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OREGON
Midi.
VOL. XIX.
EVENTS OF THE DAY
GATHERED I ROM ALL PARTS OP THE
TWO HEMISPHERES.
Comprehensive Review of the lmport
ant Happenings of the Pant Week
Presented In Contained Form, Mot
Likely to Prove Interesting to Our
Many Kdr.
Wn Ting rang, Chi news minister to
the united niaum, Use been lecsllud
A riot over nonunion labor t Chi
wt; resulted la Injurloii to ovn men
A wnaltby tHliey, Illinolii, farmer
iil!J-b'n rrtwtil lor the murder o( til
(JuTijtiitMr s suitor.
Th oh lot of the nival ordunre nreau
reports in favor of sacrificing speed for
armament in the t'Oiietructhn of bat
tleship".
President Hill, of the Groat Nortlion,
in a !( Ii tc Mmi tuna farmera, said
Mi road would make another cut in
freight rates soon.
A Northen Pai'lfln Hoinl agent lute
exprcaied lili doubt of the man ar.
rested for holilliig up a train in Mon
tana a few day ago being the rlglit one
President Roosevelt celebrated bin
flth birthday October 27. He spent
th day attending to It lea ctiMomary da
ties. Many meiisagos of congratulation
wcra received.
A Louisiana train was wrecked by
running into a drove of cattle. The
engineer and a tramp were killed and
the fireman fatally Injured. None of
the passenger were hurt.
A Wyoming woman Una tieen arrest-
d for having four huabeiula.
The fire relief fund raised In Wash
Ington amount to a little over $5,000.
Minister Henry L. Wilson decline
to be transferred from Chile to Greece.
Dr. Woodrow Wilaon baa Iwen form
ally installed an prealdent of I'rinceton
university.
A Dunamulr, Cal., constable waa
lain by thuga because lie bitd run tliom
out of town.
' frank Norria, a well known noveliat,
died at Han Francisco from the effects of
an operation.
Senator Ifanna us ye hi urpo!e in
; politic I to Klabllnli 11 tor relatione
between labor and capital.
Major General Corbln and Young
are homo from Europe, whore they
have been Inspecting foreign arnilo.
Kngland la becoming alarmed at the
condition prevailing among the Irish.
Hhipiiient of ariua to tho inland have
been prohibited.
Three person were seriously and a
grant many other allghtly injured aa
the reault of an I'tnloaion in the rapid
transit aubway of Sow York.
Roosevelt haa laatiud the order to re
duce the army to ita .minimum
strength.
Tho ernlror Olynipla la being de
nned at the New Vork navy yard for
It of a lupply of coal.
lovernor Stone, of Pennsylvania,
asuod a geuurnl order withdrawing
-oop from the coal lielda.
coal strike) arbitration commit
la perfected an organiaatlon.
3 ray wa chosen chairman.
oembera of the New York build
lea threaten to go on atrike.
five thousand men are involved.
jet r to be placed at once for
.... manufacture of the new three-ineh
S i. ....... I. tlvA el,l Hlllnrv. It
Will require 1H0.
It haa been announced that II. R.
Nlckeron, vie preaideut nd general
manager of the Mexican Central rail
road, baa been offered the preaidency of
the Southern Pacific.
One of the worst ttorm that ever
raged In the Behrlng tea raked the
Nomeeoart from October 11 to 14.
Three live were loat in the Nome ee
and a large amount of damage waa done
to building along the water iroiu.
The government of France will atep
In and try to aettle the coal atrike,
which ha reached a serious dtuatlon.
People on the Ialaud of St. Vincent
have been compelled to aak for aid.
Food tupplie are almoat entirely ex
i hanated.
Aa a reault of a head-on freight col
Maion on the Iron Mountain road, in
Miaeonrl, even people were erlouly
injured and may die,.
A Ceoigla mob of 300 broke Into a
jail, took out a negro and hanged him.
Troop had been ordered to the acene,
but they arrived too late.
General Franklin Bell ia to be re
lieved of command of the forcea In Ba-
taniraa nrovlnce. Luzon. He will be
aacceeded by General Jeaae M. Lee.
Charlea W. Clark, son of W. A
Clark, the Montana millionaire, y
he waa offered 12,600,000 to aaalat in
' aecurlng control of the legialature and
downing hla father.
