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About The Madras pioneer. (Madras, Crook County, Or.) 1904-current | View Entire Issue (July 11, 1907)
Ell pF THE WEEK WAR ON NEW YORK FILTH. Heillh wnii Fnrm fnr fliirl 1 nillllTII.lIiU AW I J IrUlluvi-" Busy ncaacrs, U OF TWO CONTINENTS im Lets 0ftho Pat Week. iM botwco.1 Tlllmnn and Dolllvor utolnlk"' ,,,0, Is hnvlng Bomo Department Takes Un Wn-u Left by Garbage Strikers. - m?w.iYofk,, Ju)y 2,' An attempt, to Bottlo tho strike of garbage collectors by arb trat on fulled limt night. uy Hot0 oflhoolvl oorvloolftvv the moil who havo failed to report for ilvo dnya nro no longer In tho employ of tho city. Tho Health department took horolc mc area today to clean tho Btrcetw of tho pllos of filth nnd garbage which have accumulntod, Thoro wcro n nuin bor of clashes lmtwnnn t. 8 of tho Lo$ Important but strikebreakers during tho day, none of Tf Lets IntoroBtlng Events which, however, nimuniod sorious pro- Ccn Jillons in Komo parU of tho con goatcd district may bo imagined whon tho pllos make Btrootn Imputable Sev ern! doctors, who havo vlHltcd tho dla tricla whoro conditions aro worst, miy (but II great dnnl nt lil.w.uu .i . nnfmonco a hnvlng Bomo ,i...m. " .. m,u Tbe HK I,; Atnorlcaan nron. "l,,mn u,"r "occBsnrny roilow na a con -t debutes ovortho Amtrlcann prop- H 1C(J flf ,,',. , It Ih a curious fact that llm , t ..I. .. ..IM I ...I . I. a . . I '1' . nmnitll DH ID NOIHIWKa Will WHOSO HCWHl nnd VOrV Veil ftrn rnnn. Jifhenow uUito law reducing rates seed by tho prevailing conditions, yes KDt. fty l(Jod tho strikers In an attempt uMm bnvo lorinimy uunmnuuu u San Ftanelwo preparatory to ujjfor anianK"' Ctomlidoncr Nolll nmKing a .offort tokoopt ho telegraph- " : if.... I-ldkO from HproimuiK l. i.m(hiwn fulr has furrowed I i ";- .,... i fl K 1 1 IU1II I fill IT IT! Illlll V ' . . t a I . f 'klillon l r-prcniiing m inma imti u t. ti.,il I'liultinil will eoon another nr on her Iiuihih. liliiAlionOllnnon, of KL Lotilit, LinsniKilnted to tnko conatiH of Iieficin CiithollcH, cHtimatcd ut 16, n L'nlon Pacific nt tho Omaha itthu hut turmMl out two all lol Ekaiiimllt In probublo tho chuno ItHleiJoplod. i3a Clurloi Swnyno, of tho North ... ..! I.I- t.. .1 I !'!. .... lwMmoustht Into proiiilnonco n IC" . .. i- I-.. Mlmo nco ny nn niuimpi. ui im- ihm. WMBpti oiwnilwrB aro to vote on n fjn ttrlke It U reporter! that tho Momii Indiunu liluaireo!) tnu warpath. fbibdclplila linn forbidden immefl nt i!tn which thcro le klHHiiifj. 0!ais In npiin tbu rcono of rioting lis Mch many Jew aro loirit killed. ImtmJo in l'uittt'rn WiK'onaln xl itrerol towiiH and killml two Hinio conferonco ifl receiving liTpropositioiiH to initiKttto tho bor ic! w. to drive uway. workmen who had been sent to romovo tho mirbnio. nr. iinn- hcI called for and Ih r!lvl til? nrnnln ll.. i .. 1"" BAD OUTLOOK FOR NEW DOUMA a. t-. . . . .... i.v.iiuiino nro rrooaDio winners- Regarded ni Incompetenta. Ht. PeterBbiirB, July 2.The moat unfavorable aujurle8 for tho working iHJWor oi tiie intra douma inav ho i .. .. umwn irom mo ZomHtvo conirrwui. which him bo-u In neHlon tho past wcuk nt Moscow, ."loinbornnlii U th Ih iKxJy Ih dictated by the clnoowi which will control tho elcctioriH in niOBtof the provlncoa of Itimoln, and It was thought me woric tnoy ncconinllflhed at t i n conferonco might foronhadow tho com position of tho next parliament. Tlio so called "black nobilitv" or rcaciionary Kentry, were In n larito ma- lorliy and Uio dolihcrntions of tho con greH were fllksl with a display of utter uuramlllorlty with rmrllamontiiry nro- ceduro and howtillty towards tho lilwral program. Uio Octolwrists, who oxptct ed to form the center of tho now douma, made n disappointing showing. Tho majority of tho mcmbero Boomed without plans or definite Idea, and without lenders capable of directing the work. I NEWS FROM THE NATIONAL CAPITAL RETRIBUTION DUE. NOT REGARDED AS A MENACE. I INVADE BANKERS' PRESERVES. Aoki JAPANESE POACHERS CAUGHT. Urge Party Found on lands bv Cutter Jmtialltms are in ntoitress to settle dilute bet wtwi United Htntoi, Co- ski tnu ramuna. KCIevoland. who linn been 111 lirw Kteko, Is inmrovcud sulll- Isetlj to be around tho house. Mlt Raisuli has captured Gonerul in, coinmundur of tho body snotine dullan of Morocco. 