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The Hood River Glacier It's a Cold Day When We Get .Left. VOL. 8. HOOD RIVER, OREGON, FRIDAY. SEPT. 18, 1896. NO. 17. J THE NEWS OF THE WEEK "From All " Parts of the New : World and the Old. OF INTEREST TO OUR READERS Comprehend Review of the Import--.nt Happenings of the Past Week Culled From the Telegraph Columns Two men and twenty-five horses lost i their Uvea in a fire in Milwaukee, Wis., which partially destroyed Albert ; Manger's livery stable. The flames ' .spread so rapidly that only three men ' and a few horses managed to esoape. Owing to the collapse of a gangway landing' at Boesingen, Germany, forty-five' persons were thrown into the Rhine. Three were drowned, five were polled out of the water in a criti cal condition, and it is feared that sev eral others were drowned. Hon. W. S. Allen, chairman jt the Populist national committee,' has mailed to W. J., Bryan a letter official ly notifying him of his nomination by that body. No sacrifices are demanded, and Mr. Bryan is neither asked nor ex peoted to abandon his adhesion to ' the Chioago platform. . 'William Porter, former cashier of the Bank of Kansas City, Kan. , whiob failed last February, was arrested in that city on warrants oharglng him with reoeiving deposits when the bank was in a failing oondition and be knew it was insolvent. The oom plaining witnesses are two former depositors. Porter was placed in f 1,500 bonds and in default went to jail. The v Amerioan schooner Frederick Gearing was seized off the coast of Nova Scotia, having been oaught inside the three-mile limit. She was con demned by the oourt, and the depart ment of justice has now been notified that the owners will appeal to the su preme court of Canada, as they claim that she was not within the three mile limit at the time. John MoCarthy, the alleged bank robber, was arraigned in Los Angeles. He made a statement to tbe court to the effect that his alleged confession, said to have been , made to Captain Lees in Sacramento, was a bogus one in toto, and that he has nothing to con fess', as he was not connected with the attempt to rob the First National bank of that city in any way. He was held, and his bail fixed at $5,000. Mrs. Elizabeth Cavanaugh, an aged woman of San Francisoo, has brought suit in the superior oourt of that city against her husband and her son, , charging them with having conspired to rob. her of her possessions, and with having held her and oaused her to be held 4 prisoner for four months in a local .ft private insane asylum. The property was acquired through her own hard work taking in washing. Ida Buchanan, of Hannibal, Mo., aged 16, committed suioide by shoot ing herself. She dressed herself for burial, then went out in the front yard, laydown ,i on the grass and blew out' her brains. She was engaged to be married, and her lover was in the bouse at the time. She left a note say ing her health was poor and that she did not wish to fiecome a burden on any tme. -Her mother is a widow. i Mr. Bryan bus issued his letter of ac ceptance. He defines bis position on , the questions of the day and states hat he will uphold every plank of the platform adopted at Chioago. J Seventeen people were injured, some of them seriously, by the overturning of a wagon, which- rolled down an em bankment of ten feet. The aooident ooourred near Clackamas station, Ore gon. ' ., There have been received at the granaries at Salem thus far this season 60,000 bushels of wheat, and it is esti mated that about 25,000 bushels are yet to oomo. . Wheat now sells in the capital city for 42 cents a bushel. James Applegate, who died at Mon rovia, was one of the' earliest pioneers to oome to the Paoifio coast. He oame to Oregon from Missouri in 1843, to gether with his father and two brothers. He was 63 years old at tbe time of his death. A Female Manias. For several days reports have bean reoeived in lone, Cal. , that woman with long blaok hair, pieroing blaok eyes, had been seen in the woods above that town, entirely nude. A farmer and bis wife, while driving bone some three miles from town, encoun tered tbe woman, who sprang froa the brush at the roadside and seized tbe bridles of their team. ' The fanner left tbe wagon, and grappled with the stranger, who was frothing at tbe mouth and gave vent to fearful shrieks, but she broke away from him and escaped. A systematic searoh for the supposed maniao will be made' with bloodhounds. An Old Established Firm. Thomas B. Pearoe, Henry T. Atkini and Henry Pearoe, owners of tbe Franklin cotton mills, of Cincinnati, O., doing an extensive ootton business in that oity, nnder tbe name of Pearoe, Atkins & Co., and tbe Henry Pearoe Sons' Company, assigned