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THE OREGON VOL. XXI 1 1. ST. HELENS, OltEOOH", FRIDAY, JUNE 8, 1906. NO. 26. MIST. NEWS OF THE WEEK la a Condensed Form for Busy Readers. Our HAPPENINGS OF TWO CONTINENTS A Rum of lh Late Important but Not Lees Inlereetlnn Event ' of tha Past Wuk, Th election. Portland, June 6. With only about on.. hell ol lb ballot counted, llonn has a small ld over Claarla lor een ilnr. In Ilia First dlatrlrt lltwley a pe rkily liat a big UeJ over Galloway, Kllt alto hi tha best ol tha fight in tli (Wind district, A lull count UI ba neceaaary to da rhl. tha race between Chamberlain and Wlthyeomhe, although lha former 1 bout 60 vote ahaad now. Apparently women suffrage haa baan defeated. Tha Russian parliament it rushing kill tu abolish tbe daath penalty. Packets deny tha chant made against Hutu and eay thay did not gat square deal. Further Irouhl ha occurred between striking mliiei and guards at Steuben vlllt, Ohio. Rar Admiral rkhlajr may ba ap pointed United State Heuelor Irons Maryland lo .acceed lha lata Hanator Uoriuan. Neither bona ol eoogrea ia likely to accept lb report oa tba rata bill and li all) In that caaa ba sent back to eon fsronre, A ar-vera wind torrn which .wept ov.r Oklahoma, and par ol Indian Tarrltery did great damage to livestock and property. M.ilran troop hurried to the aran ol tlul at Cananaa have laalorad order. In tba fighting 30 Mai leant and fiva American wr killtd. la hi mm to congress dealing with C.e Nelll and Reynolds report on lurking hmiaa conditions, rraaldant Itwevvrlt cumin di drtlc action. rWnalor llurtoo ba handed bl resig nation to Governor Hoet-, who baa ap pointed Foetar Dwlght d.born, eecra tary ol the Kan board ol agriculture. Th talhood fight wlU ba resumed In tti annate. The elevator tiust baa admitted vlo latltig tha law. Tha Rmoot caaa may ba shelved until the neil aeetlun ol congrae. looters In Ran Francisco may sue tha Traders' Insurance company. F.leven peraon wara killed In a train wmk naaf rroldence, B. I. Tha Northern Pacific Is to put on two new train between Chicago and tlx coait. Th German BuUshara' association ha pe.ltioned lir the exclusion oi an American canned meat. Martial law ba been proclaimed at Carmr.ee, Mexico, wbrra rioting by trlklng native mlnera ba occorrad. A man who rloseely reeemblna the on who threw tha bomb at King A lono haa commlllet ulcld In Madrid. Th Englishman ha been released, a he was in no way connected with th outrage, Governor Klbbey." ol Arizona, he lianed a tatmnt warning all Amerl. can Irom crolng th Meilcan Una while tha present trouble continue at Cenanea Sweden and Norway haya act. nogotlaled a loan ol 118,000.000. Conferee on th rat bill bate agreed on almott all points. Patterson ha been nominated lor governor by Tenneeea Demoereta. A new schedule on lumber has been mad Noithweet lumberman by the railroad. General Oreeley advocate tha erec tion in Han Francisco ol barrack capa ble ol houlng 60,000 rluge. Tha Calllornla legislature ha con vened in eilra session to glv relief to the earthunake ami fir district. Madrid autborltlea bave arrested an i'nt i.i...,.n im la HBDeated with hav ing connection with tha throwing ol tha bomb at tha king. Tha caar haa been warned to be care ful in making hi decision on the pend ing land bill. The peasant threaten to rise if refused land. . ni... .....r,r..l. Madrid In conse quence ol tha bomb throwing on tha or.oa.lon ol King Alfonso1! wadding, wi.ii. !.. fLtlttaa continue there is no teat. Striking Meilcan miner Just across tha line Irom Ariona aitecaeu p-.y ..it i...... i. tha Dalit that lol i,i it.. kint mi both lda reached at T.n. lieen tent to the -m r I vruftt scene to preserve order. Japan Is reported to b preparing lor war with China. Mm Bi.MLm.iil haa heen reaobed on several Important amendments to the rate bill. The Traders' Insurance company has oftired a nnirinromlt to 8an Francisco policyholders. r. t...i. i nr.iifal. the first Amer- ban authority on tha Roentgen ray, w BAD BEEF SLEW SOLDIERS. Oeneral Mil Says Di.closurss Ar Not New to Him. Kansas City, June 