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Evening journal., 1897-06-29
DEADwooD BANK ROBBED.
Pour Masked Men Take All the Money
In Sight and Escape.


Deadwood, S. D., June 29.-Four
masked men have robbed the Butte
County bank at Bellefourche Entering
the bank with revolvers drawn, they or
dered the customers present and bank
officials to hold up their hands. A lit
tie hesitation on the part of Cashier
Marble drew a shot from, the gun of
one of the robbers which clipped off a
large portion of the cashiers right ear
and forced compliance with the de-
mand. The safe and counters We're re-
lieved Of the cash they contained. and
the robbers. mounting their horses.
which had been conveniently stationed.
rode away.
An alarm was Immediately given, and
In few minutes a well mounted and
armed posse was I'm pursuit Of the rob-
bers A few miles from town the posse
came up with the fugitives. and run
ming fight ensued. which resulted in one
of the robbers surrendering. The others.
being better mounted. continued their
flight, but are being closely pursued and
have very few chances Of escape.
The day was favorable for a raid on
the bank. as the weather was such that
it kept the townspeople off the street,
and the robbers. having little OPPOSE
tion, had quite start before the alarm
could be given.
Evening journal., 1897-06-29
DASHED TO DEATH.
Two Men Killed and Another wounded
by Falling Derrick.

Atlanta. June Pa derrick on the
roof Of new building fell knocking
three workmen from a scaffold on the
ninth story. Two Of them were dashed
TO instant death on the ground, 125 feet
below, and the third was saved in a mi
raculous way
The killed arc: Palmetto Ayres, coll
ored, aged 40, living at Austell; Charles
Kargill, coloTed. aged 35, Of this city.
w. NJ. Brown, white. carpenter, was cut
about the head and arms.
The mea were standing on platform
which skirts the edge of the ninth floor
when the derrick fell the part Of the
scaffolding upon which they stood was
swept away, and the men were thrown
into space. Brown grasped one Of the
derrick ropes as he shot through the
air AS the boom of the hosting engine
fell, the ropes on the tackle were set in
motion, one going up and the other go
ing down. 1t was Browns good fortune
to catch the rope being drawn upward,
and he was hauled safely to the roof.
To another boom of the derrick project
ing out on the other side of the build
ing was attached a car. in which four
men We're standing. This boom like
wise fell, but was held up by the roof
The car was dashed over the side Of the
building and swung there in safety
The men were showed through a win
dow, none of them being injured.
Evening journal., 1897-06-29
Nnm YnrI. nInrkefs.


FLOUR-State and western quiet. but
steady; city mills patents, A.6OGAS5.
winter patents. s440W4.7O; city mills
clears, sA6O0475; winter straights, S4a
42O
WHEAT-No. . red opened active and
Irregular. declining sharply under heavy
unloading Of July. but rallying later on
covering; July. 75h@7ehc.; September,
ukQ72isc.
RYE-No ? western. sello.. c. T. T..
Buffalo
CORNING. 2 firm and higher on gen
eral covering; July 29s929Zci Au-
gust. S0Mc
oATs-No 2 dull, but steady; track.
white, state. 2468oc.; track, white,
western. 24@50c.
PORK-Firm; mess, Ss256s.75; fam
uy, S9.25010
LARD ~ Stronger: prime western
steam. S425 nominal
BUTTER-Very firm; state dairy. 10
Q14c.; state creamery, 1lQl5c.
CHEESE-Quiet. state, large, 1A9
Be-. small. 7hQ7lzc
EGGS-Steady; state and Pennsyl-
Yania. 11Gnhc. western, 1OQl0hc.
SUGAR--Raw firm; fair refining. &C.;
centrifugal. 96 test, 5l4c; refined
steady: crushed. 5%c.. powdered, &c.
TURPENTINE-Quie
MOLAssEs-Quiet; New Orleans 22
Q2sc.
RICE-Quiet; domestic, 4Hq6c.; ia
pan, 4AQ4zc.
Evening journal., 1897-06-29
THE MYSTERY uNsoLvsD.
No Progress Made In the Identincation
of the NIutilated remains.


