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

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Newspaper Page Texttil THE OREGON VOL. XXV. ST. NO. 3. MIST. HELENS. OltEGON. FRIDAY. DECEMBElt 27. 1907. fltwa ur iiie la I teizzzi Fco fcr to A RMunu of tho Un Important but Not Lou Intorootbif Eventa f the Port Week. PhlloJolphU la facing a strest ear strike. Tho Brat woman Jury In Colorado baa decided against a Woman. Secretary Taft aaye toll govsrnmesit la succeeding very wall la tha Philip pi not. Nw York bank etaWroanU show a ronpteta recovery fioin tlia financial erlngeucy. Ooldfleld mlna owners aro trying to prsvstl on lha presldsnl to allow iba troops to remain. Work la progressing alow) at tba Dsrr mine, Jacobe Creek, Pa. Only IS lxlls nave been rsoovetsd. Tha llamlltoQ Powder works at Nansimo, B. C, blsw op. shaking anrrooDtllng country badly, but do ooa wai hurt. . In an address at Chicago Attorn Qtnaral Uonsparta said all lha rich law braakara abroad to think lha law exempted than and they aboold ba Im tntma liotn prMutlon. A Hawaiian official baa written an angry ttr to the Japanese consul, saying among other things that tha mikado's subjects ara nuisances wher ever tba go. Tha governor baa at lo.'iad an aptligr. Tha ruth of aliana to Enrops baa subsided. Tba 1 Beers company will radoea tha output of diamonds, a Quiet baa again beea restored In Ta baraa, tba per Uaa capital. Tba pramiar of Hungary . baa chal lenged moo to a dual because ba waa ktumJ of being dishonest. Tha KanaM City grand Jury la wry bnty returning Indictments, principal Ir lor violation of tha Sunday closing law. Tha mint at Philadelphia has btan ordarad to cmum coining sllvsr and ouln only doubls segla. About 1 ,000,000 gold day will ba oolnad. .Tha Mploaloo at tha Parr mlna, Jacobs Creek, Pa., killed eveiy minor at work la tba tunnel. Only als bodla hat been takao out and tbara ara at laut 180 dead. Immigrant affl'ctod wltb contagious d lata a ara coming Into Kaw York fast ar than tba local aulhoritlaa can oara fortbom. Ona day rtoontly 89 Immi grant a auftVrlag from contagious diseas es, wara turnad over to tba kioal author illaa by tba Fsdsral health inpteetorr. j Smallpox baa broken out naar Pa Kll, Wash. An aaaay office has bean established at Albany, Oregon. Jamea Hamilton Law la la a candidate for governor of Illinois. Ooldld minsowners aay tfloite at eompi unites some too lata. Legal holiday ara over In California. December II waa lha lat. Tba bettleehlp fleet la well off tba I lot Ida coaat and all la wall on board. Jarjantee ara aniloua for Admiral Rvsns to vUlt tham with bla battleablp fleet. - Representative Boolt, of KanaM, would prohibit dealing In foturea on grain. Tha flnt train ha passed onder tba Hudaon river at New York through tha McAdoo tunnel. Tha total loss to vessel property on lha great takee amounted to 743,000 for iha aeaaoa of 1907. Tha Illlnola Soiupree aomt baa de clared nnoonatitntlonal the law roroiuu ding ipaoolatloa In theater tickets. Tha Searchlight Bank A Treat com pany, of Searchlight, Nevada, haa been looted by tho preeident of tba corpora tion. Friction between Cortelyoo and Rooaevelt may reault In tha resignation oi tba former. Mlohlgan alacltrlc road manager aay they cannot operate at a profit for lea than oante a mile. An Atlanta liner arrived at New . , 111. ahIm a . n i ors raw aay ago wim wi; . first olana passengers. A New York man haa bad bla name changed from Crook to Oroohe,be caiiae bis aweathaarl would not accept auob a name. .,. Ttia Supreme court of Illlnola bolda that ' th. nti.niuar.t,! law doea not prohibit the aala of cigarette mad rom pure tobacco. T.. n..l kllnit alnr hlrth. baa Inst graduated from tha University or Uiicago with an A. a. degree. More than 100 all ateel passenger cara will ba In me on the Pannayivania railroad between Pltteburg and New York ahortly alter January 1, ' The regulation reanlrlna aoldiera to land at aaliit while tha "Star Span fled ao aa to permit tba men to atand areot and to ealute only at tha laat note PAH8AQI THROUGH TRAIT. Captain Greene Selected to Wlnt Big Pleat Safely Through. Lot Angel, . u. The man who 1 to pilot (he