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COBVAIililS, BENTON COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 8, 1902.
VOIi. XXXIX. NO. 33.
(X)UVALLIS
EVENTS OF THE DAY
FROM THE FOUR QUARTERS OF
THE WORLD.
Comprehensive Review of the Important
Happening of the Past Week, Presented
in a Condensed Form. Which Is Most
Likely to Prove of Interest to Our Many
Readers
Rumor has it that the king of Siam
has been assassinated.
A cyclone destroyed 42 houses at
Pompri. province of Kursk, killing 22
people.
Senor Sagasta, in an interview,
announces that he is about to retire
from public life.
Roll!, of Munich, Eavaiia, beat the
world's six-hour bicycle lecord at Fried
rau Sunday. He averaged 38 miles an
hour.
Commodore Joseph Montgomery, the
Confederate naval officer who nearly
captured Grant during the Civil war,
died at Chicago Sunday.
Dr. William M. Bradshear, president
of the Iowa State college at Ames, and
former president of the National Edu
cational association, died Tuesday of
nervous prostration.
The circuit court of Cuyahoga county
has dissolved an injunction against the
Cleveland city council, which prevent
ed that body from transacting business
beci-ueo of alleged illegality and the in
auguration of a 3-cent street car fare.
Former President Steyn, of the .Or
ange Free State, is reported to be in
very bad health. He has gone to The
Hague to meet President Kruger.
An explanatory note issued by the
Russian minister of finance states that
Russia will regard as a violation of
treaty the proposed American counter
vailing sugar duties.
At Helena, Mont., a lone highway
man held up Samuel Trevis and James
Randall, and after he had robbed them,
compelled Trevis to stop a street car. tie
a handkerchief over his face and go
through the car.
Whitelaw Reid", special ambassador
to great Britain, has returned.
The Shenandoah collieries may start
np under the protection of troops
A Chicago woman has been wrested
for starving nine infants to death.
Striking anthracite coal miners say ;
incompetent men are being sent into j
the mines.
The Santa Fe railroad has issued a
circular granting an increase of wages
to the carmen.
There is good reason to believe that
the United States will secure a coaling
station on the west coast of Africa.
Press censorship in Russia has been
vigilant and exacting since the assass
ination of the minister of the interor.
In a collision between a passenger
train and street car at Terre Haute,
Ind., three persons Avere fatally, six
seriously and two slightly injured.
There'is strong talk in Jamaica of
annexation to the United States.
Robbers at Astoria bound and gagged
a man on a fishing scow and secured
$400.
The Vatican proposes a gradual with
drawal of the friars from the Philip
pines. A Salt Lake mining man shot and
fatally wounded.two persons and then
killed himself.
The Seattle steamer Jessie Benning
has been sold to the Colombian govern
ment for $68,000.
Troops will remain in Shenandoah,
Pa., where the recent riots occurred,
until the strike is ended.
A secret organization in Tayabas pro
vince, Philippine islands, has been up
rooted by the constabulary.
The cruiser Brooklyn, which con
veyed the remains of the late Lord
Pauneefote to England, has returned.
An explosion in a colliery in New
South Wales resulted in the death of at
leajt 100 persons.
The Louisiana Purchase Expositi-n
company has secured an additional 50
acres of land for use in the St. Louis
fair.
A tidal wave in Costa Rica, following
severe earthquakes, frightened hun
dreds of residents and caused consider
able damage.
$400 Gift for Children at Portland Carnival
Children's Day at the Portland Elks'
Carnival will he Sent. 12. the last day
but one of the great street fair. On
that owaeion a pretty Shetland pony
with an up-to-date cart and harness
will be given to some lucky boy or girl
who is present. The pony has been
given by Dr. V. A. Wise and the cart
is from Studebaker's. Besides this
equipment, it is probable that a saddle,
together with a handsomely embroid
ered saddle cloth will be given with the
pony. Prize lby day will be Sept. 5.
