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The River Glacier. It's a Cold Day When We Get Left. VOL. 7. ' HOOD RIVER, OREGON, FRIDAY. JULY 12,1895." NO. 7. 3(ood liver (5 lacier. "DBLUHBD EVERT SATURDAY HORNING BV S. F. BLYTHE. SUBSCRIPTION price. One year 00 x months...., 1 Of Three mouths 6t) Btinle oopy i Cento THE GLACIER BARBER SHOP, HOOD RIVER, OK. GRANT EVANS, Proprietor. Bhavfng and hair-cutting neatly done. Satis faction guaranteed. A I RIGHTFUL WRECK Fatal Rear-End Collision on a Canadian Railroad. ENGINEER IGNORED THE SIGNAL Thirteen Passengers, Who Were Pil grims to the Shrine of St, Anne de Beaupre, Were Killed. Quebec, July 11. Avery large pil grimage from Sherbrooke, Windsor Mills and Riohmond left last nght at 10 o'olook for the shrine of St. Anne de Beaupre. There were two seotions of the train, one running a few min utes behind the other. The first seo tion was standing at Craig's Roard sta , tion, at 8 A. M. taking water, - when the second section passing the sema phore, dashed into the rear of a Pull man ooaoh of the first section, smash ing it to kindling wood, and killing, it is said, everybody in the oar, except the Pullman conductor, who jumped. Engineer MoLeod and Fireman Per kins, of the seoond division, were both killed outright. The Pullman ooach was telescoped into the first-class cars of the first section, killing a number of passengers. Among the killed are three priests. The number of killed is now placed at thirteen, injured thirty four. The work of resoue was begun soon after the blinding clouds of steam sub sided. The trainmen rallied the men together, and the dead and injured ' were taken from the ruins of the en gine, Pullman and first class ooaob.es and cared for temporarily. The women of the party ministered as best they oould to the wants of the maimed passengers. They tore off their nnderolothing and made bandages for wounds, and, in the absence of sur geons, staunched the flow of blood and properly oleansed the hurts. A special train was soon sent to the soene and conveyed all wounded passengers to Levis, where they were plaoed in hos pitals. ' ' The arrival of the train beggars de scription. The sight of the unfortu nate viotims as they were oarried from the oars was one never to be forgotten. The poor victims were oovered with blood and their clothing was torn to shreds. The second person taken from thel train was Rev. Mr. Dignan, curate of St. George's, Windsor, who died as he was oarried from the oar. The soene in the hospital after the arrival of the wounded was a sad one. The unfortu nate pilgrims occupied beds in the dif ferent wards of the hospital, and were attended by physicians, nuns and ladies of Levis. The cries of some of the wounded were fearful. Coroner Bellew, of Quebeo, crossed to Levis, to hold an inquest this after noon, when the bodies of all the killed arrived. It is hard to say where rests the blame for the accident. It has . been suggested that Engineer MoLeod might have dozed and thus missed see ing the semaphore. A strict investiga tions will be held at once to determine where the responsibility rests. The wreok was a frightful one. The engine of the colliding train seemed to rush upon the other train, and then turned completely over, pinning Engi neer MoLeod underneath. The rest of the seoond train was derailed and badly smashed up. Instantly after the craBh, the air was filled with the shrieks and groans of the injured and imprisoned passengers. The few train- hands and .station employes on the spot set to work manfully to extricate the passen gers as quickly as possible. Thirteen dead were taken from the wreok. T. J. Quinlan, the Grand Trunk passenger agent, who was' on . the first train, is not seriously wound ed. In conversation with a reporter he said he could not see how he escaped death, as the Pullman car he was in was, shivered into splinters. Called Him a Liar. Rome. July 6. In the Italian depu ties, Signor Galli, under-secretary of state, called Signor Marezescaicnia a liar. As a result there will be a saber duel DRIVEN TO THE DEED. Strange Story of the Bobber Killed by a Chicago Policeman. Chicago, July 11. The body of the man shot and killed by a policeman in front of the Auditorium last night has been identified as that of Charles Gor man, who lived at the Hotel Somerset, One Hundred and Twentieth street and Wabash avenue. From the laundry mark on his shirt, he was, supposed to be C. E. Cole, but the linen was bor rowed before the shooting ocourred. Monday afternoon Gorman received a telegram from his wife in ' St. Pual, saying that his baby daughter had died the