi cutninei« ial congress, which will be held in Wichita, May 31 to June 8, inclusive. Kepraaentatlvee of more than a «core ol the leading plow manufa< tui ing con cern« of the United Blate« met in Chi cago, and virtually completed organisa tion into which II is pro pox I ulti mately to take all manufacturer« of agricultural implement«. The cap italisation of the new combmaiiou is placed at over 1*5,000,000. Olis Has Been Ordered to Force the Fighting. INSTRUCTIONS M Winnle Holtnr». of Kent. Wash.. | waa drowned in the Soon*!. Fhe waa cr»>e«ing from Kmt Io Dre Mom«« with another young tody an 1 two young men. in a rowl>oat. which capained. The Finns •»• Hering tn this coun An Adelaide. Hou th Australia, div- try at the rate of 5«»<1 weekly to rscapr patch navy» The British ship Ixxh UuMian military arrvice Floy, ('«plain Nicol, from Clyde on At a test at bandy Hook proving January 6, for Adelaide and .MeL bourne, was »rebel on Kangaroo ground it was found that wrt guncot laland, April 14. Five paasegvra and i tun could to safely used ill a shell tired by powder. 25 of the crew weie drown»'«!. Dumatai», a I renchman, who had Several negro« were killed in a alortn which rvcpl over chamber« county, entered the retol line» to negotiate h»i the rrle«»«* of Hpaniah prisoners, is esid Georgia. to have just torn a »-.«»»mated by ill- Al a fire in Massillon, <> . one fire «urgent «u! !im. man was hilled and a wuikmau fatally Every p*»«t< Hice in the islam! of injure*!. Potrto Hico, about MO in num tot, soon The preaident and Mr« McKinley will to fivlng a Unit«*! Mat«*» flag have gone tu Hut bprii gs, Va , f r a Flags will be I • '.ghl by the |-'*tof!i< « 10 day«* vacation. »lepartirent and forwarded to Director Fifteen rases of d«ara«e in I erlalre, o( Posts KBiult. 1« , have tom 1« • nt.!.» :■ Lv • f* er« id ('aptain Barker, the senior officer of the state I««.aid of health smallpox. The Davenport council ha« declared |)rwry*a fleet am! the oommandvr of the battle ship Or« gon,will I m * tbr null a quarantine again«! IxKlatre commanding officer lo come boma. The Topeka Capital ha* »tarted a Hi* pla»w will to flltol by Captain popular «ul«aci iption to purchase a \\ lltla, of Boston. •word for General Funston, the brave Aooor<!lng to a *li»pat«’h from (*airu Kansan Every county, town and city to the Daily Mail, th« «lire* t«»r of the in the »tale 1« a»ked tu contribute. Egyptian muwriitu has discovered the George Olmstead, conductor of the mutnmv of Thothtnrs 1. of Ihr 18th train the Wardner rioter« stol*. hat dynasty, B C. 1683. and three other !»r«n arretted He ran between W.»L mummies in gill coffins. lace and Burke for »cars. yet }>er«i«l« I«a Patria, one of live tost ed itrd pa he did not rr< gniar any of th* crowd. At Ikiniphan. Kan . District Judge pera in Havana, lias come out with an Htuart refused to grant a divorce Ic editorial strongly indorsing the Ameri Its ullriancr« arc Ellen Phillipa from P. O Phillips. to- can adtuinistralion. cium their marriage wa« brought ahem'* regarded as representing the tost think bv an advertisement in a matrimonial mg element uf the community. paper. 10 EMMIE EHE REBELS A syndicate of Chicago capitalina New York, May It.