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The Hood Eiver Glacier V V It's a Cold Day When We Get Left. VOL. 8. HOOD RIVER, OREGON, FRIDAY. JUNE 19. 189G. NO. 4. :fc 1 1 EVENTS OF HE DAI Epitome of the Telegraphic News of the World. OF INTEREST TO ALL READERS Comprehensive Review of the Imports ant Happenings of the Past Week Culled From the Press Dispatches. The banks at Cheney, Wash. , sus paneled payment and failed to open their doors. Hard times and inability to make collections are the oauses as signed for the failures. A young man . named Conway, a brakeman on a gravel train, fell be tween two cars of the moving train near Arlington, Or., and had his right leg crushed in two plaoes. The coroner's jury impaneled to in vestigate the fatal shooting of Charles -Rice, near Roseburg, returned a verdict of willful murder against James Dix on, the boy who fired the fatal shot. . A 16-year-old boy named Charles Wyatt accidentally shot and killed himself with a 2 2 caliber rifle near Centralia, Wash., while out hunting in company with another lad of about his own age. By a fire at Hoquiam, Wash., the mill of the Northwest Lumber Com pany was destroyed, and the barkentine North Bend, which was taking on a oargo at the dock, was damaged to the extent of $1,000. The amount of the damage to the mill has not been esti mated. ' The first day of the Republican na tional convention in St. Louis was marked by parades and exoitement. The convention was called to order at 12:10 o'clock and the opening prayer was delivered by a Jewish rabbi who dwelt at length on the situation of the country. C. W. Fairbanks, of Indiana, was chosen temporary chairman by unanimous vote of the delegates. Af ter hearing his address, the convention adjourned. The Qoodrioh reservoir, fifteen miles from Baker City, broke, and a 'great volume of water rushed down the gulch about four miles, where it jumped - from Goodrich creek to Pine creek. About three' miles further the flood struck R. French's house and dashed it to pieces, drowning the family, con sisting of the parents and five child ren, ages ranging from 3 to 12 years. The bodies were found soattered along the creek a distance of two miles. The clothing was torn off and the bodies mangled, Large pine trees were car ried miles down the stream and fences and bridges were swept away. , Grain fields are badly damaged. The reser voir was constructed in 1863 and has been used for mining purposes. , A violent wind and rain storm visit ed Newark, N. J., and did damage to the amount of $150,000. 1 Russian engineers have ' been in Philadelphia and have made a contract for $500,000 worth of maohinery there. Mrs. Annie Dyer, the baby farmer, of Rudbig, Eng., arrested on March 9 on the charge of murdering many in fants intrusted to her care, was hanged in Newgate prison. ' - 1 s The three-masted schooner Edward C. Allentrue, Captain MoLaughlin, from Baltimore for Portland, sank off Job's neok, on the south side of this island, near Vineyard Haven, Mass. From' the fact that the vessel's boats have oome ashore in pieces and ar ticles of clothing have been pioked up it is feared that all on board were lost. Sixty oloakmakers employed by a Chicago firm, were thrown into a panic by a fire,, and it seemed for a time that some of them would be trampled to death in the soramble to escape. The fire was in the stairway on the second floor and escape was finally effeoted by rushing through the flames. It was soon extinguished with but little dam age. ,,. O. F. Tyler, a son of President Tyler, is a prisoner in Riohmond, Va., charg ed with shooting with intent to kill Jaok Carr, a young negro. Tyler is a dairyman residing near Riohmond. " He went to the assistance of another person who got into a difficulty with Carr, and says the shooting was in self-defense. The accused was sent to the grand jury and allowed bail. , Qne hundred and eighty cans of dynamite exploded about a mile below Lilly, Pa. , with frightful results. One man was killed by the explosion, and seven others fatally injured. , Con tractor McManus' workmen on the Pennsylvania railway were getting 1 ready to make a blast when a prema- tare explosion occurred, burying the seven men beneath sand and rook. James Creelan, the war correspond ent who had to leave Cuba recently by order of General Weyler, : says he hinks there will be a war with Spain. He says the Amerioan people will be thunderstruck when the documents in the possession of the state department are made public. Spain is anxion for war. Twenty-five million dollars' worth of