New York. June 29.--The mystery OF
the murdered man, one. poruo1f OF
whose body was found IN the East river
aNd another at Kingsbridre. is sun
unsolved. Thorough search has been
made for the head i'm the neighborhood
of the place where the lower part of the
body was found. but without success
Apparently the detectives are no nearer
to n solution OF the case than they were
"a hours ago.
Many people who have relatives or
friends missing have called at the
morgue but no one has yet been able 20
Identify the mutilated body. A number
have thought they found resemblance
to missing persons, but in no case was
the identification complete or at all sat-
isfactory to the coroner and detectives.
A dozen or more theories have been
advanced as TO the probable manner
and motive Of the crime, some plausible
and some otherwise. Among these theo-
rics are the following:
That the man was murdered as the
result OF a deliberate plot.
That he was lured TO the place where
the crime was committed and killed aft
Pr a desperate fight.
That he was a victim Of the Mana or
some secret organization, whose laws
he had offended and whose death as a
spy or q traitor had been decreed.
That he was murdered for whatever
money he possessed.
That a woman figured IN the case,
and that he was a victim OF jealousy.
That a lunatic committed the crime
and the fact that two men who escaped
from Kings Park Insane asylum are
still az large Is pointed out.
All OF these theories are speculative
as there are yet no developments I'm the
strange case upon which to base definite
conclusions.
Evening journal., 1897-06-29
PRISONERS REruRNEp.
Two Counterfeiters who Broke Jail Gave
Themselves Up Again.

Canton. N. Y, June 29.--George Flint
and Henry Mashaw. who were held
here for the United States grand jury
on a charge of counterfeiting and who
broke jail on Thursday night last, are
back again in their cells They were
traced by the sheriff through letters
they had received in jail from women.
After escaping they separated, but
were located at Natural Dam and a
search instituted. They We're not found
by officers. but Flint returned to jail
and Mashaw followed his example
The sheriff refuses to give any details
and merely states that the men We're
not regularly rearrested. Mashaw and
Flint say they made their escape by
loosening the bolt OF their cell lock and
using a wooden key In the other doors
This is not according to the sheriffs
story
Evening journal., 1897-06-29
Telephone Companies Elect Omoers.

Chicago. June 29.-The directors of
the Chicago Telephone company have
elected Robert T. Lincoln president pro
tenn. with all the powers Of the presi-
dent, to take effect on July 1. The di-
reotors of the Central Union Telephone
company have elected W. A. Jackson
president. to take effect on July /. Mr..
Jackson has been the vice president
and general manager Of the company.
Both Of these elections have been held
to fill vacancies caused by the resigna-
tion OF H. b. Stone as president Of both
companies.
Evening journal., 1897-06-29
Rir nInrtcace FILED.

Buffalo, June IA mortgage for
50 900, 600, given by the Cataract Power
and Conduit company on its property
and effects to the Metropolitan Trust
company Of New York, has been filed
with the county clerk. The mortgage
is TO bear interest at per cent paya-
bic semiannually. and is TO become due
and payable in the gold coin of the
United States not more than 30 years
from date. The company Will secure
the mortgage by issuing 1000 bonds OF
81 900 each
Evening journal., 1897-06-29
Rnos Trouble Ended.

Key West. June 29.-Quiet prevails
here. and the trouble between the
blacks and whites over Johnson, the
alleged assailant of Mrs. Atwell, is be-
lieved to be at an end. The local papers
are censuring county officials because
they have not arrested the leaders Of
the negro mob and are urging the
county commissioners to offer a reward
Of 81 900 for the apprehension of Gaf-
dners murderer. A special session of
the circuit court will be held next
month to try the negro johnson.
Evening journal., 1897-06-29
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Scores Of tho BasobalI Gamcs.

