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About The Santiam news. (Scio, Linn County, Or.) 1897-1917 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 23, 1901)
4 VOL. IV. SCIO, EVEM’SOF’ HIE DAY GO TO THE Keystone Shaving Parlors THE LAW MUST BE UPHELD A ..IS venta 25 “ ..IS - 25 - All wor* ,u*.a*l*e4 Ural class Germany will son establish • col onial army. J. W. VOGFI Specialist for Refraction and Defects of the Eve. I'OKTI IMI, on. Will make regular tripe to Hcio. W atch local colun.r. tur date of visit*. Au Ecuailorean force is prv|iaring to invade Colombia Von W aklrree« !•<»pea chancellor <»l Germany to l<*'vnie The results of the gulf storm were not »0 bad as at first reported. Hayden, the embesxling treasurer of Hwift A Co , cannot I* found A force of Colombians invaded Venezuela, but were driven back J. Btl/XRD, Prop «% Han Francisco retailers have made a move towards ending the strike Ncwh •’ umuhed and Rrfrftrd T hrouf hf »vt. Kruger utKiw the British National tats to continue I heir effort* io secure (■race. O mf labiri are aupptod with ito be*l the onariLffta aHurd.wM Vb South <d Hodr Tlie Unit«*! States may semi more war*bi|«i to Colon. General MacArthur has armed st San Francisco from Manila Commercial House SUO. OREGON Veneruelan officials blame the Co lombian government for th«' present trouble. The steel trust 1» landing non union men at Mune*«cn and will start up the mills there A Chicago trolley car colided with a passenger train, killing four and injuring 11 people. W» tar ___ ______________ _ ,______ _ _________ our it __ ______ n lar** quaai'.L*» and It ch p a • r »•• •■«■ kf-î • a • :ai AH r, kitol* u{ WuH = _:i »tort ooiw*. 3» <*Uf liud 4-,— »... vtt BANK.. OF.. SCIO CAPITAL, $20,000. OFFICERS: J. T. Gai net ▼ . A. Ewtng R. Shrhon Prenden! Vie»-Prenden! . Cashwr Doc* a general banking and ttchange bilame».* Loan* made at current rate* ami diati* issued on principal cilica SCO OREGON. Corvallis & Eastern R.R TIMK « AMU. >n «, fur Vs«f«,lHS Tfsm isavrw allwar ---- . . » orvaflls - so»«»« V s-.uli»* *•> I, «•iwri.lng l«s«e* 1 **■»"• I esves » vrvsllls ar»!««* «IMI»). P<«1. *, tat Dvlroll.— IraY^w < otkatiu M 1«».«« * '• ! Arrt«e« ’ h «». <, frniH Itaivoli — o *> r M i e> r M 4A4I- M • t M t: a w I : r M It w 1* M 1 ib r M a » I* M Ä: B A M • Aibaar. . 1W «• A M Arntt-B < ..y*ahi« ¡1 15 P V Trat»» 1 and < tarfwern Albany ami I <*rtatll* 1 nr*<tsv*, Th.wwtay» an<l *«iur<1*>* only. Ali olh»r tram* d»Hj e»<yp! Nijn.tay, Traiti» I and « «rrti» i» a '.«ny it» time to roncaci with th# A. I* mhiih bnand trait». •• wall a» «Hing too or Ihrr# hmit» iti AlUaa» lo fora .lapottur* <4 •. P. tsortb hound train lor Portland Train **n 2 < nnrrt» «ith th* « I* a *•»< Nida traiw at » oraolHa * *-4ra»n< l«*ff Inti*|*«»vlrt»or. Mt Minn«Illa and all potato north it» !’.»riiat»<1 Kl’BIM STOAK, Manager I. TVRNfcR. Agent, libati). . EAST AND SOUTH ---- VIA 4 Shasta Route Trala* le*»» West Heio for Forüand and way s.siiuasai I" • is !**,* f.u AIfcaay ai ina r *■ _________ I mtm Cnrilsn* s w s m.Tp m Aliwur I: »a m , K» wp m Arrivo« vshlsMl I: Ui m.ll •» a ns. «ammonta X 1 ts . « M • m “ son Pranei«ro 7 «.« p m . » IS a m “ o»d«n • m . Il *» s. m •• I »on i er * a. m , s a m “ linuui lx Mil m ,t » 1 ni, • I'hloasoT.*»« m . » ai a is - 1«* An«elro I » p m . T a. at • Ki r*-»'« p ».. Sp. m •- Kiwi Wurfk •«>« m .S ISp tn " « iv> et Meile«S a si , » »4 a 1» - It„usi,,n * • m , • a m « K»w Orleans s xip tn . « ¿Sa m. “ w ••'»in«».,» I Uv B IU« n - Now YorX I.’ SXp bi . U U p m. Fur.«n*n and Tnurltt rar» r»n both iratn«. <‘l»air ear» J*arranttnin lo <**!