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BAPPENKliS CF Tlf 3 cttTKENTS
A B.aume of h UN Important bul
Not Let lnlrlin( EvwiU '
ef th Pitt Wash.
The Kreiich ttrlkers ar returning
to rk wry tluwly and reluctantly.
The priwnt revolt In Chin la be
tu hava boon organised In
Japan.
A tttrrorWt bomb thrown Hi U1,
IU..In. killed two dlcllvea and
mindd flva others.
The lunula who killed l-Pronl'
4in( Harlllnt, of Mesiro. tart bit
cuualn bounded hint to It.
Three men mad a balloon voyage
from Washington. I. C. to Harris
hurt. i SOU wile, In H hour.
The government will toon btln
ull lo force lltrrlruna. to till what
be knowi concerning th Alton Stock
d"l.
An earthquake in China It report-
d to have kltlcMt 4.000 HMlJ! tnd
fl thouwmdt worej dNtttut tnd
Marvin.
It U nld th Standard Oil Com
piny Ii to buy fighting tbe eourtt
tnd legislature tbtt It bit no limit
ouw tor politic.
Jtnr rtldntt of Toklo do
ma ltd that their government take to
lli.n retarding tbe diplomatic rela
tion with China tnd tb United
State.
John W. Oat who hut lout rt
turned lo New York from the Soulh
Vint. aaya the daiuag to wheat dooe
nt exceed 6 per canL Cotton It dam
mrtt Mimuwbal more, on account of
heavy mint.
Th nam ol tb baby Prlnc of
fiiln hsi been entered on th roll
u( a regiment, tnd be weart the
tumtr of It In gold pinned on hit
bib. A room in the barrteht It re-a.-rvd
fur him tt tb Itteet recruit
Victoria It doing well.
The llondumt National lottery
Company, of .WllmlngiKin, lr .
tc.wr ul tho l-oulelann lottery Com
pany, hat surrendered for dwttruc
tion all lit booka and paraphernalia,
paid flue aggregating tlM.OOO. ld
H prtullu. plant ttd quit baaloeta.
UaUull. tba noted bandit bat been
otti.rcJ a pardon on condition thnt be
l.!ae Morocco and lle away from
Tung-lur on a penalon to be paid him
bt th irnmetit. A friend ol
KkUuII proimiwt that ha make a tour
i( tbe ttrllleh and American mimic
hall.. It 4a believed that Kaltull !
ort tuch a achvma. i , ,,
A wlerout In Kentucky did 30,
Kurokl (jara Wadr 500 la Upt to
tU ( kioago butei twpluyot, where be
Biiplwil. '
lUrriiutt tanno borrow woaer
brul, owing to altarkt en hit rotut
it kotae.
Itiiaaita may form a league with
ether .mire to flgbl lor ttale eoetrol
ef rallroada,
Atcr a very old at-l backward
rin, the Kattern Blatea finally ktve
warm weather,
Uiinhofeme to the number of IS.
WW rturd to work oa a" rompromlee
with the tteantbip tompaaloe.
All linemen employed by the tele
phene eunipany In Ban Krancltee have
iruck In eympalby with the telephone
ojrntur,
Japaneee merchanU who tpeah beth
Pptnub and fcngliah rt eleadity
lending their trade In Ibe hrger eitlee
of the went eoael ut ttoulb America.
la the poorer dietrlctt of Chlftgo
veal, pork ana mutton are enwreir
of the market aad only the poorer euU
m imni can ue reaeoeu vf " '
inineri,
ii 1 1 i -. V - nvntn.
ine r.nuuno goYrnrain i
IM relier for evicted Irlth tenanta,
nj aliio eilucatlon, In reiurn roc n
j"tin of the Iriab bill by the Naltoa
allm cnnventlon at Dublin.
IVl..Knie of tbe Kronen aalltirt have
lviei them to return to work, poad
lug a pruniiiied tettlement of their tie
waada. In anlU of tnla, howtyer, 3,000
trikera tt llavrt have voted to con
tiiiut the ttrikt.
The Dutch government hat forlldilea
a meeting f anarobinta at Rotterdam.
Chicago coniuinert m forced to pay
a advauca of V ceatt a pound in tke
price of beef.
Milliard Croker, at boat of New York,
ti active In Irelaad, and It It tald he
wanta to enter i'arllameat
Molt ttonnil the home of a Catholic
pri..t In Cleveland for expreaelng ten
ilincutt dlepleaalng to them.
Home It eelebratlng tht grottujf of
the eonitllutlon, the blrtlular of Tope
I'lu. X and tht doath of Claribal.lt.