At New York
New York;. 0 OO1 90 0 -
Baltimore ..... . 0 o o 0 90 0 o. 2
New Yori-IIits, 4; errors, 3. Balt-
more-Hits, 9; errors. s.
At Boston
Boston l.....,. 4 20 o. 2 o. 0 10 b 8
BROOKLYN ..... o o 0 1 2 2-s
Boston-Hits. 10; errors, o. Brook
lyn-Iiits. IA: errors 4.
At Philadelphia
Washington &C.. OO2 1 02 o o. G
Philadelphia D.. o / o o 0 I - z
Washington 13; errors, l..
Phlladelphia-Hits 16; errors, 3.
At Cleveland
Cleveland ...5 2 o 0 o o 5-t2
Pittsburg .- o / ! o o 0 o o. 2
Cleveland-Hits. IS; errors, /. Pitts
burg-Hits, Z: errors, Ia.
At Chicago
Chicago 40 0 0 o o 0 2 o. 2
Louisville ..,.. 0 20 90 ] g. z
Chicago-Hits z; errors. 2. Louis
vlle-Hits, 81; errors, 1.
Evening journal., 1897-06-29
Death Of Hon. Matthew wInne.

Schenectady, n. Y. June 2s.-FTon.
Matthew Whine. the Oldest ex-member
Of the New York state legislature and
father Of the present assemblyman of
schenectady county, Hon. Thomas
Whine, died at his home in Niskayuna.
This county. He was a member of the
assembly in 1854, representing Schenec-
lady county. He was 81 years old. and
feath was caused by old age. He is
survived by a widow, daughter and tive
Tons
Evening journal., 1897-06-29
A QUEER SHOOTING scRAPE.
Instead OF Hitting Burglars the Town
Marshal Wounds Neighbor.

Cleveland. June pa most extraor-
binary shooting ARRAY occurred in
Lakewood. For some time past Mrs.
Mary Obermiller has been troubled
with burglars. Two of her neighbors,
Edward Ratcliffe and William Beueke,
suggested to her that she obtain a tin
horn and blow it when the burglars
came again. She blew the horn yes
terday morning.
Ratcliffe and Beneke jumped out Of
bed and started for the house. Mrs.
Obsrmiller was very much excited and
shot off a revolver. Ratcliffe and Bene-
Ike shot off theirs and made such a
racket that they awakened the town
marshal. who came running to the scene
with a shotgun loaded with buckshot.
He emptied the contents of the gun
into Radcliffe. The burglars existed
merely in the imagination of Mrs. Ober-
miller. Thirteen buckshot were ex-
tracted from Ratcllffe's thigh. He will
live
Evening journal., 1897-06-29
YoIcano rruntIon.

Manila, June 29.-The volcano Mayou
has been in state OF violent eruption.
and the flow of lava has done great
damage IN the province Of Albany, par
ticularly to the village of Liboug, where
the tobacco crop has been completely
destroyed. There has been considerable
loss Of life. More than 275 years have
elapsed since the last eruption.
Evening journal., 1897-06-29
nnmnre h. windstnrm.

Macon, Ga. June pa wind and
rain storm, which struck Cordele. Ca,
blew down a Methodist church and the
steeple off another church. prostrated
telegraph wires and blew down trees
and many fences. There is also much
damage to crops in the path Of the
storm Advices from Carrollton report
much damage to crops. Several people
were badly hurt but no one was killed.
Evening journal., 1897-06-29
SUPERINTENDENT Tetlor Arrested.

