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DENTIST. Specialist on Crown and Bridge Work. Office In Bone building, west of Glenwood uome. Hood River, Oregon. JR. E.T.CARN8. Dentist. Gold crowns and bridge work and all kind of Up-to-Date Dentistry, HOOD RIVER ' OREGON J-J L.DUMBLE, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Sui'cne-or to Dr. M. F. Bhaw. Calls promptly answered in town or country, lav or mum Telephones: Residence, 81; Office, 83. Ollice over Kverhart' Grocery. J F. WATT, M. D. Physician and Surgeon. Telephones: Office, 281 ; residence, 283. Bl'UGEON O. R.AN.CO. JOHN LEL.lND HENDERSON ATTORN EY-AT-LAW. ABSTRACTER. SO TAKV PUBLIC and REAL ESTATK AGENT. For 28 vrars a resident of Oregon and Wash inston. Has hnd many years experience in Heal Kstaie manor, as abstractor, searcher of titles and agent, batisfaution guaranteed or Co charge. pREDKRICK & ARNOLD CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS, Ketimatea furnished for all kinds of work. Repairing a specialty. All kinds of shop work. Miop on Male (street, between First and feecond. rjHE KLONDIKE CONFECTIONERY la the place to (ret the latest and best in t'oufectioneries, Crtnlies, Nats, Tobacco, Cigars, etc ....ICE CREAM PARLORS.... W. B. COLE, Proprietor. p C. BROSiUS, M. D. " PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. 'l'hone Central, or 121. Office Hours: 10 to 11 A. M.; 2 to and ti to 7 P. M. Q H. TEMPLE. Practical Witchmiier I Jerelir. My long experience enables me to do tho best possible work, which I fully guarantee, and at low prices. gUTLER A CO., BANKERS. Do a general banking basines. HOOD RIVER. . OREGON, P J. HAYES, J. P. . Ofdc with Bon Bi other. Ba1n will b ttended to at anv t Colleciloa aa.la. W Ol karat na good governs,! tMda, ott) iVJiNTSOFTHEDAY FROM THE. FOUR QUARTERS OF THE WORLD. Comprehensive Review of the Important Happenings o! the Put Week, Presented In i Condensed Form, Which Is Most Likely to Prove ol Interest to Our Many Ruder. ' Bubonic plague has broken out at Majunga, Inland of Madagascar. Fire practically wiped out the busi- neH8 portion of Ravenna, Minn. Lose, 100,000. All of the Portland strikers but plumbers and woodworkers have re turned to work. . Sixteen students of Northwestern university, at Evanston, 111., have been arrested for hazing. Au entire battalion of Turkish troops oooaoaoaa Q n W YWj n v g r- 'X, VtV S ; f f . w ' W ' ' l 2- :- 1 K j " ; - ' i ' " ! Jo Dtf w $' :-' 0 Whc, !?:-:.' r- n ri u t si rt i m 1 - ,- ... o SENATOR C. D. CLARK OF WYOMING. Senator Clark is one of the champions of the policy of national irrigation. He is a native of New York. His parents moved West at an early day and he got his higher education in the University bar and in 1881 located at Evanston, Wyoming, lie declined appointment as associate justice of the state supreme court, served two terms in congress was elected to the senate in 1895 and re-elected in 1899. He is a strong advocate of Western development. has been annihilated by lebels in the southwestern part of Arabia. The Boer peace conference at Vree- niging is still deadlocted, but may be broken at any time, either peace being secured or fighting resumed. A bill has been introduced into the senate providing for the promotion of Maior General Brooke, the senior ma jor general of the army, to the rank of lieutenant general, and for his retire ment with that rank. KEEP TELLING ABOUT IT. The public has come to regard an ar ticle that 1 advertised persistently u possessed of real merit. The advertiser therefore is win who remembers this fact, and, having a good thing, keeps on telling the publio he has lt.-1'rlnters' Ink. No more supplies or other relief are now required at Martinique. Count Tolstoi has suffered a relapse and his condition is much worse. Two cars on the Portland-Oregon City electric line collided, injuring four people. Lord Pauncefote, British ambupsador to the United States, died at Washing ton, aged 74 years. The strike of the different unions of the Building Trades Council of Port land shows no signs of an early set tlement. The dead at the Fernie, B. C, coal mine, where the explosion occurred, number 151. Forty bodies have been taken out. A general strike has been ordered of all coal miners in Virginia and West Virginia. It is expected that nearly 90,000 men will respond to the call. There are not fewer than 40,000 Syrians