Boilermaker In the Wabash ahopa at
Rprlnaeflld. III., have sone on atrike
for an increase in wages.
Congrosaman A. Russoll, of Daniel
n, Conn.. 1 dead. llo caught l
evere cold at the last session of con-
Bros, from which he nevor recovered.
He waa 60 yean of ago.
Fifteen Uvea were lost by the capsls
ing of a boat in Chinese water.
The United Irish leaaue will raise
1100,000 to fight the landlord.
General Mile wa robbed In Hono
lulu of bla valise containing lewelry
PEACB BOARD MEETS.
Anthracite Coal Strike Commlaalon Holda
onon 8alon-Work Outlined.
Washington, Oct. 28Tbe anthnu
cite coal atrike commlaalon yesterday in
me nearing room of the Interstate com
uierce commission held iti Brat confer
wmi name to the rontrnv,.r.v
in the anthracite region. There waa
full representation of both operators
no minora and member of the crone
nd a number of other interested parties
I'nieeni. in commlaalon own-
piou uie e evaterf aiuta Banrali nni
by members of the Interstate
commission, Judge Gray, aa prealdent.
occupying the center. President Uner
mniiiiieti the commission a special train
iim.ll, Vies doe ined. the nimnlwra .la
nding to aak or accept no favora.
i lie commission met at 2 P. M. Mr.
Mitchell, president of tho United Mln-
workers, Walter Kdward Wehl and Dis
trict rresldent Fahay appeared for tlie
miner, and the cotl carrying roada
were represented as follow! Preahlont
"er. of the Philailelphia & Beading;
K. B. Thomas, chairman of the hoanl
oi tlie runnsylvania coal company and
iiuiHiaie coal and Iron company; Al
fred Wultor, uresideiit of the Lahluh
Valley; W. II. Trneadale. Dresiilont nf
me Delaware, Lackawana & Wentern ;
David Wtlcos, vice prealdent of the
iwaware & Hudson; John B. Herr,
vice prealdent of the Bcranton ooal
company and Elkhl l coal and Iron
complany; J. II. Torroy, attorney for
wi iiugn valley company.
Tho oroceedliiE covered about two
hour' time, and were elven nn en
tirely to a discuHaion of the time and
method of proceeding with the pro
posed investigation. The commission
decided to begin ita work next Thura-
day morning at 9 o'clock, the first day
of the Invnatigation to be devoted to a
physical examination of the miner and
the homo of the miner, starting In
the vicinity of Bcranton. The entire
anthracite field will be covered. There
was much discussion over a proposition
made by the commission to have expert
accountants appointed to audit the
statements of wage and classification
of minora to be made by the operators
for use of the commission, but no cl
claion waa reached on this point beyond
tne announcement by the chairman of
the commiaaion' intention to appoint
such an accountant in case bia services
lonhl be found necessary.
Judge Gray, the president of the
commission, ie.id the order of the pres
ident creating the commission, and in a
general way outlined the procedure to
ue followed from tlie presentation of
the Issues. He atated that In accord
ance with the immemorial practice
among English speaking peoplea,. tlie
commission would first receive tlie
statement or deraande of the minora,
ho were to be regarded for the pur
poses of tliis case a the prosecutors.
The reply of tlie other side would then
be beard. Judge Gray said, In order
at the commission might have before
a definite isaue.
CHICAGO SWITCHMEN AOAIN.
Demand an Advenes of I Centa an Hour
or a Strike Will be Ordered.
Chicago, Oct. 2. Grand Master
Morrissey, of the Brotherhood of Rail
way Trainmen, and Vice Grand Master
G. Lee, have arrived at Uhlcago to
look after tlie Interest of the 7,000
yardmen employed in the Chicago dis
trict, who have presented a demand to
e railroads for an increase of 6 cents
an boar. The railroads have been not
ifled that an answer ia expected oy next
riday.
