HE
OREGON
MIST.
VOL. XXIII.
ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 27, 106.
NO. 33.
BALANCE FAVORS ISLANDS.
DOUMA DISSOLVED.
SELL WELL
RED TAPE TATTERED.
NEWS OF THE WEEK
In a Condensed Form lor Our
j Easy Readers.
HAPPENINGS OF TWO CONTINENTS
A Return of tht Ltt Important but
Not Ult lntrtlng Event
of lit Pitt Week.
Tin ') A uirritau congress li In
(iun l kio Janeiro, tlraall.
lleiiiieny lays she bee no Intention
ul Iritetfemig with Riintla's affair.'
Tli rtar I holding down tl capital
mill in Iromans army tnd will farm
provisional army.;
H II11 1 Hug I dead. Hi leave
m inn ol about $100,000,000, tuott ul
which alii guto charily.
Hy ordrr ul ttii pietident tin provis
ions ol lln elgUl-boui law hav been
etlended tit Ntvy department.
Tin stale of Michigan li juit won
mil gttit the Michigan Central rill'
ty liivulvmg $4,000,000 In berk lazee.
Tin laze covered Urn jut Irom
! M.'.U la 1(194.
A MtUnnJ peteenger tnin on th
Oiral Northern i wracked 30 mllee
Ifi.m Hpokan l Diamond Ukl. Pert
l tin train nt Into tba lit and
svn person wn drowned.
A oillltl.m twtwrena Irelght and pas
tupt on tiu rbrl.Alrliinr
ItaUigh, H. V; reiiltd In tin death el
J J ptrtum and tin Injury ul SI. Ol
tin killed lit wen colored, and IV col
ored mj.Io win Injured.
A gmtal itrlVi hl b" ordeml in
Runts In August.
Prey fill has been decorated with a
ciora ol tlt Uglot tt Honor. ;
Thsr hat teen whoW-aala bjoghlrr
ol black l.y (iiinniii In Alrlra
IVrpatoal dayllglit In Alaska wriooi
ly liiterferri with wlrlwi telegraphy.
Another row hi broken out In Hit
govenunrnl priming office at Wathlng
ion, I) C.
AF nneb woman he ia arMted
In Pari lr rb'ery. Hh concealed
lint plunder In a wooden leg.
Tin wartltnu ol llwt International
llar.it compiuyit Hterllng, tlllnol.
Iiavi ben dottroyed by llrt. L'i,
$100 000.
Flit alm.t totally dtroyd tin
plant ol tU foil! Utata Leather eoov
pany at J'ltntt-i, Wlasonain. Tin loaf
It pltced at $01)0,000.
Henceforth the canal foinmlmlor)
will pay all laborer In iUtftr. Tl
rlimge wi made on account ol Wet!
Indian negroel, alio would rallief
itarve than tpend gold.
Two Vienna doeU r railed In consul
tallon ou ca disagreed and a durl
lulhwfl. Itntti acta wounded and font
lo the hospital, la tut ineaiitimi Hit
patient recovered wllliout medical at
titmice. It U believed tba caar will diMolvt
Hit douma.
Hnpprcmbm of newtpapera cauwd a
riot In Ht. I'etenburg.
Peaca but been ilftne.1 among tin
Central Aunrlrau republlct.
Tin Uit ol the ladrona chlida in tin
Philippine liaa inrrendered.
Uerwtny propoiri to r-icludo Ameri
can tanned meat ol aver Uetcrlpllon.
A rivolution in Mealco It threat
nod. Inapired by boitlllty to Amail
cant.
Tl.. M-tUnal t l..lil-k rxi liaiige do-
numicea tbo report! rw-ently made on
the meat packing inaiiniry.
John IX Boenefeller will bt arretted
Immediately on hit rrlal In tin
Uiillwl Btatea. Ha bag lalled lor thlt
Ciiinlry. . , s
Tin whola city ol Bjiran. Bunla,
i... a i i.v flra. Tba con-
llagration baa rendered 35,000 pertont
iiomaltM. who art aiJ wmuu
Meager reporta have been received ol
. n... i.. V..L..I, .mn Jantn. More
m uvtt r ill. ill . uvi""'"i --t
than a tbouttnd houiea war d.alroyait
and tow Ult w anowo W uave
lott.
Tlie capital of Alatka baa bn movad
Irom BlUa to Junaau.
Bcotland will try to Induce parlia
nient to grant bom rule.
A loreit Are In Calaverat county
tbrcatua deatruutiun to Calilornla I big
treaa.
The bltbop ol Zuloland accutel tin
llritlth troopa ol wantonly killing many
native. . . .
8anto Dnmont haa nw tlrahlp
wbloh he believe au lniptovinui over
anyiiiing yet num.
