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About The Madras pioneer. (Madras, Crook County, Or.) 1904-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 5, 1908)
f OF THE DAY OBJECTS TO ANNEXATION. Want Russia Fonra Austria Would Moro Territory. jtCinS GOtilGrCQ lrOm All nouncornent was mado today by the AUiuiu uiiilu uh uj tno progress of the negotiations at Berlin between M. Is Volsky, tho Russian foreign minister, nnd Prince von Buelow, tho German chancellor. Tho conference bo far as can bo learned, has scored no definite results, and will bo continued. parts of the World, iWURl THE NATIONAL CAPITAL WOULD LOSE REVENUE. 0SEDFORTHE BUSY READER novonuo Bureau Opposes Amorkan Wines In Medicines. Washington, Oct. 29. Tho Internal revenue bureau is stronHv nnnnanrl fi the contention nf thn rntirnmin Advices from Berlin, however, have powers for a reversal of tho commit in no wiso lessoned tho confidence hero J?'.? .rulln of March 2C 08, which that tho proposed International con- IZZ'Tfl American (rrnRa will nn(mnni.. i ... m wio munuiuciurc oi pro gress will ultimately bo accented bv nr ntnrv m,n,.ia , i. 1 m. .I.L....L ... .... "f .. u .i..j;uub. i0 uuAiiiunv. umiuuun nocrntinr.inna am uo bo. in tnn on n nn nF nn n ...t,i mnat. Influential JJUtCn I (inf tn lm ni.tU,...t .. Im tn v nlnfa kn ...I t.J s.. it. Come 01 l,lu : . ir whwhuiu ior bo mo tunc UIU lunr U1U1 wjuujjrivu wie . ni but Not LosB fntor tiling Hnppon'f'B0 "W,M Outtldo tho Statu. j.uvtjiiiiiiuni oi many millions in reve nue annually. This would bo accom "A with Venezuela. ",..... . . . ,u W,,1U capers urge uiwr mo ruuirn oi m. iswolsky. Tho hno 1 1 ' i 1 1 1 1 1 i. a . in" iiiviiiii.iiiii ill invn nniar , m i. - ... . - - - in.. ...r I od tv- ... . i - - - - - vuf.u null, ill i 1 1 1 ii in irrnaa ni.i...i i . , , . .. iW -" ,., , v.. nnttlritn. .. . ... . b- nmoutu. it is noinica OUt. DV tho ceri ofServia, ior rou... tnoreioro, will bo correspondingly do- eral substitution in tho manufacture of foncral Corbin says iooi u .. vu. proprietary medicines, etc., of non - pnusc tnucn vrouuiu in vno i. iuwoiuKy, intorv owed bv tlm taxab o awpot. w no mm, i, k.. I m . a -..vi ... ...... irmvui 1IIUVII 11UIU LftUll "u.,uo v f cmy a a uornn correspondent reinforced by tho addition of a preser . . . - ...,, f!rmnn. Imlf W"y UCCiarCU mat Austria's act On VatiVO ac d. of non taxnbln rrm hmn. mi. i.Ait ni u yuMi'h '- i ..-- i.i l ..it .i r . : i . - . . O I 1Derovotes. lma been found Kl,ri"u v . 'nv interests and ay for spirits which are taxed $1.10 imi.w v mi law Liiu iiiiiik'iiiii.inii t nn if iinninM i iuir rrn i inn f a. i i f . inffft (!H. I t. t." . . ... . I .." . ' -j. v.., lun new w u I'uonc couia easily bo under- which does not reau ro a tax to bo naid Two colliers hayo loft ow i orK lor stocxi. but ho asked tho public to bus- on grapo brandy when used for this Francisco nnu a io,uuu-nui penu juagment with regard to his ac- specific purpose is said to have been 4I..11.. Z 11.!.. i I 1 a - nvity in wiib connec,uon until his re- solely for the encouragement of tho grapo and sweet wine industries Commissioner Capers has received a letter from Senator Perkins, of Cali t ! .l .. ' . iuiinu. uuvocntintr tno rovnrani ami Ke ,L . ,, ,, m? "avo "molded to support tho foreign transmitting a copy of a resolution re OiEcials of two largo Boston ntruc- tniniBter, but President KhomykofT in cently adopted by the Manufacturers .i efnni rnrniiuuiun ntu imim hiivh iin mrnrvir iv an im thnf fnnH ..u.i... i nvwi iMAi.nMHr i.' r. t r 1,000 enen ior i-uiiuo.u.. ... . roiuso to recongize tho annexation of nia, and tho Trans-Mississippi Com mercial congress at San Francisco. It also urges the reversal of the objec tionablc ruling. may. on between tnem The Chinese war junk Whang IJo . swi-Ibco March o ior wow ywk ana naa not been