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-THE MORNING OREGON! AN, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1902. STRIKE BRINGS RIOT Sixteen Men Are Wounded at New Orleans. STREET-CAR MEN STILL FIRM Militia Is Expected on the Ground Today Local Company Resigns Oat- of Sympathy Masi Meeting Denounces Employes. NEW ORLEANS, Oct 8. The attempt ihls morning of the New Orleans' railway companies to start cars on its lines, which have been completely tied up for 11 days, precipitated a long-impending conflict be tween the strikers and those who attempt Ed to All their places. Although a hun 5red shota were fired, nobody was killed, but the following persons were Injured: Policeman John Fordyce, ribs fractured Wd scalp wound; Policeman Blouin, leg and hip fractured; Policeman Hessel. hit In the eye and on leg with bricks; Police man Schlessinger, hit in neck with brick Mid bruised on head, shoulder and wrist; Policeman Hattier, scalp wound from a brick: Patrol Driver Brown, arm broken; Pete Jensen, of Chicago, strike-breaker conductor, jaw broken by a brick; Louis Christensen, of 'Chicago, badly bruised by bricks; Thomas Jones, of Chicago, badly bruised by bricks; SI. L. Kennedy, of Chi cago, conductor of car, shot in foot; A. M. Clark, of Chicago, assistant to Jensen, hit in eye with a brick: Charles Ferguson, of Chicago, elbow broken by a blow; Budd Lynn, striker, shot in arm; Fred Elchtlng. switch boy, shot in leg; Alexander Derbs, laborer, sympathizer, shot in leg; un known striker, shot in head, asalp wounds, Mayor Capdeville. who requested Gover nor Heard to order out the militia, has been advised that Major-General Glynn, In command of the First military district. would report to the Mayor tomorrow morning. The street railway company an nounces its intention to run cars tomor row. The strikers are as determined as- ever, wruie tne citizens, wno nave oeen walking and riding in all manner of con veyances for four days more than a week. confidently expect trouble. The riot this morning occurred in the same neighbor hood as the one of the day before. Tonight a mass meeting "was held in Washington Artillery Hall. The mass meeting was attended by 3000 workingmen End many women. It was presided over by Robert E. Lee, the Republican cand'.-' date for Congress and president 6f the Central Trades and Labor Council. The addresses were temperate, considering the situation, except when reference was made to J. H. Edison, the St Louis strike breaker. The crewd shouted "Hang him!" "Kill him!" "Lynch him!" etc. The first three speakers denounced the importation of the strike-breakers. The authorities were denounced for calling out the militia. Resoltuions were adopted denouncing the railway company and protesting against the Importation of outside labor. The crowd dispersed without disorder. All tjfce militia in the city ivas ordered under arms tonight and corporal guards are rounding up the men. The plan of operations for tomorrow has not been de termined. One company, C, of the Third Regiment wants to evade service because of sympathy with the strikers, and all of tife officers and men resigned In a body. The Governor haa not been heard from on this, but it is understood the resignations will not be accepted. The militia under orders tonight include the naval battalion, 400 men; Washington Artillery, 300 men; Louisiana Field Ar tillery, 400 men, and" the First Troop of Cavalry. 00 men, mounted. They are all at their armories. At midnight Herman Corbush and Harry Fellman, nonunion men from Chi cago, were walking out Canal street to ward the barn. When at the intersec tion of Basin they wer accosted by a man who drew a revolver and fired two shots at them and escaped. Corbush was badly wounded m the groin and was taken to the hospital. Fellman was taken to the Central Station, which is only two blocks distant The two men had only just reached town, and were going to report Tor duty to take out cars tomorrow. SALE OF RESERVE TIMBER Ample Provision Has Been Made by the Department. KOOSKIA, Idaho, Sept 27. To the Ed itor.) I have read with much Interest and pleasure your editorial on "The Blue Mountain Reserve Project" You have stated a great deal of truth in a few rmi. tences. Permit me to say, however, that ii una particular i tear you have not been correctly Informed, if I read your words aright The expression, "It (the forest reserve system) makes, as yet. no provis ion for the use of timber under rules as suring forest protection," possibly inad vertent appears to me erroneous. As Illustrative of the policy of the Govern ment in this regard, I invite your atten tion to the several circulars of instruc tions relating to sales of timber and to the free use of timber on forest reserves The circular of February 27, 1902, is call culated and Intended to provide rules on the point in question. It will be observed that as rapidly as practicable forest re serves are to be surveyed and mapped and accurate estimates of timber made showing tho timber conditions in every reserve. With such data In hand, expert foresters will be able to determine to a nicety the annual growth in any given area. Having this information, the de partment can apply the rule that "the amount of timber disposed of in any one year in a given basin or watershed should not exceed the estimated annual timber Increment of that basin or watershed," which is now in full force and never lost sight of la determining the advisability of granting or refusing any application for Bale or free use of forest reserve timber. An examination of the circular of Jan uary 22. 