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Y K ' Me JnlILLSBR6 VOL. X. II1LLSBOBO, OIlEtiON, Til U BSD A. Y, .SEPTEMBER 10, 1903. NO. 26. EVENTS OF THE DAY OATHEIED FROM ALL PARTS OP THE TWO HEMISPHERES. Comprsbeaslve Review el tbe Import aat Maspeauge of the Put Week, Presented la Coedemed Form, Moat Ukely to Prove Interesting to Our Many Reader. A number of tbe Cripple Creek mines have returned work. The American mining congress li In waalon at Dead wood, 8. D. Tba Itxlaral grand jury hai found seven mora clndlctmente to Ilia postal cases. Philadelphia builders will begin a systematic war on unions January 1, 104. It it no known positively that Co lombia dele led Ilia canal treaty be came Uia boodla fund waa too small, Roosevelt bat turned down Pan Fran claco to lt attempt to continue tba monopoly on tba Indian snrvlce trade and will divide It between tba coast cities. Farmara and reprenenUtivn Irom producers' aseoclstlons from nine state met In Chicago and lor mad a truat to control the market. Tba capital la placed at $100,01)0,000. Tba officer o( tba department ol Col orado are Terr aniloua regarding tba altuatlon In tba Uintah Indian reserva tion. Large numbers ol prospettors and asttlera have gone there before tbe time lor opening and a clash may occur. Turk at Beirut hava slain a number ol Chrlataln and another outbreak I leered. Admiral Cotton will land marine, If necessary, to protect Amer icana. Tba porta place tbe entire blame on tba presence ol tba American fleet. Kooeevelt waa tendered treat ova tion at Syracuse, M. i. Labor day waa antbuilMtlcally ob served throughout tba t'nlted Bute. A passenger train on tba Baltimore A Ohio made 198 mllaa in 116 mln tea. A great French mlmlo war game ha begun. There are 100,000 troop par tlctpatlnf. Nearly one-fourth ol the entire area ol Oregon I tied up In loreet reserves and withdrawal. Lieutenant Peary will make another effort to reach the north pole. Ua will Start nait lummer. Two electric car collided In New Hampshire, killing four and Injuring every person on both cars. Bishop Tbomaa Marsh Clark, bishop of Rhode Island, oldeat dignitary of hla rank In tba Episcopal church, I dead. A Lake Erie steamer with a larga number of passengers baa bean caught by storm. It I feared aha may bavt foundered. Tba Autlro-Hungarlan ambassador to Ureal Britain i dead. Mrs. Roland B. Molineaox hat e- cured divorce In South Dakota. Several person were killed, 600 houses, seven moaquea and a aynagoguo horned near Vienna, Aastrlat. J1 ' Three pstnter war fatally Injured by a acaflold on which Uiey were work log, at New York, tailing 80 feet. The treasury department ha Just shipped fl.Oi 6,000 In allver to the Philippines from New York by way of the Sues canal. Tba Japaneea government lay It did not forcibly atoo the Stanley Dollar from entering a Oorean port, but mad a atrong protest. Tha treasury department ha seat Bishop Rlordan, of California, a check for 1377,000. This ii part of tha Piooi fund award from Mexico. . I Ofllcel Who I A number of Servian proposed to avenge tha slaying of King Almander and Queen Drags have been anested and placed In Jail. Every passenger train on the Man oburlan railroad i now accompanied by a detachment of soldiers, and tba whole line I guarded by sentries. Seventeen cotton manufacturing con cern of Fall River, Man., bare shut down temporarily on account of delay in arrival of tbe new crop. Thirteen thouiand hand are thrown out ol work. Rosevelt will change tha policy of ap pointing consuls so it will be on a mer it basis. , Tba governor o! Colorado has ordered troop to the scene of the mining strike t Cripple creek. A Kansas City negro drowned him telf to escape lynching for an aaaault on a white woman. " Turkey i making atrennon effort! to locate tha assailant of Vice Consul Msgelssen. Many arrests have been made. President Roosevelt bai received hundred of telegrama congratulating him on bl narrow eeoape from aaesssl nation. At the Fort Riley, Kan., maneuver of the army, 14,000 men will partici pate. The Alaakan boundary cemmiiloner have bald their first meeting and organised. An effort to launch the Lanley air hip men with lallnre owing to a broken valve. Legation guard at Constantinople have been Increased, and, If necessary, marine will be landed. . CONSUL MAY BB SLAIN. Macedonians Tkrsatea Him a Wall as Journalists aad Missionaries. Loudoo, Sept. 10. A Monastir dis patch to