'Iincm' Federation has votol to tmt Mover and 1 lav wood in olllco firen abent H5.000 to utd In Uiolr I tr It. Itimvon. mahinr nf Dm wwrTruM company, of Now York, 'oinppearod with 100.317 of tho Sony's money, leaving no tmco of inwenbotitK. In. mmn 1ms ordorod full publicity ni Mil i . - - . !iiwi aecidenlH on Ills lines. n. Jllnom' ledoratlon convention srhasadpotod u BoclalUt plat- PrlblloiT U- Perry. Snn Francisco, July 2. Tho stoamor Homer, Captain Donaldson, which ar rived today from tho Prlblloff islands, brought word of tho capture of 20 Jap- ancfo seal poficliors nt Ht. Paul's island of tho Priblloff group by tho United States rovonuo cutter Perry. Tho Japanese, each of whom was armed nnd provided with nix rounds of ammunition, surrendered to the govern ment officoM and word taken on Iwanl tho rchooner, which wua toned by tho Perry to Unalaskn. No seals were found In tho Hinall boat and only 12 skins on Uio schooner. As the schooner was outside Uio three-mile limit and as no evidence of nonching in tho wuy of skins was found In tho loatp, it was de cided to give the Japanese another chance before confiscating Uio schooner. WAR VE8SELS COLLIDE. ays America la at Liberty to Strengthen Pacific Fleet, Washington, July C "No, tho Jap- nnoso would not regard It aa an un friendly not If tho American govornmont Iho saw lit to incroaofl hor nnvnl repre sentation in her territorial wntor upon tho Pacific const, or oven if alio ncnt ad ditional men-of-war to tho Asiatic eta- (ion. who would not look upon it aa a rnenaco or regard It with rogret." Those wcro tho words of Viscount Aoki, the Jupanoso nrnbaesador to tho I United Status, whoso attention was callod to tho published reports that the gonorni bonrd of tho navy had recom monded to tho president that tho bat tleships of tho American flcot bo sent around to tho rnclfio coast. At tho sumo tlrno tho ambassador expressed a grout deal of interest In the- etorioa printed and naked If they wore truo. He disliked, ho oald, to appear in tho public prlnta, when thoro was no reason for it, hut ho folt nt perfect llborty to sny what he did on this subject. . Will Issue New Small Bills. Washington, July 4 . -Tho Treasury dopartrnent Monday began carrying: into effect the provisions of tho Aldrich net, which confers upon the secretary of tlio treasury authority to Issue nil necessary iiuantitics of smnll bills to meet tho businccs needs of tho country. Tho Inrge denominations of gold certifi cates nro bcinir. replaced by new $10 cortuicntcB, which will ho Issued from tho Bubtrcasury. Small silver certifi cates in largo quantities will be issued nt once, us will a now BOrlea of United (states fC notes. Not One Penny of Graft. WnHhlngt6n, July 8. "After inves tigating overy charge which has boen brought to my attention, whether np paroully woll founded or not, I have neon unable to find n single penny of graft going to any one in connection with tho Isthminn cnnnl work." This statement was rnudc by Secretary Tuft toduy whon his attention wnas called to tho statements that specinl accountant had been sent to the Isthmus to exam ine tho bookB of Uio dieburtdrfir officers of tho commission. Suit Under Rate Law Agalnot the Big Express Companies. Washington, Julp 2. One of tho most important cases yot filed with tho Interstate Cornmerco commission under tho now railroad rato law waa today proaontckl by tho American Bankers' aa oclation, which alleges that tho cx press companies through tneir power and facilities as common carrlors, usurping tho prerogative of tho banking associations and at tho samo time em ploying tho capital of tho banks in the conduct of their business. It Is alleged that tho oxchango busi ness of tho express companies and the relations which thoy havo