The Oregon mist., March 17, 1911, Image 2

CURRENT EVENTS
OF THE WEEK
Doings of the World at Large
Told in Brief!
General Return of Important Event
Presented in Condensed Form
for Our Busy Reader.
Milwaukee Socialists will spend $1,
000,000 for an immense public park.
Russia threatens to invade China
immediately unless the latter adheres
more closely to her treaty.
A renewal of the express drivers
strike in New York C ity is causing
much trouble and bloodshed.
The United States Supreme court
has uDheld the corporation tax. and
President Taft is much pleased.
A Washineton legislator bet his
wier acrainst $20 that a certain bill
would not pass. He lost the wig.
A large force of rebels threatening
Juarez is led by Oscar G. I reighton,
an American and a Harvard graduate.
Nevada legislature has agreed that
the woman suffrage question shall be
voted on at the general election in
1913.
An extra session of the Washington
legislature may be called in an effort
to save what roads have already been
built.
It is believed that the personal
rights guarantee of the Mexican gov
ernment to its citizens will be with
drawn. The naval patrol of the Mexican
coast has been recalled, owing to the
protests of Secretary Limantour, of
Mexico.
Three newspapermen from San
Diego, Cal., are lost in Mexico, where
they went on a news gathering expedi
tion in an automobile. They are in
the haunts of the rebels and may have
been captured.
Storms are causing serious floods
and washouts in California.
Corporations suffered all-around de
feat in the Seattle elections.
Senator Lorimer defends reciprocity
but condemns talk of annexation of
Canada.
Minister Creel says there is no oc
casion for any nation to interfere in
Mexican affairs.
Ruef has arrived at San Quentin
and in prisoner's garb and shaven
bead became convict No. 24,911.
Salem, Or., showed the greatest per
centage of gain in population or any
state capital in the United States.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Track prices : Bluestem,
81a82c: club, 78c; red Russian, 76c;
valley, 80c; 40-fold, 79c.
Barley Feed, $23 per ton;7 brew
ing, nominal.
Millstuffs Bran, $20a21 per ton;
middlings, $27a28; shorts, $21a22;
rolled barley, $25.50a26.50.
Corn Whole, $28; cracked, $29 ton.
Oata No. 1 white, $27a27.50 ton.
Hay Track prices: Timothy,
Eastern Oregon, No. 1, $20a21 per
ton; mixed, $16a20; alfalfa, $11. 50a
12; grain hay, $13al4.50; clover,
$llal2.
Vegetables Carrots, 90ca$l per
hundred; parsnips, $1; turnips, 90ca
$1; beets, $1.25; cabbage, $1.50;
garlic, 10al2c per pound; hothouse let
tuce, 50a75c per box; pumpkins, 2c
per pound ; sprouts, 9c.
Green Fruits Pears, $1.50al.75 per
box; cranberries, $13.50 per barrel.
Apples Fancy, $2a2.75; choice, $1
a2; common, 50ca$l.
Potatoes Oregon, buying price.,
$1.25al.50 per hundred.
Onions Buying price, $2.25 per
hundred.
Poultry Live: Hens, 20c; springs,
19Ja20c; ducks, 20a23c; geese, 12a
12Jc; dressed turkeys, choice, 23a25c.
Eggs Oregon ranch, 20a21c per
dozen.
Butter City creamery, extras, 1
and 2-pound prints, in boxes, 31c per
pound; less than boxes, cartons and
delivery extra.
I, Pork Fancy, lOiallc per pound.
Veal Fancy, 85 to 125 pounds, 12J
al3c per pound.
Hops 1910 crop, 18c; 1909 crop,
12al2Jc; contracts, 15c.
Wool Eastern Oregon, 12al8c; val
ley, 17al9c; mohair, choice, 30c.
