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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. '
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