A Teaat panaenger train waa derailed,
III... l... .. " . I....L.. mil
nd one man killed and tevertl fttally
injured. ;
Btreetcare in Ban Praneltep rt new
running tlmott full time.
. Tht crewt of Incoming vetaelt are
tr French porta. Even river tttamtre
" up,
ltvUt.k J .1 . a . int.. t f ... .
tonference will not mtke the flrat move
fr illanrmnment, for fear of dltplea
"R the Kalior.
Portlnnd wat wired with a gambling
rnanln tai fully 00,000 wat wagired
-u niayoraity eonien in t
Plgn juit eloted.
American CIHun Worn Red Ntcklle
In Ruitlan Oily.
Itlg, rtuaala, June M.Two aaa
of great Inlereat to Americana were
beard at a apodal tetalon of the Rui
tlan Supremo Court, titling here,
One wat tht cuee of Theodore Smith,
of Attorla, Oregon, who wat arrett
ed becnuae ha had on a red nocklle
and waa chargod with being In aym
pathy with the rebelt In the Ilultlr
provlncei. Tbe other wat tho ctte
of Auguat Klbbul, an Kithonlaq farm
er, who had been arroated for read
ing translation of the American
Declaration of , Independence to t
meeting of peatante. , '
Ilolh men had been condemned to
death, but ItiDuoutlal frlonda had ob
tained for them a now trial, After
hearing the evidence produced, the
court ttitencvd Hmlth to prlion for
10 montht and Klkhul for 18 montbi
llntb men w.re defended by Vladi
mir Chvulaen, an eminent criminal
lawyr. He la trying now to have
Hmlih, a naturallted cltlaen of the
Collod Hlatea admitted to ball, aa be
will carry the chk to the Ituiilun
Senate, rilbbul anld to your correa
pondeiit: "I l-g )oti to eipreet my moil
heartfelt txiitlmentt to the American
people, ti! glorluui declurutlon ol
Indepndimce will be rend now In the
Ituaalnn pii.iini. It haa caum-d me
hard lulferliiK. but I am glad I read
It, I have not been any way a rebel
or a terrorlit and know only my
farm work. I am a farmer, )nt a
I Un Americana who wrote and read
iblt great mattlftMlo of freedom wore
farmer!.
"On the annlvennry of the declar
ation of American Independence
try to etpreat with my fellow-euiritr-rx
here our reaped for thlt great
hlniorlcal dy. We will tear up our
hlrti and paint the pierce wlih the
atara and eirlpea and make little
Amur lion flag, which we wilt wave
out of the prlon wlndowi."
It la poRtltile that both men will
be etlled to rlUierln, allhouiih neither
roally committed any political of
tenae. tor the wi-fcrlng of a red neck
tie and tbe reading of tho American
declaration of Independence l no
where In the world Hated tmoug the
atatutory Crimea.
lo iplte of the itrongeat proteeti
In the iKiuma aaalnit the rrueltlet
committed by the Huaalan prlnon
and pidlce offlclali on the political
prlaonert. thy are dally lorliiring
he prlaonert In a moot brutal way.
Mr. Hmlih anld:
I huve been beaten four timet be-
cauae I refuwd to cot the nnuwout
prliK.n food. My brother provided me
miih buller food, which wat brought
lo ui from outaido tho prlaott."
DtSTROYS THE TRUTH.
Brlllth War Office Suppreaiet Honett
Hittory of Botr Wtr.
i.mn 11 Knelnnd II not
to know the real truth about th
Boer War. To aave the reputntloni
of certain well-known general! and
olflrlala, the war ofllce hat had Col
onel llenderaon't unflnlthed ,,hltory
of the Hoer War" deairoyea. u w
wrltten ni the offlctal hittory by the
greatest Knglll writer on military
ii !). l alnce Napier, but lit author
dliHi before completing
After Colonel Henderton a death
(he war office examined hla work and
found that It wat much too out
ipoken about the blundert and graft
that dlntlngulahed tho campaign. It
haa therefore entirely aupprvewu
. tka ronilllllllllin of
worn, hiim -- - ,
an entirely new hlntory by a ttnIT of
omren under tno airecuon i -.
.... u-...i..,ib Mnrlce. who It
erai ci rir,.....
perhapt the only military writer who
cou d tdequaieiy mi . ui"" -.
"' ' -. urn the new oltlclal
hlatory will deal gently with the rep-
ilnllom of the uitlingumoBu wuu
dlcrt. Lay Corner Stone. ,
' Wnthlnglon, June 1 1 I'puldent
Uooievelt, at n mitmbcr of the blue
Imlge of niatont, mado an nddreet nt
the laying of the cornorttone of the
Maimlc Temple which It to be erect
ed at Thirteenth ttreet and New
York avenue. The gavel and trowel
1 ' . " ... .... ilinan lined by
..realdent W..hlnio l ta ngthe
cornor.to..e oi ine j
1)11) e w .a nied by Krederlckahnrg
l'o'lge No. 4. of VlrjrjBln. when l'rea
i,i..ni Wnthlngton became n member
of tho fraternity.