6. General Nel on A, Milts, whuishvr on hit way to Colorado to aitilre th Htat unl verilty tluiid.nts, said tonight: "Th disclosures about heel and other packing house products now be ing eiplulled are no news to m. I knw It (even year ago. I told what I knew then. Had the inttter been taken up at that time thoutai.d of live would bav been saved. The adulteration ol lood product Is th co lonial crime ol th times. "I believe that 3,000 United Htat. oldler lust their live because of adul terated, Impure, poisonous meat. There Is no way ol ettlmitlug the number ol solldera whose health if as ruined by eating Impure d J. I know only of Its harveet amnng the anldlrr and can only gueo how uer,y live It ha coat th republic. "I have a barrel of testimony on the uhrct In the way ol allldavlt that 1 collected when I made my Investiga tion aeven year ago. The Investigat ing committee closed tha caaa and re fused to hear the 200 wltneseea whom I had reedy. Al that time I could have secured the tsatltnony of 100,000 men that the canned heel sold to the army was impure, adulterated and unwhole some." WATER DELAYS TRAFFIC. Cloudbursts on the Columbia Play Havoc with O. R. & N. Track. Th Dallra, Or., June . A the re sult ol a aerie ol heavy rain yesterday afternoon, culminating In a severe cloudburst al one point, three bad land slide have occured on the O. R. A N. roadway In coneequenc ol which there is another blockade ol traffic, although a large force has been sent to th scene ol dlaaiter, and hopes are ntertalned tint the tiack will be cleared today. Two ol th lido took place bet wren Qulnn and lilalock, and are each fully 300 leet wide, with Irom one to seven fael of debris deposited on the tracks. The worst slide, however, occured at a point three rullee east ol Blelock, where ' . . t I ,l..n th. a Heavy cirniuunni -.m.v " " -canyon and carried out three bent ol the railroad hringe, ruiung ou a mn 35 feet In width and 18 feet deep. A force of 260 men was sent out Irom this place In response to the demands of tha situation along lha main lloee, lille 60 additional men were uiapaicii- ed to tha Columbia Southern line at Bigire, where steady shower nave pre ..ilM all dav. delaying the tralus, but causing no washouts ol the iracss Hj lar as known intra talltlea- no fa- TO PROTECT NIAGARA FALLS. House Committee Regards Jurisdic tion of U. S. Unquestionable. Washington, June 6. Chairman llurton, of the house rivers and harbor ommtttee, has submitted a epon til . Vi.tf.r. (.tla. upon me miinpraw...'.- Tha report says In part: 'The committee regards the jurieuic- lion ol tha United Bute, over Niagara river a unquestionable, because 11 1 a navigable stream In the greaUr part ol U length." Th. bill authorises: The Issuance ol permits to Ind vidu Is, companies or corporations already using water w me -... weterl now being uwi. :". .. n. The Issuance ol luruier perm. . water on the side ... ii.. .liviiramn Ol nnitl Htates and lol the trana in m " - - - .1 I.. ... mission ol electricity cr,ru power from the Canadian side tl ta. however. In all caei'S. with th. Imita tion tha such petmiU shall not linpali h. scenic gr.n.leur of . the navigability ol the river or IU in .. . . iu.nnil.re atream. legr ij - ..-.I,, ,h All permiia w w a'- . bill .rTrevocabl. within thr.. year. by .1,. ancretarv Ol war -.; ' vent terminate at th. .ipltation ol three year. Rform In Turkey. W.hlngton, Jun 6.-Bomecommer. .Uaforrn. In Turkey are rented by l.l falnrms Bmith-l-yte, ol ij.nMrai Constantinople, to lb. Bore.- ice v - . , w - . '' Haa nr trail i ate. .' ..i. i- .,i.inmi onerationl, suppre- , on of th. lli" mP' T.'Xn on board, free importation of foreign Zurlti... with th. exception of btl.ry bond., and suppress tie in connection with tha froewavei . I rtaa fl 1 1 1 1 IT II 1 1 m. ni..M.nd Daclar.d. T.,. IV Th. National M.e, c r:. G lared an annual bank oi e. ,. . . flt it.i..,i rtf ik nitr mutt wm r 'eaiued wa. ?.""-....,,. hi,e 000 wa dlstrinuieo . . Un,:r.l bank 1. a prl- 608,So. x -. (or th -,t.b ank, but I. Bai ag EttTStt . . n.l dlvldund rolwayi looked npon a. an Jnuw business conditions. Ci.IL anal Shoot Guard. to 7 . A t..n 6.