The Oregon mist. (St. Helens, Columbia County, Or.) 188?-1913, September 27, 1907, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextNEI'S OF TilE M (a i cbirl fca fcr. to IArTiE3 CMT3 OEEKTS A ftum) f ft) Lm tmpartut but Not Um IrrtareatlAf Ivwtt . rth pt wk. An Anglo-EosMa treaty has been Uuad. Rebel Moors bit at but accepted Ik. ranch tent)! Of MOM. Tht Hod Fmnotoo elty jail ha tan eomb-runed as anaaf. . Hny Itolo confidant of convicting Tlrvy L. Ford, ot th United Railways, now on trial. . Standard Oil lawyer Mr II I not lb policy ol that eu 10 boot to drlv rival lo lb wall. Tli Rust Ian govtrnmofit Km resum ed lu polk"? ol iltooUDf tuspscted to roluilonUts without trial. Ths United BUloa Circuit Court ol Ap)!s 11 ootid! that the Great Koithero must pay ill Am lor giving NtatM. .'.', rnnylvanla and Kansas an assured ol 2 cent (tHMpw rau by action ol lh viwoliv official of the ruotU In- Wnwied. Tb Htaodard Oil annoaooM Ut M prtsjsat suits am floUbol it III rYftolMioi alarg It erapltsl, also tin I earning will be published. l.t Lochrea, ol tb United Htatra snort, be lsud an Injunction which ttsrwnd tlx MlrtrrfPta ml law pend ing a Una! aottloraoat ol tb cm la th eoait. Ciroor Clv!ed'e Ulnar bas be oat very aerlcu. , A mining plant at Jooplln, Mo., bat bw blown up by dynamite. TH king ol Hlaat U suiting in Ow many and (pending noty lavishly. Chicago, Mltwskuee A 81. rul offl. iala ipeot to awe that toad flnlMhed to th court In 109. Mlllppl lu ordered th (lull Cuaipr company to withdraw Iroia th state m It la treat. Dewey doe not favor disposing ol U rbll pploo and any there U no danger ol war with Japan. Tlx Japan Foreign offie baa d rifled to knar Ambassador Aokl at Washington tor th present. Tli F.ngllnah Uamor Lnaltanla La and hr officer hup to wtabllab a nw ' ICllfl, Th mvreoraent ha vtat xperts ismlnlng th books ol tb eiaodard Oil eooipanjr botooon th yoai l8t aod lw:'. lUlaoa, Monl., labor noton bav arikred a trlk on all lodtwtrl In vn to oium a dotmxi on ui mio phoo rompanjr, Hum la tbroatana amood lotomntloo lal'ila. , ProhlbiUtmlati aim to' maka Wah Ingtiin, O. C, dry. Th crown pi loo ol Japan la to tlalt Corn to InvMllgat affair tbora. i-uin dm tako a oocmm ip w tnrd parliamoaUry ovrnmi)t. Mn Kaatorn Damorrats ar nnltlni on Oi.veroor Jobnooo, ol Ohio, lor pre Went. Th Htan.lard Oil Inquiry at Nw T ork how Il kfllor' liwoin to b bout 140,000,000 a 7 oar. ' IV.ttlU. at VIm kM kaafl F. ..w.ww mm .wm Mmiw fMbkl In ij4nrn m WMmmn til dMth In otd.t to drt? tb doll oat ol bi body. Frtno and Canada bar luat ilgnd . 1. new oommaroiai iraaiy. rrancw lvn many mora fatvorabla term than ' boliiro. Ewtern erltlca ean't pivnt tb yoy- ol th battleabln flt to tha Faclno, " K(xiTlt la datormlfiod it lll ntak th trip. t Kmroa Ooldnnan, who baa bn at tending an snarshlit oongrtw at Am tidam, may not be admitted when h attempt to rtorn to lb Unltod SlalM, ; ' tlngato to Tb Hague are onanl Bou lor holding regular oonlerenoa. Kogland it preparing to build 'our th battlaahlp ol U Preadnanght ' laa, Riwila la to apond 110,000,000 con Iruotlng new lortlfioatlon at Vladl- t0k. ,, ' Burliank. th hortlcnltoral wlard, n appl tra on wblob 7 rarletl -grown. ' Th Wtrn Union olalmi to b able w handle promptly all bualnwa at ol Buffalo and north ol Washington. 'paa may annas Cora to nd th ueiljon, . ' Mtoiny Pelmai may dlnd Thaw ' bli aeoond trial. A wreck on tha Hnlcan Central rail ed near the northern boundary ol Htloo retulled In tb death ol 88 pur ton. , H, Roger.' breakdown 1. Mid .to "uuetoimm.n lo.aaaonan.wr.il- i. waa uevcaiua. ui naa loai uv. MALL FOR ARBITRATION, Tell Operator Prttldml Roo.tv.lt Can End Strlk. Chicago, Hpt. 24 "I hav pltlv luild Inlurmatlon tUtUwoompanle ar ready to arbitrate, and I predict lo you now that you will all b at work within ten day, and that rlctory will be your." Ihl wa th Inloraiatlon given cut by FrtMident 8. J, 8,all, ol th ttrlk. log commercial telegrapher, at the beat attended meeting held alno the trlk waa declared. There M t,.,i crleaol "No