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Newspaper Page TextV U M ORE0O 1 H A- -JLL. .JUL il ? MIST. VOL" XIX ' J , ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, ,1902.v ' . - ' NO. 38. EVENTS OF THE DAY OATHI'KCD FROM ALL PARTS OP THE TWO HEMISPHERES. Comprehensive RfvUw ef th Import ant Happening ol IKa Paat Week, Presented In Condon Porm, Moat Likely to Prov Interesting to Our Many Reader.' ' Thirty person' were killed In a train wreck in Alabama.; The International mining congrem In In session at nulla, Mont. Another hitch but ' occurred In the signing of th Anglo-China treaty. Rev. M. Farley liaa "boon recom mended a a uccensor to Archbishop Corrlgan ol Nw York. A I'Uih man, who i thought to have Imen Insane, killed hi wife and two daughter and than shot himself. Ilenvur aeronaut, who endeavored lo go from that city to : New York In I a balloon, wore rati ad after being out SI hour. General IVewet, Itotha and Dolarey and Mr. rlacher have armed in Lon don from Tho Hague. A heavy rain - wa (ailing when they arrived and they waived no ovation. It la estimated that 40,000 laborer In riorum-, Jlaly, are ou atrike. It i (eared the trouble will apread lo other cities. The government fa taking energetic measures to suppress disorder and the Jail are overflowing. Representative Graffenroid o( Texas l dead. Senator Hoar celebrated hi 76th an nlversary on Friday. The machinists' atrike on the Otilf, Colorado Jk Pant Ke ha been declared off. Colombia accuses Nicaragua of aiding revolutions! ami threaten to retalitae ('when ahe got np." The foreat fire that have been raging In Wyoming lor tit peat two weeka are reported to be under control. A loa ol 1100,000 wa eanaed by the burning ol the concentrator ol the Mon tana Ore Purchasing company at liutte. The Canadian pacific railway will shortly place the enormoua amonnt o( 33,000,000 acree ol land on the market lor aetlior. A steamer and row boat coll hied on lake Oogua, near Battle Creek. Mich., and resulted in the drowning ol five employe ol the Battle Creek Sanitar ium, r Heavy rain have damaged cmp.in Kansas, and In the vicinity ol Burling ton hundred ol aero ol corn have boon dentroved and many bridge washed away. Attorney General Knox haa sailed lor Kuroi. He goes abroad lor the purport ol obtaining clear title to the proerty ol the Panama Canal com pany. . Judge Richardson ol Hpokano ha rendered a decision that a boycott 1 not illegal when peaceably conducted, and when not ao conduct! mut be dealt with In the criminal court, not by a court ol equity. In" an autonioblli accident at Long Branch , N. J., two peraon were killed and three serlousl; injured. " George P. Clark, grand ruler ol the Elk, denies the report that there I a ahortage in the account ol the grand treasurer. 2 Twenty-three IUIIan have been ar rest.! at Geneva, Italy, on suspicion ol being oonoeetod with a plot to derail the train bearing King Victor Emman uel to Berlin. "A husband take a wile lor bottor or worae, and becauae ha doe not conlorm to hi notion ol economy I not a ground lor carting her Irom him. Ibis i the opinion ol Justice hprig, ol the- New York auprem court. It I probable the opening ol the schools ol Kanaa will have to be pout poned on account ol the Inability ol the American Book company to furnish book.' Tho company ha been prevent ed Irom delivering the book by reason ol an injunction issued by a Topekn court. , The atrike o! Havana dock laborer ha ended. Another atreet car atrike la threaten ed at Chicago. Kx-Governnr George Iloadley, ol Ohio, I dead. Official report how the continuance ol good crop weather. , , Nome and the outelde world will be connected by telegraph by Aprl now. Edward 0. Boyce ol Denver ha been nominated by Colorado Socialist lor Governor.. Brlgham Yoong, president ol the apostles ol the Mormon church 1 re ported seriously ill. Mi Julia Laniont, daughter ol Daniel B. Lamont, ex-secretary or war, died at her lather' cottage at Borrenio, Maine.. Tuesday. Secretary Shaw ha. rescimiou . order ol ex-Becretary Gage for the pur chaae ol bond at tated price. ChrlHtlanla, Norway, l uffe.r.1" Irom hard time, which may "'" a crisis unless