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TAMHILL COÜHH REPOR 1ER. RAN OUT OF HER COURSE. Passengers Became Panic-Stricken, D. I. AIBIRÏ, Publisher. M c M innville . OREGON. IVBITS Of Tiff MI An Interesting Collection of Itemi From the Two Hemispheres Presented In a Condensed Form. Senator Kyle, of South Dakota, is dead. The public debt increased $17,737,- 347 in June. Last year 49,612 names were added to the pension rolls. Judge Taft has lieen appointed civil governor of the Philippines. Secretary Hitchcock refuses to delay the o]>ening of the Oklahoma, lands. Nearly 200 employes of the Illinois Central Railroad have been retired on pension. Recommendations have lieen made that the navy be equipped with wire less telegraphy. Twenty-eight persons were injured in a railroad collision at Rock I Springs, Wyo. A number of insurgent officers and bolomen have taken the oath of al legiance in Bataan. Eleven boys were killed and another fatally injured in Chicago by being struck by lightning. An oil cloth trust, embracing seven of the 10 concerns in the United States, has been formed. The hot wave continues throughout the entire East. Numerous deaths are reported from every city. Three battleships and a torjM'do boat will participate in a sham battle in Vineyard sound, off New York. In a Cheyene, Wyo., rifle shoot, the world’s record was broken, 98 out of a possible 100 points being made. A fire in Charlestown, Mass., de stroyed $200,000 worth of property and for a time threatened the entire town. Four hundred and fifty tons of dried fruit were destroyed in a San Loss, Jose packing house fire. $66,000. • In a trial between the i yacht« Columbia, which defended the cup two years ago, and the new defender Constitution, the latter was defeated, The supreme court has i sustained the decision of the lower court in the case of Frank E. McDaniel, convict-1 ed of a murder in Portland, in 1899. There is no break in the hot wave I in the East. Oil has lieen discovered near Baker | City, Oregon. Fiftfll thousand steel workers have gone on strike. The City National Ban’’, of Buffa lo, N. Y., has failed. The Perry monument at Yokohama will be dedicated July 14. South Caronlina is seeking to have taxes on dispensaries refunded. General Shafter, in command at San Francisco, has been retired. Philippine trade in 1900, showed a great, increase over previous years. Prince Chuan will return from tier- many by way of the United States. There were 61)0,600 deaths from the plague in India during the past five years. Four regiments from the Philip pines have been mustered out at the Presidio. Officials at Washington, D. C., and Ottawa, Ont., attach no importance to Skagway flag incident. The trans|sirt Thyra, from the Philippines, with the Thirty-eighth volunteer regiment, arrived at Port land. The troops went by rail tn San Francisco, where they will be mus tered out. Religious riots continue in Spanish towns. J. P. Morgan gave over $1,600,000 to Harvard university. Safely but Policemen and ROCHESTER. Fought and Many Were Injured. Rochester, N. Y., June 28.—One thousand striking laborers had a brisk encounter with the police today, in which 11 policemen and 20 rioters were injured. The rioters set out, as several times before, too drive off the laborers working on street improve ments. At Mill and Commercial streets they encountered 50 laborers employed by the Rochester Gas & Electric company in digging a trench, and drove them from the trench. The workers sought refuge in the power house of the company, and the police undertook to disperse the mob. The police reserves were drawn up in a platoon of 50 across the street, and upon orders advanced with drawn clubs upon the mob. Immediately the air was filled with bricks, stones and wood, and shovels and picks in the hands of the strikers were used freely. Amid the melee a shot rang out and the sergeant commanding the platoon ordered the police to fire over the heads of the strikers. This had the desired effect. The strikers scat tered and the police chased them through the streets to the City Hall Park, where they were held awaiting action by the mayor. Police reinforcements were hurried to the scene of the riot, but their ser vices were not required. The injuries sustained by several of the policemen are of a serious nature. The hurts of the rioters were mostly scalp wounds Harold M. Pitt was acquitted at inflicted by the officers’ clubs. Manila of the charge of buying gov ernment stores. A Second