The action taken by the Chicago
yardmen la said to be the first atop io
the movement which started In Kansas
City Inst June, when the chairmen on
the scale commute ot ail systems, rep
resenting both the Brotherhood of
Railway Trainmen and the Older oi
Railroad Conductors, met in joint aoa-
on and decided to demand a general
ncreaso In wage for all member of
both orgunlaations. The question was
submitted to a referendum vote of the
membership of both organisations, and
this vote is not all in yet. adoui
three-fourths cf the entire vote is now
in the hands of the executive officers of
both organ iaatlona, and the remainder
Is expected before November 1. ine
Chicago district of the switchmen is,
however, separate, and the vote waa
almost unanimous In favor of demand
ing the Increase.
NO MORE AID NECESSARY.
Miners are Now at Work, and Can Take
Care ot Themeelvea.
New York, Oct. 29. Daniel 8. Ja-
cobs, chairman of the minora' ueienae
fund committee of the Central Federat
ed onion, said, at a meeting ot that
body today, that as the strike of the
anthracite miners had been declared off
the committee did not tnmx it neces
sary to levy any lurtner comnuuuuus
for tlie miners.
For Puget Sound Navy Yard.
Washington, Oct. 29. In hi annual
report the chief of orunance nw-
mends that an approprrnvwu -for
erecting n ordance workshop at
the Puget lound navy yard, also a
storehouse for gun-. Fifty thousand
dollars appropriated last session for
ordnance machinery 1 asked for Inline
diate use in commencing work on the
workshop. Negotiations . F.
gross looking to acquisition of a site on
? .... ...I mai,,I nA.
Dye, Mlet lor "' -a--
.. m..i Rattle Promised.
Pnlnn Oct. 29.-Tbe safe arrival of
U J ?Colombi.n bruiser Bogota at Pan.
T. i sharo naval engagement
m.rv.----- . ghortly. aa
in iathiman - . th
. i ...nnnra are on board Dotn
fToeU Tb Kovernmenf. hope, are
noeu. u ' o( tbe
now cenieiw
Bogota.
ST. HELENS,
NEWS OF OREGON
ITFMS OP INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS
OP THE STATE.
Commercial and Financial Happenings of
the Past Week-Brief Review of ths
Qrowth and Development of Various
Industries Throughout Our Common.
wealth-Latest Market Report,
Uovornor Geer I making a tour of
the eastern part of the state.
Judge Gray, a prominent citizen of
Astoria, and a native of Oreirnn. la
dead. He waa 63 years lod.
Tbe merchantable lumber of the
Cascade forest reserve ia estimated at
0(1,000,000,000 feet, board measure.
The assessment valuation of Marion
county has Increased 4 per cent durinu
me past year, according to the assessor.
Senator Mitchell has denarled for
Washington, where he will take nn his
iHixirs prior to the opening of congress.
The Willamette river is changing Its
course at fcalem and tbreatena to leave
that city high and dry unless steps are
isaen io atop it.
Men under governmental aunervlidnn
have been doing considerable dynamit
ing in uie Willamette near Independ
ence the past week. Several larue
nag and boulders were dislodged,
making the upper river transportation
much safer than last winter, when two
or three steamer were sunk by running
into submerged snags.
The Willamette Valley Prune asso
ciation, of 8a!em, is shipping three
carloads of prunes a day and is operat
ing Its packing house day and night.
All prune are shipped in boxes bearing
th association brand. Sales are being
made on the basia price of 2 centa
for tbe fo r sizes In bsgs and a half
cent more for fruit in 25-pound boxes.
Judge Burnett has rendered a de
inlon which seems to be very sweeping
in its effect and which will prevent
hopbnyers from recovering possession
of hops covered by the ordinary con
tract. The decision is to the effect that
the contract ia a mortgage and that the
grower can discharge it by paying the
money advanced to him, with interest.
Hops have reached 25 cents at Salem
and a good many sales are now looked
for.
Three hundred goata were shipped to
Montana from Monmouth a few days
ago.
Two new ateamera, one for the
Columbia river and one lor Puget sound
are being built in Portland.
Work is progressing rapidly on the
new Booth-Kelly sawmill at Spring
field. The company hopea to have the
mill in operation by the first of the
year. It will have a capacity of 250,
000 feet of lumber per day.
Oregon ha a moat promising copper
district In a section little known.
This is the Imnaha, on tbe Snake river,
not far from where the Seven Devils ia
located on the opposite aide. Aa yet
litlu development haa been done.
The recent rains throughout the Wil
lamette valley have enabled 'the farm
era to push the work of fell seeding.