-Filteen T:Z , ahot in "rio wllh striking guards were shot in a miners ai .- . t0 the Frantic te egra. ... - 'U"onU r;.ry critical and more OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST VALLEY ORAIN LOOK8 WELL. Hops Give Promise of Yielding an Immense Crop. Ha! tin Crop prospect In tba coun try surrounding Kslem are very encour aging. Th. rtporU ol aphis and Hes sian fly are heard only Irom th Howell pralila neighborhood and are not com ing Irom any other section. An exten sive travel as lar south as BUyton, eastward to Bcott's Mills and nortb to Hubbard reveals a splendid sUnd of grain and grass everwyhere, with a promise ol the greatest yield in many years. Fruit is looking well. In many place rloe. (o streams, where brush is plentiful, tbera I a plague of caterpillar, which are both ering th trees and for in a source ol troublesome annoyance. Hops are fine; rank growth in all yards that are ULen car of. A prom inent grower says that O.egon will Rather tha heaviest crop of hops in itt history. Bpring work ha been well done throughout tbl county and there ha been moch tubsUotlal Improvement made on tha farms. There is a notice able tone of prosperity everywhere. New dwellings, new barns, new fences greet the aye in all directions, while paint has added 1U beautifying influ ence quite generally. A great deal ol permanent road work haa been don and along the highways a marked change lor tha betUr bas been wrought by the taaring oat of old rail leucea, the substitution of neat wire fence and the clearing away of the unsightly, wasteful fence row ol brush, weeds and wild rotes. Tba en lire (arming country breathe a spirit of progress and prosperity. Oil In Vicinity of Lacomb. Albany RepreseoUtlvea of Eastern rsDiulitta have recently been invest!- gsting the discovery of oil in tha vicin ity of Lacomb. Linn count, ana ii is nnarallv believed bar tbat develop inent ol tba property on a Dig scaie win be brann aoun. Tba operations nave baen conducted with secrecy, nowever, nd lor that reason, very little definite Information can be obUined. For years n.nt Indications of oil have been lound at different points between Lacomb and Lebanon, and though tbera were no gusher, It I believed th oil a as mere in paying quantities. Woolen Mill Ar To Resume. Pml Irion The Pendleton woolen mill., which have been Idle lor me past year, will be In operation Inside ..f turn areeks. The mill Has Deen leased for a year by Jacob Sheoerman a wall known wool buyer ol Ban Fran Itco. Bheuerman is a tree lance in tne rml hnalnea and will use the wool ha haa bought this season la the opera lioo of tba mills. Tba resumption of a-oik on the mills will add a payroll 01 over 12.000 a month to Pendleton in come. The mills will manufacture the Pendleton Indian robe again. Improving Bad Road. tml.nandence Road Supervisor J. N. Jone la improving the (trip of road nMr the Rlckreall stream, between a.i.m .ml ImleDuidence. that ha been such an eyeeore to travelers for several seasons past anu nee nuutrw " In- almost impossible during tue rainy Season . 11 lias long oeen enuwii worst strip of road in Pom county, iue Improvement will make it on. of the best sections to be found anywb.r. in the county. New Assistant Matron. Chemawa Mis Marl. Johnson, ol Ban Jose, Cal., nas oeen appoiuicu atslsUnt matron at tha Chemawa In- ii. anhno . Miss Jonnson was m California during tha earthquake, and was among those to nave ineir uomea shaken and destroyed. Miss Alice B. of Laowal. luno, nas oeeu appointed clerk at tha Indian training school. Mis. Preusa haa bad aeveral rear' experience as teacher In Idaho and elsewnera in me mumu for. coming to Chemawa. Edward D. Jasper Win. Prize. University ol Oregon, Kugen. - The u...n.it nr n. Irom III. income 01 gift of 1400 msd to tb. unlv.rlty by Ph in Hheiman nennovt, u. Conn., lor the nest siutiem " tba principle of free government, wa. -n bv Edwaid P. Jasper, '06. Jasper is a senior 01 me uepanu.e u IU ratrlsteri from La Grande. The subject ol hi. paper wa. Baslo Principles or