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) t MISPLACED SWITCH Caused the Death of Three Men and Three Women in Massachussetts. BRITISH TORPEDO-BOAT DESTROYER SUNK Only a Dozen of the 79 Men Aboard Were Rescued—Worst British Navy Dis aster Since the Victoria. London, Sept. 23—The torpedo-boat destroyer Cobra has foundered in the North Sea, the result of an explosion. T1 io ship was en route from the yard of her builders, the Armstrongs, of Newcastle, to Portsmouth. It is re ported that all hands were lost with the ecxeption of about half a dozen persons. Five boats were launched after the Cobra struck, but some of them were swamped in the heavy sea which was running at that time. The first intimation of the disaster was the arrival of a fishing boat at Yarmouth with six bodies, which she had picked up in the vicinity of the spot where the Cobra was last seen. According to the fishermen.the Cobra was sighted by the lightship off Dow- ings Sands yesterday morniag envel oped in steam, and she shortly after wards disappeared. The men on the lightship supposed the Cobra had sailed away until the evening, when they observed bodies floating in the water, and signalled to the fishing boat to investigate the disaster. A dispatch from Middlesboro says 12 survivors of the crew were landed there this morning, and confirms the report that all the others were drowned. The British Admirality has received information that the explo sion occurred after the Cobra struck a rock, and that she sank immedi ately. The Cobra was a turbine engined vessel. She had just left the yard of her contractors and was undergoing a boiler test. About one year ago the Cobra beat the record of the Viper, and won the title of the fastest ves sei in the world, making 37.7 knots or 43.5 miles an hour. Corrected figures show that she had 79 souls on board. For 67 no hope is held out, but torpedo boats and cruis ers have gone at full speed to the scene of the disaster, which is the most serious the British navy has suf fered since the sinking of the Vic toria. Lieutenant Bosworth Smith, the Cobra’s commander, stood upon the bridge with his arms folded, as impassive as on parade, and went down with the vessel. WHAT CARTER STOLE. Two Hundred Thousand Dollars Taken Pos- session of at Huntington, W. Va. Brockton, Mass., Sept. 21.—A switch not properly set brought a passenger express and a heavy freight train to gether this afternoon with the result- j ant death of six pasengers on the ex press train, and injuries to 25 others, , on the main line of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad at Avon. The express left Boston at 1:08 P. M., and was running 40 miles an hour at the time of the accident. Of the six persons who were killed, but four have been identified. The two unidentified bodies are those of women. A freight train of 30 cars had just made up on a siding, and was proceeding south in the same di rection as the express. Engineer Sheldon, of the freight train, figured that he had four minutes to spare to j get on a side track further down. One of his train crew had set the switch of a “crossover” in such a manner that when the freight went ahead it was turned onto the main track. En gineer Sheldon did not notice the switch quickly enough to enable him to stop his train. THE FERRIER MURDER CASE. Dying Statement of Bremer Holcomb Was Admitted. Chehalis, Wash., Sept. 19.—In the Ferrier case Judge Linn has ruled that the dying statement of Bremer Holcomb, made to his brother, was admissible. The statement was: "It looked like Sam Ferrier would have stopped him. I don’t know what John wanted to kill me for. I never did anything to him. The first shot he fired dazed me; the second I fey, but do not know why, and I did not know anything after the third until you tried to pick me up.” Two physicians testified as to the wound, the bullet entering the back an inch and a half to the right of the median line and coming out four or five inches below and a little to the right of the left nipple. Their testi mony established the fact that de ceased could not have moved from the position where he fell. The tes timony of other witnesses showed that Ferrier must have followed Holcomb in order to shoot him, as he could not have seen him from where he shot at Miller, and R. H. Holcomb. The state rested its case at 3 o’clock and court adjourned until tomorrow morning. | j Utica, N. Y., Sept. 23.