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About The Oregon mist. (St. Helens, Columbia County, Or.) 188?-1913 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 29, 1905)
l . ; " THE OREGON MIST. VOL. XXII. news ! the week In a Condensed form lor Oar n ...... n... , l)U3J DCdUCI?. HAPPENINGS OF TWO CONTINENTS A Return of th LM Important but Nat L. ln!r.tlng; Evnt. of th Pt Wwk. rimUr Iim lmot disappeared In (lerwsiiy Many American ar going Into bud pMit ledioUll More a choler ar being dis covered lit Russian Poland. A tinM-ttory bilck building In Iluf- l.lo cll"l, Injuring tight men. lUrnii Komura, Jimumi peace en tor. ! almost recovered and baa started horn. Whil lb people ol NnrwT ar dl ptMuwil Hli lh (operation Urui, they will accept the treaty m Ilia best that coald lw dun. Wilson Evan Iim been Mnt UiTCIill lor tii t'tirpoM ol itadylng Irsd fl lloni between that country and Mi I'nlUd rilale. Tlx Canadian government will Ic quicflriitg guna tin 1 1 Great lak nut cutler on account of th larg Dumber nl poacher luund ol lata. Tii president baa lgnd an order rreattiig lb Pixie forvat rerv in Washington and Iron eoonti, I'lah. Tb new rnenrv embrace 45,tt00 rr. Tit djtnamlUi cargo of a bip whUb rmiilly link in th Hue ranal la to t iiUUl. Tbara r HO ton In tii Imld of Iba vvmmI. which will b th largest single eaplolon ever known. Norr and Sweden bava lgiil treaty ul separation. NcifKujr now look to Prlnra t'harle, of Denmark, a br tutor ruler. In Ilia Cuban election Palntaa wa owehelmlngl) elected rldnt. fci Htat Traarr Salmon, of Mis souri, baa fraud. ln indtcUMl ur banting tbrr men wr killed In a wreck on th Oregon Short Une near Welter, bliho J. J. Hill, of th Oraat Nortlirm railroad, ha lu.t cvlabratml bia 67th bitlliJn)'. Tit Portland A rVattl railroad it to b iifndiHl train Knnwick, Wab., to tin Canadian boundary Tii livnatork liiow at th ipflilUm mulled In a grat virtury fur Oregon bracilvr, irbu rarriad ofl award In al mutt rtTj claa. (irral raratlona ar bolng mad lor Portland day at tba Lewi and Clark viotMition, wban an aduiiaaion ol lUO.OOU I lot.k4 for. KirtntaUT Oiln In thta coon try ai uiging upon their government lb ntroMity of negotiating new treaty with th l'nltd Hlatea. Tii nrealdent baa about concluded til plana for a anutharn trip. II may not vl.lt New Urban at thie time on aivounl ol yellow fevvr, but will make a ipecial trip to that city latar. Hpain and IMgluin bat arranged an atltltratlon trnaty The (Kid Fallow aoveralgn grand lolge will rnevl at Toronto neat year. The government If U1I paying fl I petition 00 account ol the Kavolutlon- r' ' I Hockey aalmon ara idenllful In tb Frailer river, U. C, but Iber If no market for them. Minlater Takalilra. now at Waililng- ion, win i aent to HI. rleruurg, and llamn Kaneko will probably auccoad him In Dili country. A paymaator'a train on th Reading load collided with a milk train near Harriatmrg, Pa. Pay check amount ing to over toO.000 ware scattered In very direction. A dynamite bomb exploded In a New York tenement aliook up the whole iielghlKirhood. That nobodv waa aerl- oualy lulured appear remarkable. Th ork waa that of tba Julian "Black Hand." A HanU F train wa derailed neAr ""i ivanaa. P"wudailv. Th work of constructing wood were injured, on of whom will dl. ii.... .- . ., 1 a landslide on Mount nan raoiino, Hicily, burl.,1 a town at tb foot of the ., 1.. .. . 1. 1... 1 ""nil Mill. XllaS Iglllgs.llllga.lilg. llaWl imvll 1 warned and moat of them escaped Th prealdant of Venesuel nuhbod a French diplomat. hail Two men war killed and 43 Injured n the Nevada railroad wreck. Advocate, of republic for Norway r. again coming to th. front. "ii in Italy. Paulo relgng mong uie Villagers. Thabank of Nordstrand, Minn., a Private Institution, has closed It door. It 1 capital le! at (10,000. Rebels In Qorman flontli Africa sur prised a oonvov. practically annlhllat. l Its escort of German troops, cap- tllrt.fl I l.r..... n.l. a nuOU 10Q WimUll. iny rliiea and a auantltv of ammu- ultion, 1 I AT WORK ON MESSAGE. Pr.sld.nt Divotlng Much Tim. to th Oatherlng of Malarial. iStS i i" annual niMiiuifa t -. ror w,m