the Daily Mall, dated Septem ber 8, aay the great military drive In tbe mountain to the southwest of Mon astir toward Lake Creeps by a force of 3,000 Turkish lu fan try with 12 gun, resulted In the escape of all tba revolu tionary bands. Though tba latter were practically surrounded, not one was captured The correspondent continues: "Vice Consul McUregorteil me that the porta ha Informed lillml Pasha that It ha received a threat 'rom the Macedonian committee that tba insurg ent intend to murder a British consul or a onrnalist or an American mission ary. Vine Consul McOrrgor notified tba Turkish authorities that be will hold them responsible for any murder by either the Turki or tbe Vulgarians. In my opinion this 1 nothing but a gentle bint to the Brltlab Journalists who are eiposlng tha maaeacre." A Holla dispatch to tha Dally Mall, dated September 8, eaya tbe revolution ary committee tomorrow will Issue to tbe representative of the p iwers a cir cular note forewarning them of coming event. The note la intended to Justily the futurt actiona of tha Insurgent and will point to the probable total exter mination of the Chrlataln aa necessi tating tha employment of tbe aame atrocious measures by tha revolution aries against tha Torts, and will con tend that tha responsibility for such desperate act will rest with tha pow er. . STAND QOBS DOWN. People at Sbara Battle Are Precipitated te .the droned. Leavenworth, Kan., Sept. 10. Tbe grandstand erected on knoll on the Kort Leavenworth reservation cloee to the city limit gave way this afternoon, Injuring 24 pen on. None were killed. Many of those Injured waived broaen legs. The (land waa pot op this morn ing. Fully 1,600 people were crowd ed on to it. Just about the time the sham luttl concluded tha grand stand broke down. Tbera wss a heavy artillery duel with siege' guns. Three battalion of infan try were using black powder. Some one announced that tbe cavalry were emerging from a ravine to charge, People on the gandstand stood op to i tbem through tha amoke. Tha en tire stand went down with a crash. Tbe utmost confusion followed, accom panied by shriek of victim. It was found Wat many were pinned down under tha debrla. Hundreds who were walking on tha ground rushed to the grandstand looking for relatives. Tha contusion waa indescribable until the regular soldiers formed a line and kept all back not Injured or caring for thoea Inlured. Tbe battle, which wa on tba other side ol tha road, waa called oft and tbe soldiers, aotlng under tbe direction of their officers, began taking care of tbe Injured. Ambulance war need to convey people to the city hospital, and within an hour after the accident the Injured bad all been removed. All those injured art alive, bat It la feared three will die. FIRB TO DRIVE REFUQBBS OUT. Bulgarians te the Number ol 180,000 Are In the Forest. Sofia, Sept. 10. The Maoedonian in terior organisation estimate that ISO,- 000 women, children and old men are biding In the monntaln and forest of Macedonia. The Turks are burning the forests In the district of l.eion and Koshre and killing the fugetives who attempt to escape to the plain. The Via -h village of Gopesh, three hours distant from Monas ir, has been burned by the Turk, who are reported to have thrown several of the inhabitant into the Are. Thirteen thousand Turkish soldiers are assembled at Planka. Kratovo nnd Oobcbanl, and are plundering the sur rounding village. Tbe people bare not complained, fearing that they may k- .n-.lMWl (hit iliatrlnt nl D. britsi, vilayet of Monastir, the soldiers are reported to be naked and starving and to be robbing all around. , Russia la Causing Discord. Toklo, Aug. 18, via Victoria, B. C Sept. 10. The conclusion of the Rusto Chlneae secret convention la much talked about In Pekin, and the Chinese foreign office shows special earnestness In denying the fact. Presumably with the Idea of canaing discord between Japan and Chin, Russia ha told the secretary ol the grand council in Pekin that, a Russo-Japanese agreement bav ins been concluded, Japan can no long er interfere with the Manchnrlan prob lem, and therefore China may freely enter Into friendly negotiation. Valdea Has a Flood. Seattle, Wash., Sept. 10 Mail ad vice from Valde atate that serious damage ha been done to the western section of that town by floods from gla cial itreama. A great glacier He back of the city, and from this two or three creek flow into