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Chicago, July 10. Fourteen more
i,tru hl been to th "lPlling
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. . . ti... t..iinratur hovered near
the jo-degree mark throughout the
,,y, but the numiuuy w more
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,irrinif. uiipaicnif irom outline
points indicate mai uie iwu-ues re
knit from Uirridity had been ended in
msny pi toe nl thiit the temperature
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nkleof ruin It'll mil afternoon,
hut it ' turned Ul sirem ioc niu
ment it struck the hot pavement and
irtiiiiinir, thus increasing the suffer-
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Chicago ueatn raie jumwii vo me
high! point in many year thin week.
Hurisl permit had been issued for
i? nerw.ns up to. Sunday night, and
it If Cnnsiuereu irvunoiv mat mere
will be applications for approximately
.INI more tonight. Not all of these
redirect victim of the heat, but a
trte percentage in in that class.
Ninety i'f the number were stricken
IrnJ by the nun.
The tutal number of death waa 300
nor than the previoua week, and the
mortality among babie wa more
than doubled. On hundred and sixty
'ivt balie died from heat cauae.
The alarmitiK infant mortality fa
ciuiing much anxiety in the health
kpartment and iecial nurse and
phyucians are being ent through the
LiinfnM district to assist mother.
I'm ire is being distributed to all the
;or and itrr printed in many Ian
uagt't are placed in the Ghetto and
rltrwhrre warning parent of the need
if enprci care of childen.
AJvice from country district say
the corn rnip i aguin imperiled. Ok
iihoms ri'ixirt that everything except
ut'jin is practically destroyed and ap
ivali are coming in to the governor to
t,k steps to help people who are al
rrtily destitute. lUins and cooler
wither are rexrted in Mississippi
uwj Western Arkansas.
DiapaU'he from Galveston say that
thounHtvls of cattle are perishing on
the Western Texas ranges, where the
lone drouth ha burned olf the gra.
POTATOES NEVER SO HIGH.
I Drouth Follow Frost in California
Government Pay Double.
Sin Francisco That good old stand
by, the potato, was never before so
high in price a this year. Is th sad
fact gleaned from local produce men
who know w hereof they speak. The
king of the vegetables, however, is
not the only exalted member of that
kingiiiim. for oranges, apricots, cher
ries and pear have advanced and even
th lowly and odorous onion ha risen
to iu'h height that a amall fortune ia
neceMary to buy a boiled dinner.
During the early part of the scsso.l
the crop of early potatoes waa nipped
by in unexpected and unusual frost.
Immediately the demand for that veg
etable for home consumption and the
rxpiirt trade greatly exceeded the sup
ply. Government contracts took
from the local markets enormous
quantities of potatoes. Now that ex
cwsive heat has almost ruined the
fnw in the truck-raising country in
the Kmt, California will have to stand
the brunt of the demands for Western
fruits and vegetables. As the pick of
California fruit and vegetable al
ways gn Kant, a more serious problem
'ill toon be confronting the local mar
kets.
Trices paid last year for government
potatoes was 11.14 per hundred, while
this year the potatoes are costing the
it'ivernment $2.5:1.
Castro' Course Mystery.
Caracas, Venezuela The govern
ment has not been able to confirm that
Cipriano Castro has landed In Venezu
ela or in neighboring territory. It I
nt considered possible that the ex
president, even If he has secured a foot
hold in Venezuela, haa been able to get
ny considerable following. Neverthe
''"". troop have already been dis
patched to the gulf of Maracaibo. Cas
tro is reported to have made hi land
ing on the Goajira peninsula, In Co
lumbia. "
Woman Try Contract Suit.
South Ilend, Wash. The first wo
man jury ever Impaneled in Pacific
founty was called thia week to listen
to the testimony in Justice P. W.
Rhode' court In a case where Chl
ngo advertising firm ued South
"end merchant for alleged violation of
contract. The six women on the jury
f among the moat prominent in the
city ami were apparently well pleased
ith the opportunity of serving in
that capacity. .
