THE
OREGON
MIS
KEIVS OF THE WEEK
h a Condensed Fern fcf Cm
HfpENINGS OF TWO CCSIMRTS
datum of t tM Important but
Not I '
f th Patt Wk.
A rvvulutlitn threaten Portugal.
Jatn threaten to start bnveotl
Mainrt American good.
proie'l ' wlilnmonl of lit tol
rubr' ttnk mom butter.
C.irll (). lrKUH hV prtltKl lo
Tb I lw M'nl iina
IIvb ljr Japan.
The French tit l rklng to cor
rwt number ul Utlng xxtpti(tvJ of
' by win gtwf.
Hirikt troubb hav) bexom m rrl
out In H'""" iwp ba been pall
id mil lo protect tlx uioo ftnalulng at
k.
Tliet i niuU SUteteoart ha enjoined
lit railroad cmniuiaalttttmi of ptorlh
t'aioliiut from enforcing In new Ute
U pending fui liter bearing,
T.-n iliMii. cat pooler In Nrw
York will tnk unnlv ln an in
crww In waif. At lli inniMt h
two profliid no doable I looked (or.
Tin. imvuiltwrjr movement among lit
Kuujii nnu In reveug (or tit
JimiiIuIu.ii ot th tl'iuiit ha tnnd
iritt prornrtloM. A number ot targe
Uie have ma ilewutatod.
Th Mimrl Pirlfkl rallioad will
probably rvm !l pa l Uinw
bUI y rnul.iji In otdor lo off
lrt "f th l iiUlnd by lti n
(uMii.iit ul th I cent rl.
There it rivl of lnrnMiftfl
ihltjiiu'inll Itiunll,
A number of Montana radiomen hv
bwn iitdictml (.ii fenflng government
laud.
privet of New York' keo wagon
bavin g.nii in tnk and III elly I
itllUUl lr.
Itrriitun nyi h Km no intention
si rrlirlni Ir.iiu lit rwllrtad biwlnc
mil I ho iJk.
Vr
A rnitrr h brn appointed Utt tb
Mrti-i u Mutual Lite Insurance com
(an )f ul Chicago,
Freight mU between Ih Miwlmippi
rivr ami Kueky mountain will tw
advanrml 6 per cent.
Judge Uiill Imlili on Korkrfoller'i
( rmiKfi in wmil In ennnactiun with
tht ttUn'UM Oil Inquiry.
il.irr ltnMv fnr Ih ilfifvrw in th
Iiv(k.l iii mi Ii hlpJ Ul pi'"W
linn mum Mian tli dtrlen.
Mr. king itilrvriiib, tii4niliii of Hn
CunftwH) miul.l tUiin givirumlil
liiiltr, tlirjr ImllDt 11 wuulil tntMUi
tieLiirj' fjr tlicm.
Kan I raiwiaeo Jatw(i It Un r
fuinl l:,'rl,ar Ul ormtJunt, inltln(-
oiSm on tlio Ktounil thai limy tr nut
Ciluvn th United HtaUi.
Ki.ikIi Hocialiala nUn lo ovtrthraw
Prwier rii'mmuvnii.
UiimIhii IVrrorll r pir idling (or
I (niMinn of vUHliuillon.
Itailroiiil iiMtn art trvln to inotlil
Ih Oicttoii tarn! grant iuijulry.
A imriilwr ot Hull lltr narrier
l)'ir iit a a Oummial ration (or hithr
KmviH ha mcsIvmI Ih Ihaiik ul
CIlllH tat rxnitllltx tui t nt lliK lliiisr
illilnilililly.
All la,inu HUmUhl Oil Wn hav
DPH f liitiiiiftiiM.1 Ia Im Atiirl Ikl
I'hkMKD anil Uill abuul It Bnaiir.
Il-iili Uli'Kiaph eomiwnl In Ban
Frawiai'o ay tliy r nietinf( r(uir.
it o( biintnofu, but tli nniim oltl
eiala a,y tlio iiiiwtKn r Iwiiifl nl
by inail.
A Imrrlean i!Cuinpanll by Im
miiM h u vit wi Ih Camlln lalnml
'wwitly. Many Ulamli wi ilevna
M nl II 1 MitimaUx lliat al leat
Writiv()orlilia.
Tin- Siaia bank ol Chkiro ami two
Uwynrit have ipm,IvI a f of ItiO.OOO
rit-ivr and atloiney lor th Tiad
' Iiimimnc ooniiaoy, which col
lapM avH a intuit ot Ui Ban FanoUwo
umuttur.
Th Voiiotuolan
oablnat hai r-
gnvu.
