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Newspaper Page Textnn T7 NO. 28. OREGON ' ' HT. IMSLKNH, OREGON, Fill DAY, JUNE 20, 1903. 1 ji iyt jvuh a i t v. ia 1 . ". ""'7 i year ny i khtahm (nun 1 J. B- GODFREY, 4TWUXEY-AY-IAW. Real Estate and Timtcr Lauds Sold AIIH'I'IUUTN MA Dllli HT. HKI.KNM, ORKUON S. II. tittUHKR, ATWItXKY-jr-TAW. HIV. altll It K. Quirk, HT. liri.KMt, I I OUE'lON, Hill tl 1'araniial ii.miIiiii to ail ltl mi.II.I. rnltlt'..l ID mm j. til e'BVMW IB Ul 11,. Mat. alul tnltsd mats. I nulls. " v7u. rowi-LU JTTOHXEY-AT-IAW. iitri'Tf maimer Arnmm.T. ST ItKt.KNA, I I OB10N. urrua Riix . rlotsav rusu W. C. Fischer, jrranxEY'AT-iAW. ItAIMKH, i 1 ORKtiON. Jt . Haitian, T. i. Cutj. Attorneys-at-Law. Uaiiiatti Uullitlaa, lulllaBnl Oi.ji.b. Chimin I'saMf bualnsa Kill !) tfuia4 Stl.ulmU. j w PAT- M. till La III) lIU,UI)&I).VY, ATTOUXEYS-AT-LIW tiffi, '."' to I'mtrlbnuM, rt..,r! nrnrllr 111 fOUlU l fltrfntl Of In,!,... AitrfttU .. tlittKiijr lwtt uwty Ir. KJwin Rosa, 7 y.vrm .S'w rf 01 . ST. tlrl.KM. ORKtiON. Dr. II. K. CHIT, Physician and Surgeon. hX HELENS. OKKOON. Ir. .I.E. Hall, Physician and Surgeon, " CLAT.-KAMK. ORKtiON. Ir. V, L. Hatfield, J'hysician and Surgeon. YKRNONU, OREGON. Watts & Price, -t(AI KM IS- Floor and Feed Choice Groceries Staple Dry Goods Best Quality Shoes Hardware and Notions KcjijijMMwe, Oregon. Our Monthly Publication will keep 70a ported on our work tad methods. Mailed Free to tbo ADVERTISING MAN f of any responsible home riVtnciiciVo 13 ;e s rr dlicrlailir ItiarUa. ('nalMaullr Hepukllca. Newi from all tlia world Wall rillin, original alorlea An- wora to querlca ArtlulM on Hrnltli, tlx Home, New Hooka, nd on Work About th Frin in! liardun. The Weekly Inter Ocean It nieinlxir ol trie Aaaoclatcnl !', tlia only Woitern Nowt lnr receiving tlia entlia tele Rrnplilo newa aurvlce ol the Now' York Hun and apoclitl cabU ol tlie New York World dally re porta Irom over 2,000 iimnlal corrtinpoiidoiite throughout tlia country. year Q SJ E dollar obirrloa far The OHKUOH WiaT ' lh Weahlr Islet O ih paaere lar l.0. V 7 .. "i.tilllia; F1KIIII Vk,V liiuitial, II to and Wf.kly JUrim II y-t. Hi. Journal la B uilr.,.iili,rii iMtmoeraile newspaper, wuiklm hi in "f ' ! oiui.in whir. rtll ll (irvKun. Hnnl In ymtr aiiliacrlpitun Humpl copies f,r. Ail.li.ss Th Jouilml I'. O. Hi. 1 in, I'utlluiiil. Or, Tlic Steamer SARAH DIXON Leaves Portland Monday and Tlmri ilny inornliiK m i)::ui , m, (or I'lnta kaule, t)i.iiiK at St, Helens mill wkv landings. I'm I laud landing at Ouii llwl wharf. Steamer JOSEPH KELLOGG UM I'm II. 11. 1 nn TumiIk, Thiitljr tn.l H.I r,u .1 ; w. ut St. Hl0ni, Kalama. 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C'ftnt.Mrv lluna ttrtnlr "in(,.iet.tlal. lla.nt1tHK.lt on Tail emu ft't rrM, Oi'taxal mgtmrf tut axtctiring lri!t), t.Int ttvftam tbTui1 UttiiD A LO. Itcflfl Scientific Jlmcrican. A t.4n4rlT !i1utmVi wawlitf. f JtPeTMl Hr rl1(in i( f tH-iamUOn .tl.l1 lermi IJ ft iMaf: f.r ii"'illft, fk WJ Ait nawitiranfa, 0ii.rd-.,.wew Tori! uau. a r Waabinaium U. u I How About .J. D ) 1 1 rt nr. YOl' Bl'Ht it ti U rlsht? Ktmemtx - RKi oHlMhai (urrnn. lt n our buiur t wor'lp aittl hur ht tl.rv rent nln In i mip. II mi runtciMpl" alitif trcuf tiy, ukn no niHM Mitr.l, Ijtit inii utnui kuoMing whU the rtM-onl nhttm ffutntliiff Oitr title. An Abtrnct 1 ai est ntlal aj ft t.rivl. lnlat on havlfiu it. W tltit only rt of at trad tHX'ka in the county All norti mnnp0yritMMtttMl and ft all a fa,' Hon iun.'autti'i1 If oti riavt pmpfity tm inaur m it a rail. V ara Krn U fur tttft lf t Mir littttan tH)ii.tilr in tha world. It you hftve ptui rty fur aalu Uet 11 m 111. ui anU will Autl ft bujar. E. E. 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OS IIC3 1 11 in w, 4 : John bar. II ) w Ar, A.lorla l. All iralut in... rliM. roimiK'iloiM at 11, ,1,1, villi N-.illi.ni !'