All fruit ia picked and other fall work
over and a few days more of good
weather will enable the farmers to fin
ish seeding,
Printers ot Oregon City have formed
unioa.
The Necanicom spruce lumber com
pany, of Seaside, ia making some ex
tensive improvements to its plant.
A majority ot tbe Lewis and Clark
fair directors favor a special session of
the legislature to make an appropria
tion for the exposition. They believe
this should be done at once in order to
let the other states hye an opportunity
to see what we have done in the matter
and allow them to act accordingly.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat WallaWalla, 8768c; blue-
stem 7S(J 74c; valley, 67e.
Barley Feed, 121.00 per ton; brew
ing, $22.00.
Flour Beat grade, 8.2033.60; grah
am, a.wu(3l3.u.
MlllBtuffs Bran, 19.00 per ton;
middlings, 23.60; shorts, $19.60;
chop, $17.
Oat No. 1 white, 1. 05(3 1.07;
gray, $1.02X1.06 per cental.
Hay Timothy, iiwgn; ciover,
$7.60; cheat, $8 per ton.
Potatoes Best Burbanks, 6070c
per sack; ordinary, 80(955o per cental,
grower' price; Merced sweets, $1,769
2 per cental.
Poultry Chickens, mixed, $3,600
4.26 ; per pourd, 10c ; hen, $494.50 per
doaen; per pound, 11c; springs, 13.00
3.60 perdoien; fryers, $Z.503.00;
broilers, $2.0092.60; ducks, $4,609
6.00 per doaen ; turkeys, young, 12X
913c; geese, $6.0098.60 per dozen.
Cheese Full cream, twins. 14X9
15ic; Young America, 15 9 17
factory prices, 19 Die less.
Mutter Fancy creamery, 27H930c
per pound; extras, 80c; dairy, 18
920c; store, 12X915-
Eggs 25(8 30c per doaen.
Hops New crop, 22 26c per pound.
Wool Valley, 12X915c; Eastern
Oregon, 8914Xo! mohair, 26928c.
Beef Gross, cows, 393Xo per
pound; steers, 4o; dressed, 67o.
Veal 7X98Xo.
Mutton Gross, 8c per pound;
dressed, 6o.
Lambs Gross, 3Xo per pound;
dreased. 6Xo. . '
Hogs Gross, 6J96Xo per pound;
dressed, 77Xo
OREGON, FRIDAY,
TITLE IS VALID.
Report of Attorney Ocneral Knox Saya
Panama Canal May be Sold.
Washington, Oct. 28. "The title to
the Panama canal is valid," ia tbe gist
of the report to President Roosevelt by
Attorney General Knox on his invest!,
gation of the offer of the Panama com'
pany. The next atep, on the part of
the United States, will be to negotiate
and ratify a treaty giving to it the
rights demanded under the canal legis
lation of last session. President Roose
velt will do everything in hi power to
secure the completion of such a treaty
in time for presentation to congress at
the coming short session, aa he believes
ample time Intervenes for accomplish
ing this object. Should the Colombian
government delay or decline to accede
to the condition laid down by congress,
thereby causing a postponement until
the first cession of the Fifty-eigth con.
gross, there 1 a possibility that the
president will again take under consid
eration the construction of the canal
over the Nicaraguan route. The opin
ion prevails here, however, that a
treaty of satisfactory character will be
negotiated, and that the first steps
looking to the construction of a canal
will be undertaken early next year.
BOLD BANDIT TAKEN.
Man Who Is Believed to Have Held Up the
Train In Montana Is Captured.
Missoula, Mont., Oct. 2 Deputy
Sheriff W. W. McCormick arrested
near Bonita today a man believed to be
tbe individual who, single-handed, hi Id
np the North Coast Limited passenger
train and murdered Engineer O'Neill
near Hear month. Tim man's size and
general description answer to. that uf
tbe robber. He . gives the name of
Alfred Vanhazendoct, and at times tries
to talk with German accent and again
uses plain English. He is of medium
statue, bas heavy shoulders and ia in
clined to stoop, and wore when arrested
gray suit of clothes and a peculiar lit
tle cap of blue color, and had two 45-
raliber Colt's revolvers strapped to his
body,
He acknowledges he was at Gold
Creek the night previous to the hold
up, and saya he ia a tie maker looking
for 'employment and 'that he was en
route to Missoula when he passed
through Gold Creek. lie explains bis
slowness In getting over the ground and
his not being seen all day yesterday
long the road from Gold Creek to
Missoula by stating that he missed his
road shortly after leaving Gold Creek
nd bad to retrace his steps. Tbe
officers discredit the man's story.
