CURRENT EVENTS
OF THE WEEK
Doings of the World at Large
Told in Brief.
Ueneral Resume of Important Eventi
Presented In Condensed Form
for Our Busy Readers.
A Socialist has boon elected mayor
of Coqulllo, Oregon.
Forest fires nrc destroying much vol
uablo timber In Western Washington.
J An Astoria girl caught n 5-pound
trout 28 Inches long with a light rod
and fly.
A forest ranger In Colorado was at
tacked by an coglo and forced to tako
xcfugo In a thicket.
Dynamlto Is being used to uncover
bodies from tho ruins of tho earth
quake In Cartago, Costo Rico.
A professional ball playor In Califor
nia Is laid up with blood poisoning In
his arm, caused by a .mosquito blto.
A halibut Ashing schooner waa
wrecked near Seattle, tho crow of four
men having a narrow cscapo In tho
small boat.
Partial return! from olectlons In
Spain show that tho Liberals aro In
tho majority, though Republicans and
Socialist ruto in Madrid.
Speaking at tho opening of tho
Actors fair In Now York, President
Taft declared n good play was very
restful and had often boon of great
benefit to him.
A Salvation Army ofllccr who waa
attacked by a mob at Los Angolcs,
used his biblo as a club, flooring half
a dozen and holding tho rett at boy un
til tho polico arrived.
Tho bodies of two men, both stabbed
to death, wcro found a short distance
apart near tho rollroad track In Siski
you county, Cal. Thoy had ovldontly
fought a duel to tho death with
knives.
Tho doath of King Edward will
mako groat changes In tho.polltlcal sit
uation In England.
A season of 20 wcoks of grand opera
In Now York cost tho managcra $1,
100,000, yet thoy mado money.
John A. Benson, who had served
tlmo for land frauds In California,
dropped dead from heart disease.
Roosovelt will not bo entertained at
tho German cmporor'a palaco, aa that
government Is In mourning for King
Kdward.
Spectators caught betting on tho ball
Karnes at Los Angeles aro ejected from
tho grounds. Tho manafMr bollovca
thogamo would bo demoralized.
King Goorgo V, who now ascends tho
throno of England, mado Ja good Im
pression by his brief apocch upon tak
ing tho oath, and his pcoplo oxpresa
groat confidence In him.
A comnromlso has been roached on
tho exposition question between San
Diego and San Francisco. . Tho former
will hold an Industrial exposition and
tho latter u world'a fair.
An Illinois grand Juror says If they
want to paint tho niaio uibck, no win
...!.. .11 I... !. I Ima tin ilnllllt It Call
Ill-Ill Pll uu mil, - , ,
bo dono, as legislative bribery ecandals
aro growing nil mo time.
A Philadelphia policeman rescued
it. i.n.i.i fmm ilnnili under tho
IIIIVU ll.IIU.VI. -""
hoofs of tho horses In n chariot race at
n circus, but wus hlmsoll latany in
jurcd und died ooon after.
A brother of Dr. Cook says ho Is a
physical wreck, nnd la living nonr n
...lln.lnm llnilof thn mm nf 1LH l)llV-
alclans, but has novor been In South
America, aa waa reported.
King" Edward Is Borlously 111 with
bronchitis.
Tho theatrical trust of Klaw ft Ea
langer la declared to bo broken up.
It la estimated that 80 per, cent of
tho shlnglo nulla oi ino nortnwn. i
Idle.
James J. Hill has announced defin
itely that u new passenger depot will
bo built In Portland for his lines.
An oxploelon In No. 3 coal mlno at
Palos, AlabamH, entombed about 200
men. Bodies nro Doing recovwrvu.
Four hundred striking minora at
rittaburg, Kansas, wrecked several
coal mlnva and drove away tho men
who were at worK.
Tho puro food commissioner of Lou
t.iann km nnilnmml ii ml ordered lli'S'
troyed thousands of cases of canned
solmon that waa pui up on tnu iajiuih
bla river.
Curtogo, tho picturesque and ancient
capital or Uostn iuco, noa ucon hiuh.
entlroly destroyed by on earthquake.
At least BOO Jpersons wcro killed und
as many more injured.
Two French counta exchanged six
shots In a duel and neither was nit.
Sneaking In tho Nutlonal theater at
Christiana, Norway, Roosevelt gavo
hope of universal poaco and rovcronccd
tho namo of tho gcrat Norwegian poet
Ujornson, who uied recently,
' in nrW in nvnlil a collision with an
other car containing h number of wo
nun. n T.na Ancrolca auto driver turned
his own car Into tho curb and was
killed In tho smash which followed.