—A very se vere frost was experienced throughout Central and Northern New York last night. Ice formed on shallow water ’ and great damage was done to all garden and truck farm products. Will Sell to Tobacco Trust. Liverpool, Sept. 23.—At a meeting today of the shareholders of Ogdens. Ltd., it was unanimously agreed to sell all the shares to the American To bacco Company on the terms offered on September 17, namely. £25 for pre ferred shares, £50 for ordinary shares, and £111 10s for debenture shares, stipulating that 75 per cent of each class must be purchasable. REPORTS OF INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE CASCADE MOUNTAIN REGION FROM San Francisco. Sept. 19.—James Shehan was burned to death early this morning in a fire at the wood and coal yards of John Hardiman, on Bran nan street. Three horses also perish- ed in the flames. Shehan, who was 35 years old, was employed by Hardi man, and was asleep when the fire broke out. _________________ Killed by a Boiler Explosion. Flax a Profitable Crop. The flax crop of Idaho this season will bring larger returns to the grow er than they would receive for 1.250,- 000 bushels of wheat. The Industry which is of such recent date as to al most come under the head of new business has proved so successful this season that in many cases it has paid the growers a greater net profit than the cost of the land on which it was grown. In Nez Perce County over 35,000 acres of flax was contracted for at about $1 per bushel guaranteed, with the further proviso that the grow er was to have the additional benefit of any advance in the Chicago mar ket. On this basis, some of the early arrivals were sold as high as $1.53 per bushel, the growers realizing over $122 per acre for his crop. In addi tion to the 35,000 acres contracted for there was about 15,000 acres produced by other growers. Washington Leads In Wheat. The current issue of the Orange Judd Farmer gives some interesting statistics showing harvest condition of the United States winter and spring wheat by states and the average rate of yield per acre, as shown by such threshing results as have been receiv ed. From this table it is sen that the average of the entire United States winter is 92.3 per cent, in which Wash ington is 100, while the spring crop with a total average of 83.4, gives the state of Washington an average of 95. The winter yield has a total aver age of 16.1, in which Washington is 25.0, and out of a spring yield of 15.0 Washington is rated at 29.0. the wheat condition of this state being not only ahead of any other state in the union, but far ahead of the general average as well. A Rich Copfer D!«covery. Tobacco- Trust Reaching'Out New York. Sept. 21.—Regarding ca Washington, Sept. 23.—The secre tary of war has directed a distribution ble reports from Liverpool that an of of the 126 companies of coast artillery. fer has been made by the American Tobacco Company to purchase a con Among the assignments are: Fort Rosecrans, Cal., two; Fort trolling interest in the Ogden Cigar Miley, Cal., two.; Presidio of San ette Company, of Liverpool, it was Francisco, five; Fort Baker, Cal.. said in Wall street that negotiations three; Fort Columbia. Wash, one; had been going on for some time. Fort Stevens, Or., two; Fort Casey. These negotiations, it was declared, Wash., two; Fort Flagler. Wash., were but a step in a movement which three- Fort Worden. Wash., two; Hon aims at the control of the tobacco bus- I iness in Great Britain. olulu. two; Philippine Islands, four. World's Largest Fruit Drier. A prune dryer that is expected to dry 30 car loads of .-ured prunes this season, that will afford employment to probably 100 persons, and is said j to be the largest prune drier in the | world, is to be put in operation next j week at the orchard of the Corvallis ' and Benton County Prune Company, six miles north of Corvallis. About i $6,000 in cash and three months of | time have been devoted to the build- ’ ing of the drier, and barring a few minor details, it is now ready for work. It has been warmed once or ' twice already, and has behaved satis- facorily on each occasion. Its con struction and its operation are said to ■ be matters of keen interest to prune- ! growers all over the state. The new plant will receive 2300 bushels of green prunes at one time. It consists of 10 tunnels, or. more properly speaking, five twin tunnels. Each of the ten tunnels is 80 feet long, | 44 inches wide and 44 inches from floor to ceiling. The fruit is carried through the tunnels by a miniature railroad, the | car wheels of which are four inches in height and have flanges that run along a miniature track. Each car platform is 30x42 inches and is four inches above the floor. Each car ac commodates ten trays of fruit, and I each tunnel holds thirty-two cars at a time—a total of 320 cars in all—or ! 