Cattle Prime steers, $6.75a7; good
to choice, $6.50a6.75; fair to good,
$6.25a6.50; common, $4a5. ; choice to
prime cows, $5.25a5.75; good to
choice, $4.75a5; common, $2a4;
choice spayed heifers, $5.25a5.50;
good to choice, heifers, $5a5.25;
choice balls, $4.50a4.75; fair to good
fat bulls, $3.75a4; common, $3a3.50;
choice light calves, $7.75a8; fair to
good, $7a7.50; choice heavy calves,
$5.25a5.50; fair to medium, $4.75a5;
choice stags, $5.60a6; fair togood.
$4a5.
Hogs Choice, $3.50a8.75; good to
Choice, $8.25a8.50; poor, $77.50.
Sheep Choice yearling wethers,
grain fed, $4.50a4.85; old wethers,
$4a4.25; choice ewes, grain fed, $3.50
a4; fair to medium, grain fed, $2. 75a
8.25; choice lambs, grain fed, $5. 50a
6.75; good to choice, grain fed, $5a
6.50; fair to good, $4.60a5.50; poor
lambs, $2.50a3.60.
Hay fed sheep and lamb 60c lower
than grain fed.
DEDICATE BIQ DAM.
Salt River Project In Arizona Ready
for Opening.
Chicairo The United States Rec
lamation service in its work of supply
ing moisture to arid lands has given
the world five of its largest dams. It
was quite appropriate that one of the
largest of these, a part of the Salt
River project in Arizona, should be
called the Roosevelt dam, in honor of
the man who, as president, signed the
act that made its construction posts i
ble.
Col. Roosevelt, in connection with
his visit to Phoenix this spring, will
formally dedicate the dam named in
his honor. In this connection it is
interesting to note that the Nineteenth
National Irrigation congress, at which
it is expected Col. Roosevelt will be
one of the principal speakers at Chi
cago, Dec. 6 to 9, has for its president
Hon. B. A. Fowler, of Fhoneix, An
zona, who for many years was presi
dent of the Salt River Valley Water
Users' association.
This immense dam, requiring over
four years' work and costing in the
neiehborhood of $3,500,000, is 2S0
feet high, length of base 235 feet,
and top 1,080 feet. The dam is higher
than the Flatiron building of New
York City, and would hide the capitol
at Washington to the dome. Two
four-in-hands could pass on the top.
Most of the wall rests on stones big
enough for a team and wagon to stand
on and weighing sixteen tons each.
The lake formed by the dam extends
back in the valley twenty miles and
holds enough water to flood 2,000
square miles a foot deep. The re
claimed land will make 25,000 farms,
each large enough to support at least
five people, making homes for fully
125,000 Americans. Each acre it is
estimated will yield yearly crops val
ued at $50 to $125.
CORNELL LOSES ON STUDENTS
Tuition Costs SI 3. 70 More Than
Paid By Each.
Ithaca, N. Y. Each student at Cor
nell unversity is costing the institu
tion $13.70 more than he is putting
back into the treasury by his tuition.
according to a statement prepared by
officials.
There are more than 4,000 regularly
enrolled undergraduates in the uni
versity, so the loss is a considerable
item. The figures were reached by
estimating that there were 8.6 stu
dents to ever member of the institution
staff. Students' average tuition paid
in was $1,070 for each group, and the
average salary of a teacher is $1,188
or a difference or $118 for 8.6 stu
dents. These ''guers do not include
the cost of administration, but refer
to instruction only.
The statement gives the present
value of the university property,
buildings and grounds as $4,613,438.
48, and of equipment $1,994,512.71.
Station colleges are valued at $471.-
797. The total productive funds are
$8,687,274.05. The income is $1,
637,299.25, and expenses are $1,625,
395.85. DOQ IS T. F. RYAN'S GTARD.
Savage Wolf-Hound la New
York
Millionaire's Companion,
New York A ferocious looking
wolf hound, powerfully built and
alert, has been installed in Thomas F.
