The Oregon mist. (St. Helens, Columbia County, Or.) 188?-1913, August 18, 1905, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextTHE OREGON MIST VOL XXiL ST. HELENS, OKEGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 18, 1905. ' ffO. 36. NFWS flF THE WFFKI VOTe8TOLiE8w"'" ,u oH.Nm boycott txPLA.NEp.nitfin nDnr.DCcel JAPAN 8TATES PEACE TERMS In a Condensed Form for Our Busy Readers. HAPPENINGS OF TWO CONTINENTS A RMum Of Ua Important but Not La Intaraatlng fvwnt of tha Past WMk. Kuaait Imylufg tuppllo heavily In America. Hum! way pmpi a Joint govern ment ot the Island of Sakhalin. Oyama U rewity to fight at once liotild peace nrgolielluii b broken off. Yellow lever in N Orlount I on the ilix rrwr, tiul I locrwwliig ou plan tation hhi th dty., , lt In army ba been found In cowirctinit wllli contract fi I1y in clothing and oilier eupplle. J'rrai.lerrt Roosevelt I mII to hv rU-led Federal Jmlg lor III dlatilcl til Oregon, lut will not mk th n pouncrmenl aom lima. Tli contract lor a nw custom bona tl Han Fraoclaro has ln let. Ttie building la to be flnlahml by March I, )M)H, and will rual 1, 194,000. I liltiun Hhoola, ol Ilia Canal com mlMioti. aay oil ul Ilia nrl cxmatditra (tone must l Ilia proper biotiit ol amplnfe. ami building will ha to be smled dr tlieiu. Th Internal Commerce comrolaalon wilt aburlly lucre tlia minimum per rentage ol air brake uaed on freight limn. engaged In hileralate commerce tu liwwn Uia danger (l accident. Tliera ar now 840 caeaa ol yallow lerrr under treeltiwnl In New Orlean. It ia believed Judg K. 8. IWan will I the nt Federal Judgw to' Oregon Frame Irani her Indo-Chln colonies m lit danger ol Japaneew domination. Tl Kuaaian cruleer Pallada, which ..ink at fort Arthur, )ia Uo i floated. Fleren liya Iroin Uia Oregon alal tvUim mImmI mada a lueeaaelul brwik lor lilwrty. The Prary ipdltion liaa left tbr Am tut IU Oiawnland eoi, and re ports til well. KunU ! angry rt tlia pear Urni olflemi by Japan. Tba wbula nation denounce tbein. Work baa hewn aupuJd on tba Culel.r thvUlon ol tba Panama canal on aronilit ol a ehuruga ol lumlt. A tilinn aiin.l by 100,000 Kranrb wiSa urge tba nalablithiueiit ol an armietira and tba conrluaion of mu-. l ity oil Ineiwctora of Kanaaa City bate limnd 20 nut ol SS mae.au ma uard by tbff HUinlard Oil runiny at that lai-e to ha abort. Kiraviitioi lor tba naw naweittixr butMlngol M. II. OaYounc In Han KianciKx) liavo avrloualy cnilanpriKl tbe t'bronirla bulldinit. An atitomobilo (mtuiIikI by four prominent mrn of Prtablo, Colo, waa iru. k by llghltiliif near that Irwn and one ol Did men Inalatilly killnl. Cliarlea M. rVhwab will apnd thn-a tntmthe in K,nniK atudying tba latvat lililitilldlnK 1'lanla, and then ami liita at all Allautio coaat MrM. It la now generally bellavel that aitniiu ol Japan are behind tba C'lilnraa boycott movenionl, aa American goola In China ara lwln( replaitnl by good ol Japaneea manula:tur. A heavy ote la e (W Uxl on tba ra ferenduin In Norway, IbxMwvelt loll" China boycott ia In violation ol tba Chinee" treaty. Many flrwmen wera tarribly burned In a New York aoaa factory dm. l'rnaidiuit Rooaavnlt wakaa vigorooi w'b on Monroa doctrina and Iruata. Japaneea dalegata aayi Japan will not yild a point Iroin lerma oflerad. Foroat Area near Mullan, Idaho, nearly tniotharail a number of miner In a tunnul. Governor Folk, ol Mlaaourl, want to atUitid tbe I-awt and Claik lair, but Inara to leave hla atata for fear gamb ling will l revlvoil. Wltu poalttvaly rejwta two ol Jap anew oonditlona. Kueaian oninion ia united agalnat Uirma offered by Japan. A woman waa antombed for two bnura in crnvaaae in a Montana gla cier for two boura. Hha waa Anally rtimmod without acrioua injury. Hiiaala tlilnka the peace tarma be yond roaaon. Hunala la about to remove the duty n American machinery and toola. About 6ft0 deatba from amal1o( bava occurred In Valparalao, Chile, during the laat week. I'realdent Rooaevelt addreaeed tba coal mlnoia at Wllkeaharre, and waa enthuHlaatiL'ally received. Nearly 2,000,000 Immigrant have arrived in the Untied Htatea from K u rope In the paat three yeara. French and llrltlah aallora parade tba treu