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Newspaper Page TextTHE OREGON MIST. 'OL. 'XXII. " JM , ' " ST. HELENS, OltEGON, FUIDAY, MAY 11, NEWS OF THE WEEK In a Condensed Form lor Our Busy Headers. HAPPENINGS OF TWO CONTINENTS A o.ium of Iht Lsts Important but Hoi Les Intsrsttlng Itnt of th Pt Wsek. fitrike urn breaking out In many iuiu rltU. Tim lie Irltnl Nan l'allernon Hy.ilici l guilty. Th Ituaalan Heel la Mlil lo be an chored uih I'1"' "" IJM,,i and 1'nweri each have itated Ilia tide ul the colilroventy to the presi dent. J.n I Kr lg rnre angry lth Framti ami may Imolve her anil llrlt in In ' A lira In the heart ul Vienna caused an M.l.al.m n( celluloid which Injured between 3 '' diemn, firemen ,u .erby. The Kwlrral grand bujry. allliiig In Clitrag'i, la av-url all lb liinerninal walking ul (ha twf lrul (rum lit trunk eicd lrl lima ago. lioveriimenl umclal aay there am al rely lt many minla ami Ilia hope ul 'ilia Nrthwetern riti lor niluu or (wy office ere hot likely to be real tied. rttUlic how that llmra ha never been I president who ll. I Ii.. I take any tnl vacation .luring liia lru ul oluee. Washington, waa alehl from the ( Hal HI dy. Itnvnl arieat In Chicago have re vealed Ihe tact llial hired lugger are bring employed by Ilia t hlcagu union vi.gatrxl in U.e .tiikc. A rrgular trade ul price eitala. The Clilrajhi tik will t continued nd extended. Hlnknra are again . risking out In many Human rlliaa. Frame ia looming alarmed Iral Ja pan attack Indo-l'hin. Tint Janr have ptiitied Wk lha Ruwimi lell In .Maiirhuil. Secretary Morton aaya he ba no In tention ul rmigning mm Ida cabinet al preat.nl. Tim lm. tru.l official will apl to K.tel; againal Ida pruaaruimn'a Uirtholl, 1.)ni.. have (truck everl town In Raima an. I Tela. All were atuall an.t iit much ilamaga aa iloiie. All cliarKca agalnul (ulora.lu miiicra lr Hirtiriitiiin In tli Vlrlur h In Junr, Um), havo Iwan (ln4 ami tli nirn rrlrml. Thv rraliptil aill nut Mlnt a atif to lha lata Jii.lgn lU-llingpr lir auinn tiuifi. Thia Iwmg a Ilia lti"n, ha wan'., to m aura he liaa Ilia right man alien h ia iiaiiirl. Tlia iirrei.lnnt haa rmvrl W. V. MattliKa, t nitnl Ktatra tnarahal !' Org.m, an.l Klntpl C. J. Hoed. Tin. a.'ll.m aa Uknn at lha rvUiat nl liiitritl Attorney limey, who aa ahle lu iliow that Mallheaa la too Irirmlly lid arrinml Inn.) fraud men. rwven ininera were killed in an ploainn al Jltilte, ruuaeil hy careleea han.lling o( ilynamlle. The I'hlrago grand Jury Invratigatlng the heel inul haa aet'ured Armor'a ae rret nale uned In making rehalea. The fltianrlal loaa at Hny.ler, Okla homa, will reach 5I)0,040. Heveral mora lii)uril n-reori have been loand. Togo'a fleet haa lieen aeen nIT the IWa.lorea Ulanda, and It la believed a Iwitln otTur iiear Hong Kong aoun, aa Ilia Hiiminna tuiiat light Mora June ur be caught by the typliotma. The iireei.lenl haa eaUhllahed a lr eal rennrvn In Wallowa county embrac ing atHiiit UOO.OOO ai-rea ol land, and ill create aeveral more In Oregon. Altogether nearly 10,000,000 arrea will lie placed In reaerve. Nan ralleraun haa lieen releaeed Irom )nil. It la not probable that aba will lie callml umiii to lace another jury, aa Malrlrl Attorney Jorotna ladievea hla ainnietntilM Imve dona their beat and (urlhnr edoila would be uaeleea. The Chlcagn T'""neri' aaarwla Hon aay they havo the alrikera beaten. American employe In the Panama canal iuiu are leaving aa (aat aa poa ible on airounl ol yellow (ever, and "barge the ulllclala with taking nuatepa toward protwtioil ol health. Franca airuaea Japan of blurting on Uiu ueulrallty iiieatlon. The Union raclflit la building all K oline motor cura at the Omaha ahoa. The Japniieati have made the Oral move towarda a new Hank attack. An earthiiiuko throughout central and aouthern Metico damaged many houaea. During the tieit 12 ynnra Italy "t inxaa to upend a7,000,000 lor new war Veaaitlj, Judge llolllnger la growing weaker and hla phyalctana hold out little hope ( hla recovery. The Klamath Canal company In Southern Oregon hai offered to ao'l out at a reduced price, , CONQEH BACK FROM CHINA, High Wordi of Pralta lor Condition of Chlnaaa Qovarnmaot, Han rrancl.ro, May 10, IC. . Cn