as a company and as indivduals to William O. Coch ran, a ootton-mill owner. The assets are $240,000; liabilities, (163,000. Tbe. cause of the crash is slow collec tions and dull business. Bids for the New Vessels Have Been Opened. TERMS ARE VERY REASONABLE Fits Challenges Corbett. ; Robert Fitzsimmons, the pugilist, and his manager, Martin Julian, gave a dinner in New York, at whioh James Corbett was challenged by Fitzsim mons. A $5,000 forfeit was posted. When Corbett was informed of their action, he said that Fitzsimmons was again bluffing, but that he would call his bluff, and that he would fight him twenty minutes after his fight with Sharkey. Across the Sea la a Yawl. The latest San Francisoo adivoes from Yokohama say that a twenty-foot yawl started from that port for San Fran cisoo August 10. It was the Nadjes ka, and in her Captain Ridderbjelke hopes to crosB the Paoifio. She left port amid tbe oheers of a large delega tion of Amerioan skippers and tars from the orhisers in the harbor. The Strike Is Off. The strike of 8,000 union hod-car fiers in Chicago has ended in almost oomplete victory for tbe men. By gaining recognition for their union from the bosses, the hod-carriers claim they have won all they could have wished when they struck over a month ago. . . . An Oil Tank Exploded. An oil tank on a freight train in Wellington, 111., exploded, setting fire to and burning twenty-two oars of ooal, Peter Norton's elevator, containing 81,001) bushels of wheat, was destroy ed. .The railroad pumping station was also burned. A War Rello Burned. . Ender's tobaooo factory, in Rioh mond, Va. , which, during the war used to accomodate the overflow of prisoners from Libby prison, one square away, has . been burned. It was a very old struoture. ' About $50,000 of leaf to baooo was destroyed. A Book by General Miles. Major -General Nelson A. Miles has Written a book. It will be issued within the next two weeks and will doubtless oause comment from one end of the oountry to the other, and from oivilians and military men alike. The book is entitled, "Personal Reoolleo tions and Observations of General Net son A. Miles, Embraoing a Brief View of the Civil War; or, From New Eng land to the Goldon Gate." Engineer E. F. Ingles, the hero of Webster, who saved his passengers from being robbed by killing Bandit Morgan on September 5, was called be fore J. A. Filmore, A. D. Wilder and other offloers of the Southern Pacific and given a . testimonial for bravery. Tbe ceremony was simple. The brave enigneer was given a cheok for $250, together with a beautiful watch and chain suitably engraved. A terrible tragedy was enaoted on 'Broad street, Biohmond, Va. James E. Wimmer, aged 46, a blacksmith working at the Richmond locomotive works, stabbed and killed S. G. That heimer, son of a well-known liqnor ( merchant. The cause of the homicide was the alleged betrayal of Wimmer's partially paralyzed daughter by young Thatheimer. Wimmer, who was hunt ing for the youth, came up with him on the street, oaught hold of -him and stabbed him in three places. ' That heimer walked half a blook and fell dead. Wimmer surrendered himself. Tunneled a Bank Vault, John MoCarthy was arrested in San Francisoo for oomplioity in the at tempt to tunnel into the vaults of the First National bank of Los Angeles, five months ago. When arrested Mo Carthy drew a revolver, but was over powered. He is believed to have been tbe leader of the gang who opearted in Los Angeles. , ; a Cyelon in Farls. A violent oyolone swept over por tions of Paris, France. Omnibuses, cabs and stalls in tbe streets were over turned, trees blown down, store win dows broken, carriages sunk in tbe River Seine, and the firemen had to be called. Many people were seriously injured. Died From Burns. Mrs. Bird, the wife of a farmer liv ing near Rankin, Wash., was engaged in fighting fire in a clearing near the bouse, when her dress took fire and she received burns whioh in a few hours oaused her death. , , Two Men Drowned. Two men named Fainter and White, respectively, attempted to go from tbe Nestuooa river to Alsea in an open boat, by way of - tbe open sea. When near Alaea their frail oraft capsized in the breakers and both were drowned. Another Bank Failure. The Mutual National bank, of New Orleans, has closed its doors. The oapital stook is $200,000 and the line of deposits was very small. It has been regarded weak for a long time. ' A Helena Suicide. Dora Forest and Madge Dow, two disreputable women of Helena,' Mont. , took morphine with suioidal intent. Tbe former died, but the latter will re cover. rrr- The lowest Bidders Were the Newport News Company, . The Cramps ' Sons, and the Union Iron Works. Washington, Sept. 