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About The Madras pioneer. (Madras, Crook County, Or.) 1904-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 12, 1909)
a m S OF THE DAY MOTORMAN IS BLAMED, tviaonce shows: Ho Ran by Switch near ooeur d' Alone. ... oponano, WflBli., Aug, 3. In thn E , . ... Funii,, nug. a. in tho LrtV IfBITlS GatllCrefl irOm All colllflion of two pa0aongor trains on tho Li. nf tlio Wnrld CooUr d'A,ono & SPO1"""' railway Sat- Liiifd FOR THE BUS! CEADER uruny aucrnoon, two milca west of Loour d'Alono, 12 persona wero killed ana lua injured. About CO of tho Jot ter fluatalnod only alight Injurlea and aro not In hoapltals. Motorman Campboll, of tho wrecked train, who was roportod among tho uoau last night, Is alivo today, but It Is thought It 1b only a'mattor of a fow houra Until ho dla. Ho wao badly mangled in tho vostlbuloof hla car, and to uuruiy Dreaming. Campboll stated tonight that ho un uoraiooa nis oruora wero to moot tho oinor train at a aiding flvo mllca from wnoro tno colllBlon occurrod. It la learned from an official w'ho de Cllnca tO bO OUOtod thttt Motnrmnn . ,tnnt but Not Leas Inter im rnpw""-- - . fittnf WPP01""" " " Outeldo tho State. . . ..nf i ..nf r:hinn nn ummniuin i 7;r4iroad situation In Mancnuria, if Lint"' ,iiulln t flnonfntr rn ... . 1M I r n flntrl ma. I tiirA Kltcnener i w uv n. wiuvo w uu quuwu mat aiotorman i' jnnlio tho British colonial Campboll, of tho wotabound trnln. th If1.. extra which was wrecked, hud orrfnr Iffo""' . .... u u..- from tho dlanatchertn null nut. nf .r.-i.ws or prouy euomuro j i ill " 1 " ,Ti wvm ". : Ta ina hnl men to cm- " "" u w mo b siaing BDOUt throo-quortors of a mllo out, in order to allow tho regular oastbound train to IMBS. IIO naflBPd Ihnt niHInrr nlttin ...Wit. n It- I !. . ciasn wiui apaniBn lorgottlne hla ordorB or marininc ha could mako tho next aldlncr. about nn. I. S tinier of a Mexican girl by n other .mllo ahead. It was botween tho JJ? hS caused an outbreak at two aldlngs that tho collision occurred. iZijotian, ww' roen. to Moors aro again showing activ- r .lUxa iinnn wn n niiiiniHii iu irui anoint" .U expected AOAPULCO IN RUINS. City Destitute Inhabitants of Mexican Face Famine Mexico City, Auir. 8. A dlanatch Jt .A . . . . . irom Acapulco today states that 7a dls tinct shocks of earthquake havo been folt there slnco tho first Bhako Friday. .r..-.ln Is about to bring to a A the disputes with foreign powors , . . . n.. -., nrnlmn. i eut of Bubonic plaguo has been i.j in Rneramonto county, Cnl. Tho 'tuition Is not regarded alarming, rii( ChlncHo gorurnmont hua modo M-nmenU to Inotall a tclophono o'- '"ore Binco mo nrst Bhako Friday. tllllt in WHO u cujmcity ui u Ti "1-J" ""vji;u uu mu m- . rrLA nai.tiniAnta dm Trt ha i ifauimiiLn iulu u ism nn. iinnnnr Ann 400 lines, mu iiiDnu.i.vi.iv.. - - . harbor and a number of lives wero lost Chilpancingo also has been practical ly destroyed. What tho earthquake of many laiicu to do waa accomplished by. tho stroncor ono Saturday, which either leveled or rendered uninhabitablo ovory building in tho two places. .aii ino marKota at Acapulco wore destroyed in tho shocks of Saturday and the country people aro afraid to tako In more produce to tho town. People arxi camping in tho public squares and havo no food. Tho buildings standing uro being leveled by dynamite, aa thoy aro llltlo moro than tottering wulls. During tho heavy shock Saturday tho water in tho harbor receded S3 feet, and thon rushed back, covering tho docks and piers, causing considera ble damage. Tho pooplo aro ouflfcrlng from exposure. Tho tents in tho pub lic squares and streets do not keop off tho heavy rains that fall at this eeason of tho year. I'Unds aro being raised in Mexico City to roliovo tho distress of Guerrero In Mexico City Saturday the shock wan heavier than any other yet experi enced. So far as known no lives wero lost in tho last tremor. REBELS DECLARE REPUBLIC. Tho ! Jaerican make. nit la claiming moro vlctimn at