-. lie train, lu and Irom lb. Imi "! r"iind iw.inu. ai I'urtlaiid wna all Iraln. Iravtiig I'nloii dKt. at A.loila with I. H. N tit a lMat auj tall tin. and Htnamer 1 J PnttM 10 and Irom i;ao and , Nerik IWarh tKtlnia. l'a.aiHrl. fnf A.lorla nr W.T wlnta mint II. f Milan, .1 II, ull. ill Irani, will .ti,n to l.t ..I'K.o ,1 at llou'tnh hrtl cttiitlt, Irom tHlluta i, ui vi'vi.. . a, ...ai,ai4 lint. I'aaa. Ail.. A.lorla, Or IIKK.HT S DISKA8K. The largi'at sum ever paid for pre srr.ption 1 hainjml hands in 8aa Fran t-iacii. Augtiat :tu, IlKil, The transfer ia itivulcltin cuin and atnek fU2,MK) 00, and aa paid liy a party of tmaineaa nuiii lor a fttwitir for Uriglit't IMseaae and I 1 u 1 I ! a , hitherto incurable dls-vatH-a. Tlivy oitiiuieiii ril the serious in vatiiiation of the eitei-irlc November 15, I'.KHJ. They interviewed aoorre of the ruml and triinl it out on He merits by tt 1 1 lii over three doien rases on the treatment and watching them. They also got phyan-iana to name chronic, in cnraltle caaiis, and administered it with the physicians for judges. Up to Au gust .'(. 87 per rent of the test canea ; wi re either well or progressing lavora ! bly. There ling but 13 per cent, of (allures the parties were satisfied and ..1.......I ll.. ,,...u...ll.... Tl.- 1 i nwi Mia 1 1 numi, vn.ii, alia tiuvwu- ings of the investigating committee and the clinical reports of the test cases were piibliaheii ami will be mailed free on ap ! plication. Address the John J.Fulton j t'niiij.any, 4.), Montgomery street, j Sun Francisco, Calif. Your Title? 1 tibcr Ihftt It li tht urM lu aWftrvh tt.ft rvUtlon to Untj luilns Umt or !onlii n.ouejr on reJ- la American Musical Association. EVENTS OF THE DAY OATHERED FROM ALL PARTS OP THE TWO HEMISPHERES. Comprehensive Kevlcw of the Import, nt Happcnlnge of the Put Week, Prcaented In Condensed Form, Moat Likely to Prove Interesting to Our Many Headers. The people ol Her via take offense at the new king for promoting aiinUHins. Whltelaw Reid rays the Monroe doctrine baa been carried too far by patirotic furvor. EiKht cars broke waay at Rawlins, Wyi., ami collided with a freight train. rotir men were killed. Ex-RepreHiitative Loud, of Call fiirnia, is placed in an unenviable poai tion in new postal scandal. A Wilmiiitgon, Del., mob burned I negro at the stake to avenge ao assault upon at.d murili r of a 17-ycar-lod girl Four men were killed and another fatally injured in a wreck on the Mis souri Taicflc near Jeffureon City, Mo. Convicts In the Colorado state peni tentiury captured the warden's wife, and using lier as a shield, made a des perate break lor liberty. The two leaders were killed and the rest cap tured. President Diaz, of Mexico, is sure to be reiioniiinatml. The aultan of Morocco lost 6,000 men in battle with rebels. Five men were killel in a mine ex plosion at illodrjourg, N. M. Hervia ia indignant over the with' drawal of the Itritieh minister. The IdOl supreme lodge A. 0. U. W. will meet at Chattanooga, Tenn. The amount of relief money received at Heppner now totals ovet $8,000. Muru troopa have been sent to Du buijue, Iowa, to prevent rioting by strikers. A tunnel being constructed at Boston caved in, killing two men and fatally injuring a third. One man was killed and another in ured in Anions in a dispute over cat tie grazing gioiinda. When Prince Henry of Prussia visits the United Stales next year he will also tour the Pacinc coast states. Rolivia has agree! to allow Brsxil until October to settle the Acrj dispute. Wales had two severe earthquake shocks, but no great damage was done. The head camp of Modern Woodmen has refuted to admit Texas and New Mexico. Robbers secured f300 In cash and $200 in stamps by cracking the Colfax, III., postollice safe. Carele-s smoking by miners in a Twi light, Pa., powder house caused an ex plosion which resulted fatally to three Slavs. A Connecticut court has made an order which will make it possible for the final link in the New York-Boston trolley Hue to be completed. Mis. Sam Bailey, of St. Louis, anl daughter and son were mysteriously murdered. Tbey were poor, and a motive for the crime is hard to find. The 11th Eastern conference of the Young Women's Christian Association will be held under the auspices of the American ormtnittee at Silver Bay on Lake tieorge, June 20-July 20. New complications are feared in the territory of Acre. Kansas City, Mo., freight handlers have Btruck for a 25 per ceut increase of wages. The Chicago University proposes to