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About The Oregon mist. (St. Helens, Columbia County, Or.) 188?-1913 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 1, 1905)
THE OREGON MIST vol. xxi r. NEWS OFTHE WEEK In a Condensed Form for Our Busy Readers. HAPPENING OF TWO CONTINENTS A Rasume of Ine Les Important but Not Lss Interesting Event uf the Past Week. , ) ,) it la making Immeti prcpaia- .in t.) continue war. Anthracite roal miner ar to lr. r I mi to go ii another strike mnm, The lierinan eitendrxl cold wlnnnn to the lirttish lliwl m He arrival In th JUlllc . The internal revenue for July shows I heavy iiirrra over that uf Ilia aam month lt year. Kuropatkln he reaglned Mi rtiin. maud mi account of III health. II return to Itunaia. ir in a Johnston, I'., department lure canard nirly im of "iO,000. feveral ttremen wer Injured. The Tail rty now vlaillh; the I'Jti t .iuir i alinoal unanimously In favor u a tni unfl fur lit lalend. A atiiier from Philadelphia to New tilileana mink tiff Id oaal of Florida ith all on board nrwpl two, who Bialiaftxl to MH-afM), The alratnahlp CVhUmnlal ha arrived at tvatlle al'or aurvaatulljr landing a roniialxn.l rargn from Han Francisco on ll rtM.t uf Hllwria. Japan liaa withdrawn her demand f..r Indemnity ami egler lu Irav Ilia jule to l paid for Kakhalln to arbllia ll. m. liuuia agree ttila will ivmuv a tumbling blk lu praxe. Cttliaiiii la making an effort to stop all forma of gambling. In.ltctini are Ihal Ilia rrrtary of atit-ulltir will have lo resign. iWetpt from lit government ralil lu Ala.ka aliow a remarkable growth. UtiMia liaa offered In rede half ol Hakhatln to Japan, hut rfu- to -y nt indemnity. Tim Standard Oil company and lla grrati rival In California, lh I'nluii Oil company, have formed an alliance. The anlun of Morocco rofuae to live up lua French prisoner and tnaipa are eipn-td to croa lli frontier at one. A Pari paper aaya It would be a flu opportunity for Uorkeleller to 11 pol lute lua nam hy pying the war In ileninUy for Ituaala. ft It propoam) to have "Itowoy" day at the exposition and th grrat naval hero ha (won Invited U ! pres ent and um charge of a reproduc tion of th Utile uf Manila bay. The on lira North Atlantic squadron came near going on the nuke of! New pr.it. The veaaela became l"t in a heavy fog and wer only aaved by th trading ahip colliding with a llghuhlp. France ia preparing a flying column to allark .Morocco. Morocco haa alxiut concluded a loan of $2,400,000 lu liermany. Peace negotiation hev delayed ac tion on th Oregon judgeahip. Health authoritiea believ yellow fe ver will t eitlngillah! In another month. The prealdflitt 'nt lb" bnura on iKiard the iihinarin lioat plunger dur ing a trial trip. A tunnel under th IMmlt river con necting Detroit and Wimlaor haa le-n tartl. Th work will Uk Hire year. A new treaty of alliance which diaw the two nationa cloaer together than ever ha lieen aigneil by (Ireal llritaln and Japan. Haldwln'a air ahlp baa made tb inoal aucceanful flight of any yet In Vented. It haa even ecllpaed the f"i oiia liiinont balloon. The Federal grand Jury at Portland haa iudicetd Claude F. Thayer, of Til lamook, and aeveral other who operat ed with him for conspiracy. The affair of the Cblcago world' fair of INlia have been wound up. The MUx-kholdnr were paid Hit percent dividiinda on tho ft,600,000 attck. Cllliena of Now Yoik have nominat ed Jurome for mayor. Ix.rd KolM.rU, of the Ilrltlah army, will aoon vlalt the 1'aiillo count. The Japaneae people oppoae conce alona and want the war to K" 1,11 King Omar la willing to 11 Trlnce Chnrlea Uiko the throne of Norway. Yellow fever I atlll apreadinn In Ixmiaiana, but not In New Orleana, The prealdunt haa renewe-1 lill effort to arrunge a oompromlae dotplt the cr.ar'i unfavornble reply.. France threaten to ielae Moroccan town tin Ion one of her clllaen held a tiriwinnr la anr rendered. An unknown man roblied the Flrat National bank t Colllnavllio, i. t., ami BHcnpinl with l,a00. Ollleeu are In puraiilt. A Jnpunnae tran)ort collided wltlj a llrltlHh atmiuier In the Indliin ami aank. One hundred and tweuty-aeven aoldiura drownml. All 1'oland ia rioting nd every fac tory la cloaed. BIQ QHAFT AT BREMERTON, Sanaallonal Cnr(r.t