mil. li. ha been assembling dU lor the ni.g. but adjournment nl I),. ....... i . . .... . . " i" . tu not I completed until M ttln. y n November, because each member of th cabinet will bav to (opiily mater ai lor UIikmiiu on of 1.1. oriwruneiK. Till In formal im wjiuaweu in ma annual reMrU of th vn.N.i.i oim-ara, will, I, bay, b,u coinpieiwi. Three toil bivbl lm..,ri.,.t at Hilt time to th American wopla will ae.i ny the preidnt in till mewing. They ar tba Federal regula tlon and iiiMirvl.lon .i 1.,. ......... th relation! Mwaen thie country and Vaneauel and America' Intereat In tba flaral affair of tba iiorernmmit ol nanw immiiIiiko. Olbar important anb jecw naiurauy will be contldered among thetn th arandaU dianloMd In lb ieiartrnenta of Agrirultur and in interior; tba work of the depart ttient of Ju.tlre In th beef tru.t raaM th regulation of railroad fieiubt rate, th progrea mad in tbecointrupllon of lb Panama canal and th conclusion of peace between Kiiaaia and Japan Wucli of tba material for the dia- cueJloo of thew inbiect the nrntident ha In band, and the laat few day of in .tar at Kauamor Hill are beina devotml to Ilia preparation of that part of hi nieaaaice which will deal witb them. Fw v Hi tor bay been received inca in adjournment ol th peace cunferenca, lb preeidetil drtiring to lie a lr aa poaaibl from luteiruptlon wbil working on hi meMK. Iti lad wark here I practically devuid of eugagementa.. Th cuntideratlon of all mailer except tbua of luimrdiata tin portanc la being poatimned until the president (hall roach Waahlngton. NAVAL BASC AT 8INQAPORE. Qr.at Britain Will Purchase tatanaiv Docka and 8ll. London, rVpt. 26. The fact that th llrltiah guvarnment purpiawe to rt ti ll. Ii vat naval baaa at Hingapora, hich wa announced by tba Hunday Obeerver with tba auagvation that thie wa th Oral tangible reatilt of th new Anglo-Japaneaa alliance and the con clutlon ol the Kaao-japeneei aar, afford Hie newapaper an opportunity to diaruM the eitualion of ixing Hinga pore aa a baae, which wa announced eom tun ago when Admiral Matter outlined th reorgmniaalion plan. Th newepapere now point out the Iramendou (trateglc vaiu ol Hingaore a guarding the gateway of th Pacific nd when 0111 to Jaiair war vl aa living (ireat Urilain and Jin the upMr hand over the other Kuropean cuunlriea where tba Far tMi i con ceined. Home of Ihia morning' paper aia Inclined to dwelt upon Ihi phaeeof lite acquirement of the tiingapore duck, a though Jual at th lime it wrr a demonstration of power by t ireat llriuln. Hut the government inten lion to porviia tba dock at Hingapore baa been an opon aecret lor many month, and according to good authori ty, the llrlll.li government if (imply facing the reault of th new itraU-gic itualicn In the Fat Fjut. EXPERT ON THE GROUND. I Northern Pacific Sand Man to Select Site for Portland Bridge. North Yakima. Waah., Sept. 26. While th fact that the Northern Pa cillc i( to conatruct a line down the north bank of the Columbia river from Kennewlck to Portland ha already I Urn nitlili.-lw nnntinml. Air. I.evev ....... ii ( .1,. miMtnV di.i. wblcn hiv, m mmi Mg.rly awaited. Mr. levev left St. Paul Thumday night. Accompanying him wa Kalph Majeekl, a bridge engineer and expert, who conllnuejl to Portland lat night. Mr. Maleakl cornea ironi wnicago, anu 1... ,1,. renutatlon of being on of the t(W)l bridge ex(erU in the country. Jl -mi M 1.1. tirovlnca to look over the route by which th new line will enter Port and. by way of anconver, tin and decide uon the best nt (or brldifina the tblumbia at the latter city and th Willamette at Portland. Calabria la Wind Swept Rome. Sept. 20. Another tornado todav carnied enornioua damage in Ca uhrla. A b radii I clearance of the building ruined by the recent earth Inuike iliow that the number of per cons who periihed wa greater than ;imben, o( r, betK discovered en c,1)1lt under government stiervision 1. ......l.ic mlillv. Torn hundred i""a; - - , : nnn hav. already been comp eted and 4,000 mora w 111 be necessary to shetler the homeless people. Islands Ar Seized. fit. Petersburg, Sept. 211. New lias been received her that th American steamer