Tl.. l dninnrm Tel.. MTI
, port of'.tht rent eartbo,aka were
greatly overdrawn, ; -
' Hanlo Domingo will borrow 20,000
000 and Pay all outttanding claim.
(lermany aiitlAu.tria will help tin
c ir 11 another revolution ore... u
ih... xi..i !..,. Fnnil convention
Alia iRfciuimi . - - . .
endoned the tnd taken by Pretldenl
HooMvolt on tba pur looa iw.
Cltneral Btoeaiiel, ooraniander ol Port
Arthur, daring lha Rumo Japanetr
u.. l..... ..ni.ni.xt to death ny a
military coromltilon lor nrrendorlng
Phllippln Export Excied Import
Flril Tim Sine Annixttlon.
tVaihlngton, July 24 Tin twomott
noUwoithy laxtiiri-t of the commercial
return ol tin Plillionlni l.l.ml. fnr
I UOA an Imlinrt In l.vor ol tin la
land lor lb Urtt calendar year period
mi uitiory oi tin American oocup.
ion, ami the jnlvanc ol American
:kmIi lo tin firtt rank in the Inmart
ira.lt. ll,a fivaraltl trad baltnca I
lot to I in-mated tiport valuea. which
ggregtted SS.46t.7-l4, or mora Ibaa
M 01)0,000 lii ikum olth wporUlor
1004. An incrvau ol 1500.000 In
American trade In 1006 with tba la
lanl, combined with a decline In rloa
Import, give to tin United Htate thi
lead, and In view ol tin anticipated
luit'ier decline In tba demand lor for-
Ign riie in tin lilaud, lb United
Mtite it ipecUd lo coiillinii to In-
irext it leid.
The InciMte id 12,000.000 in tin
mporti I miiii tin United Htile In the
lut fly year it largely made up ol
port ol Iron and not I and their
manufacturer; ro'.lon, raw and manu-
Itclur.Hj, tiul ill.iuilnatlng oil. Th
run tnd ttcrl trade approilmated t-V
000,000 in viloe. (irrat Urltiln gtinrd
moat In Ilia iron and alael tride with
tb itlandt, bnt tin UniUd Htalei tikel
he lea l, wbereet Great liritain wa
loimrrly in tl.a leid. There It (till
rrt rm lor liiiiiovemeut In tin
lortt Irom lb United mate to tb it-
andt.
CANNED MEAT EXPORTS.
ipan
Utad Large Quantltii During
War With Ruttlt.
Wi.bington. July 14. Coniplet dg-
iirra ol the eiporlt ol American canned
irnati lor tb part Ureal year are hown
todiy In a atatemont ltntil hy th da
rtiiieut ol Uonimerc anu I a Dor. in
alu ul canned meat eiported Irora
b t'nltwl Htalea In June. 1000, wat
401.100, againtt f 7U7.127 In June,
mm, and In the fltral year 1008. 19,
iSS 410. againtt U,U77,046 In 1005.
The figure lor the Bald r' I''00
ndu.le.l-. Cinne.1 leel, H,40,440;
oiird ixrk. 1 2iri.H,7 ; anil other
lined ineati. 11.687.107. The ooun
tllv ol canned beet eiported In tin flt
I year wa 4,6.,3,H!Q poiin.lt, a
gtSntl fi,tH8.88 pound In 106.
Tin re.lut tion in ciporU occurred at
moil ticluiitaiy in ma tin pro tint 10
men. ahlch eonnlry took Irg
mount ol American bee! during th
l. out grealiy qecieaeei ner impuii.
in the ditbandiuent ol the army. The
xnorti lo Japan during th Otcal year
VOII were 3,30(1.63 poonilt, againtt
I 0H7.10J poundt In 11K)6, and In the
month ol Jun. 1U0H, war 3,41
iMiamlt, rgalntt 3,612.188 poundt in
one, lUOIi.
Th Uuilad K'ngdoin wa th great-
net turner ol can ltd beel. Mport to
that miuutiy tncreatttig
- ' ..... A. C
imondt lor tl a fl cl year, hm ilecreat
ng lor tb mi Bt l ol Jaue, 1 two.
YEARN FOR OLD HOME.
No Hou for Hundred Who Would
Return to Stn Francitco.
K.i. 1-iiMitlaMi. Jul 24. Ban Fran
nee.1 la bom. The
tmauU alio were driven Iroui in cny
I the time ol III uitanier ere rx" "
relarn. ttVuril mounnm
niperalWely neeileu lo aio m me
- . . . . i t- u . i.
..i r.h,.l!,lino. hot ther ara no noutet
i... il,n, The rehabilitation commit-
... u.t to woik to Inrniih relief,
hut tin retourc at it command will
imiinlnnlv alii tltlnca. jmi
... ..I . ..;l I ....... II nnil tmmi
commltie wui ohhj ..
i. Vmm. hut i I will not even
11 v
terv to lion me iu u..... .....
