NS Chinaman Destroys Six sons and Himself. Per- WAS BLOWN TO ATOMS. The Celestinl Explodes a Magazine In Which He Had Taken Refuge Many Houses Partially Wrecked —-A BSurvi- vor's Story of His Escapo—The Works snd Many Other Bulldings Destroyed. A special despatch from Oakland, Cala, says: The works of the Western Fuse and Explosive Company were blown up bya murderous Chinaman at 5.20 o'clock Tues- day morning. Five deputy sheriffs and eon- stables, who were trying to arrest the mur- derer, were killed. The Chinaman the magazine, and blew it up tempt to arrest him was made. The Celestial, who was employed in the works, and who caused the explosion, had killed a fellow-countryman in a quarrel over a Chinese lottery ticket, He then de¢- fled the officers of the law who went to ar- rest him. The murderer fled (nlo the magazine, which contained flve tons of* giant powder, barricaded himself, and threatened to blow up the magazine if anyone came to arrest him. Deputy Sheriff bad fortified himself in when the at- Charles White, son of Bheriff White, in charge of a posse, con- sisting of Constable Gus Koch, Deputy Sheriff George Woodsum, Deputy Sheriff D. C. Cameron, Deputy Constabie J. J. Lerri and Deputy Constable Harry Cramer, were on the the shooting shortly after the murder and kept guard over the Chinaman within kis stronghoid. All the officers were armed with rifles, After repeated demands to surrender had been made, to all of which the same reply came, ‘I! you come in here, I will blow up, the magazine,’ the officers retired for the} night within the private office of the com- pany, about 20 yards away. In the morn-! ing Deputy Sheriff Charies White, after al consultation with the others, determined to break down the barricade, not belleving that the Chinaman would [cifill his threat Accordingly, the entire posse headed for the door. True to his word, the Chinaman fired the giant powder, and in an instant a terrific explosion occurred, killing the five officers and blowing the Chinaman to atoms, 80 small that but one piece has been found. White's body was fearfully mangled. was found nearly 500 yards awa K was badly disfigured, but lived long enough to be taken to the bospital, where he died. Mrs. Hill was visiting a Mrs. Pride, who lived across the way. Bhe was killed by the falling debris. Il the buildings took fire. Engines were goon fi g the flames, but to no avail. The works were completely wrecked, Four houses were blown down, and about forty partially Deputy Sheriff Fred Sheritt and Deputy Edward White but are painfully wounded. scene of It gl ¥ ge gotin wrecked, escaped, The pame of the Chinaman was Go ‘hung. The man he murdered { Sing. Fourteen cars splinters, and were dows were br as far as Berkley. One of fatality is Oakland, He said Moved From Their Homes. “With the as close to the powder-houso nog Sam lown t« urned. Win- Alameda and C was 8 were Gt several ken in Oakland, stories of 1H fee ’ Saeritt, of thrilling he that told by Fred West whose escape was simply marvel ous. other deputy sherifls Fe Oeceasionally one of we kept we thought advisable, toward t that we would not hurt bim | ! The fellow luvariably repiled that he v blow up the piace iI we attempted t« him. ‘“He repeated his threat so often that the people around there thought he would do it, and many moved ol their homes, Had they not done so they would be for their homes are strewn over many acres, “We hung around all night, and just at daybreak, Charley urged a Chisaman to tell the fellow to come out. He would not do so, but shortly alter 5 o'cloek he told us he would walk out and give us no more trouble, “As soon as the fellow made his appear- ance at the door of the place Charley White and Koch walked toward him to make the arrest. Ed White and I followed them about 80 feet behind. They were almost at the door when Goon closed it with a bang. Carried With the Debris. “Less than a second later I was being earried with a cloud of debris and earth swiftly over the ground. My face was cut, and my clothes torn, and I eannot under stand how it bappened that Ed White and myself were not killed, as some of those killed were further away than we wera, *1 have no doubt that as soon as the door was ciosed Goon fired his pistol into the powder. Five minutes alter the explosion everything was on fire, including a train of box-ears.” Sheritt and