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Newspaper Page TextOREGON VOL. XXI. ST. IIELEks, OKKGON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1904. NO. 43. THE MIST. WEEK'SDOINGS Newsy Items Gathered from All Ports of the World. Or INTEREST TO OUR READERS i 1 General Review of Important Happen, penlgs Presented In a Brief and Condensed form. Four persona were killed and lllty In jured In au English railway accident. Tnklo U advUed that Ilia army li making steady progress at Pott Arthur. Fire wiped out an autira village In Potilhein HiiMia. Five hundred tsru 1 1 lit ara hotnelcaa. Tho Norwegian hark Blr John Iw itiiiiu, (ruui Loudon, struck on rocks oft tint coast ol Norway and went down with all on board. The Hunt Fa has largo gangs of nian at work In Colorado retiring the work ol the Hood. It will take a week to make the road pasrabla, Dvtert Iv.-e are nnahle to And any flew to the peieons who have attempted to destroy the battleship Connecticut. lli.ro I liltlu danger that any further attempt will I made. Marince are stationed all around the boat and oth era on It. According to dispatches from Okla lima the Hoiith Canadian river la high er than in 40 years. It la (cared that the lone to rot ton end rorn rroi and nrldgea, with othn properties long the river, throughout the territory, 111 be enormous. No loea ol life hsa been reported. Hlr William llaicourt, a noted Brit iah politician, la drad. j A third attempt haa been made to wreck the hattle'hlp Comtecticut. Tiinhlad, Colo., riporta that It ran relieve all dlatieea raueed by the flood. The Keptimliet receipts ol the Kt, Iula (alt amounted to about $:.600,- 000. The Ruaslaue have temporarily rheckml the Japans advance ra.l ol Mukden. The rr may block the plan lor the liniiKxIiata reoigaultatlon ol the Bub aian aimy. l'ituiaatr General I'ayne continues In a dantfvrotie condition, llii Hie hangs In the bilau e. Bosiiatis made a raid on junks fer rying auppllra to Uyaiua aud dea troytd number ol them. It la tepr.rl.id that General Bsaillo Muiuii. leader ol the Uruguayan levo-luUotb-ts, haa been ahot by hla former lollowere. Considerable loss of life and prop erty waa occaesloned h) lire In the ar tillery and ammunition magaainea at Hehaolopol, Km alt. The Japaneee have begun a general vlvance on Mukden, The condition of 1'oatn.aater Uenoial Payne la very aetloua. Mobile, Alabaiti. la having the warm, eet weather In lla hiatory lor the time of year. The Japaneee have adopted tactics Intended to prevent the telum of the main Buaalan force to Mukden. ti, liuulan aouadron at Port At- thur haa made another attempt to es- raoe, but were driven bee. Another tally la expected. Knropalkln now leal'wi that he can not go on to Harbin and the problem of wintering hla troope la a eerlonsone. Tha hoi id the Rueaiana la to doleat the Japaneee at Mukden. Houvenir Lewia and Clark dollars i..u. !,. ...tit to Preaidunt Booeevelt and member of congroaa who were tn trumontalln securing the eppiopr.a tlon to the Portland exposition. k ....n . (mm Parte to Havre, con . i..i.. .i,Mt too iinuchee of American mall, waa broken Into and 01 pomhea .au.atiul aft rill rillml of audi valuable! aa it.... ,n.v have contained. Thera la no record of theli contcn'a or ol tho vslu abloa abstracted. W. J. Bryan la a grandfather. niwane. la claiming many Japanese aoldlera. The hattleahlap Connecticut baa been aucomiNfully launched. ti.. ,...l.n ernlavr Orel broke cylinder on her trial trip and will be dlayd six monina. ti n ... . I Pnuiian armv haa retreat ed from Mukden, leaving only a auiall lorca to guaid tha roar The Japanese army haa captured Pa para. Practically no offered by the Buiialana resistance was i i) ...mil tnir luet in from Alna i. lmvlnu siirbted a Kuaaian gunboat at Unlmak pane. i advanced two and turee ' ; Wlllamett. val ceiua nii""K"""" v , , - ,. ley and at North Yakima. Imlepc once growers have receled aa high 80 ceuta. A dispatch from Cons' autlnople says that tho vlllng" of Kamra, Armenia, .i.. ....... ..I u measaore ot Arnion' hina hv Kurds. Details are lacking i Imva caused aerloua damage to rallroada in Wealorn Twm, .,..1 Northern MM . i...i. ... rimnrted