night before and urging him to come to her. He made every effort to secure the money to take him there and after repeated failures, in a mo ment of desperation, he attempted to rob saloon-keeper MoGloin, that he might have funds to go to his wife. O. E. Cole, who identified his body, is in charge of the dining-room of the Union League Club. He roomed at the hotel with Gorman. Last night about 6 o'clock Gorman left Cole and showed him a telegram from his wife, telling him of the death of his child. He tried to sell a large revolver to Cole, but the latter did not have the amount necessary. Then the two men tried to pawn the weapon, but could get no more than $6 for it. Gor man then tried to trade it at the rail road office for a ticket to St. Paul. Being unsuccessful, the two men went back to the hotel. Gorman was very uneasy, and about 7 P. M. said he must renew his efforts to get money. He started down town and was not seen again by Cole. In Gorman's trunk were found letters of recom mendation from various barrooms where he had been employed, all speaking of him as a man of integrity. Among the dead man's letters was one dated August 7, 1891, signed, by Harry W. Stiles, Portland, Or. , reoom mending him as a good bartender. THE NAVAL DOCKS. Improvements Being Made at the Mare ' . Island Station. Washington, July 11. Information has been reoeived at the navy depart ment of the progress of the work of enlarging the stone dry dock at Mare island. At present the Hartford is in the dock and is being thoroughly over hauled. The last congress appropri ated $20,000 for enlarging the dock. The work now under way is that of scooping out the sides of the dock at the bottom to make it large enough to admit the battleship Iowa, the largest now building. It is probable that when the Philadelphia is docked, work will be pushed on enlarging the en trance to the dock and in building a new caisson, urns will necessitate a ooffer dam in front of the dock and the entrance will be blocked for about a month. Commodore Matthews, chief of the bureau of yards and docks, says a large dock is needed at Mare island which will a6oommodate the largest battle ships now in the navy, and any , that may be constructed. It should be 700 feet long, 100 feet wide and at least thirty feet over the sill, and broad enough at the bottom to afford oppor tunity for workmen to get to every portion of the battleships whose breadth of beam extends too near the bottom of the ship. It is pointed out that the present dock, even if enlarg ed, oannot accommodate our vessels. The Hartford, now being overhauled, makes it neoessary to keep the Phila delphia waiting. Before the Phladel phia is in the dock it is probable that the Baltimore will be waiting, as she is to return from the Asiatio Btation soon. Of oourse the Pnget sound dock will be oompleted in the. fall and that will aooommodate the largest of battle ships, but naval officers say that in addition to this dock, there should be another large one near San Franoisoo. Damages for Slander. Greeley, Colo., July 11. Mrs. M. E. Lanagan, the teacher in the Little Thompson sohool distriot, reoently sued Mrs. Anna Whorrell for $2,000 dam ages, charging slander and alleging that Mrs. Whorrell had charged the sohool teaoher with intimaoy with a prominent ranoher, at whose home she lived. After being out five hours, the jury awarded Mrs. Lanagan a verdict for $360 and costs. The defense made motion for a new trial. Business In California. San Francisco, July 11. Nearly fifty citizens from towns in California, in response to inquiries, made by the Chronicle, have reported in detail the oondition of their business, and espe cially the development of their leading industries. The net result of these questions and answers is that there is good, solid ground for satisfaction in all sections. . California's Last Projected Road. Healdsburg, Cal., July 9. A meet ing of the board of trade of this city will be held early next week, at whioh time a committee representing the So lano, Mendocino & Humbolt railroad will appear before that organization and ask that the city donate a depot site and grounds for shops and other buldings. The company will also ex pect Healdsburg to secure a right of way through the Dry Creek valley to the Mendocino county line. : ' CAUGHT IN A DEFILE Cuban Insurgents Beaten at . Their Own Game. SPANISH MAJOR'S CLEVER WORK Hundreds of the Rebels Were Slain in a Narrow Passageway by the Government Troops. Havana, July 10. A severe engage ment has taken place between Spanish troops under command of Colonel Azur and a large force of insurgents. Two