THE OREGON
MIST
VOL. XXIX.
EVENTS OF THE DAY
Newsy Iters Ccrti Ira All
Parts cf tl3 VatL
PREPARED FC3 TEE KST REACH
1st Important but Not Last lntr
ling Happening from Paints
Outtldo ttio Stats.
)iui (lia.-llin all .Hillllral Amiga
vn .Mniirnuria.
Hova HriBi died In a Cluclseatl
(rni iiirnt hoiias Bra,
f,
I'nwitlaat Taft baa bean boellr a
lte,l In doing hi Christmas shopping
n New York.
. 1'rmidvnt Taft vlaitad 4b Ilowary
ami !() werd af cheer and hop to
the iiiiiDMiiaMta, ,
A IJ.m.ly baltla ia rrimrUd betwaea
I ho Mraratfua rarolutieaiata and tU
gutrrniltcM oKia.
A la A "reformed gambler"
a ill fully aapuM raaa balllag wathoda
l.f.iro government official.
King lofNtld ef Ualglaai will aadar
r an nigral loa aa a last raaort, but
lhit if Uttla nop of tucaa.
TU gureranient ImiMigralkis coat'
iain haa dlao-r4 horrible odi-
twin, among Rievrajpr paaaaagert oa
wan llnrin.
A Srw York Central trala running
fin wi mure aa hour craalxKl lain the
rr or a alow trala, killing ill aad
injuring many more,
Kw Yark jmllaa kava found ka
M.mi.ikj.) worth of diamond aad j
tlty rfMiHd atolea r pawned ba
fi the alleged robbery.
Hrimiar Rajrarr (alia JVJaya on of
lh Krlvt rriatiaala of tka age, and
Iim mlro.lmwd a bill balding kirn per
sonally rt(i.Hil fur tk warder of
lie A merirna aad demanding Sever
pnmiiMiesi.
Iiln.'. of King Laopold, ef Belgium,
tko aa alarming lata.
Two raetortr at Knrlne, WI,, bnratd
with a loa of (130,000.
Vrawlt arriviaf at I'aget Hound porta
rrt bad aluraii and aiany diaaaler.
Zl.va institute a iwign of termr In
hlaaagua, hr be baa 6W polltlfal
ariwiarra In chains.
I'lamoad and jewelry valued at
IJutMKMj wera tol, from a New York
apart taeat house,
Tho Union far i fir It ordering nothing
but (t rant, and will auaa have no
afdrn cara in km
M, llleriut, tba French aviator, strvrk
a a all and narrowly (Wafted death, Th
aiai-bioa waa eonipletely wrerked,
A 1'renrh aviator la an rmit tn tha
Vailed Mute with four mrbanir, four
r..iBr and two iMtriaeed pilot
N.-nr f'revl, envoy from Meaieo. d
lae ki fotintry tloea not jirov of
Knnt't views on the Nlearaguan altua-
tlun,
A I'rinrotaa olimtrvfr bai dlwavrrad
m w comt't, wbirb bo iwttwatoa ia 50,
omi,ihi m i In dialanl, and throa timoa
lartta aa aarth,
four young paopln wara drowned In
Ihr l uliiinbia by tba overturning of
lnti,-li, Tbrmi wara aavad tflar aliag
ing to I he boat all night.
b"treenlaliva . Maaa tayt any
amen.lment would help tba anli trait
law. -
An Ohio man, with bin Ihraa daugb
ln and bia brother, warn drownad
while akating. ,
Wel.h voter in parliamant kiek4 a
lry out of mooting - aad openly
"jtmlied" Iba lordt.
Keinfurreinenta bara koaa ordarad to
MmMd., Maaragua, at Zolaya'i
tmoi metiaea the ally.
Im mitbI flreeley baa re.lgnad from tba
New York Kxplorara' elub oa aeount
f the Cook ltarjr eontroveny,
A milroad aompany baa incorporated
for ln,(MNi,(Hto to build a road from
I'urtland to i'boanii, Ariaona,
Three man wara burned to death and
f'liirlh narrowly aacanad when vat
' boiling lar burn and took 0r.
