Morning Oregonian., July 13, 1903, Page 2, Image 2

THE MORNING OREGONIAN, MONDAY, JULY 13, 1903.
WAR INTHE BALKANS
Fighting Begins Between
Turkey and Bulgaria.
'NEUTRAL ZONE IS INVADED
Each Accuses the Other of Crossing
the Boundary, and Blood Is Shed
Bulgaria. Hurries More
Troops to the Scene.
PARIS, July 12. According' to a dispatch
from Constantinople published here, en
gagements have taken place between
Turkish and Bulgarian trooops on the
frontier, which the Turks accuse the Bul
garians of crossing. On the other hand
the Bulgarians assert that the Turks tried
to ocpupy the neutral zone.
The dispatch adds that a ministerial
council was hurriedly summoned at the
Yildiz Kiosk last night and moro troops
have been called to the colors.
TO INSPECT THE REARS ARGE.
Prince of Wales" and British Will
Visit American Flagship.
PORTSMOUTH, Eng., July 12. The
Prince of Wales arrived this evening for
the Inspection of Read-Admiral Cotton's
flagship Kearsarge. Ambassador Choata
and Secretary White traveled in the same
train from London. Admiral Charles F.
Hotham received them at the station and
the whole party drove to the Admiralty
house as the Admiral's guests.
H. O. Arnold-Foster, Parliamentary sec
retary to the Admiralty, and other de
partmental officials have also arrived from
London for tomorrow's inspections.
Among the guests at the dinner given by
Admiral Hotham in honor of the Prince
of Wales were the officers of the Ameri
can squadron.
KING PETER'S BIRTHDAY.
He Celebrates hy Granting Amnesty
to Military Prisoners.
BELGRA-. Servla, July 12. The birth
day of King Peter was celebrated today
and thanksgiving services were held
throughout the city. The king held a
reception at the palace and granted an
amnesty in honor of the occasion, in
which were Included many military pris
oners. The city was decorated and illumi
nated. It is stated that the king will prob
ably visit the Czar in September.
A crisis is expected to occur Involving
a reconstruction of the Cabinet
REBEL STRONGHOLD TAKEN.
Moorish Foreign Minister Captures
Tara From Pretender.
TANGIER, Morocco, July 12. It is con
firmed that the War Minister, El Menebhl,
entered Taza, the stronghold of the pre
tender, July 7, after days of fighting,
whicli resulted in a complete uefeat of the
rebellious tribes.
Election Riot in Hungary.
BUDAPEST, July 12. Disorders broko
out today at a meeting of electors at
Nflgyvarad, capital of" Bihar province,
which was being addressed by Dr. Bara
bas, the leader -of the extreme left in the
Hungarian diet. . Seventeen persons were
injured and the military had to be sum
moned to restore order. 'Many arrests
were . made.
New Prophet AronscK Arabia.
CONSTANTINOPLE, July 12. Rumors
are. current that fresh troubles have bro
ken out in the, province of Yemen, Arabia,
In consequence of the appearance of a new
prophet.
THE DEATH ROLL.
W. E. Henley, Poet and Dramatist.
LONDON, July 12. William Ernest
Henley, the poet and collaborator in sev
eral plays with Robert Louis Stevenson,
died today aftbe age of 54 years.
Mr. Henley died at his residence at
Woking. He was In his usual health un
til a fortnight ago. He then felt sick
and was obliged to keep his room, but
was not confined to his bed. On Satur
day he became worse, and a doctor was
summoned. He died suddenly at 9:30
o'clock in the evening of heart failure,
following on nephritis.
All this morning's papers contain long
obituaries and editorial articles, in which
they regret the "loss of one of the fore
most and most striking of British
writers."
William Ernest Henley was born at
Gloucester, England, in 1S49 and was edu
cated In that city. After a period of
Illness, during which he wrote "In Hos
pital: Rhymes and Rhythms," he began
writing for the London magazines, and
in 1877 was one of the founders as well
as the editor of "London," to which he
contributed much of his early verse. For
a time he was editor of the Magazine of
Art, and In 1899 became editor of the
Scots Observer, of which, under Its new
title, the National Observer, he was the
chief until his death. Subsequently he
became a contributor to the Athenaeum
and the Saturday Review, from the pages
of which have been made up a scries of
literary and critical articles, published un
der the title of "Views and Reviews." He
is also well known as a poet and drama
tist, having collaborated with the late
Robert Louis Stevenson in the publica
tion of a volume of plays, and won the
ear of many admirers by his spirited
verse in the issue of his "Song of the
Sword." He was the author of two vol
umes of heroic English verse, entitled
"Tudor Translations and Lyra Herolca,"
as well as of an anthology of English
prose. In conjunction with C. Whlbley.
He edited, in concert with T. F. Hender
son, the centenary edition in four vol
umes of Robert Burns' poems, with an
essay , by Dr. Henley on the life and
genius of the poet Dr. Henley was a
man of much learning, an accomplished
Journalist and an acute critic Few mod
ern men of letters were so well equipped
as he for the every-day work of an in
tellectual toiler, and he possessed a force
ful and attractive style, which Invests
all he wrote with a peculiar charm. In
1S93 Mr. Henley received the honorary
degree or ll. v. from St. Andrew's TJnl
verstty, and the following year was ap
pointed editor of the New Review.
Judge Wilcox, of Havrali.