expend $3,000,000 for buildings and land for secondary schools. The Fpnniah budget for 1904 esti mates the expenditures at $193,(100, 000 and the revenue at $200,000,000. The National Children's Home So ciety has re-elected all of the present officers, and adjourned to meet at St. Louis next year. Venezue'a has nipped in the bud a plot to seize the government by means of falsified documents to be incorpor ated by congress. The Socialists of Germany have re ceived congratulations from all parts of the world, especially America, on their victory at the polls. Mexico ptoposes to compel all signs and advertisements oa all walls to be In Spanish with, if deeired, transla tions into other languages. The Hungarian premier has resigned and a new cabinet will be formed. The new ruler of Servia is shorn of all power and is king in name only. Warrants have been issued for the ar rest of two more persons involved in the postal frauds. Rioting attending a street ear strike at Dubuque, Iowa, has resulted In the militia being called out. Prom'nent members of the National I.ivo Stock Association will try to have Secretary Hitchcock ousted. The Michigan forest fires will cause Inestimable damage unless rain soon falls. The Russian war minister. General Korupatin, is being extensively feted at Tokla. A disastrous fire in a Newcastle, Penn., coal mine was started by the ex plosion of gasoline. A CITY OF DEATH. Qrlm Days of Sorrow In Heppner Death Roll Is 300. Heppner, June 17, via. Lexington. Houses crushed and telesconed be yond recognition, buildlncs twisted from their foundations, deposited In streets or on alien property, one- fourth, or one-half, or one mile awav: household goods strewn in every di rection in reeking mud; trees two feet In diameter uprooted and woven In Impelled drift into all kinds of awful fantastic shapes, bodies of men and horses and cattle and nlsra all cast In lndlacrimlnute ruin such Is Heppner of today. All persons say that the crest of the flood was upon the town within three or our minutes after the dan ger was perceived. Most of the people were In their houses. The day being Sunday, the hour being dinner time, and a heavy rain falling, all caused them to pen themselves with in doors. Most of the dwellings were near the bank of the stream. The people were therefore caught like rats In a trap, and so sudden was the warnlntt- that mmn.rfitlv.lv fan, could reach places of safety. The wooie row oi nouses next the creek Was SWeDt awav. Knsrtatnrj r.f lh. calamity describe the structures as falling like card houses. The dwellings were tossed about like bobbins, and most or tnem rell completely to pieces. The town had perhaps over 2fft ttnllaa nuurlv f00 rt O.I.I..K n, demolished. Tbe whole business part or town would nave been swept away had not the Palace hotel, a heavy brick structure, diverted the current Houses on brick foundations fared better than others because the flood could not so easily wash under them. Identification of the dead has been easy. Most of the bodies show the effects of drowning rather than of vital In jury, though all or them are more or less bruised. Only a few of those who escaped the flood were severely injured. An army of men and horses Is sift ne ereat wastes of dohrfa ti,. hundred bodies have been found and there are men who ih. n.t. i only half begun. An army of women taae cnarge or tne oodles as they are borne out of the wreckage by the straining: arms nr men An arm lee", a toe, a finger, a lock of hair, a iuii oi cioming ttiese are harbingers of horror beneath the mud. Babies and little Children Ha there hnrl.H with many a gash or bruise on their tenner ooaies. j-orms or women fre quently come to light bereft or all clothing save where a rnnm ,i,ui,i. them rrom the gaze or anxious search era. Clothing or men is less frequent ly torn away. Tne bodies are borne to Roberta' hall rn ha n ,t dressed by women, to be shrouded in coarse wntie ciotn, and to be laid In rough wood boxes. There is no time ror ceremony. It's the grim reality of death. And women who would raint at scenes one-thousandth part as awrul obey the mandate or necessity without a flinch. The floor swims with the