Serlon lnbor dltturbanoo ar r
Ported tu Jupanna copper uilnc.
The Itiiaao-Chlnet bank at Vladl
tok hut puid out ISt.SOO on a
wgiil chuck.
Ailvi,,,., from Lh,,on (ndlcat that
Ring fnrtim I In cmlnaut danger ol
'"a bit tbroo.
A minibnr of th atrlklng Ban
"ancinco curnien hav been ludictad
w mtuckt on cart.
;lf,',",c find Bruin hav reached an
""'"fttiindln; to protoet eaolt othr
" uiolr Ulund pottetalon.
A rnvrihitlonlat dlaguland a an
"my onicir drw Mv.uoo from th
"'iKH;hlnea bank at llurbln on a
'"fnd check. ,
Bun Frtnclaco Indicted million
Iriw lino. ... A . ........ .... .
, ' " iniwuu puilll WIIII'H in"
jnnul till Indictment. Thi claim It
""tt th grand Jurf which Imrettl-
tnina their cnae InvnlM it
WAR ON MEW YORK FILTH.
MmIiH Dpartmnl Tak Up Work
t-l by Qartg Strikart.
Kw Vuik, July 2, An attempt to
M.1 1 1 I M II. A -l.lL. 1. '
arbitration lullcl Mt nl(lil. ty m-un
ol Iho i-IWI wrvlr. la lin . mUo
li (ild to iriorl (in flv ilura at
nt l.hi..... u it.. . . .
..w ...,. , mo iriMty o in city,
Th Itiwltli ii.irtm'nt biok hwuk
iiii-miikh iiMlay u olmn tlio ilrwl i,(
iilintot nun ami KaiiK which
hav aivnimilaM. Tlier w a Hum
Iwr of I'lanlun Iwtwiwn lU irll.. ..i
trikBbruki-r. ihirlitK tli il.y, ik,i, ()
mnn n, Honour, a,ailm4 nerloiu
u.v4l....u a
Ccnilitiona In ,, i ii..
Kl.l dl.lrU-l may b lmgiiil wtn-n
th rilli mk BtrtMiU lmwahl, H-.
rai ou'iota, lm hav vialUd Hi dl.
Irk'l hr condition aro ort, my
llwl a great ,l,. ( i, n and many
iiT.un mux urn wariiy ri low a a cmi
wiiianc ol till .ll.tt.lrom trlk.
It la a mirluii (ai't that tba people
1 . - -
iiw nnaun ami vi-ry llvv am mun
mwI by Urn prcvallliin condition.
U-r lay aidnl the iirikwr In an ttcinit
to drin away workmen who bad tmn
rnt Ul rriiiuve tlm unilwitn. Ilr. lien
l illl (hi and i rn-eivimr biiidI
liiH-B prowiion.
8AD OUTLOOK fOH NEW DOUMA
Raacllonari Ar Prcbib' Wlnnara
(rdd at lncoirtptnti.
HI. IVtcrnbiirif. Jul J Th mott
iiiiUviimljU auiiurlr lor th working
iowi ul th tiiird doom may b
diawu from tl Zemntvo mnurraH,
lilch laa lu In nwion th al
wvfk at Miawuw. Sl.'inlirriililu to thi
ltly I ilit lalril li tl, claMra whicli
will eoiiliol th vlrt'tiim In ni(tu( the
prov(nc ul liumla, and It u thought
Ui work they voiiirlilid at thi
vonli-rrno mltihl liirtlilow th com'
inmitloti ul U nctt txiliament.
Th no mllrd "black nubility" or
reactionary gentry, act in a iarg in
iorlly and Uin ili'llUrntiom ol th con-
gmM wrr flllnl ith t dlply of utter
utifaiiiillarlty wltli itarllaiiieniary pro-
(Txlur and Inutility uwarl th liberal
pt(grm. Tlio tXiolwriat, wlm eitxx-t
! to form ih eetit'-r ot th new
tiHini. mad a dlipliiting khowing
Th niajonljr of th member teemed
without plan or ill-Unite ldw, and
a itlnMil liwdera tibl of dlrtrting lit
work.
JAPANESE POACHERS CAUGHT
Ur
Prty Found on Pr.bllorT t
Undt b Cut r Prry.
Kan FrHvNi. July 2.Tho tteamer
Homer, 'aplain Umaldnon, wlm li ar
iivel today (nun the I'rlbllolT ivlaud.
lironirlil muni of the capture vt Vtt J-
aim ! ivchr at rt. I'muI' bland
ol the rrihilofl group by Ih t'niled
rttt rewiu cutler, Terry.
