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Newspaper Page TextETTl WEEKLY V zr . n rrntVAT "LIS BENTOH COUSTTY, OREGON FRIDAY, AUGUST 15, ,1902. ,OIi. XXXIX NO. 34. ?2?Jr. Consolidated Feb., 1899. corvaiis, hjjnxujn , - . . EVENTS OF THE DAY FROM THE FOUR QUARTERS OF THE WORLD. Comprehensive Review of the Important Happenings of the Past Week, Presented in a Condensed Form. Which is Most Likely to Prove of Interest to Ouf Many Readers The Philadelphia Times and Public edger have combined. The International Typographical Union is in session at Cincinnati this to COULD SEIZE MINES. wee. The Lead and Zinc News of St. Louis says a merger of white lead companies capitalized at $50,000,000 is being formed. After three days of fighting at Barce lona, Venezuela, President Castro's men were beaten, losing 60 men and Gen eral Bravo, their commander. Mrs. Elizabeth Young, the oldest actress on the American stage, died Sunday at the Actress Fund Home, on Staten Island, aged 92 years. King Edward's coronation was cele- Kmfcxl hv 41 American gunboats at Caveito -n Saturday. They dressed ship and fired a salute of 21 guns. The seventeenth annual session of the Oregon Press Association convenes at Newport, Or., Thursday evening Aug. 14, and continues until Aug. 17. In the sedition case of the Maniia riwHnm. .Tud?e Ambler Las denied its editors a iurv trial, saying that in their the Constitution of the United States does not apply. ti. Philippine Catholic church has v,n organized in defection from the Church of Rome. Governor Taft, Ag uinaklo and Departo de Tarvo, a mem ber of the Philippine commission, are honorary presidents. Irish Lad won the great sporting sweepstakes at Saratoga. Senator McMillin of Michigan is AaaA Ha had been in congress since 1889. A tornado in Stearns county, Minn Saturday evening did much damage farm buildings and crops. General Corbin is authority for the Htatement that Pacific coast army minntirtnrs will not be moved from Vancouver, Wash. The San Francisco police commission has decided to enforce its order of July 99 rnnirinff saloonkeepers to remove their slot machines paying cash' prizes. A syndicate of Americans, led by T. B. Hoard, of Nebraska, wealthy cattle man, will establish the first bonanza wheat farm in Canada, between Craik and Davidson. Forty thousand acres have been purchased. The house of commons has adjourned to Oct. 16. . The report of the comptroller of the treasury shows national banks to be in good condition. An advance in Erie stocks has been caused by rumors of J. J. Hill's con nection with the road. N. f5. Hornier . the Chicago amateur nw lowered the worlcfs half-mile amateur bicycle record, unpaced, on the Salt Palace saucer track, covering the distance in 0:53 2r5. The previous record was 0:58. Tho RriMsh premier. A. J. Balfour, has announced the appointment of the following committee of inquiry into the conduct of the Boer war: The Earl of Elgin, chairman; Sir Henry Nor man, Sir John Hopkins, Lord Esher, and Sir John Edge. Floods have devastated the low coun try on the coast of the Black sea. TkUun roan wprfl killed bv an ex- 1 tilt lv v - - plosion in a mine at Bowen, Colo. A Viking ship, 49 feet long, has been nnearthed on the Island oi rvarmuo Norway. The expedition which started from Vancouver, B C, to search Island buried treasure, without success. Lucy Hoving, chief organizer of the Socialist iarty in Utah, was run over byaJiorseand buggy at Ogden instantly killed. The Colorado Republican convention will be held at Denver Sept. 4. The Democratic convention will be held in the eame city Sept. 3. Professor John Jay Watson, a well knna-n musical director and author of man v nnmilar werks. died Thursday. He was born in The various oyster canning and pack ing companies in Mississippi, Alabama, and Louisiana, 10 in number? will, it is said, combine under one head, with a capital of $2,000,000. Wu Ting Fang, the retiring Chinese minister at Washington, has accepted an invitation to address the local labor union at Binghampton, N. Y., on Labor day. This is the first, invitation which has ever been extended to a hv a labor union in this country. Martin Dolphin Suggests a Means of Ending the Big Coal Strike. New York, Aug. 13. President Roosevelt has in his hands, according to the" World, a plan submitted by Martin Dolphin, ex- president of the International -Order of Railway and Commercial Telegraphers, by which Mr. Dolphin thinks the strike m the anthracite coal fields could be ended. President Roosevelt referred the prop osition to the attorney general's de partment, and it is now being consid ered by H. M. Hoyt, acting attorney general. This plan is to have the government exercise the right of eminent domain nnd seize a certain