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VOIi XXIU' . HT. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY 25, 1900. N"0. 24.
NEWS OF THE WEEK
In a Condensed Form tor Our
Busy Readers.
HAPPENINGS OF TWO CONTINTNTS
A Return of th Important but
Nut Lot lnlrlln; Event
of th Past Wk.
Torrents nf mud from Vesuvius ar
ci ol ig death and mu(n.
Murium ere being rushed to Panama
In avert revolution at Ui tiiut ol 111
(l IHTHl lCliotl, JllllO 20.
Th ten! tilll Incorporating the
Anhaenloglral Iiietlltil of America
llMiD MH by Iioiim.
Kxt s uiitlt hav If"" uied for fm
turning work on the 1'enanie ant to
J ma -It), l .07. Tit UiUl amount I
$:n,stn,23l.
.S. A. I. ruler, wattled la Portland
In eonnevlloii with the Oregon land
(rand raaee, lia Un centum! la Ala
nimta, a iiiburb ol Han rianclaco.
rum more bodle hav been found In
the ilrliri l Han Francisco by work
nf ii clearing away tiia rain. Tli
coroner place th total number of deed
at m.
IV. II. Htuart, Cnited Hiatal vlrs
miKUl at Hatoum, Train Ceureala, liaa
l-n killed by unknown aauDaiiia.
1lii-i ilng luveallgated by Am
Utrattor klayarr.
It I ald th military enurt which
bat been InveallgAting Ilia eur render ol
rl Arthur and the haul of the He
ol Japan hi condemned to death L'o
tenant Oeneral HIowmwI and Hear Ad
miral Nebugaloft.
Henator llejrburn la slightly Im
proved, Woman ol England ar working for
Itiffragn,
Madrid It making great pier-eratloni
fur the royal wadding.
Veauvlut la pouring a torrent ol mud
en th neat by tillage.
It it now 11 levari tUal Mr. Jet!r
on Davt majr worn,
A prompt agreement on tha rat bill
It likely by lb two Iioiimm of emigre.
It I understood that an Anglo
ituaaiao agreement I about to b p.r
fisted. It la regard! a practically cat lain
that the second llagu peac conference
mil meet in May, 1UU7.
The dlalrict judge ha eeltod tax ri
rorilt and ballot hole at Denver and
discovered wholesale fraud.
t'nllrd Htate warahlpi hare Wn
ordered to watch for flllbuatarliig v
tela going to t-aitto iHimlngo.
A severe irthqnak In l.uton, P. I.,
tamed a lake to form where a good
Html nmtintaln bad atoud. The na
Uvea In tha vicinity ar In a tut ot
terror.
New York will expend $160,000,000
In adding to th city' water lytlein.
.The fan ' Francisco lira destroyed
prool ol th cltUenthlp of 100,000 vot
er), Wit Ting Fang, ex-Chlneae mlnlater
to the United Htate, propose radical
reform In Chin.
John Mltrball, prrahUnl of th Unit
ed Mlnewnrker. will eonn resign to
lake up th practlo ol law.
llarracki have lienn built In Gulden
Cain park. Han Franrlaco, which will
accoxmodatt 6,00) peraoua.
The Interalale CoiiHiierccominiatlon
hat tnrured mor admission ol grail
I UK by Pennsylvania railroad officials.
Insurance compaulea have already
paid alx.ut 1200,000 Ran Franolaco
loam and It la expected all undisputed
i lain will be itid by June 1.
A great loratt lire In Michigan hat
burned over an area ol 200 lunar
ml lea and laleat acconnla report the
Humes ttlll burning. Fourteen towns
have been wiped out entirely and
tlinuaaiida ol people are homel.' At
far at known no live have boen loaf,
although tveeral entire fanililr have
not been accounted lor and may have
pnrlthed. The money Ii it will be
tmrinoui.
The president haa declared lilmtell
In favor ol ahlp aubaldy. . .
l'.vldence of rebating hai been found
iKalnal tha I'etiunylvaiila railroad.
(lovernnr Illanchard, ol Inlalana,
hti tent a tpeoial meatKa to the legia
litura aiklng for an lmuranoa reform
Uw.
A court of Inquiry but found General
Hlneiael wrong In aurrenderlng Port
Arthur and he may be dltgraoed and
nt to prlton.
