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Newspaper Page Text. VOL. XLIL--NO. 12,990. POETLANB, OREGON. WEDNESDAY, JULY 30, 1902. PRICE FIVE CENTS. Sdi?5utMipiwff The New "No. O" Pocket Kodak THE BEST LITTLE KODAK MADE Maker's Price Our Price $6.00 $4.80 Blumauer-Frank Drug Co. Wholesale and Importing Druggists. WITABLE LlF In Its latest policy furnishes the Ideal life Insurance con tract, backed by the strongest company In the world Assets, $331,039,720.34; surplus, $71,129,042.06. ft will be greatly to your advantage to investigate this policy before signing an application for life Insurance In any company. L. Samuel, Manager, 306 Oregonlan BIdg., Portland, Or. fKH- METSCHAN, Pre. SEVEHT8 AND WASF.IKGTDK STREETS, PORTUJip, OfiEGOI CHANGE OP UAKAQBMSNT. European Plan: DR. FOWLER'S meat and yr JL T JLakes JL T JLi EAT onH MALT "There's Life and Strength In Every Drop" A BEVERAGE OR A MEDICINE For Bale by All Drucgists. BLUMAUER & HOCH, Sole Distributers, Wholesale liquor and Cigar Dealers Heating apparatus adapted to Pacific Coast. If we see that our furnaces can can be improved in any way, we have them made that way. It's not the .manufacturer, it's we who say how our furnaces shall be made. w. a Mcpherson Heating and Ventilating Engineer 47 FIRST ST., bet. Ash and Pine Jtb. and. Alder FIXTURE AND Begins Wednesday. Special full line New 2-llght combinations, $8 s-ngnt combinations, $io grade; our price, ji.oo 2-llght combinations, odd lots, $2.50 to $5.00 Full assortment of straight gas and electric fixtures at Just such phenomenal tlons as above. GLASSWARE Remnants of lots as low as 10c Not a thing la tho houso but beauties. &tfrant$Uei$Ur3blUan$, &e. THE PORTLAND PORTLAND, OREGON American Plan fljilSi $30.0 PeJPay COST ORE SUXXTOX DOLLARS. ' HEADQUARTERS FOR TOURISTS AHD COMMERCIAL TRAVELERS Special rates made to families and single gentlemen. The manage tnent will be pleased at all times to show rooms and give prices. A mod era Turkish bath establishment In the hotel. H. C. BOWERS, Mgr. For 122 Years JAS. E. PEPPER Has been the favorite whisky among connoisseurs. F ROTH CHILD BROS., Agents The Photo Miniature's Seasonable Books SEASHORE PHOTOGRAPHY ANIMAL PHOTOGRAPHY PHOTOGRAPHING CLOUDS Price, 25c each 0. -W. KKOWLE8, M $1.00, $1.50, $2.00 per Dy .MUSCLE" Established 1807. GLASSWARE July 30 lasts three days. Fixtures Just received. grade; our price. $5.75 reduc srtlstlc ORIENTAL Zzx colorings and designs tvIH be found In our new and beautiful display of Floor Covering EXCLUSIVE CARPET HOUSE J.GJack&Co. 86 and 88 Third St. Opposite Chamber of Commerce. THE PIKN0LK THE XA3IE AXD THE IXSTRCaiEXT Most people are familiar with the name Pianola, but comparatively few of them have l comprehensive idea of the instru ment. "WHAT ITIS AND WHAT IT WILL DO. Uado and sold only by THE AEOLIAN COMPANY M. B. "Wells. Sole North west Agent 253-355 .Washington St., ,cor. Parle SALE. SW f W 2 sn WORK 18 STARTED Coos Bay Belt Line Railway Definitely Under Way, FROM NEW DOCK AT EMPIRE CITY This Completes Terminal Arrange ments for the Great Eastern Rail roadLine toTasi Around tho Day to End of Jetty. Land has been purchased for termi nal of the Belt Line Railway, at Em pire, on Coos Bay, and the work of con structing 15 miles of railroad Is under way. Work on a new dock will begin today. These enterprises are In con nection with the Great Eastern Rail way projected between Coos Bay and Salt Lake. Large tracts of land have been Decured as terminal grounds for that enterprise. Railroad construction has already start ed at Coos Bay; that is, tho construction of the Belt Lino Railway, starting from Empire, running up the bay to Marsh fleld, crossing: to East Marshflold on a drawbridge, thence circling- around by way of the creamery to Glasgow and out on the harbor Jetty. Tho total length of the line will bo 15 miles. Tho Empire Council has granted a franchise through that town and other property and rights have been secured that assure the com pletion of the line. In the franchise deeds it is specified that this belt line shall be open to any railroad company that may desire to use it, upon the payment of reasonable charges for the privilege. The specific forco behind this enterprise, how ever, is tho Great Eastern Railway pro ject, in connection with which the Belt Line Railway was organized. This is the proposed line through to Salt Lake City. "Work on the construction of a dock at Empire will also be begun today. Tho site for this and other needed land ad jacent was obtained of Dr. C. W. Tower, Henry Songstncken and James Flanagan. These purchases give the new enterprise a footing at Empire, and it will prose cuto Its work from that base. Tho Belt Line Railway will be pushed to comple tion as rapidly as possible, regardless of tho negotiations for the transcontinental 1la 4Via fnA r9 "Kf i 1111 nrtt- VtA Af1 "Mjf W AfcW V. . . w -w .