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ÏHE STAÏTON MAIL
I . U . A l i »ANIM K, P u b lia h v r
P A C K A G E S IN RURAL MAH,.
Postmaster General to Make Recom­
mendations in Report.
WONDERFUL CHANGE
HIS M EM O R Y R E FR ES H E D .
Gallagher Confirms Confession and
hays Huef Expected Immunity.
RIVER BOAT BURNS
Philadelphia, Pa., Got. 29.—Post­
Fan Francisco, (kit. 2ft.— When the
master Geneial von L. Meyer, tit a din­
Foul briliery tiial was resinned yester­
ner at the Union league club last
day the cross examination of ex-Huper
night, made an address in which he
visor James L. Gallagher was contin­
called attention to recommendations
ued by Earl Rogers, for the defense,
which he purposes making in his an­
nual report for the consideration of the
who laid stress on the meetings of the
next congress. On the question of par­
witness with Rudolph Hpreekels at the
cels post he said:
Presidio when the promises of immun­
"1 shall recommend the same rate,
ity were alleged to have been made.
12 cent* a pound, and the same limit
of weight for parcels, whether intended
Gallagher said lie understood tlint Kurf Connected With Portage Road at
A Resum® of the Less Important but for points in tills country or abroad, Since the Great Fire <8 Months Ago
also
could have immunity if he would
Buildings Have Been-Begun to
Not Less Interesting Evenvs
Calilo to Hand'# Traffic of
which means a reduction of four cents
testify.
Mr. Ileney protested at at­
of the Past Week.
a pound and increase in the maximum
Cost SIOO.OOO.OOO.
Upper Columbia.
tempts of Mi. Rogers to confuse the
weight to eleven pounds.”
witness by testing his memory, tmt
Taking up the rural parcels post ques­
Judge law lor allowed the examination
Kansas banks remain open but pay tion he said:
Fan Francisco, Oct. 26.—It is 18 to proceed.
Portland, Oct. 24.—In a fire thut fol­
all demands by check.
“ I shall recommend a parcels post months ago that Fan Frailesco wus
At the afternoon session, Mr. Heney, lowed an explosion on the C)| h * ii River
The Western Union has opened a system ou the rural delivery routes, a swept by fire and earthquake. Hince while re-directly examining Gallagher, Trans|>griHtiou comfiufiy’s steamer J .
number of its branch officers in Chi- special rate to be charged on packages then she has been aillic od with indus­ called to the counsel table Miss Ella N. Teal, at the foot of Oak street, at
for delivery from the distributing offices trial strife, civic corruption and bu­ Coldot, the grand jury's stenographer, 4:45 o'clock yesterday morning Mrs.
cage.
of the rural route, or if mailed by a bonic plague. It is no opportune mo­ and from tier procured the shorthand Amanda K. Jackson and James Collins
Oklahoma has proclaimed a public patron of any rural route for delivery ment to take stock. It does not require notes of Gallughei’s confession to
holiday that runs on banks may be pre­ to a patron on the same route r r at the an optimist to write the rosy story of Messrs. Sprockets, ileney and I-angdon, were incinerated, Jack llasley was seri­
ously burned and the vessel's sti|>er-
vented.
distributing office of said route. The the revival. The facts and the figures made In the latter's apartments, ami in strncture wus
totally
destroyed.
A tight money market has suspended rate would be five cents for the first tel) their own story and they are here consideration of which the witness Whether the accident was caused by
work on the new Dupont Powder woiks pound Hnd two cents for each additional for everyone to see. Great buildings gained his immunity ocntract. Galla­ the explualon of an oil burner or of one
pound, up to eleven pounds. This with their rigid frames lacing across gher identified his signature to these of the boilers is in doubt. An official
at Tacoma.
would be a great boon for the farmers.” the sky, coinuieroial avenues crowded notes.
investigation will l>e started by the
Secretary Taft has had another close
Regarding postal savings banks, the with pedestrians and a vast industrial
The
prosecution
called
ex-Supervlsor
United States iiis|>eetorH to determine
call in the Philippines. This time an postmaster general said:
army tell a tale that even the castra John J. Furry, now a saloon keeper. the facts.
automobile ran away with him.