1902, x will show that paragraphs 4, 5, 7, S, 14, 15, 1C and 18, on page 5, are es pecially deeignedto prevent the cutting of young or Immature timber, except when such cutting is desirable for thinning dense growths; and to guard as far as possible against fires b requiring all refuse left by cutters to be collected and carefully disposed of, the prime object of all those paragraphs being to assure for est preservation. Every forest officer knows that it is the declared intention of the department "to maintain and utilize the forest products of forest reserves In a state of the high est continued production fpr the direct benefit of the people dependent thereon, to supply local demands within the state in which the timber, grows." F. A. FENN, Forest Superintendent of Idaho and Mon tana. RULES FOR TAKING TIMBER. Sales From Forest Reserves When Xot Detrimental. The circular of the General Land Office, Issued last January, referred to In the foregoing letter, provider, as follows: Timber will be eold. both live and dead, wherever the removal of such material will be beneficial, or at least not detrimental, xo the forest reserves. In the disposition of this material the local demand will have preference, and. in localities where this local demand is so great that all available timber Is likely to be needed, appli cat.ons InyoH-In the export of the material to distant points will be refused. The applicant who wishes to purchase timber will apply, in 'person or In writing, to the su pervisor of the reserve, stating how much Um ber he wishes to buy. the kind of material de sired, and where the timber Is located As soon as practicable the supervisor or his assistant will go over tho ground "with the ap plicant, end determine whether the timber may bo sold, under what conditions, and at what price- . 4 After an agreement is reached the applicant should sign a definite application, prepared on the regular form, with the assistance of the forest officer. After this, the forest officer marks out the block or area where the timber may be cut. maps it and estimates the amount of timber on the whole, and also the particular kind applied for. He -alto makes a general forest description of the tract, block or quarter section. Then the application, together with the forest officer's description and recommendation. Is sent to the department at Washington. If approved, the timber will be advertised In a local paper for 30 days (60 days in Califor nia). This advertisement will be waived only In cases where the amount Involved In the sale "Is of ?100 stumpage value, or less. Bids on this timber will then de In order. These bids, together -with a deposit (Insuring the good faith of the bldderti should be sent by the bidders to the receiver of the local land office, and the bid wllr be forwarded from that office to the department. At the end of 30 days (60 days in California), the timber will be awarded to the highest bid der; and if the applicant Is the successful bid der. the deposit Is credited on the safe; If not. the money will be refunded. When the timber Is awarded the applicant will sign a contract containing the specifica tions contained In the original application, as to manner of cutting, scaling and-clanlng up, etc., and, if the case seems to Justify It he will be asked to give a bond, usually In an amount double the value of the timber, to se cure the proper fulfillment of the contract Cutting may then begin. The material will be skidded or piled in the customary manner, and the purchaser Is re quired to mark the tops of the logs to facilitate Bcallng. The scaling will be done In the customary way by the old Scrlbner rule. Railway ties are simply counted, anfl 30 ties, elght feet In length, equal 1Q00 feet board measure; 40 ties, six feet In length, equal 1000 feet board meas ure. Cordwood is measuVed in the ordinary way. Where green timber 10 Inches and over in diameter Is cut Into cordwood It Is charged as timber, and two cords are considered equal to 1000 feet board measure. The scaling will be done according to the conditions of the case. If tho cutting Is on a sufficiently large scale. It will be done In such