A .Inn alitor nf nirhnrtl Crocker, ox
Tammany boss, married a groom In a
riding academy.
An excellent photograph of Halley'a
tma honn tnkon at Lick obaerva-
tory, In California. Tho comet Is now
jjlainly vlslbio about a.au a. m. uuou.
JO degrees aoovo uo uuwiu nwiwu
Mark Twain left all his proporty to
Ma nnlv survivinc: daughter. He left
about $180,000.
Tho Jury returned a verdict of mur
der In tho second degree for Churlea
Wexlor, Tucoma murderer.
A second man haa been found who
received 1 1,000 tor voting ror liOrimcr,
DYING CAPTAIN BEOS PARDON.
Wreckod Submarine Yields Last Mes
sage From Commander.
Victoria, B. C, May 9. Whlio Com
mander Sakuma and his 14 mon wcro
lying In a wrecked aubmarlno off Kuro
on April 15, tho commander wroto a
letter to the emperor begging forgive
ness for loss of tho vessel and com
mending his officers and men. The
letter was found after the aubmarlno
had been raised.
Tho submarine was of tho nowest
type, and waa engaged on April 16 near
Hiroshima bay, carrying out her part
In tho maneuvers, being submerged 1,
800 yards cost of her parent ship. Two
hours passed without notlco of tho sub
marine's fhlluro to rise and then, sig
nals being unanswered, a boat was low
ered and efforts mado to locato tho
submorlno.
Miiih nf thn Inttflr Wttfl not DUblish-
cd, but It Is Btatcd that Lieutenant
Sakuma expressed sorrow to tho em
peror -for tho loss of his vessel and
brother officers and crow, whom no
nrnUnrl fnr thnlr hrrn!,m nr.d calm
i.tnlt tnr rlnnth. nnt hn rnnucatcd tho
emperor to succor tholr families. Tho
lost writing was mado an nour ana zu
minutes after tho boot was Bubmorgcd,
nnd conveyed messages of farowcll J to
tho minister of tho navy nnd friends,
stating thot brcothlng had becomo bo
difficult that further writing aa im
possible. i i
Tho lottcr said ono oi tne crow nau
tried to close tho valvo of the ventila
tion pipe, but tho chain had broken.
Ho tried to cloao tho valvo with his
hand, but waa too late. Water began
to' enter by tho rear part of tho boat,
.ii or. tlntrrooi. Tho dvnamo
waa submerged and all tho lights
went out, bad gas accumulating al
most simultaneously. Tho crow drovo
tho current of water from tho main
tank and tried to got rid oi It by hand
nnmna Thau wnra drenched SB thoV
r! mI ami chilled. Tho messairo end
ed with statements that all were ready
for death. Thosubmanno was oeing
tested on n gosollno semi-submerged
voyago.
REQUIEM FOR 1,800.
Doath List In Costa Rica Earthquake
Grows Appallingly.
Gun .Tnan. Hnaln ftlcn. MttV 0.
Chimes of tho historic Church Del Cor-
mon, tho bolfry of which withstood uio
corthquako Bhock of Wednesday, tolled
n reaulcm at sunset .tonight for Car-
tagq'sdoad. .......
Whlio tho bolls pcaica out mo , uu-
Infra nf inrmtf. R.000 homeless men.
women and children, their uncovered
heads bowed with grlcr, siooa in sworn
prayer upon tho hill topa overlooking
iUn mtna'nf Ihn'nnelont cltV. Hour by
hour tho magnltudo of tho disaster bo-
comes moro apparent.
Eighteen hundred are doad.r Almost
minv of whom
will die. Ten thousand arc homolcss,
hundreds nro starving, acores navo
been drlvon Insane.
For tho bravo survivors, who xor
ilnva linvn wttncABCd ttlmOflt Un
Bponkablo horrom, porlla of famino
sm ruiii nnin romnin to uu iucuu.
Pioneers of Coata Rica aro facing
thorn with undaunted hearts.
Ilititillivl In mmna of refuse blv-
ouacked undor tho shadow of tho vol
cano Poor, tho clty'a wealthy and
poor alike aroso touay irom n wnru
nlulif nf terror, rcadv to nlun for tho
timk of reconstructing n now Hnd
Friimtiir pltv nvor till) BmoklMT rem
nant of what Is Cartago, a wosto of
ashes and tumbled masonry.
Hundreds of victims woro laid to
rest today. Long tronchoa woro dug
und whoio inmiiica uuricu lugumur.
Munyoftho dead wcro unidentified.
From tho ruins scores oi uouiwo aro
being removed hourly.
Rnmn Amnrlpnna nrn rinnrlpd killed.
but Indentlflcotlon, oven by tho records,
is now impossible.
