CORVMJD Hi A rwwj H WEEKLY, tJNION Batab. Jly, 1SOT. CAIETTB Eitek. Dm, IMA, Consolidated Feb. 1899. COEVAlililS, BENTON COUNTY, OBEGON, FEIDAY, OCTOBER, 18, lSOl. VOIi. NO. 43. i, 4 1 ! EVENTS OF THE DAY FROM THE FOUR QUARTERS OF THE WORLD. Comprehensive Review of the Important Happenings of the Past Week Presented in Condensed Form Which Is Most Likely to Prove of Interest to Our Many Readers. Molineux has been granted another new trial. Salem warehouseman charged with larceny by bailee. Officials of the Harriman system met at Salt Lake City. Colombia is willing to accept the mediation of the United tates. Manipulation fails to hold up prices in the New York stock market. ; -: Steamship Alberta diverted from San Francisco by strike trouble. De "ia Vaulx' balloon trip across the Mediterranean was afailure. Colfax, Wash., wheat sales aggre gated 350,000 bushels at 40 cents. - Revolutionary outbreaks occurred at Seville and other Spanish cities, The convention of the American Bankers' association opened at Mil waukee,;,.- . , - ,. ... ; Several eastern capitalists send rep resentatives to the ' Malheur county, Oregon, oil fields. ."" Cuban election Jaw will be promul gated. King Leopold, of Belgium, will visit America. A general strike of tobacco workers is on. at Seville, Spain. . - Ex-Governor Pillsbury, of Minne sota, is dying of Brights disease. Senator Frye will remain at the head of the commerce committee. Palouse farmers are selling wheat readily at the local price of 40 cents. England orders . 29,000 soldiers to, be in readiness to ' proceed on active service.- .- ... .... - - . : '-.- Cudahy . withdraws the reward of $25,000 he offered for the abductors of his son. No passengers are allowed to sail from Cape Town ports, without mili tary permits. Burglars blew open a safe at Bluff ton, O,, setting fire to the building. They got nothing. The sultan says he will oppose any effort of Great Britain to assume au thority over Koweit. - House of deputies of the Episco palian convention at San Francisco regulates remarriage after divorce. Johann Most, the anarchist leader, is sentenced to. one years' imprison ment for publishing articles regarding the assassination of McKinley. . Malvar is preparing to operate in Bulocan province. Pat Crowe states the terms on which he will surrender. Thie business section of Los Gatos was destroyed by fire. . . There is much demand .for cheap Eastern Oregon lands. Catches of the Behring-- Sea fleet were reported by a sealer. . General : Otis -wants better garrison prisons in his department. Russia demands' that Turkey pun ish the murderers of Armenians.. The construction of more naval ves sels will le recommended to congress. A French "aeronaut is trying to cross" the'' Mediterranean in a balloon.' There is criticism-at Manila of the recent; statements fCongressman . Weeks. ",y -tyi-' ? - ' ' : ' '.. General Merriam calls' attention to the seeessityfei'- better, drill: work by soldiers" "us ; -' t .;';: - . Z -: Braganza,. who ordered the execu tion b'f '103 Spanish' prisoners, will- be hanged. . " ' -:- The Bteamer Ha'Ti'ng frotn Skag way tb'Tanobuver, ran ashore oil Jar vis Isjand,, . .... ; , The attorney general of Washing ton holds thsit high scboola cannot be .supported by common school funds. Russians, believe Afghanistan is on the yrgV of' civil war. ' '.'' ' :' Martial law has been declared throughout'Cape' Colony; . King Edward, has bought back his former racing"eutter Brittania. . ' DKfBtv 'P. Tuttle, inventor of "thorite, dropped dead at Tacoma. . Oregon's farm' exhibit took' first prize at Pan-American exposition. Prince 'Ching asks' that foreigen merchants be removed from rekin . Halifax police . took two deserting British seamen from an American ship. v 'r .,..''.-." ; :. Charges of drunkenness are made against Commander Tilley, .of Tu- tuila. Ex Chief ' Justice Scott, of Wash ington, charged with criminal assault, proved an alibi. ' The petrified forests of Arizona were recently examined anew under the direction of ' the general land office. , The'silicified logs lie in the greatest abundance within an; area of eight square miles in Apacne county, " In some places thev lie more thickly than -they could have stood while Jiving as trees, and it is thought! that they must have been carried there by a swift current ot water in tne mes ozotic age. DISORDERS IN SPAIN. Extraordinary Meeting of the Cabinet Held to Consider the Situation. Madrid, Oct. 17. An extraordinary meeting of the cabinet was held today under the presidency of the queen re gent to consider the outbreaks at Se ville and elsewhere. Fresh