Ryan's home at 858 Fifth avenue. The
hound looks more like a real wolf than
iike a dog. Every time Ryan rides
In one of his autos the hound sits next
to the chauffeur and looks to be ready
for any emergency.
Ryan's auto was in front of his
home Sunday when the chauffeur came
out of the basement with the dog.
From the animal's collar ran a heavy
steel chain and a leather strap. The
chauffeur held on with both hands. He
was dragged by the hound toward the
auto. The dog jumped to a seat.
The driver fastened the strap to a bar.
"What kind of a dog is that?" ask
ed a reporter.
A genuine wolf dog," replied the
chauffeur.
"And he belongs to Mr. Ryan?"
"He surely does."
No attempt was made to interview
the wolf hound.
Rebel Troops Cut To Pieces.
Mexico City, March 14. A body of
lA) insurrectos was cut to pieces by
rurales at San Bartolito Puebla yester
day, according to reports reaching
nere. More than 50 were killed, 11
seriously wounded and 27 captured.
As the rurales have adopted the revo
lutionists' tactics of ambushing their
enemies, none of their number were
killed and only a few wounded. Colo
nel Guerrero, in command, urxjn learn
ing that the rebels were marching to
attack the municipality of Nativitas,
sent 100 of his men to engage them.
Quake Jars Mt. Vesuvius.
Naples A severe earthquake, ac
companied by strong detonations from
Mount Vesuvius, occurred here Mon
day evening. Investigation showed
that a great landslide had dropped
from the upper part of the crater. It
is estimated that it measured 1.000
by 250 feet and when it fell it caused
enormous clouds of smoke. The fun
icular railway was badly damaged.
a party or tourists were about to as
cend when the shock occurred.
Americans Fly in Japan.
Osaka, Japan "Bud" Mars and
Captain T. S. Baldwin, the American
aviators, made three successful flights
here in the pretence of 400,000 spec
tators. Prince Kuniyoshj Kuni,
grandson of the emperor, was present
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AND
PROGRESS OF
SETTLING NEW COUNTRY.
Loon Lake District Offer Fin Op
portunities to Dairymen.
Marshfield Loon Lake, a district
just over the line of Coos county and
in Douglas county, and located be
tween Coos Bay and Drain, is to have
a sawmill in addition to other im
provements which are being made.
The district was for years isolated,
without any outlet but a trail. Re
cently a wagon road was built from
Loon Lake to Alleghany, nd the re
sult is that a number of farmers are
going there to settle. J. McDonald, a
member of the logging firm of McDon
ald & Vaughan, will build this spring
a mill at Loon Lake. It will cut
about 12,000 feet a day, and will
supply the ranchers and settlers with
lumber for building. The only struc
tures in the district now are built of
shakes. There is about-4,000 acres of
fine bottom land, which is attracting
the attention of the dairymen, now
that the district has an outlet. Be
sides, an auto line is to be run from
Drain to Coos Bay, through the Loon
Lake country, this summer, and there
is to be some road building which will
require lumber.
In the locality there is some 50,000,-
000 feet of myrtle, maple and other
hard woods, and this will be handled
by Mr. McDonald in his mill if he can
find a market for that class of lumber
sufficient to pay him to haul it out.
ENGINE TO CLEAR LAND.
Rich Coquille River Bottom to Be
Used for Dairying.
Coquille S. H. McAdams
is con
will be
bottom
It can
structing a machine which
used in the clearing of the
land on the Coquille river.
hardly be called a stump puller, al
though it has many points of a ma
chine of that nature. It consists of a
boiler and engine mounted on skids,
the engine being equipped with a
drum and cable similar to logging en
gines. The engine is a double cylin
der of great power, and the sled or
skids are of massive construction.
Mr. McAdams says the machine is an
experiment, but that he has made a
close study of the matter of clearing
the bottom land of the Coquille val
ley, and believes he has the proper
kind of a machine for the work.