«•«• and Kl Fa»*», and muriti r»r» to < hu aifo. ♦*! I«» • New or Jrana aod * aahtngion < onnrrtmf at ran Franrlam n th »eYeral line« |<5F MfMidvIa, Japan, «h ina. F bl li ppi nw». « mirai and t*onih inoHlra- Mr» M K *oo*ln»anse•• agent al Wni Kio »tatto«, wr addrm» C II MARKHAM. A«at <»•• r»t a r**w Agt Fustiasa. or. NEWS OF TH ESTATE CHINESE SMUGGLED IN 5*14 ts He BroufM bv Whsl«t«'< from Brituh Columbia. attempt«! to rob an (tightened away be- anything and are in the wood* near ADVICE PARTS OF OREGON. Cemmtnal s»4 ls**l bsppsnln<t el lav. ports««* A Bust Bos« ei th* Grevi th sad IwprevsaMsli »< th« M**v tadustrl»» Threw.«haut Our Throw« CesMieawtsith laisst M«rk«t Rrpert A ease of smallpox ha* Iccn re 'ported at ffcaell, in Marion county. Panther* attack«*! a l«tid of sheep on th« North t‘<w«* ' over 2*> river and kills*! A go«“! sire«! porcupine which na«i bc«n killing numerous chicken», wa» slain in Moro, Sherman county. Owing to the great number of build- I irga Icing constructed in Pendleton, i contractors are having difficulty in .•«curing enough < arj* nt«r» to do the work. The Grand Rond" river is lower al present than it has ta««n for many year*. Fishermen declare that there is not enough water above llilgsrd for a fish to swim in The aerveyor« of the United State* geological survey lime found that Odell take in Lak« county, is 4 9flti • . v tho lev! of tlie m ean. The summit of the mountains where they crossed i- B.H50 fis-t.atane tlie level. As an • «ample of bow the old dona tion land claims in l’«lk county are being div i«l<*l into small farms, the Grant 640 acre chum, which for many years yielded a living for a family of only five, now afford* homes for over people^ and there is yet much waste land in the tract. Cherries are just coming to market around Enterprise, Wallowa county. A »treet fair promoter is in Eugene trying to work up a carnival there for 8c|>tember. 'Ll.. :■ .lot,.' I'd Ml!- >ri 1’.,. > . •. City, anil each gets the mail of all the others, so it is said. Between hut weather and harvest the vailev towns ar«- almost deserted ami business is very dull. It is estimated that 1,000,000 ¡«ounds of prunes will lie dried in the vicinity of I*alla* this fall. A l>ig prairie lire rag>*l at Ella, in Morr> w county, can« d by small boys playing with matches. It bum<*l several section« of bunchgra.M«. A submarine divrr ha* Is* n engag ed for atawit two months in placing blasts to blow up a reef outside the •• t »r.«tt• • tI i" |-i • i I. i! r Rabbit killing is the leading »¡>ort now around I'aisley, Lake county. Tlie 1**11» are thick am! do damage, when able, in the grain and alfalfa fields. There is no apparent rcarcity of harvest hand- in the Weston neigh borhood; neither is there a stirpi na, and th«»«« in search of work are not di»a[>|H>iiit<*i. W. H. Brunimond, of Grant county recently killed ole« with one rifle shot. O ik varimnts sn standing l<> fc-et to one •ide of the one he aimed at. With L«m«n<v. A coal famine in San Francisco is imminent lu-cause of th" strike Two men were asphyxiated and other* nearly so in a Montana mine. Colombian insurgents are <'|»'rating along the line of the Panama railroad. The remain* of Itawager Emprea* Frederick w< re interred at Potsdam. A paarenger train wa* robin*! on the M , K AT road in Indian Territory. American looter* in • sentenced to lour years ment. Heavy rain* in Arixona are doing much damage.to railway • n<i other property. Effort* for the settlement of the Han Francisco strike are making go. si progress President Mellen, of the Northern Pacific, deilMW that hi* company will build to the Clearwater country. An effort will be made to induce Western nieml»ere of the Amalgamat ed Aaeociatoa to reconsider their re fusal to go on atrke. have discovered of Chin«*»- have Han Francisco on from Briliah Co Highwaymen in Texas held up a pasrenger train, going through th« coaches and relieving ¡ia»a«i>gcr« of tlier cash and other valuable* Noth ing wa* secured from tlie expr«-« car. latter reven men were arresteil for the robliery and ¡mrt of the plunder re covered. Tabacca Tool Nertgsga. An advance of from one to two dol lar* a ton haa l*en made in all tin* ished steel product*. Senator Clark, of Montana, own* alartit 40 fold »ilver.and copper mine*. New York, Aug. 15.