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Telegraphic
World.
Three Ocean Steamships in
Hoboken Burned.
'iTKSI 'IH Ks Fluiti .TIE HIKES
it «Iri-utcar Into
¡ili |H-ople Helu
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General Botha is showing lueraased
activity.
The Boers attacked llammoula, hot
were repulsed.
The Unit«*! Stairs cruiser Hrvsiklyu
bus pr* •*’*’*'*■•■'I • ** laku.
ChliiHM have Is’gun the destruetgu
of mission« st »han lung.
Today ami hereafter you can sen.I a
letter lo llaaall lor two Cent».
At Angele". I.u«* it. General Aquino
iui **-li*l*'r**-1 til General Giant.
I hiursr sltustl ii exercise« depteaaing
iullueiicr ou trade in Germany.
Many worker« In Pittsburg are 1*11«
pendlUg the adjustment «1 wage scales.
The pnntuffl* • at I'lilou. Oregon.
• ss lisitnd by burglars aud f 1 50 was
carried away.
A wn'ks wonting In North l.usou re-
tull* ‘l in 50 rebel« being killed an I 40
Wounded. • hie American was killed
Ilia Indiana on Rainy river, Ontario,
thli'ali'ii all uprising. Three thousand
are gathered m ar the mouth id Rainy
river.
The great lnmla*r Yarda, covering
hall a mile, at Black Rock, a suburb ul
Buffalo, N. Y., were burned, with a
has ol $t*H),(MM).
The •leaiiiahlp Nome t'lty, which
made the trip from Portland l*> Nome,
rescued 47 people ou the way, th«
«> »> and luaartigvni oi two srekal
SclaaMMW.
Over f|0.000,000 worth of pro;—rty
was destroyed, many Ibe. I**«t, many
j<en*ou« lujure-l ali i at lea.l 1,300 Ilves
lni|H>rllr>I bv a fire **u a dock al lio-
bukeu, N.J.
The bausport Sumuer armed
Sail I'raiK leo from Maulla with
sick «dillera, 70 discharged men,
Insane patlenta mid 10 members
Ills b<epiial corp«.
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43
il
of
it Salem pioneer
••It » in her h l.t
China are
empire. Li
72
passeugurs,
Charb» W. I>i kln-<ui, invnnUrr ni
thè geoiiielrv C lathe, whlch Inaile n
sumewful > ■ untarleittng o( batik note.
tin|s>es|bl«. la dead al bis home lu
Hrllevllle, N. J., sgeli 77 Vt-ara.
Jlille ilo thè grami staff of thè Rua-
siali armi ollinaled thè Chine»« army
tu nniulcr 1,720,000 nien. Ile al»o
•Kld that «l-out »00,000 Mauarra bave
l>«cn Imporle! within thè laal thrve
years.
A dispai* h troni Bombay »ava flint
A special dl«|>ntch from Shanghai. in all «serpi three districi« cholera 1«
d«t*»l June 80, aava that all ou Istard ragtng in Bmiiliay pn-sidi-n y. thè chm »
the Luit'-d Mates Imttleship Oregon rejs.tliMl fiir thè wi-ck vnding Junu 20
which went asl.oro in the Gulf ’d fe Uiiiiilictlng ’.IO*», an I thè duaths. 12,-
( bi Li. have lawn saved.
Dw*re is 333.
some cliauc« that the vessel may I*
l vii iilv tliousmid Chine«« sniderà an*
wilhiu l'eklll Malia, 30,000 outeiili*.
Terra l’rrea, commonly calimi Santa
Adiuiral Kenipft rrporta liuti Ih« Ore­
Teresa, the yuung wnorita wlni. Il K gon la uni 111 a dangerous positlou.
alleged helped lo imitsi the various
The ( ìerman inlnister al Prkm hu*
Yaqul Indlau relwlilon«In Mexico, was
■hot at Chftno, Aria., by G. N. Rial- l*evu killv-l ami other legationa are un-
flgui-x, to whom she had lawn marrivd di-r »vige end starvlllg.
two days Iwfoio. The young woman
The cruiser l'hlladelpliia arrivcd at
»«« legardeil as a saint, aud hamlrwlx Astori» lo uke |»iri in thè Fourth of
oi Mexican« ehasod Kodriguna into th« July cch-bratli n there.
mountain«, where ha Was captured,
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I he «(i nim r Dnnubc airivi d ni Na­
after a hard fight, 11« waa uomerol- naimo. IL < . live dava troni bkngway,
fully beaten and narrowly necapad siili 40 pnss.-iigeta and $70,000 lu
lynching. The girl will lh«.
gobi dust.
