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ASHLAND, Or., June 16. As yet no
passengers from San Francisco hae been
detained in entering Oregon on the South
ern Pacific Company's railroad on ac
count of the bubonic plague In San Fran
cisco. Dr. G. H. McGeer, acting assist
ant surgeon. United States Marine Hos
pital Service, has been stationed here
since May 21, and has examined about "30
Chinese and Japanese passengers enter
ing Oregon, all of -whom were found to
be in sanitary condition. Last eenlng.
Dr. McGeer received orders from Dr. J.
J. Kenyoun that in future all passengers
leaving San Francisco, without respect
to nationality, must have a certificate of
health from the United States Hospital
Service. This will require much addi
tional work here, for the passenger traf
fic from San Francisco at present is quite
heavy, and north-bound trains only stop
for SO minutes in Ashland.
Dr. McGeer -went south on this morn
ing's train to meet the north-bound train
from Son Francisco at Siskiyou, to fa
cilitate the work of quarantine examina
tion before tho train reaches Ashland.
Passengers who board the train after it
leaves are not subject to theeo quaran
tine regulations.
Orders at Yuma.
YUMA, Ariz.. June 16. Dr. Mitchell,
sanitary Inspector at this point, has re
ceived Instructions from the Marine
Board In San Francisco to allow no pas
sengers from San Francisco to pass the
state line Into Arizona unless accom
panied by a certificate signed by a Ma
rino Hospital officer.
At the Arizona Line.
NEEDLES, CaL, June 16. A quaran
tine has been established here, and no
persons will be permitted to leave Cali
fornia unless provided with a certificate.
The inspector will be -stationed at Blake,
a station on the Santa Fe route, at tho
Arizona and California line.
THE CASE OF DREYFUS.
Amnesty Act GIv es Him the Right of
Reinstatement.
NEW YORK, June 16 A dispatch to
the Times from Paris says:
It appears from a declaration made in
tho Chamber by M. "Waldeck-Rousseau
that the Government cannot deprive ex
Captain Dreyfus of the right of complete
ly rehabilitating himself by any schema
of general amnesty. The amnesty act
must glvo Dreyfus the right of reinstate
ment with his previous grade. M. "Waldeck-Rousseau
therefore opposes the gen
era, bill, but he will guarantee the sup
port of tho Government to a bill in which
certain specified individuals concerned in
the Dreyfus case will be exempted from
criminal prosecution. It Is believed that
Dreyfus will make another attempt at
complete rehabilitation at the close of
the exposition.
M. "Waldeck-Rousseau has somewhat
alienated the Socialists by a declaration
he made to the effect that a workman who
wants to work is as much entitled to the
protection of the authorities as the work
man who does not want to work. This
statement was made in justification of
the action of the authorities in giving
an escort of 20 policemen to two workmen
who wished to enter a factor where a
strike was In progress.
The final action of the government in
this matter is likely to have a most Im
portant effect toward settling on the Con
tinent of Europe the amount of Individual
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KANSAS CITYANS OFFENDED
Their Demand for Exposition Tick
ets Tamed Dovra.
KANSAS CITT, Mo., June 16.-C. A.
"Walsh, secretary of the Democratic Na
tional Committee, left today for Chicago
to complete some unfinished work in the
headquarters there for finally opening his
permanent headquarters in Kansas City.
Mr. "Walsh will return to Kansas City
the 20th, remaining here until the conven
tion shall have finished its work. John
I. Martin, sergeant-at-arms, has already
opened permanent headquarters here.
It developed today that considerable
friction was displaved in jesterdaj'a
meeting of the subcommittee when the
local managers requested 3500 admission
tickets for Kansas City. Hon. James K.
Jones, chairman of the National commit
tee, said that he did not think Kansas
Olty 'was entitled to any tickets. The
j honor of securing the convention, he
thought, should be sufficient. J. G. John
son, National committeeman from Kan-
j sas, took the same view of the matter.
'mis was a thunderbolt to the Kansas
CItyans, who entered a vigorous protest.