the sea. These Augnst 21 rose beyond their bank spread out over what la known as the reservation, or west and section, carry ing a large number of cabini and fence Into tbe bay. . Babylon to Be Explored. Chicago, Sept. 10. President Harper has secured the consent of the sultan ol Turkey to an exploration of the country in the vicinity of ancient Baby lon, according to the advice Just re ceived at tbe University ot Chicago. This marks the successful issue of an attempt began In July, 1900, when sp nitration wss first made for university exploring partial to enter tha district, HAPPENINGS HERE IN OREGON STATE FAIR PROSPECTS. Fin Exhibits and Fast Racine Will Draw Lerge Attendance. Prospect for the coming Oregon state fair, to be held In Heptember 14 to 10, ore most flattering. Tbe fair will eicel In the line of eihlblts and attendance any state fair held hereto fore In Oreiion. The abundant crops lusure a spolnedld showing of grains, and the fact that the commissioner to the fit. lxiuls tit position are cooperat ing to secure the best that Is shown here for use neit year means that the eihlblts, especially In the agricultural line, wilt be of the very best. The live stock department, too, promisee better this year than any preceding year. ' Breeders are preparing large exhibits In this department, which has caused tbe association to build a large number of new stalls. Governor Sparks of Heno, Nev., I sending a very fine herd of Hereford rattle from tbe Ala mo stock farm, which will meet compe tition In herds shown by CD. Wade of I'endleton, A. J. Splawn of North Ya- Inn, George Chandler of Raker City. Ilbert t Patterson of Salem. In tbe Khortborn section eihlblts will be made by Charles E. Udd. C. II. Wade. W. O. Minor, Metsker ft Klemgard and oth er. The raring will be made a feature of this year's fair. A large number of high class horses have already made their entries, coming from California. Montana, Colorado. Utah, Washington and British Columbia. The two big stakes of 12000 will arouse keen com petition. These are the largest stakes ever raced for In the northwest and the best hontea will compete for them that have ever been seen on the cir cuit. The grounds are In spelendid condldtlon and the beautiful oak grove III furnish plenty of shade and com- rt for a week" ontlng. The buildings are all In splendid condition, and the new show building will furnish comfort to hundreds of spectator who wish to see the Judging of live stock ACQUIRE FRESH PROPERTIES. Nsw York Companies Purchasers la the Bohemia Country. G. B. Hengen, director and buslnesr manager of the Oregon Securtlea Com pany, of New York Is at the company s properties In Bohemia, and the result s that so nve valuable acquisitions were made. The Broadway group, consist Ing of fifty acres, and the Ophlr group. of 80 acres, were added to their torrl tory, making over 900 acres of mineral lands that they now own. The Broad way group Is an important factor to them at the present time, as they will drift through the mountain on a strong and well defined ledge, Instead of pene trating through the hard country rock. Besides it will give them several nun dred feet depth of high grade ore that they will be enabled to handle from this tunnel. The Ophlr group Is an extension and Joins the Mustek property, which the company has drifted on one to six levels to the edge of the Ophlr. This property has been owned for a number of years by O. t. Adams, u. r. uam csrt and W. W. Cathcart. There has only been assessment work done from year to year, notwithstanding large bodies of high grade ore have been struck. By acquiring this property the ore- on Securtles Company will have near ly J000 feet to drift on from Mustek lead. The company Is installing ma chlnery as fast as possible, and It will be but a short time until it will have 40 stamps and concentrators in opera tion. Rich Strike In the Bohemia. , Herbert Leigh, manager of the North Falrvlew mines In the Bohemia die trlct. has reported a rich strike In his srouo. A body of ore four feet wide and running $500 to the ton has been uncovered on the north slope or North Falrvlew mountain. Open cuts have been made along the ledge a distance of 1200 feot ahowlng the same char acter of ore and from four to six reet wide. A dav and n aht shift Is work tng and the ore is to be sent to Taco- ma for treatment. Hatchery on Elk River. The salmon hatchery on Elk river, three miles