ARalnit pug,( Sound Navy Yard. WaaliingUm, Aug. 211, Kenaatloiial cbarge of gralt In the navy yard at I'ngel aoiuid have been hiouglit U the atUmtlon of Hecrelary llonaparte, through a report of Hpeclal Agent II. II. Pickerel, who liaa been condiidi tllig an Inveallgatlon at that point for aeveral weeka. It ia charged In the remrt that cer tain employe of th yard have been amuggling government auppliea from th yard, and that on of th govern ment laumiie ha been lined for month) to carry the good and mater ial from Itreiuerton to "fenoea," from which they ar noli; that emplo)ea are couilw Id live in certain Uiaiding hoiiaea, where they aie charged eorb Itant rate, and they do not move for fear of lieing laid off ; that alien con trail lalior ia employed at the yard, and thai a number of fugitive fiom lualice are employed there. The charge ar harked up by alii davlla, which alio that corruption rivaling that eipnuvd in the i'oatnllice department eiiet at the navy yard. It cannot lie learned againat whom the charge are made, lint it ia declared that when Captain lliirrell, the new commandant of the yard, arrivea to re lieve Admiral llaniay, he will order a thorough eiamliiation of alt employe under auaplclon. hecrelary llonaparte will order an in vestigation of the charge. GOES INTO SHIPBUILDING. Standard Oil to Manulactur It Own VMI at Bay City. Han Kranciaco. Aim. L'!l. The Htalub rl (lit company la to go into the ahip- . !.- i til t. I. . :il iiUlliliug iiuaineM in taiiiorma. n win Iwgin by making ita own viM-la and wilt later tieciinie a rollilielilor of the ahlnliiiildiii truat. Th coiiinanv haa eatahllahed ita ahipyarda and the head' jilarter ol 11 Heel at I mill Kicnniono, iiim the hav from Han Fram-iai-o. The company ha decided that it will have a tle-t of otl-carryllig veaaela on ilila rttut. and alter mUih aurveving and itiaiwlion. a general aux-rintend- ent haa Imvii brought from the Kaat, and a ahipyartl haa Iwii lo-aleu. When the Standard Oil coin pan made I'oint Itichinoud the alte of ita oil refinery and the lerminuaol Ita pipe I ilia Irom Hi hern county ncioa, u Ixme nei-maarv to have a aliipvard Ui car lor lu fieri of oil carrying veaaela to rrpalr them anil mae new onea Blii.fi mmlixl. Thla llifl dnea not con- alat of almply the ahipa uaed for carry ing oil to ami Irom cueai jxirta, mil 01 viNMrl that call al Oriental port and laland irU tliat alrel.ii from Alaaka to I'aiiama and from Point Kuliiuona u Yukohauia. FRONT GREATLY EXTENDED. Made Poibl by th LU of Wirli Telegraph Svtum. I,.. l'u Manchuria. Aim. 211. i....n;...,r ,,l the nmaiilutionaT KranU hy tli goveinment h been received hy the army, and general Information relating to PorUmonlh affair contlmie to reach here Irom lhre to len uaya late. . . Him-a (he Jauanc reconnollereil Hie HiiMian center about 25 or 30 mile. Augnat 10, which reanlteil In retaiia iahinir aa well aa the check mating of a wide movement of connid- eiahle bodice of troo uirougnoiii three day, nothing important haa oc- cm red. During the long Uiet there l.ua Ihii reinlorcemenU to both inle, giving the theater of war a much i hanged apK-arance. ine ironi bm treen greatly exteililiii, mane poeaiu.t. hy the uae of wireliwa telegraph, and i ..... nl ilia niieaamuliil aixe ol the liriv'i-" .... ariniea th character of the thinl eUge f the war, whether It he active noaui itiea. deinoraliaation or the garriaoning of couleatiHl territory, will be coinpll- cait .... The relative poaltiona ol ine iwo i..- i. ..mii.ruiiie to i nai oi a ago, and the country facing the Jpn- cue la Blmol Ulenucai wiui mi .. confronted them at I.iao Yang. Sleep of Four Monlha. V'... Vnrk A 111. 211. Medical inter- -i - i.!...i il, eimntrv have had Ml mroi.n. ...... - iii their atUintion directe.1 to a remarkable raae of calalepay In l onaera, w..r.. Charle Canepi, 8 yeara old, haa lieen in an nnliroaen irance uo " r . .i ... r..... ..,.. ilia On Aunt o more in" "" - , , , . . .i.iu u-l.l,liinf round a liiuiPIHiai ian( win".' " w . . , he beiame diaay, fell to the ground and .. ii.. i.a. w ol hla head. Two airui a " - ---- , day 11' be complained of paina in the beau ami wiunn - '.apaeil Into a aloep of un.