Lawmaking. year I. tbe first time tha Bennett prlie haa been onereu. Pool of Timber Claim Sold. Albany A pool ol 123 timber claims in Crook and luamatu rnuunn sold in this city last week to the Des chutes Lumber company for 1196,800, orl,000acllm. About 100 of the claims were owuea oy .u..7 v,,- snd were taken up In tha great rush lor timber land about four year ago. The ... .. .t.i-tt bv means of a pool of Hi. claim and wa handled by the holder of tha claim themelve. Lost Mountain of Gold Found. Medloid A messenger Just In Iroin Elliott creek, In th Blsklyou moun tains, reports the discovery of a moun tain of free milling ore six mile, from Joe Bar and three mile from the Blue Ledge copper mine, assaying 130 to $100 per ton, which appear to bathe Ions onght mother loda of the Apple ...r..lnn. Dr. Roddy, who 1 now on the ground, pronounce It th mot marvelous dge n. aver saw. GIFTS FOR BAY CITY 8CHOOL8. Circular Letter I Sent Out by Ore gon State Superintendent. Balem J. II. Ackerman, superln tendent of public instruction, has issu d a circular sugijen ng tr.at tne re- tpective public school of the .tat. da- vise ways and means lor the raising oi money to oeiurneainiouie oan rran- cisco rf construction fund for tbe re building of echools destroyed by tbe Are. In all. 84 school building war. destroyed by the fire at Ban Francisco, to replace which will coat o,00U,UW. Tbe school authorities of lba Bay City have been led to receive dona tion, a tha finance ol tbe city are strained to tha utmost, and it would be a considerable time before tba city, unaided, rould replace tha schools. It is their purpose, whenever tbe contri butions from a given state shall resch a sufficient amount to erect a building, to name that building alter the sUte civlni tba money. All tha school officer and the public schools of Ore iron have been mailed circular by Su perintendent Ackerman. Wages Raised at Oregon City. Oreeon City Tba Willamette Pulp it Paper company ba announced an ad vance of 25 centa per day per man lor l every man employed at ttieir mm in tbl city who i now receiving il.voi0f and 2 per day. This advance affects the wage ol about 600 men and mean n Increase In the monthly payroll ol 1 about 3,7oO per montn, or aooui o,-1 000 per annum, ini increase in tne 1 wage rchedule al tbe uregon uiy mnis, it Is alleged by a repreeenUtive of tbe I Willamette Pulp A Paper company, bas been contemplated by tue manegement 1 for tbe last three months. Will Increase Business, Med lord Tbe Butte Fall Lumber company announce tbat it now has iu sawmill plant at Butte Falls in condi tion to put out at least 140,000 feet of lumber a dav. iuat as soon a tne jueU' ford A Crater Lake railroad is extended to its timber belt. Tbe large acreage of timber sold durini tbe last few week, and the fact that tha larger tract are nnder bond in that great timber lection at tbe bead ol Bogue river snd tbe two Butte creeks, is sig nificant ol an intention to rush this railroad through to completion shortly. Eugena Accepts Carnegie Library. Euirene The Carnegie library build inn. which haa recently been completed in this city, baa been accepted by tbe board, and tbe contractor. W. O. Heck art and Architect Y. D. Hensill ordered paid for their work. The contract price was $9,645.96, the architect's fee, 1300. and extra amounted to $57, maklna a total cost ol $10,002.95. Tb. building will not be opened to tbe pub- lie until some time next tall, a no book are now on hand. New Brewery Ice Plant. I The Dalles The Kaiteru Oregon Rnarine eomnanv cl this city has just put Into operation its ice plant and cold storage cellar. The Eastern Oregon Hewing company was Incorporated a year ago by Dalles people, and bought tbe Columbia brewery ol August Bucb ler for 135,000. Since then tba com pany bas rebuilt the brewery at an ex pense of about f 5U,uuu. Fire Warnings Sent Out. Salem For tha protection of the for- Mta of Oregon fire notice warning are being sent out by the secretary ol sUte to an ure ra.iKe'.- i" ... nr inleu on cictn anu coaw.u .us unu- cipal provision. 