They had, they declared, expended about
$150,000 directly in preparing for the con
vention, and the committee proposed to
violate all precedents by cutting the con
vention city off entirely. Finally, as a
compromise, the subcommittee conferred
on tho Kansas City committee 800 tickets.
4.U.U rvzu luuiicuiuiuj' ueuiuicu, uie 10CU4
committee saying It would be better off
with no tickets than with so small a num
ber. It Is stated today that the local
f committee will insist upon having at least
3000, and under no circumstances will they
accept the 800 offered.
PENSIONS IN TWO STATES.
Late Grants for Oregon and Idaho
Claimants.
WASHINGTON, June 12. The follow
ing Oregon and Idaho pensions have
been granted:
Oregon Original Zachariah G. "Wilson,
Grove City. 55: John L. Ingle, Fulton, J6;
Leander F. Wllholt, Olalla, $6; Charles
W. Atwood, Glendale, "6; EriaT Clark,
Ontario, $12; Robert Travilla, Goble;
$6; Henry "W. Miller, Montavilla.
$8. Increase Lewis C. Ray, Port
land, $S Gustav A. "Wilpret, Portland, 58;
"William Muller. Mbuntalndale, $S; George
L. Evans. Grant's Pass, $10; John H. Gib
son, Pendleton, $S; Thomas "Wells, Pros
per, $10; Edward Thayer. Toledo, $10. Ad
ditionalEdward B. Smith. Rlverton, $S;
John A. "Wilson. Hood River, $S. "War
with Spaln-Jacob C. Bins, The Dalles,
$6. Original widows, etc (reissue) Mar
garlteh Goebel. "Wallowa, $12; Ann E.
Bumside, Haines, $12.
Idaho Origlnal-John "White, Soldiers'
Home, Boise City, $8; David E. Banks,
Soldiers' Home, Boise, $S: De Forest H.
Andrews, Boise. $6; Lucius L. Grattan.
Stuart. $6; John A. Ashbaugh, Payette, -33;
"William S. Hill, Stuart, $6. Increase
(Special act, April IS), William Hamley,
Kendrick, $50; Edwin M. Hanson, Troy,
5JA. Restoration and increase Joseph A.
Junken, dead, Sand Point, $10. Original
widows, etc Sarah Jane Smith, AthoL
$S; Emma R. Junken, Sand Point. $3.
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Ketteler Married nn American Girl.
DETROIT, June 16. Baron von Ket
teler. the German Minister to China, -who
is reported killed In the Boxers' riot in
Pekln. was a son-in-law of Henry B.
Ledyard. President of the Michigan Cen
tral Railroad. The Baron was married
to Miss Ledyard in 1S91. Members of the
family stated .thai the Baron's wife was
with him In Pekln and that a. cablegram
nad been received from them week ogo
i oajlng that all was well,
CHINA MUST PAY IT
Heavy-Bill of Damages for the
Boxer Outrages.'
WHEN ORDER IS AGAIN RESTORED
Probability of Sending: Troops From,
the Philippines to the Dis
turbed Districts.
WASHINGTON, June 16. It is said that
the operations of the Boxers are rolling
up a heavy bill of damages against the
Chinese Government, and that this -prill
be t&e subject of a strong demand for in
demnity by the United States as soon
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A dispatch-announcing tho murder by Boxers of Dr. Edna. G. Terry, a representative of tho
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society at Tsun Hua, who Is well known by Methodists In Port
land, has been receled, and adds another sad chapter to tho fanatical uprising In China. Dr.
Terry was attached to the medical missionary stall In China, for 13 years, and wa ono of
the most devoted workers In the cause. She had mastered ,the language of the country very
thoroughly, which was of tho greatest assistance to her In. her labors. She conducted, a hos
pital and dispensary at Tsun Hua, and also made many evangelistic trips through the empire.
that under the terms of our treaty with
China not only are American missionaries
entitled to the protection of the Chinese
Government, but even their native con
verts. According to the doctrine that we
have laid down in the Turkish missionary
claims, tho Chinese Government can be
held responsible for outrages committed
against American citizens, even in times
of rioting. If the" Government troops or
Its agents fall to respond to the call or
participate themselves in the rioting. This
is said to be the case with the Boxer
disturbances.