with the rail road companies enable them to sealous- ly discriminate against regular commer cial operations of banking institutions. The complaint is directed against tho Adams, United States, American, Paci fic, WollB-Fnrgo, Southern nnd Great Northern oxprcss companies. American Flour In China. Washington, July 0. Vice Consul A. W. Pontius, of NJuchwnng, China, rcportB Eomo inieresting figures in re ference to American shipments' of flour to that port during 1000. Ho says: increase of nearly $200,000 was diown in comparison with tho figures of tho preceding years. The imports of American Hour during trie year were 30,414,000 pounds, valued at $712,050 in American gold. In addition to tho foregoing figures, American flour tho amount of $1,330 was imported from bbanghui. During 1007 the d rect imports of Amoricun flour wi most likely be larger than those of the preceding year. Pennsylvania to Punish Thieves Who fetole Over 85,000,000. Ifarrisburg, Pa., July 1. "Tho atato will bo avenged upon those who have plunderod It. Criminal and civil stilts will bo instituted and tho caso is a strong cno." Thia declaration was mado today by JameB Scarlet, chief counsel for the leg islative committco which has just com pleted itV) three and a half months' in vestigation of the Pennsylvania capitol Bcandai. Within 30 days tho investi gators will render a report to Governor Stuart, nnd then, when ho turns ovor tho papers to Attorney General Todd, will come the retribution. Tho investigation has disclosed not only one of the biggest public scandals in. tho h'story of the nation, but has brought out some vory peculiar facts. It baa shown that, whereas the capitol yvaa built 'for lees than $4,000,000, nearly $0,000,000 was spent in furnish ing it. Tho $4,000,000 spent on the building had been appropriated by the legislature and no scandal attaches to ita expenditure, but not one cent was ovor appropriated for the furnishing of tho building, and it waa only by acci dent last fall that State Treasurer Berry discovered that nearly $0,000,000 had been taken from tho treasury and sown among the contractors who vied with each other in tbo percentages of their profits profits which were rarely less than 400 per cent and in a number of instances wore more than 2,000 per cent. In ono instance, Sanderson, Jt is alletrod, charged $3,250 for a mantel which coat him $32. WILL USEJO COAL ; Steel Corporation Is Planning to Employ Substitute. WILL INSTALL MANY GAS ENGINES Claim Is Made That Saving Effected Will More Than Pay Cost 4 of Installation. Irrigation Work Delayed. Washington, July 0. Owing to tin usual sevoro weather, which rendered it impossible to earn- on work cf exca vation for n considerable portion of tho puht winter, tho secretary of tho in terior lias granted an oxtenaion of two months' timo to thb following contrac tors, in which to complete their con tracts on main laterals of tho Okan ogan irrigation project In Wnshlnuton: Jolin b. nnd S. Pcteraeon. Frank E. Jones and hdmund Kail, all local resi dents. wannm Of Jananodft nrn UMntr nwouio United States from Lw ordinance passed In Phllodol- - ino city a partner in all t ttne. t QUI tin k i lint ,,,., t.. !... BW "Y 'US L'OVOIimiOMh fnr mm.llnii VmU 4 w America. Klnln In.i: i . . . -j--uuiiwih in Ar tnnn Liirnnfnn n film nr. Is ( I Irul nnn rt , ( ... ' v miivu UWU Vi ,iafil uofermo. Z fnt c''rcm has passed whole ,Bin scntotiRCH in n. i.. t, "volutlo:mry acta. Rumorod Slnklnjr of Torpedo Boat by Battloshlp. Toulon, July 2. It is reported to- night that during tho voyago of French snundron lound from .Marsollles the Iwttleshlp Jatiregulberry collided wlUi tho torpedo boat destroyer Pertny- Bimo and tliat 00 men wero killed or In jured. Tho maritime) prefecture do cllnos to give out any Information in the wnv of confirmation or denial of tho runorl. Lntor roports aro to the effect that it was tho torpedo Imat dostroyor Dardo that collided with tho Jnureguil)crry nnd thnt tho Dardo was Bunk. Ad mlral Foy, In chargo of tho profecturo