—Tire Syrian ha» »«»cured control of a l*rg« part of Junta. oom|«we-l nf SO Syrian«, today tha sardine Industry of Maine. The i*«urxl by tho<r*ar>d* a revolutionary ad- syndicate la known as tha Cuntí urn tai drra*. calling hyriana to arm* to fire Packing Company. that atate from the control and tyranny Twenty-fl re tlmu.arid Mr« Mary McKee, daughter of el ot Turkey. PtvMinlent Harrison, has been appointed Rytlan« in tbl* country are ready to by Gov. Roosevelt a commissluner to tight. Secrecy i* obeerved In every lb* el position in Paris, to repi event more, a* the Syrian* liehe*e the Turk* t*ii «eerrt aeryice force ha* them on Irr the slate of New Tovk. 8 Andrew Carnegie has prum »ed In auraeillance. The addreea i* iaaued to give 81.750.0(H) to C’ ver the c « hi I of the Syrian* throughout the world, and prop«*«ed additurns to th« atl, science . .II* for immediate action in the forma and library departments of tha Car- tion of a rerolutlonary republican party »1 Syrian*. urgie library at Pittsburg WHOLESALE «•• MURDER Kill* Twa Warn»«. V«e* M»a. < bii4 a*4 Sbaaaela tglM»««tf. TAKEN BY LAWTON. a <aa ll«l»f«*a»>» Valla lala lb* Ilan*«« af Iba Amarleaaa. Hower«! <*|fv. Mich . MaV 13 — Thos. Harvey tot n>g!«l killed bi« wife, bis ai-cl«, Ik.U-rt Pieman, ami l«ia grand- mother, an*! mortally wounded his 3 m«*nths-<»LI child, amt his father in law. John le»grn«lay«r. and finally «hot him«M**f, infisctii g a wound whl* i» •X|*e«le«l tu prove fata Harvey's nn«'l« and grandmother live one mile north uf t«»wn. Th« murderer went there la«l «veiling it transpires that Harvey, on reach ing the home of his m«<th«f-in law. sal ! nothing atx>Qt hie terrible arts at Pier* •On'l liuCDe. He o8h«fwd to sit up by th« <-«>r|<«e of bis wifi mother. Ac Cs’C'lingly the oil er» retire*! It was 4 u*el>.irk in II«« morning when Harvey w«nt to Ida wife's ru»»m an«l killed her. and attempt»»! to slay his toby and his father In-law. H« also fir<k! al Mi« latonl. but without effect. Harvey*« w»>un«l is Stxrlous. but he is He was employed certain to recover, in a fumitur« factory, an«! is only 30 years of age. Th« cause of hi« terribl« acta ha» not been determined. He as seil«<»| that Piereun, bis uno!«, wa» quarreling with hl» gran Imotbet a ii*- be interfered, that th«tcupB»n 1’irr»» i. stab!«*«! an*! killed th« oi l ladv, age-i 10, and that he«Harv«*t) retaliated by »! *ol!ng b * uncle. uni I*. After »booling Piertofi, Harvey »talitol him thre* Harvey then ret urn»*-1 to hi* limes, homo, two mil«« »■outburst uf town. Ulf* Arriving there, he shut his twice. Piet eon'« boma prevent* a liorrildc gppraranew. Piereon'* liody waa found in a chair, and that of thv old lady on the !l*«ui clad in her night dr«*ae. 1 here ate • gn» of a dr»j.erat< • tiuggl« between Harvey and hi» grand- mutber, hut n<* indication of anv fight between the two iuen. Harvey hitn •eif t*»day Inf- rm* I the »lieriff of th* murders at Pieraun's h«»«i»e He w»» tb«n arrested (or murdering hiawifr. He has nothing to »ay of tl>n tiag’dv at his h• •!.*. rherv aru strong threat« of lynching Manila. May 15.*—General towt< n I Sas > aplured San llJrfonso, nine ur >s north ot Bshoag, which ha» been I a«e of opeiati«*ns. Alth -igh Ire- me«. m»ly well forliflu»l and defemle«! I»v a large an*! deeperat« laxly uf Fill- piftue, General tow Um's ltu»>p« rush«*»! the treneijes au*l r«»ut«d lb« en«my *’ii>pl«t«iy. with the tot ot one Ameri can • ouinlel. F resh truupa ar« beginning to go lo lite (runt. Two ha I la Imus u! the Seventeenth infantry «regulars!, that Lad town b«»l*ling th« line« about th 1« ty «»f Mi'»’.