‘‘As an evidence that it is not the de­ observer must note.
The offer of his testimony market ttie
The steamer was practically new,
Many Seattle people condemn the sire of the government to com|>ete with
The Fan Franciscan may tie in truth commencement of introduction of “ evi­ having lieen launched the lulter part of
mayor for asking Federal aid in pre­ the private savings banks in obtaining pardoned if he shows a disposition to dence of similar offenses,” the court May. On June 20 (he was placed in
deposits of the people, 1 shall advocate place his thumbs in his vest and boast overruling the objection by the defense
venting a spread of bubonic plague.
lietween Portland and the
a rate of interest of 2 per cent per an­ of what he has done. But he hasn't to this class of testimony. F'urey told commission
state |s>rtage road at Cellio, connecting
The steamer Finland from New York num, or 1 per cent semi annually and a
for Dover, England, struck near that limit of $500, not more tnan $250 to l>e much time for boasting. The terrible the story of his acceptance of a bribe of with the steamer Relief, which whs
port and is supposed to be badly dam­ deposited in any one year. My own pace begun when the first frame struc­ $4,000 from Abe Kind through Galla­ op«'rating on tha upper stretches of the
ture was started has not abated. The gher for his vote in favor of the United Columbia. During the It» months
aged.
belief is that far from its being a detri­ point lias been reached wiiere results Railroads trolley franchises.
the craft had lieen in service she never
The national president of the W. C. ment to the established banks, it would are beginning to show, and with this
missed n trip. She completed three
T. U. predicts that prohibition will be in the end an advantage. Now, in has come a new zest for the vast work.
round
tri|>s a week. It is declared tiiat
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rule throughout the South within five order to get this money lack into the • Since the fire buildings have been
no other txstt on the river ever ran
channels
of
trade,
I
purpose
to
ask
con
years.
begun to cost $100,000,000—the times
more steadily than she, and thia is the
gress for authority to place the savings as much as in any similar period of First Link of Deep Water Channel first
accident the bout ever exjierieticed.
Conditions have greatly improved in in the National banks.”
from Lakes to Gulf.
time before the fire. They range all
Though not regarded as an unusually
New York, but throughout the Middle
the way from the small structure to
West there is a stringency amounting
Fteiling, 111., Oct. 26.—A distinct sjieedy l*»t, she succeeded in maintain­
skyscrapers 14 or 15 stcriis high. It and important step in the movement to ing an average speed of about 15 rnilea
almost to a panic.
D E V E L O P S A NEW GRAPE.
is as though a building were begun Becure a deep waterway from Lake an hour.
Taft is visiting the principal towns
every
day to cost $180,000. There is Michigan to the Gulf of Mexico was
Aside from carrying general freight
California Scientist Believes He Has
of the Philippiines.
no sign of a decrease, although it is taken yesterday witli the opening to Ixith up and down, the steamer handled
Variety Surpossing the Tokay.
expected that there will be a natural navigation of ttie Illinois and Missis­ a large number of |iassengera. Primar­
Rumor again has it that Harriman
Stockton, Cal., Oct. 29.—An entirely falling off over the winter months. sippi canal, which has been completed ily she was built for the pur|x«e of
is to be deposed as king of the rail
new kind of grape is being developed at The remarkable feature of the matter, after 30 years of work. The importance getting an independent steamer lino
roads.
the government experimental station
A man has just been arrested in Eng­ near Lodi, and Professor H. C. Hus- however, is the stability of the savings of the event was evidenced by the at­ established and to add to it as occasion
land who threatened to kill King Ed­ mann is of the opinion that it will re­ accounts. Predictions were freely made tendance of Governor Itoneen anil many demanded, with the view of having
that Fan Francisco could be built only ether notables at the opening ceremo­ water trans|x>rtut!on facilities as far
ward.