—There w* filed in the Hudson county court Krupp, the German gun maker, house in Jersey City today a mort ha* a fortune of nearly 93O.tJ00.0tm, gage for fl.50,SOD.01 »I maile by tl.i an income of nearly |I4,(•»*.<•»• and a Consolidated Tobacco Company, of pay roll of 60,000 [WHOM. America, to the Morgan Trini Com Andrew Carnegie ha* offered the city of Portsmouth, O., |.' mi <**) for a public library. puny to lecurc an issue of 4 per ernt bond» not to »lernt fIM.OO >,(> M>. ft la dated June 15 and bore revenu« alampa to the amount of 975.UÜU It ha* been judicially derided that women who pay rent directly to a landlord in Toronto are entitled to »ote for aldermen. Mr* William E. English presented to the »tat« museum a dead Jersey pig with one head ami two bailee joined at the sb'iulders. I A species of ar«l that expand« like rubber i* one of the newly discovered product* of the Philippine* NO. 43. LAKE th* R«iult Othsrs Rte us* by Tug*. Cleveland, Aug. IB—Five mon «ere luirned to death, four were drowned, three and p>wsibly four were euffoeal- «d aud seversl were injured a* the re sult of a fire whl«'h d««*tr<>yed a tem- |>>rary water works crib two mile« off the Cleveland heritor yesterday. Twenty-six men obeyed the order '<>! Manager G. C. Vandusen when the itaniea broke out and took refuge in : the wal< r on floating piece« of wreck- ■*ge. Four of tlieii lost their hold* | > upon their frail floats and sank be- i-.ratii the waves just n help reached their conirsde* The crew of the tug R. Hprenkle heard th" fire whistle blown from the crib and raced to the acene from the hattair. Hhe picked up IB of the sur ! vivors a ho had drifteil to the wret of tlie crib on their floats of board and | wreckage. The erih is a total loss. It wa* a frame building, 2<»iv.isl feel, the sides *)ieath«*l with iron. It is now a charred, »hairless mass of wreckage, and mingled nitli the l.tacL< t>e<l lim bers are blac ken«*!, rusted and twistr*l pieces of plates of iron and sl«««-l. The crib and machinery were the property were of Hhailer .L Hchneing- Isu. contractors. l'h«ir lo«* will ex- i* «*l |2t»l <»*». Fire and harl»»r tugs with rescuing parties on board reached tho crib scsui alter the flames broke out, but • • « . d . I ■ -‘rue .re >< «• ,i > . thing ir. i«s .( Hames and all h.qr of saving it was abandoned. After an hour's hart! work the Hames were diminished enough to permit the firemen to climb up the chart«*) steps ami tight the tire from the interior. Then the horror of the calamity was first resli»«*! Every thing was a total wreck. While the firemen were («Hiring water on the llann-s there was » roaring furnace ta-matli which could not I»« rvachi*l. Alter two hours of hard work five nition, were (ound. While this was going on strenuous efforts were being put forth to reach the men imprisons«! in the tunnel, whose air supply had ap|>arently been shut off entirely by tin« burning of the machinery, Al the mouth of the shaft it was like a furnace, ami the iron work wa* red hot from th" tlamcs. Tlie water that was thrown <.n it turned it into steam at once. Finally after a deluge of water had Iscii thrown on the smouldering ■hsft entrance, a voice was heard from th« bottom calling for !>elp. A ro|M' wk. « drop|s*l down the shaft, ami slowly ami carefully the man at the Isittom wa* rais«*l In quick sue. cession six others were brought up from th<. foul and Stirling air of tlm tunnel All were in a pitabin condi tion They reportesl that two other 1111-11 were lying iint'oiiw ioua at the taittom of the abaft. A workman vol- untecreii to rescue these men, and he was quickly lowered into th' shaft. In a few moment* the unconscious lin n were brought -ip more dead than alive. The tunnel, which ha* Isvru under course of construction for several years, and is still far from complete, ha* Isen the cause, all told, of the It»* of more than 30 lives. Gra.