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About The Oregon mist. (St. Helens, Columbia County, Or.) 188?-1913 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 2, 1906)
THE OREGON MIST. VOL. XXIII. i ii ii" "i " NEWS OF THE WEEK la a Condensed Form for Our Busy Readers, HAPPENINGS Of TWO CONTINENTS A Resume of the Last Important but Not La lntratlng Evant of the Past Weak A crlale l ajiprualiclrig In th Nor wtgtao lourt. ' Vic riasldaU Fairbanks It (having (rial rruwite in Kmitui-ky, Klmulard Oil cin any ll fined 15,000 by Ohio )iMk, w law permitted a flu of mi I limn, Wealthy wldowa of Chlrego lit Imhiii rohlird n 1 1 00,000 or uiura by a ptntiii!tMl broker. M 'tirjr irai e.wula In Ruaula art now I ! l by strong lorca ol Coaeack in aired ill Btilariiira. iitiianla I r a ahorler work day anil ni wala hav bnn made on all 1 1 una ol I lie IVriniylvaiila railroad A ewou.l ei aliinnii-nl ol 100 tatmr ta from Vl, fcpaln, haa arrived al Coli n hit wo.k on th Panama canal Wl low ol Kuwait Hag glvti 160.000 l lniilil a tt-liiMilliftiiM al Hag Harbor, I.. I., In n.ewoiy ol liar graud parents. Kilty-llir ImiIIm have been taken Imm Ih wricked etn' eira a' Attain UcCily. H la Ull-vad ihla la all. Tli KntHett hnean of Ionia has ap C'o'rJ a hill making t't leaching ol rrlig'on Ooiupulaory In Ilia hug I lib school. It la riorl kI that ona ol Ilia arrud b aid nl uprlenr In Han Francieco litt mad a lull (wnlawlun 1 1 Ilia lllrgal ai-u nl Ilia grafitra. Three mor bodies r fonnd In llir ruiua ol Ilia burned lentni 'I bnura In Kutiaa City. Thla malkca 13 dead ami tliir am till niUalng. A band ol 100 Craw Imliant la on II. Imil nl tha rouaaay Viae In My o tu I ii jt They Cioaa am ptaiVnl ami will try la xiiiuila (ha I'laa to raloro 1 1 llioir reeervat'on. Tall iaka plainly lor tariff ravialon. 81 bodies have been recovered from tha luat Kiaucb anbniarina. Heney la aa determined aa aver to win Ida Dalit againat alleged nan rran ciaco g'allara. HecraUry right nlnlgaa Japan that no hoc.tt will I tolerated agatnal Japan aa In t It tat country. Tlirra Chilean englneera ara an roott to Han Franclaco to study tbe iceoo atrurllon In irograaa there. Cnaregla aaya Ranvnlt baa dona nmra to accomplish spelling ralorm that alt tha pluloliglat In tha paat 20 yaare. A two atnry balldlng In Coffeyvlll, Kai wwaa blown np by an aiploalon ol natural gaa and two paraona killed and 14 hurt. Two woman at lf anaport, Ind., en gKd In a l alrpulilng wblla endeavor, ing to gat niar tba Lougwotlh durli g II air vialt thara. Tha Chicago railroada rafuaa to gtanl tha awllchnien an eight-hour day, hot ti ll bold to their offer ol an advance ol 2 etiita an hour In wage. Mra. Mary Baker O. Kddy, fnnndar ol tha Chrlatian Hclemia church, la aald to ba dvlng, and an Iminanaa fortune euppoaed to lie bara ia miaalng. A rblllpplna anpply boat waa at taike I by I'nlajanae and three arouU killed. Mva nl tba rebela wera killed and troopa ara In puriult ol tha orthea Han Francisco acbool authorities aay they acted lor tba beat Intereala ol all In aeparating lha Japaneeeachool child ran from lha otliere. They aay they will mtabliah aeparata achooll lor the Japanese. Maw York cl aRuura ara on atrlka. Many cluvla are tuklng place In Cuba to aeltlu revolutionary grudgea. Three membera ol tha Toledo, O., loe truat have lieon ordered t9 sorva their Jail lentoncea. United Stati-a Senator Rayner aaya the triiale have grown up and no longer need protection. Rubbera blew open the aale In the Odln.O lilo, bank and eacaped with all they could carry. Wile dcamtlop Ii Incremlng alarm ingly In Chlcagoo. Famlllca to the number ol 031) were deaerted In 1906, Mr i. Peary la condflent that her hue band haa loniid the north pole, and ei pacta to hear from him the laat ol No vembur. Secretary Taft hat duollned a place o. the Hupreme hunch, which la Indi cation that he would Ilka the prealden tial nomination. The new bnttleahlp Mlnneaota ano ceaalnlly atood a loui hour endurance teat, A Ran Franclaco deputy aherlfl ehot and killed a wUe-beator who realated arreat. The recent election ol Banta Fe offi cer! waa dominated by btandard Oil In la esta. Heiiretary Ro haa aaked Japan to pnnlah the pvrputratori ol the recent leal raid, . 