THE
OREGON
VOL. XXIII.
HT. 1IKLEXS, OHEUOX, FIUDAV, SEITEMJJEU 28, 1000.
SO. 42.
MIST.
NEWS OF THE WEEK
In a Condensed Form for Our
Busy Readers.
HAPPENINGS OF TWO CONTINENTS
A Return of tha L Important but
Not Lt Interesting KvwnU
of tha Past Week
Br) H OppOi annexation of Cub.
Rpeeter Cannon eeyt In It not a can
didal lor prildotlal nomination.
Tlia Chicago flty council li working
lot cheaper Ulaphor., light nd lrl
tart.
Ktensland hat arrived In Chicago. II
wilt iImI guittjr and tipoaa all bit
rouldreU.
Negroes ait buahed and killed fit
icllr at Atlanta. A round-op by
m lllia will follow.
An Internal ' Machine addreeted to
Jirab Hchif!, tha lw York hanker,
aa ln atopped by pott authorities.
Tli Hepburn rata law will Imluli
lb homekr' rata wbtcb have been
given by rallioada to Peeltle Coait
poltlt.
Mtnchurlan bu.ine I deed ! or
tli Kuaalaa army loll. Ilaibln I d
atrled and nothing flaorUlia ict
rottwiy. .......... ,
Hmul (Jumper, prldot ol tb
American Federation ol l-abor, ha
I a atked to aatiat la tha California
ranpalgn.
Admiral Iy tay tha TJnIUd
Hialv cm brt avoid war with another
pot by hlo nor wtrthlpt than
that por.
Tli IntartUt Commerce eotnmisalon
Inveatlgatlng t'nlon 1'aclBe coal land
fraud In Wyoming, ba found th
emipauy uaed dummies to local th
land.
Talt ba plan by which peat nay
coin without Intervention.
Th government la buying many
horte for iita by tba army
Tb Htandard Oil company' only
rival In Cana l baa lot lia plant by
flrr.
The bodlo of II Japan flatiMBian
iil.ughUied by Kaaalant baf baan
lutind.
Th United Bute will nd a erulr
squadron to V r to topport 001 wlnltter
la hi demand.
Twlv person hv been arrested
lor an attempt upon th lit of Prlmr
Ktolypln, of Kaatla.
Th United State ha all prepara
tion ma.l for tending a strong army
to Cuba If ntceaaary,
Henator Bvtldg In a ph de
clared that if tha American flag la
again railed in Cuba it will never com
down.
Ntro aatanlU on whit womn at
Atlanta. Uno'da. ranaad a rac war In
which many ol th black wr
or injured.
killed
Th Gorman tri la bitVwr in iia
denunciation of tba action of Ureal
Britain In ordering a German linar ont
ot Portanioulh.
An ontbraak It reported to haa oc-
Clirrnl In Vara Oram. TabaiCO and Chi-
it province. Mexico. Ian thoond
men are ald to have Joined tba move
n.ent.
Premier Blolypln 1 deelarad to b
liiaan.
Anarchy In Morocco may fore Inter
Vention.
Kuealan tarrorlat have ntnced th
otir to death.
Secretary Root waa lcelvd with
high honor at Panama.
Tha ataamer Mnneolla ba been
Huaied and takn to Midway.
Thera ar now II waithlpa of th
d.ffarent claaao In Cuban water.
Tha death llet from the recent Hong
kong typhoon will probably reach ten
Miontand, ,
Medical authorities In India bare
dlacovered that the prd of lb plg
ha been largely due to rat.
A colllilon between Iwo ",1f1
train on the Great Northern at Cut
liauk, Mout., reaulted in the death '
II v men, j.
An edict bin been ltned In China
giving th people ten yean to quit
opium uilug. 'At the end ol that per
M It ua and ala li to be ptohlbitad.
A dynamite eiploilon at Jail loo,
Tonn., killed IS perioni and Injured
eoore of other. The property damage
will amount to 1600,000. A carload ol
dynamite wa eiploded in tome manner
unknown.
A new treaty with Ban Domingo ii
proposed.
A now law In Russia grant mora re
ligion freedom.
General Funston will Join T" d
Baton at Havana.
The itenoh from corpwaat Hongkong
U eanaing ilcknati. ; ,
Theinga markeU of the world are
nnaettled by th Cuban revolt.
Amerlokn anenala are preparing am
monition for oaa In Cuba in caaa an
army I lent to tha laland.