ger, ai-Amerlcan mlnlater to China, who waa tecently a.Kilnted ainhaaaador t Mi-alco, arrivinl l.Hy t, .teen,, er Hllierla, Irom the Orient. Mra, Conger accouipaiilixl him, U , j(r. Conger'a intention Ui prmel almuat ImiiiiMllately lo the t'lty ol Mt-aico, mi m U recelvea nrdera to the contrary. Mr.' Conger aald that diplomatic, mat ter In China are In a aatlalartury con dlliou. To a iiieatlon aa lo Chlim'a neutrality In the ltiia.o-Japami war, he aaiil : "China haa alwaya been diapoaed to maintain the atrlclext neutrality be tween the warring iialh.iia, and, al though there haa Iwoii nmaiderahla crlticlam Imm both Japauew and liua aian Hotinea. I twlleve that the Chiueae guverniiienl haa never iliuwn partiality one way or the other, but haa alwaya adhered alrlctly to the rruulreiiiFiita ol the Intrmatioiial law," -Mr. Conger ami ankeil concerning the periodic minora ol Itnier uprlainga and riplied: "There la alieolutely no truth in auch report. Theie la no danger ol another Ibner outbreak. Ol rotirae, there are nrraalonal troubh-a in the Interior, but they arlae Irom purely local canned which have no hearing mi Iho presence ol lorelgunre. There ia no iirganiied inovemeiit in China again.t (oreign eo pie, Theie never haa Iteen a time in the bl.lory ul the eouutry when the giivermtieiil waa mole ready or better prepared lo put down any incipient organiaed eflorl that might lie directed agaiml reoi.lent loreignera." FIOHTINQ MOHU3. American Troopt Slay 300 Member! of Outlaw Band. Manila, May 1H. Fierce fighting baa been going on the lt lew wevka on the lln. ol Jolo, letweeii the out law chief l'l, with WM) well armeil lullowen, and lr.i uuder the er aonal comuieml ol Major lieneral Leon ard Woud. I'ala'a haae lima (ar are 300 killed, while Ihuae ol Oeueral Wood are aeven killed and 1U wounded. I'ala and hie remaining lolluwera, in accordance with Moru trwlitioti, prefer death to rapture. I'ala waa a noted atave trailer and warriur when the Americana oitupied the laland. l-aler he ew. with hit lolloweia lo the l.lali.l of i'nla hrk.r, near It-irne-i. One ol I'ala'a leader de aerteil and bk rvloge on the Itritiah ettlrment at lhad. Tata, diecover log hi wherealtotita, lalldnl with a lol lowing and demamlol of the llritudi maglatrate that he turn the dr-aerter over tu bim. The demand waa not complied with, and I'ala ordered a mamacre. Twenty-five H.rm, includ ing aeveral llntiah, were kille.1. BIOS ON PANAMA LUMBER. Commiiilon ttnd Tim Tan Day Upon Hequett. ian Franclt), May Ul The effort made by Iho i-ommerclal lliea ol Han Franrlacu to have the lime etended i... ...-,n.. ,-..! iMii.le lor making bid to fill inntract lur aupplie of him-i-r l,.r iha Utlmiian canal mmmiMiion lo I delivered al the lathmuaol I'ana- ma have Imn u.-cefiil. Aitoge liei n.i ,uui n.ui f l,i,iilw.r are iuded Immediately by the canal commiaaion lor Ue ill the greal worn u ne unoer- taken. Itecently the erolinel ol the com miaaion waa changed and the ottice al Wanhinglon, l. I ., were aiao remuvew I..... iuii. i,l.e.l to another. In the conluaion llial reeulled the coat cilie . : ii i., m.i Mank i.rotMieala early enough to eoniwte lor the lunilier or der, which alone anioiini io more wan :t00,0)0 at a conaervatlve eeiiinnte. A diapab'h waa rm-ive.1 iy rermiarj Ilurka, ol the rliamlier ol commerce, from Waabington, which aald: "Iteferrlng to poater circular invil Ing bid for yellow pine and IXiugla llr to l opened on the UUh and UHh, ...i'. I.l.l.l.ra mi 1'nclllc Hiiaat that opening of May l'dh polH)H.-d until JUlh." Invaatigatlon To Go Further. ... .11 It. Chicago, May I". ruiiow pnwent Invealigalion of the packing in duatriea by the Mcral grand junea, ..-conling to the Chicago Chronicle, ...... t .. Ll..ral ail. tep will ne taaen uy ne ... thoritlc to make an inveatigation of .. ....I ...... I imlimtrie. with a tne orog aim - . view of determining whether or not the larger linn controlling the hulk of tlieao indualrleaare not violating the ,ntl-trnt law. The Hinret aervice men, it la aaid, are now t "' ,.ur lug evldcn e to l uaed in connection with the two indtialriea. Porto Rlcan Strike Enda. Waaldngton, May HI -The .trike ol the M.OOd agricultural hilH.rera In i ... i l.ul u....nrillnir to a I'nrio nivu o" o"i " cablegram recelve.1 bnlay by 1'reaide it Ootnmir. Irom Hantiiign Igleawa, the organir ol the federation. The cable- " ... im..;U .n.lu.l aiitialnctoi- griiiu reaua; ru. ilv A went mail refxirt waa receiv tnl 'by Mr. IglwdM that 00 ol the 14, 000 who went on atriko lour ww-ks ago huil aoeured 30 pr cent increaao in wage and a nine-hour day. Route of Irrigation Commltteet. Washington, May lfl.