The Japne, each ol whom wt
aimel and providi'd with ail Miin.lt of
ammunition, turiendried to tht govern
ment ort.ivr and wer taken on Ixmrl
th K'hunnei, which wt towed by th
Terry to l'nlHka. No wait were
(ound in th tmall b.U and only 12
akin on the arhooner. At the achonner
oiitvld the tliire niile limit and a
no evident ol jKjacliing In Ui way of
kin w (ound In the Iwal. It de
cided to glv tli J a mac tnuther
cliam- beloie coiifl-ting Ui tehooner.
WAR VESSELS COLLIOE.
Rumonrd Sinking of Torpdo
Boat
by Battlathlp.
T.mlon, July 2. It It repotted to
night that dining U vojag ol a
French tpiadnn tnd from Mameille
h bU!chip Jiuiregiillierry cillilel
iih the tortwdo Uwt ih ttmyi r 1'ertny-
anne and that 00 men wer killed or In-
Jnieil. The maritime prcieeture ue-
clltie lo give out any Inhumation in
the ay of confirmation t anmi oi
the reporl.
Ijiter n'"rt ie to the effect intt it
the torpedo Umt iliwtioycr Dardp
that ecillldwl with the Jeureguilwrry
. . l.. u u M....I. 4.1-
and tllMI tn lanie p.....
mlral Koy, ill charge 01 tne preieruire
ha.1 rm-eivid no newt of tho accident
up to the time ho It'll hi olllce at 0 p.
.J ft.m ..na.lnin was bound from
MarMlllv to Kebltir, Algeii.
No Brlb to Seur Ctrt.
8a-i Kianci.o. July 2. Vice Tresi
dont and (icnertl Manager Calvin, of
the Honthein Tticiiio, announce
alter a thorough mvenngiiuoii ...
reiMHt that employe had organited
tylitem tor Uie fiHition o( freight
over rwntnern i aemu o. -
foe brllie. hat lieen compieieii,
ahow that there it no tuch orgKmxa
tlcn. A lew thipperti, Impatient a
delay, brlM one ol the yardmtiiter at
(liiark, V.i Wlio m iu-a
would give prelorenco to Uie dmpateh
odartaln car.
NUI Confr With Cprtor.
Sew York, July 2.-I.lor Commi-
aloner Nell ram "" "
Waahlngtiin thlt moinlng nd thi af
ternoon held two hour' conference
with mmlr of the executive commit
teof the Telegrapher' union. After
Ihewnference Iepy rretldent Ko
nenkamp.tate.1 that both the nation
and Htuttl''' were dittmaaed, but
Jolut to my lo what length. Thto
evening the headipmrtera ol the union
wer deetted.
Qjtkt Rattt Window.
Port.ino.ith, N. H.j J-ly .-KrU
trembling that tlK)k houe perwpti
bly t interval wer lelt here fottay.
. ...i. -.l ...tiUI and hrlu-a-
WllHIOWt anooa " i
i. i... rr..in the thvlve. Some-
.ima half an hour wculd elepae
be-
the vibration, but by
aundown
The heaviest
m.
HT. HELENS,
OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
tiHelPMEN KICK AT TOLLS.
Hal lo Py Tan for Driving Aerot
Umatilla Rtrv.
Pendluton Thro tbouaund thecp
ar now on their way acrota the Urn-
Riiuit inuiun rutervatlon, being the
drat to pay, the required tax and
crot with a permit. The bund bo
iungt to Joe Coiinully, and the ex
piiua Incurred by the toll will be
cloa to $100. When the Indluna,
under the direction and lupervltlon
of O. C. Edwurdt, the agent, hint
year put Ux on Uvoatock driven
ucroa th reaorvntlon there woa
much diaautlafuction among the
nhuepmen, who drova tbolr flock
around luttead of aero. All the
nhoepmen, both hint year and thia,
wltn tho exception of MtJJonnelly,
have taken their thecp on a circuit
oil and difficult rout around the
rraervutton.
The rule mndo lnat year require
a toll of 3 cent a bead on aheen, 5
cent on borne and 10 centa on cat
tle. In addition tbe owner inuat give
it bond (or ditniagc and pay an In
dian policeman to act a escort, to
nee Unit no giurlng ia allowed along
the route.
That the toll of S cent I wholly
unjuat I held by th theepmen. Ac
cording to them they have no objec
tion to paying an Indian pollcemnn
to accompany them and to giving the
bond for damage, but they look up
on the toll a pure graft on tbe part
of tb Indian.