on tne and on all Banta Fe In New Mexico roudi tralna aio delayed. .m..ll ...It... .In. lltf Jannneae oflV era ..laca the number ol their lick and wounded aoldlera at 46,000 CAUGHT BY fLOOD. Twelve People Drowned at Wat- rous, New Mexico. IJia Vegaa, N. M., Oct. 6 Ilutf the town of Watroua wai ileHtrojed by the Hood and at least 12 puraona were drowned. Many poraona were remtued (ruin treea and hotiaetopa. The greatest daiiMau waa around the junction ol Moia and Kapello creuka. The rock cruaher, the great Iron bridge and much track at Watroua weie wanhrd away. The (.ialllnaa river formed a new channel here. In the (ialllnaa canon, tlio (lama of tha Aqua l'nra company broke, bringing a teiriflc lliod on I tie city. The Montciiima-flot Hprlnga track went out in many places. Hull a dime n bridges were deatroyvd and the Mimlexnma bath hoiiaes were partly carried away. The Kanta Fe hina licru ia 140,1)00. The Aqua I'm a company's loea la f 15,000. F'ot two blocka on llridge strtet every buaineaa liouao waa Hooded. The big lllleld brick store was ruined and the bridge undermined. Twent) im-r-rhanll estlmatea their loea at (rum f 000 to (4.000 each. (ialllnaa park is under wster and the trolley line cannot be repaired for two weeks. J lie race meet to have been held here next week has hern declared off. One hundred tlioiicand dollara will not cover the Inaa to the town and the railroad loa la eipial to that of re cent Hoods In Ariaona. TOWNS WASHCD AWAY. Rio tirande Cuts New Channel and Hundreds are Homeless. AlbtnilrUe, N. M.,Oct. 6. Beporta from the floods in the Bio (Irande val' ley above and below this city are com- g in. Tha towns of Valencia and a I elites were practically washed way and iwveral humlrud (anuliea are homeless. The river swung to the east, cut a new channel, ami poureu a i.i riit thiough the two towns. No sei were lost. rho Ilarvlaze auhtirba of this city offered the moat In this Immediate vicinity, about 50 houses being ilea- royed. Ignacio (iutieiies, a comroieainner 1 Kandoval county, telephoned that he damage at l.oa Conlalos and Ala meda, atx.va the city, will amount to several hundred thousand dollara. There Is one passenger train Itom Southern California at Oallup and an other from Han Francisco at Winrlow, bile I he other trains Irom laliloruia ais held heie. The local olhciaH can not sav when the trains will arrive or I'pSlt and the Irallic situation ia scrl- Man feet ot track Is reported gone at (Mia, at Cerrillne, Waldo, Thornton and Bernalillo, and above and U-low this city at Bincoti, Amarillo, '. M,. and Islets. DROP INTO ttUAR. Many People Injured at Church Cor. ner ilone Layina. Adams, Mass., Oct. 6.-Whi!e Bight a. Lit. Bev. Thomas I. Heaven, iioman v am- olio bishop of Hpilngfleld, waa laying the coiner atone of St. Ktaiilalaiia' 1 ol leh church, a floor collapsed, precipl ating 160 persona Into the basement A doxen persons were injured, several aerious'y. Bishop Htaven and several 1 the priests awlstiug him weie sliglit- lu l.nrl. . ... ll. hlillie I.UUU persons vwhubu ,.,n. .ml about 200 were seated oi standing on the ttoor which coveiod the newly made liasemenv. jus aa ie bishop was about to lay the stone a sec tion of the Uooiing. about 40 feet square, collapsed, dropping 12 (eet, and canylng with it the bishop, the clergy ml about 140 outers. In the confusion that lol lowed many re trampled upon and half suffocat ed. Bishop Bevon waa cangiu in wib crush but was able toeavo himself from eerimts injury. He was l.ruiseu aoo. i the body and had his hands scratched. Breastplates Will Not Be Made. Home. Oct. 6. Some time ago the BuHsinn government ordoied 100,000 bullet rrool bieastplates ot the tpye in- ...! t,r Hlimor ilcnedelti. The lat ter recently started (or St. Petersburg u. tiin manutitaciure ui nreasipian", """-"- -, ich by the Italian firm to which he had ...1.... . ....I U. HinilllHU Mil. J ...t.l the rlithta to manuiaciure, m which objected to Bignor uenejeni . i..n in ilia matter, and he re turned to Ilaly. The firm had also undertaken to supply the Japanese ...vernment with 200.000 breastplates. a Train of Skh and Wounded General Oktt's Headquarters in the irioi.i rvt. 5 The llrst aoutnuo i, .In on tho railway left this afternoon catrying 400 Japanese wounded, 100 sick and 33 wounded KUBslan prisoner .t, u to Jnottn. Tho wounueu re practically the last ot the Jopanese wounded at the bauie oi nwo The hospitals are now devoted to those uttering from Don oeri aim eases. Gunboat Bit by Mlmr- Toklo, Oct. 5.