3200 trays of about three-fourths of a bushels of fruit each. The plant is housed by a main build ing 110 feet long and 40 feet wide. An L at one end is 20x30, and accom modates the engine and boilers. A 22x32 room at the other end shelters the dipping apparatus, where, by in genious contrivance, prunes are dip ped four or five times and spread on trays ready for the drier without inter vention by the hand of man. So far as known, the dipper is the only one in use in the country. It was used the first time at this orchard last year, with great success. 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I have family of four children, and for six years was unable to work. 1 am now in the best of health and am doing business every day. This testimony you can make such use of as you we fit. Home address, 235 Rivington street. 8. RAPHAEL, 67 East 129th st., City. A party of prospectors has located thirteen coal and Iron claims in the Cascades about 50 miles west of North Yakima, Wash. George Weikel has brought out a load of the coal and submitted it to Do not delay. Write at once, addressing DR. TAFT BROS.’ MEDICINR a test in the furnaces of that city. The coal is said to be the best of anthra CO., 79 East 130th St., N. Y. City. cite and burns freely without smoke or flame and leaves no cinders. Five veins of coal have been located. They J S. ROSCOE, range from three feet to thirteen feet in thickness. The coal covers large deposits of Iron ore which has been UMBRELLAS New Railroad in Eastern Oregon. traced for eight miles. Articles of Incorporation have been Re-covered and Specimens weighing 100 pounds granted to L. K. Moore, J. B. Hos show the grade of coal discovered. ford and J. O. Elrod, to construct a Repaired To Build Salt Lake Line. line of railroad from Arlington on Full line of repairs and all repair work done the Columbia River, due south, to Con Senator W. A. Clark of Montana will In the best style. South side Third Street near don, county seat of Gilliam County. call for bids this week for the con The capital stock is $500,000 divided struction of the first thirty miles of into shares of $100 each. The right- his San Pedro, Los Angles and Salt of-way is being obtained as fast as Lake Railroad. This new piece of surveyed. The line will be forty miles road will extend from Los Angles long. ________________ to Pomona. The total length of the road from New Smelter at Darrington. Los Angles to Salt Lake is to be 713 DEPAKT TIME SCHEDULES The deal for the site for the smelt miles. The cost of constructing this ARRIVE er at Darrington, Wash., has been mileage will be paid for by a bond Chicago- Salt Lake, Denver. Ft. closed, and it is now only a question issue of $20,000,000 at 4 per cent and Portland Worth, Omaha, Kan 4:30 p. in. sas City, St. Ixuiis, Special of getting the buildings up and the the sale of a considerable portion of Chicago and East. 9:uu a. m. plant installed, when work will be be the company’s $25,000,000 of stock. gun extracting precious minerals from The Santa Fe is having built 450 Atlantic Salt Lake, Denver. Ft. 8:40 a. m. the rich ores of that region. The oil tank cars for the California and Express Worth, Omaha. Kan 9 p. IE.. cost of the smelter will be $75.000. Texas petroleum oil trade. •afe. Always reliable. Ladles, ask Druggtst fbv sas City, St. L>uis, (HICHmiKS BNULIAIf In Bed and and the daily capacity will amount to Chicago and East. 4 Jo Id metallic boxes, aealed with blue ribbon. 250 tons. Denver capital is behind Will Burn Oil. Take no other. Keftaae dangerous aubatl- Walla Walla, Ix*wiston lotions and Imitations. Buy of your Druggist, the proposition. 