Tlwi Amnrlrnn pnlnnv Immedltttolv
a w fa avnt. wwii ar
set about to rcscuo thoso pinned down
by wrcckogc.
Detectlvo Dyrnet Dies.
M.tu v.irlt. Mnv 0 Thorn aa F. Bvr
nnm nv.ainwrlntnndant of IXllicO of tho
city of New York, but moro famous
r.M hi tvftvif iii inn iiiuocuva uurcuu.
IVI Ilia in . - - , , '
nt hli hnrnn hara tonlaht from
chronic Indigestion, after an Illness of
mnro than two VCUH. uu wna uu
vnura nil) Hvrllpd WI15 bOTIl In IrO
land, but camo to this country when
very young. no joineu mo ikjhku
xorco eariy anu rose rupiuiy. i t.a u
...no o.iitnln. rtiirlnL' his term tho uir-
nrnniltil nf BnnfnnPPH lllUKISlxl Oil DriSOn-
era tnKon uy nun rencueu iu.uuu yuio,
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Tacoma Is Tickled Over Census.
Tnrnnin Wafth.. Mav 9. With an
absolute certainty that tho 1910 census
will show Tacoma'a population In ex
cess of 110,000, citizens, great and
omnii mon wnnifn nnd children. turned
'thcmsclvea loose Saturday night in tho
business district In ono enthusiastic
carnival of merry-making. There were
rnnn nf thounnnds of neonlo on tho
streets of tho business district. There
wcro tin horns, cowbells and scores of
other noise-making Instruments and
confetti by tho bushel, while six bonus,
ero Btatloned on prominent corners.
Roosevelt's Name Suggested.
Mw Vnrk. Mav 9.That Theodore
Roosevelt bo named as tho spcciacl
reprcscmuiivo oi tno unucu amu-a iu
nttnnil thn fllnOrill of KIllIT EdWRUl is
tho suggestion which will bo put be
fore President ran oy memuera oi tno
Iloosovult Welcoming committee nero.
Tlw miiinlnlinonl nf Colonel Roosevelt.
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howovcr, would depend on tho date act
111.
lor tho tuncrai, aa it la posaiuiu mav
tho obsequies may not ba held until of-
ter he leaves xor tno unitca atntea.
Match Cost S2.000.000.
VIMnrU Tt. f!.. MttV 9. News was
brought by tho Aymorlc that tho lac
quer manufactories of Japan, centered
at wajlma, in Wio, wcro aimosi
wliuvl nut In a irreat flro at Wnllma
on April 16. In all 1,803 building,
including factories, tempies, posioince
und nnhlln tinlldlnira. wero destroyed
and a loss occasioned to proerty of
ovor s,uuu,uuo. ino nro was uuu 10
n Bmall boy ploying with a match.
Thrco hundred lacnuer manufactories
are engaged there, their exports
amounting to half a million dollars
DEVELOPMENT
PROGRESS OF
PORTLAND ROSE FESTIVAL.
All Sections of Stato Will Be Repre
sented at Grand Fiesta.
Portland "If tho coming Rose Ecs-
tlvol is not tho greatest success wo
have ever had, It will not bo because
of lack of Interest on tho part of resi
dents of tho Wlllamotto valloy and
Southern Oregon towns," Bald Ralph
W. Hoyt, of the Rose FcsUval com
mittee. .
Mr. Hoyt hos Just returned with a
party of business men who went on tho
southern trip, and Is enthusiastic over
thn trrnnt nmnunt of Interest in tho
Roso Festival ho found in the towns jio
visited.
"Indications aro that tho attondanco
thta vnnr will he nnnrmoufl. nnd far be
yond thot of former years," Bald Mr.
HoyL "OIIlclols or all tno towns wo
visited promised they would boo to It
tlrnt thnlr tnuma nrn ronrpnontod bv
floats or vehicles In tho parades, nnd
at least by largo delegations oi citi
zens.
"Tho commercial bodies of tho vari
ous towns all promised to mako all
possible cliort to meet eastern visitors
at tho Festival and Invito them to
their towns. Everybody seems to un
derstand that tho Festival Is as much
nn ndvert s nir fcaturo for tho country
at largo as It Is a show. I think tho
Festival this year will bo tho moans of
inducing groat numbers oi ucsiraoio
Eastern pcoplo to settle In tho state."
TOO MUCH FOR LIGHT8.
Experiments With Motor Shows Big
Saving Over Flat Rate.
Snlnm TWlnnlnir Juno 1. the stttto
nf nroirntl will hllV (ilectrlcttV for Oil
state Institutions by meter instead of
- . . i t.lL f 1
on a llat rate as at present, wnicn, n
U halloval will mean n snvlrig to tho
stato of from $3,000 to $6,000. As an
oxperlmcnt about a year ago motors
wero instaucu anu ns n rceuiw mu
chango will bo mado nt onco.