It is learned In authoritative quarters
that the negotiations re.atlve to the Chi
nese crisis havo led to a general dls
cuss.on of adjusting and harmonizing the
action of the several powers interested to
maintain complete equilibrium and assure
tho continued peace of the world. The
French authorities have been particularly
actl o xn urging that one of the requisites
of any action was to see that It tended
toward maintaining tho balance between
those Interested in the East, and thero
is reason to believe the representations
have had considerable influence In keepllng
any one of the several nations from put
ting a preponderation of military force
In 'China, a course that would open the
way to a general International disturb
ance. The unconfirmed and unofficial rumor
that Baron Von Ketteler, the German
Minister at Pekln. had been, killed, soon
spread to diplomatic circles, and caused
great uneasiness, as the erroneous state
ment got abroad that the State Depart
ment had received confirmation of tho re
port. As a matter of fact, neither the
State Department nor the German Em
bassy knew anything of it. The rumor
was none the less disquieting. Aside from
the grave International aspect of such
an act. Baron von Ketteler Is intimate
ly known here, having been first secre
tary of the German Embassy up to a
few years ago.
The only .dispatch bearing n China re
ceived in diplomatic quarters today was
one to the British Embassy announcing
that Japan would send a small additional
force of soldiers and marines to Tien Tsin.
This probably is the mixed regiment re
norted from Yokohama as able to em
bark. A mixed regiment, under the Jap
anese system, will include cavalry. In-.
fantry and artlHery -with corps of en
rjr.ecrs, sappers and an ambulance party.
Mlo-rter Wu, of the Ch'naso lgat!cn
here, called at ttie State Deoortment to
day. I ut he declared he was without any
advice from his owxx government, and said
his visit 'to Secretary Hay had reference
to a personal matter.
Unless telegraphic communication with
Admiral Kempft Is restored speedily, a
fast vessel will be ordered to proceed irom
Manila to Taku for news.
Secretaries Hay and Root were In con
ference with tho President regarding the
sending of troops to "China. The conclu
sion reached was that if communication
with Kempff is not established within a
reasonable time, forces will be dispatched
from Manila to reinforce the American
contingent. Preliminary Inquiries are be
ing made to see what can be done In the
way of preparing the expedition. An in
quiry as to what constituted a reasonable
time failed to secure, a definite answer,
but tho Impression was conveyed that un
less Kempff is heard from by Monday,
troops or a naval contingent will be dis
patched from Manila.
No,t a word of Tiews came to the State
Department over night from Min
ister Conger, who has now been
cut off from communication since
llastx 'Tuesday. Even tho. United
States Consuls in North China ports were
silent. This absence of official news has
given rise to grave apprehension here. It
was expected thero might be delays in
hearing from Conger, but In -the case of
Kempft an, .early report, was looked, for,
and it is feared thai, the officers of the
foreign fleet at Taku have been prevented
from reaching the cable station thero
either by open .hostility of the Boxers or
by sinister orclere of the Chinese- Gov
ernment The elements -which advocate the use-of
troops at oncer are ilnding strong support
in the apparent Inability of the relief
column to reaqh Pekln. They argue that
sailors and marines are -well enough m
operations along the sea coast, but that
they are helpless in a hostile country
away from their base. There Is nothing
corresponding to f the transportation
branch of the Quartermaster's Depart
ment in the Naval service. It appears that
with the railroad destroyed and without
wheel or animal transportation, the re
lief column Is in a bad way. The coun
try will not afford either animals or ve
hicles, and everything must be carried
on the backs of the sailors or drawn by
coolies. Regular troops "with their Quar-
Edna G. Terry, tht Millenary Whd Was Murdered by Boxers, Waj Well Known In Portland.
termaster Department would be perfectly
at homo In such surroundings, and It Is (
probable that consideration will enter 1
Administration to send troops to China.
XN SECD OF RESCUE.
Another Force May Be Sent After
Seynionr's Column.