arbitration" when Preal dent ritnail bevan (peaking, but thct grw weaker at haaatd: I think I liav board that cry be fore, but I want to aay something on th cthnr ld. If President Knnu.vi.lt hould aak tli compinle to arbitrate, and thev conaentwl. what tKMlllon would It place you In If you reluaetl?' "I don't know that vou will chanc to arbitral." be raid aa tha erle continued. "If Colonel Clor has bit way slxmt It you won't be given uie cnanoe. w liav had aom bitter xporvnc with arbitration, but il it ooiues tlii tint with tb alamp ol th vniioo mate irovernment on It I be lieve we nan a fiord to sewpt It." Altbouuh he did not aav ao. Praai. dent Hniall gave the inferonc that Pres ident Koomvelt waa in s (air way to end the strlk. II astd It bad already ctwt th companies fll.OOO.OOO. Chairman Wesley Kuaavll aald Ui ootton grower of th Houtb si clamor ing for better telegraph facilities, snd that many Houllirrn ansoclatlon had spiiealed to Priwidont Kowerelt. Th ailuatton, be said, looked docldo.Hr mijwiui. M. J. lleldv, ol fraton. snd 8. K Konwkainp, of Pittaburtr, niemboi of th national executive buatd, aald the trlk would b over in two weeks. HAQUC MEETINQ BARREN. Oelegatlon Oo to Pae Conferene Without Preparation. , Th llsgoe, Sept. St. After having been In aeaaion for over thre monthr, and adjurntnent ptobably a month in the distance, it ia recngnlied generally and even by,th moat optimlatlo In th iac movement, Hist m aecoou inirr natlonal pce conferenca ha been and will be at Its concluelon, barren of re- nils leading to permanent measures of benefit to the ptar Of tb woilU. ven the iMitlon for a lutar meeting of the conference, which was unsnlmottaly ad pled ba bren o alter ed as to uireM it must inirtsnt irt. namely, th prloUicity 01 moot ing, mrely providing for th calling ol a third coulurence, but Mtabllihing nothing with regard to convening ol the tutor eonferenco. Th tiicvalltng opinion aa cxpresxeu by on ol th leading delegatoa Is tbst tl slaw no of rmnilU in the conference on lb gieat qnntlons was due to the lack of prriiaialion by all th countries repreeuhd. Tbl, he laid, was epo Ullr tiiklnii In th cats of th Ameri can delegation, which wa upped to hav coin bei in ocmplet accora witn lb LaUn-Amcrican co-antrie. HIS VACATION DAYS OVER. Prldnt RooMvall Rtum to Wh- Ington and Hard Work. Ondcf Bay, L I-, Bcpt. S4.-Prel- dent Koosevolt' aumnier vacation at hi. Hammore lull home will end at lu a. nt. Wednrsilay, when he, with Mr. Rofwevelt, member of th family ano tb xeoutlv alafl, will tak a iclal train tor Wsahlngton, Uurlns th three anj s halt monms Hi itreldnt haa occupied the bome- tesd be ha had th qulcittiana at tb same time tlie buaicet vacsnon no haa Indulged In alnc he became an oc- cuiiit ol ths Wlill w. inero cord how tlt alno June 12 th pres ident has lecelved l!i eron at tiov more Hill. Borne ol the ealleia have hten dlsllngulabed Iwdgner snd a few K... mA nurelv social call, but the majority of them have been offlclaj on atrlctly government bualneae. While Visitors nsve men wmw lively lew, the work which th presi dent has aceonipiianea in omei mo tion has been great. Ill annual mcs- 1. ... 11 w rwm Mge to congreaa pirn- 1 - Dieted. The document needa only tin lining tonotie, and but low of them. Thirty-two Hurt In Wrsck. w..i,,0b.n. Bent. 24. Thirty-two raatengers wtrt Injured, non lerloua fv by th derailment of the Chatta noogs A Waahlugton limited train on the Southern railway, Jmt north of Run's Biding, irgin.a, wi j A broken rati wa the oauiie of the ao- oldont. The entire tram, comr- a bagggao car, day coach and three ikKmtt, tieliig Imost dlroyed by ". '. 1.1 nil eklv Hre. a apecwi v... . - p - made P d P,.1" ?Vy with all lb parK 0' H'8, mliM The track wa blocked aeveral hour. Leatsd Wlr Mas to Remiln. New York, Bent. 24.-A effort to pa tcsoiuuuu all newapapcr Wire ami uv.. w....-- made at a meeting of TT' J.rtfD,er.' union today. Aft a long debate, Ihe resolution wh'ch bas bofor been Introduced at leotlng of th. VSS but It w Mhl ltn 1u,e SKli ttttlt would be taken no at a meeting tomorrow. Moorlah Camps Burn.d;i n... manna. Sept. 24.