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Newspaper Page TextTHE OREGON JL MIS 0 VOL. XXIII. " " , p - r " ST HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 20, 1906. Kn ao NEWS OF THE WEEK MONEY FOR KLAMATH. Hitchcock Add $1,000,000 to Fund for Reclamation. In a Condensed Form for Our :;a,-ia noii,ru,ouo.000of tl. reclamation Bosy Readers. JutiJ lor the Klainatli Irilgalion pro- I , umiuis li.UUU.UUU nn lninti. wiy avaiiaoi 0r construction. Th HAPPENINGS OF TWO COimNENTX F. .-WAtlS uu uuing m walllornla. Work 1 be ing eneigelically pushed ontiiaenn, truetion ul tb outlet tunnel from Kit main una. 111a secretary alto n edva 12.400 uu 10 complete Ilia project. Thla ad uuional money w to Im available aa uon a needed. Thla Increase la the iull o( Senator Kulton't work during Tlili increased allotment la posilbl A Return of tha Lata Important but Not Lata Marketing Events ' of the Paat Weak. A ttrlke of Portland attaet tar men rnif Imminent. ".urn tia started a movement (or the because the puhllo land recelptt lor th tiMiisniiieni u gmnuntig. Il yar greatly exceeded tbe depart- nam are belli meoared fur a .. mtnVt While the returna lliihtthlu of! the Columbia bar. r ot emplete, found that tin . , I raMwipiaj will exceed the estimate! by NUjorDreylui be been assigned to mora tbao 12.000,000, and thla increaaa eouimaiiu oi uie crera rrenco regiment. hai Ijwh divided among lour elatee, Alfred lleit. who controlled the mid t"W'n and California on tha Klamath and dianioi.d output of Africa, la dead. P"')'! Wathington, whote increase ,. have been heretofore announced, and A peer conference between Central M,,o, which get additional money for 1 titaifEi'Mti Vaaiiitltll! tU lu ttI.I ., i. . . .. . i"- m iwo project now building Doubling the cash allowanra for the Klamath project opens tha way for the letting of new contract to reclaim land not Included lu the But unit, now on dr construction. Just what work will be taken up nut Iiaa not been folly de termined. Much will depend on tha fceraillltflaknilial itirtai tt L'naln , a II aiitu planning an Inini.n aapply depot and wbo now llM .,. ,.,, of ihuBtoi J. Hi Klamath project can be built a Hcietary Melt-alt taye eongreaa did not Intend to author! a llghtahlp ful HalHaur hank, off Cape flattery, and he dura not feel aothorlartl to epend th iiau.otiu appropriated by mlnake It la aald th War department I Iwrrart for marine at th mouth of tha Columlilr. Young' bay la to t dredged until anrburig for tha entire for o and Aalatic nitiadront la cured. Tha mouth of tha Columbia li TOO mile rr Japau Uian hu Kino .... and 1 also better for rail faclliti than tliemerlon. Caeie Chadwlrk la 111 In bar prlaon hoiua at CuluuiUua, Ohio. Iryfu la th hero of France line ht ha bn proven Innocent. !'- tit ar canting a reign of terror throughout tha Kutalen amp Ira, llilthocck rveente th atatement ft Sjpator Fallon that h I la hi dotage. Hull have begun In flan Francisco aKnt tha "li bit" insurance paiilea. Two men attempted to rob a Denver hank in daylight, but were foiled and tnlh were caught. A Uritlth tteamer in Chinee water attacked by pirate end two pat longer! kilM and th captain wounded, Milukofl la ttia choir of tha Kutaian i'mmx-rata fur premier, but the rtar atiil halkt at yielding to tha party' de mand. , Four tirgroaw ar under arreat In North Carolina for murdering an en tire lamlly. One of tha men haa cou I ..!, Implicating tha ether three. A floo.1 in Kho.l canyon, T5 mllea nothr of Trinldatd, Colorado, iwept away a nunibar of houaea. Una man drowned and hundred people left honieleea. I'Iik war In Central America may In v ilve II )ii,lu-ai and Mmragua. The government ha begun an luvre ligntlon of tha elevator buainee. Italy want Ureal Britain and Franc to riMluc their ttandlog aruilea and yd tha will do llkewta. Thlrty-nln laundry companlrti of Cincinnati, Ohio, have been indicted for violating tha anil truat law. Tha only hope of averting an open contoDt In Kuivl I for th cwr to make term with th mwterate. Kithnr Mitchell and Mra. Crellleld admit they conaplrod to kill Owir Mitchell. No other war in th plot. The Vatican la fiut lalllng Into decay and It