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THE OREGON -11. 0 VOL. XXI. ST. HELENS, OK EG ON, TOIDXT, SErTEMUEH 80, 1904. NO. 42. WEEK'SJ)OINGS Newsy Items Gathered from All Parts of the World. Or INTEREST TO OUR READERS General Review Of Important Happen, penlgs Presented In Brief and Condensed Corm. Tli Chilean training ship General llaguedena I" al Han fanclsvo. The Japanese art pieperlng (or a flanking movement agalual Kuropatkln. tKi'iita liom t'ort Arthur claim that there ia plenty ol coal for months yet. Klguie Just published almw Japan's ftiisnclal cod it Ion to I in good aha. large number, of Japanese rein fur. anient ere being hurried to Muk den. Tha Port Arthur fleet la expected to make another allcmpt aliortly to ri CH). rVnator Hoar la very low and hla ton says hla death may be expected al any moment. Itus-ia I likely to again yield tt tha prxlavMt of Ameilra anil remove rot (ton lium the contraband list. The it -anier Cmeeler, from Port Uitil , reported captured hy Japanese, haa I wan released and piocveded to Htianghai. President Key, la meeting with much oppnaltbm In tha Columbian sen ate to tin1 rr.oini VKmi ol einlceule rela tions with tha United Htslea. Tha German nary la to ha Increased. Kuaala will probably demand of Britain her luteoiloos In Thibet rlra at tha llethleham. Pa. ataal work destroyed propariy valued at $2jo,ooo, A firrelgn cruiser waa elghtsd 10 miles off Gulden Uata, which may prove to he the Russian veeael Korea. The llrltlsb steamer Cruaadwr, from Portland to Cblneaa porta with lum Iht. haa boon captured by Japanese I'ruUvra, General Orloff will ha transferred from the Maiuhurlau armr on rimiil of hla blunder al Uao Yang, and mar even ha retired. Carrie Nation announce that aha ta about 10 begin another crusade at Wichita. Kan., and aaka tha woman of that city to Join her. The Japan have raptured alt wore forte at Port Arthur with loaa of 300 men. One of tha forte taken guard the water aupply of tha garrl eon and t-lty. A Pennsylvania woman suffragist advocate that alt married women aliould go on strike and refuse to cook frr their huabanda until given tha right to vole. The new ttuaaian mlnlatnr of the In terior will adopt a liberal policy toward ti e Jem. Admiral lewey haa Jnat celebrated the ftoth annlveriiary of hla entrance Into tha navy, A freight train alrurk wagon haul ed with dynamite near Cumberland, W, Va. To trainmen weta killed and nine person. Injured. Japaneee forrea, dlvid.d Into four armies, continue to advance on link den. HI. Pelrieburg doea not believe Kuropatkin will atuliboinly resist the advance. Vesuvius It gradually becoming act ive. Ashe and .park, ol fire rlae.oo- caslonlaly to a height of 700 feet. Tha riiiptlon la the moat apectacular In tha last leu year. Cholera haa appeared at Port Arthur. Up to the preeent only a few raaea have been reported, but there are grave fear that the dleoase will be come epidemic. The Japaneee am attacking Port Arthur In a much fiercer manner than ar before. Whule battalion are killed by Russian mine. The squad run ol Togo and Kanilmura assist In the assault. Ilurgary ha placed Mormonlem under a ban. Tim Japaneaa conllnua to nova to- wsid Mukden, The fialernatlea of Ameilcawlll meet in Portland lit 1U05. New Yoi la experiencing tha coldet September In 34 year Chief Jnecph, the famoiil Nei Petce Indian warrior, la dead. Tha Sovereign grand lodge of the Odd Fellow will meet in Philadelphia neit year. The Kuilan Vladivostok crulaer. are reported to have put to sea to piey up on commerce. Hy the collapae of a pier of ati hildge at Vluita, I. T., three men were MM It'll at III 1 20 Inluerd. A (lro which broke out In ILwton at an early morning hour usppcu . m,,n hn !. iiiiahlu to eacape. The Rock I.lan.l railroad ha laid off nearly 2,000 of the men in hop in order to reduce expense.. lan casual- a revised urn m , . , uin . . u .!. that l.nlU lie at J.IBO land . - - : ,, wme killed, 10,811 wounded and l.iU It lt on the Held. King Peter, of Servla, ha been ciownud. Uiiaaia expcola tha ei.lp at Port Ar Ihur to aalty forth won. , H,l armV offl uenerai ijorom - -cen thould not