of Portamouth, England, arm-in-arm, while admlrala dine together. Japan's terma of pence Include relin bnraemnetj for tba entire, coat of the war, and ceding of the inland of Sakhalin, Cllliena of Principal Cltlea Turn Out tn Matte with National Colora. Chritltana, Norway, Aug. 1ft. The Norwegian people, In refdrundum vote, have prononnced In favor of the dlaaulutlou of lb union with Sweden with remarkahln, though not unei M ted, unaiihiilty. Of M,0iH) votera, 80,000 raat ballota. While the full reaiilt will not b known loraome time, up to midnight ret u ma ahow that about one irim In J,0i0 vote.1 agalnnl diaai lullon. Tba difference between the total number of votera and tbe number ol volee raat la attributable to ahaeut eaa, .m il aa aallora abroad and otbera who are out ol the country at preaent. There wera arena ol the grealtut en tbuaiaain everywhere. Tbouaand ol women who did not have tbe right ol (ranchlae algnrd elltloiia in the alieeta iiidoriu the cIlMolutlmi. Ii, Cl,rlt lana and other towna, th entire popu lation turned out, every one wearing long dreamer of the aatloual colora and pltur of Premier MUbelnen. One of the membera ol the cabinet aid to tba Aaaorlated pre: "The refill l aurpaiwoa the moat "an guine eiHwtatloiia. Tba lie it olliclal tei will be taken alter the aloitblng meet, Anguat 21, when the reeult ol the vote will le communicated to the Hwediah government. The atortblng will repeat the retiel that the rika lag declare tba ilk.akl In oerallon and the union diaaolved. "The atorlhing will aim eiprraa a illlngneaa to negntiale concerning tbe detail, of tbe dlaaulutlon. "It la tba earneet diwire ol Norway to conclude the diaaoluiion amicably. Norway will never retract, but every, thing w ilt b done to meet tbe wtebe ol fUeJirn In other dirn'liona. "If peace depend upon alxiliahing tba loru they will be alKiltabel. Nor way oiu.t remain a monarchy. The people do not lire ire a republic." PLOT TO KILL PRESIDENT Private Car Taket Roundabout Way on Return from Chautauqua. New Yoik, Aug. 15. Tliat tbe Erie railroad fully arranged lor the eafety ol I'mildrnt ltHvvell on hla way from Cbaulau(ia to Jeraey City on Haturday ia abown by the fact that the prrai denl'a car did not come In over the main line. Icatead, the Chautauqua aprriat waa broken In two at Kuflteii, N. Y., and tbe preaidential party waa brought In by a roundabout way over two email branch roade. President Kooaevell ia id to have objertel to th uuueual precautiona taken, but ecquiraceit wnon xmve imier from Prreideiil Cnderwwal ol lb Erie were hown him. Theee or- der were iaaunl a the n-enlt ol a letter recelve.1 by lb PaUmm police which aald there waa a plot to blow up the preaident'e train near Kidgewood, The Cbautauiiia pe:lal waa atopjw.1 at Huffren early Katurday morning. There waa a eoiiaultatlon ol rallroau men, at which it waa decided to aend the preeldent to Hparkill, a amall town iin tlia lltmaon, inree nnnw wmw Nyack, by a little alnge track roail, known a the Piermont branch and thence Into Jrey City on the Northern railroad, a branch having it terminal at nyack l'retueni itooveii awakene-l and told ol the change in the achedulo, a the officiate did not like toUketbe reeponaibillty without hia ronaeot. The prealdenl, after eonie diacuaaion, aaid that he waa "in tbe hamla of the Krie," and while lie nan no (ear ol hla train lng wwkl on tbe main line, be would do what the railway men thought Wat. Hlow time wa made over the Piermont branch, and the Northern railway, and eUa men guarded every part ol both road. Oil Maaaurat Ara Short. Kanaaa City, Aug. 1ft. Information baa been field againat ttcorge v . m.... n..n.,r..r and William pliaw, local aupeiiulendent, ol the standard Oil company, charged with eelling coal oil and gaaoline Iroin abort measure. Tweuty out ol 3ft tank wagona meaa- urea tetel were loumi anon ioc city lniwctor. C. F. Wllann, prwmtenl ol the company wuicii m me n.. n...irM need hv the Htandard Oil company, ia on hia way to Kancaa City, having wen aummoneu n Mr. Mayer. Many New Caaaa. New Orlean. Aug. 15. -The heavy . I f ua.u. 