Dirigible Maka Nw Record.
Compcigne, France The dirigble
balloon Clement Bayard IV, which
atarted at 10:50 o'clock Saturday
ll'Kht on a 24-hour trial trip, flying
between Compeigne and Soiasona, de
fended at 2 :45 o'clock Sunday af ter
"wn, having beaten the world'a dirig
ible record for time and distance over
flxnl ..! TL. Al.ltrtMm will
becoi
me a part of the French aerial
MlHIk . MEW .. " " "
HOT DAY
fleet.
HUNDREDS DIE FROM HEAT.
"-ww.. nssi ilium Undtr Torrid
un th Fourth.
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VM...K.,. rrum an over the MhMIe
West dlspatche are pouring lu with
lb mesMK that this t, hottest
Kourth of July experienced aluce the
reeor.1 were first keut. Vtm West
em Kaunas to the Atlantic seaboard
tn extreme heat exacted Ita toll ut
death, drove men to aulclde and left
nutiiireii prostrate and Buffering.
It wa the third day of au ascond
lug scale of temperatures and the
unwelcome oew Is offered that the
top of the hill may not yet have been
reuched.
There waa rain In the fur North
west and a temporary lessening of
the thermal stress, but from thut re
gion come Information that alx
death uiado up the tribute of mor
tality.
In Chicago, which seemed to bo a
siMiclal victim, the official Government
thermometer In th lofty dome of tho
federal building registered at one
time 102. With Olio execution. In
Juno, l'jul, H was the hUhesl offlclul
temperature ever recorded In this city,
In afreet thermomntera the mercury
at midnight stood firm at H.
Chicago toll of death was 28.
Horses seemed to sufTer more than
their master.
Hesplte cooling breezes which
sprang up over night, 20 deaths were
recorded III New York. Philadelphia
nui nine and i'lttsliurg 15, and In
all three cities there were hundreds
of prostrations of a serious character.
In the death lists due directly to the
heat no account Is taken of babies
who are dying by scores. The coun
try at large reixirts an aggregate of
more than GO drownings for the day.
which proierly belong In the heat
casualties, as the victims were slain
while trying to escape from the tor
rldlty. Kansas City report four deaths
from heat arid a score of prostrations,
some of them serious. Tojieka, fte
dalla and Atchison. Kan., sweltered
under a temperature of 104. Texas
points came within the roie of the
iixrheated area and temperatures
went skyrocketing.
In 8t. Iuls, street thermometer
registered as hkh a 108 and 110
Two men, driven mad by the heat,
took their own Uvea. The offlclul
temKratiire was 101. Pittsburg ex
perienced tenierature quite aa high
as those at St. I-ouls. All through
Ohio, Indiana. Illinois and Southern
Michigan. Kourth of July celebration
were curtailed. Chicago shares with
many other the danger of a dearth
of ice. Kmergeney deliveries are
credited with saving many live In
the hospitals, and the Ice companies
have sent out pleas to private fam
ilies and hotels to curtail the con
sumption of Ice as much as possible.
It was a Godsend to the poor that
they did not have to work In fac
tories the Fourth.
TROOPS SAVE AIRSHIP.
Angered Cowboy Would Throw Ma-
chin In th Yellowston.
Glendlve, Mont. A company of the
state mllltla todny, tiy quick action
and pointed bayonets, prevented an
angry crowd headed by a number
of cowboy from running an aero
plane into tho Yellowstone Klver,
twrnnse It did not fly. Felix Schmidt.
a Chicago aviator, and his mechani
cian. Ktigene Oruhbln, fled panic
stricken when tho cowboys yelled for
them to be thrown Into the river
mlth the airship.