a way as to keep up with the work; otherwise, the scaling will be done at set times. All timber must be marked with the United States stamp before It may be removed. The contract provisions referred to by Mr. Fenn are the following: To cut only timber on the area agreed upon and blazed and marked, and not to cut any of the live trees bounding this area. To leave no logs, ties, lagging or other mate rial In the woods, and to pay double the agreed price for any material thus left In the woods. ' To cut only marked timber, and to cut all marked timber. To leave no trees lodged in process of felling. Tops to be dragged bodily Into openings ready for burning. Tops to be lopped and brush plied on entire area, No hewing except at skldways In openings. Cut all 4ead material eound enough for fuel f : INCANDESCENT 'LIGHTS. They Generate Heat, and Are Dan gerous Wken Carelessly Placed. London Lancet The Incandescent electric lamp Is essen tially a device which transforms, electri city partly into light but mostly into heat As is well known, the carbon fila ment of the lamp Is a substance offering great resistance to the passage of the cur sent, and the product of this resistance is light and heat It Is an Instance of the translation of one "form of energy into an other. It may not however, generally be known that the light produced Is, after all, but a small percentage of the energy thus manifested some 5 or 6 per cent only at the nfost This fact is very Important bearing in mind a very common notion that the elec tric incandescent lamp is free from the heat rays. It is true that the lamp, when working, is not comparable with a flame or naked light, but at the same time the heat evolved is such as may lead to igni tion. We are disposed to emphasize this point because the incandescent electric lamp is used for the purposes of illumina tion and' dcoraflofi in "shops' without re gard to the possibility nay, probability of fancy goods- being fired which happen to be contiguous. Indeed, so flrin Is the Idea that the incandescent electric, lamp is free from heat that it is frequently to be found burled in a. mass- of easlly-ignlted and highly Inflammable material. This .is a .mistake, and care should ,be exercised with the electric lamp In Its application in this -connection, -but -the riBk, of -course, la not so great as where naked lights are employed. We have found by experiment that on immersing a 16-candle-power lamp (103 volts pressure) in half a pint of water the water boils within an hour, and in propor tionately less time when a 32-candle-power lamp is substituted. If, again, the lamp be burled In cotton wool the wool soon be gins to scorch, and ultimately to burst into flame. In one experiment which "we tried the bursting into flame of the wool was accompanied by a loud report due to the explosion of the lamp. It clearly ap pears from this that the incandescent electric lamp cannot be regarded as an unlikely means of starting a serious fire, and shop-keepers, especially those who exhibit highly Inflammable fabrics, should know that there Is risk in placing such goods too close to the lamp. The lamp In contact with celluloid fires it in less than five minutes, and, therefore, the danger Is particularly obvious In tho case of toy shops, where electric incandescent lamps are often suspended in the midst of toy celluloid balls. TO SHORTEN ITS LiNE. Northern Pacific Will Go Over Coeur d'Alene by Wallace io Spokane. MISSOULA, Mont, Oct 8. R. L Glea sdn, consulting engineer of the Rocky Mountain division of the Northern Pacific, has started out on the Coeur d'Alene branch with a large party of engineers to make surveys along the line, looking towards making Important changes. The party consisted of 20 men, and it is said in railroad circles here that the Northern Pacific will take a step that has been contemplated for several years, that of changing the main line business and run it over the Coeur d'Alene line via Wallace, Idaho, to Spokane. This plan has been considered feasible for some tlmo, and. would shorten .the run between here and Spokane by 0 miles. The Coeur d'Alene branch as it runs, at present has some curves that are too short and some grades that are too steep to be acceptable for main-line business and it is reported that it Is expected to make such corrections on the line that Engineer Gleason and his party are starting out to make surveys for. ; Government Ageat Ends Life. ST. PAUL, Oct 8. L. C. Hayes, sup posed to be a Government agent in Mon tana, committed suicide by shooting at the Merchants Hotel today. He left a note asking that his wife at Elizabeth town, Ky., be notified of his death. He had a ticket calling for transportation to Harlem, Mont He came to the hotel last Monday, and last night complained to an employo of the house of not f6elin well. Mascag-nl Begins Operatic Tonr. NEW YORK. Oct 8.