1 L
lUglU wu. ,,..,., ,.
11 it to iniliviuun ..... ....
.i.. I.mk. Kvl.lee.c inav inn
t, ........ i...ii .
will tit lorcllicoming m b
l!- '. .......
tlon Imated between Uolden Oata park
.,..1 the neck ol tin bay. aevoral borne
r tl.a Kifiininnti uirjtii.t " "'
... i..i..- ....,.-t.i nd nava oceu r
are ucum v..
n ... . ... i
Htill lti to the ttreicn oi mm
f Market ttrret that tb people mutt
look lor the rebuilding oi '
n.....i .....tii m tulva the problem
ucioii. ... , ,
Her dac t the llionianui oi . v.., .
. ' " "... .-h i. io thi lection that
they wUU to rPturn,
Dtaiti from ftiver Bottom.
Jiilv 24 Valuable
. i .i.. i.i.mrln Irinate CojnUtu
tlon bav been dug Irom tb. bed of the
Delaware river l y a crew u. - -
. V.wi.a.tle. IH.I. I1
0remeui. """--".. . .j
china urn, prewnteu w v. . """" - -
flahtlng h p " tn Amernan
!i Khii.it.lnhla In 177. and
liiei-7 v. Iln. the
. Zu. Tt ih. bottom ol the
iuBt ami HI UIIILIIUl wn
"r" ; 'T.. Tb Oonrtitntlon
.iiinah nvr a century old, i ui
g ( V tl V'P .l i, . 1 ......
exittence, and in a iair t i.
ration.
ir.u.e a a Ciar'a Evil Qnlu.
u. P.,.lora. Jnly 24. Tonight
. ,' ... in.iii.trlniiHlv tpread I
twine. t" ." -j; .-,-, H.al.e
the tmptror nna "---. .
nmllament was noi "
ommunlcated with
itory. member ol th Garman
niunlcallon wun
nu oniy ."..h tram
a 1m eflBF FlM'til V 1IIK tat
?LW (HamZKlchola.
WHg the nkaw finally 'g""dy
i.... m.w Ettabllth Storaa
, , i.,iS4 The Clgarmakert
union H l underwood, hai t.ken np
?etu.l .Uo. to ffln'ali
tnrlflt lor the making ol cigar n an
tna large cltle. In th United Bt. let
S tJMol .tore. "ihLC0TZl
.i. ...... h wliluh to get the
urgoodVto tb. con.Um.r.
OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
QOOD WAGES IN HAYFIELDS.
Klimtth Bitln Farmer Pay S2 Par
Day and Board.
Klamath Filli--Laboring man ran
do well in Klamath baaln. Haying
a Liougbt on tremendoul demand
lor man ol brawn, and wage t tar ted at
2 a day and board in tba biyfleldi.
Maaon, Davl A Co., contractor on tb
anal, promptly met tht wag with tb
ldltlontl Inducement of an eight-hour
day, and farmer generally reilii that
an eight- honr day In caring for a crop
of alfalfa would haidly do. It I
bnmper ciop ol bay that I being cnt In
thlt county, too, and many r niche re
port that tonnage ol Irom lour to Dve
Ion I not unmail.
With ill ol thlt vit production, ap
pearance Iddicat that good price will
be r allied, a ther are more anlmalt
to lie led than aver before. Especially
ill the demand for bay tollable lor
borte b called for In large qnantity
(or th animal employed in contract
ing canala. latetalt and other portion.
ol the government work and building
tba railroad reaching thi wty for the
toning tb valley I to produce. The
government baa decided to bolld the
econd unit ol It cantl without aaklng
lor further bid on th work and will
Immediately proceed to equip tb add I
tlonal camp nec-ettary fnr that work.
Thi wage of meo at tb govrnmnt
rmu hat been Increated lo correeponJ
with tint offsred by larmer ana tn
-ontracUire.
Work on tba canal tyiUm ii now go
ng ahead reoiilly. P C. Ilenny, u
pervlilng engineer, who tucceeded J. B.
Uppincotl on thi project, it acquaint
ing bimtell thoroughly with the work
that hat Iwen don and that 1 outlined
for immediate conttructlon. II bat
cent mint ol tb time on the work
tine hi arrival Irom Portland.
Barley Stand H at Beit.
The Dalle Header ar running all
over th county in tb farming eec-
liont, ind the grain la being nacieo
ra.lv fur threihing. At yet no threib
lug ma. hlne have ttarted, but aeveral
will begin thla week. A tnrveei aa
vanree, it 1 thown thai tb wheat crop
It better than wa thought a week ago
The quality ol tpring grain I interior
None ol the tpring grain 1 No. 1
Th tall wheat li ol good quality, but
mott larmera ettlmat that their fall
wheat will not yield over IS botbel to
he acre about hill a crop. Btrny it
tb bett cron thlt teaaon, biving itxid
the bot weather better tban wheat or
oat.