Oominlriioner Oarflnld haa prodiined
much documentary evidence agalnit the
Htanrturd Oil at the InturtUte Com
meroe hearing. 1 1 jjf 1 1., f I '
A New York man Juit rolurned Irom
Panama iaya that country Ii practically
monarchy with the preaidiint at the
had. He ir.y the government la con
titnted on the plan ol tha W l'nf
ance rompaniea the preeldeut'a rela
tive all hold Job In the government
aurvice aim oonirot an me goou pieim.
CunilierUnil Pre.livler Una will 80 to
law to prevent II poiaible church union
Nallvei at Ouantanamo, Cuba, at
lacked United Htate aallora, Klin
Ing
O ie and wounding 23.
WILU ADJOURN EARLY.
r
wn,rtt cot Likely to Continue In
oettlon After June IS,
Waihlngton, May 22.-Prtenl Indl.
catloni point to an adjourninenl ol eon.
Kieataho.it the lolh 0I June. The
great debate ol the aetaion hat been
brought to a dote, the railroad late
bill haa been patted by th aenate, and
the way It now clear tor tha regular ap
propriation bllla and other Important
ieglelation that demand oomlderatlon
lu the houae of repretenUtlvna toe
work la np to date. All of the big ap
propriation bllli, Mcept tha tun.lry
civil bill, have been paaeed by that
body, and Ihla latt bill will be reported
to the bottle Jutt at axon aa the hout
ia ready to rexeive it. At th ouuld
two weekt I ample to pan thlt bill
and two unimportant appropriation
bill yet to be considered, the general
deficiency and tha diplomatic.
In tha venate appropriation bill
have lagged behind on account ef the
debate on tb rate bill, yet In tplte of
thlt protracted dltcuealon the annate
baa found opportunity to pane the urgen
cy deficiency, petition, fortiflcatloni,
army and Indian appropriation bllli,
and will make abort work of tlioaa now
awaiting contlderatlon, namely, the
potofflr, agricultural, legirletiv, Pi-
trlct ol Columbia and military academy
bill. The annate, In ipita ol It repu
tation (or long debate, can diapote ol
appropriation billa In remarkably ihort
period! wben the tine (or adjournment
approach. It alwaya doe. Bo the
leglrlalive program, to lar aa tha ap
propriation billa ia concerned, may be
considered In inch i hap aa to permit
adjournment by the middle of June.
It la the appropriation bllli that deter
mine the length of the aeaelon after all,
lor when the laat ol theeebilla Ii agreed
to (Titigrr alwaya adjourn, utile it
happen! to be in eilra avaalon, called
for mm tpwltl purpoa
The conference committee having the
rata bill In charge ll not likely to re
port loaide of two weeki, but In the
end the bone will probably accept the
eetential aenate amendmenta, Including
that ofTered by Henator Allium. Th
(act that th president approve tbil
amendment will be ample Juetitkatlon
(or the houae to give IU ataent, and tli
further fact that practically all tha
other amendment meet with th ap
proval ol th pretident will Imurt their
Unal adoption.
EXPENSES CUT IN ZION.
Salaries of Overaeera Reduced From
300 to tOO Per Month.
Chicago, May 22. VV. O. Vollva,
the preeent bead ol the Chrlttlan Cath
olic Church, atinounced to hie follower
n Zion City Huntley that between Jan
uary 15 and May 10 he had reduced the
etpenaee lu the financial depaitment
ol the church Irom 9,800 per month
to :(,8.t'J per month. Tula laving, be
aid, bad been brought about by a re
action ol the working lu c and a cut
in the ealariee of thoae retained.
In the tame manner, aaid Vollva, a
avion had bean made In the eccletiat-
tlcal department that would amount to
170.000 annnally. Overier who had
been receiving :l00 per month were
reduced to 00. The pay ol othen
waa cut In proportion. Ill own com
pensation under the new adjnttment,
'olive laid, wai $100 per monin.
Theee (act, he laid, were tome ol the
detail! ol a report which l.e made "it-
nrday to a cominiuee apponueu oy
It aajlatt-al I ln.hra l.andla to Investigate the
condition ol the liiduatriee In 7.lon City.
Voliva announced the realgnaiion oi
i Krll. from the olllce of gen
eral ecflleelaatical wrelary, owing to
ack of lympathy wltn aome oi me
lortrlnel ol the ciurch.
ti.. ,..,,lltlr,n nf John Atriander
Howie today wai laid to be practically
ncbanged.