The Hpokana branch tba Amariean
aiiniiig oiigraa baa declared Itaalf op
po"eil to llallingor'a eoaaoraation polley,
I'lnni'ua Hanhulor, aald to bava been
the ul.limt Oddfollnw living, la dead at
k of HH. Uo waa an Oddfellow
over Ml year.
Iiutihle, who with Captain 1-ooae,
lalmad to have manufactured Cook 'a
'ol)rvtjona,, haa bn dlaobarged
f the iVavalora Inauranca eompany
Inveatigatloa by a commlttea at Hood
"lr faila to abow any rooord of th
pandilura of 0,000 appropriated for
""provcimmt of tba Columbia Kiver in
1778.
Mexico will help to nettle tha Nle
'gua troublo.
Nonunion man wort dyaamltad and
beaten ,y mfikera In the I'ittabnrg
'! wnrU.
flenernl Vtiea, eommanding J!e
'ya'" army, baa been routed by Ni
"'"Kim robele.
ST. HELENS, OBEQON, Fill DAY, DECEMBER 17, 1909.
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EEIOK Or TERROB.
tolay. aald to Have ftoo Political Pria
oner In Chain,,
Itlufflwhia, Nicarngua, Dec. H.-It
' " u'lioriiaitve aource
. a raigu of terror I. Ug m,B.
tallied lu Manitgit,, and that not leu
man ouu pnraon, ,tflc, w)ltl po,.
Hr are la chain. t .,. .
Catholla aoclaly l,a, been orderad to
oaaae aending auppllea to the pritonora,
ma murvo to death, a they are
allowed only 2 cent, a dnv fo, f,i
Corporal punlahment ie meted out dally
iu r.noua aueg oPendere,
eiaya, to ereata an ImiireMion thai
the anotlment of the people of Managua
a hum, io mward, America and Anmri
an, roeently ordored Amello Katrada,
prooimnni iiueral and a brother of the
rovolutlomat eblef, to organiM a dent-
onetratlon auainat the fi,n,i
m ne reriiMa to rto.
II la undorntood that Ir. Julian Trias
inlaler general, baa been makinu at.
lemota to mart aa upriaing in bia favor
aa Zalaya'a aueeoaaor, but whether with
Zelaya'a eonaont ia not known. It ia
repurie.i io that Iriaa' home haa been
urrounded by aoidiera. Further an.
Iborltativa dianatcbea ainti. thai mm r
fiotaya , rorcea bava been entrenched to
prevent American murine, from naaaino
over the bridgea into t'orinto.
Binee laat Tburaday, whan Oeneral
Katrada became eortnln that (leneral
Vaeouea, In comniand of a twrtlim of
Zelaya'a troona. waa atteuintiua to nuke
a dolour of Itama to aelae an unguarded
river point and lieacenil upon Bluenelda,
foreea of the proviaional government
have been acting with groat energy.
Kama haa been oeeapled. and Iraa I in
portent river lauding, have been atroog
ly guarded. All available boat, have
beeo held in rewrve to rb," folnforee
went to any point (bat aiay be threat
eaed, '
(Jeneral Chamorro and 2f men, ar
rived today to a.it in guaiding the
entire 60 miloa ot the Kwon. Into tyer,
from Kama to llliieAolda. (lenetal i
( hamorro bjft 300 men guardig the
lead paaaage Ix-tweea lllueRidila and
ureytowa.
Necretiiry MadVaagh aaya tba Payne
"III la a at,.,, i (ho downward revia
lu'' of tho tnrlff. .
I'rnaidont Taft apoko In favor of
bonding acbemo boforo tba Itivor
"l llnrbor eongreai.
The notional monetary eommlIon
"n,l W!I7 per capita ot reaoureea In
"" of tha United BUtea.
The Hrotherhood of Railway Train
"! I" formulating a demaad for In
f """"'I Pyr In aoma Inetannea aroount
lo dnublo pay.
roVK DROWN IN COLOMBIA.