HONOLULU. July 12. (Via Pacific Ca
We.) Judge Wilcox, the intimate friend
and advisor of the lato King Kalakaua and
other monarchs of the Hawaiian Islands,
Is dead as the result of an operation,
blood-poisoning having set In. Judge Wil
cox was a noted authority on the Ha
wall an language and was thoroughly
versed in the history and laws of the
islands.
Father Antrobus, .of Brompton.
LONDON, July 12. Father Antrobus,
the superior of Brompton oratorj Is
dead. He was regarded as a possible
successor to Cardinal Vaughan as arch
bishop of Westminster. In his early ca
reer he was in the diplomatic service and
for a time filled the post of second secre
tary of the British Legation at Washing
ton. Roger W. Woodbury, of Denver.
DENVER. Colo.. July 12. Rojrer W.
Woodbury, a pioneer newspaperman and
banker of this city, died today, aged 62,
-lar- woodDury was a native of Francis
town, N. H.,.and had been a resident of
Colorado for about 30 years. He was
one of the founders of the Denver Even
ing: Times.
W. E. Vanderpool, Gas Engineer.
NEWARK. N. J., July 12. William
Eugene Vanderpool, a famous gas en
gineer, died at his home in this .city to
night after an operation performed for
appendicitis. Mr. Vanderpool was presi
dent of the International Gas Light As
sociation and the American Gas Light
Association.
Richard Holme, of Denver.
DENVER, Colo., July 12. Richard
Holme, a prominent business man of
Denver, and for 20 years general manager
of the Denver Water Company, died to
day of pneumonia. He was born in Rush
vllle, Illinois, In 1833 and came to Denver
in 1S75.
HE DEFIES DEATH.
(Continued from First Page.)
something is being concealed from him.
Today, when a copy of the medical bul
letin was brought in, he read it and then
rang. To Centera, who appeared, ho said
abruptly: "Bring me another copy of the
bulletin," emphasizing the word "an
other," and evidently thinking that the
first one had been doctored for his bene
fit, as had been done before. But today
Centera was able to bring another Iden
tical with the first. One of the greatest
difficulties is to prevent the pope from
speaking too much.
It Is wonderful what different impres
sions people receive of the pope's condi
tion, according to their different temper
aments. For instance? the Associated
Press correspondent was present when
Cardinals Ferriata, Segna and Cretonl
left the sickroom together. Cardinal Fer
riata, rubbing his hands, said:
"The holy father is almost convales
cent. We shall soon see him in tho Vat
ican gardens again."
Cardinal Segna, making tho sign of the
cross, sighed:
"Our beloved pontiff is lost," while Car
dinal Cretonl, shaking his head In doubt,
exclaimed:
"Who knows? He may die, still he
may get better."
lung jiay lictnrn to Home. J
King Victor Emmanuel has given or
ders to keep the Qulrinal palace in readi
ness, as he may come to Rome at any
time from his Summer villa near Turin,
on account of the popee's conditio or
death. In any event, the King and Queen
will return to Rome July 29.
In addition to Dr. Rossonl, five news
paper correspondents have been added
to those stricken with fever. The latter
have been taken to tho .hospital.
PRAYERS FOR THE POPE.
In All Catholic Churches Special
Services Are Held.
In all the Catholic churches of the city
special prayers for the recovery of his
holiness the pope were offered yesterday
by the members of that faith. Eulogies of
the pontiff were read In every church,
while the congregation offered up its
prayers. Requests for concerted prayer
have beenreceived and the Roman Cath
olics of the city, both individually and in
the churches, are constantly petitioning
for the recovery of the head of the church.
Aside from the prayers and eulogies no
further services were held yesterday, but
in neither the morning nor the evening
services was the health of Pope Leo for
gotten by the worshippers.
In the event of the pope's death most
elaborate .memorial services will be held
in the Catholic churches. The requiem
services of the Poman Catholic church
will be given as well as the prepared
eulogies which will probably be sent out
irom itome.
It Is generally conccAsd amonir fh
Catholics of the city that the death of
nis nouness is but a matter of time on
account of his great age. 2o formal prep
arations for the memorial service hnvSTno
ret been made as thy would not probably
iro ueiu ior several aays arter the death
of the pope had been announced.
Archbishop Christie is at present maklne
a tour of the prefecture of Alaska, and
the conducting of the memorial services
would 'therefore fall upon Rev. Father
McNally, D.D., who has taken the place
ui uiu urcnoisnop at tne cathedral.
At me evening service at the cathedral
the latest reports of the AssnMntAv v,
as to the condition of hfe holiness were
reuu wnno tne congregation offered its
prayers.
HIS COM)ITIOX SATISFACTORY.
He nests Well All Day, and Doctors
Are Hopeful.
ROME, July 12, 9 A. M.-Tho Wt
entered the pope's bedroom at 8:30 o'clock
Itfa Vi rill t svort t
...o iwurao tijitj ne was satisfied -to
undergo another examination; which is
now going on.
ROME. Julv 12. At R P tit , i .
clans m attendance upon Pope Leo issued
the following bulletin:
Nothing noteworthy occnrrrvi rt,.i.
the day and the Pone's eondmnn
satisfactory as it was this morning. Pulse,
iuauun, oy, temperature, 38.8 (cen-
"MAZ20NI."
ROME. July 12, ll:20P. M.-The nnn ,
now been resting easily. For the first
time he does not feel anv 111 errata
his reclining position and the doctors con
tinue mis to mean that there is no rt
newal of the pleuric secretion which pre
viously, when the patient was rwllntn,.
pressed again the lung. "
WASHINGTON. July lZ.'Wn
Falconio, the papal delegate, this morning
received the following cablegram frorn
Cardinal Rampolla: "Slight amelioration
continues."
