davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1890-08-07
IN A TURKISH PRISON.
Barbarities Equal to Those
in Siberia.
DEPRIVED OF AIR AND FOOD
The Victims Tortured to Dtath-
What a London Newspaper
Correspondent Saw.

LospoN, Aug. IA special CORE
spondent of the Daily News has sue
ceeded in obtaining admission to the
Turkish prison at Uskub, Macedonia.
The building contained 14o cdls, oc-
cupicd by 1871 prisoners, or oyertwelve
to the cell. The unfortunate victims are
sent there TO be confined from on, to ten
years each. but so great are their suffer
iugs from the barbarity of the keepers
and the total disregard Of sanitay laws
that ono rarely outlives five year.
In one cell, two and n half yards
square, the correspondent discovered
nearly score of poor wretches pantin Z
for air and starving for food, haying in
the way of the latter nothing bu. bread
and water. The greater numb,r were
stark naked and chained by tn, ankles
and wrists.
There were also underground ,ells re-
served for the worst prisoners, and in
order to force confessions when wanted
they are kept in boxes and tittyof them
placed at one time on the naked body of
the prisoner whom 1t is desired to
torture. 1t il also customary to chain
the men all day in the scorchins sun in
such a way that they cannot mcve.
, 1890-08-07
NEAR THE END.
Murderer Kemmier Soon to Expiats
His Crime.

AUBURN, N. ", Aug. 1.-The recent
developments have more than confirmed
the truth of tho statement that Kemm-
Ter, the condemned murderer. is weaken
ing daily. The utter abandonment oi all
hope and consequent realization of his
utterly lost condition never came to
him with such terrible force as last
night. All night long as he tossed and
tumbled on his narrow cot he
cried aloud in his despair: ~
wish 1t was over" he moaned time and
again, and his utter lack of all power to
control his fears was pitiful to behold.
The cause Of this sudden and uncon-
querable despair was the noise OF prep
aration in the al jacent room, which the
prisoner could not help hearing through
the doorway which connects his cell
with the chamber OF death.
, 1890-08-07
THE COLUMBIA BRIDGE.
II VIII 10 by Far the Largest West
of tho Rockies.

PoRTLAsD, Or, Aug. L-George s.
Morrison, chief engineer Of the Union
Pacific company's bridge across the
Columbia ON the road to the Sound, 10
in the city. His plans for the bridge are
about com pleted, and the work will be
begun as soon as all the legal obstacles
to its construction are removed.
The bridge will be of steel with
an upper roadway for wagons,
and will be much the largest
west of the Rockies. The draw will be
one of the longest in the world, being 470
feet long, 80 feet high and % feet wide.
The draw openings will be 200 feet wide
be million dollars. Working gangs
are strung along the line Of the road
from Vancouver to Kalams, and n large
force Is at work on the road between
Olympia and Tacoma. The whole line
from Portland to Seattle is contracted TO
be completed by October 1, 1891.
, 1890-08-07
Six GUILTY MEN.
Termination OF u Sensational Murder
Trial ut New Orleans.


Trial vt New Orleans.
New ORLEANS. La, July l0.-At noon
to-day the jury in the case of Peter and
Joseph Provence, Nick Giulio, Tony
Gianforcarro. Tony Pellagrini and Gas
psrio Lombardo, charged with the cap
ital ofiense of shooting with intent to
murder while lying in wait,
Sf which thu has soST, occupied nss cs' ssnS% TSs,a
morning, returned verdict Of
guilty, without capital punishment, as
to all the accused. The convicted men
are all more or less prominent. Two Of
them are members of the Provenzo
family, numerous and influential one
in the districts below Canal street and
among the foremost steyedores on the
Pehagrini. all are quite young men. The
crime they are charged with was COM
mitted on the morning OF May 8, about
1880 o. clock. A party of Italians, COM
posing q gang of stevedores, of which
Tony Matrauga was the chief, or
foreman, was driving in large
fruit wagon from the leyee front to
They drove down Claiborne street, sing.
ing and enjoying themselves. Upon
reaching Esplanade street they were
fired upon by parties in ambush. The
horses attached to their wagon took
fright and ran away, and whom stopped
= block further down Claiborne street II
was discovered that three of the parties
were wounded, Tony Matranga, Vincent
Ciruso and Salvador SincerL The next
morning q blunderbuss and other weap-
ons loaded with slugs were found. the
case WAS worked up, and, as . result, the
six persons whose names are given above
were arrested. The prisoners werc ar
raigned on July 8, and all pleaded not
1uiItv
, 1890-08-07
THE BLYTHE WILL CASE.
1t Is Decided at Last. and in Favor Of
Florence.