Three Eeacued Afur AU Night Straggle
With Death,
Rainier, Or., Dee, 13. I'oua young
people, reaidente of May gem, Or., met
terrible death, by drowning in the Co
lumbia river early Kunday morning.
when a launch in which they were rid
ing turned turtle at Hurton'a landing
pilling the party of aeven into the ley
cold water. Three of the party wer
rescued after hanging to grim death
for aeven hour,, which to them (N-emed
like renturiea.
The dead are: Mia Bolnia Itftndriek-
eon, agd 17; Anna llendrickaon, aged
li tirare Wand, aged Id, and 1-ee liar
bar, aged SO. .
The reeul are: I'earl l'rotor, ageU
20; Prank Kaaiier, aged SO, and Amol
Card, aged l'J.
A party of 10 or Vi young people
from Mavgnr,, 10 mile went of Kainier,
eme here Katurday to apeml the even
ing at the akattng rink, Arter the clo,
tag of the rink at 10 I. M., a party of
aeven left lininier ill the gnsollue lannch
llendrickaon for Maygern,
The aeven clung uewratelv to the
overturned boat. ,
,e liarber, who hung on for nearly
aa hour and a half, waa Aral to let go.
"I'm gelling aleepy," he aald. "I'm
going to Bleep," and Be anppeit naca
into tha water and did not riae. The
next 10 drop off wan Mine 8liu lien'
drlekaon, who hold on perbap a half
hour longer, rtooa after Anna Men
drlekaon, her ilater, went to a watery
grave. ,
The aurvivori clung to the boat until
6 A. M., making juat aeven hour, lu all,
whoa the tugboat Burton came along
and aaawering their erie, rescued them.
Troopa Arrive at Panama.
Colon, Dee. 14. The Cnlted State
transport Diair, 'lh 70 marine
aboard, which nailed from Philadelphia
December , arrived at o'clock thi
morning.
, The Pixie proceeded lo dock H,
Cristobal, where ear, were in waiting
to tranaport the men, provlaiona and
ammunition Immediately to Panama.
Waahlngton, Dee. 14. A hurry call
for ntarinea to proceed with the cruiaer
Prairie on her interrupted trip from
Philadelphia to Colon wm made upon
the three New England navy yar.la to
day. ' .
rtra Cry PataJ to Three.
Cleveland, 0, Dee. 14.-A '! '
"flre" that itnrted when a woman fell
downatalra from the balcony of the Ma
jeatie theater tonight cauaed a pa nle in
the erowded hoiiae and the denth of
three women.
Mr. Will'mm Bichter, Mi Mary Cor
rlgan and Miaa Mary McCarTerty were
cruahed In the crowd and died in am
bulancea. Many other women and a
number of ehlldren auatained minor in-
"lt"'took the effort, of aquada from
nearbv police atationa to atop the
truggling of the mob.
Bulclde Trloi Three Methoda.
New York, Dee. 8.-Charle Bendfe.
a aaleaman out of employment, trlod
thrw method, of euielde today before
h. aueLded In killing blmael Mr
he lar on bia eot at hla home and at
tbem dedto garrot. hlmaelf w 1th , .
towel. Unauceeaaful, ha .lit h Is throat
...i orlata with raaor. Btlll aeata
Si,? not om. and Beh.ff.r at.ggered
to the bathroom and turned, on the
water In th. tub. When tha tub wa.
half filled ,B V
downward nntll ha drowned.
Mine Burn, fllx Entombed.
Weatherport, Ky.. Df
iiartv entered the Baker mine of ti e
tveat Kentucky Conl eompanv today in
rh of ii neiwo miner, Imprlaoned
b the .e'ond level by an explosion ye.
Srday. Fire In the mine has been burn
r,a Xadlly. and It i. hardly po.ble
Kt he rescora will penetrate far.
STOCK BATES FIXED.
Commiaaion Prepare. Shipping Contract
and rtxes Valuation.