Induatrlal conditions Improve bulore long. Peter 8. Hoe, the last original member ol the original Arm ol It. Hoe A Co., manufacturer ol print; Ing presses, is dead at Upper Mont; clair, N. J. Mr. Hoe wa. born In New York 81 year ago. LABOR'S BIU DAY. HollJay 1 Otnerally Observed Throughout "'"" lime in Portland. w. u.iiu, mn. i.iMimr uuy was olisurved In Portland yesterday with a grand parade in the foronoon, field Sfwrta in the afternoon and a grand oau in the ovenlng. About 7,800 member ol Portland labor union were In line In the parade, while many thousand ol the resident ol tho city and visitors from the surrounding towns crowded the sidewalk to vlnw the pro- oewlon. Flfty-slx dlflorent union were reprinted, and of theHe the painters' Union csrried off the hand some ailk bauner offered for the bent appearing organ hut 1 The Grain handlers Union and the Pressmen's Union wore accorded favorable men tion, and the Judges expressed regret that there were not second and third prize to award to thorn. Boeeoh making formed no part of the exercises, ler-the -uieii ctmaA to show thelrstrongtb by their apliearsnoe in the orocersion and to jnd the roniainder of their holiday in enjoyment. Tiie proceroion wa the lonxest line of laboring men evet formed In Portland, and it was a common remark that they were an un usually intelligent and protsiroua look ing crowd of citizen. Th Day at Albany. Albany, Or., Kept. 2. I.aixir day wa generaly obNcrvod in Albany. The banks and many places of bnslneHs were closed. The celebration was under the auspices of the Albany Fed oration of Trade Unions, and consisted of a parade and public speaking In the afternoon. About 200 men were in lino. Rousing Time at Grant's Pas. Grants Pas. Or., Hiit. 2. Ijibor day wa appropriately lelcbrated in Grants Pass yesterday. It was the most successful event ol its Kind ever known in this section of the atate, And wa a winning card for the Federated Trade Union ol this city, which had tho matter in charge. Crowd Col peo ple thronged tho streets the entire day, many being here Irom all parts ol the country; a number of the itirroumting mines having shut down :for tne occa sion. All ol the stores and business house closed their door Irom 9 in the morning until 4 o'clock in the . after uoon. At Salem. Balem, Bept. 2. Labor day was cele brated in this city with appropriate exeroisea. Two hundred onion people narth'iiiatod in the street procession that started from the city hall about 2 o'clock In the afternoon. The (wrade moved over the principal streets and ended at Marmn square, where the literary exercises of the day were field. CHMSESB fN PHIUPHIMES. Qover Taft Proposes Amendment to the Exclusion Law. Washington, Sep. 3. It Is tho opin ion at the war department that Gover nor Taft'. remarks nt the board of trade bamiuet in Manila respecting the em ployment of labor on. plantiitioua will form the liasia ol a suggestion to con gress at the next session that the act extending the Chinese exelusion laws to the Philippines be amended. It is contemplated to remove the ironclad restriction which now exists and to clothe the Philippine commission with power to regulate the entrance of Chi nese labor. The coinJiission itself has already given some attention to the subject, and it Is believed that Pio fessor Jenks' Investigations into the labor problom in the straits Settle ments and elsewhere in the Orient meet with approval. Tho proposed regulations. U ' !''. Iook tH a widely regulated system ol admission ol Chinese as plantation laborers under sufficient bond in each casO, under proper system ol identifications, and on condition that they shall leave the Philippines after a certain period of time. Btich regulation s exist In Hawaii for the proper cure of the coolies would be incorporated. Gover nor Taft' representations on this sub ject were In answer to pressing demands from the American chamber ol com merce and employers ol labor in the Philippines lor roliet Irom the present conditions, which, it is alleged, pre vent the development ol the country. High Tax on Natives. London, Sept. b.