Archi Maton to Build Ay 0k
Klumitth Full Archie Maton, of
tho firm Muaon, Davit A Co., ha
been advioed by William Hood, chief
engineer of tbe Southern Pacific
Company, that hi bid on th con
struction ot tbe dike aero tbe Kla
math marth had been accepted, and
that he wat expected to begin work
at once. Thlt It a good piece of new
fur thlt lection It meana th early
completion of the Callfornla-North-eaatern
Hallway to thi city. Mr.
Mn sou expect to hav two htrge
meant dredge In operation by July
10. and at a let that he will complete
the contract by tbe firat of the year.
Tbe contract embrace a dike or
grade about tlx in I let long kcrot the
Ady twamn landt. Th fact that
Mr. Maaon ha undertaken conttruc-
tlon of the dike ttlve ataurance that
the railroad will reach thia city dur
ing tbe aummer ot 1808.
Law Weak at Vital Point.
Kalem An Inquiry received by Uie
utte lailruwd coimnimicm from a rail
road U-lettraph opeiator call attention
to the lact that the act ol the laat legis
lature regulating the hour of labor ol
railroad employe waa very loonely
drawn. Though the law forbid the
employment ol telegraph operator
moie than It conrecnuve noura, were
It nothing to prevent their being work
ed 2S hour out of 24 if they be given
an hour' reet at the end of H bourn.
Trainmen are protected in thi rwpect,
but telegrapher are not.
Adam Wht Crop I Good.
Adam The protpect (or a tenner
yield o(. wheat In this locality w a
never any more promlaing Utan at the
reaent time., t he tall wueai in moni
Inttancet wa put In at jutt the right
time and ot a good ttart and while
the tpring wheat came on tlowly on ac
count ol the backward tetwon the late
r.in haa now intured good crop, and
the acreage is considerably larger than
a year ago. The wtnie report coine
from the Wenton and Athena dial tict,
which la the center of the great Walla
Walla valley whettt belt.
Newport Ready for Summer.
rwalli Accordion to present In
dication, Newport nd Nye beach bid
fair to be the mo popular eunimer re
tort iu Oregon thlt ctwon. An impec-i
tlon how tnuch general improvement..
at these two resoits. fcewport nas
token it upon herself to cu oui ami
grade tevoral good street, with side
walks hading over tne tun v
beach, making it very much eaaler and
mow pleasant to travel between the
two plaoee.
Factory Employ Protected
Oregon City Deputy Stnt Com- doaen; cucumbers, 75c per dosen; let
lu.i,.,. nf ijihor and Inspector of head. 25cner doaen ; onion. 15
.1... ami Workshop C. Henry
Grunt, ot Portland, have made an in-
spiNitlon or tne iiiciuri
tie visited tne nugu i'"""
Inmotte Pulp & Taper Company,
whore he made . a close exam.na ion ,
1 .dPC ar".d. lV, tfst-1
class ai Twa alto the fire protection,
c uis8.ua state,
Mr. u ram
Lwl..rnt inn oi lbuui. l
v - i
Mill Aaisssmtnt Show Incrwas.
, nniv Aaaossor Car-
Aberdeon-County Assessor car-
mm"?.? GrVy Harbor, exclusive of
?hinCie nillls. as shown by the re-
turns is $896,020. Th personal a-1
sesstnent property of Ohehalls count,
will ahow iv PBr -
of two veara ago.'
Only perVonil Property 1 .stes.ed
thi year.
Heavy Wht Ylld Crtln.
Condon About an Inch and a half
...in hn fn len her and the
of
ground... .oaked
... im nt fall train 1 abtotuieiy
Z,?ed ami
ZffMtLA 30e par
yUd ln th history of th country. pound. -. ,
OHEUON, FIUDAY, JULY 5, 1907.
J
i
FOREST FUND FOR EACH STATE
Plnchot Say Oapartmant Propot
Improved 8rvlc.
Pendltton While in the city for
lew hour, Gi (Turd Plncbot, chief (Gr
eater ol the United htate, announced
that If bit protcnt plant were material
lied that the next appropriation (or for
et reterve, by congrett, would be di
vlih d into epeciflc appropriation for
theitatef. Ilia object in tbi change
oi policy It to trcme better approprla
tiont for the individual (tat, making
It rxwaibl to pay better aalaiie (or
thou who ar placed in charge of tbe
loreet rewervea and thereby eecure more
compcteni men
The oni'dion of having the lorert re
serve dutrtct luadiiuarter moved from
Portland to this city waa taken up
with Mr. l'inchot, and he promised to
give lite matter bit attention, tie lis
tened carefully to the argument made
for the proponed change and admitted
that there seemed to be some good rea
una why the change should be mule.
