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" IT'S A COLD DAY WHEN WE GET LEFT."
VOL. XII.
IIOOD KIVER, OREGON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1900.
NO. 23.
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EVENTS OF THE DAI
Epitome of th-3 Telegraphic
News of thf. World.
TERSE TICKS FROk .UK WIRES
An Interesting Collection of I tenia Froap
he Two Benilapherea Pretrial i
In a Cor -leaned jfvjuu V
Chinese reformers captured Hui
Chow.
France wants peace negotiations to
begin at once.
Alvarez, a Tagal leader, was captured
in Mindanao.
The mineowners agreed to the strik
ers' demands.
Roosevelt was given a great recep
tion in Cleveland.
English horsemen are fighting
American jockeys.
A French expediiton was massacred
at Lake Assal, Afiica.
Captain O. M. Carter is seeking nil
liberty on a habeas corpus.
Lipton's challenge was accepted by
the New York Yalcht Clnb.
Hohenliole has resigned. Yon Bulow
may be the new German chancellor.
The United States gunboat Marietta
has gone to Canton, which is threat
ened.
Rebels were defeated in an engage
ment with Americans at Tubuguan,
Panay.
A dispatch received from Lord Rob
erts, under dats of Pretoria, October
16, reports a number of minor affairs,
but says that tho only incident of im
portance was the surrendering of Tunis
Botha, a brother of Commandant Gen
eral Botha, at Volksrust, October 13.
Two hundred Uintah Indians from
Utah have invaded Northwestern Col
orado on their annual hunting expedi
tion, and as usual on such occasions
the settlers are greatly alarmed. Gov
ernor Thomas has appealed to the fed
eral authorities to drive the Indians
back to their reservation.
The family of the late John Clark, of
New York, has engaged counsel to try
to obtain the estate of his brother, Iin
lay Clark, who died a few years ago
in Australia, leaving a fortune esti
mated at $20,000,000. The dead man
was an owner of gold mines. Recent
ly, Governor Voorbees, of New Jersey,
was informed that the multimillion
aire's heirs wore in that state. He left
none in Australia and his whole for
tune is said to be lying untouched
waiting to be divided among four
nephews and neices in New Jersey.
Among these are James N. Clark and
James AV. Clark, whose present where
abouts are uuknown.
Hiirnal corns men were surprised by
Tngals in Nenva Ecija province.
Trnaunrv Denartrnent lliav Station a
Chinese interpreter on Puget sound.
Rrvan srjoke to a Ducked house in
Madison Squaie garden, New York.
Oiiwii Wilhnlniina. announces her
. . .
bethrothal to Duke Henry of Mecklen-
burg-Schwenn.
Andrew Carnegie has presented 10,-
000 to the town of Hawick, Roxbury,
county, Scotland, lor a purine ura-ary.
Captain E. E. Ewing, of San Fran-
tisco, manager oi we vveicnuauu
Lamp Company, committed sulfide uy
inhaling gaa.
In the province of Smolensk, Russia,
there is held every three months a lot
tery in husbands and wives, who are
chosen by the chance drawing of a lot
tery ticket.
Two men were killed and one fatally
injured by the derailment of a freight
train on the Chicago & Alton, at Lawn
dale, 111. The wieck was caused by
the removal of a rail by a section gang
making repairs.
Fire in the lumber district of Osh-
kosh, Wis., destroyed 13,000,000 feet
of lumber and part of the Hollister-
Ames ComDanv's mills and the plan.
of Challoner's Sons Coihpany. The to
tal loss amounts to $dUu,UUU.
The United States transport Grant
has sailed from San Francisco for Ma
nila. On the vessel ar 607 casuals and
recruits representing every regiment
of the regular servicein China and the
Philippines. A large number of hos
pital corps men accompanied the sol
diers. An explosion of rubber cement in the
basement of a lour-story uuwumg
Detroit, Mich., resulted in afirewhioh
cost the lives of two men and injured
eight persons, four of whom were
girls. The fire spread with soch ra
pidity that the employes were mmy
ed to jump from the upper stories.