01 an act passea ny tne legislature. PORTLAND MARKETS PORTLANDJWAHKfc I . Wheat Club, 72ffl7Sc; oiueaiem, 74376c; red, 70d71c; valley, 72c. Oats No. 1 white teeu, sai.ou; gray, im ou per ton. Barley eed, 1.4.DU per ion; crew- Ing, nominal ; rolled, izoiflzo. Hay Valley liniomy, no. 1. tizis IS per ton -, clover, $7.60OH ; cheat, $607; grain bay, $798; alfalfa, $13. Fruits Apples, f2.oua3.ou per oox; apricots, l.DUsi.io crate; cuerriM, 75c(Bll per dox; strawoerries, im . 1 ! IAd. vc per pouna; gooaeuerr.c., I PDaV .. , . VegeUblea Beans, 895c; cabbage, $lffll.25 per 100; green corn, 4060c das.: onion. 8(910o per dosen; peas K! radiahea. 10c per dosen ; rhubarb So per pound ; spinach, 90o per box parsley, 26c; squash, $1 per crate; turnips. $t11.25 per sack; carrot, 65 975c pr sack; beet, oc(m per eaca Onion New, 13W per pouna rii ... A. nnm. UUISUVU J.( .1 n m. v m , " J ml : new California. 2o per pound. Butter Fancy creamery, 17X920c per pound. Eggs Oregon ranch, 19(3209 per doxen. Poultry Average old hen., 12(813c par pound; mixed chicken, H)Ql2c; broiler, 15916o; roosters, lOo; dress ed chickens, l!t014c; turkey, liv. 15918c; turkey, dressed, choice, SO (J .. u o,in. Hui. old,' l"oc;" yog. A, ducks, oid. 149 16c; young. i6aio.: II... rmm..n 1 UI1K lllfllVUA. yp 1 Wool Eastern uregon average pet; IRraglWo: val ev. eoare. 23S23e; fine, 24(825o; mohair, choice, 28930c per' pound Veal Dressed, 3)90n per pound. Beef Dressed bulls, So per pound; cows. 4W(a6Wc; country .tears, 59 tic, Mutton Dressed fancy, 7 8c pound; ordinary, 590c; lambs, with pelt on, Sc. Totk Dressed, 799c LOSS WILL BE HEAVY. H.avy Rainfall In Eastern Oregon and Washington Destroyed Crops. Pendleton, Or., Jun 1. Umatilla county baa .lost by a conservative esti mate at ltat 11,600,000 by reason ol tba flood. It is impossible to give de tailed figure, for the water in McKay creek and Birch creek, In the Milton country, at Weaton and tba Umatilla river are raging, and tbe field are still flooded and out oi sight. On every band, however, a tba water recede, m W fl.M o .,,,. c0,led thIck-,nd e.Bhud do- illma ,nd tilt.r U worthletl WMtot ,Dd B0,t not . .. b , , k irom tb. field before other crop can be grown. Practically all ol tb. alfalfa crop of McKay creek are ruined. Tba terri tory varies from 100 feet to a quarter of a mile Id width and is from 15 to 20 miles in length. All ol tba bridge are out, tba water, though falling, is still raging and no definite information can be secured. At Weston tba town was damaged to tha extent of 16.000 and tba same amount wa lcat in tb Immediate vi cinity. In 64 hour 6H Inches of rain fell, while on Weston mountain tne fall waa from 9 to 10 iochee. oor out of seven bridges are washed out and three email store building were washed into tba mar. The greatest damage, perhaps, i due to (lock loesee in tba mouuUin range. Thousands of sheep bad just been sheared and were unprotected. Tbe storm swept into th moonUina with in advance guard of cold fog, followed DT heavy rain and mow. In the lace j. bliuard tba te ders in many iosUace deaertcd their flocks, leaving 2. 000 and 3.000 bead to tbeir fate, Reports beginning to come In tell ol disaster, tbougb everything 1 onau thentic a yet. Hemphill 1 t bia en tire band of 8.000 beep. J. K. Bmitn o.t 100O and Gas Lefcnttine 1,000 Dounlaa Belt's herder left 3,003 to Uke Mr 0 themselves. At Milton tbe lot will reach into tba thousands. Th orchards are flooded and the fruit tree covered with mud and (lime. Tbe alfalfa field are masse of sediment, as are tba straw berries, but tba latter will not all be lost. It I hard to pot an estimate on Milton' damage, because many of tbe fields will be saved. Tba estimate oi damage I made by those wbo are fa miliar with tha country and wbo know tba area and tha value of the crops. No actual figures are as yet forthcoming. Ia Pendleton tba loss will be great on account of th. stocks of merchandise flooded in tha cellars, and the broken levee and consequent flooding of homes. A conservative estimate of tbe damage here I (50,000. Walla Walla, Wash., June 1. Alter four day and uigbt of drenching, Walla