President K tugar la «till al Macha-
Aa a la»t ho|ai <d saving fon*igm*ra in
dodorp.
l’eklll thè |siwcra t*i«y now threnteil
Jspaue-u lalairers of Hawaii are oa lo destro* thè gravea of thè imperiai
• «trike.
•il cestoni.
Firn dvstroyvd thè larga soap and
Porter's <'ubali tariff aclwdul« must
be revised,
fertillting plani of thè Walker-Mrnt-
Sixty |««a»ngera (rum
Dawson inmi ( mnpmiv at Pittsburg, cauaing a
hina of $ 75,000.
brought out $2&0,uu0.
A scnu'lal III Klondlke. Gold Colli-
laird Roberta ia prejiaring for the fi­
nilaalom-r Senkler la chargwi with il-
nal battle« of the war.
legni grani« lo poraoua with wlioiii he
Japan««*« finhermi-ii at Stavunaon, B. waa pftrtUer.
L., are «aid hi la* arming.
Giu Crainer, of liiih>|a<ndi*n<*e, Or.,
Ikde was inaugurate*! governor ol a pionevr of l**52, committed suicide
Hawaii ou tbe 14th lust.
bv hmiging himaelf.
No cnuae ia
Colorado still imiiiitaina a quaiau- knqwn lor tho demi.
tuie against San I rands, o.
| hi* fiiiir-onn*d rnco betwern P«nn-
I’enit.iithiry nt Silleta has 180 pri«- sylvmnn, Columbi« sud Cornell crewa
oner» les« than a few years ago.
waa won bv thè former. The mee Uvok
Germany has ordered 2.5 big gnus (ot placa at Poughkecliaie, N. Y.
iuiliiediatu lisp.iteli (<>r China.
Al Chester park, Ciiieiniinti, W. A.
speaker Heuderaoii has been lenoni- Rutz and F. HiiuKinmi, uf New llaven,
■»«ted fur cougreaa In his district 1» Colin., «n il motor tandem, mudo a
inilc tu 1:2» 4-5. Thia givo" tlioiii thè
Iowa.
world’» n-cord for a coment truck.
is making poor headway
■a. 4« England
L. »i
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Ry thè bursting of a tesenoir of Ilio
with th« rebellion iu the Gold Coas*
city wntar worka of Gntnd Rapida,
Colony,
Mieli., 100,000,0(10 gallo«» of water
Itoers attacked the British at f ciia- wa« procipilalod upon a thickly jsipii-
«»■ »ml Roodvalapiuil, but woru I »«»at* Inted dlalrict «f thè city, doing dam-
•II baek.
age estimatoli at hundredi of thousmids
" ill Larkin, a logger, waa drowned of dollara.
• lonroe.dr. John Bavnon 'atally
'I lio Boxer war ia carried into Texas.
‘•»lured at Niagara.
Aceording to advices n tight recenti*
Hloitkinen of Bulk ixinnty, Or., have occiirred lietween eight cowlaivsmid
out,.,; up,]
)i|„,rn| lauiHiiea |*,« ranchinoti and (Jiinmneii ladongitig to
•n»l|>« of wild animala.
thè Pei Chung colony, locatoti ili Du­
Th« atuamer Geo, W. Ebler, which ini countv. l'our Chinimeli aro knowli
*,rr,v”'l nt l'ortlaiiil, made (ho round to bave Inani wounded, olle fiitallv. A
cowboy wiis wounded in thè ehest.
Ir,l» to sNoine iu 33 day«.
The tiinely arrivai of a detaehment of
■’•vid Bell, formerly one of the beat italo rmigera aave.l (urther bloodshed.
”"wn lumbermen *,f Canada, is dead
The atrength of thè foieign forces ut
ye, " ,"",e *" N,’w Y,,rk c,‘y* "k1"1 79
presimi in Chimi «re aa followa: I ¡er­
K«inaln«of Reinhart llrook, of Port-' inali*. 44 oillcor« and 1,400 men;
........ ti rent
Britiiin. 184 olii era and 1.700 men;
th'» ù
'Bownad by falling off Austria, 12 ollieera ami 127 men;
alley Gatzert, were found miar America, 20 ofllcura ami 82» nivii;
k *>» iuh , Wash.
