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About The Madras pioneer. (Madras, Crook County, Or.) 1904-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 26, 1907)
PROFITSJNORMOUS Standard Oil Company of Indiana Veritable Gold Mine. MUCH JUGGLING WITH ITS BOOKS In 1906 the Indiana Company Earned More Than Ten Times Its Capital Stock. New York, Sept. 19. More light waB shed upon the remarkable earning ca pacity of the various subsidiary com panicB of the Standard Oil company yesterday when Frank 0. Kellogg, who is conducting the Federal Buits, buc- ceeded in placing upon the record the profits of 17 of the principal eubsldiary companies in thejyeara 1UU3 and lyuu The statement of earnings of tho Stand ard Oil cornany of Indiana, which was recently fined $29,240,000 by Judge Landia, of Chicago, for rebating, die closed that in 1906 the company earned $10,516,082 on a capitalization of $1, 000,000, or over 1,000 per cent a year, The Indiana company in 1906 earned more than any subsidiary company of the big combine. Mr. KoIIokk developed during the day. while Clarence G. Fay, assistant comptroller of the Standard Oil com pany, was on the stand, a curious prob lem of financial bookkeeping or hand ling of accounts, which Mr. Fay failed to explain. From figures submitted it was shown that the Standard Oil com pany of New York in 1904 made a pro fit of $7,775,760, and paid as dividends to the Standard Oil company of New Jersey tho total sum of $32,998,430. This transaction reduced the net assets of the New York company from $40, 425,900 to $15,179,706, while the lia bilities leaped from $47,646,235 in 1903 to $81,395,145 in 1904, an increase of nearly $34,005,000. The gross assets of the New York company, however, in creased from $88.04.561 in 1903 to $96,574,852 in 1904. Meanwhile the accounts receivable of the Standard Oil company of New Jersey grew from $19,- 045,041 in 1903 to $58,272,924. Mr. Fay was closely questioned as to the nature of the increased liabilities of the New York company, and the in crease in the accounts receivable of the Standard Oil company, of New Jersey, but he said he could not tell until he had examined the books of both com panies, which he told Mr. Kellogg he would do. LOOT OF BOBBERS 340,000. Currency Stolen In Montana Train Hold-Up. Spokane, Wash., Sept. 19. Forty thousand dollars in currency, the greater part of which was in bills of large denomination, is now declared to be the haul made by the robbers who held up the Great Northern Oriental limited train near Rexford, Mont., on the morning of September 11. This money, according to reports re ceived here, was consigned by the Com mercial National bank, of Chicago, to' the Old National bank, of this city. In spite of the fact that the money was consigned to the Spokane J bank, the robbery will not cost the bank a cent as the money was fully insured in one of the big Eastern companies. The money stolen is Eaid to have been in four registered packages, each package containing $10,000. These were in the car which was dynamited by the . rob bers. From the investigation of the officials it is believed the $40,000 was practically the full amount secured by the robbers. "The Old National bank knows noth ing of the loss of such a shipment other than that inquiries have been made as to whether it was received here or not," said W. J. Kommers, assistant cashier of the institution. "The Commercial National bank, of Chicago, may be tracing such a ship ment, but we know nothing of it. The bank is net our Chicago correspondent." Nebraska Fears Disease. Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 19. Fear of an epidemic of beriberi, a disease with which 20 Japanese laborers of Alva are afflicted, prompted City Physician Slattery today to order an inspection of the Orientals In this city, and he will try to have it extended to the entire county. Dr. W. L. WilEon, state health inspector, visited the camp at Alva and ordered the afllicted laborers segregated. No official action on the part of the state board of health has been taken. Many Japanese are em ployed near Lincoln. Flour Trust Raises Prices. San Francisco, Sept. 19. Tho flour trust has raised the price of flour 20 cents a barrel, or 5 cents a sack. The trust has also notifiod the grocers that they must charge the consumers this advance. All the principal flour mills in this and neighboring cities belong to the trust. While formerly the price of a sack of flour was $1.55, the new order provides that the consumer shall hereafter pay $1.00 a sack for the same flour. Regain Trade of Alaska. San Francisco, Sept. 19. In ordpr to regain, if possible, the Alaska trade, which is worth $15,000,000 a year, the merchants of this city, at a largely at tended meeting yesterday in the cham ber of commerce, authorized a commit tee representing all the big shipping Arms hero, to negotiato for the estab lishment ol a direct line of steamers to Nome and the southeastern points in ho territory. DEFIES TEXAS LAWS. Standard Oil Does Business In Stats Under Alias. New York, Sept. 20. 'That the Standard Oil company is operating un der the name of tho Corsicana Refining company in tho state of Texas, which has forbidden tho oil combine to op-, orato within tho stato, was indicated yesterday when Wesley H. Tilfcrd, treasurer of tho Standard Oil company, under examination in the government's suit ngainst tho company, testified that H. C. Folgorand C. M. Payno, whom Mr. Kellogg, tho attornoy for the gov ernment, states, control tho Corsicana company, aro prominent in tho conduct of the affairs of tho Standard Oil corn any. Mr. Kellogg sought to draw from tho witness tho Information that tho Corsi cana company was really a Standard Oil company and was operating in Texas because tho anti-trust laws of that Btate would nob permit tho com bine to operate. Mr. Tilford replied that as far as ho knew.tho Standard Oil company had no interest in Toxas. Ho said that Mr. Folger and Mr. Payno were both officers of the Standard Oil company, but he was not awaio that they owned the Corsicana company. Mr. Kollogg spent a busy day tracing the various changes in development of Standard Oil from the time of ite in ception in 1882, when tho trust was formed, until the trust was dissolved in 1899 and tho Standard Oil company of New Jersey was formed. Mr. Kellogg developed many of his questions from the trust agreement of 1882, which was contained in the bill of complaint filed in St. Louis last December, when the present action was commenced. NEGOTIATE WITH ROOSEVELT. Operators Seek Arbitration Rumors of Dissentlon in Ranks. New Ycrk, Sept. 20. Conflicting re ports regarding the possibility of an early settlement of the telegraphers' strike were current tonight. From one unofficial source it was given out that direct negotiations had been opened with President Roosevelt, seeking his aid in fringing about arbitration. Ac cording to this authority, Percy Thomas, of the national union, and Daniel L. Russell, ex-president of the New York local, had a two-hours' talk with the president at the latter's home in Oyster Bay, on Wednesday last., This could not be confirmed tonight, but Mr. Russell did say: "The most important action taken in connection with the Btrike was made on Wednesday, and we are satisfied that it will bring a speedy and satisfac tory settlement." Mr. Russell, who is also chairman of the local strike committee, added that word had reached him late tonight that two members of the union had gone to Washington to see Labor Commissioner Neill and to express to the commis sioner dissatisfaction with the conduct of the strike. WARRANTS FOR GRAFTERS. Builders and Architects of Pennsyl vania Placed Under Bond. Philadelphia, Sept. 20. Warranto reached this city late this afternoon from Harrisburg for the arrest of Geo. Payne, builder of the state capitol, Charles G. Wetter, his partner, and Stanford Lewis, an associate of Archi tect Huston, who planned the capitol. Counsel for Payne and Wetter waived hearings ana pall lor .rayne was nxea at $10,000 and for Wetter at $9,000. Counsel for Lewis accepted service in his behalf and furnished $4,000 bail for his client's appearance in court. Payne is said to be ill at Mount Clemens, Mich. Warrants for George K. Storm and John C. Niedeier, of New York, stock holders