Bolt ha been commenced to ourt th'
Waten-Plerce Oil oompany fromTa.
Vloltlon of th antl-trut law li the
FAIR AT BAN FRANCISCO.
Cllli.ni Datlre to Show That M..
tropoll Ha Not Lot Qrlp.
Ban Franoluo, Kent. 25. A verv
auihltloui ichviu ha bveu pat forward
re tm k in the form of a mo.
poeal that Han Kraiicli. o hold a world'
lair In 1911. Tli Idea had been tug
geated early In th yaar, hot nothing
waa heard of it lollowlni th fire niiltl
thli week, when W. 11. Mill, ot th
Nonthern Feclnc, lu a letir to Jamn
Phalan. revived the nlan. It mmm
orliilnally Intended that th eipotitioa
hoold be commemorative ol the dla
covrry of th I'ai illo ocean by Iialboa In
1613. Th data lull haa Iimh
d for th ipMltun, at It follow to
citiMiy on tn world'! lair to be held In
rane is iwiu, anil would enable Nan
Krinctico to have th eihlhlta (rn.
(erred at they war from Ht. Lonlt to
Poitland,
The ttlKireatlon of Mr. Mllla ha been
wall received. Mr. Phalan in a cordial
reply tuggeated that Mr. Mill contult
with other who ir known to be Inter-
ttetl In riiuh a pioject. If tentlment
warrant, It it nndtntood that prelim
inary (iiep will llien tx Uken to loiro
i corporation to flnanc th uodertak-
Inf.
It 1 the aeneral dblnlon t':al anch
an eipielllon mora than anything la
w mi hi rantrlbnle to th future welfare
ol Kan Franc tco. It I not Intended to
operate on any tuch rale a the HI.
ixmt lair, uut to in tn rortlend x
potltion a a model and build on Hoe
unique and artlatlc. At a lit for th
nreaar blllldlnir. tha bnrned area
and Golden Gat park have been tug-
MANY ASSET! OVERLOOKED.
llllnolt Bank Eaamlnar May Be A' d
to Raalgn.
Chicago. Bept.SS. IVpitilor in th
looted Milwaukee Avenue Bavlng
bank, of which Paul O. Btentland wa
PNeldenl, will niek a cemand on Gov
ernor Iteneen thit week lor tba removal
of llank Kxamlof C. C. Jon. How
th atat examiner overlooked lor 10
year tuch groat fraud a tboe con tin
ually perpetrated in the Htemland
bank wt a tuh)"rt of comment among
the member ol th depositor' commit
tee Immediately after the failure.
Thil overnight way bava been over
looked, however, bad It not been d la-
covert d yetterday that 3t0,000 In at
aU pad unnoticed when the exam
iner made bll laat tnvilglion Into
the Intlltutlon' eoudltion. Ol thit
urn, (81,000 il In actual caih, and
perhap the mott a'artllng fealur ot
the ce it the fact that had any one
cared to pocket thit money no one
would have been the wlr.
Hecelvr fader will report th dit-
covety to Julf lireniatio tomorrow,
and th report will tie followed by a re
queet from the depoeiton fur an ex-
plapation or a rttignation irom r.xam
iuer June.
TWENTY BODIES EXHUMED.
Mora Victim of the 8an Francitco
Ditatler Found.
Kan franclaco. Hepl. S6. Anothr
... iu I.. hiaii hranuht to llatlt
through th finding ol th remain ol a
tcor or mora ol bouie in ma rum
a hMtirln houte it tb corner of Fifth
and Mini itreell.
J. K. Aimttrong, a contractor, mad
the grewiome find while clering away
debrl which choked th thoroughfare.
The lodging bonte, which wa a loor-
itory fume building, wa
y Into Minna itreet In a heap by the
earthqnake and Immeillately took fir,
it t. aid that the fire lotith of Market
itreet originated here.
fifty people were in ine pi "
time of the ihike, only aven ol whom
have beau aeconnteJ lor. Mr. Mor-
i.. i..,,u.,l haa never been teen
nr heard from and It il thought thit
i .....i.,. ..a imnng thnae found
Hha I aid to have a wealthy daughter
raaidlng In Waw Yora city anu a
In-law In Vallelo.
. ...... .iiil Identified one
AruiifciuiiR r.- ,
. -- i..,i.. il a vnuns man
named Wood who wa employed by
the Kltdon lion worat.
Motor for All Llnet.