marry nnh they nave mote than their pay anu are DEATH LIST CROWING, Sluly-Two Vk llins of Wreik on the Southern Railroad So Tar. Knoivllle, Tun., Hepl. 28, The death tlat. a a reault of the f...rt,.l wreck nu Die Houthurn railway, near new Market, liaa arown tunluht to t-2 and it will probably tm 70, a many ol tlie injured are In a aeriiiu condit ion aud more death a 111 occur al Hi. hoapltal. Twlay there were all dealha i mat inatitotiou. A foria of lfiO men toiled all day hmg at the scene of the wreck, lie fore 2 o'clock the lri k wa clear for through train, but It required many noui to clear the duhria. Hlflttll fr.ttittl tJ L. t I - . ..nn...v.T ... I.Mtn noil, (OIIIIU Uy, but it U thoiiKiil that limy i- t..i..a . I 1 t ... t i m u ifutinw irrmiy iiiiiimi tttKI biought thin city. Olio liltle bnhy wm (on ml tjy tliu wrw koii, but that nmm mu, Tll PMtlttA r.f (I.M ta.lrll.tat iJ IWa. oil lh liravy wnl-lHrniui tram ti- titulflMil l.uletu If m......m il.. oiid coach plowed ita aay Into a bank In inch a manner that the other tar were jammed into it ami pnalird on hy the weight ol the heavy Pullman were croahed like egg alit-lla. The phyalclan at the hnepital state tolilyht that of the long lint of injured which they have In their care, It ia proliabln that not more than four will .11. ti. I..... ... I liiven by the rallioad oil! la la show a total of 102, hut thia Included all per aon who were slightly hurt or scratch- u. PEACE MADE WITH REDELS. Uruguayan Government Now Has War Claims to rate. Doenoa Ayiea, Kept. 2H. Conflinia lion ha been received here of the re-l-ort of the concluaioii of peace betwten the l-rugiiayan government and the revoliitioniata under (iemr.l Munoi. In riplanattou of the government force urpriaing the inaiirgeut camp, It ap ar that noli fh at ion of the recent ruptuie of peace negotiations was com municated to r'ernaii lei, a revolution- aiy political leader, but not to thoae under aima; and np to the moiient of the uuiepectcd attack hy the gov- etnmeiil forces, the commandors ol the lehel had not len Inhumed that a rut lure ol negotiations nan iaen place. The ! t becoming known that the revolutionists were not actively hostile led to the resumption of con ferences, with the result thai terms ol peace were agieed upon. There Is general lejotclng liere ami In t'ruiiuav over tha outcome. It is expected tha. claims will Ite jircaeiited bv diplomatic repreeenlattvesoi loreign governments for damages and loaaee to lorelirn residents to the auioeiit ol s'V- rial million dollars, and the financial Killook Is, ronseiiiuntly. gloomy. VESUVIUS VERY VIOLENT. Curious Tourists Krpt Bath from Danger with Difficulty. Kanlee. Hent. 28. The eiuptioti of Veauvlu continue to Increase in force, and 1 now more violent than any time ince 1872. Ked hot stones are hurled to a height of l.00 feet, falling down the flanks of the mountain with a deaf ening sound. The director ol the observatoiy says that between o'clock this morning and 8 o'clock this alternoon hi instiu- ment registered 1,44 violent eiplo- aions, aud that one stone thrown out welahad about two tons. I-ava (lowing from the crater has mi lted the metal of the Funicular railway, and destroyed the wooden huts In whicn me gmu in ....ui.iin mithin a ladms of one mile ol the crater hai dmappcarcd. Keveral earth(iiskes were leu u y Some ol the people In H o surrounding nu.,.a l.iu left their homes and are cam,yl In the on air. Tha curiosity of tourists to approncn " -... u .. . ninnlMir of carbineer gnaids have been detailed o prevent them from pressing oeyomi i. scribed limns. Molten Slag Scatters. ... i.i. Ht. S8. An ei- t rescon, n" i , plosion of molton slsg last nigh wmA a,, total destruction of ' ' e smelter, 20 miles east of Prescott. The .. . i.,. r eiuiiiued In drawing slag Irom the 'rn;e''JiiW8'e unable to get a pmg .... .. ran onto tne w"T l""r::" followed. The " ,""r , m destroyed. 