half diluted mud that drips rrom the victims, but the living pat ter throueh ft nr awaen ft mi. It gets too deep. The rough boxes go to the cemeteries, not singly in hearses, but many at a time, piled high In wagons. COAL OPERATORS QIVB IN. Conciliation Board Muddle Is Ended, and There Will Be No Strike. Scranton. Pa., June 18. There will be no strike In the anthracite region growing out of the refusal or the op eratora to raivtrnl,. thA nmantui. or District Presidents Nichols, Fahey and Detery, elected by the Joint exec utive board or the United Minework ers as the miners' representatives on the board or conciliation. The convention or the United Mine workers today elected the three pres idents bv districts aa their atlves. and the operators, through President Baer. or the Reading Cora- puny, announcer mat tnis action was satisfactory. There was a burst of loud nnd Inns' nnnl.tt ja ti'h.n P-asl. dent Mitchell announced that the op erators, through President Baer, of the Reading Company, had authorized thfl RfAtPmenf that fllA finllnn nt K a convention was satisfactory. Tne convention elected President Mitchell Ba thn lppnl rflnraitanlQllvL nt the miners At thn hand nf tha tvinnll. latlotfboard. The operators are unan imously agreed on the acceptance- of the selected miners' representatives. Strike Brings Troops Again. Denver, June 18. Acting on advices from Washington, General Baldwin, commanding the Department of the Colorado, United States Army, today sent orders for one troop or the Third Cavalry to proceed with all hsste from Fort Apache, Arizona, to Mor encl. Yesterday Is was believed that the spirit of the strike was broken, and Colonel I.ebo, commanding the Fourteenth Cavalry at Morencl, was ordered to return his command to Fort Grant and Huachtica, but devel opments have shown the advlsabll'ty or keeping Federal troops on the spot. Philippine Act Under Consideration. Washington, June 18. Secretary Root has decided that nothing fur ther shall be done regarding: the pro posed opium act of the Philippine Commission until it shall have lad the most carehil attention In Wash ington. The commission has been In formed by cable and the opium bill, which passed Its second reading, will remain In ltd present condition until the Secretary of War reaches a 'on cltislon. The bill prohibits the sale to and use or opium by all persons ex cept Chinese. Crowded Bridge Falls. Eau Claire. Wis., June 18. A long section or the Madison street bridge approach went down under the welgl t ot a crowd or people tonight. Six per sons were seriously injured, and 25 or SO others were leds seriously In- lured. The accident occurred during an Illumination of the street carnival booths along the main streets of the city. BIG LAND FRAUD NEWELL UNEARTHS BIO SCHEME IN THE WEST. People Are Being Located on Tracts That Are to Be Irrigated -Inside In formation la Sold Chief Hydrography cr Says It Cannot Be, for Govern ment Does Nat Know. Washington, June 24. Hydrograph er Newell, of tbe geological survey, who has just returned from an extend ed tour of the West, reports the discov ery of a new and successful confidence game that has grown up under tbe na tional irrigation law, and which is be ing worked in Eastern Oregon. Speak ing of his discovery Mr. Newell said: "I was very much disheartened while in the West to find that associa tions for a consideration ranging from $50 to $100 are advertising, by circu lars and otherwise, to direct homeseek- ers to vacant public land, which they allege is to be reclaimed by the nation al gove-nment. Theee associations make tne showing tbaat they are lormed to represent bomeseekers, and propose to give them inside informa tion. They have no inside informa tion. They do not know what lands tbe government intends to irrigate, for no one knows, not even the depart ment. They are simply defrauding tbe people. "They are Bending people onto lands that will never be irrigated, either by the government rr private enterprise. and I know of instances where these associations have sent people on to lands on hillsides, which could not possibly be irrigated. "I want to stamp theee associations as frauds and to warn