During 11 months, beginning Juno
1 innn nnd nndlnir Anrll SO. 1910. tho
stato paid tho Portland Railway, Light
Pnurnr rnmnnnv. S12.048.31 at a
flat roto for lights which would havo
been at motor rates ;u,ojo.uo, or a
...vim nf 9 910 .2(1. No effort WOS
mado to consorvo tho power for lights
. ... . .
under tho lint rate, wnuo every upor-
Intnmlnnt nf thn atnto institutions Un
der tho motor system will bo Instructed
not to burn lights not absolutely need
ed, bo Govornor uonson anu tno now
chief clerk, II. II. Coroy, bollovo tho
invlmr will rnnrh nimrlv IS.000 a VOOr.
Tho stnto nlio pays $123 per month,
. - ".a t t ll a. .. k tt
flat for power otncrwiso man mat uiu
Iiw1 fnr lltrhta. or durinc tho 11 months
montloncd a total of 11,353. Undor
tho meter rotes tho bill lor power
would havo been, for tho sumo period,
Crop Prospocts Not Dimmed.
Pnn.ltntnn Still another wook has
gono by without In any way dimming
tho prospect of Umatilla county farm
era for a record-breaking grain crop.
Warm weather hoi prevailed during
tho greater part of tho week and ono
or two good ahowers havo been Inter
Bporsed to further old tho growing
grain. Both fall and aprlng sown
grain Is now well up out of tho ground
and tho fields present n bcnumui ap
poaranco with tholr verdant clothing.
Tim nnrlu mirtnir season haa never
shown such favorablo indications for a
bumper crop, and tholr predictions aro
havlng'n docldcd effect upon tho busi
ness of tho city.
Llveillck Brings Over 817,000.
Rt llnlnnaAt a Bole of livestock at
tho farm of II. West, near Scappoosc,
rnliimhln rnnntv. 12 hond of iedstcred
Jerseys, Including 10 calves, sold for
over $17,000. Tho herd Is famous
throughout tho northwest, and nas dis
tanced all competitors In tho prlzo
ring. Over BOO eopla attended tho
sale from all porta of tho United
States, California hovlng n number of
tk'na nnd securlne somo of
tho best stock, Including tho grand
champion bull tsminoni aaiv, wnicn
sold for $1,000 nnd King Vabt, $500.
Land Taken Off Market.
Thn Davidson Fruit
luiinnnnu whtMi nwm tuivorul acres of
valuable orchards, has taken Its hold
ings off tho market lor mis season,
Tim Minninv will have a lariro lot of
apples nnd In view of tho fact that
fruit will bo very scorco in oiner see
tlniiH this season and that the crop will
bo extra largo hero tho company feels
Justified In retaining this year's crop
and reaping tho prouta oeioro oppos
ing of its holdings',
Barries Rlne at Umatilla,
ilmntllln Tho first strawberries of
tho season wero put on the market here
nnrlv lnt wook and camo from the Mc-
Pnrliinil and Edwards ranches. Tho
berries are a good slzo ond much moro
luscious than tho California fruit.
Chorries aro now beginning to ripen
and will bo put on tho market soon..
New School at Gretwell.
rwawoil rtv a voto of 67 to 9 the
Creswell school district authorized the
ssuonco of bonds for $10,000, tho nro
hecds to be used in erecting a school
bouse. Tho plan to remodel me oid
building had a few supporters at firat,
fut they dropped tho proposition ana
favored erecting a new building.
Ore Find Draws Miners.
Mvrtln Prook Excitement amone
minors has been caused by a recent
find four miles abovo uanyonvuie,
where a wide dlko of ore, carrying
chalcopyrito yielding $14 to $26 to tho
ton, has been discovered. Seventeen
locations were made and several moro
will bo mado Immediately,
Drilling for Artesian Water.
Stanflold Tho well on Jesse Mooro'a
place has reached a depth of 800 feot.
An effort is being mado to reach a
depth of 1,000 feet, where artesian
wator is said to be obtainable. Water
stands within a few feet of tho top of
tho holo, and drilling progresses slowly.
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A ATI EARTHQUAKE RUIN8 CITY.
OUR HOME STATE
RAINS SPELL BIG CROPS.
Oregon Farmers See Healthy Har
vests Ahead; stockmen front.
Madras The increased demand for
flour at this placo has caused iho Mad
ras flouring mill to put on a night
iorce, the mill running each night un
til 10 p. m.