United Blate battleahlp fleet Uttongh tba fitralte of Magellan la In Loa Angelea on bla way to Waablng Um, from whence ba will proceed to Rio da Janeiro, there to loin tha fleet on January I. The man eelected by tha Navy de partment for thia I ninnrlant amnio. I. Captain fc. t. Greene, of the United Htatoa army transport service, lia I fiS year ol age and ba made In all 17 trips through tba lUralte. II ba bean a sailor ilnra be waa 14 year of age, when be Joined the Confederate navy. Ilia flrat trip waa made In 1H09 and the laat a year ago, when he brought the llahthouee lender Junlla to tha PuMfln Ouaat. Oanlaln Om.ii. will charge a pilot of th fleet at Punta Arena aoout rtumary i, aocoidlng to avbedule. There will be aaalgned to him b Admiral Kv.na nn. nl Ik. fli. eat of tha torpedo crafts with which b win inati me way utrongn ma itmlt. The actual paeaage will require about 48 houra. Contain (Inwn. aiitlrlralv. no danger In taking the iquadron eafely uirongn. WILL CHECK EMIQRATION. Japan Qivee Canada Aaaurance Di vert Stream to Cores. Toklo, Pre. 84. Negotiation be tween Canadian Minister of Labor Ra dolphe Lrmleot and the Japanese gov ernment, which have bean delayed by a bitch over details, will be concluded wllbln the nest few day It Is under stood Uiat MlnUter Ltmleus ba An ally sgreed to eoccpt Japan' verbal assurance that shs will undertake the self Imposed task of limiting emigra tion to Canada. Tba exact method of limitation will be left entirely In the hands of tha Japanese government. The seauranoe is Identical with that given the United Mates. It is stated that tha bitcn arose over the drelre of the Canadian government to secure a definite promlae in writing outlining tha ondertekinga. Tbla was poaitlvely declined by Japan because It would entail a racrlSo of treaty right. Mlnlrter Lrmleni also deairsd to seenre from the Japanese government a note giving the eiact nnruber of laborer that the government proposed to allow to emigrate to Canada. Tbla waa also refused. . Favors Giving Tithes. m York. Dm. S4. Joaeoh II. Chuate In an a.tdreea at tha annual meeting of tha Htata Char I ilea Aid aawviatinn advocated adberanoa to the old Moaaio law that one-tenth of all property ba given to charily. Ha said lie did not believe msny of tha rich .man and man who onmnoaad bla au dience bad lived up to the law and that K all the people of ine country nau dona so there would not have been any financial troubles Ilka those through wblcn tha country naa junpaassa. Rioting In India. rvfontfa. Indie. Dec. CI. In conae- quence of the eentence of three months' imprisonment, prjoounoea egainn ue- pin Chandrel, tlia auonauatonier, tor having refused to testify In court against a Hindu newapsper, grave dis order of a seditious nature took place in the streets nere. An immenee cruwu rsised a great tumult in front Jot tlia l.all r (rlhiitiala. attaokino the nollo and atoning tha wlndowa. A party of ... . V . i . l - 1. ! Hinau stuaenia nasuuea vanu l.h oflkwrs and icnreanta. blockading tba principal streets. , Will Cut Oil Rstss. " r Inmln. N.h.. Da. 24. The state railway oommlaelon has decided to cut oil ratns In Nebraska SO per cent. Tbl action was forced by alleged discrimin ation b the railroads in favor of ths Standard Oil company. Tha railroads view tha proposed reduction wnu grw" dlalavor, and declare that they will lose money on every gallon or on tney move at tba new rata. They ara al ready outlining a fight to maintain the present toll. For State Lino 8tatlona. ..!,, i nki... Dec. 4. The rail- ol Oklahoma baa or- h. Ranta JT to establish stations st all point on the state line crossed hy the company, me nf a flonl.lnn nn the nart Of the ion that the Santa Fe had failed to ssll interstate ucieie as u l-cent rate. ' . Ch la to Wslcoms Fleet. Vain.,alo. T)n. 24. The bouse of W. K. Uiaca A VO,, or cms ony. . m A. I ti. La. received a telegram from New iork ,.ur.ino that the American fleet, now on Its voyage to the Pacific, will enter tha porta of Chile, reparation n t.i.... m..ia h.n to olva them an aaree- abl welcome, In which the government will Join. nMAal a Ba Trooolesa. ar..t.i..,.inn Tin. 24. Roosevelt