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LAND DRAWINGS ATTRACT THRONG Only One in Fifteen Can Get Home steads Worth While in Lottery. Registration Closes August 5 and Lot tery Will Be" Held August 9 for Lands in Three Indian Reserva tions Opened Little Girls to Draw Numbers. Coour d'Alene, Idaho, July 15. Reg istration for lands in the Coeur d'Alene Indian reservation commenced in the city at 12 o'clock last night and will conclude at midnight on August 5. A heavy registration at least 100,000 people is expected, and the notaries are ready to do their share of the labor connected with the opening. Many of them were already central ly located and are in their old offices, but others have constructed temporary buildings in the business section. A charge of 25 cents will be made for re ceiving applications, but there is noth ing to prevent a notary from acting as agent for applicants, in which case he will notify has clients as to their suc cess in the drawing and receive a com pensation for it. All the hotels and lodging houses have prepared for the rush, and every availaole room will be used. Some of the hotels have rented buildings and equipped them with beds and many in dividuals have secured buildings and equipped thpm for sleeping purposes. Yet with all of these accommodations it is feared the large crowd will not be amply provided tor. James W. Witten, superintendent in charge of the opening of the reserves, estimates that 100,000 men and women will file for lands, many applying for all three reservations, making a grand total of probably 200,000 applications. From 15,000 to 20,000 applications from veteran soldiers and sailors are expected. A single notary already has 210 veterans listed for filings. Some of the homesteads to be drawn August 9 are valued at $15,000 to $20, O00. It is believed about one applicant in 15 will be able to secure a homestead worth taking up. Miss Harriet Post, daughter of At torney F. T. Post, of Spokane; Miss Helen Hamilton, of Coeur d'Alene, daughter of General Ortis Hamilton, and Miss Christina Donlan. daughter of Judge Donlan, of Missoula, have been chosen to draw all the numbers for ap plicants for lands in the Coeur d'Alene, Spokane and Flathead reservations re spectively. On August 9 these girls, who are about 12 years old, will be blindfolded and placed beside the hugh piles of probably 200,000 envelopes containing applications for lands. These they will draw at random, homeseekers being given their choice of lands in the order in which the names are drawn. There is little evidence of a rush to file applications in Spokane for the Spokane reservation, but there will be a crush on the trains to Coeur d'Alene, 35 miles distant. MISSOULA BECOMES CROWDED About 3,000 Homeseekers Expected to Register tor Land. Missoula, Mont., July 15. Itis es timated about 1,000 homeseekers' arriv ed in Missoula today to register for lands in the Flathead reservation, and it is expected before tomorrow night at least 3,000 will have registered. In an effort to get ahead of the crowd from other parts of the country, home seekers from various parts of Montana and surrounding states have been pour ing into the city in crowds since yes terday. Hotel accomodations are at a premium. Lodging houses are filling rapidly and tomorrow night the visitors probably will sleep in tents. Fifty thousand persons are expected to register in this city, and to handle this crowd 52 government notaries have been appointed. A large number of people have pass ed through on their way to Kalispell, where there is another registration office for the Flathead reservation. Trust Funds Are Gone. New Orleans, July 15. VVyatt II. Angram, Jr., the trust officer of the Hibernia Bank & Trust company, of New Orleans, was arrested at his home this evening, charged with being a de faulter to the amount of between $75, 000 and $100,000. Ingram is Baid to have confessed to Vice President Pool, of the Hibernia bank, that his defalca tions would approximate $100,000. In gram stood high in business and social circles of New Orleans. His family connections in Kentucky, Maryland and other Southern states are prominent. Aaits Harriman's Word. New York, July 15. It is stated that orders amounting to $13,000,000 for the electrification of the Sacra mento division of the Southern Pacific railway a project that has been under consideration for some time will be placed as soon as a cable of authoriza tion, now expected hourly, is received from E. H. Harriman. Steep grades, heavy snowfall and many snowheds and tunnels have always hampered steam locomotives. . Spaniards Shell Moors. Madrid, July 15. A dispatch from Melilla says Spanish troops at Atala you shelled a body of tribesmen who were making preparations to attack the Spanish forces. Several tribsnren were killed or wounded and the others fled. HOT CONTEST