NEW YORK, June 16. The Chinese sit
uation has not improved during the last
24 hours, says the London correspondent
of the Tribune. Admiral Sejmour, with
2300 marines, is not more than three-fifths
of the distance between Tien Tsin and
Pekln and the Boxers are destroying the
railway in front of his fcrce .and burn
ing bridges behind It. The excitement
at Shanghai and Tien Tsin Is increasing
and it Is rumored that the relief column Is
Itself In need of rescue.
Admiral Seymour Is a cool officer of ex
cellent Judgment, and he can be de
pended upon to conduct the force to
Pekln, It supplies hold out. The foreign
Admirals may have miscalculated the
strength of the Boxers, and It may be
necessary to send a Russian military
force to support the marines. The Rus
sian reserve of 1700 men is already on
shore with guns and horses, and this can
be Increased by 4000 men from Port Ar
thur. Dispatches received here before mid
night were mainly from the coast towns,
and thero was little trustworthy Intelli
gence from the capital. Christian refu
gees had swarmed into Pekln from tho
mission stations and the embassies and
Protestant churches and buildings were
barricaded. The China Inland Mission at
Yunnan Fu had been attacked, and the
insurrectionary movement was spreading
from province to province. There were
rumors of hard fighting, but these were
not confirmed with authority,
The British policy Is not understood,
but there is a general Impression among
membera of Parliament that a European
concert will lead to Russian occupation,
and that Lord Salisbury will not offer ob
jections. Russia, by making a settlement
of some kind with Japan In Cores, or else
where, will have a free hand and not
be lnterefered with.
EnKllnh "Warships Sail.
HONG KONG, June 16. The British
first-clasu cruiser Terrible, with troops,
sailed for Tien Tsin this morning. Cap
tain Scott, of the Terrible, previous to
sailing, arranged to land a 12-pounder and
other ship's guns for land service. The
British first-class cruiser Undaunted has
suddenly been ordered under sealed or
ders. She "will sail Immediately.
Trouble Is brewing near West Rrver.
Riots "have broken out at Bunchow.
whence aver 100 refugees arrived at Wu
chow on June 12. About 5000 rebels have
assembled at Kwel LI Slen. Bodies of
troops' passed through Wuchow June 12
on their way to meet the rebels.
Panic in Tien Tsin.
NEW YORK, June 16. A dispatch to
the Journal and Advertiser from Tien
Tsin says:
Boxers control Tien Tsin and the na
tive city officials have been burned at
the stak. A great panic prevails among
the Chinese.
Holland Sends n "Warship.
THE HAGUE, June 16. The Governor
has Instructed the Governor-General of
the Dutch East Indies to dispatch a tfar
ahlp with troops to China,
ARREST OF KENYOUN
San Franciscans Want the
Plague Subject Dropped.
TRANSPORTATION COMPANY ORDER
Inspectors "Will Search All Passen-
zen From the Bay City at
the State Line.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jane 16. Dr. Ken
yqun, the Federal Health- Officer of thl3
port, today Issued an order to the rail
road and steamship companies forbldding
them to -carry passengers out of this
state unless the (holders of tickets are
It is related of her that under tho most trying conditions sha made Journeys to soma of tho
most distant places, traveling on one occasion over 1200 miles over bad roads In a rough
Chinese-vehicle, and prescribing for tho wants of over C000 people At the time of tha re
bellion In 1891 Dr. Teny for safety sake was compelled to retire for a time, and came homo
to New England. In 1S33 she courageously returned, only to lose her life In the midst of tho
present riots and depredations. Her untimely end Is deeply' deplored. In tho abova picture
MIs Terry Is shown at tho left with a white tourist's helmet.
provided with a certificate of health from
the Marine Hospital Service. The order
includes both whites and Asiatics, and
was issued with a view to rendering fu
tile the decision of Federal Judge Mor
row, who yesterday decided that the
quarantine of a section of Chinatown in
this city was illegal and improperly con
ducted; that It was a dscrlmlnatlng and
need'ess measure. Judge Morrow stated
from the bench that he could not render
a judicial opinion as to the existence of
bubonic plague In this city, owing to the
conflicting testimony of the doctors of
the Board of Health and the experts on
Chat disease Introduced by counsel for the
Chinese, but Judge Morrow stated It as
his private opinion that plague has not
existed and does not exist in "San Fran
cisco. Dr. Kenyonn's Order.
