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HOOD RIVER, OREGON. FRIDAY. SEPT. li::189fi.
NO. 1(5.
1 NEWS OF THE WEEK
From All Parts of the New
World and the Old.
OF INTEREST TO OUR READERS
Comprehensive Review of tli. Import-
j ant Happening, of the Put Week
" '', Colled From the Telegraph Column..
f The state normal school at Drain has
been opened lor its year's work with
an attendance of 57 per cent greater
. than upon the opening day last year.
, The losses by the reoent severe fire
at Monmouth are being rapidly adjust
ed, and as soon as all are settled near
..f ly all the firms will take immediate
steps to rebuild their respective places
. of business. ' ,
',' The annoal exodus of hop-piokers
J has begun from Salem and other towns
'j in Marion county, and, although the
;'v,. pickers will receive but 25 oents a box,
I the usual number are leaving for the
fields with, undiminished enthusiasm.
The twenty-foot boat in whioh Cap
. '. tain. Frank Cbarlsen and his brother
John, of Nyaok, left New York on
June 21 last for Queenstown, was
; I'-, sighted two weeks ago bottom up some
: 850 miles off the Irish coast, and .the
; fate of her crew is merely a matter of
oonjeotnre.
Right Rev. Edward O'Dea has been
T consecrated . bishop of Washington.
The oonsecrator was Archbishop Gross,
! ' metropolitan of the ecolesiastical prov
ince, assisted by Bishops Glorieux,
Brondel and Letning. The ceremony
took place in Vancouver. About 100
priests ; from Oregon and Washington.
J were present.
! : There has been an election bt made
' in Milwaukee, which for originality
K lays over anything whioh has been
i made thus far. Fred W. Burke and
Albert Donaldson are the parties to the
wager. The former agrees to leave
the country forever on or before Janu-
ary 1, 1897,if William MoKinley is
, elected president, and the latter will
do the country a like service if W. J.
i Bryan is elected. They have drawn
',' up a contraot to this effect whioh has
been formally attested before a notary
; public
"i The appellate court of the fourth
' . district, of Illinois, has decided that
plowing corn on Sunday in sight of
church-goerB does not in itself consti
tute a disturbance of the peaoe. In
oonstruing section 281, whioh relates to
disturbing the peaoe by labor on Sun
. day, under whioh Mr. Foil, a Seventh
t Day Aventist, was arrested, the ooui t
holds that this section does not prohibit
work for amusement -on Sunday, but
- prohibits only guili conluct as disturbs
the peace ' and good order of sooiety,
The defendant being a Seventh Day
?'. Adventist, observes Saturday as the
Sabbath, and plowed corn on Sunday,
and his arrest and conviction resulted.
A waterworks system in the Wells
preoimt of Spokane, wasburned to the
ground, entailing a loss of about $2, 000.
The banks of Seattle will retaliate
upon those of Canada for discounting
American money by demanding a dis
count upon all ooins presented, whioh
come across the northern border.
Officer Frank Toal, of Vallejo, Cal. ,
while attempting to arrest Dan Wynne,
was "' shot by the latter and killed.
j Wynne was hit' by a bullet from the
officer's revolver and is expeoted to die.
Jospeh Oioss was hanged in Pitts
- burg, Pa., for the murder of Tereaa
Bobak, whom he shot January 8, be
cause she refused to marry him. He
also shot himself, but the wound did
not prove serious.
Indians living in the vicinity of En
" terpirse. Or., are threatening to avenge
the death. of the half-breed who was re
cently lynohed at Asotin for outraging
a young lady, by a general massacre of
the settlers in that locality. The set
. tiers have taken precautions against
surprise by the dusky braves.
The' French mining syndicate which
has made extensive purohases of min
ing properties in Oregon and Wash
ington recently, has made another deal
whereby it acquires possession of the
plaoer grounds on Snake river near
Sturgill'sbar; The purchase prioe is not
naraed.but the first payment is f 25. 000.
A London dispatch says that in offi
cial circles it is believed the Marquis
' of Salisbury has determined to pursue
his own couare at Constantinople in
" future, and has given the British am
bassador, Sir Philip Currie, precise and
significant instructions with greater
: powers to command naval aid in en
forcing the demands of Great Britain.
The stoppage of the pumps in the
. Leadville mines where a strike is in
progress will cause considerable dam
age, and a prominent mine official Bays
it will take months to repair the dam
age done in the flooded mines. The
strikers profes3 to view the situation at
' being more favorable to them, and to
have information that the compaot be
tween the managers is broken irretriev
) ably, and that some of the leading
mines will resume work within a week,
oonoeding the demands of the union.
