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PRESIDENTIAL TIMBER
The Opinions Of two Lead
ing Democrats.
CUBAN BATTLES
Several More Encounters Between
the Patriot and Spanish
Forces.
Killed by Having HIS Neck Broken--Ths
Railroad Commissioners' Case-.A
Spring Poisoned--The Sue.
cessor Of jackson.
CUBAN BATTLES

NEW YORK, Aug. l0.-William G.
Whitney was Interviewed at Bar Har.
Dor today on political questions and
talked freely. He said:
'Yes, In the selection OF the next
nominee for president I propose to
take an active part, but I am not a can
didate myself" ....
"No man has ever refused a nomi.
nation rendered by national conven.
tion," suggested the correspondent.
mo, nor has anyone been nomi-
mated against his own Wishes" said
Mr.. Whitney.
.'Do you take the gossip about the
possible third term for Cleveland
seriously?"
~ know absolutely nothing of Mr..
Cleveland's Intentions" he said.
"You can state very strongly my
opinion If you like. It Is that in the
next IL months, Mr.. Cleveland will
grow in public esteem. He Is now
necessarily the only bulwark against
Republican extravaganza in congress,
and | thing he will make q record Of
it. think majority Of the Demo-
cratic voters OF the country would tell
you they preferred Cleveland to any
other man."
''As to other candidatesw
1.-THE IL months will develop them.
The occasion brings the man. think
the condition OF the Democratic party
in the country today Is remarkably
stronger than it has been since the
war;"
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BUT FOUR LOST THEIR LIVES.
The Bodies Of all Those Burned Have
Been Recovered.

PENDLEToN, Or. Aug. 9.-The mys-
terry regarding the number OF persons
burned in the fire Wednesday night
has been cleared by Night Clerk Will
son. of the Transfer house, discovering
that he made a mistake in registering
the guest. He wrote j. D. Taylor, In.
stead of j. d. Tilton. TiltOn Is here.
and Taylor is thus proven an lmagl-
nary man. This leaves four men to be
accounted for. all four bodies having
been recovered.
Al the express office was found today
telescope valise. sent from the Cas-
cade Locks to t'endletOn ny George b.
Clackings. 1t was examined, and L..
side were found envelopes address I'd
to him at the ascade Locks, and a
silk badge of the lodge of Knights OF
Pythias at the Lo:ks. A telegram
was received here by the Elks lodge,
inquiring if Clackings. the secretary
of the Cascade Locks Elks' lodge, was
burned in the fire. No doubt remains
now that Cla kings was from the
Locks and member of these orders.
A man named Graham WAS also
found, who said he came to Pendleton
with Clackings who had money to
invest in some business, il he found
suitable opening.
The coroner's verdict was such as to
warrant the officers To arrest Fred
Allison, who allowed Frank Breeding
to burn in the back room of the satOon
without making m effort to save him.
His examinati0p occurs this afternoon
on che charge Of criminal neglig. nce.
The story abous the baby burning
has been proven untrue. There l.
also no truth in the report that . man
WAS sSsn during the fire. lying In the
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Home Industries.

The Rural Northwest has the folio =
In in reference to an industry tn {
would undoubtedly be remune:ative
in this vicinity:
There ought to be a few potato
starch factories established in Oregon
Ind Washington. An eastern ex
change has been investigating tn
subject and finds that factory costing
from $40. 900 to $4,000 will handle the
product of 1000 acres and will turr
out starch to the value OF SO, 900 annu-
ally. 1t Is believed to be the best plan
for the farmers to organize and biil
the factory themselves. AZ capita sts
will not engage in the business unless
they can secure contracts for num-
ber OF years in advance at prices which
will insure them pro it at the lowest
possible price for starch. There 10 no
big money to be made in raising Dota-
toes for making starch, but 1t will pay
better than wheat growing in localf-
ties which are especially adapted TO
potato raising.
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rhree more Bodies Found.

NEW YORK. Aug. 12.-Three NOR
bodies have been discovered in th
ruins of the Broadway building whic
collapsed Thursday. All Of them ar
bodies of men clothed like vorkin
men, but they were so battered an
mutilated that they could not be ider
titled by friends Of the missing VIII
visited the morgue. There are seve
men on the list of missing and doub
less the bodies are three of these. tt
death record from the disaster no
reaches l3, and the bottom Of th
wreck has not been reached
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KILLED HIS FATHER.
Probably . Double Tragedy at Nortl
Yakima.