JAPANESE BARRED.
Washington Court Decides They Cannot
Become American Citizens.
Olympla, Oct. 28. The supreme
court, in a decision handed down today,
decides that a Japanese cannot become
a citizon of the United States. The
point came up directly in the matter of
tlie admission of a young Japanese
lawver to the bar of this state. Takuji
Yamashita, of Seattle, passed a very
creditable examination for admission to
the bar in the examinations last May,
but the law making citizenship a qual
ification for admission to the bar of
this state is very plain and is undis
puted. The main point in tbe case
which was presented to the supreme
court in the form of briefs was whether
a native of Japan could become a citi
zen of the United States, and' whether
the superior court of Pierce county act
ed within its jurisdiction in granting
naturalization papers o Yamashta.
The decision on this point covers a
matter on which it is said there is no
recent decision by any court, and it
therefore becomes a matter of wide in
terest. "
WRIQHT Q1VEN A VOTE.
Recorder ia Added to Coal Strike Peace
Commlaalon Both Sides Agree.
Washington, Oct. 28. At the request
of the members of the anthracite coal
strike commission, and with the assent
of both the operators and miners, Pres
ident Roosevelt has appointed Carroll
D. Wright, recorder of the commis
sion, a member of that body. Mr.
Wright has accepted the appointment,
Mr, Wright, as recorder of the com
mission, has received replies from most
of the coal mine owners who are parties
to the controversy, indicating their ac
ceptance ot the invitation of the com
mission to attend tbe conference to be
held for the purpose of agreeing upon
plans for the hearings to be ' given by
the commission, and also a reply from
Mr. Mitchell, saying he would be rep
resented at the meeting.
Cubans Up In Arms,
. Saptiago de Cuba, Oct. 28. The
International Brotherhood league sent
to New York by the steamer Orizaba
today 20 children, whose destination is
the league school at San Diego, Cal.
The representatives of the league offer
to educate free an unlimited number of
intelligent children. Their operations
are being opposed by the Cuban press,
the Catholic church and Protestant
missionaries, who declare the league is
making proselytes to Buddhism.
New Torpedo Boat to be Tested.
San Francisco, Oct. 28. The sub
marine torpedo boat Grampus, recently
built at the Union iron works, is in
drydock here being made ready for her
official trial on the bay. This will in
elude not only the submarine trip, but
cruise of some distance, with perhaps
a test of her efficiency In approaching wrecked and Iron was thrown for miles through the states of Morelo and Guer
vessel unawares. around. I rero to the Balsas river.
OCTOBER 31. 190L'.
CANAL IS DELAYED
fcULOiriBIA PUTS UP THE PRICE ON
THE PANAMA ROUTE.
United States Is Now Asked to Pay $10,.
004,000 -The Old Figure $7,000,000
Want Yearly Payment of $600,000
to Begin at Once, Instead of Waiting
U Yeara-Negotlatlona Not Closed.
Washington, Oct. 29. The lona ex-
pec ted response of the Colombian srov-
eminent to the proposition made by the
state aepartment lor the negotiation
for a canal treaty on the lines of tbe
bpooner act bas reached Washington
and waa presented to tbe state depart
ment by Mr. Herran. secretary of the
Colombian legation. It ia difficult to
learn the exact nature of this commun
ication, but it 1 known that it is not
altogether an unqualified acceptance of
me state department's proposition. It
is, however, friendly and dignified in
tone, and does not close the negotia
tions Dy any means, though it unqnes
tionably sets back the date of final
agreement by opening up new topics
lor argument.
For one thing, the Colombian govern
ment is now entirely dissatisfied w th
the small amount of the payment to be
made to it by tbe United States under
the terms of the protocol, which it is
proposed to nse as the basis for the
treaty. This sum is $7,000,000.
Colombia wants at least $10,000,000.