will ha neteanary for tha poie to apand 1100,000 to put the building m condition. a whole or In reel loin. It wai origin ally Intended to build it by unite, com plellng ona unit liefor taking np the neat. It haa been found, however, that ther will b no trouble In getting et tier upon thee land a faal aa water ia ready and lur thla reason It waa d toriiiiund to puih work hereafter. While only 13.000,000 It actually available for Immediate ute, another 1 2,400,000 will be forthcoming by tha time th engineer are able to ute It Cnualderahle land to be reclaimed now lake htd or wmp. Until th water ha been drained off aud the lake bade dried, It will be impoeaihla to complete tha project. Thla draining and drying procetie will reqnir aeveral yeare; but In the meantime alt land now arid whli'h ia Intended to be re claimed will b brought under ditch, Under th allotment jmt mad It la be lieved that work on the Klamath pro ject can proceed without Interruption uutil tha lent ditch la dug and water turned on every available acra. Tha allotment for tha Koine-rayette prolnet I Increased to Il.ttt0.000. and (or the Minidoka to 11,666,000. Tbi previon allotment for each wa tl. 300.000, The Mulee-fayetta projret will rott mora than tha original allot men t. WILL BUILD GREAT CANAL. J. J. Japan aaya aha la not trying to nion opollia th Manchnriaa trade, but that the door la wlda alien and every coun try ha an iial chance to capture the The whole of th provlnca of Vero neth, Bttaala, la affected by Mcente ariainj from tha agrarian movament. Tha peaiant are rlning everywhere and burning eatatea. Kitanalva reform! ar proponed in the Uritiih arm. Tliounan.il of Jewl ara fleeing from KiiHila, It I claimed 40,000 left War taw in tlugla day. .. . Tha Longworth ara vlaltlng In Parit. Kama of Uryan't aJmlrert ay he will organiae a new party. The Riiaiilan cablnot hat oflered Itt rotlgiiallon to the ctar. Anarchy relgna In Ruaala and open rebellion I tapeeted at any tlmo. Tha meat deatrnctlva lira In 80 year hat jtwt awapt Htockholm, Sweden. The Iom it placed at $7IO,OU0. Captain Prayfua baa been declared Innocent and will b reatnrad to hit old rank and iliortly promoted. Tho grand Jiiry of tha Diatrlct of Col nmhla hat Indicted tha ka company ofllcialtot Waihington for eoniplring to control and ralaa the prlca nf Ice. Admiral Ohonknln, commander ol tha Ituaalan Black tra fleet, did from tha wound Indicted by a tailor In re venge for the ad mi ml having refuted to pardon tome men who had mutinied. Tha nppar bout of tha Ruaalan par liament favor th abolishment of tha death penalty. Hill Sayt He Will Connect Hud- ton Bay and Great Lakea. Chicago. July IA. Not aetiafled with hia gigantic railroad undertaking, which alter SO yrara appear to b oaly a little more than nail compieieti, Jawea J. Hill ia now turning hia atten tion to canal building and hat given hit word to hit friends that boatt will b running from th Ureal lake to Mod ioli bay before tha II "it vel paetet through tha Panama canal. At the propnaed water route it through the Winnipeg river and Lake Winnipeg, hit nnrpoM in making the Manitoba capital tha eaetern terminal ol hi new Canadian tranarontlnental una intieau ol aome point on I .eke Huperlor ia ax nlalnad. Tho building of tha canal will make him practically matter of tha trautiHiitation tualneta oi tha form weet and will protect him againtt the incuralon that have been made Into hit teirltory by oilier railroad Inter nut within the pant lew yeara. It ia projioted to have th canal atart from tome pine on Lata (superior, traveraa the diatrlct northwest through the Rainy river and th Lake of the Wooda to the Winnipeg river and paat the city of Winnipeg to Lake Winni peg. From there It would he necestary mv to drndue out tha canal channel Into lludton bay, thut connecting the (Ireat lake with tha bay and Atlantic ocean. Rooaavalt Willing to Mediate, uynter Hay, July 10 -In extending tha good oflluet of the United Bute in conjunction with Mexico to end the dltpnte between Guatemala and Salva dor, Pretldent Roosevelt ha a program ol action outllmd. Tha United Btatet will follow tha tuggattlon of the con tending government, If they Indicate a dualre to accept tha mediation offered. No tuggettion aa to tha nioue ot procea ... . !, . i. nr to D lonowea win come iroui United State, It la announced her to day, unlet! reqneat or niggettion tnouii be made by Guatemala or Salvador. Honduraa Joint In. Jul 16. A telegram re ceived here from Han Balvador laya that Hondurat declared war iaintt uuie- mal today. According to tint aame message th following proclamation hat been circulated in Balvador: "General Bon 11 la, commander of tba Balvador . it I a I. n .. 