*»ho|>|M'rs are prc»< nt in great ATTACK ON COMMISSION lliilnla-rs on la.tli Birch creeks, above I'lli't rock, in Umatilla county, and Manila, Aug. 15.—Th" United Htatse are doing considerable damage lx »th In.rndurv Pamphlet Spread Brosdiset I* Manila. eommisaion ha* left Manila on it* to grain and gardens, the latter par northern trip. ticularly. Manila, Aug 16.—A pamphlet wiu Civil Governor Taft haa addressed [Hiblislietl broadcast yeaterday con a letter to the new justicis urging Portland Msrk<U. taining an attack on the I'nlol States that the court* l»c so conducted as to Wheat—Walla Walla. ex|»ort value, Philippine commission, signee! by the create a go<«l impression. The native 55fii5*>c per bushel ¡blucslem, 57«• 56c; Centro-Catholic. All the memlwr» first offense« should be treat«*! with valley, nominal. of that taslv deny having any con [«rental clemency. Flour— I* »t grades, 12 9On»3 40 jier nection with the publication. They Tlie contract providing for liartair litrre); graham, |2 M. believe the pamphlet was issued by a improvement* lias been signrxi, and Gal*—|l 15<«l 2’1 p r cental. al (w[*-r in an endeavor to create a work will begin immediately. The Barley—Feed, 4ltx<r|tl 5O, brewing, si nsalion The pamphlet was nomi- ciwt of the improvements mil bv |l6.&0fit 17 |s r itfft. nallv in favor of the church, calling about 91 601) 0»0 Millstuff*—Bran, |27 i«-r ton, mid on the |M*>ph- to rise in their might Hu|»eriiit«ndent of Schools Atkinson dling- 121 50 short* 920. chop. $16. against Judge Taft, the civil gover is preparing a magnificent reception Hay—Timothy, fllatlS; clover, nor, and “tlie rest of the ticket brawl for the BRO American school tem hers 97»«9 50; Oregon wild hay, $6446 |»er era running the government of the who are egpected to arrive here in a ton. United Htole*," and saving "They few days it hen the tran«|-»rt arrives Butter—Fancy creamery. 17 <vid20e; have declared war against God." 15 launches will convey tlie teachers dairy, I4<* 15c , store, I ltd 12c |a?r to the Lunela landing Li e 1 they will pound. N«w Buddisti si Nsvv Tarda Iwdriirnto th« Hpanish ex|-snli«>ii Egg»—17c |»-r doten. New York, Aug 16—Within the builJing, vrhich will liecorne a tem Cheese—Full cream, twins, 11 <4 next few wvek» the navy department oorary educational colony. This 11 Voting America, 12<al2^*c (a-r will advertise forbids on the con building haa been completely fur p»»u nd. struction of tour new structure« at nished by the army with cot*, chair*, Poultry—Chickens, mixed, |3 Uk4 etc , which have been lent by the 3.75; hen*, 9-3 75»« 4 75*. dressed, 10« the Brooklyn navy yard, to cost in the neighl«orhood ** of ’ 11, IHM). — IMXI quartermaster's department. lie ta-r pound, springs, 92 501*4 OO These buildings, with the erection of per iloieri, duck» 93 for old. 12 50 a groat coaling pier from the cob Gr«st torn! hr«». «4 3 50 f»>r voting geese, tt»*4 50 per dis k a numher of buildings on the Vancouver. B C . Aug 15 —The dosen, turkeys, live, BflllOc; dre«s«d, ordnance dock, and the completion forest fires which annually destroy 10<4 12 Sr 1*7 pound. of the work already under way, will Mutton — lauiil*, 3( t c. gross; thousands of dollars' Worth of pt | cidi fur an expenditure of about 6(4"c js-r pound; sheep, erty are now raging on the British dressed, 42,<NM>,UUU. per lb. Coluiol.taii a.*aS»t. Rejiorts ¡.slay 93 25. g.'.-M. dr»-•»••-!, Ilogs — Gr»sta. heavy, 9-» 75(46, from up the coast state that «ever«) Will Act ea $<hl«v'i C«« mim L small islands have l** n completely light, f4.7S<&, dressed, 6>t(47c per Baltimore, Aug. IS.