number of - mines and operate them for the purpose of taking out all the hard coal required by the government for its various build ings, on the ships of the navy depart ment and foi all other governmental purposes. The right of the govern ment to intervene in a strike which interferes in any way with govern mental functions was proved, Mr. Dolphin contends, by President Cleve land's action in the Chicago strike of 1893. when he ordered out united States troons to keep the strikers from interfering with the transporta tion of the United States mails. In the present case the intervention he advocates, Mr. Dolphin says, would also break the backbone of the striKe bv forcing the operators to resume work in all the mines. NEWS OF THE STATE M'BRIDE HOLDS AN EXTRA SESSION ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM PARTS OF OREGON. ALL SHEEP HERDERS KILLED. Attacked Town of Battle, Wyoming, In Retal iation for Slaughter of Sheep. Battle, Wyo., Aug. 13. A crowd of Mexican sheepherders attempted to take the town of Battle, with the result that two of the members were killed. Sev eral made their escape into the woods, one man being shot in the leg. One citizen was hit on the heel and Miss Estell Sanders, a resident, was severe ly cut in the face by a window pane broKen by a stray shot. Every man in the town is armed, fearing the Mexicans will swoop down on the town, as there are scores of them in this vicinity. The attack was in retaliation for the slaughter of 5,000 sheep by the towns people, who had ordered the sheepmen to Keep away, as mis lerrno.y reserved for the cattlemen. EARTHQUAKE AT SKAGWAY. is Chimneys Tumbled, Windows Broken, Lynn Canal Rose Five Feet Seattle. Ausr. 12. A svecial to the Times from Skagway, Alaska, says Yesterday a most severe earthquake was felt here about noon. The first shock was 50 seconds long, rattling things up generally. Several large plate glass windows were broken. Chimneys in the northern part oi the city were tumbled down. The water in Lynn canal rose five feet very suddenly, then subsided as quickly. A report from Jnnpan this morning says the little fleet there was pitched around and sev eral capsized. The first long shock was followed by a lighter one. Yesterdav evening at 7 o clock an other light shock was felt. FIFTEEN WERE KILLED. for Cocos have returned and Commercial and Financial Happenings of low portancc A Brief Review of the Growth and Improvements of the Many Indus tries Throughout Our Thriving Commonwealth Latest Market Report. , Seventy-five tons of hay was burned near Gaston Sunday. Two hundred and forty Salem people went to Newport Sunday on the-Southern Pacific's trial excursion. Other valley towns sent good quotas. The Baker City council has called for bids to furnish and maintain 40 arc street lights for one year ftom Novem ber 1. The contract will be let Sep tember 1. -. The growers of -Bartlett pears . in Southern Oregon will this week begin packing and shipping fruit. Sixty car loads will be shipped to Eastern mar kets during the season. Judge Boise of the supreme court has rendered a decision that building and loan companies in Oregon cannot col lect a combined interest and premium charge to exceed 6 per cent Fire completely destroyed .the O. R, & N. stockyards at The Dalles Monday. The origin was parks from an east- bound passenger train, beverai sneep and 60 head of hogs perished. The Oregon supreme court he Ids that a shipper is bound by his agreement that property Bhipped is of a specified value and cannot disregard the agree ment and bring action for damages at common law. ". A. T. Keller, a prominent lumber man who has just returned from tbe East prophecies that Oregon will nave 2,000,000 population by 1910. He says a great rueh of Eastern settlers is just now beginning. The little folks will be delighted withthe dog and pony show at the Port land Elks' carnival. It is- one of the features of the Jabour Oriental Circus Carnival aggregation which furnishes the principal part of the amusement features of the carnival. Independence has two octogenarians who do the work of men 50 yeais their junior, une, xar. uicKey, is a agou- maker, and each day finds mm at nis accustomed bench. The other is Joseph Brouek, who celebrated his birthday Friday by shocking four acres of oats during the morning hours. - A new large gold dredger on John Day river has started up. , C. A. Francis of Mount Tabor was drowned at White Salmon. Snnnnt Court of Washington Decides the . - " Governorship Case. Olympia. Wash., Aug. 11 The state supreme court has handed "down an important' decision in the- test , case brought at the last term of the court as to the permanent increase of the membership of the supreme court, and as to whether there