-onw iouamws Irom wnli-n ne naa pm cirlrt Onarantlna at Cairo. n.i fit Ano. LMl. The waiting V'l.llO .. - -i i '....ir. I aiHtlnn. where ounran- tineiMrnilU are iamicd, gave atrong today that Cairo haa a rigiil rtwardii iinariiiiioi" ... i.,.i through imaaeiigera, who were delaliuut 1,1 e i . il.,, i. wine at the heailiimiriera wv' - ii.i ...ui. ....nulla and a Klinril noi upp..e.. - r;. " ...M waa plea oyer iiiem ui... - - . A lltiilV WHV. n II 11 HI ' " arreaU were made, In each case of per ion trying to evatte me oim- kl.auiau Tft Ba Racosnlzed. ... k it 1. on. President WauiuiKii, e - , . Rooaevelt I. pt to re ,g b.U indopenilomie ot norwey - -- day. Pending a. riingmne ,o r rat on, eweiien aerv """" ".",. .i.... i K,.fuiii would be re- gameo aa ... -""",'.,..,,, Gri,at tritaln, France and Germany are ready imiik"! ..... I, i.mulilmit to arant recoguinoii " i r. . ... ..n ...ii will prouauiy lullu" I OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST DITCH DIGGING TO BEGIN. Land Ownnra In Klamath Section Fall In With Government Plan. Klamath Fall Il ia now almoat aa- ured that active ditch iliL'irinu will lm. gill by the government contractor on the lower Klamath prjoeel before mow Ili.-H. Practirallv all of tlu, InnMr Uml ownera lu tliia project have aigneil up wiui me naier l aera aaaiH'lation, anil many of thoati not ulready aigntil hav promiaed to do ao at once. Hecretarv Klincr I. Atiiil.ii.tj, r.f th " v - m' , - aeaociatinli, aUtea that not one ol the large hnlilcra who have hen approach ed have rcfuacd to aign the truat deeil ao lar. He alalnd (llrllii-r that CI) tier cent had aigued and promiaed to do ao, ami ne eeeteu ny rM-pu-moer i ut have tli reijuirad 7ft per cent which the government aaka belore actual iliUii Jigging ia to commence. l ia til no promiaed by the govern ment nllii iala that Jimt aa wmiii aa 75 per cent ol the hohlinga umh-r the pro ject are aigned, hida lor contract work wilt Im, ailvi.rt iae.1 fur. ami aa aoon aa thine ure accepted work will le-gin. However, it ia not .rpect.il that a great deal will lie accomplished thia inter, owing to the luti-ncaa of the anon and ililllcultv in uettinir heavy in, liincrj in here during the fall and winter. Already the government working force now in the Held haa lieen reouced alightly in aiTordance with Chief Ku- gineer Newell a advice when here re cently. Thia a aald to lie lcane ol Hie probability that no great amount of oik would lie done Una lull. Camper Carelen. Kumpter The foieal fire which rauel a abort while airo in the blue monUina, near the hot apringa, in the John lay country, I reiriei io nave done nuiaiderahle damage. Much tine tiiulM-r waa deatroyed, and for a while it (eare.1 tliat aome of the ranche would aufler a heavy loa in building and lencea, hut lki-e were finally aavci. Camper are aaid to 1 rcxpona- ihle lor the origin ol the lire. S. B. ferrell, warden of the Kaatern Oregon loreat rceerve, atate that during the paat dry -ll he haa put out many .inn lire that. hal tliey not lieen checked In time, would have deatroyed much valuable tmilwr. Lumbar Company Incorporated. Tillamook Article Incorporating the lladley Lumber company have U-eii filial in the county clerk'a ollice, the capital'atia-k of the company lieing placed at 100,000, divided into 1.000 n liana at tiie par value of 1 100 each. The inrororatora are C. II. lladley. C. K. lladley ami r. I. vamreca, ano the place of 'bnainea will lie llohaon ville, in this county. The new com pany will lake poaaeaaion ol me i uii Kce 1 .....l..r nimiiiiiv'i aawiuiil on Tilla mook hay September 1, and will oper ate that mill and the mill on Wilaon river. Free Gold in Sight. Summer Work baa lieen practically ....a.n.lml at the Ptairie Diguing" mi"" owing lo a heavy How ol water encoun tered while pinking tne main ami", a 1....1I. ..vr lllft feet. The manage ment h decided that heavier pumping machinery mint tie inalUlvii oeiore headway i'n be made againat the larpe volume ol water entering the shiilt. A rich IhhIy ol ore had lieen alruc, irom which it' waa exiweted grcAt reaulta i i i. f..,ii.....iiiini. Fiee gold waa nuui.1 . - , plainly accn in the ore laaeu oui jubi helore the water came pouring in. Sheen Sale at Pendleton. miulititin of the thia immediate vicini ty haa materially improved during the paat lew cla.va, anil nuyera mm " I. ....a .u.ral illtf ill this ilintriot uuort IrCTII ----- - having made aeveral puntmaea ai .,rl... cni.a ernli v liclow moae rvpon i . i... .1.... mMi. The aliceii raiaera have receded Irom their indifference maintained no Bimly up to lew daya ago. and aa a reault quite a numlr ol aalea have lnien reporieu ai "" tial reduction in prnea- Hot Lake Fire Out. Tim hi tensive fire that ,H . 