haa ordered the troope withdrawn from n.i.in.M Mnndav. Pecember 80. No .... . .. n t.l. taaaon for with drswal 1 offeied bnt at tha War de- psrtment It Is aasuroea oy mJ tieneral Fnniton hat found that it was not necesssry to send in aoiumn Rritiih Snuadron In Pacific. t iw 91 Aroordlnu to the Standard, the Admiralty ha, decided to eatabllah next May a raomo au imanan annadron. the base of which ......... . --, - . OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST , HELP FOR STUDENTS. University Establlshaftoan Fund In eteao) of Making OKI. University of Oregon. Eoirene The University of Oregon is planning a loan fund of at least 16,000, based on tba belief that a loan ia better than an out right gift In the form of a scholarship. oonis suDscripiions nsve already been mads to ths fund, snd' a number of prominent men of the state have agreed to guarantee amounts up to 1500. Prea- lusni Campbell la ualng bis beat efforts to ralae tha entire 18,000 tbla year If possible. In almost every blub school graduat ing claw there are some who do not have the means for a college education. but who would take advantage of any fair opportunity offered them to secure one. The treasurer of ths loan fund. who Is to bs the high school Infractor and will thus have an opportunity to know personally the members of the olaaeee, will work in conjunction with tba city soperintendentaand high school principals. Us will make leans to such students aa need them each year at a low rata ol Interest, with ths agree- meet that they are to repay the princi pal as soon aa they ara able after leav ing college. A email amount of life in surance 1 be taken out on each at the espenae of the fond. It la tba plan to have ten men guarantee tha fund agalnat loss to the amount of 1 600 each Tha university haa bad a small loan fund of about (300 for tba psst four years. During this time, ZD students have been ens bled to complete their oolleve course who otherwise could not have done ao. Only ona loan haa been lost Msny Mska Own Way. University ol Oregon, Eugene A can vena of the student of the Universi ty of Oregon juat made I bo we that be tween 60 and 70 per cent of the men In the university thia year are either wholly or paitlally making their own way through college. The greater part of the earning is done, of course, during the summer. The canvass shows that. since the vacation is comparatively short, ths men got employmect in the harveat fields, mills, mines and labor of varlo is kinds paying good wagea. It shows also that tha engineering stu dents find no trouble in getting work in their line. Tbe engineering depart ment haa a large number of graduates in the employ of tbe Southern Pacific, O. K. A N., Northern Pacific and tbe government reclamation aervice, and tha majority of the engineering itudenta ara engaged before tbe aeeslon cloeea In June. A number ol undent are part ly earning their own wsy during the session. The university maintains an employment bureau under the direction of the registrar, but it has not been able this (all to supply all ealle made on it for students to work. Heat and Light for Agency. Pendleton Supervising Engineer Prlngle of the Indian department, Who haa been at the Umatilla agency eiam Inlng ths facilities for heating and light ing tba buildings of ths agency, will recommend, it is understood, the erec tion of a one-story brick structure, 4 Ox 70 feet, in which a complete electric lliihting and heating plsnt will be in stalled. It la desired that the building shall ba completed lor the opening of school next year. To Attend Sclentlata Meet. rVnr.lll.A. L. Knlaelv. Federal chemist for Oregon, expecta to atart East immediately alter unnaunas, to attend the midwinter meeting of tbe Association tor the Advancement of Sci ence and tha American Chemical socie ty st Chicago. Us also expecta to visit tba Chicago, New York and Washing ton pure food laboratories before com ing back to rorciana, wnion win d am headquarters. Fruit Msstlng In Eugene. Eugene Plans are under way for an iiviiii ikmIIm nf tha Lane Conntv Horticultural eodety with the officera of the State Horticultural eoceity, in Eugene, tha