Probably Double Tragedy at North
NORTH YAKIMA, Aug. 12.-Charles
McGonigle, q man 80 years old is in
Jail in this city; his father is corpse,
and Blacksmith Eaves is at the point
of death: all the result of an aspersion
OF the character of Eaves' daughters
by young McGonigle. The shooting
occurred late last night. and the cor
oner's jury this morning investigated
it at the McGonigle, ranch, seven
miles from the city, and brought in q
killing his father. -
The facts are that Charles McGoni-
gle had told the neighbors that. in his
behalf. the Eaves girls were not virtu-
Gus. and had further ordered his
adopted sister to have nothing to do
with them. He had also caused to be
printed in local paper a story reflect
ing upon the character of the Eaves
girls. Mr.. Eaves. Sunday night, drove
to the McGonigle ranch. distant some
two miles, to have retraction. He
was accompanied by his wife and one
of his daughters. Upon nearing the
house he saw Charles McGonigle. and
called him to the gate. He said he
would stand by any remarks he had
made. The Eaves family alighted
from the wagon and entered the gate
together. McGonigle ran. The Eaves
people went to the house, knocked,
and were invited in. The wife and
daughter entered, Mr.. Eaves remain
ing on the stoop. in front of the door.
He talked a moment or so: said he
came to see Charles, and refused to
enter. and stepped off the stoop. Old
man McGonigle came round the corner
of the house at this moment. Eaves
approached him and put his hand on
shoulder in friendly
way, and said he had come to see why
Charles had circulated scandals about
his daughters. A rifle at the rear at
this time cracked, and McGonigle fell
and died in few minutes. shot through
the intestines. Eaves fed into the
house and extinguished the light.
Charles advanced to the house door,
and, seeing Miss Eaves in q room
said:
What are you doing therep" =
He then fired at her, but she stepped
aside, and the bullet struck Eaves in
The groin. Eaves fired small revol.
yer at Charles, but missed. The lat.
;er then went to neighbor's house
Ind gave himself UP. saying he had 4
,hot his father accidentally.
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AFFAIRS IN WESTERN CHINA.
Missionaries Driven Down the Yang.Tse-
Kiang.

Missionaries Driven Down the Yang.Tse-
KiAng.
New YORK, Aug. 9.-Rev. DR.. John
Anderson, attached to the China In
land mission in west China, Ia here
on his way back TO his mission work.
The China Inland Society, having
Headquarters in London. has about 5OO
workers in China. 1t is unsectarian.
DIR. Anderson said today:
"My cable advices from Cheng Tu.
the capital of the province OF Sechuen.
in western China. are that all but one
of the 100 or more missionaries OF the
various societies have heen driven
down the Yang-tse-Kiang. The
trouble must have come suddenly. AT
Cheng Tu. belonging to our mission,
were Mr.. and Mrs. Granger and family,
Mrs. Cormuck. Miss Hols and Miss
Riley and a Scotchman named Vail,
the only missionary now remaining in
that region. At Yah Choo We had no
people, but the American Baptists
were represented there.
CAT Choon King, on the Yang.tse.
Kiang. in the same province, there
are four missions ours, the Methodist,
the London missions, the Fl ench and
the Scotch Bible Society. The place
has about 800. 900 Inhabitants and has
q British vice-consul. Our people
there are Mr.. and Mrs. Villa. do
not know what has be jme OF those
who have fed from Ch ,ng Tu. They
are probably seeking points OF safety
along the river"
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Stage Again Held Up.

WOODBURY., Or, Aug. 12.-The
Oregon City & Wilhoit Springs stage
was held up again this afternoon, near
Mulipo, by two masked robbers.
Words passed between the driver and
robbers. and one Of the latter fired.
just missing the drivers head. The.
secured about $40, and swore they
would kill the driver If they did NOT
get more next time. There were three
passengers on board-Alisky and
Towne, two well-known Portland men.
and lady, who offered her watch.
which was refused by the robbers.
Sheriff Meddocks and Deputy Moody
have gone to Mulino to investigate the
robbery. The same stage and driver.
Hank Mattoon, was held up about four
weeks ago, and passenger, Mr.. Levy,
of Portland, robbed, not far from the
same locality.
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CRUSHED TO DEATH.
A Farm Hand Falls From His wagon and
Two Wheels Pass Over His Body.