Wo Gen Cannot Land.
Poattla, Waih., May 22. Wo Gen,
........ nr ilia uiioiik rompaiiT,
one ol the wealthleat Chine merchant
the Northweat, la W do oeiwrieu.
fie made a trip to China recenuyw
i .L reULtona. and did a
great deal toward alleviating conditloni
m .... . .a. tl'L.. lia was.
caueetl by the uoycoii. n nu
turned a few day ago he waa found to
iaverachoma, the ureaa rye m....,
n.l i nlaced in the quarantine ta-
tlon at Port Towmend. Towerlul in
fluence have been bronglil w near w
illify the order, but wltnotu avail,
ki.tu Rlmalorlea To Be Bound.
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lie Hague, May 22 rne govern
. i ...i....tii.l Villi aakinir the
men i naa - - -
lecond chamber ol parliament to ap
prove a protocol which It wlihe. th
ilgnatorioa ol tha convention ol 1899 to
i gn on am embllng lor the leoond ptwe
,nlrnca, which declare, that tha
nowari ntit rl relented at th. firit con
Ierno,but which have been invited
men
to attend the leconti, inaii, j p,i"
a ioeol the inviianon, oeuuiui. .
enta to that convenlion.
Turk Killing and Plundering.
Vienna, May 22.-Tronble In the
Balkan! between the Turka anu imigar
lam Ii again very lerioui, and the lat-
eit report Irom Barita anu i r i
dlitrluta r to the effect that continual
fighting la in progr. au..
ent In lorce, and are burning and pil
laging village!, raviahlng women and
murdering men and boya.
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OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST I
RE-ELECT OFFICERS.
Boya' and Girt' Aid Society of Ore
gon in Good Condition. .
Portland At the annual meeting of
the member of the Boyi' and Girl'
Aid Society, J. 0. Aimwortb, W. B.
Gilbert and Robert H. Farrell were re
circled dine an, and Mitt Helen K.
Spalding wai choten to fill the vacancy
on tha board cauaed by the reiignalion
of Mr. W, A. Buchanan,
The annual reporta of the officer
bowed the Initttution In a flonrlahing
condition, Huparintendent W. T.
Gardner' reiwrt gave a thorough re
turn of the work accompliihed by the
acclety th pait year. Under the lur
veillanc of the tulety in Oregon,
Washington and Idaho there are 4M8
children. Of theae there are 70 girli
who are In reaprctahle hornet in Port
land. Aaalataot Huperlntendent Gard
ner haa been appointed to look after
tha children who have been placed in
private lamlliea to ae that they are
doing well. In addition to thlt aeaitt
ant the eociely now ha county advii
ory board to look after the children in
tha different countit of the Kate.
OREGON STATE FAIR.
Preparatinna Under Way at Salem for
Greatatt Ever Held.
Halem The Htate Fair Board baa be
gan preparation! lor tha greatest State
hair ever beld In Oregon. A portion
ol tha money that would have been ex
pended for premium latt yar, wben
there waa no Htate Fair, waa uaed to
make numerona improvement on the
bnildingt and grouoda In preparation
lor thla year' lair. All main bond
ing have been repainted, itock aheda
and race bora barn extended and Im
proved and the racetrack hat been re-
graded.
The board pun-hated a quantity of
nark teatt and chair Irom the Lewi
and Clark fair, together with exhibit
cum, all ot which will be need thi
year to make the Htate Fair more at
tractive and comfortable. Many atrik
Ing piece ol atatuary and Intlde dco
rationa have been removed Irom the
Lewia and Clark grounda to the State
Fair ground, where they have been
carefully repaired.
Epidemic Attacka School.
Aurora A teacher at the public
tchool recently discovered that one ol
the pupil had What ah thought waa
chlckenpot , and aent the boy home
with a note to hi parent to quaran
tine him. It proved to be chtrkenpox,
but the pupil- would not atay quaran
tined, and went back to tchool. The
rchool director contnlted a pbyaician.
The doctor adviaed that the pupil be
Mowed to attend acbool, on the ground
that he had already Infected the achol-
an, end tur enough he bad, and now
hall the childern in town are artected.
Will Sentence Meldrum.
