THE
OREGON
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VOL. XXI 1 1.
NO. 27.
ST. HELENS, OltEUON, Fill DAY, JUNE 15, 1006.
MIST.
NEWS OF THE WEEK
a Condensed Form lor Our
Busy Readers,
In
HAPPENINGS OF TWO CONTINENTS
A Resume of Itat Important but
Not Lest Interesting Event
of tha Past Week,
A new moderate party ha been or-K.nli.-d
in HuMta. (
An entire regiment it PoIUvi, South
Kuril, haa -ullnlad.
A committee from Ilia houaa la wort
lug oa a meet Impaction bill.
Tli ariiata commlltea haa reported
Dial K-ii.kU la not entitled to a teat In
the teliat.
Republican leader In both booa
liavo agieed to a euniprorolee oa Hit
uIIiomI bill.
(Inirrl Toledo, leader ol tl Dual
mtlan evolntlnnltia, claim to bt win
inn Ilia f glit.
A rmumUlM of Pan Francltco biitl
nma men la at Washington to get Fad
rl aitl tor their elly,
t'uiled Wat eerrat aarvlre man bar
dtnivr4 a echeme by whlrh Chlneee
. r I t'll awtiggled Into tbl" country
l Vancouver, tt. U.
Tb'rentthe largeet inturinr eom
panta having .ee In Ban Fianclaro
luve rrluMnl to niaka a cut ol 26 per
rem In tlitir paytutula.
UrKrta from I'aokow, Chin, ahow
that ilia fml Moo.li tbla tprlng In tba
llmian dltlrlcl caoittl lot of lift
auii.miling to tm ol thouaaml. A
f.uiin will follow, lot tba tloodt have
brought dieaalef to an Intmeoae art.
tba Longtorthi have arrived In
Ktigland.
Ileartt bat excluded Bryan' name
from bla newBpaper.
A ttiirt guard aglnt cranki la ba
ing kept altbe Whlla Hooaa.
Mmilla buimtta own have petitioned
rwngre. to tetabluh ao agricultural
Una.
Worm In Pennsylvania and Ohio
bar ranted Una ol Ilia ami dettrucllun
of property.
Tba Mexican board of trada haa
tarled an Invalidation of American
tanned maata.
W.r helwaen alriklng miner
and
gtiar.lt baa boon raneatd at tba Htao
Uiivilla, Ohio coal nilnea.
Tba ofriclal trial trip of tha naw Iwt
il.ttiip Nahrttka will taka pUca on
1'iiget aonnd tlioot Joly 18.
Tba tUllfoinU laglilalora baa akad
the governmeni to rara for Han r ran-cit.-,'
hoiualaaa and buy city honda.
A met Iran meat parkara ara planning
to t a id thootamla of dollara adrerila.
ing In Kuropa to remove tha ailgma ol
Iba rwnl aipotara).
Tlt hit dennlttly annooncail that
he will not ba a candi lata lor tiia prea-bU-ncy.
Ha will, howoter, atnu.p tha
country on lha I'billpplna t'1".
A great naval review la plannad by
Ureal Britain.
A hurrb-ana In Boutharn Ontario hai
done iniii li damage,
(Ireera and KonmanU hava atvarad
diplomatic rolatlona.
Crnmpacker denlrl that eongiett ha
autlionty to reqnlra meal intpeon
Tba pipla ol tha Philippine laltmlt
gave IH.5U7 to tha Han t'rauclico ieli
lund.
Another high official ol tha Pennsyl
vania railroad haa bean Implicated In
coal etiargaa.
Tl. nrealdent ll llkaly to win hla
meal Impectlon fight, though oppoel-
lion I ationg.
Tha ciar haa aiimmoned hit nilnlttei
ton council, tnd a chtoga In affair
emi probable.
Pacific oaat Damocrata tralioomliig
I 4..l,.mluirlaln. ol Orgon, for
tha numinttlon foi tht praaldeucy,
Ei Oovernor W.P.Whyteha rn
nnoliit,..) United BUtet ranalor from
M urvlaitt I t anccead tha late Senator
Uoruan,
fit It. til.l revenllea of the United
ui..... i.. - ii.ru.HILli I nnntial
Ul'l llinil eiteiw - ' .
lae aaar tx.iliilaa ntt ti.a .mi and navy anil
penilon roll. For the prraenl yeat the
total ol the three eiprnaea I I3V0,
fmii .no. out of a lo'al revenue of
$ur.8,0U3,000.
pi... -n.,. l lnlevitith and other
Rn4n oincara are to bo couituiar'
titled.