Franco, 17 oflleera and 387 men; Italy,
cut,?..!?1'*111*".' ,w" *'""Khter h< lolla«« oc­ seven ollieera and 131 meli; Japan, III)
Broa?, __________
luid Ruddy ollieera ami 8,70» mi......... Russia, 117
•■fus.,
loa "i *"r" ''"Ntr’y«<l by fini with a ollieers and 5,817 meli, witli a total of
"’••of $70,000.
58 fieli! guua ami 8« nmchiue gitila.
m(tnriilize.l in America art
“ ’■■"favor in the fatherland.
saru"' ?nl' l"‘l"'r trust, one of th<
Lin».*"1
"f the com-
“ l"»". has asked for a receiver.
. lh‘'' ■anuary 1 174 national bank*
wsra «
<»n June » iher»
try '’’•tional banks in the coun-
hJ.
THE
FILIPINOS.
l*roel«ii$Mtl«»n < lr«’ul«trd B«»rlng
A MIHM of Agiiln«l«lo.
Epitome of tl
,
TO
'"Bogcat Northfield, Minn.,'
V"'’ T-’5,()(l0 (ruiu Dr. D. K.
r*"“ns, o{ i
A
TERRIBLE
Frnparlr
I.,,««
LONS
OF
LIFE
(Iter *10,000,000
Its
D»atroyr»l Are» hnulr, Bi«*»
luen anti Malti.
Manila, July 4.—Two retail docn*
mimts have lately lawn circulated in
Manila the most important of which
is an alleged proclamation from Agui-
naldo concerning the coming civil com­
mission. The proclamation warns the
Filipino people to Iwware of the coin-
inissioii and its promises of future bene
lite, ami begs them never to give up
their arms iu ihe vain hope of thereby
enjoying ultimate freedom and bappl-
•less. 'Ihe proclamation states shat
th*- I'ominisaou is appointed by I'reai-
-lent McKinley, anil not by the Ameri­
can congress; that It has not authority
to tn at or lake any action whatever in
the iiaiue of the government, and pre­
dicts for tiie commission headed l>y
Judge 1 nil the same end as that whi< h
ntli ni"l the peace < omnii«aion of last
year, which Aguinaldo ileacrilies ar«
farcical and ridiculous. He dwells at
■ ousiilrrable bngth opon statumeuta to
show this commission has no legal or
official »taii'liug. and latgs, implores
and ori'i-rs the l llipino people not to
la- deceived by them nor to give ti
their arms iq-on their representatioi
II" then gm-« on to say that if the oom-
iniaalonera virit Ihe smaller towns and
provinces of Luzon they are to lie re
cened well and with enthusiasm.
“Ask thrm for the kind ol municipal
goier->meut you moat deaire, and lai
not afraid to s|a'ak boldly to them,
ilemeuilier the dark daya of Spanish
* utrage» are jiast. ami that the Ameri­
cana allow irvi-<loin of speech.” In
nth* r words, gut ail you can out of the
coiiimission. but put no faith in them,
Ihe pr<M'laiioition i-u ls with cries
for Filipino lila-rty and inde|>eudeuce,
ia signed by Aguinaldo. and dateil May
4. ou tbe island of I’olillo, which 1«
situated on the east coast of Luzon.
'H is is the first linn- an alleged procla­
mation from Aguinaldo has louud ita
way into .Manila for over nix months,
and many |a-ople declare it ia a forgery
and eman.iti« from the Filipino junta
at Hong Kong. No proof has been ob­
tained lo sustain thia theory, and there
1» just us much reason to believo the
document is legitimate as Hi claim that
it is spurious. Aa far as Its effect and
influence over the Filipino jH*«ple are
concerned. It is sufficient that it be
signed by Aguinaldo’« name to carry
great weight with them.
Ihe proclamation is very similar in
purpirt to one I'ircnlated here about 10
days ago, printed in Spanish nud sent
over to Manila from liong Kong by th*'
junta. These proclamations were con-
<eiil**d in the soles of shipnienta of
shoe«, ami wire very generally circu­
lated throughout the city. The other
insurgent communication referred to is
a long letter from General Triuo hi the
foreign <-on«ul« in Manila, in which lie
attempted to vindicate the Filipino
|ieopli* from any responsibility in the
recent massacres of Spanish prisoners
iu the Uamariuea pro* luces.