Have 72 Par Cent of Office.
H.l.mOnt of 342 county office In
th Hate th Republican hold 249 and
th Democrat hold 88, while only two
am ailed hv Independent, one by
Prohlbltlnnlit and one by a woman who
haa nn nnlltlcal parlv designation. One
mm i vacant. Tba Itepiioiirani nom
72.8 per cent ol the county oflirei and
the Eemocrata 26.7 per cent. The In
dependent! elected aecured the office ol
turveyor In two couniiee ana me rro
hthltinnltu elected a roroner. The
alectetl li Mi Emma Warren
who wa elected achool tuperlntendent
ol Clation county. t0 one wa tec led
coroner ol Wheeler county.
For New Woman' Building.
Allanv Alter holding a meeting ol
the bord of repnli oi me uregon arfi
rolleue at Corvalli. th mem
. . a . v a I
ben ol the board came to Albany ia
..k .ml at an ac ourned lenlon in
n,i. awarded the contract lor th
ttmm WAmill l building, to La erected
nn the eauinni. to 11. Snook. Tba COO
tract price i 189,000, mai oeing voe
loweat bid by $2,000. The building
will be conatrncted of the gianite from
ii.. nn.rrUt at Detroit, tin eaitern
i,mln,. if the Corvalli A Kaatern
railroad, and the building Hon i la
qulna bay.
Harveatlna: Begin In Linn.
Aili.n.llarvwitltig ba begun in
I Inn countv. While tome damage to
.nrlnir eraln haa been reported, a a re-
...u ni iinuauallv warm weather iaating
i. ..,.. I Am.-, thane report ar tb
....iinn rather than th rule. Fall
own grain wa damaged but little, and
n excellent crop Will D I""""""
t .i. ....n anrlne srain will Improve
considerably yet under the Influence ol
the cool weather now prevailing.
(n 1. nraxtleallv over, and III. oaior
will add the finishing touches before
the fall rain let in.
Pure Water for Agricultural College.
Corvalli Student at th Agricul
tural college ar to have pure mountain
water hereafter. At It lilt meeting
tbe board ol regent mad provision to
hive the water brougbt by tne mumo
.llivn! Corvalli! from Mary'; peak
iapplied In abundance for use at the
college, and the preildent and lecretary
were authorised to contraot with; the
, ty water board lor 100,000 galjkng. or
more at a rate 01 10 ou i..,vw
Ion per month. '
New Combine Atiracre Mienimn.
Athena A combine harvester has
been purohaied by John Walter which
will be the fint ol It kind to be nied
in thi lection. The machine I pro
pelled by a 20-hoise power engine,
which runs all ol tb machinery, tas
in only a sufficient number of horses
to draw the machine. Th separator
and cutting machinery i opirtUd -tirely
independent of the dralt. The
feature that most interest larmer Is
that of doing awy with many horaes
required by other combine.
BEST IN UNION.
owa Expert Say Dairying Condition
Excel Hi State.
Halem That Oregon can produce
butter diet per tban any other date in
the Union and that Oregon creamery
men are neverthelea figuring on lm
uorting cream from Minnetota, were
itartllng attertlon made at a dairy
men' meeting her latt week.
Proleeaor McKay, ol the dairy de
partment ol the I aa htate Agricultural
college, wai the principal ipeaker. He
taid that although hi ttite produce
more butter tban any other ttate, b
freely acknowledgnd that thla it a more
advaiitageon region lor dairying, lot
the reaaon that the climate I let (no
net to nch extreme condition!. He
tiid.Oregon ibould not import a pound
ol butter, but tbould bo an ei porter
when that product ran be ahipped tf
Ntw Y.irk lor 2 cent a pound and tc
Liverpool lor 2U centi. He urged the
niter ilon ol dairying ai a mean! of re
taining larm fertility.
Dirictor Jamee Withycombe, of the
Oregon experiment itation, raid that
the dairy product! la thit itite, thir
par will have a value of 18,000,000
and in a lew yean dairying will aur-
pat lumbering;, which I now our
greater! wealth producing industry.
II did that one creamery operator it
figuring on importing cream Irom Min
netota, and deplored inch a condition,
when the Willamette alley will pro
duce 10 to 16 ton ol green corn feed or
10 ton of green alfalfa per acre.
Dairy CommiMiooer J. W. Bailey
poke in a tlmilar rtrain, laying that
he baa aeen hay oRered lor rale tbli
year at 2.60 a ton in the field and yet
the farmer bad no stock to tell.