1 HANKS OF NATION. President C.ll. 0n Paopla to Obiarva Novambar 20. Wellington, Oct. 24,-Tha praaid.nt aa taauad a proclamation naming Thunday, Noyamber 29, aa a day ol ... a.g ying. Tnt tol, ol Ult , mall.iM - - f.Lti . mm luiiowa: "A proclamation, ri,. ii.... ..i .. . .... ...... u, Ml( 7Mr ,1M c(Mue wlian, In accordance with tba low ol our latbara, It becomea my duty to aal aalde a apaclal day ol thankagly. ing and pralaa to the AlmliM h.... ol bleaalnga aa have racelvnd and ol power prayer tlial theaa bleaalnga may le continued. Yet another year ol widrapread wall-balni baa buW Never before In our hiator or In tha wry 01 any otuer nation baa a pao pie enjoyed mora abounding malarial proaperily than bai onre; a proapurity o gnt that It ahould anmaa in oa no "plrlt nl rerkleea pride, and lea t ol all. a apirit ol haedlatl diarrgard ol our riepoualhillty; but rather a loher ceuaa ul our many bleaalniia, and a rvaoluta puiooaa, uuder frovidenca, not to lor felt i bum by an? action ol our own. "Material well being, indiaorneab'a uiougii it la, can never be anything but tba loundatlon ol true national treat. neaa and happineaa. If wa build noth ing upon Ihla loundatlon, then onr na tional Ilia will ba aa mtaulng'eie and empty aa a houae where only tha foond atlon haa Immio laid. Upon our malar al well-being moat ba built a euper. atrurtuiaol individual and national life lived In accordance with Ibe lawa ol lha higheat morality, or alee our proa parity Ileal! will In Ilia long run turn out a e irae inatead ol a bleaning. We ahould ba both reverently thankful lor what wa bava received and aarneetly bent upon turning It Into a meana ol grace and not ol deatruclion. 'Accordingly, 1 hereby aet apart Fhnreday, the Zuth day ol Nuvembar, oeit, aa lha day ol thankagivlng and application, opon which tha people hall meet In their lioirine or churcbea, levoully acknowledging that which haa been given them and to pray that they may In addition receive tha power lo nee three a fte aright. ''in wltoeea whereof I have hereunto wl my hand and rauwd the aeal of the United Hlatee to ba affiled. 'D.me at the city of Waahington Ihla 22d day bl October, In tba yrar ol out Lord, IMOrt, and ol the Independence ol the United Htatee tte 131at. "(deal) Theodora Kocaevelt. By tha preeldent. "Kllhn Root, 'Becratary ol Btate." CHAN3tS IN CABINET. General Shiflinar of Poaltlont to Take Place Soon. Waahington, Oct. 24. The follow ng etatenient rt-gardirg proapective bangea In Preeldent Rooeevelt'a cabi- uel waa mada public tonight: "On the retirement ol Hecretary Mbaw and Attorney General Moody from the cabinet, the following cbang- re will ba made: 'HecraUry of the treaaury George R, Cortelyon. 'Poetmaater general ueorga on Meyer. 'Attorney general Charlea J. Bona- "Hecrelary ol tne navy vicior h. Metcall. Hecrelary of commerce and labor Oarar 8. Slraut." Tha aeneral nnderttanding for aome time haa been that Attorney Ueneral Mno.lv will retire on January 1 and that Hecrelary Bhaw will follow him on Mitch 4 neat. Mr. Mever. who will become rmat- maeler general, le amlaador to Kua la. He la a native ol Maaeaennaeua ad hat beeu well known aa a bualneea man. oi.. .nnAuimnl nl Mr. Btraua I" - - cauaed conaiderable mrpriae, aa It will - . ..i.i n I .w lie tha Dial caae wnere e num " Hebrew lalth haa been made a member the preeldent cabinet, lie waa n In 1810 and la well known aa a illnlnmftl ami author. He IUO.V..M.., .r....-. repreaented tba United Htatee aa roinia- to imaey on two oiiibiphi. w-- .n.l annnlnUil hw Paldellt Kooeevelt to Bll the vacancy cauaed by jaj urll v vsa- iviiuvuv a member of tha permanent court ol aruuranon at ine nngus. May Ba Loat In Hurricana. New Yoik, Oct. 24. No newa baa been received from the Oritiah eteamer Arabiatan. which la now acveral daye overdue at Ban Juan, P. R. P. R- Norton 4 Co., tba agenta here, aay tney believe that tha ablp ia all right and will aoon annear. Tha Arabiatan, be- aldaa miacellaneona cargo, carritd 3. 