1 m army, na rapaueu '""""" force at Mtapina, in caivauor, iu n.ll. euat nf the Guatemalan frontier. The vlctorbut army of Balvador retain ed the poaitlona captured." Government Loaa by Olaatter. w.lilnirtnn. July 16. Quarterment- er Gensral Humphrey of the army has compiled a tatement allowing that the amount neceasary to be cpxended a a rrtult of the Are in Ban rancieco unuer tha varlout tltlet ol appropriavion. ir bit departmant aggregate 2,2118,478. OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST GROW RUBBER IN UMATILLA. Colorado Man Sayt th Climate and Soil Ar Good. remiieum- -Thera la a proipect that Umatilla county ma bwwm- ih mk. oer growing center of tn Pacific North weat in the near future. G. T. Doug lae, oi Uurango, Col., representing tha rubber trust of th United Htatea u nere for the purpose of looking over me country and making an examine, lion of tha aoll. lie I now lonkina over th country in th vielnltv nf Kcbo, where the aoll and climate I limllar to that of New Mexico, Ariaona eouuiern Utati and aouthern Colorado, where th plant I grown vrv luoce-a tuny. The plant la aald to flourish in dry aandy aoll, and In semi-arid die trlct. Mr. Douglai belUvte tbi tec lion to be adapted to tha tucceasfnl growing of the plant which he aaya re- quiree aDoni two yeara to come to ma iiiruy. ti can be put In at Irom 8 to f 10 per acre and will yield from 1100 to 1200 per acre. Mr. Doogla will make a report of bla Investigation to hi company In few daya. Sodavlll aa 8aat of Learning. Albany Article of Incorooratlon have been died In tke county e'erk' omc lor tli Mineral Spring college, at oooaviiie. The c illege win be open d next fall in tha buildina at Bod. ville formerly ccconled by tbeold Min eral St ring seminary, which closed ita door aeveral year ago from lack of financial asaiaUnca. It I now planned to establish a achool th equal of any institution in Urrgon, except those tup- ported by th itate. Classical, icien tide, literary, normal, boiioea and mualcal course will be taught, and the Inetitution plana to give degree aa high aa muter of arte. Demand for Labor In Linn County. Albany Ther I no eicns for a la boring man to complain for lack of work In Oregon thla year. In Linn county there ia a demand for laborer of every tort, and especially those wno will do farm work during tha harvest ing eeasou, and who ar willing to woik round a sawmill, or in tha wood. armei In Linn county ar looking in vain tor needed assistance to garner their ciop and the lumbering millt long tha rivera of Linn, Marion and Lane i-ountlet are advertiaing for help II the time. Many college atndenta are apending their vacation weekt at tha sawmills. Labor Famine in Valley. Salem Ai an Illustration of bow great I th demand for manual and team labor in tba Willamette va'ley, the Willamette Valley Traction com pany, In commencing work upon the Portland Salem electric line, wa un- hie to iccure men and team, and employed a ettam traction engine to do the ground breaking. It ia quite prob- ble that help will have to be Imported from other ttatea In older that the com pany may be able to fulfill ita contract ith the city council of Halem to bave tha line completed between thla city and Chemawa and reedy for operation on or before September 10. Watco Farmer Begin Harveat. The Dillee Haying ia well advanced throughout Watco county, the bulk of the grain hay now being in the atack ami the aecond cutting of alfalfa bat begun. More hay haa been cut in the county thla yrar than for many yeara previous. Thia wa owing to io much of the grain having been injured by heat, making it unfit to