had received no nown of tho nccidont un to tho tlrno ho left his ofllco at 0 p . . l.. i m. tiio sauauron was uounu u-om Marselllos to Keblor, Algoria. No Bribes to Socure Cars. o.. .. v. .... t,tn T.il.r VI 1'rixut. . ..... I DIIU IIUUllDtAI, w. ' " vuhhi ior tlio ItnniilillonTi nn. I .i.t n 4 , . ttU, '- O ' ' Chi- tho Southorn Pnoific, announces Uiat investigation of tlio invention Mfv i. -"w navo tho preforenco. Jurnod tow-ork. Tiie men will 7 'flavor Mf.f'lii.... ...... .. '"""g of thoir ..fln rinnln ..... . . . IbitT.r i 0 Rl,n08 compioto tiWku ,. , 1U hattleshlpa from J" to I'uciflo waters. This Is be j10 ho u move to offset notion by aflura Uiorough roports thnt omployes hnd organir.el n svstern for the expedition of freight over Southern Pncifio llnea in return for brlbea, hns been completod, and shows thnt thoro is no such orgnnlzn tlcn. A fow shippors, impntiont at dolny, bribed ono of tho yardmastora nt Sparks, Nov., who tn mnKing up irauiH would glvo proforenco to Uio dispatch of certain enrs. Nelll Confers With Oporators Now York, July 2. Labor Commis- sioner Noll came to flow iorK rrom Washington this morning uml lhlsnf- tornoon hold n two Hours conreroncc with mombors of the executive commit- teoof tho Tologrnphors' union. After Dimtitv rresiiionc ivo hrn II. 'WDacl. ..i ,.. .... - fie ri'Tt t " fl0'omont or Uio tolo- . vu.il UUlMjr, Pllrr09 "nvo protested to "JJannn against annoxn- K J lh If . -iciwii .!. i . . . in.. -.......,., Fhnri "W,,KW b BooKinK to cor- ',u Ul-,,,u,u,,,-u . SiW0t U,iB8 complained of nenknmpHttl thnt botl. the na i ..ml Ia Biiv to what length. This ovonlng tho headquarters of tho union wore desorted. I....!. I n '"UUIOB linvn luvnmn an .n.l. bto'SSi?1.,1.'0" ,mvo been cull- v. ,u ,non roinninlng at oueand "'II lira. wrpontora in New Promi...i . 8 t,,u inoroaeo has Wf 1 no trouble la looked for. hllvl"?1 8Ult08 court liaa onlolned rWrrnco,"m,,!l''oners of North tkji""? onforo her tha na ,at """ins fnr. i. - . - --.uo, Hearings, Quake Rattles Windows. Portamonth. N. II.. July 2. Earth flimfc shook houses poroopti- bly nt Intervals woro folt horo tocluy. Windows shook nnd rattlod nnd bric-a-brac olntter from Uio shelves, Soino tlmeshalfan hour would olapso be tween the vibrations, but by Bundown 100 ahoekB had been felt. The heaviest earae between 5:16 and 64:6 p, m.- Enter Suits to Recover. Wnehington, July 3. By direction of Attorney Gonoral Bonnparte, United States nttorneys in various districts throughout tho country will institute nt tlio earliest possiblo dates suits agairiBt a large number of railroads to recover pornltica for violations of tho safety appliance law. Among tho railroads to be mado dofondante aro tho Bock Is land, Great Northern nnd tho Pncific Coast railway company nnd the Wash ington & Columbia Rivor railroad. Secretary Adjusts Land Claims. Washington, July 2. Tho secretary of tho intorior bus upproved Oregon re linquishments Nos. 24 nnd 20, La Grande, embracing tho claims of 40 set tlers, etc., and covering 7,517 acres, and Oregon relinquishment 25, Tho Dnllos, embracing the claims of 23 Bot tlers, otc., and covoring 2.821 ncrca. Thia is part ol nn adjustment of claims growing out of n conflict with tho Northorn Pacific grant. Costal Changes In Northwest. Washington, July 2. Rural free do livery carrlors havo boon nppointod ns follows: Orogon Parkers, route 1. Percy J. Dickson carrier, Joseph O. Andorsou substitute. Washington North Yakima, route 3, Frod B. Dyo carrior, Roborl Biirdlll substituo; Rochester, routo 2, Emma Manners car rior, Allen K. James substitute Tho postofiico at Arctic, Chehalis county, Wash., wlll.be discontinued July 31. Appointments by President, Oystor Bay, N. Y., Prosldont Rooso- vott- haannnouncod thf so appointments: I'm ill p ai, urown, soorotnry or omhns- sy. nt Constantinople; Poter Augustus Jny, secretary of omhaasy, nt Tokto, Tho prosldont signed tho application of Medical Inspector Presley M. Rixey. to bo advanced to tho rank ot niodicai director. Dr. Rlxoy now holds