-PIetre Mascagni tonight opened his American operatic tour with the performance of two of his own presentations at the Metropolitan Opera House, which was literally crowded from parquette to gallery. The audience gave tho composer a wonderfully warm and enthusiastic -welcome. The evening's en tertainment opened with the one-act love story "Zanetto." the bill being completed with "Cavallcrla Rustlcana." Rnaor of an Agre'cmcnt VIENNA, Oct. 8. Tho Mlttaglasbatt asserts that a provisional agreement has been arrived at between Austria ana Hungary, but this statement is doubted In thp best-informed quarters. At the same time there is no ground for regard ing the .situation as desperate, both-.gov-ernments being convinced of the absolute necessity of arriving at an agreement MINERS ALL VOTE "NO" ROOSEVELT'S PEACE PLAN BADLY DEFEATED. Will Not Retarn to Work Unless Con cessions Are MadePresident r Is Commended. (Contl Inued from First Page.) - United States were sent here, until they are granted some concessions. Additional troops for this region have not arrived, and the general strike situation remains unchanged. National President Mitchell, of tho Min ers' Union, and the three anthracite dis trict presidents returned to this city from Buffalo this morning.' The chief of the miners had nothing to say regarding yes terday's trip, and also declined to discuss President Roosevelt's proposition for end ing the strike. The mall matter, received at strike head quarters Is increasing as the thermom eter goes down. Scores of letters are from eccentric persons giving sdvlce as to what to do, and many are received, from per sons who want the strike ended so that they can get coal. One postal card reached headquarters from Canada on which was written: "Please take the advice In third chap ter, 14tb verse, St Luke's Gospel, and let us have some coal." MITCHELL IX XEW YORK. He Confers With Quay and Penrose, BHt Will Xot Talk. NEW YORK, Oct 8. President John Mitchell, of the United Mlneworkers, ar rived at the Pennsylvania Station at Jer sey City tonight having come on a Le high Valley train from "Wilkesbarre. With him were District Presidents Nlcholls, Fahcy and Duffy. They went Immediately to tho Ashland House, this city. Mr. Mitchell was asked It he had come to hold a conference with the operators, but he declined to say. He refused1 to answer all questions, and say how long he. would be In the city. Mr. 'Mitchell had the ap pearance of, having been under severe mental and physical strain, but assured questioners that he was In good health, though tired. At 10 o'clock this evening, Mr. Mitchell called up Wilkesbarre by telephone, the reason being that he had expected-some telegrams which he did not find waiting him. Shortly after this he turned to the newspaper men and said: "The information has been conveyed to me by telephone that a total of 260 local unions have reported unanimous votes against resuming work. The men are not deterred from going to work through any fear of bodily harm, but are resolved to remain out until the differences be tween them and the operators are arbi trated, or until they are ordered to return -by their leaders. This leaves about 40 or 50 local unions to hear from yet The unanimous action Includes the votes of strikers not members of tho union, but who were present at the meetings and voted with the union men." At 11 o'clock. President Mitchell and two of the district .presidents went from the Ashland House to the Fifth-Avenue Hotel, where Senators Quay and Penrose, of Pennsylvania, and Louis N. Hammerllng, of Wilkesbarre, were registered. Mr. Mitchell's conference with Senators Quay and Penrose lasted for an hour and three quarters. At its conclusion, Mr. Mitchell returned to the Ashland House. He de clined to say a word as to his talk -with the Senators and the latter left word with .the clerk at Jthe Fifth Avenue that they would not see anyone, Instructing the clerk to refuse the cards of finy per sons who might wish to interview them. XO XEWS AT WHITE HOUSE. It -Roosevelt Has Any Other Peace Plan, It Is Xot Known. WASHINGTON. Oct S. There have been no further developments here in the coal strike situation. The. President has re ceived no response to his suggestion sub mitted Monday evening to President Mitchell, and no new propositions have come from the operators, nor are there any In prospect, so faras the Adminis tration Is aware. With the protection now offered by Governor Stone, it is presumed the operators will try to make good their assertions that they will supply the coun try with coal. If President Mitchell re fuses to entertain the latest proposition of President Roosevelt, it Is said that de velopments in the coal region must solve the problem. If President Roosevelt has any other plan, no Intimation of It has been given. Mitchell's Reply Still In Mail. WASHINGTON. Oct 8. The answer of President