. C.fla Tmmi.
v........ !.,... 11 Tho tubnmrlne
boat Octoput wat towed to a point
.. II.. n..rthnilt of BoHton llght-
iblu and underwent nore ou-
.... I-nof-rad Into the
tubmergenco . nM
tea by t powerful derrick, the Of to
BP" " '...i, . . .lunih nf 205 feet,
, . waa -.. ,,. re.
:5S nnommutea; Wh,in the tub
rMnea.ra.!od.hew. found to
HllgntOHl ioaa ucioa
r i. nnmlnar.
. . . - . 11 Tha nrula-
Waaninmon, j ,.:"-,.,.
er Chnrleaton. flagship of "Jj""""
nlini,ro. waa ordnrn I to Por
to pariicipni" ' """ -,., ,
g nning June i, " " ;-,- the
the harbor and take part In the
F-ourtn o """:v - that the
CbKoniwS
Z''Sirlhe'S
tne rivur i i.ir, Wna de-
nnw to It mm mn -"
itallod at above ttated.
r- Th.m Scared.
UUI 1 "
- . in Annannunnce
here, two ponce '- -; hs ve
Ted to be"' llow'ed to ret.gn Tho
LgTnt.;;chVt.owiu.dcon.
atltuU treaaoo.
OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
LABIL ALL FRUIT.
Qrowert Find Several Wayt of Obeying
New Law.
Halum-Now that tbe frultthipplng
eaton bat begun, grower! art con-
fronted with tht neceuity of comply
ing with tht new law, enacted by
the latt Legislature, requiring that
very box or package of green fruit
thai) be marked with the name and ad-
Iruai ef the gruwer and packer. Here
at Halein there are varioui method! of
complying with tbe law, aud mine fruit
a goiug uut with no mark at all. Tbe
'inly fruit ihipped thui far ii itraw-
berriva, packed in tiuall boiea, U io
cm lo. Hume vruwen ttaniu tueir
miiii't and adilreaava upon each amall
lio, ao that the cuuauiner will know
y whom the fruit waa grown, aad ao
hat if there la anything wrong with
tka ueaiur will knew where to make
he complaint. Otben mark the name
ind addreai only upon the erata. In
iline.t all inaiaucea the alamo placeo
ipon tne box or crate givei omy inc
tame anil adilreai, aud doee not lay
whether the permn whoae name appeara
a grower or picker, or both. 1 lie aee
ion vf the new law bearing on ine aub-
jcrt ii aa follow.:
Any peraou, nrm. ataoriation or eor
porai ion engaged in growing, eclling oi
packing green rrutli of any kind within
me male or uregon thai! lie requiren
jpon parking any auch fruit for mar
tut, whether intended for aale within
without the Htate of Oregon, to
itamp, mark or label plainly upon tin
utalile or every hat or package oi
reen fruit ao packed the name ami
iwftofnre adilrem of tbe peraon, firm
amocintion or corporation packing the
awe; provided, further, that when tka
growerof lurh fruit be other than thi
pai-kar of the name, tbe name and poat-
ffire of auch grower ihall alao promt
aently appear upon auch boa or pack
age aa the grower of auch fruit."
Rain Welcomed In Clackamat.
Oregon City Light mint are fall
ing In nearly every aoctlon of Clack
amui county, and with a falling bar
ometer there la oroaiiect of wet
weather com Inulnar for acvernl daya.
Cleneral aatlafactlon la expreated by
rnrmeri, aa the rain of Inat week was
not of itifflclent duration to be of
materia! benefit. Crop! generally
are in nrline condition, and with fav
orable climatic condltlona give forth
every Printline of a prolific harveat.
June rulna are alwaya beneficial to
hto notatoea. and will be welcomed.
ai there In a heavy Increase In the
potato acreage thla year. Farmera In
the aouth end of Clackamat county
imvfl uliitited extenalvely. because of
he lute fiiHid! in tno Sacramento vai-
icy.
Prlea of Pruret Railed.