New York, July 4.—Over $10,000,-
000 worth of priqierty was destroyed,
many lives loat, many |« raous were
Injured, and at least 1,500 lives im­
periled by a fire tfiat started among
cotton bales under pier No. 2 ol the
Nortii German Lloyd Htuamship Com­
pany, in llolaiki-n, N. J ., at 4 o'clock
this afternoon, lu les« Ilian 15 mill­
ut* s the llames loveri d au arsa id a
quarter of u lull» long, extending out-
ward from the actual shore line to the
bulkheads, from 000 to 1,000 feet away,
slid had * aught four great ocean linen
anil a dozen or more smaller harla.r
craft in their grasp.
btories iu regHrd to the loss uf life
an* ooutlictmg, the number la-ing vari­
ously estimated ut from 50 to 200. I p
to iniduight 10 laidn-** hud la-ru recov­
ered, but they were all hi Isidly.
burned anil black, ned that identifica­
tion was imposaible.
Ths hospitals iu New York. Ilobokeu
and Jersey < ity are crowiled with in­
jured an*l men are living brought in
by a*<iiea.
Tleiae who gathered along the shores
of the Hudson river to witness the great
conflagration saw a spectacle they can
never forget, atul one that will always
have a con-plcuoua place lu the history
of New York. River and Iwy were en­
veloped in a pall of black smoke
through which ungrv llames, bursting
as from volcanoes on th** Jersey shore
iill<l In the water Itself, leaped like
-pirMs lilt*, the air, 'Ihe surfs* *< of th»
water waa covered with floating und
biasing masses uf freight thrown in
hast** from the doomed vessels, ail un
noti. **<1 in the mad race to rescue more
precious human life threatened or be­
ing sacritlc«d in th« great slnje. And
through the pall of «moke a greet
crimson ami, enlarge*I to thrice its size
by Ihe haze, glared like an i-tionnuus
eve as it slowly sank in the west.
.such was the tremendous sja-ctacle
pr.'H'llted ou the sill face uf the Hudson
river aa if it hud l>eeii some holiday
pageant. It was made tragi*' bv tbe
realisation that in that smoke and be­
neath the tuibid Waters scores of lives
had ta*eu lost <>r were then in their lust
(iea|"<rat4< struggles against ileath.
The spectacle waa witnessed by
thousauda from loth shores, und by
other thousauda wlei crowded u|»>n
every ferry lout, every excursion lout
u|on every river craft that could be
secured for th** pur|avse. The crowd MURDER OF VON KETTELER.
u|«>n the banka of the river was almo»t
aa great hr that which formell to wit- Germany Will Avrngr the Drath of ihr
Minister.
Hess the triumphant return of Admiral
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Berlin.
July
4. — From well-authen­
Duwey.
ticated sources the representative of
Two lloittlrrt! I.oat.
the press is able to state that today, af­
New York. July 4.—Tho loMes sus­ ter the detailed statement by Count
tained in the lire by the North German von Bulow, secretary of state foi for­
Lloyd Meamship <'ompanv in Hoboken eign affairs, regarding the Chinese sit­
yesterday, are tonight conservatively uation, Emperor William made up his
placed at nearly 110,000,000, and the mind to insist upon full satisfaction
loss of life, merely guesswork at even for the death of Baron von Ketteler,
this late hour, will reach probaldy as for which pur|>ose he resolved to send
high as 200, and there are over 300 altogether armed forces approximately
men in the hospitals in this city, Ho­ as large as those of the other powers
boken and Jersey City, badly burned. chiefly interested in restoring order in
Upto II o'cliak tonight 1H Isslies China. The precise size of the forces
have lawn recovered. Eleven of these has not yet been determined, but it is
wen* placed in a row at the morgue in expected they will amount to a score
this city and nnml*ere<l, this living the of thousands. A considerable portion
only mentis tho authorities have of of Ihe German fleet will be sent also.
maintaining any sort of identity over This is evidenced by the orders issued
the corpse«, as they nn* so l<adly tonight to prepare five new battle-
charred and dismembered that identi­ ships for sailing. It is understood that
fication will lar imide only by trinkets Prince Henry of Prussia has requested
it pieces of clothing that were found the em)>eror to give him command of
about them. The only way tho steam­ this division, but it is doubtful if his
ship officials have of approximating the majesty will agree to thia.
loss of life la by comparing the list of
The Chinese legation here is still
those re|s>rted safe with the list of tho smilingly snug.
Minister Lu llai
•mployva ou Ihe steamships.