Major I). J. Ikinohue, of the Nocond
ncutment. Montana National i.imru,
saved the day for the airship. Kal
Izlng the seriousness of the situation,
he ordered the soldier to fix their
bavonet ami charge back the crowd,
which already had the machine half
way to the river, and wa traveling
awlftly. . ,
Several thousand spectator nan
waited for several hour for Schmidt
to fly and when word wa announced
there would be no flight, a cowboy
yelled to dump the thing lntn the
river. A lariat whistled through the
air. encircled Itself about the pro
peller of the aeroplane, a hundred
hands grabbed the rope and with a
cowboy astride hi horse, a quick
trot wa made for the Yellowstone's
hank.
Flood Cover Bulgaria.
rhlllooixtllH. Bulgaria. The dnmnge
done by the recent flood l mormon.
The monetary los I estimated at
$"0 oooo.ooo. Many ninniing
i iiv the rniu swollen
wnniiru j
stream and crop and market gar
den were mined In wide area.
v., a wnier f limine threaten the
city, a the main have been uncov
ered and so torn apart thnt a month
will be required with tneir repair,
n-k. i..i.i.iiana nf mnnv village In
the south of Itulgnrla have Bought
refuge In the mountain.
Stead Laud Washington.
t n.i,.n w T. Stead, editor and
author, presiding at the annual Fourth
of July celebration at Itrownlng Hnll
for the veteran or tne rivu r.
said to no man did the British Em
pire owe thank more than to Oeorge
Washington, "the greatest hngllah
nmn of tho 18th century."
Washington, said the speaker, had
i ii tiu ni.hr rireat Britain how
linn in i ij - - .
to extend and maintain the Brltllah
Kinplre.
Ely Face PHI In Air.
r v.. After harelv skimming
a clump of tree In the start, running
the gnnntlot or com ana noi mr !
ahovo the Truckee niver and attain-
. t,i-t. nt ROrt feet, onlr to ne
warned by grinding noise that the
machine wa crtppiea. r.ugene r..y
- u.iinI.a hut aiiepessful descent
fiane f-ihum
her July 4 In hi Curtis blplan af
BRIEF REPORT OF
Washington, July 6. A more gen
eral entlment for expeditious action
on th Canadian reciprocity, without
revision and free list bills, wa appa
rent today after Informal conference
among various groups of Senator
and lx hour of continuous debate
lu the euperheated chamber of Sen
ate. It wa the flit of the longer
eHious under the decision of the
Senate to meet one hour earlier than
usual to hasten action ou the Legis
lative program.
benalor Grouna. of North Dakota.
Insuigeiit Republican, after a long
speech In opposition to the agree
ment. In the course of which he
cliuthed frequently with advocates of
the measure, wa forced to give up,
almost exhausted, at & o'clock this
afternoon and the Senate almost Im
mediately adjourned.
1 be Informal discussions among
Senator showed that the present
feeling I doubtliw Influenced by the
existing hot wave and debate may
be brought to an end within 10 day
or a fortnight.
The Insurgent Republican are still
holding out for other legislation.
liroiina, who I a new member of
the Senate, had a cross-fire of ques
tions from Democrats during hi
peech, which wa the only set reclp-
rocny enori of the day.
Senator Heed, of Missouri, a Demo
crat, axked Mr. Urniina whether he
believed the President would sign
the reciprocity bill If the House and
Senate pusHcd It with certain tariff
revision aim-ndmenta attached.
"Why don't you address your
queries to the President, under whotte
banner you are operating?" Nelson.
of Minnesota, demanded, with some
heat, "You know that this agreement
passed the House by a majority of
Democrats and thut If It passe here
it will be by the same trength.
Don't ask us, who are fighting the
measure, what the President will do."
Washington, July 6. A remarkable
defense of Christian Science and a
personal hlHtory of his family' ex
periences In that faith. Including the
etory of his own transition from
scoffer to devout believer, wa made
In the Senate today by Senator
Work, of California.
His speech was In reply to one bv
Senator Owen, whose bill for a de
partment of public health has met
opiKisltlon from ninny Christian Scien
tists and suportera of varloiw schools
r medicine.
