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-
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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 "