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About The Oregon mist. (St. Helens, Columbia County, Or.) 188?-1913 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 30, 1907)
MS OF THE Vffli tr.i::i Fca' fcr 'Ca EJtfPEEJ Cf TT3 CCaTLvUTTS A Return of lit Uu Important but Not UM lntrtinc Ivwnta fth Past Week. Mulay llallg I trading a mt atmy of Moots against rrtnen. A German baa irfwtM ft m air ihi which giro food tueeasa. Vent suala ll defiant agalnet America and Kuneevell may call on comjis to .art. - An Amor Iota Judge In Chins takes Chinaman's word against that ot Amer icans. Tit Union Pacific ti again eipeii mooting with motor mm at it Omaha StlOJlt. (if flotJ It back In Washington from o,ro0.mlle trip, principally through the Wont. lis baa planned many re forms. ' , There ii tmll army of detectives In Heilln watching noted anarchists at tending tha congfata. Km ma Oold nun t ona ol tha delegates from th lulled States. The Chicago, Peoria A St. Louta fall road hat taken of! part ot Ita tralnt and will run oiber aa mixed paasengef and freight on aeaount ul tha two-cent pas senger lata law. . A train on tha Southern railway wrecked near Charluitavllla, Va., and SI parsons Injured. Kviy ear over turned and great luM ol Ilia waa only aril by tba alow speed at whka Uie tuip wa running. It It to elteied ita makes wouldn't rvcognfse It. tlrjnn aajra Rooawvelt is protecting railroad enrpoiatloM trom pfuaecailoa. Tha Chines legation at Parla denies thai (ha dowager ampMM la seriously III. . OFreal Dillala haa Just launched a third battleship of tha ilrwednaught claa. K, f. Nual haa rwcalrtd tha Iwmo mite nomination far govtroor ol Ten Labor CmnmlBiltmar Kalll till hu boprs ot eotnpromlalnf tha telegraph an' itnka. Two paratmt wer killed In eye Ions which swept ovst Ean Clalra county, Wisconsin, Nrerly all Kuroepent ara leaving Motoro on aoronol of tha gravity ol tha situation. Tha llamilbia elub, tha great Chi 4t ltrpulitlimn organltaUon. la to bull I a f 1,000,000 skyscraper. Tall advises tha poopt ol Oklahoma to reject tba constitution framed lor a when Iba UtrlUiry bteomaa a atata. Tha Chicago A Alton rallioad hat bsen tuld to tha Toledo, St. Loo it 4 Western. -. H.i.ull, tha Moorish bandit, haa de feated the army aanl by tha toltaa to capture him. Western tallroa.lt ara again Issuing warnings to ooal daalara to lay In a wluter nipply before too lata. Peeil from tba bubonic plagna ' tn India promts to aactwd all lurmar rw- onlt during tltog prraant ytar. llfiior and ltolmaa eontlnua to dglit trary u.p In tha tilaaa bribary o (wing triad In San Fianeltoo. Jartnnaa Lara anad tha elty ol Ban Frm'i- iur 13,676 daniagaa on ae ount ol tha ratUurant wrecked by jnub. A heavy elwtrlc itorm hat dona much anm to talagrapb and telephone win m noruiern UalUornlaftndHouui ra Urvgon. if ;u Imjl Iwuiin mt( amlntt tha In Wtiittbnal llarvaatareompaoy for $!, 10O.(H)o f. allemd tlolatlon of tha Mtl trimt lawa. Vlra Tretldont Zlmrner, ol tba rad io Huuw Telephona company, baa been anienood to Impileonraank for thr nnnthi U,t oooutompt in rotating to ner ()urttiona la the Glaet trial. Ht htt appeal,!. The New York trwmttart' atrlke it fked with numerout aota ol violotioo, Count nonl hai been anubbad by 0ol'l in London. ; , The Philippine government haa tun Pfaed Uia flag of ft eecret rabal aooU Uilvort and aUblemrn employed at whoUwHlo beet packing botiaaa In York are on ttrlke. ConitrwHmftn MoCftll, of Maaa , pre Jwm hard timet at a renultof Uie heavy m lnip,mod oon (he Standard Oil own-Pwy. INCHiASI ARMY PAY. n . .. ". . next Hettlon, -.MllU)n. Allf. S7.M.lrii.... I.. Py l the army, but no Incnwae In IU " " ronipromita which haa been ,"' ' . w,lWBn prealdont and iwdert In con great who control leglel. hi-'. l,r"w it given hit 'I aimnrvai u ih .!.. .. n.. aial tlttlf Of llta mhi..u i.i. i both Increatea. but, n.,r and ormferenret. It, h. a.-i.i.a tliat It will be imiMiMii.iM tn a ....... tl the neit tntalon of otitigrvn than to aenrt an Increata In jay J, th, ,rmy. ...,....,.., awin convening blllt will I ''rol"irl In tba tenata by Mr. Wok, ol Ohio, and In the hull llV tMtV. roaenlatlva Cannm. of liho.1. f.l.,.i carrying out Uie agreemenl which haa w ivaoneii. Theaa bill will nrovlde tr .n u. orea-e of 10 pr cent In the atlary of llenUmaut gorenal, lo, pet cent In aae fur iiMjre and brlgada generaia, 0 per eent for cokni.