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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-01-17

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WAsHIYGToN,Ja Jan. 9.--T1he Secretary
Of the Navy has addressed a letter to
the Senate regarding the resolution
from the Senate asking the cost of
thorough rebuilding Of the old ship
Constitution. The Secretary does not
think it advisable toEhaye the ship re-
built ard furnished with a modern
battery for the purpose OF putting her
in active commission 854.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-01-17

For a Permanent Court of Arbitration.
LoNDoN, Jan. ga movement is on
foot among prominent Amer. cans and
English in this city to bring about the
formation of a permanent court of
sarEc, ration to settle all disputes be-
tween the two nations, as proposed by
Justice Harlan in 1893.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-01-17
was Tired 81 Living.

GUTHRIE, Okla, Jan. s. - II. f.
Williams, aged 4, living alone in a
tent near Jennings, committed suicide
by shooting himself, leaving a note
saying he was tired of life and fearful
of becoming a burden upon Others.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-01-17
BARBARISM IN KANSAS.
Masked Men Sever the Left Hand Of
Ed Welch OF IIolton,

HORTON Kan, Jan. 9.-Last night.
at about 1880 o'clock, three masked
men wentsto the home Of, Ed WEIGH,
living at the ,edgesofy town. WEIGH
was called to. sthe.deor and covered
with a gun, and told that if he made
an cutlery he. would be, killed. They
then blindfolded lin and, after taking
a suit Of Clothes. his watch and sl4,
all the money;he had, they led him
about 200 yards from the house and
threw him on the ground. Then one
Of the men cut. off Welch's left hand
at. the wrist Win an ak or Ratchet.
After tying!aasstfing around his wrist
they leftehim. IA "xiss 81 ae
He wandered about. for two hours
before he. found aid. At IL o'clock
DR.. Reynolds dressed the bleeding
arm and WEIGH is doing as we'll as
could be expected. Welch's wife was
away from nome and he says he could
not identify any:of the robbers.
No reason,scans: bessassigned tor so
barbarous anwaet. as Welch has no
known enemies. The hand has not
yet been found. Marshal "Killion has
his bloodhound on the trail, but it is
feared the dog is tooiyoung to do good
service. Excitement runs, high.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-01-17
No Damages for Butte,s Explosion.

#N-.#H.E s-#s-fSG%L 81 &E1as ~. T-eH.#tIF.t#
BUTTE, Mont, Jan. 9.-An important
ruling by. Judge. MNsc:Hatton virtually
knocks out. a score Or more of suits for
damages for death and injuries caused
by the great explosion q year ago.,
when dfty-eight persons were killed
and several hundred wounded. The
case on rial5was thatyof Joseph Mil
n VS.. the Keoyon & Connell Com
mercial company. and I. J.. Connell
and w. R. Kenyon, trustees, for per-
sonal injuries. A motion made by de-
tense for ~n,oon--suit as, to the trustees
was sustained. This leaves redress
against the company only, and the
company is now in the hands of the
sheriff under. the attachment by the
creditors and is virtually bankrupt.
The aggregate amount sued for in all
the cases is $$225U,0obg
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-10-09
A BLOODY TRAGEDY.
Evidence of Terrible Crime in Arr
kansas.

Evidence of Terrible Crime in Arr
kansas.
Little Rock, Ark, Oct. 6.-Great
excitement prevails at Devall's Bluff
over the discovery of what is believed
to be the bloodiest tragedy in the his
tory of Prairie county. Bud Chafin
and I've children are believed to have
been murdered. Suspicion points to
Mrs. Chafin and John King, her para.
mour.
Chaffin, with his wife and five chill
dren, lived on White river, between
Desarc and Devall's Bluff. John King.
a hired man, living with the family, is
said to have alienated the affections OF
Mrs. Chaf1in. Neither King nor any
Of the Chaffins have been seen since
September 81. On that date King was
seen driving away in company with
Mrs. Chaffin. As they did not return
and nothing was seen Of the other
members of the family, the neighobrs
began an investigation. When the
house was opened blood was found
spattered all over the floor and there
were evidences of terrible butchery
having been committed, but no bodies
were found. The theory, is that the
bodies were thrown into the river.
Efforts are being made to locate King
and Mrs. Chaffin.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-10-09
oREGoN's HOP CROP.
Tho Yield Will Be About What Wa
Estimated 40. 900 Bales.