As yet he has no contracts for clear
ing, but when the plan is tried out if
it proves successful he will have but
little trouble in securing plenty of
work. The machine will be ready for
operation early this month. Consider
able interest is being shown in the
plan by those who have willow bottom
land in this neighborhood.
UMATILLA TO BE OPENED.
Secretary of Interior WilfPlace Tracts
for Homestead Entry.
Washington The secretary of the
interior has issued notice to the effect
that lands in the fourth unit of the
Umatilla irrigation project in Oregon,
will De open to homestead entry on
and after March 22, 1911, and that
water will be furnished to these lands
during the coming season. Water
right applications may also be made
for lands within this unit heretofore
entered and for lands in private own
ership.
The fourth unit contains 6,053 acres
of irrigable land, of which 2.763
acres are public. Building charge
of $60 per acre is payable in not more
than ten annual installments, each
payment not less than $6 per acre ex
cept in case of lands hereafter entered
when first installment shall be $12 f;r
acre and subsequent installments $6
per acre.
New Telephone Line.
Vale Through the granting of
franchise by the city council last even
ing Vale is to have a second telephone
system within 60 days. The franchise
was grantd to H. S. Jackson, a new
arrival in the city, whose petition was
signed by 118 of the business men and
residents of the city. The new com
pany is to be incorporated within the
next few days and Mr. Johnson states
that work will begin at once in this
city. The object of the new system is
to bring all of the independent lines
within the county into the county seat,
while at present Ontario is the main
contral telephone station.
The Malheur Home Telephone com
pany, which has been operating lines
in Vale and vicinity for the past sev
eral years, is connected with the Bell
long distance telephone lines, but does
not connect with the independent lines
of t'.e county, and it is generally be
lieved that independent telephone con
nections with every part of the countv
will benefit Vale to a greater extent
on account of the help in securing
much of the trade that is now going to
Ontario.
Farm Brings $90,000.
Pendleton John Bahr, a wealthy
Umatilla county farmer, has disposed
of his 920-acre wheat ranch near this
ity for $90,000, making one of the
most important real estate deals ever
consummated in this county. Barney
Anderson, a local farmer, is the pur
chaser. The land is used exclusively
for growing wheat, and for this pur
pose is regarded as one of the best
farms in the country. Bahr recently
purchased a fine home near Lent. '
OUR HOME STATE
CLOSED SEASON NOT MADE.
Master Fish Warden Report Colum
bia Tributaries Overlooked.
Salem -Master Fish Warden Clan-
ton has submitted his monthly report,
showing receipts of $112.50 and die
bursements, or accounts presented for
payment, amounting to $1,853.52. He
calls attention to the fact that the
legislature failed to enact a closed
season for Columbia river tributaries.
and that the closed season on the Co
lumbia river extends from March 1,
noon, to May 1. noon, while on the
Willamette river and it tributaries,
north of the falls at Oregon City, the
season does not close until noon March
15 and opens again at noon April 15,
No closed season, whatever, he says,
exists on the other tributaries of the
Columbia river in this state, west of
its confluence with the Deschutes
river.
He mentions the fact that the
launch Astoria, which was damaged by
fire, has been plnced in first class con
dition for the closed season on the
Columbia. J. I). Mitchell, of Port
land, will act as engineer on the
launch anil will be under the super
vision of Deputy Warden Kathhun.
The launch Oregon Patrol, it is rejxirt-
ed, has also been overhauled and
placed in working order for the closed
season. This will be manned by
Water Bailiff (lor and Engineer r.
N. Sweet, both of Astoria.
FORESTRY BOARD FORMING.
Governor West Asks Five Bodies to
Select Members.
Sulem Governor West has written
to the Oregon State Grange, Oregon
Forest Fire association, Oregon Wool
growers' association, Oregon & Wash
ington Lumbermen's association and
the United States Forest service, call
ing attention to the law passed at the
last legislature providing for the ap
pointment of a state board of forestry
which will have charge of the expend
iture and of an appropriation of $60,
000 to be used in fighting fires.