threab. Next week cutting of grain will begin In tec tiont where fall grain la raited, and in moat tactions barley will be ready to cut by the latt of the week. Farmer estimate that about half crop will be harvested. The fall wheat will be No. 1, but mitt of the spring wheat will be inferior. Hot Weather Hurriea Harveat. Kugene The condition ot the crops in the Upper Willamette valley, espec ially around Eugene, during the raat week have been excellent, and all the farmer are happy. Th&jiaylng season 1 about balf over and tfle crop to be barvetteil will be on of the largest for years. Tha warm wave which hat ex tended over the valley haa been some what detrimental to the wheat crop, which, a -cording to the farmers, bai advanced too far. Harveat handa are reported scarce, even with the good wage c flared. FOOD LAW QUESTIONED. Legal Interpretation of Two Worda Meana Much to ita Frlenda. Balem Upon the legal interprela lion of the word "adulterant" and "adulteration" hang the fate of Ore gon's pure food law when it cornea op lor d tuition before Judge George H Burnett, of the Circuit court, for tbi county in the cine of the (Ute vs George Fendorick, who I charged witb telling the state lard that baa been adulterated witb tallow. -Kondorick, who ia a meat dealer this city, ii under on tract to furnish the state Insane asylum witb a quantity of lard, and it li charged by the state dairy and food commissioner that the lard furnished contain a certain per centige oi tallow. i lie point ai issue ia whether an adulterant in foods meant the aubstitu tion of a substance which it injurious to th human system for a pur article, and if the ciurt holds that tallow I not an adulterant it will throw the whole act open to hebnicai violation in all line of trade In foodstuffs. Big Real Eatate Deal at Eugene. Kugene One of the largeet real ea tate deal ever made in Lane county wai consummated recently when 11 Bangs, Kugene't pioneer liveryman sold a quarter block of ground at tba oorner of West Ninth and Olive atreett to G. M. Ronnett, a farmer of thia city, for 135,000. A two atory brick build ing and a large frame livery liable building are on the ground, and they are included In the sale. Mr. Bang ecure in the deal 960 acre stock farm In ilarney county, which hia eon Abraham, ot thit city, wil conduct. Conttruction Slow. Tba Pallet W. F. Nelson, president of the Oregon Trunk road, lay con ttruction work it progressing slowly be cause ol toe scarcity or laborer. Mr. Nelson expects to teen re plenty of la borer after harvest. It ia the purpose of the company to push the road on to Madras, a distance of 110 mile from the Columbia, aa aoon as it can be built, and then to build through Cen tral Oregon and make connection with tome southern road. Grocer Not To Buy Infected Fruit. Balem County Frnit Inspector K. C. Armstrong bat called npon all retail grocerymen and aecored irom them an agreement not to boy from farmer any fruit infected with Han Jose acale. The dealers were willing to make the agree ment and will keep it in letter and pirit. If tha retail merchant prevent th tale of diseased fruit to them, the ntpector can give hia entire time to watching the far-nets who peddle frnit about town direct to the consumers. Treasurer-Elect Filea Bond. Balem State Treasurer-elect George A. Steel has filed his official bond in the sum of 150,000, which was arprov ed by the governor. Later he will be qenired to furnish an additional bond the sum of about 1500,000, the mount to be determined by the gov. ernor. in PORTLAND MARKETS. Hot Wave Spoil Procpcctt. Moro The bot wave that bat pre vailed in thia section for the pait two weeka has materially ahortened the very flattering proapect for big wheat crop. Report from farmer ara con flicting, but there can be no doubt but that all grain 1 more or lt ibrlvaled and there will be not over balf an aver age crop. Many are already catting their what for bty, but at the present price for hay that will bring very aat la factory retuini. Exhibit for Jameetown Fair. Salem Jefferson Myer, president of tba Lewi and Clark fair commission, and one of the oommiasioner to th Jamestown exposition, wa In