tho position of surgeon genoral of tho navy. Civil Service Examiners. Washington, July 0. Civil sorvico examinations will bo hold this fall for flotations in tho departmental sorvico n Washington, at tho following plnces in Oregon: Portlnnd, Eiigono, Bnkor City and Astoria, Soptambor 11 and October 10. Idnho UoIbp, Soptombor 11 nnd Outober 1; Moscow, Septombor 11 nnd October 10; Pocatollo, October 11. More Time Allowed Bidders Washington, July 4, Acting Seoro- tary iMowuorry yesterday nnnounoed that the timo allowed for tho presenta tion of bids for torpedo boat destroyers would beoxtended to September S next Nebraska In Commission. Washington, July 5. Tbo Navy de pnrtment is informed thnt tho new bat tleship Nebnvakn was placed in com mission today at the Bremerton nava station on Puget sound, making the only battleship In active service in tho Faciei! waters. Lioutenant Conse is acting as commander of Uio ship tem porarily nnd has with him only a skele ion crew, ano iseuraaku must remain at tho Bremerton yard for Eomo time yet, nnd in tho meantime Captain Reg inald Nicholson, who is to be permnn ently in command of the ship, will gather up a crew for hor in the East. Carriers Get Higher Pay. Washington, July 3. On July 108 letter carriers of Portlnnd then receiv mg $1,000 wero promoted to $1,100 under tho now law, and one carrier at $000 promoted to $800. Tho promo tions are based on growth of nonula Hon. Promotions may be made in other Oregon cities na follows: $850 to $000 $000 to $800; $.1000 to $1,100. Al hany, throo from $850 to $000: Astorin five from $850 to $000; Baker City, two from $850 to $000 and ono from $000 to $800; Eugene, three from $850 to $000; Pendleton, throe from $850 to $000; The Dalles, two from $850 to $000. Can't Fix Evacuation Date. Washington. Julv 4. Socratarv Taffc uirow some aaintionnl light upon his plan regarding tho American evacuation of Cuba yesterday by sending tho fol lowing cablegram to Governor Mnpnnn at Havana: "I an. in receipt of a tele gram irom General Loynaz Castillo as t something I have had with reference to tho restoration of Cuba to tho renub iic. ixio pian tor tho revolutlort-of tho government of the island unon the Der L 1. . i 1 . . . . nun iu uo cuiccieu uy a iair election, as outlined in my letter to you, has not boon changed in the elightest." No Discontent on Isthmus. Washington, July 4. What would appear to bo conclusive condtradiction of tho reports rocentlv nuhlinhA.! this country to tho effect that the armv -ni- i , . . . umcuio uugugea in mo work of con etructing tho Panama canal nrn nn deavorlng to belittlo the task is con tained in uio cablegram received at the war (lepartmont yesterday from Pana ma: "Everything going woll and har moniously. Report of -disFntisfactlnn absolutely falso. Goothale." Contracts tor Big; Shins. Washington July 4. Bofore lea vine iur wio nest, Beoretnrv Motcalfnn nouncca his decision in reepect to im portnnt matters. In one of theeo ho places contracts for tho construction of the two American "Drendnaught" bat tleships, tho interesting point of his decision being the rejection of the Navy department's plans nnd tho acceptance or uio more progressive Idoos of the privato shipbuilding firms, involving tho uso of steam turbines. Transfer of Naval Officers. Washington, July 2. Lieutenant G. T. Pottingill, U. S. ntivy, lias beon or dered to Pugot sound navy yard for duty. Assistant Paymaster W. J. Hino, U. 8. navy, has beon dohichod from duty on Uio Princeton and will proceed w uio navy yaru ai ruget sound for du ty as assistant to tho general storekeep er of thnt yard. To Rout Fractious .Indians.' Washington, July 0. Tho secretary of tho interior has mado a requost that Uio attorney gonoral authorise- tho or ganisation of a posso by tho United States marshal for Arizona, to assist in tho romova! of disorderly Indians from tho Indian rosorvatlon at Fort, McDow ell, to bo used if found oxpodient, ADVANCE FREIGHT RATES. and Schedules Between Mississippi Rocky Mountains