1 1 CI....-' ha been raging in the tnlea and grasa near Hot Ijike, which was cauwu i ... l. . miaalnir engine, and ;ue niiitifn v r - . . i .i. i... . u l.IL ihrealeiied to burn which, f. " : , , .i... I...II.H..... ..I Hint aanitariuin, haa at uiti in..... ...r." - . . . ,t f... ..u-tinii men. who were taken frot-i tin atation. been i i... n..ntr.il . The report waa Illicit! Uliuri ....- ---- . ..,,r..t on tho streets that the hotel had been burned, but tbe report was without foundation. Orchard Ruined by Engine Spark. Eugene A grass lire in the Bladen n.l..nl adloiniiiK F.ugene on tne weai, caused considerable damage. H is aup- poaed to have started irom apnmn ....... a passing locomotive and burned oyer 0 1 acres or more of the orchard, ruin- lmr all the fruit on the trees ami p.u- ahly killing many trees. It was rapid ... ' ii.... i il... residences near hy IV n iivniiuia m ., , , and the lire department was called out to subdue it. LaGrande Makes Much Sugar. I.a Grande The sugar factory is i t .... nut f mm inn to 150 sarka of brown sugar every day from last year s syrup. This sugar is nov u..... product, but will be worked Over and refined during tbe regular run in tbe beet season. Tbe factory has now been running three weeks, and will opera e an equal length of time to finish the ruu on syrup. ST. IIELENH, Oil EG ON, FRIDAY, MAY OFFER REWARD. Governor Would Bring to Juttlca the Flax Incandiarie. Balem Alter reviewing all the cir cuinalancea, (iovemor Ciiamlierlain be lieve that the three fire which have deatroyed flux and ilaz milli in thia city were act by peraona who are de termined to doatroy the Has lnduatry in Oregon. Ho think the manner in which the promoter of the flax indua trv have been hamnered in their work and the extreme meaaure that have lieen reaorted to indicate that back the Crimea that have been committed of a ileaire to prevent the eatabliahment ol linen in ilia in thia atate. If, after investigation, the governor ilnda that he haa authority to do ao under the appropriation made by the laat legialalure, he will offer a auhetan tint reward for the arreat and conviction of the per son who aet the firea which deatroyed Kngene lloaae I flax and flax plant laat winter and the Are which de atroyed lain 11)04 and 1105 cropl laat week. Kven if he ahould find that be liaa no expieea authority, the governor may offer a reward conditioned upon an appropriation hy the next legialature. In rMub.inir of the matter Governor Chamberlain expreaaed bia high appre ciation of the value of the experimenU roniiiii'tjHi iiv ma iiretfon nomen a rial Fiber aaaociation, which proved beyond (louni iiiai ne n niameiie vauey uu nrottuce I ax ntier oi aa kooq quauiy aa can be produced in any country. He lielievea that il develooed. aa it can be and ahould lie, the manuiaciure oi nax pnalucU will liecome a resource which ..-ill ..1,1 crri-.t .-inlth to the atale and furniah einnlovment to large number of people in growing and harvesting llax and making twine, craab and Iin Miwamu. the iiulnatrv at iU bcirinnins promiae ao well for the itate, the gov ernor atanda ready to do what lie can to bring to iiiBtue thoae who could injure or destroy It. Nearlv Ud to Normal. TI.m T1.1I..B Thn rHtwirt to the effect that tin Oreiron nriiiie croD thia vear win m nfie.iriirii me normal vieiu uiav apply to vtmameiu) vaney oiciiarus I.i. i ii tUn not nnnlv in Waaco county None of the leading prune grower here eatinnite their crop at leaa than 75 per cent of a normal crop. Prune are now ripening. Picking liaa practically lu..Min The fruit ia averaue in ana ity, and buyeta are offering from $15 to $17 a ton. The bulk ol tne crop win be a!d to driera, although some will 1 ah i plied east. Conaolidation at the Agency. Pend'eton The recent visit of Col onel Tinker, general inapector of the Interior department, ana his inveeiiga- I... r-Minlt,u1 in a recommendation by liim tor the consolidation of the old jovernment Indian agency ana ine in Hun Bi-liool. The contract for the re moval ami fitting up of aeven of the lieat buildings at the old agency nas iUw.n l..t to Charlea Haatinirs. who baa already conimenecuV4rte worn ol reraov ing the buildinga. Whistler Come to Portland. tUn,l1.lnn It ia announced that the .tii.