U.I..,., tr..l..l,lv infliionr,) bv moid
tdvancct in the price ef prunea in all
fornia, packer! here have been raining
iln.ir oftcra for 11HIT contracta and on
June 1 4 1 cent, for the 40 50 aixe wai
freclr offered. Tliii price hat ueen re
fuiMi bv aevernl croweri. however. Ac
rnnlimr'tn thn lateet advicea from Call-
fornia, a cent Malt price waa oni ruo
there ao'-eral daya ago, or 6 centa
m . . . . - a. l
f.ir the 4050 aire. Now that puyera
r active and the market advancing
the grower! are doing a great deal ot
Amirlnff before makinir contract!. At
the tame time, it la reported that quite
a number of contract! have been niaiie.
V. C. Tillaon A Co. report having made
contracta for about 45 eara.
Contract Spuda at SI 10.
Salem The larecut deal In potatoes
ever made in Oregon vai closed here
when Lachmund rmcui contracted
35.000 bushel of the growing crop at
It 10 per hundred, the buyer is
Ccnrse Burlte. representing L.
r-atrnn. of San l-"rancico. Lach
mund & Tincui are well-known hop
Hr.-it.-r.. and erowcra. but tint year
they have 142 acre, of spuds. The
short crop in Lnlilornia na turnea
buyers to this state, resulting in the
remarkably high price named in the
contract made today. The figures arc
n the hnv-ers hirnisliina tne sacks.
The contract calls for September and
(Vtnbcr delivery. This is the first
polnto contract reported in this vi
cinity this year.
Are Lla-hts for Medford.
Medford Dr. Rny. mRnagor of
the Condor Power Co.. who recent
iu niirchnand tho Medford lighting
ninnt. tendered a bnno.uet to the
Commercial Club Inst evening, and
today began the inatnuniion oi
n,,l..rn nrn avatnm of itroot lighting.
Vor tho flrat time In Its hlatory,
Medford II using arc llghtt for at root
lighting.
Ntw Rtllway Corporttlont.
c.t.mTh. Portland Eastern Rail
way Company was incorporated today
t.. it P rinrk Art nir Jt. riciinoK.
. t, n .1 . T- T l,tn.u ftnrl
K II WOIWCII, ivuocii i. ......... -
C' W. Miller, with a capital ttock ot
15.000,000. Tlie company propose to
u..:i.i . mllrn.iH from Portland to
Clear Uke, Wasco County, by Salmon
River and l roy ukc i .
Nawr Oovtrnmant 8urvey
r. Svlvoater, of
i,.i,.i,t survov. it at work
topographically mrveylng land In
1 mnludina Bull Run foreat
.. ".'.j thnt nnrtlon of the Cat
enda forest reserve which Includes
Mount Hood. Thlt area covert the
bnaln for the Portland
water anpply.
B00AnAc-t.
Oregon City State Treaturer Geo.
A Steel haa told hla 82-acre farm
nonr Moldrum ttntlon, on the line or
the O W. P. division of tho Portland
Railway. Light A Power Company, to
un Enatern man for 116,000.
New Cirrler at Ho'brook.
tar.oMnirrnn Ilermnn W. uaut
wnani'iK'"" ' """, n.er
2, ,1, w i..l, ltiite rural free de-
Hvory
Oregon,
WILD BELGIAN HARES.
Begin to Overrun Woodt and Fialdt
of Linn County.
Albany At an aftermath of the
Belgian hare fad which twept thlt
part of the ttate about 10 yeara ago,
considerable country went of Albany
la populated with the little animalt.
I'oople driving along roadt out of
bit city can aee them any evening
and many have been killed recently
by farmers. They live In the thick-
eta along tho roadaldea.
The Ilelglan bare fad found a
strong foothold In Albany. Hun
dred! of tbe animalt were Imported
ind for a time a public display waa
maintained by enthualaatt, a large
hull being rented for that purpote.
vtuny local clllzena became at famil
iar with Bolglan hare pedigree aa It
horsemun with bit horses.
Hut the fad died out and what
harei were not killed were turned
looae. A few evidently found their
way Into the country west of Albany
tnd have lived there ever tlnco. Thli
year for the flrat time they have be
come numerout enough to attract
onaldurable attention. The number
it growing; every year but the barea
Jo very little damage.
400 Fir Warder i.
Salem The Oregon Foreetry
Commission met here and elected
Governor Chamberlain chairman
ind E. P. Sheldon tecretary. The
jther member! present were: 8. C.
Bartrum, Koaeburg; L. 8. Hill, Eu-
ene; J. W. Baker. Cottage drove;
Ii. B. Van Duien, Attorla and E. R.
Lake .Corvallla.
it wat decided that about 400 men
Intereated In the protection of for-
wtt from fire will be appointed lire
warden! without nay from the ttate,
though moat of them will be In the
mi) I or of timber ownert. r ire nun.
lred coulee of tbe new lorest rire taw
will be printed for the Information
of wardent.
Oairtlng In Marion.
