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BABY CROP DECLINING.
Rapid Decrease In Birthrate of Ore
gon and Washington.
Washington Hept. 12. Tho Census
Dureau throUKh a recently published
bulletin, calls attention to tho fact that
the birth rate is declining in Oregon
faster than in any other state in the
Union, and Oregon, which only 45
years ago hold the record birth rate of
tho United Btatoo, is now nearing tho
foot of the- list. In 1800 tho birth rate
in Oregon was nearly doublo that in
the entire United Btacs; flvo years ago,
according to tho laRt census, Oregon
had fallen below tho general averago,
and well below almost ovory other stato
in the West, California excepted.
Oregon, a good Koosovolt stato on
political issues, Booms to disagree with
Mr. Iloosovol(.on tho rnco sulcido ques
tion, for Oregon is tumbling from its
lofty position to tho foot of tho list at a
rato which, if kept up for two moro do
cades, will placo Oregon behind overy
other part oi tho country in this im
uortant respect.
Tnko Washington: The record of
that atato is not to bo applauded. It
is almost, but not qui to, ns bad an Ore
gon's, liack in 1800, when thero was
a child for ovory woman between the
ages of 15 and 40 (which is not saying
that ovory woman between those ages
was possessed ot one lono child), Wash
ington stood third on tho list of states
as to birth rate, being ranked only by
Oregon and Utah. Hinco then there
has been a gradual decline, until, nc
cording to tho census of 1000, tho rato
in Washington Is only 400, Ave below
tho general average for the United
States.
Then there is Idaho, which is neither
a record-breaker nor a sloucn. In
1870, tho time of its first census, tho
rato was 715. It has fallen but 5 per
cent, for the last census showed it to bo
044 away above thn general nvorago,
in fact, a rato that is exceeded only in
North Dakota, Oklahoma and Indian
Territory.
COLOR LINE DRAWN.
Negroes May Carry Letters, But Are
Undesirable as Clerks.
Washington, Sept. 12. Tho Civil
Service commission has been engaged
in tho investigation of charges of dis
crimination againBt negroes in tho mat
ter of examination for ofilces in tho
Southern states. Two of the cases con
corning which Inquiry has been made
are those of William C. Carter and
Martin J. Hornby, both of whom allege
thoy resigned under pressure from tho
postolflco at Yazoo, Miss.
In the cuiso of Hornby the charge was
made that ho had been maltroated at
Y axoo, and thero seems to bo a general
feeling that tho people of that section
hod demanded that, while negroes
might act as carriers for tho postoflico
at that placo. they would not bo per
mitted to fill tho places of clerks in tho
office. Tho investigation showed that
tho examinations wore conducted fair
ly, but owing to tho fooling of the
white people it was uuggeated that if
tho negroes prefer to act as carrires this
can bo brought about without any dis
crimination by tho Civil Service com
mission against an eligible becauso of
his color.
CANAL HOTEL CONTRACT.
Market Gives Out Terns of His Deal
With Government.
Omaha, Sept. 12. J. E. Markel, to
whom ban been let tho contract for
feeding tho laborers on tho Panama
caixvl, today made tho following stato
ment to tho Associated Press:
"I presume that some of tho rival
contractors who made bids wore disap
pointed in not securing tho job. That
is tho only explanation I can givo for
their nuking charges ot unfair dealing
Every detail of tho entlro transaction
was open and alovo board, and all tho
Manors aro on fllo in Now York, whore
thoy may bo oxomined by tho public at
any time.
"Tho Btatomont that tho contract
would amount to $60,000,000 is wrong
It will amount to about I10U.UUU a
month, or from $1,000,000 to $1,500,
000 a year for seven years, which is the
hfo of tho contract. Wo will have ton
hotels, each of which will food from
150 to 250 norsons. and good, whole
fltneo food and clean and comfortable
accommodations for all laborers will bo
supplied. ;
Privileges Aro Too Groat.
Havana. Sopt. 12. Two of tho prin
cipal commercial and economic associa
tions, responding to a confidential re
quest mado by tho foreign relations
committee of tho senate for advico as to
whether tho ponding treaty betweon
Cuba and Groat llrltain ought to bo
ratified, doolaro emphatically against
ratification. Tho principal reason
given Is that Cuba's commercial in
terests aro too inovitably bound to hor
great customor, tho United States, to
pormit of granting for ton years such
prlvilogoa to jJrltlsh ships and citirons.