sult in a grape that will excel the upon the savings of its citizens. AI nies. The work of constructing the inland as Lewiston, Idaho. The slogan
Governor Vardaman, of Mississippi, famous Flame Tokay, which has given though $100,000,000 in buildings are canal, which wus formerly known as of tiie company was an "open river,”
says Bryan will be elected our next Lodi so much fame. The new variety under way or completed, the savings the Hennepin unial, was commenced hence the name chosen for the corpora-
is somewhat similar to the Tokay in accounts in the local hanks have shown many years ago. In 1890 congress ap­ i Ion.
president.
texture
and color, but is impervioue to hut a small decrease and still stand At propriated money to carry on the work
Of late the major portion of her car­
There has been • marked slump in
rain, is much firmer and can be the comfortable figure of $157,000,000. and altogether the appropriations have goes on tiie down trips have lieen made
the consumption of liquors in Kansas the
shipped longer distances w ithout dam­
It has been pointed out tiiat it re­ amounted to about $8,000,000.
up of wheat. The Relief, running (mm
the past year.
age. It apears to be a cross between a quired two years for Baltimore to erect
The main line of the canal, 75 miles Celilo, or the upper terminus of the
Seattle has appealed to Governor Tokay and F'arerra and is of an im­ buildings to cost $50,000,000 after its long, extends from the Illinois river, portage road, brought grain on the
Mead for funds with which to fight the proved flavor. If properly developed it fire, but Fan Francisco has done four near Hennepin, to the Mississippi down trl|>s almost a l t o g e t h e r anil man­
bubonic plague.
is expected to become a most profitable times as well in six months less time. river, three miles below Rock Island. aged to keep enough of the eeri-al at the
Baltimore's achievement was comment­ The navigable feeder, about 30 miles portage to keep the Teal busy in con­
Militia has been called ont to quell variety.
Professor Husmann is due to arrive ed upon at the time as marvelous.
long, extends from Hock river at this nection with the other line of freight
disturbances growineg out of the car
in Lodi this week and he intends to set
point to the main line near Sheffield she handled. Joseph N. Teal, secre­
strike at Yonkers, N. Y".
out about 30 varieties of grapes, five
and is of the same general dimensions tary of the company, statin thst the
Burlington is Af er Coal.
Letters of the late Queen Victoria different kinds of each variety, for ex­
as the main line.
Relief will be kept in service.
Helena.
Mont.,
Oct.
26—A
special
to
covering 24 years of her life have just perimental purposes. Already 130 va­
The canal is 52 feet wide at the bot­
Before too great a quantity of freight
the
Record
from
Bridger
says
that
been published in book form.
rieties of grapes are being grown at the Chief FIngineer Flnsign, the superin­ tom, 80 feet at the water line, and has sccumiilates at the portage he is confi­
minimum depth of seven feet. There dent that another boat to handle the
The Pettibone trial for complicity in station, and it is believed that the tendent of right of way of tiie Burling­
the murder of ex-Governor Steunenberg vineyard will receive great benefits ton, and George Crosby have arrived are 32 locks on the main line and one traffic at this end of the line will bo
has been postponed until November 18. from the experiments being made at there and make the positive announce­ on the feeder. Water is to be forced chartered.
the station. Additional apparatus is to
The North Bank railroad from Pasco be installed at the plant in the way of ment that the Burlington lias accepted down the canal by a great dam, one
EM P R ES S O F C H IN A S IN K S .
to Vancouver, Wash., will be in opera­ thermometers and records of tempera­ the survey of a proposed route from fourth of a mile long, located at this
point.
At
one
end
of
the
dam
are
21
Frannie,
Wyo..
to
Frotnberg,
Mont.,
tion by January 1, and the bridges tures will be made so as to make com­
across the Columbia and Willamette by parisons with grape growing points in and that construction work will begin sluiceways, which will be used for elec Crack Oriental Lfner Resting on Mud
at once. This will give the Burling­ trical power development.
the middle of the summer.
at Vancouver.
France, Spain, Italy and South Africa. ton access to the rich coal fields of
Vancouver,
B. C., Oct. 24.—The
A few more small banks in New Y'ork
Southern Montana, as well as tapping
D E A T H IN E A R T H Q U A K E .