Orecon City E. M. and Chambert
iinumil havB nurchaaed a 100-acre
dulry farm In Marlon county at Jef
feraon. and tbe place win oe oper
ated a dairy ranch. The land ia
valued at $10,000.
Lane Timber Land.
John W. BlodKett, of
Grand Rapids. Mich., haa Juat told to
the Booth Kelly Lumber company
16.199 acret of tlmberland lying in
townships 20. 21, Z2 and Zi.
Flrtt Wool Pool Sold.
Salem William Brown k Co., of this
iv h.v hnncht the 8c io wool pool,
.'0,000 pounds, at 21 J cents. Thu ii
he Brat pool or vauey wool aoiu i
year.
Hood River Berriea at S3.
II noil River Strawberry receipt
tmlav were 1500 eratea. The berriei
went at $2 per crate, one carload ship
ment being maue.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Millstuffs Bran, city, $17; country,
118 ner ton: middlings. 24.50a'S!5.au
ihorls. city, $19; country. $20 per ton;
11 s Mi s. dairv cnop. tia.ou per ion.
Wheat Club. 8e((f87c: bluestem, 88
90c; Valley, 86Co87c; red, asc.
Oats a l wnue, .siaou, ijr.
nominal. , ,
Flour Patent. $4.80; straight, $4.25
i-l.nr. liss- Vallev. t4.30(d4.40; gra
ham riour, $44.50; whole wheat flour
$4.25(54.75.
Ur I'rrll S(U-Z.3U Der IU"
brewinit. nominal; rolled, S3.sots.
Corn Whole, $20; crackea, sr per
ton, .. . . ,
Hay Valley timotny, imo. i, is
18 per ton; eastern uregon inninj,
$21123; clover, $9; cheat, (a'iu
hav sfifrT'io: ana ia. aiia'14.
Womestic Fruitt Strawberries, 81
(ojioic per pound; cherries, $1.85 per
box; apples, Jllfls.ou per oox; goose
k.r.i.a nru Tc ncr Dound: cantaloupes,
2 50(J3.00 per crate; apricots, $1.50
1.75 per crate.
Root Vegetables Turnips, $2.00 per
sack; carrots, $2.50 per sack; beets,
$l.25dt!1.50 per ack; garlic, 7&10c
ner pound; horseradish, 78c per
pound; chicory 30c.
l.-rh VroctablcJ Cabbaae. Calt
fornia, 33jc per pound; cauliflower,
tl(M per dozen; lettuce, head,
35i45c dozen; onions, 1012Jc per
dozen; tomatoes, $3.254.50 crate
nnr.lrv 25fri30c: artichoke. 575(
dozen; hothouse lettuce, $2 box; peas,
atiiTc: radishes. 20c dozen; asparagus,
6c pound; bell peppers, 30tf35c per
Dound: rhubarb. 4c per pound; cucunv
hers. 50c61.50; spinach, $1.50 per
crate; beans, 12l((il5c per pound
squash, 50cfu$l per box.
Onions Oregon, $22.50 per hun
,i,.,1- Tna. 4c ner Dound.
Potatoes lobbiim price: Oregon
and Eastern, $3.25 per sack; new po
tatoes, SKiroc pouna; tweei potatoes,
ner nnnnd
Butter City creameries: Extra
creamery, 24(f25c per pound. State
creameries; -inv v,v..,..j,
store butter. 17rtil7lc.
Cheese Oreaon full cream twins,
iao- Younir America. 17c per pound.
Pmiltrv Averaae old hens, 14c
mixed chickens, 13c; spring fryers
and broilers, 18(h?20c; old roosters,
s.TMD,-. HreoieH rhirkclls. 166l7c: tur
keys, live, 1012c; turkeys, dressed,
choice, nominal; geese, live, per
pound, 8c; young ducks, 1718c; old
ducks, lac; pigeons, eiujii.ou, Huau9
$2w3.
Vcot i7irr??1Blc ner dozen.
Veal Dressed, 75(fi)125 pounds, 8
8lc; 125150 pounds, 7c; 150800
pounds, 8c; 200 pounds and up, 5i6c.
Beef Dressed bulls, 44k per
pound; cows, o7c; country iteers,
76?Bc, ' " '
Mutton Dressed, fancy, 9c per
pound; ordinary, 88Jc; spring lambs,
, inml
Pork-Dressed, 100(JS130 poundi,
I pounds and up, Offlojc.
Farmera Will Hold Their Products
Until Proper Price It Paid.
Omaha, Neb., June 7. Tbe 200
delegatet called into convention by
the American Society of Equity yes
terday practically completed the or
ganization of the most formidable
combine ever attempted for the pur
pose of controlling the prlcea of
grain, to be known at tbe Graln
groweri' Department of the Ameri
can Society of Equity.