, u...t OK .Am ranldlv
UmailB, lo.i nr'. ---.
i the cart can be turned out of the
ahom the Union Paclflo it equipping
it branch linea with lit new ?''
it I il.. itilnln flf A. Il
motor, wine .. m . ,, .
road Dtitine oi f
th imall feeder line profitable and by
.i.. n....(aniul ilaimerotl
overcoming iu ,.,.
competition ol the electric road, by
i .MUnl ran d and eco-
provuBg-u!r ...-..-
nomio inieruroau - -
nitheateam roada. Tne motor are
built on au entirely new plan.
n i.lua Rattla Imminent.
, 9K A-cnrdinH tO
inform.tlon -hlchi JWW-E;
waariinBLUii. wpph
from on ivouin-a-'i - VTi i -.
he government troopt and rebel forcei
ine i , i,.,iinom ni en-
t. imminent '"--"-. , t ,.
VSSSm ioroe. ir .-em.
where tne oa . " .-".',
Tl la tald that tuouiu n
,ou""'L.V "u . victory over tha
rebel! li nay
i. ii Billion. -
Wa.hlnton, Sept. .-Th. forelg
. l lha United Diaio"
comuii- -:-- m..k. in
croited ii" a,uu,v-.- -
the 12 month ending with Auguat the
export! a17 . Tbeie
Itatttlict oi un r
mere and Labor.
OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
IRRIGATION' ASSOCIATION.
Annual Matting at Hood River Octo
ber II and 12 Promltet Wall.
Th fourth annual meeting ol the
Oregon Irrigation atioclation will he
held at Hood Klver in connection with
the Hood River Valley Fruit fair, Oc
tober 11 and 12, 190(1, and ill who are
Interetted In furthering the Irrigation
movement which at tli la) time mean to
much to tha development of the elite,
aie Invited to be pretent and partici
pate In the work of thit organisation.
The appointment ol delegate! will be
a follow: All atat official!, includ
lug member ol the lrglilative mem
blv, aenatorl and member of congreaa,
Including member cf corigrert elect
and lenaton nominated, th mayor of
all citle, tli pieeldfiitt of th atate
unlvenity, itate agricultural college
and i tale normal achoit, (lull b con
ildered ex ofllclo member ol th aeio
elation, and delegate ihall be appoint
ed a followi; fifteen by the governor
of the Hate, ten by the mayor ol the
city ol Portland, five by the mayor of
each other city In the data, five by the
county ludge ol each county and five by
each chamber ol commerce, board of
trade or other commercial body or ret
ularly organlied Irrlatlon, agricultural,
horticultural or engineering toclety
Ithln the atate.
It i reipectfnllv urged that in the
appointment of deli galea, ernorn ilia'l
be itlected who are imcereiy intereiie i
In the aublrct and who are likely to at
tend the convention, and that appoint
ment! ihall be made at early at poeelnle
The appointing powert will pleat
have the lull naaie and poatoflke a l-
dreet ol their appolnteei mailed to the
accrelary, A. King Wilton, at bit oflice
In th Chamber of Uommerce building,
Portland, immediately upon appoint
ment being made.
Informal ion ol every character rela
tive to thl meeting will be lurnithed
bv the lecretary.
A partial program hat aircauy oeen
arraneed at follows:
' Irrigation Under the uaiey Ad in
the Deachutea Valley." Jeate Bteaint,
attorney for D. I. A P. Co.; "Need ol
Igialation in Oregon on I lie Bunjeci oi
Wetera." John H. Lewit, tUU engineer;
"Irrigation for Humid Kegiont," (Uct.
121 Pml. f. h. Kent, dairy initructor
O. A. C : "Irritation Gondttlout in
Malheur County. Oregon," f. W. Met
rail, manaenr famont Arcadia larin;
'Fruit Growing on Irrigated i.anat,
J mid liner, of Cove. Oregon; "Home
Legal Phaiel of Irrigation," Jonn ll
Uwrev. attorney, Pendleton; "Irrlga
tion In tha Willnmetle Valley," Grant
B. Dimick, county Judge, Ulackamat
couuly; "Irrigation lu the Kogne mver
Val ." J. W. l'erkiut. memoer oi
legliUtore, Jackeon county.