—It is an* pound. denude«! of trees, and th« wins ! is m > Veal — Hmall. Si49e, large, 7 nounced here today that Issdor Ray- dry that fires on the mainland, om-e nor. attorney general for Staryland, ta"%c per ¡»Hind. «tarti*!, apreed with fearful rapidity. Beef—Gr -** top steers 93 fiO<44 <M)j ha* l*en retained a* one of the attor , S i I moss Rtindtrr ter Alstks cows and heifers. 9-3 25»« 3.50, dreased ney» for Rear Admiral Kchley in his coming hearing before the court of St. Petersburg. Aug 15 — New, re beef, 6'vi*7l'*<' [>«r pound. inquiry. Mr Raynor received a let H<»(w—12<4l4«' per pound. vived here from Vladivoat.a k »ay* ter from Admiral fL-hley Munday in Wool — Valley, IhwUtQn; Eastern that Lieutenant Wallace Bert hull. of which he wa* a*ked to act a* one of the I nit«*l State* navy, lias begun Oregon, R.«l2’tc; mohair, 2O»*2lc l*r the counsel in the ca»«. and at once •hipping ; 1.200 reindeer from Okhotsk pound. accepted the commission. Potatoes—9Ort*9l 00 per «ack. porta to i Alaska. Filippino First Otlrnrrr to B< Trtsled The Union Pacific Railroad hss notified it* enipoyee that habitual drinking or even th« mere frequent ing of saloons will in future l<c consid ered cause for diM-hargr. Revenue officers that large uumbri ixw-n smugglr*! into lumber schootiers lumbtat TO JUDGES FIRE OUT IN THE I Tarslvs sr Thutssa Livss lest •• Tt MS OF INTEREST FROM ALL HeattIs. Wash , Aug. 15 —A signed statement from Governor Kogers ap peared in the Time« as follows “Olympia, Wash Aug 15. I9t)| —Editor The Times A recent edi torial item in your pal»' regsrding the Nonlstrom care caures me l«i *ay that under no cireumstano*« will I interfere with the judgment of tlie court* tn this ease. As I view it. a crisis has arisen in the stale affairs in which tl," question is raised wheth er murder is to lw punished in Wash tngton. or whether the law i* to le made an instrument of jugglery for courts and lawyers "In England or Canada, whatever wo may think of their forms of gov ernment. criminal law is enforced and lynching is unknown. "In Whitman county, of tin* state, according to J ml g> Ml» . 1 <■ •■ t county, some .It) murdcra and lynch ing« altogether have taken place with only one legal hanging, this tatter within the last three year* Other room ice have records not particularljr flattering to our ideas of justice. "Only recently the legislature wss calli*l in extra session for th« sole purpore of removing obstacles which I was advised might allow certain murderers to «acais', and thus bring our administration of law into re new«*! contempt. This purpose hav ing been eff<*'led. I shall ccrtmly sd»l no n«w complications. "The judgment of the court will stand. "JOHN R ROGERS • * Han Francisco, Aug 15.—Discov Explosion of two cars of powder eries have just been made which are wrecked an entire train on the ls-'ievr*l to establish conclusively that wholesale smuggling of Chinese from H.iiitlicrn I'acflic near Glendale. Or. The Alaska *t< itocr islander struck British Columbia into th« Unite«! an iceberg ami sank immrsliately, Mates through Santa Barbara has carrying down atawit ’Ki of th«- p«i-«i>- l«*-n carried on. The revenue ofliciala were notified several week* ago, and ger« «ml crew «ml 925O,<l>«> in gold. for three weeks th« revenue cutter Both sides are making gains in the McCulloch has l**-n cruising in the steel strike. waters of Santa Barbara channel in The Shamrock If is lieing put in warch of evidence. The smuggling «. hcnie is outlined order for racing. f.iimta-r laden vessel* There is little change in th" Han as follows: leave Puget sound for Houthem Cali Francisco «trike situation. fornia [aunts, a mi after getting weli Crispi * remains were taken by a out to sea run over to Vancouver warship from Naples to I'ah rmo island ami pick up t'hinesc, who are A. J. Montague was notninat,-l fur cvtenaibly shipped a* pari . ■ ■ • Some of these vessel* put in at Port by Virg ■ Democrat Th" gunlsiat kfacbias has been Harford, San Pedro and other points w ith crews more than twice as large Ordered to 1'anama immediately. as