disturb ances are reported at Seville. A mob that was storming the convent of - St. Saviour was dispersed by the troops, but not until the door of the con vent had been burned. Marital law probably will be extended to other towns where revolutionary disorders are occurring- Martial Law at Seville. Seville, Oct. 17. Martial law has been proclaimed here as a result of the general strike which began here yesterday, and the goveror has made over his functions to the captain general. The strikers are overrun ning the town, burning the octroi offices and committing all kinds of violence. During the riots the populace pil laged two markets and attacked the university, breaking all the windows and wounding two students and a beadle. - The university will be closed until order is restored. The windows in numerous factories were broken. Troops now hold the streets and guard the tramways and bakeries. PASSED FORGED NOTES. Arrest of a Woman May Lead to the Cap. ; ture of a Gang. Nashville, Tenn., Oct. 17. rAnnie Rogers, alias Maud Williams, aged 26, is in the custody of the,, police here, and General superintendent Taylor, of the Pinkerton agency of Chicago, who is in Nashville, believes her ar rest will lead to the apprehension of the gang which, July 3, held up a Great Northern express train near Wagner, Mont., securing over $40,000 in bank notes.' The woman came under suspicion by her actions at the Fourth National bank Monday after noon, when she presented a large roll of new bills of small denomination, asking for large bills in' return. Not ing the bills closely, the teller be came suspicious and while she was engaged in conversation, She police were notified. When arrested the woman refused to make any explana- tion oi wnere tne spool) in ner. posses sion came from, t The bills were on the Helena bank, and though signed the serial numbers coincide with those given in the Pinkerton circular advertisement of the robbery.' A warrant was sworn out - against the woma charging her with attempting to pass forged bank no,i. She de clines to tell of herself jrther than to assert that she wa .born in Texas and that, she arrived here Sunday night, from where she will not say. BALLOON TRIP A FAILURE. Adverse Wind Caused de la Vaulx to Aban -''.".'. don His Voyage. Paris, Oct. 17. The attempt of the Count de la Vaulx to cross the Medi terranean in . a balloon, which left Les Sablette, near Toulon, Saturday night, has failed. The minister of marine, , M. de Lannessan, has re ceived a dispatch from loulon an nouncing that the. cruiser Chayla, which was escorting the .balloon, is returning to port with the balloon and her passengers, which she picked up 10 miles east of St. Laurent light- house. .The balloon was uninjured. Toulon, Oct. 17. When count de la Vaulx landed here today he said that the weather was bad yesterday. A' hard east wind blew the balloon towara tne coast ot spam, and a heavy rain also fell. The passengers in the balloon eventually sighted the fct. Laurent light, near Port Vendres, and fearing that the balloon would be blown ashore, they decided to aban don; the voyage, and therefore sig nalled to the cruiser Du Chayla. which was escorting the balloon, ask ing to be taken-on board, which was done with, only slight damage to the balloon and no injury to the passen gers or scientific instruments. The voyage .lasted 42 hours. Bankers in Convention. . Milwaukee, Oct., 17. The 27th annual convention of the Bankers' association closed a two days' session here yesterday. Bankers from nearly every state were present. The mem bers of the association represent a combined capital of over $8,000,000, ooo. - . . Friendly Solution Can Be Reached. - New York, Oct. ,17. The Buenos Ayres correspondent of the Times says that in spite of the warlike pub lications regarding the strategic roads made by Chil: in disputed ter ritory, and the hostile atmosphere created by the Chilian war party, the president of Chili lias made emphatic declarations that friendly and peace ful solution of the difficulties can be reached within the terms of the treaties and agreements between the two republics. '--.