Teach Spanish in University,
Kuiiene The University ol Oregon
hat established a new department, that
nl romance language, whlcn win D
under the charge of Dr. Timothy Clo-
hn haa iuat retuined irom a
vaar'a travel 10 r ranee anu ouww
Heretofore the unlvettliy nat onerea
-nraa in Fieich. with the instructor
under the direction ol Froleeior . u
G. Bchmldt, profeesor ol modern ln
.iuim and literatures. Hut with the
nl Dr. Cloran Spanish will be
tided to the nnlvertity cumin um,
.nd there will beopportnnlty lor broad
er work in the department ol Germanic
language and literature under rroiessor
Schmidt.
O. A. C. Starts Well,
fiorvallls In spite ot the tact that
the O. A. 0. opened early this year,
th first two days showed Ihe largest
enrollment lor a similar time In the
history of the Imtluitlon, 498 being en
rolled and many are slill coming. This
enrollment is au Increase of 60 over
laat year. At this rate an enrollment
ol more than 000 will be reached tuis
year. With au expectation of this four
new prolcssors anu biiu piv.-."
have been added to the faculty. Veiy
notloeabie among the new students is
the Increase in the number ol high
school students, several coming nom
the Portland high school.
Working Old Hammersley Mine.
r.r.,,1. Pass The old llammersly
mine, In the Jump Off Joe district, is
igain the scene of active mining opera
tion!, after lying iu e ior uum.
yesrt. K. cumin, ui vun v.ij,
a force of men at work, and the iinmpa
(!), nld mill are aeain dropping on
mod ore. The old pile ol tailings, ol
. . . I . 1 . : . 1. 1. . L C. I nf
which iliers ire in me ui(ui"
850 tons, Is being run through a cyan
ide plant which ha been erected. The
tailinge, according to esyi, carry 111
In gold, and is the expense ol working
them Is small, a handsome profit will
be realised.
Sluslaw Is Full of Salmon.
Eugene Reports from the Biuslaw
river state that the present run of Chi
nook salmon is the biggest In a num
ber ol years, and the paok of the two
canneries and the co'd storage plant at
Florence will be a record breaker. The
canneries ire owmd ana operaieo. oy
0 W. Hurd end William Kyle A Sons, 1
respectively, and the cold storage plant
by the latter. The silversides are juit
now beginning to inn, and they, too,
promise to be very plentiful.
Offer Big Ranch for Sale.
Athena J. J. Banlstone has placed
his l'ge :anoh on the market. He has
1 100 acres ol the very best wheat lands
In Umatilla county, has farmed It for
mny yeis and retped a fortune. The
j r e atked is 7S an acre.
COBALT IN GRANT.
I To Be Found In No Other Section
of United State..
Balem According to the itatletical
Information furniihed Labor Coruxiil-
tioner 11 off. by the United Btitei geo
logical lurvey bureau, at Washington,
P. C, there are 2,170 mine of differ
ent klndl in the itate of Oregon, under
development, the greater number of
which are gold and copper, while in
tome portloni ol the itate deposit of
tome kindt of mineral are found which
do not exlit eltewher in the United
State. Notable among thete latter are
the cobalt mlnet of Grant county, raid
to be the only ditcovery of tbi valua
ble mineral to have been found in the
country.
Cobalt ii utrd extensively and 1 oi
great value for coloring purpoeet and in
tha ard. It it found in combination
with copper, carrying a large per cen
ol gold. In bit forthcoming biennial
report. Labor Commissioner HoR will
comment upon this statistical data ar
follows:
"A large number of the mines given
in the table are not operated, some
having been abandoned, and many are
In the fiitt stages of development, on
account of the lark of capital to carry
on the work. Considerable barm bat
been done the mining interettt ol the
atate by unscrupulous promoter who,
by 'wildcatting,' have eucceeded In
twindling many nntuipectlng inveetor
and are retoomible for retarding the
development ol the induttry generally
"The principal mining; counties in
the order of the number ol miner em
ployed are: Baker, Joeephine, Jack
ron. lirant. kane. uougia ana
Other countiut have extensive miulng
interests, and the industry, already of
tome magnitude, will continue to grow
At pretent there art about 3,370 min
ere In th state who draw an average
wage of 3 per day. Ettimating that
they work, on an average, two-thlrd
of the time, the amount paid them
annually in wages is t2,022,000."
Chittam Bark In Demand.
Eugene Cblttam bark is going np in
price rapidly. All the past wimei
Eugene dealers have been paying Z
and 4 cents for the bark, bnt at present
the price offered is 6 cents. Light reel
tor the past two seasons is given as the
cause for the rise. Manufacturers'
stocks are running low. There are
about seven carloads of tba bark in Eu
gene warehoutet, some of wbicb war
purchased two and three year ago at a
price about the same as is now onerea
Farmers Catch Salmon.