A meeting of the business men was
held recently to petition the union to
deolare the strike off, but did not de
cide upon definite antjon
Work of a Fiend.
At Chadron, Neb., an unknown fiend
saturated the bedroom floor and beds
upon whioh were sleeping Assistant
Postmaster W. A. Danley, his wife
and two children, with kerosene, then
set fire to the room. When the fire
men succeeded in removing the occu
pants both babies were dead, and the
parents unoonsoious. The motive for
the crime is unknown. .
Now Secretary Frauds.
Ex-Governor Francis, of Missouri,
took the constitutional oath of office as
secretary of the interior, succeeding
Hoke Smith. The oath was adminis
tered by Assooiate Justice Harlan, of
the Bupreme court, in the offioe of the
seoretary of the treasury. . Secretary
Francis will take formal oharge of his
department immediately.
. . Earthquake In Iceland.
A report oomes from Ioeland that the
severest earthquake sinoe 1784 ooourred
there. The report states that two
churohes were destroyed, oattle killed
and farms destroyed. No people were
killed., The center of the disturbances
appeared to be the voloano Heola.
Grand Army EleVtlon.
The Grand Army of the Republic,
tit their annual meeting in St. Paul
elected Major Clarkson for commander-in-chief
unanimously. All other can
didates withdrew in his favor. Gen
eral Mullen was tendered the position
of vice-oommander according to estab
lished custom.
To Expel American..
Information is reoeived that the local
government at Mosul, Turkey,' has got
up a petition to the oentral government
at Constantinople, asking for expulsion
of the American missionaries from
that distriot, on the ground that they
are disturbers of the peaoe, stirrers up
of sedition and rebellion. '
The Philippine Revolt.
A dispatch to the London Times from
Hong Kong says the revolution in the
Phillipines is less serious than it was
at first reported, and that no danger is
feared for the lives and property of
foreign subjeota.
Unfounded Hum or..
The Pall Mall Gazette heads its edi
torial column with the following:
"The rumors industriously circulated
that the editorship of the Pall Mall
Gazette has been offered to Mr. Edward
Bok are entirely unfounded. "
Another Bank Failure.
. The First National bank, of Helena,
Mont. , has failed. The reasons stated
in its published notice is that it was
unable to meet withdrawals. The
creditors will be paid in full.
General Schouvaloft'. Condition.
General Count von Sohouvaloff, governor-general
of Rusisan Poland, and
formerly Russian ambasador at Berlrn,
is suffering from a paralytic stroke.
His condition is critical. ' . ' .
Palmer and Buokner.
Th e newly organized gold-standard
or National Democratio party of the
United States at their national con
vention held in Indianapolis nominated
Senator John M. Palmer, of Illinois,
to oarry the standard as its nominee for
the offioe of president. Senator Palmer
was nominated upon the first ballot, re
ceiving 757 votes out of a total of
983. He was then deolared the nomi
nee of the convention by aoclamation.
General Buckner was nominated for
the office of vice-president by aoclama
tion, after which the convention ad
journed sine die. . ;
' Hundreds Are HomeleM.
Fire destroyed the immense five
story brick plow foundry and imple
ment faotory of 8. R. White & Bros. ,
in Norfolk, Va. A brisk wind scatter
ed sparks in every direotion, and de
stroyed a number of ' dwellings. Hun
dreds of families, white and oolored,
are made homeless. Twenty-five houses
were destroyed. ' The total loss is
$200,000.
Accident on a Cable line.
Four people were injured, one per
haps fatally, by an acoident on the de
pot incline of the Ninth-street oable
line in Kansas City. The grip-hook
on the train broke and permitted it to
go .backwards at a high rate of .speed.
Steel Work. Close.
The Edgar Thompson Steel Works,
of Carnegie, Pa. , has closed down In
definitely. ' The suspension was a gen
eral surprise. At least 1,500 men
were thrown out of work.
A Bad Bailway Accident.
A street oar was run into by a Min
neapolis freight train near the state
fairgrounds in Minneapolis and eight
persons injured. The engine struck
the fore part of the oar. .
' Fire In a Mine.
The Superior mine, in Hurley,' Wis.,
caught fire and has been burning for
some time. There is no possible way
to save it, and it will prove a total
lOSS. ; ;
Drowned While Ba hlng;. v
Lieutenant James W. Benton, qurter
master of the United States army at
Fort Robinson, N. D., wag drowned
while bathing in a plunge.
further Details Brought bv
the Steamer Windward.