necessary. When sailing for the The Gerinan Cn wti I’nm*- ms) 1« north the crews consist almost «X- engaged to the I'rincc*» of Batten cluxivrly of white sailors. berg. Another method adopted is The fishing reason on the Columbia landing of Chinese on one of has c I»» m *I and the (uu k will I* about islands in the channel,and they then brought into Hants Barlstra 337.ODO rm* Ju-t what dis Over a doren lives were lost l»y the abalone fishermen burning of the waterworks crib 111 coveries have l«*-n mad« by the offi cer« of the reveni e cutter are not the lake al Cleveland, Gino. known, but they have ta-eii placed Chicago steelworkers who would in th«' [loaaeasion of important in not «»liey the strike order were put formation by the local officers and util of the Amslganiated Association. are now following up clews fur- It is River and hartair receoiiimemla- | nished by s«*'rrt service «gents lions for the coming year are alxmt said that the evidence lias been ob the aanie as 111 the bill that failed to j tained that opium has also Iwen ■nitiggh*! into Houlhern California. (mas last w inter. Burglars who Ohio bank were fore they secured now surrounded the town. AU *>«.*• «I esl.-hss .«la st,* x*»lry psusd plXHBpUy. HrttH If MurSsevr M«r4t«ana. FROM THE FOUR QUARTERS O» G L. VINCENT. Prop. All FK11MY. Al’iilST 23, Gawrare Rags'» •< Msshtaglaa Sun Not ta THE WORLD Shaving lLau Cutting Shanip.--.ng Ralba COUNTY, OKKGON, LINN Islander Went Down Near SIX lì PEOPLE • 275.000 IN OOLO lost OUST ALSO WENT TO THE BOTTOM Th« M *mr Struck A* l«b*rg «1 2 (Xckk A M . *rul Siali lianMdMKly t «pleUtd by U m Shock Beilcri Capisi« Wa* 1*>I Io I«s»«. and Ma* Allow*rd> loll from ih* Ultralt. Victoria. B Aug 2*» — The •ti-amcr l*laiid«'r, the crack pasernger st.uiii.-r of the Alaskan rout«. o,«erat- «*1 by the Canadian Pacific Naviga tion Company, of tin* city, »truck an u i lerg off Douglas i*!*nd at 2 A. M. on the morning of Thurwlay last and went to tlie bottom, carrying 55 to !'>tl n«il«. including pasavngvrg and member* of the crew. Home of the survivors arnv<*l hero tin* evening by the steami'r Queen. ■I i that is the t andcr went down her la.ilcr* cxpks’ed, caus ing th« death of many who might have «*«111**1. Captain Foote went down with hl* •learner. There wa* f27."i.t»s) in gol«l on the steamer, fitsi.issi of which wa*carri,d by passenger*. The descriptioti <vf the di*a»ter by tl.c survivor* i* heartrending. They •ay that th« Idander »truck an tec- l»rg, and so severe so the shock that every door was jamm<*i fast in the staterooms, and the ill-fated passen ger», numbering l*>7. and the crew of 71 were forced to break through the windows to reach the deck Steward Nimjwon lust 10 in hi* de partment, and Ina description of the wreck is dearly given. He »*• awak ened by the shock, and could not get out of his stateroom until he broke out a wt'.dow He reached the bridge, where the pilot wa* on watch, and, »ith the mate, ordered out the lifelsiata. The vessel was then taking water fa*t. and the chief engineer n-- |a>rti*l the pumps unable to take care of th« water He also went Is-low with an sx. broke flown the lower atatetoori* door», and staved at thia work until the water forced him to go to the lip|>er deck. Ily this time th« ship's boats were loaded and had got away, and, while the officers were getting out the last life raft. Captain Foote eall.sl to all hand* to clear the shi|>, a* she was alaiut to go down. This wa* the cap tain's last order, a* at that moment the ship sank, and the captain, leap ing clear of the wreck, was picked up by a life boat, which in some manner was overturned. The day ■*• very misty, ami all hand* were force«! to shift (or themselves. The officers state that had the jaus< ngers not rushi*l thelsiata, the lisw of life would have l** ii small, if indeed, any al all, had lawn lost. TRAIN BLOWN TO BITS. Twa Lari al Powgsr £«plod<* is T umk I- Sst firs to ths Forsat. Ashland, Aug. 19.