Ariiugton The ,'ohn Day river,
few miles west ol Arlington, is simply
alive with fine big salmon, and farmers
aie catching them tbere each day by
the waton load. It is expected trjat at
ieatt 10.000 ol these fish will be cap
tured in that stream within the next
two weeks.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Club, 405e; blueitem, 67
08c; valley, 67C68c; red, 61b2c
Oats No. 1 white, 2424 60; gray
22irt23 per ton.
Barley Feed, $20(3:21 per ton; brew
Ing, 121 5022, rolled, 122!.
Kye 11.86 per cwt.
Corn Whole, 27; cracked, $28 per
too.
Hay Valley timothy, No. 1, 110
11 per ton; Eastern Oregon timothy
I12M14, clover, 17(0)7.60; cheat, $7
7 60; gialn hay, 17; alfalfa, 110
vetch hav. 7(7.60.
Fruits Apples, common to choice
26cf76e per box; choice to fancy, 75c
ffll.25j grapes, Oregon, 5076c per
crate; peaches, 75r(lt pears, 75ct
(1.2D; crab apples, l(gl.2& per box
prunes, 2550o per box
Melons Cantaloupes, II 1.25 per
crate; watermelon, Ic per pound
casabas. 12.60 per crate.
Vegetables Beans. 5(8 7o; cabbage,
lW2cper pound; cauliflower, $1
1 26 per doxen; celery, 60 00c per
doxen; cucumbers, 15c per doten; egg
plaut, 10c per pound; lettuce, bead,
20c per doxen; onions, lOlte per
doxen; peaB, 4(M)c; bell peppers, 6o;
pumpkins, e per pound; spinach,
4 ji 5c per pound; tomatoes, 40 C 60c
per box; parsley, 10(il5c; sprouts, 8c
per pound; squash, l.'ie per pound;
turnips, 90c(l per sack; carrots, 11
(1.25 per sack; beets, tl .28(31.60 per
sack; horseradish, 10c per pound.
Onions Oregon, $101-25 per hun
dred.
Potatoes Oregon Burbanks, deliv
ered, 80n490c; in carlots f. o. b. coun
try, 768S0c; twoet potatoes, 2Jo per
pound.
Bulter Fancy creamery, 27,!i30c
per pound.
Eggs Oregon ranch, 29c per desen.
Poultry Average old hens, 14(i!
14 4o per pound; mixed chickens, 13 S,
He; spring, 16c; old roosters, 9
10c; dressed chickens, 1415s01 tur
key, live. lfl(21c; turkeys, dressed,
ohoice, 21(22i,c; geese, live, 910c;
ducks. 14(U6c.
Hops 1906, 1617o per pound;
1906. nominal; 191)4, nominal.
Wool Eastern Oregon average best,
16 (it 19c per pound, according to shrink'
aiiei valley, 20 22c, according t)
fineness.
Mohair Cholc. 2'30c per pound
Veal Dressed. bfiSSo pel pound.
Beef Dressed bulls, So per pound;
cows, 4S,'5S0; country steers. 68o
Mutton Dressed fancy, 78o per
ponnd; ordinary, 58o; lambs, fancy,
Pork Oxessod, 78,c per pound
BIDS FOR CHINESE.
Four Firms Offer to Supply Them for ,
Work on Isthmus.
Washington, Sept. 21. Proposals j
were submitted to the Isthmian Canal
commission yesterday for the furnish
ing of Chinese labor to be employed in
the construction of the Panama canal.
The requirements of the specifications
were, in brief, tint the contractors
ihonld agree to supply the commission
with at least 2,500 Chinese, the com
mission having tha privilege of calling
opon the successful contractor for adi
tional labor not exceeding 16,000. It
wa further specified that the laborers
should be on tb isthmus ready for
work within three and a half months
of the opening of proposal and that
the contractors should deposit with
their proposal a bond of $50,000 as a
guarantee to fully carry out tbe terms
of the contract.
While the commission haa been in
communication with about 160 Individ'
oils and corporations wbo bad signified
a possible deaire to submit proposal,
nly (our proposal! were anally onerea
to tbe commission. In tbe presence of
the contractors ard otbera interested
the proposition were opened by W
Leon Popperman, areistant chief of the
office of administrat on ol tbe commis
lion.