Bonn told a tepresentative of the press
Late tonight Gustav Schwab, tho that he was extremely sorry for the
general agent of the North German bloody events in Pekin, but he felt sure
Lloyd line, gave out a list showing that the dowager empress waa guil:
what men ou each vessel had been less. From an interesting chat with
missing up to that hour. On the him. the point seems worth recording
Saale 255 men were employed, mid that the minister took it for granted
only 127 of these bad l>eett accounted that the powers will subdue the revolt
for up to 11 o’clock, leaving 128 men in China and then arrange a new gov­
actually employed ns officers, sailors, ernment.
stewards, engineers, coalpassers, oilers
and trimmers to la, accounted for.
Nmallpox at Sonic.
The Bremen hud 21’4 men nisvard, but
Seattle, July 4.—The steamer Taco­
only 127 of these have been found. The ma arrived from Nomeat 2 o’clock this
Main luid 187 employes on aboard at afternoon with nine passengers. Her
the time, and of these only 27 have officers report the steamer Charles Nel­
been reported safe.
son added to the quarantined fleet at
Egg island with smallpox on Imard.
Tl«m Tain Arariutl Taken.
St. Petersburg, July 4. — Vice-Ad­ Hie number of eases is unknown. They
miral AHexeff telegraphs to the minis­ also report the murder of Frank Luth-
ter of war, General Konropatkino, ener by Bruce Kinwright, June 20.
from Taku, under date of Juno 23, via I he attack was unprovoked, and the
murderer was taken into custody.
Port Arthur, June 30, as follows:
" The arsenal nt Tien Tain, which
Memorial lo the t'aar.
offered a powerful base of operations
Helsingfors,
Finland, July 4.—The
for the Boxers, who have greatly dam­
aged tho European town, has been Finish semito has addressed a memor­
ial to lho czar, declaring its inability
taken by assault.”
to promulgate the imperial rescript re­
The imposing buildings of the Gor­ garding the introduction of the Rus­
don Memorial college, at Khartoum, sian language in Finland, the limita­
are almost completed, Imt tlm prepnra- tion of the right of public meeting, mid
lions for putting them to practical ac­ the granting of the right of Russians
count are still in their very early to carry ou certain trades prohibited to
Etna.___________ _
stages.
Ani.rl.-Kn. Win From Frenchman.
Paris, July 4.—In the competition
An ordinary sight in Manila la a for the world’s championship for pro­
Fil pino market or washerwoman smok­ fessionals, under the auspices of the
ing u large cigar and clothed in H low rilling duh of France, today, the
necked gown, with flowing sleeves ami American, Shoentleld, won the weight­
a handsomely embroiderled «ilk scarf. throwing contest, covering 11.81 mo­
I’artick Sharkey, who died nt the age tors. The high jump waa won by
of S3 in Fast <'ambridge, Mass., was Sweeney, of New Orleans, who cleared
the last survivor of the four orgnnitera I.HO meters, with Shoentleld second,
<>f the l ather Mathew Temporence so­ (dealing 1.75 meters. Sweeney also
ciety, the oldest association of its kind won the long jump with ti.HII meters,
Hmong the laity of the lioinau Catholic mid Shoentleld was second with 6.OS
meters.
church.
COLUMN HALTS
lh«
I
Allies Not Advancing to the
Relief of Pekin.
PRI SENT FORCE IS TOO SMALL
Southern Provine»*« of Chin« Are GraJ*
uaily Breaking Away Fruuu
the« Empira«
lamdon. July 4 —The allies are not
advancing for. the relief of I’ekin. This
announcement to the house of commons
by W illiam St. John Broderick, ureler
sei'retary of state for foreign affairs^
was received with exclamation« of as­
tonishment and dismay.
Mr Ellis Aahmead Bartlett inqurer!
for any information that had been re-
<eived form the legations at I’ekin, or
as to the composition aud command of
the relieving force, and of the present
position. Mr. Broderick read the dis-
■atches received today, and said the
total allied force available ia now about
18,000. aa troojM have been rapidly ad­
vancing, adding:
“We do not yet know what arrange­
ments have lieen made locally regard­
ing the command of an expediton, Irat
it has not yet been thought possible to
attempt a further advance. The con­
suls have l>e»u in communication with
th*- viceroys in the Yaugate legion and
they are quite well aware that support
will be given them by her majesty’s
government in preeerving order. It is
obviously ini|"isslble that the repre­
sentatives of the power« at I’ekin
should be consulted, as no communica­
tions are passing between them.”