-Lord Milner. Brit ish high commissioner in (south Africa, has just issued at Pretoria a new ordi nance, in regard to the taxation of na tives, under which every male adult and every nativo married woman must nav alter September 1, an annual per capita tax of 10 This, loughly sneaking, doubles the amount of tax collected under the Boer, regime, and it will doutles load to much murmur ing. Olfta to Chicago University. Chicago, Sept. 2.-Nearly $500,000 in new gilts to the University of Cbica i are announced By President Harper, the occasion being the forty-third con- I tl, university. President. Harner makes a detailed report of the S H Ending June 30. Gift, to Z amount of $3,000,000 had flown nto tho nnivwsity coffers np to that time, and 1410,000 has been given since. Pumphouae Blown Up. Bcranton. Pa., Sept. S The pump house of the National washery. at Minoka wa blown to pieces early today by dynamite. It not k..own who placed the dynamite under the building. . i , . . NEWS OF OREGON ITFMS OP INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS OP THE STATE. Commercial and Financial Happening of the Past Week-Brief Review of the Orowth and Development ef Various Industries Throughout Our Common- wealth Latest Market Report. - The Ranouest mine. In Baker countv ns ooen sold lor OU.UUC. The Wahana mlue. near Ashland. has made arrangements to nse oil for ftiel with which to generate power. In a lew years Salem will have to ship in every cord ol wood used. Al ready a large amount i brought in by vrain. - The Columbia River Packer' Associ ation ha decided to operate its cannery at Kagle Cliff during the full fishing season. Besl estate men of ' Eugene have formed 'Hie Eugene Heal Estate Ex change, with the object of co-operation in the matter of advertising in the East The Uncle Bam Mining & Million Company, with property in tiie Blue river district, has installed a new five- stamp mill. bnda B. Bmith, one of the most prominent men in Clatsop county, died recently In Astoria. He was born in Yamhill county in 1830. Captain Bam ol Bass, who came to Oregon in 1859, died at Whatcom, H ash,, a few days ago, aged 71 years He bad been prominent in politic lor the pant 40 year. The Umatilla county delegation to the next legislature will ask for a state grain commissionr A measure will also be introduced by them to tax insurance companies more for the benefit of the common school fund. A rich discovery has made on the blue Bird and Bed Cloud claims, in tho Blue river district. The property was formerly worked, but was aban doned as being valueless. A ledge IS feet wide ha been uncovered which contains much free gold. Pheasants will be much scarcer than usual in Lane county this year. There are two reasons for the scarcity. First, tho birds were killed off very close last full, and second, the wet weather of the past spring killed off many ol th young ones a soon a they were, hatched. ; ' ' The War Esgle group of threeclaims, lying between the Cracker-Oregon and Goicondn, in the Cracker district, baa been sold. ' The consideration i not made pub'io. The properties are be lieved to be an extension of the Crackei -Oregon ledge, on which a rich strike was recently made. Pendleton stores will close at six o'clock hereafter. ; The separator and threshing outfit of Frank Chute wa destroyed by fire on the Gimn farm,- north of Ashland. Adam K. Wilson, a prominent busi ness man of Dallas, is dead, aged 58 years. He was the owner of two large farms in Polk county. Farmers living at Highland are com plaining ol a black beetle that is doing a great deal ol harm. Nearly all the late garden stuffs, such as squash, cabbage, cucumbers,, etc.,' are being dovoured. William Lewis, one of the oldest marine engineers in this section of the country, died Tuesday at Bt. Viuceut hospital, Portland, from cancer ol the stomach. At a mooting of the Balem Press Club Frank Davey was appointed to co operate with the legislative committee of the State Press association on mat ters ol legislative importance that may come up at the next session of the legis lature ol concern to the newspaper Ira- tenrity ol the state. ,, PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat Walla Walla, 0061e; blue- stem, 