The Oregon Short Lines' fast mail
at Tnn. 30 miles east of
Pocatello, Idaho, by running into the
rear end of a freight t.ain stauaiug ou
Una Tha cneine of tbe pas-
seuger train rolled down tbe embank
ment, and Engineer Beckmanand Fire
man George were badly injured. As
anknown tramp was killed and another
had bis leg crushed.
In Jeresy City. N. J., daughter
was born to tbe wife of Bresci, tbe as
sassin of King Humbert.
Five Minneapolis chuiches have paid
the debts banging over tbem dnnng
the year, the total incumberanoes
raised amounting to f 38,675.
The curator of the Field Columbian
g-ui-n olaimg to bflVS
museum a vu.v-s
found geological proof that
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f life on tnis giooe -
0U0.U00 yeais ago.
LATER NEWS.
Hanna talked to coloied volunteer
in Chicago.
Natural nas has been discovered neai
Spokane, Wash.
America approves of the Anglo-German
agreement.
The miners' strike will be called off
when all tbe companies post notices.
Imperial troops have suffered re
verses in southern provinces of China.
Robbeis attempt to blow open a safe
of the First National bank at Union, I
Or.
The anti-imperialists issue an ad
dreis to the independent voters to sup
poit Bryan.
Four firemen were killed and prop
erty valued at $450,000 destroyed in a
St. Paul fire
European papers indulge in much
critical discussion of the Anglo-German
agreement.
Aguinaldo is said to have written a
letter directing cessation of political
attempts for pacification.
A score of criminal irsane patient
overpower their keepers and escape
from a New York asylum.
The Spanish cabinet resigned as a
protest against appointment of Weylei
to be cnptain-jreneral of Madrid.
Cholera is increasing to such an ex
tent in Japan that steamers thence
have been quarantined. There are a
number of deaths aboard steamen
coming from Nagasaki.
Hon. John Sherman, representative
in the house, for a long term a mem
ber of the senate and twice holding
cabinet positions, died at bis residence
iu Washington, D. C, in the 78th yeai
of his age.
John Alexander Dowie, the Zionist,
of Chicago, was mobbed at a meeting
in London. Seven hundred student
attempted to prevent the faith healei
fiom eutering the hall, but a strong
force of police pulled Mr. Dowie
through the mob of students and ar
rested the ringleaders.
Tbe transport Belgian King, which
broke down soon after leaving Ma
nila in consequence of an accident tc
her machinery, has put into Hong
Kong for repairs. The Argyle was at
Nagasaki on her way from Manila to
Taku with animals. TheArao has left
Kobe for Manila with animals. The
Tlmas left Nagasaki the 20th inst
for Manila. The Breconshire left
Kobe the 22.1 inst. lor Manila, with a
large cargo of lumber and forage. The
Sumner, Athenian and Pak Ling were
at Nagasaki the 20th. The Athenian
was bound for Taku with animals, ana
the Pak Liog was taking animals tc
Manila. The Port Albert is at Naga
saki. Roosevelt spoke in Baltimore.
There are 92 cases of yellow fever in
Havana.
.The total registration in Greater
New York for 1900 is 656,154.
Brvan closed his campaign in New
York with a speech in Buffalo.
The snread of vellow fever in Ha
vana is said to be due to Spanish im
migration.
General Weyler, ex-captain-general
of Cuba, has been appointed captain-
general of Madrid.
Mr. Stevenson's forecast ot the eleo-
tion is 138 for McKinley, 189 for Bry
an and 120 doubtful.
Mnv American and European mis
sionaries in Shan Si province nave
been killed by Boxers.
The Dutch cruiser Gelderland, with
President Krneer on board, hat sailed
from Lourenco Marques for Europe.
Dim man was killed in a train wreck
on the Northern Pacific near Missoula,
Mont., and a ton of mail went Into a
river.
Charles Dudley Warner, tbe author
and one of the owners of the Hartford
Courant, died suddenly at Hartford,
Conn., aged 71.
The New York Herald's forecast of
the presidential election is that Mc
Kinley will have 281 and Bryan 166
otes in the electoral college.
Fire in St. Paul destroyed a packing
houfe, a locomotive and 80 box cars,
t-aased the death of five men by falling
walla and entailed a loss of $100,000.
The United States census bureau an
nounces that the population of Ala
liama is 1,828,697, ns against 1,618.
017 in 1890; increase, 216,680, or 20.8
per cent.