- nltelv known ,6r"afwJweoks "yet These arrangements were made by Chief Engineer Kinney, who returned last night from a 10 days trip to Coos Bay, going 24 hours without rest in order that he might reach Portland as early as possi ble. Ho Is now more enthusiastic than ever over Coos Bay prospects, though his enthusiasm Is somewhat tempered by the unenterprising spirit that he encountered in some quarters. "When I first visited Coos Bay a few months ago," said Mr. Kinney, "I won dered how such a gem of industrial pos sibilities had escaped the attention of capital. There was the finest field my eyes had ever beheld, and yet It slumbered, when so much money was eager to de velop it and make it a hive of Industry. When I came to deal with the people down there on a business basis I found where the trouble lay, for capital ,1s sen sitive and shrinks from going where it is not wanted. Those people have lived there 30 years, and the only change they have witnessed in that time is that the clams have acquired the habit of going a little deeper Into the sand. Now they shut their eyes and double the price of tholr prop erty. However, I have succeeded In get ting all the land we need, and a good deal more, and our surplus will be avail able for those who may need It forbusl ness purposes. And I think the Coos Bay people will grow to like us whon they see 'that we are there for a serious purpose and will open up tho country to the light of the world. They will be all right when they get the right view of things." The Jetty and Harbor. Mr. Kinney expresses the opinion that the Coos Bay Jetty is an excellent piece of harbor improvement and that it has done even more than was expected of it. By actual sounding he says there is 42 feet of water on the bar at high tide? and more than 30 feet at low tide, the pecu liar situation tending to heap the water up in front of the Jetty. But storm has destroyed a considerable stretch of the Jetty at the outward end, because of the smallness of tho rubble stone and boul ders dumped in to hold the brush mats. Mr. Kinney wants to build his railroad out on the Jetty and himself take in hand the work of restoring that harbor protec tion. He will take huge blocks of granite from his railroad construction in the mountains and put them out at the end of the Jetty for 50 cents a cubic yard, whereas the cost heretofore has been 78 cents for the cheapest, and that has proved not to stand the storms. Water is deep and anchorage safe, so that vessels can load out at the end of tho Jetty. This will be greatly facilitated by the building of the railroad out to the end of that structure. Great Eastern at Pony Slough. While the Belt Lino Railway is for the purpose of accommodating the Great Cen tral with suitable terminal facilities on Coos Bay, so as to do away- with the Im mediate necessity for determining whore the main line should reach Coos Bay, it was found advisable to select at once the point where the connection is to be m&de. Mr. Kinney secured 550 acres of land, be ing practically all of Pony Slough, for tho Great Eastern yards. He says that is by far the best location for that purpose in the Coos Bay country. It gives a large tract of level land, is a great deal more than the railroad will need, and will make the Junction of the Great Eastern with the Belt Line at a point between Empire -and Marshfleld. The chief terminals will bo provided In Empire by the Belt Line Company. Mr. Kinney also examined somewhat Into the route for the railroad out to Drain. The survey of the Rogue River Railroad Company, which the Great East ern purchased a few weeks ago, extends between Drain and