LETTERS FROM F G JACKSOI";
The Map. Entirely Alter the Geography
of Franz Josef Land New Sea Found
Where Land Had Been . Shown
London, Sept. 9. Henry Fisher
botanical curator to the university ool
lege museum, Nottingham, and th.
botanist of the Jackson and Harin
worth Arotio expedition, now entering
on its geoond winter on Franz Jose'
Land, reached Grave jend on Saturday
with four companions of the expedi
tion by the supply steamer Windward
The vessel landed Dr. Nansen, tht
Norwegian explorer, at Vardoe island
in the northern part of Norway.
In an Interview Mr. Fisher furnished
further details of the meeting of the
two parties on the ice, and a letter
from F. G. Jaokson, just reoeived.
throws additional light upon the most
interesting chapter in northern explora
tion history. Mr. Jackson's letter is
addressed to A. C. Harmsworth, and
continues the story. He wrote:
"Hearing that some one had been
seen on the ice, I started to meet him
I saw a man on the pack ioe southeast
of Cape Flora, and a seoond person
further off.
' "I fired several Bhots to attraot their
attention, and after an hour's walk,
met the man in a walrus skin, and con
cluded he was a Norweigan walrue
hunter, who had come to grief some
where. Approaching nearer we no
ticed that he was as black as a stoker,
and that from head to foot his clothes
were oovered with grease. We shook
hands. In spite of his long black
hair and smoke-black skin, I thought
he was Dr. Nansen, whom I had known
in London, so I exclaimed: .
" 'Are you not Dr. Nansen?'
" 'Yes, I am Nansen,' washis reply.
"Then we again shook hands, still
more heartily. When we reaohed
headquarters it was midnight, bat an
light as noon. After Dr. Nansen and
his oompanion (Lieutenant Schott
Hansen) had a bath, were shaved and
had their hair out, our photographer
took their pictures, and they dined
with us. Our dinner was" a great suo
cess. "To Dr. Nansen'a astonishment we
had roast loon, peas and other vege
tables, cheese, preserevd fruits antf
pork, sherry and whiskey."
Mr. Jackson also sent by the Win?'
ward a resume of his diary kept during
the past year, and maps of his owe
making, whioh entirely alter the geo
graphy of Franz Josef Land. , He has
discovered a great sea where the map of
Payer," the Australian explorer, shows
land. This sea, which Jackson hae
named Queen Victoria sea, he thinks
extends without a break from about
seventy miles north of his winter
quarters to within three degrees - of
the pole, and is considered by far the
most important body of water yet dis
covered in those parts. Mr. Jaoskon
also writes:
"A long channel, through whioh
we passed, from Tisto to Queen Vic
toria sea, I named the Birtish channel.
Its chief arms are Clements Markham
channel, Allen Young sound and Rob
ert Feel sound. To this sea I look as
my most favorable route in 1897,
when the sun returns in the spring.
"The mapping of Franz Josef Land
is practically complete, and nothing
should prevent my attempting its open
water or crust of ice, as the case may
be. I gave Dr. Nansen traoing of my
map and his route south. As his
watoh ran down, he was unable to es
tablish his position oorrectly. Until
he saw my map of lasjt year, he sup
posed that no one had been there before
him."
AN INDIAN COMMISSION.
To Treat With the lted Men In the
t Northwest.
Washington, Sept. 9. A most im
porant Indian commission has been
created to negotiate with the Indians in
the far Northwest, and is , now in the
.field. The commission consists of
three members,' only two of whom
have been appointed so far. These are
John B. Goodwin, of Atlanta, and
Charles B. Herit, of Benton, Neb.
Another selection has been made but
the offer was declined. The commis
sion will treat with the Crow and
Flathead Indians in Montanta for the
cession of portions of their respective
reservations, and with the Northern
Cheyennes and Crow Indians for the re
moval of the Northern Cheyenues from
their present reservaiotn on the Rose
bud river at Lame Deer agency to the
southern portion of the Crow reserva
tion. Negotiations will be carried on
with the Indians on the Fort Hall res
ervation " in Idaho and those on the
Unitah reservation in Utah, with a
view to the surrender of portions of
their respective reservations or for some
satisfactory modification of existing
treaties. Similar efforts will be made
with the Yakima Indians in Washing
ton. ' . i '
The feet of truth are glow, hut they
never slip.
