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The HILLSB6R0 vol x. IIILLSBORO, OI1KUON, Til U BSD AY, JUNE 25, 1903, NO. 15. TO TANANA BY RAIL. Project to Open Land of Van! Rkhneis In Alaska. Chicago, June 2.1. Tim gold output of Alanka, now (3J,000,000 pr yr, I greatly Increased by the early building ol new railroad from the southern count u( Resurrection liar northward lo the Tanana rlvttr, definite iinoiimi'iiiKiit of which wan mail here today, Tim Reward comtruction om any, ol t'hicag), linn secured the con tract ol tlia building ami equipping ol 413 milt's ol Alaska Central railway, from Resurrection bay northward tiiiough the Cook In let country and ii to tlia HtiHliltna vhI ly to li Tanana river, 150 miles above it Junction wad the Yukon. Tlio company haa placet an order for 70-pouud stmd rail, li it'll will be lilieil via Seattle and Vanooiiver. Locomotive and car have alao Iwii emu rod, ami will lefoiwaded with the rail. L'onstrti tion uitmt atart lie for July 15, and lie (malted, wllli all po aible Mm. Tlia new railway la projected by prominent men ol the Pacific eoait. The bdiiiartir are at Seattle an 1 tha tlmtnclal ollice li In CM. ego, The terminal id the Ala-ka Central la open erery day ol the year. Owing to the Inlluence of the Japanese! ur rout, the weather there never (all to anro in winter weather. Tha lonte ol the railway, which wa mirveyed laitl nmnier, I through valley heavily timbered, ant) onna vast country rich la gold and copper. The northern terminus I In the midst ol the new Tanatia gold Held, many time more extensive than the Klondike. Tha road will make Interior Alaska acweaible very day In the year and aava three week ol travel now neceaaary to inter lor point by tha oirciiltoti route up tha Yukon river. The projector eay that tha building ol the Alaaka Central will incrca the gold production ol Alaaka Irom the present output ol f SO,. 000,000 to (20O,0t!0,0OO, and attract an Increaaed immigration ol acore ol thtitiattiiili. In adilition to the resource ol gold, coal and timber, tha new railroad will penetrate a copper belt, which baa liven prononntttl by government and private mineralogists to contain the moat extensive and hlgheat gratia cop pur depoidi known In tha world. ENIRY IS LSTOPPtiD. Nearly Two Million Acres Withdrawn In Harney and Malheur Counties, Or. Washington, Juue iS. On tha re commendation ol Irrigation englnera ol the geological anrvey, who have lieen examining proponed Irrigation itea In Southern Kastern Oregon, the aecrtw Ury ol tha Interior inn ortlered the temporary withdrawal ol 1, OHO, 000 acraa ol land lying In Harney valley, long tha Hilve ilver, and along tha Malheur river In Malhsur county. The engineer who have been In the field alnce early prlng, are convinced that In both ol theee lo alitiea the gov eminent can well afford to undertake tha conatructlon of aloraga reservoir, with a view ol reclaiming large area ol fertile but dry land. The engineer tonvlnced themselves from preliminary examination that the Sllvle and Malheur river afford plenty of water to Irriagto conalderable arena. Now that the land have poen withdrawn, titer will hereafter lie ex aminetl In detail to determine Juat bow groat an acreage can be Irrigated at reasonable coat, by Impounding the water of these two streams. The Hwrney valley project, lying aouthwant of lltirns and north and east of Lake Malheur, embrace r.22,0H0 acraa, a follow: Towaahlp 22 to 2tt, range 81, 3 and S3; township 22, U. 82 ; township 23, 24 and 25, range 82.1, 33 and 34; to mi ship 2ti, range 83 mid 31, all noiith and east. The Malheur river project proper em brace about 415,000 acre lying on either aide of tha Malheur river and around tha town of Vale, extending from tha Snake river westerly half way acron. In addition there haa been withdrawn 61,000 acre lying juat went of till ill ii In tract, and directly on the liver, which la to be utilized a aroser voir aite. The in In Malheur withdrawal In elude township It), range 40; town ahip 17, range 44, 45 and 4tt; town ship 18, range 43. 