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Jhoend $4.soo.o.o in Increasing the
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F,nhc firt ti'"' ,lle sory o
Jn I-rmriv-.i mint, pennies and
Scls are l-be coined there.
The emperor of China is reported
;d the empre- dowager yiH.
St appoiiifd to control the des
S of the Flowery Kingdom.
District Attorney Langdon declares
Htaey is a martyr u u.c i..w
n prosecutions will continue tlc
,p,ie the attempted .usassumtion.
The election uf Gomez in Cuba is
& n certain. The flection is the
r,,i !tD toward again turning the
i.t: tr tii npnnle.
rib Francisco has voted for municl-
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Liberals are expected to win In tlie
nun circuuun.
ciitro has finished his preparations
R,r rtmiMe woro drowned in Niagara
A German military balloon hit n tree
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rbrlen M. Schwab, tho stool mnn.
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A Philadelphia hoarding houso has
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Tie house committee has hemm its
Roosevelt Savl hp will nnl run fnr
A committee of San Francisco citi-
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A student at a Cltvplnnil nin'n. tint.
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Z?1 n" Jt sold for $85,000. A
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6e the h Khcst peak in the Rockies.
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Qvelt win glvo a dinner to labor
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ii Pl.t.,0 ro.r "I'aator from Now York
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Ut( a"d hinckg. c-,wton o
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k I'm r(s lhnt wilhln six years
"et rnln,i 7, r"1 consume all tlie
4,1 mm country.
l Pittil, i,8 ?'. Uonvor, ox-wifo of
nd f0; ion r,ro ,ins rocolvod
i(n 2. V0.l0r8 Cast tholr tmllntu fnr
$kTn rCvontol on tho North
. .'ten ini uy oroaKinc
I ' ooo i 1 "ovorai cars
i : tArtoa down hill
""oad thoy woro Bja0traeked.
hlanic inaiutgers for
FREE OF CHOLERA.
Merchants' Association of Manila Is-
. sues Siatomont.
Mnnlln, Nov. 10,Tho Merchanta'
nssocintlon of UiIh city Ima IbbucJ tho
following Btutemcnt:
"Mnnlltt is reported by tho health
nuthoritleB to bo practically frco of
cholorn. Slnco November 1 In a popu
lation of nearly 2G0.000, ono case daily
has occurred. Thcso cnBea wero found
in outlying dlutrlctB, unusunlly vlBlted
by whltofl. Tho lato vloltation proved
to bo of a very light character Binco Its
beginning, nnd in tho month of July
woro only 22 cases among tho white
population. Of theao but 10 nmv.,l
fatal. Thcro was not a Bintrlo enso
among tho 12,000 city Bchool children.
Slnco tho American occupation in 1898
mo nurnucr oi wnitos in tho ialandB at
tacked by cholera is 247. Of theso 120
CnflCB Wcro fatal. Tho mnlnrltv of
deatliB occurred in 1902, when there
wero G0.000 troops in tho islands and
no precautions existed for protection
against tho epidemic."
Soldiers from Fort McKInloy nnd
Bailors from tho Asiatic squadron are
now entering tho city freely and the
citizens nro anxious that Hear Adm ral
Sperry will permit them to carry out
tho plans for tho recepition of tho At
lantic battleship Hoot.
if theflo plans nro not enrried out
It is feared that n false nnd harmful
IrnnresHion will bo trivnn tn ihn wnrlil
of tho sanitary condition of Manila,
wnlch unquestionably is better than
that of any other city In the Orient nnd
probably unexcelled by any largo city
of tho world.
REDUCES FREI3HT RATES.
Nippon Yuserv Knlsha Begins Fight
for Trade.
Victoria, B. C, Nov. 10. Tho Nip
pon Yuscn Kaisha has decided to begin
tho Btrugglo with the Canadian Pacific
railroad for tho premier position in tho
carrying trade of the North Pacific.