TO DESTROY KEY WEST.
An Improbable Story Brought From
if avana.
Key West, Sept. 9. A letter was re
ceived from Havana last night by the
steamer Masootte containing the in
formation that the Spanish authorities
are plotting the destruction of Key
West. A similar report reached here
several days ago, but at the time it
was not generally believed. The letter
was written by a Cuban in Havana to
a friend in this city. The writer says
that a few days ago he wont to the
government office in Havana and was
informed by a friend employed there
that Spanish authorities had determined
to burn Key West and annihilate tha
nest of "insurgent snakes. " ' .
. The plan of the Spanish is to send
emissaries to Key West in the guise
of Cuban sympathizers, who are to fire
the city in as many places as possible
when opportunity arises. It is said
that Captain-General Weyler is cog
nizant? of the plan and approves of it.
He is rpeorted to have said that if Key
West and Tampa were laid in ashes he
would soon be able to settle the rebel
lion. It is said that in the event of the
success of the plot Weyler has ordered
that the emissaries be paid f 10,000,
The people here are so wrought up
that it is feared an attack may be made
on Senor Gruse, the Spanish consul
and his assistant, Senor Hernandez.
It was reported today that these gentle
men, beooming alarmed for their
safety, had gone aboard the United
States revenue cutter Winona and de
manded protection, and that they were
told to remain on the vessel until the
exoitement died out. .
The citizens have determined to form
a vigilance committee, and every per
son who cannot give a good account of
himself will be forced to leave , the
"ity. ;
THE RELAY ' RACE ENDED.
The Time Was a Little Over Thirteen
Days.
New York, Sept. 9. The Examiner
Journal bioyole relay race from San
Franoisoo to New York was finished at
City Hall park at 29 minutes -past 3
o'clock this afternoon, the race taking
thfrteen days 29 minutes 4 1-5 seconds.
The number of miles oovered was
8,885. The' last relay from Kings
bridge to the finish was run by Fred
erick J. Titus, the well-known racing
man, who wheeled his part in 29
minutes and 13 seconds.
All along the'line from Kings bridge
was a great crowd gathered to greet
Titus. He was' heartily welcomed,
and vociferously cheered. Following
after him were many others, and the
upper drives were thronged with en
thusiastic wheelmen. Four thousand
persons were in City Hall Park when
Titus "reaohed the end of the journey,
and their ' oheers were deafening.
Annie St Tell and A. H. Ward will go
from the Battery to Governor's island
in a water bicycle tomorrow to deliver
the message.
ARKANSAS ELECTION.
The Usual Majority for the Democratio
Ticket.
Little Rock, Sept, 9. The weather
throughout Arkansas was cool and
pleasant, and, from special dispatches
received by the Gazette, the indica
tions are that a large vote was polled.
It is believed .that General Dan W.
Jones' (Dem.) majority for governor
will be not less than 60,000 and may
possibly reach 60,000. In Faulkner,
Lafayette and other Populist and Re
publican strongholds, the Demooratie
oounty tickets were elected by safe ma
jorities. There was much scratching
in Fulton county, and the probability
is that the independent candiate for
state senator in that distriot has carried
the county against Hon. Jerry South,
the regular Democratio nominee.
There were but two full tickets in
the field, the Populists contenting
themselves with a candidate for gov
ernor.
Encounter With a Footpad.
San Franoisoo, Sept. - 9. Mrs. Sarah
Hayden, the wife of a Ninth-street
butcher, had a thrilling encounter with
an armed highwayman early yesterday
morning. Her husband being unwell,
she paid off the employes and left the
store shortly after midnight, carrying
a small satchel in whioh she had
placed $110 and accompanied by. her
12-year-old daughter, started home
ward. While standing on the corner
waiting for a car, a man poked a pitsol
into her face and commanded her to
give up the satchel. She screamed for
help and two men rushed to her as
sistance, but were threatened by the
ruffian and kept aloof. An officer ar
riving at this juncture, the robber fled
aoross some vacant lots and escaped.
Anchoied a Whale.
Taooma, Wash., Sept. 9. The wh'aU
whioh has been towing its .captors
around the upper part of Puget sound
for the past week was driven into
Quartermaster habror this morning and
anchored. Five harpoons are in the
huge animal, which is still alive. Last
night the ' whale towed the tugboat
Laurel, to whioh it was attaohed by
several lines, through the narrows,
despite the efforts of the engineer to go
the ohter way. It will be placed on
exhibition in this oity.