7h. ; ant w. o i ton. capacity and crtfiwU l0.000 and fSOO 00. with iiKtirance to me amomiv t. 000. nllt Dall Did It. . ..... m v s..,.i 2 Several KoflllBBier, ; -i - . TTCm al Val, r . '..V... .iui.ui.fl east of Lyon riy this morning. Three slecpo U, Western Kxp.css, a ' ,r n bound from Nevr York to Chlcag, , left the track because of a split rail irthrewtl.epar- t' ''V1 of the coaches. Juki as u. .. - -" ' i.iii . f,.t frelirht train east b'ndnlnto the do.ra. Drlnhlno Soldiers Start Riots. n...n Honl. 28. The Tageblatt s Klh I cor' respondent telegraph, that during the mobilisation, .nll-Bemltta Seak. occurred In many parti of S2SStal-i to Jewish trade,, aell lug drink to the oldlur. GIRLS SUFFOCATE Frcclditated Into Cesspool by Col lopse of Floor. RESCUERS OVERCOME BY FOUL GAS Children Whs Get Out Prewnt Such t Terri ble Apfttiuiuc u t Caiut Many f the Spectator! t Faint. Cincinnati, Bcpt. 20. At least nine school girl were auffocated lo a vault today dm lug the afternoon recess at Pleasant Kldge public school bouse, and aa score of other narrowlr escaned the same horrlbie death. All of the victim were from the primary grade. On opposite ides ol the spacious grounds In the rear of the suburban school building are two out- houses. At recess, about 30 young glils were in the outhouse assigned to ihem, when the floor gave way pre cipitating them in the stone walled cesspool, 12 feet deep, and containing (our Icet of sewage. The fiautio struggles of those who aere on lop kept at least nine under neath until they were dead. The frame shed over the newer wa about 20 feet Kjiiaie, without window, and had only one narrow doorway. One girl In the party escsped falling. She ran into (he school building and told the teacher what had happened. Principal T. L. Zimmerman and seven female teacheis ran to the fescue. Mr. Zimmerman secured a ladder, on which the drenched girla climbed out, most of them fainting aa soon as they reached the surface, overcome by flight and sewer gas. The teacher were soon reinforced by the entire population of the sub urbs, the police and Ore departments rendering effective service. Principal Zimmermen finally fainted. Then others lilted out dead bodies un til the death pool was cleaied. Those tesrued alive presented such an appear ance aa to make many in the crowd of rpectatois (aint. James Hmith, aged 14, pupil. climbed to the root ol the achool house and got the flag which wss made into a roe that rescued several. John Hteiukamp, when hi daughter waa not among thoae brought out alive, enti led the vault aud carried out sev eral bodirs, among them that of his laughter. Then he fainted. At the same time tbeie were other parent in the crowd who tainted when it was announced that all ot the living had leen rescued, and their childien weie still among the missing. CHINA HAS APOLOGIZED. Reparation Made for Attack on the Guard at Pehln. Paris. Pcpt. 20. The foreign office baa received a report from the French minister at Pekin saying that China has Biven Ihe most complete apology and reparation for the attack ol Chi nese soldiers at Pekin npon Captain Uribe, of Ihe French legation guard, on Monday last. The captain was in suited and struck with a stick, but he wss not seriously hurt, the rrencn minister energetically protested to the general commanding the Chinese, who wrote the minister an aojeci fui"kj while the Chinese captain commanding the assaulting soldier made a personal apology to Captain Uribe. The Chinese general conuemuwt m five rlnglesders to punishment only one .i...rM short ol death. Owing to the action of the general, the official, here do not consider that this incident and the assault on the Italian soldier nep t.mbnr 15 indicate another general anti-foreign movement. Therefore the reparations have been accepted anu uie incident is cioseu. Pier Gives Way. vtnlt. I T.. Sent. 20. The east oi..r of a steel toll bridge being erected I ilver at Carey's ferry, ten mil... asm ol Aflon. fell at noon kill ing three men, fatally injuring three and injuring 21 others, ome of whom ..,n..r..,l broken limbs. All the sur- neons In Grove and Afton were sum ...nnd. A messenger Irom the scene .i.i... tb.t. 100 men were at work at the time, and the pier collapsed with rninir. owinii to the faulty con struction of the foundation, not going down to bedrock Deceiver for Mine Concern, v..