Walla and tba surrounding coun try are gradually recovering from tbe onequaled tor rente of water poured in to tbe river and streams and submerg ing tbe fields. Tbe big plants depend ent npon tbe electric power company are .till out of business, but tbera is bop. now tbat within ten day tbe power will be acnplled. Tbe damage done by the high water baa been immense, but the reports coming in today show that the greater actual loss will fall upon tbe farmers and tha fruitgrowers. A conservative estimate of tha damage dona to crops place the lo. at 1250,000. This is not an exaggeration, a from all parts of the county coma report of bridges swept away, house inundated and crop destroyed Trial I. Postponed. Caldwell. Idaho, June 1. When the cases of Charles H. Moyer, William D. U.Miwu1 r.MirM A. P.ktihnna. Lhsrsred with tha murder of former Governor Fr,nk Bteunenberg, came up , th ji.,,i. .,,- ....!.. mnnu fof tbe promotion ,ctiug upon the suggestion made on Tuesday by Preeid ing Judge Frank Smith, filed a formal u for , .opti,,,,. on the ground that the habeas corpus proceeding in stituted In the Federal court in behalf 0 th defendants are still pending and Mrve a a bar to lurtner proceeding in tba ttata court until a decision anau have been rendered by the Federal Su Ipreme court. Judge Bmltb granted the I motion, and exceptions were entered by tn, defense and allowed. It 1 not liei, that tbe case can be taken up again before December Favor, American System Victoria. B. C. June 1. Tha Yorod su ol Tokio says tha Imperial family of Japaa ba decided to dispatch His Highness Prince Kamtn a. special en voy to America to show imperial con cern for the disastrous San Francisco earthquake. Prince Kamin will leave for America on June Xo. A Pekln report say Tuan Fang and Wtal Chl, Chinee, traveling com- misstoner. to America ana angi.uu, bave memorialised tba Chinese govern ment commending th. American eco. nomlo system. May Lose Warship, London, June 1. It Is feared the British navy will lose on of it best vessels, the flrst-clars battleship Mon tagu. which struck on tha rock at Lundy Island Wednesday, and, accord Ing to latest reports received at Devon- rt at -J --:r; ri 1UU IWUIF w iwuuw. hiw vh n. .n.wUHnn. -ill -a- " mean n.r aipPrau .u o .- of water, Qanaral Buchanan Will Retire. Washington, Jun 1. Brigadier General James A. Buchsnan, lately In command of tha department of tba VI' saya. Philippines, will ba placed on tbe retired list ol tha army tomorrow on his own application. REEKING WITH FILTH Report ol Commission on Chica go Packing Houses. CONDITIONS MOST DISGUSTING Word Not Minced, Repulsive Facta Not Blinked, In Telling Unsan itary Condition Found. Washington, June 5. Th. following is the report in brief of Commissioners Neill and Reynolds to tb. president on the packing bouse aituation in Chicago: "No statement as a fact which was not verified by personal examination Floor, carta, tuba ar of wood, water soaked, only half clean std, meat scrape and grease adhering to them axd col lecting dirt. Meat racks and conveyor inadequate ly cleansed, greaae and meat scraps ad bering to them, even alter they are washed. Closet, 'or both men and women cut off from workrooms by thin wooden partition. Lunchrooms often adjoin them. Washing link not furnished at all, or small and dirty, with neither towels. soap or toilet paper. Men and women directly from tbe closets plunge nn washed bands into tba meat. Men sometime relieve themselves on killing floor and swell the sum of nau seating cdjrt frcin dirty, blocd soaked, rotting floor. One New York .laughter bouse is model in contrast with Chicago, con strocted largely fof iron and cement, flashed and thoroughly cleansed every day. Workmen climb over beaps ol meat, elect piece they want and throw it on dirty floor. In cutting, they bold meat against aprons of leather or rough sack ing, indescribably filthy. They stand with dirty shoes on tables on which meat is bandied. At lunch hour they sit on these tables. All this I nnder eye of superintendent. Meat shoveled from dirty floors, which are damp and