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About The Madras pioneer. (Madras, Crook County, Or.) 1904-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 8, 1910)
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On nr. in 1 1 1 rnn inninnn'a fnih n ttiAin iu uiu iwins wore Bopnraioa nna en wun uuiiTcnt inininnH. wn e n l irncit nr onoh n hnr 0 roiininn nr Itin tirntVinra wna " V -"-J'"t & Wv..io who found Amos nt work In Export m n mnn T . T I. i v 4 IIUIU 14 V (4 1 & UUU iv I'll r-nrnn" oniii i h " 0'V Ul ill lii U 11 L UUUUU1. lead you to him," and ho did. Hants Bull With Halrnln. . utiwu, iiu."-iii th i iKiinrin i inii rr i n n . "us Houm or noro. was badly in- ICU I1V n mill iu inn Mm nnlmnl n iuu. OllVJ illlU UL liiUU i am w 1 1 ri n tu r sn rnni mhiitH a i imviiuui nv yiiii;ii mo mn Innnl..l 1. I "M,'""v u t.iuiii ii ui felll ouu 11 Tfl AtiliAtiA.! 1 iL m . i iu iuu i tijuii y uuului . "Hit lilU IJUll iUI B, iJUUK R n I. J 1 . . . . "uuium iruwi nur imir unu I I HM Wl WUUUl Now YorlcUndor n bush In Central "fK. anu fiurroundod by n cloud of ntinm nn - i - w.., unuj, uoy. mo cnua was "IK lUBtlly nnd Wflvlnf Ita ohnliKv nnda to keep away tho lnBocts that ,u uovouring It. At nollovuo hoanl- v uuvuro inpooi nuoB woro ounted, and thn fiftnn,inna ,iin,i ...v wiiiub condition was ponoua a ft result of tho wholoaalo nolBonlng nr Mia ii ... ' "1U "losquitooB. Tho baby waa u , ow ciotlilnc nnd Uioro o montifying marks. Farm Pull nt c-m.i,. rulsn, Okla.A chlckon with Ita " io ouiBiuo or I a bodv In ono Tfnn . ... w .. " , .'"""swobiuob ownod by DUly ....Mo, ii j0Cttl character, whoso roni; . " . raiB"B and brooding ol SSian Rl8, H,B un,(uo monagorlo . .'Ua0S "VO-lOKffed hotr. ft nnn-Inn-irAil nniin i. . ' !2S ' a .llornod roOBtor, a talking h f? d th0 fowl w,th lta hrt on l..8l(l0.rt ta broaat. his latest aCil0BtranB0 COlleCUn BIRDS WILL PBOTECT FRUIT Dy Planting Early Wild Varletlos songstrs May Re Coaxed AWay From Cultivated Trees. ... . (y W. U M'ATFJE.) Ulrdn play n very important part in tho economy of naturo and by their destruction of insects lend matorlal nld In kooping tho balance true. Hoth tho farmor and tho orchardlst nro greatly lndobtod to blrdB for tho de struction of lnsocts and weed acod. Hoth for practical and CBthotic rea sons, thoro is a demand for Informa tion as to tho best mothod of in creasing tho bird population in ro Htrictod aroaa, particularly on tho farms and about homos. Thoro is a demand nlBO for tho provisioning ot largo preserves for both land and wa ter gamo birds nnd tho protection of crops by cultivating socd and fmlt bonrlng plants more useful to blrdB than to man. VariotiB othor factors may bo mado to contribute to tho success pf offorts to attract blrdB, bucIi as a supply of water for drinking and bathing, nont Ing boxos, protection from enomlcB, and winter feodlng; but tho main pur pose Is to call attontlon to tho plants which best Borvo to provido food for blrUB nnd to draw thoir attontlon awny from cultivated crops. Our nntivo shrubs should bo utilized oh far as posslblo, especially as many of them nro not oxecedod In beauty or intorcst by foreign plants. Furthcr inoro, as a rulo thoy nro more attrac tive to birds than exotics. It should bo borno In mind nlso that smoothly trimmod hedges nnd tho stuff trcos of n formnl garden nro not nenrly so at tractive to birds as untrnlnod bushes nnd tangled thlckots. Shrubs of sterile varieties or thoso closoly pruned after blooming nro not sought by birds, while thoso allowed to ripen fruit are often crowded with feathered visitors. Tho host shrubs and trees for at tracting birds are thoso most resorted to for food, and tho cxtenslvo records of bird food in tho biological survey m'nko thoir selection an easy task. Tho berries of oldors aro eaten by tho largest number of species of birds, nnmoly, 07. Rnspborrlos and black berries nro known to bo eaten by GO species, mulborrlos by 48, dogwood fruits by 47, thoso of the nonpolson ous BiimncliB by 44, tho various wild cherries by 39, and bluoborries by 37. A gront many other varieties which grow in locnlltlos where theso aro not plentiful aro also very attractlvo to birds. Nothing BurpassoB mulborrles for alluring blrdB away from tho early orchard fruits. Early bearing varie ties should bo planted In numbers and somo should be solcctcd for tho length