- vmk. Sent. 26. Judge Holt, of the United State district court, has .i..il Alfred Roelker. Jr., receiver of the General Metal, company, of thbj oity, which professes to have capital fti ai.K00.000 and large plant, for the i,.n,1n of orold ore into bullion at Colorado City. Colo. The appointment i . menlver was made on an involur l.ru nnlition filed by Joseph M. Bacon, who allege he Is a creditor of the Gen eral Metals company. Telephone In Place of Telegraph. m.i...v Sent. 20. A. rapidly a. the change can tie brought about the management of the JBurungion ayswui lnd to substitute the tele phone tor the telegraph in di.patchlng ,l nnerstina both passenger and trlirlit trains. The auuouncement was ....i. ,vlnv alter the conclusion of com prehen.ive test, that have been in pio gress for several year, on vaiiou. part. of tue .y.tem. IPTY LIVES LOST. Passenger Trains fleet Head-On In Tennessee. Knoivllle, Tcnn., Sep. 27. Run ning on a roadbed lo a supposedly high condition of maintenance, and having about them every aafeguard known to a modern railroad, two tralna on tb Southern Railway car rying heavy list of passenger met head-on near Hodges, Tenn., sending 6 people to death and Injuring 130, several of when will probably die. Soma of the bodlea have not yet been recovered, and many remain unidenti fied. This appalling loaa of Ufa and maiming of tha living resulted appar ently from the disregarding of orders given to the two train to meet at a station which baa for a long time been their regular meeting-point. This action on tba part of the engi neer of the westbound train la made mora Inexplicable by the fact that the accident happened In broad daylight, and according to the beat Information obtainable ha had the order In a Ut ile frame in front of blm a bl en gine rushed by the station, and a mile and a half further on came upon an eastbound passenger train. Tha pos sibility axlsta that the engineer may have been asleep. The tralna were on time, and not making over 15 mllea an hour, ret tba Impact aa they rounded a curve and came suddenly upon each other wa frightful. Both englnea and the major portion of both tralna were de molished, and why the order were disregarded or misinterpreted will probably never be known, as the en gineers of the two tralna were crush ed, their bodlea remaining for hours under the wreckage of their loco motive. MOVE TOR PEACE. President Roosevelt Will Call Inter- national Congress. Washington, SepL . President Roosevelt announced thla afternoon that at an early data be would ask the aatlona of tha world to join in a second congress of Tba Hague for the promotion of arbitration. Tba occasion tor the announcement waa the reception by tha President of tha delegatea to tba Interparliament ary Union, which recently held a ses sion at SL Louis. At that session the following resolution waa adopted unanimously: "Whereas, Enlightened public opinion and tha spirit of modern civ ilisation alike demand that controv ersies between natlona b aettled In tba ssme manner aa dlaputea between Individual are aettjed, that la, by the Judgment of courta In accordance with recognised principles of law; "Thla conference requests that the several governments aend delegatea to an International conference to be convened at a time and place to b agreed on by them, for the considera tion of the following questions; "The negotiation ot arbitration trestles between the nation repre sented at the conference to be con vened. The advisability of creating a Con gress of Nations, to convene period ically for the discussion of interna tional questions. 