Since tho ruling of the Interstate
Commerce commission, by which ship
companies advanced their rates, tho
lines connecting with United States
rnilroads, and moro particularly those
under the United States flag, wcro
placed at a disadvantage. The Cana
dian Pacific railroad naturally took
advantage of its position and declined
to advnnco its freight rates.
When tho conference at Seattle de
cided to increase tho rates, tho propos
ed increases wcro cabled to Japan,
whero a meeting of Jnpancso shipping
interests was called. Advices received
by the Royal Mail steamship Empress
of India were to tho effect that tho
Nippon Yuscn Kaisha withdrew from
this conference and has mado a general
reduction of about 17 per cent lower
than tho former freight rates, 'lho
Japanese- steamship company proposes
to bear tho burden or tho incrcasea
railway charges nnd will give a lower
.. r A I . ?
rato across mo rnciuc. reuueuun
of 25 cents per 100 pounds will bo
mndo on silk and other valuable
freights.
FRANCE STILL FIRM.
Government Confident Germany Will
Meet Her Demands.
Pnrls. Nov. 10. No word has come
from Berlin with reference to the Ger
mnn government's attitude with refer
ence to tho Cnsa Blanco allair and a
further delay is considered likely ow
inir in unmii rnnfuslon which nrcvails
among tho German officials nnd the ne
cessity of maneuvering before tho
M.lrhHtntr. But French opinion remains
Herencly confldont that Germany event
ually will yield upon tne point upon
which Franco insists and express re-
grot for tho incident.
Thcro is no traco of "Uiuit" in mo
Vmnnh nttltiifln nnd tho sncctaclo pre
sented by Franco lust week must hnvo
convinced Germany tnnt in an ner
dealings with tho German government
airnnhn of 1870. Franco
novor displayed such an exhibition of
nntlonnl solidarity.
Moreover, Germnny doubtless is
nwaro that Great Britain and Russia
havo been consulted upon every step
Franco has taken and fully share this
government's view, and in addition nro
prepared to gtvo material na wcu uo
morul support to Franco.
Record for Tunnel Work.
Los Angeles, Nov. 10. William
Mulholland, chief engineer of tho Loa
Angeles ncqueduct, reports that all
American records for tunnel boring in
hnrd rock wero broken during October
by tho city forces at work on tho Eliz
i..i, iiinnol A distance of 4GC feet
UUUVll miiiivn
wus mado in 31 days, thus surpassing
tho record on tno uunnison miiuui,
mndo in January, 1908, by 17 feet.
Tho Loa Angeles acqucduct is tho mu
nicipal project by which tho city will
procuro a daily water supply of 200,
000,000 gallons from tho Owona river.
New Position for Bryan.
t-i. vr.. in Tim nnnflU
btncoin, woo., inuv.
bio tondor of tho chancellorship of tho
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univoraity oi numuonu
e -ii mnro in enn-
urynn was ono ui mu ..
hoction with tho vacancy which will bo
i-.i t ....... 1 liw tlm rnnlimation
creaieu uunuuijr v
of Dr. E. Benjamin Andrews. Mr.
Bryan said ho had not heard tho report
and would not discuss it. Tho mont on
of Mr. Bryan's namo was more tho
BURgostldn of tho student body than
any sorlous thought by tho regents.
Ten Killed; Many Hurt.
Mauntoban, Franco, Nov. 10. An
o-preBs train was derailed today near
GriselB. Ton persons wero killed and
many Injured,
NEWS FROM THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
ROB SOUTHERN PACIFIC.
CHANGE IN COINS.
Mints Turning Out Gold Pieces of
Now Design.
Washington, Nov. 12. The mints of
Philadelphia, San Francisco and Pcn
vcr have begun coining new $5 gold
pieces, struck on a different plan from
any heretofore coined in the world.
It follows an Idea expressed to Presi
dent Roosevelt by Dr. William S.
Sturgis Uigclow, of Boston, that to
permit the coins being piled to a uni
form height, a higher or stronger re
lief miht be obtained by depressing
the design below the field or face of
the coin, instead of raising it above.
as jtisual in all coinage operations.
