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The Moot River lacier. It's a Cold Day When We Get Left. VOL. IX. HOOD RIVER, OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 16, 1897. NO. 8. Epitome of the Telegraphic News of the World. ; TERSE TICKS FROM THE WIRES An Interesting Collection of Item! From the New and the Old World In a. Condensed and Comprehensive Form , .' Reports from the North say the Al aska Commercial Company's steamer Aretic was crushed by ice. y' The International Gddmining con vention at Denver selected Sa't Lake City as Us next meeting plaoe. ,; ' , By the explosion of a lamp Samuel W. . Brown, a miner, and his wife, Mary, were burned to death in bed at Pittsburg. . .. - Five thousand wrought nail workers of South Staffordshire and V North Worcestershire have struck for 10 per oent advance in wages. Preparations are on foot in Dublin for the Parnell anniversary demonstra tion in October, and it, is believed this year it will be larger than ever. The British government has notified the collector of customs at Vancouver that iio duty will be charged on salmon brought from the United States. , , , General Robert Macleod Fraser, of the British army, retired, an old gen tleman of 82 years, was knocked down and killed by an omnibus on the Edge ware road near London. V The statement of the Bank of Spain, which has been formally gazetted, has increased the adverse comment on the bank ' management. It shows a note circulation of 136,000,000 pesatas in excess of the authorized issue. Two men, the foremen at the mines at Cook's inlet, were shot and slightly wounded by a discharged miner at Sitka, because the mineowuers would not pay his fare to Seattle. The man took to the hills but was arrested by the police. ' , Fully 900 men are employed on the branch line from Slocan, crossing to Slocan lake. About 450 men are on each end of the line working toward the center, and the contract requires that grading be concluded byOctober 15. It is expected that trains will be run over the road by Deoember 1. Twelve miles of wagon road have been complet ed from the crossing inland. . The difficulty growing out of the boundary dispute ' between Costa Rica and Nicaragua is nearing the point where diplomacy and arbitration will be out of the question. The boundary commission appointed by ex-President Cleveland shortly . before he relin quished his office has suspended work for two months to watch the actions of both sides before proceeding further. AVhat is said to be the greatest oil discovery ever made is reported from Alaska. , Some gold prospectors several months ago ran across what seemed to be a lake of oil. The lake was fed hy innumerable springs, and the surround ing mountains were full of coal. They brought samples to Seattle and tests proved it to be of as high grade as any , ever taken out of Pennsylvania wells. It is said there is enough oil and ooal in the discovery to supply the world. It is close to the ocean; in fact, experta say that the oil oozes out into toe salt water. Reports from the south of France show the destruction by floods to be greater than earlier reports indicated. The losses are estimated at 200,000,000 francs in the aggregate. ' That they may obtain funds to fight the carrying out of the death sentenoe of their son, the parents of Theodore Durrant will place his photographs on sale. " The photographs will show Dur rant in prison garb taking his daily ex ercise with the other condemned men within the walls of San Quentin prison. A destructive cyclone passed through Lowrey, Minn. Four persons were killed and many injured. Every build ing in the village was damaged, seven dwellings, the depot, church, elevator and butcher shop ; being totally de stroyed, while the railroad tracks were twisted, telegraph wire torn down and part of a mill carried away. Owing to a peculiar land law, or rather no law at all, by which title to land can be acquired in Alaska, consid erable trouble is being experienced in Juneau, where the only title to real es tate seems to be vested in possession. . If a man vacates his house, even tem porarily, he is apt to find it occupied on his return, and the last occupant has as much right to it as the, former occupant. The result is many vaoant lots in Juneau and other towns are be ing jumped by new arrivals in the country. ' , The Christian Endeavor excursion train from Oregon was saved from a frightful wreck near Cottonwood, Cal., by Charles Broadhurst, a farmer. ' Broadhurst. discovered that a trestle 20 feetlong had been burned out. He saw the Endeavor excursion approaching at , a rapid rate, and knew that unless the train was flagged it would instantly be dashed to destruction. Without a mo ment to spare he rushed up the track and flagged the train, which came to a standstill a few feet from the burned' -ut