flrat week in January. ProLiant W. K. Newel snd Secretary II. M. Williamson, of the state bcard will be here to address the meeting, and there will be some members of the faoultv from the Agricultural college in attendance, Price of Fuel Tumblee. ' p.n.n.tmCnal Is IS a ton cheaper i Pomii.txin than it has been during the part tew months. The announce ment ia made that it will be delivered to any part of the city for 19. An over aupply and a mild winter are given sa tha HroD. Thouah wood continues to sell at $8 and up, it is be lieved a slump in mat oranuu w we fuel supply will follow soon. - Tax Roll Turned Over. i.,..uTh 1008 deli oanent tax n.ivi ui - .ll k.. hun tiirnnd over to the OOUntr olerk by Sheriff Pomeroy, The collec tion on thia roil were tne isrgea vr made In the history of the county, and indicate a healthy condition or Dilant in Clataop county. Land Clalmarta Ana'oua. Pendslton In the Umatilla .land . ' ..j ,Mnh 111 annn benln. sbout 200 entrymen will be Involved in th La Grande district, urea "' naa is being shown aa to tha outoome of the esses. ' New Notarlaa Public rh.mhnrlaln has oiiitwi uwtwimu. named the following notaries publl : Thomas Coates, Tillamook j J. L. Camp bell, Glendale; Virgil H. Massey, B. , V. s0 a, oaivui. . SPECIAL SHORT COURSES. Oregon Agricultural Collage Plana to Aid Farmer WUh Little Time. Th Oregon Agricultural college will give winter short courses, beginning Jsnusry 7, 1908, as follows: 1. General Agriculture; two weeks. 2. Dairying; six week. 8. Horticulture; six weeks. 4. Mechanic Arts; six week. 6. Household Science; six weeks. Many young men aa well aa many mature farmers who ars so situated that they cannot take a four yeara' course of study desire toacquiant them selves more fully with tbe most recent development! In agriculture. There ara otbata who feel tba need of a more practical knowledge of farm mechanics and tha us of tools. It is to mist ths needs of these clasaes that tbeae course will bs given. Tha court In House hold Science will be of value to the women of tbe home who desire to more thoroughly acquaint themselves with the principles of good cooking and of general home management. The sub jects to ba diaenssed will ba of interest snd Importance to every farmer and borne keeper and It Is booed that a large number will take advantage of this opportunity. A circular containing further inform, ation will ba aent on application to the Agricultural College, Camilla, Oregon. CHANGES FOREST BOUNDARIES Department Heada Demands of John ' Dap Stockman. John Day Cy J. Bingham baa re ceived bia commission aa acting forest supervisor for the Mslbeur national forest (reserve, with beedquartere at John Day. Jha boundaries of the new reserve are tbe John Day river on the north, previous withdrawal on tba east, former lines on the south, irreg ular linea running near the center of townships in range 27 on tbe west, Heppner forest is extended to tbe John Day river and headquarters removed to Monument. Tbe remaining portion of tha western dlvirion is renamed Des chutes snd headquarters st Prineville. Stockmen rejoice at tba change. Grain Inatesd of Hops, , Aurora During ths past two weeks this section has been well soaked with the usual winter rains and the farmers ara well pleased with the outlook. The ground is In good condition, and much work haa been done for tba winter grains. An unusually large acreage of grain has been sown this fall, many ol the hopgrowera thinking it better to put in small grain than to depend en tirely on hops for financial return on their properties. Big Lumber Contract. Astorls The Olsnn-Mahoney Lum ber eompsny, of Bsn Francisco, which hss been swarded a contract for 6,000,. 