«, w i il j*»|n General -Ma* Arthur's div • i at **an Frrt.a« in t*‘ morrow, an«l one Uattalmn uf the «am»» r«*g:mrnl will reinforce Genrral tow- t»>n’s divi»i«<n near Ba»Mlor Tbt»e tr»M»|« will to tepla»*v*d by tbe Tweniy- r rat infantry rvgimvnt, wbte!» arrive*! fr**cn the Unite*! **late« un the trans- l»»rt llanoock y«*«tef»<sy. ( aptain Grant* of tl«« Utah battery. • ho»«) •Ui ,a*»B m managing the army b*m «wits toguna *le Bay and Cava- L»i ga ha» won him the »onLriqurt id the l)ew<-v of the army," has been • it in unman«! of the rrsently pur- , Spanish gun!»*at«, wh«»ee arms Hi«* inwur gents capture*!. Tb«*e« \««•«*«I« are n< w toihg prepared (<>r <>|w*ralions on the rivers and ahmg th« ^»aat. The «•ming <>f the gunboats is being put he* I with all «III gen«e. Admiral IWwev will begin his return to Amefi*a in the crulaer Olympia, via th.«» ** >ea »nal Tl»« Olympia will 8 h m Barker will «'ommand th« ' *; • fleet fmm the fltgwtiip ‘Baltimore. loeutenaul F.berla i« ft »g lieuteitaul. (aptain W il* e, of the B»>wt«»n, will command lhu<>reg«>n Captain Whit- ing leaves on th« |Li *ston for America, but «ill go to Kan Francisco* fhrlgtim* Mrl»t»r» New York. May 13 -Th«* W««trb«** ter county grand jury, which will meet st White Plains <>n May w.ll take up the case uf Mr». (’Iarcnc*’ F*»w ler, the Ubiistian Scicrue healer, Liston Barguct, jr., and Etb»d Bargnet, chil dren of Mrs. Liston Barguet, who«» death they arc charged with hastening The district attorn«*y ray» that he will a»k th« grand jury to make a prrwent- lurnt urging that tlia treatment of p.i tienis by •‘»ilent thought" to shipnod effect ual ly. The memtors <»! the ('briBtlan Helen«'« church in Mount Vernon have called a meeting lor next Sunday, whon a prominent member will addtf-»4 them, and the inquf*l will to dis» i)a-rd. The Uhnatian Sci»*nc« institute will provide all the money to defend ita votaries and will j ut up f atubtorn fight. < l*tir< h < ru«a«1«* A gain» t Cater pillars Montreal, May 13.—A remarkable <lemuii»tration took place at Kt. Hil sire, (JiH’bee, yesterday, t'aturj»iHart which last year play«»! havoc with ap ple and sugar orchards «vein to to more numerous and vigomua than to fore. A crusade again»! them was for mally opneed in the parish chinch hete, where mn»a wa*» »olemn<x«**l, after _w hi< h a feligi* the priest ami choir toy», folio <ed i>v 150 or mote pari»hloners, marched through the infected section with f«*r vent prayers «»king di vine as»istance in their battle against the plague. Tnrtta*li* Rtrarh Vlmalran Town. A Rear-Fnd Coll ion Reading, Pa. MANV Near KILLED PASSENGERS • f pa»«x» ng»«r tram» «> ■ r«*! un the Philadelphia *V Rrsditag ralle« a I al Exeter, atout six tutto suuth of tbir City, tonight, and a gr«*al num tor ef people were kill»* I and wounded. Th«r« Is m» telrgtaph «.(fi e st Kxd«r. an»! details ara therefore, did!» ull to obtain al thia writing Th« number k liel )• «a>u *»lv •(»!••! to -w f-. .n -5 to 30. Many ar« inj-ir«*-!. I t.« r«*g*'lar rii»r*»a train fr m Potts ville for Phlla topina r«»nnect«*l at th« • tat «m In lira.ling with a train from Harrisburg which wascrua Imi »’th at* cursiomats, who had torn to th« »late capital to witne»» th« ceremon:»« In conuw'tmn with the uio iliiij «>! the Hartranft in«mnm«nl. Many of U.S Ha»ri»burg ! «••«< g«rs al Rea r-.g went • t- ar.| th« Phila lelphia «at tnsa. lull, il toing found that all cuoi I not to a ?