trestle. I ' HAS BLOOD ' IN . HER EYE'. Japan Is Determined to Force Trouble , . With Hawaii. New York, July 14. A dsipatoh to the Herald from Washington says: Hawaii has offered to refer to arbitra tion the immigration question pending between Japan and herself, but . the Tokio government has so far ignored the proposition. Telegraphic information to this effect has been received by the state department, and it is therefore possibile to deny the report published that Japan had agreed to arbitratre the vexed question she is discussing with the Hawaiian government. The prop osition was made in, the report sent to the Hawaiian minister for foreign affairs. Mr. Cooper, in answer to Mr. Shimumura's last letter reiterated the demand of his government that Hawaii recognize the principle of ; monetary liability as a motive of her action in excluding Japanese immigrants. ' The Hawaiians do not expect that Japan would accept arbitration. In fact, before Minister Shimumura began correspondence with Mr. Cooper in re lation to the matter, he declared hat his government would never accept ar bitration. At that time neither he nor his government had any idea that the strong arm of the United States was neen to be thrown around Hawaii, and it was because of this ignorance, state department officials say, that Japan has assumed such a commanding tone in her negotiations with the little republic. ' It is said that Mr. Shimumura in his last correspondence with the Hawaiian" government, demands further explana tion in regard to certain details connect ed with the immigration controversy, in whioh he holds that Hawaiian au thorities have committed an official offense against his government. The minister refused to admit the principle of monetary liability, and insists that the Japanese government does not want to get at the real merits of the contro versy, otherwise it would acquiesce in the proposition to refer the matter to arbitration. In view of Mr. Cooper's refusal, it is the general expectation in administra tion circles that whether the" senate ratifies the pending annexation treaty or fails to take action during the present session, this government will have to settle the immigration question with Japan. .' MAY HOIST OUR FLAG. Japan's Aggressiveness 31 ay Hasten Annexation Matters. . Chicago, July 14. A speoial to the Times-Herald from Washington says: The administration has taken steps to keep its grip on Hawaii. Any aggres sive interference on the part of Japan will result in the landing of marines and the hoisting of the American flag, with or without the raticfiation of the pending annexation treaty. The administration, realizing that some crisis might arise while the trea ty still bangs fire in the senate, has taken steps to be prepared for any emergency. . Rear-Admiral Beardslee will have, when the next steamer arrives in Hon olulu, instructions giving him power to aot at the first sign of aggression on the part of Japan, or trouble of any kind with whioh the local authorities are not able to cope. Rear-Admiral Beardslee will be given sufficient force to carry out the programme that events may force upon h'"1.., It is definitely settled that the battle-df.it Oregon, now en route to San Franoisoo from Seattle, will be dis patched to Hawaii as soon as she can be prepared for the voyage This will give Admiral Beardslee thrii vessels the Oregon, Philadelphia and Marion. Japan has at present but one vessel in the harbor at Honolulu, the oruise Naniwa. She has another cruiser at San Francisco awaiting orders, which may take her to the Hawaiian islands. ORDERED TO SAN FRANCISCO, The Battle-Ship Oregon's Destination After Taking on Coal. Port Angeles, Wash., July 14. The battle-ship Oregon has been waiting impatiently for two days for coal to ar rive from Comox. It came this morn ing, and the custom house inspectors were asked to hasten their inspection as much as possible. But 800 tons came and 600 were expected. This may prevent the Oregon from getting away for two or three days. It is now definitely known that she is ordered to San Francisco., The officers are of the opinion that the monitors Monadnock and Monterey will be able to cope with anything the Japanese may send to Ha waii, .and that the Oregon will only be called upon in case of extreme necessi ty. This is borne out by the faot that the harbor at Honolulu will not ac commodate the Oregon, and she will be under the necessity of lying outside in a heavy sea. It is said to be so rough outside the harbor that the battle-ship would be unable to load coal from a barge. The department evidently expects a crisis at Hawaii, for , the orders for every man-of-war on the coast have been changed during the past week,. ' Big Contract Awarded, ft -' Washington, July 14. The. ' de partment has awarded tr cifio Bridge Company, of Portland, ., the