all bomeseekers to avoid them. One of these companies bas headquarters at Omaha, and an other at Pendleton, Or., but their oper ations extecd over tbe entire arid West, and tbey are pretending to give inside information concerning arid lands in every state." WILL REBUILD AT ONCE. Leading Citizens Announce Plana Funds Needed for Cleaning Up. Heppner, Jnne 24. Standing on the streets and gaxing over towards tbe hills, one can see dozens of tents, where the destitute and homeless have found qniet and rest. Banker C. A. Rbea expressed bis intention of bnilding sev ral residences just as soon as building material can be brought in. J. L, Natter and Borcbers expect to bnild brick business houses on the east side of Main street. Already the people are thinking and talking ot rebuilding on a better and more substantial plan. W. O. Minor will rebuild bis dwelling on his stock farm one mile away on Willow creek, but will not rebuild his town residence nntil later. Both houses were swept away. Mayor Gilliam and the executive re lief committee decided to renew tbe ap peal for additional for additional foods from Portland and the Northwest coun try. Tbe total payroll is now $1,620 daily, with a large portion of the $20, 000 that has been contributed already paid out. Tbe total loss of property will not be lses than $350,000 npon a conservative laaie. DREDGE ABOUT READY FOR WORK. Qrant Will Begin Operations on Colum bia In About a Month. Washington, June 24. From ad vices received by the chief of engineers today, it is believed that the pumps for the converted transport Grant will be completed and ready for shipment about tbe end of June. The contract ing firm in Baltimore has secured a perfect casting for the huge cylinder, and the rest of the pump is ready for assembling. The work of remodeling the Grant, so as to fit it for nee as a sea dredge, is more than thiee-fonrtbs completed at the Mare Island navy yard, and if the present progress is not intetropted, tbe ship will be ready to commence operations on the Columbia river bar not later than tbe first of August, and possibly before. Pay for Dishonor. Belgrade, June 24. Tbe piomotions are announced of various members of the military deputation to King Peter at Genevra. Colonel Popoivlcs, of the late King Alexander's palace gnard, is created a General and First Aid-de- Canip to King Peter; Captain Lloy- sties, who opened the palace gates for the assassins of 'he late king and qtiren, is promoted to be a major, and Lieutenant Oionica, who was on guard outside the paalce on the night of the assassinations, and who was a confident of the conspirators, is made a captain. Eating Each Other. Pekin, June 3, via Victoria, B. C , June 24, News has been received here that the famine in Hwang Si is grow ing worse by degrees. The starving population is estimated at 200,000 and daily numbers of deaths occur from starvation. The British authorities in Hong Kong, aided by public subscrip tions, have been sending aid for two months. A Japanese report says can nibalism is being practiced and human flesh is publicly offered for sale. Election Left to People. Jackson, Miss., June 24. Tbe state board of election commissioners today ordered a state primary election to be held on August A. This action means that the next United States senator from Mississippi will be chosen by pop ular ballot. Senator Money, the pres ent incumbent, and Governor Longino are candidates, and are now prosecut ing an active canvass of the state. QL00M IS HEAVY HEPPNER SLOWLY RECOVERING. FROM EFFECTS OF FLOOD. City Officials Work Industriously aatt Will Enforce Martial Law-Orsatast Needa are Money, Supplies and DIaw lofcctants-Rellcf Money Coming la From All Parts of ths Northwest. Heppner, Or., June 19. Heppner needs money, provisions and disin fectants above all else. Money Is want ed to pay men who are cleaning up the town, provisions are required to reed them, and disinfectants are es sential to good sanitary conditions. The warm sun Is already raising of fensive odors on the scene of the dla- Mter. In two or th rOfl A a van m n identification of dead bodies will grow rapidly more difficult. In that time the victims