Hulein After investigations and de
liberations that have extended baek
for period of about IB months, the
railroad commiaaion issued aa order re
quiring the railroad eompanies operat
ing in Oregon to adopt a nnuorm eon-
tract for shipping livestoek. A com
plete contraet baa been prepared by
the railroad commiaaion, which the
railroad will hereafter bo required to
uae, and which the commiaaion contends
ia much more fair and reasonable than
the one. now uaed.
The commiaaion baa found that both
tha railroad eompanies and the abip
pera have been disposed to bs fair aad
have given tba commission every a,
aiaUnce. The principal features of the
new contract are aa follows:
1 If tha shipment is over more than
on lino, the contract will aerve aa a
through bill of lading, it. provisions
muni!.- iu uie Dvnem or ana oeinir
binding upon all connecting carriers.
Thia will do away w'ith tbo present
practice of requiring shippers to sign
a new contract every time the ship
men pasaea to a connecting carrier.
itPVhe eiLafier ia held liable for loss
or injury veaufld by iu own negligence.
&Tha earrier ia not liable for lose
r damage due to act of Ood, tha pub
lie enemy, authority of law, or acta or
defaults of tba shipper.
Shipper agreea not to load a ear
ir lie nuile defecta which make it na
i or uuaerviceabla and agrees to
notify agent and deoiaud necessary re
paint before loading.
5 Hh Inner agreea to load and unload
his stock and to see that the shipment
is accompanied by attendant, to look
after it. lie must aee the door, are
fastened and kept fastened. The com
pany i liable for lose or damage iu
loading or unloading only when same
is caused tiy its own negligence.
ARTESIAN WELLS FOR HARNET.
ft 6 If shipper neglects to send at
ieodanta and railroad eimiloyes act as
attendant, it 1. done at .burner', risk.
7 Hhipper assumes risk of loss or
injury to stock when caused by any
or them being wild, unruly or weak or
i rum ui euoci oi oeing croworq in
car.
8hipper agreea to protect the car
rier if his stock ia infected with any
disease.
D Lien of earrier for freight charges
not affected by removal of stock
from train or yards.
10 In event of loss or injury, ship
per agree to notify agent of carrier
before removing toe atock.
II It providea that all auita or ac
tiona for the recovery of claims for
loss or damage must be commenced
within 60 days after th .hipper haa
received notice that hi. claim 1. re
fused,
Tha valuation, covering ordinary
livestock have been fixed by the com
mission.
The following table show, these val
nations compared with those which are
now found on the M. l company, eon
true tl
8. P. Com.
VaL Val.
Kach stallion or breed
ing jack ;....50.00 1100.00
Kach horse, mule or ass 20.00 73,00
Kueh bull, ox or beef
steer 20.00 40.00
Kach stock or ran ire
ateer 10.00 25.00
Keck beef or milk cow. 80.00 35.00
Kach stock or range cow 10.00 20.00
Kaeh calf 8.00 10.00
Kach fat hog 5.00 12.50
Kach stock or ranee hog
or nig i.wu f.ou
Kach fat or mutton
sheo 2.00 4.00
Kach roiiae or stock
sheen 1-00 8.00
Each Boat 2.00 2.00
Parmer Plan Irrigation System In In
terior Country.
Andrews In the Wild Horse valley,
north and south of Andrews, many
forms are successfully irrigated by
means of flowing wells. A. II, Ilollis,
south of Andrews, baa six or seven o!
them on hi. place, and there are many
others having similar and lesser num
bers. All tho .way south to Dnnlo
through the Pueblo and Trout creek
valleys, tncaa wells are found, and in
a short time there will be a great many
of them drilled and put to good use in
a general irrigation system.
Taking the character of the soil and
the favorable climutie conditions, the
poaaibilitie. for fruit and vegetable
production under a generous water
supply are beyond present calculation,
Where a flow can be obtained at
depth of 65 to 125 feet, the cost is
nominal, and the water can be uaed at
groat profit. Under such an impetus
Harney county is lure to make rapid
progress.
FAMOUS SOAD SPOILED.