William C. Whitney, of New York,
has given a handsome house and lot to
the physician who attended Mrs. Whit
ney in her long illnses.
Turners in convention at Davenport,
la., defeated a proposition to admit
women to membership and urged taxa
tion of church property.
St. Louis and eastern capitalists have
organized to build a bridge over the
Mississippi at St. Louis and a new de
pot in the heart of the city.
EARTH IS SHAKEN.
Violent Seismic Shocks in' California People
Warned to Move.
Santa Barbara, Cal., Aug. 2 The
inhabitants of the little town of Los
Alamos, which has been the center of
seismic disturbances daring the past
four days, are tonight huddled around
a huge Donfire, waiting for daylight to
come. Many of the residents have left
for places outside the tremor belt.
Those who have remained could not
well abandon their business. The town,
of Los Alamos is situated on the Pacific
ICoast railway, midway between Santa
Ynez and Santa Maria, in the long,
narrow valley of the Los Alamos, 15
miles from the coast. It has about 300
population. The Los Alamos valley is
from one-half to one mile wide. Its
population is about 800. There are no
brick buildings in the little village,
and the damage thus far is limited to
the ruin of plaster, the collapse of
chimneys, the breaking of crockery and
glassware, the falling of the walls of
the Piesbyterian church and two store
buildings and the demolishing of an old
adobe building which was seriously
damaged by the first quake. The dam
age will not exceed $10,000 in the
opinion of conservative residents of the
place. There is not a chimney left
standing in the town. One residence
was moved four inches and split in
opposite corners. Not a building
escaped some injury, and it n consid
ered miraculous that no one was hurt
There was a series of light vibrations
during the day, which culminated in
quite a severe shock at 7:30 P. M.
Fruther shocks are anticipated. The
most severe shock of the entire series
occurred at 1 :20 this morning, when
the hils were shaken and twisted to
their foundations and the valley trem
bled and rolled like the surface of the
ocean, ureat nssures were run in the
earth, hills appeared in level valleys,
springs of water opened up in places
that htd been dry, ai.d the general to
pography of the valley was greatly
changed in many respects..
The disturbance bad no general direc
tion, but was what is known as a
twister." It was preceded by a
rumbling like that of distant thunder,
which increased until the earth began
to rock and twist and the hills began
to tremble. With the first warning of
the sound of the approaching disaster
the terror-stricken people rushed into
the streets and sought places of safety
in vacant lots and fields, while many
hastened toward the neighboring hills.
The first vibrations were similar to the
preceding disturbances in direction and
effect, but they were immediately fol
lowed by the most terrific shock ever
experienced in this section of the state.
The earth ti em bled and rolled and
twisted until it was impossible to stand
erect, and the terror-stricken people
crouched together in the darkness, fear-
mi that the earth beneath them might
open and swallow them up.
SOLDIERS ARE IDLE.
Nothing for Them to Do at Shenandoah -
Strikers are Orderly.
Shenandoah, IPa., Aug. 2. Twelve
hundred state troops are encamped to
night on a hill overlooking Shenan
doah. Down in the town, where riot
era and policemen fought the bloody
battle last night, all is quiet, and the
indications are that so long as the
militia remains the peace Jof the com
munity will not again be broken. The
riot which caused the soldiers to be sent
here came like a flash and was over
almost as quickly as it bad started, and
not a single case of violence has been
reported since. The tens of thousands
of idle men and boys in this vicinity
who have been gathering in large num
bers and marching from place to place,
did not repeat their demonstrations to
day, and the authorities consequently
had little or nothing to do.
The arrival of the -citizen soldiery
proved to be a great attraction for the
large army of unemployed, and hun
dreds of men and boys came to town to
see the troops. Most of the commands
were on the ground by 10:30 o'clock.
Brigadier General Gobin, of the Third
brigade, in command of the troops here,
and his staff were on the scene early.
The camp is located on a high bill just
outside of the town, and commands a
full view of the town.