The order of Dr. Kenyoun was Issued
on instructions of the President, who.
May 2L during the height of the plague
scare on this Coast, issued an order di
recting that no one be allowed to leave
this state without a certificate of health
signed by a Marine Hospital officer. Since
that time two injunctions have issued
from the Federal Court restraining the
Board of Health and the Federal doc
tors from enforcing the quarantine by
decisions declaring the quarantine on un
necessary and harsh measure.
When the latest order of Dr. Kenyoun
was served on the transportation com
panies today, the Southern Pacific and
Santa Fe law departments decided that
it "was necessary for the companies to
enforce the order so far as whites were
concerned, and the managers of the ticket
departments were instructed to sell tick
ets to whites, first . Informing tho pur
chasers of the risk of being detained at
the border. .
.The order. In. so far as It concerns
Asiatics," will be 'obeyed. The Pacific
Coast Steamship Company has, however,
decided to obey the order of Dr. Kenjoua
to the letter, and today refused to sell
to one Wong Wal, a Chinaman, a ticket
to Eureka, CaL, unless he presented a
certificate from the proper authorities.
Wong Wot was the complainant in the
first suit,, for an Injunction, and carried
his point successfully, Judge Morrow de
ciding In his favor. Wong Wal pro
ceeded to the offices of his attorneys,
and Attorney Shortridge decided to ap
peal to Judge Morrow for the arrest of
Dr. Kenyoun for contempt of court for
having disobeyed the order of the court
In ignoring the Injunction Issued yester
day, and the one of May IS. After care
ful consideration of the appHcatipn of
Attorney Shortridge, Judge" MOrrow de
cided to issue an order for the arrest of
Dr. Kenyoun, who must appear In court
Monday to show cause why he should
not be punished for contempt of court.
Dr. Kenyoun has not yet been placed
under arrest.
Inspectors have been placed at the state
lines, and all trains will be boarded and
the passengers examined in accordance
with Kenyoun's order. It Is generally
understood that while the order in
cludes both whites and Asiatics, the
whites will not be subjected to the same
strict examination that Asiatics -will.
There are very few Chinese or Japanese
leaving this state at this time, and the
railroads do not anticipate any serious
delay to traffic on account of the order.
Governor Gage is in communication
with the authorities at Washington In an
endeavor to have the order quarantin-
I Ins tha state -wliMraTdi. The merchants
J of .this cKy, both "whites and Chinese.
I are Indignant over the action of Dr. Ken
youn, and there is some talk of an ap
peal to the President to havavDr. JKen
youn -withdrawn.
W. M. Cutter, secretary of the Republi
can State Central Committee, tonight, sent
the following significant telegram to Pres
ident McKlnley:
"In accordance with the law of March
27, 1SS0. and regulations thereunder pro
mulgated by you March 21, 1S00, the United
States quarantine officer for San Fran
cisco, In defiance of the decision of the
Federal Court that there is not how and
never has been any bubonic plague in this
state, has quarantined the entire State of
California. The Indignation of the people
is beyond expression. They protest In the
strongest terms against this most unjust
and unwarranted order and ask that you
at once direct its immediate revocation.
Tour- action In this regard Is of, thes moat
j vital Importance."
George Stone. Chalrman'of theiRepubll-
ican Stato Central' Committee, "who is
i now with the California delegation in
Philadelphia, telegraphed an Indorsement
to accompany the above message, and adds
the following: "Every Interest Is at
stake."
DR. KEXYOUN'S ACTION.
Authority for Enforcing the Rejrn
lationn. WASHINGTON. June 16. The action
of the health authorities In making re
newed efforts to prevent persons who
may have been exposed to the plague
from leaving San Francisco and Califor
nia Is explained by the following dispatch
from Surgeon Kenyoun, at San Francis
co, which was received by the Surgeon
General of the Marine Hospital Service.