exists a vacancy in the offices of governor and lieutenant governor .as i result jot the death of Governor Rogers. The opinion of the court is unanimous that there is no governor to be elected this fall, but that McBride fills the vacancy to the end of his term. The judges are di vided on the question of an increase from five to seven in the membership of the court. - - . . . CORDWOOD SHORTAGE. PRESIDENT SENATE TO IN CONVENE NOVEMBER U. S. At Least Such Is the Tenor of Recent Advices . Received Washington Purpose Will Be the Ratification, if Possible, of a Recip rocity Treaty Between United States and Republic of Cuba. Men Get Work in More Desirable Lines, and Choppers are Hard to Ffnd. - Independence, Or., Aug.ll A condi tion that demonstrates the improved commercial conditions in the valley is the scarcity of cordwood. While the shortage does not assume the character of a wood famine, yet the price is con siderably advanced over that of last year, and the wood marketed is not as good. Wood dealers say J,he cause of all this is the inability tot obtain men to cut wood, and they think next year will see a still greater advance. Men can obtain work at more: desirable and profitable figures and so the demand for wood fuel is greater than the supply. Washington, Aug 14. Advices re ceived . here indicate that President Roosevelt will call the senate in extra ordinary session early in November. Ever since it became evident that noth ing would be accomplished as to. reci procity with Cuba at the recent session of congress, rumors of a more or less definite nature have been in circulation that " the president would call an extra session either of the entire congress to enact Cuban reciprocity legislation, or oFthe senate to ratify, if possible a reciprocity treaty with Cuba. , A treaty with Cuba practically has been prepared. It only requires the finishing touches and the signatuies of Minister Ouesada and Secretary of State Hay to make it ready for presen tation to the senate. The president, it is said, hopes to have the reciprocity question cleared away entirely before the regular session of congress SHIPPED TO SALEM. BRIDGE THE COLUMBIA Remains of Tracy Returned to the Oregon Penitentiary for Burial. Davenport, Wash., Aug. 9. Tracy's body is on its way to Salem, Oregon. It was taken to Moscow a station on the Great Northern, 10 miles from here, this atternoon. to be conveyed over that road to Seattle'.' The" inquest was com pleted this afternoon, and the jury ren dered the following verdict; We, the undersigned, duly sworn Dy R. P. Moore, coroner of Lincoln county, as a coroner's jury to inquire into the cause of the death of the body of a per son before us, after inspecting the body and hearing the testimony of the wit- RECEIVED CROWNS RESIGNS HIS PLACE EDWARD AND ALEXANDRIA : NOW KING AND QUEEN. f - SUPREME COURT JUSTICE LAYS - - . - - - - ASIDE HIS ROBES. Scene in Westminster Abbey was Marvelous - Aged Archbishop of Canterbury Nearly Overcome, and it was. with Difficulty That He Completed the Ceremony of the Coronation. Has Had Two Strokes of Apoplexy and Con. sidcred His Usefulness Ended President Appoints Oliver Wendell Holmes, Cnicf Justice of Massachusetts, to Fill Vacancy Justice Cray's Career, Northern Pacific Will Abandon Big Ferry at Kalama as Soon as Possible. Portland, Aug. 14. President Mel len of the Northern Pacific arrived in Portland on a special "train from Puget Sound about 8 a. m. leaving again at 4 in the afternoon. "We are going ahead with our plans to get fromVancouver into Portland,' said President Mellen, in response to a qnestion on that subject. "There will not only be the bridge across the Co lumbia river, but also one across the Willamette, to give us a proper entiance to Portland. It wilt also be necessary find as follows: ' That the body to tunnel through the backbone of the Machinery has been ordered for a con densed milk factory at Hillsboro. nesses. is that of Harry Tracy, the escaped convict from the Oregon penitentiary; that said "Harry Tracy came to his death at the ranch of Lou i,ddy, m Lincoln county, -Washington, on Au gust 5,' 1902, by means of a gunsnot wound from a and held in his own- hands, after first having been wounded bya party or parties to this jury unknown; that Harry Tracy was an escaped convict from the Oregon penitentiary, and at the time of his death was fleeing from officers and posses in pursuit, and that ne one is blameable for his deatb. out that all efforts to effect his capture were praiseworthy and fully in accord ance with the laws of Washington. peninsula between the two riyers. Our surveys have just been completed and we are going ahead carefully with the other arrangements. It will take about t3.000.000 to bring