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goiiian will tell the truth. the
whole truth, about
county.
state sud national affairs. It
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.aose who differ from its
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STRIKING EMPLOYES BEGIN
WARFARE UN THE PACKERS
WIDOW OF O’KEEFE
ing a Fortune—Georg.a Wife Now
Walla Walla, July 29.—Robert Ger
ry, formerly a member ot the state THE CZAR IS WORRIED
legislature, and a leading men hant of
BY STARTLING REPORTS.
Pasco, visited friends in the city yes
terday. He reported harvesting well
under way and the yield much bet
ter than has been expected, turning The Russian Forces Are Running
From and Dodging the Alert Armies
off 25 bushels per acre in many fields
where it was thought the yie. . would
of the M ikado—Russian Right Flank
not be more than 10 bushels. Mr
Turned Back at Sematse—Japanese
Gerry says Franklin county has had
Land Force Is Constantly Reinforc
a very prosperous year, and he is
ed Under Cover of Warships in the
elated over future prospects.
All Plead Not Guilty and Barnaby Is
Held Under $20,000 Bail.
New York, Aug. 1.—President Bar
naby. Secretary Atkinson and Treat*
urer Dexter, of the Knickerbocker
Steamboat Company, owners of the
Slocum, and Government Inspectors
Lundberg and Fleming, were arraign
ed in the federal court today and
pleaded not gumy.
Barnaby’s bail
was fixed at ,2<i,000, the others at
»5000.
REGATTA NOW ON.
BARBER LAW UPHELD.
Supreme Court Holds That the Act Is
Plants’ Ingomar Loses First Place to
White Heather.
Constitutional.
Cowes, Aug. 1.—The regatta week
Salem. Or., Aug. 1.—(Special)—The opened today with the king and queen
supreme court today reversed the de present The first race for yachts of
cision of Judge George, ot Multnomah over 100 tons, was won by Plants’ In
county, in what is known as the bar gomar, but on a time allowance, the
ber case, brought by the board of bar White Heather was given first, Brun-
hilde second, Ingomar third, and -Me
ber examiners against H L. Briggs
The defendant was convicted for | teor fourth
conducting a barber shop In violation
New Cures by X-Rays.
of the existing law regulating the
trade. A judgment was arrested by
London. August 1.—Professor Boz-
the trial court holding the act to be 1 zoli. director of clinical medicine at
unconstitutional. The law Is held to . Turin university, has communicated
be constitutional in the higher court. i to the Royal Academy of Medicine his
observations on the surprising effica-
PARKER A VICTIM.
I ey of the action of X-rays in the
I treatment of certain serious diseases
Book Agent "Worked” the Democratic ' of the blood. He states that he has
succeeded in curing by X rays a case
Candidate Today.
Esopus, Aug. 1.—The hottest weath-, of leuchaemia, which was considered
er of the year failed to keep Parker . incura.de.
In doors today, he dividing the fore
Parcels Post to Japan.
noon between a long ride on horse- |
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Washington, D. C., August 1.—The
back and _
a visit
to the rice fields.
"The”judge’s only visitor was a book I parcels post agreement recently sign
agent who succeeded in selling him I ed by Postmaster General Payne, on
« rr __ nlthrtHmh
hnholf
rxf tho behalf
ITnifgvrl of
Hlntoa
nnd Win.
the United
States, and Min
a set of .. Jefferson
’s writings,
although
the candidate already possessed sev- ister Takahira, on behalf of Japan,
went into effect today. The treaty
eral sets.
allows a maximum limit of weight of
four pounds six ounces in the mails
Big Timber Wool Trade.
’
rate
Big Timber, August 1.—The North between the two countries. The
ern Pacific has closed its wool ware fixed in 12 cents a pound or • fraction
house here, the season's product hav thereof.
ing all been baled up and shipped.
Textile Mills Open.
The last carload went forward today,
Fall River, Mass., August 1.—The
making a total of 74 cars, or 2,215,660
pounds, for the season
It was ex mills opened this morning, No de-
pected that the receipts would reach velopments are anticipated within 10
two and a quarter millions, but the days.
amount fell a little short.
Ex-Governor
Pattison
Dead.
Philadelphia. August
1.—Former
Cholrea Threatens Philippines.
Washington, August 1.—About 30 Governor Pattison died at 6:30 this
c ases of plague per week ar® being re morning of pneumonia.
ported at Hong Kong, while cholera
A cloudburst
at Sodaville, Nev., de-
also made its appearance at that
—
—
point
The latter is considered a stroyed several farm
houses, one
source of great danger to the Philip-j school house and several crops. Hat
pines.
urd,y ni«ht’
MOVEMENTS ON LAND
Japanese Army Continue* to Advance
in Some Direction. But la Checked
in
Other*—Anti-Ru**ian
Demon
»tration in Rome—Witte Profit* by
Plehve* Fate and Announce* Hi*
Gets Bulk of Fortune Although Dis
inherited
BIG CROPS IN FR oJKLIN.