'KlCll lncreae in mo auraim , , beiran fmr or five day ago ia beginning to maiiiloat lleelf in the death Hat, ... i .....i.l ... urn ateatltlv Willi-" can ue e-- . . .i..... Tl. nntiionr tor llie nexv lew umm. " ol new caeca Uxlay eem amall in com- ... I . ....r.l hilt. It pailaon Willi yeaieniay ."-. ia really 10 hort, a that numlier ol . I 1 Km an tltallft'tor caaea were vururu v " iit alter the hour for doting the re- ' in i.. i....l...lul In tiiinnr- K)tt. ineee win w i" - row report. Earthquake Laat Nina Hour. ti i .... Ana IK. The inhnhit- tnta of Maiao, on the Canton river, were etrlcken with panic, owing to con- i niiiiii earlli(iuae biioi". .... liniini. Thotiaand laaieti iui " - . . i ... ii. ..iirka In set awav Irom the .baking building, and the C hlm-ae prleat added to tno amrm oy pru, " viiiR the deal ruction ol the city. ") , . ... , 1 1. ion. Bleamera coming irom kong are crowded with refugee Hhocka were lelt at Hongkong' i ...I Qaunll In Chin. Shanghai, Aug. 15. - The governor report, that the rl.lng at Po Chou u, In the province ol Chanal, ia pure y . i ii ill ...l.llnra aunt out. OIUV local, v" - - . - n.rM have returned, the remainder . . .1. ...... .1 TUa nlllllinl at Tie prooaui; nj'"" . . Yuan Fu are .ending a large lorce with artillery to tne aceue oi iuumi"" II III niHIII 111 I I1IMII1I alal OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST FIRE WARDEN IS WIDE AWAKE. Arrttt Farmart for Burning 8lath Ing Without a Llctna. Oregon City F. Ilendrlcka, deputy lire warden, diai-overed J. II. Hunt, A. M. Lull and I). O. Uavena, ol Willam ette, burning alaaliing (or which no permit bad been procured ol the county clerk. The men appeared before tbe acting deputy diatrict attorney and pleaded Ignorance id the amended law with tbe proviaiona of which the peo ple ol thia county ire not acquainted. Agreeing to immediately obtain the requited permit the men were not pro. UtlKl. Mr. Ilendrlcka i patrolling the en tire con 1 1 1) and poatiug notice warning aetllera Kgaiual the miacelliineoua atari- ing of Urea. In order to get around tbe objectionable leatur ol the law which reuuirea a permit to be obtained ten day prior to the time tbe Ore ia to I e atarlrd, the name to he mimed only three daya, a great many (armeia are renewing their application for per mit every three duya, thin giving them practically Indefinite time in which to wait lor favorable weather. Othrrwiae, tbe weather during tbe throe day covered in the original ap plication on which the permit la granted being unfavorable, tbe nettler mutt eiperience a further delay of at leant ten day Intervening between tbe iaauKtice of the iierinit and the atarting of the lire authoritd thereby. Union Foraatt Adam. I. Grande Word cornea Irom Elgin that (oreat Area are raging in that vi cinity, and that a large (orce ot men la at work trying to check the Are and to pruleot and aave property. The moat damaging dree are in the neighborhood north ol fclgin. The aawmlll be longing to tbe Firet National bank, Ualloway Uro. and tbe Klgin Lumber company are iu danger and tbe mill hand are working night and Jay to protect the mills and to anesl tbe pro- greea o! ttie name, r.very avanauie man ha been preened into n-rvico. Sugar Beett Don't Hurt Land. U (.ramie Al (iotxl, a farmer who live two mile north of La tl ramie, ha thrrehrd two ai re ol oat which yielded 202 buahela. The aeed lor Una ground waa Iea than a aack of oat. It wa tlao owu in alfalfa Una apring, and Mr. Uood execta to get a couple of ton of bay (rum thia aame ground eidea the crop of oate. Previoua to thia teaaon the ground waa planted In augar lieela, and the almve reault ahow how much beet niaing injure tbe aoi! for other crop. Farmart Fight Fir. Urania Pa Foreet fire have leached the tanning diatrict of Went- em Jum'phine county, and are doing f tbe much damage in the vicinity i Iti mer farm and the big apple orchard ol KianiHii Hroa. Ill order to keep the flame from the orchard, Held and building, the people of that diatrict, men and women, are fighting fire day and night. For the pat three itaya n.l niuMa entire familif have been working heroically at all hour to too due the flame. Wetton Normal Cloted. Pendleton It