Beyond the presence of a group of
soldiers here and there on the princi
pal streets, Shenandoah does not show
any evidence of having passed through
a trying ordeal. The large numer of
persons who had been attracted to the
place by the coaling of the militia left
during the afternoon, and tonight the
town presents its normal appearance.
French Official Greets Root.
Havre, Aug. 2. General Pistor, of
the French army, boarded the steam
ship Savoie, on her arrival here, today,
and officially greeted Elihu Root, the
American secretary of war, on behalf
of the French government. Secretary
Root thanked General Pistor. He pro
ceeded at once to Paris. General
Horace Porter, United States ambassa
dor to France, and General Leonard
Wood arrived on the Savoie with Secre
tary Root.
Russians Hold on to Manchuria.
London, Aug. 2. In a dispatch from
St. Petersburg, the correspondent of
the Daily Mail says the order for the
withdrawal of Russian troops from
Manchuria has been rescinded, as that
country is overrun with Chinese robber
bands. Quantities of Russian goods in
transit have been looted, says the cor
respondent, and two Russian merchants
in Manchuria were recently burned
alive.
.NEWS OF THE STATE
ITEMS 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.
Circuit court is in session at Oregon
City.
An additional free delivery route will
be established Sept. 1 at Salem.
Oregon produced, about 19,500,000
pounds of wool this year, and nearly
all of it has been disposed of at prices
between 12 and 14 cents.
The first wheat of the season was
stored at the Albany Farmers Compa
ny's warehouse at Albany Monday af
ternoon. It was of Al quality.
A contract has been awarded H. C. Per
kins of Grant 8 Pass to survey six town
ships on the line of the Oregon Central
Military Wagon road land grant.
About 20 tons of hay recently cured
and baled by J. E. Murphy was burned
near Salem. The fire caught from a
spark from the engine which furnished
power for the baler.
Governor Geer has appointed Z. Z.
Rigge, of Salem, a memrjer of the state
board of pharmacy to succeed G. C.
Blakley, of the Dalles, term expired;
also A. D. Charlton and A. L. Craig,
both of Portland, delegates to the min
ers' congress at Butte, Mont., Sept.
1 to 5.
State Treasurer Moore has apportioned
the proceeds of the irreducible school
fund, $214,639.35, among the counties
of the state according to school popula
tion. This is the largest sum ever legal
ized in one year upon the irreducible
school fund, though the rate of inter
est is lowei now than it was a few years
ago.
The first car of 1902 wheat has been
received in Portland.
The wheat crop of Umatilla county
will be 15 per cent less than the usual
yield.
fire at Elgin destroyed $25,00 worth
of property. Eleven horses were
burned to death.
The run of fish on the Lower Colum
bia continues exceptionally heavy and
the fish of good size.
The report of the superintendent of
Columbia county schools shows 64
more children than last year.
The Elks' carnival to be held in
Portland promises to surpass anything
of the kind ever before attempted.
The Southern Pacific will form a fire
patrol to protect its large timber hold
ings in Southern Oregon from fire.
Many small fires have been reported
in Eastern Oregon grain fields, but so
far no great amount of damage has
been done.
Harry Wright, who is believed to
have assisted Tracy and Merrill in es
caping from the penitentiary, has been
located in Lane county.
The Crown Paper company, of Oregon
City, will in a short time begin the
construction of a pulp mill on the east
side of the river at that city. This
will make the output of the company
20,000 pounds of pulp a day.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Walla Walla, 6263c for new
crop; b4boc lor old; valley, ooe;
bluestem, 6566c.
Barley $17.75 for old, $16.50 for
new croD.
Flour Best grades, $3.05(33.60 per
barrel; graham, $2.953.20.
Millstuffs Bran, $1516 per ton;
middlings, $21.50; shorts, $18;
chop, $16.
Oats No.l white, $1.051.10; gray,
$1.001.05.
Hay Timothy, $1215; clover,
$7.5010; Oregon wild hay, $56 per
ton.