Try not only to be
good for something.
good but to be
BAHDIT8-. WERE OUTWITTED
Bold-Attempt to Hold up a
: Train Near Sacramento.
FRUSTRATED BY THE ENGINEER
Watching His Chance, He Shot the
Bobber in the Cab, and Then Pulled
Open the Throttle and Escaped.
Sacramento, Cal., Sept. 5. The
east-bound overland tram, which left
San Franoisco at 6 o'olock this evening,
and waa here at 9:40, was stopped
about six miles west of here by train
robbers, who failed in their purpose
through the killing of one of the gang
by a plucky engineer. The train was
loaded with passengers en route, to the
state fair, and it is said that the ex
press oontained a large sum of money
consigned to a Sacramento bank.
The hold-up took plaoe a short dis
tance from the place where the big
150,000 robbery occurred two years
ago. The oountry is oovered with wa
ter for miles, with the exception of a
narrow strip over whioh a wagon road
runs to Woodland, and within an hour
.after the train pulled into Sacramento
a force of detectives and a squad of
deputies were dispatched to the scene.
Tonight the big passenger depot is a
scene of the greatest animation. Div
ision Superintendent Wright, who was
a passenger on the train, is in his office
giving orders and awaiting news from
the men who have been sent to bunt
the robbers.
, The Overland train left Davisville
on time, with Engineer Edwin F. In
galls and Fireman Patrick Burns in
the cab. As the train approached
Webster, a man who had been conceal
ed in the tender climbed quietly over
the pile of coal until he reached the
gangplank, .when he suddenly leveled
a pistol at ' the engineer and ordered
him to throw up his hands. The en
gineer did so, and the robber then told
him to slow down. This request was
also complied with, and when the train
was stopped,' at a third order from the
robber, a masked man was seen climb
ing up the railroad embankment with
a gun in his hand. When the man
appeared, the robber on the engine com
manded the fireman to climb down and
go with the masked robber. The fire
man obeyed orders, and he and the
bandit walked back toward the express
car.
This left Engineer Ingalls and the
other bandit alone, and Ingalls began
to think up a scheme whereby he could
turn the tables on his captor. The rob
ber at first was very watchful, but af
ter a minute or more had elapsed, he
turned and looked back, with the evi
dent intention of seeing what had be
icome of his companion and the fireman.
This was Ingall's chance and he
(seized it. A loaded revolver was lying
in a box close to Ingall's side. Qaick
as a flash he lifted the lid, and, seizing
the pistol, fired two shots at the rob
ber. The bandit fell from the cab,
and the nervy engineer pulled wide the
'throttle, and the train started to Sacra
mento. Fireman Burns was left to his
fate, but when he heard the firing, he
suspected what was up, and jumped
onto the moving train. The masked
robber who was on the platform of the
express jumped to the ground and dis
appeared. On arriving at Sacramento Engineer
Ingalls told his story to Superintend
ent Wright. After relating the par
ticulars of the hold-up and the depar
ture of the fireman with the masked
robber, he said:
"I noticed that the fellow who was
guarding me was rather nervous. He
would turn every once in a while and
glanoe back to see how things were
going along. Seeing that there might
be a chance for me to get hold of my
revolver, whioh was in a box in the
cab, I determined to try it, and the
jnext time the robber turned I opened
the box and got the pistol. I was not
a moment too soon, for just as he
looked around I fired twice. The
muzzle of my pistol waa not more than
two feet from him when I pulled the
trigger, and I am confident that I
fetruok him in the head and breast, and
certainly must have killed him. He
reeled forward and plunged out of the
cab, firing. his pistol as he did so. Not
knowing how many there might be of
the robbera I determined to get away,,
and within fifteen seconds after I had
shot the robber I had opened the throt
tle and was on the way to Saoramento.
Fireman Burns said in telling his
story:
"The robber ordered me to. get down
off the engine and go with the masked
man, which I did. The masked man
then instructed me to go ahead, but
halted me at the express car. 'Get be
tween there and uncouple, ' said the
masked man in a business-like way. I
climbed up between the cars, but just
then I heard two qtiiok shots, and
after a few seconds, the train began to
move. I drew myself up on the bump
era and the robber, who had taken up
his position on the express car steps,
sprang off and it went on and left
him.'! .
Later developments show that there
were but two highwaymen and that
they compelled two tramps whom they
met near the scene of the .hold-up to
take part in it. 1
Tried to Escape From Jail.