ia now deflntiely Bet tied that there will Iw no normal ncliool at Weaton during the (Mining winter, a tl lit own lotinu imwiu ' . . ... I 1 II. I.. ... ...IK.. money tumclent to defray I he eipenpe until au appropiiatinu bill can lie voted neil June. Preaident French ha been varv bnneftll of tH'illg aide .o tvcure auttlclent money to pay the running ex M.naea ol the institution until mat limA tint he hna now abandoned the undertaking. State Lotat Grain by Fire. Blni The atnte ol Oregon loet 1 , 800 bndiela o( new grain In a threading m,-liin Are al the penitentiary farm it.. Aral ol the week. The Morria threabing outllt, Irom Albany, had juat Ani.no.l tliieahinii the gram when apark from the engine caught in the separator and the flame apread to rap idly that no grain couiu ne mv. ha to the ttate I about H.'.'OO and to Morri about W0. One Woman Hunter In Union. TaOrande Two hundred hunters' llcenae have Iw-en iaautHl by the county -I...I. T he on v woman 10 laae irai a licenae I Mr. Oeorge Acme, oi una city. The oldeal applicant lor a in ia I.. M. r niion, oi r.igin, k year, and the youngeat licentHl nlm rod ia Mile Horth, ol Union, who ia 13 year old. Vota for Long School Term. Cottage Grove A .pedal ecotil meet ing wa held here laat week for the purpose of voting on a 10-mill tax to run the achool nine month., and other Incidental expense. A large crowd wa. present and many spirited argu ments were presented. Tbe tax was voted by ten majority. Ccod Turning Out Wall. U Grande Threshing is well under way and the yield Is lar better than wits expected. The hot weather cut the spring grain some, but notwithstanding the crop In general will be hotter than for the pt two seasons. New Oregon Potmatert. Washington These Oregon postrnat; ter. have been appointed: Mayville, F. J. Parson, vice Ella N. Angell, re signed; McKee, Harry L. Bhaner, vice Q. D. Ebner, resigned. MACHINERY FOR ST. HELENS European Capital Secured to Explore Promising Property. It. ('. Lange, who recently returned from Europe, where he diBixjeed of a large block of stock for the Hi. Helen Mining company, ba gone to Denver to purchase machinery for the 8t. Hel en mine. The machinery will be thoroughly modern in all detail, and will be ina tailed just aa aoon a it ar rive. The holding of the company are considered valuable, and working on a much larger acale than heretofore will be begun at once. Two all if la will be maintained, and water power in plenty can he obtained clone to tbe mine. Hurface work ha shown a strong vein which yields high copper value in all tbe adits and shallow shaft, sunk. Home of these copper samples run from 12 to 20 per cent in the red metal and carry soma gold. Tbe vein ha been eetabliehed a a permanent Aaaure and will no doubt be found with high grade ore at greater depth. Tunneling will tiegin at once to get at the ore at great depth. Fined for Illegal Liquor Sailing. Oregon City Mr. and Mr. A. Corri- gan and Mr. Cunningham, proprietor of a saloon at Eitacada were found guilty of telling liquor without a mu nicipal license and were Aned I.)0 eacb. Cunningham paid hia fine, but Corri gan and wife will appeal. Tbe defend ant contend that under the provisiona of a license obtained from the County court last April they were regularly licensed to sell liquors, but the Esta- rada city charter provide that the atate law shall not apply in the licens ing ol saloon and the tratno in liquor. Thia provision ot tbe charter btcame operative January 31,-and tbe city' attorney held that tbe license granted by Clackama county waa void. Fire Lot la Heavy. Grant Pass Property loase by fire in Bouthern Oregon have been very heavy the past ten days, due to the ex cessive dryness of the season. The rainfall for laat winter and tui summer ha been leas than for several yeara paat. and the leasl arark at once starts Are. In almost every valley ot tlie Rogue river basin loreet fire are raging and much timber I being destroyed The farmer are luting much fencing and aeveial biuldinga have burned. Fires Near Mount Jefferson. Albany Firet in the timber east of Detroit, at the foot of Mount Jeneraon, are spreading and doing great