of tho fruiting season. Whero It is doslrod to attract birds nnd afford them a sanctuary at all seasons, n largo variety of plants must bo iiaod. For this purpoao thlckota of shrubs nnd othor low growths aro bet tor than trees, since tangles of bushes nnd vines afford a moro sccuro retreat from bird onomlos and aro tho favorlto cover of many spoclos. GREAT CROPS FOR DAIRYMEN Alfalfa and Corn Furnish Nutrients, When Rightly Combined, That Are Excellent. When wo find a dalrymnn that Is growing alfalfa and corn ho Is Invari ably a successful farmer, says Hoard's Dairyman. Thoso two plants furnish nutrients, when rightly combined, that givo oxcollont results. Prof. W. J. FrnBor, In commenting upon them and tho ubo of tho silo Bays: Tho summer silo elves tho best nnd most economical protection of all against drought. One of tho vorV greatest crops for tho dairyman, and ono which Is now being BUccosBfully grown on thousands of fnrmB in IlllnoiB, 1b alfalfa. Every dairyman should hnvo a patch of al falfa, and this will supply tho flnost of food whon tho drought hns rulnod ordinary pnsturos. Tho alfalfa at tho univors ty yloldod moro than bix tons of nlr dry hay por aero last yoar. Tho great advantngo or corn in tno silo and nlfalfa ia that thoy not only produce tho largest yield of nutrionta por ncre of any crops, but nro In tho beat condition for feeding at what ever dato tho pasture may fall, whllo It 1b difficult to hnvo a constant bup- pjy of othor soiling crops In tho right Btngo of maturity nt and during the uncertain tlmo of tho drought. Nover, undor any condition, nllow tho cows to go hungry and auffor loss of, milk during tho summor drought which for Bovoral ronsons la tho most trying aoason for tho dairy hord. Get Rid uf Lice. Llco on nnlmnlB snp away thoir vi tality nnd henco rob you of money. It la choanor to Invest $10 or $20 In a dipping vat and oil than to loao mnny tlmoa as much from tho ravages, A good way to kill llco on hogs la tn imvn erudo oil on posts whoro thoy will rub against it "Wrap tho post with rough bagging anu Biuunnu uiu bagging with oil. The Yorkshire Hog. twa mndo by tho Wisconsin ox- nnrttnnnt station show that Yorkshlro hoga roqulro tho loaat amount of food for 100 pounds or gain or ouuor romnu narkshlrca. Common stock hogB mndo tho amalloBt, gains and ato tho least food. nnnrl UnnM fioflPOO. Good hor808 aro mighty aenrco and l.ll. n nrtnn ThnM flrO OlOntV very uihu " - ... . - of Dluga yot, always will bo wo pro- . . ln1llliHa ttm Bumo. Bo long as poor v uaed anywav. NATIONAL GOVERNMENT NEWS NOTES OF GENERAL INTEREST AMERICANS FEEL CHANGE. Territorial Jurisdiction Doniod; Tobac co Trust To Bo Squeezed. Washington Ono of tho most Im portant Amorlcnn interests that will bo affected by tho annexation of Korea by Japan is tlio British-American Tobacco company, of which Americans aro the principal owners. According to attor neys liern, it, in believed the company will suffer considerable loss under the chiingo of regime. The company had a monopoly of tho Korean tobacco trade and had oxtonsivo interests in Korea, Tho monopoly will bo wiped out and tlio intcrosts heavily taxed, according to the boliof hero. Mining interests do not boliovo thoy will be disturbed for a time, but fear that Inter Japan may imposo disastrous limitations und conditions. Under tho edict of annexation Amer icans must herenftor bo tried in Japa nese civil courts instead of in Amer ican consular courts. FIRE-FiailTINCr IS EXPENSIVE. Soldiers Must Pay for Now Suits, to Boplaco Thoso Rulnod. Vancouver Barracks, Wash. Fight ing forest fires may cost every soldier in tho Regular Army who has engaged in the hazardous occupation since dan ger threatened from $30 to $50 each. Each soldier is allowed so much cloth ing every year, and, if ho is careful, ho is credited with a certain amount on his wages. However, fighting fires is very hard on clothes and many of the soldiers aro coming out of tho woods with their uniforms ruined. They must replace tlio clothing spoiled at tho fires out of their own pockets and uniforms are not of cheap materials. Tho associato foroster at Wallace, Tdnho, has applied for a company of regular miaiiiry io assist m bw8 fires. HOSPITAL FEES DENIED. Government Will Not Pay For Caro of Injured Foresters. Wnnliinifton Fortv employes of tho pvirnnt Snrvicn nro in hosnitals