heard from regard to his turn to Russia, when ho hoped with ' wmwvrwr u i)crniiHsion to make a statement before tho douma. It Is re- ported that tho Octobcrista in tho dou- rvernor 1'aitlBOn. UJL AUiiijuaouu. i. : Htft iinniunmnnr will BoBnia nnd Herzegovina, which was a rnero prelude to further arnrreBsions on tno part or Austria-Hungary. ut of tho Japancao umiirruiion .U Unvt Rtl nntindcd. it fa anid ... un rnui riot Inn nn JnnnnAfln Ul Li t VWi w. . - - w '"I , just arrived at MAY MAR RECEPTION. Big Scores in Practice. manna, uct. au. While the scores A..lknlltn. C -T .... I ..f,-. MV.tU;i UHUJiUIIUUUI, iikiiiuiiiiui I ur . I IUUUIO Ul nmOV milnrirmi mndn In tnw I wnen rieet Arrives. nrnctie. whiVh hn tnaf iwn xnnninii. 1 . r " . " - x... wv.iw.uu- Amnv. P.hlnn finf 97 ntoo I co. will not be made nublic until thnv I i . : 1 i. I J r - " f w.v. m. I - ml AttilinKVCflscinaB jut urr.vuu uv f . - arrive at the Navy department at Victoria, B. U., wnicn camo srom i tno - Washington, it has been announced lluticbyway or tape ot uooa xiopo u..uo, vhhicbo Buvernmcni om- that all nrev bus records have been . ik wnntlmr wfin trm rouirn to G n u. V.nbn rru d.i.i i . j xi. Fears arc entertained that tho rami- boat squadron, exceeding all the scores ficationB of this nlot mav be far reach- mat 0 bv .th0 Wilmington, present " v I lrMnmm iL. A. I - a' i i aaiu, was 10 assassmato nign uiineso Millions for Deep Channel. oiuciais curing tno icstivities of tho C.h onrm. nnf an Tt forthcoming reception to the American deep water channel in Illinois can be fleet, tho conspirators hoping that the constructed in six years and fully paid officials would appear in public in-n for out of its water power earnings in body on that occasion. 11 years thereafter, according to esti .. i n ITn Tka eccond squadron of tho battk) .ir. A.. tin. nrrivml nf A mnv. Phlnn. Ooe of New York's four hundred a I If f.A . a i iii ' a mir rnn ninr rT I rlHAH Los Angeles high Bchool boyB have i.. i ,iii. ..) iititps into a school sociotv. Rockefeller declares hu will continue .. t i. ir. i . . i President Eliot, of Harvard univors- xersnd opposes prohibition. John Sums, an English labor leader, tnzercu tnc uritnsn lauor nauv nimiiiiriHi in in nrii iHri iiiiii t tiiitii'iih l n P 1 f uki trawiom, iu ycura ago one oi weaitn cat men in Keno. has been Tigrant. a nre panic caused soveral tr rl cm- 1- in vera ininp.... m North Dakota Supremo court OCClded UnrmiRHfiitinnnl ihn nlnrlirn I' ...I... T I .. , I U A h.lUI. lire bound to votn for thn nnnnlnr. candidate receivinir the hitrhest Holland expects to blockade Vcnc One death has resulted in Utah from The torredo boat flotllhi lmq lnffc Rnn A Yreka., Cal murdoror locked -,-... ,m vntajcu W HlO I1I11H. Extraordinary precautions are being mates submitted by Engineer Lyman taken and will bo extended during tho stay of tho fleet here, and particularly during the functions. Viceroy Song, of Fukien province, who arrived here yesterday on tho cruiser Hai Yung, spent tho night aboard the ship. Order and perfect system aro being rapidly established at tho reception grounds whero the recent typhoon wrought destruction. Bamboo struc tures have replaced the ruined build ings, and tho original plans for the entertainment of tho officers and men of tho American fleet are likely to be carried out in full. It had been in tended to install a wireless telegraph system, but this probably will not be done, as thero is no expert hero to carry out tho work. SEVEN CHOLERA CASES. E. Cooley. If the voters approve the ?20,000,000 bond issue next Tuesday: ho said, tho state will bo able to make the best paying public investment that opportunity ever offered. Favors Navy Yard at Mare Island Mare Island Navy Yard, Cal., Oct 29. Rear Admiral Richard C. Holli- day, chief of the bureau of yards and docks