hundred and eighty of the latter were killed. It appears that Major Sanchez received information that a force of 1,500 insurgents under the command of Rabi had occupied strong positions near Manzanillo, province of Santiago de Cuba. The major sent a messenger to his superior officer, Colonel Azur, proposing to him that they should join their forces and make an attack upon the insurgent position from a point which compelled the troops to approach the insurgents through a . narrow thoroughfare. , Major Sanchez, recognizing the diffi culty of the movement which he was apparently directed by his colonel to take, sent forward two advance pickets of twelve and thirty men, respectively, under the command of the sergeants, with instructions to push forward to the right and left of - the passage, far removed from them, and be careful to take advantage of this position. . They oould thus protect the main body under Sanchez. The sergeants cleverly fol lowed out the instructions. Major Sanchez then advanced carefully upon the insurgent s position, protecting his men by every inequality of the ground. But, as he expected, the troops were no sooner inside the defile than the insur gents attacked them with force. The first charge of the insurgents was made with enthusiasm, and their machetes played havoc among the troops, who were hemmed in and unable to deploy on account of the narrow road they had to follow. But it was here that the two advance pickets, under the two sergeants, came to the rescue. From their elevated position they kept up a continuous fire upon the insurgents within range, and, eventually, assisted by a charge of the Spanish troops, compelled them to retreat outside of the defile. The Spaniards rushed forward after them, and, once in the open, they charged the insurgents with great courage and compelled them to retreat hastily. The insurgents then sought refuge in the strong position they had previously left in order to attack the troops, but the soldiers carried the position and put the enemy to flight. The troops .lost fifty men killed and wounded. It was at first reported that the in surgents were commanded by Maoeo, but it was later learned they were under Rabi alone, and that Maceo took no part in the engagement. Several Small Skirmishes. Havana, July 10. General Salcedo and Bazan, while out scouring the fields near Yatras, had a skirmish with the insurgents, who left ten dead upon the field. On the side of the troops two were killed and six wounded. General Navarra had an engagement with several bands of insurgents at Botji, Santiago de Cuba. The insur gents lost two killed and left r two wounded behind. In addition the Spanish troops captured two prisoners. Captain-General Martinez de Campos has issued a proclamation saying all insurgents captured with arms will be summarily tried by oourt-martial and shot. Those who conspire against the nation will be sent to the penal settle ments, and those who surrender will be released. During the present month reinforce ments of 16,000 men will leave Spain for Cuba, and during October and the early part of November additional re inforcements to the number of 60,000 will be sent from Spain to Cuba. Made to Fight Indians as Punishment. Nogales, July 9. General Fenochio, commander of the Mexican gendarm eris, federal border guards, has received information that in the vioinity of Frontreras, the scene of the recent rob bery and summary exeoution of band its, the Mexican government has ar rested forty residents .and sentenced them to service in the army campaign ing aginst the Indians in Yuoatan, as a penalty for compilcity in numerous petty robberies and cattle thefts which have taken place in that part of Sonora. A Montana Merchant Robbed. Missoula, Mont., July 9. When A. P. Johnson, a merchant at Superior, arrived at his store this morning, he found his safe had been blown open and its contents taken. The burglars secured about $1,800 in gold dust and money. A large number of placer miners had come into town the Fourth and sold their gold dust As a conse quence, Mr. Johnson, had a larger amount than usual in his safe. The safe was an old-fashioned one. It was opened with a key. None of the goods in the store were taken. EX-SECRETARY FOSTER TALKS Believes There Will Be Permanent Peace Between Japan and China. Washington, July 10. John W. Foster arrived in Washington today from China, where he has taken a con spicuous part in the diplomatic branches of the China-Japanese con flict. In answer to an inquiry, Mr. Foster made a statement in which he said there was good reason to expect , permanent peace between