This would provide a flat field and a
uniform thickness, the flat surface
taking the wear and protecting the
relief, the shanc of the denrcssion fol
lowing the outline of the relief.
The same design will be used on
the new $S.60 pieces and all will bear
the "In God We Trust" motto.
FIGHT WILL BE CONTINUED.
Government to Take Octopus Rebate
Case to Supreme Court.
Washington, Nov. 13. It was stated
at tho department of justico that in
view of tho largo amount of monoy in
volved, tho important questions of law
and tho popular iutorcst in the case, tho
government would not rest on tho do
nision of tho circuit court of appeals in
tho Ktanilard Oil caso, but tliat tho caso
would ho taken to tho supremo court of
the United States at tho earliest possi
ble date. This will bo dono bv an appli
cation to tho court for a writ of cer
tiorari. Tho application to tho court
for a writ will ho submitted Novem
ber 30.
Attornoy-Ocncral Bonaparte said that
a conference of counsel would bo held
on Thursday to decide definitely on tho
stops that would bo taken in bringing
tho enso before the supremo court, iio
said that many important rate cases de
pended on tlio tinal decision or this caso,
among them boinc seven or eight on
other counts against tho Standard Oil
company.
DENY SETTLERS MORE TIME.
Delinquent Minidoka Applicants Must
Forfeit Lands December I.
Washington, Nov. 14. Secretary
Garfield has announced that ho will
grant no extension of time to settlors
on the Minidoka irrigation project in
Idaho, who havo been backward in
mnking their first annual payment to
tho government, iinny settlers who
should have paid $2.60 per acre on Do
comber 1 Inst havo not yet paid up, and
unless such payment is mndo before uo-
cemhor 1 next, such settlors will becomo
delinquent and their cntrios will bo can
colled and all moneys they may havo
paid thereon will bo forfeited. Bottlers
under the law havo ono year grace, but
tho secretary is unwilling to grant moro
time than tho law allows.
Fight for Colonel Stewart.
Washington, Nov. 11. Tho enforcod
retirement of Colonel William P. Stew
art from tho United States army five
years before tho ago limit has brought
powerful friends to tho officer's aid,
who onnounco they will lay tho matter
before congress at the next session. It
Is predicted that tho hearing will re
sult in tho cxposuro of such a personal
feud as intensified tho Milos-Corbin
nnimosity. Friends of tho Port Grant
exile declare thnt soyoral distinct in
fluences drovo Colonel Stowart from
tho army. Retiromont lost tho officer
at least $10,000 in pay and tho oppor
tunity of retiring with higher rnnk and
prestige.
Bids for Battleship.
Washington, Nov. 12. The New
York Shipbuilding company of Cam
den. N. J., has submitted the lowest
bid for the construction of the new
battleship Utah. The bids were
Moiulav. The New York
Shipbuilding company offered to ful
fil tlie government s pians, insiauinR
turbine machinery and guaranteeing
Mi' rnmnlption of the warshin within
thirty-two months for $3,910,000. The
bid guarantees mat tne vessel win
make a speed of 20i knots.
Water Okanogan Lands.
Washington, Nov. 14. -At tho begin
..In.r nf Mm iiovf rriirntinn season, tho
government will deliver water to 3,472
acres of tho Uknnogan irrigation proj
ect in Washington, nnd a charge of $05
per ne.ro will ho mado for tho cost of
bringing tho water to tho land, tius
will bo divided into ton equal install
ments with $1,150 per ncro additional
maintonanco chargo. Payments becomo
duo on May 1 of oach year, tho first
payment becoming duo in 1009.
Rush Work In Klamath.
Washington, Nov. 13 Tho reclama
tion sorvico has announced that tho
Klamath irrigation project is now 34ij
nor cent completed. During October
four soctions of tho Kono canal woro
complotod and tho south branch canal
so fnr ndvancod that it will ho com
pleted boforc tho oponing of noxt year's
Irrigation soason.