-It is rumored that a Jpnese gunboat hit a mine and sunk ..... i i i.u l.lao Tiinir peninsula. A portion of her crew reached an Island The navv department MllU " w v a vot"v . . does not deny tho report, but says that tue uupai "vm formation. .. . .. ..im.nl lucua conuriimbu, j fVVVVVVVVVVVV1 OREGON NEWS rtATUtttS TOR CIIAUIAUQUA. Distinguished Women of the Coun. fry Booked for Next Year. Oregon City One of the main fea tures ol the Willamette Valley Chatau qua assembly for 1005 will be the part to be taken by the leading women of the country and for which the board of directors Is slresdy arranging. It is the purpose of the Chaulatigua manage ment to devote two entire days of next yeat 'a session to women and women's work, and to Insure the success of this feature of the assembly an effort haa been atat ted to secure the services of such distinguished women aa Mrs.' Charlotte l'erklmi-Uiliimn, ol New York, a grand niece of Henry Ward needier and a literary writer ol wide reputation; Miss Anna Shaw, president of the National Woman Kuffrage suso- cia'-ion, and also Mrs. Catt, president of the National Federation of Women's clubs. Hecretary Cross Is in coirespondence with there celebrities and expects to be able to secure their attendance and ser vices In making the 1005 Chautauqua a grand success. In forming the program ami engaging lecturers lor next year the oflicers of the Willamette Valley Chautauqua associstion will take ad vantage ol the holding of the Lewie and Clark fair, and will engage only the beat of talent in every department, that the exercises may be up to a high standard for the entertainment ol the many., visitor (rorn distant points, since the Chautauqua sessions will be held during the life of the 1005 expo sition. SEPTIC TANK A SUCCESS. Trustees Inspect One Recently In stalled at (lute School. Salem The new septic tank recent ly constructed at the ritate Mute school is giving complete satisfaction. The hoard of tiustees of that institution visited the school and were highly pleased w ith the improvement In the sewerage system, which mskes the con ditions there more liealtlif.il. "It seems to me that the septic tank will come into general use in cities," sahl Governor Chamberlain, after his return from the Mute school. "By this process all solid matters ate con sumed and the outflow from the septic tank is clear and odorless liquid. I believe these tanks should be used even where there is good sewer connections, for by this means the sewer system can be iniule to carry a larger amount of refuse and the stream Into which It la tinned will not be so heavily polluted. In suburban districts where there are no sewei connections the spetic tank will do much to improve sanitary con ditions. 1 btlieve the people should investigate the subject and learn the value of the septic tank." Coming Events. Portland Presbytery, Fairview, Octo ber 10. Baker County Fair, Baker City, Octo ber 11-15. Klamath County Agricultural asso ciation. Klamath Falls. October 12-14. Federation of Women's clubs, Baker Citv. Oclobir 12-14. Fruit Fair. Hood Biver, October 13-15. Orcimn Frers association, Hood Biver, October 14-15. Baptist Young People'a convention McMinuville, October 14. Oreiron W. C. T. U.. atate conven tion. Portland. October 18-27. Inland Empire Teacheia' association, Pisudleton, October 19 21. Power from the lictlcnzie. Eugene Notice has been filed with Ihe county clerk by tne Willamette Vallev Electric Bailroad company oi its intention to appropriate from the McKenzie river 16.000 cubic inches of wiiter. bv miners' n.easure, nnder six inch pressure, to bo used in generate tun mmcr to operate all kinds of elec trical machinery. The point where the water Is to bo taken from the river s given as on the north bank near the line between sections 35 and 30, town ship 10, range 