in a concern which manufac tured the lighting fixtures of the capi tol, also arrived here today. The men are supposed to be in New York and it is stated that unless they accept service the warrants will be served in that city. Newspapers Will Fight. New Ycrk, Sept. 20. The annual meeting of the members of the Associ ated Press was held at the Waldorf. Astoria hotel here. Those in attend ance numbered 250, while probably 400 others were represented by proxy. Tho buBlnesa transacted was of a purely rou tine nature, except a change in the date of the annual meeting from tho third Wednesday in September to the third Tuesday in April. A resolution ap proving the course of the officers of the association in dealing with theetrike of telegraphers was unanimously adopted. Island Assembly Called. Manila, Sept. 20. The governor general has issued a formal proclama tion convening the national assembly on October 18. Plans have been made to render the Inaugural seeeion of tho assembly a brilliant function. The members of the Philippine commission bollovo that there is a prospect of the early passage of a public utilities law, based on the recent railway rate legis lation of congress. An elaborate recep tion will bo tendered Secretary Tuft. Czolgosz's Parents Poor. Cleveland, O., Sept. 20 M. Czol- gosz and his wife,Jparentof the assass in or i'resiuont jviclilnley, havo applied to the city charity department for as sistance. Czolgosz is 83 and his wife 75 years old. OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST RECORD PRICE PAID. . New and Wonderful Hood River Apple Brings $8 a Box. Hood River Whilo tho contest ns to who raised tho biggest apple In Oro gon goes merrily on, a Hood Rivor man settled any disputo that may arise this vear as to tho highest price by an nouncing the ealo of 40 boxes of apples at $8 a box. Tho fruit will go to Seoloy, Mason & Co., of Portland, and was grown on tho fruit farm of Oscar Vanderbilt. known as Beulah Land, a few miles from this city. Tho apples are of such largo slzo that they will averaee tho buyor about 11 cents aniece without tho freight charges. As far as known, this tops tho prico for anything ever grown in tha apple line at Hood River or anywhere else The apples aro of the variety known as Winter Banana, and wero Bot out by E. L. Smith, who formerly owned the place Mr. Vanderbijt now resides on, as an experiment. Tho variety is a rare one, littlo boing known of It, but it has proved such a money gettor that it is expected many more trees will soon be planted. When ripe the Winter Banana omits such a strong flavor of the tropical fruit It is named after that when placed where it cannot bo seen a box of tbem conveys the idea that there ia a bunch of bananas hanging somewhere in the vicinity. Several samples of the fruit placed on display in the window of a store here weigh very close to a pound apieco PROFIT! N FRUIT. Central Oregon Country Is Rapidly Coming to tha Front. Prineville A trip to the ranch of William Boegli, which is situated about 30 miles north of this place on the Crooked river, reveals to every one the possibilities of Central Oregcn as a fruit growing section. The ranch is just at the water's edge, and in a gorge over 1.0C0 feet from the level of the grain growing section of Crook county. Although there are but about 12 acres in the body that is in bearing orchard, fruit of all kinds Is raised in great quantities, Including grapes of the finest varieties and other kinds that are commonly classed as tropical fruits. This orchard three years 'ago pro duced over 2,000 bushels of winter ap ples, all of which were readily mar keted at $1 per bushel in the local market. The value of the fruits mar keted this year will exceed $4,000 and does not include vegetables, of which Mr. Boegli raises an abundance. Considering the fact that this ranch was purchased but two years ago at ap proximately $10,000, the profits on this kind of an investment are apparent. Livestock Exhibit Large. Saiem When the 12 new Btock barns were put up on the fltato fair grounds this year it was thought there was sufficient accommodation for all the stock that would be exhibited for