'And respectfully and cordially re quests the President of the United Btatea to Invite all the nations to send representatives to such a conference." RUSSIAN QUERY TO OREGON. Governor Asked What Rules Apply to Ships Taking Berth. Salem, Ore., Sept. 27. The Rus slan Consul at San Francisco la am toua to aecure Information regarding the harbor law., rules and regulations In the atate of Oregon, and having ap plied in vain to the Port ot PortlanO Commission and the Board of Pilot Commissioners, he ha. addressed Governor Chamberlain upon the sub ject. For the Information of hla gov ernment he wishes to know whether there are any state lawa or local regu lations governing the assignment ot vessels to berths In Oregon harbors, and particularly whether eiceptlons are made In favor of merchant ves sels flying the American flog. One Tugltlve Caught. Butte. Mont., Sept. 27. A Billings special to the Miner tonight .ays that one of the Parkinson brothers, known as the most notorious horsethieves in Eastern Montana, wa. captured by the Crow Indian police at the agency this evening, while endeavoring to make his way out of the country on a stock train. The nine other fugitives are .till at large. Mosher and Grady, the self-confessed murderers ot Serg eant of Police Hannnh, are armed with Winchesters and are headed tor the Jackson Hole country, with posses hot on their trail. A fight will result when the men are overtaken. Russian Ships Must Sail. Port Said, Sept. 27. The Russian auxiliary cruisers St. Petersburg and Smolensk are here awaiting permis sion to take coal and provision enough to carry them to Blnorta, Tunis. They asked for sufficient supplios to enable them to reach Ltbau, but this request was refused and they must proceed within 24 hours. Thla afternoon the cantalns of the Russian vessels ex changed visits with the officer, of the British cruiser Furious. rirc at Minnesota University Minneapolis. Sep. 27. The main building ot the University of Minne sota was totally destroyed by fire to day, entailing a loss of 1125,000, fully Insured. NINE ARE DEAD Massachusetts Electric Car Strikes Dynamite. NINETEEN OTHERS ARE INJURED Teamster Was on His Way to Get It When the Disaster Occurred He Was Arrested. Melrose, Mass., Sept. 23. An out ward bound electric car containing 82 persons wa blown to piece in this city tonight by striking a 60-pound box ol dynamite that bad fallen off an ex press wagon, fell persona weie killed outright, three more died of their in juries within an hour and 19 other on the car wete taken to the hospital suffering from severe injuries. At least a score of person in the immediate vicinity of the explosion were hurt by flying glaas and splinters. do great was the force of the explo sion that all but ten feet of the rear portion of the car wa blown into small pieces while windi.wi within a radius of a qnarter of a mile were shattered. The immediate vicinity of the acci dent presented a fearful spectacle when those in the neighborhood reached the scene. The ground waa strewn with iegs, arm. and other portion, of the bodies of those who had been killed, and shrieks and groan, came from the writhing forms of the injured. The car contained mostly men on their way to their borne in this city. For moie than three hour, there was the greatest confusion. Thousands of people rushed sbout trying to find relativi and friends, and the hospitals wrre besieged. The police arrested Roy Fenton, driver of an express wagon. Fenton, it wa. learned, was carrying two 60 pound boxes of dyna mite on hi. wagon, .nd did not know until be reached the express office that one ot the boxes had dropped off. He hurried back in the hope of pick ing it op, but the electric car reached the box drat. PICNIC AT ARCADIA. Oregon Irrlgatlonlsts Enjoy a Day Near Ontario. Ontsrio, Or., Sept. 22. Tbe dele- gstes to the state irrigation convention were the guests of citizen, of Ontario and Malheur county yesterday at a pic tic and banquet at Arcadia, a model fruit farm owned by tbe Kiesel, Shill ing St. Danilson company. Arcadia is on the U. 8. L. railway, seven miles east of Ontario. Eight years sgoit was a barren waste of asgebru.h land ; to day it is one of tbe most frnitful sec tions of land in tbe state, embracing several hundred acres of alfalfa bay, acres upon acres of bearing fruit trees snd a dense grove of locust an 1 maple trees an ideal place for a picnic. The delegates and their wives were taken in carriage, supplied by tbe eiti sens of Ontario and ranchers residing in the vicinity for a drive among the farms, covering an area of several miles, finally ending up at Arcadia, where the women having