“The situation is desperate. Hasten. ”
These words from the message of Von
Bergen, a member of the German lega­
tion at I’ekin, countersigned by Sir
Robert Hart, inspector-general of cus­
toms, and dated nine days ago, are tlie
theme of all private comment. They
are preparing for news of a frightful
tragedy. Nine days ago the ammuni­
tion of the little garrison defending the
foreigner* was running low, and their
fooil was nearly exhausted, while
around them was a horde of Kan Su
braves having at their service Krupp
guns and repeating rifles. I’ekin was
iu the hands of the revolutionaries.
While nothing but sinister news
comes from Northern China, Southern
China is seemingly breaking away
from the empire. All the provinces
south of the Yellow river, whose vice­
roys anil governors maintain friendly
relations with the powers through the
consuls, have been informally consti­
tuted into a confederacy with Nankin
as the capital.
According to an express cable from
Shanghai, dated July 2, the Southern
viceroy« wholly disavow i’rince Tuans’
government. They have practically
constituted an independent state, ex­
tending fiom the Hoang IJo to the Brit
ish and French frontiers.
Last night St. Petersburg was in­
formed over the St. Petersburg wires
that the destruction ot the Russian
railways in Manchuria soutinuea, aud
it seems not improbable that Ruaei
will be fully occupied for a time 1.
suppressing tlie insurrection among its
Chinese subjects, and may lie unable
to send more troops immediately to
Taku. The powers look more and more
to Japan to supply the force necessary
at once to giapple with tbe foimidable
rebellion.
TROUBLE
IN
MOROCCO.
A Biot IlrauMrd in the
American.
Death of an
Tangier, July 4. —There is great ex­
citement at Fez, owing to French en­
croachments on the Oasis of Touat. A
mob killed the manager of a French
concern, who was an American citizen.
The British consul has demanded the
assistance of the authorities to protect
this house, and the Jewish ghetto is
besieged. The legation here is making
serious representations on the subject.
The name of the victim of the mob
was Marcos F.ssagin. The outrage oc­
curred Thursday last. Essagin, while
riding on horseback through a narrow
street, jostled against the mule of a
Moroccoan religious fanatic, and a dis­
pute ensued, tile crowd which gathered
siding with the priest. Essagin, in
sell defense, drew liis revolver and
tired, wounding a native. This was a
signal tor a general attack upon the
American, who received dozens of
knife wounds and whose body was
burned, according to some, before life
was extinct. The French minister
was informed of tho crime by a special
messenger, and he notified the Ameri­
can consul. Botli the minister and tlie
consul called u|sui Sidi Torres, the
sultan’s minister of foreign affaire, at
Tangier, and protested against the out­
rage.
Shot th«« Girl and II ini nr If.
Walla Walla, July 4.—In a tit of in-
wane jeaotwy, and because he could not
marry the girl of his choice, C. A. Mar­
tin, thia afternoon, at 3:30 o’clock, shot
and killed Miss L ch I i Coleman, and
allot himself, with probably fatal re­
sults. The shooting took place in the
central office of the telephone com­
pany. Several people were near, but
could not stop Martin before he suc­
ceeded in his purpose.
I.Hbar Trouble« in Alah«inn.
Teacher* From Cub«.
Birmingham, Ala., July 4.—All the
union miners iu Alabama, about 10,-
000 ill number, suspended work today
pending tho settlement of the wage dis­
pute tvetween them and the operators.
I lie old wage contract expired yester­
day and the miners demand a raise
and other concessions. The operators
refuse this demand.
Boston, July 4.—The United States
army transport Sedgwick, having on
Isvard more than 4(H) female teachers
from Cnlia, living the third of the fleet
bringing the instiuctora to this coun­
try, for a season of study at Harvard
university’s summer school, airived to­
day. Two more are on the way.
CARS
WILD
13.
LEAP.
C’arrtod 1*1 to
Three Mcore oth­
er« Jnjur«<l. Many Fatally.
Tacoma, July 5. — .Nearly 100 people,
pasaengurs on a car bound lor thia city,
were plunged down a gub h at Twenty­ Unanimous Choice of Kansas
sixth aud C «treat«, shortly aftei 8
City Convention.
o'clock yesterday morning. Those who
were atandlng ou th« platform dropped
off only to l*e . rushed and wound»I by
th« heavy body of the coach, while oth­ ON A FREE COINAGE PLATFORM
ers inside were killed and maimed be­
fore they knew what had happened.