above the Elk City, T.inrnin rountv. Is to be made perman ent. Lumber and building material Is now arrlvlna- at the site for rebuilding. Hatching operations were conauciea at the spot for the first time last season, when a temporary plant was put In and conducted as an experiment. The sea- nn resulted In hatching aoout ouol 000 little salmon. Rainier Mills Destroyed. The shlnsle mill, saw mill and dry nin.. nf Olson & Nordby were destroy on tw Are that broke out a uttie arter 10 o'clock last night. The Insurance Is said to be about half on a $40,000 loss Vnrtv men are thrown out of employ ment. The shingle mill had a capacity of about 120,000 per diem, in me Des troyed dry kilns were 1,200.000 shin gles. Franchise for BluH Elevator. An ordinance has been passed by the Oregon City council granting to County Judge T. F. Ryan a rrancnise tor me building Bnd maintaining of an electric elevator system over the bluff. The snme ordinance grants to Mr. Ryan the right to construct and operate a street railway system on certain ot the streets of Oregon City. School Delayed a Week. The Jacksonville public schools will Monday. September 14. The delay of a week from the usual date of commencement was occasioned by the necessary finishing touches on the new schoolhouse before the furniture and fixtures could be placed In posi tion. Hop Dryer Destroyed by Fire. The Knox hopdrler, near Cottage drove, caught fire and was totally de stroyed. The loss was about $2000. it. if nr tha loss was In hops. The hmm and contents were fully covered by Insurance. WATER WOtfKS WONDERS. K slants! n Desert Changed te Smlllac drain Fields. State Treasurer C. S. Moore, who has just returned from a month's out ing In Klamath county, reports that all Industrial affairs In that section of tbe state are prosperous and that the coun try surrounding Klamath Lake Is jtieadlly developing. Irrigation ditch es are being enlarged and extended and the producing area gradually enlarged. The bay crop of that region Is enor mous and since prices are up the farm- rs are making money. The productiveness of that sage brush land when water Is put on It is mazing," said Mr. Moore. "There is large tract of land out aoutb of Low er Klamath lake that I used to drive over frequently a few years ago. I ould not give ten cents an acre for It without water on It. A man could not live on It. This summer I drove throiiKh that same country and Instead of a dry, sage-brush plain, I saw fields covered with an Immense crop of wheat and land that has already yielded one rop of alfalfa and baa another crop ImoHt ready for cutting. One tract of 1000 acres of that apparently worthless land produced 25.000 bushels of wheat 1200 tons of alfalfa already this season. 1 am told that the owners of that tract of land, which was covered with sage brush three years ago, will clear up from $15,000 to $20,000 this year. The land la owned by Henry E. An- keny and Roscoe Cantrell, and Is Irri gated from their ditrh. I do not know what they paid for the land, but It Is Quito certain that they have already realized all they ever put Into it. and could now sell it for at least one-third more than it has cost them, counting II Improvements. This simply illus trates the wonderfuld productiveness of that soil if you can only get water cn it." EUGENE PEOPLE TAKE HOLD. Are Determined te Make the District Fair a Success. The officers of this District fair are making arrangements for the fair to be held at Bangs' park, near Eugene, for four days, commencing September 28. The flve-eights-of-a-mile race track in the park has been put in first class con- lltlon. There is not a better track In tbe state. Premiums to the amount of $1500 are offered for the various exhibits, while additional special premius are offered by citlxens of Eugene. The eople of Eugene have subscribed nearly $1500 to aid the enterprise. The large pavilion on the grounds is being enlarged to make room for exhibits, snd stock sheds, horse stalls and a grand stand are being erected. The park is in an excellent place for aniplng and a number of wells are be ing driven in different parts of the park for the benefit of those who wish to camp during the fair. Remarkable drain Stalks. In the Miner office window. Prairie City, is a bundle of oats, in the stalk, on exhibition, which measures 6V4 feet raised on the farm snd stock ranch of J. P. Finlan. situated on the Middle Fork of John Day