Tho Yield Will Be About What Waa
Estimated 40. 900 Bales.
Salem, Or, Oct. THE hopyards
throughout the Willamette valley are
now deserted, picking having been
completed and the brokers and Eastern
buyers are busily engaged forwarding
samples and inspecting hops, prepara-
tory to buying and filing orders al.
ready received, or at least expected,
says the Statesman. Many of the
growers have contracted their hops, in
odrer to procure an advance to enable
them to pick. This course has been
followed to such an extent this year
that but small percentage Of the crop
is really in the hands Of independent
growers, and they will. Of course, hold
their hops until the market suits them.
The crop of Oregon will prove to be
about what it was estimated earlier in
the season, about 100000 bales. The
quality, in most cases, is exceptionally
good, although some overdried hops are
found. and some few have been SAM
pied that are badly tainted with mould.
Sevearl heavy shipments have been
made from Salem already, the pur-
chases averaging to cents, although
one heavy grower is reported as having
disposed of his crop in two different
lots at cents per pound. one lot going
to q California firm, represented In
Salem by an agent, the other being
purchased by an Eastern hop factory.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-10-09
A Bold Robbery.

Pittsburg, Oot b.-News has just
been received here Of q crime of unusual
boldness committed at the little vii
laRe of Wallis station, situated on the
line Of the Pennsylvania railroad, four
teen miles east Of this city. The affair
took place last Saturday night or Sum
day morning, but has been kept q
secret in the hope that the guilty men
might be captured. The safe in the
hotel at Wallis station was blown open
with dynamite and nearly $1,000 in
coin was secured. Before beginning
operations on the safe the burglars
ohloroformed the twenty or m ore per-
sons in the hotel to prevent Interrupt
tion
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-10-09
IRELAND NOT A COUNTRY.
Therefore Her Flag May Float Above
American Buildings.

Therefore Her Flag May Float Above
American Buildings.
Lawrence, Mass, Oct 5.-Judge
Hopkins in the superior court has
quashed the somewhat famous green
flag case against Contractor Patrick
O'Brien. O'Brien was arrested July
for displaying an Irish flag on
portion Of the staging of the new ward
schoolhouse on Independence day. As
there is statute forbidding the display
Of any foreign flag upon a public build
ing. O'Brien was found guilty and
Judge Stone, of the police court, fined
him $40. An appeal was taken to the
superior court, and decision given.
Judge Hopkins ruled that Ireland was
not a country in the meaning Of the
statute governing the case, and had no
flag except that of the United Kingdom
Of Great Britain and Ireland. The
case was accordingly dismissed.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-10-09
TWO ROBBERS WERE BAGGED.
One Instantly Killed and
Another Wounded.
THIRD ESCAPED WITH THE LOOT
First Bank OF Joseph. in wallowa
County, Oregon. EAided and Two
Thousand Dollars IN Coin Taken.

First Bank OF Joseph. in wallowa
County, Oregon. EAided and Two
Thousand Dollars IN Coin Taken.
La Grande, Or, OCT. 5.-At $3.50
this afternoon the First Bank of
Joseph. in Wallowa county, was robbed
Of about 81, 600 by three men, ONE Of
whom is dead. another is badly
wounded, and the third is being pur-
sued by posse of citizens.
At the time of the hold.up, there
were four customers In the bank.
Cashier Miller ia In La Grande attend
ing the fair, and D. J. MeCully was
acting in his place. In waiting on his
customers, McCully had occasion to 20
into the vault. When he came back
and looked up, he was confronted with
a shotgun in the hands Of one Of the
robbers, and was told to throw up his
hands. The customers had already
complied with this request. and No
Gully did likewise.
One Of the robbers leaped over the
railing and opened the private door.
through which the men In the bank
were made to pass, and then they were
lined up against the wall. One robber
took a position at the outside door
and compelled all passers-by to halt
and throw up their hands. In the
meantime the third robber had gone
into the vault. He took all of the our
rency and coin, even to nickels, and
placed them in sack that he carried.
Coming ont, he put everything into the
sack that he could find on the counter.
He then demanded from McCully the
keys to the private boxes, and ran
sacked them.
By this time the report that the bank
was being robbed had reached The citi-
Eens, several Of whom armed them
selves and awaited the appearance Of
the robbers.
As the robbers made their exit from
the bank, Alex Donnelly, man ~
years old, opened fire, killing one Of
the robbers instantly, and wounding
another, hitting the latter twice. The
third robber, who had the sack contain
ing the coin, succeeded in reaching and
mounting his horse, after dropping his
gun. He then made off over the hills
toward Prairie creek, afterward turn
ing toward Cornucopia.
The robber who was killed was
named Brown, and the one who es.
capped is Cy Fitzhugh. The latter had
been working for Mrs. Proebstel. on
Prairie creek. The name Of the
wounded robber is unknown. although,
he is recognized as having been around
Joseph for some time.
The escaped robber 10 described a.
being low, heavy-sct man, with sandy
hair and mustache, of medium weight,
feet inches in height, weighs about
100 pounds, and is about % years old.
He wore black coat and small
slouch hat, and was riding a small
horse. A reward Of $500 has been
offered for his capture and the return of
the money.
The robbery will in no way interfere
with the bank, as nearly all Of its busi-
ness was transacted by exchange.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-10-09
a Hypnoti.t,s Responsibilities.