M" Cbicsgo. Rtflklncr bakers at Montreal, Canada, . kit closed a breaa lamino. TfcB JD9 hove called off tholr atrlko I a Hawaiian sugar plantations. Tt Stockholm strike is causing n fiolne and is spreading throughout I Jrtden. An Oregon woman has been arrested i tlOalcland for swindling railroads by Me Injury claims. Bernard J. Mullanoy has declined I Kiror Umbo's offer to bo chief of po lk in Chicago. One of the four surviving wives of tie Mormon leader Brigham Young, Is liM Nhn war KM vnnrn Mil. Itree wealthy Los Angeles men kre received demands for monoy with wthas tho penalty for rofuaal. Hnor Eby, of Burkovillc, Pa., has ; Un arrested for threatening to dynu nu Pennsylvania Kailroad trains. The Illinois board of arbitration is t Fork at Chicago and hopes to bo tile to settle tho streetcar trouble r.tiout a strike. Its direct primary law wbb tho ue of a riot at Indianapolis. Abronzo bust of James J. Hill has a unveiled at tho Soattlo fair. The asylum superintendent and two opens agree that Thaw is still Insane, u a referendum eloctlon S-cont t car fares was beaten In CIncin BPanish SO d orfl nt Mnlllln nrn ni i kre trapped tho Moora and rniitod betwoen tho troons nnd revolutionaries Germany Is now thn nnlv nntlnn nn. in Barcolona. showinc tbo government v,.ii. . . . . itu iq giving Americana a sharo in 8 not gained control or tno insurg ents, as censored dispatches stated. Ofllcials of tho Spanish government at Madrid and other points havo con tended for sovorul days that the rioting was tho work of anarchists and social lata. Thfino claims aro challenged by la message received yesterday irom Barcolona by way of Corbero. stating : "Nino thousand armed revolutionar ies havo formed a committee 6f public Don Jaime de Bourbon to Lead Revo lution In Spain. London, Aug. 3. Quickly following messages received hero early today that Spanish troops had been repulsed in a collision with revolutionaries at Bnrco lona, camo a report that tho insurgents in that city had proclaimed a republic, Color is lent to the report by other dispatcheB emanating from Cerbero on tho Franco-Spanish frontier. These tell of a continuance of fighting PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS IN BRIEF Thursday, August 5, Washington, Aug. 15. Tho tariff has been roviscd and tho extraordinary ees aion of congress is ended. Both houses nndjourncd sine dio at 0 o'clock today. Tho conforonco report was agreed to by tho senate, 47 to 31, at 2 p. m., and soon afterward tho concurrent res olution making certain changes in tho leather schedule was adopted by both houses. Prcsldont Taft arrived at tho capitol at 4 :45 and entorod tho president's room. His appoaranco thore, the first time slnco ho becamo president, caused congressmen to form in line to bo re ceived by him. Tboro was a constant procession of handshaking statesmen throough the president's room from tho time of hia arrival until his doparturo at 5:50 p. m. At six minutes past 5 tho Payno tariff bill, as tbo measure will bo known, was laid bofore the president. Ho picked up a pen sup plied by Chairman Fayno, which had been used by both tho vico president and tho speaker in signing tho bill, and attached his signature. After writing "WiHliam H. Taft," the pres ident added: "Sipmed five minutes after 5 o'clock, August 5, 1909. W. H. T." urgent doflcloncy appropriation bill, includ nor S25.000 lor tho president's traveling expenses, appropriations for oxecut nf tho tariff bill's provisions, reducing tho salaries of flvo judges of the now Customs court from $10,000 to S7.600 per annum, and reducing tho salaries of othor Customs court oin clals. Thoro was a largo attendance when tho bill was taken up. HID CONFEDERATE SEAL. DISCUSS IRRIGATION Fsftlaad for Ceifenivcf. NO NEW FXOJECTS ENCIURA6EB Claims on Fund Double the, Amount Available Eleven Millions to So Appropriated. Wuineso railwav loan. furies II. Mover hfin linAn rn.nlnptnrl resident of the Western Federation of !wrsior the eighth time. Two