river, near Austin- station. Stalks of wheat measuring over five feet, raised without irriga tion on Leo Hoffatetter's farm, situate three miles above Prairie City, are also shown. Neither the oats nor the wheat Is fully matured, and has not got Its full growth. Easterners Buy Polk County Farms. A number of Polk county farms have been purchased during the past two weeks by eastern parties, mainly in the vicinity of Independence. William J, Hell has completed arrangements for the purchase of a 300-acre farm adjoin ing the town at a cost of $15,000. This Is one ot the best farms in the county. Sidetracks for Qraln Shipments. The Southern Pacific railroad com pany is laying a new sidetrack on the water front in Albany to accommodate the grain shipments from the West- gate warehouse. The water-front is pretty well lined with tracks. . PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat-Walla Walla, 78979c; blue- stem, 80A82c; valley, 18c. Flour-Valley, $3 603.16 per bar rel; hard wheat straights, $3.0094.00; bard wheat, patents, $.ltJ4.IS graham, 13.393.76; whole wheat, $3.M4.00: rye wheat, $4.60. Barley-Feed, $:0.00d21.00por ton; brewing, $21 ; rolled, $21(121.10. Oats-No. 1 white, $1.07; gray, ll.0tmi.05 per cental. Mlllstuffi Bran, $22 per ton; mil dllngs, $25; shorts, $22; chop, fit; linseed dairy food, $19. Hay Timothy, $14.00 par ton; clover, nominal; grain, $10; cheat, nominal. Butter Fancy creamery, 22KlJ6c per pound; dairy, 18020c; store, If Cheese Fall cream, twins, 14c; Young America, 16c; factory prlo lflt lKc less. Poultry Chicken, mixed, 11 K 12c per ponnd; spring, 1414Xej hen, 1212to; broilers, $2.00 dosen; turkeys, live, 1081X0 per pound ;dressed,14 16c; ducks, $4(94.60 per dosen; geeas, $6(88.60. Egg Oregon ranch, 19c. Potatoes Oregon, 76J86a per sack ; sweet potatoes, iSe per pound. Wheat Sacks In lots of 100, 6c. Beef Gross steers, $3.76dJ4.25; dressed, 697c per pound. Veal 8o par psnnd. Mntton Gross, $3; dressed, 6ft 5Kc: lambs, gross, $3.60; dressed. e, Hogs-Gross, $5.6096.76; dressed, 8c. Hops 1902 orop, 20c per ponnd. Tallow Prime, per ponnd, 45c No. 2'and grease, 2M8o. Wool Valley, 17gl8c; Eastern Oregon, 12Q16c; mohair, S5(37Ke STUNNED BY SHOCK. Passengers la Tsrrible Trolley Collision Do Mot Cry Out. Pelham, N. II., Sept. 0. Through a bead-on collision today two electric cars, each running, It ia said, at a rate of more than 20 milea an boor, four persons were killed and 19 were so seri ously injured that tbey are nnder phy sicians' care and several of these are expected to die. As there were 70 pas sengers on the two ears, many others received cot and minor wounds which did not prevent their going to their borne. The accident occurred on the line wbicb run through this town between Lowell and Nashua and one of the cars which was coming from the latter city waa nearly filled with people on their way to a summer resort The col lis' on waa due, according to the officials of the road, to a misunderstanding of tbe starter's orders by the motorman of the car bound fcr Nashua. iue car starter endeavored to rectify the mistake by abutting off the power and trying to recall tbe Nashua bound tar, but it failed. Tbe cars met en a curve, neither motorman seeing the approaching car notil too late to avoid a collision, neuner was mere time lor uie poasen- gers to escape by jumping when the cars came together with a force that threw tbe west-bound car direc ly upon the lorward part of tbe other, crushing toe top oi the car down upon the pas sengers and pinioning tboee occupying tbe first three seats in the wreckage. Persons wbo witnessed tbe collision stated afterward that it came so unex pectedly that it seemed some minutes before tbe passengers realised what bad happened. All were silent and the passengeis made no outcry, appearing daxed by tbe shock. Near tbe acci- dent were a number of campers, wbo st once roshed to the scene. With weeks, Europe will be startled by a rec crowbars and other instruments the ord of deeds nneqosled in the blood wrecked roofs of tbe cars were pried up and the imprisoned psssengers released. I Not one of tbe passengers on tbe two cars escaped injury of some sort, al- though a number were not seriously hart. 15 UP TO COLOMBIA. United States Not Working tor New Ca nal Treaty Wants OM Agreement. Washington, Sept 9. The state de partment today received a routine mes sage from Mr. Beanpre, tbe American minister at Bogota, acknowledging