The car juni|>ed th« tra* k and waa Webeter flavi» Arraign* III* K«» pul»! I caia
Party for Lack of Hyinp«thy
«mashed lo kindling w<»*d in tbe bot­
for lite Boera.
tom of the hasm over 100 feet below.
'Ifie dead will numlier nearly thre«
■core, for there are many of the injured
Kansas City, July
8. — William
who will never recover and who are J. Brian. of Nebraska, was tonight
expected to die at any moment and unanimously placed tn nomination as
there are at least 80 of the passengers the Democratic candidate lor president
of the car now in the various hospital« oi the United Mates, <>u a pl it form O|e-
and under tbe care of their own physi­ txising imperialism, militarism and
cians.
. -
trusts, and specifically declaring for the
The car which carried its human free coinage of sliver ut tbe ratio of Id
freight into a deep ravine instead of to to I.
the city waa No. 118, of the United I
The nomination cameas the culmina­
Traction Company’s cars, aud waa on tion of a frenzied demonstration in
the Edison line.
It left Edison at honor of the paity leader, lasting 27
about 8 o’clock, in charge of F. L. oinutes, and giving utterance to all
Hoehn, motorinan, and J. D. Calhcun, the pent-up emotions of the vast mul­
conductor. The car, which ia one of titude. It followed also a fierce strug­
tbe big box-like affaire, was crowded gle throughout the last 38 hours con­
to the doors, and every inch of space cerning the platform declaration on
op the platforms was taken.
Men «liver and on the relative position
hung on the railing", and were glad to which the silver question is to main­
tie able to get a ride to the city, for, tain to the other great issues of the ■lay.
like those inside, they were anxious to
It was late this afternoon when the
arrive early, so as not to miss any of convention was at last face to face with
the Independence day exercises.
the presidential nomination. Early
The car ran moderately along, the in the day there had been tedious de­
passengers chatting with each other, lays, due to the inability of the plat- '
for they were nearly all acquainted, and form committee to reconcile their dif-
everything was pleasaut until it reach­
ed the crest of the hill just lieyond
Tacoma avenue. From thia point th«
atoriee differ. One is that tbe motor­
man, after starting down the hill,
turned on bis current instead of shut­
ting it off, and when the car had gained
such a momentum aa to threaten to get
away from him, he turned off the cur­
rent, but it was then too late, for the
ear was going at lightning speed, and
there was nothing to bring it to a
standstill, for the incline ia steep.
Passengers on the front platform, who
saw the sharp curve on the bridge as it
leaves DeLin street, endeavor«*! t«>
jump. Several of them succeeded, and
r**a< hed the ground in safety, but oth­
ers were as badly injured as they might
have lieen had they remained on tbe
car to the bottom of the chasm.
Where the car went off there is aa
li J Brvan,
sharp curve, at the foot of a steep
grade. As the car struck the curve, ferencea and present a report. Until
instead of following the rails, it whirled this was ready the convention managers
completely over and pitched from the beguiled the time by putting forward
bridge, striking on ita top, the heavy speakers of more or less prominence to
trucks and liody of tbe car crashing keep the vast audience from becoming
the frail upjver works to splinters and too restless.
smashing down uj>on the mass of men,
The first session. Iieginumg at 10
women and children, with which th« o’clock this morning, was entirely
car was loaded.
fruitless of resultsand it was notun-
It was one of the most appalling ac­ til late in tbe afternoon, when the sec­
cidents that has ever occurred in this ond session had begun, that tbe plat­
city, and it came at a time w hen it wae form committee was at last able to re­
least expected. Here were happy peo­ port an agreement. Already its main
ple, residents of the nearby towns, Ed­ features, embodying the 1« to 1 princi­
ison, Lakeview, Parkland, Lake Park ple, had become known to the dele­
and other places, coming to Tacoma gates, and tbere was little delay in
full of joy and patriotism to spend the giving it unanimous approval. This
Fourth of July.
Their journey was removed the last chance for an o|>en
nearly at an end when death interfered,
vture on questions of principle and
and claimed them as bis own in a most
the way clear for the supreme
frightful manner. Crushed, maimed
entot the day—the nomination of the
and mangled, the unfortunates wer* presidential candidate.
dragged from beneath tbe wreck of ths
The vast auditorium was filled to its
car, and kind hands ministered to utmost capacity when the moment ar­
them until conveyances could l>e had to rived for the nomination to be made.
carry them to hosptals and to the home* Not only were the usual facilities af­
of their friends. The dead were laid forded by tickets taxed to the utmost,
on the grass, but there were few in the but the doorkeepers were given liberal
crowds of spectators aud leseuers who instructions, under which the aisles
gathered at the scene at that time who and areas and all available spaca were
knew w hich were dead and which were packed to their fullest limit. When
living. Such a spectacle of battered, the call of states began for the purpose
mutilated bodies is seldom seen.