«>rum<»!at«»l, il waa «iaontol tu send sn • lira train tn Philadelphia tu run aa th« Secum! ««Clfotl of tha rij re««. The altra train left JO minute« later than th« exprsss. Al F.B»’t«r, th« «*i|*r*»» «toppe»! for orders, an*! while »l»n Img »till t e ex tra tram clashed into H while n «* ving at gtral »ju’e-i. Three of tu« rear < ars ol the «Xpr«*sa weie telr«.v| «-d. and th« first car of th« extra train was b I« m > wre k«*»l. The passengers in the»« were terribly mai <le»l, many tolng kill»*! outright, while others bad lim's and Ì mm ! i «« maime*!. Word was al on-« sent to Reading, an I a » impcim I tram with physicians an«! nurses was »ent to the «k'«*n<» as quickly «» il could p«MMibly to pul in readi- nrK The Identified kille«! are: John Leaf, Monigoinery ««un-h; M illiatn M. Talon, Norristown; < -■l*>n»-| George Khaw. Norr i»t«‘W i.. < *f John "Ming John Juhnatoo, •nuff, Norristown; M «»nti'latr; William Lewi«, N«>riiatusrn; Harry lluncbenteger, Nomslowu; (it-orgf* H Anni», Norristown; George hiuiwers, N«»rrl»town; Harry W»*nti, Norristown; Samuel Hattv, (’»»naho- hocken; Harry Ti «imp n, Norris town; Hiram Hhelby, Hattoro; Ben ton Silvas, Reading. Tim injure»! number about 13. BY THE SUEZ CANAL. Adibirai !»•> way S»|»r|« Ills II*« «Bl«. llutnrwmrd Washington, Muy I’• ">«'ibl < >h m- pía mail tu B. F. Stevens. No. 4 Tia- falgar Kquare. Loudon, England," wji ii,«* !,<.(! «* g.v.-n out at me navy dw- partment today. This is the first foimal indication that the famoua flagship is routing iomu ¡torne.I lately. Upon Inquiiy It vnM h * u «u (Mined th.it He-retary Long last evening cabled Admiral Dewey permifedon to r«-turn at ui><*- to the United States. lie La*« been relieve»! of the «*ldig *t:> i< of remaining al Ma nila until the Phlllppiii«» commission completes its work. Hu is not even r«H)uite»| to aw sit the ceasatiou of hos- lililíes, but may start h«»m«’W.*r I at once. Thu notice |-ostr*l al the navy department amount«» to tbe informs- tion that the Olympia will not r«*main long enough to receive the next out ward mail. Tii« Mr. Stevens referred to is the navy department*« agent at London to distribute all of the mail for Unit«**! State*» war«*’ i;- in Fair .in waters, so he will «re to it that the Olympia rc»<dve« her« as soon aw nb« pa»»es the Sues canal. St. Louis. M o ., May 13. — A »pe»*ial to tiie Republic from Eagle Pass, Te«., savs: A tornado slrin k the mining town of Hondo, in the Hahinas valley, Mexico, tot night. Lawrence Mc Kinney, soil of the mine su|»erintcn« «lent, wa« killed, and 10 men w« r« S4»vet«ly injure«!. A large boarding« house, railroad station, store and build ings «xilinected with the mines were al ii iiu»I entirely demolished. Hondo !• stout «6 ujilf*s southwt'Sl of Eagh Pass. It is tbe oenter uf (' P. Hunt- FORTIFYING ington's Mexican coal and coke lud U1- l>efen»a» ll*l«>g trie«. SAN FRANCISCO. Strvftgthaaad by a Hat tary uf llitem taut»« Fira al ««hagwa» Seattle, May 13. — Advices from Atoka ear that a fire <x- irie«! nt Hkag way May 4. One bhx k of biisinrae bouse« was »lestr«»yel. Thu total loss is rslitunte«| al flO.ih’O. The principal l«»*s was that of Ma jor's general uirrchamiiso store, ntoul | James Freeman, a former icsi lent ol California, committed sulci«!