n Farm Hand kels from HIS wagon ana
Two Wheels Pass Over His Body.
torva is i'm
A fatal accident happened on the
Thurston farm, one mile north of
Wells, late Wednesday afternoon, in
which Charles Suver lost his life. Tho
victim was engaged in hauling grain
70 threshing machine. He left the
field with q heavy load Of wheat bum
dies, and as he approached the ma
chine q wheel struck stump, and the
wagon suddenly checked up. Suver
was unprepared for the sudden stop
and he lost his balance and fell head
long over the front OF the high load.
de struck on the double trees. This
frightened the horses, and they dashed
away at full speed. Suver dropped
from the double trees to the ground,
and the front wheel Of the heavily
loaded wagon passed over his legs, and
the hind wheel on the same side passed
over his body, running nearly length
wise of, it. The accident was wit
nessed by the entire threshing crew,
and assistance was ut once rendered
the unfortunate man. A surgeon was
summoned from Buena Vista, but in
the hour that elapsed before biz ar
rival, Suver's life was practically OK.
Cinct. -
The deceased was about 40 years of
age, and was unmarried. he was
known in this city, where about year
ago he was employed by George w.
smith The remains we're inferred In
she Buena Vista cemetery Thursday
Afternoon. .-ts za-. - .a
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To Succeed jackson.

NEW YORK. Aug. l0.-The World
will say tomorrow:
"It can be announced as fact that
Frederic r. Coudert can be the sue
cessor of the late Justice Jackson on
the supreme bench If he will accept
the honor A more or less formal
tender OF the place has been made
him, and cablegram from him an
nouncing his decision is now being
awaited. Mr.. Coudert has been abroad
for some time, and is understood to be
In ParisO
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The Eddy Case.

SALEM. Aug. 10.-Attorney Drake
has been in Salem today in consulta-
tion with his client, Secretary Kincaid,
relative to the decision of the supreme
court on the question of hold-over
commissioners, and it may be that a
rehearing will yet be asked before
drawing warrants for the railroad COM
missioners. Mr.. Drake is tenacious on
the point he has raised. that the cleo
tion of all state officers Is a preroga
tive belonging to the people, and he
would like an opinion Independent of
concurrent legislative exposition OF
the constitution. The secretary relies
more on the fact that the commits
sioners failed to file an oath of Office
or renew their bonds. The advisa-
bility of asking for rehearing has
been left with Mr.. Drake.
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A Dastardly Crime.

ALBANY, Or, Aug. 10.-News Of
a dastardly outrage in harvest field
was received here this evanipg. The
threshing crew of P. r. Williamson,
on the Emmett farm, two miles across
the river In Benton county, was made
deadly sick today by drinking water
from spring into which some mis-
creant had placed poison. Two Of the
crew are seriously i'll, but it Is thought
none will die. A horseshoe was found
in bundle of wheat and buggy and
harness we're stolen from the barn Of
j. 81. Moon, in the same neighbor-
hood. The thieves were traced in the
direction of independence. Ofiicers
are thoroughly investigating the out
rage and hope to capture the guilty
persons. The motive for poisoning
The spring is unknown.
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Fllibuster. safely Landed.

. BALTIMORE. Aug. 10.-Several sea-
men of the American steamer James
Wood, suspected of being Cuban fill
buster, which sailed from Baltimore
July 10, for Progresso,s Mexico, re-
turned to Baltimore today. One Of
the men says the Wood took l53 men
and a large quantity of dynamite.
rifles and ammunition, and landed
them near Havana, Cuba. They were
taken aboard off the Florida coast.
All had been landed by o'clock in
the morning, when the vessel steamed
away in the darkness fol, Progresso.
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Were All Too Drunk.

LEBANON, Ind, Aug. 1l.-A mob OF
forty men went to the Springfield Jail
about O'Clock this morning and de-
manded the keys to the cells of Mat.
thew Lewis and james Ray, who as
saulted Mrs. Shields recently. The
jailer. seeing resistance was useless.
handed over the keys, and the mob
proceeded to business. Everybody in
the mob was drunk. and none Of them
seemed able to unlock the Jail door.
After working about the locks and
bolts without result, they secured
sledge-hammers and tried to break
down the doors. They proved too
strong for them, however, and after
two hours hard work they abandoned
the job. They then emptied their re-
volvers into the cells of the jail. but
no one was hit Returning the keys
to the iailer, they said they would be
back tonight, and left. The mob was
made up OF men from Washington and
Marion counties. The two negroes
will be confined at Louisville until the
is over.
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SEVERAL sKIRMIsHEs.
Encounters Between Cuban Insurgents
and Spanish Troops.