thouannil ."'4 mo entl Of thn wn-lrl n..t,it ri meir urno In prayer. Missisaippi preacher has been weed to fieo for Mr nr hnn. , f. teaded a cnnfVVV" V :L safety. A meeting of Carlist loaders rival is oxpocted of tho pretender, Don Jnirno do Bourbon, in ordor to place himsolf at tho head of tho reunion." rn ''.'P18 t0 y from Frank- Z Zno "nu each tlmo an acci- irauaea a failure. I' tl. T.I. .nuL:!1?"' lh0 Protendor, says ho uko a hand in tho revolt un Saff"!80,58 .unnb, t0 1,ttndla th lttIonand asks his aid. hefof0rcr,8,B 18 fnBt nPPronching in Ore mi nti . si -vbl iirirntH t,-,- a. .. I rUln B uegun """ding an "m of 800 feet in Mb ..Mni,., wild u"u company uy Chicac ntrn r. Ltbik mi '" ,on tnroaton a gonoral !niJ for trouble. are drilling to bo T , .nu Iran. i . I L. "nun cm r Iran 1 U f.8 nd aro hold for n AXSK brothorfl aro bu"y nfc i VthM. ..ch.nnBC8 and imnrovomenti 'eroplano. on tho Osaka. official r.nn i. . I WO. Rnuo 11 ann .. .. ft, 'eu that only ono life waa The pov... yi thTr 01 uuadnlajara, Mex 13 In the" 15 PrBonB wound- killed nt r,ot,onff thoro and Cigarettes Under Ban. Minneapols, Aug. 3. Tho cigarette is an outlaw in Minnesota. Tho now atnto law prohibiting their salo went into oiToct Saturday, and it la now il legal to put them on tho market Tho cicarotto market assumed a peculiar phaso in the closing hours. The prico varied, and was as unsettled as tho Btock market aftor a flurry in Wall strooL In tho evonintr thero was a Bhortogo in popular brands at some clear stores, and sont up prices, Re ports camo from, othor sections of fresh supplies, which caused a rusn moro. Alaska Road Is Operating. Cordova, Alaska, Aug. 3. Tho first tlckot wus sold and tho first regular passongor train mado its run yesterday on tho first all-Americon railroad In Alaska, tho Copper River & Northwest ern. Tho passongor faro charge Is 15 cents a mile. Fifty-three mileB of track havo been completed nnd placed Inoporation. Tho trackB will reach Tlckol river in October. At present 4,000 men aro at work on the construc tion of tho road, Wednesday, August 4. Washington, Aug. 4. As though protesting againBt being called out to a night session, senntors were very tardy in their attendance upon the meeting of tho senate tonight. Naarly an hour passed after the appointed timo boforo quorum could be assembled. It was imauy oDiainca arier an orucr nau been issued to tho Bcrcrcant-nt-armn to bring in tho absentees. For over an hour the senate employes had been tel ephoning to tho homes of senators, and were told that the telephone had been temporarily detached. A number of tho sonators spoke on tho tar ill measuro wben a quorum was finally assembled. Simmons, of North Carolina, declared rates wore higher on goods used by tho common people than by the rich. Boveridge insisted that tho next tariff measure Bhould bo drawn up by a commission. Tuesday. August 3. Washington, Aug. 3. The complete collapse of all important opposition to tho conference report on tho tariff bill was evidenced today when the senate agreed to vote on that measure at 2 o'clock next Thursday. Half an hour after unanimous consent had been given for that courso a disinclination on the part of Eonators to speak brought an early adjournment until noon tomorrow. Tho lack of interest in tho proceed- ngs was evident. This was caused by an agreement of Western senators to vote for the conference roport and to correct tho hido and leather schedule by means of a concurrent resolution to bo acted upon separately. Tho form of the concurrent resolution was agreed upon at an informal conference in Aldrich's com mi tee room. Instruc tions are given by this resolution to the enrolling clerks of the senate and house to change the language of the provision reducing duties on boots and shoos and harness. Colored Government Employe Was Davis' Bodyguard. Washington, 'Aug. 6. James H. Jones, a colored employe of the senate stationery room, is ill at his homo in this city, and his friends fear he will die. Jones