- nf John T. Whi itler. head of the Reclamation service for Oregon, will be rmmweil to Portland this fall. It is underatond that Portland is to be made the beadonartera for irrigation work in the Northwest, and that I). C. Henny, i nnaulting engineer, who is to have ..i.r,.o ni t im uork lor uregon. .naan ington and Idaho, desire the removal of the oihco Irom l'cndleion. PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat Club. 0a70c per bushel; l.liieatem. 7'J(a73c: valley. i3c. (IrttH.No. I wime t ecu, --Jis--t; .ikv tier tan Harley heed, f zo per ion; orewing, $21 ; rolled. $-'223. Urn xl HO oer .-ental. Hay Kaatern Oregon timothy, $14 15 jierton; valley timothy, $U12; Fruits Apples, 9Qccl$1.50 per box, peadiea, 5075c per crate; plums, 75c (3$l; blackberries, 6(8tlc per ixnind; cantaloupes, 75c$1.50 per crate; .,.,-r. a i rf1 50 ner box: watermel ons, Kll4C per pound; crabapplis, $1 per box; grapes, wyctgai.zo; prunea, 70i.mii v.-..i.l,lfbTtana. &4e ner nonnd: cabbage, liai'iC; cauliflower, 7590c per doxen; celery, (S((?;c; com, (g Be; encumbers. 10(15c; pumpkina, li(7o tier pound; tomatoes, 35 50o per crate; squash, 5c per pound; turnips, 1.3nC1.4U per sacx; carrots, (1 "rw,M r,D- heflta. 11 (ll 1.25. Onions P.ed, 11.25 par hundred; ,.llu- il 95. Potatoes Oregon, new, 75(80c per suck. Mutter Fancy creamery, 27i30c nnr tuimiil. Kggs Oiegoti ranch, 2324c per doxen. Poultry Average old hens, 18Hc, mixed chickens, 12K13c; old roost ers, 10c; young roosters, 11 Xl 2c; turkeva. live. 18(23c; geese, ave, eis a L'n." ,liwka. 14iiil.rl(-. Hops Choice, mo, itssiocper pound. Wool Kaatern Oregon, average best HI .?"!.. Inuer irrada. down to 15c. SC cording to shrinkage; valley, 25($27e per pound; mohair, choice aoc. n..uf rirail hulls. M(t2 per pound cows, 3)4iic; country steers, 45c Vu.l nmnaeil. S&lKc. Mutton Dressed, fancy, 67o per pound; ordinary, 45c; lambs, 7 7c. roik Dressed," 08c per pound. BEPTEMBEU 1, 1905. DARE NOT MCE PUBLIC VIEWS. Publication of Roosevelt' Proposition Would Fore Envoy to Agra. Portsmouth, N. II., Aug. 28. In an utlioriUtlve quarter it is learned to- igbt that the la teat suggestion offered the emperor of the two warring power a to an amicable adjustment of their difference also were communi cated simultaneously to the envoy ol Russia and Japan. This action on the part of the president waa Uken in order that no jtossible ground for offense could be taken by the plenipotenti aries because of bis direct appeal to the emperor. While the terms suggested by the resident are not disclosed, it is known that they were framed on broad hu manitarian lines. It is permissible to say, In the words ol the authority re ferred to: "If the civilized world could know at this time the precise nature of tha propositions made to Russia and Japan by President Roosevelt, it would seem that the force of the public opinion of the world would induce the plenipo tentiaries and their governments to pause and consider seriously tbe result I lore breaking oil finally tbe present conference without an agreement. In deed, they might scarcely dare face the world a opinion by refusing to accept, n principle at least, the suggestions offered by the president." WORST MONTH NEAR. September Has Always Had s Bad Record for Ysllow Fevsr. New Orleana, Aug. 28. Except in 1853, September has been tbe month yielding tbe largest number of fatali ties during visitations of yellow fever and the Federal authorities are there fore taking steps to maintain their present control of the sitnation. Sep tember Irequently brings increased pre cipitation, causing stagnant pools water, the overflow of cisterns and de struction of tbe effects of oiling. An incrase in deaths over tbe past few days was recorded in the report of the past 24 hoars, but was regarded