Cloudburst An immense grain fire is raging in Bluefields, W. Va., June 28. — An California by which thousands of dol other destructive storm swept the lars will lie lost. flood-swept district tonight, and while Speaker Henderson, who has just no loss of life is yet reported from visited Europe, says King Edward is this second visitation, the damage to America’s friend. property has been great. The work done by the large force of men repair Thirteen persons were killed and ing the damage of the last storm ‘ has about 50 injured in the Wabash train been destroyed in many places. wreck in Indiana. Rrfunding Proprietary Stamp«. The transports Thomas and Buford arrived at San Francisco with tour Washington, Juno 28.—The com- volunteer regiments. missioner of internal revenue. Yerkes, The loss of life in the northern has decided that the value of propri part of the West Virginia flood dis etary stamps properly affixed and trict was greater than at first re canceled on proprietary articles not ported. removed from the factory for sale or One thousand striking laborers in use before July 1, 1901, may be re Rix'hester, N. Y., attacked the police funded on proper application to the and in the fight which ensued, 11 collector from whom the stamps were purchased. officers and 20 rioters were injured. Florence Nightingale, who ha« so long been an invalid and confined to her Ixmdon house, recently celebrated her 81st birthday. Willow furniture, mattings, etc., __ ___________ may l>e cleaned _____ with salt and water Rinse applied with a nail brush, well and dry thoroughly. Returning California Hotel Burned. Bakersfield, Cal , June 28.—The Central hotel in Kern, about • mile east of here, caught fire today, •nd before the flames were subdued one life is known to have l»een lost and others »re missing. The skull of • fireman, w»s crushed. The fire is supposed to have started from the ex- rlosion of a lamp in one of the rooms. To wash silk handkerchiefs soak n a moment all ways of escape were them in cold salt and water for 10 or cut off by walls of flame. Loss, $10,- 15 minutes; wash them in the same 000; insurance, $3,000. I water and iron immediately. Items of Interest From All Parts of the State. COMMERCIALAND FINANCIAL HAPPENINGS A Brief Review of the Growth and Improve ment! of the Many Induitriei Through- out Our Thriving Commonwealth. A large fruit evaporator is being built at Riddles, Douglas county. The First National bank of Eugene has installed a large new money vault. The contract has lieen let for the building of a new school house at Riddles. The old telephone line between Pendleton and Thorn Hollow is undergoing repairs. The new water company at Rose- burg is troubled considerably with broken and leaking mains. A number oí fish have been found The evi- dead in the Rogue river, dence points to the use of dynamite. A crew of sheepshearers at Lake view went on strike the other day for 7 cents per head. The current price in the county is 6 cents. A boom of about 10,000,000 feet of logs, cut on the headwaters of the Willamette and McKenzie rivers, is being taken to Oregon City. Some locations of gold bearing quartz lodes in the Sampson creek district, southeast of Ashland, have been made recently, which are likely to prove of good value. The new flouring mill at The Dalles is beifig rushed to completion. By the end of the week all that will re main unfinished of the carpenter work will be the windows. Oregon’s mineral exhibit at the Pan-American is the best of its kind from any state in the union. Thirty-five car loads of cattle were shipped from Baker City and Hunt ington to Montana the other day. The Gray's Peak Gold Mining Co., in the Sumpter district, have made arrangements for the erection of a new stamp mill. Governor Geer has received an in vitation to help open the Louisiana exhibit at the Pan-American, but was unable to accept. From the number of scalps coming in for bounty, it is thought the appro priation made by the legisature will prove none to large. The Mammoth and Bald Mountain Mining Companies, in Eastern Ore gon, have made arrangements for run the ning a tunnel 2,000 feet Ulto ' ’ mountain. The Portland General Electric Light Company has reduced its rates for light to the Oregon City council. By the new contract that city will save $40 per month. Fish Warden Van Dusen caught several fine specimens of trout near the Upper Clackamas hatchery, which will be forwarded to Buffalo to be placed in the Oregon exhibit. One of the salmon which a few years ago were caught and the adipose fin cut off. was caught the other day at The Dalles. This is the first one It to reach the Upper Columbia, weighed 50 pounds. Portland Market!. Wheat—Walla Walla, export value, 57c per bushel; bluestem, 58*2c; valley, nominal. Flour—best grades, $2.90(33.40 per barrel; graham, $2.60. Oats—White, $1.32 ',(31.35 ; gr«.v- $ 1.30(31.32per centa 1. Barley—Feed, $17(317.50; brewing, $17(3 17.50 per ton. Millstuff»—Bran, $17 per ton; mid dlings, $21.50; shorts, $20; chop, $16. Hay—Timothy, $12.50(3 14; clover, $7(39.50; Oregon wild hay, $6(37 per ton. Butter—Fancy creamery. 