44, 45 and 40; township 10, range 43; fractional township 1, 17, 18, 10 and 20, range 47, lying west of the Hnako river; township 10, range 48, all south and east. Can iila Rlac to Protcat. Osewgo, N. Y., June 21. The visit of Secretory of War Root to thl city and thu announcement of pinna for the rebuilding ol hlHtnrlc Fort Ontario and it conversion into a battalion post have been the subject of unfavorable com ment by the Canadian proa. An Ot tawa paper lay "That fort can only have one object the protection of the harbor in case of war with Canada and tha providing of a stronghold from whl h vessels of war can Issue to prey upon Canadian laka commerce and cities." . Lightning Worka Havoc. Cambridge, 0., June 23. Lightning struck a house stored with 3,000 pounds ol dynamite at the new mines now be ing onenod near Kimocavilie, 12 miles from here today during a storm and killed ilx nion and injured a score of others, besides ruining the mine shaft and breaking nearly all the window In Benecavllle, a mining town of 300 peo ple half a mile from the mine. The men killed and wounded were car penter, Venezuela Pay dcrmany. Caracas, June ,23. The Venexuelan government line paid to Germany lOO, 000 due this month as stipulated in tbe protocol in partial liquidation of the German claims against Venexuola. EVENTS OF THE DAY OATIOCD FROM ALL PARTS OP THE . TWO HEMISPHERES. Comprehensive Ravktw of tha Import- ant Happening of tha Paat Weak, Presented In Condensed Form, Moat Likely to Prove Interesting to Our Many Reader. Fioit and rain have ruined ihoumiula of acre ol potutoe In Ireland. Ashe from the volcano Han gay, in Kcuador, have been falling for evnal day. Three day of rain have lielted to dial the (ear of a crop failure in China. Kx-Preidnt Arias, of Spuiilah-llon- dnrsa, has been placet! In a dungeon by tha tuciessful rebel party. The shipping tralllc at Cienfuegoe, Culm, la tied up by a atrika of lighter men for higher wage. The large wholesale hoot and (hoe firm of Lamkln A Foster, cf liostoii. has len attat ked by reditor. Wall street will make an unoeaseless campaign agalnat the get-rich-quick concerns centering in that diatrlct. A C'lilnem mantlarln at Llnchow ha been executed for high treason, In sup plying arm and ammunition to rebel. Lndwig Ivii, foimerly a mealier of the Hungarian diet, ha been appoint d emigration commlaaolner for Hun- The acalTolding ol a bridge in course ol construction near Home gave way 1th the result that five men were killed and 20 Injured. A buoy thrown out by the f aldwin- 'Iegler polar expedition at Fran Jof land, Jui a 11, 11102, has been picked op on the northeast roast of Iceland. The people ol Set via take offense at tha new king for promoting aitwsaini. Whllelaw field eay tha Monroe doctrine has been carried too far by patirolic fervor. Eight car broka waay at Rawlin, Wyt., and collided with a freight train. rout men were killed. Kx-Representative Loud, of Cali fornia, I placed In an unenviable posi tion in new postal scandal. A Wllmlntgon, Del., mob burned a negro at the atake to avenge an aasault upon and murder of a 17-ycar-lod girl. Four men wera killed and another fatally Injured In a wreck on the Mis souri Palcfic near Jefferson City, Mo. Convict in the Colorado atate pent- tenllury captured thu warden' wife, and nsing her as a shield, made a des perate break lor liberty. The two leader wera killed and tha reat cap- tuied. President Diat, of Mexico, I sura to be reiionilntated. The sultan ol Morocco loat 6,000 men In battle with rebel. Five men were kilted in mine ex plosion at Illodsmirg, N. M. Bervla I indignant over the with drawal of tha llritlsh mlnlHter. The 1U04 supreme lodge A. O. U. W. will meet at Chattanooga, Tenn. The amount of relief money received at Ileppner now total ovei $8,000. Mure troop have been aent to Pa- limine, Iowa, to prevent rioting by trikera. A tunnel being constructed at Boston caved In, killing two men and fatally injuring a third. One man was killed and another in jured In Artxona In a dispute over cat tle grating gi on nils. When Prince Henry of Prussia visits the United State next year be will alao tour the Pacific coast states. Bolivia liaVagreel to allow Brsxil until October to settle the Acr dispute. Wales had twe severe earthquake hoiks, but no great damage was done. The head camp ol Modorn Woodmen has refused to admit Texas and New Mexico. Robber secured 300 in cash and 1200 In stamp by cracking the Colfax, III., poatotfloe safe. Careless smoking by miners in a Twl light, Pa., powder house caused an ex plosion which resulted fatally to three Hluvs. A Connecticut court has made an ortler which will make it possible for the final link