and Spanish Troops.
HAVANA, Aug. 10.--A band of insur-
gents recently fred upon detach
ment of government truOps engaged
in guarding the plantations in the
province of Santiago de Cuba. Two
soldiers were wounded.
The column of government troops
commanded by General Navarro has
exchanged shots with an insurgent
force at Mayaguabo. Two insurgents
were killed. and the troops captured q
quantity of arms. Seven soldiers were
wounded.
The insurgent leader Juarez recently
captured the fort at Barrabus, province
of Santa Clara, but on the approach of
the column OF troops commanded by
Colonel Amber the insurgents retreat
ed. The troops overlook the insur-
gents, and after q skirmish dispersed
them. The insurgents left four
wounded on the field, and the troops
captured six horses.
A band Of insurgents. numbering
about 40 men, has been raised in the
district of Cruces, province of Santa
Clara. They plundercd q store and
were pursued by the civil guards and
volunteers, who overlook them at the
Cecilia farm, where shots were ex-
changed. The insurgents lost two
killed and had FIVE wounded. Later,
at Emboscade, near Cruces, there was
further shooting, and one more insur-
gent was killed aud one taken
prisoner. -
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Brszilians W. Italians.

Rio DE JANE1Ro. Avg. ga serious
fight has occurred between Brazilians
and Italians on the line of the railroad
in course of construction between
Province and Victoria. A large mum.
ber of Italians were killed. The en-
counter. it is feared. will have q very
bad effect on the relations existing
between Italy and Brazil, which are
ALREADY strained.
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UNTOLD WEALTH.
Quarts Claims In Bakef, and Grant coun.
ties Estimated worth Mnions Owned
bys citisen Of Tn. pailes.

Quartz Claims In Baker, and Grant Coun.
ties Estimated worth MInions owned
bSa citisen Of Tn. Dailes.
The half has not been told of the
mineral wealth of which Mr.. l.. I.
Hill Is possessed. He is modest ap.
pearing gentleman, and yet from all
indications he will be the richest
mann In the northwest in few years.
A few weeks ago he sold claim in
Grant county for $4,000, and this is
the least valuable Of half dozen that
he owns. Yesterday having more
mining claims than he could control
in his own right he' gave away one,
near where q nugget worth Sl4, 200 was
picked out of the ground. This mug.
get came from ledge which had
decomposed, and had slid down into
the valley. Two of Mr.. Hills quarts
lodges are In Grant county and two in
Baker, and the rock assays from $3.50
to Sl2, ,00O to the ton. They are from 80
to 800 feet in width, and extend for
miles. A few years ago Mr.. Hill left
The Dalles with only S5 In his pocket
and q cayuse on q prospecting tour.
He had faith that in the interior there
were yet undiscovered gold fields, and
was determined TO discover them.
Arriving in Grant county he struck
camp, and passed q few days looking
over the country. Not being successful
at first, he recollected the advice that
an old Californian had given him, and
that was to place o $50 gold piece in
the crotch OF forked stick used by
water witches. When over ground
where there was deposit Of gold the
end would turn the same as when
witch walked over water, he was told,
and 80 he tried the experiment. He bor-
rowed = double-eagle from friend,
pawning his outfit for the amount,
procured stick and began leisurely
TO step over the ground. Sure enough
the twig turned, and he sunk hole
and found his richest ledge. This
plan was followed on different oc.
good quartz. By this means he located
his claims, and they are undoubtedly
,he best mining property In Eastern
Oregon. Mr.. Hill has been told that
)ne of his claims Is worth over u mil
ion dollars, and others are nearly as
He is In no hurry TO make
ale OF them, and has more than money
,nough to last him his life time.
When he realizes the full value for
he claims he will dispose of them,
nd take life easily. He has filed on
lis ledges and no one can dispossess
i'm of them. Coal mines or other
ources of wealth occasion him not
he least excitement. His precious
Metals, hidden in the bowels of tha
arth, will remain until he exhumes
hem or he is amply reimbursed by
ny ambitious purchaser. He is not
t all worried about purchasers, but
believes that when capii,;
agerly pay him the price for his valu-
BILE mining properly.
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REPRIsALs ASKED FOR.
Foreign Residents of Tien Tain Indig.
nant.