NO FOREIGNER NEED APPLY.
Two Cardinals Say Gibbons Has No
Chance of Election.
LONDON, July 13. The Dally Telegraph
correspondent at Rome telegraphs:
"I am authorized to state on the au
thority of two cardinals, one of whom is
himself a candidate, that neither Cardinal
Gibbons nor any other foreign member
of tho sacred college possesses the remot
est chance of succeeding Pope Leo XIIL"
Prayers -In All Chicago Churches.
CHICAGO. July 13,-Prayers for the
speedy recovery or happy death of Pope
Leo were said in all the Roman Catholic
Churches of Chicago yesterday. Even in
Grace Methodist Episcopal Church a
prayer was offered for the pontiff. In
Holy Family Church, in West Twelfth
street, nine masses were sung during the
day and before each mass announcement
was made of the serious illness of the
pontiff. Fifteen thousand persons at
tended the masses In this church alone.
"Blessed Illness," Says Leo.
ROME, July 13. When Monslgnore An
gell, one of the pope's secretaries de
scribed to the pope the enthusiasm called
forth by his illness, declaring that it had
reproduced a revival favorable to the
Catholic Church unexampled In Its his
tory, the pontiff exclaimed "blessed ill
ness." EXCURSION RATES EAST.
Via Great Northern Railway.
Chicago and return $71.50
St. Louis and return..-. 67.50
Peoria and return 9.25
St. Paul and return 60.00
Minneapolis and return 60.00
Duluth and return 60.00
Dates of sale July 12, 13, 14. IB. 16.
August 18 and 19, August 25 and 26. Tick
ets good for SO days.
For full Information call on or address
H. DICKSOSf: City Ticket Agent.
122 Third St., Portland, Or.
DESTRUCTION OF RANGE
DDE TO PRODUCTION jOP HAY BY
IRRIGATION
Government Expert Tells How Grass
Is Ruined by Overtaxing Condi
tions in the Blue Mountains.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington, July 12. "The one factor which
has contributed more than any other to
the depletion of the ranges Is the develop
ment of hay production oh Irrigated land
in the range region," observes Mr. W. J.
Spillman, agrostologlet of the Agricul
tural .Department, in transmitting to
Secretary Wilson the report of his assist
ant, Dr. David Griffiths, on forage con
ditions and problems in Eastern Oregon
and Washington and Northern California
and Nevada. "As long as stock was com
pelled to subsist the year round on the
range, the limited supply of Winter feed
rendered It impossible to support enough
stock to make serious Inroads on thtJ
more abundant Summer growth," he con
tinues. "The forage plants of the ranges
were thus permitted to mako seed. But.
with the advent of hay for "vlntcr feed,
the amount of stock that could be han
dled increased till in many places the
Summer growth of the range was entire
ly consumed, leaving no chance for the
production of seed. As a result, many I
thousands of acres of land that formerly
furnished abundant pasture are now de
void of any growth that stock will eat,
while plants of no value, and which are
not disturbed by the grazing stock, have
spread rapidly over the areas."
Writes From Personal Observation.
Dr. Griffiths, who writes the report Just
issued, spent a large part of the past
Summer in traveling through the rango
country of the Northwestern States. On
his Journey he made many stops to study
range conditions, and personally Inter
viewed every stockman along his route,
and in this way gained much valuable In
formation. While on this trip. Dr. Grif
fiths encountered a great diversity of cli
mate, elevation and soil conditions, and
found many evils that should be correct
ed; but in the main, he concludes, as
have other experts before him, that tho
public ranges of the stock region of Ore
gon and Washington are being destroyed
Dy overgrazing. The report Is very full,
occupying 51 pages, and being Illustrated
with 16 half-tones, showing the conditions
of the various ranges. The various
ranges are taken up and discussed in do
tall. In the Blue Mountains.
"The condition of tho feed in the Blue
Mountains of Oregon," says Dr. Griffiths,
"was variable. This is due entirely to
the method of handling the ranges. In
the vicinity of the mountain settlements,
where sheep are excluded, the condition
of the grazing lands is much better than
in the open country. The 'dead lilies'
established by the ranchers, usually on
the watershed of the valley, although not
always rigidly maintained, have done
much to preserve the original vegetation,
for it is not as closely eaten oft by cat
tle, a few of which are possessed by
every rancher, as by the Immense flocks
of sheep which are driven into these
mountains from all directions. The great
stretches of desert range almost sur
rounding thee mountains furnish abund
ant Winter pasturage for sheep, but the
Summer supply for growing lambs in the
mountains is comparatively limited. The
Blue Mountains have been the battle
ground of conflicting stock interests,
which have striven for the past 20 years
for the major share of tho free grass.
The homesteader, by protecting small
tracts about him, has improved conditions
wonderfully in limited areas. But those
areas which arenot Bubject to individual
control have been so closely pastured that
there Is no more feed in some localities
than on the deserts below.