in the New York-Boston trolley line to be completed. Mr. Sam Bailey, ol St. Louis, and daughter and son were mysteriously murdered. They were poor, and motive for the crime Is bard to find. The 11th Eastern conference of the Voting Women's. Christian Association will be held under the auspices of the American crmmlttee at Silver Bay on Lake George, June 20-July 20. New complications are feared in the territory of Acre. Kansas City, Mo., freight handlers have struck for a 25 per cent increase of wages. . The Chicago University proposes to expend $3,000,000 for buildings and land (or secondary schools. The Spanish budget for 1004 esti mates the expenditures at (103,600, 000 and the revenue at (200,000,000. The National Children's Home So ciety ha re-elected all of the present officers, and adjourned to meet at Bt Louis next year. FROM MANY STATUS. Money (ur Hcppner Sufferers Continues to Arrive bally. Ileppner, Or., June 25. Nearly (7, 500 welled the total of relief dona tion today. It la gratefully welcomed, a the falling off in receipt yesterday and the day before gave some aaiiety to the committee, for there la preasing need of every cent received or prom ised. The money come from all over tha United States, one man in a lar off comer of Texas contributing $1, while the city of New York tent a check for 12.500. Hut one more body was recovered to day, bringing tha total found to date to 17H. Now that the town i practically cleared and placed in a fairly sanituiy ootid it Ion, the executive committee has decided that no further outside work men will be railed lor. hand, now thoroughly The foroa on organized, is comlpete the that tbe Port- deemed u die lent to work. It is probable land contingent will noon be with drawn, leaving only the Ileppner force in town. Since the rush la over, it 1 felt that as much paid woik a possible should lie left to the Ileppner people, giving them tha opportunity to earn the money donated. The Portlund font, tinder J. N. Pavii, being very compact and as readily moved aa a military rump, with cooks, tent, com- military and other equipment, it la pos sible that it mav lie sent down the val ley to help clear bp the drills remain ing. C. C. Berkeley, the well known en gineer, ha been woiking a force of 210 men down the valley today, blxty of these are Pendleton citizen. The oth er are mixed volunteer and paid men from various point. Mr, llorkeley es timates that with bia preaant force 10 more day will be required to go over the valley. The first search not being at all thorough, many drift will have to be gone over again, a loose debrla wa thrown on top of undieturted heaps. It the Portland contingent is put on also, the time lor completing the task will be materially lessened. A total of about five large carload of general supplies, aa food, bedding clothes, etc., has Wn donated and shipped to Ileppner since the flood. CUBAN MATTER BtJORE CABINET. Naval Station Wilt B Secured In Ad vance of Payment Therefor. Washington, June 25. At the cabl- net meeting today, Secretary W ilson so built ted an elaborate et ol plan lor the proposed new building ol the do- uartment ol agriculture. Considerable modification ol the plan submitted ill be neceesary in order to bring them within the cost proposed by con greca. Secretary Hay referred brielly to the pending treaty looking tc the acquisi tion ol naval stations in Cuba, and the settlement ol title to the Isle ol Pines. Aa to the naval station, it appear tnat the treaty will tie so framed as to permit of the acquiaiticn of the land in advance of payment theiefor, the ques tion of price to be aettled tberealter. Tbia is necessitated by tbe fact that the Cuban government proposed to acquire the title from individual holders and transfer the laud to the United States, and it is unable at this time correctly to estimate the value of the property required. CHINESE CRISIS QKOVTS ORAVER. Rebels Besiege a City and Will Take It Unless Help Arrive Soon. Shanghai, June 6, via Victoria, B C, June 25. The crisis grows more grave in Kwang Hi. The North China Daily News say today: The local mandarins have received the lollowing telegram from Kwang Si: The rebellion is increasing and tally getting more dangerous and more formidable. The imperial army here is too weak to be of any use. The lat est nows is that the rebels have beeeiged the city of Chung Chou