o'ir trains into Portland. from Vancouver, and 'we will pistol in hia'possession t not undertake such a large work with out the most careiuLconeioeration. vve cannot-bridge the Willamette riveruntil congress gives the right to do so. - But the Columbia bridge need not wait for that, and its .construction will go for ward at once. ADVISES SMITH TO FIGHT Forest fires are causing damage in the vicinity of considerable Grants Pass. BURIED BESIDE MERRILL. Railroad Wreck in Iowa Worse Than at Mrst Reported. Marshalltown, la., Aug. 11. It is now known that 15 persons were killed in the freight wreck on the Milwaukee road Wednesday afternoon. Of the in iured two or three cannot recover, it . . l j:.. U is thnnffht tnat more oouies may uo found, as the wrekage has not yet been entirely cleared away. PREMIUM LIST IS OUT. at Boston 1830. . Whit- William C. Whitney, of New York, has eiven a handsome house and lot to the physician who attended Mrs ney in her long illnses. Tnmars 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 organised to build a bridge over the Mississippi at St. Louis and a new de pot in the heart of the city. The premium list of the Oregon State Fair is now out and is being ais tributed among the farmers and breed ers throughout the state. It carries $10,000 in cash premiums on livestock and aericultural products, iivery .arm er and breeder in the state is invited to bring something to the State Fair this vpar and help swell the big exhibit that is already promised. The South n Pacific company hauls all exhib its to and from the fair free of charge, hii-h enables evervone to send some thing to help the good cause along. Not Allowable in Oleomargarine. Washington, Ang. 13. Mr. Yerkes, the commissioner of internal revenue. has made a decision on the question oi whether palm oil in very small quan tities may be used in the manufacture of oleomargarine. The commissioner holds in the negative. The decision that the sample of palm oil eub- - . . . . i niitted was found to conttm a largo amount of free fatty acid, was by no means free from disagreeable odor and taste, and was of a deep red or Hnm mlor. The effect would be to make oleo resemble butter. Raise Bulbs on Sound. Everett, Wash., Aug.. 13. George Gibbs, of Whatcom, says that lrom experiments he has demonstrated max the bulbs of hyai-inths, tulip, iris, nar cissus and jonquils can be raised in Western Washington as successfully as in Holland. At no other point in the United States has it been demonstrated that this can be done. This may per haps form a part of Washington's ex hibit at the St. Louis fair. The Portland Civic Improvement association is making war on billboards. A large amount of cement sidewalks are to be ordered by the Portland city council. Citizens of Independence have de cided to give a bonus of $3,000 to the first railroad building to that place. F. A. Schracht. who was in the employ of the O. R. & N. Co. for ZU years as a ship and steamboat ouuuer, died Monday at his home near Damascus. The marriage of L. Bush Livermore, editor of the Baker City Herald, and Miss Ethel Cox, occurred at Stephen's Episcopal church at Baker City bunday evening. The Sugar Pine Mills, constructed at Grants Pass, on the site of the old factory are about completed and will be ready for operation by the middle of the month. PORTLAND MARKETS. Shipbuilding Plant Sold. Wil mine-ton. Del.. Aug. 13. The shipbuilding plant of the Harlan & Hollingsworth Company has been sold to the United States Shipbuilding Company, the syndicate of which Lewis Nixon is the bead, for$l,500,000 Wheat Walla Walla, 6061c for new crop; b3goc lor oia; yauey, ooc. bluestem, 6566c. Barley $17.75 for old, $16.50 for new crop. Flour Best grades, $2.053.60 per barrel; graham, $2.953.20. Millstuffs Bran, $1516 per. ton; middlings, $21.60; shorts, $18; chop, $16. Oats No.l white, $1.001.05;gray, 95c.$1.00. Hay Timothy, $1215; clover, $7.5010; Oregon wild hay, $56 per ton. - Potatoes Best Burbanks, 7586c per cental ; ordinary, 50c per cental, growers prices; sweets, $2.503.00 per cental; new potatoes, lc. Butter Creamery, 2021c; dairy 1718c; store, 17 17 Xc Eggs 2021c for Oregon. Cheese Full cream, twins, 12)4 glSc;Young America, 13M14Mc; fac tory prices.. 1 lHc less. - Poultry Chickens, mixed, $d.DU(a 4.50: hens. $4.005.50 per doaen. llHKc per pound; springs, llfl ll)c per pound, $2.504.00 per dot en; ducks, $2.503.00 per dozen; tur keys, live, 1314c, dressed, 1516c per pound; geese, $4.006.00 per dosen. Mutton Gross, 2K3c per pound ; dressed, 6c per pound. Hogs Gross, 6c; dressed, 77Xe per pound. Veal 78c per pound. Beef Gross, cows, 3SKc; steers. 364Kc; dressed, 78c per pound. Hops 1617c; new crop 1718c. Wool VaUley,12J$15 pastern Ore gon, 814Xe: mohaii. 