000 feet of lumber by the Isthmian Canal commission, is closely Identified with the Clatsop Mill company and the Astoria Box company, of this city, snd it is expected a large part of thia order will be cut at the local mills. Present for University. University of Oregon, Eugene Tbe Alumni association haa Just presented to the Tnlveraity of Oregon a painting of President Johnson, the first presi dent of the university. The work was done in Eugene by R. LeBarre Good win, of New York, at a coat of (500. PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat Club, 82o; bluastem, 84c: valley, 82c; red, 80c . Oats No. 1 white, 28; gray, $28. Barley Feed, $27; brewing, $31 1 rolled, $30. Corn Whole, $32; cracked, $33. Hay Valley timothy, No. 1, $18; Eastern Oregon timothy, $20023; clo ver, $16; cheat, $16; grain hay, $16 (16: alfalfa. $16: vetch, $14. Butter Fancy creamery, 36837Xe per pound. Veal 76 to 125 pounds, ' 8 X9c; 125 to 150 pounds, 7c j 150 to 200 pounds, &6)o. Folk Block, 75 to 150 pounds, 6 Oc; paokera, 66)c. Poultry Average old nana, lOo per pound; mixed chickens, 10c; aprlng chickens, lOo; roosters. 8o; dressed chickens, 12A18o; turkeys, live, 15o; dressed, choice, : 1819c; geese, live, 89o; ducks, 1213)'o; oiaeona. $101.60: squabs, $2(3. Eggs Freeh ranch, candled, S6o per dosen. Fruits Apples, 76c$2 per box; neaohea. 76c(4$l perorate; pears, $1.25 iSl.75 per box; cranberries, $9.60&12 per barrel. Veaetables Turnips, 75o per sack carrots, 65c per aack; beets, $1 per sack; beans, 799c per pound ; cabbage, lo per pound; cauliflower, 76e$l per doxen: celery. $3 25(33.60 per crate; onions, 159300 per dosen; parsley, 20o per doaen; pea, lie per pound; pep rare. Rial 17c cer pound: pumkpini, 19 lHo per pound; radishes, 20c per. dos en; spinach, 6e per pound; sprouts, 8o per pound; squash, llH'e per pound; tomatoes, $1.60 per box, 1 ; Onions $1.76(31.85 per hundred, Potatoes 5065o per hundred, de livered Portland; sweet potatoes, $2.75 3 per hundred. c ' " , J Hops 1807, 0(270 per pounu; oiua, Wool Eastern Oregon average bast, l320o per pound, according to shrink age; valley, 1820o, according to fine ness; mohair, choice, . 29S0o per pound. , : ' RECEIPTS AND EXPENSES. Secretary Cortehou Makaa Report to Congress. Washington, Deo. 23. Secretary Cor- telyou haa repotted to congress tba re ceipts from customs from Oregon during tbe past fiscal year to be $1,140,612, of which there waa collected In Portland $1,123,291; Astoria, $17,819 and Ye- qulna, $1.35. Tha total for Washington, all ports, waa $1,022,033. From internal reve nue tbe collections were in Oregon, $378,428; Washington, $1,046,238, and California, $6,69A,79. Tha Immense lead ol New York atate in both items is shown: Customs re ceipts, $223,127,065; Internal revenue, $32,353,797. The reports of receipts from sales of public lands gives Oregon $1,621,287, of which there was collected at Port land, $163,796; The Dalles, $344,276; Bossburg, $416,004; La Grande, $435, 208; Bums, $91,952; Lakeview, $171.- 048;. In Washington ths receipts were $660,714; California, $367,270. Total receipts from land aalea In tha country were $7,878,811. Tbe territorial governmsnt of Alaska coat $51,472 In salaries, and $4,910 In sxpenssa. 1 The fine custom house at Portland coat intmprovements only $770.43, and tbe Baker Uity poatoffioa only gnu, ana tbe Salem public building $6,628. During tbe year the government ex pended $2,201 on its exhibit which was at tha Lewis snd Clark exposition, and $I,38Xon tne exposition government buiidinga On harbor improvements tha dis bursements were: Kn trance to Coos bay, Oregon, $2,600; dredge for Oregon and Washington harbors, $1,000; Graya harbor, Waahington, $10,000; Grays harbor and Chehalls river, $3,- 990. Elver improvements cost: Columbia and lower Willamette, below Portland, $72,668; Columbia, at Cascades, $270; Columbia, between Wenstchee and Bridgeport, $1,000; Columbia, Waah ington. $12,500; gauging waters of the Colombia, $773,636; upper Columbia and Bnake rivers, 118.000: Uoos river, $500; Coquiile river, $4,400; Tilla mook, $3,980; Willamette and Yam hill. $23,000. i The surveyor general's office at Port land cost in salaries, $8,750; at BeattleJ $9,750. Crater lake cost the government $2,- 999. Oregon's five per cent of tha public land sales amounted to $22,489, wasn lngton'a. $20,011. Pacific Northwest Indians cost, for support:. C maul las, Cayueea and Walla Wallaa, $2,713; Yakimas, $3,- 391; Nes Psroes, $987; Warm Springs, Oregon, $3,897; Klamath Indians, $5, 203. besides administration expenses at all reservations. To maintain the Columbia river llghtveeael, $74,496 waa tbe expenae. The aummary of the nation 'a expenses shows the cost of the war department for tbe year was $123,290,500; navy department, $96,306,894; treasury de partment. $73,174,930; state depart ment, $2,066,394; executive depart ment, proper, $26,407 ; interior depart ment, $166,048,667; poatoffioa depart ment, $10,097,771; agricultural depart ment, $9,551,714; commerce and labor, $9,828,831: judicial department, $7. 