Scottsburg. Mr. Kin ney is of the opinion that the best route below Scottsburg is along tho Umpo.ua River to lis mouth, or to Gardiner. From there the route to Coos Bay would bo straight down he coast, the distance be ing 25 to CO miles. Cornea Toward Portland. While this route would seem to be rather roundabout for a transcontinental railroad between Salt Lake City and Coos Bay, when it Is considered that the line will also bo extended to Portland, and that an Important part of the traffic is likely to bo between Portland and Coos Bay, It is apparent that extra mileage toward Portland for the purpose of get ting easy grades will be by no means a loss. And the grade out to Drain by way of Gardiner and Scottsburg Is said to be unexceptionable. In one place a tunnel SCO feet long will bo bored in order to save a detour of three miles. The rest will not be difficult of construction. Mr. Kinney was quite captivated with the appearance of the town of Gardiner. Every building In tho town is painted white, and every pole and fence Is the same. It is not a whitewashed town, but Is covered with good white lead and oIL Mr. Kinney is convinced that an enter prising set of people live there. He saya its appearance reminds him of some of the thrifty towns on the coast of Maine. Tho preliminary stago of the Coos Bay railroad enterprise is deemed to have passed with the beginning of actual con struction work. Tho Belt Line is now as sured, and Jt will not be worth much without a feeder Into the interior. There fore It is regarded as .certain that there will be a -railroad through to a connection with tho Southern Pacific, even if the transcontinental feature should not suc ceed. Forty-five men are now in camp at Empire. Laborers and horses aro going in from Roseburg. Engineer George Ly man Moody is to start across fho country at once to take levels to Elkton. When this shall be completed all will be ready for the report on which tho fate of the transcontinental character of tho enter prise will depend. IN A BOSTON JAIL. Wayne Belvln, Descendant of "Mad Anthony" "Wayne, la In Trouble. BOSTON, July 29. The Advertiser to morrow will say: "A lineal descendant of Mad Anthony Wayne, of Revolutionary farile, Wayne Belvln, is lodged in the Charles-Street Jail. H!s career in the world of finance has ri valed in Celebrity that of his ancestor in military matters. He has been a multi millionaire, and he was presented to King Edward VII when he was Prince of Wales. Now ho has for several days been in a financial difficulty representing about $150. It is alleged that he received from a State street mining man a commission on some stocks which he claimed ho had sold, but wnicn nis principal refused to take up when the stock was delivered to him for payment. The mining man had him ar rested. Today, after a court hearing, he was remanded to Jail. "Belvln has been a promoter and finan cier, living at various times in London, Seattle, Salt Lake and New York. He was one a vlce-prosldent of the Northern1 Pa cific Railroad under the VHlard regime. With the same control he wa3 president of the Washington Improvement Com pany, of Seattle. Later, he was connect ed with the San Francisco & Eastern Rail road, and financed the Chicago cold-stor- LagepJfuit-'- '-... All Ready for Joint Maneuver. WASHINGTON, July 29. Acting Secre tary Sanger returned to the War Depart ment today, having spent yesterday la company with General MacArthur and other officers of the Army, who"" were making a tour qf--the ports forming the defenses of tho eastern entrance of Long Island Sound, which is to be the scene of tho Army and Navy maneuvers. They found everything In excellent condition. Cables connecting all the ports have been tested and found to be in good order, and arrangements have been made for a com plete signal system. The fire control sys 1m and other features of defense coming under the Signal Corps were found In good condition, and before tho maneu vers begin it Is expected will be perfect. General MacArthur is very much inter ested in the coming maneuvers and Is giving the same care and attention to the defense as he would if the maneuvers were not mimic warfare. Rose Coghlnn Becomes a Citizen. HEL.EXA. Mont, July 29. Rose Cogh lan, the well-known actress, known