Montara, having on board Har Ln liniirven. manager of the Kamchatka Trading .,D' I? " X.""kZ" : mander islands and hoisted the Japan- Use flag, weitnar toe aie 01 sua tire of the vessel nor the occupation of the Island 1. given in the information received. San Gabriel Swept by Flamea. Carmont. Cel.. Sept. 20. A brush Are that burnod two days has devastat ed San Gabriel valley, destroying all tha viwetatlon and doing 1100.000 dam age. The main industry of the valley, bee raising! baa been ruined. L OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST THERE IS JOY AT MERRILL. banal Will Be Pushed South From There at Once. Klamath Fall Word comes from Merrill, 22 milt south of bra. th.t the cltixen of the town and farmers of the country are considerably elated in report that the call by the govern ment for bids for the first ten mile of the main canal of the lower project will b followed by a call for bids for the xtonslon of the canal south of Merrill. Instructions have been received by the government ollicials heie to push the work of lecuiing the rights of way for the first ten mile, of the main can al, and then to proceed to Merrill and aecur the right of way for the exten sion at once. This order conies some what as a surprise, since it was thought that the work on the first ten mile of th main canals would oe the extent of the government irrigation work her until this section waa fully under way. Ko far not a single landholder has refused to grant right of way through hi properly. FJveryone approached ha treely given the way without hesi tancy. The canal pae through C. N. Meyer's place, requiring the remeval of hi residence, and the only damagea he ak is tii actual cost of moving the house. NO MARKET FOR HIS WHEAT Baker County Farmer Cannot Sail Grain In County Seat. linker City According to estimate furnished by the itaker City Develop ment league, there will be about 300,' 000 ba.hets of wheat in Jlaker county this lull lor which there ia no market llaker county is just beginning to raise whrat, but unless there is a market opened aoon, th farmer declare they will go back to alfalfa. There 1 neith era (louring mill nor grain buying firm in the city. M. F. llond, a farmer tilling 800 acre, raied a large amount ol wheat this summer, lis hauled two loads to llaker City last week, but had to haul them back again, aa he could not even give the wheat away, much less sell it. The farmer hive been raising oat principally, for which cereal there la a good market, but since the price ol wheat went so high they began raising it, and now cannot find any market for it. Want to Closa Early. Eugene A movement is on foot among the members of the Merchants' Protective association of this city to In duce all stores in this city to close at an early hour each evening. At pres ent the dry goods store close at 6 o'clock and the grocery etorea at 7. Hardware store, meat markets and store in other line have no regular boura for closing, often remaining open nntil a late hour. A commitee ha been appointed to arrange a uniform bour for closing, and it ia thought that all will agree to it. Both Ordered Elaewher. Pendleton As a result of different. between Major J. J. McKoin, superm lendent of tiie Umatilla Indian ageucy, and Clerk C. M. Robinson, both have been ordered to report for duty at oilier agenciea. Major McKoin, it is under stood, will retire from the public serv ice, though having been ordered lo taae charge of the Shoshone agency. Mr. Robinson ha left (or Drowning, rooni., where he will be clerk at the Mack loot Indian agency. The name of their successois have not been made public. Indiana Must Get Hunter' License. Salem That Indians residing on a reservation must secure hunters li censes if they hunt on in reservation ia asserted by Attorney General Craw ford, in an opinion just reudered. Mr. Crawford says that the law Is general In 1U terms, and since no exception nas been made In the case of the Indian, the man whose forefathers inhabited this country for a time whoreof the memory of man runneth not to the con trary, must pay his dollar a year for the privilege of joining in the