Amerioan property has been destroyed in Cuba and many Ameri cans killed without provocation. Grand Army Encampment. The Grand Army of the Republic for the department of Oregon is holding its cnoampuient in Independence, Or.; also the Woman's Relief Corps and Sons of Veterans. The citizens have given the town a very attractive appearance by extensive; decorations of the buisness houses and residences. A large num ber are in attendance. v ... Greek Vessel Seized. A dispatch from Canea, Crete, says another Greek vessel, , loaded with munitions and provisions for the insur gents, has been seized by the Turkish officials. The French guardships started for Valova with $7,500 to pay the ransom of two Frenoh ladies recent ly captured near that place by the brigands. The Beat Was Terrible. ' A special from Bombay says the British seoond-olass, twin-screw Bona- venture, the flagship of the East Indian squadron, flying the flag of Rear-Admiral Edmund Drummond, lost seven ty men by sunstroke on a voyage from Colombo to Pondioherry. Reorganization of the Northern. There is much discussionm New York among those concerned in the re organization of the Northern Pacific, as to the form of charter the company is to have or whether it is advisable to foreclose the property at present, in view of the fact that the present con gress has failed to give the company a new charter. A Three Times Murderer Hanged. John Craig, a three times murderer, was hanged in Folsom prison. There could not have been a more perfect execution it is said. The condemned man was completely resigned to his fate, and walked to the gallows as cooly as though going to a wedding. ' ' A Fatal Fire. ' At a fire in a' tenement house in Pittsburg, Pa., Mrs. Zoneshhondia Garbeiz, aged 74, was killed by jump ing from a window. Frank Garbeis, sged 5, was suffocated to death. Lot tie Garbeis, aged 12, was internally hurt and may die. Frank Garbeis was, badly burned. The fire was caused by the explosion of a barrel of oil. Their Courage Failed Them. Forty miles east of Charleston, W. Va., masked men boarded an express train at midnight and crawled over the engine tender into the oab with revolvers drawn. The engineer stopped the train. He was commanded to out looso the express oar. This was done. The passengers were awakened and the lights were extinguished. . After ten minutes work, the bandits became frightened, and escaped to the moun tains, i To Float the Indebtedness. A member of one of the largest bank ing houses in Honolulu is in this ooun try for the purpose of interesting cap italists in the refunding of the Ha waiian . government's indebtedness. The government has $3,096,000 of bonds drawing 6 per oent interest out standing at present, whioh it is pro posed to pay and Issue in their stead bonds drawing interest at the rate of 4 per cent. v ' H s Death a Mystery. The body of a man with his head split open, was discovered floating in the Columbia river near Wallace's island. It is not known how he wa killed. . Failed to Fly Flags. The trustees of the university of Illi nois were arrested in Champaign and held in $200 bail to answer to the grand jury the charge of failing to fly the flags from all univeristy buildings Governor Altgeld is a member of the board. ... Four Favored Cities. Except Savanah, the capitals of the new Btates of Wyoming, Montana and Utah are the only plaoes that got ap propriations for public buildings at this session of congress. The house policy has been to report no bills for new buildings. Heavy Fines. , The Hammond inoident is finally settled. At a special "meeting of the executive oounoil held in Pretoria, it was deoided to release John Hays Ham mond, Cecil Rhodes, George Farrar and J. W. Leonard, the leaders of the Johannesburg reform committee, upon payment of a fine of 25,000 eaoh, or in default, fifteen years' banishment. Killed His Brother-in-law. . Ben Dice, a rancher living on the Tule river, twenty miles southeast of Visalia, Cal., killed his brother-in-law, Grant Smith. They quarreled about water in an irrigating ditch, and Dice's wife attempted to remove the dam in the ditch on Smith's place. I'nlverslty Klot. Three thousand Harvard men, en couraged by the phenomenal event of a Harvard viotory, fought 100 polioemen in the , streets of historio old Cam bridge. It was the biggest riot that the university has ever seen. Many students and policemen were injured in the melee, but the blueooats finally tame out victorious and the students Were looked up. o fruit Tint one 1 11 have I Istraw- irol all We are agents for the American