ai without significance, most of the vie lima hAimp amnncr tha foreiffn classes. and two of the deaths having occurred yesterday too late to be included in the report of that day. fir tt'hilj. torlaa teleirranhed to Dr. Heber Iioyce at Memphis tbe result of the investigation ol the case ol tne wo man ill with yellow fever, wbom he hnlievn! to have been infected in Mem pbis. On a report of the Marine Hos pital service to this effect, Jackson, Miss., and number of other towns, have imposed quarantines against Memnhia. The Memphis authorities are reported to bave expressed indig nation over the report. STARVATION IN ANDALUSIA. Famine Reduces 200,000 Spaniards to Desperation Through Hunger Seville, Spain, Aug. 28. Heartrend ing reporU continue to reach the pro vincial authorities from tbe outlying famine stricken diatricU. Tbe latest reporU received are from Osuna and Almongia, the respective mayors of hich notify the authorities that their resources are exhausted and that they are nnahle to further assist tbe fam ished laborers and the women and xfiililren. aa the distress ia too acute At Eciia the population has looted tbe bakers' stores. The mortality among infants and aged persons is attaining terrifying proportions, and in many localities tbe working people are living on roots. The government has organized public vnrka on a small scale, empioyinn aliout 600 men. but this is a mere drop in the bucket of misery, as a moderate calculation shows that 200,000 are out of employment. Flnna Seek Homes in Free Land. Guthrie. O. T., Aug. 28. Dr. R. A. Ct.Aulnw.'.te m-Aialthv TlhVHtifln fif Fin Inn. I. ia in Okaliioma to study conditions for information of hi. foimtrvmen. whose distress under mn.liii.ina imnnMnl hv the Russian oov- ernment is causing many Fins to seek America. Dr. unoieiowiis saia ine ae ire to find a new home existed for the first time among worthy citizens. He said il suitable land couiu do oDiainea ihnnaanrla nf hia countrymen would emigrate to America and settle in tbe Southwest. Completing Trans-Mexican Road San Fiancisco, Aug. 28. William Roesiter, a planter, arrived here from Manzanillo, says that work baa begun after a delay of 12 years, on tbs con necting link on the railroad that will reach from the Atlantic to the Pacific across Mexico. The link stretches from Colima to Tuxpan,' a distance ot only 45 miles. It will be tbe first railroad connection between tbe large city of Guaadlaiara on the Atlantic and the Pacific coast. Barracks Are Burned. Canton. O., Aug. 28. The United States barracks at Westlawn cemetery where la situated the late President McKinley'a tomb, was destroyed by fire yesterday. Tbe origin is unknown Th. flamaa snread so rapidly that sol diers sleeping in a room in the barracks were able only to save personal. enects, Twelve guns anu ouu rounuo oi auiuiu nition were burned. Exploding cart ridges sent bullets in every direction BIG CONVENTION ommerclal Bodies to Meet and Discuss Railroad Rates. LAN TO OFFSET RAILROAD TALK Demand of Nation for Prompt Legis lation Will Be Impreased Upon President and Congress. Chicago, III., Aug. 29. The execu tive committee of tbe Interstate Com merce Law convention has practically decided to hold national convention in Chicago early in October with a view to formulating further plans to nduce congress to pass remedial rail road legielation. K. P. Bacon, who is chairman of the committee, has notified the various local commercial organizations which are members of the convention that an eailv session may be looked for in this ty There waa some dout t in tbe minds of tbe committee whether an other gathering would be neessary, but, in view of tbe fact that the railway ed ucational bureau claims that the danger of legislation has passed, Mr. Bacop believes that tbe situation enouia ne discussed. The convention is composed of be tween 350 and 400 commercial bodies and boards of trade throughout the country, and was the chief instrumen tality in starting tbe present agiUtion for rate legislation. o plans have been formulated for tbe proposed ses sion, but it is proposed to bave free iscussion of the situation, to receive reports of various committees regarding work already accomplished, lo maze additional plans