as a re sult of injuries received in fighting for est fires in tho Northwest. Many aro dead and some hnvo been blinded in their endeavors to check tho names. This information was received by the tho denutv forester at Missoula, Mont. Ho asked whether tho Government couiu pay tne nospuai expenses of the injured mon. Ho was infnrmml Hint this could not bo done. Under an order issued by Secretary .. n i k i Wilson of tho uepartment oi Agricul ture, the forestry employes aro entitled tn ninilicnl Rimnlioa. but it was said specifically that this should not includo surgical attendance or nospuui iuub. "THIRD DEGREE" INQUIRY. Committoo Will Defer Decision in Dr. R. B. Perrin Case. n Whatever have been tho conclusions of Senntor William J. Stono of Missouri, chairman of tho con itteo investicatinir tho charges of allcgod uso of tho "third degree" on prisoners Dy icuerai uoicc tives, it is snid now that tho result of tho inquiry into the indictment and prosecution of Dr. R. B. Perrin will not bo announced for some time. Tho inquiry of Senator Stono into tho Perrin enso hns just como to an end. It brought out many alleged plots inr nlnts in which charces were freely bandied against United Statos Attornoy Robert T. Devlin, against at torneys lor i'ernn and against umu. porsons connected with tho inquiry. INDIAN LANDS IN SCANDAL. Government Is After 760,000 Acres Allogcd Wrongfully Sold. vnrm.a "Pnlls. Minn. Enccno H. Long, representing tho Fcdornl Depart- mont or Justice at usiuiikiuii, hh" tt TTintnn rnnrosfintinf? tlio Interior Dopartmont, and J. M. Dickey, Assist- nnt united amies jjisirict nuumo; Minnesota, aro hero and nnnounco that thoy proposo filing hundrods of suits in equity to detcrmino tho ownership of Innds in the Whito Earth Indian Resorvntion, hMiuqo Hints involved 700.000 acres in tho reservation that tho Indians hnvo disposod of without tho consent or tno Federal Government nnd tho Federal Pn.irt will 1m risked for nn injunction to prevent further cutting of timbor on thoso lands penning hihwuuiuhi. m suits. Thcnnon and Party Aro Safe. Missoula, Mont. Forest firo condi tions continuo to improvo in this dis trict. Forostor W. B. Grcely recoived word that a heavy rain has visited tno No. Porco Forest nnd hns nearly ex tinguished a number of fires burning thoro. With tho news of tho safety of Ran ir Tlinnnnn nnd his crow of 34 men. ,..i.n m In Hm filenrwator country, nonr Tndian Lnko, tho forestry officials feel greatly rcliovou. River Project Favored. Opening for navigation of tho Colum- l.ln TJU.nr frnm tlio mouth to Rob01, B. 0., will bo nccomplishod within tho next 10 vonrs, is tho boliof of mombors of tho Portland chnmbor of comniorco. Tho conforonco of a delegation of Port in...! lmolnnsa mnn with Sir Wilfrid Laurior, Promior of Cannda, was hold at Nolson, B. C, whon it wns announced that tho Canadian govornmont looked favorably upon such an undertaking. 200 Soldiors Go to. Fight Firo. Tfn.Mlnfr Tho firo in tho Lassen Na tional Forost hns burnod ovor 20,000- ncros of timber during tno ibbi row days nnd now is raging nt tho hend of Hnt Crook and tho Shinglotown divide. A report from Andorson snys thnt 200 soldiers nro oxpectod thqro on thoir wny to tho Lasson forest to aid in sub duing tho flames. COAST CITIES GROW BIO. Romarkablo Incroaso Shown Causos Extra Caution, Washington Because leading cities of tho Pacific Coast have mado remark able gains in population during tho past 10 years, tho Census Bureau is scrutinizing returns of enumerators from thoso cities with unusual care, so as to avoid all mistakes. Bccauso of this precaution announcement of the population of Portland and other Coast cities muy bo delayed somo timo longer. This explanation was made by Di rector Durand today, when asked why the population of nono of the Coast cities had yet been announced. It has been found necessary, ho says, to re turn a number of schedules to local enumerators for correction and no an nouncement will bo made until all de tectable errors have been corrected. Mr. Durand says ho wants his an nouncements to stand, once thoy aro mado, and docs not want to run the risk of having his figures upset through premature announcements that may bo erroneous. Particularly is ho anxious to avoid errors on tho Coast becauso of intonso rivalry, between tho Coast cities. JAPAN RENOUNCES TREATY. Wants New