7 a. m. General Manager Kruttschmitt, of Spokane or send 4r. In stamps for Part Im Bare. Testi Spokam*. Minneapo monials and “ Ke lief for Ladle«." tn Iriter, Flyer lis, St. Paul, Duluth, the Southern Pacific Company, who A Rich Cargo. by return Mall. 10.000 Testimonials. Bold by Milwaukee, Chicago has just returned from an extended 6 p. m. ail Druggists. and East. Of the 3300 tons of genral cargo on inspection trip over the line from San CRICHH8TER OHBMICAL CO. board the Tosa Mani, recently in from Francisco to New Orleans, has an • 1OO Madison Sqaare, PHILA., FA. OCEAN STEAMSHIPS 4 pm. 8 p. m. MosUss this paper. China, the silk was the most precious. nounced that all of the company's lo- All Sailing dates sub ject to change. That was valued at $385,000. The | comotives will be equipped for the For Kan Francisco— costliest cargo of silk ever brought : burning of oil instead of coal as ex- Sail every 5 days. over ran up to half a million. For the I peditiously as possible. To that end first time a shipment of concetrates storage tanks with a capacity of 30.- Daily Ex. The St. Louis Columbia River Stmrs was brought over from Leigh. S. J.. ' 000 barrels each will be erected at Sunday 8 p. m Sunday Hunt's mines in Corea. This ore was i Oakland, Fresno. Mendocino and Sat unlay To Astoria and Way- Globe-Democrat Landing». consigned to the smelter at Tacoma other points south and east on the 10 p. m. and was valued at $25,000. The Great Republican Paper of America. line. Willamette River. Trial Bottle Sent Absolutely Free on receipt of Postal. OREGON S hort L ine and union P acific Peoria. Ill., Sept. 21.—A boiler ex plosion in the electric light plant at Sheldon. Ill., this evening instantly Indication of Prosperity. killed Ernest Powelley, manager of The report of the condition of the the plant, and fatally injured Leonard Snow, a banker, and an unknown in national banks of Washington recent ly published, tells its part of the story surance man from Chicago. of the present unexampled prosperity. Their total resources rose from $27, Bankers' Convention. 698,277 to $31.280.168 in a little more Snow on Mount Wajhington New York. Sept. 21.—Announcement than twelve months, and the individu Mount Washington, N. H.. Sept. 23. is made that the American Bankers’ al deposits In these banks during the —Two inches of snow fell tonight on Association had decided to hold its same period have increased by $3,- the mountain. The temperature is 28 annual convention at Milwaukee Oc 000,000. tober 15, 16 and 17. degrees. Distributing Coast Artiilerv. A Bureau«!Information CANADA TO MEXICO. An extensive copper mine, or rather mountain, has been discovered by Mc Vey & Co., on the west side of Sis kiyou mountains, California, about 8 miles from Garretson’s medical springs, 22 miles from Oak Bar. 5 miles south of the Oregon line ofJo- sephine County, and 24 miles from Jacksonville, Oregon. The ledge ranges from 300 to 350 feet in width, and is claimed to be more ex- tensive than the famous Iron Moun ENGLISH MAILS VIA U. S. tain mine at Keswick, in Shasta Coun- I ty, with the likelihood of making Sis- | kiyou take the lead of Shasta in the Mails From Australia will Hereafter Pass Over annual mineral output when thorough the Union Pacific Railroad. ly developed. The discoverers have Omaha, Sept. 19.—At Union Pacific been offered $150,000 for their pro perty. _____ headquarters it is announced that as a Big Timber Sale. result of fast time made by the trains A. B. Hammond, of Portland, con carrying the mail over this country en route from Australia to England, such summated the purchase of the largest mail will be in future sent via the unbroken tract of timber land still I remaining in first hands in this state United States route instead of Suez the first of the month. Fifty thousand Canal. The mall was carled from San acres were involved in the deal and Francisco to New York over the Union ■ the land is all situated in one body Pacific, Burlington and New York [ on the Tualatin and Trask Rivers. Central, and the time from Sydney The land was purchased from the to London was cut down seven days. Southern Pacific and while the consid The mall, consisting of seven sacks, eration was withheld, the price is re left Sydney at 10 A. M. August 13, ported to be in the neighborhood of and was delivered to the London post- $500,000. office at 7 A. M. September 14. Impor Town Lob at $14.000 Each. tance attaches to the new departure in handling the British mail, because O. A. Kjos, a local merchant of it consists largely of documents in Lewiston. Idaho, completed the pur tended for the British Parliament, chase of 61 feet frontage on Main and which will hereafter pass across the Fifth streets from J. Eichenberger, Western Continent. the consideration being $13,500—Mr. Kjos also paying a street grade as sessment tax. making the total con KLONDIKER ROBBED. sideration $14,000. A handsome three story brick store building will be Gold Was Recovered by the Merest Accident erected on the corner next spring to cost $65.000. as the Boat Arrived Home. Chicago, Sept. 23.