It adopted a constitution and tet
ot by-lawt which plainly indicated
Itt object!. They ttate in ao many
wordt that tbe purpose of the organ
ization it to control distribution and
name a minimum price at which itt
members may dltpote of their farm
grain producta, which are enumer
ated aa being anything from wheat
to broomcorn.
The matter of fiuancea haa not
been overlooked, and the organiza
tion makei a pledge to ita membert
hereby they may borrow money In
any reasonable turn, which may be
secured by their holdings of grain
while It remains In a granary or ele
vator. ,
It was announced to tbe meeting
that over 500 banks had pledged
themselves to make loans to the
members of the association when en
dorsements were made by properly
accredited officials. The convention
made Itself felt in the niaUer of pol
itics during the day, e'hen Charles
Walsh, of Ottumwa, la., a former
secretary of the Democratic National
Committee and at thla time an or
ganizer of Independence League
Clubs for Hearst, was given plainly
to understand that hla presence In
the capacity ot an organizer waa not
required.
Mr. Walsh dropped Into tbe city
Tuesday, and it waa stated that be
would endeavor to get hla prop
ganda before tbe convention. This
idea waa quietly but promptly sat
down on. Many of the delegates did
not know of his presence at the con
ventlon until after he had left th
city yesterday afternoon.
With each committee report came
revelation. When the finance
commltteee reported It waa to the ef
fect that all convention expenses bad
been arranged for and that a good
fund was In sight for the field work
wblch Is to begin at once. Chairman
Pauley of that committee and three
other members, an bankers, were
unanimoua in a sttaement that 535
banka over the country were ready
furnish all the money necessary
to carry out the objects ot the asso
ciation.
The ulan Is to make low rate loana
to farmers on their grain after it Is
threshed and hold It in society gran
ries and elevatora until the price
demanded is available. The plar
Iso contemplates a European
agency for shipping grain direct to
European markets.
A committee on crop intelligence
reported a plan whereby all Informa
tion la to be withheld until it is
called for by the association statis
tician. A partial crop report was
made tu the convention. In which It
was stated that wheat in Oklahoma
Kansas. Nebraska. Minnesota and
the Dakotas would average below 70
per cent of last year a crop.
BALLOONIST'S CLOSE CALL.
Lyman Batchy, Well Known at tht
Lawla and Clark Exposition.
Boston, June 7. Tho breaking
down of his motor, which allowed
the airship ha was navigating to be
blown seaward, almost resulted . In
the death of Lincoln Beechey off Re
vere Beech yesterday. Beechey made
seven-mile Journey from Revere
Beech to Boston. On the return
Journey the motor became disabled
when the aeronaut was a mile off
shore, over Boston harbor, and the
airship was carried some distance
seaward.
Beechey managed partially to re
pair his engine so as to get back to
the vicinity of Revere Beach. When
several hundred feet off shore, the
airship settled rapidly, and tt looked
at If Beechey would bo thrown intc
tha water. Men in rowaoats ana
launches seized the drag-rope and
towed him and his apparatus ashore
before he struck the water.
Try to Bum Town.
AUnntown. Pa.. June 7. What
was apparently an effort of Incend
iaries to destroy the city of Allen
town occurred here early yesterday
hn firemen were called almost
slmultaneeously to tight three tires In
tho business section of tho city, j ne
first fire occurred In the stockhouse
of Blttner. Hunsicker tt Co., one oi
the largest dry goods houses; tae
Prlnco Furniture Company, and the
third at the furniture factory of Hel-
frlch, Bohner & Co. An effort was
made to draw the fireman from the
business section by turning In
false alarm.
Assassins Sentenced.
City ot Mexico, June 7. Florence
Morales and Bernardo Mora were
found Eullty last night of murderln
General Manuel Barrillas, ex-Pres
Ident ot the republic of Guatemala
in this cltv. on the night or April i
last. Upon the announcement of the
vardlct the two defenders of the as
sassins asked tor clemency, citing
tho provision for 20 years' Impris
onment. The court took the matter
under advisement and In SO minutes
returned, pronouncing the death sen.
tence.
Beef Goes Up at Pittsburg.
Pittsburg, June 7. A general ad
vance In the price ot meats was an
nounced In this city. Beef Is the
meat mostly affected." The increase
In price to the consumer Is from
to 10 cents a pound, according to
out.
HARRIMAN GETS OFF
Testifies Before Commission and
Receives Immunity.
LTON DEAL HAY BE ANNULLED
Conference on Other Trusts Prote
ction of Others Left to Dis
cretion f Bonaparte.
Washington, May 8. That E. II.
