THE
OREGON
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SEI'TKMIJKK 21, WOO.
NO. 41.
MIST.
'vol. XXIII. ' - -
ST. IM.'I.KK mtvmvH. VIIIHAV.
NEWS OF THE WEEK
n a Condensed Form (or Our
Busy Readers.
HAPPENINGS OF TWO CONTINENTS
A Resume of tha Less Important but
Not Less Interesting Events
tr id past wiik
low! say b I going to Mexico to
di.
rWrrUty Root may o from Panama
to Havana.
Mr. Nicholas Longwottb It to go
I i-.ir limiting In October.
lleneral lie 1'loolln Iim beu ap
pointed m TropofV eticessor,
An attempt be bean nude to kill
Iim helrt-i Hie Aoslrlsn throne,
A (Mt Immigration to the North
rat ! predicted by railroad men.
The itMtmer Mongolia msy be avd
In in the nuks el Midway island.
A large shipment o( ebeep baa been
mule from Grand Kurka, B. C., to Chi
cago. The American minister to Morocco
a III demand the a)rnieal ol claim ol
nl i.n ol the United Wales.
tiiftor.1 I'lnchot, ' rhll ol the loiert
servke, will attend e Canadian forestry
convention at New Westminster.
Ilsrriman ba bought a controlling
lulervsl In the Hatltlmor A Oblo rail
road, giving hlio line from ocean to
kirau.
The transport Bnford ha been or
ilpied to proceed Irom Honolulu to
Mule ay liiand and pat the aeengera
nl the Uamer Mongolia. .
An American bank I to be opened In
Berlin.
Anerchlsta continually duf the
kaieer.
(ieneral MacArtbar I now I lec tenant
gviieral.
There la 14 Inches ol snow on the
mountain In Western Colorado.
Htamland'e son ha betrayed the bid
ing place ol much ol hi plunder.
The government ol Krnador I ar
ranging h.r a loan el 137,000,000.
A a whole the Cuban people wel
come the Aitieritan oiler ol mediation.
Tarroilata claim credit for the death
ol Trepoft, believing blm to have died
ol poison.
Hptrlel pretentions are being taken
to pravent the h! potent ol contraband
goods to the Cuban rebel.
The curte have decided that there Is
nothing in the way ol municipal owner
ihlp lor Chicago, aa the law is valid.
Caahlar Herlng, ol the delanct Chi
ego bunk, l declared by handwriting
riperls to be the champion forger ol
the world.
The Japanese government ha sent
representatives to New York and Lon
dun to arrange new loan. Her lot
eign and domestic debU already reach
(1,011.600.
Franca and Japan will likely agree
ou an Aalatle policy.
Colorado Republicans have nominat
ed I'hillp II. Me wait foi governor.
The Cuban congreei In special enssion
ha volod nien and money to fight th
rehiil,
(ieneral Corhln ha rel f d as head ol
the American army on account ol the
age limit.
Amhtsiiad.ir Lelshmsn has been notl
Ited that the sultan will receive him
Nuptemhei 21.
Wyoming Democrat have nominated
H. A. Ii. Kaiser lor governor and In
dorsed Bryan.
Turkey has called the attention ol
K ii rope to the evident preparation ol
Bulgaria lor war.
A handcar with U men plunged
through an open draw of the Maomee
briilge at Toledo, Oblo. All were
drowned.
The steamer Oregon, from Seattle
lor Vnldes, Alaska, was wrecked at the
entrance to I'rlnc William sound. No
lives were lost. The vessel may be a
total lot.
The president has sent Secretary of
WarTltand Altnt Secretary ol
Htate Macon to Cuba In an endeavor to
straighten out affair without Inter
ventlon with troop.
Russian Democrats wllU hold con
vention In Sweden.
Secretary Root was showered with
honor at Lima, Pern.
Colorado Democrats have nominated
Alva Adams for governor.
K. II. Plumacher, American consul
st Maracalbo, Veneauela, has dlscov
red a curs lor leprosy.
The freight car blockade In Ban Fran
Cisco ha been almost cleared away.
Admiral Evan ay men of hi ship
were badly treated while at FortUnd,
Maine. Secretary Bonaparte will en
deavor lo have congrei correct the
vll.