-. Would Sell Panama Canal. New York, Oct. 17. A dispatch from . Paris to ' the Times says the directors of the new Panama com pany, in a circular to the sharehold-, era, say that Colombia has expressed a readiness to sanction the transfer of the canal to the United ' States.' An .estimate' of the .value of the un dertaking is ' therefore 1 being " pre pared, at the request of the Isthmian Canal commission. It will be leady by the time congress meets. z I NEWS OF THE STATE TEMS OF INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS' OF OREGON. Commercial and Financial Happenings of Im portance A Brief Review of the Growth and Improvements of the Many Industries Throughout Our Thriving Commonwealth Latest Market Report Umatilla county has 103 schools and nearly 3,000 school children. The slope is now down over 1,200 feet at the Beaver Hill mine. A Hubbard correspondent says the Pudding river bridge Will be rebuilt. R. C. Edwards' big log drive of 3,- 500,000 feet for the Harnsburg saw mill has reached its-destination. The Empire Gold Mining company, of Portland, will station a $75,000 gold dredger on the John Day river. The Monument school board has decided to purchase new desks and make improvements on the grounds. A stamp mill will soon be put on the Merritt, Applegate & Leever quartz mine in the Elk Creek district, Through the kindness of Charles Martin, the citizens of Hubbard have access to over 1,500 books, which he has placed in the room over the post- olhce. , - William Allen had the largest pota toes of the season on exhibition- last week at Lostine. Among them were three that averaged three pounds and six ounces each. The oil fields above Vale are creat ing an excitement next to the famous Big Bend gold fever a few weeks ago. More than 12.000 acres are now lo cated . and Halt a dozen surveying parties are in the held. The hotels at Vale are crowded. -'.'-. The latest news from the Malheur oil fields is to the effect that loca tions and locators have become so thick that the county recorder is obliged to insist that the applicants form in line and take their turn when they come to file their applications. Michael Frimeau.a miner employed at the Red Boy mine,. was injured last week by the explosion of a cap that was placed on the wrong end of a fuse. A small piece of copper imbed ded itself in his right thigh and ne cessitated his going, to the hospital at tsaker Uity. .--'- . Sumpter's new hotel is nearing completion. --. City election at Albany will take place December 2. A lodge of Woodmen of the World has been organized at Milton. - An institute of Jackson county teachers will be held at Ashland, October 16-18. A. A. Davis warehouse atMedford, which collapsed recently, will not be rebuilt until the grain in it, of which there is about 10,000 bushels. is sold. -: ' " : The onion crop of Milton is large. Several carloads have already been shipped out, mainly to 'Kansas and Nebraska. J Probably 20 carloads will be shipped from Milton this season. Dr. N. G. Blalock, of Walla Walla, is purchasing large quantities of fruit throughout the Walla Walla yalley and" in the vicinity of Weston and Ath na. . Portland Markets. Wheat Walla Walla, nominal 5353)c; bluestem, 54c; valley, 54. J! lour best grades, $2S.bo3.ou per barrel: graham, $Z.bO. . ... - Oats Old, 90$1 percental. Barley Feed, $1515.50: brewing, $16.00 per ton. Millstuffs Bran, $17 18; mid dlings, $2021 ; shorts, $1920; chop, Hay Timothy, $1113; clover. $79.50; Oregon wild hay, $56 per ton. .. :'- ; ,. . - Butter Fancy creamery, 25 27 Kc; aairy. izuc; store, J.zi&o per pound. . .". ; -. Eggs Storage 20c ; fresh 2325o, Cheese Full cream, .twins, 124(cb 13c ; Young America, 1314c per pound, r - - Poultry unickens, mixed, S3.O0ffl 4.00; hens, $4.004.50; dressed, 10 11c per pound; springs, $2.O03.50 per dozen ; ducks, $3 for old; $3.00 4.00 for young; - geese, $69 per dozen ; turkeys, live, 12 lac; dressed. 1012c per pound. ; - -Mutton Lambs.. 3Jic, : gross dressed, 66c per pound; sheep, groBs; uressea, DC per ID. Hogs Gross, heavy, $66.25 light, $4.7n5; dressed, 77c per pound. Veal Small.' v 89c; large, 7e per pound. Beef Gross top steers, $3.50(9.4.00 cows and heifers, $3.003.50; dressed Deei, oojc per pound. Hops 8J9Kc per pound. ; Wool Valley, ll13c: Eastern Oregon, 812c; mohair, 2021c per pouna.. Potatoes $J g$1.15 per sack. Anthrax, the sixth plague of Egypt. mentioned in the bible, is ravaging tne lower counties ot south Dakota. The" population of -Nevada has shrunk to 42,000. . " The latest census bulletin shows that Chicago : outclasses all the other large, cities in the . number of deaths from railroad accidents. Its total for the census year is 330, while the combined total for nine other larg (cities is only 4sb. ' FAMINE IN RUSSIA. 