was Jefferson Davis' color ed bodyguard and valet, and is tho only living being who knows where the great soal of tho Confederacy is hid den. Ho declares ho will dio with tho secret. Jones hid the seal himself under in structions from DaviB at the timo Richmond was ovacuated nnd prom ised Davis when he was on his death bed that ho would never divulgo the hiding place. He positively denies that tho seal was thrown into the James river, as ono story declares. Ho Bays he couia put his hand on the seal today, but he never will. The negro has been offered largo sums of money for the seal by various Confederate soceities, etc.j "but always refused. Jones has been in the government employ for about 20 years. Ho was originally appointed a laborer in the senate stationery room by Secretary of tbo Senate Cox. He made good, and is well known and liked by members of the senate and ofllcials. INTERURBAN CARS MI-CT. CnllUlon Near Coeur d'Alene Results In Death of 13. . t n mLt-t..M porsonsTero killed and 88 more or less XeCllJIMtlOII CfalfifS GltllCrN it seriously injured In a nead-on troiiey r I 1 iA . L inr cniitnion Maiuraav aiiornoon, at Coldwell. on the Spokane and Coeur d'Alene branch of tho Spokane & Idaho railwav. 25 miles east of Spokane, . - v , - . O finals of the line havo not roaao a otfitflmont as to responsibility for tbo wreck. It is said the eastbound tram did not tako a sidetrack as it had been ordered. It is incomprehensible why the motormen did not avoid the col- Hninn. An thn accident occurred on a straight track. The motorman of the westbound train is among the dead. Both trains wore running at a high speed, especially the westbound train, and wore presumably beyond control. The wrecked cars were ground to gether in ono confused mass. The in juries are of all kinds. Legs and arms are broken and heads and bodies are1 crushed. Bruises and scratches from splintered wood and broken glass aro numerous, and internal hurts,' which it is feared will swell the list of fatalities, were inflicctcd. Tbo first car of tho train, the srnok er. was so smashed that nothing but the trucks remained. It was crowded with men and scarcely one of them es caped alive and uninjured. This is the first serious wreck in the history of tho road. The track was cleared in about an hour and a half. PEOPLE IN PANIC. Ship With 3,000 Overdue. Durban, Natal, Aug. 3. Some alarm has boon croatod by tho non-arrival hero of tho British Btoamer Waratah, from Sydney, for London. Sho loft WaB turned looso at Port Natal July 20, and sinco then has a searcn ar- ataa has 8,000 persons on board. v5Jn8Plgoonv Irftleaso ' At .M, Bnd made its way not boon seen by any vobboJ, A. seai HdavV d,8tarco of 1,255 mllos, has boon instituted tor her. The W I - il- 1 o Sinn no-a-no ra rtarA Monday, August 2. Washington, Aug. 2. Tariff legis lation has been delayed again by the hide and leather question, and the con ferees wero called together once more today. Western senators will compel further changes in tho hides and leather echedute. These senators com plain that tho leather schedule as ar ranged by tho conferees with tho ap proval of the president, is unfair to tho states interested in protected hides. It was agreed that some action must be taken to conciliate them if the conference report is to bo adopted. Saturday, July 31 Washington, July 31. The house to night adopted tho conference report on tho tariff bill, 195 to 183. Twenty Republicans voted against tho report and two Democrats for it. Payne appoaled to his Republican colleagues to stand by tho bill, saying that if they wanted to drive their party into chaos they would vote against it. But ho said it would be a delusion to vote ngainat tho bill upon tho idea that tho Dingley rates would be continued. "Wo havo roviscd tho tariff nnd havo taken off unnecessary duties," said Payno. "Not all along the lino generally, but in our revision of tho tariff bo havo revised the tariff down ward and yot wo havo hold tho scales so