(. Iii)uu.i,ni mi. oneit and mtjon, W per rent Inrreaiie for eaplttna and lleolenanla and 30 or C 1- . .. ucmn iur nnnenmila.lnnl oiwrere anl priraUa. It It toougl ""i a meaaure will become law it IM (lml red liv War im.,.1 ofllclBle tliat eongrejit thould autborlw an incrraee In Die ttreiiirthof the trior run to inurJi by Increaalng lit ttrnglh numertrally at tl.i. time, but k nmvi.i. log fur crw I ion of n.w rMiMnu tn h. given tktlaion organiiatltn In time of Pk. oi. iULLJiH, OIUSGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 30, 11)07. KQ. 38. OREGON STATE ITBIS OF INTEREST. MAVi NO COAL f OR EXPORT. American Oompanlea Obliged to Re (uaa European Ordera. PblladelDlila. Ana. 87 1Wum ol IU Inability t fill the or lr. tb I'bil., detphi A fowling IVI A Iron com piny e""peiiHj to ilKllne a contract l u.uuo tm.t of anthradtt, tha onlrr fur whioli wet tendervd br a reniMwnliitl of tha AiMtro-ltantmrlan chamber of eotninrit-e. The nrotKwed norcluiaer waa willing to pey the rguiar price fr placing tin. owl on hoard veaaolt eilbnr here or In New York. Another oler lor HUO.OOO tone of bi lumlnout ooal, wtnti-d by tba Italian government, la alio being otTered to Uie lartfeal aolt cm I operators of the I lilt ed hiatrti. with little piotptvt ol lit be ing taken, tiecaiue of tbe gitwt axpente in nonvoting It to Itt ilmllnatlon. Iba grat demand for coal by foielgn govvramenta la altrlbuled to tbe In etraaed ooal entumpt!on by their war- tiipa. All native coal ia being uaod fot tbit purpoec, and the tunoly la not tii to dm demand. WHOLE FLET TO COME. . r'" now Ran Fianolaco ppllco board ow tocwpUHl Chlol Dlnan'a realgnatlon thle J ' M AnJwoni otln anP,!m,,,'n 'e,pfph operalore have i.,.i""3k l,l,t tbtaaton to walk out nn 1! omnpanlea reluaa to Uka mat l from uroaa tha boundary. b Pttlentt tt tha New York taU hoa- P'Wl for tl.a i.i t u..J Zl Tm, not uMued until one of their amber had been ahot and killed. lateen Battlethlpa to Bill for Pacific In December. Waehingtm, Aug. 27. Tbe torpetlo otilla wblcfc will go to tba I'afillc coart when tbe battlethlpt tall In Ie- uilwr txmtitta ol eight vetMla, Uie Hull, Tnulon, Whipple, llopkint, VYordan, Stewart, Iiwrenca and Mo- Dommgh. Whether all will be fit for the voyage la doubtful. The flotilla will be commanded by Lieutenant II. I. Cone, who commanded the Hale to China four yrara ago. Tha number of btttltwhipe which will go to the Pacific it 1, not lis, a ilaled in dlenatchee by an error in traneiuiiaion. Shlpe already on the Paiiflo will Inortwee Ihlt numir to 19, The official lUlement of tbe prtal dent after hla conferenca with Bi ting terivtary of the Navy department, Rear Admiral Uranton, chlol r tne oureau of nav!lon, and Hear Admiral Kvant, who will command the fleet, la aa fob lowt: "The conference between tlie pteti' dent and the three oflicera ol the nevy war calletl U decide detille in connoc lion with the Atlantic tlect going to the Paulrtn. "Tba fleet will conalet of IS battlo ahlpa. It will itart aoma time In Ie oembar. The conree of the fleet will Im thmittfh Did Btraltt of Magellan and op tha Pacific coart to Ban Franolrco. "The lltwt alao will, in all prolmbill ty, vltit Pnget tound. Tha question of Uia roula'by which it will return to the Atlautlo luta not tt yet been ueoiuou. Stronger Army In China. Pekln. Ana. 27 It It believed to- niaht that Yuan fihlh Kal It about to rellnqulfh the vUeroyalty of Chi-L for Uie ptirpoae ol becoming the head nf ih. War dttnartment. Hit action tt aabl to ba due to tbe realitttion ol Uie central government tliat Itt pneition It weaker than aver, betore, ami waa wu promoted by tha reported maladmlnla Chlna'a modern army by Tleh Liang, tho inlnltterof war, whoee metliode have reeulted In the dieeontent of 00,000 toldlera, whuae pay la In ar- raart. Mead Takaa Erg'Hh dob. i .....u Wun . Aim. 27. Dr. 1' wood Mead, formerly ttate engineer o Wvomlng. later protestor or irngi.H. engineering at the Colorado Agrioui- tnral college, aim anerw,,., v.... the buteau