contract for constructing the mortar battery at Marrowstone Point, Puget sound, at f 168,450. ' Between Fever and Cubans, They Are Scarce. SPANISH DESTROYING FORTS Sugar Sacks From Yellow Fever and Small Pox Hospitals General Wey ler Is Congratulated. New York, July . A dispatch to the Herald from Havana says: Major General Pedro Diaz has assumed com mand of the insurgent forces in Pinar del Rio province. The rebel 'army of the province is being thoroughly reor ganized and put in good trim to co operate with the eastern army, if the latter succeeds in reaching Havana pro vince. " ' '" " '- . ; ,; ' The Spaniards have destroyed a num ber of small forti, because they cannot spare men to garrison them. An engagement took place this week near Artemisa, in which the Spaniards lost heavily. , Over . 400 sick .and wounded men have been , sent to Ha vana. '....'! In Matanzas town, there are over 5,000 concentradoes, of which over 50 die every day. The Spanish troops have been or dered not to eat mangoes, but they dis obey the order, because they have noth ing else for food. Mango diet ag gravates the fever. During the last 10 days over 800 soldiers were taken to the hospital there. ' The Spanish mail steamer leaving Havana yesterday carried 1,000 sick soldiers, many of whom will die on the way hone. Eleven thousand sick sol diers have been sent to Spain since January 1. Another American citizen has filed a olaim for false imprisomennt and dam ages with the consul-general. Jose Gonzales, for 40 years a resident of Philadelphia, claims $50,000 for being kept in prison for five months, and 1 150,000 for damages to property. A local paper, published chiefly in the interest of the merchants in Ha vana, makes a savage attack upon Gen eral Brunner, -the acting sanitary in spector appointed by the United States government, because he has reported that the importations of sugar from certain warehouses here might be re sponsible for an outbreak of yellow fever or smallpox in the United States. In, another interview had with Brun ner, he stated that his reason for mak ing the report was that the sugar was shipped from warehouses that had been used as hospitals for fever and small pox patients. The soldiers in many instances utilized the sugar sacks for bedding, and he considered it unuaf to have sugar sacked and shippel in these same sacks. Wey ler' s Neutrality. , Havana, July 18. Reports presented to the authorities by Enrique Gomez, governor of Trinidad, says the rebels, there are in a serious positioon, owing to the great scarcity of supplies of all kinds. , ' . A committee of local autonomists of Sancti Spiritus recently visited Captain-General Weyler and presented tc him an address in which they declared that the autonomists always have sup ported ' and will, in the future, support the government and its representatives. The address congratulates the captain-gene-al upon his maintaining a posi tion of neutrality with regard to polit ical parties, and declares that more than any other governor : has he main tained this position. The address adda that not one of the looal autonomists has joined the revolutionists. ; General' Weyler thanked the oomm.it tee and promised , that he would not abandon his policy of neutrality. - News received in Havana from a private souroe says it is believed that the insurgent leader, Quintin Banderas, was killed on Monday last. V The Movements of Gomes. 1 Havana, July' 13. Reports from Ar temisa say that, owing to the great scarcity of meat in tffa Candelaria dis trict, it has been found necessary to confiscate cattle, in order to furnish supplies for the hospitals. It is reported from. Ce'infuegos that Gomez has left the island. Colonel Komose Ysuchguido, who is responsible for the rumor, says he Ms : learned through a confidential communication, that Gomez joined the iunsurgnt lead ers of Las Villas at Jibario, and told them it was necessary to act in order to prove the existence of the revolution in Las Villas. , . "I will cross the trocha," he Vsaid, "to confer with the government; you. march west, Quintin Banderas remain ing here." - News from Jaruco is to the effect that there are now 6,000 "reconcentra does" in the city, and many pitifuj scenes are witnessed there. . v Toledo Had a Cyclone. Toledo, July 18. This afternoon there was a deoided drop in the tem perature and a fierce wind and rain storm, which partook of the" nature of a cyclone, swept over the city, doing great damage to property. No lives were lost During the heated period of the last week there has been a total of ten deaths and 20 prostrations. . SWEPT TO HIS DEATH Frederick Kirn Caught by an Avalanche on Mount Hood.. Portland, Or., July 14. Frederick Kirn, an Albina groceryman, met a fearful death on Newton Clarke gla cier, on the north slope of Mount Hood, eysterday afternoon. . In