Atlanta, Ga, Oct. 7.-f the ruling
of Judge Foule, Of Atlanta, obtains.
bypnotists will have to be very careful
what they order their subjects to do.
The judge holds that the hypnotist is
directly responsible for the acts of his
subjects. During performance at a
local theater the subject of hypnotist
imagined he was monkey. He grabbed
a hat off man in the audience and bit
a piece out of it. The professor and
his business manager declined to make
good the cost of the hat and the hyp.
notist was prosecuted before Judge
Foule on a charge Of malicious mis-.
chief The judge sustained the charge
and bound the hypnotist over to high
ar court
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-10-09

Paola, Kan, Oct. George b.
Anderson, alias Snyder, was billed to
make parachute drop by being fired
from a cannon attached to balloon.
When 5000 feet in the air, the assist
ant on the ground fred signal.
Either this was not heard or something
was wrong with the cannon. and two
more signals were fred. The cannon
was then fired, but before the para
chute opened, the rope that was tied to
Andersons's wrist broke. and he fell to
the ground dead.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-10-09
Negro Robs q ticket Agent.

Chicago. Oct. Mrs. Addie Way,
a ticket agent Of the Illinois Central
railway at Midway Plaisanoe. the old
worlds fair station, was robbed and
beaten by negro, after opening her
office today, her injuries being SO se-
we're that she will probably die. g.
w. Eilenberger, who came into the
station Just as the man was about to
strike the unconscious woman again,
grappled with the negro, but after =
struggle was rendered unconscious BY
1 blow from piece Of gas pipe. The
negro, after wrenching diamond from
Mrs. Ways finger. fed
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-10-09
A Head End Collision.

Two freight trains collided at Phil
son, on the Baltimore & Ohio railroad,
1874 miles east of Pittsburg, Pa, max
ing one of the worst wrecks in the his
tory of the road. Twelve tramps have
been taken from the wreck, six of
whom were dead. The other six are
in a serious condition. The two en-
gineers and fremen were injured seri-
eusly and one perhaps fatally. The
crew of the fast freight train lost con-
troll of the train on steep grade. 1t
was going at a high rate of speed when
it struck the other train, every car be-
ing thrown to common center in the
collision and ground to atoms.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-10-09
A New Labor Organization.

Washington, Oct 6.-The official
journal of the Knights Of Labor will
announce tomorrow that new organ
ization of workingmen, to be known
as the Minutemen Of '96, is being
formed. The purpose Of the organiza-
tiun, as announced. is to "offset the
intimidation and coercion" claimed to
be practiced at the ballot boz In every
state. M. j. Bishop, Of the Knights Of
Labor, signs the call to organize.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-10-09
The Railroad Through Manchuria.

Pekin, Oct. 7.-Consent has been
given by the Chinese government for
the building Of branch of the Siberian
railroad across North Manchuria, with
a pre-emption clause, giving China the
right to purchase this branch after
thirty years. Permission to construct
churia was refused. Sheng Tatoi, di-
rector of railways, will probably tain
the concession for the Hankow Pekin
lima
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-10-09
Attempted Train wreck.