Higher Price for Hop.
Balem On news tbat the English
slid German cropi have been seriously
iniured transaction in future have
been reported at 12 cent It is etl
mated tbat about one-ball of tbe Ore
goo crop lor 1906 baa been sold, and
George L. Rose predicts that the mar
ket will open at not less than 16 cent.
Cron estimate! vary from 86,000 K
126.000 balea for Oregon tbis year
Latest local advices Irom England
place tbe probable English yield at
Irom 200.000 to 300,000 cwt.. a
a.ainst 700,000 cwt. last year.
Athena Needs Laborera.
Athena There is a scarc'ty ol labor
ers in this vicinity. Farmers have ad
vertised lor men, but lew respond and
owing to tbe tact tnat tin warm
weather has battened the harvest many
meo are needed and good wige are
offered. Much wheal on light soil is
mined and will not be harvested. A
lew weeks ago this wheat was very
promising. Johu Banuister, a large
firmer, says that his crop Is damaged
ore ball in many plaes.
Convicts Make Escape.
Salem A loss of 10 per cent of tb
prisoner it tbe recoid ol tbe Oregon
nenitentiaiv thus far thil season In
working convict on the public high
way. About 00 men are kept at won
on the roar' I ana at ine siaie iair
srnnndi. Six have escaped and are
till at large.
PORTLAND MARKETS. '
Wheat Clnb, 70c; bluestem, 72c;
red. 68c; vallev, 71c; new club, 68c;
new blueitem, 70c.
Oat No. 1 white feed, 132; gray,
131 p:r ton
Cai lev Feed, 123 60 per ton; brew
ing, $23.60 per ton; rolled, 24 a 24 60
Kve-lt 60 per cwt.
IUy Vallertlmotby, No. 1, 119
12 60 per ton ; clover, $8 60(99; cheat,
$6.60(37; grain bay, I78; allalla,
n-
Fruit Apples, 1.502.25 per box;
apricot., $1.2591.35; cherries, ogioc
per pound; currunt. 910c; peach-
es, 76cail.J0 per box; piumt, i.so,
Login berne, 1.3iIX.o per crate,
raspberries, l.401.60; blr ckberrlee,
8c per ponnu ; gooeeuerri, o. .
Vegetables Beans, 67c per pound;
cabbage, l?4J!c; corn, zogaoc per
doten; cucumbers, 75cfl per box;
egg plant, 3040c per pound; lettuce,
lira I. 26c per dcien; onions, 10(9
12c: peas. 405c per pound; radish
es, 1016i per desen ; rhnbsrb, 29
2Wo ner pound; spinach 2(93cj toma
toes, $1.25(83 per 1 os j parsley, 25c;
quash, $1 1. 25 pr crate; turnips,
buc8$i p9r wck ; carrot, $191.26 per
tick: beets. $1.25l.oO per sack.
Onioni New. red, l.t'91Xo per
nonnd : new yellow, 1 Ja2c per pound.
Potatoes Old Furhank, nominal ;
new potatoes. 75e5$1.50
Butter Fancy creamery, 17XO20c
per pound.
Eggs Oregon ranch, 21(321X0 per
dozen.
Poultry Avenge old hens, 13914c
per pound; mixed chickens, 13($18HN
springs, 16 fit 17; roosters, 9 9 10c;
dressed chlikens, 14215c; tuikeys,
live. 15ai7e; turkey., dre-ted, choice,
17fl22Wc; geese, live, 89c; ducki,
Hops Oregon, 1906, 11912c; olds,
8c: 1908 contracts, 129130 per pound
Wool Kaatern Oregon average best,
179200 per pound, according to skrlnl
ige; valley, 20922, according to fine
nets; mohair, choice. 2830o per
pound.
Veal Dressed, 6K98c per pound.
Beef Dressed bulls, 80 per pound;
oows, 4HRWci country steers. 69&C
Mutton Dressed fancy, 70 80 per
poiind; ordinary', 58c; lambs, fancy,
8980.
Pork Drwied, 78i,'o per pound.
Cxar Place Ruaala Back Under
Hi
Own Deapotlc Rule. ,
St. Petenburg, July 23. Ruitia'i
first experiment in parliamentary gov
ernment cam to ad ignominiou end
Satorday night with tb promulgatien
if two Imperial okaae. th flrat di
Kilving tb present parliament and pro
viding for tba convocation of It sue-
lettor on March 0, lU7, more man
ds month hence, and the second pro
claiming the capital of Russia and the
lorroundlng province to be In state of
extraordinary tacnrlty, which I only
-nflnKetiimilly different from foil mar-
del law. Tbis measure of safety la to
provide for the outburst which on
loubtedly will be provoked by tbis
taring meaaure. it 1 now but a tep
to dictatorship.