Harriman, the railroad magnate, It
Immune from criminal prose-cut Ion
as tbe result ot his testimony before
the Interstate Commerce Commis
sion In New York recently; that the
question of the prosecution, of bitu
minous coal-carrying rauroaas lor
discriminating against independent
operators should be left In the hand
of tbe Attorney-General, and that
prosecution of the antbraclte coal
roads for maintaining a trust will
begin In Philadelphia, probably next
week, were conclusions reached at a
notable conference held at the White
House last night.
The Harriman case and tbe case
of the coal-carrying roads were dis
cussed for three hours by President
Roosevelt, five members of the Cab
inet, two members of the Interstate
Commerce Commission and special
council for the government.
Following the general conference,
Attorney-General Bonaparte re
mained with tbe President to dis
cuss the harvester trust. It it
thought not unlikely that the ques
tion ot prosecution of that organiza
tion will be left in the Attorney-
General's hands.
The roads Involved include the
Delaware. Snsquehana & Schuylkill,
the Philadelphia & Reading, the Le
high Valley, the Delaware Hud
son, the New YorK, suaquenana a
Western, the Delaware, Lackawanna
Western, the Central Railroad ol
New Jersey, and the Erie. The Penn
sylvania and one or two others may
become involved as the suit pro
gresses, but at this time no formal
complaint will be filed against them.
Those who participated In the con
ference were: The President, Secre
tary of State Root, Secretary of War
Taft. Secretary of the Treasury Cor-
telyou. Secretary of the Interior Gar
field, Attorney-General Bonaparte,
Interstate Commerce Commissioners
Knapp and Lane, and Frank B. Kel
logg, of Minnesota, special counsel
for the government. The conference
began shortly after 9 o'clock. Sec
retary Loeb was present. The con.
ference adjourned a few minutes be
fore midnight.
BUILDING MOTOR CARS.
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Union Pacific Will Equ'p Branch Lines
Rapidly Aa Poss;bla.
Omaha. June 8. The Union Pad
tie is nutting the finishing touches
on 10 new motor cars which will be
put into service about July 1. They
are to be put on branches and will
replace accommodation trains. At
least two will be sent to Salt Lake
and two will probably go to the
Coast.
These cars are of full length, have
a side door and are of steel construc
tion. They will seat about 12S peo
nle and have a maximum speed of
about 65 miles.
The success of the motor cars has
already been greater than dreamed
of by the promoters, and machinery
and additional shoproom are be
ing arranged by. the Union Pacific
whereby 10 cars a month may be
turned out.
Increased Output of Steal.
Pittsburg, June 8. Despite rum
ore in tbe iron ana steel maraei
abroad as well as In this country
canvass of the industry warrants the
statement that the last half ot 1907
and the first half of the year 1908
will witness the largest producing
capacity in the history of the United
States and Canada. It is estimated
that new furnace construction will
add at least 2,000,000 tons to the
prospective capacity. Last year the
local output waa 25.307,000 tons.
corresponding stimulus will be gives
the coke trade.
Miners Win Eight Hours.
Dead wood, S. D.. Juno 8. The
strike ot miners which has practical
ly tied up business In the Black Hills
for more than five months was set
tled last night at a meeting of the
Terry Peak Miners Union. This
strike was called on January 1, on
the refusal of the mine operators to
grant the eight-hour day. The prop
osition that the elght-hou. day be
granted, but that the miners consent
to a reduction ot 25 cents a day for
a period ot three months was accept
ed by the union.
Voliva Temporary Head.
Chicago, June 8. John A. Lewis,
waa formally recognized by Federal
Judge K. M. Landls, as the rightful
head of the Christian Catholic
Church In Zlon City, founded by
John Alexander Dowle, and the
Judge declared that Wilbur Glenn
Vollva waa elected overaeer of the
church as a temporary arrangement
to tide over the church until perma
nent action could be taken.
Favors Public Ownership.
Madison. Wis.. June 8. The Stata
Assembly today passed the public
utilities bill by a vote of 77 to 10.
The bill provides for the control by
the State Railway Commission of all
public service corporations except
tnlnrrnnh and teleDhone companies.
The Commission has power over ser
vlce and rates.
WAN FRANCISOO SHAKEN.
fwo Hard dolta Art Felt on AM 8ldet
ef tha Bay.