in the United States, and be tween 2,000 and 3,000 in Chicago. The Erie canal, in New York, was the first artificial waterway begun in this country. Grcnnd was broken for thia enterprise July 4, 1817. It has been found that at the present price of alcohol in Germany, about lSVj cents a gallon, alcohol completes with all forms of motive energy in engines of less than 20 horse power. American silversmiths are the latest to invade the English market. The United States embassy at London has heard nothing of the Prince of Wales accepting an invitation to visit the United States and discredits the story. Engineers have reported favorably' for a railroad to Port Clarence, Alacka, onJBhering Straits, w hich is to be one of the links of the railroad to Asia. With a line of steel lighters vtojs the traits, aboot 30 miles, San Francisco will bo brought within 18 days of St. Petersburg. NEW FLOUR COMBINE. Organized In Kanut and Farmer Take Part In It Kansas City. Mo., May 28. Walter Vrooman, of the Western Co-operative movement, has closed contracts for the purchase jf six of the largest wheat elevators in the Kansas wheat belt, and two of the largest flouting mills. The price paid is said to have been $750, 000, and Mr. Vrooman, who has left for New York, to complete the financial end of the plan, says the present pur chase is but the beginning of a move ment to center farmers of Kansas in a branch of the Vrooman Co-operative Company. The farmers are to be taken into the scheme upon the payment of $100 each, for which they are to receive the market value of their wheat sold to the company, and in addition will receive one-half of the profit derived, the other half going to the co-operative stores, through which the wheat and flour will be handled. "The plan," said Mr. Vrooman, "is to eliminate wheat speculators and the middle men. The farmers are in earn est sympathy with the. movement. It N of Iowa. He was admitted to the is the' only way to head of! the talked of flour trust that is forming in New York." It is intended to ship to Great Brit ain to be sold among the co-operative members there the surplus product of Kansas and Missouri. PEACE NEGOTIATIONS. Some of the Boer Delegates at Conference Desirous of Continuing Struggle. Pretoria. May 28. The prevalence throughout South Africa of the optim istic feeling in regard to the peace ne gotiations is hardly based on solid fucts. The protraction of the confer ence at Vreenigiug is not necessarily a hopeful sign. The delegates to the conference, though they may have abandoned their hope of securing inde pendence, still have many points of difference with the government, while an obstinate minority continues to re gard the resumption of hostilities as the best outcome of the present situa- t on. and at anv moment these DOints of difference may be accentuated into a f.,0.i tin, u, ru.Tntiaf.inna. t, ... nir-i. , !,. in favor of peace will throw up the sponge as long as a decent minority is ,iLi.. t ti,. atrnrol.. .n.l all these dissonant elements must be hi kn into account before it is nossible to give any sort of prediction as to the issue of the present negotiations. Forty-six Boers, with their wagons and cattle, surrendered at Balmoral, Transvaal yeterduy. To Push Canal Bill. Washington, May 28. Representa tive Hay, of Virginia, chairman of the Democratic caucus, has issued call for a caucus to consider plans "for the passage of a Nicaragua canal bill at this session of congress," such being the language of the petition on which Mr. Hay Issued the call. French Aid for Sufferers. Paris, May 28. The statement is published here this morning that as soon as parliament meets the govern ment will present a bill opening a credit of 5,000,000 francs ($1,000,000) for the victims of the Martinique disas ter, and that the minister of the colo nies will propo-e a ptnsion of 6,000 francs ($1,200) a year for the orphans diwing their minority, of the late gov ernor of Martinique, who was killed at St. Pierre. Precaution Against Smallpox. Washington, May 28. As an addi tional precaution against the develop ment of smallpox on troopships, and to axsist the medical authorities at San Francisco in determining the necessity of detention and observation of troops at that point. Lieutenant General Miles has ordered that troops ordered to the Philippines shall be provided with cert ifl. ate allowing that they