The railroad construction in this vi-
Mnlu with thn Inro-n number of new
residents In tho town nnd homcBcckcrs
locating In thlB section hnvo caused
nrlccs for nil kinds of produce to go
sonrlng.
Prospects for largo crops wcro never
hnttnr nnd thn fnrmora In this section
should reap a rich harvest, becauso of
tho rapid incrcasa of population.
A hnaw rnln. crcncrnl throughout
tho grcnter portion of Ccntrnl Oregon,
fell during thrco days this week, and
it means thousands of dollars to tho
fnrmors nnd stock misers.
Thn Dnllon Farmers throughout
Whim rnnntv hnvn ahout finished sum
mer fallowing, nnd somo of them aro
still sowing spring grain. Owing to
tho heavy rains tho first of tho week,
which wet tho ground thoroughly, n
triwl mnnv farmers havo concluded to
seed to spring crops a considerable
number of acres wnicn tney nna piowca
for summer fallow. Thoy say thcro
1. atiftti'lnnt mnlftttirn la make a irood
spring crop if the summer season Is at
all favorable.
CHINESE BUYS CLAIMS.
Grants Pass Mining' District Looks
Good Moy Jin Munn.
rs.nnta Dm. Mnv Jin Munn. n
UIWIW '-"j - - - - w
wealthy Chinaman of San Francisco,
ml. Vina hnnn InnVlncr nvnr thn Rollth-
T...V ...M .w. .vw....r
crn Oregon mining field for tho past
.7 1 t I.... -1 I
IWO or tnrCO WCCKb, una JUBl ciuavu n
deal whereby ho becomes owner and
manager of tho urantner group oi
nl.ntr mlnna nf Rniithnm Jnaonhlno
county. Tho group of claims consists
of 100 acres, kmucii oi wnicn is very
rlh tllirrrlntri. Thn rnnalcloratlon Is
,$176,000. Unllko other Chlncso who
havo mined In this section, Aioy Jin
Munn la nnt rnntlintfvl with allllrn
...Ulll. .ia wiiiwiwi. " - -
washing and rocking. Ho will Install
modern hydraulic equipment on tno
nn, nnd hv n avatnm fit
high lino ditches, bring water from the
Applogato river ior tno operation oi a
battery of two or more giants.
Moy Jin Munn Is an experienced
placer miner and mado' his fortuno In
tho diggings of Foathcr river, Cal.
No Dogs Nor Firecrackers for Eugene
Eugcno Tho Eugeno city council nt
Its last mcotlng unanimously passed nn
ordlnanco prohibiting dogs from run
ning at largo on tho streets of tho city,
oxcoptlng thoso owned by f armors and
transients, and theso owncra aro allow
ed only two days after tholr arrival
horo. The will havo had tlmo to ac
quaint thomsolvcs with tho ordlnanco
by that tlmo, is mougnt. ino pennity
Is n flno of from $2. CO to $10. Tho
council also passed an ordinance pro
hlbltlng ftrecrackors within tho city
limits.
Drill for Oil In Coqulllo.
Mnrahllntd Tho NIoceno Oil COS
Mimmiw hna luinn nrcranlzcd to drill
for oil ,ln tho Coqulllo valley. Tho
company is composed oi mon hvwk w
.1...' ... 11.. t. w nvn
mui ir ui uiu vuuiivjr. . . ;"
of Myrtlo Point Is ono of tho hood men
In the company, t no company noa se
cured oil leases on about 0,000 acres of
Innd In rtnar rronk district. Machlliorv
has bcon ordered and tho work will
start soon. Oil men havo secured land
options, but no drilling has been dono.
Cannorv at Sutherlln.
Sutherlln Tho erection and opera
tion of a canning plant in Sutherlln Is
now an assured fact. Tho preliminary
u-nrk hna (rone on for tho IlhSt flVO
months. Tho plant will bo ready for
operation by thq tlmo vegetables nre
rlpo in cany autumn.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Track prices: Bluestcm,
88c; club, 85c; red Russian, 81c; val
iu nr.,.
Barley Feed and brewing, $2223.
Corn Whole, $33; crocked, $34 ton,
Hoy Track prices: Timotny, wu
inmi.it.1 vallnv. Z20tfT21 ner ton: East
orn Oregon, $2225; alfalfa, $10.60
3$17.50; grain hay, uw:ib.
n.i.Wn 1 white. S2G.fi0tfI27.G0.
fmiii FViiltaStrawberrles. Orecon.
$2.6004 per crate; apples, $1.50(5.3
ier box.