of lrrlKtlon ol the Popart ment of AgrlonlturJ, h accepted tha pcwitlon of oliief of Irrigation Invettigt .i i. Anatmlia. from tho Wrltlth government, at a aalary of 118,000 per annum. r. Mcftil lout an arm in a ttreotcar accident a few yeare ago. J: pan Blamet America. Tnklo. Ana. 27. It It ropotteil that maila on the part ol Jar "Co. corning the Prlbyloff Incident of'juno 1 tbow thai tbe Jftpsnaae flehermen offureU no re.VvD ever ami mat u can gnarda waa unprovoked. Tbe Waahlngton government hat been no Stftottft. amt,.d Toklol. now I." i i . The public It watch- ling the affair with keen intorett. flR BLOCKS ARE THE BEST. Ortgon Product Exctla Other Wooda t for Switch Blocka. Haloni Another InnUnre nf , .... per or ly of fir wood over the harder varletiea of foteatry producta for oonv meicial and lnduatrial purpoaea ia illua- iraiuu m a communication to tha rail, road eonimliiion received ( nm Main. tger K. l.yona, of the Northern Paclno Terminal company, of Portland, who mat ii r weugea win ba uted future for twith and fro hWi,. place of herd wood blocka becaiuw It ia uperior adaptation to Uiit uaa hat been uemonttrated fully by cut exiwrl .. - Mr. Lytmt' letter It In rn.lv In . .i... ... . . r..' - "om uie commiMion calling at tentlon to tha dereliction of tba com pany in twrmltt nu awltch ana (k uiucaa w remain out or place In tba tar .... yni, anu nt. I.yont auurea uie coiumiaalon tliat thla matter, tha blame fnr which be attachea to tha ne glect of tha track department, will be iienuwi to more carefully In tba lu tore, He aayt that tha hard wood niockt wotk out of place on tba light iraci anu under heavy trailic, while fir blocka remain aecurelv wedaed wber oriven. ANXIOUS FOR TRIAL. Borah TRUE TO MONMOUTH. Alumni and Frienda Rally to 8upport ol "Mother Normal." Monmouth The eonditiona reoulred by the new tUte board ol normal arhonla will be met by Uie Monmouth Khoui and It will continue to run I'reeidvnt Reenter tavt that the canvaea for funda hat proceeded far enouab to juttiiy mm in making thit definite an nouncement, although only one day't nine wat given to meet tba termi Irn poeetl by the board. Many lit ten are being received from the alumni ol Uia tchxol aendina- lo theii pledgee and atauranoet ot loyal tuprt, and the loyalty ol the citiaent ot Monmouth, which hat alwaya been an Important factor of Uie "mother normal," ia again nianlfeated in the lulclt rerponte with pledget to com plete the caah depoait atked by Uie board. lly the loyalty and tacriOoa ol Uie faculty all department! ol Uie acbool will be maintained tba tame aa hereto fore and the Inatitution will open promptly at iba announced time. Good Coal In Lane Conty. fcugene There It no longer any doubt Uiat coal exifta in reasonably Urge quautitiea In Lane county and two mon tha will tee Uia commodity fiotn Uie mine of Uie Bpenoer Butte Coal A l'etroleom company on tha local maiket. Thit concern hat been de veloping itt propertiee for aeveral monihe pant, and now knowa definitely juat what it baa. The mine la ten iniloa weat of Kugrne, and Inclodee 301 arret of land. Considerable of Uie land coutltta of ft bill about 400 feet high, and large cropping thow near tha bate ot thit) bill, a aia and one-half foot vein being an average of tbt cropping raeat- u red. ABANDONS SCHOOL8. Board of Regentt Will Let Drain and Monmouth Oo Alona. Salem Tha board of regenta of Ore gon tUtte normal achoolt bat reaclnded Itt action of July 18, ordering that tba Monmouth and Drain normala ba oper ated thle year and Inatead a reeolutlon waa adopted declaring tliat tba tchoolt hall not be operated onlett donatlont ara received and that "no donationi ahall ba received without tbe expreai undertlanding and agreement that no claim will be made for repayment by mm rata or legislature." Tha faculty already elected at Mon mouth jraa dlacharged and tba execu tive committee auUioriied to elect new faculty wrben funda are available No faculty haa been elected by Drain normal. Ex-Preaident Reaeler, of Monmouth, aaya that hla inatitution will meet tba conditions impoted and mat tne acbool will tun next year, Ex-Preaident Brigga, of Drain, could not aay what Uie frienda Ot that ineti