Expend Highway Almost Rained by
ExceealT. Traffic.
Salem Th fact that road districts
near corporate limit, have road, that
are used extensively by people in ont
lying districts, while those earn out
lying districts hava roads which ar
never used by tha people who resiue
in the close vicinity oi corporate lim
its, is the bone of contention whiab
called a large delegation to the city tfe
day to appear before the county court
in behalf of the government road,
which was constructed here a few years
ago by tha department of agriculture.
The delegation contended that team
iters from the mountain timber dis
tricts. eflrrvine hesvv loada of wood.
haul materially injured the experimental
road of the government north of oalem,
and that repaira are now neeeasary be
cause of extraordinary usage.
The county eourt ia in a quandary
as lo bow to settle the difficulty, but
has offered the district a rock-emsber
and sufficient help to operate it so that
the government road may be placed
back in good condition.
Buy Stump Land for Orchard.
Hood River Marking a new era In
the history of the Hood River valley,
and coining a the first great step in
ie5"rm-ileveiotmet or rwr upper region
i.uiMi acres of valuable loggea-on tana,
lying on the line of the Hood River
Kail way company 'a aix mile extension,
have been .old by the Oregon Lumber
company to the Bruner Bone Orchard
company, of Hood River. One hundred
thousand dollars wa. the consideration
approximately. Almost immediately
work or clearing the land ana cutting
the tract up into 20-aere plota will be
begun. More' than flZ5,WH will be
spent to put the land ia shape for the
market.
Two Car. of Paper for New Cod.
Hnlom It will require two carloads of
paper to print Oregon's new code. The
code will consist or two volumes nno
lhere will be printed 5,000 sets, or a
total of 10,000 volumes, a respectably
Inriro library. State Printer Duniway
estimates that the printing will take
0,000 pound, of book paper.
The first volume haa already been
compiled and the copy is boiug placed
in the hands or the-primer rapiuiy.
William P. Lord, James B. Montague,
.lames Godfrey and William P. Lord Jr.
compose the commission created by the
laat legislature for compiling a new
code. It will be ready for distribution
in November, 1910.
Albany Club Women Elect
Albany Th ladies auxiliary of the
Albany Commercial elnh, which is now
one of the most active organization. In
this city, held its annunl election and
re-elected Mrs. J. K. Woathorford presi
lent! Mrs. K. W. Cooper, vice-president.
and Mrs. P. P. Woodworth, treasurer.
Mrs. J. C. Irvine, who has served the
club most capably as secretary, refused
re-election, and Miss r tora Mason wn
hoson for that position. ,
Big Orchard for Douglas.
u,u.' Im r Vive thousand acres of
lnm have been planted tn orchard In
this section this year. The general
Niieeeas of fruit growing In Oregon has
stimulated tho industry near noseourg.
Next year the orchard area will be near
ly doubled.
W. U. at Klamath Fall.
KlaniBth Fulls Tho Western Union
Telegraph company has been granted
permission to enter tho city of Klam
ath Kalis. It i ho Intention of the
company tn open an ofllce at onee so as
to handle the business of the city.
Oregon Want. Wood. ,
flnlem The largest wood eontract
ever offered by the state is to be let
December 20. The boards of the sev
eral state institutions want 10,000 cords
of green cut wood delivered early next
1 I . M V..,. f 1
Little Wheat Planted at Oervais.
Oervals Inquiry into the acreage
sown to winter wheat in this and sur
rounding sections results in the fact
that not to exceed one-fourth of the
acreago has been plowed, and not all of
Hint he, been seeded. Most of the acre
tgo is in eheat hay, and little fall wheat
s sown. Last year at this tune there
waa an unusually large acreage of fall
grain put in, and as a result the amount
of grain harvested last fall wa. the
largest in ninny years, and wa. a source
of great profit.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Rlueatem, 1.19(r71.20: club,
1.0H; red Russian, 1.06; Valley, 1.04;
40-fold, 10.
Barley Feed and brewing, 30 per
ton. . ' .