A special dispatch from Constanti
nople says new and frightful massacres
of Armenians have just occurred in the
district of Diarbekir. The Mussul
mans, it is asserted, pillaged, out
raged and killed during five days with
i.n tha intervention of Turkish troops.
Eight villages, it is added, were entire
ly destroyed and burned.
According to a correspondent of the
Shanghai Mercury, Bishop Fontoeati,
in South Honan, was tortured four
hours by Chinese. Different memBers
of his body were removed singly. Two
priests were covered with coal oil and
placed on a pile of sticks which were
then seet fire to. Bishop rogota was
disemboweled, and others were fright
fully tortured. Three thousand con
erts, led by French priests, in defend
ing their church, were massacred.
The work of building a woven wire
fence along tbe Pennsylvania railroad
right of way is nearly completed.
Tbe Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
railroad will shortly unite into one
.. .it its branch and leased lines
in Iowa and Missouri.
The natives of Hawaii, be they eTer
so poor, never steal or beg. These of-
t fensea are connnea aimoss eiciu.ivoj
! to the Portuguese residents of the lal
i and.
THE STRIKE SITUATION
President Mitchell Tells the
Strikers Side.
NOT TREATED CONSIDERATELY
Man Da Not Want tha Powder Conces
sion Counted aa Part of th 10
Par Cent Advance.
Hazleton, Ta., Oct, 28. When Pres
ident Mitchell, nf tlm United Mie-
workers, was asked what he had to eav
in regard to a settlement of the miners'
strike, be said:
"As there nrmpnra to he some dispo
sition on the part of the publio to place
tbe responsibility of the prolongation
of the strike on the sliouldeis of the
mineworkeis, speaking for them I want
to say that when the Serantou conven
tion accepted the 10 per cent inciease
in wasps nrovldins tha operators abol
ished the sliding scale aud guaranteed
tbe payment of tho adavnee in wogch
until April 1, the miners had met the
operators more than half way. They
bad shown a conciliatory spirit, and 1
know of no good reason why the propo
sition should not have been accepted
by the operators. As a consequence,
the responsibility tor the continuance
of the strike rests solely upon the fail
ure of the operators tQ treat the propo
sition of their employes considerately.
Tbe publio should understand that un
satisfactory as is the proposition of the
operators, who make the i eduction in
tbe priuo of . powder apart of the ad
vance of 10 per cent, that even this
proposition has not been offered by a
very large number of the coal-produo-imr
companies in the anthracite reuion.
and until all companies guarantee the
payment of tue 1U per cent advance
above the rate of wages paid in Septem
ber until April 1, according to a decis
ion of the Soruutou convention, the
miners are powerless to act.
' I want to repeat again that there
can be no partial sectional settlement
of this strike. The large companies in
the Lehigh region that have refused to
move at all since the Soranlon conven
tion was held are Coxe Bros. & Co.,
tbe largest coal producers in the Lehigh
region; G. B. Markle & Co.,the Lehigh
& Wilkesbaire Company, the Lehigh
Coal and Navigation Company aud a
large number of smaller companies.
There is also a considerable number of
coal companies in the Lackawanna aud
Wyoming regions that have not guaran
teed the pamyent of the 10 per cent
advance until April 1. The only dis
trict that has accepted the terms of the
Scianton convention in full is No. 9,
better known as the Schuylkill district.
"Companies which produce about 65
per cent of a total production of the
anthracite coal fields have guaranteed
tbe payment of the 10 per cent ad
vance and have abolished the sliding
scale."
When Mr. Mitchell was asked what
he would do if all the companies were
to post notices, he said:
"When all tbe companies have post
ed notices then I will have something
to say."
When it was suggested to him that
there might be a break in the ranks of
tbe strikers if the contest was to con
tinue much longer, be said that not one
man would go back to the mines until
they are officially notified to return.
Two Hundred Indiana Starving.