tutlon will do. BIO PRUNE CROP. Picking Will Begin About September I In Linn County. Albany Pro net are turely a bumnei crop tbia year and Uia picking in moat of tne orchardt bereaboota will begin about Uia flrat week In September, Groweraare experiencing amall diifi culty in obtaining pickera on accoont or.tna nigtr- wagea to ba paid. Tbe prevailing wagea for pickera ia 0 centa per bnthel, thit being an advance of cent over tha amount paid laat year, It ia aaid that good picker can clear aboot 3 per day and that children should be able to pick on an average of about 80 puabela per day and that earn 11.80. It la an Interesting fact that while Uie prone induetry waa contedered a failure a few years ago, on account of tbe lack of a market, thit condition baa been eliminated and growers will re ceive on an average of 50 centa per but bet lor an they can produce and bring into the market. , Tha orcharda tliat have been properly cared for will do bettor this year. Conetruee Mill Llcente Law, Salem Attorney General Crawford haa eonatiued the definition of what eonetitutee a mill, factory or workshop for tba purpoeta of lnapection and levy ol leet to Include all inttitutiona where in machinery ia operated for manufac turing purpoaea, whether conducted solely by tha owner of the plant or not, Under thia interpretation all little hope wherein articlea of furniture, etc, are made, come within tne mean ing of Uie act and the ownera will be required to pay the annual licenae tee ol not leaa than f S. Moorea Hetdt Blind 8chool. Kalein County Superintendent E. Mootet hat been elected superin tendent of the fttate Blind school to succeed George V. Jones, who haa ac cepted a position as superintendent of Uie Hate blind acnooi oi Illinois. Moorot it a giaduate ot Monmouth Noiuial acbool, a tvecher of several years' exneilence In the publio tchoolt and lias served seven years aa auperin- tendont of the Marion county tchoolt. Mrs. Moorea will succeed Mrs. Jonea aa matron of the Institution. The change ill lake plaoe September 1. Many Coyotes In Linn. Albany The ooyote la running ram Dant In Uie hlllt of Linn county and pioving a menace to the safety ol the Hocks tnd small hock oi uie wrmera. In spite of local coyote clqbt that offer a bounty for eoalpe, these repaclona beaita aeemt to Moorish and multiply. The court haa at timet been petitioned to lend assistance by offering an addi tional bounty. The ranchers unite in saying that the coyote it far from ax ttnet In Linn oouuty. Operate Free Farry. Salem At a meeting ot tha Marlon county commlssioner'a conrt Uie city of Independence waa granieu tne ngna 10 oiwrute a free terry aorose the Willam ette at the point where the city la tit- uated. The turn ct i,wu win oe paiu to Georgo Jonee who haa been oporaN Inc the ferry up to the present time and Uie countiet of Polk and Marion ill each contribute fzo towards ice support. Faimera Will Hold. Ia Giande Threshing In the Grand Romle valley la now well under way, and grain It being delivered to ainer ent warehouses. A few tale oontracta fcr wheat have been maue at no cenia per bulhel, ie purouaser ooiug wio ii, mill ooinnanlea. Moat cf the farmere do not care to tell now and are holding with the hope of reoelving 75 cenU, Phaatanta Will Ba Plentiful. AlUny The Chinese pheasant aea- son it lapiaiy iijihhjiuiK Holds are tilled wttn uicse nne auio birde. Reporta from all seotions oi uie county are to the effect that the birde are very numerout, and hunttmen are anticipating great tport in owning this, the greatest) gm o West. Hop Crop Heavy. Aurora The bop groweta in thia sec tion are between tha devil and Uie deep aea tbia year as far at pricei for their hope go, for there are no prices, and Uie giowers have no meant ot knowing when a price will be made, or what it will be. In the Aurora, ButWvllle and Hubbard districts, the bop crop it ai large, if not larger, than last year The yield ia ao heavy in many yarda that Uie hope are breaking down the wirea and pulling down Uia posts. PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat (New crop) Club, 7879c: blueetem, 8082c; valley, 80c; rod, 00770. Oatt (New crop) No. 1 white, 23.60; gray, $23. Barley (New crop) Feed, 22 32.50 per ton; brewing, S2424.50. Corn Whole, f 28; cracked, 129, per ton. Hay Valley timothy, No. 1, $1718 per ton; Eastern uregon timothy, 2I (13; clover, $9; cheat, I910; grain hay, 910; altalfa, 113914. Butter, Fancy creamery, 32KS5o per pound. Poultry Average old bent, lSQlSe per pound; mixed chickens, HKo; spring chickens, 14 i16o; old roost er a, 9c; dressed chickens, 1617o; turkeys, live, lSftlSc; tnrkeya, dress ed, choice, nominal; geeae, live, 8 lOo; ducks, lOo. Eggs Freeh ranoh, candled, 2526o per down. Veal Dreeted, S8,o per ponnd. Pork Block, 75 to 150 pounds, 8 8 Ko; packers, 7K8o. Fruits Apples, $t1.75 per box; cantaloupes, 660 $ 1.10 per crate; peaches, 50ol per crate; blackber ries, 57o per pound; prunes, $1.50 1.76 per orate; watermelons, l&l&o per pound; plums, tl.601.65perbox; pears, 11.50 per , box; 1 apricots, 1. 60(3)2 per box; grapes, $1.251.75 per box. vegetables Turnips, 11.7a per sack; carrots, 12 per Back ; beets, $2 per rack ; asparagut, 10c per pound; celery, 1.25 perdosen;. corn, g5(B36o per doren; ououmbers, 10l5o per dosen; lettuce, head, 26o per doaen; onions, 1520o per dosen j peas, 45o per ponnd; pumpkins, ly2o pet pound; rhu barb, 8)40 par pound; beans, 835o per pound; eubbage, x)io, per pound; squash, 60c$l per box; tomatoes, 80ooo per orate ; sweet potatoes, 6 5o per pound. Onions 12.26(92.50 per hundred. Potatoes New, $101.25 per hun dred. v Hops 40 Oo per pound, according to quality. Wool Eastern Oregon, average beet, 16 2 2c per pound, according to shrink age; valley, 2023o, according to fine ness ; mohair, choice, 2930o" per pound , Will Do Nothing to Impede Legal Proceedings Boise, Idaho, Aug. 23. Tha state ment made by Attorney General Bona parte that Senator Borah was to be given an Immediate trial waa shown to District Attorney Ruick, and he was aaked if he bad received any word from Attorney General Bonaparte respecting tne trial 01 senator Borah. He replied mat ne had nothing to aay. When aaked as to tbe data for the convening 01 conrt next month, be replied that the session would take no September Tbe matter referred to is the reported Indictment of Senator Borah by the United States grand Jury that aat here In March. No official statement on the subject had aver been made nntil the attorney general gave out the atatement tent from Washington. The under standing is Mimt an indictment waa fonnd charging the senator with having uaa aoma irregular connect iona timber transaction nnder which tbe Barber Lumber company acquired title to certain timber landa. (Great secrecy was maintained about the whole matter at the time tbe grand jury was in sion and nothingjwhatevor of an official cnaracier nad been given to Uia publl nntil the department of justice gave out tne statement that an immediate trial waa to be given the aenettor. ' That the first official utterance indicating an indictment waa lound. Doited States Possess Secret of Deadly Net Explosive. IMBUED WITH HOPE. Portland Operators Far' From Die coo raged Over Situation. Portland, Aug. 23. There waa noth ing in the countenances of the little group of telegraph opeiatora gathered in the ttrlke headquarters at the Ee- mond hotel last night that would lndi ctftte discouragement over the situation, They discussed with earneetneea vaiioos phases ot tbe progress of the strike. They aay: 'We have tbe wires Ued no all over the country in spite ot reporta to the contrary. Wby, it a man puts) ft mes sage on tba wire, aay, at Chicago for coast point it ia more than likely to go up Into Uie air before fairly setting on der way. Ha has no way to find out whether it got started, even, or not "We have daily reporta from the chief officers in the East and letters in every mail and can aay that Portland see ma to have a better service today than any place In the country, and yon know what we have here. The latest wa have from Chicago ia tha dispatch received thit evening statins that ont of the 1,700 operators in that city we have not lost a man through desertion, 'We also hear that a strike has taken effect among Uie strikebreakers in that city. It teems that Uie com pany make no distinction between first-class operators