There I little doubt that the order
(or the convocation ol the new assem
bly will (till further postpone the time,
in lee tbe new parliament promise
ie more amenable tban tbe present.
Tbe delav In Using the time lor tbe
aew election teem to indicate a de
:ision to change tb present baai ol
of! -ma to perbape a baai of univenal
mffiage with which tbe adviser of tbe
jmperor hope to swtmp th edncated
libera'i, tbe Socialist! and tbe work
man with tbt vaat man of peasantry.
The only uncertainty la tne coming
dorm when and where St will break
fhe advocate ol tb "mailed fist" be
lieve that, by dissolving parliament
ind provoking collision now, tbey
eill find tbe revolutionary leader not
prepared for an uprising at Moscow,
here, further delay would nearly
ive the revolutionist! the time needed
o organire and to continue tbe eorrup-
ion oi tbe army.
There are no precedenta in Hnsaian
history lor the execution of an order ol
prorogation, but today probably wilt
find tbe palace in possession ol the mi
litia and the surrounding street deliv
ered to tbe emperor s guards.
WILL USE BOMB.
Terrorist Mark Victima for Death
Trepoff ia Warned.
St. Petersburg, Juy 23. Although
be victory of tbe reactionist! teem at
present to be complete, neither tbe So-
ialista nor tbe Terrorists have accepted
he situation, and, while th people are
tpparentiy completely overawed hy tbe
tisplay of force on tba part ot tbe au
horitia. it will be neceeeary to con
tinne the use ol tbe bayonet for tome
time. General Trepoff himself is au
tbority for tb statement tbat he bas
gain been warned tbat be ia marked
for assassination. Despite this fact, bt
continue actively at work, although
it all timea surrounded by a heavy
guard.
Tbe Socialist member ol tbe douma
have held a number of secret meetings,
but so far they bav retrained from
carrying out tbelr avowed deter mint
tlon of issuing proclamation attacking
the caar. the reactionary element and
more especially I heir former allies, the
Constitutional Democrat. If they do
so, trouble must come.
ENTER LAND AT SHOSHONfc.
Boomara' Scene of Operation Trans
ferred From Lander.
Washington, July 28. In aeordance
with a supplemental proclamation is
ined by the president, tue register and
receiver ol tbe land office lor Lander,
Wyo., district, shall receive entries (or
landa in tbe ceded portion of tbe Sho
shone reservation at 8hoehone, Wyo.
from August 16 to October 8, 1906, in
stead ol at Lander, a provided in the
proclamation of Jun 2. This action
wa based on tbe tact tbat tne ranroio
now building into in reservation win
not be constructed from Shoshone
Lander nntll after August 16, and lbs
change Is made to accommodate pros
uectl,e entrymen
All person who drav number at the
I drawing, which begin at Lander,
Wt0 on Aogust 4, 1906, which num
hr entitle them to make entry be-
tween tne date ol Augut 16 ind Ge
tooer 3 inclusive, must proceed to 6ho-
,jj0ne) Wyo., and make their entries
iMtM(1 of gnng l0 Lnder, at provided
in tbe first proclamation. After Octo
g entrie will be Made at Lander
Camp Will Soon Ba Abolished
San Francisco. July 23. Rudolph
Spreck't and Allan Pullok, of the fl
nance committee, investigated nve 01
the refugee camp yesterday. They
went to tbe speedway camp, to tbe
Harbor View camp, to two in the Po-
trero and one south of Market street,
incpecting the tenta, shack! and soup
kitchem. A a result of tbe tonr Mr. I
Pollok itatee tbat tbe camps must be
a bo lit bed a oon a possible and the
re'ugees houeed in permanent dwell
ing. He added tbat most ot the soup
kitchens will be discontinued August 1.
Guatemalan Shot All Prisoner.
San Salvador, July 23. The Salva
dorean newspaper accuse the Guate
malan troops ol having killed Salvador
an prisoner. .They say that General
Cristales, when the armisMce was
signed, returned to th Guatemalan
army all the Imprisoned officer, and
soldier of Guatemala, but the paper
assert the Guatemalans were unable to
take a corresponding step because
all tbe prisoner they had captured
were shot. ..
Threaten Revolt of Fleet.
Sevastopol, July 23. A meeting ol
2,300 sailors from tbe rarthlps here
today drew up economic demands for
prestntition-to Admiral Skrydloff . Cn
let. the. .demand, are fulfilled the
men lay the whole ot tht Black sea
fleet will rivolt.
$30,000,000 for Panama Canal
More Than Subscribed.