Balem recently closing np the affair of hit commltslon and also consulting with officer of th state fair board relative to the collection of exhibit for the Or egon exhibit at jameiiown, uoionei Myer lay that all exhibitor! at the ttats fair will be asked to preserve aa much of their product a possible and the commission will purchase such at I meritorlou for exhibit at Jamei iown. 73c; Wheat Club, 71c; bluettem, red, 60c; valley, 71c. Oats No. 1 white feed, $32; gray, $31 per ton. Barley Feed, $23.76 per ton; brew ing, $24; rolled, $24.60(925.60. Rye $1.60 per cwt. Hay Valley timothy No. I, $11 12.60 per ton; clover, 18 6099; cheat, $6.6097; grain hay, $78; alfalfa, U. v Fruits Apples, $1.60131.75 per box; apricot, $1 50(j$I."5 per crate; cher ries, 48c per pound; currants, 9(9 10c per pound; peaches, vooQfl.lO per crate; peart, $1 60(92 25 per box; plumt, $101.25 per box ; Logan ber ries, 1.35l-40 per crate; raspberries, $1 761.85 per crate; blackberries, 8c per pound; gooseberries, 8c pgr pound. Vegetables Beans, 67o per pound; cabbage, l?c per pound; corn, 26(9 35c per doten; cucumber, 75c$l per box; lettuce, head, 2oc per noxen , onion, 10912,4c per doten; pea, 45c per pound; radishes, 1016o per doten; rhubarb, 2(32,0 per pound; spinach, 2 (93c per pound; tomatoes, $1.26(92.25 per box; parsley, 25o per box; squash, $1(91.25 per crate; turnipa, 90c$l per sack; carrott. $1(9125 per aack; beets, $1 25(91 50 per tack. Onion New, red, I.tOlWc per pound; new yellow, l?42o per pound. Polatoea Fancy graded old Bur banks, 40(360c par sack; ordinary, nominal; new potatoes, 76c$l 50 per hundred. Butter Fancy creamery, 17K20c per pound. EgK Oregon ranch, 21 Si (922c per doten. Poultry Average old hen, 12Vj(9 13c per pound; mixed chicken, 11)$ 812c; fryer, 16317c; broiler, 15(9 16)ci roosters, 9(910o; drested chick en, 14016c; turkeva, live, 16917o; turkeys, dressed, choice, 1722)c; geese, live, 8a8ic; duck, 12'(913o. Hops Oregon, 1005, 11c; old, 8c per pound. Wool Eastern Oregon average belt, 18023c; valley, coarse, 22H(923)o; tine, 24c; mohair, choice, 2830a pel pound. ' Veal Drcised, 57c per pound. Beef Pressed built, So per pound; cows, 4V45)t'c; country steers, 6(J6e. Mutton Drened, fancy, 78o per pound; ordinary, 66cj lambr, fancy, 88,o. . Pork Dressed, 7&8c per pound. SHOT BY 8ISTER, Slayer of Holy Roller Creffield Mur dered In Seattle. Seattle, Jnly 18. Either Mitchell hot and killed ber brother George, the layer of Franx Edmund Creffield, in the Union depot at 4 :20 o'clock yes terday afternoon, aa George and hi brother Perry were on their war to take Northern Pacific train for Port land. Mia Mitchell wa walking behind the two brother, In company witb a I third brother, Fred. She had gone to the depot lor the porpoee of killing ber brother, and thongb be greeted him with tmlle and a hearty handshake the loitered behind to get ber opportu nlty. a revolver purchased tbe day neiore by Mr. Uremeld lor the aeeassi nation waa carried concealed nnder cape thrown careleaaly over Esther Mitchell' left arm. Fred Mitchell offered to carry the cape, and at tbe handed it to him, the aieter rafaed ber revolver and fired TLe bullet tru,k j ouig Mitchell be bind th left ear and be died instantly it tbe gun waa brought np Fred Mitcbell leaped to teite tbe weapon but be wa too late. He grsbbed Es ther' arm just after ahe fired and the girl collapsed in hi arm. She stayed there until depot policemen bnrried up and placed her nnder arreat. Both Either Mitchell and Mra. Cref field, who wai arretted at 7 o'clock laat night while on her way back from the cemetery where "Joshua" Creffield it bnried, acknowledged in atatement taken before Chief Wappenitein tbat tbey bad conapired to kill George. Had it been necessary Either Mitcbell waa prepared to follow ber brother to Port land. It wa this insane demand for vengeance) that prompted ber to refuse to accompany ber father on bia return to Illinois. . I killed George because be bad killed an innocent man, and because be bad rrined my reputation by saying that Creffield (educed me," Esther Mitcbell declared, but both ber state ment and tbat of Mr. Creffield indi cate that tbe two