damage. A considerable tract ot timber it already burned and the flames are spreading eastward. A large lorce ol men it Agbt- ing the fire, but making little headway against it, owing to the high wind usu ally blowing up tbe Hantiam canyon. Get Bridge Contract. Astoria The board ol commissioner of Wahkiakum county, Washington, at its recent meeting awarded a contract to Ferguson & Houston, ol mis city, for the construction of a bridge across Gray s river, near the Bergman place. The cost of the structure will be about $3,000. New Rural Carriers. Washington Rural carriers have been appointed as follows: Carlton route 2, Thomas E. Merchant, carrier; .Solon K. Hoffman, substitute. PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat New club, 70(J(71e bushel; new bluestern, 73(i75o bushel: new valley, 77c. per per Barley Old feed, f.21.6022 per ton; new leed, 120(821 : rolled, Z3(9Z4. Oats No. 1 white feed, 29(S30 per ton : gray, $2. Hay Timothy, old, $13(jr15 per ton; new, 1112.60; clover, 8fj(9. Fruits Apples, new, 90cfl.75 per box; apricots, 0c per crate; peaches, 085c per crate; plums, 75c per crate: blackberriet, 5Ho per pound cherries, 5065c per box; pears, $2 per box; prunes, 85cl ; raspberriea, $1.25 per crste; watermelons, 191 He per pound; crabapplea, 60c per box. Vegetables Beans, l4c per pound; cabbage, ll.e per pound; cauli flower, 75WOc per doxenj celery, 76(9 8ftc per dosen; corn, 6075o per bag; cucumber, 1626c per box; let tuce, head, 10c per doen; parsley, 25c perdoxen; peas, 26o per pound; to matoes, 65c(il per crate; squash, 6c . 1 A. A. A , .A per pound; turnips, ai.iuigi.iu yvi sack; carrots, 1.259 1.60 per aack, beets, 11.25 per tack. Onions Red, $1.25 per hundred; yellow, flS. Potatoes Oregon new, 7l90c. Butter Fancy creamery, 2530o. Eggs Oregon ranch, 2222)o per dosen. Poultry Average old, hens, 12913; mixed chickens, 12(3 12)c; M roost ers, 010c; young roosters, 119 Hc; springs, to J pounds, 14c; 1 to pounds, 15c J turkeys, live, 18 10c; geese, live, per pound, 67c; ducks, old, 13c; ducks, young, 10(3140. HopsChoice, 1904, 17919c per nniiml. Wool Eastern Oregon average beat, 190210: lower grade, down to 16o, according to shrinkage; valley, 25927c per pound; mohair, choice, 81c per nmind. Beef Dressed bulls, l2c per pound ; cowa, 3K4Ke' Mutton Dressed, fancy, Bo par pound; ordinary, 4jr5o. Veal Dressed, 37o per pound. Pork Dressed, 6X7e per pound Agtntt of Mikado Said To B the Actuating Power. Vancouver, B. C, Aug. 14. There it a growing belief that tbe boycott of American goodt in China originated with tbe Japanese, and tbat their ob- ect was to secure the rich trade of the empire for themaelve. Hitherto tbe Chineee provinces have acted independ ently oi one another, bnt tbe concerted action in the north and eouth ahowt that a master hand baa brought about the change. Ever ainca the war with Russia began Japanese agents have worked strenuously in China to make their influence permanent. The boy cott aeema to ahow how well they have succeeded. The Oriental pre baa much to aay of tbe boycott. Tba Chin Mail aay.: 'Home of tbe soberer classes are ap prehensive lest the pasaiont of tbe peo ple abonld be roused by anch methods, whereupon they may not hesitate to be come iconoclastic and attack anything lorergn, nnder tbe misapprehension tbat all things foreign are American." The Pekin and Tientsin Timea aays: "Those who know the Chinese beet cannot bat marvel at thia eudden out burst of a patriotism which bad hither to been absolutely non-exiitent, and there are those who, reading between the line, believe they aee tbe shade of another nationality behind the Chineee agitators." ' Tbe Hongkong Press tayt: "Tbe way to suppress an anti-Amer ican agitation in Canton la to start another anti-anything, ro long aa it be foreign. Tbe Chinese merchant dropped the manifesto like a hot cinder the moment it waa presented to them STEPPED INTO CREVASSE. Woman Entombed for Two Hour In Montana Glacier. Kalispel, Mont, Aug 14. Mrs. A. M. Burt, of Jamestown, N. D., mem ber of a party from the Big Fork, Mont., biological achool, bad a narrow escape irom deatn wnne ascending Bperry