of tho United States navy, left here today for Washington, after hav ing completed his official inspection of the navy yard. From a statement made by Admiral Holliday before he left, it is believed that he will ask congress for a large appropriation for tho development of the navy yard when tho session begins this winter. Ngro Soldier in Hurry. Washington, Oct 30. The attor neys for Oscar W. Reid, one of the negro soldiers who were discharged from tho army on account of alleged participation in the Brownsville affair, endeavored today to have the Supreme court advance the hearing of his case. The case was decided against Reid in the United States Circuit court for the up Olsesso Makes Fresh Start Among Natives In Manila. Manila, Oct. 27. Seven now caseB of cholera were reported in this city for tho day ending Sunday night. Tho slight increase in the spread of tho discaso is ascribed bv the authori ties to tho many gatherings of tho peo- Southern district of New York. pie on Saturday night and buntiay, anu tho feasts that accompanied the nssem- Willet Will Defend Dodd. blies. Tho situation is not considered Maro island Navy Yard, Cal., Oct. to be crave, as tho health department oi a teleo-ram was received here feels that It has tho epidemic well un- todav from tho Navv department at rennsvlvnnin nti..i .,sJder control, expressing no alarm over Washington authorizing Paymaster P. j U1I1UI1U UlllUlUlH UL1II11L lil t. .. I - ...... . i iii l ! uiiu sucrot raw, u ,B probabi0 that tho government tho Solace, to remain at tho navy yard viw county in South Carolina and will further restrict tho gatherings oi untj the conclusion of the courtmar- -... viiV ijuvu vuLua ior nromm- i tno nutivuB. unu uiau uiu diu v uu- r n or lieutenant r. n. uouu. ine rm - w . i ii ..a ii ... 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IIUL KIVU III to .HllUlt nVI,. (r. 1.. 1 n . . . r t; . ' .WMUV IAJ 1II11IL UL . .tiiir. A larm Leave Sheep to Perish. Medicine Hat, Saskatchwan, Oct. 27, Tho first trains since wovemuer 19 reached Medicine Hat from the East Sunday evening. Riders got in from tho district, stretching to tno United States border, with feariui tales of hardships created ly tno storm. Donald Cameron, a Bheephord er, with two others, were caught and forced to leave thoir snoop to perish nnd seek safoty thomsolvea. Cameron bocamo exhausted and died Alter Exceeds Contract Speed. Newport, R. I., Oct. 27. The cruis er Chester came in from sea today after two das of endurance test off tho coast in very rough conditions. Tho cruiser exceeded her contract speed, mado 23 knots an hour for 12 hoars with tho wind blowing moro than 40 miles an hour and 26 knots an hour for four hours under somewhat loss severe conditions. Buffalo Leaves Bremerton. Navy Yard, Puget Sound, Wash., Oct. 29. Tho auxiliary cruiser Buffa lo, which arrived here Saturday with a draft of enlisted men for tho cruiser Charleston, will leave today for Mare boing 00 hours without sleep or nour- jBland and from thero will proceed to iahment, tho other two rcacneu tmiuior. pftnama. The snip maxes regular trips VERDICT WAS COMPROMISE. Plea on Which Hyde and Schneider Ask Now Trial. wasnmgton, ucc. ai. Tho argu ments for a new trial asked for by JtreaericK A. liyde and Joost H. Schnei dor, who were convicted last spring of conspiracy in connection ' with land frauds in tho West, were taken under advisement today by Justice Stafford of the Criminal court of tho District of Columbia. Counsel for tho convicted men con sidered that the verdict was tho result of a compromise, some of tho jurors who favored conviction of all four of the' defendants who were tried (Hvde Schneider, Benson and Dimond) voting to acquit JJlmona in exchange for the votes of tho other jurors, who were in clined to acquit all. The prosecution asserted that con