hunt. Hop Eatlmatea Vary. Salem Hop picking i. well advanc ed ln Ibis and Polk counties, many of th smaller vards having finished. The ra.ny weather ha not seriously in terfered with the work oi garnering me crop, it IS too eany io ouu.ui r ... I .I M ...I. reel estimate ol tne yieiu ior una but it i estimated that all the way rom 88.000 to 106,000 bale. tueie' 1 no fixed market price for the bops. A few have been sold recently for IS cents, but as a rule the grower, are waiting developments. Will Davelope Their Mine. Sunipter M. II. Allen and Harry Roillv. who a few days ago discovered a rich vein of ore In the Bald Moun tain district, state that they will mke airangement. immediately to develop th.). fin.l. llnth men are Jubilant. Th. whole section in the neighborhood of the Gold Nugget and Sunnybrook claims, the latter belonging to Messrs. Allen and Keilly, naa Peen locaieu anu the hills are ald to oe iuii oi proa pectora. Sue for Burned Wheat. fialem 8. 8. Rrownell brought suit against Salem Flouring Mills company to recover the value of 1,000 bushels of wheat destroyed by the mill fire in 1800. A similar suit Involving a larg er quanlty wa. brought through tne Snornme court and the farmer, won. The qusetlon Involved i. whether the wheat belonged to the company or the farmer, when It burned. ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, TESTINQ 8TATION SOON. rimbermen Will Then B Relieved of Big Responsibility. University of Oregon, Eugene Plans for the timber testing station hav ar rived and all the machinery 1. here ex cent the large machine on , exhibition at the Lewis and Clark fair. Tbi. sta tion i. something that the state baa needed for a long time. Thousands of dollar, have been lost to the state on account of IU absence. Individual timber men refuse to specify timber upon their own responsibility on which account buyer, hav frequently import ed timber into this very territory that they might know the exact strength of their timber. Hereafter individuals will be spared the responsibility of specifying their timber. The bill providing for this timber-testing station, introduced by Senator R. A. Booth, of Lane, passed the legislature laat esion over the governor's veto. The big machine in Portland baa a capacity of 200,000 pounds, and is aa Urge as any in ser vice. It will be aent to tb university about October 15. The government will have a man here at that time to take charge of it. Primary Election April 20. . fialem Attorney General Crawford has advised Secretary of State Dunbar that the date for the primary election under the direct primary law will be April 20, 1904. The law provide, that the primary election shall be held on the 45th day prior to the general elec tion. The general election will be held June 4, and Mr. Crawford My that the 45th day previous to the day of general election will be April 20. The usual rule for he computation of time do not apply in this case, owing to the language in which the provision is made. ... . . Irrigation Office is Moved. Pendleton In conformity to a recent order issued by Mr. Ilenny, of the United State Reclamation aervice, the oflice maintained in this city in charge of J. T. Whistler ia to be discontinued and moved to Portland, where it will be nearer to the larger proportion of the government irrigating project, nn der consideration. Mr. Whistler, who has been i 1 charge of the office for two years, and his assistant, Hebert l ate., left for Portland last week, but W. C. Sawyer will remain here for some time to compete tbe gauging ol local streams. Large Attendance at Ashland. Ashland Tbe Southern Oregon State Normal school, which baa opened for the 1905 08 term, baa tbe largest at tendance in it history at opening time, according to the report of the ollicials of tbe institution. Tbe eenior class has a membership of 33, which also surpasses all past records. A marked feature in the attendance l tbe large percentage of graduate of high schools who are entering the normal to take the full normal course, President Mul- key say i. Open. Fine Body of Or. Sunipter The force employed at the Nine Strike group, in the