"Tho reduction of a sedgy mountain
meadow to an almost bare surface, where
nothing is to be found but stunted plants
of knotweed and burnot. Is. a condition
much to be deplored, and Is certainly not
conducive to the best Interests of the
stock industry. In sheep territory it can
be stated that thero are few shrubs, aside
from the snow brush and a few of the
phloxes and glllas, in these mountains
which are not browsed; and the timber
does not grow too thick for sheep to
graze In. Even the second growth of pine
Is browsed in many places." The writer
then devotes some little space to a de
scription of the native rango plants
found In the Blue Mountain region. The
numerous pastures in the vicinity of the
settlements, he adds, are used almost en
tirely for Winter grazing, the stock feed
ing upon the open ranges during the Sum
mer season. Where not pastured too late
In the Spring, these were in good condi
tion, but very often they have been over
stocked. In Oregon, as in other states,
where the ranges have been overgrazed,
the native grasses have largely given way
to plants of no forage value, particularly
on ranges in the humid belt.
Reclaiming the Malheur Swamps.
Dr. Griffiths was much Impressed by
the immense undertaking of the French
Gienn Livestock Company, which has
started In to reclaim tho great swamps
along Dunder and Blltzen River. South
of Malheur Lake, this stream spreads out
over the bottoms and covers an area eight
to ten miles in width, and 12 to 15 miles
in length. This region Is now a huge
tule swamp, where there Is much feed
around the edges, and cattle even work
their way out into the swamp for long
distances; but It Is during the Winter,
when the ice Is able to bear the cattle up,
that the greatest amount of benefit is
derived from It. At the present time the
returns from the swamp are small. Be
sides this feature of Bmall returns, the
losses in the Spring are very heavy. Cat
tle are usually so weak at this time of
tho year that when the ice begins to give
way, they roiro In large numbers and
have not the Btrength to wade" out.
The intention at present Is first to cut
a channel for the river, and then con
struct laterals as occasion demands for
the purpose of draining the area. When
this is accomplished It will be necessary
.to dsvlse a method of. lrrlcatlnjr this
drained land properly. Tho construction
is so planned that the channel cut for the
river will unite with a large Irrigating
ditch covering a sagebrush flat. The water
Is simply turned on this sagebrush land
at present, and what may is allowed to
develop. Later this area will no doubt
become a valuable alfalfa meadaw and be
irrigated systematically from the drain
age waters derived from the swamp.
When this swamp, which is to a large
extent, a mass of peat, has been placed
under control, the best crops to grow there
will have to be selected. There is Htle
doubt that the most profitable will be
forage crops. Tho behavior of timothy
and redtop all through this region under
little or no cultivation makes it quite
certain that-these grasses will find an Im
portant place in the crops grown hero in
the future.
Improved Conditions in Washington.
During the past few years there has
been great progress toward a systematic
handling, and at the same tinie a more
stable anil permanent adjustment of the
stock Industryln the Big Bend region in
Eastern Washington. One of the greatest
factors in the production of these changes
has been the extension of the wheat areas
to include practically all of the tillable
land of the entire region, apparently re
gardless of rainfall. Continuing, Dr.
Griffith Bays:
"But the most Important factor in these
changes has been the agitation brought
about in recent years in favor of the
pasage of a lease law by the National
passage of a lease law by the National
not crystallized into any definite action,
has induced many of the nomadic sheep
men, who heretofore owned no land, to
Invest In lands in anticipation of the en
actment of lease laws, which, In all bills
thus far introduced, give preference to
the actual holders of landed Interests.
The presence of large areas of railroad
land in this region has enabled many to
secure from the transportation companies
by lease or purchase (usually the latter),
tracts of land suited to their needs. Of
course much of this purchased is purely
speculative, but a very large proportion
of the land so acquired has been bought
by those who are and have been for years
in the stock business on the public do
main. As the railroad land consists of
alternate sections, the ownership of these
tracts virtually gives the Investor control
of the adjacent sections of the public
domain. As is' well known, our home
stead laws do not adequately meet the
necessities of the man who proposes to
embark in the stock business In the semi
arid regions, particularly where the rail
roads own alternate sections. Even a
whole section of land is too small a unit
for rang6 operations, so that a homestead
can only be used as a base for a stock
range In cases where all the surrounding
lands are a part of the public domain. In
deed, the farmer who raises wheat in this
region needs more land to obtain a rea
sonable compensation for his labor than
he can secure under our land laws. In
recent years most of the land within the
railroad grant haa been brought under in
(ttvldual control, and tho open-range ques
tion is here practically a thing of the
past. The greater part of this area Is
still unfenced, and the boundaries of the
different possessions are only approxi
mately maintained, but much of the land
Is being fenced, section by section, which
permits systematic paerturlng. This
change has yielded results far beyond the
expectation of the ranchers."
SL111?11 PInts ut different ways in
which the Washington range has been
improved. In some cases the range is di
vided Into sections, and while one section
Is being grazed the others are allowed to
rest, the sections being opened to stock
In rotation. Other ranges arc grazed one
year, and allowed to rest the next season.
He says that stock should not be kept on
the Winter ranges too late In the Spring,
as the growth of vegetation occurs only
In the early Summer months.
Needs of the Region.
"The greatest need of the Washington
region, aside from tho Okanogan River
drainage area. Is Summer feed," says Dr.