16. The bids for building three more battleships, of about 11,000 tons eaoh, were opened at the navy department today. The terms offered were reasonable and the ships can be constructed and fitted with armament at a total oost within tbe limit of the amount authorized ty congress. Contrary to speculation, no attempt was made to bind the govern ment to pay for tbe ships in gold or its equivalent The bids were as fol lows: Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry dock Company, of Virginia, one ship, $2,595,000; John H. Dialogue & Son, Camden, N. J., one ship, $2,661,000; Bath Iron Works, Maine, one ship, $2,680,000; Cramp & Sons, Philadel phia, one ship, $2,650,000; two for (eaoh),' $2,605,000; Union Iron Works, San Francisoo, one ship, $2,674,950. The- lowest bidders are in order, the Newport News oompany, Cramp & Sons, and the Union Iron Works, the last named oompany being allowed a margin of 4 per oent above the lowest Eastern bid, to offset the difference of prioes between the Atlantic and Pacifio coast Tbe department under aot of oongress,. must award the contracts for building these ships by Ootober 9 next The vessels must be completed within three years thereafter. Tbe limit of oost fixed for eaoh ship was $3,760,000, including hull and armor. It is be lieved the armor oan be supplied by the department for less than $1,000, 000. . ' . The new vessles are to be combina tions of the best features of the Iowa and Eearsarge, now under construc tion, modified by such improvements as experience has suggested. They will be 868 feet long on tbe water line, and seventy-two feet wide in the mid dle. Tbe vessels will be propelled by engines of 10,000 horse-power and will be expected to make a speed of sixteen knots an hour. Offensively, eaoh of the three new ships will possess two very powerful batteries. The main battery will be composed of four 13-inoh breechloading rifles and fourteen 6-inch rapid-firing unes. The seoondary battery designed to repel torpedo-boats and light oraft and to swamp the unarmored parts of an enemy, will consist of sixteen 6 pound rapid-fire guns, four 13-pound rapid-fire, four machine or Gatling guns and one field pieoe. In addition to the force, an allowanoe of gun ootton for submarine mining and eight automobile torpedos to be discharged from the two tubes on each broadside amidships, will be oarried for that silent and more deadly phase of naval warfare. ARMY CHANGES. THE MAINE ELECTION. Republicans Claim the Largest Majority In Its History. Angnsta, Me., Sept. 16. Maine has followed the example of Vermont and deolared for the Republican ticket by the largest majority in its history. Aooording to the latest returns tonight, the plurality for Powers, Republican, for governor, will be over 45,000, and probably in the neighborhood of 50,000. Hon. Thomas B. Reed is re-eleoted to the house by over 10,000 plurality. Tbe returns show a plurality of about 10,000 for Dingley for congressman from the Second district; over 12,000 for Milliken in the Third district, and praotically the same for Boutelle in the Fourth distriot In the state legislature, the Demo crats will apparently have less than half a dozen of the represenatives in the bouse and not one in tbe senate. Toe suooessful oandidate for gover nor is the Hon. Llewellyn Powers, of Houlton, Republican. Hon. Thomas B. Reed, of Portland. from the First distriot; Nelson Dins- ley, of Lewiston, from the Second dis triot; Seth Milliken, of Belfast, from the Third district, and Charles A. Bou telle, of Bangor, from the Fourth dis triot, who have for years represented Maine in the national house, are the congressmen re-elected. Proposed Moving of Three Regiments ' . of Artillery. i Washington, Sept. , 16. Major-General Miles has recommended to the secretary of war an important change in stations of . artillery regiments. The regiments involved are the Fifth artillery, stationed on the Paoifio coast; the Third artillery, stationed in Florida, and ' incidentally the First artillery, looated at Fort Hamilton, N. Y. ' His recommendations do ; not specifically mention the latter regi ment, but it is known to be his inten tion to recommend that this regiment be ordered to Florida to take tbe plaoe of the third, in case the secretary ap proves the plan for sending that regi ment to the Presidio, in California, and for bringing the Fifth East The Fifth was on duty in New York har bor five years ago, when the last change between regiments on the Altantio and Paoifio was made, so that it will come back to its old stamping ground if the scheme of General Miles prevails. - Seoretary Lamont is generally, op posd to extensive movements of troops merely for the sake of a ohange of