00P,000 In gold and 70 men. On her wav from Buenoa Ayrea lor New York ahe atopped at Bt. Lucia lor coal. She aalled lor Ban Juan on October 12, and ahould have croaied the Caribbean aea In from five to aevan dayi. Plana for Engllah Taachera' Tour. New York, Oct. 24. An elaborate tour ol the United Btatea haa been planned lor the 600 Engllah taachera who are to vlait thla country aoon un der tha dtrcotiona ol Alfred Moaely, C. M. O. The teachert will leave Eng land In gronpa of 25 and remala In tbia country Irom two week! to three mouthi. The Bret group Ii eipected to arrive at the end ol November and tha laat In March. Mr. M iaely will remain until the lait group hai left. Worat Blizzard In Hlatory. Cheyenne, Wyo., Oct. 24. Wyoming la In the graap ol the worat bllaaard In the hlatory of tha atate. Old tirnere conoade they have never leen anything to equal the preient itorm, which haa raged for lour daya. All railroad llnei out ol Cheyenna ware blocked today. 8T. HELENS, i7 1 ' "' , u '1,1., j , f,i" 1 1" i" ".Ffii" , 1 a " " 11 L- I THOUSANDS AWAIT 8IQNAL. OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST NEW LINES IN CLACKAMAS. Capital Seeka Inveatmant In Electric Rallwaya. On-gon City Conaequent upon an Intromit) In population from 23,000 In Did Spring of 190G, aa ahown by the aaaeaaiir1! conaua, to 30,000, which la considered a reliable eatlmate of the cinintya population at the prreent time, Clackamaa county la eipnrlenc Uik a new era In Its growth and dovel opmcnt. Hfvi-ral agonclce are contributing to thla material development of the county and It yceourcna, foremost anionic which la the building of eloc trlc railway ayalcma. Idle capital rec-ognli-a aa a desirable Inveatmcnt the biillillng of transportation lima Into Cluckumaa county, where the various ri-aourcca are still undeveloped and morcly awaiting the encouraRcment that will follow direct communication with a market. The Intrreata back of the Oregon Walnr l'ower aV Railway Company, which haa already done a great deal In building up thla county, are recog nised In the proposed building of an eloetrlc line from Cancmuh to Balnm. and thla enti-rprlae la assured, rights-of-way having been secured and stir-vi-ya made over the entire route. The same Interests, It has lately developed, canned the mysterious aurvey to be made between thla city and Molalla nnd Wilholt Springs aome three montha ago, Thla will be a branch line operated by the aame company and will ponntrate one of the richest aectinna of the valley. Aastirance la given that this line will be built. The aurvey Is now being made for ntinthi-r propositi etictrlc line between thla city and Molalla, with the cele hrntcii Wilholt Springs aa the ultimate tiTmlnuH. Thla Is being done by the Oregon City and Molalla Railway Com pany, a corporation in which Oregon I'lty liiiHini'Ha men own a controlling Interest, its route Is via Braver Cri-i'k, through a rich timber and agri cultural section, and the promoters of the enterprise promise to begin con struction work within a few weoka. Ongon City la becoming metropoli tan. A free mall delivery aervloe for tli ii city has been ordered established December 1. An Improved telephone system is being Installed by the I'aciflc States Company, while the Home Tele- phono Company will begin Installing its system aoon, having completed the construction of lis line to the Clacka mas river. Just north of thla city. The great Increase In salea of realty is added evidence of the growth of tho county. Lamo farroa are being subdivided and disposed of In smaller trade, with the result that a larger acreage la being placed under cultiva tion. RAILROAD PETITION DENIED. No Reduction of Asaeeament of Prop arty In Linn County. AI.HANY Hefore the Equalization Hoard of Linn County adjourned its sessions the Oregon & California Rail road Company appeared hv its agent, George Seriher, and requested a re duction in the taxntion value of the inMrty from $H,IKI() per mile on I lie main line in the county and $11,- 000 mt mile on the branch lines, to 110,400 and $.)