Vancouver, B. C, Oct. 23. A spe
cial from Agnssiz, B. C, tonight says
that 200 Indians are starving at Pem-
berton Meadows. 150 miles north of
Agnssiz. An Indian rider brought
nuws todav that 60 Indian lamilies
are dvinz and that it is doubtful if sup
plies can be sent to them quickly
enooeh to save their lives. They have
caught no salmon this season, their
notato crop has failed and their stock
has been drowned by floods. Recent
huavv rains have caused tbe Harrison
river to overflow its banks and the
whole country is said to be flooded
Conditions are said to be worse, now
than during the disastrous floods of
1X94. when the district was under six
feet of water. Supplies are being
rushed from Vancouver to the starving
Indians.
French Immigrants Held.
New York, Oot. 23. The entire list
of ateeraire passengers ot the French
liner La Bretagne. 716 in number.
were held up on the registry floor of
h hnroe office todav because it was
claimed that a majority of the names
were improperly manifested. No such
hold-up of immigrants at the landing
bureau of this port has occurred in
rears, if ever before. The emigrants
wonld have been sent back to the ship
had not th acrent of the French line
appeared in the afternoon and supplied
a bond of $5,000 as a guarantee that
tbe fines for all emigrants improperly
manifested, will be paid.
Mexican Town Swept Away.
El Paso, Texas, Oct. 22. The town
ixl Oandalooe. Mexico, in the Rio
Grande Basin, 40 miles below El Paso,
waa swept awav by a cloudburst Wed
nesday night. The 400 villiagers lost
Marvthinsr thev nossessed. An old
man and two cnildren, besides many
goats, cattle, horses and fowls were
lost.
Opera Bouaa Burned.
Paducab, Kt.. Oct. 28. A fire broke
out In Morton's opera bouse this morn
ing at 1:20 o'clock and gained such
headway before it was discovered that
tbe building was doomed before tbe
fire company could reach tne scene.
The largest dry goods store in tbe city,
owned by L. B. Ogilvie & Company,
occupying Cj. (round floor of the build
ing, was destroyed, as well as many
office and smaller stores. Tbe agre
gate loss is estimated at $1100,000.
POPULATION OF ARIZONA.
Cenaua Figures Show Increase of 104
Per Cent Iu Ten Years.
Washiucton. Oct. 22. The census
bureau today made publio the returns
of tbe population for tho territory of
Arizona. The population ot the terri
tory in 1900 is 122,312, as compared
with fifl. (12(1 in 1R00. This shows an
increase during the decade ot 62,692
ur 104.9 per cent. This large Increase
is due in part to tbe fact that there
were 28,459 Indians and 164 other per
sons, or a total ot 28,628 persons on
Indian reservations, etc, in Arizona,
who were enumerated in 1890 under
the provisions of the census act, but
w ere not included in the general popu
lation nt the territory in that census.
The population of the territory in 1870
was 9,658, and during tne iu years
from 1870 to 1880 it increased 80,783
or 818.7 per cent, giving a population
in 1880 of 40,440. The population in
1890, as stated in the report for that
census, was 69,620, representing an in
crease durins the decade of 19.180. or
49.4 per cent.
The population of Arizona In 1900 is
more than 12 times as large as the pop
ulation given for 1870 in the brat cen
sus taken after its organization as i
territory in 1863.
The total land surface of Arizona is
approximately 112,920 square miles,
the average number of persons to the
square mile at the census of 1890 and
1900 being aa follows: 1890, .60;
1900, 1.
PHILLIPINE NAVAL STATION
Sublg Bay I Not Considered a Suitable
Place.
Washington, Oct. 23. Reports
which have reached the navy depart
ment are to the effect that Subig bay,
in the Philippines, is not a suitable
place for locating an extensive navai
station, ooaling station or navy yard,
owiior to the limited depth of the wa
ter. Naval opinion has been divided
for some time as to the relative merits
of Manila bay and Subig bay. The
Spanish government spent large sums
on Subig bay and it was thought to
offer facilities superior to those of Ma
nila bay for a permanent naval head
quarters. An inquiry as to the relative
merits of this and several otner poinn
was instituted some time ago and the
leports forwarded through the com
mander of the Asiatic station are not
favorable to Subig bar. holding that it
has disadvantages similar to those urged
against Manila bay. Several other
points are suggested as offering good
sites for stations or yards, including
Ilo Ilo and Olongapo.- Naval Con
structor Hobson has taken a different
view, however, and has presented a
clan for an extensive naval establish
ment on Subig bay. In view of the
differences of opinion it is probable
that a naval board will be named to
pass upon the several points and select
the one most available for a station.