"You will note that the law pro
vides that the governor shall appoint
as a member of the board someone
recommended by you," he says. "In
order that the board may be chosen
and organization perfected at an earlv
date I would ask that you kindly take
the steps necessary to obtain from
your body a full and free expression
as to its choice. "
GRANTS PASS CROP GREAT.
Fruit Inspector Ssys Yield Will Be
Big This Year.
Grants Pass The fruit crop of this
section of Rogue River valley will be
among the big yields, according to J.
F. Burke, county fruit inspector who
has finished inspecting the valley.
Last season he ex ami mil 150,000
fruit trees in this county. These fig
ures do not cover the entire field, and
a conservative estimate places the
number of acres at 3,000.
Commercial pears took the lead in
the variety of fruit set out in 1910.
Mr. Burke says the greatest danger to
commercial orchards is found in the
backyard fruit trees in towns. They
are hard to spray, owing to the nooks
and corners of the premises, and are
often neglected for that reason.
The present stage of all the orchards
is somewhat backward, owing to the
cool weather.
8104.000 Taxes for Malheur.
Vale The assessment roll of Mal
heur county was turned over to Sheriff
Kerfoot the first of the month and
shows that $194,000 is to be collected
in taxes in this county this year. Of
that amount $35,000 is for the road
fund, $92,210 for the state, county and
school tax, and $23,200 for special
city taxes. Of the Bpecial city taxes,
the city of Vale with its levy of 20
mills, will secure $9,200; Ontario
with its tax levy of 12 mills will so
cure t j, lin : una fMyssa, Wlin a lew
or 14 mills, $4,nou.
Rural Delivery from Athena,
Athena -Postmaster H. O. Worth
ington has just informed the natrons
oi nis oihce that he has taken up the
mauer or rural rree delivery with
the department at Washington and
that they have granted the rural serv
ice, which will begin July 1. 1911.
The district that will be taken in bv
this route will extend north of town to
the Link Swaggart farm and on the
Northwest it will include the homes
along Alkali flat and Gerking flat.
Engineer Moves to Asylum Site,
Pendleton Captain Charles A. Mur.
phy, engineer for the branch asylum.
has moved into a residence on the
branch asylum site. With his home
on the grounds Captain Murnhv will
supervise work on the lands purchased
by the state and perform other duties
under the instructions of the atata
board. He will have charge of the
work of laying the water main from
the city limits to the branch asylum
grounds.
Contract Let for Ashland School.
Ashland -The Ashland school hoard
awardiwl the contract for the building
of a new high school to Snook & Tra
ver, of Sulem, Or., that firm being the
lowest of six bidders. The bids on
the general contract work ran fn.m
$63,000 to $75,000.
MEXICO IS GRATEFUL.
Welcome American Troop No Fav
or tor Japan.
Mexico City, Narch 11. Foreign
Minister Creel has asked Francisco de
la Barra, Mexican ambassador at
Washington, to extend to President
Taft his thank for the latter' friend
ly attitude and for the explanation he
sent to President Dia relative to the
mobilization of American troops.
"Mexico could not expect anything
else from a country which ha shown
herself to be such a friend during so
many year and that o efficiently has
aided in her economic development,"
Mr. Creel says in his telegram to Mr.
de la Barra, adding, "the word of the
president will no doubt tranquiline
Mexican opinion."
In another message of the am
bassailor to Minister Creel regarding a
conference he had with President Taft
yestenlay, he suys:
"President Taft warmly eulogized
President Dial and added that the
American government would try to
aid, within proper limits, the cause of
peace and order in Mexico; that it
could not be indifferent, as much on
account of Mexico being a neighUir as
because of American capital invested
in Mexico. He ended by saying the
United States was determined to ful
fill its international duties, among
which was the maintenance of the
sovereignity of other countries, es
pecially in dealing with Mexico, with
whom it hail such friendly relations."