Bids fc Baker's Postoffice.
Washington, Nov. 14 Bids for tho
construction of tho Bnkor City, Or.,
postoffico, for which $00,000 has beon
appropriated, will ho opened November
28. A total of $5,000,000 provldod for
public buildings will ho covered by bids
to bo oponod this month.
To Recognize Paraguay.
Washington, Nov. 13. Tho stato do
partmont has amiouncod tho adininis
tratlon'a decision to rocognizo tho now
government of Paraguay, wh oh was
ostahllshod as tho rosult of tho suc
cessful rovolution last spring.
FbW CHANGES OF SENATORS
Cummins Will Go From Iowa Kern
From Indiana.
Washington, Nov. 10. The present
indications nro that tho Republicans
will have about a two-thirds majority
in the United States senate, as tho
result of tho election last Tuesday,
or virtually tho same os at present.
Of the 92 members of that body, 61
hold over, leaving only 31 places to
fill. Of tnese 19 aro held by Republi
cans and 12 by Democrats. Alabama,
Arkansas, Louisiana and Maryland al
ready have chosen DemocrntB, and
Kentucky nnd Vermont Republicans.
The other senators of whom successors
are to be elected aro :
Reputflicans Allison, Iowa; Ank
eny, Washington ; Brandegee, Connect
icut; Gallignr, New Hampshire; Hasn
brough, North Dakota ;Heyburn, Idaho;
Hopkins, Illinois; Kittredge, South
Dakota; Long, Kansas; Penrose, Penn
sylvania; Perkins, California; Piatt,
New York; Smoot, Utah; Stephenson,
Wisconsin. All of these will be suc
ceeded either by themselves or other
Republicans.
Democrats Clay, Georgia; Gary,
South Carolina; Gore, Oklahoma; Mil
ton, Fbrida; Overman, North Caro
lina. All of theBe will be succeeded by
Democrats.
The only senatorships remaining in
doubt are those in Ohio, Indiana and
Oregon, which are now represented by
Senators Foraker, Hemenwny, and Ful
ton, Republicans, and Colorado, Mis
souri and Nevada, represented by Sen
ators Teller, Stone and Newlands,
Democrats.
Governor Cummins, of Iowa, is about
to realize his ambition of becoming a
senator from that state. He has many
admirers in Washington and his entry
upon the scene of national politics will
be observed with keen interest. If
Indiana should send a Democrat in
place of Hemenway, it is supposed
here that John W. Kern, the defeated
vice presidential candidate, will be
chosen and he would be the first Demo
crat to occupy a senatorial seat from
Indiana since 1899, when David Turpi ie
surrendered his office to Beveridge.
Roosevelt Leads "Hike."
Washington, Nov. 11. President
Roosevelt yesterday led a party of CO,
composed mqstly of high officials of
tho army and students of the Army
War college, in a five-milo tramp
through Rock Creeit park. A portion
of tho routo was up and down hills and
over rough roadways, tho president fre
quently taking tho small army of pe
destrians over barbed wire fences. It
was after dusk when tho long walk
ended, and not a fow ot tho party wero
much fatigued, whilo the president was
in high spirits and fine physical trim.
Banker to Be Sentenced.
Washington, Nov. 12. The supreme
court of the United States has af
firmed the decision of the court of
anpcals of New Jersey sustaining the
verdict of the Monmouth county court
sessions which convicted President
Albert C. Twining and Senator C.
Carmcl of the Monmouth Trust &
Safe Deposit company, of deceiving a
state bank examiner as to the condi
tion of their institution. It was con
tended that the deception was prac
ticed to cover up the misapplication
of $30,000.
Reputed Minister Comes.
Washington, Nov. 11. Senor Joaquin
Cnssnsus, wlio formerly represented
Moxico in this country, and whoso ap
pointment, to succeed Enrique Creel us
ambassador to tho United States, has
for so mo timo been anticipated, reached
Washington last night, accompanied by
his family. Sonor Cassasus denied that
ho had received any notification of
his appointment or that ho liad boon
sent to tho United States by his gov
ernment under any special mission.