Potatoes Carload buying prices:
AnatKOe ner hundred: new Cal
ifornia, 2J3c per pound; sweet pota-
toes, 4C
Vegetables Asparagus, HfJCl.25 per
box; celery, ?3.ou(j4 rate; nomouso
ittiii. KiVtfTIl oar box: irreen onions.
15c per dozen; rhubarb 2ij:2Ic per
pound; spinach, 8010c; rutabagas,
$1.2501.60 sack; carrots, 85c0$l;
beets, $1,60; parsnips, 75c0$l.
Onions Oregon, $2 per hundred ;
11.60 ner crate.
Butter City, creamery, .extras, 27c
fanev outaido creamery.
260.27c atore, 80c Butter fat prices
average 11c per pound unocr regular
butter prleea.
Eggs Fmh Oregon ranch, 23024c
per dose. ,
o.,.i, Panov. 12ffll2lc ner round.
Veal Fancy, 100101c per pound.
Lamb Fancy, 10012c per pound.
r,...itM liana. 20H;21c: broilers.
3O036o: cks, 18023c; geese, 12 Jc;
turkeys, Hve, 8002: dressed, 25c;
...... lw fjal O.F rlnx-n.
V-.,u Baaf ateers. hay fed. irood to
choice, .6Q; fair to medium, $50
o,6u: cewa mm bim", v...v,
$505.W5 fair to medium, $4.2504.75;
r.. M HU&i.25: sUes. $506.50:
eah-Ja., HckL $S'7;' heavy, $4.60
c En
' linoat Tes. 110,010.60; fair to
mA.u.. SB.JUVftA.76.
She3-Brt wethew, $5.2505.75;
best em. $4.756.; "" chlc.
HopxW ep, 13016c; olds,
Woo7iJtWrH Owgea, 1417c per
pound; wMy, lw ar, swiw,
Hundreds Killed at Cartago, Costa
Rica Bodies Being Recovored.
San Jobo. Costa Rica. May 7. Tho
earthquake that laid waste the town
of Cartago occurred at 6:50 o'clock
Wednesday night and continued about
18 seconds. In that brief tlmo tho
buildings of tho plnce collapsed; bury
ing hundreds. Tho dead wcro first es
timated at COO, but It is believed to
night that the fatalities were much
greater.
Four hundred bodies wero recovered
today.
Following (tho shock twilight was
turned Into darkness of midnight by
clouds of dust that roso from tho
ruins. Panic ensued nnd tho cries of
tho Injured nnd fleeing barvlvors filled
tho nlr.
Coolor heads went to tho telegraph
office to summon help, only to Jflnd tho
operators dead, lines down and traffic
impaired onthc rcnllronu.
As soon as tho nows reached San
Jose, President Gonzales Vieques, ac
companied by President-elect Richard
Jimlncz andd many doctors and nurses,
started on n special train to nld tho
survivors. Upon tho president's nr
rlvnl nt Cartago, martial law was pro
claimed. Provisions, medicines and
clothing wero dispatched from here.
Throughout the day special trains ar
rived here, bringing tho wounded.
Hundreds of survivors wcro camped
outaido the ruined city awaiting trans
portation to other point- They are
being fed at public expense. Seven
oarloads of provisions havo been dis
patched from hero and Alajuola.
Tho beautiful peace palace, tho gift
of Andrew Carnegie, erected at a cost
of $100,000, was converted into a pile
of debris. Other public buildings met
the samo fate.
Many students at the college of the
Sllcstan Fathers wcro killed.
Tho tremors continuo tonight and tho
terror of tho pcoplo Increases. Tho
fear of further shocks has extended to
tho neighboring towns.
Only tho early hour of tho evening
at which tho disaster occurred pre
vented a much greater loss of life. At
tho tlmo many pcoplo woro lnthoopcri.
So far no deaths havo bcon reported
among tho American colony.
Tho disaster was not preceded by
nny nctivlty of tho volcnno Ponz or of
other volcanic vents. Tho shock wits
felt throughout Costa Rica nnd in parts
of Nicaragua. Groat fissures opened
at many places In tho volcanic zone.
Tho ministers or Moxlco nnd of cen
tral American countries havo asked
tholr governments to contribute to tho
aid of tholr sister republic. Several
prominent Spanish-Americans aro
among tho dead. Theso Includo tho
wlfo of Dr. Bccancgra, tho Guatema
lan maglstrato to tho Central Ameri
can arbitration court, andSenorTroJos.
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APACHES ATTACK WOMAN.
Prospector With Clubbed Revolver
Makes Rescue Against Odds.
ntnhn. Ariz.. Mav 7 Drunken 'Ana-
ches attacked tho ranch of Daniel Ma-
ben, four miles East or Globe, last
night in quest of Mabon, who had
klllml an Anachn several months, aero.