Increased. Chicago. July 1. Freight rates in tho territory between the Mississippi river and tho Rocky mountains will be advanced 6 per cent by tho action of tho Western railroads in raising the minimums on carload shipments and other changes in the classification. It has not yet been determined to cancel many of the carload commodity tariffs, though a fow of those whose usefulness has paeEod will be canceled and tho commodity rated according to classifica tion. It is the intention to cancel all less than carload commodity rates, but as they havo to meet special conditions, tho shippers generally have not made any specific complraint. The call for tho meeting of the West ern Classification committee at Char levy, Mlea., July 10, was sent out yes terday. Tho docket contains 425 sub jects, many of which were rulings is sued by F. O. Becker, chairman of the committee, since January 15, 1007, and will be ratified by the committee. The most important; of the eubjecta ia "To revise the minimum weights," on which special committees have been at work. Tho now Western freight classifica tion will become effective September 1, 1007. INQUIRY INTO TELEGRAPHS. Pittsburg, July 2. That tho cost of production of steel may be reduced a few cents n ton, millions of dollars are to be spent in new machinery at tho plants of the United Slates Steel cor poration, and about 100 engines are to be relegated practically to the scrap heap. Thia step will probably tako two or three years to complete, bat it is assured by the experiments that have been carried on at the Edgar Thompson plant of tho corporation at Braddock, where tbe experiments have been along the lines of abolishing corn in favor of gas aa fuel and using tbe goa thatblowa from the blast furnaces. Tho experiments at the Edgar Thomp son plant, it is said, baa determined the policy of the' steel corporation for all their works, and gas engines will bo immediately installed as faBt as thoy can be builtatall the plants. At Gary, Ind., where s now plant is being built, 20 cr more of the new engines will be installed to furnish power and to "blow" tbe furnaces. These engines are said to coat about $150,000, and the cost for engines alone at thia plant wi I be about $3,000,000. Besides this out lay there will be a great expenditure for the vast system of monster pipea for carrying tho gas from the blast turnacea and for its purification before it can be used in the engines. UNCLE SAWS BIG SURPLUS. Commissioner Smith Will Exclude All From Immunity. Chicago, July l.rA dispatch to the Tribune from Washington eays: In accordance with tho instructions of President Roosevelt, Commimssloner of Corporations Herbert Knox Smith is arranging for an immediate investiga tion of the relations between tbe tele graph companies of tho United States. The investigation will be conducted in such a manner as to avoid giving any company or official tbo privilege of im munuy irom prosecution in case a vio lation of the law should be discovered. Tho investigation will determine Uio nature and extent of the agreement ex isting between thotolegranhcomDanics. the rate of wages paid to employes, the operating expenses and such other data aa will m nseful to tho department of ustlce in determining whether to insti tuto legal proceedings, and to congress. should that body desire to have the gov ornment exorcise control over tho tele graphic service. Steel Trust In Great Britain. London, July 1. A great combina tion of steel and iron manufacturem. imiiar to Uioeo existing in the United States and Germany, is in course of formation in Great Britain wiUi tho avowed purpose of combatting Ameri can and German competition, which is increasing, isino big comnnnios. head. od by Vickers Sons & Maxim, and in cluding John Brown & Co., which re cently wnB uuialgnmated with the Ilar- Inn & Wolff company, have nBsombled 30 concerns which wero previously in dependent Japanese Embassy Delays Action, Washington, July 1. Tho Jananesfl mbaasy has for some timo had infor mation of tho pondoncy of tho applica tion of Japanose to conduot intolliimp. offices in Snn Francisco, but tho decls- on or tho Ban Francisco police board enylng these applications ban nnt reached Uie ombassy, oxcept unofllcial- y. xmo action is oxpected to bo takorf lero unless tho matter assumes a nlmnn for diplomatic renresontatlnnn. 