Twin Sisters Win Court Honor.
Washington, Nov. 7. Twin Bisters,
Misses Ethel A. and Florence M. Col
ford, of thiB city, have been admitted
to practice in the United States Su
preme court. They are the youngest
women ever admitted to practice be
fore that tribunal, and both are pretty.
Their ability got for them an indorse
ment from tho department of justice.
Bids on Eugene Bui'rtlng.
Washington, Nov. 11. Bido were
oponod yesterday for tho construction
of a public building at Eugono, Or. Tho
hiddcrB wero as follows: Campbell
Building company, Salt Lnko, $55 000;
W. O. Ilcckort, Eugono, $02,580; Goo.
C. Mouror, Snlom, $03,320; Wolch Bros..
Salom. $54 957; Charles A. Gray, Port
land, $00,225. No award has yet boon
mndo.
Chosen on Fourth Ballot.
Washington, Nov. 12. Rev. Dr. Al
fred H. Harding, who for twenty-two
vcars past has been rector of St.
Paul's Episcopal church here, was
Tuesday elected bishop of Washing
ton to succeed the late Rev. Henry Y.
Satterlee. Dr. Harding was chosen
on the fourth ballot, up to which Dr.
McGill, also of this city, had led in
the balloting.
New Postoffice at Santa Rosa.
Washington, Nov. 14. Tho contract
for tho construction of a now postoffico
building at Snnta Rosa, Cnl., to roplaco
tho ono shnkon down by tho carthctnako
of 1900, has boon awardod to Hoyt by
tho tronsurv dopartmont. Tho contract
prlco is $55,550.
Forest Sorvice Depositary.
Washington, Nov, 13. Tho forest
sorvico has ohoson tho .First Notional
bank of Portland depositary for tho
funds of tho forest sorvico in Orogon,
810,000 Said to Have Been Secured
by Gang in San Francisco.
San Francisco, Nov. 9. The opera
tions of a clever gang of Bwindlers and
forgers who have secured large sums
from the Southern Pacific wero ni?S
known today when Jackson H. Gordin
ier, counter clerk under J. M. Brewer
in the freight claims department;
Frank W. Smithson, a clerk in tho
Merchants' Exchnnge; Luther W.
Rood and Edward F. Chapler, conduct
ors for the Pullman company, were ar
rested. It Is said $10,G00 has been se
cured by their friends.
Tho thefts wero accomplished by
forgery and the doctoring of vouchers
for the payment of freight claims.
These vouchers are sight drafts on the
Southern Pacific company, 'ineywere
taken by Gordinier and turned over to
Smithson, Rood and Chapler, who cash
ed them. Gordinier was counter clerk
in tho freicrht claims department, of
which J. M. Brewer is the head.
Gordinier would take tho filled out
vouchers for claims and turn them over
to one of his confederates, who would
pnnh thorn. In some instances he
forged assignments of claims against
the company in favor of fictitious per
sons, and his confederates would forge
theso fictitious signatures.
FAIRBANKS SEES VISION.
Lumber Going by Water From Pacific
to Chicago His Idea.
Chicago, Nov. 9. Vice President
Fairbanks was the principal speaker at
the banquet of the Bankers' Club of
Chicago tonight. In discussing "The
Panama Canal" Mr. Fairbanks said:
"Hand in hand with the construction
of the Panama canal should go the im
provement of our great rivers bo as to
insure an adequate stage of water and
reasonable charges for the transporta
tion of the products of our farms and
factories over large areas.
"The recent adoption of a constitu
tional amendment by the people of Illi
nois, empowering the legislature to
authorize a bond issue of $20,000,000
for orivintr Chicago an outlet by a deep
waterway to the Mississippi river, is
an important and significant step and
we can indulge the belief that in the
course of a few years upon the comple
tion of this enterprise and the Panama
canal, lumber and other products from
the Pacific coast will be delivered in
Chicago by an all-water route, and that
Chicago will, in short, enjoy many im
provements and advantages of cheap
transportation which are to flow from
the completion of both of these great
undertakings."