weft inspected before leaving their respective stations, and were protected from smallpox. NEWS OF THE STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM PARTS OF OREGON. ALL Commercial nd Financial Rippcnings of Im portance A Brief Review of the Growth and Improvements of the Many Industries Throughout Our Ihrlvln Commonwealth Latest Market Report. Ex-Senator George W, McBride wae married a few dayg ago. Ten horses were burned in a livery stable fire at Oakland. Loes, (5,000; insurance, $1,500. Professor L. R. Trayer, of Roseburg, has been elected city superintendent of Salem's public schools. v The poBtotfice at Ale, Marion county, was entered and burglarized of the en tire stock of stamps and stamped en velopes. , i.v. ' Arthur McEwen, who represents a wealthy English syndicate, is in Baker City looking for paying mines that can be bought. Harry Granelli, a young man who at tempted to wreck the Harriman special train near Roseburg last week, has been sent to the penitentiary for three years. The strike of the Cooks' and Wait ers' union of Baker City, against the employment of Chinese help, has been called off, a compromise having been effected. The union guaranteed to se cure white cooks as good as the Chi nese. In the shaft of the Golden Wizard mine, of the Minersville district, near Sumpter, a most remarkable ore body is being developed. It was struck at a distance of 70 feet from the collar, and for 50 feet has continued high giade, with no immediate prospect of going out. ' The I. O. O. F. grand lodge at their session held in Newport last weelc, elected Robert Andrews, of Portland, grand master. The Rebekah assembly elected Mrs. Florence Atwood, of Baker City, grand president. The grand ses sions will be held in Portland for the next four years. About 60 teacheri attended the Clat sop county teachers' institute in Astoria last week. s An interesting meeting was held. The registration in Clackamas county has reached almost the figures of two years ago and it is expected before the rolls close it will be greater. Arrangements have been made for the commencement exercises of the Eastern Oregon State Normal School, at West"fl, which will be held June 8 to 12. Governor Geer and State Su perintendent Ackerman are expected to be present on June 12. A burglar entered a Junction City saloon and secured $275. While he was at work, the bartender, who was in the back locking up, came to the front of the building and tried to stop the thief. The latter shot and killed the bartender and then escaped. The new rural free delivery mail routes to be established from Troutdale and Cleone have both been approved by the special agent and will be in opera tion in a few weeks. They will join the two routes from Gresham, and will practically cover all the territory from the nine mile posts eastward to Orient lying in Multnomah county. The four routes will comprise about 40 square miles. PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat Walla Walla, 65)66c; blues tern, 67c: valley, 65c. Barley Feed, $22(322.50; brewing, $23 per ton. Oats No.l white, $1.251.30;gray, $1.151.25 Flour Best grades, $2.853.40 per barrel; graham, $2.50(3)2.80 MillBtuffa Bran, $1616 per ton; middlings, $1920; shorts, $17018; chop, $16. Hay Timothy, $12(3)15; clover, $7.50(310; Oregon wild hay, $56 per ton. Potatoes Best Burbanks, 1(31.40 'percental; ordinary, $1 per cental; I growers prices; sweets. $2.252.50 per cental; new potatoes, 33c ..aVlv,.iM.l , 1215e; store, 1012Xe. Eggs 1515Xc for Oregon, Cheese Full cream, twins, 12X 13c;YoungAmerica, 13K14Xc; fao- wry pricw, is t i Poultry Chickens, mixed, $4.50 -0M hens, $5.005.60 per tJogen. Htt12c per pound; springs, 11 "Xo per pound, .3-05.00 per dot- en; duetts, lo.uutgo.uu per dozen; tur keys, live, 13(14c, dressed, 15 16c per pound; geese, $6.50(37.00 per dozen Mutton Gross, 4te per pound ; sheared, 3?c; dressed, 7Xc per pound. Hogs Gross, 6ic; dressed. 7H8c per pound. Veal 6X8c for small; 6 7c for large. Beef Gross, cows, 4Kr; steers. 