California Is In the Lead.
Washington, Sopt. 12. Director of
the Mint Koborta today mado publio
his estimate of tho production of gold
and Bllver in tho United Stotes for the
calondar year 1004. Theso figures show
an increased production over tho calon
dar year 1003 of 17,181,600 gold and
3,480,000 flno ounces of silver. Tho
largest gain waB by California, which
increased about $3,000,000 moro than
in the previous year, and a largor
amount than in any year slnco the '00s.
Salt River Dam Washed Out.
El Paso. Tox.. Sont. 12. The Arl-
lona Water company's costly dam, fur
nishlng water to Irrigate many hun
dreds of acres of land near Phoenix,
with water from the Salt river, was
washed out by a big rlso in the stream,
The damage will he heavy.
TWELVE ARE DEAD
New York Elevated Car Falls to
Street Below,
MORE THAN FORTY ARE INJURED
Train Leaves Track On Curve and
One Car Lands on Pavoment
With Trucks on Top.
New York, Sopt. 12. Through some
body's blunder, a Ninth avonuo elevat
ed train went through an open switch
at Fifty-third street about 7 o'clock
this morning. Ono car crowded with
pioplo fell to tho streot, and 12 per
sons wcro killed and moro than 40 in
jured, 14 of them seriously.
Tho cause of tho accident and tho
immodiato responsibility remain to bo
seen. The motorman of tho wrecked
train is a fugetivo, while a switchman,
conductor and four guards aro under
arrest. The switchman is charged with
manslaughter and the trainmen aro
hold as witnesses.
Whatever may have caused tho mis
hap, tho accident, tho worst in tho his
tory of tho overhead railroads in Now
York, came when a south bound train
on tho Ninth avenue lino was switched
off to the Sixth avonuo lino at tho Forty-third
street junction. The motor
man, expecting a clear track on tho di
rect lino of tho Ninth avenue, without
regarding the warning signal that tho
switch was open, rushed his train along
at a high rate of speed. Tho first car
swung around the right anglo curve,
holding to the rails because of the
weight of tho train behind. Then the
strain became too great. The couplings
broko, tho second car was whirled about
almost end for end, and, to tho horror
of thoso who looked on from below,
pitched into tho street.
Those passengers who had not jump
ed from the platforms and windows be
fore tho plungo camo were thrown into
a mass at the forward end of the car.
As the injured men and women were
struggling to frco themselves tho heavy
front trucks of tho third car fell almost
in their midst, as the car itself jumped
partly off the olovated structure and
was wedged against a building at the
southeast corner of Ninth avenue and
Forty-third street.
EFFORT TO INTIMIDATE.
Witness So Testifies in Land Fraud
Cases Before Hunt.
Portland, Sept. 12. Have tho de
fendants in tho Willlameon-Gesner-lJiga
caso tried to intimidate the wit
nesses for tho government? According
to the testimony of Campbell A. Dun
can, brought out yesterday morning by
District Attorney Honey, and unshaken
by tho crosB examination of Mr. Ben
nett, tho effort has been mado. For
tho first timo in the course of the third
trial tho Bpirit ot sensationalism was
introduced yesterday morning, when
Duncan told of his visit to Representa
tive Williamson in his rooms at the
Imperial hotel, and stated that tho vis
it had been prompted by the advice and
request of Attorney Barnes, of Prine
ville, who has figuro has tho silent
shadow during tho threo trials. Camp
boll A. Duncan, was called as tho first
witness of tho day. Ho was called in
tho morning and tho afternoon found
him still on the stand.
Tho wtlnesB gavo much tho samo tes
timony as at tho first and tho second
trials, though thero wore ono or two
more points brought out, owing to the
moro lenient ruling of Judge Hunt than
wero put in evidence at tho first and
second trials. Ono statement of im
portance and ono that will perhaps play
an important part in the settlement of
tho caso, was made by tho witness, who
told of having had a conversation with
Marion R. Biggs in which Biggs stated
that while no written contract could bo
mado between Gesner and tho appli
cants for timber lands, yot an under
standing could bo reached by which
the claimants could know that thoy
would bo ablo to sell their claims to tho
firm of Williamson & Gosnor at a
stated figuro, as soon as title had been
gained from the government.