Providence, June 2s.-Superintendent
Joseph Tetlor Of the local railroad COM
pany has been arrested. charged with
assault on several police officers. The
police say he persisted in running a
trolley car so as to interfere with a cir
Gus parade despite the fact that the
policemen stood on the track to pre-
vent its passage. The officers were
forced off the track to save their lives
The warrant was ordered sworn out by
the mayor.
Evening journal., 1897-06-29
A - vnrl Ianrer cnntrihnte..

staunton, Va. June 29.-James c.
Carter, a New York lawyer. has con-
tributed $1,000 10 the Randolph Tucker
Memorial hail. 10 be erected at Wash
ington and Lee university. Lexington
Va. at cost Of $4,000, for the accom-
mediation of the law school.
Evening journal., 1897-06-29
The Paris Bomb n Fake.

Paris. June 29-An iron quart pot
supposed to be filled with an explosive
powder, has been found near the Stras-
burg statue on the Place de la Concorde.
The theory at first was that this was
another attempt on the part Of the an
archists to cause an explosion at that
spot, but subsequent Investigation
showed that the whole thing was a
hoax. for the supposed bomb was mere
" a pot filled with sand.
Evening journal., 1897-06-29
non WorIts Resume.

Reading. Pa. June 29.-After being
idle for some weeks the tube depart
ment and the sheet mill Of the Reading
iron works have resumed operations.
The former gives employment TO over
900 hands, while $50 will be given work
at the sheet mill.
Evening journal., 1897-06-29
Prominent phv,ioIan Indicted.

st Louis. June 2s-Dr. Richard =.
Metcalfe, a venerable. and wealthy ply
sician Of this city has been indie led
by the grand jury for assault with in
tent to kill He gave himself up. VIII
lie Smith, the youthful victim Of the
doctor, was shot and wounded in the
shoulder while trespassing on the lat
ter's property. For some time he was
in a precarious condition, hut is now
recovering
Evening journal., 1897-06-29
cottnn nrIlIs oIosed.

Lowell, Mass, June 2s.-The Massa-
chusetts Cotton mills have been closed
and win not be reopened until July u.
The mills employ 1900 hands. The shut
down was decided upon because Of the
low price at which goods are selling
ana the poor demand.
Evening journal., 1897-06-29
orlrlnnl Lunch cart Wan A..lrn..

Worcester. Mass. June 2s-T II.
Buckley the originator Of the night
lunch carts. which are now common all
over the country. has filed a voluntary
petition in insolvency, with liabilities
estimated at 1000. The handsome
cafe which he recently opened In this
fity is said to have caused the failure.
Evening journal., 1897-06-29
strII.e OF Pnols a. nn End.

Quebec. June 2S.-Louis Belisle, seere-
tary of the Pilots association OF the
river st. Lawrence, announces that the
strike is at an end and that the pilots
will go TO work again. Many of them
will not be employed again, however.
Evening journal., 1897-06-29
The President to visit Canton.

Washington, June 29.-Unless the con-
aition of public business prevents. Pres
dent and Mrs. Mckinley will leave here
Friday for a visit TO Canton. o. They
will remain until Monday.
Evening journal., 1897-06-29
Suicide on Account of I'M Heaith.

Chicago, June 29.-Guy c. Ledyard,
Jr.. manager of the American Starch
company and son of Guy c. Ledyard,
ST.. a pioneer sugar broker Of Chicago,
shot himself through the heart With a
fovling piece. He died instantly. III
health had caused him to be de-
bpondent.
Evening journal., 1897-06-29
Guns shipped to sandy Hook.

bethlehem, Pa. June 29.-Four breeeh
loading mortars have been shipped TO
Sandy Hook by the Bethlehem Iron
company. They weighed 120 tons.
Evening journal., 1897-06-29

The Greater Wilmington Printing
and Publishing Company, southwest
corner Of Fourth and Shipley streets. Is
prepared TO do printing Of every do
Bcription quickly and AfficifntlX,
Evening journal., 1897-06-29
chnrch FnIl. In snain.

Madrid. June 29-Nine children have
been killed and many others injured by
the collapse OF 2 church wall AZ Solan-
ir the province Of Ciudad Real
Evening journal., 1897-06-29
weather Predictions.