the receipt of Secretary Hay's cablegram of August 6, stating that the Washing- ion government would enter into no engagement wbicb wonld hamper the president a freedom of action under the law. This was all tbe cablegram stated although it has been tbe basis for spec ulative reports about Mr. Beaupre'a ideas of tbe Bogota situation. The state department's attit de is one of dignified patience. No indica tion of its course of sction in tbe event that the Colombian congress rejects or amends tbe treaty will be forthcoming nntil tbe time for the exchange of rati Bcationa expires, September 22. It is known at the state department that the Colombian congress is already regret ting its hasty action in rejecting the treaty, bnt the state department will suggest no remedy (or the mistake. Once and for all the state department has announced that tbe treaty as sp- proved by the Washington government wss ratified by tbe American senate, It is up to the Bogota government tc ratily that identical treaty, U Colombia desires an isthmian canal. The state department regards all the reports as to the connection of this government or even its interest in tbe unrest on the isthmus as too trivial for consideration, WILL BB A BIO SHOW. Multnomah Boys Hava Planned a Mons ter Carnival lor Portland. September 14 to 26 inclusive will be days long to be remembered in tbe his tory of Portland. Under the. auspices of the Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club the merchants of Portland give their carnival on the above dates. The attractions offered will be the best ever presented west of the Rocky mountains Every day will be a special day, and this, together with the low rates by the railroads, insures s big attendance. Ten thousand dollars is the mm be ing expended by the Multnomah boys to make Portland's big Fall Carnival a success. Legs are Undeveloped. London, Sept. 9. A Melbourne dis patch to the Daily Chronicle says: The administrator of British New Guinea reports the discovery of an ex traordinary tribe of marshland dwellers in the Island of Papna. Owing to the swampy ground and tangled under growth, walking and canoeing are al most impossible. The native dwellings are built in trees and as a result of the conditions existing the nstives are gradually losing the nse of their lower limbs snd are nnable to walk on hard ground without their feet bleeding. Odd fllft of Argentina to Rome. Rome. Sept. 9. The citv of Rome has lust received the offer of a curious stilt, which, while it baa been accented with gratitude, has caused amusement. The Commune of Buenos Avres. as token of Argentine friendship for Italy, and a tribute ot affection for tbe late King Humbert, whose remains were buried in tbe Pantheon here, has offered to pave tbe Piassi of the Panth ecn and tbe surrounding streets with Argentine wood. Freight Car Cansea a Wreck. Sutler, Pa., r-ept. . A freight car projected from a siding to the edge of the main tracks, side-swiping an In coming Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburg passenger train from Dubois, last night, in the Butler yards, and eight people were injured, two seriously. WAR SEEMS SURE TURKEY AND BULGARIA ARE AT SWORDS' POINTS. Outrages Still Continue jnd Powers are Making Little Effort te Interfere Acceptable Proposals Mast Be Made Soon or Blood Will Flow as Never Before la tbe Fsr East. London, Copt. 9. Special dispatches from the near East, published here th's morning add little fresh news regard ing tbe situation in the Balkans. All tbe correspondents at Constantinople emphasize the apparent danger of war with Bulgaria, while tbe Sofia corree- pondenta are equally insistent as to tbe prudent and correct attitude of Prince Ferdinand and his government. Accounts irom ootn lurtisn and in- surgent sources of the operations in Macedonia show that the work of ex termination is proceeding unchecked, and, although apparently emphasizing the danger ol a conflagration, tbe pow ers are msking little effort to inter- iere. it is oeiitvea tost notmng ol a serious nature will be done until aiter the meeting of the czar and Emperor frauds Joseph at Vienna, when it may oe too late Tbe insurgenti are now said to num ber 2,600 well armed and efficiently commanded men. Their leaders will stop at nothing to secure resources for their equipment. Tbe Sofia correapcndeiit of the Daily Telegraph eaya: 'I am in close toncb wi b the In- surgents