4
VOL.
IV.
SCIO,
EVEM’SOF’ HIE DAY
GO TO THE
Keystone Shaving Parlors
THE LAW MUST BE UPHELD
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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.
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OFFICERS:
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Doc* a general banking and ttchange
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Loan* made at current rate*
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Traiti» I and « «rrti» i» a '.«ny it» time to
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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).
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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 ’
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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««.