517.396. It ia an interesting fact that although tha department of eoamerce and labor has been organised only a few yeara, its expense1 equal those of tha depart ment of agriculture. The grand total of tha governmental department expenae waa $763,488,753, which did not include many millions of approprlationa and soma items whiob bring the actual outlay elose to $1,000,000,000. Lumber Case Ended. Washington, Dee. 23. Taking of testimony in tbe lumbermen' case bo fore the Interstate Commerce commis sion hss been concluded. Final argument will be made before the commission on March 4 and a de- oiilon ia anticipated shortly thereafter, In the meantime lumbermen of tne ra- oiiio Northwest named as complainants in tha case will be entitled to ship un der the protection of tbe injunction Is sued by tha Federal courts at Portland and Seattle. '. ' Mora Islands Than Thought. San Francisco, Deo. 23. Uncle Sam ia richer by 1,400 Islands than he thought ha waa. When tha United States purchased (ba Philippines the charts showed 1,200 islsnds in tbe archipelago. Tbe charts used In mak lng the treaty were known to be far from perfect, but it was thought they were sufficiently accurate for all pur poses of the treaty. Accurate mapa were brought to San Francisco ' today from the islands. whic ahow that in the group ara 2,600 islands. Many of them are email. v ; .- . ' Hope to Rescue Miners,. Ely, Nev.,"Nov. 23. The throe min ers entombed In the Alpha mine will, unless further trouble is experienced, probably be released by Christmas day, according to Foreman Gallagher. The 500-foot level wai reached last night by tbe rescue party At work on the cave-In, and now that danger of a further cave In haa been averted, work ia being pushed with all possible speed. The men have been. Imprisoned since De cember 4. ; ' Dr. Henna la Appointed. New York, Dec. 23. According to a special dispatch from Borne to thtrNew York World, Rev. Dr. Edward J. Ban na profetsor of dogmatio theology in St. Bernard's seminary at Rochester, N. Y haa been appointed coadjutor archbishop of San Franeiaoo, In auoces sion to tha lata George Montgomery. MORE MINERS DEAD Third Explosion lo Pennsylrasla In Nineteen Cays. IAISES TOTAL DEATHS TO 550 Between 200 and 260 Men Entombed and Hope of Escape for Any Is Vsry Sliftht. Jacobs Creek, Pa., Dec. 20. An ex plosion of gas in the Dsn mine of the Pittaburg Coal company, located here, yestsrday entombed between 200 and 260 miners, and there ia scarcely a ray of hope that a single ona of them will be taken from the mine alive. Par tially wrecked buildings In tba vicinity of tha mine and the condition of tha few bodies found early in the rescue work Indicate an explosion of snch ter rific force tbst it seems impossible that any one could have survived it. All of ths 13 bediee taken oot up to thia time ara terribly mutilated, and three of them are heedless. Thi. ia the third mine disaster since the first of the month in tha veins of bituminous coal underlying Western Pennsylvania and West Virginia, for the Naomi mine, near FsyetteCity, snd the two mines at Honongsh, W. Va., in which the earlier explosions hap pened, are in the same belt as tha local workings. Yesterday s taiasiropne swells the number of victims of deadly mine gas for tne IV days to oetween oou and 600. That thia diiaiut.r doea not eaual or In loaa of life and attend ant horrors the one In West Virginia is due to tbe devotion tc cnurcn amies oi s considerable number of the miners. In observance of the church festivsl, many of tbe 400 or more men regulaly employed at the mine did not goto work. Those who escaped through this reason are members of the Greek Catholic church snd they suspended work to celebrate st. mcnoiss- aay. Aa