Rahbl Hlrseh, of Chicago, who ha
Jiut leturned from the border between
Germany and Russia, ays the Russian
Jew Is bound to get the worst ol It
whichever way Russia goes.
SLAVES IN RAILWAY CAMPS.
Negroes by the Hundred Make Com
plaint to District Attorney.
Kiiosvllle, Tenn., Hwpt, IH, Tie
Federal grand Jury now lilting in this
city is investigating allied peonage
cases Ht seveial railroad ramp in thl
vicinity where hundred of negroes are
employed. The investigation la going
Oil secretly under the direction ol a de
lectlvs Sent her by titer government
from Washington on the complaint ol
nnmerons heg-oes to District Attorney
J. R. reuland.
All laat week the government bond
ing was crowded with neurons, who
one by one told their tale ol woe and
maltreatment before the juallce. It Is
telltved Indictments will be loiind this
week against some prominent railroad
ctntrarlors and their subordinates.
The government detective virlted the
railroad camps lu the role ol a man do-
siroas ol purchasing timber lands. He
spent a week or more in several differ
ent camps located In illminl county,
and quietly gathered a volume of evi
dence. Most of the iirgroea were brought
here lioin North and South Carolina
and other nelghbirlng states. Witness
es have tld eome Irlghtful stories ol
the nisnner in whiih they aeie held
prisoners at the canine lor debt. They
allege that a gtiaul line ii kept and no
man Is sllowed lo pass 'bis Hue. Thty
say tliat outrageous cnmmiiirary prices
are charged them and they gel deeply
In deht to the contractor, doe or two
wllneeees told etoriee ol seeing nrgioes
killed and saaert that the bodies were
sunk In the river.
BIO FLEET IS SENT TO SEA.
Force of 4.000 Men Can De Landed
In Cuba by United Slain.
Washington, Kept. H It is an
nounced at the Navy drpaitment to
night thai the battleship Louisiana,
Virginia and New Jersey have been or
dered down the Atlantic ciuut on a
shakedown cruise, and that they had
bean dlreclej to keep in touch with the
gcvernmant at Washington by wlrelxae
telegraph and, if nweaeary, in the event
of an emergency ariilng, they will be
sent to ll.viua. It was slso slated
that the cruisers Vacoma, Cl.veland,
Minneapolis and Newark have sailed
Irom Norfolk, Va.
The Minneapolis and Newark carry
about 700 men altoH'ther and the Ta-
coma 160. Hhould all these v.iasela go
lo llavjna the navy would he able lo
land a force ol 4.000 men in Cuba by
Wadneadav or Thursday. II any div.il-
opmsnts skould occur rendering such
action osreetary.
Final Instructions will le giv.m tne
CUveland and other vessels when they
reach Key Waal. The Cleveland wiled
from Norlolk Saturday, wnlle the Ts-
coma lell there Sunday. The Louisiana
and the Virginia lelt Newport Saturday
alter hurriedly coaling. The New Jer
say wiled Irom Huston.
TWO-CENT FARES IN EAST.
Western Governors Say Population Is
Too Spars In Their Mates.
Harrlsburg. la., Hot. 1.-H. M.
Williams. secreUry ol the Pennsylvania
Plate Board of Trade, today made pub-
lie eoolee ol letters received trow the
governors ol several sUtes on the move-
......t to obtain unilorm legislation
throughout the United States lor a f
cent mailmom tare on all steam rail
roads. A number of the governors r
personally lav.nahly to a 8-cent are,
and, in a lew instances, they tell of the
mtvenienta In their stst. to obtain the
paaasge of such leginlelion in mo
salon Ol III legiiiaiuro.
m. J Kim. of the West-
ern elntfS wy that because of the
siiarsely settlod comiiuon oi u.ou
.: ., ' i-.i rim. (nr a radical
ma iin u". -
reilnctlon ol fares, but that such a re
lorm will come aoont when the popu
lation Increases to give the business to
lustily a cut. The Western governors
iprew their approval oi ma ....
, far aa It aoolles lo the thickly popu
lated states ol the Kaat.