Griffiths. "Winter feed is more abundant,
for the deserts are extensive, the irri
gated hay lands, such as those of North
Yakima and Ellonsburg, are producing
more hay every year. Those communi
ties lytvc in past years been shipping hay
to Const points; producing more than
they can feed at home. For the greatest
economy, it is evident that the effort
should be to Increase Bummer feed so
that enough stock can be summered in
the region to consume the Winter feed
at home, thus saving the transportation
on raw material. t
"In the Blue and the Warner Mountains
tho main problem Is one of hay produc
tion. The Winters here are more severe,
and stock must be fed for longer periods
each year. Of course, the Summer feed
is also very short at times on account of
the thousands of sheep which Summer in
these mountains. But the communities
established here have managed In a
measure to reserve some feed for them
selves by establishing 'dead lines' against
sheep, and by maintaining them at times
with force. Several of these regions are
developing the dairy Industry qulto rap
Idly. Tho necessity of good pastures and
hay crops for the proper development of
this Industry Is obvious."
Again thS Seed Frauds.
Very little attention has been given by
the Government to the Investigation of
forage problems In the Blue Mountains,
although Dr. Griffiths recognizes that the
necessity for new hay and pasture plants
Is particularly pressing. In many local
ities ranchers and fanners are experi
menting on their own account, but ho
recommends that the Government take
hold of this problem and devote several
years to an Intelligent and systematic
study of these, ranges. Ho adds:
"The difficulties encountered by these
farmera are enhanced by the practice,
common with certain seedsmen, of foist
ing upon, the farmer, under a new and
frequently high-sounding name, some
worthless weed, or somo plant of very
limited usefulness. To illustrate: Somo
people have Invested considerable money
In the seed of a supposedly new forage
crop under the name of 'billion-dollar
grass," and were surprised when they
were informed that it was an annual
grass, and much chagrined when they got
no results on dry land without Irrigation,
or when, with irrigation on rich alluvial
deposits, they secured only a scattering
growth of the common barnyard grass a
common weed all over the United States.
"Grain, hay, and cheat are the main
hay crops In these mountain settlements
at present. These certainly can be Im
proved upon. Some timothy and red
top are grown, and awnless brome Is
being gradually Introduced. It appears to
the writer that somo work of an experi
mental nature would be very desirable
in these mountain communities. A series
of experiments conducted here for about
three years, with a carefully selected list
of about 50 forage plants, would demon
strate wnat iorage crops could be grown
to advantage at these high altitudes, and
would be of Inestimable Wnoflf tn thn
pioneers who are building homes here.
In the numerous desort basins where
water available for irrigation can bo se
cured for onlv a short oeriod. nr. in nth
words, where the meadows can be Irri
gated m late winter only and where now
the sedges and rushes are the main hay
crops, the need of a perennial hay plant
that will mature early Is evident. The'na
tlve plant, bunch bluegrass, seems the
moat promising for this nurnos Thia
furnishes much hay at the present time
and appears weu adapted to this form of
treatment. It Is possible that some an
nual erons mlrht be found in ho nmfltnhi.
here, but It must bo considered that the
returns per acre, wnicn are very small,
make the profits from the cultivation of
large areas for annual crops rather nroh-
lemutlcal.
"In nraeticallv nil of th lrHirnttwi !!.
trlcts where alfalfa is raised tho settlers
were nearly all looklmr for nmi ctmin
of alfalfa which will thrive with less wa
ter man tne common stock. The introduc
tion of Turkestan flpprf n fv-nr vearc ntrn
having resulted indifferently, attention has
recently Deen attracted to "dry-land' al-
xaua, concerning wnicn mucn has ap
ti eared in periodicals durinir tha
The growing tendency in all the irrigated
districts to onng more land under culti
vation than can bo properly Irrigated has
emnhaslzed the demand for n omn tht
may be grown with little or no Irrigation
in ana climates, correlated with a scarc
ity of water is the accumulation of alkali,
which calls for the development of strains
resistant thereto.
"The matters Just mentioned, together
with the determination of the.best method
of handling the swamn lands and th
heat hay crops to grow upon them, appear
to dc tne most important rorage problems
of tho region."
Dr. Griffiths closes his report with a
summary 'of the abuses of the western
range, dwelling particularly on what he
styles the "cayuse nuisance," of which
he says: "With the decline in the price"
of horses about 1S34 these animals were
allowed to run wild, with practically no
attention, many herds not even hlnc
rounded up and branded. Under these con
ditions, of course, the horses multiplied
and deteriorated rapidly on account of In
breeding, resulting In the overstocking of
the ranges with animals which were all
but worthless. It was this condition which
led the Legislature of Nevada, in 1S97,
to enact a law providing for the destruc
tion of theso unbranded wild animals.
During the past three years thousands of
these horses have been shipped out of the
country, thereby relieving the situation
very .much; but there are still altogther
too many ormem on me ranges, one
quantity of rango feed consumed by a
good animal is no more than that eaten by
one ot these almost worthless cayuses."
Lcssar to Return to Pekln.
TH3N TSIN, July 12. M. Lessar, the
Russian Minister,, will leave Port Arthur
on Ms xftturn to Pekln July 14.
UNION PICKET IS SHOT
STRIKE-BREAKER FIRES OX
HIM
FROM HIGH 'FEXCB.
Labor Conflict at Stearns Foundry
Results From Picketing: by
Union. Holders.
SYRACUBE. N. Y.. July 12. An Italian
strike-breaker at the foundry of L C
S.tearns & Co., this afternoon shot George
W. Moore, a union molder employed at
tho shops. Three men are under arrest
for complicity in the shooting, Dave Ross,
Anthony Dettor, a sub-boss, and Nick
Perrulle.
Moore was fired upon In the street from
the factory and evidence obtained by the
police points to Ross as the man who fired
the shots. Ross, however, accused Per
rulle. A number of Italians who were
in the place at the time say that Dettor
had been given orders to shoot on any l
union pickets who walked the streets out
side the factory. The shots were . fired
from behind a high picket fence. No im
mediate cause for the shooting Is appar
ent, but. there nave been threats that
blood would be shed.