promise verdicts were beine rendered daily by juries. The defense charged that the court had erred in telling the jury that one of the defendants might do convicted of conspiracy. PLANS FOR GREATER NAVY. Overcome by Smoke. Cannonsburg, Pa Oct. 27.While fiirnpHnir tho men fUrhting ilro that "--"' . - . -, nl...l broke out yosterciay in uio i-hwjuuik' TinfTnln nomnanv'B Hazol mino, near between Pacific coast yards and tho isthmus earring service men and naval supplies. Mining Stock Tabooed. Washincton. Oct. 29. In order Jo r wgo vhnrf n,..i ir t innns minoral manager of lfonn tho organization free from tho 'ltx . 1 MI1U LWII VI NNI) H lASfrf f IIU1U. 111 aV WWIU'wi r ' I . . ? 0t Rt Tl. vt , il. ,na mmri-nmn hV B1710KO. 1 aiianipinn Of OVaBlOn OI ICCfai reOUire- t 1500,00? ltl Thvcl i shif i of 50 men each 'aro bat- Ss, George Otis Smith, director of Cantt it.. n ,im. ihn Mnzo. but tho heat is so tho ceolocrical survey, has issued an (."' "nS, Who Bhnfe W. 13. An. r"."b 7.. l,f nVn L.J "l.ll.Hln momhora nf tho Blir. I mlntifna nf. fl time. Tho flghtors aro ov from owning Btock in any mining hnvn the nstmnnntr f nn nronnrtv of which is in nrk... " . MKiuiju 1.1 1.1 1 ii imi 1 k 1111 1 irii 1 11 iiiif- aiutviv unu - ------ . Vw..ii. -j 7. '"ice. bllf nn. 1 ........ "i.u.i l... limn.rniv TTnltorl StntfiS or AlUSKU. "v" W the nrnW, . .-t. Ulll. Rovolt In Oorea at End. Tokio. Oct. 27. Tho so-called insur- Cablnet Meeting Short-Handed. Washington, Oct. 80. Today's cab- 'in Coron is practically ended, (not meeting was of short ourauon, 111 I"""' ,, J ..... 1.. Dnmofnnr nf tlia frpnmirv ho- u"opah. K,, "u uuo" arroBoiu t uuv ww u'B"'7 - m, Wb nro makinir camnaiirn soeeches in ttfc'w ?tca!'"B high grade merely a disorderly element Two- bers nr , making Sx Wing. """es n which they woro thirds of tho japanoBo Mtenif T. ill 8 rui ,in i w t hdrawn In afowdays. 1 Motcau is 111. n. .. t ca8 l"170 Pny-na-yon-ontor nri. . i u l.vj 1 1 1 1 in ii 11 nriU7 f 1 ra us details for thni; . roction President, In Message, Will Ask for Many Additions. Washington, Oct. 27. The president will ask congress in his annual mes sage, it is said, to grant four battle ships annually. He adhers to his be lief that this is necessary. The presi dent will also urge additional amiro piiations for the completion of a naval base at Pearl harbor and of the Ha wanan coast defenses, and he will probably ask for increased facilities at Mare island for handling naval vessels. Another thing tho president will ask congress for is adequate provision for equipping and defending the naval base at Guantanamo, where the Havy department has planned great yards, mi 1 m 14 . . a a ine location ox tms naval depot is in the vicinity of the Panama canal and is regarded as of strategic importance. Strict With Sailors. Manila, Oct. 28. Sailors of the American fleet will not be permitted shore leave after 10 o'clock at night nor allowed to drink water from native wells during the stay of the American fleet here, according to a rule promul gated today. The first squadron of the fleet is expected to reach here Novem ber 1. The second squadron, under Admiral Emory, which went to Amoy, China, is expected to arrive November 8. The order issued today states that although the health officials expect to have the cholera stamped out complete ly by the time the fleet arrives, they will take no chances. President 50 Years Old. Washington, Oct. 28. President Roosevelt was 50 years old yesterday, having been Born October 27. 