of the prefect- ore of Tal Ping Fu in Kwang Si, and that unless relief is sent at once, it wlil certainly fall Into the hands of the rebels. Wu. the prefect, has been sending an appeal tor troops to the governor, Wang Chi Hung, and he ha9 ordered a force under Ho Taotai and Major General Pan to proceed to raise the Beige." State Flood Relief Plan. Toneka. Kan., June 25. Senator F, O Smith will Introduce a flood relief measure in the Senate, following the lines of the precedent established in 1901, when an appropriation was made to furnish seed for the settlers m Northwest Kansas who had lost their all by drouth. He would require those to whom money is supplied to give a note therefor, without Interest, due October 1, 104, and when it is col lected the money shall be rturned to the Btate treasury. The plan will require a a-inlll levy to meet the appropriation. Floods Wipe Out Town. El Paso, Tex., June 25. The Rio Grande at Berlno, N. M., is tlx miles wide Santa Fe trains are coming in over the Southern Paciflc tracks. It Ib reported here that the channel ha changed twice in 30 miles above El Paso. The current crosses me earns Fe track twice in lets than a mile of terrtorly. All the Mexican settlements near Siena Blanca, Tex., has been swept away Breino ha not been neard from for several days. Minister Will Not Return. New York, June 24.-According to Information obtained by the world here, Benor Lui Corra, the Nlcaraguiin minister to this country, win noi re turn to his post, and the Nicaragua!! government will continue without I diplomatic representative at Washing ton because of the failure of the Nlca raguan canal project. HAPPENINGS HERE IN OREGON YEAR OF SUCCESSFUL WORK. University of Oregon Expect aa law creased Attendance. The year Just cloaed has been one of the niot successful In the history of the Unlvoralty of Oregon. A hearty spirit of cooperation ha existed be tween the students and faculty, and the work accomplished during tbe year speaka for Itself. The classroom work of the student has been above the average, and cases of discipline have been few. Tbe athletic and other Interests of the student body have been conduct ed according to the Ideal of the uni versity, and have been enthusiasti cally supported. President P. L. Campbell baa made many friends during the first year of his regime, and his efforts to build up the university and to bring It Into closer touch with people of the state have been appreciated by the regent and by the general public. The prospects for a large Increase in attendance next semester are flat terlng. Already nearly 100 applica tions have been received for freshman standing, most of them coming from graduates of the different high schools throughout the state. Th'e scientific and engineering courses will Ce bet ter equipped than ever before, and the facilities for instruction In these branches will bo very efllcent. The dormltoty is being Improved and transformed into a comfortable home for the young men of tbe univer sity. The dormitory will be managed In the future by the university and a fixed rate of 13.50 per week will be charged for board and lodging. It is very encouraging to note l-at 85 per cent of .he students who were In the university during the paat year were actual college students and that the preparatory department, which a few years ago contained more than one-half of the students body, it gradually disappearing. PRUNE OROWERS FUEL PROBLEM. Marlon Cord wood Haa Increased la Price and la Lcarce. An enormous prune crop and an un- uatially short supply of wood will make the fuel question an Important one to fruitgrowers this fall. The curing of the hop and prune crops takes thous ands of cords of wood each year. In the last year or two the amount of fuel cut has decreased, and It is very evi dent that the supply will not equal the demand this fall. Every cord of wood that comes to Salem is quickly bought and much of that still corded up in the country Is already sold. The best quality of large hr Is selling at (4 a cord, whereas it usually orlngs but $2.75 to (3. The price of small fir has not advanced ho much, as this class of wood is In less demand and more plentiful supply. The price has gone up from (2.26 and (2.50 a cord to (3. It la almost certain that as the season passes the prices will increase and that prune growers will find the item of fuel