Potatoes Best Bur banks, 7586c
percental; ordinary, 50c per cental,
growers prices; sweets. $Z.Z52.50
per cental ; new potatoes, lc.
Butter Creamery, 2021c; dairy
1618c; store, 15 16c.
Eggs 2021)6c r Oregon.
Cheese Full cream, twins, 12$
(E?13c;Young America, 13)14c; fac
tory prices, 1 l)c less.
Poultry Chickens, mixed, $3.60
4.50; hens, $4.005.50 per dozen,
llllc per pound; springs, 11
llc per pound, $2.504.50 per doz
en; ducts, $z.oU(33.Uu per dozen; tur
keys, live, 1314c, dressed, 1516c per
pound ; geese, $4.005.00 per dozen.
Mutton Gross, 2)3c per pound;
dressed, 6c per pound.
Hogs Gross, 6Jfcc; dressed, 77c
per pound.
Veal 78c per pound.
Beef Gross, cows, 33r; steers.
34c; dressed, 78c per pound.
Hops 1617c; new crop 17 18c.
Wool Valley,12M15;Eastern Ore
gon, 814c: mohaii. 2526c pound.
Yale university gave degrees to a
class of 650. Plans for a Chinese vol
unteer mission were announced.
A Chicago dispatch savs that the fear
of a bituminous miners' strike is cans-
me coal dealers and railroads to store
thousands of tons as a reserve supply
The will of very Rev. E. A. Hoffman.
dean of the general theological semi
nary of New York, disposes of an estate
estimated at $12,000,000 to $15,000,-
000.
CONTRACT iS LET.
Construction of Snake S?ver Line to Lewis
ton to Commence at Once.
Portland, - Aug. 5- Contract for
building the O. R. & railroad on the
north bank of the Snake river between
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Riparia and LewistonCias been award
ed to Wren & Greenongh, contractors,
who had hitherto beeq identified chiefly
with construction work on the North
ern Pacific. Work onthe new contract
is to begin at once and? be completed by
April 15 of next year, IS There are 71
miles of railroad to band and this con
tract covers grading ajad bridging for
the whole line, . involving about $800,
000. - ' ,
r The company now has eight crews of
engineers on the line ready to direct
and supervise the worKon the several
sections. J. Q. Jamieion is the en
gineer in charge of theiwhole work, his
headquarters being at Almota, near the
middie of the line. f
There is not much Abridging . to be
done on the line included in this con
tract, but at Lewiston it will be nec
essary to construct a bridge 10,000 feet
long across the Clearwater river. This
will be made of steel with -concrete
masonry abutments and piers, and its
cost will be about $350,000. It has
not yet been determined - whether the
company will build this structure itself
or let it out by contract.
After the completion the roadbed
next April the company will lay its
own track. It has already begun send
ing ties forward, and the rails are pro
vided for. It will take about three
monthsjto put the track in shape for
operation after the contractor has fin
ished his work, so it is not expected
that regular running of trains will be-.
gin much before the first of next Au
gust. The Northern Pacific will use the
line jointly with the O. R. & N. -track
to Wallula Junction. 5 -
ENGLAND IS WARNED.
Trinidad Asks for Relief Measures In Favor
of American Annexation.
London, Aug. 5. A striking contrast
to Colonial Secretary? Chamerlain's
optimistic West Indian f speech Thurs
day is furnished by advices from Trini
dad to the effect that ; a ' deputation is
starting from there for London to make
a strong presentation to the colonial
office on the island's financial condi
tion. The party includes influential
members of the legislative council and
the president of the ' island's chamber
of commerce, who are charged to point
out the inadequacy of the 4,000 pounds
refund of the immigration tax which
it is proposed to allot the island. The
loss on the sugar crop just gathered is
estimated at 50,000 pounds, while the
planters must continue to lose at the
same rate for an indefinite period or be
obliged to throw 50,000 laborers on the
hands of the government. The depu
tation was requested to remind the
Colonial secretary that if Trinidad was
taken under the American flag, like
Porto Rico, the sugar estates could be
run at a profit.