—What is re garded is* one of the worst wrecks in th« history <d the Huuthern Pacific Company's lines in Oregon took place at tunnel No. 7, six ami one half miles north of Glendale, thia Extra afternoon als>ut I 30 o'click, frrigtit No 2192, east, which left here at 9 >> this nioruing*, comp *e«I of 2»! cars, with three engines, was just «merging from tunnel No. 7, which is a »bort -*ne on * sharp eurve in tho track, and about lUO feet long, when th" train parted, the sir hose break ing. The smiden jar caused two rear ear* l<«d<*l with dynamite to explode. The entire tram was demolished, excc|>t the engine, and it was injur«*! soiiK-n Imt. There were 10 cars of melons, two of powder, two of fruit and the remainder of miscellaneous freight All but three cars of the melon» were totally demolished by tho force of tho explosion, which was (elt for miles around tho surrounding country. A car rtll«*l with acid took fire, and th«- flame* spread to the dry brush and timber, causing a fierce conflagration, Cow creek, which runs along the side of the track at this point, wa* till«*! with debris and burning wreckage. A number of trani|M who were rid ing in a half elo*«*! car. e»ca|a*l, so (ar as is known at the present time, but until the debris i* cleared the Io*» of life and limb cannot ! m > known, and from G m - nature of the di«u»t«r there may be nothing left of the re mains of the unfortunates to tell the tale. New York. Aug 17.—Details regard- Ing the Veneiuelan Colombian conflict of July »Sth have been received, and convey the Qrst lutimattou that tbo battle was a »«.floua on». The cn- igeruent wa* fought at La* Pilus, I «genrent lav Parada an<l Plrinoa, and tasted 34 hours The Colombian forcvN were rompcllvd to retire, but not before 1100 nwn on t*Xb Bides bad been kill ed and wounded Amoug l.iesc were General Itescn to Medina, of th«i Ven. esuctan side and four Civlomds The army of «.Oho invaders was divided Into 3S reglnrents, some of v.hl<h were of th« regular Colombian army, com manded by government oflb ere and using the army artillery. 11«. a use of th« strict postal, press and cable icnsorsblp exercised, th« vl< tori«-» won by the rebels In several battles were until now given as mere rumors A ¡1st of th««» battles was among th« a<lvl>«a received by Dr. Rcarepo July I». according to insur- gent adv Ilea, General M Jose Castillo defeated th« government troop* un- der General I.ilia Vele* at Palmira, taking mnny prlaiuinr« arm* and »up plies General Clodomlra Castillo won a battle over a r« g n» u' that attempt •d to Inter. «<nt his command In Ila march to llio llaca G«u«rai Marin e troops have won several engagement*' And now practically t*mtrol tbo Do- |wvrtrn«:it of Toll tn*. Two otlo.r I. vltt. s with favorable re sults for tho rebels took ptaew at Can a<aa and Gatiin Department of Pan ama Four battles have been fought .lining th.- last T. nth In tbo south of C i » ■ h a. « also government defeats, though details aro lacking. Su 0 Vh r»l In». 'V ni» N ì » w York. A h < 17 A ('corditi* ta ih»» hulhtin of Colombi a.» lh»«irrt' t!«>nÌRtiL a copy <if which ha* > *r r«' 4 h«’r* Ih* rvì ■ ’< havv a tlghtint tlr«*ngth <>f 31,000 mtn* ragtWh Wsrvhipi. *t P*n*mi. Vl.-torl* It C, Aug 17.-H M H. Icaru*. sloopof war, which ha* b««'n order.- I to Knglan.t. will leave Friday morning Rhe mil call at Han Diego and al Panama, remaining at the lat ter point until the trouble there haa been »«-tiled H. M H Phaeton Is now .it 1'inaHu II M H lVar«plte. flag ■ hip of the Pa.ltl station. whose commlsalop concludes In January, will be *ui crcded by the flrst class cruiser Grafton. Th« government Is concentrating troops from the mor* remote prior- tnce* Telegraph communication with coast points Is Interrupted, and hen<« nothing I* known here regard Ing the altnatlon at t'nrtagenla amt liarra’i<iulIla G«.neral Alban has not Wf r.Oi!.