« at Alim, by shooting himwelf thiough tbe hea l with a fevuiver. DocueSlio trouble wre» the cause, Tra«i4ent'« W«sl«rw Trie. San F rancisco, May I ft —The d«- - of till» tiaroLr ary raj . : v 1« i g strengthened* Thu work under aay Dow is th«» mounting of the «•• * «m I Lat tery of 16 luortars on the bluff« afo.v« and bark of old hurt W infield b- *<lt. Eight of the hug« piece« of ur*lnan>« are already in position, an I the ot «r« are being mount«»! by men (rum lt*w Third artillery. The«« mortars are considerably larger and more destruc tive than the Lattery ot 16 that was mounted about three years ago. Th« new mortars are 13 inch clue!, breech- loading weapon«, throwing • weighing 1,000 |x>und», winls th« olh- ets carry 800-pounJ shells. In addi tion to the mortars a 13-incb rifle am! d i«ap|«ai mg carriage of the newest rn«xl«l are ready for shipment lioiu (ha East. A numtor of other big gui.a of modern tyj-e ar« finished of in proorss of < onatruinon, and will to pla* • ! in position around the entrance to tha bay as suun as they «re re» » ¿vrd hei«. (*h»«'Mgo, Msv 13 —A special to the Tunes Helal I from Washington says. Piesl ietil McKinley pr<qx»»ea |<> make a l«»ur uf the West during hia summer vacation. Arrangements for the trip have not yet Iren perfect«-»!, but it it understood lie will go to s.m Francisco by the Koulhern Pa-ifio route, and re turn to thia city on toar<! a sj >« cim I train on the Northern Pacific, stopping en route at the Yellowatone Park and A *B«h and I’our < nmhla» other points of inlerest. He will leave Chicago, May 13.—The 34 mill* en about the middle of July and to gon« gaged in *a*h, dour and blind mana* probably six weeks. factor* in Chicago bare combined and, Wew.r Pipe Tra.*. on about Aogoat I nelt, it I* .talari, Dover, Del., May 13.— -e. retare ot will be taken over by a corporal.on, Stale lltighr* to>lay l**ued a certificata probably to be named the Amen an ot Inoor por al lon lo thè Foderai Srwer .*>*•)> >V IXwr Company, with a capital Pipe Company, of Akron. < >. The of nhont »”.• ou ■>t lapital of tbe company la place.! al I'anghl hy a MlAa. i .OVU. Hbamokin, Pa., May 13. —Poor men were Inalantly kill*-! todar by tbe ali i* ae* rir* t» a er.i,hr Car. of a portion of a large bank al Can- Baltimore, May IS — Three men who Italia. Several were bally Injure*!. were playing card* in a freight car art The four Iw.lle* recovered were *o !>*<!• It on tire early thl* morning, and one ly dlitlgiired it wa* difflctill to Identify at them, t'laien.e Kepler, of thl* city, them. Tii* accident occurred while a waa bo me. I to death. William Alder* large number of Hungarian, w-re waa badly burned. He wa* a fugitive arreenir.g c< al in the <'entralla breaker. from the houae of correction. The The bank uf ooal refuae. winch lowered flame, apread lo llio cotton wareh.mae high above, waa *een to quiver and <'<>!■ ot tha Mount Vernon ooal and do. k I*l«e, completely burying the work unlit, and caused |50.0oo damage. men. May Cotti» limn« lllrar« Waaldnglon. May IS. — The Second Oregon may return to the United State, up the Columbia river to Portland and fie muatered out there. It the troop* ao leal re. Senator McHilde aaw Secre tar* Alger and rubmitted a req nee I for lb* return of the troop* by Way of the Sue« canal and Mew York, but owing to the health condition*, the war de partment la determined that no troop* •ball be brought through Aaiatic and Southern European water*. lo th* winter the Waldorf A at or it betel uaea 140 ton* of coalarety day. EXECTUION Hang«» at OF BRANTON Eu(*n« for IM» Joh« I.Inn Mor4ar at Eugene, May !6.