FIGHT IN PANAMA.
Governor Salazar Says It is Still in Progress
and Desperate..
Washington, Aug.- 5. "Battle 'still
being fought desperately." These are
the words contained in a dispatch re
ceived at the Colombian legation from
General Salazar, the governor of the
department of Panama, and were in
answer to a message asking that offi
cial for-information regarding the con
test which has been in progress since
Tuesday at Agua Dulce, when the
Colombian revolutionists began to at
tack that place. The officials here are
anxiously awaiting additional news of
the battle.
The understanding here is that the
government's force of 7,000 men is en
gaged with a large portion of the revo
lutionists who have in the department
of Panama about 4,000 men in all.
Agua Dulce, about 70 miles from Pana
ma, is an inaccessible part of the coun
try' for ready communication. It re
quires eight days to make the overland
journey, while water communication is
very irregular, and is carried on main
ly by small boats. '
BAD NEWS FROM CUBA.
Natives Are Not Thriving Since Withdrawal
of American Troops.
Washington, Aug. 5. Discouraging
reports are received from Cuba. There
has been a great falling off in the rev
enues since the United Rtates withdrew'
from the island. It is reported that
the daily receipts at Havana do not
average more than $5,000. Capital is
cautious, and men of means are wait
ing to see what the government will do
before investing. The expenses of the
government have been largely reduced,
bat this has caused dissatisfaction
among the Cubans who want fat salar
ies. There are rumors that many of
the officers placed in important posi
tions are incompetent, and some may
not-be straight. A general feeling of
disquiet is apparent, which is not a good
indication for the new republic.
Withdrawal of Friars.
Washington, Aug. 5. The war de
partment has received no confirmation
of the information from Rome that the
Spanish friars in Manila are to be re
lieved, but it is stated that such a
coarse would be in furtherance of the
plan of Secretary Root, which was pre
sented to the Vatican by Governor Taft.
It is also stated that if such action was
taken it would greatly simplify the
negotiations, which will be renewed at
Manila.
OUTLAW TRACY DEAD,
Spokane, "Aug 6. Harry Tracy is
dead The notorious criminal, convict,
outlaw, deseprado and multi-murderer
committed suicide last evening, after
being shot twice by his pursuers. His
body was found at an early hour this
morning, cold and 'dead, lying face
upward, and the hands still caressing
the famous 30-30 rifle and 45-calibre
Colt's revolver.- The" resting place was
in a wheat field near the Eddy home,
where Tracy spent the last few days,
and whither he had been tracked by his
hunters.
The body was taken to Davenport,
udner care of Sheriff Gardner of Lin
coln county. Its disposition will be
decided later by the officials in charge
FIGHT OVER JAPS-
British Columbia and Dominion Governments
In Serious Controversy.
Vancouver, B. C, Aug. 6. British
Columbia has started on a battle for
provincial rights against the Dominion
government. The Japanese have caused
the conflict. For many sessions past
private members of the legislature have
introduced bills to prevent the employ
ment of Chinese and Japanese on pub
lic works granted franchises by the As
sembly. As fast as the bills became
acts, the federal government disallowed
them.
Last session the provincial govern
ment took a hand in the game. It
passed an act based on the Natal act
and perhaps going one better than any
measure of a private member. The Ot
tawa authorities have answered this
defiance in the same way as the others.
But this is more serious. The Duns-
muir government will not, it is
thought, consent to be sat upon in this
manner; at all events Joseph Martin,
the leader of the liberal party, will not.
Mr. Martin is demanding that a special
session of the legislature be called, to
re-enact the anti-Japanese legislation,
and he uiges that as fast as it is disal
lowed the members meetjagain and pass
the bill until the federal government is
brought to time as it was in Manitoba
some years ago. It le very probable
that the Dunsmuir government will pay
attention to the requests of Mr. Martin,
because he holds the balance of powei
in the local house and can turn Mr.