CornWhole, 033; cracked, $36 per
ton. -
Outs Xo. 1 white, 33 per ton.
Hav Timothy, Willamette valley,
fi.inrai per ion: eastern uregon, isw
21.50; alfalfa. lfiM6.50; clover, 15
W10; cheat, gI5l(l; grain hay, 15
HI.
Butter City creamery extras, 89c;
fancy oirts'ule creamery, 34(ff)39e per
lb.; store, 22MtfiT24e. (Butter fat prices
average ltyc per pound under regular
butter prices.)
I'-ggs rTosh uregon extras, oc per
iloren; eastern, 3Ifif3ie per dozen.
Poultry Hens, 14c; springs, 14o;
roosters, 9(ffil()c; ducks, 16c?16Vje;
ireese, lifting; turkeys, live, Sl(uS2e;
ilrossed, 25e.
Pork Fancy, 10(ii!10o per pound.
Veal Extras, 11 1 ltye per pound.
Fresh Fruits Apples, $1(??3 box;
pears, l(ff11.50 per box; quinces, $1.25
(d l.50 per box; cranberrlea, 99.50
per barrel.
Potatoes Oregon, OOftiilse per sack;
sweet potatoes, l4(ii2e per pound.
Vegetables Artichokes, 7oe per
loienj beans, lOe per pound; cabbage,
IVic iter pound; cauliflower, J per
dozen; celery, 2,75(iT!3.50 per crate;
horseradish, al.oO per box; pumpkins,
H4("'75ii sprouts, bc per pound;
squash, JfiflVio; tomatoes, 75c(Slj
turnips, l per sack; carrots, ft; beet.,
$1.50; parsnips, 91.50; onion., Oregon,
$1.50 per snck. , .
Cattle Best Bteers, f4.50faH.7S. fair
to good, 4(ii4.25; medium and feeders,
.LSOfoJS; best cows, $3.603.75;
medium. 3(i8.75; common to medium,
2.50(113.75; bulla, fSf?2.50; stags, f2.50
((i .1.50; calves, light, 5.255.50 heavy,
4CM.75.
Hogs Best, f 8.40((i8.fl0; medium,
7.SorM Blockers, f6.50(f?6.75.
Hlieep Host wethers, 4.T3(:5S fair
to good, 4.25((i'4.50; best ewes, f2.75
(rT4; fair to good, !f3.50(ix3.75; lamb.,
5.50(ii'0. S
Hops 1009 crop, I8((i'22M1e; 1908
crop, nominal; 1007 crop, 12c; 1906
crop, 8,
Wool r-nslorn Oregon, 18(W23e
pound; Mohair, choice, 25e pound.
Caw ura tiara tiio per pouna.
Hides Dry hide., t8rti)19c per pound;
ry kip, 17(oM8o pound; dry calfskin,
l!(L'lo pound; snlted hides, 10(T)
lie; salted cnlfskin, 15(ifl6e pound;
green, ie less,
MURDER
Film' BOO Feet Long Depict Tragedy
of Ito at Harbin.
Victoria, B. C, Dee. 10. A moving
picture kof the assassination of Prince
Ito at Harbin is to be used In th
trial of the Corean , assassin, accord
Ing to adviee broughtvby the steamer
Kaga Maru today.
When Frinee Ito was meeting M,
Kokovo.taff, tho Russian minister of
finance, a Russian cinematograph phi
tographer had prepared to make mov
ing picture, of tha meeting and took
the scene attendant upon tho assassi
nation of Prince Ito. When the Jap
aneso officials learned that tho pie
tures of th tragedy were successful
they obtained a film 000 feet long, and
tois win oe shown in eourt at the
trial of the asaaaain. Another set Of
the fllin will be exhibited in JaDan.
Chinese newspkner. fear that the
death of I'rince Ito will result in a
changed policy of Japan toward China.
owing to the military party being
orougnt to power wim uie passing of
no aa neau or in civil party. The
Pekia Timea aaya that, while Ito re
frained from making eoupa to boost
hi. personal ambitions, hi auecessor.
are likely to ba aggressive, and China
way suffer the consequence.