the ascent of the mountain he strayed from the path and was caught by a mass of sliding rock, which oarried him 800 feet down the steep side of the mountain to the brink of a cliff, over which his body was plunged to the rocks, 400 feet be low. " ' Kirn left Portland . late last week, and reached Cloud Cap Inn. He asked Mr. W. A. Langille, of the inn, several quesitons about the ascent of the moun tain, declaring his intention to make it the following day. He declined the services of a guide. He had examined the road with his field glasses, he said, and would have no difficulty in follow ing it all the way up. j ' . He retired early and arose in the morning at 4 o'clock, drinking a cup of coffee before he started on the climb, which he did at 4:30, all alone.' When at 5:80 "yesterday afternoon Kirn did not return, Mr. Langille be came ' alarmed for his safety, and started in search of him. He soon found that he had good cause for his alarm. Kirn's trail could be easily fol lowed to within 700 feet of the summit. At this point it varies from the regular trail, which it had thus far followed, and led away to a treacherous, rook oovered district near the head of New ton Clarke glacier. Here Mr. Langille discovered, to his horror, that the un fortunate man bad been caught in a mass of sliding rock, which he had probably loosened .with his feet, and bad been carried with it swiftly to the . - i.:Li- urow oi a precipice ueiow, over wnipii the furrows made in the snow by the small avalanche disappeared. Work ing his way cautiously, and with the skill of the veteran mountaineer that he is, to the edge of the cliff, Mr. Langille Baw he body lying among the loose rock far below at the mouth of the gla cier. Kirn's death had been swift and terrible. ' It was then 8:80'and growing rapidly dark. Mr. Langille, being all , alone, could not bring the body back to the inn, and after nightfall would have had to take desperate chances even to reach it ' Had there been any chance of the man's being alive, he would have taken the latter course, but no one could have survived such a fall an instant. H-. He therefore returned to the inn and telephoned the news to the police sta tion. . Captain Barclay, who was on watch when the message came in, at once dispatched Partolman Velguth to Kirn's residence, 853 Albina avenue, to acquaint his family with his fearful fate. : -' - ' THE LAST SESSION. The Christian Endeavor Convention Closed Its Labors. . ... ' . . San Francisco, July 14. The last open sessions of the international Chris tian Endeavor convention were held to day. The attendance at the morning and afternoon meetings were large, and at night those who managed to obtain entrance to either of the pavillions in the evening were fortunate, for only 25,000 could be accommodated, and 10,000 more sought admission. Esti mates made by leading business men agree that the people brough , there by this great gathering will leave not less than $1,000,000 in our city. All the leaders of the movement are pleased with the success of their efforts, and with the outlook for the future of the society.1 . , With the end of the convention the thousands of visitors, delegates and others will take advantage of the op portunity and the . cheap rates to visit many plaoes of interest throughout the state. Arrangements have been made for excursions to Monterey, Mount Hamilton, Yosemite, Santa Cruz moun tains, Stanford university and other in teresting plaoes,-even taking in the Southern country as part of their jour ney. '. '!-'- Suit to Eject Lieu-Land Settlers.. Colfax, Wash., July 14. The North ern Pacific has begun ejectment pr6 ceedings against J. D. Halliday, James W. Harper, Eli B. Spray and R. H. Hibbs. ' The defendants are lieu-larid settlers. .Halliday and Harper live' in Turnbow flat, near Palouse and Pull man. The complaint sets forth the same facts as in the Slaght case, in volving the townsite of Palouse. It is understood that this is the beginning of ejeotment suits to involve every lieu land settler. The settlers have banded together and will fight the case to the highest court. Meetings have been held, committees appointed and money subscribed for this purpose.. Some of the land has been settled for 20 year" and is well improved. Forty Killed in a Collision. Copenhagen, July 14. About mid night, at Gjentofte, an express ' train from Belsinger ran into a passenger train standing at the station, wrecked eight carriages, killed 40 persons, and ; injured many others. Most of the vio itims are of the artisan class. The dead Vnd injured have been conveyed in am bulance trains to this city. The col lision was due to an error made by the engineer in reading the signal. Forty bodies were extricated. The number ' seHously injured is 84. THE CONVENTION IS OPENED Hundreds of People Turned Away From the