Deal With World Powers in Commercial Lines. Vancouver, B. C. Japan has formally given Great Britain ono year's notice renouncing tho commercial treaty ne gotiated 10 years ago and to which Canada subsequently became a party. The treaty will expire next July. Tho serving of formal notice is an indica tion of tho intention of the Japanese government to negotiate an entirely new arrangement in harmony with tho spirit of a higher protective tariff to go into operation in August, 1911. Notice denouncing other treaties existing with other countries has also been served. This announcement was mado by C. A. Harris, Canadian Trade Commissioner to Japan, who has just reached Van couver from Tokio. He said: "It is impossible to foresee how the new protective tariff will work out as regards foreign countries. Trado be tween Canada and Japan is showing a littlo improvement over last year, when commercial conditions in Japan were none too favorable." MAINE WILL BE INSPECTED. Engineers, in Raising Ship, Will Find Out How Sho Was Blown Up. Washington Engineers soon will be sent to Cuba to make preliminary sur vey of tho condition of tho battleship Maine, which was blown up in Havana harbor just before tho Spanish War. This was decided at the first meeting of tho Board of Army Engineers, ap pointed several weeks ago under tho authorization of Congress, to proceed with tho removal of the wreck. Composing the board aro Colonel Wil liam M. Black, Liontonnnt-Colonel M. M. Patrick and Captain H. B. Fergu son. Two objects will be kept in mind by flm linnnl In rninmff tlin hfit.tleshin. Tlio first will bo to recover the bodies of the sailors who lost their lives when Hin aliln wns hlnwn nn. the second to ascertain whether tho vessel was blown np from the inside or from the outsmo. NORTH YAKIMA GROWS FAST. Washington City Increases 346.5 Per Cent in Ten Years. Washington Tho population of North Yakima, Wash., tho homo of Sonator Jones and the heart of Wash ington's great fruit district, increased 340.5 per cent betweon 1900 and 1910, nccording to announcement mado by tho Census Bureau. This is by far tho greatest porcent- jigo of gain of nny city whoso popula tion has thus tar neon announced, and may prove to bo the high water mark for the country. Ten years ago North Yakima had a population, of 3154. This . year it showed up 14.0S2 inhabitants, an in crease of 10,928. In 1S90 North Yakima had a popula tion of only 1535. Tho Census Bureau nlso annouucod tho population of tho following Washington towns: 1910. 1900, Pnsco 20S3 254 Pressor 1289 229 Sunnysido 1379 . Konnowiek 1219 . Sunnvsido and Konnowiek were not incorporated in 1900. Dredge Chinook Is Accepted. Portland Formal acceptance of tho renovation of the Govornmont drodgo Chinook was recently mndo bv Major McTndoo, corps ot engineers, u. a. a., wlm an nnt the entire morninc aboard tho "digger," viowing tho craft from stom to stern nnd trom decic to Keoison. Ho pronounced tho work oxcollont nnd oniM Hint hn wna satisfied in OVOrv TO- spoct. About Soptombor 1 sho will bo placed in commission on mo iiummuiu River bar. Tho Chinook's nppoaranco i - i i ii .. nns uuun nniiumm;- uiuniyuu. Montana Lands Opened. Washington Montana Innds to tho oxtont of oiilt.vwi ncros nnvo noon aosig Tintnil liv Antinir Socrotnrv of tho Tutor ior Piorco as open to sottlomont and nntrv under tho nrovisions of tho en larged iiomestcniunst. Tiis brings tho total of land in Montana dosignatod up to uato to ov,ouu,uuu ucrcs RAIN QUENCHES FIRES. Light Showers Soak Troo Tops and Aid Fire Fighters. Local showers in Portland and vicin ity Sunday, Aug. 28. put an end to ono of tho longest dry spells in the history of Oregon and at tho same timo brought relief to the firefighters en gaged in the endeavor to overcome conflagrations in tho districts between Sandy and Mount Hood. The showers extended as far south in the Willamette valley as Eugene, but the dry spell is still unbroken at Rose burg. South of that place and cast of Medford a light shower fell in the Cra ter forest district, whero the worst fires in the state prevail. There were light showers at some parts east of the Cascades, notably at Walla Walla, where a 75-day drouth was broken. The Bky is overcast and more rain is expected. It has been 96 days since a real shower fell in Portland. August 15 witnessed a mist which served to