Portland II Judge Wolverton lm-
pote the maximum penalty on Henry
Meldrum. lormer turveyor general (or
Oregon, he will go to fail with a en-
tence of 210 year of Imprisonment
banging over hie bead. II the court
iinpoce the heavieat fine the law al
low, Meldrum will owe the govern
ment $21,000. Judge Wolverton eet
Fridav. June 8. at tha day on which
Meldrum will coma before the court (or
tenter.ee. A motion for a new trial
it pending In the caee.
New Ditch Company.
tukr nitv Article! ol incorporation
ol the MeCary Ditch company have
been died with the county clerk. The
Incorporatora ol the company are: u.
I Wmm. O. C. Johnaon and C. W.
Fault. The capital itock ot the com
nanv ll l.i. 500 divided Into 350 ibarea
nlnnf 110 each. The tiurtioee
ol the company ii to handle, lor the
purpoee of Irrigation, me water irom
Powder river under the right they
ave held for a number oi yean.
Berry Picker Scarce.
Pnrilund Portland employment
agenclea are not only besieged by rail
road contractors lor laborer!, but call
are now coming In Irom Hood river
and White Salmon atrawberry fleldi lor
picker. Thouiandi ol men and women
are wanted lor thla wotk and the cry
for help adda to the embarraaament of
labor agent who ar already trying
with all their mlgiii io leeure laoorere
lor railroad and cinatrnctlon caiupa.
Ackerman Reiolvea to Retire.
Halem J. II. Ackerman. itate luper-
l..ian.lui,t nf nolillc instruction, ha!
announced hii Intention to retire from
politic! at the end of hi next term.
Mr. Ackerman ha the distinction ol
uin. tha Ramihlican and Democratic
nominee, although he only accepted th
Republican nomination, ana nil name
will annear on th official ballot only
ai th Republican candidate.
Klamath Land I Reopened.
U'..l,l.,linT1iirlnir 19.04 5 1.500.-
Dlll-' T. -
000 acre of publlo landi In the .Klam
ath region of Oregon ann vamoruie
were reserved, pending Inveetigatloni
to determine the feaalblllty of reclaim
ing under the Klamath Irrigation pro
ject. Hall ol thil area ii now restored
to entry, tha balance being reeerved a
land! reclalmable for reiervoir aiiea or
right Qj way.
Hop Proapecta Excellent.
a tlnwl tlnm In thlt lection ol the
valley, th banner hop-railing district
of Oregon, are further advanced thi
.... than In former season I at this
time. There la a large acreage, and all
lb yard! ar allowing wen.
MAY RETAIN LICENSE.
If Solvent, Insurance Companlet Will
Not Be Outted by State.
Halem Secretary of Htate Dunbar,
who la ex-officlo Inauranc commlaiion
er ol thla atate, when thown the itate
ment that Califonia and Nevada Insur
ance commissioner! would drive oat
companiea that quibble over tb pay
ment of Han Francisco fire loaaea, aaid
that so far aa Oregon I concerned ht
cannot tike any not ol what th vari
ous companiea do In California or any
other itate o long aa they comply with
the Oregon law which entitle! them to
do buiinea In thli itate.
There I on deposit with th itate
treasurer $3,100,000, in interest-bear-ing
securities, which th 60 companiea
doing business in thla atate! have put
np to secure the payment ol any loei
they may auitain and wbicb ha been
finally adjudicated againat them.
Ftlty-eight companiea have put np
r0.000 each and two companiea $100,
000 each.
Only on company baa notified tb
commissioner that It cannot continue
to do buiinea in Oregon on account ol
California loaee and that ia th Trad
er' Insurance company, ol Chicago.
All agent have been notified to ceaae
writing Insurance (or that company.
The $50,000 on depoait will be beld
to pay any loaae sustained by Oregon
policyholder! in that company, or until
all it policiee have been legally can
celed, when the depoait niay b with
drawn. Mr. Dunbar said that refusal or Ina
bility o( an insurance company doing
busineea in thia itate to pay any ol ita
California loaae would not be sufficient
reason lor him to cancel their Oregon
license.
All he la authorised to do it to look
out lor the interest ol Oregon policy
boldera, and il the companies comply
with th insurance statute oi tbi itat
tbey can continue to do business, a
they ar aolvent. II any ol them be
came insolvent tbey put thetnaelve out
of business without any Interference on
the part of the commisaioner of Oregon.
Treasure Mine Sold.