Holding Its Grip.
Now Orleans, Sept. J 2. Tho fact
that tlio gonoral mass of tho peoplo are
not working with the same zeal that
t.mrlrul !in pari I nr fitllL'US of the fight is
given by tlio authorities as ono of tho
reasons why yellow lever is not, declin
ing as steadily as it was a couplo of
weeks ago. Tho death rato continues
to bo exceedingly low, becauso tho fever
is now only occasionally found among
tho Italians, but moro new cases aro
reported daily than the Marino hos
nital authorities oxpectod would bo re
ported at this time.
Uniforms for Forest Sorvlce.
WuHlilnuton. Sent. 12 In the near
futuro forest rangors and all Hold em
ployes of tho Forest sorvico win no un-Wm-mful.
Their suits. Patterned after
army uniforms, will b of drab green
tint, tho equipment to further consist
of a gray flannel shirt, gray folt hat,
Una hoots and doublo broastod
uiiv rj
overcoat to match tho suit. Buttons
bearing an embossed flr troe anu mo
words "Forest Sorvico" will bo used on
tho uniforms.
Crisis In Negotiations.
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Sweden, regarding the dissolution of
the union, nave reponeu u umtmwro.
EXPLOSION AT POWDER MILL
Nineteen Men Killed and Entire Plant
a Total Wreck.
Connolsvillo, Pa., Sopt. 11. Tho
Rand powdor mills, at Falrchance, six
miles south of Union town, wore entire
ly wiped out by an explosion today.
Of the 32 men who wont to work in
the mills, 10 aro known to bo dead. Of
these 13 havo boon identified.
Besides nine of the factory forco who
wero seriously injured, scores of people
in the town of Falrchance, within half
a milo of the powder mills, wero more
or less painfully injured.
The shock of the explosion was dis
tlnctty felt in Connolsvillo, 20 miles
away, buildings being rocked to their
foundations. At Uniontown hundords
of panes of glass wore broken. In the
town of Falrchance thero is scarcely a
houso that did not suffer damage. Hay
stacks wero toppled over in the fields,
and livestock were stunned. The rails
of tho B. & O. and tho West Pennsyl
vania Traction company wero thrown
from tho roadbed and traffic delayed
six hours. Train No. 62, on tho B. &
O., had a narrow escape from annihi
lation. It had just passed the Rand
mills when the explosion occurred.
Tho windows in tho coached were
shattered and passengers thrown in a
panic. A street car on tho West Penn
sylvania railway had also passed a few
seconds boforo tho explosion, and was
far enough away to escape damage,
though it was derailed.
RIOTS ABOUT OVER.
Baku Situation Shows Marked Change
for the Better.
St. Petersburg, Sept. 11. The situ
ation at Baku yesterday showed a slight
but perceptible change for the better.
Dispatches received here indicated that
the rioters had made no headway in
their attempts at incendiarism in the
"black town" quarter, where compara
tive order was restorod and only occa
sional shots wero being fired. Several
banks will reopen today.
Oil men, escorted by troops, wore
able for the first time to visit the oil
Holds, which for four days had been
practcially in the hand's of the Tartars.
They report scenes of indescribable de
struction. About three quarters of the
property thero, they say, was burned to
the ground, and plundering and in
cendiarism continued. Hundreds of
tanks were destroyed, the pumping ma
chinery is useless, and the houses of
tho workmen destroyed.
It is impossible to fix accurately the
losses sustained, but rebuilding opera
tions will take half a year if the work
men return immediately. Ono of the
oil men estimated the number of dead
at over 1,000, half of whom were killed
in tho city during the early rioting, but
he admitted that the estimate wae only
a guess.
POOR FOOD AT CANAL.
Condition at Panama Was Caused by
Abnormal Rates.
New York, Sept. 11. It was learned
today that a condition of practical star
vation which has several times recently
threatened Panama canal laborers was
ono of tho grounds which caused Theo
dore P. Shonts, chairman of the Pana
ma Canal commission, to accept the J.