-Negol atlons of hostilities having lor th oesitHtion ZEZZTM ..lay ed the offen.W. 0, c. P " T Viiaed the tr ibeimen, 7 . . ,. err. ioelekb, OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST EASY TO GET CARS. Trolley Line Prove Qrt Aid to Frwatr 8hlppr. Freewster The several packing .mum m 11111 cut nave anour, enmniitt. d their seasun' prune packing and will now begin on th appl crop. Over 100 carload of fruit, chiefly prunea, peeune, pear and plum, hav been shipped from her during tb past tO day over tb 0. H. A N. and the Walla Walls Valley trolley line vis tun nuiinrrn i itcilic. The ihlpprr aay tbst lino th ad vent ol the traction oomnanv and their ability to furnlib Northern Pacific re frigerator oar, troubles have ended re garding the securing of car aa th O. K. & N. aienla have "looaened np" aondeifulty, and vtn take the trouble lo call up the grower over the Ions dlalanc telephone to aak il tbey can upply them car. Such a atate ol atlaira ha ht retofor been unknown In this city, snd of cotrse the ihlppere appreciate It. The apple rrp 1 a good one and top nokh prior have already been offered and accepted. Th apple trees have been well sprayed tbli yoar and the good derived thereby la already showing llaelf by the shsence of scale. There sill be over 100 car loada ol apples from thia point. Hay ahlpmrnt are becoming general, the rancher eon- Iguing Uioir hay to point on Poget eound where price at good.' Hreating baa begun on tb third alfalfa crop which promite to be above the average ) ield. RECORD PRICE PAID. New and Wonderful Hood River Apple Brings SB a Box. Hood River While the contest ss to who raiaed the biggest apple in Ore gon goes merrily on, a Hood Kiver man aettled any diapote that may arbw thia year aa lo the highest price by an nouncing Ihe sal of 40 boxes of apples at t a bos. The fruit will go to Heeley, Maaon & Co., ol Fcrtland, and waa grown oa the fruit (arm 01 uscat Vanderbilt, known aa lioulah Land, a few mile from thl city. Th apples ar of uoh larg ilxe that tbey wilt average the buyer about 11 cent apiece without the freight charge. - Aa far a knownr this top th price for anything ever grown in the apple line at Hood River or snywnerw else. lit apples are of the variety known as winter lisnsns, and were aei out vj E. L. 8 m I lb. who formerly owned the place Mr. Vanderbilt now resides On, as sn experiment. Tb variety I a rar one, lime oeing known of It, but it haa proved auch a money goiter that It I expected many more trees will soon be planted. . When rip tb Winter Bansna emits urh a strong flavor of th tropical liult It la named arler that wben placed where it cannot be aen a box of tbem convey the idea that there i a bunch of bananas hanging aomewher In the vicinity. Be vera I sample of th iron piaoeo on dupiay in tne wtnuow 01 euww here weigh very close to a pound apieca. To Mine Coal Near Madford. Mutant Tha Pacific Coal companr. of Lo Angeles, bas bonded lor 50,000 the coal min at the bar ol Roxyaun, four mile eaat of here, belonging to the Medford Ccal A Mining company. The Lo Angele companr i capitalised at $1,000,000. Th deal was closed by R. If llnrn. manamtr of the Oallfom'a company, which agrees to thoroughly xplor the Interior of the property, to begin work witnin wn oays anu puau with proper diligence at an 11 me. Railway Route to Lakevlew. viamaihRnslneer Journey and hi oorpa cf engineeia, who aie turveylng a Una of railroad from Klamath Falls enst to Lakevlew, hsve just lucceeded sftrr four urvey in finding a grade of 1 per cent through Langell valley and thenc into utseview. i no aur vey will be compaialively ay. Bn i . imin la miatad aa aavina that a near a he can determine hi initroc- tlon are to finish to Lakevlew ana men rtturn over the route to Klamath Fall. Hay Shipper Complain. hmm hAAn MtTfllvtwl for Ihe itote rilwy oommiation from A. TmUmUa. comDlaininS Of th failure of the Southern Pacific Rail- atav company