Earthquake Felt at Sea.
nt. IS The lum-
her laden ship Robert Bearles hw
. . ih . i ...iiiii nnris.
rivsd from racoma aim
. run. In mtnmaoil. slaves mat
among other Incidents during the trip
the olllcers ol ins vessel i -ver
earthquake .hock, which cause,! a
uanlo among me crew biiu ....---aerions
harm to the vessel. Captain
Pllta says that on the morning of Hep
. i u. when the ship ww within
on n ,.r l.ar dnatlnatlon. a severe
disturbance ol the water was lelt. The
bock lasted stversl seconds.
u.nk.ipia Has Been Floated.
..1.1.. kin is The Pacific
iionoiuio, -v,... - .,;-....,,,
Mail Steamsbtp company a"r
' . ...1.1..1. uan t uornnnd on
Mannnuria, w"i" - -
Rabbit island Align 20, was success
... t.u nl aha Is now be-
tnllV uoaicu -
towed to this harlKir by the tug
'"a . i .l ,1 minnla are
""?r.M- ..A ? , "7. Vl towed
watching me -
In. Irlng the Anal efforts to Pu Uh.
Manohnr a on uie raw. . .-
sand bag of flour were Jettisoned and
1 now washing annum.
Steamer Mongolia Aground.
... . .i a ha.iii PaiilRa Ocean.
"w"' n'.fl; UM, teamship
1 . ...... .i.i ni the Man-
Mongolia, a rBflf.
nlinria. II agroimu . ,
cmine, i a nKt0Mil and her
The nip is i""s B" . , .
Ilia a., y lamlml BafelV.
naasngers urn. - - - ,
Th. weather 1 flue and the ea Is
IlllXltU.
OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
8TATE FAIR A SUCCESS.
Attendance at Salem About Equal to
Two Years Ago.
Halein Notwithstanding three hall
day ol cold, rainy weather, together
with the fact that thl 1 th height ol
the bop liai vest, the Oregon state lair
ol 1000 has been one nl the most tuc
ceasful in the history of the state. The
attendance was about equal to that of
two years ago anil was in rich larger on
l'ortland day. Hales of concessions and
advertising space hsv been good "and
leceipts Irom this source have been
large.
The additions to the pavilion not on
ly made more space lor eahihits, but
gsvs more room for sales of conces
sions. These circumstances made the
fair a success financially and it la stated
H at there are funds on hand to pay
(very claim.
Nearly 4,000 people were camped in
the grove in front ol the lair gruiinds
and thecome-and-stay-all-weak idea has
become so popular that a number ol
regular visitors at the lair have decided
to erect small cottages on the grounds
nest year. Since regular streets sod
Mocks have been laid out, this can be
done satisfactorily.
Visitors lo the state fair gsva only
paiaing attention to the sample roal
the government is building adjacent to
the ilate lair grounds. The end of the
road and a lew rods . ol Its length are
plalnl) visible Iron, tbestreetcai track,
as alto are the crushed rock bunkers,
tut aside Irom the view thus obtained
the visitors paid little attention to the
road. The road won quite general ap
proval, especially on the rainy days,
when the crushed rock road was entire
ly free from mud and slush.
A few farmers and road supervisors
took time to inspect the manner In
which the road was built and made in
quiries as to the construction, but the
greater number were more Interested lo
liveetot k and horse races.
Tunneling on O. R. & N.
.a li ramie An enlarged force ol
men is now engaged in tunneling the
mountains between Kernels and Hit
gard In order that the O. RAN. main
Hue will not croes so mviy trestles,
which at present are high and numer
ous. When the tunneling is completed
the stream that now crosses and re-
crosses the right ol way will have a
continuous course on one side of the
track. The trestle will be filled in a
the new course is fixed, and much re
pair and loss ol time, which necessarily
follows Irom so many trestles, will be
tlicnioated. The scheme is a glganti?
one and will require many months to
complete.
Labor Famine at Hood River.
11 .n.1 Rivnr Tha acarcitv of laborers
at tloo J River is said by sawmill men
and applegrowws here to lisve become
a serious mstter. One of the big mills,
which have been trying lor a longtime
to get white men for employment in its
plant, has hsd to tall back on japs.
As they ate wld to be entirely unfa
miliar with the work ther are a most
serious handicap in getting out lumber.
Ranchers are in neeri ol men lor pick
annlaa. and other work at this sea
son ol the year, and are making every
effort to obtain them, but without suc
cess.