John Mitchell, of the United Mlneworkers, to the letter of President Roosevelt requesting that the anthracite coal miners be asked to return to work immediately, had not been received at the temporary White House up to 11 o'clock tonight Secretary Cprtelyou expects that the letter will bo in the regular morning malL , Roosevelt and Root Confer. WASHINGTON. Oct. 8. Secretary Root was in consultation with the President for more than two hours tonight and It Is thought that the strike situation received much attention. President Nlcholl Mur ray Butler, of Columbia University, also called, but declined to indicate the od ject of hie visit to the White House. Early In the evening Attorney-General Knox was at the White House for an hour. Rumor That Baer Has Resigned. PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 8. A xumor was current here tonight that George F. Baer, president of the Philadelphia &. Reading Railroad, has submitted his resignation tq the board of directors. Inquiry at Mr. Baer's residence here elicited the Informa tion that he had' retired for the night, leaving strict orders that he was not to be disturbed.. Two members of the board of directors, however, emphatically de nied the rumor. The Heading directors met today to consider the annual report of the company and it was stated that no other business wne discussed. OPERATORS FAIL TO SHOW UP. Manufacturers' Visit to Philadelphia Fruitless Thus Far. PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 8. The visit to this city of the committee representing the National Association of Manufacturers for the purpose of conferring with the presi dents of the coal-carrying roads, who last week met President Roosevelt and the officials of the Miners' Union at Wash ington, appears to have been fruitlesa The committee arrived here early this morning and epent the greater part of the day at the Manufacturers' Club awaiting the anDearance of the riresldents. hut nnn of the latter appeared, in person at least. at tne request of tne committee for a conference. Then the, committee Issued the following etatement: "The committee of the National Manu facturers Association came to Philadel phia after meeting John Mitchell and his associates at Buffalo on Tuesday; for the purpose of considering measures by which the coal strike could be ended, and thin committee will meet again October 14. "D. M. PARRY, President. "GEORGE H. BARBOUR, Detroit "RICHARD YOUNG, New York. "FRANK LEAKE. Philadelphia." After the members of tho had eaten breakfast thev dlsnfltrh a messenger to the office of President tizt .of the Reading Company, announcing that xney were reaay to meet the operators. xne nature or Mr. Baer's reply is not known, but in answer to a question the railroad president said: "I know nothing about a committee." He declined to make any further statement ' President Parry oald invitations to meet the committee had been sent to all the presidents who had met President Roose velt last week, and that favorablo replies had been received from three of them. He would not however, divulge their names. During the afternoon President Parry, In an Interview, said: "The strike has reached what we now believe is the crisis. We were in hopes of meeting the opera ators today, but, owing to the short notice they had, they were unable to bo present." Invitation to Operators. NEW YORK, Oct. 8. The presidents of the anthracite and coal roads and John Markle have received the following tele gram from the committee of the National Manufacturers' .Association, which met yesterday with Mr. Mitchell and the dis trict presidents of the United Minework ers at Buffalo: "Albany, N. Y., Oct 8. Our committee of conference here desire to meet you tomorrow at 10 A. M., Manufacturers' Club. Philadelphia. This Is very urgent" Two cf the operators named have an nounced their intention to decline the Invitation. President Fowler, of the Ontario & Western, said " there was nothing new in the situation, so far as his road was concerned. "This 13 not the time to talk." said President Fowler, "it is the tlmo for ac tion. Wc are trying our be3t to mine coal and will bepd all our energies In that direction." There was an informal conference of the leading Interests today, but- nothing of interest developed. PEACH DELEGATES AnRIVIXO. Five Hundred Men Expected at De trblt Meeting Today. DETROIT, Oct 8. Delegate to. the In terstate conference on the coal situation, called by Mayor Maybury and a special committee of the Common Council, are arriving tonight on almost every train. The conference will be called to order tomorrow morning in the Masonic Tem ple by Mayor Maybury. No plan of ac tion for the conference will bo presented by the local committee. .It fcr expected that by tomorrow noon there will be 500 delegates present SUIT UXDER TRUST LAW. Action Commenced Against Rail ways In Pennsylvania. PHILADELPHIA, Oct 