ASSURED. Senate and House Will Each Hold Out for Lumber Rate. Washington, July 16. The make-up of the committee on conference that is now handling the tariff bill, endeavor ing to compromise the differences be tween the house and senate bills, is not such as- to inspire confidence in the hearts of those senators and represent atives who favor the senate duty oh rough lumber, $1.50 per 1,000 feet. It may be that that rate will be re tained, but there is only one Republi can on the conference committee who is directly interested in the lumber schedule, and that man is handicapped because he is a big lumberman. Of the senate conferees, not one has any direct interest in the tariff on lum ber. Aldrich, Rhode Island; Burrows, Michigan; Penrose, Pennsylvania; Hale, Maine, and Cullom, Illinois, rep resent states that care far more about cheep lumber than they do about high protection for the American lumber man. A few years ago Burrows might have been somewhat concerned, but now his interest is secondary. On the house Bide, Payne, New York ; Dalzell, Pennsylvania; McCall, Massachusetts; Boutell, Illinois; Calderhead, Kansas, and Fordney, Michigan, are the confer ees, and Fordney is the only enthusias tic advocate of a high tariff on lumber, for he owns ' fabulous quantities of timber land and operates a numb sr of lumber mills. It will be the contention of the house members that the duty on rough lumber must be reduced $1, the rate fixed by the house in the Payne bill They will insist that the house will not stand for $1,50, and will point to the fact that it was only by a narrow mar gin that the house rejected a free lum ber amendment. COREA ACCEPTS CHANGE. Transfer of Courts to Japan Quiet'y Received. Seoul, July 16. The news of the new agreement between JaDan ar.d o Cnrpa nrmnrrinir for the transfer of Corean judicial authority to Japan, is beng quietly accepted here, now mat its terms are fully understood. It was feared that some disturbance might follow the public misapprehen sion that the disbanding of the court guards was included in the abolition oi ts e Corean war office. Now that it is known generally thit the guards are not to be discharged, Dut merely are to be nlaced under the command of the emperor's aide-de-camp, the cause for uneasiness has been removed. It is believed that the convention be tween the two countries relative to the transfer was signed July 12. The pro visions of the document, besides the changes mentioned, look to the control of Corean prisons by the Japanese. EARTHQUAKE IN GREECE. Province of Elis Suffers Loss of Score of Lives and IOO Injured. Athens, Greece, July 16. An earth quake has occurred in the provincre of Elis, the capital of which is Pyrgos. Several villages were destroyed and many people perished. The loss is heavy. London, July 16. A dispatch to a London news bureau from Athens says that a violent earthquake has occurred in Southern Greece, resulting in con siderable loss of life and damage to property. Twenty person are reported dead and 100 injured at one village, and three other villages suffered heavily. The dispatch adds that, when the details are learned, it is likely that the casual ties will be greatly increased. Building Falls; 7 Dead. Philadelphia. July 16. Seven men were killed, one fatally injured and 24 seriously hurt today when a building at the northwest corner of Eleventh and Market streets collapsed. One man is also missing. The building, a five story brick structure in the heart of the business section was being remod eled, and it is supposed the removal of one of the girders caused the entire structure to weaken and crash to the earth. Lost Ship to Be Sought. Victoria, B. C.) July 16. It is semi officially announced that II. M. S. Al gerine will be dispatched shortly to cruise the South Pacific and search the islands for traces of possible survivors or news of the fate of the Greenock ship Australian, just posted as missing at Lloyd's and hopelessly overdue at Sydney from Mazatlan, whence she sailed last November. Lang & Ful ton, owners, have petitioned the ad miralty that search be made of the many islands and atolls along her route. Cossacks Desert Shah. Teheran, July .16. The Royalist forces apparently have had er ugh of fighting and are prepared to admit the supremacy of the Nationalists. The secretary of the Russian legation here submitted proposals for the surrender of the Cossacks. He asked that the Nationalists cease attacking the Cos sacks, that the Cossacks be allowed to continue service under the future Per sian government and that their safety be guaranteed, which was agreed to. Prefer American Labor. Butte, Mont., July 16. E. P. Mat thewson, superintendent of the Washoe smelter, has announced that the policy of the company hereafter will be to employ American labor before alien labor. Mr. Mttthewson also stated that