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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.