Japan and China as the result of the treaty of peace. The terms demanded by Japan may, he said, under the circumstances, be regarded as reasonable, especially in view of the retrocession of Liao Tung. The treaty has been observed and car ried out by China with scrupulous good faith. Her conduct in this respect has created a good impression in Japan. The loan just concluded through Rus sian influence will enable China to pay the first installments of the claim. The two installments cover half of the indemnity, and the balance in . six years will be an easy burden for the Chinese government, if any skill is shown in the management of imperial revenues. . The country has great re sources, and has never failed in its oh ligations. Hence the peace concluded is not likely to be broken on account of the shortcomings of China. If a rupture occurs it is more likely to be brought about by the intermeddling of Europe. The intervention of Russia on aooount of the . terms , of peaoe was not unexpected, and it not unnatural, in view of her predominating interest in the Occident British residents in China and Ja pan are very bitter in criticising their government for its abstention in the matter., They allege that its' failure to join with the other powers in rear ranging the terms has lost for their country its prestige, and has left Rus sia a free hand in its influence and control at Peking. Of all the coun tries diplomatically concerned in the contest the United States has come out of it with better grace than any other. From the first hour it has been recog nized by both belligerents as purely disinterested, its only desire being to render such service as would bring about an honorable and lasting peace. The conduct of the state department in its very delioate relation with both combatants has been marked by good judgment and few mistakes, and the good offices of our ministers and con suls in China and Japan, where they represented the interests of both gov ernments, have been very useful and are highly appreciated. Being asked why he deolined the in vitation to remain in' China, as the adviser of the government, Mr. Foster said he had spent the greater portion of the past twenty-five years in foreign lands, and, while his residence abroad had been a pleasant one, he found no country equal to his native land, and he desired to spend the remainder of his life in his native country. He con fessed that if the invitation had come five or ten years ago, he would prob ably not have declined it. Tears Changed to Smiles. Butte, Mont, July 10. Pretty Sadie Lennon, who bears the title and rank of captain of the Butte ' Salvation Army, had an unusual experience last night while selling War Cries in the lower part of the city. In a. barber shop on East Park street, she met C. W. Spencer, a noted ex-gambler. When she offered him a War Cry he proposed that if she could pick the king of diamonds from three oards he laid on the table he would buy half a dozen papers and if she failed she should give him a paper. The captain had never run against a three-card man before, and readily fell into the scheme,, but the elusive king could not be found, although Spencer turned the corners up and marked the baok of the card for her. The oards shifted so rapidly, however, that the captain became bewildered . and when she had lost all her papers, over 200, she began to ory and Spencer bought what he had won, and sent the captain away smiling. ' Knglish Parliament Prorogued. London, July 10. The Marquis of Salisbury, Baron Halsbury, lord high chancellor, and Marquis of Lansdowne, secretary of state for war, attended a meeting of the privy counoil at Wind sor castle this morning, at whioh the queen signed a proclamation dissolv ing parliament, and an order to issufe writs for general eleotions. The lists were issued this evening. They show there are 118 seats without liberal candidates and twenty without union candidates. The bulk of. the provincial eleotions will take place on Saturday next and the elections in London Monday. It is learned that it is untrue that Lord Roberts had declined the position of commander-in-chief of the army. ' arrison Not Opposed to Ladies Cycling Indianapolis, July 11. General Ben jamin Harrison denounces as spurious an alleged interview published in New York in effect that he opposed the use of bicycles by women. "My views," said tie ex -president, "are not in ao cord with those expressed in that article." FRANCE AND BRAZIL Boundary Dispute May In volve the United States. MONROE DOCTRINE MAY APPLY Subject Analgous to the British-Vene zuela Trouble in Whioh This