15(317 lac ; dairy, 13(3 14c; store, 10(312c per pound. Eggs—17(317'20 per dozen. Cheese—Full cream, twins, 12(3 I2'gc; Young America. 13(o 13'sc per pound. Poultry—Chickens, mixed. $2.75(3 3.50; hens, $3.25(34.00; dressed,. 9(3 10c per pound ; springs. $2 .00(34.00 per dozen ; ducks, $3 for old; $2.50 (33.00 for young; geese, I $4 per dozen ; turkeys, live, 8(3 10c; dressed, 10(3 12'ae per pound. Mutton — laimbs, 3'sc, gr< >ss ; dressed, 6(S7c per pound; sheep, $3 25, gross; dressed, 6(36 >ac per lb. Hogs — Gross, heavy, $5.75(36 ; light. $4.75(35; dressed, 6(j(37c per poll m(| Veal—Small. 7*t<38e; large, 6'a (37c |>er pound. Beef—Gross top steers. $4.00(34.25; cows and heifers, $3 .25(33.50; dressed beef, 6*2(37 '»e per pound. Hops—12(314c per pound. Wool—Valley, ll(313c; Eastern Oregon, 8(312c; mohair, 2O(«t21c per pound. Potatoes — $1.25 per sack; new potatoes, 1 *2(31 *tc per pound. Tube will not warp or crack if a l>ail of water is put into each directly after using. Germany, in extending the favored nation clause of Great Britain, ex cepts Canada. An American has offered $2.000 to have bis daughter introduced into British society. London learns that the United Klatt'S steel corporation is planning to go after the trade of the world. Ten Thousand Claims Plague Home. Landed. Strikers HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS. CROWDED. City Full of Soldiers and Officers Were St. John’s, N. F., June 28.—The Orient Steam Navigation Company’s steamship Lusi.auia, from Liverpool, June 18, for Montreal, having 300 passengers on board, was wrecked last night off Cape Ballard. The Lusitania was bound round Cape Race for Montreal with a large cargo and a shipload of passengers. She mistook her course in a dense fog, and went ashore near Renews, 20 miles north of Cape Race, liefore daybreak. The ship ran over a reef, and hangs against a cliff. The passengers, who are mostly emigrants, were panic stricken. They stampeded and fought for the boats, but were overcome by the officers and crew The rougher ele ments among the passengers used knives. The women and children were first landed, and the men fol lowed. The crew stood by the ship. A heavy sea was running, but at latest advices the Lusitania was hold ing her own. It is thought that she will prove a total wreck. The passengers of the Lusitania had a terrible experience. The first knowledge they had of the disaster was when, owing to the ship scraping over the rocks, they were hulled from their berths by the shock. A scene of great excitement prevailed. Three hundred people were clamoring to escape, while the crew tried to pacify them and launch the boats. The male passengers in their attempt to seize the boats, trampled the women under foot and fought the crew with knives. Some of the more cool head ed of the passengers assisted the crew in the efforts to get out the boats. The women and children, almost nude, were pulled up the cliffs by the coast people. The unhappy passengers, after shivering for hours on the hilltop, tramped weary miles to reach the houses of the fishermen, where they are now sheltered. Previous to reach ing the cliffs, the passengers passed two hours of terrible anxiety on the wreck. As a furious rain storm and heavy sea raged all night, it is feared the Lusitania will be a total wreck. The last reports received here said the steamer was breaking up, that her foreholds were full of water and that her cargo was being salvaged. There is hope of saving the effects of the passengers, as, where possible, they were stored above decks. RIOT AT TIEN TSIN 'Tien Tsin, July 2.