SLOCUM OFFICERS PLEAD.
IN
Savannah. Ga., Man Deserted a Fam
ily and Settled in the Caroline Is
lands. Becoming King, and Acquir
Leader of the “Holy Rollers’* Glad to Grain Yield is Much Better Than Was
Get in Jan.
Expected-
Portland. Aug. 1.—“Joshua'' Cref-
field. leader of the “Holy Rollers,”
religious sect, is glad he is in jail
here.
It is the first time in months that
his life has been absolutely safe.
When the jail door closed on him
Saturday night he at once fell down
on his cot in mental and physical
collapse, after his three months' hid
ing from the law Thrice at Corvall
is a mob gathered to hang him. before
the deputies could get to the train,
and the torture of the deluded man
has been awful.
For three months he has been se
creted in a pit under his father-in-
law's house, where he ate. slept and
lived. The pit was scarcely large
enough to hold his frail body and
he says he is glad to be in the wider
freedom ot the county jail.
The reward of ,40«t for his capture
wil lgo to Roy Hurt, his brother-in-
law, who discovered him. half starv
ed. nnder Hurt, senior’s
house,
where he had been secreted.
Since Mrs. Hun went to the asy
lum Creffield has nothing to eat, ex
cept at rare intervals.
GREAT ACTIVITY SHOWN
GETS HALF ESTATE.
Savannah. Ga. August
1.—Th.}
widow ot "King" O’Keefe of Yap. who
resides her«. will gel ouvhali of that
Will Invoke the Child Labor La* and Building Laws of the portion of his estate which is held
under the rule of Germany. The Ger
State to Worry Their Masters.
.uau courts have actetl favorably up-
in the petition of the Savannah
widow , as has be«n cabled from Hong
Kong by Walter C Hartridge, her at-
Strike Committee Begins an Active Campaign—Secures Four Arrests for
orney.
Hartridge is on his srcond trip to
Employing Children m the Packing Houses — Non union Men Being
Tan. in the Caroline group. He has
been working on ih«> case for two
Housed Illegally—President Will Not Interfere—Only 200 Out of 500
ears The «-state involved is worth
Striking Teamsters Can Get Back—Commissary Department Thronged
(liMiiiiHHi and the share falling to
h«- Savannah widow. Mrs Margaret
With Hungry Families—Injunction Issued Against Strikers at St Jo
O'Keefe, and her daughter. Mrs Lulu
Butler, is atsiut ,25»>. ih H'
seph— Police Guards Escort Hundreds of Wagons in Kansas City and
O'Keefe sailed from here
leserting his Savannah wife and baby
at St. Joseph the Chief of Police and Sheriff Say the Situation Is Be
St*»'
girl, whom he never returned to see
yond Their Control.
He married a na ive woman on the
Island of Yap. on which he wa»
wrecked and became king of the Is
He levied tribute and became
Chicago. Aug 1.—The new board the opening hours ot the 21st day of land
wealthy, trading with other islands
of control selected Saturday to man the packers' strike
Shipments of nonunion men con ind selling tn Hong Kong and ot her
age the strike, met today and started
tinue to arrive at the yards. 400 be ports
a new line of action by adopting res ing distributed among the plants The i
He made a will in H<mg Kong disin
olutions to be presented to the build l»aekers claim there are heavy deser-1 Meriting his Savannah wife, This
ing inspector, calling attention to the lions from the strikers' ranks, but the will would not stand the test of th-'
wholesale stampede anticipated this German court, however. as testator,
alleged violations by the packers of
under the German law. cannot diStn
morning did not materialize.
the building laws, in housing non
Receipts this morning were very 'lerit his wife The Savannah heirs
union men in a building without pro heavy, amounting to 25.000 cattle. annul share in the «.-state in Hone
Kong, but can in the islands under
i.S.i»»« hogs and 17.00») sheep
tection as the laws demand.
The absence of President Donnelly, German rule.
The state factory inspector this
■ of the Butchers' Union, on a trip to
morning also issued four warrants the Western packing cities, is taken
MARKETING PRODUCTS.
against the superintendent of the as an indication that no immediate
Morris plant who is charged with em steps looking to a settlement is con A/alla Walla Now a Busy Town on
ploying boys under age
templated. The commissary depart
Account of Big Crops.
The strikers
commissary houses ment established by the strikers,
Walla Walla. July 29.—The fruit
are thronged this morning with were thronged this morning by the
vnd produce houses are very busy
crowds of hungry families, but no dis men s families.
hese days receiving all manner v.
order prevails.