in private life as Mrs. John S. Sullivan, to day declared her intention in the District Court of Lewis and Clark County to be come a citizen of the United States. Mrs. Sullivan came here from the Yellowstone Park. It Is announced that she will re tire from the stage and will tako. up a ranch for cattle-raising purposes. CONTENTS OF TODAY'S PAPER. Foreign. The three great oil Interests of Rockefeller, Rothschild and Nobel have combined. Page 2. Kins Edward Is able to walk about hla yacht. Page 2. Joseph Chamberlain reappears In the House of Commons. Page 2. Cardinal Gotll has been appointed succe'raor to tho late Cardinal Ledochowskl. Page 2. Boer commanders receive ovations at Cape Town. Page 2. Commander McCrea will not permit bombard ment of Capo Haytlen without due notice. Pages. Domestic. Teller leaves his candidacy to the Democrats of Colorado. Page S. Tho Iowa Republican Stats Convention will meet today. Page 3. Trial of the "West Virginia miners' contempt cases. Pago 10. Sport. Portland shut out Helena; score, 1-0. Pago 0. Spokano beat Butte; score, 16-14. Page 6. Seattle defeated Tacoma; score, 4-1. Page 5. Umpire Cunningham to pitch for Portland. Page S. Pacific Const. Man lost in woods near Montceano, Wash., for three months Is rescued more dead than alive. Page 4. Harry Wright, who assisted Outlaw Tracy to escape, is seen In Lane County. Page 4. State of Oregon will appeal case to recover on bond of George W. Davis, defaulting School Land Clerk. Page 4. Marine and Commercial. First car of new-crop wheat reaches Portland. Page 11. Heavy engagements of wheat for South Africa continue. Page 10. Stella log raft will start for San Francisco In about 10 days. Page 10. Portland grain fleet Is still making alow pass " ages. Page 10. Oats make another slump. Pago 11. July shorts eccure "marginal price" on oats. Page 11. Alarm over call for money for export keeps trading In stocks down. Page 11. Portland and Vicinity. Local ministers protest against threatened merger of Stato University and Divinity School. Page 12. Chief Engineer Kenney. of Great Eastern Rail road, tells about Coos Bay Improvements. Page 11. Vendor of "diseased meat fined In municipal I - court.' Page 8. , S. P. Rudd talks further of steamship needs at Nonas. ' Pits 8. -- ..-.,. CITY OF SPOKANE Somex Advantages of an In land Situation. AS A TRANSPORTATION CENTER How the Jobbing Trade Is Hart by Railroad Discrimination City Gaining Population, Out of Debt Making Progress. t (By a Staff Writer.) SPOKANE, July 23. There are some advantages, undeniably, in an inland situation, and they are admirably illus- -t. a. CUMMINS WINS VICTORY POLITICAL Governor A. B. Cummins, r C!ji:' i--r5?sm ls9k A- i-fl .h4$ fesA. - I rA f Rf-k . ,. .-Msr lH-bi ---IH$ "hMHI r , vSfc t sMkflBhk H . hPJGl Bi UbiKk-Km $? s pMv'-B' S i ?BH flw3aPx W!SMS K BmBBHBWpE'iBbBImb t. 'fBBHH-liwSi N iH4fii BBL BS7V BBBR lj - -2HBSSfetf' " MSaSBS?9l iM tf. Bv flBBBsHi y .'i BHn!T9v49ff bBb -------BS-KH ASiB----SS-------------r '' . 'ro$ EsP-----Bf DES MOINES, la,, July 29. Lafayette younff, of Iowa, ho? withdrawn his op position to reafflnnlnff the Republican state platform of last year. This la a. vic tory for Governor Cummins, who Is In favor of enacting the clause containing tho words. "We favor a modification of the tariff schedules that may be required to prevent their affording Bhelter to monopoly." -- trated here at Spokane, which has grown to be the business hub of this great Northern country. "Over next the coast. ' remarked a Spokanelte this morning, "you have the ocean on one side and productive country on the other side. At Spokane we have productive country on both sides." This, of course. Is brag, but there Is something In it. Spokane lacks the sea and what the sea brings, hut she has in its stead a magnificent half-circle a "huge half-moon, a monstrous cantle," to borrow a fine phrase of productive territory, which makes no small part of the support upon which she has advanced in 23 years from a disorderly group of 3iwash wlckl-ups to a splendid city of 50,000 people, and which today serves to sustain her larger prosperity. Foremost . among conditions at Spokane resting upon her inland situation is the system of railroads which center here; and it will, I fancy, surprise