782,000 Poods of Rye Will Be Required to . Relieve Distress in One Province. St. Petersburg, Oct. 16. (Corres pondence of the Associated Press. ) It can now bjforseen that the wide spread crop failures, the consequent famine and the relief work of the government and of philanthropists will be engrossing subjects in this empireduring the approaching winter Ine word famine is not used in the official publications, which speak of famine-stricken districts as "places f that are in an untavorable condition as respects the harvests," but the facts that are freely admitted show that the struggle to keep the peasant population alive until a new harvest will be harder than has been known since 1891-2. The extent of the disaster can be vaguely surmised from an inspection of the government re port, which names the province of Viatka as among those where there was an "insufficient harvest," and which gives the amount of govern mental assistance required at 782,000 poods of rye. . - FOUR CASES OF SMALLPOX, City Authorities Have Patients veillance. Under Sur- Chehalis, Wash., Oct, 16. Four cases of smallpox have developed at Chehalis within the past few days. The authorities took . the matter in hand promptly and quarantined three houses. The disease was brought here from Ellensburg. There is no general alarm or disturbance of busi ness, as nearly everyone was vacci nated when the scare first came, two years ago. , New cases that may de velop will be promptly quarantined by the city authorities. Smallpox, in a miia lorm, was prevalent in- sev eral , parts of the county for a long time after its first- apperance in 1899, but there has , been none in Chehalis for over a year until now, and no cases are 'known to exist in any other part of the county. Three Deaths From Black Damp. Connellsville, Pa., ': Oct. 16. Black damp today caused the death of John Gilleland a miner, aged 50 years, and his two sons James and Winfield.aeed 11 and lo, at the mines of the Juniata Coke company, near - Juniata ville. The bodies were rescued, but in the effort John Nicholsonr mine fireman, and John Baker, a fire boss, were over come by black damp and are in a precarious ; condition' James had climbed to the top of ' some of the boards surrounding thejpit, which had been abandoned, .when he was over come by a sudden gust of the fumes and fell in. The brother went to his rescue, andnot returning, the father entered the pit. All three were over come immediatelvand were dead long before it was possible to send fresh air into the shaft and attempt a res cue. . - Benjamin Franklin's Great-Granddaughter. Philadelphia, Oct 16. Mrs. E. T. Gillespie, the great-granddaughter of Benjamin Franklin, and one of the city's most , prominent women, died at her home here aged 80 years. Her father, William John Duane, was secre tary of the treasury under President Jackson, .and was summarily-removed by the president for refusing to com ply with his order to remove the pub public funds from the bank of the United States, Burglars Cause $25,000 Fire. Bluffton, O., Oct. 16. Burglars early today blew open the safe in the office of the Bluffton Milling company here with a large charge of dynamite The building caught fire and the entire plant - was destroyed, caifsihg a loss of $25,000 It is said the burg lars got nothing. They fired two shots at the night operator, who at tempted to turn in a fire alarm, and then escaped. Anarchist Most One Year in Prison. ,' New York, Oct.-16. Johann Most, the anarchist,' was sentenced to one year in the ' penitentiary today in the ! court of special sessipns for publishing m his paper, lhe Freiheit, a sedi tious article on the day vfolowing the shooting of the late President Mc Kinley. China Pays the Indemnity- V Pekin, Oct. 16. The Chinese plen ipotentiaries today performed their last omcial act and forwarded to the Spanish minister, who is the doyen of the diplomatic corps, a bond for the indemnity of 450,000,000 taels. Boer Forces Disappear. New York, Oct. 16.- Heavy rains have temporarily interfered with the communication between the columns in the field, says a Dundee, Natal dis patch to the Mail, and it is believed that Botha's command, in trying to make its escape, has melted into small bands. Commandant General Botha and the main body of burghers, ac companied by three commandants; have reacned .rengoia torest, near Luneberg, Transvaal. , - .:- Cudahy Withdraws Reward. Omaha, Oct. 16. Edward Ai Cud ahy today unconditionally withdrew the 'reward . of $25,000,. which he offered 10 months ago for the capture of the abductors of his son. At the suggestion of Mr. Cudahy and at the request of ' Chief of Police Donahue, the city council will take up the mat ter, it is expected it' will withdraw its offer of $25,000 for the arrest of the kidnapers. . ' BOBBERY EPIDEMIC THREE DIFFERENT BANKS ARE WRECKED IN ONE NIGHT. Robbers Got Away With Good Hauls in Each Case