Cincinnati, Sept. 9. Jackson and
Walling, Pearl Bryan's murderers, are
not hereafter to have the privilegfs
heretofore at onrded them in lrvington
jail. Through visitors and gifts of
food a plan of esoape was made whioh
was to have been carried into effect at
d o'clock this morning. Jackson was
discovered in a whispered conversation
with a colored burglar named Walker.
The plot was revealed by a prisoner.
Walker was dragged from his cell and
a new revolver was found in his pocket
and a saw in his cell. Several saws'
were found in Waiting's cell. Jack
son's cell .waa searched, but nothing
was found. Visitors hereafter will be
closely watched. ' . -
Indian Outbreak Threatened.
Hermosillo, Mexico. Sept. 9, There
is much uneasiness felt throughout the
western part of this state over the
threatened outbreak of the Yaqui In-(
dians Large numbers of the peace
able Indians have quit their work on
ranches and railroads and are flocking
into the mountains where the leaders
are supplying them with arms and
ammunition. An attack by the In-;
dians on the town of Torres is threat
ened and a Etrong guard has been
placed around the place by the munici
pal authorities. The Minas Prietns
mining camp is also being well guard
ed against the Inidans. '
- ' First to Fail the Locks.
Cascade Locks, Or., Sept. 9. The
big gates of the Cascade lecks were
thrown open today and the little :
steamer Sadie B. and two scows were
permitted to float down through the
canal to the lower river. The gates
worked admirably, not a ditch occur- .
ring to check the progress and every
thing proved to be in perfect order.
There was no particular demonstration
or celebration of the event though
about all the residents of Cascade Locks
were out to see the passage. The
bydraulio maohinery that operates the
gates proved to be adequate for the
work they are intended to perform,
and caused the ponderous gatea to
swing around like toys.
Is the World's Champion. .
Putney, England, Sept. 9. Jake
Gaudaur, of Toronto, today won the
row'ng championship of the world and
(2,500 in addition to the Sportsman
cup, defeating James H. Stansbury, of
Australia, ' who recently defeated
"Wag" Harding for the championship.
The course was the usual champion
ship course, four straight miles straight
away, from Putney to Mortlake. '
Troops for th l'hilipplnes.
, Madrid, Sept. 9. The cabinet has
deoided to send a battalion of marines
to the Philippine islands.
TO OPEN THE BIG FAIR.
(ireat Preparations for the Eventful
September 10.
Portland, Or., Sept. 8. Great prei
parations are being made for the open
ing night of the Oregon Industrial Ex
position, Saturday, September 19. Of
all the opening nights of expositions in
Portland, that of last year was the
most pleasant and successful. Its
musical features weie especially de
lightful. . To this occasion the com
mittee is devoting special attention,
with the determination to make it even
more of a success than the initial night
of a year ago. Mayor Penncyerhas
been invited to formally open the ex
position, as did the late Mayor Frank
a year ago, by pressing the electrio
button that will set the the maohinery
in motion The president of the gen
eral committee, Mr. Ellis G. Hughes,
will deliver a brief address upon the
purposes of the exposition, and the
work of the committee in preparing it
for the entertainment and instruction
of the people, and for the benefit of the
oommunity and the state. The choral
feature of the evening will be one of
special excellence, and the programme
will soon be announced. The Anollo ,
Choral Society will be an imporant
factor in the various great musical
events of the fair, '
An Explosion at Sea.
Madrid, Sept. 8. An explosion,
heard off the coast near the town of
Muroa, in the province of Corrunna,
during the night, is the cause of much
excitement and speculation among the
inhabitants. It seems evident that a
disaster has occurred, as much wreck
age is strewn along the coast. It is
supposed two vessels collided during
the night and foundered. Nothing has
been discovered to show the identity of
the vessels, nor ia it known how great
waa the losa of life accompanying the
catastrophe. -;
Seven Million Women's Names.
London, Sept. 8. The Chroniole
announces that the queen has consented
to reoeive a petition containing the
singatures of 7,000,000 women against
the liquor trafflo and opium traffic
The signatures were gathered by the
world's W. C. T. U. , and those of Miss
Franoea Willard and ' Lady Somerset .
head the list.
Armenians Mysteriously Disappear.
London, Sept. 8. The ' Constanti
nople correspondent of the Daily News
notes the mysterious disappearance of
Armenians from the oity and says of
it: "It is believed that they have been
done to death after being promised pro
tection by the police."