adding to the cost of preparing their fruit for market Four thousand cords of slabwood will be brought to Salem from Eugene this summer. Big Timber Deal Made. A deal Involving several hundred thousand dollars has just been con summated by which H. L. Plttock. F. W. Leadbetter, president of the Col umbia River paper company, and W. P. Hnwley, assistant general manager of the Crown paper compony. have purchased approximately a half Inter est In the Charles K. Spauldlng log ging company, owned by Spaulding and B. C. Miles. The object of the deal Is to enlarge the scope of opera tions of the company, which ownes a mill at Newberg. sveral steamboats and thousands' of acres of timber lands. The capacity of the Newberg mill is about 30,000 feet daily, and this will be at leatit doubled, as the com pany wishes to increase Its lumber output. , Law tor Plumbers. Some of the larger towns In Oregon have overlooked the act of the lasf legislature which requires that every incorporated city of 4000 inhabitants shall have a board of examiners of plumbers within thirty days after the act becomes a law. According to the confutation made by the secretary f state as to Lie time when acts of the legislature became laws, the 30 days expired last Sunday. The act also re quires that In such towns every per son desiring to engage in the ocenpa tion of a nluniber shall first secure l license from the board of examiners of rdumbers. Plumbers are re- ciutred to pay a license fee of (1 and each shop or establishment must pay license fee of (5. Men Needed on Jetty. A force of 170 men, who are classed as unskilled laborers, Is now at work on the extension of the Jetty, and As sistant Engineer Hegnrdt, who has charge of the work, says he needs fully as many more, and at once, 'l ne men receive (2 25 per. day of eight hours, and nay (3 per week for board. The labor Is not hazardous or difficult; the only thing required of the men is that they shall be able-bodied, of sober habits and willing to work. Portland Real Estate Active. An InrrensA of nearlv 190.000 above the real estate transfers of the pra- ceding week is the feature of the past week In Portland, among the realty dealers. The building permits for the seme period show a slight decrease, but nothing abnormal when the ordin ary fluctuations of the construction business are considered. Organize a Fair Club. Mrs. Emma Galloway, state organi zer of women's Lewis and Clark clubs. was In Monmouth last wee, where she formed another club with a good char ter membership. LOANS FRO.1 SCHOOL FUND. Two Districts Have Borrowed .to My at ( Per Cent. Two school districts have made ap plication to borrow money from the irreducible stale school fund, under tbe act of the last legislature, and their applications have been accepted. A number of other districts are marr ing preparation to borrow money from the same source, and It seems that tbe state land board will be able to put out a considerable sum In this way. The districts whose offers o! bonds have been accepted are District No. 1. in Clatsop county, which w'M Issue bonds to tbe amount of (35.004. and District No. 2, In Wasco county which will Issue bonds to tbe amount of (3500. The loans will be made at per cent. Interest. The usual rate for mortgage loans Is 6 per cent., but tbe board does not find borrowers for tbe entire fund. The act of the last legislature pro- vlded that whenever any school dl trlct desired to raise money by issuing bonds. It should be the duty of the district to offer the bonds to the staU land board at not less than 5 per cent interest. The board has tbe option on the bonds at that rate, and If the bonda are found to be legally issued may purchase them. If tbe state land board declines to purchase the bonds the district may then sell them In the market at the best terms that can be had. Tbe state land board is also prepar ing a form of bond which each dis trict will be required to issue. Uni formlty In this respect will make H easy to keep the records of bonds in the bands of the state land board. No school district can now issue bonds without giving the state 'land board an opportunity to buy them, so that practically all the Interest paid by school districts upon bonds hereafter issued will go Into the public school fund, thus saving this large amoun' of money to the public schools. Cheouwa Oradnates Five. The