Eugen A mining deal ol import
ance haa been consummated in this
city. Charles Harding Park, residing
here, hat aold the Treasure mine in lb
Blue river district to J. Rowland Rags-
dale, ol Manchester, England. Tha
purchase price ii not made public, bnt
il laid to be the highest ever paid lor a
mine in the district. The Treaiure
mine haa long been known to be on of
the richest properties at Blue river
Mr. Park baa spent much money in ita
development, and in the erection of a
ten-itamp quarts mill on the property
Regiatration Short in Baker.
Baker City Regiatration at the
county clerk i office lias been brisk, and
it is believed that namea entered aince
the book t were reopened alter the pri
maries will exceed 350, including thoae
ent in irom country districts. Tim
lor registration baa expired. It is esti
mated that there are 700 voteri In Ba
ker county who have not regiitertd.
Home ot these will be aworn in at the
polls on election day, but there will be
a shortage ol 500 to 6J0.
Chen-lee Ripening Rapidly.
Aurora Cherries ar ripening fast
ami all kimla nf fro ita are ahead of for
mer yean. The sever cold map ot
two daya in March had no appreciable
enect on iruii tree in uormeru uuiuu
county.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Club, 73o; blueatem, 749
76c; red, 7lc; valley, 70871c.
Oats No. 1 whit feed, $29; gray
128.60 per ton.
Parley Feed, $23.60(324 per ton;
brewiug, $2424.5Q; rolled, $24,609
25 SO.
Hay Valley timothy, No. 1, $12913
per ton; clover, 7.oU8; cheat, ta
7: srain hay. $7(38; alfalfa, $12.
, Fruits Apples, $2.509 3 50 per box;
cherries, $1.2591.40 per box! straw
berries, California, $1.259 1 40; Ore-
gon, 10910c per ponnd; gooseberries,
690c per pound.
Vegetable! Asptungus, 75c 9 $1.25
per box; benns, 899c per pound; rub-
bitge, $1.7592 per 100; green corn, 00c
perdoxen; onions, 10915c per dosen;
peni, 395c; radishes, I5o per dosen;
rhubarb, 3c pound ; spinach, 90c per
box; tnrnlpa, $191.2o per sack; car
rot, 65 4760 per ruck; beets, 85c9fl
per rack.
Onions Bermuda, 4c per pound.
Potatoes - Fancy graded Burbnnka,
60366c per hundred; ordinary, nom
inal; new California, 2o pel ponnd.
Butter Fancy creamery, 17920o
per ponnd.
Eggs Oregon ranch, 19920c per
doien.
Poultry Average old hens, 13X9
14a per pound, mixed chickens, 12)9
13c; broilers, 209 22'cj young roos
ters, 12Vt 9 13c; eld roosters, 129
12)o; dressed chickens, 15c; turkey,
live, 15918c; turkeys, dressed, choice,
20923a; geese, live, 10911c, geeie,
dressed, old 10c, young 12c; duck, old
17c, young 20c.
Hop Oregon, 1005, 119120.
Wool Kintern Oregon average best,
16921o; valley, coarse, 229 23a; fine,
24925c per ponnd; mohair, choice, 28
30c per pound,
Veal Dressed, i6o per pound.
Peef Dressed bulls, 3c per ponnd;
cow, 4X5Hoi country steer. 696c.
Mutton Dressed fancy, 798o per
ponnd; ordinary, 96c; lambs, with
pelt on, 8a.
Pork Dressdt799c per pound.
MANY SETTLERS MISSING.
Michigan Foreat Fir Laya Waate to
Hundred Square Milea.
Milwaukee, May 21. A dispatch to
th Sentinel from Escinaba, Mich., by
a staff correspondent says: Four known
dead, a score or mora persons missing,
hundred of families homeless, several
millions of dollar In property burned,
four towns wiped oat entirely and a
dosen mor partially, five counties de
vastated and 100 square miles of terri
tory fire-swept. This i the dreadlnl
picture that tb Northern Michigan
peninsula present today, alter the
worst forest fir sine tb Pestigo dis
aster in 1871.
General Huparintendent W. E. Weill,
ot the Escanaba 4 Lake Superior rail
road, along whose right of way the
greatest loss occurred, returned tonight
from a trip of inspection over tbe fire-
stricken area, and says that tbe flames
havs gone down and for the time being
th danger is over, unlets a new gale
arises to again fan th embers into
flame.
Tb following summary briefly tells
tbe story :
Peter Lafond, a cook, (mothered In a
lumber camp near Katoa, body found
tonight.