to tend car lor anipmenn of hay to Portland. The commission has notified hlra that the railway I lia ble to a fine of 2 a day lor failure to furnish car within a certain time, and ha notified the Southern Paoiflo it mint look Into the mauer. V Nw Salmon Industry. Annl.lier induatrv has iuat 1 ..a,uA.I A ilavlnnnd throimh th canning or alUng of aalmon. It i the siting of salmon head and exportig them to Sweden on order received from there. Tl prioe Pm are vwy - 1:... ....1 If tho experiment la auooertful the cost ol salmon cheek rill b greatly ennancea 10 um myei. ."' Brown I Land Board Clerk. a. 1 i. ntnatina of the state Httieui w , , . i. ..1 n n Rmarn area re-elected 0lOIk of th atat land board, John Michel saalntant eierx snu w. bardt attorney ol the land board, in pise of MoCully, realgned. Esatern Oregon Appointment. . A. Okn.tj.vlatn haa Baiem uovornui - appointed H. M. Cookburn a coinmi- aloner 01 tuo District Agricultural society. obeqon, fbidat, septemueii 27, 1907. EARNINGS Of SLEEPERS. , Pullman Company Reports to Stat Railway Commission. Salem The flat railway commis sion ba issued an order extending tbe time given tbe transportation compan ies of th atat to file tblr annual re port to October 10. Only ix compan ies tent reports, the Well, Fargo, th Denver A Rio Grande, the Salem, falls City A Western, tha Pullman, tha Cen tral Railway Union, and tbe Oregon A Sunaet Logging company ol Clatakanie. Letter bave born received from the Portland Railway, Light A Power com pany and the Rogue River Valley Rail road company laying report bad been lent, but so far they have not been re ceived. Tbe Swift Refrigerator Transporta tion company filed its report under protest, aa not being a common carrier. Tbe Sunaet Logging company report earning of 110,014.06, operating ex penses (64,810.88, a deficit of f 53, 806.83. The Pullman company gives Its gross earnings In operating car wholly in Oregon at 157,479.08, gross earnings on alilinea entering Oregon 11,873, 640.04, Oregon's proportion of the latter 1323,289.40, receipts from car mileage on lines entering Oregon 1711.74, Oregon' proportional sbaxe (80.34; total expense ol operation 869,356, Oregon's ahara 1197.037-26; property owned by the company in Oregon need in tb operation of rar 1112,25176. Tbe cost of tb car could not be stated. Can't Qt Car at Albany. Albany-Ohoagh local shippers of perlahable good are uoceful in get ting cam, ih car abortage for grain ehippers ia now worse than ever. Pres ent condition here are pronounced worse than that which prevailed last year, so far aa grain dealer are Con cerned. Now the condition baa reached such a point that exporters of grain cannot even get cat lor Oregon ship ments. It ia only In tb put lew day that thl condition bas existed gene rally, thoniih one shipper has had an order in for 25 days for one car for an Oregon shipment and no car ha come. 8everal order bave been in a week and are not being realised. Llveatock Exhibit Large. Salem When the 12 new slock barns were put up on tbe atat fair grounds this year it waa thought there waa sufficient accommodation lor. an the dock that would be exhibited tor at least five year to come. Bat it was neoesasry to fix np so no extra stall in an old building for whatever horse for which there wa no accommodation in tbe regular barn."" Ther was suffi cient room for all the cattle, hogs, cheep and goat but these barna were filled nearly to the limit. The llve atock exhibits far exceeded in number those of any former atate fair. Brown Again Land Board Clark. Halem The atate laud board at It laat meeting re-elected George G. Brown olerk of tbe board and George Mitchel, of Tbe Dalles, deputy olerk. The spplicatlon of H. T. Hendrys and other lor tbe purchase of approximately 2,400 acre of tideland on Uatbiamet bay. on the Columbia river, at the rat ol 12 per acre waa also taken up again and the final action contiued until the board could make a visit to the land in volved and ascertain tbe real value. PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat Club, 82c; bluestem, 84c; valley, 82c; red, 80c. Oats Mo. 1 white, $23.6024; gray, $23J3.50. Barley Fee i, $23(123.50 per ton; brewing, (24.6024-75; rolled, (24.50 925.50. Corn Whole, (29930; cracked, (30.60. Hay Valley timothy, No. 1, (17(1 18 per ton; Eastern Oregon timothy, (10020; clover, (11; cheat, (11; grain hay, (11012; alfalfa, (1213. Fruits Apples, ll-60 per box; cantaloupe, 76e(1.26 per orate; peachea, 60ct. orate; prune, m 76c per crate j watermelon, ldDc per Dound; plum, 6076o pr box; grapes, 60c(B(1.60 per orate; caaabas, (2.25 per dosen. Vegetables Turnips, (1 25 per sack; carrots, (1.25 per sack; beet, (1.26 per sack; cabbage, lXle per pound; celery, 76o(l per dosen; corn, (1(31.60 per sack; cucumbers, 10 (S 16c per dosen; onlone, 15(20o per dosen; parsley, 20c per dosen; peppen, 8$10o per pound; pumpkin, 1X lt'o per pound; radishes, 20e per doa en; spinach, 6per pound, squash, 60c (lper box; tomatoes, 4050c per box; aweet potatoes, So per pound. Onion (1.60 per aaok. Potatoes New, 8000o per hundred. Butter Fancy creamery, 2i)'35o per pound. y Veal 76 to 125 pound,' 88Jio; 1 125 to 150 pounds, 7o; 150 to 200 ' pound, 67c - y Fork Block, 76 to 150 pound, 8 8X0; packer, 7K8o. I Poultry Average old hem, 14 14 Ho per pound; mixed ohickena, lS13Xo; spring crucxens, laiwiac; 01a rooev en, 89c; droaaed chickens, . 16(B17o; turkey, live, 1616c; geese, live, 8 0o; duck, 15c. - EggsFreeh ranch, candied, 30o per doxen. - ' Hop 1 907 Fuggle,- 6H7o per per pound; 1907 cluster, 7($oc; 010s. WOol Eastern Oregon, average best, ltVak22o per pound, according to shrink- am: valley, 2022o, according to fine- nesa; mohair, oboloa, ' 2930o "per pound. . ; ESTABLISH PRIZE COURT. Hague Peace Conference Votea on - Oraat Tribunal. , Tb Hague, Sept. 23. The alxtb plenary lifting ol th peace conference tcdsy attracted an unusually larg au dience. Tb member of th Interna tional Seismologlcal and Dairy con gresses, which were meeting here, war present. In the ooorse of Ih discus sion regarding the establishment of an international prise court, Senor Eeteva (Mex co) announced that the Mexican delegation would now vote in favor ot tb proposition, a the modification permitting a country interested in a care to have it own judge on the tri bunal largely does away with the objec tionable feature of tbe earlier propo sition which be said contravened the principle of the equality of nailona. Senor Estova added that while Mexico would support tbe proposition to eetab liah a prise court, she did not withdraw her opinion, repeatedly expressed, sgainst th project to establish an In ternational court of permanent arbitra tion, if bal on a principle contrary to the equity cf the states. Tbe proposition to establish an in ternational prise court was ultimately approved, Brsxil alone easting a vote against it. Russia, Japan, -Blam, Ven esuela, Turkey and Persia abstained from voting. On tb motion of President Nelidoff, tbe resolution in regard to convening th third peace conference, introduced September 19, wa unanimoualy adopt ed, together with the expression of gratitude to Emperor Nichols, as the initiator of the conference and to Queen Wilhelmina for ber hospitality. Prior to tbe vote, M, Tsnkoi. head of tbe Japanese delegation drew cordial applause because of his expression of appreciation of the personal initiative of Emperor Nicholas in bringing about tbe meeting ol the convention. JOHN D. TO TESTIFY. Federal Government Wants tox Know of Standard Oil. New York, Sept. 23 John D. Rock efeller, genius extraordinary of tbe gigantic Standard Oil trust, will be forced to take the witneca stand and un der oath divulge certain eecreta of tbe comtinatiou'a history, which he, better than anx other, la able to render ac curately. Other leading figures in the trust, who, it was expected, would es cape the ordeal, also will be called to face Deputy Attorney General frank Bellegg's formidable inquisitorial bat tery. Those in charge of tbe governmr nt'a ease in the Federal suit to