at least five years to come. But it was necessary to fix up some extra stalls in an old building for whatever horses for which there was no accommodations in the regular barns. Thero was suffi cient room for all tho cattle, hogs, sheep and goats but these barns were filled nearly to tho limit. The live stock exhibits far exceeded in number those of any former Btate fair. To Mine Coal Near Medford. Medford The Pacific Coal company, of Loa Angeles, has bonded for $50,000 the coal mine at the base of Roxyaun, four miles east of here, belonging to the Medford Ccal & Mining company. The Los Angeles company is capitalized at $1,000,000. The deal was cloi-od by R. E. Dorn, manager of the California company, which agrees to thoroughly explore the interior of tho property, to begin work within ten days and push it with proper diligence at all times. orown gain iana aoara uierx. saiem ine state lanu ooaru at us last meeting re-elected George G. xjrown cierK or rne ooaru ana ueorgo Mitchel, of The Dalles' deputy clerk. ine application oi n. x. nenuryx anu other for the purchase of approximately 2,400 acres of tideland on Cathlamefc bay, on the Columbia river, at tho rate f n 1 l s oi f i. per Hru who uibu uibuii up uguju anu iue nnai action couuuou until uiu.nounu: ceiery, VocfiiSl ner dnznn board could make a visit to tho land in volved and ascertain tho real value. Hay Shipper Complains. Salem A letter has been received for the state railway commission from A. H. Denny, of Lafayette, complaining of the failure of tho Southern Pacific Rail way company to send care for shipment of hay to Portland. Tho commission has notifiod him that the railway la lia ble to a fine of $2 a day for failure to furnish cars within a certain time, and I has notified tho Southern Pacific it muBt look into tho matter. New Salmon Industry. Astoria Another industry has just been fostered or developed through the" canning or salting of salmon. It is tho salting of ealmon heads and exportlg them to Sweden on orders recoived from there. Tl.o prices paid are very re munerative and if the experiment is successful tho cost of salmon cheeks will be greatly enhanced to our local buyers. y Eastern Oregon Appointment. Salem Governor Chamberlain has appointed H. M. Cockburn a commis sioner of tho Third (Eastern Oreaon) District Agricultural society. EARNINGS OF SLEEPERS. Pullman Company Reports to State Railway Commission. ftilom Tho stato railway commis sion lias issued an order oxtoiuling the time given tho transportation compan ies of tho stato to fllo their annual re ports to Octobor 10. Only aix conixui ies eont roporte, the Wolls, Fnrgo, tho Denver & Rio Grando, tho Salem, Falls City & Western, tho Pullman, tho Cen tral Railway Union, and the Oregon A Sunset Logging company of Clntskanio. Letters havo born received from tho Portland Railway, Light & Power com pany and tho Roguo River Valley Hal' toad company Baying roportH had been Bont, but so far thoy have not been ro colved. Tho Swift Refrigerator Transporta tion company - filed its report under protest, aa not being a common cart lor. Tho Sunset Logging company roporta earnings of $10,914.05, operating ox ponfos $04,810.88, n defloit of $53, 800.83. Tho Pullman company gives lis gross earnings in operating cars wholly In Oregon at $57,479.08, gross earnings on all lines entering Orogon $1,373, 640.04, Oregon's proportion of tho latter $323,289.49, recoipts from car mlleago on linos entering Oregon $711.74, Oregon's proportional sharo $80.34; total expenses of operation $859,350, Oregon's share $197,037.2fi; property owned by tho company in Oregon used in tho operation of cars $112,25175. Tho cost of tho cars could not be stated. Klamath's Trade Big. Klamath Falls As nn Indication of the tiade that will bo established in Klamath Falls with the advent of the railroad, when tho markets of ths coun try will be opened to this section, tho Long Lako Lumber company operations afford a scale. Despite the facta that thoir goods mnst be hauled 35 miles over a stage road, this company has contracted with a California fruit ex change for all the boxes they can pro duce, and they aro sending out every