or the flood will be picked irom tne wreckage in th in.n t. i. believed that many bodies were borne ir qown w mow creek. Their recov ery will not be so easv n in th and a large number may never be found. There are hleh nil. h-im at various places down the creek in wmcn oodles undoubtedly are col lected. Thieves have been pilfering ae-o. ana me wreckage, and the authorities will take arrin.en. tions against the ghoulish practices tomorrow. They are under ordefs to shoot down any thief, but they fear o ior rear of klllina- an person ,n among the many strangers. i. ''J ,g0lgct0 enfor:e martial law.' declared Sheriff Shutt tonight Every able bodied man must go to work or get out or town. The sheriff Utr'n ?WT. '? over 30 deputies, and with the aid or several marshals, main tains good order. The presence of 2nMi' 8tra,n,ger8 in t0u makes law abiding citizens apprehensive. The own is in breathless haste to destroy the unsanitary elements that are springing up. "We've got men enough" sara Mayor Gilliam, "and don't need more. What rf .k " . -- v an minxs are money and food to keep them it work. We have many cases of .h! ject destitution, m whlchC"largeramt lies have lost a father or a mother and all their worldly possessions. We to the living and the dead. We es- afZ blSblr 016 "a' evidence of sympathy from other towns " Reller money nas been' received pttZZ,0n?-Hood RlTer' S Athena anl e Hike amounting to $1247. J. N. T-eal ar rived from Portland tn. "' ' of relief, with hta Tcame" "men half 7Zben ""I" 2-50 per J W half that number of men will arrive from Pendleton tomorrow. The Port- loir. tttn hale a can,P bae of the town where they have erected O N G. tents and messing tables MERQER PLANS OF BANKS. New York Institution Is to Increase Its t-apital to $25,000,000. New York, June 19. Detail, nf th. deal by which it is proposed to merge me western National Bank into the Nation Bank of Commerce wer m.ria public today. Under the consolidation tne capital stock of the Bank of Com merce will be Increased from $10,000 000 to $25,000,000 by the lasuane. nf 150,000 additional shares, 125,000 of which will be used to acquire the Western National after that k..i, ... Increased its capital to $12,500,000. rouowing tne acquisition "of the Western National a dividend of at least 50 per cent will b nM hnM. ers of Bank of Commerce stock. iwenty-nve thousand shares of the new biock wilt oe offered to Bank of Commerce sharehnldora tn ih. ..i..t of 25 per cent of their holdings on the aate named at 140 per share. The directors of the consolidated bank will be increased so as to em brace the directors of both institu tions. It la underRtnnrl that Vol--. tine P. Snyder, president of the West ern National Bank, will be Bclected for the presidency of the consolidated bank. Peonage Must Cease. Washington, June 19. United States Attorney Reese, of Montgom ery, Ala., was at the Department of Justice today in response to a re quest from Attorney-General Knox, who wished to confer with him in re gard to tho progress of the prosecu tion or persons in Alabama for peon age. Although the Attorney-General la not disposed to discuss for publica tion, the status of the cases, lt Is known that a large number of cases are now under investigation and that In addition to the arrests already made, warrants will soon be issued for a still larger numb r. Cuba States Ita Terms. Havana, June 19. A statement waa given out at the Palace tonight which contains the outlines ror the terma un der whlcn the naval coaling stations would be leased to the United States. The United States will pay an annual rent of $10,u00. Food, provisions and other ar'.icles Intended for the use of those residing at the stations will be admitted free of duty. The United States will have complete legal juris diction within the territories occu pied by the stations. Switzerland Votes Moaay for Ouaa. Berne, Switzerland, June 19. Th National Council today, by 97 to t votes, granted a credit of $4,340,000 to arm the 72 batteries of four guns each of the Swiss Field Artillery with the new Krupp 7.5 centimeter pneu matic recoiling guns, and to provide 800 rounds of ammunition for each gun.