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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
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. 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-
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I-ldkO from HproimuiK
l. i.m(hiwn fulr has furrowed
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fl K 1 1 IU1II I fill IT IT! Illlll V
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'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
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lwMmoustht Into proiiilnonco n
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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
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BAD OUTLOOK FOR NEW DOUMA
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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.
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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.
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BW "Y 'US L'OVOIimiOMh fnr mm.llnii
VmU 4
w America.
Klnln In.i: i . .
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film nr. Is ( I Irul nnn rt
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,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.
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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.
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fie ri'Tt t " fl0'omont or Uio tolo-
. vu.il UUlMjr,
Pllrr09 "nvo protested to
"JJannn against annoxn-
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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.
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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
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- --.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.
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