Canadian Pacific Railway company’s
have cloeed, but the big ones stand
a splendid agricultural and horticul­
IM PROVE MARE ISLAND.
crack Oriental .liner, Empress of China,
film.
tural section. The road will follow the
sank last evening alongside her dock in
Five
Hundred
Perish
in
Italian
Trem
-
There have been 48 cases of bubonic Works o f Extension Planned to Cost Clark’s Fork river
this port.
Her seacocks must have
blor at Calabria.
plague at San Francisco which proved
lieen opened, but how, no one can ex­
Several Million Dollars.
Rome, Oct. 25.— Horrible loss of life plain.
fatal.
v
Grafters Tell Stories.
San Francisco, Oct. 29.—Represent­
resulted from the earthquake sleeks
San
Francisco,
Oct.
26.—
Ex-Super-
Her main deck on the port side is
An armed man held up a freight ative Joseph R. Knowland visited Mare
tiiat occurred throughout Calabria yes­
train near Los Angeles and robbed the Island navy yard today and had an ex­ visors P. McGnsing, James Kelly and terday. At first it was thought few awash with several feet of water. She
I. Walsh yesterday morning testi­
sank and keeled over on her port sjde,
train crew.
tended conference with Commandant E.
fied at the Tirey L. Ford bribery trial. persons had perished, but later reports so that the main deck is now at an an­
Phelps
and
Civil
FIngineer
Rockwell.
The Commercial Telegraphers’ union
Flach retold the story of his bribery in add to the mortality list.
gle of about 45 degrees. Her engines
has decided to ask terms of the tele­ Plane and estimates were given Know- the interest of the United Railroads
At 6 o’c ock this evening about 200 and dynamoes are entirely tinder water.
land
for
the
improvements
desired
at
graph companies.
franchise. Their cross exam­ bodies bad been taken from the earth­ She is resting on a mud bottom, but
Mare Island, which call fer the expend- trolley
ination
elicited nothing of importance. quake ruins. It is now estimated that tiie problem In saving her will he that
The Vancouver, B. C., city council tore of several million dollars to make
has appealed to the government to ex­ this station the finest naval establish­ Fix-Supervisors Charles Box$on, F'red the deaths will surpass 500, but it is of righting the vessel and preventing
impossible to get accurate information
clude all Asiatics.
ment in the world.
The spur dikes, P. Nichols and C. J. Harrington also on the subject, as many villages are her from completely turning turtle.
testified
before
the
noon
recess,
their
Just after 6 o'clock the steward no­
The Japanese at Vancouver, B. C., which were designed by H. H. Rosseau, evidence being substantially the same still cut off by the floods and the de­ ticed
that tiie water was coming in over
are making exorbitant claims for dam­ now of the Panama Canal commission, as was given at the former trial of struction of roads and telegraph lines, a lower
deck. All day the liner had
and have proved such a success in deep­ Ford. A few discrepancies, however, and no word from them can lie had.
ages sustained during the riots.
lieen
loading
flour, 500 or 800 tons of
ening the channel to the yard, will be
The earthquake shocks continue, but which is now being slowly turned into
There are rumors that the Ute In­ greatly extended at a cost of several were developed on cross examination.
they are slight. The people are still paste in tiie watery hold.
dians on the Cheyenne river reserva­ hundred thousand dollars. The stone
Instantly
in a condition of apprehension, which the steward gave the alarm. Officers at
tion are about ready for an outbreak.
Cleaning
Oriental
Quarter.
quay wall, to which vessels under re­
Seattle, Wash., Oct. 26.— Dr. A. 8. is increased by eacii tremor. In spite dinner hurried to their stations ns the
Representative Burton is likely to re­ pair are tied, will also he extended
of the torrential rain that is falling,
main chairman of the rivers and har­ about a mile southward toward *he Oliver, appointed special medical in­ they absolutely refuge to remain under big vessel began to list. All hands
manned the pumps, hut it was too late
spector
of
the
city
on
the
bubonic
bors committee during the next session magazine. At present the quay wall is
cover.
to save her from sinking and soon every
plague
preventative
work,
started
ont
of congress.
so crowded that many of the ships
(lerson was ordered ashore.
with a force of eight sub-inspectors to
have
to
lie
in
midstream
or
at
a
point
Talk on Trust Problem.