(luatemtltn rebeli tra gaining In
ttreiigth.
itmn.tiu. nf Arktnaaa. dennuncr
nfw.a.v.lt for Innreielnil White Home
tlpenlel. ,. ; ;, ',. r
Wlicomln
Kaniiu and Michigan dretrojred mnoh
property and canied tna ion
llvei. t , . :
Tba military tntboorlUea are grad
ually withdrawing all of the govern
ment troopt from Ban Franolioo.
The union between Norway and Bwe
den hai ban diaiolvd year.
Three of tha Bpinlah gunlwata cap
tured by Dnwey tt Manllt have been
told lor old Junk, brli.glng 18,000.
BLOW, TO THE WEST.
Mining, Irrigation and Lumbar Inter-
tilt Will F.al Effect of teonomy.
Webliiglon, June 12 limine rruro-
ttnilaliVKa Hunk lever hlnw to the
litlra Watt In cnltlrw down tba .11.
mporlam appropriation lor tba irao-
logical aurvny carried by the nin.lrv
civil bill, and unlet tba aeiiate In
crate the lleim, mining, Irrigation
and lumber Inteiett will Irel tba effect
if Ilia Iioiim legl.latlou. In til $346,.
000 haa beau rut off I lie geological iur-
ray appropriation.
Tba government wai about to baln
ha truing of mineral Inula of Ilia
Wet, Iih ludlng tba c-wlt and lia-nite
of tba Par I lie ooatt. Llltla work of tlili
character ran ha dona, lor Ilia appro-
rlatlon waa only 1100,000, when twice
that amount haa beat annually appro
priated or linllar work In tba hail.
lutlaad of $100,000 to carry on the
nvrtllgalluo of mineral raeuurcee, In-
eluding black land eiparlmente at Port-
anil, the house grante but $'0,000.
Tlili will tbul off tba black aand woik
entirely, when the preaent tpecial fund
lltipvmled.
Tba appropriation for fornt raterva
urirtya I rut from ft 30,000 to 1100,.
000 and a cut ol $50,000 It made In
lie appropriation for topographic sur
vey, wblrli form tin ban ol all tha
geological turvey work. Oongiraa haa
Imn appropriating 1200,000 annually
to ganga atraama pitllmliiary to under
taking arlnal Irrigation work. Tlilt li
cut to 1100,000 and mean material in-
lerlerem with Irrigation urvey In lo-
ralitie litre naw project ara content-
iaii.
Another ent thai will ha fait la In
tha appropriation for tha annual report
on mineral retouicee ol ma umieo
Htatea. Tbl will cot down tba tub
(act matter of tha taloabla government
diomant and will reatrlet tba Ittue to
(he liHOiiTenlem of tba mining Inter-
ttta ol Iba country.
PACKERS TO THEIR KNEES.
Secret Service Man Secure Startling
Teitimony at Chicago.
Waahlngton, June 12 Secret aervlce
men are repotted to be on their way
her with aentational Information In
their poe.lon aa to uaa of preaerva-
Ivee hy tba l-l woat. i ney were
tent to Chicago by order Ol me prati
.lnt aa aoon a ba had been adviatd
verbally ol the multa ol iba invent.
gallon of Ubor Commlatiooer eill
and Jam! Iteynold. It I aaid tliat
Uiay have conclnd! an tineumve in-
nnlr bl.b will not only nringme
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lurknni la tlitir knee out win mnu
tbe iHiwerful Influencea that ara being
terlad airailiat COIiKrva and tl grat
rattle lnteretU with a view of forcing
lb prrai.leiit to capllulate.
Tl,.. iirMetire Iiai IMtcoroe KiKtniiv
Kvery hutineet, political ami nnanctai
rat III irt.-.Uon of the great trott la lielng
otil iiHl directly ana inaim.-ii7 i
a ball called on lha govarnmem e
p.ure. and. II powible, gt at lofliclal
,i-l.,.il..n tint the portrayal of condi
tion in the packing honaee ha been
ewggeratoil. Callla Interetta of the
great Weel and Bouthwett, which for
yeara have M clamoring in iu..e.
,nd oultlde of it for protection agtiritt
Ibetrutt, have even been pettna.led
that a continuation ol government u.-
illtM ,lll nin ttiAtn.