LL BIDS ARE AT GOOD PREMIUM
Avar Premium of Nearly 4 Par
Cent ie Offered Inttritt at
2 Per Cent.
Washington, Jnly 21. Bid were
opened at the Treasury department
late yesterday lor tbe l30,ouu,uuu 1U-3U
Panama Canal bonds, bearing S per
cent interest, nnder Secretary Bbaw'e
circular ol July 2 an I, although no
awards will be made until today 01
later, it is evident tbat tbe entir issue
baa been snbacirbed for at an average
of from 103.94 to 103.96. Mr. Sbaw
and other official of tbe Treasury de
partment expressed themselves aa high
pL-aeed and entirely satisfied wltb
tbe figures obtained.
Tbe ' total number and amonnta 01
bida made will not be ascertained until
today, but it is apparent tbat the whole
issue has been subscribed lor aeverai
timea over. Tbe largest and beat sin
gle offer wa tbat of Fiek & Robinson,
of New York, who made ais bida ol
15.000.000. each at an average ol
103.85. Smaller bids at higher prices,
however, wi I probably reduce tbe
amount which w 11 likely be awarded
to .hem to about $16,000,000. One
bid ol 1C6 for tbe whole issue came
from a n an named Lindsay at New
Orleans, bnt on account ol conditions
named and for other reason tbe bid
was not considered. Saveral telegraph
ic bids were received too late to be con
aidered. but tbe prices named were too
small to be succeskiui.
The aecietary having stated that the
bondi wou'd be numbered serially be
ginning with the highest bid,, one offer
wa made at 125 for Il.uuu, tbus stcur
ing to tbe bidder bond No 1. An ex
amination of tbe beat bids show tbat
offer of 104 1-16 and up aggregated
$15,394,880; 104 to 104 1-16 aggregat
ed $1,100,880; 103.75 to 104 aggregat
ed $14,177,000.
LOSS LOOMING BIQ.
San Franciaco Insurance May Reach
Total of $300,000,000
San Francisco. Cel.. July 21. It
now locks as it tne insurance nets in
the burned district of 8an Francisco
ill foot np coneiderably more than
$250,000,000, and tbe total may go np
to nearly $300.000.COO. Tbe eati
mates of insurance manager bave been
crawling upward all tbe time, and tbe
figure given in report. tiled ny tne
companies with tbe new xors insur
ance department indicate tbat even the
highest eatima'.e which they bave made
is too low.
Several weeks after the conflagration
detail 1 estimate of the amount of
rach company' risks fixed tbe total
insurance in the burned district at
$262,363,000. Thirty-three companies
which have made sworn return, to tbe
New York Insurance department, ad
mit a liability of $162,499,000. The
estimate of their liability wai $96,063.
000. Taki.ig tbe same percentage oi
difference for all the 108 companies
which were included in the list, the
total of their liabilities would
nlaced at $269,271,000.
be
An addition must be maae tor
Lloyds, for the "nndegrround" con
cerns, and for the companies which
had some risks here bnt were not
named with the 108. Ibis addition
mav be estimated at $10,000 000,
which brings the total np to about
$280.000000.
From this calculation tbe German
of Free port, and tbe German National
are omitted, as their returns to tbe ew
York Insurance department have a pe
culiar look. On the basis ot tbe re
turns of the thirty-three companies
above referred to, the German, ol Free-
port, and the German National, would
be involved to the extent ol $8,213,000
in the disaster, hut they admit a loss
of only $2,817,000.
Stoessel Must Die.
St. Petersburg. July 21. The com
mitsion appointed to investigate tbe
lrrender ol Port Arthur has finished
its labors, and recommends that Lieu
tenant General Sroessel, tbe former
commander of tbe Russian f rces at
Pjrt Arthur, be dismissed f-omtbe
army and shot ; that Lientem n' Gene
ral Fork, who commanded the Fourth
East Siberian division at Port Arthur,
be dismissed from the army and unde
go a year of hard labor; tbat Genen
Reiss, chief of Stan of General tstoessei
be dismissed and banisbed.
Foreign Trade 52,070,000,000,
Washington, J-ly 21. A statement
issued today by tbe department of
Commerce and Labor says the foreign
oommere of tbe United States in the
fiscal year juet ended aggregated $2,
970,000,000. II the trade with Porto
Rico and Hawaii, which was included
In our foreign commerce rrior to their
annexation were added, the total would
materially exceed $3,003 000,000. To
tal import, were II 226,000,000, and
export. $1,744,000.000.
Great Demand for Troopa.
Odessa, July 21. General Kaulbars
bi. been overwhelmed recently with
appeal, for military assistance from
landowner, in the district, of Kherson,
Yekatnrinoslay and Poltava, against
the' peasantry, who ar organised and
led by revolutionist.
Atilttant Secretary Ryan Taken Initi
ative and Buya Sunnyild Canal.