The packers now state they will
egeiables an<l eraly fruits. In the
use only 200 out of over 5v0 teamsters
■arly morning hours scores of wagons
President Will Not Interfere.
out on a strike when the fight is over,
ine the streets wal ing for an oppor
Washing.on. Aug. 1.—The president having made other arrangements for unity to unload and the rush hardly
will return ’o Oyster Bay on August the delivery of meat
-ubsides before noon.
2b, and remain unt.l September 2"
The principal products being ahlp-
Wholesale
Desertions
From
Ranks.
He has no intention of interfering
■ed now are potatoes, onions, apples,
in the beef strike unless the trouble
Kansas City. Mo.. Aug 1 —The po- ind plums. These go in carloads
spreads generally to the other trades ice ieported that many skilled butch nearly dally, while other vegetables
or causse a meat famine so that the ers have deserted the strikers todsy ind fruits make up considerable
situation takes the aspect of a nation and returned to work at Armour's. shipments by express on every train.
al disaster, like the coal strike
There is no disorder this morning
The markets t..is year are found, as
Within the last -ew days the presi
n the past, in Montana, Dakota. z.cd
dent has been assured by men in
Now Recruits Deserting
is far east as St Paul and Chicago
close touch with the Chicago situation
Omaha. August 1.—The strike is Prices range fairly h gh. and produc
that the trouble will solve itself by unchanged. Governor Mickey made a ers ar. well satisfied with results
the men going back to work in time quiet visit to the packing bouse dis Jrops have ixen good and the pros
trict and saw a carload of non union >ect for an abundance of fine fruit is
Packers Get an Injunction.
men arrive at the Armour plant with- onsidered above the average
St. Joseph, Mo.. Aug. 1.—A tempor i out disturbance. He returned to Lin
ary Injunction, returnable on August coln satisfied with the manner in
Letter From Andre.
22. was granted by Federal Judge which the sheriff is handling the sit-
Christ.ania.
August 1 —A Norwegi-
Phillips today against the packing ua ion. The strikers say that many
in whaler has found, north of Spits
house strikers on an application of the of the new men are deserting the
bergen. a bottle con aining a letter
packers. The affidavits cite 100 law i packers.
rum Andre, dated in D»t«8 The text
less acts and contains the statements
is not given.
of the police chief and sheriff that
Officers Escort Teams.
the situation is beyond their control.
St. Joseph. Mo. August 1—No
»trike disturbances this morning.
Quiet Reigns at Chicago.
Hundreds of officers escort the pack-
Chicago. Aug. 1.—Quietude marked ers- teams
CREFFIELD COLLAPSES.
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TLe Eui Uregutaati of Pen- •
'baton, Oregon. 1» published In
• ir- of the wonderful Ln- •
land Empire.
You will find •
that It is readable, reliable •
and progr*
I will Kiva •
the news reliably, accu •
rately and fully.
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Frank McIntyre, Insane, At- Citizens
tempts to Kill His Fellow
Inmates.
BOOTBLACK
USES
FLATIRON
AND CLUB VICIOUSLY
With
Retirement From Ru**i*n Politic*
—Chance for Capture or Deitruc-
t«on of th* Vladivostok Squadron.
Hurrying
Toklo, July 3»'
Shortly
after the
discovery of the VladivusUik squad-
Co-operating
Government
in
BOTH INTERLSIS SLDGUM OFFICERS
ARE IMPLACABEE
ILL INDICTED
No Apparent Possibility of an Grand Jury Finds Captain Van
Amicable Settlement of the
, ron off i*u this morning, four Japan
, e*e warship* were seen chasing the I
the Project.
Chicago Dispute.
Russian cruiser* to the southward
The ve«»el* were tfcen about 14 mile*
distant. Three more Japanese war TROUBLE MAY BE HEARD
PRIVATE DITCHES WILL BE
ship* are known to be but 40 mile*
SOLD TO GOVERNMENT. from Oshima
IN THE FEDERAL COURT
Schaick and Two Inspec
tors Guilty.
INDICTMENTS INCLUDE ALL
OFFICERS OF COMPANY
Japanese Continue to Advance
Required All the Other Prisoners in
Water User*' Corporation to Be Or
Child He Becomes Violent—County
Hal Cheng. July 30 —The Japanese Abnorrr.*! Quietude in Chicago, and Ba-i of th« Officer* Heid Will Be
ganized for the Purpose of Comply have resumed their advances. They
Fixed at $50u0—Captain of Steam
Many Strike Breaker* Are Going
attacked the Russian right flank Fri
er
Grand
Republic.