Express Package Robbed of $5, 000 In a. Most Mysterious Manner Government Employes Are Evidently Implicated. Gallion, O., Oct. 17. The vault pf the Farmers & Citizens bank at Tyro, a small town near here, was wrecked early today by six robbers, who se cured the contents and escaped. It is said the vault contained $40,000. The cracksmen used nitro-glycerine. The doors of the vault, were blown completely off and the .building par tially demolished. , The terrific ex plosion woke the people of the town. All who' approached the bank, how ever, were driven away by the rob bers, who were armed with rifles. Mayor McConnel attempted to enter the bank but was fired on by the rob-7 bers and compelled to retreat. Hav ing obtained their booty, the .cracks men went to a livery stable, where they bound and gagged the owner. They then took several rigs and drove rapidly away. A posse and blood hounds are on the trail of the robbers. Dynamited the Vault Mount Vernon, 0.,pct. 17. The vault of the bank at Danville, O., was blown open early today by a gang of eight robbers. Five charges of dyna mite were used, and the bank build ing, as well as the vault, was wrecked. The explosions aroused the citizens, and a pitched battle took place, dur ing which the thieves took flight. "They were follo.wd.to Buckeye City, where they had conveyances in readi ness, and drove hurriedly away. Pur suit was at once taken up, and a number of shots were exchanged, until v Adrian's ; woods were reached, where the vehicles were abandoned by the robbers, who sought cover. - The woods and all roads in the neighbor hood have been placed under guard, and it is expected that the men will all be captured. During the fight a buggy in which two of the crooks were riding broke down and they were forced to abandon it, riding away on the horses. . In the buggy was found a largequantity of chick ens, potatoes, and edibles of various kinds, which is taken to indicated that the gaug intended to hide them selves in the woods somewhere and camp out until the excitement of the robberyjhad died "down. At least one of the robbers was wounded in the fight. Banker Wolfe says that the robbers got little of value so far as he can now tell, i : ' - - . Another Good HauL -Mason City, Ia., Oct. 17. The safe of the bank at Rudd was blown open last night and the robbers got $3,500. They escaped on a handcar and took to the woods. Express Package Robbed of $5,000. ' New York, Oct. 17. W. H. Bren dell, collector of customs at Buffalo, N. Y., has been in this city, recently in consultation with the sub-treasury officials and secret service officers over the theft of over $5,000 from an ex press package containing $7,000 on- signed from Buffalo to the sub-treas ury president. The original package was filled with $7,000 in bills of the same denomination as were in wnen it leit uuttalo. Certain pin noies had been made in the covering at Buffalo, and when the package was again filled ' these pin holes,' which had penetrated two portions of the covering, were found to fit exactly lhe package .'was carefully traced. and it was shown that it had not been tampered with from the time it was receipted for by the express company until it was delivered at the sub- treasury. - It was also proved that it had been receipted for in good order at : the sub-treasury, and that the seals were unbroken. After the ex pert examination the secret service men are inclined to think the pack age was tampered with after it reached the sub treasury and had been re ceipted for. Surprised By Revolutionists. ' new xorK, Oct. 17. Landing un expecieaiy earjy (Sunday morning, at Taboga Island, a watering place 12 miles off Panama, a party of revo lutionists surprised the garrison,- cap- turea arms and ammunition, kid naped the Alcalde and two other officials and carried away two small schooners, one of them loaded with provisions -eend ; the other belonging to tne aicaae, . says tne Manama cor respondent of the Herald. They also obtained a large quantity of prdvis ions and raised about $300 in silyer, - Alaska Towns at War. , Seattle, Oct. 17. A hot contest on between Juneau and - Douglas City, Alaska, over the courthouse and vault ; location. Douglas City sougni 10 wrest tnem trom Juneau. and .the latter is determined not to allow them to go. A Juneau dispatch openly accuses : Governor - Brady of being behind the matter, and of false hood, among other things.; The fight is the mnur determined ever recorded I in the nortnern cities. a. , ALASKA LINER ASHORE. Struck In a Dense Fog Passengers Not in Danger. Vancouver, B. C, Oct. 15. In a dense fog the Canadan Pacific steamer Ha Ting, from Skagway to Vancou ver, went ashore yesterday afternoon at Tucker Bay, Jarvis Island, and is now hard and fast on the rocks. The place is a small rocky islet lying to the northeast of Lasquetti Island, at the entrance to Sabine Strait. 