EJ White are complete ner- vous wrecks. They were carried over 40 feet by the force of the explosion, aud thrown violently to the ground. us ¥ “ny 1 he door and assure the C1 f he tage Arpt out dead, Fever in Mild Form. A Washington special says: Dr. Greenlenl's last report to Becretary Alger from the American camp at Bantiago was to the effect that while the yellow fever was widely spread among the troops, it was very mild in type. General Duffield, who bas been sufleriog from the disease, was reported to be improving. The open statement from the Cuban Lega- tion made to the War Department officials, that they were prepared to accept as proper the programme lald down by General Shaf- ter for the government ‘of affairs at Santi- ago, is but a prelude, it Is hoped, to instruc tions from that body to the Cuban generals in the field—Garcia, Gomez and others that will tend to prevent a repetition of the conduct that bas jeopardized the relations between the American and Cuban soldiers, Killed In a Hote! BW. Taylor, proprietor of the Oaks Ho- tel, Asheville, N, C., wee killed Ly Jobn Corey, of Decatur, Ill. Corey, who was =» guest at the hotel, took the part of the clerk in a dispute over a bill. This angered Tay- jor and in the dispute which ensued he was killed, United States Prizes. Secretary Alger announced that it has been finally and definitely decided that the ships taken in Bantiago harbor by the sur- render of that city backuia United Statey property, not as prizes the army or the navy. This is In accordance with & former Supreme Court decision. foRTIHC AYIoNS 10 ATTACK MANILA. Dewey Planing An Immediate Bombardment. 2d EXPEDITION ARRIVES. Early Action Depends On Readiness of Troops. SPANIARDS DESPAIR. News of Cervera's Defeat and Non arrival of Be-enforcements Have a Depressing Effect on the Garrison, and There Is a Possibility of Surrender—Insurgents Continue to Harass the Outposts— One Regiment of American Troops Occupy ing a Position Two Miles from Manila, Manila, via Hongkong, (Special the Spaniards surrender the meas b the in 3 1 wombard \ of Mani ps are ready t The Spaniards are rej e that 16th, would arrive soon, t truction of Admiral Cer. juadron, br by the ruiser Naniawa, may lead them to surren. Larass- n he destru ews of ia Japanese I'be insurgents are the Bpaniards on both si ey are checked by the | { Sante Misa forts The a expedition nm $ istacl iition, th Ia peace and the news | renewing view gents are Spani re-enforce | ever reach them here v8 the ave the uccess, B retire to at they « the nd end eless, a8 suo ater, 1 e better to st herefore, t hi nals ough fearin they will § irrender However, ailed to surrender soon & censure, re yng ns fc They may pretend sake of appear a ot iangercusly scarce, or EB will not 1 in Dewey resolves to capture he bas at his posal. Disagreement Among Rebels the Vosol, the Visayes lands, Southerners, Is now in the The crew flcers and steamer, having on fae A Bpanish hands reached Tayal in the southern part of the island of Luzor but thers they quarreled with the insurgents and returned to liollo, which looked upon as indicating that are unwilling to join the Tagalons. In any case, it is consid certain RO, tdered TH GEN, GREENE ARRIVES, ' His Force of Men Now At Manila. Thursday posted ORG avy Department ilowiog Cavite v oe. unchanged A t tha Of Lhe ¥ gamented, and that they will return to Spanish rule, Therefore, the only aiter- native, in the opinion of the best-informed people here, Is never THE WRECKS AT MANILA, Shell. A correspondent of a New York vriting from Cavite, Manila, relates ults of an inspection of the hulls ipanish warships sunk In Manila by the quadron of admiral Dewey. The cruiser leina Cristina shows the most complete de. truction, The course of the Oiympia's dgzht-inch shell is clearly traced by a line of uin extending from ber stern (0 her waist, ill her woodwork is totally destroyed, [hers ars very few iarge shotholes through jer hull, the principal ones being from a dx-inch shell amidship, and from some our-ineh shells Charred human remains vere seen in several places, A large heap of remains near where the adder stood shows that a rush to escape vas made by the engineer's force, All were ost, as the hatches to eugine and fire room vere closed. The eruiser Castillia was less yarned, but was terribly wrecked, These are plain traces where