bad conspired to aa- atastnate. Mr. Creffield prompted tbe shooting and abe bought the gun witb which it was done. It bad been agreed between ttem tbat the first one aeeing George should lay him. CONVICT STANDARD Government Will Prove Guilt Heads ol Monopoly. RAILROAD MEN AS WITNESSES RfcBELS WIN GREAT VICTORY. General Toledo Route Government Forcea With Great Loaa. Mexico City, July 13. According to advice received here, General Toledo, tbe Guatemalan revolntionitt, who has been recruiting fail forces and baa now some good artillery, offered battle yes terday to Guatemalan regular troops in tbe department of Jutinpa, at a point about four miles from the Salvadorean border, inflicting decisive defeat on Guatemalan forcea. There was heavy loai on both aide. The revolutionist are jubilant over their success. Regalado, former president of Balva dor, and tbe leader of tbe Salvadorean troopa in the present conflict with Guatemala, was killed in the battle. Guatemala Claima Victory. Panama, July 13. Benor Farrioe, foreign minister of Guatemala, cabled to the Panama government thii after noon as follow: "Guatemala. July 12. The Salva dorean government haa invadid Guate malan territory, compelling us to make an energetic defense. We ob tained a complete victory yesterday at Jicardo, where General Tomat Regala do, tbe chief commander of tba Salva dorean army, waa killed." Plan to Suppreaa Revolt. St. Petersburg, July 12. The pre parations which the War office hat been making at all principal cities to meet an armed revolutionary movement prove to have been very elaborate. The plant for the defense of Riga have fallen into the handa of the revolu tionary paper Mitla, which thia morn ing publiahe th entire plaua of defense. The garriiou il divided into three diviiiona of two battalion! of infantry, balf a company of Cossacks and three machine gun each, to prevent tbe in vaaion of the city from three open ides, namely, the canal, the dam and the river Duna. Testimony To Be Uted for Indict ment of Standard Oil Officer Who Extort Rebate. Cleveland, July 17. Tbe Plain-Deal er tbi morning sayi: Baaing bia opinion npon tbe test!. mony already submitted to tbe Federal graud jury in thia district, Attorney General Moody believe that tbe gov ernment has at last secured the evi dence which will bring the Btandad Oil company to its knees. The return of District Attorney Sullivan this morn ing from an all day conference witb tbe attorney general at New York yesterday will make a complete change of tbe government' policy in connection witb the fight to stamp out trade ditcrimin atiooa in favor of giant corporation. ihe change ol plan include a com plete reversal regarding C.J. Grammar, vice president of the Lake Shore Michigan Southern railway. Gram' mar will not be indicted in tbi or any other Federal district. Instead, be will be asked to assist; the government in fortune a chain ot evidence about tbe necka of some of toe biggest Stand ard Oil official in the country. It ii known that tbe government offi ciali are eager to obtain one more link in tbe evidence already aecored againat tbe Standard Oil company. A most determined effort will be made to com plete the chain through Grammar and Clark. What the government officials particularly want is the Dames of the Standard Oil officials through whom, it ia alleged, rebating arrangements were made with the Lake Shore and other railroads. Witb these name in their possession tbe government attorney wtll be ready to strike. MANY MEN OF MANY MINDS. Railroad Men Cannot Agree Aa To Meaning of Rate Law. Chicago, July 17. Executive official and general counsel of every railroad west of Chicago had a conference today with a view to determining tbe mean ng of all ol the provision of the new rate law. J. C. StuLbs, traffic director of tbe Harriman line, presided and outlined the purposes of tbe gathering It developed, however, tbat there were almost aa many view regarding the interpretation of the atatute as there were lawyer and traffic men present. It was decided, therefore, to appoint two committees, one of traffic men and one of legal men. The traffic men are to meet and arrange their