UNEARTH HUGE SWINDLE.
Get-Rich-Quick Scheme Offered In
vestors Fabulous Inducements.
New York, Nov. 9. That they have
uncovered a great get-rich-quick swin
dle, rivalling in magnitude that of the
Storey Cotton company, of Philadel
phia, is the belief expressed tonight
by postal authorities here after a raid
today upon the offices of George W.
Emanuel & Co., private brokers, on
Fifth avenue.
Two arrests were made by the police
on complaint of postoffice inspectors.
Louis A. Prince and J. Walter Lebarre
are held for the action of the Federal
authorities. The postal officials are
looking for Emanuel, the head of the
firm, but beljeve that he has gone to
Mexico
Emanuel & Co., are accused of hav
ing used the mails to defraud by seek
ing to sell the stock of a Mexican gold
mine which their literature is said to
havo represented as yielding a yearly
return of 29 per cent to the investors,
fully guaranteed by an international
banking house. According to the post
al authorities 50,000 or more investors
havo remitted money to Emanuel & Co.
to the amount of at least $500,000.
Detain Wives for Tax.
Victoria, B. C, Nov. 9. A question
as to whether Chinese wives of white
men are liable to the $500 head tax on
landing in Canada has been raised by
the arrival on board the steamer Em
press of India today of two British en
gineers who have been working on the
Canton Kowloon railroad, bringing
Chinese wives. They hold that their
wives should be considered as taking
the husband's nationality, and conse
quently not be amenable to the tax.
The question has been referred to Ottawa.
Censures Island Policy.
Chicago, Nov. 9. Professor Frede
rick Starr, of the University of Chica
go, in a public address hero today, de
nounced tho continued occupation of
tho Philippines by tho United Spates,
and said the Filipinos probably would
never adopt the English language. Pro
fessor Starr further declared that the
American teachers being sent to the
islands were inferior and that all tho
improvements there were paid for by
the Filipinos, who were heavily taxed.
Open Door to Revolution.
Willemstad, Nov. 9. The treaty of
1894 between Holland nnd Venezuela
has been revoked by Holland in accord
ance with tho ultimatum delivered in
Holland's second note. The t!uracoa
government haB received an order to
declare the port free for tho import
and export of weapons and ammunition
and it iB also announced that tho gov
ernment will in no way interfere with
revolutionary movements.
No More Japs W II Come.
Victoria, B. C, Nov. 9. Advicea
were received by the Empress of India
today that Count Komura, minister of
foreign affairs, has given instructions
to local governors of Japanese prefec
tures to prohibit emigration of Japan
ese laborers to America and Hawaii.
KILLED BYASSASSIN
Edward Cannock Slain in Nash
ville by Political Enemy.
WARNING HAD BEEN GIVEN HIM
Shooting Was Dono by Robin Cooper,
Whose Gather Was Criticised
in Carmack's Newspaper.
Nashville, Tcnn., Nov. 10. Ex-Sona-tory
Edward Carmack, editor of tho
Tennescoan, was shot- and killed at t
o'clock yesterday afternoon on Seventh
avenuo North, in front of tho Polk
flats, by Robin Cooper, a son of Colo
nel Duncan B. Cooper. Mr. Carmack
was going north on Seventh avenuo in
front of tho flats, and Colonel Cooper
and his son, Robin, wero approaching
Soventh avenue on Union street. Soon
after they camo into sight of ono an
other tho shooting was begun, Robin
Cooper, it is said, firing two shots
and Senator Carmack one.
Colonel Cooper, it is said, drew his
pistol, but did not fire.
Senator Carmack foil to tho ground,
dying instantly. Robin Cooper was
shot in the right shoulder, but was not
oadly wounded.