That Mexico has granted to Japan
no concession for the maintenance of
a naval station and no privileges on
the Tehuantepec railway are state
ments which Mr. Creel this afternoon
authorized Mr. de la Barra to make.
The increasing rumor in the United
States that Mexico had entered into
an agreement with Japan whereby the
latter was to be permitted to use cer
tain ports along the coast of I.owcr
California and be granted special priv
ileges for the transportation of sup
plies over the isthmian railroad,
caused Mr. de la Barra to send to the
foreign office today a request that he
be permitted to make a definite state
ment regarding the charges.
It advises the government to make
such changes in the personnel of public
officials as are necessary to allay pop
ular disapproval and to do it at once.
ithout fear of offending any one, re
gardless of his political standing.
Intervention would not mean what
it did in Cuba, Honduras or Nicaragua
a military diverson easily realised,"
says f.l 1 tempo, "ami without any
lamentable result. It would mean a
genuine war with Mexico, though our
frontier might be occupied, our rt
blockaded, our communication with
the rest of the world cut off."
El Tiempo suggests that interna
tional war might follow intervention,
and sarcastically ventures the opinion
that the Americans would find it "bail
for business," the English words be
ing used. The mobilization of troops
is characterized as the command "at
tention," and a warning to Mexico to
re-establish quickly the peace of the
country.
MEN ARE KEPT IN NAVY.
Government Exercises Privilege
of
War Conditions.
Seattle.- -An agreement in the en
istment contract which the govern
ment has the authority to enforce in
time of war, requiring men to remain
in the service a year after their en
listment has exipred, has been invoked
at the Bremerton navy yard. Orders
were received from Washington not to
discharge any enlisted men on the ex
piration of the four-year term, but
hold them in the sevrice until further
orders.
Orders have been issued to recruit
ing parties to use every effort to er
suade civilians to enlist, especially in
the Marine corps, which is adapted to
service on land or sea.
At no time Bince the Spanish-American
war has the government invoked
its right to hold men in service longer
than the length of the regular enlist
ment. Enlistments in the navy and
Marine corps are for four years, with
a proviso that it may be extended to
five years in case of emergency. Men
held more than four years receive a
bonus.
Alaskan City Burns.
Juneau, Alaska, March 11. - With
me temperature below zero the citi
zens of Douglas City, on an island
across the bay from Juneau, are fight
ing a fierre fire that sprang up last
night, and at daybreak threatened to
completely wipe out the city. There
are more than 4,000 people in the city,
2.000 being employed in the famous
Treadwell gold mines. A high wind
was raging across the channel and no
help can be sent from this city unti
me aiorm anatcs. All or the mines
were closed down today.
Dickinson Points Way.
Atlanta, Ga. Speaking before the
Southern Commercial congress here.
Secretary of War Dickinson said that
he hoped to see a soltution of the ne
gro problem through the voluntary de
parture of the younger generation of
colored people to a new country which
they would govern themselves, tinder
the protection of the United States.
He admitted that the time was not yet
ripe for such a move, iiartlv hernimn
of the South's labor problem.
Income Tax Disapproved.
Salt Lake City -The Federal Income
tax memorial to congress was killed
by the state house of representatives.
33 to 10. The senate has adopted it
unanimously, a house memorial in
opposition to the Canadian reciprocity
treaty was lost in the senate.
G,000 AMERICANS
SEE BIG BATTLE
Spectators Give First Aid to
Wounded Mexicans.
Americans In Automobiles Carry Away
Wounded Insurgents Fail to
Trap Federals.
Douglas, Ariz., March 13. Eleven
Federal soldiers dead, 11 wounded,
with the losses to the rebels unknown,
is the result of a battle just east of
Agua Prieta today. The opNaing
forces were 500 insurrectos under Gen
eral Jose de U Lure Blanco, and a
Federal force of 300, directed by Col
onel Mora.