5 He dressed, 8(38 Jc per pound. Hops 12X15 cents per pound Wool Valley, 1214; Eastern Ore gon, 8(312c; mohair, 25c per pound Julea Verne, the novelist, though now in his 86th year, still works at his desk for four hours a day. An American syndicate is planning a steaniShip line that will have a boat start every day for Europe, thus estab lishing the first daily service. Herlrv O. Havemever has just given 2.000 volumes to the library of the public school at Greenwich, Conn. erected by himself and his wife a memorial. The Wilson homestead, in Mason, N II., said to be the birthplace of the original "Uncle Sam," was sold at anction for $1,500. The bureau of foreign commerce bul letin ravi that if a line of steamers fro-n New York to Rraiil were started here would be sufficient freight in rob ber and coffee. At Greenville, Miss., Morris Rosen Hock, a planter, closed a contract with Thomas R. Morris, of Pittsburg conv pany, to pick cotton from the stock the field with machinery, the first the kind on record. PAUNCEFOTE IS DEAD. The British Ambassador Pisses Away Sud denly at Washington. Washington, May 24. Lord Paunce fote. the British ambassador to tb). United States, died at the embassy th' morning at 5 :35 o'clock. The improvement which had been notod in his condition during the past week received a sudden chock about 6 o'clock last night, when it was noticed he was experiencing difficulty in breath ing. Dr. Jung, his physician, was im mediately sent for and he decided upon consultation, 'and Dr. Thayer, of Johns Hopkins university, arrived about 2 o'clock this morning. When Dr. Thayer left the embassy at 3 'clock for Baltimore the ambassador was resting so comfortably that a cable gram was sent to his son-in-law, Mr. Bromley, in London, that there was no mmediate danger. 8oon after 3 o'clock a distinct weak ness of the heart developed and his poise began to collapse. He died so peacefully that it surprised e.ven his physician. Aa soon aa it became generally nown that Lord Pauncefote was dead, flags were half-masted over the different embassies and legations. At the Arl- ngton hotel, where the siting Frenchmen who had come to witness e Rochambeau statue unveiling ire staying, the French flag was placed at half-mast. The news of Lord Pauncefote'a death brought Secretary of State Hay to the White House shortly after 9 o'clock. After s conference with the president, it was announced that the president would call at the British embassy im mediately after the unveiling cere monies to offer bis personal condolences and ascertain the wishes of Lord Pauncefote'a family in regard to fur ther plans. The president also sent a (etter of condolence to Lady Pauncefote. Secretary Hay, after bis conference with the president, proceeded directly to the British embassy, where he made formal call of condolence as the per sonal representative of the president, preliminary to the call which the pres ident himself was to make later in the day. Then returning to the state de partment, Secretary Hay dispatched the following cablegram.: ' Department of state, W ashintgon, May 24, 1902. The Marquis of Lans- downe, London: Permit me to express my deep sympathy and sorrow at the death of Lord Pauncefote. His Majes ty's government has lost an able and faithful servant and this country a val ued friend. JOHN HAY." Funeral of Piuncefote. Washintgon, May 27. With the ex ception of a few details, the arrange ments for the funeral services over the remains of Lord Pauncefote are com plete. Lady Pauncefote has signified her approval of the arrangements tentatively made yesterday, by which services are to be held tomorrow at noon In St. John's Episcopal church, after which the body is to be tempor arily deposited in a receiving vanlt at Rock Creek cemetery. SIX KILLED BY TORNADO. Two Storms Joined Forces in South Care- Una Property Lois Heavy. Union, S. C, May 28 Six persons were killed and several injuied by a tornado that swept over this section of the state this afternoon. Two storms, one from the north and the other from the southwest, met near here with terrific force. The storm was preceded by a heavy rain. One wing of the tornado passed, along Mam street and blew in several Btore fronts, doing much damage to stocks,. Knit ting Mill Hill, south of town, caught the full force of the tornado, which blew down the school house and two residences there, converting them lit erally into kindling wood. The occu pants ran Irom one of the houses before it went to pieces and took refuge in another near by, bnt this house also was crushed to splinters. It took some time to get the victims from the debris. Every physician in town was called, and they were assisted by the citizens in relieving the suffer ers as much as possible. Jonesville