It is understood that tho trouble
was ono of tho results of a recent Dem
ocratic gubernatorial primary, in which
Carmack was defeated. Carmack, sinco
ho became editor of the Tcnnesscean,
had been caustic in cricising what ho
called tho Democratic machine, and had
printed several editorials about Colonel
Cooper.
Wtihin tho last few days, it is as
serted, Colonel Cooper notified Carmack
that these editorial criticisms must
cease. Another editorial referring to
the colonel appeared in tho paper yes
terday morning, and this is supposed to
havo been tho immediate cause of tho
trouble. '
As Senator Carmack fell at tho edge
of tho street Colonel Duncan B. Cooper
put his arm around Robin Cooper and
both walked a few feet down Seventh
avenue to Dr. R. G. Ford 's-of f ice, whero
tho slight wound in Robin's shouldor
was examined and treated. An ambu
lance carried the body of Mr. Carmack
to an undertaking establishment.
DIRECT PRIMARY WINS.
Carries Four to One Throughout the
State of California.
San Francisco, Nov. 10. California
has joined Oregon, Washington and
other states that have adopted tho di
rect primary, and tho vote cast last
Tuesday in that state in favor of tho
now system is so emphatic that it can
not be wondered that even a boss-rid-len
legislature was compelled to heed
tho do'mand that a direct primary
amendment be submitted to a vote of
tho people.
In San Francisco a majority of nine
to one was piled up in favor of the
amendment, and across the bay in Oak
'and, Alameda, and Berkeley the ver
dict was almost as strong.
Under the new law California will in
future mako all nominations by direct
vote, and party conventions will bo
virtually abolished, except for the con
trol of party nffa'rs and adoption of
platforms. Tho total vote of tho Btate
is not yet available, but complete ro
turn from tho six counties casting tho
largest vote indicated that the primary
amendment carried about four to ono in
tho stato as a whole.
OLD CASE SOON ENDS.
Virginia and West Virginia About to
Settle Long Standing Trouble.
Richmond, Va., Nov. 10. After drag
ging along for years, the end of tho
famous Virginia-West Virginia debt
question is now in s?ght. Eminont
counsels representing tho two states
issembled hero yesterday for tho first
formal hoaring in tho caso. before
Charles E. Littlofield, of Maine, who
as beon appointed master in tho pro
ceedings. Tho Virginia-West Virpinh debt dis
nute aroso out of tho creation of tho
stato of West Virginia out of tho orig
inal domain of Virginia, and tho proper
npportionment of the then bonded in
debtedness of tho latter state. A suit
is ponding boforo tho United States
"upromo court, and upon tho ultimate
roport of tho master. Mr. Littlefiold,
doponds tho adjudication of tho matter.
Want Inland Wuterways.
Columbus, Ga., Nov. 10 Tho Gulf
coast inland waterways convention,
which assoniblcd in this city yestorday
for a two dnys' session, promises to bo
a largo, influential and highly inter
esting gathering. Tho convention aims
to proinoto tho commorco and industry
of tho southern coast states by tho im
F'ovomont of tho rivors omptying into
tlio gulf nnd tho construction of cnnnls.
Tho states chiefly interested in tho
movement aro Texas, Louisiana. Ton
nossoo, Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama,
and Florida.
Shot by Lunatic.
Now York, Nov. 10 Edward M.
Morgan, postmaster of Now York City,
was wounded in tho abdomen yesterday
morning by a bullet flrod by E. II. B.
Mackoy, an eccentric English stenog
rapher, who then committed suicide.
Ho was resting woll last night, and un
loss complications dovolop ho will ro
cover. Mr, Morgan probably owes hia
lifo to tho quick wit and bravery of
his 14-yoar-old daughter, Dorothy, who
saw Mackoy draw his rovolvor, and
struck it with hor hand.
Long Distance Wireless Record.
Soattlo, Wash., Nov, 10 Tho wire
less operators at Tatoosh Island, estab
lished a 2300-milo rocord Saturday
night, when they plckod up an order
from tho armorod cruiser West Vir
ginia, of tho Pacific floot, for lumber
with which to construct targets.