-Ju" greaHiotml party, lormed ol niembera ol both Irrigation con.inllteea of congreaa and otbera, will leave Kaunas City on a peraonal trip ol InirpecHon ol Irriga tion conatructlon at Kl l'ano, Han Han. claco and other Ciililomla point; 1m en, Nov.; Og.len, Salt Uke id point In Oregon, Montana, Wyoming and cldorado. The trip will conclude July i, in Denver. OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST I, M ITT.... -- ' , LAND FRAUD TO BE 8CARCE. Stringent Rult for Filing Made by Btat Land Board. Kalem The new form of application which ha been adopted by the Htate Land Ixiard for uae In ainlylng for the purchaie of itate land ha lieen tnade public, and It I found to be even more tringeut In It reiuirementa than the II ml rxirt Indicateil. In making ap plication, the Intending purchaaer miiat give Ida pnaUillice addrea and make the iiaual alll.laflt that he want the ml (or hi own ue and ha made no agreement eiprea ur implied lo eel I or llRpOM) ol It. The notary public. In .taking the oath ol the applicant, nuiat alao certify that he know liliu to lie the ieron whoae tiKine ia aigned. Two witnetwe in nut Ign the application, give their own poaloirice addreanea and certify that they know the applicant and believe that he wanta the land for hi own uae and benefit and 1 applying In good faith. The witneMe mimt aaear tu their tatement and the notary niniit certify that the witneea are eroiially known lo him. The requirement in making an application for the purchaaa of atate land are now more itrict than the form aline in executing a deed. The grand jury ul Marion county having reported that certain certificate were laaued un fraudulent application, lurther payment on theae deed or cer tificate are uiended until the board ha an opportunity tu investigate. Cities Get New Day. Portland Owing to dllDcultiea in getting adequate railway facllltie, a long net of city onicial day at the ia and Clark lair bar been changed . Following are the Oregon cit it- affected : June 6, Mon.lay Oaltaa, New berg and Iayton. June 0, Tueeday McMinnville, llillaboro and Fureat (irove. June 7, Wediieaday i'endleton and lleppner. June H. Thuntday The Ialle, Prine ville and Morn. June 0, Friday Ahland, (irant I'aaa, Medlord and Jarkaoiiville. June 10, Saturday Aatoria, Halem, Oregon City and Wowlburn, June 12, Monday Koaeburg and Cot tage (irove. June 13, Tueeday I .a Orande and fnion. June H, Wediieaday Corvalli and Independence. June 15, Thurnlay Joaeph, Ieline, Wallowa and Flgin. June 1 K. Friday Kugene and Albany. June 17. Saturday llaker City and Sumpter. Shear at Nolin and Yoakum. Pendleton The two Stanton theep (hearing crew that have lieen (bearing In the vicinity ol Nolin and Yoakum have Itniahed and are preparing to leave lor the vicinity ol Pilot Pock, wheie they have a large nuinlier yet to ahear. At Nolin they aheared 14 000 beep lor William 8luher, the fleecea averaging 14 pound apie-e. Thine were the bet they have yet heaied Ihi aeaaon. Mr. Hlunher re ceived 17 cent a iMiund (or hi wool, the Pendleton Scouring mill being the purchaaere. Watco Out of Debt. The Italic Waaeo county ia now clear ol debt, every warrant ol the eoiintv having been called and can celled by the treaaurer. Kuring the pant month County Treasurer IKmnell paid and canceled over 181,000 wort h ol outstanding warranla, which cleared un the county' debt, and Mill lelt inonev In the treasury with which to nav current eiiienaea. It I the flrat time in many year that Wasco county ha been able to caah ita warrants the day they were drawn. Wool 27 Cent at Salem. Salem The Salem Woolen Mill company haa now a standing offer ol 27 centa per pound lor gowl valley wool. Although thia offer i Irom 