.,.... r,.. i.l
ti. .v ,ii t.anu: net wv
,Vot only bankera handling treat fond,
i.... ii. ui. amn nte. menu ana -
aatinUncM in theb otlueM, oclal and
I i I I..b I aaVMrlil rtHVffi IWHIll -
uaa their effort in the gigantic ttrnggle
tint ia now In progreaa, 10 liem
tide agalntt the packer.
the
Cantht With the Bomb
K.m York. June 1.-An attempt
wai made tonight to riplode a bomb n
. ,..,l,..l of the IntertMiroiigh Kapld
Tran.lt company In front of tba power
home, at Ka.t Beveniyionrw
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" i.i . .. ..ra.tntl. Hie ponce mi
n r. n. ,i n.e f.. of
r. . limb a. H lay on tbe manhole
cover. Twocompanu.ii.""- -
1 ..I,,. .BM Willi
. i ...I IIk lltrttv was i"
hnmht. all being of unl
form tiie, the .hape of a baieball, but
a Utile larger.
Kill Eljtht In Chicago
Chlca.o. Jwne ll.-Although yettcr-
daywa.
ii.. .1111 iiwitL nun !
.ti,nii..i rfti.M to emu " tvv
viiiKifMR . ,,.i.. al..rai tvnri
i ii.t...... in ftUUi I um "
111 .ii ivnti 'i
nrnatratioill. Tht Winperaturr
' . i ui .Iu.i.um. inu
reaclieil a mean.""" - -. .
!. ' " . ..I..UH nl .11 ol an Inch
intra wee a . - ,
The wind attalne.1 a ve.ou.vj
a i.am irnm inn p"
. ...... of the three dayi
;Zw;;;b;; wa, the chlof element
i. .... .1 .... lis 1LI1 II.... v"
this effect waa more marked.
N.w Waahlngton Statue
New York, jnot ii.
' : . . it...l.ttnn will
trl.n iUtue ol ueorga n
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at the
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Brooklyn
terminal " "
....1 formal v ore'
iStoAhaclofbye
mlltarv organlgatlona and government
J' eTntatlve. Irom Wa.hlngtow.
k. nreaent at tha ceremoniea. wain
J, .n,.nted In Continental
? 1 HILT OIUl'lRIBi a.---
uniform a at Valley Forge.
o To Ba Senator.
Tun. 19. Judge Al
Utiawa, -- . ,
frad Wateon Benton, of tbla oily. "
L?il.v wai offered the appolntmen
.t u' I Hi.tm aenator to tucceeo
o, w..n;;" .... tod, that I
J0"e.". "Y tl.i no.ltion. lit Will
VT u, "UI inJ Invernor Hoch tomor
omo....y " jU(,ae Benaon
rUt" .Urt lor Washington tomor
row. ', . -
OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST '
TURNS DOWN WOOL GROWERS.
Pinchot Saya They Mult Pay for All
Range in Reiervet.
Waililngton Uifford Pinchot, chief
of the Forettry aervlce, haa overruled
the protett of the Umatilla County
WiKilgrowera' auociatlon in the matter
of charging grating fee for the Blue
mouutaln lormt reterve range till act
ton. The woolgrowera alio proteated
that they were not atiigiied Individual
range. The department explained
that It wai not cnatamary to aailgu
particular tract to Individual atockmen
when reaervea ware Drat created, tnd tt
it not yet determined what plan will be
followed in the lllue mountain.
The automation alaocallwl attention
to recent decltlon hy the California
and Waahlngton court to tha effect
that tht tecreiaiy of agriculture la
itbont authority to Impoae a tax for
the ote of forest reaerve range, tnd
ithout authority arbitrarily to regu
late It ote. The forett oOlcial Inter
pret tbeaa docUion to hold that the
eecretary of agriculture baJ not bOea
empowered to enforce any penal code,
tint did have the right to keep tbe re
aerve clear ol ttock or Icaia them on
inch rratonable condition a be ahould
pretcrlbe. No appeal ba beun proae
rotl to a final hearing In either caae
but tha olllcial believe their right in
the ipliare Indicated I beyond all poa
Ible oueatioo. and aay that court dec!
Ion will have no Influence upon tbe
rule adopted for control of reaerve.
Band Want To Go To Salam.
Blem Alrooat every organiaed band
n the title haa applied to tha Salem
Fourth ol Jolv committee for an an
imminent. When the committee began
making arrangemenle to ceieoraie me
Fourth it wa announced that a large
umber ol band, piobably 20, would
le rinnloved il poaaibla for tht occa
sion. The reponea came thick ana
hut. Several dava ago tba committee
had anmaed all the bandl that could
ha nald from tha fund available. If
there were a few thousand more dollara
In the treaaury tbe committee would be
willing to work overtime engaging
land. A it la tha committee ia aatia
Sad -hat there will be mora brae band
muaic in Balem on tha Fourth of July
thin wai ever heard at one place In
Oregon before.
State Fair To Ba tha Greatest.
Ralem 5ow that tbe election la over
President Downing of the lUte lair
board, wbo it alao chairman of tha
Democratic county committee, eipecU
to devote bla entire time and attention
to perfecting arrangement! for tha ttate
fair, which opeue in September. Mr.