Works denounced the movement
for a National Department of Health
as an attempt by the American Med
ical Association to control medical
activities.
Work said that ten years ago he
had ridiculed the power to heal that
was said to rct In Chrlstiun Science.
For years, he aaid, he had suffered
from a complication of diseases. He
decided that death was approaching
and. since everything else had fulled.
he determined to try Christian Sci
ence. Steadily he Improved under
the science treatment, he said, and
finally wax completely restored to
health.
The Senator said his wife, after
years of suffering as an Invalid, and
confronted with the prospect of an
operation, whs healed In three treat
ments through Christian Science. His
son. he said, after the drink habit
had "taken complete possession of
his." decided after one of his long
spells of drinking to submit to Chris
tian Science treatment.
'He has not taken a drink from
that day to this," Work said, "and in
the seven years there hart been no
recurrence of the desire and torture
of the appetite."
Washington. July 5. The Demo
crats of the Senate, with two or three
exceptions, are well pleased with the
legislative situation In Congress
and they are the only ones who are
pleased. They figure that they have
things about where they want them.
The Canadian reciprocity bill In sure
of passage, sooner or luter, and prob
ably without amendment. If they
get notlhng more, they will feel that
they have gained a great deal, for
they are prepared to claim all the
credit for the enactment of President
Taft' pet measure, nnd the credit
coming from the ratification of this
agreement they count will help them
mightily in the next campnlgn.
As to the rest of the tariff pro
gram, the Senate Democrats are In
a position largely to dictate the terms
of whatever-bills may be passed, or
If no bills are passed, they are In a
position to show their own readiness
to vote for them, and place the
responsibility for defeat on the shoul
ders of the Republican majority. Then
again, If a combination of Democrats
ami Insurgent Is able to pnss the
wool bill, free list bill, or a general
tariff revision bill, and the President
exercises hi right of veto, then again
the Democrat can point to their
votes, and show that It wn a Re
publican President 'ho prevented re
vision of the unpopular schedule of
the Pnyne-Aldrleh law.
Soldiers Horn Proposed,
Washington. Senator Polndextor
has Introduced a bill providing thnt
the building at Fort Walla Walla
and 73 acres of land surrounding
ithall be reserved by the Government
and converted Into a National Sol
diers Home, the remainder or tne
reservation to be appraised and sold
In mall lot.
Polndexter also Introduced a bill
prohibiting dealing In grain, cotton
and other future by telegraph.
Will Try Case In Portland.
Washington. Commissioner Frank
lin K. I-ane. of the Interstate Com
merce Commission, has departed for
San Francisco. He will be absent
from Washington until October 1.
Meanwhile he will hear case at San
Francisco, Log Angeles and Santa
Rosa. Cal.: Portland, Or., and Ta
coma and Seattle, Wash. The case
Involve question Important to all
transcontinental carrier. They will
not be determined until torn time
early In 1912.
THE DAILY
LAWMAKERS
Indianapolis, July 4 Replying to
the contention that reciprocity would
be wholly at the expense of the
farmer and In th Interest of the
wage-earner of the large cities, Mr.
Taft declared that In his Judgment,
"the reciprocity agreement will not
greatly reduce the cobt of living, If
at all.
"It 1 said that thl reciprocity
cover competitive products of each
country," said the President, "and
that the reciprocity of the former
Republican leaders was Intended to
Include only a lowering or abolition
of duties on products of other coun
tries which did not compete with
products of this country.
"Therefore It Is said that the
Canadian reciprocity, ad now pro
pose'!, I nothing but a Democratic
measure, reducing or abolishing the
tariff on good or products from Can
ada that compete with those raised
by our own people, and that it is
especially Injurious because It If so
drawn a to prejudicially affect the
farmer or the country as a class.
"The Republican party In their last
National platform declared in favor
of tariff duties which would measure
only the difference In the cost of
production of article here and of
articles abroad. The Canadian recip
rocity agreement squarea exactly with
this doctrine.
