The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-03-06
AFTERNOON PRESS REPORT.

ANDERSON, Ind, March 5.-The most
destructive natural gas explosion in the
history of the Indiana gas belt occurred
this morning. The $4,000 Terhune bus
mess block on Courthouse square was
blown all over the central part of the
city. Fire followed the explosion, which
was like an earthquake, and destroyed
the debris. 1t is feared that Attorney
Ballard and County Commissioner Met
calf have persisted. The loss of the
building and contents will reach $780,
900. The fronts of all the business
houses in the neighborhood of the ex-
plosion were demolished, paved streets
pere ripped open, and telephone cables
torn down.
St. Louis, March 5.-Late dispatches
from Havana state that the governor
of the province Of Santiago has re-
ported to the governor general that
the rioters at Blaire are disposed to
surrender. The entire band of insurg-
gents in the Jaguay Grande, with Mar
rlero, their leader, have surrendered
Barteolo Masso, commanding 200 men
in the district of Mama, has taken refs
uge in the mountains and is completely
discouraged. There is a band of 100
men under Amador Gurra and small
band stationed at Bayamo, headed by
Esteben Temayo. The military com
mander of Guantanamo reports that
several members of Pedro Pere's bano
have surrendered. Officials of the dis.
trict assert that the rebel force there
number only 1SO poorly armed mer
who have but very little ammunition
1t is thought that they expect a sup.
ply from abroad, and warships ar
cruising along the coast to intercept
all vessels that may bring ammuni-
ton.
Portland, March 5.-The case of Hen.
Farmers Loan and Trust Company tt
have the order appointing McNeill 81
modified as to absolve him from paying
about a half million dollars contracted
while the Union Pacific receivers wer'
operating the o. r. and N. came up to-
day They contend that the order wa;
made through an error, owing to the
fact that the correspondence was car.
red on by wire, and that full detail
of the arrangement made In New York
were not fully understood when Nc.
NeiM was appointed. They ask that the
order be now modified and that tn
equity of the claims be adjudicated BY
master in chancery. The Oregon I'm
provement ask to be made intervenors
In order to secure a claim of about S7O,-
900 against the o. R. and N.
Yokohama, March 5.-The captured
Chinese warships have arrived here.
Reports of Japanese commanders are
favorable to raising the sunken wal
vessels of China at Wei Hal Wei The
Japanese have abandoned the Shan
Tung peninsula, including Wei Hal We
after destroying the fortifications Johr
Wild alias Howie, the American who
planned to blow up the Japanese wal
ships in a novel manner, and was cap
tured at Wei Hal Wei after having
been released on parole, has beer
brought back to Japan for trial.
washington, March 5.-Presldent
Cleveland, accompanied by DR.. O'Reil'
ly, Commander George F. Wild, of the
lighthouse board, and Commander
Tamberton. insuector of the 9Th light
house district, left this morning on the
Violet for a ten days shooting on in
land waters of North Carolina
New York, March 5.-The board Of
health refused to record the marriage
certificate of Anna Gould and Count
De Castellane today on the ground thai
1t contains defective vital points. Al
information was refused by the board
1t is said that no date was given in th'
certificate.
New York, March 5.-,Mrs. Rose Ken
nelty, aged so, perished by fire toda,
in the six story fiat building at $40 Col
umbus avenue, and for a time forty
other occupants of the building wer'
in great peril.
Harry Casey. a bricklayer, who live
at % Eighth avenue. was mortally
burned this morning. A man named
Mike. whose other name is not known
Is also missing.
Los Angeles. March 5,-Judge Frs
kline NJ. Ross took the oath OF offic'
for United States circuit court judge
this morning
PittSourg. March 5.-Three thousand
railroad miners in the Pittsourg dis
trict struck today for an advance OF
IA cents per ton.