-IO(), respectively. A reduction in the assessment on its timber land from $7 to $3 an acre was also asked. The company has tili,t'i4 acres of the finest timber land in l4iin County. After hearing the clninis of the company, the board de cided to let the assessment stand ae fixed hv the Assessor. The total as sessment of the railroad company is $ l,7:i:i,14S, of which $ 1,209,700 is on its roadbed and rolling stock and $ lti2,24S on timber land. GIVEN BETTER FACILITIES. Cood River Now Shipa Applea In Re frigerator Cars. HOOP KIVEM Refrigerator ears were taken out over the Mt. Hood Railroad and for the first time apple? are to he shipped direct over the new rnili'oiid. At several points along the road where there are large orchards the railroad company has built sid ings so that growers can load almost direct from their orchards. This is proving a great heln lo fruit growers on the east side of tlio valley as the apple crop is so largo that they are experiencing considerable trouble in getting their fruit hauled lo the rail- rond. Wallowa County'a Big Fair. ENTERPRISE That Wallowa County is coming to the front in agri cultural, fruit and stock waa shown by the exhibilis at the Comity Fair at Iosline, which in every way was a revelation. I he attendance waa good and the exhibits excellent ,varied and represented every part of tho eoimty. Fine cattle of soveral breeds were on exhibition; also Rome vorv good sheep and hogs that probably have no su perior 111 the state. Chinook Becoming Scare. irnnn lJivr.n i.'mninvoa nf the Oovornmcnt fish station on the Clack amas River, who have been taking . . . , 1 - it. ti.i -. : imon egga at me nioiiiii 01 me uuc liivei- have, eomnloted their work for this season and report that the number of egga secured this yoar ia the smallest aineo the work of en deavoring to preserve the salmon in 1 Columbia mver wns tasen up. i.r.,i),,,i- Imt fl.no0.000 esxa were taken this year as against 10,000,000 Ins nt year. Tho worK commonccn on ipteniber W and was stopped about Se the UildUlO 01 vcioour. OBEGON, FRIDAY, NOVT2MUEU 2, 1906. ... ... I a FOR LONGER TERMS. Superintendent Ackarman Favor Chang in Praaent Law, Salem That the apportionment of public school funda should be mado upon the basis of tbe number of teach era employed, and not upon tbe cum ber of children In the district, la one of the moat Important recommenda tlona In the biennial report of Super intendent of Public Instruction J. H. Ackcrman, which waa made public to day. 'Ill is very radical change in the plan of distribution is suggested as a means of enabling tbe sparsely set tled district to employ as efficient a teacher and have as many montha of school during the year aa the larger and mure favored district. This priv ilege, Superintendent Ackerman says, is one to which the smaller district ia entitled. California has such a law. Among other recommendations made in the report are: That the minimum length of the school year be increased from three to five months; that the levy for school purposes be increased from $0 to $8 per capita; that the inheritance taxes be turned into the irreducible school fund, and that a part or the whole of the cor poration tax be turned into the com mon school fund to be expended each year for school purposes. In connec tion with the recommendation regard ing the length of the school year, Superintendent Ackerman says there are too many districts satisfied to maintain school only the minimum number of months required by law. "Hiere is no reason why a child in a small, isolated district is not en titled to as many months of school as is the child in a more favorably situated district," said he. "Mere location should not be the test of the number of months' schooling to which a child is entitled." The suggestion that the rate of levy be increased is founded upon the need of more funds in order that longer terms of school may be maintained. B!g Timber Deal I On. GOLD HILL Hie fonr thousand acre timber tract, situated at the head of Foot's Creek, is now being cruised in the interests of Idaho and Ashland., Or., capitalists. The sale of this property would mean much to Gold Hill and vicinity, as it would in volve a large expenditure of money in building of a logging road to con nect with the S. P. Railroad at the mouth of Foot's Creek. PORTLAND MARKETS. WHEAT Club, 64c; bluestem, 66c; Valley, 67c; red. 61c. OATS No. 1 white, 24.5025.50; gray. $23.50 24. BARLEY Feed. $21.50 per ton; brewing, $22; rolled, $23. RYE $1.3501-40 per cwt, CORN iWhole, $25.50; cracked, $26.50 per ton. M I LL8 TUFFS B ran , city. $14.50; country. $15.50 per ton; middlings, $24; shorts, city, $16; country, $17 por ton; chop, U. 8. Mills, $15.60; Un seed dairy food, $18; acaifa meal, $18 per ton. HAY Valley timothy. No. 1. $10 H per ton; Eastern Oregon timothy, $1416: clover. $6.507; cheat, $7 7.50; grain hay, $7; alfalfa, $11.50; vetch hay, $77.50. DOMESTIC FRUITS Apples, com mon to choice, 25 "6c per box; choice to fancy, 75c$1.60; grapes, $11.60 per crate; peaches, 75c $1; pears, 75c$1.25: cranberries, $99.60 per barrel; quinces, $11.25 per box; per simmons. $1.253)1.50 per box. FRESH VEGETABLES Cabbage. l'4l!a pound; cauliflower, $1.25 per doaen; celery, 76S5c per dozen; egg plant, $1.60 per crate; lettuce, head, 20c per dozen; onions, 1012Hc per dozen; bell peppers, 6c; pumpkins, lji cents per pound; spinach, 45c per pound; tomatoes, 30 50c per box; parsley, 10l5c; squash, lo per pound; hot-house lettuce, 25c per doz. ROOT VEGETABLES Turnips, 90c $1 por sack; carrots. 