Cracker Creek district, baa cut through the ledge in the lower cross cut. The dis tance run is about 125 feet. The upper tunnel la in 300 feet, and ha. opened up a fine body of ore. The width of ledge matter in the lower croe. cut is 20 feet, all showing a fair grade of ore. The Nine Strike is located in one of the most promis'ng section, in the Eastern Oregon mining district. PORTLAND MARKETS. Oats No. 1 white feed, $23.6024 ; gray, laa.outaz per ion Wheat Club, 71c per bushel; blue- stem, 74c; valley, 71c. Barley Feed, 1 20 per ton; brewing, 119 20; rolled, $2223. Rye $1.30 per cental. Hay Eastern Oregon timothy, $140 16 per ton; valley timothy, $1112; clover, $8(89; grain hay, 89. Fruits Apple., $11.50 per box; peaches, 5c3$l perorate; plums, 60 075c; cantaloupes, $1$1.25 per crate; pears, fl.soai.oo per dox; water melons, ,4 leper pound; erabapples, $1 per box; quinces, $1 per box. Vegetable. lieana, l4c per pound; cabbage, 1140 per pound; cauliflow er, 75(g90c per doxen; celery, 75(3 90c per doten; corn, 89c per doaen; cu cumbers, 10 16c per doxen; pumpkins, l.l4liG per pound; tomatoes, 25(9 30c per crate; squash, 6c per pound; turnips, fl.251.40 per sack; carrots, $1.26 1.50 per sack; beets, $1(31.25 per sack. Onion Oregon, 90c$l per sack; globe, 75c per sack. Potatoes Oregun, fancy, (!575c per sack; common, nominal. Butter Fancy creamery, 25030c. Eggs Oregon ranch, 2727)f'c. Poultry Average old hens, ISO ISH'c per pound; mixed chicken., 2 013c; old rooster., 9010c; young roosters, 11012c; springs, lSJtfOlftc; dressed chickens, 14o; turkeys, live, 18 021c; geese, live, 809c; duck., ISO 14c. Hops Nominal at 13o for choice 1005.. Wool Eastern Oregon average best, 19021c; lower grade, down to 16c, ac cording to shrinkage; valley, 25027c per pound ; mohair, choice, 80o. Beef Dressed bull., l2o per pound; cows, 804o; country steer.,' 4 O4o. Veal Dressed, 38o per pound. Mutton Dressed, fancy, 607o per pound; ordinary, 405c; lambs, 77o. Pork Dressed, 67g0 per pound. SEPTEMBER 29, 1.805. PROGRE88IVE IDAHO. No Tim Being Lost on th Boise- Payatt Irrigation Work. Washington, Sept. 25. Th Reclam atlon service ha mad th following announcement: "The engineer. In charge of the Boise-Payetl project, Idaho, have made such progress witb preliminary work that tbe board of consulting en gineer. will n eet at Boise October 18 to consider plana and decide on future arrangmeent. Tb splendid work of the Water Users' association In harm onixing th. many conflicting claim, of private interest in lands, canal, and water right I beginning to bear fruit, and tt I believed that practically noth ing stands in tb way of early construc tion. "About 100,000 acre are already ir rigated in ihi. aection, but plan for th full development of tbe natural re source, of the valley, which will come under thi. project are of such magni tude a. to be beyond the reach of com munity effort. "The present estimated cost of the entire system 1. nearly $11,000,000, and completed work, will supply water to approximately 872,000 acres of land. On account of the restricted condition of available reclamation fund., bow' ever, a portion of tbe project baa been selected which, though only an integer of the wbole, will yet complete tb pro ject itaelf. "The Payette and Boise valley, con stitute on of the moat attractive sec tions of the West. Progress in agri culutre in tbi. vciinity in the paat few year, and tb consequent growth of adjacent towns, furnish an excellent example of tbe result of irrigation and give promise of substantial and won derful development in tbe future." RELIEF WORK IN RUSSIA. Government Seeking to Provide Food for Famine District. St. Petersburg, Sept. 26. 