1 to 1 U centa in advance ol the regular market uitotation, there are few taker and very little of thia year product ia changing hand, r.aslern uregon wooi ia worth Irom 25 to 20 centa here, but there ia none offered for eule of either liiallty, and indication are that the price may mount atill higher. Co-Operative Company to Build. Nmtb Powder The North Powder Co-Operative Mercantile company haa liegun erection oi a corrugaieu in." building 40i80 feet, which will lie used an a hardware and implement store. It i expected that June 10 win mnra the completion of the itructnre. Two week will mark the completion ol the v.f.ner' and Merchant State hank, and the opening ol that institution lor bnalneaa. ' Oklahoma Potato Experiment. Yale Kx-County Treasurer J. C. Kelley will experiment during the coming aummer with seed potatoes from Oklahoma, ol which he received CVerVat liunorwu -j - Thi variety is said to produce two crops in on year. Mr. Kelley w ill have them Ranted on his larni, adjoin ing Valo. Cottage Grove Grows., Kugene The census ol Cottage Grove and Florence has been completed by Assessor Keeney's deputy. Cottage Grove has a population of 1,410, an in crease o( 437 over the census returns o( 11)00. Floience shows a population o( 258, an increase ol only 30 In Ave yeare. NO MORE SUMMER 8MOKE. Oregon Forest Fire Law la Intended to Stop Nuisance. Salem II a "scare head" warning will call the attention ul the people ol Oregon to the new (oieat lire law and secure obedlnence to its provisions, there will lie no smoky daya this sum mer. Secretary ol Slate Iunbar haa J nut catiaed to be printed a large iiianttty ol large poster, on cloth, to lie tacked up in coiiHpicuou places all over the atate. "Fire Notice! Warn ing!" are the word in large type at the head ol the txiHler, and then lol low a tatement ol the purpose of the law and summary ul it provision. .Mr. Imnbar will aend bundle ol these poster lo each county clrek, with the reiiet that they lie sent to different parts of the several counties to be post ed. If tacked where they will not I too much exported to the weather, the (osiers hou Id last two or three aea aon. The law become effective nay 10, but it provision do not affect the netting ul fliea until June 1. Lewi and Clark Fair Event. Lewi and Clark centennial exposi tion, Portland, June 1 to October 15. KvenU: National American Woman Suffrage association, June 2!-July 6; American Medical association, July 11 14; Transcontinental Passenger associa tion, June 6; United Commercial trav elers, interstate convention, June 9; Traveling Men's day, June 10; Nation al association State Dairy and Food leparttnenta, June 20; Pacific Coast Klectric Transmission association, June 20-21; American Library association, July 2-7; Interstate Anti-Cigarette a.aociation, July 16-17; Charities and Corrections association, national con ference, July 15-22; Nebraska Lumber Dealers' association, July 17-19; Oanv ma Kta Kappa fraternity, national con vention, July 20-22; North Pacific san gerbund, July 21-23; W. C. T. L national conleiences, June 27-28; Sportsmen's ansocistion of the North west, annual tournament, June H i ; Dominion of Canada day, July 1 ; Odd Fellow day, June 0, To Run Special Train. linker City As a result ol the visit here ol Genera! Passenger Agent A. L Craig and Traveling Passiiger Agent II. O Neil, ol the O. It. A N. Co., ar rangements are being made under the auspices ol the Development league, Klks and other organisations, lor a grand excursion Irom Baker City, by special train, to Portland, un the occa sion ol Baker City day at the Lewis and Clark lair, June 17. During the same week there will be siiecial Ma sonic doings and exemplification o( work by the Portland Klks, and the 17th is also Kumpter day, so that it ia estimated that hundreds will take ad vantage of the opportunity and visit the fair in a body on special train with decorated cars and delegates wear, ing uniforms and luulges. Portage Road Salary List. Salem At special meeting of the State Portage board the wage schedule 'or the employes of the toad wa prac tically decided tiiion and all arrange ments made (or the engaging of an en