Baraboo, Wis, Oct. 8.-An attempt
was made lists night to wreck passenger +
train No. 5. on the G. r. N. w. rail-
way, near DEVILS lake. Four bandits
were discovered obstructing the track.
Tom Patterson, who made the dis
covery, shot one of them. They re-
turned the fire. and Patterson was shot
through the leg and hat. The wreckers
escaped, and sheriff posse is in pur-
suit. An attempt was made to wreck
the same train week ago.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-10-09
Utes Subject TO state Laws.

Denver, Oct. THE supreme court
today decided that Ute Indians are
subject to state laws and amenable to
the Jurisdiction of state courts for
offenses committed outside the limits
of their reservation, and sentenced
Pablo, who murdered Ewep in Monte
yuma county, to be hanged in the week
beginning October 20.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-10-09
A Touch of wom.nly Grace.

The members of the party composed
of federal generals who are touring the
country in the interests of the Repub-
lican party unite in saying that the
most pleasing incident 80 far Of their
journey was a delicate bit of courtesy
shown by Mrs. Bryan, wife OF the
Democratic candidate for president,
who, while the procession in honor Of
the visiting generals was moving past
her house in Lincoln, Neb. displayed
over her door large portrait OF Will
liam Mckinley, tastefully draped in
the national colors. 1t was touch OF
womanly garce. beautiful as it was un-
expected, and General Alger says that
he will cherish it as a sweet recollec-
ton plucked from an acrimonious
campaign until the end Of his days.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-10-09
Largest Looomotive in the west.

Denver, Oct. THE largest loco-
motive ever seen in the West. and one
of the largest in the United States.
made a trial run from Denver to
Pueblo today, hauling forty y-five cars.
It is calculated that this engine can
run seventy miles an hour. Another
Of the same pattern is being built.
When both are in use, the running
time between Denver and Pueblo may
be reduced to mile minute.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-10-09

Constantinople, Oct. Ga bomb ex-
plosion last evening caused panic in
the Yenikapou quarter. A Gordon of
troops was detailed to surround the
Turkish quarter at Peronzagha. It is
said the military movement was made
in connection with the agitators against
the present regime.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-10-09
Matrimonial Wager.

Perry, o. T., Dot. THE election
will decide whether Miss Alice Young
er and T. j. Stanton, of this city, will
become husband and wife. Miss
Younger wagers that if Bryan is elect
ed she will wed Stanton, and If Mo.
Kinly is elected she will not.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-10-09
WEEKLY MARKET LETTER.
Downing. Hopkins 8 Co.'s Review of
Trade.

Portland, Or, Oct. 7.-Wheat has
taken position as the leading specu-
lative commodity, and there is grad
ual return of confidence among the busi-
ness and speculative public. The res
toration among the first named class
has gone far toward helping the lat
ter. but the spenulators were the first
to start 1t. Imports of gold, which
have thus far been about $40, 600, 600,
counting that already received and en-
gagged and in tranist, will reach $780,
000,0 before the end. Those best in
formed among the foreign bankers say
that the top figures will be reached in
side of the next thirty days. The
ter that time on a moderate scale, as
our exports are heavy and the exchange
market will be too low for gold ship.
ments to be checked. 1t also looks as
though our exports will be large until
the first of the year, as about all the
freight room has been engaged up to
that date, and steamers that have been
in the Indian trade are coming to the
Atlantic ports for loads. This shows
hemisphere to tempt the boats in that
direction. Last week our exports were
4,2I5,7 ,794 bushels wheat and flour from
both coasts, and for the past four
weeks have been nearly 30, 200, 600
bushels.
ALI the evidence is at hand to show
that the arena of depression is gradu-
ally passing away, and that the prices
on farm products have touched the
lowest point. Inside of thirty days
there has been surprising change for
the better. Wheat has advanced 131Ra
cents for December; corn and oats are
up cents; rye has made better i'm
provement than the other coarse grains,
u cents. Chicago has not been alone
in the advance as prices at other mar
kets have appreciated rapidly. This
advance in the face of only fair
trade, with no short interest Of any
moment and moderate run Of outside
buying orders, showed that it had
merit. In the past large part of the
big advances have been produced by
the covering of heavy lines of shorts.
The bulge of 32 cents last year was
largely the result of the covering by
Pardridge, Rosecranz, and few other
big shorts. This bulge has been differ.
ent from all others. being based entire
ly ON the cash demand and foreign
buying, as there have been no large
shorts. Another strong feature of the
advance in wheat is the fact that the
cash markets have followed futures
closer than for years. Millers and
shippers have taken low grades SO fast
that there has not been such a strong,
healthy condition in twenty years
Farmers in the winter wheat country
are holding for higher prices, but
within the past week there has been q
loosening up in offerings from Nebras-
ka and Northern Kansas, the result OF
the sharp advance. There is also talk
of the Northwestern movement enlarg.
ing. Millers at Minnesota are paying
premium for cash lots, and the best
posted men there say that the mills re.
quire all the wheat raised there this
year. The visible supply increased :
4IO. 900 bushels on Monday, and now
totals 80, 116, 600 bushels.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-10-09
Largo Quantity Of ore stolen.