8pecial committee, from tbe Department of Agriculture and Ministery of tbe Inter ior left here today to take charge of the relief work in tbe famine diarticts of Russia. Tbe coat of this work is estimated by the government at $20, 000,000. No acute distress baa yet been reported, and tbe government hope, by prompt distribution of food, seed, grain and fodder and tb employ ment of tbe famine stricken populace on public work, to tide over the people nntil tba new harvest. The rates for th transportation of grain and fodder into the government' stricken by famine have been reduced, but the deficiency in rolling Mock l. the chief obstacle to the work of relief. An observer of the .itutaion who re mained here thi. week from tour of Southern Russia, told tbe Associated Pres. that bag. of grain were piled np in tb mountain, at many station. Some of these were left from the 1904 harvest, waiting forcer, to move them. The termination of the war bis already released some car. from the Siberian road. BUILD NEHALEM ROAD. Lytla's Announcement at Meeting of Portland Chamber of Commerce. Portland, Sept. 25 E. E. Lylte an nounce tnat be win build tbe rort land, Nehalem "A Tillamook railroad, which is now tied up at its first 20 mile, of road through the tangle with the Atlaa Construction company. Since the retirement of Mr. Lytle from the Colombia Southern and the subsequent statement that it was bi. intention to engage in further railroad construction work in tbe state, there ha. been much speculation as to where hi. activities would first make themselves felt. The announcement of Mr. Lytle'. connection with tbe Portland, Nehalem A Tillamook wa. not made aa a public utterance, but in the course of a meet ing of the transportation committee of the Chamber of Commerce, called to consider the feasibility of providing for further river transportation by the Open River association. Several leading business men were present at the meet ing, among them being Mr. Lytle, who, while discussing the question before tbe meeting, said that it would be in convenient for him to become active in th plan, under discussion, owing to his other interests, tbe chief of which wa. tbe Portland A Nehalem road. Piatt's Legs Fall Him. Denver, . Sept. 25. Despite every effort to keep tbe new. from the public, and in tbe face of a positive denial from his wife, a person in Senator Thomas C. Piatt', household tonight practical ly admitted that tbe big New York boas was suffering from locomotor ataxia and that even the statesman himself had little hop of living up to the end of his term in the senate. The Flatt party left for the East at 2:15 o'clock thi. afternoon, and Senator Piatt was very unsteady on hi. leg. and acted aa if he expected to fall at every step. Go After Railroad. Next. Chicago, Sept. 25. The prosecution of tbe railroad, for violation, of the Elkina law relating to giving and re ceiving of rebates will follow the plead ing guilty of the four representative of th Sulsberger A Swaracbild company to a charge of conspiring to receive Illegal rebates from tbe railroads. Au thority for thi. statement 1. District Attorney Morrison, and be waa em phatic in hi. declaration that the gov ernment would go after the railroad.. Jail Penalty for Striking. Warsaw, Russian Poland, Sept. 25. The military governor has issued a proclamation warning worklngmen that tbey will be imprisoned for three months if they carry out their threat to strike, as a protest again.t acts of th government. OBJECTS TO TREATY Cblna Wants Prompt Evacuation ol Manchuria. RAILROAD GUARDS ARE MENACE 8ay Province Should B Cleared of Troop in Nina Montha and No Guard Remain. Washington, Sept. 26. The Post tlis morning say.: "Th Chinese government, a week or more ago, made a formal protest to the Russian and Japanese governments con cerning two of the condition, set forth in tbe treaty of peace signed at Ports mouth. China object, to two things first, tbe length of time allowed for tbe evacuation of Manchuria, and, sec ond, tbe provisions made for an armed guard for the railroad line, owned by Rusisa and Japan in Manchuria. "Cblna believe, that nine month, is entirely sufficient time within which Japan and Russia shall evacuate Man churia, Instead of 12 months, aa pro vided lor in tbe peace treaty. "The provision made for guarding tbe railroad, tbe Chinese contend, con template, an armed force of probably 10,000 men in Chinese territory. The Chinese government regard, the main tenance of guard, in Manchuria a. a menace and it does not propose to agree to such a plan." MEXICAN TRADE GROWING. Largest Increaae