Hall. , COAST IS WELL REPRESENTED Oregon and Washington's Booths Are Among the Finest Over 80,000 Del egates from the East. San Francisco, July 12. The long anticipated "California, '97" of the Christian Endeavorers became a reality with the assembling of the two vast au diences at the Mechanic's and Wood ward's'pavilions this morning. ; Ten thousand people filled the Mechanics' pavilion as early as 9:80' this morning, and crowds of delegates and visitors who came later were turned away, no room being left for them on the inside. The ball was a yast bouquet of colors. All was animation and happiness, with the thousands eager to applaud or cheer at every opportunity. The formal opening was by Rev. F. E. Clark, the founder and president of the great - Christian Endeavor move ment. . Dr. Clark was received with frenzied applause by every person in the bnilding. Every man, woman and child stood upon benches and chairs waving aloft flags, banners, handker chiefs in fact, every conceivable ob ject to be had. The demonstration lasted several minutes, and Dr. Clark appeared much affected by the hearti ness of the welcome. , The meeting at Woodward's pavilion, while not so large, owing to the smaller eapaoity of the building, was equally enthusiastic The hall was crowded and hundreds blocked the streets' on the outside. , Secretary Willis Baer for mally opened the convention at this meeting. The Christian Endeavor hosts have completed their conquest of this city.' They have arrived in such numbers during the last 24 hours as to permeate every quarter of the oity. All through tha late hours of the night and every hour this morning, trains have arrived from east, north and. south, bearing thousands of delegates and ' visitors. Special boats have carried the crowds across the bay, and at the ferries they were met hy scores of white-capped guides whose sole duty it is make the delegates welcome and to pilot them to the headquarters at the Mechanics' pa vilion, where every, delegate is regis tered and directed to comfortable quar ters in some part of the city. The scenes at the pavilion resemble a national political convention, except that women are more in evidence on this occasion than usually attend great gatherings. In fact, fully two-thirds of the delegates are of the gentler sex. But their presence tends to make the soene more striking in color and more animated in spirit. All the streets in the business district of the city and in the neighborhood of the different head quarters are congested with the oount less thousands of visitors. , Every one seems to be on the' move, as if the coming breezes from the Pa oifio are most weloome after a journey through the burning alkali plains. Men and women alike are decked with ribbons of purple and gold, En deavor colors, on which are words an nouncing their state and town. Streams of delegates poured into the pavilion throughout the night and this forenoon, and the young women engaged in the reigstration department was prepared for anything, and not even the big Mas sachusetts delegation could rattle them. : The busiest scenes this morning are about the California headquarters. There are 80,000 Endeavorers in Cali fornia, and it seems as though most of them intended putting in an appearance at some time during the convention. Not the least attractive part of this part of the pavilion is the soore of pretty California girls who are engaged in dis tributing badges and imparting info) mation to all those who call. Oregon and Washington. The work of decorating the different state booths is about completed, and the installing of the coat-of-arms of each state on the different booths has given life and color to every nook in the building. One of the largest and handsomest booths is that of Oregon, deoorated in purple and gold, the state name appearing in gold letters. The other Northern coast state, Washing ton, has handsome quarters, violet and white being the predominant colors. These Passed Ogden.. Salt Lake, July 12. The Endeavor westbound movement is practically over, rne Kio lirande western han dled 71 trains, oarrying 17,232 passen gers, from Grand Junction to Ogden. Again at Flood Mark. - Minneapolis, July 12. The , Missis sippi river is within six inches of the highest mark reached in the unprece dented floods of April last. Between 4,000 and 5,000 men are out of employ ment as a result of the necessary clos ing down of sawmills, and there will be heavy losses on logs if the rise con tinues. The new power dam has been damaged, repairs resulting from the freshet being in progress and the work being wholly unprepared for this unex pected flood. SENATOR HARRIS' FUNERAL. The President and Members of the Cab inet Attended the Services. ' Washington, July 13. An impres sive funeral service over the late Isham G. Harris occurred in the senate