six big shells ore immense holes in ber wooden hull, ¥hen the fire started the weight of the guns wved the hull inward, The warship is now + mass of twisted iron and charred beams, a tory bad wreck, resembling that of the daine lo appearance, Everything aft from the engine was shat- ered. Three large shells entered amidships. Che number of deaths was not 80 large &s mn the Heioa Cristina. The Don Antonio de Ulloa did not burn. the sank quickly, riddled by shells of all fzee, The greatest havoc was done by the ix-inch shells, A pumber of dead bodies all huddled to- tether near the ladder leading to the super tructure shows that the men were killed by i shell as they were attempting to Jift the reasure chest to the superstructure and save paper, the re- of the day last, MILLIONS FROM KILONDIKE. Steamers Now Coming Into Fuget Round Ports Bring Large Amounts, ir Wash Bank Samoa has arrived from St, Riondikers, whe 300 DOD 1 ght thirty-six brought with them from $400, . Mich- passengers was Whateo Wash, n Ei in the not wether with yatput, will ie f [} i or ’ fs 000 in gol The Samon jell BL acis July 6. her « Among f New Austin, « stin states that the clean-uj Huonter Pia 5, Mr. Ar froeags n This, { Inst season Kiondike than #1( Ss O00 fistriot, this ), 000 000, a will } 000 o 1 ‘8 » it this year. thal no mc overies have Leen passengers were from Mis they worked all winter When the Bamoa many peopie 10t to go to Dawson, az tunity to o« The steamer Conemanag Orta Ir ok with but Mi, Hittin Michael decided iI were waiting =. , which laft Seat. and a barge in tow, when more than ball way on ber voyage encountered a beavy gale, and lost both the river steamer and barge, and came near going to the bottom of sen hersell, She was thrown on her beam ends, and in this con she wallowed lo the sea for forty-eight hours, passengers bad about given up When the storm succeeded in reaching port aod dilapidated condition, cess, felt there whe on dition abated abe in GEN. WOOD NOW GOVERNOR, sumed His Command at Santiago. Santiago de Cuba sends the foliowing: General Leonard Wood has succeeded General McKibbin as military governor of Rantiago., General McKibben resumes bis command, While General Wood is undoubtedly pop- ular, the change may give rise to some trouble on account of jealousy, General Leonard Wood went to the (sland as colonel of the Rough Riders, The re. ported appointment cannot be confirmed at sither the White House or at the War De. partment, OfMcisls do not say the report is inaccurate, but simply that they have no in- formation concerning it, It is pointed out that by the terms of the President's proclamation General Shafter, as commander-in-chief of the American forees in Cuba, is the governor of both the eity and province of Santiago. He may del. egate to some officer of his command the performance, of course, under his super. viston, of the duties of governor of Santi ago; but he would not necessarily immedi. ately inform the department of that faet, wha. Faw Ships to Enter. It fa expected by the Navy Department that but very few ships of Admiral SBamp- son's squadron will enter the harbor at San- tiago. Enough vessels will be sent in to put the harbor in condition for naval opera tions and the needs of American interests, WAR NEWS ITEMS, General Garein is reported t« dered his resignation in th rder to ascertain Yernmer © whether th 3p in bi t backs him n with sl RO tie . 1a wmfter, Garcia bas retis om Guanlaname become In- oensed at Sampsor delay in providing con. Ee ye, and 1 t riers, have sent him spe pt and Admiral Dewe y On ’ he has been joined i af troops, making at Mania, le At noon over the g amid the be Yerns ja ming the piaylog of ner ace Hantiag ional salute and Star-Bpangied in sal The government § piass § and roast of Spain, to attack 1 make demonstration against - considering the advisa t and ¢ said to pend- Ar d+ reass this government, Shafter cabled Ui that the number of Spanish dered will be about e600 iba General Washington Lroog of! whom # Surren- yw “ one given and the General Toral was surrender by Blaneo ernment, The American troops are not 1o enter the Spanish evacuate, but Red Cross workers are to mo in with relief, and the Spanish will police the city, while the Americans will Cabaa toarau- Madrid gov- city when the keep ut General Blanco is quoted in an interview as opposed to peace and