1858 So far as is known, no special prepara tions were made for an observance of the anniversary, and the president probably passed the day very much ac ording to the routine which marks his everyday 1 if e. In the even ing there was birthday dinner at the White House, at which the members of the president's family were joined by a few friends, Only Congress Can Reinstate. Washington, Oct. 30. Secretary Wright said today that nothing could be done in the matter of reinstating Mingo Sanders, formerly sergeant of the Twenty-fifth infantry, who, with his battalion, was dismissed from the army without honor, for alleged par ticipation in the Brownsville disorders. The only way now open for his rein statement, the secretary said, was by special act of congres. Wright All Right Again. Washington, Oct. 28. Orville Wright, the aeronaut, will leave Fort Meyer ho pital for his home at Dayton, Ohio, on Saturday, if his condition continues to improve. His sister, Miss Catherine Wright, who has nursed him at the army hospital, will accompany him. Mr. Wright desires to vote, even though it may bo necessary to carry him to the polls. Warships Leave Japan. Washington, Oct. 28. A cablegram to tho Navy department from Admiral Sperry reports the departure of the fleet from Yokohama. The first squrfd ron of battleships will return to Ma nila, whero they aro duo October 31. The second squadron is now enroute to Amoy, China, whero it is expected to arrive next Thursday. Frank Klggins Dies Suddenly.. Washington, Oct. 28. Frank Kic- gins, of Tennessee," chief examiner of tho civil service commission, died sud denly Monday of uraemic convulsions. John Kiggins, of Vancouver, B. C, is a brother. Government Buys Silver. Washington, Oct, 27. Tho Treasury department today bought 7,5000 ounces of silver for delivery nt New Orleans and 50,000 ounces for delivery at Denver at 51.670 cents per fino ounce. Whistler at Fort Wordon. Washington, Oct. 28. Colonel Gar land N. Whistler has been assigned to Fort Wordon, Wash., and in command of the artillery district of Puget sound. Rural Carriers at Oakland. Washington, Oct. 27. K. L. Thorn ton has been appointed regular, Jere miah L. Thornton substitute, rural car rier on tho route at Oakland, Ore. MINING CONGRESS CALLED. Eleventh Annual Convention to Meet In Pittsburg. Denver, Oct. 26. Tho executive committee of tho American Mining congress yesterday issued tho official call for tho 11th annual convention to be held in Pittsburg December 2, 3, 4 and 5. 1908. A special effort is con templated looking to the final enact ment ot tne bill for tho creation of a bureau of mines, now on tho calendar of the United States senate for third eading. Particular attention is called to tho work of congress in making investiga tionB relating to the tirotflctinn of thn lives of miners; proposals for the elim ination of fraudulent minincr stock operations ; the relations between cus toms smelters and the ore producer: i? ederal aid for minincr schools and ex periment stations : the exploitation of the rare mineral resources of the coun try: the conservation of mineral re sources: the timber and water supply, and the unification of the mininer laws of the several states, are the particular subjects which will be under discus sion. It is announced the convention will be an open forum for the discus sion of all mining subjects. 'lhe call invites the president of the United States, the governors and heads 01 commercial bodies to appoint dele crates. A special feature of the bodv will be a coal mine eras testinpr plant. now m course of construction in Pitts burg, under an appropriation made dur ing tho last session of congress, which will then bo completed. ENORMOUS LOSS IN COAL. Trade Loses SI, 600,000 Weekly by Cotton Lockout. London, Oct. 26. The shutting down of 500 mills as the result ouf the cotton trade lock out has reduced the consumption of engine coal by 700,000 tons per weeK. calculated at $Z per ton, this represents a loss of trade amounting to $1,500,000 a week. uianam, tne center 01 tne spinnmer industry, is the first of the cotton towns to feel the pinch of the lockout. Of the 320 mills in the town