June 11:
"If the Federal Court orders the aban
donment of the Health Board cordons
against Chinatown, thereby permitting
persons from Infected districts to travel
from tho city, I will, unless otherwise
."directed, enforce the regulations of May
1 22 against persons leaving San Francisco
for other states. I will instruct common
carriers to refuse transportation to all
persons desiring to leave San Francisco
to go to other states, unless having a
certificate of a Marine Hospital officer.
I will reinforce guards at state lines and
also notify 'stato- boards of surrounding
states of the actual conditions existing
bere." , z.
The order of May 22 was based upon a
report sent by the Surgeon-General to the
Secretary of the Treasury, In which he
enclosed a memorandum showing the ex
istence of the bubonic plague in China
town, In San Francisco. He then re
quested tho promulgation of such regula
tions as might be necessary to prevent
the spread of the disease from, one state
or territory to another. These regula
tions provided that "no common carrier
shall accept for transportation any per
son suffering frith' plague or any article
injected therewith, nor .shall common
carriers accept for transportation any
class of persons who may be designated
by the Surgeon-General of the Marine
Hospital Service as being likely to convey
the risk of plague contagion to other
communities, and sId common carriers
shall be subject to lnspectlpn."
This order was originally directed
against Asiatics, but since It "has been
found that no discrimination can be al
lowed, dll persons are subject to the reg
ulations. The inspection service has been
In operation since May 22, the date of
the order, but as Chinatown was sur
rounded by a health cordon, it was un
necessary to carry out Its, provisions In
their entirety. The cordon having been
removed,, however, stricter precautions
are ta be taken by the Federal authori
ties, who will allow no one who has- been
exposed to the plague to leave San Fran
cisco or California for other states. The
Federal authorities, however, have no
control over the movements of persons
within the state.
x Inspection In Nevada.
RENO. Nev:, June 16. An order was
received last evening- by the Federal
Health Officer, McQuestin, in this city.
It was sent by the Quarantine Health Of
ficer, Kenyoun, In San Francisco. A
local officer was ordered to search all
east-bound trains for passengers from
San Francisco at the state line. These
were required to show certificates signed
by the United States marine officer. In
event of their failure to produce the docu
ment, they were to be turned backward
I In their Journey,.
AT
Activity at Lakevlew Since the
Great Fire.
ALL KINDS OF STRUCTURES GOING UP
Enemies Have Become Friends, ud
All Are United to Re-establish.
the Clt An. Zee Famine.
t , .
LAKEVIEW, Or., June 13. Lakevjew
now resembles -a mining town In &, newly
discovered gold field. Over the entire
burnt district shacks are being thrown to
gether and before the roofs are on business
is being opened under them. Every man
that can drive a noil Is commanding- car
penter's wages, and every man that can
handle a pick or shovel is busy with,
steady emplojment, and may work day
and night and Sunday if he desire. Every
team is kept on t&e run. and horees and
scrapers are used for excavating cellars
under new buildings. Hundreds of
strangers have flocked here from every
point, and every ono fc given work as soon
as he enters town. Men who formerly
did a large business, both wholesale and
retail. In two-story bricks, and had largo
warehouses attached, are now doing busi
ness In shacks and under sheds, with, a
handful of goods. Every man who was
formerly In business hero has opened up
In some form again. The United States
Land Office has fitted out quarters In tho
Daly concrete building, and the tables and
shelving are made of rough boards of the
crudest kind, as no other lumber could bo
obtained. Blanks are being hurried
through from Washington, and the office
is already doing business. The Tojra
Council had a chicken-house moved upon
the site of the former Town Hall, and tho
Town Recorder now holds his office and
transacts the town's business where chick
ena formerly roosted.
Every Saw 31 111 Crowded.