cham ber today in the presence of President McKinley and members of the house of representatives, members of the diplo matic corps, and officials from all branches of public life. - ' . . ,' The desk of the late . senator Was heavily bound in crape with a crape scarf thrown over the vacant seat. In a semi-circular area immediately in front of the presiding officer stood the casket, resting on heavy black draped pedestals and literally buried in floral offerings.! At the head of the casket and reposing in part on the desk of the officers was the floral tribute of the sen ators. It was of galax leaves, sago palms and bride' roses made as a wreath, out of which three white doves with outstretohed wings ascend ed. At 12 o'clock Rev. Hugh Johnston, acting chaplain, delivered an invoca tion which referred tothe long and val uable services of Senator Harris, his sturdiness of purpose and unfailing reo tiude". V. , Senate officials announced the arrival of the various officials. The president and cabinet were announced at 12:15 o'clock. President McKinley came first, i accompanied by Secretary . Sher man, with Secretaries Gage, Alger, Wilson, Attorney-General , McKcnna and Secretary Porter following. Across the aisle were the escort of senators, each wearing a broad white silk badge of mourning from shoulder to hip. , : The services were brief and simple, consisting only of, prayes by Rev. Mr. Johnston, Rev. Dr. Duffy, of the Methf odist Episcopal church south, and Chaplain Condon, of the house of rep- resentatives, the latter pronouncing the benediction. At the conclusion of the prayers, the vice-president arose and said: ... v., '..-." - l; "The funeral service is closed, and the body of our late brother will now be committed to the charge of the offi cers of the senate and a committee of the two houses to be conveyed to his native state." At 12:80, on motion of Bate, the senate adjourned. THE HEATED SPELL. Two Thousand Persons Were Prostrated In the East. Chicago, July 18. The fierce heat under which the greater portion of the country has sweltered since the first of July moderated in many localities to day, and predictions from the weather bureau at Washington indicate that lower temperature will bring general relief within 24 hours. The records of prostrations and deaths resulting from the long heated' term approaches in magnitude that of a general epidemic. Reports from all seetionsof the coun try show that the prostrations number in the neighborhood ot 2,000, with fa talities close to 850. In addiiton to this, there were scores of deaths result ing indirectly from the intolerable heat, the death- rate in many of the large cities showing a fearful increase over previous years. The Central states suffered more severely than other sec tions, the heat being most deadly in 'Chioago, Cincinnati and St. Louis. In the number of fatalities this city heads the list with 87 deaths, Cincinnati and suburban points reporting 65, and St. Louis 42. Throughout the South the heat was intense, but ' the , death rate was much lower than in the North. Made Good the Shortage. : Fairhaven, Wash., July 13. A ca blegram from Buenos Ayres announces that J. A. Kerr has effected a settle ment with Winfield Scott Parke' for $12,000 on account of Parker's shortage as tax collector of Fairhaven for 1891, Parker, in "boom days" as tax collect or, handled large sums of money. No vember 26, 1891, he asked for two weeks' leave of absence, which was granted. At the same time he paid over about 140,000, thus allaying sus picion and rendering escape sure. His shortage was not discovered for ' more than a month. It amounted to some thing over $12, 000. One thousand dol lars reward was offered, but to no avail. Several detective agencies attempted to arrest him, but signally failed. Finally, the matter was :put in the hands of Kerr & McCord, attorneys here, who located him in Buenos Ayres. About six weeks ago. Kerr started for Argentine with full power to comprom ise the shortage, with the above result. A Mysterious Death. ; San Francisco, July 13. Ex-State Senator W. M. Dixon, of Warm Springs, Alameda county, is trying to ascertain the cause of the death of his sister, Mrs. Eliza Johnston, which occurred while en route to California on one of the Christian Endeavor trains. The death occurred under peculiar oiroumstanoes. Mrs. Johntson was a wealthy widow living at Kansas City, where she had large landed possessions. She was 71 years old. On her trip she was accompanied by a dranddaughter. When the train reached Reno, Nev., the granddaughter missed Mrs. John ston. After muoh , telegraphing, the railroad people finally located Mrs. Johnston at Wadsworth, Nev., where she subsequently died. How she left the train or what caused her death are questions now being investigated by Mr. Dixon and the railorad officials. J