>..| to I'., ' .. but !* ..«¡...t.d at an, mom. nt w th relnfo: < ..tn.-nts. Troop* continue to patnit both ends of the Isthmus line at night. Gbr-Mlv' ( hsiwri ( i «« m L Kingston Jamaica Aug 17 A largo number of wounded m«n. belonging to th« gov. rnnicnt troops, were taken to Colon Monday. This is regs rd «-I as an Indication of the per»latcucu t>f the ri-licl attacks The converted cruiser Namouna ha* been found to l>e practically useless, owing to the bungling attempt to mount heavy guns on lioard of h«r. Th« Colombian govertinwnt Is now collating for th« pur. has* of th« steamer Bernard Hall, of the West India A Pacific Steamship Company, Limited, of UverpooL The Darien brought 40 passenger«, who were otdlgcd to h<ave Colon In order to avoid conscription. They say the chance« of tho Liberal*' »uc- cess »«rm better than ever «Ince th« commencement of th«« revolution. Th« British consul at Colon haa enter««! Tamalean* twin* a protest against compelled by the Colombian govern nu'iit to flght against the rebels. Guanl« are still kept on boar«! tho trains running between Panama and Colon Both »Ido* are committing atroclt- I « mi In the attack mad« on tho gov ernment troop«. Sunday, a few mil« out of Colon the rebel« dofeatd th« governm- nt force and on,, of the tat ter w«s afterwards found shot In th« abdomen, with tmlh legs amputated. This wa* a reprisal for the torture tiy th« government of political pris oner«. Raid« Along Psnsnu Road Colon Colombia Aug. 17.—Raida continue ilirrot daily or nightly along the line, owing to the entiro sbsenew of military protection I j »»1 night Mata, hln ws« again raided and cattle b«-longlng to «ympathlxere with th" government w«r«> »tolen. Two wo men were kidnaped at Gorgon-stat Ion Sunday night and the Chine»« there were pillaged. On most occasion* of thia character, the Chine«« are the chief »afferent Consequently " are dally transferring provision* »nd men han.llae to Panama, thus Inten sifying want and suffering all along the line Arn-.et guards consisting of about 50 men still accompany each passenger train. SMlCI Stead Oft * Mob. Tua. aiooaa, Ala.. Aug if.—A mob of about 50 men ante red th« jail be- for«» daylight this morning, deter mined to lynch Henry Pratt, colored, charged with attempted assault ou Hallie Dice, a little whit*, girl. After ».>r.»e parleying Sheriff Kyle worked hie way to a closet. Belied a loaded shotgun and told the mob that they r.u»t MUI him before they cotild get the prisoner. In the face of the load- id gnn the mob left th« Jail and dis persed It Is rumored that the mob « « al*o aft* r a ro who »a brought here from Coa'lrg la*t night Po.tottas Robber Killed. Molts« Mttal tvplsdrd $120.000 fu* st Bsrklav. Marh.w, I. T. Aug. IS.—Three men Berkeley, Cat, Aug I!* —Fire 1st« Youngstown. O , Aug, 2D.—An ex- entered the Marlow boatoffice while last night in the engine room of Nic- the guard was out and attempted to phwion of 10 ions of molten metal in han* Bro». company'» planing mill* the blast furnace d"|Mtrtment at the blow open the safe. The guard re turned while they were at work and a Ohio pliant r>( the National M««! st West Berkeley destroyed three battle «netted. One of the robbers, Company result«*! in the death 9I acres of buildings, lumber piles and *h«t through the head and breast, three workingmen aud tlie injury of finish«*! product* <>f the mill», John The machinery which Evrrding*« «tareh works. Hare A Co.'• fell, and the other two made their Il others. vecape. The man gave hi* name t* connected the ladle containing the Eldorado Oil work*, T. Haywood John Gray, of Kansas City. He wa* molten metal liroke, and allow«*! the lumber yards and partially destroyed taken to the hospital and died within metal to drop into a rat containing Everding* gri»t mill and l.i* resi water. dence. The loee trachea fl '-’O/XMl. a few minut««.