Downing eaya that tbe fair inn year
will be the greatest ever held on the
.i.i. Uir eroundt. The attractiona will
be better and more numeroua ana me
eibibtta In every department will ai
cel all other ilio!ugii. He aay the
people In every county are taking an
Intercut tbla year, wnicn i auo, ue
think, to the interest ewaienea oy
the Lewi and Clatk fair.
Fteecea in Prima Condition.
Baker City Shearing of heep In
Baker county haa beguu ny electric
machinery at the plant of Lee Broi ,
nr hare, who will flrat (hear their
own sheep and then those of Ayre and
other laige ownera In tha county.
Shearing wa delayed by the long cun
tlnued wet weather, but It ia aaid that
on arc o int of the moisture the quality
of the Baker wool will tbl year far
exceed that of predoui yeara, aa it ia
clean from duit and ol nne tenure.
It ia expected the tonnage win oe large
and that moat of it will go Into storage.
Many Seeking Timber Land,
n.k.. flit Man? people are com
ing into the Eaitern Oregon timber belt
In aearch of timber. Locator from
Chicago, Milwaukee, we tern Well
ington and Idaho war inciuueu in iwu
prtie which have paed through Ba
ker City on their way into the John
lUy country. One of tneee paniea,
with II. J. Bundy, itarted for the 8u-
aanvllla dlatriot; tht other pariy, 10
people in all, 14 women ana one noy.
which wat under tne direction of O.
W. Bhaw, atarted for Burn.
M.v Buv Road to Blue River Miner.
The Eugene Commercial
.i,,k i... met and adopted reiolution
asking the county court w inveangavo
the matter of pu.-chailng a highway in
... th. Itlna river mine. At preaent
the rrlvata road from Blue River City
to the mine, a dietetic of ii mile, ia
closed on tccount of wine trouble be
tween the owner, tne i.ucy noy aim
ing company, and other mine ownera in
.i.. .ii. ,.i..t .ml there ia no meana of
access to the mine from the outside,
Fruit Injured In Valley,
galem The continued damp weath
er which has prevailed for tha P;
three week in the wiiiamevi- t..7
bat been very Injurlou to tha ruit
orop. Btrawbertie In soma localith'S
have been aimoat ram.
too. have been Injured for want of dry
weather and sunshine. Growing grain
haa bad all the rain nesesBnry iur
leaaon.
La Qranda Offer Free Site.
L Grande The La Grande Com
mercial club la attempting to raise $8,
000 for the purchase of a lte to be
offered to tht Palmea Lumber company
aa an inducement for the location of lis
new mill here. About $6,000 has been
uboribed. A site of 73 acre on the
river north wet of town ha been tecured
by option. ;
SAYS CONTRACTORS WILL LOSE
Did Not Know Nature of Rock Along
Route of Celilo Canal.
Portland Tim government canal at
Celilo will coat $10,000,000, Imtead of
$4,000,000, according to I. If. Tatle,
wbo ha been operating Sib wheel
near there for 20 yeara.
'The contractor, Hiultu k J one,
who ara digging tha flrat half mile at
the Celilo end, will loee $100,000 on
the lob." he aaid. "They took It at
too low a fiuure, evidently not knowing
the nature of the rock tbc-y nave to
blait ont. Their bid wai. 2tM, 000.
They havo about 100 men at work pre-
uarintr a foundation lor tbe roc wora
on tbe npner end of the canal."
Mr. Tafle aavt there ia nolblngin tne
fUhwhcel buiinctia this season becauae
"tnoae leiiowa on tue lower rier won . i .
let a aingle lalmon gel paat tbc.m. He .
gelt a goou price, t cenie a puuuu,
II he traot. hi market being in me
Kaat. Mil cold itorage work are,
however, devoid of aalmon tbil aeaion,
and he doe not anticipate any great
improvement in the ran.
Calapooia Company ia Sued.
Albany Claiming the Calapooia
Lnuiber compary, of Crawfordaville,
ha cut and lowed more than 760,000
feet of timber off land belonging to
bim, Ahtier C. Withe ha Bled auit
for $4,600 damage In tbe State Circuit
court for Linu county, tbrougn Attor
nev W. Lair Thompson. The timber
aliened to have been cut by the defend'
ant company is valued at $1,600, and
the Oregon statute provide that where
timber I cut unlawfully tbe owner
may recover three time it value.