—Ulawle Branton waa hanged t< lay lot tbe murd«t uf John Linn. Brantoti retired last uight at II i o'clock, after writing several letters He »le| t well, and got up at the u«u.tl time tl< a morning, but w««uld not eat : break fast. Reverends Patterson an«! Handeaker, of tbe ( htialian church, were a-luiitt«* I to the jail al 7 this morning, and rrmaims»! to the end, pfsyii'g an«! singing with the cun- , der»n««L At 9 30 his p«opl«i wot« admitted to the jail door, and converm*»! with him a few momenta, sheriff Wlifters tL«*u r«*.t I the warrant. Brantou left the «ell al 10 4ft under tha cliAfgn uf the sheriff and tw«v deptltlu« He walked upon the »»'affold unaaaist»**! an I took hi» pla< e on the trap \S hr;i asked if he bad anything tu »ay, he ruplie»! he ha«l but little. In a firm voice he told tl.neo preeent that lie did nut want them to l-eer anv ill-will againal hit (.copie on lit* .< . nt He r sympathy and prayers, and urge»! them to walk in (lod'e way. >lirr.!T Withers sprung tbe trap at 10:50. and lu minut«*s later life wa« »»aiinct, ar.d the L* dr was cut down. Not ¡1 hikh <x . urre-l in the whole pro •♦♦«’*ling», everything pacing off as •mouth ly aa poaaibta. Tim body drop|>e«l five feet. Before leaving the cell ilianlon bid gno»| bye to all ai«>und. lie wa* pel ft*« tly calm, Branton left aevrral letters to to mailed, am! gitve a white tie to his brother and left a Bi hie to his mother. i All was d«>no wiihotjt a «¡uivrr of a muscle. 11« a*siat«**l the «»(fleers in ty ing !>nt hau l», and «lid all he could to help make a stir«*»-»« jf the vx»u*ution Alx»ut 60 people withe»se«l the exe cution, while a thousand or more •l «--.| in the street around the irn l«T«ure. but w«*ru quid ami orderly. Thu laxly was pla«'«**l in a coffin ami delivered to l«la l>eop!e. The crime fur whi<*h ('lauds Branton ¡ai l the p< nalty uf death was Uiat of taking lb« life uf John A. Linn, a •t<M*krnan o! (*on*lun, Gilliam county, in June, ( uurtlan I Gr»«'i» is now serving a life sentence in the |x»n- limitary for complicity iu the dime. Tit» F ilipino < rihgreii Ixtii’lon, May 15. —A »pr< tai dispatch r»-<uiv«x| lirfu from Manila says that tl u Filipino congress now sitting al San (sidru is coui|«»»eed ot ftfi members, of whom 30 favor pea«?e, an I an equal numtoi aru Irre«*«me*lable. The otb- »•is. bolding the baiane« of power, ate ¡ f«-a ly to admit that ai»u»lute tndrjM*nd- •mow is |irqu*luss uf atieifiuiunt, but de mand toltur term« al the bauds uf the Unite.! State*. F»ll Frotn a train. Tat'oma, Wash , May 15 — William Golaby. Marnatati! c«*ok of th«* wrat tout! I OWrlam! Northern l’a« ific train, inha< uhmnsly r*tap**d <l«Mth, falling from th«* tram near Eltoiwburg, while going 30 mile« an hour. He liindr*I in a « lumi» of willoe» !«••> le the track. Ht» fall Wai nut noticed. Hr walk»- ! to the nearest »talion an«! took the next train to this city, being only «lightly hrm»c I. The III. rd. Tree*. Trenton, N. J , May )fl. — Artiche nf miniporalion were fllr.l with the .cere* tary of «tale tonight of the American Bicycle Company, with an authorta. l i p He I at., k of I'O.O'in.OtiO Concealed in a Jungle on the Rio Grande. heavy firing ai short range »••Ira«« léame a*»*l «>|»»nr.| l ui Ulti» ila* H«|*l4 I »»••»»*» Fir« te» guut VaeMiy af Ih« S»U«*a lx<ll«*l Manila. May 16 -Tbs I tu to! gun- I n mi I Laguua ■!<* Bay an>l <A».»i«»riga ant! a laui.ch, under ('aptatn Grunt, ran into a m »l «‘f iiianigri !