49 miles north of Vancouver. When the steamer went ashore Cap tain Gosse was on watch, and first officer Newrotsos was on the bridge with the roaster of the vessel. The fog at the time was so dense that it was impossible to see 10 feet in any direction. . The Ha Ting had on board 170 passengers, of whom 130 were first class and 40 second class. There was no panic when the steamer struck, and the passengers were soon made aware that there was no danger to be apprehended. After examina tion of the steamer, when it was found that she could not get off the rocks by her own efforts, the captain started Pilot Gunns off - to Vancouver in a ship's boat with four men. Gunns rowad down,' arriving in Vancouver this afternoon. He met no steamer until his crew had rowed 35 miles distance, when a tug picked them up. The Ha Ting is a particularly good boat, having been brought from Hong Kong for the northern trade about eight months ago. Her esti mated value is $240,000. The Ha Ting a Total Loss. Vancouver, B. C, Oct. 15. The latest reports from the steamer Ha Ting are to the effect that a big hole as been discovered in the steamer s bottom. It ia stated that at high tide the stern is under seven feet of water. The passengers have all been landed on adjacent islands. Canadian Pa cific officials here have advices to the effect that the Ha Ting will be a total i. Captain Gosse, who was in command, was considered a most care ful and successful navigator. This is his first accident. LETTER FROM PAT CROWE. He Will Surrender If Bail Is Placed at $500 Letter Believed to be Genuine. Omaha, Oct. 15. Chief of Police Donahue has received a letter from Pat Crowe, naming the terms on which he will surrender. The letter came in the care of an Omaha news paper in which it is published, and covers 15 closely written pages of manuscript. The postmark is illeg ible, but the letter was mailed at 8 o'clock in the morning, and reached tnis city at 8 o clock jn the evening of that day, indicating that it had not traveled a long distance. In the let ter Crowe agrees to give himself up and stand trial for the kidnapping of Eddie Cudahy, providing he .is not locked up until a jury shall adjudge him guilty. He says he is unable to furnish bond in excess of $500, and demands that bail be fixed in that sum. Chief Donahue expresses himself as satisfied that the letter came from Crowe. Donahue has known Crowe for several years, is acquainted with his manner of handwriting and style of expression. The Chief also re ceived a letter from - Crowe's uncle at Manchester, Ia., submitting similar terms for Crowe's surrender, which leads the police ' to believe that they are dealing with the ' right man Crowe, in his letter, takes the detect ive agencies to task, defying them to attempt his arrest. AFAIRS IN AFFGHANISTAN. New Ameer's Brothers Did Not Acquiesce in ' His Accession. London, Oct.. 15. According to official intelligence from the Ameer of Bokhara," says a dispatch from St. Petersburg to the Daily Telegraph, the brothers of . Habib TJllah Khan left Cabul secretly with their par tisans the moment their father .died, and therefore cannot be said to-have acquiesced in the accession of their brother. Habib Ullah, indignant at their flight, has taken measures to. defend the capital and sent strong de tachments to prevent their return or to endeavor to capture.. them as rebels. He has further resolved to ask assistance of ' Emperor Nicholas and the Ameer of Bokhara. " ' . ' Maintaining" Order at Cabul. London, Oct. 15. "A large Af ghan force has been assembled around Cabul and is maintaining order," says a dispatch to the Daily Mail from Simla. "Habib' Ullah Khan has appointed ' a special guard for each - European in Cabul, directing that the guards shall answer with their lives for the safety of their charges. "The. Indian government has postponed the usual move to Cal cutta, and Lord Curzon has indefi nitely postponed his projected tour." - Second Gold Medal He Has Won. ' .Olympia; Oct. 14. For the second time in his career W. 0. Bush, a pio neer of Thurston county, has won a gold medal at the ; great expositions of the world. Mr.. Bush . has been awarded . the gold medal at the Pan American exposition for the best in dividual agricultural exhibit. Mr, Bush, - at the Chicago world's fair, wons similar medal, ; for the same