reports that the storm wrought much damage there, and that one person was killed. Pacolet also reports one killed and several injured. Retirement of Wheaton. Washington, May 27. Major Gen eral Lloyd Wheaton. who is about to start home from the Philippines, will be retired July 15 next by operation of law on account of age. It was merely to give him a short vacation before the close of his active military career that he was relieved from command of the department of the North Philippines. A Grant to Palm. Havana. Ma 28. Both the senate and the house have passed a bill grant ing President Palma $300,000 for cur rent expenses in connection with insu lar affairs. Oermant Want Opium Monopoly. Pekln May 27. A German firm has offered to the Chinese government $ 15, 000,000 annually for the exclusive rights of selling opium throughout' the1 entire empire. The official are die- posed to regard the oner favorably, as it ia an easy method of raising revenue The promoters have sounded several of the ministers conenrning thejattitude of the powers. Outsiders consider the project impracticable, as the tnonoply is impossible of enforcement. Ail But the Proclamation. London, May 27. The developments in the Sooth African peace negotia tions today brought out all toe details cabled to the Associated Press. A member of the government said today: "You are perfectly correct in insisting that everything is practically settled and that the war Is at an end. It may be, however, that several weeks will elapse before a definite announcement can be made. We want to give the Boer leaders every chance in their con ference with their follow e and that takes time." SUM IS CUT DOWN APPROPRIATION FOR PORTLAND POSTOFFICE REDUCED. Amendments Increasing Appropriations lor Se attle, Tacoma and Spokane Were Accept 4 Portland Custom House Gets $10, 000 Additional House to Consider Gov ernment Cable Bill. Washington, May 28. The omnibus public building bill, as agreed to by the conference committee, appropriates $200,000 for enlarging and remodeling the Portland postoflice and court rooms, and $10,000 for the Portland custom house. The senate conference endeavored to hold the senate amend ment providing $250,000 for the post- office, tut failed, as the house would concede only $50,000 in addition to the amount originally allowed b; the house. The fact that the supervising architect recommended 150,000, was instrumental in cutting down the allow ance for Portland. The committee ac cepted the senate amendment appropri ating $200,000 additional (or Seattle, making the total cost $950,000. Senate amendments increasing the appropri ation for sites in Tacoma and Spokane from $60,000 to $100,000 were also ac cepted. The house has determined to con sider the Corliss bill for a government cable to the Philippine islands, but it will be practically a dead card, as the senate committee on naval affairs has abandoned a similar bill at the request oi us autnor, senator ferkins. The fact that the Commercial Cable Com pany, with John W. Mackay at its head, has undertaken to construct a private cable line which the govern ment can use, and which will greatly reduce the tolls on cable messages from the far East, means that the senate will not go into the buoiness of build ing a government cable. The opinion of most senators is that as long as inde pendent concerns will construct tele graph lines which the government can use when it needs them, there is no necessity for government construction. SWEPT BY FLAMES. Mills and Factories Valued at $100,000 Des troyed by Fire at Grinti Pass. Grants Pass, May 28. The most severe fire in the history 'of Grants Pass occurred here yesterday afternoon, resulting in the loes of $100,000 worth of property. The sash and door factory of the Sugar Pine Door & Lumber Com- pany, with its lumber yards, and all the machinery; the lumber factory and planing mills of Williams Bros, and six dwelling houses and other buildings were all destroyed within two hours' time. The fire started about 5 o'clock in the afternoon, orig inating from a pile of sawdust near the yards of the Sugar Pine mills. A fierce wind was blowing, and before the em ployes of the mill were aware of it a pile of lumber was ablaze, and the flames swept from pile to pile. The fire company responded promptly, and all hands at the mill fought heroically, bnt to no purpose. To make matters