E. Markel bid for supplying food to
government employes at Panama, caus
ing two unsuccessful bidders to protest
to President Roosevelt. Chief Engin
eer John F. Stevens haB been sending
daily appeals to the canal commission
era' heaqduarterB to send his men food.
It was said today by authority that
tho laborers who aro doing tho hard
work havo been for some time in a half
starved condition, duo to tho fact that
tho demand for food has raised the
prices of all commodities to abnormal
figures in Panama. The dollar-a-day
men, with eggs at 10 cents each and
bad meat from 20 to 40 cents a pound,
havo gone for two and threo days at a
timo without any food except that got
from sucking tho wild cane in the
swamps. Thoy have gathered around
the quarters of the officers, bogging for
food, and daily cables to Washington
for food supplies have been the result.
In this emergency one of the reasons
for accepting the Markel bid, it is
learned, was tho fact that ho has an
organized forco ready to put into Pan
ama at once.
Agulnaldo Still a Repel.
Manila, Sept, 11. Captain W. P.
Baker, medical officer of the constab
ulary, serving in the province of Ca
vite, while testifying in a libel suit
aglnst the Renaciemento, a native
newspaper, declared that Aguinaldo
was in league with the nativo outlaws.
He said that evidence to this effect was
obtained from captured chiefs. "The
people understand," ho addod, "that
Aguinaldo is the director ot the outlaw
campaign, and supposedly peaceful na
tives are aiding the movement undor
tho samo understanding."
Lay All Blame on Newspapers.
Seattlo, WaBh., Sept. 11. Local
Japanese believe that tho present riots
are stlrrod up by the newspapers an
tagonistic to tho government. It is
believed hero that tho Japanoso parlia
ment, which is to convene in Novem
ber, will explain tho moaning of the
poaco treaty and the pooplo will be sat
isfied. It is announced that, whon tho
envoys left Japan, thore was no oxpoc
tation in government circles of secur
ing an indemnity.
Seven Deaths In 24 Hours.
Berlin, Sept. 11. An official bulle
tin this afternoon announces that 10
now cases of cholera and seven doatliB
wore reported during tho 24 hours end
ing at noon.
ALL READY FOR
DIED THAT OTHER8 MIGHT LIVE
Archbiahop Cha polio a Victim of Tel
low Fovor.
A most regrettable featuro of tho
yellow fever epidemic In New Orleans
was tho recent death of Archbishop
Chapelle, who
succumbed to
tho dread dis
ease after weeks
of heroic work
and self-sacrifice
In tho Infected
dlstrlctof tho af
flicted southern
city. Tho dead
prelate had con
tracted tho fever
while aiding the
authorities t o
suppress tho epi
demic among tho
foreign element.
Archbl shop
C h a p e He was
born In Franco
LOUIS r. CIIAPEIXE.
03 years ago and was a member of
ono of the most aristocratic families
of that country. His health had been
undermined by his arduous duties as
apostolic delegates to the Philippines,
Cuba and Porto Rico, yet despite that
ho threw himself heart and soul into
the work of confining the epidemic to
a small section of New Orleans and
sacrificed his life In his efforts to aid
the stricken city.
Archbishop Chapelle leaves a record
of faithful and enduring work, not
only for his church, but for the nation.
When he was rector of SL Matthew'H
Church In Washington ho was brought
Into constant touch with foreign dip
lomats accredited to our government.
Through his acquaintance he became
profoundly versed in world's affairs.
Ho was a true statesman and took an
intense Interest In the progress of tfte
United States. It was his broad-minded
statesmanship and true catholicity
of feeling that led to his selection as
archbishop of Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Later ho was transferred to New Or
leans, and his great ability and knowl
edge made him the natural selection as
npostolic delegate to Cuba and Porto
Rico. The archbishop's work thero
was not only In the Interest of the
Catholic Churchy but of vital Import
ance to tho United States, for ho did
much to overcome the hostile feeling
hold against this country by tho Cath
olics of Cuba and Porto Rico. Ho was
also tho Pope's representative In tho
negotiations for tho purchaso of tho
lands of the Friars In the Philippines.
Archbishop Chapelle, as a friend and
companion, was without a superior.