week about two carloads. Even at the freight rate they must pay, they make a fair profit, and will be on the ground floor ready to do business when the railroad arrives. They omply 20 men in the making of boxes and the quality of box put out is first-class. To Advertise Union County. La Grande The Grand Rondo Boost era' club has just issued a four-page illustrated newspaper descriptlvo of Union county. One of these editions will be handed to every person visiting the exhibition hall from the trains Tho illustratlcns cover practically every line of industry in tho county. In ad dition to the original 10,000, over 4,- 000 additional copiss havo been sub scribed by soveral individual real eatato firms, making in all 15,000 copies. Railway Route to Lakeview. Klamath Engineer Journey and his corps cf engineeiB, who are surveying a line of railroad from Klamath Fulls east to Lukeview, have just succeeded after four surveys in finding a grade of 1 per cent through Langell valley and thence into Lakeview. The sur veyivill be comparatively easy. Eii' gineer Journey is quoted us saying that nB near as ho can determine his instruc tions are to finish to Lakeview and then return over tho routo to Kluruath Falls PORTLAND MARKET8. Wheatr-Club, 82c; bluestem, valley, 82c; red, 80c. 84c; Oats No. 1 white, $2S.5024; giay, ?:.'3(a23.DU. Barley Feed, $2323.50 per ton; brewing, $24.5024.75; rolled, $24.60 25.50. Corn Whole, $2930; cracked, f oU.OU. Hay Valley timothy, No. 1, $17 18 per ton; Eastern Oregon timothy, $1920; clover, $11; cheat, $11; gram hav. I lira 12: a fa la. tisraua. Fruits Apples, $1(31.60 nor box: cantaloupes, 75c(a)$1.25 ner cinto: ' peaches, 60c$l. 25 crate; prunes, 50 i tc perorate; watermelons, llic per 'pound; plums, 6075c per box; grapes, ouc$l. 50 per crate; cusabas, j $2.25 per dozen. Vegetables Turnips, $1 25 per sack; carrots, $1.25 nor sack; beets, $1.25 i i t per eacK; cauuago, libvsiiic per ' .1 ai r n i - uurn, fiigj.uu per buck; cucumners, tu -- . f i , . iSioc per uozen; onions, idzuc per dozen; parsley, 20c per dozen ; peppers, 810c per pound; pumpkins, 1 1?4C per pound; radlshoa, 20o per doz. en; spinach, 6c per pound, squash, 60c (2)x per pox; tomatoofl, 4060c per box; sweet potatoes, 2&c per pound. Oniona $1.60 per sack. Potatoes New, 8000c per hundred. Butter Fancy creamery, 2735o per pound, Veal 76 to 125 pounda, 88e; 125 to 160 pounds, 7Mc: 160 to 200 pounds, G7c. Pork Block, 76 to 160 pounds, 8 8yto; packers, 78o. Poultry Average old hens, 140140 per pound; mixed chickens, 1313o; spring chickens, 1313c; old roost ore, 80c; dressed chickens, 1017o; turkeys, live, 1616c; gooso, live, 8 9c; ducks, 15c, Eggs Frosh ranch, candled, 30c per dozen. Hops 1007 Fuggles, 6'7c per porpcund; 1007 clusters, 78c; olds. 46o. Wool Eastern Oregon, average best, 1022c per pound, according to shrink age; valley, 2022c, according to flno nesa; mohair, choice, 2050o per pound. I DEMOCRAT FOR GOVERNOR. Oklahoma Accepts Constitution and Prohibition. Oklahoma Oily, O. T.( Sept. 18. Oklahomn's constitution has been adopted by a majority all the way from 60,000 to 70.000, Htato-wldo prohibi tion hiis cairlcd and 0. N. Unskoll, Democrat, has been oleotod govomor of tho now Btate, over Frank Krantx, tho present territorial governor, according to tho limited report received up to 1:30 o'clock this morning. voting precinct thoro wore throo bnliots for tho voter to mark, in Oklahoma City thoro wero four, uml the counting process lias boon oxtromoly slow. Tho telegraphers' Btrike and look of tclophono faoilltie havo prosoiited tho forwarding of returiiH to o thor of tho political stato hoadqunrtors here. Tho latilleatlon of tho constitution is concodod, although tho majority was not as largo oa was expected. Tho majority in favor of prohibition Is placed at 25,000 to 40,000. Chair man Cnssldy, of tho Domocratlo com mittee, oHtiniutes It at 16,000, nnd ap proximately tho sumo figures ore given out at Republian headquarters. , Thejnow state elected ilvo congress men. In tho First and Second dis tricts tho Republicans expected to elect ex-Doleguto to Congress It. S. Mcflulro and ox-Territotlnl Governor T. It. rcr guson