Four rifles were taken from tho factory
by the police. The rifles are alleged to
have been procured by the head of the1
company and the Italian boss is said to
have told his men that they would be pro
tected if they used the firearms.
FrelKht-handle'rs May Strike.
CHICAGO, July 12. The Indications to
night are that tomorrow will bring the
commencement of another' conflict be
tween the freight-handlers' organization
in Chicago and the railroads, such as was
experienced here last Summer when the
union was defeated and all but disrupted.
The difficulty this time is brought about
by a controversy between the Teamsters'
union and the Kellogg Switchboard &
Supply Company, where the employes
went on strike about two months ago be
cause the firm refused to discharge two
non-union employes. Lately the com
pany's goods have been hauled from its
factory by non-union men under police
protection. President Curran,' of the
Freight-handlers, said tonight that. If the
Kellogg people persisted In such a course,
he would order a general strike of freight
handlers in this city tomorrow. The rail
road managers stated tonight that they
were prepared for a strike.
Will Shut Off Ore Supply.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., July 12.
Action In relation to shutting off the ore
supply ot the Standard Mill of the United
States Reduction & Refining Company -
win be taken this week at a meeting be
tween President Moyer and other officers
of the Western Federation of Miners and
the Cripple Creek district unions. ' This
statement was authorized by President
Moyer after a meeting of the Colorado
City MUlmen's union, at which It was
decided that the onlyi way to make the
strike against the Standard effective was
to shut off Its ore supply.
THEIR AXES OUT.
(Continued from First Pare.)
when Bryanlsm and free sliver were the
Democratic Issues. Dement Is a Repub
lican, who is well known In the state. "He
is engaged in the milling business, and
had been allied with the anti-Ankeny
forces.
It is predicted that the Ankeny forces
will elect two of the three Councllmen, but
this is a mere guess. The Ankeny forces
are supporting Henry Osterman, James Z.
Smith and A. J. Gillls; the Boxer candi
dates are William Glasford. Joseph C.
Scott and Eugene H. Boyer.
There Js ho opposition to L. F. A. Shaw,
candidate for TreasurerrH. H. Crampton,
candidate for Street Commissioner; E. S.
Clark, candidate for Surveyor; R. P.
Reynolds, candidate for City Clerk, and
Pardon Bently, for City Sexton. J. W.
Brooks is the Ankeny candidate for City
Attorney, and Henry S. Blandford is on
the Boxer ticket. W. F. Merchant and
E. G. Rourk are candidates for City As
sessor, and W. G. Alban, A. W. Lueders
and C. P. Gammon want to bo Health Of
ficer. .
Ankeny) vs. Moore.
The fight In Walla Walla will have a
state significance. It is the culmination
of a long and bitter quarrelybetween the
Ankeny and antl-Ankeny Republicans,
that has been growing more pronounced
each year. The quarrel started when An
keny became prominent In Republican poli
tics In Walla Walla County. He and his
friends have controlled the city and county
Republican machines; tho antls have been
known as tho "Boxera," a name that the
Ankeny forces have declared to be ap
propriate since the Boxers carried their
fight to tho polls.
In the present campaign it Is as much
a personal fight between Senator Levi An
keny and ex-Governor Miles C. Moore as
anything else. Senator Ankeny's friends
did not like the attitude Moore took last
year when Ankeny was a candidate for
the United States Senate. Moore was re
gardedand, in fact, he acknowledged he
was a receptive candidate for Senator.
Tho Ankeny organs denounced Moore at
the time, and have been continually at
tacking him since. Especially havo they
made capital of the fact that Moore bolt
ed the Republican ticket In 1S96 during the
free-silver craze.
Moore and Ankeny are not only bitter
political enemies, but they are rival bank
ers. Moore has resided here for upward
of 40 years, and Ankeny came here a boy
of 9 years. Each is jealous of the other's
success, and neither has hesitated to take
advantago of the other's mistakes. In the
present fight tho personality of the two
men stands out strong. They are the lead
ers of tho two factions.
There are no party lines drawn. The
tickets were nominated with a view of
drawing votes, though each faction kept
well within its own organization. Both
candidates for Mayor are Republicans,
and the other candidates are taken from
both parties.
Hunt was with Ankeny in his first fight
at Olympla last Winter. Ho was regard
ed there as the man close to the throne a
confidential man. as It were. This par
tially explains the bitterness of the at
tacks upon the Mayor, but his record in
office 1b also attacked. He lo accused of
partiality In franchise matters, of favor
ing "Jobs" Jn which tho Ankeny machine
was Interested, and of numerous lapses
from the straight official path. The An
keny forces have strenuously denied all
of these charges, and for weeks the news
papers have been full of the story of the
conflict
As an Indication of the bitterness that
has crept Into the contest, the Ankeny
organ this morning contained such ex
pressions as "low, common, contemptible
He," "put In fake advertising measure
ments," "Is an underhand grafter," and
such epithets which for years have been
rarely known In Eastern Washington jour
nalism. The Boxer daily is no less viru
lent. The Ankeny organ made ex-Gov
ernor Moore the object of an attack for
some days, and then Moore, In a letter
to that paper, took ud the challence to
battle. His letter consisted principally of
an attack upon Senator Ankeny and
Mayor Hunt, of which the following is a
representative extract:
Ex-Governor Moore's Attack.