Three unknown children dead at
Quinneaec, Mich., separated from their
parent while tb village waa horning
and periibed.
Scores of homesteaders and woods
men ar missing and man? have prob
ably periahed in tha flame.
Territory devastated, five counties,
Marquette, Menominee, Delta, Alger
and Dickinson. Tb territory fire-swept
Is 100 miles square.
Towns totally burned:
Talbot, Mich., 100 population, only
a few house left standing.
Qolnneeec, Mich., J, 000 population,
only one bouae remains.
Saunders, 160 population, all wiped
out.
Niagara, Wis., 500 population, all
wiped out.
Towna partially destroyed :
Northland, Cornell, Antine, Spring
Valley, Kingtley, Woodlawn, Foster
City, Bala and Metropolitan.
KILL CANAL BY DELAY.
Purpose of Sea Level Party on Pana
ma Enterpriae.
Chicago, May 20. Expressing the
sentiments ot senator and congress
men on th recent act'on ol the senate
committee in voting lor a sea level
canal, Edward G. Clark, correspondent
at Washington for tb Chicago Even
ing Poat, aaya:
"Suspicion that a systematic effort is
being mad in th senate to delay in
definitely the digging of the Panama
canal baa become a conviction. There
il anger among tbe friends nf rapid
work on th isthmus acd a well-defined
and freely expressed belie! that inter
eats ar at work to jeopardize the wbo'.e
project. It ia declared freely in Wash
ington that, while it was supposed that
the hosts ol representatives of certain
corporate interest who bad been at tbe
capital during the last, few months were
her for the purpose of watching rail
road rate legislation, in reality most of
them were here wUh the intention of
using what influence was at their com
mand to defeat the attempt to obtain a
favorable report for a lock canal.
"Senator Piatt, ot New York, voted
for a aea level canal. ' It ia stated that
Mr. Piatt did not attend one committee
meeting at which the matter was dis
cussed. Everybody knows why John
T. Morgan, of Alabama, voted in favor
ol a sea level plan. He is bluntly hon
est. He does not want a canal, and he
haa the grace to say so.
"Tbe movement that began in the
senate committee to get a sea level ca
nal haa behind it, however, a tremen
dous force and it ia the intention of
powerful senators to endeavor not only
to get tbe sanction of he aenave itself,
but to bring every possible pressure to
bear on the houae to induce it to recede
Irom th position it took in favor ot a
lock type. II tha powerful ones suc
ceed, the day of canal digging is far in
th distance. Tbe people may be
obliged to speak on thia matter in no
uncertain. way."
Thieve Steal Baggage.
San Fiancisco, May 20. The work ol
Detective O'Dca has resulted in the
capture of a gang o.' trunk and luggage
thieve who reaped a rich harvest dur
ing tb fire, who were planning to dis
pose of their valuable plunder In Los
Angeles. Three of the men, who admit
connection with the gang, are held at
the Slanyan-street station. Through
them the detective ban learned the
nam of the Los Angele "fence," has
recovered three trunks and three suit
case, and has a line on 32 other pieces
ol luggage.
Gout Gains on Ptpa.
Roma, May 20. Wben Dr. Lnpponi
vilited the Pop this morning he fonnd
his patient Improved, although the
pontiff passed a somewhat restless
night as th result ot his attack of
gout. Owing to a slight rise in tern
peratnre, Dr. Lapponi ordered the pope
to remain in bed for several days. Al
though the condition of the Pope is not
grave, some apprehension Is felt at the
frequency of the gout attacks through
exposure to fatigue.
Di of Heat in New York.
New York, May 20. Two deaths and
some prostrations from heat were re
ported here today. The official ther
mometer stood at 85 degree during tbe
afternoon, bnt on the itreets the mer
cury rose to 95.
GRAFT BY RAILROADS
Interstate Commerce Commission
Sommons Pennsylvania Men.
SOFT COAL OPERATORS CRUSHED
Independent Promise Worse Revela
tions Than Havs Yet Been Made
Public at Former Hearings.