Dunsmuir out of office if he does not do
as Mr. Martin wishes. The attitude
that the Dominion government takes
on this matter is that the British
Columbia legislation is unpopular in
Great Britain, which country is desir
ous of keeping on the best of terms
with its new ally, Japan, with whom it
has so recently made a treaty. The
fight, therefore, which' British Colum
bia has started is likley to become fam
ous. How it win ena 11 is not possiDie
to forecast, but Manitoba won its fight
for provincial rights against the federal
government, and Joseph Martin was
the leader.
THREE DECISIONS.
State Supreme Court Makes Some Rulings
of Importance.
Salem, Aug. 6. The state supreme
court, in opinions juet handed down:
When a lessee continues in possession
and pays rent after the expiration of a
10-year lease, it is held that this is a
continuance of the relationship of land
lord and tenant from year to year un
der the original agreement.
Sharing profits and losses is not alone
evidence of partnership, but there must
be community of interest and control of
the propei ty.
The listing of land of the state as
swamp land does not convey title, and
the secretary of the interior may cancel
the list any time before patent issues.
The state's grantee must contest the
question whether the land was, in fact,
swamp land in the land departmet.
BEET TRUST FIGHT.
Attorneys for the Barons Have Prepared a
Demurrer Against Injunction.
Chicago, Aug. 6. The attorneys
representing the alleged beef trnst have
prepared for filing a demurrer to the
bill by virtue of which the federal
court issued an injunction to prevent
the packing houses from conspiring to
manipulate the inarset. The insuffi
ciency and unconstitutionality of the
anti-tiust law and the denial of the
right of the courts to compel packers to
produce their books for inspection are
alleged, in addition to a general denial
of the truth of charges made in the
bill. The demurrer will be filed as
soon as it can be verified by the differ
ent defendants.
Great Catch of Salmon.
Astoria, Aug. 6. The greatest indi
vidual catch of salmon made on the
Columbia river in many years was
reported Saturday at the Elmore can
nery, when Julius Ericfeson, of West
Astoria, brought in 3,548 pounds cf
fishT the result of about an hour's
work. Erickson's net was in the
water less than 20 minutes, and his
haul netted him $141.92.
Timber Deal Closed.
Portland. Aug. 6. Chief Engineer
Kinney of the Great fCentral Railroad
company announces that an important
deal has just been closed, several
weeks ago M. J. Kinney took an option
on 97,000 acres of timber land in the
Coos Bay district, and in the deal is
included the maior portion of the plat
ted town of Empire City." The land
was owned by the Southern Oregon
company, represented by Prosper
Smith of Boston.
WOULD PAY. FULL REWARD.
Warden Janes Thinks the $1,500 Should be
Paid for Return ot Merrill's Body.
Salem, Or., August 1. First Warden
J. T. Janes, of the Oregon penitentiary,
has created a stir in official circles by
giving out an interview in which he
differed radically from his superior otfi-
cer regarding the payment of the re
gard for the return of Merrill's body,
j He contends that the whole amount
, offered for the capture and return of
'Merrill, $1,500, should be paid.. Sup-
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ciiuujuucut jjbo onerea mrs. aggoner
$300. Superintendent Lee declines' to
say anything regarding Mr. Janes'
statement, which is as follows:
"Since there is no doubt that the re
covered remains are those of Merrill,
there should not be the slightest hesi
tation on the part of the state in the
prompt payment to Mrs. Waggoner of
the entire amount named in the reward.
The state, cannot afford to be niggardly
in this matter, because of the unpleas
ant reputation it will receive, in fact,
has already received throughout the
country in relation to its treatment of
the criminal class. The effect on the
discipline of the penitentiary that re
sulted in the return to the institution
and the burial of the remains of one oj
the escaped desperadoes has in itself
been worth more than the amount of
the leward.