• cuncralr I in th<» ir •! »-a <»n l t«ih • •♦!«•*» of ih« Ilio tlfandu, thru»* mil«*« alxivi» < Liti»pit, v*’«trt !av af(«*rn ”•»». and w> r« r«-. «ivr.l with h* *vv V’ l'i’vs at »li «t rai *«* A «•'rgcanl iwfongn»g lo th«* Utah tot* tc*rv was killrd. and uno private was WoUtitl<««1. <>l*«*niiig with Ihrii rapi«! fire guns, (Lr Aiu«rt<*at>« kill«'»! •“ «»! th«* native*« and wounttol ««Vural nltors, filling th« jungle with a hail o( shut for half an hour, until the un«-my flu«!. Flahlterl lh* ineiiif. Minila, May 1’» 1 .**• • tipv ♦»« . ( th« tocoud ()r»*gt»n %olui>ir«*is, an»! the aaiuu numtor of Minori te mm, w ith 20 Aii n- - .i « •■ < *11 *», ufi »»f ( a J»• (am < a « h * and B«uki cim«*r. flank»'«! th» insurgents al ban II.I«( i » ii « h > tin» tn«>tn* . ing and rapitile*! Ihr placa*. The Fiiipit»«»«, in trrtot an*! pani«*, fir***! 30,000 round« of Afnmimitiun, l>ut only slightly w**tiu led one •* « ut. One ln«i.rgrnt «»fflt'rr wa« kiilud and Sil men wounded. Fh«* insurgrut» rutruel»*! and are now at San Migurl, six uni»« north of ton I Id« fon so. Twenty per cent of tha opp4wing retol fuicu has br«*n killed an»! w<uiit<l* • I smew tow tun tog an hi» advance May I. S|»aaiar4* Shut la. W aahingttui. May I»» —Thu war »!«• partmenl today rrtri»«d the following dispatrh "M amia, M av 16 —- It is rep-utol that at Z«mh»4i ga th«» insurgent» ta<ke«l th« Hpanish lr<M«|*a May II, using quickHi ii g guns and arms rat»* lure«! (tom I be s|'Atti«h giintotl lh* bpanish general and two »«ffi « r« w»*i»» woundr*l. There were (vw cawualtiss among the troojai The xj>4n!»ii gar- risun is now toat«-gr ! The waler «up ply is cut uff. ami the tr»^q>y ate » all* ing fur relief. OTIS." A CHECK TO RUSSIA < hiaa ItafuawB a 1*a»*»aM«| t « > M •• • « • » •* n a r**r Hallway Bhangehal, May 1* r * t»nng li- yaman G'hinr«** f »»• Ign «»(ft •- La« tu- plied to tLe Russian mitnwtrr al I king. M lb* Gi«rs, that the govern ment I» umi le to a* «*•1» tn the Rn««>Ati 'Imixn l, mad« tot Wv-:nr«iav. a n»*w lallwav con *’>»B,i>n < nn«* (n g I • • king with KuSwia's present system in Manchuria. 4 Not sin*«» the taking of Fort Arthur by R um is have the (*hinr*«o tom •<> agitate*! as over th-* dmiaiol. VVh«»tn- er M Du Gi»*rs nam»’*l a»|*ci: - r«»utn not yet as-er( ai n aide, »«'me officials aa- •«•it'ng that only a piehtnlnary not: e waa given lor a line dirvol (lorn Peking tu bhan Hai K won ( ettainly the British legati -n in Peking bud ho previous knowledge that such prujxxal wa» «oming from St, Petersburg. Thu concession a«tod for would rum the ritwimg northern rail ways. in which British capital tu the amount of 4 J.l'*'(l,( o0 is Investe»!, but there »raiiii lo to no altern,»(iv«« route wittiout intrrformg with plan« for rail way extension which th« (Tiinesu llieinaelv«« have in tuind. Il la believe») that liu«Mia'a St tion in this matter is inten led lo demonstrate tn the world that the r«*c«pi»t convention with Great Britain ru»p»t ling apherm of influence in China, which waa n.»ti* fie-l lo the ('hmr«e g«>»«»ri>inrnt almost before thia last convention was de- Hi >nd«d, I A- ! ‘>t fetter»-d the at t’ofl f Rusftia at the »«»uri of Peking, end al*o tn stiengthun Ruwaia's prestige with the Chinese, which was un favoni bly «Avute»! by her withdrawal «4 her late protest rrsjxKtmg the n rtheru rail ways. SITUATION «*••• ON THE ISLANDS. XAlsas <>r4*»s i«»r )l«r*|«it*e »lllplnra X*g-itlBlnf< tha Washington, May 16.