dinvolv Standard OilZas a corporation violator ol the Sherman anti-trust law decided today that tbe issuing ot more lubpe nss is necessary. Although Mr. Kel logg would not toll who will be com pelled to testify, tha fact remalna that the enly men in possession of many much sought secret who bave not been snbpenaed are John D. Rockefeller, William Rockefeller, W. H. Flagler, Oliver H. Payne, John D. . Arobbold and U. H. Roger. It i believed that, with the possible exception of William Rockefeller and H. H. Rogers, all these men can be forced to appear in court William Rockefeller auddenly disappeared from the city th other day and Mr. Roger i declared to be in no condition to un dergo examiation. NO EFFORTS TO HIDE FACTS. San Francisco Health Officials Will Tell Truth About Plague. San Francisco, Sept. 23. At a Joint meeting today of the Federal, state and municipal authorities to discuss the bubonic plague aituatlon, the following resolution was unanimously adopted: "Resolved. That it be the sense ot thia meeting that the fullest authorised publicity be given to the plague situa tion in the city at all times; that the newtoaoera be requested to publish inch reports as may be furnished by the department 01 publ:o neaith; tnat the Interests of the city are best served by thl coarse." The decision nencerortn co encourage, pnblioity is In line with tbe view held from the beginning by the federal authorltiea. The total number ot verified oases of plague to date i 39; deaths, 22; un verified suspects, 23. Jspsn Excludes Foreigners. . London, Sept. 23. A dispatch to the Time from Pekin today aay that the labor troublea at Vancouver are being followed with much interest in tbe Far East, where an analogous problem has now arisen between China and Japan. Japanese Imperial ordinance No. 326, ol July 27, 1899, vigorously forbid all foreigner, whether European, Ameri can or Chinese, from working in Japan aa laborer in argioulutral, fishing, mining, manufacturing and other class es of Industry outside -of the narrow residential settlements. Get After tha Paper Trust. , New York, Sept. 23. Members ot tbe American Newspaper Publishers' association- have appointed a commit tee and Instructed it to rail the atten tion of President Roosevelt to what the association asserts is an unlawful com bination of paper manufacturers to keep up she price 01 -white paper and to demand relief from what they con aider an oppressive burden. The ac tion is the subject of numerous opin ions here from both side. . Army of 8howorkrs Out. Bt Louis, .Sept.- 23. A conservative estimate places the number ot shoe fac tory workers out here, at 25,000. The companies, at a meeting today, decided not to acced to any demands made by tb atilkers. JOHN D'S BIG SHARE Rockefeller Has 247,690 Starc ol Standard Oil. VALUE HAS DECREASED GEEATLY Big Oil Combine Haa Made Profits f Over Eight Hundred Mil lion Sine 1882. -' New York, Sept. 21. Records of the stockholders of tbe Standard Oil com pany of New Jersey, laid bar yester day at the bearing of the government' suit for th dissolution of the alleged oil combine,- disclosed th fact that John D. Rockefeller owns 247,690 shares, or nearly five times as much stock, a any other individual ahare bolder, and that he and hi associates who signed the trust agreement in 1882 till control a majority ot th stock. Measured by the p reseat market prioe ol 1440 a ahare, the holding ot Mr. Rockefeller in the Standard Oil com pany hav a value ot 1109,000,000. Th atockholder' record of A a gust 17, 1007, shows tbst th University of Chi cago Is tbe owner ol 6,000 s bares ot Standard Oil stock. The depreciation in the price of tbe stock within the past 10 year, about th time the agitation began, has been more than- (400 a ahare. Sins legal proceeding against the Standard Oil company were instituted, the stock haa steadily declined, until iLis now around $440. This represents a loss of over 1100,000,000 on the holdings of John D. Rockefeller. The shrinkage in the mat ket value cf the Stock