sta tion, mainly beoause of the expense involved. Although a smaller number of regiments is involved in the present plan of General Miles than the laBt, tbe long journey across the oontinent of the two regiments would make heavy inroads upon the transportation fund. Seoretary Lamont is known to be reluotant to inour the expense, though his final deoision has not yet been announced. One of the strong points in the secre tary's forth oom in g annual report will be the reoord of economy ooupled with effioenoy whioh has characterized the present administration of the war de partment. For the first time in many years a balance instead of a deficiency will be shown in various appropria tions. For a number of years past tbe mileage fund has been short, resulting in offloers being compelled to await for a special appropriation by oongress be fore they had refunded to them the money spent out of their pockets to comply with orders issued by tbe war department The new system of re cruiting and paying the army by oheok aooounts in a large measure for the saving in the mileage fund. i iijyiE ii Deposition of the Sultan Can not Be Long Delayed. THE POWERS ARE PREPARING CAME FROM COOK'S INLET. To Cure Texas Fever. San Franoisoo, Sept 16. Dr. J. Sidney Hunt, an eminent pbysioian of Queensland, and for many years pbysi oian of the Brisbane board of health, arrived here yesterday. Dr. Hunt has been sent here by the Queensland gov ernment to investigate and find a rem edy for the Texas fever, as it is known in the southern part of the United States, which has broken out among the cattle on the big ranges in North ern Queensland. Explosion of Fire Damp. Pittsburg, Sept 16. A dispatoh from Walker's Mills, -Pa., reports an explosion of fire damp this morning in tbe oldest Hawknest ooal mine. One man was killed. The other miners are olosed in. Returning- Miners Tell of the Condition of Those Left Behind. Seattle, Sept. 16. Seventy-six Cook's inlet prospectors were brought down by the sobooner Sophie Suther land, whioh arrived this afternoon. About two thirds of them paid their passage in gold dust and the remainder fell back on the stock of money they had taken into the country. Those of the prospectors who were seen said that the rapidity with whioh ,J miners were leaving tbe inlet bad reduced the number there to about 600, exclusive of a number at Coal bay. They oalou lated that $590,000 had been expended in taking men in and out of the coun try, while the amount from the mines would not be more than $100,000 at the highest 1 The Polly Mining Company, near the junotion ' of Mill's and Canyon creeks, they considered to have the best paying mine in the oountry, and said $35,000 would be shipped out by that mine in the fall. Canyon creek, be tween Six-Mile and Mill's creeks, and two miles up Mill's creek, they thought was a fair estimate of the pay streak in the oountry, and said a dozen or less men are tbe only ones doing well. Starvation was a remote possibility, as the departing prospectors have dis posed of their provisions at a saoifice. The majority are able to leave' the oountry, and not more than 100 will be destitute. One man, who came out by the steamer Bertha, saw tbe steam schooner Excelsior lying at Sitka and learned that she is to go to the inlet and carry out a load of passengers free. A Peaceful Settlement. Buenos Ayres, Sept 16. A corres pondent in Rio Janeiro, Brazil, tele graphs that the Brazilian foreign min ister, Senor Cerquiria, has informed a circle of friends of high standing officially that he regards tbe prospect for a peaceful settlement of the Italian question as extremely favorable. Sendr Cerquiria says the good will of the government at Rome is assured but he does not disguise the fact that the quir inal will certainly demand full satis faction for all wrongs suffered by Ital ians in Brazil, before it will consent to enter into a negotiation for a final dis position of the matter. Signor- Bruno, the Italian represent ative in Santa Paula, deolared in an interview with Senor Cerquiria that the situation was still grave. Seven thousand insurgents have left Santa Paula for Argentina. Tbe United States gunboat Castine will aooompany tbe Argentine fleet in its evolutions in Brazilian waters. . Three Miners Poisoned. - Viotor, Colo., Sept. 16. Charles Mo Govern, Charles O'Tool, and George Stevens were found dead this after noon in a cabin a mile from Viotor. The men, with Harry Doyle and John MoDevitt, had been occupying the cabin for some time, and all bad been drinking heavily. The two latter have been arrested on suspicion of poisoning their oomp anions. v The Mussulman, Bowever, Does Vot Show Any Appreciation of the Fntt Which Is Impending Over