respectively. Ths Third, Fourth and Fifth districts had been conceded to tho Democrats, whoso candidates In rnnrwtlvn districts wore Jnuies Davenport, 0. D. Cartor and Scott I'cr rls. ENORMOUS PROFITS. sunH.rd Oil Hs Earned Almost $70,000,000 a Year. New York, 8opL 18. Seniotlonn ilfuclosnrca resrsrdinu tho fabulous cam f Standard Oil wore brought out yesterday at tho hearing in tho suit of tho United Slates government to hid solvo the corporation. Adroit question inudrow from the reluctnut llpeJ of Clnrenco G. Fay, resident comptroller of tho Standard Oil company of Mw Jersey, tho admission that in seven years Standard Oil's total profits amounted to $400,315,734, or some thine ovor'$70.00l'.000 a year. Mr. Fay was also forced to admit tliat in 1899 tho proflta wero nearly BO, 000.000 instead of $34,000,000, as set forth'on Uie books of tho company The Standard Oil managed Uncover up its trreat earnltiBS in that year by delib erately failing to credit tho earnings of 19 subsidiary comimnloA that contrlh uted vast sums to tho purout corpora tlon. This is tho first time tho company's earnings havo been made public. Figured on the capital stock now out standing this is an annua! profit of something over 70 percent, rigured on the basis ol tho Standard Oil trust which had a capitalization of $10,000, 000 when it was dissolved and leqrv'an hod into the present company without any additional investment, the annua profit is something liko 700 per cent. DOCTORS TO FIGHT PLAQUE. Blue Given Four Assistants and Re duces Work to System. San Francisco, Sopt. 17. Four sur geons ol tho marine hospital service have been ordered to tho asistnnco of Dr. Rupert Itluo, who lias becrftplaccd uy me reuerui auinormen, ut Uio re quest of tho mayor, in charge of tho bubonic plaguo situation in Sun rran- ciifco. Ihey aro Dm. Creel and Voirol. who landed at Seattlo last Saturday i n mil .... . . ' iroin uie rnuippines; JJr. Kucko, dv tached fom duty at tho Jamestown ox position, and Dr. Roberto, ordered hero from Washington. Itluo eaid tonight; " consider tho situat on in San Francisco well worthy of drastic meas- ures. 1 have now assumed full control and established 12 district hoiidquartos inuiocny. i lie Titivate an In chnrun oi eacn uisirict will report to mo daily, and hereafter eradication measures will tako tho form of recommendations by me to tho board of health, which hint organization will order carried out More surgeons of tho marine hocnllnl service will be onlorcd to my assistance us i necu mem. Isle Is No Man's Land. Vlntnrto TI f O. t . .. , .... v., nfijt. in. Acerminiu to mail advices from Toklo, Japan claims tho rlidit to cranny Pmnn u. land, which wuh recently taknn nn.... aion of on behalf of Japan, on tho ground that, no It lies botweon thn twentieth and twtnty.first parallels, It nan iiu juuil a mnu. A JnnnnA num. just recoived Bays: "When Japan look possession of Formosa. HhrtAfm,iui dominion to the twoi.tjr.flut parallel of umuuu, iu -wnon American took poa session of tho Philippic she extended nur uominion ro uie twentlolh." Shell Kills Forty Japmese. Tokio, Sopt. 18. Fortv nf n, wero killed and iniured Japanese battleship Kashlinn by tho explosion of a 12.jnChHhewlthlh tho shield, after target practice near Koret, September 7. Thn fatnimn u lieutenant, Uo c.lels d onc H,aff ollicor. Uio explosion ivnu ,.-tn.. ..., tho ship ia badlv ,ln,n.u slnn followed nn uttcinnt to removu an unoxploded shell. A nlr ? bystander vsero f.nrfulfy miufatod. Battleships May Burn OH. vaiieio. Lu .. Hunt, la xt... V uw that mo iii'Minur YYvnmiiKf !... eased from tho .Imlnni," if,"" AT" the yard that lC vZT. naUt a month's thnT or r mental tria trlns. 