Which
Wa*
ing With the Withe* of Reclama day under cover, which the Japanese
to Work
Without Interference—
Near
tne
Slocum
at
Time
of
D'*a*
tion Engineer*—Cost of Land to the infantry pushed along the line of rail
Striker*
May
Be
Brougnt
Into
way
The advance was temporarily
ter. A ik Held for Criminal Car*-
Settler Under Irrigation Will
Be 1 checked at 11 o'clock but was aga.n
Court a* De'endant* Under a Con
Jail Scene of Lively Panic Until the
$30 Per Acre, to Be Paid in Annual '
County Jail to Disarm the Infur.at-
ed Man—Brooding Over the Imag
iced D sappearance of His Wife and
Stove
wAood
and
Laundry Tools
Were Put Out of Reach.
Armed with a heavy flatiron and a
lliet of stove w < mx 1, Frank McIntyre,
xa insane man confin«-d at the county
jail. < rested a panic among the pris-
aers this morning and came near
! raining one of the Inmate* before
he was *«mured.
McIntyre was taken into custody
•■rday morning
i
becau e of his
1U’ rr actio >n» on the street
He be-
lieve*
»!?• and children have
id'i" i from him. and when first
placed in Jail appeared harmless and
all lowed to m.ngl. with the other
prison? trs
This morning he showed unusual
>i ui vas.nes* »nu became sul-
■ n S-ruri-g a flatiron list'd by the
prisoners in pressing their clothe*, he
ook a seat near the entrance to the
orr : >r an ! awaited the coming of
an offlcei
One of the prisoner* saw McIntyre
wi
the flatiron and slipping up be-
him snap bed it away Incensed
. the irsan* man seized a huge
: k of stov wood an<l smashed it
,■ wall' in an attempt
brain the prisoner Tne other In
nate, of the jail and Deputy Sheriff
Davis went to the rescue and It re
o re 1
n l ined efforts of eight
men to quiet McIntyre
He appeared quiet after his burst
; pas-n-q and was allowed to remain
la the corridor
For the larger pan
if the day. McIntyre has been sitting
•u the steps leading to the uppe*
corridor, his hat pulled down over
his eyes, smoking clgarett«-« in sullen
sil« nee
eiG IRRIGATION PROJECT.
Total of 215.000 Acres to Be Reclaim
ed in Wyoming.
Work is to i ommence within 6»)
days on the construction of the I tn
mens»- canal for the Oregon Basin Ir
rigation company in Big Horn coun-
ty. says the Cheyenne Tribune
This is the announcement made by
the officials of the company who state
that blds for the const ruction of the
work have been advertised for and. if
•hey are satisfactory, the contracts
aill be let and dirt will If flying
within two months' time.
The Oregon Basin proposition is the
largest irrigation enterprise ever
launched in the state The company
is headed by Hon. C. A Guernsey of
this <
and wealthy New York capi
talists. «¡th 8. I, Wiley of Big Horn
county as manager It is proposed to
construct a canal which will take wa-
•T from the Shoshone river and carry
it to the Oregon basin, a huge natural
reservoir in northern Big Horn coun
ty.
This will insure a steady and prac-
tically unlimited supply of watei.
From the Oregon basin another huge
< anal will be constructed to convey
the water to the lands to be reclaim
ed.
The total length of the two canals
will be over 100 miles and their con
struction will involve an expenditure
of over ,2.000,000. The cost of the
great government project on the Sho
shone will be ,2.500.000 and aproxi-
mately 170.000 acres of land will be
reclaim<-d while by the Oregon basin
project no less than 215.000 acres are
to be put under water, making the
enterprise the largest In the state.
Inststlment*—Co*t ot Malheur Pro- ,
ject Will Be About $3,000,000.
during the afternoon
Antl-Russian Rioting.
Rom>- July 30.—A small an . Kus
».an demonstration »as made in
Rome today by a body of students,
The completion of the big dam in five of whom were arrested.
Malhesr river, which is to be con-
rue: rd by the government for the
Witte Gets Coid Feet
purpose of irrigating the Malheur val
Vienna.
July 30.— Witte, president
ley. according to statements made by
■ he engineer in charge, will «reate ot the council of ministers, denied
a storage reservoir capable of sup that be would succeed Fletve. claim
plying wat«-r for two years, even were I ing that his ministerial career is
m rains to fall during the entire closed
time The dam is to be constructed
Japanese Army Checked.
.n a rocky gorge $0 miles west of
Vale It will result in a lake 15 miles
St. Petersburg, July i>< —Genera!
m length and from a mile to one and sackabaroff reports that the Japan
on«*-half mile sin width.
“se army under General Oku has ad
A J Goodman, of the Goodman- vanced as far as Daictagu. where It
Thompson Hardware* Company, has was cheeked
just n-turned from a trip to the Mai
near country
While at Vale he at-
PRESIDENT DIAZ'S VISIT.