glacier, above Lake McDonald, in the Clearwater country. Mrs. Burt bad Just ceased commenting on the danger of stepping into a blind crevasse in the state of onpreparednesa in which the party was, when the disappeared Irom tight. The crevasse bad been on dermined by tbe intense beat ot the previoua month, and had given away beneath tbe feet of the unfortunate woman, who gave a despairing cry aa he disappeared. Tbe men of the party cautiously approached the crevasse, which waa uncovered about nve leet wide, and nearly a straight fall of more than SO feet, but'no tight of Mrs. Burt wat to be bad. Listening cloaely a call for help wat beard. A courier wat sent three mile tor rope, by mean of which, with short leather belt, suspender and ailk scarfs, the woman waa finally rescued, after an effort of more than two hoar. Tbe shock waa so great that nervous prostration it feared. Mrs. Burt lays the waa bounced from tide to tide of the crevasse iu her de scent, but miraculously lodged in i pocket in tbe side of tbe wall, other wise she would hav been precipitated to unknown depths and perished. CURE FOR LEPROSY. American Surgeona Have Cured Six and Improved All Treated. Manila, Aug. 14. American sur geons connected with the board of bealth of Manila declare tbat they have discovered a positive cure for leprosy. Of 25 cases treated, all have Improved, six case being absolutely cured. Sev eral patients, portions of whose bodies were gone, have recovered. All of these case have been under close observation for at least six months, and it ia absolutely imposai ble to discover a trace ot the germs of the disease in the blood of the pa tients. The method used it a ayatem of X-raya. The surgeona do not desire their names to be mentioned at present They will not ask for the rewards which have been offered by various governmenti for a cure for leprosy. Baker a Seek to Settle Strike. New York, Aug. 14. Efforte for a peaceable settlement of the Hebrew bakers' atrike on the East Side were made today by Herman Robinson, in ternational organiser of tbe American Federation ol Labor, and Joseph car ondess, who were appointed by the striking bakers a committee to confer with the employers. They held a lorg conference without arriving at any den nite conclusion. Another meeting of the employers will be held tomorrow There was no renewal ot rioting on the East Side. Dumped Fith Offal In River New Westminster, B. C, Aug. 14. Six canners. four belonging to the British Columbia Packers' association one to J. tl. iMdd eon., victoria, and one to the A. B. C. Packing com Danv. have been summoned to apwear on the charge of unlawfully dumping Ash offal from the canneries Into tbe Fraser river. Canners intend to fight the case to the highest court and tbe matter will likely prove a long and interesting tight. Government Sends Fir Fighter Missoula. Mont.. Aug. 14. Under order from the Department of the In terior L. L. Sharp, special land agent, ha left tor the forest Ore district sur rounding Clinton with a party of men Mr. Sharp' Older from Washintgon are to do all he can to check the de struction of timber caused by the fire now burning. All Western Montana it covered with a pall oi tmoke. iia.lllta.iiu IIUUHUUU I eace Conference Agrees Upon Terms on Three Points. ARB NUTS ARE YET TO CRACK Both Russia and Japan to Evacuate Manchuria and Respect Terri torial Integrity of China. Portamouth, Aug. 15. Although very rapid progress was made with the peace negotiations yesterday, three ol the 12 article which constitute the Japanese conditions of peace having been agreed to by Mr. Wilt and Baron Rosen on behalf ot Russia, neither ol tbe two article to which Mr. Witte in hia reply returned an absolute negative waa reached. The cnaia, therefore, l itill to come. It may be reached to day, aa tbe cession of Sakhalin comes Afth in tbe list. Tbe three "article found," aa they are officially designat ed in the brief communication! author- ixed to be given to tbe press, which were disposed of yesterday, are in sub stance aa follows: First Russia' recognition of Ja pan t "preponderating innuence ana special position in Core, which Russia henceforth