closing exercises of Chemawa Indian training school will be held on June 30. A class of five pupils will be graduated. The exercises will occupy the whole day. In the forenoon and part of the afternoon there will be band concerts, athletic contests and exhibition and all visitors will be given an opportunity to inspect the various departments and see the char acter of work done at the Institution. An entertainment will be given in the assembly room in the evening. No Celebration at Portland. The Fourth of July fund at Port land has been transferred to the Henp ner relief committee, and no celebra tion will be held, except a sham battle at Irvington. for the benefit of Hepp- ner. The amount paid In Is (2ST4.66. and about (250 Is outstanding. It Is expected that all this balance will be paid. There are bills outstanding which must be paid, but tbe balance to be transferred to th'e Heppner fund win be at least (2500. Mnddy Water for Twenty-Bv Miles. Captain Howes, who has Just return ed to Astoria from service on the pilot schooner, sars that, as a result of the present freshet in the Columbia, fresh and muddy water extends a distance of fully 25 miles off shore. This is undoubtedly what prevents the salmon from coming in in the expected large runs. Ught Plant at Fort Stevens. Captain Goodale, constructing quar termaster United States army with headquarters at Astoria, has received authority from the department at Washington to advertise for bids fot the construction of an electric light plant at Fort Stevens to light the grounds and barracks. Old Pioneer Oone. Captain Joseph Sloan, an Oregon pioneer of 1850, first superintendent of the Oregon penitentiary, and an early chief of police of Portland, died at the home of Dr. E. A. Pierce in Salem last Sunday. PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat Walla Walla, 70 74c; val ley, 77c. Barley Feed, $20.00 per ton; brew ing. (21. Flour Best grades, (3.95 4.30; graham. 13.45(33.85. Millstuffs Bran, (23 per ton; mid dlings, (27; shorts, (23; chop, (18. Oat No. 1 white, (1.10 1.15 gray, (1 05 per cental. Hay Timothy, (2021; clover, nominal; cheat, iiotgie per ton. Potatoes Best Bn-panks, 5065c per sack; ordinary, S54o percental, growers' prices; Merced sweet, (30 3.50 per cental. Poultry Chickens, mixed, 10011c; yonng, 13 Uc; hens, 12c; turkeys, live, 16(S17c; dressed, 20t22c; ducks, 17.0037.50 per dosen; geee, (6.00 S.50. Cheese Fall cream, twins, 15 16c; Young America, 15Q15)ic; fact ory prices, 1(11 He lass. Butter Fancy creamery, 20?22Kc per pound; extras, 21j; dairy, 208 ?.2c) store, 18c18. Eggs 17920c per dosen. Hops Choice, 18920c per pound. Wool Valley,12)i317c;Eastern Or egon, 814c; mohair, S537Xo. Beef Gross, cows, 3i'4c, per pound; iteen, 55)V, dressed, 8ic. Vel-7X3c. Mutton Gross, (3.50 per pound; dressed, 6Kc Lamb Gross, 4c per pound; d re seed, ?),c. Hog Gross, fiasco per pound; dreesed, ?8e. Payne is safe. Roosevelt Will Not Allow Postmaster General to Resign. Washington, Jane 24. President Roosevelt is earning the reputation of tanding by hi friend. Attempt have been made overal time to wean him Irom some ol the friend of other day, whom it ia thought were not de- airat-le to be in close relation with him every time. Bather viciou at tack have been made npon Senator Lodge, and Roosevelt has been ad vised to bare fome other senator as his confidante, but all such advice ba been rejected. Vicious attack have been made npon General Leonard Wood, and Roosevelt has taken occas ion to exprt ss his confidence in Wood. The tame ha happened in the case ol a dozen men ol less prominence wbo are close to Roosveelt. Now it is reported that the p esident intend to stand by Henry C. Payne, postmaster general. No prononcia nento tothat effect is issued from the White House, but those who are very close to the president declare that Payne is not to be removed, and tbe at tack made npon him will not cause tbe president to accept Lis resizantioo if Payne c ffers it. It is said that there is a perfect understanding between Rootevelt and Payne, and that the president is sat it tied with what his pcitmsster general has done, and is not going to be tampeded by the vie ion attacks that have been made in various newspapers npon Payne. It is expected that when the investi gation progresses somewhat further the president will take occasion to is sue a statement