— The city of Tien Tsin is now more crowded than ever. Officers of ail nations are here en route for their home«, and the hotels are placing cots in every avail able place. Apartments have been prepared at the University of Tien Tsin for Prince Chuan and his suite of 40, who will remain there for three days before leaving for Germany to make formal apology for the murder of Baron von Ketteler. Mr. Denby, who, when the foreign troops arrived, was appointed by the Chinese Merchants’ Company to pro tect its property, says the company, in its claim against the United States government, did not use the word “loot” against the marines, but mere ly held them responsible. The greater part of the company’s proper ty consisted of rice, which was after wards distributed under orders from the British and American generals to assist those in need. Mr. Denby thinks the company’s cliam should have been added to the indemnity as legitimate expenditure. Other mer chants say the company never had 300,000 taels’ worth of property here. It is pointed out that the company stored three boxes of valuables with the chartered bank before the trouble began and did not withdraw these until October, and that, consequently, it is quite improbable any jewels were left to lie looted. Moreover, the place was thoroughly gone through by local looters before the allied forces arrived. It would be legally impossi ble to hold any portion of the reliev ing force responsible for anything but the rice and coal, which were used as a military necessity, to feed Chinese coolies who were forced to labor and also those who were without means of livelihood. TUNNEL CAVED IN. Narrow Escape of Passengers in an Express lor th* Burning ol Infected Buildings. Honolulu, June 23, via San Fran cisco, July 3.—The number of claims that will be presented to the court of commissioners appointed to adjudicate the cla ms of the damages resulting from the great fire that destroyed Chinatown as a result of the burning of the plague infected buildings by the board ofhealth, about a year ago, is now estimated at 10,000. The total amount of the claims will probably reach $5,000,000, while the appropriation for such claims is only $1,500,000. The Japanese consul has 2.10J claims of hiB countrymen, and the Chinese consul has over 5,000 claims of Chinamen, and there are many individual claims. The house of representatives has passed and sent to the senate the salaries appropriation bill, cutting the governor’s estimates for the , period of two years by about $130,- 000. The current expenses bill has been taken up and heavy cuts are be ing made in all departments. The senate’s views differ in many respects, | however, and it is thought that thé legislature may fail to pass any appro priation bill at all. Over half the ! time of the extra session has passed and the houses have not yet reached the stage of conference committees. The grand jury called to investi gate the charges of bribery in the leg islature has made its report to the circuit judge. The jury reports that it has found no evidence that there was any bribery of members of the leigslature. The work of registering Chinese at the office of the collector of internal revenue has been completed, and the total number of certificates issued is close to 29.000. This is 2,000 more than the total number of Chinese in the islands as shown by the last cen- SUS. WASHINGTON G. A. R. Train. Baltimore, July 2.—The roof of the Union Railroad tunnel in the eastern section of the city, used and con trolled by the Pennsylvania Railroad, caved in shortly before 2 o’clock this morning. It. is supposed that a de fect in the arch of the tunnel caused the accident. A narrow escape from death or ser ious injury was experienced by the passengers and crew of an express train which was caught by the falling debris in the tunnel. As far as can be learned, the avalanche of earth and rocks caught the rear express car, which was immediately In front of the passenger cars. The train was not running rapidly and the jar was not severe. The engineer quickly brought his train to a full stop and word was sent from a signal tower to the Union station. A yard engine was sent into the tunnel and the thinly filled passenger coaches were drawn back to Union station without the occupants being aware of the dan ger through which they had passed. SOLDIER TRANSPORT HELD. One of Passengers Died of Bubonic Plague SUte Officers for Ensuing Year—Everett S«. lected for Next Encampment. Tacoma, July 1.—H. A. Bigelow was elected department commander of the state G. A. R. at the annual encampment held here last week. He SUFFERING IN NEW ENGLAND Work Suspended In Many Factories.—Pros trations in Boston. Boston, July 2.