evenly that wo have dona no injury to any person or any industry in the Unitod States. "Thoso ratos increaso tho rovenue from customs less than $4,000,000. Tho corporation tax is estimated to produce $20,000,000 and tobacco $9, 333,333. . "Tho Dingley law, during all its period of existence has provided ample rovenuo, and thoro is no doubt this law will do the Bamo for another 12yoars." Washington, July 31. Aftor throe houra' discussion tho senato passed tho Special Session Scheduled. Washington, Aug. 7. The adminis tration and tho leaders in congress are considering a plan for a special session of congress to bo held in October, 1910, to consider tho report of the na tional monetary commission. It has been decided not to attempt to present the report of the commission at the next regular session, which will begin December 1. It is realized that the subject will demand extended debate and there is a strong belief that it would bo best to consider it at a ses sion called especially for that purpose. New Lincoln Cent Ready. Washington, Aug. 3. Distribution of tho new cents, which bear the bead of Lincoln instead of that of the Indian wmcn nas ornamented them lor so many years, has begun. The Philadel phia mint has a total of over 30,000,' 000 of tho new coins on hand with which to supply the orders that are coming in from banks throughout the country. There aro 1,650,000,000 pen nies of the old style in circulation. however, and it will probably be a good many years before the Lincoln coin entirely supplants the familiar Indian head. Old Landmark to Go. Washington, Aug. 3. The district commissioners today received bidB on the contract to tear down the Anocoa- tia bridge, which is one of the historic landmarks of the national capital. It was over this bridge that John Wilkes booth sped his horso to escape from the city the night he shot Lincoln. The old bridge has been rpplaced by a handsome now structure, connecting wasnmcton proper with tho suburb of Anacostia. Repeated Shocks in Mexico Add to Earthquake Damage. City of Mexico, -Aug. 2. With the people absolutely frightened and trem bling in terror from their awful exper ience in Friday's earthquake shocks, five distinct shocks were ielt again Saturday, and the damage Friday is light compared with the damage Satur day. All communication was cut off from Chilpancingo, Acapulco and surround ing towns by the quakes, after it was restored following Friday's shocks, but information of the serious nature of the shocks came through before the wires went down. In every instance the frightened operators at the keys in the stricken towns, talking to the equally frightened operators in tho capital, declared "the town is com pletely, wrecked," ortwords to that effect. The operator at Chilpancingo, capital of the state of Guerrero, reported that the palace of Governor Damien Fiores, which bad been partially.wrecked, com pletely tumbled down, but that the family had left its crumbling walls. xnc snocics nere were more severe than the-former ones were, and not an American ana due xew ioreignera re mained indoors. The parks and plazas are crowded to overflowing and many people are in actual want of food. OSAKA IN RUINS. Safety Device Ordered. Washington, Aug. 4. All American stenmship companies were directed to equip the boilers of thoir vesaela with independent waterfeeds by October 31 next in a decision of Assistant Secre- tary McHarg, of tho Department of Commerce and Labor. If at tho timo indicated all such vessels are not so equipped, tho companies affected will have their licenses revoked. It pointed out that this will 'reduce to minimum tho danger of explosions. Important Japanese City Is Swept by Terrible Conflagration Osaka, Japan, Aug. 2. At 6 o'clock yesterday morning the terrible confla gration which has reduced to ashes a large portion of this city was under control. Up to that hour 13.000 build ings had been destroyed. An area four miles square waB swept by the flamea. A lire which