At tbe conclusion of tbe reading of
the proposals. Mr. Pepperman an
nonnced that no award would be made
of the contract until tbe proposal had
been examintd by the commission and
its general counsel. In accordance with
the specifications, tbe proposals were
made for tbe furnishing of different
classes of labor at a price fixed by tbe
hour in American gold.
A aummary of the four proposals sub'
mitttd follows:
The American-C h'na Contracting
company: uommon laborers, iu cenio
per hour; foremen and Interpreter, zu
sent an hour; physicians, 40 cents per
bonr; cooks and barber, IB cents pel
hour.
International Contract'ng company,
Washington, D. C: laborers acd
cooks, IS cents per bonr; doctors, 3V
cent per hoar; assistant doctors, 38
cents per hour; interpreters, Si times
13 cents per hour; foremen,, 1H times
13 cent per hour.
Wah Me Lee Hang A Co , Baltimore
Laborer, clerks and barbers, 12
cents per hour : loremen and interpre
ters. 15 cents per boar ; doctors, 20
cent per hour.
Joel Julian Keuben, Washington, v
C: For tbe first 2,600 Chinese labor
er, 11 cents per bonr; foremen, 40
cents per hour; dot tori, 60 cents per
hour; interpreters. 60 cent per nour;
cooks and barbers, 30 cent per hour.
For additional laborers above 2,600 per
hour: First 1.000. 11 cents; second
1.000. 107. cents; third 1,000, 10
cents: fourth 1.000, 10H cents; fifth
1,000, 10W cents; sixth 1,000, 10,,
cents: seventh 1.000. 10W cents
eighth 1,000, 10 cent; ninth 1,000,
95-' cents: tenth. 1.000, 9W cents
eleventh 1,000. 9.W cents; remainder
of 15.000 9 cent.
The last proposal is assumed at the
department to provide that, il the com'
mission enters into a contract with Mr,
Reuben and wans the full quota of 16,
000 Chinese, he will furnish them at
the rate ol 9 cents per hour for common
laborers.
TESTIMONY IS SHELVED.
Interttate Commission Turn Down
Pacific Coast Lumbermen.
Chicago, Sept. 21. Variou Eastern
and Western railroads, through their
legal representatives, made strenuous
objections today before tbe Interstate
Commerce commission to the presenta
tion of testimony by the Pacific Coast
Lumber Manufacturers association in
its petition against 25 Western rail
roads. The lumber manufacturer are
asking to compel the railroads to furn
ish adjustable racks on flat cars for the
transportation ol lumber. They claim
that tbe roads furnish proper facilities
for the shihpplng of other commodities,
and is not doing likewise for the lum
bermen, discriminating against them.
After the attorneys on both sides of the
lumber case bad made exhaustive argu
ments, the commissioner declared that
the case would be indefinitely post
poned. Passengers In Need of Food.
Washington, Sept. 21. The plight
of the 500 passengers of the Pacific
Mail steamship Mongolia, which re
cently went ashore near Midway Island,
was made known to government omcials
here today through a cablegram receiv
ed by tbe manager in this city of th
Commercial Cable company, xoe ne
cessity for the Immediate sending of
supplies was made apparent. There
are ordinarily less than 40 people on
Midway island, and the lnttux ot ouu
would mean a serious drain on the re
sources of the island.
Mexican Plotter Held for Trial.
Douglas, Aris., Bept. 21. The pre
liminary hearing of Thomas Espinosa
and Elfanso Martinei, who, with a
number ol other Mexicans, were arrest
ed here recently on a charge of con'
spiracy against a friendly power, and
violation of the neutrality laws, was
concluded today belore United State
Commissioner Sames. The men were
held to the Federal grand jury, bond
being fixed at $500.
Opena Mor Oklahoma Land
Oyster Pay, Sept. 21. The president
has issaed a proclamation opening the
Kiowa, Comanche and Apache Indian
landi in klahoma. 7M Interior
de-
partment will announce the date for
the reception of sealed bid i under which
the 60,6000 acres of land are to be dia -
posed of to homesteader.
MUST INTERVENE-j
Only Disposition ol tne Contro
versy In Coba.
TAFT DESPAIRS OF MEDIATION
Moderates Willing to Accept Terms
of Med'ator. but Liberal Not
Inclined to Yield.