plans for carrying tbe law into enect, and whenever they encounter a provis on that they are unable to solve they are to call on the legal 'committee for opinions. In tbe meantime the com mittee of lawyers is to bold meeting and determine what it consider the statute requires. GRAIN BAGS RISING. Aaka Root to Give Help. San Jnan Porto Rico. July 13. The lower bouse ot the insular legislature lopted a resolution asking Secretary Root to nee hi good oUces in behalf of Porto Rican citiaenship and an elective insular senate. The Republicans, who constitute tbe minority in the legisla tors, opposed tbe resolution, holding tbat Mr. Root wa the island' guest and that the time and place were inop portune. It i reported that th docu ment waa not presented before tbenail- ing of Mr. Root, the authorities not de siring to Interfere with bia visit. Uprising In Tranavaal. Johannesburg, Tranavaal, July 13 Tbe disquieting rumors that the bUcka of the Rand contemplated an uprising July 17 are borne out by tbe fact that the native servant bave warned their iatressea to retire to places of safety. Similar rumor bave been circulated in the Reef, but the police ridicule them. However, much anxiety is expressed over a paper read at a conference of tbe Ethiopian church which say an upris ing ha been openly advised. Trade With Britain Killed. London, July 13. In June ot last year there arrived at tbe Albert docks from Boston 'and New Oileant 27,000 case ol tinned meat; in June oi this year the reoelpta were only 4,000 casea. Iu July. 1905, 24,000 caaea were re ceived, bnt tbn far thia month non have arrived from the United State. Shortage is Accentuated by Recent Fire in San Francisco. Ban Francisco, July 17. It 1 esti mated that 6.000,000 grain bag were destroyed by the recent fire and in con sequence tbe market is paralyzed. New orders cannot be filled and brokers on Change are in a quandary as to tie future. The price for bags has jumped nearly 50 per cent and at that the com modity is not to be had. Formerly sacks fold for 6?8 to 6 cents and to day the price of 10M cent prevails. The prospective supply reaches in round figures to 40,750,000 sacks, and against this must be chalked the needs California, computed at 23.500,000 racks, and for tbe north 27,000,000 tacks, leaving a deficit of 9,760,000, with no possible output to cover the shortage. ' Leishman Can Manage Turk. Naples, July 17. Minister Leish man n ia here on his way to Constanti nople, where be will present bis cre dentials as ambassador within a fort night. He eay he does not anticipate any difficulties, the reports to that effect being the resalt ot misunder standings concerning the intention of the United States to take a more active part in the Armenian and other ques tions in the Near East. There ia rea son to believe certain countries encour aged this view for thsi purpose of di minishing American influence. Earthquake In New Mexico. Albuquerque, N. M., July 17. This section of New Mexico experienced a slight earthquake today. Objects moved perceptibly, and dull, sicken ing sensation was experienced. No serious damage haa been reported. The people in the Arniijo building thought that the building waa about to collapse and ran into tbe atreet. Town south of Albuquerque also felt the shock and residents of Socorro and San Marciale are in a state of alarm. Put Rojestvenaky to Work. 8t. Peteriburg, July 17. It ii under stood that Admiral Rojestvensky, who waa acquitted by court martial ot the charge ot cowardice in surrendering to the enemy after the battle of the lea of Japan, will be restored to the active list of the navy and assigned to a prom inent position on the te bnical commit tee of the navy. TAKES ONNEIY LIFE Sao Francisco's Easiness Resum ing Normal Condition. BIG BUILDING BOOM HAS BEGUN Whan Inturanc Companiea Pay Up Reconatruction of Metropolia Will Proceed in Ruah. Ban Francisco. July 12. Althona-h tbe city' building law ware in a chaotic itate during tbe month of June, building permit! were iitnad to tbe value of 11,600,000, and in tbia aum are not included those one atory tern porary itructure which may be erected lor time without special permit. Now that the building law ba been pron nlgated, reconatruction will take it real start. It is hampered solely by the elownesa ot tbe insurance com panies. Up to the preient time bat 115.000.