Threatening weather and light show
ers; warmer; south to southeast winds
Evening journal., 1897-06-29

is to make an approprla-
ton of s1,050 for survey Of st. Jones
river, Kent county, as estimated by the
Corps Of Engineers Of the United States
Army.
Evening journal., 1897-06-29
gUavEY on Sd. JoNEs RIvER.

amendment to the General Deficiency
Appropriation bill, the object of which
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-02-28
IN WASHINGTON.
The Governor Goes Into the Railroad
Question-School Matters.

Olympia, Wash, February H.-As a
result of the fight made by the middle
of the road populists and members of
the railroad lobby against the passing
of Senator-elect Turner'S railroad COM
mission bill. in which the assertion has
been made that II was a scheme of
Governor Rogers 10 build a political
machine for his and Turner's benefit.
the governor today sent a message
to the Legislature vigorously denying
the imputation and calling upon MEM
bers of the peoples party In the legis-
lature to pass a measure without de-
lay
The coming of the governor thus un-
expectedly into the railroad fight, which
has been overshadowing everything
else during the past week, has set the
political wheels Of different factions to
revolving in diverse directions. Just
what effect the message Will have is
vet uncertain.
The house devoted the entire after
noon session 10 considering Lusher's
bill amending general school laws and
establishing a uniform system law,
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-02-28

lhe schools - the ~. ~ vel ~ the
ihxpaye
Everyone knows nat NJ Higgins n
a conservative and CAREFUL business
man always alert fDr the interests OF
the people. ana ~ Car,fu NJ public
trust aH ~ his own business Yi'h
several children II his own ~ the pun
lic schools. ana student himself there
PERHAPS has ncycf been q member II
the board as conscienLoua ~ his work
ana as enthusiastic in .lcauonal mat.
trrs AS Mr HiRsIns. 80 better man
could be- found In AttoriA tor the posi-
lion. and 4 Is 10 he hDp@1 that the
aigners Of the petition ran preYail upon
Mr Higgins a. acce?' IN" ,nlcc
The board ~ n0w organized ls n
good one ana the city cannot afford
to experiment with new men and
cranky ideas Mr. Higgins has duty to
perform TO the city. ctsn ~ he rae
fince NJ personal interests and time.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-02-28
OFF FOR THE MINES.

Mr.. A. j Cloutrie, the gentleman
who Is responsible for the Cannon
Beach gold excitement was m the city
yesterday on his way home from Port
land. A reporter for the Astorian had
a conversation with him concerning the
"ilggings" at Cannon Beach, the gen.
tlcman being perfectly willing that the
public should have all the rlcts.
In your issue Of Friday morning you
were wrong in stating that the gold we
panned out was taken from sand and
gravel that had been washed out OF
the creek near Mr., Bells house. The
gold we discovered is in the beach sand,
and undoubtedly washed in from the
ocean. II is gold, nevertheless, and
we have no trouble In separating II
from the sand Today | filed on -four
claims. one for myself, one for my part
ner. and one each for my two sons-in'
law. While in Portland I purchased
complete outfit Of sluice boxes and
when get back we will start in dead
earnest. am confident that we car
take out from four TO five dollars pei
day per man. which is pretty good
wages Just now. you will have to ad'
mit "
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-02-28
CHANCE FOR A LYNcHrSo.
Brutal Assault of Barbaroas Indians
Near Bay Center. Wash.