Withee i ao Eastern capltalnl woo na
lame timber holding In wnn county,
and la represented in the n est by 1
Thompson A Hardy, of Eugene. I
Water Soon to Flow. I
Biker City Water will flow through
the 12 mile ditch of tbe Baker Irnga Guatemala, to investigate tbe move
tion company within tha next few daya. I ment of the American steamer Empire,
Thl. .t.t.mpnt waa made bv J. A. which ia reported to bave landed re-
Smith, head ol the company. The
-ill h. mnt down in a small vol-1
mt Ant hminr need for aluicinc in
the banka ol the big iceervoir which ia
to'be built this snaimer. The reservoir
la tn mm 90 arret and have a capa-1
-itv nl A nnn.a.-r hiet. The ditch will
be used to- carrying water lor storage
i, ih. rMwrvnir for the first time next I
spring.
All Umatilla ia Rejoicing.
AtLena Report! from all over Uma
tilla county are to the efhet that the
outlook for" an enormoia wheat crop
this season ia briulit. Before the heavy
, k.M itnneiHpr.hle anxiety
.i .. in th lni-tlitiM
i.' i:..i, tt.. nrntiuu ta for
i .iim .ml MBeriallv
so where the wheat waa spring sown.
In many places it wa believed the crop
wonld ba a failure outriaht, hot every-
thing is now entirely tiflerent.
Road Machinery Arrive
Salem Two carloaJa of machinery
for the government experimental road
conttruction have arrived in una city
There Is one more car on the road
When it arrives Mie work will be lart
ed in earned.
The engineer in charae
nf tha work. Mr. I.oder, expect to be
amnlored In the construction ot tnia
sample road at least two months
Succesaor to Dr. Lana.
Salem Governor Chamberlain ap'
pointed Dr. W B. Morse,
of Salem, a
member of tha B'ate board of health, in a question put in the house of com
i.. t rir lltrrv T.ne. realaned. and mons by William Field. Nationalist
I - . .. . t , ...
H. G. Myer, ol cuuem, a meinour oi iiie
barber commission.
PORTLANDMARKET-
Wheat Club, 72978c; blueatem,
7476c: red. 70a71c: valley, 72c
Uata No. 1 white fued, $31.50;
gray, $31. ou per ton
Barley Feed, $24.60 per ton; brew-
ing, nominal; rolled, $25(820. jye British inspection ol tome of these
Hay Valley timothy, No. 1. $12(1 mported foods, but said the local gov
ts per ton; clover, $7.608; cheat, ernBent board had taken action to see
$0(97; grain hay, $78; alfalfa, $18. h t tn, loc,i uthoritiea exercised
Fruits Apples. 12.60 s.ou per oox;
iricota, $1.7532,00 crate; cherries,
anricota
76cfl$l per box; ttrawberries,
8c per pound; gooseberries, 5a6e pet
nnund.
Vegetable Beane, 835cj cabbage,
$1011.25 per 100; green corn, 47)c
rim ! onlona. 8(9100 per doxen; peaa,
Rnr radiahes. 1 0c per doien ; rhubarb
8c p pound; auinach, OOo per box;
n.r.lev. J5c: Banish, $1 per crate
turnip. $1(31.25 per Back; carrota, 65
fiYSo per Back; beeta, ooctssi per tec.
Onions New, I H 2o per pound.
. . . i
Pntatoea - Fancy graded Burbanks,
" , i!.... .,.,i i cenincaiea m iu u. ...-
r,ndnml1P' ""-.p of;,h. Btreet railway.
u.i, u.. - ;. .
Butter Fancy creamery, ll j.(uo
per nound
Bug Oregon ranch, 20(3210 per
doten.
Poultry Average old hen, 12013c
per pound; mixed chicken, 12Q12).c;
broiler, 15(16o; rooaters, 10c; dreaa
ad chlckene, lX14c; turkey, live,
lAi18e: turkeva, dressed, choice, 200
22c; geese, live, 9 10c; geeee, dressed,
old, 10c; young, I2o; ducks, old, 11J
12o; yonng, 12H8";IC
Hod Oregon, 1906, 1012Wo.
Wool EaBtern Oregon average beat.
18(9230: valley, coarte,
22H02-c;
. A,ynK.. .,.!. ..l.nln. OMrifeSn
' ' '
i7..i TSr.....t. 4r7n nor Donnd.l
ti.iTir....Il hnlla. So ner nound:
liri-. mnntrv ateert. 6a6c.
ordinary
8c.
Folk Dressed, 79c
MUST STILL FEED 26,000.
Bread Una Gradually Thinned,
but
Problem Continuea Large.
Ban Francisco, June 11. Thursday'
diatribution of ration thowed a educ
tion of nearly 4,000 in tba bread line,
which now numbeia - approximately
88,000. Tbe exact number fed by the
raw food distribution on Thursday wai
81,486, agaimt 86,886 on Tuesday, and
the number of meal ticketa given out
had increaaed from 11,095 to 11,254.