tire force ol uiierativea before it com iilelioii and acceptance by the state. It was decided to pay the locomotive en gineer, who mutt be qualified to keep his engine in constant good repair, 90 ier month; the locomotive fireman, lilO; hoist engineer, $76; conductor, who must also act as brakeman and trainman generally, ilO; section fore man. ti0; and three section hands, 50 each, per month. Thia, including the superintendent's salary, will bring the monthly aalary account up to about il!0. Expert County Book. Pendleton For the first time in the historv of Umatilla county,' ao it is said, the books ol all the Umatilla county olficial will be cxperted. A contract has just been made between the county commissioners and Clark A Buchanan, of Portland. The work ol the clerks, sheriffs, assessors, treasur era, recorders and school superintend ents for the past six years will be gore over by a force ol men. F'or some reason the work ol the various county otllcials has never been experted in the pant. Land Office Must Go. Oregon City Olficials ol the United States land ottice have received posi tive notice of removal ol the office to Portland July 1. Copies ol the notice will be sent to every poetoflice in the district and the location of quarters in Portland will lie determined soon. remonstrance against the removal has been circulated throughout the district and several thousand signature cured. It will lie forwarded to Wash ington in a few days. PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat Club, 8485e per bushel blnestem, f02c; valley, 850c Oats No. 1 white, feed, 28(820 per ton; gray, 28. Hav Timothy, 1410 per ton clover, n(8!l2; grain, $11(812; cheat $1112. Kgga Oregon ranch, 17o per doien Butter Fancy creamer, 18920c. Potatoes Oregon lancy, l0c$l new potatoes, 2(32 He per pound. Apples $1.60(8 2.60 per box. Strawberries Oregon, 1020c. Hops Choice, 1904, 2325c per pound. Wool Valley, 25827H'c; F.aatern Oregon, best, I721c; mohair, choice, 31332c per pound. 1905.. WILL. OPEN FAIR. Vice President Coming to Portland a Representative of President. Washington, May 16. Vice Presi dent Fairbanks intended to leave (or til Indiana home last night to ind the next two month with hi family, but he received word that the president anted to aee him, and called at the White house at 11:30 today. The president told bim of his deep interest in the Lewi and Clark exposition and his regret that he himself could not attend the opening of it. He aaid, however, that the administration hoold be represented, and to his mind nothing would be more appropriate than that the second official of the na tion should represent the president ou that occasion. Mr. Fairbanka prompt ly fell in with the president'! sugges tion, and expressed his thorough will ingness to go to Portland, and has now changed his plana o as to reach Port land the laat week in May. He ana Mr. Fairbanks will be preeent and participate in the opening ceremonies. The vice president will make the prin cipal epeech of the occasion. Ueing unable to get to Portland either at the opening of the exposition or later in the summer, the president hM ac cepted the invitation extended to him by President Goode to preen the button which will be the aignal for the formal pening of the exposition, at 1 o clock on the afternoon of June 1 that is, 1 'clock Portland time, 4 o'clock Wash ington time. A special through tele graph wire will be run from the Fast room ol the n bite house into the ex position grounds at Portland. At the Washington end will be the same gold key which President Roosevelt used to open the St. Louis exposition last year, and which former presidente nsed to open the CLicago, Buffalo and other expositions of time past. KITTITAS ASKS IRRIGATION. Reclamation Service Promise Atten tion to Its Project. Washington, May 15. The Reclama tion service baa received a resolution passed by the Commercial club ol Kit titas county, Washington, asking that make a careful and speedy survey and investigation of the feasibility of the construction of a high line canal (or the purpose of reclamation and cul tivation of about 100,000 acres of land n that county, which are fertile