Sunday night, February 7. Miss Lucy
Andrews, an Indian maiden. living at
Goose Point. near Bay Center. Wash.
was outraged by several Indians. The
arrest Of Howard Cultee. Lincoln Lewis.
Ed George and Blaine Hawks followed
Cultee is in the last stages or consumb-
ton, and there is little doubt but that
he will shortly answer for his crime TO
a higher tribunal than any in this
world Lewis was held for trial
! The examination was held last We'd
nesday at Bay Center. and the court
room was closed, as the testimony was
unfit to be heard. On the night OF the
crime Shaker meeting was being held
and the girl was alone In the residence
of Joseph Skanon preparing TO attend
the meeting. Lewis and Cultee went
60 the house and demanded admission,
which was refused The bruges then
broke open the door dragged the
screaming girl into the woods. pin
ioned her to the ground. and assaulted
her In her efforts to free herself the
poor girl was badly bruised about the
neck and head. The only spectator was
a 12-year-old boy. whom the Indians
tried to force to assault the girl. Her
cries attracted a man known as Lin
coin Jim, but when he arrived at the
scene the rapists had fled. The girl
is in a critical condition
The Indian Lewis was bound over for
trial. his bail being placed at $1,000.
He is a half-breed and has nard rep
utation. The prompt action OF the Of
ficers in placing him in Jail averted
a lynching. as feeling runs high in Bay
Center Lewis last summer constituted
himself a leader of gang OF ruffians
These brutes have not only attempted
to assault Indian women, but white
women as we'll. Matters had reached
such state that it was dangerous for
women to appear alone in the streets
after dark. If another such occur.
renee takes place the perpetrator VIII
stretch hemp.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-02-28
THE BATTLEFIELD

Carson. New. February T.-Great
progress has been made on the arena
in which the Corbett- -Fftzsimmons fight
is to take place. 1t Is expected that
in another week ii viii be almost fin
ished. Sturat's plans call for struc-
ture that viii comfortably seat 1850
persons. but fr'om the rvoks OF the part
of the arena already completed, 1t is
doubtful whether 10000 spOrt-loving cit
lens can witness the entertainment with
any degree of comftat.
II is stated by one of Stuart's men
that orders up to this afternoon for
seats amounted to considerably more
than 10000 Stuart is not yet suffi-
GENTLY recovered to leave his apart
ments.
Corbett went through his regular
morning and afternoon performance,
but. acting upon the advice of his train
ers. Delaney and White, he abbreviat-
ed both periods Of work.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-02-28
A BIG SEIZURE.
Government Grabs 100000 Worth vi
Opium in San Francisco.

San Francisco. February H.-The
largest seizure Of opium ever made at
this port was accomplished this after
noon by four special agents Of the
treasury The opium is valued al HOo.-
900. and was seized because OF violation
Of the customs law, which provides
that no Chinese shall import the drug.
The conhscation was the result Of an
investigation which has been conducted
for the last six weeks. The lmporta-
ton In question Is only one Of many
recent lnfractiOns Of the law which
have escaped the attention or the Gus
toms officials. The opium seized today
was the property Of Fong Tai & Co.
To import the opium the Chinese firm
had 1t consigned TO H. p Davidson. an
accountant Of the bank or British Co
lumbla. who transferred 1t 10 the real
imoprters as soon as It passed the Gus
toms. A consignment was received
this afternoon and was about to be re-
moved from the warehouse to the Cha
nese store whenu the government offi-
cials took possession Of the drug
The customs officials state that this
system OF acting as a nominal importer
to aid the Chinese firms has been prac-
ticed for the last ten years The Gus
toms officials say that 1t is improbable
that either Davidson or Fong Tai will
be prosecuted for infringement Of the
law. II Is said the seizure by the govern.
ment Of so large a quantity Of opium
will greatly increase the selling prIc'
Of the drug in this city
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-02-28

which Is practically a c0dlhcatson Of ths
existing school laws. After numerous
amendments. by vote of 5s TO u. the
bin passed as originally presented. The
general effect of the bill. as compared
with Rogers barefoot schoolboy law,
enacted two years ago. is TO allow small
country school districts $3.50 az against
tCO. under the Rogers bill. and first t-cIass
cities receive from 5000 20 10000 les
per year The bill apportions the school
fund according to the average daily at
tendance in each district, wnicn makes
a more equitable distribution OF the
fund throughout the state and tends 10
equalize the burden upon city and
county.