90c$l per sack; beets, $1.261.60 per sack; gar lic. 7tt10c per pound; horseradish, 910c per pound; sweet potatoes, 2 2150 per pound. ONIONS 'Oregon, 90c$l per hun dred. POTATOES Buying prices: Ore gon Burbanka, fancy, 90c$1.06; com mon, 75c90c. BUTTER City creameries: Extra creamery, 3032c per pound. State creameries: Fancy creamery, 25 27Hc; store butter, 1617c. EGGS Oregon ranch, 32V435c dozen; best Eastern, 2627c; ordin ary Eastern, 24 25c. CHEESE Oregon full cream twinB. 1414c; Young America, 1616c. POULTRY Average old hens, 12to 13(4o; mixed chickens, 1212c; Spring, 124 13c; old roosters, 9 10c; dressed chickens, 1314c; tur keys, live. 1717Hc; turkeys, dressed, choice, 2122c; geese, live, per pound, 8 9c; ducks, 14 16c; pig eons. $11.50; Bquaba, $23. VEAL Dressed. 75 to 125 pounds, 7tt8c; 125 to 150 pounds, 7c; 150 to 200 pounds, 6c; 200 pounds and up, 54Ge. BEEF DresBed bulls. 22Hc per pound; cows, 4 5c; country steers, 65Mc. MUTTON Dressed, fancy, 7o per pound; ordinary, 66o; lamba, fancy, 8c. PORK Dressed. 100 to 130 pounds, 8c: 160 to 200 pounds, 77jc; 200 pounds and up, 66Ho- HOPS 1906, choice, 1617c; prime, 1317c; medium, 1212o per pound; olds, nominal. WOOL Eastern Oregon average, best, 1318c per pound, according to shrinkage; Valley, 2021c, according to fineness. MOHAIR Choice, . 2028o. THOUSANDS AWAIT SIGNAL. AutomobHee, Launch and Horaea j Carry Filar to Mineral Flelde. Thorne, Nov., Oct. 29. That tha groaaest kind of mismanagement haa occurred In preparing for opening tbe Walker Lake Indian Reaervation la the charge made by Frank J. Parka, spe cial agent of tb United States Gen eral Land Office at Carson, Nev., who arrived at Thome Saturday night. Parka telegraphed to the General Land Office at Waahington that hundreds of men have broken through tbe line all through the territory and that tbe In dian police are unable to cope with the situation. He Is In favor of hav ing tba opening postponed 30 days, that the reaervation may be properly opened under the auperviaion of gov ernment troops. Thorne, Nev., Oct. 29. The eve of the opening of the Walker Lake Indian reaervation flads all ready to rush. All day long Intense excitement prevailed la the village, but laat night nearly all tbe searchers for mining claims bad taken their departure to set up camp along tbe boundary of the reser vation. White flag mark the miles and mllea of llnea which the eager hunters are prohibited from crossing until noon today. Indian police and deputy aberiffa who have traversed the bound ary, conservatively eatlmate there are at leaat 10,000 men ready to scramble for favored positions on the reserva tion. Hawthorne contributed about 3,000, while more than that number went out from Yerlngton. Hundreds of people left from various stations where they had been camped along tbe railroad. Tbe race to pointa where the rich est mineral land is supposed to lie proves to be popular In the extreme. Automobiles, horses and all manner of conveyances will be used in making the trip around the southwest end of the lake, while those coming from the east side of tbe body of water will use launches brought her from San Fran cisco. A ferry system will also be established. At a mass meeting of miners held in the courthouse Friday night. It was reported that a number of launches were being placed In the water on the eastern aide of the lake, contrary to tbe rules, and a number of deputies who were authorized to remove them carried out tbelr instructions Satur day. Where tbey found the boats were too heavy to move they were tem porarily dismantled of aome part of their machinery, which will not be turned over to the owners until today. A