The forester says bit particular pur
poce In coming lo the West at thi time
i to study local nee. If, hear complaint.
explain the purpose of th forett re
serve, adjust differences, and in thort
to adapt the administration of the re
serve affair to tbe local conditions,
He says be is (lulling that complaints
concerning tbe reserve Is not due to the
theory or policy ot Uie administration,
but to mitnkes that have been mail
n the conduct ot the reterv affairs,
and these he i endeavoring to adjust as
rapidly a posnible.
He went from here to Coenr d'Alene,
Idaho, and from thence goee to Helen
to meet Secretary of the Interior Oar-
field. He expect to be in Portland
July 13 and 14.
Crud Oil for Track.
Pendleton The oiling of the O.
R. A N. Co.' roadbed between her
and Spokane I now on in earnest. A
trial run ba been made under the
direction of M. J. Buckley. Tbe road
that ia being oiled is considered by
travelers to be the dustiest and most
disagreeable road to travel In the
Northwest. The rout He through
alkali duBt and sand for many miles
and all passenger alighting from the
Spokane train are covered with a
white coatlBBj. Tbe dust, coupled
with the heat of the summer months,
make travel on thi road anything
but a pleasure.
Big Wool Clip Sold.
Pendleton Tbe Cunningham Sheep
A Land company ha told it clip of
wool, amounting to over 150,000
pounds, to Koeehland Brother for 18H
cent a pound. Thit clip waa offered
at the lerent pool salet and no bid was
made. The owner immediately had
the wool sorted and scoured in tbe Pen
dleton scouring mills. The bid ol 18X
cent wat on a grease basis. The dis
posal of this clip cleuns up practically
all of the Pmatilla county wool.
Harney' Protpact Excellent.
Burn There are excellent crop
prospects in all part of Harney county,
lira in has a fine stand and Iruit of all
varieties is looking well. Alfalfa hat
made an nnusually good growth thit
year, and there ire some rich patches
of H on dry land with no artificial irri
gation. Haying will begin early In
July and the crop it very beavy.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Club, 80e; blueetem, 88
80c; valley, 86c; red, f'l
Oat No. 1 white, $27.5028.50j
gray n'minal.
ltarley Feed, $21.6022 per ton;
brewing, nominal; tolled, $23.60
24.50.
Corn Whole, $28; cracked, $29 per
ton.
Hay Valley tmothy, No. 1, $I71S
nor ton : Kastern Oregon tlmotny, 1X1
($23; clover, $9; cheat, $010; grain
. .i0. ftifttia, $18H.
F.ttjtgtrawberiie, $1.50 2 per
crate; cherries, 05 76o per box;
apple, $33.60 per box; apricot,
$1.36(31.65 per orate; plums, $1.65
per box.
Vegetable Twnipt, $2 per sack;
carrots, $2.60 per sack; beet, $2.60
per tack ; asparagu. lOo per pound;
beans, 7n Pi pound; cabbage,
'20 per pound; corn, 35f)ooo per
aoiv, nr doaen: . neaa. " 2 ltfS4e Der
p,,,,. radishes, 20o per doxen; rim-
tb, S)e per pound; tomatoes, is.oo
4 per crate,
W l 12.75(83.25 sack:
BuUer-FtWmeyV 2X26o
per pound. . .. .
l'nn trv Averaire old hen, lie
m?.T ehlcken.. 10e? I
I H""""! ' - " :
spring tryeni uu uiuiiww, itisiuu, viu
rooster, 9o; dressed chickens, 18
ii turkey, live, 10912o; turkeys,
L. . nominal; goes, live,
. - i u. liAiiu. i.i
pound, 7lOo5 young duok., 1314oj
old ducks, 10c.
Egg Candled, 2324o per doxen.
veat nrwawj, u.w ?tv par jjuuuu.
Beet Drested bulls, 3tf to per
pound; cows, 664oj country steer,
6X.WC.
Mntton Dressed, fancy, 9c pe:
pound; ordinary, 67o; spiing lambs
lOGlOXo. ;
Pork Dressed, 68o per pound.
Hops 6 8c per pound, according to
quality.
Wool r-aaiern uregon average oet,
M,i . n ,A .i,.ink
SENTENCE 8CHMITZ JULY 8.
8evrlty Depend on Other Prosacu-
tion Dfns Enrgd.
Han Francisco, June 28. Over the
anirrv nroteet of Ih defenae. who de-
J nounced it a "an outrage upon jns
I tice," Judge Dunn yesterday granted
the reoueet of tb prosecution for de
lay and withhold until Monday, July
8, the sentencing of Mayor Eugene E.
Schmitx tut -the crime ol extortion, of
which he wa found guilty June 13.