chaige of the banquet had prepared a feast which Congressman Williamson said eclipsed any banquet he had ever attended, not excepting those of Washington, and ex- President Devers declared that It was far superior to the famous banquet given to the delegates of the national irrigation congress at Ogden last year, which ia known to have cost over f 1, 600. After inspecting the fruit oichards of Arcadia, where hundreds of ton. of ripe and growing fruit are to be found on the tteea, tbe guest, were taken back to Ontario, where they all depart ed on the afternoon trains for home. The judges awarded the $100 loving cup, offered for the count) making the best fruit exhibit, to Malheur county Paker county was the only other com petitor for this cnp. The expei t. cmp'oyed by Commis sioner Young to pack the fruit exhibit lor shipment to St. Louis began work yesterday afternoon and expect to for ward it today. A fresh lot ol irmt will be sent, as there i. plenty a. good and better growing on Ibe trees in the vicinity of Ontario than that placed on exhibition for tbe convention. Rushing Coal and Oil to Siberia New York, Sept. 23. A dispatch from London to the Times says Business is active on .teamen with coal, oil and .tore, for Russian ac count. It is clear that argent meas ure, are being taken to secure supplies for 8i ieria and Manchuria before the winter. Underwriter, are skeptical as to the weather permitting steamer. which have .till to sail from Europe to reach Vladivostok. It Is known that on less large quantities of oil are got out many of the Eastern Siberian town. may be in darkness durli g the winter. Sailors Cannot Return Home. Washington. Sept. 21. Admiral Goodrich, commanding the Pacific eta' tion, ha. telegraphed the navy depait ment that he has lorwarded by mail full report of the agreement he entered into with Captain Berlinsky, of the Russian vessel Lena, for the parole of the officers and crew of that Bhip. This provide, for their freedom of the city ot San FranciBco. bnt they may not go beyond the boundaries of the city dur ing the present war. 1905 Talr Plans Torwardcd. Washington. Sept. 23. Plan, for tbe Lewi, and Clark building, were forwaided to Superintendent Lasarn. today. Bide will be opened by the uperviaing architect In thi. city Octo ber 17. Superintendent Lasura. i. expected to have the plana open to bid- ' dor. the latter part of the week TORT NEEDS COAL. Port Arthur Cannot Much Longer Supply the Russian Ships. Tsingtau. Sept. 24 Several collier. arrived here within the last ten days. It is believed their cargoes aie intend ed for Port Arthur. The British col lier Foxton Hall bas transferred her cat go of Cardiff coal to the German steamer Erica, which the local author ities would not allow to leave until given assurance that no attempt would be made to enter Port Arthur. The Erica sailed at daylight, and Japan is given a. her destination, but it is be lieved she will ultimately make for Port Arthur, where the Russians are offering stupendous inducement for the delivery of coal. B. Davidson, an Amrlcan merchant, who had a Ruasian coal contract and was or hred to leave Port Arthur on February 16 last, i. now at Tsingtau. He tells the Associated Press corre spondent that when be left the coal supply there was very much depleted. On account of the Russian warships having been compelled to keep up full steam day and night for nearly eight months and the enormous quantities o fuel required for the water condensing plant, there most or a coal famine there now unless more ccal bas arrived. Tbe Japanese have since then cut off the water supply, when the garrison would have to depend entirely upon the condenser. If a coal famine prevails, tbe town must be getting water from mpure water wells, which would also have to be served to the tick and wounded iceless. NEW LAND POLICY. Tracts Withdrawn Will Not Be Sold as Soon as Restored. Washington, Sept. 24. Ihe secre- taiy of the interior baa ordered restor ed to entry a portion of tbe lands in kagit and Vt hatrom counties, Wash- gton, that were temorarily withdrawn in December, 1902, with a view to en larging