concerning it, giving credit to whom due, fot the work of in vestigation, and unless something Lap pens that is not now in sight, to com mend Postmaster General Payne. While tbia ia quite freely discussed, it is impossible to say how true it is, as the president himself refui-ed to dis cuss the matter, and no one officially connected with the administration will deny or affirm the statements. NAVY WANTS PRECEDENT. Tying I'p of Oalvcston by Creditors Pave the Way for Trouble on Other Ships. Washington, June 24. Attorney General Knox had prepared today a stipulation in the nature ol a bond which, will be filed with Jugde Grin- nan, o! tbe thancrey Court of Rich mond, practically the Government's in terest in the cruiser Galveston. This stipulation or bond, it is asserted, will more than cover tbe claims of tbe cred itors against the Trigg Company for work done and material used on the ship. After the stipulation is filed it is believed that Judge Grinnan will immediately release the ship to the government. It was learned at the navy depart ment today that far greater interests are involved in the decision of the question of the possession of the cruis ers Galveston and Chattanooga than are represented by the actual cash val ue of thoee boats. I; is regarded as absolutely essential at this stage to es tablish a sound precedent and deter mine the question of title to war ves sels nnder construction, in order to pru tect the government's interests In the owneisbip of at least a dozen ships, in cluding battleships worth nearly (5, 000,000, each. Separate action will be taken in the case of the Chattanooga, building at Etizabetbport, and it is therefore probable that no further de lays will be encountered in the comple tion of the Galveeton and the Chatta nooga, while any Bhow of force or dur ess on the part of the National govern- mnet will be avoided. CUBA FREE OF YELLOW JACK. Smallpox la Unheard of, but Tuberculosis Increases Its Ravages. Waehintgon, June 24. A copy of the monthly report of Dr. C. J. Finlav, chief sanitary officer for the Island of Cuba, whieh has been received at the Cuban legation here, contains the fol lowing: "The showing for 1902 is very satis factory, not only in regard to the com plete exemption from yellow fever and smallpox, but a' so in the number of deaths from malaria and in the total mortality. There has been no small pox on the island since June, 1900, nor yellow fever since September, 1901, and the progress iu &o decrease in ma laria has continued without interrup tion. "The condition regarding tu berculosis, however, is not so satisfac tory. There has been an increase of ( to 6 per cent in deaths from that dis ease in each of the years 1901 and 1902, and at the present time the pro portion of deaths from that cause to the general mortality amounts to over 18 per cent. Miners Scalded by Steam. Tamaqua, Pa., June 24. As a result of two disast3rs which followed close upon one another in tbe No. 4 and No. 8 cloleries of the Lehigh coal and navi gation company, in the Panther creek valley, three men are dead, one is dying and five others are seriously injured Lte last nignt, while, a force of men were fighting a mine fire, the action of the water on the burning coal and rock generated a large body of steam, which rushed down the gangway, scalding a party of seven men, who were manning the fire hose. Cable to Alaska. Washington, June 24. General Greely has been informed that 580 miles of the submarine cable to be laid between Puget Sound and Alaska have been shipped from New York to Seattle. The remaining 750 miles will be shipped from New York in August This is the first long cable made in the United States. It is of the seam leu rubber type. Captain Edgar Rus sell, Signal Corps, haa started lor Seat tle to make preliminary arrangements. BIG LAND FRAUD NEWELL UNEARTHS Bid SCHEME THE WEST. IN People Are Being Located oa Tracts That Are to Be Irrigated-Ins ld In formation la Sold-Chlc! Hydrograph r Says It Cannot Be, for Oovera. aunt Does Not Know. Washington, Jone 24. Hydrograph er Newell, of the geological survey, who has just returned from an extend ed tour of the West, reports tbe discov ery of a new and successful confidence game that has grown op nnder the na tional irrigation law, and which la be ing worked in Eastern Oregon. Speak ing of hi discovery Mr. Newell said: "I was very