as saying that be against the United States, Io #pain martial law was declared in or. der that the government might have a free hand fo arranging for peace, The auxiliary cruiser Dixie bas captured One was a Dritsh steamer The surrender not only includes the city of Santiago, but a large part ol Bantiago province, about 5,000 square miles in all, This does not give possession of Holguin there are Spanish forees under Generals IL.ogue and Fando, The American army mow around Santiago will be brought home to recuperate and regiments of immunes used to garrison the captured city, Commodore Watson®s squadron will also start promptly to bombard Spanish coast towns, Admiral Cervera and officers arrived. The movement against Porto Rico has be gun, General Miles having started for the island from Siboney on the Yale with sev. eral batteries and a few seasoned troops, An expedition of Cubass with supplies and armé for General Gomes was landed at Palo, Alto, where the Cuban general met them lu person. fix thousand volunteers at Charleston and five thousand regulars at Tampa were or- dered to go on board transports for immedi. ate departure to velaforos General Miles, A point about thirty miles from San Juan is said to be the place selected for the land. ing of the army, and #2 will be promptly seized. Thirty thousand troops will be em- ployed, and, if necessary, more. The Presi. dent is Snmnibed to make it a short, sharp cam ly na will a Hi sh monitors belog mainly id - » eaptured Spanish 4 Caw PROF Sly TOM of Town GEN. MILES SAILS. Powerful Convoy for the Big E xpedition, TO LAND AT SAN JUAN. Island May Full an Easy Prey Will Assist : Hule Eagement nt lesidents in Overthrow of Bpanish Which Were In the ¥n- Bantingo Will Not Be Sent Troops to Forto Rico. A Washington special says: General tary expedition against 1 Cuba, for of Porto Rico, that the troops d that ad spot on the rout Charieston New York 1 fr 3 Biboney Isiand ising wh shail General Miles will Tamps to fall Jute ILE are inder way me of them with twe lays’ start neral Miles, s ny shoul ® Yery great, Alter cony ath ulin ex pediti ad nt ail a ities sirengih « ing There | ruiser, Lhe wed by several « pe can be gottes i Lhe general ehwane brigade, compe he Filth, the Eieventh and the Ninetees oited States Infantry, a splendid body salled from Tampa to ji in and if the Porto Ri oot an immediate sg of dispositior ned soldiers rai eral Miies All expe it will nthe War De- iY every requisite ion is sot be 14 ous r lack tment to Secretary the gent § r said that the troops which *nEagement at Santiago would ats not be Rico, and there was no desire 10 use them there, T hey will remain in Caba until yellow fever hus been entirely stamped out. Miles did not think it advisable to take any troops to Porto Rico Hable 10 have contracted and in this conclusion curred. Creneral fever, he detinstenar the department cone PORTO RICO WILL BE ANNEXED To Be Held As Permanent Possession of the United States, A Washington special says: The sutbori tative declaration is made that the island « Porio Rico is to be held as a permanent pos- session of this country as the price of war. The ined statement was made “Porto Rico will be kept by the Ugited States. That is settled, and has been the plan from the first. Once taken it will never be released. It will pass forever into the hands of the United Kates, and there never has been aby other thought. Its possession will go toward marking up the heavy expense of war to the United States, Our flag, once run up there, wiil float over the island permanently.” The same authority says the future of the Philippines is a matier of developments, and that, so far, there is no certain policy finally adopted regarding these islands. They are subject to developments in the war situation in the Pacifis, It was intimated, though not definitely asserted, that tha La- | drone Islands might follow the fate of Porto | Rico and become Our permanent possession, being valuable as a coaling station and sup- ply station for our ships, when en route to Eastern Asia. v , the subj practically official A A AAAS. GEN, GARCIA WITHDRAWS, fie Wants No Further Alliance With Gen eral Shafter, : A Santiago special says that Genera! Gare | cla has written a loiter to General Shafter declaring be is disgusted at his treatment at | the bands of the Americans, and will, there. fore, withdraw