half-hundred deputlea also report ed at the meeting that In scouring the reservation they had found that 20 illegal locations had been made, and that they had destroyed monuments wherever they had been erected. The paper or location notices were re moved, and when these were read it waa found that the names of a num ber of prominent people were attach ed to them. No arrest will be made of the people who had Illegally secured locations, unless the offense la re peated. Creak Be'da Show Gold. The principal pointa to which the rush will be made are Dutchman, Wll loTf. Rose and Cat Creeks, either dry beds or flowing streams, running into the southwestern part of tbe lake Spe. clmens from claima adjoining these creeks show gold. A number of shooting affrays have been reported. The mo8t trouble was caused on account of drunkenness, but in some cases pistols were drawn in disputes over horses. Several men tried to ride off with others' horses, but they were promptly brought to halt under cover of a revolver. New Englnea for Northern Pacific Tacoma. Wash., Oct. 29. Northern Pacific offlclalB atate that the railroad nnmnnnv la rinlnr nil in Its DOWer tO relieve the car shortage, though they admit that the condition la much the same aa it was several montha ago. aiinarlntenrient AlhpA stated that 12 or 15 new engines will be added to the equipment of tne racinc aivision wun- ln tbe next 3d aaya. "la la Irnnwn. the eneines have been ordered for some time," said Mr. Albee, ' but we cannot teii jusi now much longer we will have to wait tnr thnm Wa oTiwirt 12 or 15 aome time during the next 30 days. Fur thermore, we are aoing everyiiung that can be done to handle the busi ness." Election Law for Philippines. Manila, Oct. 29. Among the recom mendatlons to the proposed election law by the assembly of Provincial Governors ia one that the Governors of the provinces and delegatea to the assembly be elected by direct vote of the people; that the suffrage be wide ly extended; mat tne amount 01 taxes be reduced; that a qualification of the trntar ahall ha hla ntlllitV to read and write the dialect of hla province, as wen aa spanisn ana ungimu. ine mw provides for the choosing of an assem bly the first of the year. Presidential Action Pleaaea Japanese. Toklo, Oct. 29. The course of ac tion pursued by the United States ha? been somewhat effective in soothing the feelings of the Japanese people. Injured by the San Francisco school incident and accentuating the confi dence of the people in President Roosevelt, whose fairness la praised on all aides. It is altogether unlikely and there la aa yet no sign, that the Japanese will Imitate the Chinese in boycotting American goodB. Without tha Federal Scope. Baltimore, Md., Oct. 29. Senator Isador Raynor, aeen Sunday in. ref erence to the exclusion of Japanese from achoola established for white children In San Francisco, expressed (the opinion that the federal govern ment had no right to Interfere, the uianur uoiuB, cuiu.j uuc im iuu dw,q and city to deal with, and outside of the scope of National affairs. JAPAN IS ANGERED Wants to Know Caose ol Japan ese Boycott io 'Frisco. AID Of FEDERAL COURT ASKED Japan Ambassador Call on Unci Sam to Explain Preaidant Order Investigation. Waahington, Oct. 27. Prealdent Roosevelt laat night directed Victor H. Metcaif. Secretary of the Department of Commerce and Labor, to proceed to San Francisco and make a thorough and complete Inquiry Into the situa tion affecting the exclusion of Japan ese children from the school provided for white children and tbe determina tion to place Japanese pupil in sep arate schools. The Prealdent la anx ious to obtain at first band, from a Cabinet officer who ia acquainted with local conditions In San Francisco, full Information affecting every pbaae of tbe subject, to tbe end that whatever action la taken by thla government may be after an accurate understand ing of the situation. Tbe Prealdent feels that every effort within his power should be exerted to see that all tbe treaty righta claimed by the Japanese for their people residing In tbe United State shall be respected and protected. Tbe determination to send Mr. Met caif to San FranclBco waa one of the requests made by Viscount Aokl, the Japanese Ambassador, who, at a con ference with Secretary