cost the University of Chi cago about 12,000,000. Accountant for the government are till engaged on the record of the li quidating trustee and ledger obtained from the Standard Oil company, and. while the examination haa not been fully completed, it i said that the book show that from 1882 to th pres ent time the oil combine ba earned between $800,000,000 snd $900,000,- 000. It la expected tbst r.ext week the exact figures will be produced in court. EIGHTEEN MINERS KILLED. Cage Drop TOO Feet to Bottom of Shaft. Negaannee, Mich., Sept. 21. By a cage plunging 760 feet down the abaft of the Jones 4 Laugblin Iron mine, 11 men were killed and seven fatally in jured. The cage with it human freight waa being lowered on its nrat trip of the day, when the brake sudden ly tailed to bold. Two otber men sprang to the assistance of the one at the brake, bnt their effort did not avail and the wire cable continued to unreel from tha drum like thread from spindle. The cage shot down a couple ot hun dred feet before a kink in the too rap idly paying out cable caused it to part and from that point the cage had a sheer drop to tbe bottom of the shaft. The safety catches with which It wa equipped failed to operate. The surg ing of the cable and it mad night tore out part of the side of the engine house and ripped out several of the sheaves in and about tne inait bouse, work men at the bottom of the mine imme diately set about tbe task of removing tbe dead. Tbe bodies lay in one pile, a mass of lifeless flesh and blood. Ihe bonea ot the bodies were so shattered that the men, when they struck, were piled on top ol each other like so many pelts of leather. Seven men were found still alive. When all the minera came from un der the ground and many anxious wive snd other failed to find member of the families who worked in the mine, the scene was pitiful. Priest and min isters moved among the people consol ing them and begging them to be calm. Japanese Ar Pourirg In. Victoria. B.C. Sept. .1. The steam er Indiana arrived at quarantine with 276 Japanese destined for Vancouver, and remained at quarant!ne until some time lsst evening in order to reach Vancouver about 3 o'clock this morn ing. The Japanese had heard ot riots in Vancouver, and were anxious to land here. The Shinano Maru also brought 312 Japanese, 193 being for Victoria and Vancouver and 119 lor Seattle. Ac cording to advices " by the Shinano Maru, cholera is epdiemio in many parts ot Japan. Larg Fleet la Gathering. 8n Franoisco, Sept. 21. The grow ing fleet of warships in the bay was sdded to today by the arrival from Bremerton navy yard of the armored cruiser Charleston. The cruiser pro ceeded at once to Mare island, where she joined the cruiser Albany, Cin cinnati, Raleigh and a number of tcr- pedo boat destroyer. In all probabil ity all ol the vessels will remain at the navy yard until the -coming ol the cruiser squadron from Honolulu, bat For Pattibon Trial. Boise, Sept. 21. By agreement of attorney and the court, the trial ol George A. Pettibone ia fixed for Octo ber 4. Judge Hawley expect to witn draw from the Borah case in order to give all hi time to preparation for the Pettibone trial. Pettibone 1 charged with complicity in the murder ol gov rnor Steunenberg. KQ, 42. OEFIES TEXAS LAWS. Standard Oil Doaa Busln In State Under Alias. New York, Sept. 20. That the Standard Oil company is operating un der tb nam of tbe Coraioana Refining company in tb state of Texaa, which haa forbidden the oil combine to op. rat within tb tatt wa indicated yesterday when Wesley H. Tilfcrd, treasurer of th Standard Oil company, under examination in tb government' nit againct th company, testified that H. C. Folger and C. M. Payne, whom Mr. Zellogg, the attorney for tb gov ernment, states, control tbe Corsicanst company, ar prominent In tbe conduct of th affair of th Standard Oil com- any. .,, Mr. Kellogg sought to draw from tha witness th information that tb CoraU cans company was really a Standard Oil company and waa operating in Texaa beoauM th