8. Frank H; Thompson, of this city, began proceedings today in the United States Circuit Court to have the Philadelphia & Reading Rail way, the Central Railroad of New Jersey, the Lehigh Valley, road, the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western, the Delaware & Hudson Railroad and the New York, Ontario & Western Railroad Companies declared an illegal combination, because they are engaged In an unlawful restraint of the anthracite coal supply. Mr. Thompson alao requests that the repre sentatives of the companies "be re strained and prohibited from meeting either for the purpose of fixing the rate of coal or market price thereof." New York Anti-Trnst Action Pat Off. ALBANY, N. Y., Oct 8. The heaftng which was to have been given today be fore Attorney-General Davies on the ap plication to commence proceedings under the Donnelly anti-trust law against the coal-carrying roads operating in this state, which control the anthracite fields In Pennsylvania, has been adjourned until October 15, at the request of the rail road companies. The Pennsylvania company filed an answer in which it de nies that it is a party to any illegal com-t binatlon. Petition for Public Ownership. HARRISBURG. Pa., Oct 8. A com mittee from the labor union of Philadel phia called upon Governor Stone this afternoon and presented a petition adopt ed at a meeting on Monday calling upon the executive to take action to acquire public ownership of the mines. The Governor promised to refer the, communi cation to Attorney-General Elkln. . STRIKERS TRY TO STOP TRAIX. Coupling: Pins Are Removed Five Times nnd a Few Stones Thrown. HARRISBURG, Pa., Oct'. 8. The first outbreak of disorder since the marches and arrests of two weeks ago occurred at WHHamstown last night, when an at tempt was made to move 32 cars of coal from the siding of the Lykens Valley Coal Company. Coupling pins were drawn five times and some stones were thrown. Finally the trainmen got the cars coupled and started off with the train, amid the hoots and jeers of men and boys. When the cars were taken through WIsconlsco the train crew was jeered. Soon after the train passed a fnob marched about the town and throw stones at the houses of the men who had been working. No dam age waB dene. Striking: Miner Fatally Shot. SHENANDOAH, Pa., Oct 8. Martin McAndrew, a striking miner, was fatally shot near his home tonight Although he will die before morning, he steadfastly refused to tell who shot him. He was taken to his home by two unknown men, who left him. at the door and then ran away. Drivers Will Xot Work Under Guard. SHAMOKIN, Pa., Oct. 8. Two com panies of the Fourth Regiment were on duty at the Royal Oak colliery today ' Why Syrupof Ffs kfrbest fajnily lax&tiv It is pure. It is gentle. It is pleasant. " It is efficacious. l rs It is not expensive. . : " It is good for children. a It is excellent for ladies. t ".:-W' , 1 It is convenient for business men. It is perfectly safe under all circumstances. It is used by millions of families the world oyer. It stands highest, as a laxative, with physicians. If you use it you have the best laxative the world produces. The Perfect PURE, PALATABLE, POPULAR Millions Are Eatln? MALTA" VITA 'The Perfect Fool" re" Malta-Vita is so prepared as to be easily digested and assimilated by old and young, sick or well. Large packages at 15 cents at your grocers, " '--. Malta-Vita Pure Food Co. Battle Creek, Michigan keeping strikers bent on mischief away from the mine. The Llewllyn Coal Com pany Intended to start up the colliery to day but failed, the driver boys refusing to go to work under armed protection. Six companies of the Sixteenth Regi ment arrived here today and camped on the outskirts of the town. Soldiers' Train Stoned. HAZELTON, Pa., .Oct S. The First Regiment of Philadelphia arrived here this morning. The only incident of the trip was the stoning of the second sec tion, near Bethlehem. Several car win dows were shattered. The regiment will be concentrated at central points and details will be sent by railroad or trolley to collieries where their services may' be required. Everything is quiet in the Hazelton dis trict today. Operator Make Gains. TAMAQUA, Pa.. Oct 8. The Second Regiment of Philadelphia, National Guard, arrived herejthls morning, and the Sixth Regiment from Chester. No threats are made against the guardsmen and little trouble Is anticipated. The general feeling Is one of apathy. Busi ness is at a standstill. Reports from this region indicate that the operators made a slight gain in their working force to day. t WILL EXPEL MILITIAMEN. Nevr York Trades Assembly Move for Street-Car Strikers. SCHENECTADY, N. Y., Oct. 8. The Trades 'Assembly tonight decided that all members of the militia on duty' at Glens Falls should be expelled from their re spective unions. CITY HAS CONSIDERABLE COAL. New York Xot Worrying About Pnb lic Inconvenience IVoiy. NEW YORK. Oct. 8. Statements made today by the heads of the various city bureaus indicate that there Is no Im mediate danger of public inconvenience from the coal shortage. 