worse, the water supply in the city reservoir was low at the time, and withj the high wind the mills and factories were soon at the mercy of the flames. There was 1,000,000 feet of lumber in the yards of the Sugar Pine Company, every foot of which was burned. Nothing was saved from the factory save a few pf the lighter machines that could be quickly removed. The loss of the factory and lumber is esti mated by II. C. Kinney, president of the company, at about $76,000, with $30,000 insurance. From the Sugar Pine factory the flames swept to the mills of WilliamB Bros. This institution is a complete loss. There was no insurance. It was valued at $10,000. Surrounding the mills were a number of residences, the houses of the employes of the mills. Six of these were burned. One man, J. A. Turner, was severely hurt while fighting the fire in the mill. He received internal injuries besides many severe burns. He may die. A number of others were burned more or less by the flames. Funnel-Shaped Clouds. Fremont, Neb., May 27. A series of funnel-shaped clouds swept around this town this afternoon and moved to wards Hooper, 12 miles west, giving the people a bad scare. The storm wnicn followed their appearance was terrific and blew down several barns ana small Duiidings, Dut so lar as learned no lives were lost. Communi cation with outside towns was cut off for some time by lightning Interfering with the wires, and led to alarming but nntrue reports being sent out from the railroad offices. Investigating the Chicago's Officers. Naples, May 28. The court of in quiry being held on board the United States ship Chicago, to investigate the arrest of certain officers of that cruiser at Venice, April 25, continues its s sions, but the strictest secrecy regard ing the proceedings is maintained Orders have been recieved from Wash ington that the findings are not to be divulged until they are passed upon by the L nited States government. Will Attempt to Settle Strike. New York, May 28. With reference to recent rumors that there is still hope of settling the difficulties between the coal miners snd operators, the Tribune says: "Another attempt, it is learned, will be made bv the National Civic Federation to effect a settlement of the anthracite miners' strike, and a meeting will be called in the city with in 10 days, unless the strike is ended in the meantime. Both sides of the dispute will be asked to send represen tatives to the meeting." PRODUCTION OF NICKEL. Places Where Deposits Art Found hi This Country. Washington, May 24. Mineral Re sources of the United States, 1901, pub lished by the United States geological survey, and now in press, will contain, among other things, the report of Dr. Joseph Hyde Pratt on nickel, for 1901. The two principal sources of nickel are the nickeliferous pyrrhotite, the most widely spread of the nickel ores, and gentbite, especially the gamier it variety. , In this country the domestic product of nickel has been as a by-product from the lead ore of Mine Lamotte in Missouri, since the shutting down of the Gap nickel mine, in Lancaster county ,Pennsylvania, about 50 miles west of Philadelphia, about 10 years ago. Thia mine was worked from about 1863 to 1880, when this mine was abandoned because of the abundant supply of nickel matter from Canada. Traces and small amounts of the nickel minerals , gentbite an3 garnierite have been found in North Carolina, but not in commercially sufficient quantities, though a deposit of nickel ore averag ing 1.5 per cent nickel is reported from Morgantown, Burke county. Similar occurrences of nickel siliate are found in Oregon, where the per centage ol nickel is much greater than in the North Carolina minerals. The Oregon deposits are on Piney mountain, in Douglas county, about three miles a little north of west of Riddles, a station on the Southern Pacific, and a high grade cobalt ore deposit is being de veloped in the Eastern part of the state. Nickel ore is reported to occur in some quantity at the Congress mine, in Upper Nine-Mile section, about 14 miles north of Keller, Ferry county, Wash. This section was formerly worked for copper and gold, but was abandoned. In the latter part of 1901 the claims were again taken up and are now being developed for nickel. SAYS PEACE IS ASSURED. Confident Assertion of London Paper Cabi net Council Summoned. London, May 24. The Daily Chron icle this