—Through the recovery of $200,000 in cash and se curities in Huntington, W. Va., the government authorities now have pos- seession of about $380,000 of the funds embez.zled by Oberlin M. Carter, ex-Captain of the United States Engineer Corps at Savannah, Ga. The announcement was made today by Marion Irwin, Special As Seattle, Wash., Sept. 21.—F. W. sistant Attorney-General of the Unit Gustafson, a Klondlker, who returned ed States, who is now in Chicago. on the steamship City of Seattle, from Mr. Irwin has been working for the the north, was robbed of about $4,000 attorney-general for some time in the in gold on the voyage down, and re litigation instituted by the Govern covered the treasure just as the vessel ment to recover the funds alleged to reached this city In a peculiar manner. have been fraudulently converted It was the merest accident that the from the river and harbor improve gold was found. 'The ship had been ments in the Savannah district. He searched and all hopes of locating the will remain Chicago for some time to missing treasure had been abandoned. Fireman Cartwell, of the City of Se push the proceedings on the bill re attle, dropped a knife between the cently filed in the United States Cir two boilers in the fireroom, and while cuit Court against Captain Carter, his hunting for the knife, found a string uncle, Lorenzo D. Carter, and his I leading down into the bilge water in brother, I. Stanton Carter. Large the hold. He pulled up the cord and amounts of securities representing found the sack of gold, containing government funds, so it is charged, about 200 ounces intact. It was re have been traced to the latter two turned to its owner. There is no clew defendants, and as yet they have to the thief. failed to account for them. Perished in a Fire Frost« in New York. COAST STATES ARE UP AND DOING Pacific Log Rafting 6 a. m. City. Newberg, Ex Sunday Oregon Salem Independence ami Way-landings. The mammoth log raft sent out from the Columbia River recently arrived Willamette and Yam 7 a m. last week at San Francisco Intact. hill Rivera. Tue Thur, There are 520,000 lineal feet of pil and Sat. Oregon City, Dayton, and Way-Landings. ing in the raft, some of the sticks running to 120 feet in length, and as Willamette River. 6 a. m great as 22 inches thick at the but. Tues Thur Portland to Corvallis The raft is 625 feet long and cost and Sat. and Way-Landings. $30.000 to construct. It is estimated Leave to contain 7,200.000 feet of lumber. Snake River To Irrigate a Garden Spot This Cow Will Do. Articles of incorporation of the Aso tin I-and and Irrigation Company have been filed with the county auditor at Asotin, Wash. The object of the cor poration is to Irrigate lands, generate power, buy and sell land and maintain and operate Irrigation canals. The capital stock is $40.000, shares having a par value of $100 each. The com pany is at present constructing a canal in The Forks or Lake district and expects to have several thousand acres under water by next spring. A cow which Is believed to hold all records for increasing a herd has Just added to her fame by giving birth to triplets. Three times she has produced twins, and on that account her owner. A. Podesto, says he would not part with her as all but one of the calves were perfectly formed and lived. His ranch Is located near Stockton, Cal. This last act of the cow has attracted much attention, and many people call at the place to see the trio of calves. 1:30 p m. Ex. Sunday 3:30p. m. Mon., Wed. and Fri. CHICHESTER’S EHGLISH PENNYROYAL PILLS The Greatest Newspaper of the W’orld. Twlc« Every Week—One Dollar a Year. IN CONNECTION WITH THE REPORTER 11.75 Both Papers one year >1.75 The St. Louis Globe-Democrat has no rival as a great modern newspaper. 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