Foreign Residents of Tien Tain IndiG.
TIEN-TsLN, Aug. 12.-(Copyrighted.
1895. by Associated Press).-A meet
ing of foreign residents of this city was
held here today. 1t was decided to
communicate by cable the necessity of
immediate Intervention in China upon
behalf OF the United States and British
governments. and the following tele-
gram was addressed to the Associated
Press:
.sThe foreign community of Tien.
Tsin express their sympathy with the
friends of the Ku Cheng victims.
They consider the Chinese officials
guilty. and the British and Americans
blame the continued apathy of their
government. for the situation. They
regard England's demands for an in
qniry into the Ku Cheng massacre to
he useless for, as before. the officials
will buy innocent heads as substitutes
for the actual criminals; they protest
that the Cze Chuen commission inn
plicated the officials of the province.
England and America must send an
ultimatum threatening rnprisals. Di-
plomacy is useless. We implore
attention.
(Signed). DICKINSON, Chairman"
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His Peculiar peath j

MEpFoRD, Or, Aug lob. Simp-
son was pushed from sidewalk here
this afternoon and had his neck broken.
He had been having >ome trouble dur
ing the afternoon with W. M. Gainey,
but nothing serious resulted from the
alteration. After Gainey had gone
home, Simpson mistook William Crane
for Gainey and cane Z him with q
board. Crane, in his own defense,
pushed Simpson backwards and the
latter fell from the walk to the street, .
distance of about two feet, resulting as
above stated.
Simpson had been Q resident Of this
county since 1o52, and was about 60
years old. No blame, II attached to
Crane.
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couder. No. xe. Notified.

NEW YORK, Aug. IA special Il
the Herald from Paris says:
The correspondent saw F. r. Cou
dert at the Hotel Continental. Mr.
Coudert said he had not yet receives
any information as to the reported in
tention to offer him the vacant su
preme justiceship. He had been ou
in the country since Thursday, and dh
not know that Justice jackson wa.
dead.
Mr.. Coudert would not express a
opinion whether or not he would a..
sept the offer if it were made to him
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BATTLE OF SAN Mfauft.
Reports Concerning It Conafmed%A De
cisiss Battle Expected.

casive Battle Expected.
NEW YORK. Aug. ga special from
Panama says:
Guayaquil's advices from the army
confirm the reports Of the battle which
was fought august 6 at San Miguel,
near Chimbo, south of Guaranda.
General Sarasti's vanguard Of over 900
troops attacked the advance guard Of
the patriot army, commanded by
General Veranza. After 13 hours
hard fighting Sarasti's troops were
routed and fed demoralized. leaving
$50 men on both sides killed and
wounded
General Alfaro has arrived at
Gaumote, and is now facing General
Sarasti's army. It is expected that
the decisive battle will occur August
10.
Ecuador is having q national festival
over General Veranza's victory.
Guayaquil, where the enthusiasm is
increasing, has organized q reserve Of
1000 men,
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PEACE HAS BEEN RESTORED.
Rio Grande Do Sui No Longer In State
of Rebellion.

Rio Grande Do Sui No Longer In State
of Rebellion.
NEW YORK, Aug. 1.-THE Herald
correspondent in Rio de Janeiro tele-
graphs that peace has been re-
stored in Rio Grand do Sui. A
military officer is now on his way from
Rio Grande do Sui to Rio de Janeiro.
He bears the protocol containing the
peace terms. which it has been agreed
shall be offered to congress for. ap-
proval as a final settlement OF the
difficulties in that state.
The government of Brazil, in further
ance of the Trinidade episode, has
asked the government of Uruguay for
copy of the bill of health of the war
ship Barracuda, which arrived in port
from the Moutevideo islands last Jan
uary. II Is reported in Brazil that
when the Barracuda reached her
anchorage the health officer received
documents signed by the doctor on
board the warship, who had been
named as health officer of the island
of Trinidade by the captain of the
BdrracoMd, who looked upon the
island as British territory. No notice
was taken by the authorities of Uru.
quay of the fact that Brazil claims
Trinidade island as her own possession.
The action of Uruguay is regarded by
Brazil as savoring OF subterfuge.
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In Watterson.s opinion.

DETROIT, Aug. 10.-Colonel Henry
Watterson, of Louisville, was in the
city today. In an interview on general
politics, he said:
Il have no idea that President
Cleveland considers the idea of another
nomination, but if by any concatena-
tion of miracles Mr.. Cleveland should
be the nominee, he would not carry q
county in the United States"