Thirty-three suits against the South­
clean
up
the
Oriental
district
yester­
ern Pacific have been filed at the re­ jelow the lighthouse.
Chicago, Oct. 25.—The second day of
Will Pound to Bits.
day. More men will be added to the
quest of the attorney general for viola­
Crescent City, Cal., Oct. 24 —The
force if the demand arises. The leading the convention of the National Civic
Harriman an Optimist.
tion of the 28-hour law.
Japanese and Chinese met the board of federation w hs devoted to the consider­ stranded British steamer Queen Chris­
New
York,
Oct.
29.—“
This
is
the
health
and gave every assurance of ation of ‘‘The Corporation, Ita Con­ tina lies in the same imsition she took
Kansas City is working for the Re­
time for the man with a little money their support to the work of the hoard. struction and Regulation.” Prominent when she ran aground last week. The
publican national convention.
to invest it in good securities. The Notices in Chinese and Japanese will speakers who addressed the convention sea continues running smooth and the
More than 20 persons were injured opportunity is fleeting and I doubt if it lie circulated explaining the measures set forth the benefits to be derived'from upper deck has lieen dry ever since the
n a street car collision at Chicago.
will ever knock at his door again.’ necessary in the Oreiutal quarter.
combination when properly regulated. accident., It is the opinion of heat
The opinion of several who spoke fa seafaring men that the first heavy
It is said Roosevelt will try for So said Edward H. Harriman last
evening
to
a
reporter
who
asked
him
to
vored national control as opposed to storm will pound the vessel to pieces.
Strikers
Go
Back
to
Work.
P latt’s seat in the senate if a president
express an opinion on the financial sit­
Chicago, Oct. 26.—Twenty-six strik­ state regulation. National regulation There is no chance to salvage the
to his liking is elected.
uation and the outlook. ‘‘It would he ing Western Union telegraph operators was heartily supported by Isaac N. He- heavy articles aboard from seaward, aa
There have been four deaths in Se­ selfish of me,” said the financier, ‘‘to reporter! back for work yesterday and ligman, of New York. Heth Low, of it is too late in the season and because
attle in which the symptoms were very remain silent at this time, if any word were employed in the Western division. New York, also favored that plan.
there are too many sunken rocks around
similar to boubonic plague.
from me would tend to aid in clearing Of these 10 were employed at Helena,
the steamer.
up present conditions and in helping Mont., where the strike was called off.
Five
Drowned
in
Alaska.
Harriman may distribute the stocks
Heattle, Oct. 26.—Five men were
Ruef Sentence Postponed.
of other roads held by the Union Paci­ the anxious depositors.”
Emperor
Is
Nearly
Well.
drowned
at Katalla, Alaskt, Sunday,
Han Francisco, Oct. 24. — Judge
fic among the stockholders of the latter
Increase Railway Rates.
Vienna, Oct. 26.—The physicians in October 13, according to information Dunne yesterday postponed I he trial of
road.
Mexico City, Oct. 29.—It was au­ attendance upon Flmperor Francis Jos­ brought to this city yesterday by the Abe Ruef on the four charges of extor­
The trans-Atlantic liner Lusitania thoritatively stated today that a gene­ eph yesterday decided not to issue any steamer Saratoga. The dead are: J. tion for two weeks.
Ruef was also
has crossed from New York to Queens­ ral increase in the railway rates ol the further bulletins, as they consider that Higgins, Heattle; H. Hendrickson, Port given two weeks’ respite before being
town in 4 days, 22 hours and 46 ruin­ country would go into effect in the his convalescence is progressing satis­ Blakeley; Edwin Olson, Arthur Wil­ sentenced on the extortion charge, to
ates.
near future.
factorily.
liams and Tony de I’asquale.
which he contested.
STAYTON.
.OREGON
NEWS O FTH E WEEK
In a Condensed Form lor Our
Busy Readers.
Great Structures Staud Where
Earthquake Lett Waste.
Explosion on J. N. Teal Results
In Loss ol Two Lives.
SAN FRANCISCO HOLDS RECORD
ANOTHER BOAT TO PUT ON RUN
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