Book for School Libraries.
Halem Bo latisfactory have the re
sults ol tha traveling library system
proven, from an educational stand
i tint ilia Rtate Library commis
sion baa elected to place a new order
for 42,000 books for school nnranes, in
..l.litl.m in what is already on hand,
at a total cost to the state of $11,-
802.86. Amm.g the most popular ol
ii, hnnlca nr.lnrt-d are the life o Robin
son Cins'e, Baldwin' I-ilo ol Lincoln,
Btorlea ol Uriat American lor Little
Americana 50 famous stories, and
Black Beauty.
Italians Crack on Trees.
oUonn nita The rain and scarcity
ol help have conspired to do extensive
damage to the Ulacxsmas counvy pruuo
crop, which promised a good yield with
large returns to the grower. Many
Italian are cracking on mo nana aa a
.... U nl Hi. man rain of the last lew
days, while hundred ol bushels of this
fruit on tne grouna neneaiu mo irroo
... kwimlna unmarketable and will be
a total loss to the grower became of the
Inability to gel necessary ueip.
Very Heavy Salea of Sheep.
Baker City Owing to the nnofllcial
announcement by government olllclal
some dnys ago that next year the rang
ing ol iheep on forest reserve would
be restricted at least 60 per cent, sheep
durlna the oast three
weeks, old large portion of their
Docks. The pries nave oeen goou aim
H Is estimated by one sheep buyer that
76 000 bead have been sold out of Wal
lowa and 66,000 out of Baker.
Larger School Attendance.
t . H ramie The nubile schools open-
..I .tin an attendance of 760 and a
coips ol 19 teachers, with one teacher
yet to be supplied in the high school.
The' first day' attendance wa in ad
vance of laat year'. A business de
partment has been added to the conrse
and the high school ha the twelfth
grade.
Hops Damaged by Rain.
Eugene The recent rain, by raold
and breaking atrlngs and poles, dmae
ed Lane county hops to the extent ot 15
to 20 per cent. Picker are In great
demand a growers wish to hurry tha
'harvest.
GRABBED BY SPECULATORS.
Klamath County Devalopmont Will Be
Delayed, Say Blanchsrd.
Ban Francisco O. J. Blanchard, a
member of the reclamation aeivice from
Washington, is authority for the state
ment that tbe development ol the
Klamath country will be hindered be
cause ol tbe fact that land speculator
have selied upon hundred el acre in
this new irrigation proeject ol th gov
ernment. "I look for a great development in
tbe Klamath country," ha aaid, "but
this development will be delsyed be
cause ol the number of land speculators
who have secured fin tracts there.
They are holding this land at from $26
to 140 an acre. This price will pre
vent many settlers from coming to Ore
gon, and will retard the progiess of tbe
Klamath country. The government
will charge tbe settlers 1 26 an acre for
water, and this amount, added to tbe
speculators' price for tbe land, will
act to the detriment of tbe parchaser.
Tbe news that tbe Southern Pacific will
build through Klamath will greatly add
to the value ol the land there."
Blanchard was delighted with the
work ol tbe irrigation congress at Boise,
which he attended.
" We appointed a publicity commit
tra there," he said, "which will great
ly aid tbe Pacific coast. This commit
tee will place before the common peo
ple of the United State a truthful re
port of the irrigation country and will
help them get land."
Change Poor Farm System.
Albany Paupers don't mske good
farmers, and as a result Linn connty
will soon change its system ol msnag
ing its poor farm. No attempt will be
made to operate the farm aa an indus
try hereafter, but tbe land will be
rented, and the man in charge will be
paid a stated price per month lor the
board and care ol the paor. Hereto
fore tbe connty has maintained tbe
faim. paying a superintendent, snd the
system has not proved proniatie.
Begin Work on Second Unit.
Klamath Fails Work on the second
unit ol tbe irrigation system has com
menced under direct supervision ol the
noverniuent officials. Tbia unit in
eludes 19 miles of tbe East Branch
canal and 27 miles of laterals. Bids
for tha construction of tbia unit were
advertised for some months ago, bnt
none was received, and the construction
work is now undertaken by tbe govern
uient, on force account.