POLITICAL
UPHEAVAL.
Cauaed by tho Necessity fur
i Stronger
f oreign I'ollojr.
Yokohama. Oct. 32. The resigna
tion nf tha Japanese cabinet am. the
probable coming into power of Marquis
Ito is tbe theme of the Hour, jne
change came as a surprise, although i
was deemed Inevitable in the not ais
tnr. future. It was. doubtless, unwel
noma to Marouis I to himself, who has
by no means yet got his new party in
proper trim lor naimonious ana suc
cessful work. Although the latter is
well organized, it is made up of many
incongruous and warning, elements,
and earlv trouble is predicted for it,
especially in view of a distribution of
the offices before it is brought under
any sort of discipline.
Tha ostensible cause of the sudden
upheaval in politics here is doubtless
the necessity which has risen lor a
more decided and strenuous foreign
noliov in view of the situation in
China. It is generally leu mat japan
has thus far kept herself too much in
the background in tbe negotiations
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nrorrresaimr on the neighboring conti
nent and that the time has come lor
her to assert herself, her geographical
nosition. ber eminent services in the
recent rescue of the legations, and,
fll.oiB all. her superior knowledge of
what can and ought to be done in
China, all entitling her word and coun
sel to be held to be of greater weight
than that of any other nation. Mar
quia Ito is the only man to whom the
country can turn in tins nrnergency,
as has been the case for many years
oast whenever an important crisis bad
nrignn. A significant feature of the
nreopnt case is to be found in the fact
that the Marqnis is now credited with
strong pro-Russian tendencies.
Terdlct for Heavy Damages
New York. Oct. 22. Mrs. Elizabeth
Rhoades has obtained a verdict in the
supreme court for $37,000, in the suit
bv hei as administratrix oi nor nus-
band. George B. Rhoades, against the
Metropolitan Street Railway Company
Thia is the largett verdict rendered
against a surface railroad in this city
for many rears. Mrs. Rhoades claimed
f 50.000 damages. Her husband was,
on July 10, 1899. run down by a car
belonging to tbe defendant company,
and died a few hours later. It is in
connection with the death of Captain
Rhoades that Policeman Thomas F,
O'Brien was sent to Sing Sing prison.
He waa convicted of stealing the cap
tain's watch which had been taken
from the injured man.
An Indiana Tragedy.
Columbus, Ind., Oct. 22. At Way
mansville, Ind., 15 miles south of
here, Dr. Conda Beck, late this after
noon shot sad killed William Barton,
because Barton objected to Beck, keep
ing company with bis daughter. Two
yeai a ago Beck killed Miss Grace
Cobee, because she refused to marry
i,m p.nck waa acquitted ot the
crime. The tragedy caused a tremend-;
ous sensation. Beck at latent aooount
was still at Large.
VIEWED WITH FAVOR
Anglo-German Compact Sat
isfactory to United States.
NOTE OF APPROVAL WILL BE SENT
American Reply Will Accept tha Prin
ciple of tha Agreement -No Ad
' herance to tha Alliance.
Washington. Oct. 24. It was au
thoritatively stated tonight that the
United States government views witn
distinct favor the principles of the
Anglo-German agreement relating to
China and that a formal response to
that effect will be made at an early
day to tbe invitation extended thia
government to accept the principles of
the agreement. The merman charge
d'affaires, Count de Qnadt, had a con
ference with Seoretary Hay this alter
noon, presenting officially the text of
the Anglo-German agreement, includ
ing the invitation to the United States
to accept the principles therein record
ed. Mr. Hay expressed his satisfaction
at what had been done, saying he felt
it to be in complete harmony with the
policy this government had pursued,
both as to the maintenance of unob
structed commerce in China and the
territorial entity of the empire, and
adding that a formal reply would be
given in a day or two. Count de
Quadt was gratified at these assurances
and left with the belief that there was
suoh a harmonious understanding on
the general principles involved that the
concurrence of the powers was uear at
hand.