Ho was full of reminiscences, was a
charming story-teller, had a very
healthy love of humor and a keenly
humorous eye. Moreover he had much
tact. Ho wns deeply beloved, not only
by members of his church, but by nil
who came under his kindly Influence.
In his death the Catholic Church suf
fers an almost Irreparable loss and tho
nation loses a man who was great and
good.
LUXURIOUS ENGLISH TRAINS.
Valet, Maida nml Numbered Seats
Anions Other Convcnlencca.
Tho Great Western Railway Com
pany tlio other day ran n trial trip
with tho "Cornlshman limited" express,
which commences to run between Lon
don and Penzanco, says tho London
Mall. As was tho case last season,
this train will achieve the world's rec
ord long-dlstnnco non-stop run botweon
Loudon and Plymouth, 240 miles In
205 minutes a speed of 65.7 miles nn
hour.
Threo entirely now trains have beon
built for the servlco, composed of tho
largest and most palatial vehicles ever
yet soon In the country. Each conch
la seventy fcot long and nlno and one
half feot wide. A train Is made up
of six conches, with a total seating ca
pacity for 208 passengers, divided be
tween thlrty-slx first-class and 232
thlrd-claBS. Socond-class passenger
will no longer be carried by tills par
ticular train In either direction.
Every seat In tho train Is numbered
and tho passengor will requlro a per
forated ticket half of which will bo
torn off by the guard and slipped, so
that It cannot be removed. Into a little
THE STATE FAIR.
clot at the back of the seat Just abova
the head.
Tho fllttlngs of the train are of the
most sumptuous description. Electrio
light and electric fans ore found every
where. The chief feature of the train,
however, Is the fact that for tho first
time in the history of British railways,
valets and ladles' maids are carried, In
addition to tho guards nnd dining car
attendants.
The ladles' maids aro neatly attired
in a black alpaca dress with white lin
en collar and cuffs, a nurse's bonnet,
fancy apron and a badgo in silver
thread inscribed: "G. W. R. Lady's
Attendant" The valets wear a smart
serge uniform. Tho maids will con
stantly patrol the train to render ser
vices to ladles and children and they
will specially watch over ladles trav
eling without nn escort Tho valets
will do everything for a mnle paason-
ger's comfort nnd at a pinch are pre-
pared to clean his boots.
The new French De Glehn four-cylinder
compound locomotives, tho larg
est nnd most powerful engines yet
seen in this country, have arrived at
Swindon, and will bo employed on the
servlco when It Btarts.
CORN MILL 02 YEAR8 OLD.
Yet Doing Duty in a Bnral District of
North Carolina.
The windmill here shown Is 02 years
old, and has steadily been doing duty
grinding corn. It la Just as busy as it
COnS MILL NINETY-TWO YEAUB OLD.
ever was, and bids fair to keep right
on grinding for many decades. It Is sit
uated near Swanqultis, N. 0., and is a
landmark which is held in highest con
sideration. Dolnyer.
Ho was a laggard at wooing and the
dear girl had quite lost her patience.
One evening he said in a casual
way, "I'm a Arm believer In the old
proverb, 'Marry in haste and repent
at leisure.' "
She looked up at him and smiled
wearily.
"But, of course," she said, "that
couldn't really Interest you."
"And why not?" ho asked.
"Because you wouldn't havo any
time left to repent In."
lie thought this over for some timo
and finally saw the point When ho
left an hour later they wero engaged.
Cloveland Plain Denier.
Moral Delirium Tremens.
"Ills talk la entirely too coarse to
suit mo."
"Oh! he'B merely gotten Into the
habit of calling a Bpado a spado."
"I wouldn't mind that, but ho Insists
upon calling lots of things spades that
aro not" Philadelphia Press.
Something Wrong. ,
"Oh, yes, ho's a self-mada man."
"I thought you said his name wa, $
Taylor."
"WellY J
"Well, It takes nine tailors to mak -i
a man." Philadelphia Press. SJ
Trees Which ProdBoe OIL '
In China thero Is a tree which, pro
duces oil. Recently about 1,000 were
transplanted from China to California
and at last reports were doing veil. .
Why Is it people always kok at si J
man's socks .when he- takes off hi
shoes 1