The battle was spectacular and was
witnessed by fully 6,000 American,
many of whom rushil close to the bat
tlefield while the fighting was still at
its height. After the smoke had
cleared away, it was American in
automobiles who gave the first aid to
the wounded, hurrying them to Agua
Prietu, where two American physi
cians were in readiness to assist the
Mexican army surgeon.
If there were any rebels killed or
wounded they were taken back to the
mounutins by theirf comrades.
When ut 9 o'clock the rebels were
seen streaming over a little hog and
Muring down into the side druw from
the international line, the Americana
began a rush from Ifcuiglua to the
tMiumlury by the thousands, mounting
to the house tops and watching the
rebel movement with field glasses.
Automobile streamed from all di
rections. Soon the entire country
from the American custom house to
the Eastern outskirts of the city was
a solid phulanx of sightseers.
When it was seen the rebel were
advancing on the town, the commis
sitrio of police in Agua Prieta, La
tsirio V as lies a, telephoned to Captain
Johnston, commander of the Third
United States cavalry troop at Doug-
as, and within 15 minute the troops
hail gallK-d through the city and had
established a perfect patrol along the
line.
After mystifying Imth the Mexican
official and the American on the lsr
dcr for a week, Blanco surprise! all
by suddenly breaking out of the can
yon leading from Cenize Spring and
attacked the Federal force of 300 men
that had been rushed Into Agua Prieta
last night on a special train under
command of Colonel Mora. Except a
few prisoners taken by the Federals,
the rebel retreated in girnd onler.
It i understood that Blanco's entire
force did not participate in the en
gagement. His first action was to
throw out a skirmish line for the pur
xs of drawing the Federal into ac
tion to ascertain their strength.
The battle lusted an hour and it is
believed that the retreat that followed
was for the purpose of drawing the
Federals into the canyon, where the
main Insly of Blanco's forces was
ready for action. The Federals, how
ever, after a spirited pursuit, rallied
and returned to Agua Prieta, refusing
to be entrapped.
The rebles, after a short encour.ter,
at close range, galloped over the crest
of the draw, the Federal following.
As the Fcili-ral apeared on high
ground, the insurgents Nured in their
most deadly fire, and it was at this
point that most of the Federal soldiers
were shot.
Lieutenant Manuel Rubles, of the
27th. fell shot through the right shoul
der and the right arm. Lieutenant
Susano Morales, also of the 27th,
dropid with almost an identical
wound.
Probably the loss of these two men
affecti-d the ranks of the Federals, for
the troops on the left wing swung
around blindly over the next ridge,
where they were encountered by 30
rebels at a range not greater than 200
yards. Here fell (Wiioral Geronimo
Viegas, his right leg shattered close
to the hip. Silvestro Ramirez, of the
27th, was also shot through the right
leg ami tive soldiers were killed.
Cholera Kills 26 In Hawaii.
Honolulu Another case of cholera
has develoHi here among the persons
segregated arter contact with previous
victims. This makes 20 cases, of
which 21 have proved fatal. In a p,..
port to the Isiard of health. Dr. Clegg,
of the marine hospital service, say ho
believes the disease was brought to
Honolulu from the Orient by what
are known as "chronic bacilli car
riers," not necessarily suffering from
cholera. Its slow development appar
ently precludes the theory of origin
from infected water or food.
Jap Premier Celebrate Treaty.
Tokio - Marquis Katsura premier
and minister of finance, gave a dinner
for Ambassador O'Brien and the staff
of the American embassy in celebra
tion of the conclusion of the new com
mercial treaty between Japan and the
United States. An element of politi
cians numbering between 200 and 800
is endeavoring to create opposition to
the treaty on the ground that Japan
yielded to America's demand for a
limitation of Japanese immigration.
Kama Passes Compensation Law.
Topeka, Kan. The workmen's com
pensation act drawn by the joint com
mittee of labor was passed by tHt h
houses of the Kansas legislature. The
act will probably apply only to haz
ardous employment where 15 or more
person are working.