"Another answer to the oblection
of Republican frlemlti who denounce
I anadian reciprocity aa a heresy Is
that the amount of competition which
1 to take place In our markets be
tween Canadian products an it those
of the United States under this agree
ment is very much less than they
would by their general statement
have you believe. In the first place,
they aay that by free trade In agri
cultural products we are giving them
a market or 90.ono.0oo people and
taking only a market of 8.000.000
people for the same things, and that
necessarily they derive greater ad
vantage. As a matter of fact. In
the vast bulk of our agricultural
products, they can furnish no com
petition whatever, while this agree
ment admit all our products free
into Canada."
Washington. July 3. That Germany
will not be far behind Great Britain
In her acceptance of the principle of
unrestricted arbitration of all iseues.
Including those involving national
honor, I regarded here a virtually
certain la view of recent develop
ments. When Count Von Tta-,w. i
- - vi,mi.i IUV
tierman Ambassador, departs for Ber
lin, u is expected he will be charged
With a new nraanrmfnt rxt ik.
tlon that will Insure favorable con
sideration.
It a linear that ihara h. k.. .
radical mlsund
portant point. The treaty provide
that even after the action of the
Senate iiKin a "pro-Jet" or upon a
definition of the rtin limit. .r ik.
matter to be arbitrated, the Issue
snail not go to actual arbitration un
til there ha been an exchange of
note between the two governments,
and an objection by either to the
form would result In stopping the
proceeding. Thl point has been
made clear to the ftrninn imi......
dor. and now It Is expected the wav
has been clenred for adhesion of
Germany to the convention.
Washington, July 4. Many Sena
tors not engaged In the Inquiry have
expressed a desire to .observe the
demennor of witnesses before the
Senate committee charged with the
investigation of the election of Wil
liam Lorlmer to th I'nlted States
Senate. Their desire to watch the
witnesses, particularly the confessed
bribetakers who are expected to be
examined after the committee recon
venes, nine day from now. Is with
a view to informing themselves In
connection with the case when It
comes to a vote In the Senate. So
great promise to be the attendance
of these outsider Senators that a
larger hearing room will be procured i
if pcwslhle for the committee' se-:
slons, to replace the preent cramped
quarters.
It was largely to afford these Sen
ator an opportunity of attending the
hearlncs and because of the commit
tee member wanting to remain here
In connection with other legislative
matter while Congress remains In
session that the committee decided
to continue Its hearings In Washing
ton Instead of resuming them In
Chicago, deferring the trip until prob
ably In August. '
600,000 Acre Are Opened.
Washington. Approximately 600,
000 acre of land have been opened
to settlers under the registration
plan through a proclamation signed
by President Toft, 1"0.000 acre be
ing within the Fort Berthnld Indian
reservation, f North Dakota, and
4. -.0.000 In the Tine RIdire and R'we
biid Indian reservations In South Da
kota These land are to be opened tin
der the regulation plan heretofore
followed. The registration for the
North Dakota lands will begin Aug
ust 14 at the towns of Bismarck.
Minto, Plnza. Garrison and Rider.
N, n., and the registration for the
South Dakota lnnds will begin Oc
tober 2 at the town of the Chamber
lain, Dallas. Gregory and Rapid City,
5. D. Each of these registration
will continue for three week.
Torpedo Craft Assigned.
Washington. June 30. Eight boat
of the Pacific torpedo fleet have been
assigned to duty at Astoria from
August 15 to September 1, on ac
count of the celebration. The other
four of the fleet will be stationed at
Portland during part of the time and
at Astoria during the remainder, be
tween these date. The boat are
the Whipple, Truxton. Hull. Perry.
Hopkins, Paul Jonee. Preble, Stewart.
Lawrence Rowan, Goldsborough and
Farragut.
THEY BELIEVE IN COMMUNISMUmrTi?? lirri7T)17CTO
Shaker Ct Their Nam From th
Violent Contortion Introduced
In Thlr Worship.