A of placing candidates in nomination. •
member of the First Washington vol­ Alabama yielded its place at the head
unteers, who has played a part on of the list to Nebraska, and Oldham, of
many battle fields in the Philippines, that state, made his way to the plat­
said he had uever witnessed such a form for tbe initial speech, placing Mr.
sight.
Bryan in nomination for tbe presi­
dency. The orator was strong-voiced
FOUR CHILDREN KILLED.
Terrible EiTeet« of an Kxplo«lon ot and entertaining, yet to the waiting
delegates and spectators there was but
Firework«.
Philadelphia. July 5.—A blank cart­ one point to his speech, ami that waa
ridge fired at close range by a small the stirring )>eroration which
colored boy into a large collection of with the name of William J. ■■Ml u
This was the signal for tMgKMgBaLo
fireworks of a highly explosive char­
acter yesterday, cost the lives of (on- 'ration of the day. and win
non purpose, the great concur »
children, the probable death of thre
others, and severe burns and lacera­ tu a tribute of enthusiastic devotion to
tions to 'JO other persons, only two of the party leader. All of the intensity
whom were adults.
The dead are: of former demonstrations «nd much
Carmel Dianno, aged 11 years; Charles more was a ided to this tinal tribute to
Feruzzi, aged il years; two unidenti­ the leader.
When the demonstration had spent
fied children. Those who will pronab-
lv die are:
Isabel Derites, aged 8; itself, the stieeches seconding the nomi­
Jennie Diano, aged 5; Frank Naccitro, nation of Mr. Bryan were iu order.
Then came the voting. State aftet
aged ».
The explosion occurred in front of a state recorded its vote in liehalf of th»
small shop of Antonio Mammerello, ou Nebraska candidate, giving him the
Eighth street, in the most thickly ]*op- unanimous vote of all the states and
u la ted section. The fireworks were on territories. The convention managers
a stand on the pavement, and consisted had already agreed that this was suffi­
largely of giant firecrackers, torpedoes, cient work for the day, and the vice-
rockets anil “chasers.”
A crowd of presidential nomination was allowed
children were clustered around the to go over until tomorrow.
Next to the demonstration for th*
stand. A colore*) boy. Isaiah Harris,
was seen to point the pistol in the di­ party candidate, tho greeting of ths
recton of the fireworks and tire. The announcement that imperialism was tc
force of the explosion which followed be the paramount iaeuo of this cam­
shattered the windows of many stores paign was tho most spontaneous and
aud residences in the vicinity, and the significant of tho day.
Another stirring event of the day
scene waa covered by a dense smoke.
When this lifted, the forms of more was the appearance of Webster Davie,
than a scute of children were found ex-assistant secretary of the interior
lying on the street, burned and bleed­ under McKinley’s udministration, in a
ing. The owner of the fireworks was speech severely arraigning the Repub­
arrested. Following the explosion, the lican party for its lack of sympathy for
police confiscated about three wagon the Boers and formally announcing his
loads of fireworks in the neighborhood. allegiance to the Democratic party.
The Fourth at Washington.
Washington, July 5.—The birthday
of the republic was celebrated in the
capital yesterday with the usual ac­
companiment of crackers, cannon anti
oratory under a burning bine sky. The
Sous of the Revolution, the Sous of the
American Revolution and the Oldest
Inhabitants’ Association abandoned
Reports to the department of agri­ their customary exercises at the foot of
When some people lose their posi­ culture show a total deereaae of 5,- the Washington monument an I read
tions they look around for sympathy 240,000 in the acreage of wheat sowu the Declaration of independence iu the
cooler recesses of churches aud the a*>-
instead of a new job.
in the fall.
tela.
Victim, of Hoboken Fire.
New York. July 5.— Up to 11 o’clock
last night 12C hodie« had been recov­
ered from the waters of the North
river. There nrs yet over 125 people
missing.
A large electric light plant will ba
put in at the Cornucopia mine« in
Union county, Or. The watoraof Pine
creek will he utilized to ojierate the
machinery. Work on the same will
begiu immediately.