waa tha ease at Monongab. tba explosion followed a brief shut down, Tbe Darr mine having been closed Tuesday and Wednesday. It was just 1 1 sft n'nlnftk vhen the tenth trio of loaded cars hsd been brought out to the tipple that there came an awiui rumbling Bound, followed immediately K innH ranort and a eoncuseion that shook nearby buiidinga and waa felt within a radius of several muea. a the same time there came out of tbe mouth of the mine an immense clond of dense smoke and dust that floated across tha Yo ighiogheny river. Intuitively everyone in tbe vicinity knew whst bsd happened and all start ed fox the one place the mouth of the mine. A. far aa known onlv one man who went to work escaped. Joseph Maple- ton, a pumper, emergea rrom one oi th. .id. .ntranoM short Iv after the explosion. He had left the part ofthe mine wuere own u, uiv uwu working and was on the wsy to the en gine room for oil. A considerable number of the miners were Americans, acme of the officers estimating that probably more than hair.. aI th. Tictima are Americans, as the majority of the foreigner did not work. The Darr mine la located on the west aide of the Yonghiogheny river, in Westmoreland county, along the line of tbe Pittsburg A Lake Erie railroad, an mila. annthafuit nf PHhiburs snd 18 miles northwest of Connelsville. It is one of the largest , of the Pittsburg Coal company. Than waa mnph drunkenneas hers tonight, some of the men who got a mi atart nn account or tne nonoav continuing their carousal after the ex plosion In celebration or tneir escape. A new air shaft for the mine Is being constructed, work having been started a,. It. BAv.val months aso. Had this been completed, it is said, the loss of life today would nave oeen mucn less serious. Makaa Traveling Safer. Omaha, Neb., Deo. 21. That asfely t&iiaa limha and lives is demon strated by the casualty report of the Union racino raiiroao. m spun vi greatly Increased traffio, the number of people killed and injured by the road during 1907 was 1,209, as compared with 2,097 in 1906. The report con- ..in. a llat tt th. nrlnninal train acci dents of the year, with a statement of the causes and consequences in eauu .... ITah nk waa InVeatlffated bv a special committee consisting of oper- atlog or oilier ouiciaia ui tun uu. New Qrsnd Jury at Work. Rn Francisco. Deo. 21. The new county grand jury held its first session voatArriav and after aulckir perieonng tha itetttlla of organization took UD the oaseot the missing" Colton securities and the connection of former omciais oi th. f!alifnrnla (Safe DtTOOSlt a Trust M.imn.n with tha disBDDearance of val uable stocks and bonds. A number of witnesses were examined, and tbe tak ing if testimony had noi beenkioncluded when the meeting adjourned until today. New Orydock Projected. San Francisco. Deo. 21. The Bulle- tin says that within a lew, months ths Union Iron works will let ,a ontraot for a floating drydook lartfc enough to accommodate all vessels that oome to this port, with the possible exception of the Paoifio Mail liners Mongolia and Manchuria. MORE ON LUMBER RATE. Elliott, of Northern Psclflc. Givss Hia Reasons for Increase. Washington, Deo. 20. Howard El liott, preeident of tbe Northern Paclfl) railwsy, wss tbs principal witness T Sa turday at tbe bearing of ths Pscifls) ' Northwest Lumber companies before the Interstate Commerce commission. Mr. Elliott asserted, aa Jamea J. Hill asserted two or three days ago, that tha advance in ratea on lumber mads by the railroads was necessary in order that they should bs compensatory on tbs various lines. He said that it had become evident to the railway managera that it was necesssry to raise the ratea on lumber in order to prevent an abso lute loss to tbe roads on the traffic. He explained that the prosperity of tbe Went and Northwest hsd so in creased the traffic on tbe lines of all rsilwaya in tbat section that ths com- panics were phvsicslly ncable to han dle tbe traffio promptly and efficiently. Thia waa particularly true of linea in tba Northwest, ths traffic of which waa interfered with in the winter season very considerably by adverse weather. He explained that tbe cost