to impress the presi dent and congress with the necessity of mmediate legislation. One of tbe members of tbe committee said: "We do not propose to let tbe agita tion cool off. The country is aroused over Uie railroad situation, ana every one save tbe railway officials agrees that some legislation is essential. The convention realizes that tons of liter' ture containing spurious arguments are being sent broadcast over tbe country, purporting to tell people why no lunn er legialation is needed." ALL ALONG COAST. Yellow Fever Cases Being Scattered Far and Wide. New Orleans. Aug. 29. One of the deaths from yellow fever today is Sister Marv Engelhesta. of tbe convent ol Perpetual Adoration, and her case was not reported until death. It is the first from that institution, though there bave been several cases in that neigb borbood. ReporU from the country tonight are: rauerson, six cases; cikiiiu . . t:..u ward of Jefferson parish, one case Shrewsbury, one death ; Hanson City, two cases and one death ; Donaldson ville. one case (this is a new develop ment and is traced to Port Barrov, across the bavou); Port Barrow, one ase: St. Rose, three cases; i'ecan Grove, one case; Good Hope planta tion. one death ; Waveland plantation, south of Patterson, six cases; Bellesein plantation, west of Patterson four cases; Gulfport reporU one new case, and Mississippi City none. Natchex makes no report ol new cases, tbe people deciding to awaii tbe arrival of an expert belore accepting tne statement that there was yellow fever there. EscaUwpa, Miss., near Missis sippi Point, reports four cases. Dr. Devron,- in charge at ievine, in a report on the situation there says: "I found things worse than UT. (stark could have seen them a few days be fore. The people were in a panic Ttei had no morphine, no doctor, and they were dying irom too mucn experi menting with ditterenv remedies. found that more than half tbe popula tion of 500 people is sick, ineyare distracted, and many are on the verge of lunacy from fright and gnef." Lift Boycott On Cotton. Washington, Aug. 29 Of particular importance to Southern cotton spinners and weavers is tbe announcement oy Minister Rockhill today that the Chi nese boycott on American piece goods is about to be lifted. Cabling from Pekin, the minister says that his mfor mation is to tbe effect that the anti American boycott as a whole is gradu ally subsiding. The Chinese merch ants of Shanghai dealing in piece goods are strongly opposing the boycott, ai d taking steps which Minister Kockhill believes are likely to break it. Sold Under the Hammer. Hodgeville, Ky., Aug 29. Abraham Lincoln's birthplace, a 110-acre farm was sold today at auction to K. J. Col Her, of New York. The price paid for it. $3,000, is not more than it would bring for farming purposes. The prop erty was sold by order of court in the bankruptcy case of A. W. Bennett, who purchased it 15 years ago Irom the Creal family, into whose hands it came at the time the Lincoln family re moved from the state. Togo May Decide the War. St. Petersburg, Aug. 29. "Togo began the war and will finish it," is the statement made by a prominent Russian statesman. "Outside inter vention being improbable, and the land forces of equal strength," he contin ued, "only the Japanese fleet, by block ading Russia's Baltic porU, can decide the war." NO. 38. BACKBONE IS 8TIFF. Czar Says He Has Yielded All He Will Yield. St. Petersburg, Aug. 25. With re gard to a dispatch that has been re ceived here saying Mr. Witte was awaiting instructions, the Foreign office says it la daily In constant com munication with Mr. Witte, and that he will be fully able to go ahead on Saturday. Tbe latest development clearly indicate that the Associated Press dispatches sent declaring that Russia will never consent to th pay ment of an indemnity in any form rep resenU Russia's last word with refer ence to tbe principle of monetary com pensation and the expenses of tbs war. The authoritative statement msde to the Associated Press at Portsmouth, which is in the same tenor, was met last evening by a declaration Irom tbe official spokesman of tbe Foreign office, wbicb was made almost with tbe force of a formal communication, that under no circamsUnces and