Philadelphia, May 22. Railrcad cir
cles ars agitated by the well-bawd re
port that, beginning on Wednesday,
when the Interstate Commerce commis
sion will resume its sittings in this
city, independent soft ccal operators
will go upon the stand and tell of tbe
buiineei wrongs tbey suffered at the
handi of tbe railrcads. A big inde
pendent operator who has been subpe
naed by the commission raid today:
"Worse revelations than have yet
been male public are to come out. It
will be shown through independent
operators how the irnall operator was
pressed to the wall by tbe favored coal
companies, which used tbe railroads as
a weapon. In some cases they were
driven out of business. Before we are
through, tbe public will know that the
acceptance of stock and gifts bv rail
road officers was the least of 'this
wretched business."
William A. Glapgow Jr., counsel for
tbe commission, said that be woold not
faaxard a gueea as to wben the hearings
would be completed. "Tbey will cer
tainly continue," be said, "until the
railroads have bad every opportunity to
explain, if any inch a thing is possi
ble, tbe moet astonishing evidence ol
graft that has ever been made public.
The commission will insist upon ex
planations, if any can be made, so that
its final report to congress will be
based upon not only these reports, but
ths railrof d companies' explanation of
them."
A large number of sutpenaes were
issned today, not only for a number of
independent cpsrators, but for a eur
priaingly large number of high officials
of the Pennsylvania railroad.
TWO NEW RESERVES.
Forest Service Recommends Action
in Southern Oregon.
Washington, May 22 Senator Ful
ton was today notified that the forest
service contemplates recommending the
creation of two new forest reserves in
Southern Oregon, at an early day to be
known as the Fremont and Goose Lake
reserves. Thev will embrace land
withdrawn several years ago nnder the
name of the Warner mountain with
drawal. The aggregate area, according
to preeent plans, will be nearly 3,000
000 acres, about two-thirds of the area
being in tbe Fremont reserve. This
reserve will lie in the nortben part of
Klamath and Lake counties and the
southwest corner of Crook county. The
Goo?e Lake reserve will embrace the
southeast portion of Klamath and the
southwest part of Lake counties.
Plana showing the outline of tbe pro
posed reserves have been submitted to
Mr. Fuiton, with a request that he
make any suggestions which he mav
deem proper. Tbe senator will consult
residents of Klamath, Lake and Crook
counties and promptly lay their views
before the department. If good reasons
are produced, showing Khy any land
included within tbe proposed reserves
should not be reserved it is probable
that such land will be eliminated.
The irregularity of the outline of
theso two reserves, following in many
instances quarter section lines, indi
cates the tare that has been exen-ised
to include only such land as is believed
to be adapted to forestry pat pases
Large areas of agricultural land have
been eliminated and it is the opinion of
the department that what remain! is
chiefly irrptrtant for Us timber, or be
cause it serves to protect the water sup
ply o' Southern Oregon. The construc
tion of tbe Klamath irrigation project
makes it highly important that the wa
ter supply of that region should be pro-"
tected. The reperve is to be created at
this time partially on that account.
Must Go To Jail.
Washington, May 22. The Supreme
court of the United States today ren
dered a decision in the case ol United
States vs. Senator Ralph Barton, of
Kansas. The decision was against Pur
ton, affirming the decision of tbe Unit
ed State circuit court for the eastern
district of Missouri, by which Burton
was sentenced to six months imprison
ment in tbe jail ot Iron county. Mis
souri, required to pay a fin of $2,500,
and deprived of the right to hereafter
hold office nnder the government. This
is the second trial.
Report of Chinese Persecution.
San Francisco, May 22. Mayor
Schmitx has received a cablegram from
the American consul at Chefoo inti
mating that tbere baa ben an attempt
to create a sentiment against Americans
by the circulation of (alee repirts alleg
ing the maltreatment of the Chinese in
San Francisco. The cablergam reads:
"Mail statement of Chinese consul on
persecution." Mavor Bchmitx handed
it to Colonel A. E. Biger, with a request
that he reply at once.
Declare His Place Vacant.
Washington, May 22. "K Senator
Burton does not resign at once," as a
piominent senator puts it, a resolution
will be introduced to declare his seat
vacant.
DANGER OF QUAKES.
On of Chief Reasons for.Committe
Favoring Sea Level Canal.
Washington, May 18. That th
eartbqnake that destroyed Ban Francis
co helped determine th vote of tb
senate committee on Interoceanlc canal
in favor of a sea level type is apparent
from the fact that a feature of th ma
jority report I a discussion nf th
effect earthquake might have on lock
and dams. Tbe majority report fa
favor of a sea level canal waa submitted
today by Senator Kittredge.