ail kinds of woolen clothing cheaper tl THE COUNT COMPLETE chase anything in the line of clothing ine samples. We can take your measatul Vote in tne Oregon State Elee- Observe t e the "ies at irwill t. Car ftr the 1 con fer ber I that m n mi Caasimere Suits for men . am Men and up over loo samples toseiectfron? congressional districts for the of '?!f ,PunHH ; of supreme judge and . congress- Spring and summer overcoats Jioys suit i Ladies' cloaks " Ladies' complete suite and dress goods Five different styles of Bicycles, each...' Also, organs and all kinds of musical i.mm e-uns aci Narrow Escape From Death of Fish erman Near Clifton -jBetter Protec tion Is Needed, Correspondent Says. Astoria, June 16. Additional re ports of outrages against the fishermen near Clifton were received by the steamer Miller this morning, and show that the situation is fully as serious at that point as has been reported. Sheriff Hare received the following' letter: "Clifton, Or., June 15. To J. W. Hare, Sheriff Clatsop County We tele graphed you regarding the boarding of the boat and throwing of fish over board, and your asking for particulars. The steamer Seafoam is doing all she can, but, as many fishermen came, hey only spread out, and the steamer can not cover the ground. Several new boats started out this morning, among othere, Vincenzo Mardlsioh, who laid out at daylight drifting about Woody island. About 10 A. M. several boats came sailing onto him, and before he realized what they wanted, they or dered him to drop sail, and then they took charge of his boat and towed him into Woody island slough. Some of them jumped into his boat and threw his fish overboard, and foroed him to assist in throwing the remainder into the water. He says there were over fifty, or about two tons. There were fish in the net, and they drew the net ashore and pulled the fish out and threw them away. ' Afterwards, they gave him baok the net. 'They took his revolver, but failed to return -it. They threatened his life and pulled a gun on him to shoot, but one of his friends threw up the man's hand and said "don't shoot," so they spared his life, though the towing him into the slough and out of sight looks like some of them expected to put him alongside Lambert, Meiland and Gnnion. Mardisiob wants to fish, but says yon must give us more protection or they cannot go near Woody island drift. Another boat had oaught eighty fish, and as the current was strong, started home through some of the sloughs in Woody island, when the owner was captured, beaten and his new Winchester rifle taken from him and all his fish thrown overboard. The fishermen were scared almost to death, and called for help. There are twenty-five boats fishing, and they have to go on down the river to make good catohes, and they cannot do so with only one steamer here. . The Seafoam has to remain at the foot of Cottonwood drift, as there appears to be some bad men around the lower part of Tenas Illahee island, and if the steamer was away, some fishermen would probably be shot. I suppose Captain Beard told you about the shooting of Sam Brown last night, and you see we must protect the boys or they will have to give it up. The salmon are plentiful and the , boys are all doing well, and it's a shame they cannot fish. There are a good many more going out in the morning, provided you can proteot them. I think with a steamer around Woody island the boys would not dare to interfere. There were boats for Pillar Rook and Brookfield in the gang that oaptured Mardisich. I hope you can see your way to provide an other steamer and some more deputies. " Upon reoiept of the letter, Sheriff Hare at onoe had a number of deputies sworn in, and, having supplied them with firearms and an abundance of am munition, dispatched to the soene in a steam launoh. The sheriff reiterates his determination expressed yesterday to cover the entire lower river with patrol boats if necessary, and feels con fident of his ability to afford ample protection to the men who desire to fish. , Crap Game Bobbed. Astoria, Or., June 16. Two masked men entered the "Our" saloon, in this city, at 12 o'clock tonight and held up the keepers of a crap game. The men, upon entering the room in whioh the crap table stood, ordered the game keepers and two other men to throw up their hands, a command whioh was at once obeyed by all exoept one of the owners of the bank-roll, who rushed out, calling for the police. One of the robbers carried a canvas sack, in whioh he palced the money, while his com panion kept guard. The men got safe ly