2 east, and d. sciibee the line of the canal 14,uuu met long. Step Toward New Can factory Aatmia A deed haa I een find for nenrd whereby the American Can com' nnv sella to the Pacific Bheet Metal 1 r . . ..... in l 1 I. u'nrba the I ron I see ot lots x ami . uio The property is the site ol tlie oio i an (.irt.irv and the consideration nam- a.li.ll. alLhouuh the price paid la understood to be 120,000. mis ia tne first step toward the establishment of the new can factory, which the Pacific Sheet Metal works will start here before the opening of the fishing season. Sugar-Making at La Grande. Ti rnde Tho La Grande Amalga mated Sugar (actory is running day and night, and will have a run of over 00 davs on the sugar beete raised in the Grand Komie, wincn amount to zo.ouw tons. The beets from Umatilia county will keep the factory running consider ably later this season than usual. Beets are Doing plowed ami puueu iu the valley, and tons aie being hauled to the factory every day. - Development of Copper Mine. Medford Two tunnela are being driven in the Blue Ledge copper mine, located about SO miles west of Medford, near the California line, and owned by a Now York company. These tunnels are driven to deteimine the extent and value r.( the property. The torce of 13 men will be increased soon. Bo far, the quality ol the ore la all that could be deBired. OP INTEREST SAMPLE ORES TOR TAIR. Prompt Action Urged on Blue Riv er Mines. Eugene D. II. Weyent, who Is working up an Interest throughout Ihe mining districts of the state in prepar ing exhibits for the Lewis and Clark exposition, waa in Eugene. He was in conference with mining men and others and urging prompt action toward pre paring an exhibit for the lilue mver district. Mr. Weyant nrges tbat unless some thing Is done Immediately the district cannot be well represented, because It will be necessary to get out samples before winter seta in and closes up the mines. If left until spring, it will be too late, hence it ia desired that the exhibits be collected and' boxed this fall. The Commercial club haa taken an interest in the matter and haa called a meeting for next Wednesday evening, at which time a plan will begin lortli- with. CUT ON GOVERNMENT LAND. Many Cords of Wood Held Up In the Vicinity of Meecham. La Grande It is reported that there is tied up by government inspectors around Meacham, 25 miles west of this city, 2,000 cords of wood believed to have been cut Irom land not, yet oui oi government ownership. A large .num ber of men have filed on land in me mountaina. Of eacb 100 acres 120 is giaxing land and 40 acres timber land. I he pre-emptora can get ttie graxing and on time, and yet use it lor grazing Dnrnosea. To acquire title enongn to give them the right to cut wood on the remaining 40 acres tney most pay a own i ...II f.... .... 1 1 N TI. I. I 1. 11,1 111 IUII IUI fcl.O M1IU. AU.n .1 IB OT..tV'. many have not done. The marketing of the 2,000 cords de pends upon the outcome of the invtsti- gation. It is believed it will be releas ed upon the settlement of each individ ual for the 40 acres ot timber una ny paying the cash lor it, aa was the orig inal intention. LEDGE SIXTY PEET WIDE. New Camp Will Be Opened In the Bohemia District. Ens-ene According to the report of W. 8 Crabb, a prospector who has just come down from the mountains in the vicinity of the Upper Willamette, an other rich mining camp is about to be onened un in thia county. Mr. Crabb reports tne diacovery oi a very rich ledge of quarts, which he aays ia 60 feet wide, samplea ol toe ore irom which he brought out lor assay. From his description of the location, it is 20 miles above Hazel Dell postoffice, and must tbeiefore be about that distance to the east and north of the Bohemia mining district. fruits for the St. Louis fair. La Grande W. K. Newell, of Dilley, Or., and Georne H. Lainberaon, ot Portland, have been in the valley dur Ina the Dast week, satnering urano Konde (ruita foi the St. Louia fair Judd Geer. of the Cove, horticultural commissioner for Eastern Oregon, and A. C. Gail, a prominent fruitgrower at Union, assisted them in gathering a choice assortment, and they expressed