'ended a meeting of the farmers,
who are perfecting an organization Popular Ruler of Mes co Coming to
o be known as the Water Users’ Cor
the United States.
poratlon.
it is the intention of the govern
Washington. D C. July 30.—If
ment." bald Mr Goodman "to con President Diaz of Mexico carries out
strue ; the big irrigation ditch in the his reported intention to visit this
Malheur valley and to turn It over to country next winter it wil! be the
the persons benefltted at actual first time a Mexican president ever
I: is estimated taat the project visited the United States
will mean an expenditure of about
Washington officials recall that
,3.'«
General Diaz was here on a honey
The engineer in . barge declares moon trip with his second wife, bat
there are lw.oOv acres of land that he »*» not president of Mexico then
eaa be watered by —e ditch. This As the same traditions in connection
mean* that for each acre of land ths with traveling in other countries pre
farmer will be obliged to pay the gov- rail with regard to the Mexican pres
■ rnment ,30 for perpetual water Idency as are held in the United
right
In order to cause the prop- States, some doubt Is expressed as to
eriy oaners no inconvenience, tbe whether President Diaz will estabils’
government will require the ,30 to be a precedent at this late date by lesr
paid in 10 annual installments.
tag his native country's borders
However, before the work on the
dit.h is commenced the government
FRANCE ANGRY «T POPE
demand* that owners ot at least 75.-
OQO acres of the lands to be irrigat All Diplomatic
Relation*
Between
ed. agree to take the water. That is
Vatican and
French Government
why the Water Users’ Corporation is
Broken 0«.
to be formed
In this manner the
farmer* can deal directly with the
Rome. July 30 — M Couricel. secre
government
tary of the French embassy, has In
’There arc several ditches owned formed the papal secretary ot state
by private in-.-viduals and in order that he has been instructed to bretk
to Insure the completion of the gov diplomatic relations between France
ern m« nl project it will be necessary and the Vatican, owing to the recall
to first acquire these.
of the bishop* of D'jon and Lnvall. to
The land» that will be watered Rome
by the new ditch extend along either
side of the Malheur river, and from
Pope Expresse» Sorrow.
the point where the dam is to be
Rom« . July 30.—“God’s will be
constructed to Ontario it is 45 miles.
The land is very fertile and the older done We did everything in our pow-
gardens and farms hare fully demon er to avert It.” exclaimed the pope
that
France had
strated just what can be done in the when informed
the way of fruit raising, alfalfa and broken off relations.
bee culture ”
Murdered Wife Then Suicided
Kansas City. July 30—Domestic
troubles alleged to have been aggre
to
Washington Militia Team May Go to vated by the woman's devotion
Harbors—McCormick Hurries From
clubs, caused Julias Kent to sboot
the Ft. Riley Tournament.
and kill his wife this morning as she
Carlsbad to St. Petersburg — Eng-
The last congress appropriated the
lay in bed with tbe.r 5-year-old son
Classing
land
Protests
Agamst
sum of ,2500 to be expended in prizes
Kent then committed suicide
for a national rifle match to take
Foodstuffs as Contraband
place this year at Fort Riley. Kan
says the Walla Walla Statesman
It is made open to teams from the
St. Petersburg. Aug. 1.—A big bat-
army and national guards of the
le is in progress at Hai Cheng, Gen-
United States.
Adjutant General
►ral Count Keller, commanding the
Drain of the Washington national
lorces in action, was killed by a
guard, is endeavoring to arrange to
send a team from this state to com
bursting shell.
pete with the others at Fori Riley.
Kuropatkin's report to the czar
Realizing that the team from the
leaves the result of the tight in doubt
guard defeated the regulars and the
and makes no mention of Keller's
Oregon guard teams at the American ALL THE BIG PLANTATIONS
death.
lake encampment, he feels assured
It says: "July 31 the Japanese
UNITE AS ONE.
that they would make a good showing
armies simultaneously renewed their
at the national shoot.
.
advance on our soutnern front. Rus
The general has issued a circular
sian rear guard offered a stubborn re
from his office addressed to the citi Capital of $3.000.000 With Authority
BENSON ACQUITTED.
sistance until the attacks of the ene
zens of the state, in which he says
to Increase to »10.000.000—Total
my revealed that they were of great Land Shark Comes Clear in His Trial that he is very desirous of taking the
Output of the Islands 350.000 Tons
ly superior strength Our rear guard
team to Fort Riley.
in New York.