away with their booty, which amount ed to about $200. This is the second time during the last three months that a crap game has been robbed by masked men, but up to date the polioe have gathered no information as to the iden tity of the thieves. Gomez' Foree Defeated. ' Havana, June 16. General Gomez' force of 5,000 was defeated reoently on the plains of Saratoga near Najara, province of Puerto Principe, after a fight of forty-two hours, by Jiminez Castellane's troops. Gomez lost fully 600 men. Jose Anotnio Yzandaga, an American newspaper man, has been expelled, and Rioardo del la Torriento has been forbidden to return to Cuba. Thomas Dawley, the artist has been re leased. ' - . wC SCj. I I fill If V 1UUUlIHI, he effioial vote in the first and seo- .9n lOHOWf: SUPREME JUDGE. COUNTIES. Baker Benton , Clackamas . Clatsop Columbia ... Coos Crook Curry Douglas .... Gilliam Grant Harney , Jackson ..... Josephine ... Klamath ... Lake ........ Lane Lincoln Linn Malheur Marlon Morrow Multnomah Polk Sherman .... Tillamook ... Umatilla .... Union Wallowa Wasco Washington. Yamhill. 632 8351 1,927! 1.3541 724 4 z;i,i 631 613 968 . 122 86 866 195 47 241 13 8 604 . 678 156 680) 1.0J 384 677 305 497 . 154 4.1821 1.77& 463 722! : 262 361 230 431 1.185 633 . 780 249 591 331 i 371; 2.170 204: 236 230 20t 1,081 30J . 1,653 278 1,8 4 331 4.33 491 222 , 352 9C0 1,178 6 '2 . 541 1,108 1,010 26.131 1,031 223 1.189 217 1,076 269 2,472 578 1,792' 344 2.771 499 8.221 1,355 342 , 113 ; 1991 621' 1.144 1,0931 3561 . 1971 1,444 1,654 1,386 , 633' : 7851 Totals 40,072 1 17,948 1 SECOND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT, COUNTIES. Baker , Clatsop Columbia ... Crook Gilliam Grant Harney ..... Malheur .... Morrow Multnomah hherman .... Umatilla ... Union Wallowa ... Wasco Totals v 784 1.028 8471 1781 641 -454! 677 675 286 273 96 163 27 61 8? 5,957 31 380 452 325 332 489 170 " 437 I 117 187 i 304 ' 359 691 217 414 273 2m 8 18 8 431 41 54 i 35 23 li 761 310 613 260 230 i 224 1,297! 2511 35S 6,083! 1941 1.0421 4,374 261 1,178! 974 297 8471 790 738 1,302 232 049' ' 4471 65 287 162 - 998 12,683 12,239 !,800 7.255 ..'1RST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT. H K O 2 s- 2 O n 2. 4q q. m to COUNTIES g Jf , . ; c -. : ' 1 J Benton 842 672 : 485 ' 73 Clackamas 1,773 2,370 604 131 Coos 948 1.199 311 51 Curry 283 133 169 .... Douglas 1,666 1,061 1,155 69 Jackson : 1,153 1,667 670 63 Josephine ......... 785 731 256 60 Klamath 348 225 184 5 Lake 846 211 232 17 Lane , 1,914 1,270 1,089 116 Lincoln 467 454 356 37 Linn 1,647 2,686 442 119 Marlon 2,609 2,680 997 172 Polk 1,272 872 495 J Tillamook 661 387 129 30 Washington 1,540 1,603 316 105 Yamhill 1,802 1,461 : 415 204 Totals ..r : 19,356 19,282 8,105 1,335 TO AID FRUIT CULTURE. Sir. Doseh Offers a Medal for the Best Pupil's Kssav- The accompanying cut is a represen tation of a beautiful gold medal, enameled with likeness of various fruits grown in Northwestern Oregon, whioh Mr. Henry E. Dosoh, state com missioner for the first horticultural dis trict, with a view to promoting horti oultural knowledge among the youth oi this state, offers as a prize to the boj or girl between the ages of 14 and 18 Mr. Doach'a Competitive Medal. in any ungraded country school, for tine best essay on fruit culture in his dis trict, comprising the oounties of Mult nomah, Washington, Yamhill, Clacka mas, Columbia, Clatsop and Tillamook. The essay is not to contain over 700 words, and all papers must be sent in to Mr. Dosoh at Hillsdale, Or., by August 1, and the name, postoffioe ad dress and sohool of the writer. The judges of award will be Dr. J. B. Card well, Professor K. B. Lake and Frank Lee, of Portland. The Pan-American Gongnss. Washington.. Practically all of the South and Central Amerioan republios have notified Eouador of their aooept anoe of the. invitation sent out by that government to be represented at an in ternational oongress, to be held August 1 0 next, to promote international arbi trations. The United States has not yet aooepted the invitation. Amount Voted by Congress , for Improvements. THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT Criticised by Chairman Cannon of the Appropriations Committee No Increase of Salaries. Washington, June 13. Chairman Cannon, of the appropriations commit tee, and ex-Chairman Sayres, today made public a joint statement concern ing the expenditures authorized by this congress. Total appropriations, in cluding permanent annual approm-ia- ! tlnnfl. nrn K1K 7KO R9ft Mr ("tannnn'a I "T"' ----! " statement Degins: v , "The appropriations