themslelvea as highly pleased with the excellent fruit grown hero. Applea are being picked and packed (or the la 1 1 maketa. Over 100 care will be sent nnt from the valley this season. Prune nackinir and picking is still going on The fruit growert of Grande Konde will irganize and hold meetings pertaining to the growth and sale o( (ruita and other things concerning their common good. Sheep Polsciud on the Trail. Lakeview Three hundred mutton Un en route to the railroad (or ship ping are said to have been poisoned aloha the main tiaveled road between here and Bend. The alieged poisoning happened near a spring, and analysis of the stomachs of some of the sheep 1b said to have disclosed saltpeter and strychnine. The name of the owner could not be learned, nor the motive ol the reported deed. The ecene is in one of the remotest portions ot Central Oregon, and only slight details reacned LakiV.eW Investigate Sherman Land Claims. The Dalles Francis W. Clements and James, I. Parker, attorneya of Waahimiton. D. C, representing the oAnmiarv of the interior, are here to eon far with Special Agent Neuhausen nd the local land officials upon the investigation of the claima ot the Bher man county settlers. After their con foranea in this city they will leave lot Pan Francisco, there to meet the offi ran nf the Eastern Oregon Land .com pany. Many Agrlcs Enrolled. Corvallia The enrollment at the Oregon Agricultural college has passed the 500 mark, and is now 103 greater than In the same day last year. The ..mint la nnntlned to students In the actual coll aire courses, and is not inrjio slve ot music pupils and other side is anna. The number is more than dou- hl that in the academic and college course of any other educational institu tlon in Oregon. Wheat Market. .Portland Walla WiUa, 81882c hlnnalem. 86o: Valley. 860. ' . Tanoma BlueBtem. 87c: club, 83c tinlfax Club.71c: bluestein, 78o. TO DEfRAUD NATION. Iron Said to Have Been Put In Life Preserver Blocks. Washington, Oct. 4. An alleged conspiracy, which hfts been developed by officials of the department of com merce and labor and of the department justice today resulted in tha arrest Camden, N. J., o( J. II. Btone, II. Ouintard, Charles W. Buss and mea Buss, oflicers o( the Nonpareil Cork works. . They were apprehended the United States marshal (or tha district of New Jersey, under an indict ment (ound on September 29 by the United States grand juiy at Trenton, charging them, under section 5440, of the revised statutes of the United States, with consplilng to defraud the goverment and prejudice the adminis tration of the steamboat inspection laws Dy putting npon the maiket corn- eased cork blocks for use in making life preservers, each of which blocks contained in its center a piece of bar ron about six inches long and weigh- g eight ounces. The iron bar was serted and concealed in the block for the purpose of Increasing the weight the legal requirement ot six pounds good cork (or each life preserver. The men arrested will be arranged be tore the United States district conrt of New Jersey, to plead to the indictment. Early in August, David Kahneweil ' Sons, manufacturers of life pre servers in New York city, ordered from tha Nonpareil Cork works at Camden, J., blocka of compressed corks (or 750 life preservers. Eight of these corks are need in each preserver, and the United States law requires that the tight blocks shall contain aiz pounds of cotk. When the cork blocka were delivered, it waa discov ered that eight of the blocks weighed only i pounds. Kahneweilera' Sons thereupon wrote the Nonpareil Cork works and that company replied tbat it would adjust the matter by sending to Kahneweilera' Sons aome eitia heavy blocka, one of hich could be used in each life pre server, tnus increasing us weigui iu the legal requirement. In due time tha blocks arrived. They were ao heavy aa to arouse suspicion. . One of them waa broken, and imbedded in its rental was found an iron - bar six inches lona. one inch wide and a quar ter o( an inch thick, weighing eight ounces. xue Kanneweuers again rote to the officers ol the Nonpareil Cork works, demanding to know what they meant by putting iron