1, i.., I Vl; authorities may determi "th. .J Z bill y of using oil an Mu 0 bord tho larger naval ships InTpU J 0I JOHN D SHARE Rockefeller Has 247,690 Sbam ol Standard Oil, - VALUE HAS DECREASED GREATLY Big OH Combine Hat Made Profit! of Over Eight Hundred Ml. lions Since 1002. Now York, Sept. 21. Records of Uio stockholders of tho Standard Oil com. jmny of Now Jorsoy, Inld bare jester, day at tho hearing of the government salt for tho dissolution of tlio allege oil combine, dleoloscd tho fnctUut John D. Rockofollor owns 247,690 shares, or nearly flvo times an inach. Btock, m any other Individual share, holder, and that ho and his nesool&ttt who signed tho trust agreement In ua still control ft majority of tho stock. Measured by tho present market price of $410 a eharo, tho holdings ol Mr. Rockofollor In tho Standard Oil coml pany hnVo a valuo of 100,tXK),0004 Thn stockholders' record of Augugt 17 1007, shows that tho University of CM cngo 1h tho owner of 5,000 shares of Standard Oil stock. Tho depreciation In tho prico of (lis stock within tho past 10 years, aboot tho timo tho agitation began, liss beta more than f 400 a sharo. Since lep) proceedings against the Standard Oil company wero Instituted, tho stock hu steadily declined, until it isnowaroo&t! $440. This roprewnta a Ionj of oter (100,000,000 on tho he Id lugs of John D. ltockofellor. Tho shrinkage In tho market vslo of tho stock cost the University of CbU cago about $2,000,000. Accountants for tho government m still engaged on tho records of the li quidating trustees and ledgers obtained from tho Standard Oil comptiny, sb4, wlillo thu examination lias not ttta fully completed, it is onld that it books show that from 1882 to the pret erit timo tho oil combine lini nrota between $800,000,000 and $000,000,. 000. It Is oxpccUtd that next week ite exact flguictf will bo produced In court. EIGHTEEN MINERS KILLED. Cage Drops 700 Feet to Bottom ef Shaft. Nognwnnco, Mich., Sept. 21. Bra cago plunging 700 foot down tho ihtlt of the Jones A Laughlin Iron mine, 11 men wore killed and seven fatally In jured. Tho cage with its humia freight was boing lowered on its tint trip of tho day, when tho brake suilJro ly failed to hold. Two other mea sprang to tho assistance of the one it the brnko, but their efforts did not avail and tho wire cable continued t unreal from the drum like thread from u spindle. The cage shot down a couple of fano- drod feet before n kink In tho too rap idly paying out cable rauxed it to pad. and from that point tho cage lad i hcf r drop to tho bottom of tho shaft. Tho Bafety catches with which it equipped fnlltd to operate. The Intf of the rahle arm its mad tligut tore out part of the side of tho cncliie hoc and ripped out several of tho thmtt in and about tho shaft house, work men at the bottom of the mine Itnme- liately set about tho task of roinotinj the dead. The bodies lay In one pllo, a maM cf lifultHs flesh and blood. Tho bows tho bodies wcifl so shuttered that th men, when they struck, were piled w top of each other liko so many pelts of leather, hoven men wero found iu alive. When all thn minors camo fiotn un der tho ground and many anxious wlr and others failed to find member of thu families who worked In tho mine, tho kciio was pitiful. PrloitsanJ min isters moved among tho people condol ing thorn and begging them to lie calm. Two More Plague Deaths. San Frimnliwn. Sunt. 21 Tho total number of bubonic plague cases to date, iim reported at today's mccli"K of w board of health, Is 35, an incrweo two over yesterday's score. Twenty of theso 30 have died, and thero aio 2" patients under obeorvallon as unverl tied stiflpocts, Tho wholesale merchant Houth of Market street, In tho wsW fiont neighborhood, havo united in statement to the authorities that the will lit, nnrn hnirlri a ifonnial catliPA'(a of cleaning up their promises and dii trials. Large Fleet Is Gathering. S4n Francisco, Sopt. 21. Tho gto ng fleet of warships In tho bay addod to today by tho arrival iro Uremorton navy yard of tho armor cruiser Charleston. Tho crulfor pro ceeded at onco to Muro Inland, Hho lnhw.,1 Mm nrnlanrfl Albany, UiD' clniiutl, Italolgh and a number of j peno poat oeHtroyora. in hii J""",: " ty all of tho vessel!) will remain - iwyvard until tho coining ol cruleor squadron from Honolulu. Date For Puttlbone TrUI. . IJoIbo, Sopt. 31. Uy agreement oi ttornnvB and tho court, tho Uioi d OfnrifA A. PntHtmna lu fid for OCio hor 4. .Tiiflun ITawlov nvnaclil to Wltf n ... it.. i l. In nnlor to givo all his timo to preparation for ij ottlbone trial. Pettlbone Ma with complicity in the murder of g ernor Hteunenberg. , est today JOIi