Havana, Sept. 22. Peace for Cuba,
unless accomplished through American
intervention, teems to be further away
now than when Secretary of War Taft
and Assistant Secretary of Bute Bacon
began negotiation to harmonise the
opposing faction. Tbe arrival today ol
three United State battle ships and
two cm iter in addition to thoee al-
reidy here has bad little effect on tbe
insurgents in tbe field, aad, when the
leaders of tbe revolution were apprised
ot tbe squadron' pretence tbey greeted
the information with Spanish expres
sions to tb effect that:
"They cannot com into tbe brash."
A meeting ol tba executive committee
of the Moderate party was hastily sum
moned this evening and it was voted
unanimously to accept whatever dispo
sition of the controversy Messrs. Taft
and Bacon may decide upon, in the
hope that such a concession will induce
tha Liberals to yield similarly. Tbe
latter however, have as yet signified
no willingness to accept the decision of
tbe American mediator.
Messrs. Taft and Bacon have practi
cally abandoned their hope of finding a
middle ground and fear that decision
in favor of either side wouia result in
no more than temporary tranquility
(or tbe island. It ia their belief that
American occupation is the on'y way
to end the civil warfare, and it is not
denied that Intervention must be fol
lowed bv American sovereignity. Mr,
Taft has cabled to President Roosevelt
regarding the gravity of tbe situation,
and Mr. Roosevelt is expected
to die
late any further program.
MEAT LABELS TO TELL TRUTH
Wilaon'a Rules Forbid Calling
Pork
Beef and Libel on Lard.
Washington, Bept. 22. Further ml
ins in connection with the enforce
ment of tbe meat inspection law after
October 1 next were made public today
by the secretary of Agriculture and
give an Idea of what consumer are to
expect hereafter when purchasing meat
products, particularly canned goods.
Anything savoring ot a false or decep
tive name will not be tolerated and no
picture, detign or device which give
any false indications of origin or qua!
ity will be permitted on any label, as
for instance tbe picture of a pig appear
ins on a label placed on beef products,
or tbe picture of a chicken upon the
label of a veal or pork product,
Geographical name are allowed to be
used only with tbe word "cut.
"type," "brand," or "style." s the
case may be, except upon foods pro
duced or manufactured in the place,
state, territory or country named. For
instance. "Virginia bam" mnst be
marked "Virginia style bam ;" "Eag
lish brawn" must be "English style
brawn;" "Westphalia. ham" must be
Westphalia style bam." ihe word
ham." without prefix indicating the
species of animal 1 considered by the
department to be a pork bam, but trim'
mings removed from the bam and used
in tbe preparation ol potted meat or
sausage, or when nsea aione, may oe
known a "potted bam" or ' barn aa
sag's."
Frankfurter sausage no longer can be
known as such, but must be silled
Frankfurter ityle sausage."
The rules clearly define what consti
tutee pure lard, but prescribe that a
substance composed ol lard, stearin or
other animal fat and veget-ble oil may
be labeled "lard compound.
Suit Secretary Wilson.
Washington, Sept. 22. Secretary
James Wilson, of tbe department of
Agriculture, today, when shown the
Loudon dispatch regarding the action
of the city corporation in pledging
itself to urge a bill for the compulsory
inspection of carcasses at tne time
slaughter, said it waa a step in tbe
right direction. He felt sure that any
standard set by tbe British government
could be fully met by American pack
era and he therefore had no fers that
tbe exportation of meat to England
would be diminished by such a law,
Peasant In Grip of Famine.
St. Petersburg. Sept. 22. The offl
clkl report lust issued give but little
ground tor expectation that the famine
which ba already a grip on many pro
vinces in Russia will be less tbi wint
er. Although the winter wheat harv
est was above tbe average, spring wLeat
proved a disappointment. Tbe Zemst
vo coffer are empty through the fail
ore of the peaianta to pay taxes, and
all the work of relieving the famine
fall upon the central government.
Kuropatkln'a History of War,
St. Petersburg, 8pt. 22. Gemral
Kuropatkln has completed hit book re
viewing the Russo-Japanese war. The
, work it in several volnmea and ha
been submitted to tbe general staff. It
1 may not be permitted general clrcula -
tion.
BRIDGE COLLAPSES.
Many Killed and Injured in Oklahoma
Train Wreck.
Guthrie, Okla., Sept. 19. Eight peo
p!e are dead, 20 more or less injured,
and a many more are missing in tba
most diiastrona wreck in the recent his
tory of tbe Rock Island, t hicb occurred '
three mile from Dover, Okla., yester
day. The engine, tender baggage and mail
cars, smoker and day coach of passen
ger train No. 12, northbound, lett tb
high bridge that span the Cimarron
river, and plunged into tne current
flanked by treacherous quicksand.