agrees is outside ol her sphere of influence, Japan binding her self to recognise tbe tuzeranity of tbe reigning family, but with the right to give advice and aasittnace o improve the civil administration of the empire. Second Mutual obligation to evacu ate Manchuria, each to surrender all special privilege in tbat province, mu tual obligation to respect the "territo rial integrity" of China and to main tain tbe principle of equal right of fall nations to tbat province (the open door). Third The cession to China ot the Chinese Eastern railway from Harbin southward. There waa never any question about the acceptance on the part of Mr. Witte of theee article, the first two covering in more emphatic form tbe contention of Japan in the diplomatic struggle which preceded hostilities. TYPHOID IN WASHINGTON. Many New Catet and Rapid Spread Due to Bad Water. Washington, Aug. 15. Twenty-nine new cases of typhoid lever ana iwo death from the disease were reported to the health officer today. The out break ha passed in severity that of 1903. when tbe greatest number of per sons under treatment for the disease at anyone time was 224, and it had nmui rimdlv. Health officials are bending every effort to fight the dit ease, including a bouee-to-house m sDection ot back yard, and cel'art with a view to remedying unsanitary condi tion!. One bed of the new filtration plant will be onened probably tomorrow, thu reducing to tbat extent tbe danger from typhoid fever and other disease germs hieh. it 18 believed, comes irom drinking unfiltered water. REVENUE MEN SHAKEN UP. Four Agents Have Been Requested to Hand in Resignations. Washington, Aug. 15. The Star to night aays: There haa been a big shake-up among the agent of the in ternal revenue service, but just how far it has irone is a matter of speculation It is stated, however, that four well known revenue agents have been asked for their resignations and that at least two of the four have come here for conference with Commissioner Yerkea, of the Internal Revenue bureau. These are Captain Charles 11. In gram, in charge oi -ew r.ngiauu wora, stationed at Boston, and C. H. Burg who baa bad a section of the Southwest under his charge and has been located in Texas. The names of the other two agent could not be learned today. Car Builder Combine. Philadelphia, Aug. 15. Eight hun dred of the heads of the largest firms in tbe country have engaged rooms in a local hotel for the second week in Sep tember for a convention that is looked forward to with hope by the business men aa being the possible forerunner of one of the greatest consolidations of recent rears. It is an open secret that numerous conferences have been held during the last six months and that by absorbing; works at St. Louis and .ii abetbDort. a beginning baa been made toward a general consolidation. Volcano in Nevada. Reno. Nev., Aug. 15. A volcano, throwing off molton lava and in active operation, ha been discovered m .ev' da bv cattlemen ot Loveiocx. ine voi cano is located in Rye Patch, Humboldt countv. Although that section has been traversed tor years, me crater nae hint been found for the first time. The men were In search of cattle when they came upon the stream of lava, and trac ing it to its source, located the vol cano. " Inquiry by Six State. Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 15. Insurance Auditor Pierce announced today that the insurance department of Nebraska wnrkina with Wisconsin. Minnesota Louisiana. Kentucky and Tennessee would on October 1 begin an investiga tion of the affairs of the Equitable New York Life and Mutual Insurance oompanie in the states named. Ruttia Mutt Pay Entire Cost of War and Give Up Sakhalin. Portsmouth, Aug. 11. Tbe peace envoy aatembled promptly for tbe ' second day't session. A formal ex change of credentials was made in mak ing presentation. The ride to the naval yards was made in automobile. Arrangement for privacy are complete. Card of admission to the groucdt will not be issued during the period of ne gotiations. Conditions on which the Japanese desired to make peace were presented to the Russian in writing thi morn ing. The conference