many, as it did me, to learn that Spokane ba3 in number moro railroads than any other city in the Pacific group of states. The list Ur an imposing one, and' it will stand critical examination.' First, there Is the Northern Pacific, which pioneered the country, and which remains, perhaps, its most important connection. Then there Is the Great Northern, or the Jim Hill line, which has became one of the great est of several continental routes. Then the Union Pacific, connecting the city, thrdugh Its coast branch, the O. R. S: X., with the central and southern districts of the Columbia River basin. These three main lines from the through or Eastern connections of Spokane, but they are not more important to her prosperity, possi bly not so much so, as the several local or district roads which bring her into daily touch with her immediate trib utary country. These are the Spo kane & Northern, operating in the region north from Spokane, with one branch running into British Co lumbia, another intd the Colvlile country, and still another off to the -east; tho Central Washington, which pierces the Big Bend region, and brings its large and rapidly developing trade to Its natur al center, at Spokane; the Spokane & Falouse, a side line of the Northern Pa cific; the Spokane &. Coeur d'Alene, a sldo line of the O. R. & N. system; and the Hauser Juncttpn line, another local branch of the Northern Pacific. There are no mere paper railroads. They are Hvo and hustling very live and very hustling agencies of traffic and they put Spokane in such relations with all parts of its business field as no other Coast can boast and only one of them may be said to monopolize Its field. Broadly speaking, they form a network of closely competing lines by which the traffic of Spokane is served very much as the business centers of the Eastern states are served that is, with choice of routes and w-th the advantages implied by choice. Of course this system of railroads has not developed In a barren country such as we used, in times long past to think the northeastern region -of Washington to be. In truth. It is one of the excep tionally productive parts of the North west It would be hard to name a great! or essential resource which it does not contain. Its mines need only to be re ferred to for the fame of the Coeur d'Alencs, the Coiville group, the Kootenai group and half a dozen lesser districts Is already world-wide. Its quarries are among tho finest and largest In America; its water "power is abundant; Its coal supply, though as yt wholly unde veloped", -ia large; Its -timber resource is vastC and 13 already the basis of a large export business. But, better than all this, is the extent and quality of its agricul turaT resource. In times not so far back it was believed that the country was good for little but range during part of the year and that it offered no invitation to the farmer; and, remembering this esti mate, one who has not kept pace with events is surprised to learn that a very large. If not the greater part f the wealth of the country, is in its agricul tural lands. And this is no mere theory, for during tho past few years tens of thousands of tho very best class of farm ers from the Northern and Western states have come Into the country. Ride In any direction and you will find cultivated fields, pastures and roadsides populous with domestic animals, spacious farm houses, and everywhere the cheerful red barn. Whoever, with, the notions of an .older time In his head. Imagines that the country about Spokane Is rough country or even new country, "will learn some thing that will surprise him if he will give a day or two to looking over the sit uation as It exists today. In truth, many ' nnrttf of this district nre flfl thicklv set- OVER YOUNG IN IOWA 'BATTLE. Lafayette Young. v tied and afford. In all external aspects, as many suggestions of thrift, domestic comfort and even domestic refinement as the most prosperous parts of our own Willamette Valley. I have not gone deeply Into this sub jest in my inquiries, and I am not ablo to tell in figures what tho country is doing in the way of agricultural production, but I have, with my own eyes, seen enough In these past two days to be as sured that there is.no serious error when I am told