in the production of all kinds ol hay, grain, fruit and vegetable, including sugar beet. It is urged that the irrigation of this large body of land will result in effecting storage ot the water ao need for lands below in the Yakima valley, or the reason that all the water so used naturally drain back into the Yakima river. The Reclamation service states that it fullv recognises the great importance of the Yakima project to Kittitas coun ty, and that a careful investigation to determine its feasibility Irom an engin eering as well as from a financial stand point w ill be made. GOMEZ CUBA'S PRESIDENT. Liberal and Moderate Will Hold Nominating Conventions. Havana, May 15. The national nom inating convention of the JNew Liberal party will open tonight. All indications point to the noniina tion lor the presidency ol Cuba ol Jose Miguel Gome, who was appointed gov ernor of santa Clara province Dy the government of intervention and after. ward was elected to that position The convention willlie made up ol 160 delegates, of whom 00 will be Nation alists. Maximo Gome having posi tively refused to be a candidate, the only other prominent person mentioned is Governor runcx of Havana province. The Moderates will shortly hold a convention to nominate President Pal ma by acclamation (or the presidency and Mendel Capote, (ornier president of the senate, for the vice presidency The election will take place in Decern' ber. May Tell More Secret. Chicago, May 15. Federal officials claim to have an important new witness in the "beel trust" inquiry. 11. J Streyckmans, who before the Interstate Commerce commission divulged the al leged secret system of rebates and over charges by Armour A Co,, and read secret code, will today be brought be fore the F'ederal grand iury inveetigat ing the beel industries. The witness formerly an employe ol Armour A Co., is expected to give testimony before grand jury similar to that ol the coml mission. Kansas Not Quite Dry. Topeka, Kan., May 15. Special re ports have lieen received Irom 42 Kaic tax counties regarding the enforcement ol the prohibitory law. Oi these 19 report the existence of licensed saloons Over 480 saloons in Kansas are paying licenses to the different city govern menta. The information haa been placed before Governor Hoch to form basis for his coming order to tloee all liquor selling enterprises in the atate. Valuable Relic of Pompeii Found Rome, May 15. Excavations near Pompeii have resulted in the finding of a human skeleton and nearby (our solid gold braclets ol beautiful design and set with emeralds, a pair of pearl ear rings, two golden necklaces set with pearl and emeralds, and two emerald rings. The articles of jewelry, being from the Pompeiian epoch, are ol great artistic value. . . . SAVE MUCH MONEY Supplies for Panama Canal To Be Bought In Open Market. ESTIMATED SAVING 50 PER CENT Great Outcry Expected if Purchase Ar Not Limited to Amer ican Products. Washington, May 10. The executive committee of the Isthmian Canal com mission today decided to purchase in the maiketa of the world material and ehip necessary (or the building of the Panama canal. Thi important decision was reached ith some reluctance, because it wa ppreciated by Secretary Taft and the executive committee that there would be surely a great outcry (rom two great interest in thi country, the producers material and the shipowner, if the purchase were not limited to the American products. ' But it wa decided that the money consideration was so great that it could not be ignored, for it waa held that Id some case fully 60 per cent more would be charged (or material needed canal construction than the same goods could be procured (or in Europe. Chief Engineer Wallace, for in stance, 'showed that two ships, in ad dition to the onea running between New York and Colon and owned by the Panama Railway company, were abao- utely necessary to carry tbe food sup ply and material needed lor the work. No American abip conld be bought at any reasonable price, and when it came to building ships, it waa found, accord ing to Mr. Taft's statement, that, while he can buy two 2, 000-ton ship in tu rn pe for $760,000, it would cost $1, 400,000 to build such ships here. And, in addition, while tbe European ship could be bad at once, it w ould take at least 18 months to secure American boat. Aa to material needed for canal con struction, the committee decided that bv reserving to itself tbe right to pur chase in the world' markets, it wonid at least oblige American manufacturer to give them tie benefit of their foreign prices il tbey wish to sell goods to the commission. Mr. Taft explained today that he felt obliged to indorse this decision, be cause, having given congress every op portunity to give a contrary decision. :ie felt that the very terms ol the canal act provided that it should be con strncted at the lowest possible cost. President Roosevelt entertained at luncheon today Mr. Taft and Meeers Shonts, Wallace and Magoon, constitut ing the executive committee. He em braced the opportunity thus afforded to have a general talk with the member of the committee about canal matter before they sailed lor Panama. The committee went to New York tonight to attend tomorrow' meeting of the director dt the Panama Railroad com pany and will sail immediately there after for the isthmus ol Panama. CONCENTRATING AT FAKOMAN dapane Receive Large Additions for Army at Front. Gunshu Pass, Manchuria, May 16. Skirmishing continues in the Olouria mountain region, on trie Russian left, but the fighting is not serious. Calm continues on the right. The Chinese, however, report r leld Marshal Oyama is directing large masses of troop from F'akoman toward Tounziakou, where concentration is proceeding and the river is being bridged by pontoons The Liao liver is full ol junk which bring up stores and provisions. About 80,000 Japanese reinforce ments have arrived at the front. The Japanese cavalry, in particular, baa been considerably strengthened. During a recent terrible dust storm, which raged three days, the soldiers, tents and entrenchments suffered se verely. Bakers Want Eight Hours. New York, Mav lfi. Delegates ol the Hebrew Bakers union have begun to order strikes to force an eight hour work day. Since the United States Supreme court rendered its decision de claring the ten hour law unconstitu tional, the employing bakers are said to have been working their men 11 and 12 hours a day. Strikes of 400 or 600 bakers already have lieen ordered in ten shops, and about 10,000 more men will quit today. Some of the masters have conceded the demands, and more are likely to follow. Suspects Are Arretted. Emporia, Kan., May 16. Seven men were arrested here tins aueraoon by Santa Fe detectives on suspicion of having been connected with the wrecx ol train 17 yesterday. Five were re leased and two were held (or (urther investigation. All were former rail road men. A small boy living near the junction testified that the two held had been hanging around the Howard branch tool house lor the last week and talkiug about breaking in. Rio Grande Changes Bed. El Faso. Tex.. May 16. The Rio Grande river ia again on a big rise, The river changed its bed yesterday near Las Cruces, N. M., inundated many acres o( land and destroyed a ca nal which provided water (or other property under irrigation. It ia feared the present crop will be lost before the ditch can be rebuilt. NO. 2.'. HAS NOT SOLD. Klamath Canal Company Hold Out for It Terms. Washington, May 12. Up to the preacot time the government haa been unable to come to any satisfactory ar rangement with the Klamath Canal company, whereby that corporation will relinquish ita right and holding in i the Klamath basin and withdraw order that the government may un dertake the construction ol the Klam ath irrigation project. At a recent conference between offi cials of thia company and the engineers of the Reclamation service, the com pany renewed ita offer to tell out lor $250,000. Thia offer wa rejected. Tbe figure named is very much more than the property is worth. An esti mate on tbe property and work done by the company places the actual value not to exceed $100,000, and it ia the general opinion among government engineers and resident of the Klamath ;sin that a bonus of $50,000 addi tional ia more than ample inducement the company