Hop Picking Resumed In Clackamas
Oreaon City Hoppicking has been
resumed in earnest in sll yards in this
locality. No damage baa resulted to
the hon croD here on account of tbe
rain, except In a few yards where some
of the vine were laid on the ground on
account ol the heavy foliage. The yield
continue about one-fourth below tbe
average, but the uiulity is good. Pick
ing will be finished In most ol the yards
in this county by the last ol lue wees
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Clib, b3c; bluestem, 66c;
valley. 66(368c; red, 00c.
Oats No. 1 white, S2324; gray,
122 per ton.
Barley Feed, 2021; brewing,
21 5022; rolled, $22 per ton.
Rve 11.35 per cwt.
Corn Whole, $.7; cracked. $28 per
ton.
Hay Valley timothy, No. 1, tlOQ
il per ton; Kastern Oregon timothy,
12ai4: clover. 1707.60; cheat, I7
7 5(i; grain hay, $7; alfalfa, 10;
vetch hav. I77.60.
Fruits Apples, common, 2560c
per box: fancy. 75c$l.60; grapes
HOcGUl 00 per crate; Concord?, 27 '4
980c per basket; peaches, 80clj
near. 60c(8ll.25; plums, fancy, 25(3
76c per box ; blackberries, 6 6c per
oonnd: crab applea, 1191.25 per box.
Melons Cantaloupes, 50c$l 25 per
crate; watermelons, ?4lc per pound;
caaabas. $2.50 per dosen.
Vegetables Beans, 8 (9 7c; cabbage,
li'(32o per pound; cauliflower, 75c$l
per d sen: celery, UOc pel dosen; corn,
per dosen; cucumbers, 16o per
dosen: egg plant, 10c per pound; let
tuce, head. 20c pet dosen; onions, 10
12 Wc per desen; peas, 435c; bell pep
pers, 12)4916c; radishes, 10(3 15c per
dosen: spinich. 2 (9 3c per pound; to
matoes, 80900c per box; parsley, 25c;
sprouts, o per pound; eqnasn, sioj
1.25 per crate; turnips, t0cll per
sack: carrots, $11.25 per sack; beets,
1.2501.60 per sack; horseradish, 10c
ner pound.
Onions -New, l .U 91 per pound
Potatoes Oregon Bur banks, sudjwue
sweet potatoes. 2 Wo per pound.
' Butter Fancy creamery, 26930c per
pound.
Eggs Oregon ranch, 27Q27H0 per
dosttn.
Poultry Average old hens, 14c per
pound; mixed chickens, 139iS)c
spring, 14915c: old roosters, 9910c
dressed chickens, 14915c; turkeys
live. 16a21o; turkeys, dreseed, choice,
2l22,V; geese, live, 8910c; ducks,
14915c.
Mops lun contracts, ifqiisuc Per
pound: 1906, nominal; lu, nominal
Wool-Eastern Oregon average best,
159190 pr pound, according to shrink
age: valley, 20922c, according to fine
nens; mohair, choice, 28 9 30o per
pound.
Veal Dressed, 5)i8o per pound.
Beef Dressed bulls, So per pound;
cows, 4i6)c; country steers, 696c.
Mutton Dressed, fancy, 78o per
pound; ordinary, 59c; lambs, fancy,
898HC.
Pork DresBed, 78,o per pound.
MARINES ARE LANDED.
Will Protect American Interest on
Island of Cuba.
Havana, Sept. 14. One hundred
armed sailor from the United State
protected cruiser Denver, landed last
evening and camped in front of the
president's palace, in anticipation ol
possible uprising within or attacks
npon Havana.
Tampa, Fla., Sept. 14. A private
cablegram received here from Cienfue
gos, Cuba, states tbst marine from the
United States gunboat Marietta were
landed at that place yesterday to pro
tect American interests.
Washington, Sept. 14. So far as can
be ascertained no official word has been
received regarding tbe repotted landing
of marines a. Clenfuegoa, Cuba. Tbe
Marietta's commander bad special in
structions '
Havana, Sept. 14. A dispatch from
Cienfuego ssys that the United State
gunboat Marietta baa debarked a de
tachment there. Clenfuegoa is besieged
by insurgents and some of th fortifica
tions have been damaged.
Washington, dept. 14. It was off
daily announced here that tbe sailors
who were landed at Havana from the
American cruiser Denver have been or
dered to return to their vessel immedi
ately, ave (or a small guard which will
be le.'t at tbe American legation. This
action followed tbe receipt of an official
report by Acting Secretary ol State Ba
con Irom Mr. Bieeper, me American
charge d'affairs at Havana, regarding
the landing.
Tbe report was not made public, but
it was announced ofnically shortly af
terward that tbe eailors were landed
from tbe Denver solely for tbe piotee-
tion of the live and property of Ameri
can citizens; tbat such action was in
pursuance ol a discussion between Mr.
Sleeper and tbe naval commander, with
tbe belie! that it was a wise precaution
looking to the protection of tbe lives
and property of Americans. There was
no Intention, it is stated, to do other
wise than to safeguard American inhab
itants, and tbe services of tbe sailors
were to be utilised only in case of dis
orders within the city which threat
ened such inhabitants. That tbe land
ing in any way contemplated tbe pro
tection ol either tbe Cuban government
the insurrectionary government,
President I'alma, or any other persons
than American citizens, was disclaimed
officially and it was pointed out that
this fact could not be emphasized more
trongly.
Secretary Bonaparte conferred with
officials ol tbe Navy department today.
He declined to say anything about tbe
conlerence, but It is known that Cuba
formed tbe main topic. Tbe cruisers
Tacoma and Cleveland, now outfitting
at Norfolk, be said, would be held in
readiness to go to Cuba if needed.
UNIFORMITY IN BUSINESS.
Commission Works to That End and
Railroads Help.
Wsshington, Sept. 14. Discussing
the probable method of proceeding un
der the new railroad rate law, Inter
state Commerce Commissioner Cock re 11
said the first effort ol the commission
would be a uniform way ol doing busi
ness.
"We are," he said, "giving moat ol
our attention to securing the adoption
ot a general system, believing that by
puisuing this course we will lighten
our own labors and render it possible
for the railroads to aid us in carrying
the law into effect."
He then outlined the plan ol the
commission to be to secure:
First A uniform system ot account
ing by tbe railroads.
Stood--A uniform system of classi
fication of freight throughout the Unit
ed States.
Third A uniform schedule of rates,
fares and charges.
Fourth The performance by the
roads of the entire transportation from
the place where freight is received to
tbe point ol destination.
Mr Cockrell also (aid tbat tbe rail
roads are manifesting a disposition to
aid the commission in the enforcement
ol the law.
Investigate Immigrant Abuses.
New York, Sept. 14. James B. Bey
nolds, who was one ol the president's
commissioners to investigate conditiens
in the pscking houses, in Chicago, is
at work on Ellis island nnder personal
instructions of the president, Inquiring
into cinditions there. Just why Mr
Reynolds is sent there Is not konown at
this time, but it is known that charges
resecting ou the treatment ol immi
grants have reached Washington, and
complaint also has been made as to the
manner In which some ol the contracts
bave been administered.
John D. Says Not Guilty.
Findlay, O , Sept. 14. A plea of not
guilty has been entered in the Probate
court here by John D. Rockefeller on
the charge ol violating the anti-trust
law through the Standard Oil company
Mr. Rockefeller was not personally- in
court. The defendants in the cases
against the pipe lines also pleaded not
guilty in the same way and each de
nianded a separate trial by Jnry. Judge
Banker adjourned couit until the first
Monday In October,
Rain of Liquid Sulphur.
. Buenos Ayrea Sept. 14 The state
telegraph department today received a
telegram Irom Jachate, province ot San
Juan, stating tbat th night of Septem
be 11 there was a rain ol sulphurous
liquid and that in consequence th In
habitants were greatly alarmed.
WORK ON THE BAR)
After That Is Finished Turn At
tention to Deep River.
OPINION OF COLONEL ROESSLER
Government Engineer Makes Address
Before Meeting of Portland
Open River Enthusiasts.
Portland, Sept. 15. Conditions are
sncb that tbe national appropriations
(or the improvement of the Columbia
river should be concentrated and di
rected npon tbe work at the month of
tbe river, and that tbe other projects,
having for their purpose the opening
np of this great waterway, shonld wait
or proceed slowly nntil tbe biggest and
most vital undertaking ol them a'.l is
omp.eted. This is the opinion ol
Lieatenant Colonel Roeesler, of the
United State engineer, voiced by him
at the meeting of the river and harbor
improvement enthusiasts, held last
night at the Chamber of Commerce.