Annually Will Be Arbitrarily Con-
slowly retired in the direction ot Hai
All the details have been arranged
John A. Benson, of California, who
Cheng.”
trolled by This New Trust.
and the team can be taken If the nec
"A Russian division near Simun was under Indictment in Washington. essary money can be raised. There is
Cheng successfully checked the ad D. C, on the charge of conspiracy to no mony in the military fund availa
A special to the San Francisco Ex-
vance of the enemy, which pressed defraud the United States by the ac ble for this purpose, and as it will
toward our right flank. The Japanese quisition of government lands known cost about ,2000. he has made an ap «miner from Honolulu, tells of a gi
main blow was delivered at the Taku as the forest reserve lieu lands in Or peal to the citizens in general for gantic sugar growers’ combine on the
,-ihan army. General Oku commanding, egon and California by fictitious affi subscriptions.
All
subscriptions islands, embracing every plantation.
It Is the most powerful combine of
between Simun Cheng and Hai Cheng, davits and fictitious persons, has been should be in the adjutant general's
capital in the territory ot Hawaii and
operating from various villages west discharged in the United States cir hands before August 7.
of Simun Cheng on our eastern front. cuit court of New York by Judge La
The taking of a team to the tour means the arbitrary manipulation of
"The advance of the Japs began combe, who, in his decision, said:
nament would be the means of ad the sugar market in that quarter. The
"Upon the broadest construction
against our main position, At that
vertising the state of Washington and special says:
An amalgamation of the entire su
moment, their chief force was dis- which can possibly -e given to the would show to the people in the na
closed opposite to our right flank and indictment, it does not set forth suf lion that the state of Washington has gar interests of the Hawaiian islands
around it in the direction of Sematese ficient facts tending to show a con one of the best national guards tn the has been effected and articles of in
corporation were filed last Saturday.
and Liao Cheng. The Japanese are spiracy to commit any offense against nation.
The new organization is composed of
also advancing against our troops at the government, or to defraud the
United States, and the petitioner
every sugar factor in the island,
Hakiatse.”
Cattle
Mange
Decreasing.
should therefore be discharged "
which means that every sugar planta
Reports from all sections of the tion is represented.
Japs Continue to Reinforce.
country where cattle mange has ex-
Montana’» Wealth.
This organization will control the
St. Petersburg, Aug. 1.—A consid
sugar output
of Hawaii,
According to the comparative table, isied would seem to indicate that the entire
erable force of Japanese has just been
disease is din-reasltig says the Den amounting to 350,000 tons. Whether
landed at Yinkow, under cover of sev which has been prepared by Clerk J. ver Stockman
This Is, of course, this consolidation of sugar interests
J. Ryan, of the state board of equaliz-
eral warships.
aiion, there Is a I ohs of ,2.233.488 in partly due to treatment, but much I b is the first step to fight the sugar
the valuation of taxable property in t due to the improved conditions of the trust Is unknown The articles give
McCormick to St. Petersburg.
.Montana this year exclusive of the i’a,, A! d,u‘ lo be,,er feed. Dr. Parker.
------ the corporation power to refine su
Carlsbad. Aug. 1.—American Am railroads, as compared with the valu-
<’harg.. of the bureau of animal in gar The indications are. however,
bassador McCormick, who was taking ations last year The largest loss is ‘»’«"try at San Antonio. Texas, says that the field of the sugar trust will
treatment here, has suddenly depart in personal property, the livestock val- *H‘ 8
encouraged at the de- not be invaded by the Hawaiian su
rd for St Petersburg.
uation showing a falling off of »7,- ■ crease of scabies in both cattle and gar raisers.
The primary object ot organizing
416,823
The total valuation of the sheep in his territory. He says that
Kuropatkin Loses Ground.
real and personal property in the state the improvement Is most noticeable such a consolidation of sugar interests
London, Aug. 1.—A Reuter's dis- this year, as shown by the reports of in cattle, but that the sheep are is to facilitate the marketing and
patch asserts that Kuropatkin's east the assessors, is ,163.657,634. as com showing up well. He and his assist transportation of sugar from these
front, or right flank has been turned pared with »165.891,122 last year
nuts have recently completed the in inlands.
by the Japanese.
spection of 140.000 sheep, many of
Up to the present season there was
which, he says, found their way to always more or less competition in
Paid the Forfeit.
Foodstuffs Should Not Be Contraband
A peculiar thing about the Naylor this market. Dr. Parker says that securing vessels to carry the sugar
London, Aug. 1.—In the house of & Norlin transaction is that the city he never saw such fine grass as is to from these islands to the Atlantic sea
commons today the foreign under sec has had no word from the sewer con lie seen in Southern Texas this y«>ar board
I Under the new arrangement vessels
retary. Earl Perchy, stated that the tractors since the check for ,600 the Cattle are thriving on it.