2526c pound- Remains of Harry Tracy Interred at the Salem Penitentiary.. Salem, Or., Aug. Ill The remains of Harry Tracy were recieved in Salem Saturday morning, and" were quietly buried in the prison cemetery by the side of David Merrill, the confederate whom the outlaw had cowardly mur dered. A few people were allowed to see the corpse, but at the depot" many hacked mementoes from the cheap coffin. The burial was unattended by ceremony, tseiore tne comn was low ered chemicals were placed in it for the purpose of destroying the corpse, but the grave will be watched in order to prevent any person from stealing the body. An the body was positively identified by the prison officials, there is no question of the payment of the reward, but just who is entitled to it is a problem for the claimants and the Jtate to solve. His famous rifle was given to the officials. Merrill's rifle was found in the brush within 200 yards of the spot where his body was found. Those who wish to take their fami lies and spend a week at the state fair will find one of the finest camp grounds on the coast, absolutely free. Any in foi niation regarding the fair by the sec retary at Portland. The General's Attorney Criticises the. Action of President Roosevelt. v Portsmouth, O., Aug. 14. Judge James Bannon, brother-in-law and at torney of General Smith, made the following statement regarding General Smith's retirement by President Roose velt: "The sentence of the court-martial was that General Smith be admonished by President Roosevelt for his order President Roosevelt seems to have construed the word as meaning repri rranded. I have said it once, but be fore I am through I will, repeat many times: The president has no legal right to increase the sentence of tbe court-martial. I have advised the general and will him to go into the ani soul. Under such circumstances his army friends can do no less, for they are more vitally interested than he. Many of - them are now impor tuning him to begin action at once. CONFIDENT THEY WILL WIN URGE MANY CHANGES. Wyoming Democrats Adopt a Platform and Make Nominations. Rawlins, Wyo., Aug. 9. The Demo cratic state convention nominated the following ticket: Governor, George T. Beck, Big Horn county; state treasurer. Colin Hunter, Laramie county; secretary of state, u. N. Stickney, Albany county; etate auditor, W. D. Hays, Big Horn county; superintendent of public, instruction, Mrs. Delario, Albany county; con gress, Charles P. Clemons, Carbon county. - The platform adopted declares al legiance to the national platforms of the past. It demands the election of the United States senators by the direct vote of the people, the compul sory arbitration of labor disputes ; the divorcement of state institutions from partisan control, municipal ownership of public utilities, and a return to tbe original Australian ballot. The estab. lishment of tbe initiative and referen dum is advocated and the opening o- the Shoshone Indian reserve is urgedf The Oregon State Fair this year promises to be one of the 'greatest in dustrial expositions and livestock shows ever held on the coast. ' The fair has been good the past two years," but it will be better this year. Jjon't laii to Bee it. London, Aug. 9. Edward VII, R, I., by the grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the British Dominions Beyond the King, Defender of the Faith, Em peror of India, was today crowned with out hitch or harm, and tonight London is noisily celebrating the event for which tbe woild. has awaited as, per haps, it never awaited any other coro nation. ' .. In all respects the coronation was im pressive. That pride of empire which marked Queen Victoria's jubilee was lacking; and in its stead there pre vailed among all classes a keen recollec tion that onlx six weeks ago their king lay in danger of death, and this today produced thankfulness and genuine sym pathy for the man rather than adula fion for the king. This, however, did not prevent the public from voicing appreciation of such military display as the short military procession gave them a chance to see. i Until the booming of the guns an nounced that the crowning of King Edward had been, achieved, there lin gered in the minds of thousands a nervous apprehension that even at the last moment some untoward event might once more plunge the nation into consternation. When this was passed the unrestrained jubilation was as much a tribute to the king's per sonal popularity as it was an evidence of relief from the tension of the last few weeks. So v.hile the scenes on the streets were robbed of many of those elements that usually accompany great pageant, they will - long be re membered, perhaps Bomewhat tenderly by those who stood on the stands, at windows