Mabon Is now In tho. territorial insano
asylum and only his wlfo anu io-year-old
daughter wcro at the ranch.
Eugeno Barrows, a prospector, res
cued Mrs. Mabcn and her daughter af
ter a thrilling encounter.
Using his weapon aa a club, Barrows
fought his way through tho Indians,
who numbered half a dozen. Tho last
ono attacked him with a knlfo nnd
Barrows broko tho rovolvor over his
hood.
Tlnrrnws and tho women 8UCCCC(led
In reaching the Sixty-Six ranch, half
mile away, and camo into uiooo mis
morning.
Bite Soap Factory Burns.
Vnnana nitv. Mn.. Mav 7 Tho nlant
of tho feet uros. Manufacturing com
nnnu nfiA tot thn lnrvest soan nnd civ
ccrlno factorica in the southwest, waa
destroyed by flro tonight, emailing a
loss estimated at ;i,ouu,uuu. ino
Untnra tnr n tlmn threatened the nlants
of tho Schwarzsc.hlld & Sulzberger
Packing company, and tho American
Dressed Beef company. Energetic
work on the part of tho firemen pre
vented serious damage to tho Schwarz-
child plant when tho south wan oi mo
Peot plant fell upon it. .
Great Northern to Build.
rirnnt Pnlla. MnnL. Mav 7. The
Great Northern Railway company to
day started condemnation proceedings
fni. -Irht nf wav through Fereils coun
ty for building a branch lino about 350
miles long, from ilaucK'a siding on me
Blllinga & Northern, a Great Northern
tirnncVi tn h iunction with tho main
line on the Great Northern at a point
i a a a- i. T" I .
near MonuaK, on tno aioniann-unnum
I Inn Tn auhatanee. this means that
tho Great Northern Is about to build
an entirely now line from me Montana
Dakota line to Ureat r alls.
Mount McKlnley Expedition Sails.
Knattlb. Wash.. Mav 7. The Mt
Mz.vir.iou nviwditlnn. headed bv Pro
fessor Herschel Parker, professor of
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physics in Columbia university, new
York, sailed for Seldovla, Menal Pe
ninsula, tnnlffht. Besides Professor
Parker the exriedltion consists of Bel
more Brown, or Tacoma, an experien-
.a n -.- IT
ced mountaineer; rroieasor j. .
PnnT nf Stovena institute. liODOKen.
M. .T Wndemar Grass!, a Euro Dean
mountain-climber; H. L. Tucker, of
Newton, Mass., a former employe of
the Forestry service, ana men L.aroy.
Comet Is Now Visible.
Ran .Tnflfl. Cal.. Mav 7 Hallev'a
comet was magnificent object at Lick
... , rt . I
observatory tnis morning, ur. vunia
photographed 18 degrees oi ute tan.
At thn nmumt dtatanee of the comet
from the earth this corresponds to a
.1 "m Ann n aa It A - -
lengtn oi so, uuu, uuu miiea. a Kreu
lanorth rntilri have heen nhotocrranhed.
but 18 degrees waa the full capacity of
. . . . nti i a. . 1 A
tne instrument. , ine uoav tu
the eetaet is between 3:90 and 3:45 a.
m., in the East pear the storlson.
Farmers Labor's Ally,
St. Levis, May 7. Organised labor
anil ntvantaa farmers will work to
gether hereafter in preserving the
rlshts and liberties of both classes of
werken under the provisions of a .reso
lution unanimously aaopiee oy we ex
twHitiva eoBOBaittee of the Fane era Edtt
estiva and Cooperative Union her.
KING IS DEAD
ENGLISH RULER
PASSES TO REST
Peaceful Reign of Nine Years
Suddenly Ended.
Sevoro Cold Brings Bronchitis, Which
Develops Pnoumonla Was III
Only Six Days.
London. May 7. 5' A. M.-r-Klng Ed
ward VII died from pneumonia at 11:45
last night at Buckingham Palace, and
nt tho samo moment tho crown and
Bccptcr of tho Empiro of Great Britain
paused automatically to his son and
holr, Prlnco Gcorga of Wales, now
Gcorgo V.
Death struck down tho mightiest
hereditary ruler of tho world with as
little compunction as If his victim had
been the meanest of that king's sub
jects. Tho prayers of tho wholo na
tion, bound to Its monarch by cen
turies of tradition and by a love born
of complete and tntimato knowledge
of that ruler's foibles, almost as much
as of his great virtues, availed to stay
tho hand of tho JRcapcr not ono joL
King Edward died almost before his
subjects had begun;, to realizo that he
was seriously ill. He was taken sick
a week ago. After three days a ser
ious complication began to develop.