in the cork blocks, and informing them that aa Kahneweileia' Sons were obliged to put their names on each preserver such a fraud would ruin their buei nesa. According to the indictment a letter was received in leply suggesting that the Kahneweilera were foolish to make ao much trouble about a amall anair ot that kind. Further examination ol the "extra neavy" blocks disclosed the fact tbat each of them contained an iron bar similar to that which wis found in the first one. In all 261 ot the extra ;avy blocks were received by Kahne- rilra' Sons. Kahneweilera bona communicated with Bobert 8. Bodie, annerviaina inspector of the steamboat inspect inn eeivice tot tne amine oi New York, and he reported the facta to artinu secretary of the department oi commerce and labor, Lawrence O. Mur ray. The invest.gation and indict' ment followed. Two Hundred Homeless. Albuquerque, N. M., Oct. 4. The ild sweep of water, raising the Bio Grande to the highest point lor more than a year, has made 200 people In thia vicinity homeless. Bareloe. uburb. is under two feet of water and many homes are abandoned. Alamedo is threatened by the terrific pressure mmn the dam. which it is feared may give way. The railroads have suffered rreallv in the Rio Grande valley o ... . . , . ii the Santa r e la at a atauusuii an through New Mexico. Bridge Washed Out Lamar. Colo., Oct. 4. The flood in the Arkansas river reached here tody and washed out the north approacn ol the bridge over the river at this place rhe bottom land on tne norm siue under water. The river ia rising rap. idlv but no further damage is anticl ntd here. Telephone reports Irom Prowers, nine miles west oi uinmr. how that the water there ia at the hiohoat atase known in 30 years. Ihe ntire Prowers lanch ia undei water and the residents were compelled to seek safety on the tops of their houses. Work on Russian Ships Begun, Toulon. France. Oct. 4. The man aoera of the Societe aea rorges Chaotlers were interviewed today con corning the report that they are to build a number ol crniseia ana torpeoo hoat dastr overs (or the new Bussian navy, xnoy stated mat tne uegoua tlons on the sublet t Dad made cnnsia erhle progress, but It was desirable to withhold the particulars, in order to avoid possible international entangle' ments. American Diplomat fined. New York. Oct. 4. Arthur Denn Piatt. American vice consul, haa been fined 10 shillings, according to American' dispatch from Dublin, lor (urioua riding on a motorcycle within tha citv limits. His caae was heard in a police conrt. LOSS ISHEAVY Flood Works Ruin ia Colo rado and New Mexico. ALL RAILROAD ARE TIED UP Thirty Blocks In Trinidad are Un der Two to four feet of Water Loss Will Be Very Heavy. Trinidad, Colo., Oct. 8. A teniae flood atrnck the city of Trinidad and the whole valley along the Las Animas river, today, devastating a wide section and causing a money loss which at present cannot be estimated, but which may reacn several nunareo inousanas oi dollara. Every bridge in the city of Trinidad out, the Santa Fe station ia demol ished, all of the railroads are tied up, and the telephone and telegraph services ompletely suspended. More than 30 ity blocks in the residence and busi ness sections were two to four (eet nnder water along the rvier So far as known at noon no lives were lost, bot there were many narrow escapes. The flood waa caused by the heavy in which haa been (ailing for two daya. At 8 o'clock last night the storm assumed cloudburst proportions, and at 2 o'clock tbia morning the Las Animas river went over its banks. At 3:30 it was impossible to get ithin a block ot the river bed at any point, and Commercial street waa nood- (or three blocks in the heait ol tne businesa district. Meantime the elec tric light and gaa planta had been flood- and the city waa in complete dark ness. Hundreds oi citizens thronged the streets on the edge of the submerged strict carrying lanterns and doing their beet to provide those duven (rorn their homes with shelter. Warning of the flood was given when the river left its baoks by revolver shots and the ringing of the fire alarm, fol lowed by the blowing of all the loco motive and shop whistles