Country Took a Hand. Washington, July 9. The strained relations of France and Brazil over the French Guiana boundary appears to be oome more complicated daily. The subject is analogous to the British-Yen ezuela trouble, in which the United States has taken a hand. In the opin ion of officials here the French contest with Brazil is rapidly assuming an ag gravated aspect, whioh may again call for the attention of the United States, as the Monroe doctrine applies to one no less than the other. ' An armed con flict has occurred in the disputed terri tory between French soldiers and Bra zilian. The French government has demanded redress and the ' Brazilians have published a resolution couched in sharp language, calling for an explana tion from France. . A cable report from Brazil states that the government regards the attitude as a menacing one on the part of France. The armed conflict has merely brought to . a crisis the long contest over the French-Guiana territory. Both countries claim a large tract of territory extending north from the Amazon river, and equal in extent to what is usually designated on the map as French Guiana. Each country re gards the occupation of this disputed territory as unwarranted. The fault of the recent conflict cannot be placed. French Guiana is wanted by France as a conviot colony for the deportation of the worst classes from the Frenoh pris ons. As a result the population is a mixture of French, Arabs and Greeks, and the riff-raff of Paris, and' they are a lawless class. A few years ago one of the adventurers named Gros at tempted to set up an independent country.- He established a capital and call ed his government "Independent Gui ana. Brazil was originally a Portuguese colony, and Portugal insisted that it extend to the French Guiana boundary now shown on the maps. France olaimed that her territory ran down to the Amazon. In the treaty at Utrecht the river Vincet-Pinzoon was fixed as the boundary. Portugal then claimed that this river was the northerly stream now marking the boundary, while France claimed that it was the stream near the Amazon, so that the treaty left the dispute as far open as ever. Since the recent armed conflict, French soldiers have crossed the boundary and persistently established themselves in the disputed territory, which they pro pose to hold by f oroe. , THE STRIKING MINERS. Federal Officials Have Taken a Hand In the Trouble in West Virginia. Charleston, W. Va., July 9. Gov ernor MoCorkle stated tonight that he would try and induce the operators in the Elkhorn-and Bluefields region to make an honest effort to resume work tomorrow, and if they say they cannot he will at once order troops out to pro tect all men who want to work. The governor says he is confident that the troops will have to be ordered out to morrow. However, . a telegram re oeived at the state house from K. Law less, the local labor leader in that sec tion, states that he had ordered all the strikers to cease carrying guns, as per order of the governor, except two or three who will act as his body guard, as he says his life has been threatened by some of the guards employed by the oompanies. The governor says he was glad to hear of the decision, for he had warned him that turbulent demon strations must cease, or troops would be called out to suppresss them. A telegram from the governor's pri vate secretary, Captain J. B. White, at Elkhorn, says a passenger train of the North Fork of the Norfolk & West ern was derailed last night by someone throwing a switch, but that no one was hurt The dispatch adds that the men are all. quiet today. , , ' The governor said he had been ad vised that United States Marshal Gar don and eight deputes arrived at Elk horn today, and took possession of the railroad property. This was the first word that Governor McCorkle had re oeived that the federal authorities were taking hand in suppressing the trouble. ' School for High. Wire Walkers. Chicago, July 11. Probably the queerest school on earth is about to be established in Chicago. Clifford M. Calverly is the projector.and he is here to start a school for young people who wish to become high wire-walkers. Calverly has crossed the falls of Niag ara several times, and it is there that he propdses to graduate his pupils. The first class of the new school al ready has five members, and Calverly says he wil start with twenty pupils in a couple of weeks. THE ORIENTAL TREATY. Some Further Remarks by Mr. Foster on His Work. Washington, July 11. John Foster, speaking today of the China-Japan peace negotiations, said: "The viceroy, Li Hung Chang," had an idea, though