that the country Immediately tributary to Spokane is as large an an nual producer of wheat as Western Ore gon, and that Spokane Is a larger hog market than Portland. Nobody can see tho splendid equipment of the country In the matter of farm buildings and general improvements and conveniences, Including its railroads, without being con vinced that production is on a scale both large and profitable. I discover in indirect ways that the mines, large and important as they are, have not in recent times "panned out" in just tho way Spokane hoped for at the time I was last. here. Nobody says this much In words', for nobody here says any thing about the city in critical or judicial spirit, but there are many indications that the hopes of a few years back have not been fulfilled. I will not undertake to say just where the faultif lies whether in the spirit of early calculations or in the tend ency of mining dividends to run speedily away to the great finan cial centers but when Inquiry made as to the status of Spokano as a mining center the answer comes in the tone, if not in tho terms, of disappoint ment And yet, to the visitor the city ap pears full of tho monuments of mining capital. Ask who owns this or that not able building, and two times out of five the reply will involve tho name of some well-known mining man some man whom i happen to know "made his pile" at Coeur d'Alene, at Nelson or at some other of tho well-known camps near at hand. Drive through the beautiful residence dis trict and here again the names of mining men figure with a frequency only to be matched at San Francisco In tho time im mediately following the Nevada invasion an Invasion which brought to San Fran cisco tho millions which gave her 30 years of prosperity, and which today makes a large part of her fixed antl permanent wealth. Disappointed Spokane Is, beyond a doubt "with the financial returns of her mlnins connections; no visitor can fail to Bee that; nevertheless she Is vastly the gainer from this source, and cannot fall to be a greater gainer as time goes on. One condition of supreme disadvantage dominates and limits tho business life of Spokane, and that is the discrimination under which sho suffers in the matter of railroad rates. The cost of shipping a carload or a hundredweight of merchan dise from common points In the East to Spokane Is the full rate to Pacific Ocean points, plus the local rate ,from ocean points back to Spokane. That Is to say, a Spokane merchant must pay on goods from New York the rato to Portland or Tacoma, with tho rate back from Port land or Tacoma added. The theory of this charge is a familiar one, and It has been the subject of contention since time out qf mind. The inland merchant claims that it is absurd and unjust; tho railroad manager claims that his ocean-point rate is a forced one, due to the competitive condition which navigation affords. I will not undertake to solve a problem which has vexed the best minds of the country (fozxtuiti on Page 10.) NEXT HOUSE IS SAFE Babcbck Sure Republicans Will Carry Elections. GOLD DEMOCRATS AROUSED Brynn's Letter Fully Convinces Them An Attempt Will Be Made to Resurrect the Silver Issue "Harmony" a Boomerang. QREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington. July 29. Chairman Babcock, of th Republican Congressional Committee, passed through Washington today, stop ping long enough to say that the Repub licans will carry the next House by a safe majority, making gains in the Midcie West and holding their own in the East. He said the harmony efforts of the Demo crats did the Republicans lots of good. Bryan's Eastern visit had aided materi ally in raising the old Bllver specter that most Democrats hoped had been cast aside. Babcock had feared that the Cleveland-Hill appeal for harmony would with draw from the Republicans the support of Gold Democrats, which they had In the three past elections, but Bryan's let ter following the Tllden letter opened the eyes of Eastern Democrats to the. fact that the Chicago-Kansas City crowd Is determined to dictate to the Democ racy of the country, and, as a result, former suppprters of the sound money party will continuo to support Republi can -candidates for Congress. Outside of a few New York members, the Democracy of the