- 000 ba been paid out in inturanc. Were tbe various companiea to looaen tbeir pnrse strings ai tbe litnatlon de mands, Ban Francisco won Id at one enter npon a building boom auch a baa never been known before. A it ii, plana at tbi transitory itage are be ing drawn for a doxen toll building to be erected in tbe heart of tbe burned district. An Oakland department atore. ob serving that it wa nnable to meet ita augmented trade by tbe email order system, determined to place an order for a train load of good in tbe East. A few day before tbe good arrivad, the proprietor ot tbe Oakland store be came alarmed, fearing be bad placed an order beyond bia capacity to handle. He telephoned to a large department atore in Ban Francisco, asking to be re lieved oi ball of the consignment. Tba San Francisco firm consented. When the goods arrived, tbe Ban Franciscan disposed of them before ba bad fairly placed tbe eoods on tha shelve, telephoned to bia Oakland friend, purchased tbe reav of the con signment end disposed of it with the same alacrity aa be had done the first part. Thia limply illustrate tbat San Francisco is not to be displaced a tbe main trade center. The bridging of tbe bay. which wa a pet scheme of come of tbe earlier railroad magnates, is now to be nut through. President Harriman haa or dered tbat work begin immediately. By tbia improvement freight will not be brought across by beat from Oak land, bnt all freight trains can be de flected south around the lonp and brought direct into Ban Francisco. In connection witb this work the railroad i also building a cut-off into Ban Fran cisco for ita coast train. ADMIRAL FATALLY SHOT. Chouknin, Suppressor of Black Sea Mutiny, I Wounded. 8t. Petersburg, July 12. Anattemot waa made at 1 o'clock thia afternoon at Sevastopol to assassinate Admiral Chouknin, commander ot tbe Black ea fleet. The admiral was wounded and taken to a hospital. Tbe woold-be-aesatain is a tailor. who hid in tbe buehe and shot at tha admiral a be waa walking in the oar- den of bia villa. The culprit baa not been apprehended. Admiral Chonknin a condition is ex tremely serious. The bullet lodged in it lungs, making breathing difficult. Tbe doctor bold out no hope of hi re covery. The admiral' assailant is thoneht to be one of tbe Bailor of the battleship Otchakoff and bis act is supposed to be tn revenge lor the execution of Lieuten ant Schmidt, the revolutionary leader.' aamirai inonknin was nnivercallv hat ed by his sai'ors and at the time of the execution of Schmidt tbe revolutionist condemned him to death, 100 of their number pledging themaelves to carry out the sentence. Railway Fined for Rebating. Chicago. July 12. Judge Landis. in tbe United State District court today sentenced the Chicago & Alton road. bicb waa recently convicted of nist- ing illegal rebate at Kansas City, to pay a fine of $20,000 on each ot two counta, or total ot $40,000. John Faitborn and Fred A. Wann. former officials of the road, who were also convicted, were sentenced to pay a fin of f 5 000 each on two counts or a total f $10,000 each. The defendant were fined on - two counta of an indictment containing 10 count. Article Was Improper. Dallas, Tex., Jnly 12. Mrs. Carrie Nation wa a-reited at Clebonrne late thia afternoon by a United 8tate dep uty marshal, on warrant charging her with having misused the mails. She was brought to Dallas, and. after a earing, was released on bond of $2.- 500. Tbe examining trial ia set for July 21. The warrant comes from Outhrir, Okla., and charges that ahe deposited in the postoffice a publication containing an improper article. Alaska Gold la Stolen. Seattle, July 21. Over $100,000 consigned to the Alaksa-Pacific Expree oompany bere baa been stolen from aboard the steamer Ida May and no clew has been obtained to the robbera. Tbe shipment waa sent from Fairbanke and was transferred at Nenana. Tbe Ida May was to transfer it to tbe Sarah Fort Gion and it waa there tbat . tba lo wa discovered.