—There has been but slight diminution in the inten sity of the heat throughout New Eng land today, and in some localities temperature has been reported even higher than yesterday. Tempera tures ranging from 100 to 106 are te- corded in many places, while 116, the top notch of the day. was the report from Nashua, N. H. It became ne cessary to suspend work in many manufactories all over New England during the day on account of the ter rible heat. Many persons were pros trated by the heat in various sections of New England, although outside of Boston but four fatal results have been reported. Patrol wagons and ambulances were kept busy in taking care of the heat victims here, two deaths due directly to the heat constitute today's record. Col. D. R. Pslge Dead. New York. June 2—Colonel David R. Paige died at his apartments in this city from a complication of dis eases. He has been an invalid for many months. Col. Paige was prom inent in business interests in this city for many years. He was a mem ber of the Forty-eighth congress from the Twentieth district. In the elec tion for the Forty-ninth congress Ma jor McKinley defeated him. In Chicago. TEN BOYS AND ONE MAN WERE KILLED Huddled Together in a Small Cabin to Take Shelter F om the Storm—Only One Survived the Shock. Chicago, July 3. — Crowded to gether in a little zinc lined shanty under a North Shore pier, lOlioys and young men and one old man met instant death by lightning today. They had left their fish lines and sought shelter from the fierce thunder storm that deluged the northern part of the city, about 1 o’clock. There were twelve who sought shelter and just one escaped. The dead are all from families of comparatively poor people. They were fishing and seek ing relief from the heat of the day or had come to wade or swim. The scene of the tragedy was a pier just south of Marquette terrace and a few hundred feet from the waterworks pumping station at the foot of Mont rose boulevard. The storm was as violent a visitation as has ever lieen experienced in Chicago. The skies were billed with the Hashing glare of lightning, and the air rumbled steadily with thunder. Half a dozen houses, outbuilding and trees in the vicinity were struck and amost all of the telephone wires burned out. There were 13 men and boys on the pier at the time. They rushed for the only available shelter and crowd ed themselves in through the little trap door in the top of the cabin till they were packed almost to the suffo cation point. Then came the thun der bolt. It was the worst of the storm. Watchers in the pumping station saw the zigzag lightning strike the water, as they thought. There was one small boy, however, who saw the bolt, and whose senses were all alert, despite his excitement. But for him the dead might have lain where they were for hours, and the- one not killed might have suffocated under their bodies. This boy, clad in bathing trunks, and watching from the water, heard a scream as the bolt struck. Mindless of the storm he rushed across the beach. At the pier he heard a cry, “Help! Get me out!” He could not move any of the bodies so telephoned to the police station. 50,000 MEN ARE OUT. Strike of Hoop Trust Employes Ordered—Is But i Beginning. is a member of Stevens Post, Seattle. The Women’s Relief Corps elected as department president Mrs. Jennie Wiscombe, of Spokane. The next annual encampment of the G. A. R. will be held at Everett in 1902. at Nagasaki. Port Townsend, Wash., July 2.— The United States transport Kintuck arrived yesterday morning from Nagasaki with 200 soldiers on board, and is held in the stream {tending the decision of Surgeon General Wyman, whether she will be sent to Diamond Point quarantine station. While at Nagasaki, a case of bubonic plague developed on the Kintuck, and the victim was taken ashore, where he died. The vessel was fumigated and detained 10 days in quarantine at Nagasaki, and then allowed to pro ceed on her voyage to this city. No new case developed during the voyage, but before allowing her to enter Dr. M. H. Foster, United States quaran tine officer, deemed it l>est to commu nicate with the authorities at Wash ington, and pending a reply, the ves sel is anchored in the stream with the yellow flag flying. Communication with her is forbidden. Descends Upon the Lake Front BY WAY OF AMERICA. Chaun Will Return Home Through the United States. Washington, July 3.