to step aside. Tbe latest advice received by the Reclama tion service here ia tbat tbe company is holding out for it own price, and will not consider an offer of $150,000. It mar be set down a a fact that tbe government wi'.l not pay $250,000, and it ia by no mean certain that Secretary Hitchcock will approve the purchase of thi property at $150,000, although the matter has never been presented to him, and will Jot be until an agree ment is reached between the Reclama tion service and the canal company. II, after a reasonable time, aa amicable arrangement cannot be made, it i un derstood tbe government will acquire tint property by condemnation pro ceeding. DEAD NUMBER ONE HUNDRED. Twice as Many Injured by Tornado at Snyder, Oklahoma. Snyder. Okla., May 12. Approxi-. mately 100 people were killed in the tornado which visited Snyder and vi cinity, and aa many more were injured. Tbe havoc wrought by the tornado is complete. Out ol a town of 1,000 peo ple not more than a score of bouses are intact, while two-thirds ol the build-' ing are totally wrecked. Tbe most pressing need is financial. Organization was perfected among tbe citisen today, and appeals sent out to leading cities of the territory asking lor immediate assistance. In addition to the many injured who are being cared for al tbe hospital, many sustained leaser injnries and are incapacitated (or the work of caring for those who are in need of assistance. Hundreds of inquiries have been pouring in all day from relatives and friends of Snyder people in all parts ol the country, severely taxing the capac ity of the telegraph office. With ihi removal of tbe injured to other points, the strain upon the people of Snyder will be greatly reduced. Tbe property loss is variously esti mated at from $300,000 to $400,000. Two hundred residences were demolish ed, and about half the business build ings are practically a total loss. The remainder are more or less damaged. The Hilton, the largest hotel in town, remains intact, and a portion of . the bnilding was used (or an - emergency hospital. TIDAL WAVE ON LAKES. Damages Chicago Docks and Floods Many Basements. Chicago, May 12. Rumors of a re markable tidal wave along the west shore ol Lake Michigan were received today. The wave seemed to be the highest at Kenosha and Kacine, vv is., . where a wall ol water swept in, causing much damage and alarm along the docks. At Chicago the wave simply raised the stage ol water and caused a very heavy current down the drainage canal. Boats navigated the river with the greatest difficulty as a result of the high current. Weather conditions in Chicago this afternoon were such tbat a recurrence of the tidal wave along the weet shore is anticipated. The ram during the last 12 hours has been almost unprece dented. Within a few 'hours the fire department answered 80 calls to pump out basements in various parts of the city. Reval Workmen's Threats. Reval, European Russia, May 12. At a large meeting of workmen here today, which, waa attended by delegates (rom St. Petersburg and a number of masked men, it was decided to proclaim a three davs' strike in connection with labor dav. May 14. It was further de termined to serve (resh demands upon the employers, coupled with the inti mation of they were not complied with inside of 12 hours the destruction of the factories by fire would follow. Great uneasiness is (elt and serious trouble is expected. On Permanent Basis. Denver, May 12. The American 8tock growers' association, which was organised on January 15 of this year by eeceders from the National Live stock association's convention in this city, and is now holding its first annual convention here, adopted a constitu tion and by-laws today. The new asso ciation is to be composed of grower of and dealers in cattle, sheep and horse. The basis of representation at present is individual and not by delegate. Denies Hs Sold Russia Coal. Paris, May 12. The Marquis de Bar thelemy, who with Count de Pourtales, operate the French concession at Kararanh bay, Annain, in the course of an interview today denies that bit establishment furnished coal or pro ilon to the Russian squadron. , . 1 iatx?ursrcatK: