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Japan liaa withdrawn her demand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.