"There- is a second, and even greater,
reason why the reward should be paid
Mrs. Waggoner the failuieof the state
of Oregon to promptly and liberally re
ward the return of Merrill's body has
discouraged many who have been pur
suing Tracy, and the result is that large
numbers have entirely abandoned the
search for the remaining bandit, since
the hope of adequate reward has been
largely lemoved by the state's tardy
action in the consideration of tbe claim
presented for the return of Merrill's
body.
"Hence, for two distinct reasons, I
think Mrs. Waggoner is entitled to the
full reward. First, because she re
turned Merrill's body, and because of
the beneficial effect resulting in the gen
eral discipline of the institution; sec
ond, for the reason that by its action in
the matter the state is retarding the
search for Tracy. I do not wish to be
understood as particularly criticising
the judgment of my superiors, but at
the same time I have my own opinions,
and I do not hesitate to express myself
in the matter."
MINERS AND POLICE.
One Killed and Many Wounded in a Riot on
the Streets of Shenandoah.
Shenandoah, August 1. In street
fighting tonight between a mob of strik
ing miners on one side and deputy
sheriffs and police on the other, Jos
eph Beddall, a leading merchant, was
beaten to death, two borough police
men were shot, one fatally, and more
than a score of strikers were shot by
policemen and deputy sheriffs. Sheriff
Beddall ai rived at 7:15 P. M. from
Pottsville with a posse of deputies. He
has taken up his headquarters'at the
Ferguson hotel. To an Associated
Press reporter he said he had asked
Governor Stone to send tbe militia.
The governor wired that if the citizens
of the town petitioned for troops he
would send them.
The trouble started about 6 o'clock
tonight, when Deputy Sheriff Thomas
Beddall attempted to escort two non
union workers through the strikers'
line of pickets. The workmen were
dressed in their street clothes, but one
of them carried a bundle under his
arm and this aroused the suspicions of
the strikers. The bundle was torn
from him, and when it was found to
contain a blouse and overalls, the man
was taken from the deputy and beaten
almost to death.
In the meantime, Beddall opened fire
on the mob which had gathered, and
emptied his revolver. Two of the shots
took effect, one man being shot in the
leg and another in the foot. The dep
uty and the other strike-breaker were
now compelled to fly foi their lives, and
took refuge in the Philadelphia &
Reading railroad station. The- station
was soon surrounded by an angry mob
of 5,000, which was becoming more
threatening and demonstrative every
moment.
Joseph Beddall, a hardware merch
ant and brother of the deputy sheriff,
was seen making his way through the
crowd in an effort to reach his brother,
and the mob, divining that he was car
rying ammunition to those inside the
station, struck and beat him with clubs
and billies . into insensibility. He
died en route to the Miners' hospital.
Collision in Wisconsin.
Elm Grove, Wis., August 1. In a
collision here today between -a pas
senger train from Waukesha known as
the "Scoot" and a west bound freight
train, Dennis Connell, the engineer of
the passenger train, was killed, and
Fireman Chamberlain was badly in
jured. Several passengers on the Wau
kesha train were slightly injured.
Engineer Connell was powerless to
avjid the crash. He died at his post,
acrificing his life to save, his train.
- Forty Uvea Lost
Singapore, August 1. In a collision
off Malacca, Straits Settlements, be
tween the British scboners Prince Alex
ander and Ban-Hin-Guan, the former
vessel was sunk and 40 lives lost.
High Prices for Rare Books.
London, August 1. An auction sale
of rare books this afternoon brought
high prices. A Caxton Royal book
Boldfor 1,400 pounds, and a second,
folio Shakespeare brought 615 pounds
TO REDUCE EATES
CONFERENCE OF FARMERS AND
RAILROAD PRESIDENTS.
Meeting Held at Davenport Very , Satisfactory
to the Farmers of the Big Bend Country.
' Important Link of Road Eighteen Miles
Long, Which Will Save a Haul of Over a
Hundred Miles Reduction In Rates.