62S3e; valley, tS3o. Barley Feed, $19.00 per ton. Flour Best grades, $3.06(33.60 barrel; graham, $2.953.S0. Millstuffs Bran, $17 per ton; middlings, $21.60; shorts, $18; chop, $17. Oats No.l white, 95ci$lJ00; gray, 9096o. Hay Timothy, $11912; clover, $7.5010; Oregon wild hay, $68 per ton. Potatoes Best Burbanks, 6066c per cental ; ordinary, 60$5o per cen tal, growers prices; sweets, $2.00 per cental. Butter Creamery, 22H25c; dairy 16;8o; store, 12H15c. , Eggs 2022o for Oregon. Cheese Full cream, twins, ltX 013o;YoungAmerlca, U)4$10', fac tory prices, 10 1 ic less. Poultry -UhlcKens, mixed, la.uug 4.60; hens, $4.005.50 per doxen, 1111K per pound; spring, .lldj llKc per pound, $2.604.0.0 per doa en; ducks, $2.603.00 per dosen; tur key, live, IS He, dressed, 16016c per pound; geese, $4.00(56.00 per doses. Mutton Gross, 2H3o ' per ponnd; dressed, 6c per pound,. Hogs Gross, 6Jo( dressed, 77c per pound. Veal 78c per pound. Beef Gross, cows, 33): steers. 3$iC, dressed, 78o per pound. Hops 19017c; new crop 170 loo. Wool Valley,12H16;Eastera Ore gon, 80i4o: monau, uoaztso pound. HAVB ORDERS TO SHOOT. 1 Oeneral Qobln Will Take Mors Stringent - .Measures... Philadelphia, Sept. 2. Having ex hausted every - other means for pre serving peace and In protecting non union men Irom violence on their way to and Irom the mines, Brigadier Gen eral Gobin, In command of the troops now in the coal fields, has issued an or der that the soldiers shall shoot any person detected throwing stones and other missiles, and that il any mob re sist the authority of the troops, they shall Ireely use their bayonets. The Panther Creek valley ha been in an almost continual turmoil this week, and the troop stationed there have had some difficulty in protecting th lives of the workmen. The situa tion in the valley has, however, im proved greatly, and It is hoped by the military authorities tbst the lawlessness and abusive language directed toward the soldiers will now cease. The' other sections of the coal regions are com par atively quiet. - 1 he general strike situation remains unchanged. Borne coal is being shipped, but the quantity is so small, compared with the normal shipment, that it has little or no effect on the market. The' fuel now coming to the market is pri cipally wasbery and loose coal. . COMINQ IN" DROVES. There I a Qrcat Rush of Scandlvians to American Shore. Stockholm, Sept. 2. Driven from their homes by the unprecedented herd time and stringent- conscription laws ol Hweden, an unusually large number ol Scandinavians are making their way to Ameiica. this summer. Every steam er leaving lor America is crowded, and the transport lines are roping with the greatest rush since the eighties. Many are unable to obtain passage at Scandi navian points and are obliged to go to Liverpool and. Southampton. It is estimated that 15,000 passen gers for America have left Copenhagen alone during the last six months. The emigrants are mostly of an excellent class. They are bound chiefly to the Northwestern state, where they intend settling on agricultural land. SULTAN AND ARMENIANS. He Will Rescind .Severe Orders if They Win be LoyaL Constantinople, Sept. 2. The sultan recently agreed to repeal the exception al measures adopted against the Armen ians U.the Armenian patriarch would guarantee that no outbreak would lol- . The patriarchal council having met and signed a ' docu moot setting forth the loyalty of tho Armenians and promising tranquility, an imperial trade is now awaited, the patriach having re fused to resume his-office until the premises of the sultan are fulfilled. . OuMI la Appointed. Borne, Aug. 31. Mgr. Guidi has been appointed delegate in the Philip pines. He . is expected to hastsn his departure for Manila la consequence of information received at the Vatican of the organization of a : schismatic Cath olic church in the islands. The Vati can does not attach much importance to the movement, and declares "it cannot develop under the leadership of persons whose sole reason lor oraniza tion is because they are excommuni cated from the Catholic i butch." Will be Argued at Bismarck. Bismarck, N. D., Sept.. 2. A writ of habeas corpus, sued ont for the re lease of Charles M. Fay, of Portland, Or., before Judge Winchester, will be argued here in the morning.. Fay was charged ty the officials of Waupaca county, W is., with obtaining money by fraud. The writ ol requisition was se cured from the governor of Oregon, but was afterward revoked and Fay was taken from a train on a writ of habeas corpus," Oregonlan Dies In Tennessee. Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 2. Owen Judd, state agent lor Oregon for the New York Life Insurance company, is dead here at the residence of his father, Judge W. Jndd. Failing health forced Mr. Judd to leave Oregon two months ago, and since' that time his decline has been rapid. ' . t , . . , , ; , Honors for Oregon Boy. The Dalles, Or., Sept. 2. Homer D. Angell, ol this city, has been awarded the Morgan scholarship' in the Colum bia university school -ol law for the next year. The award wsb made in recognition of Mr. Angell'a high schol arship for last year. , ' v ' Dumont to Build Big Airship. New York, Sept. 2. Santos Dumont, the aeronaut, will, according to a Her ald Dispatch from Paris, attempt the construction of an serial vessel to carry eight persons. He plans to begin ex periments with the machine in two or three month. ' New Sumpter Smelter. Bumpier, Or., Sept. 2. Excavating has begun a mile below Sumpter for tl.e smelting plant contemplated lor this city. Manager E. W. Muller has a good force ol men blasting'- and removing earth lor Die ' heavy1 machinery and furnaces. Declines Offer of Presidency. : Seattlei Sept. 2. Rev. Edward Lin coln Smith, of tho Pilgrim Congrega tional church of Seattle, has declined the offer of the presidency of the Pa cific University at Forest Grove, Or. Withdrawal of Foreign Troops. Tien Tsin, Sept. 2. According to the military commanders, . all the troops, with the exception of the legation guards, will be withdrawn from China next spring. . ... HUNDREDS KILLED MOUNT PELEE CONTINUES TO SPREAD DEATH AND DEVASTATION. Two Small Villages Entirely Destroyed People of Fort de France Agsin Panic Stricken Great Tidal Wave Follows 1 Eruption Loss of Life Estimated at ' joo Relief Boats Start. ' Castries, Island of St. Lucia, B. W I., Sept. 3. The British .steamer Korona ariived here yesterday evening from f Fort de France, Island ol Mar tinique; - She reports that a terrible eruption of Mount Pelee joccurred at 9 o'clock Saturday, and people who arrived at Fort de France from the northern part ol the island reported that the village of Monroe Bouge, near the district previously devastated, had been entirely destroyed, end that Le Carbet, a village on the coast which was destroyed at the time ol the great eruption, bad been swept bj a tidal wave. , About 200 percons lost their lives. . , . A sloop Irom the Island ol St. Vin cent, which reached here this morning, reports that Mount Pelee's crater is now quiet, but the detonations Satur day night were the loudest heard up to that time, and the inhabitants were terribly alarmed. Mount Pelee has been in constant eruption ' since August IS. There was an enormous fall ol ashes Irom the volcano the night of the 25th.'- There s a very severe eruption the night of the 28th, when the volcanic rumb lings were heard at a great distance. The mountain burned fiercely that night and out at sea passing vessels were covered with ashes. The night of the 30th there were, three separate eruptions. It is impossible to approach the ruined town ol St. Pierre Iron the sea. The people ol the village ol LeCai bet, on the coast, are terror-stricken and fleeing to the Interior. Hot "water is pouring down on Lorraine and Basse Point, villages to the northeast of the crater. - Horrible detonations were heard, the ground rocked and quaked, and articles on tables were thrown to the floor. V. - ; - - The governor of Martinique has ordered every availaDle boat to remove the people from the coast villages to Fort de France. At 8 o'clock in the evening ol Satur day, the 30th, the sky was cloudless. Suddenly and without warning, one hall of the horizon was obscured by a pitch-black cloud ol dust. This cloud was a magmheent electrical effect, the flashes