By the Mm tbe army leavet tbe
work, it it expected that the number
will htva been reduced to 25,000, and
that many of that retidue will bave to
ba cared for an indefinite time A
Ion a a any of tha quarter in tbe bar
rack which bava been buiit at tbe
toeedway in Golden Gate park remain
onoccepied, there will alway be tne
propoiition of relief in excess of the de
mand. Tbera ia ttlll room for 700 or
800 more peraom.
How to manage the relief work alter
tba army witbdrawa at the end of tbe
month ia tha problem. One plan con
template the centralixation of all tbe
j:..
diatribution in each neignoor-
"J t
aoup kitchen, where hot
meal and lupplie of raw food could be
distributed to families wboae needy
condition baa been determined, tbe
ticketa for different auppliea, including
clothing, to ba given out noder the
management of tbe Bed Cros.
Tbe Associated Cbaritiee will do
tbe work of Investigation in whatever
form of relief i determined npon after
tba army leavet," said General Greely,
and be added: "I bava not yet teri
oualy considered any of tba plana for
carrying on tba work after the army
withdraw and I aball not oo io onui
it it determined who ia to be in con
trol." WATCHING THE REVOLUTION.
Cruiser Marblahead Shadows Move
ment of Filibuster.
Washington. Jane 11. Secrecy no
longer surround tbe movements of tbe
United btarea eruiaer MarbleLead,
which ba Bailed north from Panama.
At the request of tbe State department
the Marblehead tailed for Ban Joae,
emits from Ban Francisco and arm and
ammunition lor tne use oi me revoiu-
tionists against President Cabrera
Disquieting dispatche reached the
Bute department today from Guatema
la regardina tba revolution, i De-mem
bert of the present administration are
active in pans oi tne repuouc, nut n
impossible to diecover Ibe exact cause
of tbe movement ana tne directing
force.
Both tbe Salvadorean and Mexican
border bava been lending support to
the revolution, and it ia tbe deaire of
thia government that tbe Marblebead
aball find out exactly what the situation
is and bave car that there be no par
ticination in the revolution hy Acueri
leant which may involve the United
State in an international dispute
The Empire coaled at Connto. Mca.
ragua. before tailing for San Joae, ac
cording to dipatchee from Panama
CAN HE DEPEND ON UNCLE SAM
John
Bull Inquiring About American
Inflection Syetem.
London. June 11. John Burns, pre'
ident of the local government board,
haa requested the Foreign office to com
municate witn tna Btate aepattmeni ai
Washington and ascertain to what ex
tent reliance can be placed on the tys
tern of meat inspection undertaken by
the bureau of Animal industry. In
announcing that he bad taken this ac-
tion through the medium of a reply to
I L tj. D.l.l.k. JinlairtH n(
niriuovr ui iu d. ..m. . .
Dublin, and president ol the Irish
In.,, I. Tro.t.r. n1 Klnrk fl-nflr.' aato-
Cattle Tradera and Block Owners asso
ciation. Mr. Barn aaid he bad ascer
tained that a quantity of boneless beei
and pork is Imported Into thia country
from America and converted into aau
tana, wnicn are soiu as ensueu iru
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ducts. He admitted that there were
rlnna difficulties in the wav of effect
their power to the Inll extent,
Test Suit on Public Ownerahip.
Chicago, June 8. Proceedings to test
the validity of the Mueller law and the
issuance of $75,000,000 in certificates
bv the city were commenced in the Cir
cuit court today. A hill asking that
tbe city officials ba enjoined from at
tempting: to raise money on tba certifi
cates were filed by busineea men of thia
citv. A decision ia expected from th
Supreme court ol tbe ttate witnin a:
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I .inert to derive tha lunaa lorourcuaoe
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Will Veto "Sooner" Bill.
Waahinnton. June 8. Prealdent
Roosevelt I very apt to veto tha bill ot
Senator Dubois which ba pawed the
house permitting sooners at Rupert on
the Minldokt Irrigation tract In Idaho
to have a preference right to purchase
lot they now occupy with , permanent
improvements. Thia bill was passed
over tha vlgorons protest of the Interior
department, tha objection being made
that tuoh legislation would Induce soon
er to ruth in and grab tha beat lapd
Wltf Return It Rumored
Chicago, June 11. A cablegram
the Inter-Ocean from Bt. Petewbu
lave "It il rumored that Count
1 premiership
' M. Goremykni'i appointment
MILLIONSJTIED UP
San Francisco Suffers at Hands
of Insurance Companlas.
POLICY HOLDERS BAND TOGETHER
Businese of Bay City But One Third
of What It Wat During Month
of May 1005.