—Ti e follow ing dispatch from Major Gmeral Otis, giving the «tatua of (he military situa tion, as it now exist«, in the upeia- ttona against the insurgents, was re- ouived at the war department tolay: "Manila, May 16. —Adjutant Gen eral, Washington: Thu situation is as follows Lawton from Baliuag has taken Ihlefonan an«l Ban Miguel to the north, with slight L **cs, and driving a considerable f *rce of the enemy ; gun- tosta an*! canoes, accompanying l.ftuO m«n tin ier Kobto up tbe Rio Grande from Cslumpit,will depart on th« ltith. MacArthur remains at ban Evi nandù, oovering th« cuunlry. "Yesterday a museenger came from AguinaLlo expre«sing a wish to ««nd a commission to Manila for a conference with the Unite«! Htatra coiumioiun lo arrange lerma uf peatie. Directions bava been given to pass a laxly of r«*p- icscntatiie in»ugr«ni« to Manila, »houl i they present tlirruseivrs. oriS." !»»•< r««r 11 * • F • f>l«»Bl(*n . London. May 1ft.— A f*-ttrfn) eiplo • ion ocm ur»»*l today at Ktirls* cl»«*tnie«l works at St. Ilrl»-n», LnnCA»lrr «'utiniy, killing f«'Ur {« raut!« an l srihiusly in juring 30. Firn bruk** out in tha rlilorstr lion«?, an I a 'arg* quantity uf rhl«»ralR ri phwtol, causing much «lr»imction x(itor«|n«-ntly the boiler ciplodr«l. and the whul« Work» were r«So*|, T he t wn is strewn with ilebria, and most of tbe building« in the plana wei« damaged, The total loa* I* about C.OV.OVO. Tita Hnttrln Tnraada. W rlliag Tapar Trull. Iloueton, Tea., May 13. — A »perla! i from Kalge !’*•*, Tea., aaya: New» received today from the Hondo n>*l minea |>lacr, tire dead, recoiling from. Ia*t night’* tornado, al JÏ. and nv*i Many peraon* ar* «till 100 wounded. miMing. an<l are probably In the ruine, Lawrence McKinney waa tbe only American killed. New Yoik, May 18.—-It 1« learne«! that 31 mills are alr«a»iy in«*lu*l« l in H • ««»mhinallon of manufacturer» ol fine writing paper, and that arrange ments are well advan *«l foi the organ i tat ion of the new company. Its pro po«<p»«l capital Is f 12,500,(RM) preferred •lock, 113,600,000 common Mock, and lhei« will to 18.000,000 working capital and merchandise on hand. Hmnflrag In W»aHlngtnn New York, May IÍ. — E« Governor Washington, Mav l&. —• Kdward ^mith, colore»!. w»s hang*«l in the dia Boawell p. F.ower died Pnigbl *1 trict jail today. He refuse’! to th« ¡ asi IO:1U at tbe Eaatport Country Club, at Eailport. U I. to makv a cuD*saaiuu. Tn Ita (¡BnhHatt. New York, May 18.—Vn*!er th« in structions of Secretary Long, the gun boat« Annapolis and Vicksburg arc to to place»! out «>f commission mio I re- titled f«»r servi •«» as gunboats, instead of as training «hip*. Ex|>erienru has detuonstrated that these vcbsu !» are too •mall for th« training service, «ml their place« will to taken in thia serv ice by the Monongahela on th« At lantic c< art. and the Hartford and the Pensacola in Pacific waters. Vnllng al tha l’aara ( anfartnra. IxMvIon. May IB. — A diapatrh to Hi* I-ally Mail from Ht. I**terab.Hf aaya: Accorili ri g tr» ih* progrmnni* fireparml Tur ih* fortheuming ronfarence at Th* llagn*. <>n* vote «ili b* permitto.1 lo **ch il* 1-qfati-n on *v*ry propoval *ub- n>itimi lo »-allo», aro! vntea will !>• ra*t by tha chic! rari utiv* of **■ b country. Rea.ling. P» , May Ifl —Th* total number ot dead, a* a rearilt of Xrlrlaf night’* eulliaion n*ar bere, r**rli.d I* today, iVilliaiu Jonkin*, nf Noma to*», dying at lb* hoapital al that jilac«.