Spokane, Aug. 6. Graian rates will
be reduced from all points in Eastern
Washington, and the redaction will
take place in time to benefit the farm
ers on this year's crop. The amount
of the reduction is yet to be deter
mined, but conjecture ranges from 1 to
2 cents per bushel.
The Great Northern and the Central
Washington branch of the Northern
Pacific will be connected by a cross
road, to run from the terminus of the
Central Washington, in the Grand
Coulee, to Adrian, on the Great North
ern. It will be 18 miles in length,
will cost in the neighborhood of
$350,000, and will be built as soon .as
the surveys can be completed, con
tracts let, and the work done under
pressure. It may be completed be
fore January 1.
As a result of this arrangement,
the Northern Pacific will cease hauling
garin eastward to Spokane and thence
westward to the coast, and will move
its share of the tonnage to the termi
nus of the Central Washington Branch.
There it will be taken by the Great
Northern and carried to Seattle, in
stead of to Tacoma, as heretofore. -
Davenport, Wash., Aug.- 6. The
greatset aggregation of railroad talent
that ever came into the west on ona
train pulled into Davenport at 9
o'clock a. m. on a special of six cars,
and before the magnates took the
back track to Spokane in the afternoon
they substantially agreed to make a
lower rate on grain to tide-water
points. It was a great day for Daven
port and the Big Bend, but the effect
of the assurances made by the railroad
presidents will reach beyond the con
fines of Big Bend and beyond the Snake
river, for, in the language of President
Mellen, "tbe transportation interests
of the entire Northwest are so closely
interwoven that, like a card house,
when rates tumble in one part of the
country they must come down all along
the line."
As a reason for making the reduc
tion, Mr. Mellen announced that his
company would at once extend the
Washington Central from its present
terminus, at Coulee City, to Adrian,
on the Great Northern, thus saving a
haul of 150 miles. This announcement
created wild enthusiasm among the'
large audience of farmers which had
previously listened to a very interest
ing speech by President James J. Hill,
in which the reduction had been
hinted at only in the faintest possible
manner.
The big Bend is exclusively Hill
and Mellen territory, and for that
reason President Mellen of the O. R.
& N., when called on, very aptly an
nounced that he was a railorad man
without a railroad, so far as this section
was concerned. The meeting was
very enthusiatsic, and the speeches of
the three railroad presidents weie
gems of the first water.
The amount of reduction and the
time of its taking effect will not be
decided until after the meeting at
Colfax.
At the conclusion of the mass meet
ing, a conference was held between a
committee of farmers and the railroad
men. At this conference, both sides
submitted arguments in support of
their respective claims regarding the
amount of the reduction, and the mat
ter is under advisement nntil the rest
of the territory affected shall be heard
from.
In his speech to the farmers Pres
ident Hill vigorously attacked legisla
tion on railway rates, saying: "As well
try to set a broken limb by statute, as
to adjust rates. You can legislate until
the barn doors rot off. The best thing
to do is to act as you have here with
the officials. We will try to act in.
such a way that you will realize that
we are doing something fair and in
good faith.
"What you want is the highest price
from any store. You want a new mar
ket. You must make a market. You
must make more people use your stuff.
Statesmen tell us how to do this;
but they get a consideration for doing
so. I cannot find in public acts one
intelligent thing that you have done
to get new markets. I don't know any
place where you have not been left to
shift for voursleves as farmers. You
have crops that keep you busy four
months in the year. You want to do
something the rest of the time besides
whittling and holding down a nail keg.
What you should do is to raise stock,
roots, forage. "There is nothing better "
than raising stock."
Taylor Denies It
Chicago, Aug. 6. Rear Admiral
Taylor denies the story telegraphed
from Washington to the effect that he
believes the United States and Germany
will go to war in 1907. When asked if
he had set a date for a conflict between
the two countries, he said: "Such as
sertions as have been credited to me are
without foundation other than that I
have said our seacoast defenses thould
be well protected against attack by any
European power.