SAN Francisco, July 31.-The cele-
brated Blythe will contest which has
progressed steadily for over year, was
ended to-day by Judge CoiIey's render
ing decision in favor of Florence, the
illegitimate child of Thomas IL. Blythe,
the deceased millionaire, awarding her
the bulk Of the estate, consisting of
houses and lands in the city, and other
property of the value of $4,o00,0O0. The
contestants included Florence Blythe,
Alice Edith Dickinson, the alleged wild
ow of Blythe; Williams. of Liverpool; !;
James Witt Plane and David and Will
lam Savage.
The courts opinion held that Floronce
had established her claim to Blythe s
paternity, the latter having acknowl-
cd ged her as his child.
, 1890-08-07
was abou, 5000, on which there was no

was about 5000, on which there was no
insurance.
When the fire bell rung out the alarm
Joseph Bauer left his residence ana
rushed to his store on Main street, back
of which was the alley on which the fre
was burning. His brother Robert who
sleeps there, opened the store door, when
Joseph, who was out of breath, rushed
up. He was sick and requested his
brother to send for q doctor, In the mean
time lying down on bed in the rear of
the store. Robert went to the
next door TO telephone for
doctor, and not finding his brother
on tho bed went to the water tank,
where Joseph was found in n dying con.
dition. lie expired In few minutes.
He was one Of the earliest settlers in tho
city, coming hero In 1854 with the Fourth
infantry as a musician, and since then
has been "A prominent merchant, well
and favorably known throughout the
entire Northwest. He was "a years old,
and leaves widow, four daughters and
one son. His death was caused by
apoplexy.
, 1890-08-07
THE BRIBERY CASE.
Indictments Returned Against suili-
van, Eame =, Womack and Edwards.


OLYMPIA, WASH, Aug. 1.-The ex-
animation of witnesses before the grand
Jury in the alleged school-book bribery
case was concluded ut a late hour yestcr-
day. The jury met ut an early hour
this morning in the city hall and after
weighing the evidence proceeded to the
courthouse, where indictments were re-
turned against NJ. Z. Sullivan, f. o.
Eames, J. W. Womack and r. l.. Ed
wards for an attempt to bribe. They
were handed to Judge Irwin. Warrants
were issued for the arrest of the above
named persons and the bail was fixed at
1000 each. Mr.. Edwards bond was
promptly responded to by two leading
citizens, Samuel G. Woodruff and r. G..
o'Brien; Sullivan's by John +. Convey,
president of the First National bank,
and Robert Frost, and Eamcs was held
on his own recognizance, as he was not
in the city. The indictment against
Sullivan, IL is said, will have but little
weight, as all his connection with the
matter was outside of the state. The
cases will be brought before the superior
court at the September term. Womack,
1t is said, will be on hand when wanted.
The grand jury has adjourned, and
the lneUlDtrs VI tuo schOo oOatu
turned to their homes. 1t was expected
and desired by some parties that Lieu
tenant-governor Laughton would be in
dicted but the grand jury thought he
had been imposed upon to place his
signature on the back of the forged
check. District Attorney Reynolds oon-
Quoted the examination of witnesses
before the grand jury. He left for his
homo in Chehslis this afternoon. Messrs
sullivan and Edwards who are In
the city, express themselves as satisfied
that they will clear themselves of any
attempt at bribery. They will leave for
Tacoma to-day,
, 1890-08-07
A Rich Gold Mine.