of light surpassing the most elaborate fireworks. Flames and flashes continued to burst Irom the cloud ontil nearly midnight. Columns of flames shot out of the crater Of Mount Pelee to explode about the cloud in showers ol balls ol golden fire which fell through the darkness in myriads of sparks. A tidal wave-. rushed upon Fort de France and the terrified inhab itants fled in large numbers to the in terior. , The wave was not severe, and did but slight damage. In addition to the 200 persons re ported to have lost their lives at " Le Carbet and Mourne Rouge, many other persons are said to bave been killed all over the northern districts of the islands. The governor of Martinique is believed to have started for the scene of devastation. - When the steamer' Korona arrived here she- was covered with aches. TROOPS FAVOR STRIKERS. Persuade Non-Union Workmen to Quit , Feed the Destitute. ParkersHorg, W. Va., Sept. 3. An unexpected situation has resulted from the ordering out of the rsationil board. The soldiers, whose sympathies were with the strikers from the first, have used their influence with the men who are at work and bave persuaded so many of them to join the strike that a detachment stationed at Tush Run had to be recalled and sent to another point to keep it from emptying., the mine. ' It is estimated that over a thousand families bave been evicted in the New River valley and tonight hundreds of destitute families are sleeping out of doers. Food is scarce and the condi tion ol the men is pitiable in tlA ex treme. Some of the soldiers have even shared their food with the unfort unates. Italy Secured Concessions. Frankfort-on-Main, Prussia, Sept 3, King Victor Emanuel arrived here this evening. He inspected the Thir teenth Prussian Hussars, of: which or ganization he is honorary colonel, and later dined with the Hussar, officers. His Majesty resumed his journey to Italy at 9 o'clock. It is said that, as result of King ' Victor EmaOners visit . to Emperor William, Italy has secured ce tain concessions for a com mercial treaty with Germany. r - . Streetcar Men Strike. 'Saratoga,' 'S; Y Sept. . 3. Two hundred union street car men here are on strike, - and not a trolley car is moving tonight on the Hudson valley railroad. . ' Chinese Rebellion Spreading. Pekin, fcept. 3. The foreign lega- tions here are receiving reports from Sze Chnan province that the rebellion there is constantly spreading and that foreigners are in great danger. BIO LAND SCANDAL. Speculators Alleged to be Taking Unfair ,. Advantage of Indiana. Washington, Ang. 31. Investiga tion . develops the beginning of what promises to be a greet scandal growing out of the purchase by syndicate and individuals ol lands of deceased In dian, allotted at price considerably below their value an abuse which the Indian office is trying to check, As yet it in conlned to the Southwest ern states, but the speculators are rap idly advancing westward and north ward, threatening in a short time to penetrate every Indiaa reservation con taining allotted lands in Oregon and Washington. There are strong intima tions, backed by evidence on file, to show that several agents are in collo aion with the speculators, and are in- dnciog heirs to sell at ridiculously low ngnres. Commlssoner Jones advocate the advertising ol all' land belonging to deceased allottees, the tracts to go to the highest bidders, but .congress most first sanction this plan.- There are in tregon 476,000 acres ol allotted lands, 372,000 acres in Washington, and 188,000 in Idaho, a large portion ol which belongs to the heirs ol the orig inal allottees, now dead. About 178,000 acres of the Oregon allotments are at Kiamatb, 140,000 at Warm Springs, 77,000 at Cmatilla and 33,000 at Grand Ronde, with the remainder at Silets. Commissioner Jones says these lands sre verv tempting to speculators, and nnless some remedy is soon devised, the Northwestern Indians will be swindled out of valuable posseeeions. No complaints have yet been had from that section, but are expected. Ibe most desirable lands in Wash ington ' are 51,000 acres at Colviile, 17,000 acres at Puyal hip and 211,000 acres at Takima. The Lapwai