clear the atmosphere. Eight one-hundredths of an inch fell during the intermittent storms of Sunday. The rain fell in about the same quan tities in tho Mount Hood Are district and will enable the members of the state militia and citizens now on the firing line to prevent the further spread of the flames. It ia well known that fires run through the crowns only when the atmosphere ia dry, and the humidity of the past few days is ex pected to have almost as good an effect on the Arcs as a good soaking. The men on the ground can Bet their fire breaks and drive the flames back. Albany received her first soaking in 67 days, the longest dry spell ever re corded there. The last rain fell June 22. Reports from Albany are that the rainfall equaled that in Portland. A light shower was experienced at Eugene about noon, but is believed that heavy rains fell in the mountains east of that city. Following the rain the atmosphere cleared of the smoke which hps been hanging over the city and the fires burning in the Cascades were visible at times. Eugene secured telephone communication with Flor ence for the first time since the fires broke out two weeks ago. ROOSEVELT RIDES ON PLAINS. Takes 30-Mile Jaunt With Cowboys in Wyoming. Cheyenne, Wyoming, Aug. 29. On tough, wiry cow ponies, Theodore Roosevelt rode 30 miles across the plains of Wyoming yesterday. He wanted to get back once more among the cowboys in their own country and mingle with them as he did in the old days, 27 years ago, when the lure of the West brought him out here, young man, from the East. He visit ed the sheep ranch of Senator Warren and returned to Cheyenne tonight, more enthusiastic than ever about the wonders of the West. Colonel Roosevelt began the day by going to the First Congregational church. Early in the afternoon, he mounted his horse. He had a relay of three mounts and he rode them like a cavalryman. When the ride 'was over he said he had enjoyed every mile of it and was not a bit stiff or sore. Lieu tenant Thompkins, of Fort D. A. Rus sell; R. S. Van Tasale, who own8 a ranch near Cheyenne, and Nat Baker, a ranchman, accompanied him. They cantered across the prairie, stopping now and then while the col onel talked with some cowpunchcr, asking him how things are nowadays in the cattle country. As it began to grow dusk they came to the ranch of Senator Warren, where they stopped for suppr. Everybody turned out to welcome Colonel Roosevelt with a cow boy yell, and the colonel shook hands all round. The cowboys and sheep herders were dressed in their Sunday best. Eight Men Move Tower. Brussels The "remarkable feat of moving a church tower to permit the church's being enlarged is being ac complished at Bocholt, Belgium. The work is being done by two American engineers, and the vast undertaking occupies only eight workmen. New foundations have been prepared for the tower about 30 feet away. The tower, which dates from the 14th century and 18 aaid to weigh 2,700 tons, is now being moved. Large crowds assemble each day to witness the singular spectacle. Rockefeller is Silent. Cleveland, Ohio For the second day in succession, John D. Rockefeller failed to take his Bible class at the Euclid avenue Baptist church. Until two weeks ago it was. the custom of the oil king to address his class every Sunday spent in Cleveland. His fail ure to speak at Sunday school is only part of the reticence he has maintained during the last two weeks. During that time he has absolutely refused to bo interviewed. JSix Are Victims of Duel. Lawton, Okla. According to a re port received here, five men and one woman have either been killed or seri ously injured in a duel that took place about sixteen miles from Waters. A. Bushley and two Rawles brothers are aaid to have been the participants. Two Mexican Roads Sold. New York Official announcement is expected within a few days of the Bale to the National Railways of Mexico of the Pan-American railroad and of tho Vorv Cruz & Isthmus railroad. GROWTH BIGGEST IN SMALL CITIES Places of Less Than 50,000 Make Greatest Increase. Average Record Not Up to 1900 Many Places in West Report Phenomenal Advance. Washington Careful, though unoffi cial, analysis of the returns from the thirteenth censua on cities thus far announced reveals that the increased rate of urban growth for the last de cade over that of 1890 to 1900 