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Insist on getting Malta Vita, "the perfect food." Requires no cook ing, always ready to eat. while the Water Department has still on hand and In sight a sufficient quantity to obviate any danger. A Bonanza for Brltlsli Dealers. NEW YORK, Oct 8. Although the de mand, from America has had the effect of raising the price of coal on most of the British exchanges again, the exports show an Increase for the past month of, fully 100,000 tons,' and the shipments to America are expected to have a marked effect on the exportatlpns for October, cables the Tribune's London correspondent Owing to Sir Michael Hicks-Beach's 'export du ties, the British treasury must benefit enormously. Nesroes Take Places of Strikers. BIRMINGHAM. Ala., Oct 8. A report from Johns, In the Boue Creek district today, says that 60 negro miner's are at work In the mines of the. Tennessee Coal Iron & Railway Company, where a strike was declared last Monday. BIG FIRE FROM EXPLOSION Birmingrton Property to Vnlne of 9200,000 D.estroyed. BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Oct 8. An explo sion today in a one-story warehouse of the Moore &. Handley Hardware Com pany, adjoining the other buildings of the company on Powell avenue, near Twenty-first street, caused a fire that destroyed property valued at 5200,000; in surance about 25 per cent. The company's main building, a three-story brick struc ture, narrowly escaped destruction. C. M. Ryce, a clerk, and John Simpson, a salesman, were hurt Several heavy ex plosions occurred during the progress of i the Are, causing a panic among the thou sands of spectators. PERSONAL MENTION. Mrs. H. B. Chase has left town to spend the Winter at Faclflc Grove, Cal. Major Li. D. Kinney, of' the Great Cen tral Railroad, has gone to Roseburg for a few days to look after organizing opera tions for the Coos Bay line. Ben G. Rosenstein, of Portland, has re ceived news of a rich copper strike on the 1 property of the Park Copper & Gold Mln- Its component parts are all wholesome. . . . It acts gently without unpleasant after-effects; - -It is wholly free from objectionable substances. , , It contains the laxative principles of plants. It contains the carminative principles" of plants. It contains wholesome aromatic liquids whichaare agreeable and refreshing to the taste. ' : All are pure. ; ' 'J..L1; V All are delicately blended. . , All are skillfully and scientifically compounded; -, Its value is due to our method of manufacture and to the orginality and simplicity of the combination. To get its beneficial effects buy the genuine. Manufactured by . x San Francisco, Cal. ( i s Louisville. .Ky. Now York. N. Y. 1 1 & and Muscle of rat - --ira if Toronto, Canada lng Company,- located near Mullan, Idaho, la which he owns, a. ninth interest - The new vein Js fully 10, feet wideband ,the owners are enthusiastic over the new dfs covery. - NEW YORK, Oct 8. (Special.) North west people registered, at New York hotels today are as follows: 1 . Portland Plaza, D. E.. Smith and. wife; Cadillac, J. SUverton; Kensingtonk H. Pope; Victoria S. Blsslnger; Grand Union. P. A. .Smith. Seattle-;Crlterion. J. W. Stutman; Hol lapd, P. J.' Brandy; Herald Square, VJ. Bothwell; Imperial, J. W.. . Steadnian; Marlborough. Mrs. T. M. Young, Dr. Young; Navarre,. Miss B. Jaffe, L. Jaffe; Grand Union, Mrs. F. E. Thompson; Vic toria, K. Gf Barnes. TROUBLE IN ROYAL HOUSE Queen Dragra Seeks Revenue on King; fpr Stopping "Pin 3Ioney." VIENNA, Oct 8. The correspondent :at Belgrade, Servia, of .the Nues Weiner Tageblatt. says that to revenge heMelf upon King Alexander fdr stopping ner "pin money," Queen Draga created scan dalous scenes before th courtiers. The King reproached the Queen with being the curse of his life. Queen Draga. retort ed with coarse abuse, accusing the King of a liaison with her sL?ter Helen, and even boxed the King's- ears. Declare Against Educational Bill. BIRMINGHAM. England. Oct -8. The British Baptist Union, which is now in session here; passed resolutions declaring that the government's educational bill violates the fundamental principles of the constitution, and pledging the members 'of the assembly, to a determined endeavdr to make the measure If enacted ineffec tive, and to suffer distraint of property rather than to pay the school -rate. Still Under Semt-Martlal' Lnvr. GLENS FALLS, N. Y,, Oct 8. This city la still under seml-martlal law, be cause of the strike of the motormen of the Hudson Valley Electric Railway, the militia patrolling the streets after dark. Henry L, Ramsey, secretary of tie Cen tral Trades and Labor Association, was arrested today charged with rioting. 'fi.