in town, Citizens upon rafts made of sections of sidewalks paddled tfarongb the streets, rescuing families who were in danger. The new Bacca hotel, a two story structure just reaching completion at cost of 120,000 on the river bank, was destroyed. The water then ate its wsv throush 60 (eet of the ground to the Santa Fe depot, which waa carried away. The city ia divided by tne Las Animaa river, which ia spanned by six wagon bridges. All of the bridges ere washed out and many residents were nnable to reach their homea or to communicate with their families, the telephone system being wrecked. TO SETTLE WATER SUIT. Effort Is Being Made to Annex Part of Kansas to Colorado. Pueblo, Colo., Oct. 3. An effort at solution of the Kansas-Colorado water suit is in pr igrees, and if the efforts of those meet interested in the case are sucessful a strip of the western portion of Kansas, about 150 miles wide, will be annexed to the state of Colorado, and the litigation now be fore the supreme court at Washington wi.l be thrown out. Politicians in both Kansas and Colo rado are working for the passage ot a bill through the legislatures of both states whereby tne western portion of Ksnsaa can be taken into Colorado. This, it is thought by those who have given the irrigation question mnch tody,will solve the difficulty, and ootn etatea will be benefitted to a great ex tent. L. P. Worden, of Syracuse, Kas., and C. C. Kennison, of Garden City, Kas., a candidate (or representa tive from that county are in rueDio in the interest of the plan. "It would settle the water question in Western Kansas forever and the suit now in the courts would be dropped aa there would no longer be any reason (or continuing it" said Mr. Wordcn to day. Both Mr. Worden and Mr. Kennison appeared before the government com mission when it was in session here, and are thoroughly familial with the situation. They say they are supported by practically every resident ot West ern Kansas. Inventor Dies a Charity Patient. New York, Oct. 3. Once wealthy and with a boat of friends among prom inent and wea thy men in the coun try, Charles Y . Yeaton, the inventor, is dead at the home of incurables, charity patient. Paralysis, Irom which he had suffered two years, caused his death. Yeaton invented a number of machines, among which was a type setting machine, the first ever offered for (ftb. He enjoyed an intimate ac quaintance with President Andrew Johnson, who offered him a diplo matic poet at St. Petersburg. Aldermen Indicted for Grafting, Buffalo. Oct. 3. As the result of District Attorney Coatsworth'a investi sstion of charges of alleged "grafting' on the part o( city officials, three pres ent aldermen and (our (oimer aldermin have been indicted. They are: John Thomas Harp, Henry Moeat and Orrin F. Pierce, Aldermen, and lulward V Beiser, Louia G. Koedel, Henry G Schneider and John G. Busch, former aldermen. All the Indicted men were arraigned today and pleaded not guilty British Steamer Stopped. Chefoo Oct. 3. The British steamer Yik Sang, trading in China saes, ar rived today and reports she was stopped by a Japanese torpedo boat destroyer outside of the harbor of Chefoo. ' After jjjr papers had been examined, the Yik Sang waa allowed to poceed. HIS Lift ENDS. United States Senator Hoar Passes rrom Earth. Worcester, Mass., Oct. 1. George Frisbie Hoar, senior United States senator fiom Massachusetts, died at bis home in this city at 1 :S6 o'clock yesterday morning. The end followed a period of unconsciousness that bad lasted since early Tuesday, and came so gently tbat only the attending phy sicians were awaie of the exact moment of his ending. The attending physicians despaired of the sens tor's I: fe six weeks ago, bot such was the vitality exhibited by tbelr distinguished patient that even they were surprised, and the public waa at times led to cherish faith in an ulti mate recovery. On Sunday last, however, all nope was abndoned after a last unsuccessful attempt to administer medicine and nourishment. Brief lucid intervals were followed by longer durations of unconsciousness until Tuesday morning, when the venerable statesman sank into a state of coma, from