Tbe report saya that the canal struc
tures would be exposed to injury by
earthquakes, particularly the locks at
Gatun. If tb lock walls should be
moved, leakage would resnlt and tb
gates would be useless. In caee of
fracture ot locks, months or year
might be required for repairs, and
meanwhile traffic would be interrupted.
It is maintained tbat tb dam at
Gamboa proposed by the majority ot
the board of consulting engineer, I
not liable to injary by earthquake, for
it will be built on a solid rock founda
tion, reinforced with strong walla and
buttressed at each end with wall of
rock. Nor are th aid slope of tb
Culebr cut likely to be disturbed,
but an earth dam on an alluvial baa
might be cracked, draining th lock
and ruining the canal. Tb committee
says:
"At San Francisco, where tb water
pipes were broken, tb disaster wa
greatly augmented by this can, for
tbe water could not be beld in tb
pipes and directed on tb flame. What
wonld happen to the aqueduct, eon-
dciie, pipes and valves, burled in tb
concrete walls, used for filling and
emptying tbe locks, cannot be well
conjectured."
It is stated tbat ship of all class
con d be passed through the sea level
canal in S hoars less than tb time
that would be consumed In passing
ship through locks alone. Th coat of
annual maintenance is estimated at
$1,840 000 for the sea level and $2,-
330.000 for the lock type. A sea level
canal free from alt obstacle could pas
100 warships in lees than a day. Naval
commanders and commercial shipmas
ters oppose locks.
The majority argues tbat an enemy
could destroy a lock canal much easier
than a sea level canal witb explosive.
The cost ol a sea level canal ia estimat
ed at $250,000,000, while the total coat
of the lock canal would be at least
$190,000,000, and tha cost of trans
forming the latter into a sea level canal
wonld be $200,000,000. Tb conclu
sion of the majority is "tbat tb aea
level canal can be realised in 10 or IS
years at a cost not exceeding $60,000,
000 above that required by th con
struction of ths muUilock canal pro
Foied by the minority."
AIDS TO PACIFIC NAVIGATION.
Omnibus Bill in Housa for Lightship
and Signal Stations.
Washington, May 18. Tb hone
committee on interstate and foreign
commerce today authorized a favorabi
report on an omnibns bill carrying be
tween 20 and 25 project a "aid to
navigation" and authorising an appro
priation of something in excess of $1,
300,000. Among the provisions ar:
Light station at Makapua Point, Is
land of Oabu, Territory ol Hawaii,
$60,000.
Light station and rang light at
Honolulu harbor, $40,000.
Fog signal at entrance to harbor at
Humboldt, California, $15,000.
Lishtkeeper'a dwelling at Cap Men
docino, Cal., $5,600.
Light acd fog signal station near
Point Cabrillo, California, $5,000.
Light vessel for use off the month of
the Columbia river, Oregon, $130,000.
Lightkeeper'a dwelling at Robinson
Point, Washington, $5,000.
Fog signal at Edis Hook light sta
tion, Stated Washington, $10,000.
New tender for inspection service ia
the 13th lighthouse district, $110,000,
in addition to the unexpended balance
of $40,000 for tbe repair ot th tender
Manianilla to be applied on tb new
tender.
Rebuilding of Stanford.
San Francisco, May 18. Stanford
University will be reconstructed at
once, and by next September every
building necessary to the work of tbe
college will be in perfect condition.
Tbe work has already commenced, and
there is plenty ot money on band to as
sure the trustees that the repairs may
b accomplished as quickly as tbey de
sire. The structures will be rendered
earthquake proof. Three experts hare
been appointed, and their report will
be the basis tor whatever chang ar
considered necessary.
Make Money by Disaster.
Oakland, Cal., May 18. Som Try
enrious schemes tor making money
have been devised since tb earthquake
and fire. Two Stanford student, in
tbe early days of tb trouble, secured
many views of the rains in San Fran
cisco and surrounding country. Tbe
they had reproduced on lantern slide,
and now they are touring th small
towns ol California presenting stereop
ticon lecture. From latest report
they ar receiving h avy patronage.
Withdraw Troops June I.
Washington, May 18. General Gree
ley has reported to th War Depart
ment from San Francisco nnder date ol
last night that the reported killing of
large number ot people by th army
during the San Francisco fir I incor
rect. General Greeley adds tbat b baa
notified tbe citisens committee and th
Red Cross that the troops will be drawn
from San Francisco not later than
Jun 1.