Mr. Hay has been fully advised of
the agreement and had gone over it
with great cate with the president
yesterday and today. This was the
more necessary owing to tnepresmeui s
departure for Cautou tonight. The re
sult ol these deliberations is summed
up in the statement that the govern
ment views tlm Anglo-tierman agree
ment with favor. It is also probable
that some attention has been given to
tlm Aratt. nf ih American reply. It U
likely to be more iu the lortn of a note
of approval rather than any formal ad
herence to the alliance, but this is said
to be merely a matter of detail.
About the only sortoua question
which has arisen as to the American
reply waa in clause threa of the Anglo
firman agreement. This states that
In case of another power making use of
the complications in tJhlna m order to
nitntn territorial advantages, Germany
aud Great Biitain reserve the right to
reach A preliminary understanding oi
the eventual step to be taken for the
protection of their interests. This is
open to the construction oi iwmg a
threat. Jt is prob'able that the Ameri
can rnlv will not go beyond accepting
tbe principle that Germany and Great
Biitain have a right to agree between
themselves as to their eventual course.
But there is not likely to be anything
which will commit this government to
accept this eventual agreement, in
ah.rt. tlia third clause is interpreted to
apply only to Germany and Great Brit
ain, there being no invitation extenoen
to other powers to join them in a pre
liminary understanding regarding the
eventual steps to be taken.
JOHN SHERMAN pEAD.
Passed Away nt Ilia Washington Home
Ye trrilay.
Washington, Oct. 24. lion. John
Sherman, representative in t! e house;
ior a long term a member of the sen
ate and twice holding cabinet posi
tions, died at bis residence in this city
at 6:45 o'clock this morning in the
78th year of his age. His death had
Vin Axnected for some days and lov
ing friends gave him their unremitting
care and attention to the end. ine
immediate cause of death was described
as brain exhaustion, mouieu w ex
treme weakness, due to old age and
several attacks of sickness from which
he had suffered for the past year and a
half.
Since Saturday afternoon, Mr. Sm-r
man had been most ot the time uncon
scious, rallying partially at iutervals
when slight nourishment was given
him. Yesterday afternoon, evidences
of the approaching end were manifest
and he failed to regain consciousness
after 3 o'clock, passing away peace
fully lust after dawn broke. About 1
o'clock this morning he rallied some
what from the stupor aud turned mm
self over In bed, but after that he grad
ually sank until the end came.
Secretary Sherman's death occurred
in the handsome home on K street
which be had erected eight years ago.
Some weeks ago tn secretary deeded
this valuable property to Mr. McCal
lum. The secretary was a large hohlei
of real estate in this city. Conserva
tive estimates of his wealth place it at
around $ 1.000,000.
Resisting Indiana Armed,
Deniaon. Texas. Oot. 23. The Creel
full-blood council has been joined by
Cnoctaws, Chickasaws, Cheiokees and
Seminoles, all armed with W Inches'
ters. They declare they will stand by
tbe treaty of 1866 and will not take
allottment of lands. Colonel Sheen-
fele, agent of the five civilized tribes,
is confident that he can handle tbe sit
uation, Porcoa Hemming Prom China.
Manilas, Oct. 24. Mr. Wildman,
United States oonsul at Hong Kong,
who is now in Manila, says the expec
tation of a general anti-foreign out
break in Southern China, notably In
Canton, is growing daily, and that
cablegrams received by him last week
record an increasing uneasiness in
Hong Kong. A troop of the Sixth
United States cavalry and a contingent
of marines from the United States bat
tleship Indiana have arrived bora from
China.
REVOLT OF THE INSANE.
Twenty Crime Patients Overpower tbe
Keepers and Escape.
Toughkeepsie, N. Y., Oct. 24.
There was a revolt at the Mftttewan
state hospital for the criminal insaue
thia evening, when six or eight keepers
were assaulted and overpowered by 20
insane patients. Some of the patients
escaped, and seven are still at large.
One or two of the keeperi are badly
bruised.
After the patients bad been given
their supper they were taken baok to
their apartments with their keepers.
Among the number were 15 or 20 who
slept In one ot the large corridors
where there were six or eight keepers.
There were no suspicious movements
on the part ot the patients. But sud
denly and withuot warning eaoh keep
er was attacked simultaneously by two
or three patients, and heavy blows de
scended upon the heads of the keepers.