ALBANY. Or, July 31.-Mr. Hallstt-
sen, superintendent of the Albany Min
ing and Milling Company's Quartzville
mine, came in to-day with some of the
richest specimens ever brought from
that country. Free gold exists In the
quartz In great quantities. Tho
specimens. were taken from the
bonanza ledge. Machinery will be i'm
mediately put In to work the ledge. The
specimens assayed run S26, 900 to the ton.
, 1890-08-07

SAN Francisco, Aug. 2.-Tho local
delegation to the Grand Army encamp-
ment at Boston left here for that city on
the Oregon express tonight. They
numbered about one hundred, ana are
expected to be joined by others at Sac
ramento and Marysville. The route to
be taken is via Portland and the North
ern Pacific.
, 1890-08-07
MOETGAGED INDEBTEDNESS.
Returns From n Large Number OF
Counties In the state.

SEATTLE, Wash, Aug. 2.-Mr. Charles
II. Kittinger, special agent of the United
States census for the State of Washing
ton, in gathering statistics of the re-
corded Indebtedness of private corpora.
tons and individuals, says the coun-
ties completed, SO far with the number
of recorded mortgages are as follows:
Adams, los; Asotin, 4soi Clarke, 2,ol6;
Clallam. 235; Columbia, 1903 Cowlitz,
go; Franklin. 20; Garfield, 2,i4i;
Island, 1D0 Jefferson, $50; King, S,9ol;
Kitsap, $40; Kittitas, 100; klickitat,
750; San Juan. 307; Skagit, 1850; Ska
mania, "A Snohomish, |, 436; Thurston,
i,ls5; Walla Walla, 3,59l Whatcom,
I,729; Whitman, 9. $50 Yakima, 793
The total is 37,0l5 mortgages, which
represent all such instruments given in
the last ten years, and include not only
those now existing, but also those can
yplIed
, 1890-08-07
A Bold Robbery.

TACOMA, Wash, Aug. 2.-william
Buck, of San Filipe, Cal, who has been
spending few days in this city to-day
had yalise in each hand, and was
about to board n train for Portland,
when two strangers brushed up against
him and robbed him of So 900 in notes
and cash, which he carried in all inside
waistcoat pocket. The Portland police
were given a description of one Of the
man.
, 1890-08-07
EDWARDS CONVICTED.
Trial of the South Bend Muir
der Suspects.
A VERDICT OF FIRST DEGREE
A New Trial to Be Asked-The
Mortgaged Indebtedness OF
the State.

ASTORIA, Or, Aug. IA Columbian,
oysterville. WASH, special says; Inc
trial of John Edwards, charged with the
murder of Mrs. j. +. Frederickson In
Pacific county last january, which mas
been In progress since Tuesday, will soon
be over The prosecution rested yester-
day morning, and the defense did the
same to-day. The chief feature OF the
defense's policy was the attempt TO
prove an alibi tor Edwards. The crime
was fixed as occurring on tho 3Oth oil
January, and the entire Rose family, as
well as the boardcrs at the Rose house
In South Bend, swore that the accused
was in and about the hotel all day, and
that the other three, John Rose, Ed
ward Gibbons and George f. Rose, were
also there during the day. Some evil
dence in reDuttal by the prosecution
weakened the force of this testimony
little, but II made an evident impression
on the jury.
The theory of the prosecution is that
George Rose killed the man first, and
then kept the woman locked up several
days as an unwilling mistress, finally
killing her. The only motive for the
crime advanced by the prosecution is
the possession Of quarter section OF
land adjoining the Rose ranch, made
valuable by the boom at South Bend.
The ease with which the jury was Sc
cured, only twenty-six being examined
before completing the panel, and the fact
that some of the jurors wept Today
while the defendants attorney was
pleading, gives rise to the belief that
disagreement, or the acquittai OF Ed
wards, is certain. 1t is rumored that
Gibbons, charged by George Rose WITH
killing the woman, will be discharged II
Edwards 10 acquitted.
Those who have watched the case care
fally say that good detectives could un-
earth sufficient evidence to hang several
men, and rot only clear up this but sew
eral other murder mysteries in Pacihc
county.
EDWARDS CONVICTED.
OysrERvILLR, WASH, Aug. 2-John
Edwards was to-day convicted OF muir
der in the first degree for the killing OF
Mrs. j. f. Frederickson in Pacific coun-
ty in january. The counsel for the de
fense Immediately gave notice OF mo-
ton for a new trial also notice that
the request for a change of venue in the
cases of Edward Gibbons and John J.
Rose would be renewed. The counsel
for George Rose gave notice of motion
for a change of venue to Montesano.
The court set the hearing for the nrgu-
ment for Monday morning mt o clock.
The attorneys say that the judges
failure TO rule out the boys evidence
will result In the supreme court remand
ing tho case for new trial, claiming
that the Washington statutes provide
that county defendant can not testify
in a case unless the charge against him
10 first dismissed.
, 1890-08-07
Fire Protsction .t Seattle,