and am ble to affirm emphat- ically that unless acceptable proposals shall te mrde within two or three stained history of the East." Tbe Morning Leader's correspondent st Sofia lays the Turkish policy ia to draw the insurgents into action at all points. ine bands, however, are avoiding conflicts nntit theii prepara tions snail oe: completed. They are gathering in masses at various strategic points with a view to comprehensive movement inside of 10 days. An unconfirmed report from Vie on states that tbe Bulgarian exarch has been shot up in his palace because of his refusal to issue a further pastoral letter asking the Bulgarians to lay down their arms BAER DEFIES NATION. Coal Baron Refuses to Make Public Re ports ea Mining. Washington, S'pt. 9. If President Roosevelt takes the stand that is ex pected, the courts will soon determine whether the bureau of corporations in the new department of commerce is to amount to anything. Tbe Reading. Pennsylvania, Lehigh Valley and other large coal companies in the east practi cally have refused to furnish the census office with statistics called for concern ing the operation of anthracite coal mines of the United States from 1900 to the present time, and tbe president has been consulted as to the advisabil ity of prosecuting President Bser and other officers of leading anthracite corn- panies. The law of 1898 provides a $10,000 penalty and one year 'a imprisonment for any officer or corporation fsiling to furnish statistics demanded by tbe gov eminent. The government seeks in formation regarding operating expenses, cost of productin of coal, freight charges of ami is ted roads, pay of min ers, their number, tbe gross and net earnings and the profits of tbe com panies. In the event of a radical action being taken against Baer and his col talent in the Unite.! States will be em leagues of the coal companies, tbe best legal ployed to attack the constitutional ity of the law of 1898. The validity of the law has been questioned more than once since its passage, bnt only in an informal way. Conservative government officers here view the situation with great con cern and admit frankly that tbe legal ity of provisions ul the census act and the efficacy of the act creating the trust- smashing bureau of the department of commerce and labor will be finally de cided, if the matter ever reaches an is sue in the courts. Troops Ousrd Mines. Cripple Creek, Colo., Sept. 9. Crip ple C eek's seven rich hills are today fairly dotted with roldiers of the Na tional Guard. Every large property is belted with a line of bine coated pick ets, and it is no exsggeration to say that one cannot go 100 yards in any part of the famous mineral districts without encountering sentinels. Sup plementing the troops scattered over tbe district are squads of cavalry, which will canter over the hills and make those points which no infantry patrol. Entire Town Wiped Out Chicago, Sept. 9. A special from New Orleans says: Steamship advices of the destmction by a hurricane of San Miguel, a town on the East coast of Yucatan, were received here today. a I Not a building was left standing. The steamer Breakwater, which passed San Miguel on her way from New Orleans to Belize, found the place In ruins, not a living being bring In sight. San - Miguel was the oldest town in Mexico. it was me place where uortes landed. Snow In Colorado. Colorado Springs, Colo., Sept. 9. A heavy snow fell on the range between Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek last night. It was impopsible to run trains to the summit of Pike's Peak today, on account of snow drifts, al though traffic will be resumed as soon a snow plows csn clear the cog road. LIV8 IN ANARCHY. Moros Have No Ooveramcat, Says Oea eral Sumner. Portland, Sept. 8. "I thlna the) most perfectly form of anarchy existing in tbe world today 1 to be found among the Moros, the Malay tribe which In habits the ieland of Mindanao in the Philippines," aaid General 8. 