Root yester day, asked tbat tbe Japanese subjects In California be accorded tbeir full rights under tbe treaty of 1894. In cluding tbat of the children to attend the public schools of San Francisco. Thl request waa the subject of very long and earnest discussion at tne Cabinet meeting yesterday, when the conclusion waa reached tbat tbe best thing to do waa to send Mr. Metcaif to California to secure personally all the data which could have any pos sible bearing on the situation. The despatch of a Cabinet officer on Buch a mission, it waa argued, would dem onstrate to the Japanese the evident sincerity of the Government In dealing with the whole subject and ita desire to show that every effort ia being made to get at the facta. Incidental to the inquiry Into the school question. Mr. Metcaif will pay some attention to the charge made by Count Aoki that Japanese restaurant keepera In San Francisco have suf fered indignities. These reports, the Ambassador says, come from consular officers of the Japanese government In San Francisco. Seven or eight re ports have been made concerning a boycott Inaugurated against these res taurants, stating that agents bave been posted to prevent patrons from entering the restaurants and In several instances stones bave been thrown and windows broken. The Japanese officials In Washing ton aay they realize tbat these dem onstrations and the exclusion of the school children, are acta local In char acter, CHINESE ARMY EFFICIENT. Carrie Portable Wirele Plant and Win Expert' Praise. Changtufu, Oct. 27. A notable fea ture of the Autumn maneuver of the Chinese Imperial army, which ended Thursday, baa been a portable wire less telegraphy apparatus, carried no on light wagons and so adjusted that it can be erected In less than 30 minute. The stations were operated by Chinese officers of the telegraph corps. The maneuvers ended with victory for the Northern army. At a village five miles south of Changtufu this army succeeded In checking the ad vance of the Southern army. The program began with cavalry opera tiona, followed Wedneaday by artil lery practice. All arms displayed ex cellent discipline. Experienced military observer are of the opinion that with the exception of certain minor defects and making allowance for the fact that the opera tions were an experiment, the maneu vers were almost equal to those con ducted In' Europe. The maneuver cost $500,000. California Again Falls. San Francisco, Oct. 27. The cruiser California again railed yesteraay in the endurance teat, which is all that stands between her and acceptance by the government. With the naval trial kn.rJ an ft aortftmnanlflrtl bT th de- stroyer Paul Jonea. the California went outside the neaaa ror ner tniru trial at the enduranc run. After a a an linnf. atiif a half, dtirtflff which ahe exceeded the contract speed of II knot, the cruiser waa forced to return to port on account of over heatlnc of th Journals on tha port engine. Sea to Be Storehouse. Havana. Oct 27. Carrying out fur ther the policy under which arms sur rendered by the insurgents have been rioatmvari nrdpre have been given that a great quantity of arms, the accumulation or au years, now sioreu in Morro Castle, be thrown Into the aea. This work is being done by the garrison under American offlcera. Most of the guns are of obsolete pat. tern. About 1,000 stands of arms are to be rendered useless. Great Milk Supply Concern. New York, Oct. 27. What promise to be the biggest milk concern In the i United States haa just been organized. Walter M. Hodge la promoting the fi nancial end and Jamea L. Bennett rep resents the farmers. Mr. Bennett haa for years bean the counsel for the Five States Milk Producers' Association, which haa a membership of 10,000 .farmers, who contribute to the milk supply of New York City. RA8CAL8 AT BAY. Acting Mayor of San Franclaca Re move Accuser From Office. Ban Francisco, Oct. 28. Acting Mayor Gallagher Thuraday afternoon suspended District Attorney Langdon from office and the Board of Super visor approved hi action. Langdon was notified to appear before th Board one week from today to show why be ahould not be removed from office. Then Gallagher announced that h had aaked his friend, Abraham Ruef. to accept tbe office of District Attorney and that Ruef had