form of exhibit. :.: FOR ACTIVE SEBVICE SOLDIERS AT ALDERSHOTTO BE HELD IN READINESS. Public Interprets England's Move as One of Reassurance 29,000 Men in the Gar. rlion Miners of France Oppose Strike They Fear American Coal Will Dis. place French Product London, Oct. 16. The Pall Mall Gazette this afternoon says : "Orders have been received at Alder shot to hold every available man in readiness to proceed on active ser vice. The garrison totals 29,000 men. "The foregoing is interpreted as meaning that the government is de sirous of reassuring the public, and not as foreshadowing an immediate demand for the services of a first army corps." MAJORITY AGAINST STRIKE. Result of Coal Miners' Referendum in France 4,000 For. 10,000 Against Paris, Oct. 16. The result of the coal miners' referendum on the ques-. tion of a general strike is that 4,000 voted in favor of a general strike and 10,000 cast their votes against it. About 110,000 men did not vote. The announcement of the result makes it extremely doubtful whether the long-talked-of strike will break out November l,and indicates the general teeiing ot the miners. The Journal des Debats considers that the atti tude of the foreign miners had an portant influence on the prospect of the strike, and says : . lhe American miners, who care little for what happens in Europe, refuse to listen to .the proposals to aid the Frenchmen by restricting their output. It is useless, therefore, to count on their support. The English miners put forward the attitude of the Amer icans as evidence that an internation al understanding is impracticable. Therefore it is no longer doubtful that American and English coal is only waiting for the opening of a strike to make offers to replace the French product." ON AN EVEN KEEL. Steamship Ha Ting Can Be Saved at $15,000 Cost Passengers Rescued. Vancouver, B. C, Oct. 16. The steamers Willapa and Maud, sent up rescue vessels to the Ha Ting, now on. the rocks at Jervis Island, came down this afternoon with the 170 passengers taken from the wrecked vessel. None of the passen gers was even injured, and they were put to no discomfort. The Ha Ting is now lying on an even keel. Her forefoot is torn back from the bow for a distance of 15 feet, and there is water in her forward bulkheads and a slight leaking into her forward hold. It is not expected, however, that there will be any difficulty in float ing her.. Diver Clark, of Victoria, is now at the scene of the accident, and his apparatus for wrecking will be forwarded tomorrow. It is esti mated that the cost of the necessary re pairs to the Ha Ting will not exceed $15,000. - Buffalo Day at Exposition. Buffalo, Oct. 16. During the pres ent week the Pan-American Exposi tion will afford music lovers a rich treat with Clarence Eddy, the organ ist, the Innes band, of Chicago, Vic tor Herbert with his Pittsburg or chestra and Iohters. The climax of all exposition days will come Sat urday, Buffalo day, which is expected to eclipse all previous special days. . ' Wisconsin Sails Under Orders. Seattle,Oct. 16. Tht, United States battleship Wisconsin sailed under sealed naval orders for Samoa by way of Honolulu yesterday. She left the Puget Sound : navy yard, where she- recently underwent extensive repairs and an overhauling, during the fore noon. : Lost His Money and Killed Himself. Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 15. Oliver S. Sands, 50 years old. committed suicide at his home at University Place, near here, last night by hanging himself. He left a letter intimating that he had lost a fortune by being induced to make investments in what proved to be swindles. For years Mr. Sands had engaged in the banking business in Missouri and Nebraska. Bad Fire at Beaumont Beaumont, Tex., Oct. 16. At 12:20 this morning fire was discovered burn ing fiercely in a. general store near the Southern Pacific depot. It was 10 minutes before the alarm could be made effective. The flames spread rapidJy through the whole block. At 1:30 a. m. Houston was telegraphed for aid. It is estimated that the loss will reach over $100,000, with com paratively little" insurance. The fire is now under control, though still burning. - - - ' - -- ; Taxes on John ShermaiC Estate. Mansfield, O., Oct. 16. Charles W. Fritz, auditor of Bichland county, has placed on ' the tax duplicate against W. S. Kerr and M. M. Parker, as executors of the J estate of the late Senator John Sherman, $263,928 on back taxes. The amount- is said to cover bonds on which no return was' made. Terasurer Brumfield will like ly bring suit to collect the amount he claims is dtie. '-" -