Washington, July 20. Acting Secre
tary of tbe Interior Ryan today ap
proved tbe purchase of th Bunnyiid
irrigation canal In Kattern Washing
ton, and authorized tbe payment of
$250,000 lor the same to the Washing
ton Irrigation company. Tb approvi 1
thi purchase removes tbe last ob
stacle in tb way ol tht construction by
the government of tbe Teton and 8un-
yiide irrigation projects.
Had tbis lale not been concldned to
day, tbe Washington Irrigation com
pany would have withdrawn it offer
and tbe government wonld bavt bean
bilged to abandon both it project, or
elae enter upon prolonged litigation.
Notwithstanding tbe tact tbat Secretary
Hitchcock approved tbe Tleton and
Sunnyalde project mora tban lis
month ago and authorized tbe pur
chase of the Sunnyside canal at th
above price, tbe owner ol th canal
have been unable to collect- one cent
from the government, because tbe sec
retary of tbe Interior haa not approved
t je formal purchase, some of tbe gov
ernment lawyer having found trivial
bjectiona which tbey believed anonid
be corrected before tbe government
paid for tbe canU. Mr. Hitchcock,
. . . . . .
on bis counselor advice, reiuaea to
pay over the money.
BIGGEST OF ALL DRYDOCKS.
Will Be Built of Concrete at Bremer
ton Navy Yard.
Washington, July 20. Plan, for tht
largest and best drydeck in the world
are being prepared in the bureau of
Yarda and Dock at the Navy depart
ment, to cost $1,250,000 and to be con
structed at the Bremerton navy yard.
Poget sound, Washington. Thi amount
the largest ever appropriated for a
dock, and the new dock will ba able to
take in tbe largest battleship, either in
course of construction or in contem
plation. Tbe location has already been
selected, and borings are being made to
learn tbe depth of foundation. It I to
be a concrete dock ol tbe largest pat
tern and materials will be purchased on
the Pacific coast if practicable
Tbe dock is to be so constructed tbat
it can be lengthened if vessels of great
er length should be built in tbt future.
t will be 37 ieet in depth over .111,
bieh will provide lor the docking of
any vessel tbat can ne ouui, nnieee
some now unknown system of building
i developed. The greater depth of tht
new dock i. also designed to me it case
where a vessel hae been injured and
draws much more than the ordinary
d pth on acconnt of the injury.
NATION ENTERS BUSINESS.
Japan
Makes Great Stride Forward
on Road to Socialism.
Washington, July 10. According to
advice, received by the bureau of man
ufactures, tbe Japanese government hat
undertaken one of the greatest experi
ment, in tbe world', history, which in
dicate, a clear porpoee to protect, su
pervise, develop and nationalise all
Japanese industries. It is stated that
tbe provision for the nationalisation ot
railways was but a single step n tht
great plan of industrial naturalisation
toward which the country la fast ap
proaching. '
The movement for Manchurian na
tionalisation ha. received careful atten
tion, and it i. now prtpoeed tbat a
company shall be formed by the goy
ernment and private capitalize jointly
for tbe purpose of operating tbe rail
roads, forests and mine, in Manchnria.
If successful along tbe lines Japan I.
now working, it I. .aid that the indi
vidual, and corporation, ol America
that are striving for the trade of the
Orient will di.civer tbat they are not
competing for tbis trade against indi
viduals and corporations ol Japan, bnt
tbat they are in commercial conflict
with the Japanese nation itself.
Embezzle Igorrote' Cash.
Washington, July 20. The War de
partment was advised today ol tbe ar
rest in Chicago ol Truman K. Hunt,
who brought to this country a band ot
50 odd Igorrotee fiou the Philippine.
Acting nnder instructions from the War
department, Hunt ba been formally
charged with holding Irom the dog eat
er lor 15 month ea'arie which h
agreed to pay, and also with embezzling
$1,000, money tbey had made by tell
ing souvenirs from their far-away home.
Hunt was at one time governor of the
Igorrote district.
British Anti Cigarette Bill.
London, July 20. Tbe committee oi
the house of lords on juvenile smoking
haa resulted in favor of legislation on
the lines of Sir Ralph Littler' bill in
the house of common, providing a pen
alty for selling cigarettes to a child nn
der 16 yeat of age, Imposing a penalty
on anyone found in possession of ciga
rettes or smoking tobacco, ind author
ising the police, schoolmaster and
parkkeepera to stop yonths Irom smok
ing and to confiscate their tobacco.
Refuges Are Returning.
San Fram isoo, July 20 It wa es
timated that within three week ot tba '
fire on April 18, tally 335 000 people
left San Franciaco. According to com
putation made today, just three
month alter the fire, there art now in
San Francisco 365,000 people, with 60,
000 more waiting in nearby cities for
opportunity to return at toon a suit
able accomodations can be had.
to the Japanet.