-------------------------
I will be chartered in concert and sugar
government had instructed the Brit firm put up as a forfeit, was cashed)
Th«' packers of St. _ Joseph __
have es will be shipped pro rata in the various
ish ambassador at St. Petersburg, to by Recorder Start and turned into the
protest against the including of food city treasury, according to instruc- tablished a relief bureau for the vessels. The capital stock is »3,-
stuffs in the light of contraband of lions from the council.—Sumpter benefit of dependent families of the 000,000, with the right to increase to
,10,000.000.
war.
I Daily Miner.
striking packing bouse employes.
SHOOTERS MAY COMPETE.
Anti-Tru*t La*>—
eu'««—Ca*e Will Be Pro*«cuted
Leader* of th* Strike Expre»* Con-
V goroualy — Public Sentiment I*
t dence and Claim Loyalty of Men.
Agamst tne Lax Metnod*
struction of the
Chi-ago July 30—The «trike sita-
ati .n th:.« more mg i* abnormally
quiet
Four hundred strike breaker* were
adde.| to the force* by the packer*
aithout Interference by the picket*.
The receip * of stock were light.
I^abor leaders conferred with offic-
ers of the Union Transit Company.
cen«erning the position ot the live-
»t.xk handlers but nothing wa* ac
complished.
Sheriff Barrett stated h:s position
to a de.egation ot labor men who
-Mignt Li» interference in order to
get back" at the ponce for their al-
.eged favoring of the packers.
Barrett said he had not the right
;o in er.'ere with the police. The
• bole < ase may be brought into the
.ederai courts, ti the butchers order
a strike of the stock handlers, em-
;i!oyed by the trarsit company. It
aimd it 1» a public service corpo-
ratton and that stuck must be hand!
i or become a nu.sauce and to order
a strike vrculd be to cause Interfer
ence with trade and violation of the
Sherman an:i-lrust law
Pre* dent Hear* ot the Strike.
New Yor*. July 29.—The federal
Ju..-
rvcented the result of it* in-
vesugatton of the Stocum disaster
to Judge Tnomaa today.
It was
agre-d ¿/«tween the counsel and the
-- *ha’ those indicted appear next
M r. ay to plead and offer bad.
I .-tri • At rney Burnett admitted
th»' ’he in :.''meets include Captain
.an Schaick. Inspectors Lundberg
a:.; 1 -m;ng From otaer source* it
is learned that Frank J
Bansty.
,r ■ -at James a . Atchison, secre-
arj and Frank B Dexter, treasurer
t
Kn: ttrbocker Steamboat Co..
see < .plain Fease. of the steamer
Grant KepuLIx. are also indicted
T.
ball will probably be ,».•? in
aach case.
The («rand Republic, the steamer ot
' ase is captain, wa* very
-»•ar the s.ucum ween the lire ecvel-
that ie*sel and the officers of
R- , .
made no attempt to re*
.ue the victim*
F .
sen tmen: is with the grand
.ary and strongly demands an Im-
.r-’.-ant :n the lax method* ot
«team boating.
FIRE IN STANDING GRAIN.
k in Flame* Near Hadley
Washington. July 30.—The presi Stack*
Last Evening.
dent bad a conference over the beef
strike and lll.noU political matter*,
Wall* Walla, July 3d.—Fassenger*
this morning with Senators Cullom n the O R 4 N tram from Prescott
and Hopkin*
iast evening reported that about 100
acre* of standing grain near Hadley
Strike Breaker* Gc to Work.
uad been swept by fire. The blaze
Omaha. July 30.—Two carloads of was along the railroad track It baa
■trike breakers were taken into xtended mto an adjoining field, and
the Swift plaza thia morning without as the train came tn a stack of grain
disturtance. a* a test case, the sher was in flame*.
iff telling the union men it wa* up
to them 'o detenu.ne whether to have
NO SWITCHMEN’S STRIKE.
troops here or not.
Strike Committee Formed.
Chicago, July 30.—At a meeting of
the Allied Trades' Council this morn
ing. a permanent strike committee
was appointed to whom will be in
trusted all matter* pertaining to the
conduct of the strike and any further
effort* in the way of a settlement
Mathew Carr, president of the
Coopers' Union was created chair
man and J L. Tracy, president of the
Car Workers’, is secretary The com
mittee adjourned to meet
Monday
morning. Donnelly gave out a state
ment saying there had been no de
sertions from the union.
"Some men are employed by the
¡ac’kers for the purpose of creating
dissension in our ranks.
They have
gun«- back to work, but none are
memler* of the organization.
We
referred they should go back rather
'han remain out to create trouble
for us
‘We don’t care whether the strike
lasts one or six weeks longer. We
have established a supply station in
every district and are prepared to
take care ■■: all our members. Every
■ lay the strike continues weakens the
packers and strengthens us We re
ceived $2»xto t.-day as a donation to
our cause."