Ban Franeiaco, June 0. Interest here
bat centered in tbe insurance aituation
Buainesa condition remain uncertain
and wait npon the settlement of losse.
Tbe time ba come when the insurance
companies must poaitively declare
themselvea. Tbe policiea beld by Ban
Franciacana call for tbe payment of
about $200,000,000. Bo far but little
mire than $3,000,000 baa been paid,
1 almost all of thia waa in tmall
amount. The $200,000,000 ia needed
to enable tha people of the city to re
aume buainees. How badly tbe money
needed may be gathered from tbe
lrarlntr bonee fiirure. In May, liiuo.
the clearancea in Ban Francisco
amounted to $147,000,000. For May,
906. tha clearancea amounted to
$50,000,000. In other word, one-third
aa much business waa done last month
aa in tha corresponding month a year
aao. Tbe policy bolder bave become
weary of tbe dilatory tactic oi me in
nracce companies. They have re
frained from criticism for tix weeks,
but now are insisting that their c aim
be paid without further delay. The
Dolicv holder of each company bave
banded together for protection. Tbey
bave the support of tbe newspapers
the commercial bodies and the indus
trial and commercial organixationa of
every city on the coast. They no long
r deal aa elnela individuals with the
insurance companies, but preaent
to lid front which is not to be repulsed
Tbil organixation will save them in tbe
end.
It is known that million! of dollara
are lying dormant in the banka of this
tv and Oakland to tbe credit ot me
insurance companies. ine question
naturally suggests itaelf: Why do not
the insurance companies pay? The
answer it that they ara trying to drive
the beat bargain they can, hoping
to
bring about a compromise in tbe end
These are not pretty tactica,
but never
thelesa they are used.
NOTICE TO SHYLOCK.
State Take Up Cause of San Fran
Cisco Insurance Victims.
San Francisco, June 9 At a confer
ence todv between Insurance Commis
sioner E. Myion Wolf and f. . coo-
gan, attorney ol the underwriters, Mr.
Wolf warned the latter tbat be would
romediately c.!I for a list of policy
holders from every company which
failed to eign an agreement to extend to
60 day the time for proof ol lovs.
The notification ia equivalent io
declaration ot war on all companies
which have not signed. The statu
provide $1,000 penalty for failure to
respond to tbe demand. In effect, the
order will compel every company to
arant the extension or go out of bus
nets in this state.
The eweenini order applies to more
than half of the companies doing bui
ness in the city, and ia designed b
Mr. Wolf to complete the work bean
when a notice was served on all the
companies snggt sting that all sign an
acreement which would prevent tb
policies from lapsing through trie ina
bility of the insured to get their proofB
made out in time.
The policy holders of the Tradera
Insurance company will form a corpor
ation to look alter their interests i
the litigation which will be brongl
to compel that concern to pay all obi
gationa in full. This was determined at
a meeting of tbe policy holders held in
this city today.
Cost of Obedience to Law.
Chicago, June 9 The improvements
at the Union stockyard to be ordered
by the city authorities a the result of
the recent examination of buildings
will coet the packera nearlfy $1,000,-
000, according to ent 1 mate made by
Building Commissioner Uartaman. it
will require an expenditure of about
$500,000, maybe $200,000 more, to
make changes needed to confotm with
the requirements ot tbe city building
ordinances, while the sanitary im
provement to be insisted upon win
cost about $300,000.
Slaughter of Sheep.
Spokane, June 9. A Lewiston, Ida
bo, special to the Spokesman-Review
save: Metier detail tre to band of an
alleged serijus war between theep and
cattle men
on the Salmon river, 18
mile from White Bird. Tbe matter
has not been reported to the authorltlel
of Idaho county. Tbe -rumor li that
cattlemen, who resented the advent of
sheep on ranges hitherto used exclu
sively by stockmen, fired into hands at
A. T. Davis ranch, slaughtering 300.
Wanta Island for Terminua.
Sacramento, Cal., June 9. A con-
mi.ninl t-a.nl ii linn Intrnrinpnd in the
senate by Mr. 8hortridge and in the , by Alfred Moseiey to aena pevween no
assembly by Mr. Atkinacn provide vember and March 600 Brltlih teacbera
.i,., k. rtiti si.;.a onvnrnment ha to the United Statea and Canada to
requested to cede to the state ot Call
il-. I.1..H in Nin nr.nr.iM. niv
foi different railroad companies.
NEILL A TARTAR.
Packer Make Their Caaa Woraa by
Their Question.