anti-truat law of that state woold not permit tbe coco bin to operate. Mr. Tllford replied that a far aa he knew the Standard Oil company bad no interact in Texas. He said that Mr. Folger and Mr. Payno were both officer of th Standard Oil company, but be waa not aware that they owned tb Corsica na company. Mr. Kelloav spent a busy dsy tracing or tbe various changes in development ot Standard Oil from the time of its in ception in 1882, when th trust waa formed, until the trust was dissolved In 1899 and the Standard Oil company of New Jeraeywaa formed. Mr. Kellogg developed many of his questions frosa tha trust agreement of 1882, which waa contained in the bill of complaint filed in St. Louis last December, when the present action was commenced. NEGOTIATE WITH ROOSEVELT. Operators 8 aak Arbitration Rumore of DlaasntJon bt Rank. New Ycrk, Sept. 20. Conflicting re port regarding the possibility of an early settlement of ths telegraphers' strike were current tonight. From one unofficial source it waa given out that direct negotiations had been opened with President Roosevelt, sacking bis aid in bringing about arbitration. Ac cording to this authority, Percy . Thomas, of the national union, and Daniel L. Russell, ex-president of tbe New York local, bad a two-hours" talk with th president st the latter' home in Oyster Bay, on Wednesday laat. This could not be confirmed tonight, but Mr. Russell did say: "The moat important notion taken in connection with the strike was made on Wednesday, and we are satisfied that it will bring a speedy and aatlafae- tory settlement." Mr. Rnasell, who is alao chairman ol tha local atrike committee, added that word had reached him late tonight that two members of tbe union had gone to Washington to see Labor Commissioner Neill and to express to the commis sioner d lr satisfaction with the conduct of tb strike. WARRANTS FOR GRAFTERS. Builders snd Architects of Pennsyl vania Placed Under Bond. Philadelphia, Sept. 20. Warrant reached this city Iste this afternoon from Harris burg for tbe arrest of Geo. F. Payne, builder of the state capital, . Charles G. Wetter, hi partner, and Stanford Lewia, an associate of Archi tect Huston, who planned the capitol. Counsel for Payne and Wetter waived hearing and ball for Payne waa fixed t $10,000 and lor Wetter at $9,000. Counsel lor Lewia accepted service in hi behalf and furnished $4,000 ball for hi client' appearance in court. Payne iasaid to be ill at Mount Clemens, Mich. Warrants far George K. Storm and John C. Niederer, of New York, stock holder in a concern which manufac tured the lighting fixture of th capi tol. alto arrived her today. The men are (opposed to be In New York snd it 1 stated that unless they accept service the warrants will be served in that city. . ' Newspaper Will Fight. New Ycrk, Sept. 20. The annual meeting of th member of tb Associ ated Frees wa held at the Wsldorf Aatoria hotel here. Thos in attend ance numbered 280, while probably 400 other were represented by proxy. Th business transacted was of a purely rou tine nature, except a change in the date of tbe annual meeting from th third Wednesday in September to the third Tuesday in April. A resolution ap proving the course of the officers ot tb association In dealing with theitrik ol telegraphers was unanimously adopted. Island Ambly Called. Manila, Sept. 20. The governor general ha issued a forms! proclama tion convening th national assembly on October 18. Plan bav been mad -to render tbe Inangural sesaion ol th assembly a brilliant function. The member ot th Philippine commission believe that there 1 a prospect pf the early passage of a public utilities law, based on the recent railway rate legis lation ot oongrass. An elaborate recep tion will be tendered Secretary Taft. ., - Cxolgosz' Paranta Poor. Cleveland. O.. Sept. 20. M. Cxol- goss and hi wlfe,aparentof th assass in of President MoKlnley, have applied to the city charity department for as sistance. Csolgosa ia 83 and b. i' 76 years old. who7ffoKdbutllttl.re.llano. 00,000. :