the company store system has been abandoned in Anaconda. A BRIEF DAILY REPORT ON THE WORK OF CONGRESS Saturday, Jul 17. Washington, July 17. The tariff conferees today settled the question of giving the secretary of the treasury authority to iBsue 50-year 3 per cent bonds to cover the entire cost of the Panama canal. The effect of the bond provision is to repeal the limit of the bond authorization of the bpooner act, although not interfering with 2 per cent bonds issued under that authority to the amount of $84,631,980. The estimated cost of the canal is $375, 201,000, which will be the figure named in the new authorization, and bonds may be issued as they are needed at the rate of 3 per cent to the extent of $290,569,020. There is no doubt that a 1 per cent tax on the net earnings of corporations will be accepted. Practically the only subject consid ered during the forenoon session of the conference was the woolen Bchedule. A reduction of 5 per cent was made in the Dingley rates on women's and children s dreBS goods made of cotton warn. Three changes in the wool schedule were agreed upon. All of these were reductions, the lower duty orv women's and children's dress goods being made on woolen fabrics weigh ing four ounces or over to the square yard and woven into contton wark. A reduction of 25 per cent was also made on yarns valued at 30 cents a pound or less. Friday, July 16. Washington, July 16. Twenty-four hours would see the end of the work of the senate and house conferees on the tariff bill and a substantial agreement upon the question at issue but for the five propositions iron ore, coal, hides, oil and lumber upon which the presi dent stands firm for radical reductions or even abolition of the tariff. The rates on silks and woolen goods were determined today. The senate won on both. On silks there will be a considerable advance over existing du ties and on woolens there is to be no change from the present law, except in regard to wool tops, which are to be given a new classification. The duty on tops is prohibitive now, and it is predicted that it will continue bo, even after the reduction is put into force. Thursday, July 15. Washington. July 15. Questions on cotton goods and lead products were taken up by the tariff conferees today. Members of the house conference committee declined to accept the sen ate amendments to the cotton schedule when that subiect was taken up. These amendments consist chiefly of changes from ad valorem to specific duties for the purpose of carrying out the orig inal intent of the Dingley rates, which senate conferees assert have been pulled down by the misinterpretation of the Dingley law. Wednesday, July 14. Washington, July 14. Reports that there was dissatisfaction in the tariff conference with the corporation tax amendment, and that it might be drop ped out of the bill reached the ears of President Taft today. In consequence Senator Aldrich and Representative Payne were called to the White House. The house provision allowing a draw back to the amount of internal revenue tax paid on domestic alcohol used in articles such as perfumes and cosmetics manufactured for the foreign trade was tentatively accepted. The real struggle over rates fixed by the house and senate and which was to have begun today, was deferred be cause of the desire to get reports on a number of subjects which were referred to subconferees and committees for in vestigation. In order that no time should be lost, it was decided to take up at once the administrative section in their order. When adjornment was taken at 6:30 o'clock the senate maximum and min imum provision had been accepted ten tatively with the exception of the pro vision for the employment of tariff ex perts. The house conferees argued that the ways and means committee and the senate finance committee have the investigation of tariff matters as their special province. Tuesday, July 13. Washington, July 13. An unexpect ed burst of speed was exhibited by the tariff conferees tonight and the first j consideration of the bill was .complet ed. When tomorrow's session begins the struggle over important differences of the senate and house will open. Thus far all questions involving raw materials, which have been the sub jects of heated disputes, have been put over after brief discussions. The ses sion tonight adjourned at 9 :45 o'clock in order that the conferees could get the benefit of a good night's rest mid be ready for the big battle at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. By passing over the cotton and wool en schedules without taking up any of the amended paragraphs and skipping iho rlisniitxl rtointa rf th ll)mhr 1 - schedule, the conferees were able to dispose of about 400 senate amend ments. Taft Given "Big Stick." Washincton. Julv 14. President Taft wna nrpsentpd with a hlndfpon six feet long