Victor, Colo, Oct. THE power
house at the Maybelle mine, on Straub
mountain, was broken into last night
and sixty-five sacks Of ore, worth about
$50, 900. stolen. There is no clew to
the thieves. Every workman about
the properly was discharged.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-10-09

South Enid, o. T., Oct. Frank
Royce, notorious bank swindler un.
der sentence to the penitentiary, and
John Stearns and William Baker,
charged with horse stealing, escaped
from Jail last night.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-10-09

Havana, Oct. 6.-The local guerilla
force at San Nicholas has killed the i'm
porant insurgent leader known as In
glesite, whose name was Alfred Gold.
His body has been identified. One Of
the insurgent captains was also killed.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-10-09
1t was a Bold Plot.

A plot to overthrow the government
Of Nicaragua and kill President Eel
ava, has been discovered and frustrat-
ed. Some of the most prominent peo-
pie are implicated in the plan. which
was we'll prepared. Since the close of
the last rebellion, in which Zelaya was
victorious, his enemies and a majority
of his former allies, namely, the con-
servatives, have been plotting to upset
the government by force of arms. The
barracks and palaces were to be as
saulted simultaneously, and President
Zelaya was to be assassinated. The
barracks were to be blown up with
dynamite in case the assault failed.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-10-09
Murdered and Robbed.

Ben Franklin. Tex. Oct. I'd.
Knowles, an old citizen, and his mar.
ried daughter were assaulted at their
home, seven miles south of this place,
last night with an ak by unknown per-
sons. Robbery was the object of the
assassins. Knowles died today, but
his daughter may recover.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-10-09
Alaska Mail Contract.

Washington, Oct. 5.-The postofice
department has awarded contract for
carrying the mail between juneau and
Circle City, Alaska. The distance is
9SS miles, and the contractors are to
make four trips between November,
1895, and May 81. 1897. They receive
81, 700 for each trip.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-10-09
Jealousy the Cause.

Peoria, ILL.,, Oct. THE bodies Of
Charles Williams and his wife Belle,
both colored, were found Sunday along.
side the Rock Island railroad tracks.
Each died from bullet shots, and the
corcners's verdict was murder and sui.
eide. Jealousy is the supposed cause.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-10-09

The first American railway was laid
in 1885. It was three miles long and
extended from the granite quarries Of
Quincy river, Massachusetts. to Ne.
pouset river.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-10-09
Fen From a window.

San Francisco, Oct. 2. = Henry
Smith, German without occupation,
fell or was pushed ont Of second
story window Of the lodging-house at
sal Pacific street at 1:45 o'clock this
morning and was instantly killed.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-10-09
Part of Fex Burned.

A Tangier dispatch says: The jew
ish quarter Of Fez, the principal city
of the empire of Morocco, has been
burned. Several persons perished, and
many were fatally injured. Five
hundred of the residents Of the burn.
ing quarter were compelled to fee in
an unelad condition to the country
unilt the flames were quenched. 1t is
estimated that there were 10000 Jews
in Fee, out of a total population Of
100. 600.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-10-09
,Burned BY Brigands.

Advices from Belgrade say the
brother of the Austrian consul at Ceres.
Macedonia. who was carried off by a
band of Bulgarian brigands some weeks
ago, with wealthy Greek landed pro.
prietor and others, has been murdered
with four of his companions, because
the ransom of $50, 900 demanded by the
brigands as the price of their liberty
was not forthcoming.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-10-09

According TO the most careful com-
putation. only one person in 10000 Of
both sexes attain the age of 100 years,
and six to seven in 100 the age Of go.