under no disguis es would the principle of indemnity be admitted, and this decision is accepted by the Russian public as final. It waa declared at tbe Foreign office also that Russia's sincere desire for peace waa manifested in the spirit of concession shown by tbe Russian mission on tbe ether disputed points, and that, if Japan was willing to waive this de mand, which was consistent with neither the honor nor tbe dignity of Russia, there would be no trouble in arranging peace, Japan's insistence on indemnity being tbe only barrier to tbe termination of tbe war. MAKE BIQ CUT. One and One-Tenth Fare for Round Trip to Exposition. . Portland, Aug. 25. An unusually and exceptionally low passenger rate in the Pacific Northwest will become ef- ftctive on September 1, when round trip tickets wilt be Sold from all points n Oregon, Washington, Idaho ana British Columbia to the exposition for one and one-tenin oi me osuai rare. This reduction is tbe direct outcome of the efforts of the exposition to main tain tbe general local interest in the fair and to tbe endeavors of tbe various railroads to do all possible to aid in the success of tbe West's gieat show. Under tbe announcement issued by the Harriman lines, which include the O. R. AN. and tbe Southern Pacific, and tbe Northern Pacific, beginning on September 1, round-trip tickeU will be sold from all poinU in Oregon, Wash ington, Idaho and Bntuh Columbia to Portland for one and one-tenth tbe usual fare, these tickeU having a time limit of 30 days and to be sold daily from September 1 to Ocotber 15. Thia action ot the railroads will bave the effect of aiding very materially in tbe success of tbe fair and will result n largely increased attendance. Throughout tbe territory embraced by this rate there are many people who, while desiring to visit tbe exposition, could not well afford the expense of a trip as it stands at present. UNDER ANOTHER CHARGE. Burton Accused of Receiving Fees for Pressing Indian Claims. Washington, Aug. 25. The Post to day says that officials of the depart ments of Justice and the Interior who bave been investigating the Chickasaw school warrant cases last night made public portions of the records which bave been unearthed and which are al leged to implicate Senator J. R. Bur ton, of Kansas, in pressing these claims before the government, whi e holding the position of senator, in contraven tion of law. The Poet adds: "In all, 26 Chickasaw warranU, ag gregating $14,000, bave been paid to Sentor , Burton, er bis brother, Beth turton, with wbom he is alleged to have formed a partnership since March, 1901, when Senator Barton took the oath of office. "Six of the Chickasaw warrants is sued in October, 1901, and aggregating $5,600, were paid directly to J. K. Button. This was seven months after Senator Burton had taken tbe oath of office. Twenty war ran U, aggregating $9,000, were subsequently made out in favor oi Seth Burton. Gives Thanks for Douma. St. Petersburg Aug. 25. Thanksgiv ing services were held in the municipal hall in commemoration of the promul gation of the national assembly. Seve ral officials were present The services concluded with a prayer for tbe preser vation of the imperial family, which was chanted by the officiating priests. Tbe emperor's manifesto proclaiming the assembly was officially read at the regular session of tbe municipal coun cil today. The council decided to send a loyal address to the emperor and also to commemorate tbe event. Military Trains Wrecked. St. Petersburg, Aug. 25. It was stated today that the sudden departure from St. Petersburg Monday night of Prince Hilkoff, minister of railroads, was for the purpose of investigating several serious accidents, which oc curred recently in Southern Russia to military trains going to the Far East. In one of these accidents, which took place in the vicinity of Kazan, 26 soldiers were killed and two officers and two soldiers injured. Boycott Stops Sunday Pictures. New Westminster, -B. C, Aug. 26. The boycott on tbe Sunday edition of the Vancouver World has proven effect ive, and that journal no longer supplies tbe market with colored pictures for Sunday reading. The boyoctt was placed by the Christian Endeavor taw bers of British Columbia.