Him Constantinople, Sept 15. To t lose who have eyes to see, there is more and more evidenoe of the approach of a orisis in the affairs of the Ottoman em pire. ' But tbe Turk himself offers no sign of the appreciation of the fate im pending over him or of the limit that has apparently been reaobed in the patienoe of the European powers with the process of extermination of tbe Armenians that has been steadily and relentlessly pursued by the Turks There is no, diminution in the ranoor displayed by the Mussulmans' toward the Armenians, and no sign of the re linquishment of the Turks' contention that the Armenians are persistent and determined revolutionists and agitators against the sovereignty of the sultan, and, as suoh, invite tbe stringent re pressive measures that have been used against them. Some oolor has to be admitted to this contention of the Turks, from the fact that some of the envoys of tbe powers have reoeived a ciroular note from the Himtiohflk revolutionary committee, declaring that if tbe reforms demanded by the Armenians at the time of the. raid by them upon tbe Ottoman bank are not granted, there will be a more serious outbreak against the Turkish authorities and over a muoh wider area than was the last, whioh resulted in the apparently indiscriminate slaugh ter of Armenians in this oity. Since Friday there baa been a large increase of the patriots of cavalry in Therapia, the suburb of Constantinople in which are situated tbe French and English ambassadors' residences, and in Buyukdere and Pera. This is the sultan's precautionary measure against future outrages, in compliance with tbe warning oontained in the note from the powers. These troops, it is under stood, come under, the authority of those who are warned that they will be responsible for the outbreaks involving the destruction of property and loss of life. But the troops are at tbe same time instructed that they are author ized to use their arms in self-defense if they are attacked. These so-called precautionary -measures have not im proved the situation, and have rather served to extend the feeling of terror ism on acoount of the feeling of doubt as to what seoondary and veiled mean ing may be hidden behind the letter of instruction to tbe troops. Mean time, the British relief oommittee is busy with the work of helping the dis tressed Armenians. The official Turkish estimate of the number of victims of the massacres in the oity is 1,100. Other estimates run pretty muoh all the way upward from this figure. The official estimate is ooupled with the allegation that many of those killed were in reality Turks, but that they were buried with the Armenians and that their number went to swell the supposed number of Armenian viotims. This is undoubted ly designed as an apology and explana tion of the assertion oontained in the note of the powers that the savage bands whioh pillaged their houses were not accidental gatherings of fanatioal people or undirected mobs, but there was every indication of their especial organization and of its being known, if not directed, by the authorities. In foreign circles here the state ments that Turks were killed along with the Armenians is denied. But the actual number of victims of the disorders was oertainly 5,000, and will probably reaoh 6,000. Tbe military authorities state that three soldiers were killed and thirty were wounded. All Mussulmans who have yet been tried by the extraordinary tribune, appointed to pass judgment on those implicated in the recent massaore, have been aoquitted of the charges of com plicity. The evidence against many of these was deemed by foreign resi dents here conclusive, and the failure to hold them adds to the oonviotion that the porte has no intention of com plying with the demand of the powers that the oulprits shall be brought to punishment In -view of this failure to punish the authors of 'outrages upon Armenains, the state , of terrorism among the Armenians continues un abated, and the exodus of these people goes on with no diminution. The ap pearanoe of the refugees, many of them in a state of destitution from the hasty nature of their flight, and all laboring under extreme apprehension of a blow likely to fall at any time, evokes the universal oompassion of the foreigners who see them. ALASKA'S DEMANDS. The People Want a Territorial Form of ' Government. Chicago, Sept 16. Congressman Aldrioh, of this oity, who has just re turned from a six weeks' trip to Alaska, brings the news that tbe people of that , listant territory think it has outgrown , its' swaddling clothes, and wants to govern itself. A demand is made for & regular territorial government, a new let of up-to-date laws and the privi lege of sending