SEATTLE, WASH, Aug. THE now
pumps Of the city water works ut Lake
Washington were started late tonight,
In very few minutes the mains were
filled, and the business district had
what It has prayed for ever since the
great fire of ever a year ago. An entire
readjustment of insurance rates will be
made Immediately, as the city has now
4 fair protection from fire.
, 1890-08-07
The seattle a. Montana.

SEATTLE, Wash. Aug 2.-The work Of
construction ON the Seattle & Montana
road is located. Earl & Donohue have
contracts for ten miles, and to-day sent
200 men and forty teams out and
will send more next week. q. II.
Wilson has the contract for grading a
couple of miles of the line at Edmonds
and sent seven teams and about twenty
men out to-day. Engineer Watson states
that the line has been nearly all located.
Contractor Henry has a camp located at
Ballard and will begin throwing dirt at
, 1890-08-07

FRESNO CAL, Aug. "A party of In
dians rode up to Cox's saloon at Fresno
Flats, a few miles east of here in the
mountains, to-day, and demanded
whisky. This was refused them, and
the Indians were driven out. Later Cox
was ambushed by the Indians and
nearly beaten to death. His skull was
broken open, and he is not expected to
, 1890-08-07
FOUND AT LAST.
The Explorer who Was Lost In the
Oiympics.

PoRr Angeles, WASH, July 3i.-Will-
lam Greenebaum, who became lost in
the olympics a week ago, was found
yesterday afternoon about o'clock,
about thirty miles from where he had
started. He had lived OH toeds, fish
and berries since last Saturday. His
hands and legs were badly lacerated,
and he was nearly famished. lie was
quite delirious all night, but is rational
to-day. When found, his pockets were
filled with sand and dirt. He says he
laid down Saturday and went to sleep,
and when he awoke 1t was dark, and n
cougar was after him, and he ran.
, 1890-08-07

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, July 3i.-The
best authorities estimate the wheat
crop of the present season in the Dakotas
and Minnesota at ioo,oo0,0O0 bushels.
The hot weather has not done serious
damage, taking the country as whole,
and the harvest Is now In progress. The
value of this crop to the Northwest u
sstinatsd.at &da o0o. oo0 ~ the lowest.
, 1890-08-07
THE SALMON PACK.
IL Has Been Larger Than That of
Last Year.

PORTLAND, Or, July 3i.-To-morrow
the salmon fishing season in Oregon
closes. The Washington law allows
fishing to continue ten days longer, but
IL is doubtful whether many moro fish
will be caught, and by Saturday all the
canneries Oh both sides of the Columbia
will be closed down.
The three fish commissioners of this
state, after = careful estimate fix the sea.
sons pack at from 3S3,0Oo to 800, 900
cases. This, Of course, means the
Chinook salmon. Last years pack was
32S, 900 cases.
Active operations at the Clackamas
hatchery will commence about Decem-
Der 1.
, 1890-08-07

NEWPORT, r. l., Aug. 2.-The forty
footers' race to-day for the $3.50 cup
offered by Rear Commodore Iselin was
exciting in the extreme, and, although
the little Scotch cutter Minerva had
hard luck, her splendid handling and
fine wipdward work resulted in the de-
feat of her four competitors. The cor
rected time was: Minerva. 4h., PAM,
sos. (; Gosson, An, 25m., 49,; Mocassin,
4h., 35m., 57s.; Margerita, 4h., 8sm.,
sos. Choctaw, Oh, 3m., los.
, 1890-08-07
The Chicago . Northwestern.