snd novices la the mattter cf pay." MANNING WILL PROSECUTE. District Attorney Witt Invaetlgata Fall 1 ura of Portland Bank. Portland, An.. J3. Two announce ments stand out at the meet important development yesterday in tbe Oregon Trust Savings bank failure: Dis trict Attorney Manning's statement that he would prosecute the officers and directors of tbe bank if his investiga tions warranted such action, and Preel dent W. H. Moore's assurance that the bank 'a assets would be able to bay Uie depositors dollar for dollar if-he were given reasonable time, unhampered by criminal prosecution or Federal bank' rnptcy proceedings. Bitting as a grand jury this morning, District Attorney Manning will hear the testimony of depositors who en trusted funds to the Oregon Trust A Savings bank on Tuesday, the laat day 01 its exietenoe. - ll tbia evidence ahall be that officials ot the bank accepted deposits after the institution waa in solvent, active prosecution will be started and Mr. Manning promises to land the guilty in tbe penitentiary. A complaint has beeu made ont for the arreet ot tho officers of Uie bsnk snd ft Tuesday depositor will sign the complaint today, should Mr. Manning's investigation prove tha truth ot the accusations already made by late de positors. Specimen for Mining Congress. Joplin, Mo., Aug. 23. The produc tion 01 lead and aino in tha Missouri Kansas district this year will be larger tnan ever berore. last year the pro duction amounted to more than $16, 000,000. During the 32 weeks of this year tha diatriot has produced , almost llg.ouc.osu worth. Great ears is be ing takn to get fine ore specimens for Uie exhibit to tho be made at the Amer ican Mining congress which convenes here in November. Recently a pieWOf lead ore weighing 1,600 pounda was hoisted trom a mine at Granby, Mo. 8trika Naara End. San Francisco, Aug. 23 .After a heat ed meeting of the general strike com mittee Supervisor Tveltmoe, who is a member of the committee, raid: "We will all ride In week. United Rail roadt bond holders are affecting ft set tlement of the strike. A thousand men will apply for reinstatement on tbe cars on ft day to jpe set soon. Recog nition of the onion will not be dis cussed. Hours and wages will be set tled between the men and the company, Jaws Yet to Conqufer World. The Hague, Aug. 23. The oloae to day ot Uie eighth International Zionist oongress, which has been in session In CAN TEAE ANT SHIP TO PIECES Dunnlte Proves Superior to Shlmoaa. With Which Japan Won Har Groat Naval Victories. GET ALONG WITHOUT ZIMMER. Nsw York, Aug. 24 The Times to day says: "The experiments at the Sandy Hook proving gronnds with Dunnite, tbe high explosive invented by Major Dunn, of the Ordnarjce corpa, V. 8. A., have proved that tbe United States possesses in Dunnite the secret ol an explosive psrhape more powerful and destructive than any other explosive ever invented. "Donnito, army officers tay, ia more poweriui man ehimose, the explosive witn wntcn the Japanese did such ter rifle execution in tbe naval battles off Port Arthur and Vladivostok and in the Sea of Japan. Shimose ordnance offi cers say the explosive is a compound of picric acid, the secret oi which is known to the ordnance officers of all the flrat- claaa powers. On the other hand, the secret of Dunnite 5s in the exclusive possession of the United States govern ment. "In the resent teats of Dunnite Sandy Hook it Is said that the very best five and six-inch armor plates that could be obtained were used as target. The result ol every shot was Uie same, The armor plate waa smashed into thoocanda ot small pieces, it is said, by tneir impact. The impact ol Uie Dun nits is also an that is necessary to ac complish tho destruction of the target V enetration ia not neceseary;the impact being inch that tbe armor ia shattered into countless pieces. ' lbe droning of a Dunnite shell on the deck of a battleship, it ia said by many ordnance officers, would mean the immediate ainking of that ship, not by penetration 01 its vital parts, but slm ply by racking the vessel nntil her ins opened snd the in rash of water sent her to tbe bottom. This, it ia said by some ordnance officers, waa tha way that