10 embassy will tako it up. Work Under Bad Conditions. Colon, July l.Doanlto thn f Btoamshovol men in May and tho heavy rllnf..ll ...... 1 1, a . i . ., ............ w,u uurui utKin irom the Cn. obra out during May exceed! unn ono oublo yards. This rosult ia regarded aa Bplendid and na being duo to tho stren- uoua eiiorta or nontenant Colonel Goe- uais, cuiei engineer, and his ntaff. I Balance at End of Fiscal Year .Was S87, 000.000 One of Largest. Washington, July 2. 'Bo far as work ing purposes are concerned the fiscal year of the government ended June 30 with a surplus of substantially $87,- 000,000, one of the largest net balance: ever shown. In the fiscal year 1002 there was a surplus of $91,287,275, but that waa the largest aince 1800. While the official figures for the fiscal year will not be announcced for a few days yet, the figures now available are approximately correct. They 6how that in the year just closed the income from the various sources of revenue was $005,300,134 and expenditures $578, 378,700, as compared with receipts of $594,454,121 for the last fiecal year and expenditures of $508,784,790, the surplus in that year being $25;009,322. There haa been a tremendous increase in the receipts in the year Just closed, while the expenditures have been only about- $10,000,000 in excess of last year. The largest increase in receipts haa been from customs, although internal revenue has shown a big gain. The receipts of this fiscal year in customs were $333,230,120 and in internal rev enue $270,300,388, WOMEN SAVE MANY LIVES. Their Heroic Work Prevents Break ing of Big Dam. Laramie, Wyo., July 2. How the breaking of the Wheatland dam, im pounding tbe largest artificial body of water in Wyoming, waa prevented by the heroic efforts of four women ia modestly told in a letter from Misa Knight, addressed to her mother. Miss Knight, who is visiting Misa Helen McGill, at McGiil, with her hostess and Mrs M. J. Reed and daugh ter, waa riding by the reservoir when she noticed n leak in the dam. The women notified Mrs. Reed's husband. who is in charge of the reservoir, and he started for Wheatfield to summon help. Mrs. Reed and the three girl's BDent the entire night filling the crevice with. nay and dut, using eleven loads of hav. When Reed returned in the morning they were almost exhausted, but had succeeded in keeping the break: from enlarging to the danger pclnt. Texas Resort Is Burned. Mineral Wolls, Tex.. Julv 2. Min eral Wells, with nearly 10,000 visitors from all . over the South, was threatened with total destruction by fire last ntehfc. Tho fire started in tho sknting rink of tho Prtlaco Amusement company, a new $5,000 structure. From there the firo apread to the Mineral Wells sanitari um, a four Btory brick, filled with pa tients. Iheso woro nil moved out and no loss of life Is reported. The Mineral WellB bathhouso waa totally destroyed. ns wcro Uie Lithia pavilion nnd a part ' oi uio wann hotol. ' Coldest June On Record. Washington, July 2. Tlio weaUier bureau announced that the month juet closed was tho coolest June on record n Washington, D. C, In tbo last 76 years, and thnt tho samo is probably truo of Now England, tho Middio At- antio states and tbo Lower Lako region. In other parts of Uio United States tho temperatures were ulso lower than usu al. The bureaus' ofllcinl statoment says, in explanation, that It was caused by atmospheric pressure Close Havana Cigar Factories. Havana, July 2, The oigai makers who are on strike, not having replied to tho ultimatum nt tho manufacturers to submit thoir dlfforonces to arbitra tion, tho manufacturers announce thoir ntontion to close all thoir plants in- doflnitoly. mi It r 1 m ST r. 'HNL-A