CHIcAeo, Aug. 2.--The annual report
OF the Chicago a Northwestern for the
fiscal year ended May 81, shows a. fol-
lows: Gross earnings, $27, 164, ,s37; opsr-
ating expenses, $i6.65l, ,oOe; net earn
ings, 80, 759, 732. The nst earnings for
the year show nn increase OF "a {z9. -
compared with the previous ysas.
, 1890-08-07
slight steamship Accidents.

GRKKSpoRr, /. l., Aug. 2.-The
steamer Sunshine struck a rock off
Orient point tonight. The widest con-
fusion prevailed for time among tho
200 passengers on board, but panic
was averted by tine GOODNESS of the
officers. The steamer was gotten of and
beached.
PROVIDENCE, r. l., Aug. 2.-The ex-
cursion steamer Mount Hope, with 100
passengers on board, struck rock near
the breakwater to-day, but Immediately
cleared with but slight damage. The
passengers were not seriously alarmed.
, 1890-08-07

OGDEN, Utah, Aug. 2.-In a sensational
shooting affair in saloon this morning
John Hamer was mortally wounded
by James Griffin. Griffin received fatal
wounds and A. q. Emerson was shot In
the foot. The quarrel grew out of dis
pute over an election bet. Hamer was
acting as psacemAkeIs
, 1890-08-07

TACOMA, Wash, Aug. 1.-The winner
of the Ledger's prize ticket for q trip
around the world for the closest guess of
the actual time made by George Francis
Train on his globe-girding adventure is
+. l. Learned. of Boistfort, Lewis coun-
ty, Wash. Iearned's s guess was 81 days.
rs hours and AZ minutes. The actual
time occupied by Train was 81 days, ~
hours, so minutes and 30 seconds. The
next nearest guess was 90 days, o hours
and 33IS seconds by Nicoloi Brunn, of
2S3 West Indiana street, Chicago. The
cash value OF the ticket won by Learned
is SbSl.
, 1890-08-07
Death Of |. No..d Fina.ol.r.

LINCOLN, Neb., Aug. John r..
Clarke, president Of the First National
Bank, and one of the leading citizens of
the city, dropped dead at his house to.
night from the effects of heart failure,
Mr.. Clark was 81 years of age and an
acknowledged authority on financial
questions throughout the Northwest.
, 1890-08-07
Death or y.iunbl. Horses.

LoulsvILLn, n.y., Aug. l.-Near Paris,
KY, the trotting stallion Duquesne, re-
cord 2:losl, died yesterday. He was
owned by Philip Hacke, OF New York,
and was valued ut $40, 900; also, Georgie
Alexander's Inez, 2:204, dropped dead
near Paris while being driven; value,
81 800.
, 1890-08-07

PARIS, Aug. 1.-Bonaparte wyse,
agent for the liquidator OF the Panama
Canal Company, sends dispatch say I'M
technical investigations with satisfaction
to himself, and that II has been proved
that 1t is possible with economy to
finish the works with 1900, 600 tran cs,
and that negotiations are proceeding
satisfactorily.
, 1890-08-07
EvICTIoNs AT sEATTLE.
A Foroe OF Mon at Work Clearing
0hantytown.

SEATTLE, Wash, Aug. IA force of
men have been clearing out Shanty-
town on the harbor front during the last
two days. The property is owned by A.
A. Denny, who rented to the tenants for
year. Tho time expired Thursday, and
Denny determined to clear the property,
which is now very valuable. As fast as
the tenants are evicted their shnnties
are torn down. Several occupants re-
sisted for time, but force has not been
resorted to, except in a few cases. The
property will be inclosed by fence and
improved later. Over l50 families live
in Shantytown, and until recently they
were organized to resist eviction, but
they have disbanded.
, 1890-08-07
A FRESH NIHILIsr PLOT.
Two Russian omcers of High Rank
Commit Suicide.