One hundred or more of the most
prominent and earnest citizens of Port
land gathered at the chamber to be en
lightened as to tbe most effective meth
ods to pursue in securing the ultimate
impiovement of the Columbia river aa
it should be improved. Congressman
Ransdell, chairman of the tiver and
harbors congress and member of the
bouse committee on river and harbor,
Congressman Jones, of Washington,
and others, addressed tbe meeting, but
tbe remarks ol tbe prominent engineer
created the greatest interest because ol
bis advocating the "mouth of tee Co
lumbia river fiiet; then the other pro
jects."
Coming as tbey did. from a man pos
sessed of the expert knowledge as is
Colonel Roessler, and one sc thorough
ly familiar with every phase and detail
ol tbe various woiks of improvement,
his address last night carried great
weight and made a deep and lasting
impression upon tbe representative as
semblage.
' Let me Impress upon vou tbe one
thought which has been uppermost in
my mind in making these remarks,
namely, tbat it is good from an engi
neer's standpoint, from a commercial
standpoint and from all points of view
to finish tbe great work at the mouth
of the river before asking large sums
lor works farther op the river," said
be, "and tbat in my judgment it would
be contrary to the best interests of all
the improvements, taken as a connect
ed whole, to advocate the policy of di
viding np any sum tbat congress may
decide to appropriate foi tbe Colombia
river valley in such a way as to prevent
the early fulfillment of the commercial
aspirations which are centered in a
deep channel at the mouth of the
river."
WOMEN LOSE THEIR VOTES.
Female Suffrage, Says Austrian Min
ister, ia Failure on Continent.
Vienna, Sept. 15. Under the new
electoral reform bill the privilege here
tofore accorded women who are landed
proprietors of voting at parliamentary
elections ia abolished. At a meeting of
the electoral relorm committee today
severs! of tbe deputies urged the reten
tion of the prvivilege and its extension
to women earning $200 yearly or inde
pendently carrying on business or ad
ministering estate.
Baron von Blenerth, the minister ol
the Interoir, pointed out that all at
tempts to extend female suffrage on the
Continent had failed, especially where
universal suffrage bad been introduced,
and be doubted the advisability of the
step. Victor Adler, the Socialist lead'
er, though an advocate of female suf
frage, also considered tbe present un
propitious for an extension ol the right
Cut Down Big Land Holdings.
London, Sept. 15 Tbe Times' Wei
lington correspondent says that tbe
government land proposals are the most
drastic in tbe history ol colonial leg'
(station and are creating intense inter
est in New Zealand, especially the law
compelling owners to sell within a de
cade the excess of laud held beyond
$250,000 unlmprovnd value and the
provisions preventing tbe present own
era of 1,000 acre o( first class land or
those holding 6,000 acres ol seond
class land adding to their estates by
free holds or lease holds.
Tiburon la Fire-Swept.
Tiburon, Cel., 8?pt. 15. Fire which
broke out about 4 o'cock this afternoon
and burned until after 7 o'clock to
night, destroyed the business district of
this town. Only the utmost efforts of
the Twenty etcond Infantry and the
state fire tug, Governor Mirkbam, sent
Irom San Francisco, saved the residence
portion. Two hundred people were
rendered homeleess and the loss is esti
mated at $100,000, with little insur
ance.
May Build Fouth Shamrock.
Glasgow, Sept. 15. John Ward,
managing ditctor of Danny Bros.,
builders of tbe last two Shamrocks, has
sailed for New York. It is understood
the Dennya have submitted proposals to
Sir Thomas Lipton lor the construction
ol a Shamrock IV, hey to be given a
Ire hand In designing and building.
SCENES OF BLOOD.
Eye Witness Describe Conditions at
Seidlce, Russia.
Warsaw, Sept. 12. With the sanc
tion of tha authorities, who provided
an aimed guard for the mission, tha
Associated Press correspondent visited
Siedlcs, the scene of tha murderou
events of September 8, 9 and 10. The
railroad station at Siedlce, when the
correspondent arrived, waa crowded
with Jew, among whom were many
tarving women with infanta in their
arm.