and shaped like a big stick of Kooseveltian authority, which became famous durincr the last administration. The doner was J. E. Forbes, of Ottawa, Kan., who sent it with this message : The Almichtv nrobablv crew this big stick for some good purpose, and I expect-that it was to allow you to swat the tariff bin and otner scnemes ci criminal extortion." Monray, July 12. Washington, July 12. By the decis ive vote of 317 to 14, more than the necessary two-thirds, the house today passed the senate joint resolution pro viding for the submission of an income tax constitutional amendment to the states. The negative votej were ell cast by Republicans. The resolution now goes to the president for his sig nature. The debate lasted four hours. Chair man Payne, of the committee on ways and means, voiced the sentiment that such a tax would make "a nation of liars." The burden of the Democratic speeches was that it was simply a case of stealing Democratic thunder, al though some of the remarks on that side incidentally touched upon tariff and the corporation tax, with no little amount of castigation of the Republi cans for failing to keep party pledges. CRANE IS MINISTER. Prominent Chicagoan Accepts Post at Chinese Capital. Washington, July 17. Charles R, Crane, of Chicago, vice president of the Crane company, has been chosen by President Taft to represent the United States as minister to China, succeeding W. W. Rockhill, who was taken from China to be ambassador to Russia. It is understood that Mr. Crane has an nounced his willingness to accept, and that his appointment awaits the ex change of usual preliminary formali ties between the two countries. The Chinese mission, under a policy with regard to Oriental affairs already inaugurated by the present administra tion, will be one of the most important posts in the diplomatic service. Pres ident Taft has exoenenced much diffi culty in finding the right man for the place. He believes he has just the person in Mr. Crane, who not only stands high in the business world, but has made an exhaustive study of inter national politics. GIVES STANDARD OIL LINE. Government Allows Pipe From Okla homa to Mississippi River. Washington, July 16. A right of way to the Prairie Oil & Gas company, a subsidiary of the Standard Oil com pany, for the construction of an eight- inch pipe line for the purpose of con ducting oil from a point in Tulsa county, Okla., in the Glenn pool field, through the Creek, Cherokee and Choc taw nations in a southeasterly direc tion to the Okalhoma-Arkaneas state line, a distance of 151 miles, was today approved by Acting Secretary of the Interior Pierce. The new pipe line will then extend onward to Baton Rogue, La. The new pipe line is the outgrowth of Secretary Ballinger's action in amending the oil and gas regulations by striking out the "common carriers" and "confiscatory" clauses: none of the companies being willing to extend their lines under the old regulations. . Taft To Visit Yosemite. Washington, July 15. President Taft will spend three days in the Yo semite valley when he goes to the Pa cific coast this fall. The president has asked Congressman Needham, of Cali fornia, to make all arrangements. He said two days would be devoted to a ride in a stage and on the third he would travel on horseback. The exact date of his trip through the Yosemite will not be determined until the entire Western itinerary is mapped out. Taft and Diaz to Meet. Washington, July 16. Plans for the meeting of Presidents Taft and Diaz were made today at a conference be tween Secretary of State Knox and the Mexican ambassador. According to the plan outlined the presidents will meet at the center of the bridge over the Rio Grande, between EI Paso, Texas, and Juarez, Mexico. The meet ing will take place about October 15. Snake Bridge in House Bill. Washington, July 17. The omnibus bridge bill, introduced in the house to day, authorizes the construction of a bridge over the Snake river at the town of Ontario, Or. Authority is granted the county commissioners of Malheur county, the chamber of com merce of the town of Ontario and the county commissioners of Canyon coun ty, Idaho. Professor Newcomb Dies. Washington, July 13. Professor Simon Newcomb, the famous astronom er, deid at his home in this city at an early hour this morning at the age of 74. Probably the most noted American astronomical mathematician since the days of Benjamin Franklin, Professor Newcomb was recognised at the time of his death as one of the world's great est scientists. Many Places Want Taft. Washington, July 13. Since the an nouncement of President Taft's tenta tive itinerary for his Western trip, the White House has been fairly flooded with telegrams and letters requesting that the tour be extended to include various states and cities that did not have a place on the presideont's list. Loafing