soggy, piled on table rarely washed, pushed in wooden box carts, gathering dirty splinter, floor filth and expectoration of tubercu Ions and other diseased worker. - Best grades of sausage prepared for export to be eaten uncooked is carted in barrow with handle filthy with grease, thrown on table, on wbich em' ploy climbs, handle meat with un washed hands, kneeli with dirty apron and trousers in contact with meat. Inspection doe not extend to pre par ed meat food, though these products bear label stating they bave passed gov ernment inspection. Not yet prepared to report on use of dres. preservative, and chemicals. Fresh meat shoveled into barrels and regular proportion of stale scrap, added from dirty floor. Meat scrape, dry, leathery and unfit to be eaten, among wbich were found pieces of pigskin, bit. of rop. and other rubbish, to be used in max ing pottea hin. All tbeee canned products bear label aying they passed government inspec tion and Quality is guaranteed. Labels washed Irom old canned goods, which are then heated to "liven no" contents and given Ireeh labels. Superintendents aeem to ignore an consideration except those of tbe ac count book. Tuberculosis I. disproportionately prevalent in tbe stockyards, and victims expectorate on floors 01 worxrooms from which tailing scraps 01 meat are Bboveled up to be converted into lood Callous disregard is soown lor com fort of employes. Girls stand ten hour a day at work which could t. as well done sitting. Conditions are degradation to mor als and menace to health of employe Meat should be inspected after slaughter on killing beds. Hogs should be inspected for trichinosis lor Amerl can as well as foreign consumer. No meat should be marked inspected unless Inspected at every stage of preparation Secretary of agriculture should be given power to make rule, regarding sanita tion and construction of buildings. Transportation of uninspected meat from state to state should be proniDited Number of inspector, should be largely Increased. Special government inspec tion should be carried on continuously Standard of inspection should ba studied and published. Heavy Rain at Bay City. . San Francisco, June 6. Heavy rain accompanied by high winds, prevailed here last nigbt, and this weatber pre vailed throughout the northern portion of the state. It is 22 years, since aim liar condition were experienced at this time of the year. Locally, tbe rainfall yesterday wa 0.20 inch, making the seasonal precipation 20.37 inches Comparatively little suffering was caused by tb. rain throughout tha re fuge, camp. Will Welcome Bryan Home. New York, June 6. A reception, in which Democrats from all over the country will be invited to take part. will ba tendered to William Jennings Bryan on hi return from a trip around the world. It is expected that Mr. Bryan will arrive in tbl city about August 1. Copper M!nes Under City. Calumet, Mich., June 5. The Han cock Consolidated Mining company capitalised for $5,000,000, was organ iam) here today for and will open ex tensive copper mine under tha city Hancock. OBJECT TO JUDGE SMITH. Lawyers for Federation Officials Ask Change of Venua. Caldwell, Idaho, May 80. Whan tbe Canyon county district couit con vened here yesterday morning, tha cases of Charles H. Moyer, William D Haywood and George A. Pettibone, offi cers of tha Western Federation of Mi nera, wbo are charged with tha murder of ex-Governor Hteunenberg, were call ed, attorney for tba prisoner Immedi ately filed notice of alleged disqualifi cations wbich should prevent District Judge Frank Smith from sitting as trial judge, and gave notice ol a motion for change of venue. Twenty-six reasons which are alleged to disqualify Judge Smith ar given. Among other poiuta it I alleged that Governor Frank E. Gooding baa issued public manifesto, declaring tba guilt of tbe defendants and tbat be has proof of their guilt. Tha fact tbat Judge Smith ia sn ap pointee of tha governor is set forth, and tbe allegation tbat ha i subji et to tba influence of the governor is made. The manner of drawing tha grand jury ia this county also i