Moreover, the original proposal looked
to await 14 years before beginning the
payment oi annual rental, tbe amount
of which was to be fixed tben by mut
ual agreement. Colombia now ask tbe
United States to agree at .nee upon a
lump yearly payment of $600,000,
wbih will lareelv incmaaa thn immo.
aiaie cost oi tire .,.-- Tk.
Colombian government clings to its
contention that it bas no constitutional
authority to alienate any Colombian
territory, and reiterates that tbe beet it
can do to meet tbe language of tbe
Spooner act. which looks to perpetual
control by tlie United Statea over the
canal strip, is to make a 100-year
lease, with a distinct stipulation that
the same ahafl be renewable by the
United Statea at the expiration of the
first century.
TRUE VALUE OF TEXAS OIL.
Geological Survey Saya the Field Equals
Russian District In Size.
Washington, Oct. 29. The Texas
Louisiana oil field is discussed exhaust
ively in a report of the United States
geological survey. The existence of
petroleum in the Gulf Coast Plain,
which extends inland for 100 miles,
has been known aa far back as 1860.
Tbe report says tbe extreme porosity
of Spindle-Top oil rock favrrs the
storage of a very large volume of oil
and a very rapid yield when the re-er-
voir is tapped. Bot it alBO favors tbe
early exbaustidn of the oil in the pool,
and its rapid replacement by tbe under
lying salt water. Beds of sulphur
bearing sand are reported tiom some of
the wells on Spindle-Top, and beds of
gypsum and of salt from others. The
conclusion is reached with regard to the
Spindle-Top field that the rock contains
about one-fourth of its volume of oM.
Even if the estimate is one barrel ob
tained for every 26 cubic feet for
Spindle Top, and a little less for other
fields, there shsutd be a yield equal to
the Baku fields in Russia, and a much
greater output than that for all of the
other American fields.
The report savs that tbe apparent
concensus of opinion among chemists
who have examined the field is that the
gulf petroleum is unsuited for the pro
duction of illuminating oil, and that it
is doubtful if it can be made to yield a
good lubricating oil on a commercial
basis. Its value as a source of asphalt
and aa a gas oil are as yet undeter
mined. The experiments seem to
establish both its availability and its
economy as a generator of steam.
Whether the Beaumont petroleum may
be successfully used in metallurgical
processes is not yet settled.
CUBA TURNS IT DOWN.
Rejects Treaty Offered by United Statea.
and Makes Counter Proposal.
Havana, Oct. 29. The represent
ative here of the Associated Press has
learned from official sources that the
proposed treaty between tbe United
States and Cuba waa returned to Wash
ington by mail laat Saturday. With
the treaty was sent a counter proposi
tion by the government of Cuba to
that of the United Mates, the nature of
which is not known, but it is under
stood that President Palma, in a letter
sent with the treaty, saya the accept
ance of the propositions made by tbe
United States would be ruinous to
Cuba, as it would result in a large re
duction ot the customs revenue of the
island.
Mrs. Elizabeth Stanton Dead. .
New York, Oct. 29. Elizabeth Cady
Stanton, the well known woman suf
fragist, died today at her home in West
Ninety-fourth street, in this city. Old
age was given as the cause of death.
She was conscious almost to the last.
About a week ago Mrs. Stanton began
to fail rapidly. This became more
noticeable last week, and then it waa
known to the family that her death
was only a question of day or hours.
She wa born in 1815.
Explosion of 600 Kegs of Powder.
Fairmount, W. Va., Oct. 29. The
Falrmount powder works, located 18
miles from this city, was damaged to
the extent of $30,000 by the exploeion
of 600 kegs of powder. No one was in
jured. The machinery was completely
WILL KEEP UP FIOHT.
Members of Engineer' Union to be Aaked
Not to Handle Anthracite Coal.
Chicago, Oct. 28. President Morton
of tbe International Stationary Engin
eer and Firemen, stated that all mem
oer oi the association all over the
country would be ordered to refute to
handle any anthracite coal until eveiy
member affected by the anthracite
strike is reinstated on the basis on
which the miners returned to work
The brotherhood ha a membership of
14,000, and has local unions in 114
towns and cities.