morning claims that peace in South Africa is practically assured. This is also the general impression with the other newspapers and the public, although the former do not go bo far as the assertion in the Chronicle. Cabling from Pretoria the corres pondent of the Times says the Boet meetings there is not necessarily final, and it is believed that the Boer dele gates, after obtaining certain informa tion on certain points, will return to Vreeniging. The British officials have given no indication of the course which the ne gotiations between Lord Kitchener and Lord Milner and the Boer delegates are taking. That conferences are occurring regarding the basis upon which peace shall be declared is the sura total of the information which the war office has vouchsafed up to the present, though it is intimated that a definite announcement of the result, peaceful or otherwise, may speedily be expected. The impression that peace is close at hand has obviously taken ajstrong hold of operations on the stock exchange. The buying of consuls and gilt edged South African shares continues, it is believed, in behalf of well informed interests. A cabinet council has been summon ed for today. While the government departments are discreetly silent, it is generally accepted that the summoning of the cabinet is directly connected with the South African peace con ferences. More Trouble at Moscow. St. Petersburg, May 26. Reports have reached here of a fresh series of labor disturbances at Moscow. No de tails are obtainable, but it is known that Grand Duke Sergius, governor gen eral of Moscow, who had come to Tsarskoe-Selo to be present at the re ception of President Loubet, left hur riedly for Moscow last night, without waitiug to participate in the military review. The imperial family has abandoned its intention of visiting Moscow. Boy King It Popular, London, way 2d. ihe Madrid cor respondent of the Times says the atti tude of the populace toward King AI phonso is the happiest omen of the new reign. Everywhere the appear ance of the king caused a pleasant stir prise, says the correspondent, and the acclamations grew in intensity. Floods ia Wisconsin. La Crosse, Wis., May 24. A con tinuous rainfall of six hours has caused numerous washouts on roads entering La Crosse, and traffic is demoralized. The town of Houston, Minn., is prac tically under water. Root river, a small stream in Eastern Minnesota, is on a rampage, and much damage is feared. Fatal Powder Explosion. Redding, Cal., May 24. The plant of the Deltile Powder Works, located near Delta, was blown np today, kill ing two persons and seriously injuring three others. The cause of the explo sion has not yet been ascertained. Kosher Meat Riot in New York. Boston, May 24. "Kosher tries ." disturbances broke out in the West End today. About 300 Hebrews, men, women, and children, attacked three meat stores The windows were smashed and the stock ruined. The police arrested the ringleaders, two women and a man. A customer who was leaving a store with a piece of meat was assaulted, and a woman waff in jured during the stampede of the crowd. Emperor's Gift Stolen, New York, May 24. A collection of photographs sent to Harvard university by the German emperor and presented in person by Prince Henry on the occa sion of his recent visit to Harvard is reported to have been stolen. The col lection was a faithful reproduction of the first representative of Germanic art, which the emperor is having prepared for presentation to Harvard. The col lection was removed from the Fog Art Musetn. Entrance was gained breaking the skylight. DEATH IN A MINE TERRIBLE DISASTER AT FERNIE, BRITISH COLUMBIA. Explosion In a Cost Mine, Where Between 125 and 150 Men Were Killed After Damp Retarded Rescue Work Miners Made Heroic Sacrifices to Recove the Bodies of Their Comrade. Fernie, B. C, Mity 24. One of the worst coal mine disasters in the history of British Columbia occurred at the Coal Creek mines, at 7 o'clock last night, when from 125 to 150 men met almost instant death in mines Nob. 2 and 3. The explosion occurred in the depth of No. 2, and not a man out of more than 100 employed in that mine escaped to tell the tale. From No. 3 workings, which are connected with No. 2, about 21 men escaped. The first intimation of the disaster which those on the outside received, was a rush of coal dust and fire to a height of over 1 ,000 