"My political record does not seem to
please you. This also Is a matter that
gives me little concern. I was fighting
tne Datties ot the Republican party in
this county before you had dazzled the
world by your entrance Into It, and while
his most Intimate friends were still guesfc
lag what were the politics of the present
proprietor of your paper. The Republican
party had no rewards to bestow in those
days, and he was a stranger in primaries
and political convention. He each e Wed
politics utterly and. devoted himself ex
clusively to the acquisition, of that wealth
which ho found so useful in later life In
furthering ils ill-advised ambition. His
life had been devoted to commercial pur
suits, and the commercial idea entered
Into his politics. He seemed totally ob
livious to the fact that political prefer
ment, llko wealth. Is only honorable as it
Is honorably attained. Since he "butted
In" to politics ten years ago his money
bags have stood in the path of every as
piring young man In Southeastern Wash
ington, barring the way to political ad
vancement. Everything had to give way
to his selfish ambition. Even so good
a man as Judge Anders was opposed by
his henchmen for renominatlon because
he had once resided in Walla Walla, and,
his selection for the position of Supreme
Judge would lessen the chances of their
candidate for tho Senatorship. No man,
however worthy or popular, could have
a public position In Walla Walla County,
no matter how Insignificant without ab
ject surrender to the 'machine.
"Among many other crimes and misde
meanors you have charged me with being
a 'dark horse.' It Is this crime that
seems to arouse your ire, and is your
excuse for continued vilification. That I
was not a very obscure equine was
shown by an Interview published
throughout the Btate a year ago. In this
interview you will perhaps remember that
I said nothing would please me more
than to be Senator from the state of
Washington, provided I could feel I was
the choice of the people, but If the seat
was to be sold to the highest bidder, I
would not be present at the bidding. I
was not present at the bidding, nor did I
even start, as you have somewhere as
serted.
"If thero was any crime in this, you are
at liberty to make the most.of It. Con
stituted as your mind Is, you cannot
probably understand that there are citi
zens of Washington who would not ac
cept a seat In the highest lawmaking
body in the world if it represented voters
corrupted, legislators debauched, con
stituents betrayed, a state Addickslzed.
If you regard these as frank statements,
let me remind you that your brutality
has Invited them, and that I did not take
down my gun until you had been shoot
ing a long time."
Ankeny's Prestige at Stake.
There is no doubt but that both fac
tions will not omit any trick skilled poli
ticians have learned in the fight tomor
row. It means too much for, both. The
prestige of Ankeny throughout the state
is at stake and the struggle comes very
near meaning the life or death of the
"Boxer" movement. A decisive victory
might eliminate either faction; but the
chances are altogether against this. It
Is likely to be a close contest and a
spilt ticket may probably be elected.
Interest will center until the result is
announced In the fight for Mayor and
Marshal, because the two Ankeny nom
inees were most prominently Identified
with his campaign at Olympla last Win
ter; Hunt as confidential man and Kees
as a member of tho House and the man
who placed Ankeny's name In nomina
tion. Now and then during tho campaign one
has been able to hear something of rail
road politics, but this talk has not been
loud enough to distract attention from
the main Issues.
ROOT AT OYSTER BAY.
Final Conference With President Be
fore Departure for Europe.
OYSTER BAY, N. Y., July 12. Secretary
Root Is the guest tonight of President
Roosevelt, having arrived unaccompanied
this evening. At the station he found the
President's little daughter Ethel awaiting
him in the executive carriage. They were
driven at once to Sagamore Hill.
Secretary Root said that his purpose in
visiting the President at this time was to
discuss with him some departmental mat
ters. While he declined to Indicate what
the matters were, it is known that the
pending Investigation of Army contracts,
the Alaskan boundary question and some
problems relating to the Philippines will
bo considered. This probably will, be the
last conference the President and the Sec
retary will have before the latter sails for
England to begin the work of the Alaskan
Boundary Commission. The American
case has been made up, and it Is known
that the President desires to consult with
Mr. Root regarding the work of the com
mission. The Secretary will remain at
Sagamore Hill probably until tomorrow
evening.
President Roosevelt, accompanied by his
daughter Ethel, heard services this morn
ing at tho Presbyterian Church. At the
conclusion of the services he greeted cor
dially several old acquaintances. Mrs.
Roosevelt and the other children attended,
as usual, the services at Christ Episcopal
Church.
IN HONOR OF THE FLEET
Nahant Goes to Church, and Todny
Will Have Sports.
' NAHANT, Mass.. July 12. Religious
Bervices preliminary to the most strenu
ous observance tomorrow of Nahant's
semi-annual were held In the various
churches today. The presence in the
harbor of the vessels of the North At
lantic squadron under Rear-Admiral
Sands, was sufficient to attract large
crowd3 of sightseers. The training ship
Hartford and the torpedo-boat destroyers
Dale, jiarry, Chauncey and Brainbridge
arrived during the night; tho flagship
Texas came In early today, while the
Indiana arrived later. Tomorrow will be
given up to sports, including races be
tween 12-oared cutters from the warships
and a Ufesavers drill In the evening,
with a general illumination of the town
and fleet and a ball at the Nahant Club.
ENDEAVORERS AT CHURCH
Boise Preacher Makes Sensational
Attack on Mormons.
DENVER. Colo., July 12. The local
pUlplts of Denver were today occupied
by visiting clergymen, delegates to the
Christian Endeavor convention. Rev. R.