Nw York Tb Shakers ar a
body of seceders from the Society of
Friend formed by Ann La (Mother
Ann) of Manchester, England, about
1757. and so called from th wild and
violent cpntortlon Introduced by
them Into their form of worship.
Tbelr official title I "Tb United So
ciety of Believer tn Cbiiat's Second
Appearing." The sect emigrated to
America In 1772 and settled near Al
bany in 1774. Their chief seats hav
been at Mount Lebanon and Water-
A Typical Shaker.
vllet, S. Y. Tbey number 15 societies
In the United States and hav a mem
bership of about 1.721.
The Shakers believe In spiritualism,
practice celibacy, and community of
good, oppose war, refrain from oath
and denounce baptism and th Lord'
Supper. Tbey ar noted for tbelr
frugality. Integrity and thrift. In
Mount Lebanon, tbelr largest com
munity, there ar several families
made up of ISO person. Including 35
boy and girl. Th other societies
ar made up In about the am satlo
a th one at Mount Lebanon. j
.The announcement that they are
winding up their financial affair In
Ohio and New York calls attention to
tb final failure of on of th longest
existing of th many communistic ex
periments that hav been tried In thl
country.
In th year following th American
Revolution, mor than a cor of com
munlstlc sect and' colonic wr es
tablished tn th United States. Bom
of them appealed to th sensualities
and om of them were plain swin
dle. Th Shakers held out no aeniu
al or financial allurement and It 1
surprising that tbey hav endured so
long, except on tb theory that tbelr
simplicity In living attracted recruit
and made them the sole survivors ot
all these social experiments. With
their passing will close one of the
most Interesting chapters of social
experiment In th history of any
country.
ANOTHER SACRED CALF BORN
Thl Make th Fourteenth Which
Ha Com Into th Chicago
Zoo Zebu Family.
Chicago. Another sacred calf, the
fourteenth born to Romeo and Juliet.
In the 14 years of their residence at
the Lincoln Park too, has made Its
appearance. Hundreds of persons
thronged to the zebu's pen to look
at the new arrival.
"Th Lincoln park soo Is getting a
reputation as a breeding ground for
animals, and w ar supplying al-
Zebu "Juliet" and Calf.
most every too In th country with
our rar specimens," said Superin
tendent Cy D Vry. "Only the other
day we shipped a two-year-old tebu
to the Washington Park Zoological so
ciety at Milwaukee.
"Although th tebu hav th rec
ord, th Hones and Hon ar slowly
gaining upon them In raising a family.
Tb Hone, a a rule, gives birth to
three at a time, while th sacred cow
ha only on offspring."
Th tebu la a natlv of India, where
It 1 revered by th Inhabitant. It
la pampered and caressed, and to feed
It I deemed a meritorious act. Th
animal Is used as a beast of burden
and can travel from 30 to 40 miles a
day.
Horsesho In Pin Tre.
Milton, Ind In th heart of a pin
tre 18 Inche In diameter a horsesho
was found by M. E. Hubbell when h
cut th tre down. Th position of th
horseshoe Indicates that it waa placed
around tb tree many year ago when
It wa a sapling and In tint bad been
covered by th growth of th wood.
rr
iL
OF WORLD UNITE
"Golden Rale" Association En
tered bj Foreigners.
Head of Unitd Stat Corporation
Say Unjust Concern Would B
Driven Out of Bulna.
Rrussol. The steel Interests of Amer
ica, Canada, Germany, Belgium, Italy,
Austria and Spain, were represented by
ICO delegate who met In conference
recently preliminary to the formation
of an International association,
broadly similar to the American Steel
Institute. E. H. Gary, chairman of
the United State Steel Corporation,
presided.
Judge Gary explained hi views con
cerning co-operation In business.