decided that th Ruasiana shall study tbe question and will aa toon a possible give an asnwer in writing. Until then tbe meeting of tbe conference are adjourned. St. Petersburg, Aug. 11. The gov ernment officials now take a more op timistic view of the outcome of peace negotiations. It ia reported that M. Witte' telegraphed the ctar tbat ha already knew the Japanese terms and tbat they are acceptable with a few amendment. He believes tbat the Japanese will agree to the change ba will propcte. Portamouth, N. H., Aug. 11. Re imbursement of the expense sustained in the prosecution of tbe war and the cession of the island of Sakhalin con stitute the main features of the peace condition banded by Baron Komurm to M. Witte at the conclusion of the morning session of the envoys in the general store building of tbe Ports mouth navy yard. The word "indem nity" waa carefully avoided, the term pplied being "reimbursement" for the cost of the war. No sum ia fixed. the amount being distinctly withheld for mutual adjustment between the two countries after the Japanese expendi ture have been ascertained. The other term are substantially what the world expected and with ono two exceptions could probably be entertained as a basis of negotiation They include tbe following: The cession of the Russian lease to tbe Liaotung peninsula, comprising Port Arthur and Dalny. The evacuation of ' the entire pro vince ol Manchuria, the retrocession to China of any privilege Russia may have in the province and tbe recog nition by Russia of the principle of the "open door.." Tbe cession to Japan of tbe Chinese Eastern railway below Harbin, the main line through Northern Manchuria to Vladivostok to remain Russian prop erty. The recognition of tbe Japanese pro tectorate over Coiea. The grant of fishing right in Siberia northward from Vladivostok. The relinquishment to Japan of all Russian ship interned in neutral port. Finally, a limitation in the naval strength of Russia in Far Eastern water. RESCUED FROM ARCTIC. Expedition, of 1903 Found by Ralia Party Just in Time. Christiana, Norway, Aug. 11. An thony Fiala'a expedition to the noith ole baa been rescued. The Terra Nova, the relief ship sent out in March to find the explorers, was sighted today off Honigvag. She signaled that she h d on board Anthony Fiala and hia party. One Norwegian seaman in tbe party died of natural cause. The party reached a latitude ol 83 degree 82 minutes north latitude. William Ziegler, the late baking powder millionaire, sent out Anthony Fiala in 1903 to discover the north pole. The party sailed in the steam ship America. They penetrated to the latitude given when their ship became locked in a the ice grew solid in the Arctic winter. There waa nothing to do but to battle with the ice, cutting away that nearest the boat tbat the upheaval of the great block! of ice might not crush the vessel. These efforts, however, were vain, and early in the winter the America waa ground to piece in the polar pack. Hotel for Canal People. Colon. Aug. 11. Theodor P. Shouts, chairman of the Panama Canal commission, and V. w. Koss, purchas ing agent, left last night by the steamer Mexico tor New York.- Before the departure of Chairman Shonta from Panama for Colon, the commission bad a meeting at which it waa decided that tbe bodies of employes dying on the , isthmus should be sent to the United States at government expense. Tbe commission approved the election of a 250-room hotel for the canal em ploye. Enforced Strike at Riga. St. Petersburg, Aug. 11. The Vu- mor ol serious trouble at Kiga were today officially confirmed. Twenty thousand men are on strike there. Many of the strikers are desirous of working, bat the Socialists deter them with threats of murder. It is declared that there ia sufficient number of soldiers at Riga to handle any disturb ances arising from the strike. A regi ment of infantry is patrolling th atreeta and keeping order. Llnievitch Outflanked. St. Petersburg, Aug. II. General Llnievitch reports that the Russian force were compelled to retr-at alter assuming the offensive near tbe village of Cbagon on August 6, the Japan turning both flanks.