and on the sidewalks .to see King Edward after he had won almost from the jaws of death his crown. In Westminster Abbey. In Westminster Abbey the scene was nothing less than marvelous. Nearly 7,000 members of the nobility, the clergy and the gentry had gathered with foreign princes, ambas-adors colonial rulers, Indian potentates, and leaders from the farthest quarters of the globe to where the union jack flies to do honor to the king. Two inci dents of the service in the Abbey will live in the memory of many who wit nessed them. The first of these, which almost developed into a dramatic contretemps, centered around the aged Archbishop of Canterbury. Jfrom the commencement of the service the arch bishop had the greatest difficulty in reading or remembering the prayers. The book from which his almost blind eves endeavored to read shook in his hands, and when he came to place the crown upon King Edwards head his huge frame, towering above the seated king, swayed so violently that the Bishop of Winchester had to Bupport him, while the Dean of Westminster put a guard ing hand under the crown. It was evi dent that the Archbishop of Canterbury could not see his sovereign's head and, after probing around, he was just about to complete the most important continue to advise part of the ceremony when it was dis contest with heart covered that he had the crown the back tot he front. Slowly he raised it, but too late to prevent the choir from pre maturely bursting out with a loud "God Save the King." Amid a tension that had grown to a pitch of painful nervousness the . archbishop finally managed to place the crown corrrectly upon the king's head. A few moments later came the climax of his feebleness. He was kneeling to do the first homage of all the subjects of the king, when suddenly he almost fainted, and would have fallen upon hiH sovereign's knees had not King Edward tenderly but firmly grasped both the prelate s hands And lifted him to his teet. ihe bish ops of London, Winchester and Dur .... , ti ham clasped their arms arouna sue archbishop, the king kissed his wrink- led hand, the archbishop s bead tell back, his feet moved slowly and me chanically, and thus he was more car ried than led from the throne to King Edward's chapel, where he was revived. Hei Majesty s appearance won ex travagant enconiums,- especially from the women, many of whom declared that Queen Alexandra did not look a dav over 35. The queen s own crown ing was brief and simple. wnen tne four duchesses went to hold a canopy over her majesty's head, the Duchess of Marlborough and the Duchess of Portland led the way. They performed their duties excellently. At the ap proach of the crucial period for which Oyster Bay, Aug. 13. President Roosevelt has announced the appoint ment of Oliver Wendell Holmes, chief justice of the supreme court of Massa chusetts, to be an associate justice of the United States, vice Justice Gray, resigned. . . The resignation of Justic Gray was due to ill health. Several months ago he suffered a stroke of apoplexy, which sometime later . was followed by an other. He has not appeared on the bench since he was stricken the first time. His advanced age, 74 years, told against his recovery with serious force. Realizing that he probably would never . be able to again assume the place which he so long filled with dis tinguished ability and honor, he de cided a . short time ago to tender hit) resignation to the president. With the exception of Justice Harlan he. had served upon the bench of the United States Supreme Court longer than any of his colleagues. He was appointed by President Arthur in 1881, his service . extending, therefore, through a period of 21 years. Judge Holmes, whom the president has selected as Justice Gray's successor, is one of the most distinguished law yers and jurists of Massachusetts. His career on the bench, particularly as chief justice of the . Massachusetts court, has attracted wide attention. Like Justice Gray, he is a native of Massachusetts. He is a son and name sake of the late Dr. Holmes, the poet. Justice Gray was born in r Boston in 1828; graduated from Harvard Univer sity, 1845; graduated from Harvard Law School, 1849; admitted to Massa chusetts bar, 1851 ; reporter Massachu setts supreme court, 1864-1873; chief justice Massachusetts supreme court, 1873-1882; associate justice of United States supreme court, 1881-1902. TERMS FOR CABLE. Company What President Tells Pacilic Cable It Must Do. Oyster Bay, Aug. 13. President Roosevelt has made public the condi-. tions under which he will approve of the plan to lay a submarine cable in the Pacific to connect the,United States with its Pacific Oriental possessions. The principal requirements are: The government business