Uie Japanese put the Russian ship ont of commission. They would drop tne enimose shells on the decks, and the destructive Shimose did Uie rest. SAIL8 NEXT DECEMBER. Roosevelt Will Send Only Six Battle ships to Pacific. New Tork, Aug. 24. Secretary Loeb announced tonight that a fleet ot aix battleships will start for the Pacific some Ume in December via the Straits ot Magellan, touching at San Francisco also probably at Paget sound. A destroyer flotilla will leave for the Pacific about the tamo time, but will not accompany tbe battleships. in is is tne nrst positive announce ment of the date when the battleship fleet will sail for the Pacific coast. The first announcement waa made by Secre tary of Uie Navy Metcalf on July 4, and the details were given out the following day, but Uie date of departure was only given vaguely aa some time in tbe fall It was stated in July that 16 battle ships four cruisers and the gunboat Torktown would come through Magel lan straits, but the above dipatch aaya only aix battleships are coming. Thia may be an error in transmission, which it is impossible to have corrected in the present condition of the telegraph serv ice, it is quite probable, however, that the number six is correct and that tha number has been cut down. either because the government thought it nowise to ao nearly denude tha At lantic coast of battleships or because it waa desired to deprive"the movement of any appearance 01 a hostile demonstra tion against Japan. Assuming that the fleet starts on its voyage about tbe middle of December, it should arrive at San Francisco about Uie middle of February, 1908. as 60 days is considered ample time for the voyage. ,,- .. Saya Will Ba No War. Seattle, Wash., Aug. 24. General Greely, addressing a meeting of the Nome chamber ol commerce, where the senUment waa strongly in favor of war with Japan, declared that there ia no prospect of trouble with the insular kingdom. General Greely insisted that both countries have interests in com mon that demand ft pacific adjustment of their troubles. Tha meetintt was rgely attended by Nome district min ers, who wanted a bellicose announce ment and who left disappointed at the peecn. Bchumaker Will Tall. Philadelphia, Aug. 24. James M. Sohumaker, es-aopeiintendent ct the oapitol building at Harrisburg, who pleaded illness and remained secluded his home, during Uie investigation ofcapitol building scandals, now de clares that ha will tell everything be knows. Schumaker alleges that the manipulation ot foods was engineered by a high ttate official to cover np a shortage In tha treasury and to save the name of a deceased U. S. senator Cholers Outbreak In China. Berlin, Aug. 24. A Shanghai special says that there is a oholera outbreak in Heney Producaa Damaging Teerlmofiy Agalntt Louie Glaaa. San Francis, Ang. 21. The break ing of Franc it J. Honey's automobile yesterday morning delayed for nearly half an hour the resumption of tha trial of Louis Glsss for br'bery. The sstist snt . district attorney and Rudolph Spreckele completed on foot their jour ney to tbs conrt while Judge Law lor and the jury waited. John Krause, who wasT. V.Halsey's assistant In Uia alleged bribing of nt'- peiviaort in behalt of tha Pacific Slates Telephone' Telegraph company, waa called. He told of approaching Super visor Thomas F. Lonergao, showing him tha company's plana, lunching him and suggesting to him tbe - "inadviaa bility" of having a rival telephone sys tem in this city. Krause told of tbs visits of supervis ors to an unfurnished suite of rooms in the Mills building temporarily rented by Halsey tor the purpose, as alleged by the prosecution, ol paying over bribe money. Krause acted at doorkeeper and admitted tha supervisors one at Urns to an Inner room, where Halsey wa. With the announced intent of show ing that Glass, acting ss president of tbe Pacific States company, during tbe absence from this city of John I. Sabln, in 1906, antborixed tho expenditure by Halsey of moneys in Oakland to defeat tha Homo Telephone company applica tion for franchise there, and that tba expenses ol the investigation trip of tha Oakland city council to Lot Angeles ia that year were defrayed