"Suppose," be said, "that a com
pany of men engaged in business
and possessing much capital, power,
and Influence should by tbelr con
duct, unjust and oppressive, secure
universal disapproval, disgust and an
tagonism on the part of the public
in a brief time these men would b
driven out of business."
"There should be established and
continuously maintained," Judge Gary
said, "a bnslne friendship which
compel one to feel. the same concern
for hi neighbor that he has for him
self. It is no less In principle, than
the golden rule applied to business.
"If It Is, it will be certain to pay.
True It is that sometimes, and too of
ten, deceit Is practiced and that
advantage has been taken by those
who have been given confidence by
others, but this fact should dishearten
no one."
Judge Gary sketched condition in
the United State, where, he said, ad
vantages bad been given to the steel
men. Americans, he said, were anxi
ous to be and keep near to their Eu
ropean friends.
It Is the expressed wish of many of
the representatives present to form
an International association for the
Interchange of opinions and Informa
tion between Iron and steel producer
of the world concerning all questions
relating to the Industry and organi
sation distinguished from and broader
in the scope of Its activities than the
existing great institutions.
Herr von Bodenhausen, of the
Krupp works, speaking for the Ger
man group, warmly supported the Idea
and one by one the member repre
senting all the nation and groups
fully accepted the project, M. Kes
tranek for Austria: M. Dldex, for
France; Sir Hugh Bell and Sir John
Randle, for England, and M. Grelner.
for Belgium. All present had known
by correspondence the purpose of the
meeting and bad decided In advance
to Join the "golden rule" movement.
Another meeting will be held to
morrow at which a committee will be
appointed, representing all the groups
to consider a plan of organization.
The conference then will adjourn to
meet at the call of the committee.
survivors back officers
Passengers From Steamship 8pokan
Thankful for Escape.
Seattle. "Survivors from the
wrecked teamer Spokane, particu
larly from the East, after they were
safe on the beach. Instead of being
overcome with a spirit of thank
giving at their rescue from Imminent
Honth Acted very much as if they
expected the officer of the vessel
to serve them wttn ping tea ami
chocolate eclairs, and a number of
them were loud In their objections
to the ship's biscuits and condensed
milk provided In the face of the fact
that they knew they would be taken
away on board the Admiral Sampson
In a few hours."
Such was the statement made by
T. J. Richardson, ot Pacific Grove,
Cal.. one of the rescued passengers
of the Ill-fated Spokane, before the
Federal Board ot Steamship Inspec
tors, which is making an Investiga
tion into the sinking of the ship.
Gold Output $6,000,000.
Seattle. Advices received by Se
attle banks from their correspondent!
at Fairbanks, Alaska, state that the
season's gold output of the Tanana
district will be at least $3,000,000
and mav reach $S,000,000, exceeding;
by $1,500,000 the estimates made two
mnnihi eo. With Dlenty of water
and enough men to enable operator
to work unhampered. $1,000,000 worth
of gold had been cleaned up from
winter dump by June 1. The second
nr iii.innn vol it ha ar-
BlfrlHIH v. " ' " "
rlvea at tne assay omcw.
38 Live Ar Sacrificed.
Chicago. Revised figures on th
number of deaths and Injured in tho
United States, due to the celebration
. .t. tv..,.!, e9 tntv ahnw that tO
I , . AS , I mama aa.ifljiAA lllll 1217
oaie uve -no ----- --
were Injured, as compared with 44
killed and 2485 Injured last year, and
62 killed and 3340 Injured reporte.l
In 1909.
Firework claimed 18 victim: fire
arms 12; gunpowder, 5; and toy pi
tola, 3.
Bixby Exonerate Spain.
Washington. The los of th bat
tleship Maine wa caused by the ex
plosion ot her three magazine. No
uch effect could have been caused.
by an explosion from without SucH
Is the opinion ot uenerai w. .
Bixby. chief ot engineers, V. 8. A,
whn has returned from 1 personal
upervislon of th work of raising
the Mam. ,
I
Mr a flight of nv miie.