J. Campbell, of London, preached at the
Central Presbyterian Church and thou
sands who wished to hear him were turned
away for lack of standing room. During
the afternoon large meetings for men and
women and boys and girls were held In
the largesf churches. A temperance rally
was held at night at the People's Taber
nacle. Rev. A. K. Wright, of Boise, Idaho,
created a sensation at a meeting at Trin
ity Church by denouncing Mormonism and
declaring that the political leaders of
Idaho and Utah and some other states had
formed alliances with the Mormon Church.
He predicted that there would soon be peen
ten Mormons In the United States Senate.
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DEATH ENDS EXCURSION
FAST TRAIN CRASHES IXT6 TRAIX
LOAD OF NEGROES.
Merrymaking Suddenly Changes to
MournlnK-rhree Dead, Fifty
Injured, Eighteen
Seriously.
KANSAS CITY. Mo., July 12. Missouri
Pacific fast mall No. 7. which left St.
Louis at 3 o'clock this morning for Kansas
City, crashed Into an excursion south
bound from Kansas City, that had be
come stalled at "Dead Man's Curve" be
tween Little Knob and Lea Summit, at
10:25 this morning. Three persons were
killed, two of them tramps, and 50 wero
Injured. With the exception of one or
two of the crew on the fast mall, all tno
injured were on the excursion train. Mosc
of them were Kansas uity negroes.
Eighteen were seriously hurt. The Injuries
of the others consisted of cuts and briuses.
None of the passengers on the fast mall
was hurt.
Tho engines, the mall and the baggago
cars on the fust mail went down an em
bankment, but the rest of that train re
mained upright, as did the excursion train.
Only the engine, one baggage and a mail1
car on the fast mall left the track.
The dead:
ROY SWAIN, Kansas City, stealing a
ride. . WINKELMAN, 3912 Russell ave
nue, St. Louis.
UNKNOWN MAN.
Seriously hurt: Walter G. Coleman, bag-,
gageman, Kansas City, badly bruised and
cut; Eugene Johnoon, Qulncy, 111., bruised,
face cut; Hallle Davey, St. Joseph. Mo.,
head cut and back sprained; Charles
Reynolds, Sedalla, Mo., badly bruised;
Stella and Sallle Rice, Independence, Mo.,
sisters, heads cut and bruised; Arthur
Smith, Kansas City, arm and head cut;
Harry Leidy, boy, Kansas City, leg brok
en, bruised about head and body? Walte?
Brown, boy, Kansas City, leg broken,
head cut; Charles Walburn, Kansas City,
probably Internally Injured; Georga
Hlkok, Kansas City, thigh fractured. In
ternally Injured; Charley Pratt, Kansas
City, Internal, probably fatal; Thomas
Cooper, Kansas City, shoulder fractured
body badly bruised; Benjamin Robinson,
Kansas City, Kan., hips wrenched, pos
sible internal Injuries; John N. Whltnor,
Kansas City, badly cut and bruised;
James Lightes, Kansas City, leg crushed,
head hurt; Florence Robinson, Kansas
City, Kan., nose broken, other injuries; A.
H. Wlnslonw. Kansas City, artery in leg
severed; M. A. Jackson, Kansas City,
tarvellng salesman, severe contusion on
head; Mrs. I. N. Wells, hips hurt.
Responsibility for the wreck seems to
rest with the engineer of the fast mail,
who failed to stop promptly when flagged.
The engine on the excursion train, which
consisted of 12 coaches heavily loaded,
broke down. A flagman was sent ahead
to stop the fast mall then about due. Tho
engineer of the fast mall failed to see tho
foremost flagman and only slackened up
when warned by the second man, who
was within a short distance of the ex
cursion train. The fast mail was run
ning at a high rate of. speed and It was
unable to come to a full stop. When tho
fast mall struck, It was making 15 miles
an hour. The engine, the baggage, car
and the foremost mallear left the track
and rolled down the embankment. The Im
pact badly damaged the engine and bag
gage car of the excursion train, but tho
cars remained upright.
Most of the injured were in the baggage
car on the excursion train. This car had
been turned into a refreshment car and in
that were about 50 persons, mostly ne
groes, making merry. The crash came
without warning and they were tumbled!
into a shrieking, groaning mass, crushed
and otherwise maimed. The Injured wero
cared for quickly and every attention was
given. When the track was cleared,-ttm
dead were taken to Lee's Summit and" the
Injured brought to the Missouri Pacific
Hospital at Kansas City. There it is
stated tonight all are expected to re
cover. TWO DEAD, ONE INSANE.
Aftermath of Hot Wave in the Qua
ker City.
PHILADELPHIA, July 12. Two persons
stricken by the heat last week, Joseph
Walsh and Annie Rosener, died today,
while Mrs. Mary Gibson, aged 33 years,
became insane, after suffering from the
heat several days. The temperature today
was moderate.
Storm Brings Paris Relief.
PARIS, July 12. The Intense heat con
tlnued today until a storm of extra vio
lence broke over the city and reduced
the temperature.
Cashier Wrecks a Rank.
NEWBURG; N. Y., July 12. Joseph W.
Cummin Is in jail on a charge of grand
larceny. He was secretary-treasurer and
cashier of the Cornwall Bank and is al
leged to be a defaulter to the extent of
about 550,000, wrecking the bank. Yes
terday the State Bank Examiner ap
peared at the bank and before the ex
amination of the books Cummin con
fessed that he was short In his accounts.
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