Laat Year Was In American Importa. Mexico City, Sept. 26. Statistic of Mexico', foreign trade for tbe fiscal year ended June 30, .how a healthy commercial condition. The importa were valued at $85,861,081 gold, of which $48,303,167 came from the United States, an increase of nearly $6,000,000 over the preceding fiscal year. Ureat Britain aent good, to tbe vain, of $10,481,343, an increase of about $400,000. Germany contributed $9,810,638, which i. a .light increase. France tent $8,482,685, which is a gain o( $1,000,000. The gold exported amounted to $13, 696,146, a gain of nearly $3,000,000 over tbe preceding fiscal year. ' The total amount of silver exported (silver value) waa $65,623,645, which 1. a de crease of $13,588,044. The total silver value of all export, was $208,520,451, or about $104,800,000 gold value. Tbi. shows a very satisfactory condition, al though a slight decrease from the pre ceding year. Trade with the United State is grow ing steadily and will increase from year to year in tbe judgment of mercantile and banking houses. The country was never more prosperou. and the outlook for the coming year i. a bright one. SLAVS ARE AROUSED. Austrian Invasion of Albania a Chal lenge to Ruasia. St. Petersburg, Spet. 26. Not only Russia but all tbe Slavs of Eurpoe are aroused as tbe result of Austro-Hungtt- nan troop crossing the frontier into Turkey and occupying Novibaxar. Four Russian army corp. have been ordered south and subsidised steamship lines plying on the Danube are prepar ing transports. Prince Golytxin, privy councillor, mid today : 'Russia consider, the Austrian inva sion of Albania and occupation of Novi baxar a challenge that is answerable with force, because it i. a flagrant breach of the treaty of Berlin. It threaten, the Independence of Servia and Montenegro, which Russia has guaranteed. 'The invasion, however, is a master move, killing two bird, with one .ton. It i. calculated to relieve the Hungari an crisis, flattering Magyar vanity by annexing Turkish territory, while at the same time tbe Slav population of the annexed region would put the Mag yars in minority in Hungary. But intrigue, by tbe Hapsburgs Always end to their own detriment." Packers Fix th Ratea. Cihcago, Sept. 26. "The packers fix the ratea," declared A. B. Stickney, president of the Chicago, Great West ern railroad, testifying for the defense before tbe Interstate Commerce com mission today regarding iriegnt rates from the Missouri river to Chicago. In answer to a question a. to how the charges were made, Preeident Stickney replied: "In fixing the rate on dressed meat, we don't have very much to say. The packer generally make, tbe rate. He come, to you and alway. make, you feel that he ia your friend." All Protest Againat Peace. Tokio, Sept. 26. The emperor ia giving personal attention to the memo rials presented to the throne again.t the term, of peace arranged with Rus sia. These memorials now number nearly 100. The person, who are try ing to interview privy councillor, advo cate the refusal to ratify the treaty of peace, and the public is almost unani mous in demanding the resignation of the cabinet; Even the moderate, do not conceal their grief. - Growing Wort at Hamburg. Jackson, Miss., Sept. 26. Tb yel low fever infection'-at Hamburg is spreading rapidly, nine new cases, four suspicious cases and one death being reported today. Roxie report, one new case and one death. . fro. 42. CREDIT FOR CANAL EMPLOYE8. Coupon Book. Will Enable Panama Merchant to Do Business. Washington, Sept. 22. A new sys tem of credit has been devised for th employe of th Panama canal on th isthmus and will be put Into effect about October 1. The system will meet the needs of the employe, and at the same time comply with tbe request of tbe Panama merchant to be put on an eqnal footing with the commissary stores run by tbe canal commission un der the direct jurisdiction of the Pana ma railroad officials. The system comprise coupon credit slips, which will be issued to canal em ploye, in book, containing credit re spectively for $2.50, $6 and $25 gold. The book, ar ao mad up that credit for from 1 cent to $1 