8. Sum ner. General Sumner has inst returned from the Philippines, where he was ia command of the southern district of Luzon for m:re than a year and was ater trans fen ed te the command of the wild and impenetrable tansies of Mindanao. He is now on his way to assume command of tbe department of the Missouri with beadanarters at Omaha. "I do not think 'the pnblie appreciates the great work that the) military has accomplished," said too general. "In Mindanao, for Instance. we have built highways which afford easy access from the seashore to the interior lake around which dwell mors) than 60,000 Moros, the anarchist of whom I spesk. These people are Mohammedana and have been for some 400 year. They have absolutely no system of gov ernment and tbe individuals of tha tribe pay only the slightest deference) to their dattos or nominal rulers. Nor have these dittos any chief among them. When they combined to offer resistance to the American forces, they each acted npon his own responsibility. mey bad no central head. Each datto bossed bis own men and took no orders from any quarter. They till the land tbey occupy, but it seems to belong to the whole community as a body and even the crops are gathered by the vil lage at large. 'The Moros have no property laws. and the ability to acquire possession of any article is the only requisite for its quirement. A Moro thinks it per fectly justifiable to kill anybody ia order to get anything. He thinks no more of killing a soldier to get bis bar onet, than he would think of taking away a bono from a dog. It is genuine anarchy." BULQARIA AT CRITICAL POINT. Increasingly Thrcatenlag Aspect hi the) Balkaaa Affects AM Euros. London, Sept. 8. The situation is critical for the Bulgarian government. telegraphs the) Sofia correspondent of the Times, not only on account of Mac edonia, but also because of the internal political complications. The Vienna correspondent of the Times reports that in various compe tent quartres the danger of a Tuiko- Bulgarian conflict is reported to be grsver at the present moment than at any previous juncture. It ia believed in V ienna. be adds, that if war breaks out, it will bo less on account of Bui- garlan sympathy with tha Macedonians than because the Balgariana fear tha untoward consequences to their 'own country of tbe return en masse of tha desperate, disappointed insurgent lead ers, wbo would swamp Bulgarian pnb lie lifs. Ths increasingly threatening aspect of affairs in the Balkans seriously affects all the European capitate. What is to , be done in Macedonia is anxiously die cussed on all sides. The censorship ia active at present, for tha only news thus far of tha landing of marines em anated from Washington. The subject is not mentioned in any Constantinople dispatches received here. OLD BATTLESHIP IS SUNK. Experiments Being Made With laveatJea Said to Hold Vessels Up. Portsmouth, England, Sept. 8. Tha old battleship Belle Isle was torpedoed here today and sank at her moorings. For the purpose of tbe experiment a section had been constructed en the port side of the Belle Isle, representing . the side of a modern battleship. This was filled with an American invention which it was alleged would prevent a ship from sinking when the hnil ia penetrated below the water line. When the vessel was struck a lam column of water enveloped her. 8be rolled heavily and then settled down with a list to port. The Belle Isle will be raised for further experiments. It is said that the damage to the ship's bottom is extensive. New Ruling ea Smuggling. San Francisco, Sept. 8. In the trial of the case of tbe United States against aei rtanamatsu, who is charged with the crime of smuggling, Judge Oe Hay- en delivered instructions to the Jury in which he in substance said that a land ing of goods was necessary to constitute the crime of smuggling. It is contend ed by the official charged with the capturing and convicting of this class of offenders, that, if the opinion of the judge is right, It will be a difficult matter to punish evaderaof th customs laws. Eruption ol Vesavlua Moderates Naples, Sept. 8. The eruption of Vesuvius, although it still continues, has moderated tc a certain extent. The new crater presents a wonderful sight. It is very deep, with very steep sides, which arouses the fear that another crumbling may occur. The mouth of the crater from side to aide measures oyer 423 feet and is about 350 feet deep. The lava in the direction of the east and northeast continues ia a very liquid form. Take Vesexulaui Debt London, Sept. 7. The Brnssels cor respondent of the Daily Telegraph says an agreement concerning the Ven esuelan debt has been signed between a syndicate of Paris banks and Senor Velutlni, the Venesnelan representa tive. A new loan of $60,000,000 guar anteed by the custom receipts will be issued. The sgrement leqolres the spproval of the Venesnelan parliament, X