half and half by the two telephone companies. TO PREVENT INTERRUPTION. Railway Telegrapher Band Man to Pravwnt Pulling of Plugs. Portland, Aog. 21. Local features of the telegraphers' strike yesterday were Uie sending of A. O. Sinks, executive member of tha Oreder of Bail way Telegraphers, ont on tba Southern Pa cific linee in Oregon to atop tho palling 01 piugs sna other interruption of serv ice by railway telegraphers; tho deser tion of Mrs. L. I. Dolphin from tha strikers and her return to work at tha Postal office, ancUhe partial reorganiza tion of the messenger forcefat the West ern Union office. Despite these circumstances, striking operators formerly employed by both companies ara standing firm and make tbe statement that they ara mora eon- naent 01 winning now than at any time since they walked out. It It aaid tha strikebreakers are being worn out by the long strain and that the oompaniea ara unable to get any competent opera tors whatever. Brokers' offices were silent yesterday. not a telegraph key clicking in either the offices of Overbeck & Cooke In the Couch building, or Downing A Hopkins in Uie Chamber of Commerce. Wire trouble sooth of Ashland ia ascribed as the reason for tho failure of tho former ' company to receive quotations, while the latter is said to bavo refused tha fragmentary service offered, tba firm declining to carry on operations in tha present demoralized condition ol tha stock maket without complete informa tion of eonditiona in Chicago and Wall atreet. Yesterday wss the first day for years that Portland people who dabbled in stocks oooid not learn the state of tho maiket. WARNS CHINA AGAINST JAPAN. Diplomats Point Out Grave Danger of ' Further Incursions. - Victoria, B. C, Ang. 21. Advices from Pekin state that Prince China warning the Chinese government of the menaee of Japan. The interview ith Viscount Hayaehi: minister of foreign affairs for Japan at Seoul, in which he pointed out that China should take warning by Corea'a fate lest some strong nation be moved to Imitate events at Seoul and put her house in order, haa created a sensation among Chinese officials. Chinese look with suspicion on tbe Franco-Japanese agreement aa intended to cover aggression in China. and officials have pointed out in memo rials to the government that while Ja pan's impenetraUon into Manchuria ia Irrecoverable, any further incursion should be prevented, even if foreign as sistance were Invited to exclude Japan. Root Not In Sympathy. Boston, Ang. 21 The Boston News Bureau saya: "Notwithstanding offi cial denials, we have confirmatory ad- vieea again warranting the publication of Uie rumor that Eiihn Root and Rob ert Baoon are likely to retire from tha State department. They are not in sympathy with the recently published utterances of Attorney Genertl Bona parte, which appear to re Sect tbe desire of the administration to use the power of Uie government to punish Individuals rather than to secure the enforcement of the law." this city since August 14, wat marked China, and several Europeans have tuo- wllh gieat enthusiasm. Dr. David cambed thereto. Preventive measures Wolft, of Cologne, delivered the olos-1 have been adopted in the foreign quar ing speech. Ho said, among other . ter. Several Chinese and Jananeaa things, that the Jewish people must ! towns are affected but a anread thromrh Vet OOnnner the world. I rvnn ttMmAM la HHHlail Immnhakla N " 1 ocean steamers Is regarded improbable, last year. Robber a.Make Rich Haul. Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 21 .Three regis tered mail sacks, containing about a quarter of million dollars disappeared from the Burlington train between Den ver and Oxford, Neb., Sunday night. Detectives and postal officials are in vestigating. Superintendent Butler, of the mail clerks, believes the robbery was just west of the Nebraska line. Both mail clerks slept while tho train was passing long stretches between sta tions. Arbitrate Fitherita Dlaputa. London, Aug. 21. Great Britain haa accepted tho proposition of tha United States to submit the Newfoundland fisheries dispute to arbitration by The Hague tribunal. Meanwhile tha mo dus vlvendi will continue tha tarns M