only 20 are now working. It is not the opera tives who have their lock out pay from their unions to fall back on who are beginning to feel the pressure of the industrial warfare, but the shopkeep ers, particularly at the small shops, who depended on the custom of the mill girls. No one has the heart to buy anything short of actual necessities. No new dresses are being made in Oldham just now, and dressmakers are reducing the number of their workroom hands, and the milliners' shops, of which the fe- mals cotton operative was the generous patron, are deserted. The situation was discussed at meeting of the distress committee last night and the mayor has summoned special meeting of the council for to night, when a deputation from the dis tress committee will make suggestions for providing relief work.. GAMBLERS WIN. Reno Votes to Continue Wide Open Town as Before. Reno, Nev., Oct. 26. Reno will re main a m ide open town for some time to come, according to the result of the city election held here Saturday, when the gambling element won by a major lty of 566 votes out of a total of about ,100 votes cast. The election was on a city ordinance to forbid the running of gambling games under license in the city of Keno. The ordinance was put the city vote upon the petition of the Anti-Gambling league, who made red hot fight at the polls. The league opened headquarters about two months ago and has worked diligently ever since, holding mass meetings and spreading literature broadcast and through the mails. The gambling fraternity worked quietly, but the result shows they worked effectively. The defeat of the ordi nance is "partly due to the feeling that gambling should bo stopped throughout the state and not alone in Reno. The fight will be carried into the egisiature at the coming session. Moros Battle With Laborers. Manila, Oct. 26. Nine Filipino la borers and their American superintend ent were killed in a desperate fight with a band of Moros on the Shephers sugar plantation near Iligan on the island of Mindanao last week, accord ing to news that reached here today from the island. The men were work ing on tho plantation and were taken off their guard by the Moro warriors. Tho laborers lost heavily before they repulsed the attacking party in a final rally. The Moros are reported to have ost 20 killed and many more wounded. Kills Herders and Sheep. Santa Fe. N. M.. Oct. 26. Twenty thousand sheep, grazing on the Cum bres mountain range, in RioAreiba county, 140 miles north of here, aro re ported to have perished in tho blizzard which has roged in that section during the last three days. The storm is the orst in vears and snow is from fivo to ten feet deep. Besides the o-reat loss of sheep, six herders are missing and it is believed they were also frozen to death. Nicaragua Is Laid Waste, Manucua. Nicaracrua. Oct. 26. A great storm has prevailed throughout Nicaragua since yesterday morning. Heavy losses nra reported, but, as all tho teleeranh and telephone communi. cations have been interrupted and tho railroad badly damaged, it is impossi ble to state how far reachincr the storm has been, LAURIER IS ELECTED Premier's Majority Safe, Though Slightly Reduced. CONTESTS TO BE ORDER OF DAY Conservatives Lose Out in Ontario, Whero They Expected Their Heaviest Gains. Ottawa, Ont., Oct. 27. Elections for the Federal house of commons were held yesterday throughout Canada. Of the 221 constituencies in the dominion only two Rouville, Ont., and South York, Ont. returned members by ac clamation. In all the others, with tho exception of five, which will hold their elections later, there were contests. The returns show that Sir Wilfrid Laurier, the present ppremier, who in the last house had a majority of 66, will be returned to the house for anoth er five years, with a majority of be tween 55 and 