In the presence of great crowd in bis
courtroom in the Tempel Israel, shortly
after 10 o'clock, Judge Dunne called
the convicted mayor (or sentence, first
inquiring whether it wss the purpose ol
the prosecution to pre against him
the other (onr extortion Indictments re
turned by the grand jury. Tbe court
intimsted that it the district attorney
so Intended, the sentence about to be
pronounced would be less severe than
if other prosecutions were to be aban
doned. District Attorney Lnngdon declared
that th state had not made np it
mind on this point, and asked for an
other week in which to consider it. In
cidentally be admitted that the prose
cution wo not prepared to argue
against-the defense' motion for a new
trial, which wonld naturally precede
the imposition ol sentence. Mr. Fair
all, lor the defense, replied that Uie
latter did not desire to argue, but wonld
submit that motion. He insisted npoo
the right ot thi mayor to secure sen
tence at once, to that he could without
further delay take an appeal to the
higher court for tbe new trial which
Judge Dunne wonld refuse.
Judge Dunne finally granted the do
lay on tbe aussurance of the district
attorney that by July 8 tbe state would
say whether or rot the other extoition
charge would be prosecuted.
NkVER PLOTTED VIOLENCE.
Boyc Reiterate Dnial of Others,
but Makac ftom Admiitlon.
Boise, Idaho, June 28. A mliog
made yesterday by Judge Wood while
Edward Boyce, for years tbe leader ol
the Western Federation of Miner and
now a wealthy mine owner o( the Coeur
d'Alenes, wa testifying in behalf ol
William D. Haywood, may materially
limit the showing of the defense as lo
the exiitence ol the counter-conspiracy
against Haywood and bi assistant
which it alleges.
Jame H. Ha ley fcr the state ob
jected to the general question as to Uie
policy and practice of mine owner
throughout the West in blackllstu-g
onion miners, and in tbe argument that
followed Clarence Da now for the de
fense claimed that same latitude In
proving counter conspiracy that the
state enjoyed in allowing its conspiracy.
Mr. Jlawley contended tnat tne state
had diiectly shown the existence ol a
conspiracy by Harry Orchard and by so
doing had laid the foundation (or and
made th connection ol all tbe evidence
offered on the subject. He said that
the defense wss trying to ahow a coun
ter conspiracy by proving various iso
lated instance and certain general con
ditions, none of which was conrweted
with Uie case and (or none of which a
proper (oundation had been laid.
In ruling the court accepted in pan
the contention of Uie prosecutoin and
limited the proof of tbe defense along
thia line to event in Coloiado and tbe
Coeur d'Alene connected with the rate
a now established
Small Appeal to Msckay.
San Francisco, Juno 28. President
J. Small, of Uie Commercial Tele
graphers' nnion, appealed yesterday di
rectly to Clarence Macksy, head of tne
Postal Telegraph company. Mr. Small
wrote a letter directed to offset the one
ritten by Mr. Mackay to Uie official
of the Postal company In which Mr.
Mackay commended the operators w h o
refused to go out and condemned tbe
men who ttrock. A possible step to
ward a settlement was made yesterday
when the striking operators appointed
a conference committee.
Great Fire at Jamastown.
Norfolx, Va., June 28. Fire at Pine
Beach, a resort filled with hotel of
varying site, restaurant, stores and
place of amusement Just outside the
Jamestown exposition grounds, destroy
ed 40 to 60 frame structure between
Virginia and Maryland avenues and
One Hundred and Second and One Hun
dred and Third streets, including Ex
position avenue. The loss is placed at
between $200,000 and $250,000, with
about 20 per cent insurance.
Knox Smith to Investigate.
Oyster Bay, June 28. The telegram
asking President Roosevelt to inveeti-
gate alleged violations of the anU-trutt
law by Uie telegraph companies, receiv-
ed yesterday from the Washington Cen
tral Labor union, was today transmitted
to Herbert Knox Smith, of the depart
ment ot Commerce and Labor. No
Instructions 'were given Mr. Smith.
This telegram la the only one that the
president has received on Uie subject
so (ar.
Will Appeal 2-Cnt Cat.
Kansas City, Mo., June 28. The at
torneys (or the 18 DrinoiDal " Missouri
railway and Attorney General I lad ley !
for the state hut night practically
agreed to take the matter of Uie juris
diction in Uie enforcement of the Mis
souri 2-cent law to Uie Supreme court.
Scout Crulr Launchad.
Bath Me., June 28. The scout ciuii-
er Chester, one Of the latest type of domain, and therefore ordered tbe dis
(ait warships, was launched yesterday charge o( Earl Cunningham, convicted
afternoon dom the yard o( the Bath at Livingston on tho charge of Btealing
Iron work. horse from the publio range.