Commit Suicide.
PARIS, Aug. lie Steele and 10
Figaro print reports of fresh nihilist
plot against the car which has been
discovered at st. Petersburg. Accord
ing to these reports, Professor Gorlow-
aslsi, OF the university of st. Petersburg,
and number of students of that insti-
tuition. who, 1t is alleged, were concerned
in the plot, have been arrested. Many
persons have been taken into custody in
Moscow on the same charge. Two of
ficers of high rank in the Russian army
have committed suicide. 1t is supposed
they were found TO be implicated in the
conspiracy and took their lives rat her
than undergo the arrest and punishm
sure to follow
, 1890-08-07
Two Mon Fatally CT

LOUISVILLE, KY, Aug. 2-Peter Duffy
and Henry Krause were fatally cut late
tonight by AL Bush. The three quar-
relied about q woman, and Bush sudden
ly drew "a knife. The other two ran, hut
Bush overlook them separately end
slashed them so severely that neither
can recover.
, 1890-08-07
Seattle Prohibitisnists.

sEATTLE WASH, Aug. 1.-The prohi-
bitionists held q meeting tonight, at
which 1t was decided to put full ticket
in the field for the coming election. The
party claims 10 hold the balance of
power. The labor party. which will also
, 1890-08-07

by a terrible rain, passed over Warwick,
down the west shore of the bay and
Warwick Point, ploughed ip way across
the water to the eastward, striking be-
tween Warren and Bristol. a child was
killed by lightning, and many buildings
were demoli shed.
, 1890-08-07
An Irish Editor sentoncsd.

DUBLIN, Aug. MIR. Walsh, an cd
.itor, has been sentenced 10 eight months
imprisonment at hard labor Tor publish
ing a speech Of Davitts at q prescribed
league meeting.
, 1890-08-07
In tho Argentine Republic.

BUESos AYREs, Aug. 2.-It is expected
that the bourse here. which was closed
in consequence of the revolution. will
reopen on the 10th. The government
has resumed negotiations with an Eng
lish syndicate for new loan.
, 1890-08-07
Slavery Prohibited.

ZANZIBAR, Aug. Ia degree issued BY
the sultan announces that the ordinances
relating to slavery generally will remain
as binding as before the Anglo-aerm an
agreement. The sale of slaves Is forbid
den and sale depots are prohibited,
, 1890-08-07

SEATTLE, Wash., July Sc. NJ. Og-
den to-day received his commission a.
receiver of the Seattle land office, and
tomorrow he will begin the discharge OF
his official duties. Major ]. A Hay den
turned the office over to him tonight.
, 1890-08-07

A public meeting is called for this
evening in the opera-house to consider
the proposition of tho Tacoma Starch
and Glucose Company To- locate here.
They ask no bonus. but that large
amount Of stock be taken.
, 1890-08-07
A FATAL ACCIDENT.
A Passenger Coach Wrecked by .
switch Engine.

HANNIBAL, Mo-, Aug. IA crowded
passenger coach on the st. Louis II Han
nibal railroad was wrecked in collision
with a switch engine this afternoon.
Two celored men. David Summers and
Henry Lectcher. of New London, were
killsd outright, Frank Porter (colored)
was fatally in jurcd, and several others
were seriously hurt, and some painfully
bruised. The engineer of the switch en-
gine, William Tongall, was arrested i'm
medistely after the accident, charged
with criminal carelessness.
, 1890-08-07
THE GREAT NORTHERN.
What the Northwestern Hsiiroader
Has to Say of the Road.

ST.. PAUL. July 31.-The Northwestern
Railroader tomorrow will say: The
Great Northern Railway Company is
making active preparations for COM
pleting its line to the Pacific coast. On
the east end the route will start from a
point within three miles east OF Fort
Assina boine, flowing northern course,
which is located on tho summit of the
Rockies. Seattle will be the principal
terminus of the line on Puget sound.
Preparations are also made for building
south from Seattle toMard Portland.
, 1890-08-07
OPPRESSED HEBREWS.

Orders have been sent to the frontier
customs posts ana railways to watch for
the threatened migration of the Jews
from Poland, as the new Russian regu-
lations will tend to drive from the coun-
try vast bodies of artisans and poor
farming Jews. The leading Jewish firms
in Berlin, Hamburg and other cities
have communicated with representative
Jews in London tor the purpose of Sc
curing relief for the distressed He
brews.