which all efforts to rouse him proved futile. During the last hours there waa not a move ment of the body, and only a scarcely perceptible pulse evidenced the final strnggle. There were present at the bedside when death came the senator's son, Bockwood Hoar, bis daugther, Mary Hoar, and D. Warren R. Oilman, who (or weeks haa been in almost constant attendance upon the aentor. PAYNE VERY ILL. Heart Disease Develops In Marked rorm in Postmaster. Washington, Oct. 1. Postmaster General Henry C. Payne ia aeriouely . ill at his apartments at the Hotel Arlington here. Marked symptoma of heart trouble have developed, and bia condition becarxe so serious during tha day aa to cause grave concern. Mr. Payne returned recently from a trip to the West and appeared much improved, though Lis htalth haa been poor (or a long time. Ha went to the White House to attend the meeting ot the cabinet last Tuesday and that night was very restless. He was at bia desk at the postoffice department during the forenoon yesterday, although feeling very badly, and did not return to tbe department alter luncheon, remaining in his room. He became very ill last night, and has been confined to his bed ever since. Dr. Magrudei, who was his physician during his severe illness ot some months ago, has been attending him, and Dr. Kixej, the surgeon general of he navy, alto bra been called. During tbe evening President and Mra. Booae velt called at the hotel and made in quiries regarding tbe postmaster gen eral's condition. Dr. Msgruder on leaving Mr. Payne'a room later tonight gave out a statement which admitted tbe serious nature ot Mr. rayne a con dition, but said the patient waa resting easier then. STUDENTS CO ON STRIKE. Chicago School Children Wrongly Believe Negress Is to Teach. Chicago, Sept. 30. Fifty boy pickets stationed about tbe McAllister public school here prevented pupils from en tering today None of the pickets waa more than 15 years old. Outside tbe picket cordon, a crowd of 700 boys and girla hooted and yelled at the teacher looking from windowa. Every infant striker wore a badge to show that he or she belonged to s 'union." Some of the badges were merely scraps of paper with the word union" scrawled across it. Ulcere , wore union buttons which their fathers had worn. Many of the strikers car ried clubs. They threatened violence . . against any child daring to enter tha school yard. The picketing was tbe result ot a 'strike" which was caused by a mis taken belief of the children that an ea sts' ant kindergarten teacher waa colored. ; After a detail of bix policemen bad been sent to the school to pieserve or der, the "strike" was "settled." A committee appointed by tbe youtniui strikers learned that the rumor of a coloied teacher having been employed in tbe school was false. About 80 per . cent of tbe strikers went back to their classes. Truant oflicers began a search for the absentees. Would Try to Reach Arctic. Christiana, Norway, Oct. J. Tha Duke oi Orleans has asked permission ol tbe government to have the Arctic steamer Fram, in which Dr. Nansen made his voyage to tbe Arctic regions, for the purpose of an arctic expedition in 1905. It is understood that the ad miralty will require that the -Captain Otto Sverdrup, the former commander of the Fram, shall command tbe vessel. if the government agrees to the propo sition of the duke. The plan of the expedition has been submitted lor the approval ot the authorities. Russia Orders Warships. Paris, Oct. 1. A dispatch fiom Toulon statea that the Bussian govern ment has just ordered from the Com pagnie dee Forges el Chan tiers de la Mediterranee 11 torpedo boat destroy ers of the latest pattern, the construc tion of which is to be begun at onco. Four will be built in the dockyards at Havre, four in the Norman dockyards and three at Laseyne. Tbey will take 15 months to build. Russia haa also ordered four cruisers of the Bayan type. Wills City S250.000. ,,, Boston, Oct. 1. Public bequests as gregating over $1,000,000, tha largest being a gift of $250,000 to the ;ity of New Bedford, are contained in the will of the late Mra. Sarah Potter, of Bos ton, which was filed for probata thia afternoon.