RATE HEARING OVER!..
Probable Tbat Spokane Vill Lose
Hard Fought
NO DECISION BEFORE NEXT FALL
General Cut In All Wirern Freight
Rata May B Ordrd by Inter
atat Commerc Commission.
Washington, June 20r-If the Inter
state Commerce commission does not
dismiss tbe complaint of San Francisco
and decline to order a reduction of
freight rates on commodities billed to
Spokane from Eastern points, it will
order a general Investigation into the
(relght rates throughout the Northwest
and West with a view to determining
tbe advisability of making sweeping re
daction in rates to all point remote
from water transportation. There ap
pear to be no liklihood that the com
mission will grant the appeal of Spo
kane and give that city the benefit of a
specially reduced rate to the disadvant
age of all other interior points both
east and west of Spokane.
This opinion is generally expressed
after the conclusion of the argument in
the Spokane case before the Interstate
Commerce commission yesterday, (or
it is agreed that Spokane utterly (ailed
to demonstrate that it, more than any
other city, is entitled to a special rate
30 per cent lower than it now pays.
Tbe evidence produced in the Spokane
case 1 not ample to 'enable the com
mission to order a general reduction
through the Wert, and it is therefore
fair. to assume that the commission
would make extensive examination be
fore ordering any general reduction in
rates.
The probabilities are that Spokane'
complaint will be dismissed, for it bat
beccrne quite evident tbat the commis
sion realises that the terminal rate to
Portland and Puget sound is due en
tirely to water competition.
Spokane nrit only failed to combat the
water competition (estate, but practi
cally ignored it and asked for a reduc
tion a though the coast citie, like
Spoane, were entierly dependent upon
railroad for transportation. Their
failure to produce reasons which wonld
justify the commission in ignoring wa
ter competition I one weakness of their
case. Another weakness is their selfish
request for a special rate that would
give them an unquestioned advantage
over all other iuterior point in tbe
Wert.
At the conclusion of the argument,
the commission announced that it
wonld like briefs from the various
counsel, giving their view as to how
far unearned increment, auch is in
creased value of right of way and ter
minals, should be considered in fixing
reasonable rates. These briefs will be
submitted October 1, so a decision is
not likely before early winter.
Great Contracts for Car.
New York, June 29. The Harri-
man, Gould and other large railroad
systems have placed car contract with
in the last few days calling for an ex
penditure of upwards of $15,000,000,
and orders are pending for others to the
value fo fully $10,000,000. Heavy con
tract are also about to be given for lo
comotives (or use on Eastern lines.
The principal contracts call for 14,100
freight cars. The Harriman lice have
ordered 6,000 refrigerator car. The
Missouri . Pacific has contracted for 7,-
000 freights.
Difference In Claims.
Guthrie, Okla., June 29. As a re
sult of three days' balloting the Demo
cratic convention in the Fifth congres
sional dlstirct, In session at Hobart,
this afternoon ended in a sensational
tumult, and two candidates will con
test for place on the ticket, Scott Fer
ris, of Lawton, and Marion Weaver, of
Ada, I. T. The Ferri forces walked
out of the halt, leaving the Weaver
men in nosseet Ion of the official ballot.
Ferris claims tbe nomination by a vote
of 115 to 98, and Weaver claims a plo
rality of 35.
Hail Destroy Hdut
Topeka, Kan., June 29. Word has
just been received here that Ulysses,
Kan.', 400 miles southwest of Topeka,
was struck by a tornado, accompanied
by a heavy hail storm, late last night.
Two of Uie largest dwelling houses in
tbe town, together with many barns
land outbuildings, were destroyed. The
three daughters ot A. S. Miller were in-
jured, one of them seriously. Nearly
all the window in town were borken
by the, hail.
Conference on Batter Rails.
New York, June 29. A coherence
of about 30 officials of the leading rail
roads and steel rail manufacturer of
the country waa held in the office of E.
H. Gary, chairman of the board ot di
rectors of the United States Steel cor
poration, today to discus the quality
of steel rails and Uie advisability c(
improving it. The conference waa the
outcome of criticism by railroad men
o( the quality of rails now in use.
Etrray Law Will Not Hold.
Helena, Mont., June 29. Th 8u
oreme court today held hat the so-
called est ray law waa unconstitutional
1 In that it embraced two separate and
distinct topics, estrays and the publio
NO. 30.
TBXLtmtTM SCOUTS.
.! Tmr Ar Ball? Uarala
tk Trad mt Wa.