the Washington forest reserve on tbe west side. These lands were examined by tbe forestry bureau and found unsuitable for forest reserve pur pose.. Some are agucultuial in char acter, son e grazing lands, bnt a con siderable area is valuable for it. tim ber. Tbe reason tbe timber lands are to be turned back to the public domain is because they are isolated tracts, lo cated among lands now in private ownership. It wonld not be practica ble to reserve them without reserving the adjoining private lands, and this policy is not favored. In restoring these lands to entry the interior department is adopting i new po'icy. These and all other lands hereafter restored to entry will not be come subject to settlement immediate ly, but will be advertised for 90 days. Thi. i. to give every one an equal chance to take np newly opened land., and to prevent any one getting unfair advantage. Thi. wa. not done in tbe case of the Blue mountain lands restored in Oregon, but tbe rule will beieafter apply to all land, eliminated from withdrawals, a well as land, which are cut out ol established reserves. COST Of UNSTABLE CURRENCY. Philippines Out i 1 ,294,059 as Re sult of fluctuations In Silver. Washington, Sept 24. The bureau of insular affaire of the war depart ment in its review and final audit ol the finances of the Philippine govern ment has definitely fixed the loss sus tained by the insular treasury, np to June 30, 1903,' due to the fluctuating value of the silver correncry in general circulation in the islands nntil a recent date st 11,294,089. This loss to the Insular government was brought about largely by the fact that when .ilver wa. dear Mexican dol lar, were almost exclusively offered for payment of government dues, bnt when silver wa. cheap and the Mexicans over valued comparatively little was offered in payment of dues, and credit or, of tbe government sought by every meann. possible to obtain settement by tbe government in Mexican money Iu this way silver money won d be taken in at a high rate of exchange to gold and paid out at a much lower rate than received. Under the new coinage act, which is now in successful operation, Mexican money is no longer receipable for pub lic dues. Rush of Immigrants. Liverpool, Sept. 24. The streets leading to the steerage offices of the trans-Atlantic steamship companies were blocked today by thousands ol emigrants, clamoring tor a last chance to get to America for $10, the reports that the rate war was over being gen erally believed. The White Star line steamei Baltic, which sailed today. took over 2,000 $10 emigrant, and many were left behind for lack ol ac commodation. The American line steamer Merion wa. filled up with the last $10 batch for Philadelphia. Peace Assured In Uruguay. Montevidio, Uruguay, Sept. 24. The basis of peace between the govern ment ot Uruguay and the Uruguayan revolutionary force, ba. been formulat ed by President Ordonex and accepted in principle by the revolutionist.. An armistice ha. been concluded. The peace terms are that the revolutionists shall surrender their arm. and that the government shall agree not to interfere with the property of the revolutionist. and electoial freedom'be granted. Population of Buenos Ayres. Mew York, Sept. 24. A municipal census bas just been taken, say. a Her ald dispatch from Buenoe Ayie.. The exact figures are not yet known, but the population of Buenos Ayre. 1. estimat ed at about i,ooo,uoo. . WORK STARTS Irrigation Convention at Ontario. Meets THIRD SESSION OP ASSOCIATION About 200 Delegates In Attendance Malheur County Has an Ex ceptionally Tine rrull Exhibit. Ontario, Or., Sept. 20. The third annual irrigation convention met here yesterday afternoon, President Devers, of Portland, presiding. Rev. David Sepp pronounced the invocation, after which Mayor Lackey extended a most cordial and hearty welcome to the del egates. President Devers responded tc the welcome. Tbe convention took a recess after President Devers' address nntil 8 P. M. The evening session wa. held in tbe Congregatonal church, which waa crowded to it. capacity, most all of tbe delegates having arrived on the