Washington Range War.
Spokane. July 29—A small range
■i*r !ia« •<. n carrl. ! on near Usk.
Wash, this week, resulting in the
killing of ¡.art ot a herd of sheep and
narrow escapes for herders and cow
boys. About 4v0 sheep were killed
in one raid of the cowboys and fur-
her trouble is expected. The trou
ble arose over the disregard of the
herders for the range lines agreed
upon between the sh«>p and cattle
men
Many Salmon Perish.
Grand Master Say* Order Will Not Gc
Out in Sympathy.
Frank L. Hawley, grand master of
he Switctmen * Union, is in the dty.
He Is * to ppi eg at the Spokane hotel.
Mr. Hawley, when seen this after
noon. stated that he was on one of
his periodical visits to this section of
he country, ssy* the Spokane Pre*»
"The Switchmen's union is tn ex-
cellent shape st present,” said Haw
ey "Our relations with our employ
ers at present are the best and there
isn't the slightest Indication of any
.rouble of any sort. Our union ba*
about 24d<<«) memuer* and all are
. ailing together.
”1 want to be emphatically quoted
n the Chicago strike matter. Some
■I the [«pen throughout the country
bar« stated that the switchmen were
about to go on a strike in sympathy
with the butchers. There is ab*o-
ly no ’ruth in this s atement JU-
. ugh we sympathize with the strik
ers we will not go on strike our
selves ”
NANCY HANK’S COLT.
Famous Trotter >* Proving to Be a
Good Brood Mare.
W.
i«>mea from New England,
where the old mare is owned, that
Nancy Hack*, former champion trot-
■r has foa.ed a f ne colt by Bmgen
ir. that the youngster ha* been
.am ; Malcolm Forbes, in honor of
he mare s late owner
When Nancy Hanks sold for about
«4 ■ at auction a few weeks ago. the
in hater of the mare. Mayor J. M.
tvb.ns.'n of Calais. Me, said that if
■r foal was a s.allion and was born
.iraight and sound, be would feel that
.e had his money's wortn in securing
i colt by Bingen out of such a mare.
It will be recalled that Admiral
.X'wey, l>v Bingen and out of Nancy
tanks, trotted to a record of 2:144*
as a 3 year-old. and that Lord Rob
ru, her Arion colt, could beat 2:20
ast season at 2 years of age
Portland. July 29.—Salmon by the
thousands are said to be perishing
while trying to get over the dam in
the Umpqua river at Ray * landing
Plague of Cate, p Hara.
The water is report'd as black with
Over in the Five Rivers country
them and it is said to be a novel
sight to see them shooting into th* they have a caterpillar scourge. The
air in their efforts to surmount the ike of eaterpiillars was never seen be-
ire. Their ravages are described a*
obstacle to their progress up the
stream, where they have selected not unlike that of a grasshopper raid.
A: Frank Sells' place no leaves are
spawning grounds
eft ou the apple trees, and the same
conditions prevail in other orchards
Diphtheria at La Grande.
I.a Grande, July 29.—The young son n the vicinity. The j«ests seem to
of J A Matott is quite ill with an ,e« d mainly on apple and alder leaves
aggravated case of diphtheria, this uid their operations are confined to
being the only case in the city at hese trees, the damage to th” alders
present. It is thought to have been vending back into the mountains,
contracted by the child in playing where the caterpillars swarm in mil-
around a newly opened grave in the ions.—Corvallis Times.
old cemetery, containing a diphtheria
victim
Lewiston Broom Factory.
The broom factory of Thurber &
Maxfield will be permanently estab
Suicide Over Finances.
Newark. l>. July 2:« - W G Taffel. lished in Lewiston and the manufac-
n'ceiver of the Savings bank, suicided tire of brooms will be commenced
by drowning today. Worry over fi early this fall. The capacity of the
factory tor the first year will be
nancial affairs caused the deed.
about 25 dozen per day. but it is ex-
Idaho Crops Good.
l>ected that the plant will be greatly
The reports front the harvest field* «‘nlarged as soon as the quality of
continue to be most encouraging. The the brooms become* generally knows
threshing has not generally com in the Northwest. — Lewiston Tri
menced and few reports on yields bune.
have been made, but header men state
Lee McKenzie, chief surveyor of
that the crop is the heaviest ever
harvested in the country and the yield the Washington Insurance Associa
will be a material increase over for tion. has given written promise that
mer years The hay harvest Is well the association is in good faith in
advance in all sections, and balers asking better fire protection for the
have been In operation for the past city of Spokane, and will lower the
two weeks. The hay crop is report rate recently raised 20 per cent If *
ed to be very heavy and of an excel 10,000.000 gallon reservoir is con
structed.
lent quality.—Lewiston Tribune.