bis foroes to the hills, Among | the things of which General Garcia some plains, is the failure of the American com- mander to officially notify bim of the sur render of the Spanish forces under Gen. Toral, and he is aiso incensed at the aiieged | fact that he was not invited to bo present at | the ceremony attending the formal capituin- tion of Bantiago. Another grievance is the retonsion of the Spanish civil authorities in the administration of their functions in Ban- ANOTHER ISLAND CAPTURED. Qur Transports Holst the Flag on Waks Island, Letters received at Hongkong from Cavite, dated July 14, say that the Ameri- can transports bave Loisted the American flag on an island supposed to be Watts island. A dispatch to from Cavite refers U the the London Times ) the Island over which American transports are sald to bave bolsted the American flag ae Wake Island, which is Iu the Marshal group. in Microne- sis, comprising the HRatack and Ralick chains, t les west of the Hawaling Isinnds, and not quite half theps and the Phil srehipeisgo. is probably a cable error. wWHy belwesn irinnde Ippine "YY alls No confirmation can reported troops of be obtained Island by the the the pecond » Manila, Long y dispatch re oeived from Admiral Dewey concerning the situation at Manila made no such are, and, »0 fur as he knew, the administration bad received po information of the kind from any oficial soures, Nether at the White House nor at the War Departs ment could ing be learned confirme- tory of the dispatches from Hongkon Wake Isiannd had been taken seizure of Wake i ox cedit 1 exped| Becretary paid that reference Lo a rez anyth ¥ TWO MEN HELD UP A TEAIN, Daring Robbery of an Express Not From Wichita, Lita, Kan ger train jeay Far A Wi BESET The Frisco f os 4 for masked nu at here ii BAYS : here at 8.50 iis was held jer ver, & station ten 1 ! af the notify ¥ LArs was it Lhe exact ALC t 10 raises Lhe A DAOYe Andover is a fag station, AGTEK AX #lreel near at the 7 § al acted In & mysterious way! i LLiey were su Nan ran dG othe road t He f ules Led was shot by th robbers re the train arrived, uger drew agun, t Sieh the men went thr mpl was made Lo ro er gelling what money robbers roe ¢ gallop, Dring back { ¥ ao ' ¢ ACTORS Lhe Dr warG ihe 0 CHINESE CRUISER sUNK Only Four Men Saved From a Crew of 130 Driven Ashore. Nagasaki MAY SAVE TWO VESSELS, Sampson's Reportef Wrecking Operations on Cevera's Fleet wing Aral Becretary i'r r y satisiac Maria Tereza npany thinks the pre by Sunday information regarding the other { officers ning the be gress in wed tory rajsed bainy exami pre bat KiB mmander ilisbaury, has been she wii iy utenant-( Pr ling the vising the wreeking of these vessels Vesuvius wu per on lhe of the DAMPS x. spanish Prisoners Reported Escaped. It was reported at Atlanta, Ga., that four snish fined at Fort ee the beginning of hostilities he officer in refuses to either rm the report, bul en- en who from said the Spaniards bad gotten away prisoners con gin bad escaped th» barracks confi several n ia i * came in the post FIELD OF LABOR, New York has a Torka-Arable daily paper. Brooklyn bas a German plasterers’ union. Boston bakers will not parade on Labor Day. There will be no Wheeling. Massachusetts barbers held a State come vention. Giassworkers want their pay increased oa August 1. Uncle Sam has a union printer on each of his Sagships, who sets up and prints the log book. Neweastio-on-Tyne higher wages, Brooklyn street car companies employ 2) women spotters, Building trades of Flushing want the cight- bour day on Augus. 1, The Great Northern allway Company, of Eagliand, have conceded reductions in the hours of labor to signaimen, The Gas Workers and General Laborers’ Union beld their conference in Birmingham recently. It wasstated that the total re esipts for the year bad been $1200.60. The conference voted £1,250 per annum 10 se- cure representation ln Parliament and on joeal bodies. The salaries of officers were increased, and & scheme was proposed for a system of voluntary provident benefits, Justice Maddox, in the Supreme Court in Birookiyn, granted 8 peremptory writ of mandamus yesterday 10 compel the Board of Estimate and Apportionment to provide funds to pay the police telegravh their salary at the rate of 1.850 a year, Labor Day parade at shipbuliders want
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