"In talking with officer of tbe army
at various time I have beard much
In praise of the native troop that
form part of tbe United State army
on duty In tbe Philippines," said H.
B. Nelson of Philadelphia to a Detroit
Free Press man. "Very little seem to
be known In tbe United State of the
troop, few people even being ware
of the fact tbat Uncle Sam la employ
ing tbe little brown man to do hi
fighting.
"The Philippine scouts, tbe enlisted
men of wblcb are all native Filipino,
Include fifty companies of Infantry.
Tbe officer of tbe grade of captain and
above are for tbe most part commis
sioned officer of tbe United State
army wbo are detailed with tb scouts
for term of year, while some of tba
lieutenant bare been appointed from
tbe anny 'and other from dvll Ufa
Tbere are also a few junior commis
sioned officers who ar natlv Fili
pino. .
"Since their organization In 1901 tb
scout bave done great work. They
have been In doxen of fight and bar
Invariably proved themselves brave
and efficient oldiers. In tbe laat fir
year tbey have bad more officer and
men killed than all other organiza
tion serving in th Island during that
period.
The Filipino take pride ia tbelf
profession soldiers and Invariably
present a fin appearance on or off
duty. Tbey drill exceptionally, well,
better, I am Informed, than the ma
jority of organization of th regular
establishment, and are well disciplined.
"In the event of a war between tb
United States and tome other power,
the scouts would prove among; Unci
Sam' best fighters. In tbe opinion of
officer wbo hav served with them.
"It ba been cuggested that tbe num
ber of aconta be Increased, to that If
will not be necessary to keep o large
a proportion of the regular army in
the islands. The native troops receiv
just half as much pay a Americans,
getting their money in silver, while
tb other soldier are paid In gold, o
their employment In the Philippine
means economy. There Is also the con
sideration tbat tbey are much lea (ob
ject to Ulnesa than white men nnnsed
to the tropical climate. A far aa their
loyalty la concerned, officer say tbat
white tbe (coats are under command
of white men, tbere need be no con
cern on tbat core. .
BIO PBICX FOB KOSTAJTA HOBSZS
ruu BrfBar r seo too av-
aavaura ( Htmla Awttottr.
Horseflesh 1 rated highly In Mon
tana these day Hone are now be
ing held for higher price than ever
before. The demand for none for
work upon the Billings and Northern
and Milwaukee extension no doolt ac
counts In a great measure for thi
state of affairs. Horsemen tay that
animal are not particularly scarce,
but there 1 an enormous demand for
them. Teams that sold three year
ago for $250 are now lolling for $500
to $700.
Tbe Increased mining activity In tb
Stat la alio furnishing employment to
many animal in hauling timber, sup
plies and machinery to th mine and
In hauling ore to th railroad. Not
a few mine In the State have been
forced to curtail tbeir output of ore on
account of the difficulty of securing
tea ma
"Sound teams, weighing about 1,400
pounds, are not to be secured for a
nickel lea than $500 to $700,' said a
horseman. "In all my experience I
never saw animal quoted at such high
prices. Tbe demand for them I aome
thing enormous and even at these high
figures It Is pretty bard to secure good
teams." New Tork Herald.
ETJMOBOTJS KNTBY IS FOUND.
Wulel Bt KIchtMB r Iar to
Caa rtftMa-r Swu.
The records In the war department
!n Washington are, as a rule, very dry.
hut occasionally an entry la found that
I buinoroua.
An officer of engineer In charge of
the construction of a road tbat waa to
be built through a swamp, being ner
geUc himself and used to surmounting
mere obstacles, was surprised when one
of bis young lieutenants whom be bad
ordered to take twenty men and enter
tbe swamp said that be "could not do
It tbe mud waa too deep." Tbe colo
liel ordered him to try. He did so, and
returned with bis men covered with
mud.
"Colonel, tbe mud I over my men's
beads. I can't do It" :
The colenel Insisted and told him to
make a requisition for anything that
was neceisary for the safe passage.
Tbe lieutenant made thia requisition In
writing and on the spot It wa aa fol
low :
I want twenty men eighteen feet
long to cross a swamp fifteen feet
' Harper" Weekly.
Aa OU AKS.
"Married three time, eh 7"
"Te; what about Itr
"Nothing; I wa Just thinking of an
old saying to tbe effect tbat even a
wise man will make a mistake occa
sionally ; but tbe man wbo make tba
same mistake more than one Is a er
er not a wise man." Houston Post
Lot of men find folly o attractive
tbat tbey haven't any desire to acquire
wisdom.
A dead lion I better than Uv dog
-for rug making purpose.
wt list hud been certified to. cam between 8:15 and ot.o p.