delayed trains since tbe alternoon meeting. After singing "America" Governor Chamberlain waa introduced a. the first speaker of the evening. The gov ernor congratulated the people of Mal heur county on tbe magnificent fruit exhibit. He said be bad visited St. Louis and viewed the horticultural ex hibt. from all the states, Oregon in cluded, and be could atate, speaking from personal knowledge on the subject, that the exhibit made by tbe people of Malheur for this convention waa finer in every respect than that of any state or territory at St. Louis. The governor said he bad wired President Myer, of the state commission, to come over and secure and send this exhibit to St. oui. at once. Tbe governor then spoke at some engtb in regard to the irrigation pro jects inaugurated nnder tha Carey act. Contracts hsve been signed and lands segregated to tbe extent of 120,600 acres and application, are pending for 267,950 acres more, enough to piovida homes for 30,000 people. H. B. Gates, of Hillsboro, member of the state iriigation commission. spoke of tbe proposed irrigation laws the commission is preparing and con gratulated the people ol Malheur on be- ng tbe first in Oregon to aecure govern ment aid for irrigation. Judge Lowell, of Pendleton, aaid be wanted to live to see the day when tha line of demarkation between East and West Oregon would be wiped away by the heartbeat of a united people, and in closing be gave tbe convention the sentiment: "Oregon for Oregon." E. M. Brannik, of Portland, spoke in the interest of tbe Lewis and Clark fair and nrged the people to work for and aid the fair in every way possible. The evening waa enlivened by several songs by Rev. Dr. Sepp. President Devers, at tbe request of the local committee, appointed F. W. Sheffield, Dr. Withycombe and Pro fessor F. W. Young to act as judges of the horticultural and agricnitural ex hibits. Tbe exhibit, of fruit, made by the fruit grower, of Malheur county bas proved to be tbe most attractive as well aa tbe most astonishing lest a re of the convention. Nothing to equal it, say. Governor Chamberlain, Preai- nt Devers, Judge Lowell and other., ha. ever bean seen in Oregon. All visitors from other portion, of the .tat oin in this opinion. There are about 200 delegate, in attendance. Train Is Ditched. Junction City, Kan, Sept. 21. Tba Pullman section of the eastbound At lanta express on the Union Pacific waa wrecked six mile, east of here shortly after 1 o'clock this afternoon by tbe rail, spreading. The train waa travel ing about 40 miles an honr. Three Pullman cars left the track and the one at the rear roiled over a 16-foot em bankment, turning over three time. There were 32 persona in thi. car. Six of them were eeriously injured, and tha rest received slight but painful injuries. Porest Tires Spreading. Anaconda, Mont., Sept. 21 The for est tires west of the city have pro gressed so far that there ia now danger that the buildings at Mountain View park may be destroyed. Tbe advance of the flames is being watched closely by a force of men employed by tbe rail road company, bhould the danger be great, a general alarm will be sounded and a bucket brigade organised, mere is plenty ot water at the park if it can he propel ly directed. Along Warm Springs canyon fully a dozen prospect ors' cabin, bave been burned. Japan Expects t'ort to Tall Soon. Tokio, Sept. 23. A renewal ot the attack upon Port Arthur on newer and more aggressive lines i. expected this week, and it is predicted in well in formed quarters that the reduction of , that fortress will be accomplished within ten day. or a fortnight. The authorities continue silent concerning operations there. The publication of a smalt list of casualties in the naval brigade operating on land i. the only recent official utterance. Reserves Japan Is Calling Out. London, Sept. 21. The Morning Post asserts that the report that Japan s calling out reserve, refer, to the men not yet summoned to tbe depots, and whose period of service In tbe reserves has not expired The paper explain, that a Japanese soldier i. not exempt from service until he passea hi. 41st birthday. debt.