COPENHAGEN . STANDS BT COOK
Thinks Recent Charge, of Frand Ar
Purs Fiction.
Copenhagen, Dec. 10. Dr. Torp, rec
tor of the Lmveraity of Copenhagen,
aaid tonight that tha charges pub
lished in the New York Time against
Dr. Frederick A. Cook are baaed on
pure fiction. Nevertheless, be added,
ha would accept the offer to examine
the document prepared by Loose and
Dunkle which the Time has agreed
to wad to Copenhagen.
Walter Lonsdale, secretary to Dr.
Cook, who brought the explorer 'a ree
ords to Copenhagen, also declared that
accusation published ia New York
and Loudon against Dr. Cook were
totally unfounded. He aaid that the
paper, delivered to the University of
Uopennagen contained the original ob
ecrvauone made by ir. Cook on the
trip, without alteration.
Mr. Lonsdale aaid the explorer' re
port was founded on these and die
tated by Dr. Cook to him, no other
person having anything to lo with it.
Loose and Dunkle, Mr. Lonsdale
added, were guests at the Waldorf
Astoria when Dr. Cook waa there, bnt
toe explorer', acquaintance with them
wa. slight.
MINE VERDICT REFUSED.
Officials Scored for Laxity in Search
for Witnesses.
Cherry, 111., Dec. 10. Tho inquiry
of the coroner's jury into the St. Paul
mine disaster, in which 300 men were
killed, came to an abrupt close today
without verdict being reached.
The jury announced it would not
consider returning a verdict until
Alexander Rosen jack and Robert
Deane, missing witnesses, either had
been found or county officials .bowed
evidence of a genuine desire to find
them. The hearine adjourned to De
cern oer to give officials an oppor
lumij 10 earca lor witnesses.
John Hand, a miner, who waa among
tho first to enter the mine the day
following tho disaster, testified that
he heard signal, from entombed min
ers, but that he could get no help
fiom official, or experts to whom he
told his story. .
The miner aaid he was standing at
the top of tha shaft when he heard
repeated tappings that could have
been caused by nothing but the picks
or the entombed men.
. Long Walk Safely Made.
Denver, Dec. 10. Miss Arizona
Owens, who completed her 433-mile
walk from Shoshone, Wyo., to Denver
last night at 7:30 o'clock, appears
little the worse this morning for her
experience with an almost continuous
blizzard during her 16-day trip. "To
make a living," is Miss Owens' ex
planation for tho unusual journey,
which she says waa made on a wager
that she could accomplish the feat in
17 days. Miss Owen,, who is small
and almost frail, has walked long dis
tance. Dciore.
Goodwin Back to Stage.
Los Angeles, Dee. 10. Nat Goodwin
and his bride, who was Edna Good
rich, today announced that they would
return to tho stage in three months,
but would appear in different plays.
unostentatiously lit. and Mrs, , Uood
win slipped into Los Angeles a few
days ago and betook themselves to
their winter home in Santa Monica.
Goodwin will appear in "An Old New
Yorker" three month, hence. Mrs.
Goodwin's appearanee will be made at
about the same tune
Mrs. Nation Wields Grip. '
Washington, Dee, 9. Mrs. Carrie
Nation, who came here to keep her eye
on congress, went into the buffet of the
Union station this afternoon, and, with
her satchel, smashed about tHO worth
of bottled whisky. She was at once
arrested, charged with destroying pri
vat property.
Patent Brings 9300,000.
Alton, 111., Dee. 9. Alvin 3. Hoskins
was notified today by the United States
government that it had purchased his
patent range-finder and distance ap
praiser for fa00,000. The invention
simplifies the tiring of big guns in the
navy. Hoskins is a farmer and mer
chant of Upper Alton.
Recent Stons Is Costly.
St. Joseph, N. F., Dee. 10. fifteen
lives and f500,000 worth of property
both on land and son is tha total now
known to have been taken by the
storm that swept New Foundland and
its waters Inst week.
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