The locomotive disappeared from sight
I most immed.ately. Tbe mail and
baggage clerk escaped from their
coaches and swam to the shore.
Tbe accident was due to tbe defective
condition of the bridge which was
swerved out of line by tbe pressor of
driftwood carried down by the swollen
stream. Tbe traia waa an hour lata
and was running st bigb speed to make
up time. Tbe engineer did not see tb
condition ol tbe bridge until be wa
within a few yards, when it wa too
lata to stop. H (touted to hi Bra
man, threw on the brake and Jumped.
He landed on the very verge of the
river bank and escaped t n inrt. Tb
fireman waa lea fort una e, sustaining
severe injuries.
When tbe engine struck tbe bridge
the whole structure suddenly collapsed,
precipating tbe ergine and coaches into
the water. Tbe ehair car and two
heavy Pullmans were not pulled in,
bnt remained on the track.
Tbe meet authentic account place
the number of passenger in the mok-
er at between 25 and 30. With but
few exception these have not been ac
counted for. The only hopeful new 1
contained in message received from
rural district. Man on bits of drift
wood have been seen going down stream
at various points, but attempt at res
cue have in most instance proved futile.
NEW STORM ARISES.
Santo Domingo Again Infected With
Revolutionary Fever.
Washington, Sept. 19. Just as tha
Cuban insurrection appear to be on
the point of harmonious adjustment,
the United States government i con
fronted with a new outbreak in Panto
Domingo. Commander Sontherland,
senior American navai omcer in w
minican water, reported to the Navy
department by cable late this afternoon
that an insurrection ia about to break
out in Santo Domingo at any time. Ha
says that the government has sent
force of 400 men to Monte unristo.
The situation is declared to r- acuta.
He fears that an uprising j take
place. He request that the Dixie,
which ia now in Luban waters, o re
turned at once to 8anto Domingo.
When tbe advisability of withdraw
ing the naval force from Dominican
waters waa discussed when the crisis
came in the Cuban revolt, a suggestion
was made that it might give encourage
ment to the insurgents in that ialand.
It waa finally decided, however, that
tbe Dominican jwirrnmnt had matter
well in hand and that no change waa to
be apprehended with the present fleet
of gunboat in those water.
FUNSTON TO LEAD.
Will Be In Command of American
Army in Caaa of Intervention.
Washington, Sept. 19. General
Frederick Funston, who is now on hia
way to Washington nnder order from
the War department, will probably be
assigned to command the army in Cu
ba, if intervention should be found ne
cessary, wnue orders nave not oeen
issued for the movement of troop to
Cuba, the army was never better pre
pared for quick action, it it is lound
necessary to send them to Cuba.
General Funston ia probably a well
informed regarding condition in tbe
island as any officer of tbe array. Ha
made a good reputation in the Philip
pines, and only a few months ago at
tracted attention by the manner In
which be handled the.difficu It situa
tion growing out ol tbe employment of
troops in Sai Francieco after the earth
quake. The fact that he 1 nnder or
ders to come to Washington ana to
await further instructions indicate
that he is wanted for important duty.
Philippine Cavalry Need Horses.
Washington, Bept. 19. Major Gen
eral Weston, in his annual report of
tbe department oi Lnxcn, Philippine
islands, refers to an inspection ol tha
troops of hia command, and says:
"Troops, including scoots, were found
in good condition as to instruction for
field service. Owing to the scarcity of
horses, many men of the cavalry were
dismounted. Many horses were too old.
too large and worth too much. I am
of the opinion that horses should not
excel d 16 hands high and weigh be
tween 950 and 1,100 pound."
Her Position Dangerous.
Honolulu, Sept. 19. The latest ad
vices from the stranded steamer Mon
golia lay that holds No. 2 and S are
filled with water. Captain of local
vessels plying to Midway isy that tha
Mongolia' position is mor dangerous
than that ol the Manchuria. Two
anchor have been placed out and con
siderable cargo thrown overboard. Tb
steamer Iroquois leaves for Midway to
night and the tug Restorer will sail
Thursday.
More Troops Ready for Service.
Richmond, Ind., Sept. 19. Com
panies G and O, of the Fourth United
States Infantry, on the way from Fort
Benlamln Harrison, near Indianapolis,
to Fort Wayne, Mich ., were today or
1 dered to report to Fort Thomas, Ky.,
In anticipation of b ng cent to Cuba,
ground for action.