San Francisco. June . A 12:2S
this morning San Francisco and tha
cities about the bay were shaken by
a severe earthquake. The shock wat
the severest since the diiaitroui trem
blor of April, 1006. The shock was
not violent enough to sever electrical
connections, and although the entire
tire department was placed in reaaf
nest to fight any fires that might fol
low, there wat no blaze of any coa
icquence. At far ai can be learned at thia
hour the damaee was limited to the
breaking of dishes on tht shelves and
the destruction of a few tottering
walls in the burned district
In the residence district a number
of people ran into the streets in their
night clothes. Along Golden Gate
ivenue a genuine panic prevaneo. sev
eral hundred women rushed to tha
itreet in their night clothes. Three
women were treated for nervous
hock, but no one suffered injury, at
tar at reported.
The earthauake was in the form of
two sharp shocks, tht second follow
ing while the earth still tremoiea
irom the first, ine coming oi m
ihake was announced by the rattling
if windows and the swinging of
chandeliers. Then came an adrupt jolt
ind then a lessening tremble, to D
followed by another quick jolt and a
gradual lessening of motion.
Oakland. Berkeley. Alameda and
other bay cities reported a shock ex-
ctly like that telt here. ,
far received indicate
that the shake was felt at least as far
south as Santa Cruz, 125 miles down
tht coast.
HIRED ASSASSINS.
"roaecutSon Charges Conspiracy to
Rule by Tanr.
Boise. Idaho. June 5. Through
ames H. Hawley, senior of the group
of prosecutors, the State of Idaho
today made the opening statement
against William D. Haywood, whom
it charges with the murder of Frank
Steunenberg, and then began the pre
sentation of the testimony by which
it hopes to prove the indictment laid
against him. The opening statement
was a broad, sweeping arraignment of
the leaders of the Western Federation
of Miners, who were charged with
plotting wholesale murder and hiring
assassins, an in a gigauuc (un3ij
of vengeance npon those who ob
structed their sway, to destroy oppo
sition by terrorism, to con'.roi tne po
litical destinies of the communities
covered by their organization and to
perpetuate their own power wumn ine
organization.
It charged a widespread conspiracy
dating in inception from the North
Idaho disturbances 19 years ago.
reaching down to the murder of Frank
Steunenberg, and wnose muraerea
victims by bullet and bomb numbered
scores. Hawley declared that wher
ever in the mining sections of the
Coast States the federation had been
in control there had been left a trail
of blood to mark its operations. Of
the hired assassins he cried:
"To them murder became a trade
and assassination a means of living."
JURY COMPLETED.
Men to Try Schmltx Will Be
Kept
Under Lock and Key.
San Francisco. lune 5. The jury
was completed this afternoon for the
trial of Mayor Eugene E. Schmita on
the first of the five indictments re
turned against him by the Oliver
grand jury by which he is accused
jointly with Abraham Reuf of having
extorted from Joseph Malfanti S117S
as the first installment of a $3000
annual bribe to secure the French
restaurant keepers of San Francisco
their license to sell liquor. , . '
Judge Dunne, upon motion of the
prosecution, and over the determined
ind spirited objections of the defense.
Formally disqualified bheritt i nomas
O'Neil and Coroner William Walsh aa
unfitted by personal bias, to perform
tny functions in connection with the
trial, and appointed William J. Biggy
in elisor to have charge of the jury
until a verdict has been rendered or
a disagreement reached. Shortly after
adjournment Mr. Biggy, wno tor some
months past has been Abe Renfs
jailer, marched the jury to the it
Francis Hotel, where the "twelve tried
men and true will be kept under lock
and key during all the time that they
are not sitting in the trial.
Lineman Help Telephone Girls
San Francisco, June 5. All the line
men in the employ of the Pacific
States Telephone & Telegraph Com
pany quit work today in sympathy
with the girl operators, wno nave
been out on strike for over threa
weeks for the purpose of forcing the
recognition of their union. This ac
tion was taken after the executive
committee had made an ineffectual
call at the company's office this morn
ing for the purpose oi seeing r resi
dent Scott Last night the union in
mass meeting voted to walk out un
less the company granted the demands
Will Examine Mora Baggaga.
Mexico City, June 5. In railroad
circles here today it is announced
that the United States customs of
ficials have decided to make the ex
amination ef baggage crossing tha
Mexican border into the United States
much more rigid than heretofore. Ac
cording to railroad officials, the Unit
ed States Customs Department hat
been lenient in its examination!, the
working rule being that only 10 per
cent el the trunks should be thor
oughly tearched for dutiable articles
Strike Growl at Havre.
Havre, June 8. Disturbances took
plaee Sunday afternoon between strik
ing fishermen tad fishermen who had
not ceased work. Eventually, however,
the latter joined the movement.
Winegrower! Protest.
Nimes, France, June 8. A gigantic
Jj,m.nii,ilin nf wineorowera waa held
1 here aa a nrotest airainst tht adulter-
- tion of wine. Nine thousand persona
marched in tht proeeitioa,