The keys held by the keepers were tak
en from them Quickly, and a rush for
the door was made. The patients first
passed through the dining-room, where
each picked from the table a heavy
late or cup or bowl. From the din-g-ioom
they went through the ad
joining rooms, the doois of which were
unlocked, and then into the long hall
leading to the rear exit. Through the
yard they ran like deer, and crowded
around the big gate iu the wall, while
one of their number was turning tbe
key in the lock. When the gate was
thrown open thoy rushed out of the
yard, fairly tumblinirover each other
in their anxiety to gain freedom.
In the meantime the keepers had re
covered sufficiently to give the alarm.
Chase was given across the hospital
farm, and all but ceven of the patients
were captured. The recaptured pa
tients were taken back to the institu
tion and securely locked up in other
parts of the building. The searching
parties started ont to scour the woods
in the vicinity of the hospital. The
keepers who were assaulted were given
medical attention, and were able to
join in the search for the fugitives.
The reovlt, it is thought, was caused
directly by the cramped quarters at
the hospital.
FOUR FIREMEN KILLED.
Gasoline Tank Exploded lo m Burning
Building.
St. Taul, Oct. 24. As a result of A
fir tliHt broke out in the slaughtering
pen of Hlnman & Company's paokiug
house shortly after midnight last nigni,
four firemen are dead and a number ot
others injured, and property worth
about f 50,000 destroyed.
The fire, which is supposed to nave
been of incendiary origin, spread with
great rapidity fanned by a strong wind.
From the packing house the flames
spread to the warehouse of the North-.
western Lime Company, then to the
McCormlck Harvester Company's large
brick warehouse filled with valtmble
farm machinery. The flreraBn had en
tered the McCormlck warehouse to le
In a better position to fight the flames.
A tank containing 20 gallons of gaso
line in the rear part of tbe building
exploded, shattering the walls and
burying tha men iu the debris.
The McCormlck Harvester Company
was heaviest loser, their loss footing
up 5380,000.
Ot this $80,000 was on buildings
and $300,000 on stock aud notes, all
their papeis and records being burned.
They carried no insurance. Tbe loss
of D. M. Robbins, owner of the pack
ing house, is placed at $35,600, which
Includes the loss ou several tenement
houses and other buildings. Other
losses bring the total to nearly $450,
000. Losers other than the McCor
mlck company are well protected by
insurance.
Confessed to Three Murders.
Vancouver, B. C, Oct. 2. Two
murder mysteiles have been cleared up
by the confession of Yip Luck, the
Chiuaman who has been sentenced to be
hanged on November 18 for the mur
der of Chief ot Police Main, of Steves
ton. He has confessed to one ol his
keepers that he killed an Indian at
Chilliwack some years ago. Anothor
victim was a colored man, who was
found dead about five miles from Yale
some 10 years ago. He had been out
shooting when he met the Chinaman.
They had some words. The negro,
though armed with a gun, was killed
by the celestial, who wielded an ax.
Still Fighting In Snnto Ilomliigo.
Kingston, Jamaica, Oct. 28. Ad
vices received here today from Hay ti
assert that the rebellion in Santo Do
mingo is not ended, and that fighting
is proceeding in the interior, although
the revolutionists are weak.
Depot Burglnrlaed and Burned.
Grand Forks, N. D Oot. 24. Burg
lars last night blew open the safe of
the Great Northern depot at Cavalier,
N. D., and the explosion set fire to the
building which was totally destroyed.
It is not known what amount ot
money was secured. The sheriff is
pursuing two .uspects.
Tesas Tornado Kills 81a.
Atlanta. Texas. Oct. 23. A tornado
struck about half a utile west of Lodi
and 85 miles west of here today, sweep
ing everything for 200 feet wide before
it. One bouse in the center of its
path occupied by colored people was
destroyed, six people being killed oot
right. Three others are missing.
Young Man Murdered.
Chicago, Oct. 24. Thomas J. Grif
fith, a shipping clerk employed by N.
K. Falrbank & Co., was shot today and
instantly killed while . trying to pro
tect Miss Fay Gilbert from the attack
of a strange man in front of 2220 State
street. Unmindful of the threatening
muzzle ol the weapon tbe shipping
elerk grappled with tbe assailant. In
a moment he fell to the sidewalk with
a bullet through his heart. The mur
derer escaped. v