I do not know that he had any assurance of it, that the Rus sian government would interfere to prevent Japan from securing any terri tory on the mainland, and the negotia tions were made that much easier. But the Japanese were not sure that in . their negotiations with Li, the terms would be rigidly lived up to. They ; remembered that in 1878, England and Jf'ranoe waged war on China, the war terminating with the treaty of Tien. Tsin. The two European nations withdrew their forces, only to find that the latter nation did not abide' by the treaty, which was overthrown when it . ' reached Peking. There was nothing for them to do but fight it all over . again, and to take; Peking, where the final treaty was signed. Japan feared . there might be a repetition of that procedure, but I am glad to say that such will not be th case. Feeling that any continuation of the war would only work a further hardship on the defeated country, and that the terms of peace were as reason able as could be expected, I was strongly in favor of the adoption of the treaty, and urged it on the Chi nese envoys with the result that it was ratified at Peking. There was consid- - erable opposition to the treaty, and many of the viceroys and generals united in a protest against its adop tion, but wiser judgment prevailed." The Ne Perce Reserve. . Lewiston, Idaho, July 10. The fol lowing telegram-" has been received from United States Senator Dubois, relative to the opening of the Nez 1 Perce Indian reservation: "The sec retary of the interior authorizes me to say that in his judgment the proclama tion of the president will be issued within three weeks. The secretary has given his decision on all points in the controversy, and has sustained our side on every proposition. It seems now that the case has been closed in favor of a speedy opening. Nothing, save the most arbitrary action on the part of the president can now delay it. It does not seem even probable that he will deliberately set aside the law and facts. All has been done that can be done. I am perfectly satisfied that prompt action will be had. " Salmon Again Plentiful. " ' Astoria, Or., July ll. Salmon have again become plentiful, after almost two weeks ol unusually light runs for this time of. the year. Yesterday and today the boats averaged about twelve fish, while in isolated cases catches of over half a ton were brought in as re sults of one night's work. Several of Kinney's men returned this morning with over forty salmon each, but the average weight was not so great as had been was the case during the early part of June. The present run is at tributed to the weather, which has been warmer during the last three days than at any time for many years past. Today the thermometer regis tered 92 in the shade, and the hot wave bids fair to continue for some days. Ruth and Esther Have a Baby Sister. Buzzard's Bay, Mass., July 9. Just before 5 o'clock this afternoon news reached the village that a girl had been born at Gray Gables. This report was soon verified by Dr. Bryant, who announced that the happy event occur red at 4:30 P. M., and -that both the' mother and child were doing as well as could be" expected. - This is the third child born into the president's family and all are girls. Ruth is 4 years old and Esther 2. Only a passing glance could be obtained of the president this afternoon, but that was sufficient to note an expression of satisfaction on the face of the chief executive, al though it was an open secret that a boy would not have been unwelcome. A Chance to Go to West Point. Spokane, July 11. Congressman S. O. Hyde announces that a competitive examination will be held at Spokane, beginning Tuesday, July 23, for the geleotion of a cadet for appointment to , the United States military academy at West Point. The examination will be oonducted by Principal Sutton, of the Cheney normal school, and will be ".' open to all. young ; men, actual resi dents of the state, between the ages of 16 and 21.. They must be unmarried, at least five feet in height, of good physical constitution, generally free from any deformity, disiase or infirm ity which may render them unfit for military service. ' ' Will Aid English Colonies. London, July 6. Right Hon. Jo seph Chamberlain, the new secretary x of state for the oolonies, reoeived rep resentations of the different oolonies at the colonial office today. Replying to Sir Charles Tupper, the Canadian high commissioner, who was spokesman of the party, Mr. Chamberlain said the colonies oould only rely upon his hearty co-operation to advance their best inter ests and increase their influence. i