of handling traffic had increased materially in tha past year or two on account of higher wagea, increased "prices of materials and similar -conditions. He believed tbst the rstes ss fixed by tbe railwsy lines lo the advanced tariffs promolgat- , ed were fair among shippers generally, ' although ba waa not so certain tbat they would enable the camera to make vsry much profit. BONO BID 18 IGNORED. Secretary Corlelyou Cited to Court on Canal Issue. . Waahington, Dec. 20. Justice Gould, of tbe District Supreme court, yesterdsy sited George B, Cortolyoa, secretary ol the treasury, to appear in court January 3, to show cause why ha should not be enjoined from turning over or delivering the balance of tba $21,450,000 of the Panama canal bonds to certain banks snd persons to whom he hss announced allotments. Tbe citation issued by Justice Gould is based on a petition filed by George W. Austin, of New York, who describes himself as a taxpayer and property owner in tbe United States and who declares be made a proposal to purchase bonds of the advertised Issue of faea value of $3,000,000. Ha avers ha agreed to pay at tha rata of $103,376 snd accrued interest per $100, and en notice of the acceptance of his subscrip tion stands ready to deposit ths amount with the assistant treasurer at New York. Mr. Austin informs tha court that ha has been advised through the public press that in direct violation of tba statutes and in absolute disregard of the Treasury department's circular, of the $26,000,000 of the bonds sllotted only $1,000,000 were allotted to par sons who were individual bidden, and who, in accordance with the statutes and said circular, were given equal opportunity to subscribe therefor; the remaining $24,000,000 were allotted to divers national banks and only $3,560, 000 of which were sllctted to banks which bad offered a higher price than that bid by him. ISLANDERS CHANGE FRONT. FiliplnoiWant Power to Make Com mercial Treaties. Msnila, Dec. 20. The assembly baa received a favorable report" from the committee to which waa referred a res olution asking; congress to give tha in sular government power to make com mercial treaties with other conn trie in the event of failure of tariff rsform. This subject baa been much discussed by tbe native politicians and press and as a result the Filipino attitude on free trade with the United States hss under gone a complete change. Heretofore the politicians and tba press regarded tariff agitation ss an effort to bind the Philippines closely to the mainland and it waa opposed by the independent tactions. Now all parties unite in demanding the aboli tion of the Dingley ratea. The commercial treaty project waa presented to the assembly by a Nation alist member, who declared tbat, al though hia first effort would be toward free trade, he would In the esse of fail ure urge the commercial treaty plan aa an alternative. New Bishop for Oregon. New York, Dec. 20. The Bev. Rob ert Lewis Paddock, pastor of tha Church of the Holy A poet lea in thia city, was consecrated Episcopal mis sionary bishop of the diocese of Eastern Oregon yesterday. Bishop Daniel 8. Tuttle, of Missouri, was the consecrat ing prelate. He was assisted by Bish ops Potter, of New York, and Bsttetlee, of Wsshlngton, D. 0. Bishop Wells, of Spokane, waa present and Bishop Scadding, of Oregon, presented ' tha candidate. Bishop Paddock will take up hi duties in Oregon in January. Jawa Ordered to Depart. St. Petersburg, Deo. 20. A dispatch received hers from Vladivostok declares that the Jews have been ordered to de part within four days. Jewish prop erty holders, however, have been given eight days In which to liquidsts. Be yond this dispatch nothing is known here regarding the reported expulsion of ths Jews and the report baa been skeptically received. The oommandaot of Vladivostok, under the martial law, haa full power to Issue such an order. Gsllaghar Returna to Testify. Ban Francisco, Dec. 20. Ei-Sop;r-visor James L. Gallagher, who will ba the principal witness for tha prosecu tion in the trial ol Patrick Calhoun, accused of bribery, has returned bom the East. ' II If I ! I- P wtnemuiU). : wHlbaatJSquiman, i.