60. French Canadian Quebec remained loyal to the premier, electing a mem bership almost solidly Liberal. Ontario, where the Conservatives ex pected to make their heaviest gains, did not come up to the opposition's ex pectations. The returns indicate an almost evenly divided membership, compared with 39 Liberals and 47 Conservatives in the last house. Nova Scotia, which at the last gen eral elections in 1904 returned a solid Liberal phalanx, gives lhe Conserva tive party several seats. R. Is. Borden, leader of the Conserv atives, was elected by a substantial majority in Halifax, which supported him four years ago. All the minis ters have been re-elected with the ex ception of William Templeton, of Vic toria, B. C, minister of inland reve nue, who lost by five votes. ARREST 14 NIGHT RIDERS. Sixty-One Now Held in Connection With Reel Foot Outrage. Camp Reno, Reel Foot Lake, Tenn., Oct. 27. Fourteen prisoners were brought into camp today in connection with recent night rider outrages in ' this section. This makes a total of 61 now in custody here. Three mounted scouting parties went out and two of them returned. The third will not be back before tomorrow night. The detachment headed by Major R. E. Martin is prepared to go to Obion to night to search for the mysterious masked men who were reported to have been seen near tnat town. After communicating with several people Colonel Tattom decided that the story was without foundation and recalled the orders. Both Union City and Samburg, where the soldiers are camped, were the cen ters of interest today in the night rider troubles. A special term of the County court convened at Union City today and all of the evidence in the Reel Foot lake case was laid before tho jury. WAIT INSPECTOR'S REPORT. Decision on Star of Bengal Wreck May Have Serious Results. San Francisco, Oct. 27. The inspec tors of hulls and boilers, who have been investigating the wreck of the ship Star of Bengal, which went ashore on the Alaskan coast some weeks ago, 111 lives being lost, finished taking testimony yesterday and took the case under advisement. Captain Wagner, of the Bengal, has filed charges of cowardice against the tug captains for their action in cutting his ship loose and it is expected that the decision of the inspectors will bear weight in the proceedings resulting from these charges. It is stated here that the United States District attor ney of Alaska will bring Captain Wag ner's charges against the captains of the Kayak and Hattie Gage before the Federal grand jury. Calls Will Forgery. New York, Oct. 27. Declaring tho signature in a will disposing of about $1,000,000 a forgery, the will being that of Ambrose Burbank, who died in 1904, Dr. Alfred H. Hamilton, of Au burn, N. Y., a handwriting expert, created a sensation in the suit against Caleb H. Burbank, a nephew of the testator, during the trial in the United States Circuit court here today. The nephew is executor of the estate and was named residuary legatee, in addi tion to receiving a direct bequest of $600. 000. To Unveil Harrison Monument. Indianapolis. Oct. 27. Anarade and other interesting features will attend the unveiling today of the handsome monument erected to tho memory of former President Benjamin Harrison, Vice President Fairbanks will presido and the speakers will include John L. Griffiths, American consul to Liver pool, and General John W. Noble, ot St. Louis, who was secretary of tho interior during the administration of President Harrison. 1 1 1 Think Castro Is Bluffing. Willemstad, Oct. 27. According to letters received hero, tho people of Venezuela are confident of a prompt settlement of the dispute between that country and Holland, The refusal of President Castro to revoke the decree of May 14 is regarded as a bluff to distract attention from the doinga of the revolutionist!. 1