Tho fourth day his physicians Issued
bulletin that stirred the whole nation
to Its depts. On tho sixth day the
king was dead.
Tho shock to Great Britain nnd to
tho world had been tremendous, not in
a national way, for tho death of tho
king has been discounted In tho mar
kota for many years, but to tho em
pire's sentimentality. King Edward
was sincerely loved tnrougnout mo
length and breadth of England's
possessions.
Ho was loved as a groat son of a no-
bto mother, and ha was loved for him
self becauso ho had In his character
that raro commingling of democratic
simplicity with kingly dignity which
mado him Justly tho "llrst gentleman
of Great Britain."
Politically, tho death of Edward VII
contains gravo potentialities. Tho
commons Is now engaged In "reform
ing tho house of lords." To Edward a
liberal ministry had looked with confi
dence for tho creating of such poors as
would carry out tho will of tho pcoplo
as expressed at tho last election. Now
a new king steps forward to tako Ed
ward's placo. What attitude he may
assume In mis, tho greatest political
crisis England haa faced In generations,
remains a problem.
Nearly all members of the king's
Immediate family wero at his bedside
when tho king died. Just beforo tho
end camo, tho royal patient rallied and
snoke weakly to thoso about him.
"1 Know It is an over," no said, "but
I think I've dono my duty."
Thoso wore his last words.
Tho first official act of tho new king,
Gcorgo V, was performed Immediate
ly after his father had breamed his last.
Hu dispatched to tho lord mayor of
London Uio announcement of Edward
VU'a death, In pursuance of an ago-old
custom. Ills telegram read: "l am
deeply grioved to Inform you that my
beloved fathor, tho king, passed away
peacefully at 11:45 tonight.
(Signed) "uoorgc."
Thot Gcorgo V will leave any deep
Imprint on English his troy as a sover
eign of force and commanding ability
Is much to bo doubted, put at least ho
is likely to prove a king of good heart.
of conscientious attention to duty and
of discretion In stato affairs.
Geogro brings to the throno consld
erabio experience of his own in rou
tine demands of public service made
unon him as tho prlnco of Wales, and
he comes to the task of governing
with fair ability, a good personality
and a serious senso of his own rcsponsi
billtlcs.
"The Country's All Right."
New York. Mav 5. Before Balllncr
today for hia summer home in Scotland,
Andrew Carnegie had a few words to
sav about the tariff.
"In mv on nlon greater progress nau
been made by the latest tariff revision
towards the perfect tariff than ever
before," he observed. "Of course, it
is hard to please everybody, and I can
oply expreaa my opinion by quoting
something I read on a postal card late
ly: "Let tho scowlera scowl, let tne
howlers howl, and the politicians go it
The country's all right and I know it."
Ralnler's Toll Counted.
T sa AniroW Mav E That T. Y.
Callahan, globe-trotter and mountain-
climber, perisnea in a storm on Mount
Rainier Aucuat 16. 1909. was proved
In the Probate court today. The only
exhibits offered in evidence were Cal-
l.h.n'a alnntni.tr anrl irlovse. which
were found on the trail where he waa
last seen alive. Callahan left a small
aatatA Including funds in Los Ansrelea
banks, and proof of his death waa re
quisite to the granting of Utters of ad
ministration, in order that this might
be distributed to his d rower ana sister.
Bucketshon Probe Ends.
Wuhinortnn. Ifav K. The investiga
tion in the New York end of the wire
responsibility for tne receipt of stock
Quotations by beckeUhops waa conclud-
. - ' VJ 1 1
u v t a u Banwa ma. paaeru viaau ir.iv.
TO ujua arww w o a m w
ci...l . riauiilauiit aurainat the Weata
ern unven tetraVa u"Mi'"JF
ad it wauU be several days before an
ladUtaaent eoiikl be returned. It is
.i.maaarnan u.a i laaiiiuMi cxmaHjirawv
i ... 1 . 1 1 ! .
tndtotunta are on Ale with the depart-
'.se) Emeleve Staves.
Washington, May 5, The reperl el
(be bvreau oi labor hbor the conditions
at Um Betbkheaa Steel Works, of
SUuth Wnthlahaan Pa., whioh Waa Sttb-
Mitted' to Ue senate today, says that
2,3ft teen worked 12 beuM a day far
seven days a week.
COLLIER & COLLIER
Lawyers
Rooms In Holbrook Building.
SLJetMs, ... - Oregon
JOSEPH McCHESNEY, M. D.
Physician and Sure con.
Day & Night Office in McChcsncy blk.
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Offlca Houni 10 a. m. to 1 p. m., S to 6 p. m.
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Office, Plltcr Block.
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