Every saw mill for miles around is run
ning day and night andv Sunday, and lum
ber Is the cry ev erywhere. "It is impossible
to supply the demand. While some- gool
buildings are under construction, j et the
majority are simply shacks. They ara
claimed to be put up for merely tem
porary use, but as is generally the case,
many of them will stand and be used for
j ears. Many think that a worse flretrap
than the one just destroyed is being con
structed. The Town -CouncIMias been im
plored to prescribe a fire limit, and tho
kind of buildings to be constructed there
in, but it has taken no action. It is a
difficult problem. Many of the business
men lost all on earth they had except the
lot made vacant by the lire, and soma
of them are Tpwn "Councllmen. To com
pel them to put up fireproof, or-even good,
buildings, would drive them out of busi
ness and outsiders -would come In and
take their places; for this is a great busi
ness field. So they are permitted to go
on and construct whatever they ore able
to construct, with the hope that in a short
time they will be able to build better
houses and will do so for their own pro
tection. Tho town Is a desolate looking place.
Once a beautiful little city, with numerous
pretty homes, surrounded by well-grown
shade trees, It is now a blackened and
charred area, with hero and there tnewv
rough-board shacks, with slanting roos
and slab windows and doors. Five of the
six saloons have reappeared; In fact, were
the first to reopen, and are doing a bet
ter business than ever before. Tho
gambling houses are running fall blast.
and money flows like water. Strange to
say. Lakovlew Is today on a boom.
Work on tho town water system has
been suspended until lime can be shipped
In from the railroad. The electric light
plant, which was shut oft by the fire, has
been connected with the town, and tha
streets are again lighted brilliantly.
Payments of Fire Iiosses.
Insurance 13 being adjusted, and with
few exceptions payments of losses are be
ing made as quickly as possible.
There will doubtless be an ice famine
here this Summer, as tne amount put up
was short, and the fire having destroyed
the ice houses, the, ice nearly all melted
before others could be built, owing to tha
scarcity of material.
The Lake County Examiner is being pub
lished in four- to eight-page form, three
columns In width, on a job press, only
being able to print one page at a time.
The Lake County Rustler Is being pub
lished at Alturas, Cal., 60 miles away, in
the Plalndealer office, and has come down
to a half-sheet. Both plants will bo
replaced as soon as they can be shipped
In and houses can be had to place thexa
In. Every shock and barn and shed, be
sides tents, are util'zed at present. Under
one shed, a blacksmith shop,-a djug etoro
and a confectionery and stationery store
are being conducted.
There Is no lawlessness hero of any
kind, and everything moves along serene
ly. There was a great deal of Jealousy
among the people before the fire on frivol
ous matters. Some had not spoken for
yeara as they passed each other. This la
now all Jald aside, and they are- united
as one man In rebuilding the town. They
borrow and lend and throw their shoulders
to the wheel for one another whenever tne
emergency arises.
The usual Fourth of July race at this
place will be omitted this year, and tha
horses that have been in training here
have been taken to other points.
Central Freight Association.
NEW YORK, June 16 A proposition!
is toeing considered by officers of roads
operating east of Chicago to reorganize
the Central Freight Asosciatlon, which
includes all the roads east of Chicago and
St Louis, and west of Pittsburg and Buf
falo, and north of the Ohio River. Tha
association is one of the oldest of the
traffic organizations.
It Is stated' that the officers of the indi
vidual companies believe that the organ
ization is costing them too much money.
Cut rates are quoted daily, it is said, to
the large shippers, and other conces
sions are being constantly granted by
other certain members of the association
in spltev of the wide authorities of tho
officers of the association, who seem to
be powerless to stop these practices.
It is believed that the usefulness of
the organization will be increased by a
reduction In the number of subheads of
departments and other employes.
Chicago labor Affairs.
CHICAGO. June 16. The Building
Trades Council had a prolonged session
last night. In which the failure of nego
tiations for a settlement of the labor
troubles was earnestly discussed, but ad
journed at an early hour this morning
without having promulgated any definite
line of action. According to the statement
of President Caroll. the members of tho
Building Trades Council unanimously ap
proved the plan of arbitration suggested
by the labor delegates to the Building Con
tractors' Council and the request for an
other conference at which there should
be no members or officers of that organ-
tzation
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