reserva tion, Idaho, contains the most coveted ands in that state. CHAROES AGAINST PAL MA. Cuban President Said to Be la Danger of Impeachment Havana, Aug. 31. Charges against President Palms, of the Cuban Repub lic, arising from pertain executive con cessions be is credited with having made to friends and others for. ner- baps, financial or political considera tions, which are to be preferred by the house, bave been prepared and printed, and impeachment proceedings against this high official are likely to be sprang any day. At present it is impossible to tell what action Pal ma will take in the matter. Washington, Aug. 31. The state de partment announces that although it is in daily communication with Minister Squires, it has not been advired ol any crisis in the Cuban government, nor has it been notified officially of any effort being made to impeach President Falma. " .' - - GOOD ROADS TRAIN. It Will Remain at Po.t!and front October 13 to so. ' Washington, Aug. 31. The good roads convention to connection with the Minnesota state lair, on the ground between St. Paul and Minneapolis, Sept. 1, 2 and 3, is expected to insti tute the most car-reaching and effective demonstration ol the value ol good roads so far given. The office of road inquiry ol the department ol agricul ture will take a leading part in the convention. At the time ol the con vention a good roads train will be equipped by the Great Northern and put at the disposal of the department ol agriculture officials and others in terested in the work. It will visit .the most central points and promote the holding ol meetings similar to that at the Minnesota fair. The train will be at Seattle October 8 to 12; Portland, Or., October 13 to 20. The department ol agriculture will be represented by Director Martin Dodge, ol the office' of load inqury, and bis assistants. HALF DOZEN WOUNDED, Encounter Between Strikers and Troops at Lansford, Pa. Tamaqna, Pa:, Aug. 31. In an en counter between troops and. strikers at Lansford, Captain W. H. Heim, ol Company K. Twelfth regiment, wsb slightly injured. Hall a dozen strikers were bayoneted in the fracas. Major Gearbart, in command of the troops here state that he will appeal to the military authorities to put the town ol Lansford under military law. ' - Siberian Exiles Revolt. Vienna, Aug. 31. The Neue Frie Presae declares that the terrible treat ment ol Siberian political exile at the Aiexandrowski settlement baa led to a strike ol the convicts, who are re fusing all nourishment until they are more humanely treated. They are con fined in dark and damp cells, according to the paper, where sanitary conditions hsve resulted in outbreaks ol disease. The sick and dead are allowed to re main to contaminate the living. Starving Indians. 3 Washington, Aug. 31. Commission er of Indian Affairs Jones bas received a telegram irom Senator Rawlins of Utah representing that 6,000 Indians on the Navajo reservation, in the southern part of his state, are starving, and requesting that assistance be dis patched to them. Bodies Still Held In Paris. New York, Aug. 81. The bodies of Charles L Fair and wife, who were killed in an automobile accident, are still here, cable the Paris correspond ent ol the American. ' Nothing can be learned as to the date on which they P-e to be shipped to New York. NOTHING FOR HER STATE DISALLOWS MRS. WAGGONER'S CLAIM OP REWARD. Not Entitled to Anything for Delivering Merrill's Body Claimants for Tracy Reward Have Agreed Upon a Division -Boy Who Notified Poase Is to Have ' Equal Share. Salem, Or., Aug. 30. Secretary ol Stat Dunbar has announced his deci sion disallowing the claim of Mrs. Wag goner for finding and "returning the body of Convict Merrill. All the pa Ders in the case are ml forth al ... a lengthy review of the facts, Mr. Dun i. i . . . uar cuuviuuea as lonows: In View ol the fnreaninir aftar Anm consideration, the claim is hereby dis- auowea lor ine reason that from the facts and evidence offered it dona ni apoear that the. claimant rendered the service claimed, or by her acts in find ing and returning the body of Merrill, complied with the provisions' of the law or the offer of reward. anH is tharo. fore not entitled to the amount claimed or any part thereof." ' - v Spokane, Aug. 30.