has been confined largely to places having a population of less than 50,000. While universally there has been a healthy increase, in a large majority of cities exceeding 50,000, the rate of the previous decade has not been main tained. In no instance so far has an actual loss of population been shown and present comparisons are only on the rate of growth. The population of 63 cities of more than 25,000 has been officially announ ced. These are somewhat more than one-fourth of the estimated total num ber of such cities in the country. Four announcements cover critics of more than 400,000 people. They aro St. Louis, with 687,029, or an increase of 19.4 per cent as compared with an increase of 27.3 per cent as shown by the census of 1900; Pittsburg, with 533,905, or an increase of 18.2 per cent, as against an increase in 1900 of 31.3 per cent; Buffalo, with 423,715, an increase of 20.2 per cent, as com pared with 37.8 in 1900, and Detroit, with 465,766, an increase of 63.0 per cent, as compared with 38.3 per cent ten years ago. A decidedly better average is shown for the nine cities whose population ranges between 200,000 and 400,000. These are : Denver, 213,381; St. Paul, 214,744; Providence, 224,326; Kansas City, 248,381; Jersey City, 267,779; Wash ington, 331,068; Newark, 347,469; Cincinnati, 364,646; and Milwaukee, 373,857. For this group the average growth amounted to 33.8, as compared with an increase of 26 per cent in the 1890-1900 epoch. But this high aver age is due in large measure to the ex ceptional, showing made by Denver and Kansas City, two of the smallest cities of the class. Denver Bcored a growth of almost 60 per cent, as com pared with a little more than 25 per cent for 'the previous 10 years, and Kansas City, almost 52 per cent, as against less than 24 per cent in the previous decade. The mean for the 10 cities of be tween 100,000 and 200,000 is favora ble to the 1890-1900 period, to the ex tent of almost 4 per cent, the average for 1900 being 35.7 per cent, and that for 1900-1910, 32 per cent. But not withstanding this general falling off, the rate of growth was more evenly . maintained in this than in any other class. There were not so many ex tremes. The advantage also was with 1900 in the 21 places of from 50,000 to 100,000, the average gain being 41,6 per cent, as against 39.1 in 1900. It should be explained, however, that Oklahoma City and Schenectady have been excluded from this calcula tion on account of the abnormal in crease in both. From the 25,000 to 50,000 grade, Muskogee, Okla., and Flint, Mich., are eliminated for the same reason that Oklahoma City and Schenectady are taken out of the 50,000 to 100,000 class. Because of their high figures they would run the average up to an unwonted extent. But even without them, the showing ia altogether in favor of the last cen sus. With Flint and Muskogee out, the mean growth is almost 48 per cent, while the increase for the same places in 1890-1900 was 25 per cent Vatican's Reply Received. San Sebastian, Spain Garcia Prie tro, Spanish minister of foreign af fairs, has received the Vatican's reply to the note outlining Spain's position in the dispute with the Holy See. In his answer Cardinal Merry del Val con fines himself to the consideration of the conduct of the various cabinets at Madrid toward the Vatican Curia, and to tho justification of the .attitude of the Holy See. Senor Prietro will sub mit the cardinal's reply to a cabinet council. Premier Canalejas, will ad here to his original program. Miners Want Conference, Pittsburg, Kan. By a vote of 13 to 5 the conference committee of tho un ion miners in the Southwestern field decided in favor of opening negotia tions with the operators to draft a con tract upon the terms submitted by tho latter. The miners will hold a meet ing in Kansaa City and open negotia tiona with the operators. According to the members of the conference, the miners are ready to accept the proposi tion made them by the operators. Deposed Friar Disturber. Rome A former Franciscan friar, named Beltramini, created a panic in the Basilica of tho Vatican at vespers by firing three shots from a revolver in tho air. Worshippers fled from tho church and service was suspended. Beltramini, who was arrested, said thut ho desired to attract attention with a view to securing reinstatement to the priesthood.