House today Is for free silver as strongly as ever. Chairman Babcock observes that the Democrats have dropped the Philippines Issue, it being too hot for them, falling back on trusts and the tariff questions, on which the Republicans are ready to meet them. "With everybody at work and general good times prevailing, the result of Republican policies," said Bab cock, "the people will continue the Re publican party in power. As to trusts, the Republicans have enacted the only anti-trust law on the statutes. On this question the Democrats have no record." MORE ATTEXTIOX TO XORTHWEST. Chief Statlstlcan Will See That Crop Is Xot Overestimated. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, July 23 Chief Statistia Hyde, of the Agricultural Department, who com piled the Government statement of tho wheat output for IDOl.when shown the edi torial from the Oregonian of July 21, ex pressed great surprise that his -estimate differed eo widely from the figures of local wheat men. He said the Government esti mate is is made up from information that is obtained direct by the department from its correspondents. There is one person In each county from whom the depart ment receives information. Fully 90 per cent of these correspondents are farmers, while the remainder are bankers, mer chants and others in a position to be ad vised of. the condition of the wheat crop In their immediate vicinity, -dr. Hyde says the farmers would naturally under estimate their crops, rather than go to the other extreme, and, in handling re turns, his office has been inclined to further underestimate from returns that are made. He will, however, make a more careful examination as to reports made In Oregon, Washington and Idaho in 1901, and If he finds any errors, or sees where returns can bo had to better advantage than heretofore, the change will be made. He does not Insist that his figures are correct 3Iny Be Pat in Oregon Reserve. The Interior Department is making an investigation to determine the advisabil ity of withdrawing 15 or 20 townships in Asotin, Columbia and Garfield Counties, Washington, which embrace the north end of the Blue Mountains, with a view to in cluding them in the Blue Mountain for est reserve to be created in Oregon. Tho Geological Survey and Bureau of Forestry have both recommended that these lands be Included as completing the natural watershed of th!3 range. A temporary withdrawal will probably result APPLIES FOR RECEIVER. Stockholder American Llthograpli Company Alleges Mismanagement. ADBANY, N. Y., July 29. An applica tion wa3 made to Attorney-General Davlea today by Benjamin Hilton, of East Or ange, N. J., asking that an action he be gun on behalf of the state for the disso lution of the American Lithographing Company, of New York, and for the ap pointment of a receiver to wind up Its affairs. Hilton is a stockholder and bond holder in the company, and he alleges that it is insolvent and has been for at least IS months, and that Its assets have been wasted by a profligate management. The company has a capital of ?3,0S3,CW, and Hilton says much money has been wasted in experimenting. The petition alleges that the company lost $104,914 In 1900 and $153,759 In 1501 in the publication of the magazine Truth, and that another large loss was sustained in the publica tion of the newspaper Recorder. Presi dent J. P. Knapp, it is stated, receives a salary of $22,500 a year, and Treasurer Ettllnger a salary of ?15.O00. The petition pays the company's assets are $3,130,339 and the liabilities $3,574,1S2, leaving a de ficit of $343,843. The company, in its answer, makes a general denial of all of Hilton's allega tions. Attorney-General Davles gave the counsel two weeks In which to filo affi davits on the disputed points. Clayton Did Xot Own the Stock. WASHINGTON, July 29. The last charges against Ambassador Powell Clay ton, sent to the State Department by Senator Penrose, of Pennsylvania, in the shape of affidavits that he held mining stock in his own name, stand already, de nied by the Ambassador, and the state ment is made that the State Department regards them as having been satisfactor ily answered. The purport of the Ambas sador's statement Is that the stock re ferred to was held by him In trust end did not belong to him.