- It is under stood that peace has been declared be tween the men who hsve been ckiming shares in the Harry Tracy reward, and that now there will be no fighting over its payment. Sheriff Gardner is au thentically said to have made ad offer to the five members of the posse to the effect that if they will sign an agree- ment to give Goldfinch, the boy who betrayed the outlaw, an equal share with each of them in the reward, he will step aside and do all in bis power to assist them to draw down" the prize money. The sheriff states that throughout the controversy the rights of young Gold finch have been his objective ' point. and he asserts that he is determined to see that the boy gets his full share. The offer of the sheriff will probably be accepted and will thus settle the dispute over the reward, which, it has seemed, could only be adjusted through the courts. It- is understood that the Creston men do not believe, the ' youth has a particle of claim legally to the reward, but that in order to get the matter settled without litigation ther are willing to comply with the terms of Sheriff Gardner. "V - , POSSIBLE STRINGENCY. Secretary Shaw Will Take Steps to Eos Up the Money Market. Washington, . Aug. SO. In view of rumors as to Secretary Shaw's plans for relieving the money market in the event of a possible stringency; the sec retary, who is now in New York, has authorized Assistant Secretary Ailes to make the following statement: 'The secretary recently invited some of the larger national banks in the prin cipal cities to order additional'amounts ol circulating notes to be printed. National banks are entitled to issue notes to the full amonnt of their capi tal. The aggregate capital of national banks is (700,000,000, bat the banks have outstanding only (358,000,000 of circulation. The secretary has hoped to introduce an element of, elasticity into the present system. His sugges tions to the various banks in the larger cities that they make preparation for additional circulation hsve - met with very favorable response- It -is not his intention that they should, issue this additional circulation at all, now, but only in case of actual necessity and emergency. With this in view, those banks which have made arrangements to deposit United State bonds as se curity for such additional circulation have sent in their orders nd the sec retary has had all branches ot the treasury service busily engaged in ex pediting the preparation wf the notes pending a possible emergency." THREATENED WITH DEATH. American Missionaries Ordered to Leave Their Field in Mexico. Plainfield, Ind.j ' Aug. 30 Word has been received Irom Everett Morgan and wife, formerly residents of Plain field, now missionaries at Covicti, Mex ico, that natives of that place have warned them that nnless tbey leave the city by September 17 they will be put to death. Mr. and Mrs. Morgan were sent out by the Board of Foreign Mis sions of the Westerly yearly meeting of Friends about four years ago, and have been at Covicti about a year. Appeals for , protection have been sent to the government authorities.'- ' SPRECKELS IN CANADA. , Sugar King la Organizing Big Company - ' Across the Border. Montreal, Aug. 30. Clans Spreokels, president ol the Federal Sugar Refining company, and bis counsel, have arrived here. It is understood they contem plate the. organization of a Canadian company with a capital of f 6,000,000. Beyond the fact that papers for tiie in corporation were signed and forwarded to Ottawa, nothing could' be learned. Wcyerhauser Buys More Timber. Olympia, Wash., Aug. 30. The Weyerhauser Timber company bas be oonte the owner ot what is virtually one-eighth of the land in Thurston county. A deed has been filed in the office ol the county auditor transferring to the Weyerbausera all ol the timber lands .owned by the Northern Pacific in this county, amounting to 84,220.04 acres.' ' Tbe.deeds bore revenue stamps to the -falue of 447, showing that the purchase price . was 4621,863, repre senting the largest transfer ol property ever made in this county.