feet over the fan. Word was immediately sent' to Fernie, live miles from the mines, and inside of 12 minutes from the time the accident oc curred relief parties were at (work. R. Drennan, Dr. Bonnel and True Weath erby were the first to enter the mine. When about 500 feet into the working Drennan was overcome by after damp, and had it not been for his two com panions, would have perished. On being removed to the outer air he re covered and gave instructions to the rescuing party to commence repairing thejovercasta. The overcasts are the pipes which connect the air through the mine. As they had been almost completely destroyed, it was impossi ble to enter, owing to the after damp which prevailed. Volunteers were called for and a score of brave men sprang to the work. For nearly aix hours thia policy wag pursued with tireless energy. Every few minutes the men would collapse and were borne to the outer air and their places were quickly filled by new volunteers. The first body recovered was taken from No. 3 mine about 11 o'clock. Several hours elapsed and then tbree more bodies were recovered. None of the victims gave the slightest signs of life,' and were removed to the wash out. At 4 o'clock this morning relief parties had pentrated so far that the gas became unbearable, and opera tions had to be suspended for an hour or two in order to let the men clear the after damp. Ti e mine is free from fire, and the bodies will be removed as fast as the after damp is cleared from the mine. The rescuing parties are working four hour shifts, and the company is doing all in its power to assist in the work. General Superintendent Stockett and Superintendent Drennan have been on tho scene ever since the accident, and are doing all in tneir power for the comfort of the men who. are working. The town ia horror stricken and heart rending scenes meet the eye on every side. All day the trains to the mines have been crowded with anxious friends and relatives of the imprisoned men, hurrying to the seme of the disaster. A meeting of the board of trade has been called to organize a relief fund for the sufferers. The cause of the acci dent is unknown, but the opinion of many of the miners is that it was the result of a heavy shot from one of the machines. Another Report of the Killed. Victoria, B. 0., May 24. W. F. Robertson, provincial mineralogist, has lecieved a dispatch from Fernie, in which it was stated that there were 133 men in the mine and that 24 escaped and that five bodies have' been re covered. CUBAN DECORATION DAY. Sympathy for American Soldiers Killed In the Islands. New York, May 26. The house has adopted a resolution, says a dis patch from Havana to the World, de caring May 19 Decoration day, and a motion expressing sympathy for Amer ican soldiers killed in Cuba. Repesentative Lynax withdrew from the chamber and vowed that he will never return, because his motion regard ing honoring the flag of Narciso Lopez was tabled. Lopes was a Venezuelan filibuster, who was shot by the Span iards in Havana in 1851. Pickpockets are reaping a harvset on the Pardo, the principal promenade, and crooks of various kinds are doing a rushing businees. A policeman who attempted to airest a crook was killed. Fifty-nine Nanigos, alleged to be a sec ret order of assassins, have been cap ture! by the police, when new mem best were being initiated. The new members were in the act of signing the) ' names in blood when arrested. TI Nanigos are greatly dreaded in Ci'. Trolley Car Runs Away Easton, Pa., May 26. Two men were killed and many men and women injured in a trolley wreck a few miles beyond Easton last night. An Easton and Nazareth left this city shortly be- . fore midnight, carrying 89 passengers. On a steep hill in Palmer township, the brakes refused, to work, and the car ran away, descending the Incline at terrific speed. At the foot of the hill, on a sharp curve, the car Jumped the track and fell on its side. Cloudburst la Iowa. Decorah. Ia., May 26. A cloudburst this morning caused a flood in Dry Run, a small stream running from Conover to Decorah, and resulted in damage exceeding $100,000. Raliroed tracks, houses and other buildings were washed away. Two lives were lost. Philipoie Cholers Record. Manila, May 24. The cholera record to date follows: Manila, 1,180 cases by , and 886 deaths; provinces, 1,692 cases and 2,604 deaths. it It f tLaH or iarsLnt