Almost on the moment there fell
npon the frightened people the sound
of a volley being fired in town, which
lies half a mile back of tbe station. A
panic ensued, men trembling with fear
and women imploring tha soldier lor
mercy, anticipating tbe daughter of
their loved one and themselves.
Gendarmes on guard at the station en
tered the waiting room and rongbly or
dered the people to be quiet, assuring
them that their alarm was needless.
Proceeding to tbe town, the corre
spondent traversed Warsaw street,
which presented s desolate aspect, tbe
store and (hop being closed and all of
them showing signs ot having bean
plundered. Pictures of saints were
hanging outside the window ol many
honses, mute appeala to tha soldiery
and looter to spare the inmate.
Everwyhere in the street were to be
seen soldiers ready to fire on tba least
provocation. Tbe streets were littered
with Jews' hats, torn clothing and
damaged carta.
Tha most severe damage had .been
done in Pienka street, where the honses
were riddled with bullets and in many
instances walla had been demolished
with cannon shot.
By actual count 140 corpse were
picked up in the streets and it is stated
that as many more bodies are hidden
in cellars. Only one Christian is
known to have been killed, and, so lar
aa learned, no soldiers were killed.
Trainloads of fugetivee are leaving
Siedlce for the south.
A Jewish child who begged permis
sion of a military officer to search lor
bis parents was kicked away by tba
officer. Tbe undisciplined soldiery
acted with tbe utmost brutality all
through tbe trouble.
Here in Warsaw there are some fears
ol an outbreak.
WARSHIP ON WAY.
Roosjvelt Orders Cruiser Des Moines
to Cuban Capital.
Washington, Sept. 12. It was offi
cially admitted today that tbe Ameri
can cruiser Dee Moines, which sailed
yeeterday hastily from Norfolk, bad
gone southward to Key West with tbe
ultimate intention of proceeding to Ha
vana if developments within the next
two days seem to warrant such action.
At Key West the Des Molnea will be
about eight honrs run from Havana
and, while waiting, Commander Hal
sey will be in close communication
with the Navy department, prepared to
carry out immediately any request from
the State department.
There is no intention In this move
ment of the Des Moines to show par
tiality toward one aide or the other in
tbe piesent conflict in Cuba. Tb ship
will be at Havana to serve a an asy
lum in case ol need, and be at the die
position ol the American charge.
In case the United States govern
ment finds it necessary to intervene in
Cuban affairs nnder tbe provisions ol
the Piatt amendment, forces which
would bave to be need for that purpose
would be found in a mnch better state
of preparation than when hostilities
began between tbe United States and
Spain. The long military occupation
ol Cuba by the United States troops
afforded an opportunity to army officers
to become familiar with the island,
and probably no part of tbe earth is
better known to the military authori
ties ol tbe United States than the is
land of Cuba. In addition to tha fa
miliarity ol the army ofticesr with the
geography and general conditions ol
Cuba, all of the supply departments
are better equipped.
Great Reception for Root.
Cartegena, Colombia, Sept. 12.
General Reyes, president ol Colombia,
has arrived here to take charge ol tbe
arrangements lor the reception of Sec
retary Root. Mr. Root will be pressed
to land and spend several days. John
Barrett, United States minister, is also
here. The populace is enthusiatsic,
tbe belief being current tbat Secretary
Root's visit will presage tbe coming ol
entente cordiale between Colombia and
Panama, who have been estranged
since the revolntion ol Panama in
1902.
Must See Meat is Labeled.
Washington, Sept. 12. A number ol
representatives ol railroads met at the
Department oi Agriculture today and
conferred with the secretary regarding
the duties imposed npon them by th
new meat inspection law. They were
shown samples of the labels, which
will be required to be placed on various
meat products, and were given to un
derstand that before they accept con
signments of meat for Interstate ship
ment eee that proper labels are attached.
Bandita Loot Bank at Kleff.
Kieff, Sept. 12. At Bjeljszerkov yes
terday a band of armed roushs attacked
tha local bank in full view ol many
people and got off with $40,000. One
bystander was killed and on ol th
! iMiViliaM faarlna Mfitnra. Innmmttratft
suicide.