threatened to destroy mis ciiy siariea at 4 o'clock Saturday morning. At 9 :30 Saturday night the lire had consumed one-fifth of the town. The firemen who had been ficrhtincr an aay, were completely exhausted and troops were called out to assist in tho lire righting and to preserve order in the city. ine exact amount of damaira dnna by tho flames cannot be estimated at present, but tho total will be large. A number of persons have been killed and seriously injured by the fire. Osaka is one of the "imperial citieB" of Japan, and is ono of tho most im portant manufacturing and commercial cities of the empire. It shelters al most three-quarters of a million peo- pie. j.ne largpac oi tne tfuddhist torn pies, for which the city is famous among travelers, covers an enormous area. The chief nublic usaKa is tno palace, built of stone 1583. GENERAL STRIKE CALLED. May Not Move Barracks. Washington, Autr. 6. Senator Jonea saya the entire Washington delegation opposes the removal of, tho barracks from Vancouver to Seattle. He BayB the proposal did not originate with tho San Francisco Wanls Irrigationlsts. San Francisco. Auc. 2. An omnW, ic bid for tho next session of the N. tional Irrigation cowrresa will be mnrin I. C -.- r- . uy oan rrancisco representatives at Open Secession Reported in Many Communes of Spain. Bayonne, France, Aug. 3.- With all trades unions in Northern Snain de claring a general strike todav. and with several communes in Catalonia having proclaimed a republic, condi tions in Alfonso's kingdom are any thing but satisfactory. While the gov ernment on the one hand sends out re assuring dispatches to the effect that it has the revolt in Barcelona and neighboring districts thoroughly under control, on the other hand it admits that it has seized the telegraph and telephone lines in the Biscay an pro vinces, in an effort to keep the revo lutionists and strikers from communi cation with each other. This conflict of official reports, taken with the fact that the municipality of; Palamoa has declared itself free and independent, lead unbiased outsiders building of to believe that the revolt is anything ki i " uiijujitiiinu, miu lum wniie revolu tionists may be cowed in Barcelona itself, they are waiting in small' bands in the hills for more reassurincr timen. and will then reassert themselves. Suffering at Acapulco. continue. AU the buildings that re main standing are uninhabitable and many are suffering from lack of shelt er. lenta and temporary shacks in which people are sheltered are inade quate. Local authorities have sworn ... UwvUIBIjl, lnHUftlCMPnt- "honihn.U..... resisted by them. He questions that tho War department will persist in tho removal against tho protests of the en tiro lepresentation of Oregon and Washington. Checks Water Grab, Washington. Aucr. 3. -To fruBtratn tho attempt on the part of combina tions to socuro control of tho water power or tno country and to carry out venea in the Northern citv thia month ilie ban UranciBco convention league win navo ardent boosters present with a lecturer and a photographic exhibit to convince tne doubtful ones. A ne gation from the Oregon Railroad & iNuviguTion company and the Southern Thousand Chinese Drowned. tho policy of the nrlmlniiMn rtu t' a government dis- iciuii;j, upuroximaioiy 4Z, uuu acres thnn i nnn n,, u.Z i: V of land for wntArnnwnc alt . . & TV U4 U lUill poraruy withdrawn in Colorado, Mon Takahlra Says Good-Bye. Washington, Aug. 5. Ambassador Takahira today called at tho Whito Houbo to bid goodbye to President El Taft. Baron Takahira has arranged to leave Washington for Tokio on August 10, Ho goo in response to tho sum mons of his government, which desires to consult him in connection with tho proposed revision of the treaty of com merce and navigation about to bo nego tiated by Japan with tho powers. Ho expects to return to Washington. churia this morning says that not less than 1,000 lives havo been lost in the vicinity of Kirin. Tho flood is 20 feet tano and Utah, by Acting Secretary of t oa '? nna ProPer" the Interior PioJe today? ,? t.Jed. As the pnlnTnirtf jAit U . l- i m i for Mnntlno- I. .? IT'Zr'y v nea ior sever- .