Waahington, June 8. Hla charge
against tbe mea' packers were repeated
and enlarged upon today by Cbarlea P.
eill, commissioner of labor, in nit
testimony before the bonse committee
on agriculture. He waa subjected . to a
close cross-examination, especially by
Chairman Wadawortb, tha author of
tbe bill to make tbe government pay
the cost of inspection, and Mr. Lori-
mer, Republican boas, of Chicago, and
be even accused these gentlemen ot
quibbling and seeking to discredit bim.
He sis championed by several mem
ber of tha committee, who resented
the tone of some of tba questions.
The effect of tbe questiona was only
emphasise the worst of Mr. Neill't
charge. He described floors black with
flltb, which all tha seat could not
wash clean; be identified disease irom
which employee were Buffering by the
amell of the medicine tbey carried;
be told again tha ttory of the bog
whicb clipped into the wrong place;
be answered tbe statement that girls
were allowed to sit by Baying tbey bad
nothing to lit upon; he gave a graphic
word-picture of a man climbing with
hands, kneea and feet over a pile of
meat; he denied that packing house
are open to tbe public.
Before Mr. Neill UstlDed, I noma
Wilson, representative of the packer,
finished hi teitimony. Ha declared
nied the possibility of paeaiog on tha
cost of inpection to cattlemen, and pre
dicted disaster to tbe livestock indus
try, aa well aa to the packers, .from tha
loss ot foreign trade.
OUR TRADE WITH CHINA.
Ambasaador Cheng Discouraea
Be-
fore Cleveland Buaineaa Man.
Cleveland. June 8. Sir Cheng Tung
Liang Cheng, the Chinese ambassador
at Washington, waa a gueat oi honor
and tbe principal speaker at a dinner
given by tbe local chamber cf commerce
today. He paid an eloquent tribute to
the memory of tbe lata Secretary John
Hay. He dwelt at length on tbe In
creasing opportunities lor American
commerce in China. He eald in part:
'China and the United Statea seem
to be admirably situated for close com
mercial relations. With a chain of .
insular possession extending across tha
Pacific, the United States ba It trad
ing post at the very gate of China.
Even now tha cotton mill ot tha South
depend npon the China market for tba
disposal of their product ; for China
takes irom tbe United Statea mora
than halt of its total export of cotton
manufacture. Even now tbe mill of
the Northwest find China a good custo
mer for their flour.
"The commerce between tba two
countries ba steadily grown to ita
present proportion in spite of all dis
couragements and restrictions. With
a better nnderetanding of each other't
needs and conditions there ia every rea
son to believe that the growio win oa
much more tapid in tha future."
CLAIMS COPYRIGHT ON VOICE.
Sousa Accusea Phonographa of Pi
racy and Injury to Muaic.
Washington. June 8 At tha bear
ing oa the copyright bill today John
Philip Sousa, the compiler a'-d band
conductor, testified that in every or e of
the catalogues of tbe manufacturer of
talking machine waa a list oi tome
twenty to one hundred of hi' composi
tions, but he had yet to receive tha drat
cent for what he regarded aa thia "pi
racy." Mr. Souia condemned the ma
chines ronndly
"I tell yon the hnman voice it not
heard a- it used to be." be said, "and
I prophesy that the vocal cords may by
their disuse become useless.
"Ano'.ber evidence that these ma
chines are taking tha musical initiative
from our people is that the sale ot tba
hanj-i, the mandolin and the guitar ara
greatly decreasing and tbe dealer tell
me this is on account of the increased
use of the talking machines."
Victor Herbert fallowed Mr. Sousa,
speaking, he said, for many brother
comprsers, for the provision In the bill
intended to protect their rights.
Suicide Clause Invalid.
Albany, ST. Y., June 8. The court of
Appeal yesterdav alfirmed the coet and
judgment of $2,262 in favor of Anna T.
Fago, of Wyoming county, against tha
Supreme tent of the Knight of tha
Maccabee of the World, a fraternal or
ganisation. The plaintiff, husband,
who held a policy, committed suicide,
and despite the fact that tha by-lawa
state that no benefits shall ba paid to
the beneficiaries of a member who com
mits suicide, the lower courts awarded
the plaintiff a verdict and the highest
state court has affirmed the judgment.
Bear and Lion May Ba Chum.
Paris, June 6. The tendency toward
better relations between Great B i ain
and Russia Is attracting the greatest
interest in official circlet here, where
conrflmation ba been received of tba
reports referring to tha approaching
visit ol the British Channel fleet to
Russian Baltic porta Tba diplomat!
express the conviction that the drawing
together of these two great powen, fore
shadows alaiting peace throughout all
Europe.
British Teacher Coming.
London, June 8. Arrangement bava
been completed under a plan outlined
- ! study the educational syetemt of tha
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