charged to this congress inolude $119,054,160 -under permanent laws, of whioh amount $50,000,000 is for sinking fund and $30,600,000 for interest on the public debt, or $3,855,614.40 more than was included at the last session of congress in the statements of appropriations, and is on aocount of the increase of $163,815,400 in the bonded indebted ness of the country by the present ad ministartion to February, 1895, inter set and sinking fund charges on account of the latter bond issues of $100,000, 000 in. February, 1896, amounting to $4,400,000, not being inoluded in the estimates of permanent appropriations. The increase in the principal of the interest-bearing debt under the present administration amounts to $263,815,- 29 400, whioh entails aa annual interest 33 1 charge of $11,493,616, and to meet the 6 ' sinking fund obligations, the further lJ , sum of $2,623454. . i ". -w ' The regular annual bills, including the deficiency .bill, as passed by the house, made a reduction in the . total estimates submitted by the exeoutive of $26,988,191; they were increased by the senate $22,920,433, and as tbey became laws, they appropriated $10, 636,634 less than as passed by the sen ate; $13,283,818 more than as they passed the house, and $13,874,873 less than the estimated requirements of the administration. "The regular appropriations, includ ing deficiencies, made at the last ses sion of congress, amounted, to $383, 636,896, and it inoluded no river and harbor bill. Excluding the river and harbor act passed at this session, the regular annual bills, as passed by the house, appropriated only $373,570,083, or more than $10,000,000 less than was appropriated by the last congress. " Mr. Cannon criticises the treasury department ' because it has expended $7,377,440 for the present year in col lecting the revenues from oustoms esti mated at $165,000,000. . The bills establishing salaries in stead of the fee system for offiqers of the United States courts, he says, will save $1,000,000 annually, and minimize frivolous and malicious prosecution. Especial attention is called to the faot that congress made no increase of sal aries of employes in the government de partments. ' The following table of ap propriations is given: Fifty-first congress, $988,417,183.34; fifty-seoond oongress,$l, 027,134,547.93; fifty-third congress, $989,339,205.69; fifty-fourth oongress (first session), $515,769,830.49. . ' Mr. Sayres, in his statement, says of the total appropriations of ' the session: "This sum exoeeds the appropria tions during the last session of the' fifty-third oongress by $18,751,299, and those of the first regular session of that congress by $23,623,557. . ' "It is less than the appropriations by the second session of the fifty-second congress by only $3,744,538, although at the latter session $39,852,494 more was appropriated for pensions than at this session. It is more than those by the first session of the fifty-first . con gress by $31,803,571, and $25,464,040 less than the appropriations of the seo ond session of the 'fifty-first congress. "The appropriations made by: the seoon 1 session of the fifty-first oongress exceeded those made at the first session of the same oongress by $46,676,612, or nearly 10 per cent. If the , same proportion should be made at the next session, then the appropriations will not be less than $565,000,000." ' Contraots authorized by this session he estimates as follows: - Rivers and harbors, $69,616,401; public buildings, lighthouse and revenue-cutter service, $1,406,000; defenses and armament, $4,195,076; new war ships. $13,900,000; District of Colum bia, $135,000; total, $78,341,400. He says the total expenditures in one fiscal year have never been so great, except during the war, and exceed the estimated valuation of property in any one of the South Atlantio states. Quarrymen Strike. Berea, O., June 15. Four hundred quarrymen at the quarries of the Cleve land Stone Company, struck today. They demanded that all nonunion men be discharged, and that several union men, who reoently were dismissed, be reinstated. . The strikers have taken possession of all loaded can and refuse j to perimt them to be moved. MILITIA CALLED OUT. T:ie First Keariment, O. N. O., Bent Down the Columbia. Portland, Or., June 17. The First regiment Oregon National Guard, Col onel Summers commanding, was sched uled to leave for Astoria at an early hour this njoAung, to take a hand in 'suppressing the scenes of violence and outrage wihoh have been reported from the lower river. It was acoomp&nied by battery