shall have priority. The United States shall at all times have the right to purchase the cable lines, property and effects at an ap praised value. The government shall have authority. to assume full control of the cable when at war or when war is threatened. All contracts entered into by said ca ble company with foreign governments for tbe transmission of messages shall -be null and void when the United States is engaged in war. The operators and employes of said company above the grade of laborer, after said cable shall have been laid, shall be exclusively American citizens. The company shall agree . to main tain an effective speed of transmission over tbe main cable route from Califor nia to Luzon of not less than 25 words per minute.' Mitchell Says He Believes Miners Have the Best of the Contest W-ilkesbarre, Pa., Aug. 14. Presr dent Mitchell states he has received information from Pittsburg that the strike of coal miners . along the West Pennsylvania rstilroad is about, to be settled, and that the men will be back to work in a short time. He said it was gratifying to him to know that all such strikes were being setted. These would enable the miners' union to con centrate all its strength in the anthra cite region and the West Virginia strike region. Mr. Mitchell said he was con fident that the Pennsylvania hard coal miners were going to win. REBEL BLOCKADE. Firminites Declare Cape Haytien a Closed Port McCrea Gets Instructions. Port au Prince, Aug. 13. The gun boat Crete-Pierrot, . which is in the Firminite service, gave notice yester day of the blockade of Cape Haytien. The foreign consuls here and Com mander McCrea, of the United. States gunboat Machias, protested against this action. Soldiers have gone out from here, and a battle in a few days is believed to be inevitable. The bad feeling against foreigners has increased. BIG SEA OTTER. Animal Bearing Fur Worth $500 Killed by Quiniault Indian. Aberdeen, Wash, Aug. 14. An lm mense sea otter was killed on North Beach last week that breaks the record. Nearly all the Indians from the Quin on tbe beacn ianlr roRrvat.ion are out hnniinir otter, and one of them has the peeresses had long practiced, name- aniwwAoA in irillinor a fine one which lv. the nutting on of their coronets the measured eignt feet and two inches in length. This is one of'the largest ever killed on this coast, and will probably bring the lucky native $500. CHOLERA IN JAPAN. Dreaded Plague -Appears in Several Cities of - ' the Flowery Kingdom. Victoria. B. C, Aug. 14. According to advices received , here from the Orient, the epidemic of cholera has unread from Manila and the ports oi China to Japan. Up to the middle oi Jnlv cases and deaths to the number of 231 and 142 had occuxrea, I largest number being at Pukuoka. tbe moment the queen , was crowned, a flutter of nervousness ran through their ranks, coronets were pulled out and ninched into shape, their faces hardened wtih anxiety, and then all their arms suddenly woke up, and small were put in nlace. some crooked and some straight. For the next five minutes the peeresses disregarded what passed before them; first one and then another turned amnnd for advice and help, and then on-nod a mutual '- pushing of each other's coronets into place., . .. ' Throughout the kingdom there were great uiumitiauuuB ""H"1;" fireworks and general celebration the event in the evening. Washington, Aug. 13. Commander McCrea, of the gunboat Machias, today cabled the navy department that a de facto blockade had been established by tbe insurgents at Cape Haytien. The Mtchias is at her anchorage. Acting Secretary of the Navy Darling sent the following reply to Commander McCrea: If the blockade is not effective, Cuban, American and un protected innocent neutral vessels shall be protected in their international rights. Can send you collier from San Juan if necessary." Portland Elks' Carnival. . Everybody remembers the great car nival on Sixth street, which the Port land Elks gave two years ago. The street fair on a scale twice as great, and many of the latest midway attractions, is to be reproduced feeptember l to id in Portland, extending from Seventh . and Washington streets to Flanders street, taking in the park blocks. Sold Union Cigar Labels. Chicago, Aug. 11. Jacob Goldsmith, once a prominent cigar manufacturer of this city, is under arrest here under what is said to be a systematic plan for forging Union cigar labels. He was taken into custody at a down-town ho tel after he bad delivered 3,000 of the bogus labels to some union men who had set a trap for him. "Soo" Trackrat Bismarck. Bismarck, N. D., .Aug. 9. The o , "Soo" railroad crossed the Northern Pa ; i.sn Mntk - Af tkta itt. loai night, and reached Bismarck tonight.