President Morton declared his organ'
ization waa in a position to shut out
hard coal in all cities where it had
local unions, and said such action
would be taken if necessary for the
protection of tbe members who had
lost their positions on account of the
anthracite strike. This ia President
Morton's view of the situation
"According to ail reports from East
ern mines, our men are Eettina- the
worst of it, and, while the miners are
being reinstated, they are left out in
the cold. Our organization does not
propose allowing its members to be
victimized, and as we crnnot cell a
strike at tbe mines, nonunion men
seeming to be in possession of tbe jobs,
we will attempt to secure the rein
statement of our members by shutting
out antnracite coal wherever we can.
While negotiations looking: toward
a settlement were on we did not wisb
w winner in any way, aitnougn we
feared our men would get the worst of.
the bargain. We believe the action of
tbe firemen and engineera in quitting
worx neiped the miners to win their
fight. .
"Although it is true that a majority
ot tbe-aw. -ii are members of the
Miners' union7tbey w-. afai ,heir
membership in our union, and nan. ,
ready asked for our assistance. We
propose to give it to them, and I am
going to call a meeting of the executive
board, when action will be taken look
ing to that end. I will advocate that
our members be ordered to refuse to
handle anthracite coal, as, to my mind,
this ia tbe only method that will bring
the operators to time. I believe tbe
board will accept my suggestion."
Nearly All Engineera Turned Down.
Wilkesbarre, Oct. 25. It looks as
though tbe union engineers were going
to have some difficulty getting back
their old places. . At nearly every mine
where tbe striding engineers made ap
plication lor work tbey were told that
there were no vacancies. A large
number of carpenters are also out.
President Mitchell bas advised the men
to wait a few days and see if employ
ment would not be offered them. He
believes that when general resumption
takes place there will be few mine em
ployes idle. The firemen are being
taken back in larger numbers than any
of the steam men, because they take
places of men who are not so capable.
NEW LIFE-SAV1NQ DEVICE.
Aluminum Qlobe Thoroughly Tested and
Proves Complete Success.
New York, Oct. 25. A demonstra
tion ot the efficiency ot a novel life
saving invention haa taken place in the
English channel, cables tbe London
correspondent of the Herald. About
four mile off Folkestone, a tug sighted
strange object in the water. Upon
coming nearer it was found to be a
large globe. From a ' manhole on the
top a man'a head projected. The tug
went alongside and two men emerged
from the globe. Tbey proved to be the
inventor and his assistant, both Nor
wegians. - According to their story,
the globe, which is composed of alum
inum, was put overboard from a steam
er off Havre. The inventor claims that
it satisfied all requirements and expec
tations and demonstrated its service
ability for saving lives at sea.
Tbe globe is about eight feet In di
ameter. An air shaft ia provided and
it ia also fitted with a water pump, sail
and rudder. Its capacity is claimed to
be sufficient for 16 persons, together
ith 850 pounds of food and 1,100
pounds of water.
Coal Trains Have Right ot Way.
Reading, Fa., Oct. 25. The Reading
railway company officials do opt be
lieve that anthracite coal will be mov
ing in any quantity before early next
week. About 100,000 tona is looked
for tbe first of the week, against a
normal weekly average of 240,000 tons.
All coal trians are to be given prefer
ence, ihere will be no delay m the
unloading of the coal into the yards of
the cities and towns, and every facility
for speedy work is being provided tor
train crews and shifters. During last
night, 3,000 ton came down the road.
DavU Takea the Army to Task.
Manila, Oct. 25. General Davis has
issued a general order drawing atten
tion to the carelessness of officers and
men of the army in matters of dress
and discipline, and characterizing the
neglect in these matters aa extraordi
nary. The ordet also refers specifical
ly to the carelessness in making reports
and drawing up other records, and di
rects commanding officers to insist upon
reform of all existing shortcomings in
the matters mentioned.
Mexican Railroads Consolidate.
Mexico City, Oct. 25. It is leported
that very shortly the Mexian Central
railroad company will take over the
Mexico, Cuernava A Pacific railway,
which has a line from this city passing
BAD TRAIN-ROBBER
SINGLE-HANDED HOLD-UP OF NORTH
ERN PACIFIC IN MONTANA.
Engineer wa Shot and Killed Secured
Little Booty Bandit Says He is the
Man Who Held Up Southern Pacific
Train In Oregon Big Reward Offered
for His Capture.