a delegate to oongress like Arizona, New Mexioo and Okla homa. The restless Alaskans have already saused to be introduced in the national aouse of representatives several bills to bring about these projects on whioh they have set their hearts. Thft fail ure of congress to advanoe these Dills, las, Aldriob says, disgusted the people , )f Alaska. There are many Americans in Alaska who point with unoonoealed . lisgust to congressional neglect and ihen to the jealous care with which she British are fostering the interests at their oitizens on the Canadian boun- lary of Alaska. Congressman Aldrich says be thinks it is not time yet for Alaska to have a delegate in oongress. The population, though containing some 2,000 voters, is scattered over suoh an immense area (hat be says it would be impossible for the votes to be counted and returned ' within the time limit now provided by )ur eleotion laws. But, be say's, a new set of laws is absolutely necessary for Alaska. That lountry is now run with tbe guidance )f obsolete and ill-fitting statutes. iney are largely such laws as were in the Oregon code before 1884. No new itatutes have been added, and while the jivilization of Alaska has grown at a tremendous rate within the last twelve rears and the population more than ioubled, the laws under whioh the Alaskans live have not advanoed a step toward keeping pace with the progress In every other direotion. 'Alaska is not governed like other territories. It has no legislature and but few offloers, and even these it does not eleot itself; they are appointed by tbe president ; Alaskans set forth all these oomplaints to Congressman Aid rich, while be was there. NEW WHATCOM BANK.' Second Suspension of Bennett National Within a Year. New Whatcom, Wash., Sept. 16. rbe Bennet National bank posted no tice of suspension this morning, "on acoount of the withdrawal of deposits beyond its power to respond." The notice further says that "All depositors will be paid in full." When oalled upon by the Associated Press corres pondent, the offioials, while not ready to make a- detailed statement, said that the total liabilities are, in round num bers, $50,000, and the assets approxi mately $125,00, of whiob $90,000 is in bills receivable. No paper is hypothe- -sated, and it is believed that the assets are more than sufficient to meet all slaims. f Tbe statement of the bank's affairs at the close . of the business July 14, showed deposits of over $106,000, and the cash resources of $52,000. , : Sinoe . then more than half of the deposits have been withdrawn, the cause being generally ascribed to the general lack of confidence, due to financial agita This is the seoond suspension of the Bennett bank within a year, the heavy run of November 4 and 5 last, due to the failure of the Bellingham Bay Na tional, having forced it into the bands of a reoeiver for about six weeks. It reopened December 19. ; ,, J. H. GRAHAM KILLED. at respondent of the Times says that there are persistent rumors there of an impending customs war between Ger many and Russia. It is stated that Russia intends to retaliate for some vexatious restrictions upon Russian im ports, imposed at the instigation of the German agrarians. - Was Run Over by a Locomotive Grants, Oregon. Grants, Or., Sept 16. A shocking aooident happened here at 9:05 o'olook this morning. J. H. Graham, a brake man on freight train No. 23, was run over by tbe locomotive and instantly killed, his body being completely out in two. Graham bad run ahead to olose tbe switch, and stepped upon the pilot of the moving engine. He at tempted to cross from one side to the other, and in doing so met bis fearful fate. Tbe remains were sent to The Dalles. Graham was a brother oi Master Mechanio J. E. Graham, of the O. R. & N. Co. The train was in iharge of Conductor Rioe and Engineer Johnson. No blame rests upon any one living. Slavin Knocked Out Kilraln. Baltimore, Sept 16. Jake Eilrain and Frank, otherwise known as "Pad iy" Slavin, the Australian, were the itars in a lively fistio contest which took place at the Eureka Atlbetio Club, near this city, tonight When Kilrain stripped, be looked to weigh no less than 250 pounds, and the flesh hung from him In rolls. Slavin, on the con trary, was in the pink of condition. Slavin hit bard, but Eilrain was not effective. , Three times the pugilists same togteher, and then Slavin hit his ' An Impending Customs War. London, Sept: 14. The Berlin cor-Jman a terrifio 8aort arm blow .Wie the heart, and followed with his -right m the jaw, and the one-time obampion tell like a log. 'The exeoution of some of tbe finest French 'tapestry is so slow that an ar tist cannot produoe more than a Quar ter of a square yard in a year.