Causes Shake-Up. Washington, July 16. A "shake-up" in the personnel of the Department of Commerce and Labor took place today, when approximately 100 employes were reduced and the resignations of about 10 others accepted. The reduc tions were made, it is stated, because the employes loafed on the job. CUSHMAN IS BURIED. Thousands of People Pay Tribute to Dead Congressman. Tacoma, July 14. Thousands of peo ple paid the last tribute of respect and friendship to the late Congressman Francis W. CuBhman yesterday. The body lay in state at the armory from 10 a. m. to 1 :30 p. m., where a wealth of flowers from Point Defiance park, which he was instrumental in securing from the government for the city of Tacoma, were banked about the casket. Among the floral designs was a large floral flag at half maBt, sent from the Pacific Coast Lumber Manu facturers' association in recognition of his services in the tariff legislation. Floral emblems were also sent by the Elks, Knights Templars, National Union, Grand Army of the Republic, chamber of commerce, Commercial club and other organizations. The funeral address was made by Rev. Alfred W. Margin, who paid a high tribute to Mr. Cushman's sinceri ty. Ex-United States Senator John L. Wilson followed in a brief but eloquent eulogy. The musical selections were Tenny son's "Crossing the Bar," and "Lead, Kindly Light." Following the public services, a private service was held at the armory and then the body was es corted to the Tacoma cemetery by Knights Templars and Masons and a detachment of troop B, National Guard. The services at the cemetery were in accordance with the Masonic ritual. The honorary pall bearers included ex-United States senators, governors, federal and state judges and represen tatives of civil and municipal organiza tions. Business was generally sus pended and public offi:es were closed from 1 to 3 p. m. NEW GERMAN CHANCELLOR. Dr. Von Bethmann-Hollweg Will Suc ceed Von Buelow. Berlin, July 14. Dr. von Bethmann Hollweg has been practically decided upon as Prince von Buelow's successor as imperial chancellor. The appoint ment will be recommended by Prince von Buelow at his audience with the emperor tomorrow and there is every reason to believe it will be made. Dr. von Bethmann-Hollweg is now vice chancellor and minister of the in terior. He is a college friend of the emperor. He is of Jewish origin and is 53 years old. After the clerk of the reichstag had announced today the passage of the bill providing increases in the salaries of civil servants, Dr. von Bethmann Hollweg rose and said that, as the rep resentative of Prince von Buelow, he had a message from the emperor to be read. His communication was a de cree closing the present session. The house will not reassemble until next autumn. As had been expected for some days, the Socialists, to show their disregard for monarchial institutions, remained seated while the message was being read. All other members arose. The Socialists then left the chamber, while the other delegates gave three cheers for Emperor William. TWO PEAKS SINK. Quakes and Volcanoes Play Queer Freaks in Far North. Washington, July 14. The destruc tion of two imposing mountain peaks, the transformation of a bay into a lake, and the creation of two new islands are feats of nature discovered in Behring sea, by a government party and report ed to the Treasury department today. A report received by Captain Com mandant Ross, of the revenue cutter service, says that a party from the revenue cutter Perry landed on Bogos lof island, on June 10 last, and found lhat a number of changes had taken pjace. Perry peak and McCulloch peak have disappeared and the opening of the bay or lagoon, a pretty spot shown in pic tures on file in the Treasury depart ment, has closed up, forming a lake of warm salt water of a sea level. In its center two small islands have sprung up. One of these islands is throwing off a volume of steam. The interesting phenomena are be lieved to have been caused by earth quakes and volcanoes. Attempt to Cure Lepers. San Francisco, July 14. Dr. Donald H. Curry, a director of public health at Honolulu, arrived from the islands today on his way to Bergen, Norway, where he will be the sole representa tive of the United States at the inter national conference August 16 to plan a campaign against leprosy. Dr. Curry is attached to the new hosfpital at Mo- lokai leprosy settlement. He says that 15 patients will be selected from the 1,900 suffering in the settlement for treatment in the new hospital with the hope of effecting a cure. Record Flight Made. Orleans, France, July 14. M. Bler iot made a sucessful landing at Che villy today, having covered the 25 miles from Etampes in 56 minutes and 10 seconds elapsed time. This includes a stop of 11 minutes to examine h s aeroplane. His average altitude for the trip was 100 feet. As the time limit for the flight from Etampes was six hours and there was no ruling against making a landing, M. Bleriot wins the prize of $2,800. Governor Johnson III. St. Paul, July 14. Governor John A. Johnson is seriously ill. He has already undergone three operations fur appendicitis. FOURTEEN DROWN AS STEAMER SINKS Collision in Dense Fog Near "Soo" Costs Vessel Laden With Iron. Stricken Beat Sinks so Rapidly That Members of Crew Have No Time to Don Lifebelts Before Leaping From Doomed Ship Passing Ves sel Picks Up Captain. Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., July 13. Three minutes after tbe steel steamers Isaac" M. Scott and John B. Cowle had collided in Lake Superior early today, about a mile and a half off Whitefish Point lighthouse, the Cowle had gone to the bottom in 50 fathoms of water, carrying with her 14 members of her crew. The Scott, although badly damaged about the bows, put back to this port, where she arrived this afternoon with part of the crew of the Cowle. A heavy fog was responsible for the col lision. The Scott, a new boat on her maiden trip to the head of the lakes, had just passed the light at Whitfish Point, and straightened out her course up the lake, when she suddenly saw the Cowle loom up through the fog, broadside on and only a few feet away. The Cowle was down bound with 6,000 tons of iron in the hold. For 15 feet the bow of the Scott penetrated the side of the Cowle. Tons of water rushed into the great opening and in three minutes the Cowle had settled. Immediately after the collision a line was thrown from the deck of the Scott to the forward deck of the Cowle, and three members of the crew escaped to the deck of the up bound boat by this means. The rest of the crew who were saved jumped from the sinking steamer into the lake, some without life preservers, and were picked up by the Scott. STORM ALONG MISSISSIPPI. Waves Wash Over Levees, Inundate Farms and Drive Off Families. St. Louis, July 13. A cyclonic wind struck St. Louis and suburbs at noon today. Telegraph and telephone wires were blown down. In St Louis county trees were uprooted. Several persona were injured. The heaviest storm was at Alton, 111., where the excursion steamer Alton was buffeted by the wind. Finding that his boat could not make headway toward the regular wharf, the captain headed it across the river in an at tempt to effect a londing on the Mis souri side. The boat was tcssed back to midstream, which threw the passen gers into a panic. The boat was jammed broadside into the pier of a drawbridge, where the wind held the vessel firmly until the passengers were taken off. Lashed by the wind, the waves dashed over the levee protecting Ven ice, III., from the Mississippi river. Ten thousand acres of farm land were inundated and 150 families were forced to flee for their lives. The wind attained a velocity of 36 miles an hour and telephone messages state that it was heavier north. TWO BANKS UNITE TODAY. Roberts to Be Head of Third Larg est in Chicago. Chicago, July 13. Under the terms of an agreement reached today by the judicial committee representing the two banks, the Commercial National bank, of Chicago, tomorrow will ab sorb the Bankers' National. George E. Roberts, president of the Commer cial National, will continue as presi dent of the merged institutions, and Edward S. Lacey, president of the Bankers' National, will succeed Robert T. Lincoln as chairman of the board of directors. The amalgamation will give the Commercial National a banking power of approximately $83,000,000, putting it in third olace among the Chicago National banks, , the First National holding first place and the Continental second. Bolivia Asked to Explain. Buenos Ayres. July 13. The Argen tine government is in direct communi cation with the government of Bolivia through Senor Fonseca, the Argentine minister at La Paz, who has presented to the Bolivian government a demand for an explanation of the attitude of the Bolivian minirter here as well as for th-? recent attacks on the Argentine legation at La Fa7.. Senor Fonseca has informed the Bolivian government that he will withdraw from La Faz if the situation does not improv. Bids for Cut-Off Opened Seattle, Wash., July 13. Tenders for the contract to construct the Missoula-Kooskia division of the Northern Pacific known as the Lol pass cut-off. which effects a saving of over 100 miles between St. Paul and Portland, were opened today by Northern Pacific officers at Missoula. Caughren, Win ters & Smith, Foley Brothers & Lar son, Thomas L. Greenough and Porter Brothers & Welch were the leadirg bidders. Put All Britons in Army. London. July 13. The rational ser vice bill, which provides for the com pulsory service in the territorial army of all male citizens between the ags of 18 and 30, was introduced in the house of lords today by Lord Roberta.