attacked. Tha peti tion severely criticises tbe conduct of both Governor Gooding and Judge Smith in relation to these case. Before taking any notice of tha mo tion in behalf of tbe defendanta. Jama R. Hawley, chief counsel for th. prose cution, filed affidavit aetting forth tba present statu of tba habeas corpus pro ceeding taken to the Federal Supreme court on appeal from tha Federal court for the district of Idaho. He said tba trial of tbe defendant could not pro ceed until tha habeas corpus matter should be disposed of by dismissal or final decision in tbe Supreme court. Nothing waa accomplished beyond submitting to Judge Smith legal point claimed for tbe proeecution to be a bar to lurther proceeding at this time. An adjournment waa taken until Thurs day. PASS DISEASED MEAT. Special Commissioner Reynolds Saw It Done in Chicago. Chicago, May 30. How 24 ont of 81 diseased cattle were "passed" under the eye. ol James B. Reynold, one of President Roosevelt' special commis sioner appointed to investigate condi tions at tbe stockyards, wa divulged today by a man who accompanied Rey nolds to the plant of tha Standard Slaughtering company. This seen dic tated in a large measure tba report 01 the commissioners and brought about tbe inspection bill now before congress. Mr. Reynolds reached the slaughter bouse shortly after 7 o'clock. Unknown to those in tbe place, ha made an ex amination of tba cattle in the pea. There were 31 diseased cattle standing n the pens when he visited the place. Without exception, tba " nmps" in their jaws, according to tha testimony one who wa with him, were Irons the size of a cocoannt to that of a peck measure. Mr. Reynolds watched these cattle brought to the killing beds and slaughtered. How many of them were condemned on post-mortem inspection?" he aakad tbe city inspector, alter all bad been killed. "Seven," replied the inspector. The commissioner turned away sick ened. "What becomes of tha prodnctaof these vats?" asked tha commissioner oi Cornelius Short, manager of tba slaughter house. 'The grease goes to tbe butterine man and other user 01 greaae, tna solids to the fertiliser." "What is done with the meat that pas see?" was the next question. "There are two firms in Utile go tbat make a business of buying it, and it is told to certain restaurant, and hotels." 'There waa not a doien in that bunch of 31," said the commissioner to hi) companion, as he walked ont of tha place, "that could rightly have been paraed." The Standard Slaughtering company was organixed during tne auminieirm- tion'of Governor John P. Altgeld, who compelled it. establishment so that tba handling ol diseased meat could ba centralized and thu. better controlled. Supreme Judge Brown Retire. Washington, May 30. Official an nouncement of tba retirement of Jus tice Brown from the Supreme court of the United State wa made yesterday by Chief Justice Fuller. In making the statement he gave out the corre spondence between tha retiring justice and tbe court, in which the eight col leagues ol Justice Brown expressed their high appreciation ol him as a Jne- tice. Justice Brown replied in fitting terms to tbe members of tbe court, thanking them for their expression of good will. Damage to Federal Building. San Francisco, May 30 Judge W. W. Morrow, of the subcommittee on federal buildings, reported at follow at yesterday's meeting of tba commit tee of forty: Tbe estimated damage to federal buildings in San Francisco on account of tb. earthquake, lira and use of dynamite 1 as follow: Ap praiser', .tore, $10,000; sub treasury, $30,000; mint, $65,000: poatofflce and United State, court building. $500,000; revenue cutter storehouse, $6,000. Land Open to Entry. . Bedding, Cal., May 30. Tha Red ding land office received notification from Washington tbat 320,000 acre, ol irrigation and forest reserve land fn tba Klamath lake section In Siskiyou coun ty will be thrown open to entry and lo cation September 3. It 1 valuable of i agricultural, mineral and grazing land ana big ruen 1 expeciea. trouble M immineu. irom working on tha machln. dead a the result ol cancer "