A, with full field equip ment and the various regimental corps. The troops were called out on a requi sition made by the mayor of Astoria, through the county judge of Clatsop county, upon Governor Lord. -.The ' governor Immediately notified brigade headquarters in this city to assemble - the post, equipped with all the para phernalia for field service and one day's cooked rations. It was suggested 'also that eaoh man be provided with an . extra pair of stout shoes, ready for ao- . tive field service, and that the regiment and battery "be held prepared to leave immediately. This was at 10:30 last ' night The orders were communicated immediately from brigade headquar- : ters to Colonel Summers, and he began to assemble the members of the post. The O. R. & N. Co. waB notified also, to hold a steamboat in readiness for in-, stant departure. The orders caused a great commotion, not only at the armory, but throughout the city. Men on bicycles and horseback were dis patched, to the homes and places of business of the various members of the seven companies and the battery. All ;were told to report forthwith to the armory, ready for duty. The various corps attached to the regiment were in cluded. V i ' There was very general response on the part of the militiamen and great bustle and activity ensued at the ar mory. The men all expressed them selves as eager for service. The' vari ous commanders got their companies quickly into shape and made their re ports to the colonel. ' The First regiment left on the D. S. Baker at 4 o'olock this morning. ' Later in the day. the Second bat talion came down on a special train from McMinnville, and took an O. R. & N. steamer' whioh was in readiness for them at the dook. . This comprises the entire militia force of the state. ,- ' Governor Lord issued instructions that any member of the militia found on the streets after the 'second de tachment left wastobe taken to jail. i Fishing Will Be Resumed. i Astoria, Or., June 17. The cannery men held a meeting today, ut ''-members of the combine refuse to divulge any of the proceedings.' ..It hgl leaked out, however, that it was decided not to make any allowanoe to the men for work done in making new nets, unless they go to work and deliver salmon at 4 cents. The refusal to pay for the knitting of the nets is explained by the bannerymen to mean that they intend to hold the men to a strict observance of the oontraots made when the twine was purchased. This oontraot was that the material was to be paid for in ' either cash or salmon. TJnles the men who have bought twine on these terms will agree tomorrow to fish for i)4 cents, the canners will , demand pay ment for the twine aocording to agree-. ment. This aotion of the canners will neoessarily aggravate the feeling of hostility toward them. . It was also deoided to send for the militiai but all present were pledged to absolute seoreoy. None of the mem bers wishing to assume the responsi biliy for calling for militia aid, Sheriff Hare held that no assisanoe from the military was neoessary, and was pre pared to protect all who desired to fish, but his . advice was apparently disre garded, the militia was sent for, and the First regiment, O. N. G., are now on duty. ' ' - : BANKER WYCKOFF SHOT. Held Up In Bis Private Office by ' ' Desperado. New York, June . 17. George H. Wyckoff, president of the bank of New Amsterdam, was shot in the abdomen and side this afernoon while in his pri vate office by Clarence Clark. ' Clark demanded money, and, meeting with a refusal, fired two shots, and then turned the pistol on himself. Both men are now at a hospital in an un-, conscious oondition. When Clark gained access to Wyckoff's office, he presented the following letter,' written on Hotel- Marlborough paper in a clear legible hand. "We want $6,000, five $1,000 bills, ten $100 bills. I'll shoot you if you make a movement, so be oareful. " My partner outside also has you covered, . and if you give the alarm within three ' minutes after I leave, he will throw a stick of dynamite through the front en trance. Put the money in an envelope. Don't talk." . - Shots were, heard by the 'patrolman, who ran into the bank building in time to see Clark fall. Wyckoff i8 60 . years old and resides in Montolair, N. J. Clark is 50 years old and wears a sandy mnstaohe. He was well dressed. For a Seat In donncil . , Spokane, Wash., "June 17. D. S. Dungay and Carl Bonesohen fought with fists on East Sprague avenue tonight- Mr. Dungay and Bocesohen ' are oontestans for a seat in the counoil. Mr. Dungay now holds the seat.