much disheartened while in tbe West to find that associa tions for a consideration ranging from (50 to (100 are advertising, by circu lars and otherwise, to direct bomeseek- ers to vacant public land, which they iitso w reclaimed by the nation al government. Them luviiiinn. make the showing thaat they are formed to represent bomeseekers, and propose to give them inside informs- tion. They have no inside informa tion. They do not know what lands tbe government intends to irrigate, for no one know, not even the depart ment. They are simply defrauding the people. They are sendine neonle on In lamia that will never be irrigated, either by the government er private enterprise, and I know of instances where these associations have sent people on to land on hillsides, which could not possibly be irrigated. "I want to stamp these associations as frauds snd to warn all bomeseekers to avoid them. One of these companies has headquarters at Omaha, and n. other at Pendleton, Or., but their oper ations extend over the entire rM West, and they are pretending to give inside information concerning arid lands in every state." WILL REBUILD AT ONCE. Leading Citizens Announce Plans Fund Needed for Cleaning Up. Heppner, June 24. Standing on the streets and gazing over towards the hills, one can see dozen of tenia, where the destitute and homeless have found quiet and rest. Banker C. A. Rhea expressed his intention of building sev eral residences just as soon as build ina- . : -1 i. i .... material ran De DrOUEnt in. J. I.. Natter and Borchers expect to build brick business houses on the east aid of Main street. Already the peop.e are thinkinir and talking of rebuilding on a better and more substantial plan. W. O. Minor will rebuild his dwelling on his atner farm one mile away on Willow creek. but will not rebuild bis town resident until later. Both houses were swept away. Mayor Gilliam and tbe execntWe lief committee decided to renew the ap peal for additional for additional fundi from Portland and the Northwest conn try. The total payroll is now (1,620 daily, with a large portion of the (20, 000 that has been contributed alread paid out. The total loss of property will not be lses than (350,000 upon a conservative basis. DREDQE ABOUT READY FOR WORK. Qrant Will Begin Operations on Colum bia In About a Month. Washington, June 24. From ut. vices received by the chief of engineers today, it is believed that the pumps for the converted transport Grant will be completed and ready for shipment about tbe end of June. The contract ing firm in Baltimore has secured a perfect casting for the huge cylinder, and the rest of the pump is ready for assembling. The work of remodeling the Grant, so as to fit it for use aa a sea dredge, is more than thiee-fourths completed at the Mare Island navv yard, and if the present progress is not lnieirupiea, tbe ship will be ready to commence operations on the Columbia river bar not later than the first nf August, and possibly before. Pay for Dishonor. Belgrade, June 24. The piomotiona are announced of various members of the military deputation to King Peter at Genevra. Colonel Popoivics, of the late King Alexander's palace guard, is created a General and first Aid-de-Camp to King Peter; Captain Lloy sties, who opened the palace gates for the assassins of the late king and quren, is promoted to be a major, and Lieutenant Gionica, who was on'guard outside the paalce on tbe night of the assassinations, and who was a confident of the conspirators, is made a captain. Eating Each Other. Pekin, June 8, via Victoria, B. C., June 24. News has been received here that the famine in Kwang Si is grow ing worse by degrees. The starving population is estimated at 200.000 and dally numbers of deaths occur from starvation. The British authorities In Hong Kong, aided by public subscrip tions, have been sending aid for two months. A Japanese report savs can nibaliBm is being practiced and human flesh is publicly offered for sale. Election Left to People. . Jackson, Miss., June 24. The etate board of election commissioners today ordered a state primary election to be held on August 6. This action means that the next United States senator Irom Mississippi will be chosen by pop ular ballot. Senator Money, tbe pres ent incumbent, and Governor Longlno are candidates, and are now proascut ing an active canvas of the tate. A....