—The state department has received a dispatch from Mr.Rockhill at Pekin, faying that Prince Chuan, brother of the em peror, will sail for Germany July 20, on a special mission. He wll return by way of America and is expected to reach this country early in October. The special mission is to apologize to the Geramn government for the mur der of its minister at Pekin and other indignities to its citizens there. The trip of Prince Chuan to Ger many and America will be the first event of that kind on record, as it is an unbroken tradition in China that the members of the imperial family shall remain within the boundaries of the empire. It had not lieen known up to this time that Prince Chuan would come to this country, as the advices reachiig the Chinese lega- tioon here indicated that he would- return the other way. For that reas on the legation officials have made no arrangements yet for the entertain ment of the distinguished guest, but it is presumed that he will be quarter ed at the legation and shown the high consideration accorded to one of his high rank. ________________ » Pittsburg. June 3.—President T. J. Shaffer, of the Amalgamated Associa tion of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers, has issued an order calling out all union e’"ployes of the various mills of the nerican Steel Hoop Com pany, known as the hoop trust. It is estimated that 15,000 men are subject to the call, which, in connection with the big strike of the American Sheet Steel Company, ordered by President Shaffer, will affect 50,000men. Pres ident Shaffer said tonight: “The open mi 11s to be closed are one at Hollidaysburg, Pa., three at Pittsburg and one at Monessen. The organized mills which will close on our call are the upper and lower mills at Youngstown, O.; Pomeroy, O. ; Sharon, Pa.; Girard, Pa. ; Warren, Pa., and Greenville, Pa. This, I be lieve, will bring the number of men affected up to 50,000. It is a matter of regret that the issue has be: n formed, but it now looks as if it would be a fight to the death. We have funds and will use them. If it is to be a strike, we will make it one to be remembered. The officials now deal ing with us have but little idea of the extent to which this strike will go, once it is on. ” Retired on Pensions. Chicago, July 3.—About 200 em ployes of the Illinois Central railroad were retired on pension under the new system which became effective at midnight last night. Their pensions will be based on their average month ly pays during the last 10 years of their service, they being allowed a certain per cent of this amount for each year of their total service. To carry out this scheme the company has provided a fund of $250,060, and each year a sum of not to exceed $100.000 will be set apart for the pay ment of the pension allowances for the year. No Break at Newport News. Freight Handlers Out Newport News, Va., July 3.—The striking machinists at the ship yard are adhering to their determination to hold out for their demands.’ The strike is now in its fifth week, and seems no nearer a settlement than on the day of its inauguration. The machinists claim they have 98 per cent of the number solid for a contin uance of the strike. The ship yard employed 7,500 men before the pres ent trouble. Now about 3,000 are employed. The superintendent states that no concessions will be made. St. Louis, Mo., July 3.—Between 350 and 400 freight handlers employ ed in and about the warehouses of the different raiilroads entering East St. Louis, Ill., are out on a strike today for an increase in wages to 15 cent's an hour for regular truckers on the platforms and 16 cents and hour for pickers, the men who sort the mer chandise. Practically al) the work of transferring freight from one road to another is at a standstill, but it is believed the different railroad com panies will accede to the demands. Troops in Cuba. Washington, July 2.—There is no intention on the part of the war de partment to reduce the military force in Cuba at the present time or in the immediate future. The present force of nearly 5,000 men is held in Cuba on the recommendation of Gov ernor General Wood, and the secre tary will depend on General Wood’« advice as to the reduction of the force. Picnicker! Upset. Chicago, July 3.—One person was killed and nearly a score of others were injured in a collision between an electric car in Irving Park boulevard and two wagons loaded with pic nickers. Both wagons were over turned by the shuck and their occu pants crushed and bruised by the heavy timbers and the stamping of the frightened horses. Both the motorman and conductor of the car were arrested.