consented to do so. Tbe suspension of Langdon follow his appointment of Francis J. Heney aa assistant District Attorney for th purpose of securing Indictment of officials alleged to be guilty of graft ing and malfeasance, it haa been openly announced that Heney and Secret Service Agent Burn have been Investigating matters with which Mayor Schmitz, Acting Mayer Galla gher, Abraham Ruef and the Board of Supervisors were connected. Langdon Is at present a candidate for Governor on the Independence League ticket. The suspension of Langdon waa don for tbe purpose of securing tne dis missal of Heney a Assistant District Attorney. Gallagher gave 12 reasons for aua- pendlng Langdon, the chief of which was neglecting his duties In absenting himself for more than thirty days, from the county to go on a campaign tour, while the city wa Buffering from an Invasion of and depredations by criminals. WRECKED NEAR POINT ADAMS. Four-Masted Britiah Bark Aahor and Going to Plecea. Astoria, Or, Oct, 26. With, three of her maata gone and lying broadside high on the. beach, the big four-masted British bark Peter Iredale ia wrecked in the breaker about three-quarter of a mile below the old Point Adama lighthouse, south of the Columbia River jetty, with every Indication that her bonea will bleach in the aanda, although there la a bare possibility that ahe may be saved. The bark went ashore during a atrong gale about 7:30 o'clock yester day morning. Her maata went over board aoon afterwards. All on board were rescued by the life-saving crew. Captain Lawrence, master of the bark, and his officers remained by the vessel all day. Tonight most of them are at tbe Point Adama life-saving sta tion. Twenty membera of the crew were brought to this city all safe and sound. DRIVEN MAD BY SUFFERING. Five Survivor of Florida Hurricane Drifted All Day on Frail Craft. Norfolk, Va., Oct 26. Counting the minutes, which seemed but few be tween them and death, five men were adrift on a bit of wreckage off the Florida coast, when one of their com panions, whoso Bufferings bad drives him mad, threw himself into the sea to death. Not long afterward a ship saved their lives. The five survivors were landed here by the British ship Heatherpool, which arrived from Liverpool. They with about 150 other were constructing a concrete viaduct for the Florida East Coaat Railway through the Florida Keya, and were aboard houseboat No. 4, which lay an chored off the coaat when the great hurricane struck:. About 1 o'clock In the morning of October 18 boat No. 4 broke adrift and wa dashed to pieces by the waves. Six men lashed together two timbers. They lived on this raft until rescued. Greely's Report on Earthquake. Washington. Oct 26. The War De partment Thursday made public th special report of Major-General Greely on the relief operations conducted by the military authorltlea of the United Statea at San Francisco and other points at the time of the earinquaae and fire at San Francisco. The report is accompanied by many documents, Including the report of General Funs ton, telling of the Btepa taken. The re port 1b very profusely Illustrated, con taining photographa of the relief work in progress. Machinery for Cold Springa Dam. Waahington, Oct 26. The Secretary of the Interior haa authorized the pur chase of four lOxlS-Inch locomotive of 86-lnch gauge, at 13,000 each from the American Locomotive Company; also 44 yard dump car at $168.78 each; 65 tons of rails at 34 per ton, and 125 tons of rails at $33 per ton, and also has purchased from the Ernst Weiner Company, ten switches at $35 each. This equipment is to be used In tha construction of the Cold Springs dam, Umatilla irrigation project. Morgan Outbids King Edward. New York, Oct 26. In competition with King Edward, of England, who sought It as a memorial to his mother, the late Queen Victoria, J. Pierponl Morgan haa secured the original Cluny Bible, In illuminated text on parchment, the. work of the Cluny monka in France, and more than 200 years old. He also obtained an illum inated copy of the original order of arrest for John Bunyan on charge of heresy. Hurrlcan Sweep Japan. Toklo, Oct. 26. A hurrlcan swept Southwestern Japan Wedneaday. Sev eral hundred coral fishing boat are re ported missing. Each boat la manned by at leaat two sailors,