Butte, Mont. Oct. 27 One of the
most daring train robberies in the his
tory of the Northern Pacific railroad
occurred early Saturday morning at a
lonely spot known as Mulkey canyon,
three miles and a half west of Drum-
mond, Mont. So far as known, but one
man was engaged in the attempt to
rifle tbe express safe. That one man
seemed to be a host in himself, when
he killed the engineer, cooped up a
whole train crew and an entire train-
load of passengers, and kept three men
at work obeying orders. Engineer
Daniel O'Neill was shot in the abdomen
and killed when be grappled with tbe
desperado, who had covered him with
two revolvers. The train wag known
as the North Coast Limited.
It is believed that tlie robber boarded
the train at a water tank, which is
located about 300 feet west of Bear
mouth, where a stop was made for
water. Just after the train passed
through Bear mouth station, where no
stop is made, the fireman started to
put in a fire. He was startled to hear
yell and turning round found a man
standing on the coal pointing two big
revolvers at his head.
Throw up your hands!" shouted the
man, elevating hie voice to overcome
the train. "Throw up and
obey my
V and you won't get
hurt
Tbe man slid down the
engine deck, and forced tbe
i
fireman
against tbe left seat of the cab. He
covered Engineer O'Neill with one re
volver and ordered him to throw up
his bacda.
You mind what I say." said he to
the engineer. "If you don't I'll blow
your head off."
Just then the steam was shut off and
tbe brakes applied and tbe train came
to a stop in Mulkey canyon. Engineer
O'Neil, it seems, stepped from his seat,
and in doing so overturned his lantern
which was set below hi an. Immedi
ately he grappled with the robber and
tried to overpower him. The man
released himself, and placing the big
revolver almoat against the engineer's
bdomen, fired. Engineer O'Neil gave
a groan and fell to tbe ground outside.
The robber tben went from the engine
to tbe express car. He pounded on the
door and demanded that it be opened.
Tbe two men inside opened the door to
find themselves facing two big guns.
Both were ordered out of the car.
He tben tried to blow open the big
safe with a light charge of dynamite.
This failed and 15 sticks of dynamite
were placed in the next charge. Tbe
outer door of the safe was blown open,
and another chaige of 15 sticks of dy
namite was used in an attempt to foice
the inner door. This charge blew the
express car to pieces. The roof was
blown off and one end of tbe car wag
practically demolished.
The robber tben went to the mail
car. The clerk refused to open the
door until threatened with dynamite.
Once in the mail car, he went to work
on the registered mail pouches. Tlie
packages were handed to him, and with
the utmost coolness the fellow took a
seat . and opened the first package, and
then another, using his gun to break
them.
During all tbe time he was with his
prisoners, be kept up a running talk
and joked with the crew over his poor
success in getting valuable plunder.
Two oi three times he expressed regret
at having been forced to kill the en
gineer, whom be characterized as fool
ish for trying to resist. The robber
declared:
"If anybody wants to know who I
am, tell 'em I'm the same fellow who
held up the Southern Pacific out at
Portland last fall."
Bloodhounds from the stite peniten
tiary have been put on 'the trail. The
Northern racinc bas posted noti.es of
rewards of $5,000 for the capture of
the robber or robbers, dead or alive.
Officers believe that the outlaws are
headed north and that capture wi'.l be
soon effected. Old settlers, however,
who know tbe country, and ita rough
ness say there is little likelihood of the
men being captured in tbe mountains.
as this section is a veritable hole-in-
the-wall, and wild and thickly tim
bered.
French Miners Agree to Arbitrate.
Paris, Oct. 27. Premier Combes
had a two hours' conference with the
national committee of the Miners' fed
eration today, and the latter agreed to
submit the demands of tbe miner to
arbitration, which the committee de
clared, to Include the establishment of
a minimum wage and regulation of the
hours of work. M. Combes will next
consult the delegates of the companies,
and if they agree the strike will likely
be declared off immediately.
New Warships for England.
London, Oct. 27. The British ad
miralty has given out contracts for the
construction of three warships, de
scribed as "scouts." They will have a
speed of 25 H knots when In fighting
trim, their engine will be of 17,000
horsepower and their seagoing qualities
will be superior to those of tbe torpedo
boat destroyer. '
nd other valuable.