--ta ww. i hi nnvn ' i n vni. . 1 i . u,..i . . I J nu j. uiu uunit. wnnrn inma woanintrion. auc v PraMnni-1 ; Taft, of the United States, 7ttZ 13 uuut uiuz, ot AlOXICO. aro rn moat, nt raso, Texas, October 18. Thin program has boon arranged as n result of correspondence botween tho United States and Mexico. have been swept away. Adverse Newa Suppressed. insufficient. There has been some loot ing, toed, clothinor and medicine urgently needed, but thus far no rolief steps have been token. Calhoun Juror Accepted. San Francisco. Auer. 3 Th fiVat juror in the second trial of Patrick Calhoun, president of tho United Rail roads, on an indictment charging him with bribery, which is now in the third week, was temporarily uasBH day. After moro than 1,500 talesmen had been summoned to court," and a largo number interrogated, Thomaa Gainsford, a master plumber, is the first man accented hv hnth qM, k Director of the Mint Washington. Auar. 7. San Sebastian, Spain. Aucr. 2.-fR iect to noremntorw cioiin way of the French frontier.) -No news - " V J Bowcu to be published from Barco lona, except that favorable to the gov ernment, but reliable nrlvatn say that the revolutionists still hold a Alabama First at Incomo Tax. Montrromerv. Ala.. A bouse of representatives yesterday unanimously ratified the proposed in come tax amendment tn t,a i constitution. Tho sonata will vntn the question of ratification Wednesday. Portland, Aug. 8. An apportionment of the reclamation fund among tho va rious crovernment Irrication project for the year 1910 will not be determin ed Until Secretary of the Interior Bal linger holds a further conference with the officials of tho reclamation service today. Mr. Bellinger yesterday held a preliminary conference with these offi cials, at which were present tho super vising engineer of the six divisions into which the entire reclamation field is divided. There Ib to bo apportioned for these projects about $11,000,000, but the demands for funds aggregate an amount fully double that available. Tho conference, which was an execu tive one, was held in the Offices of the reclamation service in the Beck build- iner. There were present all of tho di recting and supervising officials of the service. In addition to Mr. Bellinger they were: F. H. Newel, director; A. P. Davis, chief engineer; O. H. En sign, chief electrical engineer; D. C. Henny. consulting engineer, and the following supervising engineers: F. E. Weymouth, Idaho division ; J. W. c- Connell, Central division; H. N. Sav age, Northern division; C. H. Swigart, Washington division; L. C. Hill, Southern division, and E. G. Hopson,. Pacific division. "Today's conference was only pre liminary and there is nothing definite to announce regarding the probable ap portionment of the reclamation fund, for the reason that final conclusions were not reached," said Mr. Ballinger last night. "The various supervising: engineers presented their demands for funds with which to carry on the work undertaken by the government, during the ensuing year. These re quests will be considered further at an other conference which will be held to morrow. It will not be until after to morrow's hearing that I will be able even roughly to determine how the funds for this work shall be expended. "From, the fact that the demands foe money far exceed the amount of funds that will be available, I find it will be a difficult job to decide on any appor tionment that will satisfy all. Oregon has not been receiving its share of the proceeds from the Bale of public lands within its borders, as contemplated un der the reclamation act. To see this state next year receive more nearly its share of this fund is another prob lem with which I am confronted, espe cially in view of the increased demands coming in from other sections of the reclamation field.". V- ' I