can be torn out a required and will be issued on demand up to a certain percentage of the wage due them. The merchants will accept tbe slip under an arrangement which make th ' four bank of Panama th clearing bouse between the merchants and th railroad company. No liquor or to bacco are void at the five government commissaries, which are located along the line of the road, and it ha been decided to carry in these commissarie only such article as shall be decided to constitute th necessities of life. LAND FRAUD IN COLORADO. Register of Land Office I Arrested, Along Wiih Two Other. Denver, Sept. 22. On th charge of perjuring thenalvea to defraud the government ot land in Eastern Colo rado, warrant hav been iatued by the United State district attorney' office for the arrest of Peter Campbell, ex register of the United State land offic at Akron; Percy G. Beeney, county treasurer ot Washington county, and D. W. Irwin, a real estate dealer ot Akron. Through the methods of these men it is alleged that the government ha been defrauded of thousands of dollar, worth of lands in Washington and Yum counties. By various ways, it is stated, Campbell, Beeney and Irwin obtained possession of land which had been abandoned by previous settler, and sold it to other settlers. COMES DOWN WITH CRASH. Bandstand Dropa Load of Popl and Injure Many. Belleville, 111., Sept. 22. Three per sans were seriously injured and it ia believed that nearly 200 were more or less painfully hurt by the collapse of a bandstand tonight during a carnival and street fair. - Seriously injured: Mr. Dam rich, Belleville, internal injuries; Frank Diets, Jr., Belleville, internal injuries; Mis. Bertha Schrieber, Belleville, in jury to leg, sprained ankle and bruised about body, hand and face. A. aoon as the excitement subsided and tbe injured were taken from among the maw of timbers, other, who were on tba carnival ground, attended them. The accident wa. caused by people :rowding npen the bandstand as van tage point to witness a loop-the-loop exhibition. Hundreds took standing room on the stand. DEMAND TREATY BE BROKEN Anti-Peace Meeting at Toklo Demand Radical Action. Tokio, Sept. 22. An anti peace meeting held in Uyena park today wa barely attended, owing to a heavy rain. The tone of the meeting wa. quiet. The arproache to the park were guarded by troop., but no guard, were posted inside. Resolution, adopted at the meeting demand that the cabinet break the peace treaty or resign. It was decided to bring pressure to bear on members of the lower house to con form with tbe resolution, threatening not to re-elect those failing to so act. Th resolution also demands sweeping reform in the administration of the po lice. An address to the throne wa also adopted, but it ha not yet been published. Colorado Cut Speed Record. Boston, Sept. 22. The officer of the armored cruiser Colorado, which put in here today lor coal, report that In th recent trials over the new one-mile course near Rockland, M., tbe warship attained the fastest speed ever made by a naval crew. The cruiser made 22.22 mile, an hour in a four-hour run to sea on Sunday, which i. within 0.4 of th .peed .he made on her trial trip. On the Rockland teat the .hip carried her heavy armament, which was not on board during her trial trip, and she was run without a full firemen' force. Snowshed Ar Burning. San Francisco, Sept. 22. New ha been received here from Crystal Lake, a small station on the Southern Pacific a few miles from the summit of th Sierra Nevada mountains, that 2,000 feet of anow.hed. have been destroyed by fire, which is still raging. Th Western Union reports having lost all wires over the Central route. It 1 further reported that all train will be nnabla to run nntil th debrl ia cleared away. Keep Chinese at Horn. Marseilles, Sept. 22. According to mail advice, received here from Chin, th Chinese minuter at Washington, Sir Shen Tung Liang Cheng, cabled his government asking that it prevent Chinese workmen from proceeding to the United States in order to avoid pos sible maltreatment. The advice say that th government declined to acced to th request. wmmmmmmmmaBssmsu